title: Swype Private Beta for HTC Desire

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# Question
Title: Swype Private Beta for HTC Desire
I read here that you can email the Swype developers to ask for an invite for the private beta of Swype on the HTC Desire, and you may or may not get an invite. I'd like to try it out as it looks pretty neat.

* Is the private beta still running?
* Is there some official announcement that describes how to register for the private beta?
* What email should I write to and what should I write to increase my chances of an invite?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Answering your questions:

# Answer
> 2 votes
There are apk's out there. I use it on my Desire and it is a great keyboard alternative.

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Tags: htc-desire, swype
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# Question
Title: com.htc.bg 'process stopped unexpectedly' on HTC Desire when Facebook sync active
Once per hour, I get a message on my HTC Desire saying that a process has stopped unexpectedly. It is the com.htc.bg process. The problem disappears if I disable the syncing of my Facebook account to the phone. To back this up, I have found that the list of contacts downloaded from Facebook is incomplete, so I am wondering if it is crashing halfway through the sync process.

Rather than just disabling it to stop the error, I want the Facebook contact sync to work properly. Is there a way to fix this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I've had a similar problem with the contacts sync for an Exchange account. I found that deleting the account on my Desire and re-adding it made the errors go away. Give it a try.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I found this in another forum:

1. Go to the *People* (contact list) app
2. Go to the Online Directories (Globe) tab
3. Select Facebook
4. You will be asked to log in to your Facebook account. Once logged in, you will see all of your contacts on your Facebook account.
5. Return to the full list of your contacts on the phone and try and sync

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Tags: contacts, htc-desire
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# Question
Title: How can I connect to a number with a conference-call code via Google Voice?
I have a phone number for a conference-call service. Under ordinary use, I call the number, and when the automated system answers, I enter a 10-digit code for the conference I wish to join, and then press #. I have the number assigned to a contact like this: `800-555-1234,1234567890#`.

When I call that contact without Google Voice enabled (either "do not use Google Voice to make any calls" or "ask every time I make a call" and then answer no), it connects fine, but when I enable GV for outgoing calls, a dialog box appears saying "Google Voice could not connect," and it gives me options of retrying with GV or to call without GV. Retrying fails in the same manner, and the latter choice allows the call to connect, but it waits for me to enter the conference code myself. It's as though GV isn't providing the conference code.

As a workaround, I can use Voice Plus; I have it set to use GV for all contacts except for those in the "No Google Voice" group, which includes the conference contact. I'd prefer not to have to do that, though, because I'd like my conference calls to show up in my GV call history, and I'd also like as few exceptions as possible to my dialing rules.

How can I get my phone to call the number through Google Voice *and* enter the conference code automatically?

# Answer
Evidently, the Google Voice app doesn't support conference codes or other extensions. (At least not yet.)

To call an extended number through the Google Voice service, dial as though the GV app weren't installed, or as if you were calling from something other than a smartphone:

1. Dial your own Google Voice phone number.
2. If voicemail access isn't enabled for the number you're calling from, press `*` to access the GV menu.
3. Enter your PIN, if required.
4. Press 2 (to tell the GV service you wish to place a call).
5. Enter the conference phone number, and press `#`. GV will connect you.
6. Proceed as normal for calling the desired number (i.e., enter the extension, the conference-room number, the passcode, etc.).

So, the contact is programmed with a number like this: `612-555-4321,[PIN,]2,800-555-1234#,,1234567890#`. (As I understand it, this is a limited application of the process Flex Dialer uses.)

If you have the GV app installed, then use another app like Voice Plus or Voice Choice to exclude this contact from GV. (This is a consolation to what was originally asked for, which requested fewer exceptions to the phone's GV dialing rules. Shouldn't be a big problem, though.)

If you have your GV number associated with a contact for yourself or your voice mail, then that's the contact that will appear in your phone's call history. However, the "real" contact will show in your Google Voice call history.
> 5 votes

# Answer
In a Google Voice support thread, some people are indicating that 'p' in the phone number field will add a 1 second pause. However, someone else (in the "accepted answer") says that Google Voice doesn't currently support pause or wait characters.

I don't think Android will let you put numbers in a phone number field, but it might be worth a try.

On a slightly different tack, have you tried a semi-colon instead of a comma?
> 1 votes

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Tags: contacts, google-voice
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title: Connect Android phone to wifly board

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# Question
Title: Connect Android phone to wifly board
My team and i are trying to connect an android phone to a wifly board. We are having trouble getting this to connect. Can anyone verify certain phones that do not support this or do support this functionality and what we must do to be able to perform this connection? We have tried a few things and still not working. Please assist! Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. If you need further information let me know.

Thanks in Advance!

# Answer
I do not have rep to comment, is wifly a serial interface?

Second, this is a good place to ask that, I understood they were inviting developers here.

### Extra, after comment reply

As far as I have found there is no ability for serial from the android phones.

I have found sources where people mod the OS to support USB on the Go. Then you can be a USB host, which would suffice for me as usb to serial adapters are relatively easy to come by.

I am new to android and spend most my time on the Electronics and Robotics SO site, but I was interested in this feature.

### And More!

From prolink007

> Google is looking into adding this feature in a firmware release. For the time being we are just looking into rooting the phone and adding the feature that way. Our goal is to not have to root a phone for this feature to be enabled. If we can figure a way around this i will post here as soon as possible. I will keep this updated as we progress.
> 2 votes

# Answer
XDA forums may be the best place to ask for this sort of help.
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, connection-issues
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# Question
Title: How do you transfer a programs database to another device
I am using the **Book Catalog** program to scan and enter my collection of books.

This program provides an export/backup and import feature, so I can transfer the entered data onto another device.

But I am wondering now: programs can create databases on one device. **Can you transfer these database onto another device ?**

More specific, could I buy another Samsung Galaxy (or any other Android powered device) and transfer the database onto it for use with the same program (without the export/import feature ) ?

# Answer
> 3 votes
*This only applies if you have root access, as Bryan already pointed out in the comments.*

I would suggest using a utility such as TitaniumBackup to completely back-up all your applications **and** your data. It will be stored on your SD card so that you can transfer its files to another device and restore the backups on there.

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, data-recovery
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# Question
Title: How to install the official Android 2.2 (froyo) on Samsung Galaxy S without Windows/Kies
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How do I upgrade Firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S without windows

Froyo has been finally released for Samsung Galaxy S. The update seems to be only available via a Windows application called Kies. I don't have access to a Windows computer any more (I use Mac and Linux systems only). Does anybody know how to install the update (the official one, not CyanogenMod) without this application? Can I use Custom Recovery for this like in this related answer?

# Answer
> 5 votes
Going through the Galaxy S Flash/Root/ADB/ROM guide on XDA, I just spotted this:

> 1. I'm running Linux/OSX. Can I still flash my firmware? Do I need to install windows?
>
> If you are running Linux you do not need to install Windows. You can either run Odin in a virtual machine or alternatively use Heimdall by Benjamin Dobell. Heimdall runs natively on Linux and has reached a well tested release state.

Which takes us to here Heimdall - Cross-Platform Open-Source Flashing Software:

> **What is Heimdall?** Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source utility to flash ROMs onto Samsung Galaxy S phones.
>
> **How does it work?** Heimdall uses the same protocol as Odin to interact with a device in download mode. USB communication in Heimdall is handled by the popular open-source USB library, libusb-1.0.
>
> **What platforms does Heimdall run on?** Linux, OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, 7 etc.)
>
> **What Galaxy S variants has Heimdall been tested with?** I've tested Heimdall with a Galaxy S GT-I9000 (8 GB) from the United Kingdom and Galaxy S GT-I9000 (16 GB) from Australia. I don't have access to any other devices to test with at present, but community members have confirmed it to also function correctly for the AT&T Captivate.

Hopefully this will help us all out!

Though obviously as this is effectively a replacement for Samsung's Odin software it's more designed towards people who are happy grabbing their ROMs from various places across the internet and flashing them on in a fairly custom way, as opposed to Kies which is (supposed to be) pretty much plug and play.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I don't know how much help this will be, as I've unfortunately not had any experience with the Galaxy S series or the Kies application. However, I'm quite familiar with the Samsung Moment and the myriad of issues surrounding drivers and software running natively in Windows to flash that device.

From the Linux end of things (Ubuntu x64) I was able to get the software for the Samsung Moment (SWUpgrade, it's called) running through VirtualBox on a Windows 7 client from the Ubuntu host. Took me a good couple of hours to get it working, and even still, it's a bit finicky at times, but I've successfully flashed my Moment several times from Ubuntu using that rather thick layer of virtualization.

I don't know if that would be a feasible option for your setup, or if the software would even work the same, being a completely different phone. I would imagine the software would be somewhat similar, as they're both Samsung devices and most Samsung devices do share similarities when it comes to the proprietary file system and partition structure.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, samsung-galaxy-s, linux, samsung-kies
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# Question
Title: How do I upgrade firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S without using windows?
So far Samsung has been rolling updates out using its windows only software Kies, and not over the air like the rest of the android world.

Is there anyway that non windows users can get these updates?

# Answer
I'd get a virtual machine and run windows in that for updates. Will probably be the easiest for you, if you're not comfortable with flashing. Usually the ROMs for Samsung come out as Odin packages (program Samsung uses for flashing i guess).

The forum for Galaxy on XDA has alot of resources to get you started. http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=665

If the above doesn't help you, you can use a custom recovery. ClockworkMod Recovery has just been updated today. Follow the steps on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734166. With this you will be able to flash updates from Samsung when the community releases them as update.zip, from your sdcard.

This REQUIRES root on your device, but is probably your only solution without Windows. Before you start with this, sit down and read the resources on the forum. Flashing a wrong firmware COULD damage your phone. Be aware of your phone version. The above guide is for the Galaxy S i9000 International version.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Going through the Galaxy S Flash/Root/ADB/ROM guide on XDA, I just spotted this:

> 1. I'm running Linux/OSX. Can I still flash my firmware? Do I need to install windows?
>
> If you are running Linux you do not need to install Windows. You can either run Odin in a virtual machine or alternatively use Heimdall by Benjamin Dobell. Heimdall runs natively on Linux and has reached a well tested release state.

Which takes us to here Heimdall - Cross-Platform Open-Source Flashing Software:

> **What is Heimdall?** Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source utility to flash ROMs onto Samsung Galaxy S phones.
>
> **How does it work?** Heimdall uses the same protocol as Odin to interact with a device in download mode. USB communication in Heimdall is handled by the popular open-source USB library, libusb-1.0.
>
> **What platforms does Heimdall run on?** Linux, OS X and Windows (XP, Vista, 7 etc.)
>
> **What Galaxy S variants has Heimdall been tested with?** I've tested Heimdall with a Galaxy S GT-I9000 (8 GB) from the United Kingdom and Galaxy S GT-I9000 (16 GB) from Australia. I don't have access to any other devices to test with at present, but community members have confirmed it to also function correctly for the AT&T Captivate.

Hopefully this will help us all out!

Though obviously as this is effectively a replacement for Samsung's Odin software it's more designed towards people who are happy grabbing their ROMs from various places across the internet and flashing them on in a fairly custom way, as opposed to Kies which is (supposed to be) pretty much plug and play.
> 7 votes

# Answer
If you can find someone or somewhere who has a direct link to the update, you can probably download it to your SD card using your mobile browser. Im not sure what the key combos are for the Galaxy S to get to your Recovery, but im sure with some web searching you can find out how. Once you are in Recovery, you can flash the update. I am basing all this on how it works on other Android phones but have not actually seen it done on a Galaxy S variant. You may try this site for Samsung Firmwares: http://www.samfirmware.webs.com/
> 2 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, updates, samsung-kies
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to make a Picasa album to not appear in native Gallery application?
By default, it synchronizes every Picasa album you have in your Google account, even the marked as private ones.

I'd like to make some of them to not be imported on my phone.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Not possible at this time. This answer in the Google support forums indicates that it can't be done, but that it will be forwarded on as a feature request.

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Tags: gallery, picasa
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# Question
Title: How can you see your Facebook Groups in Facebook for Android?
I downloaded facebook for Android latest version just now.

This version is much better than the one which was pre-installed on my Samsung Galaxy S phone.

But can I see my Facebook **groups** somewhere in this version ?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Groups are not available in the Facebook app. You'll have to go to the website via m.facebook.com or touch.facebook.com

# Answer
> 3 votes
Facebook have just released version 1.4 of their official Facebook app for Android, this has support for both the new Places and Groups features (this is the new Groups feature where you can group your friends, not the old Groups feature which is a bit like the current Pages feature).

If you've already got the official Facebook app installed, then you should be able to update though the Market app. Otherwise just download it from there!

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, facebook
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# Question
Title: How can I collect repeated contact entries under one call log entry?
I'm running Cyanogen 5.0.8 and previously had stock 1.2 before this. On both releases I'd like is to be able to able to collect repeated call log entries in only one single entry reflecting last activity, whether it is "received", "missed", or "dialed". When the entry is to be tapped all activities related to the contact would be shown.

Is any one familiar with such feature and how can I achieve it on my phone?

# Answer
CyanogenMod 6 does this feature because it is native to Android 2.2. See this CyanogenMod issue report for more details.
> 1 votes

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Tags: calls
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title: Say caller name feature

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# Question
Title: Say caller name feature
I am missing that feature from Nokia devices, Is there a chance to make my Xperia X10 say callers name when I have incoming call

# Answer
> 9 votes
The application SayMyName Dessert does this quite well.

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Tags: calls, text-to-speech, caller-id
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title: Alternative to Google Latitude?

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# Question
Title: Alternative to Google Latitude?
Like the title says, is there an easy way to share my location in real-time with friends without letting Google know where I am?

# Answer
Glympse seems like a good alternative. Just pick who you want to share with, and for how long, and they can follow you on their phones or computers (and they don't need Glympse installed).
> 2 votes

# Answer
I haven't used it myself, but I've noticed Neer in the market -- It sounds like what you're looking for.
> 3 votes

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Tags: geolocation, google-latitude
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# Question
Title: In camera apps, if zoom is digital, how is (auto) focus achieved?
In almost all Android devices, zoom is digital -- there just isn't a mechanism for changing the length of the barrel and gathering more info.

So how is **focus** achieved?

If you're not physically changing the lens properties, or extending the barrel length, you've only got dilation of the aperture as the last focus method. Which is mechanical. Unless you've got a fixed focus system -- which most android phones do not seem to have.

The android-spec for the autoFocus() method isn't much help - although it says it must be supported by the hardware, although most phones seem to have it.

So if it is hardware -- how? I'm not hearing any little motors whirring around in there.... And is there really even any room for a mechanism in these things?

See Also:

# Answer
The focus function is achieved by moving the lens back or forth so it is actually a mechanical thing.

You can try it yourself. Download ZXings Barcode Scanner and fire it up. You'll hear a click every time it tries to refocus you can also see the lens moving back and forth.
> 6 votes

# Answer
Often there is no focus at all. These cameras often make up for a complete lack of focus by having a large depth of field, which is exactly what is done with those "disposable" film cameras.

Digital zoom is a simple scaling of the input image, so there's no need to adjust zoom when digital zoom is applied, for the same reason there's no need to apply focus when scaling an image in photoshop. Focus is only needed for optical zooms because optical zoom changes the focal length of the camera.
> 0 votes

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Tags: camera, zooming, focus
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# Question
Title: Difference between "T-Mobile G1" and "HTC Dream"?
Are there any differences between "T-Mobile G1" and "HTC Dream" besides the name?

If Yes, what are the differences?

# Answer
Not that I have found. It's just different names for the same phone. (A pretty standard marketing practice.)

Some more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC\_Dream
> 6 votes

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Tags: htc-dream
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# Question
Title: HTC Desire: why not to root and install Froyo (no-porting)?
I've bought an HTC Desire a quite ago and, since now, works fine for me (except for this).

Now I'm waiting for Android 2.3, or 3.0, or whatever, and I'm thinking: **is it possible to install the original Android ROM on my Desire instead of HTC porting?**

This will make spare me a lot of time in waiting HTC porting.
My only doubt is if all functionality stay the same. (except for Sense and similar HTC proprietary software).

# Answer
> 2 votes
There are many ROMs available for the Desire based on stock Android / the open souce project. I currently run Cyanogen's ROM on my Desire, but I have also used OpenDesire and many others.

Take a look on the XDA forums.

There is no 'Official' stock ROM for the Desire, because no one is selling in without the HTC ROM, but OpenDesire is as close to the open source project as you are likely to get, where as Cyanogen's ROM is more feature packed!

You will of course need to root your phone to install custom ROMs. This is easily done on the Desire using Unrevoked.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-desire, rooting
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# Question
Title: How do I turn off the HTC Desire boot jingle?
Even with a set of headphones plugged in, when I reboot my HTC Desire it (ironically) still plays the 'quietly brilliant' boot screen jingle loudly on the built-in speaker.

This can be utterly annoying when lying in bed and the handset needs a reboot as it invariably wakes up the wife.

Can this be turned off or replaced?

# Answer
There's an app for, well, turning off the sound on shutdown and then back on at startup. As I've got Tasker I no longer use it, but you're looking for *Silent Boot* by Anton Weber.
> 3 votes

# Answer
The only way I found to silence it was to have the phone on vibrate when it reboots. Doesn't seem to play any sounds when it comes back up then.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-desire, reboot
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# Question
Title: In camera apps, is "zoom" a digital zoom, or an optical zoom?
In some camera apps (native camera app in 2.2, Camera 360), "zoom" zooms in on the image -- filling the entire screen with a closer-in view of what you're shooting. In at least one app (Vignette \[see below\]) "zoom" shrinks the picture down. The latter behavior -- along with surely-lacking mechanical lens focus mechanism -- suggests that all of these zooms are purely digital, and not optical.

See Also: Can a Dream's camera really zoom from the camera app? \[device-specific question\]

# Answer
> 11 votes
More often than not, Digital. Consider:

* How in the world would the motor for moving a lens fit in a phone case? For that matter, where would the find the room to have variable focal length?
* Would the manufacturers really put such a battery-drainer in the unit? How much more expensive would it be, too?
* Should somebody actually come up with a phone with optical zoom, it would be a big deal and a huge marketing gimmick. ("The only phone camera with optical zoom!") I haven't seen any. Have you?

That's not to say that ~~someday~~ someone ~~won't make~~ hasn't made such a phone. ~~There sure aren't any right now.~~ Unless they make a big deal about the camera zoom, you can assume it's digital.

# Answer
> 9 votes
Al Everett has suggested that "no Android camera has \[optical zoom\]", but the 14-Megapixel Altek Leo Android seems to have 3x optical zoom "(not digital like other cellphones)."

The Altek Leo won't be available until at least 2011, though.

# Answer
> 8 votes
The best way to tell if it is digital or optical: Do the pixels look blown up (and therefore blurry)?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Um there is a way to tell if the phone has a optical lense... Actually 2 ways.

* When zooming in, is there a motor sound coming from the phone?
* When zooming in, does the camera lens look different (duh, it zoomed so it should look different when looking directly into the camera).

99% chance that the answer is NO.

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Tags: camera, zooming, focus
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# Question
Title: Why does my wifi not automatically reconnect to prefered networks?
I've got a San Francisco handset running 2.1.

I've configured it to connect to my wifi network at home. If I go out of range, or reboot the phone, it fails to re-connect automatically and I have to manually go thru the settings, disable wireless, then enable it for it to re-attach itself to my network

Is there an easier way?

# Answer
Add the Power Control widget (available by default in Android 2.1+ for most phones) or a similar wi-fi toggle app to your home screen. (Long press on the home screen, Widget, Power Control.) That usually fixes it for me.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, wi-fi
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# Question
Title: Email app allows designation of priority and request for receipt
I am currently using K-9 Mail on my Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S) and I use squirrel mail on my computer. When using SquirrelMail I can designate a priority for outgoing emails (low, normal, high) as well as request delivery and read receipts. Is there an app that allows me to set these designations/requests?

# Answer
I don't know of any apps off of the top of my head. There is Issue #4664 in Google's Android code to add that feature to the base Gmail application. (I voted for it, but it hasn't been reviewed yet.)
> 2 votes

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Tags: email
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title: Is JPA/JPP/JP3 an android 2.2 ROM?

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# Question
Title: Is JPA/JPP/JP3 an android 2.2 ROM?
Sumsung Kies is offering a firmware upgrade to

PDA:JPA / PHONE:JPP / CSC:JP3

Is this Android 2.2 or 2.1?

# Answer
It is a Froyo ROM, according to comments I've read around XDA.
> 3 votes

# Answer
As Saiboogu says JPx is a 2.2 Froyo ROM, I'm pretty sure the last released 2.1 update was JMx.

For anyone who's struggling to understand Samsung's build numbers, they seem to use a 3 letter code where the first two letters are the software version (going up in alphabetical order) and the third digit refers to a specific customization of that software version, generally network/country specific customizations change the last digit when your operator pre-saves their APN settings, boot logo, and any operator bundled apps directly into the ROM.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: How do I prep my rooted and moded phone for resale?
I have a rooted MyTouch 3G (HTC Magic) that I want to sell to help defray the cost of my new phone. I have been running CyanogenMod on the phone. My problem lies in the fact that I don't really want to stick somebody with the slightly buggy way the phone runs now. I could just slap the stock rom back on it but I don't hear very good things about it and I'm pretty sure the fact the phone is rooted will still prevent new updates to the phone from HTC.

So, what I'm asking is: What should I do to make this phone easily usable by whomever might end up with it? Is there a mod that is going to be super user friendly that won't require constant tweaking on the part of the user? Or is there a way for me to return the phone to vanilla stock?

# Answer
I would keep the phone rooted, with the sale option of restoring to stock rom (if that's what the customer wants). Or you can give the phone back with a stock rom with root. Clockwork should let you do that.

Make sure you factory reset the phone before you give it to them (rooted or not) and format the SD card too.
> 4 votes

# Answer
If I was buying a used device, I would expect that a factory reset would have been done to it. Either way, I'd probably do a factory reset myself anyway, just because.

Unless, of course, I rather wanted a rooted phone.

I think a factory reset is the better option. You wouldn't want someone to stumble upon some of your personal data.

In any event, it's best to make sure the buyer knows exactly what they're getting.
> 5 votes

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Tags: privacy, unrooting
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title: Start services at boot

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# Question
Title: Start services at boot
How to make applications start at boot? I have at least 2 which I'd like to start automatically but they don't (I need to manually start them to have services run in background):

# Answer
> 6 votes
The best thing for this is going to be tasker. Best three bucks you will ever spend on an Android phone.

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, boot, services, auto-start
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# Question
Title: How do I change gmail accounts when using the share functionality of an app?
I have 3 gmail accounts coming into my gmail app. I also frequently use the "Share" feature of many apps (Browser, Gallery, BeyondPod...) to share links via gmail however when it opens up the email compose screen sometimes I am given a dropdown to choose which account to send it from and other times it defaults to the account of the last inbox I checked and doesn't give me an option to change it.

This does not seem to have any rhyme or reason to it. Does anyone know how I can make sure to always have the option to choose which account I'm sending from?

# Answer
> 2 votes
I'm sure this is fixed in the latest Gmail App which you should be able to download from the Market.

(This used to bug the hell out of me - sometimes the drop down would work, other times not, completely at random. Haven't had the issue since the last Gmail App update)

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Tags: gmail
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# Question
Title: Associate android actions (at least turn sound on/off) with calendar
Is there an app for associating events with time. For example:

* If it is during event in specific callendars (say Meetings) the profile is turned to vibrate
* Otherwise switch to normal profile

I looked on Tasker and it looks nice but possibly it is something free or cheaper.

# Answer
> 3 votes
I wasn't able to find a free solution so I am doing exactly what you're looking for with Tasker. When my work calendar shows me in a meeting it turns the ringer to vibrate.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Here's a few...

**Free:**

**Paid:**

**Edit:** Just realized you may have been looking for something more robust than just a sound profile manager/scheduler. Chronos ($0.99) and Chronos Lite (Free) appear to do similar things to Tasker and are much cheaper but they don't have the best reviews. I haven't used them but they may be worth a shot. *(My 2 cents: Just get Tasker)*

# Answer
> 0 votes
locale The best by far. Well worth the $. Nothing else is a question.

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Tags: calendar, automation
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# Question
Title: Is is possible to send MyTrack map uploads to Gogle.ca rather than Google.com?
I do most of my googling in Google.ca. Is there a way to send MyTrack map uploads to Google.ca mymaps rather than Google.com mymaps?

# Answer
> 1 votes
My Maps should be bound to your account only. Even if you upload them to Google.com, they will still go to the same servers as Google.ca, and should show up in your account either way. Is there any particular reason you want this?

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Tags: google-maps
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# Question
Title: How Can I Access My Desktop's File System Over 3G?
I'm looking for a good solution to be able to browse my home computer and download files remotely. I've tried Gmote, and it works pretty well, but for some reason the desktop client seems to randomly shut down and I'm unable to access it until I go home and restart the client. I'd rather have a way to connect just by my IP address (I'm aware that my IP can change; I can always set up a dyndns account) and a port number, with a username and password.

I'm on a Motorola Droid running CyanogenMod 6.1 (Froyo).

EDIT: My desktop is running Windows 7 64-bit.

Any suggestions on ways to do this? Thanks!

# Answer
> 3 votes
You could setup a FTP server on your computer and use AndFTP to connect to it.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Comment:

You probably were unable to get it to work because you may not have had the ftp server set up first. You will need to set up an ftp server on your machine and open the appropriate ports for it to function correctly. Are you running windows, linux or mac?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You could sign up for DropBox and install their Android app.

http://www.dropbox.com/android

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Tags: cyanogenmod, files, remote-access
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# Question
Title: Is there an app for Flash support for Android 2.1?
Currently I am using Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5801) with Android 2.1. Is there any app available to support flash video ?

# Answer
> 7 votes
There is an alternative browser, Skyfire, which purports to support at least some Flash videos on Android 2.1.

It should be available in the Market.

# Answer
> 0 votes
assuming you're in the united states it's just a matter of days before you get your 2.2 update which comes with Flash. I don't believe any other aftermarket player will decode FLV files for you at this time.

# Answer
> -1 votes
you can install flash by these steps

The first step is to download flash\_for\_21.zip to your computer and extract the .apk file.

Now navigate to the market and install “Apps Installer” utility to your phone. Now connect your Android phone to the computer and copy .apk file to your SD card. Make sure that it is in SD card root and not in a sub folder. After this launch “Apps Installer” on your phone and follow the on screen instructions to install flash\_for\_21.apk file. After installation is complete, simply reboot your phone and there you go! You now have Flash 10.1 on your phone.

get flash for 2.1

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Tags: 2.1-eclair, samsung-galaxy-apollo, adobe-flash
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# Question
Title: How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod?
How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod, the podcatcher? The one used to synchronize with Google Reader I mean.

# Answer
> 2 votes
From the feeds screen click menu \> more \> import and export feeds. Once you are in there you should see the option to change the email.

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Tags: google-account, accounts
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# Question
Title: Make phone wake up using the volume keys?
Is it possible to make the phone (N1) wake up some other way than using the power button without rooting the device?

# Answer
Unfortunately I do not believe this is possible. No app can interact with the phone once the phone has been locked / put into standby mode... therefore without installing a custom ROM (which has modified the code allowing other buttons to unlock / wake up the phone) this is not possible.
> 3 votes

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Tags: nexus-one
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# Question
Title: How can I stop Hootsuite from trying to send this failing message?
So I try to send a tweet from hootsuite about this really nice beer I had. It was a nice beer, and a nice tweet, and nothing weird about it at the time.

The message send failed -- see screenshot, below.

The message cannot be found in hootsuite -- the message doesn't appear in my twitter feed, nor in "sent messages" (of course) -- the "Pending" tab is empty.

The message send KEEPS failing -- even though I've posted other messages from Hootsuite to Twitter since then. The message keeps trying to resend (and fail) every few minutes \[no idea of actual frequency, but if I dismiss the message, it reappears sooner or later\].

# Answer
> 1 votes
Have you tried clearing the data for the app? Or uninstalling then reinstalling? Or does Hootsuite cache unsent/failed tweets to the cloud?

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Tags: twitter
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# Question
Title: Android 2.2 update for samsung Galaxy 3 (I5801 and I5800)
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> When will my phone get Android 2.2 (FroYo)?

when android 2.2 update will available for Samsung Galaxy 3(i.e Samsung I5801 and I5800)... ? do you have any idea when it is going to available... Is there any otherway around for installing non official 2.2 on it...?

Thanks

Please note that samsung galaxy 3 !=(is not equal to) Samsung Galaxy S... so please don't post answer that update is available for Galaxy S.. that update can not be installed in Galaxy 3

# Answer
> 5 votes
The original target was September 23rd of this year, but as of October 28, 2010, Samsung advised that there are some errors they're still working on for the Froyo release for this phone: http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-apollo-3/160300-root-froyo-samsung-i5800-galaxy-3-a.html#post1808621

There is no updated target date at this time.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, updates, samsung-galaxy-apollo
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title: How can I decline the latest update?

text:
# Question
Title: How can I decline the latest update?
The latest update for the HTC Incredible looks to be mostly bloatware and a few small fixes. I'd rather not update, but the constant reminders are super annoying. Is there anything I can do, or is my only recourse to go ahead and install the update?

# Answer
I had the same problem when I originally rooted on my Droid with Stock ROM. Eventually a newer version of Froyo came out and I had to upgrade (and lose root) or switch to a custom ROM. I ended up switching to CyanogenMod. No more nagging update messages and I kept root. You might want to consider rooting your phone and switching to a custom rom for the Incredible.
> 3 votes

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Tags: updates, htc-droid-incredible
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title: Merging multiple SMS databases

text:
# Question
Title: Merging multiple SMS databases
I have a lot of problems with my phone, and so I have a number of nandroid backups with different sets of overlapping SMS messages saved in them. I've also made a few copies of the data folder when the thing wouldn't boot. I like to have all my SMSes backed up to my Gmail for posterity and searchability, using SMS Backup Plus.

What's the easiest way to recover messages (and maybe other data) from my backups? Is it possible to open or run nandroid backups inside an emulator? Are they in a format that can be extracted to a filesystem, and then take the database files out and merge them with some kind of database tool and then put the merged file on my phone? Would it handle duplicates?

# Answer
I believe `/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db` is an SQLite DB, so you can use this firefox add-on, SQLite Manager and that should let you merge whatever backups you have lying around rather easily.

After you merge them, you can just replace `/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db` with the resultant merged file (backup the oringal first).
> 3 votes

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Tags: sms, backup, data-recovery, android-emulator
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# Question
Title: Benefits of skins as opposed to vanilla Android
Has anyone seen any benefits to using skins such as MotoBlur and HTC Sense as opposed to "vanilla" Android like on the Nexus One?

I'm considering getting the Nexus S and this is part of my pre-purchase evaluation.

# Answer
> 4 votes
I wouldn't want to call MotoBlur or HTC Sense just "skins" -- they aren't a suite of visual enhancements, but an entire app suite that sits on top of the OS. They're full-fledged graphical user interfaces with additional custom apps, virtual keyboards, widgets, etc.

So, as to the benefits? I like Sense - its my major UI on the Incredible, but I've also used my wife's Aria. The Sense UI is cleaner and smoother (hardware speeds aside). The custom widgets are smoothly integrated and have more features. Other than the HTC mail and messaging apps having a possible memory leak issue \[I replaced their use with K9 and Gmail, and Handcent\], I've been pleased with Sense. A smooth, consistent user experience with the interface can make using it better. It's not the be-all end-all -- despite the recent MS WinMo7 commercials -- but it's nice.

# Answer
> 3 votes
"Vanilla" Android devices (like the N1) usually mean that you wait less time to get updates for the phone (as it'll come straight from Google). This is because it takes additional time for manufacturers to add in their tweaks and UIs on top of the newer version of Android.

The second fastest to Vanilla stock would be a custom rom like CyanogenMod which takes the changes that Google pushes out into the Android source and incorporates them into the mod to get the latest version of Android on as many phones as possible.

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Tags: htc-sense, vanilla-android
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to prevent the screen from locking while connected to the USB
Generally when there is a USB cable attached to the phone it's not in my pocket, so the screen lock isn't doing anything usefull for me and I'd like to disable it.

# Answer
> 10 votes
If you go into **Settings \> Applications \> Development** there is a setting for **Stay Wake** which is described as "Screen will never sleep while charging".

Give that a try :)

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Tags: htc-sense, usb, lock-screens, htc-desire-z
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# Question
Title: Does the Automatic away-status in Google Talk not function as it's supposed to?
Using Google Talk on Android 2.2 on a Motorola Droid. Under settings I have the box for Automatic away-status checked. My assumption is that this would set my status to away when the screen is off as it states: *Set status to away when the screen is turned off*

However, this isn't the case. I've confirmed by walking over to a co-workers desk and it still shows me as available. I have Gmail closed on my desktop and it stays as available for ever, it doesn't just take some time to update.

Any ideas if this is a bug or is there a workaround? At the moment I'm just signing myself out when I remember to.

# Answer
Although some have reported it as a bug, apparently the *away status* only appears after 10 minutes of idle time (defined as no use and the screen shutting off).
> 3 votes

# Answer
Unfortunately without actually testing these scenarios I cannot provide a definite answer but I can confirm that the feature works.

1. It may take time before Gmail or Google Talk are updated with your "away" status.
2. The feature may not work on lock screen activation... but on idle time. Personally this would be a smarter way of doing it. Just because I've locked my phone doesn't mean I'm away. On the other hand if I haven't used the phone for more than 5 minutes then mark me as away/inactive.

Best thing I can recommend is you play around with these two scenarios above. Lock the phone and monitor your status on someone else's computer. If you find something interesting post the results back :)
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-talk
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title: 3D model viewers

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# Question
Title: 3D model viewers
I would like to be able to view 3D models on my phone. Are there any 3D viewers out there, free or paid, that will allow me to open up a 3D geometry file and rotate around, zoom, and pan about a 3D model? It doesn't matter what file type, you can always convert them from a computer.

# Answer
What abaout http://www.appbrain.com/app/andar-model-viewer/edu.dhbw.andarmodelviewer

also

http://www.appbrain.com/app/model-loader-3d-lite/com.okean.modelloader3dlite

This Was Let Me appBrain search for you http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=3d+model
> 4 votes

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Tags: applications
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# Question
Title: Can I configure more than one gmail account in the gmail app without syncing everything?
I have two gmail accounts, think of them as "work" and "play". The phone is registered on the "work" one, but most of the mail I get on the "play" one. Is it possible to add both of them to the gmail app but have the phone pull contacts and everything else only from the "work" one, that is only use the "play" one for reading mail?

# Answer
> 1 votes
When you add the account through the gmail app, you will enter your account info, it will verify the info, and then ask you what you'd like to sync, if anything at all. If you don't want anything to sync from the account, then nothing will be. If you change your mind, you can go into the settings -\> accounts and sync, and the change it up.

# Answer
> 4 votes
Yes (if I understand you correctly). Just go into Settings - Accounts and Sync, then modify what things are synced per account. In other words, work@gmail.com can be set to sync gmail, contacts, calendar, etc. But you can set play@gmail.com to just sync gmail (not contacts, etc). There are checkboxes once you add the account.

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Tags: gmail, accounts
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# Question
Title: How can I use the volume buttons for skipping songs?
Is there a way to use the volume buttons to change songs on the Nexus One?

# Answer
> 1 votes
When the lock-screen is enabled, Android disallows apps to interact with buttons in the way you ask. However, though it's not an app, but I believe CyanogenMod ROM allows for this. And if that's the case, there will be other ROMs out there that allow for the same.

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Tags: nexus-one, music
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# Question
Title: How to get root access on Android 2.2 with HTC Magic?
I'm using an HTC Magic and upgraded the OS to 2.2. Build number of the phone is FRF91. How can I get root access to the phone?

# Answer
Have you tried the SuperOneClick root method?
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, rooting, htc-magic
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# Question
Title: Swype "The Swype package you installed is configured for another device." error on install
Running CM6 on my Motorola Drid.

Another Swype upgrade, another headache.

I keep getting this error message when I uninstall --\> reboot --\> reinstall Swype: "The Swype package you installed is configured for another device."

# Answer
> 5 votes
Apparently I was closing out of the install app too early. When you install Swype (the actual app, not the installer), and press done, you must WAIT about 2 to 4 seconds for a dialog box to appear to "Enable Swype". DO NOT PRESS BACK (and then try to enable Swype via the keyboards in Settings) because it will not work! Swype has to show this dialog box in order to create a license file. More info here.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, motorola-droid, cyanogenmod, swype
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title: Any tips for phone stability?

text:
# Question
Title: Any tips for phone stability?
My Moto Droid has seen great performance improvements with each new Android version, and has been much more stable and reliable with each version release.

Recently I was in a situation where the phone just didn't think it had a cell signal, and then wouldn't disconnect the call that it couldn't place because of the non-existent cell signal. Ultimately I had to reboot the phone to get it to be usable again. This happened when I really needed to make a call and was a huge hassle. Having a smart phone with tons of data network features is great, but I still pay more for minutes than I do for data (thank you US carriers...) so not having it function as a phone when I need it is very frustrating.

I'm running Android 2.2 and don't use many widgets nor do I keep many programs running that use background services (don't usually keep GTalk connected, etc)

Does anyone have any general tips or apps to avoid to help keep my phone stable and reliable?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Well, it sounds like you don't want to monkey much. (Otherwise I'd recommend rooting and then installing vanilla 2.2, which is going to be the most stable of any release). It sounds like the problem you experienced is just a flat out bug and might not have anything to do with any apps you are running.

On the other hand, are you using any task-killing apps, or battery saving apps or anything that might be screwing around with system processes? If you are, I would recommend getting rid of them -- they are generally cause more problems in the long-run than they solve. If not, then I'm not sure what to tell you other than file a bug report or call Verizon and complain, but neither of these options will fix your problem.

If the problem was at root a signal issue, there is a way to update cell tower information, which Verizon can help you with. It involves dialing a number and allowing an automatic update.

BUT, if you did want to monkey a bit, then I do suggest flashing the vanilla froyo. It is just a little intensive, but wouldn't take you longer than an hour. If you want information in this regard, I can provide you with a website that includes step by step instructions.

# Answer
> 1 votes
A couple of things here:

* Widgets use memory. The more widgets you have running, the more memory will be consumed thus slowing down the unit
* The more applications you have that will give ongoing notifications (i.e. Twitter clients, weather apps, etc.) the more memory will be used. Some of these have to run as a background service to function

On another note, I have found that if I am in an area where the signal is poor (or I guess in this case where the phone thinks the signal is poor) not only does my battery get used up faster, but it seems to slow my phone down. I think, and I don't have data to back this up, that if the phone struggles to find a signal it does degrade performance.

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Tags: performance, reboot, network-signal
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title: Synchronization does not work

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# Question
Title: Synchronization does not work
* HTC magic
* Android 1.6

A couple of weeks ago the built in sync of mail, contacts and calendar stopped working. Sync is activated for all three and it seems to sync sometimes, but not all the time as it is supposed to do (it did). E.g. mail and contacts synced at 2:34am and calendar synced at 7:30am (but it's 10:11pm now).

Any ideas?

**Solution:**

I went with mlevits advice. I removed my account from the phone via the trick I described now in How can I remove the default Google Account on my phone? (the "clear-all-data" trick did not work and I did not want to factory reset the phone). After I reentered my account data the syncing works again. Thanks a lot mlevit!

# Answer
From my knowledge of the Sync functionality on the Android it only syncs when it has something new on one of those services. It uses Push technology to send you the latest updates as soon as they become available.

If however new items are appearing in your mail, contacts and/or calendar and it's still not syncing then I would recommend you remove your Google account and re-add it again.

*NB. I did have an issue with Sync once where it just wasn't pushing any emails to my phone... it fixed itself after a couple of days.*
> 3 votes

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Tags: contacts, sync, gmail, calendar, htc-magic
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# Question
Title: Rooting a regularly used Droid Incredible
I remember when I jailbroke an iPhone one time I had to use iTunes to restore the default system because there were a lot of applications installed on the phone already (which apparently increases the chances of a brick).

Is this the case with Android phones, specifically the Droid Incredible? I have been using it regularly for a period of two or more weeks and I would like to root it but I want to make sure it is safe to do so with a lot of applications already installed.

# Answer
Rooting won't affect any applications that are already installed. All you're doing is giving yourself administrator rights to your phone. You won't have to wipe/reload, etc. unless you plan on installing a custom rom. If you do want to install a custom rom, I highly recommend using Titanium Backup to backup all of your apps and their data. Also do a Nandroid backup (it's like making an image of your phone that you can restore to) right after you root and before you do anything major to your phone (such as installing a rom).
> 4 votes

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Tags: htc-droid-incredible, rooting
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# Question
Title: Where can I find a comparsion of non-offical cooked rom/firmware of Galaxy S i9000?
I've been searching around for the topic these few days. However, I am getting into a problem of information overflow - there are too many different version and custom kernal around. Most of them are still in active development with a chain of discussion on forum that is difficult to check what they actually are.

Do you know are there any feature matrix of these kernel? If it is yet exists, I am going to build one from here. Please share the kernel/rom you found that

# Answer
> 3 votes
CyanogenMod is a famous community-build Android ROM for multiple Android devices. Give you a very different user experience.

> CyanogenMod is a free, community built distribution of Android 2.2 which greatly extends the capabilities of your phone.

* Require flash : Yes
* Custom ROM: Yes (that's mean no Samsung stuffs, changed app launcher, etc)
* Custom Kernel: Yes
* Lagfix: hot development
* Latest development: Work in progress

# Answer
> 1 votes
Project Voodoo is a community-build kernel based on Samsung official sources with minimized patches. It provide few fixes focusing on file system, visual and audio improvement, without a lot of changes feature add-on or changing of user experience.

> In a nutshell, voodoo replaces RFS with EXT4 in order to greatly boost your phone’s speed and user experience.

* Require Rooted : No
* Custom ROM: No
* Custom Kernel: Yes
* Lagfix: Native ext4
* User option: multiple builds provied
* Latest stable: beta4 for 2.1
* Latest development: pre6 for 2.2;

# Answer
> 1 votes
One Click Lag Fix a one click application to fix the IO performance lag issue by using a ext2 on top on the original RFS. In addition, it provide few utility to optimize IO scheduler and also WiFi timeout.

> OCLF uses a loopback EXT2 mount on top of RFS to store the RFS data inside

* Require Rooted : Yes
* Android App : Market (TODO: add link)
* Custom ROM: No
* Custom Kernel: ??
* Lagfix: ext2 on RFS
* User option: In app selection
* Latest stable: 2.2.8

# Answer
> 0 votes
Doc's Froyo is pretty, great, and i think it's like the go to rom for the moment

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, custom-roms, kernel
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# Question
Title: Disabling the nexus-one proximity/position sensor?
I think my nexus one is trying to be too smart. For each incoming call the phone stops ringing as soon as I pick it up. That's perfectly fine as long as the phone is sitting on my desk, but when I'm out there the phone is most likely in my jeans front pocket and I end up missing every single call. My guess is that the phone stops ringing/vibrating immediately. Is there a way to dumb it down?

# Answer
Have you installed any custom calling app? I am sure that this is not the case on my default stock calling app.
> 1 votes

# Answer
In HTC Wildfire there is option in `Settings -> Sound & display` `Quiet ring on pickup (Reduce ring volume when I move phone`). It might be the same option or similar in nearby.
> 1 votes

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Tags: nexus-one, sensors
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# Question
Title: Can I save a web page to my SD card with the stock android browser?
Can I save a web page to my SD card with the stock android browser? I'm using an HTC Droid Eris, if that matters.

# Answer
There is an application called Save Webpage which will let you do it, I don't know of any other way to do it in the stock browser.
> 2 votes

# Answer
WebMemo (Updated name Save as Web Archive) does a similar thing, but seems a bit more at hand as it uses the *Share Page* menu, instead of having you manually input the url - as with the fore-mentioned *Save Webpage*

Google play link
> 1 votes

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Tags: sd-card
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# Question
Title: How do I share an app across two phones?
I have two phones that are set up with the same google account.

I have a paid app I bought and use on phone 1.

Is it possible for me to use the app on phone 2?

If so, how do I do this? In the market it asks me to buy it again.

# Answer
> 9 votes
> Your application purchases are tied to your Google Account and can be installed an unlimited amount of times on any device

http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=113410

# Answer
> 2 votes
So to clarify, you want to use the app simultaneously on two phones? In that case the link pointed to by Dennis might not apply, since that one seems to be for the case when you buy a new phone and stop using the old one.

Edit: Actually it looks like having multiple active devices simultaneously should not be an issue, from this other question: Can I use multiple Android devices with a single Google account?

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Tags: paid-apps, accounts
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title: My alarm didn't go off this morning!

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# Question
Title: My alarm didn't go off this morning!
I set an alarm up and I can see the alarm symbol at the top in the notification bar. However, the alarm didn't go off this morning! Thankfully I'm still in the crossover where my old phone is still in use.

Does the phone have to remain switched on at all times in order for alarms to function?

It's a Galaxy S running 2.1 *still, because apparently we're still waiting for Orange to decide how much bloat they want to pack 2.2 with before release*.

# Answer
Do you use any task killer? Make sure you don't kill the "Clock" apps.

In fact, don't use a task killer at all, they're harmful to Android.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Yes, the phone has to remain switched on for the Alarm to work.
> 6 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, 2.1-eclair, alarm
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title: How to use the front camera with Tango?

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# Question
Title: How to use the front camera with Tango?
Like lots of us, I guess, I discovered Tango today (one the greatest app !) As I own a Galaxy S, I wonder if we can use the front camera while talking. I know we can do that using the builtin visiocall app.

Does anybody know the hack ?

http://www.appbrain.com/app/tango-video-calls/com.sgiggle.production

Thanks.

# Answer
The Recent Changes list for v1.4.4857 (released around 11/11/10) states:

> * We added support for front facing cameras on Samsung devices
> * We fixed an issue that was causing some HTC EVOs to reboot when launching Tango

So it looks like they needed to change something specific in their software to let you use the front facing camera, and they've done that now!
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, 2.1-eclair, front-camera
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to get Android on a Nokia e65?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

Does anybody know if it is possible to get android on a nokia e65?

Thanks for your time

# Answer
The Symbian Series 60 operating system running on most of Nokia's high-end phones is very different from the Linux-based operating systems like Android, so someone would have to put a lot of work in to getting it working on devices designed for that. I haven't yet heard of any projects trying to convert any of Nokia's Symbian based phones. One of the primary problems is that Symbian generally runs on far lower powered devices and is a much smaller, simpler piece of software, so I'm not sure that Android could fit into a phone designed for that.

There is a project that aims to get Android working on Nokia's Internet Tablets (the N800 and N900 ranges) called NITdroid. These devices are already running a customised version of Linux (in their case Nokia's Maemo, rather than our Android) so converting them to Android should be possible.
> 1 votes

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Tags: rom-flashing, operating-system
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# Question
Title: How can I restore my mobile internet connection?
I was tinkering with some settings to try and improve my battery life. I used several settings widgets to turn off some settings, but when I tried to use an app that required a mobile internet connection, it wasn't working anymore.

I looked through all my regular settings (2g vs 3g, roaming etc) and couldn't find what I turned off that's blocking my mobile internet connection.

So what could it be that I turned off?

# Answer
You may have turned off your APN. Quick Settings provides the most complete access to settings that I have seen. After you install it you have to customize the view to see all the different options but after you do you'll be able to toggle the APN, Mobile Data, and Airplane mode all separately to isolate which setting isn't allowing you to connect.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Did you turn off your APN access with something like APN widget?
> 0 votes

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Tags: settings, 3g, restore
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# Question
Title: Any answering machine app (or widget) out there?
Is there any app which can function as an answering machine, with multiple recorded messages, like "gone to take a shower", or "in a meeting" and easily switch between those?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Google Voice allows you to record different greetings and switch between them or assign them to different callers, unfortunately the app doesn't handle these things so you have to manage those settings on the web (voice.google.com).

There's an app called Visual VoiceMail (not to be confused with your carriers visual voicemail app), that works with Phone Fusion's Fusion Voicemail Plus service which replaces your carrier's voicemail like Google Voice does and claims to allow you to change and schedule different voicemail greetings from their app.

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Tags: calls
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title: Installing Android on iPhone 3G

text:
# Question
Title: Installing Android on iPhone 3G
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

I read somewhere that someone managed to get Android running on an iPhone 3G. Is there an easy tutorial on how to do that?

It's just for testing purposes.

Thanks!

# Answer
There are rater complete installation instructions on the wiki for the main project:

http://www.idroidproject.org/

Also, while you mentioned that it's just for testing, I can't stress enough how "beta" things are right now; this is not in a state suitable for end-users yet, and won't reasonably be until power management is complete. "Easy install tutorial" and "Android on iPhone" don't (at the time of this writing) go well together yet.

You'll have the most useful results with Android 1.6; while 2.2 (Froyo) builds are currently available (and I'm running it today), you'll find that it's a considerable amount of flux, with large pieces of basic functionality not there yet.

For additional questions or to search for common problems, the iDroid forums and IRC channel (#iphonelinux on irc.osx86.hu) are a good place to check.
> 10 votes

# Answer
This PC world article walks you through it mostly

http://www.pcworld.com/article/196595/how\_to\_install\_android\_on\_your\_iphone.html
> 4 votes

# Answer
Looks like a new app called Bootlace has just been released for the iPhone 2G and 3G which makes it an incredibly easy set of clicks to get Android 2.2 running on a 3G. All you need is a jailbroken iPhone, and Bootlace does the rest for you.

See the first link for a step by step tutorial.
> 1 votes

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Tags: ios, installation
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title: Should I let Windows "Fix" my SD card?

text:
# Question
Title: Should I let Windows "Fix" my SD card?
Windows is popping up a message that my card may have been improperly ejected and is offering to fix it. Should I let it?

# Answer
Is your card working? Can you put it back in your phone and access it? If yes, don't "fix" it.
> 5 votes

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# Question
Title: How to use the Search box on these Stack Exchange sites with the Galaxy S?
When I type something into the search box at the top right of the main page, I get a *Next* key instead of the *Go* or enter key. If I enter text in search, pressing *Next* takes me to the interesting tags input, then to the ignored tags input; pressing *Go* from there takes me back to the main page, with my search text sitting in the search box and no way to do anything with it!

My phone is a Galaxy S and I've tried all three of the input methods -- Swype, Samsung and Android -- and all behave the same way.

From https://android.stackexchange.com/search (it's the same text on other SE sites):

> To search, type in the box at the top right of every page and press `Enter`.

How can I provide the Enter that the search functionality depends on? If I can't do it directly, are there any workarounds?

(I'm certain I've run into this problem on other websites too, but I can't think where right now.)

# Answer
> 2 votes
Don't if there's something on the StackExchange sites that has changed, or if the Froyo update has fixed this, but I do get the `Go` button now, not a `Next` button when I type into this site's search box on my phone.

*(Vodafone UK branded official Samsung Galaxy S 2.2 Froyo release JP7)*

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# Question
Title: Is it advisable to run a task killer app on Android
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Do I really need to install a task manager?

Should I run a task killer on Android or does Android manage applications well enough on its own?

# Answer
Android is very good at managing its memory such that task killers should not be necessary. Processes that are not on the screen will use essentially 0% CPU power until they are either re-activated, or have to perform some background work (such as downloading emails).

If you open so many programs that there is not enough memory left, the Android system will start killing off unused programs on your behalf. It is completely self-managing.

The performance of the phone should not be affected by the number of applications running. That said, I do keep one installed, because every now and again, a process can "go rogue" and start using a lot of CPU power and thus give poor battery life (this is rare though).

More background here: http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
> 14 votes

# Answer
I agree with the general position that they are unnecessary, however I have recently come to the conclusion, based on personal experience that it depends which version of Android you are running. Let me explain...

I used to use a Task Killer on my Droid but stopped after I started seeing more and more people explaining why they don't actually work (see the links Al posted above). After I stopped using it I actually noticed better performance. I was baffled about how I used to think that using the Task Killer improved my performance.

Then I got a tablet running Android 2.1. This tablet has a faster processor than my Droid and more on board memory so logically it should perform better, however after loading a modest amount of apps it was very, very laggy. Out of frustration I turned back to my old fiend Advanced Task Killer and the tablets performance improved dramatically.

Trying to reconcile the inconsistent experiences I realized that ATK worked great on my Droid when it was running on Android 2.1. It was after upgrading to 2.2 that I stopped using it and I never made the connection that Froyo made the task killer unnecessary.

The conventional wisdom is still that Task Killers are unnecessary (even counterproductive) and for devices running Android 2.2 I wholeheartedly agree. For devices running 2.1 or lower, while theoretically they don't need them, it has been my experience that task killer vastly improves the performance of these devices (at least on the devices I used: Moto Droid and Archos 70IT).
> 4 votes

# Answer
In my own experience using a task killer can help your battery if you opened too much applications or you don't need them anymore like the facebook app running in background when you turned off wifi or the data connection (3G/EDGE/GPRS/whatever)
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Integration of twitter-like services (for example identi.ca) with FriendStream
Is there an application that allows integrating identi.ca with FriendStream? If no is there any docs how to integrate one (I know that second part is off-topic and probably should go on SO but it is conditional)?

# Answer
Not that I've been able to find.

Seesmic can be configured to connect to StatusNet accounts

There is also a dedicated StatusNet app for Android

HootSuite does not currently support StatusNet accounts The online client can access statusNet via Ping.fm, but not android client.

I used the Seesmic app for a while, but now I'm using HootSuite and the StatusNet standalone client. At the time I switched, I thought I could configure HootSuite to do what I wanted. So it goes.....
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: How to type a pipe "|" on an HTC EVO Android 2.2?
I am using Connect Bot on my HTC EVO Android Version 2.2, and on the keyboard I do not see a "|". How do I type a pipe, "|" character? I am trying to run a `ps -ef | grep XYZ` command.

# Answer
> 3 votes
If you're using stock keyboard, then go to the symbols (?123, bottom left), then press Alt (ALT, vertically second from bottom left), the pipe character is third from top-left.

If on HTC IME, then go to symbols (12#, horizontally second from bottom right), go to the second page (1/2, horizontally second from bottom left), the pipe character is the fifth character in the third row, and the broken pipe character is the sixth character in the second row.

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# Question
Title: How can I see what people are searching for on the Android Market? (i.e. Google Insights for Android Market?)
I'm interested in launching my application to the Android market, however I'm not sure if there is a market for my idea. Is there anyway to see what people are searching for on the android market, and to see how popular various searches are? I'd like to be able to put in a query and see how many searches there are for that query. Google do this for the normal web searches, Google Insights for Search. Is there anything like that for the android market?

Example: I'd like to know which is a more popular search on the android market: "Motorbike" or "Motorcycle". You can do this for Google search engine using Google Insights

# Answer
AppBrain will show you who is searching for what. They even show broken down by country, age group and many other areas. You can see what is "Hot Today" or even this week or year. If you load the app on your phone it can make recommendations on what you may like based on what you currently have installed.
> 3 votes

# Answer
I don't know about feeds from the google market, but Cyrket aggregates this sort of data.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Any way I could use a USB monitor with my Droid?
The Droid doesn't support video out but I'd like to have a bigger screen sometimes. The Mimo would be cool but their they don't seem to have Android drivers (or even linux drivers). Any way to do this? *(Note: I do not want to have to run it through an existing computer)*

# Answer
> 1 votes
AFAIK, the original Droid is completely hardware incapable of providing video out via usb. The Droid Incredible does provide this functionality, but it has a USB port specifically designed for it (extra pins).

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Tags: external-display, video-out, usb-peripherals
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# Question
Title: Which method of wireless tether uses the least amount of power? Bluetooth or Wifi?
If I'm going to wireless tehter to my Android phone what method drains the battery the least? Wifi or Bluetooth?

# Answer
> 16 votes
I decided to look up some data, and my guess seems to be correct: http://nesl.ee.ucla.edu/fw/documents/reports/2007/PowerAnalysis.pdf

According to the report, Bluetooth takes the least amount of energy.

However your 3G radio will probably take the most energy; maintaining a 3G connection without transferring any data is cheap, but once you start sending/receiving data, then it trumps even Wi-fi.

> WiFi radios have a high wakeup and connection maintenance energy, but low energy per bit transmission cost and high bandwidth.
>
> Cellular radios have low connection maintenance energy, but high energy per bit transmission cost and low bandwidth.

Disclaimer: The study might only apply for the particular model that the device they use.

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Tags: bluetooth, battery-life, tethering, wifi-tethering
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# Question
Title: Why do some of my apps show "Update" and some show "Update (manual)"?
When I go into the Market app and into my downloads list I can see that 5 of my apps have an available update.

Three of the apps say "Update" in orange, and two of them say "Update (manual)" in dark red. If I click through to the app I just get the normal "Update" button for both the "manual" and otherwise ones.

I assume this is something new with the Froyo version of the Market, but can't work out what the difference is?

# Answer
You will see Update (Manual) when the app's permissions have changed. So during the Manual update, you should be asked whether you accept the new permissions. Here's a reference from the Android Market forum. I read this somewhere else but this seems to be the only place I can find it right now. Quoting the link:

> Froyo added an auto-update feature for your apps. If an app has an update and no new permissions, it will be marked as the orange "update." If an app has changed its permissions, then it's red and you need to manually update it (after checking and verifying the new permissions of course).
>
> ...
>
> One more thing, you can verify this when you update your apps. If the app was a normal "orange" update, when you click update, it will start downloading right away. If the app was a manual "red' update, when you click update, you have to agree to the new permissions, then it starts downloading.
> 19 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I download the music from my computer to my samsung moment?
Can someone please give me a straight answer im leaving for Costa Rica in the morning and need my music.

# Answer
> 4 votes
There are many ways to (semi-)automate the process. I'm assuming you don't want to use an app to manage this. (There are dozens. I expect some other answers will suggest some.)

I also assume that you know how to connect to your PC and turn on "USB Storage".

Just copy your music files to your SD card. The music player will find the tracks wherever you have them, but you should probably put them in a "Music" subfolder so that **you** can find them easily.

It's as simple as that.

# Answer
> 2 votes
You can copy the music to any location on your phone, and the music player will detect the location automatically.

Al has posted how you can transfer your file with a PC and USB cable, if for some reason it doesn't work for you you can install Awesome Drop from the Market and then use Dashwire's awesome drop to transfer the file using internet connection.

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# Question
Title: Need Help in Downloading Applications from Android Market?
I had an android mobile whose version is 1.5 , in that device, can i see the application in the market whose versions are 1.6 and above, is it possible to do this.

# Answer
No, you can't. Being able to see applications targeted at higher Android version is useless, because it won't install or run anyway.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Only one way to find out. Try it.
> 5 votes

# Answer
It won't matter. You can only run apps where the developer has either set the target to Android 1.5 or the mintarget to 1.5 (with a target to 1.6+, meaning they'd have to be careful that Android 1.5 doesn't make API calls that do not exist yet for 1.5).
> 3 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to get my android phone to stop going back to the beginning of a song when I disconnect my bluetooth audio?
I have an Android phone (a Motorola Droid, running android 2.2) that I use with my car's bluetooth audio. When I turn on the car, it will automatically conenct to the Droid and tell it to play, which automatically starts the music app and begins playing. (I like that--that's what I want.) Then when I turn the car off while playing, the music app automatically stops. (I also like that.) But when it stops in response to the car turning off, it goes immediately back to the beginning of the song, which I don't like. I'd like it to pause when the car is turned off, and pick up in the middle of the song where it left off.

I don't even know exactly what's happening behind the scenes to cause this. Is the car sending the phone a "stop" command when it turns off, which causes the phone to go back to the beginning of the track? I'm not sure how to find out. While the car is on, the only commands it supports are "play," "pause," "next," and "previous," which which do what you would expect. I don't see any options available on the phone or on the car that would obviously control this behavior.

So I guess I'd like to know a) if there's a way to change this on the phone, and b) is there a way to tell exactly what commands the car is sending to the phone and when? Some sort of log that can be enabled maybe?

# Answer
I got curious enough about this that I actually wrote my own little program that captures the "media button" events that are driving this functionality. I was able to determine that the car is doing something that translates into a "MEDIA\_PLAY\_PAUSE" keycode to start the playing. Then when you tell it to play or pause while it's on, it issues another "MEDIA\_PLAY\_PAUSE." But when you turn the car off (or turn off the audio in the car), it issues a "MEDIA\_STOP". The music players (both Winamp and the default music app anyway--I didn't try others) respond to the MEDIA\_STOP by resetting the song position to the beginning and ceasing to play the music.

So to get what I want, I would have to somehow intercept the stop command and turn it into a "pause" instead. Or somehow get the music apps not reset the song position when they receive as "stop."
> 0 votes

# Answer
Have you tried using a different music app? You might get better results from say DoubleTwist or WinAmp.
> 0 votes

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Tags: bluetooth, audio
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# Question
Title: How to add Google Search Widget on Samsung Verizon GalaxyS?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S phone from Verizon. I don't see the option to add the Google search widget like I have with other Android phones. Is there a simple way to add this without doing something as extensive as installing Cyanogen? I can't find the widget in the Market.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Long press on your home screen (any one from the home screens will do) a screen; called "Add to Home screen"; will popup, choose the option "Widgets". Another screen; "Choose widget"; will popup, start scrolling down till you find "Google Search", tap it and you will get the search options screen, pick what you want to go with, and it's all done. I'm running Froyo on a non rooted Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000

Update: in case of that didn't work for you, you can get an application called z4root from the android market (the official market) and this will root your phone with one click (further more, it gives you the option of un-rooting your phone also by one click) then you will be free to do whatever you want without doing any extensive things. it works for both Eclair and Froyo, the only limitation is it doesn't work with NAND locked devices. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953 and as you've said, you can use the enhanced search apk; here is a much descriptive link, still you will need a third party launcher

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title: Note taking on the Entourage Edge

text:
# Question
Title: Note taking on the Entourage Edge
I recently came across some free money and am considering buying a tablet. Specifically, the entourage edge because it would be in my hands the day the money is. What I'm curious about, however, is how well this baby can take notes. The floor model had been on for several days and had had sever people screwing around with it and had hence crashed.

So:

* Can the entourage edge take notes in real time (ie what is the latency when dragging my pen over the ereader screen) when it has not been abused?
* how many pages of notes can it store without extending the memory?
* how well does the edge sync with a parent computer, specifically a mac?

# Answer
According to the review on Engadget, note-taking is laggy; up to a second between writing a letter and it appearing.
> 2 votes

# Answer
That was an early review. The note taking has been sped up considerably and although it is not quite as fast as a real pen on paper it is now a natural feel and I have not found a better writing experience on any electronic device.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: How can I display image formats not supported by the email app, e.g. TIFF?
As I'm using K-9 Mail for my email app, sometimes I get a tiff attached to the mail, but I cannot watch it. Even Tiff2PDF will fail :(.

Any idea how I can get this to work?

# Answer
The picture viewer of my HTC Desire work fine for TIFF...

Do you try Astro?

BeamReader is able to do it, but it's expensive... However, they offer a 10-day free trial.
> 3 votes

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Tags: email, images, k9-mail
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title: ROM Manager - What Is It's Purpose?

text:
# Question
Title: ROM Manager - What Is It's Purpose?
I just finished rooting my phone (Moto Droid) for the first time using the z4root application. It worked great (one-click, no computer involved). However, before I start messing with my phone, I wanted to make a backup of my phone so, in case I really screw up royally, I can easily recover back to a certain point (AKA - I don't want to brick my phone).

As I was reading, I started hearing about Nandroid backups. However, it seems as though you need to install some sort of ROM in order for it to happen. I checked into that and heard about ROM Manager. Apparently some of the mods that come with the ROM Manager are able to setup the Nandroid backup. I have a couple questions first, however.

1. I noticed ROM Manager needs a lot of access to your contacts, accounts, etc. Is that because it's doing a full backup, or something else nefarious? (Yeah, I'm suspicious.)
2. Is there an easier way to back-up? I don't really care about a new ROM (such as CynogenMod). I just wanted root access for a couple, very specific reasons.
3. If Nandroid is the only good/correct way to backup a phone, am I going down the right path/process? Anything I should look into before I keep going (such as Titanium Backup)?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

# Answer
> 8 votes
1) ROM Manager is the de facto app to do two specific things: 1) Install a custom recovery 2) Install a custom ROM (or kernels. Check out ChevyNo1s kernels for the Droid). You need to not worry about any permission problems with this application as pretty much every rooted person uses it. It is also an application provided by Koush, who is a well known hacker in the Android community (he ported CyanogenMod to the Droid).

2) You do not have to have a custom rom to do a NANDROID backup. But you do need a custom recovery. Download ROM Manager. Flash "ClockworkMod Recovery". Then open up ROM Manager again. Then under "Backup and Restore" do "Backup Current ROM". This will run a NANDROID backup of your phone. **Do this ASAP.** It is very important to have a backup of your phone right after you just rooted it in case you ever need to restore your phone back to this state. A NANDROID backup is like taking a full image/snapshot of your phone. With a NANDROID backup in hand, you can then experiment with custom ROMs (or anything, really) with a safety net of being able to go back to the way your phone was. You can also perform a NANDROID backup by going into your Recovery when you boot your phone (press and hold X on the Droid when powering on until you get the yellow triangle exclamation point, then press the Camera and Volume Up buttons to get the menu to show up).

3) NANDROID is the best to restore your phone to a previous state. I highly recommend Titanium Backup if you plan on switching to a custom ROM or ever plan on wiping and reloading your phone (or if you need to re-install an app but need to keep its data). Titanium Backup will let you backup specific apps (AND their data, only root users can do this!) and restore them. So you could backup all of your apps on Stock Android, install CyanogenMod, and then use Titanium Backup to restore all of your apps and their data.

Please see these other questions about How do I root my phone, and I've rooted my phone, now what?

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# Question
Title: Play notification alert sound when a message is still open
I recently switched to an Evo from an old flip phone. My only problem so far has been this:

When I finish sending a message, I'm used to just sending a message and putting my phone down. I don't lock the phone or exit the messaging application. As a result, if I receive a reply from that person before the phone automatically locks itself, it will not play the text received notification. This has caused me to miss a few texts completely and is rather irritating. Is there any way that I can set the messaging app to play the notification sound even when it's for a conversation that's currently on the screen?

# Answer
Have you tried using an alternative SMS app? Handcent is very popular. It has always notified me of a new SMS even with the message still open.

**Edit:** If you don't want to switch SMS apps, you can also use SMS Popup.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, htc-evo, sms
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# Question
Title: What volume setting do the Twitter and Facebook apps obey?
I asked a question about silencing only certain sounds and decided to go with the AudioManager widget, which is working quite well. My main uses are to silence everything but alarms and the ringer when I'm sleeping and everything when I'm in class. However, if I get a notification from Facebook or Twitter (both the official apps by Facebook and Twitter, respectively) at night, they still go off, which makes me think that these apps either use the ringer volume (instead of the alert volume) or some volume that AudioManager doesn't have control over.

The volume controls provided by AudioManager are Alarm Volume, Music Volume, Alerts Volume, Ringer Volume, System Volume, and Voice call Volume. Alarm volume is always 7/7, music volume is where ever it was last time I listened to music (in the car, I have it 15/15, and usually 8/15 when I'm listening with earbuds), alerts is 7/7 during the day and 0/7 at night, ringer is always 7/7, system is 7/7 during the day and 0/7 at night, and voice call volume is 3/5.

So, my questions:

(1) What volume do these apps actually use for notifications?

(2) Is there an easy way (without having to open both apps and turn off notifications at night, then turn them back on) to silence these notifications? This includes possibly switching away from AudioManager to another free application.

# Answer
1) App notifications use the Ringer volume for how loud the notification is played.

2) You could use an application like Locale or Tasker to automatically silence your Ringer volume during the night. Then you could create exceptions if you need for certain people to be able to call you during the night.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Quick Settings has a separate "Notification Volume" which for me controls all of my apps notifications (although I have FB and Twitter notification off at the source). Another app I use is Quick Profiles for fast switching between preset profiles. This app also can control the "Notification Volume". I have a specific profile set for when I sleep that turns off all notifications. Another thing you could do is turn off AutoSync at night which is a toggle on the stock Power Widget. That way you'd still get calls and texts but it would update any of your email or apps.

For the record, Quick Settings can control the following volume levels:

* Ringer Volume
* Notification Volume
* Media Volume
* Alarm Volume
* Voice Call Volume
* System Volume

as well as the Master Volume.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: What does "Battery Use" tell and how is it implemented?
I have several questions about "Settings -\> About Phone -\> Battery Use", mainly because I don't understand what exactly those items mean.

(1) Does "Cell standby" indicate the energy used by the radio communication with the towers when there is **no** voice/data communication?

(2) What does "Phone idle" indicate?

(3) What does "Android System" indicate, energy used by the OS code execution?

(4) What does "Mediaserver" indicate?

(5) What does "Android Core Apps" indicate?

(6) It also lists energy consumed by individual apps. I'm wondering if those items **only** include the energy consumed by CPU+RAM+Flash, because the energy used by display+wifi+cell is already listed separately without breakdown to apps. Am I correct?

(7) How does Android measure energy used by individual hardware component? For example, to measure energy used by display, does it measure by voltage and current or just measure by the time the display and/or backlight is turned on? If the latter is the case, how does it handle different hardware?

(8) How does Android measure energy used by CPU/RAM/Flash of each individual process? I guess for CPU, it may use exampling and find how long each process occupies the CPU, just like many performance profilers do. But for RAM and Flash, it seems to be very expensive to measure it on-line.

(9) Is information in "Batter Use" accurate? :-)

Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

# Answer
If you click on each one, it will give you more info. I don't know the answer to all your questions but I'll share what I do know...

> (1) Does "Cell standby" indicate the energy used by the radio communication with the towers when there is no voice/data communication?

Yes.

> (2) What does "Phone idle" indicate?

It's the power your device uses to stay on when you are not using it. The CPU is still going and the memory is kept powered up...

> (3) What does "Android System" indicate, energy used by the OS code execution?

There is a separate option for Android OS which refers to the execution of apps. The Android System is the energy used to run certain background services like AutoSync and the software side of communicating with cell towers...

> (4) What does "Mediaserver" indicate?

I believe this is all audio and video processing. I don't think it'll reflect the total time you played music, but instead, the total processing time the CPU used to decode it.

> (5) What does "Android Core Apps" indicate?

I don't have this on my phone. I wonder if this is what is labeled "Android OS" for me.

> (6) It also lists energy consumed by individual apps. I'm wondering if those items only include the energy consumed by CPU+RAM+Flash, because the energy used by display+wifi+cell is already listed separately without breakdown to apps.

Great question. I don't know.
> 6 votes

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# Question
Title: Is there an app which will force reconnects on remembered in-range wifi networks?
I'm having some difficulties with my San Francisco handset, running 2.1

It seems to keep dropping Wifi connection randomly. I've got the wireless router sat next to me, and its connected OK, but if I walk downstairs (still within range) it will drop connection.

At the moment I manually have to go to settings \> wireless and force it to reconnect, this is quite annoying

Is there any app which will periodically check for in-range remembered networks, and force reconnects if possible?

# Answer
Auto WiFi Toggle has been getting quite a lot of traction this past week and it looks like it may be what you're looking for.

It will search for WiFi networks in your range every interval (set by user) and then connect to them.

Auto WiFi Toggle:
> 2 votes

# Answer
I had the same problem with my San Francisco. The WiFi wouldn't reconnect properly after the screen had woken.

Haven't tried 'Auto WiFi Toggle' but 'WiFi Auto ReEnabler' set to 'Disconnect then re-connect' on wake seems to be working for me.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: How can my Chinavasion TechPad Tablet be put in standby mode
My Android Tablet. (TechPad 7" Tablet from Chinavasion, S3C6410 Android 1.6;) has an option to dim the screen after 2-10 minutes of inactivity. However, there is no option to put it into a "standby" mode, and a full reboot takes 20-30 seconds.

Any ideas how to really put it into a standby / hibernate mode?

# Answer
Android does not support a standby or hibernate mode.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: What are the risks to overclocking my CPU?
What are the risks to overclocking the CPU on one's phone?

**Bonus Question:** What's the max profile I should set on my Motorola Droid 1 to get the most performance (with no regard to battery life) but without making it explode (if that's even possible)?

# Answer
> 15 votes
You can ruin the processor, your data, and possibly your skin (ouch!).

According to "Risks of overclocking your CPU" \[aimed at desktop PCs\], the risks include:

* **Success**: The processor may overclock perfectly, and run stably for many years to come. There are thousands of people who have done this, and I am certainly not going to deny it. This is the best case outcome.
* **Immediate Destruction:** It is possible to totally destroy a processor by attempting to overclock it. By destruction, I mean that the processor will not boot at the higher speed, and when returned to its normal speed, will continue to not function. This is basically the worst case outcome. This sort of permanent failure is very rare, but it does happen. It is made more likely by using inadequate cooling, and also by being ridiculously aggressive in how far you try to overclock (i.e., trying to run a Pentium 75 at 166 MHz.)
* **Non-Functionality:** The processor may not work at the new speed, but may work fine when returned to its original speed. This is a fairly common outcome when overclocking, and in most cases the processor will not be any the worse for wear.
* **System Instability:** The processor may boot at the new speed, but you may see the system behave strangely. Random hard lockups, parity errors, resource conflicts, strange hard disk problems, beeping, application crashes and \[your OS\] refusing to boot are just the tip of the iceberg. Particularly insidious are the overclocks that work almost perfectly, because that occasional crash may be due to your operating system, but it may be due to that overclocked chip also.
* **Electromigration:** When the processor is run at a speed that is higher than it is supposed to be run at, there is a chance that the internal components in the processor may break down over time. The internal features of a CPU are sized in the range of microns. It is possible that when the processor is stressed by running at too high a frequency, along with the extra heat that overclocking incurs, that the actual metal lines inside the processor may form shorts or opens and damage the processor over a period of time. How likely this is to happen, and how long it takes is really not known. The system may work fine for a while and then suddenly stop working.

And don't forget that higher speeds means higher heat -- your tiny pocket-sized squeeze-asmuch-as-possible-into-this-small-area has very little in the way of cooling fins. Speed it up, and you might overheat. Probably won't burn a hole in your pants, though.

However, accordin to "Big Lou" @

> Modern processors are not harmed by overclocking. You aren't altering the voltage, just the multiplier. If anything, the Droid will not boot or may act funny, but once you revert back to a slower clock speed, it will be fine (and that's for higher speeds, mind you).
>
> Anything up to 1.3 is tested to work fine on the Droid. Heat may rise but the OMAP3 is rated to around 200 degrees Fahrenheit. You won't be getting anywhere near that, and in case you do, you can always set SetCPU to roll back the clock speed automatically.

YMMV. Note how the original text refers to 75 Mhz Pentiums. ha-hah-ha.

this post @ Overclockers.com covers the **SetCPU** app, which can adjust speed vs battery performance, start times for clock boosting, etc.

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title: How do I back up my Motorola Droid?

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

Hi,

I have a Motorola Droid that I need to send in for repair. How can I back up everything to my PC easily?

The Moto Phone Portal expects you to individually download each photo. I would rather not transfer everything through wifi to my PC or to the cloud.

* Photos
* Contacts - gmail
* App settings?
* Playlists ?

# Answer
> 4 votes
Your contact -Gmail are already saved in GMail isn't it ?

And Photo, playlists are on the SD card, so just keep it / change it / backup it with a card reader

For app settings, some of them are on sd card, and if you use app2sd, all your apps are on the sd card

For your SMS, you can use SMS Backup + to back it up on GMail:

If you have a rooted phone, you can use Titanium Backup ★ root:

Good luck!

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# Question
Title: Which uses more power/drains more battery: HTC Evo 3G or 4G?
I've read mixed reports online about which radio uses more power -- 3G or 4G. Has anyone done any semi-scientific tests that would answer this question?

* When constantly downloading data over the same period of time, which uses more battery (battery drain per second of download)?
* When downloading the same amount of data, which uses more battery (battery drain per KB)?
* Do both radios sleep with the same consistency? Do they use the same amount of power when sleeping or is one better than the other?

I don't think this is a simple question since the different frequencies might take different amounts of power to transmit/receive, since 4G is faster and may get to go back to sleep sooner, since the process of holding onto a signal may be different, etc.

My city won't have 4G until the end of the year but I'd really like to know.

# Answer
> 3 votes
So I can't give you a scientific (or even semi-scientific) answer, but I can give you an anecdotal one based on my experience over the past couple months..

We have 4G here in Atlanta, and while it works most everywhere I go during the day, I've found myself leaving it off most of the time because it has a noticeable impact on battery drain.

The way I understand it, the 4G radio is separate from the 3G radio, and I'm not sure the 4G radio turns "off" the 3G. I say this because when you use 4G it's possible to receive data during a voice call, which you can't do otherwise.

That said, using the 4G widget it's really easy to flip it on when you need it, and leave it off when you don't. It's not inconvenient, and will help your battery life..

# Answer
> 1 votes
Anandtech did some testing with the Evo 4G and found the battery life to be the same when using 4G as when using 3G. http://www.anandtech.com/show/3791/the-sprint-htc-evo-4g-review/12 It is the only semi-scientific testing I've seen.

I find that in Portland, Oregon 4G coverage is spotty so if I leave 4G enabled the battery drains faster. My guess is that it takes more battery power to search for unavailable 4G networks.

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# Question
Title: Is there a way to automatically sync photos taken on my phone to picasa web albums?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> What's the most effortless way for “cloud” back up of photos taken with an Android phone?

Is there a way to automatically sync photos taken on my phone to picasa web albums?

In the Gallery I can see albums from the web synced to my phone but not the other way round.

# Answer
> 1 votes
This app does it using a pixelpipe account (auto-upload, not sync). There are some which do this through dropbox. For some reason, this is still not directly possible using picasa.

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Tags: picasa, photos
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# Question
Title: I like the HTC interface additions to Android, but I have a non-HTC phone. Is there a way I can get them anyway?
From the list of on-topic questions in this SE's definition phase

# Answer
In order to do this, you would need a rooted phone, and flash a custom ROM with the HTC interface (called Sense) built in. Depending on your phone, it may or may not be there (more likely not).
> 3 votes

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