date stringlengths 10 10 | nb_tokens int64 60 629k | text_size int64 234 1.02M | content stringlengths 234 1.02M |
|---|---|---|---|
2011/04/04 | 528 | 2,089 | <issue_start>username_0: I've previously used the default Email app on my CyanogenMod 7 EVO because I had an Exchange account at work. However, I switched jobs recently and my new place just uses GMail corporate accounts (which I enjoy). Since I don't have the Exchange account anymore, I'd like to move over to the GMail app because I prefer the UI and whatnot, but I can't for the life of me find any kind of "Select All" functionality in it.
The Email app allows me to do this from the options menu (`Menu->Select All` selects everything in the current folder). In GMail I noticed that if I select one or more items, then "Deselect All" becomes available in the options menu, but not "Select All". I've also tried various forms of long-pressing on messages, accounts, and folders to no avail.
Is there any way to do this in the GMail app, or am I just stuck without it? I searched the issue tracker and didn't find anything relevant, which surprised me a bit, to be honest. Obviously I can do this from a computer if I need to empty a folder/label, but I'd kind of like to retain the functionality on my phone, too. Am I missing some non-obvious (or perhaps even obvious) menu item somewhere?<issue_comment>username_1: Nope, not as of v2.3.4.1 anyways. I've been through all the settings / actions pretty thoroughly, in various contexts, with no luck.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm not sure exactly how you use the select all feature, but I think an effective way to mitigate your need for this is to go crazy with filters, labels, and the priority inbox.
Having your Gmail account sort your E-mail into highly specific labels for you and carefully tagging everything as either "important" or "not important" will keep the number of E-mails you see at any one time to a reasonable amount most of the time.
There are a ton of great tips in [this article](http://lifehacker.com/#!5451352/become-a-gmail-master-redux) from LifeHacker that I've used both on the web interface and on my Gmail app.
Oh, and submit a feature request to Google. ;-)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/04 | 618 | 2,565 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a scenario where I watch a fair amount of video content from a DLNA device that doesn't support deleting (GoogleTV, via Logitech Revue). I would like to be able to delete files after I'm done watching them, without using my laptop to RDS/FTP/etc to the file server.
In a perfect world I would be able to do it from the DLNA player (which I realize would be a question for another StackExchange site, but I've done a fair amount of research on this and I'm pretty sure it's just not possible yet...), but I would accept an Android-friendly solution -- since I have an Android phone -- that I could use to connect to the file server and delete the files as an acceptable alternative.
Before getting the Revue I accomplished this using my XBox360 as a Windows Media Center Extender, which in addition to allowing me to watch my content, was capable of deleting.
The file server is running Windows 7. I want a point & click, turnkey solution, so I'm not interested in an SSH-like or RDP-like solution, because I don't want to type out directory navigation commands or do lots of pinch-to-zoom + drag + click on my phone. I could more quickly and easily just walk into the other room and delete the files. Some sort of native file browser would be best, I think.<issue_comment>username_1: You can log into a Windows box using Remote Desktop, and use the Windows interface to delete files like you normally would. The RDP app I use is called [Remote RDP](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.toremote.serversmanager).
You could also do something like install IIS and create yourself a simple webpage that would list the files and allow you to click a button to delete them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I just found [ES File Explorer](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop) which seems to do what I need, and a little bit more. This looks pretty promising. I'll report back if I have any issues with it, but for now it seems to answer my question.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: On my tablet I use [File Manager HD](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd).
I have shortcuts saved in its left-hand bar that take me straight to the right folders in the shares of my server with username and password saved. One click on the shortcut takes me straight to the relevant content folder, and then it's a long press on a file or folder to rename, delete or move, which are the three things I normally want to do with media files after watching them.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/04 | 723 | 2,958 | <issue_start>username_0: Opera recently upgraded itself, and for some reason the update installed the Hebrew version with Hebrew menus (that's not completely surprising, since my phone is in Hebrew, but it's partly surprising, because the previous version was in English). The problem is that Opera did a bad job of translating their browser to Hebrew, because Hebrew is written right-to-left, but the menus are all left-to-right.
How can I change the language of the menus and settings in Opera to be in English?
For the record, if it's relevant, I have a Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo.<issue_comment>username_1: This is a poor workaround, but I assume you could get the English version by uninstalling the app, switching the phone to English temporarily, and reinstalling the app.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Most likely, Opera added the Hebrew localisation with the update itself, so it did the "smart" thing and used the phone's language.
I would do the following:
1. Uninstall the app
2. Change the phone's language to English *(Settings > Language & Keyboard)*
3. **(Optional and only if your phone is rooted)** Download [Market Enabler](https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.racic.android.marketenabler) from the Market and select a US Market (to ensure you get an "English version" of the app.
4. Reinstall and afterwards, set your phone back to Hebrew
5. I'd also attempt a reboot to see if that reverts Opera's behaviour.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Android applications are usually set up to handle many languages by store different translations of the same message in different language-files, one for each language (`res/values/strings.xml` for default, `res/values-sv/strings.xml` for swedish, `res/values-fr/strings.xml` for french etc.).
So when you start the program, it try to look up a translation for your phones default language. If there are translations of that string present for the selected language in the program, like Hebrew is now in Opera, it will use that string. But if the language is not pressent, like it was before in Opera, it will use the default language for the program, which usually is English.
So that is why you got English before and Hebrew now when running Opera. And that is why I don't think that uninstall and install again will change anything, as the language is selected in runtime, and not when you install the program.
Instead you should talk to Opera and give them better translations or set your phone to English as default language and not get any Hebrew translations at all, in any program.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: u can try clicking on the big "O" on the right upper part and then go to the "settings" which is the usual settings icon (a bolt?) or if u dont knownwhat the setting icon looks like to the 4th option on the list. then from there go to the 7th option...scroll upwards and u will see English (UK). I figured it out this way. Cheers!
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/04 | 818 | 3,389 | <issue_start>username_0: Or having to pay a subscription?
I have an idea for a hypothetical Android app. Tell me if such a thing already exists.
1. You install a server in a machine you have total control of, and is (preferably, but not obligatorily) online 24/7.
2. You install the client app on your phone. You configure it to connect to the hostname/port the server you installed in #1 is listening to.
3. The client app does a connect every 5 minutes or so. (Configurable.) It backs up your data to your server machine if you configured it to do so.
4. Your phone is lost or stolen.
5. You connect to yourcomputer:yourport and feed it the Nuking Password. The server app hashes your Nuking Password and stores it at a predefined location (i.e. yourcomputer:yourport/Nuke)
6. Like in every watchdog connect, your phone tries to download yourcomputer:yourport/Nuke - but this time it succeeds. It then hashes its own locally stored copy of the Nuke Password and, if it's a match, it nukes all data in the phone. Before doing the pieces of nuking that will kill Internet access, it reports to the server that the nuke command went through.
Can be improved, of course. But tell me, is there a FOSS app like that somewhere? I imagine it would be especially neat for businesses that issue smartphones for a number of employees.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know of an app that meets your exact requirements. But a simpler version that's (in my opinion) equally secure is an Android app that listens for a specific SMS message, and wipes the phone. [Remote Wipe](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.ajeje.remotewipe) does this. Of course, it doesn't entirely kill the phone's software (that would be very device-specific and require a modified bootloader in most cases); and it might be useful to use one of the apps that reports the phone's physical location too, if you want to recover it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is pretty much what happens if you connect your phone to a corporate MS Exchange server.
I think it's possible with other Exchange Active Sync compatible servers that support the Exchange mobile device security policies. If any of the FOSS Exchange/messaging clones currently implement the security policies, then this would all be possible on any Android 2.x phone without needing anything other than built-in software on the client.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Try [Cerberus app for Android](https://www.cerberusapp.com/download.php).
This app works on both rooted and non rooted devices (giving some additional options to rooted devices)
You create account, and [login](https://www.cerberusapp.com/), which allows you to fully control your phone, even so that no one notices that you are doing anything (even if he who stole your phone is using it at the moment).
Some of the main features are taking GPS position every few secs, and posting it to this server as soon as it gains any kind of internet connection. You can even send SMS to your phone with special codes and messages won't appear on your phone, but it will answer you with SMS with GPS coordinates and other information without the user holding your phone knowing it.
You can take front camera or back camera photos. You can record voice, etc. It has many more features. If you are interested, you should totally check this app out.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/05 | 533 | 2,074 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Wi-Fi solution similar to FON which has an encrypted private home Wi-Fi hotspot and a guest network which is unencrypted and requires one to log in once a day. My problem (or rather, annoyance) is that the phone seems to prefer the unencrypted guest network. I have it enabled because I can use other people's guest networks when I'm roaming about in the city. It would make sense that between an encrypted and unencrypted hotspot, it would be wise to prefer the encrypted one, regardless of signal strength. Is there any way to resolve this?<issue_comment>username_1: Is your device rooted? If so, you can access the /data/misc/wifi/wpa\_supplicant.conf file and set/edit the priority field for each network. I looked around on the market, and I haven't been able to find any apps that will allow you to edit this field in a GUI, or any other way to do it without root. I haven't personally experimented with it either, so I'm not 100% sure how it will work, but it's the only option I've found that looks like it might help you control which network your phone connects to when there are multiple configured networks within range.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You could change the guest network to be low priority by editing the supplicant .conf file (probably requires root, or `adb` use). You can find out what file this is by looking at `/etc/wifi/wifi.conf`; the file you need is set as the `SUPP_CONFIG_FILE` property's value. Normally it's `/data/wifi/bcm_supp.conf` or `/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf`. You'll see entries like the following in that file:
```
network={
ssid="network name"
someotherproperty="some other value"
priority=0
}
```
You want to have `priority=0` for the networks you least want to connect to, and a higher priority for networks you do want to connect to. If you just have "don't want" and "want", use 0 and 1. If you have "don't want", "not preferred", "preferred", and "super-preferred", use values 0, 1, 2, and 3 respectively. You get the idea.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/05 | 398 | 1,477 | <issue_start>username_0: Many sources are citing that the Nexus S is shipping with 2 different types of screen due to Super AMOLED shortages. As I am in the UK it is likely I will have the Super LCD, which I read somewhere is inferior compared to the Super AMOLED.
How can I tell which one I have? What are the main differences?
**Update:**
Found the answer here: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022216>
Looking in 'Baseband version' under 'About Phone' reveals that a baseband beginning wth I9020 is the Super AMOLED or I9023 for Super LCD.<issue_comment>username_1: Look at something black (e.g. an image of only black) on your phone, and shut off the lights. If you've got an AMOLED screen, it should be pure black (virtually no light emanating). With an LCD it will be significantly brighter/greyish.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: regarding if the Super AMOLED is inferior:
Android update 2.3.3 introduced a color temperature correction, which many users complain turned their screen color "ugly and yellowish" <http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-s-233-update-bringing-unwanted-screen-issues>.
The color change appears to still be present in the newer 2.3.4 update, and some have begun to suspect that the fact that not everyone is seeing this color change, may be related to which screen the phone has; with the SuperAMOLED being associated with the yellowish color and the LCD not having the yellowish color.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/05 | 975 | 3,314 | <issue_start>username_0: Unfortunately my carrier charges €0.10 per MB of data -- and I've found out the hard way that Android is a data hog.
As a result I keep my mobile data almost exclusively off.
Is there a way, perhaps through an app, to *only allow **some** apps to use mobile data*? For example I'd like to be able to use Whatsapp and Opera Mini, but disable every other service.
I've found that without wanting to, apps like eBuddy and (especially) Google Talk always want to re-connect, even when they haven't been directly run.
I am aware that as from 2.2, Google tightened security on app capabilities (especially task managers and home screen selectors). For what it's worth, my device is rooted and running CyanogenMod7 RC4 (based on Gingerbread) so this might break compatibility with pre-2.2 apps.<issue_comment>username_1: As you are rooted, you can use [DroidWall](http://market.android.com/details?id=com.googlecode.droidwall.free) to control network access on a per app basis.
From the Market page:
>
> Front-end application for the iptables Linux firewall.
>
> Allows you to restrict which apps can access the network.
>
> This is the perfect solution if you don't have an unlimited data plan, or just wants to see your battery lasting longer.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Since the current answer is a few years old and the app it recommends is no longer being updated, [AFWall+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.ukanth.ufirewall) is another firewall app (actually a fork of DroidWall).
Its features are:
>
> Features
>
>
> * Easy to install & simple to use
> * Free and open source
> * No advertisements
> * Choose your preferred language
> * Search for installed applications
> * Get a notification about new installed application
> * Blocked packets notification and filter
> * Device Admin Support (Protect AFWall+ from uninstall)
> * Easy to manage your rules with a custom script
> * For any (stock) variant of Android version 2.2 - 4.4.4 (ICS, JellyBean, KitKat)
> * Ipv4/Ipv6 support
> * LAN-, VPN-, Tether-, Roaming-Control support
> * Tasker and Locale support
> * Firewall Logs service
> * Multi-User (multiple-profiles) support
> * Build-In Iptables/Busybox
> * Export and Import rules (Import All Rules needs donate version)
> * Option to prevent data leaks during boot (REQUIRES init.d support or S-OFF)
> * Supports MIPS/x86/ARM
>
>
>
<https://github.com/ukanth/afwall/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: You can buy a Huawei smartphone.
In the settings go to "Data tarffic management" then you see this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNlTl.png)
Click on "Networked apps" and you see this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/K1tKv.png)
You can determine which app can use mobile data or wifi.
The actual place of this setting might depend on the model of your Huawei smartphone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There is also NetGuard, which unlike AFWall+, doesn't require root.
Google Play: <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard>
Website: <https://netguard.me/>
Source code: <https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard>
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/06 | 477 | 1,850 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got an android 2.2 prepaid phone (no data plan, so I'm planning to have 3G off). I would like to find some service/android app combination that would let me receive calls over Wi-Fi on Skype or Skype-like app if I'm connected; and then redirect to the phone itself if I'm not. I looked into Google Voice, but it doesn't appear that there is a way to set up an order preference...
Ideally, I'd like to be able to port my old phone number (from my service that I'm about to disconnect) to this service.
Does anything like this exist?<issue_comment>username_1: You might want to take a look at [Asterisk](http://www.asterisk.org/), an open source PBX. You can create a dialplan that will ring your Skype or sip address first, and then switch to your prepaid phone number. With version 1.8, [Asterisk supports Google Voice](https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Calling+using+Google) in addition to Skype. Dialplans are completely configurable, however this does entail setting up a server to run Asterisk. The good news is that the minimum hardware requirements are very low; you can even run it on a consumer router running custom firmware such as DD-WRT, OpenWRT, and Tomato.
A couple places to get you started:
* [Asterisk: The Definitive Guide](http://www.asteriskdocs.org/) - a free book Oreilly book, written for an older version, but still a great primer
* [Asterisk 1.8 documentation](https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Home)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Android 2.3 natively supports SIP, which means that it's compatible with most VoIP providers. It's as simple as configuring the account at Settings > Call Settings > Internet Accounts. If you cannot upgrade to 2.3, consider trying different SIP clients from the Market (unfortunately I don't have a good recommendation).
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/06 | 441 | 1,881 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently started using the Amazon App store, and noticed that it copies the apps I already purchased or downloaded to other Android devices if I sign in using the same account. Is there any specified limit on the number of devices that this is supported on? If I have 10 Android devices can I buy an app once and install it on all of them?<issue_comment>username_1: Applications purchased are tied to your Amazon account. You can also tie multiple devices to your Amazon account. However, every device must have the Amazon Appstore app installed on it and must be logged in to access the apps installed via the Amazon Appstore, which would give anyone with any of these devices the ability to purchase additional apps using your Amazon account and it's payment information. So, as the [Amazon help](http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200551840) describes it, it does look like it's possible. However, it also looks like a really bad idea unless you absolutely trust everyone who has each of these 10 devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **Yes**, you can install all the apps you buy from the Amazon appstore on any device which is linked to that Amazon account. It operates just like paid apps in the Android Market which are available to all the devices associated with that particular Google Account.
I have 3 Android devices and all they are all linked to the same Amazon account and the same Google account and when I purchase an app through the Market or the Appstore I have it on all three devices.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: The max is 25. It'll tell you that your username or password is wrong if you try to auth any more. Though it's pretty easy de-authing them from the amazon website
Found a source:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1315474.html>
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/03/30 | 394 | 1,636 | <issue_start>username_0: Does Samsung Galaxy support MMS? I have got Galaxy 1.8 version mobile. MMS is not sending in it.<issue_comment>username_1: Applications purchased are tied to your Amazon account. You can also tie multiple devices to your Amazon account. However, every device must have the Amazon Appstore app installed on it and must be logged in to access the apps installed via the Amazon Appstore, which would give anyone with any of these devices the ability to purchase additional apps using your Amazon account and it's payment information. So, as the [Amazon help](http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200551840) describes it, it does look like it's possible. However, it also looks like a really bad idea unless you absolutely trust everyone who has each of these 10 devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **Yes**, you can install all the apps you buy from the Amazon appstore on any device which is linked to that Amazon account. It operates just like paid apps in the Android Market which are available to all the devices associated with that particular Google Account.
I have 3 Android devices and all they are all linked to the same Amazon account and the same Google account and when I purchase an app through the Market or the Appstore I have it on all three devices.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: The max is 25. It'll tell you that your username or password is wrong if you try to auth any more. Though it's pretty easy de-authing them from the amazon website
Found a source:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1315474.html>
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/04/06 | 624 | 2,331 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a limit on minimum app price? I ask as I never saw any app less than .99 in any app store (apart from free apps). Can an app be like .49 for example in Google or Amazon app store?<issue_comment>username_1: In the Android market, the minimum price is $0.99. If I try to set my app any lower, it says I must set it to at least $0.99.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Expanding on Bryan's previous answer, yes, there is a minimum limit on an app price: $0 (free) :-)
Kidding aside, for non-free apps, there is a minimum limit for paid apps on the Android Market, and that minimum is based on the currency and location where the app is offered. For instance, a paid app offered in Denmark must currently be listed for no less than 6 krone. These minimums may adjust over time to reflect fluctuations in currency value.
The Android Market is not the only source for paid apps, however, and each app vendor may utilize unique policies for app pricing. In general, however, you will find that each vendor has some minimum limit set that will cover the costs of transaction fees.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, for non-free apps there is a minimum price for each supported currency.
As I noticed this morning when adjusting the price of one of my apps, these minimum prices are not exactly equivalent across currencies (and even if they were, they would drift over time due to exchange rate fluctuations).
For example, I set the new price of my app at $0.99 for the US and the roughly equivalent price of £0.59 for the UK. However, I could not set such low prices for Scandinavian countries or Japan because the minimums were higher (the Japanese minimum is 99 yen, which is roughly £0.71 / US$1.16 at today's rates).
Here is [the full list of minimum and maximum prices per country](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/table/3541286).
At current rates it seems that the cheapest possible non-free app would cost €0.50 (approximately US$0.72).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: The minimum price right now is 0.99 USD or 0.50 EUR/GBP. However Google itself seems to be able to lower that price via disccounts, look at this game prices during Christmas 2014:
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/06 | 596 | 2,308 | <issue_start>username_0: The city I live in has city-wide Wi-Fi available for a subscription, but the Wi-Fi access point is public.
This means that everywhere I go in the city I get a notice that there is public Wi-Fi available even though I can't use it because I don't have an account with the city-wide Wi-Fi service.
How can I tell my phone (Droid X, Android 2.2.1, not rooted) to ignore Wi-Fi named "CityWifi"?
I'd like to get notification for other Wi-Fi networks, just not "CityWifi"<issue_comment>username_1: Networks that look open but which actually require a subscription are everywhere. You can just turn off notification of public networks altogether -- that's in your Wi-Fi settings.
Otherwise, you may need an app to manage this (I'm on OS 1.6, so I can't speak to what might be built in in later OSs). The market shows a few contenders:
[WifiManager](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.kman.WifiManager&feature=search_result), [WifiPicker](https://market.android.com/details?id=personal.jhjeong.app.WiFiPicker&feature=search_result), [WiFiFoFum](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dynamicallyloaded.wififofum&feature=search_result) are all good starting points.
The best advice I can offer at this stage is that reading through the market is waaay easier on your desktop, since a search for "Wi-Fi" turns up tons of stuff that isn't what you're looking for.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can shut off all open network notifications by going to `Settings -> Wireless and network -> Wi-Fi settings` and unchecking **Network notification**. Since the notification is system-level, there's no way to leave it enabled and not receive notifications for the one network. But you could probably do something with Tasker to clear the notification automatically, similar to [this answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7279/disable-missed-call-notifications/7762#7762).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: It appears, then, that the answer is "no".
Maybe someone on the Google Android team will see this post (or someone could raise it on the appropriate Google Groups page), and they can include this as an option in a future android release. Would be easy enough for them to keep a list of SSID and MAC Addresses of APs you want to ignore.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/07 | 895 | 3,403 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running Eclipse Helios on Windows 7 x64. I have a Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz with 4.0 GB which I think should be enough, since I've never have any performance problems with other developing tools.
When I run my first app on the Android Emulator (both 2.3.3 and 3.0) it took at least 5 minutes to load the OS and at first it didn't even run the HelloAndroid app. Even when I managed to run the application, the performance was unbearable.
I've tried various things to improve the performance, but no major improvement is shown. I think I'm missing something.
Things I have tried:
On AVD Manager
1. Device RAM size to 512.
2. Resolution to 640 x 480.
3. Snapshot enabled.
On Project preferences\Android
1. \Launch\ -cpu-delay 0 -no-boot-anim -cache ./cache -avd Android3
Things I can't tried:
- Deploying on a device (don't have any).
By the way, I've had the same problem on a MAC Mini 2.66 GHz 2 GB but these settings made the difference.
Anyone can give any tips to improve this lame performance?.<issue_comment>username_1: Honeycomb (3.0) is notoriously slow in the emulator. You could try to get most of your functionality working for the phone first, to minimize using Honeycomb.
There are some BIOS settings to enable virtualization support in your CPU. I think turning these on may speed up the emulator, but I'm not sure. (The exact names for your system I don't know, but they'll have "virtualization" or "vt-x" or something in the name.
You could also try dedicating a processor to the emulator. You can [change the "processor affinity"](http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/83632-processor-affinity-set-applications.html) for processes in Windows using task manager. If you change it so that your emulator prefers one processor and your other main tasks (like eclipse) avoid that processor, you may see some gains. If your processor is hyperthreaded, make sure that you treat the two virtual cores as one core and assign the emulator to prefer both virtual cores.
(Finding the processes may be easier with [ProcessExplorer](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653) because you can click the target button and then click a window and it shows you the process for that window.)
---
**Update:** See the [Using Hardware Acceleration section](http://developer.android.com/tools/devices/emulator.html#acceleration) on the Android docs to see how to use your GPU and virtualization support in your CPU to speed up the emulator.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You could try to use a third party emulator which by my experience, works very well.
I'm not going to tell you that it won't lag from time to time, but take the trial and you will see how much better this emulator runs.
It's not a free application, but it's not expensive either.
You can find it at [YouWave Android Emulator](http://youwave.com/).
Give the trial a try and get back to us ;)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The emulator is slow because it's an qemu that emulates a whole different CPU architecture as it's used by consumer PCs: **ARM** (vs. x86(\_64) on your PC)
This means that every CPU instruction on the emulator's ARM CPU has to be emulated, which is per se *slow*. Also the emulator is AFAIK single-threaded. This means that speed-up can only be achieved by fast CPUs cores - multi-cores won't help here - and a reasonable amount of RAM.
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/04/07 | 1,063 | 4,222 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Froyo 2.2 on my HT-03A "Magic" phone.
Currently, I am in the process of consolidating all my email accounts into my Gmail account, so that I can access them anywhere. I want to be able to not only access them on my phone, but also through the Gmail interface at any computer I use.
However, one or two of my accounts are attached to some mailing lists. If I have my Gmail account connect to their POP server, my phone is going to be ringing like Quasimodo with OCD. In other words, constantly.
Is there a way I can get my Android phone to sound the email alert notification based on which account is getting the email?<issue_comment>username_1: I would suggest trying [Priority Inbox](http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=168622), which can notify, vibrate, or ring on just your new important mail. Switch to using the Gmail app, instead of the standard Email app. Then go to `Menu` > `Settings` > `Priority Inbox`.
Additionally, [mail filtering](http://mail.google.com/support/a/baligad.name/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=6579) is a more "hands on" solution for this problem that both complements Priority Mail, and helps resolve the issue when using other email applications. For instance, in my Gmail settings I created a filter for incoming mail addressed to one of my aliases. I set that mail to `Never mark as important`, `Skip Inbox` and apply a label. When email addressed to that alias arrives, I am not notified. But I can use that label to go back and read that mail at my leisure. The same can be done for your mailing list accounts, using the `list:` search parameter. Gmail provides a few other [useful search parameters](http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=7190) such as `has:circle` and `has:attachment`.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I would simply turn off email sync for those accounts specifically. You can do that by going to `Settings -> Accounts and sync`, selecting the account, and unchecking **Sync Gmail**. You can still check mail manually through the GMail app, of course.
**Edit:** The newest version (2.3.5) of GMail now supports turning off alerts for particular GMail accounts.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I do this with multiple gmail accounts.
Load the email account that you want to skip notifications. Click menu, then find settings. Uncheck the box labeled "Email notifications".
That account will no longer sound a notification, nor show up in the notification bar. You can still browse and read all email just like you would expect.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: By consolidating, I'm going to assume that you're having GMail do a POP download of those other email accounts and bring them into your GMail Inbox. If that's what you're doing, then I think the easiest way to have those accounts not notify you is to have them skip your inbox entirely and have a separate label applied to them.
In your GMail settings, under "Accounts and Import" --> Check mail using POP3, you'll have your accounts that you are downloading. For each account you don't want to be notified, use the "edit info" button, and set the account to be labeled, and to "Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox)".
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I think you should try Mail Alert in the market !
It s a pager, where you can choose the ringtone / vibration / visual notification according to various filters such as from / subject / cc fields etc.
For IMAP account, you can choose the folder to be checked, which seems to be your need if you created a folder by account.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: [eNotify](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hermes.enotifylite) from Verietas provides this exact capability. It lets you create alerts that match various rules. One of the available rules is the account. So you can play sound X if from your gmail account. Play sound Y if from your yahoo account.
But it lets you do so much more than that...You can play different sounds based on the sender and subject and all sorts...There a free lite version too if you want to check it out. Cheers.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/07 | 970 | 3,802 | <issue_start>username_0: How to set HTC Desire HD Android 2.2.1 to save new contacts to Exchange? With Samsung Galaxy S 2.2.1 it's super easy: Contacts > Menu > More > Settings > Save new contacts to...
But with HTC Desire HD 2.2.1?<issue_comment>username_1: I would suggest trying [Priority Inbox](http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=168622), which can notify, vibrate, or ring on just your new important mail. Switch to using the Gmail app, instead of the standard Email app. Then go to `Menu` > `Settings` > `Priority Inbox`.
Additionally, [mail filtering](http://mail.google.com/support/a/baligad.name/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=6579) is a more "hands on" solution for this problem that both complements Priority Mail, and helps resolve the issue when using other email applications. For instance, in my Gmail settings I created a filter for incoming mail addressed to one of my aliases. I set that mail to `Never mark as important`, `Skip Inbox` and apply a label. When email addressed to that alias arrives, I am not notified. But I can use that label to go back and read that mail at my leisure. The same can be done for your mailing list accounts, using the `list:` search parameter. Gmail provides a few other [useful search parameters](http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=7190) such as `has:circle` and `has:attachment`.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I would simply turn off email sync for those accounts specifically. You can do that by going to `Settings -> Accounts and sync`, selecting the account, and unchecking **Sync Gmail**. You can still check mail manually through the GMail app, of course.
**Edit:** The newest version (2.3.5) of GMail now supports turning off alerts for particular GMail accounts.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I do this with multiple gmail accounts.
Load the email account that you want to skip notifications. Click menu, then find settings. Uncheck the box labeled "Email notifications".
That account will no longer sound a notification, nor show up in the notification bar. You can still browse and read all email just like you would expect.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: By consolidating, I'm going to assume that you're having GMail do a POP download of those other email accounts and bring them into your GMail Inbox. If that's what you're doing, then I think the easiest way to have those accounts not notify you is to have them skip your inbox entirely and have a separate label applied to them.
In your GMail settings, under "Accounts and Import" --> Check mail using POP3, you'll have your accounts that you are downloading. For each account you don't want to be notified, use the "edit info" button, and set the account to be labeled, and to "Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox)".
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I think you should try Mail Alert in the market !
It s a pager, where you can choose the ringtone / vibration / visual notification according to various filters such as from / subject / cc fields etc.
For IMAP account, you can choose the folder to be checked, which seems to be your need if you created a folder by account.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: [eNotify](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hermes.enotifylite) from Verietas provides this exact capability. It lets you create alerts that match various rules. One of the available rules is the account. So you can play sound X if from your gmail account. Play sound Y if from your yahoo account.
But it lets you do so much more than that...You can play different sounds based on the sender and subject and all sorts...There a free lite version too if you want to check it out. Cheers.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/07 | 1,038 | 3,625 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/17152/where-can-i-find-stock-or-custom-roms-for-my-android-device)
>
>
>
I put a ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 and now it doesn't fully work. I was wondering if there was a way to get the original ROM, that came with my device, from an official site somewhere. I was told that apparently you can do it on the Android site, but I can't see any place to do that.<issue_comment>username_1: The [Samsung Galaxy S](https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S) shipped with OS 2.1 / Eclair so that's probably what you want to restore it to.
Without knowing how you installed the new OS (i.e. what steps did you follow?) and what isn't working now, it's hard to troubleshoot, but you ought to be able to get the original OS from Samsung support. I don't see the S i9000 on the US site, but you're perhaps not in the US?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: There are three ways to get Android OS:
1. You can download a leaked ROM, e.g. for [SGS i9000](http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03/27/official-android-2-3-gingerbread-rom-leaked-for-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/).
2. You can download from the source code from [official repository](http://source.android.com), search/write drivers, and compile yourself.
3. Modded ROMs. There are many custom ROMs for Android, the most popular includes CyanogenMod, MIUI, etc.
I'd suggest #1 or #3, they're usually much less work since the drivers are already there and manufacturer's/custom ROM can often better utilize the phone's unique capability than the generic ROM you compile from source code (unless your device is of the Nexus-series).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Original ROMs are hosted on <http://samfirmware.com>
This isn't an official repository - rather, it's a community supported repository of official ROMs
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Go to [this XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913) and download the newest firmware for your region. Download [Odin for Windows](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9088113&postcount=1) (search for "Heimdall" if you are on Linux). Then do the following:
1. [Put your phone into Download mode](http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series#Download_Mode)
1. Remove the battery
2. Hold VolumeDown plus the Home key
1. Reinsert the battery.
2. Let go of the power button only about 1 second after the white device logo appears (if it does)
3. After a few seconds a yellow triangle with an android in it should appear, you can let go of the keys since this is download mode.
2. Start up Odin.
3. Attach the phone to USB so that Odin recognizes it. If it doesn't, reboot your phone, exit Odin, and go back to step (1).
4. Load the .zip file you downloaded (the custom ROM) into the PDA field of Odin.
5. Load the 512 .pit file into the PIT field of Odin.
6. Check "Re-partition".
7. Hit Start. Odin will tell you when it's done; if it fails, reboot your phone and try again. (This happens occasionally).
Note that if you need to back anything up, you should do that beforehand and save the backup to your PC, since everything (except probably the external SD card) will be wiped on the phone. Also note that you do this at your own risk; Odin is very powerful and misusing it can damage your phone. Re-partition in particular can be troublesome if you select the wrong PIT file. I've used Odin dozens of times myself safely, though.
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/04/07 | 167 | 715 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Desire Z with Android 2.2. For some reason my speech to text convertor has stopped working. Everytime the soft keyboard opens up and I press on the small mike button, it says audio problem and closes. Up until yesterday, the phone was fine. What could be the problem?<issue_comment>username_1: I would try clearing the data for it. Do so via `Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications` and finding **Voice Search** (or the relevant app if you're using another) under the **All** tab.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem, but i fixed it by uninstalling the updates for google keyboard and somehow everything was fixed
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/07 | 310 | 1,126 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HTC Desire Z with Froyo . I am trying to find a way to have my device speak the caller name. I have tried [SayMyName](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.mailboxer.saymyname&feature=search_result) but it only works if you are connected to the internet. I want a similar solution that works even if the device is not connected to the internet.
Thank you in advance.<issue_comment>username_1: You could set each one of your contacts individual ringtones to be a sound file that is just someone saying their name. It would be pretty tedious, and it wouldn't work for numbers that aren't in your contacts, but at least it's something.
See [this thread](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/224/how-do-i-set-a-custom-mp3-as-a-ringtone-for-other-notifications) on how to set custom .mp3 files as ringtones.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [Sanity](https://market.android.com/details?id=cri.sanity&feature=search_result) is another neat app for this.
Alternatively, it is straight forward to configure a Tasker profile to 'say' an alert including the caller's name.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/07 | 449 | 1,802 | <issue_start>username_0: *Question*: Is there a way to spoof your user-agent header in Firefox for Android?
*Explanation*: The thing that's kept me using Dolphin for Android for the longest time is the fact that it can spoof your user-agent header to quickly and easily avoid the mobile atrocities some people develop for their sites, still giving me the option to navigate there manually if I prefer it. I don't see this option for the latest release of Firefox for Android.
It seems to load much faster and I prefer the interface to all other browsers I've tried on Android, but that feature is the only thing making me keep dolphin on my phone. Am I missing it, is there an extension that allows it, maybe an option in the phone system, or is this just not in the cards for FF on Android? If not, I'll redirect this to the Mozilla devs as a feature request, but I figured I'd come here first to see if I'm just missing an option to do it.<issue_comment>username_1: There is indeed an extension which does this. It's called [Phony](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/addon/phony/) and you should be able to find it if you use the addons search from within Firefox Mobile. After it's installed, you'll get a new drop-down entry in your preferences menu where you can choose your user agent (the most recent version actually has more choices than the picture below):
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Mobile Firefox (and Chrome) now have a ["Request desktop site"](https://www.techbout.com/request-desktop-version-website-android-phone-17720/) setting in their menus.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SqyzL.png)
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/08 | 398 | 1,527 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently using the stock `Music Player` for my phone. Whenever I pause a song, leave the app, and go back to the app, it *sometimes* goes back to my "All" songs view, not remembering what I was currently playing. It appears that this behavior depends on whether or not the App was closed. For instance, if the app closes by my actions via the Task Manager, or it closes on its own based on memory/CPU management, it loses track of what it is doing.
Is there a setting, or another music app, that allows me to play songs and have that song and playlist remembered even if the app is closed?
I'm running FroYo (2.2) on a Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S series).<issue_comment>username_1: One thing you can try is to increase how long apps stay in memory. It's pretty simple to do this on a Galaxy S -- install [One Click Lag Fix](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rc.QuickFixLagFixR2D) from the Market, open it, go to **Alter minfree** and change it to **Moderate** (check **Set On Boot** too). I use this setting and apps usually only get killed if I play Angry Birds for a while and the phone needs to kill them to free up memory.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The [Android version of Winamp](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nullsoft.winamp) seems to do a fairly decent job of this. I barely use it (this particular aspect isn't that important to me), but I've just fired it up after about a week, and it picked up exactly where it left off.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/09 | 152 | 576 | <issue_start>username_0: I just bought an Xperia x10. How can I check what version of Android it has?<issue_comment>username_1: Look at `Settings -> About phone -> Firmware version` (or similar).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: On the HTC Desire (and probably most HTC devices) `Settings -> About phone -> Software information`
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Look at settings about device or phone or tablet, press android version again and again. If it's Jelly Bean a jelly bean face will be shown, if it's KitKat a K will be shown.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/09 | 1,128 | 4,499 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Droid 2. I have a long, resource-intensive game (spectral souls) that I would like to leave running while I'm not using my phone. If I hit the Android "Home" button to get back to the home screen and then immediately re-launch the game, it will be right where I left off. Same if I hit the power button to sleep, and then immediately turn on the phone, unlock, and re-launch the game.
If I leave it for some amount of time (a few hours), then when I come back and launch the game, it starts fresh as if it were never running. The phone hasn't been used for anything in the meantime, although syncing is on.
My question is twofold: how can I get more information about what apps are killed when & why, and how can I set it up to allow this app to continue running? I don't need it to DO anything in the background, I just want it to still be there when I come back.
I'm familiar with the concept of Android clearing memory as it's needed and not needing a task killer, but I want it to not kill THIS task unless I really exit it.<issue_comment>username_1: Suggestion: Use [Tasker](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) to disable screen timeout for your app. This *may* prevent it from going to the background.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: How to get more information what apps are killed and why?
You can connect your phone to [adb](http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html); and then turn on [logcat](http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/logcat.html) ; saving output to file.
In log file you will have ton's of info; by searching for you app name; you can find out when it gets killed.
What can you do to prevent it from getting stopped by android system?
I don't know; hopefully username_1 answer will work.
However; I would contact the developer and tell him the problem, because he/she should have the easiest time to fix it
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I am pretty sure that isnt an option in the default design of android. I have never personally seen an app for such things because most people desire the programs to shut down to keep the speed of the phone up. It is the android system that is shutting unused programs down. The creator of the app would have to design a service to keep it running in the background or possible like an always on calculation or audio so the system would think the program was doing something. That would eat up your battery.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: To the first part of your question;
>
> how can I get more information about what apps are killed when & why?
>
>
>
The Android SDK has a quick summation on the Android Memory <http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html>
>
> By default, every application runs in its own Linux process. Android starts the process when any of the application's components need to be executed, then shuts down the process when it's no longer needed or when the system must recover memory for other applications.
>
>
>
So effectively Android can be summarized as killing programs when it determines you're not using it (I clicked quit in the app), or when it runs out of resources. For example, If you have 512 MB of ram, and 10 free and you launch an app that needs 12 it will try to determine the least used app it can grab 12 from.
It tends to do this pretty well (at least in my experience). You might be able to go home from your game, and do a couple things, but on the third thing it will evict the game. Keep in mind how resource intensive games in particular are, so it's likely it will kill that app sooner rather then later.
Now the reason it disappears after time, is that you likely have sync processes trying to start and compete for resources. The apps memory pages have been hit very infrequently at this point, so it's fair game to any memory reclamation the OS feels is necessary.
To your second question;
>
> how can I set it up to allow this app to continue running?
>
>
>
I don't use a task killer, but I'm pretty sure the good ones (seems like ATK is the leader <https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller&feature=search_result> ) have an exception list. It might be possible to whitelist the game you want, and blacklist the other processes.
I'm also not familiar with this game, so I'm not sure what auto-save abilities and such this has. Hope I was some help.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/09 | 533 | 1,963 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a lot of saved web pages that I want to view whenever I want without the page connecting to the web site (I can do this on WM). How do I do this on Android? Every time I click on the HTML file it says "no connection".<issue_comment>username_1: One can use [Pocket](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ideashower.readitlater.pro) or [Instapaper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instapaper.android) to save something from your desktop for offline reading on your mobile.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can use [OffLine Browser](https://market.android.com/details?id=it.nikodroid.offline) by Nikodroid. It can save web pages (and related links) and then allows you to read them when you are offline.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You could also generate PDF files using the share feature of the Android system. I am currently researching the best way. For now I am using [Web2PDF](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dyndns.warenix.web2pdf&hl=de) with Chrome on my Nexus 10. Does not work perfectly with all sites though. For those that do no work yet I am using the website PDFmyURL.com.
Today I noticed hat Firefox can save PDF of whole pages by default. It is hidden in Extras...
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: You can use PaperSpan app to save original page offline to SD Card. Saving links can be done through computer, and app will sync and save offline.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: You can open MHTML files with [MHT & MHTML Viewer, Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=evansir.mhtreader) app.
I am using my file explorer to open the MHTML files using this app. Sometimes I need to use the option "Open as" to see this app as an option. Another way to open MHTML files is to browse your files using this app.
I am not affiliated to the app in any way though. Opera is also an excellent app to save (and view) MHTML files.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/09 | 283 | 1,159 | <issue_start>username_0: I've a Samsung Galaxy S with 2.2 firmware. I'm using handcent instead of the default messaging application. In the default messaging app settings I have disabled notifications and disabled auto-retrieve. But when I get an SMS now, even after I had read it in handcent, I still get the new message notification overlay on the messaging icon on the homescreen until I click into it. Can i disable this, or better yet replace that icon with handcent?<issue_comment>username_1: What home screen application are you using? In [Launcher Pro](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fede.launcher), I can long-press on the dock icon, and change the icon and/or shortcut. I can also disable the overlay from `Menu > Preferences > Dock Settings > Missed call count/Unread SMS count/Unread Gmail count`
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Assuming you are using the default Samsung TouchWiz launcher:
1. Open the App Drawer (Applications)
2. Press Menu, select View Type -> Customizable Grid
3. Press Menu, choose Edit
4. Drag off the Messaging icon, and drag on Handcent.
I've replaced it with Gmail, myself.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/09 | 602 | 2,183 | <issue_start>username_0: my HTC Wildfire with CM7 - RC4, doesn't like a combination of two things:
* Data enabled on a 2G Network
* SD Card inserted.
When these two conditions are met, either the phone will slow down to a halt or it will reboot. If it reboots, if I don't remove the SD card it will not detect it, unless I reboot without it in. Or, the SD card will just be undetected and sometimes a notifications pops up telling me "SD Card Removed Unexpectedly"
At my school, my phone network's signal isn't very good due to the building being rubbish and 2G signals are the only thing we get inside the building.
On my old SD card it was 4GB and I think it worked, however my SD card is now 16GB and it doesn't like this. It shouldn't be a problem as it's a ScanDisk (a very reputable make) and I've tried another 16GB card which I sent back due to the issue, so I don't think it's that.
Many thanks to people who can figure out what's up with my phone,
Joe<issue_comment>username_1: I would indeed verify first that this is not related to some 3rd party app or any other than stock ROM. For this do a complete reset and try again. Also try with a smaller SD card since 16GB might not be supported by your phone (need to check specs for that, I don't know).
You can make a backup to get it back to your personalized settings quick.
If you can confirm the stock ROM and default settings do have this bug too you can report this to HTC. Otherwise you'll have to solve it on your own, looking what app/setting is getting this result.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Scandisk? you sure? Did you mean SanDisk?
Can you absolutely vouch for the authenticity of the SD card? There are plenty of 'fakes' - usually low grade/slow branded as faster cards.
Theres a good guide to spotting fakes here [eBay guide](http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/FAKE-SanDisk-Ultra-Secure-Digital-Cards-Exposed_W0QQugidZ10000000001254881)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I had exactly the same issue here, on my Asus fonepad tablet.
It happened from the beginning, with few 3rd party apps installed and different SD cards.
My workaround was to set "WCDMA only" in the settings ;)
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/10 | 513 | 2,149 | <issue_start>username_0: When taking pictures with the Samsung Galaxy S's camera I get a rather large red spot in from the center of the image outwards. I've uploaded an image showing this.
<issue_comment>username_1: I would take the phone to where ever you bought it from and have them take a look at it. It's most likely some sort of hardware issue that they will be able to take care of.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I have the same problem here in Brazil. Last year, I bought a Galaxy S, and the photos had that red color in the center. I went to the store and exchanged it for another one, which had the same problem. I went to the store and returned it. I decided for an iPhone 4. Now, I got bored with iPhone 4 and this week I bought another Galaxy S, it has the same problem (red color in the center of the photo), but I decided to keep it anyway.
For what I see in your post, the red color is a general problem. I just don’t understand why the Samsung has not already corrected that problem.
I have made some tests with the camera, and noticed that the problem occurs in low light conditions, especially under incandescent light, but outdoors the picture is normal.
Maybe the problem could be correct by some software or an update for Samsung.
I looked over in the internet and didn’t find any solution.
So, if somebody knows a solution, please post it here.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: It is a hardware fault and it may be unlikely you will find one without it I have only seen one that did not have the issue and it was an early sample. Returned several myself then got my money back Samsung should issue a public statement about this as the camera part of the phone is not fit for its purpose with this fault. probably best to get your money back and wait until Samsung come clean about what is going on with this issue. If you do decide to get a different phone with an 8mpix camera do check it out before buying as it could be to do with the sensor supplier and the same sensor may be used in other phones
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/10 | 338 | 1,322 | <issue_start>username_0: I have phone tethered to PC, and on the "G" drive I can see the phone directories and files. Another post, said that you have to put PDF files on SD card. How do I navigate to the SD card, is it the "DCIM" directory? I tried putting a file there, but Adobe Reader still says "No PDF Files Available".<issue_comment>username_1: My Adobe Reader seems to be looking in the `download` folder, try putting them there. You could also just browse to them on your phone and open them directly. Your phone should already have a file manager to use for that, but I recommend [Explorer](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.speedsoftware.explorer) (or Root Explorer if you have root).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I gave up on Adobe PDF reader, too bad it doesn't have a simple "file open" option.
I downloaded Beamreader free version, and so far it's working. It actually allows you to browse the directories and open files, what a concept!
I was going to buy the Speedsoftware Explorer suggested by @Matthew above, but never bought an app before, and got this issue:
[buy an app - message: "none of the accounts on your phone are supported"](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8141/buy-an-app-message-none-of-the-accounts-on-your-phone-are-supported)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/11 | 221 | 940 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to install the app [Where](https://market.android.com/search?q=where&so=1&c=apps). But when I did the same search in the Android Market app on my phone, I couldn't find this app. Since my phone does not have service, I cannot install this app through the Android Market website. Does anybody know why this app does not show up on the phone? How can I install this app in this case? I couldn't find its apk file either. Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: Some apps have certain hardware requirements that your phone might not support (e.g. screen resolution.) The Market has the ability to filter out such apps from search results.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In addition to username_1's answer, there are also geographic or carrier restrictions for some apps. These are basically up to developer, and we can only speculate as to why. You should contact the developer.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/11 | 280 | 1,031 | <issue_start>username_0: Can I send an SMS message via one click or touch?
Can I have an icon or shortcut that would let me send an SMS message to a certain phone number with predefined text?<issue_comment>username_1: The [Tasker](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm "Market Link") app will let you do this (and much much more)
Once installed, add a "Task" widget to your homescreen, and have it run a "Send SMS" action. This lets you specify the target of the SMS, as well as the full body of the message.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: 5 years have past - I think perhaps the app [OneClickSMS](https://apkpure.com/send-sms-message-in-one-click/com.utopia.oneclicksms) is a better fit for this task now (unfortunately it has been retired from Google Play but it's still available on mirrors with the original APK name *com.utopia.oneclicksms*).
It creates an icon on your home screen, and when you hit it, it sends an SMS with a single click. Very convenient.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/11 | 417 | 1,551 | <issue_start>username_0: How to capture screenshot of entire webpage in Android browser like I can take in my Desktop with Help of Firefox Addon called "Fireshot"?
<issue_comment>username_1: Firefox Mobile or another browser would need to support this directly for such an extension to work. Do you need a screenshot, or do you just need to view pages offline? In the latter case, the answers to this question might help: [Viewing web pages offline](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8090/viewing-web-pages-offline)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You might want to check out the [Dolphin](https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser) browser. It supports many extensions, two of them doing exactly what you want:
[Dolphin Screen Cut](https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.ScreenCut)
[Web to PDF](https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.mypdf)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Firefox Mobile + addon [Fennec Screenshot](https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/android/addon/fennec-screenshot/) does that job perfectly.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You can use browsers that support Add-ons. For example, I use Dolphin Browser and use the add-on called "Screen Cut" / "Dolphin Screen Cut" which allows freestyle screenshot so you can rearrange and measure a certain area of the screen if you so choose it over than a whole screen capture.
You can also use Maxthon Browser which supports this.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/11 | 422 | 1,489 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to install one application which is not in the Market. I know that if I want to do that I should switch on the "Unknown sources" option, but I don't have "Unknown sources" on my Dell Streak. What should I do to get this option?<issue_comment>username_1: First you need to enable the option to install application through unknown sources, you can achieve this in
```
Settings >> Applications >> Unknown Sources
```
Then you can use [ADB](http://voxigee.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/using-adb-to-install-applications/) to install applications from your PC or use [ASTRO File Manger](http://www.appbrain.com/app/astro-file-manager/com.metago.astro) to install applications in your SD card.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Depending on your firmware version, you might be able to abuse the ability turn-on engineering mode. Taken from [StreakSmart](http://www.streaksmart.com/2010/08/how-to-sideload-apps-on-stock-att-dell-streak-without-root-adb-or-sideload-wonder-machine.html):
* Dial `*#*#307#*#*` on your Streak. Other than a quick flash on the screen, it will look like nothing has happened.
* Go to your app drawer/program menu and tap a new icon labeled EMList. If the icon is not there, turn off the Streak. It should be there when you turn it on again.
* Scroll to the bottom and tap app\_security.
* Tap update unknown resource property to enable it.
This will be the only way without installing a custom rom (Google StreakDroid)
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/11 | 408 | 1,406 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a galaxy s device and want to update it to latest android releace. I'd like to skip the 2.2 update and just do the 2.3 update. Is it possible?<issue_comment>username_1: First you need to enable the option to install application through unknown sources, you can achieve this in
```
Settings >> Applications >> Unknown Sources
```
Then you can use [ADB](http://voxigee.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/using-adb-to-install-applications/) to install applications from your PC or use [ASTRO File Manger](http://www.appbrain.com/app/astro-file-manager/com.metago.astro) to install applications in your SD card.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Depending on your firmware version, you might be able to abuse the ability turn-on engineering mode. Taken from [StreakSmart](http://www.streaksmart.com/2010/08/how-to-sideload-apps-on-stock-att-dell-streak-without-root-adb-or-sideload-wonder-machine.html):
* Dial `*#*#307#*#*` on your Streak. Other than a quick flash on the screen, it will look like nothing has happened.
* Go to your app drawer/program menu and tap a new icon labeled EMList. If the icon is not there, turn off the Streak. It should be there when you turn it on again.
* Scroll to the bottom and tap app\_security.
* Tap update unknown resource property to enable it.
This will be the only way without installing a custom rom (Google StreakDroid)
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/11 | 422 | 1,769 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830.
More than an hour ago, Samsung-Kies prompted me to install a firmware update.
It downloaded the required files and then proceeded to the actual upgrade.
Now, since an hour, I'm getting 0% progress on the "Firware update in progress..." screen. It obviously says not to disconnect the phone.
The phone shows "Downloading..."
It's been like this since an hour.
I don't want to brick my phone by pulling the USB cable off.
Please suggest something.<issue_comment>username_1: I would suggest pulling it off and trying again. Usually this happens when Kies wasn't able to properly communicate with the device after putting it into Download Mode. I've had this happen before and rebooting my device and trying again worked. You can also try putting the phone into Download Mode manually (may or may not work while plugged into USB):
1. Remove the battery
2. Hold VolumeDown plus the Home key plus Power. While holding,
1. Reinsert the battery.
2. Release the Power button, still holding the others, about 1 second after the white logo text appears.
3. After a few seconds a yellow triangle with an android in it should appear, this is Download Mode. If it doesn't, try this again while holding Power the whole time.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I had this issue and took my battery, sim card, and memory card out for about two hours. When I put it back together, it booted right up and is working fine now.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I know this sounds silly but press the power button ten times and walla! I read a YouTube comment after an hour of researching trying to find a solution and I tried it even thinking it was just a joke and I can't believe it actually worked !
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/11 | 481 | 1,836 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus One, and since upgrading to 2.3.3, my phone lasts several hours less compared to 2.2.x. I've swapped out to a new battery, which didn't make a difference. In about 14 hours (of nothing more than texting), my phone is at less than 15%. When I check the Battery use under Settings, Android OS is always the top battery consumer.
What can I do about this? Every other update besides this one has been great, but Gingerbread is a total disappointment.
**Update:** This is 100% an issue with wifi. After disabling it, the battery usage of Android OS has dropped from 40% to 2%. After 16 hours on battery, it's still more than half charged. I'll keep investigating...or revert, because I think Gingerbread just looks fugly.<issue_comment>username_1: Revert? If the OS itself is not sleeping properly, you can't do much else besides install a kernel or ROM that behaves better.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Have you tried updating the battery statistics? It is said to help with battery life in some cases.
1. Charge the phone completely.
2. While still on the charger, boot into recovery.
3. In recovery, reset the battery statistics.
4. Reboot the phone.
5. When it has booted completely, unplug the charger.
6. Run the phone until the battery is completely flat and the phone turns off.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If it is a Wi-Fi issue, have the stand by settings changed with the new installation?
Settings->Wireless & Networks->Wi-Fi settings
Menu->Advanced->Wi-Fi sleep policy
Has this setting changed from to Never (Which will keep the Wi-Fi on all the time)?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: As of **2.3.4** this issue is fixed. For other users on previous versions, I temporarily solved this problem by disabling Wifi all together.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/12 | 360 | 1,534 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there such an email account whereby in the account settings, one can choose which connection types that the account can use?
Would like this feature so that checking personal email goes through mobile/3G but does not go through e.g Wifi company workplace network or public Cafe Wifi, for privacy reasons.
It would be useful if one or more connection types or WiFi accesspoints could be specified for an account, e.g. if at home using home wifi - this would be allowed for personal.
Another option would be to have different email clients for different purposes but that might not be as manageable.<issue_comment>username_1: If you have root access then you could use [DroidWall](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.googlecode.droidwall.free&feature=search_result) to give different apps, including email clients, access to WIFI and or mobile data. This would require you to use a different client for each account and wouldn't automatically differentiate between WIFI at work or at home. :o/
(It's a pretty rough work around but the best I could think of...)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I will answer my own question - I don't think there is such an email client yet that provides the facility to choose which internet connection(s) is/are used with each account.
Thanks for the DroidWall mention @username_1, but I would prefer not to have to root my device for risks of malware, also because I use some backing apps which will not run on rooted devices.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/12 | 604 | 2,194 | <issue_start>username_0: Has anyone tried the `*#*#4636#*#*` or `*#*#7780#*#*` dialer codes on HTC phones? They're not working for me.
Secondly, what does it show, means what kind of information? Is it safe to run on brand new phone?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, I have a Samsung Galaxy S and the `*#*34636#*#*` does actually work.
It gives all sorts of statistics.
You might read my following question: [regarding this exact number and contact lists](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8155/how-can-i-save-keypad-command-numbers-like-4636-to-my-contact-list).
**-- EDIT --**
Sorry, didn't see the HTC phones bit. Just noticed the 'Samsung-Galaxy-tab' tag, and thought you were talking about the Samsung Galaxy S phone.
The part about the statistics , is ok , though.
On my phone.
* Phone information
* Battery information
* Battery history
* Usage statistics ( I was very interested in this option )
* Wifi information
Usage statistics
* Usage time
* Launch count
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Are you sure you're dialing it right? I just dialed wrong twice in a row (`*#*#` not `#*#*`) and got this error: "Connection problem or invalid MMI code." When I dial it correctly, my HTC G1 reports Phone information, battery info and history, and usage statistics.
Take a look at this more general question about dialer codes (aka secret star codes) for reference, too: [Is there an official dialer code resource?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7475/is-there-an-official-dialer-code-resource) There are some good links there for lists of dialer codes and some caveats about using them without adult supervision.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I use this code to change my network type also. While it does display all this information, this code is very useful for changing from 4G to 3G to 2G, and all sorts of other options in between.
If you do get this working, look under **phone information**, then *set preferred network type*. You'll have to read up on which type means what for your type of network, but this has allowed me to get better battery life and, at times, better cell service even with a 2G network.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/12 | 233 | 944 | <issue_start>username_0: My account had *2-step verification* enabled and associated with the Authenticator App on my phone.
Yesterday I reformatted it and now I'm installing the apps again. Everything is setup but the Google Authenticator App looks for a barcode, and I cannot find in the *2-step verification* steps. What I'd like to do is re-associate my account with the Google Authenticator App **without** turning off 2 step auth and back on again.
Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: **Edit:** You can re-add the same phone by going to <https://www.google.com/accounts/SmsAuthConfig> and hitting the Edit link beside "Android" (the Mobile Application field). Oddly enough, this link didn't work for me in Chrome but it did in Internet Explorer.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: From what I can see, there is no way to re-associate a phone. It looks like your option is to disassociate/re-associate.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/12 | 441 | 1,840 | <issue_start>username_0: Assuming a given Android phone is [root-able](http://unrevoked.com/), is there any possibility that it cannot be upgraded to Android version 2.2 (or CyanogenMod 6)?
If such an upgrade isn't possible on a certain rooted Android phones, what are the factors that determine that? (hardware specs, other?)<issue_comment>username_1: There are more differences between Android devices than between different PC Machines. So you need to know things like which CPU and hardware and version of it you got in the device. Then look for an Android firmware that supports your phone. You might be able to compile your own firmware from source for your device, also depending on your devices hardware and how well you can handled fails there.
After an upgrade, your device will end up in different shape with regard to what works and not after the upgrade. It might even work flawlessly. You might even get a "bricked" device if you fail the upgrade and are a bit unlucky.
So, it all depends on what hardware you have and how good support Linux and Android has to your device hardware.
That is why the phone manufacturers and your telephone operator test the upgrades in many ways before they push it out to the customers.
But if you know this and are technical skilled and know that you *might* make your phone usless, you can always try.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It depends on your hardware and the images of roms which may be available. There are many ROMS for many Android handsets out. Cyanogen has allowed many devices see 2.3.3 even if their provide hasn't released an update.
Like username_1 said, there are possibilities of bricking your device deeming it unusable.
I know this, because I've done it to my HTC Magic, and half-bricked my HTC Desire Z (It's fine now! :) )
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/12 | 360 | 1,456 | <issue_start>username_0: I've bought a [world adapter](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00303YRJY) which can charge USB devices as well.
According to the packing the usb will be powered with more than the 500mA as per USB specification - 1000mA.
Will charging my HTC Desire with this USB/travel adapter damage my phone?
I know that many main boards don't deliver 500mA per socket esp. when another draining device is attached to the neighboring port.<issue_comment>username_1: In most cases your phone will only draw as much power as it needs, and it's OK that the charger can provide more. However, unless you know that your phone will do this and has other power management safety features, I wouldn't use the charger myself. I've never had a phone ruined, but I have had batteries ruined by non-official chargers (including one charger that claimed to meet the specifications for my phone).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: As long as your charger device deliveres the right voltage then you should be safe. The maximum current specification is how much ampare it can deliver before the voltage from your charger goes out of USB voltage specs or blows a fuse.
I don't know how they have constructed the HTC Desire battery chargine part, but I would use your charger. They should have some current limiter for the battery in any case, or you couldn't charge your phone in an ordinary computer USB connection.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/12 | 585 | 2,239 | <issue_start>username_0: Greetings,
I keep a [Tiddlywiki](http://www.tiddlywiki.com/) in my [Dropbox](http://www.dropbox.com/) folders, and I'd really like to be able to open/edit/view it on Android. Currently when I try to open the Tiddlywiki file, I am asked if I want to view it with:
* DB HTML Viewer
* HTMLViewer
and a few other options which don't seem relevant. Unfortunately, neither of these viewers seem to play real nice with the Tiddlywiki html layout, which makes it rather difficult for me to view/edit notes. Usually when I open my browser, I have useful zooming capabilities, which is what I'm sort of looking for. I'm running CyanogenMod, not sure if this is the default stock browser or not.
Is there any application I can download to get this to work, or any way that I can get my default browser application to show up in Dropbox's list?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried this
<http://tiddlyspot.com/>
it basically creates a tiddly on a web server, so you can edit it with every android browser able to render it. You can download it, edit offline and when online sync it with the server version.
Opera Mobile is not able to edit offline a tiddlywiki and save changes. Firefox mobile can. Other browsers i dont know. Normally they need a .jar Java file which the mobile browsers often cant execute afaik.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Try [AndTidWiki](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mgsimon.android.andtidwiki&hl=en). It's currently in beta, and it works well for me.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Presently AndTidWiki is the best, or rather the only choice, that allows you to use your wiki straight from Dropbox. However, there are some small issues - like text overlap on zooming, which i hope will improve with further versions.
I haven't been able to find any other tiddly browser that allows editing your wiki from dropbox.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Use Firefox. To support saving the wiki, install the "TiddlyFox" Firefox addon.
I tested this works today. Also it could directly open an .html file with Firefox in file explorer like "ES File Explorer".
Remark: Seems TiddlyWiki v5 displays better than v2.8.1 on Android.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/13 | 440 | 1,674 | <issue_start>username_0: I imported my notes from my Palm Centro into [Note Everything](https://market.android.com/details?id=de.softxperience.android.noteeverything "Market Link") and the tab characters in my existing notes show up correctly.
But how do I type a tab character on my Xperia X10?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried this
<http://tiddlyspot.com/>
it basically creates a tiddly on a web server, so you can edit it with every android browser able to render it. You can download it, edit offline and when online sync it with the server version.
Opera Mobile is not able to edit offline a tiddlywiki and save changes. Firefox mobile can. Other browsers i dont know. Normally they need a .jar Java file which the mobile browsers often cant execute afaik.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Try [AndTidWiki](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mgsimon.android.andtidwiki&hl=en). It's currently in beta, and it works well for me.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Presently AndTidWiki is the best, or rather the only choice, that allows you to use your wiki straight from Dropbox. However, there are some small issues - like text overlap on zooming, which i hope will improve with further versions.
I haven't been able to find any other tiddly browser that allows editing your wiki from dropbox.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Use Firefox. To support saving the wiki, install the "TiddlyFox" Firefox addon.
I tested this works today. Also it could directly open an .html file with Firefox in file explorer like "ES File Explorer".
Remark: Seems TiddlyWiki v5 displays better than v2.8.1 on Android.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/13 | 310 | 1,258 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a list of permissions with more detailed descriptions available? The standard ones doesn't feel good, and I don't trust developers who write that they need permission X only to do Y--if their app requires permission X, this app will be able to do anything permitted by X, not only Y.
For example READ\_PHONE\_STATE is described as "Allows read only access to phone state" -- but what is included in that phone state? Is it only connected/disconnected? Or maybe it includes phone number I am actually talking to?<issue_comment>username_1: I can't find a good complete list, but you can always search for the permission on [developer.android.com](http://developer.android.com). In the case of READ\_PHONE\_STATE, [it does look like](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.html#ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED) the phone number can be read.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This blog post tries to explain permission: <http://techpp.com/2010/07/30/android-apps-permissions-secure-private-data/>
If you really need to know the specifics of each permissions, you can download and grep Android's source code (it's open source, after all). I think that's the best we can do for now.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/13 | 521 | 2,012 | <issue_start>username_0: I am considering buying an Android phone and hence the question about Internet usage. How much Internet bandwidth can I expect to use if I want to enable syncing of contacts, calendar, email, etc. (assume e.g. I receive 10 short textual emails per day) I am going to need?
Is it possible to automatically connect to WPA protected Wifi's, and do all the syncing only when Wifi is available (hence not use 3G internet at all)?
I will use it in a free country (UK atm)<issue_comment>username_1: Depends entirely on how many contacts you have, how often they change, how often you set it to sync, etc. Paying for data as you go is generally a bad idea with an Android phone, they use a lot.
You should be able to shut off 3G though (probably dependent on the phone) and just use WiFi. Although, it might be more difficult to prevent it from using 2G data. Some phones let you use WiFi while the phone is in Airplane mode, which would shut off both 3G and 2G. Android has the ability to store WiFi credentials and connect automatically.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can definitely connect to WPA protected wireless and your phone will connect automatically when you're within range of a known wireless network.
You can use [APNdroid](https://code.google.com/p/apndroid/) to cut off your 3G altogether. Take a look at:
[How can I prevent my phone from using any kind of internet?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/5273/how-can-i-prevent-my-google-g-1-from-using-any-kind-of-internet)
If you've got wireless at home and you're there every night, your phone will be able to sync your contacts, etc. over night.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You can turn off all internet data over the mobile network using
Settings->Wireless & Networks->Mobile Networks->Data enabled
Personally, I connect to WIFI at home and with reasonably heavy use of email, chat and web browsing when away from home, I only use about 200M of data a month.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/13 | 569 | 2,126 | <issue_start>username_0: My USC "Desire" locked up the other day. I have Android 2.2 installed. It just kept rebooting to the splash screen over and over and over again. Being an old Mac user I thought some "key command" might get it to stop. So I tried holding the HOME key as it booted, brought it to "safe mode". Ane more reboot
and it was running again.
Is there a log I can look at to see what the issue may have been? What else can one do in "safe mode"?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not sure about logging but, safe mode disables many system services during boot. On some systems it can bypass the security pattern or pin. I haven't found any additional features. It seems to be more for reducing features for the sake of diagnostics. Windows has a similar feature.
I've posted a link on starting safe mode on a variety of devices for others to use; however, it probably won't show up until I gain a bit of rep.
[Safe mode for Android](https://web.archive.org/web/20180904223223/http://androinica.com/2010/08/how-to-activate-android%E2%80%99s-safe-mode-to-get-out-of-a-force-close-loop/)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Found this in a Sony Xperia manual:
>
> Safe Mode temporarily disables all applications that have been
> installed via the Android Market. Performing this troubleshooting step
> is necessary to determine whether a 3rd party application is the cause
> of an Operating System / Application issue. Safe Mode should always be
> performed prior to a hard (factory) reset.
>
>
>
The safe mode is there to provide repair in case one of the applications causes the phone to behave strangely or misbehave.
The phone has to be rebooted into safe mode, which can be done by pressing the power button and holding one of the keys.
The second key in some phones:
```
- volume down/up button
- menu button
- home button
- back button
- other type of button
```
When you enter safe mode there is a label "Safe Mode" at the bottom of the screen (left or right corner).
In some phones the debugging menu has more options in safe mode, all related to application management.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/14 | 1,633 | 6,434 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a mind boggling problem which I have been trying to solve for the last few weeks. I am new to Android and recently bought Huawei Ideos X5 (Android 2.2.1). I haven't found anyone else having this problem.
**Problem:**
My Android phone will be able to connect to my wireless network, get an IP address from my DHCP server, but when trying to reach anything over the network it won't work. Although it will work *sometimes* (i.e. some data will get through).
**Debugging:**
My Android phone is able to connect and use other wireless networks, although I have only tried two (at my university and at a friend). This would indicate that my phone is not broken.
With closer inspection with the Terminal Emulator App when I ping my server I will get a 80% packet loss ratio. This of course makes it impossible to use the wireless network, but it means some packets do get through (even to the Internet) so it is not a DNS problem.
My laptop can connect and use my wireless network flawlessly (in fact, it can download from Internet at 18 Mbps and upload at 10 Mbps with 802.11g, which I presume is good). My USB wireless adapter works well with it as well. One of my friend's Android phone (LG Optimus One) and iPod works with my wireless network as well, and most strangely, another friend's Android phone who have the very same model (Huawei Ideos X5) works with my wireless network. This would indicate that my access point is not faulty.
There are tons of wireless networks in my area. My phone can see 21 including my own. I have no idea whether this can affect anything. I cannot try any of these because they are protected.
It is worth mentioning that I do not have your average wireless network setup. I have a server (stationary computer) that runs DHCP server, and so on. Only recently I added wireless network to my apartment by buying D-Link DIR-300 and flashing it with DD-WRT. I have no idea if it worked or not with the original firmware. The router acts as an access point.
I have tried to change channel, protocol (B, G, N) , security settings from open to encrypted (WPA2 AES), etc. on the AP to no avail.
Even if the phone is just a few centimeters away from the AP it will still have a 80% packet loss. DD-WRT reports 92-98% signal strength. I think there is a software/setting problem and not a hardware one.
And of course, I have tried to both reset my AP and my phone. Neither helped. Android phone's WiFi does not work when the router is using the factory default or AP settings. I am however concerned that some faulty settings for my wireless network are stored on the phone and it seems they might be synchronized to my Google account, and possibly they might still be there even after I "forget" my wireless network or reset the phone (is there a way to be sure everything is wiped?).
At this point, I am out of ideas. I hope I explained my situation sufficiently. Do you have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
---
**Edit:**
I have done some further testing. I reset the DD-WRT router once again to see if it would work and per Ryan's suggestion try to strip it down to the most basic setup. It did not work even if I tried only b/g mode. Interestingly enough the first two seconds of pinging after changing mode works without any packet loss but after that, it will go back to bad again.
I also tried something I wouldn't believe would work -- flashing the original firmware back. To my surprise it did work and my phone doesn't have any packet loss when pinging. (I actually missed that the original firmware *does* support AP mode). However, I still cannot understand why it didn't work in DD-WRT and would be very interested in any possible explanation.
As stubborn as I am, I might try to flash back to DD-WRT again tomorrow to see if it works (if it does, I cannot explain why! Blaming it on bad flash seems naïve in my opinion).<issue_comment>username_1: Have you scanned the WLAN frequencies to see how strong is your own AP in relation to the other ones? I used Android program called Wifi Analyzer that does that; it shows you visible APs and their channels, and how badly their signal leaks into other channels. You can also see signal strength of you AP from that.
The mobile phone often has a lot crappier Wifi antenna than laptop, just because it needs to be smaller and lighter. Also, the orientation of the device varies more.
If you problem is signal strength, or other networks overlapping yours, changing channels or installing better antenna can help a lot. In this case I direct you to look at a [sister site](https://superuser.com/questions/17897/how-to-extend-wi-fi-signal-across-rooms).
And, to me your setup sounds pretty geek-normal! I, too, use a Linux home server as AP, with PCI-E and USB Wifi adapters and hostapd.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I've been having problems similar to Nommik's with my Samsung Gio S5665. It would connect perfectly to the Wi-Fi at the office, but at home: connects with excellent to good signal strength, but pinging the router produces no response usually; occasional random bursts of return packets for 4 to 10 seconds; disabling and reenabling wifi on my phone results in 100% packet return for about 60-180 seconds, then back to occasional bursts.
All other devices including other phones connect to the home Wi-Fi correctly.
What I tried:
Changing protection on router from WPA/WPA2 to WPA only, WPA2 only, WEP only, none. No difference. Encryption from TKIP to AES: No difference
Changing channels, sideband, power, beacon rate, in short, everything changeable: No difference or worse.
On the phone: Changing ip address to static. No difference.
Solution:
Flashing the router worked. I'm so happy now! This has taken weeks to sort out.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Had this just now with a 'fake' AP set up on a monitor mode interface with airbase-ng, couldn't figure out why with either DHCP or static IP there was 90% packet loss (with tiny bursts of connectivity loosely connected to screen wake up)...rebooting phone and reseting wifi of little help.
--then, after hours of fiddling, i swapped the RT2870/RT3070 USB wireless dongle against a RTL8187 one that was also lying around. Bo0m problem fixed, no more packet loss, with or without screen turned on, what the heck. Reporting with SK17i Xperia Mini Pro on Android 4.0.4 (Build 4.1.B.0.431).
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/14 | 1,056 | 4,341 | <issue_start>username_0: I just installed eclipse along with the tools for developing android apps tonight; so I'm new to both of them. Anyway, my emulator takes about 5 or more minutes to load each time, and generally comes up with errors. And it is always really big, like as tall as my laptop screen, and about half as wide.. Any help?<issue_comment>username_1: I think there is nothing to do to accelerate the emulator, it is just really slow.
You'd better use a real device for tests, if possible.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: If you're doing development in Eclipse, you don't need to turn off the emulator. If the debug/run button in Eclipse is set up properly, then Eclipse will close the current instance of your program inside the emulator, install your new program to the emulator, and start the program on the currently running emulator -- all without rebooting the emulator.
Yes, the emulator booting still takes 5 minutes, but it's not that bad since you only boot the emulator once a day (and booting up Eclipse at the start of the day takes roughly the same amount of time anyway).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: username_2 makes a good point that once you start the emulator you don't need to close it when you are done testing a build. Leave it open and each time you run or debug your app it will automatically be re-loaded and launched.
If you are having trouble with the size of the emulator you can modify the settings and have it display the actual size of the device you are trying to emulate. This can be done by opening up the "Android SDK and AVD Manager", select the AVD you want to manage and click "Start". This will bring up the dialog on the right (in the screen shot below). Check the "Scale display to real size" and then you need to modify the `Screen Size` field and the "Monitor dpi" field. The "Screen Size" will be the size of the screen for the device you are emulating and "Monitor dpi" will relate to your monitor's dpi. You may have to play around with this for a bit 'cause it took me a couple attempts to get it right.
Hope this helps
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: In addition to the other great answers here, this is sort of an obvious answer.
Anyhow, I figured I'd add it to the list here. If you increase hardware specs on the development computer your running this on (most specifically RAM or hard disk spindle speed) you'll see an increase in the speed at which the Emulator starts up and runs.
My development computer had 2GB of DDR2667 and when I went to 4GB of DDR800 I had a noticible increase in the speed of emulator startup and operations.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: If you're using a multicore machine, you could try to force the emulator to use more cores. The Android emulator uses a single core by default, and on some processors it can be really slow. However, this decreases the stability of the emulator.
To do this, launch the emulator and press `Ctrl+Shift+Esc` to open Task Manager. Go to the `Processes` tab and right-click the `emulator.exe` process, select `Set Affinity` and select additional cores. Note that you have to do this every time you launch the emulator.
I did this on my old dev machine (Q9650, Win2008, 8GB DDR2 800MHz RAM) and it improved the speed a little, but crashed about once a day on average.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: There is a feature build into the Emulator, named Snapshot. Snapshot, basically saves an image of the emulator (in it's current state) when you close it. Then next time, you can start it from the same place. The emulator will start almost immediately, since it doesn't need to go through the boot process. Using Snapshot, I consistently can start my emulator in less than 5 seconds (as opposed to 60 - 90 seconds to start it without).
Basically, when you create the AVD (create your emulator image) - there is a section titled: "Snapshot". Make sure this is checked ("enabled"). You can also go back and edit an AVD to enable this if you missed it the first time.
Next time you start the emulator, the "Snapshot" options will be enabled. Select "Launch from snapshot" if you want to start from a saved image, and select "Save to snapshot" to save whatever state your emulator is in when you close it.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/14 | 381 | 1,585 | <issue_start>username_0: I know I can choose **"Hidden in menus"** and never see the devices again when I install a application. But I don't want my old mobile phones display in my account settings anymore. I have sold those phones already and never use them again!
In fact, the list look likes a cemetery in my mind now. ;(<issue_comment>username_1: As things currently stand, there is no way to **disassociate** a device from the ones shown in your Market Account. Keeping them hidden is the only way that Google currently offers.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: A funny thing was happen to me: I had a HTC Wildfire S, HTC Desire S and actually a HTC Sensation. The Wildfire S was Hardware bugged and exchanged by the Desire S which I gaved to my wife - both devices still in my market account - when i bouhgt the Sensation they was added as normal to my market, restored a coupple of apps, settings a.e. as well as installed few apps from the market. I recognized a death pixel on my sensation, did therefore a ful factory restore (when you switch on the phone keep the power button pushed and same time the volume down - this is putting you in the service menu - select factory reset with the volume button and press the power button again) then i brought the device to the service to replace it with a new one. After I did the setup again on the new device and WONDER!! the old sensation wasn't in my market account anymore!!! no idea why and how but this was the fact.
Maybe it' neccessary to do the Hard-Factory Reset to remove the device...
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/14 | 486 | 1,729 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to read a moderately big HTML file - about 3M. Another option is to have it split in several interlinked HTMLs.
[Cool reader](http://code.google.com/p/coolreader/) is the closest. Though it:
* either crashes/gets out of memory, I don't know, on certain pages of 3M HTML file (3M not that much, actually, for a 50M free memory).
* or doesn't support links to files lying in the same directory/zip file (in a form: a href="file.html#anchor")
Are there any other options around?<issue_comment>username_1: [Moon+ Reader](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.flyersoft.moonreader) has the ability to view HTML files - not the code, mind you, just the rendered part. It's an eBook reader and is available in both free and paid versions.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You could try using the default Android browser. Open the browser, in the address bar enter: `file://sdcard/file.html` (replace the part after `sdcard/` with whatever path leads to your file). You can then bookmark the file and open it later in the browser without having to re-type the address. However, trying to make a "bookmark shortcut" or using the HTC bookmark widget will not work for local files.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: After testing several browsers (Dolphin, Firefox, Opera) and Readers (Moon+) mentioned in similar questions here, only
[**Offline Browser**](https://market.android.com/details?id=it.nikodroid.offline)
seems to do the Job of reading interlinked offline .html/.htm files correctly.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Try iReader: <https://market.android.com/details?id=com.chaozh.iReader&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jaGFvemguaVJlYWRlciJd>
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/14 | 2,018 | 6,194 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Desire. When I plug charger into my phone with screen off, it always turns the screen back on. This is slightly annoying at night.
Is it possible to configure Android so that the screen stays off and charging is only indicated via charging LED?<issue_comment>username_1: Do you happen to have enabled `Settings > Application > Development > Stay Awake (screen will never sleep when charging)`?
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: [SnooZy Charger](http://snoozy.mudar.ca "SnooZy – Android Power Connection manager") takes care of this. The free app (as in [beer and speech](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html)) that lets you manage behavior during charger connection and disconnection.
It requires no permissions but does require you to give it the device admin permissions. These permissions are only used to control device locking, as [verifiable in its source code](https://github.com/mudar/SnooZy/blob/master/AndroidStudio/SnooZyProject/SnooZy/src/main/res/xml/device_admin.xml "Device administration permissions of SnooZy"). From quickly going through the app’s source code, it looks totally harmless and benign.
If the app does not behave as you want, make sure to go through the Settings. For example, “Turn off screen only when locked” is enabled by default. This means that the app will not kick into effect if you have an on/off-button-press-lock delay or other related settings.
It works perfectly for my on a wireless charging pad and with a micro-USB cable using an LG Nexus 4 device. I am very satisfied.
I also documented [additional issues here](https://ctrl.blog/entry/review-snoozy-android-charging).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: As far as I can see, the only way to archive this behaviour is to switch from stock Android to CyanogenMod - which does have this feature built-in (under "Display & lights" menu in preferences, disable the option "Wake on plug")
I'm also searching for a solution on stock Android, but it seems like that's the only way. Too bad, one has to change ROM just for this feature.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I had a similar issue and fixed it by first turning on "Developer mode" then deselecting "Stay awake" under Settings / Developer Options. Turn on developer mode by going to Settings / About Device, then touch/tap on "Build number" seven (7) times. Once developer mode is on, go to Settings / Developer Options, and deselect "Stay awake".
This resolved the problem for me. Keep in mind that each Android phone is slightly different in where "About Device" is located, but it is in the Settings section. Go there and tap "Build number" seven times to turn on Developer mode.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: There is an app by mitskiP called **Screen Stay Off**. I've used it for a year and it works nicely. My only criticism is that the screen turns on briefly, then turns off.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: If you install Xposed, [All My...](https://repo.xposed.info/module/com.smartmadsoft.xposed.aio) module has an option to prevent the screen from waking when plugging into a charger.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: Try using these two in harmony:
* [Smart Connect](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonyericsson.extras.liveware)
* [Black Screen - without Wake Lock](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.binarybox.blackscreen1)
It worked for me.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Having the "Ambient mode" on turns the screen on while charging, even if the option "Settings > Application > Development > Stay Awake (screen will never sleep when charging)" is off.
You need to turn the "Ambient mode" off as well.
I would not suggest to install further applications only for that, while you can do the trick directly from Android.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: I realise this was asked a while ago but since this still comes up first in Google when you search for how to disable the coloured screen when charging a Samsung device, here the updated answer: in the settings menu under Display > Screensaver you can choose the screen saver that is shown while the device is charging. Simply set this to "none".
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_10: I have made a Tasker profile. It works by waiting for a state change and then reverting the screen state to whatever it was before said change.
Here is the copy of my `Screen.prj.xml` profile:
```
1658764422437
1658770109384
8
42
41
POWER UNPLUGGED
**false**
When you unplug your phone from a power source, have your screen automatically lock itself.
Basics,Display,Security
true
`10`
true
1658765139741
true
1658770063039
8
47
48
DISP ON
`208`
1658765984104
true
1658770076363
8
49
50
DISP OFF
`210`
1658764422437
true
1658770092328
8
51
52
POWER PLUGGED
**false**
When you plug your phone in leave screen on/off state alone. (Will revert screen state after android toggles it).
Display,Power
true
`10`
1658764409345
SCREEN
47,42,49,51
46,50,41,48,52
**false**
Revert or maintain screen on/off state after power plugged in or out.
Display,Power
true
1650476952536
1658769236054
41
100
`547`
%STARTED
%TIMES
And
%STARTED
13
%SCREEN
2
on
`547`
%UPTIME
%TIMES-%STARTED
`548`
false
%UPTIME
`248`
%UPTIME
6
1
1658764707914
1658765118823
46
Dont Screen On On Power
`548`
%SCREEN
`248`
false
%SCREEN
2
off
1658765152954
1658767756538
48
Display Uptime
6
`547`
%STARTED
%TIMES
`548`
false
started %STARTED
`549`
%STOPPED
1658766071199
1658769148172
50
Reset Screen Uptime
6
`547`
%STOPPED
%TIMES
`548`
false
Stopped %STOPPED
`547`
false
%UPTIME
0
`549`
%STARTED
1650476952536
1658769822832
52
100
`548`
false
%STOPPED
`547`
false
%STOPPED
%TIMES
And
%STOPPED
13
%SCREEN
2
off
`547`
%DOWNTIME
%TIMES-%STOPPED
`547`
%DOWNTIME
0
%STOPPED
13
`548`
false
Downtime %DOWNTIME
`806`
false
%DOWNTIME
6
2
`248`
%DOWNTIME
7
1
`548`
false
%DOWNTIME
```
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/14 | 998 | 3,477 | <issue_start>username_0: I use my phone to play music at work. When I wander away from my desk, I often leave my headphones plugged in. If someone calls my phone when the headphones are plugged in, the phone rings, but only through the headphones and I end up missing the call. What I would like is to be able to set different audio to play through different outputs: my audio player through my headphones and my ringtone through my speaker. I've looked through the sound settings and haven't found much that seems incredibly useful.
Are there any apps that currently support doing this? Does the android api even support multiple audio output targets?
Phone info:
* HTC Evo 4G (Rooted)
* FreshEvo 3.5.1 (based on android 2.2)<issue_comment>username_1: I was going to suggest CyanogenMod also, if that doesn't work or isn't something you are interested in, you should try Tasker
<http://tasker.dinglisch.net/>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm>
It pretty much can do just about anything you can think of without quite as much work as writing an app yourself.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had a similar issue at work. What i ended up doing was turning the "Vibrate" setting on in `Settings/Sounds`. My phone was bugging everyone else in the office before (which is why i started using headphones) but with that setting, the phone vibrates on receiving a call as well as ringing in the headphones. I didn't have to disturb anyone, and i still got calls when i forgot about my headphones!
Don't know if this would be practical for you, but it worked nicely for me, so i thought i'd share!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: CM had indeed a `persist.sys.ring-speaker` [property](https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_frameworks_base/commit/b50c4e227838b3929737c0e9e5d9d964b31de7c7) to do exactly this. I don't believe it was ever available outside of the android 2.3 tree though (and as of [2020](https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_hardware_samsung/+/274822), developers don't even seem to realize there is a need for "choice").
Then, while I think a "native routing selection setting" (like some [vendors](https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/notification-sound-both-on-phone-speaker-and-in-earphones.1002270/) already independently offer) is the best solution, [workarounds](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20738862/android-play-sound-when-device-plugged-in-audio-jack) should [still](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45016685/rout-android-notification-sound-to-internal-speaker-and-all-the-other-music-cal/) be [doable](https://old.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/9xdjif/changing_audio_device_routing_within_an_app/e9rha15/). A phone dialer automatically switching/mirroring audio for you would be my second best idea, but unfortunately I'm not aware of any having such feature.
For this reason, the only other possible option is some kind of notification listener, re-routing the sound, or playing a new separate tone of its own, when a call approaches. In [this thread](https://androidforums.com/threads/no-notification-sounds-on-the-phone-when-connected-to-bluetooth-in-android-9-0-pie.1291881/) "Shouter" was recommended, and I have to say it works quite neatly (a tasker recipe can also be found there, for more advanced users).
Take note, not all devices [may like](https://stackoverflow.com/a/48162619/5994170) playing more than a single audio stream at once.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/14 | 318 | 1,042 | <issue_start>username_0: Just as the title says. In order to install another ARM based Operating System or to dual boot your phone, do you have to have root access?
I'm currently using a Motorola Atrix, not sure if that matters or not.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes. See [this method](http://androlinux.com/android-ubuntu-development/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-android/) or [this one](http://tutorial.downloadatoz.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-android-phone.html), for example.
As per eldarerathis' comment, these are both for running Ubuntu in a [chroot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroot) environment.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In theory, probably, no -- <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/proot_me/h3rDV8na9kc/4mSCyOsX28UJ>!
With the help of [proot, which would simulate chroot (otherwise requiring being root)](https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/72697/4319).
<https://sites.google.com/site/taldewandroid/> is a working implementation of this idea for the OpnWRT distro (not yet Ubuntu though).
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/14 | 543 | 1,949 | <issue_start>username_0: * I usually access my PDFs via the DropBox app on my phone.
* Every time I open the same PDF it starts back at page 1.
**Is there a way to set up the Android Adobe Reader app to remember the last page I was on?**
**If not, is there another PDF reader app that has this option?**<issue_comment>username_1: Dropbox wasn't made to be a PDF reader, instead it's an application to have your files wherever you go. So I have two great suggestions for you:
* [ezPDF Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=udk.android.reader) - This is the best PDF reading application I ever seen for Android. I use it every time I need to read any kind of PDF on my Motorola Droid.
* [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader) - A free alternative for ezPDF. Made by Adobe of course, which is very good to read your PDFs on-the-go too.
Both will restore from the place that you left
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Aldiko](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aldiko.android&hl=en) is an eBook reader that reads PDFs as well, remember the last page you were at and on top of that allows you to set bookmarks, something that Adobe Reader and most other readers I tried won't let you do.
Bookmarks are a must have for me so I chose Aldiko.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: You could try the [Adobe Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader) app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: [qPDF Viewer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qoppa.activities.viewer) does remember the last page read in a PDF document. It's free and available for download from Google Play.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: [Moon+ Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flyersoft.moonreader) will sync pdf files from Google Drive and resume from where you left off across multiple Android devices.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/14 | 508 | 2,019 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to open local files that are on my sdcard in the Android browser. How can I accomplish this?<issue_comment>username_1: In order to view local files on the sdcard with the default Android browser just enter `file://sdcard/` and then the path to the file you want to view. For example if you have an xml file named "person" in a folder named "xmlfiles" it would look like `file://sdcard/xmlfiles/person.xml` in your address bar. You can create bookmarks for the file you are viewing but if you try to make a shortcut to that bookmark or use a bookmark widget (at least the HTC one) these will not work and may give an error "The linked program is no longer installed on your phone". The bookmarks will work if opened from within the browser.
So far I have verified that the browswer can open/render these files: xml, html files(htm), and image files
It cannot open pdfs.
According to [this comment](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2454#c29) it works for Android 2.1 and above
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can browse the file system with Firefox for Android
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Found a solution for the local file browser problem on my Xoom tablet
I tried opening a local file with Opera by typing file:///mnt/sdcard/Documents/blabla.html. Opera changed the adress in file://localhost/mnt/Documents... Using the localhost syntax on the android browser opened the local file.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: The answer is here already, but I am adding my 2 cents worth. I am using the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and for me "file://localhost/sdcard" works in the Chrome browser on Android that comes with this device. I thought that sdcard would refer to an external media device that you can plug in, but it turns out that the sdcard in this URI refers to the built-in memory of the device. I wanted to test some DIY wireframes (with JavaScript, XHTML and CSS) and they work once I enabled JavaScript for Chrome.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/14 | 438 | 1,760 | <issue_start>username_0: Does the android web browser support kerberos authentication? If not, is there an open source web browser for android that works well, which can be extended to support kerberos?<issue_comment>username_1: No, it does not. Unfortunately all the major Android browsers that I know of -- Firefox, Opera, Dolphin, Skyfire -- don't appear to support it either. Firefox does support NTLM, and I'd expect it to support kerberos sooner or later.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Firefox supports kerberos authentication I believe. You need to change the settings in `About -> config`
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, Chrome M46 and later versions support Kerberos on Android, and I think its the only web browser that supports SPNEGO/GSSAPI/Kerberos on Android.
Lately, the Google repo at Github published a stand-alone [client app for Kerberos](https://github.com/google/android-kerberos-authenticator). It's provided as a reference implementation; yet, I think it can be used in production with some caution. Below are some resources I have found that you might find helpful:
* [Writing a SPNEGO Authenticator for Chrome on Android](https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/developers/design-documents/http-authentication/writing-a-spnego-authenticator-for-chrome-on-android): This page describes the interface between Chrome and the SPNEGO Authenticator.
* [Test DPC App](https://github.com/googlesamples/android-testdpc): You may need this app to set managed configurations for both Chrome and the Kerberos client
* [Kerberos Test Utils](https://doss-gitlab.eidos.ic.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/sneeze/chromium/tree/master/tools/android/kerberos): Simple app and scripts used to test Kerberos auth on Chrome and WebView.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/15 | 667 | 2,558 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a **Samsung Captivate**.
This week, it's wi-fi stopped working.
To be more precise, it's wi-fi recognizes there is a wi-fi router nearby (my home's), and tries to connect. But it immediately disables and tries again in an unending loop.
* I have not tried connecting on another hotspot.
* I have installed a couple of programs this week, but I don't remember any of them being wi-fi related.
* I recently put JuiceDefender on aggresive mode, but now I've disabled it, and wi-fi still doesn't work.
* Tried enabling/disabling Flight Mode, but no success.
* I've restarted my phone a couple of times.
UPDATE (04/15/2011)
-------------------
I managed to connect to a nearby hotspot, so I'm guessing the router is the problem. It is a 5yrs+ old router (linksys). What's strange is that my PC is connected to the router by LAN cable, and still works. Also, I was able to enter it's configuration page (192.168.1.1). Probably some hardware is damaged.
UPDATE (04/16/2011)
-------------------
NOW I´m confused. I connected to my router with an old low-grade tablet I forgot I had, with no problems. I'm guessing now that the problem must be some app I installed on my phone.
**CONCLUSION (04/16/2011)**
---------------------------
I just had to press the router's **reset** button on the back, and now my phone is connecting. Thanks to all who commented!<issue_comment>username_1: Delete the saved network from the phone, then reboot both the phone and the router and try again. If that doesn't fix it you'll need to test with another network to see if it's a phone issue or not.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have the same problem with my friends Netgear wifi router, but all other wifi networks so far work perfectly, so it could be a compatibility problem with the phone and router. To verify this, i'd suggest the steps that username_1 and somehume already mentioned: try other networks and check other devices connected to the troublesome network.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: If you can access the web interface of the router see if there are any error codes in a log or on the main page after you log in. Most likely your radio is bad but the rest of the hardware is still good (or at least ok :)). This happened to me with an old router too and confused me for a good while before I found the error codes and searched their meaning. In my case it was time for a new router anyway so I just went and bought a new one - so I'm not sure if there's anyway to fix it, if it is a bad radio.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/15 | 521 | 1,941 | <issue_start>username_0: The [official update for samsung I5801 is available now](http://www.themanmade.com/samsung-galaxy/samsung-galaxy-i5801-froyo-2-2-now-officially-out-in-india-via-kies).
**Has anyone done it before (using KIES, any samsung phone)?**
**How long it will take** to update the firmware via Samsung Kies pc suite?
What are the **additional things to do** before and after I update my firmware?
(\* I have taken backup of my contacts, messages and applications on the phone's memory card
\* I will reset my phone before and after updating the firmware using the settings -> factory reset option)
If something goes wrong then what can be done to revert.
Please help me as I don't want to fall in trouble after attempting an update.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: The actual update should take at very most half an hour, the download time may vary though. Other than a backup, I don't see what else you'd need to do.
If you have trouble, come back and post a separate question with details. The update usually either fails entirely (in which case you can try again) or works fine, you shouldn't end up in some half-updated broken state.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Updated the firmware successfully. :)
Took almost 40 minutes for the upgrade process to finish completely.
**After the update I was amazed to see that all the settings, programs, contacts and accounts were there. I didn't have to restore from the backup that I took earlier.**
Froyo is much faster that eclair.
Hope this answer is helpful to those looking to upgrade their firmware but feared (like me) the risk of data being lost or phone malfunctioning.
Go ahead and upgrade your firmware. You will love it.
Here are the screenshots
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/15 | 189 | 810 | <issue_start>username_0: I can turn sync on/off in the Power Control bar. Which applications actually use this sync setting? Is that only Google-based products (calendar, contacts, gmail) or does it also influence apps like IMAP email, Evernote, etc?<issue_comment>username_1: I think you mean the **Auto-sync**. Go to "Settings -> Accounts & sync". You will find which apps are using the sync function under **Manage accounts**. Only the apps in the list will be influenced.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: To identify the app that is causing sync. Go to "Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications-> click "Uninstall update" for the app (This is due to the updates that added background sync. only few app show this). These apps are the culprits to drain your battery.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/15 | 348 | 1,450 | <issue_start>username_0: When I record videos with the rear-facing camera on my Archos 43 Internet Tablet, I am able to watch those recordings on my device, but when I attempt to upload them to online video sharing sites like youtube or blip.tv, they aren't properly recognized or converted. Likewise, when I transfer them to my computer, I can't play the video file correctly. If I transfer the file back to my device, it plays just fine.
I know that the device produces \*.mp4 video files.
How can I convert these (corrupted?) videos so that I can see them on my computer and upload them to video sharing sites?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: Try installing another player with support for many codecs, like VLC. If that one plays the video's well your Android device is OK and probably using a non supported codec.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: MP4 is a container that can contain different video codecs, it sounds like your device is creating its videos using an unusual codec that not many other devices have loaded by default. As Seth and Hcpl have said [VLC Player](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) can play almost any format and should be able to play your videos.
If you want to know what codec is being used, then try opening the video in a codec identifying app like [GSpot](http://www.headbands.com/gspot/), this should tell you exactly which audio and video formats and codecs are in your videos.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/15 | 528 | 2,226 | <issue_start>username_0: I am new to the whole smartphone thing. Currently all of my telephone contacts are on my SIM card. **I suspect it makes sense to move all my phone numbers from the SIM card to my Google contacts** (i.e. adding the numbers to existing Google contacts who mainly contain only email addresses). The benefits would be: (a) no more duplicate contacts in my list, (b) automated backup of my contact's phone numbers.
**Or, is there something I should be aware of before I do this effort?** Will there be some workflow side effects? (apart from not having my contacts on SIM anymore)
Edit: I just transferred all. Actually, I did not remove the contacts from my SIM card, I just hid them using the contacts settings. So if I ever have to use my old phone as a backup, I'll have most of my phone numbers in there<issue_comment>username_1: I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't be a good idea.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm not going to answer if it's a good idea or not - you need to solve that for yourself :).
Having your contacts stored with Google Contacts will eliminate any duplicates (at least duplicates where you have the number stored in the SIM and e-mail in Google, or something like that) and allow you to manage/sync those contacts from anywhere you can access Google Contacts, like a computer. You are correct that it will 'backup' your contacts so that if you were to switch phones or even carriers, you wouldn't have to worry about bringing your contacts as long as the phone you have supports Google Contacts (web or app).
Keeping your contacts on the SIM allows you to keep them from Google (if you're worried about privacy), and if you get another SIM-based phone, you can easily move them (provided you keep the same SIM).
Personally, having my contacts in Google Contacts has been great. Easy synchronization, use photos from Picasa as contact photos, management from a computer... but you will have to decide for yourself which is "better".
You may want to see [this answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/637/how-to-move-phone-contacts-to-google/640#640) to help you move your contacts from the SIM to Google Contacts.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/15 | 345 | 1,272 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure this out. I've read that you can copy an APK file to the SD card and use the browser to activate the installer to install it with this:
file:///sdcard/yourApp.apk
(from: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4268803/android-how-to-install-apk-from-sd-card>)
But, I cannot seem to get that to work with external\_sd card. I've tried
file:///external\_sd/yourApp.apk
I keep getting the following message:
"Data connectivity problem - The Web page contains an error."<issue_comment>username_1: Try downloading a file explorer like [ES File Explorer](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&feature=search_result), find the apk and select it. Android should prompt to install from there.
The selected answer you are referring to says to download [Astro](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro&feature=search_result) - which is another file manager. I'm not sure about the default Android browser though.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: If you have a Samsung phone, some of them have separate "internal" and "external" SD storage. If it's on the external SD card, then you need this adress: file:///sdcard/external\_sd/yourApp.apk
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/15 | 905 | 3,728 | <issue_start>username_0: **What is the main reason that you can't upgrade your phone to new Android version?**
Is it the lack of drivers, or simply hardware limitation? Are there other aspects?<issue_comment>username_1: Your device will run any version of Android, even if your carrier or manufacturer won't have a official update available you can check out [XDA-Developers](http://xda-developer.com/) and get an unofficial ROM, that are a lot better in my opinion.
For an example, the HTC G1 that everyone knows that is a bit slow and out-dated, but was the first device to get an [unofficial port of Android Honeycomb](http://www.xda-developers.com/android/g1-and-magic-get-a-taste-of-honeycomb/) for it, even if it was made only for tablets the developers manage to get the screen resolution working and the other stuff that wasn't compatible.
Another example I that I have: I had a HTC Touch Pro2 that by stock runs Windows Mobile 6.1, I've installed a unofficial ROM first(called [Simplicity ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734399)), so I was running the latest build of Windows Mobile 6.5 and within Sense 2.5, so I bought my first Android phone. And some time after the XDAndroid developer team released a Android port for my device, and now I use it too, but on Android.
My first Motorola Milestone is running a [custom Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939555), even that my carrier haven't released any official ROM for it. It runs very stable and it's a lot better than the 2.1(stock default) and the 2.2(custom too). So there are no problems if you can flash custom ROMs.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Right now Gingerbread and Honeycomb use hardware acceleration for graphics. While it could be done without, phones that lack GPUs that can do this will not see these version.
To be Google Certified devices must be able to launch core apps within a certain amount of mili-seconds.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Somebody needs to write and test the drivers and core apps. That's all.
Most applications that are written for Dalvik (i.e. most apk programs) are pretty portable across different Android versions, but not so much for core programs that were written in C, the Linux kernels and drivers, and the Dalvik VM itself. At the very least, these programs need to be recompiled; occasionally, the new Android version may require new capabilities from the drivers, and someone will need to write the code for them.
Additionally, for official releases, manufacturers and carriers often adds value-added customizations; these customizations need to be ported, tested, and often debugged against the new framework. In deciding whether to write upgrades, manufacturers (and to certain extent, carriers) faces a dilemma, they make better profit by selling to you a new device instead of writing upgrades for free, but poor upgrade history will put off customers as well; so they will often drop support for older phones and only write one or two version upgrades at most.
Hardware limitation has never been a problem for upgrades. While it's certainly true that certain new features might have a much higher hardware demand than older phones can conveniently handle (e.g. Live Wallpapers), these features are usually either disabled or left to give sub-optimal experience.
Other limitation is space limitation. Some phones have very small internal memory, and Android tends to get larger for every upgrade. To port newer versions for these phones, some sacrifices has to be made; whole libraries may be left out (e.g. who needs the NFC on a G1?). These modifications needs to be written and tested.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/16 | 985 | 3,874 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [When will my phone get the Android 2.2 update (FroYo)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2696/when-will-my-phone-get-the-android-2-2-update-froyo)
>
>
>
I have a Galaxy 550 and want to upgrade it to android 2.2 where and how can i do this legal?
thanks already.<issue_comment>username_1: Your device will run any version of Android, even if your carrier or manufacturer won't have a official update available you can check out [XDA-Developers](http://xda-developer.com/) and get an unofficial ROM, that are a lot better in my opinion.
For an example, the HTC G1 that everyone knows that is a bit slow and out-dated, but was the first device to get an [unofficial port of Android Honeycomb](http://www.xda-developers.com/android/g1-and-magic-get-a-taste-of-honeycomb/) for it, even if it was made only for tablets the developers manage to get the screen resolution working and the other stuff that wasn't compatible.
Another example I that I have: I had a HTC Touch Pro2 that by stock runs Windows Mobile 6.1, I've installed a unofficial ROM first(called [Simplicity ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734399)), so I was running the latest build of Windows Mobile 6.5 and within Sense 2.5, so I bought my first Android phone. And some time after the XDAndroid developer team released a Android port for my device, and now I use it too, but on Android.
My first Motorola Milestone is running a [custom Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939555), even that my carrier haven't released any official ROM for it. It runs very stable and it's a lot better than the 2.1(stock default) and the 2.2(custom too). So there are no problems if you can flash custom ROMs.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Right now Gingerbread and Honeycomb use hardware acceleration for graphics. While it could be done without, phones that lack GPUs that can do this will not see these version.
To be Google Certified devices must be able to launch core apps within a certain amount of mili-seconds.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Somebody needs to write and test the drivers and core apps. That's all.
Most applications that are written for Dalvik (i.e. most apk programs) are pretty portable across different Android versions, but not so much for core programs that were written in C, the Linux kernels and drivers, and the Dalvik VM itself. At the very least, these programs need to be recompiled; occasionally, the new Android version may require new capabilities from the drivers, and someone will need to write the code for them.
Additionally, for official releases, manufacturers and carriers often adds value-added customizations; these customizations need to be ported, tested, and often debugged against the new framework. In deciding whether to write upgrades, manufacturers (and to certain extent, carriers) faces a dilemma, they make better profit by selling to you a new device instead of writing upgrades for free, but poor upgrade history will put off customers as well; so they will often drop support for older phones and only write one or two version upgrades at most.
Hardware limitation has never been a problem for upgrades. While it's certainly true that certain new features might have a much higher hardware demand than older phones can conveniently handle (e.g. Live Wallpapers), these features are usually either disabled or left to give sub-optimal experience.
Other limitation is space limitation. Some phones have very small internal memory, and Android tends to get larger for every upgrade. To port newer versions for these phones, some sacrifices has to be made; whole libraries may be left out (e.g. who needs the NFC on a G1?). These modifications needs to be written and tested.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/16 | 913 | 3,742 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possibe to change the channel my phone broadcasts its Wi-Fi hotspot on?
Right now it's using the same channel as my neighbour (6). My router is reporting several unused slots.<issue_comment>username_1: Your device will run any version of Android, even if your carrier or manufacturer won't have a official update available you can check out [XDA-Developers](http://xda-developer.com/) and get an unofficial ROM, that are a lot better in my opinion.
For an example, the HTC G1 that everyone knows that is a bit slow and out-dated, but was the first device to get an [unofficial port of Android Honeycomb](http://www.xda-developers.com/android/g1-and-magic-get-a-taste-of-honeycomb/) for it, even if it was made only for tablets the developers manage to get the screen resolution working and the other stuff that wasn't compatible.
Another example I that I have: I had a HTC Touch Pro2 that by stock runs Windows Mobile 6.1, I've installed a unofficial ROM first(called [Simplicity ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734399)), so I was running the latest build of Windows Mobile 6.5 and within Sense 2.5, so I bought my first Android phone. And some time after the XDAndroid developer team released a Android port for my device, and now I use it too, but on Android.
My first Motorola Milestone is running a [custom Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939555), even that my carrier haven't released any official ROM for it. It runs very stable and it's a lot better than the 2.1(stock default) and the 2.2(custom too). So there are no problems if you can flash custom ROMs.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Right now Gingerbread and Honeycomb use hardware acceleration for graphics. While it could be done without, phones that lack GPUs that can do this will not see these version.
To be Google Certified devices must be able to launch core apps within a certain amount of mili-seconds.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Somebody needs to write and test the drivers and core apps. That's all.
Most applications that are written for Dalvik (i.e. most apk programs) are pretty portable across different Android versions, but not so much for core programs that were written in C, the Linux kernels and drivers, and the Dalvik VM itself. At the very least, these programs need to be recompiled; occasionally, the new Android version may require new capabilities from the drivers, and someone will need to write the code for them.
Additionally, for official releases, manufacturers and carriers often adds value-added customizations; these customizations need to be ported, tested, and often debugged against the new framework. In deciding whether to write upgrades, manufacturers (and to certain extent, carriers) faces a dilemma, they make better profit by selling to you a new device instead of writing upgrades for free, but poor upgrade history will put off customers as well; so they will often drop support for older phones and only write one or two version upgrades at most.
Hardware limitation has never been a problem for upgrades. While it's certainly true that certain new features might have a much higher hardware demand than older phones can conveniently handle (e.g. Live Wallpapers), these features are usually either disabled or left to give sub-optimal experience.
Other limitation is space limitation. Some phones have very small internal memory, and Android tends to get larger for every upgrade. To port newer versions for these phones, some sacrifices has to be made; whole libraries may be left out (e.g. who needs the NFC on a G1?). These modifications needs to be written and tested.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/16 | 634 | 2,485 | <issue_start>username_0: My mother have got a HTC Wildfire with Android 2.2.
Now I want to import all contacts from her old SIM-card to the phone. I did it and it worked. Then I switched to the new SIM-card, and now when I start the phone, the contacts has disappeared.
How can I import the contacts from the old SIM-card to the Android phone? This is a really annoying problem.<issue_comment>username_1: Two questions:
1. Are you sure the SIM contacts were really imported or only displayed.
2. Is the option to show phone contacts checked after you changed the SIM.
If you go to Contacts, press Menu -> Import/Export -> Import from SIM card.
The SIM contacts should be imported into the phone and remain there. It is then just a matter of getting phone contacts displayed.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I found a pre-installed app on the HTC Wildfire [**Transfer Data**](http://www.htc.com/www/howto.aspx?id=3505&type=1&p_id=316) that transferred all contacts and SMS from the old SonyEricsson phone, it was exactly what I needed.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If like most people you use a Google account on your android phone, import your contacts to your google account, then they will be on any future android phone as soon as you sign in.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Follow these steps:
1. Open Contacts. You can reach this from the contacts shortcut in your app drawer or home screen, or via the contacts tab in your phone dialer.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Select Import/Export.
4. Select Export from SIM.
5. Click Select All, or manually tick each contact you wish to copy to the phone.
6. You may be asked where to copy the contacts to; select the appropriate option.
It takes no more than a second or two to copy over a few hundred contacts, so you'll be done in less than the time it takes to send yourself just one via SMS.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Wildfire S. Import them as phone contacts, Google contacts, or Exchange ActiveSync contacts, if you have set up the relevant accounts.
From the Home screen, tap > People.
On the All tab, press , and then tap Import/Export > Import from SIM card.
If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on HTC Wildfire S, tap the type for the imported contacts.
Do one of the following:
Tap one or more SIM contacts you want to import.
To import all contacts, press , and then tap Select all.
Tap Save.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/16 | 309 | 1,250 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a widget that places an icon of a specific contact on my home screen.
Whenever I touch it, the phone immediately dials that person.
Problem is - I already forgot what the widget is called (I'd like to install it on a new phone). Can you help me identify it?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not sure if this is HTC specific, but this is what I need to do to get a "direct dial" icon on my HTC desire.
1. Long press on where you want to add the icon
2. Hit 'Shortcut'
3. Hit 'Direct Dial'
4. Select the contact you want to use (if the contact has more than one number, you'll need to pick which one)
There should now be an icon that will have that contact's photo and a small phone symbol on the bottom right. If you hit the icon, you'll immediately dial the contact.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are too many 3rd-party apps and widgets that allow you to place "direct dial" type of widgets and/or shortcuts on the home screen. Have you installed this from Android Market? In that case you should be able to browse through your installed apps in Market -> My Apps section. You can then look up each app's description to see if that's the one that gave you this functionality.
Upvotes: 0 |
2010/11/24 | 140 | 539 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to install an app to an Android phone from an SD card? To install it without a data connection, the marketplace, or using ADB?
I've tried searching for this but no luck so far.<issue_comment>username_1: If you have a file browser app installed, such as ASTRO, you can browse to the apk file on your SD card, click the apk, and it should pop up the apk installer.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Simply call the following URL in your browser:
file:///sdcard/yourApp.apk
It works!
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/16 | 293 | 1,105 | <issue_start>username_0: Hi
I have a problem with my Wifi connection.
My Samsung Galaxy S does not connect to my Linksys wrt54g router after I'm disabling the SSID broadcast.
The connection is automatically returned when I enable the SSID Broadcast.
Why is it like that and how can I fix it?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: This is because Android by default (manufactures could of added something ) connect using only the SSID, not the BSSID.
See this issue : <http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1041>
This app here might help: <https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.sourceforge.soopy.hidden.ssid.enabler&feature=search_result>
This is the design to connect by SSID instead of BSSID for mesh networks, this becomes helpful.
Also if your router and phone support WPS button, try that.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Disabling the SSID broadcast doesn't provide any meaningful security to your wireless network. The days that it might help make your network harder to spot are long, long past.
As such the best "fix" is to re-enable the SSID broadcast.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/17 | 327 | 1,204 | <issue_start>username_0: Maybe a month ago I set my device to use only wifi for data connection. Now, with a bigger data package, I try to find where I can put back 3G for data connection.
I didn't do any fancy tricks nor # 4036# ... things.
Any ideas ?<issue_comment>username_1: You can turn 3G data back on through 'Settings'.
1. Go to 'Settings'
2. Go to 'Wireless & Networks'
3. Somewhere near the bottom should be 'Mobile Network' - enable it
Now you're phone should have both 3G and WiFi enabled. If it can connect to a WiFi, it'll use WiFi; otherwise, it'll fall back to use 3G.
edit: as Seth pointed out below, these instructions may differ slightly between android phones (but should be relatively similar). Instructions above are for the HTC Desire.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I am using Samsung Nexus S.
I think most of the android phones are very similar.
Please follow the following steps;
1. Go to "Settings";
2. Go to "Wireless & Networks"
3. Scroll down to the bottom, go to "Mobile network settings".
Now you could enable "Data enabled" option, which is the first option could be selected.
Then, you could access the network through wifi or 3G.
Good luck.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/17 | 225 | 787 | <issue_start>username_0: Without rooting, how can I SSH tunnel to my homePC running sshd?
I need ssh tunnel to VNC home, but i don't trust VNC, so I want to use it with SSH to make it safe!
Thank you for any help!<issue_comment>username_1: Take a look at [QuickSSHd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.quicksshd) - it claims "root" is optional, but I don't know whether it'll work with what you're trying to achieve.
There's also the quite popular [ConnectBot](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.connectbot) which should allow you to tunnel in to your PC.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you want to connect to your home PC from your phone, there is [ConnectBot](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.connectbot)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/17 | 497 | 1,948 | <issue_start>username_0: OK I'm about to buy an Android phone for development, but I will try to keep this question from becoming a shopping recommendation.
I want to have vanilla Android on my phone (i.e. not Sense or TouchWiz or something similar). Can I just buy a random phone and somehow revert it back to vanilla Android? Is there any risk of compatibility problems or hardware problems when doing that?
An easier option is to buy a phone that comes with vanilla Android, but the options are limited. As far as I know (i.e. not much), the only phones with pure Android are Nexus One, Nexus S, ADP and ADP2. Is that really it?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, you should buy a Nexus One or a Nexus S. If you buy another phone like e.g. HTC Wildfire, you can't easily get the "vanilla" Android.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can get whatever phone you want, but since you're a developer you might not have any problems with flashing custom ROMs, and there are awesome custom ROMs for all the devices out there that will not come with any customization, just pure Vanilla.
If you want a good place to publish/promote your development work and also find the custom ROMs for the device that you need is [XDA Developers](http://xda-developers.com)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: If you're on a budget, I believe many of the older Samsung phones (pre-Galaxy S) are vanilla since Samsung introduced TouchWiz with its Galaxy S line of phones. You can get some of these older phones (not really that old, like a year) for very cheap on eBay if you're just looking for a device to develop on and don't want to pay for phone service with a data plan.
You can look at the list of phones that have TouchWiz at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TouchWiz> and cross-reference it with a list of Samsung Android phones (you could use this: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_devices#Smartphones>).
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/18 | 180 | 771 | <issue_start>username_0: We are writing simple web application using GWT(Google Web Toolkit). Now we should have this application cloned on Android and iPhone.
I don't know about the iPhone but may it is possible to have same GWT application running on Android?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes
Most Android browsers support Javascript quite well, and since GWT "translates" the Java to Javascript it should be fine. Obviously it might require some tweaking to accommodate the screen formats.
EDIT:
Note, it will be a web application, with all limitations that come with that
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You could also produce a web application with GWT and deploy it natively to multiple devices using [phone gap](http://www.phonegap.com/about).
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/18 | 798 | 3,422 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to send an SMS message to a group of people either in a contact group or maybe selected from a list of contacts.
How can I do that?<issue_comment>username_1: [Handcent SMS](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handcent.nextsms) allows you to choose multiple users or a previously defined contact group.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Since things vary slightly from UI to UI, this may depend on which phone you have. For instance, on Stock Droid X (Motoblur) I believe that if you are composing a message, hitting the Menu key will provide the "Add recipient" option. On Liberty ROM 2 on Droid X, using the stock messaging client, you can simply add users in a message "To" field by separating them with commas.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Normally when you are creating a new message, when you are adding a recipient you can normally add more than one person, thus sending that one message to a group of people. The method of sending one message to multiple people however varies from phone to phone so unless I know what phone specifically you have then I can only give you what most phones are capable of doing regarding to sending a message to a group of people.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You can try GoSMS app which is very user friendly and you could directly send SMSs to groups directly (groups can be created easily)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I recommend getting the SMS app hello sms because it is the only third party app I'm aware of that deals with both group messages and sending pictures well. The crucial aspect from a group texting perspective is not just sending the message to a group but also making sure people can reply to the group... On the sms app on my Samsung note II, for example, I could send a group message but if someone responded, it would only go to me and would show up as a conversation just between me and the responder.
I had to test a bunch of third party sms apps when I got my nexus 5 because it only took about five seconds for me to realize I hated using hangouts for texting. I used hand cent for awhile but I didn't like the UI at all... I can't remember whether it had both group texting and picture sending, but I think it did. Anyway I switched to hello and I am happy to report that it handles group texting and picture sending like a champ. I recommend getting a scrollable SMS widget for your home screen that has compose new message and reply buttons on it. Happy texting!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: The "Hangout" app will still handle multiple sms sending, and I have found it maintained previously setup groups, but during a recent update it stopped allowing you to setup group conversations; only allowing you to do so with "Group conversation by MMS" checked, which obviously costs money as I don't get those included in my monthly bill.
So I found you can trick the system...
1. in SMS Settings > Check Group conversation by MMS (I have never found this to work anyway)
2. Create your group, as you start adding "anyone else?" you will see the message type switch from SMS to MMS.
3. in SMS Settings > Uncheck Group Conversations.
You will retain the conversation you just created, but the send type will show as SMS.
If you want to add more people or setup other bulk sending you will need to repeat the steps above.
I know it is a faff, but it does work.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/18 | 1,691 | 6,219 | <issue_start>username_0: As far as I can tell the default contacts app on the phone does not have a field to enter or edit birthdays.
Is there a way to do this?
What about other contact apps?<issue_comment>username_1: No, at this point in time, the only way is to go to the Contacts section in GMail and edit a contact's birthday AFAIK.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I can edit the birthdays in the "People" app on my HTC Desire just fine (running Android 2.2). So maybe it's a phone-dependent thing?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: On my phone, I can't enter contact's birthdays, but if I've previously entered their birthday on GMail then it does appear in their Contacts entry on the phone, and I can edit it there. Not that useful, as the birthday field is something you're likely to add to someone, and then its not very likely to ever change after that!
One workaround that I use if I'm entering this on the phone is to add their birthday into the Notes field, and then later on when I'm at a PC I can go into GMail and put the birthday in properly.
This is using the Contacts app on a Galaxy S using their stock Froyo (2.2.1).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: On my Google Nexus S, the only way I have found is to use browser access to my GMail contacts, or to log the birthday as a note then transfer later.
My HTC Incredible S can capture birthdays natively in the HTC People application, but overall I prefer the "native" Google look and feel to HTC's.
As far as I could tell looking at a Galaxy Nexus in a shop on release day, this is still true for Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), at least in the native Google application.
Not good - hope it is fixed soon.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: On Android 4.4.2 one can edit the Contact, and if the birthday is not showing at all, scroll to the bottom and tap on the "Add another field" button, add a tick mark to "Events", then tap "OK". The default event field shown will be "Birthday". If you tap on the event type tag, it can be set to "Birthday", "Anniversary", "Other", or "Custom", where "Custom" can be edited to display an arbitrary string. As of this writing, Google Contacts in one's Web browser only recognizes dates in the forms "MM/DD/YY", *e.g.*, "12/24/72", or "MMMM DD, YYYY", *e.g.*, "December 24, 1972". It flags other formats as invalid, such as ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). This can cause problems if contacts are imported from other sources that recognize ISO 8601. Fortunately, if you enter the date on the Android side, it is constrained to the proper format by the "Set date" selector window and it also gives one the option to enter just the month and day if the year is unknown or irrelevant.
Multiple events can be created for a Contact entry. In a test, I tapped the "+" repeatedly and in addition to "Birthday", created "Anniversary" and over 250 "Other" fields, but the Contact app never issued a warning that a limit been exceeded.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_6: What worked for me, was installing [MyLocalAccount](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fjsoft.mylocalaccount) App, then create a new local account for my contacts. I could then add birthdays to contacts within this account (just like for contacts in the google account), which didn't work for the normal "Phone" account.
I moved my contacts from "Phone" to local account using [MyPhoneExplorer](http://www.fjsoft.at).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: Android Contacts is missing a date entry field (or missing any add entry field) on my Android 6.0 Motorola 3g phone. I found that the contacts entry in my standard Android phone app does have a date field. It is different. Curious.
The standard Android phone app date field can be used for birthdays. So, go into your phone app, the one with the blue phone icon, select the contacts tab on top. Then select a contact. Then select the edit icon (a pencil. Find it at the top of the page.). Find the More Fields menu item at the bottom. Select it. Flip down to find the date icon and entry line. It looks like a tiny calendar. The entry line has a down arrow on its right where you can enter the birthday date. Under the Date line is a category for the date. Select birthday.
Once this is accomplished, the next birthday entry will be much faster. Good luck!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: I had the same problem on LineageOS, Android 9. Fortunately I've found the Simple Contacts app.
* Play Store:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro>
* F-Droid:
<https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro>
* GitHub: <https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Contacts>
It allows you to add and edit birthdays, in addition to your usual contacts management. It's open-source. The Google Play version is paid, the F-Droid version is free (though I still encourage you to donate to its author). It's a part of a suite of apps, called Simple Mobile Tools.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_9: A more complicated solution but maybe the cleanest one, you can export your contacts and manually edit the .vcf (with Notepad++ for example), replace all the "END:VCARD" by "END:VCARD\n" to have a new line between each contact, and then manually add birthday for each contact.
A vcard looks like this:
```
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:Name;;;;
FN:Name
END:VCARD
```
So you'll want to add a BDAY field, for example if Name's birthday is October 22:
```
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:Name;;;;
FN:Name
BDAY:--10-22
END:VCARD
```
If you want to add a custom event it's a bit more complicated
```
X-ANDROID-CUSTOM:vnd.android.cursor.item/contact_event;DATE;0;LABEL;;;;;;;;;;;;
```
For example
```
X-ANDROID-CUSTOM:vnd.android.cursor.item/contact_event;2019-10-19;0;Rencontre;;;;;;;;;;;;
```
Please see [this page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard#Properties) for a list of properties and values format.
You can then import the vcf in the contacts app.
Please note that, like username_8's answer, the birthday will not appear on the contacts app, because it just doesn't support it, but other apps will be able to detect it, like the most important one: Birthday Calendar Adapter
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/18 | 819 | 3,130 | <issue_start>username_0: When I have an all-day event in my calendar (a friend's birthday perhaps) I find that my phone will notify me to the start of the event at 11:50pm the previous day and every few minutes after that.
Generally I don't need a notification for all day events, but find notifications for events with a specific time to be useful.
Is there a way to disable notifications for all-day events?
Or is there a way to disable calendar notifications between say 11pm and 8am (I'd be happy if the alerts sounded after I woke up) but I imagine that's harder to set up.<issue_comment>username_1: I suspect that the events for which you get notifications have a reminder set in them. So the easiest way to get rid of the notifications is to turn off the reminders in the events themselves. Typically, you would not have a reminder in the birthday event but if the event came from somewhere else (like Outlook or other phone) then the reminder might get added to it. I had this problem on some phones...
however, it could be very tedious to remove reminders individually if you have many events with unwanted reminders.
The second part of the question: I'd use [Tasker app](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/) for that. However, you have to pay for it. I am aware of a free automation app AutomateIt (*sorry can't add a link because I don't have enough rep here*) and from description it looks like it can also kill sound based on a rule but I have not used it myself so will not comment.
For Tasker there are [instructions](http://tasker.wikidot.com/sleepmode) on how to implement "*Sleep mode*" with which the phone with "shut up" at night. If you go down this path I can assist more since I have set this up on my phone and it works quite well.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: if it's an HTC, theres an option to set "Reminders" to "None" instead of the default 10 minutes. it's just under the "Description" box in the new event screen.
\*\**\**\*\**\**\*\**\**\*i'm stupid.
You said Google calendar, i skipped that part when reading the post title.
If you go to your online calendar (google.com/calendar) you can edit the event and click the "x" next to "Reminders", and that will remove the alarm on your calendar (and device, as long as device syncs).
Hope this helps!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I've just published the new version of Nudnik Calendar Notifications.
This app integrates seamlessly with your Google Calendar. There is a quiet hours feature so you can set not to be notified for certain hours. You will get the notifications when the quiet hours are over.
Check it out - it has the best nag features (popup, sound, led, vibrations) + other cool stuff like Shake-to-stop/snooze, notify events without reminders, quite hours, and much more!
<https://market.android.com/details?id=amProgz.nudnik.full>
Thanks :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I found a solution: select *All day event*, type 0 and the time when you wish to be notified.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/USyMC.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/18 | 289 | 1,150 | <issue_start>username_0: I haven't been able to find much information on the state of Websocket implementation. Is it currently supported in the stock Android browser? If not, are there any browsers for Android that do support it?<issue_comment>username_1: No, the stock Android browser (Chrome) doesn't have support for Websocket. But other browsers e.g. Opera has support for it in the latest release, but it's disabled.
See [Compatibility tables for support of HTML5](http://caniuse.com/#agents=mobile&feat=namevalue-storage,offline-apps,websockets,webworkers)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Neither Gingerbread nor Honeycomb browsers support web sockets. However, Firefox Beta v.7 and Firefox Aurora (which is a nightly of v. 8) both support the current spec of web sockets off the box.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The browser in Honeycomb 3.2 does support WebSockets.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Just did a little investigation...
My Xoom (currently up to date), does NOT support the following:
WebSockets,
SSE (Server Sent Events),
WebWorkers,
getUserMedia();
:( x4
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/18 | 1,078 | 4,164 | <issue_start>username_0: Does anyone know of a call blocker that will let you create a voice message for blocked calls?
What I want is to block calls from hidden numbers. This is almost always salespeople so I want to just block them, but maybe once in a while someone with no ill intent might be calling from a line with a hidden number.
So I want the app to actually take the call, but not tell me about it. Then it should play a sound file that I make and then hang up.
This will let me tell the person at the other end, that I just blocked them to get rid of salespeople and that if they are not such a "person" then they should just use SMS.
I know that some of the apps will let you type in a text that will be sent to blocked callers, but as it will almost never be a cellphone, but an old land line with blocked number, then that will not help a lot.
If no one knows of an app that will let me do this, then I will just have to make it my self, but I thought I'd better ask first.<issue_comment>username_1: I found one that does just this last week. Check out <http://www.youmail.com>. It's an app you download, but can manage it from their website. You can record different greetings for different people; family, business and the main reason I got it.... the number has been disconnected for people I REALLY don't want to talk to! I also have a msg just for Blocked Called IDs, telling them I dont accept them and to unblock their number. And...it's FREE :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have never heard of this - this is somewhat unheard of, block hidden numbers and load up a sound file and play it which defeats the purpose of a number being blocked, in pseudo-code, for the most part of call-blocking apps, it would be something like this:
```
if incoming_number is on block_list
send reject_call
else
allow
```
Now, if what you're saying is this - to play a sound file, it would mean that the incoming blocked number would have the handset open in which Android **would** notify there's an incoming call, and re-route the playing of the sound file to the speaker, technically that's quite a difficult thing to do!
But, there is an [app](http://vmad.com/apps.html) to do something like what you're looking for - 'Private Stop' -
>
> No one likes getting "Private" or "Hidden" number calls, you can use
> Private Stop to block nuisance callers, Marketeers, stalkers, anyone
> that hides their number. Private Stop blocks the call and pushes the
> caller to your voice mail so you can decide if you want to communicate
> with the "Hidden" caller or not
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: [Google Voice](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd) allows you to do this.
You can make up to four different answering-recordings and specify who gets directed to which one, and that the called automatically gets directed to voicemail, without ringing your phone.
You have to configure the settings at <http://voice.google.com> , but after that, the app will even give you a neat widget that transcribes your voicemails!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Well, the only thing that blocks the call from coming through to your phone (you never know about it, it shows up nowhere) and gives a message to the caller who blocks their number stating that there is call restrictions is "Family Base" from Verizon, but it charges you $5/month. Yes, that is a bit much to spend monthly just to have this 'convenience', it seems to be the only way I can figure out how to take care of those calls.
I did use an app called "Call Filter". That app would not notify you of the attempted call, & what I liked was it just 'hung-up' & not go to voicemail. But, since I have a 'Jellybean' update, I guess the app does not support that yet, so I got a "free month 'trial'" of the 'Family Base' until I can either find an app that does not send call to voicemail, or the "Call Filter" app updates to support the 5.+ Jellybean update.
Hope this helps someone, but I can't give a definitive answer as to if it works outside the USA.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/18 | 1,168 | 4,028 | <issue_start>username_0: Where does Dropbox for Android saves files when you click on "Download"?
I've read
[How to search for files and folders?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6324/how-to-search-for-files-and-folders)
But my /sdcard/dropbox is empty even if I've downloaded a file just now.<issue_comment>username_1: The default location where Dropbox will place downloaded files is `/mnt/sdcard/download` on my OG Droid. I can't imagine it changes much between phone models.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Dropbox 3.0 (3.0.3.2) and Sony Xperia T3:
```
/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files
```
As of Dropbox 2.0 the right location by default is
```
/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/scratch/[files]
```
Found the things with Astro file manager (Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9).
Moto G4 [Aaron]
---------------
>
> On a new Moto G4 the Dropbox app has no "star" mechanism, instead you enable the "allow offline access" option, and the actual location this file showed up was
>
>
>
> ```
> /Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/[userhash]/scratch/[file]
>
> ```
>
>
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: For now in the Dropbox App there is no download option, but there is favorite option (star).
When you favorite something, it downloads this for offline use in
*sdcard/android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/scratch*
You can do it only for files, not whole folders.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: The Astro file manager can connect to your Dropbox easily so that you can access your Dropbox similar to a usual folder.
You can also use it to download a whole folder (or more precisely copy a folder in your Dropbox into your SD card). Downloading is pretty slow though.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Dropbox on my Samsung Note 3 has its storage at `/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/`.
HTH
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: `/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/` in LG G3 beat running Android 4.4.2.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: As of September 2019, Dropbox for Android 156.2.2 the following applies on my Huawei Nova 3i phone.
**\* This applies to files where "Make available offline" has been selected \*** If the file hasn't been made available offline I don't believe there is a persistent copy of it on the device, and the file contents are probably streamed when the file is accessed.
If the file is located at
```
\Some folder\Somefile.txt
```
then when `Make available offline` is checked, a persistent copy of the file is placed at:
```
Main storage/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u123456/scratch/Some folder/Somefile.txt
```
For other devices `Main storage` will be different. `u123456` (obfuscated) probably identifies the Dropbox account.
A quick test seems to indicate that there is no connection in the opposite direction -i.e. I created a folder and file using an android file manager at:
```
Main storage/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u123456/scratch/test/temp.txt
```
but the file/folder doesn't appear in the dropbox image.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: If you want to download the file to the "Downloads" folder in the normal way then click the "..." under the file and select "Save" option.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mCbdK.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: As of Dropbox for Andrioid 218.2.2 (and probably earlier) offline files/folders are no longer saved in in a directory that is directly accessible to the user or to other apps. The only way to access them is through the Dropbox app.
I'm running Android 10 on a Pixel 1. `/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/` used to work but it doesn't work anymore.
---
Previously I was using this to download audiobooks (stored in Dropbox) to my phone. Now that Dropbox no longer supports this, Dropsync seems to work; I recommend trying it if you have a similar use case.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/19 | 243 | 918 | <issue_start>username_0: Can I get the email app to only download email headers -- and get bodies on demand? This is for an MS Exchange based email service. I have a Nexus One. The email app works fine, but the volume of email I get for work is huge and although I need to see all the subject lines, I rarely need to read the full email when I'm not at work. How can I get the email app to just download headers? Alternatively, is there another email app in the Market I could use for this?
I have Android version 2.2.1<issue_comment>username_1: You can use Touchdown ($20):
<http://www.nitrodesk.com/dk_touchdownFeatures.aspx>
For the **Email Download Size** you can set **No Body**.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If I look at my settings for an Exchange server I have a 'Incoming size' under 'General settings' where I can specify 'Headers only'.
I am running Froyo 2.2.1 on Samsung Galaxy S.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/18 | 508 | 1,877 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I receive phone calls from a landlines/cellphone when I have Wi-Fi connectivity, but no cell phone service?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes if you use a VoIP app and your cellphone service provider lets you divert your number on no connection - but remember that you will bear the cost for the diversion.
If you want to just have a wifi-based (VoIP) number that's separate from your cell number then any VoIP service provider will be able to do that - I have a test VoIP setup on my HTC Desire in the UK that lets anyone call my mobile on an 0845 number.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I you can get a free or paid SIP account and use something like SIPDroid.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You could signup for [Skype](http://www.skype.com) and get a Skype "[Online Number](http://www.skype.com/intl/en/features/allfeatures/online-number/)" (this used to be called "Skype In") and then install the [Skype app](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skype.raider) on your phone.
This would give you a real phone number that anyone could ring from a normal landline or mobile, that would ring through to Skype on your phone (or any other device) over your data connection.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: T-Mobile US has a Wi-Fi Calling app available, and other carriers might have done the same. There might be charge for some of these services, but when I was on T-Mobile it was free.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I believe that [Viber](http://www.viber.com/) will do just that, if you're calling other people with Viber.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: If your friends don't have viber you can use a [MobileVoip](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=finarea.MobileVoip)
The list of voip provider supported is endless: <http://www.mobilevoip.com/en/supported_brands>
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/19 | 2,372 | 7,616 | <issue_start>username_0: In "battery history" I have found that the app with UID 10058 is using a lot of battery.
How can I find the name of the app with UID equal to 10058?<issue_comment>username_1: Install a [terminal emulator](https://market.android.com/details?id=jackpal.androidterm), launch it and run:
```
ps | grep 10058
```
`ps` lists the processes and `grep` filters for the ID you want.
But this only works if the application is running when you run the command.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: In ADB shell (or terminal emulator) use the following command:
```
cat /proc//status
```
and look in the "Name" field. This should be the name of the process. So in your case it would be "**cat /proc/10058/status**"
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Android assigns each application a UID (User ID) at install time; unlike PID (Process ID) which is transient and keeps changing all the time, UID stays constant as long as the application is not reinstalled. The UID should be unique to each application, except when the application explicitly requests to share a User ID with another application (there are security restrictions around this, the two applications must be signed with the same private key, i.e. comes from the same developer).
Try looking at `/data/system/packages.xml` (you need root to view this file), each installed application should have an entry there. Say, I have Adobe Reader installed on my phone:
```
```
My phone has assigned `userId="10034"` to Adobe Reader.
For applications that have requested to share a User ID with another application, say Handcent:
```
```
then the attribute you're looking for is `sharedUserId="10064"`
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: **Prerequisites**: set up [adb](/questions/tagged/adb "show questions tagged 'adb'") in a PC, connect the device to the PC, launch a shell on the PC to enter adb commands.
**Note**:
* Replace `UID` wherever it occurs in the following commands with the UID you're searching for.
* The commands below would only provide the package name of the app corresponding to your UID. To get the app label/name after obtaining the package name, you can use my answer [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/198095/96277), or of [GAThrawn's](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/19866/96277) or of [Izzy's](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/115664/96277).
---
### For Android 8.x and above
Enter the command:
```
adb shell cmd package list packages --uid **UID**
adb shell pm list packages --uid **UID** # alternative command
```
Example:
```
$ adb shell pm list packages --uid **10250**
package:**com.adobe.scan.android** uid:**10250**
```
---
### For Android 7.x and above
Enter the command:
```
adb shell "cmd package list packages -U | grep **UID**"
adb shell "pm list packages -U | grep **UID**" # alternative command
**IF above cmds don't work you can try these below giving you the exact name**
adb shell "cmd package list packages uid **UID**"
adb shell "pm list packages uid **UID**" # alternative command
```
Example:
```
$ adb shell "cmd package list packages -U | grep **10247**"
package:**dev.ukanth.ufirewall** uid:**10247**
```
---
### For any Android version (tested from Android 4.2.1 to 10.0)
Enter the command:
```
adb shell "dumpsys package | grep -A1 'userId=**UID**'"
```
It might take a few seconds to print the desired output.
Example:
```
$ adb shell "dumpsys package | grep -A1 'userId=**10102**'"
userId=**10102**
pkg=Package{46171ce **com.android.chrome**}
```
The line containing `Package{` would show the package name of the app in between whitespace and `}`. You can do `adb shell dumpsys package PKG_NAME` (`PKG_NAME` → package name of an app) to know more details about that package/app.
---
### For rooted Android versions
If the Android is rooted, than using *adb shell* or a terminal emulator app you can do:
```
su
cat /data/system/packages.list | grep **UID**
```
In the output, anything before the UID would be the package name.
Example:
```
shell@shamu:/ $ su
root@shamu:/ # cat /data/system/packages.list | grep **10102**
**com.android.chrome** 10102 0 /data/data/com.android.chrome default 3002,3003,3001
```
**Alternatively**, if you've [Busybox](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/134593/96277) or [Toybox](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/130326/96277) installed and available under PATH variable, than from a terminal emulator or *adb shell* do:
```
su
find /data/data/ -type d -group **UID** -maxdepth 1 | xargs basename
```
Example:
```
shell@shamu:/ $ su
root@shamu:/ # find /data/data/ -group **10102** -type d -maxdepth 1 | xargs basename
**com.android.chrome**
```
---
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_5: I had a similar issue with Android 6.0, Moto G 2nd Gen from 2014. I happened to have upgraded the ES File Explorer application and I noticed it was bloated as hell and sucking up a lot of battery. I removed the application from the system, but the application let a zombie process taking up CPU. The UID was similar to yours 10118, and it listed in the battery statistics as the most hungry resource process.
Then I installed an app named "OS Monitor" and noticed that a .esfm file was actually the only process taking up 60% of CPU. I immediately had known that it had to do with ES File Explorer, but wait... I HAD uninstalled ES File Explorer. Yes. The only thing I didn't do was to RESTART the smartphone. Believe me, I was thinking about crazy things, like going root and beat the crap out of that process, throw the phone against the wall, and even started to believe that my battery reached end of life. To my surprise, I simply restarted the phone and the process was gone.
So before taking any drastic measures, try to figure out which app is giving you a bad time, uninstall it and then restart the phone. Check on OS Monitor the CPU usage list, and you should be fine.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: To find "everything" by UID (or GroupID) on a **rooted** phone, including running processes, system apps and hardware sensors:
```
# ID=3011; find / -group $ID -o -user $ID 2>/dev/null
```
Example 1:
----------
```
# ID=3011; find / -group $ID -o -user $ID 2>/dev/null
/proc/208
/proc/208/task
/proc/208/task/208
/proc/208/task/208/attr
[...]
# ls -la /proc/208/exe
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2017-04-04 22:14 /proc/208/exe -> /system/bin/sensors.qcom
```
Example 2
---------
```
# ID=10009; find / -group $ID -o -user $ID 2>/dev/null
/data/misc/profiles/cur/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver
/data/misc/profiles/cur/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/primary.prof
/data/data/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver
/data/data/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/cache
/data/data/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/code_cache
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/cache
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/code_cache
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/code_cache/com.android.opengl.shaders_cache
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/shared_prefs
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/shared_prefs/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver_preferences.xml
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/shared_prefs/_has_set_default_values.xml
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/databases
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/databases/cell_broadcasts.db
/data/user_de/0/com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver/databases/cell_broadcasts.db-journal
```
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/19 | 406 | 1,563 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm posting on behalf of someone :-
They have an HTC Desire, and they periodically get the following message when attempting to send out emails:
>
> Warning - Your outgoing server
> response: 550-Your IP address is on
> the XBL blacklist! Sending denied.
>
>
>
>
The phone provides an IP address, which indeed is blacklisted.
<http://cbl.abuseat.org/lookup.cgi?ip=172.16.58.3>
This IP resolves to "unknown" somewhere in Germany. We are situated in the UK, as is our email provider.
I have checked with our provider, and the IP of our mail server is not blacklisted (and does not match the one the phone says).
I should add, I am able to send email perfectly well on my iPhone, using (presumably) the same settings. Our computers are unaffected - it is just the HTC.
Does anyone have any advice, or experienced something similar?
I'm reluctant to de-list the IP as I imagine the problem will keep occurring.
Thanks for any insight.<issue_comment>username_1: You should configure SMTP authentication (login and password) when sending outgoing mail.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I think that the IP in question is the IP of your mobile device or the NAT router that your carrier uses. De-listing won't help here and would in fact just be counter-productive.
Anyway, if you use SMTP with authentication you should never see this message with an SMTP server that is configured proper. Assuming that anonymous SMTP is not practicable or even possible with Android devices, there is nothing you can do.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/19 | 797 | 3,119 | <issue_start>username_0: Hello
I would like to know whether is it recommended to have some antiVirus+firewall application for this current phone? (I usually open email attachments for example)
1.Do these applications runs all the time in the background also when I'm not connected to WAP or WiFi?
2.In case you recommend to have such apps , which applications do you prefer?
3.Is it true that the more application I use I can mess up the whole android system like the registery in ordinary computers) and it can lead to the whole device to malfunction or to be more slow (like ordinary computer)?
4.According to question 3: What can I do to secure my system? Do I have some option to restore the whole android system if it will get massed up and bugy in the future.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: >
> 1.Do these applications runs all the time in the background also when I'm
> not connected to WAP or WiFi?
>
>
>
That depends on the specific security application.
>
> 2.In case you recommend to have such apps , which applications do you
> prefer?
>
>
>
I prefer being cautious in what I install, rather than having Big Brother Watching Over Me. As a Linux-based system, Android have a very strong security base and the Android framework on top of of it is very paranoid about security. Android is -- for all practical purpose -- impermeable to worm-type virus. However, like any Unix system, Android does not protect you from you taking a gun and shooting your own foot. If you tell Android to trust an application, Android will trust the application; if you give trust to the wrong application, don't blame the system for it.
>
> 3.Is it true that the more application I use I can mess up the whole android
> system like the registery in ordinary
> computers) and it can lead to the
> whole device to malfunction or to be
> more slow (like ordinary computer)?
>
>
>
If you're installing many applications that starts background services, then yes, it can slow down the system. Applications that are not running does not affect the speed of the system.
>
> 4.According to question 3: What can I do to secure my system? Do I have some
> option to restore the whole android
> system if it will get massed up and
> bugy in the future.
>
>
>
There is a bunch.
* There is a factory reset on `Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset`.
* If you buy the phone from your carrier, they usually can reflash your phone with original ROM.
* On rooted phones, you can make a Nandroid backup.
* On custom ROMs, you can make a ClockworkMod Recovery backup.
* On many phones you can download and flash 3rd party or leaked original ROMs by yourself.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In case of smartphones I would be more worried about the physical security than malware. It's essential to have an application that allows you to locate the phone or at least remotely wipe all the data in case of robbery (or when you simply forget it). I use [WaveSecure](https://www.wavesecure.com/) for that, but I'm sure there are other alternatives (feel free to add them in comments).
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/19 | 235 | 882 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to search for a contact by phone number in Froyo ? How ?<issue_comment>username_1: Choose 'Contacts', than 'Keypad' and start entering the phone number.
On my Galaxy S running Froyo 2.2.1 this displays a dropdown box with a number of how many numbers start with the characters entered.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: HTC's Sense UI gives you this functionality out of the box. In the Phone app if you start typing the phone number, it will filter your contacts that include either that number, or the contact's name via T9 representation.
If you are not running Sense IU, I suggest trying 3rd-party apps that imitate the HTC Dialer functionality. Try [Dialer One](https://market.android.com/details?id=kz.mek.DialerOne) or [aContacts](https://market.android.com/details?id=kz.mek.aContacts), for example.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/20 | 478 | 1,478 | <issue_start>username_0: In the mail client of my Galaxy Tab I have three accounts. In the view "all mailboxes" there is a little line on the left for marking which mail comes from which account.
These colors seem to be defined randomly when creating the account. I can't find the setting where I can change these colors. The last thing I want to do is to delete and create a new account.
The problem is two of the colors are nearly the same.
My Galaxy Tab is rooted but I found nothing in the table "emailProvider.db".
How can I fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: Is a third-party mail client a possibility? If yes, I'd recommend [K-9 Mail](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fsck.k9), works great for me. And yes, it supports changing account colors.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: eMail color is based on a fixed list of colors.
Every time you create an eMail account you get the next color, regardless it has already been used.
Every smartphone model has its own color list.
On my **Samsung S5** the list is as follows (RGB code and most similar color):
```
D74979 Red
3493F6 Blue
E07E00 Orange
18A1B2 Navy
8747DB Purple
D0B400 Gold
D72925 Red
32C47A Green
B16865 Red
B1B407 Green
2A67C4 Blue
B04993 Purple
0F9217 Green
DA5C1F Orange
836583 Purple
5C6E84 Navy
6B7CA3 Grey
4D8281 Green
7D7B46 Green
AB8655 Brown
```
If you want a particular color you only need to add and remove the eMail account until you get the color you prefer.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/20 | 363 | 1,466 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I make my phone do the following if the number is unknown:
* Answer the phone
* Play a message that says "As you are calling from an unknown number, please State your name"
* Record their reply
* Put them on hold
* Allow me to hear their message and either accept the call, send to voicemail or hang up<issue_comment>username_1: [Google Voice](http://voice.google.com) has options for this. If you have a Voice account and someone calls you using that number you can use the Call Screening option to force them to record a message you can hear before you pick up.
**Edit:** Google Voice is currently only available in the US, so if you live anywhere else this solution obviously won't work for you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Browsing thru the market led me to this app called [Mr. Number](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker).
Features:
* NEW: Status for calls and texts
* Block calls and texts from one person or the world
* Automatic reverse lookup for every number that is not in your contacts
* Manual reverse lookup for mystery calls on your home or work phone
* Add new contacts to your address book with one click
* Catch telemarketers, debt collectors, and other spammers before they waste your time
* Report spam calls and texts to warn other users
* Control what name other Mr. Number users see when you call them
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/04/20 | 542 | 2,065 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been messing around with my Archos 7 Home Tablet V1, and have currently installed [this](http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=43632) ROM.
Now when I go to Settings -> SD card & device storage, Total space under SD card is "Unavailable", and Available space under internal flash storage is 0.00B.
I also cannot browse through the internal or SD card with explorer.
I have tried formatting the SD card on the device, by pressing Format SD card in this menu, but that did not change anything.
Now when I connect it through USB to my computer, Windows 7 tells me that I have to format the INTERNAL memory before I can acess this.
My question is: Can I "safely" (I mean, will it not brick it? I understand if no-one can be sure about that ;) ) do this while the tablet is running, then reset it, and flash it again? Or will I be able to say bye bye to it when I do this?
Also, what is the default filesystem on the internal memory? fat32, fat, or what is it?
Thanks in advance!
-René<issue_comment>username_1: I suggest you to format the internal memory since it won't clean the ROM memory, just the place where your personal files, applications and other stuff like this are stored. Then flash the ROM again. This might solve your problem.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Alright, on the forum thread of that specific cusom rom (linked in question), someone said that he re-formatted through Windows with FAT32 as type. So I tried this as well.
While the device was on, I plugged in the USB cable, and put it into lock. Then, as usual, the drives showed up in Windows (SD and Internal that is), and it forced me to format the internal drive in order to acess it. Pressed ok, then formatted with FAT32. After format, I did not even pull the device off the lock, I just quickly pressed the reset button on the back. Then flashed it, and turned it on.
It works perfectly! Now I have Android 2.1 instead of that less-worthy 1.5 build!
Thank you to everyone who proceded help :)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/20 | 502 | 2,065 | <issue_start>username_0: I have developed a software for a company, not for a personal use, and I need to block some app access on Android.
I need to block the user from making calls, sending sms, using the Android Market, using Gmail and several other apps.
As I see it there are two options:
1 - Uninstalling default apps with "Titanium Backup" and If need to use this device to do calls again I will reinstall the original ROM or restore a Titanium Backup.
2 - Use a software with a ignore list and this software will kill all the ignored process(Backgronud, Foreground), and this software needs to use a adminitrator password for configuration.
So does this software exists? Uninstalling is a good option? Are there other options?<issue_comment>username_1: Uninstalling via Titanium will work for removing Gmail, Market and Messaging, but be very careful removing Phone.apk, as it's tightly integrated into core services. You might start seeing Force Closes and other instability from the handset.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you merely wish to prevent a user from accessing certain applications use an app that allows you to password protect and thereby prevent a user from using said app.
You can then protect the Phone, Email, Market app etc.
Note however, that a resourceful user can always sideload alternative apps via the SD card or the browser (if that isn't protected too) and use it thusly.
There are [lots](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sp.protector.free) [of](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ruimaninfo.approtect) [app](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.carrotapp.protectpronew) protection apps in the market
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Sounds to me like you need to roll your own version of the OS.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Are you wanting to block these features permanently, or only while your app is running? If you want it permanent, why not issue a non-phone android device? In addition the media devices generally don't come with any google apps installed.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/20 | 620 | 2,215 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to use my Droid as a computer microphone (for Skype, Teamspeak, etc) via the USB cord? If not, does anyone know of a Teamspeak client app?
Any help would be appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: The answer is "No" - at least not without a dedicated app (if such exists).
BTW, I can understand wanting to do this via Bluetooth, but via USB? Why?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Sure... you just have to choose between hacking the phone or hacking the PC.
Via hacking the PC:
Enable USB debugging on the phone. Install the SDK and get adb working. Set up an adb port forward to the phone. Write an apk which listens on a local network port and upon connection opens the microphone and pushes samples through the forwarded 'network' socket. The hard part: on the PC, write a "microphone driver" which gets its data by connecting to the program on the android through the adb port forward. You could also do the same thing substituting a wifi network for the adb-usb.
Via hacking the phone:
Compile a new USB kernel driver which presents the expected interface for a USB microphone, and have it gets its data from the microphone. If going to this much trouble, you might as well make it into a USB webcam. Root and serious coding required.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are all sorts of apps that enable you to use your phone's camera and mic on your PC over Wi-fi or USB.
Here are some examples:
* [DroidCam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev47apps.droidcam)
* [IP Webcam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: [Senstic](https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Senstic) [PocketAudio Microphone](https://www.senstic.com/android/pocketaudio/pocketaudio.aspx), plus you need to install the PocketControl software on your PC (or Mac)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: [WO Virtual Mic](http://www.wirelessorange.com/womic/) 1.39€ + you need to install a client
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: The App [Microphone](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.bitplane.android.microphone) allows this. Just do it by 3.5mm cord; it's way easier.
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/04/21 | 706 | 2,572 | <issue_start>username_0: I am preparing a 1-week bicycle trip. We can't use high-traffic roads, so I am preparing a quite complex route on small country roads, using Google Maps.
With my phone saddled on my bicycle, is there a GPS app that will "guide" me using the itinerary I crafted? Turn-by-turn would be ideal, but just writing the itinerary as a map overlay would be better than nothing.
Note: My phone is WiFi only so I will need an application that can cache a lot of maps, like AndNav2 or Maverick. Also, I am stuck with Android 1.5<issue_comment>username_1: [MapDroyd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.osa.android.mapdroyd) offers free offline maps, but I believe the premium [NavDroyd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.osa.android.navdroyd) would be ideal for your needs - it offers navigation along with offline maps.
If you've already created the route in Google Maps on your PC, email yourself that link and open it on your device using Google Maps while you have a WiFi connection. I believe the newest versions of Google Maps have better support for offline caching.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The best option will be to use some software to create the maps of your itinerary and then some software like OruxMaps on your phone.
Here you can find a great article on how to do exactly this, totally oriented to hikers and bikers which in most cases will not have data coverage during the journey.
I found the combination of “[Mobile Atlas Creator](http://mobac.sourceforge.net/)” on the PC to create the maps and [OruxMaps](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.orux.oruxmaps&feature=search_result) on the phone to be pretty good.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Here is what I ended up doing, it works well:
1. On your computer's Firefox, install the [GMapToGPX](http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/gmaptogpx/) bookmarklet.
2. Prepare your itinerary with Google Maps Itinerary.
3. While still on the Google Maps page, click on the GMapToGPX bookmarklet. It opens a GPX conversion dialog.
4. Click on the blue tab buttons to make them read like this: "Route Track Points About". It will not work otherwise.
5. Copy-paste the XML text in a new file, for instance myitinerary.gpx
6. On Android, install [Maverick](http://www.codesector.com/maverick.php).
7. Copy your GPX file to /sdcard/maverick/tracks
8. In Maverick, select the track file
9. Scroll your way along the route at appropriate zoom levels to store the tiles in the cache.
The free version of Maverick allows 3 tracks files.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/21 | 281 | 1,093 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an ADP1 running 2.2.1, and used it with my Google Account. I have to give it to a friend, and want to erase all my personal data viz. email, chat logs, photos in the gallery synced with picasa, and any other stuff that might be synced. But the problem is, I do not want to lose the apps. Is there a way to erase my data, without losing the apps?<issue_comment>username_1: Every program under 'Settings' - 'Applications' , 'Manage applications' has, when clicked a 'Clear data' button.
This should do what you want.
As far as I know, you will have to be rooted to have a program does this for you.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Backup your apps using Astro File Manager or MyBackupPro or Titanium Backup.
THEN perform a Factory reset to wipe everything.
Finally, from the backups, restore the Apps, but NOT the data. (Most backup apps allow you to do this.)
Be warned that some apps store data on the storage card, so a fresh install might still pick up the old data off your SD card. Be sure to erase your SD Card too.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/21 | 236 | 947 | <issue_start>username_0: In my Samsung Galaxy S, there is an Samsung application called '**Samsung Mobile Print**'.
**Does this application require a Samsung printer ?** Or can it be used with other network or wi-fi printers too ?<issue_comment>username_1: Every program under 'Settings' - 'Applications' , 'Manage applications' has, when clicked a 'Clear data' button.
This should do what you want.
As far as I know, you will have to be rooted to have a program does this for you.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Backup your apps using Astro File Manager or MyBackupPro or Titanium Backup.
THEN perform a Factory reset to wipe everything.
Finally, from the backups, restore the Apps, but NOT the data. (Most backup apps allow you to do this.)
Be warned that some apps store data on the storage card, so a fresh install might still pick up the old data off your SD card. Be sure to erase your SD Card too.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/21 | 334 | 1,222 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the best way to show (non-interactive) widgets on the lock screen?
I have bought WidgetLocker, but it forces me to unlock the screen twice (using both WidgetLocker and native slider).
(Using Android 2.3.2 on a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.)<issue_comment>username_1: Maybe this application will help You;
<http://www.appbrain.com/app/executive-assistant/com.appventive.ExecAssist>
It's pretty expensive but looks pretty powerful.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Probably Damian gave you the best answer. An alternative I could suggest is, if you have rooted your phone, consider trying [MIUI ROM](http://miuiandroid.com/) cause the new version (1.6) has the a [theming lockscreen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZILW67QXU&feature=player_embedded#at=38) with already dozens of available themes and tweaks. Maybe you find what your looking for there.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: [Lockscreen Calendar](https://market.android.com/details?id=de.j4velin.lockscreenCalendar&feature=search_result) is a fairly lightweight app to display your next few upcoming events on your lockscreen.
Unfortunately, it does not currently support recurring events.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/21 | 318 | 1,212 | <issue_start>username_0: Sometimes I download songs from various sources, and they aren't put in the requisite media folder on external storage. The media scanner can still find them, but the only way I have found to do this is by moving the file around with a file manager, or mounting and unmounting as USB storage. This forces the phone to rescan for media files.
Does anyone know of a way to give Android a hint that it needs to rescan for media from within Android itself?<issue_comment>username_1: Most custom ROMs include this functionality as part of the Power Widget. For stock firmware you have to resort to 3rd-party apps such as [ScanMedia](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.humanrobot.scanmedia) or [SDRescan](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bero.sdrescan), for example.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is a very good question and I see it is already answered. I wrote a small application to solve this problem specifically for Kit Kit(Android 4.4+). My application works on all phones.
Here:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=burrows.apps.sdcard>
This works on the Nexus 5!
Please let me know if this helps you!
Regards,
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/21 | 364 | 1,475 | <issue_start>username_0: Regardless if I plug in a headset or headphones (without a microphone), I get a headset icon in my notification bar.
I would expect Android to use the builtin microphone in case normal headphones are connected, so I do not have to unplug my phones when someone calls.
Alternatively, is there an app or widget to manually toggle between headphone and headset mode?
I have an HTC Desire with CyanogenMod 7, so I am not sure if it is a problem with CM7 or Android in general.<issue_comment>username_1: This is a Droid running CM 6.1.2.
There doesn't seem to be any appreciable difference between the headset and headphones other than the wired vs. wireless indicator.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can see [the details](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_HEADSET_PLUG) of this at the Android developer documentation, but an app can definitely tell if a wired device plugged into the audio jack has a microphone or not. I will tell you that this information is not always accurate or consistent across devices though, as I have experienced with my own app Hearing Saver. Sometimes different phones send different codes for this particular bit of information, so if you are experiencing difficulties with certain apps not recognizing your headset, I'd get into contact with the developer of that app.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/04/21 | 213 | 799 | <issue_start>username_0: The usual way is to execute:
```
fastboot oem unlock
```
But this will erase all my private data.<issue_comment>username_1: What if you backed up all your data using Titanium Backup / MyBackup Pro or some such app, then unlocked the bootloader and finally restored the data?
That would then leave you with (after some effort) an unlocked phone and your data.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device.
You can however [get root access without unlocking the boot loader](http://completeandroid.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/complete-guide-to-rooting-the-nexus-s/).
If you then still want to unlock the bootloader, as you already have root access you can follow username_1's advice and use a back up app before doing so.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/22 | 248 | 978 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed android on my HT device.. when I delete the mails from android gmail app, they are still available on server and i can see them using gmail web page..
can anyone give me solution?
happened again after flashing the ROM again and restored with titanium backup :(<issue_comment>username_1: What if you backed up all your data using Titanium Backup / MyBackup Pro or some such app, then unlocked the bootloader and finally restored the data?
That would then leave you with (after some effort) an unlocked phone and your data.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device.
You can however [get root access without unlocking the boot loader](http://completeandroid.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/complete-guide-to-rooting-the-nexus-s/).
If you then still want to unlock the bootloader, as you already have root access you can follow username_1's advice and use a back up app before doing so.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/22 | 1,465 | 5,509 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a new Android user. This is also my first time to use a GPS device so I don't have any idea on how long it takes for a typical GPS device to get a "lock".
I just bought the HTC Desire HD last week. Everything is running fine until I tested the GPS today.
I noticed something strange when I used the "Location" application and it gets stuck in "Waiting for location". To check if this is an app issue, I used "Maps" and pressed the "My Location" button, and it said something like "Your location is currently unavailable". I've tried other "map"-type applications but the story is the same, I can't get my location.
Now, I've done some research and it seems that it will actually take a long time for the device to get a lock for the firs time (something about "almanacs" and A-GPS "setting). I've also read about the limitations of GPS (you need to be in a line-of-sight, clear weather, etc).
So, what I've done is I've downloaded the ["GPS Status and Toolbox"](http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-status-toolbox/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2) app from the market. I've gone ahead a cleared and re-downloaded my A-GPS setting. I've also removed the "CAPDASE" rubber-case from the device to reduce the chance of interference.
Using the said app, I was happy to see that my device was able to "fix" and "locate" GPS satellites (I get 4/5). The weird thing is, I can't get any "data" (LONG/LAT?) from the satellites. The numbers below (see image) are not showing in my device, instead, it is replaced by a "loading" animated image. (like the used to indicate an "AJAX" load from webpages). While all of this is happening the GPS icon in the notification bar is blinking (Should it not blink when I get a "lock"?)
What is happening here? Is this normal? How long should I wait before I get a lock? Please help!
Additional information:
1. Android 2.2.1 and latest firmware from HTC.
2. Tried rebooting and clearing/redownload A-GPS.
3. Enabled "use network" on Settings->Location (Is this Assisted-GPS?)
4. Left the device on line-of-sight with around 4/5 satellites for about an hour and still can't get "data".
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: I advise you to use the application [GPS test](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest), where you can see (in a bar chart) the satellites your device sees and how good the reception is for each satellite.
*If* the GPS of my device is working, the first satellite shows up in less then 5 seconds or so. Then I gradually see more and more satellites appearing, with a lock taking something like a few minutes (or much less).
If my GPS is [not working](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8413/galaxy-5-gps-always-stops-working-after-phone-has-been-in-standby), no satellites appear, not even after 10 minutes or more of waiting. (However, take care, as the app does sometimes show old satellite charts, but you can easily see this because the reception values for each of the satellites remain constant, while they normally change every second or so)
And yes, the GPS icon stops blinking once it locks on a position. That's when the latitude and longitude values are available.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I was able to get a fix by doing the following:
1. Remove any rubber-case or any case for that matter as most of them affects the reception of the GPS transceiver
2. Go outside. Don't attempt to do this inside your house.
3. Go to Settings -> Location and turn on "Use wireless networks" and "Use gps sattelites". (Connect to your wireless network now)
4. Download and install the ["GPS Status and Toolbox"](http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-status-toolbox/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2) app.
5. Launch the app. Press Menu -> Tools -> Manage A-GPS state
6. Press Reset
7. Press Download
8. Reboot your phone (Not sure if this is necessary).
9. Re-launch the app (make sure that both GPS and network are turned-on)
10. Leave your phone (while the app is running) in a place with clear line-of-sight for about an hour.
11. Watch a movie, drink coffee, whatever. Just leave it for an hour.
BTW, You should see a few satellites after 30 seconds but without locks (no long/lat). After an hour, you should get a lock if there is at least one satellite.
After your first lock, it will be faster (a matter of seconds to a minute) to get your next lock. And oh, you no longer need to use "wireless networks" on your consecutive locks so you can just turn that off.
Good luck!
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I had same problem with my HTC Desire S and Nexus S, I has tried all options listed every where, the only thing that worked for me is uninstall GPS status application and reboot the phone. Now I never get any lock problem.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I have the same problem on an HTC desire HD.
After the update from Android 2.2 it has been been much better.
Still if you switch of location services or go abroad and and don't want to pay your massive roaming data charges you're pretty much out of luck, even with precached map sections in google maps.
Without the data connection the GPS functions poorly, and takes up to 20 minutes to lock. Considering that most free-standing GPS devices, lock within about 1 minute it is very mysterious.
A cynic would say , this is a deliberate Android "feature" to ensure that Google gets to collect as much location data as possible.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/04/22 | 527 | 1,923 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to apply a biometric lock (as in, a look screen) to an Android device? e.g. the unlocker has to pass a fingerprint / retina / voice scan. I've read about startup companies and general ideas, but haven't seen any actual product.<issue_comment>username_1: It's possible to develop one, but we don't have pixel-per-pixel touch screens(like the one that the second generation Microsoft Surface uses) on our Android phones, so it will not be accurate, nor even trustable. What may be out on the Market are lock screens that imitate those systems, but they are just for visual effects.
The only example that is valid is the face-recognition, the iris-recognition I don't know, but I think this needs a lot more improved technology. You can check out [BioLock To Bring Biometric Security (Iris Scanner, Facial Recognition) To Android](http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/68187-biolock-bring-biometric-security-iris-scanner-facial-recognition-android.html) for more information.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Turns out [unlock via face recognition will be built-in in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/18/android-ice-cream-sandwich-adds-face-unlock-feature/).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Some phones have hardware built in for such things. For example, my Motorola Atrix has a fingerprint scanner to unlock it, <http://www.authentec.com/a/ATRIXFAQs.aspx>. Also, like you pointed out, Ice Cream Sandwich is going to have facial recognition for locking/unlocking.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I am currently using an app in beta called Zwypelock. This app learns your unique behavior — the way you hold you phone, the pressure you apply to your touch screen, etc. It lets you unlock the phone with just a swipe.
Here is the link
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zighra.zwypelockss&hl=en>
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/04/23 | 198 | 900 | <issue_start>username_0: In the home screen of my Galaxy Tab I accidentally deleted the widget which showed me the active applications running in the background. Can anyone tell me how I can restore this?<issue_comment>username_1: Try pressing and holding the HOME button (hardware button in the bottom row) - that should pop up a screen listing recently opened apps. I believe the Galaxy Tab's interface has been modified to include a TASK MANAGER button. Is that what you're looking for?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Sounds to me like you deleted a widget. Long-press on a home screen, choose Widgets from the popup menu, and see if there's one matching your description.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I think you are talking about the **program monitor widget**: long press anywhere on your home screen, choose `Widgets` and select the `Program Monitor` from the list.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/04/23 | 3,522 | 11,180 | <issue_start>username_0: The question is simple "How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset?"
After factory reset my phone starts showing "Invalid IMEI" on both SIM slots and I can't call or to being called.
The phone is [A738](http://www.chinabuye.com/a738-android-2-2-gps-tv-quad-band-dual-sim-smartphone-416mhz-2g-ram) with **Android 2.2.1** and **CPU chip** is Media Tek MTK6516 416MH
Hope that information is enough.
\*\* UPDATE \*\*
[This is the phone](http://www.chinabuye.com/a738-android-2-2-gps-tv-quad-band-dual-sim-smartphone-416mhz-2g-ram)<issue_comment>username_1: I found a good solution:
**DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK**
1. Need to root the phone - I use z4root
2. Install Root.Explorer (in the archive)
3. Using Root Explorer you must replace (maybe you will need to press "Mount R/W" on top right corner of the program screen) **.modem.img** from the archive to this location of the phone **/etc/firmware/.modem.img** (do not delete the old file !!! replace it!)
4. Set permissions for the **.modem.img** file to **rw-r--r--**
5. Restart the phone and maybe will be OK, but if it is not go to next step
6. IMEI information is stored in **/data/nvram/md/NVRAM/NVD\_IMEI/MP0B\_001**. Maybe changing of your original IMEI is not good idea because it is against the law but if you don't have copy of that file BEFORE the factory reset you can use temporary IMEI file located in the arhive.
[The archive with files needed](http://www.megaupload.com/?d=INKW3XLV)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Before proceeding, check your country's law regarding tampering IMEI. It might be illegal. However, the answer is meant to restore the IMEI back to original.
The answer can work on Mediatek devices mt65{89,75,77,92,82}. Simply, its applicable on many Mediatek devices.
In my situation, `username_1's` answer didn't work for my device [Micromax A110q Canvas 2 Plus](http://www.gsmarena.com/micromax_a110q_canvas_2_plus-5482.php). I used this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfn72r9ybyo) ([backup](http://www.4shared.com/video/6iru6w-Bce/CUBOT_or_MTK_Phone_IMEI_NVRAM_.html)) on YouTube which first format and then flashes your device.
>
> If you have a an MTK-Phone that has an invalid IMEI after performing a factory reset from nandroid, your NV-RAM is corrupted and you CAN NOT fix this with any of the MANY IMEI repair tools on the web. YOU NEED TO FORMAT YOUR NV-RAM and flash a stock image! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH IMEI TOOLS!
>
>
> After that you can just restore your original NANDROID backup and be on your way again! ([Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfn72r9ybyo))
>
>
>
**Remember to take a backup of everything you think is important for you.**
---
### Method #1
**Procedure**:
>
> 1. Download a scatter-based ROM (Stock ROM preferred) for your device. Google for such with details like device model name, chipset, etc. You can also look at this [collection](http://androidxda.com/category/download) listed at Androidxda.
> 2. Download ADB drivers for your device, install them and verify that your device is getting detected. You can Google for them like Step 1.
> 3. Extract files from downloaded ROM and look for Scatter File.
> 4. Download latest [SP-Flash Tool](http://androidxda.com/smart-phone-flash-tool) and follow the usage guide either from the aforementioned [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfn72r9ybyo) (using old version of the tool) or from [here](http://androidxda.com/flash-stock-rom-using-smart-phone-flash-tool).
> 5. Extract this tool, look for **Flash\_tool.exe** and execute it by `Right-click -> Run as Administrator`.
> 6. Once the interface comes up, click `Scatter-Loading` button and locate the Scatter file there.
> 7. If you have custom recovery installed and don't want to replace it, then uncheck it and check the rest of the listed options (partitions). It is better to uncheck the recovery in case, the tool doesn't succeed.
> 8. Click the `Format` option. Under `Auto Format Flash` check `Format whole flash except bootloader` and uncheck rest ([0:57/1:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfn72r9ybyo)). Make sure `Validation` is checked.
> 9. Hit `Format/OK` and then connect your phone through USB cable into PC, remove and plug the battery but don't turn it on manually. You may have to press `Vol. Up` or `Vol. Down` button to let the PC detect your phone.
> 10. The tool will format the partitions and will show a green ring as success.
> 11. Press the `Download` button and re-insert the battery again.
> 12. A green ring will be shown if its flashed well.
> 13. Close the tool, unplug the phone, start and boot into the Android. Check the IMEI now.
>
>
> (Source YouTube [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfn72r9ybyo) and Androidxda [guide](http://androidxda.com/flash-stock-rom-using-smart-phone-flash-tool).)
>
>
>
---
### Method #2
It could be possible that you might not be able to see IMEI still, but we've come far away from Invalid IMEI issue. If the issue persist, a different issue with IMEI I assume, then consider the solution on YouTube [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CokpIVGPBw) ([backup](http://www.4shared.com/video/oH6si1D_ba/Android_phone_invalid_imei_rep.html)). You can also look at [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS4wThAdPmQ) ([backup](http://www.4shared.com/video/ClFs4UDBce/Android_phone_imei_change_by_A.html)) solution which is published by the same uploader.
This solution requires [Maui Meta 3G](http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f457/update-maui-meta-3g-ver-6-1316-1-a-1692422/), [Scatter based Stock ROM](http://androidxda.com/category/download), [CDC Drivers](http://www.androiddevs.net/2014/11/21/permanent-imei-restore-tool-mediatek-phones/). Google them to download the latest version. You may look the [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CokpIVGPBw) and [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS4wThAdPmQ) video, or this [guide](http://www.androiddevs.net/2014/11/21/permanent-imei-restore-tool-mediatek-phones/) for the procedure. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a synopsis for Maui Meta 3G.
**Procedure**:
>
> 1. First enable USB Debugging in your phone. To do this go to `Settings -> Developer` options and enable USB Debugging in it. In case you don’t find developer options in your settings just go to `Settings -> About phone`. There you can see build number. Tap it 7-8 times and you can get Developer options now.
> 2. Now install Maui META 3G tool then open it after installation.
> 3. Click `Options -> Connect` smart phone into META mode.
> 4. Then click `Reconnect`.
> 5. Now turn off the device and connect it to pc using USB data cable.
> 6. The device will boot up and stay in boot logo (META mode) and won’t go past it (don’t panic it is normal).
> 7. As soon as PC detects the mobile it will start searching for drivers.
> 8. If it fails to install any driver, mainly CDC driver you have to manually install it (this driver is mandatory and without it Maui tool will not detect your device). Hop down to the next point to know how to install CDC drivers. For Windows 7 and above make sure you have disabled **Digital signature Verification**. You can Google out [how to disable digital signature verification](https://www.google.co.in/search?q=how+to+disable+digital&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=lDVuVOeEG-LV8gerj4HwAQ#rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&q=how+to+disable+digital+signature+in+windows+).
> 9. Go to `Control panel -> Device manager`, locate CDC… (The CDC… option will be displayed until the device is connected in META mode, it will disappear after you disconnect it). Locate CDC in device manger list and right click on it. Now choose `update driver software -> Browse my computer driver software -> then browse Android_Gadget_CDC_driver.inf through browse option -> Click next to install driver -> Choose install it anyway -> done`.
> 10. After successfully installing the drivers the Maui tool will detect your device.
> 11. Close the pop-up info window then choose IMEI download from the drop down menu right below the menu bar of the Maui Tool.
> 12. [Main app](http://www.androiddevs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Main-app.png).
> 13. After clicking IMEI download it will popup a window like below.
> 14. [vlcsnap-2014-11-21-00h20m20s28](http://www.androiddevs.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/vlcsnap-2014-11-21-00h20m20s28.jpg).
> 15. Click Change NVRAM database file and load your device stock ROM database file. (This file will be available in your device SP Tool flashable stock ROM. Don’t use any other device database file and use only your device file).
> 16. After loading NVRAM database file successfully now enter your IMEI(SIM\_1) and hit `Download` to flash. Repeat the same process for SIM\_2.
> 17. Now you have flashed the IMEI successfully on your phone and you can close the tool.
> 18. Unplug the device from PC, remove the battery and insert it back again.
> 19. Now turn on the device and DONE…!! Now you will have your lost IMEI back permanently.
> [More Info : [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cftsawym7yI&feature=youtu.be) ([backup](http://www.4shared.com/video/X3pyzhVJba/Permanent_IMEI_FIx_For_Mediate.html)) on YouTube]
>
>
> ([Source](http://www.androiddevs.net/2014/11/21/permanent-imei-restore-tool-mediatek-phones/))
>
>
>
---
### About SP Flash Tool
>
> Smart Phone Flash Tool (SP Flash Tool) allows you to Flash any Stock Rom or any Custom on the Android Smartphone.
>
>
>
---
**Note**: I've provided backup for every YouTube video if the original cannot be reached somehow.
Method 1 is tested by me. Method 2 is tested from the video only. Procedure for Method #2 is mentioned for the purpose of quoting and answering.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. Install the [Mobile MTK Engineering Mode](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.themonsterit.EngineerStarter&hl=en) app. This will only work on devices with a Mediatek chipset.
>
> This Application allow you to run Advanced Setup from Engineering Mode Menu of MTK phones, also called SERVICE MODE
>
>
>
Other apps which can show the MTK Engineering Mode Menu will probably work too.
2. If you can't find or don't know your phone's IMEI, then install the [Bb IMEI Generator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greatcallie.bbimeigen&hl=en) app to generate one for you. If your phone has dual SIM support, you'll need two IMEIs. Note the generated IMEIs by Bb IMEI Generator.
3. In the Mobile MTK Engineering Mode app go to > MTK Settings > Connectivity > CDS Information > Radio Information > Phone 1.
4. At the AT+ line:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LsGfE.png)
Enter `AT +EGMR=1,7,"ENTER-IMEI-HERE"`, then tap on 'Send AT Command'. If you have a dual SIM phone, enter `AT +EGMR=1,10,"ENTER-IMEI-HERE"` then tap on 'Send AT Command' again. Note: The quotes are included. There should be a space after `AT`.
5. You should get a notification that the AT Command(s) were successfully sent. Restart your device. You now shouldn't get the 'Invalid IMEI' notification.
Upvotes: 3 |