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2012/03/05 | 343 | 1,242 | <issue_start>username_0: Returning to home screen after sending an SMS or making a call takes up to 7 seconds on an average where as it used to be much faster six months back. Its a Aug 2011 model. System hangs often coming alive with Force Close application message. Why?<issue_comment>username_1: Because Sammy's software is buggy! If yours is a galaxy S i9000, then there are ICS Roms on [XDA forum](http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=665) which I found far smoother and usable on my phone than Samsung's touchwiz Gingerbread.
If you don't want to go through the hassle of rooting, flashing a custom ROM, then I suggest that you backup your data and do a factory reset.
```
settings=>privacy=>factory data reset
```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try a custom home launcher, which is another term for home screen, instead of TouchWiz, Samsung's default launcher. [Go Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex&hl=en) is a popular one and is very customizable. [ADW](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher&hl=en) is another one that has good performance. Doing a search for "launcher" in the Play Store will bring up multiple options.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/05 | 424 | 1,582 | <issue_start>username_0: I own a **rooted** Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830L.
My carrier decide it was a good idea to remove Google search from the default android browser replacing it with a absolutely useless search engine they provide (which I hate with the burning passion of a thousand suns).
If I go into the browser's settings > Select search Engine, I get the carriers engine as the only option.
Is there a way to install google search or restore the browser back to a non carrier customized version?
I already have Opera mini installed but I want to use both so please do not suggest this as a solution.<issue_comment>username_1: Because Sammy's software is buggy! If yours is a galaxy S i9000, then there are ICS Roms on [XDA forum](http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=665) which I found far smoother and usable on my phone than Samsung's touchwiz Gingerbread.
If you don't want to go through the hassle of rooting, flashing a custom ROM, then I suggest that you backup your data and do a factory reset.
```
settings=>privacy=>factory data reset
```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try a custom home launcher, which is another term for home screen, instead of TouchWiz, Samsung's default launcher. [Go Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex&hl=en) is a popular one and is very customizable. [ADW](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher&hl=en) is another one that has good performance. Doing a search for "launcher" in the Play Store will bring up multiple options.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/05 | 950 | 3,719 | <issue_start>username_0: I have files that I used to copy from my SD card to my PC using the USB Mass Storage option under the "USB connection" pop-up. I checked the flag under Settings->Location & Security->Data encryption->Storage encryption and now I can't read new files of these types (e.g., .jpg and .txt files). I tried unchecking the box -- a message appeared saying that future files will be decrypted, but existing files will remain encrypted.
How do I access the files that are currently encrypted and/or decrypt them?<issue_comment>username_1: I sent this question into Verizon Wireless as well. Here is their reply:
>
> Thank you for contacting Verizon Wireless through our website...I
> understand that you've been having an issue trying to decrypt files on
> your handset. At this time Motorola hasn't provided an update for
> your phone to be able to do this. Without that, we're unable to
> assist you because this is a phone issue and not a network issue.
>
>
>
So it looks like Ryan was correct in his comment that this is an issue with a Motorola OS add-on, not vanilla Android.
Since originally asking my question, I experimented some more with my phone. My phone has 2 check-boxes for setting encryption: one to encrypt the SD card (that I mentioned in my original question) and one to encrypt the main phone memory. When I unchecked *both* boxes, my phone decrypted all files, both on the phone and on the SD card. So, that is my solution for now.
Thank you Ryan for your comments -- they helped lead me to this answer.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I'm using Samsung Galaxy Note, ICS 4.0.3. There's a Decrypt option.
Go to Settings → Security → Encryption, there's a "Decrypt Device" and "Decrypt SD Card" option.
After you select "Decrypt SD Card", just uncheck all the boxes on the next screen (see screenshot below).
(Click image to enlarge)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ct5wZ.png)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Summary: With a Motorola Droid series phone using encryption, you have to **click to use the phone as a "Media Device", not as Mass Storage,** in order to decrypt files for transfer or viewing on a USB connected PC.
OP has stated he is using a Droid Bionic with encryption enabled.
To view or transfer the encrypted files to his PC -- but in a decrypted state -- while the phone is plugged into his PC by USB connection, he should:
1. Plug in Droid phone via USB to PC. Make sure phone is unlocked by entering passcode, etc.
2. When symbol appears in notification bar at the top showing a USB connection of phone to PC, he should drag down from the top of the screen, and click on "Connected as a mass storage: touch for other USB options".
3. He should then click on "Connect as: Media device (MTP) -- Lets you transfer media files on Windows, or using Android File Transfer on Mac". (He may be prompted to install Motorola connection software, which he should allow.)
4. In Windows, he should then access My Computer, and, under Portable Devices, click on Droid Bionic. Within there, he will have access to "Interal storage" and "SD Card" (if any), and he can begin viewing or transferring the files in a decrypted state. (Note: the decryption process can take a noticeable amount of time, say, 1-2 seconds on each folder viewed.)
Source: I have a Droid phone with encryption enabled, and did this procedure to transfer files in a decrypted state.
(Click image to enlarge)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FmGYA.jpg)
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/05 | 493 | 1,753 | <issue_start>username_0: I 'accidentally' dial international numbers a lot - don't ask why, long story :). Is there an app that would restrict me from calling international numbers, or warn me before connecting the call?
I can put in a request for International Call Barring with my network provider, but that disables calling premium UK numbers as well (I'm with O2 in the UK). Plus I'd like to make the odd intentional overseas call.<issue_comment>username_1: there seems to be a [range of apps](https://market.android.com/search?q=outgoing%20call%20blocker&c=apps) that may do what you are trying to accomplish.
here are a couple that look like they have potential.
* [Root Call Blocker Pro](https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.pro&feature=search_result)
* [Call Guard](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.incorporateapps.callblocker&feature=search_result)
* [Call Blocker Gold](https://market.android.com/details?id=blacknWhite.CallBlocker.Gold&feature=search_result)
* [Outgoing Call Blocker](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guardam.outgoingcallblocker&feature=search_result)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Thanks Ryan for listing the App. I was searching for a similar app for couple of days and I found the "Call Blocker Gold" works exactly what I needed.
Ace,
you can install the app.
there are 3 sections.
1) Bar incoming - leave it
2) Bar outgoing for the IDD you can add 2 rules
+\*
00\*
3) Never Bar outgoing . One rule for the local calls.
+65\* (for singapore, as this is not an ISD. you can similarly put all the local patterns like in UK it could be +44\*)
Other wise local calls with +will be also barred considering as ISD.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/06 | 853 | 3,133 | <issue_start>username_0: I frequently switch between a terminal and a web browser/kindle while working on the device with a bluetooth keyboard. The method I used on the stock 3.2 (with TouchWiz) ROM:
1. press the home key on the keyboard
2. down-arrow, which selects the top-left icon on the current home screen (generally the terminal)
3. arrow to the app I want
4. press enter on the keyboard.
CM9 foils this method by putting the focus on the search bar and voice search stuff at the top of the homescreen; I can't arrow-down from there to the icons I'm interested in. (EDIT: if I remove the search bar, focus still does not go to the app shortcuts.)
I use both [the Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0](http://mobile.logitech.com/keyboards/keyboard/devices/8232) and Samsung's own keyboard/dock. At least on the logitech, holding the home key has only the effect of delaying the 'go to home' action. It has Fn-keys for mail, web, calendar, music. I really only need a quick method for three apps.
*What are my options for task switching on CM9, using a keyboard?*
*Misfeatures* of a method:
1. Tasks are presented with changing order. This means that I have to examine the screen to make a choice - it foils muscle memory.
2. Tasks are linearly presented. This wastes three of my arrow keys, and - already, with just three tasks - creates an artificial distance between the first and the third task. I'd like to create my own sense of distance between tasks - as I did in the 3.2 method above, by having terminal first, kindle to its right, the browser just below it, and then secondary apps arranged elsewhere.
3. Every recent task is presented. I generally *don't* want to switch back to Settings - or to the app I just tested, am now rebuilding, and will launch as part of the installation process.<issue_comment>username_1: there seems to be a [range of apps](https://market.android.com/search?q=outgoing%20call%20blocker&c=apps) that may do what you are trying to accomplish.
here are a couple that look like they have potential.
* [Root Call Blocker Pro](https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.pro&feature=search_result)
* [Call Guard](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.incorporateapps.callblocker&feature=search_result)
* [Call Blocker Gold](https://market.android.com/details?id=blacknWhite.CallBlocker.Gold&feature=search_result)
* [Outgoing Call Blocker](https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guardam.outgoingcallblocker&feature=search_result)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Thanks Ryan for listing the App. I was searching for a similar app for couple of days and I found the "Call Blocker Gold" works exactly what I needed.
Ace,
you can install the app.
there are 3 sections.
1) Bar incoming - leave it
2) Bar outgoing for the IDD you can add 2 rules
+\*
00\*
3) Never Bar outgoing . One rule for the local calls.
+65\* (for singapore, as this is not an ISD. you can similarly put all the local patterns like in UK it could be +44\*)
Other wise local calls with +will be also barred considering as ISD.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/06 | 500 | 1,823 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently switched from a Motorola Milestone to a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and it seems the quality of my mobile data connections drops considerably between the devices without any apparent reason. The Motorola device can get up to 2mbps, while the Nexus struggles at ~150kbps.
 
The `*#*#4636#*#*` menu on both devices shows no noticeable differences.
The tests were made 20 minutes apart using the same SIM card.
In summary:
**Is there any configuration that can interfere so heavily on the way the data connection operates? If not, can it be a Radio/Baseband problem?**
I'm using the 'stock' Google Rom (yakju) on the Galaxy Nexus, while the Milestone is using a custom Rom (ShadowMod 2.3), although it's behavior was the same on stock Froyo 2.2.<issue_comment>username_1: While this might not be the complete answer to your issue, it appears that the Galaxy Nexus is connected to an HSDPA:9 radio (10.1mb/s theoretical speed) while the Milestone is connected to an HSPA radio (14mb/s theoretical speed, not HSPA+ which can have a theoretical speed of between 21 and 42 depending on the network). While the theoretical capacities of the networks are similar, it does seem that they are using different radio tower connections, which could explain the difference in bandwidth that is being experienced.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The screenshot one is using a different radio band - one that is more popular than the camera one.
This means that is is more congested, and therefore has slower speeds.
This is the most likely explanation.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/03/06 | 626 | 2,328 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to edit values in memory used by an app? I would assume this requires root.<issue_comment>username_1: In Android the system memory is just another file, so with the appropriate rights it's just as simple as `vi -b /dev/mem` (device node may vary for your system). The result of changing a running system's memory could be one of a nop, a touch of an electric fence, a system crash or a simple nuke resulting in an unusable device.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: That may be possible without root if the app you want to manipulate allows debugging via Android Debug Bridge (ADB). If an app can be connected to an debugger is specified in it's `AndroidManifest.xml` in the `android:debuggable` entry.
If the app is enabled for debugging you can enable the USB debugging mode on your device and connect to it via adb. Then you can connect an standard Java debugger to the app and inspect/modify variables.
If it does not allow debugging you can try to decompile it using `apktool`, change the debuggable value in `AndroidManifest.xml` and the re-build and sign the app (using a custom generated key pair).
A second alternative would be to include [Frida Gadget](https://frida.re/docs/gadget/) into the app and load it at run-time. Then you can use Frida to connect to the app on an unrooted device and hook Java or native methods as well as modify app memory.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You can use a program called `ACE Engine`
to scan and edit memory value of any running app or program in android
which can be download [here](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1053155227899003001/1054421925683789908/release.zip)
you need to install the program
with adb and run the program in adb shell
1. run `ACE engine` and select a process which you want to edit its value.
2. scan for value in process's memory,
like a coin, health or anything
3. you may got a couple of matches result
you can reduces the matches, by changing
the value in the game and scan for the new value
to reduce scan results
4. repeat the processes until you got 1 match
5. write any value to the address to change
the game/apk's value
you can find more details in the tutorial
[here](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UlGm1nFxRzA&t=4s)
**DISCLAIMER!!!: I am the author of this program**
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/06 | 933 | 3,452 | <issue_start>username_0: I currently use Link2SD since my phone's onboard storage is insufficient for more than a few essential apps. It is very effective but limited to when the phone is on.
While changing ROMs, the dalvik cache is wiped and when the phone restarts you see a progress bar saying Android is optimising applications. So given a reasonable number of applications, the dalvik cache fills up the storage long before link2sd can do anything about it.
So is there a way that mounts a sd card folder as the appropriate cache location before the system gets on with booting and doing its business? I know it might involve creating a symbolic link but I just don't know when things are mounted and in what order.<issue_comment>username_1: There are some nice Howtos available, which might prove helpful to solve your issue:
* [How to move dalvik cache to sd card (completely move all apps to sd card)](http://qwerandroidsite.blogspot.de/2012/06/how-to-move-dalvik-cache-to-sd-card.html)
* [Moving data and dalvik-cache to sd card to fix market issues](http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-s-rooting-roms-hacks/106807-moving-data-dalvik-cache-sd-card-fix-market-issues.html)
According to several forum threads, [A2SDGUI - Darktremor A2SD GUI](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elgubbo.a2sdGUI) should be the app of choice to move the Dalvik cache to your SD card.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Of course you can. Although it seems like there's no problem to migrate dalvik-cache to a normal SD card filesystem (the most common, vfat), it still is highly recommended that you format your SD card to ext4 (or the same as your `/data`) to ensure everything works fine.
So let's go. A full backup of all your apps is recommended before proceeding though if you feel lucky, it isn't required. Assuming that you have a terminal emulator to do the necessary jobs.
First, create a folder that you want to migrate your dalvik-cache to. Then `chmod` and `chown` the new folder to match `/data/dalvik-cache`. **If you're running a SELinux-enabled Android OS, don't forget to change security contexts correspondingly.** Run
```
ls -dlZ /data/dalvik-cache
ls -lZ /data/dalvik-cache
```
to see the original permissions, owner/groups and security contexts of dalvik-cache folder.
Next, copy all files from `/data/dalvik-cache` to your new location, for example `/storage/sdcard1/dalvik-cache`. You can use `cp -a` command to preserve file attributes, which would make things simpler.
**Ensure no new apps start during the process of the following step.**
Then, `rm -r /data/dalvik-cache` and create a symbolic link to the new location using
```
ln -s /storage/sdcard1/dalvik-cache /data/dalvik-cache
```
That's all. We're done. Reboot your phone (not required but recommended).
Some notices about this process:
1. The busybox may not always work well as Android is based on a highly modified Linux kernel. For example almost all SELinux-related functions do not work properly. You can test it out as shown below.
```
toolbox ls -Z /data
busybox ls -Z /data
toolbox getenforce
busybox getenforce
```
However these may work properly, depending on Android version:
```
busybox chcon
busybox runcon [args...]
```
2. **Never** remove your SD card. If you re-format your SD card, make sure it's still ext4 AND create the dalvik-cache folder back **before** booting your phone for the first time.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/06 | 275 | 1,115 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded a launcher app on my Samsung Galaxy Ace (iPhone Locker; actually its a locker app but it pretends to be a launcher). Now when I press the `Home` button, the list of launcher apps pops up. This list contains iPhone locker, and when I select that it is set, but the next time I click on `Home` the launcher list pops up again. I checked in my application settings and iPhone Locker's `Clear Default` button is grayed out, so it looks like it has not yet been made the default app. How can I make this my default launcher?<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [Default App Manager Lite](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appiator.defaultappmanager) or Pro. It can solve your problem.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to menu > settings > applications > manage applications > *your current launcher* and tap `Clear data` button. Then, after pressing "home" button, a dialog should pop out, asking you, which application should be used to complete the task.
If this won't work try reinstalling the application. And do not move it to SD card ;-)
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/07 | 1,120 | 3,896 | <issue_start>username_0: I just dumped my iOS device for the sake of Android (iTunes, flash lack and other reasons).
I'm trying to retain the features I got used to on the iOS.
One of them was the ability to start, pause, skip etc. in music while screen is locked:
**Important:**
I'm an Android noob (I'm a .NET dev), I believe there has to be a way to control the device's music in a player-agnostic manner, so I'm rather looking for a "music controls lock-screen" or "music controls FOR my lock-screen" application rather than a "music player with ls controls".
Is there any similar app/feature on Android?
My device: [Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 (YP-G70)](http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mp3-players/YP-G70CWY/XAA).
**Note** my device is locked with a lock pattern.
\*Pictures are downloaded from the web and are for illustration purposes, they do not reflect my own phone / settings.<issue_comment>username_1: If your built-in music app and lock screen doesn't do this currently, then you can try using [WinAmp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nullsoft.winamp) as your player, that was the first music app I saw that added the transport controls to your lock screen.
Go into WinAmp's settings to find this option:
Then it should look a bit like this when your phone is locked:
These days most music apps include this feature (I believe including [Google Music](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music) or [Amazon MP3](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.mp3) if you're in the US), try searching the Market for something like [lock screen music control](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=lock+screen+music+control&c=apps) to see a selection.
This feature either needs to be built into which ever app you're using to play your music (as above) or you need to switch to using a different lock screen that supports widgets, such as [WidgetLocker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker) and then you can choose from available music control add-ons like [Media Buttons](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.mediabuttons) or [Phantom Music Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.jhg.musiccontrolwidget).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Well what i love about Android is that you can be assured you kind of get more than what you just got out of the box. You are not limited to only what has been shipped. My suggestion is go download widget locker. it allows you to add widgets on lock screens.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Try N 7 player, it supports what you desire and a lot more..
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I found my solution. This feature is provided in [Go Locker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jiubang.goscreenlock).
It's so great, and works with Google Music as well! Very customizable and there are zillion of themes out there.
And most important, it's free.
I'm sure you now think I'm affiliated with them, the truth is yes, I use their products and I'm addicted to them, that's it!
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: Missed the the same thing when I switched from IOS to Android.
Don't know if this solves all of your issues, but supports generic controls (notification, widgets, etc) for most media applications.
[Media Utilities](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.batescorp.notificationmediacontrols.alpha&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5iYXRlc2NvcnAubm90aWZpY2F0aW9ubWVkaWFjb250cm9scy5hbHBoYSJd)
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/07 | 459 | 1,866 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering if I could suspend my phone.
Let's say I'm running out of battery and I'm also expecting an important call in a few hours time. Instead of shutting down the phone and starting up again, it would be better if I would be able to suspend it like normal Linux laptops.
I'm using HTC Desire with official 2.3.3 update.<issue_comment>username_1: There really is nothing a "suspend" mode would give you over simply shutting the phone off, other than maybe a slightly faster resume Vs. boot-up time.
With that said, most Android devices are engineered with battery life in mind. However a phone still must function as a phone, so cellular and data radios must be enabled, touch screens must respond to input, etc. All these things are a drain on the battery.
There are many apps on the Market that can help with mitigating this drain, especially when the battery is low on power. With an app like [Juice Defender](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender), for example, you can set up profiles that automate disabling data connectivity and only enabling it once in a while for short periods to check for e-mail, etc.
There are lower level tweaks as well. Custom kernels combined with 3rd-party ROMs allow you to [underclock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underclocking) (opposite of overclocking) and [undervolt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_voltage_scaling) the CPU when the phone is not actively in use, take advantage of different CPU governors that are more battery-friendly, etc. However these require a phone to be rooted, with an unlocked bootloader in order to install these custom kernels and ROMs.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The Motorola Razr has a sleep option which works like that so it is possible to do though it probably has to be done at ROM level.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/07 | 807 | 3,280 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any technical or others reasons why Android is still a firmware and not an OS which can be just installed without a lot of hassle?
Why there is no universal image which could detect appropriate drivers (kernel modules), partition NAND in some standard way and configure boot loader to boot updated OS version?
What stops Google from making a real (less firmware-like) OS (an OS for small ARM, x86 etc. devices)?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> What stops Google from making a real OS (an OS for small ARM, x86 etc devices)?
>
>
>
It is a "real" OS.
>
> Why there is no universal image which could detect appropriate drivers
>
>
>
How do you detect drivers that don't exist? Someone has to write them. Unlike PCs, phone hardware varies wildly, largely because it isn't feasible for end users to construct their own from parts and size constraints. Customized parts instead of interchangeable ones and special chipsets mean very specific drivers are needed, and an OS can't just ship default ones. Imagine the bloat as well — someone with a cheap HTC phone with 20 MB for apps doesn't have room to host drivers they don't need.
>
> and configure boot loader to boot updated OS version
>
>
>
Bootloaders also vary wildly between devices; you'd have to get all the manufacturers on board in order to use a single one, and manufacturers are unlikely to want to give up their power in that area.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: In order to provide what you seem to be asking for, an additional layer (or a more robust)of [abstraction](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_abstraction) would have to be added to the operating system so that it would be less tightly coupled to the hardware. Adding this would require more memory and consume more CPU cycles on a platform that has little of either to spare.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Google's ongoing lawsuit with Oracle!
Google does have a plan for bringing Android to PC's - but it's not quite what you are envisioning: Google wants to add the Android execution environment to Chrome. Android could -with a lot of work - by made to be installable on PC's, but bringing it to Chrome instead means it could be easily deployed to 25% of all computers immediately (25% being Chrome's ~ market share).
If you don't believe me, look at the smoking gun e-mail that Google is currently fighting to keep out of lawsuit - it refers to Google needing Java for Chrome.
I'm not suggesting that Google is going to suddenly drop Java if they lose the lawsuit - they are way too far committed to Java to do that - but they would like to at least know what the terms of using Java are going to be before they take a step that would significantly increase their dependence on it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Other people than Google are working on porting it to the x86 platform already. If you check out the [Android-x86 Project](http://www.android-x86.org/) you can see various builds available albeit for a limited number of hardware devices. I tried to download a couple of the images and get them running in VirtualBox on my computer (CrunchBang Linux based on Debian on Dell Latitude D520) but couldn't get it to load. You might be able to, though. GL!
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/07 | 422 | 1,869 | <issue_start>username_0: yesterday I decided to upload all my phone's photos using PICASA. I thought the task would have required one hour or so but instead it is still running and is extremely slow! I would like to stop it but it seems impossible, I have the 'notification' of the ongoing process and whatever thing I do (reboot phone, shut down, advanced task killer, android assistant) as soon as I start an internet connection the process appear. Please help me close it!
Thank you!<issue_comment>username_1: I'd go to `Settings -> Accounts and sync` and if you have an entry for Picasa, shut off sync for it. If that doesn't work disable **Background data** in the same place, then go to your Media app or wherever you set up the sync and shut it off. If you can't then you should go to `Settings -> Applications -> All` and clear the data for the relevant app(s).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I've tried but they didn't seem to make the icon disappear. After wandering through settings and application as suggested by Matthew this is what I finally did and it seems to work: Settings --> Application --> Manage App --> Running --> myuploads --> Force Stop and eventually the icon of ongoing process was gone! Thank you for the important clue!!!
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: 1. Go to your Setting and from there click on the application manager
2. Once you are on application manager, swipe across the categories to find All. This will give you a list of all applications on your phone. Your application manager has three categories - a) Downloaded b) Running and c) All.
3. Once you select All, scroll down the list of applications to find Download Manager.
4. On Download Manager, click on the button that says Clear Data. Once the data is cleared, the download notification on the notification window will go away.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/07 | 783 | 3,233 | <issue_start>username_0: Over the past week, whenever I try to open the Play Store/Market app on my phone, the app thinks for a while and then displays this error message:
>
> Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account.
>
>
>
But I am indeed signed into my Google account, as seen in other Google applications running on the phone, and as seen if I open the menu in the Market app and click the "Accounts" button.
I suspect this might be related to the fact that over the past few months I've had two different Google accounts synced to this device, and I have recently removed one of them from the phone. No other Google application has had any problems with removing one account.
Does anyone know how I can solve this issue? I can still install applications by using the market website (now "Google Play"), but this is still a big inconvenience. I also think I stopped getting updates.<issue_comment>username_1: I went to `Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> All`, chose the Market application in the list, and clicked on "Uninstall updates" button which appeared there. It gave me an old, but *working*, version of the market app. I hope it will update itself in the future and will continue to work properly.
Thanks to [Matthew](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/1465/matthew-read) for inspiring me to look over there.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I guess this happens when you change your Google account password, please see below steps that was helpful for me.
1. Tap (touch) on Play store icon
2. Touch menu key (key on the left side of home key on bottom) of the phone
3. Select Settings
4. Select "Content filtering" under user controls
5. Tick your selection or select all, and
6. Click- OK.
7. Then it might ask your new password,
8. Enter your Google password, then you can open Apps (Play Store).
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: You have to remove all your accounts from your device and re-add them. Or, just re-sync your google accounts from the Accounts & sync menu.
Go the Settings > Accounts & sync > Click on your account then remove account.
I removed all of my accounts that I had at that time, hopefully you haven't forgotten your passwords for your account. After I had done this, I restarted the device.
When my device came back on, I clicked on my Google Play Store, from there I was asked to sign in my account.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: This happened to me when I changed my Google account password. A simple phone restart did the trick for me. (Android 4.2)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: This worked for me: `System settings > Apps > "All" (tab at top) > Google Play Store`
Then press buttons in order: "Force stop" and "Clear data"
Exit Settings. Start the Play Store. Press at the top left top open the menu options.. Verify you have the correct account selected.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_6: If you have a firewall application installed, it may be set too strictly. Try disabling it (or loosening up the rules). Once I did that, trying to open the Play Store popped up a notification about Access Requested, which (when clicked) prompted me to re-enter my password.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/07 | 306 | 1,272 | <issue_start>username_0: Is [Google Play Music](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music) (formerly Google Music) the same app as the stock Android Music app?
I have a Nexus S running Android 2.3.6. I live in a country, Italy, where the Google Play Music service is not yet available. Some time ago, due to an Android Market glitch, then Google Music appeared among the apps installed on my phone.
The Market kept nagging me to update to the latest versions, which always failed because the app is not installed and I can't install it from the Market in my country. Before uninstalling the Google Play Music app entry, I'd like to make sure it's not the same as the stock Music app, which I instead want to keep.<issue_comment>username_1: Google (Play) Music is a separate and quite different app from the stock Music app that comes pre-loaded on most Android handsets. It is possible to have both installed alongside each other without any issues. Uninstalling Google Play Music should not in any way impact the stock Music app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: No, it's a completely different service.
In fact, it's a cloud service with an Android app; whereas the Music app is simply a local music app.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/07 | 307 | 1,166 | <issue_start>username_0: I can read everywhere here in France that the OTA version of Ice Cream Sandwich is available for the Asus Transformer TF101. But when I check for a new firmware, it finds nothing. Is there a step I missed?
My Transformer is currently working with Android 3.2.1.<issue_comment>username_1: OTA upgrade has been stopped due to several SW issues. A modified upgrade is expected within weeks, be patient.
(I do have the upgrade, but not installed as I have read about the problems... now I am refusing it every day :(
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you go to the [ASUS web site](http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?m=Eee%20Pad%20Transformer%20TF101&p=20&s=16), there are downloads available (choose Android as your OS. I got confused thinking that Windows was the right choice for the upgrade, they mean Windows for the drivers, and Android for the firmware).
Download the right localized build. I am in the US, so mine was the US build.
Copy it to an microSD card in a directory ASUS\Update\patchFile.zip
Then when you pop the card in, the tablet should notify you that there is an update available.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/07 | 418 | 1,442 | <issue_start>username_0: My Android Market is still Android Market. I am eager to update it manually, but I prefer official way when payment is involved.
In India, only app store is available.. no music, book and movie store. So, I have been guessing maybe it'll not be pushed to India. Is there any such policies?<issue_comment>username_1: The "Market" to "Play" renaming is just a re-branding of the store. It won't change any of the underlying availability or features. You will have to ask Google (good luck!) about if/when additional feature will be made available in India. So there is nothing to be gained by "upgrading", other than satisfying the Google marketing department.
Here are some details from the [Google Play FAQ](http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&p=play_faq&answer=2490014#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIwMSwibnVsbC10b3BfZmVhdHVyZWRfYm9va3NfVVNfXzFfcHJvbW9fMTMzMTE0NzM1OTU1MCJd):
```
Q: What types of content are available in my country?
* Paid Apps: Available in these countries
* Movies: Available in US, UK, Canada, and Japan
* eBooks: Available in US, UK, Canada, and Australia
* Music: Available in US
```
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As PT says, the update will be made in India, but the movies etc, wont be available in India. Its only the name and the icon of the Market/play app which will change.. Maybe sometime in the future we will get the other services...
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/08 | 660 | 2,456 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the TELUS Samsung Galaxy S2 X (T989D) running Gingerbread (v2.3.5). Today my friend (who has the Samsung Galaxy S2 (TI9100)) told me that they changed the Android Market to Google Play. I opened my Android Market to see if it would update to Google Play and all I got was a message asking to accept the terms of Google Play, which I pushed "Accept". After trying the following to have it updated to Google Play, still no cigar:
* Deleting data and cache
* Removing and reinstalling all previous Market updates
* Turning off WiFi and using only 4G
* Rebooting phone (several times)
I dont understand why its just not updating like everyone elses is? Maybe it has to do with the model of my phone?
**EDIT**: I also forgot to mention that I am in Canada.<issue_comment>username_1: From the [official announcement](http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-google-play.html) on the Android Developers blog (emphasis mine):
>
> We’ll be rolling out Google Play to devices in a phased OTA update, **starting today and continuing over the days to come**. With the update, the Android Market app will upgrade to the Play Store app and the Music, Videos, and Books apps will upgrade to Play Music, Play Movies, and Play Books. This update is for devices running Android 2.2 or higher, and users on other devices will continue to have the same access to your apps as before.
>
>
>
Just give it some time to work. For what it's worth, I got the upgrade almost immediately after I read the blog, and the new Google Play appeared in the apps instead of the old Market. It's pretty much the same as the previous Market app, bar the new branding. Also, check the version of your market app -- Google Play is version 3.4.6 or later, the old Market is 3.4.4.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If your device is not detecting an update yet there is manual update as well.
You just have to download apk from the link and install it in your device.
Here is a link: [Google Play Store 3.9.16](http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/11/download-latest-google-play-store-3-9-16-with-new-ability-to-remove-apps-from-the-all-apps-list/)
Note: After installing apk to your device if app started force closing
1. Clear data from app i.e go to settings->manage app->play store->clear data
2. If it is still force closing reboot your device
This works for me hope works for others as well
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/08 | 731 | 2,761 | <issue_start>username_0: I have two phones, one has a 3.2MP camera, and the other has an 8MP camera. I downloaded the '[Barcode Scanner](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android)' app on both phones, it works on the 8MP phone but the 3.2MP phone sometimes doesn't pick up any barcodes at all.
Update: from the discussion in the comment thread, it seems the phone doesn't pick up barcodes because it doesn't have Auto Focus. Is there a way I can get around this?<issue_comment>username_1: As I know, if you put a distance between the phone and the barcode far enough so there's no need for auto-focus, the phone should recognize it. But in some cases, the barcode distance may be far from the specific rectangle by the app, so it will not be recognized. In this case, this situation will differ from one phone to another, and btw I had this case in the past, and it never worked for me.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: (I'll address your 2nd edit below...)
Some cheap camera modules don't include an auto focus feature, i.e. they are fix-focus'ed to infinity.
Barcode scanners need a near focus though and cannot (or hardly) scan the resulting blurry images that result from infinity-focused fix-focus cameras.
The only way around this would be to attach a *macro lens* specifically designed for smartphone cameras (also works with fix focus). Search for [smartphone macro lens](https://www.google.com/search?ix=aca&q=macro%20lens%20smartphone&tbm=isch) to see some samples.
I already tried that once with an older (also fix-focus) Sony-Ericsson Xperia X8 and it worked back then.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: FREE solution:
I've had success with a fraction of a drop of water or oil over the lens of the camera on my ZTE Score. It causes bar codes close to the camera to be in focus, and they read reliably. Enough to form a convex surface, but not so much that it drops off.
The ZTE Score has a smooth back; I dip my finger in oil and, with the lens aimed up, touch the back of the phone where the lens to put a droplet of oil on it. Then I can turn the phone face up (lens down) and I can scan bar codes. If the outer surface of your camera lens isn't flat, this likely won't work, but it's worked with my ZTE score and should work with most low-end (fixed focus) phones.
A clear convex on one side, flat and sticky on the other side piece of plastic would do the trick too; I recall seeing stick-on rubber feet that would have served well, but haven't seen 'em and haven't tried that.
I got tired of doing this every time I wanted to scan a barcode, and just ordered a macro lens.
If the codes don't fit on the screen when in focus, your drop is too big; use less.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/08 | 459 | 1,961 | <issue_start>username_0: Switching from HTC Aria (Android 2.2?) to Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.0.2). I had lots of NYTimes articles saved as "Favorites" in the NYTimes app. My intention is to transfer this data so that it is usable on my new phone? I am capable of intermediate to advanced solutions.
It seems that the NYTimes app creates a new folder every time it syncs. I haven't found where the individual articles are marked "favorite" and thus where the articles are then stored.<issue_comment>username_1: I'm going to try to give an answer that applies both to the NYT app and to apps in general. The short answer is make sure that you setup both phones with the same Google account and sign into your NYT account in the app.
If an app is properly designed (and I would assume that the NYT app is) then user settings, such as favorites, should get transferred to your new phone automatically.
Some apps use the data backup/transfer functionality that is built into Android, which relies on you setting up both phones with the same Google account.
Some apps instead sync user data to their own servers, which typically relies on your signing into the app with their account. The NYT does have its own system of users accounts and allows you to sign into your account in their Android phone app (oddly, this is missing in their Android tablet app).
If an app does not implement either of these then you should give it a low rating (using the built-in Android data backup/transfer functionality is super easy so apps really should implement it).
The principle exception to this is cases where your data is very large, i.e. media files, in which case the app should provide functionality or instructions to assist you in moving your data.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) (requires root) is able to back up and restore app data.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/09 | 479 | 2,023 | <issue_start>username_0: After setting up mail and calendar synchronization with our Exchange server (Exchange 2010) and the built-in app, I cannot edit the entries in the Exchange calendar. Adding new entries works fine.
[Comment #15](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=13779#c15) of a Google code issue shows an important hint. It works when the "primary E-mail address" is used when connecting to the account.
Could there be other reasons? How do I find the primary E-mail address (short of asking the system administrator)?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm going to try to give an answer that applies both to the NYT app and to apps in general. The short answer is make sure that you setup both phones with the same Google account and sign into your NYT account in the app.
If an app is properly designed (and I would assume that the NYT app is) then user settings, such as favorites, should get transferred to your new phone automatically.
Some apps use the data backup/transfer functionality that is built into Android, which relies on you setting up both phones with the same Google account.
Some apps instead sync user data to their own servers, which typically relies on your signing into the app with their account. The NYT does have its own system of users accounts and allows you to sign into your account in their Android phone app (oddly, this is missing in their Android tablet app).
If an app does not implement either of these then you should give it a low rating (using the built-in Android data backup/transfer functionality is super easy so apps really should implement it).
The principle exception to this is cases where your data is very large, i.e. media files, in which case the app should provide functionality or instructions to assist you in moving your data.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) (requires root) is able to back up and restore app data.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/09 | 589 | 2,309 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How to recover apps from a factory reset?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/20143/how-to-recover-apps-from-a-factory-reset)
>
>
>
the AndyX Rom has a wonderful feature that grabs all applications previously installed from the market once you do all wipes and new rom setup.
[ONLINE AndyX ROM™ v6.0 - XXLPH - Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 | forum.xda-developers.com](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460702)
unfortunately any other custom rom I used does not have this feature so I have to go to the market again and download all app one by one like skype, whatsapp and so on.
is there an app that would work on all the roms which I could use to grab all what I had installed before regardless in which rom I installed the apps? Thanks !<issue_comment>username_1: I'm going to try to give an answer that applies both to the NYT app and to apps in general. The short answer is make sure that you setup both phones with the same Google account and sign into your NYT account in the app.
If an app is properly designed (and I would assume that the NYT app is) then user settings, such as favorites, should get transferred to your new phone automatically.
Some apps use the data backup/transfer functionality that is built into Android, which relies on you setting up both phones with the same Google account.
Some apps instead sync user data to their own servers, which typically relies on your signing into the app with their account. The NYT does have its own system of users accounts and allows you to sign into your account in their Android phone app (oddly, this is missing in their Android tablet app).
If an app does not implement either of these then you should give it a low rating (using the built-in Android data backup/transfer functionality is super easy so apps really should implement it).
The principle exception to this is cases where your data is very large, i.e. media files, in which case the app should provide functionality or instructions to assist you in moving your data.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) (requires root) is able to back up and restore app data.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/09 | 254 | 1,037 | <issue_start>username_0: I get an error "No connection: Couldn't connect to the server" when trying to assign my google account to the Google+ app on my 2.3.5 Android phone. Tried several times along the day today, any ideas what else I may try?
I have no connection problems with any of the other apps on the same phone at any time.<issue_comment>username_1: Check for a security notification under the notifications. I missed it at first on my tablet.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem... Go to Play Store and update your Google+ app and then try to sign in again. It worked for me.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: No connection, couldn't connect to the server. From deleting Google Play services. If you delete the Cache on some apps, you will have Sync problems. Shut the phone off, 30 seconds. Turn the phone back on. Main settings: Turn Airplane mode on 30 seconds. Turn Airplane mode off. This should work. Last resort: Factory Reset. Located on phone menu settings.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/03/09 | 531 | 2,215 | <issue_start>username_0: If I create an appointment in the Android\* calendar application, I can add a reminder that will pop-up on my phone at the configured time. It will automatically synchronise the event with Google Calendar (which is great!).
If I create the appointment with Google Calendar, I can add a reminder that will either be sent as an email, be sent as a text message or appear as a web-browser pop-up. Again, the event will be synchronised with the phone. I really like the Google Calendar email notifications as they appear in Gmail Manager as well as on the phone, so I'm much more likely to notice the reminders when I'm at work and have my phone on silent.
Is there any way to create an appointment in the Android calendar application and at the same time set up a reminder to come by email rather than as a calendar reminder notification?
Thanks in advance for the help.
\* HTC Desire, CyanogenMod 7.1.0, Android 2.3.7<issue_comment>username_1: It is possible to create **default event reminds** by accessing your calender through the [Google Calendar website](https://calendar.google.com).
1. Access your settings
* Wrench Icon > Setting
2. Access your calendar's specific settings
* Calendars tab > Click on your calendar
3. Add a default reminder
* Notifications tab > Add a reminder
Most mobile devices with calendar applications support pop-up reminders and may chime and show a an alert to notify you of the event. I prefer this method so that I can specify a special sound for calendar notifications vs normal emails, but this is where you would create an email notification.
**It seems you want to remove the pop-up notifications, and add an email notification.**
You can create a new calendar and adjust it's notifications if you don't want to receive an email for every event/only want email notifications for specific events.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: * Go *Calendar*
* Tap the event you want to add a reminder for (or create a new event)
* Tap *Add reminder*
* To the right of the time drop down you should see *Notification* as a drop down tap this.
* Select *email*
Tried on Android 4.1, Google Nexus 5.
Hope this is what you're looking for.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/09 | 533 | 2,277 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to completely clear the autocomplete words my Sony Ericsson Xperia arc has learned. I used it for entering some random letter combinations (CAPTCHA entries) and now they are part of the autocomplete for some important prefixes. How can this be done? Looked in the settings screen but no luck.<issue_comment>username_1: You can clear learned words under `Settings --> Language and keyboard --> User dictionary`. Long press on the learned word and then edit or delete.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This is positioned high in Google, so I'm gonna paste my solution here. I own a **Sonyericsson Xperia Arc S** and the Personal Dictionary list was empty.
The way to go was to go into the **app listing (all apps)**, find the **Xperia Keyboard** service and **Clear Data**.
It resets every keyboard configuration, but it's how it works.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Clearing the words by Setting:Language and Keyboard:User Dictionary works only for words you've saved manually. To unlearn words that were learned automatically, you need to go the the app that drives your text input and clear the data for that app. For example, on my Casio Commando, I go to my list of apps, click on XT9 Text Input app and click on "Clear Data.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Go to setting ---> Controls ---> Language and inputs ---> keyboard and input methods --> (setting icon) behind your keyboard type -- > predictive text --> clear personal data .. :)
That's all :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: **For xperia**
---
Go to setting ---> Controls ---> Language and inputs ---> keyboard and input methods --->Select the Keyboard you using (eg., Xperia Keyboard)--->Settings icon--->>Use my writting style--->In My Words you can delete the words you want to remove or you can go to Clear data to clear all your words.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: To clear the autocomplete suggestions and be able to type the message: **double tap on the word you are trying to write**, than try to finish writing your word.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Open any app like mail or message and start typing, predicted text will be displayed. Just long press it and select remove from prediction.. Done
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/10 | 583 | 2,426 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running Gingerbread on my Samsung Galaxy S II. I dock it on my dash in my car and plug a 3.5mm cord from the phone to my stereo aux input.
I often listen to music from my phone through my car stereo, but when a call comes in and I answer it, there is terrible feedback on the other end because the caller hears both my speakers and the audio from the phone.
Is there anything I can do about this other than to switch to a traditional headset?<issue_comment>username_1: You can clear learned words under `Settings --> Language and keyboard --> User dictionary`. Long press on the learned word and then edit or delete.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This is positioned high in Google, so I'm gonna paste my solution here. I own a **Sonyericsson Xperia Arc S** and the Personal Dictionary list was empty.
The way to go was to go into the **app listing (all apps)**, find the **Xperia Keyboard** service and **Clear Data**.
It resets every keyboard configuration, but it's how it works.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Clearing the words by Setting:Language and Keyboard:User Dictionary works only for words you've saved manually. To unlearn words that were learned automatically, you need to go the the app that drives your text input and clear the data for that app. For example, on my Casio Commando, I go to my list of apps, click on XT9 Text Input app and click on "Clear Data.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Go to setting ---> Controls ---> Language and inputs ---> keyboard and input methods --> (setting icon) behind your keyboard type -- > predictive text --> clear personal data .. :)
That's all :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: **For xperia**
---
Go to setting ---> Controls ---> Language and inputs ---> keyboard and input methods --->Select the Keyboard you using (eg., Xperia Keyboard)--->Settings icon--->>Use my writting style--->In My Words you can delete the words you want to remove or you can go to Clear data to clear all your words.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: To clear the autocomplete suggestions and be able to type the message: **double tap on the word you are trying to write**, than try to finish writing your word.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Open any app like mail or message and start typing, predicted text will be displayed. Just long press it and select remove from prediction.. Done
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/10 | 400 | 1,302 | <issue_start>username_0: Even when I set the backlight onto its dimmest, it is still very bright when using it in the dark. However, when you have low battery it appears even dimmer, so I know it is possible to get it to that level.
Is there anyway to set it to this reduced level?
If it makes any difference, I am using a Galaxy Ace (2.3.3).<issue_comment>username_1: I'm currently using [Screen Filter](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en). It reduces the brightness of your phone below the level of what Android OS provides. Works for me and is a good battery saver. Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can use [Dimmer](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=brightness&fdid=giraffine.dimmer) available on F-droid (an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform).
>
> ### Dimmer
>
>
> Lower brightness
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>
> Lower the brightness beyond the limit through a filter.
>
>
> License: [Apache2](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#apache2)
>
>
>
Current version (3.3.1) [apk](https://f-droid.org/repo/giraffine.dimmer_37.apk).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/POkjmm.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/10 | 907 | 3,723 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a <NAME>.
When i first bought the phone, it came with a 4GB class 2 microSD without a brand name.
I could play games without problems and it was pretty stable.
Then I bought a cheap 32GB microSD without any class. I moved my files from the old card into a new one by copy-pasting them. When I play games (mostly big-sized games) the games will sometimes suddenly crash to homescreen without any "force close" option.
Then I thought it was maybe because of the cheap microSD so I bought a new Transcend 32 GB class 10 microSDHC. It is fast enough for HD games, and I'm satisfied with it, but the same problem happens - games will sometimes crash to homescreen.
Is this because of my storage space? Maybe I installed too much stuff on it? I have 80 MB free space. Maybe this is the cause?
My phone condition:
* Rooted
* No other modifications applied.<issue_comment>username_1: If your foreground app is being closed without warning, the suspect is no other than Kernel. It generally happens when Kernel runs out of memory. In such case, Kernel reclaims memory by killing other apps, otherwise the device would be crashed. In such situation, Kernel doesn't respect multitasking (apps with background services, apps having icon in status bar etc) and in some cases, even foreground apps (when its very critical). When Kernel fails to do it due to CPU unavailability etc, the device really get crashed. This is how it works.
In your case, one or more reasons are responsible:
* You've a load of lots of background running apps which draw lot of memory even during game play.
* The game requires more resources than your device hardware provides. Its less likely because game runs most of times, but its possible that game does a lot of memory caching which outruns currently available memory.
* There's memory leakage bug in atleast one of your installed apps.
When it comes to fully filled big storage, system requires somewhat more resources to locate a file in it, but it doesn't cause this type of problem. You can reduce memory card size or files in it to lower down performance impact, but its not recommended. Its better to hunt down and remove always-running apps which are not extremely useful. Even if its useful, you should find its alternative which doesn't always run in background.
In the last, you can always install [CatLog](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat) to see what happened after game crash. If you find it as alien language, Google it or ask here.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: In such cases I would highly suggest to try to replicate the problem while usb debugging is enabled. Install the android sdk which will give you the necessary tools to "logcat" what's happening. The messages might give you a clue what is causing the sudden shutdown of your application.
After having installed the sdk you can simply start the logging through Terminal/cmd by
>
> adb logcat
>
>
>
A picture for illustration (click to enlarge):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xvr8i.jpg)
As suggested it might be a problem with low ram. Sony Ericsson Xperia S Phones sometimes feel sluggish especially if you use a lot of "widgets" such as the timeline and media player widget on your homescreen as they are quite ressource intensive. This might be indirectly linked to the shutdown of your games if there are many background services running there just won't be enough free ram for the game.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Download Advance Task Killer from Android Market. Then, open it, go to `Settings` and select `auto task kill`.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/03/10 | 1,060 | 4,004 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for an app that could help me find/take pictures & record sound/ erase my data / block device if I lose my cell.
I don't know if is it possible, but will be really useful if the app can work even if there is no sim inside the device/ switched off or have GPS/internet connection disabled.
Thanks in advance!<issue_comment>username_1: I couldn't find any anti-theft app that can be activated in any way besides sending a text message. What you can do, however, is installing one of these apps and immediately activating it before losing your phone. Having GPS continously activated may drain your battery more than you'd like to, though.
Of course, your phone can neither phone home nor be remote controlled unless it has some sort of internet connection. But Wifi should still work without a SIM card.
The most popular apps for this sort of thing seem to be [Prey](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prey) and [Where's my Droid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alienmanfc6.wheresmyandroid). The latter requires the paid pro version if you need remote wipe.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [AndroidLost](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlost&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hbmRyb2lkbG9zdCJd) is my personal favorite. I don't know if it can turn the device on, but I know it works for everything else. My favorite feature is the pop-up message you can send that takes a picture with the front facing camera when they click OK. If you don't have access to your phone, install it via the market link and login on their site!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Cerberus can be activated by both it's web service and via text message. If you're rooted, it can be integrated into the system apps and so survive a complete wipe. FYI, NO app will let you track your phone while it's turned off :)
It can also turn on the GPS remotely, has real time tracking using Google maps (looks like Google navigation in a web browser), take pics/record sound & video, sound an alarm, hide itself from the app drawer so thieves won't know it's there, remotely lock the phone with a code, wipe the system, display messages, download the last 10 texts and phone calls, and LOTS more.
Cerberus is $5, and worth every penny. It can be downloaded from [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus), but the download section on the official site has [Cerberus APKs that can be flashed and integrated directly into the ROM](https://www.cerberusapp.com/download.php).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: [Google Latitude](https://latitude.google.com/latitude/b/0) tracks your location — that would work until they wipe your phone, of course.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Assuming the phone hasn't been wiped , and is logged into your account, and has *some* form of network access, [Android device manager](https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager) can locate, wipe and lock your phone. With newer versions you need to enable location access. I tested location and ringing on a phone with wifi, but no functional sim card (I have an old cancelled one inside to keep it from complaining).
Without *any* way to communicate with a phone its tricky. [Prey is pretty nice](https://preyproject.com/), has a proven track record (and a pretty [impressive recoveries page](https://preyproject.com/blog/cat/recoveries)) and can be activated over [text](http://support.preyproject.com/kb/common-questions-and-answers/how-do-i-run-prey-on-my-android-phone). It will also activate itself on a *sim card change* or removal, and try to call back so it may be useful since the phone will *have* to be turned on eventually to get any use of it.
Nothing can track a switched off phone, short of magic.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: You could try Android Device Manager, but your phones 3G must be online or it must be connected to WiFi
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/10 | 674 | 2,475 | <issue_start>username_0: Do Android tablets generally support USB to Ethernet adapters? And if so, which models?<issue_comment>username_1: [Looks like 'no'](http://www.google.com/m?q=usb+ethernet+android), with some xda-developers work. If you want to connect to a LAN, why not go with [an access point](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000TPVWX0) the size of a deck of cards? If you want extra security, you might turn off your wifi router's beacon, use WPA2 without WPS, and turn on its MAC address filtering. Your device will connect without the beacon if you 'Add Network'.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: To my knowledge, the Motorola Xoom *does* support the USB to Ethernet adapter solution, but I don't know of any others. Even the Xoom however requires some serious work, and you will need one of two custom kernels for the Xoom as well as an adapter based on a particular chipset. For more information, check out [this XDA article](http://www.xda-developers.com/android/add-ethernet-connectivity-to-the-motorola-xoom/) and the threads it links to.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The most easy way to use LAN to your Android device is to connect your LAN cable to a portable wireless router ( about US$20 in ebay ) then you can use WiFi service from your LAN cable.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I'm using a Toshiba Thrive (OS 4.0.3), a Curtis KLU MID704 (OS 4.1.1, and one of the Rockchip clones) a Polaroid branded PMID704 and a ZTE phone. Of all these, the Polaroid and Curtis have Ethernet support in the settings. I'm using a Radio Shack Belkin USB-to-Ethernet adapter, which is supported off-the-shelf by Android. (Only the Toshiba Thrive has a full size type-A USB jack.) The Polaroid is "broken" in that the Ethernet doesn't work. You click on it in settings and it clicks but does nothing. The Curtis works, it shows me my IP and MAC address in settings and I can set static IP parameters including IP Address, Gateway, NetMask, and 2 DNS servers.
However, the Android frameworks (in the Java(tm)-like language) are broken. The connection managers only support WiFi and Mobile Data. You can inquire about the Eth0 device but can't open a connection or do anything with it.
I know...I've got a $70,000USD contract hinging on solving the ethernet connection problem and it's getting frustrating. I've got google people telling me it's in there, but I can't find API's or examples. Supposedly Google's working on it.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/10 | 686 | 2,513 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an app that has a homescreen shortcut to mark all SMS text messages as read? Or an app that does this when I run it?<issue_comment>username_1: [Looks like 'no'](http://www.google.com/m?q=usb+ethernet+android), with some xda-developers work. If you want to connect to a LAN, why not go with [an access point](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B000TPVWX0) the size of a deck of cards? If you want extra security, you might turn off your wifi router's beacon, use WPA2 without WPS, and turn on its MAC address filtering. Your device will connect without the beacon if you 'Add Network'.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: To my knowledge, the Motorola Xoom *does* support the USB to Ethernet adapter solution, but I don't know of any others. Even the Xoom however requires some serious work, and you will need one of two custom kernels for the Xoom as well as an adapter based on a particular chipset. For more information, check out [this XDA article](http://www.xda-developers.com/android/add-ethernet-connectivity-to-the-motorola-xoom/) and the threads it links to.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The most easy way to use LAN to your Android device is to connect your LAN cable to a portable wireless router ( about US$20 in ebay ) then you can use WiFi service from your LAN cable.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I'm using a Toshiba Thrive (OS 4.0.3), a Curtis KLU MID704 (OS 4.1.1, and one of the Rockchip clones) a Polaroid branded PMID704 and a ZTE phone. Of all these, the Polaroid and Curtis have Ethernet support in the settings. I'm using a Radio Shack Belkin USB-to-Ethernet adapter, which is supported off-the-shelf by Android. (Only the Toshiba Thrive has a full size type-A USB jack.) The Polaroid is "broken" in that the Ethernet doesn't work. You click on it in settings and it clicks but does nothing. The Curtis works, it shows me my IP and MAC address in settings and I can set static IP parameters including IP Address, Gateway, NetMask, and 2 DNS servers.
However, the Android frameworks (in the Java(tm)-like language) are broken. The connection managers only support WiFi and Mobile Data. You can inquire about the Eth0 device but can't open a connection or do anything with it.
I know...I've got a $70,000USD contract hinging on solving the ethernet connection problem and it's getting frustrating. I've got google people telling me it's in there, but I can't find API's or examples. Supposedly Google's working on it.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/10 | 614 | 1,995 | <issue_start>username_0: Just tried to use iris, the supposed Siri clone for Android:
>
> **Me to iris:** "Remind me in two hours to get cascade"
>
>
> **iris:** "What is your real name?"
>
>
> **Me:** *Why does it need that?* "Josh"
>
>
> **iris:** "Definition of 'Josh': to jest or tease playfully"
>
>
> **Me:** "You're useless."
>
>
> **iris:** "Definition of useless: not fulfilling or not
> expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome"
>
>
> **Me:** "Exactly!"
>
>
>
Am I doing it wrong or is iris really just not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome?<issue_comment>username_1: From what I've seen, Iris isn't supposed to be a competitor for Siri, but rather just a (mostly) joke app that just tries to replicate some of Siri's snarkiness. It's for laughs, not productivity.
If you do want to be productive with voice commands, there are some options. [Vlingo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vlingo.client) and [SpeakToIt Assistant](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speaktoit.assistant) spring immediately to mind. There are others.
This might be helpful: [Lifehacker: How to get a personal assistant like Siri on your Android phone for free](http://lifehacker.com/5848973/how-to-get-a-personal-assistant-like-siri-on-your-android-phone-for-free)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You need to make sure to ask the right questions.
Here are a few
* calender (Remind me of the meeting coming friday) or (set a reminder this friday)
* Alarm (Set alarm at 540 am)
* Call someone (can you please call Bob)
* text someone (send a text to Bob)
* search nearby (find me a nearby coffee shop)
* play music (play the song rolling in the deep)
* ask movie reviews (should I watch the movie Mission Impossible)
* watch videos (show me a video of cat singing)
* find news (what is the news about SOPA)
These are just a couple of the commands available.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/10 | 637 | 2,528 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I transfer my contacts from my PC (win7) .contact (iPhone 4) to Samsung Galaxy S2? I no longer have the iPhone 4.<issue_comment>username_1: If you are going to change your iPhone or just want to take backup of your iPhone contacts, here is a simple way to export your iPhone contacts as csv file in Windows 7 and you can open this csv file in Excel. You just need your iPhone and iTunes running in Windows7. Windows XP users here.
Export iPhone contact as CSV file or to Excel
Download and install iTunes, after installation Run iTunes.
Connect your iPhone with computer using data cable.
On the safe side backup your device first, Right-click on your device and select “Back Up” (in-case of any problem with iPhone Contacts you can restore your device later).
When iTunes finish the back up process, Click on “Info” tab
Click on “Sync Contacts with” check box, select “Windows Contacts” from drop down menu and click “Apply” or “Sync” button
Press “Windows + R” keys form keyboard to open “Run” window and type “wab” in “Open” filed and hit OK
Click on tiny arrow and select “Export” as shown below
Select “CSV (Comma Separated Values)” option and click “Export” button
Click on “Browse” button, choose location to save iPhone contacts as csv file
Select iPhone contacts fields that you want to export and hit “Finish” button
You will see this message if iPhone contacts exported as csv file successfully, hit “OK” button.
Now you can use this csv file to import iPhone contacts in any other application or device or you can open this file in Excel to view all iPhone contacts.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If I'm understanding what you are saying, you synced all your iPhone contacts to Windows and have \*.contact files in the Contacts folder.
So download [Samsung Kies](http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP "Samsung Kies") and you will be able to sync the contacts from PC to phone.
Alternatively, in Windows export your contacts as a CSV file and then import this into the Gmail/Google account you have linked to your phone. These contacts can then be synced from Google to your phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: **EASY SOLUTION**
Solution that I found was dumber than expected:
* Make sure the `.contact` files are in your `C:/Users/username/contacts` folder
* Go to Kies, on the top right corner make it "lite mode". (next to the X / close button)
* Click on the Sync TAB
* Sync contacts with Windows Contacts.
Crazy eh!?
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/10 | 652 | 2,366 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-I9100 running Android 2.3.5.
I love the "Swype" keyboard except I really want arrow keys. Is there please a way to add them or switch them on?
(Background)
I know I can tap the text entry box and a little pointer appears, but that's just not usable. Often, the vertical bar is always several characters off from where I drag the pointer to. If I want to insert text somewhere outside the visible area, its near impossible to get it to scroll to the right point.<issue_comment>username_1: Following keyboard apps have arrow keys:
* [Hacker's Keyboard](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard)
* [Go Keyboard](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gokeyboard) with its [Pad Plugin](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gokeyboard.plugin.pad)
Simply install them.
Hacker's Keyboard is not liked on smartphones due to its small buttons, but as you are on tablet, I'd recommend it to you. It has all keys found on a PC's physical keyboard (including even Control, Alt etc keys). Take a look of it:
Use Go Keyboard if you want style. It supports more layouts, themes and languages. It supports swipe-based input, too.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Current version of Swype (as of this writing) doesn't have the arrow keys feature. I would suggest putting in a feature request on [Swype forums](http://forum.swype.com/forumdisplay.php?100-Swype-Dragon-Feature-Requests).
With that said, there are many alternative keyboard apps on the Google Play Store with the arrow keys built in.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The version of Swype pre-loaded on most Gingerbread Galaxy S's does have arrow keys built in.
Swipe your finger across from the `Swype` button in the bottom left corner of the keyboard to the `SYM` button alongside it, and you should see the cursor control screen instead.
Just tap the `ABC` button to get back to the normal keyboard.
*(the other useful extra keyboard you can get is a proper num pad by swiping from the `Swype` key to the `F` key in middle of the keyboard).*
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/11 | 1,468 | 6,211 | <issue_start>username_0: I've uploaded all of our music to Google's "music in the cloud". I can play it on my Android phone (Droid X). I'd like my wife to be able to play it as well on her HTC Incredible).
Is this allowed?
How do I do it?
(One way would be for her to log in as me but that seems like it might cause problems with both of us logged into my account).<issue_comment>username_1: Any music you purchase via Google Play Store or upload via Google Music Manager application is tied to whichever Google account you selected within the app under `Menu -> Settings -> Google Play account`. Starting with Android 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo) you can add multiple Google accounts on Android devices (phones, tablets, Google TVs, etc.) Therefore if your relatives' handset/tablet supports multiple Google accounts, you can add your own account under `Settings -> Accounts & sync` on their device, and then within their Play Music app's settings you should be able to change the account to yours. The music should then be available on their device to stream/download.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Using the Google music uploader tool, you can also download all (Purchased only, I believe) music from any given Google Play Music account. You could then switch accounts (or better yet, a different computer), and upload that music to a different Google Music account.
It would be a manual sync process, as the uploader tool won't automatically download purchased songs.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: @username_2 - it's a good idea and I looked into it, but you **can not** share a single Google account among many users. See here:
<https://support.google.com/a/answer/33330?hl=en>
Google Play **does** let you share Streaming Music that you subscribe too though. AFAIK you can not share any purchased music, whether purchased from Google Play or otherwise.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I have dealt with the same issue. Wanting my wife to have the same access to my almost 4K songs without her having full access to my main Google account. Remember, Sharing your google password is a NO NO. Even with a family member. It give access to more than you can imagine. Web history, every photo you've taken, downloaded, or deleted. Web history, location history, and text, call, ability to track you via GPS, remote everything, and or wipe, lock, or completely erase.... and thats just your phone. Computer, Tablet, even track what you were doing on a friends computer even if your on the other side of the earth. If your logged in, more data is being collected than you think. Even if you think you know. And its all accessible. By you, Google, anyone who has your email address and password, and now (since a year ago bill passed) the Government. The ability to secretly track, take pics, video, and record audio, when your phone looks like its off. Unless your batteries off, its possible. Just knowing your email address, begins an array of info linking to info on you personally. Ever googled your email addresses? Scary. So with that being said, you shouldn't just log in with here phone, giving her access to your music because you cant separate everything else listed above. Its so scary, I dont even want to know my own Google Password. LOL. The only ways to share your music library is to...
A... Download your entire music library, log out, log in to her google music, then upload that folder. Note: It will be a large file. Even Zipped. (Ext. HD suggested) AND you can only download your music twice. EVER. one song or everything.
B... Upload your Music folder (once downloaded) to your Google Drive. Thats a Google Feature that you CAN SHARE with other Google accounts. Any type of files. Pictures, music, documents, or extensive that only special programs can open. From there, she could pick songs and play them one at a time, or down load them to her phone, or DL/UL to her Play music.
C..... I really like the shared Google account option. DL/Up load your music to a NEW Google account and share everything from Music, Books, and Emails. You can even pick what you want to share (sync) on your phone with that account, Giving access to Photos, and what ever. Just remember not to use the same password for the new account. (That make the whole point useless)
D..... What I have done so far is, download or buy music online with my computer, and upload it all to MY play music, KEEPING the music files on my Hard drive so, if she wants any music I have, I just log-in to her account, and upload it from the same source I uploaded to my account with.
F it..... I'm taking my music, and uploading it to my own server.Then I can do what I want with my music. So, neaaaa (Sticks tongue out)
It does stink that you cant simply share music like you can contacts, pics, or documents. Before the internet was dominated with massive servers, the web was mainly peer to peer. So with that being said, I support Torrent client software, and the index search engines that bring us all together. Long Live pirate Bay and its developers. (whom sit behind bars because other people share stuff with one another online) And these guys just made finding things to share simple, without uploading or sharing anything copyrighted themselves. Google Pirate bay justice for more info. You cant write your name on everything. I paid, Its mine, and I like to share. As long as you "Be Fair, when you Share"
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: These answers seem outdated. In my experience you CAN now share playlists with anyone who is a Google Play member. However, in my experience those playlists only work with songs that are available for purchase from Google Play. Private or collectors music that I've uploaded to the Cloud myself seem to break the playlist even if I've made the playlist public. They can see the list but when they try to play it nothing happens.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Two phones logged into the same account work OK in Play Music. I have set it up this way here. The only restriction is that only one can be playing, or have a track in the queue, at the same time. Clear the queue and the other phone can start playing.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/11 | 384 | 1,319 | <issue_start>username_0: I've a Sony Ericsson XPeria Mini Pro with Android 2.3.3 and GTalk didn't came installed. I search it in the market and can't find it.
Is there any way to get it installed?<issue_comment>username_1: Odd that it wasn't pre-installed. I think your best bet would probably be to search XDA-Dev and install a separate Google Talk apk.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I thought that may be I could share the apk file through bluetooth from another phone and I succeed. Here are the steps:
All the steps are for the phone which already has GTalk installed.
1. Open file manager.
2. Go to System (outside sdcard) -> applications.
3. Search Talk.apk.
4. Send it to the phone where you want to install GTalk by bluetooth (or any other way).
Once Talk.apk is already in your phone, just click it to install the app.
I think (not sure) the second step requires rooting. Also I'm pretty sure that the native file manager doesn't allow you to go up from sdcard. I would need something like [Es File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lc3Ryb25ncy5hbmRyb2lkLnBvcCJd) or [Astro File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro&feature=search_result).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/11 | 620 | 2,185 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Is there a way to block access to or wipe my Google data for a lost/stolen phone](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12608/is-there-a-way-to-block-access-to-or-wipe-my-google-data-for-a-lost-stolen-phone)
>
>
>
I would like to know what is the best/recommended practice to prepare myself to the day when my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Ace) will be stolen.
In the ideal world I would like to be able to accomplish (in order of importance):
1. Secure my personal data stored on the phone. In particular, by personal data I mean emails accounts, calendar etc. Furthermore, by *secure* I can live with remotely *permanently erase* the sensitive data.
2. Enhance the chances of retrieving the phone. This can be accomplished basing on:
* Physically locating the phone (using GPS)
* Communicate with the finder/thief
* Turing my phone into as unique one (making loud noises or blinking screen)
3. Remotely manage/access the phone
These are the main things I could think of as important in this future case. If you think I missed something, feel free to correct me. If I used non standard terminology please let me know.
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: There is an app named [lookout](https://www.mylookout.com/wheres-my-droid/) that can track your device for you using geo - coordinates, and can remotely wipe all data from your device, using mylookout.com from your pc.
Wheres my droid will make your device ring (if not on silence). For more information, you can visit [this link](http://wheresmydroid.com/). If you have anymore questions, I'd be more than happy to answer them.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The app [Prey Anti-Theft](http://preyproject.com) is made for exactly this purpose:
>
> Prey lets you keep track of your laptop, phone and tablet whenever stolen or missing -- easily and all in one place. It's lightweight, open source software that gives you full and remote control, 24/7.
>
>
>
Application available from [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prey).
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/12 | 235 | 926 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to run a Windows Phone 7 app developed for our company but no one has a Windows phone.
Is there any way I can run it on my Android, perhaps a simulator or something?<issue_comment>username_1: There is currently no way to run Windows Phone 7 apps on Android devices.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Windows uses Win32API binaries, along with an optional virtual machine called *.NET CLR* for .NET binaries, which encompasses C#, VB.NET, and Managed C++.
Whereas, Android apps, are written in Java that targets *DalvikVM*.
The nearest is *[MonoDroid](https://xamarin.com/monoforandroid)*, which enables apps written in .NET languages and sort of transliterates the compiled bytecode suitable for DalvikVM... I say transliterate.. it's not exactly 100% on the ball either and it's expensive as well! The added bonus with it, is cross-compilable for iOS too :)
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/12 | 915 | 3,558 | <issue_start>username_0: I have WhatsApp installed on my HTC Sensation running Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread). I also have other social contact related apps such as Google Voice, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. For my Google Contacts, it links each of these services up to the people in my address book.
When using WhatsApp, only a few of my contact's icons shows up for the screen with recent messages. When I view the contact in my address book, they have an icon (headshot) either from Google contacts, Facebook, or some other social service.
Why do only some of my WhatsApp contacts have icons showing? The other WhatsApp contacts default to an Android avatar. I've refreshed the WhatsApp contacts list and the problem still persists.<issue_comment>username_1: Try to do as [WhatsApp FAQ say](http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/20970403), mainly (try other way on link too):
>
> you can use all your contacts, not just the "visible"
> ones. To do this:
>
>
> Go to the Contacts Help screen: From the main Chats screen, tap the
> pencil icon > [Menu Button] > Help Scroll down and tap the "Show
> Invisible Contacts" button If you have any invisible contacts, a
> checkbox will appear. Make sure that it is checked.
>
>
>
The "Contacts Help screen" is accessible by WhatsApp menu.
Doing so, my contacts that were invisible - that ones that use it and change its visualization are probably most of people that use avatars - become visible again.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Is the app up-to-date? If not, just go to the Play Store and update it.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Maybe you are talking about the contact picture. The contact picture is only visible if the user has specified it.
By default you can have contacts sync with all account but Profile pictures will not be sync'd in app. Each app may have different profile pictures.
Try this: go to `sdcard -> whatsapp -> profiles Pictures->`
Here you should see what and how many pictures are there. Only those will be shown in WhatsApp contact list.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Simply, Your phone is not giving ample space to Whatsapp. If that contact is stored on your sim card, move it to phone. In 2.2 to 2.3.6, we are a li'll helpless as it will not update automatically.
a li'll tech :
the contacts photos which are not being shown are those whose photo tag is not saved in your device.
Now just make sure that all tags are there in your phones contact list.
Android automatically sets ph\_tag=FALSE if no contact photo is there and anything (any app) below Android 3.0 (API level 11) can not change the tag to TRUE.
So when whatsapp gets ph\_tag=FALSE against any contact, no space is allocated to it for saving a profile pic.
There may also be such issue that the Raw Contact is on SIM space and not in phone memory, hence it is not getting any space to save DP against that particular contact.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Found the issue. Uninstalled and re-installed Whatsapp solved the problem.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I recently have changed my place, basically, I moved out from my country. When I came to a new country, I got a new sim card and I saw that there were missing contacts on my WhatsApp. Even if I tried to refresh all contacts, did not work.
This is because I had not added my phone contacts with the country code. After then, I changed all my contacts with the country code prefix numbers. Then, it has worked. So, the WhatsApp icons came as well. This might be your problem.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/12 | 585 | 2,360 | <issue_start>username_0: I wonder if is possible for those people who download the Android source code and customize it then release their custom roms to *hack* the API or any other part of the codebase like GMail client or network stack so to push in the rom some kind of spyware, virus and so on...
my main concern is that I like to experiment custom roms made available by any developer online but I really would not like to get my traffic sniffed or my Google Account pwd stolen.
Any idea? is Android safe by default in this way or could it be altered?<issue_comment>username_1: No piece of software that you install on any hardware of any form is 100% safe unless you are the author or you've read all of the source code, verified its safety, and built it yourself. Okay, so this may be *something* of an oversimplification, but it's actually not too far off in most cases.
Custom ROMs are no exception to this. Yes, a ROM author could put spyware, a backdoor, or just about anything else they wanted into a ROM if they wanted to maliciously exploit it. With AOSP ROMs I suppose the possibilities are somewhat magnified since the Android source itself could be modified to contain some kind of exploit or spyware.
It's also worth noting, however, that running a manufacturer stock ROM [isn't necessarily a safer option](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_IQ#Rootkit_discovery_and_media_attention) if you're concerned about privacy.
The question "is Android safe by default" is in some ways kind of a meaningless question. Is it designed to be safe? Well yes, data is protected at the application level and apps are sandboxed. Any OS is **intended** to be safe, but all of that goes out the window when you run a ROM that's not pure AOSP. On top of that, the nature of code is that it has bugs, with Android being no exception. Custom ROMs and manufacturer ROMs alike can absolutely have the potential to introduce (either intentionally [or unintentionally](http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/02/02/htc-acknowledges-some-of-its-android-devices-may-leak-wi-fi-passwords/)) ways for your data to be sniffed or stolen.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: While this question is not often asked, it is one of the best concerning Android safety out there. Custom ROMS are not safe at all. Ise only official firmware and OS.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/03/13 | 351 | 1,343 | <issue_start>username_0: But i cant find the folder for my SD card anywhere, does anyone know where i need to put the ROM?<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to drop the ROM image anywhere on the SD Card and then use, for instance, [ROM Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager) to install it; Just open ROM Manager and select 'Install ROM from SD Card' and browse to where you dumped the ROM **REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOUR EXISTING ROM BEFORE PROCEEDING**
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: For my samsung galaxy ace phone, i had to install samsungkies to be able to mount the sd card in the pc, didnt work alone. Maybe is the same with you
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Easiest option is to shut the phone down, remove the SD card, and put it into an SD card reader in your computer. You generally have to reboot into recovery or a bootloader anyway, right?
Typically the folder is /sdcard on the phone's filesystem. If you can put the phone in "Mass Storage" mode (as opposed to Kies or MTP mode or whatever stupid your manufacturer does), it should just be the /sdcard folder.
If you have to flash a recovery or a new bootloader first, you can flash from /data/local as it is supposed to be user-writable.
If you have adb set up, you can use the `adb push` command.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/13 | 372 | 1,435 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to configure the mail app in Android 4/ICS with my IMAP account, but I get stuck at "in progress" after setting up the SMTP server.
These are the exact steps I'm going through:
1. Open the mail app.
2. Go to settings.
3. Click the plus sign in the top right hand side corner.
4. Enter my email address and password. Check "Push notification" and "Send from this account by default". Click "Next".
5. It says "Retrieving account information" for a while before giving up and asking me "POP3 or IMAP account?" I choose IMAP.
6. I enter the correct IMAP server name and check "Use SSL". The port changes to 993, which is correct. I leave NTLM authentication unchecked.
7. I enter the correct SMTP server, which just happens to be smtp.euromail.se. I leave the port at its default of 25, no SSL, no authentication.
Now it just sits there saying "In progress..." forever. I've tried starting over several times, but it always chokes at the last step. How do I solve this? These same settings work just fine in K-9 Mail.<issue_comment>username_1: You need to go into the Mail application and set up an account through there. The Accounts area is for syncing accounts for the phone (like your Gmail address).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Open Email.
2. Enter your email credentials (the address and the password).
3. Choose Manual setup.
4. Choose IMAP.
5. Enter server settings.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/03/14 | 654 | 2,554 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an app that can control the volume of notifications for separate apps like SMS and Gmail? I searched around and found a number of old threads that says it's not possible. There was an app called WhoIsIt that did what I was looking for but it seems to have been discontinued.
Otherwise I guess I'll have to make a custom ringtone that's louder than normal and use different ringtones for SMS and Gmail.
I'm on Android 2.3 btw.<issue_comment>username_1: Quick Answer
============
Volume control is managed system wide. The Android OS doesn't support independent control per application, only per stream type.
Technical
=========
The [AudioManager Class](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html) only provides developers a way to adjust the audio volume per Stream type, not per application running.
This means that when setting the volume for a specific stream, will affect the entire system.
Currently available streams:
* [STREAM\_ALARM](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html#STREAM_ALARM) - The audio stream for alarms.
* [STREAM\_DTMF](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html#STREAM_DTMF) - The audio stream for DTMF Tones.
* [STREAM\_MUSIC](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html#STREAM_MUSIC) - The audio stream for music playback.
* [STREAM\_NOTIFICATION](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html#STREAM_NOTIFICATION) - The audio stream for notifications.
* [STREAM\_RING](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html#STREAM_RING) - The audio stream for the phone ring.
* [STREAM\_SYSTEM](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html#STREAM_SYSTEM) - The audio stream for system sounds.
* [STREAM\_VOICE\_CALL](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html#STREAM_VOICE_CALL) - The audio stream for phone calls.
Most of this screams exists since the [API level](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) 1, and continue to act the same way on the current API level 16.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: My Sprint Store Assistant Manager loaded MP3 Ringtone Maker from Google Play. He used that for the SMS text notification sound. I'm delighted since I now can hear when a text massage comes in. The result can be volume adjusted.
Sadly Google Reader and Google Gmail are almost whisper quiet despite his efforts.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/14 | 798 | 2,524 | <issue_start>username_0: In my Android phone when I go to `Settings -> Language and Keyboard Settings -> Select Language` I see "Locale" as the title on the top row and see that only few languages are listed. I suspect its because of this "Locale" setting.
Where I can change it so that all supported languages will be listed? Under `Settings -> Language & Keyboard` I don't see a "Locale" option.<issue_comment>username_1: The keyboard settings shows all supported languages no matter the locale of the device, so if a language is not listed than it's not supported. A good alternative is [AnysoftKeyboard](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.menny.android.anysoftkeyboard); you can download language packs for it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you want to change locale settings on your device, the [Set Locale and Language](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bruce.setlocale) app[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nEvXh.jpg) might prove helpful as well. [Locale-Einstellung](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locale.setlocale) looks almost the same. [MoreLocale 2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale)[2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iOGnA.png) might offer an alternative, as it also allows to create custom locales -- which is also supported by [Custom Locale](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhoffs.customlocale)[3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sRHTp.jpg).
  
With [Any Locale](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easyjp.apps.localesetter)[4](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rd7cN.jpg) switching the locale can be as easy as tapping a widget -- as it is with [LocaleSwitch](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aokabi.android.localeswitch)[5](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SpF7w.jpg) or the [Language Picker Widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gnvo.langpicker)[6](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jxzdV.jpg).
  
Also very nice: [Raygional](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raygional)[7](https://i.stack.imgur.com/m4CwI.jpg). And there are probably many more to chose from...
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/03/14 | 1,045 | 3,926 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using a custom ROM for ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S.
I like being able to create a new line in a text message, but the 'enter' key on all keyboards I use (though primarily Swype) is replaced with a 'smiley' key.
Is there any way to change this behaviour? Some research shows me it's to do with the field type used in the messaging app. Can the MMS.apk package be modified to use a different field type, or is it possible to modify Swype so that the 'enter' key is used instead?
I'm aware that I could use a 3rd party messaging app, but I like the stock app. I know some people are happy to send multiple messages in bursts rather than a long message with new lines but I'd find that annoying to receive and I don't want to annoy people I text.<issue_comment>username_1: Ok, so after looking into this a bit more I managed to get somewhere.
I pulled the Mms.apk file from /system/app and decompiled it with APK Multi-Tool. Then I started editing the file `/res/layout/compose_message_activity.xml`.
It has an tag towards the bottom of the file. I removed `textShortMessage` from `android:inputType` on this line. This means:
```
android:inputType="textCapSentences|textAutoCorrect|textMultiLine|textShortMessage"
```
becomes
```
android:inputType="textCapSentences|textAutoCorrect|textMultiLine"
```
This worked for me in that the smiley key is replaced with the enter key after recompiling, signing and pushing back to my phone. My problem is that the enter key sends the message rather than inserting a new line.
After more Googling I came across [this thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490910) on XDA. This Mms.apk works exactly how I want it to - no smiley key and the enter key adds a new line. It's also black themed which I prefer for my screen.
I decompiled the newly found black Mms.apk file from XDA to try and find what they guy did to make the enter button actually add a new line, but I can't see what's different.
I'd still like to know how to do this if anybody knows - this was my first time playing with a decompiled APK so I don't really know what I'm doing. For now though I'm quite happy with my new black themed Mms.apk app.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a custom (Baked) Jelly Bean 4.2.2 ROM 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: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: If you go into the settings of the stock mms app, there is a setting to have the enter key instead of the smiley key
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: This post is about a bit old now, but I guess, since I also faced the same issue, I should share the solutions I found.
Before KitKat, the Messaging app had an option in its Settings to either use smiley key or a newline key. However, after the KitKat update, there is no such option. Instead, we can access the newline key in some other way. Actually, when you press the capitalisation key to switch all the characters to uppercase letters, the smiley key also switches to the newline key. There it is! It's not gone, just hidden.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: On my phone, I changed character support to "Reduced" in messaging settings and the return key returned.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: There is a way to fix the issue
GO to sms setting > click "soft keyboard type and select "show the emoticons key""
Then go to swift key settings and select Enter key option
It works for me all the time.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/14 | 646 | 2,540 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2. I have a corporate email set up to Microsoft Exchange. My sys admin said we use the default mobile policies for Exchange, but he doesn't know the details.
My phone's Screen Lock setting is set to None and I cannot change it. If I select PIN, it asks me to enter and confirm a PIN, then returns to the Security settings page and shows my Screen lock is set to "None"
After reading <http://boingboing.net/2012/03/13/the-scary-consequences-of-a-lo.html> I thought it best to at least have a PIN, but right now I can't set one. Any suggestions?
--- update
I just did a test (with my sysadmin's help). We set up a Nexus One with Android 2.3 and the lock screen settings worked fine. Is there something in ICS?<issue_comment>username_1: Well. First, I deleted my Exchange account. Then I was able to change the screen lock settings and the change would be displayed in the settings page, but when I locked the screen, no PIN or pattern was required to unlock. Then I power cycled the phone. After that I was able to successfully use Screen lock settings. Then I added back my Exchange account, and the phone continued to work fine.
I have no idea what the root cause of my problem was, but it is all working now.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I read you post with interest as I am having trouble since updating my phone to ICS and getting it to work with Exchange 2003.
Since updating to ICS I can not change my sync settings from hourly of peak and every 15 mins in peak hours if I change the setting the next time a sync happens it get changed back.
The same phone worked just fine when it was on GB so I am thinking there are a few bugs in ICS
What I have noted is if I put on security policy on out Exchange server (meaning I have to put a pin in on the phone) it all seems to work fine.
Odd I know
I am guessing that it will take a long time for google to fix this if they bother at all.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: If you have a VPN set up on your mobile phone, the OS will not allow you to remove the PIN... I installed VPN and it asked me to secure the phone and led me to the PIN settings and I set a PIN... Later, when I wanted to remove the PIN, it won't allow me and it didn't come to my mind that it was because of setting up the VPN.
I had to completely get rid of all the VPN settings to be able to remove the PIN.
However, in your case, the problem is opposite but I posted this for information and this may help.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/14 | 2,961 | 11,204 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I specify that I do not wish to see apps that require for example internet access? Or to only show apps that use a specific permission?
A specific repository with search on its webpage? An app that provides searching the Play Store?<issue_comment>username_1: Simple answer: you don't. Though you can feel free to ask Google. As user Chahk said, the web interface saves you a few clicks, but there is still no way to filter results as you are requesting.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Searching with the permission name still means it searches at best through the description of the app
For example :"COARSE (NETWORK-BASED) LOCATION" -> searching for this will list down applications which have this information listed in their descriptions, but it fails to search through the Permissions tab.
If google allowed to scrape the info of all the apps, like i was, then i would be able to provide the world with a search engine to search apps through permissions they require :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: A round about way is to create a Java app that utilizes [android-market-api](http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/). Presently it can [search app based](http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/wiki/HowToSearchApps) on "keywords or package name". The search query can be built to search for the necessary permission that is being sought. Little homework required, but seems useful.
After downloading androidmarketapi-0.6.jar and protobuf-java-2.2.0.jar (of course you should have JRE already setup) you can execute the following:
```
java -jar androidmarketapi-X.Y.jar myemail mypassword myquery
```
You have to replace X.Y with 0.6 as that is the present version and replace credentials and query. For building query you can visit [this](http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/wiki/HowToSearchApps) page.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Why *currently* this can't be done
===================================
When a developer performs the upload of his application to Google Play, the application manifest file gets read to a database, from where the search for apps is performed.
To allow searching for applications based on their permissions, one would have to access the database and collect data that concerns the application manifest node , previously read from the [AndroidManifest.xml](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html) file, where the developer has declared his application permissions.
While this seems quite straightforward, Google API does not provide means to this end:
>
> Strictly, Google Play does not filter based on elements.
>
>
>
From the Filters on Google Play [Filtering based on Manifest Elements -](http://developer.android.com/guide/google/play/filters.html#uses-permission-filtering) .
---
Elaborating
-----------
Essentially, Google Play Store uses the application manifest file to automatically apply filters based on the user's device, hardware specifications, country, carrier, etc.
All of this is done silently without the intervention of any search parameters.
A user either from Google Play or third party search engines, can limit the results after they get automatically filtered by Google, based on personal preferences like excluding paid apps; limit the results to apps that are compatible with the user devices, among others. But there's no way to interfere with the filters applied by Google. Even if, *some how*, we get to that part, the API essentially isn't prepared/designed to filter based on permissions as mentioned above.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_5: How it currently **CAN** be done
--------------------------------
During my morning routine reading my RSS feeds, I stumbled on a review at [N-Droid](http://www.n-droid.de/apefs-android-apps-nach-zugriffsberechtigungen-filtern.html), discussing an app named [APEFS](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.unisiegen.informatik.bs.apefs). This app is developed by German students (hence its description on the Playstore is in German, even if you set the language to English). But for our non-German readers, a short description here:
Basically, *APEFS* is an alternative front-end to the Google Playstore. You browse the playstore as you do with the original app, and search it the same. But when on the results list[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/paLBn.jpg), an advanced filter[2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MWiUt.jpg) comes into play:
 
As the second screenshot shows, you can select what permissions your wanted app is permitted to have (checkbox marked), and what permission it should *not* have (checkbox unchecked).
However: While this can be used to filter out apps with unwanted permissions (e.g. show only apps whitout the Internet permission), you can not restrict your results to the opposite (e.g. show only apps *with* Internet permission). The app clearly targets at users concerned about their privacy/security -- and according to the review (I just found it a couple of minutes ago, so I could not test it yet) it does a very good job.
---
**EDIT:**
As it's already a year ago, and the promise on the [APEFS Homepage](http://www.bs.informatik.uni-siegen.de/forschung/apefs) ([GTransed](http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bs.informatik.uni-siegen.de%2Fforschung%2Fapefs&sandbox=1) to English, as their own English version doesn't have that statement in the first paragraph) seems not to be fulfilled anytime soon (the app is still offline): Please consider the web-based solution from [my other answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/69964/16575) as an alternative meanwhile.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_5: More than two years have passed since this question was asked. Still, there's no „official solution” available. Despite its promises, APEFS (introduced [in my previous answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/37924/16575 "APEFS, introduced in my previous answer") over a year ago) has not returned. So I decided to create my own solution:
For almost 4 years now, I maintain listings of „Android apps by purpose”, i.e. grouped by their use cases. In march, I started moving them to [my own server](http://android.izzysoft.de/ "IzzyOnDroid"). All MetaData are stored in a database on that server, and so finally I was able to setup a [search by permissions](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists.php?topic=search "Search apps by category and permission").
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8U8Ap.png)
Search Mask to find "apps by category and permission" (click image for larger variant)
You can select between 1 and 5 categories here (note that selecting a „parent category” automatically includes all its „children”), plus one or more permissions. Default presets are for finding „permission-friendly apps” – so if you're after such a candidate, you can simply submit the form after having made described selections. This should make it easy to e.g. find a [PIM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_information_manager "Wikipedia: Personal Information Manager") app which does not request the Internet permission (to keep your personal data on your device).
However, the opposite is possible as well: If you e.g. want to investigate what good NFC can do for you, select the up to 5 categories you're interested in, then the NFC permission, switch the „Permissions” dropbox to „include”, and optionally the sorting to „by rating, descending” (to get the best-rated apps first).
When in doubt, there's that little question-mark icon in the top-right corner, providing you with some „online help”.
But that's not all. As I've explained in the second paragraph, apps in my lists are grouped by their „purpose”, i.e. what you need them for. So apps with comparable functionality should appear next to each other:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H3mFK.png)
Category with app details (source: [the help page](http://android.izzysoft.de/help.php?topic=applists) (hence the „red numbers”); click image for larger variant)
So you can compare them not only by rating, but also pick the one requesting less permissions (number in the box; in above image indicated by a „red 6”) or, if possible, without any concerns (no red border around the box). Clicking the app's name reveals some more details, as shown. And there are many „easter-eggs” (i.e. MouseOver events) – again, be pointed to the help page.
---
**Full disclosure:** As initially indicated, the described site was designed by me, built by me, filled by me with its content, and is further maintained by me. It's available bi-lingual (English/German), free of any charge (this includes: no cookies, Flash-cookies, whatever), etc. This question here at Android.SE was one of the reasons I've set it up.
Further be aware of the fact that this doesn't cover the entire „playstore collection”. As of today, there are a little over 10,000 apps recorded in the database (which is probably a little less than 1% of what's on Play – unless you don't count the crap, fakes, and useless apps on Play, then my records might cover about 10% ☺). Still I hope (and think) it's already a useful resource you'll enjoy.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_6: None of the solutions mentioned here are working as of Feb 2018.
So I created my own simple solution which I will document below.
*TL;DR: use AppBrain's API.*
The long answer
---------------
1. Create a folder called `appSearch`, for example.
2. Sign up for an account on AppBrain. Then go to your [dev dashboard](https://developers.appbrain.com/dev_dashboard). It will prompt you to enable the Developer option for your account.
3. Navigate to the API access page.
4. Copy the authentication field, which looks like `di=xxxx&t=zzzzz` and store the values into a file called `appBrain.json` in the following format:
{ "DI" : "xxxx", "TOKEN" : "yyyy" }
5. Now download [filter.js](https://gist.githubusercontent.com/hrj/62fae20c99ad07bfc2480ce2e47a9bf1/raw/d45d1ba90a124ec7558cbee3c41ec162bb8f9e58/filter.js) and save it to the same ('appSearch') folder.
6. Install Java 8+
7. Run the following command: `jjs -scripting filter.js -- keyword`, where keyword can be any search term.
8. You should see a list of 50 apps that match your search term and are sorted by the number of permissions, with a link to their play store page.
Edit: The code in `filter.js` is relatively simple and can be tailored to suit your own criteria, if you know a bit of programming. I will try to make it more configurable in the future.
9. The free tier allows limited number of queries per day. Still, you will be able to make about 30 searches per day, which is enough for personal use.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: I also created a similar application (<http://play.gqqnbig.me/>). Source code is at <https://github.com/gqqnbig/advanced-play-search>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nzYec.jpg)
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/14 | 395 | 1,515 | <issue_start>username_0: I often delete those backups which are no longer useful to me. Backup entries are removed from list (popup), but app/element entries aren't removed even when those app/element are not installed.
**Here's an example:**
You can see `No backup yet` & the app is no longer installed. How to remove these entries?
I'm rooted and have latest version of Titanium Backup Pro.<issue_comment>username_1: Your screenshot suggests you simply uninstalled those apps. In TB, hit the menu button, select "batch processing", scroll to the end of the list. There you'll find "Delete Backups". Second item in that section should read "Delete backups of uninstalled apps" (or the like -- I run a localized version, was just back-translating). That should get you rid of those "striked" entries.
For more details (as well as solution to other TB-related issues), you might want to visit the [Titanium Backup Knowledge Base](http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/titanium-backup-kb), which provides you with a user's guide, FAQ, troubleshooting tips, How-Tos, and more.
As for the one circled entry, the linked knowledge-base a.o. states:
>
> You can easily remove orphan data by running the “Remove orphan data” batch job.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The app is uninstalled but still in the system partion root/custom/app or root/vendor/operater/app after finding these apk's you need to delete them
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/15 | 362 | 1,272 | <issue_start>username_0: I regularly get phone calls from people trying to reach an old folks' home and I want to outright reject those automatically (without any "send to voicemail" ideally).
This was fairly painless on the Galaxy S: from the Call Log, tap-hold on the bad number, menu pops up, select "add to auto-reject". [Auto reject was enabled in the phone's settings before]
How do I achieve the same thing with the Galaxy Nexus? I'm figuring the same feature should be available from the stock ICS somewhere. If not, I'm open to lists of auto-reject apps.<issue_comment>username_1: If it's the same people ringing you regularly what you could do is:
* Add them as a contact, under 'Ignore1', 'Ignore2' etc. whenever they
ring
* Go to Contacts -> Select 'Ignore1' -> Options (or action menu) -> Select 'All calls to voicemail'
Or if you don't like this method then you could try:
* [Mr. Number: Text, Call & Block](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker)
(free)
* [Extreme Call Blocker Droid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greythinker.punchback) (paid)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can also try [Call Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=call.manager).
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/15 | 306 | 1,206 | <issue_start>username_0: In my car I have my old Android phone as the GPS and music player. I was hoping to use it as a receiver for my calls coming to my other phone and any bluetooth devices around it streaming music. Is there a way to do this? I have searched Google thouroughly.<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately there is still no bluetooth server implementation available for android devices.
The connect as "music player" part of your question could be realized via WiFi, using the **SoundSeeder Music Player** app ([soundseeder.com](http://soundseeder.com) or [forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392672](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392672)
You need to connect your devices via "WiFi direct" or the portable hotspot of your device. Then you can use your old phone as wireless speaker for your main device. The app also supports google music and online radio stations.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Technically it is possible with most Bluetooth Android phones but you would have to root your device and find a ROM with source code like `CyanogenMod` and rewrite the Bluetooth driver.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/15 | 348 | 1,392 | <issue_start>username_0: I have just written my first Hello World app for Android using the Eclipse plug-in. As I understand it, I can run the app from within Eclipse so that it will be automatically downloaded to the phone. I should be able to select whether the emulator or phone should be used.
So far I have not been able to run the app on the phone. There are no connected phones to deploy to. When I look in the Device Manager (Windows 7), there is also nothing there that looks like a phone and nothing in the 'Other devices' group either.
Can anyone suggest what I can do?<issue_comment>username_1: Alongside installing the correct dirvers, I've found that you may need to also do a bit of manual setup so that your computer can recognise the usb device.
Try this: find the .android folder in your home directory, and replace the adb\_usb.ini file with [this one](https://raw.github.com/apkudo/adbusbini/master/adb_usb.ini). this tells your computer to let adb work with a load of different usb devices. You may need to restart ADB via the command line:
```
adb kill-server
adb start-server
```
and now adb should show you your device
```
adb devices
```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem few days back. I discovered that device drivers were not installed correctly on my PC. I installed the device drivers and snapPea.
Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/15 | 777 | 3,267 | <issue_start>username_0: I've set up an L2TP/IPsec PSK VPN between my phone and my home network. It works, but Android doesn't use my home DNS server, so none of my internal hostnames resolve. I can access internal servers by IP address, but not by name. How can I get the phone to use my internal DNS instead of whatever servers it normally uses?
Some background: I'm using a Samsung Epic 4G running Gingerbread. My VPN server is running xl2tpd and openswan on Linux. I checked the routing table on my phone, and traffic is correctly being routed through the VPN. On the server, there are options in the PPP config called "ms-dns-1" and "ms-dns-2" that allows the server to push DNS server IPs to the client. But apparently those options are only used by Microsoft clients. I've Googled the issue, and other people have the same problem, but I haven't been able to find a solution.
My phone isn't rooted. I'm willing to root the phone if I have to, but I'd prefer not to.
**Edit, 2 months later**
I finally found out what was wrong, and it had nothing to do with DNS. I'm using my desktop computer as the VPN endpoint, and I had neglected to turn on IP forwarding, so it wasn't forwarding packets. I could access services on the VPN endpoint itself, but anything that required forwarding packets (including DNS lookups) failed. The VPN client *was* correctly picking up DNS information, but it couldn't reach the DNS server because of the forwarding issue. Once I corrected that, the VPN worked perfectly. To summarize, I'm an idiot.<issue_comment>username_1: You might want to take a look at the [DNS Settings](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daingo.dnssetting) app, which claims to be able to do what you want (you just have to switch once to a static IP to change the DNS settings, and then switch back to dynamic IP, according to the description). That's the only non-root app I could find for this issue -- there are two more apps at least, but they require root to work.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I know this is an old thread, but I recently ran into this problem on my Samsung Galaxy A21s and figured out the fix yesterday.
In my case, I had a VPN server where DNS resolution was working fine when used with my iOS device, but DNS resolution was not working when I used an Android device to connect to the same VPN server.
In my case, the issue was the DNS settings on the Android device.
Under `Settings` > `Connections` > `More connection settings`, there is a feature called `Private DNS`. This was set to "Automatic". I set that to `Off`. After that, when connected to the VPN server, the Android device started using my internal DNS server (as specified by the VPN server). When not connected to VPN, the Android phone uses the DNS servers specified by the local network. This was the desired behaviour for my use case.
Apologies, but whether someone set the `Private DNS` feature to Automatic while troubleshooting is unclear. So I can't tell whether or not Android sets that to Automatic by default. Frankly, I've spent too much time troubleshooting the issue to confirm either way (this was only meant as a POC). Just sharing my experience in case anyone else runs into the same problem in the future.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/15 | 1,066 | 4,211 | <issue_start>username_0: Any Call Recorders that are digital - not using my microphone to listen to what is said in the other end?
What about recording calls over Bluetooth?
(It seems most most of these applications record what goes into my microphone, and listen to the other side through my microphone, often turning up the speaker to do that)<issue_comment>username_1: Sorry to inform you: But that's a limitation in the system itself. Android simply doesn't allow this, and offers no API to record the "remote side" -- which is the reason it's hard to find any app doing so satisfactory. You will find several developer discussions on this topic, and it seems it turned out "being hard to work around that limitation" is a big euphemism.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: This is something that has to be enabled in the kernel. Some custom kernels do implement this, depending on your device.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I talked to the developer and mediarecorder\_voice\_call works if properly implemented in phone firmware, however many disable it out of fear (mostly in the US it seems).
Some (like skvalex's) rely on root/alsa/kernel support, which is not for the masses.
At the same time, even with proper voice\_call support, bluetooth doesn't work because of android (or linux?) limitation.
[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?can=2&start=0#=100&q=&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=60323](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?can=2&start=0&num=100&q=&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=60323)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Some Android phones have following issues:
==========================================
* Can't record calls.
* Can record calls, but in recordings the sound of your side is very weak.
* Can record calls, but in recordings the sound of the other side is very weak.
* Can record calls, but during recording you can't hear the caller's voice.
* Can record calls, but during recording the caller can't hear your voice.
* Can record calls, but when you play back the recordings they sound like fast forwarding or fast rewinding.
* Some other issues maybe.
These issues are not caused by the call recorder, actually they are caused by the manufacturer intentionally - the manufacturer disabled the call recording feature of your phone. You should install a powerful call recorder that can fix this problem, for example this [Call Recorder](http://www.boldbeast.com/android/call_recorder.html).
About bluetooth call recording problem
======================================
1. Some phones support bluetooth call recording perfectly, just install any call recorder and go.
2. The hardware of some phones don't support bluetooth call recording, for example Galaxy Note 2 GT-I7100, GT-7105, Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 etc that use the WM1811 audio chip. In this case all call recorders don't work.
3. The hardware of some phones support bluetooth call recording but the ROM doesn't support it, for example Galaxy Note3, Galaxy Note4, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S5 etc. In this case you should root your phone and install a call recorder that can fix this problem, for example Boldbeast Call Recorder, it can fix this problem for many phones.
4. Please note Galaxy phones have many variants, they are different from each other, for example Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 doesn't support bluetooth call recording, but Galaxy S3 SGH-I747, SCH-I535 may support it, or can be fixed.
How manufacturers disable the call recording feature
====================================================
Indeed almost all android phones' kernel support call recording perfectly, manufacturers usually disable the call recording feature out of the kernel (not in the kernel). If the recorder gets root access and it supports your phone it can fix the recording problem, no need to change the kernel.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: [Call Recorder - Boldbeast](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boldbeast.recorder) does all the above - record via bluetooth and both sides of the conversation. You may want to check if your specific phone needs to be rooted.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/15 | 553 | 1,945 | <issue_start>username_0: I want an app to scan the occasional QR code which usually should contain an URL.
The other day, I meant to download an app for that and searched the market for one that does *not* want access to all my contacts, my granny's underpants, and whatever else it could get its grubby hands on — to no avail.
How is it that they all want to dig into my pants contacts? Am I missing something or is that really just data mining on the app writers' part?<issue_comment>username_1: Here is [QR Droid Private](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=la.droid.qr.priva&feature=search_result). It does not access your contact information.
Usually, the reason they want contact access is because you can store contact information in a QR code. So when scanned, it sees that it is a contact and adds it to your contacts. Without access to your contacts, it would not be able to do this. Another reason is that some of the apps allow you to create QR codes from your contacts. It would need read permission to do this.
Here is an example of a vCard stored in a QR code:
>
> 
>
>
>
Here is the data that is stored in there:
```
BEGIN:VCARD
N:<NAME>
ORG:Acme
TITLE:CEO
TEL:3125555555
URL:http://example.com
EMAIL:<EMAIL>
ADR:1234 any street suite 300 Someville\, ST 00000
END:VCARD
```
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Let me add: I am using [Barcode Scanner](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.google.zxing.client.android/) by ZXing Team from F-Droid. The F-Droid folks build the apps themselves, from the sources, removing ad-libs if necessary. I generally trust them way more than what you find at the Play Store.
(That said, I seem to remember that this app is also available at the Play Store. There, however, it's uploaded by the creator, and you don't know if he did upload exactly the version that's open-sourced.)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/16 | 1,214 | 4,604 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a way to access the file system of an Android device (Nexus S) wirelessly, as its USB port has become unfit for anything but charging. Ideally, I'd like the same functionality as offered by connecting the phone to a PC with a USB cable.<issue_comment>username_1: There are many ways, you can use ADB over wifi, run an FTP or SSH server on the phone, or use Dropbox.
The easiest to set up is Dropbox, but it's fairly limited which files and you can synchronize. The best solution would be installing an FTP/SSH server on the phone, but setting up those might be difficult.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: With Samba you can access the files like a network share.
I think it requires a rooted phone though.
Should be better than FTP, and it should also be better than USB in that the phone can use the card in the same way (you don't need a specific mode)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: [Samba Filesharing](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba&hl=en) is a great app for connecting over wifi, but does require root. I use it regularly myself. Just turn on wifi, fire up the app, and then you can browse your SD card from your pc.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Not exactly "accessing the filesystem", but you could try [AirDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid). It has a really nice file manager.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: **Over Wi-Fi**
Install a small app [SwiFTP FTP Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.swiftp). (original link 'dead' - 2012-09-22, see 'http://ppareit.github.com/swiftp/' instead ) Just, setup username & password. After tapping `Start` button, your device will become FTP server & the app will give you URL (handy if you don't know device IP & FTP URL format). On PC, you can use any FTP client software to access file system of device. Windows Explorer works, too. You can also create a network drive in computer. For example, you can visit this in address bar of Windows Explorer:
```
ftp://192.168.1.10:2121/
```
Here, `192.168.1.10` is IP of Android device & `2121` is port on which FTP server is working (you can configure port in app, too). Visiting it will ask you username & password. Enter what you specified in app. Done!
The app will not give you URL if device is not connected to PC using external Wi-Fi router, but it works in those situation too. If you've made device Wi-fi Hotspot & connected PC with Ad-hoc network, then you'll have to find device IP by yourself (`ipconfig /all` command is fine with Windows). It really works as long as you've IP of device (I've tested it by myself). Just, use this IP in FTP URL & visit it.
The Interesting Thing: As FTP is universal standard, this method will work with any PC, Mac. That's not true for Samba file share, AirDroid etc.
**Over Bluetooth**
There's no need of external app. If Bluetooth software on PC supports OBEX FTP, you can do this directly. If you've issues with stock bluetooth services, install [Bluetooth File Transfer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.medieval.blueftp) app. It supports both OBEX FTP and OPP. Means, you can do both-side file system access: device to PC & PC to device!
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_6: [AndSMB](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lysesoft.andsmb) is functionally more useful among free samba file sharing apps.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: If you're just looking for a way to easily transfer files to and from your device wirelessly, then rather than an app that lets you access the device's filesystem directly you might want to consider using a file synchronization app instead.
For example, if you use [Syncthing](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid&hl=en) to synchronize certain directories (music, pictures, video) on your phone to your PC, then when you want to copy or change a file on your phone you can just update it in the synced directory on your PC. This method is *much* faster than directly accessing the phone's filesystem, since the actual copy operation happens silently in the background. No need for your phone to even be online at the time; it'll automatically synchronize next time you connect to Wi-Fi. As an added bonus, this solution also doubles as a local backup of all your pictures and other files on on phone.
I realize this isn't *quite* what you asked for, but I felt I should mention it anyway since I was having a similar problem and this solved it for me.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/16 | 1,510 | 6,167 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I get the impression malware is only present on Android (compared to other mobile platforms) as every IT news magazine reports only on Android malware. (I guess it is also involved with the fact that mobil devices become more and more powerful and also mobile malware evolves => kind of populism) However, when I do web search indeed I get the impression that Android is the excellent platform for malware:
* <http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/08/android-malware-explodes-ios-remains-safe/>
* <http://www.pcworld.com/article/245380/ios_safer_from_malware_than_android_security_firm_says.html>
What do you think? Are those ratings biased?, Why? On the other hand Android is the most common mobile operating system making it an attractive place for malware. Additionally manufactors do not update their devices with newer versions (as they want to sell newer phones with newer android versions (fragmentation)). And last but not least the android market is some how not as restrictive as the iOS store, right?
And yes of course: classifying what actually is malware is not so clear, so it depends how and who is calculating "malware".<issue_comment>username_1: This is too big for a comment, so here goes:
* Both articles cite one and the same McAfee report.
* McAfee is a security products vendor, hardly an impartial observer to the malware scene.
* McAfee does not have products which for iOS devices, but they [most certainly do](https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=McAfee) for Android devices. And paid, too. Turns out they might have for both platforms. I can't be bothered to install iTunes to verify.
* Android is [the fastest-growing mobile platform](http://www.canalys.com/newsroom/android-takes-almost-50-share-worldwide-smart-phone-market), and with an absolutely crazy 73%+ growth rate, and now has 48% market share, compared to just 10% in the beginning of 2010.
No big surprise here -- this is just a marketing ploy by a security vendor to sell more products. The same trick they pulled off with other AV vendors that they did with PCs in the mid-2000s.
As an aside, security is not all that much platform-dependent as it is people-dependent. Most of the largest security breaches are caused by social engineering attacks rather than technical limitations. I have yet to see with my eyes an Android malware application, it has always been beyond me how people manage to get infected. See also [this related question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/341/is-an-antivirus-really-needed-for-android) on whether you need AV on your Android (short answer -- no).
Your phone should be secure as long as you use common sense while installing and using applications. Don't trust anything that's on the Market Play Store, the same way as you wouldn't trust a random PC program, or a Facebook "app" for that matter.
iOS and Anrdoid security concerns pop here and there in the news occasionally, but from observing both markets for some time I'm fairly convinced that both platforms offer reasonable (technical) protection to their users, and offending applications are removed with short notice. Google has even [removed malware applications from devices without user discretion](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/03/google-using-remote-kill-switch-to-swat-android-malware-apps.ars) at least once.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You must distinguish security between
* programming errors that make a system less secure (as in the article your referenced) and
* the security-architecture.
I am only writinge about security-architecture.
Android has a sandbox that shields the apps from each other and from sensitive os-features.
On installation an android-app requires permissions to sensitive issues: access internet, files, adressbook, ......
If the running app tries to access some sensitive api whre there are no permissions the app is aboarted.
On unrooted devices the os does not allow to write to os-files. One app cannot access other apps' private files.
This is a good starting point for security.
However there is no fine grained security:
example: either an android app is allowed to access all internet or internet is not allowed. you can not restrict an android app to access only a certain url. there is no way that you can specify "ask me every time the app wants to access the internet."
the same applies to other sensitive issues as well: contacts, making sms-calls, accessing public folders in the filesystem, ....
So as long there is no "allow on demand" feature in the os and no more fine grained security-settings for me **android up to version 4 is not secure enough.** But as an open source system it has the potential to become more secure over time.
Comparison to other mobile os.
The dotnet-platform of **Windows Mobile 6** and its predecessors down to ppc2003 also has a sandbox and much finer grained security settings. I am not shure how effective these are and if security modell still exists in the current system.
I have an old motorola **java-me** phone that is quite secure because the manufacturer does not allow other apps to access sensitive functions as long as the app is not signed by motorola itself or one of its trust partners. There is no setting that allows me as the phone owner to disable this security. However other java-me-phone vendors have this option.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: As far as the safety of Android, it depends a little more on the user. iOs has a vetting process for their apps, so it is very hard for malware to get onto the app store. With Android, it is much easier to put an app on the Market. Also, if the phone is configured to install from unknown sources, you can install software from anywhere.
However, if someone is smart about the aps they install, it is not an issue. Restrict app installation to the Google Play/Market store and the Amazon App Store, or other trusted software companies. When you install from the Google Play/Market, look at the number of downloads and the ratings - these provide an indication of how much you can trust the app.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/16 | 421 | 1,259 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I sync my music from iTunes onto my Galaxy Nexus? How-To Geek has a good [article](http://www.howtogeek.com/65164/how-to-sync-itunes-to-your-android-phone/) about using [Salling Media Sync](http://www.salling.com/mediasync/windows/), but apparently the Galaxy Nexus isn't supported because it only shows up as a MTP device in Windows.
Also I'm outside the US so I can't use Google Music (no sure if that would even help though because I don't have access to it! :-o).
Thanks in advance!<issue_comment>username_1: Try [isyncr](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.iSyncr&hl=en). They have a [wifi add](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.iSyncr.WiFi&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmpydHN0dWRpby5pU3luY3IuV2lGaSJd) on also.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can also try [Double Twist](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doubleTwist.androidPlayer).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: [iSyncr](http://www.jrtstudio.com/iSyncr-iTunes-for-Android) works over USB (Mass Storage or MTP), Mac or PC, and also works over WiFi. It handles the Galaxy Nexus just fine.
In full disclosure, I am the developer.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/16 | 2,234 | 8,766 | <issue_start>username_0: This is one of the some thousand limited edition Google IO handout Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices. Was known working for quite some time, and susceptible to the "sleep of death" that left it not powering on until you long press the power button while touching the screen.
Device has never been rooted, used only lightly, never dropped, everything points to a simple software/firmware problem (doesn't even have the screen glue problem like others in its batch). Charging cable works (and has worked in the past), device "should" be charged (left plugged in overnight), though they designed it without **any** hardware indicators of charge status.
Things I've tried that numerous forums like XDA and android Forums recommended **(but do nothing)**:
* Hold power button for 30 seconds
* Hold power button for 30 seconds and touch/wiggle finger on screen (used to help, no longer does anything)
* Hold power and up/down volume alternatively (or any combination thereof)
At this point, this is theoretically just an expensive paperweight, therefore I am quite willing to do damage to it to get it working again, or simply use it as parts. This must be a "simple" firmware problem, so I feel that I shouldn't have to take a spadger to it and wrench out the battery or solder in a debug cable just to get it to do something.
Any ideas?
**EDIT:**
To note, on neither Windows or Linux does any device show up or get mounted when the device is plugged in during any of the procedures mentioned above. Nvflash sees nothing.
**EDIT 2:**
To those reading unfamiliar with the Galaxy Tab 10.1, it seems to be a mostly poorly designed device with only three physical buttons (Power, Volume Up/Down), and possibly zero indicator lights. This makes the number of options left for the consumer to debug it next to nil. I'll wait a week, and unless anyone has a better idea, I'm [literally cracking the sucker open](http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/cracking-open-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-101/6258363?seq=12&tag=content;siu-container#photopaging) and physically removing the battery.
**EDIT 3:**
Okay Android peeps, I couldn't wait any longer and went ahead and cracked the sucker open. They were right, the back plastic is very delicate (and snapped in two places, purely cosmetic though). It's fairly tidy inside, and the battery and guts are easily exposed. My attempt to read the voltage of the battery revealed it to be.. basically dead. No real voltage at all. My best guess at this point is that somehow the charging circuitry requires some kind of minimum current available in the battery before it will attempt to charge it (or perhaps enough to boot and allow the software to handle it). Seems pretty stupid to me. If I can get my hands on a replacement battery, or a something to charge the existing battery directly, **OR** a wall wart to provide the 3.7 volts directly, I will try that.
Other than that, looks like I'm totally SOL and I'd have better luck posting into the Hack-a-day QA forums than a respectable software specific support forums like Android Enthusiasts. Thanks again guys! Maybe I'll be back again later for assistance getting Ubuntu installed on my Droid 1.
**FINAL EDIT!:**
After a quick jaunt over to Hackaday, I got some confirmation that the actual read voltage across my battery terminals was BELOW the minimum for Li-Ion, so they battery was basically dead. Another quick run to ebay found me a "new" one for ~$35. 5 days later and I shoehorned the new battery in and tada! It works! .. sort of.
Due to the undue stress of being discharged (or perhaps being so lonely), the boot process was broken and it was stuck in an endless boot loop. AFter about 4 hours messing with it trying this method to do fastboot and user wipe, but finding out that windows failed to recognize the it as anything but "Unkown Device", after another 2 hours of hacking around i come to find out it's my horrible cheap chinese knockoff cable that's the culprit!!
Found the original cable, plugged it in, fastboot works, try to wipe with fastboot -w, just hangs. Fooey. Next I follow [this unbrick method](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYBs98R9rTs&feature=relmfu) using the odin download to flash a "Stock" rom. This works! Yay!!! Unfortunately it's back to android 3.2... but I can't complain, as I am now the proud owner of a $35 (+ 10 hours of work) android tablet.
*What* an adventure. Hopefully this log will help someone else along the way in their own tablet adventure.<issue_comment>username_1: I remember reading where someone had a similar problem with his Droid X (software failure, and the bootloader / recovery mode doesn't charge the battery), so he provided the voltage directly long enough to flash / boot normally, then reconnected the charger and battery.
If you can at least get it into the "device is off but charging the battery" mode, you should be fine from there. Sorry I can't be more specific in regards to your specific tablet.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: My wife and I each have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone and I've seen this exact issue from both of our phones. The devices can get into this bizarre state where they have a dead battery, yet won't charge when plugged into a charger. On our phones the solution is to remove the battery, wait a few minutes, then insert the battery and apply power from a charger. From there we get the battery charging icon without the device powering up. Have you tried disconnecting the batter from the rest of the tablet? There is an image here showing which connector to pull:
[Disconnect battery on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1](http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/cracking-open-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-101/6258363?seq=19&tag=thumbnail-view-selector;get-photo-roto)
Also, some devices can power up with the battery disconnected and only connected to wall power. I'm not sure if the Galaxy Tab 10.1 behaves in this way, but since you've already cracked the case it is worth a shot.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Final Answer (to wrap up the question) [short version]: Battery was utterly dead, when popped open and measured at the tabs, voltage was under the safe minimum. New battery ordered from eBay plugged in, tablet worked! Just had to to escape from a boot cycle of doom, root and install Cyanogenmod 9 alpha (of which there are numerous available tutorials for both of these around the web)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Prolog:
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I faced a similar problem of a seemingly hard-bricked Samsung Galaxy Tab (not sure which model; a rather modern one).
When reading xda-developers on this matter, among many discussions of this topic, I stumbled upon an article which was slightly off-topic, but still interesting for me to look through it: it dealt with modifying the hardware at home (jumpers, soldering), so that it becomes like a "developer board" (used at Samsung), with more special modes of operation (here: [unbrickable mod](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312391)).
And it said under "Special instructions":
A potential solution:
---------------------
>
> The normal battery charging sequence [after the modification] can be activated by holding power for 4 seconds, then plugging in the device
>
>
>
I had the crazy idea to try this on the dead device, although this wasn't advertised as a method to unbrick the normal, unmodified Galaxy Tab hardware.
(No other method had worked, like charging for many hours, or pressing various button combinations.)
My story:
---------
So I pressed the power button, held it for at least 4 secs, and then without releasing it, plugged the charger into the tab.
And it powered on!
(It was 100% charged.)
I thought about this in the following way: some error occured in the powering-on-and-charging circuit, and the described trick reset it, and forced a normal mode in it.
Epilog:
-------
Perhaps, what did the trick was the other method mentioned here: to hold the power button, and touch the screen. I'm not sure.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I thought I would have to snap off the cover to do the battery thing, but then I found the original cable charger and within minutes after holding down power button and volume button up it booted up . It is now charging nicely. I had been charging my tablet with a cheaper dollar store charger previously. Try this before attempting to mess with the battery.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I've had this problem many times and also tried everything others post. Heres what works for me: Plug your charger into a desktop I guess it reboots it I really don't know, all I know is it works. I actually had to do it today, so I though I would post my fix. Good luck
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/17 | 465 | 1,702 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any option to have instant upload of camera pictures into Google picasaweb without the Google+ app? I have an HTC Chacha 2.3.5 which runs short of memory (even when moving apps to SD), and I can't be bothered of having Google+ installed, but would like to keep the instant upload of camera pictures into Picasa. Right now the Camera app (HTC Version 2.6.2119262927.162876) in the phone can only do instant upload into Flickr or Facebook, but I would rather prefer have them in Picasa. Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: I would bite the bullet and install the Google+ app.
In addition to Instant Upload, the Google+ app will give you unlimited storage of the photos that are uploaded via Instant Upload:
>
> All photos uploaded in Google+ will be automatically resized to 2048 pixels (on their longest edge) and won't count towards your free storage quota.
>
>
>
Source: <http://support.google.com/picasa/bin/http://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1224181>
I don't think you have to use Google+ other than register online and install the app for this to happen, so there's really not much effort on your part needed to get the benefits of Instant Upload.
You can also manually "share" photos from the Gallery app to Picasa, but that's more tedious.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There is an app for that.
[PhotoSync (Sync to Picasa)](https://market.android.com/details?id=net.zehai.photosync) automatically syncs local folder to Picasaweb, so you can select your camera folder. It's free and not so huge as G+ app. You can set your local folder and Picasa folder and sync them on eg. hourly basis.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/17 | 529 | 1,821 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to download media files directly from the Chrome browser? In the stock Android browser I can long-click a link and select "Save link" to accomplish that, but Chrome doesn't offer that option and opens a media player instead.<issue_comment>username_1: Chrome on Android has the "save link" now when long pressing on files (such as media) which when just pressed regularly play the content.
the funny thing was that I thought save link would have copied the url or created a bookmark, not download the file...so your question text helped me :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In Chrome, keep your finger pressed on the link, and you will see an option "Save Link".
Hence, the file(s) will be saved in the Downloads folder.
To access it and (perhaps) other folders in the future, I recommend downloading a File Management app.
The best ones are said to be [ES File Manager](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lc3Ryb25ncy5hbmRyb2lkLnBvcCJd/%22ES%20File%20Manager%22) and [ASTRO File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tZXRhZ28uYXN0cm8iXQ../).
While generally, ASTRO is said to be better, the free version has ads.
Your choice!
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Click on the link and close that tab or go back once it tries to play that media. Go to your chrome history from the menu and long press the link and save it.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Download an app named [Turbo Download Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.okythoos.android.tdmpro).
With one click on the file in Chrome, the option comes for this app. Thus, it downloads the files required.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/03/17 | 615 | 2,414 | <issue_start>username_0: I have music (MP3 files) on my SD card and am trying to set them as ringtones, notification tones and alarm tones on my Nexus One.
My phone only lets me select the stock ringtones, notifications or alarms. I tried to transfer and copy the music files to the ringtones and notification folder on my phone but it fails every time. I think those folders are write protected or something.
Can anyone help? I have searched at all possible solutions online. Some solutions suggest copying the files using my PC to my phone's ringtones/notification tones folder, but I can't even see these folders on Windows Explorer. It's like they are invisible.
Can anyone help?<issue_comment>username_1: The app [Rings Extended](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.angryredplanet.android.rings_extended) combined with any [free file manager](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=file%20manager&c=apps&price=1) will do what you want. Once installed, picking a ringtone will pop up a window asking which app to use for ringtone selection. Tick the option to make it a default and choose "Rings Extended". It will then allow you to pick any supported music file from your SD card for ring and notification tones.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have had luck on CyanogenMod 6 by making a folder called "Ringtones" on my sd card and putting files there. However this may be CyanogenMod specific. (You may need to reboot or trigger the media scanner to get the files to show up.)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are special directories you can use to store your custom "noises". The "starting point" (root-of-noises-dir) may be different between devices (so this is rather a generic answer, as I do not own all of them) -- pick one and check if it works, if not, pick the next:
```
/sdcard/media/audio
/sdcard/media
/sdcard
```
In there, put the directories for the specific events:
```
┌───────────────┬───────────────────────┐
| directory | description |
├───────────────┼───────────────────────┤
| alarms | for your alarm clock |
| notifications | for... notifications? |
| ringtones | for incoming calls |
| ui | keyboard click etc. |
└───────────────┴───────────────────────┘
```
Then place your sound files into the appropriate directories. Done. Now you should be able to pick them in your configuration(s).
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/17 | 366 | 1,361 | <issue_start>username_0: It would make sense if it had [T9](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_%28predictive_text%29) built in, but it doesn't. So why?
They should really implement that btw. I know it exists in custom roms.
<issue_comment>username_1: I would assume it's because there are still phone numbers that are distributed with convenience letters (e.g. ["phonewords"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonewords)) in them, and there are probably still automated call answering programs that use them. The letters on the numpad [far predate T9](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_keypad).
For the US specifically, Wikipedia also has an article that explains [the history of telephone numbers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_number#US_phone_number_history) and the various ways that letters have been used over time (it was different in other countries, but I can't find a detailed article for that at the moment).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can search your contacts easily by "typing letters".
The dialer instantly interprets the input phone number also as text input (just like T9 does) and shows contacts that match below the actual number.
For example if you want to dial Smith you should dial 76484.
No need to press 4 three times to get "I".
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/18 | 1,871 | 7,589 | <issue_start>username_0: My **Galaxy Tab 10.1**, 16GB Wifi only version, **disconnects the WiFi whenever the tablet goes into sleep mode**.
I have ensured that I have selected to never sleep in advanced WiFi settings.
I downloaded and experimented with the [Wifi Keep Alive](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shantz.wifikeepalive&hl=en) and [REGPON wifi KeepAlive](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.miraidou.regpon.wifi&hl=en) apps, but they have had no effect.
I even tried rooting the device, and put on [this ROM](http://www.theandroidsoul.com/cleanrom-for-galaxy-tab-10-1-wifi-installs-android-3-2-honeycomb-void-of-bloatware-apps/), in hopes that maybe some change would take effect, but it hasn't.
Is this a known issue with the Galaxy Tab 10.1? I've done some Google searching and I've seen other people report it, but most fixes seem to just describe how to go into the advanced settings and enable "never" as an option.
Is there any kind of fix I can apply?
This is a somewhat critical feature for me, as I intend to be able to receive Skype calls, which can't be done if the WiFi disconnects.<issue_comment>username_1: Changing the network connection from DHCP to a static IP address has resulted in connection stability.
*(I can't reclaim my own bounty, and it would be a shame for all that rep to simply disappear, so, someone can still claim it by providing an answer that is informative and helpful in some other regard. Ideally a solution that doesn't require using static IP, but also maybe information on why DHCP is unreliable, or even just alternate workarounds that are equally effective. Or something else entirely.)*
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In a nutshell: using a static IP is like owning a house. Having a DHCP lease is like renting, but you may have to move when the lease is up. Unfortunately, the Tab's implementation is like a renter who leaves, then tries to get back into his old apartment (which in this analogy is a dynamically assigned IP address on your WiFi network) and finds it locked. Instead of asking for a new lease, it just keeps knocking on the door, never to enter. In this case, it means that your Tab won't connect to your WiFi network on wake.
The detailed explanation: It looks like Samsung's implementation of DHCP lease renewal is at fault here. When a device wakes up and then tries to connect to WiFi, it will ask for a DHCP lease (if expired), which also gives it a dynamically assigned IP address. This works fine when the Tab first connects. However it looks like it never asks for a new lease and thus new IP address. Instead it caches the IP address and keeps trying to reuse it. DHCP is dynamic so it means that any particular device on the network cannot rely on a specific IP. So eventually the lease will expire and/or the IP address that the Tab is using gets reassigned to another device. When this happens, your Tab cannot connect to WiFi.
So the solution is to assign static IP until the Tab's implementation of DHCP lease renewal is fixed.
An alternative solution is to root your device. Then you can manually delete the cached file which contains the stale IP address following the instructions at: <http://steve-shaffer.com/2011/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-wifi/> (where I learned about some of these details as well). This will cause the Tab to renew the DHCP lease properly and live in a brand new and shiny dynamically assigned apartment on your WiFi network.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I'm having this issue with a captivate running CM9. It only happens on certain networks. I can't attribute it to DHCP/Static since thats IP and it runs higher in the stack than the physical connection. Only guess is with static IP the device isn't entering low power state on the wifi chip, where with DHCP it may allow that.
I've got some access points that show me connected clients, active, inactive, or inactive standby. Certain access points/routers may disconnect clients that don't respond frequently enough (in standby state).
My ubiquiti unifi access points don't disconnect my phone when in standby, my ubiquiti pico2 access points do. Linksys WRT54G does disco in standby, while my Motorola eXtreme Docsis 3.0/Wireless Router at home does not. It is consistent in each location, so I attribute it more to the access point actively dropping a standby connection versus it being something wrong with the phone.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I as well have the stealth trio 10.1 and i as well kept getting dropped off my wifi so i connected my trio to my computer and kept usb off then i had to go in to my router settings go to wifi protected set up and then i had to go to my trio go to settings and then go to wifi and then there is three little grey dots on the top right corner put your finger on the tree squares you see and slide your finger down you will see three options scan,.............. wps pin entry,............... advanced, you want to press on ..........wps pin entry.......... and you will see an 8 digit pin after obtaining that pin go to your wifi security on your router page and put those numbers in the empty box and then press enroll and just below that you will see a button that says start pbc press on the pbc button and your trio should now say connecting to wifi and it will tell you if you succeeded in connecting your device........... .this is also known as pushing the wifi. let me be clear on one thing my router is a Belkin router so if you router is a different type of router you setting my be different so don`t forget to call tech support for your router if you are having trouble with this set up it`s worth the effort.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Not sure what the problem really is, but this worked for me:
1. Use static IP for the TAB from your router
2. Remove all files in TAB under folder /data/misc/dhcp. This step requires root access, then the files can be removed with ES File Explorer
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: In Settings - WiFi - Advanced - Turn off "Always allow scanning" option.
It worked for me, WiFi is now stable.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: I have tried everything on many forums to address this wifi connection problem. My daughter finally said to me "maybe it's the browser". I downloaded Firefox, and voila! no more problems. I am very very low tech and barely know what most of these terms mean (IP,DHCP,access point?). But I DO know how to download an app and that's what did the trick. Simple. Apparently the browser that comes with the tablet sucks.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Something else that owners of these models may experience, worth adding here.
Quick specs on my issue: Android 4.4.2, KitKat, July 2014 kernel, T5200XXUANG1 build (Australian); I put that in this post in case it ever helps anyone visiting the forums. Again, this is a Samsung Galaxy TabPro 10.1, model SM-T520.
My unit would only barely pick up my home router & Galaxy S5 phone wifi hotspot. It was also not picking up any nearby neighborhood wireless router & there are a ton of them. Since I hadn't removed the back yet & thought perhaps unplugging battery from motherboard may help, opened back & EUREKA! The actual physical wifi card cable was UNPLUGGED! Unclear how that would have happened but now I know why it was in such good shape & the eBay seller was letting it go so cheap.
So, certainly remove the back cover & physically inspect the unit. Amazingly, it's not always the OS, software, or router settings to blame.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/18 | 569 | 2,170 | <issue_start>username_0: Running on both WiFi and mobile connection, the browser can connect to the internet ok but apps can not connect.
What can cause this?
Samsung Galaxy S<issue_comment>username_1: This seems to be a software problem. Try a hard reset - that should restore connectivity. Note that **this will delete all your data**, so [back it up](https://www.google.de/search?rlz=1C1CHFX_enDE466DE466&aq=0&oq=backup%20and&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=backup%20android%20phone) first. When installing apps back try to check connectivity after each new installation - in this way you'll be able to determine what causes the problem.
Also as a random guess - do you use a proxy that only permits web-pages (only HTTP protocol)? That would explain why your browser works, but apps do not (they often use other protocols than HTTP).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Disabling the 'data connection' and then enabling it solved my problem. You should try it. You can alternatively try toggling the airplane mode (or use a [widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guywmustang.airplanewidget&hl=en)) that should also enable and disable the data connection (both WiFi/data).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Sometimes the culprit is much easier to solve: If accessing secured websites (https:) via the browser fails as well, **make sure your date/time settings are correct** -- otherwise certificates will fail. Best explained using an example:
Say, today the date is May 28th 2013 -- but your device's date/time is set to January 1st 2010. Now you visit a secure website, which is using a certificate issued on June 1st 2012 -- valid vor 2 years. Your browser won't accept that certificate, as it must assume it's a fake -- issued in the future. Same would apply if your browser's date were set too far in the future, e.g. December 31st 2014: the certificate would look "expired" to the browser, which again would not accept it.
Same applies to your apps, which often use a secured connection (hopefully!). Just unsecure connections (not using certificates) would work fine -- which explains why your browsers work on many sites.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/03/18 | 754 | 2,744 | <issue_start>username_0: In the new Android Market/Play Store (3.5.15) they have now got a list of "all downloaded" apps.
I have had an android phone for a good 2/3 years now and the list is huge, plus sightly more questionable apps which should have been lost in the ether of the internet have now been dredged back up to haunt me.
Can I remove apps from here?
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: ~~No, it's not possible. The android market is plagued with issues like this one.~~
As of version 3.9.16 you can finally now remove applications from the "all" tab in the my apps list. You can even select several apps at once by long pressing one, then selecting the others.
These apps are removed from the Website too.
Source: [Android Police](http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/11/download-latest-google-play-store-3-9-16-with-new-ability-to-remove-apps-from-the-all-apps-list/)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It is possible to remove multiple entries from the All list of apps with the new version of Google Play.
Long press on the first app to remove and a header bar will appear with a check mark and a delete symbol. Tap all the apps you want to remove and then tap the delete symbol.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This was left as an edit to another post by an anonymous user, but should be its own answer.
---
Go to the Google Play app on your mobile phone and go to Menu -> My Apps, then swipe across to All Apps. Delete the app from there using the symbol button on the right, and the app will also delete from the online Play Store list.
In order to delete several applications at a time, long-press an application until a blue top bar appears; then short-press some other applications, and you will be able to delete all selected applications by pressing the deletion symbol in the upper-right corner, in the blue bar. This is especially practical because you jump to the top of the list after deleting an application, and the list is only sorted by date of first installation—at least at this moment.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: Here is a bit more up to date description from [Google Play Help](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2521768?hl=en&ref_topic=3364672):
>
> If you want to remove an app from showing on My Apps, touch the "X" to
> remove apps that you don't want displayed on the All category.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: As of 2019-12-07 on Android 9 with playstore 17.8.14, one has to go to "play store -> my apps & games -> library -> click on the X symbol next to the application you wish to remove.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/18 | 400 | 1,403 | <issue_start>username_0: I found this screenshot in one of the market apps ([Galaxy Nexus Flashlight](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nionsoftware.flashlight)), in the red rectangle there is an app do you know this app? it seem very interesting.
<issue_comment>username_1: This is the built-in `Power Widget` of the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
In other ROMs it's called something like `Power Control` or `Toggle Buttons`.
But as an APP there is a very good Application called [Power Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.eclairwidgets) which has a free and paid version.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If you're thinking about installing it, I'd recommend you to use [Widgetsoid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jim2). It can sit on homescreen and as notification (like in image). And, it provides a lot of toggles which -- I bet -- no other app provides.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Thanks a lot everyone, I found it, it's a custom ROM called AOKP <http://www.forum.aokp.co>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: the correct answer: this is an app called [TogglePanel](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seifsoft.togglepanel&hl=en) that appears in the notification pull down. It costs $1.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/18 | 624 | 2,266 | <issue_start>username_0: The Gallery has an option to group photos by "People" and "Tags". Does anyone know how to set these tags? There doesn't appear to be a feature to tag photos taken with the phone's camera, and I've tried copying an existing tagged photo onto the phone (both via MTP and email) and the tags were ignored.<issue_comment>username_1: You need to have a Picasa account (which is auto-created if you have a Google+ account) and also have **Sync Google Photos** turned on (which is automatically on if you have Google Sync turned on.)
Share your photo with Picasa.
Go to **Picasa Web Albums** at <https://picasaweb.google.com/home> and find your photo.
In the right-hand margin, you'll see **Tags** and a "+" button with a Tag icon.
Click that button, which is the Add Tags button.
Enter your tags, which are space separated.
On your Android device, go into **Gallery** and go up to the top level using the Up caret in the upper left, which is the left-most side of the action bar.
It should refresh automatically. If not, you can manually choose "Refresh" in the menu in the upper right. This is what syncs the tags that you created on the web to your Android device. (Sync Google Photos is what really does it under the covers.)
Now you can choose the album that has the photo that you tagged above.
Then choose the menu item **Group by** > **Tags**.
Voila! You can now see your photos grouped by tag.
Happy tagging!
Picasa Web tagging is documented at:
<http://support.google.com/picasa/bin/answer.py?answer=55851>
Sync Google Photos is documented at: <http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=2395276>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Touch in the date area. That show tags and permits to add and edit them
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: use [quick pick](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en) or [f-stop](http://www.fstopapp.com/) or [any other gallery manager apps](http://lifehacker.com/5814868/the-best-photo-management-app-for-android)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: concerning the people tags,you can manually tag unrecognised faces by tapping and holding on said face,at least in the Samsung galaxy's gallery (which possibly isn't stock android)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/19 | 781 | 2,917 | <issue_start>username_0: I have got a replacement phone for my HTC Desire while the latter is in repairs. It's Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini. Since it's also an Android-based device I hoped I could sync my contacts and calendar events. However, as it seems it only syncs one of my calendar in full (namely Ukrainian Holidays, which is not as important) and new events for other calendars. I wasn't able to find option for selecting which calendars to sync as in HTC Desire. How can I sync my old events (including ones that are recurring in future)? It would be sufficient to just have my primary calendar on the phone.
P.S. I tried cleaning Calendar Storage data and synching manually again (from Settings -> Data Synchronization -> Auto Sync and then select Calendar). It took substantial time (~5 minutes), so I hoped it have synched old events, but they are still not in my calendar. It has even removed events that I have added today. New events get synched as previously.<issue_comment>username_1: You need to have a Picasa account (which is auto-created if you have a Google+ account) and also have **Sync Google Photos** turned on (which is automatically on if you have Google Sync turned on.)
Share your photo with Picasa.
Go to **Picasa Web Albums** at <https://picasaweb.google.com/home> and find your photo.
In the right-hand margin, you'll see **Tags** and a "+" button with a Tag icon.
Click that button, which is the Add Tags button.
Enter your tags, which are space separated.
On your Android device, go into **Gallery** and go up to the top level using the Up caret in the upper left, which is the left-most side of the action bar.
It should refresh automatically. If not, you can manually choose "Refresh" in the menu in the upper right. This is what syncs the tags that you created on the web to your Android device. (Sync Google Photos is what really does it under the covers.)
Now you can choose the album that has the photo that you tagged above.
Then choose the menu item **Group by** > **Tags**.
Voila! You can now see your photos grouped by tag.
Happy tagging!
Picasa Web tagging is documented at:
<http://support.google.com/picasa/bin/answer.py?answer=55851>
Sync Google Photos is documented at: <http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=2395276>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Touch in the date area. That show tags and permits to add and edit them
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: use [quick pick](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en) or [f-stop](http://www.fstopapp.com/) or [any other gallery manager apps](http://lifehacker.com/5814868/the-best-photo-management-app-for-android)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: concerning the people tags,you can manually tag unrecognised faces by tapping and holding on said face,at least in the Samsung galaxy's gallery (which possibly isn't stock android)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/19 | 622 | 2,226 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a alarm clock app that uses UTC instead of local timezone?
The reason I ask is that I am tired of this daylight savings time idea, so my plan is to set 1 time in a non DST timezone like UTC and then use that time as wakeup in the morning time all year.<issue_comment>username_1: You need to have a Picasa account (which is auto-created if you have a Google+ account) and also have **Sync Google Photos** turned on (which is automatically on if you have Google Sync turned on.)
Share your photo with Picasa.
Go to **Picasa Web Albums** at <https://picasaweb.google.com/home> and find your photo.
In the right-hand margin, you'll see **Tags** and a "+" button with a Tag icon.
Click that button, which is the Add Tags button.
Enter your tags, which are space separated.
On your Android device, go into **Gallery** and go up to the top level using the Up caret in the upper left, which is the left-most side of the action bar.
It should refresh automatically. If not, you can manually choose "Refresh" in the menu in the upper right. This is what syncs the tags that you created on the web to your Android device. (Sync Google Photos is what really does it under the covers.)
Now you can choose the album that has the photo that you tagged above.
Then choose the menu item **Group by** > **Tags**.
Voila! You can now see your photos grouped by tag.
Happy tagging!
Picasa Web tagging is documented at:
<http://support.google.com/picasa/bin/answer.py?answer=55851>
Sync Google Photos is documented at: <http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=2395276>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Touch in the date area. That show tags and permits to add and edit them
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: use [quick pick](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en) or [f-stop](http://www.fstopapp.com/) or [any other gallery manager apps](http://lifehacker.com/5814868/the-best-photo-management-app-for-android)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: concerning the people tags,you can manually tag unrecognised faces by tapping and holding on said face,at least in the Samsung galaxy's gallery (which possibly isn't stock android)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/19 | 704 | 2,647 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Galaxy S2(I-9100) was upgraded to 2.3.6 by the technician at a Samsung Service Station. This resulted in a wiped-off of all the apps that I had installed along with some other data(like contacts,sms etc).
I had to go through the entire procedure of registering your phone with my gmail account.
I cannot install some of the apps that I had previously installed (from the web store) because I cannot choose the device and I get the message "Your device already has this app installed".
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
<issue_comment>username_1: The issue here is that the uninstall process wasn't registered at Google Play Store.
Without the uninstall process registered, Google Play Store still reports the app as installed on the device that's associated with your Google account.
To overcome this, you need to manually trigger the uninstall from the Google Play Store, within the "MY ANDROID APPS" list:
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Step by Step
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I have a couple of apps that I've uninstalled from my device and the uninstall process wasn't registered at Google Play Store. I'll use one as a guide:
1. Access "MY ANDROID APPS" list, search for the desired app and click the recycle bin icon to trigger the uninstall:
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Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Error message still appearing
If you've signed in to your device's Google Play Store app, downloaded an item, and your device doesn't appear on the Google Play website, you can try clearing your app's data by following these steps:
1. Open your device's main **Settings** menu.
2. Select **Apps** or **Application manager** (this may be different depending on your device).
3. Select **Google Play Store** from your list of apps.
4. Touch **Clear data**.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Google Play seems to have changed in the last few years and I wasn't able to find an uninstall feature on the web. It seems like the best workaround here is to just install from Google Play on the device itself.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/19 | 310 | 1,326 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using [Google Apps](http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/group/index.html) for my personal domain and email.
Is it possible to use such an account (e.g. "<EMAIL>") to activate an android device?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes.
Few years ago, Google Apps services were separate from normal Google services. Even cookies were different & compatible to each other. From last year, all Google Apps accounts are normal Google account (You'll have to sign out from normal Google account if you want to sign in with Google Apps account in a web browser).
And, it supports Android too. I've tested it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Since last year Google Apps accounts are full class citizens. Starting with Eclair android supports more than one Google accounts and since the Market 3.0 update of market all android apps treat all Google accounts on your phone the same way.
Take note however that it is not possible to transfer your Google wallet history and purchases. So if a year from now you want to change your domain name for your email address you will need to keep the old account on your phone or rebuy all your apps again.
It is for this reason that I recommend you to create a Gmail account an purchase apps with that not with your apps account.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/20 | 367 | 1,177 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Samsung Galaxy S II. When I check the logcat using Eclipse, I see an entry with tag `[HYPOS]`.
What is that? I am worried about my privacy.<issue_comment>username_1: An app developer can use any word as log tag. The log tag 'HYPOS' can be from any good/bad app that you have installed in you phone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: From:
* [Is GPS chip control affected by 'sensor aiding'? - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7917845/is-gps-chip-control-affected-by-sensor-aiding)
* [Suspected memory leak (in Sygic); how to interpret the Allocation Tracker - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7866023/suspected-memory-leak-in-sygic-how-to-interpret-the-allocation-tracker)
* [Show on Map - cgeo Issue Tracker](https://github.com/cgeo/c-geo-opensource/issues/703)
All of these people are posting issues or logcats relating to the GPS on their phone, I would imagine yours is something similar if it's in a line like:
```
DEBUG/(2696): [HYPOS] NOMOVE Time 13114, PowerMode 2, GPSWeakSignal 19, GPSFixTime 0, Car 1, DOE 3
```
The fact it also says GPS in the logcat entry is a hint also.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/20 | 624 | 2,468 | <issue_start>username_0: I developed an app for android. I used my two devices (Galaxy Nexus running 4.02 & Galaxy Tab10.1 running 3.1) to test the app before I published it.
When I published the app to the Market, I removed the tested version of the app from my devices and tried to install the one in the market but I couldn't install it !
In my Nexus device, It gives me this error: \*"App\_Name" Could not be downloaded due to an error (500).\* In my Tab, a progress bar is shown then disappear with no error message.
To solve it, I tried:
* Rebooting the devices.
* Removing my Google account from my Tab and re-adding it again. the problem still exists.
I can install other apps with no problem. If you think the problem is from my app, try installing it. Search for "Untiny" in the market
-Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: I have had this problem before and tried everything, including hard resetting my phone. I forget what worked, but I think going through the web version of Market helped.
I had tried restoring a backup previously of a previous version of the app. This may have caused the problem but it doesn't explain why several apps have failed on auto update this time. I use Vodafone, and the service is not that good, so maybe the apps are getting corrupted.
Thinking about it might have contacted android support on web market place and got a resolution there after a few goes. So the thing about google fault see them, last time might be the only valid answer. I also have the error on new installs to, I have discovered. So it is likely some corruption between the app configuration on my phone and the market. Google should have had a method to fix this, if only by reinstalising the data. As I said before I waited 1 to 2 minutes for it to clear, it did not, so contact them quickly.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The app works on other devices according to the user reviews. Perform a factory reset on your device and see if the error occurs while installing
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Turns out that the app didn't upload completely! Something went wrong while I was uploading it to the Play store.
It installed just fine after I uploaded a new version.
Thanks to all.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: 1. Go to recovery => wipe cache
2. Go to advanced
3. Wipe dalvik cache
4. Fix permissions
5. Reboot
Source: <http://androidjinni.com/google-play-store-error-500-solution-2353/>
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/21 | 454 | 1,869 | <issue_start>username_0: I keep my phone on silent most of the time but would like audible reminders for critical calendar reminders. Short of silencing everything else manually, is there a way to acheive this?<issue_comment>username_1: I have had this problem before and tried everything, including hard resetting my phone. I forget what worked, but I think going through the web version of Market helped.
I had tried restoring a backup previously of a previous version of the app. This may have caused the problem but it doesn't explain why several apps have failed on auto update this time. I use Vodafone, and the service is not that good, so maybe the apps are getting corrupted.
Thinking about it might have contacted android support on web market place and got a resolution there after a few goes. So the thing about google fault see them, last time might be the only valid answer. I also have the error on new installs to, I have discovered. So it is likely some corruption between the app configuration on my phone and the market. Google should have had a method to fix this, if only by reinstalising the data. As I said before I waited 1 to 2 minutes for it to clear, it did not, so contact them quickly.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The app works on other devices according to the user reviews. Perform a factory reset on your device and see if the error occurs while installing
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Turns out that the app didn't upload completely! Something went wrong while I was uploading it to the Play store.
It installed just fine after I uploaded a new version.
Thanks to all.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: 1. Go to recovery => wipe cache
2. Go to advanced
3. Wipe dalvik cache
4. Fix permissions
5. Reboot
Source: <http://androidjinni.com/google-play-store-error-500-solution-2353/>
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/21 | 156 | 591 | <issue_start>username_0: On the desktop I use [ixquick](https://ixquick.com/) to avoid Google tracking my searches. But on Android it is even worse since I am logged in and Google can track everything I do. Is there an app for ixquick or for another search engine that does not log?<issue_comment>username_1: [DuckDuckGo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I've had pretty good luck with duckduckgo for Android. You can also set your browser home page to it or startpage or ixquick.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/21 | 447 | 1,784 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I bought a Spice MI 280 with Android 2.3.4, I downloaded apps from the Android Market like App2sd, Task killer, Soundhound etc.
A few days ago Android Market was upgraded to Google Play and when I try to open it it shows a `no connection: retry` error...although I can browse the net through Opera and uc browser without any difficulty.
When I open YouTube through Opera it shows the main page of the site, but then when I try to play a video it shows `cannot play the video`.
I have tried adjusting the current date, clearing data and caches etc. I've tried a factory data reset but its asking `please input phone password`. Any suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: Okay, I ran into the same issue and finally found a fix that worked!
First off, go to settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Google Play Store and select "Clear Data"
Then, return to your home screen and just wait for the Play Store to auto-update.
If it does not come up on its own, re-open the store and select "update"
Finally, close the app (after it boots up), give your phone another minute,and have at it!
After trying this, my Play Store has been working just fine.
I hope that helps!
Cheers
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm finding that I can install apps again if I downgrade from Google Play Store to Google Market on an HTC MyTouch running Android 2.2.1.
To downgrade, go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Downloaded -> Google Play Store -> Uninstall updates.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I had the same problem with my Xperia ZL. It was supposed to be because of incorrect setting up when the phone booted for the very first time.
I did a factory reset and the issue is fixed for me. So simple.
Good luck.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/21 | 817 | 3,346 | <issue_start>username_0: While the message is "sending", I discovered that I had sent to the wrong person. Isn't there anything you can do about this? I used to use Nokia. In those older phones (or systems) you simply press the "C" botton to the right and the sending message is aborted.<issue_comment>username_1: One way I can think of is by killing the Message application. But I'm not sure if the message sending is done by the Message application itself or if it passes the message to other process or android core to do the real transfer of message.
Anyways you can check by going to Menu -> Settings-> Manage applications -> Select all tab and select Message and click Force stop.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Take a look at [Cancel SMS](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tonee.undosms) - works as I mentioned in the comment above.
There's a delay of one minute before sending, thereby allowing a user to cancel the send within a minute of typing out the message.
Be warned, the app adds a bookmark and a search shortcut.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: One easy way is, putting the phone into Airplane Mode. So the sending message will be cancelled.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Airplane Mode immediately..then force stop, then clear the data, the restart phone... Worked for me!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: Yes. You can do it with the [SMS UNDO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ioptime.blocksms) app for android. It runs in the background and is very easy to use. Also you can set up timer when it will be active and the time the message will be put on hold.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: While the message is "sending" press and hold the comment/text massage. A menu option should appear giving you the option to cancel message before it sends. Airplane mode is a good one that'll work too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: Check out [PVLL](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Pull.pullapp). The app puts a delay of 5 seconds before sending, called the "5 second rule". Works for me.
It also has a feature that lets you schedule texts in the future, and there's a sharing layer on top of SMS that lets you discuss your conversations. I use it instead of taking screenshots or cut and paste.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: just delete the text while its sending (click and hold on the message)
if the text is not too embarrassing just tell the person who it accidentally got sent to that you didn't mean to send it to them and that it was an accident. or every time you send a text you could create a new text (by typing in/searching for the correct phone number or contact name within your phone's address book)with the correct person's name instead of texting them from the list of names from previous texts that shows up when you open the texting app (to avoid sending it to the wrong person in the first place)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: The c button you mentioned works in Nokia only if the message stays in outbox which sometimes don't work always. The closest option you can get is by using Textra SMS from play store and set the delay sending SMS option to 9seconds. If you happen to send a message to a wrong recipient, you can cancel the SMS by pressing the x button after pressing the send button.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/21 | 826 | 3,621 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to install this application
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scoompa.callrecorder.open>
but I can't, because I'm in a wrong country. I would like to change country. Do I need to travel to another country to install this application or can I somehow pick a right country ? what is the right country for this application?<issue_comment>username_1: To answer your question, see this previous question for options on changing the country that the Market think your phone is in: [How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12538)
For the second part of your question about which country to change to, from the app's description:
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> * The application dials to our service, which dials to the other party,
> showing your phone number as the caller ID.
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> the call at the *telephony level*, and sends a very high-quality
> recording straight to your email box.
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I think that even if you get it to install, it will only work properly if you are currently in the US or Canada, as it seems to work by redirecting your call through a landline call forwarding service, which either won't work in other countries, or will be using a hideously expensive international rate call for that purpose.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem and got over it by doing following
1. go to Samsung website, login and then delete the account. Did this from my PC.
2. go to Android settings, accounts and then delete the account associated with Samsung app
3. go back to Samsung app store on Android device, create new account.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I had the same problem and asked Google to help me.
This is their answer:
We use the billing address of your default payment instrument in Google Wallet to help determine your home country for accessing the Play Store. Our collection of content can vary by country, so your view of the Play Store may differ from what others are seeing when you travel outside of the country listed on your default payment method's billing address.
Please note that you must have a valid payment method with a billing address located inside a country in order to access that country's Play Store.
If you're having issues viewing your intended country's Play Store and would like to change your default payment method or update an existing billing address in Google Wallet, please use the following steps:
1) Sign into your Google Wallet account to manage your payment methods (<https://wallet.google.com/manage/paymentMethods>)
2) Add a new card or change your default payment instrument to one with a billing address located inside your desired country
3) Open the Play Store and navigate to any item available for download
4) Click to begin a download until you reach the "Accept and buy" screen (no need to complete the purchase)
5) Close the Play Store and clear data for the Google Play Store application (Settings > Apps > Google Play Store > Clear Data) or clear your browser cache
6) Re-open the Play Store. You should now see the Play Store that matches your default payment instrument's billing country.
If you haven't yet added a payment method to your account for the first time, please add a card directly from the Play Store with a billing address that matches your intended country location. Then, follow steps 3 through 6 to show your intended country's Play Store.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/03/21 | 566 | 2,141 | <issue_start>username_0: I have found **[older version of Facebook For Android app here](http://fullapk.net/108/facebook-apk-for-android/)** which was hosted on geekfiles.in
When i wanted to install 1.8.1 and checked permissions, the following arose my suspicions:
**Services that cost you money:**
*Send SMS messages*
**Your messages:**
*edit SMS or MMS, read SMS or MMS, receive SMS*
**Your accounts:**
*act as an account authenticator, manage the accounts list*
**Phone calls:**
*read phone state and identity*
**Your accounts:**
*discover known accounts*
**Storage:**
*modify/delete SD card contents*
Can unscrupulous people inject malware into APKs? If yes, what are trusted repositories for downgrading apps to older versions?
Is **[this repository](http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/app/facebook-for-android)** trusted source?<issue_comment>username_1: As a general rule, I don't trust any "freeware" or "shareware" site that has not specifically been recommended to me by someone I know and trust, and because these sites aren't my thing I can't either recommend or condemn this specific example. I can answer part of your question, though, and say an emphatic **yes, unscrupulous people can inject malware into APKs.** Installing an APK from an unknown source is generally a very bad idea.
The permissions you mention, though, are actually the same that the [legit Facebook for Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana) asks over in the Play store (see the "Permissions" tab). Permissions alone are a bad judge of an APK's potential for harm. In this case, personally, I would say the risk of an unknown source far outweighs the app's permission requests.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you really want to downgrade an APK, the best way is to get it from another device that you trust using one of the methods in [Where are the .apk files of currently installed apps stored on my Android device?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/4510/where-are-the-apk-files-stored-on-my-android-device) Then you can put that APK on your device.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/22 | 491 | 2,031 | <issue_start>username_0: I've read [Recovering from forgotten lock pattern](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/18008/recovering-from-forgotten-lock-pattern) which states that there is an option to disable the lock using my Google account information. However I did not noticed such an option when I entered my *password* five times wrong. (Although there was also a 20s or 30s delay to complicate brute force attacks.) I use Android 4.0.3 on a Asus Transformer Prime TF201.
Would factory reset work?<issue_comment>username_1: Install [Screen Lock Bypass](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.curity.android.screenlockbypass) (free) from web interface of Play Store. It'll not reset/remove your PIN, but unlock your device on each reboot.
If you want to permanently reset/remove PIN, you'll have to purchase its [pro version](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.thomascannon.screenlockbypass.pro).
In the last, you can always factory reset your device if these apps are not working for you. Factory reset wipes out all custom configurations including PIN/Security Lock.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, factory reset will work, first you will need to boot into recovery mode, this is device specific so you will need to google how it's done on your phone but on mine for example: hold power and volume up until a menu opens up, select recovery with volume up,press volume down, when the no command screen opens up press power and volume up. once you're inside recovery mode select "factory reset" or "perform factory reset" with the volume buttons and press the power button then select yes and press the power button, after the factory reset is completed, it will ask for your google account credentials, if it ask for the previous password tap "use google account instead", if your device doesn't have a google account or you don't know the password for it look up your phone on hardreset.info and select "bypass frp" or "bypass factory reset protection"
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/22 | 402 | 1,658 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a phone where I like to have the time a few minutes forward the right time. Now, when I chat with people through Google Talk, I got all message mixed up because the received messages arrive with the sender time. If the answer is faster than my forwarded minutes, it appears before my message.
Example:
```
Phone 1 time Phone 2 time Sender Message time Message
08:01 08:18 Phone 1 08:01 I'm fine
08:00 08:17 Phone 2 08:17 How are you?
```
Is there anything I can set up (beside the right phone time) to avoid this?<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately not, except perhaps a different chat application that can interface with Google Talk. Talk uses the timestamp of the sender to order the messages, using the assumption that cellphones on a cell network will have a consistently accurate clock. It is likely that a different chat application (such as [IMO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imo.android.imoim) or [Trillian](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ceruleanstudios.trillian.android)) which interfaces with Google Chat will display these messages differently; I do not use multi-protocol chat applications, or change my clock, so I cannot confirm that this will solve your problem; I remain rather confident it will however.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Check the time zone you have set under *Settings -> Date and time* and make sure that it's correct. I had the same problem on my Samsung phone and this solution fixed it.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/22 | 495 | 1,906 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible for me to run a Zeroconf mDNS server on my Android phone? Something like [Avahi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avahi_%28software%29) on Linux.
The reason I ask is because I run an SSH/SFTP server on my phone for transferring files to/from the phone. Right now I have to connect using the local IP address (`10.1.0.x`) and the IP changes via DHCP. I'd like to simply be able to connect to my phone using a `.local` address.
I don't think Dynamic DNS will work, because I want my LAN address (the private IP, `10.1.0.x`) not my public NAT IP.<issue_comment>username_1: Currently there is no Avahi daemon on Android and open ticket [#354](http://avahi.org/ticket/354) at Avahi tracker, where there are attached patches, needs to be addressed to make a build for Android possible.
You can try to build it manually, if really needed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Do you have any control over the (presumably wireless) LAN that you're connecting your phone to? It seems to me that the main part of your problem is just that your phone picks up different IP addresses each time it connects to your LAN. If it always had the same IP, then you could either make a note of this, save it in your SSH client, or assign a name to that IP on your other machine(s) using a HOSTS file or similar.
Are you in control of your network, or do you know the person that is? You (or they) should be able to assign a static IP address, or a reserved IP address, to your device so that every time you connect your phone to the LAN it always picks up the same IP address.
If it's a small, personal network then this would just be a setting on your device's record on your router, if this is a larger network then it would be setup on the DHCP server and a matching A name record could also be setup on their internal DNS to give you a permanent name.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/22 | 676 | 2,769 | <issue_start>username_0: I own both an Android phone and a tablet and I am trying to figure out what the differences are between these Angry Birds Space versions:
* Angry Birds Space
* Angry Birds Space Premium
* Angry Birds Space HD
One is free and the other two are paid apps, but looking at the description they seem to have the same content and features. Can someone clarify the differences?<issue_comment>username_1: Both premium and HD are ad-free and the latter is for tablets.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The Google Play store will let you know which devices each one is compatible with. The Premium was compatible with all my phone-sized devices.
Note that there is also one that is tuned for the Kindle Fire called Angry Birds Space HD (Kindle Fire Edition) in the Amazon Appstore.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I noticed on my tablet when I downloaded the regular free version that is doesn't have those danger missions, but it does on the phone for all Samsung users apparently. On iOS i believe it is an in-app purchase. Check out:
<http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/angry-birds-space-now-available/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I checked out the HD version in the Google Play Store on my Motorola Xoom tablet. I have discovered that there is virtually no difference really, and definitely not worth the $2.98. Feel free to check it out for yourself, because unlike iOS, Android has the option to refund your purchase within 15 minutes, I believe, of the time of purchase. I refunded mine because the only differences I could find were that the start-up screen after the white "Rovio" screen was not stretched (but every other screen/level I tried was), and also when you are in a level or at the start-up screen where you press "Play", the pause buttons are slightly larger.
I also believe it is pointless to purchase the Premium version on either a tablet or phone, because the only difference is that it is ad-free, to my knowledge. A helpful little tip that Rovio doesn't want anyone to know is that the ads the put in the free version require some form of internet connection to be generated in the game. So to solve this, you could just put your phone/tablet on Airplane Mode if you want since it's simpler, but all you really have to do is disable the WiFi AND data services on your smartphone, and boom - no ads. Obviously, on your tablet (assuming you don't have 3G/4G) all you have to do is disable WiFi. I actually have widgets from HD Widgets (which I highly recommend and is well worth the $1.99) that allows you to disable both data services and WiFi with the tap of a button. And there you go, you've just saved a dollar. Or three.
Hope this helps and clears things up for everyone.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/22 | 845 | 3,342 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a Nexus S off eBay and found that the compass direction wanders even with the device laying still. Likewise, the display in Google Sky shakes around even with the resting on a stable surface, and it often doesn't align correctly with the stars. [SkEye](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.skeye) reports "Warning: Strange Magnetic field!". Calibrating using [Advanced tools](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=scd.atools) doesn't fix the problem.
I'm running ICS 4.0.3.
Doing some searching, I've found mention of other problems of the sort with the Nexus S. It's not clear whether these are just anecdotes suggesting that I have unit with a defect. Or perhaps there is a hardware or software design flaw and nothing wrong with this particular unit. Where does one look to determine if there is a pervasive problem with a given model and OS version? Anyone know specifically for Nexus S and ICS 4.0.3?<issue_comment>username_1: Both premium and HD are ad-free and the latter is for tablets.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The Google Play store will let you know which devices each one is compatible with. The Premium was compatible with all my phone-sized devices.
Note that there is also one that is tuned for the Kindle Fire called Angry Birds Space HD (Kindle Fire Edition) in the Amazon Appstore.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I noticed on my tablet when I downloaded the regular free version that is doesn't have those danger missions, but it does on the phone for all Samsung users apparently. On iOS i believe it is an in-app purchase. Check out:
<http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/angry-birds-space-now-available/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I checked out the HD version in the Google Play Store on my Motorola Xoom tablet. I have discovered that there is virtually no difference really, and definitely not worth the $2.98. Feel free to check it out for yourself, because unlike iOS, Android has the option to refund your purchase within 15 minutes, I believe, of the time of purchase. I refunded mine because the only differences I could find were that the start-up screen after the white "Rovio" screen was not stretched (but every other screen/level I tried was), and also when you are in a level or at the start-up screen where you press "Play", the pause buttons are slightly larger.
I also believe it is pointless to purchase the Premium version on either a tablet or phone, because the only difference is that it is ad-free, to my knowledge. A helpful little tip that Rovio doesn't want anyone to know is that the ads the put in the free version require some form of internet connection to be generated in the game. So to solve this, you could just put your phone/tablet on Airplane Mode if you want since it's simpler, but all you really have to do is disable the WiFi AND data services on your smartphone, and boom - no ads. Obviously, on your tablet (assuming you don't have 3G/4G) all you have to do is disable WiFi. I actually have widgets from HD Widgets (which I highly recommend and is well worth the $1.99) that allows you to disable both data services and WiFi with the tap of a button. And there you go, you've just saved a dollar. Or three.
Hope this helps and clears things up for everyone.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/23 | 1,592 | 5,386 | <issue_start>username_0: In perusing the settings on my EVO today, I noticed that there is an option under call settings named "Voice Privacy". The description beneath the checkbox merely states "Enable enhanced privacy mode":
The screenshot is from Deck's ICS pre-beta, but I'm fairly positive I saw this in CM7 as well because it seems very familiar. I've also seen this settings on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus running both ICS (stock and CM9) and Jelly Bean.
Both phones I've seen this on were CDMA devices - an HTC EVO on Sprint, and a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. What little information I've been able to dig up seems to suggest that it may be unique to CDMA, but I cannot say that for certain.
What does this setting do? Some theories I've found on forums have included reducing the earpiece volume (so others can't overhear your conversation, I suppose?) and adding extra encryption to the CDMA connection, but I haven't found anything definitive.<issue_comment>username_1: From the [My HTC EVO 3D](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0789749092) book:
>
> Touch to enable voice privacy, which makes your EVO 3D encrypt your
> phone calls.
> 
>
>
> **What is Voice Privacy?**
>
>
> When you enable Voice Privacy, your EVO 3D starts encrypting your
> calls so nobody can eavesdrop on them. ... By encrypting your phone
> calls between your EVO 3d and the cell tower, you add an extra layer
> of protection on your calls just in case someone wants to try to
> listen in. For this feature to work, your cellular service provider
> must support it, otherwise enabling it on your EVO 3D is useless.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Voice Privacy is something that is part of CDMA. I found [this article](http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3aGPAkNU7_vIAJ%3awww.ccs.neu.edu/home/ahchan/wsl/papers/cdma.ps+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us) that talks a little bit about it in the introduction.
>
> Voice privacy of IS-95 CDMA is provided by means of the long code
> mask.The long code mask is not transmitted through any channel, it is
> constructedby the base station and the mobile station. To recover the
> long code sequence,the eavesdropper may exhaustively search the 42-bit
> long code mask, with atime complexity of O(2 42 ). This attack is
> viable but is hard to implement inreal time. Alternatively, it can be
> shown that the long code sequence can also be recovered if the
> eavesdropper can obtain 42 bits of plaintext-ciphertext pairs.As there
> are many mobile stations transmitting simultaneously on the tra
> cchannel and each mobile station only transmits approximately 3
> minutes onthe average, it is rather di cult to obtain 42 bits of the
> plaintext message.
>
>
>
I have also [found](http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/20580-voice-privacy.html#post131994) a [couple posts](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/495014-what-is-quot-Voice-Privacy-quot?p=4048780#post4048780) that talk about how sprint did studies that said it isn't really any more secure, unless your eavesdropper has tons of money to spend on decrypting your call.
>
> Actually, voice privacy on CDMA is an added layer of voice encryption.
> Sprint did some independent research (I've heard quotes as big as a
> million dollars worth) and determined that CDMA without Voice Privacy
> is just as secure (unless you've got a million dollars worth of
> financing to break into an individual phone call)...
>
>
> In other words, turn the feature off, and don't worry about it.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This is a feature of CDMA (standardized in IS-95) and is called Voice Privacy.
See an [Analysis of IS-95 CDMA Voice Privacy](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=646556.694603) by M.Zhang, et al. from 2000, free download [here](http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Analysis%20of%20IS-95%20CDMA%20voice%20privacy&btnG=)
Citation (the real paper begins at p.10 in the PDF:
***Abstract***. The voice privacy of IS-95 CDMA cellular system is analyzed
in this paper. By exploiting information redundancy on the downlink
traffic channel, it is shown that an eavesdropper can recover the voice
privacy mask after eavesdropping the transmission on the downlink traf-
fic channel for about one second. Thus, IS-95 CDMA voice privacy is
vulnerable under ciphertext-only attacks.
That cryptanalysis is now **12 years old** and already then was the **scheme considered broken**. I guess it's easy to **suggest to just leave the setting disabled.**
By combining some information grepped from the android source, I'm pretty sure it's what you're asking for.
To make it a little more transparent here are some source references:
packages/apps/Phone/res/xml/cdma\_call\_privacy.xml defines:
```
xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?
```
packages/apps/Phone/res/values/strings.xml defines those strings:
```
Voice Privacy
Enable enhanced privacy mode
```
./hardware/ril/include/telephony/ril.h defines also:
```
typedef struct {
RIL_CallState state;
[...]
char isVoice; /* nonzero if this is is a voice call */
char isVoicePrivacy; /* nonzero if CDMA voice privacy mode is active */
[...]
} RIL_Call;
```
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/23 | 1,535 | 5,019 | <issue_start>username_0: I read some guide to get the `persist.service.adb.enable` value, and it said that it belongs to `default.prop` file on device. Its content should be:
```
#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=0
```
But when i connect device to PC (Linux), try to pull out this file from device (both emulator and Samsung Galaxy Nexus), the content of default.prop file is only:
```
#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
ro.debuggable=0
persist.sys.usb.config=mass_storage
```
So I could not see `persist.service.adb.enable`. Could anyone tell me why, and how can i got it?<issue_comment>username_1: From the [My HTC EVO 3D](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0789749092) book:
>
> Touch to enable voice privacy, which makes your EVO 3D encrypt your
> phone calls.
> 
>
>
> **What is Voice Privacy?**
>
>
> When you enable Voice Privacy, your EVO 3D starts encrypting your
> calls so nobody can eavesdrop on them. ... By encrypting your phone
> calls between your EVO 3d and the cell tower, you add an extra layer
> of protection on your calls just in case someone wants to try to
> listen in. For this feature to work, your cellular service provider
> must support it, otherwise enabling it on your EVO 3D is useless.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Voice Privacy is something that is part of CDMA. I found [this article](http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3aGPAkNU7_vIAJ%3awww.ccs.neu.edu/home/ahchan/wsl/papers/cdma.ps+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us) that talks a little bit about it in the introduction.
>
> Voice privacy of IS-95 CDMA is provided by means of the long code
> mask.The long code mask is not transmitted through any channel, it is
> constructedby the base station and the mobile station. To recover the
> long code sequence,the eavesdropper may exhaustively search the 42-bit
> long code mask, with atime complexity of O(2 42 ). This attack is
> viable but is hard to implement inreal time. Alternatively, it can be
> shown that the long code sequence can also be recovered if the
> eavesdropper can obtain 42 bits of plaintext-ciphertext pairs.As there
> are many mobile stations transmitting simultaneously on the tra
> cchannel and each mobile station only transmits approximately 3
> minutes onthe average, it is rather di cult to obtain 42 bits of the
> plaintext message.
>
>
>
I have also [found](http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/20580-voice-privacy.html#post131994) a [couple posts](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/495014-what-is-quot-Voice-Privacy-quot?p=4048780#post4048780) that talk about how sprint did studies that said it isn't really any more secure, unless your eavesdropper has tons of money to spend on decrypting your call.
>
> Actually, voice privacy on CDMA is an added layer of voice encryption.
> Sprint did some independent research (I've heard quotes as big as a
> million dollars worth) and determined that CDMA without Voice Privacy
> is just as secure (unless you've got a million dollars worth of
> financing to break into an individual phone call)...
>
>
> In other words, turn the feature off, and don't worry about it.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This is a feature of CDMA (standardized in IS-95) and is called Voice Privacy.
See an [Analysis of IS-95 CDMA Voice Privacy](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=646556.694603) by M.Zhang, et al. from 2000, free download [here](http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Analysis%20of%20IS-95%20CDMA%20voice%20privacy&btnG=)
Citation (the real paper begins at p.10 in the PDF:
***Abstract***. The voice privacy of IS-95 CDMA cellular system is analyzed
in this paper. By exploiting information redundancy on the downlink
traffic channel, it is shown that an eavesdropper can recover the voice
privacy mask after eavesdropping the transmission on the downlink traf-
fic channel for about one second. Thus, IS-95 CDMA voice privacy is
vulnerable under ciphertext-only attacks.
That cryptanalysis is now **12 years old** and already then was the **scheme considered broken**. I guess it's easy to **suggest to just leave the setting disabled.**
By combining some information grepped from the android source, I'm pretty sure it's what you're asking for.
To make it a little more transparent here are some source references:
packages/apps/Phone/res/xml/cdma\_call\_privacy.xml defines:
```
xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?
```
packages/apps/Phone/res/values/strings.xml defines those strings:
```
Voice Privacy
Enable enhanced privacy mode
```
./hardware/ril/include/telephony/ril.h defines also:
```
typedef struct {
RIL_CallState state;
[...]
char isVoice; /* nonzero if this is is a voice call */
char isVoicePrivacy; /* nonzero if CDMA voice privacy mode is active */
[...]
} RIL_Call;
```
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2012/03/23 | 496 | 1,792 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to sync my own video with Google Play Video (like in Google Play Music)?
I know that it's not possible on Google Books, I am wondering how about videos.
What will be a good alternative for syncing videos?<issue_comment>username_1: Right now it is not possible to sync through Play Video, however, you may [soon be able to purchase movies from the market and have them stay in the cloud until needed.](http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57402846-261/google-play-mulls-movie-sales/)
You could try alternatives such as [Box](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.box.android&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5ib3guYW5kcm9pZCJd), or Dropbox, (there are many competitors in this file-locker space), they allows you to sync nearly anything across devices.
Google Video, at least on my Xoom, will pick up movies out of any folder without the .nomedia file in it.
(edited to remove falsehood of no Google Services allowing syncing :) )
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you use Google+, you could install the [Google+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.plus) app which can auto-upload videos and photos from your phone to your G+ account.
These photos and videos can also be accessed online via [Picasa Web Albums](https://picasaweb.google.com) which point to the same place as your Google+ photo albums. On the phone these become visible in the built-in Gallery app, if you enable the `Sync Google Photos` and `Sync Google+` options on your account via `Settings -> Accounts & sync ->` . On the desktop you can use Google's own [Picasa](http://picasa.google.com/) application to organize and sync your photos/videos between your PC and your Google account.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/23 | 287 | 1,181 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for the data-store of a certain application so I can take backups of some files that are important to me. Connecting the phone to my computer and browsing the file-system I get revealed a surprisingly empty file-system.
Is the a generic way of locating data created by a certain application on the phone? Since Android tracks the storage use on a per-application basis, I assume there is a register somewhere, but I don't know where to look.<issue_comment>username_1: Android can't/doesn't keep track of arbitrary data created on the SD card. If you're looking for regular app data such as settings, it's located at `/data/data/qualified-app-name` where the name is something like `com.rovio.angrybirds` for Angry Birds, for example.
As eldarerathis notes you'll need to be root to view the data partition; it's protected to prevent malicious apps from stealing your data (etc.).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: just go to sd card and find the file android and keywords that you have in your app then connect your android device to your system and back up that file thats all [NOTE: Some deivces does support this function.]
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/23 | 220 | 829 | <issue_start>username_0: I've already seen lots of ways to do this for Windows PCs, but is there a way I can do the same thing but for another Android device?<issue_comment>username_1: [Android Mouse and Keyboard](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iandrobot.andromouse.lite) might be able to do what you want. Install it on one device, use it in bluetooth mode, and then sync that device's virtual bluetooth keyboard and mouse to the other device just as you would a real bluetooth keyboard or mouse.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: 
Serverless Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse for PC/Phone should be what you're looking for. I hope this helps. <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.appground.blek>
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/23 | 524 | 2,300 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently enabled two-step auth for my Google account, and I'm happy to say it works fine. However:
* Application specific passwords, like for Android are temporary, and the guide makes it obvious that you aren't supposed to write them down or save them anywhere.
* When someone fails to unlock a password protected Android phone too many times, it allows the user to connect to a WiFi network and login with his/her Google account.
* How does this apply to an account with two-step auth? Has anyone had this sort of an issue before? Is generating a new app-specific password enough?<issue_comment>username_1: You can use your normal Google Account password to unlock the phone (as long as you are connected to the internet), even if you have 2-step authentication turned on.
I have tested it on a Galaxy Nexus running ICS and another running Jelly Bean, and on a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean. There might be a possibility that this was different on Android 2.3 but I don't think so.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Some phones do not allow unlocking with the google password even if you are connected to the internet. The password is cached on the device and must be the same. This means that you must use the temporary password that you setup your account with. This is device dependent and I understand that it is a bigger problem for older devices, like those running gingerbread.
My advice is to use a password safe like keepass and keep that temporary password saved in case you need to unlock your phone. My kids locked my phone by playing around with it and my normal password would not unlock it. Had to reset to factory settings to get it off.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I am unable to understand why you've problem. As you've said in your second point, it asks users to login with Google Account. When it comes to authentication of Google Account, why is password matter to you?
You can do this in those situations:
* Create a new application-specific password and use that (you can delete old one).
* Use one time emergency passcode generated at the time of enabling 2-step authentication.
* Turn off 2-step authentication and use original Google Account password.
I've used first one once when my jeans pocket screwed things up.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/24 | 199 | 744 | <issue_start>username_0: I have backed up all of my .apk files to my laptop. Can I delete the .apks in the Amazon venezia cache folder without detriment and be able to put them back on the sd card and reinstall from there at a later date, if I want to?<issue_comment>username_1: You can redownload them any time you want or just install them using a file manager, no need to put them back there.
If you backup them to your PC it's a good idea to use something like [this](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330359) to keep track of the various apks.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Once the apps have been installed the APKs in the cache folder are completely worthless. Even more so if you've backed them up.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/24 | 482 | 1,783 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to update to cyanogenMod 9. But before doing this, I've done a nandroid backup.
After the backup was created I saw this output:
```
ClockwordMod Recovery v2.5.1.8
SD Card space free: 1296MB
Backing up system...
Backing up data...
Backing up .android_secure
Backing up cache
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext.
Generating md5 sum...
Backup complete!
```
I'm not sure, but I believe this means that the external sd-card partition wasn't backuped.
Will this be a real problem, if I want to backup my phone? And how shall I solve it, if it's a problem?<issue_comment>username_1: This means you do not have an ext3/4 partition on your sdcard. This really ins't a big deal, this is like a legacy part of the nandroid backup process. CM doesn't "officially" support the sd-ext partition any more anyhow.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Your SD card did not get backed up. If you have a system failure that does not affect your SD card, then your restore will be OK provided that your SD card has not changed substantially since you backed up. Otherwise, you'll be lacking the part of your apps that is installed to the SD card (which could be almost everything other than the data).
My own approach to this is to make a backup of my entire SD card to my PC immediately after backing up with CWM. Then I will be able to restore whatever might be changed or missing if and when I need to restore from backup.
"irish Pancake" in this thread seems to have figured it out:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582248>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. Remove your SIM card(s), not SD card.
2. Do a factory reset,wipe cache and format your android system.
3. Now restore your Nandroid backup.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/03/24 | 457 | 1,778 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently bought a Advent Vega Android tablet and everything is working completely fine, however there is one slight problem with Wi-Fi.
Even though I have full Wi-Fi signal *(it is as high as it can be)*, and it has been happily working for a while, after some time the Wi-Fi disconnects and when I go into the Wi-Fi settings it states that the network is out off range. If I turn off the Wi-Fi and re-enable it, it works fine.
I've tried a couple of different ROMs but they all have the same problem. Does anyone have any clues as to how this can be fixed?<issue_comment>username_1: This means you do not have an ext3/4 partition on your sdcard. This really ins't a big deal, this is like a legacy part of the nandroid backup process. CM doesn't "officially" support the sd-ext partition any more anyhow.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Your SD card did not get backed up. If you have a system failure that does not affect your SD card, then your restore will be OK provided that your SD card has not changed substantially since you backed up. Otherwise, you'll be lacking the part of your apps that is installed to the SD card (which could be almost everything other than the data).
My own approach to this is to make a backup of my entire SD card to my PC immediately after backing up with CWM. Then I will be able to restore whatever might be changed or missing if and when I need to restore from backup.
"irish Pancake" in this thread seems to have figured it out:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582248>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. Remove your SIM card(s), not SD card.
2. Do a factory reset,wipe cache and format your android system.
3. Now restore your Nandroid backup.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/03/24 | 214 | 860 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to add the StackExchange Podcast to Google Listen.
I've tried searching for it within Google Listen. No luck.<issue_comment>username_1: I think: if you can find an RSS feed for it, you can add it to Google Reader, and put it in the "Listen Podcasts" folder. That should make it magically sync on your phone. I think.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I haven't had any luck with that either. What I ended up doing was downloading the MP3, putting that in Dropbox, then loading it up in Dropbox as a favorite (click the star icon). Favoriting it makes sure it is in the offline cache. Then I listen to it from there. The downside is that Dropbox has to be open as it doesn't seem to support background audio playing. The upside is that I can listen to the StackExchange Podcast in my car. :)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/25 | 407 | 1,583 | <issue_start>username_0: I like official [TED](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ted.android) app which allows me to download videos for later offline viewing. I've downloaded many videos & watched all of them. Now, I want to remove them from my device to regain my storage space. But, I am unable to find option in app for this. I've looked in file system, but unable to find downloaded videos. Please, help.<issue_comment>username_1: On the `My Talks` tab, tap/press options button (you can tap the overflow menu in the top right corner if you are on tablet).
There is a `Remove Items` in menu. That should do the trick. It puts an `x` on all the videos and I'm assuming a tap on that will delete them. I haven't done this, because I haven't gotten around to watching them yet.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have found the solution.
While on `My Talks` tab, press/tap *options* button to bring menu. From this menu, tap `Remove Items` which would allow you to selectively remove downloaded videos.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are two ways you can remove the TED videos in bulk:
1. Go to the path `/sdcard/Android/data/com.ted.android/files/` using your file manager in Android. Delete all the videos directly from there.
2. In your TED app, go to `My Talks` menu and then tap the vertical dotted icon at the right-top corner which will popup a dropdown menu. You should tap the `Remove Items` option which will show `x` at the left of each of the downloaded videos that you want to remove.
Hope it helps.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/03/25 | 278 | 1,079 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Galaxy Europa GT-I5500 Android phone with me. The problem I am facing is I am able to Sync my Contacts and Notes with my Outlook 2007, but I am not able to sync my my phone calendar with Outlook 2007.
I'd appreciate if anyone can help me with the problem I am facing.<issue_comment>username_1: You will probably find [MyPhoneExplorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client) quite useful. It does not only sync your contacts etc. with outlook, but provides a lot of additional useful features, such as managing your SMS, Calllists, Apps, Files, handling Calls, create backups...
You might want to visit the [products page](http://www.fjsoft.at/en/highlight.php) for more detailled information.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Is this a local Outlook calendar? If so, you might want to migrate your appointments to your Google account's calendar, then add your Google calendar to Outlook (pretty simple to do). That way it will sync automatically, as well as being available on the web.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/03/25 | 522 | 1,991 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm about to buy a Samsung Galaxy Ace (it's not much expensive and I think it's a pretty good phone), however everyone has been complaining with the battery life but admitting that isn't bad compared to all the other smartphones.
I read about how to save battery with tips/tricks, and I'll certainly do it; but I'd like to know whether a battery life would increase recharging it only when completely empty (some old phones used to gain life expectancy from that, I don't know if things are changed now)<issue_comment>username_1: Full discharges put a strain on the battery.
[This](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1020/does-constant-charging-harm-my-android-cellphone) topic might be of some help to you (the first answer specifically).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Modern phones use Li-ion and Li-poly batteries. So the battery life is not affected by whether you charge them at 0% or 90%.
It only has a long term effect. Batteries degrade with every charge cycle. A cycle is usually a recharge from below 50%. So charging while the battery capacity is still relatively high has a long term effect of less degradation.
The other frequent pseudoscientific habit that has no roots is a technique many call "formatting", where you leave your battery plugged in for 16 hours or 3 \* 8 hours with discharge in between or any other baseless claim by anyone on any forum or phone shop. If they don't have scientific evidence don't believe them.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: When you say old phones, I think you meant devices which had Ni-Cad batteries. That practice of recharging only when the battery was run down is known as the [Memory Effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery#Memory_and_lazy_battery_effects)
Like Richard said, most phones don't use Ni-Cad anymore but Li-Ion or Li-Poly, which don't exhibit that behavior.
I keep my devices plugged in as often as possible.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/26 | 458 | 1,678 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to put my phone into usb debugging mode, but it won't work. I'll turn it on, and it will turn off right away.. Has anyone else gone through this?
I'm running 2.3.4 on a zte score.<issue_comment>username_1: Full discharges put a strain on the battery.
[This](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1020/does-constant-charging-harm-my-android-cellphone) topic might be of some help to you (the first answer specifically).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Modern phones use Li-ion and Li-poly batteries. So the battery life is not affected by whether you charge them at 0% or 90%.
It only has a long term effect. Batteries degrade with every charge cycle. A cycle is usually a recharge from below 50%. So charging while the battery capacity is still relatively high has a long term effect of less degradation.
The other frequent pseudoscientific habit that has no roots is a technique many call "formatting", where you leave your battery plugged in for 16 hours or 3 \* 8 hours with discharge in between or any other baseless claim by anyone on any forum or phone shop. If they don't have scientific evidence don't believe them.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: When you say old phones, I think you meant devices which had Ni-Cad batteries. That practice of recharging only when the battery was run down is known as the [Memory Effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery#Memory_and_lazy_battery_effects)
Like Richard said, most phones don't use Ni-Cad anymore but Li-Ion or Li-Poly, which don't exhibit that behavior.
I keep my devices plugged in as often as possible.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/26 | 554 | 2,175 | <issue_start>username_0: I use a Droid 3 which has not yet been rooted. I need to remove access to the Browser or the Play Store. I already have an app called "program encrypting" which disables access to selected apps unless the user has a password. However, when the user enters safe mode, all downloaded apps are disabled, allowing the user to use the Browser and the Play Store.
I am curious if it is possible to disable safe mode in some way, or changing the button combination to enable it. I would also be fine with removing those applications from appearing in safe mode. I am new to rooting and such, and I would appreciate being able to remove access to these apps in the safest, quickest way possible.<issue_comment>username_1: Full discharges put a strain on the battery.
[This](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1020/does-constant-charging-harm-my-android-cellphone) topic might be of some help to you (the first answer specifically).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Modern phones use Li-ion and Li-poly batteries. So the battery life is not affected by whether you charge them at 0% or 90%.
It only has a long term effect. Batteries degrade with every charge cycle. A cycle is usually a recharge from below 50%. So charging while the battery capacity is still relatively high has a long term effect of less degradation.
The other frequent pseudoscientific habit that has no roots is a technique many call "formatting", where you leave your battery plugged in for 16 hours or 3 \* 8 hours with discharge in between or any other baseless claim by anyone on any forum or phone shop. If they don't have scientific evidence don't believe them.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: When you say old phones, I think you meant devices which had Ni-Cad batteries. That practice of recharging only when the battery was run down is known as the [Memory Effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery#Memory_and_lazy_battery_effects)
Like Richard said, most phones don't use Ni-Cad anymore but Li-Ion or Li-Poly, which don't exhibit that behavior.
I keep my devices plugged in as often as possible.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/03/26 | 215 | 848 | <issue_start>username_0: That's my problem:
I use, happily, link2sd and after installing a lot of apps I got my internal memory full again.
Now I'd like to delete apps but I have no clues on how internal space they use since I've moved them with link2sd...
Any apps/hints?<issue_comment>username_1: Use [Disk Usage](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage) app. It draws nice graphical diagram with directories proportional to their size. There's a dedicated lookup option for apps too.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Link2SD comes with awesome filter settings and sort size.
So in filter settings choose 'Internal memory' and in Sort choose 'By data size'.
This way link2sd will show you all the programs that are in internal memory in descending order of their data size.
Upvotes: 0 |