# Question
Title: Can I override the HTC Sense "slide down to answer / slide up to decline" screen locker?
I can't be the only one who has this problem: my touchscreen reacts to the cotton of my jeans. I carry my DHD upside down in my pocket, and on an incoming call, when I drag it out of my pocket, it interacts with the jeans tissue and slides the bar up, thus declining the call.

I tried such apps as "Easy answer button," "Advanced telephone," "Full screen caller ID," but they simply overlap what's already on the screen, and while they do work (i.e., I press instead of swiping), either the result is very ugly, or the caller ID is partially invisible — not to mention I would like to swipe left/right (as in vanilla Android), rather than just press, as this is also not jeans-proof.

# Answer
Custom roms will be the only way to do this. WidgetLocker changes the lock screen, but i don't think it handles incoming calls. This Gingerbread rom changes the lock screen as well as how it answers calls, changing it to the Android swipe across system, but like all roms, it requires a root and a wipe. It is a great rom though, and will do exactly what you need.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-sense, calls, htc-desire-hd
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# Question
Title: How can I get the market place to allow me to download games compatible with my installed OS?
I've flashed my HTC Hero with android 2.2 but market place will still only show me apps compatible with the official firmware (I think 1.6) and can't download new games.

**How can I get the market place to allow me to download games compatible with my installed OS?**

# Answer
> 1 votes
Unless you still have the build.prop file from your 1.6 ROM somehow, I don't think the OS version is the issue. I would guess it's blocking based on your device or carrier, not the OS.

Check out the answer to this question to see how to view and edit the build.prop file. You can report a different device/OS version through that. If you want to change your apparent carrier, try the MarketEnabler app.

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Tags: google-play-store, device-firmware
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title: Launch app on start (even SD card apps)

text:
# Question
Title: Launch app on start (even SD card apps)
I'm pretty sure (despite of haven't seen them) that there are a few question about running some app when you turn on the phone. But I want a something a little more complex here. I have a few apps to run on start. Some of them have no trouble because they are installed in the phone, but the rest is installed in my SD card. As we all know (I think thats normal) after starting Android takes a few seconds to load all information saved in the SD card. How can I do to run some apps from the SD card after Android finishes loading information from the media device?

If changes something I'm using Android 2.2

Thanks!

# Answer
I achieve on this using Tasker. For the apps in the SD card I created a profile with the context Events -\> Hardware -\> Card Mounted and it loads all apps I want. For the apps in the phone I created a profile with the context Events -\> System -\> Device Boot and it loads all apps I want.

**Note:** The first thing you MUST do before anything in both of this contexts is wait a few seconds. In the "Card Mounted" event is to let Android load all the apps installed in the memory (I'm guessing) and in the "Device Boot" is because after booting Android is too busy doing important stuff (I'm quoting Tasker guys).
> 2 votes

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Tags: applications, 2.2-froyo, boot, auto-start
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title: Access PC using tablet

text:
# Question
Title: Access PC using tablet
I have a tablet and a normal PC. I have a lot of files on my normal pc that i would like to copy to my tablet. Both the systems are connected to the same WiFi network. Is there any way to use this WiFi network to transfer files from the normal PC to the tablet?

# Answer
> 1 votes
WiFi File Explorer is perfect for this! i'm using it right now, in fact! The newest version allows for uploading as well as downloading from PC to device, over wifi. I've been using this app for a while now, and i can honestly say it works perfectly, and there are good devs behind it that are updating with useful functions consistently.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I share a folder from my desktop and then use AndSMB on my Xoom to connect and copy files as needed. I have been satisfied with it so far.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The easiest way is probably via a shared folder. See Is there a way to mount a Windows shared drive so I can access those files on my phone? for details on that.

You could also run an FTP server on your PC and use an FTP client on your tablet.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Thanks for the answers. But I managed to solve it using some commands I found on the Ubuntu forums at canonical. Apparently, it is possible to connect the transformer via USB. But since it shows up as an mtp device instead of a normal storage device...Ubuntu was unable to recognize it. Once I installed the necessary drivers, it was possible to mount it like a normal storage device. Of course, the only inconvenience is that I would have to type the mount and dismount commands every time I plug and unplug the Asus transformer.

I chose to do a direct USB transfer instead of wifi, cos I simply found the wifi transfers too unreliable.

None the less, thanks to all the other answers as well. If anything I learned something new :-)

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Tags: wi-fi, file-transfer
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# Question
Title: Why does my HTC desire mount the SD card in read only mode?
I have a new HTC desire. After 3 days of use it started mounting the SD card in read only mode. I couldn't mount it in read-write mode until I formated the card in another phone.

I read somewhere on the HTC forums that this may be caused by plugging the phone in a Mac. But this doesn't make any sense to me. I did plug the phone in a Mac the first time, but this didn't start happening after that. It started happening after I've plugged the phone in a Windows 7 pc. I've never used the phone plugged in a computer in sync mode, it was either used as a mass storage device or in charge only mode (which was the case before this problem ocured). Of all the portable devices I've used that could be used as a mass storage there's never been a problem if I've used them with OS X, Linux or Windows. So I don't find the OS X explanation satisfactory. From what I know all operating systems will handle mass storage devices in the same way more or less especially if it's a FAT filesystem.

Has anyone else experienced this problem?

# Answer
I had the same problem with stock 2.1 ROM.

After the OTA update to 2.2, the problem vanished.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I have HTC Desire too. I don't know what causes this problem, but I fixed it by mounting it on a Windows computer and checking the filesystem on the card. I tried it on a Mac first, but OSX Disk Utility couldn't fix the problems it found.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-desire, external-sd
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# Question
Title: T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Keyboard - Tilde and Backtick
I still have a G1. I love it for its keyboard. Nobody, has made a phone with a better keyboard. It has 5 rows and allows me to type the full ASCII range and then some. The keys are spaced apart and not easily fat-fingered like the Verizon Droid line of phones. I have been holding out on getting a new phone, waiting for one with a keyboard as good or even better. I had hope in the Sidekick, but upon closer inspection of the keyboard, it does not appear to have a back-tick ``` or tilde `~` key. Where the back-tick should be, I see a smiley face.

On Sidekick 4G keyboard, what is the fastest way for me to type a tilde and a back-tick? The person with the least amount of actions to accomplish this goal gets my vote.

# Answer
After much torment and due to an unfortunate accident, I went ahead and purchased one. The answer is:

### Tilde

1. Close screen
2. Tap the input area
3. long press a
4. click tilde

### Backtick (grave)

1. Close screen
2. Tap the input area
3. long press apostrophe
4. realize that you were pressing the voice search button since the apostrophe button is so small and cramped, so cancel the voice search
5. repeat 3 until success
6. click backtick

This is a major pain. I may just make an alternate soft keyboard for myself that just has those two buttons.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I honestly don' think they characters can be typed with the sidekick hardware keyboard. As for the software keyboard, it would depend on the one you are using, but most likely would be close to this:

* Switch to numbers / symbols
* press the alt key
* press the ``` or `~` key
> 1 votes

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Tags: keyboard, t-mobile-sidekick-4g
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# Question
Title: How to get an apk file onto the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
I'm on a mac, and I have an apk file. When I connect the Tablet to the mac via USB, it does not show up in Finder. How can I get the apk transfered to the device?

I have installed Astro File Manager on the device, but that doesn't help me until I can get the apk file onto the device.

# Answer
Can you use adb to copy or install the apk file on the Samsung tablet? For example:

```
$ adb push my_app.apk /mnt/sdcard

```

or

```
$ adb install my_app.apk

```

I don't have a Galaxy tab so I don't know whether /mnt/sdcard is the correct location on that device.

EDIT: Oops. Forgot to say that when you connect your device via USB select the charge only option - don't mount the SD card!
> 0 votes

# Answer
You can also use Dropbox to move a file onto the device. This will require minimal setup and provide an easy way to push future files to the Tab
> 1 votes

# Answer
The simplest way would be to use Bluetooth or to email the apk to your tablet. You can use adb as suggested by @Claire Swinson if your device is detected.
> 0 votes

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Tags: file-transfer, apk
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# Question
Title: htc desire z cannot receive exchange emails completely
My **HTC Desire Z** has the latest **Android 2.2.1** system, and my company's exchanges is the latest **Exchange 2010**. After I set up the Exchange Sync, I am **able** to receive email. People in my company loves to send long emails, and Android is so smart that it did not download the email at once, but allowing me to download the remaining part of the email as I scroll down. And there comes the problem...no matter how hard I scroll down, it just cannot get the missing part.

# Answer
> 1 votes
The attender from HTC asked me to remove my exchange account and add it again, and the problem is solved.

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Tags: email, htc-desire-z, exchange
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# Question
Title: Can I connect Android device (Galaxy Tab) to my iPhone to use its 3G data plan?
I have two devices:

1. iPhone with sim card, including data option
2. Galaxy tab without sim card

As the iPhone always has an internet connection, I want to use it for the Galaxy Tab as well. Of course I could just swap the sim card, but I'm looking for a more elegant solution.

Beginning with IOS 4.3, the IPhone also has an option to create a personal hotspot to allow other devices to use its internet connection. Unfortunately, this only seems to work over Bluetooth or USB.

As USB is out of question, it looks like Bluetooth is my only hope. Therefore my question:

Is there any way to convince my Galaxy Tab to use a Bluetooth as "Internet connection" ? If not, is there any other way to achieve what I'm trying to do here?

# Answer
MyWi for iphone will do it but may need to install wpa\_supplicant.adhocfix on galaxy to accept adhoc network. I did this on my nook color and it works really well.
> 2 votes

# Answer
You dont need to connect via BT. You can do it via wifi. Turn on tethering on the iPhone. Go to wifi settings and ensure the iPhone is not connected to a wifi device. Then go to your tab and open wifi connection settings. Do a wifi search and it'll find the iPhone. Connect the tab wifi to the hotspot which is the iPhone.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-tab, ios
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# Question
Title: Is HTC Sensation 4G based on Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 OS?
Is HTC Sensation 4G based on Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 OS?

# Answer
HTC Sensation comes with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread but "wearing" the HTC Sense (3.0) mod.

Sensation is also in-line for an upgrade to ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)) early in 2012.
> 3 votes

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Tags: htc-sensation
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# Question
Title: Does my Android phone uses battery or outlet power to operate while being charged?
I am curious about knowing which power source does my android uses up, while it is being charged while switched on..

I know i can test it by keeping it in charging and pulling the battery.. but i am unsure if its safe enough..

Anyone having any ideas??

If it uses outlet/USB power for operation,then i can be assured of keeping it plugged in and use wifi tethering for net surfing for long periods.. without thinking of any battery damage due to prolonged charging..am i right on this?

# Answer
> 2 votes
From my experience, my phone (HTC Desire) seems to use battery while being charged... or at least a combination of both. Reason is, while plugged in, if I am doing something intensive - eg playing games, I notice that either the battery % hasn't really increased or has actually decreased!

Also, not sure which phone you are using, so the behaviour maybe different to the Desire, but I'm guessing it uses a lithium-ion battery - here is some good info on "the best way to use Li-ion batteries" http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/02/ask-ars-what-is-the-best-way-to-use-an-li-ion-battery.ars

Basically:

* They don't have memory
* Don't worry about overcharging
* Don't completely deplete the battery - lowest ~20%
* Use your battery - you need to 'exercise' the battery
* Try to keep the battery cool

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Tags: battery, charging
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title: Alarm clock with auto flight mode

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# Question
Title: Alarm clock with auto flight mode
I'm looking for an alarm clock which is able to turn off Airplane mode if I stop the alarm on wake up. (I turn on flight mode when I sleep.)

Do you know any alarm clock with this function?

# Answer
> 2 votes
You can use AutomateIt to enable/disable airplane mode on a schedule. This may be easier than finding a custom alarm clock.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Gentle Alarm does that. At night, when you set the alarm, it goes into flight mode. When the alarm kicks off in the morning, it takes itself off flight mode.

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Tags: alarm, airplane-mode
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to combine address bar and search bar of opera mobile into one
I had been using stock browser all the while. Recently, I found out that opera mobile is much more faster when I double tap to zoom in. I would like to switch my daily use to opera mobile. However, the shortcoming I found out is that, they do not have a single bar for me to search and type address. Is there any workaround or plugin for me to do so?

# Answer
> 3 votes
I don't know of any way to physically combine the two fields. However, the most recent update (11.1) added the following:

> **One field does it all**
>
> You can now type both web addresses and search queries in your browser's address field. Or, if you prefer, you can still use the search field with your favorite search engines.

So if you start typing into the address bar, you'll now be given the option to perform a search for whatever you entered. You just tap on the "Search: \[text\]" item that appears under the address bar:

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Tags: opera-browser
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# Question
Title: Will Honeycomb get an update to add email search (Xoom)?
I am an avid user of Android and resisted the urge to get an iPad in favor of a Xoom - staying loyal to Android. I was very disappointed to learn that the email function (which I sync with a corporate exchange server) does not have a search function. Hard to believe. As a business traveler, getting thousands of emails, it is critical to be able to search my email. Does anyone know if this will be addressed. I do not want o have to use a third party app like touchdown. Please advise. Thank you!

# Answer
To address your question in the comments: Star this issue and perhaps leave a comment. Hopefully Google will take notice and improve the email app!

In the meantime, though, I do suggest using a third-party app. Depend on your company's rules, you could even create a secondary Gmail account and either have your work emails forwarded to it or have Gmail grab mail from your work account via POP3 or IMAP, and then you could use the Gmail app for search.
> 1 votes

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Tags: email, motorola-xoom
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# Question
Title: Gingerbread Claims Support for Arabic, but I Don't See the Language in Settings
Gingerbread claims to have support for Arabic, but I have 2.3.4 installed on my Google Nexus One, and Arabic is not an option when I go to my language settings.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3.4.html#locs

Anyone know how to enable the Arabic language or is Google not giving us the straight truth?

Thanks!

# Answer
> 1 votes
Where do you live, what's your carrier, and how did you upgrade to 2.3.4? Normally US firmware won't have Arabic, for example, since it would be wasting space on 99% of people's phones in the US.

That doesn't mean you can't add it. I think this page provides a method for doing it, but I can't read Arabic :P

# Answer
> 0 votes
Gingerbread DOES have support for Arabic. I've used it on my phone. However each supported language comes with files and such that need to be downloaded and installed. Each ROM is doing to be bundled with different language packs by default depending on where they expect the ROM to be used. If your ROM is from a country specific carrier, don't expect many languages!

The ROM I use comes in four flavors with about 25 languages each, and you download the version that has the languages you care to use. I use the one that has middle-east languages rather than the one that has eastern European ones for example.

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, languages, localization
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title: Disable HTML Emails in composer

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# Question
Title: Disable HTML Emails in composer
how do I disable the default sending of emails in html format? I would like to compose emails in the text format but I can't find a way to do that. Ideally, this should be the default behaviour with an option to enable html when needed.

Using Android 2.1, Motorola Defy, Standard Email app (might be some Motoblur changes made, I don't know).

Many thanks.

# Answer
I ended up using K-9 Mail. I am relatively certain, that making text encoding the default behaviour for the stock Android Email app is not possible.

For this reason and others I am using now K-9 Mail. It has down sides but it solves this problem.
> 1 votes

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Tags: email, html, motoblur
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# Question
Title: Wi-Fi sleep policy when mobile networks are turned off
I have a fairly expensive data plan and I don't want my phone to use any of it, so it turned off mobile networks in Settings. When I access the Wi-Fi sleep policy setting, it says it switches to mobile networks when wifi sleeps.

Is that really the case? Does wifi sleep policy override the setting that disabled mobile networks, and eventually use them?

# Answer
According to my experience, it does not turn mobile networking on. I have Android 2.2 on HTC Desire HD.
> 2 votes

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Tags: battery, networking, wi-fi
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# Question
Title: Friendstream App do not update Twitter,Facebook
I am unable to get Twitter, Facebook updates in FriendsStream App (HTC Sense) on my Desire HD. anyone knows how to fix this?Right now only Flickr updates come and I used to get all the above before.

# Answer
Please, give more details. Have you saw twitter and facebook messages in the FriendStream before?

I have the same phone. Did you try to take a look at the "Menu-\>Settings-\>Show updates" in the FriendStream application? There are checkmarks for every stream-source.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-sense, htc-desire-hd, friendstream
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# Question
Title: How do I upload multiple pictures at once to Facebook?
Gallery seems to lack the ability to upload to Facebook when multiple pictures are selected.

Is there easy way to upload a bunch of photos at once to Facebook or is it something that you have to do one at a time?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Try this FriendCaster for Facebook app. This has a feature to upload multiple pictures from Gallery.

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Tags: facebook, images, gallery, share-menu
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title: USB no longer stays connected

text:
# Question
Title: USB no longer stays connected
I have a Samsung Intercept running 2.2.1. I've been using USB debugging for several months, and recently (no recent changes to the phone) the connectivity just dies after a few seconds, not long enough to load new apks. The same goes for Mass Storage: it dies as soon as I try to transfer files to my computer.

I have a handful of other phones, and using the same setup and cable I'm able to connect via USB to them, so I know it isn't my computer or cable.

Before I try to replace my phone, as I need it for testing, does anyone know of a software reason for this to be happening, or is it pretty much assuredly the usb pins?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I can give you one suggestion. Based on the what you have posted and based on what I understand do the following thing.

\*. Backup all your data through Bluetooth and do a Settings Reset.
`(Settings --> Privacy --> Settings reset)`.

And try to connect to Computer using your USB setup. If still no help do the next step

\*. Do a Factory Reset.
`(Settings --> Privacy --> Factory data reset).`

If still no help then that might be Hardware issue. Go to any Samsung Customer service center. They might replace only the Pins section.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, usb
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# Question
Title: Is there any way to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone?
Is there any way for me to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone? Everything I've read so far just talks about how easy it is to do it in 2.2. I have a Milestone, but apparently my carrier is not yet able to support 2.2. Am I just pretty much screwed until it does?

# Answer
> 4 votes
You would have to root your phone and partition your SD card. Note that the app itself must also support running from the SD card. See this XDA thread for an example of how to do it for the Milestone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you're using Android 2.1 you can use Link2SD app. To use this application your phone must be rooted and your SDCard should have ext2 \[OR\] ext3 partitions.

After successful installation of this application, it creates a Auto mount script and asks for reboot the phone.

**How to move already installed applications to SDCard ?**

Open the Link2SD application and Open the Menu. Select the Filter and Select **Not Linked User** filter. The menu gets closed and shows the list of applications that are installed by the User. Now select any application and Select **Create Link** option on the screen. It asks for confirmation. Once you say Ok then moves the application and related files into the SD Card.

**How to automatically move the Applications that are about to Install ?**

Open the Link2SD application and Open the Menu. Now select **Settings** and there is an option in Settings called **Auto Link**. Check that option. Thats it it moves the applications to SDCard as soon as they installed on Phone Memory.

**Tools to Partition the SDCard**

There are tools available to partition your SDCARD. On Windows Machine you can use **Minitool Partition** software and on linux you can use **gparted**.

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Tags: external-sd, 2.1-eclair, app2sd
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# Question
Title: How do I draw mind maps seamlessly with touch screen only?
Desktop software such as MindManager and FreeMind allows you to easily draw Mind Maps. But their interface rely on much keyboard shortcuts that doesn't work (well) on Android virtual keyboard. Is there a way to draw such mind maps seamlessly with touch screen only?

# Answer
> 3 votes
I've been using the app Thinking Space. Certainly not as efficient but good if i want to map a quick idea out.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Try mind map memo. Easy to add new branches with a simple swipe but not as powerful as Thinking Space.

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Tags: applications, drawing
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title: Facebook app requires repeated sign-in

text:
# Question
Title: Facebook app requires repeated sign-in
Recently, the Facebook app on my Droid 1 (Android 2.2.2) started prompting me to sign-in throughout the day. I get a pop up that says:

Facebook Sign-in Please re-enter your Facebook password

It shows my username and asks for my password.

It seems that if I don't use the phone for a few hours, when I pick it up, this sign-in is waiting for me.

Any ideas why? or what changed?

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Update - not sure, but http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13331773 says

> It seems like the mobile app doesn't play nice with HTTPS (secure browsing) if you have it enabled on the Facebook website. After disabling HTTPS on the full Facebook website under Account Settings, I was able to log in and stay logged in without an issue.

I don't want to give up secure browsing, but perhaps there was a bug in a recent udpate to the app?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had issues with the last Facebook update, the one that came out the past 2 weeks. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and now it works correctly. My issue wasn't quite the same as yours, it kept redirecting to the mobile website (although I do suspect some http vs. https issue), but I would give it a try. I know the advice seems weird because the update is like a new install, but it worked for me.

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Tags: facebook, password
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# Question
Title: HTC Desire: Recovery Mode just shows 'Broken Phone' symbol
I'm trying to install the CyanogenMod on my HTC desire. I've temporarily routed it an downloaded the ClockworkMod Recovery and the CyanogenMod with the RomManager app. Everything seems fine.

However when I reboot the phone and go into the Revovery-Mode it just shows me a 'Broken-Phone' icon instead of the recovery options. The symbol it shows is a Phone with a red triangle on top of it. Anyone an idea what could be wrong?

Edit: I used the Vision+ to root. But it was only a temporary rooting-tool. The permanent root didn't work. The Unrevoke-method doesn't seem to work. It never recognizes the phone. HBoot-driver are installed (on Windows). It tells that HTC Sync should be installed. It's not installed in the PC. Do I need it to remove it on the Phone? And how I do that?

Thanks for any leads / tips.

# Answer
> 1 votes
From what I know (and by no means am I an expert on rooting) the phone with the red triangle is the standard HTC recovery mode, not the Clockworkmod recovery. So my guess is that your rooting method is not working correctly.

So, what method are you using and is your desire branded / locked to a network?

When I rooted my desire a few weeks back, I struggled to get Clockworkmod installed - I was using the Unrevoked method. I ended up having to factory reset the device to be able to install it, which is always an option, but you will lose all your saved date (I'm having to replay all the Angry Birds levels).

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Tags: htc-desire, cyanogenmod, clockworkmod-recovery, recovery-mode
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# Question
Title: How does Google map know my direction as I rotate?
I realize the blue arrow on Google map, as you rotate the phone around, it will rotate as well. May I know how does it know the north south direction? It works too even my GPS is turned off.

# Answer
> 8 votes
GPS doesn't understand static direction at all; it can only infer direction from motion. But there is an electronic compass inside the phone as well as the GPS.

You might want to download the "GPS Status + Tools" program from the Market; you can see detailed status information for both the GPS and the compass.

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Tags: google-maps
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# Question
Title: Does Verizon Prepaid Mobile Broadband work on Android PHONES?
According to this page:

> Prepaid Mobile Broadband usage is not available on any PC cards. Only available on Express-Cards, USB modems, Intelligent Mobile Hotspots and Mobile Broadband Built-In on **select notebooks/netbooks**.

Note how cell phones are missing from that list. Does this mean that Android **phones** are excluded from Verizon's **Prepaid** Mobile Broadband?

# Answer
No, mobile broadband is called such specifically to distinguish it from a cell phone data plan. You *might* be able to trick them by claiming your phone is one of the tablets they support, but only if you can get all its info (IMEI etc.) beforehand and they accept it, rather than requiring you to bring in the device.

However I believe they are able to detect this sort of trickery on a network level, even if you're not an existing customer and they know that your device is a phone. I would not expect it to work for long. I did a similar thing on T-Mobile and my service was cut after 2 days.
> 1 votes

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Tags: verizon
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# Question
Title: Prepaid plans or cards for Android PHONES?
I need to access the Web via my Android phone's cell radio only occasionally. Therefore, I am not interested in a monthly plan (and certainly not in a 2-year minimum contract).

I thought that finding a prepaid **web access** card (or plan) for Android **phones** would be as easy as finding one for voice but it turns out way more difficult than I had hoped for:

What are my options really as far as *minimizing the cost of occasional web access via my Android phone, legally and reliably* ?

At this point, I am flexible as to whether the solution is for CDMA or GSM (it is still much less expensive to buy a new phone than to sign for a 2-year contract)

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can get the LG Optimus V from Virgin Mobil for $150 (total) and pay $25/month for unlimited data and texts and 300 minutes/month of talk time. There are three drawbacks. (1) The screen is a bit small. (2) The internal memory is only about 200MB, so you are limited as the number of apps you can have (even moving apps to the SD card). (3) Virgin Mobile uses the Sprint network which seems to be more limited than say Verizon.

Later this month (I think) Virgin Mobile will also off the Motorola Triumph with 2GB internal memory and a larger screen and a faster processor and a front facing camera (which the Optimus doesn't have, so maybe that's four drawbacks). I plan to switch to the new phone as soon as I can.

# Answer
> 1 votes
AFAIK the carriers are simply not interested in doing anything except forcing people with smartphones to pay unreasonable amounts for data plans.

One thing you could do is get Verizon's Prepaid Mobile Broadband in the "hotspot" form. You can plug it in wherever and it effectively rebroadcasts the cell network as a Wi-Fi network. You can connect your phone to that Wi-Fi. It's not perfect, since it's not portable to anywhere without a power outlet (AFAIK it can't use batteries), but perhaps better than nothing.

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Tags: 3g, data-plan
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# Question
Title: What to do when the AVD is HUGE and is taller than the screen
I am setting up my environment in Eclipse to do some development for the Galaxy Tab 7", and I have a problem with my Android Virtual Device (AVD).

If I set my target for:

> GALAXY Tab Addon - API Level 8

and the Skin to:

> Default (GALAXY Tab)

using the `Edit AVD` button in the `Window > Android SDK and AVD Manager` menu, when I run my `Hello Android` app, the AVD window is so huge as to be useless (note, I also think the actual emulated Tab is taller than the window itself...). See screen capture below, in which you see top of the screen to bottom (w/taskbar). My screen size is `1680 x 1050`.

Now, if I switch the target to:

> Android 2.2 - API Level 8

and the Skin to:

> Default (WVGA800)

the AVD window is a reasonable size, but I imagine this is because it's emulating a phone-size device, not the 7" Tab. I am needing to target the 7" Tab though, so that's not really an option for me.

Short of increasing my desktop resolution, does anybody know how to get this window to open up in maybe a 75% size? Or some other workaround?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Why don't you run it in landscape mode? Portrait is not the default orientation for tablets, even if the Android SDK defaults to portrait. I'm also wondering if you can cut out the body of the device and set the view to screen-only; the Tab's screen is 1024x600, so it should fit your screen like that while in portrait mode.

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title: Bricked? Evo 4G while trying to Unroot

text:
# Question
Title: Bricked? Evo 4G while trying to Unroot
I am an idiot, first and foremost. I was running an older version of CM7 and just bought an Evo 3D. I decided to sell my Evo 4G online, and went to unroot it. I ran the original software RUU (1.06.651.4) on the phone, (because I am dumb and didn't think things through) and now it is semi-bricked. Symptoms: The phone turns on with only a black screen (it is "lit up" but nothing appears on the screen). The phone vibrates once, then the phone plays a sound (a little tune) to indicate it is booting up. The phone plays a sound to indicate a low battery warning. The phone plays a sound to indicate when I connect the USB cable to it. If I try to boot to bootloader by holding Vol-Down when powering up, the black screen appears with no sound and no further action. If I try to re-run the RUU, or run a different RUU, I get a USB Connection Error. I can't run an RUU, I can't flash anything because I have no access to Recovery, etc. Can anyone help fix my stupidity? I shouldn't have rushed into unrooting. Damnit.

# Answer
Happened to me one on my DHD my phone had same symptoms what i did was take the batttery out then Hold the power button and then insert the battery into the phone again (while holding the power button down/ pushing) and my phone rebooted into bootloader and from there i switched to recovery hope this trick will work for you. good luck
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-evo, unrooting, unbricking
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# Question
Title: Editing text - how to change the cursor position?
I find it quite hard to edit spelling mistakes, **using just the touchscreen**. Currently I try to tap the screen exactly where I want the cursor to be, but this isn't very accurate.
The iPhone has a nice 'magnifying glass' feature which allows you to accurately move the cursor. Is there a similarly nice way to do this in Android?

# Answer
> 4 votes
If you use swype you can move the cursor by swyping from the swype symbol to the SYM key. That brings up a screen where you can do easy cursor movements and text selection. Also, you can correct words easily by double-tapping on a word; this will bring up the word choice box.

# Answer
> 4 votes
Using the trackball or D-pad for this is pretty accurate.

You can easily go up, down, left and right with it.

# Answer
> 1 votes
TouchPal input method has a (similar to Swype) feature to do cursor movement, copy, cut, paste functions.

You need to long press on the "Edit" key (that's the one to left of the SPACE button, with the pencil icon) and you'll get cursor movements and edit keys keyboard.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Yes - if you touch into the text on a word and hold, you will usually get a small magnifying glass bubble just above your fingertip that will allow you to drag your finger and change the cursor point.

I say usually because sometimes pressing and holding will bring up the "Edit Text" menu that gives you the options to "Select All", "Copy", etc.

If this happens, just exit out of the menu and try again.

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Tags: text-input
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# Question
Title: How to install apps which are targeted for another country?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market?

I'd like to install an app from the Market which is limited to the USA (specifically Google Music). When I search for the app myself in the Market app on my phone, it does not find the app; it seems to be filtered.

So how do I install apps which are not meant for my country?

# Answer
> 10 votes
Before we got paid apps in the Android Market in Denmark, I used to use Market Enabler (requires root). This allowed me to pretend that I was a resident in another country, and thus buy paid apps from the Market.

Perhaps you can use the same solution, faking the market to believe you are from the US?

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Tags: applications, google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Can the Samsung Galaxy Tab run Facebook games and applications?
Can I open any Facebook games/applications on the Samsung galaxy tab? Games/applications like farm villi, Poker etc will work properly in the tab.

# Answer
The builtin browser will probably show you a touch-optimized version of Facebook. You can try to get rid of it by changing the user agent string. See this question for more info on that.

Edit: Also, if the games require click-and-drag, this won't work on a touch screen.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I tryed to use Facebook games with the built-in Browser and some other browsers like FF, Miren, etc... Sometimes they work in one Browser, sometimes not. This seems to be dependant of the game you want to play. It is to say that FF does not support Flash so far.

I had no problems playing Backyard Monsters in standard Browser until the last update of Backyard Monsters (except it had laggy graphics), now no installed Browser works.

FreeFarmGame is running in Miren only.

Not tested any other so far, that are the only games I play.
> 0 votes

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Tags: facebook, samsung-galaxy-tab
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# Question
Title: How can I change the account used for contact sync?
My phone currently synchronizes the contacts with my personal Google account. I would like to change that so it would synchronize the contacts with an other account of mine. I added the other account, but in the synchronization settings it's empty. I can't see the same options that I see in my personal account's settings. (My personal account contains Gmail, Google Calendar, and Contacts... there isn't Gmail and Calendar associated with my other account, so don't seeing it might be expected, but it definitely has Contacts.)

What can possibly cause this? Is there a way to still make the synchronization happen that way?

(I use Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro with Android 2.1, and I don't want to root my phone and load a custom ROM yet.)

# Answer
> 2 votes
I think Press Menu \> Settings \> Accounts and Sync \> and Select the Account \> then it should Display Options with checkBoxes like Calender, Contacts, Email... Thats what I have got in my Phone Running Froyo Good Luck

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, sync
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to enter a line break into a long node name in Thinking Space?
When editing a long node name in Free Mind on desktop you can enter a line break by using "shift-enter", then a simple "enter" would confirm the edit.

This same Free Mind mind map when transferred to Android and edited with Thinking Space would display the node with line break correctly. However, I couldn't find a way to enter that line break in Thinking Space. I tried the following input methods: Swype, TouchPal, Hacker's Keyboard.

# Answer
You have to enable "Multiline text entry" in the options und "look" (roughly translation from german Localisation). After that you can youst hit enter in the node name.

To confirm the node name then, you have to tap outside of the writing area of the node.
> 1 votes

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Tags: input-methods
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# Question
Title: android phone or small device with qwerty physical keyboard with Ctrl and Alt keys?
Is there any Android phone or similarly-sized device with qwerty physical keyboard including Ctrl and Alt keys? What do sysadmins use for typing on Android devices?

# Answer
Since Android doesn't really have Control or Alt, you might be able to get a virtual keyboard with them but I very much doubt there's a device with them on a physical keyboard.

Your best bet is a shell with support for these keys. Terminal Emulator does Ctrl+key by holding Volume Down and pressing the key, for example.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Not a physical keyboard, but the Hacker's Keyboard soft keyboard has Control and Alt keys on the keyboard.
> 4 votes

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Tags: keyboard
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title: Choose contact name manually?

text:
# Question
Title: Choose contact name manually?
In my contact list, I entered a number of "household" contacts combined together. For example, "Bob & Sally Smith", with the corresponding e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc. The problem is that, if the e-mail address is also associated with a Facebook contact, it overrides my preferred naming system and shows the name of the Facebook contact. For example, if the e-mail address were Bob's in my example, it would show "Bob Smith" instead of the combined name.

Is there a way to force it to use the name *I* prefer it to use?

Note that this *may* be specific to my phone - Motorola Droid. A friend of mine has the Droid X and I might see if his does the same thing...

# Answer
> 2 votes
As always, it's a different Android device (but same Android version, however) so YMMV...

The Samsung Vibrant (aka Galaxy S) has a *Mark as default* menu option when you open a contact. If you have more than one linked contact (with different names), it allows you to select which name appears in the contact list.

# Answer
> 1 votes
As someone replied here, if you edit the account info (in this case the name) you want to be displayed on the actual phone and save it, it will change the displayed name to the updated one. It worked on my xperia x10 mini.

# Answer
> 0 votes
i use galaxy 5, my phone can choose which contact to appear, i just switch off other contact other than the phone number...problem solved. I used swype before to key in words but it will affect the contact in the messaging, if you encounter this problem, just choose standard qwerty keyboard or number pad.

# Answer
> 0 votes
On **HTC Desire** (*Android 2.2*) you can just click on the **Link/contact source** icon in the top right when you are viewing a contact and in appeared screen there will be a name drop-down where you can choose the display name from all linked contacts (like phone and Facebook contacts in your situation).

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Tags: contacts, facebook
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# Question
Title: Is the Motorola Xoom tablet suitable for making notes on pdf?
I am considering buying a Motorola Xoom to get rid of piles of notes that I have from uni.

My questions are:

* Does the Xoom have a digitizer pen (or can you buy a compatible one)?
* Does Android have an app to make notes on pdf files?

# Answer
I do not believe there are any Android applications that will allow you to make notes on PDF files. You might be better off looking towards a Windows capable tablet, since you would be able to run Acrobat on that.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I dont think the xoom can be used with a pen, it wasnt designed for that, i have a xoom and all i use it for is browsing the internet and playing games, it could be a very useful tool for taking notes and such with the onscreen keyboard and i think it is very handy to have. It has a ton of hard drive space and if you download a good app that lets you take notes then i think it would be good for you, if you dont like typing your notes and you want to actually write them then i dont think the xoom is good for that. you could try using a pen with it but it could scratch the screen, you could ask someone at an at&t or verison store if they would recommend a tablet that suits your needs.
> 0 votes

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Tags: applications, pdf, motorola-xoom, stylus
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# Question
Title: Samsung Kies 1.5 not connecting the galaxy fit device
I have Samsung Galaxy fit with android 2.2 I have installed Samsung Kies 1.5 since I want to use mobile internet on desktop PC having Windows XP through USB. But when I connect my phone to PC using data cable Kies keeps on showinf the message 'Connecting the device Please wait' for long time but it never connects. I have installed USB drivers for galaxy fit and I hope there is no prob with that part. Also USB debugging on the device is on. Can anybody help me out of this?

# Answer
If you're planning to use Kies to connect to the device, USB Debugging must be off and the phone's USB mode must be set to Samsung Kies, otherwise Kies won't detect the phone.
> 1 votes

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Tags: usb, samsung-kies
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# Question
Title: Use something other than finger that can be sensed by a capacitive touch screen
I have some crazy ideas about some stuff lately but to make it tangible I need a bit more information over the capacitive touch screens.

Is there a way to create an object that can be sensed by a capacitive touch screen without the touch of the human skin?

I mean, imagine a tiny piece of something that you can just lay on the screen and the screen thinks is a finger or a stylus.

I've heard about the stylus that can be sensed, but I think that the skin has to be touching it in order to work.. is it true? Can I maybe create something out of ordinary house stuff that can do this, without the need of the skin to touch it?

Ahh, and by the way, it need to be capacitive because multi-touch is needed.

Thank you all and best regards!

# Answer
Yes, capacitive screens just need something that alters their capacitance: something conductive or a dielectric.

As per usual, Wikipedia has more information.
> 7 votes

# Answer
Here's a video on how to create a capacitive stylus for free (as long as you have an anti-static bag laying around).

From the page:

> In this video we show you how to create a free capacitive touch screen stylus out of a common piece of antistatic film. As many people know capacitive touch screens use an electrical impulse created by the operator's body to register a touch point on the screen. The only problem with this is that if you are wearing gloves or need to make a precise touch point, capacitive screens do not work well. Most likely many if not all of our tech-savvy readers have a piece of antistatic film lying around. Simply cut the film to the desired length, roll it up, and (if you want) attach a piece of tape to hold it in place.
> 4 votes

# Answer
I tried various metal (pins, tubes and foil) and plastic (antistatic bags and foam). I found nothing that was satisfactory. You have some level of control but it is not the same as your bare finger. My advice would be to keep it metal and keep it short. Not all screens are equally sensitive so you have to play around.

I have not tried a commercial stylus.
> 1 votes

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Tags: touchscreen, stylus
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# Question
Title: How can I teach my phone not to capitalise "It's" every time?
I'm using the standard full QWERTY on-screen keyboard on my HTC Desire S, and when typing in to any app it seems that I cannot type `it's` without manually inserting the `'`, which is relatively slow and cumbersome, especially considering many other abbreviations work fine (eg, `c`, `a`, `n`, `t` -\> `can't`).

If I type `i`, `t`, `s` then the default word that is presented is `its`, but in the word selection list I am presented with `It's` as a second choice; *always* capitalised. `it's` is not presented as a choice anywhere in the list of suggestions.

The phone seems to only capitalise anything else following a full stop or new line, and gets many other abbreviations correct, so why the misbehaviour for `it's`? And how do I fix it?

I've already tried adding `it's` to the dictionary (and checked that `It's` isn't there), but that didn't work.

# Answer
> 8 votes
It seems that asking this question has encouraged me actually make a proper effort to poke around the phone's settings enough to find a workable solution, which is to enable `Spell correction` for the QWERTY keyboard word suggestions / predictions.

The option is enabled in the location:

* Settings
* Language & Keyboard
* Touch Input

* Text Input
    + `QWERTY` section
        - Spell correction

Now, typing `i`,`t`,`s` mid sentence will produce the suggested words `its`, `Its`, `it's`, which is pretty much acceptable for me. `it's` might be third, but it's *listed* and that's what counts!

I *don't* know if this is a common problem or if the default setting for `Spell correction` is on or off, so I don't know what the *cause* of the problem was, but at least it's sort of fixed.

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Tags: keyboard, htc-desire-s, auto-correct, dictionary, text-prediction
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# Question
Title: Galaxy S not working with Home Cinema set
I'm trying to connect my galaxy s (froyo, i9000) with usb to a Samsung Blu-ray Home Cinema system. Though, for some reason, the home cinema set won't recognise my phone.

I tried the samsung kies setting, the storage setting, and media player setting, but it just won't recognise it.

With someone else's blackberry it does work.

# Answer
I would say that this would be somewhat of a "driver" issue. It seems that your Home Cinema system does not know what your device is and it cannot connect to it.

I would try seeing if there is a firmware update for the system (if it supports firmware updates).

It recognizes the blackberry because they have been around for so long, and they probably use the same driver to communicate with just about any blackberry.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: Tethering an Android 2.2.1 (Froyo) using Wifi
I'm trying to get tethering to work. I've used the built-in functionality, setup my phone as an AP and connected to the wireless network.

I get an IP (192.168.43.26) and I can ping the gateway (192.168.43.1), I also got a dns server (192.168.43.1). However, I can't access the internet (e.g. surf or ping 8.8.8.8).

Any ideas on what may be wrong?

**netstat -r (restricted to en1, the wireless interface)**

```
Destination        Gateway            Flags        Refs      Use   Netif Expire
default            192.168.43.1       UGScI           0        0     en1
192.168.43         link#6             UCS             2        0     en1
192.168.43.1       4:18:f:40:41:7c    UHLWI           0       16     en1    925
192.168.43.255     ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  UHLWbI          0       12     en1

```

**Some more info**

* Using WPA2 Personal (since I can ping the phone/gateway/router I should be beyond the encryption layer in the OSI model, so I don't think encryption is the problem)
* Wireless AP
* No third-party tethering (using native)
* Samsung Galaxy
* No custom ROM
* Don't know if it's rooted (I guess the fact that I don't know means it isn't)

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you are on linux, check up the kernel routing table by typing **route** at terminal.

if you do not have a **default** entry in the list it won't work. For example my kernel routing table reads:

```
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.137.0   *               255.255.255.0   U     2      0        0 eth1
link-local      *               255.255.0.0     U     1000   0        0 eth1
default         192.168.137.1   0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth1

```

Type in this command at terminal and see if it works:

*sudo route add default gw 192.168.43.1 wlan0*

where wlan0 is your wireless interface....

also you could try rechecking the dns server on your machine and add the following lines to your **etc/resolv.conf**

```
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

```

# Answer
> 0 votes
Let's clear up some terminologies here:

1. The phone acts is both a gateway (translates between Mobile network protocol and Wifi protocol) and a router (routes packets to and from other devices and the external link). I assume that your phone's IP address is 192.168.43.1. The phone have an internet connection through mobile data connection and want to share this connection with other devices.
2. The other devices (e.g. laptop) does not have direct internet connection, and is trying to tether through the gateway/phone. In your case, the other devices acquired the IP 192.168.43.26 through DHCP.

Are you using any encryption? WEP or WPA? I suggests setting up an open network for troubleshooting, and only setup encryption after you are able to connect through unencrypted connection. Check that the encryption setting and passphrase matches.

What tethering method are you using? Are you using third party tethering, e.g. PDANet or android-wifi-tether? or are you using the native tethering in Android 2.2 and up?

What phone? Is it custom ROM? Is it rooted?

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Tags: wi-fi, tethering, internet, wifi-tethering
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# Question
Title: Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100): Problems with Wifi signal, bad reception, breaking connection
I recently bought an Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100), and I am pretty pleased with it. It is by far the best phone I ever owned.

The only downside I have is that it has a really poor wifi signal. It gets almost half of the bars my old HTC HD2 got. This is not a big problem, I am not always far away from my router anyways.

The really annoying part is that is stops working after a few minutes. I am just browsing, and then suddenly the connection stops. I then need to switch off wifi, and back on the get the connection going again.

The signal is already on 'never sleep', so that is not the problem. And I do not have this problem with the HTC HD2, so it's not my router either, its just the phone.

Anyone know a fix for this, I have been looking on the net, a lot of people have this problem, but I failed in finding a good solution.

Really bad downside for such a great phone.

----- EDIT -------------

I also read an article about it maybe being the router. I downloaded a program called Wifi-Analizer. It said the channel had a poor signal, so I changed the wifi channel to 13. I also changed the settings to use N only, before it was B + G + N.

This helped a little bit at first, it does not break so often anymore, but the signal does break every few hours.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Samsung modifed the modem component of android and it is buggy in galaxy S. The solution is to root the phone and replace the modem part of it.

# Answer
> 2 votes
this looks like a problem with your phone, because I know many S2 owners who have not had this problem. It is better you get the phone to your dealer and have it repaired or just try a factory reset, you might have installed an app that messed with the system files. All this is assuming your router is fine!

# Answer
> 1 votes
I had the same problem on a home wifi network - I had the router configured to run 802.11b/g/n. The problem disappeared when I reconfigured the router to 802.11b/g only.

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Tags: wi-fi, samsung-galaxy-s-2
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title: Filter for honeycomb optimized apps

text:
# Question
Title: Filter for honeycomb optimized apps
Is there anyway to filter only for honeycomb optimized apps no market? I have a Motorola Xoom and wants to filter for all apps that looks good on my device.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I think the best you can do at this point is to use the "Featured Tablet Apps" page in the Market (this may be region-limited, it seems). The web version seems to have more apps listed than the tablet section on Honeycomb's Market app.

You could also log into the Market website and filter searches based on whether or not the apps are compatible with your device (the Xoom, in this case), but the fact that they're compatible doesn't mean they're "optimized" for tablet so I suppose that's not quite the same.

For games you could also install Nvidia's Tegra Zone app, but it's technically just designed for anything optimized for Tegra chips (so the Atrix would be included but is not a tablet form factor). Most of the games seem to be made with larger devices in mind, though.

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Tags: google-play-store, 3.0-honeycomb
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# Question
Title: Does the Samsung Galaxy S II come with an unlocked bootloader?
Does the Samsung Galaxy S II come with an unlocked bootloader as earlier promised by Samsung?

# Answer
> 4 votes
XDA has reported that the bootloader is unlocked, and custom kernels have successfully been flashed to the SGSII.

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title: How to remove app images from gallery

text:
# Question
Title: How to remove app images from gallery
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> unwanted folders showing up in gallery (bejeweled 2). can they be removed?

I had installed a few application and games, for example beautiful widgets, and several weather widgets etc just to experiment.

After that I have flashed my phone several times, installed different roms, and wiped cache and phone, and did not re-install the apps. But what I see is that the pictures still show up in my phones gallery. How can I remove them.

And how can I make sure files from apps do not show up in my phones gallery app.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Those apps probably cached the images on the sdcard. You can go though and delete the cache for the applications. Some could be in `/sdcard/android/<package-name>/`, some apps may just create a directory somewhere on the sdcard root.

You can also look at unwanted folders showing up in gallery (bejeweled 2). can they be removed?. It will tell you how to stop images from showing in the gallery, if you still have the application installed.

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, gallery, images
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# Question
Title: Are there any known ways to root the new HTC Wildfire revisions?
After using CyanogenMod on my HTC Desire for some time, i wanted to root and convert the HTC Wildfire i bought for my wife early this year.

Turns out that unrevoked is currently unable to root this particular version of the wildfire ('is your firmware too new'-error).

Are there any Known ways currently available (or available in the foreseeable future) to root said version of the wildfire?

# Answer
a little late for this.

Wildfire is now rootable. I did it on mine a couple of days ago. I have cyanogenmod running.

I followed the instructions in this site you basically first use alpharev to unlock the S-off mode and then you install clockwork recovery to backup and then unrevocked to root.
> 2 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, htc-wildfire, rooting, unrevoked
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title: Moving from one droid to another

text:
# Question
Title: Moving from one droid to another
I have a Motorola droid with issues (but it still turns on) and I'm exchanging it for another. How can I move contacts, mail settings, etc. to the SD card so I can transfer them to the replacement phone?

Ideally I won't have to root it.

# Answer
For contacts, the best way is to sync them to your GMail account. Settings-\>Accounts and sync Then when you add the same account on the new phone, it will sync them automatically.

For settings without root, I'm not sure.

If you are willing to root, Titanium backup is very good. It will save the settings onto the SD card. Then with the new phone, install the application and you should be able to restore the settings off the same SD card.
> 3 votes

# Answer
If you go in "Menu" -\> "Settings" -\> "Privacy" there is an option "Back up my data" that is provided by Google. I cannot say what data is backed up with this option but I guess email settings and device settings will be.

And as mentioned in another reply if you sync your phone with a Google account your contacts will be moved to the new device as soon as you log in.

Also if you have some applications that don't save to the cloud but you want to keep the data, there is usually an export functionality (check in the options menu of the applications) to keep the data into a file that you can import on the new device.

After doing all of this, last time I moved my content to a new phone, the only thing that I lost was the SMS history but I didn't really want to keep it anyway. I know there are some backup applications that support SMS history and don't need root access.
> 2 votes

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Tags: backup, file-transfer, data-transfer
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# Question
Title: 27 MB + 4.2 MB = 28 MB? Where'd my space go?
After getting the "low on space" message on my Nexus One for the umpteenth time, I went to into the "manage applications" screen to uninstall applications I hadn't used recently. I waited for the screen to fully load before I did anything. It said I had 27MB free on my internal phone storage. I then clicked on the "Fooducate" app I had installed. It said it was using roughly 4.2 MB of my internal storage for the application, plus about 12 KB of data. It was installed on the phone and moving it to the SD card was not an option. I clicked "uninstall" and the uninstall process ran. After that, the "manage applications" screen claimed I had 28 MB left.

What happened to the other 3.2 MB? I would think that if you have 27 MB, and you uninstall a program that's using 4.2 MB of space, you would then have 31.2 MB of free space.

**Update:**

After turning my phone off and then back on again, and then going to the "manage application" screen, it now says 32 MB free, which is more like what I'd expect. So I guess my revised question is - why wasn't the space immediately available, and is there something I can do to free it without cycling the power?

# Answer
From what I can make out from your scenario, it seems the culprit is the android's Dalvik Cache.
Quote from a thread in xda forums:-

> When Android starts up, the DalvikVM looks thru all of your applications (.apk files) and frameworks, and builds a tree of dependencies. It uses this dependency tree to optimize the bytecode for every application and stores it in the Dalvik cache. The applications are then run using the optimized bytecode. This is why when you install a new ROM, sometimes it takes a very long time to boot for the first time. **Any time an application (or framework library) changes, it's reoptimized and the cache is updated.**

and it seems that each time you reboot, the dalvik cache reoptimizes.
> 2 votes

# Answer
From my own experience I also noticed that, even without rebooting, the disk space would have been freed after waiting a little while. So my theory is that the Android OS distributes write operations to the internal memory in time to improve responsiveness of the device.

But the thing I'm still not sure is if the memory was needed right now to install a new application, would it be freed for that purpose or the "low memory" message would reappear until the deleted app gets its memory freed.
> 1 votes

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Tags: application-manager, internal-storage
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title: extract files HTC rom

text:
# Question
Title: extract files HTC rom
I have installed cyanogenmod in my htc wildfire recently. I made a nand backup of the previous ROM and I need some stuff that I didnt back up. Is there any way to extract files from the ROM without reinstalling it on my phone? I tried to mount it on a linux machine but I dont know which filesystem it uses.

In case it is useful, what I need are some pictures that I thought that were in the sd card and apparently they were in the internal memory.

# Answer
As far as I know, Nandroid uses the yaffs2 file system for storing backups inside the .img files.

A quick search on Google points to these instructions on extracting files from a Nandroid backup:

First you will need to download and build the "unyaffs" module:

```
svn checkout http://unyaffs.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ unyaffs
cd unyaffs
gcc -o unyaffs unyaffs.c

```

Then copy the image file off your phone's Nandroid directory and extract it:

```
mkdir data && cd data
~/src/android/unyaffs/unyaffs /[path-to-backup-folder]/data.img

```
> 3 votes

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Tags: custom-roms, rom
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# Question
Title: Unable to download apps from Market, after factory reset
***Problem description***

I did factory reset of my phone, (Droid X), and I changed primary email, and I am not able to download any application from market. I get a message like application will be downloaded, but its never download app .

And I am using this same email id, as test account in developer account.

How can I download application from market? I am using wifi network.

# Answer
> 4 votes
Try clearing the data for the Market app:

1. Go to `Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> All` and find the Market app
2. If it's running, kill it with the button there
3. Clear the data (this will clear the cache as well, no need to do both manually)
4. Restart your phone

Then try the Market again.

**Edit:** Since that didn't work, I would try wiping the data partition (similar to a factory reset):

1. Power off your phone
2. Boot into bootloader mode by holding down Volume Down, Power, and the Camera button.
3. Pull the battery and power back on while holding the Home button. Once you see an Android with the triangle & exclamation point, press the Search button.
4. Using the side volume buttons to move around and the Power button to select, select the "Wipe Data" option.
5. Once the wipe is finished, select "Reboot system now".

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Tags: google-play-store, downloading
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title: Difference between formatting & wipe

text:
# Question
Title: Difference between formatting & wipe
Is there any difference in "wipe" (from the recovery mod) and factory reset from the android OS?

Does factory reset/wipe remove the custom ROM?

I need to know because after doing the "ALL wipe" from ultrajack recovery, I flashed a ROM. But the old boot animation, the system apps all remain!!

How can I fix this? or should I manually remove the system apps by mounting it as Rw. etc etc?

# Answer
> 1 votes
A factory reset won't remove a custom ROM unless the backup image in the custom ROM is for a ROM other than itself. This would be pretty unlikely.

I think we'd need to know your phone model and the ROM you used to help you figure out why it didn't write over the system apps. That's definitely not normal. Normally virtually no trace of the old ROM should be left.

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Tags: factory-reset, recovery-mode
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# Question
Title: How to use a HTC Tattoo as a modem on a Mac?
I've tried to use HTC Tattoo as a modem on a Windows PC and it worked well, but on a Mac it doesn't work.

Some trick or app that i should be aware?

My HTC Tattoo uses the default 1.6 ROM with Sense.

Thanks.

# Answer
Hopefully the Mac version of PdaNet for Android will do this for you. There's a trial period, after which you need to buy it if you want to browse secure (https:// …) sites. Signing into Gmail requires HTTPS, for example.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 1.6-donut, htc-tattoo
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# Question
Title: Understanding Sync & Transferring one account to another
*I've tried to find information about understanding syncing account information on Android but cannot find any definitive guide to answer the below questions*

* **What does syncing** actually **mean?** Is it the act of an app contacting a server in the cloud and making sure they are both have indentical information?
* **What information can be synced** on Android? The obvious ones are Contacts, Calendars, etc, but can any information be synced?
* How do you **determine what accounts information is synced** to:
    + Contacts
    + Calendars
    + SMS/texts? Are these tied to a specific account or is it just *on the phone*.
* Is syncing limited to Google, or can an App use a properity server?
* When **deleting an account**, all of it's associated information is deleted. So does that include SMS messages, apps?
* How do you just **transfer** all information from one email address to another?

Excuse my ignorance regarding the above, again I couldn't find any information on these topics.

All of these questions have sprung from changing my Gmail account from googlemail.com (which was originally used to activate my phone) to gmail.com and it's caused some side-effects when I've added my new gmail account to the phone, such as calendar no longer syncs, contacts are now duplicated on the phone, etc. I'd like to transfer my googlemail account to gmail on my phone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Syncing is when you take two different sets of data (normally on two different devices or on one device and one online) and make them "mirror", or be identical to, each other. This way, you always have the most up-to-date version of that data no matter which device(s) you are currently using.

Many things can be and are synced, including a lot of different data from third-party apps, like Springpad (which syncs your notes) or Dropbox (a file storage service). However, for Google applications, I believe that it's just your contacts, gmail, chats (via Talk) Buzz posts, calendar, and documents. You can also upload and download photos from your Picasa account as well. However, I also think that Google has lots of other apps that do not come pre-installed on most phones, such as finance, which (I *think*) will sync with your online stock portfolio or the like. (I don't use Google Finance, sorry.) SMS is also only on the phone, though they have applications that you can download to backup your SMS to your computer.

No, other apps can use syncing as well, though I don't believe that they can sync to your Gmail account. Often times, these services have you register for separate accounts on their sites using your Gmail to sync with their service and their application on your device. For example, like mentioned previously, I use Springpad as a note-taking application on my Droid. I had to create an account on their site (though I could also log in via services like Yahoo! or Gmail) and it would afterwards sync with the application on my phone, so my notes on my phone are always the same as the ones on my online account with Springpad.

I *think* that you can add a Gmail account in your Gmail application on your phone. Afterwards, you'd likely be able to delete the old one. Though, you'd probably have to re-purchase or re-install your applications, as those are bought via your Google account. I don't believe it would delete your SMS as those are just on the phone, though it's always a good idea to clean your SMS out because they eventually start to eat up quite a bit of space unless you have them set to automatically delete as you reach a message limit. (For example, 200 messages)

For transferring data, there's a tutorial on transferring mail located here: http://www.consumingexperience.com/2007/09/gmail-transfer-all-emails-to-new-gmail.html (not written by Google, but the next best thing). For contacts, you'd just export them all from your online Gmail account and then re-import the export file into your new one.

Hopefully this answers your question and good luck switching!

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Tags: sync, gmail
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# Question
Title: Suddenly unable to install application from SD card
I have an HTC wildfire. I am currently developing an application which I am consistently testing on my phone. Since yesterday for some reason I am not able to install any apk of that particular app that I am building.

The usual method of installation I use is download to SD card and then install from there. Other apps get installed with this process but not my app.

The error message - App not installed.

I am able to download and install my app from the market.

I have tried deleting all information from the phone regarding the app i.e cache etc but still doesnt work.

Not sure if the phone has blocked my app ? Can it do that ..?

# Answer
I did an adb install -r \[apk\] thanks to the comment by @eldarerathis and I got an install\_failed\_container\_error as the reason for installation failure...

Further searching got me to this link

http://eatingbits.se/articles/2010/11/16/install\_failed\_container\_error-when-installing-an-application-on-android/

The solution being a temp file inside .android\_secure folder not getting removed. So once i deleted the file app installed properly. Thanks everyone for helping out!!
> 4 votes

# Answer
Go to Apps\>Settings\>Applications, there look for Unknown Sources that is first option. Make sure it is ticked.
> 2 votes

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Tags: applications, external-sd, installation
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# Question
Title: How can I access Google Docs spreadsheets in Android?
I have spreadsheets in Google Docs and I want to access them without using the browser. How can I do this?

There is an application on the Android Market called "MS GDocs" which is good but it's only for documents, not for spreadsheets.

# Answer
There is now an actual Google Docs application in the Market made by Google. You can take a look at it in the Market online here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs&feature=search\_result \- I've used it and it's pretty similar to the online look, but with a more native feel. Hopefully, this is what you're looking for!
> 7 votes

# Answer
QuickOffice supports downloading Google spreadsheets, editing them, and then uploading the edited file. I'm not sure if it will create a new document on upload or replace the other one.
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-drive
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# Question
Title: How can i switch to next field in web form using Android browser?
How can i switch to next field in web form using Android browser? There is no tab button, which Im using on my PC.

# Answer
I use the default Android keyboard and it has a Tab key that pops up beside the space key. It looks like this: `–>|`
> 3 votes

# Answer
Depends on the phone as well. If you have a phone with a central trackball, e.g. HTC Desire, the trackball can be used to navigate through links and form fields while browsing.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Depending on the phone you use (mine has an arrow-pad), you can use physical navigation to switch between fields. You can also often press "Next" when typing using the virtual keyboard with fields if your phone offers that feature.
> 1 votes

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Tags: browser
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# Question
Title: How to add person to contacts from a message (person auto linked w/ facebook)
I got a message from someone not in my contacts. The number was automatically recognized as one of my Facebook friends. How do I add this person to my Google Contacts without copying down the number and adding them manually? There is no "Add Contact" button...

# Answer
Head over to Contacts -\> Options Menu -\> Display Options. Under choose contacts to display, expand facebook and put a checkbox against All Contacts. The contact will now be saved to your Google Contacts
> 2 votes

# Answer
Often times, you can tap and hold the message from the person and a menu will pop up. From that menu, you can select from a number of options, including "Add 'name' to Contacts". Click that, enter a name and fill out whatever other fields you want, and you should be good to go.
> 0 votes

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Tags: contacts, facebook, sms
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# Question
Title: Best Wi-Fi Performance Doesn't Do Anything
In wireless options there is such setup, but it does not do anything. It doesn't increase coverage or signal. And i think it does not consume more power.

Why? Because this option does not apply itself in my opinion. Maybe a bug?

Htc Desire S Android 2.3.3

# Answer
Your phone settings cannot possibly affect the strength of the signal produced by a wireless router.

I would assume that this option just prevents Wi-Fi "sleep", seemingly confirmed by this discussion. If that's the case it **will** consume more power when you're not using your phone.
> 2 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, htc, network-signal, optimization
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# Question
Title: Motorola Motoroi South Korea o South Africa change over
I have a Motorola Motoroi XT720 that I bought in South Korea. My service provider is SK Telecom. When I insert my South African sim card (Service provider Vodacom, and using the phone while in South Africa) in to the phone, the phone simply states that it does not accept foreign SIM cards.

I want to change my phone so that I am able to use it in South Africa. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to rooting unlocking, but obviously eager to learn.

# Answer
I can't really find any good resources, but after reading a lot of postings on various sites the general conclusion seems to be is that unlocking the phone directly is not possible, at least via "normal" methods. SK Telecom has altered the ROM such that you are not able to enter an unlock code no matter what you do; the functionality is simply disabled.

You can follow this XDA thread (or this one if that doesn't work) to root your device. Once rooted, you can install a custom ROM such as this popular one, just follow the instructions in that post. The new ROM should have an enabled unlock feature.

After that you need an unlock code. Sites that sell unlock codes are unfortunately very sketchy; I personally would not try one unless you can get a solid recommendation from someone you trust or know for sure has done it. You could attempt to contact SK Telecom and ask them for the unlock code, but they seem to be uncooperative from what I've read. Don't let them tell you that Motorola has the unlock code, since this is false.
> 1 votes

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Tags: sim-unlocking
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# Question
Title: Only one account showing on Google+ Android app
I have two GMail accounts active on my Android 2.2. Let's call them **Acc1** and **Acc2**.

**Acc1 is the default account** I set when I got my Android. I didn't know then, that I can't change the default address. My Acc2 is the main Google account I use everywhere.

When I launch the Google+ app, it only shows the default account but my 2nd account has Google+ activated. All other apps show me both my Acc1 & Acc2 accounts to select. I don't understand why Google+ app doesn't see my other account.

Is there a way set Google+ app to see my Acc2 account or a way to change the default android account without losing all my local data?

I hope I've been clear, thank you!

# Answer
> 3 votes
Version 1.0.2 is out, and appears that it's going to fix your issue.

From the release notes:

> What's in this version:
>
> * Spiffy new profile icon on the menu screen
> * **Handle multiple Gmail accounts on first sign in**
> * Minor UI polish

(emphasis mine)

Unfortunately, I don't have my own invitation to Google+, so I'm not able to test this.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I was able to select a different account just by clearing the data for Google+ in Manage Applications. (HTC Desire Z running CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1)

I would really prefer to be able to switch accounts on the fly, though, much like the GMail app currently allows.

Also I'm reconsidering my Google lifestyle -- might try to consolidate my many accounts...

# Answer
> -1 votes
It's not seeing the default account, just the first one listed, alphabetically. It's a limitation of the app. You can work around this bug by temporarily removing **Acc1** account.

1. Go to `Menu -> Settings -> Accounts & sync` screen.
2. Tap on your **Acc1** account, and tap the "Remove account" button.
3. Launch the Google+ app and it should see your **Acc2** account and allow you to sign in with it.
4. Go back to `Menu -> Settings -> Accounts & sync` screen.
5. Re-add your **Acc1** account.

**Edit**
Google just update the Google+ app to handle multiple GMail accounts.

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Tags: google-account, accounts, google-plus
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title: Can not install in country

text:
# Question
Title: Can not install in country
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How to install apps which are targetted for another country?

i would like to loadthe bbc news app but i get the following error on android market place.

This app is incompatible with your Samsung GT-P7510. Samsung GT-P7510 This item cannot be installed in your device's country.

any ideas on how to solve this?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try the Market enabler app

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: How can I turn off android market sync while roaming?
I had an issue with an travel now. I turned off sync on my android device and urned on data while roaming.

I expected that no sync would occur while in this setting, but suddenly the automatic marketing updates turned in and before I could turn it off it had downloaded a large number of MB's of automatic upgraded apps at a ridiculous rate.

I find it terrible hard to believe that Google has let this issue slip? Is this a known issue with Android or a bug?

# Answer
I'd say that automatic updating isn't syncing, and not a bug. You can turn off auto-update in the settings for the Market.

If you don't want to use data while roaming, shut it off while roaming or turn off data roaming.

If you occasionally want to browse or something without running the risk of having anything else use data, use something like DroidWall (requires root). You could configure it to only allow the browser, for example.
> 9 votes

# Answer
The Sync feature is for the accounts which are connected to your phone and not the market.

If you want to disable the auto-updating of new versions of the apps follow the following steps :

* Open market. Click menu and select My Apps.
* Select the app which updates itself. After the description of the app there checkbox, disable it.

If you want to disable account synchronizing follow these steps :

* Open Settings \> Accounts & Sync and uncheck the 'Background Data' and 'Auto Sync options'.

Alternatively you can just disable the packet data by going to Settings \> Wireless & networks \> Mobile network settings, and uncheck 'Use packet data' option.

Hope this helps
> 3 votes

# Answer
The Android Market's automatic update of apps feature is not connected to Google Sync as nothing is actually being 'synced' but only updated.

Best thing to do is to turn off data or get an app that creates a firewall that blocks this (this will probably require root access by the way)
> 1 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, application-autoupdate, roaming
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# Question
Title: Memory requirement (for HDD) for Android based tablet?
*Background:* I'm currently considering buying a Acer Iconia A50x Tablet device that runs the Honeycomb OS. The device is available (or, well, not) in a variety of configurations (16GB / 32GB / 64 GB "HDD" and with/without 3G module). It seems the 3G version is only available with 16GB atm. and the non-3G version is available with 16 or 32GB atm.

Since I do not have experience with android devicesread: I've no clue whatsoever how much a "stock install" of android needs and how much space the apps take, and whether they can be installed on SDHC card etc. I have no clue how much memory for the "HDD" is a good choice for such a device: (apart from bigger is better)

My question now is wrt. the onboard "HDD" memory: Is 16GB enough or would it be better to try and get a 32GB version or wait for the 64GB version? (After all, I can just plug in a 64GB SDHC card for additional space.)

*Wrt. to my expected usage*: I plan to use this device to surf the web, read emails and maybe a PDF or two. I do not currently plan to play any specific games. My music collection on the PC is only 6GB, and I would only use a small part of this on the device. No films to speak of.

# Answer
> 2 votes
This is really an "it depends" answer. If you are only installing applications and streaming any media you consume, 16GB is sufficient. If you are copying media locally, 32GB should be a minimum.

By way of example, the tablet I was using on my last vacation only had 2GB used. My son's was full at 16GB with the movies and TV shows we'd copied on to last him a week and he ended up watching the same shows over and over.

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Tags: storage
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# Question
Title: SD card formatted to ext4 and permissions
I'm using CyanogenMod 7.1.0 RC1 on HTC Desire HD. I've formatted SD card to ext4, because I wanted to use Fedora through `chroot`ing into it, and Fedora ARM image requires FS which can do symlinks.

Now, when various applications try to save data (reading works fine) on SD, they get permission denied (so, for example, downloads don't work, camera can't save images, etc.). I've `chmod`ed everything on my SD card to 777, but that didn't help (I don't really understand why, as a guy with strong Linux background I've assumed that this would make it readable to everyone).
I've also tried fixing permissions through ROM Manager, but this feature seems not to care about SD card.
All files on SD card seem to be owned by `root:root`.

Now, **how do I make my SD card usable again?** Should I format it back to FAT?

# Answer
You can't have the full SD card formatted as ext4. Android only natively supports FAT / FAT32. The primary partition should be FAT, and you can use a secondary partition with ext4 only if you install an app for it like Simple2Ext.
> 4 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, external-sd, file-permissions, ext4
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# Question
Title: Which mobile company delivers Android system updates the fastest?
Basically, I am an Android developer. I am looking for a new Android mobile phone.

Could you recommend the mobile company which first publishes an update of Android system? I am tipping at HTC, but you may have a better suggestion?

# Answer
Buy a Nexus S device directly from Google. They will be the fastest at updating to the latest firmware. And they will always ship with Stock Android. Everyone else is Way behind. most are behind because they add customizations to android and have to make their changes, then they have to go through the google approval process. Not to mention then having to go through the carriers testing process for deployment.
> 6 votes

# Answer
LG promises but fails to deliver, Samsung comes up with the updates pretty quick. Tries to cover all phones that might show an improvement with new version.
> 0 votes

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Tags: updates, android-versions
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# Question
Title: Are there any known rom(s) with full device encryption incorporated?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

Are there any recommendable known rom(s) with full device/disk encryption incorporated?

Device specs: Samsung ARM Cortex A8 processor at 1GHz, and 512MB RAM, right now runs Android 2.2.

# Answer
You mean like WhisperCore? Quoting from it's site:

> By default, WhisperCore encrypts your entire data partition at the device level, and can optionally be enabled for your phone's SD card as well. WhisperCore also includes smudge-resistant screen unlock patterns.

Unfortunately it only currently runs on the Nexus handsets.
> 5 votes

# Answer
As far as I know, Android doesn't do hardware encryption. Software encryption on the system is also not done. Its really something that they should work on.

For you, I recommend using a combination of thirdparty apps to encrypt the individual sections of your phone such as calls, texts, etc. Its a really not a good solution but the best one at the moment. :(
> 0 votes

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Tags: rom, encryption
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# Question
Title: all android devices on my LAN can ONLY connect to the gateway
I have a phone running 2.3 and a tablet running 3.1 on the wireles network along with a bunch of computers. I have a bit of a networking mistery.

Here are the facts:

* all the devices can get the the internet.
* the non-android devices can all connect to each other.
* the android devices can connect to only the gateway not to anything else
* none of the other device can ping the android devices.
* the tablet can connect to local computers on my work's LAN.

on the phone I see only a route to the local netowrk and a default gateway

```
ip address:
... many rmnet addresses ...
eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdic pfifo_fast static UP plen 1000
inet/ether 64:a7:69:70:76:7b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.11.4/24 brd 192.168.11.255 scope global eth0
inet <link local ip6>

```

on the tablet:

```
# ip r
192.168.11.1 dev wlan0  scope link
192.168.11.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.11.6  metric 306
default via 192.168.11.1 dev wlan0
default via 192.168.11.1 dev wlan0  metric 306
#
#
# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN
    link/ether 42:cf:a5:fd:26:81 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: usb0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000
    link/ether 1e:2e:a2:c3:16:7e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
4: sit0: <NOARP> mtu 1480 qdisc noop state DOWN
    link/sit 0.0.0.0 brd 0.0.0.0
5: ip6tnl0: <NOARP> mtu 1460 qdisc noop state DOWN
    link/tunnel6 :: brd ::
6: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000
    link/ether f4:6d:04:39:26:21 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.11.6/24 brd 192.168.11.255 scope global wlan0
    inet6 fe80::f66d:4ff:fe39:2621/64 scope link
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

```

also on the tablet i see that the problem is arp requests failing:

```
# ping 192.168.11.100
PING 192.168.11.100 (192.168.11.100) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.11.3 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.11.3 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.11.3 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable
^C
--- 192.168.11.100 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 4005ms, pipe 3
# ip neighbor show
192.168.11.100 dev wlan0  FAILED
192.168.11.1 dev wlan0 lladdr 00:16:01:a1:a4:18 STALE
#

```

# Answer
broke out the packet sniffer and determined that broadcast arp request from android devices where being dropped in the access point.

turned out to be a bug with my Buffalo 300n wireless access point. cheep new AP and problem gone... apparently some APs just don't talk to Android?

solved by using the principal of "replace the cheapest things first"
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, networking, wi-fi, 3.1-honeycomb
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# Question
Title: Why can't I see live wallpaper option in HTC wildfire after updating to 2.2 (Froyo)?
Hi I updated my HTC Wildfire from 2.1 to 2.2(Froyo) i can't see an option to set live wallpapers also i don find the Android wallpaper option. Is there any fix available to this.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Live Wallpapers aren't available for the Wildfire.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Live walls are available for wildfire if you install custom ROM. For example i use WildpuzzleROM. But there are lags while you use some walls. Processro is too slow. You can install custom kernel and increase frequency up to 768MHz.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-wildfire
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# Question
Title: How can I change the volume increment from the volume buttons?
On my Samsung Fascinate, the volume buttons change the volume by 3-4x the amount that I would like them to. Is it possible to adjust this amount?

# Answer
> 0 votes
The situation seems to be improved in the Android 2.2 update.

# Answer
> 1 votes
You could try flashing a custom kernel with Voodoo Sound. I don't know if it changes the volume increment but it may provide better values for those increments, and certainly a much better sound experience overall.

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Tags: volume-control, buttons
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title: GPS Tracker for Android phones

text:
# Question
Title: GPS Tracker for Android phones
Is it possible to track the GPS of Android Phone like Sony Ericsson Experia x10? This is what I want, I wanna know the location of Sony Ericsson Phone every time I misplace this phone,or I wanna detect the location of the carrier of this phone. How does it works? Thanks in Advance.

# Answer
> 3 votes
If you have Froyo or newer (2.2+) you can use SeekDroid (Market link) or for lower versions the same company did Find My Phone (Market link). I've tested only SeekDroid, works great with the web interface, with Find My Phone you only get the GPS coordinates via text message, but you can input the coordinates to Google Maps for example.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I was using Google Maps Latitude (AFAIK shipped with stock Android) for that purpose. Latitude is now integrated with Google Maps.

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Tags: gps, sony-ericsson-xperia-x10, gps-tracking
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# Question
Title: Where is a downloaded .apk placed in Android phones?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Where in the file system are applications installed?

Where is a downloaded .apk placed in Android phones? I want to backup the .apk files to my PC so that if something happens I will just restore the applications instead of re-downloading them from market.

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S II.

# Answer
> 8 votes
If you don't have root access, it doesn't matter because you won't be able to back them up.

If you do have root access, use an app like Titanium Backup to back up the apks.

**Note:**

This doesn't really answer the question of where to find the downloaded APKs, but it does address the need of the OP.

# Answer
> 3 votes
They're (mainly) in `/data/app`. If you're rooted, you can also back them up to your computer via ADB:

```
adb pull /data/app/ C:\backup\

```

(Or similar command). To restore the easiest might be to copy them to your SD card, then go through them on your phone and install one by one.

Titanium is much better though, so listen to Nathan.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, apk
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title: Does Nexus S Wifi and GPS have issues?

text:
# Question
Title: Does Nexus S Wifi and GPS have issues?
So there I was, happily reading reviews about Google's/Samsumg Nexus S building my judgement whether to buy it or not after my Nexus 1 got stolen. Happily enough there were very few posts on issues with the phone and most reviews would state quite triumph for Samsumg for it's gorgeous screen and for finally getting rid of it's dreaded GPS bummer.

Decision made and finally got my own brand new NS. In general terms, the phone is pretty smooth, very responsive - haven't seem an android phone this smooth in a while. I'm pretty happy with it. However, there are two issues which are bugging a lot: the WiFi and the GPS. Since I've read these reviews I mention in the beginning I'm not too sure whether they design flaws or just I got (un)lucky with this one.

My GPS is definitely crap. I have that "GPS test app" and even when it has like 7 satellites in sight it still wont manage to get a lock as quick (if any) as other phones I've been comparing it. E.g. And old HTC Magic sitting next to my NS got a lock in like, 5 seconds while mine took almost 20 - then lost it. Also, after acquiring the lock, it has an average of 20-30 meters error while the HTCs and Nokias are like pin-point 5m\<.

As for the WiFi, I'm not sure if is just a display issue or if the reception is really bad, but being in the same room as the router, about 4 meters away, the phone shows two strength bars only. I figure that the reception could be just fine and the display could be just bad parametrized so I've got the "WiFi Analyser" app it says my signal is at -78dBm (which with a little googling apparently means pretty weak).

What do you guys say? Are those known issues? Are there Fixes? Should I send it back?

I just reaaaaly don't want to root it get custom Roms and try and try.. This thing is brand new, should work as it is.

# Answer
> 3 votes
If nobody else is having the issue, I'd send it back for a replacement. You probably just got unlucky. Though you might also want to compare the WiFi signal strength with your other phone, and try some speed tests to see if it's actually an issue or if the number of bars is just misleading.

# Answer
> 0 votes
This link:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google%20Mobile/thread?tid=72cde4a29b9021c3&hl=en

on the Google forums would indicate that there are some connectivity issues with the Nexus S

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Tags: wi-fi, gps, samsung-nexus-s, network-signal
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# Question
Title: How well do animated GIFs work on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer?
I'm looking at buying the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. Before I do, though, I want to see how my Tumblr experience will be on it. What I'm specifically worried about is animated GIFs. When I browse Tumblr on say my iPod Touch or Droid, sometimes GIFs work, sometimes they just don't. I played around with an iPad 1 a while ago and it also had trouble playing some GIFs.

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the Eee Pad and if it has these same problems with playing animated GIFs?

# Answer
> 0 votes
So I couldn't wait and went out and bought one. Turns out GIFs work relatively well. All of them animate. However, too heavy a page can really bog down performance. Tumblr, for instance, only works well if I turn off unlimited scrolling. With only one or two GIFs on the page, they animate well. With a large page, GIFs will animate, but slowly while skipping some frames.

All in all, it's a usable experience.

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Tags: 3.0-honeycomb, images, asus-eee-pad-transformer
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# Question
Title: How do I make Adobe Flash work with Firefox?
I have Adobe Flash Player 10.3 and Firefox 5.0 installed on Android 2.2. However Flash animations seem not to work in Firefox, although they do in the Android default browser.

How can I fix it?

# Answer
Flash support was added in Firefox 14.0. Versions of Firefox Mobile earlier than 14 do not support Flash content at all.
> 7 votes

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Tags: firefox-for-android, adobe-flash
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