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2013/12/12 | 1,343 | 5,004 | <issue_start>username_0: when I choose `Run As->Android Application` In eclipse, I get the following message:
```
[2013-12-12 12:54:30 - Emulator] extension WGL_ARB_make_current_read was not found
[2013-12-12 12:54:30 - Emulator] could not load func glBindBuffer
[2013-12-12 12:54:30 - Emulator] could not load func glBlendEquationSeparate
[2013-12-12 12:54:30 - Emulator] could not load func glBufferData
[2013-12-12 12:54:30 - Emulator] could not load func glBufferSubData
[2013-12-12 12:54:30 - Emulator] could not load func glDeleteBuffers
...
```
When I decrease memory for my virtual device and then run the app, I can see the emulator, but a black screen instead of showing the output. Is there any workaround for it?
NB: I use nexus 7 emulator.<issue_comment>username_1: I've had similar issues in connection with ROM upgrades but never figured out the cause, it never seemed to be permissions related for example, but a solution that I seem to remember worked was to "re-write" the files. Essentially you cut the files over to your PC and then copy them back in, making them "new" files from the Android device's perspective, and they show up. Might work for you, it's worth a shot.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What is the music format of the files? It seems that the Google Play Music app cannot recognized some file formats, just like .WMA files. I have got such music files like this on my Android devices and Google Play Music does not find them too. I solved this problem by using another music player. I use [VLC for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon) and it recognizes all my music files. Moreover you can specify to it the folders containing your Music (in case some of the music files which should belong to your media library are not in the Music folder). VLC is still in beta version and misses some features but it will be the best Android media player when he comes out of Beta.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Try an Android media scanning process using apps such as
[SD Scanner](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.jerickson314.sdscanner) (other older media scan apps seem to crash in 4.4). Once done, the new files should show up in Play Music (I personally found Android's background running of the scanning process to be too slow).
It could be due to the **.nomedia file** (see ["Hiding your files from the Media Scanner"](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html#SavingSharedFiles) on the Android API guide) in the folder containing the files (or even in a parent folder) which prevents the any media from appearing in Play Music. Since .nomedia is a dot file, it is considered a hidden file and your file explorer may not show it in by default and you may have to dig into the settings. OI File Manager has an option to view hidden files.
With regards to not being able to see the files on the computer. Strangely on OSX
* using the Android File Transfer app that is provided by Google, the MusicManic folder /sdcard/MusicManic appears as a file and not a folder
* using adb shell, it appears as a folder
* using AirDroid on my Nexus 4, my computer can connect to the phone and /sdcard/MusicManic appears as a folder which can be downloaded.
So I guess for now, try use AirDroid to transfer the files across.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: If you have an app like astro file manager you can just copy/paste the file from the music maniac folder to the Music folder. It'll then be in your music player playlist. If you go to the downloaded songs tab in the music maniac app and hit the menu button, it'll tell you the file path. I think it's storage/emulated/0/music maniac. This is on my HTC One.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I had a load of mp3 files which I tried to copy onto my HTC One and after spending weeks trying to get the media scanning working I eventually tried an Android Conversion App (MediaConverter) from Google Play. I re-converted them to mp3 and after that they showed up.
...John...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I've had this problem and the fix for me was something as silly as just renaming the folder. I originally created the folder, then moved music into it. This probably caused the issue, but I'm not sure.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Play Music (for me anyways) seems to only see files in the Music/ directory. If your songs are in another folder, move them into the Music folder and see if that works. If you don't have this folder you may need to create it. Play Music also seems to have a problem with files that have not been transferred from your computer over USB. Try moving your files out of the Music folder and back in again.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/12 | 486 | 1,762 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Busybox installed, but I suspect that it does not work properly.
Total Commander ADB plugin invokes `busybox mv -f` and `busybox rm -f` commands, but it seems to fail silently.
Is there a reasonable way how to check?<issue_comment>username_1: ["How do i know if I have busybox?"](http://www.droidforums.net/forum/android-hacks-help/24081-how-do-i-know-if-i-have-busybox.html)
>
> Open Terminal Emulator and type "busybox". If it gives you a giant list of command options, it's installed. If it says "Command not found", it's not.
>
>
>
**edit** Rather than putting this in the comments: you could also try `su` to become root followed by `busybox`, `busybox --version`, `busybox --help` or anything that will give you some feedback and some clues as to what's going on.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: To add to the answer above:
[Titanium Backup from Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) You can install this, and it will have Root > OK "->Tap for more Information <-." Once you click on this it will display whether your root is correct and your current busybox version.
Alternatively, using terminal commands like in the accepted answer, you may need to enter the SuperUser command first with "SU" in the terminal emulator of your choice. The prompt will change to a # sign to show you are now in SuperUser. The alternative SUDO, will give superuser on a command by command basis, e.g. SUDO Busybox.
As with the OP, sometimes reflashing the ROM is the easiest or you can use the [Busy Box Installer from Play Store.](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer) (I have not tried this personally)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/12 | 551 | 1,936 | <issue_start>username_0: I can't find a proper tool to unpack boot.img from GravityMod2.
both `unmkbootimg` and `split_bootimg.pl` are able to extract same fileset (kernel, 4280320 bytes and ramdisk, 633284 bytes). I think the files are damaged (taken from wrong offsets?) - can't even find gzip/cpio signatures in ramdisk image!
Is there another specific tool to unpack Android 4.2.x boot.img, or MTK-specific tool maybe?<issue_comment>username_1: ["How do i know if I have busybox?"](http://www.droidforums.net/forum/android-hacks-help/24081-how-do-i-know-if-i-have-busybox.html)
>
> Open Terminal Emulator and type "busybox". If it gives you a giant list of command options, it's installed. If it says "Command not found", it's not.
>
>
>
**edit** Rather than putting this in the comments: you could also try `su` to become root followed by `busybox`, `busybox --version`, `busybox --help` or anything that will give you some feedback and some clues as to what's going on.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: To add to the answer above:
[Titanium Backup from Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) You can install this, and it will have Root > OK "->Tap for more Information <-." Once you click on this it will display whether your root is correct and your current busybox version.
Alternatively, using terminal commands like in the accepted answer, you may need to enter the SuperUser command first with "SU" in the terminal emulator of your choice. The prompt will change to a # sign to show you are now in SuperUser. The alternative SUDO, will give superuser on a command by command basis, e.g. SUDO Busybox.
As with the OP, sometimes reflashing the ROM is the easiest or you can use the [Busy Box Installer from Play Store.](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer) (I have not tried this personally)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/12 | 731 | 2,723 | <issue_start>username_0: The [dashboard](http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html) shows global distribution, and I wonder if there's a way to find out the difference in Gingerbread distribution between say, India and Europe.<issue_comment>username_1: Not for those "ancient versions", but for Android 4.0+ you can find some stats in [Christina's Blog](http://www.christinacacioppo.com/blog/android-stats "Christina Cacioppo: Android stats"). Giving the example matching closest to your question:
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I answered a similar [question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/129952/is-there-any-android-distribution-statistic-for-single-countries/129961#129961) some time ago. The best source I could find was this [site](https://deviceatlas.com/device-data/explorer/webusage-by-country/traffic/no-tablet/country/de/type/os_name_version), which bases its statistics on Internet traffic generated on the domain `.mobi`, managed by the domain registry [Afilias](http://www.afilias.info/), by mobile devices. The site gives access to statistics on the web usage by different OS versions (not only Android) by country. With the free access it is possible to select the country to look up, but with paid plans there are a lot of filters available to refine the queries. The process of comparing data can be lengthy, though, as you must look up country by country, there is no general overview.
Also note that: the statistics cannot be precise, as they are bounded to accesses on that particular domain name, but I think they can serve well for an overview.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: [StatCounter](http://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/) have stats by region, showing for example, India's most popular is 6.0 Marshmallow compared with 7.0 Nougat in Europe.
[India](http://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile-tablet/india/):
=====================================================================================
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EJHRg.png)
[Europe](http://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile-tablet/europe/):
=======================================================================================
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/G0AOs.png)
To get an idea how these might compare with the [dashboard](http://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html), have a look at their [worldwide stats](http://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile-tablet/worldwide).
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/12 | 1,445 | 5,263 | <issue_start>username_0: I just upgraded to a Nexus 5 and am setting up my launcher + icons. Right now I'm using Nova Launcher, and a like a lot of things about it, but it's lacking in Google Now integration. Two things in particular I miss:
* Having Google Now start listening when I say, "Okay Google" without pressing a button - this still works once I'm in Google Now, but not on the Nova Launcher homescreen (as it does with the stock launcher).
* Being able to swipe over to the left from the homescreen to get the Now screen
Are there any launchers that support these features, especially the first one?<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Experience Launcher is actually built into the Google Search app along with Google Now. This is why it can listen for 'Okay Google' and have Google Now accessible via the left swipe. [Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/) has a good article which goes into more details on this.
There are some launchers that support gestures, which might be similar to the left swipe to access the Google Now page (although they will only be able to launch Google Now in the same way an upward swipe does).
I don't think there are any that support saying 'Okay Google' from the homescreen though.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As you've indicated, both features are native to the default Launcher app that shipped with the 4.4 ROM for Nexus 5, called the Google Experience Launcher (GEL)
>
> Having Google Now start listening when I say, "Okay Google" without pressing a button
>
>
>
I haven't come across any third-party Launcher app that's integrated this yet, and wouldn't count on it anytime soon. [Here](https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KevinBarry/posts/4BwdcKy5T2b) is what Nova Launcher's dev said on this topic. You could try apps like [Open Mic+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix), but these would continue to be active as long as your phone is awake, and almost certainly will take a hit on the already weak Nexus 5 battery life.
>
> Being able to swipe over to the left from the homescreen to get the Now screen
>
>
>
This will never be part of a non-GEL app. In order to achieve this, Google essentially packaged the Launcher app into the Search (i.e. Google Now) app. See [here](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/) and [here](https://plus.google.com/+ChrisLacy/posts/dCtyemwHqoS) on how and why they did this. It is unclear whether GEL will be released to the Play Store as a standalone app, or if it'll even be released to other Nexus/Play Edition devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: [Cyanfox](http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/) for Nexus 5 has the semi always listening baked right into the ROM. I put the same type of ROM on my friends Galaxy S3 and it had the Google Now screen to the left and was always listening while on the home screen. Blew my mind.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Theres an app called open mic+ its helps wid the ok google thing swiping left fr google now is no where present excpt GEL but i personally didnt like the interface the icon size ws looking big on my note 2 i prefer nova launcher wid open mic + .apk it works like a charm ;) plus whoever said it doesnt wrk whn screen is off ur wrong m using it and wrks wid locked screen and yes if u set it to start up on boot it strts frm boot ;)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Nova has since been updated and now supports the OK, Google Hotword.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: Smart Launcher 2 added support on 31 May.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: "OK Google" works in [Nova Launcher](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.teslacoilsw.launcher). It is an option in the root of Nova settings, and works regardless of whether or not a search bar is displayed. Similar functionality can be added to Apex, Samsung TouchWiz, or HTC Sense, using an app called [Active Searching](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.sam.voicesearching). I have not found a way to display the Google Now cards page as a launcher page in any launcher other than the Google Now Launcher.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: [KK Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kk.launcher) (based on Android 4.4 KitKat launcher) have this feature:
Enable OK Google from all KK Launcher screens(require Android 4.4); Support swipe right to Google Now
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_9: I simply added the Google Now widget to the left-most page. I also set a "swipe up" on the App Drawer button to open up the Google app, which opens to Google Now.
<http://www.androidguys.com/2014/02/25/tip-use-nova-launcher-access-google-now/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_10: Try L Launcher. It's a modified version of lollipop launcher.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_11: I do not think you need a specific feature in the launcher for the OK Google keyword since there is an option for it in the Google Search app. (Unsure about the path since I am using the French app but it should be something like Parameters => Voice => Keyword detection => From anywhere)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/12 | 1,506 | 5,408 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> I know this question has been asked over and over and I have searched
> for an answer but no one seems to have an good result.
>
>
>
I have a new **Prestigio Multipad 10.1**. It's a nice tablet but I'm having trouble connecting it to my WiFi. I can connect but it's slow or never seems to receive any data.
I've tried a lot but I haven't a clue why other devices I have work. My android phone, my laptop, iPod etc.
I bought two of these and they both have the same problem.
There must be a setting which will correct this problem.
I have tried changing channels, I have tried a WiFi fixer but:
* **Google store just times out.**
* **Chrome never comes back with any results .**
I'm pulling my hair out. Please help.<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Experience Launcher is actually built into the Google Search app along with Google Now. This is why it can listen for 'Okay Google' and have Google Now accessible via the left swipe. [Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/) has a good article which goes into more details on this.
There are some launchers that support gestures, which might be similar to the left swipe to access the Google Now page (although they will only be able to launch Google Now in the same way an upward swipe does).
I don't think there are any that support saying 'Okay Google' from the homescreen though.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As you've indicated, both features are native to the default Launcher app that shipped with the 4.4 ROM for Nexus 5, called the Google Experience Launcher (GEL)
>
> Having Google Now start listening when I say, "Okay Google" without pressing a button
>
>
>
I haven't come across any third-party Launcher app that's integrated this yet, and wouldn't count on it anytime soon. [Here](https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KevinBarry/posts/4BwdcKy5T2b) is what Nova Launcher's dev said on this topic. You could try apps like [Open Mic+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix), but these would continue to be active as long as your phone is awake, and almost certainly will take a hit on the already weak Nexus 5 battery life.
>
> Being able to swipe over to the left from the homescreen to get the Now screen
>
>
>
This will never be part of a non-GEL app. In order to achieve this, Google essentially packaged the Launcher app into the Search (i.e. Google Now) app. See [here](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/) and [here](https://plus.google.com/+ChrisLacy/posts/dCtyemwHqoS) on how and why they did this. It is unclear whether GEL will be released to the Play Store as a standalone app, or if it'll even be released to other Nexus/Play Edition devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: [Cyanfox](http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/) for Nexus 5 has the semi always listening baked right into the ROM. I put the same type of ROM on my friends Galaxy S3 and it had the Google Now screen to the left and was always listening while on the home screen. Blew my mind.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Theres an app called open mic+ its helps wid the ok google thing swiping left fr google now is no where present excpt GEL but i personally didnt like the interface the icon size ws looking big on my note 2 i prefer nova launcher wid open mic + .apk it works like a charm ;) plus whoever said it doesnt wrk whn screen is off ur wrong m using it and wrks wid locked screen and yes if u set it to start up on boot it strts frm boot ;)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Nova has since been updated and now supports the OK, Google Hotword.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: Smart Launcher 2 added support on 31 May.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: "OK Google" works in [Nova Launcher](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.teslacoilsw.launcher). It is an option in the root of Nova settings, and works regardless of whether or not a search bar is displayed. Similar functionality can be added to Apex, Samsung TouchWiz, or HTC Sense, using an app called [Active Searching](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.sam.voicesearching). I have not found a way to display the Google Now cards page as a launcher page in any launcher other than the Google Now Launcher.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: [KK Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kk.launcher) (based on Android 4.4 KitKat launcher) have this feature:
Enable OK Google from all KK Launcher screens(require Android 4.4); Support swipe right to Google Now
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_9: I simply added the Google Now widget to the left-most page. I also set a "swipe up" on the App Drawer button to open up the Google app, which opens to Google Now.
<http://www.androidguys.com/2014/02/25/tip-use-nova-launcher-access-google-now/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_10: Try L Launcher. It's a modified version of lollipop launcher.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_11: I do not think you need a specific feature in the launcher for the OK Google keyword since there is an option for it in the Google Search app. (Unsure about the path since I am using the French app but it should be something like Parameters => Voice => Keyword detection => From anywhere)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/13 | 1,524 | 5,576 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S3 I9300 from Telcel, Mexico running CyanogenMod 10.2.0, upgraded from 10.1.3 with the upgrade feature and using TWRP for this purpose. I am unable to download anything from the Play Store, the store loads but the apps won't download. I have flashed the gapps-20130813 package, cleared data and uninstalled updates from Play Store and Google Play Services, and it won't download yet. After googling around, I already cleared data on Google Play, Google Framework and Google Play Services, every single cache with Titanium Backup, cleaned up Dalvik cache, and removed and re-added my Google account. Still no luck.
I also noticed the download notification briefly appearing for a split second when I tap Download on Google Play.
Is there anything I can't do? I don't want to go through the hassle of backing everything up, deleting the entire data partition and restoring everything.<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Experience Launcher is actually built into the Google Search app along with Google Now. This is why it can listen for 'Okay Google' and have Google Now accessible via the left swipe. [Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/) has a good article which goes into more details on this.
There are some launchers that support gestures, which might be similar to the left swipe to access the Google Now page (although they will only be able to launch Google Now in the same way an upward swipe does).
I don't think there are any that support saying 'Okay Google' from the homescreen though.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As you've indicated, both features are native to the default Launcher app that shipped with the 4.4 ROM for Nexus 5, called the Google Experience Launcher (GEL)
>
> Having Google Now start listening when I say, "Okay Google" without pressing a button
>
>
>
I haven't come across any third-party Launcher app that's integrated this yet, and wouldn't count on it anytime soon. [Here](https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KevinBarry/posts/4BwdcKy5T2b) is what Nova Launcher's dev said on this topic. You could try apps like [Open Mic+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix), but these would continue to be active as long as your phone is awake, and almost certainly will take a hit on the already weak Nexus 5 battery life.
>
> Being able to swipe over to the left from the homescreen to get the Now screen
>
>
>
This will never be part of a non-GEL app. In order to achieve this, Google essentially packaged the Launcher app into the Search (i.e. Google Now) app. See [here](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/) and [here](https://plus.google.com/+ChrisLacy/posts/dCtyemwHqoS) on how and why they did this. It is unclear whether GEL will be released to the Play Store as a standalone app, or if it'll even be released to other Nexus/Play Edition devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: [Cyanfox](http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/) for Nexus 5 has the semi always listening baked right into the ROM. I put the same type of ROM on my friends Galaxy S3 and it had the Google Now screen to the left and was always listening while on the home screen. Blew my mind.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Theres an app called open mic+ its helps wid the ok google thing swiping left fr google now is no where present excpt GEL but i personally didnt like the interface the icon size ws looking big on my note 2 i prefer nova launcher wid open mic + .apk it works like a charm ;) plus whoever said it doesnt wrk whn screen is off ur wrong m using it and wrks wid locked screen and yes if u set it to start up on boot it strts frm boot ;)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Nova has since been updated and now supports the OK, Google Hotword.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: Smart Launcher 2 added support on 31 May.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: "OK Google" works in [Nova Launcher](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.teslacoilsw.launcher). It is an option in the root of Nova settings, and works regardless of whether or not a search bar is displayed. Similar functionality can be added to Apex, Samsung TouchWiz, or HTC Sense, using an app called [Active Searching](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.sam.voicesearching). I have not found a way to display the Google Now cards page as a launcher page in any launcher other than the Google Now Launcher.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: [KK Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kk.launcher) (based on Android 4.4 KitKat launcher) have this feature:
Enable OK Google from all KK Launcher screens(require Android 4.4); Support swipe right to Google Now
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_9: I simply added the Google Now widget to the left-most page. I also set a "swipe up" on the App Drawer button to open up the Google app, which opens to Google Now.
<http://www.androidguys.com/2014/02/25/tip-use-nova-launcher-access-google-now/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_10: Try L Launcher. It's a modified version of lollipop launcher.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_11: I do not think you need a specific feature in the launcher for the OK Google keyword since there is an option for it in the Google Search app. (Unsure about the path since I am using the French app but it should be something like Parameters => Voice => Keyword detection => From anywhere)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/13 | 483 | 2,070 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed that when slide-typing (does it have an official name?) into text **fields** (as opposed to text **areas**), suggestions do not appear. It just puts in the first word it guesses I was trying to type and doesn't give me any other options.
Why is this and is there a solution to it?<issue_comment>username_1: This is normal, because Google Search offers its own predictions/corrections. It's kind of silly, but that's how it works.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Android doesn't have a distinction between "text fields" and "text areas" like HTML has. One control, called `TextView` (or `EditText`, but they're both the same underlying control) handles all text fields, whether they're editable or not, and whether they're one line or several.
That's not to say that every text field behaves the same way. `TextView` gives the app the opportunity to set hints for the keyboard, to tell it what kind of text is being edited (called the *input type*). One input type tells the keyboard that the text being entered is a search filter. The keyboard's free to interpret these hints however it likes: in this case, Google Keyboard doesn't show any word completions/suggestions when the input type is a search filter.
You can avoid this problem by using a different keyboard app which interprets the input type and other hints differently. For example, SwiftKey shows word completions for search filters just like for normal text. (I've just tested it on Google Search.) SwiftKey also supports gesture typing like the default keyboard.
If you're interested, you can learn more about the different hints apps can give to the keyboard by playing with my app [IM prove](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.improve&referrer=ase58879). (It's a free app with no ads, so all I get if you use it is a warm fuzzy feeling when you leave a good rating.) With this app, you can set all the hints, and see what effect they have on your keyboard. You can compare different keyboards this way.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/13 | 224 | 779 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering is there any way to test websites on my phone? I am a Web Programmer, and I usually code designs which are responsive. So I want to check if the design is compatible on mobile phone. I use XAMPP on my Windows 7 Laptop for Apache services. Is there anything like Hamachi I could use to see my `http://localhost` via my Phone?<issue_comment>username_1: You can use automated testing over a wide range of devices ...
using
<http://mite.keynote.com/>
refer this it may help u ...
<http://mite.keynote.com/how-it-works/index.php>
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Take a look: [Chrome DevTools for Mobile: Emulate and Screencast](http://blog.chromium.org/2013/12/chrome-devtools-for-mobile-emulate-and.html)
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/13 | 824 | 2,719 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus 7 (2013) which comes with five homescreens, however I want to remove most of these but I'm unable to find an option to do so.
Most of the sites I've looked on so far suggest simply tapping and holding on the homescreen, but this prompts me to change my wallpaper.
How can you remove homescreens on the Nexus 7 (2013)?<issue_comment>username_1: Are you sure you have the [google-experience](/questions/tagged/google-experience "show questions tagged 'google-experience'") launcher? The one that comeswith the Nexus 5 and has integrated Google Now on the leftmost screen? It does not come with the Nexus 7 update, it is Nexus 5 exclusive. You CAN sideload it, but since you mention "Five Homescreens" you don't have it. You have the stock launcher.
If you are using the Nexus 7 'stock' launcher you cannot remove or add homescreens. You could install [Nova Launcher](https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.teslacoilsw.launcher%26hl%3Den_GB&ei=igCrUuSgIOqp7AaDiYBo&usg=AFQjCNHfHh9A35Vz0HRwrcxulMt9MeDwpQ&bvm=bv.57967247,d.ZGU) or another third party launcher. You can easily add and remove screens on these, through pinch out and drag screen to the 'trash can' or 'X' icon.
**Specific to G.E.L:**
You simply remove all the shortcuts from the rightmost screen and it will automatically remove the screen itself. The reverse is true also, drag an icon out of the app drawer over the edge of the rightmost screen and a new one will be created.
**Side Loading GEL:**
[Phandroid 'How to' With links to the apk files](http://phandroid.com/2013/11/14/how-to-install-google-experience-launcher-with-ok-google-command/)
You can easily sideload GEL and you will only have one homescreen by default, and integrated Google Now. This should work on any Android 4.0+ Device. I have tested on 4.2.2 and 4.3 and 4.4 on Galaxy S4, Nexus 4 and HTC One.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I've figured this out and it's actually pretty easy:
1. Make sure one of the home screens is BLANK by removing all apps and widgets.
2. Then, PINCH TO ZOOM on the screen. This will bring up a collage of ALL the home screens.
3. Drag and drop the screen you would like into the 'Remove' trash bin.
Voila.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: No sideloading is necessary. Install the official "Google Now Launcher" from Google Play store and it will allow you to remove unused home screens (desktops) and enable the "OK Google" voice commands, among other things.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher>
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/13 | 373 | 1,385 | <issue_start>username_0: I just bought my father a chinese phone, seems to be working great except after I install an app, it does not appear in the widgets list.
I have tried several apps (Wifi Manager, Gsam Battery monitor) on several launchers (Default, Zeam, GO Launcher EX). I even set English instead of Hungarian, nothing helped.
The default widgets (Bookmarks, Calendar, Gmail, etc) are in the list.
Is there some setting I am missing?<issue_comment>username_1: This can (and certainly will) happen when installing apps on SDCard. Normally, the system should prevent this (or rather the dev, by defining the "install-location" accordingly in the app's `Manifest`).
So if the apps were installed on SDCard, go to *Settings→Apps*, scroll to the apps' entries, open them (one by one), and move the app to internal storage. If the widgets do not appear right away after that, they should do so at least after a reboot.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Izzy is right, by default you aren't able to load widgets from external memory. If you'd like to do that you will have to use an app like link2sd or something to trick the kernel into thinking it is the internal memory.
[Link2sd](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl=en)
[link2sd +](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.link2sdplus&hl=en)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/13 | 442 | 1,700 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a third party app for a production system. This is now a legacy application that may not be modified.
There is a text field in this third party app.
I have barcodes that translates into valid inputs for this text field.
I would like to be running this third party app, but somehow be able to use an android device to zap a barcode, translate it into text, and stick it into that text field.
I imagine the following:
* User opens third party app
* User places focus on text field
* User presses button to cause barcode to be scanned
* Barcode is translated and placed in the text field that has the focus
Is this feasible with an android phone or tablet?
I am scared that we may have to ditch our legacy app and develop fresh.<issue_comment>username_1: This can (and certainly will) happen when installing apps on SDCard. Normally, the system should prevent this (or rather the dev, by defining the "install-location" accordingly in the app's `Manifest`).
So if the apps were installed on SDCard, go to *Settings→Apps*, scroll to the apps' entries, open them (one by one), and move the app to internal storage. If the widgets do not appear right away after that, they should do so at least after a reboot.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Izzy is right, by default you aren't able to load widgets from external memory. If you'd like to do that you will have to use an app like link2sd or something to trick the kernel into thinking it is the internal memory.
[Link2sd](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl=en)
[link2sd +](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.link2sdplus&hl=en)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/14 | 319 | 1,195 | <issue_start>username_0: If I move a certain app to SD card (from App Info page), what happens when Play Store installs that app's update? Will the update automatically go to SD card, or will it go to internal storage and I'll have to move it to SD card again?<issue_comment>username_1: This can (and certainly will) happen when installing apps on SDCard. Normally, the system should prevent this (or rather the dev, by defining the "install-location" accordingly in the app's `Manifest`).
So if the apps were installed on SDCard, go to *Settings→Apps*, scroll to the apps' entries, open them (one by one), and move the app to internal storage. If the widgets do not appear right away after that, they should do so at least after a reboot.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Izzy is right, by default you aren't able to load widgets from external memory. If you'd like to do that you will have to use an app like link2sd or something to trick the kernel into thinking it is the internal memory.
[Link2sd](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl=en)
[link2sd +](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.link2sdplus&hl=en)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/14 | 810 | 3,157 | <issue_start>username_0: Samsung Galaxy S2 shuts off when plugged in. The screen goes black then a grey empty battery appears for a second then disappears. This "flashes" several times in about 4-5 second intervals. I can not turn the phone on unless the phone is unplugged.
If I try to holding the power button for around a minute it then goes to the "charging screen" (the battery with the charging level in green). This happens even if the phone is partially charged. If my phone is on and I plug it in it stays on for almost a minute then the screen goes black, grey battery appears blinks for about 3-5 minutes same as I mentioned above. When the phone is fully charged, when I get it to that state, it does stay charged.
I have taken out the battery, I have tried a different charger. I am convinced this is a hardware problem. Also this started happening about 3 days ago. Any ideas as to what may be wrong are welcome.<issue_comment>username_1: It is the issue with the micro USB on the phone. Best you get it checked at a authorized service center.
For a temporary fix:
Take a sharp pin and put it under the micro USB port and twist the USB port towards the screen. That should be a quick fix.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Clean lint out of usb port with a safety pin, be careful with connector inside...lint from pocket is issue
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I followed [this approach](http://www.askmefast.com/Why_wont_my_samsung_galaxy_note_charge_i_have_tried_numerous_chargers_and_it_still_wont_charge-qna4057479.html#q2672974) and it worked for me (and looks like for other people too):
>
> The way I got mine working was, remove the battery, plug the charger in, wait 5 seconds then start touching the battery on and off of the contacts on the phone, did this quite quickly, then the phone will vibrate. As soon as it starts vibrating, push the battery into the phone so it's permanently on. I got a picture saying the battery with nearly fully charged. Then when the picture goes off, the red LED came on to say it was charging. I left it like that for an hour, then turned it on and it's been working since.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Are you maybe using a non-supported charger? I know they can produce wrong internal voltages which can corrupt the functionality of hardware. If I try to charge my z3c with my iPhone charger I'm unable to use the screen anymore since it won't recognize any input. And very sensible Hardware like the CPU will instantly shut down when noticing wrong voltages. Maybe that's causing it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: It's an issue with your battery. The same thing occurred in my Panasonic P66 phone too. It usually occurs when you're running an application which drains the battery more(ex: Games, Camera) while the phone is plugged. And when the battery percentage is about 15%-25%. You can overcome this issue by replacing your battery.
Yesterday I bought another charging cable. and now the phone charges as usual. So try replacing the charging cable before replacing the battery because, cost for a battery is higher than that for a cable.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/14 | 2,283 | 7,788 | <issue_start>username_0: * How does Fast Charge work?
* Does it actually charge your device faster, and if so,
* Is there a downside to using it?<issue_comment>username_1: When you plug your phone into a PC, or other device that communicates with the phone, the phone uses a USB "Data mode", so to speak. In this mode, there is a 500ma maximum draw from the USB port.
When you plug your phone into a regular AC wall charger, there is no data connection. The phone then uses whatever amperage is supported by both the phone and charger (typically between 500ma and 2.1amps)
There are USB charging cables that have the data pins re-wired to disable a data connection. This makes the phone think it's plugged into a regular AC charger, and *allow* more than 500ma to flow. That does not mean the USB port has more than 500ma to begin with. Typically, USB ports on PCs have 500ma, or USB 3.0 ports may have 900ma.
Theoretically this is safe because it's just disabling a data connection. It's not using more power than it should. Phone's are designed not to accept more amps than it can handle.
There are also apps that allow for fast charging by forcing the phone into using the AC charging mode instead of data. *However you still need a compatible kernel or it won't work*. (For standard users, changing the kernel is a complicated and risky procedure.)
Please note that there are *reported* cases of people's phones not supporting regular data modes after attempting to activate fast charge via an app (notably the nexus 4).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: **Fast Charging** can be achieved in two ways
* **Hardware based Charging**
+ Qualcomm- [Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0](http://www.droid-life.com/2015/03/25/qualcomm-shows-you-just-how-much-faster-quick-charge-2-0-is-on-the-nexus-6/) and Qualcomm quick Charge 3.0. Also see [Fast Charging by Qualcomm 3.0- impact on battery?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/138597/131553). This is the most popular, adopted by OEMs under [various brand names](http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/12/quick-rapid-turbo-and-fast-charging-explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-charging-your-smartphone/)
+ Type C USB Charging- [USB Type C Charging explained](http://www.howtogeek.com/211843/usb-type-c-explained-what-it-is-and-why-youll-want-it/?PageSpeed=noscript). Also see [Android phone “charging slowly”: How to make it faster](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/143031/131553)
+ By OPPO- [VOOC](http://www.oppo.com/en/technology/vooc/) (Voltage Open Loop Multi-step Constant-Current Charging) and [Super VOOC](http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_announces_super_vooc__fully_charges_a_battery_in_15_minutes-news-16842.php)
* **Kernels (including kernel tweaks)** capable of increasing charge rate whether it is USB or wall outlet charging
First part of your question **How does fast charging work? Does it actually charge your device faster**
This has been covered at length here (linking it rather than copy-paste) [Will plugging the Samsung fast charger into a outlet rated 10W/2.1AMP slow down the charge rate?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/114340/will-plugging-the-samsung-fast-charger-into-a-outlet-rated-10w-2-1amp-slow-down).
To summarise, normal charging is done at **0.5 to 0.8 C** (C is charge rate) and fast charging done at **1 to 3 C**. Please note that the exact or indicative charging rate is not revealed in any OEM documentation despite extensive search and it is unlikely that OEMs will reveal such details, deeming it "proprietary"
Coming to the second part of your question **Is there a downside to it (Fast Charging)?**
**Yes**, in two ways:
A common feature while using fast chargers is raise in temperature of battery (since more current is being pumped in and **power (read heat) is proportional to square of current**) and this is inimical to good health of battery, which is extensively covered [here](http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteriesh).
* **Short Term (Battery capacity after charging)** Battery is not really fully charged as it does not undergo charging spending enough time in all stages, compared to conventional charging. In simple words battery may deliver typically 85% of performance compared to regular charging. Details on this are [available here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/114340/will-plugging-the-samsung-fast-charger-into-a-outlet-rated-10w-2-1amp-slow-down)
* **Long Term (Battery life span)** Battery life is specified in **Cycles or discharge cycles**. OEMs/ Battery resellers may specify this number, for example, it is [550 Cycles](http://mshop.rediff.com/product/samsung-galaxy-note-2-n7100-mobile-battery-eb595675lu/11968087) for Samsung Note 2
Quoting from [BU-501: Basics About Discharging](http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/discharge_methods)
>
> What Constitutes a Discharge Cycle?
>
>
> A discharge/charge cycle is commonly understood as the full discharge of a charged battery with subsequent recharge, but this is not always the case. Batteries are seldom fully discharged and manufacturers often use the 80 percent depth-of-discharge (DoD) formula to rate a battery, meaning that only 80 percent of the available energy is delivered and 20 percent remains in reserve. Cycling a battery at less than full discharge increases service life and manufacturers argue that this is closer to a field representation because batteries are commonly recharged with some spare capacity left.
>
>
> There is no standard definition as to what constitutes a discharge cycle.
>
>
>
This [does not mean](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/02/ask-ars-what-is-the-best-way-to-use-an-li-ion-battery/) that every time you charge you are consuming a cycle
>
> For example, if you discharge a battery to 50 percent one day, charge it back to 100 percent, then discharge it 50 percent again the next day, that is counted as one "cycle" of the battery. So shallow discharges, in all these regards, are ideal for a Li-ion battery.
>
>
>
Now that battery life in cycles has been explained, let us see how fast charging adversely affects long term battery life
[Figure 2 from BU-401a: Fast and Ultra-fast Chargers](http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/ultra_fast_chargers) graphically shows deterioration in long term battery life. Note **deterioration in charge holding capacity and life of battery are both affected adversely**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2qxJ.jpg)
Figure 2: Cycle performance of Li-ion with 1C, 2C and 3C charge and discharge
Charging and discharging Li-ion above 1C reduces service life. Use a slower charge and discharge if possible. This rule applies to most batteries.
**Bottom Line:** Use fast charging when you *"have to"* due to time constraints else if possible stick to normal charging if you care for your battery( if you have read this lengthy answer, it's because you care:). But a relevant question is what can be done if your cell is equipped only with a fast charger? Answer would be to use a battery pack for normal use and fast charging when you really need it. This way, you could end up spending more but wouldn't need to bother about battery health
Perhaps realizing that ill effects of fast charging would be negative, [Samsung](http://www.sammobile.com/2016/03/17/samsung-brings-back-option-to-disable-fast-charging-on-android-6-0-marshmallow/) has come up with user selectable enable/disable fast charge option
---
See [FoneArena Labs : Best Fast Charging Standard in the market](http://www.fonearena.com/blog/192639/fonearena-labs-best-fast-charging-standard-on-the-market.html) for performance comparison of different charging techniques
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/14 | 644 | 2,429 | <issue_start>username_0: I am talking about the app that shows up as "Google Search" in the Battery statistics.
My Phone is a Nexus 4 on KitKat.
This app draws a lot of battery, up to 50% in idle standby. It also has a "Keep awake" value of usually at least several hours.
Possibly related, I noticed that my phone is ALWAYS awake according to the battery stats. One charge merely lasts 8 hours.
I have switched off Location Recognition and I have deactivated the Hotword Detection ("Ok Google") in the Settings for the google search bar on my home screen.
Does anyone experience the same problem and are there any suggestions for a solution?
EDIT: Disabling the search app solves the always awake issue and improves battery life. Of course this is not a real fix.<issue_comment>username_1: S A M E. My device is Nexus 7 running Android 4.4.2 though.
I found someone wrote this on the web.
"The issue with this draining your battery is that you have location turned off, if you turn it on and leave it on you will not get the battery drain. With it off Google search is constantly looking for the location and cannot find it which is what is draining your battery. Had this issue and once I turned on location and left it on, no more drain. Hope this helps!"
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: This seems like a fix:
>
> The solution is to take away 2 permissions: the Google search app
> permissions to keep the device awake, and access location. This gets
> rid of the wakelocks, and still appears to keep google now etc.
> functional. You can do this using App Ops from the play store (needs
> root), or if you are on custom ROMs, through "App Privacy" menu
> setting. Additionally you could also turn off location history and
> reporting, to be on the safe side. Google Now still works, but now
> without the wakelocks!
>
>
>
<http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1zxri4/google_play_services_battery_drain_the_real/>
On my device (running CyanogenMod), I went to **Settings** → **Privacy** → **Privacy Guard** → **Preferences** → make sure **Show built-in apps** is checked → scroll down and long press **Google Search** → **Keep awake** → **Denied**
For those not running a custom ROM, unfortunately there seem to be a million App Ops apps in the Play Store, but this one looks legit:
[App Ops by Lars Team](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/14 | 557 | 2,088 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Nexus 5 and I'm using the Android File Transfer as explained on Google's official support: [Transfer files between your computer and Android device](https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2840804).
However, after either copying zip archives or creating new folders in the file transfer window with my Nexus 5 connected via USB, I do not see the changes reflected on the device.
What am I missing?<issue_comment>username_1: S A M E. My device is Nexus 7 running Android 4.4.2 though.
I found someone wrote this on the web.
"The issue with this draining your battery is that you have location turned off, if you turn it on and leave it on you will not get the battery drain. With it off Google search is constantly looking for the location and cannot find it which is what is draining your battery. Had this issue and once I turned on location and left it on, no more drain. Hope this helps!"
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: This seems like a fix:
>
> The solution is to take away 2 permissions: the Google search app
> permissions to keep the device awake, and access location. This gets
> rid of the wakelocks, and still appears to keep google now etc.
> functional. You can do this using App Ops from the play store (needs
> root), or if you are on custom ROMs, through "App Privacy" menu
> setting. Additionally you could also turn off location history and
> reporting, to be on the safe side. Google Now still works, but now
> without the wakelocks!
>
>
>
<http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1zxri4/google_play_services_battery_drain_the_real/>
On my device (running CyanogenMod), I went to **Settings** → **Privacy** → **Privacy Guard** → **Preferences** → make sure **Show built-in apps** is checked → scroll down and long press **Google Search** → **Keep awake** → **Denied**
For those not running a custom ROM, unfortunately there seem to be a million App Ops apps in the Play Store, but this one looks legit:
[App Ops by Lars Team](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/15 | 300 | 1,086 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm in the US for 30 days and got a SIM card from Lycamobile. For some reason adding APNs doesn't work through the GUI (I add them but they never show up in the list, even after rebooting).
Instead I added the following lines to my `/system/etc/apns-conf.xml`, just before
```
```
Based on MCC and MNC data from Wikipedia and the information available online in general. I also enabled Data Roaming and International Roaming. I have rebooted my phone. I am on a Samsung Galaxy S3 running the latest AOKP nightly.
However, I still get an R in my signal tray and cannot connect to the internet. Please advise - any help would be appreciated even if it a nudge in a new direction.
Cheers,
Gausie<issue_comment>username_1: Turns out the changes need to go into telephony.db!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I am not sure if adding APN from adb shell is the right solution. But if you want to try check this [post](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/117125/78868).
what you basically do is change the prefered apn, or update the existing.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/15 | 1,048 | 4,128 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded an APK from a 3rd party source (not Google Play). My question is that can this android app, although stated that it can only access my USB storage, could it also do other things (such as read IMEI) without stating it explicitly? In essence what I am wondering is that does the Android System actually prevent it or is it just something the developer states in their manifest?<issue_comment>username_1: Each application you install has a file called manifest.xml in it that dictates what the app is allowed to access. When you install an app it checks that file and shows you what permissions are needed to install that Application.
So unless your phone is rooted, and uses an exploit. Or you repackage that file and its manifest file to add more permissions...it will only access the USB storage as quoted. The Android System prevents any other access and the code that tries to access those other permissions will simple return an error from the program point of view.
But I believe that even accessing USB storage is an issue because it can access all of the other files other programs create using USB Storage, not the entire file system, just a sub part of it that is defines as "USB Storage". But as the app doesn't access the internet, whatever the app accesses stays on your device.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As *username_1* correctly states [in his answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/59003/16575): when an app is installed, the package manager reads its `Manifest`, and notes the permissions requested into files the Android system controls (`/data/system/packages.xml`, `/system/etc/permissions/*.xml` (one file per app)). Additionally, for each permission there is a specific [user group](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_security#User_groups), which will be assigned to the app1. So each time the app tries to access a feature requiring a permission, this is checked against: if the permission was declared in the `Manifest`, access is granted – otherwise it's refused. note that this is a simplified description, though
While this is the general rule, for some things there are possibilities to work-around the permissions. If an app e.g. wants to send something to the internet, it could also do so calling an "intent", asking the browser to open a certain page (like e.g. `http://bad.server/collector.php?info1=some_info&info2=more_info`). However, this would not go un-noticed by the user, as the browser would open in foreground and show this action. So if an app would make use of this feature, the outcry would be heard (usually).
If a dev really wants to do "bad things", he could also use another way: have one app with all the required permissions, and a second with almost none. If the user has both apps installed, the second one could call the first (big-permission) app to process "things" it cannot do itself (due to lacking permissions) – in the same manner as described above for accessing the internet. note that this priciple is used e.g. for addons, and "inter-app-communication" in a positive sense, too
### TL;DR:
An app is restricted to the permissions it requests, and cannot *directly* access other "things". "Indirect" access would not go unnoticed.
### P.S.:
This is just an abstract, and simplified presentation. I'm not in Android development, so some dev might have better understanding and correct me, or add to the above.
---
1 Example (note the "groups" list):
```
shell@android:/ $ id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1009(mount),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats)
```
The `id` command (without parameters) shows information about the "current user". In this case, I was using `adb shell`, so the user is the "shell app" (rather the integrated [Unix shell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell)). The list of groups shows which permissions are granted to the shell, So it can e.g. read and write the SDCard, access Bluetooth, and the Internet (plus some more things).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/15 | 593 | 2,223 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there anyway to make a phone with android 4.3 automatically activate it's wifi hot spot at the request of a nearby android tablet.
For example, the tablet can message the phone via blue tooth to activate the phones WiFi Hotspot.
This is so that the user doesn't need to take the phone out of the pocket to activate the Hotspot before using the Internet on the tablet, for example.<issue_comment>username_1: Sure. Multiple options, all involving [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'"):
* Requires two things: [AutoRemote](http://www.appbrain.com/app/autoremote/com.joaomgcd.autoremote) and [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'"). With that combination running on your phone, your tablet can request to enable the hotspot via... uh, internet. So this won't work if your tablet has no mobile data.
* So let's substitute *AutoRemote*: if your phone has NFC support, you could stick a NFC tag to your tablet, and use apps like [Trigger](http://www.appbrain.com/app/Trigger/com.jwsoft.nfcactionlauncher), [NFC ReTAG](http://www.appbrain.com/app/NFC-ReTAG-FREE/com.widgapp.NFC_ReTAG_FREE), again in conjunction with *Tasker*, to trigger the hotspot. Of course this would require NFC to be turned on.
* If BT is turned on on both devices, they are paired, and set to automatically connect: *Tasker* has a "state condition" registering when a BT connection is made (*Bluetooth Connected*). You can specify the device as parameter. So as soon as the two are "close enough", this could turn the Hotspot on. As this only recognizes when the connection is made, to "reverse" (i.e. turn the hotspot off), you'd rather use the *WiFi Connected* trigger (reversed, i.e. when your tablet is no longer connected).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: For example, those that are on earlier version of Android (possibility of it not working on Android 4.3)
There is an App called Keep In Pocket: <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.momodalo.app.KeepInPocket&hl=en>
This lets you tether your tablet to your phone automatically. And as a bonus, you can see any SMS and Calls incoming from your phone, displayed on the Tablet.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/05 | 264 | 795 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to check if a certain directory (e.g. `/data/textdata/`) exists on the AVD using `adb shell`.
I'm following [prolink007's answer on SO](https://stackoverflow.com/a/10902931/2821954), except this line:
```
DIR_RESULT=$(adb shell ls /data/ | tr -d '\015'|grep '^textdata$')
```
but it goes always into the `then` branch if the directory exist or not. I've also looked for the `adb shell` manual without results.
Any suggestion?<issue_comment>username_1: Please try this:
```
DIR_RESULT=$(adb shell if [ -d "/data/textdata" ]; then echo "exists"; else echo "not exists"; fi; );
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_1: I tried this on an avd and it works for me:
```
ls /data/textdata > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "exists" || echo "not exists"
```
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/16 | 476 | 1,586 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I connect my Sony Xperia L in MTP mode with Ubuntu? If I connect in MTP mode, Ubuntu fails to read my files from internal storage.
What can I do?<issue_comment>username_1: That might depend on which Android version your device it running. Some devices additional support [USB mass storage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_mass_storage_device_class). Also: there are some packages you might install/update on your Ubuntu side, to support mtpfs (see e.g. answers [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/52308/16575) and [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/39502/16575)).
Alternatively, you might wish to go the "ADB way" (this is how I do it on my Ubuntu box). Here you would need a basic ADB installation (see: [Is there a minimal installation of ADB?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/42474/16575)) and `adbfs` (see [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/58783/16575)). In both cases, you can use graphical file managers as well as the command line to deal with your files.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Normally mass storage mode was not supported by Sony xperia L if it doesn't had any sdcard.So,you have to connect the xperia L with Ubuntu in MTP mode to see its content.
In Ubuntu,an android device which was connected in MTP mode was not detected if it was pluggedin to any one of the USB 2.0 ports.For getting your device detected in Ubuntu,you have to plugin the phone in USB 3.0 port.
Port with black tongue - USB 2.0 port
Port with blue tongue - USB 3.0 port
Tested in Ubuntu 13.04 and 13.10.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/16 | 207 | 837 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I try to send an application to another android device via bluetooth, when I hit the button "send" it opens a new message in gmail app and the application I wanted to send via bluetooth is attached there. How can I change this so that it asks how I would send that file/app? I
have astro installed as a file manager.
<issue_comment>username_1: There must be a "**Share**" option, which you can use to send via `Bluetooth`, `Whatsapp`, `Wifi direct` etc..
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: As for Galaxy Nexus 2, one must use a third party application to transfer files via Bluetooth, since it basically doesn't have a file manager and a third party file manager like ASTRO don't let you transfer files via Bluetooth.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/16 | 624 | 2,256 | <issue_start>username_0: I often find myhself at the end of the day, or on the week end, thinking:
I need to call X and make a appointment, but I can't now it is outside of office hours.
Then I'll forget about it during the day, or I won't be able to find the phone number easily and I'll put it off.
What I would like is some kind of reminder system that has the ability to
store a phone number and then I can just press a button to call them.
Often this number won't be in my contacts as I won't expect to deal with them more than once.
Ideally there would be away to do this will Google Now.<issue_comment>username_1: Not exactly that way, but you might wish to take a look at [Business Tasks](http://www.appbrain.com/app/business-tasks/com.appgenix.biztasks):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bJjvT.png)
Business Tasks (click for larger image)
As the screenshot shows, you can put a contact as task, and then simply hit the phone symbol to place a call (calls up the dialer). Unfortunately, this seems to require the contact being in your contacts list. I've just tried to place a note with a phone number inside; wasn't "clickable". Though that might be worth a ping to the devs, which are quite responsive and might be adding that feature in some way.
Alternatively, you might wish to take a look at [Number Saver](http://www.appbrain.com/app/number-saver/com.arnonse.savenum). According to [this answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/6078/16575) it *automatically suggests to call a number if the clipboard contains it*. Until the *Business Tasks* devs put it in an update, a combination might do.
Cheap work-around might also be to put a contact shortcut on your homescreen. But again, this would require the person to be in your contacts list.
Finally, there's [Clipboard Dialer](http://www.appbrain.com/app/se.grenangen.clipboarddialer):
>
> This little tool enables you to extract all phone numbers from what ever text is in your clipboard. It will present a list of all numbers it finds giving you an easy way to call, SMS or create a new contact.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: With Google Now just say, "google remind me to call 555-1234 at 2 pm"
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/16 | 603 | 2,172 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't know what happens but the camera is sideways. No matter the way I hold the phone, it will always show the image and the resulting photo sideways. If I point to the computer screen right now for example, it will show me the basis of the screen pointed to the direction where the wall actually is<issue_comment>username_1: There are 3 potential work arounds to try first:
* 1) Ensure screen rotate is turned on in the quick settings. Number 4 on pic below.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DRdEk.jpg)
* 2) Reset your camera.
```
a) Open Camera
b) Click the Menu botton on the device
c) Click the third tab (with the cog on it)
d) Click 'Reset'
```
It is the third tab above. Click this guy: 
* 3) Download a third party camera.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem on my note 2. I put my phone in safe mode and here's the steps for that:
1. Power off the phone
2. then power it back on holding down the `volume down` button and the `power` button
3. once you see the samsung screen come on let go off the `power` button but continue to hold the `volume down` button.
4. When the phone boots back up then it should say "safe mode" in the bottom left corner.
5. When in safe mode check your camera and see if it works properly; if it does, the problem is an recently downloaded app.
6. Now take the battery out and power phone back up as usual to take it out of safe mode and check camera again; it should have reverted back to its normal settings. If not then you need to delete some apps and try to see what conflicting with your camera.
Good Luck it worked for me!!!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I had problems on my Samsung Note 2. Photos were being taken where I had to go into gallery and rotate right or left for image too be correct.
Just messed around with settings and fixed it by re-calibrating horizontal and vertical (I think). Hope this works for some of you.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/16 | 786 | 3,226 | <issue_start>username_0: I find the idea that all of my photos, no matter in which folder should automatically be synced to G+ a bit ridiculous.
Is there a way to only sync a certain folder/album? I'm mainly interested in syncing my camera roll.<issue_comment>username_1: AFAIK there is no way to selectively sync photos with G+. But on Dropbox, by default only the camera roll photos are uploaded by default for cloud backup.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: **Still looking for other answers**
I've found [Gallery Drive Sync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gallery.cloud.sync&hl=en), an app that will selectively sync image folders when you want it to, *not automatically* (you have to go in and press "sync" next to the gallery for it to work). This can be a feature, but in my case it isn't since I'd like it to happen automatically.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: As *Google Drive* is an option to the OP: I use an app called [FolderSync](http://www.appbrain.com/app/foldersync/dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full), which support a load of cloud services (including e.g. *Google Drive*, *Amazon S3*, and *Dropbox*) as well as FTP/SFTP/FTPS to support your own servers. Using it successfully with SFTP and Dropbox, I can recommend its use:
* you can define "Folder Pairs" to sync, e.g. a single remote directory and the corresponding local directory. Subdirectories can be included optionally
* you can trigger the sync manually, or define automatic sync schedules. Instand upload should be possible as well, though I didn't try that yet.
* the paid version supports [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'"), which gives you increased flexibility. As to my experience (a while ago with some previous version, so this behaviour might have changed meanwhile) *FolderSync*'s internal scheduler causes a device wakeup all 5min regardless of the sync schedule chosen, I prefer triggering syncs via *Tasker*.
So with *Google Drive* being acceptable, you could use *FolderSync* to define a specific folder pair, and thus sync only those folder(s) you wish.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Try [Camera Album](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.las.cameraalbum). This app automatically redirects captured photos to the selected album/directory. You can have multiple albums and quickly switch between them before taking photo.
And with applications mentioned in previous posts you can synchronize only directories that you want.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: On my phone running the latest stable version of Google+, only the camera roll is auto backup'd. There are several additional folders (downloads, Path, Instagram) that are not being synced. From your description, G+ currently does exactly what you want.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Launch G+ Photos app. Swipe right on the left edge to open up the menu. Go to "On Device". You can select which folders to be synced by tapping on the cloud icon on the right of the folder name.
Note: You have to turn on "Back up local folders" option in settings. Initially, all folders will be synced and you can selectively turn off for each folder in the "On Device" section.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/17 | 573 | 2,271 | <issue_start>username_0: I rooted my Nexus 4 in order to install a custom ROM, which I'm quite happy with. However, there are a couple of apps that I want to use but refuse to work because the device is rooted.
Is there a way for me to trick the device into thinking - or telling apps - that it is unrooted?<issue_comment>username_1: It won't be possible. The apps run some checks which are embedded in their code, which can't be stopped unless you modify the code in the app itself.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: This depends on how the app is checking for root.
One method is for the app to actually attempt to find or use the `su` binary, or the Superuser apk file. These methods can often be bypassed by using an app that will move `su` to a temporary backup location, then restore it afterwards. Some root management apps have this built in to their settings (e.g. recent versions of Superuser and SuperSU). Otherwise you can try an app like [OTA RootKeeper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper).
Another method that apps will use to determine if you're rooted involves checking the contents of your build.prop file. You can check this with any text editor, from your terminal, or using a specialized app like [Build Prop Editor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor). The file resides at `/system/build.prop`, and it is a good idea to make a backup before modifying it since having a malformed build.prop can cause boot issues.
What you'll need to look for is lines that specify that you are running a "test-keys" build, such as:
```
ro.build.tags=test-keys
```
Change this to "release-keys" and the app performing the root check should assume you're running a normal release build. This is typically not needed if you're running a rooted stock ROM, but it would be necessary on many custom ones like CyanogenMod.
There are likely other root detection techniques, some of which may be somewhat complex to bypass. [This blog post](https://www.netspi.com/blog/entryid/209/android-root-detection-techniques) outlines a few, but I honestly cannot say which of these is being used in the wild. I have seen the two I outlined above, however.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/17 | 320 | 1,014 | <issue_start>username_0: Is Android System [UID] in your list of SU Root Permissions?
I just reloaded the stock rom then installed SuperSU (otherwise blank system)
Upon the next restart, one of the permission request that popped up is Android System [UID]. : system\_user\_1000
I don't remember seeing this before...
This is normal? Could this be malware?<issue_comment>username_1: It may due to Wanam Xposed 2.4.7. An [XDA post](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47743904&postcount=4) states:
>
> the new Wanam Xposed v2.4.0 did Auto activate "Disable Knox notifications" when Knox Apps are installed. With 2.4.1 he Removed "Knox disabling at boot".
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This is okay. It's not seems to be a malware.
Android\_System has to run with su permission. SuperSU is just "being nice" to notify you that.
and, as u told
>
> installed SuperSU (otherwise blank system)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/17 | 355 | 1,077 | <issue_start>username_0: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org) is a collaborative travel guide covering 25,000 destinations.
It details hotels/restaurants/bars/attractions with opening hours etc.
[OsmAnd](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=osmand&fdid=net.osmand.plus) is an open source navigation Android app.
How to make OsmAnd display all of the data from Wikivoyage?
So that when scrolling the map, one can see the hotels/etc with their details, even when offline.<issue_comment>username_1: It may due to Wanam Xposed 2.4.7. An [XDA post](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47743904&postcount=4) states:
>
> the new Wanam Xposed v2.4.0 did Auto activate "Disable Knox notifications" when Knox Apps are installed. With 2.4.1 he Removed "Knox disabling at boot".
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This is okay. It's not seems to be a malware.
Android\_System has to run with su permission. SuperSU is just "being nice" to notify you that.
and, as u told
>
> installed SuperSU (otherwise blank system)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/17 | 651 | 2,419 | <issue_start>username_0: In my project I need to autoplay a HTML5 video in the browser when the page is loaded. I have tried a several javascript solutions but none of them work.
I read that the android browser blocks autoplay to prevent downloading a lot of data. Can be this blocking feature be turned off in browser/chrome/operation system settings?
I cannot find any working solution for how to enable autoplay. I have searched plenty of stackoverflow posts and many other sites ...
I am using android 4.1.1.<issue_comment>username_1: Bad news it seems. [Bug report on Google code](https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=159336)
The most relevant post is this:
>
> Yes. It is as design. "autoplay" is disabled for Chrome for Android
>
>
>
It seems that Android 4+ changed the requirements for the `play()` method to require user interaction.
[Article on this issue](http://www.broken-links.com/2010/07/08/making-html5-video-work-on-android-phones/)
It's worth nothing that many comments refer to getting it to work with a hack/workaround, only to find it works on some devices and not others. [Stack Overflow question on the coding side](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11758651/autostart-html5-video-using-android-4-browser). In this example the answer mentions:
>
> sample code that works on HTC and Samsung, but not Galaxy Nexus 4.1 (requires user interaction to play)
>
>
>
This seems to suggest, even with a workaround you have no guarantee it will actually work on a particular device / version of Android.
Apple have imposed the same restriction in Safari and iOS in general.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This can be turned on/off in Chrome using flags. This is on the user end though and cannot be change in the browser from a website or app.
You can also do this in your own app using the api for webview or websettings and make "getMediaPlaybackRequiresUserGesture(false)" it is by default set to "(true)"
<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebSettings.html>
In chrome you must go to chrome://flags then go down about 3 screens to
>
> **Disable gesture requirement for media playback.** Android
>
>
> Disable user gesture requirement for playing media elements. Activating this will allow autoplay to work.
>
>
> *disable-gesture-requirement-for-media-playback*
> [Enable](http://chrome://flags)
>
>
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/17 | 769 | 2,468 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I change the Device Name of my Nexus 7 2013 (not rooted)?
On my Samsung Galaxy S4 hotspot, the Nexus 7 shows up as `android-xxx`, where `xxx` is some random sequence of characters. How do I change the name to something like `geffchang-nexus7`?<issue_comment>username_1: Unless the OEM has built in the option (Samsung have for example) you cannot change the device name without [root](/questions/tagged/root "show questions tagged 'root'"). The [nexus-7](/questions/tagged/nexus-7 "show questions tagged 'nexus-7'") does not have this option.
On the Samsung Galaxy S4 (for example) you can go to *Settings > More > About Device > Device Name* and you can change it directly from there.
For those with root:
```
su
getprop net.hostname
setprop net.hostname
```
Or simply download a [build.prop editor app from the play store.](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nathan.jf.build.prop.editor&hl=en) This requires Root also. WARNING: Any changes to this file can stop your device from working or cause unexpected behaviour, do so at **YOUR OWN RISK.**
---
**To change Hotspot name:**
Go to
>
> Wireless & Networks > Tethering & Portable hotspot.
>
>
>
Then
>
>
> >
> > Tick the box next to Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
> > Tap Portable Wi-Fihotspot settings and you can edit the Wi-Fi network
> > name, and choose a password.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Enter your name there!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I don't think it's possible without root.
If you are rooted then install a terminal emulator on the tablet. Enter the following:
>
> su
>
>
> getprop net.hostname
>
>
> setprop net.hostname {new\_hostname}
>
>
>
The 'getprop' command will return the current hostname, so you can double-check it before setting the new one. Reboot to refresh network assignments.
Taken from [here](http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/293909-change-device-name.html) (the method without root didn't show up for me so not including that)
**Or** you could install an app from the [play store](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Hostname&c=apps) that will allow you to change the host name. I expect they're doing the same thing as the commands above though, as they all require root.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/17 | 874 | 3,242 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an embedded Android system and I connect it to my TV via HDMI.
Also my system has an Optical audio port.
I would like to know...
Does Android support Dolby digital (via MHL or HDMI or any other option)?<issue_comment>username_1: Though I found no concrete specs saying all (or which) Android devices might (or might not) support it, there are strong indications that it's possible (and at least partly supported):
* Jabra [advertizes its app](http://www.jabra.com/headsets-and-speakerphones/all-products/apps/dolby-and-jabra-sound-app) for Dolby sound. No explicit mention of "Dolby *digital*, though.
* XDA has a thread titled [Beats audio with dolby digital advanced audio](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848616); as you can see, this *explicitly* mentions "Dolby *digital"*. As this discusses an Android app, this pre-supposes the technical possibility.
* AndroidAyuda.com has a [Spanish article](http://androidayuda.com/2013/06/16/instala-beats-audio-sony-clearaudio-y-dolby-digital-en-tu-android/) on this topic, which also implicates the availability
There are about 5 million hits for a [google search on 'android "dolby digital"'](https://www.google.com/search?q=android+%22dolby+digital%22&ie=UTF-8&nfpr=1&safe=active&hl=en), which you might want to check some more from. The few I've picked didn't state any restrictions as to the device (though there are probably some, for what use does the support make if you have no appropriate output, such as HDMI). But it's clear that the Android *OS* is no hindrance to it.
**TL;DR:** Android itself can obviously deal with it, if the device supports it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: android does not support dolby (digital) / DTS
dont compare beats with dolby / DTS
beats is just an equalizer software layer in between your mixer in android
it doesnt encode audio streams from applications, applications have to have build in support for that
for music dolby playback its useless, for video playback it is impossible
since android needs to have encoder support in the kernel itself
then the application for playback needs to support it
dolby digital is not giving licence to android platform, they are very picky
ipad and macs have encoder support and licence for it
for example cinexplayer for iOS has exellent support for dolby/dts
cinexplayer has also an android app, but no dolby/dts support duo android limitations
i'm android developer and tried all sorts of things by using code hacks in custom roms to get
some kind of dolby playback
if the music/video app doesnt support build in dolby/dts then obviously
you cannot encode the audio stream for dolby/dts so it doesnt matter
even if you have support in the kernel and beats audio and all that crap
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: >
> Dolby® Digital Plus™ is built into many Android devices out in the market. This means
> Android Applications and Games can have amazing immersive sound by
> integrating the Dolby® Audio API for Android™
>
>
>
Support is there in many of the devices, but it is up to the developers of the games/applications to implement it:
[Dolby API for Android](http://developer.dolby.com/tools-tech.aspx#android)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/17 | 426 | 1,657 | <issue_start>username_0: All I want to do running Android on Windows 7 is using whatsapp for certain group discussion.
I tried BlueStacks, but it causing keyboard issue, at many times, certain key act like got stuck, keep repeating, and when this happen, I have to restart my windows.
quit the bluestack won't help.
now I want to try other (free) option, any recommendation?
youwave is not free.
I come across this androvm, but the file type is ova , no idea how to run it at present.
just to re-clarify:
I already running WhatsApp over BlueStack on my Windows 7 64 bits.
But it comes with a side effect, very bad. At time, my keyboard seems like got 1 key stuck, and keep repeatively pressing it unstopped.
the keyboard is absolute fine. I kill/quit BlueStack if I don't plan to use the WhatsApp, which is auto-start whenever i login.
when the funny keyboard issue happened, the only way to resolve it is reboot, quit the BlueStack won't help at all.<issue_comment>username_1: You could install the [Android SDK](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) and run an instance of Android through the emulator. Probably not the simplest solution but the emulator usually runs pretty well for developers.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can use [Bluestacks](http://www.bluestacks.com/); works as emulator.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: You could simply unplug the keyboard and plug it back in. Works for me every time.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Absolutely. You can use **Andy** for Windows. It's heavy software but extremely powerful for testing or just having fun!
Andy is definitely the simplest option.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/17 | 849 | 3,108 | <issue_start>username_0: I use BitTorrent Sync to transfer audio files to my Nexus 5. All files are transfered to the 'music' directory. When new files are added to this directory, the only way to update Play Music's library is rebooting android. There is an update button in Play Music ("Vernieuwen" in dutch) but this does not add the new files. To be honest I expected Play Music to automatically add the new files.
What can be the cause of this problem? And is there a way to solve it?
Possibly related questions:
* [Stock Google Music app does not scan subdirectory in Android 4.2.1](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/38859/stock-google-music-app-does-not-scan-subdirectory-in-android-4-2-1)
* [The music player keeps displaying deleted songs. How do I remove them or refresh the library?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/10153/the-music-player-keeps-displaying-deleted-songs-how-do-i-remove-them-or-refresh)
* [Kitkat 4.4.2 and Play music: won't find files](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/58809/kitkat-4-4-2-and-play-music-wont-find-files)<issue_comment>username_1: One of the advantages of a physical SD card: unmounting and re-mounting it triggers the media scanner. But that's unlikely to be an option for you. 1
Depending on your Android version, there are different apps available on *Google Play* to help you out. The "version difference": starting with Kitkat, the old mechanism of triggering the media scanner does no longer work, "normal apps" are denied the permission to call it. But there's at least one new app available where the dev found a "loop-hole" to give back the functionality.
Some examples for pre-Kitkat scanners can be found in the link of "footnote 1", [SD Scanner](http://www.appbrain.com/app/sd-scanner/com.gmail.jerickson314.sdscanner) is the one promising to work with Kitkat.
---
1 see [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/54908/16575) for a more detailed explanation of the background
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Solution 1: Just play it
------------------------
If you are an KitKat user that just wants to listen the music, regardless of recognizing it on the best way (like showing ID3 tags, allowing to modify files etc.), just use [Es File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop). So you can see the folders on SD Card, long press on some folders choose to and play it or to add to playlist, all using embedded music player.
Solution 2: Play + Modify
-------------------------
Want to modify/delete/add media files? Alles klar: only open Es File Explorer, enter on external storage, go to Android\data, create a folder called "com.estrongs.android.pop" (yeah, you can!), and put all media files in it, using subfolders or not. Shazam!
KitKat does not allow to modify files on external storage when they are outside the folder of the app that is trying to modify them, but not inside.
Help me :)
----------
If you find better app to play these files, inform me, please :) but it is the only one I know that performs Solution 2 on KitKat.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/17 | 502 | 1,898 | <issue_start>username_0: TouchWiz (TouchWiz Nature UX on Samsung Galaxy S III mini) allows **creating folders** and reorganizing application in application list / **app drawer** (in "Apps") when using 'Customisable grid' view type:
"Menu > View type > Customisable grid", then "Menu > Create folder"
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jm38T.png)
This allows creating folders to group applications. You can edit name of folder by touching it and then touching on name, you can put such folder on home screen / launcher via long press, and you can put applications in folder via "Menu > Edit" and selecting folder (edit works only on folders); then in this edit mode you can add apps with "+", and remove them by moving them outside folder.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2WYeR.png)
I cannot find however how to ***remove*** such folder from TouchWiz app drawer.
(The articles and answers I have found by googling are about folders on home screens, i.e. in apps launcher not apps drawer).<issue_comment>username_1: Once you have created a folder in the Apps (i.e. I created a "Temp") and then remove it:
1. Go to the App Drawer, Apps, and find the panel holding the folder.
2. Menu > Edit
3. Press and hold the folder until "Remove" appears.
4. Drag to Trash Can (Remove).
5. Save
Gone.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, follow the steps below:
Go to App Drawer -> Click Edit -> Click Minus ("-") sign on the folder you wish to remove -> Click Delete on the warning displayed and you are done.
The apps will not be uninstalled, only the folder will be removed. The apps would show normally in the App Drawer afterwards.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/17 | 415 | 1,555 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to setup a 802.1x EAP Wi-Fi network on a JellyBean device (Motorola Moto G).
The network is managed by the university, and they are using eduroam.
In the university configuration guide they show how to setup a TTLS-PAP connection. The problem is, in my device, the only options available in the phase 2 authentication spinner are None, MSCHAPV2 and GTC.
The configuration guide shows screenshots for gingerbread devices where PAP is also available. I've been googling a bit and seems that some ICS devices also have it available.
Could this be a problem of this particular device? Or could it be a problem of all JellyBean devices? Is this option available in KitKat?
Thanks in advance.
---
UPDATE
I've checked this option is shown in an old gingerbread phone. Also being shown in a 4.1 tablet.<issue_comment>username_1: Once you have created a folder in the Apps (i.e. I created a "Temp") and then remove it:
1. Go to the App Drawer, Apps, and find the panel holding the folder.
2. Menu > Edit
3. Press and hold the folder until "Remove" appears.
4. Drag to Trash Can (Remove).
5. Save
Gone.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, follow the steps below:
Go to App Drawer -> Click Edit -> Click Minus ("-") sign on the folder you wish to remove -> Click Delete on the warning displayed and you are done.
The apps will not be uninstalled, only the folder will be removed. The apps would show normally in the App Drawer afterwards.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/18 | 591 | 2,388 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus 5 running Android 4.3.2. I want to turn off all sound and vibration notifications for all apps, while allowing phone calls to trigger sound and/or vibrations. Is there a way to do this?
I have tried following the advice at [How can I turn off Notification Sounds and leave phone sounds on](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/16149/how-can-i-turn-off-notification-sounds-and-leave-phone-sounds-on) but the answers don't work. There's no separate slider for notifications, and the AudioManager app doesn't shut off vibrations. I have tried the [official Google answer](https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2908717?hl=en#) but there's no setting, **Vibrate -> Never**, and setting notifications to silent does not stop the vibrations. I've tried the individual app settings, too, but there's no setting for vibration in the official twitter app, for example.
I can stop specific apps from sending any notifications at all, but that's not what I want. I want the notifications to show up in the drop-down, I just don't want any sounds or vibrations.<issue_comment>username_1: This is an issue I have as well, it lies with the apps, whose settings override the default ringer and vibration settings. In order to completely disable vibrations you will have to disable them in Settings > Sound, and individually in each app.
Twitter app you will have to go to Settings > and there is a Notification Settings sections that allows you to disable vibration.
As an aspiring developer, it will be my goal to default to system settings but allow for customization, as it should be...
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: `Setting -> Audio Profile -> Create a new profile` will allow to you to set it up.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to `Settings -> Notificaton Manager` and change the settings.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: `Settings -> Device -> Audio profiles -> General -> Options (next to General) -> Default notification sound -> Silent` (it is the first option from the top)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Go to **settings**> **Sounds**> then there should be an option **Vibrate** there should be **vibrator intensity** and click on it and you can take off the vibrating off your phone for completely even on apps that were still vibrating even though phone would be on silent.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/18 | 482 | 2,032 | <issue_start>username_0: I am compiling the AOSP rom for Nexus 7 flo. After the build is completed, I always end up at this screen "type password to decrypt storage".
The factory images work correctly, and the device works. Also there has never been any password. I could understand that the problem seemed to be with userdata partition, so I flashed everything from the factory images, and then flashed only my own compiled userdata.img. And it works, so I am left clueless as to where the problem could be?
Any ideas?
Edit1:
So after some searching/asking around, it seems this problem can occur if partitions overwrite each other (any of the img files is too big, particularly boot.img). But how can I verify this? Any thoughts on this?<issue_comment>username_1: This is an issue I have as well, it lies with the apps, whose settings override the default ringer and vibration settings. In order to completely disable vibrations you will have to disable them in Settings > Sound, and individually in each app.
Twitter app you will have to go to Settings > and there is a Notification Settings sections that allows you to disable vibration.
As an aspiring developer, it will be my goal to default to system settings but allow for customization, as it should be...
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: `Setting -> Audio Profile -> Create a new profile` will allow to you to set it up.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to `Settings -> Notificaton Manager` and change the settings.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: `Settings -> Device -> Audio profiles -> General -> Options (next to General) -> Default notification sound -> Silent` (it is the first option from the top)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Go to **settings**> **Sounds**> then there should be an option **Vibrate** there should be **vibrator intensity** and click on it and you can take off the vibrating off your phone for completely even on apps that were still vibrating even though phone would be on silent.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/18 | 575 | 2,149 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus (GT-I9105P) with Android 4.2.2 and I've got many photos. The folder with the Gallery previews (the one that stores thumbnail to load images faster) takes about 1GB of storage (815,9MB, precisely) and if I delete it, when I open the Gallery app it recreates.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TupLR.png)
Here you can see it (click image to enlarge)
"Anteprime galleria" in Italian means "Gallery previews". The folder itself is called "DCIM" and it's in the phone's memory (All my photos are in teh SD card) and it contains an hidden `.thumbnails` folder.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Qi2D.png)
So, how can I delete it and make sure it won't recreate?<issue_comment>username_1: Do you really want to do that? That might lead to you no more being able to see your images in the gallery. But if you want to try:
1. open a file manager of your choice and navigate to the `DCIM` folder
2. delete the `.thumbnails` directory
3. create a file named `.thumbnails`
4. open the file's properties, and set it "read only"
Now, as there cannot be two objects with the identical name, the gallery cannot re-create the folder. As the existing object is a file, it cannot put its thumbnails in there, either.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For deleting the thumbnails you need to follow the following steps no need to download any app for it.
1. create a new folder on your desktop, inside that folder create a text document and rename it as `.file`
2. make as many text document files with extension as `.file` as there are `.thumbnail` files under your DCIM folder => `.thumbnail` files and rename the text document files with exactly the same name as `.thumbnail` files (or you can make some text document files and rename them again and again with the new `.thumbnail` files).
3. delete all the original `.thumbnail` files and replace it with the new text document files that you made with the extension `.file`
4. reboot your phone and you are done.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/18 | 158 | 583 | <issue_start>username_0: I have forgotten my Google Play Content filter pin and would like to reset it so I can download some apps that are being blocked.
Does anyone know how I can reset the pin?<issue_comment>username_1: You can reset the Content Filter pin by clearing the app data for the Play Store. This will clear the pin and also remove the filter.
1. Go to Settings > Apps
2. Tap on "Google Play Store"
3. Tap the "Clear Data" button.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Go to Settings > Apps
2. Tap on "Google Play Store"
3. Tap the "Clear Data" button.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/18 | 334 | 1,239 | <issue_start>username_0: So I have a bunch of music already, all in `/sdcard/music` that scans just fine. When I add new music to the folder, the scanner does not recognize it even though I can see them in the folder in My Files. I have ran Rescan SD, it does not help. I am also using the standard Music Player that came with my Droid Charge (2.3.6, I know, it's ancient). Any ideas?
**EDIT:** Yes, all files are `.mp3`, there is no `.nomedia` file in it, ID3 tags are just letters and numbers, and all my music is in `/sdcard/music/`. This is only happening to new music I've been putting on, all my existing music works fine.
**EDIT:** From what I can gather, it's a problem with the actual scanning feature. The new songs do not show up in other players and rescanning doesn't help either.<issue_comment>username_1: Well, It is not a direct answer for your question, but since you are using a "Gingerbread device" that probably uses "mass storage", [Winamp](http://winamp.br.uptodown.com/android) or [MusicPlayer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.music) will do the work for you.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I mounted and unmounted my SD card, and all apps recognized the files again.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/18 | 300 | 1,103 | <issue_start>username_0: iTunes U makes the difference (at least, to me) when it comes to choosing a tablet for study purposes. Does it exist a valid Android alternative to Apple's iTunes U?
For those who don't know iTunes U, it is a service that allows students and teachers to manage, browse and view media (such as videos and pdf files) related to education.<issue_comment>username_1: [Tunesviewer](http://tunesviewer.sourceforge.net/) is an application for Linux or Android that "[allows] access iTunes-University media and podcasts." *(From Tunesviewer main page)*.
You may want to check it out. There is an [APK installer](http://sourceforge.net/projects/tunesviewer/files/Android/tunesviewer-1.2.1.apk/download) to run on Android devices. It's also available [from F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=tunesviewer&fdid=com.tunes.viewer).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There is the Google Play for Education program [detailed here](http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/edu/index.html) and [here](http://www.google.com/edu/).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/18 | 512 | 1,892 | <issue_start>username_0: Dialer secret codes are fun and useful and all the rage, but how can I use them in my tablet, or my TV dongle, or any onther non-phone android device?<issue_comment>username_1: There are at least three ways of doing it.
Programmatically by starting an Activity with `Intent.ACTION_DIAL`:
===================================================================
```
String secretCode = "123456789";
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:*#*#" + secretCode + "#*#*"));
startActivity(intent);
```
Programmatically by broadcasting an Intent:
===========================================
```
String secretCode = "123456789";
String action = "android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE";
Uri uri = Uri.parse("android_secret_code://" + secretCode);
Intent intent = new Intent(action, uri);
sendBroadcast(intent);
```
With a third party app:
=======================
I developed an open source app that crawls AndroidManifest.xml files on your device to find secret codes, and allows you to execute the secret codes available on your device.
You can get it on the [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.simon.marquis.secretcodes) or on the GitHub repository [Android-Secret Codes](https://github.com/SimonMarquis/Android-SecretCodes).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: From `adb shell`:
```
am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://
```
Where is the code without the asterisks, e.g., `4636`.
This is more effective than the DIAL action because it's direct and does not rely on the dialer to parse the code and fire the secret code intent itself. (Some dialers will not do this automatically and you'd have to hit "Call".) The DIAL intent is also handled by multiple apps (Phone, Skype, and Hangouts Dialer on my device) so this can skip that annoyance.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/19 | 507 | 2,087 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using KitKat. I have Hangouts conversations with people who are not in my contacts (this may be an artifact of using a Google Apps account provided by my school). How can I add someone from one of these conversations to People?
I have tried double-tapping and holding down their icon or their chats without any success, and looking at the "..." options menus. No luck. I do know how to add contacts from email.<issue_comment>username_1: As far I know you can't add people directly from a Hangouts chat. You will need their email atleast. If you have their email ID, Open Gmail and open Contcts. Then click "Add contact" and add people with their appropriate emails.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. View the Hangout of the unknown contact
2. In the lower left hand corner of the Hangout screen, you'll notice a small icon to the left of the text box. If you tap that, 2-3 options will be available: "Hangouts," "Mobile (via SMS)," or "Mobile (via Google Voice)." Select "Mobile (via SMS)."
3. Open the overflow menu (three dots in the top right corner) and select People & options
4. At the bottom of the people & options menu, you'll see "People in the hangout." The phone number should say 'touch to add to contacts'. Touch it.
5. Either search for an existing contact and add the new number for that contact or you can add as new contact by using the three dot overflow menu.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: tap on the icon next to their text (don't tap+hold).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Make sure the SMS option is chosen as the "Send as" option and not Hangouts/Google Voice number, and the option to add contact after selecting the the dots on the conversation will appear.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I noticed that when you change the sms settings to 'default to use google voice number' it won't give you the option to change what number you send it from at the bottom. But there's another option in the overflow menu that wasn't there before to add contact, this works better for me.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/19 | 768 | 3,111 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using samsung galaxy Star Pro 7260 (rooted). I would like to install cyanogenmod on my phone. But, I want to know is it possible to return back to jelly bean OS after upgraded to cyanogenmod ? If it is possible then tell me what I have to do before installing cyanogenmod on my phone ? Do I have to take any backup (OS) from my phone ?<issue_comment>username_1: Usually, this is possible the very same way as you put CyanogenMod on your device: by flashing a ROM. So before you start, make sure you either...
* have a stock ROM available to flash (see: [Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/17152/16575))
* have created a [nandroid](/questions/tagged/nandroid "show questions tagged 'nandroid'") [backup](/questions/tagged/backup "show questions tagged 'backup'") of your device immediately before you start flashing (requires a custom recovery, see [recovery-mode](/questions/tagged/recovery-mode "show questions tagged 'recovery-mode'"))
In both cases, you can return to stock ROM: either by flashing a stock image (and then start like after a factory-reset), or by restoring the Nandroid backup (and take off at the time you've created it, including all your apps and data).
Two things to consider:
* there *might* be dependencies between [device-firmware](/questions/tagged/device-firmware "show questions tagged 'device-firmware'") (ROM) and [radio-firmware](/questions/tagged/radio-firmware "show questions tagged 'radio-firmware'"). So if installing CyanogenMod (or any custom ROM) goes along with a different radio image, a return might be different (you might need the original radio image as well) or difficult (in case downgrade of the radio is not possible). However, cases where this applies are rare.
* Nandroid backup doesn't take care of your SDCard. So if you have apps installed on SDCard, you need to deal with them separately.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: First of you need to be clear that Cyanogenmod is a custom ROM based on Android. So versions of Cyanogenmod are based on versions of Android.
e.g. CYANOGENMOD 10.1 is based on Android 4.2
So now straight to your question.
Yes you can basically do that . Once you have downloaded and flashed Clockworkmod or Twrp recovery for your phone, go in recovery by pressing a combination of hardware keys( check Samsung website or search on Google).
Go to Backup and Restore option and do a backup of your "Stock ROM" i.e. the original software of your phone. Each and everything will be backed up. But also consider doing a backup in Samsung Kies of your user data.
Now after backup you are set , go to Cyanogenmod website and select the ROM for your device and Install or Flash it as per instructions.
( besides rooting you will also need unlocking your bootloader which will void your warranty)
And anytime when you wish to remove Cyanogenmod and go back to Original ROM go in recovery and select backup and restore and press restore and select the backup file.
Your ROM will be restored as you left it.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/19 | 939 | 2,895 | <issue_start>username_0: The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a TripAdvisor lock screen wallpaper that rotates images every X hours of places around the world. Every now and then, it has really cool ones that I would potentially like to save to use as my lock screen permanently, but I can't figure out where in the filesystem they are stored.
I have found a couple of posts saying it is located in `/data/data/com.android.settings/` or something like that, but my `/data` folder is empty.
TL;DR: Where does Android save the current lock screen image?<issue_comment>username_1: It's in `/data/data/com.sec.android.app.themechooser/files`.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: In Samsung Galaxy S4 it's at the location `/data/data/com.sec.android.gallery3d/files/`.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: `Android\data\com.sec.android.wallpapercropper2\files`
This is where I found Lock Screen Wallpaper on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: On Lenovo S1La40 (Vibe S1 Lite, Android 5.1, rooted) under the folder `/data/system/users/0`, I found the following files:
```
root@S1La40:/data/system/users/0 # ls -la
-rw-rw---- system system 253952 2017-05-16 20:06 accounts.db
-rw------- system system 37448 2017-05-16 20:06 accounts.db-journal
-rw------- system system 715 2017-05-16 20:05 appwidgets.xml
-rwx------ system system 356866 2017-05-16 20:05 lock_wallpaper
-rw-rw---- system system 56663 2017-05-16 20:19 package-restrictions.xml
-rwx------ system system 209008 2017-05-16 20:06 wallpaper
-rw------- system system 99 2017-05-16 20:06 wallpaper_info.xml
```
where `lock_wallpaper` is the lock screen wallpaper, a jpeg without an extension.
I have my new wallpaper under the name `majestic.jpg`, so I can do the following:
```
adb push majestic.jpg /storage/emulated/0/lock_wallpaper
adb shell
su
cp /storage/emulated/0/lock_wallpaper /data/system/users/0/lock_wallpaper
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Make sure you have USB debugging turned on and then it should be in the data folder under com.sec.android.**something**
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: That depends on your Android version, but only changes a little. Wherever it is, you need [root-access](/questions/tagged/root-access "show questions tagged 'root-access'") to retrieve it.
**For Android 6 and under**:
```
/data/system/users/0/lock_wallpaper
```
While primary (mainscreen) wallpaper is available at `/data/system/users/0/wallpaper`.
**For Android 7+**, the file name has changed to `wallpaper_lock` and is still available at the same place. You may want to fetch `wallpaper_lock_orig` instead, however.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: My Samsung Galaxy Note 2 saved it under `/data/data/com.sec.android.gallery3d/files` as `lockscreen_wallpaper.jpg`
The uncropped file was in the same folder.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/19 | 544 | 1,670 | <issue_start>username_0: Galaxy Nexus verizon
ROM:10.2-20131017-SKANK-toro
[](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qUOBHKwxYsk/UrLCZ8v61mI/AAAAAAAAaDo/RcOJ6vc6VpI/w385-h684-no/Screenshot_2013-12-19-17-33-57.png)
Galaxy Nexus GSM
ROM:CM11
[](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/b9rWQvJQiQSg_GhEtdEkhAr7y0d6qmhYSo6zXXKd6T1x=w385-h684-no)
From the picture, you can see that verizon system uses a large amount RAM while GSM not. Why that happend? And recently on my verizon phone I cannot even start a new app because of RAM runs out.<issue_comment>username_1: As I've already explained in [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/36850/16575), on \*nix based systems there's no such thing as "unused RAM". How RAM is utilized, depends on many criteria:
* what apps are running (foreground, background, services...)
* how active they are (program structures, data loaded)
* how much file I/O there is (data from "slower storage" gets cached in RAM for faster access)
are only some of them. Follow up to the other asnwer to find out how to get additional details about caches and buffers used in RAM.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I would suggest you to factory reset your phone or do that from CWM after wiping dalvik, cache and system data.
And consider going to CM11 on your Verizon Gnexus too Android 4.4 has better RAM management and task killing.
I am saying that your system is behaving very differently so may be aome bug but most probably virus or something which cannot be specifically detected so I suggest thoroughly wiping your system.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/19 | 302 | 1,178 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to change the default font style on **Sony xperia M** without rooting my phone. How do I do this?<issue_comment>username_1: As I've already explained in [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/36850/16575), on \*nix based systems there's no such thing as "unused RAM". How RAM is utilized, depends on many criteria:
* what apps are running (foreground, background, services...)
* how active they are (program structures, data loaded)
* how much file I/O there is (data from "slower storage" gets cached in RAM for faster access)
are only some of them. Follow up to the other asnwer to find out how to get additional details about caches and buffers used in RAM.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I would suggest you to factory reset your phone or do that from CWM after wiping dalvik, cache and system data.
And consider going to CM11 on your Verizon Gnexus too Android 4.4 has better RAM management and task killing.
I am saying that your system is behaving very differently so may be aome bug but most probably virus or something which cannot be specifically detected so I suggest thoroughly wiping your system.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/19 | 905 | 3,281 | <issue_start>username_0: I like everything about my new Samsung Note 3. It is a superior device in almost every respect to my previous phone the iPhone 5.
But, I have one issue that I have not yet resolved. I cannot get the level of detail notifications that are automatically shown in a rolling notification queue like the iPhone (see images below, iPhone on left, Android on right).
The notifications are shown in the queue in the order they are received regardless of source (sms, email, calendar notification, etc). They are scrollable vertically, and a swipe takes you to that specific message, event, email, etc.
This is one area the iPhone did very well, and I relied on the timeliness and dependability of that feature.
I have downloaded several lockscreen and notifications apps, but none are close to what I described.
Any suggestion?
I really appreciate any insight.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: Ok. I didn't get any specific responses/solutions (thanks for the comments I did get thought), but it did prompt me to dig deeper since no one had an answer.
I looked in the Google Play store and found several apps under "Lockscreen", "Notificaitons", or a combination of the two words. I found several apps that had some good features, but none really came close to providing rich/detailed notifications. Some apps that I installed and tested.
-[NiLS Notificaitons](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roymam.android.notificationswidget)
-[WidgetLocker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker)
-[Lock Screen Notifications](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samr.notificationWallpaper)
-[Espier Notifications- this one was promising, but never worked quite right](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.espier.launcher.plugin.notifications7)
In the end, I found one APP that doesnt show up with the keywords "Lockscreen" or "Notificaitons".
This APP required a lot of configuration, and you have to install some helper email apps. But the final result is acceptable(image below). It also has some nice features, like the ability to add widgets (in this case I added a weather widget). I could never do that on iPhone, so it may be a good trade off.
[Executive Assistant Paid Version](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appventive.ExecAssist&hl=en)
AND
[Executive Assistant Free Version](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appventive.ExecAssist.ad&hl=en)
I hope this helps anyone looking for rich "iPhone" like notifications.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try [Slide Lock](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slidelock). It is awesome. Just like iOS version.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zWkhA.png)
(click image for a larger version)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: You can try [Echo Lockscreen](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doublelabs.androscreen.echo&hl=en) which does this.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/19 | 191 | 712 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to root my Xperia Tipo Dual, but I can't connect the phone to a PC, Is it possible to get root without connecting it to a computer?<issue_comment>username_1: You may want to look at this question: [How Can I Root my Sony Ericsson Tipo Dual?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35302/how-can-i-root-my-sony-ericsson-xperia-tipo-dual)
The short answer is **no, you need a computer**.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Actually that would be hard as Google has banned applications which provide rooting for device warranty concerns.
So actually you should search a bit on Google and you may get a site providing easy rooting tools. but you will need a pc.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/19 | 377 | 1,679 | <issue_start>username_0: When my Galaxy S3 upgraded to 4.3 last night the lock screen lost all its widgets and now immediately turns on to the password entry screen rather then the widget screen where I can slide to unlock or swipe a widget. Because of this I also lost the ability to check the temperature from the lock screen. Does anyone know how to bring back the lock screen widgets for the new update?
I have tried swiping to the left in the upper right hand corner of the screen as I have seen instructed for other phones on 4.3 and have attempted to swipe/tap/hold in other areas of the screen with no luck. I also checked in all the different setting menu's including going through the lock screen and security settings and there where no options for lock screen widgets (that I saw) and was only able to change from a clock to personal message shown on the screen.
After playing with it some more I was able to get the ability to have widgets on the lock screen and customize them if I set it up to unlock with swipe and no password but if I have any unlock security at all the ability to have lock screen widgets goes away.
Update:
From time to time I will get text messages in my lock window or notifications that I have a lot of them so not sure what is up.<issue_comment>username_1: As far I know this is a security "feature" on Android devices that don't let you open personal data through widgets when you set a lock code or a lock pattern. Only works if you don't have no security set.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can still put your own widgets onto the lock screen, but I can't figure out how to get the temp back.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/20 | 477 | 1,975 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm facing a problem using Whatsapp. Many times if I received 2-3 pics or a large conversation on Whatsapp, the phone's title bar (where it shows date, battery status & network status) disappears automatically. Also when I open Whatsapp it opens and disappears so in that case I have to select any pic/note & select option share on Whatsapp. Then Whatsapp opens after forwarding that pic/note. I have to use the option of clear conversation and then everything becomes normal.
This is really a very irritating procedure. I don't know why this happens. Many friends of mine who use other company mobiles with the same configuration as my HTC One V don't have this type of problem. Please suggest what the problem is.<issue_comment>username_1: Since this issue is mostly isolated to HTC devices running 4.0.4 OS or older, we have reason to believe your device may have issues with Indian languages written in Devanagari such as Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati etc. Android only recently added Sanskrit based characters support to Android 4.3. This is likely what is causing the crash in your history. Unfortunately, this is not something that WhatsApp can resolve, the only known fix is to update your phone to a phone that supports Sanskrit languages or to ask your contacts to stop sending you messages containing Devanagari fonts.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help!
Regards
Kuldeep
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If the title bar disappears, install a task killer and kill all tasks. It may help.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Try updating HTC one v software. This will solve your issue. No need to reinstall whatsapp. You can go to Setting -> About -> Software Update -> Check now.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: HTC One V users can now take the software update. HTC has provided the update for whatsapp crash. Go to Settings>About>Software Update
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/20 | 606 | 2,143 | <issue_start>username_0: Every time SwiftKey gets updated it is removed from the list of input methods. I don't remember having this problem before Android 4.4, but in the last few days SwiftKey had some updates and it just gets annoying. I have to set it up again in the settings as a viable input method, getting informed about the security implications etc.
Is there a way to disable this behavior, so I don't have to set up the keyboard after every update?<issue_comment>username_1: Seems to be a Google issue. There is a blog post on [SwiftKey's support site](http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/116693-2-bug-reports/suggestions/3017556-reverts-to-default-keyboard-at-reboot-restart).
Essentially:
>
> The issue is that Google Play installs paid apps in a particular location on your phone and that in some versions of Android (particularly 4.1 on Samsung devices) this location is not available at the point in the boot process where keyboards are being switched on. So your phone does not know that you have SwiftKey, and it defaults back to the phone’s keyboard.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The [issue has been reported](http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/116693-2-bug-reports/suggestions/5090627-reverts-to-default-after-each-update-kitkat-devi) to SwiftKey who have responded with the following:
>
> We’ve worked with Google to determine the cause of the issue. After
> researching this in depth, Google has told us this is a regression in
> the Android framework. They’ve also assured us that this will be
> resolved in a future update to the Android operating system
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: [Swiftkey recommends](http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/116693-2-bug-reports/suggestions/3017556-reverts-to-default-keyboard-at-reboot-restart?page=43&per_page=20): Place the SwiftKey icon on your home screen, then resetting it as your input method will literally only take two clicks. This is a known issue in Android code, and as per <https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34880> will be fixed in the next version of Android you receive. (paraphrased for clarity)
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/20 | 492 | 1,870 | <issue_start>username_0: The battery percentage on my tablet has reached 30%, which is still reporting as about 11 hours left before it goes flat. However, my Dropbox app has stopped uploading files reporting:
>
> Camera Upload (x left): Low battery, charge to resume
>
>
>
I'm not anywhere near anything I can use to start it but I want it to continue uploading screenshots I take in the mean time.
How can I force Dropbox to upload even if the charge is low?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know of a way to cause the DropBox app to do it, but if you use DropSync (an third-party app that syncs Android<->DropBox), you can control the sync vs. battery behavior.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Currently the official Dropbox app doesn't support automatic camera upload if you have charge less than 30%. You can do it manually though or through a browser.
Only 3rd party apps like [DropSync](http://www.appbrain.com/app/dropsync-%28dropbox-autosync%29/com.ttxapps.dropsync) can upload when it is at low charge.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Plug it into charge...it will upload straight away. Not always feasible I know but at least you don't actually have to wait for the battery charge to be higher...it does go ahead and upload straight away.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Go to apps and start dropbox. From the hamburg menu select settings (the wheel icon). Scrolldown until you see "upload when". Select and slide to when the charge is greater than ... whatever value, 5%. That should do.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Yes, there is a setting in the Android app -> When to Upload. Set it to whatever you want.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: There is a setting now, but the minimum charge is 10%. Even if plugged in, the dropbox app won't auto-upload unless at least 10% (30% by default).
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/20 | 307 | 1,106 | <issue_start>username_0: It's bugged me for awhile that Gmail shows a "Recent Labels" list when viewing the labels. Does anyone know how to clear this list or even remove it?
Gmail: 4.7.1
OS: Jelly Bean - 4.1.2<issue_comment>username_1: Do the following:
1. Go to App info for Gmail: Open app drawer and drag up the Gmail icon to the option **App Info**.
2. Tap the button **Clear data**. Confirm the operation.
3. Wait for Gmail sync.
You'll be greeted again as if it was the first time you opened Gmail, but **Recent labels** list will be cleared.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Although the **Original** **Answer** is already in place, let me just re-phrase it, which hopefully resemble Vanilla Android AOSP based phones.
1. Open "Settings" application
2. Choose "Apps" or "Applications" from the list of different Settings.
3. Locate "GMail" App in the List of Apps shown.
4. Select "Gmail" App and in this screen, there is "Clear Data" option available. Tap the button Clear data. Confirm the operation and wait for Gmail Sync to complete.
This should clear the Recent labels.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/21 | 184 | 708 | <issue_start>username_0: Samsung's Note 3 smartphone has cool features and utilities than other smartphone in market. And even it doesn't heat in long use. But Home button stuck randomly while using and sometimes Volume button also has same problem. read brief in <http://eviltek.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-fix-samsung-galaxy-note-3-loose.html>
How to Fix it<issue_comment>username_1: If your device is still in warranty I'd stop fiddling with it and get it fixed at an authorized service center. Opening the device yourself will void warranty.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: It is a broken phone. send it back to Samsung. I also use the features that it comes with and mine works fine.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/21 | 486 | 1,930 | <issue_start>username_0: When multiple apps update in one batch they trigger a single system notification saying X apps updated and listing about two of them. Then it takes one to Google Play app where "recent" updates are listed - but this list includes multiple last update batches so even more than X apps are listed. Is there a way i can see the real X app names that updated in the very last batch only?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no way to do it via the play store, but there are other ways to do it.
You can use something like [AppMonster](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android_telefonie.appmanager) or [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) (if rooted) to display the list of apps **ordered by last update date**. This will show you the order in which all apps were last updated, as well as the date of the update. To me this a lot more useful than the recently updated list in the play store.
It's not a perfect solution, but it gets the job done :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Actually there is a way to do this, but it must be done before applying latest batch of updates, so maybe it will not be as practical as one might expect, as you'll find out below:
* Go to the app drawer and drag up the **Play Store** icon, to **App info**.
* Tap the button **Clear data** and confirm
* Next time you start Play Store app, it will greet you asking you to accept the TOS again, do it.
* Now the list of recently updated apps will be merged with earlier ones, and next update batch, when done, will show on top of the list.
To be honest, I don't recommend you this procedure because of potential collateral effects derived from clearing app data too frequently. I'm posting this answer only for informative purposes, but I'd rather go with the [answer given by @Krampus](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/59853/12677)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/21 | 1,568 | 5,540 | <issue_start>username_0: My friend brought me his granddaughter's tablet a couple weeks ago and it was stuck at the Android logo screen, just gray "android" text with white highlight moving across repeatedly.
I already had ADB from some stuff I was doing on another Android tablet some time ago. I was able to connect to the tablet using ADB. I searched around and found the `adb shell wipe data` command and that got the table working again. Gave tablet back to little girl and everyone happy.
He just brought me the tablet again, same problem, I tried the same solution. This time it did not work. After wiping data, the tablet still gets stuck at the Android logo.
This time I found `echo -e 'boot-recovery\0' > /dev/block/nandf; sync`, issued the command from within adb shell, rebooted, and got an Android on his back with a green triangle / exclamation point. I hit the Home button and got into the recovery menu, but the only thing I could do was to reboot. *What makes this extra tricky is that **this tablet has no volume button(s)**, only Power and Home*.
After rebooting, I got the Android logo again. I can still get into adb, so there are signs of life, I just don't know how to proceed. Manufacturer support seems to be non-existent. Don't know how to find a proper factory image to restore the tablet. Don't want to just start hacking and brick it forever.
I don't really know anything about Android but I am a pretty good (i.e. *old*, haha) computer guy and have general familiarity with operating systems, UNIX/Linux/Posix commands, and hardware. I should be able to follow instructions if anybody out there can walk me through this.
Any suggestion is really appreciated.
P.S. Following is output from the wipe data. I do not recall if I received similar error messages a couple weeks ago when the wipe data fixed the tablet. I don't think the tablet has ever been rooted, etc.:
```
D:\Users\me\Downloads\Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31\stuff>adb shell wipe data
Wiping /data
rmdir() error on '/data/system/dropbox' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/system/throttle' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/system/shared_prefs' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/system' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/pending/journal-133428497.tmp' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup/pending' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport/@pm@' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport/@pm@.new' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup/com.google.android.backup.BackupTransportService' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/ancestral' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/system.notfirstrun' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/anr/traces.txt' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/anr' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/cfs.version' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_00' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_01' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_02' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_03' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_04' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_05' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_06' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_07' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_08' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_09' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/tombstones' 'Read-only file system'
Done wiping /data
```<issue_comment>username_1: There is no way to do it via the play store, but there are other ways to do it.
You can use something like [AppMonster](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android_telefonie.appmanager) or [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) (if rooted) to display the list of apps **ordered by last update date**. This will show you the order in which all apps were last updated, as well as the date of the update. To me this a lot more useful than the recently updated list in the play store.
It's not a perfect solution, but it gets the job done :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Actually there is a way to do this, but it must be done before applying latest batch of updates, so maybe it will not be as practical as one might expect, as you'll find out below:
* Go to the app drawer and drag up the **Play Store** icon, to **App info**.
* Tap the button **Clear data** and confirm
* Next time you start Play Store app, it will greet you asking you to accept the TOS again, do it.
* Now the list of recently updated apps will be merged with earlier ones, and next update batch, when done, will show on top of the list.
To be honest, I don't recommend you this procedure because of potential collateral effects derived from clearing app data too frequently. I'm posting this answer only for informative purposes, but I'd rather go with the [answer given by @Krampus](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/59853/12677)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/22 | 469 | 1,813 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using a wifi network that contains a proxy. I am using proxydroid to run the proxy for all applications on my Android phone. But sometimes I am not able to download media on Whatsapp.
How can I use a proxy for Whatsapp and other applications with no restriction?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no way to do it via the play store, but there are other ways to do it.
You can use something like [AppMonster](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android_telefonie.appmanager) or [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) (if rooted) to display the list of apps **ordered by last update date**. This will show you the order in which all apps were last updated, as well as the date of the update. To me this a lot more useful than the recently updated list in the play store.
It's not a perfect solution, but it gets the job done :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Actually there is a way to do this, but it must be done before applying latest batch of updates, so maybe it will not be as practical as one might expect, as you'll find out below:
* Go to the app drawer and drag up the **Play Store** icon, to **App info**.
* Tap the button **Clear data** and confirm
* Next time you start Play Store app, it will greet you asking you to accept the TOS again, do it.
* Now the list of recently updated apps will be merged with earlier ones, and next update batch, when done, will show on top of the list.
To be honest, I don't recommend you this procedure because of potential collateral effects derived from clearing app data too frequently. I'm posting this answer only for informative purposes, but I'd rather go with the [answer given by @Krampus](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/59853/12677)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/22 | 644 | 2,523 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Android mobile which seems to be of Samsung, or at least a clone thereof. I got it for my wife as a present, so I don't really know which one. Under the battery pack it says "Model: 19502"
when I look through the menus there are absolutely no identifications as to which it is and the settings only allow rather high level stuff, like setting background images, and similar, but nothing system relevant.
When I play games I noticed that the tilt is not correct, so I installed "App Sensor Box" which allows me to test the sensors. It shows a board with a ball on it, and I can see that the ball rolls off when I keep it balanced. Unfortunately this app doesn't allow me to calibrate it, so I wanted to know if such an app exists, or what I can do to calibrate it, because there are not setting to trigger this. The apps I found on Play Store all seem to just read, but don't change it.<issue_comment>username_1: It's a tough one to answer, as I'm not sure what version of Android you are running, and you have stated it may be a clone.
**Method 1:**
Open "Settings"
Find "Motion" and tap on it
Scroll down the menu and tap on "Sensitivity Setting"
Open "Gyroscope calibration"
Place device on a level surface and tap Calibrate
**Method 2:**
Download 'G-Sensor' from the Samsung Apps store pre-installed on your device. [Here is a weblink.](http://www.samsungdownloads.net/search_results.html?type=all&search_field=gyro+sensor+calibration+android+app)
**Method 3:**
Download [Bubble Level](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.androgames.level&hl=en) from the Google Play store, this has a calibration option also.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Referring to the first answer ...
Method 1 - There is no calibration setting on my Samsung Galaxy S5.
Method 2 - Search the Google Play Store for "Accelerometer Calibration Free" for a specific calibration app, the link in the older answer is dead.
Method 3 - "Bubble Level" works fine and coped with portrait and landscape orientation OK and has a simple calibration option
Additional Method 4 - Search for "Just a Compass" on the Google Play Store for a very detailed compass with a calibration option
Additional Method 5 - Use the calibration option in Google Maps.
*Open the Google Maps app, wait for the blue device location icon to show. Tap the location icon to bring up more information about your location. At the bottom there is the “Calibrate Compass” button.*
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/22 | 671 | 2,639 | <issue_start>username_0: My mobile phone has been stolen. How can i stop viber services process?
I need your urgent help to stop the people reach my friends.<issue_comment>username_1: You can't stop the Viber process. Only way to stop Viber is by uninstalling.
See this: [How to stop Viber running without uninstalling it?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/54977/how-to-stop-viber-running-without-uninstalling-it/)
>
> Due to the C2DM feature, you are always available on
> Viber, there is not way to "log out" and "log in". Please
> note that if you "exit" Viber, it will open again only if
> you get a msg or call.
> Let us know if you have any additional questions.
> Thanks! Viber Team
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: My device has been lost or stolen. What happens to my Viber account?
You may re-install Viber on your new device using the old device’s phone number. This will reinstate the previous account on your new device.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: First you can login to another device with same ID. After that you should de-activate your viber account. Then reactivate your account in new device with same ID(phone number) with different password.
**Steps:**
1. Open Viber
2. Enter the More Options menu
3. Select Settings
4. Select Privacy
5. Select Deactivate Account
Deactivation can only take place within the application.
What happens when I deactivate my account?
Deactivating your account will erase everything associated with your Viber ID, including your call and message history, groups and downloaded stickers (both free and purchased). It will also unlink all other accounts linked to your Viber account (e.g. Twitter, Facebook).
Once an account is deactivated, there is no way to restore any of its information. Re-registering to Viber with the same Viber ID (phone number) will not restore the previous account history.
Viber Out credits will not be lost if your account is deactivated.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Viber is linked to you phone number, not to the Device? Why don't you block your SIM-card (this will not deactivate your Viber), get a new card from your cell operator, then install and activate viber on it, then deactivate youe account?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: You cannot disable it remotely.
Maximum that you can do you can delete your messages from other device.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Deactivating your viber account with the same phone number is not possible because viber will send the code to your stolen sim so there is no way you can reactivate it to another device then deactivate.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/23 | 1,268 | 4,532 | <issue_start>username_0: I had my Alpine radio paired and working with my nexus 5. Then someone unpaired the device on my phone when they wanted to pair it to a different bluetooth device. Apparently the Alpine phone passphrase is '<PASSWORD>' (if it is needed - I can't recall it being asked for when I initially paired it and it seems that that is a "default" PIN that is attempted automatically?)
The new device did need a passphrase which was '<PASSWORD>'
I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to re-pair my car stereo with the phone. The message I get is that pairing was unsuccessful due to an incorrect PIN/passphrase.
I can't find anywhere in setting on how to change the passphrase - because it never asks me for one.
**I am assuming somehow this is a bug and the last successful PIN is being used.**
Previously my stereo would prompt if it should allow the pairing and i would select Yes - this time it doesn't work.
I have seen what looks like similar questions/issues on other forums. It seems to be a bug or at best a horrible hidden configuration somewhere.
To reiterate:
* device A was previously paired fine.
* device A was unpaired
* new pairing to device B with a PIN
* no longer able to pair with device A - with an error message of bad PIN/passhphrase but I
never supplied one for this device.
Any pointers or URLs or suggestions would be most appreciated. (aside from resetting to factory)
EDIT:
To answer the questions in a comment:
1. I have to look up the model number
2. I cannot attempt to pair using PIN 0000 - the phone does not give me a choice to do so. I wish it would - in that case I could probably do it.
3. Same as above
4. I have turned off the radio - not sure how to disable BT on it - I will try that
5. Yes - many, many times - as well as shutting down phone
6. I am pretty sure visibility is on. It was working fine until then and I will try it with another phone later today - it is visible. The phone discovers it. Must be on
7. The message is displayed on the phone.<issue_comment>username_1: It seems there is no way to change your default PIN code, because I've found the following note on some manuals for Alpine car stereos in the sections about Bluetooth pairing (emphasis mine):
>
> The PIN code is **fixed** as "0000".
>
>
>
(Note found in Owner's Manual for [Alpine CDE-HD137BT](http://www.manualslib.com/manual/405448/Alpine-Cde-Hd137bt.html?page=27), [Alpine CDE-133BT](http://www.manualslib.com/manual/405440/Alpine-Cde-133bt.html?page=20), [Alpine CDE-143BT](http://www.manualslib.com/manual/467335/Alpine-Cde-143bt.html?page=23), [Alpine CDE-147BT](http://www.manualslib.com/manual/467339/Alpine-Cde-147bt.html?page=30)... I don't know what model you own)
---
I can't test the following because I have neither a Nexus 5 nor a Bluetooth capable car stereo (in fact I have no car, sorry), but it might help you to solve your problem (the names of settings might be different in Nexus 5 than in my Galaxy Nexus):
1. In your Nexus 5 go to your app drawer, tap **Settings**.
2. Tap **Bluetooth** (not the ON/OFF switch).
3. Enable Bluetooth (using the ON/OFF switch). Wait until list of paired devices is loaded.
4. If in the list of *Paired devices* it is included your Alpine car stereo, long tap its entry.
5. From the menu for that entry select **Unpair**.
6. Tap **Search for devices**.
7. Your car stereo should be detected again and be added to *Available devices* list: Proceed with the pairing procedure as you normally do, hopefully this time it will allow you to input the right PIN code.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The issue was not Android. (Except perhaps the misleading error message.)
The problem, it turns out, was that the pairings on the radio were "full". It seems this radio (CDE-133BT) allows 3 pairings. Well, I inadvertently renamed my Nexus some point along the way when I also unpaired it from the phone. Attempting to re-pair without first emptying a free slot on the radio failed. I do not know what the comms is like for denying a connection based on that, but either the radio sent incorrect information about why the pairing was denied or Android reported an incorrect reason.
The problem is solved - By the way - the way to empty the bluetooth pairings is NOT in the manual - I watched a YouTube video of someone making pairings and discovered a way to find what the pairings were.
Not sure if this Q/A still belongs here, but maybe it will be helpful for someone with an Alpine CDE-133BT someday.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/23 | 249 | 833 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to install Kitkat 4.4 on my Samsung Star Pro S7262 (rooted). I could't find a solution by googling. If it is not possible or not available for my phone right now, please suggest me any other version which is greater than jellybean 4.1<issue_comment>username_1: I recommend trying to get in contact with some Samsung developer on XDA forums and request him to develop for the device.
There are less chances of this method working but this is the only thing u can do other than developing yourself.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: <http://guidesdna.com/update-galaxy-star-pro-s7262-android-4-4-kitkat/>
<http://techbeasts.com/2014/02/17/update-galaxy-star-pro-to-android-4-4-2-kit-kat-custom-rom/>
I am willing to try this on star pro. Not done yet although. Do it on ur own risk ;)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/23 | 307 | 1,075 | <issue_start>username_0: I've had a Nexus 7 for a year now and since the day I've got it, I could easily connect it to my PC and transfer file to/from it in MTP mode. But some weeks ago I tried installing Ubuntu on it and since I failed, I downloaded and reinstalled Android on it. But ever since, it is not recognized as a mass storage on my PC!
Does anyone know how I can fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: I've occasionally seen a new (or factory reset) N7 refuse to appear on a PC until you change the storage mode to camera then back to MTP. From memory (I don't have my N7 to hand) go to Settings, Storage, tap the three dot menu and there is an option to change the storage mode there.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Most likely a hardware issue. I recommend you get your device repaired by sending it to [Google/Asus](https://support.google.com/googleplay/troubleshooter/3070579?hl=en#ts=3070585,3070683).
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Try uninstalling drivers.
There is a tool in the Nexus root toolkit
<http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/>
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/23 | 858 | 3,593 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using Android 4.4.2 with my new Google Nexus 5. I have a question about adding new contacts. On my workstation I'm running my own cloud system. It is an Apache sever running eGroupware on it and I'm using Sogo-Connector and Synthesis Sync Clients to synchronize all my clients. I synchronize all my contacts and calendar data over my different clients such as Laptops and Mobile phones. Now I want also use the cloud to sync my Google Nexus. Adding a new contact on the workstation (or any other client except the Nexus 5) works fine and after synchronization the new contact is available on the Nexus 5.
If I want to add a new contact on the Nexus 5 itself, I really want to force the Nexus to add it in the *internal phone addressbook* instead of the Google Account. However this option is not available, because the phone forces me to sync it with the google account.
How can I add a new contact to the internal phone addressbook?<issue_comment>username_1: You can't do it with the same Google Account that is made to sync with other clients.
Only alternative is use a separate Google A/C imo.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You could try to disable Google People (Contacts) Sync application using Storage/Apps menu item and then disable Contacts sync option for Google account. After that you should be able to add contact which is marked as phone only - not synced.
Hope this helps...
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: A work around is to go via the phone dialler icon, click the three pips on the bottom right for options and select new contact.
This will allow you to create a local contact, but no need to add the number here, just add the name.
once your done, go back to your message, click the options button and select 'add people'. it will allow you to add the number to an existing contact, so pick the contact you created a moment ago, selecting the device type.
hope this helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: * Go to *Settings→Storage→Apps*
* Scroll to *Google Contacts Sync*
* open this app
* select disable
You can now add contacts without the pop up saying it will sync with Google. It will say Phone-only unsynced contact. Also when disabling Google Contacts Sync, a warning will say "may affect other apps"; click ok anyway. When done
adding contacts go back to *Storage→Apps*, select disabled (top right): *Google Contacts Sync* will be there re-enabled, and your good to go.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I do not know Sogo-Connector and Synthesis Sync Clients, but I am sure it's possible to select an account for synchronization. Look for [MyLocalAccount](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fjsoft.mylocalaccount) in *Google Play Store.* This allows to create a local account. Once the app is installed nothing happened. Even you will not find this app in your list. But now you are able to create an account which is a local one. You have to go to *System settings -> Accounts* and create a new one. Now you see a new account and you are also able to add contacts to this account. Of course you have to configure your connector to add this account for sync operation.
I am using MyPhoneExplorer to sync (in combination with *MyLocalAccount*) all these things with success since almost 3 years. Generally it does almost all I want to do. I can sync from different PC's (home and office). What I cannot do is to sync to different devices, for example to phone and to tablet with the same database on the PC. Do you know, is this possible with your solution?
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/23 | 630 | 2,413 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a **Sony Xperia sola** in Egypt. I bought it with Gingerbread, then I upgraded to ICS 4.0.4. After the upgrade, I became unable to download any apps from Google Play using my mobile network, and while using Wi-Fi the download is slower than before the upgrade.
I tried all available solutions like clearing cache or clearing data from Google Play or Google Services Framework, in *Settings* -> *Apps* -> *All*. How can I fix this problem? As it is very serious, many times I'm at places without Wi-fi and I need to download a missing app, or upgrade another one.<issue_comment>username_1: You may have a problem with data connectivity. You can check this (See, for example, [here](http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/462821-need-help-understanding-connectivity-icons.html))) by either
* Looking the type of your data connectivity in
settings -> about phone -> status -> mobile network type
* Consulting the icon indicator on top. H+ and 3G should allow you to download apps.
It you are not on a fast network it may be that the APN settings are not correct for your carrier or that your account is not defined correctly with your carrier. For APN settings you can consult your carrier, its web site or an app (look for APN and your country name). For account definition you'll need to consult your carrier.
WiFi maybe slower because 4.0 is heavy on the Xperia sola because it only has 512MB RAM. You can watch the RAM load with an app such as [Android system info](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.electricsheep.asi&hl=en)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Assuming you have a Mobile Data plan or working WiFi connection:
1. Go to App Info page of Play store.
2. `Clear data` and then `Clear cache`
3. Then click on `Force stop`
4. Now download latest Play store .apk file from [this link](http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/)
5. After the download, install the Play Store from the file.
6. Done.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: This really sounds stupid, but when the time and date are wrong, most Google apps won't work.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: If nothing works just go to Google hangout installed on your devica and sign in and signout 5 times,then return to playstore and try downloading any app,it might work. I called up the google support team and got the issue fixed in this way.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/24 | 314 | 1,216 | <issue_start>username_0: I used to plug it in, and it would show up and I could download the pictures and movies and such. Today, it will not mount. It is charging from the computer, but I can not download any of the stuff I've done.
Running windows 7 on my computer.
I've turned it off and on again, it is not working.
I probably have added an app or two, I am not sure. It has been a while since I uploaded from this phone, but I plug it into the computer every night. Is it possible I accidentally hit a tick box and instructed it not to mount?<issue_comment>username_1: What operating system do you run on your computer? That sometimes happened to me when I used Windows. Have you tried using [AirDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid), though? I use that now. It basically does remotely, what you would do with a USB.
But that's just an alternative, I'll wait for your response to see if maybe I have a solution.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I solved similar problems by installing [Samsung Kies](http://www.samsung.com/de/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP) on my Laptop (Windows 7). It installed all drivers that couldn't be found using Windows Update.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/24 | 1,097 | 3,741 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any setting in the gmail app to show images automatically when you open an email instead of pressing on the little links?<issue_comment>username_1: As for latest version 4.7.1 (946962), there is no way to show images automatically for all messages. **But for version 4.7.2 (967015) it is possible.** See [my other answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/60851/12677) to this question for more details.
In version 4.7.1 (946962) it works as follows:
1. By default when you receive a message, it doesn't show pictures and it
displays a button to allow pictures for this message.
2. If you click this button, all pictures will be displayed for this message, and there will be a button asking if you want to show pictures for all messages from the same sender.
3. If you click this button, the sender will be added to **picture approvals** list.
  
You can clear such list from **Settings** menu, as indicated in the following screenshots. This way all messages will return to default layout (don't show pictures).
  
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Currently Gmail Released new App 4.7.2 with Auto Show Image feature By storing all images in specific server(Correct me if wrong).
[See here](http://www.androidauthority.com/gmail-4-7-2-android-app-update-auto-show-images-download-332448/)
[Link to Apk file](http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23306841710657663)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_1: Good news for you: Google is currently rolling out Gmail **4.7.2** (967015), which allows to show inline images without using the steps described in my previous answer. Here is what you'll have to do:
1. Download Gmail app update. You can either wait to be rolled out to your device or [download it from this page](http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/01/08/apk-download-gmail-4-7-2-update-adds-promised-auto-show-images-feature/ "Android Police") (because in this case it will be an app sideload, you'll have to make sure you enabled installation from *Unknown Sources* before).
2. When installed, by default it will behave as previous version, i.e. showing the **Show pictures** / **Always show pictures from this sender** links, so you'll have to configure this to not happen (don't worry: this is done only once). Tap the overflow menu on Gmail action bar (not the message one) and select **Settings**. Then, in Settings screen tap your account.
 
3. In your account, scroll down to **Data usage** section and tap **Images**. By default it will be selected **Ask before showing**, so you'll have to select **Always show**.
 
4. Go back repeatedly until you get to your inbox. From now on, when you open a message, you'll be able to see inline images without confirmation.
**Notice**: This Images setting (**Always show**) will override the picture approvals state, so if you **Clear picture approvals** as shown in [my previous answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/59655/12677), you'll still see inline images in all messages, until you change the images setting back to **Ask before showing**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/24 | 1,164 | 3,990 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 a while ago, this phone was imported by an independent store and not any of the local cellular carriers.
And my phone is not getting firmware updates, I suspect the carrier is not releasing the updates but I can't check it because I don't even know what carrier my phone is set to.
How can I tell what carrier my phone "belongs to"?<issue_comment>username_1: As for latest version 4.7.1 (946962), there is no way to show images automatically for all messages. **But for version 4.7.2 (967015) it is possible.** See [my other answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/60851/12677) to this question for more details.
In version 4.7.1 (946962) it works as follows:
1. By default when you receive a message, it doesn't show pictures and it
displays a button to allow pictures for this message.
2. If you click this button, all pictures will be displayed for this message, and there will be a button asking if you want to show pictures for all messages from the same sender.
3. If you click this button, the sender will be added to **picture approvals** list.
  
You can clear such list from **Settings** menu, as indicated in the following screenshots. This way all messages will return to default layout (don't show pictures).
  
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Currently Gmail Released new App 4.7.2 with Auto Show Image feature By storing all images in specific server(Correct me if wrong).
[See here](http://www.androidauthority.com/gmail-4-7-2-android-app-update-auto-show-images-download-332448/)
[Link to Apk file](http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23306841710657663)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_1: Good news for you: Google is currently rolling out Gmail **4.7.2** (967015), which allows to show inline images without using the steps described in my previous answer. Here is what you'll have to do:
1. Download Gmail app update. You can either wait to be rolled out to your device or [download it from this page](http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/01/08/apk-download-gmail-4-7-2-update-adds-promised-auto-show-images-feature/ "Android Police") (because in this case it will be an app sideload, you'll have to make sure you enabled installation from *Unknown Sources* before).
2. When installed, by default it will behave as previous version, i.e. showing the **Show pictures** / **Always show pictures from this sender** links, so you'll have to configure this to not happen (don't worry: this is done only once). Tap the overflow menu on Gmail action bar (not the message one) and select **Settings**. Then, in Settings screen tap your account.
 
3. In your account, scroll down to **Data usage** section and tap **Images**. By default it will be selected **Ask before showing**, so you'll have to select **Always show**.
 
4. Go back repeatedly until you get to your inbox. From now on, when you open a message, you'll be able to see inline images without confirmation.
**Notice**: This Images setting (**Always show**) will override the picture approvals state, so if you **Clear picture approvals** as shown in [my previous answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/59655/12677), you'll still see inline images in all messages, until you change the images setting back to **Ask before showing**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/24 | 1,328 | 4,819 | <issue_start>username_0: I know the definition of Airplane mode is all communications and radio signals are blocked. But is it possible to turn off the "calling/receiving" part of the phone so your phone is not connecting to a cell tower and only allow Wifi? I've looked into a couple of apps in Google Play but they're either not working or out of date with newer versions of Android.
I know there is strong opinions on both sides of the issue but I'm worried about radiation from my phone since i use it a lot in bed and I hold the phone close to my head and face. At night I'm not worried about receiving calls, so I just want to turn off the phone part and use WiFi. Is there a way? Or am i just crazy and paranoid?<issue_comment>username_1: As you probably already correctly guessed, that's device dependent. On my old *HTC Wildfire* (aka *Buzz*) I was able to switch of GSM radio separately – on my *Motorola Milestone 2* (aka *Droid 2*) I am not. What always seems to work is a work-around: Switching to airplane mode, and just enabling WiFi again (and Bluetooth, if you need it).
To not end up "playing piano" each time, this can be automated: [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'") e.g. offers to create widgets (rather "shortcuts") for its tasks. So you could first create a task (airplane on, WiFi on, Bluetooth on...), and then make a widget for that. Same for the other direction, if needed. That way you can switch around with the simple tap of a shortcut.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I use my mobile like this when I travel. So first turn on Airplane mode and then activate WIFI (for example in notification panel). At the end you will have Airplane mode, WIFI activated, and all other connection deactivated.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. In your Dialer / Phone app, enter `*#*#4636#*#*`
2. Select `Phone Information`
3. Select `Turn off radio`
Or use an app like [Cell Radio ShutOff](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=the.radioshutoff).
Note also that you can turn Wi-Fi back on during Airplane Mode (though it can definitely be annoying to have it turned off in the first place).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: >
> Possible to turn on Airplane mode with WiFi on only?
>
>
>
Well yeah, possible in all of my devices running Android 4.2.1, 4.4.2, 5.0.2 and 5.1.1. **This applies for portable hotspot too.**
The radios that are supposed to be turned off when Airplane mode gets enabled are saved in the key `airplane_mode_radios` under the table `global` inside `/data/data/com.android.settings/databases/settings.db` (**Settings Storage** app's database).
Set up [adb](/questions/tagged/adb "show questions tagged 'adb'") in PC, enable USB debugging in device, connect it into PC, launch a shell, and enter:
```
adb shell settings get global airplane_mode_radios
adb shell content query --uri content://settings/global --projection name:value --where "name='airplane_mode_radios'"
```
Given the command executed, you would see (either one of the result) something like:
```
cell,bluetooth,wifi,nfc,wimax
Row: 0 name=airplane_mode_toggleable_radios, value=bluetooth,wifi,nfc
```
You can choose to remove `wifi` from the value to achieve the final objective.
Enter any one of the commands:
```
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_radios "cell,bluetooth,nfc,wimax"
adb shell content update --uri content://settings/global --bind value:s:'cell,bluetooth,nfc,wimax' --where "name='airplane_mode_radios'"
```
**Note:** Do not copy-paste. Note the string that you got in the first output. Then remove `wifi,` from it and then pass the resultant between the double quotes `""` the way I've shown above.
Now you can turn on the Wi-Fi followed by the Airplane mode. Your Wi-Fi wouldn't turn off.
The need for using ADB was meant for once only. If you decide to stop Wi-Fi when Airplane mode becomes active then simply include `wifi` in that key's value.
All good here!
---
Do you know?
------------
The reason you're able to toggle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC manually even when Airplane mode is active is because they are mentioned in the value for key `airplane_mode_toggleable_radios`.
Enter any one of the commands:
```
adb shell settings get global airplane_mode_toggleable_radios
adb shell content query --uri content://settings/global --projection name:value --where "name='airplane_mode_toggleable_radios'"
```
You would see (either one of them) something like:
```
bluetooth,wifi,nfc
Row: 0 name=airplane_mode_toggleable_radios, value=bluetooth,nfc
```
Remove a radio from that key's value such as `wifi` and you wouldn't be able to toggle that radio (Wi-Fi here) again when Airplane mode is active, no matter what, unless of course you revert the changes in that key's value.
Upvotes: 5 |
2013/12/24 | 1,092 | 3,848 | <issue_start>username_0: Hii Everyone iam Using Samsung Galaxy Grand (GT-I9082) Duos Model and it is running with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Version. I Just Wanted to know whether my device supports USB-OTG Cable Support For Connecting USB Drives i have Searched for the same in google and found different answers like [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeQqKsarlBI)
video from YouTube is saying that my device doesn't support OTG and in other site [here](http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130718222933AA6slD0) saying that my device will support OTG
Please Help Me to know whether my device supports OTG or not
Thanks in Advance<issue_comment>username_1: Samsung Galaxy Grand (GT-I9082) Duos 4.2.2 Jelly Bean does not support OTG. I checked.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Is your device rooted? If not try rooting and installing [USB OTG Helper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.shajul.usbotg&hl=en) or [Stickmount](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount&hl=en). These apps work only on rooted devices and help to mount USB devices.
However, USB OTG Helper app has a [site](http://usbotghelper.wordpress.com/confirmed-devices/) which has a database of supported device. Even there confusion prevails. A user has commented as:
The best way to know is to try is to root and try these apps yourself. By rooting you can change kernels that could help these apps to mount USB drives.
There is a [XDA webpage](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239898), which seems to show some light at the end of the tunnel. However, patching kernels are not for faint hearted and I would not advice to take that path, if you are hesitating even to root.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The Galaxy Grand kernel does not support OTG from what I can see. There may be a custom Kernel to support it if you are willing to root etc, the only one I found was for 4.1.2 and abandoned due to huge number of bugs.
Rooting will void your manufacturer/carrier warranty and is not for the wary or anyone who can't risk losing all data from their device.
Try XDA developers for your device and see what custom kernels are available. As it stands you don't have that option (unless something in the firmware has changed in the last few months). [This XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359166) seems to confirm there isn't a kernel you can use for this I'm afraid.
[This XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239898) has an experimental kerlel, which may help, but as previously stated there are warranty, and functionality issues with any custom kernel.
[IF you decide to root your device, this link has a how-to guide](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294734) which you use at **your own risk!**
Read, and read some more before you decide. Back up everything and follow the steps to the letter. Ensure that you have the EXACT same device as in the thread also.
**DISCLAIMER: ROOTING YOUR PHONE WILL PROBABLY VOID YOUR WARRANTY FROM BOTH THE CARRIER AND THE MANUFACTURER. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO ACCEPT FAULT FOR ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ROOTING, THEN DO NOT RISK IT. HERE BE DRAGONS.**
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You could check with [USB Host Diagnostics](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.usbhostdiagnostics) - though, you'd need to get a USB OTG adaptor and actually plug something in to check.
I'd also add, while many devices may support USB OTG, they may not support plugging in mass storage devices - I have a tablet that I can use a keyboard with, but not USB drives.
I do seem to find a lot of references to it not working, like username_3's link, but nothing that says it does.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/24 | 522 | 1,997 | <issue_start>username_0: I Enabled USB Debugging on CyanogenMod 11 for LG Optimus L7. The Device is showing in Device Manager.
But, it is not showing in ADB devices list. And there is no notifications for USB debugging.<issue_comment>username_1: This has always been a problem. Try this, always works for me.
1. Ensure debugging is enabled
2. Install device drivers
3. If it still doesn't work use this
<http://koush.com/post/universal-adb-driver>, reboot and try again
should definitely work.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Since you're comfortable with using Android Debug Bridge (ADB), you can try the following steps in order:
1) Open a command prompt (Windows) or shell prompt (Linux) at `android-sdk\platform-tools` directory.
2) Type `adb kill-server`
3) Type `adb start-server`
4) Type `adb devices`
If your device does not show up, try updating the Android SDK to the latest version and repeat the above steps again.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I find solution for this problem..
steps:
1. Download Google USB Driver.
[please find your device USB Driver from this link.](http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html)
2. Then open devices in windows.
3. After that right-click on devices open property.
4. select update device driver.
5. Then select pickup from disk & select path of download Google USB driver.
6. Then type into command prompt at android-sdk\platform-tools
7. adb kill-server
8. adb start-server
9. adb devices
after all this you get your android devices.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I'd suggest checking the settings of your device. Just like the usb debugging in Developer settings in stock android. Scroll down to # Superuser on the settings panel and tap. At least on my Sorry Xpendaple Goo running Cyanogenmod 11 rc 1, on the upper right corner there's the icon for the log and three dashes or dots. Tap them dots and select settings. Under Security, tap Superuser permissions and select Apps and ADB. Or Only ADB.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/25 | 461 | 1,947 | <issue_start>username_0: I absolutely 100% hate, hate, *hate* mobile-optimized design sites, particularly ones that disable zooming. Up until now, I've done pretty well spoofing a desktop user agent to get the full pages, but with the advent of responsive design, it seems like more and more sites are feeling comfortable using viewport meta-tags to set user-scalable to false, which means that I am in effect forced into using the horrible mobile sites.
From what I understand, viewport tags are ignored by desktop browsers - is there a browser on Android which does the same thing, preventing web sites from removing key functionality from my phone? Maybe a Dolphin add-on?
I think potentially a greasemonkey script excising the offending viewport tags would also work, but I'm not sure there's a stable version of greasemonkey for android yet, and it might be preferable if the browser itself were built to always allow zooming.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use Chrome or Opera Mobile.They Support Zooming the web pages
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Just found the setting in Chrome. If you go to Settings -> Accessibility and then tick the option "Force enable zoom" then you should be able to zoom in on any site. (I have read a few sites still manage to stop you, but the vast majority should then work).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: UC Browser already has capability of forced zoom on mobile sites - and not only that, but the possibility of automatic text wrap when zooming. As far as I know, it's the only browser to have this behavior.
Plus, with hardware acceleration browsing is just smooth on low specs smartphones, like I have :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: In Firefox mobile and derivatives (IceCat, Nightly, anything else based on "Fennec"), you can make it ignore the 'user-scalable' tag by toggling the preference `browser.ui.zoom.force-user-scalable` in `about:config` to `true`.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/25 | 452 | 1,760 | <issue_start>username_0: I am on a wifi network in China and occasionally wish to connect to an HTTP proxy I have set up on a shared computer to bypass the Great Firewall.
As my computer isn't always on/with me, I wish to easily switch on and off the proxy settings.
Unfortunately:
System settings/wifi: When setting proxy settings to manual, old settings are removed. Have to re-enter, which is annoying. Also hard to access.
Many apps (e.g. ProxyDroid) I've seen require root for some reason and do not work on a non-rooted device.
Is there a simple app/widget out there to toggle proxy settings for the current wifi ap?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> require root for some reason
>
>
>
It requires root because the global proxy setting is a secure system settings; on nonrooted devices, only system apps (like the Settings app) can modify secure system settings. Imagine if just any app can modify your global proxy setting, you can inadvertantly be redirecting all your internet traffics to some shady server somewhere across the globe.
Your alternative is to set up two browsers, one that uses normal internet and another that than can have per-app proxy configuration. You can set Firefox for Android to use a proxy by changing the network.proxy.http and network.proxy.http\_port setting from within about:config. More details: <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/757976>.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There is a solution not requiring root
[Proxy Toggle (NoRoot)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.givenocode.proxytoggle) (app)
Unfortunately it only works for Android 4.1 to 5.1 (JellyBean, KitKat, Lollipop).
This app uses reflection to switch proxy settings on android phone.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/25 | 392 | 1,695 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a samsung galaxy note 8, and it came with an app called browser and also Chrome.
Obviously Chrome is better, so how can I remove the generic browser app (or at least hide it)?
The same goes for apps like Email and Gmail.<issue_comment>username_1: Go in to settings and chose the application option.
From there you can chose the list with all and find the browser or internett app.
When you press that app you can uninstall it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Samsung seems to provide similar software on its devices, so this procedure from a different Samsung device (Galaxy Tab 3) will probably hold.
Open the Menu > Settings > Application Manager
Use the right-most panel "All", and scroll the list to find the application(s) you want to disable. Click the button to do so (generally labelled "Disable" or "Turn Off", or similar).
You generally cannot uninstall pre-loaded apps without rooting the device.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I don't think you really want to uninstall it. Stock apps cannot be removed unless you root the device, ignoring the app though is much easier.
First, you can remove the so from your home screen and perhaps even from the launcher (only doable on some devices). @username_2 had shown how for Samsung device.
Second, you'll want to delete the default app setting so that when other apps request to open a page in browser, you'll be launching Chrome instead of the stock browser. You could do this from `Settings > Applications > Manage applications`. Find the Browser app there and choose Clear Defaults. Next time an app launched a browser, choose Chrome and set it to always launch with Chrome.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/26 | 415 | 1,786 | <issue_start>username_0: Something went badly wrong while trying to flash my phone. I have somehow managed to delete Odin/Download mode. I CAN access ClockworkMod, but it's a very old version not supported by the ROM I wanted to use. I cannot access download mode.
Is there any way I can update ClockworkMod and/or restore Odin?
Galaxy i9300<issue_comment>username_1: Go in to settings and chose the application option.
From there you can chose the list with all and find the browser or internett app.
When you press that app you can uninstall it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Samsung seems to provide similar software on its devices, so this procedure from a different Samsung device (Galaxy Tab 3) will probably hold.
Open the Menu > Settings > Application Manager
Use the right-most panel "All", and scroll the list to find the application(s) you want to disable. Click the button to do so (generally labelled "Disable" or "Turn Off", or similar).
You generally cannot uninstall pre-loaded apps without rooting the device.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I don't think you really want to uninstall it. Stock apps cannot be removed unless you root the device, ignoring the app though is much easier.
First, you can remove the so from your home screen and perhaps even from the launcher (only doable on some devices). @username_2 had shown how for Samsung device.
Second, you'll want to delete the default app setting so that when other apps request to open a page in browser, you'll be launching Chrome instead of the stock browser. You could do this from `Settings > Applications > Manage applications`. Find the Browser app there and choose Clear Defaults. Next time an app launched a browser, choose Chrome and set it to always launch with Chrome.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/26 | 759 | 2,445 | <issue_start>username_0: When I do my math exercises, I need to view the book and the exercises at the same time. Sometime I need to open a third PDF, but it's more optional. How can I do so with Android? On iPad I use the application [Side by Side](https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/side-by-side-dropbox-support/id386528623?mt=8), which allows to read up to 4 different PDFs side by side.
I use Nexus 7 with Android 4.4.2.<issue_comment>username_1: Try using floating apps. Multi window feature is only available on a few android devices like samsung Note, etc.
Floating apps will provide similar functionality. Try this:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lwi.android.flappsfull>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You may also look here: [How do I run two programs at once in split-screen?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/40638/how-do-i-run-two-programs-at-once-in-split-screen)
Tested on a Samsung Note 10.1 (SM-P605) with Android 4.3 i found some apps which are supporting multi window, e.g:
* My Files (\*)
* stock Video Player
* MX Player
* stock email app
* Gmail
* stock Webbrowser (\*)
* Chrome
* Gallery
* Contacts
* Phone
* Google maps
* Polaris Office 5
* WhatsApp
* Facebook
* Watch now
* Chat on (\*)
* Google Play Store
But there are really very few apps capable to run with multiple instances (from the above list only those which are marked with (\*)).
So, you can for example open `My Files` twice (left & right of upper & lower half screen):
Unfortunally, `Polaris Office 5` (pdf viewer) isn't capable to run twice. So if you want to view 2 pdf docs side by side, it seems that you have to install a 2nd pdf viewer app and e.g. open `Polaris Office 5` on the left and the other pdf viewer on the right side of the screen. A short look to Google Play Store for pdf viewers that support multi window:
* [PDF Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foobnix.pdf.reader) from <NAME> (free)
* [Ebooka PDF Viewer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ebooka.pdf) from <NAME> (free)
* [RepliGo PDF Reader](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cerience.reader.app) (paid, 2,26€)
At the following screenshot I had opened <NAME>'s PDF Reader & Ebooka PDF Viewer side by side:
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/26 | 560 | 2,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I currently do not own a smartphone or a tablet, but am interested in getting one or both that could help me with the following:
I am a teacher. I regularly have notes displayed on an overhead projector *AND* simultaneously write on a chalkboard. I would like to be able to write (using a stylus) directly onto the screen on top of what I am displaying.
I usually display notes in PDF or Powerpoint. If it would be possible to then save the written notes on the file would be a major plus, though not necessary.
Is this possible with Android devices – and if so, how could it be done?<issue_comment>username_1: This is definitly possible. There are even multiple approaches I could think of:
* **Screen mirroring**
Some devices already ship with this functionality. My sister e.g. just got her new *Samsung Galaxy S4 mini* which I helped her to set up, and I noted a related "toggle" in the notification bar to switch "mirroring" on/off. Also, newer builds of the custom ROM [cyanogenmod](/questions/tagged/cyanogenmod "show questions tagged 'cyanogenmod'") IMHO offer this feature. Especially via HDMI, this also should be supported (maybe requiring an additional app).
* **Remote Tools**
*iDev* already mentioned *Team Viewer* in his comment. While the specific component to remote access the Android device itself only exists for few devices (the list might grow, some time given), there are several similar/comparable solutions, as VNC.
* **Other means**
There might also exist specific "whiteboard apps", designed for exactly this purpose. I don't know such one (but I didn't explicitly check for), but searching the Playstore cannot hurt (to ease this, as the "official *Google Play* website is quite restricted in its search capabilities since its relaunch, I recommend using [AppBrain](http://www.appbrain.com/) for searching; it's an alternative "web frontend" to Google Play).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The easiest way is, if your projector supports wifi connection then any android device will work(phone/tablet) with appropriate application. And to view pdfs + to write on it just use Adobe Reader.
Or, you can just install Droid@screen to do it for you link is [this](http://droid-at-screen.ribomation.com/)
hope this helps. :)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/26 | 170 | 703 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to remove my credit card from Google Play because a random money glitch in a game is worrying me.
Google Wallet isn't compatible with my phone.<issue_comment>username_1: Please follow the following steps
1. Login to [Google Wallet](https://wallet.google.com/manage/)
2. Click on `Payment Methods`
3. On the card which you want to remove, click `Remove`
4. Confirm the prompt for card removal
This should remove the Credit card from Google play store.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Doesn't work unless you have or replace the payment method with another, but if you wish to remove all payment methods - you cannot do it this way or anyway probably.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/26 | 198 | 816 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an android novice. My question is : Is there any free app to take pictures or videos using any phone key, like power or volume up/volume down, without touching the screen button? I checked the other answers here, but they talks about cyanogenmod or a paid app.<issue_comment>username_1: Please follow the following steps
1. Login to [Google Wallet](https://wallet.google.com/manage/)
2. Click on `Payment Methods`
3. On the card which you want to remove, click `Remove`
4. Confirm the prompt for card removal
This should remove the Credit card from Google play store.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Doesn't work unless you have or replace the payment method with another, but if you wish to remove all payment methods - you cannot do it this way or anyway probably.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/26 | 405 | 1,610 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I make myself offline so that noone can see that I am available. I am unable to find this option after GTalk -> Hangout upgrade.<issue_comment>username_1: There's no way to do this, other than to disable the hangout application itself. (Go to Applications - Hangount - click disable)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: the availability option has been deprecated in hangout. To make yourself invisible or so, either you have to downgrade to gtalk or the easiest way you can do this by going to your gmail account from your pc. There you should find this availability option.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Open hangouts app -> Preference -> Account -> Logout.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I think i have an option which help to be invisible in normal gmail logged in mode.
1. Log in through hangout.
2. Click on the down arrow near "New conversation". It will let us do some settings on our profile.
3. Uncheck the first 3 option. i.e. Show when i was last seen online, Show which device you're on and Show when you are in a video or phone call on your device.
4. After uncheking the all 3 options click sign out from hangout.
5. Check in the gmail... If u r still in available mode. Then change the status into invisible in gmail.
I think u guys will smile after that.......:)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: The sign off status will not take effect immediately (well at least for me it's like that). Give or take half an hour, I can see my ID completely logged off.
And it's of course not as long as 30 days for sure.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/26 | 468 | 1,838 | <issue_start>username_0: My device is Samsung Galaxy ace 5830 and I want to upgrade it from Android 2.3.4 to 4.
But the problem, when I connect it to PC with a USB connection, it doesn't react to touches so I can't unlock it and work with it. for example when I touch somewhere some other place get touched.
How can I upgrade it while it has this problem and I can't connect to it? thanks<issue_comment>username_1: There's no way to do this, other than to disable the hangout application itself. (Go to Applications - Hangount - click disable)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: the availability option has been deprecated in hangout. To make yourself invisible or so, either you have to downgrade to gtalk or the easiest way you can do this by going to your gmail account from your pc. There you should find this availability option.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Open hangouts app -> Preference -> Account -> Logout.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I think i have an option which help to be invisible in normal gmail logged in mode.
1. Log in through hangout.
2. Click on the down arrow near "New conversation". It will let us do some settings on our profile.
3. Uncheck the first 3 option. i.e. Show when i was last seen online, Show which device you're on and Show when you are in a video or phone call on your device.
4. After uncheking the all 3 options click sign out from hangout.
5. Check in the gmail... If u r still in available mode. Then change the status into invisible in gmail.
I think u guys will smile after that.......:)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: The sign off status will not take effect immediately (well at least for me it's like that). Give or take half an hour, I can see my ID completely logged off.
And it's of course not as long as 30 days for sure.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/27 | 1,406 | 5,145 | <issue_start>username_0: I use KUBUNTU on my laptop, but this goes for any Linux distro. I can open a terminal window and type in things like `sudo apt-get update`, `sudo apt-get install packagename.` Is there a terminal that can carry out commands like this on Android? It doesn't have to be "sudo", I simply mean carrying out commands. I use the Galaxy S3, but I doubt it really matter for the question I'm asking.<issue_comment>username_1: Summing up from the comments:
First you need to understand that updating apps works different on Android than it does on a "normal" Linux distro: There is no such thing as "apt". Though Android has its own package manager (listening to the `pm` command), installs/updates are *usually* dealt with by services/apps like [google-play-store](/questions/tagged/google-play-store "show questions tagged 'google-play-store'") or other [alternative-markets](/questions/tagged/alternative-markets "show questions tagged 'alternative-markets'"). `pm` would rather be comparable with [dpkg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dpkg) on Debian-based systems: it can do local installs (i.e. with the `.apk` file already present on the device itself: `pm install` would be the command for that), and a lot of other things.
Apart from that: a terminal app can be compared with a terminal on Linux allright. You get a text-mode "window" where you can execute commands. Most are even similar to those available on Linux, as Android is Linux based: you have things like `cd`, `ls`, `grep`, and more. For details on this, you might wish to take a look at e.g.
* [Ten basic Android terminal commands you should know](http://www.androidcentral.com/android-201-10-basic-terminal-commands-you-should-know) (AndroidCentral)
* [Using the terminal](http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Guide:Using_the_Terminal) (XDA)
* [Android Terminal Commands](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694251) (XDA)
* [Android Shell Command Reference](https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/wiki/Android-Shell-Command-Reference) (Github)
* our [command-line tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/command-line/info)
A look into our [terminal tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/terminal/info) will not hurt either :)
I'd say all terminal apps available for Android should support the above. Some even offer additional features, such as an entire development environment ([Terminal IDE](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Android/Terminal_IDE)), or access to remote servers ([JuiceSSH](http://www.appbrain.com/app/juicessh-ssh-client/com.sonelli.juicessh)).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Install Terminal Emulator and Busybox in your Android. Terminal Emulator gives command-line window and Busybox APK gives useful commands that are used in Linux like `wget`, `chmod`, `chroot` and more.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There **is** a terminal app which uses "apt" to install packages. Its awesome and has lots of packages ported for arm devices -- [Termux](https://termux.com/) & [Playstore Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Assuming that:
1. Your Android device is rooted;
2. The `su` binary is located at `/system/xbin/su`;
3. The shell binary is located at `/system/bin/sh`; and
4. Your Android device has [Terminal Emulator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm) installed.
If all the 4 conditions above are satisfied, then:
* If you want to enter the shell and become root (superuser uid 0) so you can execute commands without uid restrictions, start the Terminal Emulator app and just execute this command:
```
su -
```
In order to disconnect from the uid 0 (exit superuser status), press `Volume -` and `D`, or type `exit` and hit `Enter`
* Alternatively, if you want to **always** start Terminal Emulator as root, then start Terminal Emulator, go to **Preferences**, scroll down to the **SHELL** section, tap the **Command line** option and modify the command so it becomes this:
```
/system/xbin/su -c "/system/bin/sh -"
```
After you change the command, exit Terminal Emulator (close the application) and start it again. Notice how Terminal Emulator's shell interface now shows you `root@something` by default.
If you want to add extra commands to your **rooted** Android system, install [BusyBox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox).
In case your Android device isn't rooted, you still can use Terminal Emulator in order to execute some basic (user) commands such as `blkid`, `cat`, `cd`, `clear`, `cp`, `du`, `grep`, `id`, `ln`, `ls`, `ping`, `sleep`, `uptime` et cetera.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: in present days there is the app "termux" on google play store. it comes with a full unix/linux shell and with apt. anything else should be straight forward then. downside: it does not support items like my Android 4.4.2 based tablet.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Or you can use [Gnu/Root Debian for android (GPlay)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gnuroot.debian&hl=es)
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/27 | 673 | 2,620 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Grand and I have not much apps installed: in fact just about 3 apps besides the pre-installed apps, but still I have no space when I'm downloading apps like Skype and Candy Crush.
On the process of updating my phone I get this message, that there is an insufficient space; the phone too shows a lot of used up space. I have an 8GB microSD card, which is hardly used.
Please help me on this.<issue_comment>username_1: You can clean junk data from mobile:
**Clear App Data**
Some apps store a lot of temporary files on the internal memory which can build up over time. Apps like Facebook, Google Maps and web browsers are particularly bad for this, due to the massive amounts of data they have to manage on a regular basis. Clearing out these temporary files can free up a great deal of memory for your smartphone and can be done by following these simple steps:
Go to Settings
Select 'Applications'
Select 'Manage Applications'
Find the application you wish to clear and press on it
Press the options for both 'Clear Data' and 'Clear Cache'
Another simple way to free up storage space is by deleting all the log files in the device memory.
Just dial \*#9900# on the tablet and
select option 2 “Delete dumpstate/logcat” in the prompted menu.
Hope it helps you!!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try "[Clean Master (Cleaner)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard)" App, it might work for you.
Edit: I just realised that the question was asked a couple of months ago!!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: I faced the same problem. I've tried almost all the solutions given in almost all the forums. BAD NEWS - none helped. There may be still be a valid/correct solution out there.
However, GOOD NEWS is that there's a way to overcome this problem. Maybe we can call it an 'indirect way' as the problem remains but you can install new apps. Install and run moborobo on your PC. Connect phone to PC through moborobo, and install apps to phone through moborobo.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Just dial \*#9900# on the tablet and
select option 2 “Delete dumpstate/logcat” in the prompted menu.
this is awesome!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Please be sure to move all the Media files (Music, videos, photos) in to the SD card. Your internal storage should have a minimum free space as to install applications. Now go to `Settings > Storage > Cached data` and clear it.
If the problem persists, do a factory reset after backing up your important data into your SD card. This should work.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/27 | 905 | 3,296 | <issue_start>username_0: When I plug my HTC ONE into my computer via a USB cable, it always wants to try and install a bunch of random things on my computer that I really don't want nor need. Just plugging it in with the current drivers installed, it shows up fine in my Portable Devices list on Windows 7, as seen here:
Even with it working *perfectly fine* already, it still insists on installing other stuff. It wouldn't let me capture a screenshot of the User Account Control dialog:
>
> **Do you want to allow the following program to make
>
> changes to this computer?**
>
>
> Program name: TL-Boots Application
>
> Verified published: **HTC Corp.**
>
> File origin: CD/DVD drive
>
>
>
**Is there any way I can configure either my phone or computer to stop trying to install all this crap ever time I plug my phone into the computer?** It's really annoying always having to click No on that popup every time I plug it in. I really don't want all their excess software that I'll never use on my computer. I can't seem to find anything in the USB settings that mentions auto-installation. Last time I installed this junk it made my simple storage access through My Computer stop working (my phone stopped showing up in the list when connected). That's literally the only feature I even use, so that was rather inconvenient.<issue_comment>username_1: Try to connect the phone as MTP Device > Under the USB connection settings.
Should help!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Don't have a windows machine handy but look in the microsoft site advises, (for windows 7):
>
> AutoPlay lets you choose which program to use for different kinds of
> digital media, such as music CDs or pictures from your digital camera.
>
>
> Show all To turn AutoPlay on or off
>
>
> When you turn AutoPlay on, you can choose what should happen when you
> insert different types of digital media into your computer. For
> example, you can choose which digital media player is used to play
> CDs. When AutoPlay is turned off, you are prompted to choose what you
> want to do when you insert digital media into your computer.
>
>
> Open AutoPlay by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start
> button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type
> autoplay, and then click AutoPlay.
>
>
> Do one of the following:
>
>
> To turn AutoPlay on, select the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices
> check box.
>
>
> To turn AutoPlay off, clear the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices
> check box.
>
>
> Click Save.
>
>
>
**N.B.** It is almost always a ***good*** idea to turn this off as it stops malicious code on CDs/DVDs/USB keys/etc from being able to run.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Adding on @steve's [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/59874/can-i-configure-my-device-or-computer-to-stop-trying-to-install-software-when-i/60115#60115): You can also disable only the Autoplay action for your HTC.
1. You can access the Autoplay menu directly from the start menu by writing `Autoplay` in the search box.
2. In the Autoplay menu, you'll see (probably near the bottom) a line corresponding to your HTC, where you can choose no action
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/27 | 553 | 2,268 | <issue_start>username_0: I am running Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 on my Samsung Galaxy SII (GT-I9100), and starting yesterday my keyboard continuously crashes with the following message:
>
> Unfortunately, Android keyboard (AOSP) has stopped.
>
>
>
This message pops up very 10 seconds or so even when I am not trying to type. I thought it might have something to do with my recent install of the DU Speed Booster app. But after uninstalling it I still get the same problem.
This is very serious, as my phone is rendered almost completely unusable since I can't enter any text, and message keeps popping up preventing me from even doing things that only require touch.
Any help would be appreciated!!<issue_comment>username_1: Here's a few tips for troubleshooting:
Go to System Settings > Apps > click Android keyboard (AOSP). Clear Data. Clear Cache.
If that doesn't work, and you have a custom recovery, reboot into recovery and clear the entire cache, clear davlik cache, and go to advanced > Fix permissions.
Other than that, you could try uninstalling and reinstalling from Google Play or downloading a different keyboard.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I noticed that the problem is with the word completion feature. Just set it to hide all suggestions and it will stop annoying you. The option to hide is available in the android keyboard configuration.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I downloaded a different keyboard then disabled the aosp keyboard in settings>apps>all apps>android keyboard aosp>disable. If your really screwed like I was you'll have to scrole through the top apps in the market until you find a keyboard to download since you can't search anything.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Solution: install proper version of "Google Aplication". CM 10.1.3 needs GApps 20130812. Read: <http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps> for more info.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Clear data & cache in Android Keyboard & Dictionary Provider in Settings > Apps > All ... if problem still persist, try reboot into recovery & wipe cache partition format dalvik cache. i had to do it several times and tried clearing cache of keyboard-related apps such as User Defined Dictionary and Pico TTS. good luck!
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/27 | 263 | 1,050 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried to change the default music app executed with ES File Explorer with not success. I tried to clear the data of the app, uninstall and install again and set the default music app with Default App Manager.
Is it possible to set the default music app for ES File Explorer?<issue_comment>username_1: What's the app that is currently launched when you open a music for in ES? Find that app in the Settings > Apps and tap on Clear defaults (not Clear data). Note that you need to clear defaults on the music player app, not on ES File Explorer.
Alternatively, you can go to ES Settings (open ES, then tap on the icon to the left of the current folder path, then tap on Settings on the bottom) > Cleanup settings > Clear defaults.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Steps to change default music player
Select Mp3 file>tap and open as >>Select app to open mp3>> Tick Set as default .
Attached >Gif
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8iGpb.gif)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/27 | 701 | 2,889 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to use **ES File Explorer's** LAN share feature in the **Share via** options in Android to send files to my PC that you can currently only do by going into the app itself - a rather long process.
**UPDATE**
As mentioned below, I posted a request to the Developer about being able to send files to your PC through the "Share via" menu - this would be a shortcut/alternative to opening up the ES File Explorer app and manually copy and pasting from your phone memory to the LAN PC...
**This feature is now added!** Anywhere on android, click a file, picture, video or pretty much anything that can be moved or copied, click the "Share" button, then click the "ES Save to..." option, and choose your path on your PC. It will now be copied directly to your computer using the LAN feature inside the ES File Explorer app.
Enjoy :)<issue_comment>username_1: I've got a reply from ES File Explorer team, they said that the "Share by LAN" feature in the "Share via" is not for sending files to the PC, it is for sending files to **other devices** which has **ES File Explorer** running on them, on the same network.
I've requested a new feature that allows you to send to the PC through Share via, but if they decide to build it, it may take a while still before it's out.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I don't know if this was added in a recent release of ES File Explorer, but you can share to computer with:
```
Share via -> ES Save to... -> Click on the header (under "Choose path")
```
Your LAN shares should appear there.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Even better than simply transferring files is to set up ES File Explorer's "Remote Access" in settings.
This turns the android device into an FTP file server with username and password.
Once running, you can use any FTP client (such as FileZilla) to connect to the Android device and access the android's full SD card(s) file system for transferring files back and forth.
The BIG advantage is that you are able to control all transfers using only the PC's keyboard, mouse and monitor.
Further, ES can create a desktop shortcut for the FTP server, so, any time you need to transfer files in either direction, simply tap the icon on the Android home screen, then click a FileZilla command line shortcut on your PC (`filezilla -c, --site=sitenamestring`)
Two "gotchas" to know about;
1. IP addresses change on your home or other LANs. Your best bet is to set your WiFi up to assign fixed IP addresses to your mobile devices so you can have a saved entry with username, password and starting file directory for instant connection from your PC.
2. file date/time stamps don't transfer. Any files copied to your Android device will bear the date/time that the file was transferred
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/27 | 333 | 1,321 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone keeps saving what I type into chrome or the browser. I have tried erasing the history it still auto completes if I need to retype it. I understand it great to save all the info but I have typed my credit card in one of them and its saved.
How do I clear the browser's address bar auto-complete history?<issue_comment>username_1: If it is auto-completed by Google Chrome, please follow the following steps,
1. Go to your [Google Account Dashboard](https://www.google.com/settings/dashboard). This will list all of the information collected on you by Google.
2. Scroll down to `Web History` and search for your Credit Card entry or other entries to be removed, and remove it from the history. Or you can go directly to your [Web History](https://history.google.com/history/lookup?st=web).
3. Further, in Dashboard you can scroll down to ``Chrome Sync` and click on `Manage Chrome Sync`.
4. Click on the `Stop and Clear` button to clear all the `Autofil` and
`Omnibox History` and to stop syncing the data with Google Server.
Steps 3 & 4 will merely stop Google from collecting data on Google Chrome's Omnibar (I am not 100% certain on this).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Press and hold the offending autofill suggestion. A pop up appears to "remove a Learned word".
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/27 | 287 | 1,121 | <issue_start>username_0: Why is that on my Galaxy Note 3 (3gb RAM) I only have .91 GB free, 1.5 GB used while doing nothing, meaning only 2.41 GB total. Is that because the rest (~.6 GB) of my memory is used for the OS? And the reason I only have .91 GB free when doing nothing isn't because 1.5 GB is cached because I cleared my cache and the number did not change.
Why does it seem like ~0.6 GB of RAM is missing?<issue_comment>username_1: This is normal, it is impossible to clear the entire cache. Since the OS cache's it's own system files, while the clear cache button is likely for clearing the app cache.
The missing memory is consistent across all such devices, may be reserved for video processor cache.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: 3Gb advertised by the manufacturer is the total capacity of memory chips installed in the device. But this memory is shared between multiple components (like AP, [BP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseband_processor), GPU, etc). 2.4Gb reported by android is the amount available to AP. The rest is not "missing". It's just being used by other components.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/28 | 2,029 | 8,231 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.2, but I am confused as to where photos get backed up. First of all, in the Photos app (which is actually part of Google+), there is an option to set up Auto Backup. Now, in the settings under your Google-account syncing there is also an option to sync Google+ Photos. What is the difference?
Also, where are the photos stored? If you delete a photo from inside Photos or inside Gallery on my phone, does it get deleted from both places, from the web (if backed up), ...?
Also, what is the difference between the Gallery-app and the Photos-app?
**Edit:**
Doing some tests with the auto-backup feature inside *Photos*, I've concluded:
If you take a photo on your device and force auto-backup, it's available online as well. Removing it on your device keeps the picture online, and it is not shown in the *Trash*. Removing it online however DOES make it show up in the *Trash*, both online and on your device.
Deleting an auto-backuped picture online puts it in the *Trash* as well, ths making the image available twice on your device (in the *Camera* and *Trash*). Deleting it from the *Trash* still keeps the image in the *Camera*. Backing up the library does not upload that image again online, and the Cloud-icon remains.
Of course once you think you know the system it gets more complicated. Using Hangouts also puts those images inside a separate folder online, and for some reason some pictures only show up there and NOT inside the *Auto-Backup* folder. Perhaps because I've been messing around trying to figure thing out, I'll keep better note and force auto-backup in the future.
I guess it could be me, but this system is VERY complicated for a user. The cloud-icon would suggest to me that it's available online, but it's still there even after deleting the image online. Of course deleting it online means you don't want it.
Also it's not really syncing if the images on the device are not the same as online. There can be images on the device but not online and vice-versa. And now I still don't know the difference between the sync of *Google Photos* and *Google+ Photos*...<issue_comment>username_1: Google wants to integrate everything into G+. This started with SMS and Hangouts in Kitkat (where by default, there's no longer a separate short-message app). What you see here are preparations for the gallery: the *Photos* app is integrated with G+, but the *Gallery* app not *yet* removed.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The Photos app and Google+ app, while deeply connected, are different applications on your phone. The Photos app is designed to replace the old Gallery app by providing more [editing and sharing options](https://support.google.com/plus/topic/3052527?hl=en&ref_topic=3049663). Both Photos and Gallery show you pictures stored on your phone and stored on Google's servers under your G+ account. If you're using Photos you can ignore Gallery.
Both the Photos app and Google+ app have Auto-backup settings and both are talking about the same thing: backing up pictures you take to a private album associated with your G+ account on Google's servers. You can turn on Auto-backup in either [Photos](https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1304820?hl=en&ref_topic=3054597) or [Google+](https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1647509).
You can delete or recover pictures that were backed up to G+ easily [within the Photos app](https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2395305). From Photos you can also delete pictures that were taken with your phone's camera but not backed up to G+. Pictures that were locally stored on your device or were not backed up to G+ cannot be restored once deleted. Pictures that have been backed up to G+ with have a small cloud icon in the bottom-right corner of the thumbnail.
You can remove pictures just from the device by going to the upper left and clicking on the "Photos". That should bring up a menu, where you scroll down almost to the bottom to get to "On Device". Bringing up that list is just the photos on the device (instead of all the photos that G+ knows about), and when you delete there it only affects the device storage, not the backed up version. See <https://support.google.com/plus/answer/3453521?hl=en> for a (very) little more detail.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Don't know much about Gallery but figured out about Photos. If auto backup is set up in Google+ on the phone, then photos get backed up in in the cloud in Google+. In the Photo app one can see Albums, Photos etc. If one deletes a photo in the phone it moves to trash both on the phone and on the web. This works the other way round. If a Photo is restored from Trash then it re-appears in the Photo App.
Why there is a Gallery App, I have not been able to figure out.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Doing my own tests with google+ auto backup, I have found that photos that have been backed up (in some cases for a very long time) will disappear from the phone (no trash), as well as from the online "backup" (again not found in the trash) when the photos are deleted from the phone using the default gallery app.
I'm not sure why this is the behavior since the backup should be just that... a backup. Syncing my phone's gallery is not an actual backup. Syncing is a different process, and I would not consider it a backup. What happens if I get a new phone and allow the backup to run before I've gotten a chance to restore all of my images? Do the missing images get removed from the online "backup" and disappear forever?
There are a lot of questions here, and I don't have any good answers just yet. I do know that I have lost pictures due to the backup automatically deleting them if they were removed from the phone and not storing them in the trash where they could be recovered.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I'm in the exact same boat. Finally decided to understand the relationship between local storage, Google+'s "Auto Backup", and how the new Photos app navigates between them. Like you, I've got a ton of unanswered questions - way more of them than answers - popping up as I spend more time with it. Just as an FYI, I'm running Android 4.4 on the Samsung GS4 Google Play Edition. Auto Backup settings are to back up over network and WIFI and to exclude local folders.
At one point I took a test picture and, once it showed up in the "All" tab of the Photos app, I deleted it to see what would happen. The photo disappeared from local storage and the "All" tab and popped up in the trash. Not so on Google+ in Chrome. The photo remained, and the online trash stayed empty.
Upon restoring the photo from local trash and refreshing everything, I tried again. This time, the photo disappeared from the "All" tab AND Google+ in Chrome, but remained in local storage. It appeared in the trash on both systems.
Another strange thing to note is that the "All" tab includes both photos that have been backed up automatically to Google+ and photos that only exist locally in folders such as "Screenshots" and "WhatsApp". Because my Auto Backup settings specifically exclude non-camera or Hangouts photos, nothing but photos existing in Google+ should show here (hence the "Download" option available upon selecting a photo in this pane) according to [Google's official description of this feature](https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1304803):
>
> These are the photos & videos *you've uploaded to or shared on Google+*. If you have Auto Backup turned on, this section may include items taken with your device's camera, photos saved from the web, or photos saved by other apps.
>
>
>
It looks to me like Google rushed this app out the door, and has done a very poor job getting their code to match their description. What's worse, the functionality is so convoluted and confusing - to the point of seeming broken - that trying to organize photos stored locally (on the smartphone) and in the cloud (Google+ via Auto Backup) is nearly impossible.
Any help/thoughts on this?
EDIT: I can't say I've experienced anything like username_4, fortunately. That sounds like the last straw for using Photos until it gets seriously overhauled.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/28 | 367 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any apps or methods to sync saved wifi between Android devices? Basically it would remember the wifi name and password if you logged into it once from one device on all devices synced.<issue_comment>username_1: This feature is built into Google Services, although my experience is that it sometimes struggles when moving to a new device or if you have multiple devices.
On the device that has the Wi-Fi Settings you want to keep, go to `Settings -> Backup & reset` there is a `Back up my data` option which includes `Backup application data, *Wi-Fi passwords*, and other settings to Google servers`.
Other applications might have a hard time doing this as I would expect Wi-Fi credentials to be securely stored, like passwords. That might mean root enabled applications can do it but I do not know of any.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Wifi credentials are actually not stored very securely at all, (plain text!), but in a system folder, meaning that only a rooted app could access it. Google's backup is your best bet.
It's stored in the `data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf` file, for the record.
If your phone is rooted, there are apps like [Wifi Key Recovery](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.apps.wifiKeyRecovery) and [Wifi Password Recovery](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infowork.wifi.password.recovery) that can get you the keys, but I know of no apps that will automatically sync these as well.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/28 | 409 | 1,303 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Galaxy Sii s9100 with CM 10.2 (android 4.3)
I am encountering the bug that fill the folder /data/log and display the notfication "Storage space running out"
I can see that the problem is coming from the log folder using DiskUsage (1741Mo)
The problem is I can't succeed to empty this folder, I tried :
* DiskUsage (it says that I can't delete log files)
* ES Explorer (the folder looks empty)
* Dial \*#9900# (got an error IHM not valid)
Any other ideas ? Or any ideas why I can't use these methods ?<issue_comment>username_1: Automated solutions could involve [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'"): Make a job running in intervals (e.g. all 3 hours), with the task to shell-execute `rm -rf /data/log/*` as root, should keep the folder clean. *Tasker* has a "run shell" command, where you can tick "use root" – that's what you would need.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem on i9000 and CM9. So I run **adb shell**
```
su
df
# /datadata was almost full
cd /data
ls -la
# /data/data -> /datadata
cp -rp /data/data/* /data/data2/
rm /data/data
ln -s /data/data2 /data/data
```
You may also want to have a look at "[CM7/9] /datadata/ low storage notification fix" or "CM9 datafix".
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/29 | 395 | 1,530 | <issue_start>username_0: When I upgrade an Android application from Google Play, it gets downloaded, then the upgrade stops with the message
>
> Error: Insufficient storage available.
>
>
>
I have a 32 GB SD card so I want to download to the SD card but it only puts apps on the internal memory. How can I get apps to install to the SD card?<issue_comment>username_1: I am not sure what device you have or whether you have rooted it so I'll show you a few options.
This should work for Samsung devices that still have the sock file manager.
<http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1772970/set-default-download-location-card.html>
This app will work if you have rooted your phone.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=frank.tools.defaultinstalllocationchanger&hl=en>
If neither of those you should be able to do it this way but it may be a tad tricky if your not very tech savvy
<http://getandroidstuff.com/install-android-application-sd-card-mod-install-location/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: you can go to settings-applications-preffered install location and change it from internal phone memory to SD card and yo apps will download just fine though if u remove the card,they will disappear....
the second option is quite long but its something to do with a software that allows you to allocate some of your memory card space to internal memory for example you allocate 5gb of your memory card to internal memory and then u will have plenty of space to download your apps...Google about it
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/29 | 1,513 | 5,105 | <issue_start>username_0: My son's nook color is incompatible with google play, and the default video player app wont play local video files I've uploaded to his nook's harddrive via usb-cable. How can I download a new video player app to his nook 'without' google play?
I am using software version 1.4.3 and am *not* interested in solutions that involve rooting the nook, or rolling back to a previous version of the software.<issue_comment>username_1: Download the latest version of [MoboPlayer](http://www.moboplayer.com/moboplayer_en.html) take the .apk file, copy it to your NC, open the file through on NC and installed it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: if your smartphone can download this `new video player app` download it on your smartphone and then transfer `apk` file to your son's smartphone, using this application [share app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.for2w.appshare&hl=en).Best lucks..
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: * Download/get the `.apk` file of desired application.
(Example: [MoboPlayer from this link](http://www.moboplayer.com/moboplayer_en.html).)
* Pass it to the android device.
* Use any `file explorer` to open this .apk file.
* Install the application.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Well if you are unable to play those video I would recommend download [Mx Player](http://mx-video-player.en.softonic.com/android) from this link. and then copy it to your nook colors' sd card/storage. Then from the file manager of your nook, navigate to that **mx player.apk** file and click on it. It should prompt to install. Just install it. And play whatever you want. For any detailed information, like step by step procedure follow [this link](http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook-color-faq/10388-how-manually-install-apps-nook-color.html)
hope that helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Here is some information about good media player on Nook Color: <http://drippler.com/barnes_noble/nook_color#!560253>
You can try VLC nightly build for ARMv7:
<http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/android-armv7/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: After testing many different apps and many different *versions* of said apps, websites listing what apps work and what apps don't, and more than a few other things, I have reached the conclusion that, *You cannot load 3rd party video players on the Nook Color*. My reason for reaching this conclusion, is when I finally found an app and its correct version to work for the nook operating system, and used the correct working file manager app to run the .apk file the message my Nook Color gave me was;
>
> Install Blocked: For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK Shop can be installed.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_7: According to [this article](http://liliputing.com/2011/11/how-to-sideload-apps-on-the-nook-tablet-amazon-appstore-go-launcher-ex.html "How to sideload apps on the NOOK Tablet (Amazon Appstore, GO Launcher EX)") you can enable app sideloading in the following way (text in *italics* is mine):
>
> **Enable unknown sources**
>
>
> There’s a hidden settings menu on the NOOK Tablet that lets you
> install apps from unkown sources. You can’t get to it just by
> navigating through the settings, but xda-developers forum member
> lionclaw has provided an easy way to open the settings menu from your
> web browser.
>
>
> 
>
>
> 1. Fire up the web browser and visit <http://comptonsoft.com/test/>
> 2. Click the “Download TGPS\_launcher” link. *(They have changed it for "Download AppMenu" link, you can use this)*
> 3. You should see a notification in the lower left corner of your
> device.
> 4. Click the notification and tap the entry that says **tgps\_launcher.apk download complete**. *(Now it should mention AppMenu.apk)*
> 5. If you try to install the app using the Package Installer, you’ll be
> whisked away to the screen shown above, where you can check the box
> next to unknown sources.
>
>
>
Once you have enabled this option, you can follow the steps described in [Keshava's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/60326/12677)
---
UPDATE:
-------
>
> Fortunately/Unfortunately, the menu wasn't hard to find - all the user
> had to do was to try to install an app from somewhere other than B&N's
> app store voila! - the menu was triggered and the option could be
> enabled. That lasted about a month. Calling the ability to find and
> enable the option a "bug", B&N sent out an update that "fixed the
> problem" shortly before Christmas. Ever since then, the only way you
> can get non-B&N apps on the device is to either **root** it or use a
> **dual-boot card**.
>
>
>
([Source](http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOK-HD-HD-Support/Allowing-Unknown-Sources/m-p/1405682#M198 "Re: Allowing Unknown Sources (B&N Community)"))
Therefore, [your own answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/60466/12677) is the correct one. I'm sorry I couldn't help you to solve your problem as I would have liked.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/29 | 441 | 1,703 | <issue_start>username_0: When I purchase an item from Google Play, I get the following message;
This message seems to indicate that I can somehow get a refund for my purchase by performing an action on my device within a specified time frame.
What exactly is this message implying I have to do in order to get a refund? How do I refund a purchase made through Google Play?<issue_comment>username_1: If you open the Play Store on your Android device and go to that app's page within the refund period, a refund option is available to tap. I'm not certain if this is available in the web version of the Play Store (It isn't, as far as I can tell).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If it has been more than fifteen minutes of purchase, you cannot refund an app via an Android device. [Well, you can but via the desktop version in a browser.]
Go to the Google Play Store, click the gear [settings] icon and select "**My Orders**" You have the option of then requesting for a refund, even if the app was bought a year ago [I've tried].
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: All of the details on refund/cancellations are [here on the Google Play support site](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/113515?hl=en):
You can do the following:
* Within 15 minutes, open the google play app and click refund
* Wait 2 hours and don't download the app. It will auto-cancel
* After 15 minutes, sign into google wallet, select the transaction and contact the seller. They have the option to refund or not at the sellers discretion.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/29 | 1,077 | 4,679 | <issue_start>username_0: This it the explanation telling me not to install a custom ROM without checking the device's compatibility. "Now, be careful as each custom ROM comes with a version that is suitable only with one device; you can’t install the same variant of firmware on all the Android devices as the same is not compatible."
But, I'm using a HP Slate 7, there isn't an official thread for this device on XDA Developers, and the furthest I can go is to root my tablet. Other than that, there are no custom ROMs specifically for this device.
My question is, why can't I install a custom ROM if I follow all the correct processes for flashing a custom ROM, even if my device is unsupported? Is it purely because of the bootloader? Or the kernel? I'm fairly new to Android, but I've been reading up on new terms, so can I have some guidance?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as my understanding goes when you say you are flashing a new custom ROM onto your device you are essentially changing your android version flavor(whatever goes into your `/system` partition) and most importantly the kernel(`/boot` contains kernel and bootloader).
More on [Android Partitions](http://opensourceforgeeks.blogspot.in/2013/12/android-partitions-and-kernel-explained.html).
Now when you flash a ROM onto your device you generally use a application installed on your machine. Then you enable USB debugging on your device, connect it to your machine and run your application to flash the ROM. First thing here is that the application must recognize the existing ROM/Kernel so that it can replace it with corresponding custom ROM(Eg `CyanogenMod`). So your device must be in the list of devices supported by the flashing application. If you have a STOCK ROM than generally all application recognize it and should not be a problem. But if you already have a custom ROM and trying to flash another then it might be a problem.You may wan to read [How to Pick the Right ROM for Your Device?](http://pocketnow.com/2013/04/02/pick-the-right-rom)
```
Is it purely because of the bootloader?
```
As far as CyanogenMod Installer in concerned it does not care if your bootloader is locked or not. It will unlock it for you. Other may require rooted device([How to root your Android device?](http://opensourceforgeeks.blogspot.in/2013/11/how-to-root-your-android-device.html) ).
```
Or the kernel?
```
This should not be a problem either because finally it is a Linux kernel on which the android runs(As long as versions are same).
```
So what is the problem then?
```
This is my personal understanding. Please correct me if I have mistaken. Kernel is that piece of code that interacts use programs with the device hardware. Now it is very much possible that you have an old device(outdated hardware). Now if you say I am flashing the new ROM that has come to market... it will have a kernel that may require upgraded hardware(Not all things are backward compatible). So even if you flash it on your device some functionality wont wonk. Worst case your phone may get bricked. Hence it is essential to do some research about the ROM you are flashing whether it is compatible with your device.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: No long explanation needed, the reason is quite simple: Different devices come with different hardware components, such as the camera or sound "chips". Those require special drivers, which are in most cases proprietary and not part of [AOSP](http://source.android.com/) (which is the "Android base code").
This means, each ROM must include device specific code, and thus is specific to the device it is created for.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: In order to understand **why specificity is important** we must understand the structure of a device, both software structure and hardware structure. **Different devices have different structure**. **Two devices having different models don't have similar hardware and even the slightest of difference in hardware is enough for the software to cause compatibility issues.** An **operating system (or a kernel) has code specifically written for particular hardware**, and it shall never work on another hardware.
Now, from a software point-of-view, a device has a kernel and some middleware which provides an interface between hardware and software. You may have noticed different partitions of your device, like recovery, and firmware. These partitions vary with devices as well. **If you flash incompatible software, you will most likely end up with a bricked device.**
That's why it is advised to use ROM from a nearly-identical device (hardware) when porting ROMs.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/29 | 516 | 2,122 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any reason that I am not able to see a whatsapp contact's last seen time anymore?Such as some kind of bug but not being blocked?<issue_comment>username_1: If you can't see "last seen at" stamp it could mean you've been blocked, but if a contact has blocked you, you should also not be able to check the updates to the contact's profile picture and you'll no more see the second check mark ("message delivered") in the messages you send to that contact, Whatsapp will only print the first one (which is for "message sent").
If you don't see any of these indicators there could be many reasons: Whatsapp is vaguous on this point for privacy policy, i.e. Whatsapp won't let a contact be sure you have blocked him. In your case, you have probably encontered a temporary effect of this.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Actually the new whatsapp update provide user to hide the last seen stamp. In `Settings->Account->Privacy` you will find option to hide. But if you enable this option you cant see other peoples timestamp too
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: It all depends on which version of WhatsApp you currently operate
1. In the previous versions of WhatsApp you had to block a specified
user in order to avoid your last seen, display picture be seen from
an annoying person.
2. If you have been blocked by a person then after few days you will
not be able to view their dp as well as last seen.
3. In the latest version(s) WhatsApp provides more privacy
settings. These are available via Settings > Account > Privacy (in both Android and iOS).
4. **Hide display picture**-If you select this option then urs as well as
other display picture will be hidden (i.e your dp will be hidden from others as
well as you cannot view other's dp as well).
5. **Hide last seen**-If you select this option then your last seen will
not be visible to anyone as well as you cannot see other's last seen.
6. How ever if you are not sure then better wait for few days(1-2)
after which you can yourself identify whether you have been blocked
by some person or its your settings.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/29 | 464 | 1,562 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently purchased a *Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000.* When connected it to Kies it shows as galaxy note SHV-E160l.
I tried to flash Indian Samsung official JellyBean 4.1.2 update to it via ODIN. I have sufficient drivers (actually I went through a video tutorial). But ODIN shows fail.
When I bought this device it was running JellyBean 4.1.2, but I have serious heating issues, camera problems etc. That's why I decided to install official JellyBean. But failed.
How can I proceed and get it working?
```
Model number-gt-n7000
Base band version-N7000LXKJ8
Build number -JZO54.LXKJ8.F2A238.2JIA68
```<issue_comment>username_1: Infact your phone is not the international Note 1 GT-N700.
You have the korean version SHV-E160L which is converted to N700.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: download root checker.. from the play store.. and then you will come to know your phone version.. if Korean or international version.. maybe you got cheated.. while buying.. or you didn't pay attention/check it out properly! if it is rooted you got no help with Samsung.. as far as I know.. but you can give it a try! and also leave the flashing to professionals! take it some mobile repair centre.. which you trust! :) hope it helps.. even I am getting heating issues on my SHV-E160L! :(
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Maybe you should try out Heimdall? Unpack the package, select files and flash.
There are many video tutoritals about it.
My phone didn't work with Odin, I tried Heimdall and it didn't show any fail :)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/29 | 217 | 897 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a samsung Galaxy S4 with an external 64Gb class 10 micro SD card. How can I set the settings to have all media (photos, movies, music) stored automatically in the external card when a pic is taken or files are downloaded?<issue_comment>username_1: As I already shortly pointed out in my comment to the question itself: Android has no centralized setting for that, it has to be configured for each app separately – provided the app supports it. Unfortunately, such a setting is not even featured by all apps, so for some it might be impossible.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [ROOT ONLY]
A third party solution would be the App [FolderMount](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount). That way it is possible to move all the media folders one by one to the external SD Card and mount them on top of the internal folders.
Upvotes: 1 |