title: Tablet idle issue in New Nexus 7 (2013)

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# Question
Title: Tablet idle issue in New Nexus 7 (2013)
Lately my new nexus 7 table's battery has been draining incredibly fast during idle. I noticed that the "tablet idle" item in the battery life menu is the highest out of all of them (sometimes up to 34%). Any idea why this could be happening? Additionally, I know what "tablet idle" means but what technical components actually summarize to that battery level.

# Answer
Tablet idle makes up the battery usage that isn't tied to a specific app or function. The less you actually turn the tablet on, the higher tablet idle will be.

Your battery usage stats are a percentage of a percentage. Think about this. If your tablet battery is at 50% and tablet idle is 34%, this means that 34% of 50% of your battery was used by the tablet sitting idle and just remaining powered on. So this would equate to 17% of your battery actually being used by the tablet sitting idle. Now let's change this example. Now your battery is at 90%, but tablet idle is showing 65%. This means that only 6.5% of the 10% used was used on tablet idle.

Tablet idle should never be something to worry about. If it is high, that means it wasn't actively used much and if it is low, it was used a lot. It really is just a space filler that is comprised of everything that isn't attributable to a specific app or function of the tablet (aka everything else in the battery stats list).

If it is draining a lot more than usual in idle, it isn't tablet idle doing it. It would be the usual suspects. An app or the battery itself.
> 4 votes

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Tags: nexus-7, battery-life, 4.4-kitkat
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title: Sporadic incorrect time on Galaxy S3

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# Question
Title: Sporadic incorrect time on Galaxy S3
My S3 has been displaying the wrong time lately; maybe 3 or 4 times in the last week. It's not off by exactly an hour, so I know it's not a timezone or daylight-saving-time issue. It's usually off by 15 to 25 minutes; just enough to make me late to work.

It's not only a 3rd-party app or widget issue; the actual phone time is wrong (in the upper, right-hand corner near the signal indicator).

My wife has an older Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and this never happens on her phone. We live together (obviously), so our phones are in the same location, and we use the same provider; so I don't think it's a network/signal/tower issue.

Any ideas what would cause this. I've searched around, and all I can find are forums w/ 6 pages of "Me too" responses. A couple definitive answers/suggestions would be welcome.

UPDATE - I've disabled the automatic date/time settings, but the problem still comes back. I've worked on desktops and laptops for years, and they all use a CMOS battery to keep track of time... even when a computer is off. Do phones have anything similar?

# Answer
Does this happen at a particular location? Do you have the setting as "Automatic date and time", or "Network provided time"? If you do, I assume the cellular region has incorrectly set time and is providing it wrong. The phone adjusts when you move to a well-maintained region.
> 1 votes

# Answer
To further wbogacz's response, I would disable the automatic network time and just set it manually. See if that works. It worked for my coworker who was having the same issue. It isn't a fix for the underlying issue, but it did eliminate the problem, or so it would seem. It hasn't happened again in the week since he disabled the network time setting.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, clock
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# Question
Title: Does the HTC Desire support 'microSDHC'?
The `HTC Desire` spec states that it supports:

> microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

I saw on the Secure Digital entry on wikipedia that there are 3 protocols: `SDSC`, `SDHC` and `SDXC` \- how can I know which of them my device supports?

# Answer
> 7 votes
the "HC" in every SD-Card name simply means "high capacity" - i.E. every SD card with more than 8GB is a `SDHC` card. Every "SDHC" Card is SD-Standart 2.0 ("SD 2.0"). Which means your device is compatible with a `microSDHC` card up to 32 GB.

# Answer
> 4 votes
In general, you can assume that "SD" refers to "SDHC". It's the standard. If your phone supported SDXC, it would definitely be advertised.

# Answer
> 3 votes
The HTC Desire supports only microSD and microSDHC up to 32GB. SDXC is still relatively new and at present no handsets support it.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I have a 8Gb Class 10 microSDHC in my Desire.

# Answer
> 1 votes
16GB microSDHC here with no problems.

# Answer
> 0 votes
32GB Lexar microSDHC class 10 card. With SD tools benchmark I get 23.7 MB/s read and 9.1 MB/s write performance on CyanogenMod 7.1-RC1. On stock 2.2 ROM it had considerably lower values with read even less than write. The benchmark is run just after reboot to prevent caching mechanisms inflating the real values.

# Answer
> 0 votes
HTC Desire HD and HTC Inspire 4G supports SD cards up to 32Gb capacity. But 64Gb isn't supported. I've checked it by myself. So you can buy 32Gb card and be sure that it will work.

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Tags: htc-desire, external-sd
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title: Syncing google task

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# Question
Title: Syncing google task
I am knew in android family and recently purchased note 3 all the fuction and details a well operated but I cant sync task from google calender in my s planner . The other details from google calender sync very well but not the task. Can any one pl help?

# Answer
Google does not provide a native client for syncing tasks. There are plenty of good apps on Google Play that will do this. GTasks is one good example.
> 1 votes

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Tags: google-calendar
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title: Couldn't open connection to server

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# Question
Title: Couldn't open connection to server
I have a problem on *Micromax Canves 2*, and my colleagues experience the same. I don't understand why some times it works and some times not.

It works if I connect to WiFi. But not when I switch to my mobile network Internet. Then I get a message on outgoing server settings for my mail client: "Couldn't open connection to server".

Strange: when I used 2G network I was able to connect – but not when I switch to 3G network.

But now on both networks I am unable to configure my mail settings. This started after the Mail box password was changed. I have checked with my IT guy and all the inputs are correct and the new password.

Any suggestions how to solve this problem?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Some carriers block connections to TCP port 25 outside their own network. This is done to reduce spam, since that port is most often used by unsecure mail server default configurations. You should check with your IT guy if it's possible to use TCP port 587 with authentication.

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean, email, connection-issues
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# Question
Title: SwiftKey gets removed as input method after every update
Every time SwiftKey gets updated it is removed from the list of input methods. I don't remember having this problem before Android 4.4, but in the last few days SwiftKey had some updates and it just gets annoying. I have to set it up again in the settings as a viable input method, getting informed about the security implications etc.

Is there a way to disable this behavior, so I don't have to set up the keyboard after every update?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Seems to be a Google issue. There is a blog post on SwiftKey's support site.

Essentially:

> The issue is that Google Play installs paid apps in a particular location on your phone and that in some versions of Android (particularly 4.1 on Samsung devices) this location is not available at the point in the boot process where keyboards are being switched on. So your phone does not know that you have SwiftKey, and it defaults back to the phone’s keyboard.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Swiftkey recommends: Place the SwiftKey icon on your home screen, then resetting it as your input method will literally only take two clicks. This is a known issue in Android code, and as per https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34880 will be fixed in the next version of Android you receive. (paraphrased for clarity)

# Answer
> 0 votes
The issue has been reported to SwiftKey who have responded with the following:

> We’ve worked with Google to determine the cause of the issue. After researching this in depth, Google has told us this is a regression in the Android framework. They’ve also assured us that this will be resolved in a future update to the Android operating system

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Tags: security, keyboard, 4.4-kitkat, swiftkey
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# Question
Title: Kies unable to connect to Samsung Galaxy S3 after rooting
After I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 phone, I was no longer able to connect to Kies to do a sync. Does anyone know why?

I have tried to reinstall Kies on my laptop, performed "Troubleshoot connection error", and deactivated USB-Debugging BEFORE I connected my phone for the first time. But the same issues remained.

When I performed \*#1234# to view SW version, the PDA option was not one of the options there.

There are no issues with my USB connections as I have no problem downloading apps from Google Play on my laptop.

Pls advise how I can resolve this issue?

# Answer
I couldn't connect my S3 to Kies and tried everything other users posted (usb debugging, scanning pc for viruses, etc...) and I stumbled upon the fix that solved my issue and I've now connected with Kies and have full functionality with Kies and no issues with my S3.

## THE FIX:

On the S3 device:

* Pull down from top of home screen (swipe from top of screen downward) to the screen that shows (across the top) Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc...
* Check to see how the device is connected "**Connected as a Media Device**" should be shown.
* Mine said "**Connected as a camera**" and I changed that to "**Connected as a Media Device**" and instantly connected to Kies.

Hope this helps!
> 2 votes

# Answer
I realised that the problem lies with a MTP device driver which was not properly installed. All I had to do was delete all the drivers, including Samsung Kies, and reinstall everything again.

One of the other thing I did before the issue appeared, was installing SGS3 Easy UMS. Because I switched my phone from MTP to UMS mode, that prevented my laptop from detecting the phone. Switching it back to MTP, and reinstalling the above applications did help.

However, I would continue to encounter connectivity issues every now and then. For instance, after I plugged my phone into my laptop via USB, and switch to syncing using Kies Air, I would encounter an error message that says my USB is plugged in.

This could be easily resolved by restarting my phone.

I can only conclude that Samsung Kies developer probably didn't do a good job handling socket connections, resulting in the error above.
> 1 votes

# Answer
I had the same problem after rooting my S3. The solution is easy: just unroot your phone and like magic your old driver will work correctly.
> -1 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, samsung-galaxy-s-3, samsung-kies
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title: BRAVIA Engine 2 after rooting

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# Question
Title: BRAVIA Engine 2 after rooting
I have a Sony Xperia SP running jelly bean 4.1. I wish to root my device using the Doomlord exploit and run kitkat 4.4. But will that affect the working of the Bravia Engine 2 in my device in any way?

# Answer
> 1 votes
The bravia engine would need to be included in the new ROM you are installing. It is a software screen enhancement.

http://allenramos.blogspot.ie/2013/05/enhance-your-android-phones-display-w.html?m=1

> The Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 3 is a video enhancement program for Sony phones. It uses filters and algorithms to create a clearer and more contrasted picture and an overall smoother experience.

Alternatively there are often flashable zip file mods for the bravia engine for different devices.

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean, rooting, sony-xperia
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title: How can I get the Car Home app to work?

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# Question
Title: How can I get the Car Home app to work?
I'm running KitKat and can't locate the Car Home app on it. It's listed in the Play Store as "Installed" and also "incompatible with all your devices", also "not eligible".

There's a seeming incongruency in the app install versus availability, and an inability to access the the app on my devices: no icon, no ability to add a shortcut to the launcher?

I've not seen another app in the Play store reporting itself in this odd manner. My immediate assumption is it has been discontinued and/or is installed in the Android OS but only makes itself available under certain conditions (e.g. a docking station is present).

There does seem to be discussion around the Internet about the Car Home app and docking station integration.

Back in Gingerbread days I used to open the Car Home app manually to use it. I haven't checked for it in a while.

Currently I'm running a Nexus4 with KitKat but I think this doesn't seem to matter. The app also won't work with my Note 10.1 and is not available for the old Nexus S either (lost that phone though so I'm only going by what the Play store is reporting for it).

I've settled for using a third-party app for now, however if Car Home is part of Android and the Play store I would prefer to use it.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I use Car Mode Ultra. It's highly customizable and more useful than the old car mode from Google

# Answer
> 0 votes
There are 2 ways I have seen things that existed on the phone that did not have a application button, or shortcut.

AnyCut (or better cut) Anycut can make shortcut widget things for almost anything , all the normal things are already in it (the apps you know). There is also this huge list of junk that is not easy to navigate , and sometines is very poorly marked Like every settings item in existance.
Better cut attempts to assemble the data better in catagories, but not all items will exist in better cut.
With Anycut I have made direct buttons for deep settings items, and stuff I never even heard of. Any Cut might be useful for finding stuff, and setting it up with an icon to run.

Any good explorer, with the option to see hidden, even though without root you wont be doing much with it. Duel file manager, astro, ghost commander, just about any of them except the built in file managers which are often more simple.
With the explorers viewing and even searching for all items on the device, I found the jelly bean easter egg executable, and ran it, before ever knowing it was an easter egg. Searching with a wildcard etc. Most of these explorers have some way to run things that will run, or view.

Never know what you can find :-) That is a few ways to look. I am runing testing now on the app called Ultimate Car Dock , it is large button interface voice interaction, shorts contactcs and apps. read and replay to messages with voice It is "ok" so many others did not even get this far. 7day trial pay app.

Analisis of UCD , it works , it has to be task ended with its services set to task end to stop working , or be reset in settings. It was not so easy to get it to stop, which is both good and bad, good that a lot of programs fail over time, so this did not.
Needs more settings to reduce the interaction as the method is learned, eventually a person wants to tell it to shut-up and visually present less info.
Has the same fatal flaw with voice recognition that most everything else has, a "translate to text first" approach, then "programatically compare the STT text" that was poorly recognised. (this method would work if there was a large "sounds like" compare for the limited choise triggers).
Other than that it was fully operational, very usable by clear speakers and TTS knowlegable, very frustrating for mumbling non-tech people.

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Tags: 4.4-kitkat
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# Question
Title: Xperia V can I relock my bootloader for Bravia Engine to work again?
I have unlocked the bootloader to try some roms, but too late I understand that this will make the Bravia Engine to stop working... If I relock my bootloader will that make the Bravia Engine to work again?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Just relocking won't work, you need to restore the *TA partition* (which contains DRM keys for Bravia Engine) that you must have backed up **before** unlocking your bootloader.

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Tags: bootloader, bootloader-lock, sony-xperia-v
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# Question
Title: Mobile network settings - Not enabled for modifications (Greyed)
I bought a zte v7275 tablet

Device information

* model number - ZTE V7275
* android version - 4.0.4
* kernel version- 3.0.21-perf-gc8726c4f
* Flash ROM

which is likely to be locked to a single operator (vodafone, but I haven't tried it with vodafone sim card). Any way when I insert a different sim card and navigate to "Mobile network settings" section, I can see all the operator network related configurations are disabled (greyed). I know this particular modle of device is rare in use.

But I would like you to suggest best option I have, following are some of things I came up with

* Install ROM to 4.1 , assuming operator lock, will be flashed
* Install custom build Phone.apk for android 4.0.4 and repalce the existing Phone.apk system app

Further can I know different stratergies can be used to disable the Mobile Network Settings, so I can reverse it.

Thanks

# Answer
> 1 votes
If your device is locked to Vodafone (as you write), a different ROM won't change that. You will either have to use a Vodafone SIM, or have the device unlocked from the provider.

I'd suggest you first try whether the problem persists with a Vodafone SIM, to make sure whether a SIM-lock is the cause. Those network settings are also grayed out if you've got no SIM inserted at all (I've tried that on one of my devices) – so it usually means you don't have those services available because there's no accepted SIM card detected.

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Tags: tablet, mobile-network, sim-unlocking
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title: Headphone is not working in MIUI

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# Question
Title: Headphone is not working in MIUI
I have recently installed MIUI on my SONY XPERIA P. Recently I found that headphone(original and others) is not working properly. But when I tap the button (that is in the original headphone) , music is pausing or playing. That means headphone is connected. But no sound is appearing in ear piece!! How can I solve it?

# Answer
First, this often just a simple problem. Little balls of lint and debris can gather inside the headphone jack. This can cause the plug not to seat fully into the jack. This will prevent the system from recognizing that headphones were connected. I have to clean mine out every few months. I just use on of the little plastic dental picks to pull the lint out.

Also, since this is not an official MIUI ROM, it could be a problem with the port. Try contacting the ROM maintainer through the forum where you obtained the ROM.
> 0 votes

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Tags: miui, sony-xperia-p
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# Question
Title: Samsung Galaxy Discover SCH-R740C running 4.0.4 fails the JB 4.1 update
Our service provider *cricket* has now released the 4.1 JB update. My friend and I have the same phone, and got the message to update at the same time. His went thru no issue – but mine downloads, starts installing, and then my poor little Droid falls over with an "E sig Verification fail" – and stops the install.

I've downloaded the zip and tried to do from the recovery, and same thing. Is there a way to bypass/shut off this evil thing?

and im running everything stock!!!! NO ROOTS OR FANCY SMANCHY ROMS OR RECOVERYS

# Answer
> 0 votes
Doing some searches to try and help some losts souls with this little phone, there is a download available on several other forums that will update this phone via Odin tar files to a 'stock' 4.1.2 firmware, it's a tool release directly from Samsung and it's available on their website.

XDA Developer thread for CWM on the SCH-R740c

Samsung download page for upgrade utility

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Tags: updates
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# Question
Title: Backup memos from Samsung Galaxy S and restore it on a Nexus 5
I just bought a Nexus 5 and I'm in the process of backing up and restore all the things I need from my old Galaxy S to my new Nexus 5. One of the thing I need the most is restoring the hundreds of memos from the memo app in the Galaxy S which I belive was developed by Samsung. There's no such app in the Nexus 5 so I'm looking for a way to restore those memos on the Google Keep app but with no luck. I backed up my memos using Kies and I got a Memo.smm file. Is there a way to do restore it on the Nexus 5? Any other way?

# Answer
> 1 votes
If the *Galaxy S* is rooted, you could use Titanium Backup to back up the app including its data. If the *Nexus* is rooted as well, you could try restoring this backup there directly; with some luck, the entire app works there as well, and there's nothing else to do.

If not (or the restored app won't work on the *Nexus*), you could extract the app's database file from the backup, and export your memos to e.g. `.csv`. With some luck, some other Memo app will be able to import that directly; otherwise this should at least enable you to copy-paste your memos.

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, samsung-galaxy-s, backup, restore, nexus-5
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# Question
Title: Can an app detect a radio signal when running in the background with the phone in standby mode?
Also, could such an app detect a specific frequency (using either the cell tower antenna or wi-fi sniffer)? I would like to use a radio transmittor to activate an app to perform a function even while the phone is in standby mode. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

# Answer
The cell radio in a mobile phone is designed only to receive and transmit at certain frequencies. It can't pick up an arbitrary transmission such as a radio car key, regardless of whether it's in standby or fully on. It's very unlikely that you could even do this by replacing the device's radio firmware, let alone with a normal app. At the same time, even if you can modify the transmitter, running it on a licensed mobile phone frequency would likely constitute a criminal offence.

The same goes for the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios too.
> 1 votes

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Tags: applications, cellular-radio, radio-firmware
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# Question
Title: How to update rooted S3 to 4.3 using only OTA?
I unrooted my phone to get OTA update but while updating in the boot screen, it stopped at around 25% with the red triangle and the Android bot then reboots automatically.

I have tried many times with no luck.

How should I go about this?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Since rooting changes the system image, the OTA update won't apply. You need to download the ROM (e.g. from sammobile.com) and flash it by hand (using Kies).

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, 4.3-jelly-bean, ota-update
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# Question
Title: How to enable mobile network in Android Tablet
I have got Karbonn Ta-Fone A34 tablet. By default its mobile network options is permanently inactive. Now I have rooted my tablet and want to enable to mobile network option. Is there any way I can browse the Android System files and make changes there to enable the mobile network or if there is any app to do this.

# Answer
> 5 votes
According to the specs you linked, this tablet doesn't support 3G mobile networks, only GSM. To enable the mobile network features, you need to buy a 3G USB dongle and connect it to the tablet.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Too bad you can't; the network specs are; 2G: GSM 900, GSM 1800, that does not mean it has something to do with the software used or OS, its network adapter can only support 2G network.

That said, it doesn't mean you shouldn't try some apps.here are some you can give a shot at; 2G/3G, network conversion, network change...some may work and others may not. You could also get a 3G modem to work this out for you. Some applications will show you that the network is changed to 3G, I wouldn't buy that though. Get some ways of testing your network speed after installing an app just to make sure. Let me know when it works.glad to help.

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Tags: karbonn-smart-tab-7
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# Question
Title: Other peoples photos in my camera uploads folder
My Samsung Galaxy 3 android phone is linked to my Dropbox account so that photos I take on my phone are automatically uploaded to the Camera Uploads folder. Suddenly lots of strange photos have appeared in this folder and my photos aren't appearing.

These photos look like a family in the Middle East, I am in Europe. My questions are:

1. who do I complain to - Dropbox, Samsung or Google/Android?
2. If I delete these unknown photos will someone else be losing their precious family photos
3. If I am seeing their photos who is seeing mine!?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Change the password on DropBox straight away.

Then move the photos into a folder in case anyone gets in touch.

Make sure that your new password is a strong one and not easily guessed.

Then let DropBox know what happened and what you've done.

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Tags: dropbox
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# Question
Title: Exchange and Coperate Account in android
What does Exchange and co-operate account means. I have being seeing it in my setings and do not really know how to use it. Also, how do set up a working email like the microsoft outlook account in my android device. Thanks

# Answer
Exchange refers to the Microsoft Exchange Server Email/Calendaring system also known as Exchange ActiveSync. Corporate usually is a generic term for business email and also usually referring to Exchange ActiveSync, but also can refer to IMAP or POP3 email access.

As far as setting up your work email on your Android phone, it depends on which way your work is using Outlook. Most likely you can open the "Mail" or "Email" (not Gmail) app and go through the steps of adding your work email. You will need to know either the Exchange server address or the POP3 or IMAP incoming server address and the SMTP outbound server address. In addition to server addresses you will need to know what ports the servers communicate on.

Once you have the server information, open the Email app and do the following:

1. At the first screen enter your username and password, then click "Next".
2. At the next screen select the appropriate type of email syncing for your account (Exchange, IMAP, or POP3).
3. Enter your Exchange server information or POP3 or IMAP server information and click "Next"
4. If you were setting up Exchange, select t he frequency you want your mail to sync. If you are setting up IMAP/POP3 enter your SMTP server information and click "Next".
5. Exchange setup should now be complete and IMAP/POP3 setup should now have syncing frequency options and then be complete.
> 0 votes

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Tags: email, exchange, accounts
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# Question
Title: Can I restrict Nexus 7 2013 LTE to 2G/3G, instead of just 2G?
In the settings on Google Nexus 7 2013 LTE, there is an option to restrict the device to 2G networks for better battery life, which makes it use 2.75G GSM EDGE.

Why is there no option to do the same for 3G? Isn't 3G UMTS/HSPA+ also better in the battery-life department than 4G LTE? Is there any app to address the limitation?

# Answer
> 1 votes
What version of Android you currently have on your Nexus device?

I have (I think) exactly the same device, as you (ASUS Nexus 7 II (2013) LTE) and three days ago it was upgradred from `4.3.0` to `4.4.2 KitKat` (I issued manual upgrade, by connecting to WiFi network and going to `Settings > About phone > System Updates`).

After upgrade, option you're referring to (`Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Mobile Networks > Use only 2G networks`) has been changed to `Preferred network` with options: `4G`, `3G` and `2G`.

Now you can fully control, which kind of network your tablet access and you can limit it to use only `3G` networks (second option), which has full fallback to `2G` network, if `3G` one isn't accessible in your area.

# Answer
> 0 votes
It would seem like this might also be possible on other devices through `*#*#4636#*#*` as per http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000545/ch07.html#\_3gpp\_and\_3gpp2\_partnerships and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9769166/programmatically-enter-secret-code-like-4636-on-android, which opens up `com.android.settings.TestingSettings`, which then has an option to `Set preferred network type` within `Phone info`.

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Tags: battery-life, 3g, 4g
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# Question
Title: How does AppSurfer work? How to run Android OS on browser?
I recently got to know of this website AppSurfer where they actually run Android OS in a web browser. It's interesting and also sleek.

How does this actually work?

# Answer
> 1 votes
The only clue I could find is from their website where they state

> Run Android Apps in the Browser
>
> Stream apps to any device or platform, on demand

So, it appears they use some sort of streaming technology where the App runs in an Android emulator instance running in their cloud and the content of the display is streamed to the clients browser.

That would mean that technically, Android does **not** run in the clients browser. The browser just acts as frontend to an (emulated I guess) Android instance.

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Tags: android-emulator
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# Question
Title: How to disable auto hide navigation bar in cyanogenmod 11?
The navigation bar is automatically hidden in Cyanogenmod 11. Maybe it's a good idea but my tablet case does not let me swipe from bottom to show it.

Is there a way to prevent a navigation bar from hiding so that it is always displayed?

# Answer
I think you're talking about Expanded Desktops. Can't you disable it from the Power Menu?

*Image from phandroid.*
> 3 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, settings, user-interface, navigation-bar
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title: Connecting PS3 controller to Xperia Z

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# Question
Title: Connecting PS3 controller to Xperia Z
How can I connect my PS3 controller to my Sony Xperia Z for gaming?

# Answer
You sure can! Sony introduced this in 4.2.2. for the

Sony have introduced native dualshock 3 support

> This software functionality was spied in the upcoming Sony Xperia SP (C530X) settings menu (Settings \> Xperia). From here you will find a ‘DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller’ menu option. You then need to connect the controller to your phone via an USB-OTG cable. Once this is done, you can remove the cable and the phone and controller will now be connected via Bluetooth.

Here is a YouTube guide on just this wirelessly:

3G Uk also have a guide posted on how to do this using USB OTG, and here is an extract:

> How do you connect the DualShock Controller ?
>
> Connecting your controller to your Sony Xperia devices doesn't involve rooting your device or anything complex.
>
> However, there are some things you'll need two things before you can begin:
>
> •USB OTG (On The Go) adapter - An inexpensive cable which enables you to connect USB devices to your Sony Xperia device (£2.68 on Amazon).
>
> •The charging cable that came with your PS3 Dualshock controller Then follow the 4 simple steps below:
>
> Step 1 - Connect the "charging cable" to your PS3 DualShock controller and plug the other end into the USB OTG adapter.
>
> Step 2 - Plug the USB OTG cable into the micro-USB port on your Sony Xperia smartphone/tablet.
>
> Step 3 - Open up "Settings" on your Xperia device and navigate to the "Xperia" menu (listed under the Device section)
>
> Step 4 - Select the "DualShock Wireless Controller" app and follow the on-screen prompts.

This artilce is for the coders and programmersand has details on how to implement in your own game. Not exactly what you asked, but may be of interest to some!
> 1 votes

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Tags: sony-xperia-z, game-controllers
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to disable the "Activate Google Now" reminder every time you use "Google Search Widget"?
I've started to use Android 4.X for the first time (after being a long term Android 2.3.X user) and some things are new to me.

One of the things that annoy me more is the "new Google Search Widget", which is displayed onto one of my Samsung Galaxy S3 4.1.2 desktop pages. It works nicely.

But, whenever I try to launch said Google search widget, Google annoys me with an (apparently unavoidable) reminder about joining Google Now. The only button they offer is a "next" button (which of course, I don't want to press).

I just dismiss this nagging screen pressing the "back butotn".

But as soon as I reopen the google search widget, the "join google now" reminder is there again. I'm afraid I'll press the "next" button in a distraction, and then I'll be "doomed forever".

So, is there any method to really get rid of this popup? I'll never join "Google Now", in the same manner I just avoid Google + at all costs.

Thanks.

# Answer
Keep clicking on the `Next` button as if you are agreeing. Then you can choose 'No, Maybe Later\` to opt out of . When you perform a normal search under your previous searches/ suggested searches there is a link to "Get Google Now" again! You can click the big `X` beside it and it will not come back. However, some updates and reinstalling the search app may cause this to recur again, but the steps above will get rid of it.

<sub>(source: androiddevelopersltd.com)</sub>
> 3 votes

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Tags: 4.1-jelly-bean, app-widgets, google-now, google-search
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# Question
Title: Where is "Stay Awake" option in Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy S3?
I just upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S III (Ice Cream Sandwich) from the Motorola Droid Bionic (Gingerbread). On my Bionic, there was a "Stay Awake" check box that made it so my "Screen will never sleep while charging" under Settings-\>Applications-\>Development.

I can't find that checkbox on my S3.

Where is that setting in ICS and/or is there another way to keep my screen from turning off in ICS?

Thanks.

# Answer
Samsung removed "Stay Awake" from TouchWiz back in the first OTA for the Galaxy S1. Other ROMs like CyanogenMod still have it, and other AOSP based ROMs as well.

Be very careful using any kind of "Stay Awake" options with these devices that have the Super AMOLED screens. I used to use it when developing and testing the apps. I now have a "burn" in the screen from the time and the top bar.
> 17 votes

# Answer
At least in vanilla ICS it's in `Settings` -\> `Developer options` -\> `Stay awake`, correct me if it's not there in GSIII.

If it's not there, you can try a couple of apps that can do this, at least on older Galaxy series phones.

StayAwake

Stay Awake Widget
> 9 votes

# Answer
My (non-rooted, stock) SGS3 has just been updated OTA to Jelly Bean 4.1.2, and the "Stay awake" option **is now present** under Developer options (second item, after "Desktop backup password" - the order of options has changed, I think).

Technically not an answer, because the question says "in ICS", but ... upgrade to JB!

(I haven't installed StayAwake or any such app, so this must have come from Samsung, so I assume they are OK with the risk of display burn-in.)
> 2 votes

# Answer
Do you have the "Developer options" menu under Settings? If not, you may have to enable it. Go to Settings \> About phone and quickly touch several times (about 10 times) on "Build number". You'll see a toast saying "You're a developer now". Then you'll find the stay awake option under "Developer options".
> 1 votes

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Tags: 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich, samsung-galaxy-s-3, settings, charging, screen
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# Question
Title: Does Gingerbread use extra battery power to make calls when the phone has poor signal?
Since I got this phone (Galaxy S, originally on Eclair, then Froyo) and switched network provider, I've had major problems with the signal at home, and call quality as a result.

Following the upgrade to Gingerbread, it seems to be behaving differently. I notice that I can have no bars of signal but then on attempting to make a call and connecting it shoots up to 3/4.

Checking the battery usage graph afterwards shows that voice calls (around 5 minutes worth) used 32% of the total battery usage, with display at 34% when it's usually at a much higher percentage.

Is this a feature of Gingerbread? And if that is the case, is there a way to turn it off? Sure, it's useful as it makes for clearer calls when the network is being a PITA, but it's also masking the problem the network is suffering from and as such may prevent me from being able to get out of the contract under the Ts & Cs of their provision of services. *(I'd quite like to get out of my contract, so I could get a Galaxy S 2, with its extra power...)*

The other side of it, is although it helps with calls, it doesn't help with receiving of text messages, so I'd really rather the network's flaws were fully exposed so I could switch to a provider with whom I could actually use my phone properly.

# Answer
I would assume this is due to the cell radio firmware, not Android. But I'm not sure. In many cases you can flash older Modem firmware using Odin or Clockworkmod, so you could test and see if the Froyo firmware affects this under Gingerbread. There should be a thread in the Galaxy S forum on XDA with the modems, I'll update this if I remember to look for it later.
> 5 votes

# Answer
Yes, your Gingerbread phone does this, and no, it's not a feature of Gingerbread. This isn't an Android-specific behaviour at all: it's part of the GSM protocol itself, so all phones do it.

When the cell tower transmits, it says the transmit strength in the signal. The phone then works out how much attentuation there is (i.e. how much weaker the received signal is). The more attentuation, the louder the phone has to transmit to reach the cell tower. This works well regardless of whether the attenuation is caused by objects/buildings between the transmitter and the phone, or just because of distance.

If it didn't do this, it would either have to transmit at full power all the time (which would be very bad for phone battery life), or it would get disconnected owing to the slightest bit of attenuation, even though it has enough power to reach the cell tower. Both of those would be much worse.

Because the details of how strong the transmission should be are specified by the GSM protocol, it's very unlikely that using a different official radio firmware (aka modem firmware) would make a difference. Even if you hacked the radio firmware yourself to disable this behaviour, you wouldn't be using a GSM phone any more, so any "if there's no signal at your house" provision of your contract wouldn't apply.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, battery-life, calls, network-signal, cellular-radio
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# Question
Title: Are there any Android devices that cannot be rooted?
I bought a new Galaxy Mega and it seems nobody has figured out a root method for it yet. Are there devices that have been on the market for more than a few months that are not rootable?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Wikipedia provides a few answers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android\_rooting

> In the past, many manufacturers have tried to make "unrootable" phones with harsher protections (like the Droid X), but they're usually still rootable in some way, shape, or form. There may be no root exploit available for new or recently updated phones, but one is usually available within a few months.

But that's the past.

> Only a minority of Android devices lock their bootloaders—and many vendors such as HTC, Sony, Asus and Google explicitly provide the ability to unlock devices, and even replace the operating system entirely.

So shortly speaking, no worries, if there's no root yet, surely there's one to come out soon.

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Tags: rooting
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# Question
Title: How do I connect Nexus 5 on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro for USB-debugging
When I connect my device to my Linux laptop (debian-Ubuntu) I don't get any output in

```
adb logcat

```

If I connect it to another laptop it works fine

in KDE I can open the Directory and copy files, so USB is working

it seems like

```
adb devices

```

finds the device:

```
List of devices attached
042some_numbers00   device

```

but it stays disconnected somehow

# Answer
> 0 votes
I created a file

```
sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/99-android-mtpfs.rules

```

and added

```
# Nexus 5 (alias Nexus 4) "sudo lsusb" shows: 18d1:4ee2
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4ee2", MODE="0666" GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"

```

and I added:

```
echo 0x18d1 >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

```

then I rebooted Ubuntu and it worked!!!

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Tags: adb
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title: Want to organize apps on nexus 4

text:
# Question
Title: Want to organize apps on nexus 4
I have many apps, i want to organize my 150 apps in folders (but not on the home screen). Any suggestions how to do this properly?

# Answer
> 4 votes
It depends on the launcher. Most stock launchers won't, but I know Nova Launcher (only Prime version) has folders in the App Drawer. It's all manually done, though.

Other launchers, which I can't name right now, can probably organize it for you.

# Answer
> 0 votes
This isn't a difficult thing to do. You just need to use a 3rd party launcher which is highly customizable. Like Nova or Apex Launcher.

You could also give "Aviate Launcher" by YAHOO a go which automatically makes a few "categories" as your home screens. But it's nothing like the usual launcher we use so liking it or not will be upto you.

# Answer
> -1 votes
Yes nova prime can organize in your drawer.

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Tags: google-play-store, nexus-4
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title: Get the chargin process intensity

text:
# Question
Title: Get the chargin process intensity
I link my Samsung Galaxy S3 to the computer's USB port using a non-original power cord. I've found charging process very slow, so I would test the intensity whereby power cord supply energy to the phone.

There's an app for this?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Use "Battery Monitor Widget" app from Play Store. It can monitor the current flowing through the battery while charging. I identified my Nexus 7s charger and an aftermarket charger's performance this way.

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Tags: charging
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# Question
Title: Do not Disturb Mode with some special conditions
I am looking for a way to establish a "Do not Disturb" Mode (like on iOS) that does at least the following (on an unrooted phone):

* Switches ringer and notifications to Silent (disable vibrate, vol = 0) during a special time
* Lets repeated calls through (if anyone really wants to phone me)
* Still allows the alarm clock to ring
* Is disabled when phone is in use (e.g. display is active)
* Manually enableable/disableable (for a specific time)

**Cool would also be:**

* Enables only when I put the phone in the charger during the specific time
* Does not enable when connected with my car via Bluetooth

Is there any way to achieve this? If not natively, maybe by using some application? My phone and tablet are unrooted.

# Answer
> 4 votes
It sounds like Agent fits the bill for you. Specifically, the Sleep Agent.

I do use the Agent app, though I don't use the Sleep Agent itself, so this list of features is just me going through the setup options in the app.

* Set Days & Times for it to activate. (defaults to 11:00 PM through 7:00 the next morning, Sunday through Thursday nights.)
* Selectable whether it does 'Silence' or 'Vibrate'.
* Has a whitelist of callers that are allowed to get through. (And selectable whether unknown callers get through or not.)
* Can wait until plugged in before starting.
* Can auto-respond with a text saying "I'm sleeping, text 'urgent' to wake me up."
* Right off your request list, it can allow repeated calls to get through.

(I use Agent mostly for the Meeting Agent: It links to the Google Calendar on my work account, and auto-silences the phone for the duration of the meeting.)

# Answer
> 1 votes
Llama is a great tool! It receives GSM tower ID and learns your locations (home, work, school) so you can set which profile to turn at specific location at specific time.

Best feature is that it's NOT a battery drainer.

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Tags: automation, silent-mode
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# Question
Title: Can I see what apps I own that have been pulled from the market by developers?
Last year I purchased the app grüvtron by Sound Trends LLC. Presumably they later removed the app from the google play store / market. Their website used to have a "buy android version" but now only mentions ios.

The app can no longer be found by searching the market (neither on the device, nor on the web). I can no longer see it under "all apps" / "my apps" (again, neither on the device, nor on the web). The only reason I knew this app was "missing" was because I remembered owning it.

Using google I could find an old market link in a forum to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.soundtrends.gruvtron This link normally gives "We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server".

However, if I happen to be logged in to my google account that owns the app, I get a market page for the app (!) from which I can chose to install it! Doing so, it indeed gets sent to my device and 'everything works' (though, the app graphics are broken -- but I don't think that is relevant here.)

This is worrying. Obviously I have no idea how many of the ~100s of apps I own that have silently disappeared from "my apps", and thus are left out when I browse that list for things to re-install. And even if I remembered a specific app, how would I find the corresponding market link so that I could re-install it?

So my primary question is: **Is there a list anywhere on the web or on the android device that lists all apps I own -- *including the ones pulled from the market*?** and **preferably with market links?**

I have the google market receipts, but those are a pain to go through (it is not really a "list") Worse, in there I only see a company name and textual app name, i.e., no market link. If there had been any reference to the app id (e.g., here, 'com.soundtrends.gruvtron') I could at least have re-constructed the market url.

---

Edit: a few clarifications follows:

1. A satisfactory answer must describe a way to get a list of apps which includes those I have purchased, **but which after the date of purchase have been pulled from the market by developers.** The list should include either market URLs or package-names.
2. The single one of my purchased apps where I know this has happened (grüvtron) **does not appear under my "my apps" list** (Menu \> My Apps in market app), and I assume this is intentional design for apps that have been pulled (though I find it an odd design choice).
3. I am currently on ICS, with market 3.7.13. The device is the ASUS transformer TF101 tablet.

# Answer
> 2 votes
The application listed above, "AppBak," gets its data from the android package manager class; if you've got root access, you can see the source (/data/dev/packages.list) which is a simple text file that lists only currently installed apks, but there's also an XML file in the same subdirectory, of the same name, which is considerably larger: packages.xml, and where it seems even uninstalled packages tend to remain. I found proof of my former bloatware freezer application in there once, and while it didn't do me a world of good, at least I had a resource I could check to see what went disappearing in the night.

The question I can't answer is if the Market can now wipe that data from packages.xml. But I'd point out that the PackageManager documentation has a Get\_Uninstalled\_Packages constant on that page, so I'd guess not.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Looking at the f-droid's repository, this app, 'AppBak' will generate the list of apps installed on your handset into a simple flat text file on your SD-Card.

The crucial thing to remember, is the '**package-name**' is the most important part of it, and is at the developer's choosing and discretion.

For example, an app called '*FooBar*', that appears in the application drawer, the package name would be '*com.foo.bar.app*', from there it is quite easy to reconstruct a market link from that as in:

```
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foo.bar.app

```

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Tags: google-play-store, paid-apps
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title: Add 2nd number into Google play

text:
# Question
Title: Add 2nd number into Google play
I recently bought another android device. How to add my 2nd number to Google play account? So that, I can easily choose to install apps from google play into my 1st number or 2nd number.

# Answer
Google Play is not tied up to phone numbers, but to Google accounts.

Just add/sync your existing Google account into your phone via `System Settings > Accounts > Add Account`. You will then be able to download / use the paid apps that you had in your other phone, assuming they are compatible with your second phone.

Then from Google Play, just select the account that you'd like to use.
> 9 votes

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Tags: google-play-store
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title: Samsung GT 7.7 hung after charging

text:
# Question
Title: Samsung GT 7.7 hung after charging
After charging my Samsung GT 7.7, I switched it on but it just showed the "Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7" and stayed like that like it hung.

What do I do?

# Answer
If it has a removable battery, remove the battery, put it back and run it. Else wait for it to discharge then charge and turn it back on. If none of these solve your problem, boot to the Recovery Menu and factory reset your device.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Samsung devices have Download and Recovery modes with buttons combo to enter them. I don't know what it is for your tab, but usually for Samsung devices it's `vol up` \+ `home button` \+ `power button`. Make sure the device is off before doing so.

Once you enter Recovery, just factory reset the device. As long as it's bootable, this could make it work.
> 0 votes

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Tags: charging, system-freeze, samsung-galaxy-tab-7.7
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title: How to solve bluetooth issue?

text:
# Question
Title: How to solve bluetooth issue?
I flashed an unofficial MIUI ROM on my Sony Xperia P. I found enormous bug here. Recently I found that bluetooth is also not working. How can I solve it?

# Answer
Did you read the Working, Bugs posted by the author of the rom. Did you read the changelog of the rom. Did the author specified any patch to fix the bluetooth issue?
> 1 votes

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Tags: miui, sony-xperia-p
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title: Google Play refund a purchase?

text:
# Question
Title: Google Play refund a purchase?
On Google Play, I ordered an app with my Discover Gift Card, and I refunded it within 15 minutes. According to my Card balance, I have not been refunded yet. How will I know when I will get refunded?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Did you get an email from Google Play that a refund was made? If yes, you should be all right.

Sometimes, it takes time before refunds (or anything) shows up on PayPal or your credit card statement. Try again in a few days.

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Tags: google-play-store, paid-apps
---


title: TiddlyWiki + Dropbox + Android

text:
# Question
Title: TiddlyWiki + Dropbox + Android
Greetings,

I keep a Tiddlywiki in my Dropbox folders, and I'd really like to be able to open/edit/view it on Android. Currently when I try to open the Tiddlywiki file, I am asked if I want to view it with:

* DB HTML Viewer
* HTMLViewer

and a few other options which don't seem relevant. Unfortunately, neither of these viewers seem to play real nice with the Tiddlywiki html layout, which makes it rather difficult for me to view/edit notes. Usually when I open my browser, I have useful zooming capabilities, which is what I'm sort of looking for. I'm running CyanogenMod, not sure if this is the default stock browser or not.

Is there any application I can download to get this to work, or any way that I can get my default browser application to show up in Dropbox's list?

# Answer
Have you tried this

http://tiddlyspot.com/

it basically creates a tiddly on a web server, so you can edit it with every android browser able to render it. You can download it, edit offline and when online sync it with the server version.

Opera Mobile is not able to edit offline a tiddlywiki and save changes. Firefox mobile can. Other browsers i dont know. Normally they need a .jar Java file which the mobile browsers often cant execute afaik.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Try AndTidWiki. It's currently in beta, and it works well for me.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Use Firefox. To support saving the wiki, install the "TiddlyFox" Firefox addon.

I tested this works today. Also it could directly open an .html file with Firefox in file explorer like "ES File Explorer".

Remark: Seems TiddlyWiki v5 displays better than v2.8.1 on Android.
> 2 votes

# Answer
Presently AndTidWiki is the best, or rather the only choice, that allows you to use your wiki straight from Dropbox. However, there are some small issues - like text overlap on zooming, which i hope will improve with further versions. I haven't been able to find any other tiddly browser that allows editing your wiki from dropbox.
> 1 votes

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Tags: browser, dropbox
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title: How to get Full Screen Caller id?

text:
# Question
Title: How to get Full Screen Caller id?
In my Nexus 4 i have successfully synced the contacts with their google plus and assigned them with their profile picture. The issue is when i call them (outgoing calls) i am able to get their pic in full screen. But when i receive calls (incoming calls) the pic is displayed partly at the top of the screen. What is the issue and how to solve this?

# Answer
That is because this is a stock android feature. To accomplish the result you want you'll need some kind of third party software i geuss. There are lots available in the play store.
> 0 votes

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Tags: sync, nexus-4, google-plus, caller-id, contact-photo
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# Question
Title: Can I use my device on a different carrier?
Sometimes it's desirable to use a device on a carrier that does not officially sell it. Often this is due to regional differences and travel (for example, using a US phone in Europe) but also because some carriers simply do not offer phones that other carriers do.

How can I determine if it's possible to use my phone on a different carrier, and which carriers it is compatible with?

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*This community wiki is intended to be a canonical answer to a common question. If you feel that improvements could be made then please edit the post(s).*

# Answer
> 22 votes
Whether or not you can use a phone on a specific carrier depends on a variety of factors, but it is generally possible to figure it out provided that you can find enough information on the device and carrier you are interested in. The main points to focus on will be the **cellular standard** the carrier uses, the **frequency bands** it uses, and the associated bands/tech that the phone is designed for. In order for your device to operate fully on another network, it will need to meet all of the following criteria.

# Cellular Standards

There are two primary competing cellular standards used throughout the world, commonly referred to as GSM and CDMA.

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is generally the more widely deployed of the two standards, and is estimated to serve nearly 80% of the global market. Devices that support the GSM standard will use SIM cards to keep track of the identity of the subscriber. The 3G standards used by GSM devices are typically UMTS or HSPA.

CDMA (or, more specifically, CDMA2000) is also used in a variety of countries, but generally serves fewer subscribers than GSM in most countries. CDMA uses a R-UIM/CSIM card which serves similar functionality to SIM card. On some carriers, CDMA devices do not use any physical identity cards, and instead have an ESN that is stored on the device itself. Also with some carriers, devices that normally do not require SIM card to operate on CDMA 3G may require SIM cards for 4G access, since the 4G network uses a different technology than the 3G one.

In general, a device is therefore classified by which network it uses for it's 3G or voice coverage, so a phone which supports CDMA voice/3G but a GSM 4G network (for example, the Verizon Galaxy Nexus) would still typically be considered a "CDMA phone".

These two network standards are not compatible with each other in any way. A device built for GSM networks will not work on a CDMA network (and vice versa). Therefore, the first step in determining if your device will work on your desired carrier is to determine what networks it supports and what type of network the carrier uses. GSM Arena is a good source for device specifications, and Wikipedia is a good place to find information about carrier networks (as well as devices).

In addition to the inter-network compatibility issue, CDMA devices that do not have physical a identity card can only be used with the device's original carrier or on other countries through roaming. In most cases, carriers have a large database that contains all of the valid ESNs for their network, so only models which are sold by the carrier can be activated. This can occasionally be bypassed by altering the software of the phone to broadcast a different ESN, but doing so is illegal in many countries, and thus there is often no **legitimate** way to use a CDMA device on a different carrier. This restriction will usually (but may not always) also apply to virtual network operators (MVNOs) and their "parent" carriers.

As an example: Sprint may not allow you to activate a Boost Mobile phone on its network, even though Boost uses Sprint's towers and spectrum. Conversely, Sprint has approved some of their phone models for activation on certain MVNOs that use Sprint's spectrum (provided the phone is not under contract). Therefore, when dealing with CDMA carriers, your best choice will generally be to simply ask them if your model will be allowed on their network before you make a decision, since they have full discretion over which devices they will allow to be activated.

# Frequency Bands

Each carrier operates their network on a specific set of frequency bands, which are typically managed at some level by the government of the country the carrier is operating in. Once the government allocates frequencies, they can usually be bought or sold by companies as they see fit (with some restrictions). In order for a device to work on a given network, it must therefore support not only the network standards (as noted above) but also the frequency bands being used.

As an example, AT&T's 3G network (UMTS/HSPA) operates in the 850 and 1900 MHz frequency bands (source). The myTouch 4G, sold by T-Mobile USA is a GSM phone (T-Mobile USA is a GSM network), but it is designed for the 900, 1700, and 2100 MHz frequency bands since this is what T-Mobile uses. Therefore, a myTouch 4G would **not** be able to use AT&T's 3G network because it does not support the proper frequencies. Further, there is no way to alter this by using software modifications - the limitation is created by the phone's *antenna*, which is specifically designed to pick up certain frequencies and ignore others.

Using the same example as above, however, you can see that AT&T operates its 2G network on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands and the myTouch 4G supports 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz for 2G operation. This means that a myTouch 4G **would** be able to use AT&T's slower 2G network (and make voice calls) even though it cannot use the 3G network.

Similarly, it may be possible for a device to operate on a carrier's 3G network but not their 4G network due to frequency differences. Check the frequency bands your device supports for *each generation* of network communication (2G, 3G, 4G) in order to ensure complete compatibility.

# SIM Locks and SIM Cards

Another possible hurdle in running a device on a network it was not officially intended for is SIM locks and differences in SIM cards.

Firstly, many carriers will sell their devices with a SIM lock \- a software restriction that prevents the device from operating with a SIM from a different carrier. In many cases this will depend on whether or not the device is purchased at a subsidized price on some kind of annual contract. Purchasing a device at full retail price will often allow it to be unlocked more easily (or it will be provided in an unlocked state). If your device has a SIM lock, it may be possible to unlock it by contacting your carrier and asking for an unlock code. There are also third-parties that offer SIM unlocking services, but they are not officially endorsed by the carrier or manufacturer of your device. Devices will only be able to operate on their originally intended network while they are SIM locked.

An additional concern is that there are several types of SIM cards, all of different shapes and sizes. Most major carriers (and, indeed, even smaller ones) will be able to provide multiple types of SIM cards, but be sure that you get one that will fit into the slot on your device. Most commonly, phones and tablets use either Mini-SIM or Micro-SIM cards.

# What about rooting?

Rooting a device is not related to the act of unlocking it for a different carrier, although the phrase "unlocking" my occasionally (incorrectly) be used to refer to both processes. Obtaining root will not unlock your device, and unrooted devices are capable of being unlocked provided with the proper SIM code. Similarly, a custom ROM will not unlock your device - it has no bearing on the SIM lock.

# Helpful Links

These Wikipedia links contain lists of cellular carriers broken down by country/region. Many of the entries also provide information regarding the frequencies these networks have deployed, or act as a jumping-off point for finding this information elsewhere.

# Answer
> 3 votes
If you get a device working on a specific carrier or not depends on the following factors:

* cellular standards and frequency bands
* artificial locks on the device and sometimes willingness of the carrier

First, check what your future carrier and phone have. For carrier networks and frequencies Wikipedia is the most complete source I know:

For devices, the Wikipedia is a good start too, but doesn’t cover everything and might have errors (seen that problem).

Devices which are popular around the world almost always have different versions and model numbers (frequency bands and networks standards is exactly what they differ in most of the time). Example:

The questions you need to answer yourself are: Does the carrier use CdmaOne/CDMA200, GSM, WCDMA and/or LTE? On which frequency bands? Can the device handle those?

Even if carrier and device share a frequency and standard, there might still be incompatibilities. Here I list all of those special cases I’m aware of:

* China Mobile (in China) as well as much of the rest of the world uses UMTS as 3G standard. But unlike the rest of world, it uses TD-SCDMA as “air-interface” instead of WCDMA, which the rest of the UMTS-world uses. I only know one(!) phone model which can do both. For the other devices this usually means that 3G works for China Mobile in China *or* a bunch of other carriers, but not both.
* CdmaOne/CDMA2000 is used with and without “SIM-cards” in Asia and America respectively. So even if the phone has the right standard and frequencies, in America it might not work, because you can’t get hold of a SIM-card to put into the phone! Or the other way around: in China you will not be able to convince the carrier to activate your phone based on it’s ESN alone, because it is legally not allowed to “hard-associate” devices with it’s network, but hand out SIM-cards instead. – As far as I know *roaming* on the other carrier does work! – GSM, WCDMA, LTE always use SIM-cards.
* Japan and South Korea(?) use(d) a 2G standard not used anywhere else. This is of little importance these days, as their 3G and 4G networks run on “common” standards ... and who wants to use 2G in Japan? ;-)

### Artificial locks and carrier’s willingness to admit devices on their network

TBD

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# Question
Title: How to run an SFTP server on my CM9 RC2 Galaxy Nexus
I want to run an SFTP server on my GSM Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 9 RC2). I plan to connect to the Galaxy Nexus from a Kubuntu 12.04 PC via USB cable (not wireless).

It is my understanding that Dropbear does not include SFTP at this time. What are my other options? If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate a tutorial or a link to a tutorial. Thanks.

# Answer
The reason for using SFTP over USB is speed and convenience. MTP is unsatifactory, and transfering files over WiFi is slow.

For those of you who have my setup (GSM Galaxy Nexus with Cyanogenmod 9 RC2 or later) here's how to manage files on your device with maximum convenience and speed.

* Install DigiSSHd (and DigiControl) on phone
* connect phone to PC via USB cable
* On phone, go to Settings \> Wireless & Networks \> More... \> Tethering and portable hotspot \> check "Enable USB tethering" Done. Exit settings.

The first time setting up DigiSSHd on phone, open DigiSSHd and enable it (so it becomes active).

Since I'm running KDE, I use Dolphin. Here's how to manage files on my phone with Dolphin. (You could do the same with Nautilus, but the syntax may be different.)

* sftp://android@192.168.99.199:2222/mnt/sdcard/

This assumes the default port of 2222. You can change password, port, etc. in DIgiSSHd settings.

Once it is set up, establishing the connection is super easy. And managing files via a real file manager is way superior to using MTP.

See more here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29267792&postcount=12
> 2 votes

# Answer
I realize this question is a bit old and therefore the original poster may no longer benefit from this answer, but I'ma try anyhow, just in case anyone **else** has this exact same question. I have this working flawlessly (as far as I can tell) on devices running versions of android ranging from 2.2 up to 4.3, all using DropBear, however it took a bit of searching to find the solution. What the problem is, put simply, DropBear (as included in most Android app markets) does not apparently include the binary for sftp-server for some unfathomable reason. The *(somewhat)* simple fix was found in the discussion thread for Issue #1 at the droidsshd Google Code project. I will now explain that solution step by step for future visitors to this question.

1. Install droidsshd or dropbear app from your favorite Android market app.
2. Configure appropriately so that it is working fine for normal ssh connections.
3. Try `sftp root@<your droid ip address>` to confirm it as non-working and to get an error message telling you where it is expecting to find the sftp-server binary at.
4. Download the sftp-server binary found in comment #6 of the aforementioned Issue #1 discussion.
5. Use whatever available means necessary to get that sftp-server binary into your device's sdcard. *(I prefer AirDroid personally, but your favorite method will work equally well I'm sure.)*
6. ssh into your droid device and copy that binary into the appropriate folder from the error message above in step 3. *(You may need to create a folder or two if they don't exist yet. I did.)*

* `ssh root@<your droid ip address>`
    * `mkdir -p <path to expected folder>`
    * `cp /mnt/sdcard/sftp-server <path to expected folder>`
    * If the previous command failed, try "mount -o remount,rw /" to mount the appropriate partition as read/write then try the previous copy command again.
    * `rm /mnt/sdcard/sftp-server`

By this time you should be in a position to restart the DropBear server and then enter an `sftp://root@droid/` style address in Dolphin *(or whatever similar method in your file manager of choice)*. This method has worked for me (on four different devices thus far). I hope it helps you, too.
> 3 votes

# Answer
I had the same problem for too long now and stumbled upon this question.

Since this is a USB operation, using encryption (SSH) provides no useful security, but will tax the two CPUs, drain the phone battery and might reduce transfer speed.

I am therefore very happy to say that I am transferring a 4GB file at 9.2MB/s from my phone to my Ubuntu machine using USB tethering and primitive ftpd. Primitive ftpd is a plain FTP server, so it doesn't have this encription/decryption overhead and is also FOSS (available through F-Droid), so it does not require me to have a Google account and sacrifice privacy for access to apps.

Perfect!
> 2 votes

# Answer
SSHDroid supports SFTP.

I'm not sure there is any point of doing SFTP through a USB cable though, who are you securing against?
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Upgrade FreeLander PD80 Vogue QuadCore 9.7 inch Android 4.0 tablet to Jelly Bean
I'm about to buy a FreeLander PD80 Vogue QuadCore 9.7 inch Android 4.0 tablet, but it has ICS. Can I safely upgrade to Jelly Bean? The website where I am buying from says that the warranty will be void if I upgrade to another Android OS.

I am a complete novice. So, I'd be grateful if you can help me.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Unfortunately it is a common policy for resellers to cancel the warranty if the buyer upgrades the ROM. Several manufactures though allow upgrading for their official ROMs, but I am afraid this is not the case for Freelander, for which unfortunately I have not found any official ROM (at least not in Chinese). I am not sure what are the legal aspects of such policies. In any case there is a risk involved when upgrading a device that the device may be 'bricked', ie be rendered unusable if something goes wrong.

Now regarding the ROMs for the particular device, I believe I have found mainly two alternatives.

The first is to use a ROM from a similar Ainol device. The link for the ROM is http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=352175935&uk=420337580 (use Google translate to identify the download button which should be the second at the right hand side).

The update procedure along with some testimonials can be found on: http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/82866-android-422-on-freelander-pd80-wise/

According to those testimonials, the only thing not working properly after the upgrade is the front camera.

The second alternative is to use one of the Cyanogenmod ROMs (10.2 or 11) for Allwinner A31 device. In the above links you can find all relevant information, along with whatever may go wrong.

I have not yet evaluated any of these but I will eventually as I own such a device and the existing ROM is nonsense. Please provide any feedback when available.

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title: Stuck in USB-debugging mode

text:
# Question
Title: Stuck in USB-debugging mode
I turned on usb-debugging on my HTC One X just to see if I could identify it when using Android SDK. Now the usb-debugging mode always shows up when I connect the phone to my Windows and Linux computer.

I have Android 4.1.1 on it; it's not rooted. The settings in developer options is off for everything. Developer options itself is also set to off. Despite this, I always get a notification on my phone that it has connected in usb-debugging mode when I connect with usb-cable. When I check the developer options, they are mysteriously set to on again.

When I try to change the settings for the usb connection, I get the settings for Portable hotspot & tethering and not the settings to charge or use mass storage. Strange!

This behavior prevents me from using the mass storage option. On my Linux computer, I cannot see any files on the device.

Are there any global configurations/settings I can clear to fix this? What else should/could I do?

# Answer
In the developer settings, there is a "Revoke USB debugging authorizations". Try to use it. It should remove the authorization you give for your computer. So next time, that computer won't be able to directly use the debugging.
> 0 votes

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title: Moto X Battery Question

text:
# Question
Title: Moto X Battery Question
I'm new to android and the Moto X. (iPhone 4s previously. don't judge.) I purchased my Moto X a couple days ago (2/15/14) and overall I'm very happy. The battery life has me concerned though. Last night before I went to bed I checked the battery and when I woke up I checked it again. I slept for about 6.5 hour and my phone died went from 63% to 47%. 16% for being idle for 6.5 hours seems like a lot to me. Previous phones would maybe lose a percent. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Not for sure what 'Android OS' includes it is pretty vague. It would be nice to see exactly what is causing the drain of 55%.

Overall it says 17h 39m 3s on battery at the time of this post. I unplugged it around 2pm yesterday afternoon. Very light use of the evening and like I said 63% went to bed.

\** Update \** Over the past hour or so I've been searching the web looking at screenshot similar to those above. 100% of them have 'Screen' as their highest percentage and 'Android OS' at a much lower percentage. I must have something turned on that is causing Android to use more CPU time?

I'm running on AT&T with a KitKat 4.4 build. Still waiting for the 4.4.2 push.

# Answer
This issue gets pretty clear by the second screenshot, which I will repeat here:

Battery usage (click image for larger variant)

Please pay attention to its lower half, just below the graph, and let me point out some details:

* **Mobile network signal:** This bar has no black, which means the radio was on all the time. Further, the colors indicate a relatively weak signal (see my answer here for details), which most likely caused the device to permanently watch out for a "stronger signal source", powering up the radio for that, and consuming energy for this task.
* **Wi-Fi:** again, a continuous bar, so WiFi was turned on the whole time, consuming energy again.
* Interim result at this place: With all sync on (as it is by default), the device would also permanently synchronize your data (in intervals, of course) – contacts, calendars, etc.pp. – which again consumes battery.
* **Awake:** This bar clearly shows your device was not in "permanent standby". You always find "blue spots" on it, even during your sleep period (which most likely is, where the **Screen on** graph is black but there are blue spots on the "Awake" graph – i.e. most of the "last third")
* **Charging:** Continuous black, so no charger was connected. Guess where the juice had to come from then :)

**Conclusion:** Pretty normal behaviour, though I cannot speak *precisely* how much battery-use would be normal (that depends on too many factors unknown to me, as e.g. apps installed, sync intervals, "consumption specifications" of device components, and so on). If you feel it should last longer, consider switching to airplane mode at night (or turning at least WiFi off). There are even tools available which would automate this – some of them e.g. mentioned with my above linked answer.
> 6 votes

# Answer
This actually sounds pretty normal to me. If this screenshot was taken shortly after you woke up then it would make sense for the OS to have used more battery, since the screen would have been off for a long while. I've owned several Android phones, having worked for Verizon Wireless before becoming a developer, and I've never had an Android phone that I would trust to leave unplugged at night. Without fail, whenever I've done this (always by accident) whatever phone I was using lost a lot of charge by the time I woke up.

Having said that, I would check and see how frequently your phone is checking for new emails, as well as checking how often any other apps (like news apps, Facebook, whatever) are refreshing in the background. Checking your sync settings on any apps you are using, or even ones you may not be actively using, could make a big difference in battery life.
> 3 votes

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Tags: battery, battery-life, 4.4-kitkat, motorola, moto-x
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# Question
Title: How can I stream PC desktop, 1:1 pixel ratio, to Android device?
Does anyone have a solution for streaming pc screen content to an Android device with 1:1 pixel ratio? I want to use it to display graphical work directly on the device, and possible for the future to produce quick interactive prototypes.

There is an application for iOS called LiveView which lets you bring up a container on your Mac which streams the content of the container straight to your iOS device.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any solution for Android that does this?

# Answer
> 2 votes
There is the SplashTop Desktop Streaming Application. The app is free, but has some in-app purchases for more features.

They also have a few premium versions available.

# Answer
> 0 votes
http://betanews.com/2012/01/05/turn-you-android-into-a-second-pc-monitor/

try this. hope it will help you, cheers

# Answer
> 0 votes
There is screen stream for Android that seems to do what you are asking. It streams live the display of the device and has many options. There is a trial version here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream.trial

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# Question
Title: Need someone to tell me the camera preview and picture resolutions in Samsung Galaxy S4
I need to know the camera preview and picture resolutions that the Samsung Galaxy S4/S4 Zoom (SM-C101) supports for it's rear camera.

I'm building an application that does real time image processing on the frames received from the camera. By default, the highest resolution is set which makes the processing very slow. So, I want to know what resolutions are available so that I could set a range within which to select from at runtime.

I noticed that some common lower resolutions aren't supported on the S3, so I had to increase the range. So I need to know if I need to change it for the S4.

Someone on SO has created an application which records this data and makes it publicly viewable here. I guess using this would be easier than manually looking up the resolutions.

# Answer
> 1 votes
According to the Samsung site, the rear camera is 16MP with 10x Optical Zoom and enhanced SMART Modes, OIS, 24 - 240mm, F3.1 - F6.3.

You can probably use this tool to calculate for a rough estimate of image dimensions. *Probably better if somebody with an S4 Zoom can provide actual values*.

```
4000 x 4000 (16,00) - aspect 1:1 (1,00 - square)
4472 x 3576 (15,99) - aspect 5:4 (1,25 - photo)
4512 x 3544 (15,99) - aspect 14:11 (1,27 - photo)
5096 x 3136 (15,98) - aspect 13:8 (1,63 - photo)
4616 x 3464 (15,99) - aspect 4:3 (1,33 - photo)
4736 x 3384 (16,03) - aspect 7:5 (1,40 - photo)
4896 x 3264 (15,98) - aspect 3:2 (1,50 - photo)

```

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Tags: camera, samsung-galaxy-s-4
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# Question
Title: Wifi and Google Play access after factory reset for off contract Sprint HTC Evo 4G
I no longer use my old HTC Evo 4G I got from Sprint. I want to give it to my toddler so he can play games. Currently, since it is off contract it can't access the mobile network but it still can access WiFi.

If I do a factory reset on the phone will it still be able to have WiFi access? Will I still be able to access the Google Play store with my account?

# Answer
> 2 votes
A factory-reset deletes all the user data. It's as if you had a brand-new tablet (but any system updates you've previously installed will still be there).

This means the tablet won't have the password for connecting to your Wi-Fi network, nor the password for your Google account. The first time you turn it on, it will take you through the same initial setup process as when it was new: it'll prompt you to connect to a Wi-Fi network and log into a Google account. If you log in with the same Google account as before, it'll still be able to access all the apps (and books, music, films, etc.) you previously installed/bought from Google Play

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Tags: google-play-store, wi-fi, google-account, factory-reset
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title: Can't access my play store account

text:
# Question
Title: Can't access my play store account
Due to some reason my phone got stuck. I took out the battery and put it back and restarted my phone, but after that the time shown in my phone was in a back date. As a result I'm getting "I can't access play store". I even removed my account and now I try to login, but still can't access.

What can I do?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I don't know why did I read "black in time", which makes no sense: But as you wrote "my phone was in a back date" – ***Check your time settings, please!***

If your device time is too far off, certificates will cause trouble, which finally results in exactly that: no secure connection possible, and you cannot access your account. In cases like that it often helps to set the time *manually* (must not be to the second, if it's a minute off it's still fine). Then try again. You can set time adjustment to "automatic" again later.

Background: Certificates have a "livetime", including a start and an end. If your device is outside this frame, the certificate is either only valid "in the past" or "in the future", but not "now". So your device will *reject* it. Without a valid certificate, the *Google Play* app won't be able to establish a secured connection, and thus give you an "unable to access" (or similar) error.

Same applies btw. to other apps using secured connections – including the web browser when accessing sites via `https`. The latter you can use to check whether you've tapped into this trap: Start your web browser, try accessing e.g. `https://www.google.com/`, and see what happens. If you get a "certificate warning", that's it.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Did you try to delete the data of the Play Store under Settings-\>Apps-\>All-\>Play Store?

# Answer
> -1 votes
Also try logging into the play store on your PC's browser.

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# Question
Title: Android to Google calendar sync problems
The option to sync calendars is missing from the list for my 2 Google accounts, following some issues with syncing after which I deleted calendar data and calendar storage data.

I have tried reloading the accounts and all the other options come back - except the Calendar sync!!

Please help..

# Answer
Try adding a new Google account, preferably via mobile data instead of Wi-Fi. It should restore the calendar sync option.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I am assuming you are on a rooted device.

Use your preferred file explorer to browse to : **/system/app**

There should be two apk files. One the calendar app (*calendar.apk*) and the other *calendarprovider.apk*. The second apk provides proper synchronization between the google account and the actual calendar application which is probably missing or not working.

You should be able to find a replacement apk for your specific device and rom on XDA.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, sync, google-calendar
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title: Google voice not checking for messages

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# Question
Title: Google voice not checking for messages
Just recently I've missed a few text messages via Google Voice because the alert hasn't come through. As soon as I open the app the backed up messages arrive and trigger the alert.

I have background notifications turned on (or at least I think I have - Background data is "enabled")

Any ideas?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'm having the same problem here.

Check running services under Settings --\> Applications --\> Running services. Is the Google Voice update service stuck on restarting?

If so, you might want to try and remove apps that are running services. In other words, uninstall apps that you aren't using that are causing excessive amounts of services to run and eat up your free memory.

You can also try Al's suggestions.

# Answer
> 0 votes
In the Google Voice app settings, turn off/uncheck the following:

> Voicemail display - View and play voicemails from the phone call log

Once I did that and made a test call/vm, I received the notification just like I expect.

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# Question
Title: rot13 on all names of files in a directory!
This one has me stumped :-/

I have a non-rooted nexus 7 (2013, Android 4.4.2). There is a directory on the inbuilt sd card and this directory has about 200 files in and I would like to rename each file in this directory to what you would get if you rot13 the file!

```
$ for i in * ; do j=`echo $i | rot13`; mv "$i" "$j"; done

```

would do it on a unix machine with rot13 installed. I have Android Terminal Emulator and BusyBox Non-Root installed but unfortunately neither seem to have a rot13 command.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Not really an Android question (rather Linux/Shell/Bash), but I give the credit of the missing executable. So:

```
for i in * ; do j=`echo $i | tr '[a-m][n-z][A-M][N-Z]' '[n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]'`; mv "$i" "$j"; done

```

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Tags: nexus-7, file-system
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# Question
Title: How can I change the lock screen on my Galaxy Note 2?
I got myself a new note 2 last night, and I'm trying to configure it. It's my first android device, so I'm not sure how the system works in some respects.

I came from Windows Phone 7, and there were a few nice features on that phone that I find I'm missing - namely the ability to see upcoming calendar events on my lock screen, as well as the number of emails/texts/whatever I have waiting, and the number of calls that I missed. I found a couple of potential lockscreen apps on google play, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to enable them. There appears to be no option in my settings.

Using android 4.1.2 - don't know if that's the latest version available for me, but I did update last night, presumably from 4.0.

# Answer
GO Locker has probably the most intuitive interface for changing the lock screen. Plus they have an embedded store on their application making installation of new themes very easy. I've noticed in the Google Play Store description for Lockscreen Calendar (not part of GO Locker), that there are reported problems for replacing the lock screen on Samsung devices. Try Go Locker, that might help override Samsung default settings, then perhaps your own screen locker applications might work.

If your stuck on how to use these applications, try starting them from the Applications menu. There should be instructions on their use.

NB: Here's a LifeHacker review of Lockscreen Calendar.
> 1 votes

# Answer
If you update to android 4.3(official), you can get the lockscreen widgets for it, which should do the job. Or you could get one of the many lockscreen replacement apps from the playstore.

I myself use cover: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coverscreen.cover
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Does Android block any ports when tethering?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini running Android 4.1.2. I have a regular 3G voice & data plan with an Optus reseller in Australia. I often access the Internet from my laptop via bluetooth tethering on this phone and it works beautifully, except for one small problem.

I have several web servers that I access via SSH but I have configured the SSH servers to listen on non-standard port numbers. Although I have selected very large port numbers (ie. greater than 33,000), according to the TCP/IP standard they are valid numbers so they should work fine. Indeed, I have been happily SSH-ing to these servers for years on my wired connections at home and work, but have never been able to access them when tethering.

I have just spent several hours searching the web trying to find out if this is a carrier issue or an Android issue but found nothing useful.

\[Additional Notes\] The configuration is as follows: laptop is paired via Bluetooth to the phone. The phone has "Bluetooth tethering" enabled so that I can share the phone's Internet connection with the laptop. So the laptop connects to the phone, the phone connects to the Internet via 3G.

# Answer
The answer to this question is that no, neither Android nor my carrier are arbitrarily blocking traffic on high-numbered ports.

The problem is that I had forgotten how paranoid I am about security and that, in addition to making SSH listen on a non-standard port, I had also created an iptables rule to only allow connections to that port from my home IP address and my work IP address. Obviously I was using a different IP address when attempting to connect via my phone, hence the failure to connect. (And I probably didn't look hard enough when prompted by @Izzy to check server logs, because I'm sure there is a record of the blocked connection attempt in there somewhere). D'oh...

My apologies for wasting people's time, but in case anybody else *thinks* they have a problem with Android or their carrier arbitrarily blocking ports, hopefully this answer will prompt them to triple check **everything** about their connection, including their server firewall, before they go off logging tickets.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: How to execute a file via adb command line?
I am trying to root my Motorola Xoom. Root checker pro currently tells me that "Executing this file can grant root access!" So I want to try that.

the file is located in `system/bin` and is called `su`.

I have gotten this far:

`adb shell`

`cd system/bin`

**How do I execute the `system/bin/su` file via the adb command line?**

# Answer
A few suggestions (this is a shell so I'm guessing you have basic shell commands) one or all of these may work:

First try: sh su

Then: bash su

Then: ./su

If it has an extension give all the above commands a try with the extension of su

Also as a suggestion to see what commands are available just type: help

\[EDIT\]

since you mentioned not having root access try using the sudo command before su (and the above commands if needed)
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Tasker Shortcut Icons & Names Revert Back to Default After Every Reboot
All my custom Tasker shortcut icons get changed to the default Tasker icon and all the shortcuts' names got renamed to "Tasker" after every reboot no matter how many times I got them changed.

I have a rooted S3 running on Android 4.3 TouchWiz.

What should I do to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

# Answer
From what Google tells me, this appears to be a TouchWiz issue. Try a different launcher and see if that fixes it.
> 0 votes

# Answer
Is Tasker installed on the SD card? I've seen that issue with other apps where some resources don't load. Try moving to internal storage.
> 1 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, root-access, 4.3-jelly-bean, tasker, app-icons
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# Question
Title: Remove "Folder Open" "Folder closed" announcements without disabling Accessiblity
I have a Galaxy S3 4G. I also have a Pebble watch.

The Pebble watch uses the Accessibility service in order to project messages etc to your wrist. Unfortunately, this means certain other "features" apparently get enabled - like a voice announcement every time I open or close a folder. Which is less than helpful. And really annoying.

Is there any way to disable these particular advisories? I'm leery of disabling all voice apps entirely, since I still occasionally want access to things like turn instructions from Google Maps.

# Answer
Found a solution that worked for me. From this page:

* Go to Settings\> Application Manager\> All\> Google Text To Speech Engine
* Instead of disabling it entirely, hit "Clear Data"

Note: This solution may or may not be permanent (I have a feeling when I next actually use a feature with Voice, it will re-enable), but it's easily repeatable at need. It's mostly viable for me because I don't use such features terribly often. If you use Maps every day or whatever you might need to find a different answer.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: How to root samsung Galaxy Note 2014 edition?
I searched the forum but there was no entry for my specific device.

I have an unlocked Galaxy note 10.1, 2014 LTE edition which I'd like to root. Motivations include ability to install a Linux virtual machine and getting rid of the enormous amount of firmware installed (plus remapping the keys, etc). So I wanted to ask

1-How I can root my device.

I also have a few related questions whose answers I couldn't find by searching the internet:

2-If I root, will I be using the same OS that I have now, just with superuser access, or would I get "vanilla Android"? I saw a video on youtube about rooting the same device but it needed downgrading to a lower version of Android??? Among samsung's firmware I only use those for the S pen, and I'd like to have them available after rooting.

3-It seems that I need special PC programs for rooting my device. Is there any such software for Linux?

# Answer
Are you sure you invested enough time in searching the internet? I just found this forum and another forum after one search. To answer your other questions:

1. In short, you will need to use ODIN (a computer-based tool used for writing to your device while in "pre-Android" mode) to flash (a fancy phrase for installing) a custom recovery (ClockworkMod, aka CWM). That custom recovery will allow you to flash a superuser app that will handle granting root access. All files necessary can be found by resorting to the linked forums since SO can't host files.
2. rooting does not remove your version of Android. In most cases, it will actually wipe all of your data (factory reset), so make sure to backup anything that you need beforehand. Being rooted does leave room for flashing different versions of Android if you wish to do so in the future.
3. Sadly, I didn't have any luck finding Linux drivers for the Note 10.1. Windows drivers available here.
> 0 votes

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