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2012/07/26 | 641 | 2,560 | <issue_start>username_0: I have no SD card in my Android phone's SD card slot. Therefore I cannot take any photos or upload any. I have tried installing other camera apps to see if one of them might have its own storage but really none of them have worked (all need an SD card to store their files on).
Does anyody know any apps for taking pictures that do not need an SD card and have self storage? Or is there even an option?<issue_comment>username_1: I could see [Camera ICS](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moblynx.cameraics&feature=search_result), a free app in Google Play Store.
It's feature list says "Configurable storage source (Internal/SD card)" (IMHO meaning "Internal Storage / SD-Card") which is what I think you want.
**UPDATE:** Please read the chain of comments for this answer. For clarification on what the developer of this application meant by word "internal", I got the following as a reply:
>
> Thanks for asking. No, this feature is only for new devices that have `/mnt/sdcard` on internal memory and also have an external SD card.
>
>
>
Thought it will be useful for some one
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Every app that wants to make files publicly available to other apps on an Android device has to save to known shared location with read/write permissions to everyone (or at least the apps that need to). This designated location is /mnt/sdcard on Android and this is where the SD card or an internal equivalent (eMMC) is accessible.
Reason:
* If multiple apps want to access some file (e.g. pictures like G+, upload service, Gallery viewer) they need appropriate rights to do so
* Each app has its private storage section in /data/data/[App's Package Name]
* This section is **private**, i.e. /data/data/[PackageName] is **not accessible** to any other package for security reasons
* /mnt/sdcard or /mnt/emmc are the only sections with world read permissions (and write permissions for those apps with an appropriate permission)
Conclusion:
An app that takes pictures to save them in its private area would not be beneficial for *other* apps. It needs to write to /mnt/sdcard where other apps suppose shared data that is accessible to them.
Solutions:
* Buy an SD card, it's cheap
* I you have root, you could *fake* mount a tmpfs file system (mount -o tmpfs none /mnt/sdcard), this solution and all the data on saved to it will however **not survive** a reboot of your phone
For the record: Above said is not 100% correct but I think suitable for answering the question.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/07/26 | 1,053 | 3,884 | <issue_start>username_0: On a HTC Sensation running ICS 4.0.3, something caused my contacts database to rapidly grow.
The DB is now 580 megabytes and growing (sometimes over a megabyte per hour) despite the fact that I:
1. disabled all syncs (I found out that the Google Contacts sync had been not working for the last couple of months)
2. uninstalled all 3rd party sync apps (LinkedIn, FaceBook)
3. removed all all accounts but my Google accounts from "Accounts & Sync"
4. disabled all network access (no WiFi, no Data)
None of the above steps made the problem go away.
Looking with [Contacts Remover](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/contacts-remover/id441455695?mt=8), some contacts have about 300 LinkedIn contact links and photos.
My goal is to save as much information as possible, sync that to my Google account, then ditch the Contacts database and reload from Google.
The constant memory pressure makes it hard to run applications (I need to move apps to SD to get some storage memory, then run something, and hope that while running the storage memory doesn't run out).
Basically my phone is now useless.
My idea to try solving the problem is this:
1. export the Contacts to VCF on the SD card (success)
2. copy the VCF to a machine that can run the Android AVD (success)
3. install an AVD that allows to add a Google account for sync (success)
4. copy the VCF to the AVD SD card using DDS in Eclipse (success)
5. import the VCF into the People app of the AVD (success)
6. sync the AVD to Google (fail)
The last step fails, but doesn't generate any error.
The AVD is using these settings to be as close as possible to my physical device:
* Target=[Google APIs](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3796367/how-do-i-register-my-google-account-in-the-android-emulator-running-2-2-api-leve) (Google Inc.)
* Platform=4.0
* API Level=14
* CPU/ABI=ARM (armeabi-v7a)
Two questions (given that I want to sync back the contacts to my Google account):
* How can I make the last step work?
* What alternatives can I use if I cannot get the last step to work?
The VCF files total to about 3 megabyte (with about 3000 contacts that is about a kilobyte per contact, not close to 200 kilobyte as in the DB)<issue_comment>username_1: You could also take a look at the [Contact Cleaner](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sponge.contactcleaner) app for an initial cleanup. Not sure how much help that will be in your case (with the LinkedIn stuff it doesn't care about).
Another thing to consider: temporarily remove the LinkedIn "provider" from your configuration->accounts (if it is still left there after you uninstalled the connected app) may get rid you of all the LinkedIn-connections (at least it works this way with some Xing stuff; not sure about LinkedIn as I do not use it) -- and probably restore them without duplication when you re-add it (make a backup before trying this).
I am aware this doesn't completely answer your question, but it may solve a big deal of your problem concerning the size of your contact database, giving you at least a "partly relieve" and more time to consider a final approach.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You already have a working vCard file (.vcf), just import it using GMail's web interface. If this VCF is still bad, you can apply simple text processing (regex search & replace) to it before importing it to Google.
Here are the [steps to import a vCard file into GMail](http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=183711) using the web interface.
Here's an excerpt from Google's help:
1. Click Gmail at the top-left corner of your Gmail page, then choose
Contacts.
2. Click the More actions dropdown menu and select Import....
3. Click the Choose File button and locate the vCard file you'd like to
upload.
4. Select the file and click the Import button.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/07/26 | 666 | 2,539 | <issue_start>username_0: I just wanted to know if there's a OneNote app for Android, that would allow me to actually use it to its full potential (unlike that crap released by MS).
I am thinking about getting a Transformer and it is very important to me since all my notes from classes and lectures are in OneNote. I found many apps that would allow me to work with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. But everybody seems to be forgetting about OneNote...<issue_comment>username_1: [Evernote](http://evernote.com/)
================================
I consider [Evernote](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote) to be the closest alternative to OneNote, available from [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote).
For me, the biggest advantage of Evernote, which even OneNote doesn’t have, is the synchronization feature.
Key Features:
-------------
>
> * Sync all of your notes across the computers and devices you use
> * Create and edit text notes, to-dos and task lists
> * Save, sync and share files
> * Search for text inside images
> * Organize notes by notebooks and tags
> * Email notes and save tweets to your Evernote account
> * Connect Evernote to other apps and products you use
> * Share notes with friends and colleagues via Facebook and Twitter
>
>
>
### Screen Shots (Android):
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: OneNote for Android?
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en>
hope I got you right - as my answer is... well... just tooooo obvious :)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I know this is a very old discussion but so far the closest one I found (that nobody apparently knows yet) is Fiinote <https://www.fiinote.com/#/>
supports Android, Windows, there is an online HTML5 version, cloud sync, can write anywhere and move it, supports image attachment
I dare say that this has most of onenote's functionality we love and know on android even better than what Microsoft has provided!
BUT it is very cluttered and may be a mess for some who prefer OneNote clean look.
(that is kinda what is expected if you have the desktop OneNote client crammed into a 4.5 inch Android screen but it does the job pretty well so far and sync on all devices perfectly.)
I really hope OneNote team take a closer look at this software and make their Android version editable just like their awesome desktop version does beautifully!
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/26 | 514 | 2,047 | <issue_start>username_0: I currently have WLAN enabled all the time for triangulation, even when I'm not near an access point I can use. Is there any way to automatically enable it whenever an app requests location information, like it is done with the GPS?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know this is not possible. IMHO, it contradicts Google's incentive to have an as best as possible geolocation service.
Some background information:
* Google maintains a huge database for its geolocation service ("Access coarse location" permission). It consists of:
+ Wifi access point mappings: Wifi MAC address resolve to a geolocation
+ Cell tower mapping: Cell tower ID's resolve to a geolocation
* This database is "community" crowd-sourced by the huge Android user base, aka. everyone that has **Google's location service** enabled (see below)
* Google is interested to have a high quality database, i.e. convince you to opt in to allowing your phone to be part of the crowd-sourcing
* Hence: If you want to use 'coarse location' services from Google you opt in to constant data mining as long as it's enabled
PS:
* Disabling Wifi only cuts you off from one of the possible information sources. Having Cell tower ID's will still give you coarse location, but with lower accuracy
* Some may recall the Skyhook vs. Google dispute where Google seemingly pressured Motorola and Samsung to prefer Google's own geolocation service over that of Skyhook (out of fear for losing part of the crowdsourcing community if those two big players would have used the 3rd party Skyhook service). Source: [TheVerge](http://www.theverge.com/2011/05/12/google-android-skyhook-lawsuit-motorola-samsung/)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There is now a feature that turns on WiFi for location purposes. Settings->Wi-Fi->Advanced->"Scanning always available"
You can turn WiFi off to save power, but still have location requests turn WiFi on temporarily.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/27 | 1,121 | 3,837 | <issue_start>username_0: My fiance has figured out how to make android emoticons with hearts as eyes, and a kissing emoticon, and I'd like to send the same emoticons back to her, but I can't figure out how. Is there a list of the default emoticons in Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean?
*Edit*: To clarify, I'm looking to find a table showing how different strings of characters translate into the icons that ICS displays when I receive an emoticon.<issue_comment>username_1: While typing a message in default keyboard there is an emotion button in the right bottom corner. If you long press it, it will show you all the emotions.
Source:
<http://androidspin.com/2011/11/20/ice-cream-sandwich-keyboard-available-for-download-and-install/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I do not have a mapping between characters and images, but I was able to figure out where the images are stored and its contents. The images are stored in /system/framework/framework-res.apk.
Having pulled this file from ICS emulator, I extracted and found 16 files for emoticons grouped based on [DPI](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6166677/android-screen-size-hdpi-ldpi-mdpi).
The following are the files and its preview for ldpi.
and the hdpi:
I could not find the map between the string that we type and its corresponding image. There are many Google search results that will help to replace these image files and add some more stuff as well. The added emoticons will make sense only if both sender and receiver has this modification, else it will be seen just as a text only.
I know this does not answer your question, but while trying to find out one I stumbled on this information which could be useful for some one or some one knowledgeable enough can take it from here.
Mapping
=======
[Roxan shows us that Android's default keyboard has 16 emotions when you long press the ":-)" key.](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/26542/440) Let's see if we can figure out how the map to the symbols:
```
:-) emo_im_happy
:-( emo_im_sad
:-D emo_im_laughing
:'( emo_im_cyring
:-/ emo_im_undecided
:-[ emo_im_embarrassed
O:-) emo_im_angel
:-! emo_im_foot_in_mouth
:-$ emo_im_money_mouth
B-) emo_im_cool
:-* emo_im_kissing
:O emo_im_yelling
=-O emo_im_suprised
:-P emo_im_toungue_sticking_out
;-) emo_im_winking
:-X emo_im_lips_are_sealed
o.O emo_im_wtf
```
You can edit the answer if you found an error or a new mapping
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Here are all the emoticons from Ice Cream Sandwich with typed string. And a couple of extra ones that are not mentioned above.
From <http://juxtaposedgraphix.blogspot.in/2012/09/android-40-ics-emoticons-ice-cream.html>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Select the menu butyon at bottom when keyboard is open..not on keyboard but menu button on phone..then insert smiley will be an option. Select that and default all smiley "icons" will display. There are more than the keybaod smile displays. Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: On your phone go to the play store and look for emoji keyboards for galaxy, after you install it you should set everything up then it will show squares after it shows squares in the notification bar you should see something you need to download so that you can see the emojis download that and set it up and your emojis should show up.
There is currently no updates for the galaxy s2 all though i tryed to update it for colored emojis i will update you if i see any updates.
(this is for ice cream sandwhich)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/27 | 260 | 1,050 | <issue_start>username_0: I am developing an application in my university lab.
My lab administration provides a proxy server instead of a real internet connection to our university computers.
I don't know how to configure a proxy server with the Android emulator.
Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Very badly, there isn't a way to do this. Emulators are just like androids - no way to add a proxy, unless you use an external app, and you must be rooted to do so.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I see [this](http://www.rahinur.com/android-development/android-emulator-proxy-settings.html) blog post explaining how to configure APN settings to browse through a proxy. At first, I could not believe that the APN mentioned (as TelKila) in the post will be available in my emulator. But to my surprise I find a APN is available though with a different name (as T-Mobile US).
Since I do not have a proxy server environment, I could not check and confirm this. However the comment in the blog seems to confirm it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/07/27 | 421 | 1,578 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently in the UK we've had an unexpected bout of nice weather which means wherever I leave my phone it tends to get quite warm. I know the operating range of my phone (Sony Ericsson Arc) however is there an easy way to find out how warm it is?
It's never left in the sun, always in the shade. If I need to root it I'm open to options - currently running stock 2.3.4 Android.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [TempMonitor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.alldroid.apps.tempmonitor&hl=en) available from Google Play Store:
>
> System temperature reading in your status bar updating at your choice interval.
>
>
> TempMonitor is the oldest CPU Temperature monitoring app on the android market. This app is built to do one thing: Temperature, and it does it well.
>
>
>
Some features that you might like:
----------------------------------
The temperature can be displayed on the status bar or in the APP Screen. You can also select what you want to see:
>
> * Choose from Celsius or Fahrenheit.
> * Choose what temperature to display (Battery, CPU).
> * Choose the update interval.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Battery Temperature Guard free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=src.schimi.temperatureguardfree) is another cool app to monitor your Android's battery temperature. This will warn you if it gets too high.
This app was very useful during my summer vacation in south France :-)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/27 | 468 | 1,920 | <issue_start>username_0: My HTC Wildfire will not boot up. When I boot normally with the SD card in, I only get a screen that says "Fastboot" with the options bootloader, reboot, reboot bootloader and power down. It says to use the volume keys to select the option and press the power button to select. Using any of these buttons does nothing.
I then need to take the battery out, and power up while pressing the volume up button. I get an HBoot menu with the options fastboot, recovery, clear storage and simlock. The volume button does not allow me to select anything, but when I press the power button to select fastboot I get a number of messages saying `SD checking load image [xxxx.zip] No image found` This happens too quickly for me to see the name of the files missing.
I am able to connect my phone to a computer using USB, but I can do nothing there also.
Anybody got any suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: Basically something wrong and bad happened and hence your phone is unable to boot. I am not sure this is the answer, but I am just trying to help as I too faced such problem and was in panic during initial days with Android.
[This](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622178) XDA site beautifully explains the boot related problems and how you could get over. Basically you have to reflash the ROM for which you need few USB drivers + flashing tool and original or some other ROM. Though I am unable to point you to exactly to sites that provide these, I guess you can easily search for it.
TIP: Had if your phone Clockworkmod recovery, things will be bit easy. This is one convincing reason, I made up my mind to root and install CWM recovery as a first step on all my devices.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Before facing problems, make some backups : *Nandroid* for full and *Titanium* for partial ones.
When problems occurs, use restore from this backups.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/27 | 604 | 2,173 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there some way that I can explore, and possibly modify, my Android's file system from my Mac? IOW, I would like to use my desktop Mac as the interface to access and modify my phone's filesystem, thus benefitting from full-sized keyboard and screen, mouse, etc.
(FWIW, my phone is rooted.)
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: The answer to my question turned out to be rather trivial (at least for my rooted HTC Incredible). *Trivial to the point that I'm embarrassed I asked the question in the first place!*
To explore/manipulate my phone's file system, all I had to do was connect it to my computer via USB, and choose "Disk drive" as the connection type.
Then the storage on my phone shows up as two additional volumes: one for `/sdcard` and one for `/emmc`, which I can manipulate like any other volume.
**EDIT**
Unfortunately, the approach as I've described it gives access only to those areas of the phone's file system that a user can modify without root access.
This approach is good enough for my purposes, but if you want free rein over your phone's file system, and don't mind going over to the "dark side" to get these powers, see this [XDA Forum Thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030107).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As your device is rooted, you could try to install come SSHd app:
* [QuickSSHd](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.quicksshd) explicitly mentions root support
* [DropBear SSH Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.shkschneider.dropbearserver) even requires it
* [SSHDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=berserker.android.apps.sshdroid) mentions root as option
So all 3 of them should be able to "export" the full file system via SSH. So on a Mac (and Linux/Unix/BSD as well) you could directly connect from a terminal, or integrate the device's file system using e.g. [SSHFS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sshfs) or [Fish](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Files_transferred_over_shell_protocol), on Windows you could use the famous [WinSCP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winscp) -- and probably many others.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/07/27 | 694 | 2,323 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm testing some settings on a phone, and unfortunately the only control I have is through adb right now. My issue is that while I can start playback of a music file through the following command, I have no way of stopping it so I can perform the next iteration.
```
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.View -d "file:///sdcard/Music/mediatest.mp3" -n "com.android.music/.MediaPlaybackActivity"
```
I don't know if it's possible to end the playback using another adb command, but it doesn't look like it to me - I see [there are no Intents](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.htm) that seem to perform that function, nor [any activities](http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android-apps/4.0.4_r1.2/com/android/music/MediaPlaybackActivity.java?av=f) that are made to stop the media playback.<issue_comment>username_1: I stopped music player using "top" command inside adb shell and killing the process id of music app with superuser(ROOT) access.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Use [KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html) to do the job.
```
adb shell input keyevent 85
```
`85` corresponds to `KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE`. More keycodes can be found [here](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html) or [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/28969112/4720957).
Alternatively, if the activity featuring Play/Pause options is in foreground then you can do:
```
adb shell input touchscreen tap
```
where and are the coordinates of the tap that you would perform for Play/Pause using your fingers. See my answer [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/118917/96277) to know how to obtain them (step 1 and 2 under *Instructions for Tasker and Xposed Additions*).
Or, you can opt to completely kill the app using:
```
adb shell am force-stop
```
### Edit
Kitkat and above has the command `media` whose usage goes as,
```
adb shell media dispatch KEY
```
`KEY` can be play, pause, play-pause, mute, headsethook, stop, next, previous, rewind, record, fast-forword. ([Source](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/android-5.1.1_r1/cmds/media/src/com/android/commands/media/Media.java?autodive=0%2F%2F%2F%2F))
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/07/28 | 207 | 745 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there **any** Android device with a stereo audio input available?
I understand there is the analog microphone input commonly available on the headphone jack, but I am hoping there is a device out there that might have a stereo audio input hidden away on a dual-use USB port or something.<issue_comment>username_1: Try the Olimex OLinuXino A10S - <https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A10S/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Good news! Android 5.0 has support for audio capture via USB class-compliant devices.
You'll probably have to use your device at 48 kHz, and mixer control isn't supported, but at least it's something.
My Zoom H4n works out of the box with a Galaxy S6.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/07/28 | 400 | 1,464 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to disable the "beep" that is played when I hang up.
My Android 2.3.4 phone has no option to do that in the settings.
What can I do? Do I need to upgrade my Android version, or what?<issue_comment>username_1: While weird as to why do you hear that sound, you can look for it with a free APP:
[Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.explorer) by Speed Software available from Google Play Store:
1. Download and Install the APP
2. Open an browser your system to:
/system/media/audio/ui
3. Listen each file there to identify the one that corresponds to the sound you hear
If you are able to identify it, you can then buy the [Root Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en) by Speed Software available from Google Play Store. (3.59€).
With this version you can delete files, thus deleting that audio file or replace it with an empty one to avoid issues with the system, but remove the sound anyway.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: For those who may encounter this in the future (trying to rip this tone perhaps?)
apparently, this tone is not saved locally as a file but rather appears to be [generated on the fly](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/ToneGenerator#TONE_PROP_PROMPT) by android:[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pS6KK.png)
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/07/28 | 237 | 857 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a Motorola Droid A855. I don't have a verizon plan, but i was going to use it on Wi-Fi only. I turned off the phone radio, I also turned the Airplane Mode on. After I turned the Wi-Fi on. It showed that I'm connected, but I can't go on the web or anything requiring Wi-Fi. I tried going into the market and it said I don't have a data connection, but I don't need one since I'm using Wi-Fi. So, if anyone has any tips pleae help.<issue_comment>username_1: Many phones will show Wi-Fi as connected, but won't work unless Airplane Mode is turned off.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Wi-Fi won't work if Airplane Mode is on.
This is because Airplane Mode disables ALL wireless communications, for use on a plane.
On Stock ROM's, Airplane Mode also disables the FM Radio.
Solution:
Turn Airplane Mode off.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/28 | 863 | 2,998 | <issue_start>username_0: My Android connection to my computer is ridiculously slow. Just previous to this, I used Banshee to transfer some songs to my Android, and it took nearly two hours two transfer 23 songs. *(The problem is not limited to Banshee, but any file transfer.)*
I thought this [might be a problem on the Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/q/156640/17041) side of things, but I'm starting to think that the problem is either limited to, or more pronounced with, my Android device.
While I was doing variouos tests to try and diagnose the problem, by adding and removing various USB devices on my system and then testing file transfers, I saw speeds of up to 2MB/second, which I could live with.
However, no matter what I did, and regardless of what speed I have been able to achieve, after some amount of time, the problem returns. The speed becomes something more like 50KB/s or less.
Two hours to transfer 23 songs is practically unusuable.
Assuming for a moment that maybe my Ubuntu machine is not the problem, how can I determine if my Android phone is doing something to hold up the USB transfer speed?
---
Samsung Galaxy S2, Model number GT-I9100, Android version 4.0.4, Kernel version 3.0.34-Siyah-v3.3.2, Cyanogen 9-20120624.<issue_comment>username_1: This is a common problem with Android and Ubuntu. I got around this by using ADB to transfer the data.
Turn ADB on in your phones settings and make sure you have downloaded the ADB package on your computer (<http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/install-adb-and-fastboot-android-tools.html>). Then run in terminal:
```
adb devices
```
to check that your device is recognized. Once you have done that you can transfer files using:
```
adb pull /sdcard/place_on_phone ~/place_on_computer
```
and
```
adb push ~/place_on_computer /sdcard/place_on_phone
```
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: I too was having this problem, However after turning on the "USB debugging" in mobile, transfer speed increased to >10 MBPS.
Also important is to find where this device is connected to the computer USB2 or 1 . Use
**lsusb -v** then go to your device and look for value in bcdUSB field. Should be either 2.00 or 1.01
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I played with this a few more times. Here is what worked for me
Disable ptp mode which is used for transfering pictures from phone to mac. I suspect it was using the mode in background to sync photos and thus using a portion of my bandwidth.
```
3 files pulled. 0 files skipped.
7016 KB/s (734352024 bytes in 102.214s)
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Just in case, I have stepped in the problem, and have been stuck on it for 5 hours.
It might sound stupid, but as you may know, USB Ids sometimes collide. And this causes all kind of strange bugs. My recommendation is that you change the usb port you where connecting the phone to.
I own a nexus 4 and a nexus 7, and the 7 was being recognised as the nexus 4. Changing the port fixed it for me.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/28 | 272 | 1,054 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to auto-enhance multiple selected photos without picking one by one which supposedly takes more time since it returns me to start of photos list and I have to navigate and find last photo I shot and once again navigate to "Auto-Enchance" option.
If there's only app that can accomplish that, it is fine, I would like to know which one is it.
**Andorid 2.3.5**
**HTC Desire S**<issue_comment>username_1: There is a fairly new app called [Perfectly Clear](http://www.athentech.com/android.html) which allows you to select multiple images and apply corrections to all of them at once in batch. You could also set a preset and apply the enhancements the same way for all images. Fair warning, for the more advanced features they have in-app purchases.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: if you really do that often, compile/install image magic and use a script. <https://github.com/lilac/Android-ImageMagick>
you will dread the though of going back to the lame algo in those apps.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/07/28 | 614 | 2,297 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1. It was powered off and charging when my nephew picked it up and turned in on. When he handed it to me on the screen was a graphic of an open box, the android logo with the words downloading.
It has been in this state for 4 hours now and I cannot switch the device on or off. Please help me understand what has happened and what I should do.<issue_comment>username_1: Your device is in Download Mode. I don't have that device, but if the battery doesn't come out, you will probably need to use ADB and send an `adb reboot` to get it out of Download mode. If you don't know how to use ADB, then you can just let the battery die. I don't like that option though because the same image will be on the screen for an extended period of time.
Does the screen look like this:
To use ADB:
* Download the USB Drivers from [Samsung](http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/GT-P7510MAYXAB)
* Download the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
* connect the device to your computer via USB cable
* open a command prompt where the Android SDK was installed and change to the platform-tools directory. for example, my sdk is installed at c:\android-sdk so I run the following:
C:\android-sdk> cd platform-tools
then try to reboot with adb:
```
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\> adb reboot
```
if that doesn't work try the following command:
```
C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\> fastboot reboot
```
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You most probably see this, right:
This is the Galaxy Tab's 'download mode' to install new firmware as a last resort via Samsung's Odin or to side-load aftermarket firmware.
You can wait for the battery to drain by itself without taking further action.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I don't own a galaxy tab but some tablets have a hard reset button similar to windows power reset button. It's generally a small hole and you can use a pin to reboot the device by pressing the pin in the hole for few seconds. Basically what it does is it reboots the tablet. You don't require to wait for the battery drain.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/07/28 | 1,306 | 5,004 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I [had a problem](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/26474/jelly-bean-ota-update-failing-on-nexus-s-assert-failed) where my Nexus S phone would not upgrade to Jelly Bean. During the upgrade process I was getting an error message saying one of the files on my current system is corrupted, so the upgrade cannot be applied.
I knew clean install (instead of an upgrade) would fix the issue, but I had a really hard time finding clear information on how to do this. Most tutorials require you to download the new OS from untrusted sources (shady download sites) and assume your phone is rooted.
Thankfully as it turned out you can do this **using official Google software only** and you don't need to root your phone (you can - it doesn't matter).
I post instructions for the method I used, as an answer below. This is also useful when you need to do a **true factory reset**. The "factory reset" function in Android only clears user data, leaving the OS as it was - useless if your operating system is damaged or if it was modified and you would like to bring it to an original, stock state. This solves the problem.
This instructions should work for any Nexus phone or tablet.<issue_comment>username_1: **Beware: The instructions are for clean installing an OS. That means ALL YOUR DATA will be permanently LOST. If your phone was previously rooted it will be brought back to an unrooted state (whether you want it or not).**
**Please, remember to make backups of any important data on your phone. It will be lost.**
---
**1. Turning on USB debuging**
Turn on USB debugging on your device:
Go to *System settings / Developer options* and check "USB debugging".
**2. Fastboot**
You will need the **fastboot** tool. It's an official Google command line tool intended for developers. You can follow [the official instructions for installing the tool](https://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html#building-fastboot-and-adb), but they are pretty complicated. If you are on Mac OS X or Linux you should probably do what I've done and use [the adb-fastboot-install open source tool](http://code.google.com/p/adb-fastboot-install/).
Just [download it](http://code.google.com/p/adb-fastboot-install/downloads/list), unzip it and use one of the following command line instructions (depending on your operating system):
```
sh ADB-Install-Mac.sh
```
or
```
sh ADB-Install-Linux.sh
```
Obviously while doing that you need to be inside the directory containing those files.
There are plenty of instructions on how to install fastboot on Windows (for example [this one](http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/21534/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-your-windows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/)). See also username_2's answer for an alternative method for Windows users.
**3. Going to device's fastboot mode**
You need to connect the device to your computer using a USB cable and then access your device's fastboot mode:
* On **Nexus S**: Turn off your phone. Press and hold Volume Up,
then press and hold Power.
* On **Galaxy Nexus**, **Nexus 5** and **Nexus 10**: Turn off your phone. Press and hold both
Volume Up and Volume Down, then press and hold Power.
* On **Nexus 4**, **Nexus 6**, **Nexus 7** and **Nexus 9**: Turn off your device. Press and hold Volume
Down, then press and hold Power.
**4. Unlocking the bootloader**
Execute the following command on your computer:
```
fastboot oem unlock
```
**Note: this step will remove all your data from the device.**
**5. Downloading the factory image**
[Download the factory image for your particular device and your desired Android version directly from Google.](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images)
**6. Installing the system**
Unpack the archive *(if you are on Windows you will probably need to download additional software for unpacking .tar.gz files. [7-zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) will do the job. Mac and Linux users have all the required software installed already)*.
Go inside the newly unarchived directory and execute the following command:
```
./flash-all.sh
```
**Note: This will wipe all data from your device**
After some time your device should reboot and boot to your newly installed operating system :)
**7. Relocking your bootloader**
This step is not strictly necessary, but it's a good idea for security reasons. Reboot to the fastboot mode again (see step 2 above) and execute the following command on your computer:
```
fastboot oem lock
```
---
This worked great for me, I hope it will be helpful to other people :)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you have Windows, the excellent Nexus Root Toolkit will automate the process that was given here into a one click 'flash to stock & unroot' plus an additional option to OEM lock afterwards. Of course it will unlock and root just as easily and other advanced features. You can get it at:
<http://www.wugfresh.com/dev/nexus-root-toolkit/>
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/07/29 | 605 | 2,376 | <issue_start>username_0: There are a lot of system apps in my mobile that I do not use, and have no intention of ever using. I know that is is possible to [uninstall system apps and bloatware with root](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6851/how-can-i-uninstall-applications-that-are-locked-by-phone-vendor), but is it possible without root?
Are there any non-root options that will help me to deal with unwanted system applications?<issue_comment>username_1: No, that is impossible -- as only root can make the system partition writable (which is required to delete a system app, which is stored there). However, using ICS (Android 4.0) or above, you can at least "freeze" them (make it "invisible and unusable") -- and, if you later decide otherwise, also unfreeze them again (see e.g. [How to Remove / Disable the Bloatware Apps in the HTC One X](http://androidadvices.com/remove-disable-bloatware-apps-htc/) or [Bye-bye, bloatware: Disable system apps in Android Ice Cream Sandwich](https://blogs.computerworld.com/article/2471733/mobile-apps/bye-bye--bloatware--disable-system-apps-in-android-ice-cream-sandwich.html)).
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I agree with username_1's answer mostly, however *technically* it is possible to do so without.
Background:
* System apps reside at /system/app/\*
* /system is a separate partition that is mounted read-only during normal use
* Some phones (HTC) even lock the flash partition to disallow any write
* Normally one gains root on the normal system to make /system writeable and remove stuff with root rights there
* Rooting is the process of becoming root on the normal Android system and make this persistent by installing some file (/usr/xbin/su and such)
To remove apps without rooting one would have to not root his phone but find another means to remove unneeded apps from /system
* On Google Nexus devices one would unlock and boot a temporary custom recovery to do that (no rooting of the normal Android instance)
* With Samsung devices one could use the same approach like CF-Root does (download partition, modify, write back)
* Or just run an exploit withouth the rooting procedure afterwards and use that temporary root to do all needed cleanup
Bottom line: Rooting and then doing it is far easier. I just wanted to explain that it is indeed possible technically
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/07/29 | 475 | 1,689 | <issue_start>username_0: My Nexus S is running the stock "soju" build of ICS from Google (build IMM76D). However, I have not seen the OTA update for Jelly Bean. Am I running the wrong version? Do I need to change some settings? Or should I expect the device to see the update soon?<issue_comment>username_1: My hunch is that you will indeed see the update eventually; I think the schedule depends on your carrier.
If you're impatient, you can download it directly from <http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/9ZGgDXDi.zip>, although I confess I was never able to get that to apply; you might also try downloading the entire 4.1 image and running the "flash-all" script; that worked for me on previous releases and thus I assume it'll work for you: <https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/soju-jro03e-factory-c9f5a67d.tgz>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try forcing your device to ask for a free download slot:
1. Settings > Apps > All
2. Find *Google Service Framework* in the list, tap on it
3. First tap *Clear Data*, then *Force Stop*
After this procedure the last checked date under *Settings > About Phone > System Update* should have been reset to 1970 or so. Tap the *Check now* button there and see if the update notification pops up now.
If this fails even after multiple tries, you can follow a slightly longer procedure described in [this post](http://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/3981/how-i-upgraded-my-att-nexus-s-i9020a-to-jelly-bean-android-411), which involves taking out the SIM card.
Apart from that, you could just wait (you'll definitely get the update with your current config) or flash it manually.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/07/29 | 994 | 3,877 | <issue_start>username_0: My LG Android phone keeps telling me that it has low storage available. I have looked through the apps and have 5 text msgs on the phone.
It seems like I keep deleting and deleting and it keeps coming back!
Why do my actions not work and what can I do?<issue_comment>username_1: In a normal usage, low storage warning comes up when the internal memory is getting nearly full. The most likely reason for this is the applications count is on the rise over a period of time. To know what are the applications that occupies more space, you can goto Settings->Applications->Storage use. You can see entire applications that are installed on your phone (both pre installed and that you had installed). Together with the name of the application, you can see its size.
How to get rid of this warning:
The only way to get rid of this warning is to free up the internal memory. This can be done in several ways. The best would be to investigate the above said list to spot the applications that you do not need and uninstalling them. The next best option would be to move the application to your SD card. Few applications, they themselves does this during installation and few does not and requires little force. Among the later there are few which are stubborn to work only on internal memory.
There are apps like [Link2SD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5idWFrLkxpbmsyU0QiXQ..), [Apps2SD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmEwc29mdC5ncGhvbmUuYXBwMnNkIl0.) etc. that will enable you to move apps from internal memory to SD card. I use Link2SD and I would recommend it. It is best to try the application after moving to SD card for its proper working. The system applications are best to be left on internal storage.
SMS/Text messages and contacts do occupy some memory but in par with the applications, their foot print is quite small.
Could you post about the contents of those text messages? Sometimes service provider do send few text messages for APN settings.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Many times it is not the apps themselves taking up all the internal storage, but rather data they keep *cached* (i.e. not your mentioned 5 text messages, but rather things like browser cache, temporary files (though the latter should be gone on reboot), and the like).
Now while you can go to the place mentioned by username_1 to check all apps separately (*Settings->Applications->Storage use*) for cache used (and tap the delete-cache button where appliable), and you probably have to start that way as your limited internal storage most likely doesn't allow for additional apps being installed, there are apps around to ease these steps:
* [eClean](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.eclean) is a high-rated app claiming to automatically care for a lot of cache storage like app cache, search- and browser history and more, and even claims it can do so automatically (starting an on-boot service)
* [1Tap Cleaner](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.acc.free) is a similar, also high rated app
* [1-Tap Clean Cache](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tw.nicky.CleanCache) has a high rating as well, and cares for your apps cache
* [Cache Cleaner](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.menue.cacheclear) is another high-rated app caring for caches and history
Many more apps are available on the play store, but the mentioned four give you a good starting point. Of course, if you are low on internal storage, and run at least Android 2.2 or higher, you could also consider moving some of your rarely used app to SD using App2SD. Moreover, uninstalling apps no longer used is always a good idea.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/07/30 | 360 | 1,331 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to filter some web sites I visit by running a local web proxy like Privoxy to get rid of the ads and simplify the layout.
Does someone know of a good web proxy for Android?<issue_comment>username_1: There has been a port of Privoxy for Android, it was available in the Play Store but has been deleted: Old and broken [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.galoula.Privoxy) link.
The author's site has a page still [here](http://android.galoula.com/en/Privoxy/) but no downloadalbe .apk.
You might have luck by asking him for an .apk. I don't know of any other port, alas.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As username_1 pointed out, Privoxy just seems have to left the playstore within the last month. At the moment, the probably only candidate left seems to be [FilterProxy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=KRIS.android.FilterProxy).
On the other hand, if you have your device rooted, there are some additional possibilities working by manipulating the device's local hosts file. A quite good candidate in that case would be [AdAway](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway), with the alternative of using [AdFree](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree) and several other candidates.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/07/30 | 367 | 1,336 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded and installed facelock.apk on my Motorola Android tablet (running 4.0.3) but it fails with "Face unlock couldn't start.".
What's the reason? What can I do to get it working?<issue_comment>username_1: There has been a port of Privoxy for Android, it was available in the Play Store but has been deleted: Old and broken [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.galoula.Privoxy) link.
The author's site has a page still [here](http://android.galoula.com/en/Privoxy/) but no downloadalbe .apk.
You might have luck by asking him for an .apk. I don't know of any other port, alas.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As username_1 pointed out, Privoxy just seems have to left the playstore within the last month. At the moment, the probably only candidate left seems to be [FilterProxy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=KRIS.android.FilterProxy).
On the other hand, if you have your device rooted, there are some additional possibilities working by manipulating the device's local hosts file. A quite good candidate in that case would be [AdAway](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway), with the alternative of using [AdFree](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree) and several other candidates.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/07/30 | 260 | 1,002 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to *just* use a headset's mic but keep the phone's ear-speaker active?<issue_comment>username_1: After some further research I think it's not possible.
At least on a level where one is not modifying the OS.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Definitely not possible, the audio routing is something of a mutually exclusive/flip-flop principle.
If the headset is plugged in, the routing goes to the headset and is taken away from the in-built ear-piece. Vice-versa, if no headset is plugged in, the in-built-ear piece is used.
Likewise, for when during in-call without headset, audio routing goes to both ear-piece and mouth-piece, no other mp3/music cannot be played. For vice-versa, when no calls are happening, audio is routed to the speakers...
That shows what is actually involved in, what is known as "Audio routing" and is very complicated process hence the emphasis on mutual exclusivity/flip-flip operations of the audio fundamentals.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/30 | 894 | 3,225 | <issue_start>username_0: Problem: I have an internal flash drive (`/sdcard`) with "stuff I don't like losing". Due to a bug in ClockworkMod Recovery, it got wiped the other day. I had been manually backing up my entire card to my local computer every so often, but it was a manual process.
I have a Box.com account. I have a Dropbox account. I have a Google Drive account. I want to automate uploading everything to one of those services (preferably Box, as I got in on the 50GB promo they did). I'm assuming this exists as a free or one-time purchase app, but all I can find are "back up services" that require a subscription. I use Titanium Backup to back up my apps, I take full images of my phone via CWM every so often, but I can't pass all that data to the cloud (well, TiBu will upload to Box/Dropbox, but that's not everything).
Dropbox has a built-in image backup that will automatically upload any pictures I take to my account. Google+ can do the same to my G+ account. However, that's still only a portion of what exists on my internal storage. I want something that will grab everything else. Ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: If your device is rooted, you might want to take a look at [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup), which has built-in support for Dropbox, Box and Google drive.
As for your "special folder", I'd say you will probably like [FTPSyncX](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.syncoorp.FTPSyncX_Pro) -- which allows you automatically sync with Dropbox as well as with your local PC via SSH, FTP, and others. The latter can happen automatically all xx Minutes when your Wifi is in reach, or when any Wifi is in reach, or generally... And the App is well supported. Alternatively, there is [FolderSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full), additionally offering support for SkyDrive, SugarSync, Ubuntu One, Box.net, LiveDrive, Google Drive, Google Docs, HiDrive, NetDocuments, Amazon S3 and WebDAV.
**FTPSyncX:**
 
**FolderSync:**
 
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I would recommend you to use [SanDisk Memory Zone](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sandisk.mz&hl=en) available from Google Play Store.
Once you have installed the app, run it and it will scan your entire SD card and the internal memory of your device.
After that, choose a cloud storage provider where you would want to backup all the data.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I know this comes a little late, but for the sake of others like myself who stumbled upon this question (in my case, it matches word for word my needs, it's spooky) I found something that suits me well.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.kowalczuk.rsync4android>
It's rsync over SSH and works very well - provided you're already familiar with both.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/30 | 198 | 847 | <issue_start>username_0: With my Android tablet, the Gallery shows images from an old Blogger blog that I used to use (the blog belongs to my Google account, obviously).
I currently have a WordPress blog hosted on my own web space, and I would really like to have the same functionality--some way to have the images that are hosted on my WordPress blog show up in my Gallery.
Is there any way to do this currently?<issue_comment>username_1: **No.**
The blogger images showed up because they're hosted in Picasa which is integrated into the Android gallery.
But as a workaround you could host your images on Picasa and link to them from your blog.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Well you can allways make an app that pulls the pictures from an rss feed or php webservice from the site and then shows them up
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/07/30 | 365 | 1,309 | <issue_start>username_0: Mobile operators in Brazil have added a leading digit, but *only* for São Paulo numbers. Now, both landline numbers (in São Paulo and otherwise) and mobile numbers from other states have 8 digits, while São Paulo mobile numbers have 9 (in addition to the optional area code that's 2 digits).
I'd like 8-digit numbers to be formatted like 1234-5678 and 9-digit numbers formatted like 123-456-789. Is this possible?
I've read the answers to following questions and none of them anwers this question:
* [Is it somehow possible to change the format of a telephone number being displayed?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/3527/is-it-somehow-possible-to-change-the-format-of-a-telephone-number-being-displaye)
* [The Way Numbers Are Displayed/Broken Up](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/25920/the-way-numbers-are-displayed-broken-up)<issue_comment>username_1: **No.**
The blogger images showed up because they're hosted in Picasa which is integrated into the Android gallery.
But as a workaround you could host your images on Picasa and link to them from your blog.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Well you can allways make an app that pulls the pictures from an rss feed or php webservice from the site and then shows them up
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/07/30 | 893 | 3,654 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy Nexus (rooted, running stock Jellybean). When I place it in the car dock, my screen gets flooded with notifications for "shell granted superuser access," and after a few minutes something attempts to send an email, which I know because it raises the "Select an application to continue" dialog box with choices between Gmail and Email; if I allow it to continue, it simply provides me with a bug reporting email message with no pre-filled recipient, a screen shot of my lock screen, and a 4.7MB(!) textfile.
When I check the superuser log, all of the last 200 events are for "shell," all within a second of each other, which tells me that the actual count of superuser accesses is far higher than that. Consulting the log indicates that the `su` process is being used to run a bunch of different diagnostics (one for `lsof`, one per running process, one per sqlite database, and so on). So this tells me that it's actually the bug reporting process that is causing the "shell granted superuser access" messages to pop up. Also, the `su` instance being used is not the third-party root one but `/system/xbin/su` - and this process is terminating with exit code 127.
I have never seen this behavior occur anywhere else - it is only when I dock the phone to the car dock when plugged into my car (plugging it into a USB AC adapter doesn't cause this behavior, which is especially strange). I have written a small application that uses [UiModeManager](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/UiModeManager.html) to artificially enter car mode, but doing that does not cause the issue to occur; [aLogcat](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jtb.alogcat) doesn't show anything interesting while the issue is actually happening.
I am running Apex Launcher instead of the default, but these notifications occur regardless of what's in the foreground (the first time it happened, Maps was running in navigation mode), and whether I have a Car Home-specific shell installed or not.<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried setting superuser to always prompt, then stick the phone into the dock? That's the first thing I'd try, because then Superuser at least should be asking you questions before allowing anything to happen, which should allow you to get a hint as to what's going on.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It's a built-in bug report feature.
<http://rootzwiki.com/topic/16019-keeps-asking-me-to-email-bug-report/#entry410481>
>
> This is built into Android. It is a debugging tool that lets you send a bug report. It
> sends to you because you manually triggered it.
>
>
> It is very easy to trigger it, even accidentally. If you press both volume buttons and the power button at the same time, it will vibrate once. Then it takes nearly a full minute before the phone vibrates three times and the bug report pops up. It also doesn't seem to keep processing when the phone is asleep, so if you accidentally do it when say checking the time or something, it will not show up until the next time you unlock your phone. It is easy to trigger and I have done it by accident quite a few times when either checking the time or taking a screenshot (it is pretty easy to press both volume keys accidentally when taking a screenshot).
>
>
> You can disable the bug report function by going to /system/bin/ and deleting or renaming bugreport and bugmailer.sh, but I am not sure if this will affect the ability to send bug reports for other system apps. Then it won't happen anymore. It can also be disabled in the ROM code by the developer.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/07/30 | 461 | 1,643 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Asus Nexus 7 tablet, and was trying to connecting it in MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode to my Samsung Series 5 laptop running Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium Edition. I have a bunch of Android development tools installed also, and typically have my devices connected using the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) driver.
When I first attempted to connect my Nexus 7 to my laptop to use in MTP mode, it simply *refused to show up in Windows Explorer*. Finally, I figured out that I had to uninstall the ADB device ("Android Phone") from *Device Manager* and then it would work correctly in MTP mode.
Any ideas why this is? Is MTP mode trumped by the ADB USB Driver?
**Note**: I always had *USB Debugging* disabled on the Nexus 7, so it wasn't that.<issue_comment>username_1: I've had some trouble myself hooking up my nexus 7 with a windows 7 computer, even though I'd figure the device is new, Windows would be able to locate and download drivers itself.
Its probably some conflict between the two, have you tried first installing the ADB driver after installing the nexus 7 as an MTP device?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Although I'm surprised it didn't work in Windows 7 out of the box (it worked on my PC) there is a way to fix it.
Please open C:\Windows\inf\wpdmtp.inf in Notepad and add following
```
; Nexus 7
%GenericMTP.DeviceDesc%=MTP, USB\MS_COMP_MTP
%GenericMTP.DeviceDesc%=MTP, USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E42&MI_00
```
In two places - at the end of sections `[Generic.NTx86]` and `[Generic.NTamd64]`
This method will also work on Windows 7 **after** installing Windows Media Player 11.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/07/30 | 712 | 2,794 | <issue_start>username_0: With ICS my phone now ALWAYS mounts my SD card as an external drive when I plug it into a computer. Sometimes I just want power, especially if I am trying to play a game that's on my SD card.
Under the previous version I had the option to connect JUST for charging, without talking to the computer at all. Is there a way to get this functionality back w/ an ICS device?<issue_comment>username_1: Answer
======
With Android 4.0 ICS, charge only mode is no longer available.
Unfortunately there's no app to deal with this issue AFAIK.
You can try, but I believe that this isn't possible with your phone, but for future readers, placing the phone in "media transfer mode", allows access to SD cards on both phone and computer.
---
Further into this matter
========================
One can always disable the "automount" feature from the host OS:
**Windows 7**
1. Click "start";
2. At the search box type "autoplay";
3. Select "AutoPlay" from the search results list, should be under "Control Panel";
4. Find the "Mixed content" option and select "take no action" from the selectbox.
This will effectively disable Automount for devices like mobile phones. By my tests, the phone doesn't ask to "turn on USB storage" either.
**Ubuntu**
1. Using GUI:
1. Access the "Software Center";
2. Search for "dconf editor";
3. Install and after, open it;
4. Navigate to "org" -> "gnome" -> "desktop" -> "media-handling";
5. Un-tick "automount" and "automount-open".
2. Using Command Line:
1. Open the terminal;
2. Type `gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount false`.
Use `true` to enable it again.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can plug the phone in and charge it using a powered USB hub that's not connected to a computer, this will just charge without mounting drives.
It sounds like something you probably won't have handy, but have a look at your PC's screen. Many modern screens have powered USB sockets, but aren't actually connected to the PC (unless you plug a second USB A->B cable between the screen and PC which many people never do).
I charge my phone at work this way by plugging it into the screen, as we're not allowed to plug un-approved USB devices into our PCs (and if we do they're actively blocked).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: From your home screen go to your settings. Depending on the phone ( I have the HTC EVO Design 4G for Boost Mobile) you should see an option for "Connect to PC". Select this option and you should see two things. The first is "Default Connection Type" and the second is "Ask me". Ask me will have a box beside that you would check. Once checked and you exit back tothe home screen any time you connect to your PC itwill bring up the prompt again.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/30 | 688 | 2,667 | <issue_start>username_0: is it possible for me to connect to `http://localhost` websites on my laptop from my phone without any internet connection?
Phone is Samsung Galaxy W. Laptop Acer with Windows 7.
The server I'm using on the laptop is XAMPP at the moment, but this can be changed if another program is easier.
Basically, I want to connect to my laptop server from the phone without router or internet connection.
I know the phone is supposed to have hotspot functionality, does this work without internet (just bought it so I don't know much about it yet)?<issue_comment>username_1: Assuming the phone and your laptop are on the same network AND the web server is listening on the right ports, you should be able to just use the local IP of your laptop.
`http://192.168.1.100/` (or whatever the IP address happens to be)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: One solution to your problem probably is [Reverse Tether](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.littlelan.ReverseTether.Paid):
 
Other than your hotspot functionality (which lets you use your phones Internet connection with other devices via Wifi), this allows you to use your computers network via USB, as the screenshots imply. Thus your phone gets a (configurable) IP address (pic1: "Desired IP") matching your computers (pic1: "Gateway IP"; it is important that both are part of the same subnet), and then you can access your computers web services from your Android device as described before (using the computer's IP).
Drawback: This solution requires your device to be rooted. I will check further, maybe I find a similar solution not requiring root, and then will update my answer with that new information.
**UPDATE:**
If your computer is equipped with Wifi, an "[adhoc connection](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network)" could also provide a solution. You might want to take a look at the question [How to connect android wifi to adhoc wifi?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5100928/how-to-connect-android-wifi-to-adhoc-wifi) for details on this. And there is a brand new article just published today at PC Advisor: [Connect Android phone to Ad Hoc network](http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google-android/3372947/connect-android-phone-ad-hoc-network/), which might be even more helpful to you.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Can be done through a bluetooth PAN network using the internet sharing feature on smartphone. As soon as both belong in same PAN network, smartphone can navigate host's web server.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/07/30 | 195 | 727 | <issue_start>username_0: When I first connected my phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) to a bluetooth device, I was prompted that the device wanted to access my contacts.
I mistakenly clicked `Do Not Ask Again` but I want to undo that. Is there a way to do this?
I'm running ice cream sandwich.<issue_comment>username_1: Try putting the device in discovery mode before you sync it on your phone. I ran into the same issue and that is how I resolve it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Another way is, go to
1. Settings -> Apps
2. slide to "All" category and choose "Bluetooth Share"
3. scroll down a bit, click "clear defaults"
This way you can reset any "do not ask me again" or "use this as default" of any app.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/30 | 768 | 3,134 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got an Android phone. I have just reset it to its factory default settings and set a password for unlocking the phone. However, even when it is locked and the screen displays a text box with a text entry keyboard, hooking the phone via USB to Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS out of the box causes a popup to show up above the password request screen, which allows you to confirm the mounting of the phone's SD Card onto the filesystem in location /mount/328D-1EEE . Of course, the SD card could be removed from the phone and read using a card reader anyways, so perhaps this isn't as much of a security concern.
On the other hand, is it possible to read and transfer files to and from the phone's "internal, rather than external, memory", and to and from that little bit of space that is present on the phone's SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card? If yes, then is this possible by mounting the internal memory or SIM card onto the Linux /media directory? I don't see these ones automount when I connect the USB cable, so I'm wondering if there is a way to do it manually.<issue_comment>username_1: [FTPServer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lutey.FTPServer)
==========================================================================
It's available from [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lutey.FTPServer) free of charge. I'm able to connect to my phone from Windows, Linux and MAC, visualize my entire device contents performing download and upload operations. The best part is, you don't need to use USB.
Just set the mount point (default dir) to `/` and you're good to go.
**Note:** Some operations require ROOT as to fully manipulate files, like system files.
Features:
---------
>
> * UTF-8 support
> * Restrict connections to selected wireless networks
> * Access while on 3G (if supported by the mobile network)
> * Restrict access to specific folder
> * Verbose log output to trace connections/access and help in error solving
> * Remote shutdown with custom ("SITE SHUTDOWN" command)
>
>
>
### Screen Shots:
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What memory is offered on USB-Plug differs between devices. Most of them offer the external SD-Card (if present), some the internal eMMC card. Some even seem to offer a virtual CDRom drive (probably containing some device-specific stuff like drivers). But I've never heard of any giving access to the SIM this way, or even to system ressources. Of course, at least the latter is possible using 3rd party utilities (see username_1's answer for an example). But access to the SIM should be almost impossible this way.
This all applies to Android up to Gingerbread. Starting with ICS (4.x), things become a bit different as UMS ([USB mass storage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_mass_storage_device_class)) support was swapped in favour of MTP ([Media transfer protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol)). But basically, above said should still be true as to what is possible to access and what is not.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/07/31 | 450 | 1,638 | <issue_start>username_0: On my phone I mostly send emails to myself and I'd like to save the few clicks from selecting a recipient.
Is there a way to prepopulate the "To:" field with my address?
Or any other email client which supports this? It has to support Hotmail.<issue_comment>username_1: You could create a shortcut on your home screen to your Contact info.
First make sure you've got an entry for yourself in your Contacts with your email address (not the "Me" Contact, but an extra one).
Then go into your Applications screen, tap the Widgets tab at the top, find either the 4x1 or 1x1 "Contact" widget and add that to an empty spot on your Home screen, when prompted find your Contact in the list.
Now when you want to create a new email just tap your Contact icon on the Home screen, tap the EMail icon and it should open up a new email, with your email pre-populated in the To box.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I know it's a workaround, but I frequently use [SelfMail](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.javatomic.drupal&hl=en), which adds itself to the pretty-much-universal "Share" action. As an example, open a picture, select Share, and pick it from the list.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: * You could just save drafts (with GMail), no need to send the massage at all.
or
* You do not need to use the "To:" header to send yourself mail at all but instead can send email to a `default-BCC field and leave the "To:" empty.
[K9](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9) allows this:
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/07/31 | 497 | 1,963 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to sync only *some* folders of Dropbox?
I have 5GB+ files on Dropbox cloud, but only want a few folders to be synced to my Galaxy Tab 7.7.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes there's a way. It's called [Foldersync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full). It allows you to set up folder pairs to sync and the full version even allows you to sync on changes. It also supports several other cloud services.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use a different account for the phone, and just share the folders you want to sync to the phone account.
15 Oct
Saw a down-vote, so perhaps it was not clear.
It is quite easy to share files between Dropbox accounts.
Of course this is only relevant if you use a DropBox app that doesn't allow selective syncing.
(There are many DropBox apps)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I have a Galaxy Tablet (GT-N8013). In the dropbox application, you can 'star' specific files or folders to download to your device. This is useful if your tablet will be offline (no wifi) for a period of time. Changes that you make to the document on the tablet will be saved to your dropbox folder,and when you re-connect to the internet will become available almost immediately.
If you are going to be somewhere that has wifi, the dropbox folder allows you to open the documents from dropbox, use them, make changes or notes, and save back to dropbox. This makes it very easy to take documents to meetings via the tablet using the dropbox folder.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: In the Dropbox app, you can press and hold a file, then choose "Favorite". This will store it locally and make it available for offline access.
The option is not available for folders, so if you want access to a new file you'll need to sync, then mark each new file for download.
Jeepers, though, they didn't make this easy to find!!
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/31 | 911 | 3,084 | <issue_start>username_0: A newb question, as I just received my wife's HTC Desire: Where can I check how much bandwidth it uses (or used during certain time period)? Her contract only includes 500MB a month, so she needs to be able to monitor this.<issue_comment>username_1: Have a look at [3G Watchdog](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.rgruet.android.g3watchdog&hl=en). You can add a homescreen widget, and even disable 3G once you get to a predefined limit.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Mentioned [3G Watchdog](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.rgruet.android.g3watchdog) probably is the best choice. Alternatively, you might want to take a look at...
* [NetCounter](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.jaqpot.netcounter)
* [Traffic Counter Extended](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carl.trafficcounter)
* [Mobile Counter](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileCounter)
* [Net Traffic Counter](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.forcas.netstat)
...which also cover your needs. Might be you like one of them more :)
Talking about more, I obviously missed...
* [Traffic Monitor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioopt.widget)
* [Traffic Monitor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.menue.netcounter) (same name -- other app; this one goes as deep as on per-app stats)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: <NAME> did a talk during last Google I/O where he spoke about it:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwC1OlJo5VM>
Watch around 25 minutes.
He suggested:
* Logcat logging
* ARO tool from AT&T
* Network Statistics in DDMS
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Really surprised this wasn't posted already, but check out [My Data Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5tb2JpZGlhLmFuZHJvaWQubWRtIl0.).
I am very happy with it! It has a notification view of data used on both network and wifi that only shows when you expand the bar (so it's not annoying).
It has support for how much data your plan is for, when your bill comes, and has great graphs of each application's usage, and even time running!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: [Onavo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onavo.android.onavoid) has generally been well received, both on iOS and Android. It has widgets and some fairly nicely drawn bar graphs to make the data easier to digest.
You can also pair it with their other offering, [Onavo Extend](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onavo.android.onavoics), which will compress your requests and route them through a proxy server in order to save bandwidth (similar concept as Opera Mini). It's worth noting, though, that if you're truly concerned about privacy issues then you may want to steer clear of Extend, as all of your data will pass through Onavo's servers (though they say they don't monitor/collect it, of course). They claim up to 5x compression rates.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/31 | 320 | 1,231 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a strange issue. I have downloaded some WMV files on my Android to watch them while offline. I watched some of them and now all of a sudden I see "sorry, video cannot be played". None of the videos work any more, not even the ones I watched.
How can I fix this? Please don't suggest WMV players. It worked, now it no longer works and I want to fix it. Reboot didn't help either.
Any clues?
(HTC Wildfire S)<issue_comment>username_1: Wait for the next update, or download [VLC Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon) in the meantime.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I had this problem with videos that used to play and then simply don't anymore. It's not your video player or the video format, its something screwy with Android's file system.
Solution:
Download Rescan Media app from Google Play store. Install and run, but do not enable the auto-close feature; just run it then minimize. Your files should play now.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: ! discovered MP4 videos from an external sources sometimes have too high of resolution. You need a converter (many free versions on-line) to reduce the size to an acceptable size.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/07/31 | 1,068 | 3,995 | <issue_start>username_0: There are many contacts in which I have more than one phone number listed. I want to call the default number of the contact directly without going to the Infinity view and select the number to call. How to do this?<issue_comment>username_1: You can create a "Direct Dial" shortcut on your home screen to do this:
1. On Android 1.x through 2.x (and on some replacement Launcher apps on newer OS versions) long-press on empty home screen space, and select `Shortcuts -> Direct dial`. On Android 3.x and above, open the app tray, and swipe to Widgets. Then find the `Direct dial` widget and drag/drop it to the home screen.
2. Select the contact's phone number from the list.
Now by tapping on the created shortcut you will call the number directly, as opposed to having to select the number from drop-down.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: As 3rd party apps are acceptable, there are some available which look promising. Not sure, though, that they completely fulfill the request, they should still be worth a look:
* [GO Contacts EX](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jbapps.contactpro) -- from the well-known GO-Team, and with an excellent rating. Feature list mentions two things: "Smart dialing" (just type a part of the number, and it will be found) -- and "speed dial". The former is not what you look for, the latter is probably something like "favorites on 0 to 9".
* [DW Contacts & Phone & Dialer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dw.contacts.free) promises the dialer "has many options to make it exactly to your wishes"
* [exDialer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer) offers "speed dial" and promises a lot of flexibility
* [Dialer One](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kz.mek.DialerOne) is also worth a try -- feature-rich, high rated and regularly updated
* [Angel Dialer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=thinkpanda.dialer) seems to be highly configurable (and again is high rated)
* [Eir Fast Dialer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eir.dialer3) -- as the name suggest, this one promises fast dialing, and seems a promising candate indeed
As said, I cannot promise any of those will do exactly what you wish. But having checked many of them, these seem to be the best candidates. Personally, I'm not initiating too many calls, so I'm still contend with the default dialer...
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: In my rooted LG Optimus One (P500) I did the following in my stock contact application:
1. Added an existing contact with more than one phone number to my favourite list.
2. Opened that contact and long pressed on the phone number which I would like to make it as default. This is not required, if there a number is already assigned as default.
3. In my favourites list, I see the contact name and a button with phone icon. Touching the phone icon now calls the default number.
This is also verified with default contact app of <NAME> SK17i running 4.0.3 (stock and unrooted)
The same can also be done without adding to favourites. Long press of the contact in the contact list opens up a menu. In that menu, touching "call contact" calls the default number.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Open the contact and:
* Option 1: long press the desired phone number. A pop up will appear. Select Set Default.
* Option 2: press menu button and select Mark as default.
My phone uses Android 4.0.3.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I am quite surprised this has not been said here yet...
You can slide the list item of your contact to the right to directly call the default number. Also, you can slide it left to send a message to that number.
To set the default, long press on the number and "mark as default" or via the menu button, in the desired contact view.
I saw this on Android 2.2 and 2.3 on my Samsung Galaxy Fit. I'm not sure the same dialer app is used on other phones...
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/31 | 580 | 2,311 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Desire C, just a couple of weeks old. I also have a new job and decided to add my work email account via Exchange activeSync, however once it became apparent that I was giving up rights and functionality (such as the screen pattern lock) for my own phone I decided to remove it.
I removed the administrator, which automatically removed the email account, however I am still unable to restore the screen pattern lock. I've restarted the handset a couple of times, no help.
I seem to have no options to view or delete and administrator accounts (presumably, and hopefully, because there are none now).
I've read the [similar question](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/1568/16265) posted here and the answers but they don't help me sadly. Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Converting my comment into an answer, as it proofed according to its follow-ups:
In a [thread at XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511257), a user states:
>
> I had the same problem when i tried to setup an exchange email account and installed a certificate. Fixed it by deleting all certificates. Settings>Security>Clear credintials
>
>
>
So I'd suggest you just do that.
For additional information, also take a look at [this thread at Android-Forums](http://androidforums.com/hp-touchpad/522034-disable-lock-screen.html), which deals with the same problem you mention as example in your question ("screen pattern lock" -- here: disable lock screen).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You'll need to follow some simple steps to remove Exchange Active Sync password from Android.
Steps:
1. Settings
2. Backup & reset
3. Settings reset (resets phone to its original settings without erasing user data)
4. reset phone.
Mobile restarts automatically and you get happy.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to settings, find themail "Accounts" section and click on the "Google" sub section. Your Google accounts should be displayed. Click on the account you don't want and the. In the bottom right corner of your phone screen there should be an option to " Remove Account". Click this and youp problem should be solved ^-^
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I went to **Security - Device Maintenance** and deleted the corporate email setting
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/07/31 | 537 | 2,028 | <issue_start>username_0: I find Outlook 2007 slow and bloated. Before I check Outlook 2010 to see if it's any better, I was curious to know if there's a PIM (Personal Information Manager) that can sync with Android smartphones through USB.
At this point, [EssentialPIM](http://www.essentialpim.com/?r=android) can only sync through wifi. Ditto for [MyLifeOrganized](http://www.mylifeorganized.net/), which only handles to-do lists anyway.
Is there just no USB-capable alternative to MS Outlook?
Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: Converting my comment into an answer, as it proofed according to its follow-ups:
In a [thread at XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511257), a user states:
>
> I had the same problem when i tried to setup an exchange email account and installed a certificate. Fixed it by deleting all certificates. Settings>Security>Clear credintials
>
>
>
So I'd suggest you just do that.
For additional information, also take a look at [this thread at Android-Forums](http://androidforums.com/hp-touchpad/522034-disable-lock-screen.html), which deals with the same problem you mention as example in your question ("screen pattern lock" -- here: disable lock screen).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You'll need to follow some simple steps to remove Exchange Active Sync password from Android.
Steps:
1. Settings
2. Backup & reset
3. Settings reset (resets phone to its original settings without erasing user data)
4. reset phone.
Mobile restarts automatically and you get happy.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to settings, find themail "Accounts" section and click on the "Google" sub section. Your Google accounts should be displayed. Click on the account you don't want and the. In the bottom right corner of your phone screen there should be an option to " Remove Account". Click this and youp problem should be solved ^-^
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I went to **Security - Device Maintenance** and deleted the corporate email setting
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/01 | 662 | 2,582 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any app that can secretly duplicate every photo/video right after it was taken?
Maybe using [inotify](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inotify)?
Update:
I was thinking about this while reading a story about a journalist whose phone was taken by the politician's bodyguards when he was trying to film their illegal bahavior.<issue_comment>username_1: If I'm not mistaken Dropbox automatically synchronizes all your photos as soon as you take them. I dont think there is an app that saves the photo in two places. What you can also do is set up a cron job every 5 minutes or so to copy new photos in another directory.
Personally I think the Dropbox solution is better to do. On the other hand you can always create your own application to do so :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: That very much depends how and where you place the "secret", and what other conditions/restrictions are in place. Network storage (such as cloud services or email) e.g. require a network connection to be present, and the transfer might be noticed. A local copy might not have the copy-process noticed, but the copies could be found, in most times easily when using a file explorer. Your "secret act" might also indicate infringment on a 3rd persons privacy (if only your own photos are involved, then why the secrecy?), which not only would be indecent, but also may incur a penalty (no accusing, just a hint).
But assuming completely legal application, there might be a few options available:
* [photoCopy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.am.fi) backups photos to email. The app's description states: "when the program runs, there is no indication at all"
* [Photo Auto Uploader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrisstreeter.android.picasauploader) automatically uploads pictures to Picasa or Facebook after pictures are captured
* [Auto Uploader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aguilar.freeuploader) does the same for configured services
* [FolderSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.lite) can synchronize your photo's folder (and of course others) periodically in the background -- to cloud services as well as to your home computer
There are more apps for each of the mentioned categories. There may also be some to create local copies, but I'm not aware of any at this time.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Now there's also [Auto Backup](https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2910392?hl=en&ref_topic=2907746) from Google.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/01 | 1,355 | 5,166 | <issue_start>username_0: Yesterday I upgraded my rooted LG Optimus One (P500) running v20g 2.3.3 to CM10 (unofficial) 4.1.1 through [this](http://www.theandroidsoul.com/cyanogenmod-10-cm10-based-android-4-1-jelly-bean-comes-optimus-one-p500/) post.
Since the new ROM is unofficial and is in alpha/beta stage there are few known problems. I am able to live up with those problems just to enjoy the new Jelly Bean. However one undocumented problem about download manager was discovered yesterday, which proved to me nasty.
When I attempt to install any app from Google Play Store, a progress bar appears saying "Downloading..." and the numerical progress indicator 'x/y Kb done' does not come up. At first I thought it should be problem with my WiFi, but other application seems to access Internet correctly. In concurrence to this behavior, the LEDs in my WiFi modem does not blink, which it usually does when there is a WiFi activity. Even small apps in the order of 150 Kb takes long time and eventually ends with error. However, I accidentally noticed that a combination of simultaneous downloads of more than one app, cancelling and starting again etc, made FEW of the downloads to actually progress while other still linger. So, it is clear that the download manager that Google Play Store relies on is trouble some in my case.
My question is how can I replace that download manager? Installing other download manager does not help as Google Play still uses the troublesome native one only.
Any ideas on how I can use some other download manager **for Google Play** or to mend the troublesome one?
BTW, I had tried: Turbo Download Manager, Download Manager for Android. They do not detect the download when i press "install" button in Google Play Store for an app. Trying other download manager is still a big pain as I have to download APK from other sites and transfer to my SD card to install.<issue_comment>username_1: While you intend to replace the stock download manager, but keep access to Google Play Store, since it's your trusted market, before that, you should try to find the reason as to why are you having troubles downloading apps:
Troubleshooting Download Issues
===============================
1. Is the device supported by Google Play Store?
You can confirm this from the [Supported Devices List](http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1727131) last updated 2012/06/29
2. Common quick checks:
* Restart your phone, then try downloading the app again.
* Confirm there is connectivity to either wireless or cellular networks on your device.
3. If behind a firewall, ensure that TCP and UDP 5228 ports aren’t blocked (they are required for Google Play).
4. Clear cache and data of both the Google Play Store app and the Download manager:
1. Visit Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications;
2. Tab over to "All";
3. Select the Google Play Store app, and then tap "Clear data" and "Clear cache";
4. Select Download manager and tap "Clear data" and "Clear cache".
Aditional information for troubleshooting can be found at [Google Play: Troubleshoot an issue](http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=1046719&parent=1100168&ctx=topic).
---
Alternatives
============
### Other App discovery Method
[Appbrain](http://www.appbrain.com/), an app discovery service that as per your request still uses Google Play Store as the source for the downloads provide.
It features a great instant download tool ([AppBrain App Market](http://www.appbrain.com/app/appbrain-app-market/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps)), a nice search function, a very clear interface and you can [sign-in](http://www.appbrain.com/login) with your Google account.
*One side note: This app still downloads via the stock download manager.*
### Alternative Markets
Alternative markets have their own download manager. They may be a solution, provided the issue does not lie with your current unofficial ROM:
* [Amazon Appstore for Android](http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=topnav_storetab_mas?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011)
While an alternative market, I've received a notice from the website stating:
>
> The Amazon Appstore is only available to customers located in the United States.
>
>
>
* [GetJar](http://www.getjar.com/)
Launched in 2004, it grows every day, counts 600.000+ apps, and 450.000+ registered developers. As an independent app store, not tied to any particular handset or carrier, it comes as an alternative solution for you.
* [AndroidPIT](http://www.androidpit.com/)
AndroidPIT is a Web 2.0 network and Android blog. Was created to bring togusername_2 Android experts, enthusiasts and developers. Apps are tested, at least one every day and reviews are published to help users on their decisions.
* [SlideME](http://slideme.org/)
Founded back in 2008, SlideME provides a 'Managed App-Store Service' and builds solutions as per market requirements.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try dettach your google play account from your device in settings accounts, then relog in,
Some custom roms you will not get ota updates via google in a rooted device.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/01 | 572 | 2,279 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the maximum size for an MMS message that any Android phone can handle? and is there a way to increase this size?<issue_comment>username_1: Basically the size of an MMS message depends on:
1. The size that the operator can handle;
2. The size that the phone can handle.
From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service):
>
> Although the standard does not specify a maximum size for a message, 300 kB is the current recommended size used by networks due to some limitations on the WAP gateway side.
>
>
>
There's no definitive answer to this subject due to the dependencies mentioned above. You can contact your operator and try to get a more accurate answer from them. Alternatively you can always test ;)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **Short Answer:**
The maximum size for MMS is rather carrier-dependent, and usually is set to 300kB. For your second question, you might want to check [Manually edit your max MMS size limit](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=662196).
**More details:**
As for changing the limit, there are several consideration to be taken. Sure one can alter any limits, but usually there's a good reason for their presence. As username_1 pointed out (see comment below), you may then be able to successfully send a message of, say, 1MB size -- but that doesn't necessarily mean the recipient is able to receive (let alone read) it. Consider the 300kB limit as "smallest common denominator" between your phones capability, your carriers capability/configuration and the receivers capability.
So if you are pretty sure what you are doing (say, you know your phone can handle 500k at least, the recipients phone can do so as well, and *both* your carriers support it), increasing the limit might enable you to exchange MMS up to 500k *with that recipient* -- while failing to do so with others.
To me, this was never a question. If I need send some message, I use email. It's cheaper than MMS, and works between phones and PCs and Macs and... Exception: the recipient has an "older phone model" without email capabilities. But then chances are good it cannot handle MMS either -- so I have to stick to 160 chars with SMS telling him to lookup his mail :)
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/08/01 | 1,097 | 4,398 | <issue_start>username_0: I have HTC Desire with Norwegian language set up. In Google play, all program descriptions are translated to Norwegian. I find this quite annoying because most of the translations are bad, and looks quite silly in Norwegian. Sometimes I need to imagine what it would be in English to understand what it say!
Is it possible to force the Google Play app to display all texts in original language?
**EDIT:**
I have realized that the issue is different for different apps.
Examples:
1. [AppLock](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.applock) by **DoMobile Lab**. This one is the description shown as badly translated to Norwegian in Google Play on my phone. When I go to Google Play in a browser on my PC, it shows description in English (My PC has English system language, and I have set up Google settings to use English).
2. [MindFeud](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.monkeybin.mindfeud) by **MonkeyBin Studios**. This is shown with English description in Google Play on my phone, but it has a button next to the description header you can click on to translate (which is a function in Google Play, probably using Google Translate). This is exactly how I want it to be.
3. [TvGuiden](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsforenbedreverden.tvguide) by **MeeTV AS**. This is a Norwegian app, and of course has good Norwegian description in Google Play on my phone. This is also fine with me, since it is a proper translation. When I go to Google Play in a browser on my PC, it shows description in English, which is evidence that it provides description both in English and Norwegian. In this case it's most likely written in Norwegian and additionally translated to English.
In example 1, I suspect the app vendor have translated using automatic tool and reports to Google Play having a translation for that language.
In example 2, the app vendor does not claim to have a translation to Norwegian, so in this case, it is shown in Google Play in English, with a button that the user can ***choose*** to get it translated.
Example 3 has a truly proper Norwegian translation done by humans, so the app vendor reports correctly to have a translation for Norwegian. It would be interesting to get experience from others on this app if it will be shown in English for users that has phone language set to other than Norwegian (example Hungarian).
Is this the result of some app vendors (ref. example 1) misunderstand how the translation system in Google Play is supposed to work?<issue_comment>username_1: Three methods available, depending from where are you accessing Google:
1. **Google Play app** usually uses the language defined on your device settings:
1. Tap your device "home";
2. Tap "settings";
3. Locate "Language & keyboard" and tap;
4. Under "Select language" you can define the language for your device that is also used by the Google Play App as to present you the information on your language.
2. **Accessing from a browser:** The Google Play Store sets the language by your IP address, you can update that definition by changing it at the footer (it will persist):
3. **For all Google Products:** From Gmail, you can access your [account settings](https://myaccount.google.com/language) and set the language that you prefer for Google Products:
1. Login to your Gmail account;
2. On the top right corner, click "account";
3. On the left vertical menu, click "language".
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This also annoyed me. My language is Hungarian, a hard-to-translate language. For example Google translated the "loop-device" to Hungarian as "rotating-device", which is a different thing. I think it is a really bad idea. The app, which does not have the user's native language built-in and the user doesn't speak any language of that app, then that user will not be able to understand and use that app normally. Also 9 of 10 translations aren't understandable.
So after that beginning I solved my problem. I installed Xposed and that appinfo module. Than I changed the language setting in the appinfo for Google Play. Lastly I cleared the cache of Google Play. And voilà! All in English and I can understand everything!
Upvotes: 4 |
2012/08/01 | 805 | 3,225 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Factory reset to restore performance? What are the disadvantages?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12802/factory-reset-to-restore-performance-what-are-the-disadvantages)
>
>
>
I have a Motorola Droid 2 Global phone, but it has become somewhat slow. It sometimes takes it a couple seconds to do simple things like calling someone.
Would it speed things up if I did a factory reset on my phone? Is there a simpler way to get everything working quickly?<issue_comment>username_1: I am assuming you have had your Droid 2 for a while; and have installed a lot of applications on it. I also assume that it is out-of-warranty.
Performing a factory reset will remove all your apps and data - and without apps to run, yes your system will feel faster.
However, as you add more apps over time, it will slow down again. Some apps like to run in the background, silently using up your devices available RAM.
From a quick search, I found that the Droid 2 comes with standard Motorola Bloatware. This software runs (and uses RAM) even if you have never launched it.
Since you are probably out-of-warranty for your device, you can root your it without fear. Software like [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en) can "Freeze" the applications so that they do not run, allowing more RAM for you and your apps.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: A factory reset *might* help here. But so does an atomic bomb help killing a mouse. You could also first check a couple of other things, as e.g.
* uninstall apps you no longer use
* [Clean the cache of apps](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/26647/why-does-my-phone-keep-telling-me-it-has-low-storage/26652#26652), which can free up a lot of precious internal storage (and as a side effect prevent some long scans there)
* check for apps which are running continuously (and even start at boot time), see if this behaviour is really needed. If it's not, see if you can change that in the settings of those apps. If not, either ask the developer for help -- or look out for an alternative/replacement.
Doing a factory reset will help you short-term -- but as soon as all the old stuff has been re-installed, your problems come back. Better to look for a long-term improvement.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Check other ways first, often older phone's get slower because of the number of background services and/or widgets that are running. If this is the case, resetting may improve performance, but only temporarily until you reinstall all those apps or widgets you needed. Remove less important widgets, and avoid apps that uses persistent background services.
Another possible reason is that you have lots of data and one of the various database in the system are accessed in sub optimal way. Updating apps or replacing it with an alternative may improve performance, trimming the amount of data is another possibility.
Another common issue is the home screen apps. Having seven screens is nice, but they also consume more memory and causes performance degradation, because you inevitably put more things into it.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/08/01 | 716 | 2,955 | <issue_start>username_0: I just moved our network access point to a different subnet (which has a different default gateway). After the change, all the laptop computers adjusted without much issue (some XP computers needed the "repair" option run on the connection). However, none of the Android phones have Internet access anymore. They can connect to the wireless access point without a problem, but they can't access the Internet. This only seems to happen on the Android phones. I am wondering if maybe it remembers the old settings and isn't picking up the new default gateway? What can I do to fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: Most likely, the device is still hanging out to the old network configuration and needs to be adjusted or cleared. There are a couple of methods that can be used to accomplish this. Lets start from the simplest:
1. **Reset the device Wi-Fi connection**.
Simple Wi-Fi connection reset, by turning off wireless and then turning it back on:
1. Tap the Menu button on your device;
2. Tap "Settings";
3. Tap "Wireless and Network";
4. Tap "Wi-Fi settings";
5. In the new screen, uncheck Wi-Fi to turn it off;
6. After Wi-Fi is turned off, tap the entry again to turn it back on.Test your connection to confirm if this worked. If not, continue to the next options.
---
2. **Forget about the network**
You can have your device forget the network and then re-add it, but for this to be possible, it needs to get out of range of the network, then:
1. From the previous location, long press the network you want to forget;
2. Tap over "Forget Network";
3. Get back within range, wait for the network to show up;
4. Enter the network password to join.At this point your device should have a new address and be working.
---
3. **Advanced Wi-Fi settings**
At this point is clear that you need to confirm all settings for your Wi-Fi connection:
1. Tap the Menu button on your device;
2. Tap "Settings";
3. Tap "Wireless and Network";
4. Tap "Wi-Fi settings";
5. Tap the Menu button again;
6. Tap "Advanced";From here you can confirm all the settings one by one and make sure they match your network requirements:
Use static IP address, Network Gateway, Netmask, DNS1 and DNS2.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Turns out it was a problem with the DNS servers my DHCP was serving up. The first two were local DNS servers. I don't know why they weren't working for android (they worked fine for the laptop computers), but as soon as I replaced the second local DNS server with a remote DNS server, things started working. It also appears that android only pays attention to the first two servers given by DHCP since I had other servers listed after my local server.
It seems kind of fishy that only the android phones had problems with the local DNS server. I wouldn't mind finding out what the underlying problem is, but changing the DNS servers is an acceptable workaround.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/01 | 760 | 2,949 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How to move phone contacts to Google?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/637/how-to-move-phone-contacts-to-google)
>
>
>
I am using my New Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone.
In My Contacts, I see that some are in SIM Memory, Some are in Phone Memory while others are in Google Accounts.
In the Import/Export Option, I see Import/Export to SD card and Import/Export to SIM Card.
I want to copy all my contacts in phone and sim memory to my Google Account. How do I do that? Is there any way to do it rather than doing it manually?<issue_comment>username_1: Most likely, the device is still hanging out to the old network configuration and needs to be adjusted or cleared. There are a couple of methods that can be used to accomplish this. Lets start from the simplest:
1. **Reset the device Wi-Fi connection**.
Simple Wi-Fi connection reset, by turning off wireless and then turning it back on:
1. Tap the Menu button on your device;
2. Tap "Settings";
3. Tap "Wireless and Network";
4. Tap "Wi-Fi settings";
5. In the new screen, uncheck Wi-Fi to turn it off;
6. After Wi-Fi is turned off, tap the entry again to turn it back on.Test your connection to confirm if this worked. If not, continue to the next options.
---
2. **Forget about the network**
You can have your device forget the network and then re-add it, but for this to be possible, it needs to get out of range of the network, then:
1. From the previous location, long press the network you want to forget;
2. Tap over "Forget Network";
3. Get back within range, wait for the network to show up;
4. Enter the network password to join.At this point your device should have a new address and be working.
---
3. **Advanced Wi-Fi settings**
At this point is clear that you need to confirm all settings for your Wi-Fi connection:
1. Tap the Menu button on your device;
2. Tap "Settings";
3. Tap "Wireless and Network";
4. Tap "Wi-Fi settings";
5. Tap the Menu button again;
6. Tap "Advanced";From here you can confirm all the settings one by one and make sure they match your network requirements:
Use static IP address, Network Gateway, Netmask, DNS1 and DNS2.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Turns out it was a problem with the DNS servers my DHCP was serving up. The first two were local DNS servers. I don't know why they weren't working for android (they worked fine for the laptop computers), but as soon as I replaced the second local DNS server with a remote DNS server, things started working. It also appears that android only pays attention to the first two servers given by DHCP since I had other servers listed after my local server.
It seems kind of fishy that only the android phones had problems with the local DNS server. I wouldn't mind finding out what the underlying problem is, but changing the DNS servers is an acceptable workaround.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/01 | 705 | 2,772 | <issue_start>username_0: Few months ago, I restored a full Nandroid backup which was created few hours ago. When I booted up, everything went fine, but Gmail & Google+ went out of sync. Perhaps, it was a timestamp problem.
Problem was this: If I read an email on web, the read status was reflected to app, but reverse wasn't true. If I read an email on app, the read status wasn't reflected to web or other devices/apps.
The exactly same thing was with Google+ notification read status.
I cleared data of Gmail app and the problem was fixed. I did the same thing with Google+ app, but no benefit. I even uninstalled & reinstalled the Google+ app, but again no benefit.
I left that for months. I have notified Google, updated to every new version, but the problem is still here even today.
How to fix it? Don't suggest factory reset, please.
Device: Samsung Galaxy S with ICS (rooted)<issue_comment>username_1: I assume you have checked the sync options of your google+ account to make sure it is set to sync regularly.
Have you tried removing not ony the app but also the account from the phone, doing a restart and then adding the google account back again?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You state you're running ICS on your Galaxy S so I assume it's CM9 or so and rooted.
Some thoughts of mine:
* Do you have any sort of firewall set up (e.g. droidwall)? That has bitten me often so far.
* Is there a 2nd device where it does not happen?
Just trying to sort out a general problem with your account or G+
* Maybe G+ doesn't even sync by itself but *outsources* some of it to other GApps (or the Android framework)? Aka, the problem is not directly within the G+ app?
My steps to narrow it down would be:
1. Make a backup via CWM and be sure everything is backed up by Titanium Backup too. You want to be able to revert to this current state once all is debugged and the problem is found & fixed.
Be sure your SD card has enough space left, I found CWM (v3.x) to not report that and *silently* fail in case of a *no space left on device* error.
2. Reboot into normal Android, remove unneeded apps and start a cycle:
* clear app data of suspected problematic app (Google Services Framework, etc.)
* test
* retry and clear data of more apps and narrow down more if still present
3. If problem is found, revert to your backup, apply the fix and see if everything works fine still
4. Report your findings :-)
I know you don't wanted this answer but I include it nevertheless:
Wipe (with CWM and Titanium Backups ready of course). Then go partially back step by step (userland apps only) with TitaniumBackup. It's time consuming and tedious I know. Having a CWM backup ready leaves you the option to roll back at any time though.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/01 | 513 | 2,022 | <issue_start>username_0: Can Android extract zip files? If so, could you please explain the process of downloading and extracting a zip file?<issue_comment>username_1: I assume you have checked the sync options of your google+ account to make sure it is set to sync regularly.
Have you tried removing not ony the app but also the account from the phone, doing a restart and then adding the google account back again?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You state you're running ICS on your Galaxy S so I assume it's CM9 or so and rooted.
Some thoughts of mine:
* Do you have any sort of firewall set up (e.g. droidwall)? That has bitten me often so far.
* Is there a 2nd device where it does not happen?
Just trying to sort out a general problem with your account or G+
* Maybe G+ doesn't even sync by itself but *outsources* some of it to other GApps (or the Android framework)? Aka, the problem is not directly within the G+ app?
My steps to narrow it down would be:
1. Make a backup via CWM and be sure everything is backed up by Titanium Backup too. You want to be able to revert to this current state once all is debugged and the problem is found & fixed.
Be sure your SD card has enough space left, I found CWM (v3.x) to not report that and *silently* fail in case of a *no space left on device* error.
2. Reboot into normal Android, remove unneeded apps and start a cycle:
* clear app data of suspected problematic app (Google Services Framework, etc.)
* test
* retry and clear data of more apps and narrow down more if still present
3. If problem is found, revert to your backup, apply the fix and see if everything works fine still
4. Report your findings :-)
I know you don't wanted this answer but I include it nevertheless:
Wipe (with CWM and Titanium Backups ready of course). Then go partially back step by step (userland apps only) with TitaniumBackup. It's time consuming and tedious I know. Having a CWM backup ready leaves you the option to roll back at any time though.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/02 | 506 | 1,732 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm wondering if I flash a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy Nexus device, will it erase all my data (musics, pictures, etc.) due to its memory singularity?<issue_comment>username_1: Flashing a CustomROM (usually *any* ROM different to the one you're currently running) requires you to do a complete Wipe (well, at least it is *strongly recommended* for stability reasons) -- so the answer is probably: Yes. Data on an external SD card usually is not affected -- but as far as I remember, the GN has no such thing.
You might wish to consult the following Q&As for more information:
* [How can I keep settings after flashing a ROM?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/10652/how-can-i-keep-settings-after-flashing-a-rom?rq=1)
* [Do I need to revert to stock firmware and/or wipe data before installing a custom ROM?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8966/do-i-need-to-revert-to-stock-firmware-and-or-wipe-data-before-installing-a-custo?rq=1)
* [Manually upgrade Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 (yakjuxw) to 4.1](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/25977/manually-upgrade-galaxy-nexus-4-0-4-yakjuxw-to-4-1?rq=1)
**EDIT:**
Just to be more clear: Data on (external|internal) SD-Card (the Nexus uses an internal eMMC *instead* of the external SD, if I'm correct) -- that is the place where you store your photos, videos, music files, etc. -- are **not** affected by the wipe. Just all "internal memory" -- i.e. the apps *you* installed, and all settings plus app data -- will be erased.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: My understanding is that you'll need to unlock your bootloader in order to flash, and unlocking your bootloader will indeed wipe everything.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/02 | 330 | 1,178 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I setup a new outlook.com account in the Android mail application?
Outlook.com only supports Exchange ActiveSync, when I try to automatically create an account in the mail app it uses smtp.live.com (because my login is a hotmail account).
What should I change the server settings to in order to use outlook.com's exchange servers?
I am using a Sony Xperia P which is currently stuck on Android 2.3.7. It appears to support Exchange ActiveSync.<issue_comment>username_1: I manually setup an Exchange ActiveSync account with the following settings:
```
Domain: *blank*
Username: <EMAIL>
Password: ***********
Server: snt-m.hotmail.com
Use secure connection (SSL): *checked*
Accept all SSL Certificates: *unchecked*
```
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Please Use the settings below for your outlook.com account.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/02 | 301 | 1,079 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to install CWM Recovery on my Galaxy Note. The build number is DDLPA. I installed ROM Manager but my phone wasn't listed in the options.
I've Googled this but haven't been able to find a reliable file as I'm not sure if my build number is supported.
A link and instructions to CWM Recovery for the DDLPA Galaxy Note would be helpful.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: CWM is not supporting [ROMs and recovery images](http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/) for the Galaxy Note yet. It is mistaken with Galaxy SII and other models.
If you are rooting your phone, [DON'T USE THE CWM.ZIP file or you will brick it](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810954).
I've done it myself without knowing and now I cannot install roms or ever restore factory settings :(
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Dr ketan has an excellent [thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360) on this topic at the forums at xda-developers. I would consider this the definitive guide on how to safely root your Note.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/02 | 328 | 1,090 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How can I download an APK file from the Play Store?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12330/how-can-i-download-an-apk-file-from-the-play-store)
>
>
>
Is there any working tool I could use to download app's APK file from Market to my desktop computer?
I know there was a Chrome extension but it no longer works.<issue_comment>username_1: CWM is not supporting [ROMs and recovery images](http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/) for the Galaxy Note yet. It is mistaken with Galaxy SII and other models.
If you are rooting your phone, [DON'T USE THE CWM.ZIP file or you will brick it](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810954).
I've done it myself without knowing and now I cannot install roms or ever restore factory settings :(
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Dr ketan has an excellent [thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360) on this topic at the forums at xda-developers. I would consider this the definitive guide on how to safely root your Note.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/02 | 446 | 1,574 | <issue_start>username_0: I've noticed since the 4.1.1 update that every time a photo is taken there's this very distracting slide effect that transitions the photo you've just snapped off the screen, replacing it with the live view.
Is there any way to disable this?<issue_comment>username_1: I believe this is a "feature" of the new Jelly Bean camera. You probably **won't** be able to change it without resorting to using another camera app (like [Camera Zoom FX](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.cameraZoom&hl=en)) or installing a custom ROM.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The new animation added to Jelly Bean camera app when photos are being taken, acts as a visual hint at a new swipe gesture that's been added.
The idea is to make the user aware that [swiping to the left at any time](http://www.android.com/whatsnew/#jb-photos), they are able to scroll through all the photos taken:
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Android 4.1, Jelly Bean - [Camera and Gallery](http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/) (scroll down till this title)
From that location, the user can rotate, crop, share, just like in the gallery app.
As already mentioned by [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/26881/16265), it's a feature and cannot be removed.
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Here a YouTube video about this: [Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Camera app](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=umta7NfglAA)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/02 | 1,251 | 3,982 | <issue_start>username_0: I pre-ordered a Verizon SGS3, and it shipped to me before it was even available in stores. Since then I have not updated any programs that were Verizon-related.
If at some point I want to root my phone, does it then make sense to not update these programs? I have heard that in the past, certain over-the-air updates have closed holes which are used to root. Is this the case so far with this phone?<issue_comment>username_1: **Update:** Verizon's Galaxy S3 is locked and cannot as of now be rooted or updated to a custom firmware. See this XDA [thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756483).
As far as I know there are no current pending security holes that can be exploited by circulating rooting apps at the moment.
Samsung does however not lock its phones if you buy them directly from them, i.e. you are free to install aftermarket firmware or modify the existing firmware via Odin quite easily (without having to hack/exploit/etc. anything). Some carriers, including Verizon however do indeed lock it.
If you have an unlocked S3 or as soon there's an exploit for the locked booloader:
[CF-Root](http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/119/CF-Root_for_SGS3_released_/) by Chainfire supports rooting stock firmwares of the S3 models GT-I9300 and GT-I9300T so far in a very easy way. It does **not** depend on an root exploit but rather modifies the system partition in another way that cannot be closed by a firmware OTA update. Just see the above referred blog post and the linked XDA forum thread in there for more info.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: **Step 1**
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**NOTE:I'm not responsible if you mess up your phone. Make sure you know what you are doing before following any instructions. Go [here](http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s3/) .Just read it**.
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2012/08/02 | 2,466 | 9,639 | <issue_start>username_0: When I signed into my e-mail for work (we're on Microsoft Exchange) there were a number of server-specified security policies (See below) *How do I avoid these?*:
I just received a Nexus 7 and signed into my work's exchange server. When I did so I told me that the server was requiring some security settings. I don't really like those. Especially the one (not really mentioned in the image) which disables NFC which I wish to use for Google Wallet.
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**So my question could be answered by**:
* A *non-rooting* method to disable these settings;
* A different app which would allow me to still connect to the server but not enforce these security settings;
* Anything else which I may be missing.<issue_comment>username_1: First off, talk to your Exchange administrators. See if they deliberately are setting the mobile device security settings so tightly. I would have a discussion with them to see if they can loosen up the security settings.
If you only want email you could try K-9 from the app store. It uses IMAP to get the mail from the server so your exchange server will have to have that turned on.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Here it is the modified [Email.apk](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367254). (This is for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.1 Only! )
This tool bypasses security restrictions (the client claims it will enforce the hard reset policies but it won't in fact).
Please use it with **extreme caution**. There is a specific reason why an administrator configures such a policy, and I would recommend it to everyone. **If your phone gets stolen nobody will be able to read your company's email**, which is a **secret**. Lots of industrial accidents occurred because employees lost their mobile devices (laptops included) with sensitive data not protected enough.
If you fear that a misconfiguration will someday format your device, **backup** is your best option!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: A co-worker said he found a work-around with this app: [Moxier Mail](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emtrace.hermes). I'm using the trial right now and I like it a lot. I really like that it lets me separate my work from the rest of my tablet. It also doesn't fall under the security requirements. It does require a pin for the app itself and there are useful widgets. All-in-all it seems even better than the built-in E-mail app. The full version's expensive, but my co-worker says it's worth it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I had some luck with [Enhanced Email](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qs.enhancedemail). It does exactly what you are looking for - it lets you override the security setting enforced by your admin. It worked with exchange 2003, but I haven't tested with exchange 2010 or 2013. I got the application for free from the Amazon app store a while ago and it is been working fine on my GS3 phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I wouldn't bet a non-root procedure exists to bypass Android server-enforced security policies. Even for rooted phones the procedure involves patching or directly replacing the existing email client (Email.apk), which isn't anything one could do without root privileges.
Anyway, extreme care must be taken as bypassing security checks you may not just be turning your device more vulnerable and yet most important, likely compromising the data it stores, but may as well be violating your working contract/Code of Conduct by doing so.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: You might want to try TouchDown (<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitrodesk.honey.nitroid&hl=en>) It is not a free app, but it does work perfectly with my work email and calendar (ActiveSync) without enforcing those extremely restrictive security settings.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: I highly recommend [MailWise](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.syntomo.email). It has an Exchange override that allows you to turn off the server's influence over your device. Use it at your own risk (your employer may get whiny about it) but I can say it does work very well.
In order to use the Exchange Security Bypass, you'll need to go to MailWise's FAQ and [follow the instructions](http://mail-wise.com/faq/#bypass). You basically just select the override option in a settings menu, enter in a code (supplied on the FAQ) and re-enter your Exchange mail information. Don't bother making a work account in MailWise until you do this, as doing it deletes the old account and requires you to make a new one.
Once this is done, you have total control again and your work admin can't force certain security measures on YOUR device.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_8: I know of three alternative mail/calendar/contacts apps that can get you around the Exchange security policies assuming that you cannot have the policies turned off and you do not have IMAP/SMTP access:
* **[Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.outlook) (free)** - I personally use this for *all* of my email accounts now and love it. It has cloud storage support (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.). **It even makes contact groups in the official contacts system!** This way you can still have people show up as contacts in other apps even when you're not using the built-in system for contact accounts. It's not that advanced as far as functionality goes, but it's fantastic for the money (free) and battery life.
* **[Boxer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boxer.email&hl=en) (free for 1 non-Exchange account, pay for multiple accounts and Exchange support)** - I have some friends that have this and adore it. They constantly want me to switch to it. The calendar is in a separate companion app that is definitely appealing. **This does not bypass the security policies.**
* **[TouchDown](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitrodesk.droid20.nitroid) (trial, paid)** - I tried this one until the trial ran out. It's very feature-rich, but it was a little slow for me and looks kind of old. I didn't end up buying it.
* **[Mail Wise](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.syntomo.email&hl=en) (free)** - I didn't like this one because of its privacy policy. It also didn't bypass the Exchange policies at the time, [but it looks like that have that feature now](http://support.mail-wise.com/knowledgebase/articles/391797).
* **[CloudMagic](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmagic.mail) (free)** - I tried this one a while ago, but I forget what I didn't like about it.
You can set up an Inbox Rule to redirect or forward you messages in the form of an MMS message to get notifications and then look at the full message later in OWA from the mobile browser. I did not like the "send a text message" Inbox Rule because it would cut off the message and not show all of the data about it, so I set it to forward the message to my phone number's email address. This depends on your carrier (i.e. <EMAIL> for T-Mobile or <EMAIL> for Verizion).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_9: I found best option to be gmail, add your account as exchange. In addition to mails, you get contacts integration too
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_10: Another option is to use the [Exchained app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.biko.exchained&hl=en). This allows you to keep using Android native mail clients, including gmail, bypassing exchange policies and working from Android 4 to Android 7.1
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_11: I can't suggest Nine Mail enough. It won't let you bypass your exchange security policies completely, but it sandboxes your email so that you don't have to give your exchange administrator complete control of your device. i.e. PIN is only enforced on the email app, they can only wipe your email app not the entire device, etc... It is packed full of features and has a great UI.
No affiliation to application at all. Just someone who has used Enhanced Email, hacked apks, and everything else to prevent my work exchange admins from having total control of my device. This is the best solution I've found.
[Google Play Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3)
[Nine Website](http://www.9folders.com/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_12: Although this question was asked 8 years ago, the problem still exists, and none of the answers given above still work properly (at least for me they didn't).
I've been using TouchDown and MailWise for quite some time in the past, but then they started glitching and I didn't get notified of new emails correctly, and access to my inbox would take several minutes of loading screen. I also tried the Exchained app, but that almost grilled my Pixel 5.
By now I've switched to [Nine](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3&hl=en&gl=US) app, which complies with the admin security requirements just on app level and not on device level (I mainly don't want to change my device security settings, and I absolutely don't want to give the IT morons from my company the power to wipe my phone).
The drawback is you have to enter a 4 digit pin each time you open the app, but the upside is that apart from that small inconvenience it works really well.
It took me several hours and going through multiple apps to find this, so I thought I'd share it here if anyone else still has that problem.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/08/02 | 387 | 1,400 | <issue_start>username_0: I know my phone is capable of text to speech because it speaks in Google Navigate. Can I get this same voice to say other things?<issue_comment>username_1: Download a text-to-speech app:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svox.classic&hl=en>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: There are several apps with TTS (Text-To-Speech) support, which enables them to "talk to you" -- so that's what you should look for on the Playstore: TTS. So a [Playstore-Search for TTS](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=tts&c=apps) will result in a bunch off apps ("At least 1000 results") matching your request.
Now you can close in by redefining "other things" to something more specific. Add that "more specific" term to your query by prefixing it with a "+" sign -- so e.g. a [search on "tts +ebook"](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=tts+%2Bebook&c=apps) will give you ebook reader apps with TTS support (plus some self-reading books as it looks like), ["tts +translation"](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=tts+%2Btranslation&c=apps) some language translator apps (you say it in your language -- and they speak back in a foreign language; very useful when travelling in a foreign country, as long as they take the answer from the natives as well to translate it back).
Now you should have got the idea, and can continue with other examples :)
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/02 | 540 | 1,862 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed "android x86 4.0 rc1 asus\_laptop iso" on `/sda3` (NTFS partition created in Windows 7) of my Advent Verona recently. I already run Windows 7 and Linux Mint 11 so was dual booting with GRUB.
When I installed Android it took over the Mint bootloader and would not show Mint in its bootloader, but I was able to correct the problem, thereby getting the Mint loader back, through [this site](http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-repairrestorereinstall-grub-2-with-a-ubuntu-live-cd/).
However, this caused Android to disappear from the bootloader. I tried to get it to appear so I could load it from there and was able to do so using [this information](http://groups.google.com/group/android-x86/browse_thread/thread/ee20ba0426f52334).
I've been able to edit the file that makes you see all the OS on the laptop and I see all the three OSes now. I can load into Windows 7 and Linux Mint without problems but when I try to boot Android I get these errors on a black page:
```
[numbers] VFS: could not find a valid V7 on sda3
[numbers] kernel panic - not syncing: vfs: unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8.3)
[numbers] Pid. 1 comm: swapper not Tainted 3.0.8 android x86 asus_laptop
```
Then it reboots after a few seconds. What am I not doing right?<issue_comment>username_1: The one thing that sticks out from your question is that `/sda3` is NTFS-formatted
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a similar issue and excluded the posibility that NTFS is the problem since I tried everything on a FAT32 partition.
I think it has something to do with the drive geometry not being aligned properly thus the errors. (in my situation, everything else (OSes) work fine)
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/02 | 665 | 2,259 | <issue_start>username_0: I am running out of space in my SD card on Android ICS and I noticed that a huge file "System data" is taking up to 500MB. Is this normal? How can I reduce its size?<issue_comment>username_1: I have never seen such a file on ICS.
You could simply try to move the file to your PC and see if everything works. I think it's pretty safe to do so, because critical system files are usually not placed on the SD card.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I don't think it's normal> I had a similar issue on my Samsung S2.
Some people have reported that this was created by the [generation of log files (alog\_\*)](http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-mytouch-4g/278837-low-space-system-data-huge.html) ; [others from `anr_history.txt`](http://www.whataandroid.com/showthread.php/29459-Low-on-Space-System-data-huge!-Android-and-T-Mobile-MyTouch-4G/page3).
If you can root your device, you can safely delete these files.
If you cannot root your device, then you need to factory restet the phone in order to wipe all the data.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: It could be ".android\_secure"folder. Is it where apps were "moved to SD card"? It's Wierd because some apps don't find this folder, I only figures it out using root apps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Old question, but here is *new* solution:
Just dial \*#9900# on the phone and then select from `delete dumpstate/logcat`.
This method worked for me. This started to happen on my new 128gb sd card.
It is a cheap Chinese one, so that might be a reason.
But every time I delete bigger files, I have to wait a bit, issue this command, and that gives me back my space. Retro feel, but it works, and it was 1/4th the price of a Kingston card, so could not care less.
Taken from here: <http://androidforums.com/threads/low-on-space-system-data-huge.278837/>
**Thanks for downvoting a method that actually works. Just StackExchange things, I guess.**
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: This looks like this problem.
<https://androidforums.com/threads/low-on-space-system-data-huge.278837/>
The \*#9900# solution works for many people, but not all.
If you can root I think you can delete the log files. Otherwise, you could try a factory reset.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/03 | 1,022 | 4,130 | <issue_start>username_0: Occasionally my Nexus 7 will exhibit poor touch responsiveness. This manifests as a need to drag my finger for an inch or so before scrolling happens, and a need for a firm touch in order to register a tap, and even then it's sporadic.
I'm trying to determine if this is software or hardware. My guess is software: exiting the current app sometimes seems to resolve the issue. Putting it to sleep and re-awakening it often seems to resolve it.
This happens maybe once every day or two, and only tends to last for a few minutes when it happens. (I'm still uncertain if things I do fix it or if it abates on its own...)
As this is my first Android device, I don't have anything to compare it to. Has anybody else experienced this? Any good techniques to determine if it's hardware or software?
*EDIT 30-OCT-2012:*
I haven't experienced the problem since upgrading to 4.1.2, so I'm inclined to think it was a software problem that's been fixed.<issue_comment>username_1: Its hard to tell if it's infact hardware or software. Since it's happening at certain intervals my guess is hardware. If it's happening with a certain 3rd party application you should have nothing to worry about. Also, have you upgraded the latest version of Jelly Bean? If so and the problem is still persisting I would recommend returning it and getting a replacement as I have never encountered any issue with touch sensitivity.
The nexus 7's capacitive touch screen is supposed to be incredible sensitive as just by meerely touching it should register a tap.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try to diagnose the problem yourself, or at least get a little more info by turning on a couple of developer diagnostics.
1. In Settings, scroll down to Developer Options.
2. Under the "Input" section, check "Show touches". This will cause a small (white) circle to show on the screen where ever you touch it. If you don't see the circle (which might be under your finger, so look carefully), you know it didn't register your touch. If you see the circle lagging, then you know it registered your touch and is just being slow for other reasons.
3. Under "Monitoring", you may want to turn on "Show CPU Usage" and "Strict mode enabled."
* "Show CPU usage" will show you what is running as a little overlay in the top right of the screen. The top line of the display shows the system cpu load. See [this excellent write up of what the load numbers mean](http://blog.scoutapp.com/articles/2009/07/31/understanding-load-averages). If the load is high, your little Nexus-7
* "Strict mode enabled" will "Flash screen when apps do long operations on the main thread." If your screen flashes, then you know something is hogging the CPU.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I've had that problem too. I've just power cycled the device, which always fixes it, which leads me to believe it is software. I have it set to show touches, and it would either not show the touches, or they would show up after a delay.
To determine if it is software, look to see if it happens at roughly the same time everyday, or after running specific software, then it is most likely software related. I've turned on "**Show CPU Usage**", which is only mildly invasive, and should be sufficient to show if CPU utilization spikes when responsiveness issues come up.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Mine started the same way until one day the touch screen would not respond at all. The buttons worked but that was it! I could not do a thing. I believe one of my pets ( a heavy cat) who to my horror loves to lie on top of warm things may have done something to the sensors.
That is just my speculation. Since it was only 4 months old, I was able to get an RMA from ASUS and got it back with all it's software and data intact in 3/4 weeks. The only thing is that they make you pay for the shipping which I find a bit cheesy but it wasn't much.
I hope yours is still under the one year warranty.
If not I would open it up (there are videos on youtube) and try to see if something came loose.
Good luck.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/02 | 980 | 3,977 | <issue_start>username_0: I want my phone to act as a ethernet capable wifi access point (WAN via ethernet).
When I use USB-OTG with an ethernet USB adapter attached to my Galaxy Nexus (non-rooted stock Jelly Bean) I get regular internet access just fine. Only thing I'm wondering about is the fact that 3G is shown in the status bar although mobile data connection is disabled. The connection goes over ethernet.
My Problem appears when I want to share this connection via wifi (hotspot). The hotspot is enabled and the other device (or whatever) is connected but it doesn´t get internet access...
Is this a known problem? Any ideas how to get this working?
***Edit:*** It's not about 3G tethering, thats works fine. The problem is tethering while the phone is connected with the LAN over an RJ45-Ethernet adapter.<issue_comment>username_1: Its hard to tell if it's infact hardware or software. Since it's happening at certain intervals my guess is hardware. If it's happening with a certain 3rd party application you should have nothing to worry about. Also, have you upgraded the latest version of Jelly Bean? If so and the problem is still persisting I would recommend returning it and getting a replacement as I have never encountered any issue with touch sensitivity.
The nexus 7's capacitive touch screen is supposed to be incredible sensitive as just by meerely touching it should register a tap.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try to diagnose the problem yourself, or at least get a little more info by turning on a couple of developer diagnostics.
1. In Settings, scroll down to Developer Options.
2. Under the "Input" section, check "Show touches". This will cause a small (white) circle to show on the screen where ever you touch it. If you don't see the circle (which might be under your finger, so look carefully), you know it didn't register your touch. If you see the circle lagging, then you know it registered your touch and is just being slow for other reasons.
3. Under "Monitoring", you may want to turn on "Show CPU Usage" and "Strict mode enabled."
* "Show CPU usage" will show you what is running as a little overlay in the top right of the screen. The top line of the display shows the system cpu load. See [this excellent write up of what the load numbers mean](http://blog.scoutapp.com/articles/2009/07/31/understanding-load-averages). If the load is high, your little Nexus-7
* "Strict mode enabled" will "Flash screen when apps do long operations on the main thread." If your screen flashes, then you know something is hogging the CPU.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I've had that problem too. I've just power cycled the device, which always fixes it, which leads me to believe it is software. I have it set to show touches, and it would either not show the touches, or they would show up after a delay.
To determine if it is software, look to see if it happens at roughly the same time everyday, or after running specific software, then it is most likely software related. I've turned on "**Show CPU Usage**", which is only mildly invasive, and should be sufficient to show if CPU utilization spikes when responsiveness issues come up.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Mine started the same way until one day the touch screen would not respond at all. The buttons worked but that was it! I could not do a thing. I believe one of my pets ( a heavy cat) who to my horror loves to lie on top of warm things may have done something to the sensors.
That is just my speculation. Since it was only 4 months old, I was able to get an RMA from ASUS and got it back with all it's software and data intact in 3/4 weeks. The only thing is that they make you pay for the shipping which I find a bit cheesy but it wasn't much.
I hope yours is still under the one year warranty.
If not I would open it up (there are videos on youtube) and try to see if something came loose.
Good luck.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/03 | 265 | 890 | <issue_start>username_0: I love the ICS feature that allows you to select 'Text' instead of 'Answer' or 'Ignore' for incoming calls, but I would love to be able to set what the options are for outgoing texts. Is this possible?
I am running ICS on a Droid RAZR MAXX.
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: 1) Go to Phone app
2) Tap Overflow Menu (triple verticle dots) > Settings
3) Tap Quick responses
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Just want to point out that it's a little different from the accepted answer on my phone, although I couldn't have found it without the accepted answer.
On mine, I:
* Go to the phone app
* Went to settings
* Quick responses
Hope that helps.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/03 | 357 | 1,507 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any issues with enabling full encryption and loading custom ROMs or will it be seamless?<issue_comment>username_1: Encryption is done on the /data partition (where all app-data is stored).
However, /sdcard is sometimes encrypted too (if the sdcard is actually internal memory of the phone i.e. not removable).
If the sdcard is also encrypted,then you will be unable to flash ROM's from within Recovery (recovery can't read encrypted sdcard).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you have an unencrypted `/sdcard`(this is usually true if you have removable SD Card slot), you can install zip from sdcard as always.
If your sdcard is encrypted,too, but you have relatively new device and software(Ice Cream Sandwich or newer), you may be able to use sideload.
* Choose `install zip from sideload` option in your Recovery
* Run this command on your computer: `adb sideload`
Then you can continue to flash the ROM. (In my case, the installation process started automatically.)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Encryption it's a software based solution with hardware support. Question is if your custom ROM will support solution. In 2019 I only found one custom ROM which support encryption. It's a AOSP Extended. Other ROMs have encryption options in menu but they didn't work. If you try to enable encryption data partition phone restarts and enter into bootloop. Only formating data partition in TWRP helps getting out of bootloop.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/03 | 1,831 | 7,161 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a number of sub-folders set up on my work email with rules moving certain emails into these folders automatically. On the Galaxy S3 I can see these folders, and can 'auto-sync' the folder, but how do I set it up so that I get a notification when a new email arrives into it?<issue_comment>username_1: There are many email apps for Android, each one should have an option within the app itself where you can check or uncheck to be notified of a new email arrival.
**This list covers the most popular ones:**
Email
=====
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar, when activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Account Settings";
4. Scroll your way to "Notification settings";
5. Tick the checkbox for "Email notifications".
Gmail
=====
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar for each one of the configured accounts. Can be activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "more";
4. Tap "Settings";
5. Tap over the desired account;
6. Scroll your way to "Notification settings";
7. Tick the checkbox for "Email notifications".
K-9 Mail
========
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar for each one of the configured accounts. Can be activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "more";
4. Tap "Accounts";
5. Long Tap over the desired account;
6. From the popup, tap "Account settings";
7. Scroll your way to "Notifications" and tap it;
8. Tick the checkbox for "New mail notifications".
MailDroid
=========
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar, when activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Preferences";
4. Scroll your way to "Notifications" and tap it;
5. Select the icon for the status bar from the dropdown;
6. Tick the checkbox for "Show separate notification", aditionally you can tick the checkbox for "show once";
Yahoo! Mail
===========
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar for each one of the configured accounts. Can be activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Options";
4. Tap the desirable account;
5. Tap "Notification Settings";
6. Tick the checkbox for "Show in Status Bar".
Hotmail
=======
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar, when activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Account Settings";
4. Scroll your way to "General Settings" and tap it;
5. Scroll your way to "Notifications and Alerts" and tap it;
6. Tap "Email Notifications";
7. Tick the checkbox for "Message Notification".
---
**Notes:**
* Some Email apps, in order to notify you of the arrival of new mail, need to have the "auto-sync" and the "Background Data" active on your phone settings:
This options are found on your device settings, under "Accounts & sync".
* "Tick the checkbox" stands for having the checkbox with a green tick on it. The gray tick is the disable status.
* If your email app isn't present on the above list, feel free to @username_1 me and I'll be glad to add it to the list.
* Only email app with Notification capabilities will be present.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: There is no option to set notifications on sub folders using the stock email app. You can set each folder to sync but only the inbox will throw a notification. There are some email apps that will do it though. Touchdown does for sure but it is a $20 app. K9 is another popular email app but I have not tested for this functionality.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Since Google didn't seem to work on this feature, I've implemented it myself. You can download my app and my code changes in this [XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1655328&page=3).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: If you are using **Gmail** App:
Will notify only selected sub-folder
------------------------------------
1. Open "*Settings*"
2. Select Account
3. Select "*Manage Labels*" Or "*Folder sync settings*" in *Exchange* mail
4. Select Label (Sub-Folder) to get notifications for
5. Verify Sync is applied (All or last 4 days)
6. Check "*Label notifications*"
7. You can also check "*Vibrate*" and/or "*Notify for every message*" as well.
This Information tested with *Gmail App* in the following versions:
* 4.5.2-714156
* 6.11.27.141872707
* 8.7.1.204805656.release
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: In the Email app in my Android 4.4.2, there is now an option for **Folder sync settings** in each e-mail account. By setting a particular folder to **Push** instead of **Manual** sync, I receive notifications when e-mails arrive in a sub-folder as well.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: I was able to achieve this on my Droid (running version 4.4.4) by updating the Outlook rule, instructing to flag the messages that were automatically being moved to the sub-folder. I now receive email notifications on my phone (using the stock app), even though the messages are going to a folder outside of the Inbox.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: K-9 (an open source, very secure free mail client) does exactly this.
In fact, you can specify that certain folders can show up in your primary list, only certain folders receive notifications when messages received, or only certain folders participate in push.
Furthermore, you can specify these settings on an individual basis based on the concepts of tiers (classes). This is kind of like first and second class favorite folders; you can force subfolders to be displayed above your main Inbox, for instance.
For example, you can specify that a folder is a first-tier notification folder, but a second-tier visibility folder. You can also specify push/sync tier membership. (All of these settings are independent and very controllable, but they are just a click away in each folder's settings.)
To go further, you can set certain folders to notify based on their notification tier level (first, second, or none).
See the documentation for K-9 folders here:
<https://k9mail.github.io/documentation/settings/folder.html>
<https://k9mail.github.io/documentation/folders.html>
This documentation is OLD! In current versions of K-9, there is now support for Folder Notification classes as well, so you can specify that some folders notify and some do not.
One thing to be aware of: in the main menu (button menu), you will see an entry called "Folders", which takes you to your folder list. That's not what you want. First, select a folder, and then, while viewing on that folder message list, select the menu button again and choose Settings/Folder; that's where you do the individual folder settings. I believe Notification settings for folder tiers are actually under Settings/Account or Settings/Global.
One great feature that is not currently implemented would be setting a different notification sound for different folders.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/03 | 2,182 | 8,198 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been trying to send an MMS on a rooted ST17i with the [MiniCMSandwich Lite rom](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705255) but for some reason, I can't send any MMS (no matter how big). It will just say "SENDING" on the messaging app but would stay that way for quite some time (probably around 30 minutes) then it would say that sending has failed. So far, I've already tried the following combinations:
* wifi: on
* data: on
* wifi: off, data: off
* wifi: on, data: on
All to no avail. It just won't send. However, I can browse the web without any problems using my data plan (no wifi) and I have assumed that data and MMS are somewhat tied together in a way. So since data is working (it's even on an HSDPA status based on my signal bar), why won't MMS work?
I guess it should be also beneficial that I state that sending MMS worked when I was still on stock. As for my service provider, I'm under a postpaid plan from Sun Cellular. My APN settings is as follows:
```
Name: Sun MMS
APN: mms
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: <PASSWORD>
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmscenter.suncellular.com.ph
MMS proxy: 172.16.58.3
MMS port: 9201
MCC: 515
MNC: 05
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN enabled/disable: APN enabled
Bearer: Unspecified
```<issue_comment>username_1: There are many email apps for Android, each one should have an option within the app itself where you can check or uncheck to be notified of a new email arrival.
**This list covers the most popular ones:**
Email
=====
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar, when activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Account Settings";
4. Scroll your way to "Notification settings";
5. Tick the checkbox for "Email notifications".
Gmail
=====
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar for each one of the configured accounts. Can be activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "more";
4. Tap "Settings";
5. Tap over the desired account;
6. Scroll your way to "Notification settings";
7. Tick the checkbox for "Email notifications".
K-9 Mail
========
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar for each one of the configured accounts. Can be activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "more";
4. Tap "Accounts";
5. Long Tap over the desired account;
6. From the popup, tap "Account settings";
7. Scroll your way to "Notifications" and tap it;
8. Tick the checkbox for "New mail notifications".
MailDroid
=========
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar, when activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Preferences";
4. Scroll your way to "Notifications" and tap it;
5. Select the icon for the status bar from the dropdown;
6. Tick the checkbox for "Show separate notification", aditionally you can tick the checkbox for "show once";
Yahoo! Mail
===========
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar for each one of the configured accounts. Can be activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Options";
4. Tap the desirable account;
5. Tap "Notification Settings";
6. Tick the checkbox for "Show in Status Bar".
Hotmail
=======
Allows you to have a notification on the status bar, when activated within the application:
1. Access the application;
2. Tap your device "home" button;
3. Tap "Account Settings";
4. Scroll your way to "General Settings" and tap it;
5. Scroll your way to "Notifications and Alerts" and tap it;
6. Tap "Email Notifications";
7. Tick the checkbox for "Message Notification".
---
**Notes:**
* Some Email apps, in order to notify you of the arrival of new mail, need to have the "auto-sync" and the "Background Data" active on your phone settings:
This options are found on your device settings, under "Accounts & sync".
* "Tick the checkbox" stands for having the checkbox with a green tick on it. The gray tick is the disable status.
* If your email app isn't present on the above list, feel free to @username_1 me and I'll be glad to add it to the list.
* Only email app with Notification capabilities will be present.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: There is no option to set notifications on sub folders using the stock email app. You can set each folder to sync but only the inbox will throw a notification. There are some email apps that will do it though. Touchdown does for sure but it is a $20 app. K9 is another popular email app but I have not tested for this functionality.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Since Google didn't seem to work on this feature, I've implemented it myself. You can download my app and my code changes in this [XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1655328&page=3).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: If you are using **Gmail** App:
Will notify only selected sub-folder
------------------------------------
1. Open "*Settings*"
2. Select Account
3. Select "*Manage Labels*" Or "*Folder sync settings*" in *Exchange* mail
4. Select Label (Sub-Folder) to get notifications for
5. Verify Sync is applied (All or last 4 days)
6. Check "*Label notifications*"
7. You can also check "*Vibrate*" and/or "*Notify for every message*" as well.
This Information tested with *Gmail App* in the following versions:
* 4.5.2-714156
* 6.11.27.141872707
* 8.7.1.204805656.release
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: In the Email app in my Android 4.4.2, there is now an option for **Folder sync settings** in each e-mail account. By setting a particular folder to **Push** instead of **Manual** sync, I receive notifications when e-mails arrive in a sub-folder as well.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: I was able to achieve this on my Droid (running version 4.4.4) by updating the Outlook rule, instructing to flag the messages that were automatically being moved to the sub-folder. I now receive email notifications on my phone (using the stock app), even though the messages are going to a folder outside of the Inbox.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: K-9 (an open source, very secure free mail client) does exactly this.
In fact, you can specify that certain folders can show up in your primary list, only certain folders receive notifications when messages received, or only certain folders participate in push.
Furthermore, you can specify these settings on an individual basis based on the concepts of tiers (classes). This is kind of like first and second class favorite folders; you can force subfolders to be displayed above your main Inbox, for instance.
For example, you can specify that a folder is a first-tier notification folder, but a second-tier visibility folder. You can also specify push/sync tier membership. (All of these settings are independent and very controllable, but they are just a click away in each folder's settings.)
To go further, you can set certain folders to notify based on their notification tier level (first, second, or none).
See the documentation for K-9 folders here:
<https://k9mail.github.io/documentation/settings/folder.html>
<https://k9mail.github.io/documentation/folders.html>
This documentation is OLD! In current versions of K-9, there is now support for Folder Notification classes as well, so you can specify that some folders notify and some do not.
One thing to be aware of: in the main menu (button menu), you will see an entry called "Folders", which takes you to your folder list. That's not what you want. First, select a folder, and then, while viewing on that folder message list, select the menu button again and choose Settings/Folder; that's where you do the individual folder settings. I believe Notification settings for folder tiers are actually under Settings/Account or Settings/Global.
One great feature that is not currently implemented would be setting a different notification sound for different folders.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/03 | 370 | 1,402 | <issue_start>username_0: I find myself changing render effects a lot on my Nexus One. During the day brightness is ok, but to read on bed it's extremely bright even on the lowest setting.
I find that going to `options`, `cyanogen`, `interface` (why not under display?), `render effects`, and selecting either `night mode` or `blue` works wonders. Even if still too bright, it's worlds better than before.
But going to that menu all the time is a pain. Is there a widget or a patch to add to the notifications power bar or something?<issue_comment>username_1: There are different apps to change rendering effects, I think, and there's also an app to dim your screen way more if you're rooted:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pruss.superdim>
Otherwise, CyanogenMod does not have widgets for this. I think certain custom launchers (such as LauncherPro or ADWLauncher) have the option to create shortcuts to certain activities, so you could possibly add a shortcut straight to the render effects menu.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I reinstalled CM7 on a spare HTC Desire to check the procedure:
1. Long press on spare space of homescreen
2. Select "Widgets"
3. Select "RenderFX widget"
4. Choose color (night, red, etc.)
5. Place Widget.
Results in a toggle switch widget:
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/03 | 962 | 3,518 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there design issues with tablets being charged by USB not seen with Android phones?
I saw this on another forum, what are your thoughts on this with regard to my question?
<http://forums.androidcentral.com/acer-iconia-a100/112270-charge-via-usb-port.html#post1696260>
>
> An important consideration in the design is the amount of current the
> usb connectors can handle. I figure the designers find that it is
> safer to design a separate charging and power connector because as the
> devices get larger they draw more current to operate and charge the
> battery. I think that is the reason they do that. Is there no 12 volt
> adapter for these devices? I don't own one yet, just leaning towards
> the acer 7 inch tablet.
>
>
>
I would prefer charging via USB (via mains or PC) when considering a tablet so that I don't have to carry around a specific charger.
Many Android phones use their micro USB port for charging - connecting the USB cable to a mains adapter or using the cable to connect to a full size USB port on a computer.
I see that some major brand Android tablet manufacturers (Motorola, Asus) as well as some smaller less know brands either use a separate power input (non micro-USB) or a dock.<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Nexus 7 charges from its Micro-USB port. I'm not sure if it'll charge plugged into a computer USB port, but plugged into the wall, it works great.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The USB spec specifies that the power supplied over USB shall be ~5V DC, which is fine.
A single USB device (e.g. your tablet) may draw up to 500 mA of power in USB 2 and 900 mA of power in USB 3. This is the issue - it's workable but not ideal.
Using a USB cable as a power connector between a tablet and the AC adapter that came with the tablet is a different story - they can do anything they want - but charging from a USB port is governed by the above limitations.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Tablets have larger screens, and often more powerful CPUs, than phones, which vastly increases power consumption. In order to provide the battery life expected, tablet batteries have much higher capacity than typical phones, and would charge at an unacceptably slow rate with a 5V, 550ma charge provided by a USB 2.0 computer port (some wall chargers are 850ma or 1-2A). At 550ma and 5V, you are getting 2.75 Watts (Volts x amps), at 2A, you are as high as 10 Watts.
Charging at a higher voltage allows a faster charge while keeping the current down, which minimizes the need for heavier conductors in the cable, etc.
The ASUS charger used with the Transfomer series, for example, uses 1.5A at 15V, which provides 22.5 Watts. I believe the iPad charger has similar characteristics. Each of these uses a proprietary connector which provides a signal to the charger that it can safely output the higher voltage, which reduces the risk of damaging other equipment by connecting it to the higher voltage charger. The ASUS will charge, albeit very slowly, from a computer USB port using the proprietary cable; the same may be true of other tablets.
EDIT:
An additional factor is the maximum current rating of the pins in the USB connector. [This article](http://techpinions.com/why-apple-couldnt-go-to-micro-usb-charging/10212) states that the maximum rated current on pins 1 & 5 of a micro USB connector is 1.8 amps for a total of 9 watts. Currents beyond that amount run the risk of overheating the pins.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/03 | 720 | 2,820 | <issue_start>username_0: We have 150 new XOOM Wifi tablets (MZ604) that we are distributing to high school students in 2 weeks. The tablets have stock ICS 4.0.4 on them, unrooted.
The requirement is the tablets run Adobe Flash Player 11 in order to interact with math and science curriculum that coincides with our textbooks. Adobe Flash Player does not work with Jelly Bean, therefore we need to prevent the devices from going past the 4.0.4 update. The students can take the devices off-campus and use them with their home wifi connections, so doing anything to block the devices at the school network is not going to work.<issue_comment>username_1: Why not use `adb` shell and look for the process id of that update manager software and uninstall it or even *disable* it?
Do you know the name of the package responsible for the update?
Two ways I can think of
* `pm uninstall com.motorola.xxxxx` ***OR***
* `pm disable com.motorola.xxxxx`
Trouble is, if the student in question is extremely inquisitive and leans towards Android hacking... well, this will be the weakest thing you can do, since the tablet would be outside of your control and all hell breaks loose if some student happened to allow the upgrade to proceed!
Another way that has its advantage/dis-advantage:
**pro**: Reliable!
**con**: temporary root under ICS, un-heard of!
Why not use a temporary rooting procedure (its temporary and will disappear on reboot - z4root is one I know of that will allow it but 100% uncertain if it will work with ICS), the idea is - to obtain root temporarily, and nuke the updater from the `/system/app` directory and cleanly dispose of trailing data and what-nots associated with the updater apk.
Then that should put your mind at ease.
Trouble is, really, you're dealing with such inquisitive minds and they **will** invariably find a way around the lock-downs, unfortunately... :D
It sounds like a lose-lose case here which is outside of your control since those tablets are coming in and going out of school into the student's home that has wifi etc.
One thing though as a recommendation, by-pass whatever powers-that-be that has approved the budget for the tablets and go direct to Motorola and ask them is there a solution and explain the situation to them to see if they can knock up something to prevent it from happening? Surely on their end, they can blacklist certain known serial numbers or something...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [There's an app for this.](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xper.flash.player) You can use it to install Flash Player on a Jelly Bean device.
You can also try installing [Flash Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.flashplayer) and *then* upgrading the device to Jelly Bean.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/04 | 352 | 1,530 | <issue_start>username_0: I own an old HTC Wildfire A333. I recently switched it back to the HTC Sense ROM and I saw that the quality of pictures taken with the default HTC camera app seem better. Not slightly. Quite a considerable amount actually.
I know that picture clarity is related to the camera hardware. I switched back to CM9 again and when I turned the camera app on, I could see the clarity was bad (without taking pictures, just through the app interface. I did take pictures though and the quality was bad. The settings were all accounted for).
Even when I used another camera app the quality was pretty bad. Sadly, I couldn't flash the HTC camera on the CM mod to see if that's what makes the difference.
Does software affect the picture quality? If so, how?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, software tweaks have a massive effect on image quality, and the htc sense version was optimised for you sensor, whereas the cm app wasn't, this is the difference between a well optimised app written to play to the strengths of a specific platform, and a general app written to give a moderately good experience on average. This same thing can be applied to cm more generally, with apps that use specific hardware (e.g. dialer) often having a worse experience compared to stock.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Yes they do. Software configurations play a huge role in how the camera will function and display. Anything to work properly has to be optimized for your system's requirements to display well.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/08/04 | 853 | 3,256 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S2 with ICS.
When I use it in my car, while it is charging from a car charger, I occasionally get this popup:
"Charging paused. Battery temperature too high"
Also [Waze](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waze) is running while this happens.
* Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening?
* Does this indicate that my car charger is defective?<issue_comment>username_1: Your charger is fine. Only your phone is running hot due to heavy usage.
Your phone has a few components that dissipate heat if heavily used:
* The **processor** when used heavily by an app (yours has 2 cores)
* The **graphics** chip when your app uses OpenGL (also for screen composition)
* The **display** when lit (depending on the brightness)
* The **battery** itself (when charged or discharged heavily)
* The **modem** also needs rather much power for 3G/4G/LTE data transfers
If this all above leads to a high battery temperature a safety mechanism kicks in for security reasons (LiIon battery technology needs this supervision, you may have heard of *burning* or *exploding* consumer tech)
Reasons: It's mostly a mix of all things above. Maybe it's also a bad programmed app (requires too much computation, keeps CPU awake, etc.).
What you can do:
* lower screen brightness
* underclock your CPU via [SetCPU](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhuang.overclocking)
* Is *Force GPU rendering* in the developer settings enabled? If so, disable.
* Try another app or file a bug report for waze (maybe)
* Does the app work also when the screen is off (I'm not sure what it does, maybe it has speech output that doesn't require you to look at the screen)
* maybe it's due to your model (I heard the i9100G generates more heat)
* Switch to *2G only* in the mobile networks settings:
Settings->Wireless&networks->more->Mobile networks->**Use only 2G networks** (saves battery)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You might want to check the temperature of your phone when this happens. Touch the phone to feel whether there's any abnormal heat. Waze is a battery intensive application because it uses the GPS, radio, screen, and GPU, it is normal that the phone would warm up a little when running resource intensive apps but it should not be too hot to the touch.
You would also want to put the phone away from the car's heater on winter, and shade it from direct sun light and turn on the air conditioner when it's summer.
It's *probably* not the car charger, but not charging while using Waze may also help a little because charging causes the battery to warm up. This may not be practical though, since Waze uses lots of battery while running.
If there is an option in Waze to turn the screen off on long roads, then use that, the screen is also a major producer of heat.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Your battery may be defective due to overheat. You may be charging the battery when it's not necessary (possibly full).
I have another phone which has this problem. I changed the battery, and that solved the problem. So, try to change your battery.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/08/04 | 311 | 1,120 | <issue_start>username_0: I have seen [Pieceable](https://www.pieceable.com/) which is a Website where you can upload iOS apps and then try them out directly in the browser. Is something like this also available for Android?
To upload an APK File, embed some code into a website and be able to try out the app before buying it?<issue_comment>username_1: Thanks for introducing Pieceable. After reading your question I learnt about it and when going beyond, I found [Amazon's Test Drive](http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000667581) seems to have a similar ability. Thanks to @jcisio, I found this answer [here](https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/22396/how-does-amazon-test-drive-pieceable-viewer-work). Currently the Amazon Test drive is available in US only. Hence, I could not test and verify it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have found [AppSurfer.com](http://appsurfer.com/) to work very nicely for me. They are still in BETA but in 1 - 2 months to come out with plans... It's free for 10 users at the same time at the moment and works quiet well...
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/04 | 684 | 2,575 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Google Play Books Android application, there is an option to keep an ebook on a device if the user wants to do it. So when you decide to do such a thing, the ebook may be stored somewhere on the Android device. I would like to know where the ebook is stored. I searched in `/mnt/storage` and I only found Aldiko ebooks (in the `/mnt/storage/eBooks` folder), not the Google Play eBooks.
Thanks for your answsers.
PS : if it can help, I do this on an Archos G9 101 tablet.<issue_comment>username_1: I checked several sources on this. [Googles own help page](http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=188708) states:
>
> The Google Play Books app automatically stores books in the location with the most free space, whether that's your device or your SD card, as of when the app was first launched. If you've upgraded your app, your books will continue to be stored in the same location they were before the upgrade.
>
>
>
Which is not very precise. A [discussion on the Archos forum](http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=48726) reveals a setting available in the app (*Settings> Storage location*), but there you can only chose between internal and external storage. But the same thread as well as [another one on XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=979800) reveal the path as being `/data/data/com.google.android.apps.books/` (which is the apps data directory on internal storage), the Archos forums thread also mentioning `Android/data/com.google.android.apps.books/files/volumes/`, which could apply to the "external storage".
As I don't use Google Books, maybe you could check those locations and confirm.
>
> Note that accessing `/data/data/*` requires "root powers". Without that, you probably won't see anything in that place.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: If you want to add books you downloaded on your computer, the books are stored in: `/data/data/com.google.android.apps.books/files/accounts/{your google account}/volumes`, and when you are inside the "volumes" folder you will see some folders with a name that is some code for that book. Once you click one of those folders you will see 2 `.png` files: those are the cover of the book.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You can select "enable PDF uploading". This will allow you select all your books and upload to your Google account. That way, you can read from any device by just signing in. And you can select to view offline.
This reduces the amount of data needed on your device.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/04 | 740 | 2,815 | <issue_start>username_0: (I was about to ask it here, but since I found the answer I'll share it too)
After installing Android on NAND on my HD2, I found that the available system memory is too little for everyday use. It's around 180MB and after a few applications I need to move everything (manually) to SD card.
I would like to have more space for system, especially if I have a large (say, 8GB) SD card.<issue_comment>username_1: The answer is [data2sd](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661892)
=================================================================================
### What does it do?
It basically tells Android to use the ext2 partition (once available) on the SD card as internal storage, together with HD2's internal memory. This way you can get up to 4GBs.
### How to install?
As specified in the forum, you can grab the [recovery zip](https://www.box.com/shared/fc4edb3f5507b5c20610) (check topic if link goes down) and install it in recovery. It's not that straightforward. If that's your first time, I suggest to:
1. Make a backup of the SD card on PC, laptop, tablet or cloud, **because it's going to be wiped**
2. Insert the card in HD2, boot in recovery (keep `HOME` down during HTC logo). Some ROMs allow you to reboot in recovery, some apps allow you to with one click: choose your favourite option
3. From Clockwork recovery, choose the option to partition SD card (`Advanced -> Partition SD Card`), and choose your partition size. With card >= 8GB, I recomment 4096MB
4. Once finished, power off, remove the card and copy the recovery zip you downloaded on the card. Also restore your previous backup
5. Insert the card, boot Recovery again and choose the option to install a ZIP from SD card, then choose that file and confirm
6. Reboot Android. You're done!!
### How does it work?
When you partition the SD card, Android creates a swap partition (that works like in Linux, don't forget it's just plain Linux kernel) and an ext2 partition of the size you just chose in the end of the card. The first part of the card is partitioned with a FAT32 partition for easy interoperability, because Windows and other OSes only mount the first partition in a removable drive, **if** they can mount it.
Data2sd is *basically* an init script (running on system boot) that mounts this ext2 partition as the `/data` directory of the system.
Credit to user `<NAME>`@xda-developers
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: 1. Root your phone.
2. Install CWM
3. Create a second partition on the sd card.
8 Gb card = second partition 3 Gb.
Leaves you 5 Gb storage.
4. Install link2sd from Google store.
Link all apps to the second partition. In that way you have all widgets available.
5. You will never have low memory problems again...
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/05 | 465 | 1,665 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to transfer a video stream coming from my Android device to a remote PC through the internet. I want to connect to the Android device from my PC to see what is showing on its camera.
I tried TeamViewer but it does not allow the user to access a mobile phone from a PC.
I tried Skype & Tango (Video call) but they do not automatically answer calls.
I am struggling to find a solution. Is there any?<issue_comment>username_1: I guess there is: [WebCam Free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.andhat.WebCamFree) consists of an app for your Android device, plus a server component to be put on your computer. From the apps description, this could do what you want (didn't try it myself, but it's certainly worth a look). I linked the free version; a paid version is available for about 1.50 Euro.
If that doesn't do (or you don't like the idea of a PC component), you might give a try to [Cloud Spy Cam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.simplylogic.android.cloudcam) (it also has a demo available on the play store). Sounds even more promising (I'd say this is exactly what you're looking for).
But since all good things are three, a third option is [IP Webcam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&feature=related_apps), which "Turns your phone into a network camera with multiple viewing options."
So now, happy play!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Look for VLC Player on Google Play. Then, install VLC your PC, and read [this article](http://tech2.in.com/how-to/android/how-to-stream-video-from-your-android-device-to-a-pc-and-vice-versa/239532).
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/05 | 1,158 | 4,792 | <issue_start>username_0: I mostly use my computer for email, but obviously when I'm on the go it's good to have my email accessible at all times. That's what the email app is for, right?
So I have it set up to download emails, but to never delete them from the server. Essentially this is the same as I have on my laptop. Only my main computer is set to delete emails from the server when I delete them from my inbox.
The point is, while this works fine on my laptop, my phone will keep downloading the same emails, even when I hit the "Delete" button to remove them from my phone's inbox. Strangely, though, it will only do this a few hours after they were deleted (the mailbox is set to update every 15 minutes), and usually only when I receive a new email or two.
In other words, when I get a new email, the phone will start downloading some old emails seemingly at random.
What gives, and how do I fix it?<issue_comment>username_1: There are multiple approaches to this problem. The first an most effective is to switch from POP3 (which I assume from your question you are using) to IMAP, where mail is handled on the server instead of client-side -- so you can delete a message when you decide to delete it (and not when client X is retrieving it, as handled by POP3).
Second might be trying a different mail client (again, I do not know what you are currently using). For Android, I'd recommend [K-9 Mail](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9) -- which is capable of handling POP3 as well as IMAP, and even Exchange (the latter via WebDAV).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I use a Samsung Galaxy SIII and Outlook and have had the same problem. My approach (at Godaddy's suggestion) was to change the Advanced settings in Outlook email account settings (in the Outlook Tools menu) so that email is left on the server even after delivery (one check box) but deleted after so many days (another check box) and/or deleted after the email is deleted from Trash (a third check box). Then I make sure to delete my trash on the phone after I have downloaded whatever I want to save on my computer copy of Outlook.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I think i have the solution to the problem. When setting up your email untick the push notification you then get a manual button, from there you can manually input incoming and outgoing settings. In the incoming settings there is a delete email from server, click the WHEN I DELETE FROM INBOX. From then on you will be able to delete from your phone to the server. HTH. Now the only problem is you can't set the the sync schedule.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I just found the easiest way to solve this problem, completely by accident. Open your email app and click on settings; then click on the words "clear cache." That is it. Problem solved!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: It's Gmail. It's "*bugged*".
**It will delete emails correctly if you are using a Google address; but the deleted emails will reappear if you are using it with another provider.**
For example on my app the email received *@gmail.com* will be correctly deleted and never come back.
While the email received *@outlook.com*, or any other provider than Google, will always reappear after deletion.
It's years that this bug is there. I and other users reported it many times. They did nothing to solve it, despite the numerous releases and updates.
So I can interpret that as a sneaky monopolistic way of Google to disadvantage the concurrence (especially with the masses of non-power users, pushing them to stick with the working account and drop the other).
Hiding themselves behind the word *bug*.
And that, together to the fact that this is the best answer, is pretty pretty sad.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I had several old folders still in my Outlook 'Deleted Items' folder. Once I deleted all of them from my 'Deleted Items' folder, the Gmail app (using Office 365 Exchange with push) correctly deleted an e-mail from both the Gmail app my Outlook Exchange account.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Me too after delete my email and less than a min later it all came back. And now I notice why. Because of ur Gmail app only can add Gmail email account in it. All ur Gmail.com email can be deleted and never come back again. The one that cannot delete is hotmail.com I add into my Gmail app.
Now the only way is remove whatever email acc that is not gmail.com account and it will be fine.
Download Hotmail app to add your Hotmail.com acc.
Don't add Hotmail or other mail acc to Gmail apps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: I had fits trying to figure this out. Make sure your setting in Gmail is on delete not archive. I changed it and they finally went away
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/05 | 989 | 3,704 | <issue_start>username_0: The direct dial/message shortcut icons on the Samsung Galaxy S3 are ambiguous - eg: it is hard to tell which is text and which is a dial if you have the same person (one for each). Additionally, on this model, the shortcut is overlayed with "mobile" or "home" or whatever that persons phone you've selected.
Is there any way to easily change this?
I'm using GO Launcher, which I can change the icons directly but then I'd have to go and find the person's image, overlay it with a text/phone icon, etc., which seems like a lot of work.
The stock ROM on my Motorola Atrix used to have a pretty sweet widget that looked something like this:
```
-----------------------------------
| | |
Contact IMG | Phone IMG | Text IMG |
| | |
------------------------------------
```
Where the phone and text buttons of the image would direct dial\text the contact. Maybe there is something like this out there that I've missed?
This is what it looks like ("phone" and "text" were originally the contacts name):
<issue_comment>username_1: Sounds like the widget you're missing from your Atrix was part of the Motorola skin laid over Android on that device. My Galaxy Nexus (4.1) has the same kinds of contact widgets that you're seeing on your SGSIII, and I agree with you that having the Direct Call and Direct Dial contact widgets next to each other is less than ideal.
Have you tried a [dedicated contact widget](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=contact%20widget&c=apps)? Something like the [GO Contact Widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.gowidget.contactwidget&hl=en) might meet your needs. You might even be able to accomplish what you want using a [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en) widget, although that might be a little overkill.
Alternatively, instead of choosing the Direct Call or Direct Dial widget, why not use a plain Contact widget? This places a nice picture of the contact on your screen which, when pressed, presents the contact overlay from which you can call, message, or otherwise contact your contact. This overlay, to me, is much better than two separate widgets (though it puts you one extra tap away from the action).
Mine looks like this. Contact widget:
Expanded contact card/overlay:
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There was no free option to fix this that I could find. There is a lot of junk on the play store, and it was kinda hard to find, but seems looking for "speed dial" in the play store was the key words I needed. I found and tried several apps, none of which were very good.
I finally settled on this app: [Speed Dial Widget Contact+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DudeWaves.SpeedDialPro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5EdWRlV2F2ZXMuU3BlZWREaWFsUHJvIl0.). It's the closest I've found to what I'm asking above.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Try the Contact Widget. True one touch. Uses contact picture, and allows you to select which number to direct dial or message(text). Also allows you to customize the label, i.e., "text", "call", or the contact's name (if you forget what they look like)(ish). Works in Go Launcher for my Samsung Galaxy S3, just like direct dial/message widget in TouchWiz home.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.livroandroid.widget.contatos&hl=en>
Hope it helps.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/08/05 | 2,480 | 9,437 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean. Using the [Android File Transfer](http://www.android.com/filetransfer/) program, I was examining the contents of part of the internal drive and found this:
`/Android/data/com.google.android.videos/files/Movies/bWF0dGhldy5ob2x0QGdtYWlsLmNvbQ/framework_LFL4UnYvaGE.wvm` (2.82 GB, last modified 18 Jul 2012, 7:59 PM)
In another directory (adjacent to `bWF0dGhldy5ob2x0QGdtYWlsLmNvbQ`), there's a **subtitles** directory which contains two files:
`LFL4UnYvaGE.cc` (264 bytes) and `LFL4UnYvaGE.en.cc` (129 KB), both modified on the same day (18 Jul, but earlier in the day at 5:57 PM).
As you can see, the **.wvm** file is very large. I tried renaming its parent **Movies** folder to **Movies2** to see if it broke anything and so far it doesn't seem to matter. I tried copying it to my Mac but it says it is unable to copy the file (yet it can copy the parent folder(s) okay). And I don't currently have any movies (that I know of) saved to my tablet either from the Play store or copied over from my computer.
What does this file do, and would it be safe to delete it (and the associated subtitles) to save space?<issue_comment>username_1: WMV stands for [Windows Media Video](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wmv) -- so what you've found very likely is a Video-file with subtitles. It could be a demo video shipped together with the application in whichs directory it resides ([Google Play Movies & TV](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.videos)). I'd say it should be safe to delete it -- but I would first try doing so via the app itself to be sure (there you also could first play it to see what it is about -- plus deleting it from there would ensure all connected data is removed as well). In the worst case, you may need to re-install the app.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: A wvm file is not the same as a wmv, the wvm is a video downloaded from Google Play Movies and is a type of MPEG-4 video file. It is currently unable to be opened by anything other than the Google Play Movies app because of the DRM properties surrounding the file.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: These files are for the *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* film which was included promotionally with your Nexus 7. The movie was not, at least in my case, pre-installed on your device, as it takes a considerable amount of your available storage space (especially if you have an 8GB unit!).
I'm guessing you must at some point have unknowingly hit the small 'button' on the video telling it to download the film for offline use.
---
The first thing that came to my mind was, that this may be a WebM video file (Matroska container + VP8 video stream + Vorbis audio stream). It would have made sense. But feeding the file to MediaInfo looks like this:
```
$ mediainfo Downloads/framework_BpAYRcyW2_A.wvm
General
Complete name : Downloads/framework_BpAYRcyW2_A.wvm
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 2.73 GiB
Duration : 2h 34mn
Overall bit rate : 2 532 Kbps
Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Duration : 2h 34mn
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 536 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode : Variable
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Audio
ID : 192 (0xC0)
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : LC
Muxing mode : ADTS
Duration : 2h 34mn
Bit rate mode : Variable / Variable / Variable
Minimum bit rate : 190 Kbps / 190 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 231 Kbps / 231 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Menu
```
An AVC video stream and AAC audio stream, is what one would expect from a regular MP4, but MPEG-PS format (PS = program stream) is unusual. This is how a regular MP4 looks in MediaInfo:
```
$ mediainfo .miro/Movies/FLOSS-Weekly/floss0222_h264m_864x480_500.mp4
General
Complete name : .miro/Movies/FLOSS-Weekly/floss0222_h264m_864x480_500.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 282 MiB
Duration : 1h 5mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 605 Kbps
Writing application : Lavf54.3.100
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1h 5mn
Bit rate : 500 Kbps
Width : 864 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.040
Stream size : 233 MiB (83%)
Writing library : x264 core 120 r2164 da19765
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x131 / me=umh / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=2 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=60 / keyint_min=31 / scenecut=0 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=500 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=1500 / vbv_bufsize=6000 / nal_hrd=none / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 1h 5mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 1 500 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 44.7 MiB (16%)
Language : English
```
The file [from the Nexus 7] even plays for a few seconds in VLC and in MPlayer, but then I get error messages. So either the format is not yet supported or it's sort of encrypted.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: WVM is a video file that has been encrypted using the Widevine (now Google) DRM platform.
The first 10 seconds are not encrypted, that is why you can see it in VLC.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: WMV and WVM not same. İf you download some film in the android market inside this film format WVM. İf you want to check you can.this file inside ( STORAGE - SDCARD0 - ANDROİD - DATA - com.google.android.videos - FİLES - MOVİES -Yi5zZW43OUBnbWFpbC5jb20 ) All this film this folder inside. You can delete if you want.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: All my wvm files that I found were copies of Google Play TV/movies that I'd downloaded previously and thought I'd deleted off the storage afterwards. I got rid of about 4gb of those files by using a file manager app and searching the device for wvm files.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/05 | 795 | 2,575 | <issue_start>username_0: I am going to buy a new MicroSD card for my Motorola Milestone. The phone has Cyanogenmod 7. The upper limit as [told by the manufacturer](http://developer.motorola.com/products/milestone-a853/) is 32GB, and because they got cheaper now, I'm going to buy the maximum possible. However, there are those new types of cards called “Ultra High Speed” which, I believe, weren't available when the phone came out.
Questions: Will those cards work with my device? Do they need any special support from the OS? Will I benefit from extra speed?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Will those cards work with my device?
>
>
>
Yes, I believe SDHC UHS-I (Ultra High Speed) cards are backwards compatible and will "work" in an SDHC only device (that the Motorola Milestone appears to be).
>
> Do they need any special support from the OS?
>
>
>
Yes, in order to operate at the advertised higher speeds. "Use of UHS requires that the host device command the card to drop from 3.3-volt to 1.8-volt operation and select the 4-bit transfer mode." [Wikipedia - Secure Digital](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital)
>
> Will I benefit from extra speed?
>
>
>
No, it will work like an ordinary SDHC Class 10 card.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The new UHS-I card
==================
Your phone comes with a microSDHC form factor, and according to Scandisk, their cards are compatible:
* [SanDisk Ultra® microSDXC™ UHS-I card](http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/ultra-class10-with-adapter/): see specifications tab
>
> Available capacities: 8GB,16GB, 32GB, 64GB
>
>
> Performance/speed: Up to 30MB/s read speed; write speed lower
>
>
> Compatibility: Compatible with all microSDHC [or microSDXC ]supporting host devices
>
>
>
* [SanDisk Extreme Pro® microSDHC™ UHS-I card](http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extremepro-uhs-i/?capacity=16GB): see specifications tab
>
> Available capacities: 8GB,16GB
>
>
> Performance/speed: Up to 95 MB/s (633X) read speed; write speed up to 90 MB/s (600X)
>
>
> Compatibility: Compatible with all microSDHC supporting host devices
>
>
>
*Since the form factor remains the same, there's no problem here.*
Your Device
===========
Your device, while capable of reading, will be unable to take advantages over this new card speeds.
Mainly because this technology is new and the OS simple wasn't prepared for it.
**On a personal note:** Don't spend your money with this card on that specific phone. You'll have no gain from it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/05 | 719 | 2,303 | <issue_start>username_0: Auto sync is turned on in both devices but nothing shows up on the Nexus 7 unless I manually transfer pictures via bluetooth. Notably, Calendars and People sync without a problem. But not Gallery. My phone is a Galaxy Nexus. Both devices are running Android 4.1.1.<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Will those cards work with my device?
>
>
>
Yes, I believe SDHC UHS-I (Ultra High Speed) cards are backwards compatible and will "work" in an SDHC only device (that the Motorola Milestone appears to be).
>
> Do they need any special support from the OS?
>
>
>
Yes, in order to operate at the advertised higher speeds. "Use of UHS requires that the host device command the card to drop from 3.3-volt to 1.8-volt operation and select the 4-bit transfer mode." [Wikipedia - Secure Digital](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital)
>
> Will I benefit from extra speed?
>
>
>
No, it will work like an ordinary SDHC Class 10 card.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The new UHS-I card
==================
Your phone comes with a microSDHC form factor, and according to Scandisk, their cards are compatible:
* [SanDisk Ultra® microSDXC™ UHS-I card](http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/ultra-class10-with-adapter/): see specifications tab
>
> Available capacities: 8GB,16GB, 32GB, 64GB
>
>
> Performance/speed: Up to 30MB/s read speed; write speed lower
>
>
> Compatibility: Compatible with all microSDHC [or microSDXC ]supporting host devices
>
>
>
* [SanDisk Extreme Pro® microSDHC™ UHS-I card](http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/extremepro-uhs-i/?capacity=16GB): see specifications tab
>
> Available capacities: 8GB,16GB
>
>
> Performance/speed: Up to 95 MB/s (633X) read speed; write speed up to 90 MB/s (600X)
>
>
> Compatibility: Compatible with all microSDHC supporting host devices
>
>
>
*Since the form factor remains the same, there's no problem here.*
Your Device
===========
Your device, while capable of reading, will be unable to take advantages over this new card speeds.
Mainly because this technology is new and the OS simple wasn't prepared for it.
**On a personal note:** Don't spend your money with this card on that specific phone. You'll have no gain from it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/06 | 1,272 | 4,417 | <issue_start>username_0: After one of the latest updates (not sure if it was the last one or a previous one) of the Google Play app, I am having an error trying to update a large app (42MB). It says:
>
> Error Downloading . There is insufficient space on the device.
>
>
>
My device is a Samsung P1000 running Froyo. It's rooted, but the error was there before rooting it.
A quick Google search showed several Samsung users having the same problem (the app in question that was giving me the headache is Smurf's village). Some said that removing the updates to the Android Market (Google Play) app would fix it, but to me it was of no avail.
I also tried the procedure in [this Google help FAQ](http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?answer=1067233) to no avail.
Now I am stuck with a prehistoric version of the Market (that works on small apps) and still cannot update Smurf's Village or install big apps. How can I fix this?
EDIT: device has over 2GB of internal SD storage, 27GB of external SD card, so space is not an issue.<issue_comment>username_1: Can you check how much space is left in internal storage of your device? You can do that by going to Settings->Applications->Storage Use and see how much is free space in internal storage. If the value is less that what the app needs (i.e. 42 Mb) then it means that you have to free up some space before installing.
To free up:
1. Best is to visit the app list and remove unwanted one, starting with the one that occupies more space.
2. Move the heavy apps to SD Card. Though I suspect this could be possible only from GingerBread onwards and not in your Froyo.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: For me, it was all about killing and rebuilding a bigger cache. I want it registered on SE so other people having the same problem can find an answer googling for it.
The problem seems to be with the size of the partition the cache is in. It is mounted on a 20-30MB partition in the phone internal SD card.
The fix that worked to me was described in [this blog post](http://jimmod.com/blog/2011/10/android-market-error-on-downloading-error-downloading-there-is-insufficient-space-on-the-device/).
THE BLOCK BELOW IS TAKEN FROM <NAME>'s blog post, and used with his permission.
>
> After browsing around, I found out that the cache folder (that I assume used by the market) is using small partition (around 20mb in my case).
> So to solve this we need to change it to bigger partition.
>
>
> You gonna need Android Terminal Simulator or equivalent terminal app. This will also require your Android rooted.
>
>
> Type `su` (root permission request will be shown: you need to approve it).
>
>
> Type `cd /`
>
>
> Type `umount /cache`
>
>
> Type `mount -o rw,remount -t rootfs rootfs /` (to set the folder access to rw – read write)
>
>
> Type `rmdir /cache` (delete cache folder).
> I personally using root explorer to do point 5-6.
>
>
> Type `mkdir /sdcard/cache`
>
>
> Type `ln -s /sdcard/cache /cache` (to link cache folder to /sdcard/cache – which should have bigger partition size)
>
>
>
My p1000 was rooted and had terminal emulator and busybox installed. I just typed the commands in the order described by <NAME> (kudos to him).
Searching for the background to this question, I also found [this forum post](http://androidflamejante.forumeiros.com/t1100-dica-espaco-insuficiente-android-mensagem-android-market-google-play) (in portuguese) that seems to (untested by me) solve the problem using an app.
[begin portuguese posting]
Para solucionar o problema, eu precisei modificar o tamanho do cache do telefone
[end portuguese posting]
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Just to add some other things to try if [@Mindwin's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/27107/10658) doesn't work for you:
1) Delete your logs located in `/data/log`.
* You can do this by either going to the recovery menu and deleting the logs (if the option is available for you, it isn't for every phone). Or if you have a rooted phone you can run `rm -r` in this folder from a terminal emulator.
2) If you can install apps, the `SD Maid` app can remove any lingering cache or apk files that are sometimes left over after removal.
3) If your phone is a Samsung Galaxy, you can dial `*#9900#` from the dial screen and then choose the second option: "Delete Dumpstate/logcat".
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/06 | 1,045 | 3,637 | <issue_start>username_0: I was using Samsung Galaxy with android, then I bought the new Motorola DROID RAZR using same SIM card.
when I'm trying to download any app from Google Play Store, it still refers to my previous device. How would I update my device information?<issue_comment>username_1: Can you check how much space is left in internal storage of your device? You can do that by going to Settings->Applications->Storage Use and see how much is free space in internal storage. If the value is less that what the app needs (i.e. 42 Mb) then it means that you have to free up some space before installing.
To free up:
1. Best is to visit the app list and remove unwanted one, starting with the one that occupies more space.
2. Move the heavy apps to SD Card. Though I suspect this could be possible only from GingerBread onwards and not in your Froyo.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: For me, it was all about killing and rebuilding a bigger cache. I want it registered on SE so other people having the same problem can find an answer googling for it.
The problem seems to be with the size of the partition the cache is in. It is mounted on a 20-30MB partition in the phone internal SD card.
The fix that worked to me was described in [this blog post](http://jimmod.com/blog/2011/10/android-market-error-on-downloading-error-downloading-there-is-insufficient-space-on-the-device/).
THE BLOCK BELOW IS TAKEN FROM <NAME>'s blog post, and used with his permission.
>
> After browsing around, I found out that the cache folder (that I assume used by the market) is using small partition (around 20mb in my case).
> So to solve this we need to change it to bigger partition.
>
>
> You gonna need Android Terminal Simulator or equivalent terminal app. This will also require your Android rooted.
>
>
> Type `su` (root permission request will be shown: you need to approve it).
>
>
> Type `cd /`
>
>
> Type `umount /cache`
>
>
> Type `mount -o rw,remount -t rootfs rootfs /` (to set the folder access to rw – read write)
>
>
> Type `rmdir /cache` (delete cache folder).
> I personally using root explorer to do point 5-6.
>
>
> Type `mkdir /sdcard/cache`
>
>
> Type `ln -s /sdcard/cache /cache` (to link cache folder to /sdcard/cache – which should have bigger partition size)
>
>
>
My p1000 was rooted and had terminal emulator and busybox installed. I just typed the commands in the order described by <NAME> (kudos to him).
Searching for the background to this question, I also found [this forum post](http://androidflamejante.forumeiros.com/t1100-dica-espaco-insuficiente-android-mensagem-android-market-google-play) (in portuguese) that seems to (untested by me) solve the problem using an app.
[begin portuguese posting]
Para solucionar o problema, eu precisei modificar o tamanho do cache do telefone
[end portuguese posting]
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Just to add some other things to try if [@Mindwin's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/27107/10658) doesn't work for you:
1) Delete your logs located in `/data/log`.
* You can do this by either going to the recovery menu and deleting the logs (if the option is available for you, it isn't for every phone). Or if you have a rooted phone you can run `rm -r` in this folder from a terminal emulator.
2) If you can install apps, the `SD Maid` app can remove any lingering cache or apk files that are sometimes left over after removal.
3) If your phone is a Samsung Galaxy, you can dial `*#9900#` from the dial screen and then choose the second option: "Delete Dumpstate/logcat".
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/06 | 1,053 | 3,617 | <issue_start>username_0: I always see the same 6 people online from my phone. However, Empathy or the gtalk widget in gmail shows ~60 people online. Why aren't the same people shown online on my phone?
Its a One V running ICS and Sense 4.0.
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: Can you check how much space is left in internal storage of your device? You can do that by going to Settings->Applications->Storage Use and see how much is free space in internal storage. If the value is less that what the app needs (i.e. 42 Mb) then it means that you have to free up some space before installing.
To free up:
1. Best is to visit the app list and remove unwanted one, starting with the one that occupies more space.
2. Move the heavy apps to SD Card. Though I suspect this could be possible only from GingerBread onwards and not in your Froyo.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: For me, it was all about killing and rebuilding a bigger cache. I want it registered on SE so other people having the same problem can find an answer googling for it.
The problem seems to be with the size of the partition the cache is in. It is mounted on a 20-30MB partition in the phone internal SD card.
The fix that worked to me was described in [this blog post](http://jimmod.com/blog/2011/10/android-market-error-on-downloading-error-downloading-there-is-insufficient-space-on-the-device/).
THE BLOCK BELOW IS TAKEN FROM <NAME>'s blog post, and used with his permission.
>
> After browsing around, I found out that the cache folder (that I assume used by the market) is using small partition (around 20mb in my case).
> So to solve this we need to change it to bigger partition.
>
>
> You gonna need Android Terminal Simulator or equivalent terminal app. This will also require your Android rooted.
>
>
> Type `su` (root permission request will be shown: you need to approve it).
>
>
> Type `cd /`
>
>
> Type `umount /cache`
>
>
> Type `mount -o rw,remount -t rootfs rootfs /` (to set the folder access to rw – read write)
>
>
> Type `rmdir /cache` (delete cache folder).
> I personally using root explorer to do point 5-6.
>
>
> Type `mkdir /sdcard/cache`
>
>
> Type `ln -s /sdcard/cache /cache` (to link cache folder to /sdcard/cache – which should have bigger partition size)
>
>
>
My p1000 was rooted and had terminal emulator and busybox installed. I just typed the commands in the order described by <NAME> (kudos to him).
Searching for the background to this question, I also found [this forum post](http://androidflamejante.forumeiros.com/t1100-dica-espaco-insuficiente-android-mensagem-android-market-google-play) (in portuguese) that seems to (untested by me) solve the problem using an app.
[begin portuguese posting]
Para solucionar o problema, eu precisei modificar o tamanho do cache do telefone
[end portuguese posting]
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Just to add some other things to try if [@Mindwin's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/27107/10658) doesn't work for you:
1) Delete your logs located in `/data/log`.
* You can do this by either going to the recovery menu and deleting the logs (if the option is available for you, it isn't for every phone). Or if you have a rooted phone you can run `rm -r` in this folder from a terminal emulator.
2) If you can install apps, the `SD Maid` app can remove any lingering cache or apk files that are sometimes left over after removal.
3) If your phone is a Samsung Galaxy, you can dial `*#9900#` from the dial screen and then choose the second option: "Delete Dumpstate/logcat".
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/06 | 301 | 1,197 | <issue_start>username_0: I am traveling with my notebook and I want to connect to the internet using my cellphone data connection. I have a Galaxy S2, and I've set up a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, which my laptop successfully connects to. But thereafter I cannot connect to the internet. Can't browse, ping, nothing. All I can ping is the gateway (which I presume is my droid).
Is there some secret switch I'm missing?<issue_comment>username_1: Usually your service provider has to activate the ability to use your cellphone as a hotspot. For Sprint, there is a monthly fee associated with that feature.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Depending on your carrier, [FoxFi](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi) may help you out. It allows you to share you mobile data plan as a WiFi hot spot. Just be careful not to use too much or your carrier will get suspicious.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Turned out I wasn't being patient enough. It took a little while for my phone to realize it needed to connect to data services; after that the tethering worked fine. It helped for me to open my email on my phone, just to give it a little nudge.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/06 | 503 | 1,709 | <issue_start>username_0: Which music players support DAAP? I can only find:
* [DAAP Media Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mult.daap)
* [SharePlay](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.afqa123.shareplay)
Does anyone know any others? I really don't understand why the popular music players don't support DAAP. I want to be able to stream my mp3 from my NAS to my phone :(<issue_comment>username_1: There are [some available](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=DAAP&c=apps) from Google Play Store. Excluding the ones you've mentioned, this two I've used, and they worked very well:
* [Music Pump DAAP Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.berard.musicpump) by Android Music Pump:
>
> Music Pump is a feature rich Android DAAP Client that lets you to stream and sync music from your PC or NAS to your android device. All you need is a DAAP Server.
>
>
>
* [Remote for SoundBridge](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kompf.android.rokucontrol) by <NAME>:
>
>
> + Connect to different music servers including UPnP, DAAP, and Internet radio.
> + Browse playlists, artists, composers, albums, songs, genres, and folders at music server.
>
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: DAAP is developed by Apple, and they don't license it to Android devices. The handful of players you found have reverse engineered the DAAP protocol (or an older version thereof), but no 'official' publisher can publish it with permission of Apple.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Wikipedia has [a list of DAAP clients for all platforms](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Access_Protocol#DAAP_clients).
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/06 | 2,481 | 9,402 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been a happy owner of an Acer Iconia A500 for a bit over a year now but a couple of weeks ago it started to complain about its internal memory being full.
I was a bit surprised as I keep movies, and such on the external SD card but I assumed is was some browser cache, Maps or so which had eaten up a fair chunk of the 32G memory it has internally.
However, that doesn't seem to be the case. I have cleared the data of almost every single App I have installed but still if I look at the Storage tab of the settings I see the following (a couple of hours ago):
I get the feeling that the rightmost grey part of the bar should be a bit more than 379MB(the Available part)... (SD Card at the bottom of the picture is the external one, never mind that one).
I've tried almost every disk usage app available out there and they all show similar results, the following is DiskView (picture taken after I removed a few apps):
(in this picture "SD Card" is the internal one...)
One thing all the disk usage apps seems to have in common is that unless the device is rooted, they cannot see what is in some directories (like /data) which makes me think it is either Android itself (4.0.3 on this device) which has some kind of cache which is misbehaving or that some process is producing extreme amounts of logs somewhere.
Sorry for this long intro, but the basic question is: How do I proceed?
I guess one alternative is to find what is worth backing up and do a factory reset or something but I wold really like to find out what happened first.
Rooting it is an alternative which would probably help me find out more but I sort of like it as it is (except for this issue). If it is needed to resolve it I could of course do it but it feels like you shouldn't have to with an appliance like this.
Is there another way forward? I have this naive hope that there is a button somewhere I haven't seen that clears all logs or reduce the log level from debug to info.
**Edit:** One thing I've been considering but cannot investigate is if it could be cores. I've had a lot of crashes lately (presumably because it has been running low on disk).
In response to Izzy's comment below. Apps adds up to more or less exactly the 700MB listed as "Apps" (seems to be the total of data and the apps themselves).<issue_comment>username_1: Here are some key points to this problem. Though not all of them applied in this case, I will still include all of them -- as in another case they might prove helpful:
* A good starting point to check is *apps -> manage apps* in Androids system menu, which lists all apps+data and can be sorted by size, to identify the "biggest consumers". While here, you can "delete" too-big caches (per app)
* some directories in the file system cannot be investigated without having root privileges, so the preferred `du -k|sort -n` (to find the biggest files) would e.g. skip directories below `/data`
* still, having a terminal emulator available ([Android Terminal Emulator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm) would be a good candidate), at least a `df -h` could show where free space goes toward zero (see screenshot below). In case the `-h` parameter ("human readable") is not understood on your system, you might try to replace it by `-m` ("megabytes"), `-k` ("kilobytes"), or omit it completely.
* The article [Debugging Android core dumps](http://www.lindusembedded.com/blog/2011/08/04/debugging-android-core-dumps/) describes "core dumps" under Android are called "Tombstones", and stored globally as `/data/tombstones/tombstone_nn`, with "nn" simply being a counter. As many crashes were reported, this might be a place "filling up" (see below). But only 2.5MB could be located here in this case.
* According to *Android Forensics* by <NAME>, it might be worth diving into `/data/local`: *The “/data/local” directory is important as it allows shell (the user account nonrooted phones run adbd as) read/write access. When an app is installed, it is first copied to “/data/local.”* Which means, even on non-rooted devices one should be able to dig in here.
* [SD Maid - System cleaning tool](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.sdm) might find some more orphans -- but without root access, this apps capabilities are limited.
* If the "big egg" cannot be found and removed, one can either start to uninstall some apps, cleaning "big data" from others (see first step), or, as a last resort, there always remains the factory-reset which should clean up everything -- but be aware: all your downloaded apps and all your data (on internal storage only, of course -- SD card will not be affected) will get removed as well when you do this.
* if still unable to solve the issue, a last resort is a factory reset. But before doing that it would be good to be prepared for the next time, so one last chance are a few steps immediately before the factory reset:
1. backup as much data/apps as you need and can
2. switch to airplane mode -- the market must *not* know what we are doing now
3. one by one, uninstall your apps (for system apps which cannot be uninstalled: uninstall their updates, clear cache and data). After each uninstall, check your free space for unexpected "big jumps". If such a "jump" happens: Note the app uninstalled at this place -- it has to be a/the evil one. Continue if it still doesn't make up for the missing space
4. when finished with the last one, go to the "point of no return", pull the plug, do the factory reset. It's over now ;(
5. after the reboot, re-configure your "virgin device" with your original market account data (you remember them hopefully?). As we made sure the market stood uninformed of our actions from step 2 on, you should now be able to re-sync your apps and some data. The apps for sure, the data only provided you synced them with the market before step 2.
6. keep an eye on the "evil app(s)", if you detected any at step 3. You may want to remove these (now or later).
The following screenshot shows the output of `df -h` on a Motorola Droid 2. As you can see, there are 2 mount points on internal storage which could be candidates for "getting filled": `/data` (the most likely -- and got the hit in this case) plus `/cache`. The command was executed without root privileges:
**Tombstones:** The folder's location is `/data/tombstones`. Permissions of the `/data` directory are `drwxrwxr-x`, the `tombstones` subdirectory has `drwxr-xr-x` -- so they are accessible also on non-rooted devices. Using a terminal emulator (see above), you can `cd /data/tombstones` and do a `ls -l` to see whether there are any tombstones, and what size they occupy. Unfortunately, all tombstones are owned by system, and permissions are set to `rwx------` -- so if that's your troublemaker: you cannot remove them without root :( Have a good backup (huh? how, without root?), and probably a factory-reset will be your last resort...
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: I had this same problem with my Acer A100 tablet and found the source of the problem: there's a folder located in /data/gps that fills up with txt files. Mine was 4.3G. If your device is rooted, you can delete them from a terminal emulator or adb and reclaim your space:
```
$ su
# cd /data/gps
# rm gl-*.txt
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: First delete the `.thumbnail` folder within your DCIM directory, then switch of the device and turn back on. This solved the problem for me.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: This looks like the [Acer GPS-log leak](http://community.acer.com/t5/Tablets/A500-Internal-storage-missing/td-p/4847) we had on an Acer Iconia A200:
>
> The bottom line is that when the GPS is used, the GPS driver for ICS
> 4.0.3 on the **Acer A-series tablets** apparently writes numerous `gl-YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS.txt` files into the `/data/gps` directory. The files
> are apparently not automatically deleted, and so over time will
> consume most of the internal storage space.
>
>
>
Users can not delete these files without root access.
However, there is a ***patch*** to clear the GPS log data (no root access needed, so no warranty voided).
* download the patch from the [Acer drivers site](http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers) (to your desktop)
* unzip and copy the contained `Update.zip` from it to an empty, FAT32 formatted microSD card. (We uploaded it to an already present card in the connected tablet, which wasn't empty, but it still worked.)
* (Re)start the tablet with the microSD card in it, while holding the “Volume Down” key until a message appears in the upper left corner of the screen.
(Something like `Erasing cache before SD update...`; I interpret this message as: "erase and update", so it should cure the symptom and the cause.)
The tablet will continue to start up afterwards (less than a minute), and you will be good to go.
There is a nice `.pdf` in the download, describing the above steps in detail with (screen)shots. (It also talks about an accompanying `user_cleanGPSlog` text file, but we didn't have it and did not seem to need it.)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/07 | 748 | 2,939 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HTC One XL and a Nexus 7. They both know my home WiFi network and a few other networks, and my Nexus knows my HTC's WiFi hotspot as well. When I'm out and about I press my hotspot widget on my HTC to enable the WiFi hotspot, which allows my Nexus to automatically connect and get online.
What I'd like is a way to
* use a known WiFi network if available (to save battery and mobile data), and
* otherwise automatically turns on WiFi hotspot mode
* can be WiFi based or location based
This will allow me to use the Nexus 7 wherever I am, without having to take out my HTC and flick the hotspot switch. At the same time I'd like the Nexus to prioritise other known networks over the hotspot, so that if possible it drops off the hotspot network and uses the known network.
Searching for anything containing 'WiFi hotspot' returns dozens of apps to get around carrier imposed hotspot restriction, so I am not having much success there.<issue_comment>username_1: You can do all this using [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en). It may not be free, and the interface may look dated but it does all this and so much more. You'll never go back to anything else once you get things setup the way you want.
This is honestly the best, and most useful app on my personal phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: While I agree with Matt on the usefulness of [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm), as to my current knowledge you'd have to configure all your Wifi zones manually here based on their location (e.g. via "Cell Near", which leverages cell tower information and does not use much battery as the current cell is either known to the system, or via network-based or GPS location). If you one day add a new Wifi, you had to manually add it to *Tasker* as well -- if not somebody has found a way to automate this.
So I want to additionally introduce [Smart WiFi](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s4bb.smartwifi), which automatically does that part of the job: As soon as you connect to a Wifi, it records the corresponding cell tower IDs. Next time one of them comes in reach, Wifi will be turned on automatically. So you then could use a tool like *Tasker* to kick in on the "Wifi off" condition to enable your Hotspot functionality, and disable this again as soon as *Smart Wifi* enabled Wifi again.
Also agreed with Matt: Once you've got to understand *Tasker*, you will not want to miss it again -- it's such a powerful tool. Concerning its price: There's a 7-day trial available at the Tasker homepage. You can export its configuration, and uninstall and re-install the trial for another 7-day-period (as described by its developer) and import your configuration again, which gives you at least 14 days to get familiar with this app. You certainly won't regret it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/07 | 471 | 1,549 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to transfer all SMSes from my old phone Nokia 6300 to Philips W626. I have tried several tools but all of them failed. Does anybody know tested way to do it?<issue_comment>username_1: An accepted solution is described with the question [How to move contacts and other data from Symbian to Android?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12836/how-to-move-contacts-and-other-data-from-symbian-to-android) -- which might be of special interest to you, as it covers the transfer of other data as well. The [SMS Migrator](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.baole.app.mainimporter) tool described there does, according to its description...
>
> 4 steps to migrate / import / transfer / move SMS from Iphone,
> Window Mobile, Symbian (Nokia), BlackBerry, Sony Errison,
> Samsung, Siemens, and so on to your Android.
>
>
>
A step-by-step guide can be found on the [product's website](http://a.baole.org/home/sms-migrator).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Finally I was able to import SMSes using [SMS Importer Lite](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.acomba.smsimporterlite&hl=en). This [post](http://www.kerstner.at/en/2012/08/transfer-sms-messages-from-nokia-to-android-devices/) was very helpful to make it work. It was required to configure SMS Importer this way:
* Source type: Custom
in Advanced preferences:
* Seperator: ,
* Sender position: 3
* Date position: 6
* Body position: 8
Otherwise it always failed with "unexpected error" message.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/07 | 575 | 2,197 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)?
Example: I want Instagram A logged in to Account A (personal), and Instagram B logged in to Account B (business). Both apps are on the same phone; I don't want to log-in and log-out just use use a different accounts.<issue_comment>username_1: No, it's not possible to run multiple instances of the same app.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Just decompile the app, change package name, compile, push to phone. Done! Just dont distribute it, advertising it as yours, because that is illegal.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: No, This is definitely impossible. Android OS never allows you to install multiple same apps.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You can't have two applications which has same identifier. The identifier is the string after this text in url of the app `https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=`. So for a single app this would be same, even if you haven't downloaded it from playstore, the identifier would be unique for the app.
For facebook app, the identifier is `com.facebook.katana`.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: There's an awkward solution:
[Renaming the package name inside an apk](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9218641/renaming-the-package-name-inside-an-apk) as proposed by Adobe to fix a nasty limitation of their AIR framework, [XDA has proposed the same too](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772839).
All use apktool to reverse engineer an app (unpack apk, change package name in AndroidManifest.xml, repack, resign).
*Note:*
This won't change locations on the SD card though (if it's used, all 5 instances would use the very same folder on the card still, just FYI)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_6: [Titanium Backup PRO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro) (and only the paid (Pro) version allows this) - FYI ROOT REQUIRED - does allow Profiles, but not the running of multiple insntances of the same app, with the exception of Winamp (but Winamp has Always been written to do that, no matter the platform)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/08/07 | 378 | 1,526 | <issue_start>username_0: By default Google Play is configured to display reviews only in my native language (not english). But there are a lot of reviews in other languages, especially in english and I want to see them also. As a workaround I can change language to english but it is not perfect solution. Can I see reviews both in my native language and in english?<issue_comment>username_1: Not with the regular Playstore app, AFAIK. ~~If you want to do so using an app, you might want to take a look at [Market Comments Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bh.android.MarketCommentsReader). From within the web browser, [AndroidPIT](http://www.androidpit.com/) allows to show comments of all languages at once, i.e. without selecting each language separately.~~
**Update:** note that both, the app and the AndroidPIT site section, are dead by now. For a work-around you could use my UserScript [GooglePlaySwitchLang](https://greasyfork.org/de/scripts/28036-googleplayswitchlang) in a web browser (like Firefox) via an Addon like *Greasemonkey* (see the [Greasyfor main page](https://greasyfork.org/) for a list of options for your favorite browser). The script injects links to easily toggle between languages – currently German and English, but you easily can adjust it to any language combination you need.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If You browse Play store via a web browser, then you can add `&hl=en` at the end of the URL and it may show English comments.
Upvotes: 5 |
2012/08/07 | 297 | 1,283 | <issue_start>username_0: I just am trying to figure out how to change the backgrounds behind text messages. Is there a setting or some app which lets you do this?<issue_comment>username_1: You could install a 3rd-party app like [GO SMS Pro](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosm) to replace the stock Messaging app. This would allow you to customize the font size, colors, backgrounds, theme, and others.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to the Messaging app and hit the settings button. You will see **Bubble style** and **Background style**.
When you select *Bubble Style* you will see options at the bottom of the screen that you can scroll through (the top option is the look for your outgoing messages, the bottom option is the look for received messages).
When you select *Background style* there are a few options to scroll through at the bottom of the screen as well.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to your messaging app on your front screen or where ever you have it placed and then once you are on it go to the bottom left corner on your phone and tap it and then hit settings and scroll down and it says bubble style or background style and there you go you changed it and you can also change your messaging background
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/08/08 | 941 | 3,264 | <issue_start>username_0: On windows, I have Android Commander installed so whenever I double click on an APK file, the information about it (ie: package name, version, etc) is displayed. I'm looking for something similar for a Mac OS X. What are my options?<issue_comment>username_1: You might want to take a look at e.g. [apktool](http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/), which is written in Java and will run on a Mac -- the linked page even contains the installation instructions.
You might also want to take a look at [APKInspector](http://code.google.com/p/apkinspector/) (written in Python, it seems). Not having a Mac, I cannot say for sure whether it will run on it.
Mentioned for completeness: [APK Multi Tool](http://apkmultitool.com/?q=node/5). Will probably not run on a Mac, as the page only advertizes a Windows and a Linux version -- but maybe the latter can be made working with minor effort, so you might want to contact its developer.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You might want to try [apktool](http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/). This will run on your Mac.
And as @username_1 mentioned, you can try [APK Multi Tool](http://apkmultitool.com/?q=node/5) to get the APK properties.
One last thing you could try is viewing the contents of the APK. This can be done by renaming your apk file to .zip and extracting its contents. You will then see a file called AndroidManifest.xml, this will show app version, package name, etc.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: The best and quickest way to use it is to obtain the tool from the Android SDK, called `aapt` and invoke it from the command line like this:
`aapt d --values badging some_apk_name.apk`
An example of the output is shown:
```
package: name='foo.bar' versionCode='1' versionName='1.00'
sdkVersion:'7'
targetSdkVersion:'16'
application: label='FooBar' icon='res/drawable/ic_launcher_icon.png'
launchable activity name='foo.bar.activity'label='FooBar' icon=''
uses-permission:'android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE'
uses-feature:'android.hardware.touchscreen'
main
other-activities
other-receivers
other-services
supports-screens: 'small' 'normal' 'large' 'xlarge'
supports-any-density: 'true'
locales: '--_--'
densities: '120' '160' '240' '320'
```
This will extract certain but limited values and parse the encoded `AndroidManifest.xml` (which is binary encoded upon compilation from Java source to APK binary).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: You can use [QuickLookAPK](https://github.com/hezi/QuickLookAPK), a APK Quicklook plugin. It's actually a wrapper of the `aapt` tool username_3 mentioned [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/41910/96277).
Instructions:
1. Download [QuickLookAPK.qlgenerator](https://github.com/hezi/QuickLookAPK/blob/master/QuickLookAPK.qlgenerator.zip) zip file, unzip and put it in: `~/Library/QuickLook`.
2. Run `qlmanage -r` ; `qlmanage -m`
3. Now press `space` key for selected APK file in Finder and view the `AndroidManifest` file info.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: As others have mentioned, apk is just a renamed zip file. For a quick look at its content, on the mac terminal, you can type
```
zipinfo apk-file.apk
```
you can also use the command `unzip` to extract its content.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/08 | 427 | 1,618 | <issue_start>username_0: Since i have updated my phone by Android version 4.0.3 i am not able to take a screen shot of my phone, before i used to do it by pressing Home and Power button simultaneously.
Now if i am pressing Home and Power button simultaneously it open up Task Manager.
Can someone explain me how to fix this issue.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Sam<issue_comment>username_1: On my Galaxy S3 it is Home and Power but they need to be held in for about 1 second but it may be different on the S2
EDIT: According to [this](http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/17/how-to-take-screenshot-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2) Samsung have changed the Screen shot buttons to be Volume down + power on some firmware versions and on others it is Power + home heald for about 2 seconds. Hope that helps
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: i was on the same situation like yours.. my S2 updated about one month ago.. do press your home button together with lock or power button and hold it for about 2 seconds.. press it together not separately and hold.. best of luck.. ;)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: On my Samsung Galaxy SIII (GT-i9300) updated OTA to Android 4.3 screenshots are taken by simultaneously holding Power+Home and the screenshot is saved under `/storage/emlated/0/Pictures/Screenshots`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Best way to take screenshot on Samsung S2 is press & hold the power & home button together. There is more ways to capture screenshot. You can find these ways by [clicking here..](https://technoradars.com/how-to-screenshot-on-samsung/)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/08 | 370 | 1,355 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Galaxy tab 2 (7.0) can't see 5ghz networks.
Am I missing anything?<issue_comment>username_1: On my Galaxy S3 it is Home and Power but they need to be held in for about 1 second but it may be different on the S2
EDIT: According to [this](http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/17/how-to-take-screenshot-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2) Samsung have changed the Screen shot buttons to be Volume down + power on some firmware versions and on others it is Power + home heald for about 2 seconds. Hope that helps
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: i was on the same situation like yours.. my S2 updated about one month ago.. do press your home button together with lock or power button and hold it for about 2 seconds.. press it together not separately and hold.. best of luck.. ;)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: On my Samsung Galaxy SIII (GT-i9300) updated OTA to Android 4.3 screenshots are taken by simultaneously holding Power+Home and the screenshot is saved under `/storage/emlated/0/Pictures/Screenshots`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Best way to take screenshot on Samsung S2 is press & hold the power & home button together. There is more ways to capture screenshot. You can find these ways by [clicking here..](https://technoradars.com/how-to-screenshot-on-samsung/)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/08 | 984 | 3,426 | <issue_start>username_0: [Bluestacks](http://bluestacks.com/) allows running of Android apps on Windows by emulating the Android OS image.
I recently installed BlueStacks\_HD\_AppPlayerPro (0.7.0.725) on Windows XP but was not able to download/install any apps because my network requires a proxy. It shows the following error:
I tried using ProxyCaps like freecap, but it did not work for me. How can I configure BlueStacks to use my proxy settings?<issue_comment>username_1: According to Bluestack employee <NAME>:
>
> Currently, we do not support proxy settings in BlueStacks App Player but will definitely consider it in our future release.
>
>
>
This information came from their help forum thread: [No network access behind a proxy](https://web.archive.org/web/20140421161908/https://getsatisfaction.com/bstk/topics/no_network_access_behind_a_proxy).
---
<NAME> answered stating that it was able to work around this issue using the application you've mentioned. I'm posting a solution here, as I don't know what you have tried:
>
> I found a solution. I used proxycap to redirect Bluestacks through proxy (even with LDAP). You have to download and install the application, set your proxy and create a new rule for HD-Network.exe (found under Bluestack directory in %Program\_Files%). It worked for me.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I have being able to use BlueStacks on my network using cntlm + Proxifier. I use cntlm to authenticate on my proxy and Proxifier as a replacement for Proxycaps/WideCap. Proxifier lets you tunnel your socks connections through the cntlm proxy (<http://proxifier.com/>)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: *The other answers are way out of date.*
**BlueStacks installations now includes a command-line utility** `HD-ConfigHttpProxy.exe` to setup a proxy connection. I can't find documentation for this utility anywhere but it's pretty basic:
---
Using BlueStacks with a Proxy Server
====================================
1. Open **BlueStacks**. (It has to be open before running the utiity)
2. Open a Windows **command prompt**.
* (eg. hit ``+`R` →
type `cmd` → hit `Enter` )
3. Change to the **BlueStacks program folder**.
* (eg. `cd C:\Program Files\BlueStacks` )
4. **Run `HD-ConfigHttpProxy.exe`** :
>
> **Usage**:
>
>
>
> ```
> HD-ConfigHttpProxy.exe set connect to specified proxy
> HD-ConfigHttpProxy.exe reset reset/stop using proxy
>
> ```
>
> For example: `HD-ConfigHttpProxy.exe set 172.16.31.1090 4444`
>
>
>
5. When prompted, **close and re-open** BlueStacks.
Alternatively, you can specify other proxy protocols by including it in the in standard syntax. For example, I used `socks://localhost` and my custom port number. It took a couple tries but it worked eventually.
---
To disconnect / reset BlueStacks proxy settings :
-------------------------------------------------
1. Make sure BlueStacks is **running**
2. Open a **command prompt**
3. Run command: **`C:\Program Files\BlueStacks\HD-ConfigHttpProxy.exe reset`**
4. **Close and re-open** BlueStacks.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Use a VPN android app that supports proxy (e.g. AgoVPN) then connect to the VPN and you will access the internet in BlueStacks. I tested it in Bluestack 5 in Windows 10.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/08 | 700 | 3,131 | <issue_start>username_0: What purpose does the /cache partition in Android serve? Are there any cases where clearing the /cache partition could result in lost data?<issue_comment>username_1: `/cache` partition is mostly for saving the downloads from Google Play Store, found in `/cache/downloads`. It also can hold the recovery log found in `/cache/recovery` called `last_log` as well (this holds any errors and/or diagnostics from the `recovery` binary a lá CWM or stock, which will get logged in the file to aid debugging and development of the `recovery` binary).
There is also another directory in there called `lost+found` which holds any recovered files (*if any*) as a result of file-system corruption, such as incorrectly removing the SDcard without un-mounting it.
So really, there is **no loss** of data from clearing it.
In fact, upon Android boot-up, the script will clear out the `/cache/downloads` to make way for any new downloads/updates from Google Play Store.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: To give a closer overview on filesystems used on Android devices, here's a short table with a selection of the more important ones:
```
+---------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+
| Mount Point | File System Type | What to find here |
+---------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+
| /proc | proc | metadata about the system such as file |
| | | system statistics |
| /data/data[1] | YAFFS2 | almost all app data |
| /data[2] | EXT3/EXT4/YAFFS2 | data from apps (except those stored on |
| | | /data/data) plus system |
| /cache | YAFFS2/EXT3 | Cache file system used by some apps and |
| | | by the system |
| /mnt/asec | tmpfs | unencrypted .apk file (the encrypted |
| | | counterpart is stored in |
| | | /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure; decrypted |
| | | variant is needed for running systems to |
| | | access/execute |
| /app-cache | tmpfs | temporary file system used e.g. by the |
| | | stock-browser on some HTC devices |
| /mnt/sdcard | vfat | FAT32 file system on the SD-card |
| /mnt/emmc | vfat | FAT32 file system on the embedded |
| | | (internal) eMMC |
+---------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+
```
[1] on older systems, entire `/data` is just a single partition/file system
[2] on newer devices, `/data` can be further segemented
You will not find all these file systems on all devices -- but if you find some of them, this list should give you a raw idea.
Upvotes: 4 |
2012/08/08 | 356 | 1,409 | <issue_start>username_0: My Android HTC Sense 3.5 running Android 2.3.5 suddenly and out of the blue activates the unlock screen without pressing the power button. That's a problem because it gets unlocked by itself sometimes when it is in my pocket. Is there a special setting to disable this activation of the unlock screen?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know why this happens, but you may be able to combat the problem with [Proximity AutoLock](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuts.autolock&hl=en). If the phone's screen is somehow turned on, the proximity sensor should tell the phone to turn its screen off right away. Now, this works when the power button gets pressed; I would think it would also work when other events turn the screen on, but I'm not completely sure.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can set up a screen lock that requires more that a keystroke to unlock the phone, as to prevent the phone being unlocked when bouncing around inside your pockets:
1. Click your phone "menu" button;
2. Tap "Settings";
3. Tap "Location & security";
4. Scroll your way to "Screen unlock" and tap over "Set up screen lock";
5. Pick your *poison*, for me it was "Pattern";
After selecting a more robust method to unlock your screen, even if the unlock screen pops up while the phone is in your pocket, it will be virtually impossible unlock the phone that way.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/08/08 | 558 | 1,993 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How can I find out which app is putting ads in my notification bar?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/18312/how-can-i-find-out-which-app-is-putting-ads-in-my-notification-bar)
>
>
>
Sometimes I get ads on statusbar. These ads came from some free apps. I have lots of installed apps and I can't figure out from which app the ads come from.
Is there any solution to find the app? I would like to uninstall it to get rid of this messages.
Or is there any solutions to block the ads? My phone is not rooted and I don't want to root.
Hubi<issue_comment>username_1: There are several apps you can use to find which apps are employing which ad networks. Try [searching for "ad network detector"](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=ad%20network%20detector&c=apps).
Personally, I've used [Lookout Ad Network Detector](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The solution use this [AirPush Detector](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en) - This will flag the apps installed that are doing this intrusive advertising on the status bar.
Personally, and for that reason alone, I steer clear of those kind of apps and uninstall them and nuke it. They are not worth my time to download from.
1. Report it to Google
2. Name and shame the developer and their app.
3. Post 1 star negative reviews and share it with others and get them to blog it, post it to reddit and warn others about it.
From what I can recall, Jelly Bean has the capability to block those status bar notifications? Feel free to reply to correct me if I am wrong :)
***Edit:***
As *Izzy* has pointed out
>
> According to the updated Playstore guidelines, this technique got banned. For the next couple of weeks it's "grace time" -- but apps having airpush or the like built in will get removed starting in September.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/08/09 | 944 | 3,233 | <issue_start>username_0: I have tried several GPS apps over the months, but so far all have fallen short of what I want. My needs are:
1. Takes a location at short intervals, and writes it to a file (KML or similar open format).
2. Keeps the GPS active between points, rather than turning it off and restarting a fix each time.
3. Starts tracking a path as soon as it is launched, without needing to press buttons or choose menus.
4. Continues tracing in the background or with the screen off.
Applications I have tried:
* GPS Trace: Meets criteria 2, 3, and 4; fails 1. Defunct (no longer on market)
* [GPS Logger](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mendhak.gpslogger): Meets criteria 1, 3, and 4; fails 2.
* [GPS Essentials](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mictale.gpsessentials): Meets criteria 1 and 2, fails 3 and 4.
* [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm): Meets criteria 3 and 4, 2 partially, fails 1.
Is there a solution for GPS tracking that meets these criteria? I would be happy to pay for such an app, especially if it included additional features such as the ability to be turned on or off from Tasker. Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: If you are ready to compromise the third requirement, Google's [My Tracks](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5tYXBzLm15dHJhY2tzIl0.), fits your other needs perfectly.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Third wish indeed seems to be a show-stopper. Sacrificing that, you might want to take a look at [Locus Maps](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locus), which gives you the additional benefit of being an offline/offroad navigation with many map sources buit-in to download from. Plenty add-ons available, too.
Might ask the developer (e.g. on his forum) to add Tasker support. As he's very responsive, chances are quite good he will like and implement the idea. If so, item #3 would be solved as well.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: [GPS Logger](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mendhak.gpslogger) suits all your needs (2 is an option you can turn on)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: [Trace my Trail](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.designeservizi.app.tracemytrail) is not only a GPS logger but you can also insert POIs and indication and get alarms when you are following the recorded track.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Tasker can write location to KLM file: Did you see this gps tracker made in Tasker xml (<http://tasker.wikidot.com/tracker>) it creates a kml file and stores
`Acc:%LOCACC Prv:%LOCPRV Spd:%LOCSPD Alt:%LOCALT` into that file.
To view a KML file that Tracker creates you can either:
* view it in the Google Earth Android apo
* upload it to your desktop and open it with Google Earth.
* upload it to the web, and put the URL to the KML in the search box of Google Maps. This still only works on a desktop computer, but allows the viewing of a kml or kmz file without installing Google Earth.
* several other tools exist for publishing kmz files.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/08/09 | 356 | 1,346 | <issue_start>username_0: I have around 50MB of internal storage left and some 1.7 GB of external storage left in my phone. But when I try to download and install any application from google android store,I get a message *insufficient storage* and the application though downloaded doesn't get installed. Why is this ? Earlier it worked fine from the same store.
For instance yesterday when I tried to install *whats app* I got the same message. What can I do about this ?<issue_comment>username_1: While not directly answering your question the [Apps2SD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&hl=en) app might be helpful here, not just to move apps from internal memory but for it's feature to clear the cache of all apps in one go. If you have installed a lot then it can be a bit of a chore to go into each and choose Clear Cache. This app allows you to do them all in one hit.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have had this in the past and been able to fix it by rebooting the device
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: same kind of a situation happened to my SMASUNG GALAXY S2 and i could solve it by following the below steps
1. Open the phone app and switch to keypad.
2. Dial \*#9900#
3. On the screen that appears, click on the button labelled "Delete
dumpstate/logcat"
thank you..
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/08/09 | 454 | 1,699 | <issue_start>username_0: My rooted Galaxy Nexus is on Jelly Bean (4.1.1) with a super user application. I want to install sinhala font into the phone, and for that I've tried to copy the font file (droidfallbackcens.ttf) to the font folder in my phone using the root explorer app. But it says that I have only read permissions on my phone.
I have googled this issue and tried several methods *(most of those methods were about ICS)*, but I haven't been able to change file permissions to get "read write execute", can anyone help me with this?<issue_comment>username_1: You may need to remount your file system to enable write. I'm not sure how that's done with Root Explorer, but from the Terminal it looks something like:
```
mount -o rw,remount /partition/name/
```
*You can get the partition name by typing `mount` without any parameters.*
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you are using the [Speed Software Root Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer) application then you might be holding your phone wrong! -**guffaws**
No really! When I hold the phone in portrait view I can't get access to the little button in the interface that puts that directory into R/W mode (Read/Write):
Hold your phone in landscape view when you navigate to that folder. When you get there you will see the little button to 'Mount R/W':
Remember to turn it back to 'Mount R/O' (Read/Only)
*If this doesn't fix your issue then I will wonder if you actually have root access. Just saying...*
Good luck (:
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/08/09 | 1,219 | 4,458 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a LG Optimus One (P500). For sometime I am wondering why my phone's battery has four terminals. I am aware that two terminals are for the positive and negative points and the the third connects to the battery's internal [thermistor](http://www.semitec-usa.com/application/battery1.html) to monitor its temperature. Still that leaves me puzzled with what the fourth terminal could be for?
Interestingly my phone has only three terminal where as the battery has four. I have searched for answers in Google but no useful results other than description about temperature monitoring comes up.
Also since another doubt also lies in the same image, what is the port that is marked as "A" in the following image? It appears to me as some sort connector and my guess is that it is a connector to a cable with which manufacturers can access something deep in hardware. The Nokia phones which I had also had this feature and I guess this should be common for all phone then.
**Update:** I am more keen on knowing what the fourth terminal on the battery does rather than why there are three in phone and four in battery. As @Axeman said, this battery could be used in other phones (of LG) as well.<issue_comment>username_1: Connector A seems a U.FL-R-SMT-10 and probably is for an external/additional antenna.
>
> U.FL, is a miniature coaxial RF connector for high-frequency signals
> up to 6 GHz manufactured by Hirose Electric Group in Japan.[1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirose_U.FL) U.FL
> connectors are commonly used inside laptops and embedded systems to
> connect the Wi-Fi antenna to a Mini PCI card. Female U.FL connectors
> are not designed with reconnection in mind, and they are only rated
> for a few reconnects before replacement is needed. The female U.FL
> connectors are generally not sold separately, but rather as part of a
> pigtail with a high-quality 1.32 mm doubly shielded cable, which
> allows for a low-loss connection.
>
>
>
(from [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirose_U.FL))
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: As @username_1 said, the connector is an Ultra Small Surface Mount Coaxial connector (quite a mouthful and still could not get how it was abbreviated as U.FL) which is a kind of expansion port which could be used for any radio communication, including GSM, WiFi, GPS.
And as @Lie Ryan said, the fourth terminal in the battery is for connecting the antennae in the battery to NFC circuitry on the motherboard. Few searches in Google confirmed this and gives raise to following information:
Those who have NFC in their phones, may lose the NFC capabilities if they try to replace with cheap and duplicate batteries which may not have the NFC antennae as said [here](http://pocketnow.com/android/android-guy-weekly-nfc-and-spare-batteries-how-does-it-work).
I am summing up all the points to make this question as answered. I was unable to accept @username_1's answer as complete as it did not answer the NFC part and @<NAME> had added as a comment only.
Kudos for them both!
Update: I happen to get hold of LG P500's service manual which confirms the RF connector with the following image tagged as SW1001.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: The extra connections on the battery are for an NTC thermistor within the battery so the phone can monitor the battery temp. How else do you think the phone can display the battery temp? Std on iphones, some Androids can also display it with the right software installed but it does monitor it during charging etc to protect the phone and battery from fire risk.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Talking about LG, it's likely this is not any kind of NFC. I have an LG phone with 4-pin port on the phone and 4-pin battery. When I cover the 4th pin with some masking tape, the phone complains the battery is not genuine and refuses to boot [picture](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71lX1D2t4DL._SL256_.jpg).
A quick poke with a logic analyzer has shown me that there's a [communication between phone and battery of some kind](https://i.stack.imgur.com/R3DWS.jpg). Conclusion - it's "battery DRM", used at least on some LG phones (mine is LG Tribute). If your LG phone has 4 pin battery port, it's got this "DRM". If not, it simply doesn't care.
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