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2010/10/18 | 366 | 1,330 | <issue_start>username_0: I have my work emails forwarded to my phone and I'd like to be able to give them precedence over emails to my gmail. Is this possible? Or can I setup my work email using POP and then use a different tone for those?<issue_comment>username_1: If it's a file from a website, you should probably try to use a different browser. [Opera Mini](http://www.appbrain.com/app/opera-mini-browser/com.opera.mini.android) for example uses a different download manager (not the native one) so it doesn't refuse to download any files.
If you want to move them over from a PC, try some of [those methods](http://droidreign.com/2010/09/sync-and-copy-files-between-your-pc-and-your-android-phone/).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: use awesome drop. You only need to install the awesome drop app from the market, then go to <http://labs.dashwire.com/drop>, and then enter the pin given in the webpage to your app, et voila you can transfer any file from your PC to phone over the internet.
edit: there is an intro video [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=futRwfTEQe8).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The ASTRO file manager has an option "Allow the Web browser to download any type of file". I think that does what you (and me and everybody else) wants, but haven't tried it yet.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/18 | 842 | 3,451 | <issue_start>username_0: Does anyone know how to turn off the auto-complete feature when texting?
Sometimes I just want to text and not have my device try and tell me what I'm thinking. Other times this is OK, but I just want to turn off the autocomplete sometimes.
I looked in the phone settings (not very hard I guess...) and I didn't really see anything to allow this.
Anyone know how this is done?
**EDIT:**
I am using a Droid X.<issue_comment>username_1: The following works for me on an HTC Incredible. Hopefully your settings are similar.
Settings > Language & Keyboard > Touch Input > Text Input > Prediction. You should be able to un-check Prediction.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have a Nexus S with 4.0.4 and i have turned off Settings/Language and Input/Spelling correction, but when writing SMSes it still corrects me.
Then found another settings:
Settings/Language and Input/ Android keyborad -> press settings button next to this, then down you have show correction suggestion (i'm turing it to *always hide*)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Turn off tracing. This makes it impossible to disable the prediction part because they use same software bits. Then disable the prediction.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I knew I had turned it on (autotype/autocorrect/word predict) since I first got my phone, but could not figure out how to turn it off, until now.
On my Samsung Galaxy S, I use an Android keyboard. There are keyboard options and typing options for the phone under settings in the app area, but none of those will change the features of the keyboard itself.
These features are accessed from the keyboard, on the bottom line (as it appears when you first start to type). There is a settings button (looks like a cog or a sprocket) next to the "Go" button. You will find all the necessary settings you seek to turn on or off all features that your keyboard does automatically.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: **For HTC One VX**
Settings > Language & Keyboard > HTC Sence Input> Advance Settings > (turn off) Word Prediction.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I have a Samsung Galaxy Glide. The predictive text feature can be shut of by doing the following:
1. Open a text window like you normally would when you send a text using GO SMS Pro.
2. On the bottom left hand corner you will see the settings icon which is the same as the icon for your phone settings.
3. Hit this button and it will bring up a screen of settings that you can select.
4. Uncheck the predictive text setting and voilà - no more annoying auto complete when you're trying to text!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: on the galaxy s4 you can turn off the "predictive " text by going to settings in your apps. Settings...Language and keyboard. Hit settings (cog wheel) then turn off "predictive " text.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: Found it in Android, in Settings - Locale and Text - AutoComplete. You can still use the word suggestions bar since that is toggled separately.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_9: As of 10/20/2014 for Android OS. Go to Settings / My Device / Language and input. Click the Settings icon for Samsung Keyboard. You will see Auto Replacement there with other items.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_10: For a Galaxy Note 3
Go to settings -> controls -> language and input, Click Samsung keyboard settings icon, deactivate auto replacement
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/19 | 90 | 297 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd prefer not to have to convert Them. Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: Rockplayer looks promising
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: A good, simple and free alternative to RockPlayer I use is VPlayer.
<http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/me.abitno.vplayer/>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/19 | 623 | 2,360 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having Android Froyo (2.2), in Archos 32.
The only way I found for connecting to a Wi-Fi wireless network is through
```
Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Wi-Fi Settings -> "Wi-Fi networks" list
```
Very cumbersome! Isn't there a faster way to do it? After all the only internet connection Archos 32 has is the Wi-Fi...<issue_comment>username_1: Here are a few ways to do it on a Samsung Galaxy S.
* drag down from the notification area. Wi-Fi on/off is one of the controls.
* long press on the home screen, select `widgets` then select `Power Control`. This widget also has a Wi-Fi on/off control.
* long press on the home screen, select `Shortcuts`, then `Activities`, expand `Settings` in the list that's displayed, then select `Wi-fi settings`. This will take you directly to the page with the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
Hopefully one of these will help.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Another option is [Beautiful Widgets](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.levelup.beautifulwidgets), which provides a wifi toggle widget.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: A "[Quick Settings](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bwx.bequick)" application by <NAME>. It allows quickly toggling WiFi as well as a quick access to a bunch of other settings. It stays in the notification bar for a convenient access. Probably the most used application on my N1.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You could also setup Locale or Tasker to turn on the wifi during certain times of the day. So if you know for a fact you might be using your tablet during a certain time period, it could auto-turn it on during that.
Or if you look at it the other way, you can have it turn the Wifi off when you know for a fact you won't be using it (i.e. sleeping).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: A possible option is to download a WiFi app from Market; many are free.
I use [WiFinder](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pgmsoft.wifinder).
These seem to integrate pretty well with the Android Wifi and doesn't conflict (unlike the PC, in which you have Dell's Wireless Utility AND the Windows wireless, which you cannot run at the same time). When I installed WiFinder, it knew that I was already connected to my work network, and it remembered my preferred network.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/19 | 636 | 2,416 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I configure an unlocked HTC Desire for 3g connectivity in Peru?
I have managed to add an APN so that I have EDGE but I would like to use Claro's 3.5g.
I also have an iPhone with the same kind of dataplan that has 3g pre-configured so I am hoping that it is possible.
I realize that this is a very specific question but I can´t get any worse help than at the Claro office...<issue_comment>username_1: Here are a few ways to do it on a Samsung Galaxy S.
* drag down from the notification area. Wi-Fi on/off is one of the controls.
* long press on the home screen, select `widgets` then select `Power Control`. This widget also has a Wi-Fi on/off control.
* long press on the home screen, select `Shortcuts`, then `Activities`, expand `Settings` in the list that's displayed, then select `Wi-fi settings`. This will take you directly to the page with the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
Hopefully one of these will help.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Another option is [Beautiful Widgets](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.levelup.beautifulwidgets), which provides a wifi toggle widget.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: A "[Quick Settings](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bwx.bequick)" application by <NAME>. It allows quickly toggling WiFi as well as a quick access to a bunch of other settings. It stays in the notification bar for a convenient access. Probably the most used application on my N1.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You could also setup Locale or Tasker to turn on the wifi during certain times of the day. So if you know for a fact you might be using your tablet during a certain time period, it could auto-turn it on during that.
Or if you look at it the other way, you can have it turn the Wifi off when you know for a fact you won't be using it (i.e. sleeping).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: A possible option is to download a WiFi app from Market; many are free.
I use [WiFinder](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pgmsoft.wifinder).
These seem to integrate pretty well with the Android Wifi and doesn't conflict (unlike the PC, in which you have Dell's Wireless Utility AND the Windows wireless, which you cannot run at the same time). When I installed WiFinder, it knew that I was already connected to my work network, and it remembered my preferred network.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/20 | 817 | 3,261 | <issue_start>username_0: Sometimes google maps gives a notification that goes something like:
`"for increased accuracy please turn on the Wifi"`
I can understand if it said `"For faster loading of map layers...."`, but how can a better internet connection result in increased `accuracy` by the GPS?<issue_comment>username_1: You might be interested in [Assisted GPS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS)
>
> Assistance falls into two categories:
>
>
> * Information used to more quickly acquire satellites
> + It can supply orbital data or almanac for the GPS satellites to the
> GPS receiver, enabling the GPS receiver to lock to the satellites
> more rapidly in some cases.
> + The network can provide precise time.
> + The device captures a snapshot of the GPS signal, with approximate time,
> for the server to later process into a position.
> + Accurate, surveyed coordinates for the cell site towers allow better
> knowledge of local ionospheric conditions and other conditions
> affecting the GPS signal than the GPS receiver alone, enabling more precise
> calculation of position. (See also Wide Area Augmentation System and
> CellHunter.)
> * Calculation of position by the server using information from the GPS
> receiver
> + The assistance server has a good satellite signal, and plentiful
> computation power, so it can compare
> fragmentary signals relayed to it by
> GPS receivers, with the satellite
> signal it receives directly, and then
> inform the GPS receiver or emergency
> services of the GPS receiver's
> position.
>
>
> Many mobile phones combine A-GPS and
> other location services including
> Wi-Fi Positioning System and cell-site
> triangulation and sometimes a hybrid
> positioning system.[4]
>
>
>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If I'm not mistaken it is to access Google's (presumably large) wireless MAC address location database which like Skyhook (a competing service, also previously used on iOS devices) allows a handset to scan for wireless networks nearby and send their MAC addresses (possibly SSIDs as well, I haven't looked into it too depply) off to Google to compare to their database and fire back an approximate location based on their data collection (which you consent to help provide by enabling this feature).
To the answerer mentioning A-GPS, I think the OP was already using A-GPS and using Google Maps over a 3G connection but had Wi-Fi disabled.
I believe this technique is achieved similarly with the use of cell towers, measuring the signal strength between the connected and neighbouring towers and comparing it to a stored database (such as [Ofcom's attempt](http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/) available in the UK), Location Area Code (LAC) and Cell ID (CID). For anyone curious you can find these on most Android phones using the `*#*#4636#*#*` code in your dialer although for whatever reason it's encoded in hex so just convert it back to decimal if you like.
TL;DR - Triangulate your location quicker using Wi-Fi signals while your GPS gets a satellite lock, A-GPS serves the same purpose but achieves this using a different method (Secure User Plane Location I think, if anyone wants to read up on it).
Upvotes: 4 |
2010/10/20 | 928 | 3,661 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a DroidX with Android 2.2
I went into the Battery Usage settings
Settings > Battery Manager
See a fual cell looking battery image that says `Touch for usage statistics`, so I was like awesome let me nerd out and look at my battery usage statistics.
Then when I touch the image I get an error `The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.` and the only thing I can do is Force Close.
Anyone have any insight into this issue?
I tried using aLogCat to find the error log after I got it, but it won't pause so I can read anything :-/ Where can I report this bug to Google, if there isn't a fix out there already?<issue_comment>username_1: You might be interested in [Assisted GPS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS)
>
> Assistance falls into two categories:
>
>
> * Information used to more quickly acquire satellites
> + It can supply orbital data or almanac for the GPS satellites to the
> GPS receiver, enabling the GPS receiver to lock to the satellites
> more rapidly in some cases.
> + The network can provide precise time.
> + The device captures a snapshot of the GPS signal, with approximate time,
> for the server to later process into a position.
> + Accurate, surveyed coordinates for the cell site towers allow better
> knowledge of local ionospheric conditions and other conditions
> affecting the GPS signal than the GPS receiver alone, enabling more precise
> calculation of position. (See also Wide Area Augmentation System and
> CellHunter.)
> * Calculation of position by the server using information from the GPS
> receiver
> + The assistance server has a good satellite signal, and plentiful
> computation power, so it can compare
> fragmentary signals relayed to it by
> GPS receivers, with the satellite
> signal it receives directly, and then
> inform the GPS receiver or emergency
> services of the GPS receiver's
> position.
>
>
> Many mobile phones combine A-GPS and
> other location services including
> Wi-Fi Positioning System and cell-site
> triangulation and sometimes a hybrid
> positioning system.[4]
>
>
>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If I'm not mistaken it is to access Google's (presumably large) wireless MAC address location database which like Skyhook (a competing service, also previously used on iOS devices) allows a handset to scan for wireless networks nearby and send their MAC addresses (possibly SSIDs as well, I haven't looked into it too depply) off to Google to compare to their database and fire back an approximate location based on their data collection (which you consent to help provide by enabling this feature).
To the answerer mentioning A-GPS, I think the OP was already using A-GPS and using Google Maps over a 3G connection but had Wi-Fi disabled.
I believe this technique is achieved similarly with the use of cell towers, measuring the signal strength between the connected and neighbouring towers and comparing it to a stored database (such as [Ofcom's attempt](http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/) available in the UK), Location Area Code (LAC) and Cell ID (CID). For anyone curious you can find these on most Android phones using the `*#*#4636#*#*` code in your dialer although for whatever reason it's encoded in hex so just convert it back to decimal if you like.
TL;DR - Triangulate your location quicker using Wi-Fi signals while your GPS gets a satellite lock, A-GPS serves the same purpose but achieves this using a different method (Secure User Plane Location I think, if anyone wants to read up on it).
Upvotes: 4 |
2010/10/20 | 2,939 | 9,671 | <issue_start>username_0: 1. My HTC G2 phone is rooted and running Cyanogenmod 7
2. I don't have a data plan.
3. Sometimes I want to connect the phone to the Internet when there isn't Wi-Fi, to update Market apps, backup SMS messages to Gmail, sync new contacts from Gmail, etc. Things I can't do with USB mass storage mode.
4. I have a Windows 7 Professional computer connected to the Internet, but I'm not allowed to set up an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network. (If I do, they will notice and hunt me down.)
Is there a way for the phone to access the Internet through the USB connection to the computer? If so, how do I set it up?<issue_comment>username_1: I recently discovered [SimpleRT](https://github.com/vvviperrr/SimpleRT) which works very well with Linux (and apparently OSX as well). Simply enable USB Debugging on your device (no root required), install [the APK linked from that page](https://github.com/vvviperrr/SimpleRT/releases/download/1.0/simple-rt.apk) on your device and connect it to your PC via USB, and then run the binary on your PC.
It will set up the connection as a VPN tunnel (`tun0` by default) and your device should prompt you to (a) allow SimpleRT to create/oversee the VPN connection as well as (b) whether to run it when the device is configured as a particular USB accessory (which is what the binary does).
The project does not include a pre-built binary, so I've uploaded [one I built for Ubuntu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MatthewRyanRead/simplert-bin/main/simple-rt) (file will download).
---
Below is a manual method that should work on Linux or Windows: <http://blog.mathieu.carbou.me/post/60454997009/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-2-2>
>
> **STEP 1:**
>
>
> For Windows: Install USB drivers from Android SDK
>
>
> For Linux: Nothing to do
>
>
> **STEP 2:**
>
>
> On Nexus One: Connect USB cable and activate USB Tethering. You should see on linux or windows a new network interface.
>
>
> **STEP 3:**
>
>
> On Linux Computer, setup a bridge:
>
>
>
> ```
> # usb0 is the new network interface
> # eth0 is the main interface connected to internet (or a gateway)
>
> sudo ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0
> sudo ifconfig usb0 0.0.0.0
> sudo brctl addbr br0
> sudo brctl addif br0 eth0
> sudo brctl addif br0 usb0
> sudo ifconfig br0 up
> sudo dhclient br0
>
> ```
>
> See <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkConnectionBridge> to setup bridges
>
>
> On windows, Bridge the 2 network interfaces
>
>
> **STEP 4:**
>
>
> Setup usb0 interface of your phone. You have to options:
>
>
> 1. From your computer, execute:
>
>
>
> ```
> ./adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp
>
> ```
> 2. Or in a root terminal on your phone, type:
>
>
>
> ```
> su
> netcfg usb0 dhcp
>
> ```
>
>
> You should now be able to connect to Internet on your phone using your computer’s Internet connection.
>
>
> Try to do a ping [www.google.com](http://www.google.com) to be sure !
>
>
> **STEP 5:**
>
>
> To shut down the reverse-tethering, first unbridge interfaces on your computer:
>
>
>
> ```
> sudo ifconfig eth0 down
> sudo ifconfig usb0 down
> sudo ifconfig br0 down
> sudo brctl delbr br0
> sudo ifconfig eth0 up
> sudo dhclient eth0
>
> ```
>
> Then on your phone, uncheck the USB Tethering option !
>
>
>
You can also use Windows to create a WiFi network (using [Connectify](http://www.connectify.me/)) and connect your device to that: <http://www.nexusoneforum.net/forum/nexus-one-faq-how-tos/3133-reverse-tether-getting-internet-your-phone.html>
Upvotes: 6 <issue_comment>username_2: Hey! there is an app for that
Android Usb Port Forwarding
<http://www.codeproject.com/kb/android/usbportforwarding.aspx>
I am a bit confused how to use it, please inform if you get it working perfectly.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I've found a good tool for reverse tethering on xda-developers forum. It's called [Android Reverse Tethering](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345). It works with Windows and requires a rooted phone.
It works fine on my HTC Desire HD running MIUI v4.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: There are some more possibilities -- but all of them I know of require a rooted device.
Using the *Reverse Tether* App
==============================
First, there's an App named [Reverse Tether](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.littlelan.ReverseTether.Trial) available for free on the Play Store (it's a limited trial, which restricts the time you can be connected -- but at least you can test this way whether your device is fully supported; the full version is about USD 5). According to an [article at AndroidAuthority](http://www.androidauthority.com/reverse-tether-app-review-82527/), setup should be as easy as 1-2-3: Plug in the USB cable, start the app, let it auto-configure (manual configuration is available as well) -- and there you go. You can also let it ask you to connect when it finds an USB-connection.
Manual methods using Wifi
=========================
I know, this is not USB -- but for completeness (and giving alternatives) I thought I might add these as well:
fiddling with the system and patching around
--------------------------------------------
Several manual methods are available as well (and described e.g. at [XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669766)) -- but they are mostly technically complex, and expecting you to patch system files; not for the every-day-user, but rather for the tech-freak.
Terminal and go
---------------
However, another nice method should just involve 3 lines in the terminal, and is described in a post [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/19129/connect-android-phones-through-adhoc-wifi-network), to connect to an ad-hoc Wifi network. Basically, it should go like this:
```
su
ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig mode auto;
iwconfig wlan0 essid "your SSID" channel 11 mode auto
ifconfig wlan0 10.0.0.x netmask 255.255.255.0
```
manipulating some config file
-----------------------------
Another quite easy method is also described [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/4147/16575), and involves editing the `wpa_supplicant.conf` file once (manually adding your ad-hoc Wifi network).
Easy-Peasy method
=================
Do I need to say, really? Use a Wifi router. There are even some small "Travel routers" around for less than USD 50. And then connect your phone like you use to connect it to other Wifi networks...
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_5: Android reverse tethering steps:
**Note: Works only in a rooted Android phone.**
1. Connect Android device via USB.
2. Enable USB tethering. To do so, go to **Settings → More... → Tethering & mobile hotspot → Usb tethering**.
3. At host machine, the usb tethering connection may be detected by the network manager.
Its name will be something like "Wired connection 2" (or 3).
You must edit it's "IPV4/Method" to "Shared to other computers".
3.1. Without the network manager, you will have to do it manually:
```
$ sudo ifconfig usb0 10.42.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
$ echo 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
```
Now, as explained [here at the end of Step1](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287494) you have to modify `iptables` with `sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE`. But... prefer allow network manager to do it if possible.
4. At Android device, you can issue these commands using a terminal with `su` there, or from your host machine by using ADB:
```
$ adb shell su -c "netcfg rndis0 dhcp"
```
If it doesn't get the IP address, or if you are using some application that a static IP address is desirable like "Webkey for Android" App, then assign it manually:
```
$ adb shell su -c "ifconfig rndis0 10.42.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0"
$ adb shell su -c "route add default gw 10.42.0.1 dev rndis0"
```
Now internet would be working in the Android phone.
To check, at `adb shell` or android terminal, try the command `ping www.google.com`.
It works for me.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: For *unrooted* devices
======================
I know this is a late answer, but as all existing answers suggest that USB reverse tethering is only possible if either your device is rooted or has system support for reverse tethering, I though it'd be worth pointing out there's one more option:
I was looking for a reverse tethering solution that would work on my unrooted devices and with a MacBook, but I just could not find anything. Eventually, I started to develop my own solution. The result is an app that works on devices running Android 4.0 or higher on client side, and all major desktop OSs on the host side.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xcveX.png)
The app is available on Google Play: [ReverseTethering NoRoot](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.floriandraschbacher.reversetethering.free)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: I know this is an even later answer, but it is worth mentioning it.
**No rooting needed!**
**No app installation needed!\*** Which is not even possible if you do not have some other internet connection.
There is a project called [gnirehtet](https://github.com/Genymobile/gnirehtet).
1. Install [adb](https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html) on to the host PC (Windows/Linux/Mac)
2. Download the gnirehtet zip-file to the host
3. Unzip it
4. Run the command
That's it! For more information, read the readme file of gnirehtet on their website.
\*=Behind the scenes it will install an apk file on to your device via the USB connection.
Upvotes: 3 |
2010/10/21 | 1,069 | 3,917 | <issue_start>username_0: I keep getting the "Low on Space: Application data space is low. To free up" [the rest is cut off] message.
I've moved every app I can over to the SD card, cleared the cache, compacted my K9 mail cache.
Advanced Task Killer (ouch!) says I have 98M Available Memory
File Manager says I have 223M/748M (29%) free.
That's not so bad -- but I'm stuck in the no-updates scenario. The market downloads won't really start, gmail won't update, etc. I've rebooted several times, and nothing changes. Aaaargh.
What can be done, other than uninstalling **everything** ?<issue_comment>username_1: This timely post from Lifehacker may help... Were you the one who emailed them? ;)
[What Should I Do When My Android Runs Out of App Space?](http://lifehacker.com/5668980/)
Here's the summary, in order of easy to hard:
1. **Move Bigger Apps to SD Storage** - currently requires Froyo (2.2). Navigate to
Settings > Applications > Manage Applications (or something similar). View the All Tab, sort by size. You can't do anything about the big hitters, namely Gmail, Browser and Maps will always be pretty big.
2. **Clear the Cache, and Maybe Data, on Some Apps** Similar to #1, navigate to Settings > Applications.
3. **Clear Out Apps You Don't Actually Use** Shouldn't this be #1? ;)
4. **Android 2.2: Set Your SD Card as the Default Installation Location** LifeHacker points to the Androinica blog how-to [here](http://androinica.com/2010/08/03/how-to-install-apps-to-the-sd-card-by-default-on-android-2-2-froyo/).
5. **Root Your Phone and Set Up Apps2SD** Disclaimer: rooting may not be fun for non-geeks. LifeHacker [how-to-root](http://lifehacker.com/5563924/the-start-to-finish-guide-to-rooting-your-android-phone) and custom firmware [CyanogenMOD](http://cyanogenmod.com/) (also supplied by LifeHacker).
Of course some of the comments on the post are helpful as well. Hope it helps.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It may be time for you to start removing old applications that you no longer use or don't use very frequently. You've already moved your apps to the SD card and cleared your caches, there isn't much more you can do.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: You can use an app like [DiskUsage](http://www.appbrain.com/app/diskusage/com.google.android.diskusage) to see which applications are taken up the most memory on the internal storage.
Clearing the cached data stored by app (from application screen in settings) is also a way of freeing up space temporary.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Ok guys I was having this problem a couple of days ago... I reset my device, deleted all the apps, had LOADS of free space but when I tried to install something it would tell me "insufficient storage available"
I searched everywhere, for more than a week, and found nothing. Now, i found the solution, and want to help everyone that is happening the problem!
Get [Storage Analyser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levelokment.storageanalyser) then open it, and you will see that instead of having free space, you will have -xxxx!
Yes! A negative number! According to my phone I had -8GB of space! There was this rogue app from Gameloft that used up all my space! And didn't get deleted with a factory reset!
Open the Storage Analyser and delete the huge app/folder! Then reboot and the problem will be solved! I promise 100% that this works. I recommend opening the app once a week and deleting the useless big stuff!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I tried all the standard cache cleaning and uninstalling updates which helped a lot. I tried storage analyser but that didn't help the internal storage. Wasn't keen on rooting the phone. Then I came across Clean Master and used it on my wife's Samsung Ace which is notoriously short on internal memory and no option to move most apps to the SD card. So far so good.
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/21 | 2,245 | 8,744 | <issue_start>username_0: Some friends told me that their Android phones have very little (<100MB) available memory for regular apps, because the OS and some un-killable services take most of the RAM. For example, one phone with 512MB only shows 90MB available memory, so only 2-3 apps can run at the same time.
I'm wondering if creating a swap partition/file will help, but I saw mixed opinions all over the web and I'm not sure what to do. Here are my questions:
(1) Will there be many not-oftenly-used memory pages to swap out, especially in OS and those un-killable services?
(2) How will swapping out small memory pages hurt flash memory life span? Does the flash (or SD card?) do wear-leveling automatically?
(3) Will swapping really help performance when running multiple apps? I assume if the answer to (1) is yes, it will.
(4) Will writing to flash be too slow and thus hurt responsiveness when swapping happens?
(5) Is it true that Android keeps the swapping mechanism from the Linux kernel, so as long as there is a swapping partition/file, it will do swapping without extra configuration?
Thanks for reading.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think there will be much benefit with swapping for Android, as the Android Application Life Cycle is a much more advanced form of swapping.
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> (1) Will there be many
> not-oftenly-used memory pages to swap
> out, especially in OS and those
> un-killable services?
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>
>
You can't swap the OS kernel even in Desktop Linux and Android already kills services when it needs more RAM. If your device vendor persists that you have to have useless services running all the time, then root your device.
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> (2) How will swapping out small memory
> pages hurt flash memory life span?
> Does the flash (or SD card?) do
> wear-leveling automatically?
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>
>
Even if the SD-card does wear-leveling, swapping will hurt quite a lot.
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> (3) Will swapping really help
> performance when running multiple
> apps? I assume if the answer to (1) is
> yes, it will.
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>
>
Not in the context of Android. Unlike traditional OS that will keep trying to chug in processes as you requested it, Android will Force Kill older, unused processes and reclaims their memory; this killing is fast as applications will already save their state when you task switch.
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> (4) Will writing to flash be too slow
> and thus hurt responsiveness when
> swapping happens?
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>
>
Probably, probably not. Will need benchmarks for that.
>
> (5) Is it true that Android keeps the
> swapping mechanism from the Linux
> kernel, so as long as there is a
> swapping partition/file, it will do
> swapping without extra configuration?
>
>
>
I don't know whether Android keeps the swapping mechanism, but even if it does (or if you compile your own kernel), you will still need some configurations. It's usually just having an `fstab` file that points to the swap file and doing `swapon -a`.
In fact I have reasons why swapping may actually hurt performance: it prevents Application Life Cycle, Android's memory management scheme, to work correctly.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There is definitely a benefit to swapping, despite what everyone else on the Internet will tell you. Try it and see for yourself. Empirically, on a G1 or other phone with low memory, swap makes the phone run better and faster.
Yes, Android has Life Cycle "task management" built in, but it's not very good. It [routinely kills processes](http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way.html) when it runs out of memory, and the apps are expected to save their state using "[Bundles](http://blog.rlove.org/2010/04/why-ipad-and-iphone-dont-support.html)" so that when you restart them, they restart in the same state they were last in.
>
> Once Android determines that it needs to remove a process, it does this brutally, simply force-killing it. The kernel can then immediately reclaim all resources needed by the process, without relying on that application being well written and responsive to a polite request to exit. Allowing the kernel to immediately reclaim application resources makes it a lot easier to avoid serious out of memory situations.
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This would be great if it actually worked, and would be better than indiscriminate swap. But the apps don't really save their state; they just save the minimal amount of information *to get back to* that state. (And some apps don't even bother to do this.) Getting back to that state takes time. Since swap actually saves the entire state of the app, which just has to be reloaded, it makes switching between apps much faster.
If you switch to another app from the browser, for instance, the browser almost always gets killed, and then it has to reload the entire page *from the Internet* when you switch back to it. This takes wayyyy longer than reloading the state from swap, wastes your money if you're on a data plan, and causes state problems when the web page is dynamic.
Many apps take much longer to start up than they should, or don't actually return to the same state when they're restarted, so swapping them out works better.
I'm guessing the people who are happy with the stock system use their phones differently.
[Should I use a swap partition with Cyanogenmod?](http://www.forceclose.com/questions/367/should-i-use-a-swap-partition-with-cyanogenmod)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I have a Spice mi-435(only sold in India) which has a RAM of only 340M. Hell ya, the swap files help a lot. My phone runs ICS on such low RAM and definitely entered many out of memory states and there the swap file helps a lot. All the application states are transfered to swap when not in active use. This gives my phone room for more applications and RAM hungry apps to run smoothly with much much much less lag than before. Though there comes a problem when i open the app i have been using before. It takes time to load its state as the SD is much more slower than the high speed RAM on board. But, the swap option is better for so less RAM. I would recommend to swap partition for RAM less than 512M but not for more than 512M.
Hope it is helpful.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Swap file helps even on systems with higher RAM. My quad core 1gb ram 7 inch tablet gets a major multi-tasking boost from chucking in a 2gb swap, on the uhs-1 micro sd card. And of course, the price of memory goes down rapidly, and even at constant write, nand flash is supposed to last years.
Im basically of the opinion, because the performance difference is so radical, that probably anyone with less than a really large amount of RAM should be doing this. In fact it should probably come as a standard option in android (along with bigger app caches, and a proper sized internet cache).
I mean you have a 64-128gb micro sd (uhs-1), or even the uhs-2 that came out this year, plus a 16-64gb internal nand, often "fast" nand, which is a kind of primitive ssd or even SSD, as are used on windows slates - your not exactly filling all that high speed space up with much. The speed only really comes into play with video, or loading apps into memory - which is exactly the use here.
Of course ideally, manufacturers would focus more on RAM, than resolution or extra cores, because clearly the system speed benefits a lot from higher ram - and they should probably also up the speed of the internal storage too (like switching to full ssd type systems, or at minimum "fast" nand. But in the mean time, while high resolutions tend to cause a sort of RAM deficit in all devices, a swap file, and caching to a reasonably snappy external sd makes a lot of sense.
Indeed it would be nice to see some browsers keep fuller caching too, most browsers are either slow, or low feature, rarely fast and full featured - and thats partly because the space for the app cache on the internal drive is tiny. They are designed to operate within a low memory and storage environment, and that whole story is changing. Even if the ram isn't up to chop as much as it should be, the storage certainly is, and it can be pretty darn fast on UHS-1 standards (or the uhs-2 released this year), even if its not "fast" or ssd.
And the cost of external memory, is peanuts really, even for higher capacity uhs-1. At least a 64gb uhs-1 is perfectly affordable (50 bucks where I am, but it would be less USD), much cheaper than the device, and 32 gb and under is basically a couple of tenners.
Plenty of lessons to be learned from the desktop really, especially now the specs are getting higher - the slowest performance link is loading from storage to ram. The more you can do to mitigate that, the better.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/21 | 578 | 1,984 | <issue_start>username_0: My sanity is at stake here. I need root but I don't have access to any fancy proprietary OS.
I'd appreciate any help.<issue_comment>username_1: Well, [the one click root method requires Windows](http://alldroid.org/Default.aspx?tabid=40&g=posts&t=553). You could try running a Windows VM in Ubuntu?
[But you can also do it manually](http://www.droidforums.net/forum/rescue-squad-guides/80208-multiple-phones-root-them-unroot-them.html).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a T-Mobile G1 running 1.6-donut. I rooted it this weekend from my Ubuntu laptop. Here's what I did:
* install [terminal emulator](https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/wiki) from the marketplace (I didn't end up using it, but it is good to have)
* installed the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) on my laptop (actually, I installed it six months ago, but that's not the point, is it?)
* Downloaded Universal Androot from this XDA forum: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598>
* used [`adb install`](http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html) to install the UniversalAndroot .apk -- the command will be something like `adb install /home/amanda/Downloads/UniversalAndroot_1.6.1.apk`
* ran Universal Androot on my phone once it was installed.
* rebooted my phone
Then I had root. I installed the [BusyBox Installer](https://market.android.com/details?id=stericson.busybox.donate&feature=related_apps) from the marketplace (note: there's a $0 version but donating is nice, too) and used that to install BusyBox. Note that I wasn't able to install BusyBox (you install the installer from the marketplace, but then you use that app to install BusyBox itself) until I'd not only unmounted my phone from my laptop but actually pulled the cable. My phone didn't want to re-mount the SD Card with the cable in.
PS. The relative "fanciness" of a proprietary OS is debatable but also offtopic.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/21 | 865 | 3,181 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Android phone (a Motorola Droid, running android 2.2) that I use with my car's bluetooth audio. When I turn on the car, it will automatically conenct to the Droid and tell it to play, which automatically starts the music app and begins playing. (I like that--that's what I want.) Then when I turn the car off while playing, the music app automatically stops. (I also like that.) But when it stops in response to the car turning off, it goes immediately back to the beginning of the song, which I don't like. I'd like it to pause when the car is turned off, and pick up in the middle of the song where it left off.
I don't even know exactly what's happening behind the scenes to cause this. Is the car sending the phone a "stop" command when it turns off, which causes the phone to go back to the beginning of the track? I'm not sure how to find out. While the car is on, the only commands it supports are "play," "pause," "next," and "previous," which which do what you would expect. I don't see any options available on the phone or on the car that would obviously control this behavior.
So I guess I'd like to know a) if there's a way to change this on the phone, and b) is there a way to tell exactly what commands the car is sending to the phone and when? Some sort of log that can be enabled maybe?<issue_comment>username_1: Well, [the one click root method requires Windows](http://alldroid.org/Default.aspx?tabid=40&g=posts&t=553). You could try running a Windows VM in Ubuntu?
[But you can also do it manually](http://www.droidforums.net/forum/rescue-squad-guides/80208-multiple-phones-root-them-unroot-them.html).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a T-Mobile G1 running 1.6-donut. I rooted it this weekend from my Ubuntu laptop. Here's what I did:
* install [terminal emulator](https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/wiki) from the marketplace (I didn't end up using it, but it is good to have)
* installed the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) on my laptop (actually, I installed it six months ago, but that's not the point, is it?)
* Downloaded Universal Androot from this XDA forum: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598>
* used [`adb install`](http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html) to install the UniversalAndroot .apk -- the command will be something like `adb install /home/amanda/Downloads/UniversalAndroot_1.6.1.apk`
* ran Universal Androot on my phone once it was installed.
* rebooted my phone
Then I had root. I installed the [BusyBox Installer](https://market.android.com/details?id=stericson.busybox.donate&feature=related_apps) from the marketplace (note: there's a $0 version but donating is nice, too) and used that to install BusyBox. Note that I wasn't able to install BusyBox (you install the installer from the marketplace, but then you use that app to install BusyBox itself) until I'd not only unmounted my phone from my laptop but actually pulled the cable. My phone didn't want to re-mount the SD Card with the cable in.
PS. The relative "fanciness" of a proprietary OS is debatable but also offtopic.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/21 | 735 | 2,697 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm debating if i should get droid x. i'd like to use it for work, meaning latex and code in c++. I use vim.
i know this is possible with connectbot. but possible doesn't mean i can substitute a laptop in a coffee shop. are there people that use bluetooth keyboard with android device and are happy like this one (<http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/08/20/travel-with-no-baggage/>)? I don't mind the small screen.
just curious about your experience. and i think some keyboards have esc key, which is good for vim.
**Update**
My current set-up:
note 3 running juiceSSH and vnc (i couldn't get nx to work), perixx 805L, ms wedge mouse, and quikpod tripod to hold the note 3 at the eye level.<issue_comment>username_1: So, I have a Nexus One.
Firstly: do *not* try to use the soft keyboard for any form of coding. It's workable, to an extent, with connectbot's help, for system administration, but coding is flat out. If you insist on trying, look at Full Keyboard.
Secondly: the screen size is an issue, at least for me. I haven't found a font size that is both readable for long sessions and displays enough code on the screen.
Coding and longform text are still definitely a Computer thing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I recommend [ConnectBot](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.connectbot&hl=en) for SSH. My biggest issue with Vim has always been getting the Escape key to work. By default, I believe the Escape key is the same as the Back key in Android.
One answer I found on stackoverflow (can't find the link) is to map a key sequence to escape:
```
:imap qq " map qq to Escape while in insert mode
```
This should allow fairly normal Vim usage on Android. You can either enter it every time or add it to .vimrc. I got fed up with my Lapdock before I found this, but I will need to go back and try again.
Alternative: instead of Esc use Ctrl-[ - that works without additional mappings (<http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#i_CTRL-[>)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I ended up coding a lot on it. it works quite well. i use iGo Stowaway bluetooth keyboard (it fits in a pocket). i map esc to jk or jj. i also bring a charger just in case.
the small font size doesn't bother me as much. i just move my head closer to the screen.
also alt-tab works for switching application. it's useful because you need to use a stackoverflow for coding :-)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Try [`mosh`](http://mosh.mit.edu/) for a potential solution to latency issues. It does heuristic echoing of local keystrokes, so you get more immediate feedback and things feel less choppy.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/22 | 738 | 2,859 | <issue_start>username_0: I have **enabled notifications** in the 'Inbox' section of my **Facebook for Android** program.
**Does anyone know of a way to clear the 'Notifications' list ?**
*Reason I ask :* Every time I start up Facebook , I get the message that I have 4 new notifications. Over and over again , the same notifications.
Under Windows, these are the same four as I can see when clcking the world icon on top of the screen. However, on Windows, the world icon only lights up when a new notification has arrived, as soon as you click (or view) the notification, no visual indication is present any more.
So, I would like these notifications only to alert me, when new arrive, not every time.
**UPDATE:**
As it was, I was talking about the Samsung version of FB/ Android (Facebook S! version 1). I downloaded and installed the one from the Market, and this is much better.<issue_comment>username_1: So, I have a Nexus One.
Firstly: do *not* try to use the soft keyboard for any form of coding. It's workable, to an extent, with connectbot's help, for system administration, but coding is flat out. If you insist on trying, look at Full Keyboard.
Secondly: the screen size is an issue, at least for me. I haven't found a font size that is both readable for long sessions and displays enough code on the screen.
Coding and longform text are still definitely a Computer thing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I recommend [ConnectBot](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.connectbot&hl=en) for SSH. My biggest issue with Vim has always been getting the Escape key to work. By default, I believe the Escape key is the same as the Back key in Android.
One answer I found on stackoverflow (can't find the link) is to map a key sequence to escape:
```
:imap qq " map qq to Escape while in insert mode
```
This should allow fairly normal Vim usage on Android. You can either enter it every time or add it to .vimrc. I got fed up with my Lapdock before I found this, but I will need to go back and try again.
Alternative: instead of Esc use Ctrl-[ - that works without additional mappings (<http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#i_CTRL-[>)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I ended up coding a lot on it. it works quite well. i use iGo Stowaway bluetooth keyboard (it fits in a pocket). i map esc to jk or jj. i also bring a charger just in case.
the small font size doesn't bother me as much. i just move my head closer to the screen.
also alt-tab works for switching application. it's useful because you need to use a stackoverflow for coding :-)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Try [`mosh`](http://mosh.mit.edu/) for a potential solution to latency issues. It does heuristic echoing of local keystrokes, so you get more immediate feedback and things feel less choppy.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/22 | 285 | 1,209 | <issue_start>username_0: Many times when I'm near a wifi network, my archos 32 won't recognize it. It shows no networks in the wireless settings and doesn't show alerts for available networks even when this alert is on in the settings. It would only recognize the network if I disable wifi and then reenable it.
Did that happen to anyone else? Any workaround?<issue_comment>username_1: As a power-saving strategy, radio chipsets can sleep -- meaning they stop actively listening for a wi-fi network to connect to -- when they are out of range of any network, and will wake up to search for a network once every few minutes.
It may simply be that the radio on your Android is doing this, and that you haven't waited long enough for it to wake up once you come back in range of a wi-fi network.
A quick search tells me there's a *Powersave disabled* setting in the wi-fi settings on the Archos that might help.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: My 32 suffers from various wifi and bluetooth issues, dropping both connections. starting and stopping. Connecting to wifi but not routing packets. Connecting to bluetooth headset but no audio. I have to fuss with it all the time.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/22 | 249 | 1,009 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded facebook for Android latest version just now.
This version is much better than the one which was pre-installed on my Samsung Galaxy S phone.
But can I see my Facebook **groups** somewhere in this version ?<issue_comment>username_1: Groups are not available in the Facebook app. You'll have to go to the website via [m.facebook.com](http://m.facebook.com) or [touch.facebook.com](http://touch.facebook.com)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Facebook have just released](http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=446167297130) version 1.4 of their official Facebook app for Android, this has support for both the new Places and Groups features (this is the new Groups feature where you can group your friends, not the old Groups feature which is a bit like the current Pages feature).
If you've already got the official Facebook app installed, then you should be able to update though the Market app. Otherwise just download it from there!
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/22 | 297 | 1,251 | <issue_start>username_0: Many people install Linux-based distros on USB drives to use for, largely, basic PC troubleshooting. Has anyone tried installing such a thing on their Android phone's SD card? That way instead of carrying about both a USB drive and a phone, one could simply plug their phone in, boot the PC from USB, and set about performing whatever actions are necessary. Does anyone have any recommendations for particular flavors of Linux which are best suited to this task?<issue_comment>username_1: Groups are not available in the Facebook app. You'll have to go to the website via [m.facebook.com](http://m.facebook.com) or [touch.facebook.com](http://touch.facebook.com)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Facebook have just released](http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=446167297130) version 1.4 of their official Facebook app for Android, this has support for both the new Places and Groups features (this is the new Groups feature where you can group your friends, not the old Groups feature which is a bit like the current Pages feature).
If you've already got the official Facebook app installed, then you should be able to update though the Market app. Otherwise just download it from there!
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/22 | 1,012 | 3,505 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to view animated GIFs on an Android device? I searched the Market without success.<issue_comment>username_1: A Google [search](http://www.google.com/search?q=android+animated+gif) shows me a lot of people have this question...looks like it's still an issue.
Although one post [here](http://androidforums.com/g1-support/5781-animated-gifs.html) says [Image Viewer (with animation)](http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-ideal-imageviewer-EzCz.aspx) v1.0 from Androlib.com helped (I have not tried it).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The Android browser will, but the image would have to be online somewhere. There's no way that I've found to open a local file in the browser. I *suppose* you could create an HTML file with the image and view it that way, but it seems a lot of hassle for little reward.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The only app I've got that is able to run .gif files is [Fast Image Viewer Free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tdfsoftware.fivfree).
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Why don't you try [Animated Gif Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.wildcard.animatedgif.player)?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I use [QuickPic](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder) and it has a rating of 4.7.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: Navigating to the folder the gif file(s) are in with another browser besides the stock Android browser works for me.
E.G.: if your gifs are in the Downloads folder, Open Firefox, go to address bar, type in: `/storage/emulated/0/Download` (it may auto-complete for you). You should get a basic `Index of: ...` page from which you can click on the name of the gif.
Tested with [Firefox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox) 21.0 and [Chrome](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome) 27.0.1453.90 on a Nexus 4.
Both browsers accepted `/storage/emulated/0/Downloads`, but Chrome gave an Access Denied error on the shorter path `/storage/emulated/0`.
I recommend making a bookmark of the page, for easier access in future.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: You can view them in Firefox by typing in the gif folders destination.
`file:///mnt/sdcard/(name of gif folder)/`
It'll bring up the items in that folder as a list. Bookmark the page and store all your gifs in that folder. Firefox is the fastest gif player (that I know of).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: Navigate to the location where the gif files are in Astro and open using Astro File manager.
Tried on Jelly Beans.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: I had this issue and couldnt find a quick fix in google. Played around and found that Andriod compresses images when sending MMS, so it breaks the GIF. But, if your GIF is under about 1MB, it will send. Iphone will auto play, andriod you have to click. the biggest one i tested was 666KB.
Your welcome internet
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_10: You can use [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop). It provides a feature called ES Image Viewer which can load any GIF image, including animated GIFs.
Where to find it:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NUOum.png)
"ES Image Browser" is the only one in the above list that plays animated GIFs (I also have jrummy's Root Browser installed).
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/22 | 353 | 1,364 | <issue_start>username_0: Can the Android browser view SVG images in web pages? Can it view VML? Do 3rd party browsers (e.g. Opera) have this ability? If the default or 3rd party browsers don't support it, do they plan on doing so in a later version?<issue_comment>username_1: Currently, I've only seen two browsers on the Android platform that display SVG.
The Opera Mini browser displays static SVG. It seems to run scripting for a very short period of time, but does not run it continuously. It also does not appear to run SMIL animations.
The Fennec (Firefox Mobile) beta browser also displays static SVG, as well as running scripting. It's still in beta and relatively huge. It doesn't run all of my example scripts successfully, but it does run some. I can not test SMIL animations, because I removed it to free up a large amount of space on my phone.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I just can add to this, that VML is supported only by Microsoft products (and they will support SVG in ie9), and as you know there is no Microsoft Internet Explorer (or any Microsoft browser) for android :)
VML is still supported in Internet Explorer 9 but Microsoft expects web sites to [transition to SVG](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2e8d87f2-c6ce-491f-a8e1-3413e0cff24a&displaylang=en) in near future.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/22 | 789 | 2,673 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus One full of songs and when I go to my friend's house I would like to play songs off of it. Since I have my phone connect to my friend's WiFi, the phone has a local IP. If my phone's IP address is 192.168.1.101, I would like to be able to navigate to the phone via:
\192.168.1.101\Music
And have it open up a windows folder like any other share. Then I could copy my songs, play songs off the share, etc. Is something like this possible? Is there an app I can buy?<issue_comment>username_1: There are a few apps that will give you similar functionality to what you're looking for. I'd take a look at [this article](http://www.p2p-blog.com/?itemid=1044), it may be able to point you in the right direction.
[SwiFTP](http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/org.swiftp/) would probably be your best bet, although I don't know if you could STREAM music, which it sounds like is what you're trying to accomplish. Might just have to copy to his computer via FTP, then open from there.
[EStrong](http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.estrongs.android.pop/) has a Samba (Windows File Sharing) client, but I don't believe you can serve files, so that will more than likely not do what you're looking for.
And the other one listed there, [On Air](http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.bw.onair/), I'm the least familiar with. Haven't used a Mac since the screens came in several shades of green, and never had any experience with using the WebDAV protocol in Windows, but based on the description it looks promising.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: WebSharing: <http://www.appbrain.com/app/websharing-file-media-sync/nextapp.websharing.r1>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Yes, all Android devices gained a new feature called Nearby Share back in 2020.
As of 2023, there is an app for Windows that adds Nearby Share to your PC.
* <https://www.android.com/better-together/nearby-share-app/>
I'm able to send a 1.2GB file from my phone to my PC at 60MB/s and I'm about thirty feet and four walls away.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HSZef.png)
Nearby Share uses the fastest possible connection it can establish with both devices. If it is not possible to establish a stable or secure proprietary Wi-Fi Direct connection, then it may fall back to using Bluetooth only. That will always be a magnitude slower.
>
> Nearby Share uses Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, WebRTC, UWB, and peer-to-peer Wi-Fi to allow users to share files and links between devices. It was first released on August 4, 2020
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/23 | 711 | 2,834 | <issue_start>username_0: The interaction between Google Talk via Gmail and Google Talk via the Android client seems confusing. Here's my understanding of how things work:
* If a chat is started in Gmail, it will sync in (near) real-time to Talk.
* If a chat is started in Talk, it will show up in the chat history in Gmail, but will not spawn a new chat in Gmail (so the chat is confined to Talk).
* If a chat is started in Gmail, and continued in Talk, messages will stop being sent to the chat in Gmail, and new messages will be sent to Talk (as well as the chat history in Gmail). In my (short) experience, this transition can be a bit flaky.
Is this basically how it works? What I'd love to see is a perfect 1:1 sync between Gmail and Talk. That is, if I start a chat in Talk, it will create a new chat tab in Gmail, and everything will get pushed to both, and vice-versa.
Anyone know if that's in the pipeline, or even possible now? How does everyone else handle moving as seamlessly as possible between Gmail and Talk?
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know if what you propose is under consideration -- it would be nice.
Your summary of how it all works sounds accurate. I handle the transition by sending a new message from whatever new location I'm continuing the conversation in, to manually force it to redirect. As you say, you won't get the history but it's the simplest method.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: To provide some background on this question, google talk uses xmpp (aka Jabber) which is an open Instant Messaging standard. As a part of this standard, every instant messaging client (chat in gmail and the android talk app) is assigned a Resource. The server then uses the resource to know which client is communicating.
This is how the interaction works:
Say your gmail account is **<EMAIL>**. Then gmail chat might be **<EMAIL>/gchat** and
the talk app **<EMAIL>/talk**
When your friend Sue (**<EMAIL>**) wants to send you a message, she simply sends it to **<EMAIL>**. At this point, the server either sends the message to whichever client you used last, or sends the message to all currently connected clients (google does the latter).
When you reply to Sue using the talk app, she receives the message from **<EMAIL>/talk**. Now, instead of sending further messages to **<EMAIL>**, Sue's client now sends messages directly to **<EMAIL>/talk** and will continue doing so until a message is received from some other client.
This means that what username_1 said should work. That is, to switch between clients, send a message to the person you are chatting with from the desired client.
---
**tl;dr**: This happens by [design](http://xmpp.org/rfcs/rfc3921.html#messaging), username_1's workaround works.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/24 | 654 | 2,045 | <issue_start>username_0: I see this image and i would like to configure my Android phone to look like this too :)
But I have trouble finding the software or widgets used.
Can someone help me to find/identify them?
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/39965241@N03/3707753843/><issue_comment>username_1: The widget in the middle is the "android and me rss widget".
What you see is basically the **sense UI**.
You may try the accuweather widget for the weather. But it will possibly not look that shiny.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: username_1 is right about the [Android and Me News Widget](http://www.appbrain.com/app/android-and-me-news-widget/com.androidandme.widgets.rss). Based on the dock at the bottom I'd also say username_1's right about that being the Sense UI as well, which means the clock and weather widget is stock, but you can replicate it with these:
* [Weather Forecast & Clock Widget](http://www.appbrain.com/app/weather-forecast-clock-widget/org.fagod.wfc_widget)
* [Beautiful Widgets](http://www.appbrain.com/app/beautiful-widgets/com.levelup.beautifulwidgets)
* I have the [Fancy Widget](http://www.androidcentral.com/fancy-widget-looks-wee-bit-familiar) but it's no longer available because HTC thought it looked too much like their widget (you could probably find the apk out there somewhere)
The battery widget is called... [Battery Widget](http://www.appbrain.com/app/battery-widget/com.geekyouup.android.widgets.battery). Also, you may be able to get those sense icons by using the [Sense UI Icons](http://www.appbrain.com/app/sense-ui-icons/com.nd.android.pandatheme.p_senseicons) app for [PandaHome](http://www.appbrain.com/app/pandahome/com.nd.android.pandahome).
The [wallpaper is his own](http://www.flickr.com/photos/39965241@N03/3717845933/sizes/z/in/set-72157621408865186/) formated for a G1/Hero (640x480). More on [sizing wallpapers for specific Android phones](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/what-size-should-images-be-for-android-wallpaper/2034#2034).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/24 | 367 | 1,376 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for a photo editor app or website that will let me sharpen photos, preferably using unsharp mask.
I tried several free photo editors from the market, but none of them lets me sharpen photos. I don't mind paying for an app, I just don't want to unless I know it is a good choice.<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried using Camera 360. It's a great all in one app and it makes most photos extremely clear. Try it. It has a free trial so you can try it before. :)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I have been using [PicSay](http://www.appbrain.com/app/picsay-pro-photo-editor/com.shinycore.picsaypro)'s free version and been happy with it. I'll probably upgrade to the full version which has the ability to sharpen, but just haven't really had the need yet so I've been putting it off. I'll report back if I do chip down.
Another alternative would be to use Pixlr's web based editor: <http://pixlr.com/editor>
Provided you have flash installed you can use their browser based editor that does have an "Unsharp Mask" filter.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I like using [Adobe Photoshop Express](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.psmobile) because it makes photos look sharper and a whole list of other things too. I'm no photographer, and this app makes my pictures look professional.
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/25 | 318 | 1,002 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a shared network drive full of files I want to access from my phone over wifi.
Is there a easy way to mount it on my phone?
I have a rooted Motorola Milestone.<issue_comment>username_1: You may give SMB File Sharing a try.
Just klick the image or scan the code.
[](http://www.androidpit.de/de/android/market/apps/app/com.shank.SambaExplorer/SMB-File-Sharing)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [ASTRO File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro) by Metago available from Google Play Store has an SMB plugin ([ASTRO SMB Module](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro.smb)) that serves your needs.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: You can use PaderSyncFM from the dev's [site](http://www.pader-sync.com/downloads.html)
It supports FTP, SFTP, SMB and WebDAV...
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/25 | 673 | 2,467 | <issue_start>username_0: My calendar is full of facebook friend birthdays! and worse, they are listed under "My Calendar", not Facebook calendar, so I can't hide them by unchecking Facebook in Calendar, Settings > Calendars. Even thouh they are listed under My Calendar, they still have facebook logos on the entry and a sync logo. I tried by turning off the sync option, but they are still there. How can I remove them from my calendars, and add them to the "facebook" calendar?<issue_comment>username_1: This was reported in the Android Central forum [here](http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/15384-want-remove-facebook-birthdays-phone-calendar.html) with a link to LifeHacker. It sounds like it will allow you to sync your Facbook calendar without the birthdays because you're exporting the events directly from Facebook. First, you may want to undo the sync that you have going on now. Hope it helps.
Quoting the post from Android Central:
>
> just go to your google
> calendar thats linked with your google
> account on your phone and then follow
> this article.
>
>
> [Add Your Facebook Events to Google
> Calendar](http://lifehacker.com/5391880/add-your-facebook-events-to-google-calendar)
>
>
> 1. In Facebook, go to your EVENTS page.
> 2. At the top of that page click EXPORT EVENTS
> 3. You'll get a pop up window with a URL, copy it.
> 4. In Google Cal, on the bottom left you'll see ‘Other Calendars' and below
> that a link to ADD. Click ADD
> 5. One of the new options you'll be presented with is ADD BY URL, select
> that
> 6. Paste the URL from Facebook where it asks for it.
>
>
> and thats it! when your phone calendar
> syncs with your google calendar, all
> your facebook events will show up too
> and no birthdays.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I simply stopped syncing the Sense Facebook app to fix this. However, all the contacts I connected with Facebook are gone as well which is the down side.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Go into **Accounts and sync** in Settings and remove Facebook HTC Sense and your calendar will be back to normal. Stupid thing had my calendar full of birthdays from my Facebook that I don't really care about....
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: There is a downward-pointing arrow on the top right of of the calendar. Hit this, and a list of all your calendars drops down. Untick the ones whose events you don't want synched to your phone's calendar.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/25 | 265 | 924 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm getting the following installation error on a few of my apps when trying to update them:
"Installation error - Unknown Reason - 18"
Any suggestions? I'm running CM6 on a Motorola Droid.<issue_comment>username_1: [Apparently the problem is with apps installing to the SD card](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782223). Running the following command in the terminal fixed the problem for me:
```
su
rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec
```
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Removing `smdl2tmp1.asec` is the solution, but because "su" will lead to "permission denied" if you don't have a rooted phone, and because the `/mnt/secure/` appears to be empty, removing the file can be hard.
Alternatively you can do the following:
* connect the phone to a computer with USB
* mount the SD card as a disk drive
* remove `.android_secure/smdl2tmp1.asec`
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/25 | 1,525 | 5,705 | <issue_start>username_0: Android has a nifty feature to disable auto-rotation... Is there some sort of gesture or key combination to rotate your screen? (Say I am in a browser and want to rotate). The idea is to be on auto-rotate = off (mostly desired) and manually change the *orientation* when needed without exiting the application (preferably).<issue_comment>username_1: I use [Quick Settings](http://www.appbrain.com/app/quick-settings/com.bwx.bequick) and there's an option to toggle auto-rotate. I have it so the shortcut to Quick Settings lives in my Notification bar so to toggle it requires a swipe, two taps and the back button to toggle it and get back to the app I was in.
If you wanted to reduce this down to `tap home, toggle, tap return` if you use [QuickDesk](http://www.appbrain.com/app/quickdesk-beta/sg.ruqqq.quickdesk) which lets you put widgets on it's popup launcher.
I'm sure you could probably set it up as a sortcut in Gesture Launcher but I never had any luck with that app. All it does is force close for me.
**Edit:** Sorry, misread you question. I don't know of any app that does that and I looked around but came up empty. Personally, that would actually be the ideal behavior of the screen orientation and while I'd have no idea how to make it, it can't be that hard. I'd recommend asking around at the XDA forum. Hopefully someone there may know or maybe one of the devs there will make an app to do it.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I don't think so. If your auto-rotation is off, only the application which you are running can force the screen to rotate programmatically. You can do this with code but only for your application not for others.
One good example is YouTube, if you start YouTube in portrait mode and even if your auto-rotate option is disabled, you can click on a button to watch the video on landscape mode.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: You can do this with [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en). Here's a small tutorial
In your profiles screen, click the + button and select application. In the following screen that shows with the list of your installed apps, choose the app that you would wish to turn the Orientation lock to off when opened.
Go back and you will be asked to create a new task. Create one and add the action Display Rotation and set it to on.
Now go back and long press on the task you created and click 'Add exit task' do the same thing as you did before but instead of setting it as on, set it to off.
So now, whenever you open the app that you've chosen (Browser), you can switch to landscape mode and at other times stay locked with whichever orientation you leave the app with.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: **UPDATE**: As of Jan 2022, the developer of GMD GestureControl tool [removed the app from Play store](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-4-5-6-7-gmd-gesturecontrol-root.1535740/post-84405019). Thanks @AndrewT. for the tip.
I don't use Android anymore, so answer below stays the same for history purposes.
\* \* \* \* \*
I don't know any way to do it by system tools.
However, I know couple of apps, which will let you complete this task.
**You need root access**.
Here is what I have: [Ultimate Rotation Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate) and [GMD GestureControl Lite](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemo).
GestureControl lets you tight almost anything to any gesture.
And URC has an ability to share switches of orientations of screen as "Actions".
So you're going to GMD and make new gesture and tie it to "Action" — any desired orientation from URC.
P.S. You need root to use GMD because, AFAIK Android has no another way to set system-wide gestures.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Since you've said toggling auto is fine, you can just use the quick settings pull-down in Jelly Bean and later. Hold the phone in the orientation you want, then pull down the settings tray, and turn auto-rotate back on. When it's rotated, turn it off again right away.
You can even use it on phones that don't have the stock settings tray, if they have a replacement. Samsung phones are an example of this: instead of two trays, they have one notification panel with "quick access settings" at the top. You can configure which settings are shown, and auto rotate is one of the options.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: [Rotation Quick Setting](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.mudar.rotationquicksetting) works well and is GPL with source code on GitLab.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: You can use [Tap'n'Turn](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gabm.tapandturn). It shows a small arrow on the screen when it senses that the orientation changes. Pressing it will rotate the screen even when auto-rotation is off.
>
> Instead of rotating the screen right away, it displays an icon which allows you explicitly adjust the orientation
>
>
>
It can also be found on [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.gabm.screenrotationcontrol/) (where it is written with spaces: *Tap 'n' Turn*).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_8: I think in Android 11 you can do that. When you rotate your phone, a small icon will show up. You can click it to rotate your screen.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ua91l.jpg)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_9: Actually, in my Vivo Iqoo 7, near the home button, there used to be a small rotation arrow pop-up when I rotate my phone after disabling auto-rotation. After the update, it disappeared.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/25 | 612 | 2,480 | <issue_start>username_0: That question occured to me when I saw the [`WIFI_MODE_FULL`](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.html#WIFI_MODE_FULL) API documentation:
>
> Wi-Fi will be kept active, and will behave normally, i.e., it will attempt to automatically establish a connection to a remembered access point that is within range, and will do periodic scans if there are remembered access points but none are in range.
>
>
>
However, in my recent experience, my Nexus One never connects automatically to my remembered networks (It just displays the notification that some open networks are available). However the programming API suggests that it should be able to connect automatically - how can I configure my phone to do that?
I have a Nexus One with Android 2.2.
Edit: Thank you for your comments. After checking, I have found that my N1 does connect automatically to the remembered networks - but after I have left it to sleep, it is never connected (even though I set the Wifi sleep policy to "Never") - and when I open the Wireless configuration panel, I find that my remembered networks are "disabled". How can I prevent that?<issue_comment>username_1: You could kill two birds with one stone... [y5](http://www.appbrain.com/app/y5-battery-saver/pl.polidea.y5) is a little app that automatically toggles the wifi connection when you enter/leave cells with known wifi access points. I would bet that toggling wifi might help it connect when it detects a network it knows.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have this same problem, intermittently, with my N1/froyo/CM6. I don't know why it happens, but it's been happening since the froyo update afair.
I've noticed it happens less often if I stay in one place. This led me to the theory that, since I live at a university, the fact that networks will pop in and out of range even as I enter my dorm and walk up to my room will make my N1 think that the network's unstable and thus disable it.
Toggling definitely fixes the issue.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I have had a similar problem, though intermittent, on my ADP2 (=MyTouch 3G) running Froyo (via CM6). I believe that networks become disabled when a connection attempt fails. I suspect something like the first connection attempt occurring when you are only barely in range, and once that fails, the network is "disabled" until you explicitly choose it and successfully connect.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/25 | 371 | 1,306 | <issue_start>username_0: Droid Incredible has 4 buttons below the screen that are very bright at night. I'd like to turn these off when I'm reading from the screen. Is there any way to do this without rooting the phone?<issue_comment>username_1: [From what I've read](http://androidforums.com/incredible-support-troubleshooting/73519-turning-off-light-4-lower-buttons.html), this is not possible without a rooted phone. Other than that, you can you only control the lights' on/off state by how much ambient light is hitting the sensor.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: It seems there must be some way to do this because FBreader turns then off whether there is high or low lighting.
<http://www.appbrain.com/app/fbreader/org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.android>
Even a note about this in the FBreader releases:
FBReaderJ 0.7.12/13 is released (October 28, 2010).
Changes:
\* Keys backlight has been disabled.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: There is an app called Screen Filter which allows dimming of the screen, as well as disabling the bottom button lights. However, as my phone is rooted, I am not entirely sure if the button light disabling works on a non-rooted incredible. The app is free though, so it is worth a try.
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en>
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/27 | 392 | 1,482 | <issue_start>username_0: I have ripped my library of DVDs to my home server. I play them over WiFi from other PCs.
Can an Android phone with HDMI out do the same thing as a media center PC, playing these movies over the network on to a TV?<issue_comment>username_1: It sounds like you're trying to do something a bit like [DLNA](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance)? This is the set of technologies/protocols that allow you to play media on one device on another device on a home network. It's designed for connecting things like media servers, media players, TVs, etc all together to play across the home network.
You might find the answers to the following questions useful:
[Can I get DLNA on my Droid?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1660/can-i-get-dlna-on-my-droid)
[DLNA enabled media player?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1051/dlna-enabled-media-player)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You might consider plex. You would need to install the plex server on some machine and then install the plex player on your Android. Software is free. I've found that it generally works well over wireless. However, I've been playing from my Win7 laptop over to my Roku (with plex installed). Haven't tried it on the phone. In theory, plex works at WAN speeds too; and they provide a login service you can use to find your plex server at home while on the road.
oops... didn't look at the date of the post. Sorry.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/27 | 1,164 | 4,301 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to reinstall my Android ROM but before I would like to backup my Angry Birds savegame/data/scores.
Do you have any idea how can I do it?<issue_comment>username_1: Angry Birds' data would be stored inside the phones memory under the folder **Data**. Access to that folder is not permitted to you or any app for security reasons.
Without having **root** access there is no way to access that folder or backup your app. However once you've obtained root access you could either extract the data yourself or use an application like
[Titanium Backup](http://www.appbrain.com/app/titanium-backup-%E2%98%85-root/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup):
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I can't test this since I am rooted, but I assume ADB will allow you to access the data via shell. At worst you can copy over the data into a directory on the sd card. Restoring it would be problematic.
ADB = Android Debugging tool as part of the android SDK.
<http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html>
Fortunately unrevoked has a tool to root your phone as an application exploit so that you don't get the 100% root (can do nandroid and replace kernels) but you can run titanium backup.
www.unrevoked.com (unrevoked forever is the 1-click root). Check their list for supported devices.
As long as your phone is not bricked, this should not void your warranty as long as you just run titanium and remove unrevoked + titanium when returning the phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There is a program called "Angry Birds Backup" on the market that allows you to back your progress up without having root access. I've not tried it myself, but I've heard good things. You can read more about it on their web site at <http://www.angrybackup.com/>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Yes you can back up your Angry Birds data, **without rooting your phone**! It takes a few steps, and it's a manual process, but pretty easy nonetheless. This works with my Samsung Android 2 phone.
1. Install the Android SDK onto your computer from <http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html>. You will be using the ADB program, part of the SDK's Platform-Tools.
2. Connect your Android device to your computer **in debugging mode**. On my Galaxy S Android 2 phone, I had to go to Settings / Applications / Development and turn on USB Debugging before connecting the cable.
3. On your computer, start a Command Prompt and run these commands:
```
cd "C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools"
adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/highscores.lua C:\MyBackup\ab_highscores.lua
adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/settings.lua C:\MyBackup\ab_settings.lua
```
Of course, supply your own directory names depending on where you installed the Android SDK, and where you want the files saved.
To restore the files later:
1. Reinstall Angry Birds and complete at least one level. (This ensures the device has the appropriate directories.)
2. Connect your device in debugging mode and start a Command Prompt, as done above. Run these commands:
```
cd "C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools"
adb push C:\MyBackup\ab_highscores.lua /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/highscores.lua
adb push C:\MyBackup\ab_settings.lua /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/settings.lua
```
Q: Is it safe?
A: Yes! The Android SDK is provided by Google, the developers of Android, for use by software developers that write applications for Android devices. ADB, its Android Debugging Bridge is the official way that Google wants developers to interact with their Android devices. As long as you are careful with what files you push/pull, it's fine.
Q: How about Angry Birds Seasons?
A: Same as above, but type "angrybirdsseasons" instead of "angrybirds" (and of course change the name of the local backup file!).
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_5: I used a program by Antbee called Angry Birds Backup. It worked great, and it was free. For Seasons and Rio, I used Angry Birds Seasons Backup and Angry Birds Rio Backup by <NAME>ell. All three worked flawlessly.
It saved me from having to root my phone and/or replay all those levels.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/27 | 1,591 | 6,219 | <issue_start>username_0: Surprisingly I haven't found a satisfactory answer for this in a FAQ somewhere or anything.
I have a Motorola Droid (with froyo, if it matters)
I am thinking about getting a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Pretty simple question:
What will happen if I attach the same google account to the tablet?
**What I do *not* want to happen** is for the new device to automatically download all of the same apps from my phone, especially the ones that don't make sense on a Wifi-only non-phone device. And especially if the installed apps on both devices need to always stay synchronized.
**What I want** is to be able to sync contacts, gmail, calendar, etc, on both devices.
---
**Bonus Question**
It would be nice if my paid apps were available for re-download on the new device, but that isn't even necessary. So I was thinking about creating a new google account just for the sake of apps on the new device, and adding my gmail account as a "secondary" on the tablet. So, the bonus question is: would *this* option be a better plan (if it would work at all)?<issue_comment>username_1: Great question. Here's an answer for someone with two G1's as seen [here](http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f7/can-you-use-the-same-google-account-on-multiple-phones-27349/).
>
> I have 2 G1's and only one sim card. I
> have put the sim card in each and
> wiped, even with different esn numbers
> they both sign in to google
> flawlessly. And the paid apps are
> associated with the gmail sign in, so
> they show up on both phones.
>
>
>
So accordingly, it seems that paid apps are "synced" with the gmail account. This makes sense from a ownership standpoint (paying for a given app grants access on multiple devices), however it may not make sense for some specific apps (i.e. GPS, location, etc.).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: That's true. It's no problem to use multiple phones with one account. I do it like this myself with a g1 and a galaxy s. The paid apps are connected to your gmail account so you can use them on any phone with your credentials. Otherwise you would have to pay with every new phone you are going to buy.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I have a Motorola Droid running CM6 (Android 2.2, effectively) and a G1 running CM5 (Android 2.1, effectively). The Droid is on Verizon and the G1 is on a pre-pay SIM card with no data (so it is basically a wifi device I use for dev testing).
I use the same Google account on both. It does not force me to have the same apps on both phones. I can download apps I have paid for on both phones without any problems. Contacts, gmail, etc. sync just fine.
However, I do believe that if both devices are running Froyo, it will try to initially restore your apps when you add your Google account. But I believe you can then uninstall them (it won't try to re-install again).
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I have a Droid 2 with Gingerbread, and then bought a Xoom with Honeycomb. The Xoom did indeed download all the apps, paid and free alike. I did have to remove some. Oddly, some it left off randomly. Could be due to the variation from gingerbread to honeycomb. Contacts and email sync perfectly, apps downloaded since the initial sync do not self-sync to the other device.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I can confirm what @username_3 has said in the accepted answer. I have a *Samsung Galaxy S* and an *Archos 101* device.
* Both running Froyo 2.2.1 now.
* Using the **same Google account**.
* **Nothing was installed automatically** when I set up the *Archos 101*.
* I had to install all applications I wanted.
* I was able to install **both the paid and the free applications** I had running on the *Galaxy*.
---
I only want to add that, if you select an application from the **Android Market via pc**, you have to **choose between your devices** to which device you want to install the application ( *the devices are listed in a combo box* ).
If you want to **install it on both** :
* Click the `install` button, and choose the first device. The button will now read `Installed`.
* For the second device, just click `Installed` again - it will give you the option once more to choose a device from your device.
* Choose the second device and it will be installed a second time ( *although is displays `Installed` , it's still a click through to the next screen* ).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: Just looking around my desk, I see at least 10 phones running Android from 3 manufacturers. And a XOOM. Nearly all of them are activated with my "primary gmail account" for the sake of getting them going and doing some testing. I also connect some of these devices to my work Google Apps account.
Android does exactly the right thing with regards to syncing of data. Email, contacts and calendar works flawlessly. Apps that I purchased on one device show up in the market app for those devices that are compatible, but it doesn't download them until I say to do so. Books I bought are available in my book reader from one device to the next. Apps that I downloaded or paid for but don't want to use on a particular device show up in the market, but I'm free to ignore them and not download them.
When a new device arrives, usually it's a matter of 20-30 minutes to get it to a useful state by downloading the core apps and data that I need. I'm sure that could be shorter if I bothered to set up a install routine, but half the fun of getting a new toy is figuring out how it feels in my hands. The new web-based Market interface makes this much easier. I just sync once and it shows up as another device in my Market account. Then I start pushing apps at it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: When you finish setting up a google account it shows you two options one to backup and one to restore apps and data (the last page of the "google account wizard", two checkboxes) if you disable those options it will not auto install any apps. You will be however able to install payed apps on the second device wihout buying them again (just search for the app again and you can install it without paying). Syncing of contacts, gmail and gtalk will also work normaly.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/27 | 318 | 1,262 | <issue_start>username_0: I do some international phone-calls. Gets annoyingly expensive. I didn't like a bigger Android mobile, so I got this small Motorola Fuzzout thingy.
Is there any way to link the Android phone as a Bluetooth microphone? I can run Skype on my Mac or Windows PC. However I'm not sure how to connect the devices that way.<issue_comment>username_1: Is the Skype app available in your view of the Market? If so, why not just make the call on the device itself (via Skype)?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: What you need is a A2DP headset, that's one that can send the Media audio (stereo) over BT. One such is the Jawbone Icon but a lot of the car handsfree gadgets use it too. I just verified this after updating the firmware on the Headset (which b.t.w. is not a stereo headset but a BT earpiece but has A2DP capability if updated).
You pair it and it should work. Test by opening a random youtube clip on the phone. If it works with youtube, it works with Skype. If you still get no sound open your BT settings and hold down on the row that represents your paired headset until a settings window is displayed, go to settings at the bottom and see if "Media Audio" is checked, if not check and try again. Should work now.
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/27 | 750 | 2,734 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm not an open source zealot, but I generally prefer to use open source applications over proprietary ones if they stack up. Are there any directory sites with reviews, ect that specialize on open source Android apps? The closest thing I've been able to find is [Wikipedia's list](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_Android_applications).<issue_comment>username_1: Can't find any directories that specialize in open source apps, but you could do worse than a simple search on one of the regular app directories (like [this](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=open+source) or [this](http://www.androlib.com/r.aspx?r=open+source))
Otherwise, I'd say your Wikipedia list looks like a pretty good source.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Google Code seems to be the predominant place for open source Android apps:
<http://code.google.com/hosting/search?q=label:Android>
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: You can install F-droid to get a market-style repository of Free and Open Source android apps:
<http://f-droid.org/>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: This is another source:
<http://www.aopensource.com/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: How about crawling [Aptoide](http://www.aptoide.com/)? Not all are Open Source, but there are [many](http://www.aptoide.com/search/view?search_top=open%20source)!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: As far as my own experience goes, Aptoide is really great. I discovered it when I was trying to find something similar to vshare for the iphone on android\*\*`*.I downloaded the APK Installer for the app directly from their website - aptoide.com.*`\*\* I don't really know anything about f-droid, I might try i though. I did try blackmart before and didn't go very far with it, it didn't feel trustworthy. That was awhile ago though.Anyway, I have issues with google play and try to avoid it as much as possible, so I am solely dedicated to aptoide and it hasn't failed me yet. As far as safety goes, I occasionally install software such as AVG and Advanced Mobile Care if I feel I might be taking a risk. I haven't been afflicted with any malware from aptoide's markets yet! On the other hand, my 10 yr. old son is not as critical as I am when he chooses to download something from them on his own tablet, he also refuses to run any software like AMC & AVG and his tablet does have adware.But for as far as it goes , it doesn't seem to be doing any real damage to his device.
\
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: You can install F-droid or you can go to [fossdroid.com](https://fossdroid.com) (frontend web of F-Droid) to browser open source apps by trending, popularity, ect... (with screenshots).
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/27 | 255 | 856 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Android phone running the Tasker app. I have a home computer running Windows 7 as well. Is there any way I can have Tasker detect that I've arrived at home, and send a "Wake On LAN" packet to the computer somehow? What configuration do I need to do on Tasker and on the PC itself to support this scenario?<issue_comment>username_1: You could check out this [wake on LAN plugin](http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.steelgirder.LocaleWOLPlugin/Locale-Wake-On-Lan-Plug-In-Fre) for Tasker / Locale. (Haven't tried it - would be interested to hear how you get on if you give it a go)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Not using tasker, but the following may also work:
<http://lifehacker.com/#!5796450/automatically-turn-on-your-pc-over-wi+fi-with-pcautowaker-on-android>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/28 | 1,445 | 5,463 | <issue_start>username_0: There have been reports that Samsung Galaxy S has problems with its GPS that render the GPS almost unusable. Does the Android 2.2 update fix that?<issue_comment>username_1: Personally, I didn't find anything wrong with the GPS on mine (AT&T Captivate). You didn't say which version of the Galaxy you have (Captivate, Fascinate, etc.), but I know that before Froyo even, AT&T did push a separate update to their customers which supposedly was to fix the GPS (I don't know if it did though, since as I said I wasn't having issues before the update).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I can't confirm any GPS problems with my Galaxy S I9000 so far with 2.1. Unfortunately Froyo is not yet available for that device.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Captivate received a software update a month or so ago(I think it was later September or early October 2010) that fixed most GPS problems.
I still have some errors, but the major problem I had was that cellular assisted was not enabled. This is a must for the samsung captivate.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The latest update on the Samsung Vibrant (JI6) fixed GPS issues for 2.1. A similar update has been pushed to all the variants, as far as I know. As you can tell from the other responses, GPS issues aren't universal and even for those having trouble it wasn't always completely broken. It is safe to say it is fixed now, though -- and I see no reason to think it would be broken again in 2.2.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Well I also have problems GPS lock issue on my Galaxy 5 i5500, hope this can fix your phone. I got tips to fix this issue.
Remember to write down the default setting before change the GPS setting below, in case you want to go back.
Make sure GPS has been activated.
1. Press `*#*#1472365#*#*`. This will
bring to GPS setting.
2. Settings -> Parameter Settings ->
Address -> Server Type: 1x MPC
3. Settings -> Parameter Settings ->
Position mode: option3
4. Settings -> Fix Request Settings ->
Session Operation: Standalone
5. Settings -> Fix Request Settings ->
Server Option: Local
6. gpsOne XTRA -> Xtra Enable: Enable
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: No,
After updating my Samsung Galaxy S from JP8 2.1 version, that was working normally with GPS, but losing GPS capture some times...
Now with Froyo 2.2, the capture GPS works very well, but the position is completely erratic and is going 100 meters from the site where I am....
I don't know what to do, and I didn't find any solution on internet ... and if you are waiting for Samsung help you could die waiting first.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: No, I upgraded to the unofficial FROYO (Android 2.2) for Samsung Captivate and the GPS sucks. The signal does not lock and when it does, after waiting for days and sucking up the battery, it loses the signal just as fast. I am so frustrated with the GPS problem that I am thinking about switching carriers to get a different brand phone - like HTC or Motorola.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I also upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S to Froyo 2.2 and lost my GPS lock that I had on 2.1 which sometimes worked. I tried to a factory reset and cleaned everything on my phone and after the reset comepleted I had to input information and the first thing I tried was GPS and still could not get a lock. I download GPS locator before and that also did not lock onto a GPS. I will try what "user1100" said and see if that helps.
Bottom line Froyo 2.2 has GPS lock issues.. maps and navigation works without a GPS lock..:(
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Guides to fix the GPS issues with Captivate and Vibrant have just been posted.
<http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-posts-gps-fix-guide-for-captivate-and-vibrant-20101130/>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_8: **Edit:** [Check out my guide on how to improve Galaxy S GPS performance](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/6981/1465).
With GPS on the Galaxy S, the answer is always "maybe". New code works for some people, changing settings works for some people, and sometimes nothing works.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I am writing to inform you that this link is very helpful to fix GPS problems coming with samsung galaxy s froyo. But please be aware that this may have a risk (less probably) but worked very fine with me.
<http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-fix-gps-on-samsung-galaxy-s-eclair-and-froyo/>
step 7 does not appear in the settings so I passed that option. it is working now.
SAMSUNG GALAXY S 2.2 FROYO edition.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: There was definitely a problem with the GPS on my Samsung Captivate I purchased from AT&T a week after it launched, but I wouldn't classify it as unusable. It would take several minutes sometimes to first fix even when outdoors, but it would stay fixed as long as nothing obstructed it, such as my car ceiling. If it had a fix recently, it would be quicker at getting a fix as well. I used GPS Status to keep the GPS Almanac up to date which helped a bit, and applied several fixes people had suggested with minor improvements. Even official updates from Samsung had little improvement. I finally decided to replace my ROM with a third party and my GPS was greatly improved unlike anything Samsung had provided before. Generally, any third-party ROM using the JK4 modem like [Paragon](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915698)
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/28 | 714 | 2,500 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I backup and restore SMS Messages?<issue_comment>username_1: I highly recommend [SMS backup+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync). It'll back up your SMS to a Gmail Label:
>
> Automatically backup SMS, MMS and call log entries using a separate label in Gmail / Google Calendar. It is also possible to restore SMS and call log entries back to the phone (MMS not supported yet).
>
>
>
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: You can use [SMS Backup & Restore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore) to export to an XML file:
>
> Schedule automatic backups or backup your messages anytime you wish.
> You can view backup contents on your phone, and choose to backup selected conversations only.
>
>
> Backups are created in XML format and saved to your device's SD card.
>
>
> The XML can then be converted to other formats, and can also be viewed on a computer.
>
>
> It's easy to e-mail your backup files anywhere you wish.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Use a 3rd party tool such as
* [Titanium backup](http://www.appbrain.com/app/titanium-backup-%E2%98%85-root/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup)
* [Handcent](http://www.appbrain.com/app/handcent-sms/com.handcent.nextsms)
* ...
These offer many other options (such as backing up call log which I'd say is related)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Go SMS Pro <https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jb.gosms> has backing up SMS to SD as a feature. It is also a great replacement for text messages with Quick Replies and sending SMS on a schedule.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I recommend [**VeryAndroid SMS Backup**](http://www.veryandroid.com/sms-backup.html). It is a smart Android SMS backup software that can copy and backup SMS on Android phone to computer, restore SMS backup file to any Android phone, and also send messages or chat with a friend on computer directly, exactly the same as that you do on your android phone.
It can help you:
* Copy and backup SMS from Android phone to computer.
* Restore SMS from CSV to Android phone any time.
* Send SMS & SMS Chat on computer directly.
* Transfer SMS to Android phone from other phones (iPhone, Windows Mobile, Nokia, Blackberry, etc).
* View SMS messages in threading mode on computer.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/28 | 390 | 1,552 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running CM6 on a Motorola Droid.
Every now and then (at least once a day), my keyboard will revert from Swype back to the Stock Android Keyboard and I have switch back to the Swype keyboard to be able to use it again.
And sometimes (at least once every other day), the Swype keyboard will be completely disabled and I have to go back into Settings --> Keyboards and re-enable Swype.
This is starting to get really annoying. Any suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: Just a suggestion: is it possible that you have Swype on the kill list in your task killer?
(NOTE: I have a Droid as well, and have not experienced this. I do not run a task killer though. Also, I could not live without Swype.)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I believe this problem was caused by having Swype installed to the SD card. Moving Swype back to the phone's internal storage seems to have fixed the problem.
```
Settings-->Applications-->Manage Applications-->Swype-->Select "move to phone"
```
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Good question... I'm experiencing this currently although the app is already living on my phone. A quick fix for me seems to be un-selecting Swype as the alternative keyboard (see steps below) and then re-selecting it. Then I will then have to reset Swype (i.e. long-press in a text field, select Input Method and select Swype).
```
Settings > Language & Keyboard > Swype
```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Try relicensing it. That has worked for me in the past.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/28 | 478 | 1,890 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way that I can limit my Galaxy S to only download & sync contacts from the google account that are in "My Contacts"? Right now, it downloads everything, in particular, contacts in the "Other Contacts" group which has people that I've only emailed one time (or responded to). This takes my contact list from <200 up to 500+. On the other side, any way to use the groups that I've included in my google account?
I'm not opposed to using a separate application to manage these. It seems to me that Samsung's contact implementation is just poorly thought out, and I really hope that they make drastic changes to it for the 2.2 update.<issue_comment>username_1: `Contacts | Menu | Display Options | Choose contacts to display (account)`
Make sure only "System Group: My Contacts" is checked. Or whichever groups you actually want to see. (More specifically, make sure "All other contacts" is **not** checked.)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Try [Groupy](http://www.appbrain.com/app/groupy-no-ads/com.kigate.groupynoads)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: **Filtering Contacts** : You can filter contacts from particular group.
```
Contacts | Click - Menu Button | Filter | Click - Google (account) | Select - System Group: My Contacts
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: al-e is right, but keep in mind that the menu changes depending on which tab/icon you have selected. Be sure that the "contacts" icon is selected from within the contacts app. Here are the steps I used for the Galaxy S4, including the step if you have multiple gmail accounts.
1. Open contacts app
2. Be sure contacts tab is selected at the top
3. Hit the menu button and select "contacts to display"
4. Press the "customized list" gear button
5. Select the dropdown for the email acct that you are synchronizing
6. Uncheck everything but "My contacts"
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/28 | 906 | 3,136 | <issue_start>username_0: I love PDAnet for android, works great on my Windows machine. Unfortunately, I just found out (after installing Ubuntuon my HP mini) that there's no Linux client. Can anyone recommend a tethering app, non-root, with a Linux/Ubuntu client?<issue_comment>username_1: Try AziLink (http://code.google.com/p/azilink/). You will need to do a little setup on your Ubuntu machine in addition to loading the app on your DROID, but it will work without requiring you to root your DROID. This is a USB tethering solution that I have used in the past with my Ubuntu netbook to great success.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I used this [modified version](http://www.supermind.org/blog/660/solved-connection-reset-problems-with-proxoid) of Proxoid for quite a while.
You need to set up the android developer kit first, and follow the instructions on the Proxoid website on how to enable it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Recycling an answer from a recent [duplicate](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/15734/use-3g-connection-on-my-android-in-ubuntu).
---
[Easy Tether](http://www.mobile-stream.com/easytether/android.html) from Mobile Stream should work. It's a way to share your internet connection with another device via USB. Get the [Lite version](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mstream.easytether_beta&hl=en) (does not support https, or tethering to gaming consoles) or the [Full version](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mstream.easytether_polyclef&hl=en).
>
> Supports Windows 7/Vista/XP (32-bit and 64-bit), Mac OS X
> 10.7/10.6/10.5/10.4, Ubuntu 10.4+ and Fedora 13+
>
>
>
Full version supports the following:
>
> Tether PS3, Wii, XBox via PC Internet Connection Sharing, you need a
> computer for game console tethering.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Just a mention I have AziLink working to tether both Puppy Linux (dpupbuster64) and Lubuntu 19.04 to an older Sonim XP5 phone. I use a reseller MVNO on ATT network. They have no problem with customers on GSMA network (ATT) tethering, but the phone I am using is network locked to ATT and ATT had hotspot and tethering locked to try and charge more. Try to use the built in hotspot/tethering and get popup to call ATT. I tried rooting with no success, but the free crippled EasyTether and open source free AziLink worked. AziLink took little more work to set up and it seems abandoned, least no mention of it since like 2011 (Its 2020 now). So saved myself $10 over uncrippled EasyTether and learned something in setting AziLink up.
I am just posting that AziLink still works in 2020. It will occasionally go into a connect-disconnect loop, rare but happens. You just reboot your computer, make sure service is on in AziLink app on phone, then run the commands (I use a script with shortcut on desktop to make it one click). I think openvpn is the cause of this, so killall openvpn might work too. Havent tried that though. Remember AziLink was made for version openvpn from ten years ago and AziLink hasnt been updated. I am using current version openvpn so...
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/29 | 639 | 2,135 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to write formulas and notes on my Droid X. All the styluses that I found have a thick end and don't simulate a pen, it's more like a finger. Does anyone know of any styluses with thinner or more accurate tips? Do pens from tablets like Lenovo work?<issue_comment>username_1: Thin styluses are usually for resistive screens, they don't work with Droid X's capacitive screen.
[The difference between capacitive and resistive touchscreens](http://quezi.com/3994)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I remember seeing someone do tests on the accuracy of capacitive screens and in reality, they're terribly inaccurate. Unlike resistive screens, a stylus won't make much difference for you. I believe it was said that a fine stylus would provide just as much accuracy as using a hot dog.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I have a [Pogo Stylus](http://tenonedesign.com/stylus.php) which was originally meant for the iphone although I see they have an Android version now. It works ok, but I feel like I have to push down harder than I want to to get it to work. **It is accurate**, more so than my finger, however if I don't maintain enough pressure when drawing a line for example, there will be gaps in the line. I have a screen protector on and I've never tried it on the naked screen so this might be a factor. When all is said and done I don't use it very much so I can't provide a detailed review.
If you don't want to spend the money there are a number DIY capacitive tutorials that look pretty good. Some mimic the pogo design and others don't. Here are a few:
* [Pogo like 1](http://lifehacker.com/5532481/turn-a-cheap-pen-into-a-touchscreen-stylus)
* [Pogo like 2](http://lifehacker.com/5550029/diy-touch+screen-stylus-new-and-improved)
* [With a sock](http://www.instructables.com/id/Soft-iPhone-and-iPad-Stylus/)
* [With a piece of anti-static bag](http://lifehacker.com/5480040/make-a-diy-touchscreen-stylus-from-anti+static-bags)
* [With an energy bar wrapper](http://lifehacker.com/5647115/make-a-tablet-stylus-out-of-a-candy-wrapper) and a drunk puppet
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/29 | 829 | 3,090 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for an app like [**Where's My Droid**](http://wheresmydroid.com/) to help locate a lost device.
Ideally I'm hoping there is one that might have two specific features:
1. The ability to display a message to the screen to help people return it, like Windows Phone 7 will have, as [illustrated here](http://static.arstechnica.com/windows-phone-7-review/remote-lock-phone.png).
2. The ability to turn the GPS on remotely to aid in the physical location of the phone. I do not want to have to keep GPS on all the time, to avoid the battery drain.
Running on a non-rooted Galaxy S Captivate.<issue_comment>username_1: Another option: I like [Lookout](https://www.mylookout.com/).
In addition to tracking/finding your phone, also does virus scanning and backs up data. It doesn't display a message though.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: At least for #2 check out [Samsung Dive](http://www.samsungdive.com/), if it's supported in your country (it isn't in mine). It should do the trick. Also has remote lock and remote wipe functionality.
EDIT: Just realized that Captivate is a US device, so this is not supported yet (UK and Germany only). Sorry, my brain hasn't completely woken up yet :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Note that having the GPS enabled doesn't (unlike with Bluetooth) drain the battery. The GPS only uses battery when it's active, which only happens when something is trying to use it.
I don't know of any app that can enable GPS if it's disabled. For the message however your best solution currently is probably [WaveSecure](https://www.wavesecure.com/wavesecure/android.aspx).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_1: Try [Prey for Android](http://preyproject.com/blog/2010/01/prey-arrives-on-mobiles-android-version-available).
Some features:
* To trigger it, you send an SMS with specific text (default: GO PREY)
* Once triggered, starts recording its location to display on your Prey dashboard
* If "missing" you can put text messages on the screen or cause a loud alarm to be played
Here's a recent review: <http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/10/28/prey-for-android-is-an-open-source-anti-theft-service/>
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: I suggest you get Theft Aware instead. Unlike all the others mentioned this one once installed is totally invisible. You get back to the UI through the call out keypad with a code of your choice. Will send you details on command of whoever has their chip in your phone plus loads of other things. Give it a look, its free.
Used in combination with some other security app this is absolutely priceless.
<http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/tests/test/391607/Theft-Aware-Trial>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: [Mobile Defense](https://www.mobiledefense.com/) is great, though in closed beta at the time of posting. It lets you see the current status of your phone, its location (with greater accuracy if within GPS range) and lets you sound an alarm with a message. I am not sure when they will re-open the beta, but I love the product.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/29 | 231 | 865 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any Outlook for Android? If not, should I use an IMAP or POP3 client for Android instead? Which one do you recommend?<issue_comment>username_1: You don't mention which phone or Android version you're using. On my Motorola Droid (Android 2.2) the **built-in E-mail application** allows me to connect to my employers Exchange server. When I created the account, I had three options for connecting: *POP3*, *IMAP*, and *Exchange*.
There are other e-mail clients out there that may also connect to Exchange.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could try [K9 Mail](http://www.appbrain.com/app/k-9-mail/com.fsck.k9). I use it for non-Exchange accounts and it works great, so I know it's a great email app in general. I believe it has the ability to connect to Exchange servers, too, so...there you go!
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/29 | 986 | 4,177 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently got completely fed up with the built in Messages (SMS) application and switched it out for Chomp (also looking at Handcent, haven't decided on one yet). I want to use the "Messages" icon though, as well as treat the new app as the default SMS program. I know about "Manage Applications" and clicking the "Clear Defaults" button for the app. But the "Clear Defaults" is disabled for the Messages app and it says that no defaults are set. I read on [someone else's post](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2394/can-i-make-ebuddy-be-the-default-instant-messanger) that their AT&T provider had somehow hardcoded this as the default app and they couldn't change it. So...
Can they really do that? Is that why my HTC Hero doesn't let me clear the default? Is there a way around that?<issue_comment>username_1: One word. Root. I would suggest rooting as a solution to your problem. Here is documentation for how to root your CDMA Hero:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581577>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: At least one partial solution for those who can't root and want to use another messaging app.
Go to the Settings of the stock messaging app and turn off notifications, now only the messaging app will notify you when a new text message arrives.
Without rooting (and most likely removing the messaging app) there's no way to replace the stock one if it's protected, but at least with this solution, it will stop bugging you!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I came across an application that eases this pain and does the required superbly. The app is called [Default App Manager](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appiator.defaultappmanager). You can clear you previous defaults as well as set new ones. Probably this could be useful.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: The default applications that you can clear in the "Manage Applications" view are for URIs (URLs, file extensions, ...) only. **You can not set the default SMS Application by this.** There is no way to set something like the default SMS application on Android explicitly.
**There are three approaches to switch away from the stock SMS app to another one:**
1. Install the alternative SMS app and disable notifications in the stock app. Little Drawback: The SMS messages will still appear in the stock app.
2. At least Handcent and GoSMS provide a feature that blocks "duplicate messages", which prevents the SMS from show up as "duplicate" in the stock app inbox. Drawback: Other Apps, that are also listing for incoming SMS messages, e.g. because they trigger some action when magic word appears in the SMS, *won't work either*.
3. Root your phone, uninstall the stock SMS app and install another one.
I suggest you go with the first option.
Technical Background: As I sad before, you can not set the default SMS application on Android. That is because incoming SMS are propagated by the system with an so called intent broadcast. Every app can register for this SMS intent. So if you install a second SMS app, both apps, including the stock app, will receive the SMS (via the intent) and put it in their inbox. Apps can also abort the intent broadcast, which is exactly what the "block duplicate messages" option in GoSMS and Handcent does. But then no other app that wants these intents is able to receive them.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I just went into settings in Handcent app and found a setting in thier that made it the default app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: You can simply set it in Handcent and it disables the other one all together. In handcent just click: `menu -> settings -> application settings -> default messaging application`, and set it for both sms and mms. There you go. I think android does not let you unset it because then nothing would be set. It is up to a new application like handcent to set itself as that.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Just simply go settings, applications, manage applications. You then need to scroll down to viber and press clear defaults.
I'm not sure about others phone sets but for htc, its works .
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/10/29 | 475 | 1,801 | <issue_start>username_0: I've installed Adobe Air, and I have a few AIR apps that I have built over time and am curious to see how they will look running on the device, but am not clear on how to install them.
I uploaded the app to the phone but clicking on the .air file doesn't provoke an installation process, instead, it just opens the browser and attempts to display it (and fails, obviously).
What to to do?<issue_comment>username_1: Were the apps developed using Above Air for Android? There seems to be a distinction between the two SDKs. Look at this [tutorial](http://www.adobe.com/newsletters/edge/august2010/articles/article1/index.html?trackingid=HRTDI) for all the info on getting started. Even if some of the info is redundant, it does have a section on deployment to the phone.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Here's a [video](http://blogs.adobe.com/cantrell/archives/2010/04/installing_an_air_application_on_android.html) that shows how to turn an air app into into an apk file. I'm not a dev so I have no idea what he's talking about but it sounds like what you want to do so it may help.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: *Here's an answer for regular end users who happen upon this question because they are confused about the whole "Air" thing, wondering "how to install and adobe air based app?"*
If you phone doesn't already have it installed, get the [Adobe Air app](http://www.appbrain.com/app/adobe-air/com.adobe.air). Now you can download and install any of the [apps that are based on Adobe Air](http://www.appbrain.com/apps/popular/adobe-air/). There's really not a lot to it for end users. Even if you don't install the Adobe Air app and you try to install an Air based app, it will automatically direct you to install Adobe Air.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/30 | 179 | 640 | <issue_start>username_0: Like the title says, is there an easy way to share my location in real-time with friends without letting Google know where I am?<issue_comment>username_1: I haven't used it myself, but I've noticed [Neer](http://www.neerlife.com/) in the market -- It sounds like what you're looking for.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [Glympse](http://glympse.com) seems like a good alternative. Just pick who you want to share with, and for how long, and they can follow you on their phones or computers (and they don't need Glympse installed).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/30 | 498 | 1,817 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using the (I think default) **Calender** application on my Samsung Galaxy S phone.
It shows blue blocks for my events in the 7 day view.
Is there a way to **change this blue color** ? So that, e.g. I can mark private events in green and appointments with customers in red ?
Or is there a way to **show some text in the blocks** ?
Or it not possible with the default calender .. do you know of another one which does allow this ?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes you can, you will need to create a different "calendar" (probably "tag" would be a better name, but that's Google's terms for it).
Creating a Calendar (do this from the Desktop, I didn't found a way to do it from Android's Calendar app; do anyone know?):
1. Go to <http://www.google.com/calendar>.
2. Look for the "My calendars" box on the left, click on "Add"
3. Fill in the information, and click Create Calendar.
4. You can change the color later from "My calendars" box, by clicking on the triangular button.
Adding Events to Calendar (can be done from Android):
1. On the "Create New Event" view, choose the calendar you've just made from "Calendar" combobox.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: After following Lie's steps to create a new calendar in Google Calendar, you'll have to add it to the Calendar app:
1. Open the Calendar app
2. Menu > My Calendars
3. Menu > Add calendars
4. Select the calendar you just added
---
Lie mentioned this in a comment, but I don't have enough rep to respond.
**Add calendar** is for adding calendars to the app that aren't in the **My calendars** list already. It won't let you add new calendars to Google Calendar.
(The above is true on my xt720 running eclair-2.1.)
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/30 | 1,161 | 4,437 | <issue_start>username_0: Every few weeks, when I go to type something, I find that the Swype dictionary has been deleted (or at least can't be accessed) for no apparent reason. This kills the 2 benefits of Swype: typing without lifting your finger, and predictive word completion (and correction). Without these 2 features, Swype becomes much harder to use, and I find I'm better off with the standard keyboard.
So the question is, why is this happening, and is it possible to fix without re-installing Swype? (I've been able to fix this in the past by re-installing Swype, but that's a pain in the butt.)<issue_comment>username_1: Are you rooted? If so, you might try using an app like Titanium Backup to take a snapshot of a good install with dictionary, and restoring that whenever the problem resurfaces.
Unfortunately, I don't have any direct solution to the problem - haven't encountered that.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Are you using any memory management programs? Any app2sd, battery savers, task killers, etc. -- basically anything that might cause an irregularity? If so, I suggest turning them all of for a few weeks, see if that makes any difference.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I'm not sure, but I think that when the SD card is mounted by a computer through USB the phone can't access it. I'd hazard a guess that you used the keyboard while you were plugged into the USB and swype couldn't get at it's dictionary so it started a new one which was saved to SD once USB was unplugged.
That could be worth an experiment.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: So I was facing the same issue as well, and after getting no help from internet and forums, I contacted swype, here is the reply I received from them. I have not tried it yet, but I expect it to work.
\*
>
> This is, unfortunately, a known issue
> with the beta on some devices; it is
> particularly prevalent on the HTC
> Incredible, and occurs specifically
> after a reboot of the device (though
> it can, in rare occasions, occur at
> other times). The issue is related to
> a feature of some phones known as
> “fastboot” which is designed to bring
> the system into a usable state faster
> by delaying the start of some system
> functions until after the system has
> been made ready for user interaction.
> In our case, the ESN variable (a
> hardware identifier tied to the
> telephony radio) is not loaded into
> memory until after Swype has already
> started loading. This value is needed
> to verify Swype’s license, and so
> Swype’s licensing mechanism fails.
>
> The workaround for this issue is to
> switch the input method off of Swype,
> type a few characters with another
> keyboard, then switch back to Swype.
> This will trigger Swype to reload the
> license. To do this, simply
> long-press on any text input box,
> choose “Input Method”, and select an
> alternative keyboard. Type a few
> characters then use the same procedure
> to switch back to Swype. I hope this
> helps relieve the frustration of
> having to reinstall Swype all the
> time. It’s not a perfect solution,
> but it’s much better than reinstalling
>
>
>
\*
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: I'm using an older version of Swype, 1.3.x., which came pre-installed on my *Samsung Galaxy S2.* Now running JellyBean, I was facing the same problem. This is how I managed to fix it:
1. I force-stopped the app
2. then cleared all data through android application manager
3. then disabled the app.
4. Then I enabled the stock keyboard for a bit and then tried re-enabling the app and choosing it as the input mode.
I had to go through the registration again, but my dictionary sure came back ! Try it!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I have a HTC one M7. It decided to reboot after getting confused on how much battery power it had.
Now the personised Swype dictionary is gone.
I tried Swype's workaround listed above, but no success. There is no footprint of my old dictionary.
However I have found that it's easy to back up my new personal dictionary.
In: Settings> Language & Keyboard> HTC Sense Input> Personal Dictionary> then go to tip right ':' Backup to Email.
It will then save your dictionary as an attachment on email, which u can download & it will automatically recognise it upon opening & install it for you.
How this will save people from the troubles I've had.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/10/31 | 1,033 | 3,744 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm thinking about making an app which will require Bluetooth to be available at all times. However, if this reduces battery charge life significantly, then that's kind of a show stopper. Can anyone give me a general idea about how much drain constant Bluetooth use will put on the battery?<issue_comment>username_1: Constant use of Bluetooth will put quite a significant drain on the battery, even having it on is known to drain the battery.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: It really depends on what you are using Bluetooth for. I have a Bluetooth watch ([MBW-150](http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=mbw-150&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4482759302556581117&ei=M1_NTIDnD8OclgeBqbWsBw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q8wIwAA#)) that I sync with my phone using [OpenWatch](http://www.appbrain.com/app/openwatch/com.smartmadsoft.openwatch) and it affects my battery life minimally. All it does is sync the phone's time with my watch, vibrates on certain notifications/calls, and gives me control of my music player (play/stop/next/prev/volume). So I essentially have Bluetooth turned on all the time and haven't really seen a battery problem because of it.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I have a Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant):
* With Bluetooth & Sync turned on, but the Bluetooth not connected, I better have > 45% battery before I go to bed or else my phone will be dead by morning.
* With Bluetooth & Sync turned off, I only use 1-2% battery overnight.
How much of that is Bluetooth and how much is Sync, I don't know. But the combination sure kicks the crap outta my phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: What drains... my special. Here some data samples, based on a Motorola Droid:
```
+--------------------+----------+
| Mode | Energy |
+--------------------+----------+
| Bluetooth receive | 751 mW |
| Bluetooth send | 487 mW |
| Bluetooth standby | 2,8 mW |
+--------------------+----------+
```
So if you use BT quite regularly (e.g. to be able to immediately pick up a call with your headset), having it in standby doesn't hurt *that* much (Compare: 2G StandBy 11,6 mW, 3G StandBy 18,3 mW, Wifi StandBy 7,8 mW -- and, often mistaken: GPS StandBy 0,4 mW).
But if, on the other hand, you use BT once a week (or even less) -- heck, you can manually enable it then, there are enough "toggle switches" and widgets available.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_5: On my Galaxy S3 even if I have bluetooth turned on but do not use it at all it still drains my battery 30% faster as opposed to if it was turned off!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Personally i recently got a wireless earphones for making calls and sometimes i turn my earphones off but forget to turn off my bluetooth on my phone. I usually found this to be a problem since i would charge my phone before gping to bed and leaving it at 50%. Before it used to last me over night but lately i been waking up to zero percent battery... so personally i don't advice you to leave bluetooth on... plus for me it cause my phone to overheat while charging.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: Below is an article from Techrepublic. There is a lot of anecdotal "yes" here, but very little scientific responses. I think if you look at the actual analysis responses using hard data, you'll see that bluetooth has little impact on battery. I never turn off bluetooth on my phone and have several apps that use bluetooth, and the only time my battery doesn't last all day is when I play a game or two on it.
[10 common misconceptions about mobile device batteries](https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-common-misconceptions-about-mobile-device-batteries/)
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/10/31 | 260 | 1,019 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I created/removed some folders on Outlook desktop app.
When I synchronized my corporate account by manually refreshing under the folders screen, it didn't bring the new folders, nor removed the removed ones.
Is this a known bug?
I have a Motorola Milestone, and I remember in the past, at least the folder addition worked.<issue_comment>username_1: I know you were going for the "onboard" solution for Exchange e-mail, but at my workplace a bunch of folks use Touchdown:
<http://www.appbrain.com/app/exchange-by-touchdown-key/com.nitrodesk.touchdownpro>
Only problem is that is is $19.99. It works well with ActiveSync policies and doesn't force you to encrypt your whole device if your SysAdmin has required as such.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I ended up deleting my account and registering it again, and it worked, but this is a workaround.
As pointed out by other people, the native Mail app is buggy, so I started evaluating Touchdown.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2010/10/31 | 482 | 2,033 | <issue_start>username_0: When the system emits an Intent for which you have multiple apps that can handle the intent, a dialog opens to tell you which application you want to use with that intent.
Is there a way to see what these associations are, and clear them?
If there is no app or interface to do that, do you know of an API to access these associations?
EDIT: When I said associations, I was thiking of the "late-bound" associations. For example, when I open a link and I have multiple browsers, an intent is fired saying "view link", and I choose "always use that application"; what can I do if, after some time, I would prefer to use another application for that intent?<issue_comment>username_1: I believe it's a no to both those questions. Yes you can clear default associations only if you know which app is associated with with `Intent` (you will still be prompted with the dialog asking you which app you'd like to use with the current `Intent`).
Apart from that there is no way to clear associations. They are hard coded inside each app, there is no way to remove them.
UPDATE: To answer your edited question head to **Settings > Applications > Manage applications** find your application that you chose as your default app for that intent, click **Clear defaults**
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can remove some `Intent` associations by going to the specific app that you specified the `Intent` for in the `Settings` --> `Applications` --> `Manager Applications` --> `[Find your app]` --> `"Clear Defaults"` button.
There is no way to view all associations given from `Intents` to `Apps`
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: If your device is rooted, you can use apps like [AutoRun Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun.pro) (ARM) to list up all registered listeners, and even can disable/enable them at will (e.g. to prevent a certain app from firing up at times you don't want it to). This would correspond to "clearing an association".
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/10/31 | 231 | 873 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Motorla Droid running CM6 (essentially Android 2.2). I'm connecting to Windows 7 machines via USB. Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card as external storage.
How can I stop this behavior? I haven't really noticed when it started, sometime after I installed CM6?<issue_comment>username_1: Apparently the [Winamp](http://www.appbrain.com/app/winamp/com.nullsoft.winamp) app has an `Enable auto-mount` setting that is by default set to true. Problem resolved.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: While connected via USB, you will notice a USB icon on notification bar.
Drag the notification bar down, you will see a "USB connection" item. Click it.
Select "none" or "nothing" (I'm not sure about the option name in english, because my Motorola Milestone is in portuguese).
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/01 | 590 | 2,130 | <issue_start>username_0: When I put the wallpaper in `/dcim/Camera` and go to change the wallpaper and choose `Media gallery` and I select the wallpaper I want, it asks me to choose only a small region of the image. What do I need to do to use the entire image?<issue_comment>username_1: If i remember correctly, you can drag the frame to the full size of the image, so that the whole picture will be selected as background.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The above answer is vague. Here's a more complete answer.
First
-----
Go through the wallpaper settings and open the image you want to use for wallpaper. You will be prompted to crop it.
Second
------
Drag the cropping reticule to the bottom right corner.
Third
-----
Drag the left edge of the cropping reticule all the way to the left edge of the screen. The reticule should grow to encompass the whole image.
Lastly
------
Tap the "Crop" button at the top right. It will "crop" the image to the size that it already is, and set it as your wallpaper.
Dénouement
----------
All this because the developers who wrote the wallpaper cropping app couldn't be bothered to check whether the selected image is already the correct size for the device. All they had to do was say "This image is already the right size. Would you like to crop it anyway?", and give us buttons labeled "Crop It" and "Just Use It". Instead, we're stuck with this thoroughly non-intuitive mess.
Well done, Android devs. *slow clap*
In case anyone is curious, the wallpaper shown in the screenshots above comes along with <NAME>'s excellent [Asus Transformer Prime Wallpaper Template](http://www.taborcg.com/2012/01/15/asus-transformer-prime-wallpaper-template/).
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/01 | 389 | 1,173 | <issue_start>username_0: The ISP I use on my N1 doesn't allow me to open facebook. Using a PC, I can use Google DNS server (8.8.8.8) to by-pass them but on N1, I can't find where to put the stufff.
Please help if you know how to.<issue_comment>username_1: While you're on Wifi, have a look in Wi-Fi settings > menu|Advanced.
It looks like it's easier when you're on Wifi than when you're on a celular signal (3 or 2.5g).I've found a [blog post here](http://www.carson.alittlekitchen.com/changing-android-mobile-data-dns-server-settings/) that seems to do what your asking, but you may need to have rooted the phone, or at least be comfotable with editing a few system bits and bobs.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The following was added as an edit to the question. It seems like it should be an answer.
1. Go to `Setting - Wireless & Network - Wifi settings`
2. Press `Menu` button, and select `Advance`
3. Check `Use Static IP`
4. Enter `IP adress`, `Gateway`, `Netmask` and `DNS Server 1&2` of associated with your LAN networks.
Eg., for me, I use
* ip=`192.168.1.100`
* gateway=`192.168.1.1`
* DNS1=`8.8.8.8`
* DNS2=`8.8.4.4`
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/01 | 841 | 3,135 | <issue_start>username_0: Since upgrading to FroYo, the Android Market app has disappeared from my wife's Droid X: it doesn't appear on the home screen or in the Applications list in settings. Is there any way to get it back?<issue_comment>username_1: ~~It's a built-in app and can't be uninstalled.~~
To restore the icon to the home screen, find the icon in the application list and long-press, then drop it where you want it. Alternately, long-press the home screen where you want the icon to be, choose "Shortcuts", then "Applications", then the "Market" icon.
***Update***: Okay, it appears that you're not the only one with this issue. See this thread on the Google support forum: <http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android%20Market/thread?tid=3322620a3c715568&hl=en>
One offered solution is to do a factory reset. It's up to you to decide how comfortable you are with that.
***Update 2***: Several people in [this thread](http://androidforums.com/droid-x-support-troubleshooting/196653-help-market-place-gone.html) said that the factory reset worked for them. Additionally, someone wrote a script (also in that thread) to fix the issue, which you would need to get on the phone. (USB would seem to be your best bet.) *Caveat Emptor*. Someone also mentioned that if you get the Vendor.apk you can also get the Market back. (Details are a little fuzzier.)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you are running stock Android I believe you are going to have to do a factory reset. If you are rooted and running some custom mod, you can probably just install the googleapps.apk or reflash the rom.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: from here I tried <http://androidforums.com/droid-x-support-troubleshooting/196653-help-market-place-gone.html>
To get the Marked app back, without doing a hard reset.
used ASTRO file manager
1. Opened ASTRO, clicked Up
2. navigate to /system/app
3. Locate Vending.apk
4. push on it to install it, clicked ok etc
Now back on home screen, follow what is suggested about a clean slate ...
1. Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications
2. Chose All
3. Find Market
4. Push on it and select Clear data
5. go back to main home screen, turn your phone off and back on
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: My android market icon dissapeared when i clicked on it yesterday on 2.2 i just read today in the news that google changed the name from Android market to Google Play to get more customers focused on its videos and books. I found a brand new icon in the second apps location on my phone. It is called google play not called android market any longer. All you do is click accept and use.....
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: I just figured it out, very easy. The Android Market is now called "PLAY STORE" by Google, and is listed under "P" in your phone (not "G" for Google Play Store). Just go into all your apps, go down to "P" and long hold the "PLAY STORE" icon to get it to your home screen. This icon looks like a white shopping bag with handles and a blue, red and tan diamond/pyramid figure on the front. GOOD LUCK and have a great day.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/01 | 420 | 1,591 | <issue_start>username_0: An uncle of mine refuses to use the free version of Astro File Manager, because he dislikes ads.
I told him to just leave his 3G off (he only uses it on demand anyway) and he shouldn't see them anyway, as my expectation was that they couldn't be downloaded.
But is this really true? I tried it with Angry Birds and after turning off 3G, I no longer saw any ads, but is this possible?<issue_comment>username_1: I expect that this is going to depend on the ad network. What you've seen apparently works on AdMob, but as to whether other ad networks will require a connection or will display cached ads, I couldn't say.
By the way, [Astro File Manager Pro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/astro-file-mgr-pro-%28key%29/com.metago.astro.pro) (no ads) is only $3.99.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Most ads require internet access. If you remove the internet access, then it shouldn't load the ads (unless they are somehow cached?).
If he really, really, really wants to get rid of ads all together, you can install the [AdFree](http://www.appbrain.com/app/adfree-android/com.bigtincan.android.adfree) app on rooted phones. It will remove ads from the browser, from apps, etc. Anything that is in its blacklist will refuse to load.
However, developers do try to make a living and often provide their apps for free at the cost of a little advertising. You may also want to try and explain this to him and if he really likes the app he can support the developer further by purchasing the full (ad free) version. No money, no developers.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/02 | 583 | 2,292 | <issue_start>username_0: I saw not using HTC Sense as a power-saving tip on another question, but I just wanted to know what the easiest way to replace HTC Sense is and what it requires me to do?
Do I lose all my widgets too or will it mostly change the way my Home screen looks?
Edit: I don't need HTC Sense to disappear completely from my phone or need to root it. I'm just curious how I would go about replacing HTC Sense with another application launcher.<issue_comment>username_1: To replace HTC Sense completely you will have to root your phone and replace the ROM completely. Please see this post for more information: [How do I root my Android device?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1184/how-do-i-root-my-phone)
If on the other hand you're looking at replacing your homescreen/launcher then there are plenty of options.
* [LauncherPro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/launcherpro/com.fede.launcher)
* [ADW.Launcher](http://www.appbrain.com/app/adw-launcher/org.adw.launcher)
* [HelixLauncher](http://www.appbrain.com/app/helixlauncher/com.helixproject.launcher)
* plenty more...
I personally have LauncherPro and have upgraded to the Plus version. The Plus version has 90% of the widgets Sense UI has but is in my opinion far quicker, more stable and has way more features.
*NB: I don't believe any of these Launchers allow you to utilise the widgets from Sense UI.*
EDIT: Just to answer your comment. LauncherPro is an app you can download and install from the Android Market. Once installed clicking the Home button will prompt you to select which launcher you'd like to use (either LauncherPro or Sense UI). All you would do from there is check the "Default" checkbox and select LauncherPro.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Essentially those are what we call "home" replacements. You have the stock android home, or HTC's custom Sense home (or [insert manufacturer's custom home here]) that come with your device. But you can go on the market and download another one like LauncherPro or Helixlauncher or ADW launcher.
Usually people use these for additional features the stock home doesn't have, such as more screens, more icons on the screens or app drawer, or advanced memory management, special widgets, etc. (LauncherPro).
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/02 | 895 | 3,572 | <issue_start>username_0: While setting up my HTC Hero phone, I have entered my gmail account in the setup. But now I want to remove it (I don;t want to change with another account). How do I do it ?
I have searched a lot on Google and everywhere I found that I have to do factory reset but this is not my favoured option.
If there is another way, please let me know.<issue_comment>username_1: What do you mean, by 'delete it' exactly? Your phone needs to be linked to a Google account, no matter what (as far as I know). If you do wish to change the "main" Google account your phone is linked with, a factory reset is the way. I've had to do it myself a few times.
If you just want to stop receiving Gmail notifications, go into Settings > Accounts and uncheck the "sync" option for the account you no longer wish to have Gmail sync with.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are ways to do it without a factory reset. However, depending upon the phone, it may not work without being linked with a Google account. I'm not sure about the Hero one way or the other. See [here](http://www.sizzledcore.com/2009/12/27/how-to-remove-change-google-account-from-android/).
Another option is that you could just create a dummy Google account, then never use it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Just use [Erazzer](http://www.appbrain.com/app/erazzer/dsoft.Erazzer) (requires root).
>
> This program will be very useful if you want to change main Google account on your Android device without resetting it to defaults preferences. Some features:
>
>
> * supported on Android 2.x
> * deleting Google accounts (2 methods)
> * accounts backup/restore
> * quick reboot/shutdown
> * widget for quick operations
>
>
> Warning! Function "reboot in recovery mode" can **delete all data** on some devices, it is disabled by defaults. Don't use it without necessary or if you don't know what is it.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: When I pass my phone to other family member, I tried many times to change from my Google account to another Google account. So far, I know of none, except remove current Google account and then set different Google account. Please note, when you remove the Google account, everything (including all the app) in the phone will be gone, and the phone is reset to factory original condition. Please also note, you can also add another account to your Android. That means your phone will have multiple accounts, but Android always use the first account you entered as default.
To remove Google account:
- settings - Applications - Manage Applications -
left click - Filter - select filter option - mark "All"
select "google Apps"
tap "clear data" button
tap "your account must be updated"
now enter your new Google account info.
Reboot.
In another Samsung Galaxy 3 i8700, to reset Google account, all I need is:
- settings - Privacy -
Under "Personal Data" - Factory Data Reset - erases all data on phone.
You will remove current Google account. Then, re-enter another Google account in:
- settings - Accounts and Sync - "Add Account"
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Simply change the password of your Google account using your laptop and afterwards your Android will scream that he needs the new details and will let you enter a different account
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Easy! No Factory Reset Needed.. Go to Settings>Accounts&Sync>Then Click the google account you wanna delete(this also applies to the main account)>then press MENU soft key>then Delete Account
That's it!
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/02 | 587 | 2,330 | <issue_start>username_0: I just picked up a [Viewsonic G-Tablet](http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/). It's got killer hardware [specs](http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/spec.htm) and is running Android 2.2 but it's barely usable because of this terrible TapUI that's crippling the device. I have been following [a thread at the XDA forums](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824804) where users are attempting to root it and get a custom ROM installed, but I'm wondering how hard it is to just wipe it clean and get the stock Android 2.2 running on it. The people who have rooted and blocked most of the TapUI report losing access to their settings, which I guess is heavily integrated into the TapUI.
Is the problem that Android 2.2 doesn't support specific hardware and someone needs to create a ROM with all the necessary drivers?<issue_comment>username_1: It is up to the manufacturer of the device to provide the appropriate and functional drivers for any hardware on their device. Unfortunately, many of them also like to add their own UI (often poorly designed and implemented). This is the case with the TapUI from all I've heard. This is not a problem with Android. It's a problem with Viewsonic.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Basically you have to compile Android for that device with its drivers. [Example of compilation process.](http://forum.sdx-developers.com/android-2-1/%28how-to%29-compile-android-2-1/) [An older example from the official dev site for building 1.6 for the G1.](http://source.android.com/source/building-dream.html)
Devices like the N1 and G1 (Dev phones) let you easily put these images on your phone after compilation, because that is what they were made for (unlockable and hackable). I believe their drivers are in the official Android source (I could be wrong, but they are easily available).
All other devices don't come unlocked, so first you have to unlock (root) your phone to be able to write anything else to it.
I've never compiled Android or a ROM, so I can't give you much more details than this. Essentially there are proprietary binaries (the drivers) that are also needed for each specific Android phone in order to get it to run on that device. So you either have to get those drivers from the vendor or write them yourself.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/02 | 303 | 1,152 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a cheap Android handset for development and it is an exclusive to a particular network.
I would like to unlock it so I can use an existing SIM card from another network. I've done some googling and it appears that there are many services online where you can get a code from supplying your IMEI number.
Firstly, can anyone elaborate on what the unlocking process involves, and secondly, is there any application that can do this process, or are you forced to pay someone to generate a code for you?<issue_comment>username_1: The Rooting method for the T-Mobile G2 / HTC Desire Z unlocks the SIM lock on the modem, but this is device specific.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: To unlock you phone for free you can root it. But it is at your own risk. I found [this guide](http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-sim-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-for-free/) but don't know if it works for you.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I'm a little late getting to this (7 years actually) but if you still have it and it's still carrier locked, call the phone carrier and ask them if they have any conditions
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/02 | 373 | 1,469 | <issue_start>username_0: I constantly come across websites that reference an Android application, and provide a QR code of the URL to download the application from the marketplace. Those same sites very rarely provide the actual link to the application in any other form.
I am looking for way to read QR codes that are on the phone itself. Ideally, I would like a method that utilizes the "share" functionality of the built in browser in such a way that I merely hold my finger down on an image of a QR code, select "share" from the resulting menu that comes up and select an app to send the image of the QR code to.
Are there any ways to do this or come close to the above functionality?<issue_comment>username_1: [Barcode Generator / Reader](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.sugree.barcodegen?install=web) is an app that reads and decodes QR codes from a file.
Also, you can bookmark this web based reader: [ZXing Decoder Online](http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx), then when you come across a QR code, long-press on it, copy the image URL, then paste it into the linked page.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: You can do this from the Browser itself using "[QR Droid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=la.droid.qr)". Search for it and install it. After that:
* In the Browser, long-click the image and select "Save image"
* After downloaded, open image from notification bar
* Select Menu > Share > "Decode with QR Droid"
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/02 | 374 | 1,372 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having some difficulties with my San Francisco handset, running 2.1
It seems to keep dropping Wifi connection randomly. I've got the wireless router sat next to me, and its connected OK, but if I walk downstairs (still within range) it will drop connection.
At the moment I manually have to go to settings > wireless and force it to reconnect, this is quite annoying
Is there any app which will periodically check for in-range remembered networks, and force reconnects if possible?<issue_comment>username_1: Auto WiFi Toggle has been getting quite a lot of traction this past week and it looks like it may be what you're looking for.
It will search for WiFi networks in your range every interval (set by user) and then connect to them.
[Auto WiFi Toggle](http://www.appbrain.com/app/auto-wifi-toggle/com.appspot.eikatou0.autowifionoff):
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem with my San Francisco. The WiFi wouldn't reconnect properly after the screen had woken.
Haven't tried 'Auto WiFi Toggle' but '[WiFi Auto ReEnabler](http://www.appbrain.com/app/wifi-auto-reenabler/jp.sakira.wifireenabler)' set to 'Disconnect then re-connect' on wake seems to be working for me.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/03 | 565 | 2,040 | <issue_start>username_0: I used to have a Motorola Droid, and I loved it because it was barebones Android, none of that flashy aftermarket crap they put on it to make it appeal more to consumers. No, I like my android plain, how it comes straight from Google.
So I was slightly disappointed to find out that with the Motorola Droid2, Motorola installed their own flavor of Android with a bunch of extra shit that I don't want.
So my question to you is, is it possible for me to wipe out and re-install a base Android 2.2 on my device? Will there be any problems? If this is possible, a link to a tutorial or better yet, step-by-step instructions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Looks like it is possible. Haven't done it myself, but [this](http://www.mwd.com/2010/10/install-frf91-android-2-2-froyo-vanilla-fission-rom-on-droid-2/) looks promising.
It indicates that you need to be rooted and already have Koush’s Droid X Bootstrap Recovery installed, but from there it looks like a matter of simply applying the ROM .zip file from Recovery.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I ended up figuring it out, but it took a lot of research and time. Here's what I did, probably not exactly like this since it took me a few tries to get right:
Root your phone.
Download the Koush Bootstrapper/loader and install it onto your phone, via their site or the Android Market.
Go to [Team DeFuse's](http://www.teamdefuse.com/Team_DeFuse/index.html) website to download the Fission 2.2 ZIP file. Put this on your SD card somewhere.
Boot into Koush, apply the bootloader patch, and then reboot into the bootloader.
Clear cache/data, mount /data and /system, clear cache/data again, install update, select ZIP file on SD card, once that's done, clear cache/data again, and then reboot.
You should then boot into a fresh install of "vanilla" Froyo Android. No apps. No settings. And best of all, **no Motoblur!**
... I think I got all that right. If I missed something, let me know.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/03 | 631 | 2,363 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a HCT EVO and was thinking about getting car stereo with bluetooth, car mount, and car charger to go with it (for my 2005 Civic).
First of all, are there any products that will do all of these? A mount/charger that can also be hooked into the car audio? It doesn't even have to be bluetooth if it can just directly hook my phone into the car speakers, but I haven't been able to find anything like this.
Otherwise, I am having trouble finding a minimal bluetooth device... I don't really need anything features except routing bluetooth to my car audio, because my phone does everything else.
I am also concerned that I've read some reviews that say they only work with the phones **bluetooth calling and not with playing media**. I'd like to be able to listen to pandora in the car. How can I make sure that when I see "bluetooth" I can know it supports both?
Can anyone give me some tips on what to look for or where to look? Are these things hard to install yourself?<issue_comment>username_1: Looks like it is possible. Haven't done it myself, but [this](http://www.mwd.com/2010/10/install-frf91-android-2-2-froyo-vanilla-fission-rom-on-droid-2/) looks promising.
It indicates that you need to be rooted and already have Koush’s Droid X Bootstrap Recovery installed, but from there it looks like a matter of simply applying the ROM .zip file from Recovery.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I ended up figuring it out, but it took a lot of research and time. Here's what I did, probably not exactly like this since it took me a few tries to get right:
Root your phone.
Download the Koush Bootstrapper/loader and install it onto your phone, via their site or the Android Market.
Go to [Team DeFuse's](http://www.teamdefuse.com/Team_DeFuse/index.html) website to download the Fission 2.2 ZIP file. Put this on your SD card somewhere.
Boot into Koush, apply the bootloader patch, and then reboot into the bootloader.
Clear cache/data, mount /data and /system, clear cache/data again, install update, select ZIP file on SD card, once that's done, clear cache/data again, and then reboot.
You should then boot into a fresh install of "vanilla" Froyo Android. No apps. No settings. And best of all, **no Motoblur!**
... I think I got all that right. If I missed something, let me know.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/03 | 748 | 2,490 | <issue_start>username_0: Oftentimes, I don't know where I placed my Android around the house. Is there a way to make it vibrate and emit high volume sounds/music that will help me find it?<issue_comment>username_1: Four come to mind:
1. [Phoning Pigeon](http://www.appbrain.com/app/phoning-pigeon/com.lionebra.phoningpigeon)
2. [Where's My Droid](http://www.appbrain.com/app/wheres-my-droid/com.alienmanfc6.wheresmyandroid)
3. [Lookout Mobile](http://www.appbrain.com/app/lookout-mobile-security/com.lookout)
4. [Prey](http://www.appbrain.com/app/prey-phone-tracker/com.prey)
Each goes about it in different ways. *Phoning Pigeon* probably has the lightest touch. You pre-define one or more phone numbers with the app. Then, if the phone receives two consecutive calls from one of those numbers, it will turn the ringer on at maximum volume.
*Where's My Droid* is similar, but you send an SMS message with specific text.
The *Lookout* siren is **very** loud; you'd have no trouble finding it. The app has several other functions as well, including virus scanning and backing up your data.
*Prey* is similar to Lookout's tracking and probably wouldn't be as useful for finding a misplaced phone in your house; it's more for tracking a phone that has been taken. It might work for you, though, and there's no risk in checking it out.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Use the Phone function of your wife's phone, to, erm , phone it.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Lookout is free and works well.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I use [wheresmycellphone.com](http://www.wheresmycellphone.com/), rather than downloading an app. Works great!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_1: If you've lost the phone *before* you remembered to install one of the mentioned apps, you have one more option: [Plan B](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb) (from the same people who developed Lookout).
Basically you install it *after* the phone goes missing and trigger it via text message.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: The best simple, official app to locate your lost phone is Android Device Manager. You can register as many phones as you want with it.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A92a6.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tPuWY.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VAQeW.png)
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/03 | 926 | 3,378 | <issue_start>username_0: I got tired of replugging my headset between a desktop and Android when someone calls me. Is there a way to stream sound from Ubuntu (I use [Pulseaudio](http://pulseaudio.org/)) to Android phone over wifi or usb?<issue_comment>username_1: I use the old Winamp [Shoutcast](http://www.shoutcast.com/download) streaming server tools. Then use one of the apps that play Shoutcast stations. Winamp (official app, but Shoutcast streaming still in development as of 11/8/2010) or [XiiaLive](http://www.xiialive.com/) ([AppBrain link](http://www.appbrain.com/app/xiialive-lite-online-radio/com.android.DroidLiveLite)).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Ubuntu has built [Ubuntu One Mobile](https://one.ubuntu.com/mobile/) for that very purpose. The service is free to try for one month, then $3.99/month (or $39.99 yearly). It's worth mentioning that the paid account gives you 25GB of storage and unlimited streaming for devices running Android 2.1+, iOS 3.1+ as well as Windows XP, Vista and 7 (and there are rates for additional storage).
(*For those who do not wish to stream music, Ubuntu One provides 5GB of cloud storage for free.)*
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes! There is an app called Remote Audio which tunnels your computer's audio output over either SSH or 1 or 2 other protocols. I just installed it and haven't set it up yet, but I plan on using it alongside a remote VNC connection to my desktop at home so I can use Energy XT remotely to sequence song ideas from wherever in the world I happen to be. =)
I'm sure the Ubuntu thing works awesome for music, and probably involves a simpler set-up, but this will stream ANY sound your computer makes, and it's free (and works with any \*nix system). The Rhythembox thing you posted about would work awesome too, but you need to set up an Icecast media streaming server first.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Check out subsonic. www.subsonic.org
It has its own app in the market and should play nice with phone calls.
Takes about 2 seconds to setup on an internal only network and 3 min to access it from anywhere.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Have you thought of an UPnP AV approach? The protocol allows streaming of media between various devices in the same network (e.g. Wifi). [There is a large variety of servers and clients for all the OSes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UPnP_AV_media_servers_and_clients).
For example, [MediaTomb](http://mediatomb.cc/) is a well-known media server also available for Ubuntu. For playback on the phone you could use allShare, which comes preinstalled on some phones, or a free client like [BubbleUPNP](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp) or [Skifta](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skifta.android.app).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can install airbubble on your android, which works as a speaker using apple's AirPlay (DAAP) protocol.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.airbubble>
Pulseaudio can be configured to stream to any AirPlay receiver - check this answer for details on setting that up:
<https://superuser.com/questions/331126/how-can-you-stream-music-from-ubuntu-to-airplay-speakers-on-your-network-with-ub>
With airbubble running, it should show up as a speaker option in the ubuntu sound menu.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/03 | 225 | 815 | <issue_start>username_0: I read [here](http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/63433-swype.html#post564831) that you can email the Swype developers to ask for an invite for the private beta of Swype on the HTC Desire, and you may or may not get an invite. I'd like to try it out as it looks pretty neat.
* Is the private beta still running?
* Is there some official announcement that describes how to register for the private beta?
* What email should I write to and what should I write to increase my chances of an invite?<issue_comment>username_1: Answering your questions:
* The beta is still running
* <http://beta.swype.com/>
* The beta is currently closed
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are apk's out there. I use it on my Desire and it is a great keyboard alternative.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/04 | 1,102 | 3,915 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a phone number for a conference-call service. Under ordinary use, I call the number, and when the automated system answers, I enter a 10-digit code for the conference I wish to join, and then press #. I have the number assigned to a contact like this: `800-555-1234,1234567890#`.
When I call that contact without [Google Voice](http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-voice/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice) enabled (either "do not use Google Voice to make any calls" or "ask every time I make a call" and then answer no), it connects fine, but when I enable GV for outgoing calls, a dialog box appears saying "Google Voice could not connect," and it gives me options of retrying with GV or to call without GV. Retrying fails in the same manner, and the latter choice allows the call to connect, but it waits for me to enter the conference code myself. It's as though GV isn't providing the conference code.
As a workaround, I can use [Voice Plus](http://www.appbrain.com/app/voice-plus/com.bbrother.googlevoicebyname); I have it set to use GV for all contacts except for those in the "No Google Voice" group, which includes the conference contact. I'd prefer not to have to do that, though, because I'd like my conference calls to show up in my GV call history, and I'd also like as few exceptions as possible to my dialing rules.
How can I get my phone to call the number through Google Voice *and* enter the conference code automatically?<issue_comment>username_1: In [a Google Voice support thread](http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/voice/thread?tid=06205005ae62f6a2&hl=en), some people are indicating that 'p' in the phone number field will add a 1 second pause. However, someone else (in the "accepted answer") says that Google Voice doesn't currently support pause or wait characters.
I don't think Android will let you put numbers in a phone number field, but it might be worth a try.
On a slightly different tack, have you tried a semi-colon instead of a comma?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Evidently, the Google Voice app doesn't support conference codes or other extensions. (At least not yet.)
To call an extended number through the Google Voice service, dial as though the GV app weren't installed, or as if you were calling from something other than a smartphone:
1. Dial your own Google Voice phone number.
2. If [voicemail access](http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=117523) isn't enabled for the number you're calling from, press `*` to access [the GV menu](http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=146391).
3. Enter [your PIN](http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115115), if required.
4. Press 2 (to tell the GV service you wish to place a call).
5. Enter the conference phone number, and press `#`. GV will connect you.
6. Proceed as normal for calling the desired number (i.e., enter the extension, the conference-room number, the passcode, etc.).
So, the contact is programmed with a number like this: `612-555-4321,[PIN,]2,800-555-1234#,,1234567890#`. (As I understand it, this is a limited application of the process [Flex Dialer](http://www.maplekeycompany.com/mobile/flexdial.php) uses.)
If you have the GV app installed, then use another app like [Voice Plus](http://www.appbrain.com/app/voice-plus/com.bbrother.googlevoicebyname) or [Voice Choice](http://www.appbrain.com/app/voice-choice/com.voiceplusfree) to exclude this contact from GV. (This is a consolation to what was originally asked for, which requested fewer exceptions to the phone's GV dialing rules. Shouldn't be a big problem, though.)
If you have your GV number associated with a contact for yourself or your voice mail, then that's the contact that will appear in your phone's call history. However, the "real" contact will show in your Google Voice call history.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/04 | 181 | 661 | <issue_start>username_0: My wife uses a Droid (first gen) running v2.2, and in the past month or so she can no longer download or update apps from the Market. We've tried rebooting the phone without any luck. The phone has internal storage available, so I don't believe that's an issue. Please help!<issue_comment>username_1: If she is rooted, try the following [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2403/installation-error).
Otherwise, does long pressing on the download --> cancel, then re-starting the install work?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If all else fails do a factory reset: <http://www.ehow.com/i/#article_5634169>
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/04 | 469 | 1,753 | <issue_start>username_0: My team and i are trying to connect an android phone to a wifly board. We are having trouble getting this to connect. Can anyone verify certain phones that do not support this or do support this functionality and what we must do to be able to perform this connection? We have tried a few things and still not working. Please assist! Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. If you need further information let me know.
Thanks in Advance!<issue_comment>username_1: [XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com) forums may be the best place to ask for this sort of help.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I do not have rep to comment, is wifly a serial interface?
Second, this is a good place to ask that, I understood they were inviting developers here.
### Extra, after comment reply
As far as I have found there is no ability for serial from the android phones.
I have found sources where people mod the OS to support USB on the Go. Then you can be a USB host, which would suffice for me as usb to serial adapters are relatively easy to come by.
I am new to android and spend most my time on the Electronics and Robotics SO site, but I was interested in this feature.
### And More!
From [prolink007](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/970/prolink007)
>
> [Google is looking into adding this
> feature in a firmware release. For the
> time being we are just looking into
> rooting the phone and adding the
> feature that way. Our goal is to not
> have to root a phone for this feature
> to be enabled. If we can figure a way
> around this i will post here as soon
> as possible. I will keep this updated
> as we progress.](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/05 | 778 | 2,632 | <issue_start>username_0: In some camera apps (native camera app in 2.2, [Camera 360](http://www.appbrain.com/app/camera-360/vStudio.Android.GPhoto)), "zoom" zooms in on the image -- filling the entire screen with a closer-in view of what you're shooting. In at least one app ([Vignette](http://neilandtheresa.co.uk/Android/Vignette/) [see below]) "zoom" shrinks the picture down. The latter behavior -- along with surely-lacking mechanical lens focus mechanism -- suggests that all of these zooms are purely digital, and not optical.
See Also:
[Can a Dream's camera really zoom from the camera app?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2619/can-a-dreams-camera-really-zoom-from-the-camera-app) [device-specific question]<issue_comment>username_1: More often than not, Digital. Consider:
* How in the world would the motor for moving a lens fit in a phone case? For that matter, where would the find the room to have variable focal length?
* Would the manufacturers really put such a battery-drainer in the unit? How much more expensive would it be, too?
* Should somebody actually come up with a phone with optical zoom, it would be a big deal and a huge marketing gimmick. ("The only phone camera with optical zoom!") I haven't seen any. Have you?
That's not to say that ~~someday~~ someone ~~won't make~~ hasn't made such a phone. ~~There sure aren't any right now.~~ Unless they make a big deal about the camera zoom, you can assume it's digital.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [<NAME>](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/267/al-everett) has suggested that ["no Android camera has [optical zoom]"](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2619/can-a-dreams-camera-really-zoom-from-the-camera-app/2620#2620), but the [14-Megapixel Altek Leo Android](http://www.gizmocrunch.com/android/3756-altek-leo-android-nokia-n8) seems to have 3x optical zoom "(not digital like other cellphones)."
The Altek Leo won't be available until at least 2011, though.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: The best way to tell if it is digital or optical: Do the pixels look blown up (and therefore blurry)?
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Um there is a way to tell if the phone has a optical lense... Actually 2 ways.
* When zooming in, is there a motor sound coming from the phone?
* When zooming in, does the camera lens look different (duh, it zoomed so it should look different when looking directly into the camera).
99% chance that the answer is NO.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/06 | 457 | 1,702 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently got HTC Wildfire from 3. On the webpage & in shop they told me that I will be able to do Skype talks. After doing some research I found out that:
1. HTC Wildfire is not officilly supported
2. Some claims that installing the Skype from apk just works
Hence I have following questions:
1. Is it legal to install Skype in such way (according to UK or English law)? On one hand it is advertised feature of phone (or at least it looks like it is) on the other hand Skype is propertary.
2. Which apk files I need?<issue_comment>username_1: HTC wildfire is supported by 3. You need to go to favoured on 3 website and choose Skype. Then it begins to download.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Don't install any random Skype APK that you find on the web as it will charge for calls. You MUST install the APK from the [Three website](http://www.three.co.uk) to not be charged.
AS an aside, who told you that Three do not support the Wildfire? They have massive sales of Wildfires on Three and they ARE officially supported by the network.
It is completely legal to install an APK of Skpye from Skpye's website but why would you when the APK that Three provide ensures that your Skype calls on Three are not charged?
Try [this link](http://www.three.co.uk/_popup/Skype) - !!!WARNING, this will only work on UK Three Android handsets!!!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You need the 3 version of Skype, which surely is supported on the Wildfire version of Android supplied by 3. If you don't use 3's version of Skype you won't get free Skype calls via the 3 mobile network - your calls will subtract from your monthly data allowance.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/06 | 219 | 765 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to report a bug / RFE with the official GMail app, but I'm finding it hard to find the right place to do this - all the forums / discussion groups I've found so far seem to be moribund (eg not much activity since 2008).
What's the recommended place?<issue_comment>username_1: The official issue database for bugs/features/etc. of the Android OS can be found [here](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As per [this comment](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=12373#c3), the place for bug reports seems to be via the About -> Send Feedback link within the GMail app - this links to this survey page:
<http://www.google.com/m/survey/mail_ca>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/06 | 446 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an app for associating events with time. For example:
* If it is during event in specific callendars (say Meetings) the profile is turned to vibrate
* Otherwise switch to normal profile
I looked on [Tasker](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/) and it looks nice but possibly it is something free or cheaper.<issue_comment>username_1: Here's a few...
**Free:**
* [SoundManager](http://www.appbrain.com/app/sound-manager/com.roozen.SoundManager)
* [Silencr](http://www.appbrain.com/app/silencr/com.shynnergy.silencr)
**Paid:**
* [AudioManager Pro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/audiomanager-pro/com.smartandroidapps.audiowidgetpro) $1.99
* [Volume / Mode Scheduler](http://www.appbrain.com/app/volume-mode-scheduler/com.webcipe.ModeScheduler) $2.99
**Edit:** Just realized you may have been looking for something more robust than just a sound profile manager/scheduler. Chronos ($0.99) and Chronos Lite (Free) appear to do similar things to Tasker and are much cheaper but they don't have the best reviews. I haven't used them but they may be worth a shot. *(My 2 cents: Just get Tasker)*
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I wasn't able to find a free solution so I am doing exactly what you're looking for with Tasker. When my work calendar shows me in a meeting it turns the ringer to vibrate.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: [locale](http://www.twofortyfouram.com/) The best by far. Well worth the $. Nothing else is a question.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/07 | 546 | 2,133 | <issue_start>username_0: In almost all Android devices, zoom is digital -- there just isn't a mechanism for changing the length of the barrel and gathering more info.
So how is **focus** achieved?
If you're not physically changing the lens properties, or extending the barrel length, you've only got dilation of the aperture as the last focus method. Which is mechanical. Unless you've got a fixed focus system -- which most android phones do not seem to have.
The [android-spec for the autoFocus() method](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#autoFocus%28android.hardware.Camera.AutoFocusCallback%29) isn't much help - although it says it must be supported by the hardware, although most phones seem to have it.
So if it is hardware -- how? I'm not hearing any little motors whirring around in there.... And is there really even any room for a mechanism in these things?
See Also:
* Android.SE: [In camera apps, is “zoom” a digital zoom, or an optical zoom?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2650/in-camera-apps-is-zoom-a-digital-zoom-or-an-optical-zoom)
* [Understanding camera AutoFocus](http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-autofocus.htm)
* Wikipedia:[Autofocus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autofocus)<issue_comment>username_1: The focus function is achieved by moving the lens back or forth so it is actually a mechanical thing.
You can try it yourself. Download ZXings Barcode Scanner and fire it up. You'll hear a click every time it tries to refocus you can also see the lens moving back and forth.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Often there is no focus at all. These cameras often make up for a complete lack of focus by having a large depth of field, which is exactly what is done with those "disposable" film cameras.
Digital zoom is a simple scaling of the input image, so there's no need to adjust zoom when digital zoom is applied, for the same reason there's no need to apply focus when scaling an image in photoshop. Focus is only needed for optical zooms because optical zoom changes the focal length of the camera.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/08 | 692 | 2,555 | <issue_start>username_0: If I set up a VPN connection for Android, what gets routed over the VPN? Just web browsing? All internet connections from all apps?
In Cyanogenmod, in the Add OpenVPN config, "Advanced" settings, there is an option for "Redirect gateway - Force all traffic to berouted thru the VPN tunnel", which is off by default.
With this off, which apps/communications get routed through it?
The other VPN types do not have this option. Do they work this way or not?
After setting up a VPN, how can I verify that it's working?<issue_comment>username_1: Typically, yes.
You're creating a private network -- you want to route stuff through the network. It's private.
If only the browser applications were routing through the private network -- some other app could be sniffing activity, and sending it through the other connection. Goodbye, private!
See Also:
* <http://www.howstuffworks.com/vpn.htm>
* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The setting that you're talking about is in effect the `--redirect-gateway` option of OpenVPN and is documented on the [OpenVPN man page](http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/manuals/69-openvpn-21.html)
>
> `--redirect-gateway`
>
>
> Automatically execute routing commands to cause all outgoing IP traffic to be redirected over the VPN.
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> This option performs three steps:
>
>
> 1. Create a static route for the --remote address which forwards to the pre-existing default gateway. This is done so that (3) will not create a routing loop.
> 2. Delete the default gateway route.
> 3. Set the new default gateway to be the VPN endpoint address (derived either from --route-gateway or the second parameter to --ifconfig when --dev tun is specified).
>
>
> When the tunnel is torn down, all of the above steps are reversed so that the original default route is restored.
>
>
>
The routing of all network connections occurs at the system level. Only apps that have the ability to modify the routing table of the device to use a different gateway than the default can bypass the VPN. Theoretically any app with SuperUser access could do this.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: >
> If I set up a VPN, does *everything* go over it?
>
>
>
No, e.g. if one tethers one's Internet connection on the Android phone that is connected to the VPN server, [by default](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/194255/12202) the connections going through tethering won't go through the VPN.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/08 | 399 | 1,612 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to use my phone as a SIP GSM gateway, so I can make and receive cellular calls using a SIP phone and/or re-route them through a SIP PBX?<issue_comment>username_1: No.
At the moment, that is not available. Potentially you could port a linux application for this to your Android phone, easier if it's a CLI application, but as it stands at the moment there is no application that can do what you ask.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This would seem to require device in which the in-call audio can be sourced/obtained by an application. On the typical android phone architecture, in call audio is handled by the radio co-processor, entirely out of reach of anything running under linux/android - the same reason why you can't really record calls.
If you got a rooted phone with (or hackable for) USB host support and found a usb audio dongle with linux drivers you could theoretically loop around and plug that into the phone's headset jack... but wouldn't it be simpler just to buy SIP gateway service from someone?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Not possible until we have source code of mobile device drivers responsible for radio communication, You can read a related article which describe that [Why it is not possible to use phone as sip to gsm gateway](http://www.ictinnovations.com/using-android-phone-as-gsm-gateway).
according that article
>
> Third hurdle to make Android work as a GSM Gateway is that vendor RIL
> is not open source. Every vendor has their own library of RIL that
> communicates with Radio Daemon (rild).
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/08 | 206 | 751 | <issue_start>username_0: Even with a set of headphones plugged in, when I reboot my HTC Desire it (ironically) still plays the 'quietly brilliant' boot screen jingle loudly on the built-in speaker.
This can be utterly annoying when lying in bed and the handset needs a reboot as it invariably wakes up the wife.
Can this be turned off or replaced?<issue_comment>username_1: The only way I found to silence it was to have the phone on vibrate when it reboots. Doesn't seem to play any sounds when it comes back up then.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There's an app for, well, turning off the sound on shutdown and then back on at startup. As I've got Tasker I no longer use it, but you're looking for *Silent Boot* by <NAME>.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/08 | 314 | 1,088 | <issue_start>username_0: <NAME> is offering a firmware upgrade to
PDA:JPA / PHONE:JPP / CSC:JP3
Is this Android 2.2 or 2.1?<issue_comment>username_1: It is a Froyo ROM, according to comments I've read around XDA.
* [A custom Froyo ROM based on JPA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820414)
* [Blog entry detailing the European Froyo update rollout, references JPA](http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/5196562-samsung-starts-froyo-updates-)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As username_1 says JPx is a 2.2 Froyo ROM, I'm pretty sure the last released 2.1 update was JMx.
For anyone who's struggling to understand Samsung's build numbers, they seem to use a 3 letter code where the first two letters are the software version (going up in alphabetical order) and the third digit refers to a specific customization of that software version, generally network/country specific customizations change the last digit when your operator pre-saves their APN settings, boot logo, and any operator bundled apps directly into the ROM.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/09 | 329 | 1,276 | <issue_start>username_0: If I receive a picture message from a friend with an iPhone, the MMS message appears with a "Slideshow" attachment. When I try to open the Slideshow, I get a message saying, "Unsupported media type".
Can anyone help? Why can't I view these messages?
Edit: I'm running the [T-mod ROM](http://www.t-mod.org/) with Froyo (2.2b)<issue_comment>username_1: A few things you could try... (good luck!)
---
**Reset the Messaging App**
Settings>Menu>Applications>Manage applications>Soft menu key>Filter>All. Scroll to the Messaging App and tap that. Tap Clear Data, Clear Defaults, then Force Stop. Powercycle the phone. Test MMS. If it fails to resolve the issue go the messaging application and tap the Menu soft key>Settings>Menu soft key again> Restore Default Settings.
---
**Alternative Messaging Apps**
Try ChompSMS or Handcent from the Market.
---
**Download the message first**
I forget how you do this exactly :o/ Maybe long press or menu button? Then try viewing the image from the Gallery app.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: When my friend's send me photos through a text message through their iPhone's i am unable to retrive the message. It says that it is downloadimg... but it never downloads. Why is this the case?
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/09 | 400 | 1,599 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted MyTouch 3G (HTC Magic) that I want to sell to help defray the cost of my new phone. I have been running CyanogenMod on the phone. My problem lies in the fact that I don't really want to stick somebody with the slightly buggy way the phone runs now. I could just slap the stock rom back on it but I don't hear very good things about it and I'm pretty sure the fact the phone is rooted will still prevent new updates to the phone from HTC.
So, what I'm asking is: What should I do to make this phone easily usable by whomever might end up with it? Is there a mod that is going to be super user friendly that won't require constant tweaking on the part of the user? Or is there a way for me to return the phone to vanilla stock?<issue_comment>username_1: If I was buying a used device, I would expect that a factory reset would have been done to it. Either way, I'd probably do a factory reset myself anyway, just because.
Unless, of course, I rather wanted a rooted phone.
I think a factory reset is the better option. You wouldn't want someone to stumble upon some of your personal data.
In any event, it's best to make sure the buyer knows exactly what they're getting.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I would keep the phone rooted, with the sale option of restoring to stock rom (if that's what the customer wants). Or you can give the phone back with a stock rom with root. Clockwork should let you do that.
Make sure you factory reset the phone before you give it to them (rooted or not) and format the SD card too.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/09 | 427 | 1,598 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been using the Galaxy S for a little while now, first on the stock 2.1, and then on stock 2.2. I'm mostly happy with this phone, but one of the things that I don't like is the Calendar app that comes with it (most of all - the fact that the it doesn't display the appointment titles on weekly displays).
So I've been looking for various calendars in the market, but the version that I remember being most happy with is the Calendar that comes installed in the Nexus One.
Is there some way to install it on another phone?<issue_comment>username_1: You'd have to find someone who's extracted it to an APK file, and side-load it onto your Galaxy. [This link](http://imvivo.com/tabid/104/IndexId/1952854/Default.aspx) gives a nice tutorial on how to side-load an app.
Probably the best place to start to find it extracted would be in the forums [on XDA](http://www.xda-developers.com/).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try using Jorte. It offers several different views (daily, weekly, monthly, agenda, tasks, etc., and several different widgets for the different views. The widgets come in several different sizes too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: This [thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9877358&postcount=3), while for the facinate, has the calendar files needed. You will have to delete (backup them first) the TouchWizCalendar.apk & "original" CalendarProvider.apk. Then put the "stock" Calendar.apk and CalendarProvider.apk on the device.
You will have to have root to do this since these files are in /system/app.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/09 | 558 | 2,366 | <issue_start>username_0: Samsung Desk Home can auto-launch when the phone is placed in the media dock, but it kinda stinks. I have alternatives, like Custom Car Home, but can't see any way to get them to launch.
The standard way of clearing the defaults in "Manage Applications" is greyed out.
My device is rooted, and I run Tasker, if that helps.<issue_comment>username_1: Sorry I can't give you any help with the root part since I've never done it but I could let you know what to look out for if you want this action to occur with another app.
Pretty much when you plug the phone into the car dock... an `Intent`is created. If an app like Custom Car Home or another other associates itself with that `Intent` then the user will receive a selection dialog asking them which app they would like to launch for that intent/action.
If at the moment the only thing that happens is the Samsung Desk Home is automatically launched, then this is probably because Custom Car Home has not associated itself with that particular `Intent`.
From the sounds of what Tasker can do (and I hear it can do a heck of a lot) this should be manageable through it. Try to set up an app launch on a specific condition. That condition is when the phone is docked into the car dock.
Tasker will then associate itself with that `Intent` and fire off your desired app.
Hope some of that was a little useful. Sorry I couldn't be much help.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have some experience with this on the developer side of things (I'm the developer of [Car Dashboard](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.mandaria.cardashboardfree&feature=search_result)).
Basically, the application has to support the CAR\_DOCK intent. Then, when you dock your phone in a car dock, the phone will go into car mode and it will automatically launch the application. The very first time it launches, you will be presented with a list of multiple "Car Home" like apps to choose from and you can optionally choose one of them to be the default. This works exactly the same way as switching to a new Home Launcher.
Note: however, that your dock must have a magnet (or similar) to activate the car mode.
However, it could be possible there is something in the Samsung's version of the OS that could be preventing you from launching other kinds of Car Home replacement apps.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/09 | 540 | 1,957 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any apps which support both PDF and EPUB files?
I've tried Alkido, Laputa, and StarBooks, they only seem to support either PDF OR epub, not both.
Any suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: [Txtr](http://www.appbrain.com/app/txtr-ebook-reader-store/com.txtr.android) purports to support both, but hasn't gotten very good reviews.
[Speak Text Easy](http://www.appbrain.com/app/speak-text-easy/com.andrego.SpeakTextEasy) and [MultiReader](http://www.appbrain.com/app/multireader/bse.multireader) are primarily for text-to-speech, but they both appear to support both file formats.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [Aldiko](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aldiko.android) is a good free application for reading PDF and ePub documents.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Both Aldiko and FBreader support PDF reading without conversion. As the app should update, you can check them again.
I found these later: Aldiko only supports non-DRM'd EPUB.
NOOK for Android by B&N and Kobo eBooks seem support both PDF and EPUB.
Get the information from: <http://www.pdfmate.com/read-pdf-with-ebook-reader-app-for-android.html>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I am using [BlueFire Reader](http://www.bluefirereader.com/). It is free of charge and can display PDF and ePub files with Adobe DRM.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: [Moon+ Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flyersoft.moonreader) in the Pro version supports almost all formats available, including ePub and PDF. You can even highlight and annotate text; with PDF files, these highlights/annotations will be directly embedded into the file (so you then can simply transfer the PDF to another reader and have your notes included), while for the other formats they are stored separately. Support is pretty good, fixes and new features are constantly released (developer is quite active and responding).
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/10 | 759 | 3,129 | <issue_start>username_0: What features does Opera Mobile have the Opera Mini doesn't? Are there any other differences such as speed?<issue_comment>username_1: Opera Mobile is a "full" browser performing all rendering activities on your Android device.
Opera Mini passes your requests through Opera's servers to render/scale/"tweak" for your device.
Opera Mini tends to be faster.
Opera Mobile tends to hit your device's resources harder.
Security folk cringe about Opera Mini and your traffic going through 3rd party (yet Opera) servers. Think about that before doing your online banking with Mini...
Read more in the comparison chart here: <http://www.opera.com/mobile/features/>
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: From my experience:
1. Opera Mini is faster, opera mobile is slow.
2. However if you are too conscious about security use mobile instead.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. Size: Opera Mobile is ~20MB, Opera Mini is barely 900KB.
2. Rendering: Opera Mobile downloads HTML from web server and renders the website on your phone, Opera Mini downloads an optimized version (in Opera's Binary Markup Language/OBML) of the website from Opera's proxy.
3. Opera Mobile is more resource hungry, on Opera Mini many of the rendering task is done on the proxy server, which cuts the amount of processing, bandwidth, and memory requirement
4. Data Usage: Opera Mini downloads a OBML (Opera Binary Markup Language) from Opera's server, which compresses pages by up to 90% (according to Opera). Opera Mobile downloads the whole webpage from the original site, which can amount to quite a bit of bandwidth (note that Opera Mobile can also use Opera Turbo, which can also reduce bandwidth usage).
5. Last I checked, zooming in and out and rotating the screen in Opera Mini wouldn't reflow the text.
6. Opera Mobile has full Javascript support, Opera Mini only supports a [very limited](http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/javascript-support-in-opera-mini-4/) subset of Javascript
In short, Opera Mini is much faster and much leaner, which is especially noticeable on less powerful devices and on slow networks; however Opera Mini is not a full-featured browser (and is never meant to be). Opera Mini is much faster on slower network and slower phones.
Opera Mobile is a full-featured browser. It has full Javascript, it connects to websites directly instead of going through Opera's server, and it is usable to access intranet websites that Opera's proxy server cannot access.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: If you are running net on 2g SIM then I recommend you *Opera mini*. But if you are running net on 3g or WiFi, then *Opera mobile* would be the best option.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: i use nokia 5320 and i used opera mobile and mini opera mini is faster than opera mobile and low power consuption and less data usage opera mobile use more than battery and more than data usage opera mini is better than uc and other browsers so i suggest every one use opera mini when you have a limite data plan when you have unlimited data plan you used opra mobile .
Upvotes: -1 |
2010/11/10 | 689 | 2,415 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been searching around for the topic these few days. However, I am getting into a problem of information overflow - there are too many different version and custom kernal around. Most of them are still in active development with a chain of discussion on forum that is difficult to check what they actually are.
Do you know are there any feature matrix of these kernel?
If it is yet exists, I am going to build one from here. Please share the kernel/rom you found that<issue_comment>username_1: Doc's Froyo is pretty, great, and i think it's like the go to rom for the moment
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Project Voodoo](http://project-voodoo.org/) is a community-build kernel based on Samsung official sources with minimized patches. It provide few fixes focusing on file system, visual and audio improvement, without a lot of changes feature add-on or changing of user experience.
>
> In a nutshell, voodoo replaces RFS
> with EXT4 in order to greatly boost
> your phone’s speed and user
> experience.
>
>
>
* Require Rooted : No
* Custom ROM: No
* Custom Kernel: Yes
* Lagfix: Native ext4
* User option: multiple builds provied
* Latest stable: beta4 for 2.1
* Latest development: pre6 for 2.2;
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: [One Click Lag Fix](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784691) a one click application to fix the IO performance lag issue by using a ext2 on top on the original RFS. In addition, it provide few utility to optimize IO scheduler and also WiFi timeout.
>
> OCLF uses a loopback EXT2 mount on top
> of RFS to store the RFS data inside
>
>
>
* Require Rooted : Yes
* Android App : Market (TODO: add link)
* Custom ROM: No
* Custom Kernel: ??
* Lagfix: ext2 on RFS
* User option: In app selection
* Latest stable: 2.2.8
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: [CyanogenMod](http://www.cyanogenmod.com/) is a famous community-build Android ROM for multiple Android devices. Give you a very different user experience.
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> CyanogenMod is a free, community built
> distribution of Android 2.2 which
> greatly extends the capabilities of
> your phone.
>
>
>
* Require flash : Yes
* Custom ROM: Yes (that's mean no Samsung stuffs, changed app launcher, etc)
* Custom Kernel: Yes
* Lagfix: hot development
* Latest development: [Work in progress](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803103)
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/10 | 329 | 1,253 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a good solution to be able to browse my home computer and download files remotely. I've tried Gmote, and it works pretty well, but for some reason the desktop client seems to randomly shut down and I'm unable to access it until I go home and restart the client. I'd rather have a way to connect just by my IP address (I'm aware that my IP can change; I can always set up a dyndns account) and a port number, with a username and password.
I'm on a Motorola Droid running CyanogenMod 6.1 (Froyo).
EDIT: My desktop is running Windows 7 64-bit.
Any suggestions on ways to do this? Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: You could setup a FTP server on your computer and use [AndFTP](http://www.appbrain.com/app/andftp/lysesoft.andftp) to connect to it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Comment:
You probably were unable to get it to work because you may not have had the ftp server set up first. You will need to set up an ftp server on your machine and open the appropriate ports for it to function correctly. Are you running windows, linux or mac?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: You could sign up for DropBox and install their Android app.
<http://www.dropbox.com/android>
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/10 | 224 | 899 | <issue_start>username_0: Ever since the 2.2 update, I'm receiving multiple Gmail notifications without accessing the Gmail app and with the setting "Notify only once" active.
I've tried a factory reset, but it still does this.
Any thoughts? *I do have my Gmail auto-popping another account, could this be it?*<issue_comment>username_1: It sounds like maybe you added your GMail account to the regular Mail app. So you are probably receiving notifications from both apps.
If you are only using the "GMail" app then find the "Mail" (not "GMail") app in your app drawer and run it and see if your mail is in there too. If it is just delete the account from there and then you should only get notifications from GMail not Mail.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I got a new phone and this issue seemed to resolve itself. Not sure why it was doing it before, but it's not doing it now.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/11 | 294 | 1,187 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't like the notification sounds overlaying my music playback, but I can't find any setting to disable notification sounds while playing music.
I also don't like the way the sound overlay works. The IPhone handles this much better.
Is there any way to set this up to behave more like the Iphone or turn off the notifications while playing music at all?<issue_comment>username_1: First install Quick Settings: <http://www.appbrain.com/app/quick-settings/com.bwx.bequick>
With that under volume control you can control the following volumes seperately:
* ringer
* notification
* media (this would control the music)
* alarm
* voice
* system
On top of that you can install [Quick Profiles](http://www.appbrain.com/app/quick-profiles/de.softxperience.android.quickprofiles)
...which will let you create a sound profile with the settings you want and easily activate it with one click.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You don't need to download anything. Go into Settings and Volume, then turn off ring tone and notifications. Now, huzzah! Play music, still receive emails and messages but no irritating butt in of sounds!
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/11 | 399 | 1,469 | <issue_start>username_0: I purchased my HTC Desire (2.2 FroYo) from the UK and by default I guess the Google Search app uses Google.co.uk whenever I run a search through the app.
This is quite annoying as you could imagine since none of the local services/locations are show since it's searching on the UK domain.
Is there a way **without rooting** that this could be modified?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not sure that it fit exactly your question, but it may be help:
* Open the web browser, and go to <http://www.google.com>
* Go to the footer an follow the link `Settings`
* Consider to check `yes` at the question `Allow use of device location?`
* Then follow the link at the top right `More setting >>`
* Finally, set your languages preferences
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Does this do the trick? `Menu > More > Settings > Set home page`
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: So I figured out a while back that it's my phones locale that is affecting this but never really thought I could change it.
This morning however as I was doing a Goolge search for "how to change Android locale" I though about trying to search for an app on the Market.
Sure enough there are a few that can. The one that I've gone with is made by [inKa](http://www.appbrain.com/browse/dev/inKa).
[Custom Locale](http://www.appbrain.com/app/custom-locale/com.mhoffs.customlocale)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/11 | 474 | 1,855 | <issue_start>username_0: Does anyone know if there is an official app from Google for Google Reader?
I would like an official app with a widget that displays the number of unread feed items.
Good News! [Google just added widgets to the official Google Reader App](http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2011/02/updates-to-google-reader-app-for.html).<issue_comment>username_1: I assume you have tried the web-based version. Interestingly enough, if you add a shortcut to it it has a special icon. I've tried some of the other ones and seem to always go back to the web-based version.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There is a dearth of official apps for google's own services on google's own mobile OS.
No official Google Reader App, no official widget.
That may be because they work on optimizing the mobile versions of those web-services, to obviate the need for an additional app. You've already got the browser -- why install an app for a web-service?
This [2008 article on how gReader renders in mobile webkit](http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/10/22/android-first-look-google-reader/) might explain some of the concept.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I just downloaded the **[Official Google Reader app](http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-reader/com.google.android.apps.reader)** from the market. No widget yet.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: According to my market, market differs according to your country, there is no "official google reader" app.
May I suggest downloading *NewsRob*, it's in the market and there are two versions; paid and free, and even the free version features a widget to launch the application, which is simple and light, and it even has a very good feature, you can make the app **download** all of the new **articles** or so, with its **images**, for browsing **offline**.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/11 | 416 | 1,685 | <issue_start>username_0: Using Google Talk on Android 2.2 on a Motorola Droid. Under settings I have the box for Automatic away-status checked. My assumption is that this would set my status to away when the screen is off as it states: *Set status to away when the screen is turned off*
However, this isn't the case. I've confirmed by walking over to a co-workers desk and it still shows me as available. I have Gmail closed on my desktop and it stays as available for ever, it doesn't just take some time to update.
Any ideas if this is a bug or is there a workaround? At the moment I'm just signing myself out when I remember to.<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately without actually testing these scenarios I cannot provide a definite answer but I can confirm that the feature works.
1. It may take time before Gmail or Google Talk are updated with your "away" status.
2. The feature may not work on lock screen activation... but on idle time. Personally this would be a smarter way of doing it. Just because I've locked my phone doesn't mean I'm away. On the other hand if I haven't used the phone for more than 5 minutes then mark me as away/inactive.
Best thing I can recommend is you play around with these two scenarios above. Lock the phone and monitor your status on someone else's computer. If you find something interesting post the results back :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Although some have reported it as a bug, apparently the *away status* only appears [after 10 minutes of idle time](http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=167016fa81b074f3&hl=en) (defined as no use and the screen shutting off).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/11 | 484 | 1,842 | <issue_start>username_0: Has anyone seen any benefits to using skins such as MotoBlur and HTC Sense as opposed to "vanilla" Android like on the Nexus One?
I'm considering getting the [Nexus S](http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/this-is-the-nexus-s/) and this is part of my pre-purchase evaluation.<issue_comment>username_1: "Vanilla" Android devices (like the N1) usually mean that you wait less time to get updates for the phone (as it'll come straight from Google). This is because it takes additional time for manufacturers to add in their tweaks and UIs on top of the newer version of Android.
The second fastest to Vanilla stock would be a custom rom like CyanogenMod which takes the changes that Google pushes out into the Android source and incorporates them into the mod to get the latest version of Android on as many phones as possible.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I wouldn't want to call [MotoBlur](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoblur) or [HTC Sense](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Sense) just "skins" -- they aren't a suite of visual enhancements, but an entire app suite that sits on top of the OS. They're full-fledged graphical user interfaces with additional custom apps, virtual keyboards, widgets, etc.
So, as to the benefits? I like Sense - its my major UI on the Incredible, but I've also used my wife's Aria. The Sense UI is cleaner and smoother (hardware speeds aside). The custom widgets are smoothly integrated and have more features. Other than the HTC mail and messaging apps having a possible memory leak issue [I replaced their use with K9 and Gmail, and Handcent], I've been pleased with Sense. A smooth, consistent user experience with the interface can make using it better. It's not the be-all end-all -- despite the recent MS WinMo7 commercials -- but it's nice.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/11 | 386 | 1,514 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't know why but the Wi-fi on my Droid (Froyo) keeps auto-enabling. I can't figure out what is causing it and want to make it stop. I only like being connected to wi-fi at times of actual use so I don't waste battery.
Anybody think of applications/settings that can be configured to auto-enable wi-fi?<issue_comment>username_1: What about rebooting your device ?
I had the same problem solved like this...
[EDIT] Do you use a widget for the wifi: it can help you to disable it?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There could be any number of apps that re-enable wifi: can you share your appbrain app-list? It would be easier for us to tell.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: What do you mean by auto enabling? Does it get enabled every time you unlock your phone? Otherwise did you try changing this option: Settings->Wireless and Networks-> Wi-Fi settings (press menu key) Advanced -> Wi-Fi sleep policy
(I have Android 2.1, so your menu path may differ slightly)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Look for an application titled 'Power Manager', this application has controls to enable/disable: WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS based off multiple triggers. One of which being powered by A/C which was what my 'issue' was. Just had to change this so it didn't change the WiFi status.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: If you have Sprint, go to *Settings → Wireless and Network/More... → Mobile Networks* and uncheck the box *Connections optimizer*.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/12 | 561 | 2,091 | <issue_start>username_0: I work for a big corporate with development centers around the world. There are 4 in particular that I interact with frequently and travel to regularly.
What I'd like is a clock and weather widget with the following features:
* Can have multiple instances set to different cities.
* Shows the city it is set to.
* Can fit 4 on a page, so 2x2 or 4x1.
* Shows time (for dealing with meetings)
* Graphical indicator of day night (for a quick are they likely to be awake check)
* Shows local weather (for small talk on phone calls)
* Including highs and lows (in case I have to go there tomorrow)
* In Celsius (because I'm not American)
The Beautiful Widgets "Beautiful Smaller Home Weather" is visually spot on what I'm after, but you can't have multiple instances.
Is there another widget out there that meets my requirements?<issue_comment>username_1: Hey tolomea. I couldn't find a widget that could do all that but I did find this app that can.
>
> World Watch is an advanced world clock for an editable list of locations around the world. Includes sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the current or a given calendar date. Also includes weather conditions and a 4-day forecast.
>
>
>
I haven't used it since it's a paid app but looking at the description and the screenshots it looks like it can do everything you've asked for. I don't believe it's a widget but having a single icon on your home screen to launch it would be just as easy as having widgets.
[World Watch](http://www.appbrain.com/app/world-watch/tinyappworks.worldwatch#)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm favoriting this question. I just installed diviClock widget this morning--<http://www.appbrain.com/app/diviclock/divi.clock>. it doesn't tick all of your boxes, but it has a 1x1 widget option (which I wanted and saves a great deal of space) plus the date (also something I wanted), and you can have multiple instances for your different time zones.
Upvotes: 1 |
2010/11/12 | 591 | 2,439 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a stereo Bluetooth headset. When paired and connected, both the Phone and Media profiles are supported.
I can hear Google Maps Navigation voice directions in the headset.
However, if I uncheck the Media profile (I am using the the media profile to connect to an iPod touch), then the voice directions come out of the speaker. I want them to come over the headset.
From this, I assume that the phone wants to send the voice directions to the A2DP if the headset supports it, and to the speaker if the headset does not support A2DP.
Is there any way to configure the Phone (Bell's Samsung Galaxy S) so the voice turn-by-turn directions are sent to the HSP (headset) profile (where to audio for cell phones voice calls is directed)?
Although I haven't tried it, I assume this problem exists for simple non-media headsets that only support HSP.<issue_comment>username_1: A2DP (media profile) is a protocol for high-quality unidirectional audio over Bluetooth. HSP (phone profile) is a protocol for bidirectional lagless communication (audio) over Bluetooth.
A modern headset typically supports both. A2DP is meant to play (stereo) music. In Android, whatever the system considers as 'media' (you can find this terminology in the volume settings), will be using A2DP. Whatever is voice ('ringtone'), will be played over HSP. I suppose all that likely will be is a phone call.
The reason for this choice is that voice in a phone call is bidirectional and you don't want any delays on the line. Hence the lower (and mono) quality of HSP. In voice, quality is of less importance. However, the voice directions (which is not the same as 'voice') of your GPS are not a call, they are not bidirectional and delay does not matter, and they are played as 'media' in the system. Therefore they will be played using A2DP, or when you disable the 'media' profile in your Bluetooth settings, over the speaker. In summary, check your volume controls, they work similarly and will hint you what is what.
It is currently not possible to choose where audio is being sent, neither is that intended in both the design of Bluetooth or of any OS for the above reasons.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There is a Bluetooth app that allows you to listen to music over the HSP profile called [BTmono](http://market.android.com/search?q=pname%3acom.bedoig.BTmono). It may accomplish what you're looking to do.
Upvotes: 2 |
2010/11/12 | 278 | 1,120 | <issue_start>username_0: I have two gmail accounts, think of them as "work" and "play". The phone is registered on the "work" one, but most of the mail I get on the "play" one. Is it possible to add both of them to the gmail app but have the phone pull contacts and everything else only from the "work" one, that is only use the "play" one for reading mail?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes (if I understand you correctly). Just go into Settings - Accounts and Sync, then modify what things are synced per account. In other words, <EMAIL> can be set to sync gmail, contacts, calendar, etc. But you can set <EMAIL> to just sync gmail (not contacts, etc). There are checkboxes once you add the account.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: When you add the account through the gmail app, you will enter your account info, it will verify the info, and then ask you what you'd like to sync, if anything at all. If you don't want anything to sync from the account, then nothing will be. If you change your mind, you can go into the settings -> accounts and sync, and the change it up.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2010/11/13 | 409 | 1,573 | <issue_start>username_0: When you are entering text field entries on Android, you get the soft keyboard on my Samsung Galaxy S.
In the lower left corner there is the key that switches between the alphabetic characters and the keyboard with punctuations and digits (and smileys and so on).
Now if you have to enter a large number, this is a bit tricky - because the numeric keypad's keys are much bigger, it's much easier to enter numbers and digits.
Therefore, I was wondering if there is a way I haven't discovered , yet , to somehow **switch to the numeric keypad, even when entering text entries**.<issue_comment>username_1: If you're using Swype simply drag from the Swype key to where the 5 is; Swype will change to the numeric keypad.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: All in all I found that pressing the '**keyboard selection**' box and choosing **handwriting box 1 or 2** is the easiest way. Not for entering 2 or 3 digits, but if you have to enter a lot of digits, this works quicker than having to type the numbers at the top row of the soft keyboard.
A shame, you can't switch to the numeric keyboard though.
Hope this helps some one.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Click the gear button next to the ?123 button in the lower left, then click 3x4 keypad, then click the 123 button on the right. this way you will have a full 3x4 numeric keypad
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: 1. Go to your keyboard
2. Click on the gear icon for settings
3. Click on preferences
4. Then turn on 'number rows'
This worked for me
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/13 | 202 | 773 | <issue_start>username_0: I set an alarm up and I can see the alarm symbol at the top in the notification bar. However, the alarm didn't go off this morning! Thankfully I'm still in the crossover where my old phone is still in use.
Does the phone have to remain switched on at all times in order for alarms to function?
It's a Galaxy S running 2.1 *still, because apparently we're still waiting for Orange to decide how much bloat they want to pack 2.2 with before release*.<issue_comment>username_1: Do you use any task killer? Make sure you don't kill the "Clock" apps.
In fact, don't use a task killer at all, they're harmful to Android.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, the phone has to remain switched on for the Alarm to work.
Upvotes: 3 |
2010/11/13 | 534 | 1,911 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been told that different charging sources charge my phone at different rates, and have been told that some car chargers act at a normal USB rate instead of a rate closer to an AC outlet.
When I plug into my car charger, is there a way for me to see at what rate my battery is recharging? My phone is an HTC Evo.<issue_comment>username_1: [CurrentWidget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget) does the trick for me.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Battery Indicator Pro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/battery-indicator-pro/com.darshancomputing.BatteryIndicatorPro) will tell you or you can go into Settings -> About -> Battery and look there.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The [System Panel](http://android.nextapp.com/site/systempanel) app has a nice historical chart of battery usage so you can see how quickly it charges as well as how long it takes to drain.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: If you're looking for the actual current draw of electricity coming in to your device, the app [Ampere](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.ampere) will display this. Note that it may require some tweaking for certain devices.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: You can check the amount of current(in mA) passing to your device via some applications like:
* [Galaxy Charging Current Free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free)
* [Charging Report](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playfulgeeks.chargingreport)
These apps are available for free on Google play store. They will tell you with what rate is your phone charging.
For example:-
If they show less than 500 mA then the device is charging slowly and may take a lot of time to be charged. But if it shows more than 1200 mA then that's good. For my device I get 1600mA.
Upvotes: 0 |