title: Keepass and Chrome Mobile?

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# Question
Title: Keepass and Chrome Mobile?
is there a way to use something like ChromeIPass on Android for the Chrome Mobile Browser? I installed the KeepassDroid App but I couldn't figure out a way to integrate it.

Greetings, Steven

# Answer
> 2 votes
Lastpass works, but is quite annoying to use. (It's still better than nothing, though).

In case you didn't know, Chrome for Android will sync with Chrome for desktop.

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Tags: chrome-for-android
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# Question
Title: Troubleshooting my WiFi - can't get an IP-address
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Gio (Android 2.3). And I can't get a WiFi connection. My brother has the exact some phone and can get a connection.

When I enable WiFi, it tries to connect to the router. It then says it's trying to get an IP-address. But fails to do so and closes the connection.

When going to `*#*#4636#*#*` and into the WiFi Status menu it tells me the following:

```
WiFi state: On
Network State: connection lost
Supplicant State: DISCONNECTED
RSSI: -200
BSSID:
SSID:
Hidden SSID: False
IP-adress: 0.0.0.0
Mac-Address: /censored/
Network ID: -1
Link Speed: 1 Mbps

```

What should I try to fix my WiFi connection?

# Answer
Make sure the Wi-Fi router is not banning you. Wi-Fi routers have a setting to allow/deny specific MAC Addresses which could be used by your brother (to tease you).

If you are allowed to connect with router, this means DHCP is not working for you. DHCP service automatically assign IPs to devices in network. DHCP server on router could be corrected after reboot. It has assigned IP to your brother's device, after all.

If rebooting router doesn't work, it means that DHCP client in your device is not working properly to obtain IP. Try turning off - on Wi-Fi, restart device. If its not a big matter, you may do factory reset, too.

If it's also not working or you don't want to do factory reset, **Fix IP of device**. On Wi-Fi settings screen, hit menu button and tap `Advanced`. From here, you can fix IP to device after ticking `Use Static IP address`. If you don't know IP addressing, grab your brother's IP and change digit after last dot. Make sure, no other device in network has that IP.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, wi-fi, samsung-galaxy-gio
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# Question
Title: What happened to real time tracking in Latitude?
What happened to the real time tracking of friends in Latitude? The feature used to be there, but I cant find it anymore

# Answer
> 5 votes
According tho this post, that feature was removed as of version 5.10 of Google Maps app because it was never properly working.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can just press "refresh"-- and it will really give you second-by-second changes so long as the person you're looking at has their GPS on.

If location is set to "Network"- then it only updates when they change towers.

This is much more battery-efficient, it seems.

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Tags: google-maps, google-latitude
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to preview RAW photos on an Android tablet from a PC over a network?
Is there a way to share RAW (Canon) photos over a network and preview them on an android tablet (Kindle Fire)?

I want to be able to quickly preview new photos without having to convert them to JPEG and copy to the tablet.

One potential possibility I can think of is exposing the photos as an RSS feed and using an android app like Just Pictures to consume the feed, but I don't know of a way to create the feed in Adobe Bridge or Lightroom.

# Answer
> 1 votes
There are Apps which allows you to connect to your PC and control it with your Android device. These are generally referred as Remote Desktop Applications.

For Android, there are many remote desktop apps, one that I have tried is called Splashtop. I know LogMeIn, which is quite famous among remote desktop softwares, also has Android/iOS version available.

However these Apps are usually not free.

While these Apps can do exactly what you want, it can also do much more than just viewing RAW photos, basically it enables you to use your Android device as your PC's LCD monitor, so you can run any programs, open any files etc. Therefore these Apps tend not to be cheap.

# Answer
> 0 votes
you should check RawVision: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caketuzz.RawVision

It will allow you to check your photos without converting to JPEG, but there is no way you will check pohtos without sending them to the tab first. Now there are several means to have the photos on the tab, it mainly depends on the tab itself and its connectivity.

Usually, you will want to share the photos after checking them, rather than the other way. So that's what the app will allow you.

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Tags: photos, remote-control
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title: Aoson M19 -- Device Drivers

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# Question
Title: Aoson M19 -- Device Drivers
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Aoson M19 — Need Device Drivers

Myself and a few others have an extra Aoson M19 android tablet on hand, but can't seem to find any USB device drivers for it. I assume this is because it isn't an overly popular tablet.

Does anyone know where some drivers could be found? Perhaps someone wrote their own?

I have already tried the Google drivers and the drivers providers listed on developer.android.com- please don't point me there.

Thanks.

# Answer
> 2 votes
For others who might encounter this problem, HERE is where I re-asked this question.

The solution is that you need to email the company at this address: techhelp@merimobiles.com

And you will be helped, supposedly. I will post back on whether this works for me.

UPDATE: No one ever responded to my email... Good luck other Aoson users.

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Tags: usb-drivers
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title: How often app is used?

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# Question
Title: How often app is used?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> What are my most frequently used apps?

Is there any app, that can tell me which applications I use most?

I want to optimize my shortcuts to put most clicked icons first.

# Answer
> 1 votes
EDIT: See eldarerathis's comment for an app that does this.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3545691/how-to-keep-track-of-which-applications-used-most-in-android-phone

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2114498/is-there-a-way-to-monitor-and-record-which-applications-have-started-recently

Both of these questions and the answers the receive suggests that it isn't possible for an application to monitor which other apps are being used. Quite a shame really, I would be interested to see what I use the most.

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Tags: applications, htc-wildfire
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# Question
Title: setting to unblock installation of applications from PC
I am starting android application development, and connected htc wildfire, started its sync software. And clicked on `Application Installer`. And it gives following errror message:

```
your phone is set to block installation of applications not sourced in android market

```

So I want to know that what settings can I change to unblock installation of applications from my pc. And from eclipse. I actually want to test applications developed by me.

thanks

# Answer
You need to enable `Unknown sources` in the android settings (on my device it is in the `Security` section). Also enable `USB debugging` in `Developer options`.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, installation, htc-wildfire
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# Question
Title: How to install ROMs without ClockWorkMod in Huawei U8800
I have official Huawei ROM installed on my U8800 (Android 2.3.5) and I want to try some custom ROMs like MIUI. So I researched and find out that I need to replace default `recovery.img` file in `/.cust_backup/image` with ClockWorkMod Recovery image file. After I replaced this file successfully tried to boot into Recovery using `reboot recovery` command (also tried pressing \[VOL+\]+\[Power\]) but my phone didn't flash CWM but started to reboot several times instead. After 2 or 3 reboots phone is starting normally without flashing CWM. Then I restored replaced `recovery.img` with my backed-up one and rebooted, default Recovery screen flashed with no problem. I used official CWM Recovery image (5.0.2.6) for U8800 and some other unofficial CWM images for U8800. But none of them worked. I could neither solve this problem nor find another way to install my ROM Zip from SDCARD. Does anyone know what can I do to solve these?

# Answer
> 2 votes
After trying a lot of different Recovery images finally one of them worked. CWM 5.0.2.7 flashed successfully. People with the same problem can download the working recovery image file from this link

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Tags: custom-roms, rom-flashing
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# Question
Title: Once uninstalled, is data stored by an app on SD card also removed simultaneously?
As an example - newer games once downloaded and installed from the Market (Play Store), also subsequently download extra data to a user's SD card. When one opts to uninstall said app/game, is the additional downloaded data also deleted off the SD card?

# Answer
It depends on where game has downloaded data.

If its under `<sdcard_root>/Android/data/<package_name>`, the data will be cleared.

If its under some custom directory like `<sdcard_root>/GameName/`, the data will not be cleared.
> 2 votes

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Tags: sd-card, uninstallation, storage
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# Question
Title: ICS stock email client consumes too much traffic for POP3 accounts
I have two different POP3 accounts under two different domains. I was using my Samgung Galaxy S2 (I9100 unrooted, unlocked) with stock Gingerbread (2.3.6) and my monthly data usages for emails were ~100 MiB. But, after upgrading stock ICS (4.0.3 I9100XWLP7-Turkiye), in a single day it was ~50 MiB. Due to this reason I've switched K9 client. But, it constantly deleted all of my account settings in a random interval. After realizing it's a known bug for a long time, I've desperately returned stock email. After several tries, a friend of mine advice to "mark all messages as read" immediately after setting accounts to prevent excessive traffic usages. At first, this doesn't make sense to me, but he explained that some old Windows-based email clients were acting in that way (unread messages were constantly downloaded over and over again). Interestingly, it worked. But, after using it for a while (precisely 1-2 days), "Onavo Count" started to warn me again about that email client consumes too much traffic. While investigating the problem, I've noticed that for a single check, it consumes 1-3 MiB traffic even though I've marked all messages as read. And now email client reached ~300 MiB traffic usages in total (I've only 1 GiB/month data plan).

As a summary:

1. I was happy with Gingerbread email client.
2. ICS client consumes too much traffic for each check.
3. K9 was tried. It's very buggy.
4. I don't want to add my POP3 accounts to Gmail to avoid excessive traffic usages (using push notification and such).
5. I don't want to pay an app due to such thing (why should I use Android if even I can't read my emails properly!?). I was happy with stock client. If there is way that I could use it, I prefer that way.
6. I don't want to root my device due to such problems
7. As a last attempt, I could even write my own client which could optimize traffic usages (check only header on 3G connection, download all emails on WiFi etc.)

Any help?

**EDIT:** Seems something is not right with Onavo Count. It frequently warns me about email client (now ~650 MiB) even though I've increased check interval "5 min" to "once a day". And what's more, Onavo Count reports my total traffic usage as ~6 GiB now (still increasing). **But**, according to ICS's built-in data monitor and my operator I didn't used that much traffic (only ~1 GiB). **But again**, this doesn't changed the fact that email client consumes too much data (around ~200 MiB which means x2 after upgrading to ICS, it's verified by both ICS's built-in data monitor and my operator reports).

# Answer
> 4 votes
This is not an issue of your email client. This is the way POP3 works. In Gingerbread's email client, you'd had set leave copy of email on server. So, your ICS email client is downloading all past emails from server. Unfortunately, POP3 doesn't allow selective downloads. Your mails are being fully downloaded (not just header) with attachments too. That's the reason of high traffic. You should now un-check leave copy on server (to make sure, it'd not download an email repeatedly after its removed from local cache). After full download, everything will become normal.

If you can, I'd recommend to use IMAP instead of POP3. IMAP syncs everything (e. g. email read status) with server-client. If you delete an email locally, It'd be deleted from server too (provided its in configuration). So, you can keep emails on multiple devices in sync. IMAP allows you to download email header only, download attachments on demand etc. So, it can save your data.

# Answer
> 1 votes
You might consider adding your pop3 accounts to gmail anyway, but then turning off sync for gmail. That way, I assume, your phone won't automatically check your mail, but you'll still be able to retrieve new mail "by hand".

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, email, pop3
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# Question
Title: Standard email Android 4 client doesn't keep local copy of emails
The new standard email client with Android 4, doesn't seem to keep local copies of emails once they are deleted off the server.

Honeycomb did. The email was downloaded to the tablet, and kept even after the email was deleted from the server.

I'm using an Acer A500 with Android version 4.0.3 (kernal 2.6.39.4+).

Email set up is 'normal'/standard POP3 account. Setting is Delete email from server: Never What am I doing wrong?

# Answer
Are you really using POP3? It's a behaviour of IMAP... not POP3. If yes, it's certainly a bug. Better, use different email client like K9-mail.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I prefer k9mail.

I think it's much better than the stock email client. It also has option to delete local mail when deleted from server.
> 0 votes

# Answer
This is almost certainly a bug, because ironically messages that have been moved to the trash are still on the device. Only messages in the inbox seem to be deleted. So it looks like the workaround is to delete the messages you want to keep (assuming you don't have it set to delete them from the server when you delete them).
> 0 votes

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Tags: email, settings, pop3
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# Question
Title: Upgrade small-screen phone to Ice Cream Sandwich?
I'm running 2.3 (Gingerbread) on an Xperia mini, and Sony Ericsson recently announced the availability to upgrade to 4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich). My understanding is that ICS is geared more towards tablets and large-screen phones. Would the Xperia mini with its small 3" screen benefit from this upgrade, or would ICS features such as action bars negatively affect usability?

# Answer
> 5 votes
If you are getting ICS update from device manufacturer, its Ok to upgrade. It'll be usable on small screen because you'll not get bare vanilla ROM.. Manufacturers put their own skins over it.

So, if Sony Ericsson is pushing upgrade to Xperia Mini, their custom skin would take care of usability.

Other than this, you will get performance boost with ICS upgrade. There're other benefits, too. So, I'd recommend you to upgrade. Best of all, would you like to be out-of-date?

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, updates
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# Question
Title: Transferring Apps from sd card to another sd card(HTC Desire HD)
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How to upgrade / swap SD card without losing data and installed apps?

I have a 2gb sd card and it's full I can't put more music,photos and videos.I will buy an 8gig sd card.I wonder if it will work if I copy all of my apps from the 2 gig to 8 gig I hope it will work

# Answer
It will not work in case you move all your data to PC and then copy it to the new sd-card(it true for Windows,Linux, Mac as ownership of all applications will be changed) If you have additional slot for sd-cards on your device then copying data to the new card and then replace the old one with this one. It should work with all rooted devices)

Try copying your apps using some special utilities which copy data saving permissions and ownership. I hope dd on linux will work
> 2 votes

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Tags: applications
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# Question
Title: How to turn of Google Samsung Nexus Galaxy `3g`/`mobile data usage` warning?
After turning `data mobile usage warning` on as described here

The exceeded-limit notification stay in my notification list which is very annoying. I cannot remove it - ie. I just need it to notify me then I can remove, later on if I start using and the limit exceeds again, notify me again :)

If you know how to, please share.

# Answer
Click the notification which will open `Data usage` settings and move the orange warning bar above data usage level.

Next warning will appear when the warning level is exceeded again.
> 5 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, samsung-galaxy-nexus, data-monitoring
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title: How to train the battery

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# Question
Title: How to train the battery
I am trying to find the way to use my battery in the most efficient manner.

I found several suggestions how to achieve the longest life of the battery, and one of these suggestions is quite strange and mysterious. Check it out:

> * Turn on your phone;
> * Connect the charger and wait until the battery is full-charged (green indicator is on);
> * Disconnect the charger;
> * Wait until the green indicator is off and connect the charger back;
> * When green indicator is on, turn off the phone.
>
> Now, continue with **switched off** phone.
>
> 1. Disconnect the charger;
> 2. Wait until the green indicator is off;
> 3. Connect the charger, wait for green indicator and disconnect the charger again;
> 4. Repeat the "3" step 10 times. This might take from 30 seconds to 30 minutes, usual that's about 1 minute.
>
> This procedure takes some time, but it proved to be worth the cost.

The original article is in another language (russian), so it would not be very useful to post it here, but, to be on the safe side, here's original article.

I am pretty unclear about chemical processes going in the battery, so I can't check out what exactly happened during this mysterious actions.

I did not try to do this with my phone because i'm not sure this isn't harmful for the battery. But at least one person confirmed that these actions helped him to enlarge battery life for at least one cycle.

So, the question is: why exactly the battery's lifecycle becomes enlared, and isn't it harmful to battery? Finally, is it good idea to do all this stuff?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'm pretty sure this is called trickle charging. It's basically useless in modern LiON battery as the safety mechanism in the battery should have turned off the charging mechanism when the battery is near full capacity to prevent over charging, because over charging a LiON battery could cause explosion.

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Tags: battery, battery-life, charging
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# Question
Title: ASUS Slider Sl101 Driver letter access? rather than MTP in Android 4
I know that Android 3 and 4 use MTP on Windows to allow access to the storage, I have tried the developer switch and the only connection you get is still MTP.. I really need a drive letter to enable several programs that I want to use with my ASUS slider (this question has a good chance of being needed on many Android 4 systems). is there any app or driver that will allow mass storage / drive letter access to Android 4

# Answer
> 4 votes
Unfortunately, it's a big problem. Google apparently decided to go MTP only route since it does not require unmounting the storage from the Android side when you connect it to your computer. So:

1. You cannot assign a drive letter to an MTP device. Here's my answer on superuser.com explaining why.
2. There is a program named Alt Mounter that supposely solves this problem, and it requires a special software both on the phone and on your computer (Windows/Mac). It is beta and I never tried it.
3. If your phone is rooted, you can install a Samba Server on your phone, and simply map a network location to a drive on your computer. No USB is needed, simply access your phone using a drive letter via Wi-Fi. This is the method I use, and it works fairly well for me.

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Tags: windows, usb-connection-mode
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# Question
Title: Galaxy Nexus Official 4.0.4 update and root
Since the official 4.0.4 that be downloaded from Google's servers seems to be an update (39mb) can I update my rooted Galaxy Nexus wuthout losing root?

# Answer
> 6 votes
All OTA updates reset file permissions, so you'll lose root unless you take special precautions. Install OTA RootKeeper and make a backup of your su executable before applying this update. You'll be able to restore your root once update is finished.

Obviously, since this is an incremental update, you need to have a stock Nexus ROM. If you deleted or altered some system files, update may fail.

I used Galaxy Nexus Toolkit to apply these updates, worked OK for me (and I kept my root).

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Tags: rooting, updates, samsung-galaxy-nexus
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title: Connection Timeout on Google Play

text:
# Question
Title: Connection Timeout on Google Play
I have a brand new ASUS Transformer Prime tablet running ICS which I have been using for the first time over the last few days.

I can access the internet without issue using the email, Gmail, browser, YouTube apps, but not Google Play. When I try to use the Google Play Store app it shows a "loading..." message for a few minutes and then stops with a "No Connection" message.

Any ideas how I can fix this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I was on the verge of packing the tablet up and returning it to Amazon and thought I would try one last thing. I took the tablet to a friends house and tried it on their WIFI just to double check it was not my network. The table worked first time and I used Google Play to install a number of apps.

I then took the tablet back to my house and Google Play continued to work and I installed some more apps.

I have no idea what my router was blocking that prevented Google Play from working but it seems fine now. If the problem returns I know the issue is with my router now, not the tablet.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I am also using a ASUS Transformer Prime tablet but the Play runs very well in that. I would suggest the following,

1. Restart the tablet.
2. Try to charge for atleast 8 hours

Also did u install the latest firmware that is being provided by ASUS, that firmware is a bug filled update. Do not update that. If you have updated it then it could be because of that.

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Tags: google-play-store, 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, asus-eee-pad-transformer
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title: Google Music Offline Tracks

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# Question
Title: Google Music Offline Tracks
I have sort of a follow-up question to a question I asked a little while ago... That question was naively asking where Google Music stores the offline tracks (I've come so far since then), but my question is now, when I navigate to that folder in a shell, it only shows 11 songs, all with numerical names? I understand the numerical naming method, and I `pulled` some of these songs to see what they were, but I have about 5 gigs of offline music. Where is the rest of it stored?

The reason I'm asking this is because I'm about to flash a new rom, and want to know that those songs will be accessible to the new Google Music app I install on the new rom. If not, I will first want to disable their offline storage to free up space on my SD Card and then just offline them again.

But anyway, thank you for your help!

# Answer
> 3 votes
Finding out where it's stored is easy. There's a terrific little app called DiskUsage that visualizes the space your folders take up. You can easily spot where the Music cache is.

As for moving to a new rom. Based eldarerathis' answer to your previous question, you should be able to make a backup of Play Music's music.db either from a terminal or using an app like Titanium Backup. Restoring this file on the new rom *should* make cached music show up.

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Tags: google-play-music
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title: Showing deciseconds in the homescreen

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# Question
Title: Showing deciseconds in the homescreen
I am interested in a clock app that in addition to seconds also shows deciseconds.

I searched and could not find one yet. Is there any widget for Android that shows deciseconds (like this: 11:51:32.1)?

# Answer
It's not possible to create a widget that updates that often, because it will suck your battery really quickly. There are many stopwatch apps available in the Play Store. Many of them have millisecond or decisecond accuracy, but I'm not aware of any that have an associated widget.

These kind of high precision timers should only be needed on a case-to-case basis, so it's not worth it for them to be on the homescreen.
> 5 votes

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Tags: clock
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to shutdown or restart a Logitech Revue without pulling the power cord?
My Revue (Android 3.1) was acting balky, so I wanted to restart it. I spent several minutes looking through menus, but didn't find an option to shut down or restart the OS. I ended up pulling the power cord, but it seemed a bit harsh.

# Answer
> 5 votes
Google's support page provides this option:

> **To Reboot your Google TV:**
>
> To reboot your Sony TV or Bluray player or your Logitech Revue, press Control + Alt + Backspace on your controller.

If you had `adb` connected you could also try `adb reboot`, which works on other devices.

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Tags: 3.1-honeycomb, google-tv, logitech-revue
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# Question
Title: Where can I download a specific version of an app?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Where can find older versions of Apps?

I require certain versions of apps like `facebook`, `twitter` and `Temple Run` in order to perform research. I have already looked at `freewarelovers` but that doesn't give me options of downloading specific versions.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Your best option would be reaching out to developers of these apps. Other alternatives would be unsafe.

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Tags: applications
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title: Disappearing Icons on Galaxy S2

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# Question
Title: Disappearing Icons on Galaxy S2
On my Samsung Galaxy S2, sometimes all of the icons will disappear from the home screens except for the 4 built in icons (phone, messaging, web, applications). This sometimes happens at startup, and sometimes happens after the phone has been running for a while. It can only be fixed by rebooting the phone, although that is not a guaranteed fix.

More recently I've encountered an additional problem: Sometimes when the icons disappear, the Applications button stops bringing up my applications menu.

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Just a thought based on what I experienced. I saw icons disappearing on an Android tablet, when I move the apps to SD card or apps installed on SD card instead of internal default flash memory. Are these apps installed on an external SD card? if the SD card is not initialized when the home screen becomes active, they may not be available.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, home-screen
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title: Revive a dead phone?

text:
# Question
Title: Revive a dead phone?
I don't have any background information, but my coworker showed up today with a nonresponsive Samsung Galaxy Gio. It will not boot. When plugged into the power charger, a half-full battery displays and just stays there.

Attempting to turn it on while holding the home button has no effect.

I swapped batteries with her (this is a company phone; we all have the same model). My phone works fine with her battery, hers does not work with my battery. Tried gently brushing off the battery contacts in her phone, no go.

Anything else to try before sending to the manufacturer?

# Answer
It could be that the phone is stuck in a boot loop at or before the OS has a chance to load. According to XDA, to get into the recovery partition, start with this: Home button + Volume button - + On button.

If you can get into fastboot mode, you can issue a command from the PC with a usb cable. After seeing if the device is there with "fastboot devices", try "fastboot erase cache" and try to boot. If that fails, "fastboot -w" will essentially do a factory data reset. Of course, your coworker will lose all her data, but at least the phone might boot.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Boot into safe mode and see if this does the trick. To do this press HOME + MENU and then while pressing then power up using POWER BUTTON
> 1 votes

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Tags: unbricking, samsung-galaxy-gio
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title: How can I speed up GPS fixes?

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# Question
Title: How can I speed up GPS fixes?
I'm looking for a way to speed up GPS fixes on my Motorola Defy with Cyanogenmod 7. For example today, I started up GPS Status while biking, and it got its initial fix after six minutes. What could cause my GPS to take that long for fixes and how can I speed it up?

By the way, GPS Status is configured to refresh the AGPS data every day.

# Answer
Download Faster Fix.

Simple enough, right!? =D This helped me a lot on my HTC Sensation after flashing a different European ROM. I think it also helps if you set the Language to your region, even if English *is* English. It seems to me like I don't even need this app when I set the Language to US English instead of UK English; that could just be superstition, though.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Don't forget that having wifi on is a major assist to Android figuring out where it is, even when it doesn't actually connect to an access point, although this may not be so helpful if you're not near any wifi access points. Also, consider for your next phone one that has a barometer (such as the Galaxy Nexus), as the barometer helps significantly with GPS acquisition by partially eliminating an axis.
> 1 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, gps, motorola-defy
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy Spica won't boot up fully. Just restarts over and over
My Samsung galaxy won't turn on properly. Basically it turns on, shows the 'OMG screen' which it does when it crashes, then goes to the Samsung loading bar, but then goes back to the crash screen. It keeps going in a loop forever! I tried a hard reset, which if I understand correctly is holding down the volume down key and end call key, but this did nothing. (Sorry I'm not good at describing, hope this is clear!) Thanks!

# Answer
Try booting in safe mode. To do this simply press the power button while holding MENU + BACK
> 1 votes

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Tags: reboot, crashes, samsung-galaxy-spica
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# Question
Title: Can I upgrade my HTC Wildfire's processor so I can run Android 2.3?
I am using HTC wildfire. Is there any possibilities to upgrade mobile processor so I can run Android 2.3?

# Answer
You cannot upgrade the processor, however you *can* upgrade the kernel.

Find your device on forum.xda-developers.com and read, read, read, read, and read some more.

It may sound scary, with the risk ofx bricking your device, but I assure you it is much easier than it would be to replace the processor.

If CyanogenMod 9 is ported to your device, then you could even have a 4.0 update.
> 2 votes

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Tags: processor
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# Question
Title: How can I create a flashable rom from a configured tablet?
We have a fully configured android tablet. I need to create many more just like it. What is the easiest way to do this? Ideally I would create a rom which I could just flash in one step. Is this possible?

# Answer
> 4 votes
Assuming all other tablets are of identical model to the original, it should be as easy as rooting them, installing CWM, and then restoring the Nandroid backup you made with the original one.

Keep in mind that Nandroid utility does not back up the contents of the SD Card. If duplicating the SD Card is also required, that would need to be done separately.

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Tags: rom-flashing
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title: How do I back up my phone?

text:
# Question
Title: How do I back up my phone?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How to backup an Android device?

I need to offload all my info from phone to laptop. I've enabled mass storage and plugged my phone in via USB to do this but it will not let me transfer the info. What do I need to do?

# Answer
The best application I've found for this is Titanium Backup. It will save copies of your applications and all their associated data.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Didn't you get a copy of Samsung Kies with your Galaxy? If you did - it has options to backup some of the phone data, but it won't backup everything (ie no apps for reinstallation).
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, backup
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# Question
Title: Cannot restore Kies backup after firmware upgrade
I backed up my Samsung Galaxy S2 on Kies before updating to Ice Cream Sandwich. After the upgrade I tried to restore, but the restore fails each time I try.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I had the same problem; this is what worked for me:

* from the phone clear the app cache (I used app2sd)
* restart phone
* restart computer
* start Kies
* connect phone to computer
* run restore again

Done.

# Answer
> 1 votes
1. Disable usb debugging in `settings` -\> `applications` -\> `development`.
2. Select samsung kies in `settings` -\> `wireless` and `network` -\> `usb settings`.
3. Try connecting the device again.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, samsung-kies, restore
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# Question
Title: Stroke Patient - Android Ice Cream Sandwich TTS
I have a friend who has had a stroke and can't speak any longer. I have a Xoom with Ice Cream Sandwich (I can upgrade it anyway), and I'm just wondering if there are any built in, or inexpensive Text To Speech apps that someone can recommend.

I was thinking about using Google Translate, but unfortunately the hospital he's in doesn't have Wifi. Any help would be appreciated.

# Answer
Well, it seems from the API that Android includes a TTS engine, so I'd imagine there would be quite a few apps. I've done a quick search, although I don't have a smartphone so I cannot vouch for the suitability, but here is one app that seems simple enough. Text To Speech Toy.
> 1 votes

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Tags: text-to-speech
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# Question
Title: Can I run Ubuntu desktop x86 applications On Ubuntu For Android?
This may be a fairly simple question, but I want to be sure. My guess is that it can't be done.

Question 1: For example, I have an executable for Linux (no GUI , just cmd line , it just makes some computations) and it works well in my x86 desktop and I want to be able to run it in my Android tablet. The tablet is running Ubuntu for Android. Is it possible to run the executable in the Ubuntu environment on Android?

Question 2: I have a standard commercial Linux app and I want to install and run it on Ubuntu for Android. Is that possible?

If it's not possible, is there any workaroud to this?

# Answer
> 5 votes
The answer to both questions is no.

Your Android device most likely uses the ARM architecture, which is not compatible with the x86 architecture of your binaries.

In theory you could use Qemu on Android to emulate a x86 system, but the performance will be average at best. This has been done.

# Answer
> 5 votes
No, you need ARM executables (or whatever the underlying architecture of your device may be).

The only way to get around it, apart from compiling from source or finding an ARM version of the package, would be some sort of virtualization. I don't know of any virtualization tools built for ARM myself, but at least some versions have virtualization extensions so there is the possibility of hardware-accelerated VMs.

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Tags: applications, linux
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# Question
Title: What happens when you kill the Samsung Kies Wifi Agent?
My Macbook Pro was running hot, the fans running constantly. This is not usual behavior. When I looked at the running processes, I saw that the Kies Wifi Agent was gobbling up a lot of RAM. I tried killing the process, and the temperature dropped by sixty-eight degrees.

I assume the agent will start up again the next time I reboot. My question: Aside from not being able to use wifi from the Mac to the tablet, what will this do? Can I permanently kill the agent, or is there some way to set it to only run when I need it?

I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, and using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus wifi.

# Answer
It's quite simple to turn this off. I'm using OSX 10.7.4 and I did this:

I went to "System Preferences", then in the line "System" I went to "Users and Groups". At the top, there is "Password" and something like "Login Items". I went to this "Login Items" and just clicked one time in "KiesViaWifiAgent" and then in the " - " button under it.

Now, I can reboot the MacBook Pro and it will not start up by itself.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-kies, macos
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy S2 takes a long time to get GPS signal
My Samsung Galaxy S2 takes a long time to get a GPS signal (maybe around 5 minutes). Anyone know why and what can I do about it?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Install FasterFix from the Play Store and follow the prompts.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, settings, gps
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# Question
Title: Compass north and south are reversed on my Samsung Galaxy 2
Since upgrading my phone to ICS, my compass is reversed, with the north end pointing south.

I have tried waving the phone in a figure 8 pattern and flipping it over on all axis.

What can I do to get my compass pointing the right way?

# Answer
I found the answer on this page, and the solution was to download and install a compass fix patch.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, compass
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# Question
Title: Change maximum number of notification icons?
My phone shows only three app notification icons in the status bar at most, but there is space for six (most of the time).

**How can I increase/change the maximum number of notifications shown at once?**

I don’t care if they end up overlapping with system indicators on the right.

I run CyanogenMod 7.1 (rooted, s-off, adb available, compiler as well...) and editing the source is acceptable.

# Answer
Number of icon to show on status bar depends on programmer how he wrote that **status bar application code** . We really can't do much here. You should be contacting customer support of developers of CyanogenMod 7.1 they might consider your request and change it to your needs.
> -1 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, cyanogenmod, notification-icons
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to display nicknames in the contact list?
Is it possible to use nicknames, instead of first+last names, as the contact's display name in the contact list and/or the incoming/outgoing call view?

Device is Samsung Galaxy S 2.

Edit: to be clear, I wouldn't mind installing an alternative contacts app, if there's no other way to do this with the default one.

# Answer
> 2 votes
It is not possible with the default app for contacts. Try Go Contacts which is a rich app on displaying contacts.

Although the feature you are looking for is available on the default contact display of the MIUI ROM. If you have rooted your phone, consider installing MIUI.

# Answer
> 0 votes
In my case I decided to include nicknames in FirstName field, in format like this (without square brackets):

```
[Firstname] ([Nickname]) [Lastname]

```

With Go Contacts installed (it's free) you can find a contact by any match of firstname, lastname or nickname.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Use DW Contacts & Phone Dialer, it allows displaying by Nickname, however SMS app will still display full name.

# Answer
> -3 votes
Yes, you can create a program for that. This is a very hacky approach - Use ContentProvider to swap first+last names with nick names. In that manner you won't lose anything.

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Tags: contacts, 2.3-gingerbread, phone-app, samsung-touchwiz
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# Question
Title: Is the Samsung Galaxy S3 interface uglified by Samsung?
Some this ago I read this article Seriously, Samsung? This is what you're calling Ice Cream Sandwich?

Is the Galaxy S3 interface Uglified as well, as described in this articles , what about Note?

# Answer
Samsung apply their TouchWiz interface to all of their flagship "Galaxy" devices, except for the two "Google Nexus" branded devices they have made, and they are likely to carry on doing this for the foreseeable future. The Galaxy SII and Galaxy Note both have TouchWiz.

Whether it's "uglified" or not is a matter of opinion, there are benefits to having a common interface among devices and versions, that doesn't look massively different after an upgrade. Not everyone's a technophile looking for the latest and greatest upgrade, some people just want everything to look and work the same way it used to, just a bit faster and more reliably.
> 5 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, samsung-touchwiz
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy s2 stuck on boot screen after an OTA upgrade
I upgraded firmware on my Samsung Galaxy SII via OTA. My starting firmware was android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and after two successful updates it was on android 2.3.6 . Now it prompted me for another upgrade (12.1 MB or so). I downloaded it (successfully), it installed successfully but when the phone reboot, it got stuck on the booting screen which displays 'Samsung Galaxy SII' and the model no. I9100G . I tired: 1. Reboot 2. Hard Reset

But it still won't budge. When I connect my charger (phone turned off), the battery symbol shows up, and since it is going into recovery mode, I know all is not lost. So what is the problem? More importantly, how do I solve it? SOS.

# Answer
Have you flashed the phone before and do you have any new boot loaders on it? What kind of recovery mode is it booting into? ClockworkMod? Or does Samsung have its own recovery?

If possible I would suggest maybe downloading the correct ROM for your handset from cyanogenMod and putting it on your SD card then try flashing that on. Do a clean wipe and then set up your Google account again so you have all the numbers on phone again.

On my phone I have installed clockwork mod and new boot loader so I can flash the phone again if the ROM ever gets broken. Obviously i don't know exactly how your phone is set up so i wouldn't be able to give exact instructions on how to do it.

***EDIT: I would suggest flashing a ROM onto it from recovery if its not booting then what you have in the mobile world is probably a "brick". Dont see many other optuions to be honest.***

Bill
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, boot, reboot, device-firmware
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# Question
Title: AirPlay like app for the Video-out on Galaxy Nexus
I am trying to get the video out on the Galaxy Nexus to do something other than mirroring. In a perfect world I want to do something similiar to the iPhone's AirPlay, but instead of streaming the video to an AppleTV it just pushes the video to the video out accessed by the MHL cable. I would be alright with mirroring if I could lock the phone and it would still play video through the video-out, but to my knowledge that hasn't been accomplished pointing to this post and this post over at XDA Developers.

I know Android has the capabilities because of Motorola's webtop software but I'm wondering if there is a hardware issue involved too because if it's solely hardware there no reason why there couldn't be a viable solution to my problem.

Any ideas?

# Answer
> 0 votes
The best option Skifta. It uses DLNA and worked with my media center extenders as well as other Windows 7 computers.

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, samsung-galaxy-nexus, video-out
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# Question
Title: Can I open a route I created in Google Maps in Navigation?
I'd love to be able to open that map on my phone in such a way that I can get turn-by-turn navigation, like what is available in the Navigation app.

However, despite my experiments, this seems to be impossible. I would have thought Navigation and Maps would be based on the same formats and code, but there appears to be a wall between them.

Is there any way I can create, edit, and save a map on the Desktop, and then have it viewable on my phone for turn-by-turn navigation?

The key is that I use this for biking, and I can not see my phone while I'm riding. So I want to have an earpiece and be able to hear instructions for turns.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Google Maps for Android does have a bicycle option. You just have to select it from the drop down menu.

# Answer
> 1 votes
First login to your Google account in desktop and open Google maps find the route you want to drive and to your left you can see save to my maps click it and save it in your google account

Then open your Google maps in your Android mobile in options you can see My places options click on it (assuming you have internet connection) the route will be opened in your map you can select get driving directions from there and it will be loaded in your Android maps ;) cheers ..........

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Tags: gps, navigation, google-maps-navigation, maps
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# Question
Title: Where does shared prefrences data are stored in Android device?
I want to know where Android stores the data of SharedPreferences in actual Android devices?

In PC I found this data under `/data/data/pkg_name/shared_prefs/pkg_name.xml`

# Answer
Well, the path is right. It's

```
/<datadir>/<pkg_name/shared_prefs/<pref_name>.xml

```

Where `<datadir>` is usually `/data/data`
> 4 votes

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Tags: system
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# Question
Title: Can I make and receive phone calls using a tablet with a SIM card slot in it?
I have an Android tablet without telephony capabilities. I can put in a SIM card. When somebody calls my SIM card number (mobile number), can I receive this call? What application do I need?

# Answer
No, you usually can't receive calls with an tablet which doesn't provide this functionality. The SIM card slot is only for mobile data communication and there is no way that you just download an App which enables GSM phone functionality (AFAIK).

You can use VoIP though.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Assuming you have a Huawei MediaPad as mentioned in your other/duplicate thread. Then the Huawei's own website states in the FAQ section:

> **Can I make phone calls using MediaPad?**
>
> Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) does not provide a function to make calls, but you can download and install applications from Hispace to make phone calls. Note:
>
> * As determined by operators' rate plans, most systems do not support voice calls even with calling applications installed. With the universal MediaPad version, calling is supported.
> * Calling is not a default function of Android 3.2 (Honeycomb). Downloading and installing applications are users' personal behaviors.
> * Internet telephony is supported.
> * Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) supports all calling functions.

Source: http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/faq.do?method=getFaqInfo&questionId=7564
> 1 votes

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Tags: tablet, calls
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title: Wiping out data in Calendar and People?

text:
# Question
Title: Wiping out data in Calendar and People?
I'd like to test the different solutions available to sync Outlook with Androphones through USB.

To start from a clean state, is there a way to wipe out the contents of Calendar and People, so I don't have to delete each item manually between each try?

Thank you.

# Answer
> 4 votes
Go to Settings, Applications then find the All tab. Scroll down and you will find Calendar Storage and Contact Data. Open each of these and choose clear data.

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Tags: calendar, people-app
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# Question
Title: Package error "package file was not signed correctly"  when updating Google+
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Updating GPlus Signature Error

In trying to update Google+ I receive: "package file was not signed correctly uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again".

The problem is I can't find Google+ app in the app manager.

What can I do to solve this problem?

Galaxy SII I9100
Android 4.04
Rom: Resurrection Remix 2.0

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can try deleting the app folder entirely in a file browser of your choice. You should be able to find a folder called:

```
/Apps/Google+

```

If you remove this folder completely, there should be no confusion as to whether the app is installed on your phone or not. From this forum thread I would also like to point out that it might be an issue with Titanium Backup if you use that. Try removing any backed up versions of the app in that app as well for good measure.

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Tags: google-play-store, updates, google-plus
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# Question
Title: Cancel Exchange device administrator activation?
I was trying to add my Exchange account to my phone to confirm for a coworker that logging into the server was possible. I don't want to relinquish the device administrator controls as it's my personal phone, which is why I hadn't added it before and don't want to actually have it synced.

I was able to access the account to confirm, and was prompted to activate the device administrator, giving permissions to erase my data, set password rules, etc. I can hit cancel at this prompt, but am repeatedly re-prompted to activate whenever I try to access the Email app. I can't seem to figure out how to decline the activation or otherwise remove the Exchange account. Of course I could just activate, change my settings, then delete the account and change all of them back, but that would be a bit of a hassle and seems like bad design. Is there any way for me to remove the Exchange account/decline the device administrator prompt without activation?

# Answer
Messed around with it a bit more and found a solution. I just had to go to Settings -\> Accounts & sync to delete the Exchange account.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, samsung-galaxy-nexus, exchange, active-sync, device-administrator
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title: Replace notification bar

text:
# Question
Title: Replace notification bar
The default notification bar in Nexus S is very basic. It doesn't have any toggle buttons like others do. Can I replace it?

# Answer
> 3 votes
From what I've seen this is not generally very easy to do. I know that replacing the icons and such requires modifying the underlying `framework-res.apk` file, and I've never really seen anything that modifies the functionality of the bar itself (aside from custom ROMs with custom frameworks and the like). I'm not completely positive on this, however.

If you just want to get the toggles, though, you could try an app like Notification Toggle. It says that it's a little bit hit-or-miss depending on the device, but I'd imagine that the Nexus S would be on the better end of the scale.

# Answer
> 2 votes
If you are just looking for toggle buttons in the notification bar I would check out Widgetsoid, it's a very full-featured app that will let you create widgets or notification toggles of whatever you want.

If you are looking to change the way the notification bar looks, you will need to have root access and install a theme, which would void your warranty and is only for the highly technical user.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you want to change the status bars colors and icons, this video shows you how by modifying framework.apk. This video was done on a windows operating thus the particular method used may not apply to all operating systems.

Alternatives is downloading Super Status Bar or Status Bar+ from the Play Market. They are both free but also have a paid version. For the toggle in the notification bar you wanted, heres Notification Toggle, and heres another free toggle buttons app called Toggle Settings.

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Tags: stock-android, notification-bar
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# Question
Title: HowTo : Android ICS Tethering & sending SMS from desktop
I'm a long time Nokia user (currently on an E6) who is now considering the move to Android. I'm almost sold on the HTC One V. I will be buying the phone from a reseller, so no carrier restrictions will be in place.

Before I make the switch I wanted to know if the following are possible via Android apps or those specific to HTC.

1. USB and Bluetooth Tethering. Am not interested in WiFi tethering since that is definitely going to be a battery killer.
2. Sending and receiving SMS/text message via a desktop app for Windows 7 (over USB and Bluetooth)

Nokia Suite currently handles these two functions quite well. And frankly, these features are a must have for me to switch to Android on my primary phone.

Additionally, I'm not too keen on having to flash the phone with a custom ROM to enable these features.

Thanks for any suggestions!

# Answer
> 3 votes
The nice thing about Android is that there are many geeky Apps available. Some of them are even open source and free. So there are many different Apps for your task. Here are the ones I am aware of:

# Android Remote Notifier

Project Page \- Play Store Forwards and send text messages via bluetooth

# GTalkSMS

Project Page Forward and send text messages via XMPP

# Other

Can be found in the related questions on Android Enthusiasts:

# Answer
> 1 votes
1. USB and BT tethering are available, provided your carrier hasn't modified Android to disable them - some carriers charge a premium for tethering. Contact your carrier to find out for certain.
2. DeskSMS is a great remote SMS app. You can view, send and receive SMS from any web browser on any computer; the app then receives the request on your phone and sends the SMS from the phone itself.

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, windows
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# Question
Title: su (sudo) command not found Galaxy S Vibrant
I was wondering if any of you has seen this behavior:

I have an unrooted *Galaxy S Vibrant* and I was trying to root it permanently with z4root, unsuccessfully. While I try to do it permantly it seems to do it, but when I try to run *Titanium Backup* or any app that requires root permissions, it won't gain privileges. So, I installed a terminal app, and when I tried to run the `su` command it displays a `command not found` error.

My question is, what is missing from the OS? Any Idea? I know that you must have to be root in order to run certains commands but in that case it should display another error message?

# Answer
The SU binaries are not included with the original distribution of Android, because they are not used at all by any stock system functions. Obviously, there are those of us that like to be able to do those things ;) Most rooting processes take care of this, but some leave it out. Hence the file @Matthew Read linked to should take care of your problem, if you follow the process he outlined :)

If you'd like to read more about it, you can visit the Superuser website and find more downloads there, although the link posted supports Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich. So it should cover you :)
> 3 votes

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Tags: rooting, samsung-vibrant, z4root
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# Question
Title: How can I get videos to play on my Pandigital Multimedia Novel?
YouTube or any other videos won't play. I get music just fine but I can't seem to get videos. I have the Pandigital Multimedia Novel. What can be wrong?

# Answer
I have one of these awful devices also. I will just put it simply & cut straight to the chase...it cannot play video well at all. I have rooted mine, in hopes it would play video files too, alas it is not possible. The cpu in the device is not powerful enough to handle decoding XviD (a common .avi file format), let alone higher cocmpression H.264 (.mkv files, sometimes .mp4). I use mine for an alarm clock, as it is not much more useful than this duty/task. If you're playing a mp3 file using the built-in player, and hit the HOME icon, it reboots. I had high hopes for this device, but it is just junk. I've considered selling mine on craigslist, but I don't want to dump this nightmare on anyone else either, I'm just not like that. If you want a GOOD tablet, that IS able to play most video's, get an Acer a500. You can find them refurbished now for about $250 or so. They cannot play HD video, but can play almost every regular definition file you throw at it, using BSPlayer, or Mirage beta player. I love my a500 and use it everyday, the whole family uses it in fact, and they all really enjoy it. The pandigital is nothing short of a paperweight. I have heard their other models are just as bad. The Nova is supposed to be capable of playing videos, but it has issues too. Just avoid this brand totally, and go with Acer or Samsung. Acer is much faster than Samsung, whereas the Samsung screen is a little better than the Acer. The Samsung devices are quite expensive, and most of them come with a cellular phone built in, which was something I did not want in my tablet. You can get the Acer devices at Walmart, but your best bet is ecost.com as they have them on sale right now. The 500 is a great dual core 1GHz processor, the 501 is dual core 1GHz with cell phone, the 510 is QUAD core 1Ghz, and 710 will be out soon with 1.3GHz quad core.
> 1 votes

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Tags: video
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# Question
Title: Undo Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich) Full Disk Encryption
Just upgraded my Nexus S to Android 4 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. Was looking through all the new features, and decided to enable encryption, which worked (and is working) just fine. Now I'm wondering if I can undo that and revert to an un-encrypted filesystem.

There does not seem to be an option in the settings area, and while I'm not fussed about doing a factory reset, I just wonder if I'm missing an obvious option somewhere. Can anyone help? Or even confirm that the factory reset is the only way out?

# Answer
There should have been a warning when you begin the encryption that you had to agree to. The only way to unencrypt it is to perform a factory reset, thereby wiping your data partition completely.
> 26 votes

# Answer
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0.3. and I've tried Encrypting and Decrypting several times successfully.
> 8 votes

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Tags: settings, 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, encryption
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# Question
Title: Automatic Lock Screen prevention if the line is engaged
I am an Atrix owner. One thing makes me annoyed. I try to place a call and if the line is somehow engaged, the phone automatically locks the screen. Is there any way that I bypass this automatic feature and use the gadget without hassle? Thanks in advance for the repsonse.

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you are rooted, disable your *Proximity Sensor* in a call. To do so, add following line to `/system/build.prop` file: `gsm.proximity.enable=false`.

If you don't use *Proximity Sensor* other than in call, you can disable it fully. To do so, use Hardware Disabler app. But, make sure you have selected correct driver of proximity sensor, otherwise you will brick your device. To find correct driver of proximity sensor, you can either Google or find it using Android Sensor Box app.

Plus, make sure to make screen timeout period long. You can use Widgetsoid app (or, other toggle apps) to make it infinite.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I don't think there's a way. The phone is like an app, it will run until it times out and brings you to the lock screen. It happens a lot in games and stuff when you are not active and the phone thinks you are away so it turns the screen off to save battery. It happens to me when I talk on the phone for a long period of time. You can either completely disable the lock screen, or keep it on. I don't believe that there is alternative. The lock screen does this for your own "safety" and there are no exceptions. You can, however, extend the time limit you have until your phone locks itself.

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Tags: lock-screens, calls, motorola-atrix-4g
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# Question
Title: Why do I get "not enough space" when I copy an APK file to /system/app?
I recently rooted my HTC Desire Bravo because I needed read/write access to `/system/app` in order to be able to copy an APK file there.

I wrote here on stackexchange on the best solution to root the Desire and got pointed to Unrevoked. Everything worked fine and typing "su" in the adb shell gives me nice root access.

I re-mounted /system like

```
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

```

That worked. However, trying to copy my APK file using `adb push MyApp.apk /system/app/` didn't work and gave me a "permission denied". Alternatively I therefore pushed the app to /sdcard first and wanted to do a

```
cat /sdcard/MyApp.apk > /system/app/MyApp.apk

```

That approach has worked just perfectly on my rooted HTC Hero, on the Desire however it gives me

> "Cannot create /system/app/MyApp.apk: not enough memory"

Does anyone have a clue on what could be the problem here? How can I push my app to the system folder so that it installs properly?

# Answer
> 3 votes
HTC phones have an *extra* protection of the /system folder, rooting them is not enough to get write access there.

You need to turn off that protection. This is most easily done with the Revolutionary tool. Follow the instructions closely on the site.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I don't know if *cat* is the best option to copy a file. Why don't you try the *cp* command. I can imagine that *cat* reads the whole file into memory an if it's too big this error happens.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Hameno is right. Although adb will appear to work if the phone is booted normally, it actually won't. You need to boot the phone into clockworkmod, then fire up adb, mount /system yourself (something like mount -o rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system), and muck around with the filesystem.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Try the app Root Explorer. It's the best file manager in my opinion and you can easily remount /system and copy files with it.

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Tags: htc-desire, internal-storage, file-system, file-transfer, apk
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title: Remove Facebook and Gmail contacts

text:
# Question
Title: Remove Facebook and Gmail contacts
Some time ago I have synced my Facebook contacts (using Facebook for Android app) with my contacts. I also have my Gmail account synchronized. Having all those contacts is too much.

I went to `Account and synchronization` and turned off Facebook synchronization. Also in Google account I unchecked the `Synchronize contacts` box (however I still synchronize Gmail, Picasa, Calender and Google Reader).

Now the contacts are not in my contact list, but when I want to send SMS, I still have to browse trough all Gmail, Facebook and local contacts. That's too many entries and it's hard to find the right number. **How to get rid of Gmail and Facebook contacts completely?**

Also, when I go to `Dialer`, all my Facebook friends, who shared their phone numbers, appear there. **How to remove those entries also?**

I'm using Android 2.3.5

# Answer
On `Contacts` tab of stock contacts app, hit `Options` button. Then, choose `more` ~\> `Display Options`.

On this screen, un-check `Only contacts with phone numbers`. Then, check all accounts whose contacts you want to delete (like Facebook, all Gmail groups). And, un-check all accounts whose contacts you don't want to delete (like Phone, SIM). Tap `Save` button after you finished checking and un-checking.

On `Contacts` tab, hit `Options` button again. Choose `Delete` this time. On next screen, tap `Select all` and then `Delete` button. Done!

After this, again go to display options to display your contacts which weren't deleted.
> 6 votes

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Tags: contacts, sync, gmail, facebook
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy S keeps resetting itself on shutting down. How can I stop this?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S and it has worked smoothly for the last couple of years. A couple of days ago, the battery charge died and when I turned it on, it had done a factory reset. Now every time I turn off the phone and then turn it back on, it always resets itself, How do I stop this and what could be the cause?

# Answer
The Flash memory in the device may have died. This would cause any data on the chip (the /data chip) to not be picked up by the system, so it assumes that it is coming fresh out of a box.

This means that the chip(s) in the device may have used all of their write cycles. This is the reason SSDs aren't used for their reliability.

All flash chips (thumbdrives, SSDs, anything with a size of two to the power of X (2,4,8,16...) that isn't RAM...) have a limited number of possible write-erase cycles.

In most cases, this is unfixable other than replacing the chip. And in your case (if this is indeed your problem) this essentially is terminal.

Limiting writes to the chip (don't update apps, install-remove apps etc...) is the only way to slow this process.

> ... for the last couple of years...

In your situation this can be caused by general usage, esp, over this time period. My eeePC's SSD didn't last a year.

Although, this could be something completely different, I'm just going by inferences as I couldn't see anything on Google.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy S2 support for Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
This post indicates that `Samsung Galaxy S2` may get Android 4.0. I am planning to buy `S2` and I have the following questions.

1. Is `Galaxy S2` compatible to run `Android 4.0`?
2. If Samsung is not releasing `Android 4.0` for `Galaxy S2`, is there a way that I can install it manually? Will that cause any issues?
3. Will installing Android manually affects the phone warranty?

Any help would be appreciated

# Answer
> 1 votes
There is a specific document describing the official requirements of ICS called the "Android 4.0 Compatibility definition". You can compare this to the phone's specs to see if it matches the official requirements and hope that Samsung continues to support your device long enough to upgrade it to ICS.

If not, your only hope is for an unofficial port of ICS, similar to Teamhacksung's ICS Port for the original Galaxy S. These are not officially supported and will cause you to void your warranty.

# Answer
> 0 votes
According to Samsung UK it will be getting ICS, so I'd say that it has to be compatible.

Quote from Samsung UK's twitter: `Hi, good news - the Galaxy S II will be receiving ICS, but there are no dates confirmed as yet. We will keep you posted.`

# Answer
> 0 votes
Yes, it's compatible.

Maybe this can help you:

Installing Android ICS 4.0.3 on Samsung Galaxy SII

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, 2.3-gingerbread, samsung-galaxy-s-2
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# Question
Title: How to browse Internet in Samsung Galaxy Fit using Broadband in Windows 7?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit smartphone and want to browse the web on it using BroadBand connection (the one i use for my pc connection to Internet) in Windows 7.

# Answer
> 3 votes
From everything I have read about this topic, it is possible to do on a linux machine, but not with a windows machine. this could be because of something with ADB on windows, or the USB drivers for windows.

Here is the info (note that this reference was done with a Nexus One):

* **Requirements:**
    + Android 2.2 (or an older version with a root tethering app)
    + ADB from Android SDK, or a rooted Android 2.2 with terminal in root mode

STEP 1:
Device: Connect USB cable and activate USB Tethering. You should see on linux new network interface.

STEP 2:
On Linux Computer, setup a bridge:

* usb0 is the new network intreface
* eth0 is the main interface connected to internet (or a gateway)

$ sudo ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0
$ sudo ifconfig usb0 0.0.0.0
$ sudo brctl addbr br0
$ sudo brctl addif br0 eth0
$ sudo brctl addif br0 usb0
$ sudo ifconfig br0 up
$ sudo dhclient br0

See Network Connection Bridge Help to setup bridges

STEP 3:
Setup usb0 interface of your phone. You have to options:

1. From your computer, execute:

./adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp
2. Or in a root terminal on your phone, type:

su netcfg usb0 dhcp

You should now be able to connect to Internet on your phone using your computer's Internet connection.

Try to do a ping www.google.com to be sure

STEP 4:

To shut down the reverse-tethering, first unbridge interfaces on your computer:

```
$ sudo ifconfig eth0 down
$ sudo ifconfig usb0 down
$ sudo ifconfig br0 down
$ sudo brctl delbr br0
$ sudo ifconfig eth0 up
$ sudo dhclient eth0

```

Then on your phone, uncheck the USB Tethering option

# Answer
> 0 votes
The best and simplest idea in the long run would be to get a wireless broadband router that also supports ethernet (wired networking). Your pc can still use cables and your android phone just connects to it using wi-fi.

Without a wi-fi router you still have a few more options that work with Windows, as long as your pc has wi-fi (which you can get using a simple USB network card that costs less than 20 USD). In this case you have a few options (in order of recommendation):

1. Use software to turn your pc into a wifi router that shares it's internet connection. Instructions are available here.
2. Setup an ad-hoc network with Windows and then root your android phone to enable it to see ad-hoc networks using the instructions found here.
3. Use Wi-fi Direct which is a new protocol that'll work with Android 4.0 and Windows 8 (not very helpful, I know).

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Tags: reverse-tether, samsung-galaxy-fit
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# Question
Title: Endless loading for emulator on low-end netbook
I'm trying to develop on my old netbook but the emulator never completely loads. It keeps working and sometimes it freezes but then it doesn't finish booting.

I'm not really skilled in Android development and I would like to know if I can tweak the emulator to require less computational power. I'm learning new stuff so I don't have to run big stuff, I just need to start the emulator and launch a simple application

# Answer
I would say the simple answer is no. The emulator performs fairly poorly on high-end computers, so even if you got it to start up the performance would be beyond horrible.
> 5 votes

# Answer
There is a minimum possible processor speed for Android to run correctly. If you don't get that speed, part of the system thinks another part has crashed (it gives it about 5 seconds to finish initialising and panics if it doesn't) and terminates it, which leaves the system in an unusable state. On the emulator, processors slower than about 2.4GHz Pentium 4s fail. You can get it to work on slightly slower machines by turning off the boot animation, but even that isn't reliable.

When I needed to do some development on a machine too slow for the emulator, I used android-x86 in a virtualbox virtual machine. It works nicely, unless you need to interact with text messages or phone calls.
> 2 votes

# Answer
> I'm not really skilled in Android development and I would like to know if I can tweak the emulator to require less computational power.

There are a couple things you can tweak to make the emulator less resource hungry. The two most important knob is:

1. RAM: the emulator always allocates all of the emulated device's RAM into the host's RAM even if it's unused by the emulated device. If you specify the emulated device to have a RAM larger than the free RAM that you normally have on the host without running the emulator, then the host OS will have to swap and invariably causes trashing.
2. Screen size: use lower resolution screen, the default screen resolution for Android 3.x and 4.x is way too high to run smoothly in even high-end hardware.

I've been able to successfully develop several simple apps on my old laptop, a 1.8Ghz dual core with 1GB RAM. After proper tweaks, the emulator still feels slow and laggy, but it's usable.

Also, I haven't tried it yet, but you might want to try Android-x86 in VirtualBox or QEMU. The emulator that comes with the SDK emulates ARM architecture, therefore there is an overhead in translating ARM to x86 instruction; most Intel and AMD CPU used in laptop uses the x86 architecture and have support for x86 emulation to significantly reduce emulation overhead. If your app runs on Dalvik, and doesn't use the NDK, then theoretically you should have no problem using Android-x86.
> 0 votes

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Tags: android-emulator
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title: Samsung Galaxy 3 Questions

text:
# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy 3 Questions
I plan to buy a Samsung Galaxy 3. Here are my questions:

1. Does the Galaxy 3 have a front-facing camera?
2. How is the main camera (in terms of clarity)?
3. Can the browser support multiple windows?

# Answer
1. No - one 3.15MP camera on the rear 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, Video- QVGA@15fps.
2. Here's a comparison of the Galaxy 3 alongside images from its peers.
3. Yes, the default browser does indeed support multiple windows.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Now that the phone is released, I believe Sparx's answer is incorrect for part 1.

It has an 8 MP rear camera, and a 1.9 MP front facing camera.
> -1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-apollo, front-camera
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title: What is Cyanogenmod KANGs?

text:
# Question
Title: What is Cyanogenmod KANGs?
What is Cyanogenmod KANGs? I have read about compiling the most up-to-date source code as a "KANGs" but I can't find out anywhere what it refers to.

# Answer
> 11 votes
CyanogenMod developers coined the term "kang" originally. It goes back to the beginnings of Android development. It used to mean having one's development work taken, manipulated, rebranded, and re-released by someone else with no credit to the original developer.

Later this term morphed into having a less malicious meaning, and stands for the process of creating a code based of someone else's code or reapplying code that someone else created into your own code. A "KANG" therefore is a derivative work, based on the original with some modifications. It usually means an unauthorized version of a custom ROM.

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Tags: cyanogenmod
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title: Text-to-speech reading queue?

text:
# Question
Title: Text-to-speech reading queue?
Anything similar to InstaPaper/Chrome to Phone, but with reading (text-to-speech) capabilities?

# Answer
InstaFetch (Lite / Pro) is a InstaPaper client that has both the ability to download the webpages for offline use, and to read them aloud with the text to speech engine. There is both a free and a pay version. (BTW: For text to speech I use Ivona - it is free for now and produces amazing quality.)
> 1 votes

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Tags: text-to-speech, google-chrome-to-phone, reading
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title: Samsung SII rom update

text:
# Question
Title: Samsung SII rom update
I'm a big fan for RR (Resurrection Remix rom) and I'm following it's news and updates since V.1.8.1

But there is something I don't like with rom updating in general, each time updating the rom I need to wipe cache, applications and user details. I hate reinstalling apps. and configure my phone from zero.

Is there a way to relaunch the same settings and apps. after updating the rom.

thanx for your advises.

# Answer
Well-

Things have changed-

As of today, all you need to do is backup the .apk files to your SD card using the backup app of your choice (there are free ones like Astro-) And then get an app called "App Installer" --

When you Update the ROM- you can re-install all of your apps with the App Installer--

App Installer hasn't been around too long-- I personally use Titanium-- it has some good features, but it costs money. Worth every cent, IMHO.

ALSO- You *may* not actually need to wipe the data and system before you update the ROM--- so long as you are *upgrading* the ROM and not switching to a different ROM.

(if the chef says wipe, then wipe--)

But a lot of times, you can get away with only wiping davlik+cache
> 1 votes

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Tags: updates, samsung-galaxy-s-2, rom
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# Question
Title: How can I add a Corporate / Exchange account if there is no option in the "Accounts & Sync" list
I'm on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.2.

If I go to Settings, Accounts & sync, ADD ACCOUNT, there is no "Corporate" or "Exchange" options at all. I only have Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Dropbox. I haven't rooted my phone or made any modifications beyond installing apps from the Play store.

Under Settings, Apps, ALL, I have something listed called "Exchange Services" but it says that it is using 0.00B storage, cache, etc.

Any help on adding an exchange account to my phone would be appreciated. I've been using it with just my Google account for quite a while but would like to add a corporate exchange account for work.

# Answer
Did you try to add it from the email app itself?

Go into the app and and select the "manual setup" option, and then you will be able to add a Pop3, IMAP, or Exchange account.
> 1 votes

# Answer
K9 mail may have an option to connect to your account. See https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/wiki/K9MailAndExchange
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, exchange, accounts
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# Question
Title: How do I diagnose a WiFi Error when the phone just reports "Unknown"?
I have a Motorola Atrix (MB860) running Android 2.3.6. Just today the Wi-Fi suddenly stopped working; On the Quick Settings display it just shows "Unknown", on the phone's Wi-Fi Settings display it just shows "Error" and Wi-Fi won't turn on.

I've tried turning it off and back on several times, and I've tried pulling the battery twice. I have installed Log Collector, but looking through the log I can't see anything even remotely relevant.

Talking to AT&T (God love 'em) on a previous Wi-Fi issue several months ago, they just blew me off and said they don't help with Wi-Fi issues, so I am not confident in getting help from that direction. If I have my phone replaced, my company will force me to get an iPhone due to a new Apple-only company policy. So I am on my own.

How might I go about diagnosing the problem?

# Answer
> -2 votes
Try to search for Google the appropriate Kernel for 2.3.6 (presumably you are running on 4.5.141 firmware). Then flash it. When I say "flash", I mean a flash by CWM. Good luck.

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Tags: wi-fi, connection-issues, system-error, motorola-atrix-4g
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title: Bricked Moto Defy

text:
# Question
Title: Bricked Moto Defy
I have bricked my Motorola Defy.

I have tried flashing a new ROM using RSD Lite (following this guide). It says 'complete' but my phone will not turn on. Sometimes it will just show the Moto boot logo but never fully boot up. I can only open the boot menu.

The ROMs I have tried flashing can be found here (All UK 2.1 at the top of the page).

Does anyone have any ideas?

**EDIT**

I have looked at the answer here but the recommended ROM was not compatible with my handset. Does anyone know which ROM to use for my defy (here)?

# Answer
Not sure which ROM you're looking for - but have you checked out the available ROMs on XDA Developers? Also suggest you check out this guide at Modaco for how to flash/unbrick your phone.
> 1 votes

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Tags: motorola-defy, unbricking
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title: Force shutdown on a Galaxy Nexus?

text:
# Question
Title: Force shutdown on a Galaxy Nexus?
Similar to this question: How to force Samsung Galaxy Tab to shutdown?), how can I force my Galaxy Nexus to shutdown?

I can see that it is still on because I've got lightflow installed and the status LED is flashing. However none of the buttons are waking up the screen, so it is pretty much frozen. I've tried holding down the power button for 60s but its still on! :)

Thanks!

# Answer
> 3 votes
The easiest solution would be to simply remove the battery. As far as I know, holding down the power button on the Galaxy Nexus doesn't force it to power down.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-nexus, system-freeze, shutdown
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title: ICS ROM For Galaxy S

text:
# Question
Title: ICS ROM For Galaxy S
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I want to update My Galaxy S with an ICS Android Version But I Can't find a stable One, I tried some ROMs on the net but they are broken with missing functionality and they slow down my phone. So I have turned back to Gingerbread. If someone has an already tried, tested ROM for Galaxy S could they please provide a link?

# Answer
This is the most recent build for the Android Open Kang Project, which is ICS roms based and improved upon CM9. I have used these for my EVO and they are spectacular thus far. They're still beta, and while force closes are expected, they are few and far between. These builds have been great!
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, custom-roms
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# Question
Title: how to stop playing Spotify on my Galaxy Tab
I can start and play Spotify on my Galaxy Tab 7 but if i have enough, how do i stop playing without total log-out or without using the pause. I want to STOP and close it. I have Premium

# Answer
> 3 votes
In Android it's not necessary to stop and close apps manually. Android manages the state of applications in the background, when an app is not actively performing a task. If the device needs memory for a new application, Android closes the least active app still in the background to make room for it. As a result if you open an application that was still in the background, it can now open much faster. In the case of Spotify, it remains paused in the background until you open it again, or the device needs memory for another application.

More information here: http://lifehacker.com/5650894/android-task-killers-explained-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-tab, spotify
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# Question
Title: Samsung Social Hub: How can I view the sent folder running ICS?
I have 3 email accounts under Social Hub, how can I view sent folder running ICS 4.0.3 on Samsung Galaxy S2?

When I was using Gingerbeard 2.3.6, it was very simple to move the other mail folder as well. But now there is no such option.

Is there a way to see other mail folder like send items/ draft / myfolder?

# Answer
You can tap the 'Labels' button in Gmail's action bar. From there you can navigate to all labels you have in Gmail, including 'Sent' and 'Draft'.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, samsung-galaxy-s-2, samsung-touchwiz
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# Question
Title: Media volume automatically goes to zero when removing headphones
Whenever I remove the headphone jack1 while I have some media playing2, the file stops (which is what I want and expect) but the media volume also goes down to zero (which is unexpected and I would prefer not to happen).

If I pause the media file before removing the headphone jack this does not occur.

Is this a setting I missed? Is there a way I can prevent it from happening, or do I simply need to remember to pause before removing the jack?

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1 Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.4 (although this also happened with 4.0.2).

2 I have observed this with DoggCatcher and Google Music.

# Answer
> 6 votes
I was having the same problem with my phone until I uninstalled the turntable.fm app. This is the post that clued me into the fix: https://forums.motorola.com/posts/bc23079218

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Tags: settings, volume-control
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title: Android customization Galaxy Note

text:
# Question
Title: Android customization Galaxy Note
Recently, Android ICS has been released in my country (Hungary) also for the Samsung Galaxy Note. That's cool, the phone updated itself to Android 4.0.3 and at first sight it was really cool and fast. But... To be honest, the Wi-Fi disconnects and the battery gets empty in half of a day... These 2 make me really angry and I was thinking about rooting, which I have successfully done today, but it still didn't help at all on my problems. Okay, the UI might be a little faster...

So. I thought I might have to change the ROM to a custom one.

Now I have more questions about this:

* I wish to modify my phone on a way I can easily turn it back to the factory state (no wonder, warranty). How to do this/is it possible?
* Is it possible to "put up" more ROMs and when I'm turning on the phone just select the one I want to use (just like you'd install more OSs on a desktop computer)?
* I would also want to know what are my options for a custom ROM for a Galaxy Note WITHOUT losing my S-Pen functionality, so which ROMs should I count in?
* How to freakin' achieve these above questions if everything is ok? =D

Thanks in advance! =)

(Links and experiences are welcome also...)

# Answer
Only devices with NVIDIA Tegra chips in them can be completely restored to factory conditions.

When you root your phone, the warranty is void, and there is no sending it back.

You can Back-Up a ROM and before booting, wipe the phone's ROM and restore one of the backed up ROMs. Backing up and restoring is very time consuming, though. You would only want to do that so you could perhaps have an AOSP ROM, a TouchWhiz ROM, and perhaps a CM9 or AOKP ROM as well-- Trust me, you'll be too busy flashing new updates to worry about switching between backups.

Head over to http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1346 for the low down on the rest. You can never read enough, really--

The different ROMs will be under the Development section.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, custom-roms, backup, samsung-galaxy-note
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# Question
Title: How long does the Android browser keep its history files for?
I'm one of those people who actually likes to keep all my old history files, since I like to see what sites I was browsing 6 months ago.

So does anyone know how long the Android browser stores data for? Or is there a maximum file size of the history file that it collects? Are there also any Android history archival utilities available?

# Answer
> 1 votes
To my knowledge-- all Android stock browsers will keep the history forever. Until the cache is manually wiped or wiped because of an OTA update -- since I'm pretty sure the updates wipe the cache before booting-- Even still, I'm pretty sure the browser's cache isn't touched in that process.

I'm quite certain you have nothing to worry about in terms of losing history.

If you are running 4.0.x (I think it's exclusive to that version- you could check), you can get the Chrome Beta browser, which keeps your history in sync with your Google account-- along with your bookmarks, and of course the history from any other machines you run Chrome on.

Pretty neat.

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Tags: browser
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# Question
Title: Maximum SD Speed Class for HTC Desire HD?
Any idea what is the maximum class supported by HTC Desire HD? I have one 4GB Class 10 microSD card, and its not able to read it...

# Answer
> 2 votes
The speed classification of an sdcard under no circumstances compromises compatibility.

That said here's what you can try:

* Format the sdcard inside the phone
* Make sure it works with an external card reader
* Make sure it works in another phone
* Make sure your phone can use other cards.

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Tags: htc-desire-hd
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title: How to mount a ext2 partition in sdcard

text:
# Question
Title: How to mount a ext2 partition in sdcard
I don't want to use fat32, I want use the more stable ext2.

# Answer
> 3 votes
You cannot use anything but FAT for the external SDCard. Android will not mount the card if it is not FAT.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I've managed to do it on Harmony developer board using adb shell:

```
adb shell "mount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /mnt/sdcard"

```

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Tags: sd-card, shell, mount, ext2
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# Question
Title: How can  I disable screen lock feature temporarily?
I want to lend a tablet to a friend of mine and I'm sure he will try to prank me with a locked screen.

What can I do to remove the screen lock, if he returns it with the locked screen feature enabled with a code or something?

# Answer
One way to prevent this is to create an extra guest profile with help from SwitchMe:

**Get root, install SwitchMe, create an guest profile, protect your profile with an password and enable SwitchMe's login manager feature.** This allows you to recover the tablet by rebooting into your profile and resetting or deleting the guest profile.

Note that SwitchMe may not work with your ROM.
> 4 votes

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Tags: lock-screens
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# Question
Title: GO Launcher EX: widget lost after reboot
Whenever I reboot, widget get lost in GO Launcher EX. how can I fix this?

NB: the widget is on the internal memory

# Answer
Is your widget application installed to the SD card? If yes, then that is the problem. When the phone reboots, it takes a few minutes for the SD card to get loaded. This causes an issue for any widgets that are not installed to the internal memory as they aren't available when the phone first boots up, causing them to not load.

So, please verify the widget app is installed to internal memory instead of the SD card.

This is what you're looking for:
> 2 votes

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Tags: app-widgets, reboot, launcher, go-launcher-ex
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" Plus -- adb drivers
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" Plus tablet on my hands, and I am trying to test my "large" scale layouts. The device shows up in harddrive mode on my computer (Win XP), but adb does not recognize it as a device (Note: it doesn't show `??????`, it doesn't appear at all). I also tried using Samsung "Kies"- no success. It doesn't even recognize that the device is attached.

As a first step, I do have debugging mode enabled under developer settings.

Am I missing some drivers for the tablet? I checked here, but no drivers are offered- just Kies. Any help is welcomed, thanks!

Note: If running "adb devices" shows your device as ??????? kill & restart the server as described here. This is a separate issue.

# Answer
> 2 votes
The current best, known solution is to use "adbWireless" to connect the device with one's computer over a network. Be careful to connect both devices to the same network.

If you do not have access to a wireless network, the .apk can be transferred in harddrive mode after exporting the project from eclipse. However, this route does not allow use of adb for logging, debug mode, or any other tools. (See application "aLogcat" if logcat logs are wanted)

If anyone finds other solutions, please edit this answer.

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Tags: adb, windows, samsung-galaxy-tab-7-plus
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title: Where are my Gmail contacts?

text:
# Question
Title: Where are my Gmail contacts?
Where can I access my Gmail contacts on my ICS Android Tablet (DGM T-703)? This does feel like a silly question, but I cannot find my Contacts list anywhere?! Within the Gmail app I cannot see a "Contacts" option!? When I compose an email, contact suggestions do drop down as I complete the To field.

Now I'm sure I entered some kind of contacts manager some days ago, but cannot find this again.

Under Settings \> Accounts & sync, my Gmail account is set to sync for "Calendar", "**Contacts**", "Gmail" and "Tasks".

Also, I cannot find an icon for a "Contacts" (or "People") app, despite having "Contacts" and "Contacts Storage" listed under Settings \> Apps \> All. I feel as if I should be able to simply run this as a separate app?!

I'm fairly new to Android and do not have an Android phone, so I'm not too sure what should be where.

# Answer
> 1 votes
As mentioned in my question there is a "Contacts" app already listed under Settings \> Apps \> All, but there is no way to directly launch this. There is no related Contacts/People app icon on the apps page. I have accessed this "Contacts" app at least once in the past, via another application, but I cannot remember how I did this. Anyway...

A workaround... I installed Resizable Contacts Widget ICS. This is a very small/simple app that provides a widget that you can place on the home screen to give quick access to one (or more) of your contacts. Tap the contact/widget and a contact summary pops up. Tap the contact summary and it opens the full Contact app from which I can search and manage all my (Gmail) contacts.

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# Solution

Dan kindly emailed me this solution for how to access this mysterious Contacts app from within your mail app - no third party apps required.

> At the top of any incoming email (using Google Mail app or the Android Mail app) in the big blue bar at the top you will see the sender (picture or icon) and sender's address. If you click on the senders picture or icon there will be a pop-up with details on that contact. In the pop-up, just under the picture to the right there will be a small "head and shoulders" icon. Click that, and voila! You are in the Contacts app.

The sender needs to already be in your contacts for this to work, otherwise you get prompted, *'Add "xyz@example.com" to contacts'*? As Dan admits, this is "still back assward", but it would seem to be the most viable solution so far for what has proved to be a rather common problem!

# Answer
> 4 votes
Use the built-in `People` app to see those contacts. Or, you can use third-party apps like Contacts +.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Try adding another Contacts application like TouchPal Contacts.

The Contacts and/or People app is part of the Google suite of apps. Perhaps the manufacturer of your tablet didn't bundle it with your device or it might have been deleted somehow.

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, contacts, gmail
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# Question
Title: Where can I find the change log for Android 4.0.4?
I'm curious what changed in Android 4.0.4. Is there an official change log somewhere? It seems very well hidden.

# Answer
It's just a maintenance update for bug fixes. This is the best I can find:

> Revision 3 (March 2012)
>
> Maintenance update. The system version is **4.0.4.**
>
> Note: This system image includes support for emulator hardware graphics acceleration when used with SDK Tools r17 or higher. (more info)

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0.3.html

Unofficial change log

Revision change log and more details
> 4 votes

# Answer
From Wikipedia

* Stability improvements
* Better camera performance
* Smoother screen rotation
* Improved phone number recognition
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: I can barely hear the touch sounds on my Galaxy Nexus ICS
I enabled "touch sounds" (click sound when pressing buttons) on my Galaxy Nexus ICS but they are so faint I can barely hear them. The same is true for the screen lock sound.

All other sounds are loud and clear. All volume settings are turned up to maximum. Pressing the hard volume buttons only adjusts the phone volume.

Strangely, in ICS there is no setting for "system volume" like there was in 2.3.3 (only media, ringtones/notifications and alarms). How do I adjust the system volume so I can hear touch sounds?

Thanks in advance...

# Answer
I'd suggest trying an app like Audio Manager. I haven't tried it on ICS myself.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Touch sounds are controlled by your ringer and notification volume. Torque it all the way up, and if it still isn't loud enough, download power amp.
> 1 votes

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Tags: audio, samsung-galaxy-nexus
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# Question
Title: How to Change the Filename Prefix (DSC) of Camera Photos
I have a android mobile with 5 MP camera. I use the default camera app to capture photos.

All the pictures captured by camera has DSC prefix in their name - DSC\_XXXX. I want to remove DSC prefix and add the date prefix in `DEFAULT CAMERA APPLICATION`

How to do it ?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can't do that since it has been coded in program level you can't change the prefix DSC in all photos. You need to have the code for the apk and change the prefix string and build an apk then only you can do that cheers......

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# Question
Title: Swapping the "home" button functionality
Currently (2.2) pressing the home button goes to the home app shortcuts, and long-prerssing it opens recently used tasks.

Is it possible to swap these actions? Then quick press would open recent tasks.

(I'm also interested in answers that require root, or a custom rom.)

# Answer
> 3 votes
If you're using the AOKP ICS ROMs, then there is a setting under `System Settings->ROM Control->General UI->Long Press Home Action` but it seems to only let you choose between different kinds of recent menu lists. I know this is a narrow part of your situation, but information for your taking nonetheless.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Another method exists, and like you indicated, it requires at the very least root access and possibly a custom ROM.

1. Hook your device up to a computer via **adb**.
2. Pull your **keypad.kl** file. For my HTC EVO 4G, it was `/system/usr/keylayout/supersonic-keypad.kl`, regardless of what it is called, you should find it somewhere close to `/system/usr/keylayout`
3. Open this file with a text editor, and edit as you please following the pattern of the file.

For me, the HOME button is `102`, so remapping this key to the camera would be `key 102 CAMERA WAKE_DROPPED`.

A key marked `WAKE` will wake the device when it is pressed, `WAKE_DROPPED` can affect the system without waking the screen.

**NOTE:** this *may* only allow you to change the functionality to built-in options, but there are several functions available, including volume options, other softkeys, camera, power, any characters, or playback controls, such as `PLAYPAUSE`.

This is the Android source and includes example keymaps.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You might be able to assign the required functions to the button with ButtonRemapper: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464

# Answer
> -1 votes
ClutchPad can be setup to do pretty much whatever you want.. check it out here

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, buttons
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# Question
Title: Internet - How to stop Popup windows appearing in a small overlay
On my HTC Desire phone I use a chess website. One of the links on that website opens a popup window displaying a chess board and other items. On my PC it opens in a new tab of my browser, that is fine.

However, when accessed on my HTC Desire handset instead of opening in a new window accessible from the Menu --\> Windows section it opens in a framed overlay on top of the current screen.

I’d prefer it to open in a full-blown Window if possible as I’m losing a little bit of screen real-estate with this overlay. Is there any way to disable this feature?

Rob

# Answer
Those "Analyze Board" links are coded to open a popup window using JavaScript. Your desktop browser (using an extension) is overriding this default behaviour it would seem, in order to open in a new tab instead.

Those links are not programmed in a particularly accessible way unfortunately - if you don't have JavaScript enabled you get nothing. Under Google Chrome on the desktop for instance I cannot avoid opening a popup window, it simply doesn't work if I choose to open the link in a new tab (I get a blank page).

Having said that, using the default browser on Android 4.0, does open a new tab when those links are clicked - I don't get a floating popup window.

I would have said that the problem is a combination of the website (not being accessible) and of the default browser on your mobile that is unfortunately unable to deal with this situation. Can popup windows be controlled in the browser settings? In some cases you could disable JavaScript on the mobile to get around this, but on this website if you did that you would get nothing!

**EDIT:** You mention that you don't have much room on your device to install an additional (full blown) browser. Have you considered perhaps Opera Mini (858KB) or Dolphin Mini (1,014KB) - these have a reduced storage footprint.
> 3 votes

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Tags: htc-desire, browser, stock-browser
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# Question
Title: Google Play Store on a Samsung Galaxy Ace missing
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3.4. The phone came with Samsung App Store not the Google market. I would like to install the Google market or Google Play as there is a better selection of apps. However the play.google.com website has no link to download the store. What can I do?

# Answer
The update is OTA - so if you are scheduled to receive it for your device (which I believe you should have) - you should go to Settings \>\> About \>\> System Updates - and check for an update.

You may need to update your device to 2.3.5 to receive the update.
> -1 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, samsung-galaxy-ace
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