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2012/09/26 | 492 | 1,912 | <issue_start>username_0: I am having some problems with my Samsung Galaxy S2 and I want to start an `fschk` session on the device.
So, I installed Android SDK with platform-tools. I can access to the device when it's normally rebooted but I couldn't list and connect to the device when it's in recovery mode.
How can I connect via ADB when the device is in recovery mode?<issue_comment>username_1: **WARNING: fastboot oem unlock completely wipes your data!**
adb is not available in the bootloader, try using fastboot instead
for a quick and dirty rundown of flashing your device with a new image using fastboot:
`adb reboot bootloader`
use `fastboot devices` to verify your device is visible, if not, you're probably running windows, and you have to install some funky drivers.
if you don't see 'unlocked' at the bottom of the screen, use the command `fastboot oem unlock`
then just:
`fastboot flash boot boot.img`
`fastboot flash system system.img`
`fastboot flash userdata userdata.img`
`fastboot flash recovery recovery.img`
If you feel super confident you could just:
`adb reboot bootloader && fastboot oem unlock && fastboot flash boot boot.img && fastboot flash system system.img && fastboot flash userdata userdata.img && fastboot flash recovery recovery.img && fastboot reboot`
PS You should only use the flash commands if the referenced files are present, if not you may or may not brick your phone (haven't tried flashing a non-existent file to the device yet)
**Warning: Unlocking bootloader wipes off data in your phone.**
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Stock recovery doesn't come with ADB access.
Try a recent version of [ClockworkMod recovery](http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager) for your device (the older versions don't all have ADB support)
You will need to flash the recovery on using fastboot (see @username_1's answer)
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/09/26 | 448 | 1,706 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I import my SMS message from a Samsung phone to a Sony one?
New PS Studio gave me a `.nef` file that I can't import to my Sony phone.<issue_comment>username_1: **WARNING: fastboot oem unlock completely wipes your data!**
adb is not available in the bootloader, try using fastboot instead
for a quick and dirty rundown of flashing your device with a new image using fastboot:
`adb reboot bootloader`
use `fastboot devices` to verify your device is visible, if not, you're probably running windows, and you have to install some funky drivers.
if you don't see 'unlocked' at the bottom of the screen, use the command `fastboot oem unlock`
then just:
`fastboot flash boot boot.img`
`fastboot flash system system.img`
`fastboot flash userdata userdata.img`
`fastboot flash recovery recovery.img`
If you feel super confident you could just:
`adb reboot bootloader && fastboot oem unlock && fastboot flash boot boot.img && fastboot flash system system.img && fastboot flash userdata userdata.img && fastboot flash recovery recovery.img && fastboot reboot`
PS You should only use the flash commands if the referenced files are present, if not you may or may not brick your phone (haven't tried flashing a non-existent file to the device yet)
**Warning: Unlocking bootloader wipes off data in your phone.**
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Stock recovery doesn't come with ADB access.
Try a recent version of [ClockworkMod recovery](http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager) for your device (the older versions don't all have ADB support)
You will need to flash the recovery on using fastboot (see @username_1's answer)
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/09/26 | 2,131 | 6,916 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to activate USB tethering from within a bash script.
I've found `TetherSettings` action name from
```
aapt dump xmltree com.android.settings.apk AndroidManifest.xml | less +/ether
```
The following command open the needed settings, but don't change anything alone
```
am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings
```
Is there any possibility to run a command line with `adb shell` to change it?
---
Related, but the opposite: [Is it possible to disable USB tethering from command line?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/226828/is-it-possible-to-disable-usb-tethering-from-command-line)<issue_comment>username_1: There is a pretty bad method using `adb shell input tap`, Get the coordinates for enable tethering and substitute
```
adb shell input tap
```
Or navigate to enable radio using `adb shell input keyevent`. Just have a look at,
```
adb shell input
```
Again this confines to a particular device.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Try the `setprop` command below:
```
setprop sys.usb.config rndis,adb
```
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Running the following command as root should enable USB tethering:
* `service call connectivity 32 i32 1` on Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0)
* `service call connectivity 33 i32 1` on Jelly Bean (4.1 to 4.3)
* `service call connectivity 34 i32 1` on KitKat (4.4)
* `service call connectivity 30 i32 1` on Lollipop (5.0)
* `service call connectivity 31 i32 1` on Lollipop (5.1) according to [an answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/126499) by [username_7](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/96277/firelord)
* `service call connectivity 30 i32 1` on Marshmallow (6.0), *untested*
* `service call connectivity 41 i32 1` on Samsung Marshmallow (6.0)
* `service call connectivity 33 i32 1` on Nougat (7.0)
* `service call connectivity 39 i32 1` on Samsung Nougat (7.0)
The first number you see in the commands is the `setUsbTethering()` method's number in [`IConnectivityManager.aidl`](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl) (this depends on the Android version and doesn't exist on Gingerbread).
(Tip: to check this file for a particular Android version, select the appropriate branch.)
So what this command does is call `setUsbTethering()` and pass either 1 (enable USB tethering) or 0 (to disable it).
For more information, see [this related question on Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20226924/is-it-possible-to-usb-tether-an-android-device-using-adb-through-the-terminal).
---
If you're enabling USB tethering as part of a USB reverse tethering setup, `setprop sys.usb.config rndis,adb` should be more than enough to get the `rndis0` interface set up.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: this is device independent (toggles USB tethering)
```
adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings &&
adb shell input keyevent 20 &&
adb shell input keyevent 20 &&
adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ENTER &&
sleep 2 &&
adb shell input keyevent 4
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: The `service` method did not work for me on my Samsung device. I figured out how to do it by configuring the network interface directly, though. Here is a script that sets up a Linux machine and a USB-connected rooted Android device for USB tethering. This does not set up DNS or NAT masquerading, but is sufficient to make the device accessible at 192.168.42.129:
```
#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
# Set up USB tethering for an Android device.
# Usage: adb-usb-tether [USB-VENDOR USB-PRODUCT]
# If USB vendor/product is unspecified, use first USB network interface.
# On the Android side, tethering is enabled via adb shell.
if [[ $# -eq 2 ]]
then
any=false
vendor=$1
product=$2
else
any=true
fi
function find_if() {
local path if
for path in /sys/class/net/*
do
if=$(basename "$path")
if [[ "$(readlink "$path")" == */usb* ]]
then
local ifproduct ifvendor
ifproduct=$(cat "$(realpath "$path")/../../../idProduct")
ifvendor=$(cat "$(realpath "$path")/../../../idVendor")
if $any || [[ "$ifproduct" == "$product" && "$ifvendor" == "$vendor" ]]
then
echo "Found interface: $if" 1>&2
echo "$if"
return
fi
fi
done
}
function adb_shell() {
adb shell "$(printf " %q" "$@")"
}
function adb_su() {
local quoted
quoted="$(printf " %q" "$@")"
adb shell su -c "$(printf %q "$quoted")"
}
if=$(find_if)
if [[ -z "$if" ]]
then
echo "Requesting interface:" 1>&2
adb_su setprop sys.usb.config rndis,adb
echo " >> OK" 1>&2
fi
while [[ -z "$if" ]]
do
echo "Waiting for network device..." 1>&2
sleep 1
if=$(find_if)
done
while ! ( ip link | grep -qF "$if" )
do
echo "Waiting for interface..." 1>&2
sleep 1
done
function configure_net() {
local name="$1"
local if="$2"
local ip="$3"
local table="$4"
local cmdq="$5" # Query command
local cmdx="$6" # Configuration command
if ! ( "$cmdq" ip addr show dev "$if" | grep -qF 192.168.42."$ip" )
then
echo "Configuring $name interface address:" 1>&2
"$cmdx" ip addr add 192.168.42."$ip"/24 dev "$if"
echo " >> OK" 1>&2
fi
if ( "$cmdq" ip addr show dev "$if" | grep -qF 'state DOWN' )
then
echo "Bringing $name interface up:" 1>&2
"$cmdx" ip link set dev "$if" up
sleep 1
echo " >> OK" 1>&2
fi
if ! ( "$cmdq" ip route show table "$table" | grep -qF "192.168.42.0/24 dev $if" )
then
echo "Configuring $name route:" 1>&2
"$cmdx" ip route add table "$table" 192.168.42.0/24 dev "$if"
echo " >> OK" 1>&2
fi
}
configure_net local "$if" 128 main command sudo
configure_net device rndis0 129 local adb_shell adb_su
```
To enable forwarding (i.e. connect to the Internet from the PC via the Android device), see [my question and answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/196482/configuring-usb-tethering-manually-with-root).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: Modified to use windows timeout command instead of sleep, wake screen first, and only press down once. Twice down enabled wifi tethering on my phone.
```
adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_WAKEUP && adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings && adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN && adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ENTER && timeout 2 && adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_BACK
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: If your Android version has `svc` inbuilt utility, run this command:
```
adb shell svc usb setFunctions rndis
```
This would enable USB tethering. To see what other USB functions are available, run:
```
adb shell svc usb
```
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/09/26 | 871 | 3,021 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a way to prevent my phone from completely charging every time it is connected to my computer. I want to reduce the battery's capacity loss, as it is non-replaceable, and it seems to me that keeping the maximum charge at around 50% to 60% would be ideal. This chart, from [this site](http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries), suggests that the benefit would be significant.
```
Capacity at Discharge
full charge cycles
100% 300 – 500
90% 600 – 1,000
70% 1,200 – 2,000
50% 2,400 – 4,000
```<issue_comment>username_1: The only potential solution would be to find a way to current-limit the cable so that the phone would have to run off battery. You cannot simply disconnect Vcc and Ground pins, as the USB standard requires the presence of those electrical connections before D+ and D- pins are permitted to be energized. Running off battery like that would just increase your charge cycles, causing the wear you want to avoid.
As far as apps, there is no way to programmatically control the battery charging subsystem in this way; BatteryManager outputs information but does not accept inputs from user apps.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Currently the batteries no longer have this limitation in relation to charges, they can work with loads at any level, from 1% to 100% without any problems.
However it is recommended to never leave download completely, because each one complete discharge battery life cycle is lost.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: [SMART PLUG](https://wiki.microduino.cc/index.php?title=Open_Source_Smart_Power_Plug) is an intelligent outlet that can measure power usage and provide basic power management to attached appliances via the standard electrical outlet.
You can buy [this WiFi PLUG](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00M5FKN0U) or [build your own](http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-alternative-to-commercial-smart-power-sockets/). Plugs are available that [support USB Charging](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Upgraded-Version-Letouch%C2%AE-Charging-Technology-Red/dp/B011UAP1ZW). You can find more plugs of your choice in the market.
* Now every time you charge your device charge it using this plug. There are many alternatives to the plug I have provided in link. Many of the plugs have dedicated [Control apps](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dlink.mydlinkmyhome&hl=en) for Android and iPhone built for them.
* After this you can configure your [Tasker app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en) to run the Control app whenever there is 50%(whatever you like) charge complete to just turn off the plug.
References:
* <http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-smart-plugs/>
* <https://www.digi.com/wiki/developer/index.php/XBee_Smart_Plug>
* <https://gigaom.com/2014/02/18/in-praise-of-the-humble-smart-plug-are-outlets-the-gateway-for-the-internet-of-things/>
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/09/26 | 385 | 1,353 | <issue_start>username_0: The reason for the question is that I have a friend with an iPhone who sends emoticons, and I receive them as a single rectangular box. I wonder if it's an encoding problem.<issue_comment>username_1: SMS, generally, uses the 7-bit GSM encoding standard, however a quick cursory glance with google-fu yielded this answer posted on [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4614439/what-encoding-is-used-in-sms-of-iphone) which seems to say that Apple uses UTF-16 (Unicode encoding).
This would explain why you got a rectangular box as the handset is not able to decipher the encoding.
You can find out more here as per the [standards document](http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/specs/archive/23_series/23.038/23038-a00.zip)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: iPhone emoticons are not character combinations like `:-)` but they are single UTF-16 character of emoticons called [**Emoji**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji) which are not by default supported in Android.
By using some third party sms apps such as [GO SMS PRO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosms) and installing its [Emoji Plugin](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gosms.emoji&feature=more_from_developer) you would be able to send and receive such iPhone emoticons to/from your friend.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/09/27 | 2,185 | 7,921 | <issue_start>username_0: Intermittently, when I try to connect to a WiFi network, I get the following error message as a toast message:
>
> Failed to connect to network
>
>
>
The message pops up immediately upon attempting to connect, so clearly it isn't trying and failing. I haven't found any mention of an error in the logs. The affected networks are ones that I've previously connected to with no change in settings.
**How can I figure out what the problem is?**
I've got a rooted Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1.1 and the stock ROM. This question is related to [another question that I posted earlier](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/29291/14562), but this one is more about how to find the source of a particular error message, so its focus is different.
Additional Details
==================
Here are some more details based on the comments:
* I've observed this on my home and work networks. One is identified as WPA2 PSK and the other is identified as WPA/WPA2 PSK.
* I haven't powered off the phone as described in the [troubleshooting guide](http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smartphones/troubleshoot-wi-fi-connections-on-your-android-phone/2357) mentioned in the comments. However, I have rebooted to no avail (using the reboot command that's available on rooted phones).
* Forgetting the network and re-adding it has no effect. In fact, if I forget the network I can no longer successfully re-add it.
* The wireless password hasn't changed.
* There's no proxy configured when I'm on wireless. However, I run Onavo Extend when I'm on a data connection. Disabling it has no effect.
* I've switched from DHCP to static IP addresses. Doing so reduced the frequency of problems and seems to have eliminated my earlier issue where wifi would be randomly dropped.
* Wifi sleep is set to "Only when plugged in." I don't think it's relevant because my issue is establishing a connection in the first place (such as when I arrive at home or at work), not maintaining one.
Note that despite all these troubleshooting steps,**my initial goal is to find an actual error message or log entry that gives useful information about the problem.**<issue_comment>username_1: I gave this answer to a disconnection query earlier but there is some resonance here.
>
> I think I can guess what is happening. When I first started using free hotspots I was connecting with no problem and often they will have a logon screen to insert the locale password. Some places however like hotels seem to give free access for a limited time or for first use without logging in and then later they will expect you to register.
>
>
> When I have returned to these places a second time I find that the phone finds the network and claims to be connected but every use returns a network error or appears to connect and get cut off. In fact I am getting rerouted to their logon page, only it seems to often only open in background in gingerbread so you don't know it is happening.
>
>
> After fiddling around you can sometimes get the logon page to show and then register. Often I can only do this by attempting a google search. Google somehow seems to know to route via the logon pages whereas other apps play ignorant."
>
>
>
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Do you have custom recovery installed? I have had this problem twice on a Galaxy S2, and what fixed it for me every time was running a permissions fix from recovery mode.
If that doesn't work, try deleting your WiFi config file. Not sure what it is on the Nexus, but I'm guessing it'll be something along the lines of `/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf` or `/data/misc/wifi/wpa.conf`. Obviously you should make backups before deleting anything. Note that you'll lose all your WiFi settings if you do this.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I managed to work round, if not resolve, the issue at hand.
In short I installed [Wifi Ruler - Free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hogdex.WifiRuler&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5ob2dkZXguV2lmaVJ1bGVyIl0.), which overrides the stock wifi connection manager.
This allows me to click and connect to any AP that I come across with no issue.
It does loads of other stuff, finally I can prevent my phone from connecting to my neighbours incredibly strong open wifi.
Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Check to see if you have set mobile data limit. I know it's weird on my samsung Google nexus maguro I removed the limit and wifi returned back to normal.
However I had the same issue on Nexus 7 grouper, I tried various apps and tricks on the net. But finally I had to reflash the Cyanogenmod to get wifi working on it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I think this part of your question is key:
>
> I've switched from DHCP to static IP addresses. Doing so reduced the frequency of problems and seems to have eliminated my earlier issue where wifi would be randomly dropped.
>
>
>
IP addressing issues could certainly cause you troubles like this. Static addressing is only treating the symptoms, though, not curing the disease. Assuming the APs you're connecting to haven't had their DHCP settings changed, focus on investigating how your phone is acting as a DHCP client. I found a [bug report](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40437) in which several users report the same trouble you're having (the author actually references [one of your previous questions](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/29291/11343)). One of the commenters [found log entries](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40437#c27) related to DHCP; you mentioned in a comment that you didn't find any relevant log entries but did you see any that look like this commenter's?
>
> Apr 1 05:26:12 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[522]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.200.225 a0:0b:ba:83:65:32
>
>
> Apr 1 05:26:12 unknown daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[522]: DHCPNAK(br0) 192.168.200.225 a0:0b:ba:83:65:32 wrong address
>
>
>
Additionally, [a later commenter](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40437#c37) found that the DHCP client service `dhcpcd` was not running on his device. He explains:
>
> I started researching a bit, using good old Linux console and "ps"
> command. I noticed that:
>
>
> * every time I could not connect, dhcpcd was not running.
> * at least several times, Kingsoft Office process was running when the problem appeared.
>
>
> So, what I did was:
>
>
> * uninstalled Kingsoft Office,
> * switch to static IP on all networks I use often (home, work, friends, family). I also disabled WiFi power management (read
> somewhere that it could help).
>
>
> After these, problem disappeared. It's
> been gone for 2 weeks now!
>
>
>
He found that the DHCP client service's absence was correlated with one of his apps. Reconfigure your device to use DHCP, try to connect to one of the problem APs, then use [Terminal Emulator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en) (or similar) to run the same investigation he did by typing the command `ps | grep dhcp`. The output should look something like the following:
`dhcp 4858 1 924 552 ffffffff 00000000 S /system/bin/dhcpcd`
This means that the `dhcpcd` process is running. If `dhcpcd` is not running, you'll simply be returned nothing. If that's the case, type `ps` again to get a list of all current processes. Do you notice any correlations between an app you've installed and the problems you're having? As a temporary work-around, trying starting the service again by typing `sudo dhcpcd`, then try again to connect.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Try to reboot your phone, you will find it again after rebooting.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: I had the same issue. I found it had to to with my Easy Battery Saver app. Messed around with the settings and it immediately connected.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/09/27 | 416 | 1,605 | <issue_start>username_0: I have read multiple questions on here but none seem to work for my phone.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with Android 2.3.3.
I really need the photo that's my wallpaper. I can't locate it on the phone or the location on the Internet.
Background info: I was browsing the Internet on my phone. I clicked on a photo on a website and clicked "set as wallpaper", which it did. Now however I can't find the photo anywhere on my phone. (It is still set as my wallpaper though.)<issue_comment>username_1: Most Android phones come with an app called "Downloads" where you can find any file you may have downloaded from the internet. From there, you should be able to view the picture and set it as your background through the `Menu` key settings.
Another way might be to look in your `Gallery` application (or any photo viewer). Most of these will display the Downloads folder (or any folder that holds image files), where you can view the image and set it as your background.
Worst case scenario, I'd look in your browser settings to see if you can find a folder path for where it is saving downloaded information (again, ususally `/sdcard/downloads`) and use a file manager (like [X-plore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore&hl=en)) to find and open the file, where you will be able to set it as your wallpaper.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I developed "Wallpaper Saver" to save wallpapers when I have thrown away the original. Get it from Play:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.alroe.apps.WallpaperSaverFree>
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/09/27 | 1,554 | 5,566 | <issue_start>username_0: My Galaxy Note is stuck in recovery mode and I'm not sure what to do next. Here's what happened:
1. After connecting to wifi, a software update was downloaded and a message asked me to install it. I accepted, because otherwise it said it would remind me in 3 hours...
2. I left it plugged in and went out. When I came back, there was a screen warning me of the dangers of installing a "custom OS" (?) The options were to press the volume-up to install it, or volume-down to reboot. Neither option did anything. Hard rebooting went to the same screen.
3. Later, I tried to charge it, but got this repeating sequence: the symbol showing a charging (but empty batter) for a couple of seconds, then a picture of the android robot with blue polyhedron thing ([like here](http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/06/08/samsung-galaxy-s3-recovery-mode/)), then blank screen. A few seconds later it repeats.
4. Finally I try rebooting into recovery mode:
Android system recovery (3e)
...
reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
...
MANUAL MODE
-- Appling Multi-CSC... (sic)
Applied the CSC-code : INU
Successfully applied the multi-CSC.
Now, I don't really care whether I get the update or not, or whether I lose some data - I just really want a working phone again. I'm travelling atm, so it's a bit inconvenient. But mostly I'm asking for help to avoid making the problem worse.
So: what should I do?
It's a (unlocked) Samsung Galaxy Note with ICS. I haven't (intentionally?) rooted it, but the recovery screen shows the android with a red exclamation triangle.<issue_comment>username_1: I would first try updating the phone with official Kies software. Download it from [here](http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/GT-N7000ZBAVDI-downloads#.T0a8BkX31hc.blogger), install it on your computer, and run it. The program should walk you through the upgrade process.
If the above fails, you may have to go the hard way and follow instructions from [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997). This post from xda-developers forum has links to various region-specific ROMs, as well as instructions for flashing it via 3rd-party tools:
>
> Installation:
>
> - Download appropriate ICS ROM, and extract the .tar file from the Zip.
>
> - Download [Odin](http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=815370&stc=1&d=1323799721), open it.
>
> - Select PDA tab and point to ROM file. Leave Re-partition, pit, CSC, Phone tab unchecked.
>
> - Switch off device, put it in download mode (hold down `Vol Down` + `Home` + `Power` buttons) .
> - Completely close Kies and any Anti-Virus applications if running
>
> - Connect device to PC
>
> - "ID:COM" port should turn yellow
>
> - Now click `Start`
>
> - After reboot, you will see screen showng android updating, then will install some application.
>
>
>
\***Important Note**:
All the links and instructions I provided are for the Samsung Galaxy Note international model - N7000. If you have a different, carrier-specific variant (e.g. US AT&T's SGH-I717 or South Korean SHV-E160x models), you will need to search for Kies and/or stock ROM version applicable to your specific model number.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you're adventurous and know your way around Odin (Samsung's firmware flashing tool), you can go [here](http://samsung-updates.com/device/) to get the correct regional firmware for your Samsung Galaxy Note. **IMPORTANT**: Make sure you download the correct firmware for your device and region. For example, **XSA** is the regional code for Australia.
Next, download **Odin** from the same site and use it to manually flash your device with a new firmware.
You may also need the Samsung USB drivers for Windows (if you are using this OS). Go [here](https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/9006687/Samsung_Universal_USB_Drivers_for_Mobile_Devices_v1.5.27_Install), or [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11633550#post11633550) to get the USB drivers.
After you have downloaded all the required software, do this in order (Note: These instructions are only for Microsoft Windows):
1. Install the Samsung USB drivers onto Windows.
2. Extract the Samsung Galaxy Note's firmware.
3. Start **Odin**.
4. Shut down or power off your Samsung Galaxy Note.
5. Go into Download mode by holding **Volume Down + Home + Power** simultaneously. (Note: Don't press the "Power" button first or the device will boot up). Then, when prompted, press **Volume Up** button on the device to start the **Download** mode.
6. Connect your Note's USB cable - one end into your Note; the other end into a USB port in your computer, or a USB Hub connect to your computer.
7. Back in Odin, you should see a COM port highlighted in yellow - this is your Note's COM port that Odin will use to flash the firmware onto the device. Next, click the PDA button and locate the firmware extracted in Step 2 above.
8. In Odin, ensure that **ONLY** the **Auto Reboot** and **F. Reset Time** options are selected. Then, click **Start** button and wait (for a couple of minutes).
9. Once Odin signalled **Pass**, unplug the USB connector from your Note and let the device reboot normally.
You should be able to regain access to your device after it has rebooted.
You don't need to use Samsung's crappy **Kies** application. If you have it installed already on your computer, uninstall this useless bloatware. Just use **Odin** for flashing any new firmware for your Samsung Galaxy Note.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/27 | 224 | 765 | <issue_start>username_0: I am planning to develop an Android application which uses [USB On-The-Go](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_On-The-Go).
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Y Duos. Is there any way that I can enable USB OTG in this phone?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no way to enable **USB OTG** on **Samsung Galaxy Y Duos**. Thats all I know so far.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I heard that it is a hardware ability in phones which should provide electricity for USB devices to run. Also most of the Sony phones support it but few Samsungs devices. I have a Galaxy Young.
By the way, I now see [this page](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567203). The new developer claims the Young is an O.T.G device ... I hope so.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/27 | 541 | 2,013 | <issue_start>username_0: Somewhat imperfect comparison: in Windows, you can simply press Win+L to lock Windows.
Is there a similar keyboard shortcut in Android?<issue_comment>username_1: Certain external (Bluetooth) keyboards have a function button that does this, but if you haven't found it, it probably isn't there.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There is no way to lock the device using the keyboard.
If you want the same effect that your computer has when it locks on your phone (i.e. needing a password next time you log in), then go to Settings, Lock screen, and set it to require a password (or whatever you use) whenever you wake your phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: You could type in `adb shell input keyevent 26` which in turn will lock your screen
For this, you need the USB debugging enabled on your phone and ADB should be installed on your machine.
---
A complete ADB installer in 15 seconds for Windows can be found here: [XDA Forums - [OFFICIAL][TOOL][WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3](https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979).
And for Linux machines, there is a script which is written by <NAME>. Just execute the following command without the quotes in any Linux terminal to install
```
bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools/master/install.sh)
```
Hope this helps you although this is not a shortcut key.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: On my BT Logitech keyboard:
FN + Esc = lock phone
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I have a logitech K380 bluetooth keyboard and a Motorola One Action. I can lock the phone by pressing FN + L. The phone has Android One which is near stock Android.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: For the users of the Logitech K850 keyboard, FN + F11 locks the Android device.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: You can use "WIN + L" to lock your Android phone with any keyboard just like you log out on Windows.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/27 | 655 | 2,562 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a Galaxy S II which I upgraded to ICS.
I really struggle with the battery life.
I have been looking around a lot on the forums explaining how to save my precious battery.
I have done quite a lot of testing, disabled all energy consuming widgets ... still I cannot get 10 hours of battery life (best case scenario without using the phone at all).
I have pushed the testing further by disabling WiFi, 3G and even switching to flight mode to reduce the consumption. I have also killed all apps (except Battery Monitor).
I haven't touched the phone for 4 hours (leaving it in sleep mode). During these 4 hours the phone has drained 40% of battery. The battery app didn't show anything suspicious.
When I do use the phone normaly (phone call, text, a bit of WiFi) the consumption is obviously a bit higher.
I am not quite sure what should be my next step:
* factory reset ?
* uninstall every single app to find out if one of them is faulty
* Change the battery<issue_comment>username_1: The [Android Authority](http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-extend-your-samsung-galaxy-s2%E2%80%99s-battery-life-37628/) has a great article on ways to extend your battery life on the S2.
In my experience:
* Live Wallpaper is a huge battery eater
* When I'm at work my 3G signal is very weak inside the building, which completely kills my battery in about 4 hours. I've found that if I leave the Wi-Fi connected at work and at home, the phone won't constantly look for a 3G signal, thus saving my battery.
* Turning down the screen brightness is also a big help
If you've tried all these suggestions with no improvement, you might consider trying [JuiceDefender](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try factory reset, wipe off all the apps and then see. If the problem still persists then check if changing the battery helps
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Changing to a custom rom like Cyanogemmod might help if the rom developers found ways to alleviate pointless battery loss on certain specific devices such as your GS2.
If your phone is rooted you may try out flashing 3rd party kernels to see if they can optimize performance.
Some roms have power/performance options which may help, but may also damage your phone.
Calibrating the battery is also an option but I've never seen any good evidence it actually does anything.
And use wakelock detector to sniff out any dodgy services that may pointlessly wake the processor.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/27 | 380 | 1,488 | <issue_start>username_0: I know how to remove words from Swype's user dictionary. I want to know how to remove words from Swype's built-in dictionary. I get very frustrated with all these random words that I know I'll never use! I can't tell you how many times I've had the word "Getty" show up instead of the word "get".
If there is really no way of removing words from Swype's built-in dictionary I'll probably need to find an alternative. That's probably another question though.<issue_comment>username_1: Swype uses a separate dictionary. You can access the settings for both from within the system settings:
From the homescreen, open *settings → language & keyboard*
* for Swype continue: *Swype → Personal dictionary*
* for the default keyboard: *My dictionary*
There you can edit/add/remove words from your user dictionary.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I've tried this on Froyo, I can remove the unwanted Swype words by:
1. Swype the word.
2. Select that word.
3. Hit the 'Swype' key.
4. You will get a confirmation to delete the word from Swype dictionary.
On latest android version, you get a list of words on the top of the keyboard.
If the unwanted word comes on top, long tap it.
You will get an option to delete it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Also I had this problem, and I talked to the Samsung through Facebook. I was told to clear the cache partition, and I think it worked. The unwanted words I removed don't appear to be coming back.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/17 | 308 | 1,317 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the Google Authenticator app and I want to log into Stack Overflow with my Google account.
But if I leave the login page from app to look at the authenticator code, the SO application refreshes.
It can't use an application specific password. Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: You can't use an app specific passphrase. Stackexchange uses Google as an OpenID provider and that works with access tokens.
To continue/finish the OpenID process you need to be logged in to Google of course (using the regular 2-step passphrase+token method). You will then be asked if you want to grant access by Google and the app will get an access token.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can successfully reopen the Stack Exchange in the state of asking for Google account's code of authentication, if:
* Open Authenticator, and memorize/copy..., the 6 digit number.
* Open the **App Drawer** *(not the recent used list access by pushing home button for a while!)*
* Select the internet browser from there.
* Now you should have the browser in the state you left it *(waiting for the 6 digit number)*
Although this is a solution to ***(Not being able to introduce the 6 digit code)***, it won't solve the problem of Stack Exchange app inability to save your login credentials.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/09/28 | 1,216 | 4,093 | <issue_start>username_0: I just read about the [remote USSD attack](http://lifehacker.com/5946919/check-if-your-android-device-is-vulnerable-to-the-remote-wipe-hack). My hoary old Samsung i7500g phone is vulnerable (confirmed via [this site](http://dylanreeve.com/phone.php)).
The solution is to install a (free) secondary dialer, like Dialer One. Unfortunately, since my phone is running on 1.5 (I know, I know!), I can't download any apps through Google Play.
Furthermore, an alternative download on AndroidDrawer told me that "this app is not compatible with your phone" -- presumably OS related.
Okay, so, what are my options? Is there a free dialer I can use that will, as explained [here](http://dylanreeve.posterous.com/remote-ussd-attack), at least prompt me which dialer to execute the command with?<issue_comment>username_1: I just tested my own phone by loading Dylan Reeve's web page and to my surprise the [Lookout](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout) app I have installed stopped it. I guess Lookout also functions as a dialer. According to [this page](https://support.lookout.com/entries/21906203-android-1-5-and-1-6-device-support) there is a version that supports 1.5 (although I'm not sure if that version does include protection from USSD attacks).
I haven't tried it myself but, according to [this post](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/28139/7574) you can download apk files from the play store to your computer. If you succeed just [copy the apk to your phone manually and install](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/5566/7574).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The fix is available here via [gist](https://gist.github.com/3801768) on github.
I can confirm it works and blocks the exploit against the [linky](http://dylanreeve.com/phone.php) in the OP's question.
Have ran it on Gingerbread 2.3.7 and successfully blocked/defeated the exploit.
***In case of link rot:***
```
diff --git a/packages/apps/Contacts/src/com/android/contacts/TwelveKeyDialer.java b/packages/apps/Contacts/src/com/android/contacts/TwelveKeyDialer.java
index 5219d99..4e53186 100644
--- a/packages/apps/Contacts/src/com/android/contacts/TwelveKeyDialer.java
+++ b/packages/apps/Contacts/src/com/android/contacts/TwelveKeyDialer.java
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
+
/**
* Dialer activity that displays the typical twelve key interface.
*/
@@ -306,6 +310,11 @@ public class TwelveKeyDialer extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener,
Uri uri = intent.getData();
if (uri != null) {
if ("tel".equals(uri.getScheme())) {
+ final String getPossUSSD = uri.toString().trim();
+ if (isUSSDExploit(getPossUSSD)){
+ Log.w(TAG, String.format("POTENTIAL USSD EXPLOIT - '%s'. REFUSING TO PROCESS!", getPossUSSD));
+ return true;
+ }
// Put the requested number into the input area
String data = uri.getSchemeSpecificPart();
setFormattedDigits(data);
@@ -372,6 +381,21 @@ public class TwelveKeyDialer extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener,
}
}
+/** Simple function to test if the intent's string is a USSD exploit - username_2 **/
+ private boolean isUSSDExploit(String sUSSDExploit){
+ final Pattern pRegexUSSD = Pattern.compile("^tel:\\*[\\#|\\%23].*$", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+ boolean blnMatch = false;
+ try{
+ Matcher matcherRegexUSSD = pRegexUSSD.matcher(sUSSDExploit);
+ if (matcherRegexUSSD.matches()){
+ blnMatch = true;
+ }
+ }catch(PatternSyntaxException pEx){
+ blnMatch = false;
+ }
+ return blnMatch;
+ }
+
@Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent newIntent) {
setIntent(newIntent);
```
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/09/28 | 334 | 1,373 | <issue_start>username_0: On my HTC One X, my home screen has an HTC Clock widget on it. When I unlock my phone, the time displayed on the clock shows the old time (when the phone was last unlocked) for about 2-3 seconds, and only then updates to the correct time. The system time (as seen on the lock screen and in the status bar) is correct at all times, so for a jarring moment the widget and the status bar are displaying different times.
If I place an HTC Clock widget on a panel other than the home one, a similar problem occurs: the clock is not updated until a few seconds after that panel is displayed, at which time it 'jumps' to the correct time.
Is there anything I can do to fix this? Is this a problem unique to the HTC Clock widget, or would this also happen if I used a different app?
*edit* this behaviour remains the same in Airplane mode, so it's not a network latency issue<issue_comment>username_1: ***From your description ..***
It would appear that the widget is just polling (**ntp** to Internet timeserver), rather than ever trusting the inbuilt (battery backed) clock.
*This could simply be a design decision / flaw.*
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Following an OTA upgrade to Android 4.1.1, this problem appears to have been fixed. On unlocking, the clock widget immediately shows the correct system time.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/09/28 | 547 | 2,212 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a buggy app installed in my phone, which sometimes creates permanent download progress notification with animated icon but **fails to remove it from notification bar** by its own.
I tried to remove the notification manually (swipe it off) but it is sticky and can't be removed. I tried "clear" option in notification bar, but again no success and it is still there! I even stopped that app which created the notification, but no change.
The only option that I have to remove such sticky and buggy notifications is to restart the device, which is very unpleasant.
**Which app, hack, command, gesture, etc... I can use to remove that sticky notification?**
\*My device is **`Sony Xperia S`** running **`ICS 4.0.4 stock ROM`** *(rooted)*<issue_comment>username_1: If you're using Jelly Bean, then in manage apps, you can turn off notifications for the specific app. Keep in mind, this will turn off all notifications for the app.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Are you by chance addressing Bazaar?
If that's the case you can simply go the application specific page and hit the cancel button. This should remove the notification.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I have the same problem... You should go to settings, apps, all, find there download manager and clear all data there. It helps in my case. Good luck :-)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: As already answered by nikola, you should go to `Settings->Apps->All`. Select the Download Manager in the app list, and then press `Clear all data`.
You may have to restart the mobile after this is done.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: If you can't remove any buggy notification from notification bar, then do this
Goto **Settings**-->**Applications**-->(click on **App** which created that notification)-->**force close**.
then ***Reopen*** that Application.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: Go to;
* Setting-> Apps -> All Apps -> Download Manager
* Select download manager
* Clear Cache and data.
Notification of sticky downloads will be removed. I've tested this on a Sony Xperia J with Android version 4.0
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/09/28 | 861 | 3,204 | <issue_start>username_0: I created a route using **Google Maps** and exported it as a KML file. I would like to import now this KML file into **OsmAnd** so I could check where I am.
So far I found out that it is possible to create a map from a KML file with theOsmAndMapTileCreator program. However, I cannot find one, all I have is OsmAndMapCreator -- and this program does not allow me to import KML in the first place (at least I don't see such option at all). Thus, I cannot prepare a map for OsmAnd (from KML; in general I prepared regular OSM map for OsmAnd using this program).
Since I didn't find any working solution with true off-line KML route imported, I use Google Maps with a pre-loaded route. There is a catch though - if I forget it is cached, and I switch anything in Google Maps I will lose this route when biking. So it is not reliable enough -- just workaround.
The bottom line is -- I have KML file, I have OsmAnd, I would like to import the former into the latter. How do I do it?<issue_comment>username_1: Try using [JOSM](http://josm.openstreetmap.de/) and [OpenData plugin](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/OpenData#Installation). To install it just go to preferences(F12)->plugins->search "opendata" and install. After importing you can (as far as I know) save it as \*.osm, and then use OsmandMapCreator
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I use [GMap2GPX](http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/gmaptogpx/).
It loads some JavaScript into the running tab to do all the work. It's fairly easy to use, just follow the instructions on the site. Use "extract full" to generate a reasonably accurate .gpx file (the basic file just has turn-by-turn instructions and little data besides).
Note: Only use it in an incognito instance for added privacy. You must not be logged into Google using Chrome (or it won't work for security reasons). Just launch an incognito instance via "ctrl+shift+N" and do it again there.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I almost forgot about my own question, meanwhile I found perfectly working solution -- simply converting KML into GPX with GPSBabel: <http://www.gpsbabel.org/>
It is open source, which is great plus for me.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Since osmand is about offline maps, I'd like to provide an "offline" solution as well. Basically, you want to convert the kml file to gpx format, and make the gpx file available to osmand.
You can use gpsbabel to convert the kml file to gpx, which is free/open-source, and is available for most platforms, and is probably in the main repository of your favourite linux distro. On linux, it's as easy as running the following command, changing out file.kml and file.gpx for your filenames:
```
gpsbabel -i kml -f file.kml -o gpx -F file.gpx
```
You can then put the gpx file in the `/sdcard/osmand/tracks/` directory on your Android device, and osmand will make it available to display, etc.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I just tried Globalmapper v17 to convert KML to GPX.
How to do:
Open KML file in Globalmapper.
Then go to "File > Export > Export vector/lidar format"
Change options as needed.
Save to a desired directory.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/28 | 321 | 1,171 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S3 i9300 running ICS Cyanogenmod and I am trying to pair it with a Bluetooth device that has no PIN - a Wii Balance board.
The balance board does not have a PIN, however whenever I try to connect to it, my phone prompts for a password. I have tried the default 0000 and 1234 to no avail.
Is it possible to connect to a Bluetooth device without using a PIN?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think it'll work out of the box, you'll need an app that has the required code to work around the default Bluetooth protocol of requiring a PIN for devices to be paired securely.
There is an app called [WiiScale](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.broschb.wiiscale) which allows a user to link the Wii Balance Board with their Android device, provided they're rooted. The plus point of course is that it's compatible with CM which you're running. :-)
Alternate app: [FitScales](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pburton.fitscales)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Can you leave the code blank?
I can.
If not, the wii stuff controlling app can start a pairing without key from within.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/29 | 405 | 1,641 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an Android audio app that runs in the background and can have audio links offloaded to it (i.e. be the target of the intent) so the user can continue listening when the browser or foreground app that launched the audio link is closed? Or another way to configure this?
I'm on Jelly Bean and the built-in audio player sits in the foreground stopping the sound when I transition away from the foreground app. For example, an MP3 podcast link. The issue occurs in Google Reader app too.<issue_comment>username_1: I finally came across [ServeStream](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.servestream&hl=en), a free app in the Google Play store. It offloads podcasts and the like nicely into the background while you continue to use other apps on the device.
One great thing about ServeStream is it's open source, so you can [play with the code](http://sourceforge.net/projects/servestream/) if you wish.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have found [BSPlayer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free) to be able to play some internet audio streams in the background.
One unique (?) feature which also I liked is that it has an intent filter for youtube links, i.e. clicking a Youtube link will offer BSPlayer as a choice - unlike the Google's Youtube app, with BSPlayer you can adjust the playback speed - I found it useful for listening to lengthy talk-only videos and presentations where you need to quickly get the gist without wasting too much time.
ps. I'm not affiliated in any way is the app developers.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/09/29 | 721 | 2,592 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to run my Android app from a remote computer via SSH, but I'm not a command-line expert.
So I would like to know: how to run a **specific action** (not just open) of an app? Which implies: how to KNOW the exact syntax of possible actions of an app?
Example: I want to start an audio-recording app on my phone from my computer, AND start recording from a remote. Is it possible?<issue_comment>username_1: Use this:
```
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n /
```
To control an app, you'll have to put correct values of and in the command. For example, you can use `com.google.gmail/com.google.gmail.check_mail` (Hypothetical names) as last part of command.
[Obtaining package name of an app is easy](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28767/view-apps-full-package-name), but obtaining class name of action isn't. There are two problems:
1. Many app developers keep class info private.
2. Not all developers do smart modular programming. Its good habit to divide an app in multiple classes which could be triggered by intents, but not all developers are smart.
Solution of 1st problem: Decompile the app using [apktool](http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/) and see all info. There are also other ways, but this one is always-working method (unless app is based on NDK instead of SDK).
Solution of 2nd problem: Nothing.
Don't worry, most of popular apps follow best programming practice and they provide `Public API` from which you can get class info.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Like <NAME> said, you must use the following command :
```
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n /
```
See a concrete example :
* getting the apk file from your Android device or any Market places
* running this command :
`aapt dump xmltree com.android.settings*.apk AndroidManifest.xml`
I would like to start "tethering" menu, so I search an activity in the output :
```
(...)
E: activity (line=190)
A: android:name(0x01010003)=".TetherSettings" (Raw: ".TetherSettings")
(...)
```
So the final command is :
```
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings
```
The `aapt` command is part of the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Use a general purpose logging app (just search logcat on playstore). The logs should show you the app name, class and intent.
Following that run the command in an adb shell or from inside a terminal application in your device:
```
am start -a -n
```
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/29 | 421 | 1,503 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't have good cell reception in my house and I'd to have my Google Voice number forward to my phone on Wi-Fi when I'm home. Can I just use Google Voice or do I need a third-party app to do the connection?<issue_comment>username_1: You need a third-party app to recieve Wi-Fi calls.
Two popular apps are [GrooVeIP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gvoip) (paid & free) and [Talkatone](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talkatone.android) (paid). You could also set up [Sipdroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sipdroid.sipua) (free), which will set up the SIP forwarding using pbxes.com. Or you could use a number of other SIP apps and set up forwarding yourself, but that gets a bit convoluted.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, you can.
But the only GV function on Wi-Fi alone without some SIP server help will be texting and getting voicemail just like you can also get email over Wi-Fi.
I tried what you're doing last year just to get it to work. Using a free pbx service over the internet and GV, I was able to make calls over Wi-Fi. You need a SIP server or some VOIP server to 'find' your number over IP communication.
You could use Skype to do that also.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: third party call apps for receiving calls via google voice have now been disabled. maybe GV will make an update to this. but with buzz about them phasing voice out.. who knows.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/09/29 | 430 | 1,620 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for an app or service that would let two different users view & update a shared shopping list from an Android phone (Galaxy Nexus running 4.1), iPhone 4S and laptops (Windows and Mac).
I was originally planning on using a text file via Dropbox, but I don't think that can be updated on the iPhone (maybe I am wrong).
Any other ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Create a new task list just for groceries in your google account at [calendar.google.com](https://calendar.google.com).
There are several apps that will sync the google tasks on android and iPhone.
One downside is that each device must be logged in to the same google account. They don't have a way (yet) to share task lists.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Google Drive](http://drive.google.com) (née Google Docs).
Just create a simple document. There's a Google Drive app for Android, of course, but even without the mobile web version works pretty well (which I'd expect you'd use with the iPhone). Windows and Mac can use the desktop browser version of the web app.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Use [Astrid](http://astrid.com/). Its native app is available for both Android and username_3. You can access your to-do list on PC/Mac using web.
Collaborative sharing is allowed with unlimited no. of users. Users can also leave notes on tasks for other users.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There are about one bazillion apps like this. I've got a (somewhat outdated) list at [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=<KEY>).
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/30 | 676 | 2,471 | <issue_start>username_0: asus sl101 slider running cyanogenmod 10
This problem actually started around when I upgraded to cm9.1 and I think I got an error that my android profile had changed or something. from that day forward I have been unable to delete anything in my downloads folder.
The following did not work
* rm /sdcard/download/filename
* removing with rootbrowser
* adb shell> rm /sdcard/download/filename
* remounting the sdcard
---
I get the error that the folder is read only and when I try to change permissions it wont let me.
I was able to
mv /sdcard/download /sdcard/download.back
mkdir /sdcard/download
but still cannot delete from the old download folder.
Eek!<issue_comment>username_1: You have a special mount point\* for `/mnt/sdcard/download`, so
* umount it with `umount /mnt/sdcard/download`
* remove the directory `rm -rf /mnt/sdcard/download`
And try to figure out what cause your Android to use this special mount.
If you just want read-write access, run this command : `mount -o remount,rw /mnt/sdcard/download` and then you will be able to `rm` anything inside.
\*figured out by the discussions in your question thread
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm not sure if you're still having this issue or not, but a couple of things that come to mind:
* In the output you paste in your responses, you mix terminal output with `$` and `#`. You need to be root *all the time* which means that you should always see a `#`.
* If I were you, I would first check the permissions on the old download directory with something like `ls -alh | grep` . Who owns the directory, what group?
* Try changing ownership with `chown`, changing chmod to `777` recursively (just throwing stuff at the wall here to see what sticks). After setting yourself (root) as the owner and giving everyone full rights to the directory *recursively*, I would try `rm -rfv` and see what output I got.
Hopefully this might help someone else. Also, when you do `ls -alh` it should show you if it's a symlink, and if so to where. If it's a mounted folder, I would run something like `mount | grep` to see what's going on.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Note that `/sdcard` is just a link. You may need to make your changes in the actual location of the data at `/data/media`. An answer to a similar question was given [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20981687/cant-delete-directory-form-storage-sdcard0/21815450#21815450).
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/09/29 | 609 | 2,452 | <issue_start>username_0: The company I work for likes for us to use Outlook to schedule everything. If we aren't going to be at work at a specific time, they ask us to create an event spanning that time, and mark it as "Out Of Office". That way, if anyone attempts to schedule a meeting with you, or checks your schedule, it will inform them that you won't be there.
I am working part-time to fit a schedule around my school schedule; as a result, I have a lot of blocked off events on my calendar. Basically, all the times I'm in class are blocked off. I am syncing my Outlook and Google Calendar to my Android phone.
Now, all of those blocked off time slots are rather annoying to me because it causes everything else during those times to be scrunched up. It's hard to just look at my calendar on my phone and tell what is going on next. Basically, I want the "Out Of Office" events removed from my Android's Calendar display, without removing them from Outlook.
So far, I have tried to delete the event from my phone, but that syncs with Outlook, and causes it to be deleted from my Outlook account. I then tried to create a new calendar in Outlook called "Out Of Office" and add all of the events to that, then hide that on my phone. However, when I do that, it won't block people from scheduling meetings with me. I guess Outlook only uses your main calendar for that.
Hiding the whole calendar from my phone isn't really an option; I still need to see the other events on my phone, such as when I have to be in meetings.
Basically, my question is: How may I hide select events on my Outlook Calendar from my Android Calendar?<issue_comment>username_1: You can go inside the Google calendar , either through a PC or a Mobile and click 'Display Calendars' above settings, and then choose which one(s) to show. If it is unchecked, it means you are going to hide the specific calendar.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Propably this could give you a hint:
we have 3 accounts:
1. <EMAIL>
2. <EMAIL>
3. <EMAIL>
buddy1 and buddy2 added <EMAIL>'s calendar as an external calendar (granted by <EMAIL>)
* buddy1 adds an event and sets it as "Private" & "Available" --> company & buddy2 see nothing!
* buddy1 adds an event and sets it as "Private" & "Busy" --> company & buddy2 see the appointment but can't read it's title or content, buddy1 of course can see his own appointment!
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/09/30 | 1,289 | 5,259 | <issue_start>username_0: writing from my phone so sorry for typos.
I recently fixed my laptop but the wireless network in my house doesn't work on it (its probably router configuration problem-or at least could be fixed with configuring the router, but I have no access to the router since I am renting).
The network works fine on my sanyo zio which has no money on the account and no plan (so the only thing I can use this phone is for internet if I have wifi access). I want to use my phones ability to connect to the home wi-fi network to connect my laptop to that network (so transfer the home wi-fi to the laptop through my phone). Usb connection or wifi will do as I am pretty sure its input this home wi-fi that doesn't work. So if I turn my zio into a hotspot it should work.
Is there any way to do that?
To make situation better I have vista 64 so kyocera divers for this phone don't work.
Update:
I forgot to mention that for some forsaken reason (I suspect murphy's law) the bluetooth internet connection on my computer fail s when I try to connect it with my phone. (following instructions on fifox and manually connecting with the blue tooth dial up option which just times out. I'm missing some peripheral bluetooth driver ;/) I can connect to my phone through bluetooth just the internet option fails @.@
.
And I don't think my phone supports the wifi option through fox fi.
Although I have no way to be sure. When I turn on the hotspot option the internet connects but with limited access (just like my home network but I think its because my phone doesn't tether right not because of my laptop. Ofc I could be wrong) it says that might happen and to just automatically get new ip to fix this problem but that doesn't work also says many phones are not supported for wifi and I don't think this one is.
**update**
I Recently rooted my phone. I tried the apps for the rooted phones but they just want to use 3g network connection. Since I want to connect, through wifi they are quite useless. Anybody has an idea what I could download or do to make this work for me?<issue_comment>username_1: What you're referring to is called tethering - using the data connection of your phone to share internet connectivity to another device.
Look for tethering options in the settings > Wireless menu or other locations in case your manufacturer has placed it elsewhere.
Failing that, consider using an app like [FoxFi](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi) or some other tethering app.
Also, a search on Android.SE reveals a number of similar questions - please use the provided functionality. Here's an answered question that might be relevant - [Can I use my Android device as Wi-Fi Adapter for my PC (i.e. Tethering to PC through USB, but using Wi-Fi not Phone Network)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/3134/can-i-use-my-android-device-as-wi-fi-dongle-ie-tethering-to-pc-through-usb-but?rq=1)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You want your Android device to re-broadcast an existing Wi-Fi network to act as a `Wi-Fi Repeater`. Technically, its possible from Software layer, but such implementations aren't available for Android yet.
You can do any of following things now:
1. Do it with pure Linux way (Android is a Linux distro) using Hostapd type software. Installation and configuration wouldn't be easy, by the way.
2. Share Wi-Fi internet using Bluetooth DUN. Its the easiest way. I don't know what difficulties your PC bluetooth is facing, but try [PdaNet](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pn.helper) or [Open Garden](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opengarden.android.MeshClient) .
3. Turn off Mobile Data and do USB Tethering. It starts to share Wi-Fi internet on some devices. Its not universal method, but see if it works for you or not. You can also use PdaNet for better USB Tethering.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Without using extra software or rooting your phone (which I am not fully educated about, and could not advise you how to do with with root), there are not many options. I would try either of these options:
You asked to share your device's WiFi connection with your computer. To share this you could do it in one of two ways:
1. Bluetooth - You can tether the WiFi connection to your computer via Bluetooth, which can be found under your device's network settings menu.
or:
2. USB Cable - You can also share the WiFi connection with your computer via a USB cable, which will make your computer think your device is a USB Wireless adapter and connect to the internet in this way.
Due to the Android Software limitations, your device will be unable to share a WiFi connection with another device using the same WiFi device (in your phone). It cannot both connect to one device, and host a network for another using the same 'network card', without some advanced software. Using root, you may be able to find an application that allows you to do the above, or you could use an OTG cable to connect a secondary WiFi adapter to your device which means your device will have access to more than one adapter and a software alternative may be more easily found (if there are hardware limitations in place).
**Good luck!**
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/09/30 | 691 | 2,750 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a pay as you go Android phone. I only pay 10 dollars per 3 months (or something like that). That means that every cent counts before I run out of money.
I want this phone for emergency reasons only and for internet so I don't use it to call. Yet my money on the account still runs out. When I check my statement I see a lot of charges for few to as much as 30 cents. I use my internet when I'm connected to wifi only but I think I'm still getting charged for connecting through my 3g network.
Is there any way to disable the connection with the data plan so the only internet that will work is wifi? This way I will not get charged.
I have tried changing the apn under settings and with apps. My phone seems incapable of even doing that. I wonder if it's some scheme to get me to pay for data without me noticing. I would still prefer a solution that allows me to call and receive calls at all times since I might receive emergency calls or need to make them.
.
**Update**
I downloaded an app called easyswitch and it allowed me to disable the 3g network the problem is that it's a trial that lasts a week. if anyone knows a free app that will do it please let me know. I also rooted my phone but don't really want to install a whole new rom on it.
After using easy switch for a while i realized that it keeps allowing 3g sometimes (sometimes it doesnt) I dont know what its depended on maybe if my phone restarts the easy switch settings restart as well? I think i will just install a new rom.<issue_comment>username_1: You haven't mentioned what version of Android you're using.
In Android's settings, go to Wireless and Networks > Mobile Networks and uncheck the option to use Data.
You will still be able to use WiFi.
EDIT: As an alternative, get an app like [APNDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.code.apndroid) which effectively renames your mobile data APN (access point name), thereby disabling the data connection.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: "Data Roaming" just refers to using data when connected to a foreign network (i.e. not your providers "home network").
There should be another option available for "mobile network" or "mobile data" (the phrasing may differ between devices), as the following screenshot shows:
Look out for the red frame at the end. If you find something similar, remove the checkmark. If not, simply remove it everywhere where it sound similar. Remember which ones you removed, then enable them again one by one until you find the "evil doer".
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Dial `*#*#4636#*#*`
Go to Phone Information and click Disable Data Connection.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/09/30 | 1,724 | 6,596 | <issue_start>username_0: I have rooted LG P500 (Optimus One) running stock 2.3.3. I recently updated to unofficial CM10 (Android 4.1) and observed few serious issues.
I observed that Google's My Location service was not working. Many apps like My tracks, Endomondo etc which were compatible with other phones with 4.1 were said incompatible. All microphone related apps were not working.
After several hours of breaking my head, I understood that my /system partition was absolutely full. It had only 4kb of free space out of 190MB total capacity. With my investigation I found that few files were not copied to the `/system` partition during the ROM installation and Gapps installation. Many troubles are the result of such missing files.
My questions:
1. `/system` partition: it is 190MB in total size. Who or how it was fixed as 190MB?
2. Can the size of partition be increased? I tried a [tool](http://androidforums.com/optimus-gt540-all-things-root/436600-easily-resize-system-data-partitions.html) but did not help. After all the process completed without any errors, I still see no change in the size. Are there any other ways to do it?
3. Hephappy, a ROM developer had commented in [XDA page](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614420&page=175) as "No space: P500 has 190MB for system partition." and hence he withdraws the plan of developing JB ROM for P500. Is it then a hardware limitation?
After all these issues, I switched back to my stock 2.3.3 and I still see my `/system` partition as 190MB but with lot of free space. Does this mean that 190MB is sort of hardware size/limitation?
If it is so, then this would be one of the serious factors that are to be considered while buying the phone as the hardware in other means can accommodate the needs of JB except the `/system` partition size, which is a real shame.
---
**Update:**
Few screenshots carrying frequently asked info taken in CM10 ROM:
Free internal storage = 47Mb:
`/system` partition size = 190Mb.
Ext2 partition on SD card created to create symbol link for few apps that cant be moved to SD card:
<issue_comment>username_1: Here is a program that will supposedly do it.
<http://androidforums.com/optimus-gt540-all-things-root/436600-easily-resize-system-data-partitions.html>
I don't know about system partitions on Android phones but normally partitions can be resized but it means that you lose everything that partition contains. If the partition contains the OS it would mean that after resizing the partition your phone wouldn't turn on. If you're not willing to take the risk I suggest finding a source that says that won't happen. Else I suggest looking at the ROM apps in the Play Store (there are many good ones and they can probably do what you want). Also how much internal space you have on your phone? Is the system partition the only internal partition?
You can also partition your SD card which makes it work more efficiently. So your phone works faster but you have to do it with a new SD card because you lose everything when you partition it if there is not enough internal storage on your phone that possibly might be something to look into as a solution but I don't think placing a whole OS on SD is possible because it would be just too slow, so unless the OS has some files it can read from the SD card and you can place them there manually specifying the path, you are out of luck. That's why I ask how much internal space your device has.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: >
> 1. Who or how it was fixed as 190MB?
>
>
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The manufacturers decided that. They probably expected that that size would be sufficient during the expected time they will continue official support for the phone.
>
> 1. Can the size of partition be increased?
>
>
>
If you're rooted and installed custom boot loader, yes partitions can be resized, although not in a way that will satisfy everyone since it takes space away from internal memory and many people also have exhausted their internal space; it involves a lot of work to test and debug and since P500 has very little internal memory as well, at some point developers had to decide that it's just not worth the effort.
>
> I tried a tool but did not help. After all the process completed without any errors, I still see no change in the size. Are there any other ways to do it?
>
>
>
What did you try?
>
> 1. Hephappy, a ROM developer had commented in XDA page as "No space: P500 has 190MB for system partition." and hence he withdraws the plan of developing JB ROM for P500. Is it then a hardware limitation?
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>
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Pretty much. All newer phones comes with much larger internal memory, you should consider an upgrade if you **really** wanted JB.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This will not change the partition size of `/system`, but uses another approach: Limit the data placed on that partition. So here's what I did before flashing CM7.2 on my Milestone²:
1. download the file to flash. This is usually a `.zip` file (otherwise, the following won't work)
2. open the `.zip` with your favorite archive manager (alternatively: unpack to an empty folder)
3. look inside the `/system/app` folder of the `.zip` and remove apps you can live without (make sure not to remove any app that's *really needed* by the system, like e.g. the launcher). This could e.g. be the Calculator, LiveWallpapers, GooglePlus etc. Copy those `.apk` files to a separate folder outside the `.zip`
4. if unpacked to an empty folder, now zip it up again
As you removed a lot/couple of apps from `/system`, flashing will require less space there, and no essential parts should be missing any longer. Now if you still want to use e.g. GooglePlus, you can install it via the Playstore (which should place it below `/data`, so no prob) or, if not found there, use the copy created in step 3 to install it manually (for this, make sure install from other sources is enabled in your settings).
If in doubt whether a file is really needed by the system itself, better leave it (or at least ask first). But I'm pretty sure you will find enough "easy removables", so you won't need to touch those. Before flashing, you could unpack the `.zip` to an empty folder and check the size of `/system` (best: make a "before" and an "after" check). It should occupy *less* than 190MB (better give it some additional safety margin, say "less than 180MB") for your action to complete successfully.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/09/30 | 319 | 1,214 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a way to make VoIP calls between two Android devices without having any intermediate server (SIP server) or an Internet connection. Is this possible?<issue_comment>username_1: While I've not tried to use my phone like this myself, I found the question interesting enough to do a little googling. The best search term seemed to be `android wifi|bluetooth walkie talkie`.
The most promising free candidate I found looks to be [Android Intercom](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidintercom&hl=en) - direct phone to phone communication over wifi or BT without an intermediary server or telco. The most promising paid for app seems to be [WiFi Talkie](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remaller.android.wifitalkie).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: [Meshenger](https://github.com/dakhnod/Meshenger) seems to be doing what you ask for. It is also available via [f-droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/d.d.meshenger/).
It works on LAN and needs no Internet or intermediate server. No DHCP server is needed, because it can work with IPv6 link local addresses.
WebRTC is used as a transmission protocol for audio and video.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/09/30 | 554 | 2,067 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How can I track app usage?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7593/how-can-i-track-app-usage)
>
>
>
If you're not familiar with the late Wakoopa app for desktop, it's a small utility that runs in the background and monitors what application / website I go to along with a graph of how long I've spent using said apps / websites. I have found it a valuable asset to monitoring my app usage behavior. It also helps me trim down on the applications that I hardly ever use.
Is there something like this for Android? Root-needed answers are all welcome. There was supposedly something like this already before at <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.muzikant.MyTopApps> but as you can tell, it's no longer available on the market. Plus, it didn't have the monitoring of frequent visited websites.
It doesn't matter if it enters the log onto the cloud (like Wakoopa did) but I would honestly prefer if it stored them offline so that I keep my data private.<issue_comment>username_1: While I've not tried to use my phone like this myself, I found the question interesting enough to do a little googling. The best search term seemed to be `android wifi|bluetooth walkie talkie`.
The most promising free candidate I found looks to be [Android Intercom](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidintercom&hl=en) - direct phone to phone communication over wifi or BT without an intermediary server or telco. The most promising paid for app seems to be [WiFi Talkie](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remaller.android.wifitalkie).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: [Meshenger](https://github.com/dakhnod/Meshenger) seems to be doing what you ask for. It is also available via [f-droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/d.d.meshenger/).
It works on LAN and needs no Internet or intermediate server. No DHCP server is needed, because it can work with IPv6 link local addresses.
WebRTC is used as a transmission protocol for audio and video.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/09/30 | 334 | 1,082 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a terminal command to go to the home screen?
I need to do this **via ssh**, so I cannot just push the "home" button, I need to send a **command-line** action..<issue_comment>username_1: ```
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME
```
More info about shell commands: [an archived version of the AndroidWiki page](http://web.archive.org/web/20130316123241/http://en.androidwiki.com/wiki/ADB_Shell_Command_Reference)
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Consider taking at look at the following link:
<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html>
`input keyevent KEYCODE_HOME`
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Actually you can just push the "home" button
```
adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_HOME
```
[KEYCODE\_HOME](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_HOME)
>
> Key code constant: Home key. This key is handled by the framework and is never delivered to applications.
>
>
> Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)
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Upvotes: 5 |
2012/09/30 | 623 | 2,601 | <issue_start>username_0: I suppose this isn't exactly a new feature but it is new to me since I don't travel through tunnels very often. What exactly is the software using when it decides to switch over to night mode when in a tunnel? GPS Location? A light sensor? A combination of both?<issue_comment>username_1: Hard to say without knowing which device and firmware version we're talking about, so what follows is my speculation.
I have a Garmin Nuvi which continues navigating in a tunnel, turns and all, despite losing its satellite reception. Mine doesn't switch to night mode, but it clearly knows it is in a tunnel from the map data. Since loss of reception is a given in a tunnel, the device must be dead-reckoning while it's in there. (Re-broadcasting is out because it would affect the signal timing which is key to calculating a fix). In fact, I have tested this by entering a tunnel fast and decelerating once inside it. The device alerted that it had lost reception and continued to display my entry speed, "passing" turnouts and the tunnel exit before I did.
From that, I inferred that the firmware was using map information, possibly cross-checked with loss of satellite lock, to know when I've entered a tunnel.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Perhaps it uses the ambient light sensor in your phone and changes to night mode when there is less ambient light.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Easy solution to force night mode that I found.
1. go to settings
2. go to date and time
3. disable automatic date and time.
4. set your time to 7pm or later.
That should set the app to night mode you can change the time back when you're done traveling
(Galaxy S7. Version 7.0)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Recently I was driving in Italy and I realized that this Google Maps feature works more precise in Italy than in my home country Germany.
I tested it a little bit in Italy and I found the following:
* it does not matter if the tunnel is lighted or not, it always goes into night mode
* drive into a tunnel and keep the speed constant through the whole tunnel and it will work perfectly
* accelerate in the tunnel, then it will turn off the night mode too late
* reduce the speed in the tunnel, then it will turn off the night mode too early
* stop in the tunnel for several minutes, then it will turn off night mode after a while and won't turn it on again
From these observations I conclude that in Italy it relies entirely on map data and approximates when you leave the tunnel only by the speed you drove before the tunnel.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/09/30 | 704 | 2,446 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to run Windows XP as a virtual machine on my Android tablet. Since Android is based on Linux, is it possible to compile VirtualBox to run in Android? If not possible, is it possible to run WinXP as a virtual machine in any way on an Android tablet?<issue_comment>username_1: VirtualBox uses virtualization, which isn't possible when the host device (Android tablet) uses a different CPU architecture than the guest device (x86 PC running windows XP). Since your android tablet almost certainly has an ARM CPU, the x86 CPU would have to be emulated, which is massively slower than virtualization. It doesn't seem like it would be practical at all.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_1: Have a look at [qemu](http://wiki.qemu.org/Main_Page). Apparently it's [known to run on ARM.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2012-01/msg02354.html)
Running XP (if it even works) is probably not going to be a pleasant experience due to what's noted by <NAME> and the probable lack of a screen/pointer driver.
If you really want to do it maybe wait for the Intel Atom (x86) based tablets. There should be some Atom based Windows 8 tablets about now. The androids are [coming soon](http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/11/k2110.pairs.medfield.hardware.with.ics/).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Well, you could try [DOSBox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishstix.dosbox&hl=en), a MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/XP capable emulator based off QEMU. It will emulate something close to a 1st-generation Pentium, so don't expect it to be fast even if you run it on, say, a Nexus 9 (but it could be usable). [XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44730248) has some tricks to up the performance somewhat.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The best you can do is to run full windows applications under [wine](https://lifehacker.com/you-can-run-these-windows-apps-on-android-with-wine-3-0-1822342695) on android. It supports some applications it is an emulator originally for Linux desktop and ported also for android as its also Linux. They list applications that can run on [xda-developers](https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092348)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: You can use Limbo emulator or Qemu. but i don't think that your phone can handle windows 10. i've tried windows xp though and it worked pretty well.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/09/30 | 1,724 | 6,305 | <issue_start>username_0: I carry two Android devices: my Nexus S phone, and a Nexus 7 tablet (both running Android 4.1 "Jellybean"). The tablet has Wi-Fi, but no cellular radio; so in order to use the Internet with it when there's no Wi-Fi hotspot nearby, I have the phone set up for Wi-Fi tethering: it effectively becomes a Wi-Fi hotspot, and the tablet uses that for Internet access. This works perfectly.
However, I recently discovered what appears to be an alternate method of tethering: Bluetooth. Both devices have menu options that seem to allow it; here's screenshots of how I configured both devices:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KQ8rt.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YqDeE.png)
Options on Phone and Tablet (click images for larger variants)
I tested this by turning Wi-Fi off on both devices, then opening the browser on the tablet and refreshing the page that happened to be loaded. I saw a message that said
```
Unable to connect to the Internet
```
I was, of course, hoping to see the page reload.
It's a shame that I cannot get this to work, because it promises one advantage over Wi-Fi tethering: easier security. I want to prevent other people from stealing my bandwidth; with Wi-Fi, this requires that I set up a WPA password, and then get that password onto the tablet somehow (which is quite tedious). But with Bluetooth, all that's required is that I "pair" the devices, which I've already done.
So I am wondering if I'm doing something wrong, or if this feature simply doesn't work.<issue_comment>username_1: ***Some Background.***
>
> There are two distinct modes for WiFi.
>
>
> (1.) Using WiFi between one or more devices and an Access Point (AP).
> *This includes what happens when setup a device as a WiFi **hot-spot** for other devices.*
>
>
> (2.) Using WiFi as an **ad-hoc** network, between **two** devices.
>
>
>
By default, **Bluetooth** operates like (.2), and allows for sub-devices (keyboard, speakers, microphone, etc.) to be attached or '**paired**' to a different device.
You need to identify whether you can have your non-cellular capable device **pair** with the cellular-radio service of the other device. This would first require that device to 'publish' this as a Bluetooth sub-device (or '**service**'), and then for the other device to be able to '**discover**' it.
*None of this is impossible, but some of the pieces may require extra drives or settings not currently available (or configured).* Good Luck.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: On my stock Transformer tablet (running ICS 4.0.3) and my Galaxy Nexus phone (running JB 4.1.2), I first had to pair the two devices, then enable internet sharing on the phone, then in the Bluetooth settings of the tablet touch the phone's item in the paired devices list. This activates the internet connection sharing. It seems that the sharing doesn't happen automatically; that is, the tablet doesn't automatically fall back to the bluetooth device even if there is no wifi available.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I wonder whether you're confused - as I was - with the presence of the tick and the wording 'Use for internet access' on the profile page?
Once the devices are paired - when it asks you to confirm they're both showing the same numeric code - you have to set one phone to offer a bluetooth tether, and then on the other press the 'Use for internet access' line - with the tick that looks like it means it's already working. It'll show 'Connected to device for internet access' and the tick will stay on. The tether-offering phone will say 'sharing this phone's internet connection' on the tether and hotspot screen.
Sometimes I find the connection refuses to stay connected for more than a second or so. I have no idea which phone isn't cooperating, but when they're in that mood it generally means I have to disable both bluetooth interfaces and start the tether one again, first.
I've raised a bug report with Google about the fact that the language should read less ambiguously: 'Will use for internet access' or 'Not connected to device for internet access' or similar, to emphasise that it's not currently being used. I've raised a similar complaint about the tick remaining ticked whether the connection is active or not.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Figured I'd check in again :) My phone and tablet are both running 4.2.2; bluetooth tethering has been working perfectly for months. There must have been a bug in 4.1 that got fixed in 4.2.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: Maybe this is too late for some of you but this is a solution for Android 4.2:
Basically you need TUN module since the standard configuration does not include it:
[Google Play - TUN.ko installer](http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?8869-Bluetooth-tethering&s=3c33e4fff1ed0d7961281dc47ff7a34d&p=121667&viewfull=1#post121667)
[Bluetooth thethering - fix solution](http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?8869-Bluetooth-tethering&s=3c33e4fff1ed0d7961281dc47ff7a34d&p=121667&viewfull=1#post121667)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I had the same problem . Finally, I figured it out. It's a bug. The JB device fails to register the connection parameters (DNS) for Bluethooth network after connecting to tethered device and uses DNS of default wifi connection to connect, so the request fails with a timeout.
Rooted users can fix the issue using a set of commands in terminal, either using ADB or Terminal emulator.
**Terminal Emulator/adb**
1. Connect the Bluetooth tether and uninstall Terminal emulator .If you are using ADB, connect device to PC through USB (in USB debugging mode) and run the command
```
adb shell
```
to enter into the shell.
2. Enter `su` grant super user permission to Terminal emulator when prompted.
3. Use the command `netcfg` to list the available interfaces. You can find the Bluetooth interface in the list. It may be `btn0` or `btn`.
4. Set the network status of `btn0` (Bluetooth interface) to up by entering:
```
netcfg btn0 up
```
5. Run DHCP to get an IP address:
```
netcfg btn0 dhcp
```
6. Set the DNS of your choice:
```
setprop net.dns1 8.8.8.8;
setprop net.dns2 8.8.4.4;
```
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/01 | 328 | 1,323 | <issue_start>username_0: In the course of setting up CyanogenMod 7.2 on my T-Mobile G2 (also known as the HTC Desire Z), I installed ClockworkMod Touch Recovery. My usual practice before that was to power off my phone and plug it in to a USB cable, attached to a wall socket, for recharging. However, with ClockworkMod Touch, trying to do this results in the phone always booting to the recovery mode, whether I plug in the cable before or after shutting off the phone.
This is a nuisance; in effect, I have to leave my phone powered on at all times, and turn off the sound when I'm sleeping. I suppose I could just leave it at the Recovery menu, but leaving the phone at a menu where two accidental touches to the screen could wipe the phone seems like a bad idea.
If I recall correctly, I initially had an earlier version of ClockworkMod Recovery installed, which had a menu option for powering off the phone. I only had that version installed briefly.<issue_comment>username_1: You are stuck with this. This is the way ClockworkMod Recovery works. I did a search and the devs on xda say if you dont like it unroot your phone.
It is indeed a nuisance since powered off chargin charges faster. Though, oh well!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Put your phone into airplane mode before going to sleep.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/10/01 | 663 | 2,453 | <issue_start>username_0: For some reasons, the iPhone 4 does not talk to iTunes and I need to transfer the contacts from this to the new Samsung Android phone either Samsung Galaxy 3 or Note 2.
How can I do it?<issue_comment>username_1: If you can export your contacts into `.vcf` (VCard) format and transfer the export file to your Android device, no 3rd party utilities are necessary: the contacts app can directly read (and import) this file, and you are done.
If not, there's an app called [Contacts Importer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netqin.contactbackup) available in the playstore, which claims:
>
> Contacts Importer is a quick and easy cross-platform solution to help you back up and import your contacts between Android, iphone, ipad, Symbian and Blackberry.
>
>
>
I didn't test this (and have no iWhatever), but you might give it a try and report your success here for others to learn.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can sync your contacts with gmail in iPhone, then use same email ID in android device and it will automatically sync contacts.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Try using a third-party tool such as copytrans contacts to export your iPhone contacts to your PC in an Android-readable format:
Also, have a look at this tutorial:
[How to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android?](http://www.copytrans.net/support/how-to-transfer-contacts-from-iphone-to-android/)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You don't need a computer to transfer contacts from Samsung mobile to iPhone5. You can follow the steps below:
1. Switch on the WiFi in both phones
2. Select contacts in Samsung
3. Select the import / export option
4. Click send name card via...
5. Select all contacts
6. Send
7. Select GMail and send to your own email ID
8. Open your GMail in iPhone
9. Open the attached contacts (v cards)
10. Add all the contacts
DONE!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Use a service like **Mobyko**, the syncing of contacts is done over the air. It is a trully global service that works on most phones & networks. All you need is a phone & an internet connection - let Mobyko do the rest. It is however a paid for utility
For more info:
<http://www.mobyko.com/Home.do>
Alternatively this free application named **Uptact** which is a contact syncing App & maybe beneficial:
<http://www.uptact.com/>
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/01 | 598 | 2,178 | <issue_start>username_0: It is now possible to filter the comments in the Google Play Store using the devices you own as filter. Is it possible in some way to filter comments by devices that I don't own?
I am trying to check how some apps behave on my device because it is not so popular, and I would like to try instead check comments with other devices with similar hardware specs.<issue_comment>username_1: No, this is not possible.
Unfortunately, Google have not implemented this feature into Google Play as of yet.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: When you specify one of your devices (to narrow down the comments), the web page sends an AJAX query to google. It passes a GET variable, specifying the device; it also passes some POST variables, one of which is a token (so you can't simply browse to the page).
You could write something that requests a different device to get the comments. The only problem is that google has their own definitions for device models. You would have to find out the model id used by google for the device(s) you wish to browse.
Here is a starting point for your code. I grabbed my token value by using [Tamper Data](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tamper-data/).
```
app_id = "com.rovio.angrybirds";
token_id = "FIND_YOUR_OWN_TOKEN";
device_id = encodeURI("LGE LG-VM670"); //this is sent as a GET, so encode
page_number = 0;
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "https://play.google.com/store/getreviews?id="+app_id+"&reviewSortOrder=2&reviewType=1&fn="+device_id+"&pageNum="+page_number,
data: { xhr: "1", token: token_id},
dataType: "json",
success: function(json) {
parse_reviews(json);
},
error: function(json) {
// it seems like the standard behavior from this url call is a response 'code' of ")]}'", instead of a 200 or other standard code
parse_reviews(json);
}
})
function parse_reviews(json_object){
//this should extract the comments to a readable format
}
```
Here's a starting point for your list of devices. My two devices are the
* Optimus V: "LGE LG-VM670"
* Nook Simple Touch: "BarnesAndNoble NOOK"
**Readers**: Feel free to add your device in the comments.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/01 | 1,557 | 5,393 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I add a shortcut to a particular Google Drive document to my Android homescreen?
This is the Android analog to [this question](https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/7787/how-can-i-add-a-shortcut-on-my-desktop-to-a-document-in-google-docs). Using a URL doesn't work, since I don't want to open the browser and I want to directly access a Google Drive file I have made available offline.
Could [QuickShortcutMaker](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.sika524.android.quickshortcut%26hl%3Den&ei=5ZJpUKfgDoSq8ASV8IDoDQ&usg=AFQjCNEfKW-4MiaKK7G9Gw2zqmGauRyj6w&sig2=DC6Kmswqmo--Vl24DES4LQ) be used? Looking through it briefly, ([see here](http://www.pocketables.com/2012/07/how-to-customize-an-android-home-screen-part-2-shortcuts-and-icons.html)) it doesn't look possible because the "intents" used by QuickShortcutMaker don't take arguments such as a filename.<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to do this natively.
Android 3.0 (and below):
In your launcher, press and hold on a blank area and click "Shortcuts". Select "Drive Shortcut", then your document, and it will create a link for you.
Android 4.0 (and above)
Open your app drawer and jump to the Widgets section. Swipe until you get to "Drive Shortcut". Long-press and drop on your desktop. Choose the account to use (if necessary) then select the document.
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Figured this out.. Go to drive, long hold on the doc, copy link, copy to clipboard. Open web browser and paste url, then copy page to homescreen. For reference I had copy to device turned on.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Here is a slightly different take on username_2's answer, with screenshots:
(Click an image to enlarge it)
1. Open the **Drive app** (*not* the app for the specific document type; this won't work in the Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc. apps)
2. Click the 3 dots (or touch-and-hold) to open the context menu on the document
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fEigf.png)
3. Scroll down if needed and click "add to homescreen"
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/puhfE.png)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: Recently (August 2016, Google Drive app version 2.4.311.34.34 on my 2013 Moto X running Android 5.1), there is now an "Add homescreen shortcuts to your favorite files" feature. Press the three dots menu to the right of a document (in my example, "<NAME>"):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ThNVm.png)
then scroll up until you see an "Add To home screen" item. That will put a link to your document on your current home screen.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HGCkd.png)
(FYI, the first time I tried this, Google Drive failed to open the document. I killed the Google Drive app, tried again, and successfully opened the document. I have no idea how common this problem might be.)
**Edit**: *Adding Home screen screenshot*
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B2wJ9.png)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: add to home screen no longer appears.
workaround was as some one suggested above, to create shortcut via launcher -> select google drive in the list -> and then google drived opens allowing us to choose folder and file press SELECT and voila shorcut to a specific google drive file in your android screen.
hope this helps.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: The thing that confuses people here is that the way to do it is from within Google Drive, not from your phone's home screen. So open the Drive app on your phone, open the Drive file you want to create the shortcut to, and then go into the settings/options menu from there. You'll see "Add shortcut to Home Screen" option and you can click that to make it. Then exit out of the Drive app and look around your phone screens for wherever it put the shortcut badge and move it around to where you want it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: The mistake I was making is the "Add to home screen" button only exists in the Google DRIVE app. I was trying to add a document directly from Google DOCS/SHEETS app. If you are currently using Google SHEETS, Google DOCS, or Google SLIDES this button will not exist. You must exit that app and go to Google DRIVE (every android should have it downloaded) and from there hold down the file you want to add the the home screen the drop down and "add to home screen" button will appear.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: This worked for me on moto g(6) Android version 9:
Open the google drive app (Drive) on your android phone, then navigate to the folder containing the document that you want a shortcut of. Tap on the 3 vertical dots next to the name of the document, then tap on 'Add to Home screen'. You have to scroll down a bit to find the 'Add to Home Screen' button. (Also of note, I only see the 'Add to Home Screen' button if I navigate to the actual location of the document in the drive directory - not from the 'recently used' shortcut.)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/01 | 2,262 | 9,381 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How can I stop applications and services from running?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/30332/how-can-i-stop-applications-and-services-from-running)
>
>
>
There is already a [similar question](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/1349/14562) to this one, but mine is narrower in scope and not addressed in the other question:
Consider the case of an app that meets the following criteria:
1. Let's take a [file manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro) as an example, but it could be a different app just as easily. The specific app isn't important to this question.
2. This app has no legitimate need to run in the background. I only need file management when I'm actively using the app. (In case my specific example does turn out to have a need, suppose for the sake of the discussion that it actually doesn't.)
3. The fact that it runs in the background is confirmed by a [system monitor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eolwral.osmonitor).
4. Even though I believe that it has no legitimate need to run in the background and don't want it to do so, I *don't* want to uninstall it.
Can I prevent such an app from running in the background?
Practical application
=====================
To illustrate the need for this specific question, and why I'm not naming specific apps, consider what I had in mind when I wrote this question:
I would like to go through my apps and decide which ones I want to run as services. Some should run without restrictions. Some should never run. Some should only run when some set of conditions is met. Using the information from an answer to this question, I could implement this--possibly by some custom scripting, possibly using Tasker, or possibly using another approach. Trying to handle this via each individual app's settings would be well-nigh impossible.
Of course, if what I'm asking in this question isn't possible, then this application of it isn't viable.
Notes based on the comments and answers
=======================================
* The reason why I want to do this is irrelevant. Perhaps it's to save battery. Perhaps it's another reason. This question is about *how*, not *why*. A warning that a particular solution could have negative side-effects is useful if presented along with that solution. Saying, "It's impossible" is legitimate if true. Saying "Don't do it" isn't useful.
* This is not a duplicate of the [question](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/1349/14562) I linked to in my first paragraph. That question was about saving memory. This one isn't. That one said, basically, "Don't try." That's not a valid answer to this question.
* The specific apps are unimportant, which is why I was vague. I did give a hint as to a specific example I had in mind, but I'm looking for a general answer here.
* A solution must also prevent an app from automatically restarting; otherwise, it isn't much of a solution.
* A number of people have stated that this is a duplicate. Let me try to explain more clearly why it isn't:
1. This question is about how to prevent an app from running in the background, which includes stopping it from restarting if killed.
2. The answers so far have fallen into a few general categories:
1. *You shouldn't try, because doing so is unnecessary.* I'm not disputing this point at this time, but "You shouldn't try" is very different from "You can't." Logically, it's addressing a different question, namely "Should I try to kill apps that I don't want to run?"
2. *Use method X to kill the app.* Unfortunately, when I tried said method, it didn't prevent the app from restarting, just like others predicted. So, it isn't really an answer.
3. *Ping the developer/it's a bug.* This is the most useful of the suggested solutions, but my question was looking for a generic solution.
3. The other questions that this question has been said to be a duplicate of cover the same ground as in my previous point. Thus, my specific question has **not** been addressed, despite many claims to the contrary. It's appearing, however, that the answer is a simple "You can't".
4. There's a related question on meta. In [<NAME>'s answer](https://android.meta.stackexchange.com/a/347/14562), he says in part, "It's generally sufficient to link to the other question and explain why it doesn't meet your needs." The whole thread is apropos to this question. I've done this since the beginning, and provided further details in subsequent edits.<issue_comment>username_1: Use [Llama](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama), an app that can automate many things including killing an app when you go to a different app. It does require root to kill apps.
Create a new `Event`. Add the condition called `Active App`, and choose the status `App stopped or in background`. Choose the app you want to focus on.
Next, add an `Action`. Select `Kill Application (root privileges)`, then select your app again.
Now, whenever you leave the app, Llama will kill it.
Note that the app may have other ways of starting, such as starting on boot or recieving a text or any other `Intent` that it handles. To keep it from handling those `Intents`, use the app [Permissions Denied](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.permissions), or use a custom rom like CyanogenMod that have the ability built in. These apps can revoke permissions for any app (again, root required).
Edit: It looks like the free version of Permissions Denied is no longer available. I can still access the google play page (because I have it installed), but it's gone for new users. The [paid version](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.permissions.donate) is still there, though.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you are running ice cream sandwich or jellybean you can go into settings hit apps and manually shut down the app by tabbing over to the running apps. Alternatively you can hit the recent app button and swipe them of the screen. However this method wont get all background processes.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: tl;dr
=====
It's ok if the app in background is just an activity. Activities just consume some memory are usually not able to run computations in the background. Therefore no CPU or battery is used for them. But if the app in background is running a service:
Ping the developer
==================
*Ping the developer!* One of the greatest daemons that come with Android are Services that run in background for no reason or when a simply interval check with Android's AlarmManager would be sufficient. We need to *kill them all with fire* and not by ignoring them. Everything that does not involve a fix by the developer is just a dirty hack that by experience will result in other negative side-effects.
Activities that run in Background
=================================
Pure Android apps and their activities usually stay around in memory for a while after they were put out of view. But at some point they may get deleted by Android's ActivityManager if there is an ongoing memory pressure. This is intended behavior, we (the users) want it that way and it works good in recent Android versions. [Therefore there is nothing wrong if you see your file manager hanging around in memory.](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/9/do-i-really-need-to-install-a-task-manager)
Services that run in background
===============================
*But*, if it's a service that you see running forever without apparent reason (and without the possibility to disable the service somewhere in the Apps settings), you should *contact the developer*. In 99% of all cases, there is no reason to waste your precious memory by doing so. Android provides with intents and the already mentioned AlarmManager enough facilities to avoid long running services. Sometimes developers will response with ["but Google Maps does that too"](http://code.google.com/p/bitcoin-wallet/issues/detail?id=117#c12). I argue that this is never an excuse to point at others, plus it doesn't provide a valid reason to run a background service.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: >
> Can I prevent such an app from running in the background?
>
>
>
You're refusing to accept the answers you're getting because you don't think they fit, but they do. Your question is how to stop apps automatically instead of letting them run in the background. The answer you're getting is that in most cases this is unnecessary and completely bypasses the way Android is created to deal with background apps.
There's plenty of apps available to kill apps in the background, you can also swipe them away or you can use short commands like "long press back" in certain roms to shut down the process. Very rarely however is this to be expected from the user; a misbehaving app should be reported first of all, instead of being worked around.
If an app has "no legitimate need to run in the background", but it is still using system resources (please make sure this is actually true), then that app is poorly designed. It's not a fault in the Android operating system.
That being said, there are plenty of ways to shut down apps manually. Doing it automatically makes no sense, most apps behave well.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/01 | 361 | 1,491 | <issue_start>username_0: This might seem a foolish question but I'm facing this basic issue on my Samsung Galaxy Y Duos (android 2.3.6). This is my first Androide device and using it only since a week and a basic issue is ruining my Android experience.
While on call, if I press home button by mistake (Habit of last mobile), call minimize to top bar. This is specially painful when I need to cancel the call in urgency and I found call is minimized to taskbar, which then take considerable time to open the call and end it.
**Is there any way to end the call immediately (shortcut) or at the least prevent the call to minimize during call.**
Most basic and primary purpose of phone is to make/receive calls. I'm sure android must have taken care of that but its frustrating for me not to find that basic function.<issue_comment>username_1: Go to your phone settings menu. Under `Accessibility`, click the checkbox for `Power button ends call`.
Be careful using this with bluetooth. I have accidentally ended calls because I wanted to put the phone in my pocket; I pressed the power button (don't want my touchscreen active: I might accidentally end the call!), and the call ended.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Power Key End Call](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhotspot.power) will let you end a call by pressing the power key. This should solve your problem; you can press the power key on any screen and end the current call.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/10/01 | 422 | 1,532 | <issue_start>username_0: In VLC player there is a "faster" and "slower" button that makes the video go faster or slower so that if you need to learn something (for example a guitar solo) you can slow it down a bit or if someone is talking too slow in a documentary you can speed it up a bit.
Does anyone know any Android app that does the same? I have a couple of documentaries that I need to speed up on my tablet and it's driving me nuts that I cant do it.
I have tried these apps so far:
* VLC (neon)
[UPDATE: VLC does support playback speed adjustment by now. (See
answer below.)]
* MX player
* Poweramp
* *and a couple others*
Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!<issue_comment>username_1: [**VLC for Android**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc) supports playback speed regulation up to 4.0x, with audio pitch adjustment (optional).
The setting is under `⋮` ( *Advanced Options*).
Image source: <https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Android/#Video_playback_interface>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: When you play an audio file in vlc tap the track name at the bottom to bring up the playlist. In the upper right tap the dots then the image of a man running. This changes playback speed. In settings you can check a box that says "remember playback speed" so that you won't have to do this again next time
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/01 | 5,519 | 12,521 | <issue_start>username_0: I am having a problem with my phone's screen arbitrarily turning itself on. It has been going on for a while, but I finally got a logcat of it, so here it is. If anyone can find anything in here that looks like it is causing the problem, and how to resolve it, please let me know.
I'm particularly suspicious of the first entry at `10-01 18:25:44.411` and the other entries that say `E/power`, but I don't know what to make of the rest.
```
10-01 18:25:32.079 D/PowerManagerService( 279): Screen__Off : releaseWakeLockLocked flags=0x0 tag=AdControllerWakeLock myUID=1000 myPID=279 myTID=505
10-01 18:25:32.079 I/PowerManagerService( 279): Ulight 7->0|0
10-01 18:25:32.079 D/PowerManagerService( 279): setLightBrightness : mButtonLight : 0
10-01 18:25:32.129 V/MmsProvider( 425): Query uri=content://mms/inbox, match=2
10-01 18:25:32.300 D/dalvikvm( 279): GC_CONCURRENT freed 2041K, 47% free 10031K/18759K, external 11107K/12124K, paused 9ms+8ms
10-01 18:25:32.300 D/StagefrightPlayer( 181): reset
10-01 18:25:32.300 D/StagefrightPlayer( 181): reset over
10-01 18:25:32.300 D/StagefrightPlayer( 181): reset
10-01 18:25:32.300 D/StagefrightPlayer( 181): reset over
10-01 18:25:32.330 D/dalvikvm( 1425): GC_CONCURRENT freed 503K, 47% free 3365K/6279K, external 0K/0K, paused 1ms+3ms
10-01 18:25:32.360 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - NafHttpAuthStrategyDefault( 2143): (thUse=11) NafHttpAuthStrategyDefault()
10-01 18:25:32.360 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - GbaSupportIndicatorRequestUpdaterDefault( 2143): (thUse=11) GbaSupportIndicatorRequestUpdaterAbstract() userHeaderPredefined=null
10-01 18:25:32.430 D/dalvikvm( 2143): GC_CONCURRENT freed 378K, 49% free 3115K/6023K, external 0K/0K, paused 3ms+2ms
10-01 18:25:32.440 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - NafHttpAuthStrategyDefault( 2143): (thUse=11) cached value : gbaSupportIsPossible=null
10-01 18:25:32.440 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - NafHttpAuthStrategyDefault( 2143): (thUse=11) The current context is NOT a context of GBA service.
10-01 18:25:32.440 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - GbaSupportPermissionRequestCheckerImpl( 2143): (thUse=11) isCurrentProcessRequestedGba()#finished result=false
10-01 18:25:32.440 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - GbaSupportPermissionRequestCheckerImpl( 2143): (thUse=11) isCurrentProcessAllowedToUseGba()#started result=false
10-01 18:25:32.440 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - NafHttpAuthStrategyDefault( 2143): (thUse=11) The GBA permission wasn't requested for this process.
10-01 18:25:32.440 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - NafHttpAuthStrategyDefault( 2143): (thUse=11) It is impossible to support GBA now (many possible reasons: no Android Context, current client is GBA service, etc.), then it will be just usual HTTP.
10-01 18:25:32.440 I/APACHE HTTP (thCr=11) - NafRequestExecutorWrapperRedirectionHandler( 2143): (thUse=11) It isn't GBA flow, redirection responses are not handled.
10-01 18:25:32.570 V/DATA ( 425): [DCT(0) ] intent received :android.intent.action.SCREEN_ON
10-01 18:25:32.570 D/WallpaperService( 279): ACTION_SCREEN_ON
10-01 18:25:32.580 D/PhoneUtils( 425): updateRAFT() : FactoryMode : false
10-01 18:25:32.740 D/dalvikvm( 2143): GC_FOR_MALLOC freed 300K, 52% free 2928K/6023K, external 0K/0K, paused 34ms
10-01 18:25:32.750 D/DATA ( 425): [DSST(0)] pollstate() : reason = data network state changed
10-01 18:25:32.840 E/power ( 279): *** set_screen_state 0
10-01 18:25:32.840 I/PowerManagerService( 279): Light Animator Finished curIntValue=0
10-01 18:25:32.840 D/PowerManagerService( 279): enableLightSensor false
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/SensorManager( 279): unregisterListener:: disable all sensors for this listener, name = GP2A Light Sensor listener = com.android.server.PowerManagerService$13@4052ad40
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): onScreenTurnedOff(3)
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): notifyScreenOffLocked
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): resetStateLocked
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): handleNotifyScreenOff
10-01 18:25:32.850 I/OrientationDebug( 279): [pwm] in updateOrientationListenerLp()
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/LockPatternKeyguardView( 279): onScreenTurnedOff()
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): handleReset
10-01 18:25:32.850 V/OrientationDebug( 279): in updateOrientationListenerLp(), Screen status=false, current orientation=5, SensorEnabled=false
10-01 18:25:32.850 W/PowerManagerService( 279): CurLockF mPS:0 mUS=0
10-01 18:25:32.850 W/PowerManagerService( 279): type=PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK 'RILJ' active (mS=0) activeT=20
10-01 18:25:32.850 W/PowerManagerService( 279): type=PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK 'sleep_broadcast' active (mS=0) activeT=3
10-01 18:25:32.850 W/PowerManagerService( 279): mPokeLocks.size=0:
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/PowerManagerService( 279): sendNotificationLocked on=false
10-01 18:25:32.850 D/PowerManagerService( 279): mNotificationTask : off
10-01 18:25:32.850 V/WindowManager( 279): Setting event dispatching to false
10-01 18:25:32.870 D/VoldCmdListener( 173): volume shared /mnt/sdcard ums
10-01 18:25:32.870 D/MountService( 279): doGetVolumeShared :: path = /mnt/sdcard, method = ums, result = false
10-01 18:25:32.870 D/VoldCmdListener( 173): volume shared /mnt/sdcard/external_sd ums
10-01 18:25:32.880 D/dalvikvm( 425): GC_EXPLICIT freed 351K, 41% free 4104K/6919K, external 0K/1280K, paused 48ms
10-01 18:25:32.880 D/MountService( 279): doGetVolumeShared :: path = /mnt/sdcard/external_sd, method = ums, result = false
10-01 18:25:32.880 D/MountService( 279): :::: isUsbMassStorageEnabled :: ret = false
10-01 18:25:32.890 D/StatusBarService( 407): animateCollapse() - updateViewLayout
10-01 18:25:32.910 D/DATA ( 425): [DSST(0)] Poll ServiceState done: oldSS=[0 home null null null HSPA CSS not supported -1 -1RoamInd: -1DefRoamInd: -1EmergOnly: false] newSS=[0 home null null null HSPA CSS not supported -1 -1RoamInd: -1DefRoamInd: -1EmergOnly: false]
10-01 18:25:32.910 V/DATA ( 425): [DCT(0) ] intent received :android.intent.action.SCREEN_OFF
10-01 18:25:32.920 D/WallpaperService( 279): ACTION_SCREEN_OFF
10-01 18:25:32.930 D/PhoneUtils( 425): updateRAFT() : FactoryMode : false
10-01 18:25:32.990 D/SurfaceFlinger( 279): About to give-up screen, flinger = 0x88720
10-01 18:25:33.601 D/BatteryService( 279): update start
10-01 18:25:33.601 D/BatteryService( 279): US/CANADA GSM Models
10-01 18:25:33.601 D/BatteryService( 279): updateBattery level:37 scale:100 status:2 health:2 present:true voltage: 3811 temperature: 283 technology: Li-ion AC powered:false USB powered:true icon:17302234
10-01 18:25:33.631 D/PhoneUtils( 425): updateRAFT() : FactoryMode : false
10-01 18:25:34.412 E/AlarmManagerService( 279): android_server_AlarmManagerService_set to type=0, 1349130344.397000000
10-01 18:25:34.412 V/AlarmManager( 279): Adding alarm Alarm{40d4f110 type 0 com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.GalaxySTheme} at 0
10-01 18:25:35.202 E/AlarmManagerService( 279): android_server_AlarmManagerService_set to type=1, 1349130355.212000000
10-01 18:25:35.202 V/AlarmManager( 279): Adding alarm Alarm{411a20e8 type 1 com.tecace.tetheringmanager} at 0
10-01 18:25:35.202 V/AlarmManager( 279): sending alarm Alarm{411a20e8 type 1 com.tecace.tetheringmanager}
10-01 18:25:35.233 I/TetheringManagerService( 1885): Running time = 40 seconds
10-01 18:25:40.297 D/dalvikvm( 2109): GC_EXPLICIT freed 17K, 48% free 3321K/6343K, external 0K/0K, paused 63ms
10-01 18:25:44.391 E/AlarmManagerService( 279): android_server_AlarmManagerService_set to type=0, 1349130387.981000000
10-01 18:25:44.391 V/AlarmManager( 279): sending alarm Alarm{40d4f110 type 0 com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.GalaxySTheme}
10-01 18:25:44.391 V/AlarmManager( 279): pending wakeup alarm com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.GalaxySTheme
10-01 18:25:44.411 E/power ( 279): *** set_screen_state 1
10-01 18:25:44.411 D/PowerManagerService( 279): reactivateScreenLocksLocked mProxIgnoredBecauseScreenTurnedOff=false
10-01 18:25:44.411 D/PowerManagerService( 279): Screen__On : acquireWakeLock flags=0x3000001a tag=AdControllerWakeLock uid=10147 pid=2143 myUID=1000 myPID=279 myTID=279
10-01 18:25:44.411 I/PowerManagerService( 279): Ulight 0->7|0
10-01 18:25:44.411 D/PowerManagerService( 279): setLightBrightness : mButtonLight : 237
10-01 18:25:44.421 D/SensorManager( 279): registerListener :: handle = 3 name= GP2A Light Sensor delay= 200000 Listener= com.android.server.PowerManagerService$13@4052ad40
10-01 18:25:44.421 D/PowerManagerService( 279): enableLightSensor true
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): onScreenTurnedOn, seq = 18
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): notifyScreenOnLocked
10-01 18:25:44.502 I/OrientationDebug( 279): [pwm] in updateOrientationListenerLp()
10-01 18:25:44.502 V/OrientationDebug( 279): in updateOrientationListenerLp(), Screen status=true, current orientation=5, SensorEnabled=false
10-01 18:25:44.502 I/OrientationDebug( 279): [pwm] needSensorRunningLp(), return false #3
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/KeyguardViewMediator( 279): handleNotifyScreenOn
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/LockPatternKeyguardView( 279): onScreenTurnedOn()
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/UnlockScreen( 279): max failed attempt for device disable :0
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/UnlockScreen( 279): isDeviceDisabledForMaxFailedAttempt return :false
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/PowerManagerService( 279): sendNotificationLocked on=true
10-01 18:25:44.502 D/PowerManagerService( 279): mNotificationTask : on
10-01 18:25:44.502 V/WindowManager( 279): Setting event dispatching to true
10-01 18:25:44.512 D/PowerManagerService( 279): acquireDVFSlock : level : 1, timeMS : 3000
10-01 18:25:44.602 I/Notification( 784): package = com.gau.golauncherex.notification class = com.gau.golauncherex.notification.service.NotificationService
10-01 18:25:44.802 E/MP-Decision( 744): Error(-22) changing core status to online
10-01 18:25:44.812 I/PowerManagerService( 279): Light Animator Finished curIntValue=237
10-01 18:25:45.002 D/SurfaceFlinger( 279): Screen about to return, flinger = 0x88720
10-01 18:25:47.515 D/PowerManagerService( 279): acquireDVFSlock : level : -1, timeMS : 100
10-01 18:25:47.595 E/power ( 279): release_cpu_max_lock() return -1
```
**UPDATE**
It looks like the Galaxy S Theme is what was causing the problems. Luckily, it was not a stock app, but one I downloaded, so I uninstalled it. For now, I am reserving my accept for a few days to be sure that it has stopped happening.<issue_comment>username_1: Check if that happens with different launcher, if it doesn't you can try go launcher again with a different theme.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You already pointed to the correct lines -- the interesting ones are the two immediately before it:
```
10-01 18:25:44.391 V/AlarmManager( 279): sending alarm Alarm{40d4f110 type 0 com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.GalaxySTheme}
10-01 18:25:44.391 V/AlarmManager( 279): pending wakeup alarm com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.GalaxySTheme
10-01 18:25:44.411 E/power ( 279): *** set_screen_state 1
```
So GoLauncher GalaxySTheme had requested a wakeup. I've read about similar issues before on another site with other GoLauncher components (cannot remember which ones it were -- but it were some I don't use myself). In your case, there seems to be something special with the Theme used. I take it you explicitly installed [GalaxyS GO Launcher EX Themes](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.GalaxySTheme) (compare the apps package name in this url with the log message quoted above: Yes, this is the one having requested the wakeup). You could try to (temporarily) deactivate/remove this theme and see if this helps.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Did you installed any "Battery widget"? I am wondering would `E/power` refer to some battery widgets. I had the same problem before, after uninstalling all battery widgets and restart the phone, problem solved!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There is a flag [`ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP`](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/PowerManager.html#ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP) in `PowerManager`, which can be used by third-party apps to turn on the screen. I would suggest an easier way to find the cause by using [Wakelock detector](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector) app from Google Play.
[More info about Wakelock](https://www.slideshare.net/ahikmat1/android-wakelock-detector)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/02 | 449 | 1,630 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a strange scenario - my `dalvik` cache is full of `dex` files - around 150MB of space, but it appears that the operating system does not recognize these files as related to any application.
I installed an `App Cleaner` and it says my cache is empty.
I went over some applications I use and saw that according to the OS they have no cache, but when I `ls` the `/sd-ext/dalvik-cache` directory I see these applications have `dex` files.
Can I simply run `rm /sd-ext/dalivk-cache/*` to solve this? Is there any risk?
Tech details:
ROM: **MIUI**
SD Extension: **A2SD+**
Rooted: **YES**<issue_comment>username_1: Don't confuse the App-Cache with the Dalvik Cache: *App Cleaner* refers to the App-Cache (e.g. cached files from the internet, aka "webcache", or from other components of the app), while the Dalvik Cache's `.dex` files are placed on app installation (they are an optimized version of the app code). So basically you compare apples with oranges.
As for your problem: e.g. [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) offers to cleanup the Dalvik Cache. There might be other apps available providing this feature (e.g. [SystemCleanup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SystemCleanup.Inteks.org)), but in all cases this requires root -- unless you want to do a factory reset, which completely cleans the Dalvik Cache, amongst others.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: root phone
delete all files in folder dalvik-cache
reboot phone to regenerate cache
this deletes useles cache
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/10/02 | 516 | 2,037 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using a Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android with Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.1).
When I go to Settings -> Language & input -> Physical Keyboard and tap on Logitech Tablet Keyboard Gen there is an option to "Set up keyboard layouts". There are many predefined layouts but the "Polish (programmer)" keyboard layout is missing. How can I add one?
I have looked at /system/usr/keylayout and /system/usr/keychars but I don't see the other layouts there.
I know there is an app that does not require root, but it's aa virtual keyboard that works with bluetooth keyboards <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelper> and I'm interested only in adding the layout to the built-in physical keyboard layouts.<issue_comment>username_1: I'm interested in this too.
However, as a temporary fix I found that the soft keyboard you have selected seems to affect the way a bluetooth keyboard functions. For example:
I usually use Go! Keyboard. While I have this selected my shift key is a latch (double press for shift-lock) and ctrl-c and ctrl-v do not function. However, when I switch to Hacker's Keyboard, shift requires me to hold it down and ctrl-c, -v and -a all work as they would on a PC.
What I would really like to do is edit the way the fn- functions or some of the iphone of mac keys work to attatch them to my back, recents and menu buttons. This must be possible because one of the keys already works as 'home.'
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It's quite an easy task. See the source of the InputDevices system package. Or get the ready to use Polish programmers external keyboard layout plugin from there: <https://sites.google.com/site/polishhardwarekbd/>
You'll find the app source there as well. Regards.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You should install extra keyboard layouts:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=varzan.extraKeyboardLayouts>.
It is free and helps me to type on Mongolian language and included many other languages.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/02 | 825 | 3,322 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to have a feature that allows my Android phone to change its lock mechanism automatically dependent on location. For example, most of the time I use pattern unlock when out and about but tire of unlocking it constantly at my desk at work. Other solutions are:
* manually change to a slide lock while at work - but must remember to revert it back after;
* enable dev feature: no sleep while USB charging - but is a bit of a hack;
* there are likely other semi-solutions...
I'd like for my phone, when it detects my work zone for example, to require me to unlock using the current pattern lock only once and then automatically revert to a slide unlock thereafter, until the phone leaves the zone at which point it reverts back to pattern unlock for higher security.
Is there an app or configuration that supports something like this already?<issue_comment>username_1: As t0mm13b already suggested, [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) can do that easily:
* **Condition:** [Location]
* **Task:** Keyguard disable/enable
For location, you can use different sources:
* GPS (most power-hungry variant, as it requires a permanent GPS scan -- but most accurate)
* network based (less power-hungry, but still requires at least WiFi -- but less accurate)
* cell based (least power-hungry, not to say: using almost no additional power, as the mobile cells are either used for telephony and mobile data -- but also least accurate)
You can even combine them: having e.g. cell-based combined with GPS would only start GPS scanning when the cells already match.
The trickier part will be the "require once" element, which will be doable with a more complex *Tasker* profile. If this is relevant to you, I will update my answer to include some hints on this.
Other (and easier to learn) solutions might be available as well, but I'm not sure whether they can control keyguard. So you might want to take a look at [Llama - Location Profiles](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama), which can at least handle the "location-based" part quite well. And of course you can check the "other users also liked" section for these apps on the playstore.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you are OK with using password protection for your lockscreen instead of the pattern, it does work with [Llama](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama), which is free (unlike Tasker).
As username_3 pointed out, the "Screen Lock" action does not seem to work for most people. However, you can use the "Screen lock password" action to **set an empty password** to disable the lock screen, and set it back to your normal screen lock password to enable it again.
However, your phone will likely (haven't tested) unlock automatically when you arrive at work without requiring the initial unlock you want. **EDIT: yes it does**
I posted this in case anybody still needs this (as I did) and couldn't comment on the accepted answer as I am new to this site.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: An update -
Google has since introduced a location based [Smart Lock](https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6093922?hl=en) feature into Android which effectively fulfils the question's need.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/03 | 593 | 2,267 | <issue_start>username_0: Reading the reviews of the [BBC Media Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.uk.co.bbc.android.mediaplayer) on Google Play, [one user](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.uk.co.bbc.android.mediaplayer&reviewId=07654487433814668942) said that since Chrome supports HTML5, he had managed to persuade the BBC iPlayer website to play him streams meant for iPad/iPhone devices by spoofing an IOS user agent string on his Nexus 7.
How might I go about getting the same thing to work myself?
I have looked at [How can I change the user agent for the stock browser?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/6233/4229) and [Method to change browser User Agent based on site](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/26055/4229) but both seem to concentrate on the Dolphin browser. Also, please mention if a solution will require me to root my Nexus-7.
Incidentally, I also tried using [Phoney](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/addon/phony/) with Firefox, but although Firefox supports HTML5 and the iPlayer website shows pages without either *install flash* or *use external app* messages, it still won't play the streams (it just sits swirling its progress wheel), hence looking for a solution for Chrome.<issue_comment>username_1: I didn't find any way to do this except by connecting your phone to your computer and using remote web debugging feature to change user agent string.
1. Use this documentation to enable and start using Remote Debugging: <https://developers.google.com/chrome/mobile/docs/debugging>
2. Open any web page in your Chrome for Android
3. Navigate to localhost:9222 in Chrome browser on your computer and choose tab from your list of tabs opened in your Chrome for Android. You will see developer tools screen.
4. Go to developer tools settings on your computer by clicking on settings icon in bottom left corner of developer tools and change user agent string there
5. Reload web-page in your Android phone
Of course, user agent will fall back to default after you disconect your phone from computer.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know it's not exactly a solution, but, have you tried using Firefox?, you can change the agent string on that browser.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/03 | 169 | 606 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I send text messages to multiple recipients on CyanogenMod 9? I don't see any contacts icon in my messaging app i.e, ICS Messaging App. Is there any way to do it? I am using an HTC Wildfire S.<issue_comment>username_1: If you will not found any clue, Handset SMS do that, see Android store : <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handcent.nextsms&hl=en>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: There isn't a contact picker per se.
After you type in one contact, type a comma and start typing the name of another. Separate multiple contacts by commas.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/03 | 936 | 3,197 | <issue_start>username_0: Having an .apk file, is there any way I can get its source code?<issue_comment>username_1: If you get lucky and your `.apk` file wasn't protected by **Proguard** or analog, you can use [APK tool](http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/). It is a tool for reverse engineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Even if ProGuard was used you still can get some interesting insights. Here is a StackOverflow question with a detailed explanation: [Android: Getting source code from an APK file](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3593420/android-getting-source-code-from-an-apk-file). YouTube video with a [detailed guide](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQN39X9oTi8). And a blog entry about that: [How to retrieve source code from an Android APK file](http://www.souldevteam.net/blog/2012/01/27/how-to-retrieve-source-code-from-an-android-apk-file/).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: From [one of the comunity wiki by <NAME> in SO](https://stackoverflow.com/a/6081365/2821954):
---
Procedure for decoding .apk files, step-by-step method:
### Step 1:
1. Make a new folder and copy over the .apk file that you want to decode.
2. Now rename the extension of this .apk file to .zip (e.g. rename from filename.apk to filename.zip) and save it. Now you can access the classes.dex files, etc. At this stage you are able to see drawables but not xml and java files, so continue.
### Step 2:
1. Now extract this .zip file in the same folder (or NEW FOLDER).
2. [Download dex2jar](http://code.google.com/p/dex2jar/) and extract it to the same folder (or NEW FOLDER).
3. Move the classes.dex file into the dex2jar folder.
4. Now open command prompt and change directory to that folder (or NEW FOLDER). Then write `d2j-dex2jar classes.dex` and press enter. You now have the classes.dex.dex2jar file in the same folder.
5. [Download java decompiler](http://jd.benow.ca/), double click on jd-gui, click on open file, and open classes.dex.dex2jar file from that folder: now you get class files.
6. Save all of these class files (In jd-gui, click File -> Save All Sources) by src name. At this stage you get the java source but the .xml files are still unreadable, so continue.
### Step 3:
Now open another new folder
1. Put in the .apk file which you want to decode
2. Download the latest version of [apktool **AND** apktool install window](https://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list) (both can be downloaded from the same link) and place them in the same folder
3. Download [framework-res.apk](http://www.4shared.com/get/fKigopxT/framework-res.html) and put it in the same folder (Not all apk file need this file, but it doesn't hurt)
4. Open a command window
5. Navigate to the root directory of APKtool and type the following command:
`apktool if framework-res.apk`
6. `apktool d myApp.apk` (where myApp.apk denotes the filename that you want to decode)
now you get a file folder in that folder and can easily read the apk's xml files.
### Step 4:
It's not any step just copy contents of both folder(in this case both new folder)to the single one
and enjoy the source code...
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/03 | 1,396 | 6,139 | <issue_start>username_0: I am wondering how compass calibration works / why e.g. drawing an 8 or rotating the phone to all 3 axis works (or at least shall work) - I mean I would understand the calibration process, if an application would say me: Point to north, then press that button down there, but you can start at basically zero knowledge for the app, just by rotating your phone! How is that done? Also, do I need to enter a special calibration mode or can I draw these figures (like the 8) directly in Google Maps? How does Google Maps know that I am not just really moving the phone but want to calibrate the compass? Thanks for any hint!<issue_comment>username_1: Compass calibration works by detecting the magnetic field intensity of earth. But sometimes due to strong interference from other electronic devices like transformers, compass sensor may get wrong idea about the magnetic poles of earth and can point in wrong direction.
So to ensure that, it asks users to recalibrate compass by rotating in figure-8 direction so that it can judge the magnetic intensity in all directions. From that data, it deduces the actual poles of earth.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: At any point in space, the magnetic field strength and direction is the net effect of all the magnetic field sources affecting that point. The earth's magnetic field is one of them. Magnetized screwdrivers, cars, refrigerator magnets, etc. all produce fields. Fields are also produced by current flowing through wires. It's like pouring water into a glass from multiple sources. Once it's in the glass, you can't tell where it came from.
There is no instrument that can determine the "actual poles" of the earth by measuring the magnetic field at a point. What the phone can do, however, is sense the point where the phone axis is parallel to the N/S magnetic force line and determine which end of the phone is north-pointing. If you do your dance far away from objects that might be magnetized, like cars and steel fences, the field the phone is measuring *may* be primarily the earth's field and hence the phone compass will be properly calibrated. If you then put the phone into a magnetized car, however, it will point the wrong direction for north. The steel in every car is magnetized to one degree or another.
High-precision compasses such are used on aircraft and serious maritime vessels actually have tiny correction magnets that are adjustable with screws for N/S and E/W errors. They are calibrated after installation by turning the vehicle onto known headings (a compass rose painted by a surveyor on a taxiway far from metal buildings, for example) and fussing with the magnets until the compass error is minimized. Then the residual errors are recorded on a "compass correction card" for use in correcting the indicated readings. Search "compass correction card" to see the images.
In theory, the GPS could be used to calibrate the compass when walking or driving since the instantaneous GPS track is accurate. I have not heard of this being done, though it possibly is common. It would work even in a magnetized car. However, in an airplane or a ship, this wouldn't work because the vehicle's heading is to one degree or another usually crabbed slightly into the wind and the GPS has no knowledge of this.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The purpose of calibration is to figure out how to compensate for how the components in your phone (screws, speaker magnets, etc.) interfere with the measured magnetic field.
The calibration process is based on the fact that you can separate the internal and external contributions to the magnetic field by looking at how the field changes as the phone is rotated. For example, in one orientation the magnetic field from the magnet in the speaker will add on to the Earth's field; but when the phone is oriented in the opposite direction, the two fields will partially cancel out.
As you wave the phone around, the magnetometer records how the magnitude of the measured field changes and uses this to calibrate the x, y, and z magnetic field sensors. See [geometrikal's answer to a similar question](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/22144/magnetometer-%E2%88%9E-shaped-calibration) for more details on this process. Note that this calibration does *not* let you compensate for the influence of other external objects (e.g., your refrigerator) on the magnetic field.
Regarding the implementation in Google Maps: I believe that Google Maps has no control over the compass calibration because there is no such functionality in the Android API. The magnetometer is probably calibrating itself continuously, and Google Maps is just asking you to rotate your phone so that the magnetometer can collect the data it needs to get an accurate calibration.
In other words, you can calibrate your compass any time the magnetic field sensor is being used just by waving your phone – there is no "calibration mode".
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I've tested the compass fields measurments provided by Android phone and found out, that if I rotate the phone by 180 degrees, the field doesn't change to exactly opposite, which must be the case if the sensors are correct. This might be due inner magnetism of the phone details or sensor reading inacuracy.
If you don't compensate for that and just use reading as is and try to calculate the North direction, you'll find out that they are incorrect: rotating phone by 90 degress around vertical axis doesn't lead to rotating measured magnetic field by the same angle (that is true for any angle, it's just easier to check it with 90 degrees).
So the aim of calibration is to develop compensation formula which will transform wrong readings from magnetic sensor to more realistic values, from which we can calculate the correct bearing. My guess is that it is looking for optimal shift of zero for each axis which will give the result magnetic vector length independent on the phone orientation (that must be the case in ideal situation but is not the case when the zero is shifted on any axis).
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/03 | 2,135 | 8,816 | <issue_start>username_0: When my phone starts up there are several application/services running in the background that I would rather not. And when I press the Home button while using an app, that app usually goes into the background without exiting. How can I stop these apps from running?<issue_comment>username_1: First Things First
==================
You may have some misconceptions about how Android works and what's really happening when a service is running or an app is in the background. See also: [Do I really need to install a task manager?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/9/1465)
Most apps (e.g., ones you launch manually) have their current [Activity](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html) put into the background when you switch to another app or the homescreen. Activities consume some memory, so that you can go back to the app and pick up where you left off. Activities are usually not able to run computations in the background, so no CPU or battery is used for them. If battery life or CPU performance is your concern, you don't need to worry about these apps! You don't need to worry about memory, either; Android will automatically kill the app and free the memory if the system is running low.
If the app in background is running a service, that may be a different story. Well-designed services spend most of their time sleeping, waking up for the occasional check (new social media notifications, for example). However, poorly designed services may run more often or perform syncing operations that you don't want, affecting battery life and your data usage. If you've got a rogue service you may want to try one of the solutions below.
Solutions
=========
If you're sure you want to make this app stop at all costs, you can try these methods.
### **Uninstall**
When an app does something you don't like, whether running in the background on startup or something else, your first option is to uninstall it. Problem solved! You can remove system apps if you have root, most easily with [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup), but be careful to remove only carrier bloatware and not critical system apps.
However, if you want to be able to use that app then this is not an option: keep reading.
### **Ping the Developer**
Some of the greatest daemons that come with Android are services that run in background for no reason or when a simple interval check with Android's AlarmManager would be sufficient. We need to kill them all with fire, and not by ignoring them. Everything that does not involve a fix by the developer is just a hack that will result in other negative side effects. If you contact the developer with your problem, they can fix the app and you can go on using it normally. That's a win for everyone involved.
### **Manually Killing Apps**
First, note that many apps will close completely if you Back out of them rather than using the Home button.
If you are running Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean, you can go into Settings, hit Applications, and manually shut down the app by tabbing over to the running apps. Alternatively you can hit the Recent Applications button and swipe them off the screen to close them. In older versions of Android there may be a built-in Task Manager added by the manufacturer to accomplish the same thing, or you can download a task manager app to do so. For services, look at `Settings -> Applications -> Services`.
**WARNING:** Do *not* use automatic task killers! Automatic task killers run in the background (exactly what you don't want) and kill apps whenever they start. Most of the time this makes things worse, because apps often consume more resources when they're starting up compared to when they're sitting idle. Services that run automatically and are restarted by the system will be killed over and over, wasting your battery. Similarly, apps that receive system events known as Intents (such as network coverage and connectivity changes) will be killed every time they start up to receive an event. Nothing good can come of it.
A possible exception is automatic tasks that execute only when you, the user, perform a specific action. In essence, they're just making manual task management easier for you. An app like [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) or [Llama](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama) can be used to end activities when you switch apps, for example, ensuring they don't stay around in the background. Instructions for Llama:
>
> Create a new `Event`. Add the condition called `Active App`, and choose the status `App stopped or in background`. Choose the app you want to focus on. Next, add an `Action`. Select `Kill Application (root privileges)`, then select your app again.
>
>
> Now, whenever you leave the app, Llama will kill it.
>
>
>
### **Editing Autostarts and Intents**
As mentioned above, some applications may start when they receive Intents (system events). By using an app like [Permissions Denied](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.permissions.donate) you can alter which permissions apps can request, which in turn limits which events they can receive. Or you can use an app like [Autostarts](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts) (paid app) to edit specifically which Intents will be sent to which apps. For both solutions, you'll need root access.
Other options:
* [Autorun Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun)
* [Gemini App Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seasmind.android.gmappmgr)
(Autostarts source code is also available here: <https://github.com/miracle2k/android-autostarts>)
**WARNING:** This can cause apps to stop working or inhibit *wanted* functionality. Proceed with caution, especially with critical system apps.
### **Freezing Apps**
You can use an app like [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) or [App Quarantine](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramdroid.appquarantine) to complete freeze apps so that they can't run at all. If you want to use them you have to un-freeze them first.
**WARNING:** Do *not* do this with critical system apps! Your device may fail to boot.
### **Put Apps into Hibernation**
[Greenify](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify) (require Android 4.0+ and ROOT privilege) use a different approach called "Hibernation", from traditional "Freezing".
You can safely hibernate any non-system app you do not want it to run stealthily (via persistent services, broadcast receivers, alarms and so on), effectively equivalent to "freezing", while still keep all its entrances (launcher icon, sharing target, etc) and fully functional when you explictly run it, without the need to un-freeze it first.
**WARNING:** Do *not* hibernatize alarm clock apps, instant messaging apps, and other apps whose basic functionality relies on background mechanism (timer, system events, "push", etc) to work.
The Bottom Line
===============
Android is designed to take care of app management for you. In all but the most extreme cases you shouldn't need to worry about it. When there is a problem, we advise you to go for the simplest solution — uninstalling. All other solutions are hacks around what Android is designed to do. Maybe one day Android will have official support for managing services but, until then, be careful.
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Preventing app auto start after device reboot on Android 13+
------------------------------------------------------------
Since Android 13 Google added a possibility to prevent apps from automatically starting after a device reboot:
>
> If the user places your app in the ["restricted"](https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/background-optimization#bg-restrict) state for background battery usage while your app targets Android 13, the system doesn't deliver the BOOT\_COMPLETED broadcast or the LOCKED\_BOOT\_COMPLETED broadcast until the app is started for other reasons. [1](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/behavior-changes-13#battery-resource-utilization)
>
>
>
This means that if an user restricts background battery usage for an app it can not directly start after a device reboot. But that require your phone to run Android 13 or newer (and that the manufacturer has taken over that feature from AOSP) and also the app has to target Android 13 or newer.
To enable the battery restricted mode open Android Settings -> Apps (applist), select an app, open it's battery settings and change it to "restricted"
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/04 | 246 | 872 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a PC and would like for kids to run Android games/edu apps. I have a touchscreen. How hard is it to run ICS inside a VM (VirtualBox or any other VM platform (MS, VMware)
There are answers about older versions of android. but I would like to run ICS.<issue_comment>username_1: Something that may be easier to install is [Bluestacks](http://bluestacks.com/). I think it should meet your needs.
Edit: Well... except it is not ICS :P I would then go to SDK emulators...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: * Recent versions of the SDK include a native x86 Android image. (http://developer.android.com/tools/devices/emulator.html)
* <http://android-x86.org> offers a 4.0 image that can be run from VirtualBox.
* <http://androvm.org/blog/> offers a Jellybean (4.1) image for VirtualBox.
Note that performance may not be so great.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/04 | 463 | 1,900 | <issue_start>username_0: If you enable syncing to Google, what exactly is synced in a more technical way? E.g. about syncing app data, I guess there is just one standard path synchronized? Has anyone seen a more technical documentation of the synching, that describes, what exactly is synchronized?<issue_comment>username_1: You can check this e.g. in the [Honeycomb User Guide](http://www.google.com/help/hc/pdfs/mobile/AndroidUsersGuide-30-100.pdf). Basically, it sums up to the following:
* Android Settings, as WiFi networks incl. passwords, user dictionary, etc.
* Settings of many Google apps, as e.g. browser favorites
* Apps downloaded from the Playstore
Additionally, app developers *can* use this API to have their apps data backup'd along -- but only few do so. Furthermore I wouldn't rely on this backup -- there are many reports that, while the backup works, the restore not always does: It seems there's no way to manually trigger it, and on initialization after e.g. a factory reset (or with a new device) it often fails. also, as far as I know, it's an all-or-nothing thing: You can have it let all your backed-up data restore (as described before), or not.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: [Google Dashboard](https://www.google.com/dashboard) is a service for accessing a simple view of the data associated with a Google account. With Dashboard you can also get a list of your Android apps that store data in the Google cloud, the dates of their latest backups, the amount of storage they use, and some additional data such as the date you first registered the device. To access this information:
1. visit Google Dashboard at <https://www.google.com/dashboard>
2. enter your Google username and password, and log in
3. scroll down to section "Android devices"
4. click the "More data stored about this device" link under your
device names's entry
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/04 | 1,077 | 3,999 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using Tasker, and maybe I'm just trying too hard, but I can't seem to set up multiple conditions in the way that I want to. Here's what I'm trying to do:
From M - F (8AM - 5PM), set the phone to silent mode... which is pretty easy. After 5PM rolls around though, I want to kick on the GPS/Network location listener.
If I have left the office, then I want to go ahead and switch off the silent profile, and back to normal. If I haven't yet left the office, I'd like the task to sleep for 15 minutes, and then try again (sometimes I work late).
It's the combination of these two separate tasks that I cannot seem to make work together. Can anyone help me out here?<issue_comment>username_1: Now with your latest details, a raw approach. As you are on a stock ROM, switching GPS might not work out-of-the-box. In case it doesn't work, take a look at the [Secure Settings](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin) plugin, which should be able to help out.
I assume your raw concept is: 8am to 5pm is work time, and you want different settings during work hours and after leaving work, considering eventual late-work issues. So this should preferably turn out as a single profile: *At work do...* and *After work switch to...*. So here's what shoud *basically* work:
---
Profile "Work":
---------------
**Condition:**
* Time from 8am Till 5pm
**Task:**
* Audio -> Silent Mode: On
**Exit Task:**
* Misc -> GPS: On (might need to be replaced by *Secure Settings*, see above)
Now we enter a second profile, and you probably do not even need GPS:
Profile: "AfterWork":
---------------------
**Condition:**
* State -> Tasker -> Profile Active: "Work" [x] Invert
* State -> Phone -> Cell Near: (Scan your work cells) [x] Invert
**Task:**
* Audio -> Silent Mode: Off
---
So you see you neither need GPS nor the 15min wait loop. At 8am the "Work" Profile gets active, and switches your phone to silent mode. As you do not really need GPS, you can define some dummy Exit Task here (e.g. again switching Silent Mode on), as otherwise Tasker would automatically revert to the "before" mode.
The second profile does not even check conditions before "Work" has completed, as Tasker remembers which Profiles are active. After that, it starts monitoring the surrounding mobile cells -- which are either known by the phone as needed for telephony. If none of the surrounding cells match any of the scanned cells, the attached task is executed and Silent Mode turned off.
But why so complicated? Much easier done like this:
---
Profile "Work":
---------------
**Condition:**
* Cell Near (Scan your work place mobile cells)
**Task:**
* Audio -> Silent Mode: On
---
Done. No matter what time you are at work, your phone will be silent. And no matter whether you leave work early or late, Silent Mode will be switched off.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Although this question is already answered, and accepted, I would like to add to it.
Sounds like what you want is pure location-based profiles. Tasker is very powerful, but if you are willing to try an alternative, there is [Llama](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rZWJhYi5MbGFtYSJd). It is roughly the same as tasker, except that almost every action is location-based. It 'learns' a location you want to set up (like home), by scanning the antennae of the mobile network in the immediate area. That is a lot more energy-efficient than using GPS.
For the things you want to set up, Llama will be much simpler to configure. Let the phone learn the places you want to use in your conditions, and add one or more actions. E.g. "leave home" -> do "enable bluetooth" "disable wifi".
You won't have to worry about timings, as the profiles only change when you physically, actually move to or from a location.
Give it a try.
PS: I am not affiliated.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/10/04 | 939 | 3,528 | <issue_start>username_0: My problem is: **right swipe is defaulting to internet calls instead of 'regular' calls**.
First off, these are my relevant call settings:
as you can see I have no accounts and the internet calls are not enabled.
My contacts came from Google contacts (configured them online and then the phone got them).
After they came I used the "Mark as Default" function to select the correct phone number and emails and that's when things started behaving strangely. Doing a right swipe showed me this:
Instead of calling the contact 'normally'.
I started experimenting and was able to reproduce the bug using other similar contacts (contacts that I got from Google with 2 phone numbers + 2 emails). But if I created the Google contact locally (which would sync Ok with google) I didn't have any issues.
No other calling functions are affected: moving the phone to my ear still calls the correct number, direct dial widget still works.
My phone is a Galaxy S III running android 4.1 (but the same thing was already happening in 4.0), if that makes any difference.
**What is causing this? How can I fix it?**
Seems to be related to: [How do I prevent "No Internet calling account" error?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6489/how-do-i-prevent-no-internet-calling-account-error) but I was still unable to fix it.<issue_comment>username_1: tldr: I have found a solution work-around:
1. Go to google contacts in your browser and remove the emails from the contact (you can put them in the notes to avoid losing them).
2. Let it sync with your phone.
3. Add emails back to the contact (still from the browser).
You can now do all the "Mark as Default" you want because it will keep calling correctly.
---
Long version:
I decided to do some other experiments.
I started by creating a contact specifically for this (with 2 fake phone numbers and 2 fake emails) and let
it sync with my phone. Used "Mark as Default" to select just the phone number.
It kept working fine. Then I selected the default email.
Thats when the phone **started to try to make internet calls**.
To continue my experiments I needed to deselect the email (which is not possible from the phone),
so I went to google contacts from my browser and removed the emails and let it sync with my phone.
I then re-added the emails.
To my surprise the issue vanished completely for that contact.
Sure enough I did the same for my problematic contacts and everything is fine now. :)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Mr. Portela has it right, and I figured out a way to solve the issue more quickly:
1. Select the misbehaving contact.
2. Long press the 'default' email address.
3. Select 'Clear default'.
Voila.
I'm not sure what will happen when you try to email these contacts from now on, but at least calling works as intended.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/04 | 656 | 2,297 | <issue_start>username_0: MTP does not work in Ubuntu so I am using Airdroid to copy photos off my phone (Galaxy Nexus) to my computer (Ubuntu 12.04). My problem is that the files downloaded via Airdroid all have modification date of when I transferred them. I want the files to keep the timestamps they have on the phone (which is the date and time I took the photo).
How can I do this?<issue_comment>username_1: Reason is your client saves them at that time, and doesn't ask the "server" (your Android device) for the original time stamps.
You could try using a SSH server on your Android device. [DroidSSHd](http://code.google.com/p/droidsshd/) would be a good choice, for example. To copy your files then you need to start this SSH Server first on your phone, which usually tells you the IP and port used. Now you can use any SSH client on your Ubuntu workstation, or from the shell, use the `scp` command:
scp -p -P 2222 192.168.1.15:/sdcard/DCIM/\*.jpg .
would be an example:
* `-p`: Preserves modification times, access times, and modes from the original file
* `-P 2222`: Use port 2222 (that's what DroidSSHd uses by default)
* `192.168.1.15`: IP of your device (replace this with what the SSH server shows)
* `/sdcard/DCIM/*.jpg`: All JPEG files from your camera folder on the SD-card (check for the correct path)
* `.`: Copy files to the current working directory
Note that at least on Linux, for ease of use you can tell SSH in its config to always use port 2222 for this IP adding the following lines to your `~/.ssh/config` file:
```
Host 192.168.1.15
Port 2222
```
Having done that, you no longer need to specify `-P 2222` with each command.
There might be graphical solutions available as well -- but I mostly work from the command line, so I cannot give you examples for those.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Running an SSH server on your phone helps you with this problem, just as the [previous answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/30367/208719) explained. However, because DroidSSHd is older and may not work with newer phones on more recent versions of Android, [SSHelper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arachnoid.sshelper) might be a better choice, and I use it regularly for purposes similar to this.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/04 | 686 | 2,347 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to download a folder (or at least download multiple files at once) from Dropbox to SD card?
I do not seem to have the export option when selecting folders
Note the "Share" option doesn't have save to SD either.<issue_comment>username_1: [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lc3Ryb25ncy5hbmRyb2lkLnBvcCJd) has support for several cloud storage providers. It allows to "copy" folders from your dropbox folder to your SD-Card etc in a similar fashion as you would copy files locally. The "Network" Tab allows you to add an account.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Astro File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro&hl=en) (like ES File Explorer) also has support for dropbox and allows you to download folders.
For a dedicated app, there is [Folder Downloader for Dropbox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jjinx.dropboxdownloader) which works just with your dropbox account.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: (I don't use the Dropbox app on Android; does it not keep local copies?)
[DropSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd) keeps specified Android folders synced with specified Dropbox folders. No need to export; it's (almost) always there. 'Almost' as in: the changes I make on Android get uploaded right away; changes made to Dropbox files by some other device get downloaded at the next scheduled (or manually initiated) sync. The only time I ever need to think about it is when I have two devices open and I'm working with both of them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I highly recommend [Total Commander](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander&hl=en) for Android and its [totalbox plugin](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sk.onkokubo.tc.dropbox&hl=en) for Dropbox files manipulation tasks. It's almost as convenient as on a PC.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/04 | 1,115 | 4,029 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a map (GPS coordinates) of a route. The coordinates are in TRK,GPX,KMZ,PLT formats.
During my trip I will not have internet connection, so I can't upload the map too GoogleMaps and use it.
Is there an application that will allow me to use the map offline?<issue_comment>username_1: You can choose one specific route and save it to use later:
[C|NET - Save maps for offline use in Google Maps for Android](http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57462845-285/save-maps-for-offline-use-in-google-maps-for-android/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can take a look at [Locus Maps](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locus), which allows for importing many different formats, including GPX, KML and KMZ. If the latter are nicely organized, a KMZ can even include images for POIs etc. to be used offline (how to do this, is described step-by-step in [this tutorial](http://forum.asamm.cz/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=891) on the Locus forum), see the screenshot below[2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oeHe6.jpg) for an example of detail display, showing an older version of the app. The app even allows for navigation (network only needed at the start, for route calculation), offline maps (downloadable right from within the app[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n6wNc.jpg)), and much more:
 
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The solution I use is [TrekBuddy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.trekbuddy.midlet&hl=en). I have been using this app for the past 5 years in various platforms from Java to Symbian to Android.
This app can load offline map and show your (GPs) position on it. It can show and record your trail (as GPX) and you can show predefined way points on the map (using GPX again). Being a free project from beginning, it does not have a great documentation and support.
In spite of all these downsides, I can still vouch it as one of the most useful and most powerful GPS-Navigation-Tracking app. It requires a bit of learning curve and some serious homework, but that comes at the benefit of using the navigation with out Internet connection.
There are quite a lot of documentation, tools and How-Tos in wiki style in their [home page](http://www.trekbuddy.net/forum/index.php).
I have been using this app for my trekking, city navigation and touring. Few capabilities of this app are:
1. Display a previously downloaded map tiles and over lay current GPS position on it.
2. Show the trail as an overlay on the map.
3. Display previously defined way points on the map
4. Display previously defined route on the map.
5. Play a sound when the current position is with in a given radius of a way point
6. Log the entire trail as GPX
7. Switch between various maps
8. Available for Java, Symbian, Android, BlackBerry phones
9. Display statistics like average speed, average moving speed, altitude change, number of satellite seen etc as seen in the following image:
10. All the above **without** Internet connectivity
11. All the above free.
PS: I am in no way associated with TrekBuddy other than I am using it and amazed by its usefulness, which you would have probably guessed by now ;-)
---
There are other apps like [OSMAnd](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand&feature=search_result), which can do the above with AND without Internet connection. Few features will not work without Internet connection, but all that you asked will work.
---
Official Google maps now allows pre-downloading map tiles. With this you can select an area which you would be visiting and download them when you are with WiFi connection. However there are no way you can record the route. For that you may have to use [MyTracks](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks&feature=search_result) app from Google.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/04 | 741 | 2,688 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a music library in iTunes with all files being ALAC or WAV format. I currently play them on an old iPod that supports both files types.
I will be getting a new phone device (replacing Symbian) and am looking at either Android or an iPhone with the capability of also being a music player. I really prefer going to an Android device but need to confirm that I can play both types of files on the Android device and would also be able to sync with my iTunes library.
Can anyone confirm I can make this work?
I really prefer not to buy an iPhone which I know will work. From what I have read it looks like apps like Poweramp and doubletwist might do the job. I am a bit of an audiophile and want to keep the files in lossless. If I had it to do over again I would not have used iTunes but it is what it is now.<issue_comment>username_1: This often is not a question of the device, but of the player and codecs used. I cannot tell from my own experience, as I do not use that many formats (mostly I play MP3), but on the Play Store you can find audio players advertising this. Examples include:
* [Winamp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nullsoft.winamp)
* [Rocket Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.AnotherMusicPlayer) (not advertizing it in the app description, but some users report it working)
* [NRG Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreensoft.nrg.player)
and more. Just do a simple [Search for ALAC](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=alac&c=apps) on the Play Store.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I use Poweramp as my player on an S3 and it works fine for AAC, AIFF, FLAC, and apple lossless, even for FLAC HD files from HDTracks. I simply use Android File Transfer to transfer music from my MAC to the S3. The only problem I fine is static in the music, if I use the EQ or The Tone controls. I am still trying to find an answer for that, but with those controls off, sound is fine.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Best player ALAC/FLAC (today found):
**[andless](http://code.google.com/p/andless/)**
>
> This audio player can play lossless files (FLAC/APE/MPC/WV), or any
> files directly supported in Android. Now supports Apple lossless files
> (in M4A container) as well. CUE sheets and playlists are also
> supported
>
>
>
(description from project website)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Where did you get your ALAC or WAV format,you transfer it to the iTunes library or just purchase them on iTunes store. If you bought it on iTunes store, it may have DRM protection which prevent you playing on other devices.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/04 | 385 | 1,460 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently purchased a Nexus 7 tablet from Google and I also have a Samsung Skyrocket from AT&T. Neither of the devices is rooted. I'm not too enthusiastic yet about rooting either of them, especially since it voids warranties and severely limits support options. Is there a way to obtain a complete image backup of either (or both) of these devices via the USB port on my Windows computer? If so, how? Thank you!<issue_comment>username_1: This might help: [[GUIDE] Full Phone Backup without Unlock or Root](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351)
Although it is talking about Galaxy Nexus, but this method is completely compatible with your Nexus 7.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Most articles I have encountered where people wish to undertake a complete image backup of their device requires root. However I have come across an article written in **How-To Geek** entitled *"How To Create a Full Android Phone or Tablet Backup Without Rooting or Unlocking Your Device"*.
The Article will take you throught the steps of :
* Installing the Android SDK
* Device Setup
* Testing ADB
* Backing up your device
* Restoring a Backup
<http://www.howtogeek.com/125375/how-to-create-a-full-android-phone-or-tablet-backup-without-rooting-or-unlocking-your-device/>
The article concludes by saying the complexity of using the Android SDK to create and restore backups is a bit much for the average user.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/05 | 834 | 3,280 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Asus Transformer Prime TF-201, and am upgrading to an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF-701. Before I sell my old table, I want to backup all my data and apps, and somehow transfer them to the new tablet. Is this possible *without* rooting the tablet? Both are currently synced with my Google account, and on both tablets, under **Settings**->**Backup and Restore**, both tablets are set to backup information to Google.<issue_comment>username_1: I know you would like to have the transfer done without rooting. But in my opinion it can't be done. So, in case if you are ready for a compromise on rooting, you can use Titanium Backup Root app to back up and restore apps with its data and settings.
I once did this kind of transfer between two rooted phones. On the first phone, I backed up all user apps with its settings and data. I copied the TB's folder in SD card to my computer and in my other phone (already rooted) I used the same Google account and downloaded Titanium Backup. After a first run, I copied the previously copied TB's folders from computer to the other phone's SD card, over writing the existing content. After running TB in the other phone, I opted for restore all user apps with its data and I got back everything as it is.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I could start with the very same lamentations: No root no fun. As except for root only the app itself can access its data, there's no real way around -- except...
But first an elegant alternative to the mentioned [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup): While running both (rooted!) devices simultaneously,
[AppSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrulri.appsync) can synchronize apps and data. So you could even start some game on one device, sync, and continue on the other -- just to give you one example.
The one possibility without root requires at least ICS (Android 4.x). I'm not sure whether this works betwenn different devices (or whether some device component is used for encryption), but as far as I understood it should do: Using `adb backup` and `adb restore`, which requires the [Android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) installed on your computer, and is described in detail in the article on [Full Backup of non-rooted devices](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28296/full-backup-of-non-rooted-devices).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: What about [FruitMobile App BackUp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fruitmobile.app.backup)? I haven't tested it but it looks like it can backup/restore apps and app data to/from the SD card without root.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The short answer is, this is not possible without rooting. Application data and settings can't be accessed outside the application/system by the regular user account for security reasons.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I have news for whomever said: "Without root it's not possible" yes it is. I got a Asus transformer TF700T in Oct 12. It came with app backup. It gives you the choice of just backing up the app or app/data. Tested it and it works!
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/05 | 496 | 1,734 | <issue_start>username_0: I run android-x86 as VMware image, and I dedicated the whole second display for it. Display's resolution is 1024x768, but resolution in android is lower, it seems something about 800x480. Is there a way to change physical display resolution in Android to fit monitor resolution? I have a root access to the device.<issue_comment>username_1: You could try [LCDDensity](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lv.n3o.lcddensity&hl=en) to create the effect of a higher resolution. Not sure how this would look in a VM though.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Thanks to eldarerathis comment.
Indeed, I was able to set needed resolution by modifying kernel boot parameters. Instead of `video=-16` in kernel boot options I use `video=uvesa UVESA_MODE=1024x768` and all is working in native monitor resolution!
More detailed description is [here](http://droid-developer.blogspot.com/2012/03/custom-screen-resolution-for-android.html) (in Russian language).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I tried several screen changers. The one I like best is:
[Resolution Changer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lugalabs.resolutionchanger)
May not work on X86 though.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: A good option is to edit the GRUB boot loader and put vga=ask at the end of the line. This will pop up a menu asking you which resolution you want to run the device at every time you boot. Higher res = more overhead. Off the top of my head, mode 333 works reliably (1024x768@16-bit color), and I have a little better luck with 16-bit color modes and standard VGA/HDTV resolutions
The currently-accepted answer works well if you always use a certain mode
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/05 | 439 | 1,676 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to override the locale for some apps? My Android is set to German but I want, for example, all apps that don't have a proper translation to be in English - reading Google-translated stuff is horrible.
I know there's no native way, but maybe there's an app for it which I just couldn't find...
My device is running 4.1 and is rooted.<issue_comment>username_1: Somebody mentioned [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm)? So here I am. And in fact you could do that with *Tasker* and the help of the [Secure Settings](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin) Plugin:
1. Create a new task:
* Plugins -> Secure Settings -> Locale Picker (pick your target locale here)
* App -> Run (select the app to run)
* Plugins -> Secure Settings -> Locale Picker (pick your original locale here)
2. Assign an icon to this task
3. On a free place of your homescreen, long press, add a tasker widget, pick this task
I did not test it, but it should work like this.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Changing system locale may cause a refresh of some tasks. This means more unwanted slowness of the device, more battery drain, and slow start of the original application. There are applications to do just that, but I think they need Root or do not work on every device or Android version.
The best solution would be changing our within app.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Since your device is rooted you can use [app settings](http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.mods.appsettings) which allows that and much more
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/05 | 765 | 2,885 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S2 that refuses to be picked up by any computer. I tried different operating systems, I tried a different USB cable, I tried debugging mode. The phone still charges fine through the port but maybe the data section of it is broken. Before I take it in for repair I just want to hear if there's anything else that can be tried? I'm thinking of doing a hard reset but don't want to lose any data. Any advice would be appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: As usual, a factory reset is a possible last-ressort to sort things out and see whether the problem is software-related. And even if the problem remains, this way you don't need to worry about your data in alien hands :)
As a factory reset wipes all data (and 3rd party apps) from your device, you of course want to backup as much as possible, to be able to restore it later. Without root, this get's a little complicated -- but not impossible, if you're running Android 4.x. Since starting with ICS (4.0), ADB supports a [Full Backup of non-rooted devices](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28296/).
Which brings us to a seemingly chicken-and-egg problem: You cannot establish an USB connection, which is the most common pre-condition for an ADB connection. But fear not, there is a solution for that as well: You can [connect Android with ADB via WiFi](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2604727/) as well, and there's even a little app called [WiFi ADB](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.wifiadb) to help you with that[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qOl5O.jpg):
 
>
> WiFi ADB makes it easy to debug/test your Android apps directly on device via WiFi TCP/IP connection. No need to use USB cable.
>
>
>
Trouble again is this requires root. Having a rooted device, you could of course also use [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) to backup your apps and data[2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0lKdv.jpg).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As my old electronics teacher told me, check the power then the physical connections before doing anything else....I have spent 3 hours trying various fixes on my phone, all to no avail. was working fine, then around the time of the most recent update it failed to connect (Hence software fixes searched for first). I finally thought I would try to clean the usb port on the phone...(compressed air had not worked) I had some copper soldering wick and a very small screwdriver, turned the phone off (Removing battery would probably be a safer bet in hindsight as well) and rubbed the copper mesh around every surface inside the port...works perfectly. Possibly many of the issues with using a different cable could be fixed the same way.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/05 | 473 | 1,829 | <issue_start>username_0: I use Chrome on a Nexus S and a Nexus 7, both with Jelly Bean 4.1.1. When I visit Blogger blogs that use mobile-optimized templates provided by Blogger, Chrome on the phone correctly displays the mobile version of the site, while on the Nexus 7 it apparently doesn't recognize the mobile option and displays the desktop version. To force the visualization of the mobile version I have to append *?m=1* to the blog's URL.
Why doesn't Chrome display the mobile version on the Nexus 7 by default? Is this a Chrome/Nexus 7 issue or a Blogger one?
Here is an example Blogger blog exhibiting the issue:
>
> <http://avventureplanetarie.blogspot.com>
>
>
>
It's my blog and uses a Blogger-provided template, with very little customization. All such Blogger blogs I tried behave the same with the Nexus 7, i.e. the desktop version is displayed by default.<issue_comment>username_1: Without seeing a concrete example, I can't really tell, but it is likely it's because of the way mobile detection works is usually by screen resolution/size. Nexus 7 may have a screen large enough that the it is being detected as a normal desktop/laptop.
With certain designs, a separate tablet layout may be unnecessary if the site are usable with both mouse and touch input.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: When you request a web page using a web browser, your web browser sends `User Agent` string with this request too. Using this string, a website can detect technical specs of user viz. web browser, OS, device etc. In case of Nexus 7, Blogger isn't pushing mobile version. So, better contact Blogger dev team for that. Its a Blogger issue.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: You can force the mobile version to load by appending `?m=1` to the URL:
`http://avventureplanetarie.blogspot.com/?m=1`
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/06 | 176 | 774 | <issue_start>username_0: A friend of mine has created a Twitter account on their phone but now can not remember any of the details they used. They remain logged in on their phone but I've had a look through the app but it doesn't seem to mention anything useful.
Have I missed something? I have a adb backup (and the password) to look through if that helps.<issue_comment>username_1: Take a backup of the same Twitter client on your phone, with a known handle and email, and then search the resulting files (or backup image) for the know handle and email. Then look in the same place on the original image/files.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I ended up contacting Twitter support and they verified ownership of the account using a DM.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/06 | 445 | 1,674 | <issue_start>username_0: My power button has stopped working on my Nexus S, everything else works but this!
How can i get my power button back?<issue_comment>username_1: Here's a similar question: [How can I boot my Nexus S with a broken power button? Can only boot to "Do not turn off target"](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/27643/how-can-i-boot-my-nexus-s-with-a-broken-power-button-can-only-boot-to-do-not-t)
Best thing to do is get the power button replaced. It is not too expensive.
You can also try the battery or bump tricks described in that chapter to try to get your Nexus S to boot while plugged into USB, but that seems like a short term solution.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can fix this issue by simply opening the phone up by removing the 6 screws on the back, and fixing the power button yourself. What is happening is there is a ribbon connector that goes from the power button to the circuit board and this becomes loose and disconnects itself. You can simply press on it and reconnect it to the board to fix the power button issues. This will only be a temporary fix, as the phone is a poor design and will become disconnect more and more frequently. But this can at least let you use your phone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: You can remap either of the volume buttons to be a power button. I have remapped my volume up button to power button.
To remap, you should have rooted phone, with terminal emulator and busybox application you can edit the file /usr/system/keylayout/herring-keypad.kl
change the line
```
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
```
to
```
key 115 POWER WAKE
```
And reboot your phone.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/06 | 468 | 1,750 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed an 8GB SD memory card in my Sony Xperia Tipo, but the memory card is not being recognized. Has anyone else had this problem with the Sony Xperia Tipo? If so, how did you solve it?<issue_comment>username_1: Here's a similar question: [How can I boot my Nexus S with a broken power button? Can only boot to "Do not turn off target"](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/27643/how-can-i-boot-my-nexus-s-with-a-broken-power-button-can-only-boot-to-do-not-t)
Best thing to do is get the power button replaced. It is not too expensive.
You can also try the battery or bump tricks described in that chapter to try to get your Nexus S to boot while plugged into USB, but that seems like a short term solution.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can fix this issue by simply opening the phone up by removing the 6 screws on the back, and fixing the power button yourself. What is happening is there is a ribbon connector that goes from the power button to the circuit board and this becomes loose and disconnects itself. You can simply press on it and reconnect it to the board to fix the power button issues. This will only be a temporary fix, as the phone is a poor design and will become disconnect more and more frequently. But this can at least let you use your phone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: You can remap either of the volume buttons to be a power button. I have remapped my volume up button to power button.
To remap, you should have rooted phone, with terminal emulator and busybox application you can edit the file /usr/system/keylayout/herring-keypad.kl
change the line
```
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
```
to
```
key 115 POWER WAKE
```
And reboot your phone.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/06 | 755 | 2,624 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't have much hope. Here is what's happening
Galaxy S GT-I9000 keeps crashing at startup :
com.sec.android.provider.logprovider crashes
and other ones android.process.acore
Somebody have notices some i9000 in this case :
<http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/fix-3-button-combo-download-recovery-mode-in-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000/>
Too bad I can't do this : "Now plug the USB cable into the phone. Start a new command prompt window and navigate to the folder/directory where you have installed ADB."
As my phone is not able to make the usb work !
So is there a way to reset the phone the hard way ?
I mean by opening it and erasing the memory to revert to an empty phone fully ...
PS : I cannot tell the android installed on this phone. It's not mine. All I know is that it's pretty old and that it's a custom "Orange" ROM.<issue_comment>username_1: Did you try this:
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
(Source: [KnowYourCell.Com](http://www.knowyourcell.com/samsung/samsunggalaxys/galaxy-s-guides/498616/how_to_hard_reset_the_samsung_galaxy_s.html) -- the first hit on a little [Google Search](http://www.google.de/search?q=))
---
**UPDATE:** Alternative approaches are listed at [Hard-Reset.COM](http://www.hard-reset.com/samsung-i9000-galaxy-s-hard-reset.html), e.g.:
1. charge your battery fully before doing a hard reset
2. PRESS AND HOLD VOLUME UP + Home Button (or VOLUME UP + DOWN)
3. Keep pressing these 2 buttons + press Power button for 2-3 Seconds
4. Release only power button, but KEEP pressing Volume up + Home Buttons (or VOL UP + DOWN)
---
You also might check with the following question here: [SGS doesn't go to download, recovery mode nor does it connect via USB after installing a battery MOD](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7379/)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Thanks all for your help
I can confirm that :
* I had a rom (from Orange France) without any way to put my phone in download mode
* The little device here <http://galaxy-download-mode.blogspot.ch/> works
* I was then able to upgrade my GT-I9000
* And now Home+Vol down + power works (so not download mode was not an hardware issue)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/07 | 602 | 2,179 | <issue_start>username_0: I have 100 minutes of free talk every week, 25 free SMS every week and 2GB of Internet data usage in a month. Nothing alerts me when one of these thresholds has been exceeded.
Is there any way to keep track of my outgoing calls and messages, and then receive an alert when I'm going to exceed my limit? It would be preferable if the threshold would reset automatically every week and be configurable.<issue_comment>username_1: Did you try this:
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
(Source: [KnowYourCell.Com](http://www.knowyourcell.com/samsung/samsunggalaxys/galaxy-s-guides/498616/how_to_hard_reset_the_samsung_galaxy_s.html) -- the first hit on a little [Google Search](http://www.google.de/search?q=))
---
**UPDATE:** Alternative approaches are listed at [Hard-Reset.COM](http://www.hard-reset.com/samsung-i9000-galaxy-s-hard-reset.html), e.g.:
1. charge your battery fully before doing a hard reset
2. PRESS AND HOLD VOLUME UP + Home Button (or VOLUME UP + DOWN)
3. Keep pressing these 2 buttons + press Power button for 2-3 Seconds
4. Release only power button, but KEEP pressing Volume up + Home Buttons (or VOL UP + DOWN)
---
You also might check with the following question here: [SGS doesn't go to download, recovery mode nor does it connect via USB after installing a battery MOD](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7379/)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Thanks all for your help
I can confirm that :
* I had a rom (from Orange France) without any way to put my phone in download mode
* The little device here <http://galaxy-download-mode.blogspot.ch/> works
* I was then able to upgrade my GT-I9000
* And now Home+Vol down + power works (so not download mode was not an hardware issue)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/07 | 574 | 2,015 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering how you can use VMware View on my Nexus 7 to access Shared VMs on Workstation 8.
Do you need to go via Vsphere or is there a way of just accessing it across the wifi network?
Anyone any tips or ideas how it can be done?<issue_comment>username_1: Did you try this:
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
(Source: [KnowYourCell.Com](http://www.knowyourcell.com/samsung/samsunggalaxys/galaxy-s-guides/498616/how_to_hard_reset_the_samsung_galaxy_s.html) -- the first hit on a little [Google Search](http://www.google.de/search?q=))
---
**UPDATE:** Alternative approaches are listed at [Hard-Reset.COM](http://www.hard-reset.com/samsung-i9000-galaxy-s-hard-reset.html), e.g.:
1. charge your battery fully before doing a hard reset
2. PRESS AND HOLD VOLUME UP + Home Button (or VOLUME UP + DOWN)
3. Keep pressing these 2 buttons + press Power button for 2-3 Seconds
4. Release only power button, but KEEP pressing Volume up + Home Buttons (or VOL UP + DOWN)
---
You also might check with the following question here: [SGS doesn't go to download, recovery mode nor does it connect via USB after installing a battery MOD](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7379/)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Thanks all for your help
I can confirm that :
* I had a rom (from Orange France) without any way to put my phone in download mode
* The little device here <http://galaxy-download-mode.blogspot.ch/> works
* I was then able to upgrade my GT-I9000
* And now Home+Vol down + power works (so not download mode was not an hardware issue)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/07 | 206 | 802 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm switching from an old phone and need to know if I can install Thunderbird on a Samsung S3 or any other similar phone? I have several business emails and like the way Thunderbird works.
Being new to this, if I can't put TBird on the Samsung or similar product, then what type of e-mail platform will I be using?<issue_comment>username_1: Mozilla have not created a Thunderbird app, so you're not going to have that option.
That said, there are **dozens** (or more) [email apps in the Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=email). (Not to mention the stock email app that ships with the device.) A large number of them can handle multiple email accounts just fine.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have Thunderbird installed on my S3 phone.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/10/07 | 399 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for an interactive calendar widget that allows me to switch between agenda view and calendar view.
The Go Calendar widget is really useful allowing you to scroll through the agenda and also select the calendar view which allows you to easily create an event for a given date.
Unfortunately I couldn't find a calendar widget that offers similar features and usability.
I'd like to change my default launcher but don't wanna lose the useful widget.
Anyone know an alternative?<issue_comment>username_1: [Agenda Widget Plus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roflharrison.agenda.plus) allows a user to do this easily.
As far as full scale calendar app replacements go, give the excellent [Jorte Calendar](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.johospace.jorte) a try - it too has loads of widgets and many customizable settings.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I use [Business Calendar](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mikado.bizcalpro&feature=search_result#?t=W10.). It also has a [Free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=netgenius.bizcal&feature=search_result#?t=W10.) version.
The Agenda widget scrolls up and down my touch-scrolling (for lack of a better term), unlike under widgets where you need to click an up / down button to scroll (like ProDo). If you click on the Adgenda widget, you can launch its Calendar. The Agenda widget also has an add button for creating new events.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/07 | 1,394 | 5,250 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to prevent the automatic reboot that follows
```
fastboot -w image.zip
```
? This would be quite useful for batch files. Thanks for any hint :-)<issue_comment>username_1: ```
usage: fastboot [ ]
commands:
update reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash [ ] write a file to a flash partition
erase erase a flash partition
getvar display a bootloader variable
boot [ ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot [ ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s specify device serial number
-p specify product name
-c override kernel commandline
```
I think it's safe to assume that the options listed here are the options you have available to you when running the `fastboot` binary. Since there doesn't seem to be an override as a **native** function of `fastboot`, your only solution would be to access the source code of `fastboot` (if available) and remove or alter the part of the code where the device reboots.
Note that there might be very good reasons as to why the device reboots at that stage, so I'd be careful with messing around with it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I believe you're looking for the "--skip-reboot" switch, ex:
```
fastboot -w update image-marlin-opm1.171019.012.zip --skip-reboot
```
C:>fastboot --help
```
commands:
update Reflash device from update.zip.
Sets the flashed slot as active.
flashall Flash boot, system, vendor, and --
if found -- recovery. If the device
supports slots, the slot that has
been flashed to is set as active.
Secondary images may be flashed to
an inactive slot.
flash [ ] Write a file to a flash partition.
flashing lock Locks the device. Prevents flashing.
flashing unlock Unlocks the device. Allows flashing
any partition except
bootloader-related partitions.
flashing lock\_critical Prevents flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing unlock\_critical Enables flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing get\_unlock\_ability Queries bootloader to see if the
device is unlocked.
flashing get\_unlock\_bootloader\_nonce Queries the bootloader to get the
unlock nonce.
flashing unlock\_bootloader Issue unlock bootloader using request.
flashing lock\_bootloader Locks the bootloader to prevent
bootloader version rollback.
erase Erase a flash partition.
format[:[][:[]]
Format a flash partition. Can
override the fs type and/or size
the bootloader reports.
getvar Display a bootloader variable.
set\_active Sets the active slot. If slots are
not supported, this does nothing.
boot [ [ ] ] Download and boot kernel.
flash:raw [ [ ] ]
Create bootimage and flash it.
devices [-l] List all connected devices [with
device paths].
continue Continue with autoboot.
reboot [bootloader|emergency] Reboot device [into bootloader or emergency mode].
reboot-bootloader Reboot device into bootloader.
oem ... Executes oem specific command.
stage Sends contents of to stage for
the next command. Supported only on
Android Things devices.
get\_staged Receives data to staged by the
last command. Supported only on Android
Things devices.
help Show this help message.
options:
-w Erase userdata and cache (and format
if supported by partition type).
-u Do not erase partition before
formatting.
-s Specify a device. For USB, provide either
a serial number or path to device port.
For ethernet, provide an address in the
form :[:port] where
is either tcp or udp.
-c Override kernel commandline.
-i Specify a custom USB vendor id.
-b, --base Specify a custom kernel base
address (default: 0x10000000).
--kernel-offset Specify a custom kernel offset.
(default: 0x00008000)
--ramdisk-offset Specify a custom ramdisk offset.
(default: 0x01000000)
--tags-offset Specify a custom tags offset.
(default: 0x00000100)
-n, --page-size Specify the nand page size
(default: 2048).
-S [K|M|G] Automatically sparse files greater
than 'size'. 0 to disable.
--slot Specify slot name to be used if the
device supports slots. All operations
on partitions that support slots will
be done on the slot specified.
'all' can be given to refer to all slots.
'other' can be given to refer to a
non-current slot. If this flag is not
used, slotted partitions will default
to the current active slot.
-a, --set-active[=] Sets the active slot. If no slot is
provided, this will default to the value
given by --slot. If slots are not
supported, this does nothing. This will
run after all non-reboot commands.
--skip-secondary Will not flash secondary slots when
performing a flashall or update. This
will preserve data on other slots.
--skip-reboot Will not reboot the device when
performing commands that normally
trigger a reboot.
--disable-verity Set the disable-verity flag in the
the vbmeta image being flashed.
--disable-verification Set the disable-verification flag in the vbmeta image being flashed.
--unbuffered Do not buffer input or output.
--version Display version.
-h, --help show this message.
```
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/07 | 729 | 2,519 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got an HTC Incredible that I sync to my Linux box. I'd like the Linux box to automatically detect that the phone is attached (I can do that via `adb wait-for-device`), and then automatically put the device in "disk drive mode" (I've no idea how to do this part), and then mount the phone as storage, and run my sync script (I've got this covered), and then unmount the phone and return it to "charge only" mode.
I can manually put the device in "disk drive mode" by pulling down the shade and changing the "USB connection type", but I'm not sure how to trigger this remotely from the PC. Ideally, some `adb` command would be great, but I'm open to installing an app, or other hacks (the Linux box can usually reach the phone via WiFi ...)
"Disk drive mode" is also known as "USB Mass Storage" (UMS) mode.
In newer (ICS and later), UMS support is being deprecated for MTP (slightly different USB-based transfer protocol).<issue_comment>username_1: [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.automount) is designed to mount your phone as soon as it is plugged in. It seems to do your missing step.
Alternatively, this command (found from [this forum](http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f41/can-i-turn-on-usb-mass-storage-through-the-recovery-console-19999/#post211352)) can be run on the phone (ex. adb shell) to turn on disk mode.
`echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file`
Edit: This only appears to work in recovery.
Auto Mount App
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: According to [this Android Forum post](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-developers/SF17BLxh174) the `sdutil` app on the phone can be used enable "USB Mass Storage" mode on the device. This can be run through `adb` as:
```
adb shell sdutil ums enable
```
However, it seems like this only works on older version of Android (circa 2010?), on my device (which is not rooted), `sdutil` is not available (or is hidden somewhere I cannot see like `/sbin` or `/system/sbin`).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Look, I got tired of searching how to mount the drive automaticaly in UMS mode, and the solution above is right.
```
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/lm-2/gadget/lun0/file
```
Search for the correct file `/sys/device` in your system.
This way I can use Tasker to auto-mount my device whe a USB connection is detected.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/07 | 600 | 2,353 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a printer connected to laptop. The printer does not have any network features such as Apple AirPort but connected to a laptop with Google Chrome. My Android phone is also running Google Chrome. Both the phone and laptop are under the same account.
How can I print through the Android phone to the printer? Can I do it with Google Cloud -printing?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes it should work with Google Cloud Print.
From: <https://support.google.com/cloudprint/answer/1686197?rd=1>
1. Log in to your user account on the Windows, Mac, or Linux computer.
2. Open Google Chrome.
3. Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.
4. Select Settings.
5. Click the Show advanced settings link.
6. Scroll down to the “Google Cloud Print” section. Click Sign in to
Google Cloud Print. In the window that appears, sign in with your
Google Account to enable the Google Cloud Print connector.
7. A printer confirmation message appears and click Finish printer
registration. You'll see a confirmation that Google Cloud Print has
been enabled. Click Manage your printers to learn more.
Now when you have something to print, for example: some document in Google Drive, hit print button and your printer should show up. But your laptop must be on all the time and connected to printer.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Apple and Linux use what is called [CUPS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPS). Because your laptop is Apple, you should be able to set the printer as "shared" on your laptop and then, install an app such as [Lets Print Droid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackspruce.lpd) that is CUPS compatible.
After you install the app, swipe down and click on the notification to enable the print service. Your printer should automatically be discovered. If not, you may have to "add printer".
I use the lets print droid app installed on my android device along with [google cups-connector](https://github.com/google/cups-connector) installed on my laptop so you may need that as well but I don't believe google cups-connector is needed.
I can now print from my chrome browser in android as a local printer, no cloud.
[thank's to @barton for this similar answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/100821/119313)
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/07 | 206 | 817 | <issue_start>username_0: Some applications on my phone (e.g. Maps) show a wrong picture for my user account.
Specifically, an old picture is shown instead of last one I put on my Google+ account.
How can I fix this?
I use a LG-P692 (Gelato) phone.<issue_comment>username_1: I found the workaround using the **Google Talk** app:
* Open Google Talk;
* Click on your user profile thumbnail;
* Click on the profile picture and select *Change*;
* Browse for the picture and select it.
After a while with Sync option on, then the updated picture is shown on other apps.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Your Google profile picture and your Google+ account CAN have different pictures. I'm sure most other Google apps probably use the Google profile picture. Make sure they are the same.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/08 | 689 | 2,411 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm interested to know all of my apps that I paid for in the Google Play Store. Is there an easy way to retrieve this list filtering only paid applications?<issue_comment>username_1: (1) Check out [Legacy Play Store](http://phandroid.com/2012/07/20/legacy-play-store-brings-back-previously-paid-apps-list-download/). You can get the list on UNINSTALLED PAID apps. INSTALLED list includes both PAID and UNPAID.
If you decide to install it, you may need to:
* use Root Explorer (I had troubles with Astro and File Expert)
* copy the apk to /system/app
* chmod the apk to 644
NOTE: It works on my Samsung Galaxy S2, running CyanogenMod9.
EDIT: Hmm. Website is currently unavailable. Post a comment if you can't access it. I could probably upload the apk somewhere. [Or you could search for the app elsewhere]
(2) AndroidPolice just featured a [GreaseMonkey script](http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/13/this-greasemonkey-script-lets-you-see-all-my-apps-on-one-page-and-filters-between-freepaid-in-the-web-market/) that allows you to separate your paid apps in Google Play. You might also want to check it out.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: If you want this list on browser then you can go for the Greasemonkey Artem script which can show your paid and free apps in different lists.
Check out full detail and installation guide here [Greasemonkey Artem script](http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/13/this-greasemonkey-script-lets-you-see-all-my-apps-on-one-page-and-filters-between-freepaid-in-the-web-market/)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Another method (if you only use Google wallet for Google play purchases) is to simply look at your Google wallet purchase history. If you only use it for Google play app purchases, they will all be listed here.
To keep things organised in the future, if you wish, you could always create a folder on your home screen containing all your paid apps and drop in any additions as you go.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Right now, you can do the following:
1. Open the play store app.
2. Open the options by swiping in from the left of the screen.
3. Select my account", then scroll down to see your order history.
4. Tap " more" and you'll see a list of everything you've paid for on the play store.
5. Success!
This worked as of November 2015 with Android 6.0. I'm sure Google will change it soon enough.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/08 | 937 | 3,473 | <issue_start>username_0: The latest [LiveView Application](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonyericsson.extras.liveview&hl=en) for my device keeps appearing on the status bar even if the LiveView device isn't connected. Since I can't find any means to disable this behavior, I want to create a fix for myself via Tasker. I made it so that the LiveView process is killed when the device disconnects. However, although this successfully kills the app, after a few seconds or minutes, it starts up again and sits on the notification bar like before. I suppose this is a countermeasure against Task Killers of sort.
This is the next approach I'm taking, using a terminal command to kill or stop a service fully. I'm going to run this command in Tasker in replacement of the process kill method.
Another thing I found to work is to go to Settings > Apps > LiveView > Force Close. So if Force Close is do-able via terminal, that would be nice too.
This is all on a rooted ST17i, running MiniCMSandwich Lite ROM (ICS).<issue_comment>username_1: Your suggested approach would have the same result: a few seconds later, the app would be back. Tasker kills it again. Start at the beginning. This vicious circle will certainly help you drain your battery faster -- but nothing else.
Two possible solutions would include either to uninstrall the app, or to disable the "listener" it established to get started on certain events. The latter can be done by e.g. [Autorun Manager PRO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun.pro) (yes, this requires the Pro version):
Though there are similar solutions available, and I tested some of them, *AutoRun Manager* seemed to be the best: It's faster than most of the others, and finds more intents than many others. But as the app also warns: if you disable too many (or the wrong) listeners, the (disabled) app may start misbehaving. To get around that, a new version of this app (coming soon) will implement profiles to switch between (so you could e.g. have one "disabled" profile, and one "enabled"), and also allows for the third option below. (Before anybody asks: No, I'm not the developer -- I just happened to suggest this feature to him, and he approved it).
A third option, which will soon be available with *AutoRun Manager*, already is available with [Titanium Backup Pro](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro): Freeze the app in question when not needing it, and unfreeze it when you want it. *Titanium Backup* even offers to create a widget to switch between both states -- but you need one widget per app.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: you can execute: `pm disable "packagename"` to fully hibernate
apply `pm enable "packagename"` to enable again
Some info & examples (click images to show larger variant):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/msyk5.jpg) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tdHUY.jpg) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxfbX.jpg)
In case `pm disable` / `pm enable` seems not to work on your device, try `pm hide` / `pm unhide` instead, which was introduced with Android 5. Some Kitkat devices even used `pm block` / `pm unblock`.
[Disable vs hide](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/128949/93921 "disable vs hide")
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/08 | 363 | 1,525 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just replaced the digitizer of my HTC Wildfire S because the old one was broken. The thing is that since the replacement, the new digitizer has become totally unresponsive. LCD is working fine though.
Just some small questions to rule things out;
1. Should I try to perform a calibration on the digitizer to make it work? I can't use the screen so I'm planning on making a Gold Card to perform calibration.
(The new digitizer is totally unresponsive. Checked all connections, didn't clean them though but I guess this isn't causing the problem.)
2. Any other thoughts on what might be causing the problem? Could it be that the digitizer was already faulty at the beginning? Does this happen a lot? Bought one from Amazon.<issue_comment>username_1: If its totally un responsive then you need verify once your harware whether its an exact replacement or not as HTC Wildfire S digitizer comes in two variants
1. With Chip
2. Without Chip
So match it with old damaged one and if they are same then the hardware will be faulty and you will need one more replacement.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Finally managed to fix this problem. Seems like performing the calibration with the use of a Goldcard solved it.
I'll leave the link to the instruction [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21203638) for anyone who may have the same issue.
Please leave a message if you encounter any problems when going through the instructions provided in the link above.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/08 | 679 | 2,502 | <issue_start>username_0: I found a language learning website. They offer their podcasts for free but only an iTunes link is provided. So iTunes for me, downloaded them all and put in a nice playlist to go through one by one and listen and learn.
I don't own an iPhone but I own an Android phone, a Google Nexus S.
How can I get all these podcasts in a playlist on my phone?
I am on Mac-os-x Lion, I think.<issue_comment>username_1: If you don't want to be shackled to iTunes for downloading/syncing the actual episodes, you can right-click the podcast in iTunes, and select *Copy Podcast URL*. It will copy the URL to the podcast feed to your clipboard.
Use this URL on your Android device to subscribe to the podcast there.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could always just get an iPhone ;-P
seriously though, I would contact the provider of the podcast. Many times they can make available the RSS feed, which many apps on Google Play can translate into a usable podcast. If they do not provide access this way, then unfortunately you are stuck unless someone engineers a way to access iTunes podcasts.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I've faced the same problem and I found this software:
<http://doubletwist.com/>
Basically what it does is read you iTunes library and coping what you want to the device your want, it's just great and you can set the configs to you needs.
It has an android client and a PC client.
Hope you will find it useful.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Manual alternative
If you are on a computer and you don't even have iTunes installed, you can find web page of that podcast on iTunes site
example: <http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tiesto-s-club-life-podcast/id251507798>
Then you can view source of the page and locate links to actual files - mp3 or m4a . You can download the files saving either directly to a connected phone or transfer later in bulks.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Another option is [iSyncr](http://www.jrtstudio.com/iSyncr-iTunes-for-Android). It will download your podcasts over USB/WiFi/Mac/PC. I've also added some specific podcast features like bookmark syncing, which work in combination with my other app, [Rocket Player](http://www.jrtstudio.com/Rocket-Player-Android-Media-Player), so that you can listen to half a podcast on your computer and the other half while you are on the road.
Just a note from the developer.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/08 | 636 | 2,405 | <issue_start>username_0: I deleted internet data and other data to get more space on my internal memory. Now Twitter for HTC Sense will not work again and keeps telling me "multiple accounts are not supported". I do not have multiple accounts. But I can't get into this app to change anything. What should I do?<issue_comment>username_1: If you don't want to be shackled to iTunes for downloading/syncing the actual episodes, you can right-click the podcast in iTunes, and select *Copy Podcast URL*. It will copy the URL to the podcast feed to your clipboard.
Use this URL on your Android device to subscribe to the podcast there.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could always just get an iPhone ;-P
seriously though, I would contact the provider of the podcast. Many times they can make available the RSS feed, which many apps on Google Play can translate into a usable podcast. If they do not provide access this way, then unfortunately you are stuck unless someone engineers a way to access iTunes podcasts.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I've faced the same problem and I found this software:
<http://doubletwist.com/>
Basically what it does is read you iTunes library and coping what you want to the device your want, it's just great and you can set the configs to you needs.
It has an android client and a PC client.
Hope you will find it useful.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Manual alternative
If you are on a computer and you don't even have iTunes installed, you can find web page of that podcast on iTunes site
example: <http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tiesto-s-club-life-podcast/id251507798>
Then you can view source of the page and locate links to actual files - mp3 or m4a . You can download the files saving either directly to a connected phone or transfer later in bulks.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Another option is [iSyncr](http://www.jrtstudio.com/iSyncr-iTunes-for-Android). It will download your podcasts over USB/WiFi/Mac/PC. I've also added some specific podcast features like bookmark syncing, which work in combination with my other app, [Rocket Player](http://www.jrtstudio.com/Rocket-Player-Android-Media-Player), so that you can listen to half a podcast on your computer and the other half while you are on the road.
Just a note from the developer.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/08 | 318 | 1,216 | <issue_start>username_0: For a few weeks now the Gmail mobile site is messed up in default internet browser. The scroll doesn't work properly and when you "touch" things it doesn't work "visually" although it quite works. For example, if I click the 4th inbox message, it looks like it clicked the 2nd message instead of the 4th. It's confusing to use. Another example is when I click the Search icon, it disappears when I try to type something.
I tried clearing cache, clear data from Manage applications, hard reboot several times, but it doesn't appear to get fixed. Anyone knows to fix it?<issue_comment>username_1: I think the website seems to be very heavy for your smartphone's default web Browser, Why don't you use other third party browsers?
you may try [Dolphin Browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser) or [UC Browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.UCMobile.intl&hl=en) they works fine.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Use the pre-installed app that was installed in your system.
The gmail shown in your Android device is much more different than the one on PC.
I suggest using/updating the GMail APP better than the browser :)
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/08 | 934 | 3,551 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently purchased a set of headphones with iPhone controls. I've never had these work on Android before and was expecting to just get audio out, and lo and behold, I have media controls.
The trouble seems to be, I also have Voice Dialing, which is triggering itself anytime the headphones are plugged in. Any app playing music now also pauses and plays randomly.
I don't know exactly what's going on, but I suspect that there are 2-3 different apps all trying to do something with the headset, and it's causing problems. I don't really need it to work, but I can't find *any* settings dealing with the inline remote anywhere. I've been digging through the system settings and all of my app settings all day and nothing even mentions these behaviors.
I don't care if I have to recompile the kernel myself; I very much want to edit this behavior. Where do I start looking? Is the headset a hardware button? Is there a flag I can check for with an app's code that can detect when a headset with a remote is plugged in to make it do different things?<issue_comment>username_1: To my experience, headset control behaved randomly. Took me a couple of weeks to figure out why suddenly in my training sessions the music player started (wow! that button on the headset suddenly does something...). Like you, I never found any corresponding system settings.
To get rid of that "random system", I took a look around. As usual with Android, almost everything is triggering (or triggered by) an intent, and a listener reacts on that. If there are multiple listeners, the user will be asked with which app to perform the action -- and can declare that app the standard; which holds until a new app registers or the chosen app gets uninstalled.
That said, I went to the Playstore and took a look around -- and indeed, there are multiple apps around taking care of the button-presses: Single press, double, triple, long-hold, klick-and-hold... I never imagined how much to do with a single button :D Unfortunately for me, I could not yet convince the one app I tried to behave as intended -- except for single click and single hold (i.e. play/stop/take-call and volume-up) -- but that may be due to the combination of headset/phone/app, and I certainly will try to figure this out by evaluating different apps.
To give you a starting point: there's e.g. [JAYS Headset Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.jays.headsetcontrol), which I currently use. Though highly configurable[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iITID.jpg), see above for my problems (Philips plugs, Motorola device). Then there's also [Headset Droid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tvk.headvol) which looks quite promising[2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9NKdg.jpg), but costs about EUR 2. This seems to support multiple buttons even, from the screenshots.
 
Then there are [Headset Button Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kober.headsetbutton) (also about EUR 2), [Philips Headset](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.philips.cl.headset) (free -- the next one I should try with my Philips headset), and a lot more -- just search the playstore for "headsetbutton"...
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try **Headset button controller**. This worked for me.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kober.headsetbutton&hl=en>
There is a trial version for this too.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/09 | 459 | 1,738 | <issue_start>username_0: Occasionally the data connection of my mobile will stall, i.e. it still looks like it *does* have a data connection (either "H" or "G"), but no server can be contacted.
(In particular, my ROM being a Cyanogen, the data icon will turn gray, meaning that the Google servers can't be contacted at the moment).
This is usually easily solved by switching mobile data off and on again, which is not a terrible nuisance, except sometime this stalled state goes unnoticed for hours, putting me at risk of losing important communications.
* is there an easy way to detect this "stalled connection" state? preferably a way that could be used in Tasker to trigger a disable/enable mobile data cycle?
* is there an app to handle these situations? I found many that seem to deal with a similar problem, i.e. when the data connection is completely lost (no "H" or "G" icon), but none that deals with this particular situation.
(This is happening on a rooted HTC Wildfire S with a Cyanogen 9 rom, but my question is not specific to it).<issue_comment>username_1: Take a look at apps like [Connection Checker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.jeremychase.ConnectionChecker) or [Connection State Notifier](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=letourneau.carl.connectionstatenotifier)
YMMV, it seems to work well for some people whereas not so much for others.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can periodically check status of *real* connection using `HTTP GET` by [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm). You can restart the Data again by Tasker in case connection is stalled.
But, its down side is that it'll drain battery faster.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/09 | 760 | 3,345 | <issue_start>username_0: I wanted to know that if all the devices that support Android OS can be manually reprogrammed or do they allow to make own apps and load in them, just in case I want to program an app for myself, or it's restricted to specific devices. How shall I know?
Update: For example, I want to program a personal app to prepare notes in handwritten mode using a stylus and integrate other mathematical instruments in it. Expecting features like adding space in case I want to add notes somewhere at later point of time or completely erase some specific portion of page.<issue_comment>username_1: You can create an application for any device that runs the Android OS, this is not restricted to specific device manufacturers.
Restrictions in the execution are caused mainly because of the version of the Android OS that runs on the device (the differtent API's) or the difference in hardware capabilities between devices.
If you are planning to make an application you should by all means have some programming experience. With the use of some very helpful software development tools you could create personal application like suggested. Be sure to check out the documentation provided [on Androids official website](http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html) to get a solid introduction on this topic.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: While any Android device can be programmed, there are some caveats you should be aware of.
First, what features are available to you as a developer depend very much on what version of Android is installed on your tablet. Very importantly, a tablet that is running a version of Android below 3.0 Honeycomb (or ideally 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) will not have any of Android's tablet-specific features accessible to it.
Second, an app you develop will not necessarily run on all Android devices (or even all Android tablets). Obviously tablets that run a version of Android lower than what you have targeted with your app won't run it (though there are ways to make such apps run with some features missing). But also, Android device manufacturers often add a layer on top of Android (for example, Samsung adds a layer called TouchWiz and HTC adds Sense). If your app uses any of these added features, it won't run on devices that don't have it.
Lastly, I don't know where you are, but in India, where I live, there are a ton of cheap unlicensed Android tablets. If you buy one of these, all bets are off, since these manufacturers have not committed to rigourously testing their devices for full compatibility, which is one of the conditions required to be an Android licensee. In general, stuff will probably work on these tablets (provided the above criteria are met), but you can't count on it. Since these tablets don't have access to the Google Play store, so you're going to have to [sideload](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7708/why-cant-i-download-games-apps-etc-from-any-site-except-the-official-android/7711) any apps you install on them.
Despite these exceptions, the majority of applications will run flawlessly on most Android devices. The Android development tools are pretty good at warning you about API incompatibilities and it's pretty difficult to accidentally use a device/manufacturer specific API.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/09 | 373 | 1,474 | <issue_start>username_0: The same Android version often looks different on phones from different manufacturers.
For instance, Android GingerBread that runs on my HTC Explorer looks like this:
The same Android on the Sony Xperia U looks quite different, as seen here:
Is there any way I can get the look and feel of Sony's version of Android on my HTC? Any skin pack/transformation pack/hack/firmware replacement that might enable this?
(In a general sense, how can I customize the look and feel of my Android device to look more like that of another manufacturer?)<issue_comment>username_1: To change the home screens, you need to install a new Launcher application - search the Play Store for `Launcher` and see what is available.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can change the appareance of your device using the GO Launcher EX applicationn that's available in the Play store.
If you are looking for the intergration of (new/old) features on your device your best bet might be installing a different ROM. A ROM is like a modified version of Android. It requires your device to be rooted though.
There aren't many ROM databases on the net but [the unlocker](http://theunlockr.com/downloads/android-downloads/android-roms/) provides you the tool to select a ROM based on your device manufacturer.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/09 | 671 | 2,772 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm on an unrooted Galaxy Nexus, and using stock Gmail and Calendar apps on Android 4.1.1. But I am using Chrome rather than the stock browser.
When I get a invite from a Gmail user to my Gmail account, it appears with "Yes/Maybe/No" option links and an invite.ics attachment (which doesn't do anything: "No app can open this attachment for viewing").
* Clicking one of "Yes/Maybe/No", whether I have already done so or not, opens Chrome with a warning "You are trying to use the desktop version of Google Calendar from a mobile browser [...] use the mobile version instead?"
+ If I click "OK" I get the mobile browser version of Calendar, but it's a view of today's appointments. There is no mention of the event I've responded to or any confirmation message about my response having been registered.
+ If I click "Cancel" I get the desktop version of Calendar showing the details of the appointment and a messaging confirming the response I have sent.
* In either case, the event is in my calendar; the invite remains in my inbox.
I guess the core of my question is whether I can prevent the browser opening at all - surely the mechanics of accepting invites should be performed in the Calendar app and thus work offline?
*Note that this question is about invites from Google Calendar and not about handling .ics files in general.*<issue_comment>username_1: If you go to Setting\Apps\Chrome and scroll down to "Launch by default" and hit "Clear defaults" it will stop automatically opening in Chrome and will ask you which app to open it with when you hit "Yes/Maybe/No". However, if you try to open with Calendar it still goes to the browser with the same issue.
One workaround I have found - there is an app called [Invitation Plugin](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleansoft.invitationplugin). It allows you to open the invite.ics from Gmail and view the event directly in Calendar.
It's a work around for a problem that didn't exist in Ice Cream Sandwich but now does exist in Jelly Bean and really shouldn't exist at all but at least it's a simple and effective work around.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There is very little you can do! The calendar application is wired up to trigger a open intent to the web browser to accept the invites, its written up in the package's manifest.
```
```
Source: `packages/apps/Calendar/src/com/android/calendar/GoogleCalendarUriIntentFilter.java`
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I had the same problem and I did the following: on the mobile devices Settings/Apps/Calendar. Clear Cache and Data. Relaunch Calendar and now when I tap Yes/Maybe/Now Gmail sends the reply automatically, without redirecting me to the mobile browser. Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/09 | 387 | 1,533 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy Note with stock 4.0.4 ROM. The battery drains very fast and the phone is often warm. Reboot doesn't help. Settings says that com.android.browser (Internet) uses most of the battery. I never use default browser, I only use Chrome.
I suspect that some background process it creating a heavy load and using the internet connection. I think browser is used by other applications, but I'm not able to figure out which application is related. I suspect maybe ad supported applications are the root of the problem.
Is there any solution or app to figure out the origin of the problem?<issue_comment>username_1: While I can't speculate as to the exact reason, you may find the app Better Battery Stats useful in working out where the battery drain is coming from.
The app is able to define kernel wakelocks, partial wakelocks and cpu states etc. Very useful in helping myself pinpointing problematic applications and extending battery life.
The app can be installed as a .apk provided for free by the developer over at [xda-dev](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809) or supporting the author by purchasing the [paid app from the Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats&hl=en)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The root of the problem is Internet sync related. The system is not able to sync internet settings.
<http://blog.abrah.am/2011/12/sync-is-currently-experiencing-problems.html>
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/09 | 824 | 3,371 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen many questions on this site asking about the famous space problems in Android phones. None of those I've seen helped me and since none of them asked about my phone, I'd like to present a new case.
I have three memories, and this is a table showing the usage:
What's most bothering is how an advanced phone like this would have such basic problems. I've tried:
* setting the default installing path to the SD card: **No such setting**.
* moving apps to the SD Card using apps like App2SD: **Some cannot be moved**.
I really don't know what else to do. Am I really forced to delete apps? I don't want to delete any of those I've installed (they are 14), why should I do that with **over 9 GB of free space available**? I'm just hoping there's an option I missed.<issue_comment>username_1: Many people have that kind of problem and I have the same one. I finally figured out and it works great. I have a Galaxy Tab 7 but many android devices will experience that.
There are 2 important folders. the `/system` has a lot of system stuff. The one called `/data` is actually not really just data but it is where Android install the application apk and some of the data related to it. If you force the apk to install on SD card, it will still use some of the `/data` space (small amount) for some data.
Be aware that there is a confusing "sdcard" name usage. Most Android devices have a "sdcard" that is an internal flash configured like an SD card but the real external SD card is often named external\_sd or something along those line.
The problem I discovered is in `/data/tombstone`, you will find 10 files named tombstone\_0#. These are debugging info collected by android or at least that's what I found googling it. You want that if you want to debug applications and need longer information than "logcat". But, you don't need that for a normal user. Delete all of them. These 4 files were using 1.4GB of my 1.89GB internal tablet storage.
To do so, you will need to root your device. Yes, you must. And it won't explode don't worry, I've done it and many others too! Then get a program like "Root Explorer" to browse and delete the junk. It will request and be granted root privilege if you rooted your device before and you will be able to do whatever you want.
To root your device, just google "root android my device model" and you should find quickly how to root your device.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have solved my own problem today and I'd like to provide the solution for others that might encounter it. The actual Internal memory for this phone should amount to exactly 0,96 GB or close to that. I got aware of this comparing my phone to another one from the same model. I first tried formatting the Flash memory (or Mass memory) on my phone, but to no avail. So I tried doing a reset and it solved the issue.
To do this:
1. Go to **Settings**.
2. Choose **Privacy**.
3. Select **Factory data reset** or the corresponding example in your native language.
4. Wait for the phone to do its thing. You should see some code/script running on the screen. Now wait.
5. When everything is loaded and you configured the minimum settings, open the application **Task Manager**. You should be able to see the correct size.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/10 | 656 | 2,314 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to connect an Android phone to my TV with a USB cable, and then browse a network disk instead of the SD card?
To answer comment questions: HTC Desire HD, TV is able to browse USB storage devices. At the moment I go to my PC, connect to my phone with the USB cable, and put a video file on the SD card. Then I walk to my TV and plug the phone into the usb port. Then I browse the SDcard to find the video file, and open it. Every once in a while I connect my phone to the TV, and then find out that I need to go upstairs to my PC again, because there are no video files left to watch. And then I think "If I only could use a network file explorer (like ES) and use it to browse it on my tv"...
The TV supports none of the protocols since it has no network connection (no cable/WiFi). It has a USB port to browse usb storage devices.<issue_comment>username_1: It should be possible. You would certainly need root.
If you could mount your network share onto your phone, you could mount it under `/mnt/sdcard/network_share`. Then your tv would simply browse that folder. To your TV, it would simply look like another folder on your SD card.
[This post](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718719) shows how to mount nfs on your phone. You may need a special version of busybox.
```
busybox mount -o nolock,ro,hard,intr,vers=3 -t nfs 192.xxx.xxx.x.x:/your/nfs/share /mnt/sdcard/network_share
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As dymotaos wrote, all possibilities to *mount* remote drives on your Android device probably require root. But you don't have to deal with the command line and parameters, as the Playstore offers some apps which can help you with this.
One of them is [CifsManager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ws.plattner.cifsmanager), which can deal with Windows shares[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yeN4j.jpg), a second one would be [Mount Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twimager.cifsmanager), which additionally supports NFS[2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yj4OL.jpg):
 
While *CifsManager* is completely free, while *Mount Manager* in its full version costs you about 3 Euro.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/10 | 416 | 1,598 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard there are some Android alternatives. Like [miui](http://en.miui.com/) or Cyagenmod or [Mozilla OS](http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/). I have Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070) and i've heard Samsung is not going to provide any updates for my device. So, i got a few questions i should ensure before i done something stupid:
* if i install something from the mentioned above, shall i lose my guarantee/licenses?
* if i decide to install the software, should i perform some rooting of the device or something?
* if i do decide to install the software, what's the best one which shall not slow down my device (as i noted android 2.3.6 to be slow)
* could i use ICS update and shall it slow down my device or not?<issue_comment>username_1: Miui en Cyagenmod are so called ROM's. ROM's are like modified versions of the original Android OS. They are built for various reasons, one of them being to add more features to your phone that aren't available in the stock OS (you could see those as your updates). Just Google about it because there is tons of information available about the particular subject.
The other questions are already answered but about the warranty. Most ROM's require your device to be rooted. I guess that rooting will void your warranty but then again, there's always something as UN-rooting.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Re your fourth question:
* Starting in Russia, the S Advance is gradually [getting](http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/07/samsung-start-jelly-bean-updates-galaxy-advance/) an upgrade to Jelly bean 4.1
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/10 | 1,127 | 3,879 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I control both volume and track skip on my Android device from my headphones? I.e with a set of headphones having 3 buttons
* **Button 1**: Volume +
* **Button 2**: Play/Pause/Skip Forward/Skip Backward
* **Button 3**: Volume -
All android headphones I've seen to date *only* have a single button for skip control. I've been looking around the web for a clear answer very extensively, most of the answers revolve around either
1. Use Bluetooth headphones OR
2. Install app that converts the skip button to a volume control
Why can't android headphones have both features? Such controls have been available on Apple devices, Nokia Phones and Sony Phones etc. all through the simple headphones jack.<issue_comment>username_1: I will answer your question in the meaning "How can I control both volume and track skip on my Android device from my headphones?". This might not be supported by the system itself, but the Playstore holds a number of solutions available. Depending on your headset and Android device, one of them might work better than the other:
* [JAYS Headset Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.jays.headsetcontrol)
* [RemoteControl for Earphones](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.chobirich.tools.mediabutton)
* [Philips Headset](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.philips.cl.headset)
* [Headset Droid Trial](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tvk.headvoltrial) / [Headset Droid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tvk.headvol) (~ EUR 2)
* [Headset Button ControllerTrial](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kober.headset) / [Headset Button Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kober.headsetbutton) (~ EUR 2)
* [Klipsch Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outsidesource.klipschcontrol)
Ordered by their Playstore rating. These apps seem to share the same pattern -- and it is a pattern you use with the one-and-only button on your headset:
* tap 1x for play/stop (or to accept an incoming call)
* tap 2x for skip-to-next (or to reject an incoming call)
* long-press to increase volume
* tap 1x and then long-press to decrease volume
Plus more (up to 4x tap), but you've got the idea. I tried JAYS, which is the most configurable (1x tap and vol+ worked fine, but even after 3 weeks only 1 out of 10 tries for the other combinations worked, which might be due to hardware (headset) incompatibility) and the Philips Headset (which worked out of the box for all the above mentioned combinations -- no wonder, my Headset is a Philips, and that app was developed with this headset in mind). So if you have no luck with one of those, try another :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Stock Samsung headphones have 3 buttons, volume +/- and pause. They also have a mic. They are only $5 on Amazon. [http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-EHS64AVFWE-Premium-Stereo-Headset/dp/B007C5S3AU/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362357220&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+headphones](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B007C5S3AU)
Admittly, they aren't the best sounding and I don't like the remote being so close to the ear.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: try these -
HTC Stereo Ear Bud Headset for EVO 4G SHIFT 36H00880-04M
the sound quality is pretty good, and the next\ previous buttons work for volume up \ down on my galaxy s4.
they have a similar functionality as apple's ear buds, but for android.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: With my Android 8.0 device and Bluetooth headset, skip+ and volume+ are on the same key, but differentiated by the length of pressing. By pressing for a long time during playback you skip forward, whereas by pressing briefly you increase the volume. It works analogously for for skip- and volume-. Not all apps seem to support this functionality though.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/11 | 323 | 1,196 | <issue_start>username_0: This is how my CM7 running phone looks like (although I got the screenshot from somewhere): Is there a similar effect launcher for ICS or JB?
<issue_comment>username_1: The drawer and its animation effects are part of the Launcher (a.k.a. Home) app. Stock Launcher in [AOSP](http://source.android.com/) (Android Open Source Project), which CM and many other custom ROMs are based on, hasn't included this particular effect since Honeycomb (Android 3.x).
You can most probably find the app drawer's "cube" scrolling effect in 3rd-party Launcher replacement apps. I would start [looking](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=launcher%20replacement&c=apps) at Google Play store for various Launcher apps (e.g. [Apex Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher), [AWD.Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher), etc.)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Go Launcher, launch the drawer, click Application settings, click App drawer scrolling orientation, set Vertical Continuous or Vertical Loop and then Vertical Waterfall. WIN.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/11 | 380 | 1,416 | <issue_start>username_0: I added few teams to Google Now to see how it worked.
Now I left San Francisco and I don't give a *\** about the Giants' score.
I tried to remove the team by going to settings, clicking on the team, remove.
The team is removed but after a few minutes it reappears.
I have two devices running Jelly Beans so I though it was a synchronization bug.
I removed the team on both devices at the same time, but it still keeps reappearing.
How can I definitely remove it ?
**Edit:** My Galaxy Nexus is running 4.1.2 and my Asus Transformer Infinity is running 4.1.1.<issue_comment>username_1: According to the [Google Now page](http://www.google.com/landing/now/) sports cards are :
>
> Shown based on Web History
>
>
>
so I suppose there are still many links related to the Giants in your web history.
Try to go to your [google history](https://history.google.com/history/) page, search for everything related to Giants, then remove the shown items, then maybe Google Now will understand that you are no longer interested in Giants results.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: On top of the answer from username_1 - it may be worth wiping the Google Search data & cache from Settings -> Applications.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The problem has been solved by updating "Google Search" after the 4.2 announcement.
So it was definitely a bug :)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2012/10/11 | 1,735 | 6,097 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Galaxy S3 with baseband version I9300XXLFB and I'm having problems when it is connected to the PC. I cannot transfer or retrieve any files or data over USB.
When I plug it in to my PC, it tells me `USB device not recognized` and the S3 does not appear anywhere for me to access it. I've tried different cables and PCs and they all seemed to exhibit the same issue. How can I get this working?<issue_comment>username_1: You may need to use Samsung **KIES** (software for PC), or get your PC to recognize the 'new' "MTP" USB mode.
further background:
[Ice Cream Sandwich supports USB mass storage after all, Galaxy Nexus does not](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/21/ice-cream-sandwich-supports-usb-mass-storage-after-all-galaxy-n/)
[Wikipedia >> Media Transfer Protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol)
[Samsung >> SUPPORT >> Kies 2.0](http://www.samsung.com/au/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP)
---
Also see: [Can I disable MTP mode and just have a regular USB connection?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/21854/can-i-disable-mtp-mode-and-just-have-a-regular-usb-connection)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: For anyone having trouble connecting to Windows using USB in MTP mode, make sure you install the Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones from Samsung's website. Here's a link for the Verizon model:
<http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SCH-I535RWBVZW>
Navigate to the `Manuals & Downloads` tab, and then below the tabs, click `Software.` There you will see the USB driver listed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I had a similar problem connecting my Galaxy S3. The drivers were not installing properly. There were messages saying the USB device as malfunctioning. Despite being able to charge the phone, it was not being recognised as a mass storage device nor offering me an option on the phone as to what I would like it to connect to the PC as, until I changed my USB cable.
I had read some posts that had suggested this. After trying all the phone and device manager settings from debugging to reinstalling and updating drivers, this is what worked: **trying a new USB cable**. The drivers installed themselves. Then, I was able to select Use as Media Device from the phone notificaton menu. I double clicked My Computer, and opened Phone to display media. I was also able to select USB tethering from phone settings to allow connection to the internet, which is what kicked this all off in the first place.
Hope this helps some others.
What I also discovered during this process was how to set the phone up as a wi-fi hotspot. I just followed a neat [youtube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu6zdECmG8E) detailing this, and was able to connect my laptop to the internet while I sorted out the rest of my problem.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Have a look to the following Steps
**Step 1** # Try cleanup and reinstall of drivers
* <http://www.droidforums.net/forum/galaxy-s3-general-discussion/216706-cant-connect-s3-pc-usb-3.html#post2340704>
* Pull the SIM card out and do a factory reset with format
**Step 2** # You can to use Samsung KIES (software for PC), or get your PC to
recognize the "MTP" USB mode.
* [Can I disable MTP mode and just have a regular USB connection?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/21854/can-i-disable-mtp-mode-and-just-have-a-regular-usb-connection)
* [Samsung Galaxy S3 not connecting via USB](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/33264/samsung-galaxy-s3-not-connecting-via-usb)
**Step 3** # Make sure you install the Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phone
* <http://m.samsung.com/us/support/downloads>
* <http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SCH-I535MBBVZW>
* [Driver issues when using Samsung Galaxy SIII via USB for development](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/34511/driver-issues-when-using-samsung-galaxy-siii-via-usb-for-development)
**Step 4** # For file transfers, you can use Airdroid, which connects through wifi.
* <http://www.airdroid.com/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: 1. Install the [latest driver](http://androidevolved.com/forums/galaxy-s-iii-forums/1793-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-usb-driver-download.html)
2. Ensure you are using the factory cable that came with the phone (some cables wont work with the S3, the computer will even lie to you and give you error saying the "USB device not recognized")
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Just use KIES AIR (pre-installed on your S3). Works perfectly and is user friendly.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: I had a similar problem, but with no error message. My computer just did not see my phone even though the computer recognized any other USB device i put in. Note: on a previous session my computer DID recognize my phone and I was able to b/u some files.
My final solution was fairly simple, while the phone was still on I removed the battery from the phone and left it out for 5 minutes. Then I reinstalled the battery and turned the phone on. After plugging the phone into my computer via the USB cord I had a connection phone to computer.
No, I do not have a technical explanation for this.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: You need to use USB 2.0 ports only.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_9: Before updating my Galaxy S III to Android 4.3, didn't have any problem with Windows 7. It's obvious that W7 should have recognized it even if Kies software were not installed. That was with main before updating to new android.
But saddlery W7 was not able to find the Galaxy SIII in Media device (MTP) mode!
**Solution for me:**
Installing: [Device(Install),USB Drive (Software) - Nov 9, 2012](http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SCH-I535RWBVZW#content3)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_10: you might need to clean the micro usb port. Try using a toothbrush or a safety pin to get the lint out. This worked for me
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_11: If you are using Android 4.3 open the dial pad and dial \*#0808#
Android 4.2 \*#7284# this will solve your problem.
Upvotes: -1 |
2012/10/11 | 719 | 2,728 | <issue_start>username_0: I woke this morning and discovered that my phone's battery was at 70% capacity, even though it had been fully charged when I went to sleep. I went into the battery settings, and found that Android System is primarily responsible, having kept my phone awake the entire time. I searched a bit, and this does not appear to be normal behaviour. Reception and wifi are fine, and power saving is on. I'm hoping that there is an explanation and solution to this.
 <issue_comment>username_1: A common workflow to track down deep-sleep / wake-lock issues:
1. Install CpuSpy
2. Install BetterBatteryStats
3. Turn off your phone
4. Fully charge it while turned off
5. Unplug the cable
6. Start the phone, unlock it and open some apps like email, browser, facebook, and close them again
7. Don't touch your phone, let it be on your table for a hour
8. Open CpuSpy
* "Deep Sleep" should be the longest bar of all. If not, the CPU works because a process (App, Service) constantly wakes your phone up or you use a non standard Kernel/ROM which has a Deep Sleep problem
9. Open BetterBatteryStats
* Set the first dropdown to "Kernel Wakelock" and second to "Since unplugged", then see if any app you've installed appears in the list, using high % numbers (waking your phone up)
* Then set the first dropdwon to "Partial Wakelocks" and check again for any app waking your phone up with a high % number
10. Uninstall the app which causes wake locks (preventing your phone from deep sleep)
11. If the problem still persists, google for further instructions with the following pattern:
* "wakelock + [appname]" without the brackets, enter the app or service name which causes high percentages in BetterBatteryStats, and google without the quotes!
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You don't neccessarily have to uninstall the app. There times where there is a good reason for an app to keep your phone from sleeping. For example, I changed my login to my work email but forgot to update the email app on the phone that accesses my work email. It kept trying to login to sync and that was using up my batt charge.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: For non-techies, I recommend an app I develop called [Wakelock Detector](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector).
Check out this presentation, [Android Wakelock Explanation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z7wR4fCr9BUlSQuuunV21RyxqlKojiqfLoFDVXDY6RQ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000), for more info about the "wakelock mechanism" in Android.
Upvotes: 1 |
2012/10/11 | 638 | 2,746 | <issue_start>username_0: The GPS on my Samsung Galaxy S2 cannot find my current location whenever Google Location Service is disabled. I have it disabled most of the time because my battery drains much faster when the service is enabled. I disable the option via `System Settings -> Location Services -> Google location service`. In the figure below I'm referring to the top option.
Is there a way to do one of these things:
1. Somehow obtain my coordinates using GPS without Location Services enabled?
2. Intelligently switch on/off Google Location Service when I need it (i.e. like when I'm using my GPS)
3. Keep Google Location Service enabled, but somehow prevent it from draining battery.
In short, the problem I want to solve is to get my location coordinates without having Google Location Service drain my battery.
I'm running ICS 4.0.3 on AT&T's network.<issue_comment>username_1: You can still use GPS without having Google location services enabled. When you disable the location services you are opting out of sending data to Google. Google location services is actually an internet database (Google Location Server) that is made available to mobile device manufacturers as an application licensed by Google. This is the database that is updated with WiFi and cell ID data from devices running Android, and was initially populated with data collected by the Street View cars (up until 2010 anyway). It helps your device obtain a quicker initial fix by using WiFi AP or Cell ID information. It is used to augment the GPS, uses less battery life, and is sometimes used instead of GPS if you are indoors or do not have strong GPS signal.
As noted on Google's support site, for ICS 4.0+ Maps will still work with just the GPS activated. <http://support.google.com/gmm/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=165333>
In short, the settings you have above should allow you to use your GPS without the help of the cellular network or nearby Wi-Fi APs. You will have to be outdoors in order to use this feature though, and it can take **up to 4 minutes** to get a location. So if you are waiting on a fix and you have Google location services disabled, you'll have to be patient.
Let's address the battery drain--review the third-party location-aware applications you have installed. Some are poorly programmed and could be requesting GPS refreshes at a high rate, taxing your battery. Also if you are only using GPS to navigate, it is a battery hog.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: With the recent update google navigation service only works with location activated.
I could not get it to work with location disabled regardless of gps status.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/11 | 957 | 4,026 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Galaxy S3 won't connect to my AT&T U-Verse router. I've gone through AT&T help and they say it's the phone. I've gone through Sprint (phone & service provider) and they say nothing is wrong with the phone. Samsung support also says nothing wrong with the phone.
It connects to unsecured networks no problem. If I turn security "off" on my U-Verse router, it connects no problem.
With security "on", I get an "authentication error occurred" error message on the phone, even though the status bar on the phone shows it sees my router at excellent strength. I have verified the password with correct upper and lower case.
I've connected to several unsecured WiFi without issue. The only secured network I have connected to is at work. I know they don't have U-Verse, but I have no idea what the WiFi brand is. It connects no problem with security on and my office password.
The phone is running Android 4.0.4.
I've changed router settings to use channel 11 and power level 400. I've rebooted the router and reset the phone.
I can also see the phone's MAC address on the router, so I know they are seeing each other.<issue_comment>username_1: Easy fix. Don't use your wi-fi password. Use the Wireless Key #. I have been trying over and over with my personal password and kept getting the same authentication errors everyone has been discussing with u-verse. I pulled the paperwork that the installation guy gave me and just taking a last resort shot at it, I tried the Wireless Key # written on the paperwork. It connected immediatley...
This reportedly also works with the Verizon branded Samsung Galaxy S III. Their 2nd level support only suggests factory resetting which won't help. Only the above mentioned technique does
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Routers from Mikrotik with RouterOS has problems with 4.0.4 Androids as well. You have to upgrade to 5.22RC1. Contact <EMAIL> to get this test version (In case if you are reading this the 5.22 isn't already released officialy =)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I have AT&T U-Verse at home. My S3 connected to the gateway with no issues. Did you try to remove the saved network from the phone, factory reset the gateway and then try adding it. If that fails, try to manually add the SSID and key after you remove the network from the phone settings. Worst case ask them to send you a new gateway. If you changed the SSID at any point or added static IPs you might need to factory reset, add the phone and then add the statics to the gateway again.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I went around in circles with this by trying open and WPA security but nothing worked. The phone was not even listed on the router's device list. The MAC address filter was the problem. I fixed the issue by adding the phones mac address to the routers "white list" and now everything works well. Check you router mac filters or turn them off.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I had the same issue, autentication error. By accident I tried the default router password listed under settings/lan/wifi - scroll down to the user network section and there will be a default wifi network password which is different from the password plastered on the side of the router with a sticker. Once I entered the 'default wifi password' the connection has been stable for as long as it took my fat fingers to type this message. This problem really had me going and I do this crap for a living. on the router page the default wifi password is in tiny little font but I'm still connected. This is on a uverse router on a dsl connection. I'm not sure why there are multiple passwords because all my other devices connect with the password on the label. You can google how to connect with a uverse router, highlight the ip address and chrome will open a new window so you can see the router settings. If you don't understand something, don't change it. Just try the new password. still connected and I'm signing off now.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/10/12 | 447 | 1,784 | <issue_start>username_0: Let's say I paid for an app, and after some time there is an update for this app.
* Is this update free? Will all future updates be free?
* Or do I have to pay some fixed % of the current price of the app?
* If it can be either, is it up to the developer?<issue_comment>username_1: According to the [Google Play Business and Program Policies](http://play.google.com/about/android-developer-policies.html), you may re-install any app you have purchased, unlimited. (also if the app has been updated since you bought it).
Based on my experience it works like that indeed: I have updated and re-installed paid apps without any issue. Please note that the re-install/update also works on any other android device that uses the same Google account.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: When you download an app (whether free or paid), it is tied to your Google account, so you can get all updates for this app as long as the developer is maintaining it.
Every app has a package name. This can be something like
```
com.touchtype.swiftkey
```
This is the package name for [SwiftKey](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey). If you buy it\*, the app is tied to your Google account. You can download it any time on any number of devices that are linked to your Google account, and as I said above, all updates are free. In case of SwiftKey, we already received two major updates (X and 3). If the guys at Touchtype decided that they wanted more money from us, **they couldn't make us pay for updates for this app**. There are, however, two options that they could take: make new features available as in-app purchases, or release a new app with a different package name.
\* You should. It's awesome.
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/10/12 | 357 | 1,331 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm running Cyanogenmod 9 on my S3, and want to set an mp3 file as the ringtone. As [this wiki page](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Custom_Sounds) suggests, I've created the directory '/sdcard/media/ringtones` and put the sound files in there.
Just to be sure, I put both an mp3 file and an ogg file (of different songs) there. They're world-readable. The ogg file does not show up in the "choose ringtone" dialogue. The mp3 file does show up. However, when I choose it, there's no preview sound, as there is with the other ringtones that came with CM9.
What could I be doing wrong?<issue_comment>username_1: This was an issue which has been carried over from gingerbread. Although it has been long since it was fixed and merged into gingerbread too. It should work out of the box. Also could you mention as to whether you are using the latest CM9 build for your device. My friend's S3 with CM9 doesn't have this problem.
Why don't you try wiping your sdcard along with your system once for a clean install.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Before you wipe your phone, consider using a free app like [Ringdroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ringdroid) to assign contacts with specific ringtones or even to just make a custom ringtone out of an mp3 track of choice.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/10/12 | 554 | 2,348 | <issue_start>username_0: When I connect my Android 4 phone (Galaxy Nexus) to a computer using USB, the storage of the phone is automatically mounted on the computer. How can I connect my phone using USB for charging only? In Android 2.x I had to explicitely choose "USB storage", in Android 4 there is only the choice between MTP and PTP? ):<issue_comment>username_1: When your phone is plugged into a computer there should be a USB symbol in the notifications bar. Tapping the notification associated with this should allow you to switch between MTP/PTP (whichever you have selected in settings) and "just charge".
EDIT: apologies, it looks as though this is an HTC-specific thing, and not general. I'm new here - should I leave this answer with this edit, or delete the answer?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I have an HTC desire X. What I do is to put a password on my phone and just plug it in without unlocking the screen, which lets the phone charge without giving someone on the computer the ability to open your files. Hope that helps.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Strictly speaking as long as you leave the data lines open the behavior depends on the phone *and* the computer you plug it into. Your best option would be hardware-only to make sure that the computer doesn't get to see any of the data.
A recently funded Kickstarter project named LockedUSB aims to provide exactly that, also in light of potentially malicious "charging stations" in public places. I'm not linking it since that may be considered spam and that's certainly not the intent behind this answer. A web search can lead the way to them.
From their description:
>
> LockedUSB is an small adapter that allows secure charging of your
> personal devices. It physically disconnects the data lines, while
> keeping intruders away from your personal information.
>
>
>
With this kind of solution you will also avoid bad surprises when you forget to switch something off in software on the phone and thereby involuntarily expose your device. Aside from that it's a generic solution that will work without software support on either side and gives you the peace of mind you seem to be looking for when charging your device in other peoples' computers.
Disclosure: I am one of the funders of the above mentioned project on Kickstarter.
Upvotes: 0 |