title: Android marketplace with PayPal support

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# Question
Title: Android marketplace with PayPal support
Are there any Android market alternative that support PayPal payment?

# Answer
> 6 votes
SlideMe supports paypal. but i dont know what their "inventory" looks like compared to android market. You could try to get the PayPal debit card and link that to a google checkout account, if you can...

# Answer
> 3 votes
AndAppStore, but it doesn't offer anywhere near the number of apps as Google's market.

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Tags: google-play-store, paid-apps
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# Question
Title: MP3 tags in Hebrew show up in gibberish on my phone
I have some songs on my computer with Hebrew files names and Hebrew tags.

When I copy them to my phone, the file names appear OK, but the tags appear in gibberish. This is true both for the default player (I have a Samsung Galaxy S, so that's the default) and for Winamp.

Is there any way to change the font for the tags so that it appears correctly?

# Answer
> 3 votes
It seems that the problem was the encoding that Windows Media Player used. It uses the Windows Hebrew code-page (1255). I used foobar2000 with the Chacon plugin to change it to the Mac Hebrew code-page (10005) which seems to be supported by my phone.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, languages, hebrew
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title: Motorola Milestone problems

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# Question
Title: Motorola Milestone problems
Before I start, please let me say I've tried pretty much everything, including, of course asking my providers for a new phone, but it didn't work. I also posted a similar question on a programmer's site but they couldn't/wouldn't help me. So here it is: I got the Motorola Milestone and it just has so many bugs, it's ridiculous. When I searched online I saw people complaining exactly about the same issues.

1. Phone switches off randomly, sometimes during a call.
2. Phone switches ON randomly, sometimes during a meeting (!)
3. Music from the MP3 player turns on randomly, so I always have to turn the volume off before turning the application off.

I also tried upgrading etc, but nothing helped.

:/

# Answer
I have encountered random OFF problem a couple of times and it seemed to be always related to the connection with a Bluetooth equipment. For the random ON problem I would recommend shutting down the sound and keeping the device ON every time. The random music activation should have been corrected with the latest firmware update. In my case, the firmware version 2.1-update1 corrected the random music activation. I would recommend that you make sure all your firmware updates have been done.

These are not the best solutions but that is all I have been able to find. Let's hope the next update to Android 2.2 will correct all these issues once and for all.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Sounds like Motorola has screwed up royally. I recommend a custom ROM from XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=670
> 1 votes

# Answer
I recommend everyone CyanogenMod 6: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ http://android.doshaska.net/cm6

The latest version CM 6.1.2 is based on Android 2.2.1 with 2.6.32.9 kernel.

I had a lot of problems at offical firmware (Android 2.1): random reboot, spontaneous music playing, gtalk is not worked, bugs with media scanner which cause 100% CPU usage all time.

I didn't found any bugs at CM 6. Even more my motorola became much faster and less use battery .
> 1 votes

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Tags: motorola-milestone, bugs
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# Question
Title: How hard is it to modify Android to add/remove required applications
I am new to Android world and I am really curious about how difficult it is to modify OS to add/remove applications. I am not talking about installing/removing apps from Android Market, but actually customizing OS to only include apps of my choice. That includes both standard/system apps as well as apps from Android Market. For example, what if I only wanted to have access to Google Voice application (and nothing else)? I guess in this custom version of the OS, I would not necessary have to remove the application, but could just somehow hide it from user.

In any case, any clues on the amount of effort/approach would be greatly appreciated.

# Answer
You can modify system image. Pre-installed applications are located at /system/app/ folder. You can add new application to this folder or remove pre-existing applications from that folder.

Applications from this folder are not removable (if device is not rooted).

As a fast example for customizing Android emulator:

* Go to Android SDK folder, .../platforms/android-9/images/
* Note system.img file, it will be modified (you should back it up)
* Extract system.img using unyaffs
* Customize files inside extracted folder
* Pack new modified system using mkyaffs2image (this tool is built when Android source is built).
* Replace old system.img with new customized system.img
* Create emulator for Android 2.3, launch it and verify that your changes took effect.

This mostly an overview of process, and customization of a real device is much trickier.
> 5 votes

# Answer
You have several options that have varying degrees of difficulty and effectiveness (depending on what you are ultimately trying to do of course):

1. Develop your own Custom ROM that only includes only the apps and functions that you want.
2. Root the device, and then remove system apps that you don't want.
3. For an unrooted device, you can download one of the numerous apps that hide & lock apps like iLock. I suppose this would be useful theoretically if you had a device that wanted to implement in a business where you were letting your customers or sales people use if for a very specific function and didn't want them messing around with anything beyond that.
4. I had a 4th option to share but I forgot it as I was typing the other three. I'll update as soon as I remember it.
> 3 votes

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Tags: customization
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title: Accidentally turn on silent mode

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# Question
Title: Accidentally turn on silent mode
On my LG-ally, I keep accidentally turning on silent mode. What exactly am I doing to cause this, and is there any way to disabled whatever the action is?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Are you perhaps using the volume control and going all the way to the "bottom"? That turns on silent mode in my Droid.

Are you hitting the wrong option on the menu when you hit the power button?

I'm not familiar with the LG Ally, so I don't know if they might have added an extra feature to make it easy to get into silent mode. Did you check the manual?

# Answer
> 0 votes
My apologies if this is too much of a me-too, but I'll second Al Everetts comments on the volume control.

I have this problem in 2 situations: 1. In the bracket I use in the car, one of the foam blocks rests a little on the down volume button. I've since cut the foam to reduce this issue. 2. When I'm holding it in landscape mode, I often bump the volume buttons.

There are on-screen indicators though, so I *usually* don't do it without noticing.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had a similar problem on my MotoDroid, and downloaded RingGuard from the Market. It's a simple app that detects whenever the ring volume changes and pops up an on-screen dialog to confirm. If you don't confirm the change within a couple of seconds, it cancels it.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had this problem with my new HTC touch. I kept accidentally pressing the 'volume down' button whilst holding the phone. After putting a gel case on the phone, this is not longer a problem, as the case covers the buttons so they're not so sensitive.

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Tags: audio, silent-mode
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# Question
Title: How to disable certain Android sound alerts?
I have a Motorola Droid phone running Android 2.1. Many times per day my phone alerts me with a sound. It is not a new email or SMS or disconnection from the 3G network. I suspect it may alerting me about new WiFi networks that come in or out of range (I live in a big apartment building with dozens of networks around). That's only my suspicion as there is no indication on the screen about what triggered the sound alert.

I looked in Settings/Sounds but I don't see any category for such alerts.

And just to be clear: I want to find out how to disable the sound only for some alerts. I do not want to mute all of them.

Thanks in advance.

# Answer
It's maybe because you ave a Google Talk session opened : It's the same for me, for day, I've looking for what "ring" like that and don't display any informations...
> 1 votes

# Answer
Also, if you have SMS delivery receipts turned on - an alert is sounded when the recipient gets yr message.
> 1 votes

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Tags: motorola-droid, audio, 2.1-eclair
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to recover a deleted SMS?
I deleted an entire SMS thread by mistake from my HTC Wildfire. Is there any way I can retrieve that thread ?

# Answer
Unless the messaging app you are using has a specific backup function or a trash folder there's no easy way, however, it may be possible for a data recovery professional (its not cheap) to recover them if the area in the memory hasnt been over written yet. Flash memory does not have data reminance like a magnetic drive. One overwrite and the data is essentially gone. I have also read that some android phone store sms messages on the sim card (I have a cdma phone so I have never seen it) and if so you may be able to recover them from the sim with a sim reader. Ultimately its not likely you are going to recover them and any attempts will be costly or hard.
> 2 votes

# Answer
There is no way to recover them using the default Messaging application.

I don't know any application which would be able to recover already deleted messages. I mean this technically this is not possible.

However there are messaging replacement applications with backup functionality.
> 1 votes

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Tags: sms, data-recovery
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# Question
Title: How to return to call when screen blanked
I was on a call and I was put on hold by the other person. The screen blanked after a time (as expected). When I hit the power button to return to the call. I found the call dropped.

How can I resume the phone without losing the call. (2.3-gingerbread samsung-nexus-s)

# Answer
> 1 votes
Check in settings \> accessibility and see if theres an option for the power button to end the call. If there is make sure it's unchecked.

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, samsung-nexus-s, calls, hardware
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title: Should I use Tasker or Locale?

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# Question
Title: Should I use Tasker or Locale?
For general detecting circumstances and triggering actions, what are the advantages/disadvantages of Tasker and Locale? Which one does the best job overall capability for improving the usefulness of a phone/device?

Categories of particular interest (in no particular order):

* "Recipe" power
* "Recipe" ease-of-creation
* Variety of circumstances that each app can detect
* Actions and configurations that can be triggered
* Backing up setup
* Sharing configuration

# Answer
The easiest way to compare these two apps:

Locale costs more. But it is a lot more user friendly. You just set up "situations" with triggers and actions. Then you prioritize the situations. That's it.

Tasker costs less. But it is a lot more customizable. It's more like being given a scripting language. There are TONS of options and choices and it can get really confusing if you don't know what you are doing. It is not made for the average user.

I will say that anything Locale can do, Tasker can do it too. It just isn't as quick and easy to set it up.

In regards to backing up, you can backup Tasker into script files. Locale has no built in back up system.

Both of these applications are extendable to do practically anything because they support plugins. Tasker supports Locale plugins too.

Also: personally, I use both of these apps. I use locale for setting up common situations (disable sounds when asleep, adjust brightness/screen timeout when plugged in, go silent at work, etc.) and then Tasker for... well... tasks! Such as plugging in my headphones I reduce my media volume to 50% (I've blared music accidentally way too many times) and displaying a menu of music apps.
> 10 votes

# Answer
I am the developer of Locale, and I wanted to make sure the most up to date information is available here:
> 7 votes

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Tags: settings, locale, tasker, automation
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# Question
Title: How can I improve the battery life on my device?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> What can I do to increase battery life on my Android device?

My Desire is absolutely great, but with my usage the battery life is really a big problem.

I have a few apps running and polling in the background, obviously the Google stuff (Gmail, Talk, Maps probably poll because of Latitude). Then I have Twitter running (checks every 5 minutes), Google Listen (checks every hour). Google Market also checks for updates sometimes apparently, don't think I can switch that off.

My usage is pretty heavy, on my bicycle I listen to Spotify or a podcast for 20 minutes, then in the morning train (45 minutes) I will usually read Twitter and Google reader (the web app). Then I get to work and my battery is down to about 75%-70%. I usually charge it but if I don't then I will be out of battery by about 6PM. So thats 9 hours of battery life. The commute back is pretty much the same, battery will be dead before I get home.

I don't want to give up on instant notifications, so the 3G will always be on.

When I went camping for a weekend I turned all of the above polling off and only checked Twitter about 4 times, didn't use the phone for the rest of the day. Battery life improved slightly to about 14 hours. Still not great, I was hoping for at least 24 hours.

WiFi is always off by the way!

I've tried rebooting but the timings are mostly the same. Is it wise to buy a battery that can provide more mAh? Is there any good solutions for backup power when I don't have power available, when camping for example (aside from buying extra batteries)?

# Answer
> 7 votes
Go to `StartScreen/Menu Key/Settings/About Phone/Battery/Battery use`. It tells you which of your applications are using how much energy. Then you can make a more informed decision about whether certain applications are worth their energy usage.

# Answer
> 5 votes
I would say that unfortunately your experience sounds fairly common with android. I use this: http://us.kensington.com/html/15460.html it's like carrying around an extra battery but it has the bonus of working with any device's USB charger.

# Answer
> 2 votes
When I first got my Desire, I did the same as you because I had found on my previous phone (Nokia E71) that with WiFi turned on the battery would be dead in 4 hours vs. 2 days on 3G.

I have found the opposite to be true of the Desire. If you have a WiFi signal available, use it. The WiFi chip in the Desire appears to be much more efficient than the 3G data radio. When I am out and about on 3G, the battery drains as you suggest - lucky to get 10 hours from it. When on WiFi at home, I will usually have 30-40 percent remaining when I go to bed at night. **So turn that WiFi back on!**

GPS is the other big killer. I've you've got Latitude or something like it that requires positional updates, I have found using WiFi and cell positioning (rather than GPS) saves a lot of battery (although it does lose accuracy of course).

# Answer
> 0 votes
The most crucial information for figuring out what EXACTLY and HOW exactly your battery is being used to find relevant remedies can be found by typing this on your phone:

```
*#*#4636#*#*

```

You will gain access to the testing facilities in Android and you can check **DETAILED** usage statistics, battery history and battery information.

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Tags: battery-life
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# Question
Title: What are the privacy implications of using Talk-to-Text?
Given that the Android implementation of Talk-To-Text sends your voice to Google's servers, parses your speech into text, then sends the text string back to the handset, what are the privacy implications of using Talk-to-Text?

Does this mean, for example, that anything that I say to my beloved Nexus One is stored on Google's servers?

Do Google TOS refer specifically to this issue?

# Answer
> 11 votes
From Google's Mobile Privacy Policy:

> For products and services with voice recognition capabilities, we collect and store a copy of the voice input you make to the product or service and corrections you make to the returned recognition result. To improve processing of your voice input, we may also continuously record in temporary memory a few seconds of ambient background noise. This recording stays only temporarily on the device and is not sent to Google. If you choose to personalize voice recognition, we will associate your voice data with your Google Account.

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Tags: privacy, voice-recognition
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# Question
Title: What program can I use to compress (zip,rar...) and password protect files on my Android Froyo
I was just sending a backup via mail to my Google account.

This backup contained readable information (csv format) from sensitive data.

Does anyone knows of a program to compress files (in .zip format, or .rar if necessary) on my Android phone (running Froyo), with a password protection used while compressing.

That way I can compress/protect my data before sending it via email.

Thanks.

# Answer
Dual File Manager
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, password
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# Question
Title: Traffic for Skype and other apps on Android
I've recently bought an HTC Desire and I'm wondering how much traffic some apps generate. I actually want to know two things: how much traffic (estimation, of course) is generated when syncing with gmail/facebook/weather, and how much traffic is generated when I'm online on Skype and when I talk over Skype.

Edit: to clarify, I'm thinking if I should leave some syncing and if I should talk over Skype over 3G, since I have only 1GB per month of traffic.

# Answer
Just download an app from the Market called PhoneUsage. It will track how many minutes, text messages, and data you use. You can even view a break down of which apps use how much traffic, and it only tracks over 3G, not WiFi.
> 4 votes

# Answer
The sync traffic for gmail/facebook/weather/... is neglectable (If you have normal text messages with small attachments). For Skype **voice** calls, you should estimate 4-7 KiB/s (~ 25 MiB/h).

Users always underestimate the 1GB included traffic. I had the same thought, that it could get tight at the end of the month. But I forgot that:

1. At home and at work my phone uses WLAN and therefore doesn't utilize the data plan
2. 1GB is very much, if you just do some surfing/browsing. (Of course, if you start downloading DVD Images or some kind of torrents, the 1GB will be consumed fast)
> 4 votes

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Tags: skype, data-monitoring
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# Question
Title: Why does the screen come on when my phone is plugged in but idle?
Sometimes when my Nexus One is plugged in with the screen switched off, the screen turns itself on (showing the lock screen) seemingly randomly, and I have the "Stay awake" Development option turned on, so it stays switched on until I manually switch it off again.

I suspect that some app is inappropriately obtaining an ACQUIRE\_CAUSES\_WAKEUP WakeLock. Is there a way to get a log of WakeLock activity or some other way of debugging this?

# Answer
> 0 votes
I eventually tracked this down using the app "Task Identifier". It's a bit awkward to use and has an odd interface, but it also has the useful feature of showing an alert if apps activate when the phone is sleeping.

It turned out that the problem was the sync service from the doubleTwist app, and it appears that it was indeed caused by an inappropriately-used ACQUIRE\_CAUSES\_WAKEUP WakeLock. I've e-mailed them a bug report.

# Answer
> 1 votes
The same happens occasionally on my Galaxy S, usually about 5-10 minutes after plugging in. If you can handle the dev tools, you could try charging the phone from an USB port while running `logcat` and checking what goes on around the time the phone activates, or if the screen turns on only when charging from a wall socket you could run `aLogcat` on the phone while charging and then try to see the reason, but it can be a bit tricky on the phone.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I had this problem when I had SipDroid installed -- every time its connection dropped and came back up, it would turn on the screen. You could use an app like Titanium Backup (requires root) to "freeze" an app, and see if the problem stops. If it does you know what app is the problem. Then uninstall it, or turn off background sync for it or something if that might be the problem. TB can uninstall system apps, but be careful which ones.

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Tags: screen, nexus-one, wakelock
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# Question
Title: Any recommendations regarding flashing a particular rom on a Nexus One?
I was wondering and hoping that someone might point me in the direction of a nice and stable rom for a Nexus One.

Currently I'm running the Rodriguezstyle v2.42 which is pretty stable but I just don't like the iPhoneiness of it too much. And it came bundled with too much stuff that I don't need.

Prior to this one I've had the Cyanogenmod 6.1.1-N1 which I had to remove because I could not get the Market application to run for the life of me.

So, what I'm looking for (ordered by most important first)

* robustness/reliability
* speed/performance
* no bloatware - less is more :)
* the sense ui (not required but i'd like it if available)

# Answer
> 1 votes
I recommend the newest version of CyanogenMod, your Market problem was probably a one-off or has been fixed.

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Tags: nexus-one, custom-roms
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title: Always Show Images for Emails

text:
# Question
Title: Always Show Images for Emails
Is it possible to configure the built-in mail or Gmail clients to always display images?

# Answer
There is a modified version of Gmail app available over on XDA if you feel like you really need to always show images and are willing to replace the "stock" gmail app.

It may require root, not sure.

**edit**
here is another thread on a gmail that shows images all the time.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, email, gmail, images
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# Question
Title: Can I sync Firefox bookmarks with Android?
Is there any way to sync my Firefox bookmarks with Android?

# Answer
> 5 votes
I believe Fennec (Firefox mobile) will have this feature, but it is currently only in alpha. You can get a copy of the alpha here. Note that you'll need about 40mb+ of internal storage space free to install it.

# Answer
> 4 votes
I don't see a FireFox extension that bring bookmarks to your phone permanently. There are a few suggestions in this question but they are designed more for sending links on a one-time basis. Getting the Del.icio.us FireFox add-on and the Del.icio.us add-on for the Android dolphin browser might be the best bet. (I knew I saw this somewhere on here... props to this answer which mentions Del.icio.us for Android.)

# Answer
> 3 votes
Xmarks Premium allows to synchronize all bookmarks between different PCs (supports Chrome, Firefox and more) and different mobile phones/tablet (Android, iPhone, Blackberry) for 12$/year.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you have a HTC phone and Windows, then HTC sync will do this.

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Tags: bookmarks, firefox-for-android
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# Question
Title: Why doesn't my screen lock work (HTC Wildfire)?
I have a HTC Wildfire with android 2.2 (I can't remember if this problem started right before or right after upgrading to 2.2, but the upgrade was done recently and so was the first time I got this problem). Sometimes (and it seems completely random) the screen lock function never works. When pressing the power button and pulling down the clock it tells me the screen is locked, but there is no lock there! When I pull it down I get to my home screen instead of the screen where I need to enter my lock pattern.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I think you'll find that is normal. I wondered about it at first too.. If you lock your phone by pressing the power button, your phone is LOCKED, but not SECURE. Because you have only just been using your phone, if you unlock it immediately by re-pressing the power button and pulling down the clock, you won't have to enter your pincode or pattern, because it's highly unlikely to have been stolen in the past 30 seconds. However if you lock your phone via the power button (or if it times out by itself) and then you leave it for a few minutes then the next time you drag down the clock to unlock it, you'll also have to enter your pincode or pattern, to verify that it's you.

If you want your phone to ask for your pincode every time, straight away, go to:

"Settings" \> "security" \> "lock phone after" \> and select, "immediately".

I have mine set to 3 minutes for convenience.

Hope this helps..

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Tags: htc-wildfire, lock-screens
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# Question
Title: How to force network operator selection once and for all?
I'm using HTC Desire running stock Android 2.2 (with HTCs enhancements). There's a network operation selection in Settings / Wireless & netwokrs / Mobile networks / Network operators, which allows to "Search networks" (and thus select one operator manually) or "Seleect automatically" (which would probably connect to anything it will find).

There are 3 major cellular network operators in my region currently and they allow inter-operator roaming, but for a huge roaming fee. I want to avoid this huge fee by manually forcing selection of operator once and for all. It seems to work if I select my operator (say, "Operator A") in "Search networks" mode mentioned above, and it kind of works - until I travel underground and GSM module faces following situations sequentially:

* Operators A, B, C are available (on surface) =\> using preferred "operator A" and everything's ok
* We move in the subway, no GSM network is available at all =\> everything's ok, it shows that network is not available
* We start to emerge on the surface, and "operator B" becomes available, while "operator A" (preferred one) does not. Device stops execution of whatever was running and pops up annoying menu to "choose" new connection opportunity - "operator B". One can dismiss this menu with "Return" button, it as situation slowly changes and more operators become available, this menu would pop up a few more times.

So, the question is - how do I force mobile operator selection once and for all, and disable that extremely annoying (interruping currently running activities) popup menu with recently found cellular connections?

**UPDATE:** I'm using GSM / GPRS / EDGE / 3G (HSDPA) networks and in fact question refers to both voice and data traffic, so restricting APN probably has nothing to do with it. Normally, concurrent operators in the same region don't allow to roam through each other, so this problem probably doesn't exist for most normal users.

# Answer
APN Lock may work. It appears to give you the ability to block certain networks APN's which won't affect your ability to use Voice or SMS but won't allow your phone to make a data connection with the networks you block (by changing the APNs so you phone fails to connect). I'd be careful though, messing with the APNs can cause problems this app doesn't have any comments yet.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-desire, 3g, data-connection
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# Question
Title: How can I connect my Samsung Galaxy S to a television?
My Samsung Galaxy S has settings for TV-out, but I don't see anywhere to plug any cord from the phone to the TV.

How can I connect it to my TV?

# Answer
> 7 votes
According to this blog post, you need a 3.5mm -\> RCA/Phono cable, and it goes in the headphone socket of the phone.

# Answer
> 7 votes
See this page for the Galaxy S's standard TV-Out cable as sold by Samsung, this plugs into the 3.5mm headphone port on the phone.

It can also output HDMI via an adaptor that plugs into the micro-USB port, though this has the obvious disadvantage that you can't plug it into power to charge at the same time as playing.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Don't forget DLNA using the AllShare app, if your TV system supports it.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, television
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# Question
Title: Galaxy S contacts - Media tab. What is it for?
Called supplier and researched the web no one seems to know. Go to contacts. Select a specific contact. Look at the top of the screen.

It lists four tabs Info -- History -- Activities -- Media.

Does anyone know what the media is for and how to use it.

Rogers and samsung cannot even tell me?

Frustrated

# Answer
I believe it's for displaying photos, videos, etc. uploaded by the contact on Facebook, Twitter, et al.

**Edit:** Confirmed, it shows Facebook photos uploaded by my contacts from Facebook.
> 4 votes

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Tags: contacts, samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: How do I get Livewallpaper on HTC Wildfire?
I have a HTC Wildfire , and i have updated my android from 2.1 to 2.2 as i was developing application which creates the livewallpaper.

Now the problem is inside my application there a option to launch Livewallpaper chooser , but when i try to lunch it its giving me following error while testing on actual device.

```
android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle Intent { act=android.service.wallpaper.LIVE_WALLPAPER_CHOOSER }

```

apart from this since i have updated to android 2.2 i haven't seen the livewallpaper option in my HTC wildfire phone.

There is only "HTC Wallpaper" and "Gallery" Option under "Select wallpaper from".

so i don't know if there isn't any livewallper in HTC wildfire then how to get it.

# Answer
I have too a HTC wildfire. For the live wallpaper, you can't use the HTC sense launcher. You must use another launcher like ADW or launcherpro.

When you use another launcher, a new option "live wallpaper" will appear.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-wildfire, live-wallpaper
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# Question
Title: Is a Class 10 MicroSD overkill or is a Class 6 adequate?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Is the class rating of my MicroSD card relevant?

I don't see any speed class or × rating markings on the 2GB card that came with my phone. Is a Class 10 card going to be noticeably faster (in apps that use the SD storage) than a Class 6? I know that it's theoretically 40% faster but I'm not sure that my Flipside would even be able to take advantage of the higher speeds.

# Answer
It is most likely overkill unless you are doing a lot of write/reads to your SD card for some particular reason. The only reason I've known to buy a faster SD card is for photography, when you want to be able to reduce the time it takes to write photos from the memory buffer to the SD card so you can take more pictures at a higher FPS.
> 5 votes

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Tags: external-sd, hardware, storage
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# Question
Title: adb devices show phone in debug mod but not in fastboot mod
When debugging mode adb devices , it will show my HTC magic.

But when the phone is in fastboot mod , I can't see my HTC magic in adb devices.

I am using ubuntu 10.10 , my /lib/udev/rules.d/11-android.rules

```
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0c01", MODE="0666", OWNER="<your user name>" #Normal HTC magic
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0c02", MODE="0666", OWNER="<your user name>" #Debug & Recovery HTC MAGIC
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0fff", MODE="0666", OWNER="<your user name>" #Fastboot magic

```

# Answer
Have you checked that the idProduct value is correct? run `lsusb` when the device is connected in fastboot mode to see the vendor id and product id and check if it matches.

Also, I think it's not supposed to show up on `adb devices` when in fastboot mode, try `fastboot devices` instead.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-magic, linux, adb
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# Question
Title: My phone keeps slowing down and burning battery. How can I debug performance and cpu consumption? (DHD 2.2)
I know there are already a lot of threads about suggestions on how to improve performance and, strongly related, save battery life on your android. I also have tried most of the tools to diagnose problems (eg. WatchDog).

Problem is, my brand new HTC Desire HD will often be snappy and responsive, sometime get a few slow downs, and not-so-rarely start being completely unresponsive, as bad as my previous iPhone 3G which I gave away for exactly that reason. Also, battery would last less than 24hours even with extremely little use of the display (a huge battery drainer indeed), with background-data and auto-sync on, without GPS and with half of the time WiFi connection and for the rest WiFi off.

WatchDog is usually not seeing anything weird. No process seems taking a huge hit on the CPU even when the phone is acting slowly; just today I got a first warning - HTC Sense Background 99.9%.

So I would like to go a bit deeper in my debug. I /could/ uninstall all applications I installed, but I'd rather understand what is really causing the problem.

So this is the real question: how can I better debug what's going on inside my Android?

Does anybody have some tutorial/tools/suggestions?

I guess going with adb from my PC might provide more information, any hint/feedback?

*Some additional information after feedback from DarthNoodles...* NB. I'm not putting it here to 'debug' my own phone on this forum, just to provide comparison information!

## standard Battery Consumption info

If i've been using the phone, i get 'Display' to take most of the battery usage - ~60% on average (is that too much?).

If not, it's 'Android OS' which takes on average about 60%, and 'Android System' usually about 10-15%

There usually is no installed application appearing there

## hidden debug

hey that's great! I might not have yet learned about everything but i'll try to write down what I see...

Since it has a graphical, not numerical display I'll rate '100' the first, longest bar and make an estimation of the other ones.

**CPU usage**

(for all time of timing a get a similar distribution)

* 'init' has a HUGE blue+red bar; Android System comes 2nd with a tiny 1px blue bar

**Partial wake usage**

*Total Time*

* 'HTC Sense' 100 blue bar
* 'Android System' 30 blue bar
* less for the rest

*Since last unplugged*

* 'Android System' 100 blue bar
* 'HTC Sense' 30 blue bar
* 'Mail' 5 blue bar
* ...
* 'UID 10013' 'partial Wakelock' ~2 blue bar!

**Other Usage**

*Total all time*

* Running 35.8%
* Screen on 11.1%
* Phone on 0.8%
* Wifi On 41.6%
* Wifi Running 41.6%
* BlueTooth On 6.6%

*Since last unplugged*

* Running 37.5%
* Screen on 3.8%
* Phone on 1.8%
* Wifi On 45.8%
* Wifi Running 45.8%

I am under the impression that it's HTC Sense or some other android process that is taking my resources... but I don't really understand why yet...

## WatchDog

Getting some warnings for 'com.htc.bgp' taking too much cpu (~55%)

Thanks!

# Answer
The adb likely won't be of much help. The apps need to have debugging enabled to be able to see their thread and relative performance I believe.

I assume you've looked at the battery usage menu in your phone. What is it telling you?

You could the hidden debug menu in your HD. It may provide more info. Open your phone dialer and dial `*#*#4636#*#*`. Give that a try.
> 2 votes

# Answer
You could make note of the time that the phone was lagging.

Then either a) go to Android market and download a logging app such aLogCat or b) download the Android SDK and use DDMS.exe in the Tools folder.

Using the logging application, you can see if something was being written to the log at the time the phone was lagging. You might be able to determine what service or application is causing the lag.
> 1 votes

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Tags: battery, battery-life, performance, usb-debugging
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title: Samsung Galaxy S front camera

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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy S front camera
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> What can I do with my front facing camera?

I have followed the directions and instructions from other users on here but, i have no "self shot" option nor do i have the camera with the arrows on my Galaxy. Any suggestions?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Not all Galaxy S models have a front-facing camera. Just (most?) GT-i9000's and Epic 4G's. The Vibrant, Captivate, and Fascinate do not.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, front-camera
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# Question
Title: Application To Set Default Calendar Reminder
We know that Google Calendar application has a way to set reminder / alarm. However, there are times (well, almost every time) when I forgot to set reminder and I missed it :(.

My question is, is there an application (preferably free, as I don't have CC and Google's Android market doesn't support PayPal, yet) that can help me set defult reminder for every event I have? So that if I forgot to set it on calendar application, this application will help me remind events.

I've already test `Calendar Snooze`. But, it require me to set an alarm first.

# Answer
I found an app: Business Calendar Beta (free) that support default reminder.
> 2 votes

# Answer
My native calendar app on my Droid 1 running 2.2 has an option to set the default reminder time in the app settings. All my events have this reminder unless I specify otherwise. You can also set this on the web calendar.
> 1 votes

# Answer
You can put a default notification in the web google calendar. (Settings -\> calendars -\> Notifications).

If you select "popup notification", a notification (with sound) will be launch on your phone too.

All events created in this calendar will have this default notification.
> 1 votes

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Tags: calendar, alarm
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# Question
Title: Does the HTC Droid Incredible Ship with Android 2.2 (Froyo)?
I am just now ordering the HTC Droid Incredible. Will it come with the 2.2 version of the OS already installed?

# Answer
Yes, the tech specs on HTC's site states that its platform is Android 2.2 (Froyo).
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-droid-incredible
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title: Permanent Changes After Un-rooting

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# Question
Title: Permanent Changes After Un-rooting
I've been playing around with rooting and I'm enjoying it (because I like to tinker). However, I have noticed that my applications tend to force close on me very frequently (particularly in Bugless Beast), or my Moto Droid runs very sluggishly (particularly with CyanogenMod).

So I am able to root my phone, I flashed my Vanilla back-up (made using Clockwork Recovery) and all is fine and dandy...except for one thing. Although my phone is now unrooted, I had made a few changes BEFORE I made my back-up...namely using SetCPU and AdFree. Now it seems as though, even though I don't have root access, my phone is still scaling the processor (when I go into "readonly" mode in SetCPU, it's still showing my scaling measures applying), and I am not receiving ads (this is not necessarily bad, but I want to know how to revert to the original way the system was - particularly because one application becomes very slow when it can't download advertisements).

Can anyone provide any help on how to revert completely (without flashing a Vanilla kernel that is not my backup).

# Answer
Uninstall SetCPU and AdFree if you don't want to use them. Beyond that, you should do a factory reset to erase your data and apps -- if the ROM/OS is vanilla, then that should be the only thing different from how your phone came in the box.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, unrooting
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# Question
Title: Why is Widgetlocker app evading my task-killer?
The Widgetlocker app (a screen lock replacement app) has a service running which I can see in my app manager (under phone settings), but NOT in my task-killer app (Advanced Task Manager). How is its service evading my task-killer?

I can stop its service in the phones app manager, which terminates the app. I dont have Widgetlocker set as my default home app, and I'm not including it in my task-killer "ignore" list. I did give it root permission to bypass its "5 second rule".

# Answer
> 1 votes
if you go to Advanced Task Manager, you can set (in the settings) the security level to low, which will show you running services. By default it only shows processes.

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Tags: services, application-manager
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# Question
Title: URL Link in Android Calendar Description
I have being using the iPhone with synced calendar events with a URL to a webpage in the description. On the iPhone or web Google calendar the URL is active. On the Android Calendar it is not. Is there anyway to have an active URL in an Android Calendar Event Description?

# Answer
I just created a calendar event with a fully qualified URL as the description and it became a live link when I viewed the event.

What format are you using for the URL?

(For what it's worth, I have an original Droid with Android 2.2.1.)
> 1 votes

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Tags: calendar, html
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# Question
Title: Send/receive or refresh inbox on native email client
Is there such an option for the native email client built into Froyo?

For example, I might send myself a document to the phone via email, and it won't come through straight away. Sometimes I need that option to check for new emails.

There's no obvious refresh option in the menu.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you go into the Mail client, go into the mailbox you want to check the mail for, then press Menu while you're looking at the Inbox, there should be a Refresh option on the menu bar.

That definitely seemed to go back to the server and check for new mail when I tried it with the Hotmail account I've got set up in there just now, as it found the message I'd sent a minute before.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Is the account you're using listed in `Settings | Accounts & sync`?

If so, you should be able to select the account then choose `Menu | Sync now`.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, samsung-galaxy-s, email
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to install the unofficial Froyo on a Samsung I5800XXJG3 android phone?
I know the official Froyo has not been released, but I see here that you can Install it on samsung phones: http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-lite/251507-update-android-2-1-eclair-2-2-froyo-your-samsung-gt-i5800.html But there it mentions

I5800XXJPF I5800XXJPB

but does not mention I5800XXJP3

so is it possible, if so, how?

# Answer
I can confirm that It is possible with the I5800XXJPF update with the 4 (out of 5) separate files and the Odin multi downloader tool.

here are the instructions of how to update 2.1 Eclair to 2.2 Froyo.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, samsung-galaxy-apollo
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# Question
Title: Why are calls auto-routing via sipDroid?
When sipDroid is running, everytime I try to dial a phone, it tries using sipDroid to route it. How can I make my Android using plain old GSM Network for regular calls by default when sipDroid is running?

# Answer
> 4 votes
There's an option in the sipDroid settings (that appears automatically the first time you start it) saying whether it should be the default dialer or not. You'll need to change that setting.

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Tags: calls, sip
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title: Search on Android Market website?

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# Question
Title: Search on Android Market website?
Am I just blind or is there no "search" option on Android Market (??) if you go to the website from your desktop computer? If not, should I use some 3rd party search engine for the Market or should I just switch to some other "market" (some other android apps website)?

And if there is no search option - why? I don't get it why someone wouldn't put something as trivial to that kind of a website? lol

thank you

# Answer
**You can now search and install apps from the Android Market website.**

It apparently launched today and people (myself included) are having trouble loggin in but I'm sure they'll clear it up soon. Now you can search apps, filter by Free vs Paid and sort by Relevance or Popularity. There is also a button on each listing for "Install" which will probably be like Appbrain's service that causes the app to automatically download on you phone (when you're able to actually login).

When you visit http://market.android.com/ on your phone, you actually see the site but if you click on any apps or search you are redirected to the Market App.
> 11 votes

# Answer
When Google's Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundotra announced Froyo in his keynote for Google I/O 2010 last May, he showed that they are working on a new website where we will be able to search, browse, and install apps directly from the website. However up to this day (January 2011), no more words has been heard of that website ever since.

Note that everything in this paragraph is speculative: My guess is that they are holding back the website to launch with Honeycomb or probably for Google I/O 2011 (or they may be going to announce Honeycomb on Google I/O 2011 (EDIT: no, they just given peek preview of Honeycomb's tablet feature at CES 2011, they haven't released any Honeycomb device yet though (EDIT2: Honeycomb is now released)). Also, it is possible that web install will only be for Android 2.2 and above due to C2DM requirement, though Google might have other solutions. Another possibility is they are scraping the site, and are now wishing for everyone to forget what they were saying in front of thousands of audience and practically eternal Youtube audiences. But keep in mind that it's really up to Google's strategic, on how and when they will launch the new site. (EDIT3: Android Web Market have been released for some time now at https://market.android.com/)

For now, though, AppBrain and AndroidZoom provide similar functionalities.
> 5 votes

# Answer
AndroidZoom is another site, similar to AppBrain.
> 3 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, search
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title: Installing Android OS on SD card

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# Question
Title: Installing Android OS on SD card
I am not using Android smartphone till now. I want to install the Android OS on SD card and use this SD card to boot Android on same line of smartphones.

Is it possible to do that?

# Answer
> 3 votes
I believe it is possible if your phone has an unlocked bootloader and you are capable of modifying it. I have no idea how to do this but you may find help on Stack Overflow. You can also check out how the devs that install Android on Windows phones do it. This site talks about installing Android on the SD card for their dual-boot mod.

This is probably more work than it's worth. Another option, if you are going to be using it on the same exact model of phone and they are rooted: Use Titanium Backup to backup all the apps and settings and then restore them to another phone. This can be done to the SD or to Dropbox.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I don't think that this is at all possible. Individual apps for Android may be able to be moved to a SD card (Froyo and above required as well as an app that allows this) but the entire OS cannot live on an SD card.

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Tags: external-sd, installation, operating-system
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# Question
Title: How do I change the delay between rings?
I have an HTC EVO Shift running Android 2.2 (Froyo). When I receive an incoming call the ringtone plays constantly. Each cycle starts immediately after the previous cycle finishes with no delay at all. This happens regardless of which ringtone I select. Short of editing the audio files, is there any way to set the delay between subsequent ringtone cycles?

# Answer
Bryan above is correct. There's no way to add a delay, at least not without a custom ROM. To introduce a pause between the rings find an MP3 you like and use something like Audacity to append a few seconds of silence after it. Then use that file as your ring tone.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-evo, ringtone
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title: Bluetooth AVRCP only device

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# Question
Title: Bluetooth AVRCP only device
Is there a Bluetooth device I can use with my Android phone which has nothing more than previous, play/pause, and next track buttons?

There are many AVRCP Bluetooth devices, but they are all also A2DP sinks, which I do not want – I plug my phone's headphone output into my car's aux input.

Ideally, I'd like something I can mount to the steering wheel so I can change tracks without trying to find the button on my touchscreen.

Alternatively, could I buy a small A2DP/AVRCP device like this and configure Android to not send audio, but still respond to the track controls?

# Answer
The **Sony LiveView** may fit the bill.
> 2 votes

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Tags: bluetooth, remote-control
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# Question
Title: Can I change the language for the Android Market website?
I've just visited the android market website from my work computer and the website is displaying in German. For what it's worth, I have an Ubuntu box and tried in both Firefox and Chrome (both browsers have en\_GB as the first language preference followed by en). I suspect the website tries to be clever and uses my IP address instead of the browser's language settings - all PCs at work (no matter which country) are set to a German IP range.

Is there a request parameter I can add to the URL (or something else) that will force the language to English?

# Answer
> 7 votes
Add the language parameter to the end of the url: https://market.android.com/?hl=en&lr=lang\_en

# Answer
> 0 votes
Well, after a bit of searching I have found a (strange) workaround.

In the browser language settings add an unsupported language at the bottom of the list (I chose Faroese because I thought the chances of market support were slim) and then restart the browser. At this point the market website will display in English for me.

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Show SMS content only after unlock? (Handcent)
Is there a way to make Handcent show an SMS only after the screen is unlocked? Right now it shows the whole message in some kind of preview even when the screen is locked. Browsed the options a few times but didn't find a solution.. Is there such an option, or did I just miss it?

thank you

# Answer
I believe you will find it in Settings \> Notification Settings \> then make sure Enable Popup is not selected. (*I just tested disabling Popup messages - it works. Phone vibrates with new message, screen stays off.*)

Alternatively, you can keep Popup enabled, select Popup Settings \> then make sure Screen on for popup is not selected. This should allow the Popup when you're using the phone, but not when the screen is off.
> 7 votes

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Tags: lock-screens, privacy, handcent-sms
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title: Network operator selection

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# Question
Title: Network operator selection
I own a Acer BeTouch E130 upgraded to Android 2.1 (official upgrade).

And I'm facing issues with it, I'm basically from Belgium but I work in France currently therefor everyday I spend time in both France and Belgium. When I reach France, my phone selects a French network operator... okay sounds correct.

But now when I get home it doesn't switch to my operation (called **Mobistar**) it keep showing the French one (**Orange F**). Yesterday, while I was home in Brussels, I went to the network op settings and manually selected Mobistar in the list... It kept showing Orange F.... Is this a bug ? the french operator isn't even available in Belgium so it's impossible to connect to... And the weirdest thing, when I'm in France data sync can't be done because I disabled roaming... What the hell?

Any guess?

# Answer
> 2 votes
This previous question How to force network operator selection once and for all? suggests that an app called APN Lock should allow you to lock your network to the correct one. You'd need to change the settings on it to change which network it locks to whenever you move between the countries, but hopefully you're not doing that every day?

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, networking
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title: Facebook doesn't fetch all messages

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# Question
Title: Facebook doesn't fetch all messages
When I receive a new message on Facebook, I get the notification properly on the official Facebook app. I open the list of messages and the new message is highlited. The names are correct and the beginning of the message (below the name) is also from the new message. But when I click on it and open the discussion, new messages don't load (i.e., the discussion is consisted of only older messages). Is that maybe because the discussion is too long? What's causing this?

# Answer
I think this is just the Facebook app being buggy, I've had the same problem. Try doing a sync. I believe only the notifications are pushed, and not the actual new data, so you need to sync to grab the new messages.
> 3 votes

# Answer
You could try clearing the cache of the FB app and have it re-load everything from scratch.
> 0 votes

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Tags: htc-desire, facebook
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# Question
Title: Can I use my Android phone as a bluetooth microphone (for Skype)?
I do some international phone-calls. Gets annoyingly expensive. I didn't like a bigger Android mobile, so I got this small Motorola Fuzzout thingy.

Is there any way to link the Android phone as a Bluetooth microphone? I can run Skype on my Mac or Windows PC. However I'm not sure how to connect the devices that way.

# Answer
Is the Skype app available in your view of the Market? If so, why not just make the call on the device itself (via Skype)?
> 2 votes

# Answer
What you need is a A2DP headset, that's one that can send the Media audio (stereo) over BT. One such is the Jawbone Icon but a lot of the car handsfree gadgets use it too. I just verified this after updating the firmware on the Headset (which b.t.w. is not a stereo headset but a BT earpiece but has A2DP capability if updated).

You pair it and it should work. Test by opening a random youtube clip on the phone. If it works with youtube, it works with Skype. If you still get no sound open your BT settings and hold down on the row that represents your paired headset until a settings window is displayed, go to settings at the bottom and see if "Media Audio" is checked, if not check and try again. Should work now.
> -1 votes

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Tags: skype
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# Question
Title: Turn on bluetooth when USB is connected?
Is there any app, or other method, that lets me automatically turn on Bluetooth if USB is also connected, and turn it off when USB is disconnected?

# Answer
I'm not 100% sure because I've never used the app myself, but knowing that it has a million features I'm sure Tasker could handle this.

Tasker
> 5 votes

# Answer
The Locale app might also be able to do this.
> 1 votes

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Tags: bluetooth, usb
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title: Wi-fi keeps turning off

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# Question
Title: Wi-fi keeps turning off
Within the last few days, my Wi-fi setting keeps switching to "off".

It does this even when the screen is on and I'm actively using the device.

I've checked the couple apps I still have that help with conserving battery and none of them seem to affect wi-fi. In any event I haven't installed any recently nor updated any settings in them.

What should I be checking? How can I fix this?

Motorola Droid, Android 2.2.1, unrooted

# Answer
> 1 votes
Well color me dumb.

I'd recently installed an app called "Autopilot". It's supposed to put the device in Airplane mode when there's no cellular signal. I work in the middle of an office building so it happens a lot. It burns through battery while it tries to establish a signal.

The settings led me to believe that it wouldn't touch wi-fi unless I turned a specific setting on. I didn't, because I didn't want to mess with that.

However, after I uninstalled the app, the behavior has stopped.

I should have checked that first.

Let that be a lesson: Just because you don't think it's that new app you installed giving you grief, it just might be after all.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had this happen to me once. I think it had something to do with WiFi being turned on while flight mode was on, but I don't know why. I fixed it by:

1. Turning off WiFi
2. Turning on flight mode
3. Rebooting
4. Turning off flight mode
5. Rebooting
6. Turning on WiFi

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Tags: wi-fi, settings
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to control app execution environment?
Is there some way of controlling how an installed application communicates over the network and writes data to disk?

Let's say I have an application that will handle sensitive data, but it comes from a third party so I can't control the implementation. Is it possible to provide some kind of environment where I can run the app and make sure that the data it writes to disk is encrypted and that its communication over the internet is secure? Like running it in a virtual machine that I control or forcing it to use some kind of framework I've created?

# Answer
> 2 votes
The Android Emulator can be run on your PC and is good for testing. You could use tools to sniff the data being sent on your network and see if it's encrypted, and check files written to the "device" storage. But you can't "control" the app per se.

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Tags: security, networking, encryption
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# Question
Title: Is there an android phone that fits these criteria?
I'm not asking for recommendations, just if there is a phone that fits these criteria, and if so, what is it?

1. Android (preferably 2.2+)
2. Physical Keyboard
3. HTC
4. Verizon

# Answer
> 5 votes
The only HTC that I see on the Verizon site with an Android search is the Droid Incredible, which does not have a physical keyboard.

According the HTC page on Wikipedia only the Dream (A71XX), Espresso (MyTouch 3G Slide), and the Desire Z have physical keyboards. Those are all GSM phones, which won't work on Verizon's network (it being CDMA).

So the answer to your question is: **No such phone exists (at this time).**

# Answer
> 3 votes
The EVO Shift 4G meets the first three criteria but fails the last. It's a Sprint-branded phone. Sprint uses CDMA, though, so an unlocked phone would work on Verizon's network. It runs on Android 2.2.

Edit: Sprint has now pushed out the Gingerbread (Android 2.3) update to the EVO Shift 4G

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Tags: keyboard, verizon, htc
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# Question
Title: How to re-enable the "Clear Defaults" option for applications?
I'm not able to change the default application for voice recording on my Samsung Galaxy S (running the factory installed Android 2.2).

The current settings define the one that was provide with the device (called Voice Recorder) but the "Clear Defaults" button on the Applications Management list is disabled.

Is there a way to re-enable the button? I'd try uninstalling the Voice Recorder application but the corresponding button is also disabled. Could this kind of locking be set by the operator or is this the Galaxy S default behavior?

# Answer
> 2 votes
This button is normally greyed out when there aren't any defaults set (and possibly when there are no other applications to change the defaults to). If you install another voice recording app, you *should* be asked which you want to use the next time a voice recording event is triggered. This normally doesn't get triggered when you start up the voice recorder manually, it has to be triggered.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: Are there any features/functions that appbrain.com has that the new market.android.com doesn't?
Are there any features/functions that Appbrain has that the new market.android.com doesn't? If it does, what are they?

# Answer
Features appbrain has that the Market site doesn't:

* Ability to save lists and keep them private or share them
* Appbrain reviews on top of market reviews
* More sharing options
* More filtering options for browsing
* Lists of popular apps
* App recommendations based on what you have installed
* Shows the total amount you've spent on paid apps

Features the market site has that appbrain doesn't:

* Two added categories: Widgets & Live Wallpapers
* Ability to install to device from websites without having to have an addon app that you have to periodically reauthorize like appbrain
* Easily choose which device to install to if you have multiple devices
* Ability to buy apps from the site
* Shows videos that the developers have added to their market page

These are all obviously subject to change.
> 9 votes

# Answer
Mathijs Vogelzang, developer of AppBrain.com, answers (well tries to) this question in this article.
> 3 votes

# Answer
In the handset applications, AppBrain does everything that the Android Market app does, and adds filtering options such as price, popularity, etc. that the Android Market app does not (at this time). AppBrain also offers the ability to follow others and share app lists.
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, app-brain
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# Question
Title: Delete purchased application from the list
I've bought some application and I feel that I don't want to use it anymore and I've uninstalled it. However, when I opened `Downloads` tab in the Market, it is listed there even though it's not installed. So, how do I remove it from the list?

# Answer
If you did not purchase the app (i.e. it was free), it should be gone. If you did, then it's always there because you have purchased the right to download it.
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, nexus-one, cyanogenmod
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# Question
Title: Changing SIM card reset/lost stored google password
For troubleshooting reasons, T-Mobile gave me a new SIM card.

After swapping the card, my phone did not know the google password, I had to enter it again.

I tried to research the linkage (is it stored in the SIM, does the phone reset the stored password for a new SIM, etc.)

I am pretty sure that it does not happen on removal of the SIM, because I had taking my old SIM out several times, to ferry data from my old handset.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I believe it's linked to the SIM for security, but not stored on the SIM (so you can take it out).

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-desire-z, google-account
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title: Disable application update notification

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# Question
Title: Disable application update notification
How can I disable certain application's update? I'm using Brut Google Map v4.6.0.4686. Since there is a new version in the market, the update notification will appear from time to time. How do I disable it?

# Answer
> 3 votes
I don't think there's a way to disable market update notifications for a single app right now.

In order to disable update notifications for **all** apps in the Market, open the market app, press the MENU button, choose SETTINGS.

In the Notification drop down, select DO NOT NOTIFY ME.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I'm running cm 6.1 as well and I have a bug in my market that if you have, may solve your problem. My app updates get stuck sometimes and I've noticed if I cancel. An update the app no longer shows up as needs to be updated, or even installed, although it stays in my dl list. You could try starting the update then cancelling mid download. For me these apps in limbo don't give the update notification.

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Tags: google-play-store, nexus-one, cyanogenmod
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# Question
Title: How can I filter out Foursquare status updates in 'Facebook for Android'?
I have installed Facebook for Android on my android phone.

A friend of mine is disappointed to see all the random stuff going on in the news feed. He's particularly not interested in the Foursquare status updates.

Is there an ability to filter the news feed? I know that Facebook, when viewed in a webbrowser, has the ability to select 'Hide all by foursquare'.

I'm using version 1.5.1 of 'Facebook for Android' (version released in Januari 2011).

# Answer
For all that they've improved the Facebook app for Android lately, it's still woefully underpowered. I don't see any way to filter anything within the app.
> 1 votes

# Answer
You'll need to filter it through the web interface, then you won't see them in the fb app.
> 1 votes

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Tags: facebook, filter
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# Question
Title: Can't install apps through Android Market website?
When I try to install an app from the Android Market website, I get this error:

> "There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account."

I tried fixing it by following **this**, but it didn't help. I can see the list of apps that are already installed on my phone though.

Did anyone else encounter this problem? Any hints on how to fix it?

thank you!

# Answer
> 3 votes
made it... after going to market *account -\> settings -\> edit*, i chose "show in menus" and now it works.

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Tags: google-play-store, installation
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title: How to fix out-of-sync calendar?

text:
# Question
Title: How to fix out-of-sync calendar?
I'm using a rooted Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) running stock FroYo from T-Mo.

I sync my calendar on the phone with my Google Calendar. I have several different calendars on Google, shared with different groups of people, and all are set to sync with my phone. Everything has been perfect since I got the phone 4+ months ago.

Two days ago, within 30 minutes of adding a calendar event where everything looked fine, when I went to add another event I noticed that most of my calendar events were missing. I usually use Jorte, and have been doing so with no problems. I checked the stock calendar app and it's displaying a different sub-set of events.

Looking at both calendar apps plus Google calendar on my PC I see:

1. some events appear on the PC and in both apps (very few)
2. most events are missing on one app or the other
3. for a given calendar, some events will appear on one app but not the other (even on the same day)
4. there are events appearing on the stock app that don't appear on either the PC or in Jorte (for a calendar I have read-only access to)

It seems to me that something has corrupted the phone's cache of data. Could this be possible? How would I fix it? This is a **huge** PITA -- I depend on my calendar for everything.

Thanks for any help you can give!

# Answer
First thing to try is to clear the data and cache for both apps and their storage (`Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications`) and then re-sync (possibly in the app, or in `Settings -> Accounts and sync`).
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, sync, calendar
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# Question
Title: What Android Tablets are compatible with 5 GHz 802.11 networks?
All too often, I've seen manufacturers go the "cheap route" when putting out products that they can call "802.11n compatible". Most of the time, what they aren't telling you is that the "compatible" device only works on 2.4 GHz networks.

As I'm potentially going to be in the market for a new Android-based Tablet in the near future, and I have an 802.11n 5 GHz network at home, I'm wondering which of the devices currently available will be able to operate on that network?

# Answer
I have a Galaxy Tab which works perfectly with my Belkin PlayMax on 5GHZ.
> 2 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, tablet
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# Question
Title: Does rooting a device and installing a custom ROM SIM unlock it as well?
I'm a bit confused about this topic. I have a T-Mobile myTouch 3G which I've recently replaced with a Nexus One so it's kind of standing there. I was contemplating rooting the myTouch and installing an alternative ROM but I also wanted to unlock it so it can be used with other carriers.

Now, the real questions: When rooting and installing a custom ROM, will that also unlock the phone so it can be used with other carriers? Or is that a baseband feature?

# Answer
No, rooting your phone will not let you use it on other carriers. If you have a good standing account with tmobile, and I believe you have to have been a customer for like 9 months (or something like that), you can call them and tell they you are going out of the country and want to be able to use an international sim card. they will give you the code you need to unlock your phone so you can use it on other carriers.

You will not get 3G data speeds unless the carrier uses the same bands that tmobile does. for example, AT&T does not use the same bands, so you will only get EDGE.
> 5 votes

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Tags: rooting, sim-unlocking
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# Question
Title: Can I use an Android phone without an Internet access plan?
I'm interested in buying an Android phone for Xmas. Currently my pick is LG Optimus One.
I will be using it without any Internet access plan, only using Wifi wherever possible.

Some questions that I have:

1. Can the phone be usable even if I don't have any Internet access plan, or there will be severe usability issues? (eg: features that will not work)
2. Do I have offline access to Google Calendar and GMail, auto-synchronizing whenever it detects Wifi connection?
3. Is there an option to block any attempts from apps/phone to connect to Internet through GPRS/3G (thus slashing my credit from the carrier, since I won't have an Internet plan...)?

Thanks.

# Answer
> 11 votes
1. YES. You will use it as a regular phone, but will be disconnected from the networks (Facebook, Twitter, IMs, Sync, etc)
2. YES. You can access your calendar offline. And yes, you can sync when Wi-Fi is available.
3. Yes, you just disable data traffic.

# Answer
> 1 votes
While its physically possible to use a phone without a data plan I don't know a single carrier in the US that will allow a smart phone be activated on their network without a data plan.

Edit: just saw that you're not in the US so this may not apply to you.

# Answer
> 0 votes
If you unlock your GSM smartphone, you can use it in the US without a data plan. I have a smartphone unlocked from AT&T (not Android) now on TMobile with data blocked, so even if a button gets hit accidentally, it won't go through. No extra charges. Even if your company "detects" that you have a smartphone, they are not allowed to force you to buy a data plan unless you are getting a new phone from them.

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Tags: internet, data-connection
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# Question
Title: How can I group apps together in the menu view?
The menu view of the phone lists all of the apps I've installed. *All* of them.

The phone came pre-installed with 2.5 pages of apps, and I'm up to 5. I've had the phone for 3 weeks...

Is there any way to group them into folders in order to reduce the clutter?

Note (1): I am using a Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo

Note (2): My phone's GUI is in Hebrew, so I may be getting the terms wrong. This is what I mean by "*menu view*":

# Answer
> 8 votes
That screen is meant to be just a list of your apps. As you're using Samsung's built-in TouchWiz interface, one thing you can do is move those apps around, so that they're in an order you like and related apps are on the same page. Just press the Menu button, and press Edit and you should see little (-) signs appear on the apps, now you can drag them around to change their order, or drag them to the left or right edge of the screen to move them to a different screen.

However the better way to do this, is by arranging the apps on your home screen, rather than the apps list.

You can have up to 7 home screens on a Galaxy S, and you can add things like Folders to the Home screens to further organize your apps. Think of the home screen as being a bit like the Windows desktop, you can add/remove/organize shortcuts to apps here and even delete them as much as you like and it won't cause any problems.

To copy an app's icon from the App list to the Home screen, just long-press on it for a second or two and then the view should change from the APP list to the home screen, and you can drop the icon wherever you want. Add folders to the Home screen by long-pressing on an empty bit of the Home screen, then select Folders, New Folder. As long as the folder was open when you left the Home screen, you can drag an icon from the Apps list to there the same way. To move an app around the Home screen, long-press on it, and then drag it to where you want, or drag to the Remove bar at the bottom to delete the icon.

On a Galaxy S with TouchWiz you can add or remove Home screens (up to 7 of them) by going to the Home screen, pressing Menu, sleect Edit and then either press the (+) sign if available to add, or drag a screen to the Remove area at the bottom to remove. If you have Froyo (Android 2.2) you can also do a pinch zoom out on the Home screen to swap between screens, or add/remove screens.

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Tags: applications, samsung-galaxy-s, menu, app-drawer
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# Question
Title: Does android 2.1 have any specific built-in ebook apps?
I'm thinking about getting a Samsung Galaxy S phone, I want to know a bit more about its capabilities as an ebook reader

Does it have any built in applications for reading? And if so which formats does it support?

# Answer
Android 2.1 doesn't have any preloaded ebook readers but specific phones may have something preloaded. The pre-loaded apps depend on the carrier, but regardless you can download different ebook readers from the Android App Market for free. Unfortunately none of the current ebook readers are a complete solution as they all have major limitations. Here are the main players:

**Free & Non-proprietary** (free app & free books)

Aldiko: Supports ePubs with and without Adobe DRM. There are thousands of these books available; Aldiko also has an included store selling commercial, DRM-protected books. Great user interface. Aldiko also has a paid app that has more features.

There are a bunch more that do the open source books in the app market but none hold a candle to Aldiko.

**Proprietary** (these are all free apps but in most cases you have to buy the books)

eReader: Only reads PDB files and you have to sideload the app. There area several book stores that sell books in this format including ereader.com and fictionwise but these books are usually twice as much as Kindle or Nook books. Barnes & Noble used to sell PDB ebooks but swicthed to a DRM'd ePub. This has got a great (powerful and easy) UI and used to be my favorite when I could get books from B&N but now it is useless to me.

Nook: Reads open ePubs and DRM'd ePubs you buy from Barnes & Noble. The UI needs a lot of work compared to eReader and Aldiko. ****I just abandoned this for the Kindle app.***

Kindle: ***(this one comes pre-loaded on the T-Mobile Galaxy S)*** Reads DRM'd (.azw) ebooks you buy from Amazon. ****This is now my ereader of choice.***

Kobo: Reads ebooks from kobo.com. I haven't bothered with this since the Nook came out. It used to be able to read Borders.com books but I don't know anymore. The old version of the app didn't allow for offline reading but they might have fixed that.

Most of the major proprietary readers (Nook, Kindle & Kobo) all have about the same selection of new release books at the same price (about $12.99 per book). I expect these apps to get a lot better in the future it's just a very frustrating that I used to be able to use a much more robust and user friendly app (eReader) with new B&N books, but now I have had to downgrade to the Nook.

But to answer you question (got off on a tangent there, sorry): If you get the Galaxy S from T-Mobile you'll have Kindle pre-loaded, but even if nothing's pre-loaded you can download all or any of the above mentioned apps for free from the Android Market (except eReader which you have to sideload).

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**Update:** Amazon just recently updated their Kindle App with a few key features (that I came to love in eReader) that make it a Nook killer in my book: 1. Ability to highlight text and make notes 2. Ability to long click on a word and look it up at dictionary.com or wikipedia. I'm switching to the Kindle App now although I'm annoyed that I just bought two Nook books.
> 8 votes

# Answer
In the US, at least, most editions of the Galaxy S are shipped with Quick Office, a pretty functional document viewer that includes Word & PDF support. It's basic, but works.

Beyond that, quite a few 3rd party apps are available on the market, including Adobe Reader, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and a handful of readers supporting non DRMed formats like TXT and epub.
> 7 votes

# Answer
I prefer FbReader but none of the android readers are as good as Stanza for iPhone. I find them all quite disappointing:(.
> 2 votes

# Answer
My TMO Vibrant came with the Kindle app, but as Saiboogu said, they're all downloadable, too.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I am using Laputa reader and I am very much satisfied with same.
> 1 votes

# Answer
My Samsung Galaxy S came with the Aldiko e-reader pre-installed. Apparently, this is pre-installed by Samsung, not my carrier. It is specified in the official Galaxy S website in the user guide, under tools.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, ebook-reader
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# Question
Title: Application to take and share pictures automatically
Are there any applications that can take a picture and upload to several different services automatically, like Facebook, Twitter (using a third party service), a WordPress blog, etc?

# Answer
**On June 2, 2012, PicPlz announced that they would be closing permanently as of July 3, 2012**

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PicPlz.

Not only does it give you a number of effects you can apply to your images (like Hipstamatic) but also automatically posts to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Posterous, Foursquare, and can backup to a Dropbox folder.
> 3 votes

# Answer
You can post photos to twitter (using a third party service) and facebook with tweetdeck.

> TweetDeck is your social browser for Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Buzz.
>
> TweetDeck is your mobile browser for staying in touch with what's happening on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Buzz. TweetDeck makes it easy to stay up to date and organized no matter where you are.
>
> (A Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare or Buzz account is required)
> 1 votes

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Tags: photos, automation
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# Question
Title: Why do new photos take so long to show up in the Gallery?
If I take some photos, and then go to the Gallery app, those photos do not always appear immediately. I've tried causing the Gallery to refresh, but the images simply do not appear for more than 15 minutes. I can open the Camera app again and browse through them, so I know they have been stored.

Is there a way to eliminate the latency between when a photo is taken using Camera and when it appears in Gallery?

# Answer
> 5 votes
The delay is because the Android media scanner process doesn't run constantly. There's an app in the market to force it to run -- http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.addz.mediascanner

I haven't used this app personally, but it is highly rated.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Heres an alternative to the 3D Gallery its a 2dGallery they updates very fast!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=377221&d=1281435373

Enjoy!

p.s - if t doesn't work you might need to login / register on XDA and then download it but its worth it! I download this and then just remove the other gallery since its laggy.

# Answer
> 0 votes
IMHO there are these ways to decrease the latency:

1. Use CyanogenMod (it's much faster than stock Android)
2. Get a faster phone (i.g. Nexus One)
3. Remove Appkillers

Else you might just have to wait for an update of the Gallery app.

# Answer
> 0 votes
There are certain actions that always set the media scanner running when you carry them out.

If you attach your phone to a PC and mount it as a USB drive, the media scanner will run after you unplug.

Most file managers will notify the media scanner if you use them to move files around.

A couple of the other apps I use, like Image Transfer set the media scanner runnning (presumably to check that they've got up to date info on what media has changed recently).

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, gallery, camera
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# Question
Title: Deleted files causing my phone to function incorrectly?
I accidentally deleted files from a folder located on my Android phone and now my phone isn't functioning properly. If I replace those files will my phone now function correctly? Should I replace the deleted files?

# Answer
In most cases, yes. You should try it at least.
> 1 votes

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Tags: data-recovery, restore
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# Question
Title: Wifi turns off on NookColor when put to sleep. How can I prevent this?
I have a rooted NookColor. Everytime I put the device to sleep and then unlock the device on the next use, I have to disable the wifi and re-enable it in order to get wifi working again. I've tried downloading the SpareParts app from the Android Market and setting the wifi sleep policy to "never" but it still loses the wifi during sleep. Any suggestions?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Issue only happens when ad-hoc is enabled. See here for more info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872521

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, wi-fi, nook-color
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# Question
Title: How can I view my Google Contacts groups with my Samsung Fascinate?
My phone's contacts sync with my Google Contacts, but they are all in the same group (called "Google"). I would like for the sub-groups that I have created in Google Contacts to be accessible from my phone, so I can view/organize my contacts by these groups. Is there any way to achieve this?

# Answer
The Groups tab in the contacts app shows the individual Google contacts groups, including the built-in ones ("Coworkers" etc.) and my custom groups, and they are browsable. This is on my Galaxy S Vibrant running 2.2, with TouchWiz.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Go to Contacts. Hit menu --\> Display options. Under "Choose contacts to display" tap the account (gmail) and then check the groups you want.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I don't know if there's a way to do it specifically in TouchWiz, but on my Droid I had to install Groupy to accomplish this. It works but be careful and test it out first as if you add groups and sync in the wrong order you'll end up with tons of duplicates.
> 0 votes

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Tags: contacts, contact-groups
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# Question
Title: How do I get the new Android Market running on Cyanogen 2.2 HTC Magic?
I'm running Cyanogen 2.2 on my HTC magic. The Android Market is still the old version and not the one that has been discussed in the news.

http://mashable.com/2010/12/11/new-android-market-coming-soon/

My wife's Samsung Galaxy 5 runs this new version which has stock 2.1.

Does anyone know how I can get the new version running?

Thanks.

# Answer
There are some flashable .zip versions floating around, but people seem to have mixed success with them. Generally speaking, installing the .apk in a traditional manner will cause FC issues.

There's a couple of threads over on the CM forums with links to zips you can try. Here's one such thread for Market v2.2.6 (the first version with the new style). You might need to do a little hunting if you want the most recent version (2.2.11, I believe).

Some people have also reported success using the latest MDPI version of gapps instead of the MDPI-Tiny version, but I'm not sure how likely that is to work.

As with most other modifications, I'd recommend making a NAND/Ti backup before you do this. I flashed a newer Market on my EVO but it caused a bootloop the first time I tried. I think I ultimately ended up clearing my `data/` and `cache/` partitions, then clearing my dalvik-cache, then flashing the new Market. You might not have to do something that excessive to get it to work, but it seemed to do well on my phone.
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, cyanogenmod
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# Question
Title: Contacts stuck in favourites widget on HTC Legend
Until recently, I was able to remove contacts using this method. Now those methods don't work. I can remove a person from the favourites group, but that only removes them from the widget until I restart. When I visit the contact profile I see them listed as being in the favourites group, but when I go to edit, they are not listed as a member. Removing the contact from my "Starred on Android" group doesn't work either. Is there any other way to remove contacts?

# Answer
Sounds like you need to delete the widget, clear the data and cache for Contacts Storage, re-sync, and re-add the widget. That should get rid of bad data that is likely screwing things up.
> 0 votes

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Tags: contacts
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# Question
Title: Set a profile in Tasker to wipe the phone
Is it possible to create a profile in Tasker that completely wipes the phone?

I ask because I haven't tried Tasker yet, and this might be enough to make me buy it. It doesn't matter how this profile would be triggered, I'm interested in the effect. It has to completely reset my phone's internal memory. Preferably, it would also erase the SDcard, but that's not absolutely necessary.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'm not sure if it can or not, but Tasker has a 7 day free trial if you download it from their website instead of android market.

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/download.html

So you can try it out yourself.

# Answer
> 1 votes
As it stands right now, Tasker doesn't have that functionality. Some researching *indicates* no third-party app can do that.

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Tags: security, tasker
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# Question
Title: Where does Runkeeper keep its data files?
I was recording my path with Runkeeper for hours until the battery ran out. Now when I try to "Resend" the path to Runkeeper online it fails after a while.

I need to find the path file so I can import it onto my PC.

# Answer
> 2 votes
data files are usually kept in either /data/data/\[packagename\]/ or they could be stored on the sdcard.

\[packagename\] will be something like **com.fitnesskeeper.runkeeper.pro**. The data file your looking for will probably be in that directory (well, one of the sub-directories any how).

As for if they store the data on the sdcard, most developers do not follow the recommendations to store the data in /sdcard/Android/ so if they are on the sdcard, I couldn't tell you where to even look. I would suggest, after you look in /data/data, to look for the \[packagename\] some where on the sdcard, or look for something with runkeeper in the name.

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Tags: gps, gps-tracking, file-system
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# Question
Title: How can I disable auto-updating of Market apps?
Is there any way that to turn off auto update of Android Market apps? My phone prompts me for available updates and it runs in the background, and I think it's sapping precious battery power.

# Answer
Yes, change the notification settings in `Market -> (Menu button/Action Bar Button depending on device) Settings`.
> 6 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, application-autoupdate
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# Question
Title: How do I set up my HTC HD2 to dual boot Windows Mobile and Android?
I have read that it is possible to set up the HTC HD2 so that it can dual boot the stock Windows Mobile OS and Android, but I'm not sure where to start. How can I do this?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Here's a quickly googled howto/link collection: http://www.htchd2forum.com/android-on-the-hd2/how-to-install-android . Can't really help more without a more specific problem/question.

# Answer
> 3 votes
If you want to boot HTC HD2 with Andorid you have 2 possibilities:

1. Use the HTC HD2 Android port that boot from a SD card.
2. Reflash the HTC with an Android custom ROM

On XDA-Developers you can find extensive information, tutorials and practically any information you can need to accomplish your objective.

* Here you can find the diferent forums for each option
* Here is the forum dedicated to the SD port
* Here is the forum dedicated to the NAND port (needs to reflash your phone)

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Tags: htc-hd2
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# Question
Title: Acer BeTouch E130 notification bar keyboard
I've bought the Acer BeTouch E130 and updated it to **Android 2.1**. Therefore, I'd like to know if there's a way to trigger the **Top notification bar** from the physical keyboard rather than tapping on it (which works 10 times out of a 100 because of its size, and my finger's size...).

# Answer
> 1 votes
on the home screen ... push settings button and use the trackball to chose "notifications"

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, notification-bar
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# Question
Title: How do I disable the annoying auto-correction of punctuation on device keyboard?
Here are two examples: (I'm using the '`|`' as the cursor)

Example #1:

```
I want to put the next word in quotes |

```

type '`"`' followed by a word and closing quote:

```
I want to put the next word in quotes" |
I want to put the next word in quotes" f|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fa|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fai|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fail|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fail"|

```

Desired (and expected):

```
I want to put the next word in quotes "|

```

Example #2:

```
I want a space before the question mark |

```

type '`?`' multiple times:

```
I want a space before the question mark? |
I want a space before the question mark? ?|
I want a space before the question mark? ??|

```

Desired (and expected):

```
I want a space before the question mark ?|

```

I have all the auto-correct options unchecked in my Motorola Flipside's settings:

# Answer
I installed Vlingo and I switched over to that as the input method and I no longer have the above issues.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, keyboard, text-editor, auto-correct
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# Question
Title: How do I save `javascript:` URLs in Android's browser?
I've tried tap & hold, like regular URLs, but the menu never pops up. Is there a way to enable that or do I just have to copy and paste the URL into a bookmark (like this)?

Here's the page I was trying to use: http://www.delicious.com/help/bookmarklets

# Answer
> 1 votes
Installing WiFi Keyboard as suggested by GAThrawn made input much easier.

# Answer
> 3 votes
You'll have to copy and paste. I don't know why the long click doesn't work, but I assume because the url doesn't start with "http".

I've found the easiest way to create bookmarklets is to do it on the PC and then import the bookmarks, or by copying the text of the js url to a text file, emailing or dropboxing it to my phone and then copying & pasting the text into a bookmark.

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Tags: browser, bookmarks, javascript, bookmarklets
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title: Installation Error

text:
# Question
Title: Installation Error
I'm getting the following installation error on a few of my apps when trying to update them:

"Installation error - Unknown Reason - 18"

Any suggestions? I'm running CM6 on a Motorola Droid.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Apparently the problem is with apps installing to the SD card. Running the following command in the terminal fixed the problem for me:

```
su
rm /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec

```

# Answer
> 3 votes
Removing `smdl2tmp1.asec` is the solution, but because "su" will lead to "permission denied" if you don't have a rooted phone, and because the `/mnt/secure/` appears to be empty, removing the file can be hard.

Alternatively you can do the following:

* connect the phone to a computer with USB
* mount the SD card as a disk drive
* remove `.android_secure/smdl2tmp1.asec`

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Tags: applications, motorola-droid, cyanogenmod
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# Question
Title: How do I disable the Market App Fast Web Install feature in my android phone settings?
I do not quite like the Fast Web Install idea of Market app.

I use AppBrain for my app installs and it lets me manually select if-and-when I would like to install or update an app selected from my AppBrain account to my phone.

That is (I noticed) not the case with the Market app. So, if I (or someone gaining access to my google account) were to select an install from Market, it would just get installed on my phone shortly -- no questions asked.

Similarly, I prefer to install apps when the phone has a Pass-Through or WiFi data connection. But, this auto-triggered install can happen any time -- I don't like that either.

I could not find any settings in my Market app that will make it ask before it downloads and installs an app. I would like to control this at the phone (rather than from my Market account login).

# Answer
> 2 votes
The Fast Web Install feature relies on Background Data being enabled. If you turn this off, (Settings \> Account & Sync \> Background Data) any apps you select in the Market website will not be downloaded to your phone.

When you switch Background Data back on, anything you (or your nefarious account accessor) have queued will be downloaded.

# Answer
> -2 votes
In the preference for the AppBrain application there are settings to enable and disable Fast Web Install.

Menu \> Preferences \> Disable Fast Web Install.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, google-play-store, htc-desire-hd, settings
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# Question
Title: Are there any issues with having multiple phone finding applications?
I like to use Prey and have no complaints about it so far. However, our carrier also offers Mobile Recovery, which does a lot of the same things (GPS locations, etc). Is there any harm in having both of these apps loaded and running (other than it being somewhat redundant and eating up a little extra battery)?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Other than being redundant and using more resources (you would have two separate services running in the background all the time), you shouldn't have any problems running both at the same time like any other application. I would see it as not much different than running Locale and Tasker at the same time. They might do very similar things, but they aren't exactly the same.

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Tags: applications, security, prey
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# Question
Title: Can I leave it plugged in for charge all the time? -Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801
In short my question is -
**What is the battery level at which it starts charging again Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 device when kept plugged in for charge all the time?**

If you want to know background and why I ask this, read whole question below.

This question is based on below answer Do I have to charge my phone before I use it the first time?

> Can I leave it plugged in all the time? Yes, and no. This is very dependent on whom makes your device. For example, my Lenovo laptop will not apply a charge to the battery unless it is under 97%. When it does charge the battery it charges directly to 100%, then stops until the battery sags below 97%. Many laptops did not do this, on most just applying charge if it is not 100%. This would put the battery through thousands of charge cycles in a week when you are not using the battery. This ages a battery quickly.
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> If your phone maker took the time and paid the extra cash then your phone will stop charging once it reaches full charge and just power the system from the wall outlet. It is significantly more likely that your phone is charging your battery on a short cycle and aging it thoroughly.

The answerer mentions that it depends on manufacturer. What's the answer for Android phone? Or if it depends on the Manufacturer what is the battery level at which it starts charging again Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 device?

So this question is specific to the device - Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801.

# Answer
I don't know about your specific device/battery but here is a rather detailed article on the battery in android phones and the app used in the article to log battery information is called CurrentWidget

If the article is representative of most smart phones, which I suspect it is, to maximize your battery life your phone does an initial charge to 100% and then maintains the battery at about 93%.

My takeaway is that it is good to leave your phone plugged in and charging when you can but it is not good to frequently plug and unplug your phone.
> 5 votes

# Answer
I think it is safe to say that any modern equipment today will stop charging when the battery reaches full charge. And if it stays on the charger, the device will be powered on by the charger and the battery will not run down. So leaving the equipment plugged all the time should be the equivalent of leaving the device turned off with a full battery inside. As it is said in the reply mentioned in the comments, the best thing to do when storing a battery for a long time is to leave it to 40% charge, but 100% will not harm the device unless you leave it for a **very** long time.

As an example, since batteries are limited in their amount of charge cycles, it is better to leave it on the charger if don't use the device for a couple of days than to disconnect and reconnect it every day and use some of the cycles.

Personally, I have a 1st gen iPod Touch that is docked most of the time, even for up to a complete month, and the battery is almost at full capacity even after 3 years.
> 2 votes

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Tags: battery-life, samsung-galaxy-apollo, battery
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title: how to completely disable lockscreen?

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# Question
Title: how to completely disable lockscreen?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How to disable screen lock on my HTC desire Z?

is there any way to do this ? kinda unnecessary on android

# Answer
> 1 votes
Go to Settings --\> Location & security settings --\> Set up screen lock --\> None.

Note: this may be a CyanogenMod feature. I can't remember if Stock Android allows this or not (can someone verify this for me?)

# Answer
> 0 votes
Use the app called "no lock". It will allow you to toggle between having a lock screen and having none.

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Tags: lock-screens
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# Question
Title: Share memory access on SD card between a PC and an Android App
When you connect an Android Phone with an SD Flash card to a PC, with the Disk Drive option selected, it temporarily will be impossible to access the flash from the an Android App. What about phones with internal Flash?

I am looking for a way to share memory between an android phone and a pc.

# Answer
If you have a wireless LAN and you just want to copy files around while the phone can still access the card then the simplest way is to install an FTP server on your phone like https://market.android.com/details?id=lutey.FTPServer

There are probably similar solutions using Bluetooth, 3G, etc.
> 1 votes

# Answer
There is apparently an app in the Market that does this. I do not know the name. It probably requires root.

However, **doing so is a *terrible* idea**. Two operating systems should NEVER access the same disk at the same time, because they do not know about each other's writes. If you do this you *will* lose data, possibly everything on your card. There is no advantage to this anyways unless you are doing something extremely bizarre.
> 4 votes

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Tags: usb, usb-connection-mode, storage
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# Question
Title: how to post a pic I took to someone's wall on fb?
1. I took a pic on my HTC Desire 2.1
2. I want to post it to somebody's else wall on facebook so facebook stores the picture?
3. any easy way how to do this?

I guess I can find the pic on my mobile and then upload it using full site facebook interface. It's bit too complicated, isn't it.

# Answer
Upload it to a generic image hosting site. Copy the url and put it in a comment on 'someone's' wall.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-desire, facebook
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# Question
Title: Will the HTC Thunderbolt be able to use AT&T's network?
I'm speaking from a hardware perspective. It supports the 850 and 1900 network bands that AT&T uses, but will it work? The phone is amazing, absolutely destroys the Inspire 4G (which is a complete joke in my opinion).

# Answer
No. It's a CDMA phone using 800 and 1900 mhz bands. CDMA phones can't be used on GSM networks (AT&T, Tmobile...). GSM and CDMA are completely different technologies.
> 5 votes

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Tags: htc-thunderbolt, mobile-network
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