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2013/01/17 | 527 | 2,104 | <issue_start>username_0: I had my tablet at around 90% charge with nothing running on it and went to bed. I wake up in the morning to find it will not turn on. When I plugged it in the battery icon would appear showing it was charged, and would not display any charging animation. I tried holding the power button for up to a minute including with the volume keys and nothing would work. After letting it charge for an hour it finally came back on displaying 0% battery and the charging animation finally started after I turned it back off. I checked my battery stats later when I turned it back on to see that the battery instantly went from 90% to 0%.
What could cause my battery to drop from 90% to 0% as shown in the link below (click image to get to the gallery with connected screenshots)?
Basically I just want to know if I have a defective unit or battery (this has only happened once in the 3 weeks I've owned it) or if it's a known bug, or simple a glitch and not to worry about it.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/j1a7D.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: The second image, which shows the battery go down to 0% shows that WiFi is what used all the battery.
It seems that the battery stats do not show its "progress" to 0%, maybe because the device was in "stand by" mode, but still connected to wifi.
WiFi is a big drain on your battery even when the device is not used. There are applications that will still use the data connected (wifi or mobile) even when the screen is off.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If it happened only once, it might have been a battery calibration error. This seems to be a defective battery. I would send the device back, if I were you. The drop seems to be too steep to be from a continuous drain (like WiFi).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I've got the same problem since some weeks ago; it's the same, the wifi remains connected even when the screen is off...
One friend solved it removing the Outlook app but i'm not using it. (I'm suspecting The Simpsons game.)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/17 | 332 | 1,327 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently installed [proxydroid app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.proxydroid) in my android 2.3.6 This application requires root access. Every time to use it, I need to make root access to my device.
Is there any proxy app which does not require any root access?<issue_comment>username_1: The second image, which shows the battery go down to 0% shows that WiFi is what used all the battery.
It seems that the battery stats do not show its "progress" to 0%, maybe because the device was in "stand by" mode, but still connected to wifi.
WiFi is a big drain on your battery even when the device is not used. There are applications that will still use the data connected (wifi or mobile) even when the screen is off.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If it happened only once, it might have been a battery calibration error. This seems to be a defective battery. I would send the device back, if I were you. The drop seems to be too steep to be from a continuous drain (like WiFi).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I've got the same problem since some weeks ago; it's the same, the wifi remains connected even when the screen is off...
One friend solved it removing the Outlook app but i'm not using it. (I'm suspecting The Simpsons game.)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/17 | 851 | 3,473 | <issue_start>username_0: Why are some files under `/proc` are universally readable by anyone using adb?
e.g.
`/proc//statm`
`/proc//maps`
`/proc//smaps`
We can even cat the content of these files, which is dangerous to leak sys info.
Is it because other system components are also using/reading/writing these files under `/proc`, so that these files under `/proc` are universally readable to anyone?<issue_comment>username_1: There are perfectly good reasons why those informations are **readable**, and that's nothing dangerous (*writing*, however, would be). This is inherited from the Linux system Android builds upon -- and I will give you a few short examples to show you the good of it:
If you list contents of the `/proc` (virtual) directory, you will find things like e.g.:
* `/proc/meminfo`: This is where all apps can obtain information about total/used/available RAM -- so e.g. system monitors can present these details
* `/proc/devices`: Shows all devices available on the system, so e.g. a camera app can tell if (and where) there is a camera to be used -- or exit otherwise
* `/proc/uptime`: to show you how long the device is already running
And more. Nothing dangerous about *knowing* this -- just the opposite: to many apps these are essential information so they can do their job.
Now to your special `/proc/` sub-tree: Again it is the system monitors (and the task killers) depending on this information. Here they can get a list of running processes. All the details on those apps (how long have they been running, how much memory are they using, etc.) is to be found here. No system monitor could do without this. And again, there's nothing harmful about *reading* here. The maximum "bad" thing about this is any app could look what other apps are running, and what resources they are using.
From a user's perspective, we won't dig much deeper here. Just one more thing to say: these informations can be very useful if you have to go troubleshooting. Some of my answers even included this already.
And for sure you don't need to be afraid of "dangerous leaks" just from the fact this all is world-readable. Moreover, as [username_2 makes clear in his answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/37853/16575), not *all* of the information here is world-readable: Some sensitive information is, in fact, protected.
Also keep in mind that ADB generally has more privileges than any other "normal user process". Especially starting with Android 4.0 *Ice Cream Sandwich* (ICS) its privileges have been increased (e.g. to make a complete backup possible even if the device is not rooted), so you cannot take "access via ADB" as a reference here -- but rather should check from a (local) terminal. Additionally, risks are increased when connecting via ADB with *USB debugging* enabled, as this again increases privileges granted to ADB.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The files
```
/proc//maps
/proc//smaps
```
are NOT universally readable by anyone, at least not in stock device.
Try running from a Terminal Emulator from inside Android (running as a regular user), instead of ADB (which runs at a slightly elevated privilege). ADB runs with a lot of privileges because it's used for debugging and need to be able to access a lot of device features, that's why it's dangerous to connect a device to an untrusted machine with USB debugging enabled.
And the file `/proc//statm` is also readable in desktop linux systems.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/17 | 588 | 2,423 | <issue_start>username_0: I occasionally have a toast notification that is too long to read in the given amount of time that it is displayed. Is there any way to change the length of time these notifications display?
Also, is there any way to view these notifications after they are gone? This would be ideal, like an app or a folder that logs all the toast notifications where I can review them later.<issue_comment>username_1: Simple Answer: No, this isn't possible.
Long Answer:
Toasts are built into apps, and are low level. There is no way for 3rd party apps to catch toasts, and there is no way to view them longer.
This could be possible if you made your own custom ROM however.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: No, however some apps lets you set a time that a toast message stays on screen.
(...I think.)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The values of [`LENGTH_SHORT`](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html#LENGTH_SHORT) and [`LENGTH_LONG`](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html#LENGTH_LONG) are 0 and 1. This means they are treated as flags rather than actual durations so I don't think it will be possible to set the duration to anything other than these values.
If you want to display a message to the user for longer, consider a [Status Bar Notification](http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html). Status Bar Notifications can be programmatically cancelled when they are no longer relevant.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: The currently accepted answer stands obsolete, now that there are handful of apps offering solutions for copying notifications and toasts for later use. I use [Toast Source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.revanmj.toastsource) and it has worked well so far. You can find alternative apps in Play Store.
Install Toast Source, enable its service, let it observe the toasts which you can view them later under Saved toasts option.
As for extending the duration of the toasts, an Xposed based solution could probably help here. [XToast](http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.vikas.toaststyler) claims to change a toast's duration. I have not tried this so I cannot vouch for it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: If you enable engineer mode under quality enhancements you can change display toast time and notification time
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/17 | 950 | 3,938 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought this tablet recently in Tenerife. Can find no information about the manufacturer.
Now the battery will not charge through the mains adapter. It did charge at first. However, I have found it does charge through USB connection to my PC.
When it charged previously a light at the connector would be red. When it was not charging it would be green. It is red while USB connected.
Also it tells me now that it is charging, but if I remove the USB connection it stops charging. It has a screen showing battery condition in the form of a graph. I could see the graph of battery % decreasing gradually. A few days ago there was a sudden drop as if some App had used a lot of power.
I decided to remove all Apps and did a factory reset. This made no difference regarding the failure to charge. I have tried shutting down completely (hold the off button for a while and it asks if I want to power off)
This made no difference.
Any advice please?
**Edit #1:** Thanks ce4 for your response. The charger is stated to be 5v and when I check it with a voltmeter, it shows 5.2v. Also I have tried pushing the plug into the tablet to varying amounts and makes no difference. Another point maybe I didn't make clear is that when I connect with USB only, the light does not come on but the device tells me it is charging.
But when I connect the power supply as well, the light comes on red as if indicating charging. But when I remove the USB leaving the power supply connected, the light goes back to green and is not charging from the power supply.
Despite apparently charging on USB, the percentage of battery left charged has not yet increased from 10%. I understand that USB cannot deliver high current. It appears you are right - something wrong with the charger - maybe it is not the correct one for this model - I guess it needs to be able to deliver power at a higher current level?<issue_comment>username_1: Simple Answer: No, this isn't possible.
Long Answer:
Toasts are built into apps, and are low level. There is no way for 3rd party apps to catch toasts, and there is no way to view them longer.
This could be possible if you made your own custom ROM however.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: No, however some apps lets you set a time that a toast message stays on screen.
(...I think.)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The values of [`LENGTH_SHORT`](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html#LENGTH_SHORT) and [`LENGTH_LONG`](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/Toast.html#LENGTH_LONG) are 0 and 1. This means they are treated as flags rather than actual durations so I don't think it will be possible to set the duration to anything other than these values.
If you want to display a message to the user for longer, consider a [Status Bar Notification](http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html). Status Bar Notifications can be programmatically cancelled when they are no longer relevant.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: The currently accepted answer stands obsolete, now that there are handful of apps offering solutions for copying notifications and toasts for later use. I use [Toast Source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.revanmj.toastsource) and it has worked well so far. You can find alternative apps in Play Store.
Install Toast Source, enable its service, let it observe the toasts which you can view them later under Saved toasts option.
As for extending the duration of the toasts, an Xposed based solution could probably help here. [XToast](http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.vikas.toaststyler) claims to change a toast's duration. I have not tried this so I cannot vouch for it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: If you enable engineer mode under quality enhancements you can change display toast time and notification time
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/18 | 237 | 808 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I connect a Nexus 7 (JB 4.2 rooted) to an external hard disk? I know I have to use a USB OTG cable, but what's the exact procedure to achieve this after connecting via OTG?<issue_comment>username_1: You need to:
1. Root your Nexus 7
2. Install [StickMount](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount)
3. Use a file explorer to browse the files on your hard disk
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If your Nexus 7 isn't rooted, Install [Nexus Media Importer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homeysoft.nexususb.importer) app and connect your Hard Disk using USB OTG cable. The app will take care after that.
The question does say that the device is rooted, but this answer can help visitors having unrooted Nexus 7.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/18 | 1,682 | 6,629 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to be clear, and as my question indicates, I'm very ignorant of mobile devices in general so my apologies if this is common knowledge.
Say I want to install a custom ROM onto a device, then it would appear I need root access. I'm able to find out from every web page on *how* I can root a device, but I'm unable to find how *why* I need to root a device. I understand that rooting a device simply gives me root access on the device, but why is this needed? If I connect the phone to a PC then doesn't that give me access to the entire file system of the device? If so, then why can't I just overwrite the relevant parts of the FS with whatever ROM I want?
Also, why would rooting and using a custom ROM cause a device to be bricked? Couldn't I just overwrite the ROM that was causing the issue with the original one (that I'd thought on to back up! ;)).<issue_comment>username_1: Short answer:
-------------
For security and warranty reasons.
Detailed answer:
----------------
This is mostly a precaution taken by most (not all!) device manufacturers to save them from too many service requests from "playing kiddies" (and the sort of people who want to try everything, even if they are not understanding anything). So those manufacturers took special actions to avoid "custom ROMs" (or, more precisely, any ROMs *not* provided by themselves) to be flashed.
As t0mm13b already pointed out in his comments above, by default you do *not* get physical access to your devices file system simply by connecting it via USB. Depending on device, Android version, and some more criteria, you get only to see parts. This might be the entire SD card (physical, in [UMS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_mass_storage_device_class) mode), or even only "logical" access to parts of it via [MTP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol). Some more privileged access can be gained via [ADB](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Debug_Bridge) when enabling *USB Debug* -- but with a stock ROM, in none of these cases you gain *full access*.
Now how are updates accomplished then? One very common practice is the use of a special ZIP file (`update.zip`). This is placed on the SD card, which is inserted into the device, and the device is booted into a special mode (recovery), where the `update.zip` can be applied from. **BUT:** the device checks the integrity of that `update.zip` -- it must be signed with the manufacturers key. For obvious reasons, that key is not freely available -- so no custom ROM can be installed this way on such a stock system.
All these things can be circumvented only with super-user access to the device -- which means: you must root it.
So that's for the **WHY** part -- while not handling the **HOW** part of rooting. Exactly as you asked for :)
---
Update for even more details
----------------------------
As Liam pointed out in his comment that using `fastboot` would be a method to flash Custom ROMs without the pre-condition of having the device rooted, I did a little more research to find out about this. I will continue looking into this, but still already wanted to add my first results here.
Up to a certain point, Liam is right with this: It seems not only valid to Samsung devices (as I assumed first), but some other devices (not all) also support this method, without root being involved (aside from the fact that most Custom ROMs will ship rooted, of course -- so you will have root available *after* installing them). However, there are devices which seem to require root even for `fastboot flash` (see e.g. [TheUnlockr concerning the Iconia A100](http://theunlockr.com/2012/09/20/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-the-acer-iconia-a100/), quote: *You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure.* -- and yes, they use `fastboot flash recovery recovery.img` afterwards).
However, even if `fastboot` works for your unrooted device, there is one crucial point to consider:
>
> To Flash a ROM for your Android device with fastboot you must have an unlocked bootloader or an engineering bootloader
>
>
>
([Flashing Guide - Android - XDA-Developers](http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android))
Which means: If your bootloader is locked, you need to unlock it first, which will wipe (factory-reset) your device. So all data will be gone for good this way -- while with root you could have done a complete backup (Nandroid, Titanium Backup) before this step. However, starting with Android 4.0, this is no longer a real problem -- as you can do a full backup via ADB (see: [Full Backup of non-rooted devices](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28296/16575/))
---
Summary:
--------
There are devices requiring to be rooted before you can flash a Custom ROM. If your device falls into this category, the reasons for *Why is root access required to flash a Custom ROM* are those mentioned above.
However: There are also devices which can be flashed using `fastboot` *without* being rooted before. If your device falls into that category, the question *Why is root access required to flash a Custom ROM* becomes invalid (the answer not, as *ex falso quodlibet sequitur* ("from false can follow anything") you can draw any conclusion from a wrong premise :)
That is: ***IF*** rooting is required, the above is ***WHY***.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You generally don't need to root the phone to install the custom ROM, you have to root the phone to install a mechanism to install the custom ROM (such as a custom recovery image).
Some phones have unlockable bootloaders - you can flash boot and system.img files via the bootloader without the need to root.
You can also flash a custom recovery image using fastboot *without being rooted*.
You would need to install a custom recovery as the stock recovery checks that the update zip is signed - and most custom ROM zips *are not* signed.
You might need to root to install a custom recovery image if your device doesn't support fastboot, but generally you don't need to - it just comes with the image you install.
Samsung devices have download mode - no need to be rooted to use that, you just need ODIN.
>
> If I connect the phone to a PC then doesn't that give me access to the
> entire file system of the device? If so, then why can't I just
> overwrite the relevant parts of the FS with whatever ROM I want?
>
>
>
No, it doesn't. It gives you read only access, so you can't overwrite files in the `/system` directory. Root can be used to make `/system` read-writeable.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/01/18 | 151 | 636 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to know whether there is any app on the Google Play Store which
* stores all dropbox files to memory card whenever there is net
available
* Leaves the files in my memory card even after I uninstall the app<issue_comment>username_1: For the 2nd point, you can copy or move the downloaded Dropbox files in another folder before uninstalling the application. Take your favorite file manager and do it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can do this by
clicking on the arrow on the extreme right of the items you want to save
cick export and save it to a selected place on your sdcard
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/18 | 619 | 2,349 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a DroidX running Android 2.3.4. When somebody sends me a text message that goes to other devices too, is there anyway I can tell? Usually the only way I find out is when somebody else does a "reply all" (probably using a newer version of Android), and I get some random message from a number I may or may not recognize.
Also, what about when I reply to the message? Does it only go to the person who sent it to me, or does it somehow auto-reply-all behind the scenes?<issue_comment>username_1: I am on 2.3.5
In the basic "messages" app you can go to the message, clicknhold, view message details. There it shows all recipients.
If i just reply it only goes back to the sender. Now, others that I know have iphones replied and it went to everyone...
There is a "reply all" option after you click and hold.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use the stock messaging service by adding numbers seperated by a comma into the recipient box.
But in my opinion there's a better option. You can download [**GroupMe**](https://groupme.com/android) which let's you message multiple people at a time. You can choose whether to use SMS or your data connection to send the message.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In 4.2.1 (maybe in 4.2.0) there was an option added to the MMS application to support multiple recipients.
While you may have been able to see them all the way that username_1 stated, i've never seen that option.
In 4.2.1 you click on the menu and select "Group Participants". This shows everyone that is included in the conversation. When you reply to a group now, it sends the messages to all participants, not just the person that sent you the message.
I know this doesn't relate directly to your question as you are not asking about 4.2, but I do not know of a way that this can be done in anything pre-4.2. This feature was discussed a bit because it was the first time android supported this feature.
While you could always "start" a group conversation in any version of android, you could not "participate" in a group conversation with anyone other than the original sender.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BeGuR.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zzD0Y.png)
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/18 | 588 | 2,215 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to change the 4 icons that are along the bottom of the screen on my Samsung Galaxy S. All the answers I have looked at say 'press menu and then select edit', but I don't have an edit button. When I press `Menu` I see:
* All programs
* Add to home screen
* Wallpaper
* Search
* Notifications
* Settings
Where is the edit button?<issue_comment>username_1: I am on 2.3.5
In the basic "messages" app you can go to the message, clicknhold, view message details. There it shows all recipients.
If i just reply it only goes back to the sender. Now, others that I know have iphones replied and it went to everyone...
There is a "reply all" option after you click and hold.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use the stock messaging service by adding numbers seperated by a comma into the recipient box.
But in my opinion there's a better option. You can download [**GroupMe**](https://groupme.com/android) which let's you message multiple people at a time. You can choose whether to use SMS or your data connection to send the message.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In 4.2.1 (maybe in 4.2.0) there was an option added to the MMS application to support multiple recipients.
While you may have been able to see them all the way that username_1 stated, i've never seen that option.
In 4.2.1 you click on the menu and select "Group Participants". This shows everyone that is included in the conversation. When you reply to a group now, it sends the messages to all participants, not just the person that sent you the message.
I know this doesn't relate directly to your question as you are not asking about 4.2, but I do not know of a way that this can be done in anything pre-4.2. This feature was discussed a bit because it was the first time android supported this feature.
While you could always "start" a group conversation in any version of android, you could not "participate" in a group conversation with anyone other than the original sender.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BeGuR.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zzD0Y.png)
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/19 | 736 | 2,808 | <issue_start>username_0: The nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10.1 for the Samsung Galaxy Note II was just released.
I have been using CM on my devices since the G1 (ADP1) days so I decided to give it a try.
I have only had 2 issues so far. (Bluetooth is wonky but I don't use it very often)
1. Lack of support for ExFAT. This was easily worked around by converting my SDCard to FAT32. While I wish there was support for ExFAT, I doubt there ever will be since it is a propitary format that was licensed to Samsung.
2. Unable to successfully install the MTP drivers (Windows 7). I have tried rebooting, uninstalling the "existing" drivers and rebooting. Nothing seems to allow the driver to successfully install.
It goes through the entire process of installing the driver. It even downloads it from Microsoft Update after I uninstall the existing driver. But it will not successfully install.
<issue_comment>username_1: I am on 2.3.5
In the basic "messages" app you can go to the message, clicknhold, view message details. There it shows all recipients.
If i just reply it only goes back to the sender. Now, others that I know have iphones replied and it went to everyone...
There is a "reply all" option after you click and hold.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use the stock messaging service by adding numbers seperated by a comma into the recipient box.
But in my opinion there's a better option. You can download [**GroupMe**](https://groupme.com/android) which let's you message multiple people at a time. You can choose whether to use SMS or your data connection to send the message.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In 4.2.1 (maybe in 4.2.0) there was an option added to the MMS application to support multiple recipients.
While you may have been able to see them all the way that username_1 stated, i've never seen that option.
In 4.2.1 you click on the menu and select "Group Participants". This shows everyone that is included in the conversation. When you reply to a group now, it sends the messages to all participants, not just the person that sent you the message.
I know this doesn't relate directly to your question as you are not asking about 4.2, but I do not know of a way that this can be done in anything pre-4.2. This feature was discussed a bit because it was the first time android supported this feature.
While you could always "start" a group conversation in any version of android, you could not "participate" in a group conversation with anyone other than the original sender.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BeGuR.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zzD0Y.png)
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/19 | 266 | 896 | <issue_start>username_0: I got myself an OTG cable for Nexus 7, which works just fine. Now, I am wondering if I can connect the Nexus 7 with my Arduino for serial communication between the two.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, according to this [blog post](http://android.serverbox.ch/?p=549). It involves Android programming, something I'm not very familiar with.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are reports that what you want to do is achievable. ([src](https://stackoverflow.com/a/12822675/1609555))
I think you alteady know that peripheral devices can also be hosted on your USB port. ([more info](http://m.cnet.com/news/clever-adapter-connects-usb-accessories-to-your-android-device/57475307))
There are several apps specifically made for your arduino [in the Play Market](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.primavera.arduino.listener)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/19 | 357 | 1,359 | <issue_start>username_0: I just downloaded JellyBean on my HTC One X.
I wanted to check APNs, but accidently went to VPN. Then, I had to set the screen lock pattern to access it. Now, I have an extra step when I want to use the phone. Is there any way to disable the screen lock pattern?<issue_comment>username_1: You can disable screen locks by going to `Settings -> Security -> Screen Lock`
On a side note, it's a good practice to use a screen lock, preferably a pattern, a PIN or a password.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: First, remove the VPN entry. Settings will not let you remove the pattern unlocker until you do so.
Then choose a "Slide" option from Settings -> Security -> Screen Lock
I had the same problem and this works
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: My mistake for the previous answer .
As you have a VPN defined you are probably facing difficulty accessing the network as you need to unlock the screen every time you access so I suggest you download this [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.did.vpnroot&hl=en).
In this app it will remove the requirement for any pattern lock to access the network thereby relieving you of the problem which you face .
Else if you still want to disable the lock then go [through with this](http://blog.johnrbussiculo.com/2013/05/i-love-my-new-htc-one-but/)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/19 | 1,635 | 6,264 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Toshiba Excite tablet with android ice cream that has WiFi only (no cellular) that has Google Navigation (Beta) app on it and also Google map (Beta) app. I want to use the tablet in London England and Paris France. Will it work while walking around the city if I can't stay connected to WiFi?
If you think it won't work, what app can I use offline that will?<issue_comment>username_1: It *will not work* for 2 reasons:
1. It would take *a very long time* to get a GPS fix without AGPS.
2. You have to be connected to the internet to download the map data.
There are a few offline map options on Google Play - you just have to look for them, [this is one of them](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapswithme.maps "Android App @ Google Play").
One other thing, make sure the tablet has GPS. Some of the cheaper ones don't.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: It most likely will work, depending on a few facts:
* your device must have GPS built-in
* you must have the map data downloaded while connected to WiFi (e.g. using [Maps (-) Offline Navigation](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=coderminus.maps), which fills Google Map's cache)
* for navigation, you must have calculated the route in advance
I'm not sure whether Google Maps supports pre-calculation for navigation -- but even if, there's another restriction: once you hit a "closed road" (road works or the like), you're lost -- it cannot do a re-calculation of the route without network.
Also, getting a fix on GPS might be a lot slower (unless you aquire your fix while still connected to WiFi). Background is: To get a fix, GPS needs to know where which satellites are. These data are contained in what's called the [Almanac](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_signals#Navigation_message). While [AGPS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS) downloads those data from the network (e.g. via mobile data), "plain GPS" does not have this feature, and thus needs to get the data directly from the satellites -- which obviously is not as fast.
If it does not work with *Google Maps*, there are several alternatives to be found on the Google Playstore. I successfully used [Locus Map Free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locus) this way, so I know it *does* work. *Locus* lets you download map data directly from within the app, from different sources, and also offers pre-calculation of routes. This app is just one example, there are a lot more available.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Answer: Yes you can
===================
(no Google tho...)
Explanation:
============
There are [8 Toshiba Excite](http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sQuickSearch=yes&sName=Toshiba%20Excite) tablets currently in the market, all with GPS capabilities:
```
┌──────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┐
| TABLET FULL NAME | GPS CAPABILITIES |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite Pro | Yes |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite Write | Yes |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite Pure | Yes |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite 10 SE | Yes |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite 10 AT305 | Yes |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite 7.7 AT275 | Yes, with A-GPS support |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite AT200 | Yes, with A-GPS support |
├──────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
| Toshiba Excite 13 AT335 | Yes, with A-GPS support |
└──────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘
```
This means that any of the existent Toshiba Excite Tablets have GPS and can perform map navigation.
Official Toshiba Excite product page [here](http://us.toshiba.com/tablets/excite/).
---
Based on the question dilemma, I've solved the same issue about one year ago with the following setup:
[Navfree: Free GPS Navigation](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navfree.android.OSM.ALL&hl=en)
===============================================================================================================
>
> Navfree is a completely free navigation app that offers turn-by-turn directions, spoken and on-screen instructions, **offline map use and address search** and live search via Google and Microsoft Bing, among many other features.
>
>
> The **maps it uses are available for free download** from the Navfree Store. The map data is stored on your device so there is no need for a constant data connection while driving. It also allows you to browse maps anytime, anywhere without paying for data connections, which means no costly roaming charges when abroad.
>
>
> It uses **high-quality, open-source map data from OpenStreetMap** that has been created and is continually improved by as many as 400,000 users around the world. If you see a problem, you can help to improve the quality of the maps by signing up to www.openstreetmap.org.
>
>
>
I've highlighted the important stuff...
Steps taken:
============
1. Download the map(s) for the location(s) you are traveling to:
You can do this directly from the application:
* Touch your device "menu" button;
* Touch "Upgrades";
* Select the maps you wish to download.
2. Test you map download by opening the application and plotting a root:
I've done this while in a garage underground, no GPS signal, but still the map data I've downloaded contained all necessary requisites to plot the root, avoid tool charges and stuff...
3. To best acquire a GPS signal when you're on your destination, what I've done was get to a place without tall buildings around, to have the closest to 360º of clear sky as I could. In about 1min GPS signal was fixed.
From here, GPS was at "poor" while inside city streets surrounded by tall builds, but the navigation was very satisfying with a very small margin of error from time to time (2 to 5 meters).
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/19 | 450 | 1,616 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a Nexus 7 last week, and I love it! It has NFC functionality, and I was wondering how I could test it?
I don't actually have any NFC tags that I can use (have you seen the price of them?!?).
So, how can I test NFC without NFC tags?<issue_comment>username_1: The only solution for you is to use another NFC enabled device. Turn on *Android Beam* and try to beam something to the other device and vice versa. You can find how to use android beam [here](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/nfc.html).
You cannot use apps to check it as they are only capable of checking whether NFC is turned on or not. Also the [service menu tests](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/35758/23379) is of no use without a tag.
And by the way, NFC tags are not *that* expensive. Try eBay and nfctagstore.com
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Take any NFC enabled thing to test it out and install [this](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jwsoft.nfcactionlauncher) task launching app.
Now create an action using the app to do anything (click the `+` icon and follow instructions). When it asks you to write the tag, just touch the back of the device to your NFC enabled thing. It may fail to write, but it will still work.
Examples of some NFC enabled things you might just have lying around:
* Metro cards
* Some electronic keys
* Any other NFC enabled phone
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I tested it using the built-in NFC share feature of YouTube application between two NFC devices, namely a Nexus 5 and a Nexus 10.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/19 | 384 | 1,613 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Sony Xperia P, with Android ICS. I have Ingress installed on my phone. Today, I synced my phone, and Ingress got updated. I had an icon on the homescreen. However - whenever I click on the shortcut, the toast message appears and says `Application Not Found`. I can't find the Ingress icon in applications list too.
I thought that it might get accidentally uninstalled, so I went to Play store to download it again, but I can see that it's already installed on my phone. I clicked on open button and Ingress got opened, and is still working fine.
So what is wrong here? I didn't yet try to reinstall the app, and don't want to do that. Where's the app-icon, and how can I get it back?<issue_comment>username_1: Seems your application points to the app location which was altered or moved with the update.
To solve this, simply delete the existing shortcut icon (by dragging it on to the bin icon which appears after a long press on the shortcut)
Then create a new shortcut icon for the application through the customizing menu. (which appear after a tap or with the press of menu button whipe you're in your home screen)
You may want to reboot the device beforehand.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This happened on my Nexus - you just have to reboot your device, and the Icon will show up.
Most likely Niantic changed the Launcher activity, so the short cut is no longer pointing to the correct activity, hence the error message.
Rebooting the device/restarting the launcher, and then re-adding the home screen shortcut will fix this.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/01/19 | 357 | 1,298 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an error log or crash log file anywhere on the Galaxy S3?
My phone is constantly crashing (rebooting or totally freezing requiring a battery pull) at least 4-5 time a day. I've attached the phone to my PC and browsed the file-system using Eclipse but I can't find an error log anywhere obvious.
My phone is NOT rooted so I realise I don't have total access to all locations on the phone's file-system but if anyone knows if such a log exists and where about it is, I'd be very grateful.<issue_comment>username_1: logcat might give you some information but that is cleared when the device reboots.
`abd logcat` will connect you to the "rolling log".
logcat is not stored in a file, only in a memory stream but you can easily dump it to file.
`adb logcat -d -v time > logfile.txt`
using the options I listed above will give you a time stamp of when events occur. The `-d` indicates you are dumping to a file, do not "block". `-v time` formats the log with event times.
Instead of `> logfile.txt` you could do `-f /path/to/logfile.txt`.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: [aLogrec](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jtb.alogrec&hl=en) does basicly the same as Logcat, but writes constantly to a log file on your storage card.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/19 | 564 | 1,846 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to be able to push PDF files onto a phone/tablet with a Bash script. Is it possible to transfer data using scp (or even rsync) from a Linux computer to an Android phone over wireless?
Could I even run Unison on the phone?
And is it possible to run Bash (or only POSIX Shell) scripts on the phone remotely?<issue_comment>username_1: Many things are possible. Installing an SSH Server app (e.g. [SSHelper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arachnoid.sshelper) or [DigiSSHD / SSH Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.digimead.digi.ctrl.sshd)) would give you the possibility to login via ssh, or remote-copy via scp.
[Terminal IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside) (available only for Android 4.4 and earlier, according to the app description) gives you a quite complete package, even including the famous Midnight Commander, and a lot more useful tools:
>
> javac, java, dx, proguard, aapt, apkbuilder, signer, ssh, **sshd**, telnetd, **bash** 4.2, busybox 1.19.2, vim 7.3, nano 2.2.6, midnight commander 4.8, htop 1.0, TMUX 1.5, **rsync** 3.0.8, git 1.7.8, BitchX 1.1 and a nice terminal emulator are all available.
>
>
>
(emphasis are introduced by me to pick the items your question was for)
So except for Unison, the latter package should cover your needs :)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For your first question. I use the [OASVN Android client](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.valleytg.oasvnlite.android) to pull PDF files to my droid from my private Windows based SVN server. Works Great!! I used rsync before and would favored the SVN solution over rsync. NetApp's FX File Manager Plus handles the SFTP protocol over wireless and will cost you $2 for a license.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/19 | 555 | 2,270 | <issue_start>username_0: Often, as I'm walking and using the internet, I'll walk by a Starbucks and my phone will auto-connect to attwifi (which is free, but requires that I open my browser and confirm). I lose internet access for a little while, for no good reason.
I could turn off auto-connecting to known Wi-Fi networks, but then I'm getting rid of a useful, bandwidth-saving feature.
Any ideas for ways to get the best of both worlds, auto-connecting only to Wi-Fi networks that don't require a captive portal to sign in?<issue_comment>username_1: I think updating to lollipop will do the trick. As lollipop continues using your mobile data connection if your WiFi connection is not connecting you to the internet. However, I have not tested this with connections that need you to login.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There are numerous apps which might help you auto-connect.(Apps like wifi connect).
But it is recommend not to auto-connect with unknown networks eventhough they may be free.These networks can harm your personal datas.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Depending on your specific Android device there may be an option to disable auto connect for certain networks - on Sony Xperia handsets (including my Z1 Compact) you can press and hold the WiFi network name and untick the "Auto-connect" option - this allows you to stop the Android device automatically connecting to WiFi constantly, but without you needing to remember to delete it on the odd occasion you actually use the same network.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: "Best of both Worlds" Since 2012, i've been using [WiFi Web Login](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.syslynx.wifiwebloginapp&hl=en) to automate captive portal logins for this very reason (Phone would stay connected to access point even though it was not logged in, meaning no internet) I tried a few other similar apps first, but my college wifi at the time used a complicated captive portal (three fields to fill, buttons to press, more than one window to click through...) WiFi Web Login was the first app that was able to automate the entire process, so i've stayed with it ever since.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/20 | 495 | 1,703 | <issue_start>username_0: The screen woke up at 4am or 5am at night, and had been on ever since.
How can I find out the process that was responsible for screen-wake ups?
The device is Galaxy S III running Android Jellybean 4.1.2.
Thank you<issue_comment>username_1: Download the [GSam Battery Monitor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm) (formally knows as Bad Ass Battery Monitor) it will keep track of the number of times and for how long each app keep the device awake.
Open GSAM and go to the App Sucker view (icon on the lower left). Then change the view to Time Held Awake. To see the number of time an app held the device awake press on the app.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RKD5G.png)
(click to enlarge)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Check "Wakelock Detector" - [WLD at GooglePlay](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector) (disclosure: I am the author)
Choose "Full wakelocks" option to see which apps are using screen wakelocks!
Currently running processes are shown in Green color, which makes it easy to recognize the suspicious app.
Here is a screenshot, where the Ad Notification was detected. It was waking up my screen randomly.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In Order to determine, which process causing the WakeLock, you can use [betterBatteryStats](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809) from XDA.
Its proven over periods, the App provides clear list of what are all process causing the wake lock and their count as well.
Hope it helps!
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/20 | 1,723 | 5,401 | <issue_start>username_0: [Opus](http://www.opus-codec.org/) is a new open source lossy-format that replaces Vorbis and the outperforms all the other proprietary alternatives to it. However, what plays Opus on Android? Thus far the *only* thing I've found is Firefox! How come my browser can play Opus -- and *none* of my music players?
I even wrote Alex, the developer of PowerAmp he said,
>
> something like that is planned - you can check for details here:
> <http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/1794-poweramp-todo-listfeatures-in-progress/>
>
>
>
And, it says nothing of Opus support in the future?<issue_comment>username_1: [VLC for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc) is reported to support `opus` format. ([src](http://www.missingremote.com/news/2012-10-18/vlc-android-beta-6-released-and-vlc-media-player-updated-204-adds-opus-support))
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I've found [GoneMAD Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp) and [Neutron Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp) support playback of Opus.
Update:
If gapless playback is an important feature to you try [XMMS2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xmms2.server) or [Rockbox](http://www.rockbox.org).
Both are still in the development stages as far as Android is concerned but they are both worthy of a mention.
XMMS2 is a music player server, so you will also need to download a [controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xmms2.eclipser.xmmsclient) to use it.
Rockbox isn't available via the Play store and it can be a bit tricky to setup so you will have to do your own homework on this one.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: [Freeamp](https://bitbucket.org/recoilme/freeamp/overview) supports Opus decoding as well [from build 119](https://bitbucket.org/recoilme/freeamp/issue/27/opus-decoder#comment-8047324) using the [BASS for Android](http://www.un4seen.com/forum/?topic=13225.0) library.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: [AIMP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aimp.player) play opus on Android.....
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: [Rocket Player](http://www.jrtstudio.com/fr/Rocket-Player-Android-Media-Player) plays opus
```
Version 3.3.0
NEW: Default material blue theme
**NEW: Opus support**
NEW: 13 new themes
NEW: Theme switcher
NEW: Artist pictures for cloud subscribers
NEW: Show art in the song tab
NEW: Better memory management
NEW: Feature to block car Bluetooth stereos from auto starting music playback
NEW: Live List support for playlist shortcuts
NEW: Folder browser now supports the back button
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: According to the [Supported Media Formats page](http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html) Opus is supported natively since Android 5.0, but only in the Matroska (.mkv) container. The [Xiph.org wiki](https://wiki.xiph.org/OggOpus) and IETF draft state that the mime-type for Ogg Opus files is audio/ogg. To test I encoded a Flac file with `opusenc` and changed the extension to `.ogg` before transferring the file to the device, which made it appear and play in Google Play Music, but without metadata like tags and cover art, just the filename.
Edit 2016-05-20: I just encoded¹ a few test files directly to `.ogg` again and they **play fine in Google Play Music²**. The basic tag fields I use are detected, embedded album art as well as AlbumArt.jpg files work too.
Edit 2016-10-04: I found information about a [draft](https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git;a=commitdiff;h=4bbd73a854f47eaf0f776c01d7cf6d0c21639e74) to encapsulate flac-in-mp4 (probably related to Mozilla's efforts to support FLAC in Firefox) as well as [opus-in-mp4](https://wiki.xiph.org/Mp4Opus). I never thought that this would be possible or considered to be implemented, but it appears that some people in the community are working to bring Opus and FLAC to MP4.
---
1. Encoding details: 44.1kHz Flac source, opusenc/libopus 1.1.2 from Ubuntu 16.04, 112 kbps bitrate, file transfer via Syncthing (not required, that's just what I use currently).
2. Google Play Music Version 6.8.2817A.2862803. Device: Nexus 5 with CyanogenMod 13.0-20160514-Nightly based on Android 6.0.1.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: Droidsound-E (<https://github.com/droidmjt/Droidsound/blob/master/README.md>) is a player focused on retro games, consoles, and computer systems. I found that it has support for Opus files.
However, it may not be available on Google Play.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: It's an old question but it's hard not to mention [Foobar2000](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foobar2000.foobar2000) (that has finally been ported to mobile) for Opus support.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: I can confirm that [Stellio Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.stellio.player) and [AIMP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aimp.player) is able to reproduce (on an Acer Iconia B1-710 Tablet with Android 4.1.2, kernel 3.4.0) a 512kbps 48000Hz audio file with .opus extension encoded with `opusenc` (included in `opus-tools`) in Ubuntu 16.10 Terminal Emulator (from a FLAC). Excellent and cristal clear sound (with a proper audio output device). Or you can simply use VLC.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/20 | 1,606 | 5,079 | <issue_start>username_0: The Video Player app that came with Galaxy Note 10.1 will start at the background when connected to a Windows computer through USB. And there's no option in that app to disable it. It always appear in Task Manager when connected. Is there any way to disable this auto-start?<issue_comment>username_1: [VLC for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc) is reported to support `opus` format. ([src](http://www.missingremote.com/news/2012-10-18/vlc-android-beta-6-released-and-vlc-media-player-updated-204-adds-opus-support))
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I've found [GoneMAD Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp) and [Neutron Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp) support playback of Opus.
Update:
If gapless playback is an important feature to you try [XMMS2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xmms2.server) or [Rockbox](http://www.rockbox.org).
Both are still in the development stages as far as Android is concerned but they are both worthy of a mention.
XMMS2 is a music player server, so you will also need to download a [controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xmms2.eclipser.xmmsclient) to use it.
Rockbox isn't available via the Play store and it can be a bit tricky to setup so you will have to do your own homework on this one.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: [Freeamp](https://bitbucket.org/recoilme/freeamp/overview) supports Opus decoding as well [from build 119](https://bitbucket.org/recoilme/freeamp/issue/27/opus-decoder#comment-8047324) using the [BASS for Android](http://www.un4seen.com/forum/?topic=13225.0) library.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: [AIMP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aimp.player) play opus on Android.....
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: [Rocket Player](http://www.jrtstudio.com/fr/Rocket-Player-Android-Media-Player) plays opus
```
Version 3.3.0
NEW: Default material blue theme
**NEW: Opus support**
NEW: 13 new themes
NEW: Theme switcher
NEW: Artist pictures for cloud subscribers
NEW: Show art in the song tab
NEW: Better memory management
NEW: Feature to block car Bluetooth stereos from auto starting music playback
NEW: Live List support for playlist shortcuts
NEW: Folder browser now supports the back button
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: According to the [Supported Media Formats page](http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html) Opus is supported natively since Android 5.0, but only in the Matroska (.mkv) container. The [Xiph.org wiki](https://wiki.xiph.org/OggOpus) and IETF draft state that the mime-type for Ogg Opus files is audio/ogg. To test I encoded a Flac file with `opusenc` and changed the extension to `.ogg` before transferring the file to the device, which made it appear and play in Google Play Music, but without metadata like tags and cover art, just the filename.
Edit 2016-05-20: I just encoded¹ a few test files directly to `.ogg` again and they **play fine in Google Play Music²**. The basic tag fields I use are detected, embedded album art as well as AlbumArt.jpg files work too.
Edit 2016-10-04: I found information about a [draft](https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git;a=commitdiff;h=4bbd73a854f47eaf0f776c01d7cf6d0c21639e74) to encapsulate flac-in-mp4 (probably related to Mozilla's efforts to support FLAC in Firefox) as well as [opus-in-mp4](https://wiki.xiph.org/Mp4Opus). I never thought that this would be possible or considered to be implemented, but it appears that some people in the community are working to bring Opus and FLAC to MP4.
---
1. Encoding details: 44.1kHz Flac source, opusenc/libopus 1.1.2 from Ubuntu 16.04, 112 kbps bitrate, file transfer via Syncthing (not required, that's just what I use currently).
2. Google Play Music Version 6.8.2817A.2862803. Device: Nexus 5 with CyanogenMod 13.0-20160514-Nightly based on Android 6.0.1.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: Droidsound-E (<https://github.com/droidmjt/Droidsound/blob/master/README.md>) is a player focused on retro games, consoles, and computer systems. I found that it has support for Opus files.
However, it may not be available on Google Play.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: It's an old question but it's hard not to mention [Foobar2000](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foobar2000.foobar2000) (that has finally been ported to mobile) for Opus support.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: I can confirm that [Stellio Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.stellio.player) and [AIMP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aimp.player) is able to reproduce (on an Acer Iconia B1-710 Tablet with Android 4.1.2, kernel 3.4.0) a 512kbps 48000Hz audio file with .opus extension encoded with `opusenc` (included in `opus-tools`) in Ubuntu 16.10 Terminal Emulator (from a FLAC). Excellent and cristal clear sound (with a proper audio output device). Or you can simply use VLC.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/20 | 1,601 | 5,042 | <issue_start>username_0: I enabled my laptop as a hotspot and connected my tablet through WiFi. Then I turned WiFi on and it shows me the network but it tells me I'm not in range.
After that it shows network disabled and poor connection. How do I get over this?<issue_comment>username_1: [VLC for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc) is reported to support `opus` format. ([src](http://www.missingremote.com/news/2012-10-18/vlc-android-beta-6-released-and-vlc-media-player-updated-204-adds-opus-support))
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I've found [GoneMAD Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp) and [Neutron Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp) support playback of Opus.
Update:
If gapless playback is an important feature to you try [XMMS2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xmms2.server) or [Rockbox](http://www.rockbox.org).
Both are still in the development stages as far as Android is concerned but they are both worthy of a mention.
XMMS2 is a music player server, so you will also need to download a [controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xmms2.eclipser.xmmsclient) to use it.
Rockbox isn't available via the Play store and it can be a bit tricky to setup so you will have to do your own homework on this one.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: [Freeamp](https://bitbucket.org/recoilme/freeamp/overview) supports Opus decoding as well [from build 119](https://bitbucket.org/recoilme/freeamp/issue/27/opus-decoder#comment-8047324) using the [BASS for Android](http://www.un4seen.com/forum/?topic=13225.0) library.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: [AIMP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aimp.player) play opus on Android.....
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: [Rocket Player](http://www.jrtstudio.com/fr/Rocket-Player-Android-Media-Player) plays opus
```
Version 3.3.0
NEW: Default material blue theme
**NEW: Opus support**
NEW: 13 new themes
NEW: Theme switcher
NEW: Artist pictures for cloud subscribers
NEW: Show art in the song tab
NEW: Better memory management
NEW: Feature to block car Bluetooth stereos from auto starting music playback
NEW: Live List support for playlist shortcuts
NEW: Folder browser now supports the back button
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: According to the [Supported Media Formats page](http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html) Opus is supported natively since Android 5.0, but only in the Matroska (.mkv) container. The [Xiph.org wiki](https://wiki.xiph.org/OggOpus) and IETF draft state that the mime-type for Ogg Opus files is audio/ogg. To test I encoded a Flac file with `opusenc` and changed the extension to `.ogg` before transferring the file to the device, which made it appear and play in Google Play Music, but without metadata like tags and cover art, just the filename.
Edit 2016-05-20: I just encoded¹ a few test files directly to `.ogg` again and they **play fine in Google Play Music²**. The basic tag fields I use are detected, embedded album art as well as AlbumArt.jpg files work too.
Edit 2016-10-04: I found information about a [draft](https://git.xiph.org/?p=flac.git;a=commitdiff;h=4bbd73a854f47eaf0f776c01d7cf6d0c21639e74) to encapsulate flac-in-mp4 (probably related to Mozilla's efforts to support FLAC in Firefox) as well as [opus-in-mp4](https://wiki.xiph.org/Mp4Opus). I never thought that this would be possible or considered to be implemented, but it appears that some people in the community are working to bring Opus and FLAC to MP4.
---
1. Encoding details: 44.1kHz Flac source, opusenc/libopus 1.1.2 from Ubuntu 16.04, 112 kbps bitrate, file transfer via Syncthing (not required, that's just what I use currently).
2. Google Play Music Version 6.8.2817A.2862803. Device: Nexus 5 with CyanogenMod 13.0-20160514-Nightly based on Android 6.0.1.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: Droidsound-E (<https://github.com/droidmjt/Droidsound/blob/master/README.md>) is a player focused on retro games, consoles, and computer systems. I found that it has support for Opus files.
However, it may not be available on Google Play.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: It's an old question but it's hard not to mention [Foobar2000](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foobar2000.foobar2000) (that has finally been ported to mobile) for Opus support.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: I can confirm that [Stellio Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.stellio.player) and [AIMP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aimp.player) is able to reproduce (on an Acer Iconia B1-710 Tablet with Android 4.1.2, kernel 3.4.0) a 512kbps 48000Hz audio file with .opus extension encoded with `opusenc` (included in `opus-tools`) in Ubuntu 16.10 Terminal Emulator (from a FLAC). Excellent and cristal clear sound (with a proper audio output device). Or you can simply use VLC.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/20 | 982 | 3,701 | <issue_start>username_0: I sometimes have this weird behaviour
1. My phone has zero mobile network
2. I decide I should "reboot" the GSM service, and go to airplane mode
3. I want to disable the airplane mode in order to return to normal state. After a long press on power button, I do have the "device options", however nothing happens when I press **Airplane mode (airplane mode enable)**. I am stuck in airplane mode.
However this option is not [disabled (greyed out)](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/23536/cant-get-out-of-airplane-mode-option-is-greyed-out). Of course, [I have a SIM](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/22733/stuck-in-air-plane-mode-how-to-force-disabling-air-plane-mode), and it will be detected after a reboot.
The other options from "device options" behave normally (I can turn of sound, turn off device or reboot). It just seems this part of the screen cannot be touched anymore.
Have you experience this? Is it a known bug? How can I disable airplane mode, but rebooting?
Samsung galaxy SII with latest official Android 4.0.4<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Is it a known bug?
>
>
>
[Yes, it is.](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22503&q=airplane&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars) And it seems that it's not fixed yet.
Here are some advises from me:
1. Try to change SIM card and see what happens.
2. Backup all your applications (data) and do a hard reset.
3. Backup all your applications (data) and flash unofficial (custom) firmware. Also try newer version of Android (4.1.x, 4.2.x).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: This problem usually occurs when, for whatever reason, your phone is set to **only use WiFi** to make calls in the **call preferences menu**. On Android, with Jelly Bean upgrade, some apps will alter this setting apparently. Here's the fix. Enjoy!
From home screen, access **Apps/Settings/More Settings/Wifi Calling** (Press the part to the right of the on/off button to open another menu)/**Connection Preferences**. Choose either **"WiFi Preferred"** or **"Cellular Network Preferred".** Make sure the phone **DOES NOT have "Never Use Cellular Network" selected**, or every time you shut down your WiFi or go out of range of it, you'll be listed as in Airplane Mode in the on/off menu, but not in the apps/settings/.. menus, because your cellular transceiver is **disabled** by that setting. Note: These instructions and menu layouts are specific to my Samsung Galaxy S2 with Android 4.1.XXX Jelly Bean, but can easily be adjusted to other phones.
Hope this helps, and my best to all!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I found the only solution without deleting the System Cache and losing everything was to change to a different SIM card.
There must be some parameter that gets corrupted in Android that is associated with the SIM card. By changing the SIM must use a different set of parameters that are not corrupted.
I tried putting back the original SIM card and the problem returned. I also tried putting my original SIM card in another Android and it also worked OK.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I had the exact same problem since yesterday, this post was the solution
<http://www.inflightmagazine.co/?p=351>
The author refers to two steps to solve the problem, I would add the following steps between Step 1 and Step 2
* Install BusyBox from the play store
* Open BusyBox after rooting, grant it superuser permissions
* Click install on the left bottom corner of the screen
* You'll be asked to use Smart Install vs Normal Install.. I chose the first option, not sure if it makes any difference if you pick the second one
* Proceed to step 2
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/20 | 799 | 3,193 | <issue_start>username_0: I speak English as my first language, but I also am fluent in French and I'd like to occasionally write in French on my Android phone. I have ICS, and whilst I can easily change my language to French, I cannot change the keyboard layout to an AZERTY or QWERTZ layout.
How do I add another language keyboard layout to my phone?<issue_comment>username_1: Actually it's very intuitive, open the App Drawer, look for *Settings*, then follow below:
* Language & Input > Keyboard & Input Methods > Android keyboard (AOSP) Settings > Input Languages
* And in this list tap to put a check-mark for both English and French.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can achieve this using third-party keyboard apps. Try [MultiLing](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klye.ime.latin). I like it particularly for 2 reasons:
1. It's highly customizable: from the look to keyboard layouts to languages to sounds to effects to emoji icons to tablet layouts and much much more.
2. It supports my native language =) (Uzbek - a minority language) with the autocompletion dictionary.
And the best part? It's free!
**Background Info**
Although I don't need French and I only use the QWERTY layout, I tried adding French and the layouts you mentioned and it worked and I was able to do that pretty quickly.
Note that you won't be able to change the keyboard layouts as quickly using a shortcut as you would change languages (swiping the space bar). However, I'm assuming one doesn't need to change layouts that often since it's a matter of typing preference.
**Setting up Languages and Layouts**
Once you install the keyboard, follow these steps to add languages (the app will actually present a very convenient step-by-step set up wizard when you first run it):
1. Settings *(not Android settings, but Multilang keyboard settings - there is a key for that on the keyboard. This will open a popup)* > Languages > tick off the languages you want.
2. To install the autocompletion dictionaries, go to "Install Dictionaries" on the same screen. This will open developer's website with links to download dictionaries from Google Play.
To change the keyboard layouts:
1. Settings > Keyboard Settings > Themes, sizes and layouts > ABC Layouts > select the layout you want.
2. Press back several times to go back to the input screen and you are good to go.
**Switching Layouts**
If you want to use QWERTY with English and AZERTY with French, there are two ways to achieve this:
1. Changing the MultiLing keyboard settings where you have English and French set up - following the steps above (total of 7 taps or 4-5 seconds).
2. Using the stock Android keyboard with English language and QWERTY layout, and MultiLing with French and the layout of your choice. In this case keyboard switching is done through the notifications screen (as far as I remember on ICS - I'm on Jelly Bean now).
**Bonus Information**
Here's [a promo video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZgJb9my03M) for the keyboard which shows the different languages, layouts and styles. You will see my language on the [33rd second](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZgJb9my03M#t=0m33s) :)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/20 | 490 | 1,862 | <issue_start>username_0: I brought a HDE keyboard:
>
> Connects to your 7" tablet via USB 2.0 A-Type Male Adapter. Please make sure your tablet has a USB Type A Female to accept this plug type. Also, your device must have a USB host in order for the keyboard to function. Please consult the manufacturer of your tablet for those details.
>
>
>
for my Kindle Fire 1st Generation. I got the adapter to connect the A female to USB micro on the Kindle. Of course I didn't read all the through on this one, because I now need to have a host USB connection in order for the keyboard to work with the Kindle.
Any advice or do I have to ditch the keyboard and mark it as a bad deal?<issue_comment>username_1: The USB port is not powered on the Kindle Fire, and thus cannot host USB devices. So, a wired external keyboard connected directly to your kindle is pretty much out of the question.
What if you were to power the keyboard some other way?
Well... that seemed to be the question [this one gentleman asked himself](http://kdekorte.blogspot.com/2012/08/using-keyboard-and-mouse-with-kindle.html). He decided that connecting a powered USB 2.0 hub to the kindle, and then connecting the devices to the hub would be the way to go. He found he needed a [USB OTG cable](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_On-The-Go) to start the process. He hooked up the hub, plugged in the mouse, and saw a mouse cursor. He connected a keyboard, and could type.
So.. that's my advice. Get yourself a powered USB hub. Of course, unless you then got creative with supplying power to the hub via a battery pack, you are limited to using the keyboard to wherever you can plug the hub in... but that's still a step in the right direction.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The alternative is to try a wireless mouse and keyboard. They have built-in power supplies.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/20 | 2,733 | 10,119 | <issue_start>username_0: The *Sky Go* application will not work for me because it thinks my Samsung Galaxy Nexus is rooted even though I have never rooted it.
According to the Sky customer service agent I chatted to, this can be because of apps on the phone which weren't installed from the Android Market/Google Play.
I know that I have manually installed an apk or two in the past[1], but I am not sure which apps still on the phone (if any) were installed manually.
So, how can I tell which apps on phone were installed manually and which were installed from the Android Market/Google Play?
[1] Amusingly, the only app I can remember installing manually was the Sky Go app, when it wasn't available to download for Galaxy Nexus phones. It didn't work however, and I removed it.<issue_comment>username_1: Short of going through your installed apps and checking them against your installed apps in google play im not sure what else you can do other than uninstall everything and re-add everything via google play
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I find that the few apps I installed that were not from Google Play have their original apk in the Download folder. They usually ended there because I clicked an apk link through a website or blog I was viewing. After the download, the notification bar indicates the download is complete, and a click there starts the installer. I would start by looking into the folder
/storage/sdcard/Download
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The whole answer relies on the fact that when this query is made (requires [adb](/questions/tagged/adb "show questions tagged 'adb'")) :
```
adb shell pm list packages -3 -i
```
the installer for an app is listed in the output next to app's package name. We can filter the installer names in that output to single out apps not installed from Play Store.
Note: if you've a rooted Android OS, you may check `/data/system/package.xml` since the said command exposes the information found in that file, but in a more legible manner.
Automation
==========
I found [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) ([user guide](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/)) apt as well as flexible for the job. Create a task named NonMarket and create the following actions inside it:
1. Task → Run Shell
* Command:
```
pm list packages -3 -i | grep **-ve** "com.android.vending **-ve** "com.google.android.feedback"
```
* Store Output In: `%AllPkgs`This will store the package name of all the third-party apps currently installed, but not from Play Store, in the variable AllPkgs. **Replace** `-ve` with `-e` in the said command if you intend to list apps currently installed and were installed from Play Store.
Any line in that variable would be following this template:
```
package:PACKAGE_NAME installer=INSTALLER_NAME
```
Here,
* PACKAGE\_NAME → package name of the app;
* INSTALLER\_NAME → package name of the installer app, such as *com.android.vending* or *com.google.android.feedback* for Play Store, *org.fdroid.fdroid* for F-Droid, *null* if installed manually by [adb](/questions/tagged/adb "show questions tagged 'adb'") or from an ordinary file manager and so on.
2. Variables → Variable Search Replace
* Variable: `%AllPkgs`
* Search: `package:`
* tick Multi-Line
* tick Replace Matches
* Replace With: leave it untouched since we intend to remove the match from the lines
3. Variables → Variable Search Replace
* Variable: `%AllPkgs`
* Search: `.*`
Note that there is a whitespace before `.*` and it has to be included.
* tick Multi-Line
* tick Replace Matches
* Replace With: leave it untouched since we intend to remove the match from the linesAfter the execution of this step, each line in the variable AllPkgs would contain only the package name of an app.
4. Variables → Variable Set
* Name: `%ret`
* To: tap Enter key in your keyboard for onceI learned this step from the post [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/2png1v/help_variable_split_new_line/cmyop1a) by plepleus. This step is needed because we intend to copy each line (has a package name of an app) from AllPkgs into a separate variable. It is for ease of use.
5. Variables → Variable Split
* Name: `%AllPkgs`
* Splitter: `%ret`This step makes an array of AllPkgs and each line of erstwhile AllPkgs is assigned to an index of that array. Hence, the size of the array is the number of lines AllPkgs had.
6. Variables → Variable Set
* Name: `%count`
* To: `1`We're creating a variable named count and initializing it to 1, for the purpose of looping on all the elements of AllPkgs.
7. App → Test App
* Type: Package Name
* Data: `%All(%count)`
* Store Result In: `%Label(%count)`This step finds an app's label from its package name and assign it to an element of array Label. See *Variable Arrays* in Tasker's [userguide on Variables](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/variables.html), if you're confused in this step.
8. Variables → Variable Set
* Name: `%AllLabels`
* To: `%Label(%count) - %AllPkgs(%count)%ret`
* tick AppendThe last step, on its every execution in any cycle of the loop, would overwrite the value assigned to the variable mentioned in *Store Result In*. This step would assign that value into a new variable named AllLabels and Append makes sure that new cycle only adds but doesn't overwrite previous changes.
When the loop ends, AllLabels would be having lines where each of them would be having a particular app's label and package name.
9. Variables → Variable Add
* Name: `%count`
* Value: `1`This step increments Count variable, so that we can move to next cycle of loop.
10. Task → Goto
* Type: Action Number
* Number: `7`
* If: `%count` `<` `%AllPkgs(#)+1`This step finally implements the loop. When this action is executed it checks whether count is less than the maximum number of elements in the array AllPkgs. If yes, it remains in the loop and creates a new cycle, else, the loop ends and we continue to rest of the actions below it.
11. File → Write File
* File: `/sdcard/unknown_sources.txt`
* Text: `%AllLabels`This step writes all the lines stored in the variable AllLabels into a file named *unknown\_sources.txt* under `/sdcard`. If you're **making replacement** in the first action, make sure to **change the file name in this action** to keep the results stored separately.
12. Variables → Variable Clear → Name: `%Label`
You would end up with bizarre outcomes if you don't clear an array manually created by user and uses it in a task.
13. Alert → Flash → Text: `Task completed`.
[Run the task](http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/activity_taskedit.html) using the play button. Once the task ends check the file to find the content you're seeking.
---
Command-line
============
I couldn't ignore command-line which makes the objective so easy to be achieved in this particular case.
Dependencies
------------
* Requires *busybox* tool. If you don't have it installed, refer to: [How do I install missing command line tools onto an Android device?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/134588/96277)
* Requires *aapt* tool. If you're running a CM or its derivative ROM then ignore this requirement. Otherwise, for Android 4.x, you can consider downloading the binary from [here](http://android.izzysoft.de/downloads "A site maintained by our top user Izzy"). For the purpose of installing it in device, follow the root or non-root approach mentioned [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/134593/96277), appropriately.
Android 5.x users: ask Google for assistance.
### My little script
```
#!/system/bin/sh
# Check if the busybox binary exists under /data/local/tmp/ or /system/xbin.
# Set the detected binary's path into the variable busybox or exit if file
# doesn't exist or executable permission is not set
if [[ -x /data/local/tmp/busybox ]]; then
busybox=/data/local/tmp/busybox;
elif [[ -x /system/xbin/busybox ]]; then
busybox=/system/xbin/busybox;
else
date +'busybox binary not found or executable permission is not set. Exiting';
exit;
fi
# Check if the aapt binary exists under /data/local/tmp or /system/bin or /system/xbin.
# Set the detected binary's path into the variable aapt or exit if file
# doesn't exist or executable permission is not set
if [[ -x /data/local/tmp/aapt ]]; then
aapt=/data/local/tmp/aapt;
elif [[ -x /system/bin/aapt ]]; then
aapt=/system/bin/aapt;
elif [[ -x /system/xbin/aapt ]]; then
aapt=/system/xbin/aapt;
else
date +'aapt binary not found or executable permission is not set. Exiting';
exit;
fi
# List third-party installed packages not installed from Play Store. Replace -ve with -e if you intend to list packages installed from Play Store.
pm list packages -3 -i | grep -ve "com.android.vending" -ve "com.google.android.feedback" | $busybox sed 's/package://g'| $busybox awk '{print$1}' > /sdcard/pkgs.txt
#$busybox printf "List of third-part installed apps not installed from Play Store:\n\n"
# For each package, get its label and print it with package name on standard output
while read line; do
path=$(pm path $line | $busybox sed 's/^package://g'); # retrieve path of package's APK. Required for finding app's label
label=$($aapt d badging $path 2>&1 | $busybox sed -ne '/application: label=/p' | $busybox cut -d "'" -f2); # Retrieve app's label using $path
printf "$label - $line\n";
done < /sdcard/pkgs.txt
```
Save the script under `/sdcard` into a file named `nonplay.sh` and run that file from a terminal emulator app in this manner:
```
sh /sdcard/nonplay.sh
```
Demo output:
(Click image to enlarge)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4GBjP.png)
(**Note**: those apps listed in the image were downloaded from Play Store some time ago in my Primary ROM. Since they were sideloaded in this secondary ROM, they appeared in the output. If I successfully update any of the sideloaded app from Play Store, it will be considered that the app is installed from Play Store.)
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/20 | 488 | 1,775 | <issue_start>username_0: I have to press the refresh option in Gmail just to get new messages.
I have checked the application and the notification setting is on. I stopped it and then again started it but still it is not working. Is anyone else facing such issue? Android version is 4.2.1
In my accounts it is showing that "Sync is OFF". Has this something to do with this? I always see this option like this and have to go inside it to change Gmail, Currents, Photos, etc. to sync.<issue_comment>username_1: I recently ran into this issue with my phone after downloading a Battery Saver app that I noticed had turned sync off after I had uninstalled the app.
I read through all the comment answers above and no one came close to the Stock ROM 4.2's data sync setup. In the (current at time of post) latest Version of Android the `"Accounts & Sync"` has been removed and all accounts are inline in the Settings `ListView`.
Individual Accounts will only let you `sync now`, there is no option to `"Turn Sync on"` or `"Auto Sync"`
**My setup:**
>
> Verizon Galaxy Nexus
>
> Android 4.2.2 Stock ROM
>
> Build Number: JDQ39
>
>
>
**What I did to resolve:**
Go to *Settings*->*Data Usage*->*Menu*->Click *Auto-sync data*
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: On stock Android 4.2.2 on my Galaxy Nexus I had the same problem of gmail notifications not working. I checked that in Settings>Data Usage "Auto Sync" was turned on.
Then I went to Settings>Accounts>Google, hit the email address and you see everything that is being synced or not.
Weirdly for me it Gmail sync was inactive after I had recently updated my rom.
This should take care of this problem.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/21 | 449 | 1,798 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to sync my Samsung Galaxy S3 4G to my Windows 7 PC with Winamp so I can easily sync playlists to and from my phone and computer. So I followed the instructions in Winamp's official blog: <http://blog.winamp.com/2010/11/30/wirelessly-sync-music-to-your-android-phone/>
It didn't work. When I click on the Discover button, nothing happens. When I right-click Devices and click Start Discovery... you guessed it - *nothing* happens! I am connected to a windows domain and connected via an Ethernet cable. Could that be preventing me from accessing the same WiFi network I have my Galaxy on?
I've done some research on this issue and it is a common problem. If anyone has found a solution to it, I'll be very glad to hear it! I love using Winamp and don't want to use any other media player.<issue_comment>username_1: After some look-ups, I have to come into conclusion that you *cannot do this*. As you thought it's your Ethernet connectivity that prohibits you from this. When you are using the ethernet-connected modem device for WiFi, there is only *one* device in your WiFi network. But Winamp says, *`Make sure your PC and Android phone are on the same Wi-Fi network.`*
Note: If you really need this syncing feature, you can get a WiFi adaptor and connect your PC *and* phone to the same network and do syncing
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I know this is an old thread and you may have already found an answer, but I had the same problem after installing Winamp 5 pro on an Android device. I had previously had no problems with Winamp standard on both Android & PC
I upgraded the PC version to Winamp Pro and now it all works as expected again. So I suspect you need the same version of Winamp on both platforms ie. either standard or Pro
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/21 | 177 | 735 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to only receive notifications (in the notification-bar) from single contacts but I don't know how to disable them without disabling all notifications from Whatsapp (via Settings->Apps).
Does anyone have a clue how to accomplish this?<issue_comment>username_1: The only way to mute group messages is to mute them for a time period, and the maximum duration is 1 week. To do this, open the group conversation you'd like to mute, press `menu` and select `Mute` and then select the desired duration (8 hours, 1 day, 1 week).
Unfortunately this means you have to do this weekly and separately for all groups.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You could load a silent .mp3 sample as well.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/21 | 240 | 1,001 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to **push** music to my Android device running Google Music. Is this possible?<issue_comment>username_1: It's actually pretty simple but not obvious at first.
1. Create a Playlist (e.g. 'Offline')
2. Open Google Play Music on your Android device and select the playlist
3. Check 'Keep on device' for the playlist
4. Go to <http://music.google.com> and add tracks to this playlist
5. You device will download the tracks, *even if you add them with the web interface*
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Alternatively open up the Play Music app on your phone.
Using the menu navigate to My Library.
Choose the Album view.
under the album picture is the 3 dots, press on them to bring up menu options, one of which is Keep on Device. Press that to download the music to your phone.
You can specify phone or SD Card (if available) by going into the Play Music settings option and changing the Storage Location under the Downloading options.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/21 | 2,317 | 8,025 | <issue_start>username_0: I searched the web and several forums, but still haven't found a good answer.
I bought a Sony Xperia J. It's a pretty basic phone with Android 4 (ICS). It has 800 MB of Phone memory and 4 GB of Internal storage. I wanted to download Sygic navigation and the maps that I wanted to use. The phone said "not enough space" because Sygic wanted to use 2 GB and I had only 1.4 GB of my Internal storage available.
I thought that if I bought at least 16 GB microSD card, that would solve the problem. No, it didn't, because the stupid phone won't install downloaded apps to the external card. My previous phone (Blackberry Curve) did it all automatically. I just inserted the SD card and the phone downloaded and installed all to the microSD card (I had just 2GB card, because it was enough).
I can store music and pictures on my external card which I download to my phone via USB from my PC. But I want my phone to recognize the external card as an available space to download apps from Play Store and so on.
How can I define my external card as the primary storage? I'm not an expert and I don't really want to root my phone if there's any other way. If the only way is to root it, can anyone write a step-by-step guide for Android ICS?
Thank you all in advance! :)<issue_comment>username_1: You can move the apps in your phone memory to your internal storage easily with your app settings. Goto `Settings -> Apps` and select the apps you want to move. Then click the Move to internal storage button.
Or use an app like [App to SD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&hl=en) to do this conveniently.
---
If you want to **make your SD card the default location**, go through the below steps.
1. Install [android SDK](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#download)
2. Connect your device with USB debugging enabled
3. Run the command `Cd C:android-Sdk-Windowsplatform-Tools` in cmd
4. Enter the command `adb devices` and you should see your attached device listed on the screen.
5. Enter the command `adb shell pm getInstallLocationwhich` will show you the current value of InstallLocation of your device. It would be one among the following:
* `0 [Auto]: Let The Phone Decide The Best Location For An App`
* `1 [Internal]: It Installs Everything In The Internal Storage`
* `2 [External]: It Installs Everything In The Memory Card`
6. Enter the command `adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2` to change the install location to external memory.
7. If everything works fine, you would not see any message on the screen. You can now disconnect your device from the PC.
Refer [this](http://www.softwaredon.com/2012/04/install-android-app-direct-into-sd-card.html) for more information and screencaps
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Until there is a real answer, some hints to, hm, other solutions:
A thread at DroidRzr.com mentions how to [Mod External Sd Card To Be Primary](http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/2576-request-mod-external-sd-card-to-be-primary/). The initial post speaks of a "flashable ZIP", but unfortunately gives no link to it. Further down in the very same thread is a short how-to ***for rooted users***, a similar one can be found at the [XDA forum](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1593615):
1. mount `/system` read-write
2. use a file editor to navigate to `/system/etc`
3. locate `vold.fstab`, make a backup of it (copy it to your card, or copy it to something like `vold.fstab.orig`), and open it with an editor
4. scroll down to the line saying `# external sd card`
5. below that, change the line reading `dev_mount sdcard-ext /mnt/sdcard-ext:` to `dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard:`
6. scroll further don to `# internal eMMC`
7. below that, change the line `dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard::` to `dev_mount sdcard-ext /mnt/sdcard-ext::`
8. reboot
Now you should have swapped the internal and external card, and the latter should be used by default -- as it was with previous Android versions.
**Warning:** I have not tried this myself (did not yet succeed in rooting my tablet -- and my phones still run Gingerbread), so do it on your own risk! I will not be liable to... whatever, you know the disclaimer. However, the worst I can imagine happening is that it would not work, and you would neither see your internal nor your external card anymore. In that case, simply restore your backed-up original `vold.fstab`, and you should return to the state you've started with.
**EDIT:**
Also for rooted users, but easier to use: On the playstore you can find apps like [ICS SD Binder](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.qbanin.binder)[1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wmvmz.jpg) and [Root External 2 Internal SD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.codlab.int2ext)[2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ndMa9.jpg), which should apply above steps automatically (click image to enlarge):
[](https://lh6.ggpht.com/oCwmkzRTvRFdeYafTW3KEoKAST3LwXUEK4mW5hxK23mxdJ5k-l14Ribl8CvB-1te5wQ) [](https://lh3.ggpht.com/OVewqtXL9jsNKcbq8WLFHARYbYVAG-_FTeLy3oSvhMAwqSQGqM04RqbrGTptL8DHhgQB)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: You would need to Root your Android in order to be able to do this.
Once done, you can [Link, Map, Move Internal SdCard App Folders to External](http://geeknizer.com/link-map-move-internal-sdcard-app-folders-to-external/)
This works for any app, game folders. If you know linux, it create symlinks.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I have a workaround that does not require ROOT, at least for your issue with Sygic. I just used it on my husband's new XPeria J to move Sygic to his external SD, because we had exactly the same issue as @Rita.
Install FX File Manager from the App store. Then simply cut & paste the Sygix folder from Main Storage to ext\_card. I had my doubts that the app would work after that, but it does!
The original shortcut Sygic installs still opens the program ok & even better, any new maps you download will go into the Sygic folder on the ext\_card - so no more filling up that 2GB internal SD.
It doesn't solve the issue of making the ext\_card the default, but if you are wary of ROOTing your phone, it is a good alternative.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: You don't need to do all that rooting business.
Just download an app such as Astro Cloud for free, and using that you just move whatever file, video, music etc that you want in a copy and paste way to your ext SD.
In Astro Cloud it explains how to do it. Its really easy to use.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Sony has launched a new line of USB flash drives designed to work with smartphones and tablets as well as PCs. On one end there’s a full-sized USB connector which you can plug into a desktop or notebook. But if you lift the cap, you’ll find it’s hiding a tiny micro USB connector.
You can plug the micro USB connector into most Android phones or tablets and the drive will show up as external storage, allowing you to copy files to and from your mobile device. Then you can plug the other end of the flash drive into your PC.
Currently the drives only work for devices running Android 4.0.3-4.3, but support for Android 4.4 is being addressed. The drives come in 8, 16, and 32GB variants.
Read more [here](http://www.geek.com/android/sony-creates-clever-micro-usb-flash-drive-for-extra-android-smartphone-storage-1579592/).
Alternatively if your phone has Root, then you maybe interested in [Meenova](http://www.meenova.com/).
This comprehensive review entitled ["The Meenova Micro-SD Card Reader for Android"](http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/the-meenova-micro-sd-card-reader-for.html) will provide more info, as will this [Video Review](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGJ5FQQ2H30).
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/21 | 554 | 2,270 | <issue_start>username_0: Both MediaMonkey and MusicBee, as music players let you 'rate' songs from 1 to 5 stars. I would like to have this functionality as well in an Android app. The main problem is syncing these ratings. Android apps like NRG Player do have a rating, however if I rate songs using NRG Player, they are not 'understood' by neither MediaMonkey nor MusicBee. Also, any ratings I give to songs via MediaMonkey or MusicBee are neither understood by the NRG Player.
Is there any app which reads/writes ratings in the same format that either MediaMonkey or MusicBee do? Or any app which syncs such ratings?<issue_comment>username_1: Simple answer
You can do this with [Media Monkey remote app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.erlenddahl.mmremotefree&hl=en)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: After I posted this question, I found out that 'PlayerPro' music player allows you to choose the type of ratings it saves to. MediaMonkey is one of them, so this basically is what I needed. Unfortunately, it is not a free app, but for me although this is a tiny feature, this is something I'm willing to pay for.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: For your purpose, I'd recommend: Use Media Monkey on your desktop and PlayerPro on your Android mobile.
And if you change ratings or other data while listening to music on mobile (PlayerPro), then export the Music ratings etc in a Songbird XML file (from within PlayerPro>Settings> Music Library> Export Ratings in songbird format) in the mobile and copy that XML file generated to any one particular location on your pc. Then get a MM script named 'Import Music Stats XML' for MMWindows and execute that command from the tools menu. It'll ask for the songbird XML file location and that's it. Both MM and PP will remain in synch. You can change anything in any of these.
Also, if you want to sync/send your chosen media files from PC to Mob automatically, then install MM on your android mobile also, and then you can transfer your chosen music to mob with 1 simple click/synch command. (you can sync the music back to PC also, but then your PP ratings and play count won't sync back. In this case, your android's ratings and play count will synch back to PC).
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/21 | 278 | 1,136 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried googling this, but it kept giving me the USB tethering option, which I don't want.
My laptop currently cannot connect to the Wifi we have at work, because there is a problem with Cisco, Windows 8, and Killer Networks cards not working together.
However, my Galaxy S3 can connect to the Wifi at work perfectly fine.
I know that you can take your phone's mobile data connection, and use that as an internet connection over USB or Wifi.
My question is, if your phone is connected to a Wifi network ALREADY, can you USB tether it to your computer, and use that to connect your computer to the same Wifi network?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to just tether and while your phone is connected to the wifi network that connection should be used.
If this is not the case turning off the mobile data should force it to use the wifi connection
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Install Kies; it automatically installs all the required drivers. Then, tether to your computer via Wi-Fi hotspot, bluetooth, or USB.
I always use it like that with my S3.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/21 | 437 | 1,621 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Samsung Galaxy S3. TouchWiz is great, but I want to use the vanilla Android OS you see on the Nexus 4. Is this possible?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, there's two avenues:
* Download a vanilla AOSP ROM that targets SGSIII *provided*
+ Your handset is rooted and running custom recovery
+ Flash the `update.zip` of that [AOSP ROM](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817345) that targets the same.
* Build your own from scratch *provided*
+ Your desktop computer, have heaps of disk space and running Linux 64bit
+ Heaps of RAM, 8Gb minimum, and is a quad core or better
+ Download the android source from the official [code repository](http://source.android.com).
+ Populate the device tree that matches your device, with proprietary blobs
+ Have an hour or two of free time as it takes a while to compile and finally spit out a `system.img`, `boot.img` and `update.zip`
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In theory, it should be possible to compile Android from source, with proprietary blobs for the specific device.
In practice, however, this is largely impossible, with the exception of Nexus devices and those from community dev-friendly manufacturers like Sony.
Samsung, in particular, is notorious for providing terribly (un)organized sources, and even the talented hackers of Cyanogenmod team are frustrated, and many have sold off their devices and moved to Sony and Nexus devices.
So, your only realistic option is to install a community ROM like CM10.1. Again, it is not bug-free or fully featured as stock firmware.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/01/21 | 1,108 | 3,909 | <issue_start>username_0: I think I've bricked my device (Huawei G330, U8225-1). I was adb pushing while I received a "push failed: no space left on device". The phone boots in recovery, I've root but the bootloader is locked.
If I try to push an update to SDCARD/dload it says "no such file or directory", if I try to adb shell it says "exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: Permission denied (13) -"
What can I do?<issue_comment>username_1: That's a soft brick, for the reasons below:
* Handset is still powering on
* adb is responding
* handset recognizes usb cable plugged in (how else were you able to adb?)
* handset recognizes the sdcard
Look at this question to see Izzy's [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/29741/what-does-it-mean-to-brick-your-phone?rq=1) on what is classified as a "brick".
Something went awry there and it clobbered the recovery environment... mind giving a bit more details...?
Edit
====
From the comments below, it transpires that the OP pushed over the shell binary file `sh` from the root of the phone, (either overwriting it and or/had incorrect permissions) and ended up with a "locked-out" of executing shell commands and fail.
By the way, there is no way to set the permission as the `sh` interpreter does not have the appropriate permission for executable bit! So executing any commands on that will *fail*.
The only remedy is to re-flash the recovery image directly onto the recovery partition, by going into fastboot mode on the handset, usually `Power`+`Volume up`, armed with a fastboot binary that must be entered on either the Linux's terminal or Windows's cmd, i.e. two operating system environments, choose one of your own preference:
Linux
-----
```
sudo fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
```
Windows
-------
```
fastboot-win flash recovery recovery.img
```
That will restore the recovery environment and then the shell interpreter should work from within `adb shell` session next time recovery gets booted into.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I powered off my system by holding the power button for few seconds (ignored the power dialog on screen) and after booting into Android (4.2.1), I started receiving the error:
```
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: Permission denied (13) nRet(-1)
```
when trying to run `adb shell`. I also couldn't connect to Android over the network using SSH shell since the connection terminated just after entering the credentials.
What's more? Apps couldn't get root access (not granted), so it felt like device has been unrooted.
By the very nature of the error, I suspected a stripped permission issue and since I luckily had a custom Recovery installed I booted into it.
1. TWRP recovery has an option to fix permissions. I don't know whether it may rectify the issue, but since I have CWM installed I proceeded for the next step.
2. I mounted `System` and entered `adb shell`.
3. Running `ls -l /system/bin/sh` resulted in:
```
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jun 26 12:47 sh -> mksh
```
It seems that `sh` has executable permission for everyone but it is a symlink so I proceeded for actual binary (`mksh`).
4. Running `ls -l /system/bin/mksh` resulted in:
```
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root shell 157456 Apr 24 2013 mksh
```
One can see that few `x` are missing i.e. the file has no executable permission for anyone.
5. I ran `chmod +x /system/bin/mksh` and the final result of `ls -l /system/bin/mksh` was:
```
-rwxrwxrwx root shell 157456 2013-04-24 13:48 mksh
```
I assumed `mksh` to be the only cause of "Permission denied" error, so I proceeded for "root access not granted" issue.
6. Rather than trying to find and fiddle with the issue I flashed `su` [binaries](http://download.clockworkmod.com/superuser/superuser.zip) again using CWM's inbuilt option.
7. I booted into Android and everything felt normal again. :)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/22 | 301 | 1,126 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII. Please help me to find the problem. I cannot hear well when I receive phone calls. This problem started recently, before that, the earphone was working perfectly. Does that mean that I need to change the earphone or it is a matter of something that I need to do in the phone's options?<issue_comment>username_1: If your phone is rooted, you can try to install Meltus' [Galaxy Volume Modifier](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30057896&postcount=1). This is for the **Samsung Galaxy SIII International version ONLY**.
**Requirements:**
* An International Samsung Galaxy S III with Root Access and Busybox
* The ROM you're running must be a Samsung ROM (i.e. not CM)
* A knowledge of ADB, Fastboot and the flashing process, just in case.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: This might seem silly, but I had this problem on my Razr Maxx HD and my solution was to use a canned air blower (with a thin straw) into the earphone jack. It blew out ridiculous amounts of lint that must have been accumulating from the phone being in my pants pockets.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/22 | 380 | 1,302 | <issue_start>username_0: I know how to [show the developer options menu](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/33496/where-are-the-developer-options-in-android-4-2). How do I hide it again?<issue_comment>username_1: **Edit: New CM10.1 added a feature to hide developer options when it is turned off**.
[GitCode](https://github.com/cyanogenmod/android_packages_apps_Settings/commit/6b1dbff0aa2dad9929e3f2167dc95ee0ccf0e54a)
Once you became developer you can't hide developer options from your mobile. But you can simply turn it off (Developer option will be there in Settings).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Clearing the data on the "settings" app will get rid of the developer options on the Galaxy Nexus (at least on 4.1. Not sure about 4.2), but that may only work on that device. It doesn't do it on my Galaxy S3.
**Note**: The above action clears the *settings* of the settings app, i.e. not actually importanty data per se. You should be fine doing this.
The only other known method to get rid of them requires root and deleting **/data/data/com.android.settings/shared\_prefs/development.xml**.
See [Where are the developer options in Android 4.2?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/33496/where-are-the-developer-options-in-android-4-2)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2013/01/22 | 584 | 2,375 | <issue_start>username_0: If I delete a message with a single tick, does that just get deleted from my local device ( Android) or does it no longer get delivered to the recipient?<issue_comment>username_1: If you had internet / mobile data when the message was sent, then there is high possibility that the other person has already received it. So, deleting it from your phone doesn't matter.
More or less, it works the same way as SMS.
[Source](http://www.askmefast.com/Can_a_stop_a_whatsapp_message_being_sent_by_deleting_whatsapp_before_the_message_delivers-qna1850057.html#q627115).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Whatsapp marks messages that have been delivered from the sender to the Whatsapp servers with a single tick, and messages delivered from the Whatsapp servers to the recipient with two ticks. After the single tick has appeared, the message is already on the server and can't be removed/aborted.
If your data connection is slow/unavailable, you can cancel the message by deleting it before the tick appears.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_3: I tried deleting a single ticked message which I sent to another WhatsApp account of mine, but it got delivered even after that as soon as I logged into the other account. So it looks like deleting a message with a single tick only erases your local copy.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: If you wish to stop a whatapp message from being delivered to a recipient, I have found that after you have sent this (✅) and before this is delivered (✅✅) you add the person temporarily to your block list until they come on line next as you can still see there date stamp. The message then doesn't get delivered. You can then reinstate them and the message will never get delivered and stays in the status of ✅. Hope that helps.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: Single tick denotes message delivered at WhatsApp server. Double tick denotes message delivered to destination, i.e., to whom it was addressed.
At single tick status, the message was delivered but not yet delivered to receiver, block the receiver.
Keep him blocked till he opens WhatsApp. Of course you don't know when he will open WhatsApp. So don't unblock immediately.
If he opens WhatsApp while blocked by you then your message will never will be sent to him even if you unblock him.
Try it and confirm.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/22 | 298 | 1,021 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using the [SureLock](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gears42.surelock) application on an SGS3, however I want to exit the app.
I do not have the password to unlock it and I do not want to uninstall the app.<issue_comment>username_1: I finally found the soultion with the help of my techie friend
connect the device throgh USB and run the command:
```
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME
```
a window comes up. select **TouchWiz Home** and select **Always**
android home screen will come up. reset the device and there you go... surelock is gone.
Thanks to **Léa** for this solution.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: username_1 answer did not work for me.
This did:
```
adb shell am kill com.gears42.surelock
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN
```
First command kills surelock. Second ask you for home app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Boot into safe mode, then delete the apps.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/22 | 387 | 1,275 | <issue_start>username_0: Since `volume-down` + `power key` doesn't work, is it possible to take screenshots on Sony Xperia Neo l? If so, how?<issue_comment>username_1: Use [monkeyrunner](http://developer.android.com/tools/help/monkeyrunner_concepts.html) or run the DDMS and take a screenshot.
Read more at [How to take screenshots on an Android device](http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/09/how-to-take-screenshots-on-an-android-device/#pKOxXrXdyp7HlgEZ.99).
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Press and hold `Power` button and `Volume-down` button exactly at the same time and hold them there until you take a screenshot.(in ICS)
I tried it now. And its working.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I know this isn't the easiest way but if you are desperate you can do [This](http://www.thefullsignal.com/sony-ericsson/sony-ericsson-xperia-neo/xperia-neo-guides/759262/how_to_take_screenshots_on_the_sony_ericsson_xperia_neo.html)...But before you do that, try hitting the `power` button slightly before you press down the `volume-down` key. If that doesn't work than maybe Sony just overlooked this feature on the update.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Press Power off and volume key down at the same time for 2 secs...it will take a screen shot..
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/22 | 434 | 1,676 | <issue_start>username_0: I have connected Samsung Galaxy Y phone with Android Development Tool (ADT Eclipse) It doesn't recognize my device. I'm using window XP (64 bit) operating system.
I have also made the USB Debugging mode enabled, by Going to `Settings->Applications->Development`. But no reaction, I have referred this [link](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/24105/how-do-i-configure-adb-for-the-samsung-galaxy-y) too no use.
I have also checked the Security -> Unknown Sources.
Simply, I want to use my mobile like emulator by connecting with IDE. But Its not working. If don't know its possible or not.<issue_comment>username_1: Check
>
> Security > Unknown Sources
>
>
>
Make sure that it is checked to allow installation from unknown sources
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: are you sure your phone is recognized by Windows?
You can verify this by looking in the Windows Device Manager if there is no error message or a yellow question mark on your device (you can find it by searching device manager in the search field of start menu)
If the driver is not installed you can found it on <http://www.samsung.com/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Many time there are softwares like [Easytether](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mstream.easytether_beta), etc which don't allow adb to access your device. Make sure you don't have any such software installed which interfaces with your phone via usb.
If as stated above is not the case with you, you should try reinstalling [KIES](http://www.samsung.com/in/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/) and the samsung usb drivers. That should certainly do the task for you.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/22 | 1,012 | 4,040 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm not a programmer. And as far as I know, Android uses as much RAM as possible, loading as many apps as possible, so that launching / opening (or returning to them) is smoother.
**My question is:**
Is there any way to choose which applications I ALWAYS want to keep in memory, and which ones I NEVER want to have there?
**For example:**
WhatsApp is a very common app. I would always want it to be there. Google Maps is always open and occupying space. I barely use it, and I don't mind to waiting 5-10secs until it opens. It would be better to use that RAM for other apps, such as my browser.
Thanks in advance.<issue_comment>username_1: You can try [Smart RAM Booster](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.rambooster):
>
> Most of Android devices bundle with limited memory. Android task
> manager will selectively kill low priority tasks in order to reserve
> memory to higher priority task. That’s not always run at an
> appropriate time, causing low responsive apps, lagging, especially
> when you launch a new app after heavily browsing web pages. It causes
> a worse experience.
>
>
> How RAM Booster works
>
>
> RAM Booster is designed to overcome these issues
> by selectively kill less important apps that are running in the
> background but consumes considerable device’s memory. RAM Booster
> comes with auto-boost in 4 levels: aggressive, strong, medium, gentle.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can never "*choose*" per-se an app and dictate that the app will have that guaranteed amount of memory.
Sure, Google Maps consume space, but that's for the actual application, does not mean its hogging up memory, Android is pretty smart when it comes to memory management.
When you long press the home key, it shows the recent apps list, **that** does not mean they are all loaded at the same time. Android keeps track of which activities was shown and if necessary load them again, and once the pressure of RAM space hits a certain threshold, Android will boot them out to make room for other apps.
You cannot override Android's dictation of **how** and **what** application should be in RAM, just by a user's presumption that "*this certain app should be there in memory and has guaranteed X amount of RAM, **because I want it to***"
Android is **not** Windows, where their Task Manager is available at all times via `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Del` and zap away processes to "free up memory".. That mantra should be firmly repeated ad-nauseum! :)
As <NAME>'s statement in the comment, from the discussion arising out of the likes of RAM Boosters, Task Killers et al, this statement sums up exactly why the apps mentioned can have a negative effect on the battery, not to mention introducing instabilities into the system - *It's CPU cycles that you should be more worried about than memory.* **WORD** CPU cycles drains the battery regardless and as the commentator says *Free Memory is wasted Memory. Let the OS handle it. It is better at doing it. It knows what memory can be freed safely without causing additional strain and drain on the device*
Simples really :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: If your device is **Android 4.0+** and **rooted**, try "Greenify" which I developed.
You can safely hibernate any app you do not want it to run stealthily (thus eat your memory, battery and slow down your device) when you are not actively using it, while still keep it fully functional when you explictly run it, either from launcher or by sharing anything with it.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: If you are a rooted user just convert your app into system app by using rom tool box pro or any other app then it will not close after you swipe away the app from recent app.and runs in background.If you don't want maps or other pre installed apps to run uninstall them and reinstall from playstore and greenifying them will make your battery last long.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/22 | 572 | 2,158 | <issue_start>username_0: I am new to Android, and would like to know whether it is possible to add a desktop shortcut so that when I press it, I can send an email to a specific person, and I just need to put the subject and send it.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't believe there's anything built in to do that, but an app like [Mail Widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sak.mailwidget) will allow that.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: From [this discussion](http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-general-discussions/16897-direct-email-shortcut.html) I found that [Speed Dial](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.android.speeddial&hl=en) application can do the trick.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Not for a specific person -- but still a shortcut, which simply opens the "compose new mail" screen: [Compose Mail Shortcut](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.austrianapps.android.compose). There's also [Send Mail Shortcut](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.twnmj.android.SendMailTo) which, from the name, sounds to exactly fit your purpose -- but as it helds no description at all, it's hard to tell. Last but not least: [Mail Linker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.lamda.maillinker) even seems to fit right from its description.
Unfortunately, as already mentioned, there's no such thing provided by the Android core system by default.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: The "Contact" widget allows you to add a shortcut to a specific contact on your Home Screen. Once you visualize the contact, you just have to click on his/her email address to send the email.
This is not exactly what you asked as it requires an additional step, however it's a feature available on all Android versions without requiring installing any external app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: For anyone looking for this, the [Email Yourself](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dzogchenltd.emailyourself) app does this. Contrary to what the name suggests, you can also use it to create shortcuts to send emails to other people or groups of people.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/22 | 356 | 1,389 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using the Android Email app and IMAP/SMTP (not the Gmail app). How can I change the sender ("From") e-mail address? I know how to switch between accounts when sending mail, but I can't find a setting for the e-mail address of each account. Currently, when I send an e-mail, only my username appears in the "From" field (which makes it pretty hard to reply to my e-mails).
The version of the Email app is 4.1.<issue_comment>username_1: You can add more than single account in Android Email App(hope you know how).
When you are inbox you at top you can find a drop down list with all your accounts names.
You can choose one which you want to sent mail from.
Then just compose that mail and send it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Why not change the account name?
*NOTE: This is for Email 4.2.* Instead of having something like `username_2`, change it to `<EMAIL>`. In the Email app: `Settings > Added accounts: [account] > Common settings: More settings > Account name`.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I'm afraid you can't senarvi, it's a fairly basic setting left out by the android developers to push people towards using a gmail account.
You can setup the gmail account to 'pull' email from another and also send using a different address (set these up online, rather than through the device).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2013/01/22 | 434 | 1,673 | <issue_start>username_0: One of the big reasons I installed CyanogenMod (10.1 latest Monthly) was to be able to have the ability to selectively deny apps certain permissions (most importantly the network and device ID ones). However, I am not able to find it in the settings, in spite of there being blog and forum posts from several months ago mentioning that CM will have this feature.
Does anyone know if this ever made it to the main ROM? If I want to include it myself, is there a specific source tree I can merge into the CM main repo code?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: This was available in CM7, but got removed in CM9 and above, for reasons I do not know myself.
It is possible that the maintainers of CM couldn't find a way to make this compatible with Android 4+ and so left it out.
There are apps on the market that can do this, such as [Permissions Denied](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.permissions.donate) however this is now a paid app, and I am unable to report whether this works.
EDIT: Ad eldarerathis pointed out in the comments, [there is an open feature request](https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/CYAN-28) to add this to CM10 and later. I suggest you follow this request for updates.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This isn't an answer as such, more of a work-around.
The other poster mentioned paid apps that can revoke permissions. I suggest to try using [SRT AppGuard](http://www.srt-appguard.com/), I've used it to install apps that aren't supposed to be on a tablet on my Nexus 7 and other wifi-only devices (most notably WhatsApp) by revoking the device ID permission.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/22 | 1,177 | 4,541 | <issue_start>username_0: I am planning on get a new android phone, and one of my options is the Xperia Miro. I know it is not big deal, but it fulfills my needs.
But one of the specs that got my attention is that it says [here](http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_miro-4831.php), that it only supports up to 2-finger multitouch. I've seen other phones, like Xperia J, and they also say that.
My question is, how much could i need more than 2 finger support?
For my experience, the majority of apps really don't use more than that, because the most common use of multitouch is simply pinch to zoom, turn pictures X degrees, etc, and they only need 2 touches. Even games mostly only use 2 touches max (afaik), for example shooters, typically use only left side for moving and right side for shooting, besides they are meant to be played using thumbs, so 2 fingers is enough.
So, if I get such phones with only 2 finger support, what will I be missing? What kind of apps NEED more than 2 fingers and what do they use them for? (Real examples would be nice).
I really can't think of any app that needs that, but i don't know.
Any thoughts? Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: It's kind of nice to be able to use 3 fingers in [Fruit Ninja](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.halfbrick.fruitninjafree) sometimes, although you need a decent size tablet to really make use of it. I highly doubt that you will miss out on anything if your device only supports 2-finger multitouch, however.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: In the moron test app, one of the challenges needs 4 finger multi touch. Can't remember if this is available on Android however.
Mainly only games would use this I believe.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I think that three or more touches are useful on tablets because actually it's hard to do so many touches on the small screen. From my experience I know these two applications:
1. Simple keyboard. Yes, sometimes you can put tablet on the table and print with two hands like on real keyboard to improve writing speed.
2. Any Piano Emulator. Same situation as above.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Competitive Multiplayer games that are played with you on one side of the screen, your opponent on the other. On a phone, the screen is usually too small to enjoy that kind of gameplay anyway, so you don't really miss that much.
Finger gestures will be limited, though most apps that provide gestures usually provide multiple other mechanisms to access the features.
You don't miss that much really. At the moment, I only have one application that requires more than two finger: Magic Piano.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: tl;dr: 2 fingers is more than enough!
There is no real need for more than 2 fingers on your screen. But there are some apps that allow more than 2 fingers (like already said in other answers: piano apps, keyboard apps etc). But I don't think that the number of allowed fingers should be one of your criteria not to take a phone. Especially if it is a phone, more than 2 fingers will not be necessary.
Although, some phones have added a special meaning to more than 3 finger actions. For example if you look at the HTC One X, this phone can attach a special meaning when you push with 3 fingers on the screen (start Media Link TV is the default behaviour).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: its very useful for advance users to quickly control system interactions.
I use 3 and 4 finger actions for things like:
* 3 finger swipe down - same as pressing the back button
* 3 f swipe up - for menu button
* 4 f swipe down - to turn off the screen
* 5 f tap 3 times - to kill an app, force close it
* 4 f tap once - to switch/ toggle between the most recent apps
* 4 f pinch - same as the home button
* 4 finger swipe left to right - shows the volume menu so i can change any of the volumes.
The app i use to control all this is called, GMD Gesture Control - on a galaxy note 3.
It depends on your preferences, but i use all of the above every day and very rarely do i get any issues or false triggers. Of course the more gestures there are the more false triggers may occur.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: You may need to use three or more fingers for cross-platform games, the ones that require an emulator(Eg. PSP emulator, Game Boy Advanced, etc.)
Their controls usually require two, three or even more buttons to be pressed simultaneously.
If you don't play such games, two will be enough. Otherwise I would suggest atleast 5.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/23 | 939 | 3,724 | <issue_start>username_0: In my Nexus 7 in the Google Play Music when I open the app and choose settings from the menu, only 2 things will show:
1. source licenses
2. music version
Where are the other settings?
According to the help menu, you should be able to change things like "automatically cache" or hide "unavailable music"<issue_comment>username_1: It's kind of nice to be able to use 3 fingers in [Fruit Ninja](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.halfbrick.fruitninjafree) sometimes, although you need a decent size tablet to really make use of it. I highly doubt that you will miss out on anything if your device only supports 2-finger multitouch, however.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: In the moron test app, one of the challenges needs 4 finger multi touch. Can't remember if this is available on Android however.
Mainly only games would use this I believe.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I think that three or more touches are useful on tablets because actually it's hard to do so many touches on the small screen. From my experience I know these two applications:
1. Simple keyboard. Yes, sometimes you can put tablet on the table and print with two hands like on real keyboard to improve writing speed.
2. Any Piano Emulator. Same situation as above.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Competitive Multiplayer games that are played with you on one side of the screen, your opponent on the other. On a phone, the screen is usually too small to enjoy that kind of gameplay anyway, so you don't really miss that much.
Finger gestures will be limited, though most apps that provide gestures usually provide multiple other mechanisms to access the features.
You don't miss that much really. At the moment, I only have one application that requires more than two finger: Magic Piano.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: tl;dr: 2 fingers is more than enough!
There is no real need for more than 2 fingers on your screen. But there are some apps that allow more than 2 fingers (like already said in other answers: piano apps, keyboard apps etc). But I don't think that the number of allowed fingers should be one of your criteria not to take a phone. Especially if it is a phone, more than 2 fingers will not be necessary.
Although, some phones have added a special meaning to more than 3 finger actions. For example if you look at the HTC One X, this phone can attach a special meaning when you push with 3 fingers on the screen (start Media Link TV is the default behaviour).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: its very useful for advance users to quickly control system interactions.
I use 3 and 4 finger actions for things like:
* 3 finger swipe down - same as pressing the back button
* 3 f swipe up - for menu button
* 4 f swipe down - to turn off the screen
* 5 f tap 3 times - to kill an app, force close it
* 4 f tap once - to switch/ toggle between the most recent apps
* 4 f pinch - same as the home button
* 4 finger swipe left to right - shows the volume menu so i can change any of the volumes.
The app i use to control all this is called, GMD Gesture Control - on a galaxy note 3.
It depends on your preferences, but i use all of the above every day and very rarely do i get any issues or false triggers. Of course the more gestures there are the more false triggers may occur.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: You may need to use three or more fingers for cross-platform games, the ones that require an emulator(Eg. PSP emulator, Game Boy Advanced, etc.)
Their controls usually require two, three or even more buttons to be pressed simultaneously.
If you don't play such games, two will be enough. Otherwise I would suggest atleast 5.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/23 | 1,149 | 4,039 | <issue_start>username_0: Over the past few weeks, my Nexus 7 running 4.2 Jelly Bean has gotten incredibly slow at times. Sometimes I can count off a full five (or more) seconds for an app to open or even for something as simple as scrolling from one home screen to another. I've had the device for three or four months and it just recently started giving me problems. I hadn't installed anything new prior to noticing the problem and everything that I have installed came from the Play store, so it should all be safe. Rebooting the device does not seem to help.
What can I do to diagnose and hopefully fix this problem? This is my first Android device so I don't even really know where to start.<issue_comment>username_1: It looks like some of your app is eating your CPU :
* One (extrem) solution would be to do a complete [factory reset](http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2668187), and then reinstall the app you need.
* You could check your CPU usage (there are many apps for that : [Android System Info](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.electricsheep.asi), [CPU Usage](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pocketappbuilders.cpuusagestatusbar)...), who, how long... and find who is too greedy
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I have noticed the same issue on my Nexus 7 running stock Jelly Bean 4.2. I also noticed reboots. Do you happen to have HD Widgets installed? That seemed to be the cause of many of my slow downs, but unfortunately not all. Apps that use location services seem to be the issue with my slowdowns. Are you noticing the same thing?
This [article](http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/21427/android-42-random-reboots) goes into some of the issues seen on 4.2 that I experienced.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: To troubleshoot, reboot to safe mode by long pressing the Power Off on the power-off menu.
Screenshot from my N4:
[](https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_WwphlQixTbR2FEZWRaakJmcW8/edit)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: The issue is better explained [here](http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/01/21/having-lag-issues-on-your-newish-device-new-app-lagfix-aims-to-make-it-perform-like-new-again/), it seems to happen when your device is almost full. If you are rooted then you can check the [lagfix app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grilledmonkey.lagfix), it did make a difference on my Nexus.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: If your available space gets too low, the Nexus 7 will become laggy.
Go to Settings->Storage and check the number next to Available. If it's under 3gb, try moving some data off the device (movies, music, etc.) via USB to get the available space to 3gb or more.
If this corrects the performance problem, then you can restore data a bit at a time to fine tune the threshold where performance drops off.
I don't know of a hard and fast rule for how much free space should be available.
FWIW: My Nexus 7 became very laggy (long pauses for the keyboard to pop up after entering a text field, switching tabs in Chrome was very slow) and I tried uninstalling apps, disabling apps that ran as services to no avail. I checked my free space and it was 750mb. I deleted a movie I had copied to the device and freed up an additional 2gb. As soon as I did that, the lag vanished.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Unfortunately, Nexus 7 2013 has a hardware problem in bad SSD that is dying quite fast. Newest Android helped with this as it was writing to disc more data, so Nexus 7 devices started dying faster. I don't know if this is problem of all 2013 Nexus 7 devices or just the first batch, but mine is unusable now and I just trashed it today.
There are some "workarounds" floating around to enforce TRIM, but this does not really help much (for some time yes, there are technical reasons for that).
More info: <http://www.geek.com/android/the-nexus-7-lag-dilemma-and-why-theres-no-real-fix-1560784/>
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/23 | 616 | 2,030 | <issue_start>username_0: I was about to download a CM ROM file for my phone, [here](https://sites.google.com/site/projectfreexperia/download/cyanogen-mod-9)
Now when I use that (first) uploaded link, it showed me a folder, in which there are a bunch of different versions, such as
* anzu
* aoba
* mango
* etc
and many more.
How do I determine which would be the correct version for me?
My Phone is a Sony Ericsson Xperia x10i, if that is of interest.
I hope this was not asked before, I was searching around for a while.
Thanks for any help!<issue_comment>username_1: I do not think there's any support for the x10 from CM for the v9 release.
For reference:
* Xperia Arc => **anzu**
* Xperia Neo => **hallon**
* Xperia Pro => **iyokan**
* Xperia Mini Pro => **mango**
* Xperia Ray => **urushi**
* Xperia Mini => **smultron**
* Xperia Arc S => **ayame**
* Xperia Neo V => **haida**
* Xperia Active => **satsuma**
* Live with Walkman => **coconut**
* Xperia Neo L => **phoenix**
Edit:
=====
CyanogenMod is a ROM that targets a lot of handsets. A souped up/bloated version of the Stock Vanilla AOSP Android (*the ones found on the Nexus series handsets*)
The FreeXperia project was founded by *jerpelea* who (unofficially works for Sony, gets freebies and contributes to porting CM for that handset etc). Also, FreeXperia project is officially merged into the CyanogenMod tree. Not all legacy devices are supported using the CM ROM, **especially for the newer v9 and v10 (ICS and JB respectively.**
If visiting this [Get CM](http://get.cm) you will actually find that CM is not supporting the legacy devices!
Have not tried FreeXperia, but have heard it is not 100% stable, as some things are broken on it (If anyone wants to correct me, feel free to say so in the comments) :)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is not version of CM - it's [CM code name of device](http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Devices). Depending on your device you should download needed release.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/23 | 869 | 3,461 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Desire. This phone sadly has very limited internal memory although plenty of memory card memory. Since owning it I've become accustomed to moving any apps I download onto the SD card and using the internal memory as little as possible. Unfortunately some applications insist on being installed in the internal memory. Some of these applications (Adobe Acrobat and Google Maps for example) have become larger and larger as more updates have come from Google and I've had to uninstall all updates for them, settling for the basic versions which came with the phone and cannot be uninstalled. (In the two cases listed these versions are far leaner and better anyway).
Unfortunately Google is working against me in my crusade to continue using my phone. A year or so ago they forcibly upgraded the simple Market app (which took up very little space) with the 10Mb "Google Play Store". I had sufficient space for this until they also forcibly installed "Google Play Services" which uses a further 6Mb. This now causes my phone to be unusable every morning (low disk space) when the update happens and every morning I uninstall it again before I go to work.
Does anyone know if it's possible to disable the updates for Google's own market place? The old Market app does still work very well once you've uninstalled Google Play but I can't find a way to make that permanent.<issue_comment>username_1: I had an HTC Desire some time ago, the solution for this kind of problem is to use any App2SD method.
The idea behind App2SD is the following:
1. Partition the SD card to add a 512Mb partition.
2. Symlink the directory /data of your phone to that partition.
With that, you will have a "virtual" /data of 512Mb (enough to install a lot of apps) and the phone won't be whining about free space. You will need to have a custom recovery in order to achieve this (root not needed). You can check some Apps2SD scripts in the [XDA Forum](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124). You will only need to follow the instructions there, but is as simple as partitioning the SD card (you can do that from the recovery) and flashing a zip file.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: With ICS and up (i.e. Android 4.0+), or if you consider rooting your device, there is something else you could do:
* Freeze the *MarketUpdater* using Androids *Manage Applications* (ICS and up) -- or, before ICS, e.g. *TitaniumBackup*
* optionally uninstall all updates to the Playstore app
Alternatively, maybe even better (depending on the version of Market/Playstore app pre-installed on your device) -- but requires root (as the *Legacy Play Store* needs to be installed as system app):
* Freeze the *MarketUpdater* as above
* Freeze the Playstore app along =:-0
* Install [Legacy Play Store](http://www.modaco.com/topic/356009-legacy-play-store-with-all-purchased-apps-visible/) instead :-)
No more updates (as that *Legacy Play Store* won't be updated -- it's an older version of the Playstore/Market app, patched to be used in parallel to the recent version; it has some features which were removed from the current versions), and a less-overloaded Playstore app are the results.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: You can use [Lucky Patcher](https://www.luckypatchers.com/download/) to remove system apps (freeze package or uninstall), although, I recommend not doing so, because it can result in a soft-brick.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/24 | 680 | 2,811 | <issue_start>username_0: I just switched from the SG2 to the SG3. They transferred all my contacts at the store.
I now have a lot of duplicate contacts, some of which are Phone contacts and some of which are Google contacts. I am working to clean this up.
On my old SG2, joining contacts did what I desired: 2 contacts would become 1 with all of the information from contact A and contact B 'joined' together.
On my new SG3, when I join contacts, I get a message saying 'Contact Joined', but there is no visible effect. No additional data is added, no additional joined contact is present, and when I browse through my contacts, both copies of the contact are still present.
What am I missing?
There are similar questions such as [Merging duplicate contacts - is my phone broken?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/37378/merging-duplicate-contacts-is-my-phone-broken). My question seems very similar, but no one sufficiently answered the poster's original question in my view.
It might be a good idea to start over, but I would need a way of separating out the Phone and Google contacts when I export. Thoughts on that point?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: One of the simple way is
1.**synchronize your phone contacts with Google**.
2. ***[merge contacts](http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=165334)* in your Google account**.
3.**Delete all your contact in mobile**.
4.**Synchronize again with your Google contacts**.
I just merged most of my duplicate contacts using this way.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: After **much** searching for an answer, I found this in another forum.
I use Companionlink to sync my old Palm Desktop database to my S3. The contact records come into the device showing as a phone record, but most times don't auto join to Facebook and LinkedIn records...even if the names match exactly. I tried in vain on many records to join contacts by clicking on a contact then selecting the paperclip icon to join contacts. I would go through the motions and join the contacts, and get a confirmation that contacts were joined, even though it never actually happened. This solution below **works**! It appears that the 'main' way of getting this done (at least with Jelly Bean) has a programming flaw. Hopefully it will be fixed when Key Lime Pie comes out. In the interim, use this solution below.
Do this:
1. Open the settings for one of the contacts (click on the "pencil" while viewing the contact)
2. Put the cursor at the end of the contacts last name, like you're changing their name, and type a space (hit space bar) then it will bring up other similar contacts below. Choose the account you want join by touching it and the phone will prompt you to join contacts.
This method has not failed!
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/01/24 | 2,490 | 9,157 | <issue_start>username_0: Every weekend I go out and ride my bike through the exact same boring old route.
Now I've decided I want to start exploring new parts of the city, but I need my
phone to help me that.
Today, using google maps, I decided on a new route I want to follow next weekend
(and I'll probably have a new one each week). The problem is that I've never
been to these streets, so I need my phone to guide me through it.
**Specifically, I need something very similar to android's GPS navigation.** I'll
define where I want to go, place the phone in my pockets (with earphones), and
just listen to the turn-by-turn "driving" instructions and follow them.
The reason I don't just use android navigation is that the route isn't a simple
`Go from A to B`, it's more like `Go from A to B, then to C, ..., then back to A`.
That means I would have to re-type these destinations one by one in the phone, which is far from ideal.
**Ideally, I need a system that allows me to do something like:**
1. plan a complex route on the computer,
2. send it to my phone,
3. have it guide me with turn-by-turn voice instructions.
Is there an app for that? Or is there a way to do that with standard GPS navigation?<issue_comment>username_1: The solution I use for similar situation is [Trekbuddy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.trekbuddy.midlet&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC50cmVrYnVkZHkubWlkbGV0Il0.). I am sure you will discard the idea of using this app if you didn't understand it well. Hence, read through its description in its Play site and their [forums](http://www.trekbuddy.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7018). It requires little homework before any such serious use. But once you know your way (pun intended  ) through the application, it will be a breeze.
With this app, you can plan your route on computer export it as GPX and together with few MP3 files you can create a turn-by-turn pre-planned navigation. Be aware that if you miss your turn this will not reroute you back. You have to see the map that and continue either on the new route or try to join the pre planned route.
To know about its other uses, take a look at my answer for the question "[How to import GPS coordinates track for using offline](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/30369/how-to-import-gps-coordinates-track-for-using-offline/30526#30526)"
You may also try [OSMAND](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC5vc21hbmQiXQ..). You can create a pre planned route and export as GPX file. OSMAnd can be configured to use this pre defined route. I could not get my head through the options and configurations to make this work. But from reading its help, I understand that this can do the above and even reroute in case if you miss your turn.
Personally, I like Trekbuddy for its simplicity and its many features as I described in my answer to the other question.
If you happen to succeed with OSMAnd, please share your procedure with us.
---
**Update:**
After reading through the forum pages of Trekbuddy, I finally figured out how to use a pre planned turn by turn navigation feature and I tried today to ensure it is working.
The steps involved are (from scratch):
1. Install Trekbuddy either from [PlayStore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.trekbuddy.midlet&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC50cmVrYnVkZHkubWlkbGV0Il0.) or from their [download link](http://www.trekbuddy.net/forum/index.php).
2. Run the app with GPS switched on. Press `Menu` and press `Start` and wait for GPS fix. If GPS fix is a success you will see the cross hair at your location in the World map.
3. To display a map, you have to download **raster** map tiles from the service provider. These tiles are to be placed in a particular format and an application called [Mobac](http://mobac.sourceforge.net/) comes for rescue. This app creates such map tiles, indexes and even compress. Various map sources like [OpenStreetMap](http://www.openstreetmap.org/), [OpenCycleMap](http://www.opencyclemap.org/), Google Maps\*, Google Terrain\*, Google Earth Satellite\*, Yahoo Maps etc can be used. Explaining how to create a map will be bit out of scope here, and I will leave it to a rare tutorial available [here](http://www.reberry.de/blackberrys/anleitungen/5518-eine-karte-mit-dem-mobile-atlas-creator-mobac-erstellen.html) in German.
4. Assuming you had successfully created a **TARred** atlas (collection of map tiles as said above), you have to place the `.TAR` file and its subfolder inside `\mnt\sdcard\Trekbuddy\maps` folder. To load the map, press `Menu` button and touch `Maps` option and select the `*.Tar` file. Depending on how you had layered the atlas, layers might appear in the next screen and if so, select a layer. Trekbuddy might prompt you to mark this as default atlas. If acceptable click `Yes` and you will save all this step doing again.
5. One map is loaded, you can ensure it by tapping any where in the screen, which will show the cross hair on your location in the map as identified by the GPS.
6. In your computer plan a route and mark turning points as waypoints. As an example, in this following image
 six waypoints are marked as WPT1..WPT6.
7. In computer, using a text editor, create a GPX file with following template.
8. Place the GPX file created as above in `\mnt\sdcard\Trekbuddy\wpts` folder.
9. Place sound files in AMR format (MP3 not tested) in `\mnt\sdcard\Trekbuddy\sounds` folder. The file name of these files should be as mentioned in the GPX file.
10. And finally, in Trekbuddy app, press `Menu`, `Navigation`, `Waypoints` and choose the above GPX file. Then choose the final waypoint, in this case WPT6 and press `menu` again and choose `NavigateTo`.
When you start moving approach WPT1, the sound assigned to WPT1 will be played. The setting `Settings->Navigation->Wpt Proximity` determines the proximity radius. The value is in meters and when the current GPS position is within this imaginary circle, the sound will be played.
>
> * I believe it has been discontinued since Mobac version 1.9 onward due to legal pressure. Old versions are not officially available but are still at large.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could also give [Locus Map Free](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locus) a try. This app can import GPX fine as well, and you can use the track as "route" to be navigated on. From the app's description:
>
> **Voice navigation & guiding**
>
>
> * full support for Online voice navigation
> * voice & notification guiding on single waypoint (by compass or on the map) and along path
>
>
>
 
Side-effect of *Locus*: You can also import complete KMZ files (zipped KML), including images and descriptions. I use that for creating my own travel guide when going on vacation, with my personal POIs and stuff researched on the web.
Another plus: It can work completely offline. Map material can be downloaded right from within the app using different sources. As for navigation, you need to calculate the route in advance (but importing tracks does the same ;). From there on, no network connection is required anymore. Tested this multiple times, works great.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: [Cuesheet](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matrangola.cuesheet.ui) paired with <http://ridewithgps.com> works well. On the website, you can easily plan/modify a travelling route that will then be imported in CueSheet.
The route can be very complicated with many twists and turns. English turn by turn instructions are created at the same time. Also, you can insert your own instructions in the list if you want. After saving the route on the website, you run the cuesheet on your phone/tablet. After you sign into your ridewithgps account using the app, you will see a list of routes you have planned on the website. Pick one and it will download to your android device with its turn by turn instructions. In the app you are also given the option to download the map so there is no need of internet connection to use the guiding.
It is not perfect since it can give many false *off course* warnings, but it is by far the best combination of flexible route planning and voice guiding I have found. It costs 4 USD for the version with voice guiding.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I have found a very promising app to solve this problem. OsmAnd. I have been looking for a wa to import a gpx of a trail system to know where I am while dirtbiking. So far I have been able to import a gpx showing a pre-recorded map of the trail. I was also able to download the entire state road/trail map easily from the app for offline use. OsmAnd has many other features I haven't explored yet.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/24 | 233 | 967 | <issue_start>username_0: The combination of small font size, low contrast color schemes (gray on gray), and the erratic operation of the auto-intensity makes the screen difficult to read in many circumstances.
I like auto-dimming, but I think it follows the wrong curve and is often too dim for the ambient conditions. The only alternative is to disable the automatic function entirely, which still results in often having the wrong brightness.
Can anyone recommend the simplest approach to customizing the font sizes and colors for the JB user interface? I liked Gingerbread's UI, but would prefer stick with the JB OS if the UI could be made more like GB.
(Phone is Nexus S 9020, Jelly Bean 4.1.2)<issue_comment>username_1: You can go to Settings > Display > Font size, to change the size. I'm not sure how to change the color though.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: To change font size you can navigate to Settings - > Display - > Font Size.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/24 | 619 | 2,127 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I mount `/mnt/sdcard/data` as `/data`. Right now the `/data` has its own partition but it's too small (~500mb) and I would much rather give it more space than move apps and other things to my SD card.
My device is Micromax Canvas 2 A110.
It has a ~2GB internal sd card mounted at `/mnt/sdcard2`
and an external one at `/mnt/sdcard` and `/sdcard`
(I'm on some custom rom that switches internal and external default mount points like that)
I don't know what filesystem those are in.<issue_comment>username_1: This is the way to have `/data` on the SD Card directory:
1. Copy all `/data` to the SD card directory: `/mnt/sdcard/data`
2. Delete `/data`
3. Create a symlink that points to the SD: `ln -s /mnt/sdcard/data /data`
The main problem is that `/data` could be EXT2/3/4 partition, while the SD Card is FAT32. The best thing to achieve what you want is to create an extra partition on the SD Card as EXT2/3/4 filesystem. Then you can link the directory `/data` with the partition.
When the phone restarts, it will mount the data partition more or less like this:
```
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data
```
Since `/data` is pointing now to `/mnt/sdcard/data`, the above command is equivalent to this one:
```
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /mnt/sdcard/data
```
So in the end, we would have our data partition mounted in the SD card. Again, it should be in a separate partition, so we have the SD card as FAT and the extra partition as EXT2/3/4 so it won't fail when it mounts due to the filesystem.
If you want a more elegant solution, you can try any of the *XDA Developers App2SD* scripts, they let you achieve the same but without symlinking (it will mount it and bind it to `/data`). You will only need a Custom Recovery to be able to flash them. You can check them [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: i had the same problem and my external sd card was in extsd, /mnt/extsd, and the one inside the tablet was in /mnt/sdcard.
I spend 3 hours to figure this out.
Hope this helps someone.
Thanks
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/24 | 694 | 2,531 | <issue_start>username_0: In Nokia PC Suite we can backup mobile data (contacts, message etc) on a computer. We can also send, receive sms or manage sms by computer using Nokia PC Suite when a Nokia mobile is connected with a computer by Bluetooth or by data cable.
Is there any software or application by which I can use my HTC Desire SV mobile phone the same way as above?
I want to send or receive SMS by my laptop which is connected to my HTC Desire SV because this saves my time.
Is this possible?<issue_comment>username_1: Try [MyPhoneExplorer](http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php) to control (almost) any Android device. You can easily send and receive sms on your PC when this software is connected to your phone.
or [HTC Sync Manager](http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/) for synchronizing.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [MightyText](http://mightytext.net/) - send and receive SMS from your computer. It will automatically get synced in your phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: For a system independent solution, you might want to take a look at e.g. [AirDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid):
*AirDroid* runs as an app on your Android device. When you start this app, it offers you to start its service. Having done so, it displays an URL to connect to with a web browser, plus a password to authenticate. Doing so on your PC, you can manage your Android device from within the PC's web browser: edit your contacts, send SMS, play your media, change the background image, and much more. Even the clipboard can be shared.
Preferably this is done while both devices (the Android device and your PC) are connected to the same network, of course -- but you don't need a cable, as the name *AIRdroid* correctly indicates the "over-the-air" use of WiFi :)
Other than with the Nokia PC suite, *AirDroid* doesn't save a copy of the Android device's data on your PC. This is, however, AFAIK done by [MyPhoneExplorer Client](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client) -- which was already mentioned in [MattLin's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/38274/16575); but this is only available to Windows users.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I think [Mighty Text](http://www.mevvy.com/tools/mightytext/) is the best app to send SMS from a computer to a phone. It makes the device suitable to send the SMS. Hope you will love this.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/24 | 1,012 | 3,967 | <issue_start>username_0: Some time ago I customized my Android phone by removing all the bloatware and by setting the permissions for a lot of system apps with lbe security center to a more privacy-friendly state. This included disabling access to my phone number, IMEI, SIM number, Internet access for apps that shouldn't have it, and other things. I only removed which I considered bloatware, such as several Samsung apps, Google junk I didn't need such as search, widget, sync adapters,... And I customized the permissions of for example Google services framework (no SIM number access, and other set to on demand), Android market (no phone number and location), maps (location on demand, no phone number/IMEI)...
After that I ran into a problem, namely my calendar alerts don't function properly and I noticed that my alarms don't activate the second time (using galaxy s3 app). The calendar alerts sometimes function correctly but sometimes either not on time or not at all, and I found on the Internet that some people are experiencing the same problems with the calendar and exactly the same way as for when the alerts do work and when they don't. Some apps that seem to rely on the Android system for alerts (such as wordfeud, buienalarm), don't work correctly either. I noticed, but cannot say this for certain, that the alerts do work once or several times after I enable WiFi for the first time (or was it mobile Internet?)
I have to mention that apps that have their own alert/notification system do work correctly, such as chaton (using Samsung push app), whatsapp and Trillian.
Now I'd like to know if anyone can tell me which app or feature is responsible for these alerts and notifications and/or how to fix this properly. I installed a custom version of the Galaxy S3 Android 4.1.2 ROM of wanamlite using the mobile Odin app but my problems aren't solved.
specs :
Android 4.1.2 wanamlite
Galaxy S3 international I9300<issue_comment>username_1: Try [MyPhoneExplorer](http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php) to control (almost) any Android device. You can easily send and receive sms on your PC when this software is connected to your phone.
or [HTC Sync Manager](http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/) for synchronizing.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [MightyText](http://mightytext.net/) - send and receive SMS from your computer. It will automatically get synced in your phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: For a system independent solution, you might want to take a look at e.g. [AirDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid):
*AirDroid* runs as an app on your Android device. When you start this app, it offers you to start its service. Having done so, it displays an URL to connect to with a web browser, plus a password to authenticate. Doing so on your PC, you can manage your Android device from within the PC's web browser: edit your contacts, send SMS, play your media, change the background image, and much more. Even the clipboard can be shared.
Preferably this is done while both devices (the Android device and your PC) are connected to the same network, of course -- but you don't need a cable, as the name *AIRdroid* correctly indicates the "over-the-air" use of WiFi :)
Other than with the Nokia PC suite, *AirDroid* doesn't save a copy of the Android device's data on your PC. This is, however, AFAIK done by [MyPhoneExplorer Client](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client) -- which was already mentioned in [MattLin's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/38274/16575); but this is only available to Windows users.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I think [Mighty Text](http://www.mevvy.com/tools/mightytext/) is the best app to send SMS from a computer to a phone. It makes the device suitable to send the SMS. Hope you will love this.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/24 | 1,164 | 4,581 | <issue_start>username_0: I had recently gifted my Mom a Nexus 7, with a hope that she will like to read books. She is old with poor eye sight and can't read English that great. I find her eager to learn and she had made a good progress in reading few books. Since she is not used to these gadgets, I am trying to keep settings in her tablet constant. Recently I observed that the shortcut in home screen for PDF reader disappeared and resulting in discontinued reading till my arrival. The frequency of this sort of interruption has increased now a days. Rather than finding how the shortcut is being deleted, I think preventing changes to home screen is sensible.
Hence, I would like to know about any means to keep the icons or shortcuts in home screen and in launcher constant, immune to long press and drag and drop operations.
Device info: Nexus 7, running stock 4.2.1, unrooted, but willing to root if required.<issue_comment>username_1: There's no built-in functionality for this, but there are a handful of third-party launchers that support locking the desktop. Off the top of my head, I know that both [Apex Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher) and [ADW.Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher) do.
For Apex, simply double tap on an empty space on the home screen and then select "Lock Desktop" to prevent icons from being added or removed.
On ADW.Launcher you should be find a "Lock Desktop" option in the settings, which you can access from the overflow menu in the top right of the app drawer (Apex also has a settings menu there).
Other launchers that have the “Lock Desktop” option:
* [Holo Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher) and [Holo Launcher HD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher.hd)
* [Lightning Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I workaround the issue by using a blank page as "home", so that way, that page is the one showing most of the time; drastically reducing the chance of accidental icon or folder displacement.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: This is not an add-on app to a preexisting launcher but, there's a very thoughtfully designed, lightweight launcher called [Smart Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree) that has an important feature called "Prevent Modifications," which solves the problem of accidental moving/deletion of app icons.
My relative who's not good with tech finds it easy to use (this was after she complained about Samsung's Touchwiz interface).
Other unique benefits/features of this launcher:
1. Conserves screen real estate by allowing two actions per icon/app--secondary action done by double-pressing an icon/app; allowed actions include app, folder, widget, shortcut, etc.
2. Arranges home screen apps into a circular (other choices as well) pattern, making it easy for user to remember where things are, so access is faster.
3. Instead of showing apps collection page by page, it groups apps by their categories, modifiable by user. It's like the Linux Mint Operating System's start or app menu.
4. Rarely used apps can be hidden by user.
5. Since it's among the most lightweight of all launchers, it conserves battery and valuable resources which could be used for something else, which is crucial for slower, older phones.
6. Advertised to work with "OK Google" voice command, though I've never tried it because I don't need it. Uses a Contacts-searchable bar on the homescreen.
7. Doesn't require rooting.
8. I've been happily using the Free version which meets my needs, but if you find you like the additional features then they're in the Pro version.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Try checking your touch & hold delay. I had the same problem and found tjis setting on SHORT. I changed it to LONG and my icons stay put much better.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: There is no way on the S5 software to keep this from happening. You have to install an app called a launcher. (ie Nova) that installs other desktop options. Blame Samsung.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: **To prevent deleting or moving your home screen Icons accidentally**
On your Android version 7 or up.
**Go to Settings** > Accessibility > Touch and hold delay.
Now Select Short, Medium, or Long or custom delay
It worked for me.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/01/24 | 1,027 | 3,731 | <issue_start>username_0: I just acquired a newish Kindle Fire, software version 10.2.6. Normally when I plug a Kindle or any USB device into my laptop (running Ubuntu 12.04) I get a popup screen asking me what I'd like to do and the device mounts. It has worked this way with 2 previous Kindles but they were software version 6.x.x.
So my question is, how do I mount this device so that I can move my books and files onto it from my computer?
I have ADB enabled and allow installation of applications from unknown sources. I don't have ADB installed on my computer because until now it wasn't necessary to move files back and forth in a Linux computer.
On the notification screen the Kindle says "connected as media device." I should also note that despite using Ubuntu I'm relatively unskilled when it comes to the terminal.<issue_comment>username_1: Summing up from the comments above...
As eldarerathis wrote: "connected as a media device" suggests it's using [MTP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol), which would require special software to be installed (there are MTP packages available for different Linux flavours).
Try getting UMS working
-----------------------
You might also want to check your "notification area" when the device is connected: I don't know the Kindle Fire, but it might offer to switch to [UMS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_mass_storage_device_class) (USB mass storage) mode. If you don't find anything corresponding in the notifications, also take a look through the settings. Just a possibility, nothing granted.
Try it with MPT utilizing the MTP file system
---------------------------------------------
If you cannot get UMS working, there's a helpful link [pointed out by eldarerathis](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/38304/#comments-38304) is [Connecting Google Nexus 7 to Linux](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/30284/connecting-google-nexus-7-to-linux) on how to make [mtpfs](http://www.adebenham.com/mtpfs/) working on Linux. Basically, this can be done by issuing 4 commands in a terminal:
```
sudo apt-get install mtpfs
mkdir ~/NexusDrive
mtpfs ~/NexusDrive
nautilus ~/NexusDrive
```
Short explanation on what it does:
1. install the `mtpfs` package, which provides the MTP file system
2. creating a directory where to mount your Kindle to
3. actually mounting your device
4. opening nautilus to show the files contained
Of course, the last step can be replaced by opening any file explorer you like :) And as the "missing sudo" on lines 2-4 indicates, `mtpfs` is running in userspace.
Graphical MTP frontend
----------------------
There's also a graphical MTP frontent available in the Ubuntu repositories: [gMTP](http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/precise/gmtp). It's mainly intended to be a MP3 player, but you also can manage your files with it:
```
sudo apt-get install gmtp
```
(it's in the *universe* branch, so you might have to enable *universe* first in your package manager)
(screenshots taken from [LinuxAndLife](http://www.linuxandlife.com/2013/01/Kindle-Fire-HD-Linux-recognize.html))
So you could use this instead of Nautilus -- or next to Nautilus, depending on what you want to do. With *gMTP* installed, simply connect your Kindle via its USB cable, then launch *gMTP*. Click the *Connect* button then will mount the device, and the *Connect* button gets re-labeled to "Disconnect", as shown in above screenshots.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Try using [Airdroid](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B008742O32). It's available in the Amazon appstore.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/24 | 1,563 | 5,659 | <issue_start>username_0: I am following a Wiki on how to install and set up Android SDK and I am stuck at a step where I am supposed to test if the ADB server works by using the command `adb start-server`. Is this command correct?
The Wiki can be found here:
<http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Android_SDK>
I have done what it says in step 5. But it doesn't seem to work. I get the standard message in CMD that the command is not an internal, external command or a program.
>
> Add the following to the end of the Variable value field:
>
>
> Windows XP: ;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\
>
>
> Windows Vista and later:
> Replace YOURUSERNAME in the following lines with your Windows username
>
>
> 32-Bit: ;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\
>
>
> 64-Bit: ;C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\
>
>
> Click OK, OK, and OK to close the Advanced settings.
>
>
>
So what gives? The CMD prompt is at `C:\Users\myusername` when I run the command. Maybe I need to CD to the android-sdk folder first before running the command? But then what use is it to add the path in the PATH variable?...<issue_comment>username_1: I have solved my own problem. Those search paths are all messed up!
I checked the installation path and it's installed in `C:\Program Files (x86)\Android` even though I do have a 64-bit version of Windows. But nevertheless, this is the default installation location.
So I updated the PATH variable with following line.
`C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\`
And now I can start ADB server from CMD regardless of where the prompt is at.
I have no clue why they are referring to `AppData\Local\` folder in the guide for the 64-bit systems. That makes no sense at all. If anywhere, the installation location should be in "Program Files" folder for a 64-bit system. They actually put this in for the 32-bit systems... like I said, it's all messed up.
I should point out that `adb.exe` has been moved from `C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools\` to the new location `C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\`. This has been done in later versions of Android SDK.
So if you are reading this in year 2013 then you can probably just get the latest SDK and use only this last search path. You don't need them both. At least not for ADB and Fastboot. If you're a developer then you maybe need to access tools from both directories, although if you're a dev then you probably won't need to read this at all.
**How to edit a system variable**
Here's a short how-to for the newbies. What you need is the Environment Variables dialog.
1. Click Start (Orb) menu button.
2. Right click on Computer icon.
3. Click on Properties. This will bring up System window in Control Panel.
4. Click on Advanced System Settings on the left. This will bring up the System Properties window with Advanced tab selected.
5. Click on Environment Variables button on the bottom of the dialog. This brings up the Environment Variables dialog.
6. In the System Variables section, scroll down till you see Path.
7. Click on Path to select it, then the Edit button. This will bring up the Edit System Variable dialog.
8. While the Variable value field is selected, press the End key on your keyboard to go to the right end of the line, or use the arrow keys to move the marker to the end.
9. Type in `;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\` and click OK.
10. Click OK again, then OK once more to save and exit out of the dialogs.
That's it! You can now start any Android SDK tool, e.g. ADB or Fastboot, regardless of what your current directory is in CMD. For good measure here's what the dialog looks like. This is where you edit the Path variable.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: instead of looking for a default location simply look for `platform-tools\` and `android-sdk`
or just `sdk`
those are the paths you need to add to the variable list
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Just add this to System Variables "Path":
>
> C:\Program Files (x86)\YOUR\_ADT\_FOLDER\sdk\platform-tools\
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I had platform-tools installed right from Android studio and that is where they were placed:
`C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools`
Then this is the directory needed for the `PATH` variable. AppData is usually a hidden folder and you will not see it in your directory unless you enable showing hidden directories.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Steps to set the path to the platform tools:
Step1: Open Android Studio, go to Tools/SDK manager and get the Android SDK path which is:
```
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
```
Step2: Go to Control Panel/System/ Security/System and click on Advanced System Settings.
Click on Environmental Variables. Click on PATH. Click Edit and append the following:
```
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\;C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\tools\
```
Click Ok, OK.
Step3: To check if the paths are available, open the Command Prompt, type `adb`. Press Enter.
You should see a response that the platform-tools folder is in place.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/24 | 545 | 1,944 | <issue_start>username_0: I went over some of the old forum posts about this issue and there seems to be a lot of confusion about this. I am planning to root my HTC Desire (GSM) which at the moment is running original UI/ROM and everything on Android 2.2 FroYo.
One of the root guides said that I should disable Fastboot by going to Settings and then Power. But I don't have that option. And apparently I am not the only one.
So what's this all about? And how do you disable something like that when the option is not there? Can this be done from HBoot menu?...<issue_comment>username_1: I believe the they didn't make fastboot an option until Gingerbread. It should be off by default so I wouldn't worry about that step. You can check to see if it's on by turning your phone completely off and then turning it on to see how long it takes to boot up. If it only takes 10-15 second fastboot may be enabled.
Also, here is a painless way to root your HTC Desire that doesn't require changing fastboot: [How to root HTC Desire (Froyo 2.2) without putting in a custom ROM (flashing)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/3728/how-to-root-htc-desire-froyo-2-2-without-putting-in-a-custom-rom-flashing)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I am on Android 2.3.3 with root, S-OFF and custom ROM (SuperNova) and I can confirm now that the option to toggle between Fast boot enabled and Fast boot disabled is available. Now, to properly answer my own original question, this is how you would disable it on HTC Desire.
1. Press Menu button.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Applications.
4. Remove the checkmark from the option "Fast boot" to disable it.
5. Press Home button.
Screenshot:
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Fast boot in Android 2.3.5 on HTC desire is found under
1. Menu
2. Settings
3. Power
Fast boot option is found in Power
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/25 | 350 | 1,420 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to install a large application (EA games' Scrabble free), but I have insufficient space on my phone, so I can't complete the installation. I have plenty of space on my SD card though, but I don't see any option to install the app directly there without passing through the phone. What can I do about this?<issue_comment>username_1: You are out of luck sorry!
The only way to do so, is to install to internal space on Phone, then:
* Tap on Settings
* Tap on Applications
* Then tap on Manage Applications
* Scroll down looking for the appropriate game, then tap on it
* Finally, tap on `Move to SD Card`...
You will have to free up space temporarily in order to do this.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There is no such option that applies for all apps.You still have to go through your internal memory.
As far as I know rooted phones also don't offer this functionality.
But some apps will allow you to do that on newer phones. App developers can say in their app that it is best (preferred) to save the app on an SD card. But in the case they say that, it's in the hands of the phone if it listens to it or not. So even though some apps will allow you to install it straight on your SD, some phones will still install it on your internal memory.
Though the last part is not an answer to your question, I thought it may be interesting to know
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/25 | 387 | 1,506 | <issue_start>username_0: [These docs](http://source.android.com/tech/encryption/android_crypto_implementation.html) suggest that it has been available (only) since Android 3.0 Honeycomb. By contrast, conversation on discussion boards suggests it was [available in 2.3.4 Gingerbread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35291485&postcount=10).
So, what is the answer to the titular question?
*Bonus points if your answer clarifies the following. Are the official docs misleading? Or were those Gingerbread devices instead released **after** Honeycomb, and loaded with some kind of backported encryption feature? Or were those Gingerbread devices instead loaded with some kind of encryption feature added by the device manufacturers, that wasn't part of Android? In short, what gives?*<issue_comment>username_1: Encryption is certainly something that was introduced with Honeycomb on tables, and ICS on phones.
There was no encryption for Gingerbread. At least nothing that was released.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM added support for device encryption, but the feature wasn't accessible from settings until Honeycomb (tablets) and ICS (smartphones).
To enable device encryption in Gingerbread device, you need to add an Exchange account. Not sure, but it should be accessible through API too.
There are also some hacks to enable device encryption directly in Gingerbread: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405165>
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2013/01/25 | 840 | 2,981 | <issue_start>username_0: With the growing number of Android devices in all sorts of different form factors (dev boards like Raspberry Pi/ODroid, Android-on-a-stick, etc), it seems like it would be great to be able to actually do development work *on* Android and not just simply *for* Android. For example, having the standard Linux build tools available would let me easily run a server.<issue_comment>username_1: I'd suggest you take a look at [Terminal IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside):
>
> Terminal IDE is an expandable terminal application, with a full Java / HTML / Android development kit, that runs on your Android device.
>
>
> It uses the command line, with many powerful and robust open-source applications, plus a custom ASCII on-screen 'soft' keyboard that works well (You must ENABLE it in your device's main Keyboard Settings).. and also has an extensive generic external 'hard' keyboard key mapper. This way CTRL / ALT / ESC etc.. should all be accessible.
>
>
> javac, java, dx, proguard, aapt, apkbuilder, signer, ssh, sshd, telnetd, bash 4.2, busybox 1.19.2, vim 7.3, nano 2.2.6, midnight commander 4.8, htop 1.0, TMUX 1.5, rsync 3.0.8, git 1.7.8, BitchX 1.1 and a nice terminal emulator are all available.
>
>
>
Guess this should do for your purpose?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In case you only need a cross compiling environment with the standard Linux build tools there is an easy solution already included in the Android-NDK:
In the subdirectory `build/tools` of the NDK you find a scrip named `make-standalone-toolchain.sh`.
using the parameter `--install-dir=` you can specify a path where to create the standalone-toolkit - for example as shown inthis call:
```
build/tools/make-standalone-toolchain.sh --install-dir=/tmp/android-stanalone-toolchain
```
Adding the bin directory of the created toolkit allows you to use the standard build process for compiling projects. Just make sure that you call the `configure` script properly for cross compiling:
```
./configure --target=arm-linux-androideabi --host=arm-linux-androideabi
```
Afterwards you can simply call `make` and then pray that the application you want to compile is compatible with ARM/Android platform.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Easy way to get GNU build tools :
1. [C4droid - C/C++ compiler & IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n0n3m4.droidc)
(install gcc in internal memory)
2. [Shell and tools for C4droid](https://github.com/username_3/C4droid-Shell)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If your Android can run x86\_64 applications, you can build toolchain yourself on desktop computer running Gentoo Linux, then move the compiled code onto device.
Set of `.ebuild` script that compiles toolchain: [GitHub x86\_64-pc-linux-android toolchain](https://github.com/username_4/pc-linux-android)
Disclaimer: I am the one who created the `.ebuild`s
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/25 | 788 | 2,723 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I create task lists other than `My Task List`?
Also, how many task lists can be created in Jorte?<issue_comment>username_1: I'd suggest you take a look at [Terminal IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside):
>
> Terminal IDE is an expandable terminal application, with a full Java / HTML / Android development kit, that runs on your Android device.
>
>
> It uses the command line, with many powerful and robust open-source applications, plus a custom ASCII on-screen 'soft' keyboard that works well (You must ENABLE it in your device's main Keyboard Settings).. and also has an extensive generic external 'hard' keyboard key mapper. This way CTRL / ALT / ESC etc.. should all be accessible.
>
>
> javac, java, dx, proguard, aapt, apkbuilder, signer, ssh, sshd, telnetd, bash 4.2, busybox 1.19.2, vim 7.3, nano 2.2.6, midnight commander 4.8, htop 1.0, TMUX 1.5, rsync 3.0.8, git 1.7.8, BitchX 1.1 and a nice terminal emulator are all available.
>
>
>
Guess this should do for your purpose?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In case you only need a cross compiling environment with the standard Linux build tools there is an easy solution already included in the Android-NDK:
In the subdirectory `build/tools` of the NDK you find a scrip named `make-standalone-toolchain.sh`.
using the parameter `--install-dir=` you can specify a path where to create the standalone-toolkit - for example as shown inthis call:
```
build/tools/make-standalone-toolchain.sh --install-dir=/tmp/android-stanalone-toolchain
```
Adding the bin directory of the created toolkit allows you to use the standard build process for compiling projects. Just make sure that you call the `configure` script properly for cross compiling:
```
./configure --target=arm-linux-androideabi --host=arm-linux-androideabi
```
Afterwards you can simply call `make` and then pray that the application you want to compile is compatible with ARM/Android platform.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Easy way to get GNU build tools :
1. [C4droid - C/C++ compiler & IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n0n3m4.droidc)
(install gcc in internal memory)
2. [Shell and tools for C4droid](https://github.com/username_3/C4droid-Shell)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If your Android can run x86\_64 applications, you can build toolchain yourself on desktop computer running Gentoo Linux, then move the compiled code onto device.
Set of `.ebuild` script that compiles toolchain: [GitHub x86\_64-pc-linux-android toolchain](https://github.com/username_4/pc-linux-android)
Disclaimer: I am the one who created the `.ebuild`s
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/25 | 1,132 | 4,002 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a 16GB International Samsung Galaxy S3 (XEF) running the latest firmware, 4.1.2 (yes, the Premium Suite update, I was thinking that this would've fixed it but it seems not) with baseband XXELKB.
Over the last week and a half, I've noticed my phone randomly freezing and/or restarting itself. I investigated further. At first, I thought it was to do with apps on the device, so I started recklessly uninstalling apps, to the point where I factory reset the device. No dice. Even with not a single non-stock app installed, it still managed to randomly freeze after a few hours of use.
I went googling and discovered that my device is likely suffering from Sudden Death Syndrome, and I'm willing to think maybe I have that. Went through XDA forums, and found [eMMC Check](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check). According to that app, I have the affected 'insane' chip.
There's a few quirks that I have, however:
1. Is this consistent with the Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) that people are reporting?
2. Wasn't this bug supposedly fixed with the Premium Suite update?
3. How do I go about fixing this, for someone who has never rooted/flashed a Android device before?
4. How do I go back to stock firmware/kernel after it has been fixed by Samsung?
Any help, even if it doesn't solve my issue, will be much appreciated. Cheers in advance.<issue_comment>username_1: I'd suggest you take a look at [Terminal IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside):
>
> Terminal IDE is an expandable terminal application, with a full Java / HTML / Android development kit, that runs on your Android device.
>
>
> It uses the command line, with many powerful and robust open-source applications, plus a custom ASCII on-screen 'soft' keyboard that works well (You must ENABLE it in your device's main Keyboard Settings).. and also has an extensive generic external 'hard' keyboard key mapper. This way CTRL / ALT / ESC etc.. should all be accessible.
>
>
> javac, java, dx, proguard, aapt, apkbuilder, signer, ssh, sshd, telnetd, bash 4.2, busybox 1.19.2, vim 7.3, nano 2.2.6, midnight commander 4.8, htop 1.0, TMUX 1.5, rsync 3.0.8, git 1.7.8, BitchX 1.1 and a nice terminal emulator are all available.
>
>
>
Guess this should do for your purpose?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In case you only need a cross compiling environment with the standard Linux build tools there is an easy solution already included in the Android-NDK:
In the subdirectory `build/tools` of the NDK you find a scrip named `make-standalone-toolchain.sh`.
using the parameter `--install-dir=` you can specify a path where to create the standalone-toolkit - for example as shown inthis call:
```
build/tools/make-standalone-toolchain.sh --install-dir=/tmp/android-stanalone-toolchain
```
Adding the bin directory of the created toolkit allows you to use the standard build process for compiling projects. Just make sure that you call the `configure` script properly for cross compiling:
```
./configure --target=arm-linux-androideabi --host=arm-linux-androideabi
```
Afterwards you can simply call `make` and then pray that the application you want to compile is compatible with ARM/Android platform.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Easy way to get GNU build tools :
1. [C4droid - C/C++ compiler & IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n0n3m4.droidc)
(install gcc in internal memory)
2. [Shell and tools for C4droid](https://github.com/username_3/C4droid-Shell)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If your Android can run x86\_64 applications, you can build toolchain yourself on desktop computer running Gentoo Linux, then move the compiled code onto device.
Set of `.ebuild` script that compiles toolchain: [GitHub x86\_64-pc-linux-android toolchain](https://github.com/username_4/pc-linux-android)
Disclaimer: I am the one who created the `.ebuild`s
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/25 | 839 | 2,897 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an HTC Desire S II.
I use Viber only occasionally. To save battery, I want to "kill" it when not in use. The menu has an `Exit` button that seems to work, but Viber still comes back to life after a while.
Is there any way to make it stay "dead" without uninstalling it?<issue_comment>username_1: I'd suggest you take a look at [Terminal IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside):
>
> Terminal IDE is an expandable terminal application, with a full Java / HTML / Android development kit, that runs on your Android device.
>
>
> It uses the command line, with many powerful and robust open-source applications, plus a custom ASCII on-screen 'soft' keyboard that works well (You must ENABLE it in your device's main Keyboard Settings).. and also has an extensive generic external 'hard' keyboard key mapper. This way CTRL / ALT / ESC etc.. should all be accessible.
>
>
> javac, java, dx, proguard, aapt, apkbuilder, signer, ssh, sshd, telnetd, bash 4.2, busybox 1.19.2, vim 7.3, nano 2.2.6, midnight commander 4.8, htop 1.0, TMUX 1.5, rsync 3.0.8, git 1.7.8, BitchX 1.1 and a nice terminal emulator are all available.
>
>
>
Guess this should do for your purpose?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In case you only need a cross compiling environment with the standard Linux build tools there is an easy solution already included in the Android-NDK:
In the subdirectory `build/tools` of the NDK you find a scrip named `make-standalone-toolchain.sh`.
using the parameter `--install-dir=` you can specify a path where to create the standalone-toolkit - for example as shown inthis call:
```
build/tools/make-standalone-toolchain.sh --install-dir=/tmp/android-stanalone-toolchain
```
Adding the bin directory of the created toolkit allows you to use the standard build process for compiling projects. Just make sure that you call the `configure` script properly for cross compiling:
```
./configure --target=arm-linux-androideabi --host=arm-linux-androideabi
```
Afterwards you can simply call `make` and then pray that the application you want to compile is compatible with ARM/Android platform.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Easy way to get GNU build tools :
1. [C4droid - C/C++ compiler & IDE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n0n3m4.droidc)
(install gcc in internal memory)
2. [Shell and tools for C4droid](https://github.com/username_3/C4droid-Shell)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If your Android can run x86\_64 applications, you can build toolchain yourself on desktop computer running Gentoo Linux, then move the compiled code onto device.
Set of `.ebuild` script that compiles toolchain: [GitHub x86\_64-pc-linux-android toolchain](https://github.com/username_4/pc-linux-android)
Disclaimer: I am the one who created the `.ebuild`s
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/25 | 442 | 1,842 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus S running 4.1.1 and a Nexus 7 running 4.2.1 and they both have the same problem with Beautiful Widgets. Whenever I reboot either device, the widgets no longer show up on the home screen or lock screen (for the tablet).
When I open the Beautiful Widgets config app, I can see that they're still tracking the widgets I added but I'm unable to get them to show up on my home screen again unless I add a new one and reconfigure it. Is this a problem with the latest versions of Android or is this a Beautiful Widgets problem?<issue_comment>username_1: Make sure the app is on internal memory, not the SD card. I know that Android does not support widgets for apps that have been installed to the SD card instead of internal memory (at least for android 3 and below; not sure if it has changed for android 4).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The problem is caused by a bug in Jelly Bean that causes apps installed via Google Play to be installed to the external storage regardless of the "internalOnly" qualifier in the application manifest. Source: [Android Bug Tracker 1](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34880) and [2](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=37998)
The issue of widgets disappearing can be resolved with a work around using Titanium Backup. You install Beautiful Widgets through the store, back up and uninstall Beautiful Widgets using Titanium Backup, then reinstall Beautiful Widgets to internal storage via the backup. I believe Titanium Backup requires root access so I won't be using this solution on my personal phone but I have tested with a rooted dev tablet and it works.
The issue has been marked as fixed for the next Android release so aside from rooting my device, waiting for an update is the only solution.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2013/01/25 | 1,343 | 5,147 | <issue_start>username_0: Okay, so basically the Google Play store search is only for typing in the exact name of the app you already know and want to install.
Every time I look for an app with certain functionality, I'm having great problems in finding it. Usually the results contain tons of spam applications and very few of useful ones, or ones actually fitting the search keywords I used. Sometimes I find the apps I was looking for while browsing the store (hundreds of pages...) or digging through "top xx apps for yy" sites that usually come as a result of a regular google search.
**My question is** - are there any alternatives? How do I search for Android apps that do what I want them to do without digging through hundreds of pages of crappy, unrelated apps at Google Play or reading lists of hundreds of apps on silly web pages whose sole purpose is advertisement? I've read that there once was something called Chomp, but it seems like it doesn't exist any more (not sure, I think Apple bought it).<issue_comment>username_1: There are some alternative front-ends to the Google Play store, like [AppBrain](http://www.appbrain.com/), [AndroidZoom](http://www.androidzoom.com/) that use a totally different search engine, and index apps differently, you may have different results if you search on there for your apps.
See also this previous question for some more info: [What are the alternative Android app markets?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/216/)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Try combined search words to narrow down the result list. If you e.g. look for an alarm reminder, ["alarm reminder"](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=alarm+reminder&c=apps) gives you 1.000+ results -- while ["alarm-reminder"](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=alarm-reminder&c=apps) (note the "minus" replacing the space) shrinks it to 48, relating to both terms (and not just either one of them).
Sometimes also the rules from Google's main search engine apply here (I could not yet figure out when they do and when they don't). So "alarm +reminder" should list only apps whose name/description contains *both* terms -- while "alarm -reminder" should list only those containing "alarm" but not "reminder". As said, this works *sometimes*, while the first rule mentioned seems to work *always*.
I just tested it, and surprisingly even some more advanced keywords work: ["clock +intitle:alarm"](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=clock+%2Bintitle%3Aalarm&c=apps) really lists only apps having "alarm" in their name (and "clock" in their name or description; though this I did not verify completely). I suspect the playstore search is just a "customized Google search" -- so you might play with other "tipps and tricks" from its "big brother".
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I abandoned Google Play because:
* Downloads get aborted on network interruption
* Loading of app details is slow
* Screenshots of apps are not clear on the small display
Now I use the following apps:
Mobogenie
=========
* Good for browsing and downloading apps, even on slow and interrupted internet connection
* Zoomable screenshots allow viewing details clear on small devices
F-droid
=======
* Easily install open sources apps
* Offline browsing
* Multi-version download
Aptoide
=======
* Multiversion support
After installing some apps, I just realised they are not working as advertised by the developer. Some apps didn't even launch. In most cases, this is due to a bug introduced while adding new features to the app. Downgrading to an older version fixes this. Aptoide allows doing so by navigating to the multi version tab.
1mobile
=======
* For searching apps from lots of stores
* Even paid apps can be searched and then opened in Google Play using the share menu
* Apps can be downloaded directly from their website (info: they provide two links one for the current app and the other for their marker app with the same name)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: **With App Finder, there is now an advanced search engine designed to find the best apps with a specific functionality.**
It searches the descriptions of 2,300,000+ apps from Google Play, with data for all 200+ countries.
With an advanced search language and many filters, it makes it often possible to refine the search to a point where all remaining results can be examined in a few minutes, as I show [here](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-6-0-app-finder-the-most-advanced-search-engine-for-android-apps.4578809/post-88673067).
Available from Google Play [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=scadica.aq).
For more information see the [thread on XDA](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-6-0-app-finder-the-most-advanced-search-engine-for-android-apps.4578809/), and [here](https://skyica.com/).
***Disclosure: I am from Skyica LLC, the developer of App Finder***
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1OgfW.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tqn8n.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/25 | 1,187 | 5,115 | <issue_start>username_0: Can such an app freely read my emails/calendar/message/docs/etc.?
The "USE ACCOUNTS ON THE DEVICE" permission is also known for developers as [android.permission.USE\_CREDENTIALS](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#USE_CREDENTIALS).
Example of such apps: [WhatsApp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp), [MightyText](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texty.sms).<issue_comment>username_1: I found [this example in Android API](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/AccountManager.html#getAuthToken%28android.accounts.Account,%20java.lang.String,%20boolean,%20android.accounts.AccountManagerCallback%3Candroid.os.Bundle%3E,%20android.os.Handler%29) of what can be done using that permission.
From my understanding as a developer, this means access to almost **EVERYTHING** provided by the account, except changing the password.
Once a user has an account's token, he can access any services the account offers: post on your Facebook wall, read your Gmail - almost **EVERYTHING**.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Android has a centralized system for managing credentials for online services (such as your Google account). One component is called the `AccountManager`. Some apps can "**act as an account authenticator**". This means that they understand how to log into a particular online service, and can log in to that service for the `AccountManager`. Other apps want to use that login information to identify you or perform actions on your behalf, without you having to enter your password every time.
Example: logging into Google
----------------------------
Your phone has a built-in app that "acts as an account authenticator" for your Google account. It knows how to log into Google, and it has the email and password you entered when you set up the phone. There's also a YouTube app, which wants to log in to show your favourite videos, and to let you comment, but without having to enter your email and password again.
This YouTube app talks to the `AccountManager` and asks if it has any credentials for a Google account. Asking this question requires the "find accounts on the device" permission. The `AccountManager` has a list of authenticators installed on the phone, which it consults to answer this question. If it does have any credentials, the app will then ask for what's known as an *authtoken* for the Google account. This request requires the "**use accounts on the device**" permission.
The `AccountManager` then asks you if you want the requesting app (YouTube) to be able to use the requested account (Google account). This might be in a dialog that appears over the app, or in a notification. Alternatively, the app can choose to do nothing if you haven't already answered yes to this question: it might want to ask later at a more convenient time. This step ensures that an app with the "use accounts on the device" permission can't immediately use every account without asking.
If you say yes, the `AccountManager` forwards the request to the authenticator (the built-in Google app). What happens next is up to the authenticator and the particular service you're logging into. You might need to log in if you haven't previously done that, and logging in might require a username and password, a photo, an SMS, or something else entirely. Whatever the authenticator does, it can either fail, or give an authtoken back to the requesting app.
Further checks
--------------
The authenticator and the online service can also control what actions the requesting app can perform. For example, when you connect an app to your Google account, Google lists permissions the app needs (such as "upload videos" for YouTube). Thus, the app can only do the actions listed. However, some services might not have anything like that; for such a service, once you've allowed the app to use your credentials, it can take *any action* in your name.
Once the requesting app has obtained the authtoken, it can continue to use it to perform actions in your name without any further interaction from you. That is, once you've agreed that Dan's Twitter Client can post to your Twitter feed, it might run in the background and post further tweets without you knowing. You should only grant the app access to your credentials if you **trust** it not to do that.
Summary
-------
An app with the "**use accounts on the device**" permission can, once installed, **ask you** to access an online service (such as Google, Facebook, or Twitter) in your name. You can choose to let it access the service or not. If you do let it access the service, what actions it can take on your behalf **might** be limited by the service (it's up to the service), and the service **might** let you revoke that permission later (usually through a list of "connected apps" on the service's website).
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: The app will not access any services account. Some apps need this permission because they need to open a new account from their app.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/25 | 371 | 1,293 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to upgrade from the free version of **ADW Launcher** to **ADW Launcher EX**. How can I do this without having to re-create all of my app settings and widgets?<issue_comment>username_1: Actually your algorithm is right except one thing - you can't restore widgets if you are using Android ICS or older. This is limitation of OS. From [this post](http://adwthings.com/launcher/2012/10/adw-backuprestore/):
>
> NOTE 2: If you unfortunately have an Android device running anything
> prior to Android 4.1, the widgets will not be restored.
>
>
>
And also from [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher&hl=en):
>
> -AppWidget backup/restore (only for android 4.1 and newer)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Here is a partial solution (it doesn't copy widgets).
You must save the ADW settings as a backup in the free version, then restore them in the paid version.
1. Open ADW Launcher
2. Context menu > ADWSettings > System > Backup and Restore > Backup
3. Open ADW Launcher EX
4. Context menu > ADWSettings > System > Backup and Restore > Restore > (choose the backup time stamp you just created)
5. Context menu > ADWSettings > System > Restart ADW
6. Now you'll have to re-create your widgets.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/25 | 9,519 | 34,990 | <issue_start>username_0: When installing an application, the application lists permissions that it needs to perform its functions.
I am creating this list of the the system defined permissions and a description of what they mean. It is a community wiki so if new permissions are added in the future they can be added to this list.<issue_comment>username_1: This is all the available permissions that an application can require. Of this list, there are some that can only be "requested" by "System" applications. Applications that are not system applications will not be able to request permissions to "System Permissions". Only applications that are in the /system/app location and signed with the System key can request these specific system permissions.
These are the names that are used by the developer of the application to request the permission, but the name that is displayed when installing should have some similar wording to the name.
---
Permissions
-----------
* **ACCESS\_CHECKIN\_PROPERTIES**
+ Allows read/write access to the "properties" table in the (Unix security)
checkin database, to change values that get uploaded.
+ **Group:** LOCATION
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **ACCESS\_COARSE\_LOCATION**
+ Allows an app to access approximate location derived from network location
sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi.
+ **Group:** LOCATION
+ This permission is usually used by applications that display location based
ads by publishers like Admob (Google).
* **ACCESS\_FINE\_LOCATION**
+ Allows an app to access precise location from location sources such as GPS,
cell towers, and Wi-Fi.
+ **Group:** LOCATION
+ This permission can be used by applications that display location based ads
by publishers like Admob (Google). It is also used by applications that want
your exact location. Examples would be Navigation applications, "Check-In"
apps like 4square.
* **ACCESS\_LOCATION\_EXTRA\_COMMANDS**
+ Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.
A good example for poor documentation, as even books on [Android application
development](http://my.safaribooksonline.com/book/programming/android/9780596156220/under-the-covers-startup-code-and-resources-in-the-mjandroid-application/i_sect14_d1e3118) state: *The Android documentation doesn’t tell us
which location commands are “extra,” so we’ll ask for all of them.*
+ **Group:** LOCATION
* **ACCESS\_MOCK\_LOCATION**
+ Allows an application to create mock location providers for testing, and is
intended for development use in e.g. the Android Emulator (to save the dev
from having to run around to check if positions are displayed correctly).
Cases where this is needed in an app ready for endusers should be rare.
+ This allows an application to fake the location information.
+ **Group:** LOCATION
* **ACCESS\_NETWORK\_STATE**
+ Allows applications to access information about networks.
+ Information including if a network is available (or just connecting), what
type of network the device is connected to, if any (WiFi, 3G, LTE), if it's
in Roaming, and also reasons for a failed connection attempt (if any).
+ Good use: The application may check the state of your connection before
trying to access the internet, and e.g. restrict itself to WiFi for some
actions.
+ Bad use: Only in combination with other permissions (e.g. data collection for
profiling).
+ **Group:** NETWORK
* **ACCESS\_SURFACE\_FLINGER**
+ Allows an application to use SurfaceFlinger's low level features.
SurfaceFlinger is part of Android's media framework. It provides a
compositor which takes care for rendering in frame buffers (so this has to
do with graphics).
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **ACCESS\_WIFI\_STATE**
+ Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks
+ **Group:** NETWORK
+ This could be requested by any application that uses internet access. The
application may check the state of your connection before trying to access
the internet.
+ Good/Bad use: See ACCESS\_NETWORK\_STATE above.
* **ACCOUNT\_MANAGER**
+ Allows applications to call into AccountAuthenticators. Only
the system can get this permission.
An account-manager is the service working behind the scenes and taking care
everything works as expected.
+ **Group:** ACCOUNTS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
+ This permission is reserved for system apps.
* **ADD\_VOICEMAIL** (4.0+)
+ Allows an application to add voicemails into the system.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **AUTHENTICATE\_ACCOUNTS**
+ Allows an application to act as an AccountAuthenticator for the
AccountManager
+ **Group:** ACCOUNTS
+ This is for applications that would authenticate you to their service.
An app using this permission usually provides an interface to deal with a
certain account type (which is not known by the pre-installed Android
system), such as Dropbox. As shipped, Android does not know how to login to
Dropbox and how to deal with a Dropbox account – so the Dropbox app provides
the mechanism. Additionally, an "account authenticator" might restrict the
actions an app can perform with the account (so it would e.g. be possible to
administrate this via some web interface offered by the service).
* **BATTERY\_STATS**
+ Allows an application to collect battery statistics
+ Battery widgets and other battery information tools use this permission
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **BIND\_APPWIDGET**
+ Allows an application to tell the AppWidget service which application can
access AppWidget's data. The normal user flow is that a user picks an
AppWidget to go into a particular host, thereby giving that host application
access to the private data from the AppWidget app. An application that has
this permission should honor that contract. Very few applications should
need to use this permission.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BIND\_DEVICE\_ADMIN** (2.2+)
* Must be required by device administration receiver, to ensure that only the
system can interact with it.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BIND\_INPUT\_METHOD**
+ Must be required by an InputMethodService, to ensure that only the system
can bind to it.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BIND\_REMOTEVIEWS** (3.0+)
+ Must be required by a RemoteViewsService, to ensure that only the system can
bind to it.
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BIND\_TEXT\_SERVICE** (4.0+)
+ Must be required by a TextService (e.g. SpellCheckerService) to ensure that
only the system can bind to it.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BIND\_VPN\_SERVICE** (4.0+)
+ Must be required by a Vpn Service, to ensure that only the system can bind
to it.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BIND\_WALLPAPER** (2.2+)
+ Must be required by a WallpaperService, to ensure that only the system can
bind to it.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BIND\_\***
+ many more like the above for different services, like NFC, PrintService, and
others
* **BLUETOOTH**
+ Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices
+ **Group:** NETWORK
* **BLUETOOTH\_ADMIN**
+ Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **BLUETOOTH\_PRIVILEGED** (4.4+)
+ Allows applications to pair bluetooth devices without user interaction. This
is not available to third party applications.
* **BRICK**
+ Required to be able to disable the device
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BROADCAST\_PACKAGE\_REMOVED**
+ Allows an application to broadcast a notification that an application
package has been removed.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BROADCAST\_SMS**
+ Allows an application to broadcast an SMS receipt notification
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **BROADCAST\_STICKY**
+ Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents. These are
broadcasts whose data is held by the system after being finished,
so that clients can quickly retrieve that data without having
to wait for the next broadcast.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **BROADCAST\_WAP\_PUSH**
+ Allows an application to broadcast a WAP PUSH receipt notification
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **CALL\_PHONE**
+ Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.
+ **Group:** COST\_MONEY
+ This will allow the application to "prompt" you to place a call. You will not have to enter the number, but you will have to place the "call" button. You will be able to see the number that is being called.
* **CALL\_PRIVILEGED**
+ Allows an application to call any phone number, including emergency
numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user
to confirm the call being placed.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **CAMERA**
+ Required to be able to access the camera device.
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
+ Any application that uses the rear or front cameras.
* **CAPTURE\_AUDIO\_OUTPUT** (4.4+)
+ Allows an application to capture audio output. Not for use by third-party
applications.
* **CAPTURE\_SECURE\_VIDEO\_OUTPUT** (4.4+)
+ Allows an application to capture secure video output. Not for use by
third-party applications.
* **CAPTURE\_VIDEO\_OUTPUT** (4.4+)
+ Allows an application to capture video output. Not for use by third-party
applications.
* **CHANGE\_COMPONENT\_ENABLED\_STATE**
+ Allows an application to change whether an application component (other than
its own) is enabled or not.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **CHANGE\_CONFIGURATION**
+ Allows an application to modify the current configuration, such
as locale.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **CHANGE\_NETWORK\_STATE**
+ Allows applications to change network connectivity state
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **CHANGE\_WIFI\_MULTICAST\_STATE**
+ Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **CHANGE\_WIFI\_STATE**
+ Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **CLEAR\_APP\_CACHE**
+ Allows an application to clear the caches of all installed
applications on the device.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **CLEAR\_APP\_USER\_DATA**
+ Allows an application to clear user data
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **CONTROL\_LOCATION\_UPDATES**
+ Allows enabling/disabling location update notifications from
the radio. Not for use by normal applications.
+ **Group:** LOCATION
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **DELETE\_CACHE\_FILES**
+ Allows an application to delete cache files.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **DELETE\_PACKAGES**
+ Allows an application to delete packages.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **DEVICE\_POWER**
+ Allows low-level access to power management
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **DIAGNOSTIC**
+ Allows applications to RW to diagnostic resources.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **DISABLE\_KEYGUARD**
+ Allows applications to disable the keyguard
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **DUMP**
+ Allows an application to retrieve state dump information from system
services.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **EXPAND\_STATUS\_BAR**
+ Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **FACTORY\_TEST**
+ Run as a manufacturer test application, running as the root user.
Only available when the device is running in manufacturer test mode.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **FLASHLIGHT**
+ Allows access to the flashlight
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
+ Allows application to control the LED flash from the camera and have it act like a flashlight.
* **FORCE\_BACK**
+ Allows an application to force a BACK operation on whatever is the top
activity.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **GET\_ACCOUNTS**
+ Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
+ Applications that require some type of authentication from accounts that are
"connected" to the device. A list of the accounts are ususally displayed so
you can choose the account to use with the application. To really use those
credentials, the `USE_CREDENTIALS` permission is required.
+ **Group:** ACCOUNTS
+ also see: [What does “discover known accounts” permission mean?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/16579/16575)
* **GET\_PACKAGE\_SIZE**
+ Allows an application to find out the space used by any package.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **GET\_TASKS**
+ Allows an application to get information about the currently or recently
running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are
running in it, etc. **Bad cop:** spy for possible security leaks (vulnerable
apps), data collection. **Good cop:** check whether the app's own service is
running, show recently used apps (task-switcher), provide app-specific behaviour (eg orientation manager tools).
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **GET\_TOP\_ACTIVITY\_INFO** (4.3+)
+ Allows an application to retrieve private information about the current top
activity, such as any assist context it can provide. Not for use by
third-party applications.
* **GLOBAL\_SEARCH**
+ This permission can be used on content providers to allow the global
search system to access their data. Typically it used when the
provider has some permissions protecting it (which global search
would not be expected to hold), and added as a read-only permission
to the path in the provider where global search queries are
performed. This permission can not be held by regular applications;
it is used by applications to protect themselves from everyone else
besides global search.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **HARDWARE\_TEST**
+ Allows access to hardware peripherals. Intended only for hardware testing
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
* **INJECT\_EVENTS**
+ Allows an application to inject user events (keys, touch, trackball)
into the event stream and deliver them to ANY window. Without this
permission, you can only deliver events to windows in your own process.
Very few applications should need to use this permission.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM (or APPLICATION ONLY)
* **INSTALL\_LOCATION\_PROVIDER**
+ Allows an application to install a location provider into the Location Manager
+ **Group:** LOCATION
* **INSTALL\_PACKAGES**
+ Allows an application to install packages.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **INSTALL\_SHORTCUT** (4.4+)
+ Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher (Homescreen)
* **INTERACT\_ACROSS\_USERS** (4.4+?)
+ Allows an application to call APIs that allow it to do interactions across the users on the device, using singleton services and user-targeted broadcasts. This permission is not available to third party applications.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SIGNATURE\_OR\_SYSTEM
+ also see [this answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/67040/16575)
* **INTERNAL\_SYSTEM\_WINDOW**
+ Allows an application to open windows that are for use by parts of the
system user interface. Not for use by third party apps.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **INTERNET**
+ Allows applications to open network sockets.
+ **Group:** NETWORK
+ Any application that accesses the internet for any reason will have to
request this permission.
* **KILL\_BACKGROUND\_PROCESSES** (2.2+)
+ Allows an application to call `killBackgroundProcesses`
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **LOCATION\_HARDWARE** (4.3+)
+ Allows an application to use location features in hardware, such as the
geofencing api. Not for use by third-party applications.
* **MANAGE\_ACCOUNTS**
+ Allows an application to manage the list of accounts in the AccountManager
+ **Group:** ACCOUNTS
+ This permission allows an application to add/remove accounts in the account
manager. Like when you log in to facebook, it adds your account to the
Account Manager accounts. For further details, see: [What does permission
“MANAGE\_ACCOUNTS” mean?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/44293/16575),
and also the [AccountManager Documentation](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/AccountManager.html) on the Android Developers site.
* **MANAGE\_APP\_TOKENS**
+ Allows an application to manage (create, destroy, Z-order) application
tokens in the window manager. This is only for use by the system.
+ **Group:** ACCOUNTS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **MANAGE\_DOCUMENTS** (4.4+)
+ Allows an application to manage access to documents, usually as part of a
document picker.
* **MANAGE\_USB**
+ Allows an application to manage preferences and permissions for USB devices
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **MANAGE\_MTP**
+ Allows an application to access the MTP USB kernel driver.
For use only by the device side MTP implementation.
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **MASTER\_CLEAR**
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **MEDIA\_CONTENT\_CONTROL** (4.4+)
+ Allows an application to know what content is playing and control its
playback. Not for use by third-party applications due to privacy of media
consumption
* **MODIFY\_AUDIO\_SETTINGS**
+ Allows an application to modify global audio settings
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
* **MODIFY\_PHONE\_STATE**
+ Allows modification of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc.
Does not include placing calls.
+ **Group:** PHONE\_CALLS
+ **Level:** System
* **MOUNT\_FORMAT\_FILESYSTEMS**
+ Allows formatting file systems for removable storage
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **MOUNT\_UNMOUNT\_FILESYSTEMS**
+ Allows mounting and unmounting file systems for removable storage
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **NFC** (2.3+)
+ Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC
+ **Group:** NETWORK
* **PERSISTENT\_ACTIVITY**
+ Allow an application to make its activities persistent. `deprecated`
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **PROCESS\_OUTGOING\_CALLS**
+ Allows an application to monitor, modify, or abort outgoing calls.
+ **Group:** PHONE\_CALLS
* **READ\_CALENDAR**
+ Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **READ\_CALL\_LOG** (4.1+)
+ Allows an application to read the system's call log that contains
information about incoming and outgoing calls.
* **READ\_CONTACTS**
+ Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
+ Check the app [permission.READ\_CONTACTS](http://www.appbrain.com/app/permission-READ-CONTACTS/jp.ne.neko.freewing.ReadContacts) to see what informations can be obtained with this permission.
* **READ\_CONTENT\_PROVIDER**
+ Access mail information
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ This is primarily for access to information on Mails in Gmail. Developers can use this content provider to display label information to the user.
+ also see: [What lurks behind these Gmail/GTalk permissions?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/65872/16575)
* **READ\_EXTERNAL\_STORAGE** (4.1+)
+ Provides protected read access to external storage. In Android 4.1 by
default all applications still have read access. This changed with
Android 4.4 (API level 19), which now requires that applications explicitly
request read access using this permission. If an application already
requests write access, it will automatically get read access as well.
+ **Group:** STORAGE
* **READ\_FRAME\_BUFFER**
+ Allows an application to take screen shots and more generally get access to
the frame buffer data
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **READ\_GMAIL**
+ also see: [What lurks behind these Gmail/GTalk permissions?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/65872/16575)
* **READ\_HISTORY\_BOOKMARKS**
+ Allows an application to read (but not write) the user's browsing history
and bookmarks.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
+ Check the app [READ\_HISTORY\_BOOKMARKS App.](http://www.appbrain.com/app/READ-HISTORY-BOOKMARKS-App/jp.ne.neko.freewing.ReadBookmark) to see what information can be obtained with this permission.
* **READ\_INPUT\_STATE**
+ Allows an application to retrieve the current state of keys and switches.
This is only for use by the system.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **READ\_LOGS**
+ Allows an application to read the low-level system log files. Log entries
can contain the user's private information
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
+ No longer granted to user apps starting with Android 4.2+ (user apps can now only see their own log entries). Work-arounds are possible on rooted devices.
+ For details, see: [Read logs from all apps on android from within an app for android 4.2+](https://stackoverflow.com/q/17977145/2533433)
* **READ\_OWNER\_DATA**
* **READ\_PHONE\_STATE**
+ Allows read only access to phone state.
+ **Group:** PHONE\_CALLS
+ This permission gives access to your device's identifiers (IMEI/IMSI),
SIM ID, voice mailbox number, your phone number and, if a call is in
progress, the remote number. It's **not** required for things like
call state (whether a call is in progress/pending), network operator, or
the network provider used – according to the app [permission.READ\_PHONE\_STATE](http://www.appbrain.com/app/permission-READ-PHONE-STATE/jp.ne.neko.freewing.ReadPhoneState), which shows what this permission is needed for (and what not)
+ automatically granted to apps targeted at Android 1.6 or before
+ good use: ???
+ bad use: you can be tracked across networks via your IMSI/IMEI/phone number
+ neutral use: targeted ads (service can see what ads have already been
displayed on your device, and don't need to be displayed again, for example)
+ See also:
- [Read phone state and identity](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/48709/16575)
- [Why do so many applications require permission to read the phone state and identity?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/605/16575)
- [Can `Phone Calls` application permission allow developer to read my contact book?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/51645/16575)
* **READ\_PROFILE** (4.0+)
+ Allows an application to read the user's personal profile data.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **READ\_SECURE\_SETTINGS**
+ Allows an application to read the secure system settings.
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
* **READ\_SMS**
+ Allows an application to read SMS messages.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ Check the app [permission.READ\_SMS](http://www.appbrain.com/app/permission-READ-SMS/jp.ne.neko.freewing.ReadSms) to see what information can be obtained with this permission.
* **READ\_SOCIAL\_STREAM** (4.0+)
+ Allows an application to read from the user's social stream.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **READ\_SYNC\_SETTINGS**
+ Allows applications to read the sync settings
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **READ\_SYNC\_STATS**
+ Allows applications to read the sync stats
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **READ\_USER\_DICTIONARY** (4.1+)
+ Allows an application to read the user dictionary. This should really only
be required by an IME, or a dictionary editor like the Settings app.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **REBOOT**
+ Required to be able to reboot the device
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **RECEIVE\_BOOT\_COMPLETED**
+ Allows an application to receive the
`ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED` that is broadcast after the system
finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not
receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not
have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the
user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to
start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user
being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this
facility to make that visible to the user.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **RECEIVE\_EMERGENCY\_BROADCAST**
+ Allows an application to receive emergency cell broadcast messages,
to record or display them to the user. Reserved for system apps.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
+ *Pending API council approval*
* **RECEIVE\_MMS**
+ Allows an application to monitor incoming MMS messages, to record
or perform processing on them.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
* **RECEIVE\_SMS**
+ Allows an application to monitor incoming SMS messages, to record
or perform processing on them.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ also see: [Can the RECEIVE\_SMS permission be used to intercept SMS messages?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/72855/16575)
* **RECEIVE\_WAP\_PUSH**
+ Allows an application to monitor incoming WAP push messages.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
* **RECORD\_AUDIO**
+ Allows an application to record audio
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
* **REORDER\_TASKS**
+ Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **RESTART\_PACKAGES**
+ `deprecated` - No longer supported
* **SEND\_RESPOND\_VIA\_MESSAGE** (4.3+)
+ Allows an application (Phone) to send a request to other applications to
handle the respond-via-message action during incoming calls. Not for use by
third-party applications.
* **SEND\_SMS**
+ Allows an application to send SMS messages.
+ **Group:** COST\_MONEY
* **SEND\_SMS\_NO\_CONFIRMATION**
+ Allows an application to send SMS messages via the Messaging app with no
user input or confirmation.
+ **Group:** COST\_MONEY
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **SET\_ACTIVITY\_WATCHER**
+ Allows an application to watch and control how activities are started
globally in the system.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **SET\_ALARM** (2.3+)
+ Allows an application to broadcast an Intent to set an alarm for the
user.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **SET\_ALWAYS\_FINISH**
+ Allows an application to control whether activities are immediately
finished when put in the background.
+ **Group:** DEVELOPMENT\_TOOLS
* **SET\_ANIMATION\_SCALE**
+ Modify the global animation scaling factor.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **SET\_DEBUG\_APP**
+ Configure an application for debugging.
+ **Group:** DEVELOPMENT\_TOOLS
* **SET\_ORIENTATION**
+ Allows low-level access to setting the orientation (actually rotation) of
the screen. Not for use by normal applications.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **SET\_POINTER\_SPEED** (3.2+)
+ Allows low-level access to setting the pointer speed. Not for use by normal
applications.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **SET\_PREFERRED\_APPLICATIONS**
+ `deprecated` No longer useful
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **SET\_PROCESS\_LIMIT**
+ Allows an application to set the maximum number of (not needed)
application processes that can be running.
+ **Group:** DEVELOPMENT\_TOOLS
* **SET\_TIME** (2.2+)
+ Allows applications to set the system time
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **SET\_TIME\_ZONE**
+ Allows applications to set the system time zone
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **SET\_WALLPAPER**
+ Allows applications to set the wallpaper
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **SET\_WALLPAPER\_HINTS**
+ Allows applications to set the wallpaper hints
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **SIGNAL\_PERSISTENT\_PROCESSES**
+ Allow an application to request that a signal be sent to all persistent
processes
+ **Group:** DEVELOPMENT\_TOOLS
* **STATUS\_BAR**
+ Allows an application to open, close, or disable the status bar and its
icons.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **SUBSCRIBED\_FEEDS\_READ**
+ Allows an application to read the subscribed feeds ContentProvider.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **SUBSCRIBED\_FEEDS\_WRITE**
+ Allows an application to write to the subscribed feeds ContentProvider.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **SYSTEM\_ALERT\_WINDOW**
+ Allows an application to open windows using the type
`TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT`, shown on top of all other applications.
Very few applications should use this permission; these windows are intended
for system-level interaction with the user.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
---
[continue here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/56346/16575)
too many characters *(Body is limited to 30000 characters)*, so it had to be split
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Continued from [first answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/38389/16575) (got too long, could be extended no more)
Permissions (continued)
-----------------------
* **TRANSMIT\_IR** (4.4+)
+ Allows using the device's IR transmitter, if available
* **UNINSTALL\_SHORTCUT** (4.4+)
+ Allows an application to uninstall a shortcut in Launcher (Homescreen)
* **UPDATE\_DEVICE\_STATS**
+ Allows an application to update device statistics. Not for use by third
party apps.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **USE\_CREDENTIALS**
+ Allows an application to request authtokens from the AccountManager
+ **Group:** ACCOUNTS
+ This app may use the "credentials" to log into an account. In most cases,
"credentials" just means the corresponding authenticator creates a fitting
token and hands that over (though, how to deal with that is left to the
authenticator). When using an account for the first time, the *Account
Manager* should make sure the user is asked whether he permits this.
+ details: [What can an app do with the “USE ACCOUNTS ON THE DEVICE”
permission?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/38369/16575)
* **USE\_SIP** (2.3)
+ Allows an application to use SIP service
+ **Group:** NETWORK
* **VIBRATE**
+ Allows access to the vibrator
+ **Group:** HARDWARE\_CONTROLS
* **WAKE\_LOCK**
+ Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or
screen from dimming
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **WRITE\_APN\_SETTINGS**
+ Allows applications to write the apn settings
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **WRITE\_CALENDAR**
+ Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's calendar data.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **WRITE\_CALL\_LOG** (4.1+)
+ Allows an application to modify the system's call log stored on your phone
* **WRITE\_CONTACTS**
+ Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's contacts data.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **WRITE\_EXTERNAL\_STORAGE**
+ Allows an application to write to external storage
+ **Group:** STORAGE
+ also see: [What does the “modify/delete USB storage contents” permission really mean?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/20135/16575)
* **WRITE\_GMAIL**
+ Modify Gmail
+ Permits an app to change your E-Mails in Google Mail. This includes sending and deleting.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
+ also see: [What lurks behind these Gmail/GTalk permissions?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/65872/16575)
* **WRITE\_GSERVICES**
+ Allows an application to modify the Google service map.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
+ also see: [What is the Android Permission “WRITE\_GSERVICES” doing?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/98330/16575)
* **WRITE\_HISTORY\_BOOKMARKS**
+ Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's browsing history
and bookmarks.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **WRITE\_OWNER\_DATA**
* **WRITE\_PROFILE** (4.0+)
+ Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's personal profile
data.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **WRITE\_SECURE\_SETTINGS**
+ Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
+ **Level:** SYSTEM
* **WRITE\_SETTINGS**
+ Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **WRITE\_SMS**
+ Allows an application to write SMS messages.
+ **Group:** MESSAGES
* **WRITE\_SOCIAL\_STREAM** (4.0+)
+ Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's social stream data.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
* **WRITE\_SYNC\_SETTINGS**
+ Allows applications to write the sync settings
+ **Group:** SYSTEM\_TOOLS
* **WRITE\_USER\_DICTIONARY** (4.1+)
+ Allows an application to write to the user dictionary.
+ **Group:** PERSONAL\_INFO
Groups
------
The individual permissions above fall in to one (or more) of the following permission groups:
* **ACCOUNTS**
+ Permissions for direct access to the accounts managed
by the Account Manager.
* **AFFECTS\_BATTERY**
* **APP\_INFO**
* **AUDIO\_SETTINGS**
* **BLUETOOTH\_NETWORK**
* **BOOKMARKS**
* **CALENDAR**
* **CAMERA**
* **COST\_MONEY**
+ Used for permissions that can be used to make the user spend without their direct involvement. For example, this is the group for permissions that allow you to directly place phone calls, directly send SMS messages, etc.
* **DEVELOPMENT\_TOOLS**
+ Group of permissions that are related to development features. These
are not permissions that should appear in normal applications; they
protect APIs that are intended only to be used for development
purposes.
* **DEVICE\_ALARMS**
* **DISPLAY**
* **HARDWARE\_CONTROLS**
+ Used for permissions that provide direct access to the hardware on
the device. This includes audio, the camera, vibrator, etc.
* **LOCATION**
+ Used for permissions that allow access to the user's current
location.
* **MESSAGES**
+ Used for permissions that allow an application to send messages
on behalf of the user or intercept messages being received by the
user. This is primarily intended for SMS/MMS messaging, such as
receiving or reading an MMS.
* **MICROPHONE**
* **NETWORK**
+ Used for permissions that provide access to networking services. The
main permission here is internet access, but this is also an
appropriate group for accessing or modifying any network configuration
or other related network operations.
* **PERSONAL\_INFO**
+ Used for permissions that provide access to the user's private data,
such as contacts, calendar events, e-mail messages, etc. This includes
both reading and writing of this data (which should generally be
expressed as two distinct permissions).
* **PHONE\_CALLS**
+ Used for permissions that are associated with accessing and modifyign
telephony state: intercepting outgoing calls, reading
and modifying the phone state. Note that
placing phone calls is not in this group, since that is in the
more important "takin' yer moneys" group.
* **SCREENLOCK**
* **SOCIAL\_INFO**
* **STATUS\_BAR**
* **STORAGE**
+ Group of permissions that are related to SD card access.
* **SYNC\_SETTINGS**
* **SYSTEM\_CLOCK**
* **SYSTEM\_TOOLS**
+ Group of permissions that are related to system APIs. Many
of these are not permissions the user will be expected to understand,
and such permissions should generally be marked as "normal" protection
level so they don't get displayed. This can also, however, be used
for miscellaneous features that provide access to the operating system,
such as writing the global system settings.
* **USER\_DICTIONARY**
* **VOICEMAIL**
* **WALLPAPER**
* **WRITE\_USER\_DICTIONARY**
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/25 | 808 | 3,025 | <issue_start>username_0: When I enter HBOOT menu with the phone connected to the PC with USB I get the missing driver prompt in Windows and there's an exclamation mark for a device called **Android 1.0** in Device Manager.
I have been following this guide for preparing the device with Android SDK tools and ADB before rooting: <http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/HTC_Desire>
I have installed Android SDK tools, got the ADB server running, configured PATH variable for CMD, and I have installed the HTC drivers provided. I have not installed HTC Sync, not on this PC (to avoid any conflicts with the standalone HTC driver).
```
Android SDK package: installer_r21.0.1-windows.exe
Installation path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android
HTC driver package: HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
Installation path: C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC
Installation path of driver: C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Driver\Driver Files\Vista_x64
```
So why is it giving me this crap about missing driver for Android 1.0? What's Android 1.0 anyway? This device is on Android 2.2!
This is on Windows Vista 64-bit and when I choose the option to browse for a driver in the missing driver prompt and I specify the path above, it simply doesn't find an appropriate driver for it. But that's what the guide said I should do.
Also, this device called "Android 1.0" disappears from Device Manager when I boot the phone normally. So it is only presented when the phone is in the HBOOT menu and it reads "HBOOT USB PLUG" on the screen.
I think this step is important in order to successfully use a rooting tool or method like Revolutionary or Unrevoked. So how do I solve this? Anyone else who had this problem who can share a solution?<issue_comment>username_1: Installing the [driver](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737728) from the XDA Dev website should solve this issue.
(There is also a driver and a [tutorial](http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install) on the Unrevoked website. But the this driver didn't work for me. While the driver from the XDA Dev worked every time.)
You essentially need to download the `adb_driver_htc.zip` file and view the hardware ID of your HTC device (Properties dialog of the device in Device Manager) and make sure it matches the ID in the INF file for this driver. You then need to update the driver for the device (in Device Manager) with the missing driver (yellow triangle with exclamation mark).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I recently had the same problem when rooting my Nexus S, I found that instead of letting Windows try and find the driver in the folder choose the `Let me choose a driver on the PC` and then pick the Android Phone drivers and the driver was (in my case) the `Google Nexus S ADB Interface` however you'll be looking for the particular driver your phone needs.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 671 | 2,745 | <issue_start>username_0: Is typing hex codes to insert Unicode characters possible when using USB external keyboard on vanilla ICS or Jelly Bean? Any root modifications available to achieve this?
Or, if not possible system-wide, are there any text editing apps that will allow such behavior?
Inserting Unicode characters such as various bullets, subscript and superscript numbers, Greek letters and so on has been very useful while studying. I normally use gedit on a netbook running peppermint distro, because it's very simple and nondistracting while typing my summaries. I've ended up knowing by heart the most used hex codes. I'm planning to replace the netbook by a cheap vanilla ICS tablet (already factory-rooted) and a comfortable, decent USB keyboard, and the described feature would be mostly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!<issue_comment>username_1: There is a way, actually! By editing system files in a rooted device through ADB. These two pages have the answer:
First, <http://source.android.com/devices/input/key-layout-files.html> explains how to edit the files that map any key scan codes of your USB keyboard (or even joystick buttons and the device's physical and touch buttons) to standard Android key codes. That's an optional step, useful if there are keys in your keyboard that do nothing in Android, or to remap the ones you don't use (multimedia keys, etc.). There's an app, Key Test by <NAME>, that will assist identifying key scan codes from your keyboard.
Then, <http://source.android.com/devices/input/key-character-map-files.html> shows how to map those Android key codes to Unicode characters when typing, so you can assign, for a given keystroke and modifiers combination, any Unicode character by its hex code, or one of the "magic" hex codes below:
>
> The system reserves two Unicode characters to perform special functions:
>
>
> **'\uef00': When this behavior is performed, the text view consumes and removes the four characters preceding the cursor, interprets them as hex digits, and inserts the corresponding Unicode code point.**
>
>
> '\uef01': When this behavior is performed, the text view displays a character picker dialog that contains miscellaneous symbols.
>
>
>
So to have the behavior I wanted, all that's needed is to assign \uef00 to a key combination. Sweet!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Try this app: <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tiwu.unicodekeyboard&hl=en_US>
It does EXACTLY what you asked in your question. The app is free and does not contain any ads nor in-app purchases. You simply need to enter the Unicode character point, without the "U+", and then click on the character to enter it in the textbox. I hope this helps!
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 863 | 3,279 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't get mobile reception at home and would love to be able to send and receive SMS either via the phone or by computer. I currently use Skype to send SMS but can't receive that way. I have tried a few apps but nothing seems to work unless you're in mobile range. My daughter has an iPhone and she can send and receive SMS with ease. I have a Samsung Galaxy S III.
I am in Australia so I need a service that is available here. Google Voice is not available here.<issue_comment>username_1: Since you are in Australia, I would suggest trying t0mm13b's suggestion of [Viber](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viber.voip). You will have to "Validate" your account with Viber in a location that you have mobile data connection, according to [this article](http://www.viberfaq.com/how-to-activate-viber-at-remote-location-in-australia/), first, but then you should be able to use the service just fine on wifi.
If available, [Google Voice](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice) is a good option. You will be able to send and receive SMS from it on both mobile network and wifi.
It is probably your best option as it doesn't require the other person to have a different application to be able to receive the messages. Most of them will require the person receiving the message to have the same application.
Google Voice doesn't require the other person to have a special application. It will send the messages as SMS. It will, however, require you to use the Google Voice application to send the messages.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Did you try [WhatsApp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp)? It's available on both iOS and Android. [Google Voice](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice) is the best option though if available in your country.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: [Two ex-googlers](http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/19/ex-googlers-launch-mightytext-an-imessage-for-android-users/) created the app [MightyText](http://mightytext.net/). Give it a try:
* "Send & receive SMS and MMS from your computer or tablet, using your current Android phone number. Messages stay in sync with your phone's SMS inbox."
* "SMS directly from Gmail on your computer."
* "text from [your] phone as [you] normally would... in the U.S. or international."
Disclaimer: I haven't actually tested it in Australia ;) But I'd be happy to hear if it works for you!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There's not because iMessage is a private protocol developed by Apple. You can use [Telegram](https://telegram.org/).
If you have an Android phone and a Mac, there's an interesting app, [iMessage for Android](https://android-imessages.fortifiedlabs.com) which allows you to sync your Android texts with Apple Messages (iChat) app.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: The best application you can use for this purpose is [KiK Messenger](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kik.android&hl=en) . This will solve all your problem you dont need mobile reception for this. All the other apps actually map your account against your mobile number. But you can create account on kik without any mobile number.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 365 | 1,329 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a SamsungGalaxy S3 (32GB Verizon version, not rooted) with a 64GB external SD card.
I use the external card only for music, which I load from my computer. Several times now I have lost files from the external card. Is there any way I can force the S3 to mount the external card as "read-only"?
Ideally, a widget that would allow me to toggle the mount from RO to RW and back would be perfect, but any way to mount it as RO will satisfy my need to protect the data on the card.<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately, there is no way to do this, even if you were to be rooted. The sdcard filesystem doesn't support being mounted as RO.
If you try to mount it, you will get an error.
As well as this, the only way to mount it RO, if there was one, would require root.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I disagree with [Liam's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/38416/267).
Its possible with root, you can just use the "root explorer" app on play store and navigate to /storage/extSdCard/ and on the top, click the "Mount R/O" button to mount the drive as read only.
Surely if you know the linux codes, you should be able to make it into a widget for it :p (one line or so)
(I think there's an app that makes widgets from busybox codes) - that could be your answer
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/26 | 505 | 1,917 | <issue_start>username_0: I lost root privileges on my LG AS855 when I updated it. I used SuperOneClick to root it. Now, it just hangs on step 7.
This is not a very popular phone and information on rooting it is extremely sparce on the internet. Any suggestions on how to go about getting root privileges back would be much appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: The OEM update will have caused by you are to lose root due to the fact that stock ROM's aren't rooted.
This update will have most likely blocked the use of simple rootkit exploits, which is how all of the one click root solutions work.
It your OEM upgrade was to ICS, then Google blocked rootkits in version 4.0 onwards. If it was not an upgrade to ICS or later, then OEM has patched the OS for all of the common exploits.
If this is the case, then the only way to root you device would be to do we fastboot to flash a rooted boot.img file, or the old firmware so you can use a one click here root solution again.
It is generally recommended that once you have rooted, you don't use OEM updates for this reason.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: As [Liam pointed out](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/38414/16575), OTA updates tend to "remove" root access -- and most likely they also patch the places used by known root exploits to prevent future rooting.
One thing he recommended was flashing back the old firmware, and root it the way you did -- which is a common way to obtain root. From there on you have basically two choices to update and still keep root: Flash a custom ROM, or (if you want to go with stock) take a look at [OTA RootKeeper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper):
>
> Free tool trying to protect root across manufacturer's OTA updates.
> Also serves as temporary un-root (see statement)
>
>
>
(For more details, see the app's description in the playstore).
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 695 | 2,596 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm creating a guide for noobs on editing the SystemUI.apk on the US Galaxy S3. But, before I post the guide, I want to make sure I know my stuff! I'm looking to learn about ADB (and ADB shell) and its various commands. I've noticed that some users mount their system read-write like so:
```
mount -o remount,rw /system
```
But, others mount like so:
```
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
```
I have a little bit of knowledge behind this (-o signifies options, yaffs2 signifies the file system, /dev/block/mtdblock4 signifies mount point, and /system is the actual directory), but why do people have different commands? Is it unsafe to miss some of the arguments? Why do some people include the mount point? The file system? Some separate multiple options using commas, others use spaces: does that matter?
Instead of asking 50 questions like those, **does anyone know where to find the documentation/reference/explanation of the mount command, and describing its options?** If you are feeling extra great, any documentation/reference/explanation regarding ADB and busybox-for-android available? *(Besides these: <http://busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html> and <http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html> , which are a little lacking.)*
*Someone* knows these things, but my Google-fu is took weak... :( I would sincerely appreciate your guidance, any at all! :)<issue_comment>username_1: On some devices/ROMs most mount points seem to be defined in a special config file called `/etc/fstab`. In this case, you can ommit the device information and options, as they can be automatically determinded.
However, other devices/ROMs use init scripts to create the mounts, and have the special options defined there (CM7.2 on my Motorola Milestone seems to be one example for this). If you omit the device information here, you will simply get an error.
So which variant to take very much depends on the device/ROM. Safest way is to first check how the file system in question is mounted (e.g. using `mount |grep system` to show it for the `/system` mount point), and then adapt this information for your use.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Android uses by default `toolbox`, if you want you can use `busybox` instead. I haven't found documentation except a string in the binary saying `Usage: %s [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory` and the toolbox/mount.c, which is at <http://gitorious.org/android-enablement/system-core/blobs/bc7b0cbe156da639f0cbe17bf89725d87e86512a/toolbox/mount.c>
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/26 | 243 | 923 | <issue_start>username_0: I can only get new emails by manually doing a refresh.
I want instant access to emails, like in Blackberries.
I have both the Gmail and the Red Envelope emails with the same emails.
P.S. Is this a sync issue?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you checked to see if sync is on? On ICS+ go to `Settings-Data Usage` and press the menu button, and ensure 'Auto Sync Data' is checked.
Then go to `Account->` and ensure gmail, or email is selected.
Bear in mind that the email app can't push emails - it can only poll the server at a minimum of every 5 minutes.
If you're on less than ICS, then go to `System Settings->Accounts and Sync` and ensure sync is turned on. Select the account, and make sure gmail is checked.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Try going to the Application Manager. Find Gmail and make sure that `show notifications` is checked. That fixed all of my problems.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 249 | 965 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to root my HTC Legend but I don't want to lose my data on it. I have seen the unrevoked method for rooting HTC devices but it does not have a version specifically for HTC Legend. Would the HTC Wildfire version work or do I need to look elsewhere?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you checked to see if sync is on? On ICS+ go to `Settings-Data Usage` and press the menu button, and ensure 'Auto Sync Data' is checked.
Then go to `Account->` and ensure gmail, or email is selected.
Bear in mind that the email app can't push emails - it can only poll the server at a minimum of every 5 minutes.
If you're on less than ICS, then go to `System Settings->Accounts and Sync` and ensure sync is turned on. Select the account, and make sure gmail is checked.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Try going to the Application Manager. Find Gmail and make sure that `show notifications` is checked. That fixed all of my problems.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 667 | 2,506 | <issue_start>username_0: I was running CynogenMod 10 successfully on my Galaxy S 9000 till I got an update message which I unfortunately applied. It seems it could not get access to my apps installed to sdcard. Unfortunately, I did not make any backup from the old installed OS. Afterwards, I wanted to install a stable ROM following a guide on Internet, that I have to download the CynoGenMod ROM 9.0 on sdcard and then went to Recovery mode and installed it after pressing "Wide data/facatory reset".
It took hours till the Galaxy turned off. When I turned it on again, the Galaxy could reboot but I was not satisfied with it, so I went to ROM Manager and clicked Update to stable ROM and chose CynogenMod 10 again to install. Once applied it, the Galaxy tried to reboot, showed the CynogenMOD logo and then went to recovery mode. It shows:
>
> CWM-based Recovery v6...
>
>
> reboot system now install zip from sdcard
>
>
> install zip from sideload
>
>
> wipe data/factory reset
> wipe cache..
>
>
> backup and restore
>
>
> mount and storege
>
>
> advanced
>
>
>
Whenever I press "Reboot system now" it tries to reboot, show the CynogenMod logo and goes to Recovery mode again and so on.
As I said, due to the fact I did not backup the old functioning installed OS I can not make use of the feature shown in the menu "Backup and restore".
Any suggestion how to download and install CynogenMod in this case?<issue_comment>username_1: As you have access to the recovery partition, you should find an update zip that you can flash to it.
Most likely you will have one on your SD card still, if you updated using the CyanogenMod updater.
Using the recovery menu, navigate to `Install ZIP from SDCard` and select it. You will then have to find the update .zip file. It may be in a folder called `cmupdater` or something similar. If you have a folder like that, find a zip in that folder and select it to flash. Erase your data, and try and reboot the device.
If that doesn't work, then I am afraid I don't have any more ideas sorry.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I hope this are the steps you followed:
```
WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery(Reinstall again the rom you want to use)
Optionally:
WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition) again to be sure the partitions are ok
```
If not just reinstall again your cyanogen mod and it should work.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 381 | 1,281 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Can I install Android on my non-Android device?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6849/can-i-install-android-on-my-non-android-device)
>
>
>
I want to know if I can install Android on my Symbian phone.
Please provide the link where I can download Android, and install on my phone.<issue_comment>username_1: It's not possible to flash Android on a Symbian phone right now.
However, you could make Google apps work on a Symbian phone. [This guide](http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/15663_How_to_Use_Google_services_wit.php) can give you an idea how to do it.
Or if it's just the Android theme / look-and-feel you want, you can take a look at SPB Mobile Shell.
**Edit #1:** It's probably possible to port Android to a Symbian phone. But so far, nobody has really taken any interest in it. Take a look at this [StackOverflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3964606/is-it-posible-to-port-android-for-a-symbian-phone) on porting Android for Symbian. It might give you a better idea.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I dont believe it is currently possible to flash android onto a symbian phone. I will do some research on this matter and see what I can find out.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/26 | 999 | 3,553 | <issue_start>username_0: If my aCalendar, or any calendar for that matter, has an appointment, I would like the phone to recognize that I am in a meeting and the call then vibrates or is silent etc.
For instance:
* If I am in church, I want the phone to register this and then direct the call to voice mail.
* If I am in a meeting, I would like the option to have calls come through or go to voicemail.
I do not want a blanket approach, but I would like to be able to set this on a meeting by meeting basis. I have looked at the Llama app and may try to Tasker app, but there must be something built into the phone that will allow this.<issue_comment>username_1: Using tasker you can accomplish this and more fairly easily once you know how to use it. To solve the whole phone ringing while you are in a meeting you have a few options with how to do it in Tasker. You can choose to silence your phone while in meetings, set it to vibrate, block all phone calls (probably not the best choice) or send them all to voicemail. I will go through how to create a profile for the latter.
First, Create a new profile:
Next select State, then App, and then Calendar Entry
  
For the Calendar entry settings you need to make sure to select **No** for availability and then you can click the magnifying glass next to Calendar to select which calendar it should be referencing. Then click the check mark.
Now to create a task to do during that meeting. Select New task and then click the plus (+) sign in the lower left corner.
 
For the action select Phone and then Select End Call and then the check mark
 
Once you have done that you can click the check mark to close and save the task. Go to the Profiles tab at the top, then click on your Profile you created and long press on the Context below it (the Calendar setting on the left). This should bring up a Context menu. Select Add and then Event.
 
From Events select Phone and then Phone Ringing.
 
Now you have a Profile to push phone calls to voicemail when you are in meetings.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You might have a look at [Silence](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.epsilonlabs.silence.ads).
It primarily turns off audio username_2rts/ringtones on schedule but can also manipulate wifi and mobile data and is pretty granular. It also recently added the ability to use events on Google Cusername_2ndar.
I use it to turn off the ringer (I like to sit in the quiet car) and wifi (there's none to connect to) during my commute on the train, and also to set the phone to vibrate during a meeting.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I wrote an app called [Free Busy Silent Mode](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.zlift.fbs). It does not direct the call to voicemail, but you have an option to set the phone to silent
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/27 | 2,482 | 8,742 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently got tired of paying $65+ a month for cell service when I get mostly email. So I dropped my Sprint service in favor of $20 a month, no-contract phone and a Nexus 7, because WiFi is seemingly everywhere. It works great! I have all the service I need, and it's much cheaper.
I still have this nice cell phone, a Nexus S. I enabled the WiFi on it. I'd like to make free WiFi calls on it but it no longer has a number associated with it. I ported that number over to my $20 a month phone. Is there anyway I can get a number associated with this old phone so I can sign up for a free voip service? Is there anyway I can make voip calls without a number?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: It's not possible to have the same number on two different phones.
On your Nexus S, you could install [Skype](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.raider). That will give you FREE VOIP for Skype-to-Skype calls. You don't need a number for this, just an internet connection (and a Skype account, which is free). Take note, however, Skype to mobile / landline is not free.
For other alternatives, search for `voip` in Google Play.
**Edit #1:** I looked around and found [IPKall](http://www.ipkall.com/). It gives you a FREE Washington number. Is this the kind of service you are looking for?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [Viber](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viber.voip) is a free call and messaging app. Both parties should be on wifi to make this work.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Dell voice AKA [Fongo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fongo.dellvoice) gives you a number. Set up your number, log in, and run the app from any device.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: ***Let's get this right the first time, shall we? : )***
Several options that are offered so far seem to indicate a third-party app will be doing the dialing. However, dependent upon your geographic location, you may be able to activate the native dialer in the Google Nexus S.
Before proceeding, you will need to:
1) Be based in the United States (there are ways around this...!), and;
2) Have a phone number registered for use within the United States (required).
3) Grab a BEvERage of choice.
4) Not be busy for the next 45 minutes. Tell everyone to PFO (please fone others).
5) Remove your SIM-card from your Google Nexus S.
Let's begin!
**I: GET GOOGLE VOICE VIA WEB SIGN-UP**
1) Get a Google Voice account. When going through the setup portion, you need to confirm a secondary number with the account. Use your phone number that you have with your $20/mo phone.
2) Grab an area code that you like (as GVoice calls currently are free throughout USA & Canada, but this may change).
3) GOTO Settings, and enable Google Chat as a client that can make and receive phone calls.
***What if I have a US-based cellphone, but I'm in `country other than USA`?***
Use a proxy or TOR-based service, cloak your exit location with a US-based proxy, and sign-up for the service. BTW, *your welcome*.
**II: GET GOOGLE VOICE VIA ANDROID MARKET**
1) Find "Google Voice" in the Android Market. Alternatively, you can also find the \*.apk with a quick Google search if you can't access the installer via the market.
2) Install "Google Voice."
3) When asked about how you want Google Voice to process calls, select "As every time I make a call." You can use other options, but just stick with this.
**III: GET SIPDROID (I-P-TEL GMBH) VIA ANDROID MARKET**
1) Find and install Sipdroid via Android Market.
2) Open the program. Upon first run, you will see the magical button at the bottom of your screen, which may be covered by a keyboard. Get rid of the keyboard by pressing the back button or hide keyboard button.
3) Tap the "New PBX linked to my Google Voice" button.
At this point, you will be linking a free SIP account with your Google Voice account. Also, as passwords must be the same between accounts, the following situation happens:
* You're based in the United States
* The pbxes.org servers are in Germany (?), and will ask permission to use your credentials to login to your Google accout via their servers
This causes Google to think someone has hacked your account in Germany. If you get this, do not worry.
4) Get details for your SIPdroid account credentials.
* Username: it will be <EMAIL>. (The "-200" comes right after your username)
* Password: <PASSWORD> you used to register for the service. (BTW, my pw is h<PASSWORD>, but you should see stars. HAHAHA.)
5) Uninstall SIPdroid
**IV: CONFIRM ACCOUNT VIA pbxes.org**
1) Login to pbxes.org with your credentials (from section III, step 4).
2) After login, go to "Personal Data" (on the left-hand side). If you don't want your account deleted in 1 week, fill this out. Fill out with your details, or use dummy data if you wish. I'm sure Alice, Bob, John and <NAME> have multiple accounts... : )
3) GOTO `Extensions`, then `Sipdroid <200>`. In `Device Options`, you will see a `password` field. The password HERE has to match your Google Voice account. That way, pbxes can login to Google Voice. You can also set up your caller ID here, so go crazy.
4) *Optional, but strongly suggested:* make sure that the password to login to the web interface of pbxes.org is different from the one to your Google Voice account.
**V: PUTTING THE SIP SERVICE ON YOUR NEXUS S**
This is where it get's serious. Actually, it's pretty easy.
1) Go to your phone dialer.
2) Tap the `menu` button to get `Settings`.
3) Scroll down to `INTERNET CALL SETTINGS`, and tap `Accounts`.
4) Check `Receive incoming calls`. Yeah, you can be a jerk and only use your phone to call out, but what about the people who want to *phone you*? Just check it. Unless you don't want anyone calling you. And if that's the case, *why are you even following this guide*?
5) Tap the `menu` button and tap `Add account`.
* `Username` and `Password` is what was listed in section III, step 4.
* `Server` is `pbxes.org`
* Check `Set as primary account`
* Tap `Optional settings`. At this point, check to make sure `Transport type` is `TCP`, and that your `Port number` is 5060. You can probably use another port, but it seems to work. Oh wait, port 5060 is the official SIP port. Go to:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_TCP\_and\_UDP\_port\_numbers
and search `5060`. SO YOU USE `5060`, AND LIFE WILL BE GOOD. Don't be smart and say "I'll use port--" NO! This is not a storm, you are not a sailor going to another port. You will use `5060`, and you will be happy with the choice. Alternatively, port `5061' is SIP over TLS, but I've never used that and I am not sure if it would work.
6) SAVE the account.
**VI: TESTING THE PHONE**
If you've gotten this far without errors or crying, then try calling a number.
1) Dial your number. From now on, dial with the following format:
```
1 - areacode - XXX - YYYY
```
That way, you don't have to worry about whether or not it's a local call or long-distance call.
At this point, a nifty popup will show. It will state `Complete action using`. Select `Mobile Data`, and tap `Just once`. That way, you can make it permanent after it works properly.
2) Now you get something that pops up saying `[warning triangle] Place call`. You will tap 'Internet call', as you (i) don't have a SIM card in Nexus S.
At this point, it will dial the number. When connected, there will be a bit of an echo. Why? Well, your call is probably routed the following way:
```
Nexus S >> Yankee-land (via Google Voice)
Yankee-land (via Google Voice) >> Deutsch-land (via pbxes.org, via internet)
Deutsch-land (via pbxes.org) >> Yankee-land (internet-phone bridge, not sure if it's the right word...)
Yankee-land (internet-phone bridge) >> Person that you are calling
```
*It sound like there's a delay and echo*
Yeah, because you're voice is going half-way around the world. Always pause to let the other person finish. Do this on your side by waiting 2 seconds before and after any speech.
*But I don't want delay*
It's free for North America (US+CAD). Icing on top? If you have a VPN based in either Canada or the United States, have your Android use that connection. That way, you can be in the UK, have a VPN connection to the US and phone someone in US or CAD.
Friend: "Where are you?"
You: "In `whatever country via VPN connection`"
Friend: "Aren't you paying a lot?"
You: "Yes. Can you wire me USD$100? I'm in central Australia right now, and the wifi from this wild dingo sucks."
Friend: "..."
You: "Yes, the dingo has wifi. It's got a coin slot in it's butth--"
Friend: "I've got to g--".
You: "OK, Bye."
Friend: "Bye."
***THE END***
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/27 | 1,324 | 5,002 | <issue_start>username_0: My tablet will not connect to ANY WiFi network anymore. Everything was working perfectly for about a month. But now, the WiFi icon has disappeared, and every time I try to connect to a network it simply shows "Saved." I figured maybe it was an issue with my network, so I went out and tested it with other WiFi connections. It can scan and detect everything, but the same thing happens while trying to connect to anything. My Nokia phone and laptop are able to connect to everything perfectly, but the tablet will not, even to the networks which it has previously connected to.
Things I have tried:
* Deleted all networks by using the "Forget network" option and tried connecting again.
* Tried "open" type networks without any passwords.
* Rebooted the tablet several times.
* Done a factory reset, twice.
* Tried to analyse logcat data.
Here is a screenshot:
I also tried connecting to my laptop using Ad-hoc (with the laptop using a wired ethernet connection and transmitting it to the tablet wirelessly) but no use.
As you can see in the screenshot, the WiFi icon which turns blue and gray is GONE from the notification bar. It never shows up anymore. And the "Saved" result is what comes up every time I try to connect to a network.
I switched the WiFi on and tried connecting to the network while logcat was running, here is the text: <http://pastebin.com/9pUba6Tt>
The `D/CommandListener( 79): Clearing all IP addresses on wlan0` is what happens every time I attempt to connect to any network. Always the same thing.
I have gone through dozens of XDA threads and such with this issue. Many people have gotten the "Saved" problem, but it's only been for people who have UPDATED to ICS 4.0.4 from Gingerbread or something. My tablet CAME with ICS 4.0.4.
P.S: My tablet is a cheap one, it's a Ubislate 7C+ from Datawind.
ANY help would be really, really, appreciated. I've been trying to fix this for about a week now. Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: Have the "Saved Problem" on a cheap tablet that came with 4.1.1.
Tried 3 different WiFi networks without success: ZyXel P2601HN, Tomato and DD-WRT.
I was about to return the tablet but, as a last resort tried connecting it to an Android phone in tethering mode. That worked - so the WiFi in the tablet was working?
Then I tried a fourth Tomato WiFi router using 802.1b mode - also successful.
It seems this version is picky about the WiFi routers? Could it be the channel assignments - maybe some banned channels due to legislation?
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem with my Asus tablet. Everything was working fine until one day it stopped connecting.
Not a geek so I tried everything that you have done (all of that!!!) and as a last resort went to my router settings and turned of the "lock". The Asus connected immediately. Turned the lock back on and it still connects. The only issue I have now is that any time that I turn off the tablet or take it away from the network, I have to go through the same process as before.
Tell me if that works through this website.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I faced the same issue. After struggling for a few hours, I found the solution.
Login to your Wi-Fi router and change the Wi-Fi channel to anything between 5-11/13. The problem is due to conflict of channels. (I did Google but no help. Then from my experience, I figured out this solution)
One more thing, if your router allows you change data retry and RTS retry settings, then change them to 128. For some reason, at times ubislate 7C+'s Wi-Fi adapter does not respond on time and the router thinks that it has gone out of coverage. So, the device doesn't get connected.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: <http://mhotspot.com/blog/fix-obtaining-ip-address-android-wifi-problem/>
The above static IP solution is a workaround.
The real solution involves changing file permission on a root file.
Fortunately, my ubislate had root access, with help of x-plore file manager, was able to change permission of dhcpcd-run-hook file to read-execute(no write) in the /system/etc/dhcpcd directory.
Works like a charm. More details in the below URL
<http://androidforums.com/avail-all-things-root/583407-easy-real-wifi-fix-obtaining-ip-address-loop-found-me.html>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: The tablet is fine, it's your router that's the problem. Chances are that you're using a cheapie like a Belkin or something similar. If its something that you bought from a discount store for about $35 then you're going to have issues with it with the tablet and other wireless stuff. Upgrade to a real router, a high-quality dual-band one. The tablet will work without any connection problems after you do this.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I recently had this problem with my Nexus 7 running KitKat 4.4.2. I fixed the problem by rebooting my router (Netgear DG834GT)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/27 | 799 | 3,280 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to configure a location offset in such a way that my phone's GPS data would still be used to set a location, but an adjustment value would be applied to the base value? (e.g. all values adjusted 6.5m SW). Two cases where this would be useful are when using programs that have base maps with bogus offset data, but you want your phone to think it's in the right place on top of the bogus data. Also, sometimes the coordinates calculated from the GPS system on a given day are just simply wrong, and usually on a given day they are wrong by a fairly fixed amount. Rather that spending the entire day with my phone marking me 30m north of where I actually am, I'd like to correct the values automatically based on a known RDP location.
Ideally I would like a way to 'zero' my GPS by calculating an offset based on my current location being a set of known coordinates, then allow the GPS to adjust my location based on that. I would enter "I am currently at X", at which point it would figure out that number is 4 meters off of the GPS readout, and thereafter sets my location to be always 4m offset.
I realize there are lots of programs to set a [mock location](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lexa.fakegps) of my choice and even ones to follow [recorded routes](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forgottenprojects.mocklocations). These sort of things that entirely replace the output of the GPS with fixed or otherwise pre-programmed output are not what I'm looking for here. If it matters, my devices are all rooted and running CyanogenMod 11 M2 so root only solutions are acceptable, although if there is a non root way to do this that would be good to note.<issue_comment>username_1: This is application specific. For example, car navigation apps generally would snap your position to the nearest street when driving around.
I'm not aware if there's any way to set an offset for all applications, a rooted application would probably be able to do that.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Those offsets are normally used in differential gps. A fix point (station) knows it exact location (from manual measurments), calculates from the gps data the requred offset for correction and send this (quasi constant) offset (ex. 2.5m SW) to you.
The assumption is that if you are close to this station the atomospheric error (=offset) is valid also for your position in some distance.
Im not too familiar with android, but you could send manipulated D-GPS data maybe?
For radio those are send with RTCM (Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services), (you can get down to 2cm accuracy) - for mobile phones you need to stitch to Ntrip (Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol): <http://www.rtcm-ntrip.org/home> most of them are non free/paid, so you need to look around (if you really want there a ways to make your own low cost server (raspberry pi..))
would you still need offset if the accuracy is already very good? Boosting accuracy seems easier!
Have a look at <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lefebure.ntripclient>
==> `ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION - Used for routing external position data to other applications.` but this solution has also it downsides :-(
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/27 | 297 | 1,098 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an app which can record
audio (to mp3) from the FM radio (**NOT** internet-radio).
I want to record some shows while listening to the radio and store them in my SD memory card but I can't seem to find any suitable application.
My phone is a Huawei U8150 and I'm using Android 2.1.<issue_comment>username_1: The [Spirit FM Radio Unlocked](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mikersmicros.fm_unlock) has slight support for recording. Most of it is experimental however.
There are no other tuned FM radio apps on the market, that run on all devices.
The only way to get full FM recording facilities, is if your OEM puts this feature into the stock FM radio app.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Android's doesn't have an integrated FM radio functionality (API), if a device features FM support, it was added by the manufacturer.
Because of that there's no standard way to access it via 3rd party apps. You can try this [app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tarsys.fmradiorecordertest) but your mileage may vary.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/27 | 600 | 2,098 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [How can I tell if I have root?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/13335/how-can-i-tell-if-i-have-root)
>
>
>
Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is rooted? Where can you find this information in the phone?
I used Unrevoked to root my HTC Desire (GSM) and I had the tool set to disable the phone security as well. But when I start the HBOOT menu it still says S-ON on top of the screen. Shouldn't that say S-OFF now?
Maybe Unrevoked failed to set S-OFF, but managed to root the phone? It has definitely changed the recovery system, because now it says ClockWorkMod Recovery. There is also a new app called Superuser Permissions. Does that mean it's been rooted?
I could try to install some app that requires root, but I thought I would hold off with that since I have just completely re-flashed it and don't want to clutter it with any bloatware until I have set up A2SD+ and partitioned my SD card.
I'm also curious as to why it didn't set the security flag to S-OFF. Would I need to use AlphaRev for this now? And can I skip this part, and still install A2SD+ and partition my SD card? What I'm asking is this: is S-OFF a requirement for A2SD+ and partitioning the SD card and messing around with things like partitioning, /system and Dalvik cache?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is rooted?
>
>
>
The easiest way of root checking is to use program [Root Checker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You are correct, it should say S-OFF when you boot. However, the fact that it has CWM Recovery is a good sign.
[Google play has many apps that will check root](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=root%20checker&c=apps) for you. Give one of them a try.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Some phone rooted will show new application(SuperSU, Superuser, or else) but you didn't install it before. It's easiest way to know your phone was rooted or not.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/27 | 411 | 1,673 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been using Dropbox camera upload to automatically sync my pictures to my PC using my data plan (this part is important, I can't use a wifi).
However, this autosync eats up the battery like crazy, so I'd like it to only
sync when the phone is charging. I always connect my phone to its stand as soon
as I'm home, so I'll still have the pictures synced to my PC merely a few
minutes after getting home (without having to do anything manually).
Dropbox, unfortunately, doesn't offer this option (syncing only when charging).
**Is there another photo-sync service/app that does?** (picasa, g+, facebook, etc)<issue_comment>username_1: *Google+ Instant Upload* offers a setting to allow uploads only when the charger is connected.
Facebook's instant photo upload does not offer such an option.
The Gallery is linked to your Google Account and thus to Picasaweb. However, there's no option within the Gallery app to restrict data transfer only when the charger is connected.
Carbonite recently started offering a mobile app, and that includes backing up photos and videos. It offers an option to use battery or not for when uploading.
So *Google+* or *Carbonite Mobile* are your choices. (At least from the photo auto-upload services I'm aware of.)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [SugarSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharpcast.sugarsync) is my photo syncing/cloud storage app of choice, and it provides such an option. Once installed, go into the app's settings and check the box labelled "External Power Only" to restrict the auto sync to only run when the device is plugged in.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/01/28 | 434 | 1,586 | <issue_start>username_0: I just installed Jelly Bean 4.1.2 on my Samsung Galaxy Note N7000. I am not able to add words to the dictionary. I use more than one language while texting. There are no options in the settings either.
How do I get myself out of this rut?<issue_comment>username_1: Ok I believe I'm a step closer to solving this adding to the dictionary issue.
This is how I'm getting around it
Firstly my keyboard is set to portrait type 3x4
Predictive text on with continuous input. Now to add a word turn OFF predictive text.
Now type your word manually and when your done, and with the cursor flashing directly next to the end of your word, goback into settings and turn predictive text back ON.
Now when you back out of setting you should see your word in the suggestion list above the keypad. Tap your new word and you should find it added to your dictionary.
This method also works for email addresses.
Just to be clear this is for use on Android 4.1.2 my device for all concerned is Samsung GS2.
Let me know if this helps.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have been able to add and edit words on my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Jellybean 4.1.2 by using a free app called [QuickShortcutMaker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut). The app allows me to create a home screen shortcut to the user dictionary.
A detailed tutorial can be found here: [How to Add & Edit Words in the User Dictionary on Jelly Bean 4.1.2](http://www.username_2.com/2013/05/how-to-add-edit-words-in-user.html)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/28 | 514 | 1,955 | <issue_start>username_0: The Nook Simple Touch is an android-based eReader. In their interface for reading books, you can highlight a word or set of words, then attach a note to that.
The notes are limited to 512 characters, but you can have an unlimited number of notes for a book. I currently work around the limit by highlighting a word, writing the note, then highlighting the next word and continuing the note.
Is there a way to remove the limit of 512 characters, or increase it to a very large number? My nook is fully rooted, so I imagine it is a simple config file or sqlite entry somewhere, but I don't know where to look.<issue_comment>username_1: Ok I believe I'm a step closer to solving this adding to the dictionary issue.
This is how I'm getting around it
Firstly my keyboard is set to portrait type 3x4
Predictive text on with continuous input. Now to add a word turn OFF predictive text.
Now type your word manually and when your done, and with the cursor flashing directly next to the end of your word, goback into settings and turn predictive text back ON.
Now when you back out of setting you should see your word in the suggestion list above the keypad. Tap your new word and you should find it added to your dictionary.
This method also works for email addresses.
Just to be clear this is for use on Android 4.1.2 my device for all concerned is Samsung GS2.
Let me know if this helps.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have been able to add and edit words on my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Jellybean 4.1.2 by using a free app called [QuickShortcutMaker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut). The app allows me to create a home screen shortcut to the user dictionary.
A detailed tutorial can be found here: [How to Add & Edit Words in the User Dictionary on Jelly Bean 4.1.2](http://www.username_2.com/2013/05/how-to-add-edit-words-in-user.html)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/28 | 486 | 1,821 | <issue_start>username_0: I built Android 4.1.2 from source for my Nexus S using [these instructions](http://source.android.com/source/). Later I found that there are no Google Apps on the phone and so I cannot set up my Google account or use the Play Store or Google Maps. I tried to download the Google Apps from [here](http://www.teamandroid.com/gapps/) and installed them from the SD card but nothing happened. How can I get them installed?
Also, is there any other way I can install Google Apps?<issue_comment>username_1: Ok I believe I'm a step closer to solving this adding to the dictionary issue.
This is how I'm getting around it
Firstly my keyboard is set to portrait type 3x4
Predictive text on with continuous input. Now to add a word turn OFF predictive text.
Now type your word manually and when your done, and with the cursor flashing directly next to the end of your word, goback into settings and turn predictive text back ON.
Now when you back out of setting you should see your word in the suggestion list above the keypad. Tap your new word and you should find it added to your dictionary.
This method also works for email addresses.
Just to be clear this is for use on Android 4.1.2 my device for all concerned is Samsung GS2.
Let me know if this helps.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have been able to add and edit words on my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Jellybean 4.1.2 by using a free app called [QuickShortcutMaker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut). The app allows me to create a home screen shortcut to the user dictionary.
A detailed tutorial can be found here: [How to Add & Edit Words in the User Dictionary on Jelly Bean 4.1.2](http://www.username_2.com/2013/05/how-to-add-edit-words-in-user.html)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/28 | 437 | 1,684 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a Galaxy S2 as an upgrade from my HTC Hero around January this year. My phone contacts have always been synced to my Gmail account and the backup worked since I got all my contacts on my SGS2 from my HTC Hero. However, I flashed a custom ROM on my SGS2 and since then only 14 of my contacts have been retrieved. When I try to manually sync the phone with Google it still only shows the 14 contacts. I visited <http://google.com/contacts> and to my surprise I only have the 14 contacts there as well.
How can I fix this problem? Do I have to flash it back to custom rom or is there any other way?<issue_comment>username_1: Via your desktop computer, go to the Contacts section in Gmail. Click the MORE button and then RESTORE CONTACTS.
You'll be shown a dialog box where you can pick a particular time to restore to within the past 30 days.
That should restore your contact data.
After that just sync your device.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The solution is very simple, the problem is that the ROM is just reading the phone contacts and you just have to delete a file!
*Caveat Emptor* Your phone must be rooted
* Go download an app called [Root Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en) from Play Store
* Launch *Root Explorer*
* Go to this directory `/data/data/com.android.contacts/shared_preferences`
* then delete `com.android.contacts_preferences.xml`
That's the first part done, remaining part is this, now, go into your Contacts app via home screen or application drawer, tap on *Menu*, then tap on *Import/Export*, then import all the contacts from SIM to phone!
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/01/28 | 743 | 3,094 | <issue_start>username_0: Where in HTC Sync is the option to disable synchronization upon connecting the phone to the computer?
There used to be plenty of options in the old versions of HTC Sync. By old versions I mean versions like 2.0 that came with my phone. This is the version I have been using for two years now. I just thought I would update to get all the latest bells and whistles. But little did I know that the newest HTC Sync version is just one big splash screen with a picture of my phone on it and one big SYNC button. And it is very resource hungry.
I am downloading the new HTC Sync Manager right now. But I don't think it's compatible with HTC Desire or other older HTC devices. I think it's mainly made for the HTC One series of phones. So I don't expect much from it, but I'll give it a try anyway. Are there more sync options in Sync Manager than in the regular Sync?
What's a good alternative to HTC Sync that I can use with HTC Desire? Which ones are popular? I don't want anything too fancy. I don't need anything that's too much resource hungry and media focused. Just plain sync tool (PIM).
**Update:** HTC Sync Manager doesn't even start
The first time HTC Sync Manager started it was scanning my computer for media files. I aborted the operation and went to settings to change the language. It prompted me to restart the program so I clicked OK. It restarted and got stock at the splash screen. Now it does that every time and the only way to close it is to terminate the associated process.
Great software indeed... it should not stop working just because the user changes the language in the settings. Looks like I will have to install it all over again to erase any conflicting config files and such.<issue_comment>username_1: According to the [download page](http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/) of HTC Sync Manager, HTC Desire phones should be supported.
In my case when I first started the application it started loading all my media files from my pc (which took some time). After everything was loaded, the music etc was stored in my Media gallery of the HTC Sync Manager.
If you want to disable the synchronisation of your phone on connect, disable the option "Automatically start sync when device is connected" under the More tab. In my case that tab was only available when you connect your phone (probably to be able to use different settings for multiple phones).
So maybe you should just try to reinstall the latest HTC Sync Manager, because it should work for your phone too. Just be a little patient.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The disable the option "Automatically start sync when device is connected" under the More tab did not work for me. Even after this is unchecked, it still starts the program when I connect my phone. Sometimes I'm just looking for the charge. Yet I have to wait for the program to load on each plug-in, then manually disable. Real pain.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/29 | 560 | 2,119 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the following 3 devices:
1. a Nexus 7
2. an iPhone 4s
3. a [Yamaha RX-473](http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/av-receivers-amps/rx/rx-v473_black_u/), which supports airplay
All are hooked up over my wifi. I've setup Airplay with the amp and the iPhone, allowing me to watch videos on my iPhone and hear the sound out of the Yamaha amplifier, but I'd love to use the Nexus 7's larger screen to watch youtube videos.
Is there any way to wirelessly stream youtube audio from my Nexus 7 to my Yamaha receiver, in the same way that I can using my iPhone?
I purchased the [AirSync](http://doubletwist.com/airsync/) application, but it appears as though that only works for music and video I have on my Nexus 7, not streamed youtube apps, so its not exactly what I'm looking for.<issue_comment>username_1: According to the [download page](http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/) of HTC Sync Manager, HTC Desire phones should be supported.
In my case when I first started the application it started loading all my media files from my pc (which took some time). After everything was loaded, the music etc was stored in my Media gallery of the HTC Sync Manager.
If you want to disable the synchronisation of your phone on connect, disable the option "Automatically start sync when device is connected" under the More tab. In my case that tab was only available when you connect your phone (probably to be able to use different settings for multiple phones).
So maybe you should just try to reinstall the latest HTC Sync Manager, because it should work for your phone too. Just be a little patient.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The disable the option "Automatically start sync when device is connected" under the More tab did not work for me. Even after this is unchecked, it still starts the program when I connect my phone. Sometimes I'm just looking for the charge. Yet I have to wait for the program to load on each plug-in, then manually disable. Real pain.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/29 | 476 | 1,915 | <issue_start>username_0: I accidentally turned on talkback in the Accessibility menu. When I turned it on I got some kind of walk through on how to use it. I couldn't cancel it. So I turned off my phone.
When I turned it back on again it took me 15 minutes to unlock my phone. Apparently I had to touch a button to give it focus and then double tap it to click it.
Now my question is: how do I turn this off? I can't reach the settings because I have don't know how to access a drop down and I can't scroll through all my apps.<issue_comment>username_1: I got the solution!
Somehow I could get into the settings menu by turning aeroplane mode on and starting Google Maps (which is on my home screen). Google Maps then sends you to settings. In there I can scroll using three fingers.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It's very easy. Please double tap on the "Green" square that appears with a voice in the background. It's difficult to navigate with this talk back option but follow the "double tap" procedure and reach "Talk Back" feature which is "ON"... Same double tap, you'd be able to turn off "talk back"... All the best!!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I had this problem with LG Android also - accidentally turned ON talkback. Here's how i got it turned off.
* You can swipe by using two fingers
* Tap once on settings
* Then double tap on settings to activate
* Repeat process on the following..
* General/Accessability/Vision
In Vision you should see Talkback where you can turn it off (again by using the same single, then double tapping process)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Hate that when it happens.
My fix: Press Google assistant button on phone, button below volume up/down button on lgv40 phone on left side, starts Google assistant.
State "Open Settings"
Double press on general, then "Accessibility" then "Hearing" then turn off "Takback"
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/29 | 335 | 1,336 | <issue_start>username_0: My Galaxy Nexus will not factory reset. I tried to flash many images. I deleted the gallery contacts, but it restores to a restore point on each reboot.
Currently, it is having "yakju-jzo54k". I am getting an OTA update. After downloading and updating, it is going to recovery mode with red caution sign. Then, it reboots after sometime. Again, a restore point is restored (with my old pics and contacts).
I tried Wug's Nexus toolkit, flashing it with a rooted boot.img, and deleting many files. Still, the old backup was still restored.
It's became a big headache now. So, any help is appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: It seems that either your recovery is broken, or the OTA update did not download correctly and the data is unable to be recovered. I would recommend starting anew, perhaps by installing a CyanogenMod ROM so that way you are running the latest Android (4.4.2). Head over to [XDA and find the instructions](http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/) for the type of gnex you have (GSM, Sprint, Verizon).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I would go the factory images route. Flash the factory images using fastboot. This will restore the proper file system structure and permissions, which appear to be the issue here. Then you can install whichever ROM you wish.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/29 | 291 | 1,147 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360, running on Gingerbread 2.3.6.
I accidentally uninstalled the Google Play Store. I re-installed it and I am able to search for applications on the Play Store, but I'm not able to download them. It shows that Google Play Store (com.process.vending) has stopped working. Once the "Not Responding" message is gone, I am no longer able to search. Is there a way to fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: It seems that either your recovery is broken, or the OTA update did not download correctly and the data is unable to be recovered. I would recommend starting anew, perhaps by installing a CyanogenMod ROM so that way you are running the latest Android (4.4.2). Head over to [XDA and find the instructions](http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/) for the type of gnex you have (GSM, Sprint, Verizon).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I would go the factory images route. Flash the factory images using fastboot. This will restore the proper file system structure and permissions, which appear to be the issue here. Then you can install whichever ROM you wish.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/01/30 | 1,951 | 7,351 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm switching from iPhone to the Nexus 4 (yay!) and I know that the Nexus 4 doesn't come with a headset. I also know that for simple audio playback, any stereo headset can be used -- but **I also want to use the headset to:**
* **adjust volume** with in-cable **+/-** buttons,
* **start/stop music** playback with in-cable middle button,
* **start/end calls** with in-cable middle button,
* **telephony** with in-cable microphone.
The Apple headsets provide these abilities on iPhone so I'm assuming that something similar would work on Android as well (and specifically on the Nexus 4).
I've tried connecting the Apple wired headset to a borrowed Nexus 4, but the in-cable buttons didn't work. I'm not really surprised because I assume that [the buttons send coded signals](http://pinoutsguide.com/HeadsetsHeadphones/blackberry_9700_headset_pinout.shtml) that are proprietary.
**How can I select a wired headset that is compatible with the Nexus 4?**
I can't very well buy one and test it, buy another if it doesn't work right, and continue until I succeed.
Surely, there is a solution here that I have been too Apple-brainwashed to see?
Alternatively, if this isn't possible on a stock Android: Is there an add-on package to Android that catches the signals from an iPhone headset and sends appropriate commands to the system?<issue_comment>username_1: My initial research is confusing. Some say that this kind of commands just aren't available on Android. One source says that at least one product ([Klipsch S4a (Android)](http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?field-keywords=Klipsch+s4a+android%29), £50-90) actually works as desired when also installing an application from the vendor.
As for add-on software to handle the in-cable buttons, [HeadsetButton Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kober.headsetbutton) (€2,29, [free trial](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kober.headset)) seems to do the trick although I really don't understand why it needs to *"read data about your contacts stored on your tablet, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals."*
With that add-on software, perhaps a cheaper headset could work just as fine ([example](http://www.amazon.co.uk/iKross-Noise-Isolation-Microphone-Blackberry-Smartphone/dp/B008Z6B5UK/ref=sr_1_14)).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If you are willing to sacrifice volume control feature, pretty much most of the stock headphones that come with android phones will work for you.
Long press, double press of the button are mere interpretation of software like the music player or the call manager. Hence you should get this feature natively or if not it can be supplemented by apps.
If volume control is badly needed, then the only option that I can think of is Bluetooth stereo headphones like Jabra BT3030, which can do all those you ask for.
I am not an audiophile and do not like heavy bass - just saying this because I recently purchased a headphone from LG service centre just for INR200 (about £3) and I am completely satisfied with its cost vs benefit ratio that it offered and of course had all the feature you ask for except volume control.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Summary from my comments, as requested, as an answer:
There are plenty of other headset controller apps on the playstore if you're worried about the permissions. I tried [Jays](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.jays.headsetcontrol) once, but it only worked partially (in 9 out of 10 tries, I had no luck to adjust the volume -- instead, other actions were triggered, as e.g. pause/play).
Having a Philips headset, I tried [Philips Headset](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.philips.cl.headset) -- and am quite satisfied: Volume control, play/pause/skip, accept/refuse/hangup call, all possible smoothly.
Most of the headset control apps want to make calls. As my device is rooted, I control such things with the *LBE* app: Neither *Jays* nor *Philips Headset* abused this privilege.
Most headset control apps seem to work with most headsets, more or less. As my example with *Jays* and a Philips headset shows, some features might not be available/working. But you cannot break anything trying. So I'd suggest to give it a try first: If one app doesn't work out, try another. If none works the way you need it, you still can go for another headset; having checked some of the control apps, you then already know which companies have a specific app. As said, my Philips headset works fine with the Philips app -- others reported the same for Jays. Reading the comments will give you more details and help you finding a good combination.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I use an Android specified Headset with 3-button for my Nexus. Works brilliant.
Not only does it deliver 3-button action, but also very good sound and a really hard hitting bass. Anyone enjoying Rock or Electronica will not stop listening ;-)
The headset is specifically made for Android's lower voltage spec from Google and will NOT work on an iphone (the way I like it).
3-button Android spec headset with flat cable
Sabotage Royale from Degauss Labs
Webpage: <http://www.degausslabs.com>
Edit: 3-button headsets.
I hope anyone reading this debate understands there are Android hardware spec headsets and iPhone hardware spec headsets. They dont change in hardware or technical specifications just because you start using some software app.. (Just make them more programmable).
So if you are an Android user you should use a 3-button Android spec headset. A 3-button iPhone headset will not work 100% (up down buttons etc) and most likely the mic dont do the proper job making whom you speak to hear you bad or "from far away" or "talking in a coke-can". There are 100 times more iPhone spec headset out there, dont ask me why.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: When I switched over to Android I started looking for a three button headset compatible with my phone. I found that there are a couple of brands that do earphones for Android but you usually have to use an App to set the functions for button controls.
I love good sound in my ears and probably use my earphones 2-5 hours per day.
I have tested a couple, I find many of the earphones lack durability and break quite easily.
Some recommendations below, all with three button control:
Nocs NS200 - Good sounding earphones. Comfortable. Lacking mids and bass is too impendent. However they broke. Three button function works well with button control App.
Bose MIE2i - Nice earphones is you're not into in-ear heaphones. Comfortable and good sounding. I think they are slightly overpriced..
Klipsch S4a II- Really well made earphones. Good sound and well balanced. Button control work well with App.
Degauss Dual Driver, the best pair of earphones I have owned so far. They sound like the equivalent to a couple of Shure earphones for 290EUR, but only cost 110EUR. The button control works well. I downloaded Degauss App. I have been using them for a couple of months. I found them in a store in Sweden. Think you can buy them from Degauss Labs website. Would like to try Sabotage Royale as well..
Maybe this post helps...
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/01/30 | 429 | 1,587 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to get rid of all cache, history and cookies automatically.
Preferably each time I shut down or start up the browser Opera mini.
If this one doesn't anyone know another browser that does?
Manually deleting each privacy setting all the time is a pain in the ass.
And if no mobile browser supports this is there another way to get rid of
all this data automatically?<issue_comment>username_1: Maybe you try two avenues:
* [Dolphin Browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser) (Which does prompt for to clear cache, etc on exit), there's the Mini version, this version as linked to the Play Store, and the HD version.
* [History Eraser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.eraser) - this clears all the history of SMS, Calls, Browser history etc in one swell foop.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The PC / desktop Opera version has that feature. Unfortunately, it's not available in mobile versions.
You can try the following browsers instead:
**Dolphin**
* `Settings > Exit Settings > Clear Cache When Exiting`
* `Settings > Exit Settings > Clear History When Exiting`
* `Settings > Exit Settings > Clear Cookies When Exiting`
**UC Browser**
* `Settings > Clear Data > Clear data on exit`
* `Settings > Clear Data > Cookies`
* `Settings > Clear Data > Form`
* `Settings > Clear Data > History`
* `Settings > Clear Data > Cache`
*As of this time, I prefer to use UC Browser, because Dolphin is giving me a lot of issues on my Samsung Galaxy S2, running CM10.1.*
Upvotes: 0 |