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2012/05/04 | 478 | 1,795 | <issue_start>username_0: Is the software for the Galaxy Note keyboard (and its possibly its other unique features) available for other Android devices?
I am willing to pay and I also have a rooted phone, if that helps me get these features.
Specifically, as shown in [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJwhRnyYuyQ), at about 22 seconds in, there is an option to write with a stylus which gets automatically recognised as words, etc.<issue_comment>username_1: The "Graffiti" writing technology from the old PalmOS devices is available for Android now, and supports letter at a time text input with a stylus (or presumably a finger). [Graffiti for Android](https://www.appbrain.com/app/com.access_company.graffiti).
However, something like [DioPen](https://www.appbrain.com/app/com.diotek.ime.diopen) or [PenReader](https://www.appbrain.com/app/com.input.PenReaderStandard) seems to be more what you're after. They both have very mixed reviews, and do seem to be better on some devices than others, and take some getting used to.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As far as I know the stylus used with the Galaxy Note is special and works only with this particular device, so using that input method with different phones would mean to use the finger instead.
Having tried the handwriting recognition of the Note I found that it is not quite as good as it seemed on first glance and I went back to using "Graffiti for Android" which I had already been using for the Google Nexus One. On the Galaxy Note it also works with the stylus but the recognition rate using the finger is also quite good.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You can try google handwriting input.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.handwriting.ime&hl=en_IN>
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/04 | 470 | 2,157 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed on another android phone there were "updates" such as new Youtube, Gmail, etc. I never received a notification for these on my device. Are these delivered via Google Market, or is there another app I can use to update these other than Google Market?<issue_comment>username_1: ```
I noticed on another android phone there were "updates" such as new Youtube, Gmail, etc. I never received a notification for these on my device.
```
Go to Play Store App in your device and hit the Menu button and Go to My Apps you can see the installed apps list here. select any app and you can see the *Check box* `Allow Automatic updating` below the application screen shots. Check this and you will be notify every time when the updates are available and it will automatically update if you are connected with any Network (EDGE/Wi-Fi/3G).
```
Are these delivered via Google Market.
```
Ofcourse, they are delivered via Google Market.
```
or is there another app I can use to update these other than Google Market?
```
No, There are no other apps that you can use to update these apps. if there will be any app that offers updates they will ultimately redirected to the Google Market.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: App updates notification can come from the app themselves, but most commonly they come from the Play Store. Play Store will notify you for any updates to system apps (i.e. apps that originally comes with the phone) and apps that are installed through the Play Store; it won't notify you about updates to side-loaded apps our apps installed by third party market.
Third party market may also have their own update notification mechanism; which is completely unrelated to the Play Store update mechanism. They may or may not provide update to system apps, although most don't. Amazon App Market for example also provide updates notification. Note that update notification on third party market depends on the app developer updating the app on the third party market, some developers might update their app on Play but not on third party market or vice versa for various reasons.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/04 | 530 | 1,958 | <issue_start>username_0: I have to clone about 65 Android devices (Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N). I would do it with a backup in CyanogenMod, but the problem with the Cyanogen Backup is, it does not back up the SD card.
Any other methods to completely clone an Android device? (Homescreen settings, installed apps, data on SD card, etc.)<issue_comment>username_1: 1. Make a nandroid backup from recovery.
2. Make sure that the backup is located on the sdcard.
3. Mount the sdcard on a computer and copy it's contents to a folder on a pc.
4. Copy the entire contents of the folder you made above to the target device.
5. Root the device than install a custom recovery if you didn't do this already.
6. In recovery restore the nandroid backup.
7. Reboot the device. Now everything should be exactly the same as on the original.
Repeat steps 4-7 for every device.
---
If there're lots of small files that need to be transferred, another possibility is zip them up copy to the phone and than unzip it using
```
adb shell unzip path/to/file.zip
```
Once the command is launched you can disconnect the device the process will continue as long as there're no conflicting files or folders.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: **rsync**
=========
I literally just finished cloning my device. This is how i did it:
```
**root@android:~#** rsync --progress -aEzv / tjt263@10.1.1.2:~/Desktop/Android-Backup/
```
**FYI:** `10.1.1.2` is just the IP address assigned to my laptop.
No USB-cable is required.
However, you will more than likely need to have `rsync` and also an `ssh` server installed (and running) on both devices.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I would use your recovery ie. TWRP. If you flashed CM then you must have some sort of custom recovery. Do a full backup of your OS, copy it from the file system and then flash it on every same device you have. You know have a mirror of everything. quick and easy.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/04 | 902 | 3,187 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab. When I type "adb devices" or "adb shell", it works while the tablet is booting up - showing the Samsung logo or animation - but once the orange lock screen shows, the connection breaks and adb exits. I've tried unplugging and plugging the USB cable, fiddling with settings and configurations,
According to answers to other questions I've asked, adb ought to work just fine anytime the tablet is on. Maybe for others, but not for me.
Hint: it's not anything to do with udev. I took care of the udev rules thing along ago. Here is my udev rules file:
```
=> cat /etc/udev/rules.d/80-gtab.rules
# Samsung GT-P7510/Galaxy Tab 10.1
ACTION!="add", GOTO="gtab_rules_end"
SUBSYSTEM!="usb|usb_device", GOTO="gtab_usb_end"
ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="6860", SYMLINK+="gtab" MODE="777"
```
I've restarted udev with "cd /etc/init.d ; ./udev restart" (or something similar) and I see /dev/gtab, created by this udev rule. I've tried other rules that don't involve /dev/gtab, different variations found on the web.
One time, the app gmtp actually ran, let me see the file system and copy many files, so I know it's possible. I don't recall exactly what I did to make it happen. But I have been using the exact same udev rule file ever since.
I've been googling and experimenting for over a month now, and except for that one lucky time, haven't gotten adb to work reliably.
Main question: What are some ways to diagnose this problem of the usb connection breaking when the tablet gets past boot-up?<issue_comment>username_1: 1. Make a nandroid backup from recovery.
2. Make sure that the backup is located on the sdcard.
3. Mount the sdcard on a computer and copy it's contents to a folder on a pc.
4. Copy the entire contents of the folder you made above to the target device.
5. Root the device than install a custom recovery if you didn't do this already.
6. In recovery restore the nandroid backup.
7. Reboot the device. Now everything should be exactly the same as on the original.
Repeat steps 4-7 for every device.
---
If there're lots of small files that need to be transferred, another possibility is zip them up copy to the phone and than unzip it using
```
adb shell unzip path/to/file.zip
```
Once the command is launched you can disconnect the device the process will continue as long as there're no conflicting files or folders.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: **rsync**
=========
I literally just finished cloning my device. This is how i did it:
```
**root@android:~#** rsync --progress -aEzv / tjt263@10.1.1.2:~/Desktop/Android-Backup/
```
**FYI:** `10.1.1.2` is just the IP address assigned to my laptop.
No USB-cable is required.
However, you will more than likely need to have `rsync` and also an `ssh` server installed (and running) on both devices.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I would use your recovery ie. TWRP. If you flashed CM then you must have some sort of custom recovery. Do a full backup of your OS, copy it from the file system and then flash it on every same device you have. You know have a mirror of everything. quick and easy.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/04 | 389 | 1,553 | <issue_start>username_0: My power button seems to have busted, is there a way I can boot my phone using ADB or Fastboot or some other command line interface?<issue_comment>username_1: When your phone is not turned on it can't have a adb service running (Disregarding the possible technical difficulties it would also be a security issue.)
Try the following instead:
1. Take out your battery and connect the phone to a charger
2. Your phone should now turn on.
3. Insert your battery.
It worked on my current and on my previous phones (ZTE Blade and Huawei U8220) but it may vary by model and manufacturer.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, you can turn it on using fastboot.
Enter in fastboot mode, on the prompt type `fastboot reboot`.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Following solution worked for me:
1. Take your battery out (needs to be a charged battery).
2. Press and hold the "Home" + "Volume Down" button. While holding them down plug in the battery. This should get you into Recovery mode.
3. Press "Volume Down" button to cancel Recovery and it should reboot your phone.
* With my testing you need to have usb charger connected when you plugin the battery.
**NOTE**: If you have a USB charger connected it may cause boot-loop until you unplug it.
Verified on Samsung Galaxy S3 with broken power button.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Put the device in charging. When screen turns alive, remove the battery and within 3 seconds, insert it again. Your phone would boot into Android.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/04 | 500 | 1,868 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [If I use free WiFi in a hotspot, can data be easily sniffed?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/22148/if-i-use-free-wifi-in-a-hotspot-can-data-be-easily-sniffed)
>
>
>
Let's say I am browsing an HTTP accessible web site (i.e. NOT HTTPS) , is the traffic encrypted through the WiFi connection?
In other words, is there "data privacy" functionality over WiFi regardless of higher layer protocols?<issue_comment>username_1: When your phone is not turned on it can't have a adb service running (Disregarding the possible technical difficulties it would also be a security issue.)
Try the following instead:
1. Take out your battery and connect the phone to a charger
2. Your phone should now turn on.
3. Insert your battery.
It worked on my current and on my previous phones (ZTE Blade and Huawei U8220) but it may vary by model and manufacturer.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, you can turn it on using fastboot.
Enter in fastboot mode, on the prompt type `fastboot reboot`.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Following solution worked for me:
1. Take your battery out (needs to be a charged battery).
2. Press and hold the "Home" + "Volume Down" button. While holding them down plug in the battery. This should get you into Recovery mode.
3. Press "Volume Down" button to cancel Recovery and it should reboot your phone.
* With my testing you need to have usb charger connected when you plugin the battery.
**NOTE**: If you have a USB charger connected it may cause boot-loop until you unplug it.
Verified on Samsung Galaxy S3 with broken power button.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Put the device in charging. When screen turns alive, remove the battery and within 3 seconds, insert it again. Your phone would boot into Android.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/04 | 985 | 3,744 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm on Android 2.3.4, Xperia Active. And I have downloaded and installed Instagram.
Normally when I take pictures on the stock Camera app, my photos gets sent to **sdcard/DCIM/100ANDRO**. However, when I installed Instagram and started to use it, I notice that it created a new folder under **sdcard/DCIM** and called it **Camera** and that is where it places the pictures I take inside the app. What's worse is that, aside from creating the **sdcard/DCIM/Camera** folder, it also creates the same image inside **sdcard/DCIM/100ANDRO**. So whenever I take an Instagram photo, that picture gets 2 copies plus the third one with the applied filters on a separate folder called **Instagram**.
This may not have been an issue because I can always clear the **sdcard/DCIM/Camera** folder every after some time. But the thing is, it's showing up on my Gallery app as two Camera folders.
I *thought* I fixed it when I placed a .nomedia file inside the Instagram-created **Camera** folder. Sure, after I force reload the Gallery app, it will hide **sdcard/DCIM/Camera** then. But when I take another photo on Instagram, it resurfaces on the Gallery app again. This time, it only shows the latest taken picture as viewable. And the old contents are shown as broken images (see the one hilited in yellow below).
Sure enough when I force reload the Gallery app, it hides again but I don't want to have to force reload it each and every time. I know that this is just a simple problem for some but I'm really not too pleased to see duplicates of the same image showing up.
I'm really sorry for the lengthy post but I'm not sure how to describe my problem so I tried to put in as much detail as I can. If you need more info, please say so and I'll gladly add it.
So in essence, the questions are:
* How do I permanently hide the unnecessary Camera folder that Instagram created?
* Is there a way to make Instagram just use default **100ANDRO** folder instead of creating a new **Camera** one AND creating a duplicate on the default folder?
Again, sorry if this seems all confusing, please try to bear it with me.<issue_comment>username_1: Use an app like [gallery excluder](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mrfloppycoding.galleryexcluder&hl=en). Alternatively you could do it manually.
in the folder that you want to exclude create an empty file and name it .nomedia than you need to delete the media scanner database. Go to:
```
Settings -> Apllications -> All -> Media Storage -> Clear Data
```
Now reboot your phone. It might take a while for your pictures to appear again but these instagram folders will not be there.
Instagram unfortunately doesn't have an option to choose a folder for saving pictures.
---
If the above doesn't work or if you want a really cool gallery app try [QuickPic](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you format your SD card with the EXT2 file system you can create a [symlink](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link) from `Camera` to `100ANDRO`. If you do this, any app that tries to read or write to `Camera` will be redirected to `100ANDRO`. To do this, you will need a PC running Linux, OSX or another Unix. As I don't have one available, I unfortunately cannot give you any exact instructions.
Note that you won't be able to mount your phone in MSC mode on Windows if you do this. Also, I'm not 100% sure that Gingerbread does support EXT-formatted SD cards.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/04 | 577 | 2,213 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought an HTC One X and when I first started using it whenever I played audio I would have a little red Beats Audio icon shown in my notification bar. When you pulled the bar down it would list the item and say "Beats Audio enabled" and when you touched it, it would turn it off and on.
Recently it seems to have stopped being displayed. This is on all audio, so music from the htc music app, Youtube, and Deezer (a music streaming app).
Does anyone have any ideas on what's happened to it, if it's a known bug or if there is an obtuse setting hidden somewhere that I can try to see if I've turned it off by accident.
I have had a poke through the settings and can't see anything obvious. I am running TasKiller but I would assume that running an audio app would kick off the app.<issue_comment>username_1: Use an app like [gallery excluder](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mrfloppycoding.galleryexcluder&hl=en). Alternatively you could do it manually.
in the folder that you want to exclude create an empty file and name it .nomedia than you need to delete the media scanner database. Go to:
```
Settings -> Apllications -> All -> Media Storage -> Clear Data
```
Now reboot your phone. It might take a while for your pictures to appear again but these instagram folders will not be there.
Instagram unfortunately doesn't have an option to choose a folder for saving pictures.
---
If the above doesn't work or if you want a really cool gallery app try [QuickPic](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you format your SD card with the EXT2 file system you can create a [symlink](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link) from `Camera` to `100ANDRO`. If you do this, any app that tries to read or write to `Camera` will be redirected to `100ANDRO`. To do this, you will need a PC running Linux, OSX or another Unix. As I don't have one available, I unfortunately cannot give you any exact instructions.
Note that you won't be able to mount your phone in MSC mode on Windows if you do this. Also, I'm not 100% sure that Gingerbread does support EXT-formatted SD cards.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/04 | 794 | 3,348 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone was out of my possession for two days. I would like to save an image of the entire phone and run it in an emulator to be able to debug/reverse it so I can check it out for malware or any other software that may have been introduced. How would I be able to save everything as is to be able to emulate the phone? Is this even possible?
I have a Droid X2 running Android 2.3.4, no root, no custom ROM. I'm factory default b/c of warranty (Verizon).<issue_comment>username_1: As you said your phone is unrooted, which has two implications.
1. You can't, without altering the phone thoroughly check whether it was tampered with.
2. It makes it harder to tamper with the device.
So what you're asking for is not possible without possibly destroying evidence of tampering. If you're afraid what they might have done to it I suggest two options: either do a factory reset or buy a new phone.
Even if you could look for evidence of tampering be aware that you can never be sure. Checksums and modification dates can be faked.
If I was you I'd **ditch that phone.** I could never feel safe knowing that someone I don't know access to it for two days.
Prevention is another thing though. If you want to make sure that this doesn't happen again watch out for these things:
* **Screen lock.** Use at least a complicated pattern lock makes an attacker harder to access your data. Even better set a pass phrase.
* **Root** This gives complete control to anyone who has physical access to your device. Plant fake call logs? Done! Fake Text messages? Done! Install undetectable surveillance software? Done! You get the idea. Superuser (the de facto standard app for managing root access) has an option to require a passcode as a prerequisite to granting root. Use it.
* **Disable USB debugging** While it's not too dangerous in itself if coupled with root it can provide access to the entire contents of your device even if you have a screen lock.
* **Encryption** If your device is running android 3.0 or later you have acces to full device encryption. Use it.
* **Backup apps** Apps like [Titanium Backup](http://www.titaniumtrack.com/) can backup sensitive data to your sdcard. Even if you did all of the above, all an attacker would have to do is take out your sdcard an voila! Full access to everything! Make sure that your backups are encrypted with the strongest possible encryption.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I don't have experience with Droid X2 in particular, so your results might be different, but I'd suggest to find custom recovery boot image for your phone (ClockWorkMod is recommended), then boot it with `fastboot boot custom_recovery_you_found` command and proceed with full `nandroid backup` of your phone. There might be some additional steps necessary to enable fastboot to work on your phone, usually they are described on the page you get your custom recovery from.
Regarding the malware that might be installed, you'll never be sure. `Factory wipe` only wipes your data from the phone, but does not touch system applications. If you are really afraid of someone introducing malware to your phone, I'd recommend to root it and install a custom ROM, which will totally overwrite boot and system partitions, effectively destroying any possible modifications.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/04 | 252 | 967 | <issue_start>username_0: I enabled "touch sounds" (click sound when pressing buttons) on my Galaxy Nexus ICS but they are so faint I can barely hear them. The same is true for the screen lock sound.
All other sounds are loud and clear. All volume settings are turned up to maximum. Pressing the hard volume buttons only adjusts the phone volume.
Strangely, in ICS there is no setting for "system volume" like there was in 2.3.3 (only media, ringtones/notifications and alarms). How do I adjust the system volume so I can hear touch sounds?
Thanks in advance...<issue_comment>username_1: I'd suggest trying an app like [Audio Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.audiowidget). I haven't tried it on ICS myself.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Touch sounds are controlled by your ringer and notification volume. Torque it all the way up, and if it still isn't loud enough, download power amp.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/04 | 162 | 577 | <issue_start>username_0: After charging my Samsung GT 7.7, I switched it on but it just showed the "Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7" and stayed like that like it hung.
What do I do?<issue_comment>username_1: I'd suggest trying an app like [Audio Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.audiowidget). I haven't tried it on ICS myself.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Touch sounds are controlled by your ringer and notification volume. Torque it all the way up, and if it still isn't loud enough, download power amp.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/05 | 663 | 2,744 | <issue_start>username_0: My wife recently went to install a game on her phone (Sims Freeplay) from Google Play. She tells me the phone had enough memory for the install (~15MB free for a 13MB app), which is why she tried.
(As an aside, I'm assuming it downloads the package, then installs from that, so you need at least twice the final space to unpack the thing correctly.)
It downloaded successfully, but when the phone tried to install the app the phone unexpectedly self-rebooted.
After booting, the game wasn't installed and the phone is reporting low memory, with <1MB of phone memory free. She's using an app to check this usage (called DiskUsage), which is reporting "System Data" as using 28MB - she's sure it was much smaller when she checked the space before attempting the installation.
Assuming she's right, I'm thinking maybe the downloaded package is still sitting around somewhere consuming space. Is this possible (given it crashed mid-install)? If so how can we get rid of it?<issue_comment>username_1: The package which the game downloads (after installing from Google Play that is) is downloaded to the SD Card.
Your best bet is to remove the app from 'Manage Applications' option under Settings.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can delete the cache for Play store and download provider.
```
Settings - > Applications - > All (tab) - > app name - > Clear Cache
```
The space requirements vary app by app but all of them take up more than they package size.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Yah, the system will crash if you don't have enough disk space to download and unpack an APK. A really silly design flaw that's been around since the first Android OS version.
Anyway, the offending data is probably stuck in a cache somewhere, such as the system tmp directory.
Go through `Settings > Applications` and click on the `All` tab. Scroll down until you can click on the entry for "Play" and then click the "Clear cache" button to ditch stuff in the Google Play cache folder. **Don't** click "Clear data" as this will put Google Play back to the factory default settings. It will list how much space the cache is taking up above the button, btw. If that isn't much help, you can also try clicking on other apps and clearing their caches. (map, email and browser apps usually have a boatload)
You might also want to download and install a cache cleaner to wipe the other caches clean if you're running low on space; something might be a disk hog.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You can go to setting-.apps-all and then find the apps that has the "CONTACTS" word on it.
I think there's two of them .
Then clear the data of those and your problem is solved.
it works for me!
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/05 | 893 | 3,515 | <issue_start>username_0: After upgrading my Galaxy Nexus to 4.0.4, it keeps thinking the cable is being plugged in and out all the time. The battery discharges at a normal rate, even though the screen keeps lighting up as a result of the random plug events. I don't think this is a hardware issue, but I've not completely discarded the idea either.
Has anyone experienced this? Is this a known issue? Anything I can do about it?<issue_comment>username_1: There is an application running with a WAKEUP flag.
if you were rooted, a simple `adb logcat` would get to the bottom of it.
But what it comes down to is uninstalling that app-- perhaps review the seedy ones?
Last time this happened to me, it was a kamasutra app.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I faced a similar problem recently on my Nexus S upgraded to stock ICS.
The problems were:
* Connecting the phone to the AC charger would sometimes show the phone to be charging, while the battery level was not actually increasing and sometimes the opposite.
* Connecting the phone through USB to my laptop would allow it to charge, but my laptop used to throw a "Unrecognized USB Device" error.
* The battery level displayed on my phone was misleading. For eg, the battery level was shown to be 44%, but when I restarted it, it suddenly dropped to 19%.
* Shutting it down while connected to AC charger would cause it to hang on the shutting down screen till I remove the charger.
* Connecting it to an AC charger while switched off would cause it to automatically turn on.
A little research on the net yielded [this dicussion](http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/i_pX09Jbrmo) on the Google Product forums.
The alleged problem was the pin in the phone's USB port, and the solution was to bend it upwards a little using a penknife.
I was a little wary of taking things into my own hands, so I went to a nearby Samsung service center where they replaced the charging connector, and I haven't faced any problems since.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I have the same proplem and found a workaround:
My Nexus keeps switching between charging and discharging while it is not connected. That keeps the screen on - which causes massive battery drain.
As a workaround I found a root app to keep the screen off, called [Screen Standby](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkahoang.screenstandby). The CPU is still doing work but at least the screen doesn't draw power since I installed it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Check that your charging port is not shorting across:
Turn off phone, remove battery, and use a pin or similar pirze middle piece in the charger slot so it is central in the slot, as when pushing in the charger it can be moved up or down and cause a short to side, which gives the charging signal on phone.
When having it fairly central, replace the battery, turn your device on, and see what happens.
This worked for my phone which was driving me potty bleeping for charge etc. Good luck!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: To solve this problem ,
First of all i removed my charger from mobile and then
I go to the developer option in my phone's settings , and i go to "SELECT USB CONFIGURATION " (or select usb connection type ), IT was set on charging but I changed this option to MTP(media transfer protocol) , and after it i plugged my charger and my phone was charging..
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/05 | 705 | 3,006 | <issue_start>username_0: A number of apps on my Kindle Fire indicate that updated versions are available and prompt me to "tap here to update" or words to that effect. The trouble is this: so far all the apps with updates -- *even those purchased directly through the Kindle Store* -- will open up Google Play and ask me to download the update package. This, of course, is impossible for me to do since the Kindle Fire is unwelcome at Google Play.
Bringing up the app's info page in the Amazon App Store app just gives me the option of launching the already installed version, but there's no option to download the latest update.
So, how can I update these apps? Must I hunt down the APKs for each app individually? Shouldn't these apps be opening up Amazon's App Store rather than Google's? Is there a system setting I can change that makes them do so?
I can't seem to find any mention of this type of problem anywhere; Google just spits out results about *installing* apps rather than updating them.
My Fire was previously rooted but I haven't re-rooted it since the last time Amazon pushed out an update to the OS.<issue_comment>username_1: I have a rooted B&N Nook Tablet and see this same sort of thing. Applications are identified primarily by their package name, and most app authors don't bother using a different package name across markets. My nook has the B&N Market, the Amazon AppStore, and Google Play. These three markets tend to get into a game of tug of war, each trying to update apps to the version they see as most current. The thing to keep in mind is that, just because that market says it has an update doesn't mean it really is a newer version of the app than what you have, just that the version number is different. I get this quite a lot with the revisions of Netflix on my nook as Google Play likes it at one revision number while the B&N Market likes it at another.
If your goal is to be completely rid of update notifications from apps you can't update, your best bet is to factory reset your Kindle. A complete factory reset will get rid of Google Play and will eliminate the update notifications. Then you can re-install the apps you've purchased via the Kindle's native app store.
Alternatively, you can re-root your device and let Google Play updates complete. I don't think this is the best solution for you, though, since your device could end up like mine with different markets each clamoring to apply their own updates in a continuous loop.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Kindle Fire sometimes has lower versions of apps than Google Play. Install the Google Play update if you can, but if not then just ignore it or uninstall Google Play by using [ES File Explorer(Outside Source)](http://www.appsapk.com/es-file-explorer/) or something else. With [ES File Explorer(Kindle Appstore Source)](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B008K6HN8I) (It is also in the Kindle appstore) just go to App Manager, select Google Play and uninstall it.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/06 | 2,532 | 9,706 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm interested in being able to play music that's on my computer through my phone - mostly so I can plug the phone into speakers in different parts of the house. Looking for apps, I realise that there are actually some pretty different ways you can do this:
1. Run a music server that's accessible over the internet, access through app or web browser on phone (eg AudioGalaxy, Subsonic)
2. Run an audio streaming server that provides a single audio stream (eg SoundWire - you drive the choice of music from the PC, and the phone is just a passive receiver)
3. Share your music folder, and use a Samba (or equivalent) file share app like ES File Explorer to access the files on your phone and play them from there.
4. Use DLNA-supporting apps at both ends to play and share music (eg, Windows Media Player on PC, and AllShare or Skifta on phone)
5. Sync music from PC to phone regularly, and just play it from there.
Am I missing any? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each approach? One concern for me is I'd rather not have music going via the internet, because then it would count doubly out of my internet usage cap.
Also, are there apps (with the right combination of PC software) that can combine these approaches? It would be great to be able to either drive a playlist from the PC, or select songs from the phone. Extra bonus points for solutions that work for video (ie, films) as well.
My PC is Windows XP, my phone is Samsung Galaxy Note.
EDIT Incorporating answers from below into the original list.<issue_comment>username_1: Generally, Galaxy devices have `AllShare` app which is DLNA certified software. If your device doesn't have `AllShare`, install [Skifta](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skifta.android.app).
Now, all you need is a DLNA certified media streaming server on PC. Fortunately, `Windows Media Player 11` on Windows XP has this capability. So, you don't need extra software.
Make sure your music collection is in WMP library.
You don't need any extra-terrestrial configurations as DLNA certified products feature UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). Just make sure apps (or, its services) are open & are connected to same network (LAN/WLAN).
Its the best way for streaming media because its UPnP. It was designed to get rid of complexities of traditional media streaming solutions. And, it supports pictures and videos too.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you're looking to just play music anywhere in the house, the option to just access a file share from your phone and play music from it is probably your best bet. ES File Explorer has a Samba plugin that should allow just that, and most music players should be able to do playlists.
As an aside, no matter which option you chose you don't have to worry about bandwidth so long as you are using a locally hosted option to stream your music (ie, not a cloud service like Google Music).
However, if you want a lot of control and the ability to stream to multiple devices simultaneously like an internal house radio station over your local network, I would [strongly recommend Subsonic](http://www.nirdvana.com/2011/06/16/google-music-beta-impressions/). You have an enormous amount of control over your media via the app from any machine running the Subsonic app, and they have [apps for all phone and PC platforms](http://www.subsonic.org/pages/apps.jsp). The only catch is that there is a $20 license to use the phone apps. However, that wouldn't stop you from just tuning into the streaming feed from your phone and using the browser based interface instead to control your music.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Have a look at [SoundWire](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.georgie.SoundWireFree).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I use option 4 (DLNA) quite beautifully for streaming both music AND video to my phone/tablet/PS3 and tablet within wi-fi range in my house.
My setup is:
**PC** [MediaTomb](http://mediatomb.cc/) running on Ubuntu-linux (If you run Windows, I'm sure there are alternatives)
**Tablet / Phone:** [uPNPlay](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cx.hoohol.silanoid&hl=en) (free on Google Play) linked to your favorite media player
**Pros:**
* All media sits on one machine
* All my devices (phone, tablet PS3\*) can stream media from that location
* Secure over encrypted network
* No bandwidth issues
**Cons:**
* My PC has to be on 24/7.
\*PS3 only recognises some divX codecs
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I've had a [squeezebox streaming media player](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeezebox_%28network_music_player%29) for years and the software which is also downloadable free is pretty good so I use that. I can **stream remotely**, as per original question, when I'm **away from the house** and I've used [XiiaLive](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.DroidLiveLite&hl=en) as an android player. It's not as light as player as I would prefer but it works.
The server also looks after submissions to [last.fm](http://www.last.fm/) which keeps me happy.
All **free software**. The Squeezebox server is also **cross platform**.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Subsonic. It is extremely robust and easy to use.
It is open source but there is a licensing.
However as it is open source you can remove easily the license. (and this is perfectly legal)
See <https://github.com/KHresearch/subsonic>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: Here's my method..
I have an old Samsung tablet I leave connected to the stereo and powered-on at all times, where it has all my cool audio apps installed and configured. I then install Android VNC Server on it (in my case the one I got to work was VMLite VNC Server which can work with or without 'root' access in Android). My tablet happens to be rooted so VNC server can auto-start on boot for me.
Then I connect the free RealVNC client to it which gives me a remote desktop type window to have full access to the home screen of the Android.
Then on my laptop I can launch it and get into the tablet and launch all my cool sound apps like Folder Player, iHeart Radio, Tune-In Pro, Scanner Radio, and maybe 25 others. That stereo is wired to speakers in multiple rooms which allows the content to be everywhere.
They also have VNC Client apps for Android so one could access the tablet from a phone, but I haven't tried it since I am always using my laptop when at home so Windows VNC client works fine.
Some may find it crude but for me it is the most versatile.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Well, here we are in 2018 and I have a cunning plan. It doesn't *quite* answer the question as posed but I hope it's close enough.
I have an old HTC phone that has a micro SD slot. 128GB SD cards are available on eBay now for a handful of $ / £, so, objective #1 is to find out if this phone (it's Android 4.4.2 I think) can utilise all the space. [Update: it can, woohoo!].
Then I will copy my entire music library across from my PC.
Next up is a Bluetooth audio receiver that will pair with the phone and that you can simply plug into a spare input on your amp. Again, these are incredibly cheap on eBay. I don't know yet if they are any good, but people have posted some enthusiastic reviews so I couldn't resist buying one. It's in the post, will report back.
Then, install the music player of choice on the phone and to start streaming just press (I believe) the 'pair now' button on the receiver and then fire up the app. The phone should then play through the receiver to the amp.
Pros:
* Nice and simple.
* Dirt cheap, if, like me, you already have an amp and speakers and a suitable spare phone. Even if you need a phone, it should be easy enough to pick up something second-hand, you just need that SD card slot. Or you could use an old tablet, but that would obviously be bulkier, clutter the place up more.
* No monthly fees (unlike, say, Spotify Premium).
* Should be easy to use.
* Choice of music players, pick your favourite.
* Cheap to run - no need to leave the PC on.
* Also works for Internet radio, podcasts and YouTube music videos. And indeed any other streaming service, most likely.
* Should also work from an iPhone (my partner has one, I'm hooked up with the wrong woman, what can I say?)
Cons:
* I don't yet know how good the sound quality will be, it depends entirely on the receiver. But if it's not good enough I will buy a more expensive one. I'll let you know.
* 128GB might not be enough for your entire music library. You can get larger cards at modest cost on eBay but I think it's wise to avoid the very cheap ones.
* If you have a second music system in another room you would need to buy a second receiver. But they cost peanuts so it doesn't matter.
* Unlike some WiFi devices, such as (I believe) Chromecast Audio, you can't stream the same sound source to several receivers at the same time. But I don't care about that, and those devices seem to be focussed on (paid-for) streaming services anyway and I that's not what I want.
* Have to charge the phone or keep it plugged in. Maybe I can find a cradle for it.
So, a few unknowns still but I have high hopes. I'll let you-all know how it goes, should be fun.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_9: You can use [SoundIt](https://soundit.app/) to stream audio from your computer to any other device easily, it's designed specifically for that.
It allows you to stream to multiple devices at the same time and control each device's volume remotely.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/06 | 945 | 3,725 | <issue_start>username_0: On my iphone, there is a "notifications" setting section, which basically just allows me to choose which apps has the power to notify me.
I was wondering if there's anything similar that is available on the Samsung Galaxy s2?
Basically, we have a new app called Scramble For Friends. And it keeps notifying us every time someone has finished their turn so that I can play. We play random people so this could be in the middle of the night or in a meeting etc.
It just vibrates but still - it's annoying and we want to turn it off. We also don't want to turn off other notifications like Email, Facebook etc. - we just want to turn off the notifications for Scramble For Friends.
I've been looking around in the Settings but there doesn't seem to be a universal page which deals just with notifications.<issue_comment>username_1: Does sending notifications require a special permission? If it does, [Permissions Denied](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.permissions&hl=en) could help.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Update: It is posible to disable notifications of individual apps on system level in Jelly Bean (4.1).
Under each application info screen there is now a checkbox for "show notifications" (assuming the app sends notifications). Uncheck that and no more notifications from that app.
You can get to the screen by going to `Settings | Apps | {application}` or, more conveniently, long-pressing the notification itself and then tapping "App Info".
More details in [this article](http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/06/28/one-of-jelly-beans-best-features-say-goodbye-to-notification-spam-by-selectively-disabling-notifications-for-individual-apps/).
---
Notifications are handled on a per-app basis.
The only way to turn them off is inside that particular application's settings.
This menu - unlike on iOS - can he accessed from inside the application. It's usually an option that comes up after pressing your menu button, or if your phone doesn't have one than it's hidden behind the overflow menu ie. The three dots.
In the case of scramble with friends there's a settings icon on the main screen. There's an option to set the polling interval. The default is 5 minutes.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If you are on Jelly Bean and rooted you can use an app I built to manage notifications for all applications from a single place.
[Notifications Off](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.NotificationsOff) allows you to turn off notifications for all applications. It can also automatically disable notifications for new apps as soon as they are installed.
It has support for profiles and tasker integration for switching profiles.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AmT85.jpg)
Screenshot (Click to enlarge image)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I've developed an app called [AppsComposer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mbanna.appscomposer) to handle other apps notifications and sounds, you can disable specific app you need and mute the notification or notification's sound separately:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1uquV.png)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: You get a nice **notification blacklist for all installed apps** in
[Smart Launcher 3](https://www.smartlauncher.net/) .
With a checkbox per app, you allow/disallow notifications in a single place.
This works even with pre-Jellybean Android (I tested with Gingerbread 2.3.6), where you otherwise cannot block notifications of "un-cooperative" apps.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/06 | 1,903 | 5,246 | <issue_start>username_0: It won't connect to certain free official public networks in shopping malls, caffees or hospitals for example where it supposed to **even with signal strength bars being 3-4**. That's right gentlemen, almost **full signal strength** and it just stalls stating it is aquiring IP address but after a few minutes disconnects. I have this network connectivity log if it can help, otherwise guide me to the right direction and I will supply you with required logs.
```
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): got scan complete
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): wpa_supplicant_get_scan_results:return scan results2
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[AndroidAP],rssi[-83],BSSID=b4:07:f9:4c:b8:c1
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[bneizion],rssi[-59],BSSID=1c:af:f7:7d:f6:d9
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[],rssi[-67],BSSID=00:15:70:d1:60:ac
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[],rssi[-73],BSSID=00:15:70:5f:f8:b4
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[orange-TSZQ],rssi[-86],BSSID=00:21:04:db:fe:42
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[zerbrachot],rssi[-73],BSSID=00:16:e3:f0:9f:39
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): Received 1400 bytes of scan results (6 BSSes)
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): wpa_driver_wext_get_scan_results---
03-19 13:12:22.381 D/GpsLocationProvider( 1344): GetGpsInterface+
03-19 13:12:22.381 D/GpsLocationProvider( 1344): GetGpsInterface-
03-19 13:12:22.381 D/lib_locapi( 1344): loc_eng_inject_location, accuracy = 209.0
03-19 13:12:22.411 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - mLocationListener: onLocationChanged() location = Location[mProvider=network,mTime=1332155542386,mInfo=244.94112160000003333295.25668425,mAccuracy=209.0
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - handleMessage() incoming message, what:1
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - mLocationListener: onLocationChanged() location = Location[mProvider=network,mTime=1332155542386,mInfo=244.94112160000003333295.25668425,mAccuracy=209.0
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): Util - isSetupWizardCompleted(): true
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): Util - wifi connected
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - processLocationBundle() distance to current is less than 1000.0m, bypass update
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - handleMessage() within range
```<issue_comment>username_1: Many public WiFi hotspots require a user to log in via a web page. Sometimes, there's a trial offer like for 30 minutes after which one might need to pay for extended use etc.
It's best that you enquire with the tech support / help desk of the mall/airport / organization that provides the access.
UPDATE: Also, in case the hotspots are configured as Ad-Hoc networks, android devices by default don't connect. There are some ways around this though. Depends on your phone and OS and of course, one needs to be rooted.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: A possibility is that the network is in range, but not strong enough to be connected to.
I get this occasionally on my device - I can see the wifi hotspot in the settings menu, and attempt to connect to it, but it just stays stuck on 'Connecting' for a while, and then gives up.
I attributed this to the network signal not being strong enough, as if I moved closer to the router, it would connect.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Some custom ROMs have problems with displaying the correct MAC addresses.. atleast my CM7 ROM has this problem that makes it troublesome to connect to wifi.
Try to investigate on that matter.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If your phone is waiting for an IP address, then your WiFi *is* connected. And the third last row in your log seems to confirm this status:
`03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): Util - wifi connected`
If you can't get a valid IP address, then:
1. the network doesn't have a DHCP server
2. the network has been explicitly instructed not to give IP addresses to everybody (a whitelist)
3. your WiFi lost a DHCPOFFER packet so it's not able to go on with the negotiation
The interesting part of the third case is that it's not necessary for the signal strength of the network to be excessively low. I suspect that also the implementation of the network components has its role in such cases. For example, I recently had lots of issues setting up a temporary WPA2 network using hostap on my home computer. My Android phone simply refused to get an IP address more than half of the times. Whatching my DHCPserver logs I noticed that the negotiation procedure stopped just because my phone stopped answering packets in the middle of the negotiation for apparently no reason. Well, I didn't investigate further the problem (too much time lost with it) but now I know that there are really many things that can go wrong setting up a WPA network.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Certain public networks have their own firewall to protect the network. Some are password protected with encryption. Wi-Fi has its own limit and boundaries. To connect to public networks it needs its access permission.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/06 | 427 | 1,760 | <issue_start>username_0: I have started a download using [Icon Downloader for NT](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle.iconDownloader&hl=en) that doesn't look like it will ever finish. In my notification area, it has survived two reboots and the uninstallation of the app. How can I get rid of it?<issue_comment>username_1: Usually if you long press on the downloading item in download manager there's an option to delete it, thus stopping the download.
If this doesn't work you can clear the Download Manager's data.
```
Settings -> Apps -> All Tab -> Download Manager
```
Here press force stop, than clear data. Now reboot.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but I just had the same problem of needing to stop a download and solved the problem by activating Aeroplane Mode.
A less invasive solution and more easily reached in the UI - for anyone else ending up here from Google (like I did :-))
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Long press the notification and select "App Info". This will take you to the application which is responsible for the download, which you can then force stop.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: In Android 4.4 (KitKat) / Galaxy S5, go to Settings > Under Applications section > Application Manager > All. Look for Download manager. Force stop, Clear data, and Clear cache.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: The simple way to cancel a download in Android Lollipop is to disconnect from any internet connection, ie turn off WiFi or mobile data. Another method would be to enable airplane mode; either methods would cause the files to timeout. Then you could delete the partially downloaded file..
Rudy
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/06 | 482 | 2,027 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone model is Xperia Neo.
My computer has an internet connection but my phone doesn't.
I followed following steps to install app to my mobile from computer
* Go the market app website.
* It shows my phone model and when I click on Install
* It shows the message that This application will be installed shortly
but actually nothing happens.
I have seen following video also which shows how to install app from computer but It is not working for me.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAiHzNPEgw>
Is there any problem with my phone or do I have to do something else?<issue_comment>username_1: The Play store website works by sending a notification to your phone asking it to install the app. If you're having problems with that make sure that:
* Your phone has Internet connection
* You logged in with the same Google account that's on your phone.
* You're logged in to Google Talk on your device
* Background data is enabled
* Syncing is enabled for your main account's Gmail.
These are the most common reasons that can cause push notifications (this is the way Web install is handled ) to malfunction.
---
If your phone doesn't have Internet connection and want to install apps though by downloading them to your computer first you could try following [this](http://geniusgeeks.com/download-apk-from-google-play-pc/) tutorial.
However I would personally advise against it because it requires you to disable certificate error warnings and enter your password. If you want to do it at least create a second chrome profile for this and enable [2-step verification](http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The way this works is that the online market desktop site sends a message to the market app on your phone to download and install the app.
If you open the market/google play app on your phone and leave it for a while, it should work.
Make sure your phone has an internet connection though.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/06 | 1,780 | 6,416 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen [BT Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=droidbean.btcontrollerfull&hl=en) but I think it only allows users to use their android as remote for other androids. I just want to use my phone as a bluetooth controller with **up**, **down**, **left**, **right**, **L**, **R**, **start**, **select**, **A**, **B** buttons for my computer. Is there an app that makes this a possibility?
Basically, there are generic bluetooth game controllers that can be bought on stores. I was wondering if I can make my Android phone act like such and be used on computers.<issue_comment>username_1: You haven't mentioned which types of games you need this for but there are several possible options:
[Gmote 2.0](http://www.gmote.org/), which is a client/server type system which would let you use your Android tablet to control your computer.
[RemoteDroid](http://www.remotedroid.net/), which is similar to Gmote, it also uses a client/server system.
[GRemotePro](http://gbmsoftware.com/) may be the right choice for you as it is but you need to pay for the server software. It is [specifically advertised as being for game control](http://gbmsoftware.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&catid=5&Itemid=18).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There are a bunch of apps available on the market. Some examples include...
* [BT Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=droidbean.btcontroller): "BT Controller allows you to use your android device as a gamepad controller for any other android device." (well, you already saw this)
* [Bluetooth Remote PC](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.rozkovec.android): "Bluetooth Remote PC is an app which allow you to remotely control your PC.
Get access to the computer and use your favourite programs from distance. You can control mouse, keyboard, multimedia, presentation or power system commands."
* [PC Remote Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silicmobile.pcremotecontroller) (doesn't use Bluetooth, but rather WiFi)
* **[BlueControl](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gundel.bluecontrol) looks like exactly matching your request:** "Blue Control is a basic universal Remote Control
for Blue-Tooth enabled serial devices such as
Blue Tooth modules connected to a micro-controller.
For each button pressed the corresponding ASCII code
for the label will be sent. For example pressing
buttons A-H will send the charactes "a" - "h".
The up, down, left, right, and center buttons will send
"U","D","L","R", and "C" characters. Hopefully this
will inspire people to create alot of fun Blue-Tooth Controlled devices."
A lot more Remote-Control apps can be found e.g. in [this listing at AndroidPIT (Google translated)](http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidpit.de%2Fde%2Fandroid%2Fforum%2Fthread%2F410034%2FRemote-Droide-1-Den-PC-fernsteuern) ([original link](http://www.androidpit.de/de/android/forum/thread/410034/)). Though descriptions are in German, the general groupings and items should be recognizable ;)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are questions on [Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4177186/is-it-possible-to-make-a-computer-behave-as-a-bluetooth-hid-device) and [Serverfault](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4177186/is-it-possible-to-make-a-computer-behave-as-a-bluetooth-hid-device) regarding the same topic but for regular linux. Some of them may apply, however they're not production ready and definitely need adjustment for Android.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: [nJoy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nemex.nJoy&feature=search_result) is a very good app as well, it uses WiFi but you can just use your own hotspot if you're not using WiFi atm and turn off data if you don't want extra charges.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: Yes you can with Wand Player, it is described as **"a console right in your phone that lets you play games on any screen".**
<http://www.wanderplayer.com/>
You can even email the developers with any questions you may have
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: You can try [Androg Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codscout.agcf).
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: Did you try [Aio Remote](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.allinoneremote)?
It supports controlling PC, another Android device.
Supports Windows, Linux, Mac
Supports WiFi, Bluetooth
Supports custom remote design and share remotes with all users around the world.
What do you need more than that?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: You can also try [GestureWorks Gameplay](https://gameplay.gestureworks.com "GestureWorks Gameplay"). It's a fully-fledged utility for creating controller overlays on touchscreens, but they also have an Android app that's free with the utility - it can use keyboard controls or XInput and is customizable so you can make whatever kind of gamepad you like.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: Download "PC Remote" from Play Store. It's free. It can use Wi-Fi but it can also be connected with Bluetooth. It has many types of game controllers in it for different types of games like fighting type, shooting type, racing type and flying type and more. .
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_10: The best and most complete program I have used so far (and I've tried many) is called Monect. I can't remember if it is able to connect through bluetooth...but...I had no issues with it when it was connected using wi-fi which, of course, is pretty common technology. There are a vast array of features included. There are two main editions:
```
1. Monect PC REMOTE(free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.monect.portable&hl=en
2. Monect PC REMOTE VIP ($5.28) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.monect.vipportable&hl=en
```
I bought the VIP edition, which included features which utilized my phone's sensors so I could tilt-to-steer in my racing games on my PC. The remote pc control features were buggy from time to time though. All in all...if your looking for an app to control your PC games with...this is the app for you. Note: Some phones may not have the necessary sensor for certain features. Worth a try either way. Good luck!!!
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/06 | 300 | 1,169 | <issue_start>username_0: My Huawei Honour is stuck in air plane mode. I cannot disable it as the controls are greyed out.
I tried rebooting and resetting the system cache. What else can I do?<issue_comment>username_1: Do you definitely have a sim in your device? If you do not, then you cannot disable airplane mode.
Also, is the item in the Power Options menu and the Wireless and Networks settings menu disabled? If so, it is likely a sim error.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It looks like you'll have to do a factory reset.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I had the exact same problem in my Galaxy SII since yesterday, this post was the solution
<http://www.inflightmagazine.co/?p=351>
The author refers to two steps to solve the problem, I would add the following steps between Step 1 and Step 2
* Install BusyBox from the play store
* Open BusyBox after rooting, grant it superuser permissions
* Click install on the left bottom corner of the screen
* You'll be asked to use Smart Install vs Normal Install.. I chose the first option, not sure if it makes any difference if you pick the second one
* Proceed to step 2
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/06 | 257 | 927 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to delete multiple files with astro file manager. Is there a way to select many files at once? (like holding ctrl+click in windows)<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, there is. Tap the "multi" button in the tool bar at the top.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Press the "Multi" button and then select the files/folders you want, [as explained on their help site](http://support.metago.net/entries/20323943-how-do-i-choose-multiple-files):
>
> To select multiple files in ASTRO you simply click the "Multi" button.
> Then, you choose the files or folders you would like to work with (you
> will know they are selected because the names will turn orange. If
> you want to copy or move files, go to the location you want those
> files and press the Copy or Move buttons. If you want to delete,
> simply press the delete button and they will be removed.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/07 | 380 | 1,429 | <issue_start>username_0: I seem to have the opposite problem from [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8674/can-i-set-the-default-browser-differently-for-different-websites): I'd like to set a single browser (probably the default one) to open every website. What happens at the moment is that *every single link* pops up a menu asking if I want to open it in the default browser, or in Firefox, or in Firefox Beta, or with Phone to Chrome. It makes browsing the web pretty frustrating...
Samsung Galaxy Note, Gingerbread.<issue_comment>username_1: Since you haven't mentioned I'm assuming you haven't tried this.
You've to select '**Use by default for this action.**'.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: See if [Default App Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appiator.defaultappmanager) works for you or not.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: In Android 4.0 you can (starting at home)
1. press the menu button
2. select search
3. type in: default browser
4. select the thing that it finds and the rest should be similar to another answer here and fairly obvious.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: If you are running ICS just go into your settings, choose app associations, choose web urls, and set what browser you want to open by default for any and all web urls that are opened within any app.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/07 | 221 | 813 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to get the apk file of an app downloaded from Google Play. How can I do this?<issue_comment>username_1: Install the app from Play Store and use Astro File Manager to backup apps. From backup directory, you can get APK files of the installed app.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Another option, which works to get the APK of any installed app, is to get it from `/data/app/` (or `/system/app/`) using a file browser or terminal, etc. You'll need root to do that on the device though; it's easier just to use [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) in that case.
Without root: From your PC you can use `adb pull` for some locations. [Helium](http://www.clockworkmod.com/carbon) automates this.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/07 | 744 | 2,727 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to watch **HD** Amazon Instant Video (eg, Amazon Prime) on non-Kindle Android devices? (Galaxy Nexus with MHL adapter)
AFAIK, Amazon does not support HD streaming in the browser; this would require a native app.
Google Play does support this, but I haven't been able to find anything about Amazon. (other than Flash streaming, which I don't think will do HD)<issue_comment>username_1: Just did it today on my Samsung Galaxy S3.
To stream Amazon Prime (or other Flash) movies:
1. Download Flash 11 onto your android device. You won't find it in the app market (Google pulled it this summer) but there are a couple different guides online. [I used this one from CNET.](http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57554629-285/install-adobe-flash-player-on-jelly-bean-devices/)
2. Download the Dolphin browser from the app market (other browsers MAY work as well if they let you change the user agent string, but Dolphin makes it easy and is the only one I tested successfully on).
3. Go into the Dolphin browser settings and set the "User Agent" setting to "desktop".
4. Login to Amazon and you can now stream Amazon prime/instant movies.
I used an MHL adapter to output the video/audio to my receiver and can now watch the movies on my surround-sound projector setup (though its not surround sound).
YMMV, as I'm not sure if this works on all android devices but it works on my S3. Good luck!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This worked until April 17th, 2013. Amazon changed something and Instant Video no longer works with even the latest versions of Flash for Android which can be downloaded from the Adobe Archive and side loaded.
The only option for viewing Amazon Instant Video that I have found is to download [Puffin Browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmosa.puffinFree). It decodes the Flash video on their cloud Servers and streams it to the browser on your device in some other format. Sadly, it is a little herkyjerky and the audio is sometimes out of sync and full screen is more or less broken, although you can zoom in to fill the screen.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: **Tested and working today 08/01/2013. Tested on Asus TF700T and it looks beautiful.**
1. Side load Flash from DevHost: <http://d-h.st/x4v>
2. Tell browser to "Request Desktop Site" (Change Agent)
3. Sign in to Amazon and navigate to Prime
4. Play
CAVEAT: Remember to disable sleep time (Tablet will turn display off as if idle, so disable Idle times) and auto brightness.
Enjoy!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: FlashFox is working for me. Only watched a couple videos so far. Not sure if in HD, but looks native on my 2nd gen Nexus 7 (1080).
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/07 | 449 | 1,824 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that it is possible to reverse tether your Android device via USB thanks to questions like [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2298/how-to-set-up-reverse-tethering-over-usb). But I am hoping to take this a step further by then sharing that connection to others via WIFI - like a bridge essentially.
I haven't seen this anywhere else and wondered if it was even possible? Has it been attempted and failed to anyone's knowledge?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know how to do what you want with only an Android device, but since you mention reverse tethering using USB you could achieve the same thing using only a *computer that has an internet connection* and *wi-fi*. You can use your computer's wi-fi to share your internet connection with multiple devices, including your android phone, using one of two methods:
1. [Setup your computer to be a virtual wireless router](http://www.londatiga.net/it/how-to-share-internet-connection-between-pc-and-android-phone-using-wifi/). All devices could then share internet by connecting to your computer using wi-fi.
2. Setup an ad-hoc wireless network, but unfortunately Android devices will only be able to connect if you set them up using these [instructions](http://szym.net/2010/12/adhoc-wifi-in-android/) that require your phone to be rooted.
If you *don't* have wi-fi on your computer, then a PCI or USB wi-fi network card is generally quite cheap to obtain.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: well i too got an idea to reverse tether and make my android as a portable wifi hotspot but when reverse tether is done u need to switch your mobile data connection so that it appears as if you are using your data connection but the internet is used from reverse tethering your pc net try it if it works then good
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/08 | 693 | 2,487 | <issue_start>username_0: I run Linux (Ubuntu 12.04), and I have a Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.4. (Purchased in December 2011.) When I plug the phone in to the PC via USB there is no detection whatsoever. Tailing /var/log/syslog when plugging or unplugging the phone there is ZERO activity in the logs.
The phone however will charge.
Plugging the phone into a Windows 7 machine, same deal. Phone charges off USB but Windows never prompts to say the device has been detected. Also same on MAC.
Using the same micro USB cable, and an HTC One X. Linux, Windows and Mac all detect the HTC phone AND the phone charges.
I have been to `Settings -> Storage` and changed the phone from PTP to MTP, still no change.
From memory this is the first time I have ever wanted to plug the phone into the PC. So it may have never worked.
Is there something I am missing (like a setting or something?) or can I assume that the phone is faulty?<issue_comment>username_1: try `lsusb` (LSUSB lowercase) in Ubuntu, if you see your phone ID (04E8) in the list, you have to add to the /etc/udev/rules.d/53-android.rules the following line:
```
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0666"
```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If you've installed the kernel mod for "fast usb charging" it will not be able to connect as long as that feature is enabled. You don't mention being rooted, but that is a side effect of the fast charging.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Make sure you have USB Debugging enabled in `Settings` > `Applications` > `Development`.
Also you might want to try wireless adb - I use it all the time for debugging and find it so much easier than using cables. ROMs like Cyanogen support `ADB over network` out-of-th-box. For stock ROMs there are apps like [WiFi ADB](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.wifiadb).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Is some kind of MTPFS installed on Ubuntu? If not, it won't recognize your phone's storage. You'll also need the udev rule @username_1 talked about ([see this tutorial](https://www.mysolutions.it/mounting-your-mtp-androids-sd-card-on-ubuntu/)). However, if as @username_1 mentioned your phone isn't seen by lsusb it's most likely some kind of hardware problem with the phone itself.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: It turned out it was a faulty USB port on the phone. I have since purchased a new phone and everything works as expected on the new one.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/08 | 359 | 1,436 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried installing an app on my phone from the Play Store website, but the install button is greyed out. What could be the problem?
The phone is a Samsung Epic 4G running 4.0<issue_comment>username_1: The install button is greyed out if you have no compatible device linked to your Google account.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In my case, it says the app is compatible with all my devices, but the reason seems to be that the app is not available in my region (this is not mentioned anywhere).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: It is possible that you searched for the app using google. Somehow the google result links to the US version of the page, which grays out the install link for non-US people.
Remove the "gl=US" at the end of the URL address.
Upvotes: 6 <issue_comment>username_4: In my case the button was greyed out when I accessed the google play store by using a web search for an app and then following the link to the play store.
If I went to the play store first and then searched for the app, there was no problem.
The solution proposed by username_3 (remove the "gl=US" at the end of the URL address) solved the problem. It seems that the web search found the US version of the play store, whereas when I went directly to the play store, it took me to the version for my local region.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/05/08 | 452 | 1,829 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time I plug in my earphones into my HTC Desire S, it starts calling the last dialed number automatically and starts the music after short interval. Does anyone know about this problem?<issue_comment>username_1: I have this same issue with my HTC desire. My hypothesis is that my headphones or jack have a slight short and is activating the voice commands via the input channel. I am trying to see if there is a way to turn off voice commands on the headphone jack itself or all together without turning off the input channel so I can still use a headphone with a mic for phone calls.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same issue on my Evo 3d. I downloaded an app called [Headset Blocker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnolol.headsetblocker) and it disabled the phone's headset remote abilities. This solved the problem immediately.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: HTC Desire HD Android 2.3.5
I had exactly the same problem, would plug in standard headphones/ earphones/ aux cable to speakers... all of these would register on the phone as earphones with a mic built in for some reason. it would cut music tracks short and play the next one or start ringing a call.
strangely, as i was searching for this thread, the problem has self corrected. All that is different is that I updated ALL of my apps on google app store today. This is the only factor that I have changed. Try this! I hope it works out for you as well as I know how frustrating it was!
best wishes
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Its definitely a hardware problem. Go to the app store and download Headset Blocker if it works on your current phone's version. It didn't work on mine so I had to use WizDroid. Open the app then activate it and it should fix the problem.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/08 | 295 | 1,040 | <issue_start>username_0: I want my phone (running Android 2.3.5) to only connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi.
How can I disable all non-Wi-Fi connections, such as 3G or similar?<issue_comment>username_1: You can go on the configurations and disable the usage of mobile networks manually. If you want a more handy tool (i.e. not need to open menus), looks like this app can do it: [APN Switch](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.blinkenlights.android.apnswitch)
>
> APN-Switch is a simple widget that allows you to quickly enable (or disable) your data connection (3G/EDGE/GPRS) with a single click.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This functionality is built into android so there's no need for an external tool/application.
In settings:
```
Wireless and networks -> Mobile Networks -> Data Enabled
```
Disable this and you're all set.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: What I've done before is to turn on Airplane Mode, then turn on Wifi. Works like a charm on my Galaxy S.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/08 | 512 | 1,933 | <issue_start>username_0: Occasionally, you receive SMS messages that have a company name rather than a reply number. The network provider, for example, might send texts from "*T-Mobile*" or "*Vodafone*" whilst banks might appear as "*Barclays*" or "*Halifax*" etc.
I recently got one of these messages from a system at work and was wondering if there is any way to add a contact photo to them?
I tried to do this in the normal way, by adding the message sender as a contact. I thought this had been successful, however the phone simply created a new contact with an email address of "*Sending Company Name*", which isn't associated with the texts sent so the picture I added to the newly created contact doesn't show in the message thread:
Yet if you click the view contact button from the message thread:
Then the picture shows - it's really strange! Has anyone been able to get this working in the past? I'm using an HTC Sensation on Android 4.0.<issue_comment>username_1: You can go on the configurations and disable the usage of mobile networks manually. If you want a more handy tool (i.e. not need to open menus), looks like this app can do it: [APN Switch](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.blinkenlights.android.apnswitch)
>
> APN-Switch is a simple widget that allows you to quickly enable (or disable) your data connection (3G/EDGE/GPRS) with a single click.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This functionality is built into android so there's no need for an external tool/application.
In settings:
```
Wireless and networks -> Mobile Networks -> Data Enabled
```
Disable this and you're all set.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: What I've done before is to turn on Airplane Mode, then turn on Wifi. Works like a charm on my Galaxy S.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/08 | 1,045 | 4,129 | <issue_start>username_0: The connection to my work wifi just failed and below the network my phone is saying `"Avoided poor Internet connection"`. What does this mean exactly? Has the phone detected that it can't get out to the wider Internet or did the network fail to allocate an IP address or something else?
Not sure if it matters but this is on a Galaxy Nexus.<issue_comment>username_1: Poor connection may mean that:
* there is either a weak signal from your wifi partner device.
* there is much noise from other systems using the same frequency.
Both mean that many data-packets are lost and have to be retransmitted so your overall throughput goes down.
You can compare this with:
* somebody is speaking not loud enough
* many people are speaking at the same time and it is difficult to understand one person in that noise
If you have interference problems it might help to
[change the wifi channel/frequency](http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wifihomenetworking/qt/wifichannel.htm)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: While @username_1 is right in what a poor Internet connection means that's not what's causing the error message to appear. If you actually have connection issues you don't get an error message (pretty counter-intuitive)
It appears that since upgrading to ics people have a problem with this.
Theoretically there should be a setting to switch this off under:
```
Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Advanced -> Avoid poor Internet connection
```
I said theoretically because I don't have it. See if you do and if it solves the problem. If you don't or it doesn't, read on.
There's a root only application on [xda-developers](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21406675) that's supposed to solve this. If you don't have or don't want to root, you have to wait for Google to fix this.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This problem has been plaguing me ever since I upgraded my Sony Ericcson Experia Pro ("iyokan") from Cyanogenmod 7.2 (Android 2.3.7) to 9.0 (Android 4.0.3) -- until today when I did some more detailed investigation.
It's pretty clearly a defect related to the DHCP client. When it manifests, the device fails to obtain an IP address from any access point, even those with which it had previously had no trouble. Switching to a static IP address works around the problem.
a few minutes ago, I found that deleting the contents of /data/misc/dhcp and then resetting the device cleared the problem. I'm sure it will happen again, but when it does, I'll know what to do about it.
I hope this information helps someone and perhaps leads to a fix. I can't report it is an official bug because I'm using a nightly build (cm-9-20120819-NIGHTLY-iyokan)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: This also occurs if the device is unable to contact the DHCP server.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I too had this problem on CM9. And the problem was so bad that I could barely connect to my WiFi. So I decided to fix it myself. I wrote an App which now easily solves this problem. You can [get it from Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.in.zextr.wcf).
Now a bit of **explanation**:
**The problem:**
As you might know, when your device says "Poor connection" the connection is not really poor, it's all about Android messing it up. This can be solved by clearing the contents where Android stores DHCP information, for some reason that data is causing the problem.
This information is nothing but [lease and pid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol#Technical_overview) stuff. As the lease is not human-readable (at lease I don't get it!) I can't tell what exactly wrong that's going on there. But clearing that helps.
**The solution:**
The solution that I built simply automates turning WiFi Off, clearing DCHP information, and then turning WiFi back On. Simple yet perfect solution! :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: When I had this issue, I edited the gateway of the WiFi network in advanced WiFi settings to be the same as the proxy address. This solved the issue for me.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/09 | 278 | 1,110 | <issue_start>username_0: If i understand correctly, exposure is the measure of lightness in a picture. In my phone, there are no settings by which I can set it manually (it does it automatically), I use to put my hand on camera and then remove it suddenly and take a shot to get higher exposure when needed. For low exposure I use to face camera towards a lights source then suddenly back to the point and take a shot.
This is an ugly way to do it, is there any software or technique which can do that??<issue_comment>username_1: Try downloading [Pudding Camera](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kth.PuddingCamera&hl=en).
There is a little wheel on the left side you can turn to change exposure.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If you can't adjust the exposure even with third-party camera apps, the only solution would seem to be adjusting it in post-processing. For example [Photoshop Express](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.psmobile) can do this right on the phone. Or you can use your favorite image editor after you move the photos to your PC.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/09 | 343 | 1,207 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm keen to upgrade my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Android 4, ICS. My Tab is already rooted and running 3.2.
However, it seems most ICS ROMs, for some reason, don't support the camera, which is a deal breaker.
As time goes on, it seems that ROMs and the places they are available multiply and it gets harder and harder to keep track of what's the latest and where to get it.
So is there an ICS ROM for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 with camera support? If not, where should I be paying attention in order to be made aware of it?<issue_comment>username_1: I cannot lock down a feature list, and I don't have a tablet to try it on, but I've found that the [AOKP ROMs](http://aokp.co/index.php/news) are pretty far along. I think it may have camera support, but you'll have to let me know.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: A ROM with camera support is [now available](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1656550&page=65). I found it on the XDA Developers forum.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Samsung have started rolling out the official ICS ROM now (at least it was applied to mine recently), I'd be surprised if that doesn't support the camera.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/09 | 393 | 1,466 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Transformer Prime, VPN and password protection](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/21512/transformer-prime-vpn-and-password-protection)
>
>
>
I noticed that creating a `VPN` connection in ICS forces me to use a secure screen lock. I want to have Slide method for my screen lock, but it's disabled when I've set up a VPN connection. Is there a way to use a slide lock with a VPN configured?
>
> Phone: Google Nexus S
>
> OS: Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4
>
>
><issue_comment>username_1: I had the same problem, but I found a solution.
I just chose Pattern, turned off the screen, turned it back on and clicked on Forgot in the lower-right corner. After I gave in my Google password it changed automatically back to slide.
In the settings the option "none" is still grayed-out but it's selected anywhere and it works.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is for security reasons: If you lose your phone with VPN set up, anyone can log into your network. Having a pin lock mitigates this threat.
If you happen to have CyanogenMod 7+ installed there's an option called **Profiles**. You can setup your *default profile* to have no screen lock at all (not even slide lock). That's the closest I got. Hint: This feature is for things like in car usage where you don't want a lock at all (using your phone while driving is illegal but people still do it).
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/09 | 553 | 1,915 | <issue_start>username_0: The Error:
when running the ubuntu install script (ubuntu.sh) I get:
```
ubuntu.sh[11]:cut not found
This script requires root! Type:su
```
what I have done so far:
Installed a custom kernel that roots the phone:
[KERNEL] SpeedMod SGS2 ICS [K3-16 CIFS ROOT / NO-ROOT CWM5]
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574218>
I installed it using Odin using the following instructions:
<http://touristinparadise.blogspot.com/2010/11/samsung-galaxy-s-how-to-install.html>
that all seemed to go fine.
Installed "Ubuntu Installer Free" from market place.
I then installed busybox:
tried Stephen (Stericson) and JRummy16 apps from market place.
I installed the VNC viewer as recommended by Ubuntu installer app.
I also installed Android Terminal Emulator (<NAME>) as recomended by Ubuntu installer app.
Downloaded and de-compressed the image and script as per links from Ubuntu installer app.
I decompressed them to my external card initially but then moved them to the "internal" sdcard folder.
I also tried to establish that I had loopback device capability.. I found this thread:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425888>
And the folders mentioned are present.
I think that is all i have done so far ;-)..
I had a look at the script and the failing line and it seems to me if the "cut" command was not found then it would report that i didnt have su privelages even if i did.
I have many times ofer forgotten and approved su access for terminal emulator and busybox..
When I type su in the terminal emulator the symbol for text entry changes from `$ to`# ..
Anyone got any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Try running `su` from the terminal first, then run `ubuntu.sh` again.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Open the script up using an app, such as root explorer, and add the line `su` to the beginning, and try again.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/09 | 528 | 1,874 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to root my KF 6.3 following this article.
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340&page=1>
Now I'm in Kindle Fire screen (fastboot mode) but fastboot is missing.
```
hieund@hieund:~/Downloads/KF/RestoreRootFor6.3$ fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader u-boot.bin
fastboot: command not found
```
I am on Ubuntu 12.04 and have adb installed.<issue_comment>username_1: **Fastboot** is a binary and protocol used to communicate with Android devices in the early boot stage. It allows to change of the boot target and therefore is often used to install custom boot-loader (TWRP, clockworkmod, etc.) and ROMs.
The binary often comes with the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html), for example on my linux system it is installed at `/opt/android-sdk-update-manager/platform-tools/fastboot`. There are also [build instructions for fastboot](http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html) on the official android page.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had a problem with the fastboot command not working on Mac. Turns out the binary files needed to be included in the $PATH variable. Here's the info I found that helped me resolve this.
On Mac OS, you'll need to add the "Platform Tools" directory to your $PATH variable. That means opening up a terminal, typing "sudo nano /etc/paths," entering your password, and adding the path of the "Platform Tools" directory to the bottom of the file. Then hit "control+X" on the keyboard, "y" and then "enter" to save, and you're done. Then you just need to run "flash-all.sh" from the terminal.
Rather than adding the path, I just copied the adb and fastboot files to the usr/bin folder since that path was already in there.
Source: <http://androidforums.com/threads/problems-trying-to-flash-factory-image.948151/>
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/09 | 1,199 | 4,571 | <issue_start>username_0: I am new to this forum and would really want to please help me get this problem solved. I just bought a **Sony Ericsson Xperia X10** and tried connecting it to my internet at home (**Belkin N1 router - 64-bit WEP encryption**) but it does not connect at all. It catches the internet connection and says its in very good range, I put the key but it never connects. I have tried all the different things possible via this forum, googling for answers, etc but haven't found a solution yet.
**Stuff that I have tried:**
1. Tried accessing it via a static i/p technique.
2. I cannot change the WEP encryption to WPA-PSK because the internet
is set up by my landlord and I am not allowed to change it. I can
check the settings and it shows access to all b/g/n configurations.
3. I have another phone i.e. the new Sony Xperia S, even that is not
able to connect to my wifi.
4. I am able to connect both these phones very easily to other wifi's
having WPA-PSK connectivity but just not my home network.
**Update:**
I have been able to partially solve the problem but it is not the exact solution that I am looking for. Here's what I have tried:
I have tried the WPA-PSK approach (AES encryption) and it does somehow make it work on my Xperia S (it did not connect to it instantly). Basically, there is an option of WPS (Wifi-Protection Setup) in my Xperia S which allowed me to do a Push Button Configuration (PBC) i.e. holding the router button for 3 seconds to allow my phone to access it. It assigned me an i/p address and thus made it work but spoiled it for my other housemates, so I had to get the setting back to WEP.I know it is more secure to use WPA, but I cannot change it without asking my landlord. Anyways, the point is that somehow my other phone connects to the router not instantly but via some route as given above. My question again is: Is it really not possible to connect it via WEP?
Kindly help as I have been struggling a lot to find for a proper solution over the internet.<issue_comment>username_1: I think this is most likely a problem with the Android platform itself. My own LG P500 phone won't connect to any WEP secured network even though the key is 100% correct. In that case it was an iMac desktop with connection sharing through WEP, as that was the only option available for sharing.
It's not ideal, but perhaps finding a good compelling article about the benefits of WPA over WEP and presenting it to your landlord might be the easiest fix here.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: 64-bit WEP key in ASCII mode is 5 characters, and since you've said your WEP key is 0e39c004e1, you have to enter it in HEX mode. I'm not sure if your phone can handle HEX input, so if I were you, I'd try to (temporarily) assign some other WEP password, which can be entered in ASCII mode (5 random characters, letters or numbers), and see if that works from your phone.
---
Since you've mentioned that both your phones, Xperia X10 and Xperia S have the same problem with this router, it might be a good idea to invest about $30 in small WiFi router, which can connect to your home network and serve internet to your phones and other wireless devices. I use [TL-MR3020](http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-MR3020) and it works perfectly in many situations.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I just thought of posting my solution here as well in order to help others that might face this problem in the future.
After troubleshooting the problem for over two months, I have finally been able to resolve the problem with the help of a Belkin technical support engineer. Just for clarification, the problem is neither with the phones nor the router. It is to do with the Wifi settings that can be accessed via the gateway i/p address (In my case it was: 192.168.2.1). I have followed the below steps that made it work for me (Please note that this solution may not help all the other WEP problems, it just seemed to help in my case. The best idea is to check up with your router's technical support department unless there is a problem with your phone).
Wifi settings changed:
* **Disabled Firewall**
* **Disabled WAN Ping Blocking**
* **The most important part:**
* **Under Security, I changed the Wireless channel from '10' to '9'.**
* **Changed the Configuration from "802.11 b/g/n" to "802.11 g only".**
* **Changed the SSID name from say: "Belkin-Router" to "Belkin".**
* **Applied changes and hurray, my phones got instantly connected.**
Hope this helps others as well.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/10 | 746 | 2,945 | <issue_start>username_0: Or, how do I root my device without a rooter?
Rooting instructions for Android devices that I have seen are typically of the following form:
1. Download `Gingerbreak.apk`
2. Run Gingerbreak, click “root device”
3. Observe that `Superuser.apk` has been magically installed, possibly along with `busybox` and other things, and enjoy your rooty goodness.
What I am wanting to know is this: how does the rooting actually happen? What does Gingerbreak do?
I understand the end result of rooting:
* `su` is present and working
* `Superuser.apk` is installed and controls access to `su`
* Various utilities are present, provided by BusyBox (optional?)
I also think I understand the basic idea of how Gingerbreak gets started — it exploits some local privilege escalation vulnerability and uses its new-found powers to deploy Superuser and whatever else is necessary.
So, unless I am wrong in some of the understanding I laid out above, the core of thing I want to know is what the root installer does to deploy and activate Superuser. It seems that just putting `Superuser.apk` in the right place wouldn't be enough — how does it get allowed root access? How does it get hooked up to moderate that access for other applications?
What does Gingerbreak do post-exploit to enable and secure root access?<issue_comment>username_1: What the APK and exploit do (usually) is as follows:
* The APK puts the right files in the right place to run the exploit
* The APK runs the exploit
* The exploit attempts to attain root access
* If it succeeds, the exploit remounts /system as read-write and runs the installer script
* The installer script attempts to install the su binary and superuser APK, and reboots
As an example, [this page](https://thesnkchrmr.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/rageagainstthecage/) details how the rageagainstthecage exploit attempts to gain elevated privileges.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: After much digging, I finally figured it out. I was wrong about where the magic is - it is not in the installer script; all that has to do is put the `su` and `Superuser.apk` binaries in the right place and set their permissions. So it really is as simple as dropping files in place and setting permissions. No magic wiring.
The magic happens in the `su` binary (see the [source](https://github.com/ChainsDD/su-binary) and also [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6957/how-does-su-regulate-app-permissions/)). I was (incorrectly) thinking that `su` was a standard `su`, and that things were somehow wired up to moderate access to that binary through `Superuser.apk`.
Wrong. What actually happens is far simpler: Superuser provides a custom implementation of `su` that authenticates access through Superuser and its authorized application database.
So the process of rooting is as simple as @username_1 said. The deployed software contains the magic.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/10 | 227 | 906 | <issue_start>username_0: Based on [this StackOverflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3960050/how-to-develop-plugins-for-the-native-android-browser), there's a possibility to develop for the native/stock Android browser. But it doesn't seem developers are latching onto creating at least some plugins for it. So for my question, I want to know if there exists some stock browser plugins already?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know if it's what you're after as it's a big commercial plugin that's unlikely to tell you much, but the [Flash Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.flashplayer) springs to mind as the only browser plugin that I know of.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: At least one plugin exists. Adobe flash.
Note that plugins and extensions are not the same. The default AOSP browser doesn't support extensions.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/10 | 531 | 2,108 | <issue_start>username_0: So it has come to my attention that Live Wallpapers are not actually images but more of like, applications that are active in the background. This causes it to be a bit of a battery hog. So I was thinking, if I can just use a GIF instead (like how I did on older Nokia dumbphones), then that would at least decrease the battery usage while still having my wallpaper do some activity.
When trying to set a sample GIF as wallpaper, it is asking me to crop it which I guess, in turn, removes its animation. How do I make it so that a GIF of my choice is used as the wallpaper on my phone while still retaining its animation?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no native way to do this, as Android simply does not support it. Any wallpaper which is not a live wallpaper will be displayed as a static image. Specifically, [<NAME> notes in a comment on the Android issue tracker](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1408#c1) that all regular wallpapers are saved as PNG images after cropping. There is no way to change this behaviour aside from modifying the Android source code.
There are some third-party apps that will allow you to use an animated GIF as a wallpaper, such as [AnimGIF Live Wallpaper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.direxar.animgiflivewallpaper2&hl=en). The downside, though, is that I believe all of these will be live wallpaper applications, which sort of defeats the purpose.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If your still wondering I figured out a way. Download the app live wallpaper maker free, and it allows you to select gifs saved in your gallery and add them as your wallpaper.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Strangly enough I was able to use a live wallpaper on my old phone, the Alcatel One Touch Fierce, but not on my newer Moto X pure edition.
Maybe it was because I had a third party program downloaded on the side but I never used it. On the Alcatel I was able to set full mp4 files as my wallpaper. Probably something in the phone's unique GUI allowed this idk, wish I knew
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/10 | 718 | 2,634 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [can't update, can't do a factory reset](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/23989/cant-update-cant-do-a-factory-reset)
>
>
>
My Phone (Nexus S) keeps pestering me to update the OS. But, every time I try, it restarts, displays the cute robot error screen and doesn't come back on until I take out the battery and restart it. I would just leave it but I'm still running Android 2.3.4, and it's time.
Any way of updating the OS other then clicking OK when it asks?
*I'm not really sure what more info I can give you guys, ask and I will tell*<issue_comment>username_1: When you see cute robot with the red triangle, press power + volume up together to get to the recovery menu, and select "update from /cache" or something similar you'll see there. Then the update process starts and, most probably, gives you some error messages about what's wrong with your phone.
If you have ever changed any system files, update process might require you revert them to the original condition before upgrade, otherwise patches cannot be applied properly.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you don't mind a factory reset, you can flash [the latest factory image](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images) from the bootloader (fastboot).
If you're on Linux, instead of installing the SDK, you can use Replicant's [build of fastboot](http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/replicant/images/replicant-2.3/0003/tools/).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: This a solution to bring your device to a stable, stock, factory default state.
**NOTE: this will wipe your device *(not the SD card)* and return it to stock, unrooted factory defaults.**
1. Download one of these two files:
* [This file](http://www.mediafire.com/?r4ek1ndosppyz7k) if you want to restore to **Gingerbread**
* and [this zip file](http://www.mediafire.com/?768oco0kb4reiqb) if you want to restore to the OTA **4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)** latest update.
2. Extract the file you downloaded to your computer, in a location you remember.
3. On your phone, enable debugging
* this is usually found by going to the home screen, then pressing `Menu` and choosing `Settings->Applications->Development` and check the `USB debugging` option
4. Plug your phone into your computer
5. Locate the `run.bat` file in the location where you extracted the .zip file
6. Run this file and wait for the process to finish.
7. You're done! Reboot and enjoy!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Some of the Nexus S come with locked bootloaders and cannot be upgraded without rooting because of this.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/10 | 332 | 1,215 | <issue_start>username_0: I just received the HTC One X from AT&T. How can I select multiple photos in the Gallery?<issue_comment>username_1: My experience of the One X in order to be able to select multiple items in the gallery you need to first give it a task to do.
For example,
* Open Gallery
* Hit 'Share' in the bottom left, you'll need a service which takes multiple uploads, such as Facebook
* Then you'll see the 'multi-select' grid with tick boxes next to each image which you can then select.
As far as I can see from playing on my device for 10 minutes, there isn't a general 'multi-select' feature. You might try a different gallery app though. I would recommend [QuickPic](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I think multiple selection is (Programmatically) supported in KitKat and newer versions of Android as given in this [link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22486080/android-how-to-launch-the-device-file-system-programmatically).
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Try any Third party Gallery apps like [QuickPic Gallery](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en).
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/11 | 403 | 1,752 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to disable or delete stock web browser because I don't use it. Can it cause problems? For example, if its used as embedded rendering engine in other apps (like IE is used in Windows apps), they'll fail to load web pages.<issue_comment>username_1: Applications use a Webview to display web content. But it's not dependent on the standard browser.apk rather the browser uses the same webview as all other apps.
If your apps are well behaved than **no it doesn't cause any problems.** If they aren't than instead of calling a general INTENT to launch a web browser they could call the built-in browser.
One example of an that does this is Google+. If you set it to open its links as default, but it fails to load one than it starts the default browser.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Some devices like the *Motorola Atrix HD* will not allow you to update your firmware if you have removed any system apps. Now that the bootloader is unlockable this is no longer a problem.
With other devices like the *SamsUng Galaxy S3 International unlocked GT-I9300* you can remove many system apps. Not everything, but browsers no problem. I deleted *Google+*, *Facebook*, *Google Chrome* and the stock browser with no problems at all. If you are unsure DO NOT DELETE -- try freezing and see if anything wierd happens.
Good luck!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The stock browser can safely be removed. However, if you factory reset your android and are in a public institution or other such place that requires you to open your browser to finish connecting to the WiFi, then you will not have a browser available to open and will not be able to finish initializing your WiFi connection.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/11 | 265 | 1,048 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to install Google Music on my phone from outside the US. After using Market Enabler Play Store correctly displays and even downloads the app, but then aborts with "this app cannot be installed in your country". It still doesn't work after rebooting my phone. Is there any way around this?<issue_comment>username_1: I had no trouble getting it myself, but that was a while ago. Have you tried using a US proxy or [sideloading the app](http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/16/updated-google-music-4-0-9-app-now-live-on-the-android-market/)? Another option would be to switch to data or Wi-Fi for the download, whichever you weren't using, to see if it's just the particular network that the Play Store has a problem with.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know that this has been marked as answered, but I wish to add this:
Most apps like that tell which country your from from your locale setting. This can be changed from the settings menu, or using the app locale switcher.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/11 | 1,112 | 4,476 | <issue_start>username_0: When running a Jabber client what happens (or what should happen) when switching networks (or when losing connectivity and the GSM/UMTS modem reconnects)?
Can a mobile Android Jabber client (e.g. [Jabiru](http://jabiru.info/)) be smart about such situations?
Worst case scenario I can imagine: Client does not care, TCP (over TLS) connection to the Jabber server is lost, the Jabber status (displayed remotely) is bogus and there is a time window where messages (from buddies) are lost.
I observed such a worst case for example with a stock Jabber client on a Laptop using an unreliable UMTS connection.
When using a Laptop I can easily shield my Jabber session like this:
* connect via `autossh` to a system with a stable network connection and directly run `screen -Rd`
* start a console Jabber client inside `screen`
Thus, when losing the mobile internet connection the connection to the Jabber server is still fine. And `autossh` automatically reconnects and re-attaches to the running screen session when a new mobile connection is up.
Is a setup similar to this necessary when using Jabber on an Android device?
Or are there Jabber protocol extensions for mobile clients that actually help to avoid losing messages etc. in network on/off situation (while being connected to a Jabber server)?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not an expert in mobile networking, but AFAIK the TCP stack should handle mobile handover transparently, application programs should not need to be aware that the mobile network layer are switching from cell tower to cell tower. From the application program's perspective, there is just one continuous connection.
The only reason I can think of about what you're seeing in the laptop jabber client is that it did not use keepalive when opening a long running TCP connection. When there is a long period of no transmission, one of the intermediary nodes in the network (usually the firewall) may decide to terminate the connection (usually to save resources to serve other active connections) and the server therefore didn't have the chance to tell the client to terminate cleanly. Not using keepalive for a long running connection will make it impossible for the client to detect that the connection has been dropped because the only way for a client to detect a dropped connection is if it tried to send a packet and failed permanently.
Keepalive will cause the TCP stack to periodically ping the server with zero length ACK packets, therefore intermediary nodes will consider your long running connection to still be active and not terminate it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Not sure if this question is on-topic on Android Enthusiasts. But I work with XMPP and Android, so here is my answer:
As [username_1 already stated](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/22952/440), a handover from one mobile cell to another is almost always transparent to the TCP stack on Android devices. But there are situations where the IP of your Android device will change. This are typically GSM/UMTS <-> WiFi switches, which will cause the TCP connection to become unusable by the XMPP client.
On Android the standard XMPP library that most clients use - besides having their own proprietary one - is [(a)Smack](https://github.com/username_2dalic/asmack/): Clients that use (a)Smack with the default configuration will **not** notice a connection change in a timely manner. But there is hope: XMPP Ping support is in Smack trunk and will be shipped with the 3.3 release. Most aSmack apps already use an aSmack version that has support for it, and just need to implement according measures.
On the other side it's the XMPP servers job to set your presence to unavailable (offline) after a (server defined) timeout for reaching the last client of the JID in question.
**So it is not necessary to build workarounds if you are using a proper XMPP client, but you may have to live with ghost status situations that should resolve after a few minutes.**
**There is a nice XEP (XMPP Extension) that would be the silver bullet for mobile XMPP Connections: [XEP-0198 - Stream Management](http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0198.html). You can read about it [in Ge0rg's Blog](http://op-co.de/blog/posts/XEP-0198/).**
It's being [worked on for (a)Smack](https://github.com/username_2dalic/smack/tree/xep0198). But it will take a while until it's stable and you need also server support for XEP-0198.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/12 | 434 | 1,527 | <issue_start>username_0: According to HTC, my Amaze 4G is fully ready from the factory to be queried for its identifier tolken, but when I run the appropriate command, it doesn't work. I get:
```
$ fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.010s]
finished. total time: 0.010s
$
```
Note that someone reported the same problem, but their phone requires updating firmware and running "RUU". You can read about that [here.](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/19270/problem-with-unlocking-the-htc-wildfire-bootloader-with-htc-unlocker)
Same problem, different cause. Note that I did update the SDK prior to trying run fastboot - I wonder if I shouldn't have!
It's worth mentioning that I called HTC and asked for help and they were of no particular assistance; "You know more about it than I do." "How do I report a bug on fastboot?" (No useful reply to that!)<issue_comment>username_1: `[ERR] Command error !!!` is a generic response from fastboot. In effect it means "invalid command arguments." Check that you are writing the command correctly, in my case I made a typographical error and this was the result.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I got this error, solved it thanks to this thread
<http://androidforums.com/desire-s-all-things-root/444571-unlock-using-htcdev-com.html>
Basically, this page <http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/ruu-downloads>
is slightly misleading. If your device isn't listed, you might still need to update the RUU anyway.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/12 | 585 | 2,409 | <issue_start>username_0: Say you only want to route the traffic of a single application through a VPN.
(Because the application lacks proper encryption support or the remote service is only available on a cooperate network.)
Other stuff like web-browsing should go through the normal data connection.
How to configure this on a recent Android device (>= Android 4.0)?
Concrete motivation: Unfortunately, quite a few VoIP gateway providers do not provide encryption of data (voice and signaling) - thus using a VPN is necessary (at least when connected via WLAN). One provider (sipgate.de) even provides its own VPN (and no other SIP/RTP encryption methods).<issue_comment>username_1: Every app on android runs on a different user, so iptables should be able to recognize the given app using -m owner --uid-owner, BUT. Like many things in Android, there may be no user frontend to do this easily. (like there is no option to this day to use ext4 as a format for external sd card). If you have some knowledge about routing tables and iptables, You may try going this way.
Another way is to setup VPN to route through it only the ip address of your sip provider (not default route). There is though another unrelated problem - SIP doesn't like NAT, so You may need to setup some traffic forwarding on you VPN server.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The free and open-source [OpenVPN for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.blinkt.openvpn) app supports this.
In the profile configuration dialog, there is an 'allowed apps' tab that allows you to select a list of apps that is either excluded or excluded from using the established VPN:
* 'VPN is used for all apps but exclude selected'
* 'VPN is used for only for selected apps' (sic)
The list then contains all available apps that can be selected/deselected.
This doesn't require a rooted device. For example, it works fine on a Nexus 5x device with stock Android 8.1.
A simple test is to install another broswer like Firefox, include just one of Chrome and Firefox in the list and then switch around browsers and visit <https://wtfismyip.com> in both.
One pitfall is when you are on a dual-stack IPv4+IPv6 network but the VPN is IPv4 only. In that case, the 'Bypass VPN for local networks' in the 'Routing' tab needs to be disabled. Otherwise, IPv6 traffic travels unencrypted besides the VPN.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/12 | 1,114 | 4,195 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) running Android 2.3.5 stock version.
I'm normal user who used the phone for basic function like making phone calls and using the Google, Facebook apps with some installed apps from the play store.
Today, 2 hours ago logsprovider initiated out of nowhere an endless loop of "force close" alerts, between them most of the running apps were closed too (including some weird z7... app).
Because of the interval (about half a second) between alerts I can goto settings -> apps -> and "clear data" in the logsprovider config.
This stops the "force close" alerts loop until the next restart of the phone. in this state I basically don't have access to the phone features and all the home screens are empty, including the phone's apps menu.
I can run any app by adding it to the home screen and then executing it, if the app has system operation like the play store that require it to install something, the app will crash and no new programs will install.
I can also connect the phone to a computer and get access to all the files (I think it's just those on storage), I might try to get an apk of an antivirus there and try to install it - hope it doesn't crash
These are desperate times... thats why I'm contacting the experts:
1. Can I fix this, this might have been caused by an app, what to do?
2. If the only solution is factory reset how do I backup the data, apps, or contact lists?<issue_comment>username_1: If you know the app causing the loop, you can boot to "safe mode" and delete its cache. If it's still force-closing, do the same with its data, or even uninstall the app. For details, please refer to:
* [What is safe mode?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8258/what-is-safe-mode)
* [How do I boot my Samsung Nexus S into safe mode?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/19085/how-do-i-boot-my-samsung-nexus-s-into-safe-mode)
* [How would you uninstall a rogue Home (Launcher) application?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6458/how-would-you-uninstall-a-rogue-home-launcher-application)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Further to what username_1 answered, if you cannot isolate the problem and want to factory reset, here's what you can do:
1. Use Google account to sync contact, settings and wifi passwords etc.
2. Use [SMS backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en) app to save SMS to your SD card.
3. Save a list of apps using AppBrain app. If you need full backup including app data, root your phone and install [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup). You'll have to root it again after reset, but rooting for Galaxy S2 is easy. Here's a [guide](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Issue solved
============
* Boot in recovery mode > Choose "Wipe cache partition" and reboot.
No need to Factory reset and lose all data.
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I also suddenly had my Samsung Galaxy SII (SGS2 GT-i9100) running Android 2.3.4 with a rush of continuous force close pop up windows, a lot of apps that seemed to try to connect to internet would trigger a popup force close window, many apps crashed. I hardly managed to quickly close the popups and turn off the phone, removed the battery and turned it on again but the problem persisted and got worse so in the end I got this popup again and again:
"*The application LogsProvider (process com.sec.android.provider.logsprovider) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. Force Close.*"
And really had to try hard to close all those popups quickly to switch off the phone.
I found the solution [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305723)
Which is:
1. Turn off the phone (hold the power button if the power-off menu won't appear).
2. Boot in recovery mode (holding volume up key + home key + power button at same time).
3. Choose the fourth option "wipe cache partition" (using the volume keys to select option and then Home button to excecute).
4. Allow to reboot normally and problem solved.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/05/12 | 945 | 4,042 | <issue_start>username_0: All I've been seeing about these apps are the positives. I want to know the negatives of using them, apart from me having to install an additional app to do something that the phone can already do by default. I'm looking to using one of the two because of the built in support for backing up SMS and MMS, something that will come in very handy especially since I text often.<issue_comment>username_1: Although no one writes about this, the downsize of installing one of those apps is the fact of consuming more resources than the built in app.
**Cons:**
* More disk space used
* More RAM used
But the increase is so irrelevant that it doesn't even count as a downsize by most reviewers.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You will have to experiment with the apps to see if they play nice with your keyboard and spell-check behavior. I don't know if this is still the case, but previously, when I used Go SMS Pro, I didn't have desirable spell-correct behavior with my keyboard (which was, ironically, Go Keyboard). My keyboard would display corrections if I went back to a word I already typed in applications such as Gmail, Facebook, etc... But this was NOT the case inside the Go SMS app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I can only comment on GoSMS which, while being a great app, has a few obvious issues.
* Texting via GoChat is, at best, unreliable. With both parties connected to hi-speed broadband, texts take their own sweet time to deliver. These texts shouldn't expire but they do. Given a certain amount of time, texts stay undelivered.
* If you have root access and are thinking of uninstalling the stock SMS app (which would be the logical thing to do), bear in mind that GoSMS notifications don't work hand in hand with the app's UI. Meaning, if you see a notification in the status bar and press on it, it will lead you to the main app interface but you may or may not see the actual message. This happens often when you receive more than one or two texts at the same time. Strangely, even though you can't read the texts (I assumed they were lost), you will have an irritating notification indicating that you have unread texts (that you obviously can't read because they don't show up). Having the stock app ensures that GoSMS shows all texts, unread or otherwise. Also, when you have read the text in the stock app, the notification from GoSMS disappears.
* Local backup only works when you aren't connected, either via Wi-fi or mobile data. With the latest version of the app, everything gets backed up to GoCloud. This happens only if you have signed up with GoChat.
Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: lack of badge notifications. the little 1 in a circle that indicates you have one message waiting. I know there are other third party apps that let you do this.. but now you have 2 third party apps and besides.. i have a Samsung Note 2 and the third party notificaion badge apps do not work with touchwiz
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: The app v7.77 (latest as on date) is having the facilities similar to MIUI messaging app but with additional private box. It is very aggressive and uses cpu in background but not fast in starting (it takes 7 sec when it is already not in memory, stock needs less than 0.5 sec and Textra needs 1.5 sec under similar conditions) it is slow in retrieving messages. It consumes excessive battery unnecessarily accessing cpu, data / internet on foreground as well as background (the battery consumption is as high as 10 to 25 % . Surprisingly it consumes 5% of battery even when it is not the default app, whereas the stock or textra consume less than 1% under similar usage conditions ). I have never seen such poorly designed app in recent times that too with such costly subscription.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I advise against Go SMS Pro. A major vulnerability was discovered in November 2020 that shares content to a publicly available unencrypted and chronological order URL.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/13 | 314 | 1,287 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone died today, and now it won't charge at all on the charger it came with. I don't think the battery has failed, as it still gives me just as much charge on a full charge as always. The phone is an LG P500 running CM7.
My battery charged perfectly in another model of the same phone. Does this suggest there is an actual problem with my phone?
What can I do to get my phone to start charging?<issue_comment>username_1: The phone should *always* charge, no matter how empty the battery is. You imply that the empty battery is the reason why it wouldn't charge, but I think that this is not true.
It is more likely that you are dealing with a hardware issue here. But first make sure that you connect the charger for at least an hour to your phone, just to make sure that it is really not charging. Even if there is no visual feedback of the charge process, there is still a chance that it does so. You could also try swapping the battery with the one from your brother, to see if the failure is the battery or with the phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The same happened to me, try plugging it in to a laptop with a usb cable. for some reason that was the only way the phone would charge while it was turned off or compleatly flat.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/13 | 350 | 1,462 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't have any background information, but my coworker showed up today with a nonresponsive Samsung Galaxy Gio. It will not boot. When plugged into the power charger, a half-full battery displays and just stays there.
Attempting to turn it on while holding the home button has no effect.
I swapped batteries with her (this is a company phone; we all have the same model). My phone works fine with her battery, hers does not work with my battery. Tried gently brushing off the battery contacts in her phone, no go.
Anything else to try before sending to the manufacturer?<issue_comment>username_1: The phone should *always* charge, no matter how empty the battery is. You imply that the empty battery is the reason why it wouldn't charge, but I think that this is not true.
It is more likely that you are dealing with a hardware issue here. But first make sure that you connect the charger for at least an hour to your phone, just to make sure that it is really not charging. Even if there is no visual feedback of the charge process, there is still a chance that it does so. You could also try swapping the battery with the one from your brother, to see if the failure is the battery or with the phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The same happened to me, try plugging it in to a laptop with a usb cable. for some reason that was the only way the phone would charge while it was turned off or compleatly flat.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/13 | 1,907 | 6,939 | <issue_start>username_0: In Android 3.0, the connection to the PC as a Mass Storage Controller feature was removed.
Is there a way to access the MTP-mounted phone as a drive letter? I want standard file manager programs (e.g. Total Commander) to work.<issue_comment>username_1: I cannot test it myself as I have no ICS or JB device, but it might be worth a try to check the following apps, which claim to give you back UMS (as long as the kernel permits it):
* [USB Mass Storage Watcher OTG](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcherotg)
* [USB Mass Storage Watcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skidmrk.umswatcher)
* [Usb Host Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hu.sztupy.android.usbhostcontroller) (some user claimed this did it)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: In theory, there is not a way to access your phone's memory card with a drive letter, because, as you said, Android now connects it as an MTP device, and not as a Mass Storage device. But, there are **two solutions**:
1. Root phone and get a "Mass Storage" enabler application that will work on your phone.
2. Without rooting phone: as long as both the computer are on the same network, run an FTP server on the phone, and access it on the computer.
There are applications like FTPUse and NetDrive that will map that FTP address to a drive letter. I used NetDrive on Windows XP, but couldn't get it to work on Windows 7 64-bits, so now I use FTPUse, and it's working fine.
So, it's not exactly the same, and it's a bit slower, but it works, and I am able to browse folders, erase files, etc, and even use applications like WinDirStat to analyze folder sizes etc.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: You can try this plugin for TotalCommander: [Windows Media Audio v2](http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=32928). Haven't actually tried it, as using FAR Manager instead, and for it there is own plugin [PortaDev](http://plugring.farmanager.com/plugin.php?pid=933&l=en).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: You can try to install a WebDAV server to the android device, then mount the WebDAV server as a drive on Windows 7.
Here is a [free WebDAV server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zq.webdav.app_free) from Google Play (Of course, there are many other WebDAV servers in Google Play). And the [steps to mount the WebDAV server as a drive on Windows 7](http://bestdav.com/mount_drv.htm).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: [TotalAndDroid 4.0](https://totalcmd.net/plugring/TotalAndDroid.html) - this plugin for Total Commander does not give you a drive letter, but besides this - does the job. You can see all files of your Android device on the TC panel and do all regular operations.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: My method is based on the answer suggesting WebDAV. It could be replicated by an FTP, Samba, or other networked file server. Essentially, you start a WebDAV server on your Android device and mount it as a network drive. Your phone's IP must be visible to the computer you want to browse the files on. Generally, this means you must be on the same local network. This solution exposes your phone's filesystem to your local network and could cause some security issues. I do not recommend it for untrusted networks.
First, get and install a WebDAV server app on your Android device. I used [WebDAV Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.webdavserver) because the interface is simple, it was the first app in my search and the price is right (free!). Start your WebDAV server app and get its address. This should be something like `http:\\172.16.31.10:8080`.
Next, open Computer in Windows Explorer. In the toolbar, under the address bar, click "Map Network Drive." Enter the address in the box labeled folder. Click finish. If the mapping fails, make sure you can ping the IP address of your phone.
Boom! Your device should now show up in Computer as the drive letter you selected (Z: by default).
References:
[d0bon - How do I Map a Drive Letter to my MTP or PTP Android Device?](https://web.archive.org/web/20230327221513/https://d0bon.blogspot.com/2014/07/map-drive-letter-to-android-mtp.html)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: You can simply use TeamViewer to connect your phone and your PC. This way you can access all the features of your phone on your PC. Then, use any FTP server to send and receive files. In this way, you do not need to switch between your phone and PC while sharing files.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_8: I have an Android device ASUS Zenfone and I can view my devices through Total Commander. Here is how I did this:
1. In Explorer, I right-clicked the MTP device and then choose Create shortcut.
2. From Total Commander, I open the shortcut and I can explore my device.
Hope it helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: As far as I know, there is only a (commercial) [PTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Transfer_Protocol) and [MTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol) drive letter mapping solution for Microsoft Windows available:
* [PTP Drive](https://www.ptpdrive.com/index.html) and [MTPdrive](https://www.mtpdrive.com/index.html) by Cranking Pixels.
Those drivers are not perfect, slow at times, and not free, but, I think, they do what you want.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_10: I've created a program called [AndroidDrive](https://github.com/Gustav-Lindberg/AndroidDrive) that detects Android devices connected by USB and creates a drive containing the Android device's internal storage. It's free and open-source and does not require rooting (though it requires USB debugging to be enabled, see below). You can download a ZIP file with the program and its dependencies [here](https://github.com/Gustav-Lindberg/AndroidDrive/raw/main/AndroidDrive.zip). For it to work, you also need to install [Dokan](https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases/latest) (I have no association with the people who made Dokan).
For it to be able to detect and interact with your Android device, you need to enable USB debugging. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Open Settings on your Android device.
2. Go to "About phone".
3. Scroll down to the bottom and tap "Build Number" seven times until you get a message saying that you're a developer.
4. Go back to the main settings screen, then go to System > Advanced > Developer Settings and enable USB debugging.
When AndroidDrive is running, it will automatically detect any Android devices that are connected by USB with USB debugging enabled, and create a drive for each of those devices. Here is a screenshot:
If you're interested in the source code, you can find it [here](https://github.com/Gustav-Lindberg/AndroidDrive). If you find a bug, you can report it [here](https://github.com/Gustav-Lindberg/AndroidDrive/issues).
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/13 | 206 | 899 | <issue_start>username_0: When I subscribe to podcast RSS feeds with the google reader app then click the link to the mp3 Google reader starts streaming it with the selected media player rather than downloading the mp3 file to the sdcard like the webbrowser does.
Is there anyway to force it to download the actual mp3 file?<issue_comment>username_1: For listening to podcasts, Google has a separate application, called [Google Listen](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.listen&hl=en), which will sync feeds under the Listen Subscriptions category. Unfortunately, new features are not being actively added, but does provide enough functionality to be useful.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I ended up buying an app called doggcatcher it has a ton of great features and for podcasts it works much better than Google reader, I highly recommend it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/13 | 821 | 3,031 | <issue_start>username_0: I connected to Wifi (using a HTC Desire using Android 2.3) and a friend used an app (I think it was on an iPhone) to display information about devices connected to the Wifi hotspot. I can accept the MAC address being available but isn't having your IMEI number publicly available make it easy for people to do negative stuff like clone it, then fake a phone on the same network with the same MAC address etc? Or just report the phone stolen by phoning a network and giving the IMEI number? Why is it visible anyway? Can I change that field for the purposes of Wifi connectivity?
Note: I am in no way asking here for information on how to change the IMEI number of my phone - I know it's illegal in many places, and I agree with the law. I just don't see why the IMEI number is relevant in this situation.
Update - to answer your questions/comments:
The Apple app is called Fing.
I saw the app running; my friend is not teasing/lying.
I'm 99% sure I was running the latest version of stock Android on the Desire, and not Cyanogenmod (which I later switched to).
I can't see that it's possible to turn a MAC address into an IMEI address.
The network uses WPA2. He wouldn't have had time to crack it. I'm not aware Fing has a live, free, online WPA2 cracking capability.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know how one would garnish the IMEI information over WiFi but what I would suggest is ask your friend what application they were using and then try to find an Android version of it. The developer that makes the username_2 application might make an Android one, too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Your friend is teasing you. My guess: He has got IMEI from your device and said that he has got that from Wi-Fi. **Wi-Fi adapters don't broadcast IMEI number.**
If he is still saying it confidently, just ask him the app name and tell me. I'll investigate.
**Update:**
I was expecting app name here in comment of the answer. You've put that in question which didn't ping me. Anyway, now I'd ask you to show screenshot. [Fing](http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fing-network-scanner/id430921107?mt=8) doesn't show IMEI no. (even if Wi-Fi adapter is broadcasting it). Its available for Android too. You can try.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Your friend was pulling your leg. Fing on iDevices is for network analysis. You cannot get an IMEI number via Wifi. He was more than likely showing you your MAC address of the wifi adapter built into the phone.
An IMEI is located under the battery on your phone and is usually a 15 digit number. Its used to authenticate the phone with your cell phone provider. Its not an easy task to clone it, if possible at all. A MAC address is a hardware address for network adapters, its 12 digits in HEX, and usually separated with a colon ever 2 digits (eg. 00:01:4F:6D:E9:A1)
A full description of Fing is available here: <http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fing-network-scanner/id430921107?mt=8>
It states nothing about IMEI, only MAC.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/14 | 411 | 1,651 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a university student that has most of the lectures online as pdf files. How can I get them on my Android phone and read them through Adobe Reader? This is the first time that I have used Android. The version that I have is 2.2 "Froyo".<issue_comment>username_1: Store PDFs in your Dropbox account and download them on Android using Dropbox app.
When it comes to download from web, I never faced any problem with that, but if your default downloader suck at downloading PDFs, download them using Opera Mobile web browser. Opera Mobile has in-built downloader. It doesn't hand over downloading to system-wide download handler. If you don't like Opera Mobile like me, there are many dedicated download managers in Play Store... Just, search.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Download and install [Adobe Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader&hl=en) on your phone. You can find it by the link or by opening up Google Play / Market on your phone and searching for "Adobe Reader". There are lots of other pdf readers out there too, btw.
2. Either download the PDFs from whatever website they are on using your browser (the built in browser is fine), or download them on your computer, [connect your Android phone by USB cable & mount the SD card](http://support.google.com/ics/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=168464), copy the PDF files to the SD card, disconnect your phone from the computer, and finally use the file manager (usually called "Files" in the app drawer) to navigate to the PDF file you want to read. Tap it's icon once and it should open in your PDF reader.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/14 | 1,671 | 6,893 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm sure many people like me are aware and annoyed by the extremely limited amount of RAM in Nexus S (512MB but only 300+ is usable), I have searched all over google for a solution to increase the amount of RAM available and came up empty (I tried swap file applications but they just broke my system's SD card partitions causing a complete reset).
I wonder if there is any hardware solution to this problem. Is it possible to swap the chip out for a bigger capacity one? I realize that it is not as simple as swapping out PC RAM from a dimm but I haven't seen any schematics for the chip layout on the ARM boards in the smartphones so I really hope that it is somewhat possible to increase the amount of RAM on the board.<issue_comment>username_1: No it isn't. At least if you have to ask about it. Replacing any chip would require several thousand dollars worth of equipment and experience. Not to mention obtaining the correct replacement.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can't. Most smart phones are designed as a System-on-Chip; which means that the CPU, RAM, GPU, device controllers, etc are all in a single chip. Updating RAM in such system means replacing a whole lot of other stuffs. Not to mention that you probably would have a hard time finding a chip with different specification which fits perfectly into the hole that was left behind after you dismounted the chip; due to size restrictions, the components around the chip are designed to fit tightly into the available space.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: **This is possible** but not even remotely easy to do by yourself (unless you are experienced repairman or electronics hobbyist). Unfortunately, device manufacturers are interested in quickest possible technical obsolescence of products so it's unlikely that they will agree to install some standard RAM slot so hardware solution to this problem requires soldering.
For example [this site](http://pockethacks.com/tag/bga-ram-upgrade-solder/) explains how to replace RAM chips on a [HTC Universal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Universal) which is Windows Mobile phone but it [can be considered Android device](http://youtu.be/WFCYW2NVAW4) too ;)
Basically it is enough replace RAM chips. To find compatible RAM chip you should first find out which chips are inside your device and [teardown reports](https://www.google.com/search?q=android%20teardown) may help with that. Then you can try to find usual computer RAM modules with bigger compatible chips (datasheets about your RAM chip may help with that). If compatible RAM chips are accessible and you have good soldering skills you can replace them using [rework station](http://youtu.be/HLZkEpFNmE8?t=1m), [heat gun](http://youtu.be/-r7oXo5a1DQ?t=6m), [soldering iron](http://youtu.be/KjKEmKUatJ4) or of course you may ask some repairman to do this for you.
If you have any questions about RAM replacement process you can ask them on [electronics.stackexchange.com](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Use RAM Expander expanding to SD card
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: An Android device? **Sure.**
Hear me out.
Android is an operating system like any Linux distribution, or Windows.
Android can run on x86 hardware, or ARM boards too. (Well, usually it runs on ARM CPUs.)
You can put Android-x86 on your laptop/desktop. Or a virtual machine. Whatever.
The thing is, that you also mentioned that you want to upgrade a phone hardware.
That's a no go, since they use "SoC"s. (System-on-chip.)
Like a blackbox. Yeah, you can spot the components, disassemble it, but you cannot expand / repair it.
But for the original question... the main question, the answer is: **Yes.**
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: The answer is 'NO' you cannot upgrade the RAM of a smartphone yourself! Probably you are comparing it to the computer, as we can change the RAM in a computer but you're stuck with the size shipped with your smart phone (:
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: The actual hardware: No. It is System on Chip (SOC) and cannot be upgraded.
However:
You can use **Swap** for this purpose. However, the performace will take a large hit, even on a class 10 SD card.
Swap is, in short, *virtual RAM*. With swap, a small portion of the hard drive is set aside and used like RAM. The computer will attempt to keep as much information as possible in RAM until the RAM is full. At that point, the computer will begin moving inactive blocks of memory (called pages) to the hard disk, freeing up RAM for active processes. If one of the pages on the hard disk needs to be accessed again, it will be moved back into RAM, and a different inactive page in RAM will be moved onto the hard disk ('swapped'). The trade off is disks and SD cards are considerably slower than physical RAM, so when something needs to be swapped, there is a noticeable performance hit.
Unlike traditional swap, Android's Memory Manager kills inactive processes to free up memory. Android signals to the process, then the process will usually write out a small bit of specific information about its state (for example, Google Maps may write out the map view coordinates; Browser might write the URL of the page being viewed) and then the process exits. When you next access that application, it is restarted: the application is loaded from storage, and retrieves the state information that it saved when it last closed. In some applications, this makes it seem as if the application never closed at all. This is not much different from traditional swap, except that Android apps are specially programmed to write out very specific information, making Android's Memory Manager more efficient that swap.
There are also other pitfalls with this method:
You need to turn off swap before you mount SD via USB, if you don't you will not be able to mount sd as swapfile is active and set to read only which will deny request to mount USB Storage.
TL;DR: Yes in theory, in practice it's not good!
As an alternative KitKat has a smaller memory footprint and is supposed to be optimised for 512 RAM devices, look around XDA for a ROM for your device maybe and see if that would help!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_8: You definitely can upgrade your RAM on your Android device. (I've done it before). It is, however, a lot of work and very expensive. It isn't as easy to replace as it is on a laptop. You need to be very specific when ordering new parts and for some devices, RAM isn't the only thing you'd need to replace. So of course you can, if the manufacturer does it, obviously so can you. You can do anything, you just need the money, knowledge and sources. But for most people it's just worth buying a new phone. But yes, you can -- I've done it for my Blu Studio 6.0 and a Nexus device.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/14 | 896 | 3,138 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time I go to install a new app, I get the message "Insufficient storage", and an unable to install *anything*!
I am using Samsung GT19060 my internal memory is 8GB. I have not downloaded anything but anytime I try to download something it will tell me low memory space.<issue_comment>username_1: In short: 25 MB free internal storage is minimum requirement (source: [TechniPages](http://www.technipages.com/droid-text-message-memory-full.html), [AndroidCentral](http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-replenish/204368-text-message-memory-full-cant-send.html)). If free space falls below that, the "insufficient storage" error is triggered.
For details, see:
* [Why does my phone keep telling me it has low storage?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/26647/16575)
* [Not enough storage on android device](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/21943/16575)
* [Android “Internal Storage” used but not reported](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28110/16575)
* [I keep getting storage errors but I have plenty of free space, what is safe to remove from internal storage?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/32660/16575)
* [HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless — Any help?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/5519/16575)
* [Message Memory Full, Incoming message rejected](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35958/16575)
And many more -- this is a quite "frequent question". For more results, simply follow the [internal-storage](/questions/tagged/internal-storage "show questions tagged 'internal-storage'") tag.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had this problem with my galaxy tablet and what I did was basically go to app info on all of my apps and tap move to sd card if it let me. It seems to do it automatically on its own now.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The other 200 MB is reserved for future purposes
e.g.
1.Saving cache onto disk to free up RAM
2.File System
3.Moving some processes data to SD/ Flash Memory
It is recommended that you have at least 300 MB free space in case you want to install apps. And I'd recommend using a cleaning tool such as ccleaner because android is not good at memory management.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Not all internal memory can be used for installing apps. I think android allot a part of your internal memory for installation of apps. When that allotted space is over, you start receiving that error message. You can try following:
1. Uninstall Apps
2. Move apps to external storage or money card. You can do that by going to app settings. You may be able to move some apps by app settings option.
3. If you're still getting low memory issue, then you use [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ljmobile.move.app&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmove%20to%20sd%20card%20app&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lBMtWM6GMYm4apmwq5AH). This is only app I found on play store which can move those apps to SD card which android app settings couldn't. But to use this, you need to be **rooted**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/14 | 400 | 1,509 | <issue_start>username_0: What audio file formats does Android (ICS in particular) support? If this depends on the device, how can I find out?<issue_comment>username_1: The [Supported Media Formats](https://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html#core) page of the Android SDK documentation (under the "Core Media Formats" subsection) outlines all of the formats that vanilla Android supports. Audio codecs specifically noted are:
* AAC LC/LTP
* HE-ACCv1
* HE-ACCv2
* AMR-NB
* AMR-WB
* FLAC
* MP3
* MIDI
* Vorbis
* PCM/WAVE
As the documentation also notes, manufacturers can provided decoders for additional media formats, meaning that this *can* potentially vary by device a bit. I'm not aware of any simple way to determine which extra formats are supported by a device aside from simply copying a sample over and attempting to play it with the stock music player.
Similarly, specific apps can potentially provide software decoding for additional codecs. MX Player [provides codecs in the Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.ffmpeg.v7_neon), for example.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The [MOTODEV Site](http://developer.motorola.com/products) has the internal specs for every Motorola Android device. If you scroll to the "Media" section, you'll see the list of supported formats. Usually it's the Core Media Formats plus any extras.
For example, the RAZR...
<http://developer.motorola.com/products/razr_maxx_xt910/>
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/15 | 416 | 1,494 | <issue_start>username_0: I sent an SMS to several contacts, so Android put it in one thread as "Alice, Bob, Charlie, Dylan, Ed, and 5 more". Then Bob and Ed replied, each having their own threads.
Can I merge Bob's and Ed's threads with the multi-contact thread? How do I do that?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know this is not possible in the current Messages app for any of the Android releases.
Maybe you can consider third party SMS apps which handle multi-messages different.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: From <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227352> :
>
> I successfully merged SMS threads by creating a backup using SMS Backup & Restore.
>
>
> Just open the created .xml file in e.g. Notepad++, then replace your
> contact's old number in the "address" field with the new one. Now load
> the altered backup file back onto your phone, delete your messages
> from within the app, and restore your newly created backup file.
> Although it worked fine for me on the first try, I recommend keeping
> your initial backup file, and save your editing to a copy - just in
> case.
>
>
> Using this method, I also fixed some splitted threads, where one
> contact with one number got split up in several threads, because of an
> incorrect number restore from backups when switching phones.
>
>
> Hope this helps. :)
>
>
>
Here's [SMS Backup & Restore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore)
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/15 | 490 | 1,946 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Galaxy Nexus, I can remove the SIM card without removing the battery. I'm travelling abroad and will find a need to swap SIM cards several times in my phone. I would like to know if it is safe to simply pull one SIM card and put a different one instead, without shutting down the phone?
Safe = without damaging/locking/corrupting either the SIM card or the phone.<issue_comment>username_1: According to [Verizon](http://support.verizonwireless.com/clc/devices/knowledge_base.html?id=51313), at least, you should not install/remove the SIM with the battery in. Also, every picture I've seen of a SIM card has the text 'do not install with battery in phone' or similar.
I think that the SIM card standard wasn't built with hot-swap in mind. This may be one of those things that you can get away with, but if it wasn't made for hot-swapping, then it's likely that there's going to be trouble if you try it. The question is - does phone off and battery in count as hot swapping?
Edit - I had been thinking that one should remove the battery because I don't know if the SIM gets any standby power. But Eric's comment below reminds us that some phones have fixed batteries, and therefore it MUST be safe to insert/remove the SIM in at least these phones with the battery installed.
I'm still going to pull the battery whenever possible for doing SIM swaps, but since I only swap SIMs once every never, it's hardly a hardship for me.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Hot swapping with the airplane mode enabled did not work and did not harm my google nexus
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: My ZTE Blade s6 has a setup procedure where the phone is turned on with no sim in then in step three it says insert sim card and the phone is on at this time, it then walks you through the rest of the setup, so I think phones with a removable sim tray and fixed battery are OK to do this.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/15 | 926 | 3,627 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time I try to send a Multimedia message using [Go Sms Pro](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosms&hl=en), I get a
toast message saying: "Can't send message right now. There are too many unsent multimedia messages"
This doesn't happen when I send something through gomms (which is really only good for sending to other people with smartphones), and it doesn't happen when I use any other sms/mms client (like handcent or the default sms client). It only happens when trying to send an MMS message with Go SMS pro.
How can I get this to work? I would have thought that if this was a global bug issue, that it would have been fixed by now, so I am guessing that there is something I need to set/reset. What do I do to fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: I figured it out myself. Here's how I fixed it:
As it turns out, the message that says "*Too many unsent multimedia messages*" actually means that there are *too many unset multimedia messages* (who would have thought it!).
I went into the stock message client (the one that came with the phone), clicked the menu button, and selected the "*unsent*" menu tab. Then I clicked the menu button again, and selected the "*delete*" tab. Then I just deleted all of the **unsent** messages.
Now it works fine. Not sure why there was a limit on how many unsent messages there could be, and I'm still not sure why it worked with the stock client, and handcent, but not go sms, but, now it works!
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In GO SMS you can also:
1. Click the menu button
2. Click folders
3. Go the the outbox folder
4. Delete all the failed messages there
Worked for me - this was driving me crazy!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: This has happened to me at least once before. Very annoying. In my case I had to check every thread, and scroll up to look for failed mms messages in the thread(red !). Once one fails, apparently nothing else except regular txt will go through until the offender is deleted for some reason. I think I narrowed it down to a message I sent from my garage. With the doors shut and if I'm in the back, I get one signal bar if I don't move. I think I attached a pic, hit send, then stuck it in my pocket while it was trying to send. Why it doesn't send later when i get a better signal is beyond me. But, by checking all my threads, and deleteing each one the had a red ! eventually I was able to send the one I really needed to send. If it happens again, I'll update the post with more solid information.
Phone is G'zOne Commando, Android version 2.3.3 hope this helps someone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I have a note 3 and had the same issues.
1. Go in your settings and check to make sure sms is your default.
2. Under the sms program is a setting to make sms your default as well.
3. Your default notification on your phone system needs to be turned off so that you don't have multiple notifications.
Hope this helps.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: None of the explanations above worked for me with my LG G5, particularly because I was having trouble finding an app which allowed me to pull up my failed messages and drafts. Latest versions just seem to show the drafts inside the message threads.
Eventually I discovered that [Handcent Next SMS](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handcent.app.nextsms&hl=en) comes with a delivery report showing failed messages and a button to pull up drafts. So I cleared all those out and everything is working nicely.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/16 | 446 | 1,678 | <issue_start>username_0: My LG P500, with FroYo, doesn't seem to be working. I let my battery completely die and now, even while plugged in, it won't turn on. Is this normal and should I just wait the battery to be charged out of the critical zone? Or is there something wrong?<issue_comment>username_1: If the discharge hasn't been too deep, this should be normal. I use my iPod rarely and often I have to wait half an hour to have it boot up again.
Conversely, if the discharge has been too deep, it may be a problem. Quoting [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Disadvantages):
>
> *Deep discharge may short-circuit the cell, in which case recharging would be unsafe.*
>
>
>
and
>
> *Overdischarge supersaturates lithium cobalt oxide, leading to the production of lithium oxide, [36] possibly by the following irreversible reaction [...]*
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: As username_1's answer says this is normal, but I assume you're wondering why. It's because the battery doesn't have enough charge to keep the voltage level up. The hardware will only work within a certain voltage range, just like PC hardware for example. Most (all?) phones don't have the redundant circuitry and so on to allow them to be powered directly from the USB port while the battery charges, so you have to wait till the battery charges to the minmum required level.
As an aside, Android normally shuts down with about 5% of battery left, avoiding this problem. Unless you turned it back on after this point, it might be that your version doesn't do this or that the battery stats are messed up and need to be wiped.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/16 | 250 | 960 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a Asus Eee Pad and when I did a factory reset the language was in Taiwanese.
How do I change it back to English? It looks like it only has Taiwanese on it.
I called Asus and they couldn't help me as they said that it had been converted into English by a Jail Broken Flash. I have no idea what that is.<issue_comment>username_1: Use the icons.
First look for the settings app or icon (looks like cog wheels). Scroll through the list of apps in your launcher. You can also press the menu button while on your main homescreen and choose the settings from there (same idea - look for the cog-wheel icon).
Once you're in settings, look for the menu option with a little 'A' icon on the side - that's the one for Language settings. Press that.
Now press the very FIRST menu option to get a list of languages.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Press the `Shift` button. It will change it back. That's what I did.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/16 | 809 | 2,638 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> "Facebook" could not be downloaded due to an error. (495)
>
>
>
How do I solve this error?
<issue_comment>username_1: According to a user on [The Transformers' Forum](http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-help/18816-unable-download-apps-google-play-error-495-a.html):
>
> *"I had the same problem but fixed it. Go to* `Settings - Apps- All- Download manager` *and Clear data. Then go to* `Settings - Apps - All - Google Play Store` *and Clear cache. Play Store should work and if not try restarting your device."*
>
>
>
There is [another answer](http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-tf101-help/18816-unable-download-apps-google-play-error-495-a.html#post161141) that says that Uninstalling the updates of Google Play app and restarting the device and updating it again solved the issue,
>
> *"Uninstall all updates to Google Play, reverting to the original market, then re-starting that, and letting it re-update to Google Play, then re-starting it again."*
>
>
>
However vague, clearing the data on Google Play Store app might do the job.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I get this error myself, and it looks like this is mostly a network issue. May be because of some stale values on device, clearing application cache for Google Play or Download Manager can help.
However trying a different network (wifi instead of data) works for me. It might also help if you change DNS addresses on device, I guess.
```
D/Finsky ( 4507): [1] DownloadImpl.setState: com.google.android.apps.books from DOWNLOADING to ERROR.
D/Finsky ( 4507): [1] DownloadQueueImpl.onError: com.google.android.apps.books: onError 495.
D/Finsky ( 4507): [1] DownloadQueueImpl.remove: Download com.google.android.apps.books removed from DownloadQueue
D/Finsky ( 4507): [1] InstallerTask.cancelCleanup: Cancel running installation of com.google.android.apps.books
E/Finsky ( 4507): [1] RestoreTracker.onInstallPackageEvent: Restore package com.google.android.apps.books download error 495
I/ElegantRequestDirector( 4507): I/O exception (org.apache.http.NoHttpResponseException) caught when processing request: The target server failed to respond
I/ElegantRequestDirector( 4507): Retrying request
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Had the problem on an Alcatel device where "all apps" in settings - apps does not exist. Using WLAN instead of 3g for downloading from Play Store worked. Not sure if it will now also work again on 3g.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/05/16 | 713 | 2,721 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy Nexus and I live in Belgium (so my phone is not locked to a specific carrier). The Android version is still 4.0.4 and when I go the system update menu, it doesn't do anything, no OTA update. I thought the version 4.1 or even 4.1.1 was available. How can I update it 'officially'?
Of course, I already searched but I only found update packages that I'm not sure I can trust.<issue_comment>username_1: Two possible reasons:
1. Your carrier hasn't released the update to their customers yet. Check their support website or call their support to ask.
2. If you have ever rooted your phone and removed and of the systems applications, which includes bloatware apps like Facebook that come preinstalled, you cannot get OTA updates as your phone's system won't match the update anymore and so it won't install.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Maybe wait, I had a Nexus One and my phone get OTA three or four month after the Google release, because of my carrier.
But you can get the ZIP file of the OTA package and make a manual install.
You can find the file on XDA I think.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I have the same problem for about half of a year. I've tried entering "checkin" secret code in phone Dialer many times, many weeks in a row, tried to clear data of Google service framework - no luck.
But yesterday I've finally get updated to Android OS 4.1.1! Here is how I did this:
1. open phone Dialer, enter **\*#\*#2432546#\*#\*** (numbers is representing word "checkin")
2. wait for message "*checkin succeeded*" in status bar (you need active internet connection, WiFi or mobile - doesn't matter)
3. open system *Settings* -> *Apps* -> *All* -> *Google Services Framework*
4. click "**Force stop**" button, wait few seconds
5. next click "**Clear data**" button
6. when open *Settings* -> *About* -> *System updates*. You should see something like "*Last checked for update on 1/1/1970*"
7. click "**Check now**" button
8. if you didn't receive update yet, repeat this procedure from first
step few more times (I've succeeded after second attempt). You could also try to replace step 7 by step 1.
All this sounds very strange for me, but I've tried some separate parts of this sequence many times before and it didn't work. Yesterday I've repeat all 8 step exactly as them written above, two time in a row - and I've finally get Jelly Bean on my Galaxy Nexus (I have *yakjuxw* firmware).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: My phone was a yakju and I don't know why those ones are updated like 2 months after the takju. I had to flash it manually to turn it into a takju and after reboot the update was directly available.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/16 | 333 | 1,243 | <issue_start>username_0: The new standard email client with Android 4, doesn't seem to keep local copies of emails once they are deleted off the server.
Honeycomb did. The email was downloaded to the tablet, and kept even after the email was deleted from the server.
I'm using an Acer A500 with Android version 4.0.3 (kernal 172.16.58.3+).
Email set up is 'normal'/standard POP3 account.
Setting is Delete email from server: Never
What am I doing wrong?<issue_comment>username_1: I prefer [k9mail](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9&hl=en).
I think it's much better than the stock email client. It also has option to delete local mail when deleted from server.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: This is almost certainly a bug, because ironically messages that have been moved to the trash are still on the device. Only messages in the inbox seem to be deleted. So it looks like the workaround is to delete the messages you want to keep (assuming you don't have it set to delete them from the server when you delete them).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Are you really using POP3? It's a behaviour of IMAP... not POP3. If yes, it's certainly a bug. Better, use different email client like K9-mail.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/16 | 499 | 2,034 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently my family signed up for an offer from Google called Screenwise Select. As a part of the deal we got a smartphone used to connect to our TV and monitor TV shows that we watch. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0. However, evidently the Screenwise app is more than an app; it's taken over the phone. When I turn it on, the "swipe to unlock" appears for a split-second, then it flips over to this app. I can't get out if it. I suspect the system has been somehow modified so that the phone can only be used with the app.
So, my question is - is there a way to "root" but "not root" the phone - that is, to get the system back to normal with the app running like a regular app?
I think the app is in the AppStore so the other option is to factory reset the device and then install the app, but I don't want to do that without confirmation from the Screenwise people.
Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: You can't do it....don't do it unless you want to get booted from the Screenwise panel and also be billed for the device (currently over $200 retail).
It's running a skin over the top of the device, similar to how Samsung runs their own TouchWiz interface over the top of Android OS. It's not just an app that's running on top (although there is a separate and completely different Screenwise app on the Android Market that is used with this panel, it's not the same thing).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I recently got 3 of these devices and discovered that they are already rooted (superuser is installed) and all you have to do is install a launcher. Since you can't access anything other than the Screenwise app (yes, its just an app), you will need to sideload it via adb.
What I did was connect to my computer, let windows get all the drivers installed, and downloaded a gingerbread launcher apk file. Then I used the adb command 'adb install launcher.apk' where launcher.apk was the file I downloaded and put into the root of the adb folder.
Hope this helps!
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/17 | 462 | 1,658 | <issue_start>username_0: I understand that earlier versions of Android do not support a native screen capture feature, unless provided by the specific device, or you have a rooted device, or you have the Android SDK and link via USB. However, I have read that [ICS should support a native screen capture](http://phandroid.com/2011/10/18/ice-cream-sandwich-to-support-native-screen-capture/), but the suggested `volume down` + `power` combo in that article does not work for me.
I have also tried `home` + `power`, as seems to work on other devices, but that does not work for me either.
The official [Android Developers site for 4.0.x](http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html) states that this should be possible, but doesn't say specifically how...
>
> **Sharing with screenshots**
>
>
> Users can now share what's on their screens more easily by taking
> screenshots. Hardware buttons let them snap a screenshot and store it
> locally. Afterward, they can view, edit, and share the screen shot in
> Gallery or a similar app.
>
>
>
I have a generic (DGM T-703) 7 inch tablet with ICS (Version 4.0.3)<issue_comment>username_1: The `Power`+`Vol-` combo isn't instant, you have to hold it for a couple of seconds. And, as you noted, press the `Power` button first or you'll get the volume control and power off your phone.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: After seeing username_1's reply I tried the screenshot feature on my phone. On my Nexus S, upgraded to ICS 4.0.4, I have to press the `Power`+`Vol -` buttons *simultaneously*. Anything else gives me a volume-down or power-off situation.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/17 | 755 | 2,947 | <issue_start>username_0: I am just approaching to the Smart Phone and Android world and have a couple of doubts:
>
> Which modules (and SW or FW?) decide the policies with which power is
> given to any component of the Smart Phone that requires it?
>
>
>
furthermore
>
> Are power management modules on Smart Phones implemented in the
> Android OS or in some special dedicated firmware?
>
>
>
Obviously power management must work also if the OS is not yet loaded, but who is responsible of it?
And to what extent can I modify the power management with an application running inside of the OS?
(I hope these questions are not Off-Topic, in case can you please direct me to the correct Stack-Exchange site?)<issue_comment>username_1: Power management is determined by *governors* which set the CPU clock speed according to use. Each clock speed operates at a certain voltage and a lower voltage means less power. If you have root access you can change the governor and the allowed CPU clock speeds. Also there is sleep state into which the CPU will enter when the screen is off and nothing is working in the background. There are probably battery-charging functions that can't be messed with, but everything else can be changed even the cpu and dsp voltages.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Browsing around forums and sites I found out the following answers to my doubts.
I'm not completely satisfied but it helped understand more.
Every device's power management depends on some `suspend`/`resume` policies that are implemented in the firmware controlling that particular device.
This is very device dependent: how and when each device turns off (suspends itself) and wakes up (resumes) depends on the HW specifications, you have to read the datasheets to understand which particular registries must be manipulated to suspend/resume it.
You can control this stuff via software in the drivers of the devices, inside of the kernel's source code, by accessing some funcions in the form `\_suspend` and `\_resume`.
E.g. From the source code of the kernel of the emulator "goldfish":
in file `drivers/video/goldfishfb.c` (the driver responsible for the frame buffer)
```
#ifdef CONFIG_ANDROID_POWER
static void goldfish_fb_early_suspend(android_early_suspend_t *h)
{
struct goldfish_fb *fb = container_of(h, struct goldfish_fb, early_suspend);
writel(1, fb->reg_base + FB_SET_BLANK);
}
static void goldfish_fb_late_resume(android_early_suspend_t *h)
{
struct goldfish_fb *fb = container_of(h, struct goldfish_fb, early_suspend);
writel(0, fb->reg_base + FB_SET_BLANK);
}
#endif
```
So the `early_suspend` writes a 1 in the register `FB_SET_BLANK` to turn off the screen, or a 0 to turn it back on.
So it seems to me that a process in the application execution environment needs to access and corrupt the devices drivers to manipulate maliciously power management of a device.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/17 | 528 | 2,210 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy Nexus running on 4.0.1. I've noticed that when it crashes it usually requires a battery pull to get it working again.
I was wondering if the pulling of the battery to get the phone to work again is a "feature" of Android. The phone will otherwise stay off after a crash indefinitely until you pull the battery out and put it back in. Is there a specific reason why it cannot be turned on again without first removing the battery? Is there some benefit to this?<issue_comment>username_1: That's not entirely true. When your device crashes, Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds. The device will be rebooted. It works at least on my Galaxy S. You should try it, too.
If this method is not working, you shouldn't blame Android for that. This is the way computers work. When the Kernel runs out of memory, the device is crashed. Your screen is on or off, it doesn't matter.. The data is intact in memory (mainly RAM). The RAM is designed such that it can hold data as long as it has power supply. It's not like hard drives, DVDs etc which could hold data without power supply. When you remove battery, the RAM loses its data. So, when you start the device after that, it's like a fresh start, the kernel is loaded again in RAM to handle everything as usual.
(If you have problems understanding any terms or process in last paragraph, please see [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2885/) for some definitions.)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can't remove the battery on the RAZR or MAXX, so the magical key sequence to power off is holding the volume down and the power key for 10 seconds.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: It's not a benefit or a feature per se, but rather a design issue. Some devices' hardware won't respond to hardware buttons to force a reboot, necessitating a hard power off (ie, removing the battery) if the system crashes. It depends on how the hardware is designed - ie, if there is a separate circuit, not dependent on the OS, that a physical button can trigger to force a hard reboot (similar to many PCs, where holding down the power button for 5 seconds will force a hard reboot).
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/17 | 165 | 649 | <issue_start>username_0: I love TuneIn Radio, especially when using the 32kbps AAC audio stream. But, every time I turn the app off and back on again it defaults to the mp3 stream.
Does anyone know if it's possible to change the default stream?<issue_comment>username_1: Open the app,
Go to Settings -> Playback.
Check auto restart player option.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I came up with this idea: In the general settings, at the preferred stream setting, I selected the low one. In most cases this will work fine (at least in my case). This way it will choose the lower bit rate AAC stream over the higher bit rate MP3.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/17 | 524 | 2,137 | <issue_start>username_0: So here's your Average Joe at a coffee store, using the open Wifi on his shiny new Android phone. Obviously there are the same issues with using a laptop or any other device on an open network, including having the Hotspot owner as well as other users snooping on poor Joe's web traffic. What sorts of solutions exist for dear Joe?
Joe finishes his coffee and heads to work, and his work Wifi is set up with a proxy (with username and password authentication) to 'protect' (as well as monitor) their workers from such useful sites as Superuser when Joe would really like to utilize such sites. Of course, Joe is obedient and uses Proxydroid which does allow his browser access to his works' white listed sites, though he can only access sites using http connections, a further let down as Joe really does like to check his email and do some banking on his phone. Joe has tried solutions like Orbot, by Tor, though that doesn't seem to work. **How can Joe get past these issues?**
Obviously this is phrased in a rather happy-go-lucky manner, though certainly the first point is a serious issue for many Android users.
All comments are taken gratefully.<issue_comment>username_1: well, Joe is a smart guy who has already reached the solution by researching VPN technology, it solves the issues of security from non social elements (hackers and sneakers) in an open wifi hotspot, the VPNs like [hidemyass](http://www.bestvpnservice.com/providers/21/hide_my_ass!.html) or [Purevpn](http://bestvpnservice.com/providers/30/purevpn.html) will help better in this regard, thanks
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If Joe's device is rooted and Joe has a server (with full SSH access) running somewhere on internet, Joe should use SSH Tunnel app with socks proxy option checked (for dynamic port forwarding). There's no need to install VPN server or proxy server. There's no need to do complicated configurations on server. Plus, Joe's data will be secured inside powerful encrypted tunnel, too. With this method, Joe's data will be under his own control (There's no involvement of third-party services).
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/17 | 432 | 1,686 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone just updated to ICS (Android version 4.0.3). Before I was able to ACCESS all sub-folders in my microsoft exchange email account, now I can only see my inbox!
How do I fix this? Does anyone know how to see the sub-folders when using ICS? I was able to before my phone updated to ICS, now I cannot!
Is it because of my phone? I am using a Samsung Galaxy S2.<issue_comment>username_1: I just had the same problem and I found a way of seeing the subfolders on my Galaxy.
On the PC, open your inbox and create a new subfolder (eg foo).
On your phone, open email and open your inbox. in Options, select 'Folders'.
You will see your Inbox with a small green arrow icon. Click the icon (not the Inbox title) and your folder list will expand.
Note that this only worked for me after I had created the extra dummy folder. Before I created the folder, I could see the green icon, but it would not expand the list of subfolders.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: what I did is to go to the Inbox, click the Option, then Folders, and click in the Inbox ICON (the folder drawing, NOT the Inbox WORD), and it showed the sub-folders.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: When I choose one mail source - instead of the "combined view" - the folders menu option shows all the other folders. Guess the "combined view" shows only a smaller common (sub) folder list.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Click on the inbox and a drop down box will appear with all your folders
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: You can click your inbox to show the folders and also change sync options by long pressing each folder in the default ICS mail client.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/18 | 276 | 1,084 | <issue_start>username_0: Pressing power button both turns off the screen (even if some application holding wakelock) and stops receiving input from it.
How to stop receiving input (and require password to get into normal mode again), but still show what is the foreground application displaying, like "view only" mode.
Example scenario:
1. I open compass application;
2. I use that "lock, but not hide" thing;
3. Now touching the screen just does nothing, but the application is still updating things on it;
4. I press power button (unlock);
5. It asks to slide for unlock and/or password;
6. Unlocked.<issue_comment>username_1: There is an application which does it pretty well.
Check out at <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.argotronic.touchblocker>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have same issue with my s5, the screen flickers and once it dims it's hard to turn back on. So i downloaded keep screen on app so it doesn't turn off, then i downloaded touch lock app to prevent apps from being pressed when it's in my pocket.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/18 | 743 | 2,747 | <issue_start>username_0: When I press power button, it not just turns off the screen, but also locks the screen. I use WidgetLocker Lockscreen which is somewhat heavy. So, many apps stop working. For example, an in-app download is stopped after screen lock. The heavy foreground apps are unloaded from memory after screen lock.
When I need to run such apps for long, I make screen timeout period infinite. But, it consumes a lot of battery juice. So, I want to turn off screen and only screen. How to do this?
Please, don't suggest me to ditch WidgetLocker Lockscreen.
My device is Galaxy S which is rooted (ICS).<issue_comment>username_1: That's not normal behavior of Android. At least in my HTC Desire running stock Gingerbread and ICS.
You must be running some battery saving program or using different CPU governor. Some CPU governor like 'battery save' may exhibits your mentioned behavior.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you set your screen lock to "none" (instead of slide or pin, etc) it should prevent WidgetLocker from starting when you turn the screen off. You can reenable WidgetLocker by turning the screen lock back to the previous setting.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Depending on your kernel it might be possible to turn the brightness off your screen to 0 via t he appropriate sysfs file.
On a Sony Xperia Acro S currently running a custom AOSP-Based 4.2.2 ROM (SlimBean 6.2) i found the following:
```
130|shell@android:/ # find /sys/ -name brightness
...
/sys/devices/i2c-3/3-0040/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness
...
```
the following command turns my screen off but keeps the apps running:
```
echo 0 > /sys/devices/i2c-3/3-0040/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness
```
if you combine this with an app which keeps the wakelock for your device, you should be fine.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Assuming you want that only in certain conditions (otherwise you would not have installed WidgetLocker), you can use some automation tool like e.g. [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) for this purpose. I will give you an example using *Tasker*, assuming the condition you're connected to your home WiFi:
* **Condition:** *WiFi connected* (SSID of your home WiFi as parameter)
* **Task:** *Keyguard* → Disable
That's it. As soon as you're connected to your home WiFi, the lock screen (aka Keyguard) would be disabled. As soon as that condition is no longer met (e.g. you leave the WiFi area, or turn WiFi off), keyguard gets re-enabled.
You can use plenty of other conditions for that, e.g. based on your location, on date/time, and more. See the [Tasker UserGuide](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/) for details.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/19 | 696 | 2,511 | <issue_start>username_0: I found my SD card to be FAT formated instead of a modern filesystem (at least fat32).
This comes with the disadvantage of large allocation unit size (32kb) whilst most of the files are less than that.
Is there a reason behind that and can I safely format sd cards to be fat32 in order to use another allocation size (8kb or less) ?
Phone: Xperia Neo V<issue_comment>username_1: That's not normal behavior of Android. At least in my HTC Desire running stock Gingerbread and ICS.
You must be running some battery saving program or using different CPU governor. Some CPU governor like 'battery save' may exhibits your mentioned behavior.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you set your screen lock to "none" (instead of slide or pin, etc) it should prevent WidgetLocker from starting when you turn the screen off. You can reenable WidgetLocker by turning the screen lock back to the previous setting.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Depending on your kernel it might be possible to turn the brightness off your screen to 0 via t he appropriate sysfs file.
On a Sony Xperia Acro S currently running a custom AOSP-Based 4.2.2 ROM (SlimBean 6.2) i found the following:
```
130|shell@android:/ # find /sys/ -name brightness
...
/sys/devices/i2c-3/3-0040/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness
...
```
the following command turns my screen off but keeps the apps running:
```
echo 0 > /sys/devices/i2c-3/3-0040/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness
```
if you combine this with an app which keeps the wakelock for your device, you should be fine.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Assuming you want that only in certain conditions (otherwise you would not have installed WidgetLocker), you can use some automation tool like e.g. [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) for this purpose. I will give you an example using *Tasker*, assuming the condition you're connected to your home WiFi:
* **Condition:** *WiFi connected* (SSID of your home WiFi as parameter)
* **Task:** *Keyguard* → Disable
That's it. As soon as you're connected to your home WiFi, the lock screen (aka Keyguard) would be disabled. As soon as that condition is no longer met (e.g. you leave the WiFi area, or turn WiFi off), keyguard gets re-enabled.
You can use plenty of other conditions for that, e.g. based on your location, on date/time, and more. See the [Tasker UserGuide](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/) for details.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/20 | 786 | 2,953 | <issue_start>username_0: I just installed Android on my netbook and it caused it to not see Linux Mint on my machine and I'm assuming it removed it from the GRUB.
Now the first problem is how do I see the contents of my Linux Mint partition and explore them in Android? Can I use a Terminal or Mount manager?
I dont see anything called /dev/sda as expected. How do I mount the Mint and the Windows partition within Android? What commands would be helpful? What are the names of the hdd device file?
If possible please let me know how to edit the GRUB also!
I think I can see them in /dev/block/sda5 - What exact command to mount it? I have superuser access.<issue_comment>username_1: There is a mount command builtin:
```
mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
```
As I've yet looked into /mnt, I can see only entries owned by root, system or sdcard\_rw. I guess you need privileged rights to perform mounting! If you have them you could just try mounting if you know the device name. As you questioned partition tools (in order to get the device name) I can't help you here, but you could just execute `mount` (with no arguments) and maybe your hard disk already shows up and/or you could conclude the partition you want to mount.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: `fdisk` will show you all the partitions available on a certain drive. If you've installed Android on the same drive as your Linux Mint, you already know that the drive works with Android, so just try something like `fdisk /dev/block/sda` in your case (no partition number, just the device `sda`).
From there you should be able to figure out what partition (`sda#`) contains Linux Mint and mount it from there with `mount`. As always, use `man` or google for explanations and examples for all the commands :)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The Android's linux kernel would not have the SATA/IDE hard drives drivers installed into the kernel, all it can see is flash cards MMC, understands ext3fs and ext4fs, vfat filesystems so the answer to the question is no you cannot see other partitions outside of the domain of Android itself! What you can do though is this, build a new linux kernel with the appropriate drivers installed in place, then the mounts would work :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Install android without updating grub, then boot into your Linux system and put entries in `/etc/grub.d/40_custom` as follows
>
> `menuentry "android"{
> set root =(`**`hdx,y`**`)
> linux /android-version/kernel quiet root/dev/ram0
> androidboot.hardware=android_x86 video=-16 SRC=/anroid-version initrd /android-version/initrd.img
> }`
>
>
>
Here in \*\*hdx,y (as per your android system) install location and android-version as you are using, then make that file exexcutable.
`chmod +x 40_custom`
Then do `grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg`
Reboot, and while rebooting press `Shift` to see menu entry "Andriod".
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/20 | 916 | 3,546 | <issue_start>username_0: Why the virtual keyboard of Android 4.0 has a different qwerty virtual keyboard? It seems the Y is in the wrong place.
Is it some configuration? Where it is?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/spup3.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/itpv5.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YDOum.png)
Screenshots (click images for larger variants)<issue_comment>username_1: Are the Y and Z keys switched?
It sounds as if you have the wrong language set for your keyboard (or your system, as it defaults to the systems language). Some European keyboard layouts, possibly German, have a [QWERTZ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTZ) layout instead.
Settings > Language & input > Android keyboard (Settings icon) > Input languages
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: I solved installing Hackers keyboard of Android Market.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I solved this problem here in the UK by changing language to English(Ireland) keyboard was fine and the mic icon said EN again too not DE which it had changed itself to. After that I changed bk to UK and it was fine too.Weird glitch.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Had the same problem. Go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> All -> Your keypad (Samsung Keypad for me). Force stop and then clear data. Solved the issue for me.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I had the same issue, and solved it by doing this:
* Open keyboard and click the settings icon
* Click input language
* Uncheck any languages you don't need
This fixed the problem for me.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: * Open Settings
* Go to "Locale & Text"
* Then "Samsung keypad"
* Then "Input languages"
* Only tick mark on English US (note: unmark all other languages if it's ticked).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Hold the spacebar in and swipe left or right to quickly change languages you have it set to English Canadian atm.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: I was having the same issue with the W and Z being in the wrong place and was going into the keyboard settings under my phone setting and still was not finding how to fix it. Doing what was suggested here, it did indeed change the letters but I was using Swift keyboard, so when I was changing my phones keyboard, it was not changing the Swift keyboard settings. I finally found a language option within the actual keyboard itself! Ah ha! Once I tapped the language option I found that you can choose from many different layouts on the actual keyboard. This is how I fixed it:
If you're using Swift keyboard, go in like you're sending a new text, from here tap the settings icon (sprocket, found on the top bar of the keyboard), then the sprocket+ icon on the right. You should see the 4 boxes that you can change for the keyboard (Languages, Themes, Typing, Account). Tap languages and then tap the language that you have set up under Your Languages. This will give you the option that you have now, but if you swipe to the left, it will show all of the different options you can choose from. Find QWERTY (or whatever you want to use) and tap on that keyboard. You will see a check mark, showing that you will now use this option.
Now go out and try the keyboard again and you will see that your keyboard is what you wanted it at..... then do a happy dance.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/20 | 652 | 2,156 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having a hard time with my friend's Galaxy Mini which I agreed to flash.
*I am a happy owner of S5360,I've flashed using odin before this is not my first try*.
Installed and updated kies on a clean install of Windows 7 x64.
Windows detects the phone in download mode and installs the required driver.
The whole process is the same as with my S5360 phone the difference being the drivers that are installed.
Odin won't recognize Galaxy Mini.
The device currently gets stuck at "Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570l".I can access recovery mode and download mode.
**Firmware I'm trying to flash:** [S5570XWKTN](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551586 "S5570XWKTN")
**Odin:** 4.42 and 4.43, re-downloaded multiples times from multiple sources thinking it may solve the problem
*Additional notes:*
>
> I've also tried this on my friends machine which has Windows 7 x86 installed.
>
>
> Odin never recognized the phone even when it wasn't soft bricked.
>
>
> At the moment I just want to make it usable.If there is any method can achieve that with or without Odin please reply.
>
>
><issue_comment>username_1: The firmwares files you are trying to flash using ODin have bootloaders removed and they **are for s5570 while you have s5570i**.
You should download the firmwares that are specific to your phone from here <http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-S5570I&r=1#modelsa>[1](http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-S5570I&r=1#modelsa)
Hope your problem gets resolved if it isnt till now...
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: heyy man try odin 1.84 it's good with galaxy mini
<http://www.4shared.com/get/ZqfLN-Si/Odin_v184.html>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: If you are stuck on Samsung Logo -> unplug your device from computer -> go in recovery mode -> reset to factory.. and try again installing everything as it should be. Also add your new ROM into your storage, and when you are in recovery mode install the new ROM and everything should be fine
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I solved by enabling developer mode and disabling usb debug.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/20 | 631 | 2,454 | <issue_start>username_0: Well just as the title says, if you have a phone without a removable battery (HTC One X) and it freezes while modding it, how do you cut the power if you can't pop out the battery?
I could see non removable batteries being a huge issue to phone modders like me.<issue_comment>username_1: It greatly depends on what conditions made your phone to freeze, but generally a long press (10 sec) on the power button might get your phone to reset itself. YMMV, though.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: HTC's solution to this issue is to "Press and hold the Power button for at least 10 seconds, and then release it. HTC One X will be shutdown and then boot again."
This is the only solution I would be able to see. If you require something more, then as a phone modder I would recommend you take apart the phone and manually disconnect the battery. This is rather risky unless you are confident in what you are doing. You may be able to refer to this page: <http://htcpedia.com/news/HTC-One-X-How-To-Take-It-Apart.html> for a tutorial on how to disassemble the unibody of the HTC one x.
The last safe option you have is to simply wait a day or so (since it is stuck on) until the battery drains completely. From there of course charge it up again and continue with whatever software modding you were doing.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: On RAZR, it's hold the volume down button and the power for 10 seconds.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Yes. I can power down my frozen Galaxy Tab (with an unremoveable battery) by holding down the power button for more than 10 seconds. Before I found that out, I used to wait for the battery to drain overnight when the tablet had frozen.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Holding down (volume up+ volume down +power button) at the same time worked for my HTC desire 826 dual sim mobile(Android 5.0.2). not worked holding down power button for more than 10 seconds or even more.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I have a Kyocera Hydro with an internal battery. Holding down the power button got it to power down and then immediately power back on. As though I told it to reset. I probably held the power button for a bit longer then 10 seconds but just keep holding it. It should do the trick. My phone is only partially rooted so I assume this trick would work for a fully rooted Kyocera Hydro or 1 with no administer permissions at all.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/21 | 692 | 2,460 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Application for automatic synchronization of remote folders?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7763/application-for-automatic-synchronization-of-remote-folders)
>
>
>
How can I synchronize a folder in an Android device with a server folder? In other words, if in server a file is updated with the same name, then that file will also synchronize with the device.<issue_comment>username_1: Use [FolderSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full) (Free lite version is also available with some limitations). It supports FTP, SFTP, FTPS, FTPES, WebDAVs etc. protocols to connect with server. It has many sync options: Two-way sync, One-way sync (up or down).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Most of the "cloud" services that have an Android app should work for you (e.g. [Box](https://www.box.com/) - [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.box.android), [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/) - [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android), [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com) - [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs), [SugarSync](https://www.sugarsync.com/) - [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharpcast.sugarsync), etc.)
However, keep in mind that most such 3rd-party services store your data on their own servers. If you are conscious about sensitivity of your data and want more control over how and where it's stored, the off-the-shelf services may not be the solution for you. You'll need to set up your own [FTP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol)/[WebDAV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV)/etc. server, and make it available online by modifying your network's firewall rules to allow outside connectivity. If you have a dynamic IP address from your ISP, you'll also want to register with a free service like [No-IP](http://www.no-ip.com/services/managed_dns/free_dynamic_dns.html) which gives your server a static URL and little Windows/Mac/Unix utility to keep the server's IP address in sync, so that it's always accessible.
You can then use a different kind of a sync app which allows for specifying address/type of the server to sync to. Sachin's suggestion [FolderSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full) will work perfectly for that.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/21 | 1,013 | 4,003 | <issue_start>username_0: When I first got my Droid Bionic, if I pressed the power button on the top it would lock the screen; pressing it again would display the keyguard, requiring me to slide to unlock. I had it configured so that if I pressed the power button in less than 5 minutes from the time the screen went off, I got the keygoard and then was able to use my phone. If I pressed the power button after 5 minutes past when the screen turned off, I had to enter my PIN.
On my new Samsung Galaxy SIII, the behavior is not the same. It's acting like my Bionic did for a short period, which was resolved by updating the Bionic to Android v1.4.2: If I press the power button less than 5 minutes after the screen turns off, then I am right into the phone, with no keyguard and susceptible to pocket dialing or deleting.
The behavior I want is:
* Power button turns the screen off
* If the screen is off for less than 5 minutes, power button activates the "swipe to unlock" screen
* If the screen is off for more than 5 minutes, power button requires a PIN to access the phone
* If the screen is off, *something* should be required to get back into the phone, either "swipe to unlock" or a PIN. I should *never* be able to get back to the last app/homescreen without doing one or the other (or both) to prevent pocket dials or accidental UI actions.
Settings I currently have set under **Settings > Lock Screen**:
* Screen Lock: Secured with PIN
* With Swipe Lock: Enabled
* Lock Automatically: 5 Minutes
* Lock instantly with power key: Off (On requires PIN immediately after power key. I want the swipe, and PIN after 5 minutes)
How can I restore the functionality where the keyguard (swipe to unlock) activates instantly but the PIN lock activates only after 5 minutes?<issue_comment>username_1: This function is also referred to as the "keyguard." Most of the phones that I have had do not allow you to toggle this on and off in the settings. Clearly something, possibly another app, toggled this off. I use [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) to manipulate this setting. You may need to be rooted to do this but you can enable or disable they keyguard manually or programatically. There are also third party apps for toggling the keyguard. They are usually advertised as ways to disable the keyguard but they slice both ways. Depending on what disabled your keyguard in the first place, you may only need to use this solution once.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm not fully sure if this is what you want, but you might want to enable the setting "Power button instantly locks" setting in the security section of the preferences. (That's where it is in ICS, I assume name and location are similar in Gingerbread.)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Its called "Set up screen lock".
You can find it under Settings -> Security -> Set Up Screen Lock
You'll want to change it to slide.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Right, the best you can do is download this [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.aSpotCat&hl=en) called '***aSpotCat***' from the Google play store.
This will iterate through your listing of apps installed on your device.
To carry out the task -
* Tap on '***aSpotCat***' that is the app that was downloaded from the Google Play store.
* Tap on '*List apps by permission*'
* Tap on '*System tools*', this will expand, and there will be a button called '***Details***', tap that.
* Scroll down to see '*Disable Keyguard*', tap on the arrow beside it, and it will expand itself, in there, you will see apps that have the permission to do so.
This will help you track it down and there should be an app listed in there responsible for disabling the keyguard, uninstall it and fingers crossed it will resolve it!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Same issue for me.
Solved removing last "Maps" app update. Found it using "aspotcat", like username_4 said.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/21 | 1,258 | 4,999 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been thinking about installing a new ROM, like CyanogenMod (most probably), but thought it would be a mess to return to stock ROM if I messed it up, plus, last time I checked, not all features are guaranteed to work (camera, tethering, ...).
Now, my question is not about how to backup the old ROM, because I found another solution: as my phone is rooted, why not remove the stock launcher, the stock music app, stock browser, all the Samsung Software Update and Holy Quran and Samsung Apps and Swype and all the apps Samsung forces me to use? These are easy to back up (in case), and I can replace them with a browser of my choice, ADW Launcher (CyanogenMod's one), music player of my choice, keyboard of my choice, etc.
So what does a custom ROM offer more than just custom launchers and widgets and looks? Or is my option "utopia"?
Note: I'm not sure if that matters, but I'm on a Samsung Galaxy Fit GT-S5670, Rooted Android Froyo 2.2.1
Another Note: I read [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1369/what-are-the-advantages-of-a-custom-rom) and its answer, but the answer there only states things that could be done with a home replacement app...
**UPDATE** It seems nothing can't be done with apps. It's just easier and faster and more stable to use a custom ROM, that is if the ROM for your device is stable enough.<issue_comment>username_1: Two major cons to simply using a different launcher Vs. a whole new ROM:
1. Custom ROMs often offer a later version of Android than is available for your device from a manufacturer or carrier. No amount of launchers will give you the newer functionality of latest OS versions.
2. Very often removing manufacturer/carrier "bloat" is not as easy as deleting some APKs from /system/app directory. In cases of custom UIs such as Samsung's TouchWiz, or Motorola's BLUR, or HTC's Sense, many of their apps which replace stock core functions (e.g. Phone/Dialer, Contacts, etc.) are interwoven with the system and each other in such a way that simply removing them may cause crashes or other system instabilities. Installing 3rd-party replacements does not resolve anything, since these apps are always running in the background, using up valuable resources.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Technically, as a root user, you can achieve every exclusive thing what a custom ROM offers. But, its not always as easy as replacing home launcher. What if you need to replace kernel for better overclocking support...
A custom ROM is actually pre-cooked out-of-box firmware packaging (with specialized feature). Remember, popular custom ROMs (like Cyanogen Mod) are generally backed by an expert developers team or community. So, even if you have expertise of doing every such things in your rooted device, its very difficult to match a team or community. And, don't forget those nasty bugs and security loopholes...
The main advantage of custom ROMs: Those who have expertise of doing everything with rooted device, generally cook their own ROM. It's because custom ROMs can be deployed to multiple devices. Think how you would port your customizations to other devices... Its a big hassle than cooking own ROM.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I have noticed in various ROMs some features which I have never seen implemented in applications (not as smoothly). Some concrete examples:
* [Whisper Systems](http://www.whispersys.com/whispercore.html) has a ROM that implements "selective permissions", which supply "blocked" applications with dummy data if a permission is denied. It also has "Full disk encryption for your phone" which encrypts the whole device partition.
* CyanogenMod also has something [like that](http://androinica.com/2011/05/cyanogenmod-nightlies-secures-android/) implemented at the core, but [an application](http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=permission&fdid=com.stericson.permissions&fdpage=1) can do almost the same.
* I have seen MODs that add options to the menu that shows when the power button is pressed (reboot, reboot in recovery, data transfer, ...). This, I guess, can't be done with an app.
* Better overclocking support, although it can be done with [an app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tegrak.overclock&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS50ZWdyYWsub3ZlcmNsb2NrIl0.) but does not support all devices after all...
* Boot animation is often changed/removed with custom ROMs.
* Customized notifications bar (transparent or not, more or less options, different icons near the clock, ...) and UI (dialogs for example and other form elements, etc.)
* Customized unlock screens, screen on/off animations, ...
This what I have seen so far.
**EDIT** To my surprise, as @SachinShekhar pointed out in the comments, **ALL** this can be achieved with applications, so disregard this answer, I'm leaving it for further reference, if someone turned out to not know about all this... (like me)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/21 | 965 | 3,856 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Phone and a Router with WLAN n-Technology, but i never get more Speed than 2MB/s (Only in Speedtests, not from Computer to Phone) I tried SSH, FTP and MyPhoneExplorer.
Any Ideas what i could do / check?<issue_comment>username_1: Two major cons to simply using a different launcher Vs. a whole new ROM:
1. Custom ROMs often offer a later version of Android than is available for your device from a manufacturer or carrier. No amount of launchers will give you the newer functionality of latest OS versions.
2. Very often removing manufacturer/carrier "bloat" is not as easy as deleting some APKs from /system/app directory. In cases of custom UIs such as Samsung's TouchWiz, or Motorola's BLUR, or HTC's Sense, many of their apps which replace stock core functions (e.g. Phone/Dialer, Contacts, etc.) are interwoven with the system and each other in such a way that simply removing them may cause crashes or other system instabilities. Installing 3rd-party replacements does not resolve anything, since these apps are always running in the background, using up valuable resources.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Technically, as a root user, you can achieve every exclusive thing what a custom ROM offers. But, its not always as easy as replacing home launcher. What if you need to replace kernel for better overclocking support...
A custom ROM is actually pre-cooked out-of-box firmware packaging (with specialized feature). Remember, popular custom ROMs (like Cyanogen Mod) are generally backed by an expert developers team or community. So, even if you have expertise of doing every such things in your rooted device, its very difficult to match a team or community. And, don't forget those nasty bugs and security loopholes...
The main advantage of custom ROMs: Those who have expertise of doing everything with rooted device, generally cook their own ROM. It's because custom ROMs can be deployed to multiple devices. Think how you would port your customizations to other devices... Its a big hassle than cooking own ROM.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I have noticed in various ROMs some features which I have never seen implemented in applications (not as smoothly). Some concrete examples:
* [Whisper Systems](http://www.whispersys.com/whispercore.html) has a ROM that implements "selective permissions", which supply "blocked" applications with dummy data if a permission is denied. It also has "Full disk encryption for your phone" which encrypts the whole device partition.
* CyanogenMod also has something [like that](http://androinica.com/2011/05/cyanogenmod-nightlies-secures-android/) implemented at the core, but [an application](http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=permission&fdid=com.stericson.permissions&fdpage=1) can do almost the same.
* I have seen MODs that add options to the menu that shows when the power button is pressed (reboot, reboot in recovery, data transfer, ...). This, I guess, can't be done with an app.
* Better overclocking support, although it can be done with [an app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tegrak.overclock&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS50ZWdyYWsub3ZlcmNsb2NrIl0.) but does not support all devices after all...
* Boot animation is often changed/removed with custom ROMs.
* Customized notifications bar (transparent or not, more or less options, different icons near the clock, ...) and UI (dialogs for example and other form elements, etc.)
* Customized unlock screens, screen on/off animations, ...
This what I have seen so far.
**EDIT** To my surprise, as @SachinShekhar pointed out in the comments, **ALL** this can be achieved with applications, so disregard this answer, I'm leaving it for further reference, if someone turned out to not know about all this... (like me)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/21 | 180 | 727 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a problem with my galaxy gio. It has a network lock (I think) and I've tried to unlock it. The problem is that I have the unlock code but the phone doesn't ask for it. It is there a menu or a key code to open that menu to enter the unlock code or any other solution ?
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: At least on older phones the unlock codes work directly from the dialing interface. Try to enter the code as if you were calling it (from the dialer).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I've solved the problem. The device has a custom rom and you cannot unblock them so. I had to flash the device with a stock one and Odin and then it asked me for network key.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/21 | 340 | 1,423 | <issue_start>username_0: I got my first android device ever and it is the galaxy note. Previously I was on a blackberry.
At the moment, I dislike the auto correction on the Galaxy Note. If I want to type "and" but accidentally typed "abd", the autocorrect puts "abduction". With my old blackberry, typing "abd" will display the suggested autocomplete inline. If you press the space bar, then "abd" remains. If you press enter key, then it will display the suggested autocomplete of "abduction". This is great, because you can easily choose between abd or abduction without needing to look to a separate userinterface control for autocompelte suggestions and moving your fingers to a separate userinterface control.
Can anyone recommend a blackberry like keyboard for android? Or just somethign that let's me easily choose "abd" instead of "abduction" when I mispell "and"?<issue_comment>username_1: There's a keyboard better that that of Blackberry: [SwiftKey X](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.phone.trial). Believe me, you'll love its Artificial Intelligence based suggestions. It learns from your typing habits to suggest you better. And, it can learn from Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and RSS Feed too (Quick Learning).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try default Android keyboard. Search for Gingerbread keyboard or Icecream sandwich keyboard in play store.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/22 | 241 | 954 | <issue_start>username_0: On some of my PDF drawings the Engineers review stamp block is covering a portion of the drawing. I am using Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 -7.0 with ice cream to view this drawing. I did not have any issues viewing the same drawing with the same "Engineers approval" stamp on my Windows 7 desktop. Can someone tell me if there is a solution or if this is an issue with Adobe Reader 10.2.1?<issue_comment>username_1: There's a keyboard better that that of Blackberry: [SwiftKey X](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.phone.trial). Believe me, you'll love its Artificial Intelligence based suggestions. It learns from your typing habits to suggest you better. And, it can learn from Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and RSS Feed too (Quick Learning).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try default Android keyboard. Search for Gingerbread keyboard or Icecream sandwich keyboard in play store.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/22 | 177 | 676 | <issue_start>username_0: It takes a very long time (half a day) to charge up with a USB 2.0 charger plugged in the wall outlet.<issue_comment>username_1: There's a keyboard better that that of Blackberry: [SwiftKey X](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.phone.trial). Believe me, you'll love its Artificial Intelligence based suggestions. It learns from your typing habits to suggest you better. And, it can learn from Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and RSS Feed too (Quick Learning).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try default Android keyboard. Search for Gingerbread keyboard or Icecream sandwich keyboard in play store.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/22 | 386 | 1,364 | <issue_start>username_0: How does one re-set or edit the /system/build.prop, when changes kept it from booting up again? Rooted Optimus.<issue_comment>username_1: You restore the backup you made before editing such a sensitive file.
```
rm build.prop
cp yourbackupbuild.prop build.prop
```
If you didn't have the foresight to make a backup, then I guess you can ask for someone with the same phone/software version to send you theirs.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try rebooting into recovery and connecting to the phone via ADB:
`adb devices`
It should give a message like this:
```
List of devices attached
01234565ABCDEFG recovery
```
You can then copy the file off the phone:
`adb pull /system/build.prop c:\build.prop`
You can now edit it in any text editor (recommend [Notepad++](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) because it will preserve the Unix style line endings,) and then copy it back to the phone:
`adb push c:\build.prop /system/build.prop`
If the issue was indeed within that file, the phone should boot now.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I was able to restore the factory firmware using the instructions [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875881&page=4). Worked with no problem on Windows 7. :)
I guess this is why we should use custom-recovery like Clockworkmod?
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/22 | 315 | 1,291 | <issue_start>username_0: My UK HTC Chacha phone running 2.3.5 since the last few months shows a notification since the last couple of days that there is a software update available. But the menu only says that it's a bit over 7MB to downloads, it doesn't specify what software update this is which version -- how to find out the details?<issue_comment>username_1: Your carrier is responsible for sending OTA updates. Check their website, call them and ask, or try searching for your carrier's name and "Android update".
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The ChaCha does the actual updates check by contacting some webservers (\*.htc.com) which are listed in build.prop. All released ROM updates are listed at <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094100> but with a 7MB download it must be something else.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The over 7MB to download part could be that the phone is set in a way that downloading files >7Mb would require a Wi-Fi connection.
To avoid data wastage many phones have this feature to enable warning/limit downloads over the mobile data usage. This settings can be managed under the settings options of your Mobile Data option.
Just by un-checking the option you can easily download the update OTA
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/22 | 361 | 1,446 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently rating android applications that I downloaded with the username `firstname.lastname` where `firstname` and `lastname` are mine.
However, I would like to put a pseudonym on it because my real name reveals to everybody the device I am using, which should be private. Currently, my rating looks like this one:
```
firstname.lastname on May 22, 2012 (Samsung Galaxy S2 with version 1.0)
```
I looked into my public profile of Google+, but I cannot find something which looks like `firstname.lastname`.
I looked on the Google Play website, but I did not find related preferences.
Where can I change this name? Is it in the device itself or what?<issue_comment>username_1: Change your nickname in your Google account settings.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Ok, I finally found it. I need to click on "edit/modify" close to the e-mail addresses in the google account setting
<https://www.google.com/settings/>
Then the hidden nickname option appears.
Thank you for your suggestions.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Now accepted answer is obsolete. Now go to <https://myaccount.google.com/personal-info> then click "Choose what others see" then you are on "About me" page and in section "Basic info" next to the name is arrow, click it and there you can enter nickname.
But nickname can not be used standalone but only combined with name and surname. Google fail!
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/23 | 1,405 | 4,906 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nook Color 1.3.0 and a Mac OS X computer. I have a microSD card with ClockworkMod and such for installing the Android OS, but I would like a solution that would allow me to root so that I don't need Honeycomb or ClockworkMod to install and run things from the Market. At the very least a terminal emulator would do. Can anybody help me out?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you considered [running Android directly from the SD card](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12562/what-is-the-difference-between-running-installing-cm7-off-sd-and-emmc-for-nook-c)? It runs great (just don't go cheap on the SD card), is surprisingly easy to set up (the hardest part for me was being patient for the Nook to finish its initial charging), and if you have any problems or change your mind, you just pop out the card and it's a bog-standard Nook again.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It is possible to set up dual boot for the nook color. Booting normally will boot into say cyanogen, pressing volume down during boot will boot into the nook stock rom.
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275859>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: It sounds to me like you want to keep a rooted version of the nook OS (which will have to be rebooted to run non-BN apps) (quoted from the cyanogenmod wiki)
Prior to rooting the Barnes & Noble Nook Color, it is recommend you register it with the Barnes & Noble.
**Setting up uNooter**
In order to properly flash an uNooter image to a SD card, you will need to use an USB card adapter or have an internal SD card slot on the computer. Writing the uNooter image to the SD card will wipe it, backup anything of value and/or importance elsewhere.
1. Download the uNooter image:
* uNooter: <http://cmw.22aaf3.com/encore/root/uNooter.zip>
md5: 4e1e7be9939aaef43d3a1d04cb17b2cd
2. Unzip the uNooter zipfile.
3. Write the uNooter image to the SD card:
Windows
1. Due to Windows not having the ability to write images to drives, you will need win32DiskImager to accomplish this. Latest version should be fine. <http://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download>
2. Insert the SD card you are going to use to write the uNooter image to.
3. Open win32DiskImager.
4. Select the downloaded & extracted uNooter image with the folder button.
5. Select the drive letter for the SD card.
6. Write the uNooter image.
Linux
1. Insert the SD card you are going to use to write the uNooter image to.
2. On the computer, open up terminal and navigate the directory where the extracted uNooter image is located.
3. Once in the same directory as the uNooter image, type the following commands: umount /dev/ NOTE: is the device file associated with the SD card, e.g., sdc or mmcblk0, and NOT the mount point, e.g., sdc1 or mmcblk0p1. dd if=uNooter.img of=/dev/ bs=1M
Mac OS X
1. Insert the SD card you are going to use to write the uNooter image to.
2. On the computer, open up terminal and navigate the directory where the extracted uNooter image is located.
3. Once in the same directory as the uNooter image, type the following commands: diskutil list NOTE: This will help you identify the SD card. Make sure it is the SD card & not one of the hard drives of the computer. diskutil unmountDisk /dev/ NOTE: is the device file associated with the SD card, e.g. disk2. dd if=uNooter.img of=/dev/ bs=1m
4. The uNooter image is now setup on the SD card. Continue to the next section.
**Gaining Root Access**
1. Power off the Barnes & Noble Nook Color. Also if the device is connected to a computer, disconnect it.
2. Insert the newly setup uNooter SD card into the Barnes & Noble Nook Color.
3. Connect the Barnes & Noble Nook Color to the computer. This will trigger the Barnes & Noble Nook Color to power on (the screen will remain off) and allow uNooter to root the device. This screen is black for up to ten minutes.
4. The computer will see a new USB device.
* Windows: The computer may complain about missing drivers. Simply cancel through them at this time.
* Linux: The Barnes & Noble Nook Color will show up the computer as a RNDIS ethernet device. You may ignore this.
* Mac OS X: The Barnes & Noble Nook Color will show up as an additional Ethernet device. Just cancel when you see the dialog box pop up.
5. Once this occurs, disconnect the Barnes & Noble Nook Color from the computer. The Barnes & Noble Nook Color may restart itself. If it restarts normal, continue to the next step. If it does not, power it off, remove the SD card & power it back on normal.
6. At this point the Barnes & Noble Nook Color is rooted.
Two notes from my experience:
1. Use a small SD card, as you will not be able to reuse it.
2. I recommend going to the cyanogenmod wiki, setting up ClockwordMod, and installing Google Apps, as this will not activate adb. Sorry, not enough reputation to post the link.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/23 | 1,223 | 4,689 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to run/test Android apps on the Android emulator and I want to type using my PC keyboard, as it lets me type and test faster.
When I use the emulator though, it only accepts input from the native Android (on-screen) keyboard. How can I enable my PC keyboard for use within the Android emulator?<issue_comment>username_1: Try `Ctrl` + `F11` or NumPad `7`. That should enable your keyboard, unless is disabled from somewhere else.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As a few have indicated here, the PC keyboard should be enabled for the AVD Emulator instances. Judging by what the [emulator page](https://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html) on the Android Developer website says about key commands and such, it does not appear there is a way to enable/disable PC keyboard usage within the SDK. Your best bet is re-installing the SDK, and try again.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I had the same issue after upgrading the developer tools (v20.0.0v2012...). All of a sudden none of my android virtual devices would accept any input from my physical PC/Mac keyboard.
This is how I fixed it:
1. Eclipse > `Window menu` > `AVD Manager`
2. Select your virtual device and click `Edit`
3. Under `Hardware`, Click `New`
4. Select `Keyboard Support` then click `OK`
5. Edit its value to `yes`
6. Now you have to click off onto another item in the list, like "Abtract LCD Density" or something. This seems to make the UI keep the "yes" change.
My other AVDs that don't have this "keyboard support" hardware property added do NOT accept my physical keyboard input.
Upvotes: 7 <issue_comment>username_4: Please try the following settings. My environment (Target: Android 4.0.3 - API Level 15) successful.
AVD - Edit - Hardware: - New... - Keyboard support - yes
AVD - Edit - Hardware: - New... - Keyboard lid support - no
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_5: You need to change the `config.ini` file in your `.android` directory. This file is found under the main hard drive directory.
From there, open the `avd` file and you will see a list of virtual devices. Open the desired device and then open the `config.ini` in notepad. Then copy this text: `hw.keyboard = yes` and then save and close. The next time you open your emulator, you should be able to use the keyboard.
You can also open up the `hardware-qemu.ini` file in the same directory as the `config.ini` file, and then you can see a list of all the hardware options. Change the `hw.keyboard` from `no` to `yes`.
Hope this helps!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: This answer is for those who built the emulator from source (i.e. Following instructions from source.android.com). You need to modify a property in the following file:
```
external/qemu/android/avd/hardware-properties.ini
```
In the following section of that file change the default value from no to yes:
```
# Keyboard support (qwerty/azerty)
name = hw.keyboard
type = boolean
default = yes
abstract = Keyboard support
description = Whether the device has a QWERTY keyboard.
```
Then rebuild (using make). At least this worked for me.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: If you are using `Xamarin.Android` in `Visual Studio 2010`, you can enable `Keyboard Support` as follows:
1. Close your AVD
2. In VS2010, go to `Tools > Start Android Emulator Manager`
3. Select the `AVD Name` that you want to add `Keyboard Support` for, then click the `Edit` button
4. In the `Hardware` area, click the `New` button
5. In the `Property` dropdown, select `Keyboard support`, then click the `OK` button
6. The `Keyboard support` `Property` is added to the `Hardware` list. Change the `Value` from `No` to `Yes`
7. Click the `Edit AVD` button
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: I had this issue despite having the correct configuration, and realized that the actual problem was that the focus was on the emulator control buttons windows, as reported in [this issue](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=207014).
To check if this is your problem, see if pressing space actually presses one of those buttons, and if pressing tab moves the highlight focus square between elements in the emulator controls. If that is the problem, then you should be able to work around it as follows:
* Select the extended controls (The "..." button in the emulator controls)
* Change to any item in the extended controls window by clicking
* Close the extended controls window
The focus should now return to the main Android emulator window, not the emulator controls, and key presses should go to Android apps.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/05/23 | 498 | 1,536 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I know if my Galaxy S2 has ClockworkMod recovery installed? I want to install CyangenMod and installing ClockworkMod is the first step. I'm running Android 2.3.3 and I use a Mac laptop, if that's relevant.<issue_comment>username_1: The easiest way would be to install [Rom Manager](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CGcQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.koushikdutta.rommanager%26hl%3Den&ei=7du8T92dIszlggfbt5UT&usg=AFQjCNE-hkG6GEEzmamU2H2fZQjj6fy0Vg&sig2=T0dWO_dvBSehqoNkWnOZpg). The first item in this app says "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and under that it will say something like "Current Recovery: ClockworkMod 5.0.2.2" (see below). If it does not say this, or has nothing here, chances are you don't have it. If you don't have it and would like it (and are already rooted, of course) you can directly install it from this app.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vvK5u.jpg)
Rom Manager Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The easiest way to find out if your Galaxy S2 already has ClockworkMod Recovery installed is to try and boot into it. Turn off the phone, then hold the `Volume Up`, `Volume Down` and `Power` buttons at the same time. (For international version of the GS2 you need to press and hold `Vol Up` + `Home` + `Power` combination.) If it boots into ClockworkMod - you have it installed :)
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/05/23 | 231 | 947 | <issue_start>username_0: I changed my gmail password a day ago, but my phone does not require me to put in the new one. I can still access my gmail with the old password. Why?
Phone is rooted, sim unlocked , running android 2.3<issue_comment>username_1: Your phone doesn't store the password, it has some kind of session key. I would have expected it to be invalidated when you changed the password, but apparently Google doesn't do that. You'd have to ask them why.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Are you sure that you are not seeing locally cached data? I just tried it my self and changed my Google password. Directly afterwards the GMail app wasn't able to send or receive any mails on my Desire with 2.3 custom ROM.
Warning to everybody who want to verify this on his own: If you try this on your own remember that you can not change your password back to the original one. Google saves it and you can never use it again!
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/05/23 | 649 | 2,640 | <issue_start>username_0: A folder named "Scrapbook Photos" appears in my gallery app, but whenever I try to delete it, it remains. It doesn't contain any items, trying to navigate into the folder simply redraws the main gallery screen.
How can I remove this nuisance?
<issue_comment>username_1: I would find the folder through usb mode or a file system explorer such as [X-Plore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore&hl=en) and delete the folder manually. Then it should be removed from the Gallery.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: That is not an actual folder on the device. It's from your Google++account. It contains the pictures that are displayed next to your profile picture. If you don't have any, it will still show up on your device except it will be empty.
It cannot be removed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You can delete it at [picasaweb.google.com](http://picasaweb.google.com). (Click on the album, and then use the 'Actions' dropdown list.)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: This, and any other, folder of this kind (added automatically to Gallery, without reference to local on-device folder) is always added from Picassa, even if you have never used that service. If you're using newer versions of Android (4.1+) such folders should be username_3ed with small Picassa icon in the bottom-right corner, where you have standard folder icon for *yours* folders.
These folders are often not editable from the device. I.e. you're saying about deleting this folder over and over again, while I ended-up with more than five such *scrap* folders without any kind of option to delete either entire folder or any of its contents. What was even worse (and more frustrating) you can have such folders even, if you don't use particular service at all. For example I had a lot of such garbage folders though I haven't activated Google+ and I haven't uploaded anything to Picassa.
The only way to remove such folders is to login to on-line service, it belongs to (Google+, Picassa etc.) and remove it there. In my case, using Picassa (that I have never used before) and remove any garbage Google has automatically added there solved the problem. You should be able to achieve the same, once you login to Google+.
Alternatively, you can disable Photos sync at all, if this is an option for you. But I've heard reports, that this may not help at some certain situations, especially, when source for additional folders is not Picassa, but Google+ or similar service.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/05/23 | 162 | 732 | <issue_start>username_0: I updated my number on Google+, but that's not displayed in my friends' phone or their Google Contacts. It appears when they see my Google+ profile, though.<issue_comment>username_1: Other users' address books are not synced with your G+ profile AFAIK. Your friends would have to either manually update their Google account contacts on the web or manually update their address book on their phone. Either way, if sync is turned on for that account on a friend's phone, updating the one will update the other.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Your numbers are not synced to Google Contacts. Your friends need to install the official Google+ app in order to see your numbers.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/05/23 | 2,383 | 8,031 | <issue_start>username_0: I created a backup of my Galaxy Nexus with `adb backup`. The resulting file is named backup.db and it's somehow encrypted.
I wanted to restore the backup, but it stops when it comes to restoring `com.android.providers.contacts`. I used `adb logcat` to find out what's going on and found out that `com.android.acore` crashes during the restore process.
I'd like to gain access to the data in the backup and remove the contacts database to restore everything back to my phone. Are there any other ways restoring the data from the backup?<issue_comment>username_1: The file is not encrypted, unless your specify so when creating the backup. It is however compressed (using deflate). You can find out the exact format by looking at Android source (com/android/server/BackupManagerService.java) code, and, technically, should be able to extract specific data from it. However, IIRC, there are some file integrity checks in place, so it most probably won't work if you just delete a bunch of data from it. Unfortunately the `restore` command doesn't seem to have an option to restore a particular app/package only or exclude a package.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I started working on this. I'm posting my results so far here as a "community wiki" answer for two reasons: first, if someone else wants to join in, there's a place to talk; second, if I get pulled away from this project, there'll be hints for someone else to start working.
The backup logic on the host is entirely contained within <https://github.com/android/platform_system_core/blob/master/adb/commandline.cpp>, in the function named `backup`. The function is *very* simple: it validates the command line options, sends the command mostly as-is to the adb daemon on the phone, and writes the phone's output to the file. There isn't even error-checking: if, for example, you refuse the backup on the phone, `adb` just writes out an empty file.
On the phone, the backup logic starts in `service_to_fd()` in <https://github.com/android/platform_system_core/blob/master/adb/services.cpp>. The function identifies that the command from the host is `"backup"`, and passes the unparsed command to `/system/bin/bu`, which is a [trivial shell script](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/cmds/bu/bu) to launch `com.android.commands.bu.Backup` as the main-class of a new Android app process. That calls `ServiceManager.getService("backup")` to get the backup service as an `IBackupManager`, and calls `IBackupManager.fullBackup()`, passing it the still-unused file descriptor (very indirectly) connected to the `backup.ab` file on the host.
Control passes to `fullBackup()` in [com.android.server.backup.BackupManagerService](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/services/backup/java/com/android/server/backup/BackupManagerService.java), which pops up the GUI asking the user to confirm/reject the backup. When the user do so, `acknowledgeFullBackupOrRestore()` (same file) is called. If the user approved the request, `acknowledgeFullBackupOrRestore()` figures out if the backup is encrypted, and passes a message to `BackupHandler` (same file.) `BackupHandler` then instantiates and kicks off a `PerformAdbBackupTask` ([same file, line 4004](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/8e7057ccf3824d1421a12abad7a2ba8b07e877c6/services/backup/java/com/android/server/backup/BackupManagerService.java#L4004) as of time of writing)
**We finally start generating output there, in `PerformAdbBackupTask.run()`**, between [line 4151](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/8e7057ccf3824d1421a12abad7a2ba8b07e877c6/services/backup/java/com/android/server/backup/BackupManagerService.java#L4151) and [line 4330](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/8e7057ccf3824d1421a12abad7a2ba8b07e877c6/services/backup/java/com/android/server/backup/BackupManagerService.java#L4330).
First, `run()` writes a header, which consists of either 4 or 9 ASCII lines:
1. `"ANDROID BACKUP"`
2. the backup format version: currently `"4"`
3. either `"0"` if the backup is uncompressed or `"1"` if it is
4. the encryption method: currently either `"none"` or `"AES-256"`
5. (if encrypted), the "user password salt" encoded in hex, all caps
6. (if encrypted), the "master key checksum salt" encoded in hex, all caps
7. (if encrypted), the "number of PBKDF2 rounds used" as a decimal number: currently `"10000"`
8. (if encrypted), the "IV of the user key" encoded in hex, all caps
9. (if encrypted), the "master IV + key blob, encrypted by the user key" encoded in hex, all caps
The actual backup data follows, either as (depending on compression and encryption) `tar`, `deflate(tar)`, `encrypt(tar)`, or `encrypt(deflate(tar))`.
**TODO**: write up the code path that generates the tar output -- you can simply use tar as long as entries are in the proper order (see below).
**Tar archive format**
App data is stored under the app/ directory, starting with a \_manifest file, the APK (if requested) in a/, app files in f/, databases in db/ and shared preferences in sp/. If you requested external storage backup (using the -shared option), there will also be a shared/ directory in the archive containing external storage files.
```
$ tar tvf mybackup.tar
-rw------- 1000/1000 1019 2012-06-04 16:44 apps/org.myapp/_manifest
-rw-r--r-- 1000/1000 1412208 2012-06-02 23:53 apps/org.myapp/a/org.myapp-1.apk
-rw-rw---- 10091/10091 231 2012-06-02 23:41 apps/org.myapp/f/share_history.xml
-rw-rw---- 10091/10091 0 2012-06-02 23:41 apps/org.myapp/db/myapp.db-journal
-rw-rw---- 10091/10091 5120 2012-06-02 23:41 apps/org.myapp/db/myapp.db
-rw-rw---- 10091/10091 1110 2012-06-03 01:29 apps/org.myapp/sp/org.myapp_preferences.xml
```
**Encryption details**
1. An AES 256 key is derived from the backup encryption password using 10000 rounds of PBKDF2 with a randomly generated 512 bit salt.
2. An AES 256 master key is randomly generated
3. A master key 'checksum' is generated by running the master key through 10000 rounds of PBKDF2 with a new randomly generated 512 bit salt.
4. A random backup encryption IV is generated.
5. The IV, master key, and checksum are concatenated and encrypted with the key derived in 1. The resulting blob is saved in the header as a hex string.
6. The actual backup data is encrypted with the master key and appended to end of the file.
**Sample pack/unpack code implementation** (produces/uses) tar archives: <https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor>
Some more details here: <http://nelenkov.blogspot.com/2012/06/unpacking-android-backups.html>
Perl scripts for packing/unpacking and fixing broken archives:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27840175#post27840175>
Upvotes: 6 <issue_comment>username_3: Great and detailed answer from [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/15494/nikolay-elenkov). However I should added that somebody already develop a software that do just that and package it here: <http://sourceforge.net/projects/adbextractor/>
The package contains both Java and Perl tool. I myself prefer Perl over Java any day, so I extracted the Perl codes, make sure they are executable, installed the required Perl library, and run the `backupdecrypt.pl` against an adb backup file, and it convert it into a tar or gzipped tar file without any issue.
I even formed a one liner in Bash 3 that allow me to do adb backup directly to gzipped tar file:
```
adb backup -f >(backupdecrypt.pl -D -z - backup.tgz) -all
```
Hope it helps.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: For explore existing backup file, try [http://www.adb-backup.com](https://www.adb-backup.com) page, it is simple without "dd", "tar", ...
Data is not stored on this server. I've developed this online service to make it easier to view backups without manipulating with dd / tar or installing additional software. I'm author www.adb-backup.com
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/01/17 | 1,152 | 4,322 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to ask if it possible to backup and restore all Android Settings and applications through ADB.
I tried:
```
adb backup -all
adb: unable to connect for backup
```
It is not working, while all other commands are working.
Is it possible to use this [bmgr](http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/bmgr.html) ?<issue_comment>username_1: If I understand you correctly, [this link](http://jonwestfall.com/2009/08/backup-restore-android-apps-using-adb/) might be what you are looking for. To summarize:
**1)** Run `adb devices` to make sure your device is attached.
**2)** Run `adb pull /data/app ./` to grab all the app APKs and put them in the current folder.
a) Or Run `adb pull /system/sd/app ./` to get apps on the SD card.
**3)** Settings are located in various places, so find out where and then use the same `adb pull` command to grab them.
And then the link details how to restore based on Mac or Windows.
Alternatively, it looks like the `bmgr` command you mentioned would also work with a few simple commands (`adb shell bmgr backup` to backup and `adb shell bmgr restore` to restore). What more are you looking for?
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_1: Make sure debugging is enabled and the device is connected. Also, remember to actually select the "backup my data" button on the device itself (the device requires confirmation). If you don't see such a screen on your device, you're quite possibly running a pre-ICS (< 4.0) phone, which will unfortunately will not have the feature.
Also, `bmgr` is not a solution for this- It's a tool for testing apps that handle their own backups using the [backup API](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/backup.html) by manually firing the "backup" and "restore" methods on the backup agent in the application, not shelling into the device and copying data to/from the development machine.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_1: I had the same issue and am also pre-ICS. What I did to work around it was used an ls of `/` and awk (with grep to skip links) to create a batch file that pulls each actual directory onto a directory on my PC.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Here is my command for backing things up
```
./adb shell ls -l -a | grep '^[^l]' | sed -e 's/^d.* \([^ ]*\)\r$/mkdir sav\/\1; .\/adb pull \/\1 sav\/\1/' -e 's/-.* \([^ ]*\)\r$/.\/adb pull \/\1 sav\/\1/' | /bin/bash
```
1. list all files
2. ignore links
3. for
* files : output an adb pull command
* directories : make the dir (in case we pull sth empty) and output an adb pull command
4. execute everything in bash
There are some files where I get a permission denied - but as this backup is made in order to root the device, I can not get more permissions :(
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: problem is probably due to more than one device/emulator connected.
check `adb devices` if it shows more than one device then it might not be able to connect `specialy to emulators`.
run `adb usb` it will restart other devices, then disconnect/reconncet usb cable, now run
`adb devices`
it should show only one device.
now do
`adb backup -all`
and you should be good to go :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Make sure to run the SDK update and specifically check the box for Google USB Drivers and update the SDK.
After enabling USB debugging on your device and plugging into your PC, you should get a prompt about installing drivers. Even if its successful open device manager and find your phone, right click and update drivers and point it to the Google USB driver folder in the `SDK > Extras > Google USB` and let it update the drivers.
Then you should be able to pull full backups off your device.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I have a GS4 that I needed to backup and unfortunately ran into this error. after a bit of head scratching (and swearing) I found a fix that I hope will work for you. I was able to find this by just running `abd` and scrolling through the help documentation. I found that `-d` is a parameter that "directs command to the only connected USB device". So after plugging and chugging I got it to work for me. The command I used was:
`adb -d backup -apk -shared -all -f C:\Users\NAME\backup.ab`
Hope this works for someone having the same issue I had.
Upvotes: 1 |