# Question
Title: download bigger than 4 gb file on android 4.0.4
How can I download files bigger than 4 GB on my Micromax A110 phone?

FAT32 file system says that it does not support files larger than 4 GB. I know there is one more way to do that: EXFAT file system. But my phone does not support that format -- so what should I do to download bigger files?

There are many games on sites which are not split into parts. Also torrent sites have many big games -- but I can't download them because they are larger than 4 GB.

So what should I do? And please tell me that when I format my sd card there are some other options like kilobytes 16 or 32 or many more. So which number of kilobytes should I select for my phone to format EXFAT file system?

# Answer
Try formatting your SDCard as either Ext4Fs or Ext3Fs. Using such a tool as Partition Magic or even Parted

To quote from Wikipedia's entry on Ext4fs:

> **Large file system**
>
> The ext4 filesystem can support volumes with sizes up to 1 exbibyte (EiB) and files with sizes up to 16 tebibytes (TiB).

Likewise, for the quote on Wikipedia's entry on Ext3fs

> Size limits
>
> The max number of blocks for ext3 is 2^32. The size of a block can vary, affecting the max number of files and the max size of the file system:

```
   +------------+-----------------+----------------------+
   | Block Size |  Max File Size  |  Max Filesystem Size |
   +------------|-----------------|----------------------|
   |   1Kb      |     16Gb        |       2Tb            |
   +------------|-----------------|----------------------|
   |   2Kb      |     256Gb       |       8Tb            |
   +------------|-----------------|----------------------|
   |   4Kb      |     2Tb         |       16Tb           |
   +------------|-----------------|----------------------|
   |   8Kb      |     2Tb         |       32Tb           |
   +-----------------------------------------------------v

```

**The reason FAT32 is used, is to maintain compatibility with the majority of OS's on desktop/laptops, which is Microsoft Windows!**

***Caveat Emptor:***

Some kernels have support for Ext4fs in place, not all of them may have it, notably Stock ROMs coming from manufacturers!

Also, if you are rooted and running a customized kernel, chances are pretty high that the kernel would have support for this - you can confirm by checking via `adb shell`

* `adb shell ls /proc/*.gz` There should be a hit on the configuration file, usually named `config.gz` or `kernel_config.gz` or similar.
* Pull that down via `adb pull /proc/config.gz`
* Unzip this file and launch your favourite editor, Search for the following keywords \*CONFIG\_EXT3\_FS\* or \*CONFIG\_EXT4\_FS\*
* Or from the command line, `zcat config.gz | grep "CONFIG_EXT4_FS"`
* If the search yielded this line `# CONFIG_EXT4_FS is not set` or `# CONFIG_EXT3_FS is not set` you are out of luck as that kernel would not have any support.

In short, if you need to support big files, a custom ROM or a custom Kernel would be needed *this requires a pre-requisite in unlocking the bootloader in order to flash a new custom kernel in place that has support for such filesystems*!
> 7 votes

# Answer
The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 byte or 4,294,967,295 bytes, SD memory in your phone is formatted as FAT32 so you limited to have files smaller than 4GB in your phone. Cluster size has no differences in limitation of FAT32 Structure.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Just like the answers above. **`FAT32`** has a maximum absolute filesize limit of **4GB** only

However partitioning your SDcard to **`Ext3/Ext4`** will have a disadvantage of not being read in Windows.

If your device is already **rooted** then I suggest you to install a **FUSE** (Filesystem on Userspace) driver so it can support **`NTFS`** volumes and keep compatability with Windows.

An App already exist to mount the driver automatically by using this additional file from the XDA forums.

After this, just format your SDcard to **`NTFS`**, your Android will be able to read/write to it with ease

Update:

I also found Paragon Mounter, probably based on FUSE but optimized for Android.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Dude, I suggest reformatting your SD card to ext3 Or ext4. And I find it more stable than NTFS in android.

And regarding operating system compatibility... Its easy dude... Rooting an android may void your warranty... So I prefer to mod my pc to read all file system... And its pretty easy too... Just get windows drivers for ext3 or whatever file system needed... And in windows u even get drivers for HFS plus (Mac drives)... So where is the problem ???

I dual boot my amd PC with windows 7 ultimate sp1 and apple Mac osx 10.9.0 Marvericks... And all file systems work well on both the os.. We get every filesystem to work with windows by using proper drivers... And Mac osx natively supports every other file system except NTFS, for which drivers are available...

Use the power of Google... You can easily get drivers..

Good luck. :)
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Cyrillic font not displaying properly in Android
I have installed Evernote on a Lenovo P770 (running Android). The problem is, some Cyrillic text is displayed with strange hardly readable font. At the same time Cyrillic text with another font is displayed correctly. Other applications are having the same problem, so this is not specific to Evernote.

Screenshot below:

The device is not rooted.

Is it possible to replace this font with another in Android? Can I do it without rooting the phone?

# Answer
The problem was **partially** solved.

1. Download .apk file from the device (with AirDroid for example)
2. Remove assets/fonts directory from the archive
3. Install the application with modified .apk file

I suspect that this bug appears again with every application update, so this fix has to be repeated after every update
> 0 votes

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title: Changing Vendor Id

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# Question
Title: Changing Vendor Id
Here's the context: subject - Mobile data (Internet) I have 4.1 (JellyBean) mobile phone. Everything works great. Of late I happened to travel to UK and my present service operator does not recognize this device for me to use the mobile internet. Everything else works as it should including Wifi but not mobile data.

I was wondering if there is a way to tweak the settings to spoof the device settings to make it impersonate a known device recognizable by my service provider?

# Answer
I think the issue is that you have the wrong APNs. You can try going into System Settings-\>(More..)Wireless and Networks-\>Mobile Network Settings-\>**Access Point Names** and Press the settings button.

This should show the settings menu for the APNs and should have a **Reset to Default** option. Click that and wait for 2-3 minutes. It should start working again hopefully.
> 0 votes

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Tags: mobile-data
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# Question
Title: Batty drain issue on CM10.2.1-yuga / Sony Xperia Z - NFC Service using over 50%
I've recently put CyanogenMod CM10.2.1-yuga on my Xperia Z and I've noticed the NFC server is using an insane amount of the battery.

Even after disabling the service in the App section, the service is still running and continues to drain battery:

And the NFC section of my settings is greyed out

Any idea of what's going on or how to diagnose this further?

# Answer
You can try the following:

1.Try Calibrating your battery ( few says it is necessary to calibrate your phone after rom installation)

* Charge phone to 100%
* Boot in to recovery
* Wipe battery stats
* Reboot and drain the battery completely ( by playing or media or normal usage)
* After complete drain recharge the phone again to 100%

2.Try freezing or renaming or removing `nfc.apk and tag.apk` (Instead of removing the apk just try renaming them like `nfc.apk.bak`)
> 1 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, battery-life, nfc, services, sony-xperia-z
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# Question
Title: Is CyanogenMod Installer compatible with my Note 2 after updating it to Android 4.3?
Can I install CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 after I updated it to Android 4.3? Will knox interfere? How can install it using the installer of CyanogenMod or with the conventional way?

# Answer
Some people have successfully installed CyanogenMod on top of 4.3 (with Knox).

Refer to the official installation guide, which includes installation on the phone and on the PC.
> 0 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, samsung-galaxy-note-2, samsung-knox
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# Question
Title: After - Turn on USB storage.... External Card is not accessible
When I turn on USB. Internal memory is accessible but having issues with external card.

Even after turn off. No app is working, installed on External memory.

Rebooting device will make everything normal again.

Please Help.

# Answer
The problem is happening that when you connect your phone to your computer via USB it attaches (mounts) the card to your computer and while that is happening the card is not accessible for android system. This breaks all the applications which are moved to SD card.

This might be device specific to change (if possible at all), so please post your device info.
> 1 votes

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Tags: external-sd
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title: Domain of wifi internet test

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# Question
Title: Domain of wifi internet test
My router has an adblocker, such that any request to a blacklisted domain is redirected to a port that returns a 1x1 pixel gif (pixelserv). At the moment, whenever my Galaxy S3 (with 4.3 Jelly Bean) connects to Wi-Fi, it asks me to sign-in, but my network requires no sign-in (via webpage redirect). I understand that when connecting, Android connects to a website or domain to ensure that it is not redirected, and that there is an internet connection. I think my adblocker is redirecting this request to the pixelserv, and the device therefore thinks that I must sign in to the network. I want to whitelist whatever IP or domain it is looking for. What is that domain or IP?

# Answer
Android sends a request to `http://clients3.google.com/generate_204`, and it expects a 204 response (the HTTP code for "no content").
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, internet
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# Question
Title: Can I enable OK Google in my Nexus 5 even when phone is locked?
I actually like OK Google, and would like to have it available even when the phone is locked / screen is off. Anyway to do that? Thanks! :)

# Answer
For this to work, your Nexus 5 will need the "always listening" mode. It's not supported on this handset officially, but there are community developers working on enabling this feature. As of this writing, the development is still in a (semi-)working proof of concept stage.
> 2 votes

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Tags: nexus-5, google-now, ok-google
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# Question
Title: Where in the Nexus 4 is the wire wireless charging coil?
I've just received a "smartfox qi" wireless charger as a gift, but it won't charge my Nexus 4 despite its indicator light turning on, and the Nexus 4 says "charging wireless". Still, it doesn't charge, the battery graph shows a power depletion just as if it were just lying on a desk. It's running stock 4.2.2 without a case.

The charger has the exact same dimensions as the Nexus 4, so I just placed it exactly on top. I'm thinking that the wireless coils didn't match up well enough. So my question is:

**Where in the Nexus 4 are those charging coils? How do I have to place it to ensure maximum-efficiency charging?**

*Bonus questions:*

1. Wireless charging heats up the Nexus 4 a lot. Is this really healthy? Won't it significantly reduce the lifetime of the (non-replaceable!) Nexus 4 battery?
2. What specific product would be a good recommendation, specifically for the Nexus 4?

# Answer
1. The charging coil is embedded into the back panel of the phone and is located directly over the battery, as shown in steps 7 and 8 of IFixIt's teardown.
2. The battery isn't quite non-replaceable, as the above mentioned teardown shows. It's somewhat involved to replace it (you'll need a Torx screwdriver, a Philips screwdriver, a plastic opening tool, and some patience), but it's perfectly doable.
3. If you're wanting something that will work for sure, the official wireless charger would probably be your best bet. However, it's not exactly cheap at $50. I personally use this charger with my Galaxy S3, which I added a wireless receiver to. I find it works well and charges right through my lifeproof case.
> 4 votes

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Tags: nexus-4, charging, wireless-charging
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title: How do I install Google Play store?

text:
# Question
Title: How do I install Google Play store?
I have a rooted Huawei G700-U10 with android 4.2.1. I removed the Android Play Store and Services, but now I need it. How do I reinstall them?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Try flashing the CM10.1 GApps .zip file on the CyanogenMod Wiki (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google\_Apps)! CM10.1 = 4.2.1 android version.

When I flashed CM11 on my phone I used the GApps for CM11 on my phone, try it out on yours.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Just download the play store .apk file and install it. If you had it before, you can install it now.

# Answer
> -1 votes
I think that the best thing is If your friend have an android phone you tell your friend to share the playstore app with an App named MY APP SHARER and install it, Or u can download it from the internet its just 2 to 4 MB to download, it works seriously.

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Tags: google-play-store, huawei
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# Question
Title: How can I replace my Nexus 5's broken screen?
So I have the Nexus 5 and unfortunately I drop it and my screen shatter, does anyone knows where or of there's a place where I can send it to get it replace... Also how easy it is to replace? I would like to try to do it myself if it is possible.

# Answer
First, try to contact Google and/or LG. If they determine that warranty doesn't cover this, their own repair service might not be as expensive, compared to buying the parts and swapping the screen on your own.

If you are not comfortable with taking apart and putting back together small electronics, I would advise against doing it yourself, as you may end up accidentally damaging the replacement parts, thus wasting your money. See if there are any local electronics repair shops that can do it for you instead. They may cost slightly more, but at least they will have more experience with phones.

If you do decide to go the Do-It-Yourself route, there are many guides and walk-through videos available with a simple Google search. The parts themselves are also easily found using Google. Keep in mind that depending on the damage, you may need to buy the LCD with digitizer combination, as opposed to only the glass panel.
> 2 votes

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Tags: screen, nexus-5
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# Question
Title: CM 11 Link volumes when toggling through (Silent, Vibrate, Noise)
I have a question about CM 11 volumes. I have a Sprint Galaxy Note II, running cm-11-20140226-NIGHTLY, and this is referring to the volume toggle that you can add when you pull down the right side of the notification bar (quick access tiles).

Basically, for the sound tile, is there a way to force all three of the phone volumes (ringer, media, and alarm) to go to zero when I am in silent or vibrate mode (well, the ringer volume would be set to vibrate for vibrate mode, but you get the point)?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Go under Settings - Sound Volumes -\> check Silent mode affects notifications. Click OK Under Notifications, check Vibrate on notification - In vibrate mode, all notifications will vibrate regardless of individual app settings.

Hope that helps.

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title: OTG on my Android

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# Question
Title: OTG on my Android
I have rooted Karbonn s1 Titanium running 4.1 Jelly Bean.

When I connect OTG with flash drive, it does not detect the flash drive. (The cable is alright, I verified.)

Is there any OTG driver problem or OTG device requires any hardware support that my device is lacking?

# Answer
> 2 votes
From what I looked up, the Karbonn s1 titanium does not support OTG.

According to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon\_(system\_on\_chip)#Snapdragon\_S4

the Karbonn s1 Titanium, is a MSM8625Q chipset. Which does not support OTG

http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/processors/s4/specs

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Tags: usb-drivers, usb-on-the-go
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# Question
Title: Galaxy S4 and Motorola CS3070, got paired but NOT connected
I am trying to connect my Samsung Galaxy S4 to a Bluetooth scanner Motorola CS3070 *unsuccessfully*.

Anybody aware of any compatibility issues or fixes?

# Answer
> 2 votes
According to the GS4's specifications, it supports the following Bluetooth profiles only:

* PBAP - Phone Book Access Profile
* A2DP - Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
* AVRCP - Audio/Video Remote Control Profile
* HFP - Hands-Free Profile
* HSP - Headset Profile
* OPP - Object Push Profile
* SAP - SIM Access Profile
* HID - Human Interface Device Profile
* PAN - Personal Area Networking Profile
* MAP - Message Access Profile

Your Motorola CS3070 scanner supports the following BT profiles:

* HID - keyboard wedge
* **SPP - Serial Port Profile**

I believe the absence of SPP profile support on GS4 could be the reason you cannot properly connect the two devices without additional software.

According to this video, software called "BluePiano" can be used with this scanner model. In the comments they specifically mention the SPP profile, and that there should be instructions in the scanner's manual on getting it to work with some handsets.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, bluetooth-pairing
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# Question
Title: Are Amazon "Parental Controls" redundant if I disable "In-App Purchasing"?
In the Amazon Appstore settings, there is a preference to enable `Parental Controls`. When set, this causes all apps (that are installed via amazon appstore) to require the amazon password before being able to make an in-app purchase. You can also specify an optional PIN to use in lieu of the full amazon password. According to the details, this *only* affects in-app purchases, and it does not hide 'mature' apps or enable any filtering.

Another setting is `In-App Purchasing`. This preference is active by default, but it can be disabled to completely remove the possibility of in-app purchases.

By default, no password is needed for in-app purchases, and the in-app purchasing ability is active. For *both* of these permissions, you are required to enter your amazon password to change the permission.

My question is this: If I disable in-app purchasing completely, is there a need to also enable parental controls?

Since the preference itself cannot be altered without typing in the password, I feel like the Parental Control preference is redundant for my purposes.

# Answer
In short, you are correct. Disabling in-app purchasing completely via `In App Purchasing` option makes password-protecting under the `Parental Controls` settings redundant.

It's definitely confusing, and could have been better accomplished by having just one setting with 3 options: Disable, Allow, Allow with a Password. It's possible that these two settings used to work differently on older versions of this app, and developers decided that keeping the settings separate would be less confusing to existing users than combining them.
> 1 votes

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Tags: amazon-appstore, in-app-purchase
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# Question
Title: Ways to remove android device encryption
Since I still encounter issues with modified boot images and recovery images I want to remove the device encryption from my Nexus 4 (running 4.3).

I known that there is no "official" way to to this but since this is an encryption it can be reverted. So please don't tell me that it is impossible (I already know that android don't want you to do this).

So I came up with two ideas but I could not find anyone who already did this and want to be sure before wiping my data partition. **My device is not rooted but the bootloader is unlocked.**

1. Making a backup with `adb backup`, format the data partition and restore the backup. But I could imagine that adb is unable to restore backups on non-encrypted devices if they were made on an encrypted on. (Can tell me for sure?)
2. Starting a modified boot image with fastboot that just decrypts the data partition (should be perfectly possbile but I havn't seen such a tool)
3. Any other idea?

# Answer
I did manage to turn my device back to an unencrypted state. If you do a device backup via the `adb backup` command you get a nice .ab file. There exists at least DroidExplorer that can convert these backups into .tar files: How do you extract an App's data from a full backup made through "adb backup"?

I'm not realy sure why there are some apps that did not get backed up but I think this migth have to do with the market license stuff. Only some bougth apps were not backed up. If you want to make sure that all your important apps got backet up use DroidExplorer to check it out.

Then you have to perform a factory reset in order to get it back in an unencrypted state. Now you can eigther use `adb restore` or Titanium Backup(which also allows to only restore some data) to restore the backup.

Even if this is an answer to my question i will not mark it as one for now since I'm still convinced that you could also load a custom software via fastboot to encrypt the data partition without a factory wipe.

I also found a tecnical description from google: http://source.android.com/devices/tech/encryption/android\_crypto\_implementation.html
> 2 votes

# Answer
I just removed my Android encryption. I plugged my Android into my computer to back it up. Then, I did a factory reset. After that, I copied all of the files onto it WITHOUT DELETING ANY FILES ON THE PHONE, and I merged the folders + copied over files. If it doesn't let you copy a certain file, skip it. I then unlocked my phone, it didn't change the lock or the main screen back, or keep my texts, but **it did back up my apps with all of the app data**. I put my main screen back how it was, and the encryption was removed.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Upgrading Moto G to KitKat broke USB OTG
After upgrading the Moto G to KitKat, USB OTG no longer works. How can I fix this?

# Answer
Nexus Media Importer can restore USB OTG support. Source.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, usb-on-the-go
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# Question
Title: Does Adobe Reader on Android support search-by-whole-word?
I have an Acer Iconia Tab.

I would like to search some PDFs (RPG reference documents) for "whole words", as normal search doesn't properly find short words.

Is it possible with the Adobe Reader on Android? If so, how?

(Note: I just updated it a few days ago, and I can't seem to find any such option.)

# Answer
Adobe Reader does not seem to have that feature.

Why not try ezPDF Reader? It supports whole word searches.
> 2 votes

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Tags: pdf, search, acer-iconia-a500, adobe-reader
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# Question
Title: Apple Earpod one-click/Double-Click not working on Sony Xperia Z1, Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
I have Sony Xperia Z1 loaded with Android 4.4.2 Kitkat. My Apple earpods were working fine on Android Jelly Bean ie one-click will pause/play & double-click will play next song (Volume controls don't work on Android), but after upgrade to Android 4.4.2 Kitkat the one-click doesn't pause/play & double-click doesn't play next song. Please help me out. I don't want to miss the awesome sound from my apple earpods.

# Answer
Try this:
hold the volume down button in earpod while inserting
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, headset, sony-xperia-z1
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# Question
Title: Software recognizing phone numbers in documents?
On an iphone I've seen a docx file with some phone numbers in it which you could call by just touching them. Is there any android software doing this?

There is a question here which seemingly implies that apple holds a patent on this feature, but I am still asking in case they allowed somebody to use it with android...

P.S. Answers to another question mention some apps which enable you to call a number from a text file **once you have copied it**; I would prefer to avoid that extra action...

# Answer
Have you tried Google's Quickoffice? It detects numbers (and underlining them), and lets you click the number to open the dialer with that number.
> 4 votes

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Tags: applications, calls, touchscreen, phone-app, ios
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# Question
Title: Applications think that GPS is off while it is on
I have a Prestigio Multiphone 3400 with Android 4.2.2. The phone is new and not rooted.

In Settings -\> Personal -\> Location Access, there are two checkboxes:

1. Access to my location
2. Wi-Fi & mobile network location

Both of them are checked.

But the only application with working GPS is Google Maps.

I tried for example GPS Test and GPS Essentials, but they both show GPS is off / GPS is currently disabled.

In the Settings -\> Device -\> Apps -\> (application name) there is "This app can access the following on your phone:" followed with "approximate location (network-based)" and "precise location (GPS and network-based)"

Why are the Google Maps special? And why other apps cannot use GPS, while the permissions are obviously granted?

# Answer
The specs for the device state it does not have GPS.

> GPS: No

Google maps is using 'best location source' for you which is Network / WiFi signal on your device. If you have all of them turned on it will revert to the most accureate one it can find, which are in the order `Network > WiFi > GPS` generally. Basically Google Maps isn't using GPS for you, it just isn't giving you an error message.

The Prestigio site doesn't mention GPS at all.

This link isn't in English but mentions No GPS in several reviews.

e.g.

> Trocha ma štve GPS,ktorý telefon nema
>
> It annoys me the phone has no GPS.

Another quick translate turned this up:

> I was disappointed inability to run the GPS. Neither the manufacturer's website is not clearly stated whether the GPS is present or not. Due to the navigation application on the phone, I assumed that it will run. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. I would therefore asked how the GPS is really whether it is hardware GPS device in the phone is present and could be a problem installing the software and possibly what. thank you
> 2 votes

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Tags: applications, gps, prestigio-multipad
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# Question
Title: can i get my sprint s3 flashed to boost mobile or verizon prepaid?
Wanting to know if anyone can flash my sprint s3 s4 note2 to verizon prepaid or boost mobiles unlimited plan?

# Answer
It's not possible to flash a Verizon ROM on a Sprint phone, because Sprint and Verizon are different CDMAs. You flash a Verizon ROM on a Verizon phone, and a Sprint ROM on a Sprint phone.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, samsung-galaxy-note-2, samsung-galaxy-s-3-mini
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# Question
Title: using a theme .zip file for my home screen
I was looking for customize my homescreen and found this screen attractive. I have already downloaded the zip file given there, but don't know how to use them.

Please help.

# Answer
You need to install the software the page links to in the top right: Nova Launcher and Ultimate Custom Widget. The files in the zip include a wallpaper (which you set through the launcher's settings), a theme for Nova Launcher, and settings to use with the widget. Once you've installed the right software and played with its settings, it should become obvious how you need to use the files.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, home-screen, nexus-5
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title: How Do I carry out an Upgrade?

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# Question
Title: How Do I carry out an Upgrade?
I want to upgrade from Android 4.1 to 4.3 on my Sony Xperia SP smartphone.

Please, how do I go about it to have a successful outcome without losing what I have already on the phone?

# Answer
There are a number of ways to upgrade your android device. If your carrier has provided you with an update, you can go under Settings\>About Phone\>Software Updates. This will see if there is an update available. You can then choose to download the update and it will upgrade your device. I have not heard anything about updates from carriers wiping data.

Method 2 is the unofficial but also beneficial method. If you are rooted and have an unlocked bootloader you can download stock android 4.3 (or custom ROMs also running on 4.3) and 'flash' the software to your device. You will need to back up your data before doing this as most ROM developers recommend doing a factory reset when installing. You can use a number of apps to back up data, but my personal favorite is Titanium Backup. **If you choose to 'flash' a custom ROM, make sure you make a nandroid backup from your recovery before flashing!\***
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean, 4.3-jelly-bean
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title: HTC EVO 3D not appearing on Mac OSX adb

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# Question
Title: HTC EVO 3D not appearing on Mac OSX adb
I am having a funky issue connecting my HTC EVO 3D (Running 4.0.3) to my MacBook Pro (OSX 10.9.1). I have connected this phone using `adb` and `Android Studio` for development, using the same cord, same phone, and operating system on a different computer.

The EVO is in debug mode, tried swapping out cables, swapping ports, restarting computer multiple times, restarting phone etc. The phone will mount as a disk, but can not be discovered by `adb` in any connection mode.

This leaves me to believe that either my USB ports on my MacBook are messed up, which I have followed instructions to reseting my SMC and PRAM, which lead to nothing. So then I thought it was possibly a corrupt ADB, so I went ahead and reinstalled the Android SDK This lead to a few hours wasted, but was feeling confident this would solve my problems. Unfortunately it did not, does anyone have any suggestions?

**Edit:** To add to the confusion, I can get the EVO to mount as a storage device, and upload an `apk` for development, but this is not very helpful if I have to transfer the file manually every time I want to test.

# Answer
After months of not being able to debug through ADB, I've figured it out. According to this answer on Stack Overflow, the program `EasyTetherUSBEthernet` can cause problems with ADB.

Running this in terminal, with a reboot fixed all my problems.

```
sudo kextunload -v /System/Library/Extensions/EasyTetherUSBEthernet.kextv

```

If you need to use `EasyTetherUSBEthernet` you can reload it using:

```
sudo kextload -v /System/Library/Extensions/EasyTetherUSBEthernet.kext

```
> 1 votes

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Tags: adb, htc, macos, htc-evo-3d
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title: Touchscreen Protector and Sensitivity

text:
# Question
Title: Touchscreen Protector and Sensitivity
I have Samsung Spica I5700 that have capacitive touchscreen, and I used a touchscreen protector.

Recently, I've noticed that the touchscreen often produces erratic movements, for example, if I put my still finger on the screen, the "cursor" will shake vigorously (sometimes very far off).

This makes the touchscreen very unusable; countless of times I've accidentally flinged the page when scrolling, while touching the screen for small scrolling; countless of times, the screen registered scrolling as a zooming or unzooming; and worse, it often flings to the wrong direction from my swiping direction (indicating a random erratic sensing). Sometimes, when I tried to touch a button/link on the top-left, the screen will detect a click in some other far away button (i.e. one **not** under my finger). Any games that uses touch intensively also becomes unplayable.

Could this be caused by the screen protector? Since capacitive touchscreen is operated by soft surface of a finger (instead of a pointy stylus), is there any noticeable benefit of using screen protector? or are they just a waste of time and money? do you think peeling off the protector will have a chance of fixing those problems?

# Answer
> 4 votes
To answer you questions:

***Could this be caused by the screen protector?***
Possibly. Take the screen protector off and see if the problem persists. My screen protector doesn't affect the functioning of my screen at all. This is going to depend on the particular screen protector (I'm sure there are cheap, bad ones) and the particular phone (they all have different screens and some have calibrations, some dont, some have screen sensitivity adjustment options, some don't).

***Is there any noticeable benefit of using screen protector? or are they just a waste of time and money?***
Yes there is a benefit, they protect the screen, and no they are not a waste of money. I have scratched/scuffed the hell out of my screen protector and all I had to do was remove it, and put a new one on and my phone was as good as new. Had I not had a screen protector my phone would be unusable now, so for just a few dollars and no performance cost my phones screen is as pristine as the day I got the phone. *That being said, my job and my lifestyle tend to put the phone through a lot of abuse* **;o)**

**My recommendation:** Take the screen protector off and go from there. If that doesn't work and it's under warranty, bring it back.

There are so many factors that can affect the touchscreen because it is the basis for all inputs and outputs of the device and troubleshooting can take a while. I would be surprised if it was the humidity or heat difference between indoor and out, but there are a number of different things that can change from indoor to out and if theres a bug, they may be affecting how your phone operates: GPS, Wifi, reception, Auto-brightness sensor.

This correlation could also be a coincidence. It could be a particular app that isn't playing nice with Android and your phones firmware.

You will need to to systematically isolate the conditions that affect the problems with your screen and the ones that don't, but ultimately it could just turn out to be a bad unit.

# Answer
> 2 votes
The problem

> if I put my still finger on the screen, the "cursor" will shake vigorously

can be caused by the power supply. Touchscreen sensors seem to be **very** sensitive to power supply ripple. It is easy to check; unplug the power cable (on a phone this is usually also the USB cable) so that you are running from battery, and see if the problem goes away. Be sure your wall charger has enough power (check the output current against the phone/tablet spec).

# Answer
> 1 votes
Screen protectors seem to have no effect on touchscreen sensitivity.

I carry my phone in a small thick clear plastic bag. Sometimes I take the phone out to operate it but more often I don't - and it works beautifully.

The problem you have is more likely to do with parasitic capacitive coupling sneaking in from somewhere in your setup.

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Tags: touchscreen, screen-protector, samsung-galaxy-spica
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# Question
Title: Applications restore or install from external sd card
I have Samsung Galaxy Duos Trans-S 7562. It had an problem with Wifi, so I sent the phone in for repairs. Before handing the phone over to store, I backed up the applications on the external Sd card.

Now applications can not be restored or installed. Only contacts are backed-up. The error message I get is `Applications not downloaded from Google Play store can not be installed.`

I used "Super backup-Contact And SMS" application for backing everything up.

# Answer
This is due to the fact that by default non applications are blocked by default in Android, as a security measure.

To allow these to be installed go to (this may vary in wording across Android Versions)

`Settings > Security > Unknown Sources` this allows things to be installed that are not form the known (Google Play Store) source.

You can, in later versions, set only the inital install to process or allow any further ones to install.

In android it is similar to this (slight variety in different versions) http://www.fannsoftware.com/img/UnknownSrc.png

On the Kindle it is slightly different:
<sub>(source: bestvpn.com)</sub>
> 1 votes

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Tags: applications, google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Multiple phone numbers of the same type & Exchange
My company's directory uses the "Business" field to list the internal extension, and the "Business 2" field to list the fully qualified phone number. Obviously my cell phone cannot call the internal extension.

"Business" shows up in my phone as "Work", and "Mobile" shows up too, but "Business 2" does not seem to appear. Now, my phone is pretty new to me so it could be I'm not navigating People correctly.

Has anyone dealt with this before?

Moto G, KitKat. I think I am sync'ing against Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Whilst the custom fields are synched to the device, the inbuilt contact managers can unfortunately not view, or edit them. I experienced a similar problem on my HTC One.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, exchange
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# Question
Title: How hard is it to transfer everything from an iPhone?
My wife has an iPhone 4. She's due for something new, and I want her to get an Android just so we have the same OS.

She's concerned about losing contacts and her iTunes music. How hard is it to move these to a new Android?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Music can be easily copied. Just open the folder where you keep the music on your hard drive and just copy & paste it on your Android device.

For contacts and calender, check this Google Help article (screenshot below):

# Answer
> 0 votes
For contacts, use a PC and transfer the iPhone address book to the Android. For text messages, back up the iPhone with iTunes. Then use the iOS backup file for the SMS messages and import it to your SD card on the Android phone. Next, download iSMS2droid freebe app from Google Play and locate the iPhone SMS database file from within the app.

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Tags: data-transfer
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# Question
Title: Why the file path the phone tells me, I couldn't find in `adb shell`?
I used my new Moto X phone, then I encountered a basic problem. It's running Android 4.4.2. I take a photo and want to send it to my PC. The Gallery app tells me the photo is at `/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/`, but in `adb shell` I cannot find it.

```
shell@ghost:/ $ cd /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/
/system/bin/sh: cd: /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera: No such file or directory

```

I find it at `/storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/`

Question 1: Why is the `legacy` dir `0` dir?

Then I send it to the phone.

Question 2: Is there a convenient way to use `adb pull` when I am in `adb shell`?

```
exit;
➜  ~  adb pull /storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/*.*
zsh: no matches found: /storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/*.*
➜  ~  adb pull /storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/IMG_20140302_105047591_HDR.jpg
5326 KB/s (2746404 bytes in 0.503s)

```

Question 3: Why can't I use `*` in `adb pull`?

# Answer
> 2 votes
`*` is being processed by **YOUR** zsh. There's no `/storage/...` path on YOUR system, where you're running the adb commands. zsh cannot possibly know that you're trying to talk to an Android device, so it's trying to expand the wildcards using local system paths. Since that path doesn't exist, let alone have files in it, it's properly telling you "no matches".

You probably want

```
adb pull '/storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera/*.*'

```

Note the `'`-quotes. They prevent zsh from seeing the wilcards AS wildcards - they'll be treated like plain text by the shell, and passed in to `adb` as literal text.

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Tags: shell, adb
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# Question
Title: Making Phone Calls from a Different Device
Let's assume that I know my device will fall in the ocean in 6 months, I'm not allowed to buy insurance, and my contract expires in 18 months. I'm also a terrible swimmer, and Michael Phelps won't get it for me.

I would think that you could reverse engineer the code and make your own phone calls from a different device, even without the sim card. You just need to be able to program it.

I'm mostly curious if this has been done before and if it has a name. Are there any similar tricks/ideas?

# Answer
If something like that should happen, you can just get your carrier to "port" your phone number to a new SIM card, and use that in the replacement/spare device. This is more or less the same process you use to transfer your number to a different carrier, but a lot simpler in this case. After all, they're the ones in control of what phone number goes with what SIM. Ask the carrier for a replacement SIM and they should be happy to oblige.
> 1 votes

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Tags: root-access, calls
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# Question
Title: Why is checking Android filesystem possibly harmful?
I just had an idea to do a filesystem check of all Android partitions when I noticed there is an option to do that for /data /system /cache in STweaks app (which comes also with Dorimanx Kernel) but it warns:

!WARNING! This is a VERY DANGEROUS OPTION!\[...\]

So why is it so dangerous?

# Answer
It's even riskier than cybersam says. You shouldn't check/repair a *mounted* filesystem (i.e. when it is in use), on any operating system, because programs might be using the files while you're checking them and possibly making changes. This could cause the checker to think there are errors where there are really no errors; it might cause unexpected behaviour of any program that happens to read or write files during the check; and any files written during the check might be corrupted or completely lost.

On a PC, you can check a non-essential filesystem by unmounting it before the check, or you can check a system partition by booting from a USB stick or CD so that no filesystems from the hard disk need to be mounted. On Android, the closest equivalent is doing it from the recovery: this way, you can check any filesystem other than the one the recovery is on (assuming the recovery doesn't mount the SD card).
> 5 votes

# Answer
It might be that this option will try to repair any filesystem issues that it finds. If a repair attempt does not do the right thing, or is prevented from completion (say, the battery dies), you could end up with unusable files; or, if the repair attempt failed in the system partition, you could end up with a dead device (but you might be able to recover with a factory reset).
> 3 votes

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Tags: file-system, partitions
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title: Trying to install KitKat on xperia Ray

text:
# Question
Title: Trying to install KitKat on xperia Ray
My Phone is SonyErcisson Xperia Ray ST18i

I have Super Jelly Bean http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2135918 ROM installed, with kernel (from Status after I tried installing KK) 2.6.32.0-SuperFusioN-kk

I tried to install KitKat AORP http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579054

I flashed boot.img from KitKat from zip, When I tried to install KitKat ROM from recovery, I got this message:

> this package is for "ST18i,ST18a,urushi" devices; this is a "haida"

# Answer
The reason for the error is, you have downloaded the wrong package. The downloaded package is not compatible for ray.

To download the original package and detailed installation tutorial, read my article given below:

How To Install KitKat 4.4.2 On Sony Xperia Ray

Hope this helps.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Try to install Xperia Ray patch from http://www.androidizer.com/update-sony-xperia-ray-to-jelly-bean-4-1-2-latest-rom-version-8-0/

after doing it, flash boot.img. i recomend this nightly Cyanogenmod 11 for xperia Ray: http://legacyxperia.basketbuild.com/index.php?dir=main/urushi/cm-11.0/nightlies/
> 0 votes

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Tags: custom-roms, 4.4-kitkat
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# Question
Title: When connecting to PC, App Icons are listed
My boss has a Samsung Galaxy s4 mini and whenever he connects it to his PC via USB to copy pictures he shot, there are also lots of what looks like App-Icons listed in the windows explorer. They return whenever he restarts the phone. Is there something i can do to help him?

# Answer
> 0 votes
The App-like icons are most probably Thumbnails saved in system for various images. What you can do, is image copy program to only look for image files in specific folders (e.g. DCIM folder on sdcard), as now it seems image program is scanning android phone for all images to copy them.

Other than that, different applications can be creating those thumbnail files and they are here to speedup browsing of image files on your phone. I do not think there is any uniform way of disabling these across android system and applications, thus you should try setting up software which downloads images.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4-mini
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# Question
Title: Error with rotation in Google Now Launcher
I have a Google Nexus 10, 16GB, with Android KitKat, v4.4.2. Yesterday I installed Google Now Launcher and when the launcher is rotated the wallpaper does not fit the screen properly in portrait mode.

Here's the home screen when on landscape:

Click image for larger version

And here's the home screen when on portrait mode:

Click image for larger version

I have tried setting the wallpaper while in portrait, but it still looks the same. What could be the problem with this?

Thank you in advance.

# Answer
This is happening due to android trying to keep same aspect ratio of wallpaper when your device is switching between portrait and landscape modes. What is the size of the wallpaper? For it to fit perfectly, it must be 3966x2560.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, home-screen, google-now, wallpaper, samsung-nexus-10
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# Question
Title: Motorola Defy getting stuck at boot menu
I successfully installed CyanogenMod 7.2 on my Motorola Defy MB525 using the instructions from here.

After a while, I wanted to install gapps, so I installed it from bootmenu. After this, it was always booting to boot menu and I didn't know how to make it boot into the system, so I changed the "Boot" option default to something like "Normal", I think.

Now when starting the phone, all I see is the Google logo which stays there indefinitely.

I can still boot to bootmenu and tried a number of times to wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, and re-install the CyanogenMod 7.2 zip, but it still can't get out of the infinite loop.

Any ideas?

# Answer
> 0 votes
I managed to unbrick my phone eventually.

Tried to use RSD Lite with several images, but it would give an error and then the application would crash and leave my bootloader corrupt. I tried all the schemes I could find including: loading the image from root of C:, disabling UAC, etc., but nothing worked.

Then I tried sbf\_flash on Linux with the same image, and it worked like a charm, no errors, and my phone was up and running again.

So for anyone else who may encounter this problem, I warmly recommend using sbf\_flash, it is incredibly simple to use.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, clockworkmod-recovery, unbricking, motorola-defy
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title: WiFi icon stays orange when using proxy

text:
# Question
Title: WiFi icon stays orange when using proxy
I recently setup a proxy within my home. All my machines and devices (PC and android)can connect to the internet through the proxy. I'm using my tablet now to do so.

The one issue I've seen is that the WiFi icon stays orange (I'm on kitkat, so it would be the same as white people on an earlier version). This seems to affect other apps that asks the OS if there is a connection before even trying.

Is there any documentation around using a proxy that could explain this? Is it a known issue? Is it likely I miss configured something?

# Answer
This was my mistake. I had the proxy server configured incorrectly. Packet forwarding was not turned on so no traffic other than the intercepted port 80 and 443 traffic could reach the internet. Since Google uses ports in the 5000s to determine connectivity and those ports were essentially blocked no internet connectivity could be determined.
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, proxy
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# Question
Title: Get Windows PC Notifications/Updates on Android Mobile
I need a way to get all the desktop taskbar updates/notifications on my Android device.

Example: Someone pings me on my Office Communicator on PC. I need to see that as a notification on my Android Device.

Not looking for screensharing apps such as Teamviewer where I need to connect and check the screen for updates.

What I'm looking for is the exact opposite of Desktop Notifications.

Is there any way to do this? Third-party apps are acceptable.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Sending phone notifications to desktop work because there is a simple framework for the phones, and all your app as to do is listen for that event and echo the message to the desktop.

The reverse is significantly harder because there is simply no unified notification framework yet. Every app handles notifications differently. I haven't written desktop apps for windows at that depths, but notice how most application icons on the taskbar light up when there's an event? (May not always be a valid notification). Well, my first guess is that you'd have to write a listener for that - assuming you're given that kind of access in the OS in the first place. \[ Check out this SO answer \].

Once you have a listener in place, you can know **when** an app receives a notification. However, unless the app exposes a method to see what the notification is though the taskbar, it is unlikely that you can derive the contents ...

# Answer
> 4 votes
The implementation of what you are asking is too application-specific to work well for most computer applications, thus the usual (and possibly only) solution you will find is use some screensharing app. All applications handle such notifications differently, so it would be too hard to make it work for all applications correctly.

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Tags: notification-bar, screen-sharing
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# Question
Title: Connect my Android phone to a WiFi hotspot from my laptop
I want to connect my rooted HTC Ville to a WiFi hotspot I made with my laptop, since I don't have WiFi at home. I'm running fedora 20 on my laptop and CM 11 on my HTC One S.

I can see the WEP secured WLAN with my handy but it doesn't connect.

Do you have any ideas why and how to fix it?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Stock Android doesn't support ad-hoc WiFi networks.

If you have a rooted device, it's possible to work around this limitation as described here. Basically you can install a custom ROM that has this feature enabled, or manually configure the wpa-supplicant, or if you are feeling adventurous you can compile your own patched copy of wpa-supplicant that fools Android into thinking that ad-hoc networks are regular infrastructure mode access points.

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Tags: wi-fi, custom-roms, linux
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# Question
Title: Is it feasible to install 3000 mAh battery to MMX A89 mobile?
```
Device : MMX A89
OS : ICS 4.0.4
Battery : 1400 mAh

```

Is it feasible install 3000 mAh battery to MMX A89 mobile?

As internet is ON on mobile so it's getting drain within 6 to 8 hours and I am not using internet with lot of use. Although battery get drained so quickly.

Any solution?

# Answer
> 1 votes
According to this site, your Micromax A89 Ninja phone has a removable back plate with a replaceable battery. It should be possible to replace the original 1400 mAh battery with a higher capacity one. However such battery will definitely be thicker in size, so you would most likely need to buy a different back plate to accommodate for the added thickness (see an example for Galaxy S4 here.)

I have not found any online merchant that sells extended batteries for Micromax A89, but you may have better luck with local cell phone dealerships in your part of the world.

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Tags: battery-life, micromax-a89
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# Question
Title: Most apps crashing after Galaxy S4 update to 4.4.2 (with SQLite exceptions)
I just updated my (stock firmware) Galaxy S4 from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 using Kies and now most apps crash when I start them.

When I look into the stack trace, the reason for all apps is the same: an SQLiteException with the message: "Could not open the database in read/write mode"

Is anybody else getting this, or know a fix?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Well, annoyingly I couldn't figure out how to fix it.

A factory reset did the trick. Thanks Dan Hulme

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Tags: updates, 4.4-kitkat, crashes, ota-update
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# Question
Title: Can't flash ClockwordMod onto Verizon GS4
I just got a warrentied Galaxy S4 (running VRUEMK2) and am trying to install ClockwordMod and CyanogenMod onto it like I had on my previous GS4. I rooted it, installed ROM Manager, and flashed ClockWorkMod Touch 6.0.4.4, and ROM Manager shows that it is in fact installed (top of the app shows current recovery as ClockworkMod 6.0.4.4). Problem is, when I reboot into recovery, I still see the stock Samsung boot loader. I think this is the root cause that is preventing me from being able to install CyanogenMod.

Tried installing it manually as well through here, but didn't do anything.

Any ideas? I've scoured most threads on multiple message boards and still haven't figured out what the issue is.

# Answer
> 1 votes
VRUEMK2 - is not Bootloader unlocked. So no CWM and custom ROMS for this. You only have root via SafeRoot method. There isn't a known bootloader unlock yet for the past 2 or 3 OTA releases.

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Tags: root-access, samsung-galaxy-s-4, rom-manager
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# Question
Title: Instagram keeps sending me text messages
I turned off all my push notifications, and I still keep getting text from Instagram, e.g. when someone liked my photos or left a message. But I also keep receiving txt messages from Instagram telling me about things like whats new on instagram, or for me to check out a someone i have no interest is doing.

I still have my Instagram and like the service just want Instagram to stop txting my in the middle of the night with things I don't want to be informed with.

How can I stop them from texting me all night long?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Open Instagram... Then go to "Edit Your Profile" and then delete your mobile number from your profile... Hope it helps..

# Answer
> 1 votes
Just text "stop" to the number sending you those annoying messages. worked for me!

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Tags: notifications, instagram
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# Question
Title: Wifi scanning for known networks that don't broadcast their SSID
When wifi is enabled, and the phone is not connected to a wifi network, it scans for known networks. I always thought that networks send out their SSID (like StarbucksWifi) and if this SSID is in the list of known networks on the phone, the phone tries to connect.

Recently I found out that the phone actively tries to connect to known networks even if they are not available. Is it possible to block this last behavior?

See another discussion on Information Security about this.

# Answer
I'm surprised by what you are saying, so let me recap.

Yes, most networks send out their SSID (it is called a beacon). If your wifi is enabled and you haven't disabled scanning then your phone will listen for those beacons and try to match the SSID in the beacon against your phone's list of SSID's. Depending on your settings it will also use the beacon to determine your current location and possibly even send the beacon's MAC address to google so google can keep its wifi location database up-to-date.

So far this is all passive - it is just listening for beacons. The phone doesn't need to actively try to connect to networks unless some of the networks don't send out beacons (hidden networks, as mentioned by @Chahk). But even if you have some hidden networks in your list, I thought that Android did not actively try to scan for those networks (send out probe requests). Actually, I remember people complaining about this, and 3rd party apps being written to address it, e.g. see "HiddenSSID Enabler" in the play store.

Has this changed? Can you tell me where you read about this?

If so, the only solution I can think of is to purge hidden networks from your list of known networks.
> 1 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, custom-roms, 4.3-jelly-bean, wifi-hotspot
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# Question
Title: Android uninstall app before boot completion
A strange one this. I have got myself into a situation where I think that a single apk is causing boot to fail. I have the same situation on a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 running 4.4.

Running `adb install <com.myapp.package>` would hang - then the device would reboot - then would get stuck on `Android is upgrading...Optimising app 1 of 1`.

I can list packages through `adb shell` at this point - but uninstalling with

`pm uninstall <com.myapp.package>`

will just hang - presumably as the current process is doing something with that apk already.

If i try to boot into recovery at this point i get a dead android with a "no command" message.

Fastboot is locked on the device and its not rooted.

My only option at this point i think is to unlock fastboot but was wondering if im missing something.

EDIT: I just wiped via fastboot on one device and it works again - dont really want to do this on other device if poss

Thanks!

# Answer
The application apk will be stored in /data/app/ or system/app/ you can navigate there and rm .apk, then reboot
> -1 votes

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Tags: uninstallation
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title: Options darked in JOdin3 Casual

text:
# Question
Title: Options darked in JOdin3 Casual
I am trying to root my phone using JOdin3(as Odin does not work on Linux).

But some options are darked out as shown in the image below.

I need to select Auto reboot and F reset time for continuing.What should I do?

Also my phone goes into charging mode(shows the green charging bar) quickly after going into odin mode, so I'm unable to do anything.

<sup> I had to use `Odin` tag because there is no `JOdin` tag.Please change it if you think it would be appropriate</sup>

# Answer
> 0 votes
According to the developer, those disabled checkboxes are not implemented. Source.

You can still proceed with the flash even if `F. Reset Time` is disabled / unchecked. There should be no problems with it.

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Tags: rooting, odin
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title: Xposed Framework with KitKat ART?

text:
# Question
Title: Xposed Framework with KitKat ART?
I have an SGS-I8190 with CM11 from http://maclaw.pl/

I explored the Xposed Framework, but it is not compatible with ART. It switches back to the old buggy and lame Dalvik. XDA says, that ART provides a Bootloop in addition to xposes.

Is a workaround to use both, or do I have to live with either one?

# Answer
> 5 votes
As of this moment, it is a known fact (not necessarily an issue) that the Xposed framework DOES NOT WORK with ART.

So, you either:

* Stay with Dalvik runtime, and get the advantage of using Xposed; OR
* Uninstall Xposed framework, and get the advantage of using ART

> **After installing Xposed, the runtime gets reset from ART to Dalvik. Can you stop it please?**
>
> You can be glad that I implemented this, otherwise you would be in a bootloop know. **Xposed isn't compatible with ART (yet).** It's a completely different architecture with pretty much no documentation. Rewriting Xposed for the ART runtime requires understanding the concept, the code structure and many details to know how it works. I have already spent dozens of hours on that and some things are working. But still it's a long way ahead. Don't expect even a test version in the near future. So please don't ask when it will be available - you will surely know when it is ready. I have nothing else to say about that.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, boot-loop, dalvik, art, xposed-framework
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# Question
Title: How do I make myself device administrator?
I can't disable, uninstall, or uncheck `phone info` as device administrator. Why?

# Answer
> 1 votes
In this thread, the poster was unable to find the cause, but was advised by Samsung to factory reset. According to the thread, `phone info` appears to be a hidden app with many permissions, perhaps malware.

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean
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# Question
Title: Can thief unlock stolen phone that was locked by Android Device Manager?
My phone was recently stolen.

Luckily, I enabled Android Device Manager awhile ago. So, I locked the phone via the web app of Android Device Manager.

Can the thief unlock my phone? I'm not asking how. There is a scenario in my mind that I'm afraid that could be possible to unlock the phone and restore factory settings, wiping all my data. Is that possible?

Again, I just want a Yes or No answer, not how he can do it.

# Answer
> 6 votes
The answer is almost certainly yes.

Someone could probably get past it in one way or another. (They could probably just use odin on a samsung device for example. Though I have never done something like that myself.) If you have sensitive data on there then a remote wipe might be the best thing.

Did you report it stolen with your carrier? They could report the ESN / IMEI as stolen so at the very least the thief probably wouldn't be able to sell it.

Of course I do not know your exact situation. If you know for sure it was stolen and not lost could the police recover it from the thief?

Either way best of luck to you.

# Answer
> 2 votes
It would depend on the phone, but as firesoul453 said in his answer, almost certainly yes.

Locking the phone is intended to protect the data - In other words: the thief cannot get *your* data off of the phone. Due to the nature of the android system though, it's usually very easy to wipe out the data on the phone. Usually this can be done via recovery, or even by bootloader unlocking the phone, neither of which require the PIN to be entered.

Additionally, if you are on a version of Android prior to 4.1 and have USB Debugging enabled, they can completely disable the lockscreen PIN without having to wipe the data.

If it's still connected to Android Device Manager, though, they haven't wiped the data yet.

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Tags: factory-reset, android-device-manager
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# Question
Title: Will wiping data from recovery while flashing ROM on device with non-sd-slot also wipe user data?
I have a noob question. I'm planning to buy an android phone which doesn't include sdcard slot. Only internal memory. I am now using HTC Desire S which include sdcard slot. I change ROM on my phone so often. What I'm worried about is, will formatting data before flashing ROM going to remove all data in internal memory as the one I'm planning to buy rely only on internal memory. Or does HTC make some partition for something like virtual sdcard space that is stay untouched even wiping data from recovery?

# Answer
It depends on how the particular recovery you will choose to install handles user data.

Most recent versions of commonly used recovery images (e.g. TWRP and ClockworkMod) recognize the need to keep certain portions of internal memory on devices without removable storage. On such devices the `/sdcard` mount point is still present, but is pointing to `/data/media` partition instead. When doing a regular factory reset, this `/data/media` partition is left untouched. If you really wish to clear that area as well, in ClockworkMod recovery, for example, you would need to navigate to `mounts and storage` and use the `format /data and /data/media(/sdcard)` option.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Terminology is important in this case...

Formatting `/data` *will* wipe out your internal `/sdcard/` mount.

*wiping* `/data`, on the other hand, will *usually* not erase your sdcard.

Usually you don't need to actually format `/data/`, and wiping (usually called a "Factory Reset") will suffice.

Technical explaination: `/sdcard/` lives in `/data/media`. When doing a factory reset, the recovery will delete everything in `/data/` except for `/data/media/`. In fact, when factory resetting, my recovery will tell me "wiping /data, skipping /data/media". However, when formatting, you cannot be selective like that. Formatting will wipe out everything on a mount point.
> 4 votes

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Tags: sd-card
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title: Does adb root command survive reboots?

text:
# Question
Title: Does adb root command survive reboots?
I am little confused by the behavior of my device recently. I tried to push a file into my unrooted device and it did throw "Permission denied on me". i did `adb root` and then tried to push the file and it seemed to be working fine.

Now, when I rebooted the device, I thought that until and unless I do `adb root` again, I will be seeing permission denied error. But somehow, but my push command was successful this time.

* Does it mean that root command survives the reboots?
* If yes, how can I take it back to the state when it was not allowing me to push the files.

I am doing this becuase I am trying to understand the behavior of a device without root access when I automate some commands and unpredictable behavior of my device actually has confused me at this point.

# Answer
> 1 votes
No, ADB root does not survive reboots (thankfully, that would be a nice security hole...) In your case, I'd guess that the permissions on that file got changed, allowing you to push it the second time.

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Tags: linux, adb, root-access
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title: Change Phone name on Nexus 4

text:
# Question
Title: Change Phone name on Nexus 4
When I look into the logs of my router, I have trouble identifying my own phone.

How can I change the name of my phone, on my nexus 4 running latest Android OS, **without rooting it**? Is it even possible?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Developer options \> Device Hostname should get you where you need to go. You may need to mash "build number" in "About phone" a few times to make the Developer Options appear in your settings app...

EDIT: Apparently that's for CyanogenMod only. Without that option, you'll need root...

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Tags: settings
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title: Difference between PDA MI3 and NB1

text:
# Question
Title: Difference between PDA MI3 and NB1
I have this message in my keis, telling me to upgrade which says

```
current firmware : PDA:MI3/Phone MI4/CSC MI3

latest firmware : PDA NB1 /Phone NB1 / CSC :NB1

```

I am totally new to andriod apps or tabs. So don't know what does that mean, does it mean it will upgrade my tab to latest 'Kitkat'? How can i read what does the `PDA`,`Phone`,`CSC` code and abbrv. means?

# Answer
These codes are just Samsung's own version codes, and as far as I know, they have no logic, except that they increase alphabetically and numerically with each new release. You'll have to either install and check the version they correspond to, or search for news of new firmware releases for your device to see what they upgrade.

As for the PDA/Phone/CSC, PDA is the OS itself, Phone means the Radio firmware (GSM/CDMA/UMTS/LTE radio chip) and CSC stands for Country Specific Customization (or Carrier Specific Customization), which provides regional customizations such as carrier APNs, available languages etc.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-tab, device-firmware
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# Question
Title: Activating a new phone that is the same as my last phone on google account
i'm not sure if this question has come up yet. If it has, i've yet to come across it.

I've got a new phone and the same old phone number. My new phone has a new sim card too, though i don't believe that has anything to do with apps...

My new phone is identical to my old phone and my google play account is so smart that it thinks i've got all these apps installed that i don't have. that includes "google play."

Since i've got these things installed, i'm unable to do it again so i can't access google play setting to remove the "installed" apps in order to re order them.

What's a good solution besides never buying google products?

# Answer
> 1 votes
DO you not have the Google Play application then? you could try using the Web version of google play or you could just do a quick google search for "Google Play APK" and install that - note you will have to tick the box in your settings that allows apps from an unknown source to be installed on your phone

Jayden

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync - Contacts Storage
I use a Microsoft Exchange account for my business and use a Samsung Galaxy S3.

If I sync my contacts to the phone from the exchange account, are they actually stored on my phone or SD card or are the actually just in the cloud?

I want to have access to all the people, but don't want it to take up memory. I have over 1,000 contacts and it grows.

# Answer
> 1 votes
The contacts themselves are synced to your phone's internal memory, so they do take up space. The contacts are then updated every time the phone syncs with the server.

If they were only in the cloud you wouldn't be able to access them if you happen to lose the network connection, and contact lookup would be noticeably slower. Also, some mobile network technologies can't maintain a voice call and data connection simultaneously, so you wouldn't be able to match incoming calls to contacts, because the data connection would temporarily be disconnected.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, exchange, active-sync
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to completely disable the dialer including emergency calls to make an old phone a "tablet"?
I have a Galaxy Nexus (running 4.2.2 if it matters but I'd presume the rules would apply to most Android OS' in general, it isn't currently rooted but I can root it if necessary) that I've recently replaced with a newer phone.

Now I'd like to give my 5 year old my Gnex as a basic "game/kids app device" that he can mess around with since he was used to playing a few kid games before on it. I still want WIFI access so airplane mode is out.

However, **I'd like to be able to completely remove the PHONE functionality** from the phone. The phone has no service, but can still make Emergency calls and I'm concerned about him possibly doing so before I can explain to 911 that it was an accidental call.

**So, is there a way to completely disable:**

* the phone dialer
* the ability to place emergency calls
* the contacts/address book

Bottom line: If you think in Apple terms, I'd like an "iPhone" to become an "IPod Touch", but for my Android.

# Answer
> 14 votes
If you root the phone, go into `Manage Apps` and you can disable the dialer, it will remove it from the home page. Contacts can also be disabled. There are also numerous ways to put the phone in Airplane mode so it's persistent after restart.

Click image for larger version

***NOTE***: disabling dialer does ***not*** disable the emergency dialer, but airplane mode does.

# Answer
> 4 votes
On rooted devices, you can disable the following packages to disable all telephony features:

* Phone
* Dialer
* TelephonyProvider
* Contacts
* Contacts Storage
* ContactsProvider

Depending on the device manufacturer and OS version, some of these apps might not exist, or be named differently.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Does it have a removable SIM card? If so, remove the SIM and it won't have any network connectivity except for Wi-Fi. That's what I've done to turn my old iPhones into iPods for my kids.

# Answer
> 2 votes
You have not mention that you are rooted or not? If you are rooted then use titanium backup app to freeze three apk's

I hope Samsung has smae named apk as for my s2. SecPhome.Apk TelephonyProvider.apk Contacts.apk

After freeze them your calling and emergency call will be block down, you can use data connection without any problem from here.

If you are not rooted then first pull them using adb for backup and then delete them for make it safe.

# Answer
> 0 votes
There's definitely not an "official" way to disable emergency calls - if my understanding is correct, that would actually be illegal.

Unofficially, I think the closest you can get is disabling the dialer. I haven't tested it, but even if removing the dialer doesn't disable the emergency calls functionality, it *might* cause any attempt to call to crash...

If you wish to go that route, you must be rooted. You open up your favorite file manager, navigate to `/system/app`, and rename `dialer.apk` (or similar, since you're on Nexus flavored AOSP it should be dialer) to something like `dialer.apk.bak`. Don't delete it - it's always a good idea to have a backup.

EDIT: Contacts would be the same process, removing `contacts.apk`

EDIT 2: Evidently it might be `TelephonyProvider.apk`. Pretty sure I've seen dialer too though. Most file explorers will show a phone icon, like below:

Click image for larger version

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can install a parental control app like Kids Place that limits the apps that the kid can launch. If it set as the default launcher the kid will only be able to access the apps that are defined within the app while full access is protected by a password.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You could replace the radio firmware with one from a drastically phone. Having what would essentially be a "broken" firmware for the radio would prevent any cellular communications in or out of the phone. This link is an example of changing a Nexus's radio firmware (baseband) to another GOOD firmware, but the same process would apply to using a baseband that does not match your phone or your phone's cellular radio chip.

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Tags: phone-app, emergency-calls
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# Question
Title: Disable Data Connection for Certain Applications?
So, sometimes when I'm at work, I have a problem wherein I want to use my phone's data connection to stream music, but I don't want to be bombarded with notifications from Google Voice/ GMail / Facebook / etc. Is there a way to disable the data connection for those applications, so that the notifications don't pull me "out of the zone", while still leaving the phone's overall data connection intact so that I can stream music?

# Answer
You can turn sync on/off for each app individually from the main device settings. Under the **accounts** list, click on an account to turn sync on or off for that account.

Alternatively, you can simply turn off notification sounds for all apps. Use the volume rocker to bring up the volume control, then click the settings icon to expand the volume control into separate controls. The speech bubble with an exclamation mark is the volume for notifications: drag that slider all the way to the left to mute notification sounds without affecting music volume. There's slider with a phone icon lets you mute the phone ringer independently.

In addition, some phones have a *blocking mode* or *driving mode* which disables notifications completely. On recent Samsung phones, you can reach this from the *quick settings* panel in the notification tray. Tapping the icon in the quick settings panel turns it on and off, and long-tapping it takes you to the settings for that feature.
> 1 votes

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Tags: data-connection, google-voice, data-monitoring, facebook-messenger, instant-messenger
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# Question
Title: Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK
Where does this app store save the downloaded APK file? I have a problem where certain apps will only install when the sdcard is unmounted. The Amazon App store needs sdcard to be mounted

# Answer
> 8 votes
This is based on my EVO, but they appear to download into the Appstore's "private" external storage directory, which is `/sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia/cache/`. From what I've seen they appear to then get deleted after being installed, but anything which has been downloaded and not installed looks to be there.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Thanks for your answer @eldarerathis!

Looks like it might have changed slightly since then. On my Motorola Bionic I found the apk files `/sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia/files/apks`.

An update to one of my apps would download in the Amazon appstore but wouldn't install for whatever reason. So I clicked "download" in the app store, then immediately opened ESFile explorer, found the apk, waited for it to finish downloading (clicking "refresh" once in a while). Then I just clicked the apk there and it installed perfectly. Woot!

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Tags: apk, amazon-appstore
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title: Tablet screen never turns off

text:
# Question
Title: Tablet screen never turns off
I flashed a custom ROM and didn't liked it some reverted to a recovery using TWRP. Now the screen is always on, even after long periods of inactivity. Even if I press the power button it doesn't turn off (or go to sleep or whatever it is called). Any ideas how I can fix this? Obviously if the device is power off the screen is off.

# Answer
Which ROM?

Check ROM-Settings -\> "Active Display" -\> then disable or Settings -\> Display -\> "Active Display" -\> then disable

I think good chances AOSP handles it in either one of these ways.
> 0 votes

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Tags: lock-screens, screen, tablet, samsung-galaxy-tab-3-10.1
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title: Rotate smart tv screen

text:
# Question
Title: Rotate smart tv screen
I'd like to use a smart tv box for a kiosk application. Problem is, my client wants the screen to be in vertical mode.

Is there a way to rotate the display to be 1080 x 1920 instead of 1920 x 1080 and rotated 90º?

I'm looking into a box with Android 4.1.

# Answer
This would have to be supported by the ROM. Screen orientation change in Android uses support from the graphics driver, the system UI, and the framework that apps use. Either choose a device that has this feature already (ask the vendor if you're not sure), or you'll have to use a custom ROM to achieve this. Since Android STBs are still quite a minority feature, it might be hard to find a custom ROM for your device, and/or hard to get help making your own.
> 1 votes

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Tags: settings, screen, smart-tv
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title: How to show wifi password?

text:
# Question
Title: How to show wifi password?
I have a rooted Samsung s3 mini, android version 4.1.2

How to show the saved wifi password of the router I am connected to?

# Answer
From any file manager that allows root access to system files you can go into `/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf` file or directly search for `wpa_supplicant.conf` file.

You can open it with any text editor.

If you have Terminal Emulator you can also do this:

```
cat /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf

```

You will find all your saved passwords inside that file. Password will be stored as:

```
network={
    ssid="WiFiName"
    psk="password"
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
    priority=1
}

```
> 18 votes

# Answer
You can also download the app "Wifi Key Recovery" which is a lot easier.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean, wifi-password
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# Question
Title: How to open ClockworkMod's .tar.a archives?
To open the TAR archive on my PC, I have to rename the `.tar.a` to `.tar`, otherwise my archive manager will say "Archive type unsupported" or similar.

Why do they do that, and how to open these archives in a proper way?

# Answer
It does this in order to break up large `.tar` files into chunks of 1000000000 bytes (or 1 GB):

```
-rwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r          0 2014-03-19 14:31 data.ext4.tar
-rwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r 1000000000 2014-03-19 14:33 data.ext4.tar.a
-rwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r 1000000000 2014-03-19 14:36 data.ext4.tar.b
-rwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r 1000000000 2014-03-19 14:38 data.ext4.tar.c
-rwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r  135127040 2014-03-19 14:38 data.ext4.tar.d

```

Even if the resulting file is under the 1000000000-byte split limit, the `.a` file will still be generated:

```
-rwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r         0 2014-03-19 14:29 system.ext4.tar
-rwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r 484504064 2014-03-19 14:30 system.ext4.tar.a

```

You can combine these split files back together using the following syntax:

On Windows: `copy /b finelame* filename` E.g. `copy /b data.ext4.tar* data.ext4.tar`
On Linux: `cat filename* > filename` E.g. `cat data.ext4.tar* > data.ext4.tar`
> 14 votes

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Tags: clockworkmod-recovery
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# Question
Title: Direct file access on tablet from LAN, as opposed to having to download files first
I am attempting to construct a LAN/WLAN to which computers, smartphones and tablet are connected. I would like to be able to access all these devices from from any device via some file manager and open these files locally 'on the fly' as opposed to having to download the files completely before I can open them.

I have done so with desktops and laptops on which either Windows or Ubuntu were installed. 'On the fly' file access works like a charm by means of Windows Explorer or Nautilus using Samba. I now want the same for smartphones and tablets.

I have attempted to do so by means of Samba again. But I do not know how to solve a few problems.

1) When using 'Samba Filesharing for Android' I can only seem to access data on the tablet/smartphone from the desktop/laptop, but not the other way around. 2) When using 'AndSMB' I can not directly open files on the other devices. I have to completely download them first.

I can't seem to find software for the Android smartphones and tablets that works as simple and effective as Windows Explorer or Nautilus, where you can open files locally without having to download them completely first, and do this from any device to any other device on the LAN.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Set up FTP server and/or Samba server on Android.

Example: ES File Explorer app provides such features.

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Tags: wi-fi, file-transfer, file-management, remote-access, lan
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to install Cyanogenmod on a SPH-D710 (Boost Mobile S2)?
How do you go about doing it? I couldn't find any instructions for installing the latest version of Cyanogenmod on it anywhere.

# Answer
CyanogenMod does not officially support the Epic 4G Touch (SPH-D710) phone. Your best bet would be finding an unofficial port over at XDA-Developers forums.

From the looks of it, Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and 4.3.1 are the latest versions of custom ROMs that are available. These are not pure CM though. Details and installation instructions at the links.
> 1 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, custom-roms
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# Question
Title: What can you use on Windows to try out Android apps you find online?
What can you use to quickly try out apps you find online?

The tool should

* Run on Windows
* Give you root access so you can run apps that require root access
* Have functionalities of a physical android device. In other words things like GPS and a Internet connection should be present and you should be able to install apps using APK files or through the official Google App Market.

These things would be nice to have but one can still work around them

* The tool runs fast and lag free
* It's lightweight and can run smoothly on some of the most low spec hardware by today's standards.

# Answer
You can use Android Device Emulator for this. It is packaged with The Android SDK and a virtual mobile device that runs on your computer. The emulator lets you develop and test Android applications without using a physical device.

Link: http://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html
> 2 votes

# Answer
Here is BlueStacks which gives you exactly all you want. 100 times better than Emulator.

I have seen my colleagues using WatsApp, playing Temple Run (not efficiently) in that. You can root it too.
> 1 votes

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Tags: applications, virtualization
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# Question
Title: Backup and restore without custom recovery?
Can I backup and restore without a custom recovery if I have a nandroid backup? How can I do this?

# Answer
Stock recovery's don't offer this feature, you would need a custom recovery to backup and restore.
> 1 votes

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Tags: backup, restore, stock-android, nandroid
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title: Tuning tablet into e-book reader?

text:
# Question
Title: Tuning tablet into e-book reader?
Since I often need to read PDFs, I figured I should get an e-book reader from eg. Kobo or Pocketbook, but I was told it's not a good idea because e-book readers have a tough time rendering PDFs.

Alternatively, are there good tablets and hardware/software that can reduce the amount of power used by the screen and somehow make the the screen easier to read?

Thank you.

# Answer
Aside from the usual battery-saving tips (like disabling data / Wi-Fi), you could use an app like Screen Filter to reduce the brightness of the device; this reduces power consumption.

If available, you might also invert the colors in your reader app. For example, ezPDF Reader has a `Night mode` feature which makes the background black and the text white (as opposed to the standard black on white). Of course, this is only applicable to PDFs with actual next, not scanned images.
> 2 votes

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Tags: tablet, pdf, ebook-reader
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title: How to simulate cell signal loss?

text:
# Question
Title: How to simulate cell signal loss?
The program (CSipSimple) seems to work not well when cell data network is unstable. It works OK hovewer if you manually switch it on and off.

How to simulate bad network connectivity (e.g. going by underground train) for testing the application?

It should be mobile network, not Wi-Fi.

Are there any programs or hacks (in software, with root access) for this or I should resort to wrapping the device in foil?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Try those electrostatic-proof bags like you get hard disks in - you can press buttons too. Need more attenuation? put it in more bags. Go walk testing around the office.

If you put it in Airplane Mode or the other 'tricks' suggested - the mobile signals a DETACH to the network - it is a controlled clear down - not at all like driving into a tunnel. We use that to force DETACH/ATTACH cycle without the long wait of rebooting the phones.

Usually, the only way to force an uncontrolled loss of signal is to take the battery out - not much use for app testing.

Engineering mode *might* do it - but all phones are different and may not be available. Maybe the receiver can be told insert a load of attenuation or reduce gain or something.

In my day job have a RF shielded box (Ramsey Electronics) with mesh gloves for manipulating the device in the controlled RF environment... alone it is probably not suitable for controlling the RF to the mobile alone. But then, I have direct connection to my own private mobile network with base stations, adjustable attenuators and my own SIM cards and everything...

# Answer
> 0 votes
Depending on the device there might be antenna connectors on the PCB. You could connect an external antenna to the appropriate connector though an adjustable attenuator. This would allow you to control the strength of the signal your phone would receive.

Still the foil would probably be much cheaper.

# Answer
> 0 votes
In ICS and JB, a menu item exists which you can use to disable mobile data. Go to **Settings**, then in the *Wireless & Networks* section, touch **More...**. Next, touch **Mobile networks**. Finally, you can touch **Data enabled** to enable/disable mobile data.

If you need more fine grained control over the mobile radio, many Android phones have secret menus which, among other things, allow you to control the mobile radio, e.g. you can switch it between 4G LTE, 3G, EvDO/1xRTT or just turn it off.

In some circumstances, if you merely need to simulate a total loss of connectivity, you can simply enable airplane (offline) mode. (But this takes down Wi-Fi as well, so may not work for you.)

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Tags: networking
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# Question
Title: Android shows missed calls even after open
My phone shows the missed calls on the app icon even after I check and delete them from log. I did restart / battery off several times but it still hanging there!! Phone Samsung Galaxy S Duos Android Version 4.0.4

Screenshot (click image to enlarge)

# Answer
go to settings \> application\> all \> badge provider\> clear data & clear cache.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I have had the same problem on my android phone but tried a solution from one of the android forums which says

Go to settings\>\>Applications manager\>\>all applications (on the top) locate the badge provider app, once in there clear data and restart your phone.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Try removing the icon of the app from the home launcher then put it back then restart your phone
> 0 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, notifications, samsung-galaxy-s-duos
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# Question
Title: How do I restore my old WhatsApp history on another phone?
My Samsung Galaxy S3 phone was water-damaged and is not working at all. Unfortunately, I didn't backup my chat history.

I inserted my old SIM card and memory card into my friend's phone and downloaded WhatsApp. I linked it to my old number, but when I opened it, there were no contacts / chat history at all.

Is there any way I could get back my old WhatsApp chat history? There are some important messages there.

# Answer
The backup is held on your old phone. You would need to be able to switch it on to be able to retrieve it.

If you get it switched on its simply a case of copying the whatsapp folder from the old device to the new one, opening whatsapp and allowing it to restore messages from the backup.
> 2 votes

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Tags: whatsapp-messenger
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# Question
Title: Unable to flash recovery image into the device
I am trying to flash recovery image into my HTC Explorer phone.

The issue is i keep getting `waiting for devices` message when issuing `fastboot` command. the CMD is running with administrative rights leaving the only possible reason be the drivers not installed. However i have also done that.

And when i boot my phone normally the device shows totally ok in device manager but when into fastboot mode the device manager shows a yellow mark on the device.

even if i try to install the drivers from there it says drivers already upto date.

Why is this happening and how can i solve this please help?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Check that you have USB debugging ticked in developer settings.

If that doesn't work I would uninstall all the drivers relating to your phone and start again from scratch. Note that the drivers that are needed while in fastboot can be different to the drivers needed for normal data transfer. I've had all kinds of problems relating to this a with my HTC One X.

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Tags: recovery-mode, fastboot, htc
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# Question
Title: Copied files folder structure via usb not showing properly in Gallery (moto-g + Kitkat)
I have recently purchased and updated my mogo-g(16gb) with Kitkat. When I copied some photos, songs & videos on my mobile via USB, the files not showing properly as per their folder structure in mobile Gallery.

Please suggest if you have any solution to it (Files structure totally looks distorted in Gallery).

Thanks.

# Answer
The built-in Gallery app doesn't show photos in a tree structure: it just has *albums*. When you copy files in directly, it normally just puts each folder of photos in an *album* with that photo's name. When another app adds photos to the gallery, it can specify what album(s) to put it in, according to what the app knows about the picture.

If you want to browse photos by their folder structure, don't use the built-in Gallery app. There are a lot of third-party photo viewing apps on Google Play, so pick one you like and use that instead.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat
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# Question
Title: Will I get Offcial updates after rooting my Xperia SP?
I have Sony Xperia SP, I am planning to root my device. Will I get offcial updates ( Like Kitkat update in future ) after rooting?

# Answer
> 0 votes
No, OTA updates only work with unmodified system images. If you can download a new official system image, you'll still be able to flash that yourself, but you'll probably have to root again after you've done that.

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Tags: 4.3-jelly-bean, stock-android
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title: My app list on a new phone

text:
# Question
Title: My app list on a new phone
I would like to buy a new phone, and don't want to install my currently used apps one by one on it. Is there a way to automatically restore my apps on the new phone?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Sure is! When you get your new android phone and sign in with your Google account, it will automatically start to re download your apps! If you want to root the new phone, and the previous one (the one you own now) was also rooted, you could use titanium backup as well to back up your apps and reinstall the them with all their data on the new device.

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Tags: applications
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title: Unhide a Contact

text:
# Question
Title: Unhide a Contact
I accidentally hid an individual contact. I cant' find a way to un-hide - I'm imagining an "Un-hide all contacts" option or something. Any ideas?

I'm using a Motorolla Droid XT907, Android version 4.1.2

Edit:

I did find this answer, but it's a bit invasive, as the original poster said: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-razr-support/239955-unhide-read-only-contacts-2.html

# Answer
This is how I solved a similar issue I had on my phone.

Since the contacts in question were synced through a gmail account, I went in my contacts and exported all of them to make a backup. Then I restored my contacts via the menu (More \> Restore contacts...) to a day before the one on which I believed to have deleted the contact. The restore points go back to 30 days maximum.

From there I could import the backup I had downloaded earlier to merge with the freshly restored contacts.
> 1 votes

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Tags: contacts
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# Question
Title: Can the game "asphalt8" be played on iOS and Android together?
I have an iPhone and my friend has an Android device. When we try to play "asphalt8" on wi fi, we can't get the app to connect with each other. If he creates a room, my device doesn't show it, and vice-versa.

Can this game be played on iOS and Android together?

# Answer
According to "Diana FromGameloft" on the Gameloft forums:

> You and your friends have to play the same version of the game on the same platform/device in order to see each other.

Also "Gameloft\_Ryan" posted on Windows Phone Central forums to say:

> You can only play cross-platform multiplayer with W8 and WP8 users. There isn't cross-platform for Android and iOS.

So unfortunately it looks like Gameloft haven't included cross-platform multi-player in Asphalt 8, so you and your friend won't be able to play against each other.
> 4 votes

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Tags: applications, ios, compatibility
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title: Play store My App section

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# Question
Title: Play store My App section
When i open the play store -\> My apps section from my PC, i see a list of all the apps i ever used. This list is uneditable. When i check the same in the play store android app, i see the same list but this time i can delete entries.

Questions:

-Why this list shows all the apps i ever used? I would expect to show all the apps i currently have installed on my phone.

-For what purpose this list exists? What happens when i delete entries manually?

# Answer
You might want to see apps you have installed previously but since uninstalled in order to find an app that you but want to recommend to a friend. You might uninstall an app by accident and want to find it again easily.

Google Play needs to keep track of this information anyway, for two reasons:-

1. You can only review an app you've installed;
2. Even after uninstalling a paid app, it remains available to you, and you can reinstall it again without paying.

Deleting an entry only hides it from the list (on all your devices and the web interface), and has no other effect.
> 3 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
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title: How is Edge So Fast?

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# Question
Title: How is Edge So Fast?
I have the BLU STUDIO 5.5 on T-Mobile, however its not a T-Mobile device. I only get Edge. It's pretty slow for video watching. However, it loads sites in less than 2 seconds. Sometimes less than 1. How is that possible? On 4G sometimes I didn't get that, especially when I was throttled after using my complementary LTE data.

# Answer
Some sites which you recently visited are stored on your browser memory as cache and cookies, so when on slow speed data connection it comes up as a plus point because sites load in a second.

Try this: clear cookies and cache and now try to load the same site on edge. It will take long!
> 3 votes

# Answer
When loading a web page there are two different aspects to the speed. First is how long it takes the beginning of the request and response to traverse the network. This is your latency (usually referred to as "ping time" and measured in milliseconds). Second is how long it takes the bulk of the response to follow. This is your connection speed (usually referred to as "bandwidth" and measured in bits or bytes per second).

If a page is relatively small, just a few tens of kilobytes, then the latency will play a bigger role in the page loading than the bandwidth will, and a "slower" connection could "load" pages faster.
> 2 votes

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Tags: stock-android
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title: Google Play Download Error?

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# Question
Title: Google Play Download Error?
Whenever I try to install any app from the google play, the download doesn't begin. The "Downloading..." word dosn't appear and the download bar doesn't even begin ... Need help :S

# Answer
If you are trying to download an app on a device that has date and time not set properly then also this problem can happen. Check the date and time settig.
> -1 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, downloading
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title: Backup of apps and their settings

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# Question
Title: Backup of apps and their settings
I learned about Titanium Backup but I don't have a rooted device yet.

I'd still like to backup all my installed apps and their settings - will the default Google backup:

What does this backup exactly?

Sorry if this has been answered before but I really couldn't find it on quick search. So maybe it won't hurt to have my post here.

I see that my best option is adb (Full Backup of non-rooted devices) though... but I still don't know what the default Google backup does then... and why it's not enough...

# Answer
install Helium - App Sync and Backup & APK Extractor (to backup your APK) from playstore it might help you but it will not save your settings
> -1 votes

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Tags: backup, google-backup
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# Question
Title: Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 4.1.2 wifi disconnects when my screen goes off
Whenever i turn my screen off for an extended period of time, my tablet disconnects from wifi. I remember there being a setting on my old phone to do this, which i didn't use, with reason. However i can find no such setting for this on my tablet. Ive downloaded a few apps to help with this "screen off wifi off" or something like that, but the apps only seem to break the wifi in all.

# Answer
Set Wi-Fi sleep policy to "Never"

For Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and later:

1) Navigate to Menu \> Settings \> WiFi and select the menu button again. 2) Select Options, Advanced 3) Set “Keep WiFi on during sleep” to “Always”
> 1 votes

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Tags: connection-issues
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# Question
Title: How to increase memory for debugging of Developer options
I would like to know how to increase memory for debugging of Developer options without DDMS connection. Please kindly advice me.

Background: I have a problem with my smartphones sometimes does not work well when to use application out side of my house without my PC. So, I would like to keep logs as much as possible. I would like to keep them for a day at least.

# Answer
> 0 votes
See this related question on our sister site for programming questions, Stack Overflow

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat, nexus-5
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# Question
Title: Download email attachment bigger than 15 MB
I got an email (MS Exchange 2010 / Native Mail App / LG G2 - 4.4.2 / connection-\>mobile-data\[HSDPA\]) with an PDF file with a size of ~18 MB. When I click on it, it is trying to download it. After one second I got a message " was not downloaded".

When I am trying on an iPhone 5 (iOS 7.1) I can download and open the file.

Any work arounds or fixes for that issue?

# Answer
> -1 votes
the only work around for that problem is, to use this app -\> CloudMagic (https://cloudmagic.com)

solved my problem but it would be reate when google will fix this for the stock email app.

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Tags: stock-email-app
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