# Question
Title: Is doing a factory reset via System Settings the same as a factory reset via recovery?
Is doing a factory reset via System Settings the same as a factory reset via Recovery?

Via System Settings in Samsung Galaxy S4:
`System settings > Accounts > Backup and reset > Personal data > Factory data reset`

Via Recovery:
`Vol Up` \+  `Home` \+ `Power` \> ...
*I'm not sure about the exact procedure; Recovery seems to have disappeared from my phone.*

Will these clear the same set of data, or are there slight differences?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I never heard there's a difference: factory-reset is factory-reset (which is why both methods are often mentioned alternatively to each other: if you still can power up your device manually, you can use the corresponding item in the *Settings* menu -- otherwise, you can go via the ).

Usually, the menu item in *Settings* says something like "Reset to factory defaults", while the corresponding entry in recovery says "Wipe data and caches".

Now, what is a factory-reset, in technical terms? Resetting all settings to the defaults of the currently installed ROM, while deleting all data and user-installed apps.

How is that done? By...

* wiping `/data` (user-apps and data, plus Dalvik Cache) and
* wiping `/cache` (app cache)

Now comes the circular reasoning: Isn't that what the corresponding entry in recovery says -- "wiping data and caches"?

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# Question
Title: Sony Xperia Arc S, changing the "my number" in contact list?
I've recently purchased a second-hand phone and my number is different than the one shown. How can I either remove it or change it? I've tried to add a field to it but that doesn't work either.

# Answer
If you have not done a Factory Reset, the Android operating system is still in the same state as it was when whoever owned the phone installed it. Do the following to completely wipe the phone and thereby force the phone to recognize what phone# is relevant for the sim card inserted:

* From the main home screen, tap menu
* Tap Settings, then Privacy
* Tap Factory data reset
* Tap Reset phone
* Enter your password if required, then tap Erase everything to confirm
> 1 votes

# Answer
The "My Number" isn't actually stored on the phone, it is stored on your sim card. Stock android can't edit this data. CyanogenMod can, so can iPhones and BlackBerrys. If you can get your hands on one of these then just pop your sim into it and edit the "My Number" field and Bobs your uncle.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Kindle Fire's actual name on the ADB Devices List Not user-friendly
When I connect my Kindle Fire and give the "adb devices" command this is what pans out:

```
aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached
D026A0A0305501NC        device

```

If there is no other USB device online, I can get away by simply typing `adb -d` followed by the command, as say developer.android.com, or if there is no other device online, no issues at all!

If there is more than one USB device online, then I have to type the name to uniquely specify the device to operate on. The name is some combination of upper-case characters and digits as seen above. Can anything be done to make it name the Kindle Fire in a more user-friendly manner, the way it names emulators?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

# Answer
What makes this easy is using tab-completion to complete the device ID. Type

```
adb -s D0

```

and press `Tab`. The plugin in your shell will run `adb devices` to find the full device ID and complete it on the command line for you. You can then type in the rest of the command.

`adb` is a tool for developers, and even developers don't usually run it by hand from the command-line: both the main Android development environments (Eclipse-based and IntelliJ IDEA-based) have GUI wrappers. There's not really a need for it to be any more user-friendly than it is.
> 6 votes

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title: Why can't apps connect to the internet?

text:
# Question
Title: Why can't apps connect to the internet?
Running on both WiFi and mobile connection, the browser can connect to the internet ok but apps can not connect.

What can cause this?

Samsung Galaxy S

# Answer
Sometimes the culprit is much easier to solve: If accessing secured websites (https:) via the browser fails as well, **make sure your date/time settings are correct** -- otherwise certificates will fail. Best explained using an example:

Say, today the date is May 28th 2013 -- but your device's date/time is set to January 1st 2010. Now you visit a secure website, which is using a certificate issued on June 1st 2012 -- valid vor 2 years. Your browser won't accept that certificate, as it must assume it's a fake -- issued in the future. Same would apply if your browser's date were set too far in the future, e.g. December 31st 2014: the certificate would look "expired" to the browser, which again would not accept it.

Same applies to your apps, which often use a secured connection (hopefully!). Just unsecure connections (not using certificates) would work fine -- which explains why your browsers work on many sites.
> 5 votes

# Answer
This seems to be a software problem. Try a hard reset - that should restore connectivity. Note that **this will delete all your data**, so back it up first. When installing apps back try to check connectivity after each new installation - in this way you'll be able to determine what causes the problem.

Also as a random guess - do you use a proxy that only permits web-pages (only HTTP protocol)? That would explain why your browser works, but apps do not (they often use other protocols than HTTP).
> 2 votes

# Answer
Disabling the 'data connection' and then enabling it solved my problem. You should try it. You can alternatively try toggling the airplane mode (or use a widget) that should also enable and disable the data connection (both WiFi/data).
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: Preventing syncing of Google+ contacts to Galaxy S3
Have done my bit of research but couldn't find a good solution. When I sync the contacts with my primary Gmail account, the Contacts get filled with all of my Google Contacts including those from Google+ (1000s of them) which I obviously do not want to be in my phone.

How do I prevent this from happening ?

1. I do not want to create a new Google account just as a workaround
2. Have tried to locate the possibility of syncing just with a specific group. But can't find it in S3
3. I do not prefer 3rd party contact managers

# Answer
> 7 votes
Open the Google+ app. Click the MENU button and choose SETTINGS.

Uncheck ADD CONTACTS FROM GOOGLE+

# Answer
> 3 votes
`Settings > Accounts > Google > Google+ > UNCHECK "Keep Contacts up to date"`

# Answer
> 2 votes
I didn't want all of my Google Contacts to display because that is not where I store phone #'s. I was able to get the GS3 to only show contacts that have a phone # by going to: Contacts \> click on Settings button, scroll to bottom and click on Settings again and then choose "Only contacts with phones". This way, I have my Google Contacts on there, but not the ones that I use only for emailing.

# Answer
> 1 votes
An option I went with was that in my g-mail account, I deleted all my contacts. I then synced my s3 with my google account so that it updated with the 0 contact list. Once I cleared my contact list from my phone, I unchecked the syncing option so that I wouldn't have this problem again. Back on my gmail account, I undid deleting the contacts so that I could retain my contact list in my email (revert it back to before this process), but still have 0 of those contacts on my S3.

Hope that helps (even though it's 2 months late).

# Answer
> 0 votes
If Sparx's answer is not an option, the I suggest to simply hide the Google+ contacts in the app. This does not prevent syncing but it's a sufficient solution. For ICS open the contacts app, select the list view and press the context menu button, which should present a menu with the "Contacts to display" option.

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# Question
Title: "SD card is damaged - You may have to reformat." How do I fix this problem?
I had this before, formatted it and now it's happened again.

I suspect it's the problem mentioned here but I don't understand how to apply the fix from that thread.

I thought I had to download the file, rename it to update.zip, stick it on the phone's internal SD card, go into recovery mode and run "apply sdcard:update.zip" but I get an error when I do that which says:

> E:signature verification failed / Installation aborted.

I'm not even sure if the fix is the right fix or the process is correct either, but if they are how do I get around this signature error?

It's a Galaxy S, running Froyo.

# Answer
Have you tried removing your SD card, putting it in a SD card reader and plugging into a PC? Windows will auto-detect and repair a lot of file system errors if you let it. See also this previous question.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Faced a similar problem with Motorola QUENCH. May be caused due to overcharging of batteries.

Solution a) Remove microsd card and connect it to a PC using cardreader and copy data on to computer.

b) Mine failed the first time midway during copying.

c) So took a small sandwich snap bag (new and totally dry) wrapped my microsd card in a couple of paper towel or tissues (dry ones, put this tissue wrapped micro SD card in the snap bag and click locked it and put it in the freezer.

d) Took it out after 8 hours.

e) Was able to copy the full contents into PC.

f) Need to try it in the phone tomorrow, or else go for a new SD card
> 1 votes

# Answer
This sounds like the partition entry in the Master Boot Record (MBR) of the SDCard is damaged.

The best thing to do is, to do a low-level destructive format of the said SDCard in question, by using a partition manager such as GParted or Acronis, delete the entire partition on the SDCard, and recreate it again. Once the partition is created then perform a format on it.

Its difficult to pin down where the source of the issue is, the Camera uses FAT32 filesystem, Android uses FAT16 so that could be part of it despite being "compatible" in the sense of the word.

For future reference, go into Settings \> Storage \> Unmount SD Card, this will take a few seconds, the Android OS will safely eject the card for removal.

Alas, by force removal (intentionally or unintentionally) without unmounting can be catastrophic, because behind the scenes, the Android OS is caching the filesystem's buffers in RAM so it gets out of sync physically.

This explains why, if not, in all desktops, such as Windows, Linux, Mac, you have to safely eject it in order for the filesystem's buffers to be flushed to the disk. This applies also to all kinds of medium, be it hard disks, flash, and yes, it did held true back in the days of 5.25" floppies.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Looks like you have the same problem as from this question. I recommend using ROM Manager to flash the update.zip instead of the device recovery. You need root!

1. Put the update.zip in your downloads folder (/sdcard/downloads)
2. Install ROM Manager
3. Open it and choose "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery"
4. It should prompt for your device, select it
5. Choose "Reboot into Recovery"
6. It should reboot the device, select "reinstall packages"
7. This should boot into Clockwork, you may have to do step 6 twice to get there
8. Choose "install zip from sdcard"
9. Find and select /sdcard/downloads/update.zip
10. Let Clockwork do the update!
> 0 votes

# Answer
If everthing else fails, I would try to do a factory reset of the phone - you might be in luck and it's just a software glitch that appeared when you removed the SD card the first time, rather than a hardware problem. Otherwise, you will have to send the phone back to Sprint for repair :-(!
> 0 votes

# Answer
Did you try turning your phone off then back on again?

My Mom's SD card kept saying "damaged card, reformat", but then when I hit reformat it didn't work. So I turned off the phone and then back on and it is now working just fine.

She had a 8GB micro SD card and her phone is the LG Marquee.
> 0 votes

# Answer
The problem with the Signature Verification Failed error is as a result of attempting to flash an unsigned .zip file with the stock recovery. Installable .zip files such as the one in that thread normally require a custom recovery, one that doesn't check to verify that the .zip file is signed with the phone manufacturer's unique key.

The problem with the SD card may just be exactly what it's telling you, it needs to be formatted. Try popping it out of the phone and into a computer using an adapter, see if you can back up the SD Card's contents to a temp location on your computer, put it back in your phone, let Android format it (which will erase all data in the process) and test it out, make sure you don't get any more errors. Once that's been verified, you should be able to copy your data back onto the SD card.

If it CONTINUES to happen, you may have the beginnings of an actual hardware failure on the SD card, and you might want to look into getting it replaced, or at least swapping with a known-good card for a while to see how it works.

Good luck!
> -1 votes

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# Question
Title: Read/Unread email option does not hold, reverts to Most Recent in Galaxy S3 4.1.1
I like to sort my email by read/unread on my Galaxy S3. I could set that option in the sort by before I upgraded to 4.1.1. It worked great before the upgrade. Now it just reverts back to the Most Recent (by date) option. I have to set it to sort by read/unread everytime I read my mail now. Any ideas how to set a sort option which will stick?

# Answer
> 1 votes
It works fine on my S3 with Android version 4.1.2 (build number JZO54K.I9300XXEMC2). It might be a bug in Samsung's email client, which they fixed in the 4.1.2 update.

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title: Link2sd boot issues

text:
# Question
Title: Link2sd boot issues
I've got a stock, rooted firmware on my LG Optimus One (P500) handset. I installed Link2SD, and I've got roughly 100 apps installed.

Whenever I boot my device, however, it takes 5-6 minutes to boot to lockscreen, and then, for ten-fifteen minutes after that, it gives me the "Internal Storage full" error, and a negligible amount of free memory.

Then, Link2SD finally seems to kick in, and I get my 90Mb of free memory.

What's happening? May I solve this issue?

# Answer
It's the data stores for the apps that are actually to blame. While you have so many apps installed, all the data they create when you use them is still being stored internally (For speed) and Link2SD has to fiddle with things every time you boot up, which uses internal memory. The best fix for such a low end phone, and I'm speaking from experience, is to create an "apps" directory on the ext partition of your SD card, and use Titanium Backup's batch option. If an "apps" directory exists on the partition, Titanium Backup will recognize the partition and list it as a2sd and give you the batch option to move data to the sd card. Once you're done with this you will see nearly every bit of internal memory on your phone is now free, and your apps can continue to access their data with no errors.
> 2 votes

# Answer
I am going to suggest a painful solution - when LG provided update to v20d for my country, I felt the ROM was utter slow and I had to downgrade to v20c. Same could be your situation. But before that:

* try unchecking `Relink lib files at boot` and `Relink dex files at boot` options in Link2SD
* if the above doesn't work try `Clean up the 2nd partition` option.
* Remove link for system apps and move it to internal memory.
* As a last resort, I would try partitioning my sd card and installing back apps in steps to see whether the number of application is the cause of the delay.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Can I use tasker to override "lock on power button"?
I have the app Tasker, I want to know if there is a way I can create a task that changes the state of the lock screen setting "lock screen when power button pressed" from on to off and vice versa?

# Answer
I'm not sure if the following will be a perfect match for you, but you always can adjust it once you've got the idea. In my example, I will refer to *Tasker* only: not having worked with the Secure Settings myself, I can only tell things about it from the hear-say and what I've read.

Basic *Tasker* knowledge assumed:

* **Conditions:**
    + `State``Wifi Connected`, parameter: `SSID` set to your WiFi's SSID
    + `State``Display` is off
* **Task:**
    + `Display``Keyguard` off1

This is with plain *Tasker*, and should solve half of your problem: When connected to the specified WiFi, and the Display is turned off, turn off Keyguard. As soon as you turn on the display, the condition is no longer met -- and Keyguard would automatically be activated again. Problem will be: if you do not take any immediate action, that probably locks your screen again (first action of keyguard). To prevent this, you could try adding an exit task:

* **Exit Task:**
    + `Tasker``Wait`, parameter is the time interval (start with e.g. 10s)
    + `Display``Keyguard` on1

This would cause the Keyguard re-activation to be delayed by the given time interval. I did not try this -- it might very well be that keyguard still would lock the device, even though you already might do something in another app. But you have already noted the "footnote sign", so let's go for that:

1 Instead of handling Keyguard directly, let Secure Settings do that. I know it has the ability to e.g. have Keyguard only come up once (initially) when a condition is met. This would simplify things greatly: the *Task* then would be `Plugin``Secure Settings`, and the *Secure Settings* parameter should be to set Keyguard as described: "only needed once initially, then no more until the condition is no longer met". Also drop the "Display off" condition: when the display is off, you cannot unlock it either (you see where your problem most likely was). So it should work as you have intended -- after the first unlock.

Not *exactly* what you wanted (one-time unlock is still needed), but *almost*. The *Exit Task* would not be required in this case, as *Tasker* automatically reverts back once the condition is no longer met. Play a little with this, maybe *Secure Setting* even allows for something better.
> 3 votes

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# Question
Title: Is it possible to have Android only alert me when specific email accounts have new mail?
I have Froyo 2.2 on my HT-03A "Magic" phone.

Currently, I am in the process of consolidating all my email accounts into my Gmail account, so that I can access them anywhere. I want to be able to not only access them on my phone, but also through the Gmail interface at any computer I use.

However, one or two of my accounts are attached to some mailing lists. If I have my Gmail account connect to their POP server, my phone is going to be ringing like Quasimodo with OCD. In other words, constantly.

Is there a way I can get my Android phone to sound the email alert notification based on which account is getting the email?

# Answer
I would suggest trying Priority Inbox, which can notify, vibrate, or ring on just your new important mail. Switch to using the Gmail app, instead of the standard Email app. Then go to `Menu` \> `Settings` \> `Priority Inbox`.

Additionally, mail filtering is a more "hands on" solution for this problem that both complements Priority Mail, and helps resolve the issue when using other email applications. For instance, in my Gmail settings I created a filter for incoming mail addressed to one of my aliases. I set that mail to `Never mark as important`, `Skip Inbox` and apply a label. When email addressed to that alias arrives, I am not notified. But I can use that label to go back and read that mail at my leisure. The same can be done for your mailing list accounts, using the `list:` search parameter. Gmail provides a few other useful search parameters such as `has:circle` and `has:attachment`.
> 10 votes

# Answer
I do this with multiple gmail accounts.

Load the email account that you want to skip notifications. Click menu, then find settings. Uncheck the box labeled "Email notifications".

That account will no longer sound a notification, nor show up in the notification bar. You can still browse and read all email just like you would expect.
> 6 votes

# Answer
I would simply turn off email sync for those accounts specifically. You can do that by going to `Settings -> Accounts and sync`, selecting the account, and unchecking **Sync Gmail**. You can still check mail manually through the GMail app, of course.

**Edit:** The newest version (2.3.5) of GMail now supports turning off alerts for particular GMail accounts.
> 1 votes

# Answer
By consolidating, I'm going to assume that you're having GMail do a POP download of those other email accounts and bring them into your GMail Inbox. If that's what you're doing, then I think the easiest way to have those accounts not notify you is to have them skip your inbox entirely and have a separate label applied to them.

In your GMail settings, under "Accounts and Import" --\> Check mail using POP3, you'll have your accounts that you are downloading. For each account you don't want to be notified, use the "edit info" button, and set the account to be labeled, and to "Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox)".
> 0 votes

# Answer
I think you should try Mail Alert in the market !

It s a pager, where you can choose the ringtone / vibration / visual notification according to various filters such as from / subject / cc fields etc.

For IMAP account, you can choose the folder to be checked, which seems to be your need if you created a folder by account.
> -1 votes

# Answer
eNotify from Verietas provides this exact capability. It lets you create alerts that match various rules. One of the available rules is the account. So you can play sound X if from your gmail account. Play sound Y if from your yahoo account.

But it lets you do so much more than that...You can play different sounds based on the sender and subject and all sorts...There a free lite version too if you want to check it out. Cheers.
> -1 votes

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# Question
Title: Using the same Skype number on computer and phone
I have a Skype account on my computer. I have a need to have the same number on my cell phone. What do I need to do?

# Answer
> 1 votes
1. Install Skype application for your phone
2. Login using your Skype ID & Password (which you are using on your system).

# Answer
> 1 votes
Your Skype account information is held on the Skype servers, not your local device, so from Skype installed anywhere you can just login with the same Skype name and password. I agree with the first answer.

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# Question
Title: How to add/remove an individual song from device in May 2013 update Google Play Music app?
I have poked around (and prodded) the three-dots menus in the new Google Play Music UI (app version 5.x) and, for the sake of all that is free storage space, it appears to only allow managing on-device/offline tracks on a group basis, e.g. by album. Not only can I not figure out how to pin only specific, individual tracks to my Nexus 4 (without resorting to hacks like pinning a playlist and managing it that way), but I also cannot find a way to remove a single track that has pinned itself to my device without waiting for the entire album to download just so I can unpin it.

Reading the official help page on offline listening was of no help, because I simply cannot find the pin icons described in the article.

Am I just thick? Or did Google decide that storage space on the Nexus 4 isn't scant enough and needs to be filled with even more unwanted music tracks?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Listen the entire song and the song will be cashed so you can listen to it offline, but be sure that the "cashe during playback" is enabled... And for the removing a single song... try swiping left or right.

p.s. this is the only way other than the path of making a playlist etc...

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# Question
Title: SMS backup apps, SMS Backup+, SMS Backup and Restore
I've been using SMS Backup+ and when I restore not all my messages are restored, even though I can see them there in gmail. I've used SMS Backup and Restore before but it doesn't have a feature to automatically do it. Does anyone know how to fix SMS Backup+ or any other apps that work properly and have can automatically back up? I don't care if the backups are done to the SD card or online. One benifit of having it in gmail is that I can easily check to make sure it was done right. What do others think?

UPDATE: As of April 10 SMS Backup+ still doesn't restore all messages for some reason. I'm using an Xperia Z2.

# Answer
Configuring SMS Backup schedule in SMS Backup & Restore:

1. Open SMS Backup & Restore and click the Menu button in the upper right corner:

2. Select Preferences:

3. From the Preferences Menu, Select Schedule Settings:

4. Configure schedule settings however you want:
> 2 votes

# Answer
I only wanted to find a tool that could transfer my 3100+ SMS messages. So two weeks ago, I downloaded AST Android SMS transfer to transfer SMS from old phone to the new Galaxy S3, and it works well. But it's not a free program. I also use it to backup text messages to my PC in a `.csv` file, it's so convenient to check my messages.
> 2 votes

# Answer
None of the programs you mention will restore MMS messages. Perhaps those are the messages that are missing?
> 1 votes

# Answer
To backup/restore both sms and mms for Android, I use a paid pc tool called Backuptrans Android SMS + MMS Transfer. You need to connect your Android to computer via usb or wifi then the software will save your sms and mms messages with attachment files on computer. Restoring MMS messages from computer to Android is also simple.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I set a custom MP3 as a ringtone for other notifications?
I have an HTC Droid Incredible running Android 2.2 FroYo and would like to use custom sounds/songs as ringtones for text message notifications, event and task reminders, Facebook and Twitter notifications, and email messages. I have the MP3s that I want to use located in the /ringtones directory of my phone, but they don't show up on the list of possible sound effects/tones/notifications, but they do show up in the selection for incoming call ringtones. What do I do to use them?

# Answer
> 22 votes
Put the sounds in the /media/audio/notifications folder on your SD card. Create this folder if it doesn't exist.

# Answer
> 8 votes
I use Tone Picker to use any of my mp3 or other audio files for ringtones or other alerts. Even clock alarms!

Pro Tip: ambient music makes for a lousy wake-up call.

# Answer
> 4 votes
RingDroid will let you use any MP3 or part of an MP3 or even record your own sound as an MP3 as a ringtone.

Here's the QR Code:

# Answer
> 3 votes
To set up your mp3 file as a ringtone, simply create a new folder on your SD Card and rename it "ringtones", without the quotes of course. (Do same for alarms, notifications and ui). After that, add your mp3 files to the folder. Go to "Setting--sound--phone ringtone", there, you will see your added mp3 file.

Joseph Nwalor (Slow).

# Answer
> 2 votes
It seems in froyo (at least in my HTC Legend with froyo) you need to have the .mp3 file not in notifications folder but in "ringtones" folder at the same level with notifications.

# Answer
> 1 votes
To do this you need to create a folder called "**notifications**" on the root of your SD. You could mount your device to do this or use an application "Astrow" either way, Put your MP3 files here and you can use them as Notification sounds as well as ringtones.

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# Question
Title: Network problems with Samsung Galaxy Young (S6312)
I'm having a network problem with my Samsung Galaxy Young (S6312) device. Sometimes while trying to make a call, even though the signal indicator shows 2 or 3 bars, the device displays a message like "Not registered on network" and the call doesn't get through.

Also, sometimes while my mobile data is turned on it doesn't connect to the internet. I have set the mobile network to the GSM/WCDMA(AUTO) mode.

Is there any solution for this?

# Answer
I have had a similar problem to this. In my case, it was caused by the SIM card coming loose. Try the following steps:-

* Turn the phone off completely
* Remove the SIM card
* Reinsert the SIM card
* Turn the phone on again

and then see if you can make a call and use mobile Internet. If it happens repeatedly, you might need to wedge a small piece of paper in with your SIM card to keep it in place.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Is it an unlocked phone, my Samsung galaxy 2 can do the same thing. I have a Vodafone sim in it, but live in an area that SD does not get a Vodafone signal, only Optus (have Optus Nokia phone also) and the Samsung shows me a full 4 bars, and if I try to make a call it will show network not registered. When I get to an area that I know I will get a Vodafone signal I some times have to go into settings a tell it to use the Vodafone network. A bug as I see it as it knows what sim you have so it should ignore other networks. Brian
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Can I download a paid app on a second device from Google Play?
Say I have bought an app from Google Play and already have it installed on one device.

My question is – do I have to pay again if I download this app from Google Play from another device(but same Google account)?

# Answer
Yes, you can have your Google account on several devices and you'll be able to use all paid apps on all those devices. There is a device limit, however (around 10 I think) which is meant to prevent abuse of that.
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: Cannot Accept Google Android Market Terms and Conditions on Samsung Galaxy 7" tablet
I have a GT-P1000 Samsung Galaxy 7" Tablet wifi plus 3G. When I try to download a game, it goes straight to Android Market Terms of Service or Google Play Terms of service. However, when I scroll down the list, I cannot find an accept or decline box. So, I cannot proceed. I have tried clearing the cache in Market in Applications to no avail.

# Answer
> 2 votes
This is a little bit strange, what you're writing, because I have exactly the same `Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000` right here, with me, and I see absolutely no problems. I just did a factory reset of this device, to test your issue.

I taped on `Market` icon. Tabled asked me to provide my Google Account details, what I did. Right after that I saw license text and buttons to accept and decline, in the bottom of the screen. Note: *These buttons are not in the end of license text, instead they're always floating on the screen, so you can always see them, no matter, where in the license text you're*.

After clicking `Accept` my tablet automatically updated `Market` icon to `Google Play` icon and shown me on-screen information about this change.

I've been doing this (factory reset, license acceptance and `Market` to `Google Play` update) at least few times and have never encountered problems, like you described. If you still unable to see that `Accept` button or access `Market` / `Google Play` service, then I fear that factory reset of your device is the only option you're left with.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I don't really know a real solution for your problem, because I cannot remember when I had to accept that (too long ago). But I have some suggestions you could try:

* Try to wait, maybe there is some kind of interval before the button appears
* Try to use the menu option, maybe there is a menu option for accepting the ToS (I doubt it though)
* Contact Samsung support, maybe they've already encountered this problem before

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try launching it and waiting a bit - eventually, it should turn into Google Play and you can accept the terms fine.

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# Question
Title: Can I connect my Android mini PC to my Laptop as a monitor ? How?
I am buying a new Android Mini PC : http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/mk802-iv-rk3188-quad-core-cortex-a9-android-wifi-mini-pc-4995376/i/

How can I connect my Android Mini PC to my Laptop ? My Laptop only has a VGA Port.

Any Help would be appreciated.

# Answer
> 2 votes
In short, no. You could install a VNC server, which would let you use a VNC client on your laptop to connect to the "mini PC" over Wi-Fi, and use the laptop's keyboard, mouse, and screen to control the "mini PC", but there are two *caveats*. First, you'd need to be able to use the mini PC directly (with a TV or monitor) to be able to install and set up the VNC server; second, you'll probably find that using VNC is not as smooth as using it directly, especially for video-intensive applications like video calling and gaming. Some games may not work at all.

To use the device properly, you'll need a monitor or TV with an HDMI input, or a monitor or TV with some other input (such as DVI) with an adaptor. You can also buy adaptors that have an HDMI input and connect to a PC with USB to make the PC act as a monitor, but they're relatively expensive. Either way, you'll need extra hardware to use this "mini PC".

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Tags: screen, screen-sharing
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# Question
Title: The application Market Feedback Agent has stopped unexpectedly
> The application Market Feedback Agent (process com.google.android.feedback) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

I keep getting this error message when YouTube crashes. I click to report the problem, then this error occurs. I tried to manually visit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.feedback to check for an update but nothing was found. Android version 2.3.4. Neither Verizon, Motorola, nor Google will update it.

How can I fix this problem?

# Answer
The first step for any of these force close issues is to clear the cache and/or data from the problem app. Whether it's the Play Store or YouTube that is the problem is unclear; you may end up doing both.

1. Open `Settings`
2. `Apps`
3. Scroll down to the app you want and tap to open App Info. (If it's a system app (without updates) you may need to swipe left to "All" in order to find it.)
4. Tap the `Clear cache` button. If that doesn't work, return and tap `Clear data`

See also: App \<X\> isn't working correctly. How can I fix it?
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Can't download custom APK files on Cyanogen Mod 7
I'm developing a simple apps for my own purpose using PhoneGap Build. For convenience, I'm pointing web browser, on each device where I want to install & test such app, to application download site on PhoneGap Build and download `.apk` files directly from there.

It works like a charm on every device, that has original system (i.e. first Galaxy Tab, first Google Nexus etc.). When I'm trying to do the same on my old `LG GT540`, which has non-standard Cyanogen Mod 7 ROM, download process fails. I don't get any extra information, only download manager adds status bar notification, that download failed and I can try to restart it, by touching that notification (no effect).

This is first time I run into such situation. I've heard many times about many factors that could prevent *installation* of `.apk` file, but never about not being able to *download* it.

My Internet connection is just fine, and this is related to `.apk` files only. I can download any other file types using web browser. I can also install `.apk` files manually, once I deliver them by cable to phohe.

Has anyone else got similar experience or know, what is going on here?

# Answer
Summing up the solution from above comments on the question itself:

## Finding the culprit

First step is to get to the logging information on your device, to figure out some more details on what's going on. Multiple choices to do so:

* get a logcat app from the Playstore. There are many, and as long as you run Android 4.0 or below, none of them have issues. Starting with Android 4.1, apps can only see their own log entries (so a logcat app only sees what it writes itself, which makes it quite useless) -- unless your device is rooted (your CM7 is), and you convert the logcat app into a system app (which can be done e.g. using Titanium Backup ★ root). To find a suiting logcat app, simply use this playstore search -- AFAIK none of them comes pre-installed with CM.
* get it done from your PC. See Is there a minimal installation of ADB? for how to get ADB installed on your Linux/Mac/Windows computer, and how to set up its configuration so it recognizes your Android device. Then either use `adb logcat` from the , or a graphical interface (e.g. QtADB, as described in the linked question)

## Solving the issue

As you followed above device, you were able to pick the corresponding error message from the logs: the app was looking for a folder named `/mnt/sdcard/download/`, which did not exist -- instead there already existed `/mnt/sdcard/Download/` with a capital `D`. The problem behind this little thing is: While the underlying (FAT) supports mixed-case file/directory names, it does not differentiate correctly: `cd download` doesn't work due to different spelling, but `mkdir download` conflicts, though. So the solution, in your case, was to rename the existing `Download` directory to `download`.

While I still hold this as a bug in the apps used (they should be able to work around the issue, at least by asking the user where to download to), this simple trick at least enables you to download the `.apk` files now :)
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: My LG Motion is stuck in boot loop after hard reseting
I tried to install a font using Font Installer on my LG Motion which was rooted, and it went into a boot loop. I hard reset it, but it is still stuck in a boot loop. Help me out, please? If I need to download any files, please, give me a link.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Usually, you use a to solve a boot-loop -- but it doesn't cause one. Sometimes, a (i.e. removing the battery for at least 10s) solves things, as it makes the entire device powerless so nothing can "stick". In your case, however, none of the two could help:

## Analysis

As it turns out, the culprit is a font-package you installed. A little background on that:

While "normal apps" get installed into the `/data` partition, more system-oriented stuff (font packs, specific frameworks, things changing core system behavior, modded notification bars, and more) need to reside in the `/system` partition. Now, when it comes to a factory-reset, the `/system` partition is never touched -- so if things get messed up there, they stay messed-up. As in your case, obviously.

So what's the remedy? You no longer can boot up normally, as your device is stuck in a boot-loop due to some system mismatch. You also cannot help yourself booting into to remove the culprit; while this would work for user-space apps (which are not run in safe-mode), you won't even be able to boot into this mode with a messed-up system. This leaves two things:

* if you still can boot into , you might be able to undo your changes via `adb shell` from your computer. But this usually requires a custom recovery (such as or ) on your device, as stock recovery won't give you the required root access.
* if you cannot boot into recovery mode, or have no custom ROM installed on the device: re-flashing your will fix your issue for sure, as that would wipe `/system` and install everything anew. With a this usually also means you lost your access. Flashing in your situation can still be done via either recovery mode (if you can boot your device into it), or mode (if your device supports it; I've read many LG devices need to have the unlocked to do so)

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## Flashing needed?

You might want to check Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? for the to be flashed. Further hopefully helpful links include:

Abstract from the latter link:

1. get the official firmware from lg-phones.org
    * KDZ\_FW\_UPD\_EN to be extracted to your PC
    * LG Motion `.cab` firmwares need to be converted to `.kdz` (see Official LG Motion 4G Firmware Download for details)
    * `msxml.msi` needs to be installed to your PC (ouch, Windows only, sorry)
2. get the USB drivers from lg-phones.org and install it
3. start `KDZ_FW_UPD.exe`
    * "Type" choose CDMA
    * Choose in "Phonemode": Emergency
    * Click the folder icon and choose the `.kdz` file that `UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe` just made (in step 1).
    * Click "Launch software update"

The rest should run automatically.

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## Postscriptum

I included a bunch of tags into this question. You might want to follow them:

* click them for questions relevant to the topic
* better: hover your mouse over it, and follow the revealed 'info' link to their "tag wiki". Out tag-wikis often include a good description as well as some "first aid"
* hovering your mouse over them lets you also chose to see...
    + the most frequested questions tagged such
    + top users contributing to that topic (might be helpful to see their profile, as they obviously are "experts" in that area that might reveal further interesting and related questions/answers)

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# Question
Title: How to change the way joined contacts are displayed
I have several accounts synchronized on my galaxy S3 (google, google+, skype, facebook, linkedin) and I grouped the same contacts from various accounts into one.

How can I modify the way this merged account is visible in my contacts list? As an example I have the same person as:

* in linkedin: John Doe + ugly picture
* in google: Johnny + nice picture
* in skype: The mad guy + no picture

When merging these contacts I usually end up with the combo "the mad guy" + ugly picture, or whatever combination. I obviously would like to have "John Doe" + nice picture.

Is there a way to select what element should come from which contact?

Fallback question: in case this is not possible: is there a way to enforce one of the contacts as the "master one" ? (I would choose google as I have the most control over that one)

Note: This question was initially asked on Phandroid but it will hopefully apply to any Android device

Thank you for any pointers!

# Answer
Open joined contact \> menu button \> mark as default \> chose account, name, phone.

Thats all.
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: How to install Android to any phone very first time?
I know this sounds weird one. But I have a Motorola Photon 4g which has got corrupted or some unstable ROM. I am facing 15-20 blackouts and restarts. This led to think like that.

I want to know the procedure for flashing the very first time to phone. That is when the company manufactures the phone. It is has nothing. So they must follow some steps to make it alive. OR Simply, how do they flash the phone? What are the tools and steps they follow? I want that. I knew it must be somewhere on google. But I am not able to find those stuffs. Any help on those direction will be a great help.

or

Any generic way to completely format and install ROM as we do in our desktop. From boot completely erases the HDD , repartition and instally any desired OS to it (I know in case of Android ROMs, its is restricted to Phones and their basebands.)

# Answer
> 3 votes
The short answer is that it's different for each phone. There's no generic "install Android" procedure for two reasons:

1. Unlike on a PC, where the Windows installer or Debian installer has drivers to access (almost) any PC hardware, in embedded devices each model needs a ROM image specific to that combination of hardware. The first part of any installation procedure is to download or compile a ROM image for the device you're going to install it on.
2. The steps to follow to install the ROM are different for each device. Different devices have the internal storage configured and partitioned differently. Some manufacturers may use their own tool in place of fastboot. And of course some hardware might require special measures to access it, such as changing jumpers on the board, or connecting to special pins not normally accessible. Most devices don't need anything so extreme, but even in the easy cases it's important to get all the command parameters correct.

Manufacturers don't have a problem with this because each production line only needs to flash one kind of device. They don't actually have someone sitting there typing `fastboot` commands over and over again: they use special-purpose hardware and software to flash many devices as quickly as possible. Only those who design the production line or work in the factory know exactly what steps they take to initialize each device.

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# Question
Title: how do I setup notification rules for email in my exchange inbox?
At my company, I get WAY too much email to endure notification on ALL items. But maybe Boss and team emails are worth getting interupted for. (then again maybe not!) I don't see a way to do this yet.

I'm on 2.2 with an HTC Evo (powered by the speedy Qualcomm Snapdragon!)

BG: I've been a stack overflow fan for years (and don't like PhBB that much), and Just got my android Phone. I'd like to help this site get better.

# Answer
Try these apps:

Disclaimer: I have never used any of them.
> 1 votes

# Answer
You can try eNotify or eNotifyLite...It enables you to customize email notificiatons and create your own alerts based on the subject, sender and other properties: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hermes.enotifylite
> 0 votes

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title: how do I set up adb with MyTouch 4g?

text:
# Question
Title: how do I set up adb with MyTouch 4g?
I have a mytouch 4g running gingerbread. I want to set up adb to work with the phone over usb, but I can' figure out how to do it. Frankly, I don't really know anything more so I'm not sure what else to say. Any help is greatly appreciated

# Answer
First, ensure that "USB debugging" option is enabled on your phone by going to `Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Development`. On some devices this option will be grayed out while your phone is connected via USB, so disconnect it first.

Next step is installing the USB drivers on your computer. Assuming you are running Windows, the drivers for MyTouch 4G should be located on the SD Card that came with the phone. Look for file named "HTCDriver.exe" then copy to your PC and execute it. If you can't find that file, look for the drivers on Google.

After you successfully install the drivers, download and install the Android SDK. Pick a folder that's easy to type, such as `"C:\AndroidSDK"` for example.

Now open Windows Command prompt by going to Start -\> Run, typing "cmd" (without quotes) and pressing Enter. In the Command Prompt window type in `cd C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools` and press Enter. Connect your MT4G to the PC via USB, and in the command prompt type in `adb devices` and press Enter.

If everything was correctly installed you should see messages like these:

> * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
> * daemon started successfully *
> List of devices attached
> XXXXXXXXXXX device

where "XXXXXXXXXX" is a combination of letters and numbers, signifying your phone's ID.

This means ADB is seeing your phone, and you can now issue commands to it.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Try HTC Sync Manager

http://www.theandroidsource.com/my-touch-4g-root-rooting-roms-hacks-overclocking-etc/292-latest-htc-mytouch-4g-sync-driver-download.html

https://support.htc.com/alerts\_downloads/en/HTC\_Sync\_and\_Sync\_Manager\_for\_all\_HTC\_Android\_Phones

joslloyd
> -1 votes

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# Question
Title: how do you turn off the vibration alert for incoming text messages on a samsung galaxy s3 mini?
I've gone through the settings menu but can only find options to change the vibration pattern, not to turn it off completely. Any ideas??

# Answer
On my Samsung Galaxy S3, this setting is inside the Text Messaging app, rather than as a general setting.

Open the Text Messaging app, and start the Settings menu.

About halfway down I have a block of Notification settings.
First being Notifications,
Second being Ringtone,
Third is Vibrate.
Uncheck and you're done.
Hope your Settings Menu is similar since its from the Samsung family.
> 6 votes

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# Question
Title: How to access Samsung Galaxy S2 storage while phone is off
My Galaxy S2 recently froze while browsing facebook using Firefox (the loading animation kept playing though), then shut down after a minute. I haven't been able to turn it back on since then. I tried turning it on while charging, using someone else's battery (working with their phone), USB connection to computer, SIM in or out, just the power button and volume up/down + home + power buttons; but no luck. The hardware seems to be fine, as the phone starts heating up around the camere when I leave the battery in (which I interpret to mean that the processor is doing something, just not the right thing - maybe stuck in an endless loop).

The advisor on O2 chat has suggested to send it back for repair, which I am happy to do; except that I'd like to save the app settings, photos, contacts and calendar entries which weren't backed up.

So now I'm looking if there's any way to access the storage without the phone having to turn on. Is this possible hardware-wise? Does anyone know how?

The OS is the O2 (UK) Android 4.1.2 if it helps at all.

# Answer
what I would suggest is that you flash your device with Odin, your files such as mp3, pictures and videos would be untouched, basically every file on the internal SD memory would be untouched, if you have your contacts synced with Google you should be able to get it back.

but this would void your warranty

sorry I assumed you could boot into recovery or had hit a boot loop, this might not work but is worth a try, you could try clean the terminals on the phone and the battery (I have had instances where my s2 just wouldn't boot and this helped)
> -1 votes

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title: Samsung Tab2 without Google ID

text:
# Question
Title: Samsung Tab2 without Google ID
Is it possible to use a Samsung Tab WITHOUT using a Google account? I don't like Google to monitor all my activities.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Yes, it is. When you first boot the device, it asks for your Google account. Just select the option "I don't have a Google account" and then the option that says you don't want to create one.

Note that you can't use some Google services like Play Store which require a Google account.

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# Question
Title: HTC First - Not getting any Notifications for Phone, text or Voicemail. Only can see when Clicking on it
One thing I liked about my old phone was if I got a missed call, text or Voicemail, it would putt a number, or in a more older phone I owned, an Alert symbol, notification informing me that I have one of these.

My HTC first is good, My first smartphone. But it does not inform me of a missed call. I have on my start up page of my phone my main 5 Apps, Contacts. Phone, Messaging, voicemail. and of course the shortcut to all my apps and phone stuff. I have these up there specifically cause that's what I use most. But when I get a missed call for any of those, no notification informing me :/. I have to go in each 1 at a time to see if someone sent me one, 3 out of 5 times there is nothing.

I would greatly appreciate if someone can tell me exactly how I can get notification on my HTC first for my missed calls / text and messaging. Will greatly appreciate it!

# Answer
> 0 votes
All those notifications usually turn up in the notification bar, located at the top of the screen. On *all* devices. Have you checked there?

example of the Android notification bar

As you can see in this example, that's where notifications are displayed. Here you see, this user has new SMS and mail in their GMail app pending (to the left). Other notifications are indicators of available services (to the right), here telling that WiFi is active and the device connected, silent mode (no sound) is active, cell phone signal is available, battery is about 3/4 full, plus the current time.

Your "missed call" notification should also appear in the left-hand area, the symbol looking like this:

missed call icon

Often, there're also numbers associated with them. Some launchers/lockscreens even allow for more custumization.

I would wonder if none of these are available with your device. Above examples are standard, and should be always available. Numbers on the icons (indicating how many missed calls, or how many SMS are pending) are something different: some manufacturers ship them by default, others don't. But using custom launchers / custom lockscreens, many things are possible.

Trouble with your *HTC First* might be the launcher: if I'm right, it comes with "Facebook Home", which wants to facebook-ify everything, and thus *might* hide some things usually visible. I don't use facebook at all, so I'm not that familiar with this area. But if that's the culprit, according to a review at AndroidCentral, *Facebook Home* can be turned off. On the other hand, a bunch of screenshots in the very same review clearly show those notifications being there, though a bit colorless:

*HTC First* screenshots (source: AndroidCentral)

See the top of those screenshots -- and you will easily identify the GMail notification described before, here in the second and third screen :)

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# Question
Title: How to enable SD MSC mount in Jelly Bean?
Since upgrading to CyanogenMod 10, the dropdown notification when I connect my phone to the computer no longer appears. How do I mount the SD card via USB MSC in Jelly Bean? Note that the drive still appears to the computer, just empty. My phone is an Xperia Arc S.

Update: I see no mass storage mode under USB connection settings:

Settings screen (click image to enlarge)

# Answer
Seems as if Google is evil¹ and removed that option from Jelly Bean to enforce their DRM schemes². I found however a tool which restores it: Automated Framework Kit

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¹Like we didn’t already know that.

²I have no idea what was the rationale behind it, but remember it’s the company which has a mail service that’s immensely popular despite not properly working with any major mail client.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I don't know whether it will work for your device, but the XDAs have a tool supposed to work with several LG devices at least. You can find it in here, and it looks like this:

You might want to browse through the linked thread at XDAs. As far as I remember, there were some people trying it on other devices, and had success. No guarantees, however :)
> -1 votes

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# Question
Title: What Effect Will Installing A Custom Launcher Have On MIUI V.5?
A friend installed the custom rom MIUI V.5, and is finding it a bit different to stock jelly bean. I told him to give it time to adjust, as i'm sure "its not that different".

Rather than disposing of MIUI altogether, he says he is thinking of installing a custom launcher eg Nova launcher.

He therefore wishes to know what effect (if any) will installing Nova launcher have on MIUI, and will it bring the stock Jelly Bean "experience" back or not ?

**Edit:**

**What he trying to say is: By combining Nova launcher with MIUI, will the experience/functionality of doing so be similar to using Nova launcher with stock jelly bean, thereby making this transition to MIUI less unfamiliar & more user friendly ?**

# Answer
First, launchers are apps like all other apps you can install. Which means: per se, there should be no problems -- but they of course might have bugs and, in rare cases, side effects. Again, this is not limited to launchers. So far for the "generic info".

Now specifically for the launcher: After having installed a launcher (Nova should be fine, Apex might be another choice close to Nova), when he presses the `Home` key to switch to the home screen, he will be asked which launcher to chose. So still he's got the choice to use the MIUI launcher or his "custom one". On every press of the `Home` button. Until he decides to always use one of the two, and marks the check button to remember his choice ("always use..."). *Now* on `Home` key press, it's always that launcher being started.

If at a later time he wants to switch back: still no problem. The "decision popup" will come again if one of the following conditions are met:

* he installed another launcher
* one of the installed launchers receives an update
* more than 2 launchers were installed, and the current default launcher is uninstalled
* in *Settings→Applications*, the settings of the current default launcher are opened, and the "clear defaults" button is pushed
* some "default apps" manager was used to trigger it

So in short: I'd expect no trouble. Some special features of the MIUI launcher might not be available in other launchers, some specific MIUI widgets (specifically built for the MIUI launcher) might not work with the other launcher -- but if he wants, he can always return/swtich or even revert his changes.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Well,

You will lose home launcher. That's it. Every other MIUI feature will be intact :-)
> 0 votes

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title: cannot download apps from play store

text:
# Question
Title: cannot download apps from play store
Previously my BSNL Penta T-Pad 701C was connected to the internet through a Beetel MF 190 3G USB dongle, but I could not download apps from Google Play. I contacted customer service who advised me to do a factory reset. After resetting my tab no longer connects to the net. How can I solve this problem?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Factory resetting wipes the Wi-Fi settings along with everything else. From the Wi-Fi page in the **Settings** app, click on the network you want to connect to and enter the password (if it requires one), just as you did previously. If that doesn't work, update your question to say what happened.

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title: GT-I5500 Wi-Fi error

text:
# Question
Title: GT-I5500 Wi-Fi error
I have working Wi-Fi connection. I can connect to any access point in range and I have no problems with passwords, etc.

But after some time (sometimes hours, sometimes days) my phone tries to connect to access point and it fails. In Wi-Fi settings I just have "Błąd" message which in English means "Error". Then I cannot connect to any network, I'm not eve able to scan available networks - Wi-Fi is totally dead.

When I reboot phone it starts to working normally again.

My phone specs:

```
Samsung Galaxy 5
GT-I5500
Android 2.2 - FROYO.XWJQ3
I5500XWJP4

```

# Answer
I performed two steps to fix the issue:

1. Settings -\> Wireless & network settings -\> Wi-Fi settings -\> click menu button and select Advanced, Select Wi-Fi sleep policy - \> Select Never.
2. Dial `*#*#526#*#*` for WLAN Diagnostics. This will reload the Wi-Fi driver (I tried this before without step 1 and it rebooted my mobile).
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Nexus 7 charges very slowly, even with 2 amp chargers
I'm facing a rather painful issue with the battery life/charging issue with my Nexus 7 (4.2.2)

* When idle and plugged into my 2A charger with the stock USB cable, it charges VERY slowly. I'd say under 10% per hour.
* With just light usage over the course of an afternoon/evening, the charge got dropped to 50% (after charging it overnight and more).

I'm sure that something is wrong because no tablet should be performing that way (comparing to my other tablet, an iPad)

***Update:*** I plugged my iPad1, iPhone5 and Nexus 7 into the same port on my Macbook Pro Retina. I've added a (mashed up) screenshot of all the 3 cases below and it's clear that the Nexus 7 never even demands anything above 500mA on a 2A port despite using the stock cable (and another microUSB cable). I'm now guessing this is a Nexus 7 firmware/software issue. Any fixes? That extra operating current should be 1600mA so it totals to 2.1A (="2A" ports).

**Full resolution screenshot**

Details:

* Android v4.2.2 (stock image)
* Settings =\> Battery
    + Screen (77%)
    + Android OS (6%)
    + Tablet idle (6%)
    + WiFi (5%)
    + Maps (4%) (Maps isn't even running ... weird!)
    + Android System (2%)

I mostly use Chrome, Currents and Play Magazines so it's just light reading. I'm surprised those apps don't show up on the battery energy audit list (which is great compared to iOS BTW).

**Question:** What can I do to charge this device faster and use less battery? My expectations are anchored by my other tablet (an iPad) which charges a lot faster (2A charger again) and uses about 20% each day for casual reading vs 50% each day on the Nexus 7.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Not necessarily an answer but I ended up using the stock charger that came with the Nexus 7 itself. I leave it plugged overnight. None of my other "2A" chargers can charge it quickly nor can my computers. This sucks because now I have only a single rapid charging station, next to my bed (vs my office, my living room etc). Standard protocol or not for charging, this kills my user experience compared to how my iPad just works without a headache.

For battery consumption issues, I disabled auto-update in Google Play as well as disabled auto-update in Google Currents and Google Magazine. Seems they were downloading a lot of data in the background killing my battery life.

Anyways, now that I tinkered with it the overall experience is much better.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Two things to consider:

1 Depending on the charger, the Nexus might not recognize it as a 2A charger. It does not actually measure its capacity, but relies on some properties of the otherwise unused data-lines of the USB connection to the charger. Shouldn't be the problem if you used the charger that came with the Nexus.

2 It is possible that the Nexus is confused about the actual state of the battery. This can be re-calibrated, but is a rather involved process - especially if you don't have root on the device yet. However, guides can be easily found with Google.

Where does this leave you:

* If you haven't used the charger that came with the Nexus, do so and see if problems persist.
* If the charger is not the problem and you still have warranty send the device in.
* If you are out of warranty try recalibrating the battery stats.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had the same problem before with my Nexus 7. I changed the display sleep option in the settings and fixed it. It was set to 30 minutes and it drained the battery really fast.

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Tags: battery-life, charging, 4.2-jelly-bean, nexus-7
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# Question
Title: Can I disable the default calendar app notifications?
This strikes me as a bug since the behaviour is incredibly consistent, but perhaps someone here can help me.

I want to use the google developed calendar app as my main calendar app. My phone (a Galaxy S2) came with a samsung developed calendar app (both very conveniently named "Calendar"). At this point, I simply want to disable the samsung calendar app from displaying any sort of notifications (since the google app also displays notifications and I want to use that app).

I have been able to do this by going to settings-\>Notifications in the samsung app and toggling to "Off".

However, as soon as I restart the device, the notifications are back on their original settings. Anyone else experience this? Anyone know how to make the settings stick?

**EDIT:** I notice the notification settings of the google developed app (sound, default reminder time, popup) are also not sticking after reboot. Is my device broken? It seems to only be for calendar. Gmail and other apps hold their settings fine.

**EDIT 2:** Ok, so disabling the samsung app allows my google app calendar settings to stick after reboot. So looks like that is what I will be doing. Anyone know how I can change the vcs file association to this app now?

# Answer
I don't know how to make the setting stick, but if you are using ICS you can easily disable the Samsung calendar app - so it will act as if it is uninstalled.

You can disable it by clicking the `Disable` button on the App settings page - just above the disable notifications checkbox.

Once this is done, reboot your device and it will act as if that app is no longer installed!
> 3 votes

# Answer
I've same issue on my S2.

The problem is a conflict between Google Calendar & Samsung stock calendar.

The second one overwrite settings of Google Calendar.

Only solution is disable it and use Google Calendar.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, notifications, calendar
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# Question
Title: I am looking for a simple way to translate words highlighted in the browser
This is my use case: I'm trying to improve my Spanish so I've started reading Spanish-language newspapers in the browser on my phone. What I'd like to do is this: when I need a word or phrase translated to English, highlight the text, hit the settings button, and have a translate option show up. Or something comparably simple.

Currently the only options that show up under settings when a word is highlighted are: Share, Find, Web Search

I have Google Translate installed and I realize that I could copy the highlighted text and then paste it into that app, but I'd prefer something that didn't require jumping between apps.

# Answer
You describe the options displayed with a word highlighted including "Share". Behind this item hides an entire menu, the so-called "Share menu", where many apps plug themselves in as receivers for compatible content. A highlighted word might serve as such content for several things -- e.g. a web search (so *Google Search* could pick it), send by mail/SMS, or -- the interesting part here -- some dictionary/translator app. While I'd suspect *Google Search* could cover that as well, I want to give you another interesting idea:

ColorDict Dictionary Wikipedia is an app that can be used for online and offline "word lookup" in dictionaries, be it translation, synonyms, or definitions. The app supports a bunch of dictionaries for offline use, as well as several online dictionaries and, the name suggests it, Wikipedia. If it integrates with the "Share menu" (which I guess it does), this would make the perfect candidate for you:

ColorDict (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
> 2 votes

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Tags: browser, languages
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title: adb backup that operates similar to dd

text:
# Question
Title: adb backup that operates similar to dd
Do adb backup methods contain those that operate similar to how dd backups data? So I want to know if adb backup method that hard-copies every bit of disk exists.

If it does not exist, is there any way to do things similar to what dd does?

# Answer
`dd` is a block-based copy tool -- it doesn't care what data it covers. `adb backup` is rather file-based, which is something completely different.

As you've tagged your question , you might follow that tag to its tag-wiki, which gives you some insight into available backup methods. You will quickly see the one coming closest to `dd` being Nandroid, which copies entire partitions. Though you cannot restrict it in the way you can with `dd`, you could still take its resulting files, copy them to your Linux computer, and use `dd` to work on them.

One tool not mentioned in this tag-wiki is `dd` itself. You could check with a terminal editor whether it's present on your device -- chances are good: I just checked with one of my extracted Nandroid backups, and found `dd` as a symlink in `/system/bin`, being a symlink to `/system/toolbox`. If you cannot find it, but your device is rooted (which I assume, as otherwise `dd` wouldn't make much sense), you could look for a BusyBox which brings it along.
> 1 votes

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Tags: backup, adb
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# Question
Title: How to use a Droid 2 without Verizon service activation
I purchased an old Droid 2 with a clean ESN today, rooted it, installed Droid2Bootstrap, loaded Monster\_D2\_2.3.2\_4.5.153 onto the sdcard, cleaned the cache, wiped the data, rebooted into recovery, loaded the new images, rebooted. Came back up just fine.

Now, here is a problem you may not have experienced before. I am not a Verizon customer. Just wanted the phone to develops Apps and play with.

How can I get past the phone number activation requirement?

# Answer
> 4 votes
Since you're rooted, you might be able to bypass activation permanently by killing the Phone dialer app. This involves removing (or renaming) `Phone.apk`. I can at least confirm that this works on a Droid 1. Definitely make sure you have a backup made prior to editing your system this way.

You can rename `Phone.apk` with an app like Root Explorer, or with the terminal app by mounting the system partition as rewritable. This also works if you've set up SSH:

```
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cd /system/app
mv Phone.apk Phone.apk.old
pm uninstall Phone.apk

```

That disables the CDMA adapter and gets rid of the activation screen that always comes up on boot. It should also save you a little battery life too, since it's one less app, and one less adapter turned on. You might get an error when you rename the file, but after rebooting (forcefully, if necessary) everything should be fine.

# Answer
> 3 votes
from Droid Forums To bypass activation:

* Reboot the phone, when the green android shows
* Tap top left
* Tap top right
* Tap bottom right
* Tap bottom left

Must be done every time you power on the phone

# Answer
> 0 votes
Found another way to do this besides Noah's answer:

> simply touch the android, and select skip activation.

~ Android Central Forums (Brought to you by Google and Chrome Browser)

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I haven't tested this out yet, so let me know if it doesn't work so I can take this down and it isn't a nuisance.

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Tags: motorola-droid-2, activation
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title: Only one thumbnail for all photos

text:
# Question
Title: Only one thumbnail for all photos
I downloaded the million moments app which basically makes a cool album from the photos you choose. The problem is in the import screen when I choose photos, all the photos just have the thumbnail of one of my photos. Now this is a headache because I can't pick the photos I like and I have to resort to picking the whole folder. I just discovered today that even the Flickr app has this problem. Now I think I'm sure my phone is at fault, my question is how do I fix this? Even with the media rescans the thumbnails still aren't correct and just shows 1 of my photos. Quickpic and the stock gallery don't have this problem though. Any ideas what's wrong?

# Answer
When I had this problem it was caused by a corrupt SD card, so you should check that out soon: the longer you leave it, the more likely it'll corrupt a file you don't have a backup of.

For now, try clearing the cache of any app that shows the problem (from **Settings****Apps**). If that doesn't help, clear the *data* of the **Media storage** app, from the same screen, and then reboot the phone. The **Media storage** app is responsible for indexing your photos and music and letting apps search them, so clearing its data often helps fix problems with the photo index, such as broken thumbnails.
> 0 votes

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Tags: images, media-files, thumbnails
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# Question
Title: Create Something Like NTFS Junctions in Android 2.2
I'm wondering if you can create junction points on an Android device (v2.2) just like you can on a Windows computer. Basically, I want to move stuff from the /data folder on the internal memory to my sdcard, since my internal memory is almost full (due to Orbot) and I have plenty of space on my sdcard. I've already moved all my apps to the card, but apparently the /data files are still stored on memory.

I'm using a cyanogen rooted PRS-T1 ereader (very little memory). Is there a way to create junction points (or similar) using an app or the command line so that I can move those /data files to the card without creating any issues?

# Answer
I think you may want a symbolic link.

You can create them in any good Linux system using

```
ln -s <link_target> <link_name>

```

eg

```
ln -s /data/app /mnt/sdcard/data/app

```

or (while in /mnt/sdcard/data)

```
ln -s /data/app app

```

You will want to be careful regarding removing the SDCard - you will need to completely shutdown the device prior to removal, and the same SDCard will likely need to be in the device prior to booting.
> 1 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, internal-storage
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# Question
Title: Twitter client tends to redirect to web browser
When clicking a Twitter's link on GMail client, Twitter client is included in the list of possible applications to process. So I click Twitter but then the list window pops up again but this time without Twitter in it. I really like to open a link to Twitter with Twitter client. How can I do that? Thank you!

A sample of those Twitter links looks like this: https://twitter.com/i/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FRescue\_moco%3Frefsrc%3Demail&sig=d4724ad41f731911a0eeacd4eb0764b30186d3af&uid=37758565&iid=am-1618412813699712373452051&nid=23+1100&t=1

Nexus 10, Jelly Bean, Twitter client 4.1.0

# Answer
> 1 votes
The Twitter app registers an *intent filter* for http and https URLs to `twitter.com`, to tell Android it can open those URLs itself. That's why you get the first *chooser* (the list of possible apps).

However, it seems that the Twitter app can't actually understand those "redirect" links, so it asks for a web browser to handle the URL. That's why you get the second chooser, with only web browsers.

Since the page does in fact redirect to a Twitter user (which the app can handle), after you've opened the URL in a browser you should get a third chooser, which does include Twitter, allowing you to open the user in the Twitter app. However, Firefox currently has a bug that means it won't offer a chooser in this case. If you pick Chrome in the second chooser, it should give you the third chooser.

I'd call this a bug in the Twitter app. You should complain to Twitter and ask them to fix it.

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Tags: 4.2-jelly-bean, twitter
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# Question
Title: "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" -- can I replace Hangouts with Talks if I don't like it?
I'm disappointed that Google Hangouts is going away from XMPP.

If I download the "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" app on my Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus 3), will I be able to go back to Google Talk, if needed?

Is there a way to keep Google Talk? Or is there a way to communicate with people who use Google Hangouts through Google Talk or XMPP?

# Answer
As far as Android is concerned, they're the same app, and Hangouts is just a new update for Talk which happens to change the user-facing name. (Apps also have a *package name*, which is how Android decides if they're the same app.) It works like any other update: it completely replaces the old version in your phone's internal storage. Like any other update, once you've updated, you can't go back to the version you had before.

But in this case, Talk is an app that's built into your ROM (assuming you're not on a custom ROM: if you don't know, you're not). Like any other app from the ROM, you can uninstall all updates and go back to the original version. To do this, go to the **Settings** app, go to the **Apps** page, find **Hangouts** in the list of apps, and click **Uninstall updates**. This *won't* restore the version you had before the update: it'll go back to the original version that was on the phone last time you did a system update. (If you've never done a system update, that's the version that was on the phone when you took it out of the box.) There's no guarantee that such an old version will continue to work.
> 2 votes

# Answer
just uninstall hangouts.the app will go back to the old gtalk
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-talk, xmpp, google-hangouts
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# Question
Title: How to stop all but 1 one app including their services?
My HTC Sensation's battery does not last long.
I'm going for a Marathon race which should last at least 5 hours and I'm going to use 1 app (RunKeeper) for that period.

I would like to preserve as much batter as possible by turning off all other apps including their services e.g. Whatsapp until I'm done with the race.

I've install Task Manager by Toni Dinardo and it seems to have the functionality I need, only not working for me now.

What should I do?

**Updates:**
I've tried another task manager app and it seems that the apps actually work. The problem is services are automatically spawned again after they are killed by the task manager app.

# Answer
Task killing is never a solution when it comes to "preserving battery". As you discovered, most things restart themselves automatically. What could help, however, is (temporarily) turn off all services you don't need -- after all, it's just for that one run, and (as you already pointed out) you can resign from some of them:

* Do you need a data connection for *RunKeeper*? If not: switch it off, that would save the most. If it's really needed: disable account synchronization, and do the same for all apps which are periodically syncing (e.g. RSS reader and the like).
* While running, you won't pickup phone calls anyway -- switch off the radio (if no data are needed: just switch to airplane mode. While in airplane mode, you still can enable some services separately, such as e.g. Bluetooth and GPS). Big savings again
* Minor things include Bluetooth. I don't think you want to listen to music via a BT headset while running -- so switch it off. If you really need audio, use a wired headset.
* Display: turn brightness down as much as possible. If it's rarely turned on, this might not have much effect -- but it contributes.
* Some apps which you won't need "on the run" might offer to exit them completely. Do so.

This altogether should save a lot of juice -- and should preserve enough power for 5h runkeeper with GPS, I'd say. Good luck, and have a successful double-Marathon (one for you running, and one for power-saving ;)!
> 1 votes

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Tags: battery-life, task-management, services
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title: Titanium Backup from Nandroid using pc

text:
# Question
Title: Titanium Backup from Nandroid using pc
I know you can create a Titanium Backup from a Nandroid Backup using the Titanium Backup PRO app.

But is there a possibility to create a Titanium Backup from a Nandroid without having a phone, i.e. using a pc (preferably Linux, Windows is ok too)?

# Answer
> 3 votes
*Titanium Backup* is able to read from Nandroid backups, so you can use it to restore parts from them -- and then use *Titanium Backup* again to backup those restored parts. However, as there's no *Titanium Backup* for PC, this has to be done on an Android device.

If your goal however is to separate some apps from a Nandroid backup, there are other ways to achieve this: Nandroid copies the entire partition (see: nandroid tag-wiki). So you could mount the images (on Linux, this should be no problem with the EXT file systems at least -- see e.g. Restore only part of nandroid image), or unpack them (for YAFFS partitions e.g. using `unyaffs` -- see my answer here).

For completeness: there are also ADB-style backups (which again *Titanium Backup* is able to access). For these, you might want to take a look at e.g. Android Backup Extractor and Android Backup Splitter, and also my answer here on how to convert an ADB backup into a tar file to investigate, using the Perl AdbBackupRoutines from this XDA thread.

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Tags: backup, recovery-mode, titanium-backup, nandroid
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# Question
Title: Huawei Ascend G300 (U6615) not using Three network
I bought an ex-Vodaphone Huawei G300, and was happy to find that it was unlocked - I put in my Giffgaff SIM, and immediately had phone and internet access.

However, I really want to use the phone on Three, but although calls and texts can be made and received, I can get no internet.

I tapped 'New APN', and set it up in accordance with 3, but even though I saved it after inputting their settings, the APN screen remained blank, and no connection could be obtained.

The settings entered were:

Name – 3 Internet

APN - three.co.uk

Proxy, Port, Username, Password & Server - blank

MMSC - http://mms.um.three.co.uk:10021/mmsc

MMS PROXY - mms.three.co.uk

MMS Port - 8799

MCC - 234

MNC - 15

Authentication type - None

APN type left blank

Is there something I don't know??

# Answer
According to the MCC/MNC table for UK, your MNC code should be 20, not 15. Also this page suggests that you need to enter `default,supl,mms` (without spaces after commas) in the “APN Type” field.

If this still won't work, try omitting all MMS-related settings (MMSC, MMS Proxy, MMS Port) and entering `default,supl` in the “APN Type” field, then, if you get your 3G Internet connection working this way, add another APN just for MMS with all settings and `mms` in the “APN Type” field.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 3g
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# Question
Title: launch/start an App (Activity) by a gesture on the homescreen
is it possible in Android(\>= 3.0) to launch/start an App (Activity) by a gesture on the homescreen. For example: if the user swipes from the bottom to the top on his homescreen, then App XY should be started.

Thank you

# Answer
You can install a third-party homescreen (launcher) app which supports gestures. Some examples: Holo Launcher HD, Apex Launcher, Nova Launcher. Note that such gestures will work only when the launcher is active (i.e., they are not global gestures accessible from any app), and may be eaten by scrollable widgets if they are present at the homescreen, and you start the gesture inside such widget.

Globally accessible gestures are possible too (e.g., there are apps such as SwipePad), however, this will increase resource consumption, because such app must be running all the time and listening for touch events, and also may conflict with other apps.
> 1 votes

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Tags: home-screen
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# Question
Title: What precisely is CloudAgent process? Its files eats space like crazy
I have bunch of usual stuff going on in my phone (Samsung Grand, Android 4.1.2) like app auto-updates, Twitter, Dropbox, etc. Most of the time it's clear what the network-related settings for them are (wifi-only all the things) and they are clearly reflected in data stats.

The one exception is "CloudAgent" process, which:

* does not really make it obvious what it belongs to (is this part of Android? Samsung custom stuff?)
* eats space like crazy (its folder was well over 1GB out of 4GB system space)
* eats network, even when not on wifi

While it doesn't really cause any serious issues, it is highly confusing - what it is, what it does and which settings control it?

# Answer
It's Samsung software, built into the system in certain Samsung phones. Like the Dropbox app, it's a service to automatically upload photos you take on your phone; it connects to your "Samsung account" if you create one. It also integrates with Dropbox to sync photos to the device Gallery; if you have "Camera upload" turned on in Dropbox as well, this probably results in your phone having two copies of each photo: the usual one, and one in CloudAgent's storage.

You can change its settings by going into the main **Settings** app and choosing **Cloud** from the **Applications manager** list (in the **Device** section). You can clear its data and disable it, or "freeze" the app if your device is rooted, and the only consequence is that photos from Dropbox won't show up in Gallery. If you have the Dropbox app installed as well, Dropbox can still sync (and automatically upload photos) without CloudAgent running.
> 21 votes

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Tags: applications, sync, samsung, cloud
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# Question
Title: What will I lose when I do a factory reset?
I have Locked myself out of my phone because I entered too many pattern attempts. I can't sign into my Google account because my wi-fi isn't turned on. So I need to factory reset it. I'm just wondering what will I lose. My photos and videos are saved onto my phone, will I lose them? If there are any other options in getting back into my without factory resetting it, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks By the way I have a Samsung Galaxy Xcover

# Answer
A factory reset wipes the internal storage of your phone. This includes all apps, their settings, and all the files and data saved onto your internal storage. Any apps or other content you've downloaded from Google Play, you can download again (you don't have to pay again).

If you previously updated the system or flashed a custom ROM, it will still be updated or have the custom ROM (because system updates update the ROM, not the internal storage.) Similarly, if you rooted the device or unlocked the bootloader, it'll still be rooted or unlocked.

It won't erase any data from the SD card. Usually photos and videos are saved onto the SD card but it depends on the software and the device.
> 3 votes

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Tags: factory-reset, samsung
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title: Is there a common GPS cache on Android?

text:
# Question
Title: Is there a common GPS cache on Android?
From what I understood about Android securty all applications are separated by different user-accounts and different filesystem locations.

BUT: After GPS-test has fixed my location for the first time after powerup, all other applications will fix very fast. My conclusion: This has to be something not in Android user space.

So how does this work?

# Answer
> 5 votes
If every app had to interpret the raw GPS input itself, it would be very silly. Different apps would duplicate the same effort of decoding and interpreting the GPS input to compute a location. Different apps would end up using different libraries to do it, so each app might end up with a different idea of your location.

Instead, the process of interpreting the GPS data to compute with a location is handled centrally in Android itself. The Android system offers an interface for apps to query the location without having to worry about the details of whether it came from GPS, cell towers, or Wi-Fi networks.

This way, only the Android system has to compute the location, using any possible sources, it can give this location to many apps without duplicating effort, and (as you've noticed) each app doesn't have to start from scratch to compute the location. More recent Android versions also do clever tricks like giving a less precise location to apps that have the "approximate (network-based) location" permission but not the "precise (GPS) location" permission, regardless of which methods were actually used to determine the location.

Internally, this works with what's called a *bound* system service: an IPC mechanism for different processes to receive data from the service that actually computes the location. The service does run in user space, not inside the kernel, and like any other Android app it runs inside its own process. (Only the very low levels of the GPS receiver driver run inside the kernel.) The details of that are well beyond the scope of this site, but if you're interested, you can learn more by reading the Location Strategies page in the official Android Developers' Guide.

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Tags: security, 4.2-jelly-bean, gps, nexus-4
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title: How can I get my phone to boot again?

text:
# Question
Title: How can I get my phone to boot again?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) and the ROM I'm using is CM10.1, I was messing with the developer options and I saw an option called "simulate second screen" and I clicked that and selected 720 then it froze. I rebooted it and stops at the end of the boot animation and get stuck there.

Any ideas please?

# Answer
Did you try "Volume Up + Menu Button + Power Button"? That should get you to Recovery Mode and you should have an option there to Factory Reset your phone.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Hold down the volume down button while booting and go into 'safe mode'. Go to the developer menu and turn it off. Reboot.
> 1 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, 4.2-jelly-bean, boot
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# Question
Title: Does the Google Nexus 10 tablet-PC have a standalone GPS?
Does the Google Nexus 10 tablet-PC have a standalone GPS, or does its GPS rely on GSM data?

# Answer
I believe Nexus 10 has GPS hardware which can provide location information without any aid from GSM or Wi-Fi sources - same as my Nexus 7 Wi-Fi only model.

I have used my Nexus 7 on road (without any data connection) and used is GPS capabilities.

I'm just wondering how a did you get this suspicion when the specification clearly says about availability of the GPS?
> 1 votes

# Answer
The Nexus 10 has A-GPS, so it can speed up the time to the first fix, either via GSM (if it has one) or via network from an assistance server. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted\_GPS
> 1 votes

# Answer
Yes, you can turn off "Wi-Fi & mobile network location" from settings, which disables A-GPS features leaving you with plain, unassisted GPS.

You can read more from Google Nexus 10 help: Manage location access
> 1 votes

# Answer
The Nexus 10 has AGPS and also a hardware GPS built in.
> 0 votes

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Tags: gps, samsung-nexus-10
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# Question
Title: Reinstall ROM from a new SD from scratch
My HTC Desire (Bravo) rebooted by itself in the middle of the night; the result is that I lost all the apps that were installed on the SD card (that is probably corrupted). Now that I have another SD card, i’d like to reinstall the ROM that was on the phone (Rooted - MIUI 2.35a) from scratch and from the new SD.

I installed a new recovery, but when I switch the SD cards, the classic recovery starts and I’m not allowed to install anything. I tried with and without partitioning the SD but nothing. If I let the phone start with the new SD nothing happens and all I get is a twenty-minutes HTC splash screen.

How do I manage to reinstall everything with a brand new SD without touching the old one? I did all the backups, so I can fully wipe all without problems, it’s just that I don’t want to reinstall the ROM on a corrupted SD and make the copy afterwards.

Thanks in advance.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Ok, I solved it by myself. I partitioned the SD (with gparted live) in full FAT32, then I loaded the Clockwork Recovery on it and it ran perfectly.

Then I successfully wiped the phone, partitioned the SD and installed the ROM.

Now my phone has a new Android installation with a brand new SD.

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Tags: rom-flashing, sd-card, miui
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# Question
Title: Google Hangouts gives "Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again" error
I have updated and replaced Google Talk with Hangouts on my tablet running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now every time I open the Hangouts app it shows me the following error message:

> Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again

How can I fix this?

# Answer
> 8 votes
Re-installing the 'Google Play Services' updates solved the problem for me.

Simply go to `Manage Apps``Google Play Services` and press `Uninstall Updates`. Now if you start Google Hangouts again it will ask you to update Google Play Services. If you do so, it will bring up Google Play where you can install the update.

After this, Google Hangouts started without any problems on my tablet.

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Tags: google-hangouts
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# Question
Title: Why is my Samsung Galaxy S still on Android 2.2.1?
I have tried by using samsung kies but it says there are no updates. i have even tried to update it within the phone (software update). Other people are on android 2.3 but i am still on 2.2.1 and it won't update

# Answer
> 4 votes
As you've got your device with a contract, this added a special barrier to updates. Short explanation how that goes:

1. Google (or rather the AOSP, Android Open Source Project) releases a new Android version. This is usually immediately available to Nexus devices -- but...
2. Device manufacturers need to adapt it to their hardware (drivers etc.) and, in many cases, their special "skinning" (HTC Sense, Samsung Tourchwiz, Motorola Blur, etc), which again at least delays availability of this update
3. Carriers using their special branding (boot logo, special apps, and more)

So if there's a new Android version released by the AOSP does not necessarily mean it becomes available for all Android devices. It might get stuck already in step 2 if a manufacturer decides to no longer support a device (in your case that happened after the 2.3 release, so 2.3 is the latest "official version" available to the device) -- and even if it passes this step, but you've got a branded device, it might get stuck in step 3 (which most likely is what happened to you).

The only way out if got stuck in steps 2 or 3 is checking for custom ROMs. As that "getting stuck" also affects developers, they often decide to build their own ROMs. Many times this is done by porting a ROM from compatible devices, adjusting the missing stuff (or leaving some gaps, so there *might* be things not fully working, which then is pointed out in the instructions).

So if you want to go the "do-it-yourself" way (after having t-mobile unlocking the device, if needed), check How do I root my Samsung Galaxy S? for how to root your SGS, and Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? for fitting ROMs. The "how-to-flash" usually is described on the page you can download the ROM from.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: "Avoided poor Internet connection" even though signal strength, speed is great
My phone keeps disconnecting from the WiFi network, saying "avoided poor Internet connection"... but I'm less than 20 feet from the router. It shows full bars while connected and the speed is fine. How can I make it stay connected?

# Answer
Figured it out...go to the WiFi settings, hit the menu key and choose "Advanced", and uncheck "Avoid poor connections".
> 3 votes

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Tags: wi-fi
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title: rooting android phone

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# Question
Title: rooting android phone
Hi guys. I am new to Android. I wanted to know, when I root my phone, will I be receiving pure android os, and get constant update whenever Google releases new OS? Also, will I be able to revert back to the original UI of the manufacturer?

# Answer
Rooting your phone doesn't change what OS it runs. It just means you have root access to the existing OS. Changing the OS (i.e. flashing a ) is a separate thing.

See also the answers to What does "to root a phone" mean? and I've rooted my phone. Now what? What do I gain from rooting?
> 3 votes

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Tags: rooting, root-access
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title: How can i logout from my gmail account

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# Question
Title: How can i logout from my gmail account
how can i logout from my gmail account from my mobile phone? my mobile phone is sony erricson XPERIA U.

# Answer
You can't without deleting your Google Account from your phone as far as I'm aware. You can do this in your phone settings. Why would you want to though?

If you are concerned about people seeing or using your email, set a PIN or pattern lock on your phone.

Alternatively, remove your Google Account completely and use Google's web based versions of Gmail, etc. All of those you can log into and out of at will - obviously a lot less convenient though.
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, gmail, google-talk
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# Question
Title: Screen turns black after a telephone call on a Samsung i9220
The phone is fine. But. If... after I had a phone call on my Samsung i9220 then the screen turns black. If I press the button on the top right on the phones side I can see the "Desktop" for about ~0.5 seconds, but the screen turn black again. What could be the problem? The phone had been reseted several times and I can't find a setting for this in the "Settings". It has Android 4.1.1 and I think there is no update for the Samsung i9220 Android version yet, so it's up-to-date.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The problem could be your proximity sensor, which is located on top of the front of your phone. Basically the way it works is if you're on a call and you put your phone to your ear, the screen will go out to avoid your ear messing with the touch screen. If you are under warranty, have it checked on your nearest service center. I had this problem once, told my service center that I think the proximity sensor is the problem, then they fixed it in under 30 minutes.

Check out this question and install the apps from the top answer and see for yourself:

How do I test that proximity sensor on Galaxy Nexus works as expected

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Tags: screen, samsung-galaxy-note
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# Question
Title: Quick way to go to downloads from Chrome?
Often after downloading a file, I try to open this from the notifications page, only for the wrong app to open it. Since I've clicked on it the link has disappeared. Now I have to go through tonnes of menus to find the file! Is there a quicker way?

# Answer
From the home screen, click the "all apps" button, then there's an app called **Downloads**. By default, downloads are sorted most-recent-first, so the one you've just downloaded will be at the top.

If even that method is one step too many, you can long-tap on the **Downloads** icon in the apps menu, then drop it on the home screen to create a shortcut to that app. Now you can open it from the home screen directly.

Additionally, if the wrong app opens a certain kind of file, you can stop that and go back to having a *chooser* to pick which app to open files with. Open the **Settings** app, then go to **Apps** (on some phones it's called **Applications manager**). Choose the offending app from the list: if it's a built-in app, you'll need to swipe to to the **All** page. Scroll down and click **Clear defaults**. Next time you open a file that would open with that app, you'll get the chooser instead (assuming you have another app installed that can open that kind of file).
> 4 votes

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Tags: chrome-for-android
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