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2014/03/09 | 387 | 1,379 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to delete a pop3 mail account, but I can't find the option to do that. All I can do is synchronize! I can find the option with my Google account, but I don't want to delete that. I use Android 4.4.2 on a Nexus 7.<issue_comment>username_1: `System Settings > Accounts > IMAP > [email account] > top-right menu: Remove account`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/5342/username_1)'s [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/65155/deleting-pop3-mail-account-not-possible/65195#65195) didn't work, you can try this at a last resort.
System setting > Apps > ALL > Email > Deactivate.
However, this not only removes the account you wanted to remove but also all other accounts.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Google stuffed up the labeling here - the way to do it is to go to your phones main Settings. Under Accounts you will find IMAP (should have been labeled "Email"). Tap IMAP. Then tap the account you want to remove, and then tap the dots at the top right and choose Remove account. Done.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Guys I could get rid of my email account in email app of android 4.4.2 : app>all>email>clear cached data as well as memory. It removed all email accounts from email app, and then I added which I wanted to keep.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/10 | 476 | 1,762 | <issue_start>username_0: November 2013, I had changed my phone and I did not face any problem retrieving my all contacts through my Gmail account. After that, in my new phone (Gionee E6), I kept saving all contacts in one of the options (Google). Unfortunately yesterday I lost my phone. Today when I am trying to retrieve my contacts, I could retrieve only those contacts which were saved before November 2013 (when I had changed my phone.
Moreover, on my desktop Gmail it is showing 6800 contacts whereas in my mobile, after sync, I find about 6000.
Is there any way I could retrieve contacts saved during last 4-5 months?<issue_comment>username_1: `System Settings > Accounts > IMAP > [email account] > top-right menu: Remove account`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/5342/username_1)'s [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/65155/deleting-pop3-mail-account-not-possible/65195#65195) didn't work, you can try this at a last resort.
System setting > Apps > ALL > Email > Deactivate.
However, this not only removes the account you wanted to remove but also all other accounts.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Google stuffed up the labeling here - the way to do it is to go to your phones main Settings. Under Accounts you will find IMAP (should have been labeled "Email"). Tap IMAP. Then tap the account you want to remove, and then tap the dots at the top right and choose Remove account. Done.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Guys I could get rid of my email account in email app of android 4.4.2 : app>all>email>clear cached data as well as memory. It removed all email accounts from email app, and then I added which I wanted to keep.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/10 | 219 | 826 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a Wiko Iggy on 4.2.2 Android and try unsuccessfully to bind both numbers of a workmate on one sms chat.. what should I do?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know there are no chat/SMS applications which will support two numbers of the same user/contact at the same time.
If there are two numbers, there will be two threads/conversations.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Contacts+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contapps.android) will do that for you.
It will also let you have one fixed primary "to send" number.
---
It's great if you only want to send to one of his numbers and he only wants to send from the other. Your workmate texts you from number X and you just have to write and send and the sms will be sent to number Y automatically.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/03/10 | 1,068 | 4,043 | <issue_start>username_0: Two days ago I got the official update of jelly bean 4.3 to my Samsung Galaxy S3. Last night phone was dropped from a small height. Today morning when I switched on the phone it worked fine. But in the evening, suddenly my phone restarted and goes to Samsung Logo Splash Screen (Samsung galaxy S3 GT-I9300T) and keeps rebooting. I removed the battery and insert it after a few second. After that the phone worked fine and again the same problem happened.
If I remove the battery to switch off the phone and if I insert the battery again, phone switch on by itself (without press power button) and keep restarting.
I try to open the `Home` + `Volume Up`+ `Power On` button option. But is not working. If I plug the phone to charge, gray battery shows and again restarting to charge. (I mean, phone won’t stay in a stage).
If i try `Home` + `Voulme Down` + `Power On` option, phone shows the download mode for 5 seconds and restarts again.
So can you please let me know it’s a software problem or hardware problem?
If it’s a software how to fix it ? ( I tried the emergency firmware recovery through kies, but kies couldn’t fine my phone).
My phone current status video below
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvq6bd93qjmdt6o/20131012_235047.mp4>
Note : I downloaded the video from youtube, because I wanted to show the current situation. ( But my phone is critical than what is shown in the video)
Thank You.<issue_comment>username_1: I can suggest to follow these steps:
1. Remove USB cable and battery.
2. Re-insert battery.
3. Hold `Volume Down` and `Home`, then press `Power`.
4. If you can enter the recovery system, try to clear caches.
5. If that doesn't work, do a factory reset.
6. If that still doesn't, go back to download mode, and try to restore using Odin [and a corresponding firmware](http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Your phone is stuck as a result of memory overload caused by some bad program. Following will do the trick for you:
1. Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S3.
2. Press and hold down the “Power” button, “Home” button, and the “Volume Up” button.
3. Wait for your phone to vibrate, then release only the “Power” button.
4. Wait for the Android System Recovery screen to appear, then release the “Home” and “Volume Up” keys.
5. Press the “Volume Down” button until the “Wipe data / factory reset” option is highlighted.
6. Press the “Power” key to select the option.
7. Press the “Volume Down” button until “Delete all user data” is highlighted.
8. Press the “Power” button once again to select the option. Your phone will then perform the reset process and display “Reboot system now” when complete.
9. Press the “Power” key to select the reboot option and complete the master reset.
In case you face any problem, check the following link:
[Samsung Galaxy S3 Factory Reset](http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Samsung-Galaxy-S3)
Hope it helps :-)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: This happened to me many times. In my case, the main problem was the on/off switch got stuck.
What I did was: I presses the button until the phone opened again. Solved it for me.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: It does look like a **stuck power button**. (as ridiculous as it may sound)
The behaviour in your phone is exactly as it is when I press and hold on my power button for an extended period.
By right, the device should not turn on by itself when the battery is inserted. It should remain turned off - only a hardware switch can turn it on. As your phone turns on by itself, it clearly shows that the power button is being pressed.
Furthermore, the power menu shows when you turn the phone on without touching the phone at all and again showing the power button being pressed.
I suggest you bring your phone down to someone who knows how to open up your phone to see if there has been any damage to the power button.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: What I do is take the battery out, wait 15 minutes, and then put it back in.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/10 | 324 | 1,050 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed Faux kernel on my Nexus 5 with CyanogenMod 11. I forgot about CM's special kernel setup when installing Faux - how do I uninstall, or wipe my phone to reinstall CyanogenMod?
I use ClockworkMod Recovery and know ADB<issue_comment>username_1: Resolved: Using this (<http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.ca/2013/12/how-to-copy-rom-zip.html>) Then flashing the zip uploaded to the device. Note: If your cellular stops working or glitches out re-flash the stock radio (<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701>) Or completely re-flash stock then you are free to continue ROMing!
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Nexus 5 is pretty easy to correct that issue
Just find a working CM Kernel...
This ones kinda nice: <http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/development/kernel-bum-5-t2774572>
1. Boot to Recovery.
2. "adb push [your new kernel file here.zip] /sdcard/
then wait...
3. Flash the new kernel.
4. Zap the dalvik cache.
5. As they say "profit"...
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/10 | 1,626 | 6,356 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been handed an [H801+ Android phone](http://dealsprime.com/mobile-phones/operating-system/h801-android-4-2-phone-1-5ghz-mtk6589t-3g-gps-5-0-ips-1920-1080-2gb-ram-32gb-rom-13mp.html), where the rear (main) camera has stopped working, and I have been trying to fix it without much success. I am looking for ideas as to what to try next.
The phone has been obtained from eBay and seems to be of no-name Chinese manufacture. It has 2GB of RAM and a 4-core CPU. It has three SIM ports, two cameras, a 2800 mAh battery, and all the usual wifi/bluetooth/GPS/gyro interfaces. The screen is approximately 6 x 2.5" in size and supports full HD. It is running Android 4.2.1 (I believe this is Jelly Bean).
I am told that the rear camera used to work, but now no longer does - I am wondering whether my friend received an Android update via her provider, which stopped it working. The front camera seems to work, although (since I am not used to large-screen devices) it seems to be permanently auto-focusing and clicking every few seconds. I don't know whether this is a feature or a fault!
Having done some research, I believe a "swirl" arrows icon should appear superimposed on any live camera image to toggle between camera devices, but I cannot see this anywhere. I have tried the following apps:
* Camera (stock app) - front camera works fine, no way to switch to rear camera
* HD Camera Ultra - crashes
* Camera (downloaded) - only front camera
* Dual Camera / Double Shot - crashes
Both of the crashy apps seem to have a lot of Play reviews, so I am minded to think there is a problem on my device specifically, rather than just that these apps are of low quality.
I notice that if I put Camera (the non-stock version) into Panorama mode, it tries to connect to the rear camera, whereas for movie and pictures it uses the front camera. However it seems to fail to connect to the rear camera:
>
> **Camera error**
>
>
> Can't connect to the camera.
>
>
>
I suspect this is a good sign - it is perhaps "half connected"!
---
I wondered if it just needed a factory reset, so I have done one, taking it back to "here's a demo of your device" state. However this hasn't made any difference.
My thoughts on the reasons why I cannot get this to work:
* The rear camera has developed a hardware fault
* The whole phone is fussy about what version of Android it uses and/or — given that it is unbranded — has not been tested as well as it should have been
* The front camera is stuck repeatedly auto-focusing and as a result does not give the rear camera an opportunity to initialise (update: I don't think this is the case now; if I hold the phone far enough away, and focus on something in good light, the focus box goes green and the front camera stops auto-focusing)
There are a few things that might be worth a try:
* Find a test (camera) app to give me techie info about the devices the phone can detect. I have looked for such a thing but cannot find one
* Do a hard reset with a pinhole switch, though I cannot find one, and presume this is not an option
* Downgrade Android an official way (using my SIM). This might bring the camera back to life, but possibly it may be overwritten when my friend puts her SIM back in
* Upgrade Android the approved way. Using my SIM I have searched the Play store for "upgrade Android" but cannot find anything useful. I believe (from material on the web) there should be an upgrade option in "About this phone" but I don't seem to have that
* Root the phone and try a later minor version
* Root the phone and try a later major version
I haven't asked whether my friend would mind me rooting the phone, but I am given to believe it is safe these days. What do you suggest?<issue_comment>username_1: This is a common problem with this unit. I contacted the manufacture about it (<http://www.orientdeal.com/orientphone-one-max-5-inch-1080p-screen-quad-core-1.5ghz-2gb-ram-32gb-rom-android-phone.html>) and was told that due to the heat that builds up around the camera the modules fail. They recommend replacing the entire camera module. My unit they told me was under warranty and the work would be completed without cost, IF it was returned to them in China. I sent the unit off and many months later it was returned as "Undeliverable" I contacted them again and they re-confirmed I was shipping it to the correct address and had no idea why it had been returned. I sent the unit back again (At another $14 cost!)and once again after many months it has been returned as "Unclaimed" This time the manufacture will not return my emails or chats and I am beginning to question their honesty. For purchasing a brand new phone, I have now had to buy another to have one that works. I recommend looking at Elephone, quality is good and so far they stand behind their products. I am looking into replacing the camera module myself, but I doubt I would ever buy Orientdeal products again.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Success, after a very long time researching this problem I have found the answer!
It appears that the camera's sub-mini connector is very poorly soldered to the main board. With vibration it starts to loosen until eventually it comes completely apart sticking into the camera's connector. The bad news is this is an extremely small multi pin connector and requires special soldering and precise alignment. Even with soldering paste and a precise heat gun I doubt if a repair can be made successfully. Perhaps knowing what the problem is though, a local repair facility with the proper surface mount equipment might be able to attack it. The best news is that there is another way to repair it. Ali-Express carries an exact replacement board with the camera connector attached for $55.70 to 59.79.
Store: Cyberezone-China Professional Accessories Supplier "Original mainboard 2G RAM+32G ROM Motherboard for Mlais MX59 MTK6589T Quad Core 5.0 inch FHD 1920x1080 Free shipping"
Yes it says Mlais MX59, but it is the actual board as used in the H801+ also. They also carry the replacement camera, but I am sure my camera is still good. Just pull out the embedded connector and plug into the new board. I wish I had not spent all the money waiting for Orient Phone to honor their warranty. This is a quicker fix and in the long run costs less!
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/10 | 731 | 2,988 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy Ace S5830. I tried using many different Jelly Bean and KitKat ROMs, and with each one (clean installs, without additional apps) my battery behaves weird. When the screen is turned on, even on the lowest brightness, it drains the battery very, very fast. I think with the screen turned on I can't get more than hour of battery life.
But when the screen is off, I can, for example, listen to the music for hours and hours and battery behaves normal.
And what is also interesting, whenever I go to Battery Stats, it shows Screen as 99% user, and sometimes it shows WiFi as 1%.
EDIT: Important addition: When my battery gets drained and I put it to the charger, it gets fully charged for few minutes! I tried wiping battery stats before and after every ROM installation, tried using Battery Calibration app, but nothing helps!
So what should I do to get my battery to behave normally?<issue_comment>username_1: From your answer (phone charged again in a few minutes) I'd say there is a problem with either your battery capacity or your battery stats (either the phone thinks the battery is empty while it isn't, or it thinks it's fully charged when it's not (and so it's emptied again very quickly).
The screen is always a big battery consumer (I never seen it under 40% on my phone) so if your battery life is reduced, it can drain it completely in a couple of hours.
What I'd recommend is to try to charge the battery for a long time after the phone has drained it, like overnight. You may want to try another charger also since there is always the possibility that something had gone wrong with yours.
If it doesn't help and you know someone with the same phone, try swapping the batteries (after both are fully charged):
* If your phone still die in one hour, then you definitely have something consuming too much battery. Try looking into the number of wakelocks as recommended in the comments (also you may try to revert to stock ROM. If the issue is still there, there may be a hardware failure causing this issue)
* If the other phone die in one hour and your is still good, it means you're battery wasn't fully charged. If this is the case, try to charge it again on the other phone and do the test again:
+ if the battery works fine the second time, there is an issue with your phone which doesn't charge batteries the right way. In this case I'm not sure what you can do (that may also be caused by a hardware issue)
+ if it still doesn't work for more than one hour, then you just need a new battery
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try a complete clean installation. I mean wipe
system
Data
Cache
D-Cache
Then install the is and gapps only. Probably something stable. Then test it for 2 days .
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: I installed stock 2.3.3 ROM and now everything is fine...I will back it up, and then try experimenting with some newer ROMs :) Thanks for all the responses!
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/10 | 640 | 2,652 | <issue_start>username_0: In Evernote if I hold down the backspace key too long it deletes way to fast. Worse yet there is not undo option. I have lost many notes this way. Is there a way to change the rate at which the backspace key works (or at least hold the rate constant) or is there an undo key? I think Evernote is great but this is almost a deal breaker because if you loose your notes it doesn't matter how good the other features are.
UPDATE: the fact that the main productivity program for Android lacks even these simple functions was the largest reason I got rid of my tablet.<issue_comment>username_1: From your answer (phone charged again in a few minutes) I'd say there is a problem with either your battery capacity or your battery stats (either the phone thinks the battery is empty while it isn't, or it thinks it's fully charged when it's not (and so it's emptied again very quickly).
The screen is always a big battery consumer (I never seen it under 40% on my phone) so if your battery life is reduced, it can drain it completely in a couple of hours.
What I'd recommend is to try to charge the battery for a long time after the phone has drained it, like overnight. You may want to try another charger also since there is always the possibility that something had gone wrong with yours.
If it doesn't help and you know someone with the same phone, try swapping the batteries (after both are fully charged):
* If your phone still die in one hour, then you definitely have something consuming too much battery. Try looking into the number of wakelocks as recommended in the comments (also you may try to revert to stock ROM. If the issue is still there, there may be a hardware failure causing this issue)
* If the other phone die in one hour and your is still good, it means you're battery wasn't fully charged. If this is the case, try to charge it again on the other phone and do the test again:
+ if the battery works fine the second time, there is an issue with your phone which doesn't charge batteries the right way. In this case I'm not sure what you can do (that may also be caused by a hardware issue)
+ if it still doesn't work for more than one hour, then you just need a new battery
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try a complete clean installation. I mean wipe
system
Data
Cache
D-Cache
Then install the is and gapps only. Probably something stable. Then test it for 2 days .
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: I installed stock 2.3.3 ROM and now everything is fine...I will back it up, and then try experimenting with some newer ROMs :) Thanks for all the responses!
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/11 | 941 | 3,421 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Galaxy s2 running android 4.1.2.
My phone can eat near to 25% battery in 6h – and during this time I spend only ~5minutes on Facebook. I downloaded Wakeuplock and it shows that Google+ is running for 30minutes and keeping my phone wake. Here's a screenshot screen:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zmCvO.png)
Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
As you can see Activ parameter is over 20% ( so its bad as someone told me).
Can you suggest me something how to improve batery life.
Phone is on the `battery save` mode all time.<issue_comment>username_1: In Google+ app, go to `Settings` -> [your account name] -> `Location Sharing` and disable it. In my personal experience, this is by far the worst offender in terms of battery drain.
If you have automatic photo backup enabled, you may want to restrict this feature to only when the phone is on the charger by going to `Settings -> Auto Backup` and enabling the `While charging only` option.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: 25% battery in 6h for a smartphone is good. A smartphone battery typically last less than 24 hours.
If you want to maximize your battery autonomy
* disable automatic sync
* disable Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth
* use minimum brightness for the screen. The screen is the bigger battery killer.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: As you state you don't even need "that app", here are two approaches to keep it from eating your battery:
### Disabling the app
1. Go to *Settings → Apps*, select the "All" tab
2. Scroll to the app in question (in the current example, *Google+*)
3. Tapp its entry to open the details
4. Tapp the "Force Close" button to end all its processes
5. Optionally, tapp the "Clear Cache" and "Delete Data" buttons to free some space on the device
6. If you see a button labeled "Uninstall Updates"1, tapp it. The button will then rename itself to...
7. Tapp the "Disable"1 button2
The app should no longer start itself now, and thus not eat any battery anymore. If you need it back at a later point in time, it's still listed in *Settings→Apps* (though it might have been moved to the very end of the list). Opening its entry should show a button labeled "Enable" now, which speaks for itself.
### Keep the app from running when you don't need it
On the playstore, you will find an app named [Greenify](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.oasisfeng.greenify). This can be used to automatically "hibernate" an app when its not running in foreground. Though *Greenify* is delivering its full potential benefits only with "root powers", it can do many things already without. If its free version cannot deal with the app in question (Google+ here), you might need the [Donation package](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro) (for ~USD 3), which has additional ways to force apps into "hibernation".
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bm9B2.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/37lsl.png)
Greenify: Start screen, App Analyzer (Source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
---
1 If you have none of the two buttons, but an "Uninstall" button, it's no system app: simply uninstall it.
2 Note that not all system apps permit this (button is grayed out then).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/11 | 740 | 2,972 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus 5. Even if I enable security passcode or pattern, someone can still switch off my mobile using the power button. How can I prevent it?<issue_comment>username_1: You cannot (barring any hardware tweaks.)
If you root your phone and install a custom ROM, you may be able to remove the "Turn off" and "Reboot" options from the Power menu. However, Nexus 5 (as do most modern phones) has a hard-wired feature, where holding the power button for 10 seconds shuts the phone off. This is done so that you can restart the phone if it freezes up. Since Nexus 5 doesn't have a removable battery, this hard reset would be the only way to shut it off without having to wait for the battery to drain.
If you are technically inclined, you can always make hardware modifications to the phone which would prevent the Power button from functioning normally. However, such mods are not for the novices, and will certainly void your warranty.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could make/modify a phone case so that the power button is covered. This would avoid having to void the warranty.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Just root your phone and buy [Cerberus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus). They got this option.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: So I would say the best way would be :
1 - custom rom to alter the turn off menu
2 - not to remove the power off option but replace by a fake one that would pretend that the phone switch off (playing a dumb animation as usual) but just putting the phone in sleep/locked mode, actually it should already start at that point to turn on gps, send position thru email, record voice and take picture... only a thief would use a button that a user dismissed.
Aside that a device should not have a lock screen, otherwise a thief would flash it straight away imho, he should be able to use it as he wants, or supposedly as he wants... probably a fake normal mode without lock activated by the fake turning off described in 2-
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can try this app to achieve this - [Smart Lockscreen Protector](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nezdroid.lockscreenprotector)
**This app blocks the power menu from showing up if your phone is locked.**
So it stops people from powering off or rebooting your phone when its locked.
*Note:
However if the person tries to hard reboot by holding the power button for more than 10 seconds (hard reset), then this app cannot support that. As it's hard-wired to do so.*
It at least protects your phone to some extent, **without rooting your phone**.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: There is no way you can prevent the phone from getting turned off(without rooting, which will void your warranty if the device is in warranty).
If your phone is supposed to get stolen, it will be.
So Only thing you can do is keep your devices safe.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/11 | 912 | 3,765 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been looking at my log recently for more development of android applications, and I've noticed my log is spammed with all sorts of information that I wouldn't considered needed to be logged.
Over time, I've notice my phone get slower. I've even noticed at this point, completely stock firmware with a number of apps from the Play Store, running music right now, and Eclipse can't even keep up with the log output on Verbose logging.
My question is related to this. Are the logs stored for a while that might cause space to gradually disappear? Is there a way to turn off some logging features as to not record to "disk" things like verbose, when apps don't even need it? I've always thought logging should be done if it's an error, not "just because". If it's debugging information, then the release version shouldn't log that much output (easily done with a simple variable switch). Am I wrong in this thinking?
Thanks in advanced!<issue_comment>username_1: You cannot (barring any hardware tweaks.)
If you root your phone and install a custom ROM, you may be able to remove the "Turn off" and "Reboot" options from the Power menu. However, Nexus 5 (as do most modern phones) has a hard-wired feature, where holding the power button for 10 seconds shuts the phone off. This is done so that you can restart the phone if it freezes up. Since Nexus 5 doesn't have a removable battery, this hard reset would be the only way to shut it off without having to wait for the battery to drain.
If you are technically inclined, you can always make hardware modifications to the phone which would prevent the Power button from functioning normally. However, such mods are not for the novices, and will certainly void your warranty.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could make/modify a phone case so that the power button is covered. This would avoid having to void the warranty.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Just root your phone and buy [Cerberus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus). They got this option.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: So I would say the best way would be :
1 - custom rom to alter the turn off menu
2 - not to remove the power off option but replace by a fake one that would pretend that the phone switch off (playing a dumb animation as usual) but just putting the phone in sleep/locked mode, actually it should already start at that point to turn on gps, send position thru email, record voice and take picture... only a thief would use a button that a user dismissed.
Aside that a device should not have a lock screen, otherwise a thief would flash it straight away imho, he should be able to use it as he wants, or supposedly as he wants... probably a fake normal mode without lock activated by the fake turning off described in 2-
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can try this app to achieve this - [Smart Lockscreen Protector](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nezdroid.lockscreenprotector)
**This app blocks the power menu from showing up if your phone is locked.**
So it stops people from powering off or rebooting your phone when its locked.
*Note:
However if the person tries to hard reboot by holding the power button for more than 10 seconds (hard reset), then this app cannot support that. As it's hard-wired to do so.*
It at least protects your phone to some extent, **without rooting your phone**.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: There is no way you can prevent the phone from getting turned off(without rooting, which will void your warranty if the device is in warranty).
If your phone is supposed to get stolen, it will be.
So Only thing you can do is keep your devices safe.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/12 | 793 | 3,155 | <issue_start>username_0: I am connected to the internet via an ethernet cable on my laptop pc. I want to share my PC's internet connection with my Nexus 4(Android 4.4.2).
I have created an ad-hoc network on my windows 7 pc but this network doesn't display in the available networks on my Nexus 4.
How can I share my PC's internet connection with my phone?<issue_comment>username_1: You cannot (barring any hardware tweaks.)
If you root your phone and install a custom ROM, you may be able to remove the "Turn off" and "Reboot" options from the Power menu. However, Nexus 5 (as do most modern phones) has a hard-wired feature, where holding the power button for 10 seconds shuts the phone off. This is done so that you can restart the phone if it freezes up. Since Nexus 5 doesn't have a removable battery, this hard reset would be the only way to shut it off without having to wait for the battery to drain.
If you are technically inclined, you can always make hardware modifications to the phone which would prevent the Power button from functioning normally. However, such mods are not for the novices, and will certainly void your warranty.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could make/modify a phone case so that the power button is covered. This would avoid having to void the warranty.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Just root your phone and buy [Cerberus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus). They got this option.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: So I would say the best way would be :
1 - custom rom to alter the turn off menu
2 - not to remove the power off option but replace by a fake one that would pretend that the phone switch off (playing a dumb animation as usual) but just putting the phone in sleep/locked mode, actually it should already start at that point to turn on gps, send position thru email, record voice and take picture... only a thief would use a button that a user dismissed.
Aside that a device should not have a lock screen, otherwise a thief would flash it straight away imho, he should be able to use it as he wants, or supposedly as he wants... probably a fake normal mode without lock activated by the fake turning off described in 2-
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can try this app to achieve this - [Smart Lockscreen Protector](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nezdroid.lockscreenprotector)
**This app blocks the power menu from showing up if your phone is locked.**
So it stops people from powering off or rebooting your phone when its locked.
*Note:
However if the person tries to hard reboot by holding the power button for more than 10 seconds (hard reset), then this app cannot support that. As it's hard-wired to do so.*
It at least protects your phone to some extent, **without rooting your phone**.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: There is no way you can prevent the phone from getting turned off(without rooting, which will void your warranty if the device is in warranty).
If your phone is supposed to get stolen, it will be.
So Only thing you can do is keep your devices safe.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/12 | 310 | 1,216 | <issue_start>username_0: I encrypted my phone. That worked fine. Then I installed another version of Cyanogenmod. This cannot decrypt the data (which is OK: There is no important data on the phone). It tells me to perform a factory reset, but even after the factory reset the phone is stuck at the "Encryption unsuccessful".
The error I get is the same as on:
[Samsung Galaxy encryption failed](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/55014/samsung-galaxy-encryption-failed)
How do I convince Cyanogenmod that all encrypted data is deleted?
I have tried:
* Factory reset
* Installing the version of Cyanogenmod that encrypted the phone<issue_comment>username_1: The factory reset failed to **format** `/data` (and thus most likely left the old encryption in place).
Having formatted `/data` manually, the factory reset finally could complete successfully, and the new version of Cyanogenmod showed up.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Format `sdcard0` *(internal storage)* to `ext3` file-system format and it is going to be OK!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: You have to enter recovery mode, (mine is TWRP 2.8.1), than from recovery change data system type to etx4.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/12 | 468 | 1,417 | <issue_start>username_0: I have tried installing AUT-I9300XXUGNA5-20140129183554.zip and O2U-I9300XXUGNA5-20140224162541.zip on my S3. They both fail with "Installation aborted", but I have no problem installing cm-10.1.3-i9300.zip. I have tried both from external\_sd and sideloading. Same problem.
I can see the information from the screen in /tmp/recovery.log:
```
-- Installing: /external_sd/O2U-I9300XXUGNA5-20140224162541.zip
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /external_sd/O2U-I9300XXUGNA5-20140224162541.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
```
The most prominent difference between AUT&O2U and cm-10 is size: The AUT&O2U are around 1 GB whereas cm-10 is around 200 MB.
Can I somehow do the installation by hand through the shell, so I can see exactly why the two zips fail to install?<issue_comment>username_1: The factory reset failed to **format** `/data` (and thus most likely left the old encryption in place).
Having formatted `/data` manually, the factory reset finally could complete successfully, and the new version of Cyanogenmod showed up.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Format `sdcard0` *(internal storage)* to `ext3` file-system format and it is going to be OK!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: You have to enter recovery mode, (mine is TWRP 2.8.1), than from recovery change data system type to etx4.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/12 | 367 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a [Queuetube app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StevenLustig.QueueTube) that enables listening to YouTube material while the application is minimized. YouTube app stops playing videos when minimized; this app plays sound only.
Does this mean it is downloading audio only or just playing audio from a downloaded video format?
This is important because I need to know how much memory my Xperia will download from YouTube.<issue_comment>username_1: According to the comments of reviewers, it's streaming only audio. So, it's lighter on the download.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I am the developer. It was using the full video streams up until last week when I released version 1.8.
However it is possible that the android MediaPlayer when given a video stream, doesn't bother to download the video too, but I doubt so.
Now it specifically downloads audio-only streams, however only on Android 4.3+ devices.
Android 4.2 and lower still stream the full video because the OS isn't compatible with the audio only streams.
To give you an idea of bandwidth consumption, a 5 minute song takes up about...
* 3MB video stream, HD Audio disabled
* 12MB video stream, HD Audio enabled
* 3MB audio-only stream, if your device supports it. The sound quality is about equal (possibly a little better) than HD Audio with video.
On Android 4.3+ devices, the HD Audio switch in settings doesn't really do anything..
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/12 | 353 | 1,450 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 with CM11, I always hear a very subtle click of the autofocus whenever the camera app is loaded. Since some weeks, I heard that sound randomly, especially after every restart and reconnect with WiFi. This somehow scares me and looks a bit like my phone is supervised.
Is there a possibility on android (with / without root access) to find out which task uses the camera?<issue_comment>username_1: According to the comments of reviewers, it's streaming only audio. So, it's lighter on the download.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I am the developer. It was using the full video streams up until last week when I released version 1.8.
However it is possible that the android MediaPlayer when given a video stream, doesn't bother to download the video too, but I doubt so.
Now it specifically downloads audio-only streams, however only on Android 4.3+ devices.
Android 4.2 and lower still stream the full video because the OS isn't compatible with the audio only streams.
To give you an idea of bandwidth consumption, a 5 minute song takes up about...
* 3MB video stream, HD Audio disabled
* 12MB video stream, HD Audio enabled
* 3MB audio-only stream, if your device supports it. The sound quality is about equal (possibly a little better) than HD Audio with video.
On Android 4.3+ devices, the HD Audio switch in settings doesn't really do anything..
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/13 | 740 | 2,589 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using Sony Xperia Z with android 4.3. Is there any way I can save Web pages on my device to view it offline. Will it require an app? If yes, any free app for the purpose.<issue_comment>username_1: All the below apps are free and on [google-play-store](/questions/tagged/google-play-store "show questions tagged 'google-play-store'")
You could use [Google Chrome BETA](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta) which supports offline web pages.
[This article entitled](http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/22497/chrome-android-hidden-settings) 4 hidden settings to make Chrome for Android even better mentions this. Here is the relevant extract:
>
> Make Web pages accessible offline
>
>
> Ever surfing the Web from your phone and suddenly find yourself in a dead-zone with no connection? This next setting will let you continue to view content, provided you've opened the page before and have a cached version of it on your device.
>
>
> To enable it, head back into the Chrome flags section and find the option called "Enable offline cache mode." Tap enable and restart.
>
>
>
[From XDA Developers](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178160) Best Android browser for offline reading thread:
>
> [Firefox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox) can save pages as PDF
>
>
> [There is Offline Browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.nikodroid.offline&hl=en) which could be very useful to you.
>
>
> [Dolphin Browser HD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser) has offline support.
>
>
>
XDA also mentions Opera Mini and Boat Browser, but I haven't used them in many years.
Alternatively to a browser, something like [Pocket](https://getpocket.com/) can save things for offline use, as a specific function so you can use any broswer you want!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Stock Browser (the one with blue icon) from Android jellybean supports offline reading with saving web pages..
Menu-> Save for offline reading
Opera mini for Android also supports saving web pages
Menu-> Saved Pages-> Save
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: the best app for offline browsing: [Offline Browser](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.nikodroid.offline).
You can save not only a single page, but also a whole portion of the site
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You can use [Nossfeer](http://noosfeer.com) and make it work in any browser/OS. No need to download anything.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/13 | 466 | 1,728 | <issue_start>username_0: I have rooted my Nexus 5 and am trying to move an apk to the system/apps directory but keep getting "Operation Failed". I am trying to move from the /data/app directory to the /system/app directory to give access to system only settings.
I have changed /system and /system/app to permissions of 777 with "Root Browser".
What needs to be changed to allow for this?<issue_comment>username_1: Most devices have the `system` partition mounted as read-only. You need to remount the partition with write access so that you can modify the files.
[This free app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.mount_system) should work. Other utilities such as [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop) and [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) also have the ability to remount the system partition as writeable.
Alternatively, you can use a [Terminal Emulator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm) or ADB to run the following command, which should remount the volume as well.
`su`
`mount -o remount,rw /system /system`
After the volume is mounted as read/write, you can go ahead and move the app over. The volume will remain read/write until you reboot the device, at which time it will revert to read-only.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Use ES File Explorer..
Select menu-> Switch on Root Explorer under Tools.
Again click on Root Explorer.
A pop up window will appear.
Select Mount R/W -> Select RW option from the new popup for '/' and 'system'.
Now onto your operation.
You will now be able to move the files without failure.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/13 | 278 | 1,159 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the [Google Authenticator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2) installed on my phone. I notice the codes are generated constantly. It appears the app is running constantly in the background.
Does this app has a major impact on a fully charged android device?<issue_comment>username_1: Check the 'battery' section in the settings and see if it shows up there. Also, does it run at startup automatically? Because I'm NOT seeing that on my DROID 4 - it only seems to startup when I use it, and then (like every android app), it hangs around until it gets killed off. Is that what you are seeing?
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The app is not running in the background. When you start it, it generates codes based on an algorithm tied to your original configuration.
It for sure will not impact your battery, and is not running in the background (the time based codes it creates, are constantly changing though - every 60 seconds - or however long).
But the app is only using resources when it is running, and servicing out the codes to you.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/14 | 753 | 2,629 | <issue_start>username_0: This is likely an embarrassing question, but I may not be the only one struggling.
I am trying to figure out a problem with my phone by using these secret dialer codes. I am entering these codes into my phone, but nothing is happening. When I call the entered number, I get the typical Verizon lady saying "The call cannot be completed as dialed..."
I specifically have used a code from [this link](http://www.usoftphone.com/t136616.html " Galaxy S 4- Proximity Sensor Bug") (this addresses the problem I am having) and have tried multiple others from [here](http://a.com.pk/samsung-sgh-600-sgh-2100-tips-tricks-n-unlock-secret-codes/ "here")\*, but all give that same problem. Is there something that I am missing? Do I have to be a super user or something along those lines?
\*Note: I know these may not be specific to my device, but some of these look to be universal regardless of manufacturer or model.<issue_comment>username_1: Just enter these codes in dial pad. The moment you type the last # key it will automatically open a window with information.(No need of hitting dial button)
These codes have been confirmed working on Galaxy S4 models.
1. \*#06# IMEI number
2. \*#0\*# Test screen
3. \*#0283# Audio loopback
4. \*#2663# Firmware and Update versions
5. \*#12580\*369# Software and Hardware info
6. \*#0228# Battery Status
7. \*#2263# RF Band selection
8. \*#9090# Service Mode
9. \*#7284# UART MODEM PDA
10. \*#8736364# Update Settings
11. \*#7353# QUICK TEST MENU
Note: NONE OF THESE CODES WORK on Android 4.3!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: You shouldn't trust such a list of secret codes, simply because secret codes are not only device specific but mostly app specific.
Secret Codes are generally defined by the applications installed on the device.
If you want to have a valid list of secret codes available on your device, you should use an automated secret codes crawler.
I recently developped an Open Source app that crawls AndroidManifest.xml files on your device to found 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).
But keep in mind that sometimes, secret codes are just executing themselves silently (without visual hint)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: No the codes work with sch-i545 vrufng6. Only need to be roooted and change efs/carrier hidden menu disable to enable thats all
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/03/14 | 890 | 3,752 | <issue_start>username_0: I live in India and I don't have a credit card. I have tried using debit cards, internet banking and a virtual credit card from my bank (State Bank of India), but none of them work.
How can I purchase an app (PowerAmp) without a credit card?
Google Wallet is not acceptable because my phone runs Gingerbread and it isn't compatible.<issue_comment>username_1: Perhaps you can mail-order a Play Store gift card - <https://play.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/giftcards/#lightbox>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Google Play Cards can be bought at many stores (depending on your country).
There are also Websites providing instant Gift Card-codes.
I have personally used and can recommend [this site](http://www.playgutschein.de/play-gift-card.php) for German speaking countries.
For everyone that is interested in keeping banking information away from Google (as far as that is possible today) that is the only viable option.
The codes are redeemed within the Play Store --> Options --> Redeem Gift Code
The money is then added to your account to use on any app, movie, music or In-App-Purchase.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I am from India. I think Google play gift card is not available in India till now. I will tell you a method through which you can purchase android apps from Play Store in India without credit card.
The only legal way to buy paid apps from Play Store other than credit card is by creating Virtual Credit Card. Virtual Credit Card is an artificial credit card which acts similarly like any ordinary credit card and you can use it for on line shopping. But in virtual credit card you have to transfer the amount first just like debit cards.
There are two trusted ways of creating Virtual Credit Card -
* Create Virtual Credit Card from bank - Many banks are having a service of creating a virtual credit card for online shopping. STATE BANK OF INDIA and HDFC BANK are two banks which I have used for creating Virtual Credit Card especially HDFC BANK's NetSafe service is awesome and just perfect for any online shopper. Amount charged for creating virtual credit card is very minimum.
* Create Virtual Credit Card from [Entropay](https://www.entropay.com/) - If your bank doesn't give the service of creating virtual credit cards then you can use ENTROPAY for purchasing apps from the Play Store. Entropay is an online service which I strongly recommend for creating virtual credit cards, as it is completely safe and secure. All your information is protected by encryption. Creating virtual credit card through is very easy you just need to fill up your details and your virtual credit card is ready in minutes, now transfer your fund to virtual credit card and start shopping. EntroPay is used worldwide and processes thousands of transactions daily. For using EntroPay you need to pay certain charges.
Earlier Google only sells android apps through its Play Store in India but now Google has start selling books and movies also, so this Virtual Credit Card method work perfectly with them also means you can buy android apps, eBooks and movies without credit card using Virtual Credit Cards.
I hope this post is helpful for you.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I appreciate your intention of buying applications in spite of the difficulty you face.
If your question is about only buying Poweramp, you can buy it from its [website](https://secure.payproglobal.com/orderpage.aspx?products=47845) directly.
The website permits following payment options (and Paypal):
You can try your State Bank of India's debit card (old card is a Maestro and the new one is Visa) or even the virtual card.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/14 | 354 | 1,295 | <issue_start>username_0: On my Xperia J phone Google Play Store setting of automatic updates is set to: Wi-fi only.
To my greatest surprise, yesterday it started to download 50MBs of updates when I was on 3G and my 200MB package was almost exceeded.
I checked the Data usage of Google Play Store on my 3G network and on Wifi: Wifi has 432 MB traffic, **3G has 82 MB** (with wifi-only settings).
My question is: what settings should I use to prevent the abuse of my 3G package? Have you experienced similar behavior?<issue_comment>username_1: If you haven't done so already, try going to `Settings - Data usage`, then press the menu key and choose "Restrict background data".
This sets all sync functions to only work on Wi-Fi, maybe it also helps with your Play Store problem. Be careful though, if you rely on sync to work even when you are not on Wi-Fi (Gmail for example), this is not the right option for you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can also make use of [No Root Firewall](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.greyshirts.firewall) if you want only some apps to access the Internet from your phone if your device is not rooted. If your device is rooted you can use [AFWall+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.ukanth.ufirewall)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/14 | 406 | 1,595 | <issue_start>username_0: I have lots of games on my phones, and they tend to have to restart when an incoming call comes in, even while hitting the Ignore button. Is there a way, on a rooted stock Android phone to set certain apps to *block* incoming calls, so the foreground app does not get interrupted? I am aware of Airplane mode, but that would require me to wait for it to activate, then turn my WiFi/Mobile Data back on, then go into the game, then remember to turn it back off.
Optionally, if I could set one or two phone numbers that *could* interrupt (i.e. Work or the spouse), that would be awesome too. My goal is that my phone knows not to disturb me if I'm in the middle of a game, without hitting 3 or 4 buttons before launching into the game, and remembering to disable something after leaving the game.<issue_comment>username_1: If you haven't done so already, try going to `Settings - Data usage`, then press the menu key and choose "Restrict background data".
This sets all sync functions to only work on Wi-Fi, maybe it also helps with your Play Store problem. Be careful though, if you rely on sync to work even when you are not on Wi-Fi (Gmail for example), this is not the right option for you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can also make use of [No Root Firewall](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.greyshirts.firewall) if you want only some apps to access the Internet from your phone if your device is not rooted. If your device is rooted you can use [AFWall+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.ukanth.ufirewall)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/14 | 339 | 1,329 | <issue_start>username_0: I have heard some random posts from people on forums claiming that Android's Dalvik Virtual Machine can't handle something of the magnitude of a PS2 emulator, [such as this one ported somewhat](http://pcsx2.net/getting-started.html).
Is this true?
Are there obvious limitations to a massive program running under Dalvik, or the DVM's workload?
With the obvious limitation being the hardware and most devices having major trouble with this for that very reason, is there any **software aspect** that may limit this, in short?<issue_comment>username_1: If you haven't done so already, try going to `Settings - Data usage`, then press the menu key and choose "Restrict background data".
This sets all sync functions to only work on Wi-Fi, maybe it also helps with your Play Store problem. Be careful though, if you rely on sync to work even when you are not on Wi-Fi (Gmail for example), this is not the right option for you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can also make use of [No Root Firewall](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.greyshirts.firewall) if you want only some apps to access the Internet from your phone if your device is not rooted. If your device is rooted you can use [AFWall+](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.ukanth.ufirewall)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/15 | 339 | 1,144 | <issue_start>username_0: Sometimes when I use an app on my Nexus tablet offline, I encounter words for which I would like to quickly check the definition. This is the solution I am currently using
1. select the word
2. copy to clipboard
3. switch to a dictionary app
4. paste the word and read the definition
5. switch back to my original app
I have to do this often, and this is quite inconvenient.
Is there a more direct way to access word definitions when offline?
---
<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to invoke dictionary apps like [GoldenDict](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.goldendict.android.free) or [ColorDict](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socialnmobile.colordict) by "sharing" to them:
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think app suggestions are off-topic here.
But you may want to try this [Quick Dictionary](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kkint.dictionary.com) app...
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/15 | 232 | 869 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I add a S Memo note as a home screen shortcut? When I first got my Samsung Galaxy S3 there was a shortcut which I deleted.This was not a shortcut for the app but for a saved note.Now I can't find a way to do it<issue_comment>username_1: Can you find S memo in application menu?
if Yes then long press on S Memo and add to home screen.
if No then Download from [HERE](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.widgetapp.diotek.smemo) and do above step
Also search in widget
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to "Widgets" folder, there should be an S Memo widget in it. Push and hold it. It will give you an option to move a generic S Memo note onto one of your home screens. Once you've done that, you can open it and choose between making this shortcut an existing note and creating a new one.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/15 | 1,143 | 3,833 | <issue_start>username_0: im rooted, nexus 5
I work in the middle of the bush, no cell coverage. **NO ROUTERS ALLOWED**.
I would like to share my laptop's wired internet connection. Either create a **\**hidden wifi*** hotspot **that no one will be able to detect\*** or share my laptops internet thru Bluetooth
could someone pleaaaase help :)<issue_comment>username_1: **Requirements:**
* Rooted Android device with "USB tethering" capability.
* Windows PC with a working Internet connection.
* USB cable to connect your Android to your PC.
* Terminal Emulator on your Android. If you don't want to type
commands on your touchscreen with Terminal Emulator, you can use
your PC keyboard to enter commands with `adb shell`. adb is a part
of Android SDK which is available for download from Google. To use
adb, you need to enable "USB debugging" on your Android.
* Optional, BusyBox on your Android.
**Step 1**:
* Connect your Android to PC by USB cable and enable `USB tethering`
* Windows will automatically search Windows Update and install driver
for you. You can skip Windows Update search and install manually an
already included driver from Microsoft.
* In Install Driver window, click `Browse My Computer, then Let me
pick...`, select `Network Adapters`, uncheck `Show Compatible
Hardware`, look at `Microsoft Corporation` at the left column
* Choose `Remote NDIS Compatible Device` from the right column. You can
also install or update a driver from Device Manager in Windows.
**Step 2:**
* Open `Network Connections` in `Control Panel`. Right click on an
Internet connection that you have.
* select `Properties`. In tab `Sharing` (or `Advanced` for Windows XP),
click `Allow other network users to connect through...`, then select
the USB connection in dropdown list below. Click OK.
* Windows will automatically setup your USB network connection and
assign to it an IP address, default for Windows 7: `192.168.137.1`,
default for Windows XP: `192.168.0.1`.
* You can see your Internet connection is now "Shared" and your USB
connection is now `Unidentified network`. Your PC setup is now done!
**Step 3:**
Open Terminal Emulator on your Android. Type:
```
su
netcfg rndis0 dhcp
```
(The name for usb interface inside Android may vary. It is usually rndis0 or usb0. Type `busybox ifconfig`to identify the name.
**When automatical dhcp method does not work.**
Type:
```
ifconfig rndis0 192.168.137.2 (192.168.0.2 for Windows XP) netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.168.137.1 (192.168.0.1 for Windows XP) dev rndis0
```
**If route fails, try:**
```
busybox route add default gw 192.168.137.1 (192.168.0.1 for Windows XP) dev rndis0 dev rndis0
```
**Some applications (download in Google Play, GMail, Facebook...) don't recognize Internet connection. You can try this way**
Enable temporarily 3G connection on your Android and type
```
ifconfig rmnet0 0.0.0.0
```
(The name for 3G interface inside Android may vary: `ppp0`, `rmnet0`... Type `busybox ifconfig` to identify name)
**Source:** <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287494>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Download and install Toshiba Bluetooth stack (don't forget to reboot)
2. Right click Toshiba Bluetooth icon in the system tray and choose "Option"
3. Turn on "PAN" service and "DHCP" option.
4. Open terminal (Press Win+R, then entering cmd). Go to the Toshiba installation folder (similar to this):
`cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack"`
And rerun the PAN service by entering:
`TosBtPSS.exe /END`
`TosBtPSS.exe /NAP`
Then you can share the internet by using ICS, Bridge Network or 3rd party NAT in Windows such as NAT32.
I also wrote a [Bluetooth reverse tethering tutorial](http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=36868&page=1&extra=#pid701148).
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/16 | 565 | 2,069 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to record my screen as I'm using a specific app to show the issues showing up that a developer is unable to replicate. How can I achieve this? Is screen recording even possible on Android?
OS: 4.1<issue_comment>username_1: I haven't done a screen recording in a phone, only in a computer. But if your unit is already rooted, you can try to download "SCR Screen Recorder" from the Appstore. It will work on rooted devices only.
Good luck!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Most screen recording applications require rooting your phone, unfortunately.
You can try [EASY screen recorder NO ROOT](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.org.invisibility.recordablefree&hl=en) ([paid version here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.org.invisibility.recordable)): it is the most well-rated screen recording application that does not need root I am aware of.
A few other [applications](http://recordable.mobi/compare):
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: According to this [site](http://gs3.wonderhowto.com/how-to/capture-high-quality-video-recording-your-samsung-galaxy-s3s-screen-0146549/), you can capture your phone's screen at high frame rates into a high-quality MPEG4 video. The application is not free unfortunately, but there is a [demo version](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ms.screencastfree) for free that I reccomend you to try.
Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: First of all, download and install Android Studio with ADB (or ADB standalone). Open command line application in your system, and enter:
```
adb devices
```
If it shows your device connected to computer, then you are good to go. If not, turn on Developer options in your Android device and allow Debugging over USB. Reconnect device. If it's shown with previous command then type:
```
adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/movie.mp4
```
where `/sdcard/` is the place where the movie will be saved in your phone.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/16 | 628 | 2,246 | <issue_start>username_0: I am running Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
by the beginning of March 2014, Cyanogenmod released V11 Snapshot M4.
As far as I know, I am still running Snapshot M3, which I freshly installed in February.
When will 11 M4 arrive on my phone? Will it be available over-the-air?
There was one small OTA update in late February, was that already M4?
If I take a look at System -> Setting -> About Phone, there are various version and build numbers, but there is no number showing any Snapshot number...
Thanks in advance,
Sascha.<issue_comment>username_1: I too have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I upgraded from CM11 M3 to M4 manually just one week ago.
But I looked it up on my phone and there is an OTA-Update to the M4 build.
Other than that, you can find your current CM11-build under Settings -> About phone and there it says in the entry named CyanogenMod-Version. It should end with your device's code-name (depending on your specific Galaxy Nexus it can be either "toro", "toroplus" or "maguro"; in my case "maguro").
And that update in late february cannot have been the M4-build, because that's just too far in the past. The M4-build was anounced officially by the team of CyanogenMod on march 7th.
I hope I could help you.
PS: If you still do not get the OTA-update, I would recommend you to flash it manually.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Thanks for your answer.
If looking into "About phone", "Build Date" is "Tue Feb 25 14:46:23 PST 2014" and Build Number "cm\_maguro-userdebug 4.4.2 KOT49H InstallerXNPQ09P release-keys"
According to build date, I guess that's still M3, right?
Last weekend I tried to manually update, by downloading the ZIP file for Maguro from <http://download.cyanogenmod.org>, but that ended up in a corrupted phone:
* phone app was missing, I wasn't able to receive calls
* home button didn't work (flashed when pressed, but nothing happened)
* quick settings button in notification bar without effect
* and many issues more....
I now re-installed Cynogenmod by again running the installer. Build number and date are stated at the top of this post.
I suggest that installer version is quite a bit slower in its release cycles, right?
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/16 | 269 | 924 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently acquired a Motorola Moto G, and I plan to use it for development.
I downloaded ADT, updated the SDK tools and the KitKat platform, but Eclipse still doesn't recognise my device. I'm using 4.4.2 and the respective SDKs. USB debugging is enabled, and tried connecting with and without media sharing enabled.
Any idea of how to fix it?<issue_comment>username_1: Solved the problem by installing [Motorola Device Manager](https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481/action/auth) and re-plugging the phone.
I felt so silly after finding that link.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For Development you need adb and adb driver.
You can download adb driver from <http://adbdriver.com/>
You can download adb from [15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3 | xda-developers.com](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/16 | 2,437 | 9,723 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a technical reason why Android phones general lag a lot behind the stable released version of Android?
This applies to both new phones, for example a recent trip to the phone shop everything was 4.0 to 4.2.1, KitKat could not be seen. And also old phones, my girlfriend's iPhone 4 had an OTA update to the latest OS, this is a July 2010 phone, whilst a July 2010 Android is basically a paperweight.
Presumably Android itself doesn't concern itself with the actual hardware, and thus talks to the OS via abstractions? I guess then the handset maker just provides the drivers for the specific hardware, thus I can't see the issue with pushing OTA updates if the ABI remains stable (my phone doesn't grow new hardware features).<issue_comment>username_1: Android phones have at least 2 fingers in the pot that iPhones do not: the hardware maker and the network carrier. The hardware makers often consider their drivers trade secrets, and therefore must learn the new versions code and then adapt their drivers. Manufacturers also often provide custom "skins" that must be updated for the new version, and sometimes wholly redesigned.
Any changes must then be approved by the carriers. They often addon their own features, which must be updated/redesigned and tested. Then they must run networks tests for each phone to ensure it won't crash the network. While these tests must go on for iPhones also, they are probably done before the new version is released, as Apple can produce all the phones running the new version at once for testing, before the code is released to even developers.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: When Google releases a new version of Android, the build is then processed by the manufacturer. This takes several months for them to assure the update can take advantage of the phone's features, and so they can install any additional features they want.
The process is then repeated for the carrier, which again takes several months.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I think there are a number of reasons why updates are so slow for android devices:
1. The time it takes a manufacturer to apply their customisations to the new version and ensure everything works OK can be quite long. This has improved over the last year or so as Google give them an [Android PDK](http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/06/27/google-releasing-platform-developer-kit-to-manufacturers-before-major-new-android-versions-are-speedier-updates-on-the-way/), or the Platform Development Kit which should allow them to work on their customisations several months in advance of the public even hearing about the next version of Android.
2. The time it takes for networks to test the update and apply their customisations.
3. There is little incentive for manufacturers to apply the update (especially on 1+ year old devices) as they are trying to sell their newest devices to customers.
4. Most customers don't know or care what version of Android is on their device so why would the manufacturer spend time and money updating the device to the latest version.
You can also look at [this article](http://gizmodo.com/5987508/why-android-updates-are-so-slow) which goes into a bit more detail, including why Apple is able to release updates 'so much quicker' (essentially because they control both the hardware and software).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: This is a 2-part question. Part 1 asks why Android phones do not get the newest update right away, and has been answered adequately by the other answers. Part 2 asks why older phones often never get the newest update, and has not been answered yet.
As username_1 says, there are other corporate stakeholders besides Google. Google only creates the new versions, and, besides the phones it directly creates, like the Nexus line, it does not get much say over whether and when the others put them into the phones. Also like username_1 says, all these other stakeholders have to learn the new version before they can implement it. This is why the phones get new versions later, and why certain phones, like the Nexuses, get the versions before anyone else, because Google has already learned the new version.
As for part 2, the hardware makers want us to keep buying new phones every couple months, right? Otherwise, how will they keep all that dough rolling in if we keep using our old phones? They'd be in the same position the computer companies are in: with storage and RAM enough for any purpose, why buy any new hardware? The answer is to stop updating old phones, so if we want the newest features, we have to get a new one. Google probably doesn't do this as much, as it is already selling you Android, so why does it need to sell you phones, but it probably does it a little bit. The network carriers, for their part, probably help with their draconian rules like preventing rooting (or else you void your warranty). This is why, as you say, "`a July 2010 android is basically a paperweight`".
As for your comment about improvements being "mainly userland", I don't know how all that works, but I'm sure it's not that simple. The upgrades may be in software, but not all software talks to the user. Plus, the hardware makers put "skins" on our phones, so we do not see the inner workings, and it's likely that when they finally upgrade to the newest version, they put some new stuff in themselves, so that an HTC One phone at Android 4.2 is different from a Samsung Galaxy SIV phone at Android 4.2. Probably either HTC or Samsung throws some new features out to put in 4.3, and you do not even notice they did it. Then, when let's say the HTC One does not upgrade to 4.3, but the HTC Two does (I'm making this up), you are forced to get HTC Two to get (some of) the new features of 4.3, as well as some features of 4.2 you didn't get with HTC One. I am not certain this happens, but it is normal business procedure, so I would not be surprised.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: See this image released by HTC. It describes the update process in a very detailed form:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yMMX3.jpg)
Image resized (click to see the full size)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_6: In addition to the incredibly long HTC infographic in [Mpeti's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/65587/156), other manufacturers have come out and said why their updates lag behind official Google releases, and why they don't release updates for older models:
**Sony Mobile**: [Ice Cream Sandwich – from source code release to software upgrade](http://developer.sonymobile.com/2011/12/07/ice-cream-sandwich-from-source-code-release-to-software-upgrade/), selected excerpts and headers below:
>
> However, before we can roll out those software upgrades, there are a lot of activities to first of all get Ice Cream Sandwich to work and become stable on all Sony Ericsson phones. We call this the **Bring up phase.**
>
> Secondly, and perhaps most important, we must certify and approve the new software release with all the different technologies, networks, and hardware that a modern smartphone should work with. We call this the **Certification and approval phase.**
>
>
> * The Bring up phase: Getting Ice Cream Sandwich to work on our phones
> * Integrating Android patches
> * Getting the software stable and adding localisation
> * The Certification and approval phase: Making sure the software and hardware is compliant
> * Additional approvals might be needed
> * Many operators also want to customise the software according to their requirements
>
>
> When all of this is done, we are ready to roll out the software release variants as software upgrades to operators and consumers around the world.
>
>
>
**Motorola** used to have a good blog entry on this, but seem to have deleted all their older blog content in the last few months. However the Wayback machine has an archived copy of it: [Archive.org: Motorola Update on Ice Cream Sandwich](http://web.archive.org/web/20130219020436/http://www.motorola.com/blog/2011/12/07/motorola-update-on-ice-cream-sandwich), selected text and headings below:
>
> Once source code is released from Google, it doesn’t automatically update to your device.
>
>
> Each new version of Android launches with one device partner, in what is called the “Google Experience Device” or GED, the showcase device for a new Android release. The GED partner for each launch works with Google during the development of the OS so that the device and new Android version are ready for a coordinated simultaneous launch.
>
>
> Once that GED device ships, the rest of the Android community gains access to the Android source code as its made public shortly after – a critical milestone for device manufacturers and component suppliers, enabling us to start work on integrating the new release into our existing products.
>
>
> * Merge and adapt the new release for different device hardware architecture(s) and carrier customizations
> * Stabilize and ‘bake’ the result to drive out bugs
> * Submit the upgrade to the carriers for certification
> * Perform a Customer pre-release
> * Release the upgrade
>
>
> We are planning on upgrading as many of our phones as possible. The ability to offer the upgrade depends on a number of factors including the hardware/device capabilities, the underlying chipset software support, the ICS support and then the ability to support the Motorola value add software.
>
>
>
Also, PC Mag [Why It Will Take So Long to Upgrade Phones to 'Ice Cream Sandwich'](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397349,00.asp)
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/16 | 384 | 1,453 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for 4.4.x rom for my galaxy s2. I have installed beanstalk 4.4.2 rom, but what I don't like about it is that it is very "custom". I am looking for rom, similar to super nexus - absolutely stock google android experience. Can anyone recommend something? Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Did you take a look at [CyanogenMod](http://www.cyanogenmod.org/)? It is not *absolutely stock **Google Android** experience* but *absolutely stock **AOSP** (Android Open Source Project) experience*. It means that all Google proprietary additions are not included (for legal reasons), but you can install them easily using a package called **gApps**. In the end you have something very close to a Nexus experience plus very little additions that are all useful.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I think I know what you should opt for , you should go for AOSP based ROMs ;
here's a list :
1.CyanogenMod (minimal but necessary cutomization)
2.Paranoid Android (same as Cyanogenmod very less cutomization)
3.OmniRom ( basically same )
4.PAC (mixture of Paranoid android , Cyanogenmod and AOKP) ( a bit more of cutomization)
You should first checkout the official websites of these ROMs , or you can head to XDA forums and find official and unofficial build of these or even more ROMs , but according to your preference look for "[AOSP]" in threads .
Link : <http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2#romList>
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/16 | 560 | 2,278 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (SPH-D710) and was trying to do a firmware upgrade through Kies and the upgrade encountered an error (I think the usb cable came loose and lost connection). After that, when I tried booting the phone a screen appears with a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in the middle, a phone to the left of it and computer to the right with the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I tried doing the emergency firmware recovery in Kies but that seemed to freeze at 64%. I wasn't sure how long it was supposed to take so I let it sit there. Eventually the battery level went low enough that the recovery failed and now the battery is too low to boot into download/recovery mode. When I plug the phone in to try to charge the battery the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" screen flashes and it doesn't seem like the battery is charging. Is my phone completely screwed? Is there anything I can do at home to fix this or will I have to take it somewhere?
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: Did you take a look at [CyanogenMod](http://www.cyanogenmod.org/)? It is not *absolutely stock **Google Android** experience* but *absolutely stock **AOSP** (Android Open Source Project) experience*. It means that all Google proprietary additions are not included (for legal reasons), but you can install them easily using a package called **gApps**. In the end you have something very close to a Nexus experience plus very little additions that are all useful.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I think I know what you should opt for , you should go for AOSP based ROMs ;
here's a list :
1.CyanogenMod (minimal but necessary cutomization)
2.Paranoid Android (same as Cyanogenmod very less cutomization)
3.OmniRom ( basically same )
4.PAC (mixture of Paranoid android , Cyanogenmod and AOKP) ( a bit more of cutomization)
You should first checkout the official websites of these ROMs , or you can head to XDA forums and find official and unofficial build of these or even more ROMs , but according to your preference look for "[AOSP]" in threads .
Link : <http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2#romList>
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/16 | 718 | 3,180 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I noticed that when I press the home or power button to turn my screen on, I notice that the GPS indicator is on for a split second.
What is happening here? Is there something trying to use the GPS only when the phone is idle? It sounds fishy to me.
Phone: Samsung galaxy s3 mini. Standard rom.<issue_comment>username_1: Usually this is related to weather apps that refresh and update location when the screen is turned on. It could be any number of other apps, but most commonly it is weather apps trying to locate you to give you an accurate update for where you are at.
Check any weather apps to see if any are set to use your location.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What is running?
----------------
On today's Android phones, *Google Play Services* samples and records your location occasionally, even if you have "location sharing" (what used to be called Latitude) turned off, in order to support a number of use cases:-
1. It allows apps on the device to define regions in space, and notifies an app if you go into (or out of) a particular region. This way, only Google Play Services needs to be running and checking location, rather than every location-based app on the phone keeping track of your location separately and using power unnecessarily.
2. It looks at which Wi-Fi hotspots are visible, and sends them periodically to Google, to support the feature of finding "coarse" (less accurate) location without turning on GPS.
3. It looks at your speed to determine whether you're stationary, walking running, cycling, or driving. Google Now uses this information to show you a "you've walked five miles this week" card, if you turn that on, and the statistics are also made available to other apps, again so that they don't all have to burn battery by tracking location individually.
4. It samples where you spend time in office hours and the evening so that Google Now can work out where your home and work are, and when you commute. This lets it offer you relevant traffic and weather information, and it tells it when you're travelling away from home to suggest places to visit &c.
Why only when the screen comes on?
----------------------------------
This is to do with the way Android power management works. Usually, when the screen is off, your phone is *asleep*. Apps can't run in this mode: it only does the minimum necessary to keep the device connected to the phone network. Some devices can save power by even turning off the main CPU of the phone, switching to a smaller, more efficient (but slower) CPU while they're asleep.
In this mode, Android tries quite hard to avoid waking up, because each wake-up costs a lot of power. Most apps that run periodically have their run delayed, and all run at once, so as to wake up only once instead of many times. This includes the location sampling discussed above.
When you turn your screen on, the phone has to wake up, so at that point any periodic background tasks that were held back will run straight away. Google Play Services isn't trying to use the GPS only when the phone is idle: it just runs for that split second when the phone wakes up.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/16 | 577 | 2,084 | <issue_start>username_0: so someone tells me i need to call a few people. they send me a vCard called contacts.vcf. i import it. i open my phone app and start to dial, but wait...i don't know their names.
How do i look up a recent vCard on my phone? How do i know who's contact i've been sent? when i navigate to a .vcf file, i can't open it. all i can do is import it. polaris office won't import/open it. is there an android txt editor i can use to peruse a vCard?
yours truly,
Confused by vCards
Note 3, kit kat<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to open a vCard file in any basic editor. Navigate using a file manager to open up the vcard in a text editor. It should display the contents.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Use a text editor to open the VCF file. It should look like this:
```
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
FN:****FIRST NAME******
N:******NAME*******;;;;
TEL;VOICE;PREF:********NUMBER********
END:VCARD
```
**Replace** all stars with the data's name that I provided between them.
You may use ES File Explorer to open VCF file as text.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I think this app, [Contacts VCF](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by.androld.contactsvcf) should do what you want. Shows the list of contacts inside a .vcf file.
>
> The application allows you to open files with the extension of import
> contacts .vcf (vCard) as a phone book to add and edit the contacts,
> make calls. It can be used as an alternative to contacts Android. Get
> a copy of all the contacts from the device easily. Print out your
> contacts using the export to .txt or web page Was **added inspector for
> the files .vcf**
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Depending on the version of Android phone you have, there's another way to open the .vcf file. Press and hold down the message. A message options will appear. Forward the message to someone who has an update Andriod phone. In my case I forward the message to my daughter. I have her hand me down phone Galaxy S and she has the Galaxy 5 (five).
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/17 | 609 | 2,423 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone is a galaxy Note II, I found out yesterday that I breached the 5 GB limit of data usage for the month when the carrier completely cut my data connections.
I went to check the reported usage in the system settings and it just shows 687 MB used for the month, the highest usage app is facebook with just a little over 100 MB used.
Now here's some facts:
* Running Ditto Note 3 v 3.2 (android 4.3) (based on XXUEMK9) (Baseband: N7100XXUEMJ9)
* Never used tethering this month
* I always keep 3G off at night and when I'm on WIFI
How do I find out what could have caused all this data usage?
The detailed connections report from the carrier will come in 2 months so I can't know anything yet from that, I'd like to try and figure out something now.
I will be getting a data plan upgrade that will allow me 500 more MB for the month but I'm afraid that if I don't do something fast I might end up wasting all the data again, for now I'm planning of clean flashing the newest release of the rom but I'd like to know if there is some app that will let me monitor data usage in a more detailed way as it seems the built-in android graph doesn't record this hidden data that was used.<issue_comment>username_1: There's a difference between the amount of data reported from your device, and from what your carrier counts. Usually, that's minor; but with bad connections and frequent retries, the difference might get bigger:
Imagine you want to transfer a 10 MB file. Android counts 10 MB, and so usually does the carrier. But with a bad connection, and, say, all data-packages had to be re-transmitted 10 times until being transferred successfully, Android might still count a 10 MB file transfer, while your carrier sees 100 MB data traffic.
I've got to admit I don't know for sure how Android calculates data transfer here, so the above might not truly reflect it (though your description suggests something like that – or an error on your carrier's side, which you might wish to check with him). The "usual differences" are that the carrier calculates in "units" (e.g. "per 10 kB block"), while Android calculates the real size. Differences here are usually not much larger than 10% on average.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Turns out it was the carrier that messed up something as it seems I wasn't the only one to get this issue, so I didn't really use all that data.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/17 | 694 | 2,693 | <issue_start>username_0: I used a Nexus 7 for a couple of years and got a Nexus 10 earlier this year. I installed a number of kids books/games on the 7 and wanted to transfer them to the 10. Now I can't find some of them at the store. Would the APK files still be located on the 7?<issue_comment>username_1: If you are rooted you can go to `/data/app` in your file manager and can copy the files.
If you are not rooted you can use any one of the following app
1. [APK EXTRACTOR](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sylark.apkextractor)
2. [BLUETOOTH APP SENDER](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traber.blueappsender)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I strongly recommend using [AppMonster](http://www.appbrain.com/app/de.android_telefonie.appmanager) (or rather [AppMonster Pro](http://www.appbrain.com/app/appmonster-pro-backup-restore/com.think_android.appmanagerpro)) not only for this issue, but in general. It can create backups of all your installed apps, and the Pro version even offers to do so automatically on each install/update. That way you cannot only transfer `.apk` files to another device (as in your current case), but also have a fall-back available in case an update breaks stuff (or removed features): As *AppMonster* keeps multiple backups (one per install/update), you can easily revert to any version previously installed. Saved my day more than once.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Try ES file explorer
Under settings select App Manager and select all apps. And select backup on the action bar below.
A backup of all apps apk is created to your SD card probably under backups folder(or check /set backup folder on your es file explorer, settings-> directory settings )
Now you've got all apps apk.. You can either transfer them through Bluetooth/Wi-Fi /USB connection
You can select system apps too if your phone's rooted
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Everything you've bought or installed from the Play Store is listed under your account. A lot of the time apps that have been withdrawn from the Store are still visible to people who've used them before in this list:
<https://play.google.com/apps>
If you look down that list then you should be able to see the apps that you've installed before and push them to any of your devices.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: If you're root, use any root browser and go to the path: /system/app/, there you'll find the apk files.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Download the app "ShareApps" from playstore and then share all the apps which you want from the older phone to the new phone using any of the sharing methods such as bluetooth, etc...
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/17 | 347 | 1,422 | <issue_start>username_0: I was removed from all groups before when I changed my number. Will the same happen if I change my phone? This time, I have the same number but a different phone.<issue_comment>username_1: You retain your groups if you have the same number.
Off-topic, you may also want to check the [official documentation](https://faq.whatsapp.com/618575946635920) on how to back-up and restore your chat history to the new phone.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Just backup your chat from
WhatsApp-> Settings-> Chat settings-> Backup conversations. This will back up your chats to a database on the WhatsApp folder of your SD card.
Copy the folder to your new phone and just install WhatsApp and activate your account from your number. Restore old chats when asked.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: You won't be removed from groups if your number is same,
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: No, you won't be removed from the group unless you don't change to a new phone number. Your groups will remain the same with the same phone number as earlier. If the group admin deletes the group or removed you, it depends.
In case you want to restore the message from the old phone to the new phone, back up all data from the Whatsapp backups directory which contains all your message backups as a `.crypt` file encrypted, and copy this file to your new phone and restore all your message.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/17 | 266 | 1,019 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the best way to send a video that is over the MMS allowed size to an iPhone user? I really don't see any good way to do it besides uploading to some sort of 3rd party (youtube, gdrive, etc..) and then sharing it to them? Even using non-mms with hangouts doesn't seem to allow me to send video that I have previously taken.
Any suggestions would be wonderful.<issue_comment>username_1: Email, or if not cloud storage or Instagram direct messaging. If you're close you could also do Bluetooth.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Previously I have used [Sizable Send](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.sizablesend.android) to transfer very large videos from my phone to my boss's. You can send them the download link via email or text.
Alternatively, if the video isn't very large you could use [Dropbox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android) in the same way
Depending on the file size it might take a while to transfer.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/17 | 256 | 1,004 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Sony Xperia Z1 packed with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. I'm interested if it's possible to setup my phone to not receive any phone calls or SMS.
I would like to use my Internet connection only, and I don't mean WiFi - my mobile ISP connection from the SIM card.
Is this possible? If so, how?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know about SMS but you can block all incoming calls.
Just go to Settings > Call Settings (under "Device") > Call Blocking and select your preferred settings i.e. Block incoming calls.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: There is one hack by which you can block your incoming calls.
Go to `Settings` -> `Call settings` -> `Call forwarding`
Now Click on `Always forward` and enable it to forward the calls to a wrong number.
This will ensure that calls will not come to you and the caller get the tone that call is being forwarded and number is wrong.
You can disable `Call forwarding` anytime you want.
Hope this will help.
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/03/17 | 231 | 924 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to activate text to speech in Google hangouts in my nexus 5 phone so that messages can be read aloud . I couldn't figure it out. Please guide me.
Can this service be used in Gmail and whatsapp. If yes then how<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know about SMS but you can block all incoming calls.
Just go to Settings > Call Settings (under "Device") > Call Blocking and select your preferred settings i.e. Block incoming calls.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: There is one hack by which you can block your incoming calls.
Go to `Settings` -> `Call settings` -> `Call forwarding`
Now Click on `Always forward` and enable it to forward the calls to a wrong number.
This will ensure that calls will not come to you and the caller get the tone that call is being forwarded and number is wrong.
You can disable `Call forwarding` anytime you want.
Hope this will help.
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/03/17 | 179 | 715 | <issue_start>username_0: I have downloaded an mp3 I want to use as a ringtone. I don't want to connect my phone (Nexus 4) to my computer, I just want to transfer the file from my downloads folder to the appropriate folder where it can be used as a ringtone. I'd rather not download an app for this. Any suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: Either you can use a root browser like ES Explorer or even easier is to add a folder on SD denoting what you wish to use it for ie. Ringtone, alarm, ui, notification
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Add a folder named 'Ringtones' to your SD card. Add your ringtone files to that folder.
In the same manner add folders named 'Notifications', 'Alarms ' etc
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/17 | 6,684 | 25,848 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to remove as much bloatware as possible, but there is no information about some of them on Google. Here is the list of apps I'm not sure **what they are for:**
* com.android.provision
* com.android.keyguard (WHY doesn't it have a name in apps list? After removing it, I couldn't use the S2 home button. The phone has to be rebooted to make it fully removed or installed)
* Input Devices
* Documents (com.android.documentsui)
* Package Access Helper
* Market Feedback Agent (Is it for adding your apps to Google Play my apps list?)
* HTML Viewer
* External Storage (Storage works without it)
* Key Chain (Is it for storing passwords?)
* Settings Storage (Can't settings store data itself?)
* Google Services<issue_comment>username_1: Requirement: Rooted phone Samsung Phone
**AccountAndSyncSettings.apk** -- NO, Sync settings, this is required, even if out don´t sync, this is because it syncs more than just calendar and contacts, it is the effective sync to your google account, required for just about anything.
**ApplicationsProvider.apk** -- NO, required for application installation and uninstall.
**audioTuning.apk** -- ?, not really sure about this one. I guess this is an automatic sound adjustment according to background noise, however I´ve never seen this into effect. If you´re feeling lucky, you can try removing it, however I´ve never monitored this actually showing up resource managers.
**AxT9IME.apk** -- YES, This is the stock Samsung keyboard. You can remove it, but even if you have swype, swype doesn´t have all of the keyboard layouts. I´d leave it, to my opinion, this is kind of essential.
**BadgeProvider.apk** -- NO, Something to do with messaging and email. Removing this causes SMS and email related apps to force close. Even if you manage to keep the program open for long enough without it foce closing, you won´t be able to send messages, they´ll just be stuck on "sending".
**Bluetooth.apk** -- YES, incorrectly named, this apk actually manages the Bluetooth printing rather than the bluetooth itself. If you have no need for bluetooth printing, this won´t ever be missed or will never bother you in any occasion.
**BluetoothOPP.apk** -- NO, this apk actually manages file transfer between phones. Remove this and you´ll never be able to transfer files. This actually includes streaming music through Car bluetooth and headsets, since they effectively speaking, file transfers.
**BluetoothServices.apk** -- NO, provides general framework for Bluetooth. If you´re going to use bluetooth for any reason, this apk is a must. Removing this one breaks all other bluetooth applications.
**BluetoothTestMode.apk** -- YES, this is activated when you need to test the fidelity of your bluetooth. You can do that by going into the test section by typing the secret code *#*#197328640#*#*. Removing it is possible, however, some BT connections actually test the bluetooth to measure how much data is transfered. This way, it calculates the buffer size it needs to use, and at what quality media can be streamed. Removing it can disrupt communications with those BT terminals or you can experience fade-outs, where while listening to songs, the sound will fade every few seconds, because of inadequate bandwith. (this can occur even with this application left as is, if your BT terminal doesn´t have the auto regulation feature)
**Browser.apk** -- YES, removing this will make you lose your browsing ability (not internet as a whole). If you have firefox or opera for android, and like those best, you can remove this without any problems.
**BuddiesNow.apk** -- YES, this is just that widget offered by the TouchWiz launcher. If you don´t use it, remove it.
**CallSetting.apk** -- NO, do you like to use your phone for... umm calling people? This is kind of essencial, it will allow call setting to be edited. Stuff like call waiting and forwarding will not work if you remove this, as well as other stuff I didn´t have time or willingness to test, as soon as I confirmed dialpad and other things while calling had been disabled.
**Camera.apk** -- NO, this is the camera application. If you find an alternative one (I don´t think there are any on the market) you could remove it.
CameraFirmware.apk -- NO, this is the actual ROM (if you will) for the camera. Without this, camera.apk is useless.
**CertInstaller.apk** -- NO, Installs certificates for the apps you install. I assume without this, you cannot give permissions for apps to do things and access certain folders and files. I´m guessing if you don´t have this installed, you couldn´t even install root on your phone. So in short, no.
**ClockPackage.apk** -- YES, however this controls the alarm clock, stopwatch, world time and timer. There are alternative applications online if you want, but this seems to do the job pretty well and all under the same apk.
**Contacts.apk** -- NO, this controls the contacts application (the contacts / groups / history / activities tabs). Removing this will make you have to call everyone by physically inputing their number.
**ContactsProvider.apk** -- NO, this controls contacts sync. Pretty useful if you still don´t use google contacs sync, you should try it. In theory if you don´t use it, you could remove it, but I don´t know what effect it would have on your contacts.
**CSC.apk** -- NO. This breaks CSC. According to insanity, this can be removed after first successful boot, but if you ever have to hard reset or restore factory settings, this will not allow you to boot successfully.
**DataCreate.apk** -- NO.
**DialerTabActivity.apk** -- NO. This controls the dialer. Even if you have all your contacts already stored, you cannot call them without this app.
**Divx.apk** -- YES. This is some licesing information for the video player. I don´t really watch alot of videos on my phone, but after removing this I´ve never had any problems. If you do remove it, and have problems, post it on the comments.
**Dlna.apk** -- YES. This is allshare. Never had any use for it, and it shall not be missed.
**DownloadProvider.apk** -- NO. Handles file downloads and market downloads.
**DrmProvider.apk** -- NO. In theory, you cannot remove it, it will break your ability to play DRM protected files, aka, Ringtones and SMS notifications. I´ve been in the process of de-DRMing my ringtone files. I would imagine, if you don´t have a reason to play DRM protected files, this could be removed. However keep in mind all DRM protected files will not be able to play. This apk takes up a lot of memory and stays on all the time on the background. It is one of my most hated apks, it serves no function rather than to protect you from copying or editing the stupid samsung ringtones.
**DrmUA.apk** -- NO, see above.
**DualClock.apk** -- YES. Dual clock widget. If you don´t need, remove it.
**Email.apk** -- NO. According to insanity, removing this will break things.Haven´t tried it yet though.
**EnhancedGoogleSearchProvider.apk** -- YES. This controls that ability to hold the menu button for a second or two and the search menu pop up. I usally keep it.
**FactoryTest.apk** -- YES. Removed it without any problems. If you have ever run autostarts, you´ll realize how much of a hog this apk really is during some actions.
**FlashPlugin.apk** -- YES. This allows flash content to be displayed, so even though you can, I don´t recommed it.
**FlashSVGPlayer.apk** -- YES. As far as I know, this is the player which provides you to view the flash content through the plugin above. Removing this might break your flashplugin.
**FMRadio.apk** -- YES. Radio player.
**Gallery3D.apk** -- YES. This is a battery hog. It´s that fancy 3D accelerometer enhanced gallery. If you remove it, you won´t be able to easily access photographs though. If you want a good replacement, I would suggest QuickPic, it does the job, it´s fast and doesn´t hog memory (although its not fancy like the 3D Gallery)
**GlobalSearch.apk** -- YES. This is the search function on your phone. Remember the Enhanced search this above, well, that actually accesses this to do the search. That can be removed and this will be fine (although you´ll have to access the search feature by the app drawer). But if you remove this, the enhanced search will be useless.
**Gmail.apk** -- YES. Don´t use gmail? It can be removed, but will break Talk.apk as well.
**GmailProvider.apk** -- YES. I guess it is tied to gmail.apk. See above.
**GoogleApps.apk** -- ?. This is didn´t even come installed on my phone, so I guess it´s not that important.
**GoogleCheckin.apk** -- ? Same as above.
**GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk** -- YES. Syncs contacts through google. This can be removed, but you won´t be able to sync contacts.
**GooglePartnerSetup.apk** -- NO.
**GoogleSearch.apk** -- YES. This is the google search widget you can add onto your launcher desktop.
**GoogleSettingsProvider.apk** -- NO.
**GoogleSubscribedFeedsProvider.apk** -- ?. Don´t know, this is not on my phone.
**GpsSetup2.apk** -- NO. This sets up GPS configurations.
**gtalkservice.apk** -- YES. You might have this as talk.apk or gtalkservice.apk, although it´s all the same thing, it´s Google Talk.
**HTMLViewer.apk** -- YES. No side effects were noticed when removing this.
**HwCodec.apk** -- ?. Don´t have this on my phone.
**IcsService.apk** -- ?. Don´t have this on my phone.
**InfoAlarm.apk** -- YES. This is the daily briefing widget. Don´t need it remove it.
**InputEventApp.apk** -- NO.
**Layar-samsung.apk** -- YES. Layar. Seems awesome on paper. Never has been of any use in reality.
**LbsTestMode.apk** -- YES. GPS testing mode. Can be accessed via *#*#197328640#*#*, but not needed per se.
**lcdtest.apk** -- YES. Removing this will cause your screen to not turn off when you lock your phone. By installing spare parts you can fix this, however if you don´t use spare parts for any other reason, that´s just replacing a passive apk for one that invades your phone on all levels. So I rather just leave it and not worry about it.
**LogsProvider.apk** -- NO. Lots of things will crash and force close if you do.
**Maps.apk** -- YES. Google Maps apk. If you don´t use it, remove it, but it is pretty useful, since it has gps navigation as well.
**MarketUpdater.apk** -- YES. Safe to remove but when the market gets updated you won´t be recieving the update.
**MediaProvider.apk** -- NO. Needed to access media files and ringtones.
**MediaUploader.apk** -- YES. This uploads pictures to picassa (facebook as well?). If you don´t need it, remove it.
**Memo.apk** -- YES. Remove it and you won´t be able to write memos though.
**Mms.apk** -- NO. This controls MMS sending and recieving on the phone.
**MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk** -- YES. This app and the next control the tracker ability on your phone. What this does is if you lose your phone you can use this to track it down and find it. If it gets stolen, you can use this to lead the cops to the thief. Although this is an awesome idea, if you don´t live in a perfect world, it would be wiser not to go after the guy who stole your phone in case he decides to, hum..., go kill you afterwards... Besides, I live in Argentina, and the cops cannot be trusted to do this kind of job... they´ll tell you they can´t do anything. These things stay on memory all the time and really consume battery, so if you don´t care about this feature and really just take care of your stuff, you´ll not be needing these two apps.
**MobileTrackerUI.apk** -- YES. See Above. I forgot to mention though an extra feature this offers though. If you have these 2 apks installed, you have the samsung apps and singin (you´ll see them later further down), you can use another apk called wipereciever.apk to remotely wipe all the data on your phone, in case you are very privacy concious. However, removing any of these 2 apks, removing samsung apps and not setting up a samsung apps account before your phone gets stolen, this feature becomes disabled. Really in my opinion, its too much stuff to be worried about, and my phone doesn´t contain any nuclear launch codes. So I rely on my lock screen password to protect my data. (Most thieves don´t have the knowhow to crack the lockscreen protection and access the info inside the phone. At most they´ll get bored and might find the info on how to flash a new ROM or reset to factory settings, where your info will be deleted and your privacy sensitive stuff with it).
**MtpApplication.apk** -- YES. Required to sync with Kies. Do you flash your ROMs rather than update through Kies, this is useless to you then. (Updating through Kies is the equivalent of upgrading from XP to windows 7. It does the job, but it never works as well as installing from scratch.)
**MusicPlayer.apk** -- YES. This is the music player. If you remove this, you can still preview sounds and stuff through the SoundPlayer.apk. This can be effectively replace by PowerAMP and Winamp. In fact, if you have a stable music player alternative installed, I would recommend you delete this, since it could cause clashes and you might even get both players playing different songs at the same time via Bluetooth.
**MyFiles.apk** -- YES. This is the default file viewer installed by Samsung. If you use RootExplorer, this is kind of pointless. However, I sometime do things on the go and need to access things fast. I usually use this for everyday use and leave RootExplorer just to do alterations such as what we are doing in this list, so as to not delete important things by accident.
**NetworkLocation.apk** -- YES. This is the semi-accurate GPS simulation. It uses Cellphone Cell information to estimate your location, rather than using the battery hog GPS antenna. If you remove this, things like automatic weather location will be broken (you´ll have to input your location manually). I usually leave this on, because since it uses the very GSM network used by the phone, it seems like hitting two birds with one stone. Using the real GPS will force you to have two antennas working together. This wastes a lot of battery, and really most of the time the network location does a pretty good job of narrowing down your location. If you use GPS A LOT, I recommed just buying one of those TomToms or Garmin GPS, it has better maps, better accuracy and the very device is optimized to use only the GPS antenna, therefore wasting less battery, and not wasting your phone battery life.
**OtaProvisioningService.apk** -- NO. According to insanity, this is required. However see wssyncmlnps.apk to get more of an idea.
**PackageInstaller.apk** -- NO.
**Personalization.apk** -- NO.
**Phone.apk** -- NO. Remove this and you won´t have the dialer application. Even though your phone will theoretically work, you just won´t be able to dial out or view missed calls and stuff.
**PhoneCrashNotifier.apk** -- ?. Don´t know, my phone doesn´t have this.
**PhoneErrService.apk** -- NO.
**Phone\_Util.apk** -- NO.
**PicoTts.apk** -- YES. This is part of the text to speech (not speech to text). If you´re blind, this is kind of important, because the phone will read via a a robotic voice things to you. This is also part of the Google GPS application where it will tell you "turn left" "keep right". If you remove this, GPS navigation will work, you just won´t have someone talking to you. If you decide to remove this, remove TtsService.apk as well.
**Preconfig.apk** -- NO.
**RilFactoryApp.apk** -- ?. The galaxy 3 seems to be the only phone in the world that has this. Nowhere I have seen is this apk mentioned. I have no idea what this does.
**SamsungApps.apk** -- YES. Samsung apps, if you remove this, you can remove signin.apk as well. If you remove this, and you manage your music and have apps via Kies, they might not work, however Kies will still connect (if you want to update firmware via Kies). By removing this, your samsung and touchwiz widgets will still work.
**SamsungWidget\_CalendarClock.apk** -- YES. Calendar clock widget.
**SamsungWidget\_FeedAndUpdate.apk** -- YES. Feeds and Updates widget.
**SamsungWidget\_StockClock.apk** -- YES. Stock clock widget.
**SamsungWidget\_WeatherClock.apk** -- YES. Weather clock widget.
**SecDownloadProvider.apk** -- NO. I believe this has to do with the maket, so I´d just leave it alone.
**serviceModeApp.apk** -- NO. Required for secret codes and service tasks, such as those accessed by secret codes.
**Settings.apk** -- NO. Isn´t settings explicit enough?
**SettingsProvider.apk** -- NO. Some Carriers will send you settings via sms or internal message. This is mostly for those people who don´t really know how to configure their phone (anyone not reading XDA ). Although it seems banal, it could be useful at some point, and some people have reported things force closing because of this
**SetupWizard.apk** -- NO. In theory can be deleted after first successful boot. However this could cause problems if you need to factory reset
**shutdown.apk** -- NO. Tells you your battery is low and manages shutdown notifications.
**signin.apk** -- YES. See SamsungApps.apk
**SisoDrmProvider.apk** -- NO. Has to do with the DRM. If you successfully manage to remove DRMUA and DRMService, maybe this can be removed as well. Don´t know, haven´t been able to rid my phone from drm still.
**SnsAccount.apk** -- YES. Does the feeds sync with facebook and twitter. Without this, you won´t be informed of new tweets of your friends saying "OMG! I´m at the toilet reading cosmo magazine. LOLZ".
**SnsProvider.apk** -- YES. See above.
**SoundPlayer.apk** -- YES. This, not to be confused with MusicPlayer.apk plays sounds and previews ringtones. Even though it can be removed, you´ll be pretty limited if you do, since it works a bit faster and to the point than MusicPlayer. It doesn´t genera playlist, history and has no visualization. It just plain to the point plays sounds. Even if you have Winamp, PowerAMP, cubed or whatever I recommend keeping this.
**Stk.apk** -- YES. You know those annoying menus your carrier offers you, you know, to inform you about your hororscope (no I didn´t misspell it), roaming information or traffic information, making you send a message so they can send you the info back? This is the menu apk for that. Don´t want to download your carrier (payed) games or apps telling you bad jokes? Delete this.
**Street.apk** -- YES. Streetview for Google Maps. Removing it will not break google maps, but you won´t get to view street pictures.
**Swype.apk** -- YES. Swype keyboard, and awesome alternative to samsung´s. It does a good job at predicting text, but not essential if you like to manually type all words out.
**syncmldm.apk** -- YES. Device Management. I read something somewhere but don´t really remember what it was. I deleted this accidentally while trying to delete syncmlds.apk but nothing has broken yet...
**syncmlds.apk** -- YES. This has to do with the Synchronize page options in the settings menu. If you don´t use it, it has no meaning in your life.
**Talk.apk** -- YES. Google Talk. There was some chatter about removing this breaking Gmail or the Market. As far as I´ve read, this can be removed, although I still haven´t gotten around to trying it out.
**TalkProvider.apk** -- YES. See above.
**TelephonyProvider.apk** -- NO.
**thinkdroid.apk** -- YES. This is the mobile version of a microsoft office clone. Removing this will not let you open .doc or .xls or .pps on your phone.
**TouchWiz30Launcher.apk** -- NO. Even though if you use Zeam or LauncherPro or GoLauncher, removing this is kind of dangerous. Let me explain. A while ago when I was a virgin at ODIN flashing and new to the phone, i deleted this because I was using LauncherPRO. I had also deleted something that made my phone force close all the time. I didn´t trust flashing yet, and in my haste, I decided to restore factory settings. The thing is, when you do that, it deletes all non stock apps and reconfigures the phone to use stock apps. When I that, even though the phone booted, I couldn´t access anything, because launchers also control the appdrawer. My phone was literally blank, although if was working. The problem is, if you factory reset, the settings that control your USB connection as MODEM or PDA go back to its original settings. As mine did. So I couldn´t get to anywhere on my phone and couldn´t get my computer to recognize the phone. Until I flashed it via Odin (after a 7 hour desperation overnight, and finding some miracle Samsung USB x64 drivers for mobile phones on a forum) the phone was in effect soft bricked.
If you remove anything from this list and have problems, you can factory reset or prepare you contacts and apps for a flashing via ODIN. If you delete however, you won´t even be able to prepare yourself or backup anything. I wish this upon no one, so I advise keeping this, just to be on the safe side.
**TouchWizCalculator.apk** -- YES. Calculator app, although can be removed, it´s pretty cool and functional.
**TouchWizCalendar.apk** -- YES. Calendar app, although can be removed, it´s pretty cool and functional.
**TouchWizCalendarProvider.apk** -- NO. This has something to do with calendar sync and seems to be the connection between the calendar app and the phone´s internal calendar and date settings.
**TtsService.apk** -- YES. See PicoTts.apk
**TwWallpaperChooser.apk** -- YES. Wallpaper Chooser. If you have 3DGallery or QuickPic installed, you can use those to set wallpaper, even though there are some wallpapers (internal to this apk) you won´t get.
**UNAService.apk** -- ?. I have no idea what this is, and so doesn´t insanity.
**UserDictionaryProvider.apk** -- YES. You know when you add new words, like names and nicknames to your keyboard prediction? This is where those are kept. Delete this and you´ll have to write like the English Academy of Words wants you to write. LOLZ and WTF won´t be recognized as words and you´ll have to write them out everytime you write them, rather than it being available to you via prediction.
**Vending.apk** -- NO. Part of the Android Market. Actually this IS the Market.
**VideoPlayer.apk** -- YES. Video player. Do as you wish.
**VoiceDialer.apk** -- YES. Allows you to dial by speaking someone´s name. Most people´s names when I say them, tend to return something entirely different from what I was looking for. Sometimes though, it surprises. For some reason this sometimes doesn´t work if you don´t have mobile internet activated, making me believe this actually sends via internet the recording, and an algorith somewhere in the Google empire sends the decodification back... Very ineffective.
**VoiceRecorder.apk** -- YES. Allows you to record your voice. Some people complain the quality is too low, however I use this as a notepad, rather than writing my to-do list, I speak them. Much faster and much easier. Don´t see why something such as this would need audiophile levels of quality.
**VpnServices.apk** -- YES. VPN for Android. Perhaps gMote or applications that allow you to control your phone via PC desktop might require this. I don´t , so I delete it, and it doesn´t break anything.
**wipereceiver.apk** -- YES. Remember mobile tracker? This is the apk that lets you wipe your data remotely.
**WlanTest.apk** -- YES. Tests wireless settings, via the same test menu mentioned on the above test apks. Required for OTA updates.
**WriteandGo.apk** -- YES. Write and Go application.
**wssomacp.apk** -- NO. Required for SMS messaging.
**wssyncmlnps.apk** -- YES. This is Over The Air Programming. What this does is if your provider decides it has a better way to configure your device or alterations to do to improve something, they´ll send you a message telling to dial such and such number. Your phone will go into download mode and somethings will be updated. My carrier never has done such things, and really I trust the guys from XDA to configure my phone way better than my carrier. I usually remove this.
**YouTube.apk** -- YES. Since android has limited flash support, this application allows you to take the full youtube experience, rather than having to access youtube through the browser. Delete it if you don´t watch videos.
Source: [XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: **UPDATE:** (will update soon enough)
* com.android.provision *uninstalled (no issues encountered)*
* com.android.keyguard (WHY doesn't it have a name in apps list? After removing it, I couldn't use the S2 home button. The phone has to be rebooted to make it fully removed or installed)
* Input Devices *uninstalled (no issues encountered)*
* Documents (com.android.documentsui) *uninstalled (no issues encountered)*
* Package Access Helper left it
* Market Feedback Agent (Is it for adding your apps to Google Play my apps list?) I left it before because I thought it makes a My Apps list in playstore so you can check for updates but sideloaded apps (like from a backup) never appear in My Apps anyway so I *uninstalled (no issues encountered)*
* HTML Viewer someone supposed it is for better rendering so I guess it is for better html content experience but I *uninstalled anyway (no issues encountered)*
* External Storage (Storage works without it) I\* also removed some mediaprovider/whatever stock Gallery app fails to find anything but still opens images when using open with inside file manager so I replaced Gallery with a better alternative
* Key Chain (Is it for storing passwords?) (google play still works) *uninstalled (no issues encountered)*
* Settings Storage (Can't settings store data itself?) after freezing Rom was stuck on its animation (confirmed twice restoring to different backup and freezing again to verify if it always does that) so I leave it as it is
* Google Services
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/17 | 282 | 1,233 | <issue_start>username_0: I wanted to know if my messages will still be visible to the people I sent them to in the past when I delete my whatsapp account. I basically want my whatsapp messages to be deleted from their phone.<issue_comment>username_1: The messages you sent will still reside in the recipient's Whatsapp even if you delete your Whatsapp account.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The messages will remain on the WhatsApp interface.
Also, there is a history of all conversations in the WhatsApp folder on your internal storage. You may also want to get rid of them, if you don't want backups of all of your messages.
Basically, once you send a message to someone they receive it and it goes to their storage, so you cannot delete those.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: No they wont be deleted and stored in a private whatsapp directory. When you again Install whatsapp it will search for that content and if found you can reload all your contents with news version installed. And you do not have whatsoever any control on the messaged that you have already sent to other users they are stored locally on their side So just deleting your account does not make them vanish from other users device.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/17 | 281 | 967 | <issue_start>username_0: I got my Galaxy S4 today (i337M), it's wayyy better than my old SII hehe.
I immediately removed the stock Bell firmware and put the latest snapshot available from CyanogenMod.
I'm wondering if it's possible to convert apps like S Planner, S Note, S Health to CyanogenMod.
Current stock android version available for i337M is 4.2.2.
Latest Android version for CM is 4.4.
If I install CM 4.2, can I import/install the APKs and then upgrade to 4.4?
Hope you'll be able to help me :)<issue_comment>username_1: Most Samsung apps will not work on CyanogenMod because they are TouchWiz-based. CyanogenMod is AOSP-based. You would need to flash a stock ROM, or any custom ROM that is TouchWiz-based.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: its about kernel. There are stock based touchwiz kernels and other cwm based kernels.
But for some phones like my old N7000 there are hybrid kernels too thanks to some XDA devs.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 955 | 3,918 | <issue_start>username_0: I have searched this forum with no success for a few days, I apologize if this question has already been answered. I am a new Android user, switching from an iPhone to a Galaxy Note 3 with Ice Cream. I have tried using Samsung Kies 3 to replace the features I had with iTunes with no success. It reports complete syncs, but the information is not complete. It does not allow the user to manipulate the screens and organize apps the way iTunes allows. I am looking for software that has all the features of iTunes. I have found a few that are loaded with ads and very few features. So far, I have not found any app that allows me to manage apps in terms of updates. Google could have an app that can handle the basic needs of an Android user. I have not been able to find this. Your help is appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: You won't find a good "iTunes for Android" for your desktop computer, because Android was designed from the start to eliminate that dependency on a desktop computer. An iPhone uses a protocol that only iTunes understands, so iTunes is the only way to get music and photos onto it (Originally, you had to install apps through iTunes too: there was no App Store on the iPhone itself.)
In contrast, Android phones use MTP to act like any media player device, so they show up as a drive on your desktop computer. (Originally they used the USB mass storage protocol, but that approach had shortcomings.) You can just drag and drop files onto the phone, or you can use a more specific piece of software.
For example, if you want to put music on your phone, and you don't want to drag and drop files, there's a choice of music software that support syncing to non-iPhone music players, including Android phones. Rhythmbox and Clementine are two examples.
Similarly, if you want to put some photos on there, you can just drag-and-drop them if your folders are neatly organised on your desktop computer, or you can use a photo manager like Shotwell or Geeqie.
In your question, you say:
>
> Google could have an app that can handle the basic needs of an Android user. I have not been able to find this.
>
>
>
and the answer to that is that you've been looking in the wrong place! If you want to organise your home screens and install, update, and remove apps, don't run to your desktop computer: the place to look is on your phone. All that functionality has been on Android phones right from the start, so there's no need for a huge "manage my phone" program on your desktop.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: iTunes can never be found nor used in Android phones. It is "only" meant for Apple users. Unlike Apple gadgets, Android only can manage the content of their phone via their phone only, there's no trick or there's no app available to do it just like what iTunes does. That makes Apple and Android very different. I used both Apple and Android and the truth is, I love managing Android more than Apple, it's less complicated and I don't have to worry about syncing most of the time.
Samsung Kies only is used for you to sync your phone to a computer, it won't do you anything else. You have a nice phone, Galaxy Note 3, why not try to explore it and maybe you'll realize it's much easier to use than your phone before? :-)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Samsung Phone has its default management tool such as Samsung Kies, HTC has Sync manager, but if you find Samsung Kies crashed from time to time, you can find its alternatives. The free web app [AirMore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airmore) is the iTunes equivalent for Android. Simply use your browser to connect your device and PC.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I would say the your best option would be Wondershare Tunesgo. It costs a little bit of $$$ but it's worth it. I believe they have a free trial version to see if it's a fit for you.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 551 | 2,205 | <issue_start>username_0: I have android 4.0 and I am getting Error 492 while downloading any app from Play Store. I have tried resetting my SDCard and doing Factory Reset.
I have HCL ME U1 Tablet and It isn't rooted and I don't want to do the same.<issue_comment>username_1: I had the same error and did some research on it. Here is what I could find out.
This error seems to be a little mysterious as it comes and goes. I've tried many things from several forums but in the end, waiting solved the problem. It just disappeared from one day to another and I wasn't the only one experiencing this phenomena. Some even say it's a problem on the side of Google.
If you want to take action, here are the steps I could find and have tried:
* Unlink your Google Account from the phone. Do so in the Account Settings
* In the Application Manager, find the Play Store and delete data and caches
* Relink your Google Account
* If that did not help and if it is possible on your Phone: Delete the Dalvik Cache, which stores information about the apps and the structure. Do so by booting into maintenance mode -> Option 'Advanced' -> 'Delete Dalvik Cache'
* While you are there, you might want to wipe the Cache Partition
* I have not tried this and on an unrooted phone it might not be possible, but several people said it helped them to delete the ".android\_secure"-file with a file browser though I am not sure about the consequences of this.
* If all fails, wait for a couple of days (which worked for many people I've heard of including myself).
I hope this could help you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: We have some more simple fixes which might help you out in fix the [Google Play Store 492 Error](http://wapguy.com/fix-google-play-error-492/).
try the below quick fixes before you attempt to do it the hard way.
* Reinstall the Google play store application.
* Uninstall any of the recently installed app.
* Downgrade Google play store application to lower version.
* Remove application cache.
* Switch Google Play store accounts.
* Remove the SD card and try opening the application.
* Simply Reboot your android phone (Yup, sometimes that's all it takes :P )
Hope this helps.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 677 | 2,419 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an SSH server providing access to my files at home, secured by a private key.
I'd like to be able to synchronise those files with my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Note, running Cyanogenmod 11 (Android 4.4.2). I need two-way synchronisation: edits and deletes on the phone should be synchronised to the server, and edits and deletes on the server should be synchronised to the phone.
Ideally, this tool would run in the background, but I would be able to trigger it manually if required.
Does such a tool exist? I've been unable to find one either in the Play Store or F-Droid.<issue_comment>username_1: [Rsync](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync) is a great utility that can synchronize files using SSH, which I personally and at work for backups. Looks like there is an app available in the Play Store called [rsync backup for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.kowalczuk.rsync4android).
EDIT: Also if you want a more Linux-y type solution, CM has busybox included, which I believe has rsync. Looks like this guy has a setup that seems similar to what you want. Check out his [blog post](http://cschramm.blogspot.com/2012/12/android-backup-using-rsync.html).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: And if you want a tool with a nice GUI, take a look at [FolderSync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.lite). It not only offers SSH, but plenty of additional protocols – including Samba, FTP, and a bunch of cloud services (yes, even ownCloud). More alternatives can be found [in my list here](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/file_sync).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I ended up choosing [Unison](http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/), which supports Linux, FreeBSD, Windows and Android - the full set of OSs I use on a regular basis.
See [https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/65691/synchronising-files-over-ssh](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/186319/56413) for my replacement for Unison.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Revisiting this after several years, I've found a solution that works across all my devices (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Android): [Syncthing](http://syncthing.net/)
It provides free (as in speech, and as in beer), secure, and easily installed peer to peer file synchronisation. Literally does everything I want, out of the box.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/18 | 191 | 668 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there tool or application that can set the brightness of the screen below the system minimum?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes there are a dozen of them, go to the below link and download the app.
Vote up and choose answer if I helped :D
[NightMode](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pt.bbarao.nightmode)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: My personal favorite for this task is [ScreenFilter](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor), which is completely free (no ads, even) and has [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) integration.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/18 | 691 | 2,673 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S plus (GT I9001), I installed [Tiger Jelly Bean](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204479) recently, which was working fine. But phone was lagging a lot so I decided to install the stock rom again. I installed Kies(latest version) with drivers and connected my phone to my PC, but it was not detected by Odin. Every time I got Samsung Composite USB Device driver installation failed. So I searched and installed drivers from [Here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038555) and [Here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961956) . But they didn't worked either. I tried again after changing USB Cable but still no luck. Then I installed Kies in my Laptop and tried to connect the phone. Still it wasn't recognized.
Things were not working with downloading mode and Stock rom tar file cannot be flashed with recovery mode. So I searched a converter for .tar to flash able .zip file and found [THIS](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419920). I installed this tool and tried to convert the tar file to zip. Didn't noticed that it require knowing "Mount Point", so I converted the tar file to zip without changing the mount point and copied the file to internal storage of phone and flashed the zip file. After that phone restarted , and stuck at Samsung Logo.
New I can't even to recovery Mode, nothing happens when I keep Pressing **Vol Up + Power**. Phone starts and stuck at samsung logo. Odin was already not detecting the phone so I tried connecting the phone on **Ramdump Mode** and some how drivers were installed and odin detected it correctly. But odin can't flash phone in ramdump mode so it didn't worked.
So now the problems I am facing are:
1- Phone is stuck at samsung logo, can't go in recovery mode.
2- Odin not detecting phone in downloading mode.
Is there something what I can do to fix this?
Please help!
Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: I also faced the same problem in my phone, when I flashed a wrong Rom. But I had USB Jig which reset my phone to Download mode automatically. Then I was able to flash with ODIN.
Try using USB Jig (you can buy it on eBay) to force your phone into Download mode.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There are different boot combos for different galaxies.
On my phone it is up + home + power. Sometimes I have to hold it for almost two minutes for some reason.
If you cant boot injto recovery then boot into bootloader/downloadmode and flash there with .exe like odin or heimdall.On my phone down home power boots into bootloader.
Make sure the drivers are newest from samsung official site
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 233 | 962 | <issue_start>username_0: If I want to restore my conversations on WhatsApp and I'm reinstalling it from the latest backup, will the conversations with the blocked contacts appear? Will the blocked contacts continue to be blocked?<issue_comment>username_1: I also faced the same problem in my phone, when I flashed a wrong Rom. But I had USB Jig which reset my phone to Download mode automatically. Then I was able to flash with ODIN.
Try using USB Jig (you can buy it on eBay) to force your phone into Download mode.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There are different boot combos for different galaxies.
On my phone it is up + home + power. Sometimes I have to hold it for almost two minutes for some reason.
If you cant boot injto recovery then boot into bootloader/downloadmode and flash there with .exe like odin or heimdall.On my phone down home power boots into bootloader.
Make sure the drivers are newest from samsung official site
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 310 | 1,232 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a universal way to enter recovery mode on an Android device **with only one turn on/off button**?
I have a tablet (Navon Raptor 7) like this and I can't figure it out. An other problem is that although it can boot and get to the launcher, basically I can't start any application or get to the settings (it says 'xy application stopped' etc.) so **I can't even activate debug mode** and use adb to achieve this. That's why I want to do a hard reset from recovery...<issue_comment>username_1: I also faced the same problem in my phone, when I flashed a wrong Rom. But I had USB Jig which reset my phone to Download mode automatically. Then I was able to flash with ODIN.
Try using USB Jig (you can buy it on eBay) to force your phone into Download mode.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There are different boot combos for different galaxies.
On my phone it is up + home + power. Sometimes I have to hold it for almost two minutes for some reason.
If you cant boot injto recovery then boot into bootloader/downloadmode and flash there with .exe like odin or heimdall.On my phone down home power boots into bootloader.
Make sure the drivers are newest from samsung official site
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 293 | 1,074 | <issue_start>username_0: `I deleted the folder symlinking to /storage/sdcard0 and I want to restore the symlink but I'm not sure if I should make new folder starting with s or S
there should be folder named ?dcard does it start with S or s?
<issue_comment>username_1: It should be `/sdcard`, with a lower-case `s`.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I made a folder called /sdcard and wanted to `ln -s /sdcard /storage/sdcard0` but I got ln not found or something like that.So I `mount -o bind /sdcard /storage/sdcard0` **which made me unable to access the sdcard in anyway on my phone.** I was scared the sdcard got wiped because it was empty except it had a Root Explorer folder for a reason unknown to Me.
Being scared of wiped data I unplugged the cable and rebooted hoping it was a temporary error caused by the mount -o bind command.Fortunately it was and I also found out that the /sdcard has been restored properly automatically on boot (the restore wasnt cused by any command it is just how Android is made)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 675 | 2,341 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed CyanogenMod 11 on my HTC One with CyanogenMod Installer. So I got also the google Apps (gapps) on my device. But I need a CM11 without gapps.
I did then the following without success:
1. copy cm-11-20140308-SNAPSHOT-M4-m7.zip to /sdcard/
2. boot to recovery mode -> recovery -> ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.6:
3. "wipe data/factory reset"
4. "install zip" choosing the zip-file
5. "reboot system now"
So I got a new CM11 but with gapps still installed.
What should I do in addition to "wipe data/factory reset" to get rid of this apps?<issue_comment>username_1: Wipe your cache partition and wipe your dalvik cache and reinstall.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: The solution for my my problem was:
* Wipe data/factory reset AND
* Clear cache and Dalvik cache AND
* Format system partition
This can be done using ClockworkMod using various menus.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_3: Seems like you *can* remove it without a reinstall
1. `adb shell`
2. `su`
3. `mount -o rw,remount /system`
4. `rm -R /system/addon.d`
Source here : [How to fix wrong Google apps](https://github.com/M66B/cm-xtended/wiki/How-to-fix-wrong-Google-apps)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I know this is an old thread but it shows up pretty high on Google and is the only relevant one to my own quest when I was trying to remove Gapps/Google Apps from my phone, so I figured I'd add my two cents.
The above answers **did not work for me**. What I did was the following:
(*WARNING: this may brick some devices!*)
* Forcibly flash a bogus image using a low level flash tool (e.g Androxyde FlashTool) into the phone's system ROM, e.g 10mb worth zeroes should do the trick to overwrite the file allocation table.
* Install recovery if it has been removed by the above operation. You can do this by holding the phone specific button combo to put it in flash mode (e.g power and volume-down), and then flashing the boot.img file that's included in most rom files using the flash tool you used in the previous step.
* Boot into recovery, and install your rom of choice.
This will create a completely *clean* system ROM with *only* the applications included in the ROM itself.
If you decide that you want Google apps later after all, just search for 'GApps android' or go to <http://opengapps.org> .
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/18 | 736 | 3,030 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that there are lots of "voice recorder" apps out there. Some of them will let you record using your bluetooth headset instead of the built-in mic. However, all the ones I have looked at say things like "tap the button to start recording". This defeats the purpose of what I am trying to do, which is to record thoughts I have while I am out and about walking, biking, driving, etc. when I can reach up and hit a button on my bluetooth phone, but I am not able to stop, pull my phone out of wherever I have it stashed, take off my gloves so I can touch the screen, power up the device, enter my lock code, jump to the record app if needed, and tap to start recording. By the time I have done that I have lost my train of thought, and wasted a lot of time.
Voice activated recording is probably not going to work, because, even though my headset has some degree of wind cancellation, there is a lot of ambient noise from time to time.
I can use voice commands, which is still a bit of a pain but at least keeps me mostly hands free, that is, I can tap the button on my headset, say "activate" and my headset will connect to the phone and bring up voice commands. However, I am not sure what I would do next. The commands offered are things like "Go To << Shortcut >>", and "Check << Item >>" - these are the only two that seems remotely related to what I am trying to do. I assume that maybe if I said something like "Go To Voice Recorder" it might open up the voice recorder, but I couldn't get it to work and am not sure what it expects for << Shortcut >>. Even then, assuming that part would work, I would need to have some way of telling the app to start recording, for instance, if the shortcut was not just the app but a full-blown intent. I am not sure how I would set that up. There is also the question of how to stop it, but hopefully hitting the headset button again would work as that already as a similar function while on a phone call.
Am I on the right track here? Is there some kind of app that will help me out here? One thing I don't understand is, does the app have to explicitly support bluetooth audio for this to work? I would think the OS (Android) would abstract away the input source, yet some apps explicitly claim Bluetooth support (even going so far as to only support it in the for-pay version) while others don't say anything about it.<issue_comment>username_1: The Google Now option for Note to Self might work for you... It doesn't do a voice memo, but it will let you leave notes to yourself.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Are you aware of the [AutoVoice](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autovoice&hl=en) plug in that works with [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en)? Both are paid app (free version available with reduced functions and time based deadline) and offer great features; the only downside is that it involves a learning curve to effectively use them.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/19 | 229 | 906 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't need poor Samsung apps such as *SamsungApps, Chat-On, Blurb, S-Translate* anymore. Can i simply uninstall them and make an exclusion in my Updates so as not to get them back again?<issue_comment>username_1: You can remove them, you just need to root your device and then download titanium backup and you will be able to clean them out completely!
1) How to root your phone? Depends on your device!
2) Stop updates? Go to apps, find samsung apps and there you have an option to specify when to update them! Choose none and you are good to go.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You cannot remove those apps normally.
What you can do is - disable them, at least you won't be getting annoying notifications.
Open **Application Manager** -> **All** -> **ChatON** and click on **Disable**
*If you really want to purge them. You have to **root** your device.*
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/19 | 593 | 2,400 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I repartition my device such that the storage for device internal usage (i.e application storage or internal memory) can be increased in lieu of decreasing the User available memory.
Currently, I have:
* Internal memory = 740 MB
* User Available Space = 2.0 GB
How can I repartition to move some Phone Storage/User Available Space to Internal Memory?
I have an External SD card for Media Storage. So, I don't require 2 GB in the phone storage.<issue_comment>username_1: If I understood your question correctly, the answer is: You can't. The internal memory is built into the phone and can not be altered, hence why many phones come with SD card expansion option. Those that do not will either have high internal memory from the get-go, or are simply not meant to function beyond basic phone functions (such as call and SMS).
If it is simply a question of optimizing the use of your internal memory, I answered a thread that was roughly about that here: [Gmail won't sync, apps don't update: "Device doesn't have enough storage space"](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/64651/gmail-wont-sync-apps-dont-update-device-doesnt-have-enough-storage-space/64791#64791)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: You *can* repartition the internal memory. In essence it can be done, but what many others have answered is basically correct. Not only is it quite difficult and risky to perform it, it also requires specialized skills which the average user may not have. There is one solution to the problem though.
The easiest way to do this is to look for a custom ROM for your phone. Many custom ROM providers recognize the issue already and have a fix for it in some way or the other.
Your phone model can provide more information if you like.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I solved this problem the best way was to do the following:
1. Root the phone (do it t your own risk!!!! - I sure did and works fine).
2. Install any memory management application (RAM Management app - refer XDA forum).
3.It will ask you to allocate some of your internal memory as SWAP space.
4. When done you will have the SWAP act as a backup RAM in case the internal RAM is full.
That did work for me and phone is working faster since then (only small lags while playing HD games)..
Note ; done this before 5 Months sorry for the late update
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/19 | 1,570 | 6,077 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to protect my instructional video with a password. There is a use case.
When a user wants to play an encrypted file (*update: file located on user's android device*), the encrypted file will pop up a dialog box to request the user to enter a Playback Password. This dialog box will display the machine ID of the user's android device. The user can send his/her own machine ID to you, and you can create a Playback Password based on the user's machine ID. After that the user can use this Playback Password to play your file on his/her device. Since the Playback Password is created based on the user's machine ID, the user will not be able to share the Playback Password with other users. Since the Playback Password is bond to the user's device, the user will not be able to re-distribute your files.
Is there some software that helps me to obtain this purpose?
---
I seem to have secured the streaming video from the web site well enough, but a lot of the members want video files on their devices because they don't want to have to deal with wi-fi to play the video while they conduct the class. (*update: I'm not good in English. I meant file need to be located on user's android device. No streaming*)
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There is no doubt someone can just shoot the video from the screen, but I want to slow down the proliferation of my video.<issue_comment>username_1: Encrypting a video, this sounds fascinating. I would like to share an approach that I think can be used here:
1. Get the byte-array of the video in your test project.
2. Copy this(byte-array) into your target-project as a variable
3. Now your target-project has the video, in form of a byte-array.
4. To add password, convert the password-string to a byte array.
5. Now to save the password in the video, add step-4 byte array to the top of step-3 byte array.
6. Now your video is encrypted! Any other player trying to play this file will throw an error. However we are not concerned with the file thing. Actually we have no video file, we just have a static variable that was created in step-3 and modified in step-5
7. To play this byte-array variable, first we will need to extract the password from it.
8. We always use a buffer to read such type of files. A buffer is basically a byte array of any required size. Let we want to choose a buffer[128]. This makes our step-5 varible look like a set of 128-sized byte arrays, like:[0100101011010....],[01010100010110..],[001010101010110....].....
9. So the first buffer created while reading step-5 variable. Contains the password!. but where?.its some thing like :[XXXXXX]+[010101011.....128] where [XXXXXX] is the password we set in step-5 and the other part is actually the part of the video. We now have to filter our password from this buffer, not an easy task!
10. So we will go for another approach here! We will make our password (Step-5) take the entire size of the buffer(here 128). Which means, the first 128 positions of the step 5 variable will entirely be used to recognize the password! So now the first buffer will look like:[XXXXXXXXXXXXX....XXX] (only password)
11. To do this, the step-5 will convert the password string into byte array and if it is less than buffer size(128 here), the it will append dummy values to it so that its size becomes equal to 128.
12. In step-11 we have created an encrypted password!
13. So finally, when the video is to be played, we will get step-5 variable that was modified as per step-11.
14. Ask for the user password.
15. Convert this password to a byte-arr and append values to it to make it 128 in size(similar to what we did in step 11)
16. Now we will compare the first buffer-sized(128) part of step-13 variable, compare it to step-15 input-Password-byte array.
17. If they do not match, show a dialog box with the appropriate message.
18. Or if it matches, remove the first buffer sized part. Rest contains the video that is to be played.
Wow!
Cheers!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can create an encrypted zip file of that video and set it to automatically unzip and play the video upon entering the correct password. [Zip4j](http://www.lingala.net/zip4j/) is an open-source Java library that supports encrypting/decrypting zip files, since default Android Java libraries don't have it.
This is more of a workaround because it will not directly encrypt the video, but create an encrypted folder from which the video may be extracted.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: What about an app like [Android Video Protector](http://android.password-protect-video.com/)? It is advertised as being exactly what you're looking for:
>
> **How to protect video files on Android Platform?**
>
>
> Android Video Protector Solution contains two software, there are Android Video Protector and PPVM Video Player. Android Video Protector is a video encryption software running on Microsoft Windows Operating System, it uses a password to encrypt the video you hope to protect, and supports 4 types encryption modes:
>
>
> 1. Device Binding, One Device, One Password
> 2. Non Device Binding, All Device, One Device ID, One Password
> 3. Non Device Binding, All Device, One Password
> 4. Encrypt video only
>
>
> **How to playback the encryption video on Android Platform?**
>
>
> Because the video is encrypted, the general video player can't playback this video, PPVM Video Player is the player running on
> Android Platform and supports playback the encryption video. it
> firstly check the playback password, which can be generate using
> Android Video Protector, after complete the password authentication,
> it will playback the encryption video.
>
>
>
I have no idea if these programs are reputable or if they work. The Android app is a direct download from their website (not the Google Play store) - proceed with caution at your own risk.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Password protected videos can be recorded on Android with
[Secure Video Recorder](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rustero.sevire.free)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/19 | 679 | 2,472 | <issue_start>username_0: I have bought a brand new Gionee E6. First thing I need to do is copy contacts from my Samsung Galaxy phone to Gionee E6. I have backed up my contacts as `.spb` file using Kies. But when I try to import this contacts to Gmail/to my phone, it says *"File format is not supported"*.
I have tried the following in Kies:
1. Open `.spb` file and save it as `.cvs`/`.vcf`. The "Save As..." option just does not work
2. Tried to import the `.spb` file to `Google Contacts`, doesn't work either.
What should I do?<issue_comment>username_1: Using proprietary vendor-software such as Kies for backups usually jails you into that eco-system. If your *Galaxy* is still available, up, and running, rather use the following steps to transfer your contacts:
1. open the *Contacts* app
2. hit the `menu` button
3. select "Import/Export"
4. chose to export your contacts to SDCard (will store in `.vcf` format)
Now you've got a decent backup which should restore on *any* Android device (at the same place in *Contacts*), and even most other systems, as VCF is a standard format ([VCard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard)).
Alternatively, you can also sync all your contacts with your Google account from your old phone. They should automatically sync to all your other Android devices using the same account then.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In Kies, open the `.spb` file, select all the contacts then save as `.vcf`. Then send to your phone via Bluetooth.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. From Windows, open Start menu, type `.vcf`, but don't hit `Enter` key
2. Let it find the file, right click any .vcf file, then select "Open file location"
3. Copy the file, attach the USB to the phone, paste to internal storage on phone (I made a folder called `/vcf`)
4. Download app called [Import Contacts (old)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.waxworlds.edam.importcontacts), then import from single .vcf card
5. Download [DW Contacts](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dw.contacts&hl=en) (paid app) to display and call.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If you still have your Samsung phone than install [SYNCit](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lenovo.leos.cloud.sync.row) application by Lenovo Group.
1. Create an account and sync your contacts, SMS and other data.
2. Install the same app on your new mobile and sync it again.
Hassle free way to do it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/19 | 636 | 2,434 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't know if I am just being stupid here or if I have infact gone wrong somewhere.
Basically. I followed the usual steps for using an SD card as App storage.
Connected 2GB Micro SD via a Card Reader, Used MiniPartition Tool to split off a 512MB section. Both Primary with the 512Mb Being set as Ext2 and the first Partition remaining as FAT32 for media usage.
Put the card back into phone and added Link2SD followed by the Select partition type Ext2 and rebooted etc etc.
Whole thing appears to have been done successfully as I can now move Apps to SD card. Obviously I still have the issue of a small % of data being on the internal but thats not an issue atm.
SO my issue I guess is this:
Why is that each time I add an App to the SD. Say for example the Facebook app at around 25MB.. Why does it deduct that space from my first Partition (the FAT32 Media part) and not the second partition (the 512MB ext2 partition) which was specifically created for this purpose?
I have the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT S5830 Running on Android Version 2.3.5.
Edit:
This is how my storage info looks: <issue_comment>username_1: You need to use Link2SD to actually move the app to the second partition. If you simply use the built-in Android way of moving it to the SD card, then you aren't taking advantage of Link2SD at all.
In Link2SD, you can select apps and move them to the second partition. You can even set it up so that any new apps installed will automatically be moved over. Any current apps that were moved to the SD card using the native Android method must be moved manually to the Ext2 partition using the Link2SD app (though I think you can select multiple apps and move all of them at once).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You dont have to move the apps to sd card. Just select your apps in link2sd and then from menu select create link option. It will link your apps to sd card (ext2 partition) and not fat32.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: First of all, you need to upgrade from Link2SD to [Link2SD Plus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.link2sd.plus) so that you can move everything, including the data.
Move the app to phone memory, then create link, then check everything, then press ok. Then, the whole app, including the lib files, data etc. is moved on to the 2nd partition.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/17 | 478 | 1,950 | <issue_start>username_0: How to check where an app is sending data and making requests over the internet on Android?
Is this possible with ADB or something else?
I want to monitor an app for data it is sending over the internet.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [tPacketCapture](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.taosoftware.android.packetcapture) to route your traffic through a local VPN.
The app will then write a log which you can open with [WireShark](http://www.wireshark.org/) on your desktop and analyze data flow.
It won't allow you to see which app sent which packet, but this is as good as it gets without root. Although there is a Pro version available which allows you to filter out applications.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: No-Root firewall does the same. The advantage is that it is all displayed in a GUI-interface. To function, it creates a VPN(disadvantage of this is that you can't use your own VPN at the same time of course). Then it lists the apps that want's to access a certain IP address over a certain port, and you can decide if you want to allow or disallow in the ip or range over WIFI or mobile.
This works great for dedicated apps, but for some system apps this is tricky, because they are displayed bundeld. Also there are requests for certain IP address of '...cloudfront..' servers. These servers are hosting servers that change continously and you will never know who is behind it and what data is send to it.
And example of a bundled app from android that I have is:
"*Android System, Atci\_service, com.mediatek, com.mediatek.batterywarning, com.mediatek.voiceextension, Common Data Service, FloatWindow, FotaProvider, Fused Location, Input Devices, Key Chain, MiraVision, MMITest, Mobile anti-theft, MTK Thermal Manager, Permission Control, Phone, Schedule power on & off, Settings Storage, Setting, SmartcardService, UpgradeSys, Voice Unlock*"
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/19 | 711 | 2,899 | <issue_start>username_0: I just bought a Samsung Note 2. My mom uses it when we are in India, but I use it when we are in the U.S. Is there a way to have two separate accounts so that our apps don't get mixed up? I'd like to have a completely separate set of app pages and saved data (eg. so I can have a different WhatsApp account on the same device than my mom).<issue_comment>username_1: There are a few options available, but the effective ones I came up with will require root access. And the second option may require an unlocked bootloader (I'm not sure if the Note 2 can unlock its bootloader or not).
Even if you have the most recent version of Android, Google has not enabled multiple users for phones; they figure people share tablets, but have their own phone. And there are some [issues](http://pocketnow.com/2013/07/26/multi-user-android-phones) that come with multiple users on a phone.
Specific app profiles (root required)
-------------------------------------
There are apps such as [Titanium Backup](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup) that let you create profiles for apps, and it works on any version of Android. You select the apps that you want to be multi-user. Then you add a widget to your homescreen that lets you choose which user you want to switch to. Titanium Backup will then back up the data for the current user and restore the backup data for the user you select.
If you're worried about one user getting text messages, you'll either have to insert a different SIM for each user (and thus change the phone to a new number), or set up each person with a Google Voice number. Then, have the Google Voice app be set up with multiple profiles.
Full Nandroid backup/restore - most effective (root required)
-------------------------------------------------------------
If you root it and install a custom recovery, such as ClockWorkMod (cwm) or TWRP, it would be a very simple process. Just do a full backup of the phone, then do a factory reset. Give the phone to your Mom, and she can set it up like her own phone.
Once she gives the phone back to you, do a full nandroid backup again in the recovery, then recover your own image. This will clear all her data (except anything stored on the SD card, such as images and other files) and restore your own. After you boot up the phone, it will be like she never touched it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes. In Android Lollipop it is possible to have multiple separate user accounts with separate apps and app data. So your apps and its data won't be mixed up. If you don't want to switch or couldn't update to Lollipop then you can use apps such as tasker or Nandroid backups as Stephen suggested.
Read more on [Multiple User Accounts in Lollipop](http://www.androidcentral.com/lollipop-brings-proper-multi-user-accounts-your-phone).
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/19 | 1,937 | 5,286 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I get root access for my Xperia P device runing Jelly Bean(4.1)?
Is it required to unlock bootloader before trying to root the phone?<issue_comment>username_1: Rooting will involve several steps. You may or may not want to unlock your bootloader first (I did unlock it first before trying the following steps).
In order to use these instructions, you'll need a Windows computer and your device must be running Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean. You'll also want to ensure your device is charged before trying to root it.
These instructions are paraphrased from [Xperia HTC Rooting](http://xperiahtcrootingrom.com/root-sony-xperia-p-ics-jellybean/).
1. [Download the Bin4ry rooting software](http://www.mediafire.com/download/k7qu98huz3vxr7b/Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31.zip), and extract it to your desktop
2. Enable USB debugging on your Xperia P. You can do this by going into Settings > Application > Developer options > USB debugging and checking the box to enable it.
3. Connect your Xperia P to your computer via a USB cable. If your device is not recognized, you may need to install the [Sony Xperia P USB driver](http://dl-developer.sonymobile.com/drivers/Xperia_P_Xperia_U_Xperia_sola_drivers.zip) first, then reconnect it again.
4. Double click on `RunMe.bat` file in the Bin4ry folder that you extracted
5. A black command window popup should appear with green text. Type 1 to select New\_standard\_root and press `Enter`.
6. Follow the on screen instructions to root your device.
Note: If the New\_Stand\_Root method does not work, try repeating steps 4 and 5 with the second root method (New Xperia Root by Goroh\_kun).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Okay here is how to root without unlocking bootloader for XP Jellybean. This is confirmed working and do it in your own risk.
**Note:**
**Charge your phone to 100% before doing this and back up contact,message and any other installed app.**
1. Download and install [Flashtool](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746) (If you dont know how to flash using flashtool follow this [tutorial](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2054486)
2. Download `Sony Xperia P_6.1.1.B.1.75_Generic World` from [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/p-development/rom-sony-xperia-p6-1-1-b-1-75generic-t2089118)
3. Put the ftf file inside the firmware folder of flashtool
4. Turn `Usb Debugging on` in your phone
5. Shut down your Xperia P
6. Press the lightning icon inside flashtool
7. Select `FLASHMODE` (NOT FASTBOOT)
8. Choose the Sony Xperia P\_6.1.1.B.1.75\_Generic World ftf file for XP
9. When flashtool ask you to connect your device, insert USB cable first in your phone then hold `Volume Down` Button and insert the other end of USB in your PC
10. Wait till it finish
11. Disconnect your phone and power on. You are back in ICS
12. Flash [0.559 kernel](http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1665266&d=1358806560) via flashtool
13. Remove the phone from PC, reboot the phone
14. Connect the phone to PC
15. Open flashtool hit the root button
16. When you see "waiting for restore to finish" open your phone and run Backup&Restore app and restore RootMe.tar file.
17. Wait until Flashtool do the rest of work
18. When u r done flash [.75 kernel](http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1644206&d=1358172225) via flashtool reboot the phone
19. Download [CWM](http://kumquat-project.googlecode.com/files/cwm-1.0-nypon.zip)
20. Extract the folder
21. Connect your phone to the pc with USB debugging
22. Click on install.bat
23. Download [JB KERNEL](http://click.xda-developers.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_139531307691619&key=f0a7f91912ae2b52e0700f73990eb321&loc=http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/p-development/tut-root-jb-locked-boot-loader-t2250101&v=1&libId=b05cf8bc-f6c2-406c-84eb-7d0f1f2e8be3&out=http://d-h.st/oBB&title=%5BTUT%5D%5BPRE-ROOTED%20JB%20ROM%20ZIP%5D%5BHow%20To%5D%20Root%20JB%20for%20locked%20Boot%20Loader%20-%20xda-developers&txt=http://d-h.st/oBB) and [PRE ROOTED JB](http://click.xda-developers.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_139531311757320&key=f0a7f91912ae2b52e0700f73990eb321&loc=http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/p-development/tut-root-jb-locked-boot-loader-t2250101&v=1&libId=b05cf8bc-f6c2-406c-84eb-7d0f1f2e8be3&out=http://d-h.st/aze&title=%5BTUT%5D%5BPRE-ROOTED%20JB%20ROM%20ZIP%5D%5BHow%20To%5D%20Root%20JB%20for%20locked%20Boot%20Loader%20-%20xda-developers&txt=http://d-h.st/aze)
24. Put it on your SD card
25. Well Now shut down you Xperia P
26. Turn it on
27. Enter CWM Recovery by pressing volume down (dont hold the volume button put press repeatedly move up and down using volume button select using power button)
28. Mount System
29. Mount Data
30. Mount Cache
31. Flash the JB Kernel Zip
32. Again Mount System
33. Mount Data
34. Mount Cache
35. Flash the JB\_prerooted\_6.2.A.0.400.zip
36. Do Not Reboot !!
37. Wipe Data/Factory Reset
38. Reboot !!
It take some minutes, But just wait with patience
For the 1st time you may get FC from Thememanager and Timescape
Enjoy Rooted JB !!!
Source: [XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/p-development/tut-root-jb-locked-boot-loader-t2250101)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/19 | 605 | 2,380 | <issue_start>username_0: On an Android device I would like to modify /data/misc/wifi/wpa\_supplicant.conf with as minimal side effects to the rest of the device as possible. (there are unexposed APIs in Android framework)
Is it possible to just use a command line su executable to get permissions to modify the file?
Can I do this without an unlocked boot loader?
Would this be easier on a Nexus device?<issue_comment>username_1: Have you rooted your device?? If yes then use root browser and navigate to wpa\_supplicant. Conf. Then open and edit that file. It will not effect device at all.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As long as root access is configured properly, you could do what you want through terminal or any executable su that you plan of. This doesn't requires an unlocked bootloader in most cases. However, getting a properly configured root access, most of the time requires an unlocked bootloader.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: >
> Is it possible to just use a command line su executable to get permissions to modify the file?
>
>
>
Yes. It's that simple. With properly setup root permission you can easily modify most configuration files.
>
> Can I do this without an unlocked boot loader?
>
>
>
*Very* unlikely though I've heard some. To root your phone you must first unlock your bootloader and ... that's the beginning :)
>
> Would this be easier on a Nexus device?
>
>
>
I'm not very sure. The general procedure is Unlock bootloader -> Flash custom recovery -> Flash root package -> Boot into phone and get a root-capable text editor and modify the file.
AFAIK Nexus devices are the "most vanilla" so you shouldn't face any problem if you follow a comprehensive rooting guide.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: In case this point is not clear; it's not enough to *just* have a su executable and run it.
Since you asked
>
> Is it possible to just use a command line su executable to get
> permissions to modify the file?
>
>
>
The su executable must be properly installed, meaning that for it to do its job 'on behalf of' the superuser/root it has to have the SUID bit set (Switch User ID) for root. This process, called rooting needs to be done before any su executable becomes valid.
You can read all about the SUID bit and Linux file permissions as well as the rooting process by doing a search.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/19 | 410 | 1,643 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and when I go into my settings then add an account and add a gmail account, it gives me an option to choose what I want to sync. I unchecked 'photos' and 'contacts' and everything else except for 'gmail', but it still auto sync'ed my photos and contacts (and my apps and app data, even though I told it not to). I then deleted the account and tried again but this time, I didn't check anything at all (not even gmail) and it did not sync anything, which is good. But I want to sync only my mail, so then I went into the settings for my account and checked only the 'sync gmail' box and it synced everything again (app, app data, contacts, photos). How do I make it stop syncing everything? I just want to sync my inbox.<issue_comment>username_1: you turn off the sync and open the mail app if it is gmail then it is easy as gmail app has its swipe down to refresh mails. but the android email app has no features like this so go to its settings to change it
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: **To turn off syncing of everything to google, except mail then you can try the following steps:**
1. Go to "Settings" on your phone -> "General" -> "Accounts" -> "Google" -> click your email address in the top. From here, you can uncheck checkboxes on everything you don't want to sync with Google.
2. Google+ also has its own syncing options -> Go to "Settings" on your phone -> "General" -> "Accounts" -> "Google" -> "Google+" -> "Auto backup". In the top, you can choose "Off" to turn off the backup of pictures and files to Google+.
I hope this helps.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/20 | 300 | 1,172 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to do double-click on Android like you do on a regular computer? Some websites require double-click to operate, and I was hoping I could do the same on Android and get a computer double-click behavior instead of Android double tap zoom.<issue_comment>username_1: You can try using [Firefox for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox) with the plugin [NoDoubleTap](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/android/addon/nodoubletap/) that lets you disable double tap zooming.
Hopefully that will let Android pass both taps through to the website so it can register a double click.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Just created this account just to share this priceless information... Try and instal "[**Puffin browser**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmosa.puffinFree&hl=en)" on googleplay.. It has the virtual mouse that works like a charm! Thank me later and the developer!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I had the same issue and the only browser I've found that works is Puffin. I have to use the virtual mouse and a BT mouse together but it does work.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/20 | 139 | 557 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently downloaded NFS Most Wanted on my Samsung Galaxy Grand i9082.... the problem is that when I copied the data folder I downloaded into Android>>> Data>>> and I installed the apk file and when I check the app status it shows sd card data-0.00 B<issue_comment>username_1: First install game and play it once. Then paste your downloaded data folder to Android-Data. Hope it helps
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: dont put the data files in obb.
instead put it in the sd card/android/data folder
it works
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/20 | 224 | 888 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a big phone (Moto G). I'm left-handed, so everything on the left of the screen would be so much more convenient on the right, and vice versa.
But wait, Android 4.2 introduced Right-to-left (RTL) layouts! The problem is that I don't speak any RTL languages, just English.
My understanding is that Android sets whether it's LTR or RTL, and [any app can read this setting](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#getLayoutDirection()) to display an appropriate layout. Can I set my Android device to be right to left while still using English?<issue_comment>username_1: First install game and play it once. Then paste your downloaded data folder to Android-Data. Hope it helps
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: dont put the data files in obb.
instead put it in the sd card/android/data folder
it works
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/21 | 250 | 1,003 | <issue_start>username_0: I just found out that some apps that I uninstall from my tablet are still listed in "all apps" section by my device, although marked as "not installed":
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kJLJ7.png)
Apps List (click image for larger variant)
How can I fully remove them? Please note that those are not system apps or pre-installed apps by manufacturer.<issue_comment>username_1: If you have multiple users on your tablet, this means that the apps are installed by another user, and therefore take up space without being installed under your user account. Just open the other accounts and uninstall the apps from there.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In the menu there is an option to uninstall for all users so you don't have to loging in to each user on the main.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Settings -> Apps -> select your app
tap on menu button (3 dots) -> Uninstall for all users
Upvotes: 4 |
2014/03/21 | 334 | 1,382 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Galaxy S III running Android 4.1 looks like it's going to die and I was wondering what's the quickest method to backup my Favourites from Chrome and stock so that I can copy them to a new device? Note: I don't have PC access and I'd like to keep the folders.<issue_comment>username_1: For Chrome bookmarks the easiest way is to enable Chrome bookmark syncing via your Google account. If this hasn't been automatically done, you can find the option to log in to your google account from Chrome in Menu -> Settings -> Sign in to Chrome. After this, your bookmarks will be synced to the cloud and you can simply repeat the process on the new device. Note that this also works for the desktop and iOS versions, if you'll ever need them.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You could use a dedicated backup app such as [Backup SMS, Contacts & Apps](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.brute.backupany):
>
> This is a Backup Manager / backup Assistant which lets you maintain backups of various things such as Contacts, SMS, Calendars, **Bookmarks**, Apps & Call logs. All of this can be kept safely in your email ID & **on your external memory**. Also helps **transfer data from one phone to another**.
>
>
>
(emphasis mine). The quote is from the app description, and as my emphasis shows, this should be perfectly fitting your needs.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/21 | 414 | 1,697 | <issue_start>username_0: I've flashed Carbon ROM on my LG G2 (D802) device and when e new Nightly release, I download it and put it on my SD Card and dirty flash it (Only clean Dalvik cache and cache partition). Now I've changed my enviroment from Dalvik ro ART and it seems that everything except nandroid manager is working fine, my question is, when a new Nightly release, what should I do now exactly? should I dirty flash like the other ones? and when I flashed the latest Nightly, what will happen to my environment, will it change back to Dalvik or it will stay on ART environment?
Thanks in advance.<issue_comment>username_1: For Chrome bookmarks the easiest way is to enable Chrome bookmark syncing via your Google account. If this hasn't been automatically done, you can find the option to log in to your google account from Chrome in Menu -> Settings -> Sign in to Chrome. After this, your bookmarks will be synced to the cloud and you can simply repeat the process on the new device. Note that this also works for the desktop and iOS versions, if you'll ever need them.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You could use a dedicated backup app such as [Backup SMS, Contacts & Apps](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.brute.backupany):
>
> This is a Backup Manager / backup Assistant which lets you maintain backups of various things such as Contacts, SMS, Calendars, **Bookmarks**, Apps & Call logs. All of this can be kept safely in your email ID & **on your external memory**. Also helps **transfer data from one phone to another**.
>
>
>
(emphasis mine). The quote is from the app description, and as my emphasis shows, this should be perfectly fitting your needs.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/21 | 478 | 1,629 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy S2 and a memory card installed. There are tons of free space on both. When I install any app, it downloads and then says `not enough storage`. How to solve this problem?
It's running ICS, and it's the latest available for it in my region.
I tried moving most apps to the SD card and uninstalled some. I also restarted the phone as well. Now, it shows low on space notification in the notification bar.<issue_comment>username_1: Root and flash your phone it solves anything (not only in my experience)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Yes you must root, flash etc and then install a new rom. I had all of this crap on my S2 so I just upgraded to a Nexus 5. Best thing I ever did
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There was a [thread](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/58168/why-am-i-constantly-running-out-of-space-on-my-galaxy-s2/64061) similar to yours a while back. It refered to a [Stackoverflow thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16818049/insufficient-storage-available-even-there-is-lot-of-free-space-in-device-memor) with a overwhelmingly positive answer.
One of the answers is to clear `dumpstack`. Here is the excerpt from the Stackoverflow answer.
>
> Here's a very simple solution that works on my Samsung Galaxy S II and NOTE 1 ; I have no idea about other models:
>
>
>
> ```
> Open the Phone app and switch to Keypad.
> Dial *#9900#
> On the screen that appears, click on the button labelled "Delete dumpstate/logcat".
>
> ```
>
> I've restored about one GB of system space this way.
>
>
>
Hope this solves your problem.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/22 | 1,020 | 4,004 | <issue_start>username_0: Believe it or not, but I want to remove a few Google Apps which I have no use for and want to free up space, resources and mobile data usage by not having them on my phone at all.
These include:
* Google Currents
* Google Play Music
* Google Play Movies
* Google Play Newsstand
* Google Keyboard
* Google+
I have ‘uninstalled’ them via the Play Store, but they still appear in my ‘Installed’ items in ‘My apps’ in the Play Store and instead of ‘UPDATE' and ‘UNINSTALL’ for any other app in my ‘Installed’ list, they stubbornly remain and only have ‘OPEN’ AND ‘UPDATE’ options.
Also going in the ‘All’ list in ‘My Apps’, all these apps are also different from other ones, where unlike other locally uninstalled apps that have their payment status (‘FREE’ or ‘PURCHASED’) and a ‘X’ at the top to remove it from your Google Account entirely, these Google Apps that I don’t want on my Android and want to be completely optional for my Android experience, only have an ‘UPDATE’ and no X up the top of their listing.
I don’t mind them remaining on the Google Account if Google insists on this, but I just want listings to ‘update’ them in my Google Play updates list to be removed, given this is Google basically forcing me to reinstall them against my will.
Is there a way to do this?
I’m on stock 4.3 Gnex.<issue_comment>username_1: The solution is to ‘Disable’ the apps from the Android system settings and they will no longer appear in your Play Store updates list.
E.g. for Google Currents:
Settings > Apps > All > find ‘Currents’ - tap it, select ‘Disable’.
The same applies to the all other listed apps in the question (with the exception of 'Google Play Newsstand’ which I couldn’t find in the list), and when you open the Play Store updates list anew, they will finally be gone from it as desired.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Above answer only stops them from appearing, it doesn't remove them. For that you'll need to root. Here's a guide that kind of answers your problem:
Be careful!
[Droidviews: Removing Stock Apps.](http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-deleteremove-unwanted-stock-apps-or-bloatwares-from-android-phones/)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I rooted my phone then installed Link2SD and Root Explorer. I used Root Explorer to backup the `.apk` files in the system folder, then from the Link2SD interface selected carefully the system (odex) apps I didn't want and uninstalled them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I rooted my phone (Pantech P9070) and froze a lot of unwanted stuff using Link2SD. I thought freezing was a better option than removing, just in case. I also installed DCentral1 to see what apps could be spying on me.
<https://sites.google.com/site/androidbloatware/freeze-able-bloatware>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Unless rooted, there is no way of uninstalling stock (system) apps.
That being said, even rooted uninstalling a stock app does **not** give you any usable free space (they're not on "user storage"). Disabling these app however, as suggested before, gives you all the other benefits you desire even on a stock, non-rooted Android.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: This is getting more complex than I thought. Even if ROOTed, the phone apps may be on ROM (much cheaper than Flash) and there fore impossible to remove. It depends on how the phone was designed.I am beginning to think Disable may be the best option. It turns off (I think) at least some of that task and along with Clear and Default should free up some resources. I do worry about the warning (every time?) that it "...may cause other apps to misbehave..."
Some smart guy with a rooted phone and lots of experience needs to check memory before and after Disable and then Root remove and compare. It is harder and more dangerous to use root and we all need to know if it is a benefit to resources, including RAM, CPU cycles, as well as more ephemeral things like reliability and useability.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/22 | 381 | 1,647 | <issue_start>username_0: I know this is a shot in the dark, but I had a phone call yesterday that I really want to retrieve it.
Can I phone up my provider (Vodafone) and ask for the recording? How do I go about doing this? Or is the conversation stored locally on my Galaxy S3?<issue_comment>username_1: No, your provider can't give you a recording of your phone call, and it's not saved on the phone by default.
There are a zillion apps on Google Play for recording phone calls, but there are two things to be aware of:-
1. Some phones simply can't record calls. This is because the "cellphone chip" in your phone has direct access to the microphone and speaker, so the phone call sounds don't ever pass through Android's phone system. If your phone was designed this way, probably you can record your side of the call (because Android still has access to the microphone), but not the other side. It doesn't matter which call recording app you use, because it's a limitation of the hardware.
2. In some countries, it's illegal to record a phone call without the consent of the other participant(s). Before doing anything, you should check, especially if you intend to use the recording as evidence to confront the other participant later or in a legal dispute.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Although the Android phone call recorders I have tried only record the audio from the other end via my mobile phone's microphone I have taken the audio files into Audacity on the PC and amplified and flattened the volumes so that both ends are clearly audible. A bit laborious but if it's a small number of calls it's quite do-able.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/23 | 274 | 1,180 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Galaxy S4 has been saying that my text is "sending" for hours now. However, one of the recipients has responded to my text. Was not doing this earlier today<issue_comment>username_1: This is most likely a carrier issue instead of a phone one.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: "Have you tried turning it off and back on again?" Honestly, I would just recommend restarting your device. It might just magically fix the problem.
Sometimes, if you're sending a message to multiple recipients, one person will receive the message before the others. Your phone could have lost cellular service during the process of sending the message (thus resulting in one person replying while your message is still being sent to the others).
If restarting the phone doesn't work, you can try the dumb brute force solution:
1. Copy the content of the message.
2. Delete the message from your outbox.
3. Create a new message with the pasted content and send it.
Maybe another user can recommend a techy solution, but this should be enough to get you past this issue if it happens again. If it happens regularly, you should contact your carrier.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/23 | 262 | 886 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted Samsung s3 mini, android version 4.1.2
How to show the saved wifi password of the router I am connected to?<issue_comment>username_1: From any file manager that allows root access to system files you can go into `/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf` file or directly search for `wpa_supplicant.conf` file.
You can open it with any text editor.
If you have Terminal Emulator you can also do this:
```
cat /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
```
You will find all your saved passwords inside that file. Password will be stored as:
```
network={
ssid="WiFiName"
psk="password"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
priority=1
}
```
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can also download the app "[Wifi Key Recovery](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.apps.wifiKeyRecovery)" which is a lot easier.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/23 | 528 | 1,601 | <issue_start>username_0: How do I turn off USB tethering or restart USB connection via computer/PC's terminal?<issue_comment>username_1: [<NAME>](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/51426/l%c3%a9o-lam) in his [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/98775/96277) explained the relevant commands that can be used using `adb shell`.
>
> Running the following command as root should enable USB tethering:
>
>
>
> ```
> service call connectivity 32 i32 1 on Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0)
> service call connectivity 33 i32 1 on Jelly Bean (4.1 to 4.3)
> service call connectivity 34 i32 1 on KitKat (4.4)
> service call connectivity 30 i32 1 on Lollipop (5.0)
>
> ```
>
>
See further information in his answer.
Setup [ADB](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/42474/is-there-a-minimal-installation-of-adb) in PC, enable USB debugging, launch Terminal/CMD in PC and enter:
```
adb shell su -c ""
```
Replace "" with the relevant aforesaid command to enable USB tethering. Change `1` to `0` to disable USB tethering.
E.g. For My Jelly Bean 4.2.1, the commands would be:
* Enable USB tethering
```
adb shell su -c "service call connectivity 33 i32 1"
```
* Disable USB tethering
```
adb shell su -c "service call connectivity 33 i32 0"
```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Fastest, foolproof way is just unplug it, that terminates the connection and the service. Otherwise the answer above is useful, or you could just issue adb reboot (assuming you have USB debugging on). Otherwise you'd need to find the PID in your PC operating system and stop that service.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/23 | 561 | 2,156 | <issue_start>username_0: I just flashed the CM 11 nightly build on my S2. I have also installed the Gapps from the source provided by CM website. Now it has brought me many unwanted apps to my phone. I would like to remove apps like Hangouts, Gmail, Play Books. Kindly suggest me some methods....
Thanks a ton in advance.
KS.Rajkumar<issue_comment>username_1: When you flash `Gapps.zip` (or really any zip in recovery mode), the applications in it are usually written to the `/system` partition on the device.
The difficulty is that the system partition is only mounted as 'writable' when installing the Gapps zip. After that, it's mounted as 'read-only', making it impossible to delete things on it.
You basically have two options for deleting unwanted system applications:
1. Start over: Reflash your ROM, then flash a modified version of the Gapps zip that has only the APKs you require.
You can remove apps from the Gapps zip simply by unzipping it, deleting the APKs you do not want, then zipping it up again.
2. Acquire root access, and remount the system partition as writable. You'll need the android command line tools installed to do this, but it sounds like you already have.
To mount the system partition as writable, do the following:
```
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
```
>
> Note: /system is only writable until the device is rebooted.
>
>
>
You then need to delete the unwanted APKs from `/system/app`. Reboot, and you should see the offending apps gone from your launcher.
Please bear in mind, however, that some Google apps depend on each other, and may not work properly if you delete those that they depend on. I think you'll generally be ok if you only delete 'named' applications (e.g. Hangouts.apk). Others such as GoogleHome.apk are required by others.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Easiest way to do it is with `Titanium Backup` application.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: If you can't remove any of them, you can at least *disable* some of them going to "Apps" in "Settings".
You won't free space in your device, but at least they will stop consuming RAM and phoning home.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/23 | 260 | 876 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted Huawei G700-U10 with android 4.2.1. I removed the Android Play Store and Services, but now I need it. How do I reinstall them?<issue_comment>username_1: Try flashing the CM10.1 GApps .zip file on the CyanogenMod Wiki (<http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps>)! CM10.1 = 4.2.1 android version.
When I flashed CM11 on my phone I used the GApps for CM11 on my phone, try it out on yours.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Just download the play store .apk file and install it. If you had it before, you can install it now.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: I think that the best thing is
If your friend have an android phone you tell your friend to share the playstore app with an App named MY APP SHARER and install it,
Or u can download it from the internet its just 2 to 4 MB to download, it works seriously.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/03/24 | 733 | 2,621 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Huawei Android phone with 512 MB ram and a 1.2 GHz quadcore processor with 4GB internal memory with JellyBean on it. For the past few days no game is running on it. I have tried Riptide GP2, Dead Trigger, World at Arms but to no avail. They install but when I open them they load 20-30% and then it comes back to the menu screen with a wheel rotating.
I thought it was a problem with my ram but I researched that RAM frees itself to run apps. I have 30-40 MB free ram so please tell me what to do as I am really annoyed. I know it has good hardware as its antutu benchmark score is around 14000.
I do not want to root my phone.
I've uninstalled many apps just to make the games work, but it didn't work. I would like to play these games.<issue_comment>username_1: As others have mentioned in the comments, 512 MB RAM with 30-40 MB free might be insufficient for running newer, resource-hungry games. Your version of Android (4.1, according to Huawei g520-5000's [specifications](http://www.gsmchoice.com/en/catalogue/huawei/ascendg520/Huawei-Ascend-G520.html)) already handles memory quite efficiently by terminating background apps when more RAM is required for games and such.
Your best bet would be contacting the game developers over e-mail and asking for help. Many will provide some support, just be prepared to know how to extract and send over the phone's logs. Some, such as Vector Unit (developer of Riptide GP2) even go as far as issue a refund if they can't help you with the problem:
Quote from Riptide GP2's [Play Store description](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vectorunit.red):
>
> • • CUSTOMER SUPPORT • •
>
> If you encounter a problem running the game,
> please email the device you're using, Android OS version, and a
> detailed description of your problem to <EMAIL>.
>
> We GUARANTEE if we can't fix your problem we'll give you a refund. But we
> can't help you if you just leave your problem in a review.
>
> For fastest support on most common issues please visit: www.vectorunit.com/support
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The fact is, that your phone is really outdated. In other words, too old to run these games. Even in previous days, the SoC on your phone, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, is a low-end processor, as well as the 512MB RAM being a fairly small amount. I suggest that you should give up attempting to run those games, because even if they launch properly, they would run *extremely* laggy and will likely end up being irresponsive due to insufficient system resources.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/21 | 554 | 2,394 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to automatically switch my Android Spotify app to "offline mode" when not connected to Wifi?
I've just had 1.5GB of data downloaded via Mobile data connection which has over maxed out my limit!
I'm not sure why this has happened (I can only assume it's re-downloaded some playlists?), but I would like to prevent this from happening again.<issue_comment>username_1: It is not possible to programmatically toggle offline mode (ie, by creating an Intent or with Tasker or something). However you can limit streaming quality over mobile networks, same with downloading of offline playlists.
Spotify is aware of some users having problems with high data usage, and some of the recent 1.x releases have contained fixes for these types of problems. So always make sure that you have the latest version of the Spotify app installed!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: No need to do that, if your device runs at least Android [4.0](/questions/tagged/4.0 "show questions tagged '4.0'"):
1. From your homescreen, go to *Settings → Data Usage*
2. tick the checkbox to enable data limit
3. in the graph, move the bars to some level suiting you (can be imaginary high, to not toggle your mobile data off altogether when reached)
4. scroll down until you find the Spotify app, tap its entry to open details
5. scroll to the end of that screen, tick the checkbox to "limit background data"
Done. Now, unless Spotify is running in foreground, it should no longer automatically use mobile data.
This setting has no effect to WiFi, so it would perfectly fit your needs: while on WiFi, Spotify feels no restriction. As soon as you switch to mobile data, the app is no longer allowed to automatically transfer anything in background – but should still permit actions you trigger when the app is in foreground.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to Settings and untick "Download over 2G/3G".
This way Spotify won't download/update playlists when WiFi connection is not available.
It can however still stream music, so to disable that just tick the "Offline mode" option.
If you leave it ticked it won't stream music anymore and you will be only able to listen to previously downloaded playlists. Also, you settings will be preserved and the next time you start Spotify it will still be in Offline mode, preventing unwanted Mobile data traffic.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/24 | 1,254 | 4,976 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to make a profile in Tasker to enable device administrator privilegies to "Android Device Manager" when a text message is received. This way I could keep Device Manager disabled, while I can re-enable it remotely (by a text message for example) in case I lost my phone.
Is there any way to do that using Tasker?<issue_comment>username_1: I have yet to see a plugin or 3rd app that will allow you to do this.
It is still possible to have tasker enable device administrator privileges to "Android Device Manager." The issue becomes in the absence of a plugin you'd most likely have to enable Android Device Manager through a series of simulated tap and swipes. Since a security measure this method isn't at all practical as the person could potentially see what going on.
I would honestly suggest investing in [Cerberus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus). It can hide itself and respond to test messages and commands which can be sent from the web. You can find many stories on reddit about how this app has allowed people to recover their phones.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Not sure why would you want to do that but you're gonna need root access for sure if you want to enable **Android Device Manager** as Device administrator in background.
I tried combinations of intent broadcasts to avoid device reboot but with no success, so note that my method requires a reboot.
All the enabled Device administrators are noted in the file `/data/system/device_policies.xml`. Simply add or remove an app's entries from it, reboot the device and that app would get enabled/disabled as Device administrator.
Any app which shows up under **Settings → Security → Device administrator** has a receiver meant specifically to meet the [requirements of using the Device Administration API](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html#manifest) and requires the permission [BIND\_DEVICE\_ADMIN](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN). You can check the receiver's name in the Manifest of the app. It is this receiver which is mentioned in the `device_policies.xml` file.
The simplest way to get the app's device admin receiver's name and the flag is to enable the app as Device administrator, look for the app's entries under `device_policies.xml` file and then revoke the Device administrator privilege .
For Android Device Manager (ADM; managed by Google Play Services), the entries are:
```
```
Now, let's make a task to add those entries in the said XML file whenever needed.
**Note**: First, [Busybox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox) is required for the task, but you can do away its need and use Tasker's inbuilt functionality for sorting if you look closely at the action I proposed to enable ADM. Second, my solution is tested on Android 5.0.2 and 5.1.1 but it should work on other Android releases as well with little tinkering.
1. Create a task named "Enable ADM".
2. Create the following actions in that task:
1. **Code → Run Shell**,
* **Command**:
```
if [ "$(grep -o '' /data/system/device_policies.xml)" != "" ]; then sed -i 's//\n\n\n<\/admin>\n<\/policies>/g' /data/system/device\_policies.xml; fi; if [ "$(grep -o 'com.google.android.gms/' /data/system/device\_policies.xml)" != "com.google.android.gms/" ]; then sed -i 's/<\/policies>/\n\n<\/admin>\n<\/policies>/g' /data/system/device\_policies.xml; fi
```
The command may look a bit incomprehensible at first, but it's plain and simple in reality . The whole command consists of two simple conditions and actions. The first **if** condition is checking whether string is available in the file or not. If any app is enabled as Device administrator then the app's receiver and flag would show up between and . If none of the apps is enabled then would not show up so we can easily append ADM's entries into the file.
The second **if** condition is checking whether ADM is already enabled or not. If not, then add the entries to enable it.
* Check **Use Root**
2. **Code → Run Shell**,
* **Command**: `setprop ctl.restart zygote`
This would soft-reboot the device.
* Check **Use Root**
3. Instead of soft-reboot, you can opt for normal reboot from **System → Reboot → Type: Normal**
3. Create an event profile from **Event → Phone → Received Text** and set,
* **Type: SMS**
* **Sender**: Choose a number or leave it blank
* **Content**: Specify what should be in the text to trigger the task such as "*Yo boy!*". Alternatively, you can avoid this stage and leave everything pretty much global but use an action or more in a task for more complexity as well as flexibility.
4. Assign the task to the profile.
That's it. You can test your profile now. It should work flawlessly. If it doesn't, then I'm not at fault! Keep troubleshooting since you know the concept now.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/24 | 416 | 1,700 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently got a new LG G2 from T-Mobile and it worked perfectly fine but now When ever I plug in my headphones it randomly opens Google Now. It always says "speak to search" or it turns the music or what ever I am listening to maximum volume. And when my device is locked with my password it just repeats "Please unlock the device". Can someone help me?<issue_comment>username_1: Are you using the headphones that came with the phone? If not that could be why.
Even if they're genuine Apple EarPods or Beats - it looks as though the main issue is the middle button in the headphone is stuck while pressed in.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: SO this has to do with the 3.5mm audio port on thje device.
With special headphones (the ones with controls on the wire) this feature gives you the ability to voice search without taking out the device. but for you (and me) it just bugs out.
basically the male headphone port is brushing up against the designated special area on the female port (top kek) and giving it the signal to do whatever (google now, modify volume, ect)
You cant fix it as of now, but if the device is in sleep mode or whatever google now wont open, and powerAmp has an option to disable volume modification.
and thats about it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I used Titanium Backup to freeze the Google app responsible for Google voice search (I don't use it). Now everything is back to normal again, like I expect it too.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Go to Settings->Installed Apps. Find Google Now app or Google app (whichever one is annoying you). Either disable the app or deny the microphone permission. Thats it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/25 | 341 | 1,308 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to use my phone (CM 11, rooted) in English. The only problem I have is that this means that the contacts app doesn't sort names that begins with Å, Ä or Ö in their own separate section, they're shown within the A and O section. I thought that for example setting locale to en\_FI with MoreLocale 2 would solve the problem, but it doesn't. For example, Åsa is still shown between Arne and Atte.
Google hasn't helped, neither did I find answers here. [Is it possible to set the language and locale to different values?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/20094/is-it-possible-to-set-the-language-and-locale-to-different-values) sounded right but didn't solve my problem.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes it is possible to do that, but you need to write your own logic to sort the names.
Considering plain standard English, the sorting is done using ASCII/Unicode values, and a-z and A-Z come in a sequence, where as the other alphabets like Å, Ä or Ö come later.
So when you use apps that are not specifically targetted for anything other than standard english, you have the problem you are having right now.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to system setting and language & input.
(I also have CM11 but in BAM rom which includes many other roms)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/25 | 274 | 1,128 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a noob question. I'm planning to buy an android phone which doesn't include sdcard slot. Only internal memory. I am now using HTC Desire S which include sdcard slot. I change ROM on my phone so often. What I'm worried about is, will formatting data before flashing ROM going to remove all data in internal memory as the one I'm planning to buy rely only on internal memory. Or does HTC make some partition for something like virtual sdcard space that is stay untouched even wiping data from recovery?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes it is possible to do that, but you need to write your own logic to sort the names.
Considering plain standard English, the sorting is done using ASCII/Unicode values, and a-z and A-Z come in a sequence, where as the other alphabets like Å, Ä or Ö come later.
So when you use apps that are not specifically targetted for anything other than standard english, you have the problem you are having right now.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to system setting and language & input.
(I also have CM11 but in BAM rom which includes many other roms)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/25 | 390 | 1,689 | <issue_start>username_0: I just had an idea to do a filesystem check of all Android partitions when I noticed there is an option to do that for /data /system /cache in STweaks app (which comes also with Dorimanx Kernel) but it warns:
!WARNING! This is a VERY DANGEROUS OPTION![...]
So why is it so dangerous?<issue_comment>username_1: It might be that this option will try to repair any filesystem issues that it finds. If a repair attempt does not do the right thing, or is prevented from completion (say, the battery dies), you could end up with unusable files; or, if the repair attempt failed in the system partition, you could end up with a dead device (but you might be able to recover with a factory reset).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It's even riskier than username_1 says. You shouldn't check/repair a *mounted* filesystem (i.e. when it is in use), on any operating system, because programs might be using the files while you're checking them and possibly making changes. This could cause the checker to think there are errors where there are really no errors; it might cause unexpected behaviour of any program that happens to read or write files during the check; and any files written during the check might be corrupted or completely lost.
On a PC, you can check a non-essential filesystem by unmounting it before the check, or you can check a system partition by booting from a USB stick or CD so that no filesystems from the hard disk need to be mounted. On Android, the closest equivalent is doing it from the recovery: this way, you can check any filesystem other than the one the recovery is on (assuming the recovery doesn't mount the SD card).
Upvotes: 3 |
2012/09/12 | 1,324 | 5,125 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently noticed a huge (>3.5GB) file in the DCIM/.thumbnails folder. I have tried deleting it, but the next time I open the Camera app it rebuilds the file (and locks up the phone, sometimes displaying a "media scanning in progress" message, in the process.)
The total file size of all the (approximately 2,000) photos displayed in the Gallery is around 500MB. There are in addition around 35,000 images in folders which contain .nomedia files to instruct Android to ignore the media therein. The total file size of these is around 1.5GB. The Gallery app is correctly ignoring these images, but I wonder whether the Camera app is misbehaving and actually processing them.
I think this problem has emerged since the ICS upgrade ... either when the phone (Samsung Galaxy Note) was first updated from Gingerbread or at some later date.
Any ideas, please?<issue_comment>username_1: By googling I have found references to a bug in ICS that may be causing this problem.
Following advice [here](http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/guides-tips-tricks/17765-solved-nomedia-doesnt-work-under-honeycomb-ics.html) I have:
1. Deleted the thumbdata file (in DCIM/.thumbnails)
2. In Settings->Applications->All->Gallery: cleared data (only a few MB), (I would also have cleared the cache if there was anything there), then "Force stop"
3. In Settings->Applications->All->Media Storage: cleared data (only about 30MB), (I would also have cleared the cache if there was anything there), then "Force stop"
4. Restarted the phone
When I next ran the Camera app it was unresponsive for a long time, perhaps 20 to 30 minutes, presumably while it was re-scanning media files. After waiting for this to complete things now seem to be OK:
* Camera, Gallery and QuickPic all seem to work
* thumbdata4 seems to have settled at about 500MB (still surprisingly large, but manageable).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_1: This happens when you load many images at one time through third party applications like whats'app or pixlrxperss. The only known solution till now is replacing the .thumbnail file with a small .thumbnail file of same name. There might be utmost 2 such files you might have to replace everytime.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I know the question is old, but I tried to find a solution here and on those android forums. None seemed to work.
Creating a link to /dev/null on .thumbnails solved the problem and now seems so obvious:
1. Connect your phone to your computer
2. Find the huge DCIM/.thumbnails folder and delete it
3. Create a link to /dev/null as root with the folder's name:
$ sudo ln -s /dev/null .thumbnails
This avoids the folder to get created again. I didn't notice anything going wrong in my device, not even with thumbnails on whatsapp or quickpic.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The only way is to remove the Gallery app and install another app. [QuickPic](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder) is a replacement application that that doesn't build any thumbnails and is fast and efficient.
The [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/66224/11190) given by username_2 also works.
Note that you have to disable features among various apps to prevent stacking up. In X-plore file manager, disable the "Show media files" and it wont generate thumbnails. Lastly add some `.nomedia` files in the image folder you don't normally reach.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: This is normal and usually not a bug.
Usually.
Before you do anything else, try and figure out whether your phone's storage is using a file system that is *not* FAT or any of its brethren.
If you are *not* using FAT or similar, then those files report a maximum size, but actually do not take up any significant amount of space, since they are so called [sparse files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_file). That means you can just delete them once and they'll be recreated but be of zero size, despite reporting a maximum size of whatever.
If you *are* using FAT or similar, or the reported size of those files is causing trouble with other applications, follow the instructions in [prepbgg's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/66222/62086), to reset the thumbnail indexing back to zero, an operation which you may wish to repeat occasionally.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: Give your videos and images file names that start with `.`, like `.video`.
Then no thumbnails will be created in your DCIM folder.
Another solution is to disable your gallery app for you app list in your settings.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: 1. First, delete .thumbnails folder from DCIM folder
2. Then in DCIM folder create file with name '.thumbnails'
You are done.
Notes: Create a file, not a folder. If you don't have file manager, then download ES file manager from Play Store for free.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: In Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) the Gallery application was replaced with Google Photos. You should be able to delete the thumbnails folder as I don't think the Photos application uses it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/26 | 274 | 1,122 | <issue_start>username_0: This morning I tried to turn on my motorola xt-532 and right after the boot I get this two errors:
* "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
* "The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
I can't do anything, because as soon as I press "force close" they appear again and again..
Any idea?<issue_comment>username_1: It sounds like something got corrupted on your phone. Could be a recently installed app.
I would recommend resetting the phone to factory settings via Recovery console:
1. Turn off the phone.
2. Turn the phone on, and as soon as you see the Motorola "M" logo, press and hold the `Vol Down` button.
3. Once in Recovery console, navigate to the option to factory reset the phone.
Keep in mind that the factory reset will remove your account, any installed apps and customizations.
Upvotes: -1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Go To Settings and open your app manager, then click on the lower left button to open the menu. Click on "Reset app preferences" and the problem is resolved.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/26 | 454 | 2,006 | <issue_start>username_0: I need a way to get all the desktop taskbar updates/notifications on my Android device.
Example: Someone pings me on my Office Communicator on PC. I need to see that as a notification on my Android Device.
Not looking for screensharing apps such as Teamviewer where I need to connect and check the screen for updates.
What I'm looking for is the exact opposite of [Desktop Notifications](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hcilab.projects.notification).
Is there any way to do this? Third-party apps are acceptable.<issue_comment>username_1: The implementation of what you are asking is too application-specific to work well for most computer applications, thus the usual (and possibly only) solution you will find is use some screensharing app. All applications handle such notifications differently, so it would be too hard to make it work for all applications correctly.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Sending phone notifications to desktop work because there is a simple framework for the phones, and all your app as to do is listen for that event and echo the message to the desktop.
The reverse is significantly harder because there is simply no unified notification framework yet. Every app handles notifications differently. I haven't written desktop apps for windows at that depths, but notice how most application icons on the taskbar light up when there's an event? (May not always be a valid notification). Well, my first guess is that you'd have to write a listener for that - assuming you're given that kind of access in the OS in the first place. [ [Check out this SO answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17703201/how-to-detect-changes-to-the-windows-system-tray) ].
Once you have a listener in place, you can know **when** an app receives a notification. However, unless the app exposes a method to see what the notification is though the taskbar, it is unlikely that you can derive the contents ...
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2014/03/26 | 1,163 | 4,457 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy Nexus (running 4.2.2 if it matters but I'd presume the rules would apply to most Android OS' in general, it isn't currently rooted but I can root it if necessary) that I've recently replaced with a newer phone.
Now I'd like to give my 5 year old my Gnex as a basic "game/kids app device" that he can mess around with since he was used to playing a few kid games before on it. I still want WIFI access so airplane mode is out.
However, **I'd like to be able to completely remove the PHONE functionality** from the phone. The phone has no service, but can still make Emergency calls and I'm concerned about him possibly doing so before I can explain to 911 that it was an accidental call.
**So, is there a way to completely disable:**
* the phone dialer
* the ability to place emergency calls
* the contacts/address book
Bottom line: If you think in Apple terms, I'd like an "iPhone" to become an "IPod Touch", but for my Android.<issue_comment>username_1: If you root the phone, go into `Manage Apps` and you can disable the dialer, it will remove it from the home page. Contacts can also be disabled. There are also numerous ways to put the phone in Airplane mode so it's persistent after restart.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XBYxE.jpg)
Click image for larger version
***NOTE***: disabling dialer does ***not*** disable the emergency dialer, but airplane mode does.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: On rooted devices, you can disable the following packages to disable all telephony features:
* Phone
* Dialer
* TelephonyProvider
* Contacts
* Contacts Storage
* ContactsProvider
Depending on the device manufacturer and OS version, some of these apps might not exist, or be named differently.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Does it have a removable SIM card? If so, remove the SIM and it won't have any network connectivity except for Wi-Fi. That's what I've done to turn my old iPhones into iPods for my kids.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You have not mention that you are rooted or not? If you are rooted then use titanium backup app to freeze three apk's
I hope Samsung has smae named apk as for my s2.
SecPhome.Apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
Contacts.apk
After freeze them your calling and emergency call will be block down, you can use data connection without any problem from here.
If you are not rooted then first pull them using adb for backup and then delete them for make it safe.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: There's definitely not an "official" way to disable emergency calls - if my understanding is correct, that would actually be illegal.
Unofficially, I think the closest you can get is disabling the dialer. I haven't tested it, but even if removing the dialer doesn't disable the emergency calls functionality, it *might* cause any attempt to call to crash...
If you wish to go that route, you must be rooted. You open up your favorite file manager, navigate to `/system/app`, and rename `dialer.apk` (or similar, since you're on Nexus flavored AOSP it should be dialer) to something like `dialer.apk.bak`. Don't delete it - it's always a good idea to have a backup.
EDIT: Contacts would be the same process, removing `contacts.apk`
EDIT 2: Evidently it might be `TelephonyProvider.apk`. Pretty sure I've seen dialer too though. Most file explorers will show a phone icon, like below:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VRv8t.png)
Click image for larger version
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: You can install a parental control app like [Kids Place](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiddoware.kidsplace) that limits the apps that the kid can launch. If it set as the default launcher the kid will only be able to access the apps that are defined within the app while full access is protected by a password.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: You could replace the radio firmware with one from a drastically phone. Having what would essentially be a "broken" firmware for the radio would prevent any cellular communications in or out of the phone. This link is an example of changing a Nexus's radio firmware (baseband) to another GOOD firmware, but the same process would apply to using a baseband that does not match your phone or your phone's cellular radio chip.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/26 | 1,102 | 4,257 | <issue_start>username_0: I have very little internal memory (user memory 150mb), so after the auto update of Play Service and the Play Store, I took a back up (using ES File Explorer). I have root access, so I pasted those back ups in the `/system/app` folder. After that I restarted my phone, and that's when the problem started. The Play Store opens but can't see a thing, and Play Services crashes every time.
What I have done:
* I installed 3 version of the Play Store. No positive result.
* Installed the latest version of Play Services. No positive result.
* Searched many blogs. They say it might happen as not com.android.gapps, but I can see the service running. However, after installing Play Services, both Play Services and gapps are crashing.
What can I do?<issue_comment>username_1: If you root the phone, go into `Manage Apps` and you can disable the dialer, it will remove it from the home page. Contacts can also be disabled. There are also numerous ways to put the phone in Airplane mode so it's persistent after restart.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XBYxE.jpg)
Click image for larger version
***NOTE***: disabling dialer does ***not*** disable the emergency dialer, but airplane mode does.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: On rooted devices, you can disable the following packages to disable all telephony features:
* Phone
* Dialer
* TelephonyProvider
* Contacts
* Contacts Storage
* ContactsProvider
Depending on the device manufacturer and OS version, some of these apps might not exist, or be named differently.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Does it have a removable SIM card? If so, remove the SIM and it won't have any network connectivity except for Wi-Fi. That's what I've done to turn my old iPhones into iPods for my kids.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: You have not mention that you are rooted or not? If you are rooted then use titanium backup app to freeze three apk's
I hope Samsung has smae named apk as for my s2.
SecPhome.Apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
Contacts.apk
After freeze them your calling and emergency call will be block down, you can use data connection without any problem from here.
If you are not rooted then first pull them using adb for backup and then delete them for make it safe.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: There's definitely not an "official" way to disable emergency calls - if my understanding is correct, that would actually be illegal.
Unofficially, I think the closest you can get is disabling the dialer. I haven't tested it, but even if removing the dialer doesn't disable the emergency calls functionality, it *might* cause any attempt to call to crash...
If you wish to go that route, you must be rooted. You open up your favorite file manager, navigate to `/system/app`, and rename `dialer.apk` (or similar, since you're on Nexus flavored AOSP it should be dialer) to something like `dialer.apk.bak`. Don't delete it - it's always a good idea to have a backup.
EDIT: Contacts would be the same process, removing `contacts.apk`
EDIT 2: Evidently it might be `TelephonyProvider.apk`. Pretty sure I've seen dialer too though. Most file explorers will show a phone icon, like below:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VRv8t.png)
Click image for larger version
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: You can install a parental control app like [Kids Place](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiddoware.kidsplace) that limits the apps that the kid can launch. If it set as the default launcher the kid will only be able to access the apps that are defined within the app while full access is protected by a password.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: You could replace the radio firmware with one from a drastically phone. Having what would essentially be a "broken" firmware for the radio would prevent any cellular communications in or out of the phone. This link is an example of changing a Nexus's radio firmware (baseband) to another GOOD firmware, but the same process would apply to using a baseband that does not match your phone or your phone's cellular radio chip.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/26 | 899 | 3,416 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a recent convert to Android (I have a Moto X on AT&T) and I'm running into a problem that I never had with my iPhones: the button on my headset sometimes works; sometimes doesn't. It upsets me greatly, especially since I recently purchased a $300 set of Bose headphones (Quietcomfort 20) that are specifically made for Android devices. I've even tried three apps from the Google Play store that purport to make the inline control work—none of them do, however. Why is this happening and, more importantly, how can I fix this?
**07/30/2014 EDIT:**
So I've been using this Moto X plus QC20 headphones for several months now, using the recommended [Klipsch Control app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outsidesource.klipschcontrol) to allow the button on the QC20 to work better. Well, it only seems to work about 50% of the time.
I have yet to figure out what is causing the interference, but some days, the button works perfectly. Other days, it will work, but it may take anywhere from 0 to 15 seconds before a button press is actually registered by the Klipsch Control app. It just seems to be completely random. Still other days, the button doesn't work at all.
It might have something to do with either the time of day and/or when the headphones are plugged in / removed. For example, one morning, it'll work fine. Then I unplug the headphones and go to lunch. Returning from lunch, I plug the headphones back in and the button no longer works. Or the reverse could be true: The button doesn't work before lunch, but works great after.
Because of this odd behavior, I'm sure you can see why I am fearful of unplugging the headphones for the rest of the day once the button on them starts working. I know that if I unplug them and plug them back in later, I only have a 50% chance of the button working.
I hope this makes sense. More importantly, I hope someone can see some sort of pattern that I have yet to see in this behavior to identify the cause(s) of this problem. Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: If you press the buttons exactly the same way (maybe iPhone buttons send shorter/longer signals than Android ones) and the pins are connected [the same way](http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1854487) ([maybe not](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/14924/will-any-headset-work-with-android)), then perhaps your wire is defective. See whether it stops working if you bend or twist the wire a certain way.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a moto X also and I recently bought the QC20.
Commands with main button did not work (neither did the micro btw) so I installed [Klitch Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outsidesource.klipschcontrol) and still it did not work.
Then, I looked around and changed the audio settings. I turned the audio effects off, and then it started working... (why? don't know) I uninstalled Klitch Control and it's still working. I've even put the audio effects back on and the button still works..
Hope this helps.
EDIT 05/09
Hey guys, it stopped working almost directly. Today I took care of it, and I finally managed to have something working (and free): headset button controllerTrial APP.
It fixed everything : micro OK, switch OK, only thing you can't change is the long press action which is reserved on Android phones for google now..
Enjoy your QC20!
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/27 | 665 | 2,909 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm on a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.3.
I would love to become a power user of the dictation feature to dictate text messages and emails. More often than not, however, I have to hand-edit the dictated text not because of text comprehension issues but because of punctuation, capitalization and spacing problems.
These are the "commands" I've found to work. What is the full list?
```
"period" --> . (works fairly reliably)
"comma" --> , (works fairly reliably)
"new line" --> \n (works about 50% of the time)
```
I've not gotten `capital` or anything like that to work, or acronyms. If you know how it works, please share.<issue_comment>username_1: **Commands**
```
"New Line" or "Next Line" Press the enter key once, capitalize next word
"New Paragraph" or "Next Paragraph" Press the enter key twice, capitalize next word
"Caps " Type with an initial capital
"All Caps " Type in all uppercase
"Caps On" Start typing words with initial capitals
"Caps Off" Stop typing words with initial capitals
```
**Punctuations**
```
& "ampersand" or "and sign"
. "period" or "dot"
: "colon"
? "question mark"
! "exclamation point"
, "comma"
= "equal sign"
@ "at sign"
/ "forward slash" or "slash"
- "hyphen"
' "begin single quote" or "open single quote"
' "end single quote" or "close single quote"
" "begin quote" or "open quote"
" "close quote" or "end quote"
( "left parenthesis" or "open parenthesis"
) "right parenthesis" or "close parenthesis"
% "percent sign"
$ "dollar sign"
# "pound sign"
° "degree sign"
:-) "smiley face"
:-( "sad face"
```
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Some more voice commands, from <http://thedroidlawyer.com/2015/09/punctuation-commands-for-dictation-in-voice-to-text-for-android/>:
```
Dash = dash (-)
Ellipsis or dot dot dot = ellipsis (…)
Asterisk = asterisk (*)
Backslash = backslash (\)
Open bracket = open bracket ([)
Close bracket = closed bracket (])
```
More:
```
! "exclamation mark"
```
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/03/27 | 471 | 1,885 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone was recently stolen.
Luckily, I enabled Android Device Manager awhile ago. So, I locked the phone via the web app of Android Device Manager.
Can the thief unlock my phone? I'm not asking how. There is a scenario in my mind that I'm afraid that could be possible to unlock the phone and restore factory settings, wiping all my data. Is that possible?
Again, I just want a Yes or No answer, not how he can do it.<issue_comment>username_1: The answer is almost certainly yes.
Someone could probably get past it in one way or another. (They could probably just use odin on a samsung device for example. Though I have never done something like that myself.) If you have sensitive data on there then a remote wipe might be the best thing.
Did you report it stolen with your carrier?
They could report the ESN / IMEI as stolen so at the very least the thief probably wouldn't be able to sell it.
Of course I do not know your exact situation. If you know for sure it was stolen and not lost could the police recover it from the thief?
Either way best of luck to you.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It would depend on the phone, but as firesoul453 said in his answer, almost certainly yes.
Locking the phone is intended to protect the data - In other words: the thief cannot get *your* data off of the phone. Due to the nature of the android system though, it's usually very easy to wipe out the data on the phone. Usually this can be done via recovery, or even by bootloader unlocking the phone, neither of which require the PIN to be entered.
Additionally, if you are on a version of Android prior to 4.1 and have USB Debugging enabled, they can completely disable the lockscreen PIN without having to wipe the data.
If it's still connected to Android Device Manager, though, they haven't wiped the data yet.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/03/27 | 182 | 726 | <issue_start>username_0: Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 make a weird beep beep sound when I'm on a phone call? It started yesterday when the call started.<issue_comment>username_1: Check the settings for your dialer app. Most dialers have some kind of "call in progress" beep that goes off every minute or so if the option is enabled.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This is normal when someone else is calling right at the moment you do this call.
I think it's called "call waiting", but the feature is usually non-free.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: It's a feature called minute minder, and seems to be reset after an update. Go to **Menu > Settings > Call > Call alerts > uncheck Minute Minder**.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/03/27 | 333 | 1,342 | <issue_start>username_0: What can you use to quickly try out apps you find online?
The tool should
* Run on Windows
* Give you root access so you can run apps that require root access
* Have functionalities of a physical android device. In other words things like GPS and a Internet connection should be present and you should be able to install apps using APK files or through the official [Google App Market](https://play.google.com/store/apps).
These things would be nice to have but one can still work around them
* The tool runs fast and lag free
* It's lightweight and can run smoothly on some of the most low spec hardware by today's standards.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use Android Device Emulator for this. It is packaged with The Android SDK and a virtual mobile device that runs on your computer. The emulator lets you develop and test Android applications without using a physical device.
Link: <http://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Here is [BlueStacks](http://www.bluestacks.com/) which gives you exactly all you want. 100 times better than Emulator.
I have seen my colleagues using WatsApp, playing Temple Run (not efficiently) in that. [You can root it too](http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-install-and-root-the-latest-bluestacks/).
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/03/27 | 467 | 1,721 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Pipo M9 Pro with Android 4.2.2
OS is quite laggy and to use Chrome is almost impossible... it is so very slow and sometimes I cannot do anything for 3-5 min because of freezing.
I made some tests with AndroBench and it looks like the internal storate is very slow.
Could this be the main and only problem? Also for the freezes?
Should I just get a fast SD card and link everything to there? With which app? How can I then take the card out and copy something to it?<issue_comment>username_1: From the specs about your tablet on <http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/PiPo_M9_Pro>
They look good.
You should check how many apps that you have running at one time, too many apps running can slow down your device. You should check how many apps you have installed, and check that your storage isn't completely full.
I also believe that you do have a slow internal storage on that device.
As far as linking everything to SD , there is a program called Link2sd in Google Play.
In order to use this , you will have to be rooted, as well as have a kernel that supports
mounting an external partition.
If you want to copy something to the card manually from a pc, you would need to find the microsd card slot , take out the micro sd and then plug it into a microsd to sd adapter, or a microsd to usb adapter. Then you will be able to transfer files.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same freezes and all vanished with this kasty firmware. I am so happy like I bought another tablet. Go for it!
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/03/27 | 400 | 1,665 | <issue_start>username_0: (Reasonably because freeing space brings diminishing returns, correct or no?)
Background
==========
I'm testing different SD card schedulers to get the best performance. I'm assuming that when I will have more free space and use the best governor for that situation the performance should be better than now with the best governor for now's situation.
Question
========
I want to find out if I can somehow find out the best scheduler and read ahead combination without having to test every combination.
So is there some way to calculate/find this? If not then what is the best way?<issue_comment>username_1: From the specs about your tablet on <http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/PiPo_M9_Pro>
They look good.
You should check how many apps that you have running at one time, too many apps running can slow down your device. You should check how many apps you have installed, and check that your storage isn't completely full.
I also believe that you do have a slow internal storage on that device.
As far as linking everything to SD , there is a program called Link2sd in Google Play.
In order to use this , you will have to be rooted, as well as have a kernel that supports
mounting an external partition.
If you want to copy something to the card manually from a pc, you would need to find the microsd card slot , take out the micro sd and then plug it into a microsd to sd adapter, or a microsd to usb adapter. Then you will be able to transfer files.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same freezes and all vanished with this kasty firmware. I am so happy like I bought another tablet. Go for it!
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/03/26 | 862 | 3,468 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to sync my Facebook calendar with the inbuilt Phone calendar of Android. I know there are many apps, but I do not want to give them permission to access my profile details.<issue_comment>username_1: Facebook doesn't allow it - you would have to use another app like Haxsync and give it permission to access your profile.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Of course Facebook likes so much to break compatibility with whatever it ever developed... so now the method is different:
* On Web Facebook, choose the event you want to have in the Calendar
* Set the participation (Going/Maybe)
* Click the 3-dots menu and choose "Export Event"
* Ensure that the "Save in calendar" option is selected
* **The link shown below that choice is what you need in your Calendar app** (e.g. <https://www.facebook.com/events/ical/upcoming/?uid=MYUSERID&key=MYACCESSKEY>). Right-click & copy the link.
* On Google calendar click the `+` button to add a calendar, and select *"From URL"*.
* Paste the URL and choose "Add calendar"
* Profit
If it doesn't work immediately ensure that the calendar is syncing and wait a little more.
---- [OLD METHOD] -----
=======================
Obtain calendar URL from [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/)
==============================================================
* Go to [Facebook Events](https://www.facebook.com/events/) via a Desktop browser (or set the Mobile browser identification to *as Desktop*)
* Scroll to *Upcoming Events* link, at the bottom of the right column
* Right-click on the link and *Copy address*
Add the calendar from its URL
=============================
* Go to [Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com)
* Click *Menu* to show it
* Click on the icon on the side of *Add Calendar* and choose *From URL*
* Paste the URL obtained before and *Make calendar public*; if you are ok with that. It is necessary to show it on Android.
Sync the calendar, on Android
=============================
* Open the Google Calendar app
* Tap on *Menu* and then *Settings*
* Scroll to find the calendar *Events on Facebook* and tap on it. If is not shown yet, come back to the calendar, tap on the three-dots icon and choose *Refresh*
* Enable *Sync*
Et Voilà! Enjoy your Facebook events directly on Android and any device you desire, without having to open Facebook website or app
**Note:** the calendar is read-only. So, unfortunately, for now is not possible to set custom notifications for the events (that actually would be make this setup perfect, given the pretty short time ahead that Facebook uses for its reminders).
**PS:** my Google Calendar web app was not set in english, so items could be named slightly different.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. In Facebook, using a laptop or PC, go to <https://www.facebook.com/events/calendar>
2. In the top right corner there is a "Add to Calendar" button, *RIGHT CLICK* this, and choose "copy link address".
* This link will look like <https://www.facebook.com/events/ical/upcoming/?uid=>&key=
3. In Google Calendar, using a laptop or PC, on the left side look for "Other calendars", click the + icon next to that, choose "Subscribe to calendar".
4. Choose "From URL", paste your Facebook calendar link, click "Add calendar". Voila!
On your Android phone the Facebook Calendar events will be synced.
If you do not use a Google Account on your Android phone, then this procedure will not work for you.
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2014/03/28 | 718 | 2,633 | <issue_start>username_0: Now before you guys disvote this question, let me explain. I've been messing with lithium polymer batteries for 8 years (I work in a shop repairing electronics) and I have studied the behavior of Lithium Polymer batteries.
It kinda bugs me when my phone automatically shuts down when battery level is said to be 0%. In these moments I usually am finishing almost done watching a video or writing up a text to someone and my phone completely interrupts all operations and shuts down. I know for a fact that as when it shuts down there still is enough power left to run the phone for another 4 emergency minutes.
Is there a way I can emulate the operating system into thinking I have a higher percentage of power left so that it wouldn't shut down right away? I know this sounds risky, but I am aware of what's really happening here. My system is Nexus 4 running android 4.4 (fully rooted).<issue_comment>username_1: From what it sounds like, you not only want it to show a higher percentage but also 'use' this last little bit of juice in the battery. Technically you could just modify the icon to show full all the time or be slightly above the real level, but that's just the icon's look. I think to accomplish what you're trying to do you will have to modify the ROM yourself. If your savvy in this field, you can look for some open source ROMs, modify it, and see if it works.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have a rooted GS2 and I installed "Xposer Installer" and within that program I installed the "Xposed framework" that lets you download "tweaks" for android.
<http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer>
I didn't try it, but among the available tweaks there is one named "DisableCriticalBatteryShutdown".
The description says:
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> DisableCriticalBatteryShutdown (for Xposed Framework)
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> What?
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> Disables the Auto-Shutdown when Android detects a critical
> battery level
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> Why?
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> This is to prevent the auto-shutdown when you have 1% left of
> battery. It is useful for calibrating your battery by draining it
> completely, using Chinese Branded Batteries with terrible battery
> percentage detection or even lengthen the life of a phone with
> non-removable battery with terrible calibration.
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> Compatiblility: Not working on 4.3+ Tested only on AOSP 2.3, 4.0, 4.1
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> This project is abandoned, I will not add support for any other ROMs.
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As I already said, I haven't tested it, but theres a chance that it does what it says. If you have 4.1 or older this might do what you need.
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