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2011/10/17 | 232 | 954 | <issue_start>username_0: I just discovered that the SD card is now read-only when I use "disk drive" connection on the phone.
Why do I have to do in order to be able to write on the SD card from the PC?
I mention that the phone is rooted and is using the latest version of 2.3 available for HTC Desire HD (original rom).<issue_comment>username_1: From what i have found on the internets is that there are a lot of people that have had issues like this with the Desire HD.
They all said that either formatting the sdcard in Windows, or even using Windows 7 to "Verify Errors" solved the issue.
Before you format, you can copy all the content off the sdcard, and then place it back after formatting.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It may sound really strange but the real issue was the corporate policy of mounting the the unencrypted drives as read-only. This is specific to BitLocker and there is a registry workaround available.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/17 | 405 | 1,429 | <issue_start>username_0: Just bought a cheap MID 7" Android 2.2 tablet. Tried opening the icon on the desktop that says Install Apps and all I got was a page with a heading of AppInstaller and then /mnt/sdcard. When I tried to put in the URL for the Android Market, it didn't work. When I used the browser to go to the Market page and install an app, I get the message that there's no Android devices associated with this device. Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: [This Android Police post](http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/09/21/market-updated-to-3-1-5-and-weve-got-the-apk-fresh-from-the-internets/) has a link to the current Market version (note it's the standard Market, not the Tablet version which only works on Honeycomb). If you download it from your device you should be able to use your AppInstaller to install it from `/mnt/sdcard/download/`.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: As an alternative, you can get apps from 1Mobile Market instead:
1. Download the apk [from CNET](http://download.cnet.com/1Mobile-Market/3000-2071_4-75450771.html) to your PC.
2. When it asks you if you want to open or save, save it, and remember where it's saved.
3. Then connect your tablet to your PC/laptop via USB
4. Go to where you have saved the file and right click it, then send to your Android.
On your android you will find a new icon called '1MobileMarket'. Use this to download apps instead of Google Play.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/17 | 738 | 2,577 | <issue_start>username_0: The new [Siri](http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/siri.html) app on the iPhone looks pretty intersting (at least from the videos). Is there an application on Android that matches or improves on the same functionality? Specifically, something that doesn't require the memorization of *robotic* voice commands?
I have tried [Vlingo](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vlingo.client&hl=en), but for many requests it just seems to perform a Google search which leaves you in a web browser without voice functionality.<issue_comment>username_1: That would be [Google Search](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.voicesearch), which also has voice command abilities. Although I am not sure how intuitive the commands can be given, compared to Siri.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There's nothing (at present) that can do all that Siri does.
Depending on your needs you might be able to get close.
Lifehacker had an article about your current alternatives: [How to Get a Siri-Like Personal Assistant on Your Android Phone for Free](http://lifehacker.com/5848973/how-to-get-a-personal-assistant-like-siri-on-your-android-phone-for-free)
To summarize: You'll need one of the following (or a combination):
* [Google Voice Actions for Android](http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/)
* [Vlingo](http://www.vlingo.com/)
* [Edwin](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.neureau.edwin)
* [SpeakToIt Assistant](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.speaktoit.assistant)
***Update***: [username_3 points out Iris](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/14676/what-android-app-replicates-the-iphone-siri-voice-recognition-functionality/14728#14728), currently in alpha testing, which is by the developers' own admission a direct response to Siri.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: While still in alpha, it may be worth checking out [Iris](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dexetra.iris&feature=search_result). It's got a limited set of Siri's functionality, but it looks like it could be interesting to watch it grow.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I'd say [Vlingo](http://www.vlingo.com/) is probably the closest but doesn't have the contextual power that Siri does but it's very close.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: There is an app called [Skyvi](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bluetornadosf.smartypants) in the android market. Initially I used IRIS, but it was quite buggy. This is comparatively better in my opinion. It's humorous as well.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/17 | 318 | 1,206 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a Samsung Galaxy S II, and it comes with the IM application for instant messaging, but the only messengers available are Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, and I couldn't find any Google Talk application on the market.
How can use Google Talk?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no Google Talk app within the Market. Google Talk is more or less wired to the Android release. It's usually an icon in the app drawer simply named "Talk".
Your phone seems pretty locked down by the carrier (or somebody else). If it really came without Google Talk, which would be pretty uncommon, your only chance is to install the [Google Talk apk manually](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117883).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Flow's absolutely right, but if you want to try another messenger that supports GTalk you could try [Meebo](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.meebo), [eBuddy](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ebuddy.android), or [Trillian](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ceruleanstudios.trillian.android). There are others, of course, but those are the ones I've tried that work well.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/18 | 1,164 | 4,073 | <issue_start>username_0: I have bought a Xperia Neo which runs **Android 2.3** and I'm running **Kubuntu Linux** on my Laptop.
I just connected the Phone using a USB Cable and set it to **Mass Storage Mode**. I expected to have the phone SD card in my devices list, so I can mount it and use it as a file storage. But there were no device added.
A few Googling led me to some Microsft Applications, (Activesync, etc.). Does it mean I cannot connect to my phone's SD Card in Linux?
Should I really use **Windows** for such a simple task, **Tranfering files using a USB Cable**?!
---
**Note**
With the help of @onik I tried to mount the SD card manually and here is the result:
in **Mass Storage Mode**
```
takpar@skyspace:/media$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /media/android/
mount: no medium found on /dev/sdb
takpar@skyspace:/media$ sudo mount /dev/sdb /media/android/
mount: /dev/sdb: unknown device
takpar@skyspace:/media$ sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb /media/android/
Error opening '/dev/sdb': No medium found
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb': No medium found
```
and in **Media Mode** there would be no `/dev/dsb` anymore. But a window opens with url: `camera:/MTP Device@usb:001,021/` and empty content.<issue_comment>username_1: Did you mount the drives from the phone? Once you're connected, you have to open the notification bar, tap on the "USB Connected" notification and press the button to mount the drives. This should make them visible on your desktop.
After you're done, unmount them from the desktop first, then unmount them from the phone, and then disconnect the cable.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You could always unmount your SD card (if it's removable, like my HTC Magic allows for) and plug it into an SD card reader.
or you could root & run CyanogenMod - CM's Mass Storage mode works great in my Gnome2 install of Ubuntu, don't see why KDE would make it any different.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: For Ubuntu you may need to edit the USB subsystem config files in order to recognize your device's SD card. Luckily this is super easy :) I've also answered this question before, if you want to check [that thread](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/22417/how-do-i-get-my-phone-to-connect-the-internal-sd-by-usb/23131#23131).
Your [Ubuntu system's udev config](http://www.mysolutions.it/mounting-android-sd-card-ubuntu/) should be edited as so:
* doublecheck that the vendor ID for your Neo is 054c using `sudo lsusb`; you should see a line something like `Bus 002 Device 010: ID 054c:0c02 SonyEricson`
* using your favourite editor as root edit (or create) "/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules” and add this line: `SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="054c", MODE="0666"`
* make sure the perms are right for the file you just edited: `sudo chmod a+rx /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules`
* restart the USB subsystem: `sudo restart udev`
* connect your phone and see if your SD card shows up now
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: In my case (KDE4 on a Debian Squeeze) it worked easily after setting the device as MSC. It was directly automounted by KDE.
To do this just go to: Settings -> Xperia -> Connectivity -> USB connection mode
As I have Spanish language in my Android I suppose the translation will be something like that.
It also worked in the same computer on a WindowsXP inside VirtualBox.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: First of all you don't need any USB cable. You can transfer files from/to your android device with the Wi-Fi network of your device. Just install airdroid on your android device. Then activate wi-fi hotspot on your android and open the airdroid app. Next connect your pc to that hotspot, open any browser in your pc and enter the url provided by the airdroid app there. It will ask for your permission, click to connect. Done. The good news is that this technique works in any Linux distro as well, I tested it on Ubuntu 14.04.1. It just uses your android wi-fi device and there is no issue related to mobile data plan i.e. you can use it without the mobile data.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/10/18 | 261 | 1,012 | <issue_start>username_0: One of the reasons Swype is so great is, of course, that I can write very fast no matter how lenghty is a word. But whenever I have to use a question mark, or an exclamation, I have to hit the shift key, then the punctuation, then shift again to continue writing. Is is possible to have a shortcut for this?<issue_comment>username_1: You do not have to use shift, if you hold down the 'm' key for a longer time it will insert its alt key, a question mark.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: The fastest way I've found is to actually swipe from the "m/?" or "z/!" keys directly to the space bar. That'll insert a punctuation mark and then a space. In the same fashion, you can insert a period or a comma. The other similar shortcut I use creates an "'s" by swiping from the apostrophe to the "s".
Some similar suggestions can be found in Swype's online reference, specifically in the "Swype Gestures" section of <http://www.swype.com/tips/advanced-tips/>.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/18 | 813 | 3,287 | <issue_start>username_0: I feel like I need to clear things from /data/data every 2 to 3 days to prevent cascading FCs when it becomes 100% full. Is there any possible way to move any of that data to the SD card (and still have it be accessible from my apps), or to increase the maximum size of the folder? I am rooted and running cyanogenmod 7.1 on my HTC Incredible. Thank you all so much for your assistance.<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried moving your Apps to the SD Card? Go to `Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Downloaded tab` then tap on any 3rd-party app and then tap on the `Move to SD card` button (if available.) This should move most of the app to the card, thus freeing up space on the /data/ partition. Not all apps support this method, but do try it on the largest space hogs like Flash Player and Adobe Air, for example.
Unfortunately moving Apps to SD Card this way doesn't touch the apps' cache or Dalvik cache. To move those you'd need the old-school "apps2sd" hack. The basic idea is to re-partition your SD Card and create a 2nd partition with Ext2/3/4 format. The contents of /data/ folders are moved to the SD Card's Ext partition and the phone's internal memory is therefore freed up. Then a script is added to Android which mounts this partition at boot time and links /data/app, /data/app-private, /data/data, and /data/dalvik-cache folders to their corresponding locations on the SD Card's Ext partition.
There are some apps on the Market that automate this (except re-partitioning the card, which you'll need to do manually.) Try [Link2sd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD) or [Simple2ext](https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e) for example. Of course make sure you have a nandroid backup of your phone before trying anything.
There are obvious pros and cons to this method. The pros are the ability to greatly extend the phone's storage for apps, while keeping the internal memory relatively free. The cons are inability to cleanly un-mount and remove the SD Card (since the apps are mounted on the 2nd partition that the OS isn't aware of,) and possible slow-downs in launching apps depending on the speed of the card. There SD Card will also be subjected to more wear and tear, since it will be used by the system for reading/writing more than usual.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Obb2sd. App available on Google play. Writes your app data for each downloaded app (including Google apps that come preinstalled in most androids) onto your external sd.
Have a good file manager, and one of the first few folders will be labeled 'android' and have 2 sub folders - 'data' and 'obb'. These record all your user activity and can fill up memory very fast. Every map, every song, every search, every level you play, every achievement, and sometimes app resources as well are in these folders. The 'obb' folder usually contains the ever-increasing data from some of your downloaded apps.
If you have external SD, a similar 'android' folder exists but the 'obb' folder doesn't always contain the data from apps you moved to SD. Some apps by default ONLY write your internal memory and OBB2SD changes that permission.
Totally solved my memory dilemma.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/18 | 970 | 3,963 | <issue_start>username_0: In stable mod 7.1, I am facing this problems. I don't know if its a bug or what, please help me out.
**My screen goes off as soon I dial or receive a call. After that I am unable to end the call as it never wakes up. Pressing the power button has no effect.**.
The problem is not just related to ending the calls. I am unable to do anything on my phone as it never wakes up. Then I have to either pull off the battery and restart the phone or plug in the charger to wake it up. It never happened on stock ROM so no hardware problem. I checked the solution for this problem and it was "It seems to be the screen protector is at fault. CM7.1 doesn't play nice with it. I just cut a hole where the proximity sensor is and it basically fixed it. " But IMHO if the proximity sensor does not work properly with cyanogenMod then why does the power button also stop responding.
But if they are related then can you guys please tell me with an image where the proximity sensor is located on a Defy? So that I may try the other solution (cutting the screen protector).<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried moving your Apps to the SD Card? Go to `Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Downloaded tab` then tap on any 3rd-party app and then tap on the `Move to SD card` button (if available.) This should move most of the app to the card, thus freeing up space on the /data/ partition. Not all apps support this method, but do try it on the largest space hogs like Flash Player and Adobe Air, for example.
Unfortunately moving Apps to SD Card this way doesn't touch the apps' cache or Dalvik cache. To move those you'd need the old-school "apps2sd" hack. The basic idea is to re-partition your SD Card and create a 2nd partition with Ext2/3/4 format. The contents of /data/ folders are moved to the SD Card's Ext partition and the phone's internal memory is therefore freed up. Then a script is added to Android which mounts this partition at boot time and links /data/app, /data/app-private, /data/data, and /data/dalvik-cache folders to their corresponding locations on the SD Card's Ext partition.
There are some apps on the Market that automate this (except re-partitioning the card, which you'll need to do manually.) Try [Link2sd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD) or [Simple2ext](https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e) for example. Of course make sure you have a nandroid backup of your phone before trying anything.
There are obvious pros and cons to this method. The pros are the ability to greatly extend the phone's storage for apps, while keeping the internal memory relatively free. The cons are inability to cleanly un-mount and remove the SD Card (since the apps are mounted on the 2nd partition that the OS isn't aware of,) and possible slow-downs in launching apps depending on the speed of the card. There SD Card will also be subjected to more wear and tear, since it will be used by the system for reading/writing more than usual.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Obb2sd. App available on Google play. Writes your app data for each downloaded app (including Google apps that come preinstalled in most androids) onto your external sd.
Have a good file manager, and one of the first few folders will be labeled 'android' and have 2 sub folders - 'data' and 'obb'. These record all your user activity and can fill up memory very fast. Every map, every song, every search, every level you play, every achievement, and sometimes app resources as well are in these folders. The 'obb' folder usually contains the ever-increasing data from some of your downloaded apps.
If you have external SD, a similar 'android' folder exists but the 'obb' folder doesn't always contain the data from apps you moved to SD. Some apps by default ONLY write your internal memory and OBB2SD changes that permission.
Totally solved my memory dilemma.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/18 | 431 | 1,593 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a huge fan of the podcasts on iTunes, as well as the iTunes U material. However, I'm having a terrible time finding a slick system to sync the two. Doubleplay never really worked all that great for me. Any other good solutions anyone has used?
I have a Droid Incredible running 2.2.<issue_comment>username_1: [These guys](http://androidtipguys.com/2011/06/how-to-sync-android-with-itunes/) recommend iSyncr as a solution. Cons: It's not free, and it won't sync copy-protected content.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Have you tried pasting the RSS url into Rhythmbox/Gpodder or another podcatcher, and transferring to device? After selecting the podcast in the podcasts section, simply drag and drop to the device on the left side of Rhythmbox when it is connected.
You may have some success with apps on the phone, specifically, I had seen something for subscribing iTunes podcasts in [Podax](https://github.com/thasmin/Podax#readme). I was having a similar problem accessing my university media on Android, and rewrote the [Tunesviewer](http://sourceforge.net/projects/tunesviewer/files/Android/) app for Android access, which may work better for you depending on what you're trying to access.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I throw the podcast feeds into my Google Reader account, and then use Google Listen on my droid, automatically downloads the pod casts
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Alternatively I can recommend the iTunes U App [“TuneSpace”](http://2kit.de/en/tunespace-itunes-u-android/) for Android
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/18 | 434 | 1,661 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to set up my email client to subscribe to only a couple of the tens of folders in my work IMAP account. I can't seem to find an option to subscribe/unsubscribe folders in the Android email app on my Samsung Galaxy S2. Am I just not finding it? Or is there another Android email app that provides this (in my opinion rudimentary) functionality?<issue_comment>username_1: [These guys](http://androidtipguys.com/2011/06/how-to-sync-android-with-itunes/) recommend iSyncr as a solution. Cons: It's not free, and it won't sync copy-protected content.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Have you tried pasting the RSS url into Rhythmbox/Gpodder or another podcatcher, and transferring to device? After selecting the podcast in the podcasts section, simply drag and drop to the device on the left side of Rhythmbox when it is connected.
You may have some success with apps on the phone, specifically, I had seen something for subscribing iTunes podcasts in [Podax](https://github.com/thasmin/Podax#readme). I was having a similar problem accessing my university media on Android, and rewrote the [Tunesviewer](http://sourceforge.net/projects/tunesviewer/files/Android/) app for Android access, which may work better for you depending on what you're trying to access.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I throw the podcast feeds into my Google Reader account, and then use Google Listen on my droid, automatically downloads the pod casts
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Alternatively I can recommend the iTunes U App [“TuneSpace”](http://2kit.de/en/tunespace-itunes-u-android/) for Android
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/19 | 1,594 | 5,340 | <issue_start>username_0: My HTC Incredible refuses to let me view my SMS messages. It will show the list of SMS senders, but when I click one to see their messages I get blocked by this popup:
>
> Unable to manage your messages because your storage is full. Please
> delete content from other applications to make more space.
>
>
>
Of course I checked right away to see if I was using too much memory. I went to Menu->Settings->SD & Phone Storage and saw I have plenty of space:
SD card - Available space: 5.72GB
Internal phone storage - Available space: 6.25GB
Phone memory - Available space: 571MB
I have more free memory than used memory so that can't be the problem. I tried restarting my phone as well but no change in message. I also Googled the problem and among all the "me too" responses found that other have this problem where SMS is blocked even though they have plenty of memory.
I couldn't get a clear resolution and I'm worried the answers are now out of date. ZDNet published a couple of articles on the issue:
[Have I solved my Droid Incredible storage problem?](http://www.zdnet.com/blog/google/have-i-solved-my-droid-incredible-storage-problem/2178)
[Is your Droid Incredible low on disk space?](http://www.zdnet.com/blog/google/is-your-droid-incredible-low-on-disk-space/2163)
Both suggest this is HTC's fault and that there is no fix. They say you can try clearing the cache on HTC's apps like Peep, Messages and Mail and also advise clearing the cache on your browsers.
I've tried these techniques, but they didn't work.
Does anyone know what causes this and what solutions exist?<issue_comment>username_1: To wipe the cache partition (this will not delete your data or apps):
1. Boot into recovery
2. Press and hold Power, Choose "Restart" option
3. When screen turns off, press and hold Volume Down and Power
4. When the white HBOOT screen appears, use the volume button to move down to “RECOVERY.”
5. Press the Power button to select “RECOVERY.”
6. When the Green Arrows and\or triangle and exclamation appears, hold the Volume Up and Power button at the same time.
7. Using the volume button, scroll down to “Wipe cache partition” and select it (power button).
8. Select "Reboot system now"
Now you have enough space to download and install the additional update. Verizon released 2 updates for the HTC Incredible, I'm guessing you only got one. Go to Settings> About Phone> Software> Build - 4.06 right? there is a 4.08 that seems to resolve this Low on Space problem.
To get that update immediately (recommend connecting to WiFi first for the download):
Go to Settings> Date\Time> Uncheck Automatic and manually set your clock ahead 1 month
Then go to Settings> About Phone> System Updates and it should be there waiting for you.
follow the prompts, it'll take about 10 minutes.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The Droid Incredible's available space for apps to store their data is only 150 MB, but it's impossible to view the amount of free app space on the stock ROM. So the error message is correct, but you have no way to view the available free space.
In technical terms: `/data/data` is mounted on a different partition than `/data`, and all your free space views show you the amount of free space in the 750 MB `/data` partition.
What you need to do is start clearing data for spps that are taking up lots of space and that you don't use often. One possibility is clearing the web browser's cache. Facebook is another big data hog. Check your other installed apps to see how much space they are using on data.
Here's a dump of the `df -h` output on my Inc:
```
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 206.5M 32.0K 206.4M 0% /dev
tmpfs 206.5M 0 206.5M 0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs 206.5M 0 206.5M 0% /mnt/obb
/dev/block/mtdblock3 248.0M 121.8M 126.2M 49% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 748.0M 237.7M 472.3M 33% /data
/dev/block/mtdblock6 149.0M 79.7M 69.3M 54% /data/data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 193.7M 37.1M 146.5M 20% /cache
tmpfs 8.0M 0 8.0M 0% /app-cache
/dev/block/vold/179:3 6.6G 1.2G 5.4G 18% /mnt/sdcard
/dev/block/vold/179:3 6.6G 1.2G 5.4G 18% /mnt/secure/asec
/dev/block/vold/179:9 1.8G 951.8M 930.1M 51% /mnt/emmc
```
(Note: I'm running a recent Cyanogenmod build that allows for swapping the SD Card and internal storage mount points -- that's why `/mnt/sdcard` is showing up as 6.6G while `/mnt/emmc` is only 1.8G.)
You can see how `/data` is a 750MB partition with plenty of free space, while `/data/data` is a teensy 150MB partition that's over half full.
[This XDA Thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315372) has a flashable mod that will make `/data/data` a subfolder of `/data` rather than a separate mount point, unlocking all that 750MB for app storage and allowing all your free space views to be accurate. You'll need to root your phone in order for this to work since it also converts the filesystems to ext4 and that's going to require a replacement kernel. (Recent Cyanogenmod builds already have this support, but if you're running the stock ROM you'll need to flash a different kernel.)
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/10/19 | 519 | 2,028 | <issue_start>username_0: After following a liveblog of the presentation where Google announced Ice Cream Sandwich, one of the more interesting features announced was the ability to unlock your phone with your face. As in, the front facing camera is able to determine if the person in front of the camera is the owner of the phone.
What is the rate of false positives and false negatives for this feature? Can it be fooled by a photograph of the owner of the device? If it fails to unlock automatically, is there a fallback password/pin mechanism to unlock the device?<issue_comment>username_1: The ICS' config screen says it's for low security situation. It shouldn't be used for cases where you have sensitive information, and more for the casual user that uses their phones for personal photos; not the type who carries their company's next secret world domination plan. While face unlock is a gimmick, it's a cool gimmick nevertheless, and I'm sure it will be used by the casual users who values convenience more than security, as it is basically an automatic unlock for them.
>
> If it fails to unlock automatically, is there a fallback password/pin
> mechanism to unlock the device?
>
>
>
Not sure about that; but all stock unlock mechanism has a fallback to unlock using your Google Account username and password. I don't see why they wouldn't do that with face recognition.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: As seen on the Android event today, if it can't verify face it falls back to PIN/pattern.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: False negatives are rare in my experience. I did try to take a picture of myself with another phone and point the face unlock at the photo on the screen and that unlocked it. So it's not secure at all.
>
> If it fails to unlock automatically, is there a fallback password/pin mechanism to unlock the device?
>
>
>
It does require you to choose a pattern as fallback
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/19 | 801 | 3,396 | <issue_start>username_0: From my experience a file deleted from a computer filesystem can often be recovered unless it is overwritten with a special program (that's usually called "shredding").
Is an Android-based HTC smartphone any different? How can a specific file be deleted from such smartphone so that the file can't possibly be recovered?<issue_comment>username_1: One simple solution would be to delete the file, then fill the memory with any other data so the space previously owned by the deleted file is sure to get overwritten.
Once the memory is filled up, the file(s) used for the filling can be removed, releasing the space again - only now recovery attempts will find only the filler file, not the original deleted file.
***Note that this is intended only for combatting simple home recovery tools like `testdisk`.** There may in theory still be ways to recover at least parts, or even the entire original file - however they would require some sophisticated high-end analysis methods. One example of such a method would be to analyze if some of the data is preserved because of [flash wear leveling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_leveling). However this isn't easily done, and AFAIK would require connecting the memory card to a custom reader device of some sort, and might even require taking the memory device apart.*
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: That is unfortunately not so easy.
Since there is not API for the secure deletion of files, it would require *root* for the "secure delete app" in order to achieve *block level access* to the storage device. Only access to the blocks of the deleted file **eventually** allows an app to overwrite the leftovers of the file with random data. Eventually, because the flash storage device could perform [wear leveling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_leveling). If that's the case, block #42 wouldn't be always the same physical block, which makes the system calls ineffective.
I think that's why there isn't a secure delete solution for android yet. At least I couldn't find one on [XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If you connect your device as a disk drive, you can use a utility like sdelete on Windows to securely delete files. <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897443>
From the web page: "SDelete implements the Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard DOD 5220.22-M, to give you confidence that once deleted with SDelete, your file data is gone forever."
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: If the file is on a sdcard then you could insert the sdcard into your notebook card reader and use `srm`, `sdelete` or whatever you usually use on your desktop for secure file deletion.
If the file is in the internal memory then probably the only reliable way to completely delete any trace of it (and everything else on the phone) would be to enable full phone encryption in Settings > Security, wait until everything is encrypted (about one hour), and then do a factory reset.
There are also apps in the play store that allegedly can wipe the free space with DoD level algorithms, but I have no idea how good they are or how they work.
And btw, keep in mind that flash memory has a limited number of read-write cycles, so running those apps too often can potentially reduce the memory chip lifetime.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/19 | 479 | 1,676 | <issue_start>username_0: After successfully installing CM7 on Xperia arc by following the steps here, my phone doesn't pick up any network. I looked through the forums and see that some people have reported the same problem. I downloaded the stable image from CM home page for Xperia arc.
After scouring through xda-developer forums I came across this new ROM for arc, does it solve the problem? <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310313>
Also found these in the forums, <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102523&page=127#1263> which essentially says,
1. Use flashtool to flash baseband\_36 (.tft)
2. Use fastboot to flash cm7 custom kernel (boot.img)
3. Use recovery to flash the rom (wipe cache & factory reset then flash the rom)
4. Start your phone and go to apps menu
chose "Dev tools" -> Bad Behavior -> Crash the system server -> reboot
I am using linux and couldn't make sense of the first step to flash the file.
Any help on solving this problem would be very helpful.<issue_comment>username_1: A "baseband" would generally refer to modem firmware.
It seems like the first step is to modify the modem firmware so CM7 can use it.
Does this `flashtool` have a linux binary? (This tool seems to be unique to SE phones, I didn't have to use flashtool to modify HTC phones, only `fastboot`.)
Found Flashtool. [XDA link](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746) | [Source Code Repository](https://github.com/Androxyde)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You have to re-add the mobile network. The mobile network site should have the info you need. Go into Access Points in your mobile system menu.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/10/19 | 743 | 3,213 | <issue_start>username_0: If you are concerned about what information an app is sending about you (your privacy concerns) is there any way of tracking this? Can you see if an app is sending photos on your phone? Can you see if it is sending the text that you type in it?
In general can you log the information that an app (application) sends over the network from your phone? Would it be readable? Or at least should it be readable?<issue_comment>username_1: Sniffing the network traffic would **require root** for the app that does the sniffing part. This can easily be done with ["shark for root"](https://market.android.com/details?id=lv.n3o.shark). *But you won't get any end-user friendly information, just the raw packet data that's been send and received from your phone.* That information needs to be matched to a particular app and action (e.g. app xy is uploading photo file x123.jpg).
Generally you don't want an app to be able to read and log another apps network traffic for security and privacy reasons. That's why you need **root** for that.
Even if you could read and log the packets from other apps, it's easy to disguise the malicious data as something normal. It is not so easy to reveal that.
Side Note: If you don't trust an app which has network access, don't install it. If you really need the app **and** you know that it works also without Internet although the app requests permission to use it, [some custom mods will allow you to block internet access without the app knowing.](http://blog.itechtalk.com/2011/how-to-block-android-app-permissions-in-latest-cyanogen-mod/)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can run tcpdump on the background(compiled for Android processor of course) in a shell, save the captured file and analyze later with wireshark on your pc. That solution will not tell you what application sent the data, but enables you to examine what your phone sends and where. The great benefit is tcpdump under normal situations does not consume many resources, so you will not experience any lag on your phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Is it possible to track what personal information an app is unloading? In general, the answer is **no**.
Sniffing the precise data the the software is uploading - either through installing some specific software on a rooted device, or by sniffing the traffic elsewhere between the device and the Internet (e.g. on your wireless router) - is a *very good idea* and will help you understand what the application is doing, but unfortunately the actual information might be mangled in some form or even encrypted, in a way which will prevent you from really knowing what the application is sending.
Actually, it's a known security problem - for instance take a look at [this academic paper](http://appanalysis.org/tdroid10.pdf), which proposes a way to track how your personal data is used during the application execution; though its proposed approach does have some limitations and can be circumvented by other tricks.
My personal rule of thumb is to avoid applications which require both Internet access *and* access to private data, unless I have a high level of trust in the author.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/19 | 656 | 2,081 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed Android Market on Android Emulator successfully using steps mention in [[How to] Install Android market on Emulator](http://blog.varunkumar.me/2010/11/how-to-install-android-market-in-google.html)
Market is installed without any issue but after emulator reboot Market is gone.
Can anyone help me in solving this problem?
**SPECS**
* OS=Ubuntu 10.04
* Android-SDK=2.3.3(API Level 10)
* Eclipse Indigo
**AVD Details:**
>
> Name: AVD
>
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> CPU/ABI: ARM(armeabi)
>
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> Path: /home/ma/.android/AVD.avd
>
>
> Target: Android 2.3.3 (API level 10)
>
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> Skin: HVGA
>
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> SD Card: 512M
>
>
> hw.lcd.density: 160
>
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> vm.heapSize: 24
>
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> hw.ramSize: 256
>
>
><issue_comment>username_1: When you restart the emulator make sure that "Wipe use data" is not checked. Also update the SDK to the latest. Not sure but I remember some issues with the emulator and user data on older versions.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Installing the market in the emulator is not that simple because by default the system partition is resettet on every reboot of the emulator.
If you want to make the changes permanent you have to delete the file `/system/app/SdkSetup.apk`
If you copy afterwards the two necessary files `GoogleServicesFramework.apk` and `Vending.apk` to `/system/app/` you will have an working market inside the emulator.
Hence, using the adb shell you have to execute the following commands:
```
mount -o remount rw /system
rm /system/app/SdkSetup.apk
adb push Vending.apk /system/app/
adb push GoogleServicesFramework.apk /system/app/
```
BTW: The necessary APKs can be found here: [CyanogenMod Wiki Latest Version/Google Apps](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The Android emulator is resetting the system image when rebooting. You can find the changed version of the system.img in your `/tmp` here:
`/tmp/android-username/`
It usually has a name like `emulator-*`. Copy that file before shutting down the emulator.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/19 | 6,897 | 17,538 | <issue_start>username_0: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) was [officially announced](http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/10/android-40-platform-and-updated-sdk.html) on October 19, 2011.
(You can review [the high level SDK changes in Android 4.0](http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html) or the [official changelog](http://www.android.com/about/ice-cream-sandwich/) at the official Android Developer's site.)
Of course, not all devices will get this update right away and others won't get it at all. Each manufacturer and carrier often choose to add their custom modifications which tend to delay the official release.
**When will each device get Android 4.0, either officially or unofficially, if ever?**
See also:
* [When will my tablet get the Android 3.x update (Honeycomb)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/7680/1465)
* [When will my device get the Android 4.1 update (Jelly Bean)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/24575/1465)<issue_comment>username_1: This community wiki will list all of the known and rumored dates for devices. If you have an update make sure to follow the format that's been established, and the following guidelines:
1. Keep phones in alphabetical order listing the manufacturer and model
2. Specify if the date is confirmed or rumored and link to the source
3. If there is an unofficial release, link to the site where it can be downloaded
Note that devices that do not meet Google's Compatibility Definition will not receive a Google-sanctioned update. In the case of the major manufacturers and many others, that means they won't release an update at all since Google's certification is important to their business.
**Phones**
==========
Google **Nexus ONE**
--------------------
* Official: *never* ([confirmed](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8848669/Android-upgrade-for-Google-Nexus-S-in-weeks.html))
* Unofficial: Oct 2011 ([alpha](http://thednetworks.com/2011/10/24/exclusive-android-ice-sandwich-hands-on-how-to-install-ics-on-google-nexus-one/))
Google **Nexus S**
------------------
* Official:
+ GSM - T-Mobile (GT-I9020): Soon ([rumored](http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-s-ics-update-reportedly-restarting-few-weeks))
+ GSM - AT&T (GT-I9020A): Soon ([rumored](http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-s-ics-update-reportedly-restarting-few-weeks))
+ CDMA - SPH-D720: April 2012 ([confirmed](http://www.droid-life.com/2012/04/24/samsung-announces-which-devices-shall-receive-ice-cream-sandwich-in-the-states/))
HTC **Amaze 4G**
----------------
* Official: May-June ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/)), June 16th 2012 ([unconfirmed](http://www.tmonews.com/2012/04/t-mobiles-planned-dates-for-ice-cream-sandwich-upcoming-device-launches/))
HTC **Desire**
--------------
* Official: *never* ([confirmed](http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_releases_the_list_of_handsets_that_will_get_android_40_update-news-3974.php))
* Unofficial: November 2011 ([beta](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355660))
HTC **Desire HD**
-----------------
* Official: *never* ([confirmed](http://androidandme.com/2012/07/smartphones-2/htc-officially-pulls-the-plug-on-the-htc-desire-hds-android-4-0-update/))
HTC **Desire S**
----------------
* Official: By the end of August 2012 ([confirmed](http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/08/08/htc-desire-s-ice-cream-sandwich-update-still-slated-for-august/))
HTC **DROID Incredible 2**
--------------------------
* Official: To be determined (by the end of August) ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **DROID Incredible S**
--------------------------
* GSM (international)
+ Official: 2012-July-2 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2012/07/02/ice-cream-sandwich-now-rolling-out-for-htc-droid-incredible-s/))
* Verizon
+ Unknown
HTC **EVO 3D**
--------------
* Official: Early August 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2012/07/16/ice-cream-sandwich-headed-to-htc-evo-design-4g-and-evo-3d-by-early-august/))
HTC **EVO 4G+**
---------------
* Official: May-June ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **EVO Design 4G**
---------------------
* Official: 1 August 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidandme.com/2012/07/smartphones-2/htc-evo-design-4g-gets-updated-to-android-4-0/))
HTC **Incredible S**
--------------------
* Official: June-July ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **Raider**
--------------
* Official: TBC ([confirmed](https://www.facebook.com/notes/htc/ice-cream-sandwich-updates-the-north-american-edition/10150786212353084))
HTC **Rezound**
---------------
* Official: August 2012 ([confirmed](http://phandroid.com/2012/08/02/ice-cream-sandwich-update-commences-for-htc-rezound/))
HTC **Rhyme**
-------------
* Official: June-July 2012 ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **Sensation**
-----------------
* Official: March-June ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **Sensation 4G**
--------------------
* Official: March-June ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **Sensation XE**
--------------------
* Official: March-June ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **Sensation XL**
--------------------
* Official: April-Jun ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **Thunderbolt**
-------------------
* Official: 31-Jan-2013 ([confirmed](http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-thunderbolt-finally-gets-it-s-ice-cream-sandwich-update))
HTC **Velocity 4G**
-------------------
* Official: March-June ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
HTC **Vivid**
-------------
* Official: March-June ([confirmed](http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/))
Huawei **Honor U8860**
----------------------
* Official: 12 January 2011 ([confirmed](http://www.androidguys.com/2011/12/12/huawei-becomes-first-manufacturer-to-push-out-an-android-4-0-update-and-no-the-device-is-not-available-in-the-u-s))
LG **Optimus 2X**
-----------------
* Official: 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2011/11/28/four-lg-devices-confirmed-to-receive-ice-cream-sandwich/))
LG **Optimus 3D**
-----------------
* Official: 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2011/11/28/four-lg-devices-confirmed-to-receive-ice-cream-sandwich/))
LG **Optimus Black**
--------------------
* Official: 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2011/11/28/four-lg-devices-confirmed-to-receive-ice-cream-sandwich/))
LG **Optimus LTE**
------------------
* Official: 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2011/11/28/four-lg-devices-confirmed-to-receive-ice-cream-sandwich/))
LG **Prada 3.0**
----------------
* Official
+ Germany and Italy: 4-July-2012 ([confirmed](http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-prada-30-ics-update-now-available-germany-and-italy))
Motorola **Atrix 2**
--------------------
* Official Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **Atrix 4G**
---------------------
* USA (MB860) Official Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
* AsiaPac/EMEA/LatAm (MB860/MB861/ME860) Official: ([TBA](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **DROID 3**
--------------------
* Official: *never* ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **DROID 4**
--------------------
* Official: 2012 August 14 (phased update) ([confirmed](http://www.androidguys.com/2012/08/14/motorola-android-4-0-rolling-out-to-droid-4/))
Motorola **DROID Bionic**
-------------------------
* Official: Early Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **Droid RAZR**
-----------------------
* Official: 2012-06-21 ([confirmed](http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/22/3110142/motorola-droid-razr-maxx-android-4-0-ics-verizon-global-ready))
Motorola **Droid RAZR Maxx**
----------------------------
* Official: 2012-06-21 ([confirmed](http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/22/3110142/motorola-droid-razr-maxx-android-4-0-ics-verizon-global-ready))
Motorola **Photon 4G**
----------------------
* USA Official: Q4 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
* Japan Official: [TBA](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c)
Samsung **Captivate Glide**
---------------------------
* Official: 7 Sep 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2012/09/07/att-announces-ice-cream-sandwich-update-for-samsung-captivate-glide/))
Samsung **Galaxy Note**
-----------------------
* Official: March 2012 ([rumor](http://www.androidguys.com/2012/02/12/galaxy-s-ii-and-galaxy-note-ics-update-to-be-released-in-march/))
+ AT&T: July 2012 ([confirmed](http://www.androidguys.com/2012/07/10/samsung-officially-deploys-android-4-0-to-galaxy-note-att/))
+ T-Mobile: August 2012 (at launch) ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2012/07/17/t-mobile-finally-announces-samsung-galaxy-note-launching-with-ice-cream-sandwich/))
Samsung **Galaxy S**
--------------------
* Official: *never* ([confirmed (1)](http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/23/2657132/samsung-no-ics-upgrade-for-galaxy-s-and-galaxy-tab), [confirmed (2)](http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-will-not-upgrade-galaxy-s-phones-2012-1), [confirmed (3)](http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/01/03/samsung-has-no-plans-to-deliver-value-pack-for-galaxy-s-smartphones/)) but Android 2.3-based firmware upgrade to give [some ICS-like features](https://www.facebook.com/notes/samsung-mobile/android-40-ice-cream-sandwich-upgrade-for-galaxy-s-ii/390405030989148)
Samsung **Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070)**
---------------------------------------
* Official: *unknown* ([Techzek](http://www.techzek.com/samsung-galaxy-s-advance-gt-i9070-review-specs-price-features/), [Slashgear](http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-advance-due-april-30th-in-uk-26224805/), [Samsung Forum](http://answers.uk.samsung.com/answers/7463-en_gb/product/GT-I9070HKABTU/samsung-galaxy-s-advance-questions-answers/questions.htm))
Samsung **Galaxy S 2**
----------------------
* Official: March 2012 ([rumor](http://www.androidguys.com/2012/02/12/galaxy-s-ii-and-galaxy-note-ics-update-to-be-released-in-march))
+ T-Mobile: May 14th ([unconfirmed](http://www.tmonews.com/2012/04/t-mobiles-planned-dates-for-ice-cream-sandwich-upcoming-device-launches/))
### Samsung **Epic 4G Touch**
* Official: August 2012 ([confirmed](http://phandroid.com/2012/08/01/more-reports-of-ice-cream-sandwich-now-rolling-out-to-sprints-samsung-epic-4g-touch/))
### Skyrocket
* Official: July 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2012/07/09/ice-cream-sandwich-hitting-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket/))
<NAME> **Live with Walkman™**
------------------------------------
* Official: TBA ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/11/15/ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-portfolio/))
<NAME> **Xperia active**
-------------------------------
* Official: TBA ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/11/15/ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-portfolio/))
<NAME> **Xperia arc** and **Xperia arc S**
-------------------------------------------------
* Official: March - May 2012 ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/2011/12/21/ice-cream-sandwich-coming-to-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-smartphones-from-end-marchearly-april-2012/))
<NAME> **Xperia mini** and **Xperia mini pro**
-----------------------------------------------------
* Official: June 2012 ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/11/15/ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-portfolio/))
<NAME> **Xperia neo** and **Xperia neo V**
-------------------------------------------------
* Official: TBA ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/11/15/ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-portfolio/))
<NAME> **Xperia PLAY**
-----------------------------
* Official: TBA ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/11/15/ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-portfolio/))
<NAME> **Xperia pro**
----------------------------
* Official: TBA ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/11/15/ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-portfolio/))
<NAME> **Xperia ray**
----------------------------
* Official: TBA ([confirmed](http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/11/15/ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia%E2%84%A2-portfolio/))
Sony **Xperia P**
-----------------
* Official: 17-August-2012 ([confirmed-official](http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/2012/08/17/update-on-ice-cream-sandwich-android-4-0-software-upgrade-for-2012-xperia-smartphones/))
Sony **Xperia S**
-----------------
* Official:
+ Three: 29-June-2012 ([confirmed](http://www.androidcentral.com/three-uk-customers-can-grab-android-40-sony-xperia-s))
**Tablets**
===========
Acer **Iconia Tab** series
--------------------------
* Official: April 27, 2012 ([confirmed](http://www.droid-life.com/2012/04/17/acers-expected-date-for-ice-cream-sandwich-update-to-iconia-tablet-is-april-27/))
Archos **G9**
-------------
* Official: Early Feb 2012 ([official](http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/tech-tech-boom-10017860/archos-confirms-g9-ice-cream-sandwich-update-schedule-10025196/))
ASUS **Eee Pad Transformer**
----------------------------
* Official: Feb 23rd (Feb 24th for North America) ([official](http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/asus-transformer-tf101-finally-receives-ics-update-taiwan-takes/))
ASUS **Transformer Prime**
--------------------------
* Official: January 2012 ([rumour](http://www.androidguys.com/2011/12/12/asus-transformer-prime-to-receive-android-4-0-next-month/))
HTC **Flyer**
-------------
* Official: Q1 2012 ([rumour](http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/23/htc-flyer-rumored-to-see-android-4-0-in-q1/))
Lenovo **Thinkpad Tablet**
--------------------------
* Official: May 2012 ([offical source](http://blog.lenovo.com/products/android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-thinkpad-tablet))
+ U.S.: 1-July-2012 ([confirmed](http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/27/3120263/lenovo-thinkpad-tablet-android-4-us-update))
Lenovo **Ideapad K1**
---------------------
* Official: June 15 2012 (working date) download (not OTA update) ([source](http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-IdeaTab-Slate-Tablets/Ice-Cream-Sandwich-for-Ideapad-K1/m-p/760833#M7924))
Motorola **XOOM**
-----------------
* Official:
+ US Wifi models - Mid Jan 2012 ([confirmed](http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/18/motorola-xoom-wifi-get-on-board-because-the-ice-cream-sandwich-update-is-happening/))
+ non-US Wifi models - Q2 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
- UK: August 2012 ([confirmed](http://eurodroid.com/2012/08/07/xoom-wi-fi-and-3g-models-now-getting-android-4-0-update-in-the-uk/))
+ US 3G models - Q2 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
+ non-US 3G models - ([TBC](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
- UK: August 2012 ([confirmed](http://eurodroid.com/2012/08/07/xoom-wi-fi-and-3g-models-now-getting-android-4-0-update-in-the-uk/))
* Unofficial:
+ US 3G/LTE models ([CyanogenMod "Kang"](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=7288f84f52b0148987215489c04966a7&t=1437358), [Team Eos](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=7288f84f52b0148987215489c04966a7&t=1484770))
Motorola **XOOM Family Edition**
--------------------------------
* Official: Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **XOOM 2**
-------------------
* Official: Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **XOOM 2 Media Edition**
---------------------------------
* Official: Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **XYBOARD 8.2**
------------------------
* Official: Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Motorola **XYBOARD 10.1**
-------------------------
* Official: Q3 2012 ([confirmed](https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c))
Samsung **Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0**
-------------------------------
* Official: 3 August 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-0-plus-ics-update-rolling-out-20120803/))
+ Austria: July 2012 ([confirmed](http://phandroid.com/2012/07/10/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-0-plus-receives-ice-cream-sandwich-in-austria/))
Samsung **Galaxy Tab 7.7**
--------------------------
* Official: 4-July-2012 ([confirmed](http://androidspin.com/2012/07/04/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-ice-cream-sandwich-update-available-via-kies/))
Samsung **Galaxy Tab 8.9**
--------------------------
* Official: August 2012 ([official](http://www.pcworld.com/article/257960/samsung_galaxy_tabs_to_get_ice_cream_sandwich_upgrade_by_august.html))
Samsung **Galaxy Tab 10.1**
---------------------------
* Official: August 2012 ([official](http://www.pcworld.com/article/257960/samsung_galaxy_tabs_to_get_ice_cream_sandwich_upgrade_by_august.html))
Toshiba **Thrive**
------------------
* Official: 3Q 2012 ([confirmed](http://androidcommunity.com/toshiba-thrive-android-4-0-ics-update-gets-delayed-coming-this-fall-20120622/))
Upvotes: 8 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Droid-Life keeps an up-to-date listing of many of these phones which shows also when there are delays or exceptions such as was the case with Bionic. Their list can be found here <http://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/22/when-is-my-android-phone-getting-ice-cream-sandwich-verizon/>
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/10/20 | 934 | 3,955 | <issue_start>username_0: As I posted [Some of the applications are getting downloaded more than once ...](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/10757/some-of-the-applications-are-getting-downloaded-more-than-once-from-android-mark) I need to stop the downloading an application from the Market. Its really waste of time and waste of data(I use 2GB data plan for my mobile).
I restarted the phone, killed the Market app from Task Manager, but still no help. It still continues to download. After complete downloading its going to start download again. For this reason I wanted to stop the Download.
(Android 2.1)<issue_comment>username_1: Go to Settings... Applications... Select Filter Options (contains All, Running, Downloaded).
This option can be chosen by clicking left/right option depends upon handset model.
Choose 'All'...so that you can see all applications. Select Download Manager; there you can click 'Clear data' button. It will stop all downloading applications.
Just now I analyzed and found it out.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Here's a random guess work on fixing your problem, at times I find myself facing this "bug". What I do is connect to wifi and just let it do its thing (download until it stops) then I disconnect and reboot. After that, I don't encounter it anymore. Well, I encountered it twice but that was it.
This is coming from an ICS user btw.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In `Setting > App > Running app > Download manager`, click the `Clear cache` button. The download process will stop.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The fix is quite simple actually .You need to erase the downloadmanager's data.
Goto the download manager in Settings->Apps and clear DownloadManager's app data.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: The application downloading continuously again and again Is quite annoying and quite common whether you are using a Data plan(Mobile Data) or Wireless(Wi-Fi). I had faced the same problem when updating the TrueCaller app on my Android device(4.1.2).The app had installed almost 4-5 times and all the time it installed only 65-70% and also wasted a lot of mobile data.My suggestion is the internet configuration is not proper or there is low network in your area.
**Concept:-**
For the problem to understand there's a small concept of data transfer in the internet.
In the internet there is two basic steps of data transfer
1)Uplink (up arrow) .
2)Downlink(the down arrow).
First the request will be sent to the server through an uplink. Next the server responds by sending the data through the downlink(in the form of packets).
You can see this when you are browsing the net there is alternative downlink and uplink of data and packets are transferred internally(you cannot see which packet is transferred and when but only confirm if all are received through a successful login or complete download).For this you will require a good network around you
If any one packet is lost/missing ( during downlink or uplink) then the play store keeps trying to update the app until you reach 100% of installation and you cannot stop the update until and unless you boot your device or click stop(Sometime even stop does not function) or even close your mobile data.
**Solution:-**
1. For this switch off the connection(Mobile Data/Wi-Fi) for a while .
2. Make sure all the settings are correctly configured.(Plan is active,
having appropriate balance ,good network reach etc.)
3. Then switch on Mobile Data wait for the connection to be
established and check for an app whether it is installing or not. If yes then you can update you app which was getting re-installed every time.
If you still face the problem then in the app page scroll to the bottom where you will find a support mail id and contact them with your problem as well as a screen shot.
Once the app is updated then you shall not face any
problem regarding constant re-install in the.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/20 | 394 | 1,404 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an app to set a ring volume automatically based on location? What I need is an app to switch to vibrate when I'm at home and turn the volume up when I leave home (ringing phone wakes my sleeping baby and I often forget to silence the phone manually).<issue_comment>username_1: I'd recommend checking out [Locale](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.twofortyfouram.locale), it's meant for this kind of automation. Or [Tasker](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) could work too, and it has a 7-day free trial on the manufacturer's [page](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/download.html).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I'd suggest you try [llama](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kebab.Llama&feature=search_result). Why because its free and its awesome. It can not only handle ring volume but WiFi, mobile data, run apps and many more.
The best thing is it works with Cell Mesh, so you don't have to keep GPS on.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: A free alternative to Tasker and Locale is [AutomateIt](https://market.android.com/details?id=AutomateIt.mainPackage) from Muzikant.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You could also check [Just](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dvelabs.just) that does much more than changing volume, plus it has an easy to use interface.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/20 | 576 | 2,030 | <issue_start>username_0: It seems that the Adam is not fast enough to decode my H264 videos. With some players I get unsync audio, some skip video frames. Even usual PAL size (something around 500x300, far from HD). Ok, Those may have non-basic profile, but I think they are [main-profile](https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC) (most use CABAC, though).
The players I tried include
* MX Video Player -- best results, but can not keep up with most H264 vids
* VPlayer -- good results
* RockPlayer -- often recommended, often tried, no good results.
As you can see, all freely available ones. I *would like* buy one, If I would know that my videos are handled properly.
**Can you suggest a video player that really uses Tegra2 hardware decoding capabilities and therefore will decode the H264 videos nicely?**
(Is it important to know that I run Adamcomb on it?)<issue_comment>username_1: I first used [DicePlayer Trial](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial) to verify it worked properly, and the bought the [full version](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.dice), and 720p material works well on my Galaxy Tab 10.1. Give it a try :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can get [**pre-alpha** builds of VLC](http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-09-18/videolan_for_android_pre-alpha) that I have had little issue with playing just about any video format. As I said though, it is **pre-alpha**. I have tried many other apps, and most worked fairly well, but I also stream a lot of videos over my network after mounting shares to my device and none really worked with the mounted shares. VLC works fine with them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Since I put **Icecream Sandwitch** (ICS) in the *Adam* the **MX Player** definitely works best for me. It decodes most things I encoded with Handbreak in H/W-mode -- the things it can't, I am not sure why. But even some 720p/H264 stuff I could not play before are now running smoothly.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/20 | 482 | 1,741 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been using CyanogenMod 7.1 since it became stable, and one feature I miss is the Low Battery alert. I've often come home from work, thrown my phone on the desk and forgotten to plug it in. When I try to check the phone for messages later, it's completely dead. The battery has run out with no warnings whatsoever.
On previous ROMs (stock and Darky's) I got a notification sound and a dialog that said the typical "your battery is running low" yadayada. Now there's not even a notification in the status bar.
Is this typical behaviour for CyanogenMod, or should I reflash?<issue_comment>username_1: I first used [DicePlayer Trial](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.trial) to verify it worked properly, and the bought the [full version](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.dice), and 720p material works well on my Galaxy Tab 10.1. Give it a try :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can get [**pre-alpha** builds of VLC](http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-09-18/videolan_for_android_pre-alpha) that I have had little issue with playing just about any video format. As I said though, it is **pre-alpha**. I have tried many other apps, and most worked fairly well, but I also stream a lot of videos over my network after mounting shares to my device and none really worked with the mounted shares. VLC works fine with them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Since I put **Icecream Sandwitch** (ICS) in the *Adam* the **MX Player** definitely works best for me. It decodes most things I encoded with Handbreak in H/W-mode -- the things it can't, I am not sure why. But even some 720p/H264 stuff I could not play before are now running smoothly.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/20 | 412 | 1,555 | <issue_start>username_0: My text message app is behaving rather oddly:
When receiving a text message from a friend, and instantly replying, so that the time of receiving his or her text message is equal to the time of my reply, my reply is placed above the received text message.
ASCII example ;) :
```
From Theodor 16.23: Dinner sounds good, when do you want to eat?
From Anna 16.23: Do you want to have dinner tonight?
```
The phone is a HTC Wildfire S running Android 2.3.3<issue_comment>username_1: i believe this is a problem with most stock messaging apps (i have had this problem with several stock sms apps, as i re-ROM a lot ;) ), and i believe the app may be comparing times with the cutoff at minutes, and have a filter that says if they're at the same time (same minute) display the incoming before the outgoing. This is only my guess.
My solution every time has been to use a replacement SMS app (i've never had a third-party SMS app behave badly in this way), and they usually have more functionality anyways. If you would like to try some, i've used [Handcent SMS](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handcent.nextsms&feature=search_result) for a long time, but recently switched to [GoSMS](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jb.gosms&hl=en) and love it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: GoSMS Pro for Android works pretty well. You can try this.
AFAIK, the stock messaging app considers the network provided time values. You can try syncronising your phone's time with that of network provided values.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/20 | 643 | 2,629 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I keep my Gmail contacts off my phone (Samsung Galaxy S if it matters) and at the same time keep my phone's contacts off Gmail? I don't normally do email from my phone, and when I have had to log into my account, it automatically downloaded all the contacts. I don't want to search through a bunch of email-only contacts to find the person I need to call.<issue_comment>username_1: There's an option to only show contacts that have a phone number, you can set it in `Contacts -> menu key -> Display options`. This will hide the unnecessary contacts but keep your email synced.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In the `Settings -> Accounts & Sync`, select your gmail account, in there you will see "Sync Contacts". You can uncheck that and the device will not sync your contacts to gmail, nor will your gmail contacts sync to your device.
As username_1 said too, you can have it show only people with phone numbers too.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Here is another option similar to @username_1's reply ...
In the `Contacts -> menu key -> Display options`, there is a list that says `Choose contacts to display`. For example, Google, Backup Assistant + Contacts, Preset, Hotmail. There is a down arrow on the left of each item. Click the arrow and panel appears with `All contacts and a check box`. Uncheck the box, and those contacts will not be displayed in your list.
* This is for Android v2.3.5
* On Verizon
* Motorola
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: First copy all your G-mail contacts to your phone. You can find this under Menu -> Manage Contacts -> Then Copy Contacts.
Choose to copy from G-mail to Phone.
All the G-mail contacts will copy over; Then you can decide which ones from the phone contacts can stay and which ones you can delete without having to worry about it "syncing" with Google and erasing important contact info.
Then you can also take it a step further and click your contact phonebook viewer. You can choose phone only, SIM, Gmail, etc; by selection. The phonebook will show only this information.
Finally for those who don't want to clutter up their phonebook with EVERY EMAIL you've ever sent - you can click under settings "view contacts with phone numbers only". This will give you a cleaner look for the phonebook.
hope that helps
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Hay guys while non of you had the answer that worked for me, it gave me some ideas to work with. I figured it out. Android 6.0 Contacts -> Menu -> Contacts to Display -> then uncheck "Google" and uncheck "USIM". And it works great, yeah.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/20 | 1,034 | 3,361 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm thinking about getting a Verizon Android 4G phone. But I have a question about how 4G works...
4G is supported in my city, however if I move into a part of the city where 4G isn't covered or it's spotty, does the phone degrade to 3G service (assuming that is available)? Or does it degrade all the way down to normal slow cell service (the same service you get when 3G isn't available)?<issue_comment>username_1: I will say yes, but, that answer doesn't necessarily hold true 100% of the time. It really depends on the bands that the device supports.
On the device spec sheets you will usually see something like this:
>
> 800/1900/700
>
>
>
These are the bands that the device will operate on. I pulled these numbers from the [Droid Bionic](http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-DROID-BIONIC_id5306/fullspecs). From that spec sheet, it goes even further and shows that it supports EV-DO rev.A (CDMA/3G), and LTE (4G). So this phone does support Verizon's 3G & 4G networks, which means that if 4G is not avaialble, then it will fall back to the CDMA data network (which is what the device will uses for Voice even when data uses LTE.
The same rules apply for GSM networks like AT&T and T-Mobile. The device spec sheet will say what bands the device can operate on, and if the carrier's network operates within that band, then the phone will work. This is why iPhone users can use unlocked AT&T iPhones on T-Mobile's network, but they only can get EDGE data. This is because the iPhone does not support the band that T-mobile uses for its UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ (3G/4G) data networks.
[T-mobile](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_USA) bands:
* 850/1900 (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)
* 1700/2100 (UMTS/HSPA)
[AT&T](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT&T_Mobility) bands:
* 850/1900 (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)
* 580/1900 (UMTS/HSPA) (3G)
* 700 (LTE) (4G)
[Verizon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Wireless) bands:
* 800/1900 (CMDA/EV-DO) (3G)
* 700 (LTE) (4G)
Sprint doesn't know if they want to use LTE or WiMax so I am not listing their bands.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, the current Verizon 4G phones all have support for the 3G network. As <NAME> points out, it would not make sense until 4G coverage is available everywhere that 3G is.
If you have an active data connection, your phone will get a new IP address when it lands on the new network (4G->3G or 3G->4G); apps must be able to handle this event (any app that can handle a temporary loss of data on a 3G network should be fine here)
This [document from Motorola's developer site](http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/library/detecting-and-using-lte-networks/) includes the following description:
>
> "As the connected device moves from cell to cell, it tries to maintain
> its network connection. It will generally be successful if the network
> type doesn’t change between cells. However, if the device moves into
> or out of the 4G coverage area, the data connection will be dropped
> and your IP address will change. Because this can happen while an app
> has an active data connection open, Android sends an
> android.net.ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY\_ACTION broadcast whenever
> there is a change in the network. If your app needs to be aware of
> network changes, register for this broadcast. "
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/20 | 859 | 3,266 | <issue_start>username_0: I purchased an app from the Android Marketplace and the download will not start. It is stuck at "Starting Download..." and none of the [suggestions on the support
site](http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1067233&topic=1100168) worked. **I can download other apps** just not the one I purchased. My credit card *was* charged for this app -- it was charged twice in fact (I think that could be the issue maybe?)
I emailed Google support, and they responded with the following:
>
> * Cancel and restart the download(s)
> * Reboot your device
> * Sign in and out of Google Talk repeatedly to restore connection to our servers:
>
>
> 1. Go to your device’s app launcher, and press the Talk app
> 2. If you’re already signed into Talk, press Menu, and then touch Sign out
> 3. Launch Talk again to sign in (if you are unable to sign in, please let me know)
> * Clear the Market cache (Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications > All > Market > Clear cache)
> * Clear the Download Manager cache and data (Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications > All > Download manager > Clear
> cache and Clear data)
> * Ensure there is at least 20MB of free space on your device
> * Try your download(s) using both WiFi and network (3G/4G) connections
> * Try to initiate your download from the Web (market.android.com) instead of the device
> * Ensure firewalls are not blocking access to ports required for Android Market (TCP and UDP 5228)
> * Confirm that there is strong connectivity on your device, and contact your mobile service provider if you aren't connected
> * Uninstall Market updates by visiting:
>
>
> Settings > Applications > Manage Applications, selecting "Market"
> under the "All" tab or filter and touching "Uninstall updates"
>
>
>
I tried all of those things and responded that none of them worked. Their second response told me to **perform a factory reset**!
Before I do something that drastic, what else can I try?
**UPDATE:** I went ahead and did a factory reset and I still cannot download this app... any other suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: I had a similar issue once. It occurred immediately after I got a refund for another app that didn't work (I bought the one that got "stuck" to replace the refunded one). I was lucky in that after an hour or so the download started on its own and everything was fine.
So that's one option. Another is to contact the seller of the app, explain what happened, and ask for a cancellation/refund. Hopefully it fixes the issue, but if not you'll at least be able to get your money back.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I am not sure why this happened... I suspect it was due to my open issue with the Android Market team... however I suddenly got an email that my order for this app had been canceled:
>
> Hello JOSHUA,
>
>
> Your order has been canceled and you have not been charged.
>
>
> Reason: Other (describe below)
>
>
> Comments: We could not complete your order in a timely fashion. Your
> order has been automatically canceled. Please retry your purchase.
>
>
>
I was then able to purchase and pay for the app again, and this time, it downloaded!
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/21 | 389 | 1,379 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Hero GSM with CyanogenMod 7.1.0 (stable). Before i had elelinux mod (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10956118)
This thing is, after installing CyanogenMod i still have FlyKernel-13.
Should the kernel be changed to the cyanogenmod one? (Screenshot here: <http://d.pr/3Sgv> )
I have some stability problems with the phone rebooting when using GPS, i'm afraid that's causing it...
Where can i download the correct kernel ?<issue_comment>username_1: Some phones' partitions have a separate partition for the kernel (often called "boot") that is separate from the one that holds /system.
Unzip the CynanogenMod update.zip - there should be a boot.img inside. If you have fastboot and know how to use it, you can flash boot.img with `./fastboot flash boot /path/to/boot.img`(You will need to be S-OFF for this; sounds like you are.)
Another option is to go back to stock & flash CM again. If you're flashing CM over top of itself you *may* be able to get away without wiping /data (you may still want to wipe /cache)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Did another thing, downloaded Kernel Manager - <https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teamwin.kernelmanager.free> - and downloaded kernel and flash through there. Worked smoothly (ok, not at first, but the second try worked!).
Thanks
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/21 | 759 | 3,112 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Support for Multiple Users on same device](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6693/support-for-multiple-users-on-same-device)
>
>
>
I would like to buy a tablet and share it with someone else, but I wouldn't like us to mess with one another's configuration, i.e., having to log out and log in from GMail, Facebook, Twitter etc etc etc. Also, separate bookmarks. The issue here is not as much privacy as tidiness.
Will any Android tablet allow me to do that? Maybe if I install CyanogenMod on it? (If not, this question automatically becomes a feature request for CyanogenMod.)<issue_comment>username_1: CyanogenMod has Profiles, but they are not profiles like you are asking. They have more of profiles for the type of notifications and sounds that can happen when that profile is enabled.
Supporting multiple users has been discussed before, and I think that it is something that is needed as well. If I buy a tablet, and set it up for my email, calendar, etc. I don't want that device to be a community device. Which would mean that multiple tablets would be needed in a family household.
A problem with being able to support multiple users is the space required. If each user had their own settings, then the /data/data would have to be much larger to support these extra users. But not only settings, it would have to support all the apps installed by the user too, so /data would have to be much larger too. You couldn't use the same apps between users, because the paid apps are tied to the account that bought them.
I think this will eventually happen, but much larger storage would be needed for the devices. As it is, my device consistently fills the /data/cache and I have to clear that out because of the number of apps I have installed. Now just imagine have 2 (or more users) using the same device. And where do you set the limit on the number of users that can use one device? There are 2 adults and 3 teenagers in my household. So that is 5 people that could potentially be using one device.
I actually experience issues with Google TV about this very topic as well. It doesn't, currently, have gmail, or apps like that, installed, but I can log in to gmail via Chrome Browser, and then if someone else comes and uses the TV/Browser, now I am logged in. (I don't actually do this, but I noticed it to be an issue with services like youtube and such)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **Vanilla Android has no Multi User Support at the moment.**
But there is an issue report in the offical Android tracker, that asks for Multi User Support. **You can find and [star the issue here, which will hopefully raise the importance on this feature request](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15030)**. Please just star it and don't leave comments like "me too", because it will just spam everyone who has stared the issue.
They are 3rd party apps that claim to add support too. I have never used one, because I think that this feature has to be provided by OS itself for a good experience.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/22 | 265 | 1,053 | <issue_start>username_0: does anyone know if the standard Android browser that comes pre-installed on the cell phones has its own name? Every browser on the market has one - Safari, FF, Fennec, Dolphin, etc. But the "standard android browser" seems lacking it. Or I'm wrong?
I'm writing small blog posts about JavaScript and Android and I'm really tired of writing "Standard Android browser works differently from Fennec" instead of "Foobar works differently from Fennec"<issue_comment>username_1: Not as far as I know; it's name is just "Browser". To distinguish it from the other browsers, sometimes I call it "stock browser".
btw, it's called Firefox now (or Firefox Mobile), and no longer Fennec.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can use a ActivityManager to get the message about process
in my phone,Browser is "com.android.browser",it's the same in all the android.
Is different OS,the name we see may be different , like different language,and so on.
In English,it's Browser.
Hope the answer is useful.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/23 | 741 | 2,935 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using xperia x8 version 2.1 update 1.
Sometimes my phone creates problem with sd card i.e it automatically ejects stating *"sd card unexpectedly removed"* and after sometime it again shows *"sd card preparing"* and it works on. This distracts me to work in phone automatically the process gets delayed. I even tried by shutting down my phone, but the problem occurs.<issue_comment>username_1: Looks like the cause of you problem might be:
1. Your SD card is corrupted or with some problem
2. Your version of Android is very outdated and might have bugs
Try to use another SD card, if you get the same problems then I highly recommend you to flash a custom ROM like CyanogenMod 7 for example. Here you can get some tutorials about how to make it [Update Xperia X8 with official firmwares or custom firmwares](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875688)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I faced the same issue at least couple of times, but now its stable. I also have Android 2.1 update 1 version on my phone.
I strongly recommend you back up all your data (Call logs, Messages, Bookmarks, Contacts and Market Apps) to a PC.
After backing up your data try the following:
1. Reset the Settings (Settings -> Privacy -> Settings reset). It's going to restart the phone. Let it restart the phone.
2. If step 1 doesn't help then do factory reset (Settings -> Factory data reset). It's going to remove all the data from your phone.
3. If still no help then use Sony Ericsson Update Service to flash the Stock (Original) ROM into your mobile.
Please format, remove and reinsert the SD Card into your mobile.
You can try Nathan's solution, but your phone's Hardware should support the latest Android versions (>= Android 2.2) otherwise there are Custom ROMs.
As far as I know your phone's hardware won't support higher versions of Android. It allows you to flash the custom ROM but you will be able to use very minimal features of that Android.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: This could be a hardware issue. If the SD card is continually failing / un-mounting like this, try another SD card, and try the first SD card in another device.
If the first card fails in the second device, it's the card. (Cards are cheaper to replace, so hope it's this.)
If the second card fails in the Xperia X8, it's probably hardware related. I would not root & mod to attempt to solve this problem as it's more likely to be hardware/warranty related.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I solved my problem by going to `Settings -> SD card and phone storage` and unmounted then remounting the card.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: use the chkdsk method
first insert your sd card in a reader then insert it in your computer then type cmd in start windows then run the cmd next type chkdsk /x /f then the card letter ex.chkdsk /x /f F: and then it will check the error and fix.
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/10/23 | 359 | 1,536 | <issue_start>username_0: I was unable to find clear documentation of what goes into an update.zip created by TB.
Can I use TB's update.zip to restore all of the apps along with their data? If I understand correctly, this would enable me to flash a new ROM with full wipe, then restore all the apps at the push of a button. Do I understand correctly?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes it will restore everything, but I suggest you to do a normal backup too. I'm a Titanium PRO user and I can restore all the apps in a single click using the Batch method. In the app you can select the apps you want to restore which is a lot better, since the update.zip won't give you this option.
I flash a lot of ROMs every month and the normal backup/restore method just works for me. I prefer to use the app than use update.zip's for this. Another good advice is to make a Nandroid backup before any flash.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: No, the update.zip does not restore all your apps. The purpose of this is to allow you to install Titanium Backup as a user or system app while in the recovery bootloader. You would wipe your phone, then install a custom rom (as usual), and afterwards would install Titanium Backup.
This is to greatly simplify restoring your system data. Normally, you would have to boot the new rom, sign into the google play app, download TB, then run a restore. This way, you can simply open TB as soon as you boot and restore everything, including your google accounts and wifi passwords.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/23 | 356 | 1,533 | <issue_start>username_0: The [official Twitter app](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.twitter.android) uses an external service for image upload instead of its own image service. I want a app which uses the official twitter image upload service. The reason is that I don't want to show my uploaded images the whole world.
Any suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes it will restore everything, but I suggest you to do a normal backup too. I'm a Titanium PRO user and I can restore all the apps in a single click using the Batch method. In the app you can select the apps you want to restore which is a lot better, since the update.zip won't give you this option.
I flash a lot of ROMs every month and the normal backup/restore method just works for me. I prefer to use the app than use update.zip's for this. Another good advice is to make a Nandroid backup before any flash.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: No, the update.zip does not restore all your apps. The purpose of this is to allow you to install Titanium Backup as a user or system app while in the recovery bootloader. You would wipe your phone, then install a custom rom (as usual), and afterwards would install Titanium Backup.
This is to greatly simplify restoring your system data. Normally, you would have to boot the new rom, sign into the google play app, download TB, then run a restore. This way, you can simply open TB as soon as you boot and restore everything, including your google accounts and wifi passwords.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/23 | 543 | 2,022 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Android phone, I can't seem to use my Google Account because I have the 2-step verification enabled. Can I log into Google without disabling the 2-step verification system?
Here is a link to Google's 2-step verification system:
<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/advanced-sign-in-security-for-your.html>
Logging into my Google account is not a problem using the 2-step verification on a standard PC/Laptop, i.e. on a Microsoft/Mac OS, I just can't seem to use the 2-step verification system on Android 2.2.2.<issue_comment>username_1: The answer is that you have to use a standard computer, log into your google account 2-step verified google account, go to authorise applications and sites, and set up your android device. Google have said that 2-step verification will not work yet on android, so they have provided this work around for now.
Here is the link where you create a password to authorize your device:
<https://accounts.google.com/IssuedAuthSubTokens>
They will then give you a password which you can enter into your phone, allowing you to keep 2-step verification enabled.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Good answer, but this was still confusing to me, because it wouldn't let me enter the app-specific password for Google's Play Store.
Final Solution:
1. Create an app-specific password for Google Play at <https://accounts.google.com/IssuedAuthSubTokens>
(E.g., name it "Android Phone Play Store").
2. On the phone, add a 2nd Google account (All Settings > Accounts & sync).
3. Launch Google's Play Store.
4. Go to Menu > Accounts.
5. Switch account; then, switch back.
6. When it asks for a password, enter the app-specific password you've created.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Finally I found the answer for this problem. following url has the answer
<http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=ch_b%2F0%2FSmsAuthConfig&answer=185833>
Create a application specific password.
Enter that as password.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/24 | 763 | 2,828 | <issue_start>username_0: **Is is possible to download older versions of Android applications?**
Is there some kind of online archive for all versions of Android apps? Like how you can find older versions of some Windows app.<issue_comment>username_1: The site [Freeware Lovers](http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/apps) collects freeware Android apps and has old versions for many of the apps they host. (Also for BlackBerry, Symbian, and Palm OS.)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The safe and correct way to get an older version is contacting the developer. Maybe they will just give it to you or maybe not - there is a reason why they updated it in the first place. Most importantly they will want to know why and you won't get any hacked malware version as is possible from other sources.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Some alternative repositories, such as [F-Droid](http://f-droid.org/), allow you to choose which version you want to download; all versions ever offered are in the [repository](http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/).
For most other sites, including the Android Market, the latest version is all that is available.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: [APKMirror from "Android Police"](http://www.apkmirror.com)
You can find previous versions of some common apps installation files such as Google Play services, WhatsApp, and Google Play Store.
Note that what you may recall as different versions of the same app might be actually listed as two separate apps. For example, [Google Calendar](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/calendar/) and [Google Calendar (old)](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/calendar-old/) are listed separately.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: There is the AppDowner from XDA-Developers, but it requires that you have root access. Here's a quick guide on how to use it: [How to downgrade to older version of apps on Android](http://www.androidpit.com/how-to-downgrade-to-older-version-of-apps-on-android)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I found this site: [apkpure](https://apkpure.com/)
From about:
>
> APKPure.com is a website providing smartphones software downloads founded in 2014 by APKPure Team[...]
>
>
> [...]We offer one of the most comprehensive collections of Apps, Games, and history version list. All download works guarantee 100% no extra extension needed.[...]
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: I have a tool that can do this [1]. However it is limited, in that you must
provide the version number. Here is example getting YouTube version 4123 (October 2014):
```
googleplay -a com.google.android.youtube -v 4123
```
I havent found a way to list the available versions, so you would need to find
the version number somewhere else.
1. <https://github.com/89z/googleplay>
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/24 | 650 | 2,073 | <issue_start>username_0: Upgraded my HTC Slide to Froyo. Connecting Ubuntu 10.10 via USB.
As per instructions here, <http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html>
```
$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0BB4", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
$ ls -l /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 72 2011-10-23 20:57 /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
$ adb devices
List of devices attached
???????????? no permissions
```<issue_comment>username_1: Had this very issue earlier tonight myself.
The 51-android.rules needs to be world read-execute, and it's probably best to run `service udev restart` (or reboot) after changing this, then re-plug your device.
If it still doesn't work, double-check the vendor ID you've supplied; with your Android device connected, run `lsusb`. HTC also use the vendor ID `18d1` on newer devices.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you only need to work with devices on a very infrequent basis, you can restart the adb server daemon as root.
`./adb kill-server`
`sudo ./adb devices`
Please note that it's *not* a good idea to make the daemon run as root - any security issues in the daemon will now have root access and ANY user on your system who can run adb (not just your user account) can access the devices - as you're basically ignoring all permission settings in 51-android.rules.
As of note, you do not need to be root to shut down the server - just use `./adb kill-server` again.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I had this issue myself when rooting my kindle fire and I did:
```
$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="1949", MODE="0666"
```
Then in my `~/.android/adb_usb.ini` file I added
```
0x1949
```
Where 1949 is the vendor id for the kindle I believe.
And after restarting the box, `adb devices` shows my kindle.
Or instead of restarting `udevadm control --reload-rules` and `adb kill-server && adb start-server` should be sufficient.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/24 | 631 | 2,483 | <issue_start>username_0: The SD card in my HTC Desire keeps getting unmounted every now and then and it's very annoying. From what I'm seeing, the SD card is removed only when some kind of multi-tasking with the files on it happens.
Example - Listening to a song that's stored on the SD + Using an app that's stored on the SD.
I haven't rooted my phone and don't intend on doing it. The phone is currently on the official Android 2.3.3 build.
I've tried another SD card but the problem still persists.
It's still under warranty, but I thought I can fix it myself with some help from you guys. :)<issue_comment>username_1: I had a problem with cheap sd cards from ebay doing this, I spend a little more these days on them.
There isn't much you can do here if you don't intend on rooting the phone or anything. If it was mine I would wipe the thing and re-install a fresh stable rom and test that for a few days.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **If your phone is connected to PC** then might be getting chances of not detecting SD Card in Phone.
Try to change setting for removable device like below
* Drag Down Status Bar and select **USB Connection** Option
* if you are getting option like **Windows Media Sync, USB Mass Storage , None** then Select None
* Go to Phone Setting --> Applications --> Development --> and Uncheck **USB Debugging**
Try this,
it may help you..
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: A friend had a similar problem playing mp3 in his car with a slow card. Try at least a speed 4 card. The speed of the card is shown inside a small, unclosed circle on the card.
For reference, I just bought a 16gb speed 10 microsd card from Amazon for $22.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: We bought a new Epic 4G for my mom a while back, and her SD would do the same thing. Just randomly unmount. Turns out it was a hardware issue, and they replaced the phone and the SD card. Sorry, but you might be out of luck :/
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: And don't forget. If none of the previous answers seemed useful try formatting the SD card and delete any existing partitions using Linux Disk utility.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: I am an authorized dealer for metro PCS and we have to warranty out the device as this Is a hardware error from the manufacturer. It happens every now and then. So take your device(s) to your local dealer and warranty your phone. No matter of rooting will help this as it is a hardware defect.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/24 | 160 | 619 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I try
**Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update -> Check for update**
I get the error message "Connection failed"
More Information -
1. I am connected to Internet. and Internet works in my phone.
2. I have configured Samsung account in my mobile.<issue_comment>username_1: Galaxy S2 doesn't support OTA updates...so it's unlikely that you will be able to check for updates from your phone. The same "Connection Failed" error comes to me when I try that in my phone.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Dial \*#8736364# to check for an update.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/24 | 253 | 1,081 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a good headset, preferably with mic, answer button and volume controls. I see iPhone compatible everywhere but no mention of Android compatible. Do they use the same specifications, and do I need to worry about compatibility when buying a wired headset?<issue_comment>username_1: Android phones mostly use the standard layout of the 3,5mm jack, but there are some special cases. For example, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 uses a slightly different jack than Galaxy S. The difference is barely visible by the naked eye, but when I use the Tab headset in Galaxy S, the music sounds like it's mono, not stereo and the answer button doesn't work. I'd advise you to test before buying if possible in order to eliminate any unfortunate surprises.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Headsets with mic, answer button and volume controls which are iPhone compatible, in general, will not work with Android headsets. The mic and the sound will work, but the buttons will not.
Headset with mic and only one button will work without problems.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/24 | 858 | 3,545 | <issue_start>username_0: If I install CyanogenMod, will I have 'rooted' my phone? Is CyanogenMod a rooting program, or is the procedure of installing CyanogenMod rooting, and CyanogenMod is something needing root?
Is CyanogenMod a type of android release? Considering to install it is similar to a new android update?<issue_comment>username_1: If you're asking whether installing CyanogenMod will void your warranty, the answer is yes. Flashing a ROM has much greater potential for harming your device than the average rooting method.
It's not necessary to root in order to install CM in some cases, but usually it is, and CM itself comes pre-rooted.
If you want to find out more about CM you should go to [their website](http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: for 99% of devices, you have to have a custom recovery image installed on the device in order to install CyanogenMod. And usually, to do that you have to have the device rooted. So you have to have a rooted device before you can install cyanogenmod.
CyanogenMod comes rooted and yes, it is an android release. Rooting a device, while it will void your warranty, is not really that "bad". Think of it like having access to the administrator account on your PC as opposed to a "limited user" account.
You also have to keep in mind that CyanogenMod does not work on all android devices. You can only install it on devices that are supported.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Here is the what Cyanogen mod is:
Cyanogenmod is a custom ROM made by developers (or you may say freelancers) and it is an opensource GPL licensed software. Actually cyanogenmod is modified version of actual android software released by Google. Developers at Cyanogenmod make software specific to various devices.
And if you want to install Cyanogenmod you will have to root your phone and flash it with Cyanogenmod.
**This will surely void your warranty**. Cyanogenmod is like installing a clean new android software and it is quite fast than Stock one, as it does not contain any useless apps pre installed and also it is capable of using phone's processor to its full level which is often limited in Stock ROM's.
I am using it on my Motorola Defy and it works fine, though there are some bugs but its okay.
**Note: Installing Cyanogenmod without following correct procedure may brick your phone (i.e. make it permanently unusable).**
I would recommend you to read their [wiki for more info](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Main_Page).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: CyanogenMod is a full operating system replacement. When you install CM, you replace the entire system software that comes preloaded with the device. Depending on the device, doing so may require gaining root access by some means or may require little more than unlocking the bootloader.
Devices that are less locked-down, especially Nexus devices, require little effort to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery image, which in turn enables the installation of an alternative operating system. More heavily secured devices, such as older Motorola smartphones, often require the use of tools to exploit system vulnerabilities to do the same (the [CM installation instructions for the Droid 2](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_droid2) are a good example).
To answer your question as written, installing CyanogenMod effectively roots the device. CM includes `su` and a root access manager as part of the base system.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/24 | 678 | 3,028 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen some other places with this question, but no answers that explain/help with what's going on.
I've got a Droid 3, and about once a day I get a notification that there are updates available for my apps. When I tap the notification to be taken to the market place; however, there are either no apps to update or the wrong number of apps (i.e. notification says 2, only one app is available).
Does anyone know why this is happening or if there's a way to resolve it?<issue_comment>username_1: If you have multiple Google accounts setup, click menu, then accounts, to make sure the proper account is selected. Then click menu, then my apps.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You could try clearing the cache/data for the Market app.
Settings->Applications->Market, select the Market app, then click the "clear data" button. (You may need to force stop the market app first)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Did your phone come with some apps pre-installed on it? That can sometimes cause issues with the update process. Pre-installed apps are often placed in the system directory and the market might not properly update them. If you can, see if the apps that are listed as updatable are pre-installed.
Another potential issue is a mismatched signing key. It's more common if you install development versions of apps, but an app that is signed with a key that doesn't match the market version cannot be updated.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The latest version of the Market will automatically update apps that you have allowed to auto-update. The checkmark notification will disappear from the notification area immediately after the update.
Those apps that aren't allowed to auto-update will be unupdated so when you go to the market those will be left unupdated.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: I have noticed that having multiple android devices can trigger my update notifications. I, of course, use the same account for both devices but when updates are available on one, they are not aways available on both. I'll typically get a notification on both devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: This is a little bug with something in the marketplace. The way i have fixed it is by uninstalling the updates for the market. Just go to settings - applications - manage applications - go to market and select uninstall updates. Launch the market, it will be a much older version. Give your phone about 30 minutes and the market will update to the newest version and you will no longer have the update notification issue.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: This could potentially be caused by having an app that has been restricted since you downloaded it. If it's no longer available for your device / network / location then it won't show up in the Market, but it's possible that the Market still checks to see if a newer version is available. I believe I had this issue back with the v2.x Market, but not since I uninstalled the app in question.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/24 | 185 | 795 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible with Android phones (like with iOS 5) to take photos directly from the lock screen without unlocking first?<issue_comment>username_1: With just the stock Android experience, no. That is, until Ice Cream Sandwich is released.
That's not to say that OEMs haven't added their own changes that *do* allow for launching the camera app without unlocking, or perhaps a clever developer making a change to the lockscreen.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: There are apps in android market which provide an alternate lockscreen such as WidgetLock or MagicLocker(Free) through which you could have direct access to camera from the Lock Screen. Also with some custom ROM's based on CyanogenMod, you could add shortcuts to any app on the Lock screen.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/24 | 421 | 1,876 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an app, installed from the Market, which I just updated. The "updating" notification was present for several hours, so it appears to have gotten stuck somehow.
I believe it now claims to be the current version, but to be sure, **is it possible to tell the Market to re-download and reinstall the current version of the app?**<issue_comment>username_1: You can't "reinstall". All you can do is just simply uninstall it and install again.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: As far as I know there's no way to tell the Market to reinstall an app. I was hoping you could do it through the Market website but I just tried and it refused to install an already-installed app. (Which bothers me because my phone and the website will *definitely* be out of sync regularly, I do too many third-party restores and so on.)
That said, you could clear the data for the Market (Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> All -> Market -> Force Close, Clear Data) and reboot your phone, then start up the Market again and look to see whether the update is available again or not. If it's not then you can trust that the latest version is installed since it grabbed that info directly from the system, and if not you can attempt the update again.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I take the back up of all the applications regularly to my SD Card. Sometimes I uninstall them because of some issues. If I need them I install from my SD Card directly.
Now I open the My Market Account in Android Website using my Google account. It shows all the installed applications even though I removed them and installed again.
I feel this answer isn't completely relevant to the question. But I am sharing a way to reinstall the applications from Android Market. Anyways you can remove the application and install it again.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/24 | 403 | 1,375 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using Titanium Backup to automatically back up to my SD card. I also managed to get the "Sync to Dropbox " feature to work. How I can I automate "Sync To Dropbox"? I don't see it as an option when I add a schedule.<issue_comment>username_1: In my experience, Titanium Backup didnt work like what i wanted it to do. So now i use RealSync Pro, witch automatically syncs all photos from phone to dropbox each time i'm on my home wifi network.
Works great!
Get it [HERE](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.designoid.therealsync.pro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5kZXNpZ25vaWQudGhlcmVhbHN5bmMucHJvIl0.).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Titanium Backup doesn't have this feature yet. But, you can do this to automate it:
1. Install [Dropsync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync).
2. Link TitaniumBackup directory (whatever it is) with a folder on Dropbox.
3. Configure Auto Sync interval of Dropsync to whatever you want (Scheduling).
Done!
Free version of Dropsync allows only one directory sync which is enough for this job. I have been using Dropsync for 5 months and I haven't faced any issues yet.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: It was added in a recent update as a pro-only feature.
```
Edit schedule -> when finished -> Sync to Dropbox
```
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/25 | 1,005 | 4,132 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running very low on interal phone memory storage - I'm down to 5 MB of the 180 MB available. I understand that not all apps can be installed into SD card, and those will instead use up my internal storage. Luckily, those are rare.
However, I recently installed an app that is listed as being installed *on the SD card,* not internal storage. Even so, after installing it I'm now getting the "low on space" warning. The app takes up 16 MB, and I seem to remember I had a bit over 20 MB internal storage space before... So judging from the space, it looks like it's still taking up space on internal storage.
So my question: **Should an app that's installed onto SD card take up any internal storage?**
What could be causing this? Does the market store the installation files somewhere in internal cache or something as weird? Why on earth do I need to worry about apps consuming space, when I have gigabytes of free space for them on my SD card?
*My device is GT-S5570 running 2.2.1.*<issue_comment>username_1: An app consists of dex files, apk files, data files and libraries.
When you install apps in SD card, not all of the parts of the apps are kept in SD card. Some of them remains in internal Storage.
However if you have a rooted phone, you can use program like [link2sd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD) to move all the pieces of app to SD card.
**EDIT:**
You can use program like [app2sd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd) to easily see what program can be moved to SD card. You can manually move shown apps or ignore some of them.
If you go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications, the size shown there is the size its taking in the internal storage. This is just my guess based on the calculations performed by noting the free space on internal storage, moving some apps to SD card and subtracting only the reduced space of the apps.
I'm sorry I didn't mention you need second partition for link2sd to work. But if you had given hint in your question that you were willing to root, I'd have talked in more depth about it. Also your main question was whether apps moved to SD card should take internal storage or not. It wasn't about link2sd, the term just came while answering. Anyways, beside second partition you are recommended class 6 SD card. I've written a blog post about using link2sd [here](http://techspalace.blogspot.com/2011/10/increase-free-space-on-htc-desire.html), you might find it useful.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use the DiskUsage app to see how much space the dalvik cache takes up. My understanding is the cache doesn't move when the app moves to SD. Combining that size with the data size should give a good idea as to how much will remain on the internal memory.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There is no standard size on what gets left on internal memory and what goes to the SD card, however your problem might not be related to what you have downloaded, it might be due to your caches - most of which are on the internal memory.
Have you done anything to clear these out / limit them thereby freeing up space on your internal memory. If you have Astro or Android Assistant these have built in programmes to assist in this (free), or you could get a purpose built app to clear the caches. Alternatively from home page go into Menu - Settings - Applications - Manage Applications. Wait for them all to load. Go to the All tab and then press menu - Sort by Size. Go through them one by one checking cache size and clearing out where necessary - also useful for giving you an idea of whether there might be an app you really don't use and hence want to remove.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: A little lateral thinking works for me. I too have limited space on my phone, and certain apps I like to have access to but only use occasionally. I use the Androzip app to back-up those onto the sd card and then delete them off the main phone memory completely. I then quickly re-install the relevant apk file when I need to. Works well.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/25 | 833 | 3,433 | <issue_start>username_0: Currently I can't find the `selection box` anywhere in the configuration in my Nexus One to allow this; i.e. they are the same and when I'm expecting SMS from my friend, I get distracted by the emails and vice versa...
So, is it possible everyone? And if it is please show me how. Thank you!<issue_comment>username_1: An app consists of dex files, apk files, data files and libraries.
When you install apps in SD card, not all of the parts of the apps are kept in SD card. Some of them remains in internal Storage.
However if you have a rooted phone, you can use program like [link2sd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD) to move all the pieces of app to SD card.
**EDIT:**
You can use program like [app2sd](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd) to easily see what program can be moved to SD card. You can manually move shown apps or ignore some of them.
If you go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications, the size shown there is the size its taking in the internal storage. This is just my guess based on the calculations performed by noting the free space on internal storage, moving some apps to SD card and subtracting only the reduced space of the apps.
I'm sorry I didn't mention you need second partition for link2sd to work. But if you had given hint in your question that you were willing to root, I'd have talked in more depth about it. Also your main question was whether apps moved to SD card should take internal storage or not. It wasn't about link2sd, the term just came while answering. Anyways, beside second partition you are recommended class 6 SD card. I've written a blog post about using link2sd [here](http://techspalace.blogspot.com/2011/10/increase-free-space-on-htc-desire.html), you might find it useful.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use the DiskUsage app to see how much space the dalvik cache takes up. My understanding is the cache doesn't move when the app moves to SD. Combining that size with the data size should give a good idea as to how much will remain on the internal memory.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There is no standard size on what gets left on internal memory and what goes to the SD card, however your problem might not be related to what you have downloaded, it might be due to your caches - most of which are on the internal memory.
Have you done anything to clear these out / limit them thereby freeing up space on your internal memory. If you have Astro or Android Assistant these have built in programmes to assist in this (free), or you could get a purpose built app to clear the caches. Alternatively from home page go into Menu - Settings - Applications - Manage Applications. Wait for them all to load. Go to the All tab and then press menu - Sort by Size. Go through them one by one checking cache size and clearing out where necessary - also useful for giving you an idea of whether there might be an app you really don't use and hence want to remove.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: A little lateral thinking works for me. I too have limited space on my phone, and certain apps I like to have access to but only use occasionally. I use the Androzip app to back-up those onto the sd card and then delete them off the main phone memory completely. I then quickly re-install the relevant apk file when I need to. Works well.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/25 | 849 | 3,084 | <issue_start>username_0: There's an Asus 240 MIMO Wifi access point. There's a laptop running Windows XP that uses that access point no problem for years so far. And there's an Android based HTC Desire S smartphone that has problems. The objective is to make the smartphone access the Internet via the Wifi access point.
I open "wireless networks" configuration pane, "enable" Wifi - it goes through "scanning" and "obtaining IP address" stages, says "connected to TheRightNetworkName". The Wifi symbol is displayed in the bar under the top of the screen. Yet when I try to open any page in a browser if wouldn't do so and claim there were problems accessing that page.
I tried the following (listed in [this answer below](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/14968/windows-laptop-uses-wifi-access-point-but-android-smartphone-claims-it-is-connec/14980#14980), thanks to [user Matthew Read](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/1465/matthew-read)):
* rebooted the phone - doesn't help
* checked MAC filtering on the AP - it is disabled
* disabled the firewall on the AP - doesn't help
* tried to change channels - doesn't help, the AP has 13 channels if that matters
* tried to change to 2.4 GHz - looks like it is already the only option, couldn't find any way to change the range
* didn't try to switch from WPA that is currently used to WEP because it feels quite scary - I can mess things up
* tried switching modes - b, g, b/g - doesn't help
How do I debug and resolve this issue?<issue_comment>username_1: First ensure the phone is using the right password for the network and try rebooting the phone.
Then play with with your AP, one of these at a time:
* Reboot it
* Ensure MAC filtering isn't on
* Try disabling any firewall it might have
* Ensure it uses channel 1 or 6 or 11 (assuming you're in an 11-channel region)
* Try switching to 2.4 GHz if it's broadcasting on the 5.0 GHz band
* Try switching from WPA to WEP encryption or vice-versa
* Try switching to or from mixed mode (e.g. 802.11 b/g rather than just 802.11b, etc.)
If nothing changes, please provide your phone model and I'll try to help further.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Assuming that the smartphone connects to the AP as you say, try the following.
* Take the IP of the phone.
* Connect to the same AP your laptop
* Run `ping ip_of_phone` from cmd (if you are using win) or from Terminal
* If you can **do** a ping means that something is wrong, perhaps with the DNS
* If you can **not** ping, probably something is wrong with IP assignment. Perhaps a two devices have the same IP. A common mistake is that people assign an IP to an AP and do not exlude that IP from the DHCP pool of the router.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Make sure that you are using DHCP on your phone; if you have a static DNS set and it's the wrong one, you won't be able to browse the web. Go to `Settings->Wireless And Network->Wi-Fi settings`, hit the context button (or right click button, or whatever you call it), select `Advanced`, and make sure `Use Static IP` is unchecked.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/25 | 481 | 1,781 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Y phone. I do not want my Gmail contacts in the phone contacts. I have disabled automatic sync. There seems to be no direct way to delete them<issue_comment>username_1: First ensure the phone is using the right password for the network and try rebooting the phone.
Then play with with your AP, one of these at a time:
* Reboot it
* Ensure MAC filtering isn't on
* Try disabling any firewall it might have
* Ensure it uses channel 1 or 6 or 11 (assuming you're in an 11-channel region)
* Try switching to 2.4 GHz if it's broadcasting on the 5.0 GHz band
* Try switching from WPA to WEP encryption or vice-versa
* Try switching to or from mixed mode (e.g. 802.11 b/g rather than just 802.11b, etc.)
If nothing changes, please provide your phone model and I'll try to help further.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Assuming that the smartphone connects to the AP as you say, try the following.
* Take the IP of the phone.
* Connect to the same AP your laptop
* Run `ping ip_of_phone` from cmd (if you are using win) or from Terminal
* If you can **do** a ping means that something is wrong, perhaps with the DNS
* If you can **not** ping, probably something is wrong with IP assignment. Perhaps a two devices have the same IP. A common mistake is that people assign an IP to an AP and do not exlude that IP from the DHCP pool of the router.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Make sure that you are using DHCP on your phone; if you have a static DNS set and it's the wrong one, you won't be able to browse the web. Go to `Settings->Wireless And Network->Wi-Fi settings`, hit the context button (or right click button, or whatever you call it), select `Advanced`, and make sure `Use Static IP` is unchecked.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/25 | 103 | 435 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to know if Google Talk works like Gmail where it actually pushes your messages onto your phone instead of the phone pulling periodically.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: No, GTalk messages are not received on Android GTalk client while away (sleeping). So I assume there is no pushing, as it is done in the Blackberry GTalk client.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/25 | 862 | 3,226 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed the other day that my Xoom's notification bar has started receiving [Airpush](http://phandroid.com/2011/04/30/airpush-sends-ads-to-your-notification-pane-and-why-i-think-its-horrible/) ads (which is what it sounds like - push notifications that are really ads). I'm rather philosophically opposed to the idea of push-ads on my device, so I'd like to remove the offending application, but the ad doesn't give you any way to figure this out. Clicking on the notification star only gives you a link to the advertisement page, and nothing more.
I found [Airpush Detector](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en) in the Market, but it doesn't seem to work on my Xoom, perhaps because of some Android 3.x differences. When I launch the app it says that no Airpush apps were found, but this is obviously not correct. Another option I've seen is systematically freezing apps using Titanium Backup until I find the guilty one, but that would be very time consuming and I'm not even sure if it would work.
I'm also aware of the [permanent opt-out app](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.airpush.optout&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5haXJwdXNoLm9wdG91dCJd) in the Market, but I really would rather uninstall the app responsible for the ads (again, due to philosophical beliefs).
Is there any way for me to detect the origin of an Airpush ad?<issue_comment>username_1: Install the [Airpush detector app](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en). This will (in most cases) detect the app responsible.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Two points,
Firstly if you just want to stop getting the AirPush ads, AirPush themselves offer two ways that you can opt your device out of receiving the ads. Either:
* Install the [AirPush Permanent Opt-out](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.airpush.optout) app,
* or visit [their opt-out page](http://www.airpush.com/optout) and follow the instructions to enter your IMEI to be opted out.
Secondly I don't think that AirPush is the only game in town doing this. I uninstalled an app a few months ago when I tracked down that it was the one spamming my notification bar. Its ads didn't look like AirPush's and it didn't show up with an AirPush detector. Didn't track down who was providing the ads framework the app was using, I was just happy to get that rubbish off my device, for an app I only opened once a month or so I didn't need that hassle. It may be that these aren't AirPush ads, but one of their competitors. That app I just tracked down by working out which apps I'd installed/updated recently, then glancing through the Market comments to see which one was full of users screaming to get rid of the notification ads.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Touch the stars at the top of your phone and slide it down with your finger to view the ad. Dont open the ad but instead put your finger on it and press and hold it down for 7 seconds and the app thats sending you the add will appear...................delete the app and the stars will go away. My stars came from downloading the ringtone ( Fart) with my saMsung Galaxy Note 2 .
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/25 | 396 | 1,491 | <issue_start>username_0: I love Swype but have a minor gripe with it.
Many times a word will be completely messed up so I hit the backspace key but instead accidentally hit the `:-)` key.
In almost all programs there will be a return key instead. It appears to only be in the stock messaging application (though it's where I spend most of my time!).
This is extremely annoying, as I never use the built in smileys (I prefer them without the nose, e.g. `:)`). Is it possible to remove that key and make the backspace key bigger or something similar?
My phone is a rooted Motorola Defy with a stock ROM.<issue_comment>username_1: That's unfortunately not possible, Swype would need to provide a setting for this, which they don't. You might have more luck with third-party-messaging apps, but I doubt it, as this is a contextual feature that pops up whenever it makes sense for smileys to be inserted.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have Jelly Bean 4.2.2 on a HTC One S and Swype 1.4 installed. I was ready to go on a shooting spree when I thought I couldn't hit a return button to start a new line!
I opened a SMS thread, tapped **Menu** > **Settings** and scrolled all the way down. There is an option at the bottom called **Soft keyboard type**. Open that and you get --
**<> Smiley key**
**<> Send**
**<> Enter for a new line**
Select the bottom one and you're golden!
This setting will change it for both the stock Android keyboard *and* Swype.
Cheers!
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/25 | 208 | 882 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I launch some android application by name on android device? Like in Linux, I pressed alt+f2 and typed name of application. May be it is some alternate launcher.<issue_comment>username_1: It really depends what you mean applications in android are usually run using something similar to com.company.theirapp so you would need a "hashmap" for example which relates the application name to the actual apk name.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: [Gesture Search](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch) will do something similar. It finds apps, contacts, bookmarks and music tracks.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The home launcher *Go Launcher Ex* gives you a search field for this, type in first letters and it will show matching apps. But it only lists apps, no music tracks or bookmarks.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/26 | 592 | 2,213 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using my Samsung Galaxy S2 for development so I regularly plug it while it's not fully charged, and my phone starts charging over USB. I think this (charging while in use) can affect battery life (is that correct)? Is there any way to avoid charging while the phone is on and connected via USB?<issue_comment>username_1: You can find an interesting article about phone batteries at <http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries>.
Basically, the more heat, the less lifetime your battery will have. My suggestion would be to charge it while the phone is shut down, that way there is no drain or load on the battery other than charging.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have an Android 4.0.3 phone without root access so can't test any of this but let me point you to `/sys/class/power_supply/battery/` which gives some info/control over charging issues. In particular there is `charging_enabled` which gives the current state (0 not charging, 1 charging) and may be writable on some phones?
```
$ adb shell
$ cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled
1
```
There is also a file `charger_control` which sounds promising and is writable by root but I've found no documentation on it.
Someone has requested this feature as an enhancement on the google developer forum but so far without response:
<http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=30612>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This is very dependent on the battery driver found in the kernel for said device.
Unlike Galaxy S 2, that uses the TI battery driver which does not have that capability to be able to write out the value to the `/sys/module/msm_battery/parameters/usb_chg_enable` file.
For the MSM7x27 line of chipsets, Qualcomm to you and me, such as MSM7227 or MSM7627, for example, Europa (Galaxy 5), Zte Blade, as they use the generic MSM battery driver, which was rather easy to work with.
I have the open sourced project hosted on [Github](https://github.com/username_3/USBChargeCommander/) that does this exactly that, by selectively activating the charge or using it as ordinary usb without charging, it does require root though.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/26 | 583 | 2,395 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering how Google Maps on my Android phone can locate me with a good accuracy when my GPS is disabled.
At first I though it was with the cell tower but I'm not sure it can achieve this precision and it is way better when the wireless is enabled (the accuracy go from 1600m to 100).
What I don't understand is that I have a dynamic IP - it's not supposed to be linked to my address. For example wolframalpha locates me with a very bad precision (the country is correct) and it's the same for all other IP location services.
How does this work?<issue_comment>username_1: Google and others like Apple and [Skyhook](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless) build a Database which links [WLAN BSSIDs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_set_%28802.11_network%29#Basic_service_set_identification_.28BSSID.29) to a geographic location. A BSSID is like the MAC Address of a access point that gets broadcast by that access point. It is therefore "publicly viewable" if the BSSID broadcast is enabled, which is the default for most access points. The BSSID operates on a lower layer than the IP stack; you don't even have to be connected to an access point to receive these broadcasts.
Every time you run Google Maps or Navigation with GPS and WiFi enabled and if your device is able to get a good GPS fix, the currently visible WLAN networks and your current location (the GPS fix) are uploaded to Google to build and update the database. This technique is sometimes called crowdsourcing. Every Android device acts therefore as data collector.
Since most access points are static in their position and only cover a small area - the coverage radius is approximately 100m - they are ideal anchors for a good location fix without GPS.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think they use mainly cell towers in that case. They locate three towers (which provide your cellphone's calling/receiving connection) that are close to you, and then use the respective distances from the towers to you to calculate your exact location. That was how location of cellphones were done before the wide spread of GPS and WiFi technology.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I don't have a plan for a phone number and the cell tower is farther then 100m. It maybe determines your location by the location of the router. Its radius is 5m - 1km.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/26 | 629 | 2,448 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Android smartphone and tablet which both are linked to my Google account and Latitude enabled. Since I don't carry the tablet always with me, my Latitude location sometimes jumps back and forth, if my smartphone has no connectivity.
I could disable Latitude on my tablet, **but I wonder if there is a way to configure Latitude on the tablet to not provide any location information at all?**<issue_comment>username_1: There's an app called ALTitude that does allow you to configure those settings per installation (= per device in your case).
EDIT: Purpose of the app - updating your Latitude status/location base on more fine grained settings (update interval, location source).
[ALTitude on Android Market](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.asksven.betterlatitude)
[XDA Thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286291)
I'd recommend to configure Latitude to "manual location" and ALTitude to automatic update, but first read through the thread to check if this tool does the trick for you.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you go to Settings in your Latitude, under Location Reporting it gives you the option "Do not update your location". Another option is to just turn off the GPS on your tablet, this way it won't give your position in Latitude.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This is probably overkill and might not even work, but you could root your tablet and install [Cyanogenmod, which lets you revoke permissions for individual apps](http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/new-cyanogenmod-lets-you-rule-android-app-permissions-with-an-ir/). So you could revoke permission for Latitude to access your location on the tablet, but leave the rest of the app running. This may just cause it to crash, though.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Under `Settings > Accounts > Google, Privacy > Maps & Lattitude`, I have disabled the option "Report from this device" on my Nexus 7 tablet. This makes my phone the only device to update my location.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: For the current version of Google Maps (7.2.0) set `Settings > Google location settings >`**`Location Reporting`**`> Off` on your tablet. For more details see the [Google help page](https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/3118687?hl=en).
For an older version of Google Maps (6.14.4) I found: `Settings > Location settings >`**`Report from this device`**.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/27 | 887 | 3,151 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a Playstation phone (Sony Xperia Play) and would love to play old video games on it for free. I was hoping there was an emulator (maybe mame?) I could install on it. Is there some way I could do this?
EDIT: I'd like something that makes use of the playstation control buttons on my particular phone<issue_comment>username_1: Yes there are! Currently I found a Mame, Gameboy, N64, Snes, ScummVM (emulates classic adventure titles like Secret of Monkey Island, THE DIG, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango and Broken Sword) and a Genesis emulator.
All of them use the PSX buttons but you need to configure all of them in the internal emulator configuration.
I have them all installed but I only tested the MAME, Sness and ScummVM emulator. I also have been told that some of these were removed from the market since they were paid apps that were copied from open source emulators. I have no idea about the legality of the use of emulators.
Since some of the APKs are not available via Market you'll need to install a file manager and allow the android system to install apps that are not from the market.
I really can't find the direct links to the emulators, but here it is their websites:
* [Gameboy](http://www.gameboid.com)
* [N64oid](http://code.google.com/p/n64oid/)
* [SNES A. D.](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bslapps.snes&hl=en)
* [ScummVM](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Android/Guide)
* [Genplus-Droid (GENESIS)](http://code.google.com/p/genplus-droid/)
* [Tiger Emulator (MAME)](http://apps.tigerplay.info/)
*Btw:* The Tiger Emulator page says that it also emulates other platforms, I've only tried Marvel vs Capcom and Metal Slug.
Oh yeah, they also run great with zero lag but they'll usually suck your battery dry.
**Edit:** I tested all of them and everyone works like a charm, with the exception of the N64 emulator. Some games like <NAME> 64 run OK and other like Pillotwings64 are unplayable.
**Double Edit:** I've been doing some research about PSX emulators and some close friends have recommended me FPse (Free Playstation Emulator) - it's supposed to be free but someone is selling it on the Droid Market.
I haven't got the chance to test it and I'll only get my PSX games after the weekend I believe that if someone does want to emulate PSX, it seems like a good way to start.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You should try [PPSSPP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ppsspp.ppsspp), which is a PSP emulator. Although it's still in the beta stage it works fairly well.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: There are huge number of consoles that can be emulated on android devices including gameboy, nintendo, myboy and some other similar consoles too.
The best by far is the PSP emulator for android called PPSSPP, it works best although might require good hardware configuration on your android device. Here is how to [play psp games on android](http://androiddelta.com/play-psp-games-android-device-including-lollipop-devices/) using [ppsspp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ppsspp.ppsspp)
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/27 | 478 | 1,906 | <issue_start>username_0: [Titanium Backup](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) is a root app that allows you to back up your apps and all their data.
[Link2SD](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD) is a root app that moves all files an app stores in internal storage to a special partition on SD card, and creates symlinks into the internal storage in place of the original files.
**Does Titanium Backup work with Link2SD?** That is, does it correctly back up the files that the symlinks point to, or does it instead end up backing up just the symlinks?<issue_comment>username_1: Titanium Backup works fine with Link2SD. I've been using them together for about six months, with around 100 apps symlinked. There's no reason taking a backup would uninstall linked apps as Wolfgang reports, and I've also had zero issues restoring backups of linked apps, so it's clear that Titanium follows the symlinks correctly. In fact, I have just finished restoring all my apps from Titanium after flashing a ROM.
**The only caveat** is that when you restore in Titanium, Link2SD will not automatically link apps as they are restored, even if you set it up before restoring the rest of your apps. This is annoying, because it means you have to be conscious of your available internal memory and only restore in batches that will fit in your free space, then link the apps and do another batch.
Other than that, they work very smoothly alongside each other.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In fact it works, but only in the same terminal.
If you move your sdcard with a titanium backup done previously from a terminal with android 2.3.6 to another terminal with android 4.2, the titanium backup will detect the backup done before, but it can't restore anything of it.
Perhaps if you install link2sd in a android 4.2, can you do it?
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/27 | 685 | 2,617 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently installed [CyanogenMod](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyanogenMod) 7.1 on my [Samsung Galaxy S i9000](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S) and I have some problems now to get [ADB](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Debug_Bridge) on my Windows 7 64-bit computer to recognize the device.
Currently, `adb devices` returns no entry for my phone and the [Device Manager](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_Manager) shows a device called "Galaxy S" but with a yellow exclamation mark because a driver is missing.
I've tried to install [Samsung Kies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Kies) as well as the Google USB driver for Windows Revision 4 and point the device manager at the directories with those drivers. It doesn't find anything it can use there.
Which drivers do I actually need for the phone now that it is running CyanogenMod 7.1? And where do I get those and how can I install them?<issue_comment>username_1: Use the drivers that come with the [android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html). The samsung drivers do not work once CyanogenMod is installed.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For anyone else who struggled with not detecting their phone. Here's what happend to me: First I was trying to uninstall the automatic portable device that windows adds when I plug in my galaxy s3. That was silly seems if you manually install the driver it will pick up. I had to go to right click my computer -> Manage -> Device Manager - > Action -> Add Legacy Hardware -> Choose Android Phone -> Browse to ..\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb\_driver and select android\_winusb.inf -> Then I selected the "Android Composite ADB Interface" option
**UPDATE**
Ok, the above solution wasn't working any more after a reboot of my pc. So this time I saw my phone was under "Other Devices" in Device Manager. Clicked Update driver, choose from my pc, "Have disk..." and forced it to use the above mentioned composite driver despite the warning and then it worked again.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: If you found your device on devices->other devices as android then what you need to do is install the driver for your device. Even if it is cyanogen moded samsung phone, in most cases installing samsung driver will fix the issue.. You can get samsung drivers on the following link:
[Android USB Driver for Windows | SAMSUNG Developers](http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117#none)
I'm using samsung galaxy s duos with cyanogen moded cosmic ROM. It worked fine for me.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/27 | 376 | 1,179 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a feature of older nokias, I would like to have it on android! On a related note, it would be nice to have a different background when silenced or on airplane mode.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, using [Tasker](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm).
See "Set Wallpaper" [action](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/help/ah_index.html) and "Power" [state](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/help/sh_index.html). It even looks like it'd be rather easy to configure that event.
For your related notes, also see "Airplane Mode" [state](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/help/sh_index.html) and %SILENT [variable](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/variables.html).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I found two live wallpaper apps for you:
* [Liquid Battery](http://www.appbrain.com/app/liquid-battery/com.kogash.android.wallpapers.LB)
* [Power Puddle](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B004YWUV40)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: You should also check out [Battery Fun!](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jraf.android.batteryfun)
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/27 | 643 | 2,544 | <issue_start>username_0: I've noticed that Android keeps the same music playlists across music apps. **Where are these playlists stored?** How (in what format) are they stored? Can I access them remotely via the USB storage link, or is there instead an app I can use to access them?
*Related question: [Music transfer and playlists](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/289/music-transfer-and-playlists)*<issue_comment>username_1: They're stored in your `music.db` file - mine is `/data/data/com.google.android.music/databases`; I'm not sure if this is exactly the same across all devices but I'd guess it probably is.
They live in a combination of the `LISTS` and `LISTITEMS` tables, which are defined as such:
```
sqlite> .schema lists
.schema lists
CREATE TABLE LISTS(Id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, Name TEXT NOT NULL,
SourceAccount INTEGER, SourceId TEXT, _sync_version TEXT,
_sync_dirty INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, MediaStoreId INTEGER,
ListType INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, ListArtworkLocation TEXT);
CREATE INDEX LIST_SYNC_INDEX on LISTS(SourceAccount,SourceId);
sqlite>
sqlite> .schema listitems
.schema listitems
CREATE TABLE LISTITEMS(Id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
ListId INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES LISTS, MusicSourceAccount INTEGER NOT NULL,
MusicSourceId TEXT NOT NULL, ClientPosition INTEGER NOT NULL,
ServerPosition INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, SourceAccount INTEGER, SourceId TEXT,
_sync_version TEXT, _sync_dirty INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
ServerOrder TEXT DEFAULT '', ClientId TEXT);
CREATE INDEX LISTITEMS_ORDER_INDEX ON LISTITEMS (ListId, ServerOrder, ClientPosition);
CREATE INDEX LISTITEMS_SYNC_INDEX on LISTITEMS(SourceAccount,SourceId);
sqlite>
```
Interestingly, if you're using the new Google Music Beta, playlists that you create don't seem to appear in other apps but they do have entries in the DB. It looks like this is possibly because the `MusicSourceAccount` field is set to your Google Music account id; other apps set it to 0, and those appear across all apps that take data from the DB.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I found a [post from XDA Developers](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847064).
If anyone reading this doesn't find it on the directory listed above, try this one instead:
`/data/data/com.android.providers.media/databases/external-{{some hex here}}.db`
You can then copy it to your computer, use the SQLite editor of your taste and manipulate the data at your own will.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/27 | 496 | 2,003 | <issue_start>username_0: I have 2GB Micro SD card in my Android and want to upgrade to 4GB.
How can I achieve it without losing anything from my 2GB card? I mostly use this card to store images/music and most of the apps.<issue_comment>username_1: First, turn off your phone's radio by entering Airplane Mode - usually this'll be by long-pressing the power button and selecting Airplane Mode.
Next on your homescreen, press MENU and click SETTINGS (or navigate in your preferred way). In SETTINGS, choose SD CARD & PHONE STORAGE. Press UNMOUNT to dismount your SD Card.
Now remove your SD card from the phone and insert it into your card reader on your PC.
Copy ALL the files to a folder of choice.
Insert your new 4 GB card into your cell phone and choose to FORMAT it from within the device. This is the safest course of action. Remove the new SD Card and use your PC to move/overwrite all data from the copy of the old card to the new one.
Re-insert your new card into the phone and reboot so that the scanning of the card takes place.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: When I followed the instructions of the accepted answer with my Samsung Galaxy S5, the phone would always tell me that the new SD card needed checking.
There seems to be a bug when you're trying to replace an encrypted SD card. Here is what I did to work around it:
1. Decrypt your old card (before you remove it from your phone).
2. Switch off the phone
3. Remove the old card
4. Insert the new card
5. Switch on your phone
6. Phone will detect the card and then complain about problems.
7. **Decrypt the new card.** This sounds like a mistake but it solves the problem. Apparently, the phone remembers that the card is supposed to be encrypted and tries to access it with the old key. Since the card isn't encrypted at all, this will fail.
8. The card should work now.
9. Encrypt the new card. If you skip this last step, you need to decrypt the card every time you switch on your phone.
Upvotes: 3 |
2011/10/27 | 1,693 | 4,783 | <issue_start>username_0: On the desktop version of Google Maps, I can add multiple destinations, or drag the route created to include a specific spot that is not on the original route. Is there a way to do this on the Android version of Maps, short of navigating to the first spot, and then entering the final destination once that's reached?
I'm running Maps version 5.11.0<issue_comment>username_1: 1. On Google Maps, create your trip including all waypoints.
2. Save that map to "My Maps" within Google Maps.
3. On the Android device, go to Maps, layers, more layers and then choose "My Maps"
4. Select the map you want, it will come into maps on your Android device with each waypoint available.
5. You can choose each waypoint individually and you will get the blue arrow over it which will kick off Google Navigation.
Not the best solution (e.g. Google having programmed it as a feature), but at least one can completely plan a trip with Google Maps and then port the entire thing over to the Android device and navigate with it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I just found out the following while I was trying to plot a more scenic route just minutes ago (mind blown!):
1. I plotted a route in Chrome (PC) with waypoints
(I did click the 'Share or Embed map' link hidden under the cog icon in the down right corner - but this isn't even necessary I think)
2. I opened my Chrome browser's history on Android and chose the most recent Google maps url I visited (you could also just bookmark it, or copy paste via eg. email or eg. Pushbullet app)
3. I chose 'Open with Maps' upon selecting the link and somehow magically the route WITH WAYPOINTS shows up, ready to click 'Start navigation'
*Woohoo, welcome scenic route in Mobile Maps navigation!*
Details about my 'setup':
* I'm running Fedora Linux (21) on laptop with Chrome latest beta: Version 42.0.2311.82 beta (64-bit) - for all I know, this should work no matter what OS as long as you have an updated Chrome version, beta or not
* I'm using the latest Maps UI in Chrome
* I have Lollipop on my Sony Xperia Z2 (alltough keeping Maps up to date should be sufficient)
* I have my history synced (obviously)
Below are the links with and without waypoints:
Default suggested route: [Lijnwaadstraat to Brusselsesteenweg (Belgium)](https://www.google.be/maps/dir/Lijnwaadstraat,+9000+Gent/Brusselsesteenweg,+Melle/@51.0331712,3.6956075,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c371a622ed23cb:0x9da25fba93b6232a!2m2!1d3.6872708!2d51.0687218!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c3759632b9bf0f:0xd58fab35d58e1519!2m2!1d3.7950629!2d51.0070742)
Route with waypoints: [Scenic version of the above ;-)](https://www.google.be/maps/dir/Lijnwaadstraat,+9000+Gent/Brusselsesteenweg,+9090+Melle/@51.0369243,3.7100594,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m29!4m28!1m20!1m1!1s0x47c371a622ed23cb:0x9da25fba93b6232a!2m2!1d3.6872708!2d51.0687218!3m4!1m2!1d3.7453674!2d51.053169!3s0x47c376b423c2506b:0x1c4329a3582fd264!3m4!1m2!1d3.7731719!2d51.0409503!3s0x47c3769b65f52371:0xe93f58b3f79ce566!3m4!1m2!1d3.7948943!2d51.0277084!3s0x47c375d13e2b4423:0x74a2e9aea66dc3e5!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c375bb17add831:0xfeb63bea473a0d63!2m2!1d3.7992553!2d51.0043073!3e0)
Can anyone confirm this is actually happening and not a figment of my imagination? ;-) - Google product forums confirmed this works (see last edit below)
Open the links above (they are safe, real Google Maps links from google.be) with your Android, chose 'Open with Maps' if asked. The first one should take you there in about 17 minutes over mostly (sub)highways, the second one should take around 34 minutes and be completely different.
Sorry for stumbling upon this 3 year old question.. I'm happily plotting more scenic routes and bookmarking them ;-)
*- edit -*
[This link on Google product forums](https://productforums.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/maps/DwPoT0pklas%5B1-25%5D) contains a lot more information on this and I still need to confirm what will happen if I deviate from my custom route, triggering Maps Navigation into recalculation. Will it recalculate to my next waypoint or straight to the destination (hence losing any further waypoints ahead)? I just need to test this, tomorrow ;-)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: There is a tool which allows you to do just that.
<https://mapped.me>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Simple steps on Android phone. Search for route on Android phone. Click on start Navigations button with whatever route it is suggesting. Then Magnifying symbol will appear. Tap on the magnifyling symbol. "Search along route" will appear. Here type the point through which the map should navigate and click on the name once it appears. Now your new suggested route navigation will appear.
This is the simple and best step.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/28 | 293 | 1,095 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I set song from my sd card as alarm tone ? i tried to change the tone but I cant figure out how to make the songs from my sd card to show up on the list.
I am using samsung galaxy ace with android 2.3.4<issue_comment>username_1: I also faced the same issue with the Stock Alarm. Stock alarm was not able to recognize the SD Card songs. I vaguely remembered the solution. Couple of restarts and removing the SD Card from the phone and plugging it again solved the issue fro me.
But now I installed [Alarm Klock](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.angrydoughnuts.android.alarmclock) which has the option to see all the Songs on SD Card by Author and Album wise. It has vibrating feature which doesn't there in stock Alarm.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are a number of apps that will let you set pretty much any sound file (mp3, ogg vorbis, etc) as a ringtone or notification sound. [Tone Picker](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hlidskialf.android.tonepicker&feature=search_result) is just one example.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/28 | 521 | 1,762 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to monitor Wi-Fi usage in a similar method to how 3g watchdog monitors 3G usage? I have android 2.2 on my phone. I doesn't need to do everything 3G watchdog does, all I need to see is how much data I am using.<issue_comment>username_1: [Netcounter](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.jaqpot.netcounter) can monitor both cellular data and wifi usage levels.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Take a look at [DU Meter for Android](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hageltech.dumeter&hl=en). DU Meter can show current network transfer rates in the notification area, it includes a home screen widget which displays daily or monthly data usage, etc.
 
Disclaimer: I'm the author of DU Meter.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: For more options, you can also try [Traffic Monitor](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.radioopt.widget&hl=en); it monitors both cellular and wifi usage as well. And you can also check usage per app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: [My Data Manager](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2JpZGlhLmFuZHJvaWQubWRtIl0.) also does a great job.
Tracks wifi and cellular down to the app level. You can have it warn you when you are near a data cap. You can set it up to track by calendar month or by your billing cycle.
It has a widget as well as a notification bar item.
I used it to track down my runaway data usage (Doggcatcher) on my phone as well as a build.prop error causing huge data usage on my son's MIUI Incredible.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/28 | 483 | 1,674 | <issue_start>username_0: Has Truecrypt been ported over to Android yet? If yes, where can I get it from as I can't seem to find it in the Market unless it's named something different. If no, is anyone developing it? If no again, any reason why no one is developing it?<issue_comment>username_1: A lot of people are asking that question. [Here's one](http://www.google.com.gt/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=22b231e4613fd0df&hl=en).
Some people are offering bounties. [Like at XDA-Developers](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872297).
Some people have [suggested](http://androidforums.com/android-applications/72980-app-similar-secubox-truecrypt.html) [alternatives](http://alternativeto.net/software/truecrypt/?platform=android). AxCrypt looks like an alternative, and there's an alpha product that works with it (and Dropbox) called [BoxCryptor](http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=29249).
But I've not found an actual port of Truecrypt to Android, nor any information about plans to do so.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Recent versions of [Cryptonite](https://code.google.com/p/cryptonite/) include an actual port of the TrueCrypt code to Android. The following restrictions apply at this time:
* No GUI - command-line access only.
* Requires FUSE. Most CyanogenMod ROMs except of Motorola builds support FUSE.
* Requires root.
* Only works with local volumes. No cloud storage support.
It's available on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=csh.cryptonite) as well.
To get started, select the "expert" tab, click "Start root terminal", then use truecrypt from the command line.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/28 | 1,262 | 4,980 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HTC Incredible running 2.2, and i understand you need to Root first before anything else, got that, but now I am confused about the ROM thing.
I would like to Root to uninstall the default HTC apps that keep causing my 'Low Memory Errors'.
If i install Gingerbread, is that a ROM like CM7 is?
Confused as to what exactly to do after a root, can i install Gingerbread without rooting?
If i want to install HTC sense, is that a ROM??
Thanks for the clarification here, i've searched numerous forums, but can't seem to find specific answers.<issue_comment>username_1: I believe "rooting" means as in Linux you become root (administrator) and the ROM is the binary file specifically for the hardware you are using; a Samsung phone and an HTC would require a different ROM binary. Now since you are root that allows you to change the ROM to a new binary file (Cyanogen's version of the Android OS) suitable for the hardware on your model of phone.
This may be completely wrong but I gave it an educated guess.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: When you are talking about an Android ROM, you are really talking of a group of programs, including the Android base system, that are put together to work with your phone and that once installed are what you see and use when you start your phone without installing any app from anywhere else.
You can imagine that the ROM is the operating system of your phone plus the “default applications” that come with it.
The thing with Android is that is open source, so come people have managed to build systems configured to offer the user some things the original manufacturers of the phones don’t offer. This is the case of CM7 (CyanogenMod 7).
***If I install Gingerbread, is that a ROM like CM7 is?***
Gingerbread is the codename of a version of Android, the 2.3, to be exact.
* Andorid 2.1 --> Eclair
* Android 2.2 --> Froyo
* Android 2.3 --> Gingerbread
* Android 3.x --> Honeycomb (only for tablets)
* Android 4.0 --> Ice Cream Sandwich
* Android 4.1 --> Jelly Bean
CM7 is a ROM that uses as base system the Android 2.3 system, so you can say that CM7 is a ROM based on Gingerbread.
***Confused as to what exactly to do after a root, can I install Gingerbread without rooting?***
That depends. If HTC offers an official ROM upgrade to Gingerbread (version 2.3 of Android), you can. If HTC doesn’t offer this update, then you can only install an unofficial ROM (like CM7).
***If I want to install HTC Sense, is that a ROM?***
HTC Sense is a pack of applications developed by HTC to customize their phones and make themselves unique.
HTC Sense is not a ROM, but you can find ROMs for your phone that are based on the official ROM with Sense and some of the other parts of the system changed.
Rooting a phone is the process to gain full permissions. It is the equivalent of being the administrator of the system. Once you are root you have full access to the system, so you can change it.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Rooting gives you access to the root user (dah!) it basically allows you to modify the entire system. For example you can remount the `/system` partition to delete apps.
A ROM is an entire operating system that you install in your phone and it replaces your default HTC operating system (normally along with clockwork recovery which is a backup/recovery/installing tool). You can find many ROMs for many phones. Cyanogenmod is the most popular one. It is very nice but it does not include Sense (so you would lose any Sense based app like the nice dialer). You can also find some modified Sense ROMs, these might not be entirely legal (not sure about this) but you can find them normally in sites like xda-developers.
Sense is not a ROM, it is a framework that HTC uses to create a very specific look and feel for applications. you can only find it (legaly) in HTC phones
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: This isn't meant as a complete answer, but only to address the issue of installing a ROM vs rooting a phone first.
It is possible to install a custom ROM before you root your phone (looking at installation directions for any custom ROM will verify this), and to my knowledge, most, if not all, custom ROMs are rooted, meaning that when you install it, you have full root rights.
However, you may want to root your phone before installing a custom ROM, simply so you can back up your entire phone. You can do this via [Titanium Backup](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en). I'm not completely sure if there is a way to backup your phone without rooting.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Yes, HTC sense is basic ROM provided by HTC. If you want to increase your phone speed and internal memory you can keep your original rom and make it fast and full of memory by using link2sd with root privilege.
Just root your device and use link2sd to create links of your apps to sd-ext
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/10/28 | 252 | 951 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a limited plan for mobile data usage(only 100MB per mounth) so I use mobile data for sending/recieving MMSes and for browsing only. I have mobile data turned off 99% of time. White signal bars are hard to see, so I would like to know, if there is any way to turn the "icons goes white while not connected to Google servers" funtcion off?<issue_comment>username_1: My first instinct is to tell you to find a theme where the "not connected to Google" bars are painted the same color as the connected bars. Of course that only works if you have a theme manager on your phone and can find one you like.
Or hell, make one.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You have to edit your `Framework-Res.apk`.
Its a bit complicated and differenct on every phone. So I can't simply provide a guide.
But I suggest you, to ask in your phone forum on [xda-developers](http://www.xda-developers.com).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/29 | 660 | 2,348 | <issue_start>username_0: I have followed several guides and can't get any of them to work on my Galaxy S II. How do I disable these sounds?!<issue_comment>username_1: This requires a rooted phone. There is a good guide here: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399>
If you don't have ADB, get the full Android SDK from here: <http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html> (it might come in useful multiple times, and all app developers should already have it). Don't trust websites offering ADB alone unless it the official Android site. After installing it, browse to the install directory, then "platform-tools", then open the command line -- on Windows 7, this is done by shift-right-click and choose "Open command window here", then type "adb".
**Power-on sound**
This sound file is NOT in the standard location for Android (/system/media/audio) so most guides haven't worked for me.
Connect your phone to your computer and open ADB. Go into shell with "adb -d shell". Now become super-user with "su" - your phone must be active and unlocked - a dialog will open which you accept. In ADB again: " mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system".
Now rename the sound files so they can't be found!
"cd /system/etc"
"mv PowerOn.wav PowerOn.wav.old"
"mv 1\_Power\_on.ogg 1\_Power\_on.ogg.old"
Restart your phone. There should be no power-on sound.
**Disable camera sound**
Again. this sound file is also not in the standard Android location (/system/media/audio/ui/camera\_clicker.ogg) so most guides haven't worked for me.
First, make your / read-write. In ADB, go into shell then type "cat /proc/mounts", find the line where "/" is the second column, and remember the first column which in my case is "rootfs". In ADB do "mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 rootfs /"
Now you need to edit the root default.prop (that is, "/default.prop"). In ADB: "cp /default.prop /sdcard/default.prop". Copy it from your SD card to your computer (Samsung Kies is the easier way). Add the line "ro.camera.sound.forced=0" and save. Put the edited file back onto your sdcard with the same name. Now "cat /sdcard/default.prop > /default.prop"
Restart your phone. Open the camera app. Taking photos and videos should now be silent.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Just go to sounds and set volume to 0 for system
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/10/29 | 347 | 1,196 | <issue_start>username_0: On my desktop I often use delicious.com chrome plugin to save bookmarks to interesting sites. Quite often I also want to save interesting sites to delicious.com when browsing on Android browser.
What is the best way to do that?<issue_comment>username_1: Install [DeliciousDroid](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.deliciousdroid), it will add an entry in the `share` menu of your browser where you can bookmark the current page and define tags for it and so on.
Edit: I tried some different tools (don't remember wich, sorry) some time ago and this one was the best in my opinion. Also I defined a tag called `mobile-home` and pointed my browser's homepage to the list of so-tagged bookmarks.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can also try [Droidicious](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aor.droidicious.free&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hb3IuZHJvaWRpY2lvdXMuZnJlZSJd). It works fine for me.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There is a dedicated [Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.delicious "Delicious Android Apps") available now for Delicious from AVOS.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/10/29 | 441 | 1,764 | <issue_start>username_0: The default email application seems to be downloading email attachments when I try to read an email.
I don't want to download attachment by default, it should on request. I should be able to read the mail body text without needing to download the attachment.
I am using my own POP3 server and not GMail.
Is there any way to enable this or another application which I can use for this?
I have Samsung Galaxy Ace Model GT-S5830.<issue_comment>username_1: [K-9 Mail](https://market.android.com/search?q=K-9%20Mail) does load attachments only on request. *But* your problem is not only the Client, it's more the protocol used for retrieving E-Mail: **[POP3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POP3) does not support the partial download of an E-Mail without their attachment(s)**, whereas [IMAP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol) does. Besides of that IMAP has some nice extensions when it comes to mobile usage: [Lemonade Profiles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade_Profile)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Both the POP3 and your email client are issues.
As prior poster pointed out, POP3 doesn't support partial downloading. However, many email clients do support limiting message download size. By setting up the right limit, you can just download message but not the attachment. When you click on attachment, you'll be asked whether you want to download the attachment. This method does work.
If you're current mail client does not support this, consider changing clients. I too use k-9 and feel it is pretty good, plus its free (open source). k-9 does support limiting download size on POP3 accounts.
If you're email provider supports IMAP, you ought to switch. IMAP is way way better.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/29 | 534 | 2,114 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to explore the content of the internal memory. I have a rooted phone with a terminal emulator which allows me to navigate through it.
The problem is that it's quite hard to use (small screen, no physical keyboard) and I cannot transfer files from internal memory to my computer to examine it (maybe memory -> SD and then SD -> computer but not the easiest).
Is there a way to have an SSH daemon (I've ConnectBot but it's only a client) on the phone, control it with a USB cable (with USB debugging maybe), install a backdoor (maybe no), or something like this?<issue_comment>username_1: The [Android Debug Bridge](http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html) (adb) can do pretty much everything you want. It is part of the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html), just download the SDK and enable USB debugging on your phone.
You can get a shell with the command
```
adb shell
```
and you can get files from the phone with
```
adb pull
```
All the commands are documented in the first link I gave.
Another way to get any file from the phone would be to use any of the backup utilities available and back up your whole phone to your computer where you can examine it. As you already rooted your phone you might already have a backup utility installed, or you can easily install one, e.g. [Titanium Backup Root](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=de) or Nandroid. I have no experience with those two though, I can't tell you anything more about them.
The kernel I used to root my phone included ClockworkMod Recovery with a backup program already integrated, so you might already have that available too.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you are looking for a GUI you should take a look at [Droid Explorer](https://github.com/camalot/droidexplorer). Basically, it is a graphical frontend for ADB especially developed for rooted phones.
I know that it runs under Windows (.NET) but AFAIR, it also runs Linux using Mono.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/30 | 619 | 2,483 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HTC Desire, with the official Android 2.3.3. My problem is that not all the apps I have installed are showing on the Market, which means that I can't check for updates to them. To pick one example, Dolphin HD. It's missing regardless of whether I move it to SD or phone memory. I can't detect any pattern to explain which ones show and which ones don't.
I've googled a fair bit and most solutions posted involve uninstalling the updates to the market (no longer possible on this version of Android), clearing the cache of the Market app, or clearing the cache of Google Services Framework, but this doesn't fix anything. I've turned the phone off/on, removed the SD card, dismounted/remounted the SD card etc, plus several combinations of the above. I had the problem before applied the 2.3.3 upgrade. On earlier versions, uninstalling updates to the Market seemed to usually do the trick.
Any more suggestions for things to try?<issue_comment>username_1: The [Android Debug Bridge](http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html) (adb) can do pretty much everything you want. It is part of the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html), just download the SDK and enable USB debugging on your phone.
You can get a shell with the command
```
adb shell
```
and you can get files from the phone with
```
adb pull
```
All the commands are documented in the first link I gave.
Another way to get any file from the phone would be to use any of the backup utilities available and back up your whole phone to your computer where you can examine it. As you already rooted your phone you might already have a backup utility installed, or you can easily install one, e.g. [Titanium Backup Root](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=de) or Nandroid. I have no experience with those two though, I can't tell you anything more about them.
The kernel I used to root my phone included ClockworkMod Recovery with a backup program already integrated, so you might already have that available too.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you are looking for a GUI you should take a look at [Droid Explorer](https://github.com/camalot/droidexplorer). Basically, it is a graphical frontend for ADB especially developed for rooted phones.
I know that it runs under Windows (.NET) but AFAIR, it also runs Linux using Mono.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/30 | 280 | 1,101 | <issue_start>username_0: Currently my gmail in android notify me when there is new mail arrives. I wonder if the notification can limit to the messages with specific words in their title.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: You can use one trick. Use filters in Gmail to put a label on the message with that particular word. Now in Gmail app go to settings -> Notifications. You'll see option to set notification as per the label.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: In latest version of Gmail you can specify notifications based on labels.
1. Create a filter in Gmail's web interface and assign it to a Label.
2. On your Android device, open the Gmail app, press Menu key and go to `More -> Settings`
3. Tap on your account, scroll down and tap on the "Sync inboxes and labels" option.
4. Tap on the label you created in step 1, and change the preference to "Sync last 4 days" or "Sync all."
5. Go back one step, scroll down and tap on the "Labels to notify" option.
6. Tap on the label name from step 1, and set the notification options to your liking (custom ringtone, vibration, etc.)
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/10/30 | 662 | 2,901 | <issue_start>username_0: Are custom ROMs different for different make of handsets? Or is there only one CyanogenMod for, say, Android 2.2?
Can someone please elaborate why a 'ROM' is called as such? I mean has it any similarity to Read-Only Memory?<issue_comment>username_1: The simple answer is **Yes there are usually multiple versions** of each Custom ROM. If not the ROM may be only usable on some devices.
Usually for each device model (or group of very similar devices) there is one custom ROM version. The reason are the different hardware each device is equipped with. Like in your desktop computer each component needs a suitable driver for being used. This starts with the display which sometimes even changes from model revision to revision and ends with WLAN chip used.
As space and memory are significant on a Smartphone a custom ROM only contains the drivers needed.
Another reason for having different custom ROMS are the different cell phone standards. You have devices built for GSM/UMTS and some are designed to work with CDMA. The telephony stack has to be either the one or the other - again a reason for different ROMs.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: ROM here would mean Firmware, which would be the Android OS in the device.
And like username_1 has said, with varying hardware specifications across the devices, the ROM needs to be modified to include the respective hardware drivers so that every functionality of the phone works fine.
Also not every phone may be supported by custom ROM developers. Forums like xda-developers.com may have more information about the ROM's available for your phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: As your first question was answered properly, I will address your second question:
ROM is an umbrella term for any data you can flash to NAND. In this context flashing ROM = installing mobile operating system. In other contexts it may just mean replacing some files to customize your skin. Etc.
While ROM may be a bit of a misnomer (actually refers to non-volatile memory--not data), most people don't know the difference between a kernel, OS, bootloader and etc. So many modifications just get called ROMs, this avoids confusion and flamewars (like when people call linux an OS instead of saying GNU/linux is an OS or even GNU/linux/X).
So we kinda accept the nonsensical language "Flash this ROM to your phone" because the meaning is obvious to experts, and language purists like me be damned ;)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Yes, custom ROMs vary by device models and configurations supported. You can always Google for a specific ROM for your device model. And never use a ROM of a different phone on your phone (unless you really know what you are doing and know that one phone is a re-brand of the other). It will certainly lead to soft or maybe even hard bricking of your device.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/30 | 821 | 3,406 | <issue_start>username_0: Suppose the OEM loses interest in my device; can I still install the stock distro updates when issued by Google? Are there issues with device drivers if I go this route?<issue_comment>username_1: As <NAME> commented, you'll need to **root your phone** to be able to install custom firmware, and then **install a community aftermarket firmware,** like [CyanogenMod](http://www.cyanogenmod.com/). Most likely the open source community will keep updating the firmware (ROM) even after OEM has lost interest.
**How to root:** You can refer to [a nice guide by LifeHacker](http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone) - most likely it can be easily done by connecting the device with USB, and using a Windows program called [SuperOneClick](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682).
**How to install custom firmware:** The easiest way is most likely to use the Android program called [Rom Manager](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager). It's available from Android Market. The [premium version](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager.license) will even notify when your custom ROM gets updates, so it's easy to keep up to date.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Once a manufacturer abandons supporting the device, your only choice is rooting it, unlocking its bootloader (if possible) and installing custom ROMs.
Google only releases the Android source code into AOSP (Android Open Source Project,) and has no say whether or not the manufacturer or carrier will update a given device. The only exception is the Nexus line of phones that are supported by Google directly. As it stands, AOSP cannot be built for any non-Google device without major work. Even though manufacturers and carriers are required to provide the source code, it is true only for the part of the OS. They don't have to (and rarely do) provide sources for the proprietary drivers, which are necessary to build a completely working Android version for a given device. The community developers usually use the drivers from older OS versions, which greatly limits the upgrade potential. The drivers sometimes are reverse-engineered which gives a greater flexibility to developers.
There also is an issue of locked down bootloaders on most new Android phones and tablets, which limits the extent of the changes a custom ROM can bring. Most manufacturers and carriers lock bootloaders to prevent people from "bricking" their devices. There are ways to unlock/bypass such locks for many devices though.
Bottom line is that if you are looking for a device that will be supported the longest - your best choice is a Nexus line. Otherwise, I suggest looking at various online forums ([xda-developers](http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php) or [rootzwiki](http://rootzwiki.com/index), for example) to see if there is enough interest in your device from community developers to produce custom ROMs for it.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: +1 to installing a custom ROM. Got my desire hd in January, was fed up with the bloatware so rooted and installed cyanogenmod around may time. While the manufacturer skins like sense are nice and all, custom roms allow a lot more customisation, andI guarantee I'll be on ics before HTC release an update (if they even do)
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/10/30 | 356 | 1,387 | <issue_start>username_0: I see that there are some projects about installing Linux on an Android Device, but how is the Hardware support?
If I install linux, can I have access to the hardware via Python, like in Android?<issue_comment>username_1: Technically you don't "run Linux on Android". In fact, every Android device runs "under" Linux (That is, Android uses the Linux Kernel). What happens when you install a Linux *distribution* (I think that is what you meant by refering to Linux) on Android is that the Android OS and the Linux dsitribution share the same Kernel. Even if you replace the Android installation with a pure (GNU/)Linux one, the used Kernel is *"the same*".
**Therefore the HW API calls are identical, and you can access the hardware from e.g. Python without any difference.**
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: An [Android app](https://andronix.app/) now allows device users to add custom versions of multiple Linux OS.
[Andronix](https://andronix.app/) allows unrooted Android users with > 2.5GB free and [Termux](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux) on Android 5.1 or newer to install Ubuntu and other Linux OS with Xfce, MATE, LXDE, LXQt, and KDE desktop environments. The basic app is free and runs on devices with ARMv7, ARM64, and x64 CPUs; the publisher sells customized Linux distros through the Google Play Store.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/31 | 343 | 1,382 | <issue_start>username_0: It seems that a gyroscope sensor is currently not so common amongst Android devices. But does an accelerometer (in conjunction with the compass?) provide enough accuracy to measure angles (tilt, yaw) with high precision?<issue_comment>username_1: Sufficiently for what, how high a precision?
There are a number of apps that will measure levels and angles purely using the accelerometer, that are good enough for everyday use, after an initial calibration.
For examples see the range of [Spirit Level apps](https://market.android.com/search?q=spirit%20level&so=1&c=apps) available on the Market.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you're interested in sensors, you might want to watch this [Google Tech Talk - Sensor Fusion](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7JQ7Rpwn2k) by <NAME>.
Accelerometer provides an approximation of angles, but it does not provide a good accuracy. It has a major fault in that it amplifies hand jitters. That can be fixed with a low-pass filter, but that will introduce a delay when there is actual change in angle (which could cause a visible problem in reactive games and sensor log).
However, Gyroscope is not the king of measuring angles either. Gyroscope has a major flaw in that its measurement have a long-term drift. Therefore, accelerometer and compass will need to be used to correct a gyroscope.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/10/31 | 757 | 2,739 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to set up a VPN so that I can have a connection to my LAN from my phone (HTC Droid Incredible, Stock ROM, Not rooted) wherever I am.
AFAICT, everything is set up correctly. The Domain Name resolves correctly, I forwarded the ports required by the how-to I was following, yet I still can't connect.
I have no idea what's wrong or how to get to any debug information. The only thing I can think of that I haven't verified yet is the port, but I couldn't find a way to select one.
What Port Does Android Use For VPN Connections?
P.S. I would *really* like to do this without rooting.<issue_comment>username_1: If you have access to a computer that
1. is on the same Wi-Fi network; and
2. runs Wireshark (<http://www.wireshark.org/>)
you can probably find out the port that way.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you are trying to VPN from your phone to publicly accessible computer that is also part of your LAN, it really doesn't matter what port the VPN client on your phone uses.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I don't think so that you need to have to port if you are willing to use a VPN on Android. You simply need to add the server name in the settings which will be given to you by your VPN provider. However, I will advise you to configure the setting again on VPN Android. It will surely work out as one of my friends has also faced such issues while connecting to VPN but he tried the configuration steps and then able to use the VPN service on his Android phone.
Follow these simple steps.
**Add a new VPN connection:**
1. Press the Home icon, press Menu, and tap Settings
2. Tap Wireless & networks
3. Tap VPN settings
4. Tap Add VPN
5. Select the type of VPN to add (PPTP, L2TP, L2TP/IPSec PSK VPN, L2TP/IPsec CRT VPN)
6. Fill in VPN details such as VPN name, VPN server, etc (the required settings will depend on the type of VPN selected and will be provided to you by your VPN Provider or network admin)
7. Click Save or Done.
**Connecting to the VPN:**
1. Press Home icon, press Menu, and tap Settings
2. Tap Wireless & networks
3. Tap VPN settings.
4. The VPN connections you have added are now listed.
5. Tap the VPN you wish to connect to.
6. A dialog box will open asking for your credentials, enter them and touch connect
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Here are the ports used by VPNs
**PPTP**
```
To allow PPTP tunnel maintenance traffic, open TCP 1723.
To allow PPTP tunneled data to pass through router, open Protocol ID 47.
```
**L2TP over IPSec**
```
To allow Internet Key Exchange (IKE), open UDP 500.
To allow IPSec Network Address Translation (NAT-T) open UDP 5500.
To allow L2TP traffic, open UDP 1701.
```
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/01 | 1,199 | 4,706 | <issue_start>username_0: I got myself Honeycomb tablet, but after I used it for a while I've decided that I'd like to get a different one.
How do I transfer all my apps from one tablet to another?
Or, if this is not possible, how I can delete all my data from my old tablet?<issue_comment>username_1: I think the transfer is supposed to happen automagically, without you having to do anything (or maybe you need to select some "please back up all my stuff" checkbox somewhere in the Settings).
In practice, though, I've never seen it work properly.
To delete data, I am pretty sure there's a "factory reset" option in Settings somewhere. On my 2.3 phone, it's under Privacy/Factory data reset.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Yes if you've previously set your current tablet to back up your data and settings to Google's servers, then during the initial setup of your new tablet you should be given an option to restore your previous settings and data.
The settings that you need to check on your current tablet are in **Settings** -> **Privacy Settings**. See below for more info on this from the official [Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb) user's guide](http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en//help/hc/pdfs/mobile/AndroidUsersGuide-30-100.pdf):
*Page 13*
>
> **Backing up and restoring your data**
>
>
> You can back up your settings and
> other data with your Google Account, so if you ever replace your
> tablet, you can restore your data on the new one. If you choose to use
> this service, your data is backed up automatically.
>
>
> If you previously
> used the backup service with the Google Account you just used to sign
> in, you can also choose to restore your settings from your Google
> Account to your tablet now.
>
>
> **Important** If you want to restore your
> settings, you must do that now during setup. You can’t restore data
> after setup is complete.
>
>
> Many kinds of data are backed up, including:
>
>
> * Your Android settings, such as your Wi-Fi networks and passwords, user dictionary, and so on
> * Many Google application settings, such as your Browser bookmarks
> * The apps you download from Android Market
>
>
> Some third-party apps also make use of the backup service, so if you reinstall one,
> its settings and data are restored.
>
>
>
*Page 132*
>
> **Privacy settings**
>
>
> You use the Privacy settings to manage whether your
> settings and other data are backed up to Google servers, using your
> Google account. You also use these settings to erase all the data on
> your tablet by performing a factory data reset.
>
>
> **Back up my data** Check
> to back up some of your personal data to Google servers, with your
> Google Account. If you replace your tablet, you can restore the data
> you’ve backed up, the first time you sign in with your Google Account.
> If you check this option, a wide variety of your personal data is
> backed up, including your Wi-Fi passwords, Browser bookmarks, a list
> of the applications you’ve installed from Market, the words you’ve
> added to the user dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard, and most
> of the settings that you configure with the Settings application. Some
> third-party applications may also take advantage of this feature, so
> you can restore your data if you reinstall an application. If you
> uncheck this option, you stop backing up your data to your account,
> and any existing backups are deleted from Google servers.
>
>
> **Backup
> account** Displays the Google Account that your settings and other data
> are backed up with. This is the account you need to sign into on a new
> Android tablet or other device, if you want to restore the settings
> from this tablet to that device.
>
>
> **Automatic restore** Check this option
> to restore settings and other data when you reinstall an application.
> This feature requires that you are backing up your data with your
> Google Account and that the application is using the backup service.
>
>
>
To wipe your current tablet (after you've ensured that it's been backed up, from the same privacy screen you should also see this option:
>
> **Factory data reset** Opens a dialog where you can erase all of your
> personal data from internal tablet storage, including information
> about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and
> application settings, any downloaded applications, as well as your
> music, photos, videos, and other files. If you reset the tablet in
> this way, the next time you turn on your tablet you’re prompted to
> reenter the same kind of information as when you first started
> Android.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/11/01 | 696 | 2,499 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to simulate packet loss on a rooted Android device to see how different levels affect video streaming quality. I've tried netem and iptables, without success:
[netem](http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/netem#Packet_loss):
```
# tc qdisc change dev rmnet0 root netem loss 0.1%
tc qdisc change dev rmnet0 root netem loss 0.1%
Android does not support qdisc 'netem'
Garbage instead of arguments "loss ...". Try "tc qdisc help".
```
Is the format wrong or is it possible to add netem support somehow?
[iptables](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/614795/simulate-delayed-and-dropped-packets-on-linux/1088475#1088475):
```
# iptables -A INPUT -m statistic --mode random --probability 0.01 -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -m statistic --mode random --probability 0.01 -j DROP
iptables v1.3.7: Couldn't find match `statistic'
Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.
```
Is there any other alternative in Android?<issue_comment>username_1: I would reference this thread:
<https://serverfault.com/questions/201588/configuring-a-router-to-drop-packets-introduce-latency-corrupt-data>
Doesn't seem to be any reason iptables shouldn't work.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It is possible to set network latency and speed using the emulator control functions of the standard Android Developer tools.
If using eclipse: Select Window\Open Perspective\DDMS
On the screen you will see a tab named "Emulator Control". In this tab, you will find the Speed and Latency options. The 'Telephony Settings' at the very top have speed and latency selections.
There are other ways to modify these settings (including scripting them in your emulator setup), but this is the simplest way to access the settings.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Since your device is rooted you can install a Proxy. I've used [TransparentProxy](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083284). Then setup a proxy on another machine on your local network. Point TransparentProxy to that proxy and then set your Proxy to throttle. A few proxies that might work include [CharlesProxy](http://www.charlesproxy.com/) or [Service Capture](http://www.kevinlangdon.com/serviceCapture/).
If that doesn't work then you can come at it from the router level. A machine running BSD or Linux can function as a router. Or you can get a [Virtual appliance](http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/) or bootable CD to do it for you.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/01 | 387 | 1,637 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Incredible running Miui with Go Launcher EX. Is it possible to move multiple icons at the same time?<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately you can not do so with GoLauncherEx.
Your best bet would be to contact the dev team at their blog, or other forms of contact like Twitter, facebook, etc. and just ask them to include this feature. As of right now (Mid-2012) I don't believe there is a launcher on the Android that has this feature yet.
Feel free to contact the dev team.
<http://golauncher.goforandroid.com/>
GoLauncher is really innovative and usually has features long before other launchers and updates frequently. They have a very active development, with the largest user base of all other launchers, so its not really out of the question for them to support this feature if asked.
I do believe it would be pretty handy at times. But who knows how much of a priority they would make this innovation, as their is only 8 home screens and once you pull an icon over to another screen it automatically takes you to the overview of all home screens, so its a pretty efficient and fast situation. But the "Go" devs love what they do, and love their user base so I don't see why they wouldn't work on it if you asked.
The only way to find out is to try and contact them! :)
Hope the best.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This exact feature is available in the default MIUI launcher, just pinch your screen or looking press on a empty area and you will open window editing mode from there you can select and move multiple apps simultaneously, from screen to screen.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/11/01 | 440 | 1,442 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a task setup that opens Co Pilot (satellite navigation) after I click on Dailyroads Voyager (blackbox recorder); this works really well. What I'd like to know is how to close Dailyroads Voyager once I exit Co Pilot by using Tasker.<issue_comment>username_1: 1. Create a new profile. The context has to be Application -> co pilot.
2. Leave the tasks empty. (You actually can't leave it empty but you can add some dummy task like: Alert -> Notify and add an If clause that will always fail. ie %asdasd12eqwe is set.
3. When finish with the dummy tasks go to the profile and click the task (where is the green arrow).
4. In the opened dialog click "Add exit task".
5. Here you should add the task to close dailyroads voyager: App -> Kill app -> dailyroads voyager.
This should do the trick. Although I must add that it is not really recommended to kill apps. I'm not really sure why.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can do this:
* Profile: Voyager Toggler
* Trigger: App: Voyager
* Task:
+ A1 : if ( %Count == 1 )
A1a: Open Co-Pilot
A1b: Set ( %Count = 0 )
A1c: goto ( exit )
+ A2 : if ( %Count == 0 )
A2a: Home
A2b: Kill Voayeger and Co-Pilot
A2c: Set ( %Count = 1 )
A2d: goto ( exit )
Now go to VARS in Tasker, create a new variable Count and set it to 1.
What's happening over here is that every second time app Voyager opens, it executes what you want.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/01 | 215 | 900 | <issue_start>username_0: The built-in web browser of my Nexus S has a cool feature: when I press the Search button, in addition to a text box where I can type a URL or search terms, there are 4 sites shown above the on-screen keyboard.
How I can control what sites are listed? I'd like to be able to populate that list with favorites so I can get one-click access to my top favorite sites without having to go through the "favorites" menu.<issue_comment>username_1: I just tried the search button on *my* Nexus S, and indeed saw the four sites you mentioned. I think they're some combination of bookmarks and history; I doubt that you can explicitly control them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It loads your most frequently visited websites. When you keep visiting a particular site lots of time (say like 3-4 times on the same day), then the site will get displayed in the list.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/02 | 1,465 | 6,083 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a weird touch screen issue as only part (2 blocks) of the screen is not working. I tested the touch functionality via "Touch Test" and observed that 2 red zones are not responding to finger tap (see screenshot). Where there are 2 thin gaps (actually 2 lines) are responsive. This happened after an app update (15 apps). I didn't drop the phone during this period. So I am suspecting this might due to a software issue. What could cause this issue?
<issue_comment>username_1: some basic general troubleshooting steps that you can try to get a touchscreen working again.
**Step 1**
***More RAM consumption***
Turn the device off, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on again. This process will clear out any software errors that are causing the touchscreen to malfunction. If the touchscreen still doesn't work, remove the device's battery, if possible, wait ten seconds and then put it back in.
**Step 2**
***Malfunctioning Card(SD or SIM)***
Remove both the SIM and memory cards from the device, if the device accepts such cards, and then turn the device off and back on again. Sometimes errors in these cards can cause devices to malfunction.
**Step 3**
**Recalibration**
Check your device's documentation to see if there is a way to manually recalibrate the screen. This process will either be done through the "Settings" or "Tools" menus, for those devices that have an alternative method of input, or by holding a combination of buttons while you turn the device on, for those devices that only have the touchscreen for input.
**Step 4**
**OS Mafunctioning**
Upgrade the device's software to the latest version, if possible. Many devices come with software for your computer that will allow you to connect the device and update the software. Often, this process will resolve existing software errors that may be causing the touchscreen to stop responding.
**Step 5**
**No Connection between Screen and device's contact**
Clean the device's contacts and screen using isopropyl alcohol and a small brush. Turn the device off before you clean it.
**Step 6**
Perform a hard reset as a last resort. This reset will erase everything you have added to the device and return its software and settings to their factory defaults. Even with an unresponsive touchscreen, most devices will have a way to perform this reset either through PC software or by holding a combination of buttons while turning the device on. Consult your device documentation to determine the exact process for performing a hard reset on your device.
**Step 7**
Contact the manufacturer for your device if the touchscreen is still unresponsive after your troubleshooting attempts. The manufacturer may have additional steps to take that are specific to your device, and if your device is still under warranty you should be able to get a replacement through their customer service division.
I got this from [here](http://techchannel.radioshack.com/fix-unresponsive-touchscreen-1269.html)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I think the reason might be moisture or water inside the panel if that is the case just open the front panel and keep it under the sunlight for a while it might work.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to Settings->Developer options->show and test it with touching the screen.If it works fine switch off and work else try to repair(Check where you bought it).There is no chance hanging the touch because of apps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I have the same problem. Try charging your phone via USB in one night without using it. I have this problem since a bought this second hand nexus 4.last night I charged it through USB and my screen is fully functional now. I will test this for a couple of days to see if the problem reappears.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I might be late, or maybe not. I confirmed [(here)](http://elblogdedarkspark.blogspot.com/2014/10/tablet-china-a5mid-infotmic-imapx15.html#comment-form) this issue being adressed into a firmware where the asigned screen size was bigger than it was supposed to be. In my case, a 7" tablet flashed with a 10" screen size tablet, downloaded straight from the tablet's company support page, for my specific tablet.
The guy from the link applied a solution by himself, using pieces from another firmware so the screen size matched the desired one. You can either do this or try another firmware, if it exists.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I'm typing this on a device that I'm facing the very same problem on. I've found that squeezing the part of the screen is a temporary fix. For me it's the lower part. For the long run gotta live with auto rotate. Until its fixed. Sigh.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: This may, or may not, fix your problem. I found this thread trying to fix my problem. Now that I have fixed it, I wanted to share this in case someone else finds this thread.
Short answer: Disable the "Block Status bar" feature in Cerberus.
Long answer: When trying to investigate the dead area I went into dev options and turned on "Show touches". Touches registered just fine. I saw a rectangle the exact size of the dead area when I turned on "Show surface updates". I first thought it was the heads up feature. After doing some tests, I came up with the same problem. It wasn't until I did a factory reset and reinstalled Cerberus that it came back. I looked through the settings and it does it when the "Block Status bar" feature is turned on. Disabling this fixed it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: Uninstall or disable Facebook; it doesn't play nicely. And I'm not joking. It really works. I knew my issue wasn't hardware, because when I rotated my phone, it was still unresponsive at the top left, so it was software issue. Someone mentioned FB or Messenger being the issue. So far, I've disabled FB on my Galaxy Note 4 and poof! No more top left issues. Can't uninstall since it's apparently been baked into the phone, though.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/02 | 285 | 1,086 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I get push notifications for emails in my inbox's sub-folders? By default it pushes just inbox emails, not the other folders that are in inbox.<issue_comment>username_1: You can't, the Gmail client for Android only syncs the Inbox folder. The other folders are only synced when you enter into each one.
If I'm not mistaken the [K9 Mail client](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fsck.k9&feature=search_result) have the ability to sync more than one folder.
**EDIT to add some new information provided by "Mr. Buster":**
The current version of Gmail client for Android phones actualy have this option.
In order to configure the gmail client to sync more than one folder you have to go to: `Gmail Settings > *@gmail.com Account Settings > Sync inboxes and labels`
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, and i have also got a app called "Email". This was on the phone when i got it, and you can also access gmail trough this app as well as the gmail app.
Maybe this app has the function your looking for.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/11/02 | 372 | 1,568 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a problem with my contacts in conjunction with google+.
Like most, I had already a lot of people in my contactlist, which is synced with the contacts in google mail. With google-plus, I have added a lot of people to circles. Those people from Google+ are now all individual entries in my contacts, but only on the phone.
After deletion I recognized, that all people are also removed from my circles.
So how to add people to circles, without having them appear as duplicate contacts?
**EDIT:**
Thanks anyone, yes, some of you are right - it seems that those people are put in an extra list "Other contacts" (also visible in the web interface). You have to uncheck this group in the settings > displaysettings. Can someone of those people put this in an answer, so I can accept it, thanks :)<issue_comment>username_1: The best solution I've found is to *join* contacts:
1. Select the duplicate contact
2. Edit the contact
3. Access the menu for the *edit contact* page, and select the *Join* action. You can then select the contact you want to merge with.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: When you Circle someone in Google+, it also adds them in the "Other Contacts" in Google Contacts.
Simply de-select "Other Contacts" in the Contacts app to remove these contacts from your view.
When multiple show up (in Google's New Contact vies), deselect the person's old contact info from ANY circle. That way Google doesn't "hang on" to them, they get integrated into your existing contact for that person.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2011/11/03 | 392 | 1,557 | <issue_start>username_0: Yesterday I rooted my Phone(Samsung Galaxy Ace), because I wanted to remove stock application Talk and Gmail. But I did something stupid, I went to /system/app and issued the following commands
```
rm *Google*
rm *Mail*
rm *Gmail*
rm *mail*
```
Now I am unable to use the market application, it opens and then just closes itself. I have tried factory reset and it didn't help either. I am stuck because of this blunder. Please help.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: Since you haven't mentioned, I assume you don't have nandroid backup.
>
> A NANROID backup is basically a backup of your Android operating system from the phone’s NAND memory, saved to the storage card.
>
>
>
If you had that, you could have just restored the backup.
Now the alternative is, if you know the programs that were deleted by the performed command you could try getting the apk files and adding them in /system/app and rebooting the phone.
I thing the best and easy way now would be to get the stock ROM for your phone and flash it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Please note that the Market requires Talk to run, and you have to be signed into Talk for the market to work. This is your main issue. You will need to add them back via nandroid if you have it, otherwise you will have to reflash your rom.
You need to be really careful about which stock apps you remove as a lot of them are interdependent on one another. Check on XDA and Cyanogen sites for lists of which stock apps you can and can't remove.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/03 | 758 | 2,955 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a VirginMobile Motorola Triumph, stock but rooted.
I listen to music with both Pandora and Google's Play Music app.
When listening to music, the volume has two modes, 'soft', in which all the way down is too quiet and all the way up is too loud, exactly as it should be. The other setting is loud - just loud. The first click of 'loud' is enough to hurt my ears.
I can change the volume from 'loud' to 'soft' by playing with the Ring or Alarm volumes (not Media). They don't have to change, but they have to be altered briefly to 'reset' it back to 'soft'. Furthurmore, if I receive a notification, text, call, or any other sort of message, the volume becomes 'soft' again.
While listening on 'soft', if the song finishes and naturally continues to the next, the volume will jump to 'loud'. There are other occasions where it does this as well, but I haven't figured out exactly what they are.
---
[ORIGINAL]:
I have a stock rooted Motorola Triumph (which does not have MotoBlur) with Pandora installed. Media volume is pretty loud, so I keep it on the first click, always (I also have Audio Manager installed, but this problem was happening prior to installation).
However, when Pandora goes to the next song (either because I skipped, down-thumbed, or just finished the song), the volume gets really loud. It doubles in volume, if not more!
The weirdest part though is that none of the volume sliders (anywhere!) have changed. Not one. Furthermore, altering the Media volume (still on 1st click), has no effect other than to make it even louder. However, if I alter (or even touch) the Ringer or Notification volumes, the song volume drops to where it was.
I'm tired of changing my volume between every song. I'm willing to talk to whomever (Motorola, Pandora, Google, etc) in pursuit of a fix. How can I address this?<issue_comment>username_1: Since you haven't mentioned, I assume you don't have nandroid backup.
>
> A NANROID backup is basically a backup of your Android operating system from the phone’s NAND memory, saved to the storage card.
>
>
>
If you had that, you could have just restored the backup.
Now the alternative is, if you know the programs that were deleted by the performed command you could try getting the apk files and adding them in /system/app and rebooting the phone.
I thing the best and easy way now would be to get the stock ROM for your phone and flash it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Please note that the Market requires Talk to run, and you have to be signed into Talk for the market to work. This is your main issue. You will need to add them back via nandroid if you have it, otherwise you will have to reflash your rom.
You need to be really careful about which stock apps you remove as a lot of them are interdependent on one another. Check on XDA and Cyanogen sites for lists of which stock apps you can and can't remove.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/03 | 375 | 1,454 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an app that is preferrably free that will shut off (not just mute the phone as I don't want Pandora sucking bandwitdh all night) that will shut off Pandora or spotify after a certain amount of time?<issue_comment>username_1: Not free, but you probably can use [Tasker](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm)to do this. I use Pocket Casts to listen to podcasts, and have a Tasker profile set up:
3 Contexts: Shake left-right; app Pocket Cast running; Not Docked Car
2 Tasks: Notify (turn LED on, title "Sleep"); Wait 12 minutes, then Pause *Simulate Media Button*, then Notify Cancel title "Sleep"
Net effect is that I can shake the phone left then right, and Pocket Cast will behave as if the Pause button on a headset were pushed 12 minutes later. I used the notification LED so I could tell whether Sleep had been activated when the screen is off.
I'm guessing Pandora would observe the headphone pause function; if it does, this profile should work for you.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes tasker is the key but I prefer [llama](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kebab.Llama) because its free and its awesome. Actually its location based profile app but it can be used for your condition.
There is a condition called "time between", add that condition and choose "kill application" for its action. Add your desired time and application
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/11/04 | 793 | 2,969 | <issue_start>username_0: My Droid Bionic has an option on the Display Settings page "In-Pocket detection: locks your device automatically when inserted in pocket"
How does the phone sense that it's in your pocket? I'm speculating maybe a combination of proximity and light sensors?<issue_comment>username_1: There is an infrared/red-light sensor near your camera that detects whether the phone is in a pocket or bag. Online consensus is that depending on your phone manufacturer, there are varying degrees of success to how well it works.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I only can speculate about the answer how the Droid Bionic actually implements this "in-pocket detection". Most Androids that have a light sensor, (which sometimes acts also simple proximity sensor) use this as sign that you either doing a call without a headset or that you have put your device into the pocket.
It is also imaginable that Android uses the information from the 3-axis accelerometer and/or the 3-axis gyroscope to detect in-pocket situations. But I don't think that this is actually done, because these sensors use *quite a amount of power* when in use.
For an example datasheet of an Android Light/Proxmity Sensor, see the [SFH 7743](http://www.osram-os.com/osram_os/EN/Products/Infrared_Components_Si-Photodetectors,_IR_Emitters_and_Optical_Sensors/Proximity+Flash/docs/SFH7743_preliminary_Pb_free_2009_03_02.pdf) from the Motorola Droid. It detects IR-light around 900nm. It seems that some Androids have separated light and proximity sensors, while others abuse the light-sensor as simple proximity sensor (e.g. Samsung Galaxy S).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I looked through the Play Store where i found [PocketSensor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonephreak.pocketsensor_demo&hl=en) which says in its description
>
> PocketSensor uses your phone's built-in proximity sensor to automatically lock the phone when it is put in a pocket.
>
>
> Example: If you want the sensor to trigger only when the device is being held straight upright (for front pockets) or pointing downwards (for pants pockets), select the "Disable in Landscape" options including all of its three suboptions.
>
>
>
so i guess it is definetly possible to use a combination of:
The **orientation sensor** lets you monitor the position of a device relative to the earth's frame of reference (specifically, magnetic north).
and
The **proximity sensor** lets you determine how far away an object is from a device.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: In this [scientific paper](http://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp2013/adjunct/adjunct/p31.pdf) they've used proximity and light sensors. They describe the core algorithm, which is not so complicated, and they have developed it for Tizen.
The Android framework provide [an equivalent](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/sensors/sensors_overview.html) sensor api, though I have not tried it myself.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/11/04 | 380 | 1,410 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for an image editor that I can use to do a wide array of resizing tasks including canvas size (expand/contract the image canvas), image size (enlarge/shrink the entire image), and cropping. So far, all I can find are cropping tools in the apps I'm finding, but I want the others as well. Does anyone know of any apps that provide all three tools?<issue_comment>username_1: If you have a tablet, Adobe have just released a whole suite of [tablet focussed (paid) apps](http://www.adobe.com/products/touchapps.html), including [Photoshop Touch](https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.adobe.pstouch).
Whilst I haven't tried it out yet, it does look like it should be able to do resizing tasks, I can definitely see a "Resize" menu option in one of the screenshots on the [Features page](http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-touch/features.html).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Just a part-answer: i'm using a nice app for resizing images: [Image Shrink](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gmail.anolivetree) (there's also a [lite version](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gmail.anolivetree.imageshrinklite)).
It works via the share intent - you "share" an image to it, the app does its job and the result can be shared again (e.g. if you want to send a large image via mail and want to resize it first, easily done with that app).
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/05 | 182 | 756 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a homescreen that will basically pop up when I hit home, and I can go right back to what I was doing with the return softkey? It can require root, as I have that.<issue_comment>username_1: You could just press your home key to go to your home screen - do what you need to there, even open another app. Then just long-press the home key again to pop up the list of recently used apps and select the original app you were in to return to where you were.
Should work.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I actually found TaskXP for MultiTasking which someone recommended. It's just what I wanted. It shows my recent apps and any apps that I pin, in an overlay that I can quickly hit back from.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/11/05 | 188 | 775 | <issue_start>username_0: I like the Kindle app (it remembers the last location) and the Adobe PDF app (it can view PDFs), but I'm looking for an app for my tablet which remembers the last location and can view PDFs.<issue_comment>username_1: You could just press your home key to go to your home screen - do what you need to there, even open another app. Then just long-press the home key again to pop up the list of recently used apps and select the original app you were in to return to where you were.
Should work.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I actually found TaskXP for MultiTasking which someone recommended. It's just what I wanted. It shows my recent apps and any apps that I pin, in an overlay that I can quickly hit back from.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/11/05 | 354 | 1,223 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone has gotten extremely slow, and the GPS no longer seems to function which is the main reason I got the phone.
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S 4G from T-Mobile.
Is it possible to reset it completely? I read several reset guides, and they said to hold the volume down + power and volume up + power but neither of those worked.
Thank you<issue_comment>username_1: I don't have that particular model, but every Android phone I've owned has had a "Factory Data Reset" option. On my Nexus S, it's under Settings/Privacy.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Use one of the following USSD codes to do what you want:
```
*#7780# Factory Reset
*2767*3855# Full Factory Reset
*#*#7780#*# Factory data reset
```
Source: [XDA Developers Forum](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953506)
A full factory reset is also known as a hard reset. It deletes all of your user data, firmware settings, and wipes your SD Card as well. Factory resets do not wipe the SD Card. Basically, a hard reset leaves nothing but the last ROM flashed. This is probably what you want.
[Factory Reset vs. Hard Reset](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14766040)
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/11/06 | 710 | 2,725 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Motorola Atrix 4G, with AT&T Carrier. Android 2.3.4
EDIT 11/6/2011: I don't know if this means anything, but I don' have an sdcard in it.
I have rooted it using [this tutorial](http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root).
I installed Rom Manager and installed the Clockwork Recovery Image, with success (supposedly).
Here are where the problems occur. When I turn off the phone and turn it back on, while holding the volume down button, I get the big red M and scroll down to "Android Recovery" and select that. I then get "Failed to boot 2".
Ok, so I reboot and go back to my stock rom and try reinstalling the rom, and it down nothing to change the situation.
Next, I try running the fastboot software in the command window on my pc using the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (recovery.img is the clockwork mod). On my phone it says "Flashing Partition Recovery" then "Flashing MBR to device" and finally "Failed to process command flash:recovery error(0x180002)".
Any suggestions? I did google the problem, but the answers I have found didn't apply or didn't work.
Please help, Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: Rooting the Atrix 4G does only that - gives you elevated privileges on stock OS. In order to be able to install a different recovery image and custom ROMs, the phone's bootloader must be unlocked first.
This is a fairly complicated process that carries the usual warnings and disclaimers of modifying phone software. It will most definitely void your warranty with AT&T (and possibly with Motorola as well,) so be very certain that your phone is either free of hardware defects, or out of warranty with your carrier before unlocking it.
See [this thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261) on xda-developers forum for further details and installation instructions.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I've taken a Motorola Atrix a couple of months before and all the threads I found have links to "*sbf*" (required to unlock) which have been removed from the net (I believe by Motorola itself) so basically I couldn't find any working "*sbf*" files to be compatible with firmware 2.3.4 nor a version of a program `fastboot` with inside a command called `oem unlock` available (all the versions I have tried are telling me that "*unlock is not implemented*")
I was not able to un-lock the Atrix for my girlfriend which is very depressing, because the actual ROM installed burns the battery in a very short space of time.
So, can anybody point me to a website that has a "*sbf*" file that works with Firmware 2.3.4 or a `fastboot.exe` which has enabled the function `oem unlock`
Thanks for help
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/11/06 | 1,894 | 7,529 | <issue_start>username_0: It takes almost more than 5-10 seconds to open the dialer application in my phone.
This has been happening for a while now and is especially critical since during incoming calls, when my phone snaps back from standby to show me who is calling, I actually have to wait sometimes more than 10 seconds to see the caller id and its like the phone is stuck during that time.
It has been the case before (stock) and after I've put a custom ROM in my phone. Though I noticed this became more severe after I installed a lot of apps etc.
Since I suspect that this is because of low free RAM (I have a low-end Android phone), I recently installed optimization apps, kept my homescreen free from widgets and running apps etc. and it did help to an extent. However, I feel like it still needs to be lightning fast and always accessible feature like in conventional handsets. **How can I achieve this?** How do I lock the dialer in my RAM or is there some super light dialer apps that can replace this stock dialer?
Also, could it be because I have around 150 Facebook and Google contacts synced in? (I don't think that is a big number)
How about finding a way to turn off the picture data in contacts? Will that reasonably reduce memory footprint?
Very same situation : [Can I set it so the "Phone" on my phone takes priority over all other apps?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1654/can-i-set-it-so-the-phone-on-my-phone-takes-priority-over-all-other-apps) (tried all the answers)
*UPDATE:
I found something called "FUSIONboost" on the [FUSIONideos custom rom](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970832) that seems to set the priority of apps or something. This seems to be exactly the solution, but I don't want to switch roms now and would really like if someone can tell me how I can get this..*<issue_comment>username_1: I experienced a similar situation with my Samsung Galaxy GT-i5700 (SPICA), and I got up to a very weird solution to this:
It seems that the huge number of SMS was causing the mobile to further slow down (apart from the large number of apps in the device). I then deleted many of the messages, and there was a significant improvement in the dialer operating speeds.
I don't know whether the same thing would work for you, it's only a loophole I discovered on my mobile (Fact: Samsung SPICA can only accomodate up to 2000 SMS). I can only say you can give it a try (of course, this stands true only if you have many SMS stored on your device).
I don't have answers for the other factors.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Slowdowns like this on phones older than 1 year old are most likely a side affect of memory shortages. To check to see if this is the issue, go to the Android settings and look at SD card & Phone Storage. The last item, "Available Space" should be 17 Mb or more.
If you are using the Email app (NOT Gmail) then you should check your trash folder. In mail, hit Menu, then choose Folders and scroll down to Trash. Email NEVER empties the trash folder, even if you have deleted hundreds of messages. You will either have to delete them manually or delete and re-create the account.
Sometimes the browser builds up a large set of data. You can go into browser settings and hit Clear Cache. But there seems to be even more data associated with the browser. It is easiest to go to the overall Settings, Applications, Manage Applications, then choose the All tab and find Browser and tap on it. Then click on the action to Clear Data. This will delete your bookmarks as well so you should make note of them first.
Finally, you may have background tasks that are hogging the phone's CPU time. You can get an app like Advanced Task Killer (free version avail.) that will periodically kill off any apps that you don't want. For instance, the Skype and Backup apps on Verizon phones run in background all the time but are generally not needed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This is likely a combination of two things: a) stuff that the dialer has to load on startup and b) possibly shortage of memory (RAM) created by loading those things. The biggest gains are to be had by resolving (a) however, this will also have the side effect of resolving (b)
You might like to try clearing the following:
* Call log - this is loaded each time the dialer is loaded.
* SMS messages - Some users have reported that a large number of SMS messages can cause the dialer to slow down, though I'm sceptical that this makes a difference.
* Contacts - finally, the number of contacts does have a bearing. Not only the ones you can see ("My Contacts"), but anyone you've ever emailed (i.e. Other contacts in GMail contacts).
The last point can be quite important. I have about 130 'real' contacts but nearly 1000 people I've emailed at some point while using GMail. There were all being synced to my phone, just not always shown.
It is important to make the distinction between RAM and persistent storage. For example, clearing out your trash, deleting emails, uninstalling unused apps, or moving them to SD storage is unlikely to help, because these are using up persistent storage, not transient RAM.
Having lots of persistence storage free means just that apps can't use it to run any faster. RAM, however, can make them fly.
You might also like to take a look at [Superdial](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.episode6.android.superdial) and [Dialer One](https://market.android.com/details?id=kz.mek.DialerOne), two dialers that I've found most agreeable. They also have T9 contact lookup, which can be a dream to use.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: You could attempt a factory reset, but like you said you do not want to wipe data. Do not use task killers either they will bog your phone down a great amount. Also check to see what apps are using a lot of RAM. Go to manage applications and view running applications.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I agree that this is a memory issue. I've had times with my previous phone in which my phone froze as soon as it turned on because of memory issues. If you have Froyo or above, move as [many of your big apps as you can to the sd card](http://www.androidcentral.com/moving-apps-sd-card-froyo). If you have already done this, uninstall apps to free up memory. Morris suggested 17MB. This sounds small to me, and I think the actual number depends on which version of Android you have and what types of apps you use.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: I had similar problem, though we cannot completely rectify this we can reduce the startup time by these approaches,
1. Contacts -> More -> Check 'Only contacts with phones', select only required groups in the bottom groups, better u can create a starred group and select it.
2. Use 3rd party Contacts app like Go Contacts - <https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jbapps.contact> to view the complete list of contacts
3. Never press back button to exit the dialer, use home button to exit dialer, pressing back will kill the dialer activity
you can also try Go Dialer or <https://market.android.com/details?id=kz.mek.DialerOne&hl=en>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: try this low-end dialer app, <http://www.appstorehq.com/dialerone-android-155708/app>
gingerbread update has been officially available for Huawei IDEOS now, try that !
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_8: If you have installed any call blocking apps, uninstall and see if you get an improvement. (It worked for me.)
Upvotes: -1 |
2011/11/07 | 320 | 1,266 | <issue_start>username_0: Let's say I'm adding a new contact and it's a long lost family members so I want to add them to my custom "Aussie Family" group within my Google account. There appears to be no easy way to do this. I have to log in on a PC to actually achieve the grouping.
I recall reading a similar question somewhere (which I now can't locate) which indicated it's **not possible using the built-in contacts manager**, so, if that's the case, I'm looking for the best way to do it via an app.
I'm using Gingerbread (2.3.3) on a Samsung Galaxy phone (kernel v172.16.58.3).<issue_comment>username_1: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 running the default 2.3.3 Gingerbread and from within the phone/contacts app, selecting a contact and then scrolling to the groups section allows me to check and uncheck whichever groups I wish this particular contact to be a part of.
Naturally, make sure you're saving your contacts as "Google Contacts" and not simply "Phone Contacts".
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Thus far, there appears to be no answer. The best alternative appears to be that you can log into Gmail on a PC and add your new contact to an existing group. Will change the answer to this question if a valid answer pops up.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2011/11/07 | 1,026 | 4,256 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a large collection of books on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, organized by topic in many nested folders. I have a certain subset of them (coming from multiple folders) that I expect to refer to frequently, let's call them the "popular" books for convenience.
*I'd like to have a single icon I can press on my home screen that will, one way or another, bring up the list of popular books, from where I can select a book to open.*
* I want to preserve the organization of the folders, so creating a separate folder containing the popular books is not an option.
* I want to save space, so I don't want to make copies of every popular book and put all the copies in a separate folder.
Given these constraints, there are two approaches I can think of to do what I want.
First way:
1. Get an app "A" that can create shortcuts to individual files, and puts the shortcuts on the home screen.
2. Get an app "B" that can take *arbitrary* items on the home screen, and bundle them together into a single folder on the home screen.
3. Use A to create shortcuts to all the popular books on the home screen, then use B to bundle them together. Clicking the icon created by B should bring up a list of the popular books that I can then select from.
Second way:
1. Get an app "C" that can create shortcuts to individual files and put them *in the file system*, like (for example) Windows can - in Windows Explorer, I can right click on any file and choose "Create Shortcut", and the shortcut appears right there next to the file, not on the desktop.
2. Get an app "D" that can create shortcuts to folders in the file system, and puts the shortcuts on the homescreen.
3. Use C to create shortcuts to all the popular books in the file system, move them all to a single folder in the file system, then use D to create a shortcut to that folder on the home screen. Clicking the shortcut created by D should open the folder, which contains links to the popular books (this, presumably, does not have the same space issues as having two copies of every popular book).
So, here are my questions:
* Are there any other approaches you can think of to doing this?
* Do you have any recommendations for apps that would fill the role of B or C? I currently have Linda Manager, and it is only able to do A and D, as far as I can tell. For B, I have looked at Folder Manager, whose purpose is to create folders of apps on the home screen, but (as far as I can tell) it can't see the home screen shortcuts that Linda Manager creates to individual files.
* Are there any issues with either approach I proposed above that might prevent them from working? For example, are shortcuts "in the file system" even possible in Android?
Many thanks for your help.<issue_comment>username_1: Both approaches are possible. In fact, you don't need an app "B" as most Android launchers has folders. Most Android launchers doesn't allow you to create a home screen shortcut to a file or folder; however many popular file manager do allows you to do so.
With regards to creating shortcuts in the filesystem, Android is based on Linux, and Linux have symbolic links, which is like Windows' .lnk shortcut, only much better implemented.
Another, much better option is a single app that is specifically designed for your particular use case. Try "EStrongs File Manager" with its plugin "EStrongs Bookmark Manager". Both are free and can be found on the market.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Install [Astro File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro).
2. Long tap homescreen & choose `Shortcuts`. Then, choose `Astro` from list. Using it, you can create shortcut of any file on homescreen.
3. Bundle these shortcuts in a homescreen folder using your default launcher. I use in-built folder feature of [ADW Launcher EX](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adwfreak.launcher) (my default home launcher).
If your default launcher doesn't have folder feature, you can install [Folder Organizer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abcOrganizer.lite). Using it, you can create folder widget on homescreen. You can put shortcuts in this widget & Astro will help here again as in Step 2.
Upvotes: 1 |
2011/11/07 | 557 | 2,002 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an LG ally that's just about a year old now, running 2.2.2. When I go to Market -> My Apps, there are two apps listed as "Not Installed" I'm having trouble with:
* [**Google Search**](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox)
* [**Street View on Google Maps**](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.street#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLmdvb2dsZS5hbmRyb2lkLnN0cmVldCJd)
(I have no interest in updating Facebook for Android, I luckily have an old, working version and I'm sticking with it.)
When I click on Google Search to download / install the update, the only button available is "Open"; there is no "Install" button.
With Street View on Google Maps, there simply aren't any buttons at all!
If I didn't already install whatever these updates are, I'd like to install them. If I did already install them, I want them out of the "Not Installed" queue. How do I figure out which is the case? Is this a problem with my phone, or with the apps?<issue_comment>username_1: I've had the same problem with the new Market app a couple times now, the only solution I've found is to clear the Market data in `Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Market -> Clear data` (and `Clear cache` if it isn't already 0.00B). Now after you reopen Market, it should show the correct updates.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: They are the apps that comes with most of the phones. They must be installed in /system/app partition. You can't uninstall them without root. That's why no "uninstall" button.
The street view works with Google Maps, you can't open it directly. That's why no "open" button.
I don't have answer for why your system apps are not being able to update.
Upvotes: 0 |
2011/11/07 | 307 | 1,059 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to be able to turn the 3G connection on and off without navigating the "Settings -> Wireless and networks -> Mobile Networks" menus each time.
Is there a widget (or some other way) of turning 3G on and off from the home screen or the "Dashboard"?<issue_comment>username_1: Instead of widget use apps like [data switch](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tomatox.dataswitch). Unlike widget this app doesn't consume resource when idle. There are tons of other apps/widget if you don't like this one or this one doesn't work for you. For eg:
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aispl.mdsswitch>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.chernish2>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.m039.tools>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.myreallife.mobiledata>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.datalinkswitch>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I use the Power Control Widget. Allows you to toggle Data, wifi and various other settings from your home screen.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/07 | 302 | 1,050 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Nexus One and the power button stopped working. It's a known issue but I'm not in USA and I can't get it fixed since I got it from there. Is there any way that I could wake it up without using the power button and without rooting the phone?<issue_comment>username_1: Instead of widget use apps like [data switch](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tomatox.dataswitch). Unlike widget this app doesn't consume resource when idle. There are tons of other apps/widget if you don't like this one or this one doesn't work for you. For eg:
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aispl.mdsswitch>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.chernish2>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.m039.tools>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.myreallife.mobiledata>
<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.datalinkswitch>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I use the Power Control Widget. Allows you to toggle Data, wifi and various other settings from your home screen.
Upvotes: 2 |
2011/11/07 | 806 | 2,854 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to load an image from a URL and have it get updated regularly from a web page.
Something like a widget that would show my current Stack Overflow flair. 
Another badge/flair example is to show the [weight loss banners](http://www.myfitnesspal.com/badges) at myfitnesspal.com like this:
I've tried searching the market for photo widgets, webcam widgets, and URL widgets. I'm not sure how to get the above image that updates onto my home screen.
Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: You might need a very specific widget that is coded to retrieve some data from the said web page in a specific format (XML, JSON, API calls, etc.,) then parse and display it.
For example, a quick Google [search](https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&q=android%20flair%20widget) for "android flair widget" brings back [this](https://stackapps.com/questions/2160/soflair-an-android-widget-that-shows-your-flair) app. You need only to provide the user's ID (e.g. <http://api.android.stackexchange.com/1.1/users/3646> for my profile,) and it polls the stackoverflow.com servers once every hour and retrieves the "flair".
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: This thread goes way back but I still were unable to find one in the market that seems to fit the description, so I made one myself. Get it [here](http://code.google.com/p/url-image-widget/downloads/list):
The widget updates hourly, and currently there is no way to configure that.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I've implemented that app because I wanted it for myself:
[URL Image Widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weite_welt.urlimagewidget)
Have fun!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I wanted an app to do this, and I wanted it to be professional, reliable, and easy to use, and I wanted to know it would be maintained in future and work with new Android versions. As I run a software business, I decided to make it our next product.
**Showr** supports Android 3.1+, and you can use it as a lock screen widget on Android versions that support that feature. It supports images from RSS or Atom feeds, and from other apps (such as the Gallery) as well as from a fixed URL. It also integrates with some websites, such as Tumblr and Stack Exchange. Unlike the accepted answer to the question, you can set how often it updates, and it has a Smart Updating feature to save battery life and network use.
[Download Showr **free** from Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr&referrer=ase15356), or [see Showr on StackApps](https://stackapps.com/questions/3997/showr-for-android).
Upvotes: 0 |