# Question
Title: What are some use-cases for FireFox|Chrome-to-Phone?
According to FoxToPhone (presumable, ChrometoPhone is similar)

you can

* Send current page with address bar button
* Right click on any link/image to send to your Android phone
* Highlight any text and right click to send to the clipboard in your phone (Max. 1024 chars)
* Click on market:, smsto: and tel: links to open them in your phone
* Best of all it’s free and open source

mmmmm. nice. Okay. It's installed in FireFox and on my phone. I highlight text, right-click, send to phone. Blammo! It's on my phone's clipboard!

But..... what are the uses for this? WHEN does anybody need to send a block of text TO THE PHONE'S CLIPBOARD?

If anything, I'd want this the other way around -- when browsing a page in Dolphin, I'd rather read in on my desktop later, or something.

What do y'all use this for?

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See also: Sharing Browser Links between PC and Phone

# Answer
I can think of one nasty block of text off the top of my head: your bit.ly key that you have to provide to 3rd party applications (i.e. Twitter clients). It's like a 20+ random character string. So any other long "key" like string would be a good reason to blast it from your desktop.

Images: maybe you found a cool image for a desktop background?
> 2 votes

# Answer
Maps. Setting up directions and alternate routes in Google Maps is much easier with a full-fledged web client. Then, when I have what I need, I can send it to my phone.
> 8 votes

# Answer
Installing new apps. I have a Firefox keyword bookmark to androlib.com, so if I want to install an app, I just type e.g. "al newsrob", which starts a search query on AndroLib, then select one of the hits, and click on the market:// link there. Chrome2Phone on the device then launches this URL in the browser, which immediately causes the market installer for that app to appear.
> 3 votes

# Answer
You can also type "tel:12345" into your browser's address bar (FoxToPhone, not sure about Chrome2Phone) to make the device present the dial screen with that number already entered, so you just have to pick it up.

(No, I don't actually use that, but it's a nice demonstration. ;) )
> 2 votes

# Answer
Chrome to Phone also allows you to send phone numbers to your device. Highlight the phone number, click the Chrome to Phone extension button, and wham, it's open in the dialer on your device. Really handy when you've been researching businesses online and now want to call one of them.

I'm not sure if FoxToPhone supports this too.
> 1 votes

# Answer
In my case gmail is filtered at work.

So to send an email I only have my mobile as an option. I type up the email on the desktop and use foxtophone to put it on the clipboard. Beats scraping it out on the touchscreen!
> 0 votes

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Tags: sync, browser-add-ons, google-chrome-to-phone
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# Question
Title: Looking for "full-size" on-screen keyboard layout for Honeycomb
All on-screen keyboards available in the market seem to be designed for phones, and as such most of them follow the "37-key" layout. However, using this layout on large (10") android screen is painful and breaks all quick typing habits. Even keyboards that try to mimc desktop keyboard are limited to letters and move special characters to separate layout or to other row of keys.

So the question is whether there's a soft keyboard available which completely mimics the main part of the regular computer keyboard, with digits row and all extra keys right to letters?

# Answer
Sounds like Hacker's Keyboard might be a good try for you. It doesn't have some of the rightmost keys (insert, end, page up/down, also F1-F12) visibly displayed on the main layout, but they are available by pressing the "Fn" key. Here's the layout on a tablet:
> 6 votes

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Tags: keyboard, tablet
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title: Does dual core help transfer speeds?

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# Question
Title: Does dual core help transfer speeds?
I read a review of a dual core mobile recently and the reviewer was of the opinion that dual core processor helped the usb transfer speeds.

This doesn't seem to make much sense to me. When the phone is plugged in then it is usually not busy. That is if the processor is even involved in the transfer at all.

Can anyone post any experience with usb transfers on dual core devices?

# Answer
That definitely doesn't make sense. Unless they somehow turned off one core (probably impossible without serious development effort) and compared the transfer rate to when both cores were on, you can't draw that conclusion. One phone might have a different transfer rate that another, but it has nothing to do with whether one phone has a dual-core processor or not. The speed of the internal memory or SD card and the filesystem are the most important factors, and possibly the efficiency of the storage-handling code. All three can vary between devices.
> 2 votes

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Tags: usb, file-transfer
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# Question
Title: Standalone Chrome to phone outside browser?
Is there any standalone version of chrometophone ? I use the firefox one.

I would like to be able to send text to the clipboard easily but with the browser extension I have to type into a form text box and then right click to send it to the mobile's clipboard. This is something I find I use very often but it's far from ideal especially for sensitive data.

Jumpnotes is another c2dmm application that does help, but it's still not ideal. I would love to see some desktop client that can do all the c2dm functionality with keyboard shortcuts.

One of the reasons I need this is that my gmail is filtered at work so if I want to reply to an email I have to scrape it out on the mobile itself or type up some text for the clipboard and paste it into a new email.

Thanks in advance for any help

# Answer
You need Evernote! http://www.evernote.com/ They have a web interface and an Android app. It's really pretty fantastic!
> 3 votes

# Answer
Assuming that DropBox isn't blocked, then maybe a note-taking or todo type app that syncs with Dropbox could help? For instance Epistle or Todo.txt Touch

Alternately do you have Wifi at work that your phone can connect to? You could use the Wifi keyboard app that lets you type or paste from the PC straight into whatever text box is currently active on the phone. There are also apps that do the same over Bluetooth if that's a better option (though I haven't personally used them). See this previous answer for some similar connectivity options.
> 1 votes

# Answer
You might want to look at Clipbird. It can sync clipboards between your PC and your phone. You don't really need to do anything special, it will just sync them up.
> 0 votes

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Tags: google-chrome-to-phone
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# Question
Title: Disable low-battery warning, specifically on XOOM
I would like to disable the low-battery warning on my XOOM without rooting. It's a pretty obnoxious sound compared to other phones I have used. By rooting, I can replace `/system/media/audio/ui/lowbattery.ogg` with an empty sound file, but I'd rather not take that route just yet.

Is there an Android app for replacing sounds or just forcing it to not play the existing sound?

# Answer
No, there will not be an app that changes it since it is in the system. You have to have root to change system settings. Once you root, there may be a developer who has a file you can flash that will do it for you. I am sure that if you thought it was annoying, so has a developer. It's only slightly easier than changing it yourself.
> 2 votes

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Tags: audio, battery, motorola-xoom
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# Question
Title: How does the Amazon Appstore verify its apps?
A few times after I've downloaded an app from the Amazon Appstore, I get an error pop-up similar to the following when opening the app:

> # Amazon Appstore
>
> There was a problem verifying this application. Please download it again.

It hasn't occured on the first launch of an app, but rather the second (or possibly later). Uninstalling it and then downloading it again always solves the problem; it never occurs again for the same app (except Gentle Alarm. I couldn't shut it off because Amazon wouldn't let the app run, just the service. Gah).

My question is, why does this happen? If the app works fine, it shouldn't be corrupted, so I don't see why it couldn't be verified (especially since it was verified fine on the first launch). Is there some extra data downloaded? Is it managed by the app or the appstore? (I.e., would clearing data for one, the other, or both solve the issue without needing to re-download?)

# Answer
According to their dev blog, the appstore does download a small token for DRM'd apps which it uses to validate them at launch:

> **How can you verify that the user has an entitlement to the app without internet access?**
>
> During the installation process for an app, the Amazon Appstore client downloads a small token that grants the user the right to access the application. A valid token permits the user that purchased the app to access their app offline. The Amazon Appstore client will periodically communicate with Amazon servers to refresh the token.

My guess as to why you see the error is that the token is either out of date or just got corrupted somehow (bug in the appstore maybe). Re-downloading probably refreshes the token since it's originally retrieved at install time, but it sounds like you may also be able to clear the appstore data and sign in to get a valid token, or possibly just launch the appstore and let it connect/refresh itself (haven't tried these myself as I haven't had this error yet).
> 11 votes

# Answer
I just learned this lesson the hard way. Amazon requires at least a once daily connection to the internet or you won't be able to access your apps purchased from them. I was overseas with spotty internet service and after one day all apps gave me the same error message. Amazon made no apologies when I complained, but they refunded my purchases so I could buy them again through the Android Market, which doesn't have such idiotic requirements.
> 5 votes

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Tags: applications, amazon-appstore, drm
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# Question
Title: Questions regarding receiving 3G calls on my IDEOS
My Android device is 3G capable, but does not have a front-facing camera. I am on a 3G network and I don't see any "video call" option in contacts. I'm wondering if I will be able to receive video calls so that I can just see them or maybe show my primary camera (back of the phone; the only camera) to them?

Also, if that was possible, can I toggle the camera off/on DURING the 3g call? And does "data packet" need to be enabled to receive 3G calls?

EDIT: My device is Huawei IDEOS u8150 running Android 2.2 and if 3G video calls are not supported, can I find some custom ROM suitable for mine that can do this with the existing camera or some other workaround?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You will not be able to receive a 3G video call from another phone, assuming what you are looking for is the operator backed 3G-324M solution that is available on most 3G phones (not including iPhone or Android). 3G-324M as a solution doesn't run over IP and requires a tighter integration between operating system, modem and application. You can read more on the technicalities here: http://www.radvision.com/Resources/Developers/White-Papers/android\_integration.htm

# Answer
> 0 votes
It would depend on the application used to make the video call. Some applications may tell you that you don't have a front facing camera and may not work. Some may allow you to use the back camera, I am not sure.

The best option is to try the application and see if you can make/receive calls.

**\[edit\]**
VideoCall Radar is an app that will allow you make Video Calls without a front facing camera, but, like all the other apps, the person your calling has to have the application too.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, video-calling, huawei-u8150
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# Question
Title: How to uninstall Quickoffice from HTC Nexus One
Quickoffice 2.0-GEP is listed in my manage application lists and I want to uninstall it. It's not listed in my programs list. I am not even sure what it's used for.

When I click on it from the manage apps list all the options (force stop, cancel, clear data etc.) are greyed out.

# Answer
> 5 votes
To remove any system default applications your phone must be rooted. And using this system app remover you can remove the system added applications. But you have to do this on your own risk.

I have been doing a lot of research on Android mobiles, I can tell that your system **might** not work properly if you remove any system added applications. But most of the applications work fine without any issue.

**Updated**

System App Remover is a paid application. There is one free application called Root App Delete. Have a look at this..

# Answer
> 3 votes
Quickoffice is a pre-installed app that handles previews of popular file formats created with desktop office applications (e.g. word, excel, etc.) You will not be able to uninstall it because it's installed as a system app.

You will only be able to uninstall it if you root your Nexus One, thus gaining write privileges to the /system partition. You can then use a number of root-only apps to remove Quickoffice and other pre-installed apps that you don't use.

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Tags: nexus-one, uninstallation
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title: How to install APK files on SDCARD?

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# Question
Title: How to install APK files on SDCARD?
I have samsung galaxy 3 (I5801). I have downloaded many APK files from internet. I have no problem in installing APK files. By default when APK file is selected it installs itself to phone memory. I want it to install application on SDCARD. I have made my phone memory full.

So my queries are

1. How to install APK on SDCARD? APK should install itself to SDCARD.
2. How to move already installed application to SDCARD from phone memory?

# Answer
> 13 votes
If you're using Android 2.2, you can move your applications to SD from Settings -\> Applications -\> Manage Applications. Before 2.2, you need to have root, create a separate partition in your SD card, and install a custom ROM that supports app2sd.

# Answer
> 3 votes
If you're using Android 2.1 you can use Link2SD app. To use this your phone must be rooted and your SDCARD should have ext2 \[OR\] ext3 partitions. Then it installs on phone memory and moves the installed application to SDCARD.

Moving the already installed Apps to SDCARD: Open the Link2SD application and Filter the apps which are phone memory. Select each application which is installed on SDCARD and choose the option Create Link. Done, this solves the problem.

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

# Answer
> 1 votes
Simply download and install the android SDK, in cmd prompt, go to the directory of SDK, cd into "platform-tools" directory, and type `adb shell`.

A `$` should appear in new line, then type `pm setInstallLocation 2` and press enter. the text pm setInstallLocation 2 should appear in the new line again.

Now close the command prompt, disconnect the phone and restart the phone.

Your apps should now move to SD card by default.

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Tags: sd-card, app2sd, apk
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title: Email Priority with MS Exchange account

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# Question
Title: Email Priority with MS Exchange account
I'm new to the Android world. Just got a corp phone (Moto Atrix w/2.2 froyo). I have my MS Exchange account set up on the phone and get tons of email all hours of the night. Most emails can wait until I get in the office in the morning, but some are VERY important and need to be read the minute they come in. Is it possible to give certain emails a higher alert level than others? Like say my boss emails me and I need to answer it at 3AM. Can I give my bosses email address priority 1 email alert (BING BING BING) and every other email I get level 3 priority (bing)?

Thanks for any help

# Answer
Just a thought: setup a Google Gmail account, filter the important emails to be send to this Gmail account, attach the GMail account to your phone, and set up another alert when receiving an email from the Gmail account.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, email, exchange
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to mount a Windows shared drive so I can access those files on my phone?
I have a shared network drive full of files I want to access from my phone over wifi.

Is there a easy way to mount it on my phone?

I have a rooted Motorola Milestone.

# Answer
ASTRO File Manager by Metago available from Google Play Store has an SMB plugin (ASTRO SMB Module) that serves your needs.
> 5 votes

# Answer
You may give SMB File Sharing a try.

Just klick the image or scan the code.
> 2 votes

# Answer
You can use PaderSyncFM from the dev's site

It supports FTP, SFTP, SMB and WebDAV...
> 0 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, file-system
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title: Battery Life on Desire HD

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# Question
Title: Battery Life on Desire HD
Why does the battery for android phones perform much better after 2 or 3 weeks of usage? Is there any logical reason?

# Answer
I'll agree with Al Everett and say that the amount of playing with the new toy is certainly a factor early on.

I also did not notice any intrinsic changes in the systems battery management over time. I did however notice a massive increase in battery life by turning off auto-sync, and even mobile on occasion. With those two on, I'd see a significant drop in battery when I slept overnight, but it doesn't budge with those two off.

I use two power control widgets, the HTC data dashboard and the Android power control widget. Between the two, it's a piece of cake to tweak power settings to make sure I get the most out of the battery.
> 2 votes

# Answer
It does not. If you don't change any settings, Android will always do power management the same way. Installing and removing apps can affect battery life since running processes may eat battery while your acreen is locked, and the like.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Actually battery life can change and according to this post from HTC it can even be improved by the steps outlined in the post.
> 0 votes

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Tags: battery-life, htc-desire-hd
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title: Huawei U8160 cyanogenmod support?

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# Question
Title: Huawei U8160 cyanogenmod support?
I've seen people have tried cyanogenmod on the Huawei U8150 and someone suggested to give it a try on the Huawei U8160 (Vodafone smart in the UK). What is the level of compatibility I should expect from the Huawei U8160 with cyanogenmod?

http://android.modaco.com/content/other/340961/vodafone-858-smart-huawei-u8160/

# Answer
> 1 votes
After a bit of investigation, I found there is people already working on having cyanogenmod on this model:

https://github.com/sebastian404/android\_device\_huawei\_u8160

# Answer
> 2 votes
There are two places to look for more information on this. That would be the actual CyanogenMOD website and the xda-developers forum. A search of both places shows that there isn't anything readily available for the U8160. This means that you would need to do a significant amount of hacking to get it working.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, huawei-u8160
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title: How do I sync calendars using Funambol?

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# Question
Title: How do I sync calendars using Funambol?
I have set up a local Funambol server and created an account. Then I installed Funambol Sync 9.0.1 on my android device (HTC Desire, CyanogenMod 7.0.3 stable (Android 2.3.3)) directly (by APK) because I don't have (and don't want) The Google App Pack.

I configured it and it syncs contacts fine. However, it *only* gives me the option to sync contacts: my user interface looks different than the screenshots on here. When opening the sync app I have only one big button that is labeled "Sync Contacts", I don't have a list like in the screenshot. Also, the 'Settings' don't have an "Account" tab.

I wish to sync calendars (at least). What could be the cause of this? Have I installed it incorrectly?

# Answer
> 4 votes
I got it to work now. The problem was that

* calendar sync appearently wasn't supported by Funambol Android client v9.0.1 (which is not the latest version, whatever their download page says)
* the most recent version v10.0.3 has a bug that prevents a calendar from being created if none exists on Android v2.3 and above.

You can either wait for the next snapshot or patch it yourself: in the Funambol Android Client sources in file **src/com/funambol/android/source/pim/calendar/CalendarManager.java** find the line (280):

```
if (Integer.parseInt(Build.VERSION.SDK) == 8 ) {

```

and replace it with

```
if (Integer.parseInt(Build.VERSION.SDK) >= 8 ) {

```

and compile.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Judging by the reviews on the Market, it looks like the ability to sync to your own server was removed in one of the latest versions of Funambol Sync.

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Tags: sync, calendar
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# Question
Title: Android HTC G7 without Google applications
I recently got an Android HTC G7 phone which claims to be Android 2.2. But I do not see any Google applications installed (market, maps etc). Is there a way to install these libraries and get started?

# Answer
The G7 is not actually made by HTC, it's a cheap knockoff. I don't believe it actually runs Android.
> 1 votes

# Answer
There is no phone from HTC named G7, the HTC G7 Desire is in fact a clone of the HTC Desire phone which runs Windows phone 6.5.

**How to identify a Desire clone:**

* Dual SIM
* Run Windows instead of Android.
* The rear speaker is on the left side of the camera.
* The 3.5 jack connector is on the bottom of the phone side by side with USB connector.

**Real Desire:**

* Single SIM
* Runs Android
* The rear speaker is on the right side of the camera, just like the flash.
* The 3.5 jack connector is on the top of the phone (top right corner)

This is a video of the clone.
> 1 votes

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Tags: google-apps
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# Question
Title: Connecting a National Instruments device to an android phone
I'm attempting to connect a national instruments usb data aquisition device to a samsung galaxy s2 mobile phone. As far as I can tell the phone has a USB driver but no driver exists to run the national instruments device. Does anyone know where I would start in order to get one of these cards to talk to the phone?

This is as close as I've come to finding a solution but it seems to require an external computer. I want to connect directly only using a phone.

This is in the early stage so I'm really looking for a starting point and then will update as/if I make progress.

Any help much appreciated.

# Answer
> 5 votes
You are trying to use the USB port as a USB Host. This is not currently supported in android. The feature will be available on devices starting with Android 3.1. From what I took from the video, they are not using USB, they are communicating via TCP.

@GAThrawn, I honestly didn't just take your comment as an answer, I had mine in the form, but forgot to hit submit :)

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Tags: usb-peripherals
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# Question
Title: HTC Dream - Upgrade Android OS and driver for 64-bit Windows 7 Home
I have just bought an unlocked HTC Dream G1 android cell phone. It has Android 1.5 installed. Can someone guide me as to how to upgrade to Android 2.X series? Also, which android 2.X OS would be the best choice? I have heard Android 2.2 is best for this cell phone compared to Android 2.3 or 3.0.

Also, I have been unable to find drivers for this cell phone to connect my micro-SD memory card in cell phone to my Windows 7 Home 64-bit OS. I believe the problem is because I have a 64-bit OS. Where can I find the drivers?

Thanks in advance.

# Answer
The Google USB Drivers that come with the android SDK will work for that device. Your best bet is to install a version of CyanogenMod 5 or 6.x. But keep in mind, that device is a dinosaur. It does not run android 2.x well at all, especially compared to the specs of current devices.

I had CyanogemMod 6 on my ADP1 (HTC Dream/G1) and, while it worked, it was extremely slow. Also, the CyanogenMod team no longer even officially supports that device. The "old" CyanogenMod thread on XDA is here. I am not sure if it still has download links or not.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, updates, htc-dream, 1.6-donut, usb-drivers
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# Question
Title: How can I use 'Nook for android' to read non-latin encoding epub books normally?
I installed Nook for android on my P1010. When I use it to read English epub book, no problem. But when I read a Chinese book with GB2312 encoding, there are lots of irrecognizable characters. How can I solve this problem?

# Answer
> According to page 36 of the NOOK User Guide, the NOOK supports fonts with Latin character sets. Other font types can only be viewed if they are embedded in the document.

Extracted from Does Nook support Chinese/Japanese?

You might also want to take a look at this workaround: Font Changes
> 1 votes

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Tags: nook-for-android
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# Question
Title: Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Tab to Android 2.3.3
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> When will my phone get the Android 2.3 update (Gingerbread)?
> How do I update Android on my device?

I live in Uruguay and I've recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab. The device's system is Android 2.2 and I want to upgrade it to 2.3.3 so I can deploy an app I've been working on, that won't run on previous versions of Android.

I've read on the internet that it's possible to upgrade the device by doing it through Samsung Kies or on the device settings. The problem is that the device says that it's up to date and that there are no updates available. I'm positive that the device's firmware version is 2.2 so I'm starting to think that this upgrade is not available on my region.

Does anyone knows how can I upgrade my device or the reason why I can't upgrade it?

Thanks in advance.

Mikywan.

# Answer
In May Samsung begin rolling updates to 2.3.3 for European devices, starting with Italy.

At this time (June 2011) there is no word of an update to 2.3.3 being available in South America or Netherlands, so you will have to wait some time, or you can go to XDA-Developers forums and follow the instructions to manually update your Galaxy Tab
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, samsung-galaxy-tab, updates, device-firmware
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title: Sidekick 4g media volume doesn't save

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# Question
Title: Sidekick 4g media volume doesn't save
Just recently got myself a t mobile sidekick 4g. I am loving it so far except for a few quirks. This device doesn't seem to remeber what volume I set for media playback. Since I use my phone to play music or podcasts while I drive this means every time I get back into my car I half to turn the volume back up. Is there someway to make this setting behave like stock Android?

# Answer
> 0 votes
For now I am using Tasker to solve this problem. Just set headset plugged as the context, and make the task set media volume to where I want it. If someone finds a better solution and posts here I will accept it as answer.

Note The market version of Tasker was force closing on my Sidekick. I emailed the developer and he got it fixed. Look for apk version 1.1b4 or above and it should work on Sidekick. This update will get pushed to the market sometime I am sure (or maybe it already has been)

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# Question
Title: How can I uninstall Alkido 1.1 when both Alkido 2.0 and Alkido 1.1 are installed on my Samsung Galaxy S
After installing my Archos 101 tablet, I noticed that the Alkido version I installed on it was version 2, when the version installed on my Galaxy S was still version 1.1.

The market when run on the Galaxy never told me there was an update.

**I just installed version 2.0 of Alkido on my Galaxy, resulting in both versions being installed.**

However, I find **no place where I can install version 1.1** !

* Settings - Applications - Running applications show both version 1.1 and version 2.0 ( cause I just started both programs ).
* Pressing version 1.1 does not give me an option to uninstall (e.g. the Uninstall button is greyed out)
* Settings - Applications - All show both version 1.1 and version 2.0
* Settings - Applications - Third-party only show version 2.0

Both programs have their own data folder so it seems, as I don't see the books visible in version 1.1 being displayed in version 2.0.

The market, as I said, only shows version 2.0.

**Any other place I can start an uninstall ?**

# Answer
It sounds to me like Alkido 1.1 was bundled on your device as a system app. To remove a system app, you need root.

There are two ways to address this easily, I would prefer #1 myself.

# Method 1

1. Uninstall Alkido 2.0.
2. Install Titanium Backup.
3. Run Titanium and wait for it to load your app list.
4. Go to the app list and long-press on Alkido 1.1.
5. Choose "Integrate with Market" or similar.
6. Go to `Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications`, find the Market, and clear the data for it.
7. Open the Market, go to your apps, and update Alkido.

If that doesn't work or you don't want to bother keeping Alkido as a system app:

# Method 2

1. Install Titanium.
2. Run Titanium, long-press on Alkido 1.1.
3. Choose "Uninstall" or similar. You shouldn't need the "hack" version of uninstalling that it mentions, but you can try that if the regular uninstall doesn't work.

Alkido 2.0 will be unaffected if you didn't uninstall it in Method 1.
> 3 votes

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# Question
Title: Why doesn't the voicemail indicator show up when I have voicemail in CyanogenMod 7?
I'm not sure if this is a question I should be asking my carrier or not, but hopefully someone might be able to point me in the right direction. I recently switched to CyanogenMod version 7, and the experience has been great, for the most part. I have voicemail service from my mobile provider, and under `Settings > Call Settings > Voicemail settings` I have my voicemail number set. However, if I let a call go to voicemail, my phone will indicate that I have missed a call, but not that the message has gone to voicemail.

**How can I get the voicemail indicator to appear in CyanogenMod 7**?

Thanks!

# Answer
> 2 votes
This looks like it could be a known, or at least reported, issue, depending on the device you are using.

A few users report that on some carriers (looks like mostly in Canada) they have the exact issue with the Desire Z, running CyanogenMod.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, voicemail
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# Question
Title: How can I tell what is really draining my battery?
I know that by going to `Settings > About Phone > Battery Use`, I can get some idea of the applications that are using up the most of my battery. I see things like "Cell standby", "Phone idle", and "Wi-fi"; **is there any way to drill down even further and find out what is really draining my battery**? For example, I am fairly certain that GPS usage is included under 'Cell Standby'.

Any help would be appreciated; I have had my phone for only about three months, and the battery goes from 100% to 0% over the course of two-ish days with minimal usage (some browsing, check-ins), and I cannot figure what is draining the battery.

**EDIT**

I am mostly interested in ways of diagnosing power usage in a less broad way, but in the interests of finding out what could possibly be draining my battery, here is what my 'battery use' is reporting at the moment:

* 38% - Cell Standby
* 33% - Phone Idle
* 20% - Wi-Fi
* 6% - Display
* 2% - Angry Birds
* 2% - Maps

I have been on battery for 8h 50m, and the charge has gone from 100% to 64%.

# Answer
Try out an app called Watchdog.

It monitors your apps and alerts you to anything that is using your cpu excessively. It might help unless it something that's draining consistently at a low level.

I'd have to agree that it doesn't sound like you have a problem. Battery life seems good.

Juice Plotter is another battery monitor that you might be interested in and its companion app Juice defender might help squeeze extra life out of your phone as it can switch off your 3G off unless needed.
> 5 votes

# Answer
Everything drains the battery. The screen is usually a big drain on the battery. GPS will drain it, wifi, internet usage, phone calls, etc.

If you got 2 days out of one charge, then you got good usage out of it. My phone is almost always tethered to power whenever it is available. Desk at work, Desk at home, Car charger.

On my device (running CyanogenMod 7), I can go to Settings -\> Application -\> Battery Usage.

My screen shuts off after 15 seconds and it is 75% of the battery consumer.
> 3 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, battery, battery-life
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title: Data Vault apps with Unlock Pattern

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# Question
Title: Data Vault apps with Unlock Pattern
I'm currently using the Wallet app to keep my bank acct#s, CC#s etc. safely on my phone. However, entering the password when I need to unlock the codes is kind of an annoyance. Specially when you wanna look up a number to fill up a form.

So, I'm looking for an alternative that uses unlock patterns instead. I know the pattern is potentially less secure than the password but, it's something I can live with :)

What are the alternatives available?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I use a combination of keepassdroid, wavelauncher and clipstore, which allows me to access my password manager from any app without having to close it, and copy my password to the clipstore before returning to the app I was in. Sounds more complicated than it is!

Alternatively, many like lastpass for automatic password storage and entry.

But if you really want something gesture based, maybe biowallet along with it's separate biowallet browser might be of insterest. You can assign a signature, which is infinitely more secure than point to point gestures.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, security, password
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to tell when the battery is actually at 100%
I recently acquired an HTC Desire Z / G2, and installed Cyanogenmod 7 onto it. Something I've noticed though is that sometimes the battery drains very quickly, and sometimes it does not. Since I have a tendency to charge the battery very often, even when it has not discharged much, I get the feeling that the battery stats are not correct.

As I recall, before resetting battery stats, I should make sure the battery is at 100%. My question to that is, **how can I tell if my battery is at 100%?** Is it when the LED power indicator is constantly green? When Android reports as 100%?

# Answer
"100%" isn't as straightforward a concept as you might think on Android. Have a read of this:

http://phandroid.com/2010/12/25/your-smartphones-battery-gauge-is-lying-to-you-and-its-not-such-a-bad-thing/
> 4 votes

# Answer
If the phone is on the charger, a lot of the lock screens will show the battery percentage or "Charged" if at 100%.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Try this app Battery Minder. It alerts the user if the battery is low or fully charged.
> 2 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, battery, battery-life, charging
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title: Send audio using bluetooth

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# Question
Title: Send audio using bluetooth
I have an Acer Liquid Metal with Froyo and an Alpine Car Stereo (bti 114). I can use the stereo as headset perfectly and I've noticed that I can also hear the phone notifications when using it. Can I stream phone mp3s to my car audio? Any detailed information is very welcome :)

# Answer
The stereo supports bluetooth hands-free but not bluetooth audio, which is used to stream music, so no, this is not possible. For more information see Bluetooth profile on Wikipedia and compare Hands-free Profile (which the stereo supports) and A2DP (which it doesn't).

Theoretically, you *could* stream music through the HFP but the quality would be terrible, like listening to music in a phone call.
> 2 votes

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Tags: bluetooth, audio
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# Question
Title: How do I get my apps from device A to automatically install on device B when I sign in to my Google account?
I have heard that it is possible for apps to be automatically synced between Android devices so that when you sign in to another Android device with your Google account, your applications will automatically be redownloaded for you without you having to manually do so.

I have a Nexus S which I do reset often, but it has never redownloaded my applications when I sign in to my Google account. I have checked the box 'Backup data to Google servers' in the settings.

So how can I get my apps to be automatically downloaded when I sign in with my Google account?

# Answer
> 2 votes
If you go Menu -\> Settings -\> Privacy there are two options. They are Back up my data and Auto restore. Are they both checked?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I finally got it working. I did a factory reset on my device, then logged in to my Google account and then installed my applications from the Android market on the device.

Then when I did another factory reset and logged in to my account again, my applications were restored.

Previously I installed applications through the Android market in the browser (market.android.com) and they got sent to my device. Maybe those ones cannot be restored? I don't know for sure.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You seem to have the correct options selected, though it can take awhile after you sign into the market. Try appbrain with fast the fast web installer companion app,its always been a great alternative access to the market.

It produces separate lists for each device you use and it looks like you can restore apps based on whatever list you select.

Alternatively, you can't go wrong with Titainium Backup if you are prepared to root your phone. Not much it can't do.

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Tags: applications, sync, google-account
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# Question
Title: Can I use the Nexus-S GPS as an external GPS for another device (via Bluetooth)?
Is it possible to use the Nexus-S GPS as an external GPS for another device (via Bluetooth) ?

# Answer
Have you tried these apps:
> 5 votes

# Answer
Great answer from Lie Ryan.

Just adding one more option : blue NMEA
> 2 votes

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Tags: gps, bluetooth, samsung-nexus-s
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# Question
Title: Encrypt Tablet in Android 3.1 hangs indefinitely
I've recently gotten an Asus EEE Pad Transformer (my first Android device) and I love it. I've updated it to 3.1 right away.

I tried to enable the "Encrypt tablet" option. After following the on-screen advice (fully loaded battery and having the charger attached), I entered the PIN and pushed the button.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

All the time the tablet showed the green "encrypting" droid full screen, but didn't show any progress meter or any other text (even the system bar was disabled).

After several hours there was no visible progress (the introduction screen mentioned that it can take "an hour or longer") and after a while I shut down and rebooted the tablet. Everything worked just as fine as before, but nothing was encrypted.

I've attempted this a few times now, but every time it showed the exact same result (i.e. none).

I've searched around and found several accounts of the same thing happening to other 3.0-users and not a single post saying "yes, tablet encryption worked just fine for me".

Can someone shed some light on this? Or at least post a "it worked for me, sorry"?

Note that this tablet is not rooted and I don't plan to do that (yet).

# Answer
It seems to be a general problem. I was trying this on my Asus Eee Pad with physical keyboard which actually allows to minimize the "encryption process" and go to settings. However checking running processes doesn't show any activity that would suggest that something is actually happening.
> 5 votes

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Tags: encryption, 3.1-honeycomb
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# Question
Title: Are Android 2.2 applications compatible with Android 3.0 and 3.1?
Are apps built for Android 2.2 compatible with Android 3.0 and 3.1?

# Answer
> 6 votes
Yes, Android is fully backwards-compatible. App makers can choose to have their apps limited to certain versions, though, but most don't.

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Tags: applications, compatibility
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# Question
Title: Application to switch among multiple running applications
I have Samsung galaxy ace with android 2.2 mobile.

Is there any way or any application so i can run many applications simultaneously and i can switch among them?

**Why do i need this.**

1. When i surf facebook(or any other application), and i click on a link. I am suppose to wait until the page gets opened then i read it pess back button to reach on previous button. If i press previous button in between i'll lost page which was being loaded.
2. If i read some sms, and i have to search the meaning of a word in dictionary, i would have to exit from sms box.

# Answer
> 8 votes
Case #1: You can get back to recently used apps by holding down the home key until a menu appears, and then selecting the app you want to return to.

Case #2: Press the home button and open your dictionary app, and then use the method in #1 to return to messaging.

This works if you don't have too many apps open, since the memory is limited and if you open too many apps, android will close them from the background.

The important distinction is that the home key does not quit the app but exists to the launcher, and the back button exits the app.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Onik is correct in suggesting the built in task switcher but if you search "task switcher" in the market you will find a number of apps that might help, I suggest picking something light weight and intuitive.

From personal experience I can easily suggest QuickDesk or Wave Launcher.

QuickDesk will bring up a virtual home screen whenever/wherever. You can assign your favourite apps, shortcuts etc and it can show a scrollbar of recently run apps.

I recently switched to Wave Launcher and love it. It's highly configurable, light and intuitive, mimicking the gesture activate ribbon in Palm's WebOS. With a flick of your thumb or finger, you can bring up your favourite app, a recently run app, shortcut, or app draw overlay, all without leaving your current app (as long as you back out of whatever you're in). It is regulary updated and has brought many new features and improvements. Take a little time to experiment and tweak it and I thin you'll be very happy.

Best of luck.

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Tags: applications, samsung-galaxy-ace
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title: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc ROM change

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# Question
Title: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc ROM change
I am interested in buying the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc in a couple o f days, but I have a few questions.

I have heard that it runs Android 2.3, but with a Sony Ericsson shield around it.

I was wondering if there are good ROMS by professional developers that you can flash onto the device. Roms that are not bloated with all the Sony Ericson crap.

--

The smartphone I own now is a HTC HD2, I can flash good custom roms on the device. I download my roms from XDA-Developers.

# Answer
> 2 votes
For sure! Hopefully there are professional ROM cookers at XDA-Developers that cook ROMs without any kind of bloatware. Here are some articles that I recommend you to check before flashing a new ROM:

After you done all that you are good to go flashing a clean ROM, my suggestions are:

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Tags: rom, sony-xperia-arc
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title: wifi problem with android

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# Question
Title: wifi problem with android
Hey all this might not be some programming problem rather a usability problem. I am new to android world. I have bought an android mobile \[Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510\] couple of days ago. I am trying to connect it to internet with wi-fi connection. But the problem is that normally when i connect my laptop to that router i need to repair the connection to get proper ip address like 192.168.1.2 etc. other wise i got 10.38.132.90 or rather something like this. And in that case i can't access internet. That's why i normally repair the connection on pc.

I am also using this router's wi fi with nokia E5 mobile and it gets proper ip address after 2 or 3 attemts (enabling and disabling wlan scanning)

But with android the ip address remains the invalid one i mean 10.38.132.90; not the correct one like 192.168.1.2 etc. So how can i repair or set static ip address with this phone.

Please help.

Thanks in Advance

# Answer
You could try to use the "static IP settings":

1. Go to **Settings** -\> **Wireless and network** -\> **Wi-Fi settings**
2. Press menu button, select **Advanced**
3. Check **Use static IP**
4. Look for your PC's IP address, and enter a similar address for **IP address** (e.g. if your PC's one is 192.168.1.2, try 192.168.1.3).
5. Enter your router's IP as **Gateway** (usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.178.1 etc.)
6. Enter 255.255.255.0 as the **netmask**.

It is important that the IP address isn't already used in your network.
> 3 votes

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Tags: wi-fi, ip-address
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# Question
Title: Does the Asus Transformer have any USB ports?
Does the Asus Transformer have any USB ports? I know that the available keyboard dock has 2 USB ports, but does the tablet itself have any?

# Answer
> 9 votes
No, it does not. The only USB ports are on the keyboad dock. The tablet itself has:

* A microSD card slot
* A mini HDMI port
* A 40-pin docking/charging/USB transfer connector
* An audio jack

Source: CNet's review of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

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Tags: usb, asus-eee-pad-transformer
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# Question
Title: Prevent word from being added to the dictionary
I have a Samsung Galaxy S. My understanding is that pressing space after manually entering a word will add that word to the dictionary. How do I prevent this from happening?

# Answer
> 1 votes
That is not supported, but there are some workarounds:

* You could change language to something unused, before pressing space, and switching back afterwards.
* Or you may enter two spaces and place the cursor in between, and then type the word.

I really like Swype, but that's one of its drawbacks...

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, swype, dictionary
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# Question
Title: How to give root access to apps that don't request it?
I've been using the app SystemPanel for some time now to archive my Android apps. It works great, but it cannot archive apps that have been installed under /data/app-private, because this directory is not world-readable. I recently rooted my HTC Incredible and have Superuser running on it, so I would like to give root access to SystemPanel, but it doesn't request it. Is there a way to have Superuser grant root access to an app that does not request it? Alternatively, is there any other way (e.g. from the terminal) to grant root access to an arbitrary app?

Thanks!

P.S. I know that now I can change the permissions on /data/app-private to make it accessible to SystemPanel, but I think granting root access to SystemPanel would be the safer strategy.

# Answer
> 4 votes
The application needs to request root access. If it is not developed to use root access, it cannot be given the root access. in order for it to work how you want it, you may have to change the permissions to /data/app-private, like you mentioned.

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Tags: root-access, system, terminal, protected-apps
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title: Problem accessing the Market

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# Question
Title: Problem accessing the Market
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia with Android. I can't download from the Market because there is some Gmail account that I don't have an idea how it got there.

This means that I don't know the password! I have tried to change that email but I can't so what is your suggestion what should I do?

# Answer
> 5 votes
Go to `Settings > Accounts and Settings`, click on the account that you don't know the password and then click the `Remove Account` button on the bottom. So next time you open up Android Market you'll be prompted to type in a new account

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Tags: google-play-store, sony-ericsson-xperia-x10
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# Question
Title: Is there a shortcut to the taskmanager on HTC tattoo
I can never end a task easily on the HTC tattoo - is there a shortcut to it I can make, or an easier app to use?

# Answer
The fastest way I know is from the home screen click Menu-\>Settings-\>Applications-\>Running Services. There are some task manager applications, though from what I've read they may be more trouble than their worth as far as bugginess and/or eating through your battery quickly.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Personalize (lower right button on home screen) Shortcut Settings Running services

This adds a shortcut to the Running Services screen to my home screen, HTC Thunderbolt with Sense 2.0 UI
> 0 votes

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Tags: task-management, htc-tattoo
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# Question
Title: Android with mouse, keyboard and touchpad
What should I do to be able to use my USB keyboard and mouse with my Android 2.1 tablet?

I like the idea of bluetooth, but my tablet doesn't support bluetooth.

Is there some device similar to touchpad that can be used instead of tapping to screen?

thank you for answer

# Answer
> 3 votes
You cannot use a keyboard and/or mouse with android. This is not supported unless you have android 3.1 or later. That is the first version that supports USB Host Mode.

For "normal" USB devices, if your device does not support them, you will probably need a MicroUSB -\> USB adapter, or a MiniUSB -\> USB adapter.

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Tags: keyboard, hardware
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to prevent unintentional re-dialling from Call History?
I often unintentionally tap an item in the Call History list and that starts to re-dial the caller. I usually intended to tap the icon to view the duration of the call, but it is all too easy to tap the name or number instead. Is there anyway of changing that behaviour so that it doesn’t automatically re-dial the caller? If that isn’t possible, is it possible to have it prompt me for confirmation before re-dialling?

If it is significant, I am using Call History with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and HTC Sense.

# Answer
> 6 votes
Try this Call Confirm app. This application is going to ask you whether to call or Hangup the contact what you touched on Call History.

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Tags: phone-app, call-history
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# Question
Title: Does GPS require clear view of sky to lock satellites?
I have been reading conflicting information about the GPS signal lock in the XDA Developers Forums.

Certain users say they have to be outdoor to get any lock in to satellites, others say they could lock in their home basement.

Which one is it?

# Answer
GPS uses radio frequencies between 1 and 2 GHz (L1 signal at 1.57542 GHz and L2 signal at 1.2276 GHz). These have to get through for GPS to work, which is not the same as visibility.

For example, my GPS (Garmin Etrex Legend HCx) gets a fix on the top floor of the house, below the roof made of tiles, insulation and drywall. It doesn't get a fix on lower floors, where there's too much concrete and steel in between.

BTW, I had a Motorola Defy for a while, if I remember correctly it also worked, but had a much lower precision, sometimes it was hundreds of meters off.
> 14 votes

# Answer
Yes, GPS does need a clear view of the sky.

However, that does not mean actual GPS implementations have to rely only on GPS signal to get its location. Most actual GPS implementations (including Android) caches last known location and uses Wifi/Cell positioning to get position information even when there is no GPS signals at all.
> 9 votes

# Answer
I think it may depend on the GPS chip/software on the device. I rarely was ever able to get a lock if the sky was filled with clouds, and when I am in a city with skyscrapers, my location jumps all over the place. But I have a Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) and even Samsung admitted that there were some issues with the chip/software on the Galaxy S devices.

Even on a clear day, it could take up towards 3 minutes to get a GPS lock, and that was after I rooted and tweaked the GPS settings, before that, it would take 5 - 10 and sometimes I wouldn't even get a lock.
> 0 votes

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Tags: gps
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title: Change Screen Timeout to Never

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# Question
Title: Change Screen Timeout to Never
Is it possible that I can change my screen timeout to never? I am using Nexus S. Currently, the maximum value I can set for screen timeout through settings is 30 minutes.

# Answer
I think you are searching for this app Keep Screen Lite. It allows you to keep your mobile always awake for some of the applications. You can set the applications to not to screen timeout.
> 4 votes

# Answer
You can set it to stay on as long as it's plugged in. To do that go to Menu -\> Settings -\> Applications -\> Development and choose Stay Awake.
> 6 votes

# Answer
Let me just warn you, the Nexus S has a Super AMOLED screen and you can burn in the images on the screen. I have burn-in of the Time and the notification bar on my screen. it is only noticeable when i have light colored wallpaper, but it is there.

Samsung even removed the "Stay Awake" option from the Galaxy S Vibrant line (possibly others as well) in their TouchWiz UI. The Nexus S will still have it, because it is a Vanilla Android.

The screen is also one of the biggest consumers of power, so if you leave your screen on all the time, when not charging, expect to see poor battery life.
> 2 votes

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Tags: samsung-nexus-s, screen-timeout
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title: HTC Desire - cannot turn Bluetooth on!

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# Question
Title: HTC Desire - cannot turn Bluetooth on!
I was playing with Android Bluetooth API on HTC Desire. Bluetooth was working fine, then suddenly it stopped. Now I cannot turn it on, even manually from the Settings menu. Here is something from Logcat,

```
01-06 07:34:37.208: ERROR/bluedroid(96): bluetoothd stop timed out
01-06 07:34:47.215: ERROR/bluedroid(96): btld start timed out
01-06 07:34:47.215: ERROR/bluedroid(96): $#$#$#$#$# Stopping btld because of starting btld fail...

```

What should I do? Please help!! :(

# Answer
> 0 votes
Reset the phone works. Only difference is that I have to set the device into discoverable mode each time I turn the Bluetooth on. It was automatically set before.

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Tags: htc-desire, bluetooth
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title: HTC Desire - phone's dead

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# Question
Title: HTC Desire - phone's dead
I was trying my application on HTC Desire when I realized there was a problem with the app so I force stop it. Next thing is the screen freezed - HTC white welcome screen. I tried rebooting several times, but it never got into the desktop. Sometimes it restarted itself. I tried removing the battery as well to no avail. Now my phone is completely dead. I cannot turn it on and when I charge it, the red/green light is not on. What should I do? I was thinking of resetting the phone via command line or something like that. Thanks for any suggestions!

# Answer
I don't know what your app did, but I find it strange that it is no longer booting. I would suggest trying to get your device in to recovery mode. I have never done this on a non-rooted device so I am not 100% sure you can do a factory reset from the "stock recovery". But I know you can do it on a rooted device.

I found these steps, but again, I am not sure if this pertains to only rooted devices.

1. Turn your desire off, Now hold the volume down and power button in to boot into hboot.
2. Now use the volume button to navigate to boot recovery and select it by pressing the trackpad button.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-desire, factory-reset, command-line
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title: Google Music app update in UK

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# Question
Title: Google Music app update in UK
I am UK based and have a Nexus 1 and Nexus S both running stock Android 2.3.4.

On both devices, I have a manual update pending for the Music app from Google Inc., but when I go in to the Market to view this app, I get an AlertDialog telling me that "The requested item could not be found."

I understand that Google Music is only available in the US, but why is the Market telling me that I need to update the app, only to tell me that it is not available when I try to?

# Answer
It's just an updated version of the Music App (new, fancy UI), supposedly ready for full Google Music Cloud, for when it comes to the UK.

I was unable to view the details in the market like yourself, but I could actually do the update. Nexus S on 2.3.4 too.

Did you by any chance get an update notification for Google Books too?
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-play-store, google-play-music
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# Question
Title: Can Droid 2 Global sync with Outlook 2010? Esp concerned with tasks
Considering getting a Droid 2. I use Outlook for all calendar, contacts, and tasks. Although it is seamless for calendar items and contacts, task management is critical for me. I am not impressed with Google apps task mangagment and want to keep using Outlook. Is the Droid compatible with a sync directly to Outlook 2010? Under what conditions?

# Answer
Apart from the grand old man of the syncing world that Ryan's pointed out above, there's also GOATS and TouchDown as other notables.

There's a fairly detailed table at http://www.syncdroid.net/ that illustrates and lists software designed to sync data to Android devices.
> 2 votes

# Answer
The only solution I know of for the level of syncing you want to achieve is CompanionLink. It will sync Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes between Outlook and Android, it will also cost you $49.95.
> 1 votes

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Tags: sync, outlook, exchange-tasks
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# Question
Title: How to upgrade Android 2.2 to Android 2.3 on Samsung Galaxy S?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How do I update the OS on my device?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S (LCD version) with stock Android 2.2. How can i upgrade it to Android 2.3?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Install KIES from the Samsung website and connect your phone to the PC via the USB cable. If a system update is available, KIES will inform you and walk you through the upgrade process.

If you'd like to install an alternative ROM like CyanogenMod, you'll need to follow relevant installation details on the site or alternatively use an app like ROM Manager that can help do the needful.

As with all upgrades, back up your data to another location.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, updates, samsung-kies
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# Question
Title: Can I use Asus Transformer power supply and dock as with regular laptop?
I couldn't find this information in all reviews, so I am asking here about it -- I would like to get such experience with Assus Transformer:

1. I put everything together -- I plug power supply into the dock, I put tablet part into dock
2. Tablet part gets power from AC outlet, not from battery
3. I need to go, I pull out tablet from dock, I leave dock and power supply on desk
4. Tablet part works on its own battery
5. I get back home, and cycle repeats -- (1)

The crucial part is, I don't charge tablet directly, but indirectly, via dock, which itself is powered with power supply -- of course this is my wish, **the question is** -- is it actually possible with Asus Transformer?

# Answer
> 4 votes
Yes this is possible. Power adapter can be plugged into tablet or dock. It is possible to charge the tablet from the dock while the dock is being charged, remove the tablet, use tablet, return to dock for charging. Hope this helps Pete

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Tags: battery, charging, docking-station
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# Question
Title: How do I send a group of contacts via bluetooth?
It's possible to send individual contacts via Bluetooth with Contact -\> Send Contact -\> Send contact - Bluetooth.

But I don't see a way of doing this (on the HTC Desire) with a group of contacts?

Is this possible?

# Answer
Yes it is possible. You have to install one application from market. There is an option to send all contacts via Bluetooth or Email. But I don't see any option to send a group of contacts in Android system.

There is an application called Go Contacts with which we can group the contacts and send it via Email,SMS or Bluetooth. Its a free application available on Android market.
> 3 votes

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Tags: contacts, htc-desire, bluetooth, file-transfer
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# Question
Title: Are all SGS phones able to detect a car dock?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S I-9000 (the international version) and I have a car dock manufactured by Samsung for this phone (given to me by the Samsung representative who works with my cellphone provider, so I have good reason to believe it's the real thing).

I know that most car docks have a magnet that the phone uses to detect that it's been docked. Mine seems to have one because when the phone is docked, the magnetic compass always points north, and when it's not docked, the compass points in the right direction (I checked this using Car Dashboard, which uses the internal compass when the phone isn't moving).

The problem is, my phone does not seem to detect that the phone is docked. I have some triggers in AutomateIt for when the car is docked, as well as in Car Dashboard, and they don't seem to work.

The question is, should me phone detect the car dock? How can I check this? If it should, but doesn't, how can I troubleshoot it?

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can test that the triggers work like they should with Dock Simulator (Market link). Run it and try "Car dock" to see what should happen when you dock the phone. If nothing happens, it might be a problem in your triggers. Otherwise, it's the dock or your phone's magnetic sensor. Try dialing `*#0*#` and selecting `Magnetic` to access a self test of the magnetic sensor.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, car-dock
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# Question
Title: HTC Desire S on Android Marketplace - "the requested item could not be found"
I cannot download, not update apps. I get the above mentioned message.

# Answer
> 1 votes
As far as I know "The requested item could not be found" status comes when the particular app/game is not compatible with your android mobile or its not there in Market. I don't know if there are any other scenarios the same will occur.

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Tags: applications, google-play-store, downloading
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# Question
Title: Is Kismet or another WIFI detector available for Android?
I'm a Sysadmin and would like to use my Android phone to detect Wifi networks at my workplace or at home.

Are there any tools like Kismet available for Android? I'm currently using a Samsung Intercept, which runs Android 2.1, but should receive Android 2.2 in the next month.

# Answer
Looks like there are several options. Here are a couple of the more popular apps:

**WiFiFoFum**

**AppBrain Description:**

> WiFiFoFum scans for 802.11 WiFi networks and displays information about each including: SSID, MAC, RSSI, channel, and security. WiFiFoFum also allows you to connect to networks you find and log the location using the GPS. KML logs can be emailed.

**WiFi Scanner**

**AppBrain Description:**

> \*No ads \*Option to connect added for open networks!!! \*Update comming soon
>
> A *free* WiFi Scanner for wireless networks for Android.
>
> The WiFi signal is displayed in dBm format!

If you are looking to sniff traffic try:

**Shark for Root**

**AppBrain Description:**

> Traffic sniffer, works on 3G and WiFi (works on FroYo tethered mode too). To open dump use WireShark or similar software, for preview dump on phone use Shark Reader. Based on tcpdump. Please leave comments/send e-mail if you have any problems/suggestions.
> 9 votes

# Answer
I use Wifi Analyzer, a free tool which gives a good range of Wifi detections. It will show you things like signal strengths, encryption levels, SSIDs on overlapping channels and a few other details.
> 11 votes

# Answer
There are quite a few apps capable of detecting wifi networks, however, Pixie (Root only) is the only passive wifi detector that I'm aware of.
> 5 votes

# Answer
I have been running kismet on an original Droid with a 8 gig micro-SD card. 4 gig is fat32 for the phone pics , videos, and such, the other 4 gig has Debian Squeeze running on it. Not to hard to setup.

Once the phone is rooted (must have) you can just use the freebee Linux installer from the market. Uncheck the loop box in settings, and change the device install to `/sd-ext`. Further at the bottom you will need to change the device to `mmcblk0p2` or whatever your actual ext2 formatted Linux partition is.

You can type `mount` into terminal and it will list all the currently mounted directories and partitions. Make sure that `mmcblk0p2` or whatever is mounted to `/sd-ext`. The phones by default will mount the Linux partition on the `/sdcard` at boot, but do check and make sure.

I suggest connecting to Wi-Fi with fast inets for this, although your 3G with good bars will work just fine for this too.

Just follow the buttons 1) 2) 3):

* 1 is extract Debian to \****,
* 2 is install Debian to SD card,
* 3 is install script.

Be patient, each step will take time. If you get errors check the log. Each device is a little different, but you will get it.

I have my kismet log dumps going to the fat32 partition on the `sdcard`. This way it is very easy to get the files you need for things like kismet log viewer or Backtrack.

Enjoy, I hope this sparks some fun for you :)
> 3 votes

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# Question
Title: What are some of the effects of flashing my HTC Desire with cyanogenmod?
Recently rooted my HTC Desire (GSM) and considering flashing it with cyanogenmod. However I have a few quick questions related to flashing with cyanogenmod (or any ROM in general I suppose).

Firstly, will flashing with the ROM delete my apps/data? ie. will I be starting from a "fresh" state? (I have done a nandroid backup and also backed up all system apps + data with Titanium backup, but just curious).

Secondly, got my phone online so it's actually from Taiwan, thus it has a **locale=en\_TW** keyboard. I quite like this 'keyboard' because it allows me to input Chinese in many different ways - namely: handwritten, pinyin, zhuyin and strokes. Will flashing with the ROM remove this 'feature' from the keyboard?

Thirdly, according to cyanogen's wiki it says:

> NOTE: the ClockworkMod version 2.5.0.7 installed by Unrevoked3 is widely reported not to work with new "PVT4" batches of the Desire.

I checked and I am in that boat - have 2.5.0.7 and a PVT4 Desire. So does that mean I need to follow the below steps to install a newer version of clockworkmod?

Also, once flashed, how will I get future updates of cyanogenmod? Will I have to reflash the phone to get the updates?

Thank you!

pyko

# Answer
> 4 votes
1. Strictly speaking, you could *try* to keep your apps around, but it is generally a bad idea. During the install process you'll want to wipe the `/data` partition in order to prevent application crashes and weird permission issues after flashing. If you skip that then your apps and data should hang around, but it causes a lot of strangeness. The best thing to do is simply to backup anything you don't want to lose and then restore it afterwards. You **will** lose your `/system` apps because the install process will blow away the partition before copying over the CM files. Titanium backup is, in fact, the recommended way to backup your stuff, so you're set there already. Also be aware that your Google apps (Market, GMail, Maps, etc) will be gone since CM does not have permission to package them with his ROM. You can, however, download them here (bottom of the page).
2. I don't believe that is a standard Android locale, so you won't have that keyboard on CM (I don't see it as a choice on my phone). You might be able to pull the .apk file from your device and install it, though I wouldn't personally know where it is or what it's name is. If you dig around in `/data/app` you might be able to find it, though.
3. I generally try to stay on the most recent stable recovery versions, so upgrading is certainly not a bad idea. You can try to do this from ROM manager if it has the most recent version available (3.2.0.1 as of writing, it looks like), otherwise you can find it on XDA.
4. Updates can be acquired in two ways. One is to buy the premium version of ROM Manager and use it to download updates. In theory it's supposed to allow you to register for push notifications when a new update is released (akin to a typical OTA), but it's still kind of buggy. I can't personally attest to how well this works because I do not use it. The alternative is to simply download the .zip file of the newest version and flash it. You generally don't need to wipe `/data` or anything when performing incremental updates, only when going from one major version to another (6.x -\> 7.x for example), so it's fairly painless. Making NAND backups before flashing updates is always a good idea, though.

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Tags: htc-desire, cyanogenmod, rom-flashing, clockworkmod-recovery
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# Question
Title: How to change the color of specific calendars?
I'm using the default calendar application that came with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S 2), which is kept in sync with Google Calendar. I have multiple calendars there, but I was not able to find a way to change the colors of specific calendars, which is unfortunate as calendar #1 and #5 share almost precisely the same color by default. Those are *not* the same color I see in the online Google Calendar.

Is there a way to control the colors of specific calendars, or is there a similar, alternate calendar or tool I can use that will allow me to do so?

# Answer
Well, the problem seemed to have gone away on its own after a few more synchronizations, so I guess the solution is to just wait a bit.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Samsung has their own Calendar in TouchWiz, it is not the "Stock" calendar. And from what I remember, you cant change the color of the calendars in the TouchWiz calendar. I stopped using the touchwiz calendar and bought "Business Calendar" - there is a free version too that has ads and missing a couple features like "drag&drop". It works great, and has a good home screen widget too.

I used it as a replacement for the limited calendar in touchwiz, and now that I have a ROM that has the "stock" calendar, I still use it.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Where does "Places" get all its information?
In my Nexus S, there is an application named "Places", which it is able to provide me the restaurants information near by me. Surprisingly, the information are very localize and accurate.

May I know where does Google get all these information?

# Answer
Places is part of Google Maps (and was introduced with Maps 4.4 about a year ago), you should be able to see and search for all the same businesses and attractions in the main Google Maps app, Places just puts a nicer interface on it.

Much of the data came from what used to be called Google Local. Businesses can add themselves to Local/Maps/Places and update their records themselves, here http://www.google.com/local/add/promo Google Maps has had a "Add your business to Google Maps" link on the page pretty much forever, that links to http://www.google.com/local/add?hl=en&gl=us

Also just like other local business discovery services like Foursquare, users themselves can add places into Places, check into them and rate them through the app or http://www.google.com/hotpot

See also the announcement page from when "Place Pages" were first added to the web version of Google Maps back in 2009 which has some more details http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/place-pages-for-google-maps-there-are.html including that you can add them through community edits or Google Map Maker.
> 8 votes

# Answer
At my locality http://www.google.com.my/m/places shows that at least some of the places are "Business listings provided by Super Pages Malaysia". That provider information is not shown in my Places application though.
> 1 votes

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title: what is A2SD+ and how to use it?

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# Question
Title: what is A2SD+ and how to use it?
I'm using the `MIUI` ROM on my `HTC Desire` and it has an option called `A2SD+` which is supposed to be an SD partition that the device treats as internal memory.

I don't know if it comes from the ROM or from Android (2.3.4).

How can I use it? Do I need to partition my SD somehow with an outside tool like I saw on some posts here? If yes, how do I then tell my device that the 2nd partition is for `A2SD+`?

# Answer
> 1 votes
If it works like older roms that used to support the "apps2sd" before the google implementation, then yes, you need to format your SD card outside of your phone, on a linux distribution. You can use like an Ubuntu Live CD if you don't have linux installed on a PC already. Then you open up a partition tool, like GParted, and set up your partitions. IIRC, the first partition must be EXT2/3/4 in order for the device to use it like it is actually part of the internal memory. Then you can partition the rest as FAT32.

Back before Froyo, when the custom ROM I used supported this, there was nothing else to do. Just put in the sdcard, boot the device. It would pick up the partition and mount it automatically. As for MIUI, I do not know if it does that. I am actually surprised that they still support this. All ROM devs I know have dropped support for it since google introduced the "built-in" method. I personally hate the built-in apps2sd. I dont feel that it works very well.

While the ext2/3/4 method has the drawback of not really being able to remove your sdcard, it does still give you the ability to mount your FAT32 partition, if you choose to, to your PC and still let the device have access to the ext partition.

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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy S2 Settings Notifications crash
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. In my notifications, the "Configuration Message List" is always highlighted, but pressing it causes the phone to exit to the home screen. All other notifications work.

Any thoughts on how to solve this?

# Answer
I rebooted the device and the message was gone.
> 1 votes

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Tags: notifications, samsung-galaxy-s-2
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# Question
Title: App To Scan Hyperlinks|Content On A Web Page?
The concept is same as scanning QR codes, but only hyperlinks and content. Is there such an app?

Sometimes i see long hyperlink on a web page that i would like to have copied to my smartphone.

# Answer
Scanning a hyperlink on a page (visually, as QR code usually is) can be problematic. After all, almost every link on the page you're reading does not present a full URL that can be used by the handset (e.g. http://www.google.com doesn't bring you where it says that it does). In light of this, the Chrome to Phone extension for the Chrome browser can send a page to your phone where you can bookmark it. In addition, you get several other nice features (send a highlighted number to your phone's dialer from the browser or launch Google Maps links on your phone from a browser link). Very handy.

If you aren't thrilled with Chrome, Firefox even has an add-on
> 2 votes

# Answer
### Google Goggles

You can basically scan text with it and it is copied to the device as raw text.
> 1 votes

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Tags: applications, hyperlinks, text-selection
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# Question
Title: Default group on Samsung Galxy S II does not sync with Gmail
The default groups on the Samsung Galaxy S II: Friends, Family and Co-Workers do not get sync with Google Contacts. Any thing I can do in order to solve it?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Have you tried going to your contacts - menu - more - display options? You should see your various accounts where there is an arrow to expand and check boxes for those particular groups (well, there is on mine! :-)

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Tags: contacts, sync, samsung-galaxy-s-2
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# Question
Title: Why does my Android device generate more heat on an AC charger?
My Huawei IDEOS u8150 is new and ever since I used the AC charger that was supplied with it, my device gets a bit hotter (a noticable 5 degrees Celsius extra compared to charging via USB from laptop).

Why is it not that hot when I try to charge it through PC/laptop?

I hear a whirring noise from the AC charger always and the adapter gets a little warm too.

Also, my device charges faster on the AC charger compared to the laptop charge method. Is this normal on all devices in general? Or all Huawei devices? Or is this something faulty I should worry about?

# Answer
I'm not an electrical engineer, but I'm pretty sure there's either

1. more current flowing through a wall charger than there would be a USB charger or...
2. the same amount of current which is just flowing faster from the wall than from the USB port

which is why the wall charger will fully charge your battery faster. That heat is totally normal and nothing to worry about (unless it gets hot enough to burn skin, then I'd recommend not touching it).
> 6 votes

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# Question
Title: just got a galaxy few hours ago and have two questions
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> How can I check the OS version of an Android device?
> How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?

1. How can one know which android version is installed on the phone?
2. How can i remove the 20+ apps which installed on the phone? The remove button is disabled.

# Answer
1. Go to Menu -\> Settings -\> About Phone and in the list you should see Android Version
2. You would have to root in on order to do that since they're built into the ROM.
> 2 votes

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title: Can I use Kies with a Samsung Nexus S?

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# Question
Title: Can I use Kies with a Samsung Nexus S?
Kies is not detecting my Samsung Google Nexus S phone. Any idea why? I want to use Kies to sync my outlook contacts and calendars.

# Answer
> 6 votes
As the Nexus S is a "Pure Google" Android phone it works the way that Google intend Android to be used, this means that it is designed to sync everything constantly via the internet, it doesn't have any built in way to do old-fashioned occasional cable syncs with a PC.

What sort of account is your Outlook connected to?

If it is a corporate account, then it is probably connecting to a corporate Exchange server? If so then, depending on whether your company allow it, you can add your corporate account to your phone and sync your mail/contacts/calendar directly with your company's mail server.

If your Outlook is being used with a personal mail account, with mail coming from your ISP's mail servers (or similar) then you can either redirect that mail to a GMail account, and then sync your phone with that, or use tools to sync your Outlook's mail/calendar/contacts up to a GMail account whenever your PC is on, such as Google Calendar Sync, Google Apps Sync, Google Apps Migration for Outlook or use one of the third party tools that will sync Outlook with a GMail account, like Plaxo.

# Answer
> -1 votes
I believe eldarerathis is correct being that it is a pure google branded experience rather than Samsung but make sure you don't have USB debugging on, which is the problem some people run in to with Kies.

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title: How do I enable NFC for my Phone

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# Question
Title: How do I enable NFC for my Phone
There have been a lot hype about NFC lately, and I am eager to try it out, but unfortunately I dont think my HTC Desire HD supports NFC. Is there a way to enable NFC for HTC Desire HD ?

# Answer
> 7 votes
Negative. The HTC Desire HD does not have an NFC chip.

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# Question
Title: What's the difference between Android 2.2 Froyo and Android v1.6 Donut?
I am really new to Android and I barely know about it.

I now want to buy an Archos device that should be an alternative to iPod and its size should be like the iPod.

I saw there are different Archos devices.
I am doubting between the Internet tablet (Android 2.2 Froyo) 43 and the 48/ (Android v1.6 Donut).

What is a better OS? What is more advanced?

My desires:

Mandatory:

* Audio/Video playback (flash)
* Wifi (Gmail, GCal sync)
* eBook reader
* Pocket size (iPod size or so)

Desired but not mandatory:

* Voice mic (for potential web conversation, and recording)
* Video/photo camera
* FM receiver

BTW, I just saw Android 3.1 is out, is it possible to update these devices with the new OS?

# Answer
There are HUGE differences between 1.6 and 2.2. 1.6 is also a pretty old version of android. Flash is only available for 2.2 and later, so if you have to have flash then you need to go with 2.2. But the archos 43 does not have an FM receiver, the 48 has a receiver, and transmitter.

The UI had big improvements in 2.2 compared to 1.6. The ability to install apps on an external sdcard is also available on 2.2, but I don't think you will really need that as the 48 says it has 500GB (that seems like a lot for a device like that...). I have also read that it is possible to install froyo on the 48.

3.x is currently only available on select devices as they have to "partner" with google in order to have access to Honeycomb (3.x). So I wouldn't expect to see an update on these devcies anytime soon for 3.x.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Android 2.2 also introduced a better just-in-time compiler, so the system runs quite a bit faster than before. Features list here.
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: How can I download apps again after changing my Google account password?
I changed the password for my Google account earlier, and since then, every attempt to install an app results in a download was unsuccessful error. I have not been prompted for my new password anywhere, so this is highly likely to be the problem. How do I fix this?

# Answer
> 2 votes
You cannot remove the "main" account that is linked to your market account, at least I have never been able to when I tried.

I would try rebooting the device, then turn off all "syncing" for that account. I would even reboot again after turning it off. Then turn syncing back on.

*\[edit\]*
I've also read that someone did the following:

* Changed Password via web browser
* Opened gmail application
* hit Menu -\> Refresh
* The refresh will fail, but there will be a notification to enter new password.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Depending on your version, try going into home -\> menu -\> settings -\> Accounts & sync.

You may need to remove and re-add your Google login as I don't see any option to change the password (in v2.3).

# Answer
> 0 votes
Perhaps try using the Gmail app and see if that triggers the password re-entry.

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# Question
Title: Do Android Stock Browser, Firefox Mobile and Opera Mobile use proxy server to perform rendering
It is quite interesting to know that, Opera Mini is using Proxy Server to perform all the rendering work, instead of relying the phone itself to do it. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera\_Mini#Functionality) This will help to reduce required processing work, especially in lower end phone.

Do Android Stock Browser, Firefox Mobile and Opera Mobile also employ the same technique? Current Android Phone is having powerful processing capability. Does the above technique will bring more harm than good?

Will request having to go through an additional will slow down the whole process, compared to letting the rendering work done by phone itself?

# Answer
> 5 votes
In Opera Mobile, you can enable Opera Turbo to use the same proxying technology as used by Opera Mini.

Android Stock Browser does not use compressing proxy at all and I believe neither does Firefox Mobile (though given that Firefox Mobile has plugins system there might be a plugin for that).

Several lesser known browsers in the Market does use similar proxying technique, but I can't recall off the top of my head which ones though.

# Answer
> -2 votes
The stock android brower uses WebKit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit as rendering engine.

The solution adopted by Opera assumes that network speed is there, whilst processing power is not.

These days this is not a given, the new dual core phones have power to spare (SGSII has a hardware accelerated browser!) whilst the 3G network is often congested in main urban spots.

It *might* improve things on lower end android devices.

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# Question
Title: How can I connect my A500 to an iMac for charging and file transfers?
I have a Acer Iconia A500 and I am using an iMac. I cannot charge or share my device as mass storage with my computer over USB, though I am able to use bluetooth for transferring data.

Are there any special drivers needed? How can I get it connected with my machine?

# Answer
> 2 votes
As eldarerathis mentioned, you need to charge the tablet using the charging adapter rather than USB.

The A500 has 2 USB ports. A regular one, like you'd find on a laptop, for connecting USB devices **to** the tablet (memory sticks, for example), and a Micro USB port for connecting the tablet to a computer. Make sure you're using the **Micro USB** port.

(Your mileage may still vary - the support site isn't very forthcoming on using the tablet with a Mac)

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Tags: usb, charging, macos, acer-iconia-a500
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title: selectively make contact groups silent

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# Question
Title: selectively make contact groups silent
At work , i would prefer to set my phone in such a way that only the calls from my family group will ring , while all other contact calls should be silent. And later i should be able to switch it back to normal.

In general , there are sound profiles for phones, but the profiles are not specific to a contact or a group, i need a work profile which will set Family - Normal Others - Silent . etc

Is there any app in the market that would help me with this??

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you use Tasker, you may be able to create a profile that will silent certain contacts during work hours. Just a "heads up" - Tasker will require a little work to get it to work the way you would like for more complex tasks, but they have a very good community that will support you if you run into issues.

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Tags: applications, profiles, silent-mode
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# Question
Title: Software for offline pedestrian navigation in New York
My fiancée is going on a trip to New York City and she'd like to have some kind of navigation there on her G1/Dream.

Is there a software (preferably free, or not too costly), that would allow me to save the street map of the whole city (or state) to the SD card and do offline navigation for walking around during the visit? I suppose there should be something that uses OpenStreetMap that might even be free.

# Answer
> 5 votes
Google Maps 5.0 has an offline mode that will allow you to view maps without an internet connection.

> Google is now caching large areas on Android devices based on what areas they frequently search in Google Maps from their Android phone or tablet. This means people living in New York City, for example, will always have local street and area Maps content.

But if that is not satisfactory, there is always MapDroyd:

> MapDroyd stores map files locally on your device using our highly compressed and efficient MicroMap format which is designed and optimized for embedded devices.

# Answer
> 3 votes
OsmAnd is the perfect software for this. I just had to download it from Market, then download New York maps from the app, and then disable the internet connection from settings.

MapDroyd did the same, though, after I checked it out.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Take a look at these two transit map apps:

NYCMate and NYC Bus & Subway Map

Both include bus maps for each borough which are detailed enough to get you around and incredibly useful if you find you've walked too far and you really want to sit your way back home.

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title: Samsung Galaxy Player comparison

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# Question
Title:  Samsung Galaxy Player comparison
I noticed 3 devices all featuring same Android ver.

What is the most advanced device of these 3? Are their features overlapping each other, or they are three devices that are meant to serve different needs?

* Galaxy Player 4 (YP-G1)
* Galaxy Player 5 (YP-G70)
* Galaxy Player 50 (YP-G50)

Any other versions missing in that page?
I wanna buy the latest and most advanced Android version that has the most features of that device.

# Answer
> 2 votes
According to the Galaxy Player Wikipedia page the differences are:

> **Galaxy Player 4 (YP-G1)** The Galaxy Player 4 features a 4" Super Fine LCD. It had a flash internal storage of 8 GB or 16 GB that can be expanded with microSD card.
>
> **Galaxy Player 5 (YP-G70)** The Galaxy Player 5 features a 5" TFT LCD. It had a flash internal storage of 8 GB or 16 GB that can be expanded with microSD card.
>
> **Galaxy Player 50 (YP-G50)** The YP-G50 model carries a 3.2" LCD TFT instead of the AMOLED which is used by Samsung in most of its phones. The screen has a 240×400 resolution. It has a flash internal storage of 16 GB or 32 GB that can be expanded with a microSD card.

So the main differences are the size and quality of the screen (and the device), and the internal memory capacity.

Essentially the "50" has the smallest, worst quality screen, but (depending which capacity you get) has the most internal memory, the "4" and "5" are larger devices with better quality, larger screens but (potentially) not as much internal memory.

According to another review I found:

> ...4.0 and 5.0 have almost the same specifications... the 4 inch version has a battery capacity of 1200mAh, whereas the 5 inch version is 2500mAh

So the "5" has a larger battery which should last longer, though this may be offset slightly by the larger screen, and will also make the device slightly bigger and heavier than the "4". Battery life should be better than equivalent phone models (especially if you switch off wifi when you're not using it), as the phone's wireless radio is one of the largest battery hogs in the device. Full size and weight specs of the devices are in the sidebar on the Wikipedia page.

So it looks like none of the devices are "better" than the others, they all appear to have their own benefits but are aimed at different buyers.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I am confused about these product's name comparisons for international and US distribution.

None of these Galaxy Player models have been released in the US. I have seen what you refer to as the Galaxy Player 4 & 5 labeled as Galaxy S Wi-fi 4 & 5 in trade show videos on YouTube as well as Samsung's UK site, e.g. http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/tv-audio-video/mp3-digital-audio/mobile-internet-players/YP-G1CW/XEU/index.idx?pagetype=prd\_detail. In mid-May, Samung's US site http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mp3-players/ had the Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0 listed with full specs, price and even reference to Best Buy as an official retailer before yanking down references to the Galaxy Player only a week later. Very confusing.

I search Google daily for signs that the "Galaxy Player" 4 or 5 has been released in the US. However, I am uncertain as to which search terms I should use because I have seen what appears to be the same product referred to both as the "Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0" and the "Samsung Galaxy S Wi-fi 4.0".

Does anyone have evidence indicating what Samsung will be calling the "Galaxy Player" 4 or 5 equivalent for the US market?

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# Question
Title: Why can't I download apps from the Android Marketplace?
I just bought an HTC Desire S and cannot download apps from the Android Marketplace. I tried to download Skype and it stalled saying "Starting To Download" - nothing happened. Then I tried downloading another app and then it said that app will be soon downloaded, but nothing happened.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I think i found the problem. I turned option off that lets use 3rd party apps internet connection as was recommended on one blog on power plan optimization on Android.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Try clearing the cache and data of the Market application.

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# Question
Title: Will android phone work without MicroSd card
Can nexus one phone or any similar android phone work, when its microSD is pulled out from it, and if only internal memory remained.

# Answer
Yeah definitely it works fine without any issue. But if you have installed any apps on SD Card then they won't work at all. But to take backup of any data(Contacts, Messages, Call log) on your phone you should have SD card inserted.

Finally to answer your question, yes. it works fine as the OS and related information stored on the phone internal memory.
> 9 votes

# Answer
I own an HTC Desire and an HTC Wildfire, they both works without microSD. Apps stored on the card just becomes unavailable.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Yeah of course it will. But barely you can use it as a phone. You cannot even transfer anything via bluetooth(I have tried this with HTC Desire HD).
> -3 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I get quick access to common text snippets?
When filling out an online shopping form the other day via my browser, it sucked that I needed to manually type my email address, street address, postal code, etc. Even credit card number (though I realize there are security implications there).

Is there a way to store commonly used snippets of text somewhere for quick and easy cut & paste? Perhaps something integrated via a soft keyboard and key combos?

This relates a bit to Share (through share menu) directly to own email address, but I want my email address to be accessible from any application.

# Answer
I would put it into the keyboard's user dictionary.

There are a few clipboard/snippet manager application, you might be interested if you need to store longer texts:
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# Answer
For quick access to your email address I agree with Lie Ryan, entering it into your user dictionary will bring it up as an auto suggestion as you type, however I wouldn't do this for more sensitive information.

**For a more secure and even faster method I'd recommend using Dolphin Browser HD with the LastPass plugin.** LastPass lets you securely save user login and password info, as well as different profiles with addresses and credit card numbers. With this setup **you can fill out a whole form with one click.** If you don't use Dolphin browser you can accomplish the same thing with the auto-fill bookmarklets that LastPass offers.
> 5 votes

# Answer
You might be interested in my answer on this question

Application to switch among multiple running applications

Additionally, Smart Keyboard Pro does text macros.
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# Question
Title: NEXUS S (t-mobile version) 2.3.4 / GRJ22 -- IS ROOT POSSIBLE?? can't mount /system mount /data
I have the Nexus S (t-mobile version) that is 2.3.4 / GRJ22 and just wanted to ask, is root actually possible now?? I see lots of posts about how to do it under 2.3.3, but all the posts I have seen so far mention doing a mount /System mount /data and these ARE NOT options on the bootloader screen under GRJ22.

(these instructions do NOT work: http://www.techwhizz.com/root-google-nexus-s-android-2-3-4-gingerbread-grj22/
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Am I totally missing something here? I'm usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out, but I am at a total loss here and any help would be very much appreciated!!

Thanks!

# Answer
> 2 votes
Try this tutorial, http://theunlockr.com/2010/12/17/how-to-root-the-samsung-nexus-s/

# Answer
> 2 votes
The Nexus S is a developer phone, so yes it can be rooted **by unlocking the boot-loader** first. That always work.

However, many users wishes to root the phone **without** unlocking the boot-loader. And that is currently (18.06.2011) not possible with Version **2.3.4**. Not with the Nexus-One, not with the Nexus-S.

If you decide to unlock then Lie Ryan answer shows you how.

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title: App with tail Command?

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# Question
Title: App with tail Command?
Is there an app that will let me run the UNIX tail command?

I want to be able to monitor a text file on a remote web server as it gets written to.

# Answer
I don't know the syntax, but Terminal Emulator on my Samsung Galaxy S lets me run `tail`. I would assume any console app would allow it.

As noted in the comments below, `tail` is part of BusyBox so you can get it from there. There is a root app on the Play Store that includes BusyBox if you don't want to search for a package to sideload.
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title: Number of Wi-Fi channels to be used?

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# Question
Title: Number of Wi-Fi channels to be used?
Under advanced wifi settings one can change number of Wi-Fi channels to be used (11, 13, 14). Does anyone have a clue on how does this property affect battery drain? I know it should be configured depending on how your Wi-Fi router is set-up, but maybe one number of channels should be ("defaultly") preferred over another so battery would last longer?

# Answer
> 5 votes
It has nothing to do with battery life; the number of channels is a regulatory issue (for example, in the US, only 11 channels are allocated for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi).

Technically, Wi-Fi is frequency hopping, so the "channel" is a center frequency around which the actual transmit frequency skips. You can't disable that; it's part of the channel sharing arrangement (Wi-Fi would be unusable if every client on the channel transmitted on the same frequency). And beyond that, which channel your device uses is determined by what AP you're associated with, so you have no control over it.

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# Question
Title: Check if call is coming from a fixed or mobile phone with tasker
I'm setting up a profile in tasker that sends a text message to everyone who calls me during a meeting. However, I don't want to waste my my credit by sending messages to fixed phones. How can I check if the call came from a mobile phone before sending the message?

Where I live, all mobile numbers start with 9 or 8, so I thought I might be able to use that. But I haven't be able to find a way to check what is the first digit in a number with tasker. Is there another way to do this? My objective is for tasker to know if the call came from a mobile or fixed phone.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Depending on the set up of your profile use the following:

In the Task step add the If statement: `%CNUM` ~ `9*/8*` This means that the step will be executed only for number starting with 9 or 8.

Alternatively, set up the whole profile to only activate if the caller's number starts with 8 or 9. In Event (like Incoming Call) settings: Caller (normally says *Optional*) specify `9*/8*` This means the profile will be only activated if the number starts with 9 or 8.

Hopefully, this will work for you.

For more info see: http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/matching.html

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