# Question
Title: How to access functions previously assigned to the hardware Search button on HTC Sensation XE
I presently have an HTC Desire handset which has a physical Search button. If I long-press on that search button I get a pop-up screen titled "Complete action using" and then I have three options of programs to run. I have the options of running my AutoRotate Switch program, running the Quick Compose feature of my SMS program or running a Voice Search.

I find this jolly handy mainly for the auto-rotate Switch fast access.

However, I understand that the HTX Sensation XE handset doesn't have a hardware Search button, ( or maybe no dedicated UI search button at all) so is there an alternative method of getting at this list of application short cuts on the new handset?

Alternatively does the version of Android on the Sensation XE ( ICS I believe) have any kind of QuickLaunch feature that applications can be added to?

Rob

# Answer
> 0 votes
The Sensation XE (which is externally identical to my Sensation barring colour) does have a hardware search button, located immediately below the touchscreen, furthest to the right:

I haven't noticed a setting on android 4.0 to allow you to customise the behaviour of the button, however. The default behaviour is to launch the Voice Search App.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you're running Android 4.0, you can adjust the softkey buttons at the bottom of the screen to re-add missing buttons such as search: How can I add a search button to my dock on a Galaxy Nexus?

For lower than Android 4.0.... there's the SoftKeys app.

*Note: all of the above require root*

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# Question
Title: Pair two Bluetooth devices simultaneously
I am building an app for an Android tablet that will control an Arduino microcontroller board (paired via bluetooth). However, the tablet will also be paired via Bluetooth with my Android phone to share the phone's internet connection. Can I pair the devices this way simultaneously?

# Answer
> 10 votes
AFAIK, bluetooth connections can occur simultaneously as long as their operational bounds do not overlap. In other words, you cannot connect two bluetooth headsets at the same time, but you can connect a bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth mouse to the same device at the same time (I personally have tested this last scenario, and it works!)

So in your case, I assume the steps you would take would include making sure that the two communication streams don't require any of the same functionality, which sounds as if it would be possible, since one is strictly for internet availability. If you connect both and they won't pair with the device simultaneously, you probably won't be able to. But if they register as different types of devices (under different bluetooth "profiles", for example) you may be in luck!

Sorry there's nothing definitive. The bottom line here may be trial and error. If they don't work initially, you may be able to set up the Arduino to register under a different "profile" when it connects to the tablet, so as not to interfere with the internet connection coming from the phone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Some devices have a concurrent connection limit due to power/resource constraints (usually cheap feature phones like my old SEMC W880i only allowed up to 5 connections at a time). Also some apps like bluetooth file transfer can be set up to limit max simultaneous connections. Generally, Android's bluetooth implementation does not force such a limit though. I've been able to use bluetooth keyboard, mouse, game controller and a headset the same time. Bluetooth internet sharing capability depends on your device though, not every handset/tablet maker implements this (most aftermarket roms support this however).

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title: Is Hebrew support built into ICS 4.0?

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# Question
Title: Is Hebrew support built into ICS 4.0?
Need your help before purchase of tablet Asus T300 with ICS 4.0 in USA. Will I need to put some updates in order to use Hebrew web pages or use hebrew keybord ?

# Answer
Hebrew is supported in Android 4.0 (it's there since Android 2.2 Froyo).
You can use it as:
\- System language
\- Keyboard input language (you can set more than one keyboard to quickly toggle it during use by long pressing 'space' when more than one keyboard setting is active)

Actually, this question has been asked before some time ago:

Is Hebrew support built into Android?
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I re-use my account information on Kindle app?
I downloaded the Kindle app from the Play Store but I uninstalled it after trying it out because I went tested other ereaders as well. The problem is, when I decided to settle for the Kindle app. I downloaded it and there was no option to log in. Only an option to **Register**. Thus, when I "Registered" again with the same account information I used before, my device was dubbed "My Name's 2nd Android". I also lost my first @kindle.com email and it has now been appended with some numbers. Is there any way to get around this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
To get back your `@kindle` email address (assuming someone else hasn't acquired it in the meanwhile), browse to Amazon.com and navigate to Your Account \> Manage Your Kindle \> Manage Your Devices \> Personal Documents Settings (this last link is rather less than obvious, below the panel showing a photo of a KF). There is a link there to edit/change the KF's email address. You can do this from any computer; it doesn't have be done on your KF.

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# Question
Title: Will my Kindle Fire still work the same with GO Launcher?
I was thinking of getting GO Launcher on my Kindle Fire, since I want a new look on my Fire. But, I don't want to change it's defaults programs and functionality.

If I get GO Launcher, will I still be able to open my Docs and Books in normal Kindle Fire fashion? Will it change the functionality of my Fire?

# Answer
> 2 votes
The only way I've found is from the ugly old Carousel. I keep a link to it accessible on my new launcher and go there to open a book or document. It's not as graceful as, say, a direct link to the book, but it works.

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title: ODIN vs. Nandroid backups?

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# Question
Title: ODIN vs. Nandroid backups?
I've been told that ODIN backups are preferred to Nandroid ones, but I've only ever used the latter. What are the features that differ between them, and how is one better than another?

Also, if it is true that ODIN is better, and I want to use it, can I without a Samsung device? It seems to me that I won't be able to use it if I have an HTC, which is a bummer if it's really that good! In that case, is there another utility that is available for sans-Samsung Android users?

# Answer
> 2 votes
IIRC, one difference is that ODIN can change the filesystem to a different "format". for example, there are ROM for the Galaxy S devices that would change the filesystem from RFS to ext4. if you did a nandroid of the device, before you flashed the ROM, then decided to go back to the "Stock ROM", your filesystem would still be ext4. This could cause issues if it is not a filesystem that the Stock ROM can deal with, or expect.

As for, "Is it better", it does make it easy for Samsung owners to go back to complete stock, but Nandroid is still a full backup of your device at that time and could, essentially, work just as well.

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# Question
Title: Size a Wallpaper for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> What is the default resolution of a wallpaper that fits the homescreen exactly in an Android phone?

I want to be able to design my own Wallpaper for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have read on various websites what the resolution is via pixels, when I try to design for these resolutions i have to "crop" my picture and once I "crop" it, it looks blurry as if it set the quality lower as well.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0": http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab2/7.0/index.html?type=find

Resolutions:

* 1024px x 600px
* 640px x 480px

So, I guess my main question is. What is the correct resolution for this device? Why is it cropping all my images, even if they are set at 640px x 480px?

# Answer
The screen size is 600 x 1024 pixels in portrait mode. That's not the same as the wallpaper size, since the wallpaper is bigger than a single screen (try scrolling your homescreens left and right to see this).

Usually you need to double the width, and from what I can see online this seems to be the case for the Tab as well. So use 1200 x 1024.
> 1 votes

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title: Bluetooth: A2DP stopped working

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# Question
Title: Bluetooth: A2DP stopped working
From one day to another it seems that A2DP stopped working for me. I used it to stream music from my phone to my car's stereo. Everything worked fine until yesterday. I didn't install or upgrade any software as far as I remember. What happens now is that everything *seem* to work but I don't hear anything. The media player on the phone is running. When I adjust the volume on the phone I see the popping out slider showing 'bluetooth media volume'. Also I can skip tracks using my car's buttons (AVRCP profile) and display track information in my car's display (ACRCP 1.3 supported by Samsung media player on Galaxy SII). I can use the phone, too (handsfree profile), here I can hear everything.

I think its a matter with the phone and not with the car since I tried another phone, that works as expected. Unfortunately I don't have another A2DP headset or similar to try with my phone.

A already tried to delete the pairing and pair new but it didn't help. Ideas anybody? I use a Galaxy SII running 2.3.4.

One more thing I should mention: I don't think that this is the reason but I had an issue with my phone's micro USB port the same day. It was always saying it's getting charged via USB but it wasn't. Also car mode switched on and off sometimes without user interaction. So I removed the battery, tried to clean the micro USB port by blowing in it, waited some hours and after that everything's fine again. But as I said, I don't think that this is related since there's no reason why a defect micro USB port (and it doesn't seem to be defect though) should stop A2DP working.

**Update:** Found this similar problem and will try unpair, remove battery and pair again as suggested tomorrow. Will give an update here.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Finally I found the solution: When in car mode (automatically toggled using Llama when my car connects via Bluetooth), I use Car Dock Home v3 as home replacement. Inside it's preferences in the "Car Mode System Settings" there's an option called "Samsung USB Mount Au..." (can't read the complete entry). I had already forgotten that I checked this option since I wanted to know what it does. Now I know that it mutes A2DP ;) No Idea what it *should* do but fortunately now I have sound again.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Had a similar issue between Nexus S and 2012 Kia Sportage. Worked fine for about a week, then audio streaming just stopped. Connection was still good, could make and receive calls. Tried a number of things like cycling the BT on/off, disconnecting/reconnecting, renaming the phone, etc. Brought it to dealer but was told the problem was with the phone since they were able to stream using an iPhone. In the end, a soft reset (power off/on) fixed it.

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title: Apple connectivity with Android devices

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# Question
Title: Apple connectivity with Android devices
I am considering a new phone and right now my choice is **between iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S3**. I'm not overly concerned about apps since most of the stuff I use is available for both environments. I like the Samsung for its larger screen (4.8" vs. 3.5") because I use the phone to read email and web sites quite often, but I **use a Mac** at home and so I'm a little worried about connectivity / compatibility.

What I'm looking for is a **worry-free, as automated as possible, solution** to the following questions. I'm not afraid of spending some time setting stuff up, but after that it has to work reliably and automatically. I don't want to spend half an hour daily to manually connect USB cables, copy or convert files and sort out duplicates.

If there are third party apps that do all or most of this (e.g. SyncMate, MissingSync, etc) that you have personal experience with, please share it. I know these apps exist, but I don't know how they perform in practice, and they don't say whether the Galaxy S3 is supported (yet).

1. **Calendar sync:** AFAIK, works if you sync iCal to Google and Android to Google. Right? a) How about multiple calendars? b) How about recurring events? c) How about reminders, notes attachments to events? d) How about multiple participants and their acceptance / refusal replies?
2. **EMail sync**: I do not use GMail and don't plan to, mainly because I run my own mail server which can do IMAP. Is it possible to use your own IMAP service under Android, without losing any other functionality?
3. **Contacts sync**: The most important feature (this is what brought me to get an iPhone originally). Has to be 100% reliable, I have \>500 contacts in OSX's Address Book, all with multiple phone numbers, addresses, photos, and notes. Is it correct that you can only sync your Android address book with Google if you use GMail for your email?
4. **Data backup:** ITunes takes care of backing up your whole iPhone setup when syncing so you can restore everything to a new device when necessary with a single mouse click. Also, there are apps that can restore and extract infos (like SMS, addresses, etc) from the backups on your Mac. How does the Galaxy, or Android in general, handle backup of data, apps, settings and the like?
5. **Tethering**: When I'm on the road I want to go online with my Macbook using the phone. With my iPhone 3G, this works beautifully. How does Android handle tethering and is it usable with OS X?
6. **Notes and todo sync:** Is there anything that can sync with the default Mac Note and Todo list or suitable third party apps?

Any other things I might miss when switching from iPhone to Android that I might have missed?

# Answer
> 8 votes
First, I am an pure Android user. I have never owned an MAC, so I can't comment on everything.

1. Since both use iCal, some kind of sync should be possible. But I wouldn't recommend that.
2. IMAP is no problem and you lose nothing. IMAP is supported by Android's mail client and K-9.
3. You don't need GMail for contact sync. I would recommend using Google contacts.
4. Android's philosophy is much about cloud backup and restore, therefore it's a feature of Android. But since Google can't fore the Apps to use that or even force the manufactures to enable the BackupAgent it's not 100% available for non-Google Apps/Devices. But if you have root and TitaniumBackup, the device can easily be saved and restored completely.
5. No problem at all here. It should work with any modern Android device.
6. Can't comment on that

**I think that if you buy an Android device you should also use the Google services (besides GMail in you case, but that's no problem. I also don't use GMail, but *everything* else). So for 1. 3. and 6 that is Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Docs (now Google Drive, good for notes) and Google ToDo. If you ok with having your data within the Google cloud. But the synchronization is just awesome. You can use every Google service with the Google WebApps (or Chrome Apps) from you MAC**

Other solutions are most likely some 3rd party tools that try to build a bridge from the Google world to Apple. Which may or may not work, may needs to be purchased, etc. There are just to many pitfalls that impair the experience.

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# Question
Title: If I use free WiFi in a hotspot, can data be easily sniffed?
If I use my mobile device in a Wifi hotspot, can I take it that it bears the same risks as using a laptop in that data can be easily sniffed and that the mobile device is also open to man-in-the-middle attacks?

# Answer
Yes, you are subject to the same risks as you would have in a laptop (or any device that connects to a wireless network, for that matter); to avoid them, the standard security procedures apply: do not use unencrypted connections that you do not trust and always prefer HTTPS for browsing.
> 21 votes

# Answer
Yes. There are 2 different problems:

A. An attacker sniffing and/or redirecting all traffic via arp-spoofing.

Two different android applications already do this (banned from market of course). Please note that it might be illegal to install and test them in your country!

* FaceNiff allows (don't know if it still applies) to snoop on logged in credentials and take over facebook accounts and similar.
* Droidsheep does effectively the same

B. An attacker impersonating as *the Hotspot*.

The more serious one, I suppose. It allows to hijack your phone any time if you previously have connected to a *well known* hot-spot provider.

Your android phone usually remembers known hotspots by the accesspoints ESSID alone (it's name) and tries to reconnect to it any time it sees such an ESSID again for ease of use. This allows an attacker to set up such a well known ESSID and your phone will happily connect to it then. Because no arp-spoofing will be involved, you cannot detect this behaviour easily.

Just try it yourself, set up your phone as an unencrypted hotspot device using a well known hotspot ESSID and see how many connections you get in no time... It's maybe not even illegal to use such an ESSID and noone is tricked into using your connection either.
> 6 votes

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# Question
Title: No Turn-by-Turn Directions on Google Navigation
Google Maps gets fairly frequent updates (although I don't use it all that much). But, I have recently had to use it for some travel. I noticed that, where Google Maps used to give directions in this fashion...

"Turn left onto Main Street in 0.2 miles."

...ever since I did an update (no clue which update it was - as I said, I don't use directions THAT frequently) now all it says is...

"Left"

Needless to say, this makes it rather painful to use for direction purposes. What do I need to do to fix this? I Googled around, but didn't find anything. Would appreciate suggestions.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Turns out the issue appeared to be specifically with a Google Maps update. I have received two updates over Google Play since then and the problem appears to have resolved.

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title: Battery life depends on type of charger

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# Question
Title: Battery life depends on type of charger
When I charge my HTC Sensation mobile with the charger supplied by HTC the battery duration is more or less 1 day (depending of the usage). But (here comes my question) when I charge the mobile through usb connected to the PC, or with the cable supplied by Amazon Kindle, the battery duration is much lower, sometimes a couple of hours.

Could someone explain which is the electrical reason of this behaviour?

Thanks in advance

# Answer
> 3 votes
No. Since you mentioned the battery DURATION is hours shorter, it must be the usage not the charger.

# Answer
> 2 votes
It's not quite an exact answer, but I try:

I noticed the same behaviour on other devices too: My Nook Color's supplied cable & wall charger feeds it with 2A. When using a normal cable this is limited to 0.5A (or so). When charging with 0.5A the Nook shows 100% far quicker than it can be possible but starts charging (silently) in the background again. My guess is this:

The device sometimes sucks more power during usage than your charger unit can supply and the internal charging circuit then decides to stop charging and shows 100% capacity reached from that time on. This might be to prevent charge/uncharge waves when your car charger does not supply your device's max power usage.

Some car chargers only provide 450mA... or don't have a stable enough voltage ouput.

This is the standard for generic USB chargers: EN-62684

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# Question
Title: Is there a sound picker app with file browser and audio previews?
In android (at least in Xperia) when you want change a ring-tone (SMS, call, ...) it show you a list of all available audio files in your mobile and SD memories. Choosing a ring from a list of thousands of files is not easy at all. Some apps make it a little easier but not prefect.

Is there any app that:

1. Let me choose ring-tone via a file browser
2. Audio clips can be previewed quickly in its file browser.

# Answer
> 1 votes
On Samsung Galaxy S II (and possibly other similar phones) the stock Music Player app can do this. Just open the MP3 in any file manager, choose to play it with the stock Music Player, hit `menu` and select `Use as...` and `Ringtone`.

Another option is to use doubleTwist Player to show the music by artist/album and long-press the song you want, then select `Use as ringtone`. This way you don't have to select from one long list, but the downside is you can't use your file manager to browse, you're stuck with artist/album grouping.

Also, you could check out Ringtone Maker, you can browse files in menu -\> Browse.... This also has the ability to play, chop and edit volume/fade.

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# Question
Title: Why I have problem downloading iso file in android?
Background: Our company monitor the network data usage and give warning to employee with high internet data usage. What I want to do is download the big file in my android phone because I have a unlimited data usage plan for it.

I wanted to download some linux iso from the internet but I want to do it in my phone. I had downloaded some big files ( 200-300mb, exe files ) back in some weeks and they are successful. I just click the link inside Dolphin Browser HD and it automatically popped up a prompt-to-save.

Today I tried to download some linux iso files ( 600-700mb ) and they were not successful either by clicking the link directly or put the link into a downloader app. But I can download them from my PC without problem ( of course I didn't download it actually ).

Dolphin Browser HD's progress bar stopped at about 1/10 and keeping loading, finally said "Web Page not available".

And the downloader said cannot connect to the server.

Do you have any idea? Here is one of the file I need to download:

http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Live/i686/Fedora-17-i686-Live-Desktop.iso

# Answer
> 2 votes
It's entirely possible that your carrier's network has noticed you downloading large files and throttled or shaped your bandwidth - particularly if that file put you over 2GB of data for the month, which it sounds like it would have.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you're trying to download DVD images, you probably hit the 4GB size limit of the FAT32 file system. This can only be circumvented by using another file system, such as NTFS or ext2/3/4. But, unfortunately, the odds are your phone doesn't support these formats, so you can't download files this large if you can't find them split into smaller parts.

Of course you can try to reformat your SD card as NTFS and see if the phone recognizes it, but don't hold your breath.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Install Astro File Manager . Go to its `Preferences` from Options menu and check `Enable Browser Download`. Ignore warning and tap OK (the warning is fake; it has been patched). Now, you can download any type of files from web using Dolphin Browser HD.

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# Question
Title: When Abroad, How To Stop Annoying "Cellular Network Not Found" Popup Prompt?
"Cellular Network Not Found" is that annoying message I get when out of range of my carrier, but what will I do if I am abroad and don't plan on using roaming? I don't want this message popping into my face every 10 seconds. How will I use phone's camera if this annoying message will keep on persisting? Switch **"Airplane Mode"** you say? Well what if I decide to access internet through Wi-Fi? Still I will probably see this popup.

Is there a way to disable annoying message **without** enabling "Airplane Mode" still being able to take camera shots and surf the internet?

*HTC Desire S*
*Android 2.3.5*

# Answer
On most phones you can still **enable Wi-Fi while in airplane mode**. In fact, many airlines now have Wi-Fi in flight. Airplane mode might be a more viable option than you think ;)
> 4 votes

# Answer
You can turn off just the cell radio by using the `Phone Info` feature: dial `*#*#4636#*#*` and press `Turn off radio`.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I set Google Latitude to auto-update with location regularly?
When I use Google Maps it sets my Google Latitude location, but once I turn Maps off it stops. I'd like it to update with my location on a regular basis. I don't want to drain the battery by always using the GPS, but it'd be nice if it updated, say, every half hour or so.

# Answer
> 3 votes
I found this from the Google Mobile Help forum after a little searching. It's from 8/15/09 so I actually see something a little different on my phone Settings \> Location \> Google Location Services. I haven't tested it but hope it helps.

Quoting the site:

> Hi everyone, Apologies for not updating this thread specifically sooner. There is a new version available in Android Market (version 3.1.2). Just search for "Google Maps" if you have at least the 1.5 system update (Cupcake) and install this over your current version of Maps.
>
> Please let me know if you experience background location updating issues with this version. As long as you have enabled automatic location detection in the Latitude privacy menu and have enabled location detection (Settings \> Security & location \> Use wireless networks), Latitude should update your location while your phone is on. This means your location should never appear older than ~1 hour to any of your friends.
>
> Thank you all for your patience! Chris

# Answer
> 2 votes
Using Latify, you can configure location updates using a specific interval. It will syncup with Google Latitude using either GPS or WIFI at the defined interval, even when the application is not running.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Check out Backitude. It takes over the Latitude updating for you. Good reviews.

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title: What does the app "Eduroam fixer" do?

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# Question
Title: What does the app "Eduroam fixer" do?
I can connect to my university's eduroam network but very often I lose the connection and cannot reconnect until I reboot the phone. Now I found an app called "eduroam fixer" in the market. What is this app supposed to do exactly, what does it differently to the built-in WPA enterprise support? I cannot properly test the app right now as I'm not anywhere near my campus.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Judging by the reviews on various sites, this app is unlikely to solve your need to reboot after the connection gets screwed up; users report the same thing occurring with the app.

This thread is particularly relevant. It seems that "Eduroam Fixer" is just a configurator. In particular it allows you connect to Eduroam by changing config files for you; this is useful on some ROMs which (for whatever reason) don't allow you to properly set the certificate through the interface. I'm not 100% clear on the details, but the people in that thread consider it a security risk.

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# Question
Title: Device rooting fails, but doesn't brick?
I've was trying to root my Vodafone 858 Smart (Froyo) using super one click but it stopped in the middle of the operation and the program was non-responsive so I closed and it was closed while installing super user and it couldn't install it due to low phone memory.

So I tried rooting it again after clearing some phone memory it roots but I don't have super user or busy box but I can access super user capabilities from adb so how can I root my phone properly?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can install Busybox from the market too: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en

And to your other question

> i just wanna know what does busy box do?

taken from market description:

BusyBox is a software application that provides many standard Unix tools, much like the larger (but more capable) GNU Core Utilities. BusyBox is designed to be a small executable for use with the Linux kernel, which makes it ideal for use with embedded devices. It has been self-dubbed "The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux".

The official BusyBox website about page has some more info about what it is too.

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title: How can I set custom notifications?

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# Question
Title: How can I set custom notifications?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running ICS, and I want to be able to set individual sounds for various notifications (Gmail, Facebook, texts, etc).

How can I go about making that happen? I looked in the sound settings, and that only allows me to change the default notification sound and my ringtone.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Typically the apps themselves will need to provide a setting wherein you can pick a notification sound to use. I am not aware of any global settings that will allow you to set per-app notification sounds.

As an example, in Gmail you can go into the settings (use the overflow menu - the 3 vertical dots - and select "Settings") and select an account from the list. Then within the account's settings tap on the notification setting right under the "Email notifications" checkbox. This will allow you to pick a different ringtone for emails on that account.

You can then repeat this process for any other apps you have installed.

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# Question
Title: Why would I need a disk to transfer music?
Why does Windows XP say "please insert a disk into drive F" when trying to transfer music?

(Samsung Galaxy S Aviator)

# Answer
> 3 votes
A screen should appear after you plug the device into your PC, when the device's usb connection is in "mass storage mode". Make sure to enable USB-mass storage there. This options unmounts the storage from you device and exposes it to the host PC.

# Answer
> 0 votes
here are some instruction for your question :

1. Log in as Administrator account in windows or any other account with administrative privileges
2. Insert your removable disk into the USB port.
3. Click Start, now right click on my computer and select manage
4. Now, click Disk Management
5. Right click on your removable drive partition and select Change Drive Letter and Paths under Disk Management ( you can find your drive easily through size )
6. Change the drive letter some other drive letter like X: or Z: which is not reserved by some other drive on windows.

DONE :) to read more about this try looking : http://www.techyv.com/questions/pc-asks-insert-disk-drive-d

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# Question
Title: How can one access hidden apps on the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0?
There are many apps loaded on the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 that do not appear on the applications icons page. Phase Beam 1.0 is an example. It is not a "Samsung App". How do we find and load these hidden apps?

# Answer
> 1 votes
These apps are not hidden. They were not meant to be launched.
The example you mention - Phase Beam - is a live wallpaper. To use it long-press on your homescreen and select live wallpaper. There're many others that can't be accessed by the end user. They're meant to be used by another. Usually to provide a feature in a plugin form.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The Minimalistic Text widget app allows you to launch any Activity (Android speak for program UI module) when you press it. Within the settings for the widget you can get to a list of all Activities in the system.

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# Question
Title: Make Google my default contact type on T-Mobile my touch 4G
New contacts sync to T-Mobile instead of Google unless I manually change the contact type EVERY time I add a contact to my phone.

I want the default to be Google not T-Mobile

# Answer
> 1 votes
For my Verizon HTC Thunderbolt, I opened the People application (hopefully the same as Contacts), opened the menu, clicked View (an eye icon), then unselected everything but Google. After that, when I click to add a new contact, Google is automatically selected.

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Tags: contacts, sync
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# Question
Title: Does Android 2.2 log digits dialed during a call, and if so, how can I clear this log?
Some voice jails that I call require me to enter a password. Are the digits I type while a call is active logged (as call dialing is), and if so, how can I remove them from the log? As you might guess, I want to keep any passwords out of persistent storage.

# Answer
> 1 votes
As far as I can tell, it's not logged by the default dialer.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, security, call-history
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title: What does "awake" mean?

text:
# Question
Title: What does "awake" mean?
I obsessively check the battery info on my ICS phone, and I've noticed that I get the best battery life when the phone hasn't been "awake" much. But I realized I don't *really* know what "awake" means. I have not found a definition for it, and frankly am too lazy to download and grovel the SDK docs.

So ... what precisely does "awake" mean?

# Answer
> 4 votes
This is a power consumption thing. Most time when you're not using a smartphone it's in suspended state. I.e, as many as possible components are off and don't consume power. Awake means the CPU is in the running state. This usually means you're using it and the screen is also on.

Android devices also regularly wake up to check email, push notifications and so on even when thescreen is off. Also playing music or using navigation both with screen off forces the cpu to be awake.

Hence your finding: More awake -\> more battery drain

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Tags: battery-life, standby
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# Question
Title: Does moving an app to external (SD) storage also make it write application data and cache to external storage?
I have very little internal storage installed on my Nexus One. Almost every app I am installing fires a system low on internal storage notification. I moved all applications to external storage but it seems like the application is still using internal storage for application data and cache. Is it possible (on a non-rooted or rooted phone) to make an application run completely from external storage?

# Answer
> 3 votes
It does not make the app use external storage. The built-in move to sd functionality only moves the application package file itself to the external storage.

If you want the app to not use the internal storage you'll need to root (and possibly install a custom rom.)
Depending on your rom you'll have several options to do what you want but virtually all of them require you to partition your sdcard in a special way (usually the custom recovery can handle this.)

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Tags: internal-storage, external-sd, nexus-one, app2sd
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# Question
Title: Screen lock settings won't change on Ice Cream Sandwich with MS Exchange Email
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2. I have a corporate email set up to Microsoft Exchange. My sys admin said we use the default mobile policies for Exchange, but he doesn't know the details.

My phone's Screen Lock setting is set to None and I cannot change it. If I select PIN, it asks me to enter and confirm a PIN, then returns to the Security settings page and shows my Screen lock is set to "None"

After reading http://boingboing.net/2012/03/13/the-scary-consequences-of-a-lo.html I thought it best to at least have a PIN, but right now I can't set one. Any suggestions?

--- update

I just did a test (with my sysadmin's help). We set up a Nexus One with Android 2.3 and the lock screen settings worked fine. Is there something in ICS?

# Answer
Well. First, I deleted my Exchange account. Then I was able to change the screen lock settings and the change would be displayed in the settings page, but when I locked the screen, no PIN or pattern was required to unlock. Then I power cycled the phone. After that I was able to successfully use Screen lock settings. Then I added back my Exchange account, and the phone continued to work fine.

I have no idea what the root cause of my problem was, but it is all working now.
> 2 votes

# Answer
If you have a VPN set up on your mobile phone, the OS will not allow you to remove the PIN... I installed VPN and it asked me to secure the phone and led me to the PIN settings and I set a PIN... Later, when I wanted to remove the PIN, it won't allow me and it didn't come to my mind that it was because of setting up the VPN.

I had to completely get rid of all the VPN settings to be able to remove the PIN.

However, in your case, the problem is opposite but I posted this for information and this may help.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I read you post with interest as I am having trouble since updating my phone to ICS and getting it to work with Exchange 2003. Since updating to ICS I can not change my sync settings from hourly of peak and every 15 mins in peak hours if I change the setting the next time a sync happens it get changed back.

The same phone worked just fine when it was on GB so I am thinking there are a few bugs in ICS

What I have noted is if I put on security policy on out Exchange server (meaning I have to put a pin in on the phone) it all seems to work fine. Odd I know I am guessing that it will take a long time for google to fix this if they bother at all.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, security, lock-screens, exchange, samsung-galaxy-nexus
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# Question
Title: App that can import google maps saved route to use as turn-by-turn navigation
I built a driving path containing several destination points using google maps and would like to use it in a turn-by-turn GPS navigation app such as iGo. Any existing app/s that can achieve that?

Thanks.

# Answer
Osmand Is available on Google Play that allows navigating along a saved GPS log (in .gpx format).

You can export your Google Maps route (from maps.google.com) using http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/gmaptogpx/ to .gpx format. Push the .gpx to your phone (via bluetooth, email or USB) to /sdcard/osmand/tracks/ folder (important! Osmand only searches for .gpx files in this folder).

This is however not very straightforward and requires some steps... but I have used it for preparing motorcycle routes offline in advance for example.

In Osmand then:
Download your desired offline maps (the basic version allows 3 free downloads) and in the map view do: menu button -\> navigate -\> GPX -\> choose your exported .gpx

Osmand is free software it's also possible to get it free of charge from f-droid.org's app store, but please support the author if you like it.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Have you heard of openstreetmap?

Openstreetmap is a croudsource map database where users create a free service to use for navigation purposes. There are many android apps available that allow you to use openstreetmap maps to display many different things. You can import a variety of different map types, as well as use different programs, such as josm, to create these maps and routes to import to your choice of android application.

You can even help by contributing new roads and updating existing information.
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-maps, navigation
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# Question
Title: How can I disable cellular data on an Android device?
Can I easily disable cellular data on an Android device and just use Wi-Fi? Does this change based on whether or not I have root on the device?

# Answer
1. You can pretty easily disable cellular data on an android device without root. On Android 2.2 and above, you can go to home --\> menu --\> Settings --\> Wireless & networks --\> Mobile networks --\> and then uncheck Data enabled (on phones with Motoblur, the Data enabled setting might be in home --\> menu --\> Settings --\> Data manager --\> Data Delivery instead; YMMV).

If you have Android 2.1 or less, or just want a widget that will let you turn mobile data on and off, there are several apps that do the trick, for example Widgetsoid and APNdroid.
2. Like Matthew Read said, the major carriers won't let you put a smartphone on their network without a data plan. However, you might have better luck with smaller carriers that operate on the big carriers' networks. You end up getting better prices but the same coverage areas. For example, Walmart Family Mobile plans include unlimited talk and text, and pay-as-you-go for data. So if you don't use any data, you don't pay for data. They run on T-Mobile's network, and you can either buy one of their phones, use a T-Mobile phone, or an unlocked GSM phone. Here are a few other examples:

And then you've got other carriers that operate their own smaller networks, but have roaming deals with the bigger carriers, so once again you still get coverage areas comparable to the major carriers:

There's a more comprehensive list of US wireless companies that operate on the larger companies' networks here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_US\_MVNO
> 8 votes

# Answer
Yes. It is possible to fly under the radar. I have done this on AT&T and T-Mobile in the USA.

CDMA2000 providers (Verizon, Sprint) will instantly catch you because to activate the phone you have to provide the ESN - which they will look up.

For AT&T, I switched to an unlocked phone (OpenMoko FreeRunner) a while back, so AT&T isn't sure what phone I have - the site says "We don't recognize your phone." I'm now using an HTC Magic (T-Mobile MyTouch 3G) that's unlocked. I have data disabled and only turn it on to send MMS. I have used data with their "WAP.Cingular" data plan. It's EDGE and it's a penny a KB, but it does work (I've loaded a few websites to test mobile data.)

My wife, best friend, and his father all use G1's with data turned off on AT&T and they do not pay for data plans.

All our contract terms are expired - we're month-to-month and can leave at any time.

The website doesn't recognize my phone because AT&T does not issue the Dream or Magic, this may be part of the solution. Using an AT&T phone on AT&T may be inviting trouble.

Keep your data turned off and never tell AT&T what phone you have, and you should be fine. Change your useragent in your browser (Cyanogenmod has a way to fake some old Nokia, that's what I use).

For T-Mobile, I'm using a G1 on their Pay-As-You-Go plan (it's a backup phone for running, SIM is usually in an old Motorola candybar). They know I have the G1, but a data plan isn't available at all for PAYG. As I don't use the phone this much, it's acceptable.

YMMV, buyer beware. It's possible, though.
> 1 votes

# Answer
## How to disable cellular data

You can open the “Tester” application by opening the phone dialer and entering the number

`*#*#4636#*#*`

(It is easy to remember as `4636` = `INFO` on the keypad.)

Now

1. Tap “Phone Information”
2. Press the Menu button
3. Press the “More” item in the menu
4. Now, select
    * “Disable data connection” to disable cellular data now
    * “Disable data on boot” to have cellular data disabled also after the phone is restarted

## Why?

The carrier I use for my kids' phones does not allow me to disable cellular data from the carrier side, so I use this method to turn off cellular data on their phones.

As others write, several apps exist to accomplish the same, but doing the way described above does not leave an app on the phone that allows the kids to accidentally turn on data again themselves.

## References

Thank you to these guys:

This is where I found the information after searching the net for a long time.
> 1 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, data-connection, data-plan
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# Question
Title: 'Failed to access device' when trying to root Samsung Galaxy S 2.3.3 with Heimdall
I want to install CyanogenMod on my Samsung Galaxy S. In order to do that it needs to be rooted first of course. For that I followed the the explanation on the CyanogenMod wiki to the letter.

However, when I execute `heimdall flash --kernel zImage` in the command prompt I get the following feedback:

```
D:\SGS\Heimdall>heimdall flash --kernel zImage
Heimdall v1.3.1, Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12

```

I'm unable to find any information about this error :-(.

Type: Samsung Galaxy GT-I9000
Firmware: 2.3.3
Baseband: I9000XXJVO
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9000XWJVH-CL184813 OS: Windows Vista

Alternatively: where can I find a clear, non-confusing, guide on how to root a Samsung Galaxy S? There seem to be hundreds out there but so far I didn't find any that worked for me with working links and clear explanation.

# Answer
> 4 votes
See the following page for downloading the required files: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-root-xwjvh-android-2-3-3-rom-for-galaxy-s-i9000/

1. Install Samsung Kies but dont keep it running while flashing as it will interfere with the process. Required only for the drivers.
2. Download CF-Root kernel. File name – CF-Root-XW\_NEE\_JVH-v3.2-CWM3RFS.zip. Unzip the above file. You will get the .tar file – “CF-Root-XW\_NEE\_JVH-v3.2-CWM3RFS.tar”.
3. Download Odin. File name – Odin3 v1.7. Extract the zip file to get Odin3 1.7.exe. Run Odin by double clicking on it.
4. Switch Off your phone. Wait for vibration to confirm complete switch off. Boot your phone in Download Mode — Press and hold “VolumeDOWN + HOME key + POWER button” together.
5. Connect your phone to PC now. You’ll notice “Added! !” message in the message box. On Odin, click the “PDA” box and select the .tar file you got in step 2 — CF-Root-XW\_NEE\_JVH-v3.2-CWM3RFS.tar
6. Do NOT select any “.pit” file in the “PIT” box, and make sure “Repartition” button is NOT checked. Leave the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” buttons checked. Click the Start button on Odin to begin installing the CF Root kernel. After the CF Root is installed, phone will restart. Your phone is rooted now. Note that surperuser app is there.

# Answer
> 1 votes
For anyone else who wants to know. I had the same problem. **My Solution**: Was to use another computer; worked for me!!

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Tags: rooting, samsung-galaxy-s, heimdall
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title: Using YouTube under Orbot

text:
# Question
Title: Using YouTube under Orbot
I'm trying to put my YouTube app's traffic on Orbot (Tor) in my phone due to filtering issues in my country. When Orbot is in **Tor Everything** mode, it works, and all of the traffic used by YouTube is gone through Orbot. But, when I choose **Select Apps** (and I select YouTube in there) it stops working. The point is that the video is not behind Tor on this state. Should I add another app to that list? What should I do?

# Answer
Are you sure you need Tor for all youtube videos? If you only need youtube access, then you should try alternative lower latency circumvention techniques, like alternative DNS providers or a VPN. Tor should be used when you're worried about your government even *knowing* what you watch, meaning countries like Iran, China, Syria, etc.

Case 1. You care about speed and access, but not really privacy.

You should first try bypassing your nation's DNS servers by simply setting a DNS server outside the country. OpenNIC and OpenDNS are cool, albeit maybe slow. Google has some faster ones. etc. All these options worked fine in Turkey.

If your country blocks more than DNS then try using a VPN based outside your country, including free ones like VPNReactor. VPNs are slower than simply bypassing a DNS block, but almost any VPN should be faster than Tor. Or even a dedicated youtube proxy.

Case 2. You care about privacy more than speed.

Use Tor, preferably Tor everything mode. There are security risks with using youtube's flash app through Tor, probably this specific issue doesn't impact youtube's android app. Yet, maybe Tor's "select apps" mode doesn't adequately handle the NDK, where youtube's codecs probably live. If so, that's harder. Try a browser maybe?
> 7 votes

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Tags: youtube, proxy, tor
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# Question
Title: Does  the Motorola Droid RAZR support NFC?
Does Motorola RAZR XT910 support NFC with Gingerbread or Android ICS 4.0? Engadget says the device has an NFC controller. What does this really mean?

# Answer
> 4 votes
The RAZR does have an NFC chip in it. Currently the device does not have the drivers so the OS can make use of the chip. Motorola has been quoted to say that the RAZR is getting NFC support when the device gets the ICS update. Basically, the device could support NFC now, but Motorola, for one reason or another, did not include the components that would be needed for the Android OS to communicate with the NFC chip.

> **What are the benefits of upgrading a device to Ice Cream Sandwich?**
>
> Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, **NFC** support and a full web browsing experience.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Yes it does have the controller. Now will it act like the nexus in NFC user friendliness? No. Required software is locked because what they are attempting to do is use a sim card as the antennae making Verizon able to control the NFC chips full capabilities. This way limits how much information can be transferred by NFC. Now it will be supported later on but if you truly want full blown NFC without restrictions then get the phones with supporting hardware.

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, nfc, motorola-droid-razr
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# Question
Title: Can I empty the trash in the default e-mail app?
The POP e-mail account I use for mobile is linked to an externally-managed anti-spam gateway. It was starting to get too many false positives, so the other day I went through the web UI to mark a whole boatload of old messages as "not spam" to give it a nudge in the right direction.

Of course, they all ended up back in the Inbox and subsequently got downloaded onto my phone. I deleted them, and now they're just *sitting* there in the trash. All 450 of them.

I really don't want to have to delete every single message from the trash manually. After several minutes of digging on Google I've found genuinely *ancient* bug reports with no workarounds.

Surely I'm just overlooking an obvious menu item somewhere and Google hasn't *actually* let such an obvious, gaping feature hole go unplugged for over 2 years, right? So where is it? How do I empty the trash?

P.S. I'm aware of the fact that messages older than 30 days are supposed to be deleted automatically. That's not happening - possibly because they were already more than 30 days old when they were downloaded in the first place.

P.P.S. **Please** do not tell me to use K9Mail or any other 3rd-party mail program. I'm sure they're great but any e-mail client that doesn't support Exchange ActiveSync is completely useless to me, and so far the only one I've found that seems to do it properly is the stock e-mail app. Sorry if this comes across as grouchy but I am absolutely **sick** of seeing this "solution" posted thoughtlessly to every single forum/thread I read that happens to mention a problem with e-mail.

# Answer
> 1 votes
This is what works for me (HTC Desire, Android 2.2, default email app, IMAP account):

* Hit menu button
* Select "Folders"
* Select "Trash"
* Hit menu button
* Select "Delete"
* Mark all messages
* Hit "Delete" button.

My Trash is empty afterward.

# Answer
> 1 votes
This workaround method works for the default Email app v2.3.4 (possibly earlier versions) on a T-mobile G2. Open the trash folder, open a message from the trash folder, continuously click on the delete button for rapid deletion. \[Message deleted.\] will remain on the screen for a decent amount of time if a large number of messages were deleted.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I have found the way to do this.

Step 1 - open mail app and go into trash folder. While there is no way you can select each deleted email , you need to change the view setting to default rather than conversation.

Step 2 - this will allow you to view the mail in the trash folder by days, weeks and months. Select each date period and then delete them.

I did 2500 emails in seconds - well quicker than it took to write this..

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Tags: email
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# Question
Title: How can I access the internal phone storage via ClockworkMod recovery?
I have an HTC Incredible, rooted to MIUI, and am frozen on the white Incredible boot screen. I need to grab a few pictures off the phone before I do a new install. Is it possible to access the phone memory from ClockworkMod recovery? I tried to mount the '/emmc' from the recovery prompt, but nothing shows up on the PC. How can I access the photos?

# Answer
> 4 votes
/emmc is basically ok and accessible if you can 'mount' it. You already have a working CWM installed which comes with adb enabled. This gives you some options. Boot to CWM recovery and mount your partition in the 'mounts and storage' section. It's now accessible internally and you can use the adb tool (ADB stands for 'Android debug bridge', it's usually used to develop and debug things) to pull data off the device:

PS: I prefer the command line adb tool (2nd solution). I have little experience with the gui tools. But generally they should work as well.

Here's how I usually do it (using only the commandline):
`me@workstation:~$ adb shell
~ # mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/block/mtdblock4 on /cache type yaffs2 (rw,nodev,noatime,nodiratime)
~ # mount /sdcard
~ # exit
me@workstation:~$ cd /tmp/
me@workstation:/tmp$ mkdir htc_sdcard
me@workstation:/tmp$ adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/100MSDCF/ htc_sdcard/DCIM
pull: building file list...
pull: /sdcard/DCIM/100MSDCF/DSC00110.jpg -> htc_sdcard/DCIM/DSC00110.jpg
pull: /sdcard/DCIM/100MSDCF/DSC00114.jpg -> htc_sdcard/DCIM/DSC00114.jpg
[...]`

# Answer
> 1 votes
I don't know if it's the same on your phone, but on my Blade I can just mount /sdcard (or maybe /emmc in your case) and then "mount USB storage" in the Mount and Storage Menu.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Your pictures should be stored on your SD card, so just take it out and get the pictures with a PC.

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Tags: clockworkmod-recovery, htc-droid-incredible, system-freeze, miui
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# Question
Title: I can't update my Nexus S, shows error screen. What to do?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> can't update, can't do a factory reset

My Phone (Nexus S) keeps pestering me to update the OS. But, every time I try, it restarts, displays the cute robot error screen and doesn't come back on until I take out the battery and restart it. I would just leave it but I'm still running Android 2.3.4, and it's time.

Any way of updating the OS other then clicking OK when it asks?

*I'm not really sure what more info I can give you guys, ask and I will tell*

# Answer
> 0 votes
When you see cute robot with the red triangle, press power + volume up together to get to the recovery menu, and select "update from /cache" or something similar you'll see there. Then the update process starts and, most probably, gives you some error messages about what's wrong with your phone.

If you have ever changed any system files, update process might require you revert them to the original condition before upgrade, otherwise patches cannot be applied properly.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you don't mind a factory reset, you can flash the latest factory image from the bootloader (fastboot).

If you're on Linux, instead of installing the SDK, you can use Replicant's build of fastboot.

# Answer
> 0 votes
This a solution to bring your device to a stable, stock, factory default state.

**NOTE: this will wipe your device *(not the SD card)* and return it to stock, unrooted factory defaults.**

1. Download one of these two files:

* This file if you want to restore to **Gingerbread**
    * and this zip file if you want to restore to the OTA **4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)** latest update.
2. Extract the file you downloaded to your computer, in a location you remember.
3. On your phone, enable debugging

* this is usually found by going to the home screen, then pressing `Menu` and choosing `Settings->Applications->Development` and check the `USB debugging` option
4. Plug your phone into your computer
5. Locate the `run.bat` file in the location where you extracted the .zip file
6. Run this file and wait for the process to finish.
7. You're done! Reboot and enjoy!

# Answer
> -1 votes
Some of the Nexus S come with locked bootloaders and cannot be upgraded without rooting because of this.

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Tags: updates, samsung-nexus-s
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title: Why can't I accept calls on my Droid X?

text:
# Question
Title: Why can't I accept calls on my Droid X?
I recently updated my Droid X to version `4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US`. I can't accept incoming calls though. The screen that allows you to either accept or decline a call doesn't appear anymore.

The top notification bar also disappeared around this time if that has anything to do with the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks.

# Answer
It appears that restarting it helped. Now the top, notification bar and the dialer appear. I think it may have something to do with the Messages app. As I unassociated my email account before restarting the phone.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, calls, motorola-droid-x
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title: Transferring Phone Ownership

text:
# Question
Title: Transferring Phone Ownership
I currently have an HTC Desire handset. I am just about to upgrade to a new HTC handset and would like to be able to pass this phone on to my wife.

What’s the best way of changing the account setup n the phone to reflect the new ownership. I intend on using my existing Google account on the new handset to transfer my own settings over.

I would like to keep using the same Google Play account to retain the installed apps, but I would like my wifes telephone contacts to be kept separate and sync independently to my own as well as preventing Gmail emails on my address from pinging up this old handset.

Is this doable?

My current plan is to create her a Gmail account. On the existing Gmail account within the phone turn off syncing of Contacts, Calendar and Gmail. Add the new Google account and turn on syncing of the same.

This /sounds/ like it will work ok, but never having done this before I’m not sure how things will work in practice.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Yes, adding a second account and disabling sync on the original one will work as you are expecting. You'll retain the ability to install and use apps you purchase with the original account, while having the sync enabled only on your wife's account will ensure the data from your own account is not present on her phone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'd do a factory reset, and then add both your account, and your wife's. This isn't much different than Chahk's answer, but might be a tad safer -- who knows what weird customizations you might have made to your phone that will surprise your wife?

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Tags: google-account
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# Question
Title: How can I re-install the stock Android 2.2 calendar?
I mistakenly deleted the stock Google Calendar application from my Android 2.2 phone (Samsung Europa GT-i5500). My phone is rooted. I can't recall what program I used for the deletion, but I have backups of 4 files saved on my desktop PC:

1. com.android.calendar-\[big number\].apk
2. com.android.providers.calendar-\[big number\].apk
3. com.android.providers.calendar-\[big number\].properties
4. com.android.providers.calendar-\[big number\].tar

How can I reinstall this application using these backups?

# Answer
You can restore the calendar from your backup files. Two of them should be of interest to you.

```
com.android.calendar-[big number].apk
com.android.providers.calendar-[big number].apk

```

The first one is the actual calendar, while the second is a helper app for it that stores it's data. To reinstall either use Titanium Backup, a file manager (there're plenty in the play store) or adb. With the latter type:

```
adb remount
adb push /path/on/pc /system/app/Calendar.apk
adb push /path/on/pc /system/app/CalendarProvider.apk

```

into the terminal. Now reboot.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, installation, stock-android, google-calendar
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title: Revoke App Permissions Without Root?

text:
# Question
Title: Revoke App Permissions Without Root?
I have some apps that are asking for unnecessary permissions. I would like to revoke these, but I've read that this is not possible without rooting.

Is there **any** way to do this without having to root?

# Answer
> 9 votes
Yes there is, though it's not really elegant and it's a **REALLY** bad idea to do it.
The app that you do it to, will more than likely break if you revoked a permission and it tries to use it. If this wouldn't be enough you will lose your app data and you won't be able to update from the Play Store. With that said it's not that hard to do.

You need apktool. Refer to this guide on how to use it (you'll need the decompile and compile commands.) And this on signing the apk after you're done. You need to modify the `AndroidManifest.xml` file. Look for lines like this:

```
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

```

and remove it if it bothers you.

After you're finished recompile the app than sign it. Now you can uninstall the original app and install the new one using a file manager or in adb using

```
adb install /local/path

```

To find out what each permission allows, you can refer to the incomplete documentation or try searching for it's name.

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Tags: permissions
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# Question
Title: Power saver turns display brighter. Shouldn't it be darker?
When my battery is running low, the power saver turns on. When that happens, my display gets brighter. Shouldn't it be turning darker to reduce the power consumption? Is it normal to get brighter or not?

# Answer
Go to your Power Settings and check for the Brightness level. Someone must have changed the default settings
> 1 votes

# Answer
@Sam007: Unfortunately I lost my browser cookie so I can't accept an answer but that was it.

In the power saving settings the display brightness was set to 50%. I keep my phone on a lower level because I don't like a bright screen. When the power saver turned on, it actually made the display brighter than the normal level.

I changed the setting to 25%.

Thanks a lot!
> 1 votes

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Tags: battery, screen, battery-life
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title: Consequences of rooting HTC One X?

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# Question
Title: Consequences of rooting HTC One X?
All I want to be able to do on my device is to be able to use Titanium Backup.

I don't want to install custom roms, I want to keep everything as-is but be able to run apps that need root like the above.

If I do root my device, will that stop OTA updates from installing? If they do install, will it need re-rooting again?

Can devices be un-rooted?

# Answer
> 6 votes
Yes, most manufacturers (AFAIK including HTC, as I had this experience with my EVO 4G) will have the OTA update break if the device is rooted. This may have changed, but to my knowledge, OTA will not work after root.

However, devices **can be unrooted**, however, some are easier than others, and the process is different for most devices. Please note that **most unrooting methods require a full wipe**. Thus is the nature.

However, if I can give you a bit of personal advice, custom ROMs can usually give you the features of an OTA update and much, much more ;)

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Tags: rooting, htc-one-x
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# Question
Title: Sync birthdays from Facebook to Android contacts
Many people want to have their Facebook contacts synced with their Android contacts, including information such as birthday and so on.

I have the official Facebook app installed on my Android 2.3.3 phone and it automatically syncs the email address and profile picture from Facebook. But it doesn't sync the birthdays.

So I chose the iCal approach so that you export your Facebook calendar and import it to the Google calendar (web interface).

But some days ago, someone told me that you can sync your Facebook birthdays with your Android contacts simply by adding the account in your "Accounts" settings. Is this true? How does it work? For me, it just syncs the photo and the email, as I've said.

# Answer
As far as i'm aware, you can't actually sync the birthdays to your contacts. It is however possible to sync your Facebook Events (including birthdays) to your Android calendar. All you need to do is add your Facebook Calendar to your Google Calendar. You can find out how to do this here
> 3 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, contacts, sync, facebook
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title: transferring contacts

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# Question
Title: transferring contacts
I have a new HTC Wildfire S phone and have tried to copy the contacts off my old phone which is a Samsung E250E.

I have the Bluetooth activated on old phone but 'Transfer data' app on new phone fails each time I attempt transfer by telling me my old phone is 'unsupported'.

Sim cards are different sizes so can't just plug old card into new phone, has anyone found a way of dealing with this, please?

# Answer
If you have a PC cable for your SGH E250 you could try Mobile Master management software for feature phones. It has a 30 day full working trial (download at http://www.mobile-master.com/samsung/sgh\_e250.html ). MM supports many different phone models and allows to export contacts to .vcard or .csv format.

Samsung also offers sync software but I found that newer versions often have problems with discontinued phone models. You might give it a try if MM does not work for you.

A) You then can import that .vcard into gmail.com's contact application. Your HTC Wildfire will then sync them once you registered the phone with your GMail Account

B) You can also push the .vcard to your HTC and import it from there. You will be promted to import when you try to open the vcard. All recent Android models allow that.

Last resort: If all that is not possible (I had to do that already once), you're maybe best off by using GMail's Web frontend to manually input your contacts one by one instead of doing it on the phone.

In case you have an old Sony Ericsson model that supports the old sim format of your SGH E250: These usually allow to export phone contacts to vCard format onto the memory stick. You could then just go ahead with A) or B).
> 2 votes

# Answer
You should be able to pair the devices via bluetooth, the go to your old phone's contact list and either go through the menus to find a `Select all` option, or go through your contacts one by one and select `Send` (or `Share`) -\> `Bluetooth` -\> `<your new phone>`. They will appear on your new phone as vCards and you can save them, but I think you have to do this one by one on the new phone (I might be wrong, I have no experience with HTC phones).
> 1 votes

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Tags: contacts
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title: Not all images showing up in gallery

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# Question
Title: Not all images showing up in gallery
Some photos do not show up in the gallery app. I can find those particular shots trough the camera app for some reason, and using a file-browser I can find them too. But they will not show up in the gallery.

I found this topic about thumbnail problems. I did what the answer suggested, although it was not exactly the same problem. Sadly it didn't help.

Another topic talks about latency. I don't think "use a quicker phone" is a solution (desire-z is quick enough), and we're talking about a different problem: I have pictures from yesterday not shown, but from today are in there, so the scanner has been running.

**Why don't all my photos show in the gallery?**

edit: the images do not seem any different. They are all saved in

```
/mnt/sdcard/DCIM/100MEDIA

```

called

```
IMAG0402  //visible
IMAG0403  //invis
IMAG0404  //invis
IMAG0405  //invis
IMAG0406  //visible

```

(I checked this trough ASTRO browser)

# Answer
Try deleting the `/mnt/sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails` folder and rebooting your phone. You may need to clear data for Media Storage and possibly the Gallery app/anything related as well.
> 12 votes

# Answer
I had the same issue. Turns out my `.thumbnails` folder was not inside my `/DCIM` folder. I moved it back inside, restarted the phone and it's been fine since.
> 1 votes

# Answer
SDrescan is small and easy to use.

If you happen to have a custom ROM with dev tools installed, use that:
Launch "Dev Tools" =\> Media Provider =\> Scan SDcard

Both ways hide the manual steps from you and you can't delete stuff by mistake this way.
> 1 votes

# Answer
For me, it was enough to just open `/mnt/sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails` folder using Astro File Manager. I scrolled down and up through all files within this folder and I've seen system showing message "Creating thumbnails". Once I returned to Gallery, even without restarting phone, all camera pictures and videos displayed properly.

You could also try opening a few of the photos in the DCIM folder using Astro in order to trigger a refresh.
> 0 votes

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Tags: gallery, thumbnails
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# Question
Title: How do i correct my far-too-sensitive proximity sensor?
The sensor that turns the screen off in my pocket or at my cheek is suddenly turning the screen off when my thumb is within two inches of the top of the screen. It is difficult to grab the notification bar without triggering it, and holding my phone sideways is now an exercise in frustration. Is there a way to fix this? Did some update recently come out for the Galaxy Nexus (GSM)?

# Answer
The problem ended up being transient; I rarely restart my phone. Somehow it got stuck in 'on call' mode, so the proximity sensor was enabled despite nothing being running. A reboot resolved the silly issue.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Z-Device test may show your sensor output: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zausan.zdevicetest

Possible reasons:

If you updated just before noticing this problem, you might have to switch back or wait for another update to fix that again. Installing a 3rd party update like Cyanogenmod9 might also fix your problem.
> 2 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-nexus, proximity-sensor
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title: Cannot connect HTC One X to PC

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# Question
Title: Cannot connect HTC One X to PC
I'm having trouble connecting my HTC One X to my PC. Every time I plug it into a USB port it starts charging and my PC shows "Could not recognize USB device". I'm running Win7 x64. I installed HTC Sync manager and switched the connection option to 'HTC Sync' (also tried 'Drive Storage') and tried enabling USB debugging in developer options as well.

I also tried to connect to my notebook (also Win7 x64) and I got same error.

# Answer
The issue was evidently resolved by using a different USB cord.
> 1 votes

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Tags: usb, htc-one-x
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title: Vibrate-before-ring

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# Question
Title: Vibrate-before-ring
Is there a way to have an android phone vibrate first before it starts ringing?

Note that I'm looking for a clean solution, i.e. I don't want to modify the ringtone to include a few seconds of silence at the beginning.

# Answer
I've heard good things about Tasker. I wonder if it can help?
> 1 votes

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Tags: ringtone, vibration
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to make a link to a specific page of a PDF file *on the desktop*?
Like, how a lot of application shortcuts let you link a particular shortcut within the application on the shortcut - like how the Dropbox Android application allows you to set shortcuts to particular Dropbox folders on the desktop.

I use ezPDF and I can set individual bookmarks within the application, but I'd also like those to be available on the desktop if at all possible.

# Answer
> 5 votes
Technical answer: Yes.
Practical answer: It's hard.

You'll need:

"Manual intent shortcuts" app to add really *custom* shortcuts on the desktop ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.cwfk.ig88.intents ).
Plus: Knowledge how to generate a specific intent that does exactly what you want to do (install above app and see what information it wants, you have to know exactly what to do).

PS: I had a look at ezPDF and it seems to allow to launch a specific .pdf file by an intent at a given page, so your problem *is* solvable, but requires deep knowledge of ezPDF and Android's intent subsystem (intent extra data: path, page).

EDIT: Sample for ezPDF, alas jumping to the page doesn't work, but the correct file is opened

Shortcut Name: test
Action: android.intent.action.VIEW
Category:
URI: file:///sdcard/test.pdf
Component Package: udk.android.reader
Component Class (FQDN): udk.android.reader.PDFReaderActivity
Extra Key: page
Extra Value: 14
\[ \] Broadcast

Regarding how to get those values:

Use a file browser to open the 'test.pdf' file you want to open by the shortcut later.

`adb logcat -d | grep -i ‘test.pdf’
You should see some line like this:
I/ActivityManager( 123): Starting activity: Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=file:///sdcard/test.pdf typ=text/plain cmp=udk.android.reader/.PDFReaderActivity }`

Manual launch via adb:
`adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n udk.android.reader/.PDFReaderActivity -d file:///mnt/sdcard/Books/Effective.Java_2.Ed_2008.pdf -ef page 2`

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Tags: app-widgets, pdf
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title: Delete individual call log

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# Question
Title: Delete individual call log
In Gingerbread and before, long-click on an individual call log gave you also the option to delete it.

Now, in ICS, while in the Call log tab, on long-press:

* *on contact image(red):* it opens the Contact details;
* *on the cal log details(yellow):* nothing happen;
* *on the phone image(blue)*: re-dial

Now, I've found the **`Clear call log`** option in menu, but can someone confirm if it has more options and will let me choose the entry to clear, or it'll just delete my entire call log?

I've also found a lot of new **`Settings`**, but nothing about deleting an individual call log entry.

# Answer
> 5 votes
If you touch an individual item in the call log, and press the Menu (vertical ellipsis) you'll see a "clear from call log" option.

# Answer
> 2 votes
On Nexus S, touch the call log detail (yellow in OP image) to bring up contact log. Press Menu button to get "Remove from call log" option.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Press on the "Contact image" on the left to bring up the contact. Press vertical dots in the top right corner to get "Remove from call log" (removes all log entries for this contact).

# Answer
> 1 votes
Go in that particular contact--\>press 'Menu button'--\>select 'History'

You will see all the calls to that particular contact.

Press Menu--\>select 'Delete'

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, call-history
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# Question
Title: How can I download the latest ringtones?
How can I download the latest ringtones?

# Answer
> 4 votes
I'd highly suggest Zedge for awesome ringtones! Everyone in my family has been using it for quite a while, and finding some pretty sweet stuff :)

They have **ringtones** in the following categories:

```
All Categories
Alternative
Blues
Bollywood
Children
Christian & Gospel
Classical
Comedy
Country
Dance
Electronica
Entertainment
Games
Hip Hop
Holiday
Jazz
Latin
Message Tones
News & Politics
Other
Pets & Animals
Pop
R&B/Soul
Reggae
Rock
Sayings
Sound Effects
World

```

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Tags: ringtone
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# Question
Title: Copy Google talk chat messages to clipboard
I got some message over talk that I want to copy to clipboard. That is not possible. Long pressing does nothing. Tried on 4.0.4-ICS and 2.3.7-Gingerbread without succes.

# Answer
If you are using Google Talk and have a GMail account, your chats are automatically logged in GMail. If you search for label:chat, you should be able to find that conversation and copy the text from your GMail application.

BTW, I think that the fact that you can't copy the text from the chat app really needs to be fixed.
> 4 votes

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Tags: google-talk
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title: Can Tablets deal with USB Sound Cards?

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# Question
Title: Can Tablets deal with USB Sound Cards?
I've found this thing on eBay. It converts the USB to a microphone input and a jack-speaker output. I'm just curious, if my tablet is compatible with it as the description doesn't explicitly mentions it.

My device is rooted if that makes any difference.

# Answer
Extremely doubtful, to the point where I'm confident saying no, it wouldn't work. It would require either the OS dev team having included Linux drivers that would work with the USB device, or the USB device manufacturer having released Android-compatible drivers that you could install on your tablet yourself.
> 2 votes

# Answer
I believe that product is an DAC. As long as your device has OTG/USB host support, it'll work.
> -1 votes

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Tags: audio, tablet, usb-peripherals, microphone
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# Question
Title: What are the optimal settings for a video that will be played on a Galaxy Tab 10.1?
What are the best size, compression settings, and format for making video for playback on a Galaxy Tab 10.1?

# Answer
> 5 votes
# Video

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will work best with MP4 files (H.264 encoding) at 720p (1280x720). Do *not* use Entropy Coding. I'm noticing a few problems with it; it could be the video / my setup though and not the device itself.

Use a constant bitrate at a reasonable quality level (RF:20 should be good, or around 1000kbps). Maximum B-Frames should be set to 0, and Reference frames to 4 or 5.

# Audio

As far as audio goes you should be fine with most anything; a samplerate of 48 and a bitrate of 160 should be good. Make sure to downmix to stereo. AAC is probably you best bet for the codec.

## Summary

More information can be found here and here (though you might want to experiment a bit with some of the advanced settings if you feel that you need them—Probably not a big deal though).

**Audio:** AAC with Bitrate of 160, Samplerate of 48; downmix to stereo
**Video:** H.264 in an MP4 wrapper at 720p (1280x720) at a constant bit rate

# Answer
> 3 votes
Take a look at this thread on XDA-Developers forums. There's a good discussion with presets for Handbrake (conversion software) that should work well for GTab 10.1.

Basic settings are as follows:
**Video**: H.264 codec, MP4 container, picture width 1200, constant quality with RF:20, loose anamorphic with modulus 16.
**Audio**: AAC format, 128 bitrate.

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Tags: video, samsung-galaxy-tab-10
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# Question
Title: Did ICS stop supporting clicking a number in text to dial?
I used to be able to click a number inside text (email or web page) to dial it. After upgrading to ics this feature seems to have been removed. Is that so? Any way to get it back?

UPDATE: it seems to work with US phone numbers, but not ones that are used in my country (Israel). Can it be that my carrier forgot to update the pattern for recognizing numbers as phone numbers?

# Answer
As @roxan seemed to be indicating, there is a legal suit against HTC in which Apple claimed a patent on this ability to convert clicking on phone numbers and email addresses into actionable links on smartphones.

This December 2011 article says:

> Apple also has civil patent infringement cases against HTC and Samsung. Both Asian rivals have also filed their own retaliatory actions to the ITC and in U.S courts

and this article indicates Apple opened four lawsuits (as of February 2012) against Samsung for patent infringement, including the ability to make phone numbers clickable.

So it looks as if other manufacturers may be rolling back this feature early, for fear of Apple's patent troll tearing down their towns and eating their goats (and your ability to click phone numbers).
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, phone-app
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title: List of banned market apps

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# Question
Title: List of banned market apps
I recently came across fireplace market, which hosts fired apps banned by google. However it's apparently down.

I'm not really interested in the market app, I just would have liked to browse what Google does *not* like. Often such places offer nice to know niche apps.

Is there a list of banned-from-google-play apps?ds

EDIT: Does someone know what fireplace used to host?

# Answer
No. Such list could never be exhaustive as all the developers who got booted would need to collaborate to it.

Most warez markets don't exclusively deal with banned apps either, they usually host free and paid apps available in Play Store as well.

For the record the term "apps that Google doesn't like" is quite misleading. It's usually carriers or another external force that ask for removal of apps.
> 2 votes

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Tags: applications, google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Where are my Apps gone? Not shown under all apps, in my phone
I have a nuumber of Android apps installed.

When I use them from desktop shortcuts of phone, they work normally but in "All apps" (having up arrow symbol) section, it only shows 4 apps: Latitude, Local, Maps and Navigation. While all other apps are not there but still installed.

So I am wondering that why and how that happened? I saw some other similar titled questions but they are different. I didn't hide any thing intentionally but not sure if I set some thing.

Please note that I am not a layman, I am a developer so when I am doing some thing then I understand what I am doing, so I think it is some thing that did automatically, may be after and because of updates of apps. I also have app2sd card so not sure if it's related.

So please some one tell if you know that how can I have my apps again under that apps section and can use it normally. My Android version is, Froyo and I'm using an HTC Wildfire.

# Answer
I solved the problem myself. I had a game installed on SD card named, Hambo, I shifted it to phone and all apps, came back to their place, what else change I did earlier was to remove updates of Android market app. So google play was removed and then I did the only change of moving one app. from SD card to phone and my problem was solved. I don't know actual reason of problem but based on what I read some where I think it was may be waiting for some update or change in some installation after the uninstallation of play update. So when I shifted an app to phone, all old things restored at their place.
> 2 votes

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Tags: applications, 2.2-froyo, google-play-store, app2sd, htc-wildfire
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# Question
Title: HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless -- Any help?
It's been bugging me for a while but getting quite bad lately. I get warnings that my internal storage is full, I have about 13mb left of what I believe is 512mb worth of rom. I have checked with the app "diskusage" and my apps take about 122mb, with about 20 more mb being used by "data" (unsure what this is). When I check the apps list, my biggest app is some 12mb, and even within the first screen of apps this drops to just over 6mb. So I don't have extremely big apps, and I don't have all that much of them either. I try to put most on my sdcard, so no problem there either.

How do I figure out what's hogging all this space, and how do I fix it ?

On a related note, what is the Android equivalent of "formatting" your phone? I believe factory settings doesn't remove all data (sdcard etc) or does it?

**EDIT:** I have done a hard reset on my phone, and the free space available is somewhat similar to what I saw before. So, is it normal to only have about 150mb available for apps when the internal rom should be 512mb ?

# Answer
> 12 votes
One problem I've noticed is the (at least in Android Froyo), the stock Web browser caches to the phone storage. The browser cache can quickly take up 20+ MB and therefore use up free internal storage.

I've moved to using an alternate browser (Dolphin) and set it to cache to the SD card. This has removed my "low internal storage" limits; my free internal storage space now stays much more consistent except when installing new applications.

# Answer
> 10 votes
Your OS may be taking up the remaining space. My OS is several hundred MB. There's not really anything you can do about that, although some custom ROMs might be smaller. Move apps to SD, delete data, uninstall apps, etc.

**Edit:** To integrate system app updates into your ROM, use Titanium Backup. For example, my GMail app shows `(updated)` in Titanium's list:

App list (click image to enlarge)

Long-press on it to bring up this menu and select `Integrate update into ROM`:

Long-press menu (click image to enlarge)

# Answer
> 8 votes
I also had similar problem with HTC Desire. My solution was to use SD card as second partition for application's dex, lib and apk files. Now I have 1GB free space for applications to install.

For this you need root. If you don't have rooted follow this simple process in this guide.

After that you have to partition your SD card. You can use clockwork mod recovery for that. Now you can use link2sd program to move your apps(dex, lib,apk) to SD card. You can follow this guide for details if you chose this path to follow.

# Answer
> 6 votes
I had a similar issue and found that it was mainly due to the contacts taking up 40mb when I enabled the Facebook and Twitter sync.

I would use the DiskUsage app http://www.appbrain.com/app/diskusage/com.google.android.diskusage to find out what was taking the most space on the internal memory.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I also have a Desire, with similar issues as you do, despite having moved all possible applications to the SD card (and I haven't even installed all that much in the first place).

I believe the cause of the problem are the updates to some of the preinstalled applications on the device (Flash Player, Google applications (Maps, GMail, Search, Market, Voice Search, YouTube), Facebook). Unlike normal applications, you are not able to remove those completely, but rather only to uninstall the updates you have applied and return them to the "pristine" condition since your last OTA update.

Those updates must have taken some space on the ROM, as they are nowhere to be found on the SD card and function even without the SD card being mounted. Effectively meaning that you have two versions of those applications stored in the ROM.

Unfortunately, I have no solution at this time for the problem.

# Answer
> 2 votes
On ny Hero after I'd updated, I kept running out of space, none of the obvious things were working. Then I realised that when I had connected my phone to my Flickr account I'd selected an option which meant that I'd downloaded 100s of Meg of data from the Flickr site when keeping my account updated.

The moral being check whether your social networking is eating your storage.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I'm experiencing a similar problem (low internal memory) and have yet to find a good 'fix'. Already done the obvious things - move as many apps to SD card, remove unused apps etc.

Though, one day my htc desire told me I only had 0.98mb free space! So as a temporary fix this is what I did:

* Delete old/non-important sms threads. As a guess, got rid of ~100 messages, this gave me ~10mb extra space
* Currently using "Dolphin Browser" so deleted the data/cache from the stock browser, another ~10mb space
* Similar to above, deleted data/cache of any unused apps (some apps can't be deleted without root, but you can at least minimise their footprint)

So now I have ~20mb free space which should be enough for now (hopefully!). What I plan on doing...

* Root the phone and uninstall the pre-installed (but never used) applications
* Follow some of the suggestions listed here :)

# Answer
> 2 votes
I struggled with this issue for a long time and it's one of the biggest reasons I have rooted my phone and have an EXT partition on my SD card mounted as internal storage. This enables me to move the entire application to SD (more than the Froyo+ Apps2SD feature) and also the Dalvik cache, which is a huge difference maker.

I run the latest CyanogenMod custom ROM and the 'DarkTremor' apps2sd script.

# Answer
> 2 votes
HTC made a poor choice when deciding to only leave 150MB for /data which is used for all market apps (besides apps2sd).

There is a possibility to re-partition that, but that is rather intrusive and requires full modding and a ROM that fits into the shrunk /system partition.

http://alpharev.nl/ has different repartitioned hboot images that range up to 300MB for /data. Cyanogenmod up to 7.2 fits into CM7 r2 hboot and offers 287MB for apps instead of 150. See the on-site instructions on how to install those.

But beware: This is not for the faint hearted.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Two quick ways to help resolve your problem:

1. **Requires Android 2.2+**: Move all apps to the SD card that will let you do so. This will trim down how much space these apps use in your internal memory and moves some of it to the SD card. However, remember that these apps will not instantly show up on start up or if you mount the SD card for any reason. Use an app like SDMove to figure out which apps you can move that you haven't already moved. SDWatch will alert you in the future if an app you installed can be moved to the SD Card.
2. Delete applications that you are no longer using. If you haven't used it in weeks, remove it. Every couple of weeks, take a glance at all of your applications and see which ones you aren't using and remove them. You can filter applications by their size in the settings to quickly remove the bigger sized apps first. Also remove anything under Settings \> Applications \> Running services that you aren't using, such as extra keyboards or other notification services.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I have a Desire too and after reading this post I’ve been doing some tests on the device and as you noted, of the internal 512MB of ROM only 150MB are available for the user to install applications.

I’ve changed the stock ROM of the Desire for the CyanogenMod custom ROM a few days ago, and even now I have a top of 150MB to install applications.

I would say that the internal ROM is divided in two partitions, system and apps, which is the cause of we having access only to 150MB of the full 512MB of ROM.

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Tags: htc-desire, internal-storage, storage, insufficient-memory
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# Question
Title: Where did my purchased Apps go when I upgraded my Phone?
I have read through many questions here and totally understand that when you upgrade your phone your purchased apps should be accessible for reinstalling at https://play.google.com/store.

I upgraded my phone yesterday from a Galaxy SII to a Galaxy S3 and I was given a guarantee in the shop that all the apps I purchased would be available when I log into to GooglePlay. The fact that they are not there is the reason for this question. I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and was using the same Google Play account to manage my apps.

Im guessing that because my Android platform v4+ and my old phone was v2.2 that some of my apps may not be compatible but I wasnt expecting not to be able to see them (after all they are apps I purchased). Any help would be much appreciated, because the apps for my Galaxy Tab are not available either. My login details for Google has been the same through out.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Ok, this answer doesn't get to the root cause or the "why it happened" but the issue is now resolved. It may help others if their purchased applications are suddenly not available on Google Play for installation on a new device.

I received an notification to update my Android Firmware and reboot. I followed the instructions, went into Google Play and my purchased items were now available. I can't explain why, they just were.

# Answer
> 3 votes
If you're using the same Google login - then you should be able to find them under My Apps in Google Play and they should be marked as Purchased. (On your phone - on the web you'll find them under My Android Apps).

You can also click on Orders and Devices at the bottom of the page - if they don't show up in that list. (And next to each you have "Report A Problem")

And worst case scenario, if these apps are paid for, you should at least be able to find them in your Google Checkout history - and contact Google to refresh your account. HTH.

# Answer
> 1 votes
In the new Market application you need to slide the tab sideways when viewing the Installed applications to view All applications, you might have missed that at first glance.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You should go to the google play web site, there is a list of all the apps that you have ever installed on your device, including purchased ones.

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Tags: applications, google-play-store, samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: Odd problem with USB tethering: Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE) or Error 102 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED)
I am accessing internet with my Laptop through 3G USB Tethering from my Nexus S with Android 4.0.4.

About half of the time, I lose connection and I am unable to access any website on my Laptop or use any application that connects to the internet (eg. ping), except for Gmail and Skype (which still work very well). And it goes back and forth frequently between the normal situation and the odd one.

If I try to access any other website on my laptop (like google.com), I get depending on the website:

"No data received Unable to load the webpage because the server sent no data. Error 324 (net::ERR\_EMPTY\_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data."

OR

"This webpage is not available Error 102 (net::ERR\_CONNECTION\_REFUSED): The server refused the connection"

Do you have an explanation for this bizarre behavior? Do you think an app is interfering with my connection?

# Answer
> -1 votes
Sometimes rooting may cause such problems. The phone says "unrooted" or otherwise, bans some programs, i.e. browser, etc., from functioning properly. I would suggest to apply a factory reset - of course after having all the back up you may possibly need - rather than flashing a clean firmware.

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Tags: tethering, connection-issues, usb-tethering
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# Question
Title: Unable to move files to my SD card - how can I do this?
I have tried moving files from the Android (internal) storage (now almost full) to the 16G unused SD card I have installed. I click and hold the item I want to move (i.e. a movie file) and the option to move (cut) is offered. I press it and see the flag 'holdingFILENAME.wmv'.

I navigate to the area I want to move it to and press the icon (like a paper icon) in the top right of my screen. I have the option to move, attach, copy, or delete. I select move, but nothing happens. Any ideas how I can move files?

I am using Android v4.0.3, kernel 3.0.8+, baseband 1.01.

# Answer
Try to use Astro or if possible (I mean if you are rooted) Root Explorer. In case "move" fails, then try "copy" first and after successful copy revert to the original location and delete the aforementioned file. You're done!
> 1 votes

# Answer
I would use X-plore File Manager. It has a split-view and you can simply open the location you wish to copy *from* on one side, and the location you wish to copy *to* on the other side, and **long-press** and choose **move** from the menu. The move location will be the location you have open in the other pane by default.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, files
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# Question
Title: How to change the device name in Google Play (formerly Android Market)?
I have bought a new phone and need to change the old device name to the new one. How do I change the device name in Google Play (formerly Android Market)?

# Answer
Log in to the web interface of the Play Store and click the settings button in the top right corner and select `My Orders and Settings` (or use this direct link). Next, select the `Settings` tab and you'll see your devices. From here, just click on `Edit` and type the name you wish to give the device and click `Update`.
> 27 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Tethering an Toshiba AT100 to a Nokia E71
I want to tether an Toshiba AT100 tablet to my Nokia E71. Have installed JuikoSpot on the Nokia which creates an ad-hoc hotspot. It appears the AT100 only looks for infrastructure hotspots. Is there an app or other method of getting the AT100 to look for and connect to an ad-hoc hotspot?

Alternatively, is there a cheap Android phone I could get that supports being an infrastructure wi-fi hotspot?

# Answer
> 2 votes
## Try bluetooth tethering instead.

**Benefits**: Consumes less power, you can leave bluetooth enabled 24/7. Works out of the box.
**Drawback**: BT 2.1 may cap your maximum UMTS speed (usually not an issue on the go).

There are two profiles for this to tether via bluetooth:

* Bluetooth PAN:
Supported by Android 3.0+ out of the box. See Wikipedia entry for more info on PAN profile.
* Bluetooth DUN:
Needs 3rd party app like BlueVPN (ICS version here). See Wikipedia entry for more info on DUN profile.

Stock Android 3.0+ and custom roms like CM should support Bluetooth PAN. Your Nokia E71 supports only DUN profile (Archos users can enjoy added DUN support out of the box however) .

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Tags: tethering
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# Question
Title: How to disable company starting screen when the phone is switch on
I am using a Samsang Galaxy Ace. When I switch my phone on, it takes too much time. The Samsung screen comes for approximately 30 seconds or more before the phone is on and usable.

Can I change this setting so that the home screen will appear directly when the phone is switched on?

# Answer
> 3 votes
You can't change this. Simple solution:
Don't shut down your phone any more (except when it runs out of battery). If you switch off your screen only, your phone will go to sleep and won't consume much power. If it still eats too much battery, consider disabling wifi, background data, sync or even switching to airplane mode.

As noted in the comments the logo is only shown to *beautify* the startup of your phone and to not show you ugly boot messages as some linux systems earlier did and still do. Showing a complex animation *does* require some computing power but won't delay the startup very much.

# Answer
> 2 votes
As others have said, the boot animation (Samsung logo) you see during boot is only the pretty face to the bootstrapping going on in the background. That being said, you can in fact change that animation if you don't mind rooting.

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Tags: screen, home-screen, reboot, shutdown
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