title: Chrome pages turns blank after loading

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# Question
Title: Chrome pages turns blank after loading
I have been having this happen to me for a long time now but recently it seems like it has gotten worse.

What happens is that

A page loads, and you can see the webpage and almost all content while its loading. You can scroll and use as normal, but once the page fully loads it turns to a fully blank page.

Sometimes it happens really fast on light pages, other times on heavy pages you are able to see the page then when it does load it goes blank.

Even with a refresh the same thing happens.

The way to fix it is to clear the app from recent apps. Open back up chrome then it loads fine.

Its not every page its not all the time but its at least everyday. Its happened with 1 tab open to 10 tabs open. On all kinds of different sites and pages.

Any ideas on why this is? Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

# Answer
> 3 votes
A bug in the latest version of Chrome can cause this in certain circumstances (low memory being one). Details here:

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=342190 https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=399521

Seems like a fix should be making its way into the beta soon.

# Answer
> 0 votes
It sounds similar to a bug with 16-bit transparency. If your phone has this setting, turn it off, then try again, but your bug does seem a little different, so no promises.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I have the same problem. I usually just press the home button to go back to my home screen of my phone, then I hold the home button and clear apps running in the background. Then I open chrome again and the screen is displayed properly.

Only solution I have until the bug gets fixed in beta.

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Tags: browser, chrome-for-android
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to make my phone as a remote shutter?
Is it possible to set a android phone to act as a remote shutter that can connect multiple devices (phones and/or camera) via bluetooth to take photos?

# Answer
These types of remote shutters usually rely on a more standard 3.5mm jack to plug into the camera. The only Bluetooth solution I know of is this:

http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Bluetooth-Wireless-EOS-D2000-Compatible/dp/B00ANWQMWK

but unfortunately it looks like its only for Canon DSLRs with a hotshoe.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Yes you can use your android phone to act as a remote shutter for certain digital cameras. Helicon Remote, Remote Release and DslrDashboard are popular apps that uses USB OTG cable to control various Canon and Nikon DSLRs. EOS Remote is an app from Canon tailormade for its EOS series for DSLRs but it makes of use of wifi though. The only application with description that makes use of both bluetooth and IR to control your camera is DSLR Remote Plus by bitshift. Try the free version available in playstore to check the compatibility with your devices. If satisfied buy the donate version and help the developer.
> 0 votes

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Tags: camera, photos, remote-control
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# Question
Title: Android App - Same phone - Different versions on App Store
I'm using an Android application called 'Out of Milk'. I have it installed on two identical phones (hardware and software). However on one phone it is version 4.2.2 and on the other phone it is version 4.1.7.

Looking at the Google Play app store on both these phones, they each say there are no updates available. Looking at the info page of the application in the app store show that latest version is 4.2.2 on one phone and 4.1.7 on the other. Both phones are running the free version only - the unlocker (pro) app is not installed.

How can I make both versions identical?

\[Android version is 4.1.2 on both.\]

# Answer
> 2 votes
App developers have the ability to do a staged roll-out of updates to their apps through Google Play Store. This means that a small percentage of users (chosen randomly) receives the update first. The developer can gauge the feedback, and then proceed to a wide roll-out until they reach 100% of their install base.

It's possible that the latest version of this particular app was recently released in such a staged roll-out. One of your phones was randomly selected to be in the initial stage, while the other was not. There is nothing for you to do, other than wait for the roll-out to complete.

As comments suggest, you can also attempt to sync the app manually by retrieving it from one phone and installing it on the other. This requires installation of USB drivers for your phone on your computer, and a copy of Android SDK. If you are rooted, you can get the APK of the app using `adb pull /data/app/<app_package_name>.apk c:\` command, and then connect the other phone and do `adb install -r c:\<app_package_name>.apk`.

On unrooted devices you may want to look into `adb backup` utility which allows you to generate an `.ab` file which contains the APK of the app, along with its data. For example, the command `adb backup -f c:\Skype.ab -apk com.skype.raider` creates "Skype.ab" file on my C: drive that contains the Skype app and its data. I can then use `adb restore c:\Skype.ab` command to restore the app with the data. Optionally, you can clear the data for the app from your other phone in Settings -\> Apps.

The difficulty is locating the package name of the app you want to back up. Although package names are usually descriptive enough, sometimes they can be quite cryptic. Fortunately, Play Store itself has the package name in the URL. In your example, the app Out of Milk is located at the following URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.capigami.outofmilk. The portion of this URL after **"id="** is the package name. In this case it's *com.capigami.outofmilk*. So your backup command becomes `adb backup -f c:\OutOfMilk.ab -apk com.capigami.outofmilk`.

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Tags: applications, google-play-store
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# Question
Title: How to import Yahoo Mail contacts into Google?
I need help with importing my Yahoo Mail email addresses to my Gmail contacts list, using a Samsung Galaxy S4. Whenever I try to email anyone from my Gmail contacts list, I can't because they aren't imported from my Yahoo Mail account.

# Answer
If you install the Yahoo mail app from the Play Store, it will synchronize your contacts to your phone's address book, and pull them up in any app, including Gmail. The advantage of this method is that you will have an ongoing sync, meaning any contacts you add via Yahoo website will automatically appear on your phone, and vice-verse.

If you don't want to install the Yahoo mail app, you will need to use a computer. First, export contacts on Yahoo website as a CSV file as described in this walk-through:

1. Go to Yahoo mail website on your computer.
2. Click on the "Contacts" button, and then go to Actions -\> Export...
3. Select the "Yahoo CSV" option, click the "Export Now" button, select somewhere on your computer where to save this file, and click "OK".

Then you import the CSV file into your Google account as described here:

1. Sign into Gmail.
2. Click Gmail at the top-left corner of your Gmail page, then choose Contacts.
3. Click the More button above the contacts list and select "Import..."
4. Click the Choose File button.
5. Select the CSV file you generated from Yahoo, and click the Import button.

This method is a one-time import, and any modifications you make to your contacts via Yahoo website will not propagate to your phone. Instead, your contacts will appear in your Google account.
> 1 votes

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Tags: gmail, google-contacts, yahoo-mail
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# Question
Title: Galaxy Ace 2 won't display images due to lack of memory?
I have a Samsung Galaxcy Ace 2, and it doesn't display images due to lack of memory, as it says. When I open the gallery app, it says "There is not enough space (\__ mb) in your device memory. Delete some files." Whenever I do so, it's still not enough. I have this problem a lot, and I delete most of my unnecessary files, and it remains unchanged, usually, and rarely actually displays my remaining images.

My device memory is 1 GB, and I have an 8 GB memory card, and most, if not all my things are on the memory card. Can anyone help me with this? I have no clue anymore, and alternative solutions just don't seem effective to me at all.

# Answer
You're out of RAM I think. Clean the RAM memory in Task Manager. Use any other apps like advanced cleaners which you can easily find in Play Store to remove other Junk files. Post what happened.
> 1 votes

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Tags: insufficient-memory, samsung-galaxy-ace-2
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# Question
Title: Authenication fail during root on AT&T Galaxy AT&T SGH-I337 using Odin in 4.3
My mp3 player was socks when played music file and hang device.so

I have try to root my Galaxy S4 AT&T SGH-I337 using Odin, but failed. I am getting these

```
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

```

Anyone help me, how to root this device.

# Answer
The file you downloaded "CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5" is not designed for the device you are trying to use it on. GT-I9505 is the international model, and is different from your AT&T model SGH-I337. Any rooting methods must be tailored for your exact device model.

I recommend heading to the section dedicated to your specific device on XDA-Developers forums and reading up on guides and how-to's. Specifically, this post lists several rooting methods, depending on your phone's currently installed firmware/baseband version.
> 1 votes

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Tags: rooting, root-access
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# Question
Title: Persist Background Process Limit setting
Is it possible to persist the Background Process Limit setting? It's lost upon reboot and reverts to Standard Limit.

Settings \ Developer Options \ Background process limit

Android 4.0.3

# Answer
Do not think its meant for persisting... See Dianne Hackborn's comment

Also had a mosey around the ICS source code found in `packages/apps/Settings/src/com/android/settings/DevelopmentSettings.java`

Source code to the related screen, found on Android's github.

By looking for the variable that is associated with *Settings* \> *Developer Options* \> ***Background Process Limit*** (see *line number* ***103***) and (See *line number* ***215***) called `mAppProcessLimit`.

With that in mind, keep looking further down in the source, the routine that is responsible for saving the settings for this particular screen called `onPreferenceTreeClick`.

That is, in programming parlance, called a "*listener*" that is monitoring the changes made on that screen and writes it out immediately to the backing store by Android. (See between *line numbers* ***790*** and ***858***)

Unfortunately, the "*listener*", in this case, does not have a reference to the persisting/saving of the value for that variable `mAppProcessLimit`; which is what the OP is experiencing, set it for the duration of when the handset is alive, then upon reboot, it gets lost.

In short, you cannot do anything about this as that is built straight from the oven, and bundled onto your handset, but with that in mind, you can roll-your-own-custom ROM variant of ICS with a modified version of the source to do that.
> 7 votes

# Answer
I have written a small android app that can be used to set the process limit by using Java Reflection to access the internal API. On Android 4.0 you don't even need to install it as a system app. This is required for Android 4.2 or so onward.

https://github.com/flode/SetAndroidProcessLimit

Thank you @t0mm13b for the internal API reference ;)
> 3 votes

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Tags: settings
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title: Can't root Galaxy 5830i

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# Question
Title: Can't root Galaxy 5830i
A year ago I bought a Galaxy ACE GT-5830i which came with Gingerbread 2.3.6, recently I wanted to root it, I tried following the instructions in Root,Unroot,CWM,and how to Flash Galaxy Ace S5830i, without success.

I wiped cache, Dalvik cache, rooted again, again and again but did not work.

After the root process I found the *Superuser* icon on the launcher, I checked for root and even tried to use *link2sd* and nothing. I tried to update the superuser app from Google play and ... nothing. How to root this device?

# Answer
> -1 votes
If you see the superuser icon then your phone is rooted. See this post to know what to do after root:I've rooted my phone. Now what? What do I gain from rooting?

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Tags: rooting, samsung-galaxy-ace
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title: Change the Nexus 4 voice dialer

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# Question
Title: Change the Nexus 4 voice dialer
When I double tap the main button of my Bluetooth headset a voice dialer pops up. I'm not sure what app is this voice dialer (I couldn't find it on the apps list), all I know is that it's slow to load and works poorly.

I'd like to replace this app with the standard voice search of the Google Search app. Is there a way to achieve this?

Rooted options welcome.

# Answer
I solve this on the Nexus 5 using Tasker with AutoVoice plugin.

Once you get both installed, add a profile that reacts to the "AutoVoice BT Pressed" event with the action for running the activity for Google:Voice Search (long clicking on the Google Search app and selecting VoiceSearchActivity from the activities presented.
> 0 votes

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Tags: bluetooth, voice-command
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title: Call log is not showing in my mobile?

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# Question
Title: Call log is not showing in my mobile?
Call logs are not showing in my mobile from last 7 days. I did all things whatever I know, like clearing up in badge provider and then restart. I even removed the battery, re-inserted it, and re-started the device – but to no avail. It's showing messages whatever I am getting, but not calls.

What is the major issue, any s/w issue or normal only? How can I solve this?

# Answer
It seems to be a software issue wherein the ROM you are using simply does not record your calls. Are you using a Samsung Original ROM or are you using a Rooted Custom ROM. If you would post more details about you Software by going into System Settings-\>About Phone and posting a screenshot of the same, I'll be happy to help.

You can also visit this website (www.galaxys2root.com) in case you would like to switch your ROM in for a better one. I have a GT-i9100 and frequently use the same website to try different ROMs.
> 0 votes

# Answer
I had same problem. Later I noticed that my phone's date was set to year 1970. I corrected date. And now the problem is solved.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, call-history
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# Question
Title: Why does Yahoo Weather limit my wife to 2 locations but not me
Yahoo Weather allows me to add any number of locations.

When my wife, on the very same Nexus 5 phone, tries to add a third location, it asks her to delete one of her existing locations.

What's going on?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Removing and reinstalling Yahoo! Weather on my wife's phone cured this. I guess Cousin Yahoo! has a bug.

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Tags: weather
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title: What made the first Command fail?

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# Question
Title: What made the first Command fail?
I decided to clear my data usage stats on my Android in `Settings > Data Usage` from the terminal emulator app, but the first command came back with the error "No such file or directory".

The first command: `rm /data/system/netstats/*`

The same command that worked: `rm /data/system/netstats/*`

Here's a screenshot of what happened.

I'm running the supernexus custom ROM on android 4.4.2 on my Samsung Galaxy S3-19300

I was sure of the directory to clear of the stats but had to try a different directory in the latter commands, and the same command worked fine in the last line, what could've caused this?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Hard to tell for sure without "direct access", but here are the most likely answers:

1. there are no files in that directory, so nothing to remove
2. you cannot use `rm` to remove directories (that's what `rmdir` is for)
3. that will most likely fail as well, since `/system` is usually mounted read-only ;)
4. the original command succeeded at last: most likely some file was created there in the meantime.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, terminal, superuser
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# Question
Title: How to start Samsung SM-T210 via pc , without wi-fi but with ethernet?
My home ethernet , is wired only ! How i can start and connect my tablet , through my pc ?

# Answer
> 0 votes
Some Android devices with USB-on-the-go (or USB host mode) support can use a USB ethernet adapter, when connected through a USB-on-the-go connector. If your device supports this, you can buy a USB ethernet adapter and connect it to your network that way.

If your device doesn't support that, you can use to connect your device through USB to your PC's network connection (the PC acts like a router). See the existing questions with this tag to learn more about that.

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Tags: internet
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title: Broken recovery, missing system e739

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# Question
Title: Broken recovery, missing system e739
e739 I had used the twrp recovery.img from e730 and it worked fine, flashed cm7, worked great. Then i saw that someone had made twrp for e739. I was going to flash that as well as an unofficial cm10 rom. I wiped system, then i thought i should probs do the recovery first, so i did, rebooted into recovery, and now, along with 4 tiny screens and pink everything, I can't flash anything. It would seem the recovery doesn't work. How can I fix this?

EDIT: I am getting an error saying it can't open the zip file. The file is fine, i did MD5 check

# Answer
If you can access an adb shell, you can flash a recovery.

If you open the recovery zip up and go to META-INF/com/google/android/ you will find 2 files, you want "updater-script". Open this up with a text editor, and look for something that says dd followed by recovery.img. In that line near the end there should be something like "of=/dev/block/mtdblocknumbersnstuff"

copy that line. From here on I will refer to that as "of=x"

now go back to the zip folder and extract recovery.img to somewhere convienient. Connect your phone to the computer and boot into recovery, then run

```
adb push /path/to/recovery.img /data/recovery.img
adb shell
#cd data
#ls

```

Here it can output a bunch of stuff or nothing, but you are looking for "recovery.img" If you see it, good job, continue. If not, start over from the "adb push" command.

```
dd if=recovery.img of=x

```

From there reboot back into recovery and you should see the recovery you just flashed.
> 0 votes

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Tags: recovery-mode, unbricking
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# Question
Title: What microphone can I attach via the 3.5mm audio jack @ Samsung Galaxy S4?
I need to attach an external microphone to my phone. Can I do this via the 3.5mm jack on my `Samsung Galaxy S4`? What kind of microphone would it be?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I found this 3.5mm jack noise-reducing microphone on YouTube: Galaxy Samsung S4 External Mic for mobile phone and here is the mic quoted on eBay. I plan to test it and return some feedback here. I hope it will serve me well enough for the footage I need to create - some homemade lectures.

# Answer
> 0 votes
You can do that, but you'll need an adapter: the 3.5 mm jack on the phone is for a headset (with earphones and a mic), so it's not made to take a standard mic input. You need to find an adapter that's for plugging a microphone into Samsung phones. It might be tricky to find, but they're inexpensive.

Once you have the adapter, any microphone with a 3.5 mm connector will do. Stage mics requiring XLR and 12 V "phantom power" won't work: you'd need an extra device to supply power to the mic, such as a mixing desk with a 3.5 mm output.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, audio-recording
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# Question
Title: Battery getting very hot and draining unusually quickly on the S2, S3, and now the S4?
This is a pretty unusual problem, and I've encountered the question in various forums but never the answer. I've had this problem on and off since the Galaxy SII. What happens is I'll take the phone off the charger in the morning, and it will be extremely hot in my pocket all day, then it will die about 10 hours later. This is an intermittent problem. I thought it was loosely associated with the alarm clock, but I got a new phone yesterday because the SIII died a few months ago, and I have not had this phone for more than 24 hours and already it has the same problem.

I haven't installed anything on it, and I've barely used any data. I have a 200 mb plan, so I can't even use data that often. The only other weird thing that's persisted is that the red arrow on the wifi and on mobile data seems to always be lit when I turn on the phone.

Has anyone seen this problem or know how to fix it?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Since this is getting a lot of views, apparently, I'll answer my own question about how it was fixed. The other answer is a distinct possibility, and it seems that quite a few problems cause this behaviour.

I wound up contacting Samsung, and the rep promised resetting the cache would fix it, and it seems to have done that, so now I have a heat free phone that I charge every 1-3 days.

To reset the cache:

1. Turn off phone
2. Remove the battery and reinsert.
3. Hold down the Home and Volume Up keys
4. Press and hold the Power button while still holding the other keys.
5. As soon as you see the Samsung logo, release all keys/buttons.
6. Press on the Volume Down to scroll down to Wipe Cache Partition.
7. Press the Power button to select it.
8. Press the Volume down button to highlight "Yes" and press the Power Button to select it.
9. Wait for a few minutes for the phone to clear the data.
10. Then press the Power button to select reboot system now.
11. Wait for your phone to reboot.

(From http://www.androidpit.com/forum/608584/how-to-clear-the-system-cache-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s4)

# Answer
> 5 votes
On these phones, the behaviour you describe can be caused by a corrupted SD card filesystem. The media scanner runs all the time, trying to read the SD card.

This problem immediately suggested itself as a possibility as it would be natural to move the same SD card to your new phone, transferring the problem there. That would explain why it started right away.

You can check if this is what's happening by going into the device **Settings**, then **Battery** (on the **More** tab). If this is the problem, **Media scanner** will be at the top of the list.

Once you've confirmed the problem, take out the SD card from your phone, put it into an SD card reader in a desktop computer, and use the computer's filesystem check (i.e. `fsck` on GNU/Linux, ScanDisk on Windows) to repair any problems.

Even if you checked the battery stats and it wasn't the media scanner, that might give you a hint of what has been causing the problem.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s
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# Question
Title: Cant access my samsung galaxy tab 3 for kids as my google account is blocked
My son has blocked my daughters Samsung galaxy Tab 3 for kids. It wont recognise my google account as it has exceeded the 5 tries. I have tried holding down the home, sound and power buttons and the little man appears but I don't get any msg about factory reset. Can anyone help?

# Answer
> 0 votes
How to hard reset:

Warning! All data will be lost! Use this at your own risk!

1.Turn off your tablet

2.Push together volume up + home key + power key until Samsung logoo appears

3.Select with volume key "wipe data" and push power key to confirm

4.Select "yes" and push power key to confirm

5.Wait until format ends

6.Push power key to confirm "reboot"

7.Wait until the tablet restarts

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Tags: google
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# Question
Title: Create shortcut to system apk that doesn't have a shortcut
So I have a MTK Android Phone, the gps of which sucks. Only App that can get a fix is ygps.apk in engineering mode. I have to keep it running background so other gps apps can get fix. Every time I want to launch this app I need to go to engineering mode, although my phone is rooted and I know where the YGPS.apk is.

Can I create a shortcut for this app so i can launch it with one click?

# Answer
Several launchers can do that, e.g. *Apex* and *Nova*. You pretend to create a shortcut, select "Activities", browse for the app you normally use to enter engineering mode, and see what activities it provides. Should have one for that YGPS if you normally launch it from there.

There are other tools available specifically creating similar shortcuts (if you don't want to use one of those browsers), e.g. Activity Launcher should be worth a closer look then.

In either case, you get a complete list of all available apps – regardless of whether they are shown in your app drawer or are hidden from it. So even if that YGPS is a separate app, it should show up here with its activities. If its an activity of some other app, it should show up there.
> 2 votes

# Answer
I had exactly the same experience with YGPS.

QuickShortcut Maker is an app that allows you to create a shortcut to an application from the list of activities which are installed on your phone.

This works with YGPS and YGPS works when launched this way.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Tasker could do something for you, like start the ygps app before the 'real' one starts.
> 0 votes

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Tags: home-screen-shortcuts
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# Question
Title: Anything else works besides safestrap to install ROMs on n900a (at&t) Note 3?
Question is pretty self explanatory. Is there any other method available to bypass bootloader and install ROMs like other models? Is at&t bootloader still under lock and key?

# Answer
> -1 votes
At the moment... no man, but be sure, there would be a way!

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Tags: applications, rom-flashing, clockworkmod-recovery, samsung-galaxy-note-3, twrp
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# Question
Title: Re-Installing an unpublished purchased app?
Can i install a purchased app from playstore even if its unpublished from store? I know it will be displayed on my apps list, but i think we can delete apps from that list too.In that case how I can find the app and reinstall it..

# Answer
> 1 votes
You'll have to just Google it and find a copy elsewhere on the internet. If it's unpublished from the Play Store, you can't install it from there anymore.

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Tags: google-play-store, installation, uninstallation
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# Question
Title: Trouble rooting my Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2(gt-s7582)
I have tried to root my device with odin 3.3 and everything went well. The software showed the result 'pass', but there is no `su` application. I have also installed ConnectBot and tried the command `su` but it hasn't worked. Please help me, I need to root the mobile because my device has got some problem, I lost my photos and to recover the images I have to root my mobile.

# Answer
What package were you using in Odin to flash your phone? I don't think flashing a new OS in ODIN will help much with rooting.

Download towelroot on your phone, and root that way: Towelroot.com

Download and install the APK. Click the lamda, and then install SuperSU from the Play Store.
> 1 votes

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Tags: rooting, samsung-galaxy-s-duos-2
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# Question
Title: what is uses-permission "android.permission.INTERNET"?
I read something about uses-permission in android application , but I don't know what is "android.permission.INTERNET" , or why we need this.

# Answer
> 4 votes
## android.permission.INTERNET is a permission required by apps that access the Internet in any capacity.

Many applications use this permission to get data from a remote server, display advertisements, or send usage statistics to the developer.

If you're wondering why a specific app requires the permission, your best bet would be to ask the developer directly.

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Tags: applications, permissions
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# Question
Title: Save & restore a real device's state, similar to emulator snapshot
I am just wondering, is it possible to save & restore a real device's state, similar to emulator snapshots?

By using snapshot, we don't need to boot at every time and can just continue from last state (e.g. last opened app or wherever you were left) of the device. This can be very handy on power failure.

# Answer
No. What you're describing is something like the "hibernate" option you get on PCs. It would need support from the kernel and the userspace parts of Android. Since 4.2, the boot process on Android has been a lot faster on real devices, so typically it would be slower to boot from hibernation than to boot in the conventional way.
> 1 votes

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Tags: boot
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# Question
Title: Is there Any Way to Make Android Stay on the Same Page on the Application Drawer after Pressing the Home Button?
Often, I press the home button to end an unresponsive app, with intentions of starting the app back up. However, when I open back up the application drawer, it is always on the first page, and not the page I was previously on, which wastes time. Is there any setting that can change this so that the last page visited will be reopened? (LG Nexus 5, Running Android 4.4.4) I apologise for the terrible question, I know it's probably just the way things are, but it can get irritating. Perhaps, if it is not possible to change this, I will have to get into the habit of searching for apps using "Google Now" on my home screen, but, in the meantime, I shall wait and see. Thank you for any contribution.

EDIT: I am new to this, so I may have tagged something irrelevant or placed my question in the wrong place etc.

# Answer
> 2 votes
The app drawer is a part of the launcher app, so you can replace it simply by switching to a different launcher. Just install a new launcher of your choice that works the way you like.

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Tags: stock-android, app-drawer
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# Question
Title: Device does not boot after crash without power plug
In the last few weeks I'm faced with a somehow strange behaviour of my Android device (Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, GT-I9295, Android 4.2.2, Kernel-Version 3.4.0-2015525):

If the phone crashes resulting in power-off when doing some CPU or network intensive task, it is not possible to boot it afterwards unless it is plugged into the power outlet. Even using a so called Battery Power pack as external power supply doesn't help.

In some cases, it boots until the PIN input. In other cases, it completely refuses to boot.

Any suggestion?

# Answer
Problem solved: the reason was a defect in the battery. There was a small crack over the side of the battery. It was replaced by the shop where I bought the Phone last year.
> 0 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, boot, crashes
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# Question
Title: Increase internal storage of android device
I have 178MB on internal storage and I'm out of space, currently I have installed CM 10.1 and I want to know what choices do I have to get more space to install new applications, removing applications is not an option and deleting junk files either. I count with a 2gb sd card and I have heard that switching sd with phone internal storage is possible. What tool do you recommend?

# Answer
> 3 votes
There are two kind of solutions. One is to repartition, as you don't mentioned what kind of Android powered Smartphone you have I will try to get deep and the other to move apps to microSD (please read below).

1. If your device has a MediaTek cpu you can try Meteos Tool for repartitioning, you can find some details here http://www.modaco.com/topic/365701-re-partition-any-mtk6589-phone-without-a-pc-more-data-storage/. This application can be used on the smartphone and repartition the memory to different sizes depending on the selection of the user and the limit of the memory itself. I have used it, it's very easy to be implemented.
2. The other solution is to use something that is called Link2SD. This although is not repartitioning the memory, it moves every app even other files to the microSD memory (there are solutions to run the whole ROM from the microSD) and have free space at the smartphone memory. This way it solves the problem of the internal low memory.

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Tags: cyanogenmod, internal-storage
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title: how to rename the new folder name

text:
# Question
Title: how to rename the new folder name
Hi Guys i need to know how to change the folder name in samsung galaxy ace duos. I will create it by Tapping up the settings key in the screen and then click on add then Folders but

i couldn't able to rename it. how to rename the folder by default it is coming as folder

# Answer
Try tapping on the name of the folder when the folder is open (in this case "Folder"). You may have to do a long-press .
> 2 votes

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-ace, home-screen-folders, 2.3.3-gingerbread
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# Question
Title: how to add gmail widget in galaxy ace duos
> How can i add gmail widget in my background screen. am unable to get it from widgets. FYI i can see Samsung Default Email widget

# Answer
I don't think Gingerbread has a built in gmail widget but take a look on the Google Play store. I found an example: "Gmail Inbox Widget" that is compatible with gingerbread and there may be others. You could set up gmail in the default mail app and use it's widget but that sounds like a horrible work around to me.

Aqua Mail - email app Says it's compatible with 2.1 and up. I think this would be the same as using the default mail client on your phone (setting up gmail in the app and using it as an email client) but it does have an email widget.

Email Widget Looks like it will do what you want but it's not free. Check to make sure it is compatible with your version of gmail before buying.
> 0 votes

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Tags: gmail, samsung-galaxy-ace, app-widgets, 2.3.3-gingerbread
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# Question
Title: How to install extensions on Android's stock browser?
I have JellyTime (R30 - https://code.google.com/p/jellytime/) installed on my HTC Desire HD phone which is running a variance of Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

Is it possible to add some extensions/features to the default available Internet Browser in Jelly Bean? For ex. Ad Blocker, Flash Blocker, etc.?

# Answer
> 0 votes
The default Browser does not have extensions, but what you are looking for might be found as Android apps, for instance: "Bookmark Sort and Backup" (BookmarkSB). The bookmarks themselves are considered part of Android not of the default browser, but the addon would only have use through the default browser and there are changes made to the options in Browser that you will not see in other browsers from installing this app.

For serious stuff like effective ad blocking and changes to the hosts file you would need root access, before you can use full features of such addons, and in particular modify your hosts file. The hosts file would apply to your entire system not to a specific browser or application.

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Tags: applications, 4.1-jelly-bean, customization, stock-browser
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# Question
Title: Huawei G700-U10 GPS keeps enabling itself after a while
Is there a method to track which apps are turning on my GPS to access my location? I just realized today that my GPS was turned on last night. I turned it off as soon as I noticed, but then it turns back on immediately with the icon flashing in the notification area. The slide bar is also switched to "enabled" in my settings.

It happens like a ghost moving behind the scenes so it is pretty scary.

Is this a spy phone, app(s) problem or Huawei issue?

It was not like this during the immediate purchase which leads me to believe it just happen recently.

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can install an app to see what apps asks permission to use GPS then you can see which app of all of them is using your gps but rulling out them one by one. Propably FB or another SNS app did this. If Huawei wanted to spy on you there are better ways to do so. One good app to start with is F-Secure App Permission and can be found here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsecure.app.permissions.privacy&hl=en

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Tags: gps, huawei-g700
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# Question
Title: Boot up Nexus 7 through induction charging
I have Nexus 7 (2013, rooted). I have seen plenty of examples of people being able to successfully modify Android system scripts such as `chargemon` to essentially hijack the few scripts running when an Android device is turned off, but plugged in through USB to charge. However, it doesn't seem that induction charging is able to offer any kind of trigger that can be taken advantage of to automatically boot up the device. Is it possible to achieve this goal without a factory hardware set, no modifications?

I'm not a hardware guy, so I really don't know anything about what I could/should do in that respect, but if hardware changes are my only option then it's not something I wouldn't look into. Are there even hardware modifications that could be possible to achieve this functionality?

# Answer
I've found a solution for the following problem:

* The Nexus 7 (2013) device must never be turned off unless it has an insufficient amount of power.
* When the Nexus 7 (2013) device is exposed to an inductive charge, it should turn on automatically.

In order to apply this change to my device, I activated the bootloader and ran a simple batch file with the following script:

```
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot oem off-mode-charge 0
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot

```

This line:

```
fastboot oem off-mode-charge 0

```

sets the device to turn on whenever there is enough charge remaining that is sufficient to power up the device. If the device is drained completely of battery, then charged via conduction to or above a level of sufficient battery for rebooting, it will not reboot unless it is then either the charger is removed and re-applied or if the power button is pressed. This means that if a device is charged from 0% battery to 100% battery and removed from the charger, it can remain turned off for shipment until it arrives at its destination, in which it can be touched to an inductive charger and instantly turned on with no power button interaction whatsoever.
> 3 votes

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Tags: nexus-7, boot, wireless-charging
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# Question
Title: What does a solid blue LED light mean on my Nexus 4 phone?
Similar to this question except my LED light is solid blue.

I've googled the subject but the only thing that came up associated with the blue light was the Facebook app, which I don't even have installed. I can't say I remember ever seeing it before.

The battery was not low. The phone was unresponsive and, though off, the screen felt unusually hot. So I pulled the battery out and let it cool down. The battery's back in but it still won't power on.

### Update

I googled "nexus 4 hot", as my phone continues to be very warm (despite remaining, to all other appearances, utterly dead), and ended up on a Google support page, where I was able to chat with a live human being, who emailed me some troubleshooting steps, which were very basic and not at all helpful.

The email included a phone number, 1-855-83-NEXUS, where I talked to another human being, who again wasn't able to help, but was very pleasant.

No one has yet been able to explain the mysterious blue light.

# Answer
This post MAY assist you (similar symptoms but no Blue light... worth a try):

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/312151-solved-nexus-4-wont-turn-charge.html

Basically it states to try to get your phone into "recovery mode" and then select "Start"... See if this at least wakes up your phone.

It includes a link to this YouTube video with step-by-step instructions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player\_embedded&v=e0FVHFg6t2I#t=159
> 2 votes

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Tags: nexus-4
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# Question
Title: Google Calendar sync back from Android phone?
I deleted all events in Google Calendar thought I didn't need them anymore some day, but I regret it now, fortunately I have all of them in the Google Calendar app of my phone (Android Jellybean), my phone is not synced with my Google account at this time, the problem is how do I sync them back? I'm worried about losing the events in my phone too if I enable sync.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Download iCal Import Export 2.2 from the play store and you can backup the calendar on your phone. Move the file to your pc and follow the instructions here: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37118?hl=en to upload to your Google calendar online.

Or maybe you can just turn sync on? That I don't know. But create the backup first if you try it!

Good luck

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Tags: sync, calendar
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title: Coverting ROM for MTK 6575

text:
# Question
Title: Coverting ROM for MTK 6575
My phone was already a dead unit but can still be detected by SPFT (Smart Phone Flash Tool). What I have is a Stock Flashable Rom which is in zip file. Is there a way to convert this into .md5 or .pmt? Or how can I flash this through SPFT.

And also, while doing the (SPFT) memory test, I got an error saying "NAND Flash not detected on phone" How can I solve this?? Thanks!!

I'm using Alcatel OT 5020a

# Answer
> 1 votes
For MTK devices you should use SP Flash Tool please find a complete Tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982587 propably this will save you from the currently situation. I am not responsible for anything may happen.

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Tags: rom-flashing
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# Question
Title: Facebook app nagging about syncing. Can it be disabled?
While only a minor issue, it is annoying. I've had a look at the settings for the facebook app, but even after disabling anything that did seem relevant to this message popping up, it still keeps showing. The app was not pre-installed on the phone, it was added by my own will, if that is any relevant information.

Is there any way to disable this, or is it a cruel "feature" added to the facebook app that can not be disabled?

# Answer
By request from 'Dan Hulme' who replied to my question, I got the message to pop up again and managed to get the app-info. It turns out to be an app connected to the Facebook app called 'SNS'. I simply removed the tick from the "Show notifications" option. The message no longer pops up.

It can otherwise be found on "Settings -\> More -\> Application manager" Shuffle so you see the "All" list, then scroll down til you find the SNS application.
> 0 votes

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Tags: applications, facebook
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title: How Android Device Manager working?

text:
# Question
Title: How Android Device Manager working?
I got one article about Android Device manager for find losing your Android device, either to theft or your own forgetfulness. The Link

How its ringing my mobile and giving correct location in map. its may cause any privacy issue?? or they may stole my data???

# Answer
> 4 votes
The Android Device Manager application has access to many device permissions. Some of those allow it enable GPS capabilities in order to find out the device's current location. Once you enable it on your phone, you can log into ADM's web site, and provided your device currently has Internet connectivity, you can send a request to your phone to retrieve this information and send it to Google's servers. Google then displays see this information on a live map.

As described in the Help section of ADM's website, you can also choose to provide the phone number to dial once you lock the device remotely (it can be any number that you currently have access to.) This information is then sent to the phone, and is displayed on the lock screen with a dial button.

You can also choose to wipe your device, in which case Google will remotely instruct the ADM app that is installed on your device to perform a full factory reset (including wiping the contents of removable storage.)

In terms of privacy issues, it's definitely a trade-off. By using apps like Android Device Manager (there are plenty of alternatives as well,) you are trusting that application's developers with your location data. In return there is a small chance that you will be able to retrieve a lost or stolen phone, or at the very least erase your private data off of it. In this case you place your trust in Google, since they are developing ADM.

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Tags: android-device-manager
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# Question
Title: What exactly gets deleted when removing Google account
When I try to remove my Google account I get the message that messages, contacts and other data from the phone will be deleted.

What does messages include? Mail messages, SMS, Whatsapp,...?

And what is meant by other data? All apps, pictures,...?

I'd like to know this for Android 4.4.2 and 4.1.1.

Thank you

# Answer
> 0 votes
I've recently removed the Google account on phones with Android 4.4.2 and 4.1.1.

As far as I can judge nothing got deleted.

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Tags: google-account, stock-android
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# Question
Title: Prevent a particular wi-fi spot from trying to connect automatically
At my work, there's a "guest" wifi spot and one for employees. The one for employees connects normally, but the guest one requires a log-in process each time, so obviously I just want to use the former.

This creates a problem, though, because sometimes my phone finds the guest network first, and so to get access I need to go to settings and explicitly tell it to connect to the same one. Annoying.

I'd like to have my phone auto-connect to networks in general, but not to the guest network. However, I can't find a setting option for autoconnect broken down by network. Any ideas.

I'm on a Moto X with Android version: 4.4.4

# Answer
Just long-tap that network on the list and click "Forget network". Android will only autoconnect to networks it has previously connected to and still remembers.
> 3 votes

# Answer
As Dan suggested, you could simply remove the AP from your list of known networks. Your device then would find it again, no problem – but it would no longer auto-connect to it *until you do so once manually.* And the latter point might be a little troublesome, in case you need that AP "from time to time" – as then you'd also need to remove it manually each time you've used it.

So if the latter is the case, you might wish to take a look at e.g. **Open WiFi Cleaner:**

> Removes open WiFi networks from the saved networks list after disconnecting.
>
> * Notification reminders on connection/disconnection
> * Whitelist of open networks to keep
> * Settings saved using Google Android backup service

With that app in use, and the AP in question *not* whitelisted, it would automatically be removed from your list of known networks whenever you decided to manually connect to it. Simply whitelist other possible open APs you want to auto-connect to, so they would not be affected.

Another app with comparable functionality is **WiFi AP whitelist**.
> 0 votes

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Tags: wifi-hotspot
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# Question
Title: Does turning WiFi on and off use more power than it being constantly on for a set amount of time?
So, often battery saving apps switch off WiFi when not connected to "save battery" (obviously). However, my question is this: if I was only out of the house for a couple of minutes, out of range of the WiFi, would turning it on and off be beneficial? In fluorescent light tubing, for example, leaving the light on is often more energy efficient than turning it off, only to turn it on again when returning a minute later. So, does the same apply to WiFi, or is WiFi being on less power consuming than turning it on and off? This might seem a stupid question, but – of course – I do what I can to save my battery life and in asking this question I am trying to better my battery saving techniques; there is nothing worse than your phone dying when waiting on a reply from someone. Is there any way to statistically prove either side or is it too "obvious" for analysis to be required?

Note: My phone is an LG Nexus 5 running Android 4.4.4.

EDIT: I believe the WiFi chip that the Nexus 5 uses is the "BCM4339 Wi-Fi Chip" manufactured by Broadcom, if this is of any help. Also, I am not looking for suggestions of other ways to extend my battery life, just an answer to my specific question. I have considered buying a power bank and other such products, but I'd preferably not have to carry these around, and simply have my phone's battery last an entire day.

Thank you for any contribution.

# Answer
> 5 votes
As you already pointed out in your question, it's a matter of intervals. Of course, turning it off-and-on like a cars indicator light is more power consuming than simply leaving it on – and turning it off for 12 hours does really save juice. The matter is to find the right "interval".

Not quite up-to-date anymore, but still sufficient for the "raw estimate": About two years ago I've posted a table with some consumption data, using two devices as reference. Let's average the values a little and assume they've changed "for the better", so we can say:

* WiFi in standby uses about 10 mW
* WiFi downloading uses about 800 mW
* WiFi uploading uses about 400 mW

WiFi searching for a nearby AP to connect to, including the entire process, must be somewhere in between (no values in my table or their sources), but I'd assume *at least* 200..400 mW here – as like with cell signal, it needs to fully power up to scan the area for available SSIDs. Let's further assume the connect process takes about 5..10s, just to have some numbers to juggle with:

* 5s × 200 ms = 1.000 units (minimum power-up consumption)
* 10s × 400 ms = 4.000 units (maximum power-up consumption)
* 10s × 10 ms = 100 units (maximum standby consumption)

By those numbers (being ***just raw estimates, not scientific calculations!***), results would be:

100..400 seconds are the minimum "disconnected time" for your described "toggle" to *not consume more juice* than staying in standby. **Toggling would thus make sense only for breaks of about 10 minutes and up.**

For a similar calculation, you might be interested in 2G versus 3G: Does it really save battery? :)

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### To avoid misunderstandings:

As Dan correctly pointed out in the comments, I've omitted a lot of details here. I was aware of that: the above is nothing but an idealized number-juggling, which should show that even at best circumstances permanent toggling is no good idea. Calculating "exact numbers" which are at the same time "absolute" is impossible, as too many factors play a role here:

* noone expects WiFi idling at 10 mW with the connection lost. It will certainly "power up" on a search for available networks.

Plus the points Dan mentioned:

* many apps that perform network operations in the background use a broadcast receiver to run when the network connection comes up. If you're actually connecting to a network each time you turn the Wi-Fi on, all these apps will run, drawing more power. On each "toggle on and connect", that is – while they wouldn't do so at all otherwise, or at least at very lower intervals
* if the Wi-Fi was on all the time, the same apps might run more or fewer times to update or sync data. This very much depends on the apps installed/used
* if you're waking the device up and/or turning the screen on just to turn on Wi-Fi and check for messages, that'll use more power than the Wi-Fi itself.

So please read my conclusion as "it makes no sense for time-frames smaller than 10 min". The longer the interval, the more likely it makes sense – and the shorter, the less.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Turning the wifi on and off is more energy efficient than leaving it on all the time. I cannot think of a way to statistically prove this since the power consumption is influenced by other factors. For better battery life I can recommend greenify, turn off all location services and disable the "always allow network scan" in the wifi settings.

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Tags: battery-life, stock-android
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title: Can I restore my contacts on new phone?

text:
# Question
Title: Can I restore my contacts on new phone?
I was using Samsung Galaxy S Duos, which was stolen 2 months back. I now have a new Android phone - the Micromax. I thought I lost all my contacts, but somebody insisted that you can restore it using Gmail account even though I never manually performed a backup of my contacts. I remember the day when I took the phone, and it asked me for a Gmail account.

For my profile and I gave the Gmail account and also always "Account sync" option was on in my mobile.

Now my questions are:

1. Can I still get those contacts restored on my new mobile? I have not manually done a backup, just the Gmail account that I set when I got that phone was in sync.
2. If yes, can I get it on Micromax cell also?

# Answer
First, make sure that your contacts from your old phone were saved as Google contacts. You can do that by going to: http://www.google.com/contacts from any computer and login in with the Google account you used on your old phone.

If your contacts are there - you're in luck. Just add this Google account to your new phone and the contacts will be synced.
> 6 votes

# Answer
Yes to both of your questions. Once you attempt to sync your phone to gmail, it should ask you if you want to import contact from your Google account. That said, if you exported your contacts from your previous phone, then you will be able to retrieve them on any Android device.
> 1 votes

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Tags: contacts, google-account, restore
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# Question
Title: What is the name/version number of the stock browser that comes on Android 2.3?
I am doing research on mobile web design for an upcoming project and part of what I need to find is the marketshare of mobile browsers so we can determine which ones we will support. I have found statistics of mobile browser marketshare but I now need to clarify exactly what I am seeing.

I see statistics for "Android Browser 4.0" and I *assume* it is the stock browser for Android 4.x devices. But if that were true I would expect to see statistics for an "Android Browser 2.0" or "Android Browser 3.0" in the statistics but I do not. I can't imagine that all Android 2.x users don't surf the Internet or use non-default browsers so it appears that my assumption is incorrect.

So what is the name/version number of the stock browser in Android 2.3 (or all 2.x) devices?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Please see this link on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android\_version\_history

See **usage share** wikipedia reference, obtaining user agent and application is not straight forward.

* Many Android browsers identify themselves as Safari on iOS (among other things) in order to aid compatibility
* Many Linux Browsers identify themselves as Safari on Mac OS X (among other things) in order to aid compatibility

When I use **Dolphin** my user agent does not show anything resembling Gingerbread 2.3.4 or my browser. The following is by default though I can change my user agent that's part of using a browser.

**Dolphin** showing as a **mobile device**:
**User Agent:** Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.3.4; en-us; A1\_07 Build/GRJ22) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1

**Dolphin** with user agent as **desktop**:
**User Agent:** Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10\_6\_3; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0 Safari/533.1

For the **default Android browser** on my tablet:
**User Agent:** Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.3.4; en-us; A1\_07 Build/GRJ22) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1

And for **Firefox**
**User Agent:** on my tablet
Mozilla/5.0 (Android; Mobile; rv:31.0) Gecko/31.0 Firefox/31.0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage\_share\_of\_web\_browsers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser\_sniffing

To go much beyond general user oriented information/interest, you would have find out more from developers.

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, stock-browser
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title: HTC One Mini data recovery after root

text:
# Question
Title: HTC One Mini data recovery after root
Last night I wiped and rooted my HTC One Mini and lost a few photos. Is there any way to get them back?

# Answer
That's one of our more frequent questions, so we've set up some "first-aid-info" in the data-recovery tag-wiki1. Especially take a look at

Also, the links to details on "File Carving" and specific recovery tools might prove helpful.

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**1:** It's always a good idea to check our tag-wikis, as they often contain such "first aid" or at least useful information/links. You can find them either hovering your mouse over a tag and click the "info" link inside the opening box – or simply click the tag, and select the left-most tab on the new page.
> 0 votes

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Tags: data-recovery, htc-one-mini
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title: How can I remotely wipe a stolen phone?

text:
# Question
Title: How can I remotely wipe a stolen phone?
My phone have been stolen and I have many pictures on it, and secret things! How can I trash every thing on it through a Whatsapp message? I have not tired anything yet.

# Answer
if you have android device manager then login to android device manager through your PC, the rest you can control it from there :-)
> -2 votes

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Tags: security, lost-phone
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# Question
Title: how to manage and delete duplicate joined contacts?
How can i disjoin my contacts?

i do not know why but many of my contacts have like 10 similar joined contacts (because of multiple import i think from SIM to phone and vice versa ) and i have to go to process of manually disjoining them one by one and then go to multiple delete and then select and delete them

I have tried a few top android contacts manager but i cannot get the 2 mentioned requested features?

# Answer
just use this app, it will delete your duplicates https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accaci&hl=en
> -1 votes

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Tags: contacts
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# Question
Title: Ignore crack in Android screen (and entire front panel) or take some action
My Galaxy S3 was in my jeans pocket when I leaned over to pick something up that I dropped under the table. A few minutes later, when I took out my phone, I saw a long diagonal crack from one side of the phone, straight through the middle of the screen area and all the way to the further edge of the phone. Thankfully everything still works.

My question is, is there anything I should do about it - i.e. replace the screen, layer it with transparent tape - or just leave it and everything will be fine (i.e. it can't get worse)?

# Answer
Lots of screens are cracked and they still work. Mine has had two cracks in it for over a year. At first I put thin non glossy mending tape on each crack. It was unnecessary no glass sticks out on it though I can feel them with a fingernail, so I just leave it bare. For anything worse and still working you might use a screen protector, which I'd certainly do if the alternative was getting cuts on my fingers. Would be interesting what your experience actually was as has been several months since you posted.
> 2 votes

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Tags: screen, hardware
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# Question
Title: How to root Android Jelly Bean from terminal inside Android
I have installed the Android Terminal Emulator inside Android Jelly Bean (4.2.2). The device being used is http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/mini-pcs/rk3188-android-mini-pc. **This device has problems connecting over adb to my computer. Am also unable to enter the recovery mode/download mode on this device.** Hence I cannot use any of the standard tools for rooting my device. However, I have been able to install the Android Terminal Emulator app inside Android Jelly Bean. Is it possible to root my device from the Android Terminal Emulator. Please guide me.

Is it possible to root a device via some custom system update file put in an SD? Even this could work out for me.

# Answer
> 0 votes
No. On a few devices' stock ROMs it's possible to use a security vulnerability in a driver or the kernel to root the device from the device itself, but they generally require a specific app to work (such as Framaroot for the devices and ROMs it supports). AFAIK, there isn't a single device you can exploit this way to get root from the command-line. On devices without such a vulnerability, you can only unlock the bootloader from fastboot, which requires you to be in fastboot mode, or some equivalent vendor-specific tool.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Have you looked into TowelRoot by GeoHotz? It's a kernel based exploit that works on (nearly) every device. You just push the apk to your phone and run the apk from a file manager, reboot, and installer superuser from the play store....

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Tags: rooting, root-access
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# Question
Title: Exception while receiving OTA update: TCP connection is not from a google app, closing it
I'm trying to update over the air the firmware of my Samsung Gear Live. Current build number is KKV81.

But when I go to System updates I see the message: "Something went wrong. Try again?"

In the same time in logcat (through usb dongle) I see this:

```
08-07 20:06:40.620      606-606/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ onCreate
08-07 20:06:41.660      454-569/? I/ActivityManager﹕ START u0 {act=android.settings.SYSTEM_UPDATE_SETTINGS cmp=com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateWearableActivity} from pid 619 on display 0
08-07 20:06:41.720      606-606/? D/SystemUpdateActivity﹕ status=6 mobile=false batteryState=0 roaming=false lastCheckinTime=1407349343493 mSetupWizard=false
08-07 20:06:41.780      454-474/? I/ActivityManager﹕ Displayed com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateWearableActivity: +105ms
08-07 20:06:42.000      662-682/? W/bt-btif﹕ dm_pm_timer expires
08-07 20:06:42.000      662-682/? W/bt-btif﹕ dm_pm_timer expires 0
08-07 20:06:42.000      662-682/? W/bt-btif﹕ proc dm_pm_timer expires
08-07 20:06:43.620      606-606/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ onCreate
08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ network: NetworkInfo: type: PROXY[], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: enabled, extra: (none), roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, isConnectedToProvisioningNetwork: false; metered: false; mobile allowed: true
08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ current file is null
08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ mSize -1 mDownloaded -1
08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ status is 1 (ready)
08-07 20:06:43.650     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ starting download of http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/global_samsung_sprat/9463bb9866a01116311155b89e4aae4c436db98c.signed-sprat-KMV78Y-from-KKV81.9463bb98.zip
08-07 20:06:43.660      606-606/? D/SystemUpdateActivity﹕ status=2 mobile=false batteryState=0 roaming=false lastCheckinTime=1407349343493 mSetupWizard=false
08-07 20:06:43.660     606-1692/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ now status is 2 (in_progress)
08-07 20:06:43.670     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ querying downloadmanager
08-07 20:06:43.690     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ mUrl is http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/global_samsung_sprat/9463bb9866a01116311155b89e4aae4c436db98c.signed-sprat-KMV78Y-from-KKV81.9463bb98.zip
08-07 20:06:43.700     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ including auth header <AUTH_HEADER_HERE>...
08-07 20:06:43.710     606-1694/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ network: NetworkInfo: type: PROXY[], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: enabled, extra: (none), roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, isConnectedToProvisioningNetwork: false; metered: false; mobile allowed: true
08-07 20:06:43.710     606-1694/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ now status is 2 (in_progress)
08-07 20:06:44.690      168-169/? E/clockwork_proxy_native﹕ Cannot find uid for tcp connection from 192.168.167.239:44849 to 212.0.195.142:80
08-07 20:06:44.690    1378-1453/? D/ClockworkProxy﹕ TCP connection requested by uid=-1
08-07 20:06:44.690    1378-1453/? D/ClockworkProxy﹕ TCP connection is not from a google app, closing it...
08-07 20:06:44.700     606-1693/? I/DownloadAttempt﹕ caught ioexception
    java.io.EOFException
            at com.android.okhttp.internal.Util.readAsciiLine(Util.java:342)
            at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RawHeaders.fromBytes(RawHeaders.java:311)
            at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpTransport.readResponseHeaders(HttpTransport.java:135)
            at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.readResponse(HttpEngine.java:644)
            at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.execute(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:353)
            at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getResponse(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:297)
            at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:509)
            at apc.b(SourceFile:328)
            at apc.doInBackground(SourceFile:44)
            at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:288)
            at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)
            at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:841)
08-07 20:06:44.710     606-1697/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ network: NetworkInfo: type: PROXY[], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: enabled, extra: (none), roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, isConnectedToProvisioningNetwork: false; metered: false; mobile allowed: true
08-07 20:06:44.710     606-1697/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ now status is 5 (failed)
08-07 20:06:44.730      606-606/? D/SystemUpdateActivity﹕ status=6 mobile=false batteryState=0 roaming=false lastCheckinTime=1407349343493 mSetupWizard=false
08-07 20:06:44.730     606-1697/? I/SystemUpdateService﹕ download failed; clearing attempt
08-07 20:06:44.750      606-610/? D/dalvikvm﹕ GC_CONCURRENT freed 298K, 9% free 6140K/6724K, paused 3ms+11ms, total 41ms
08-07 20:06:44.760     606-1697/? V/SystemUpdateService﹕ retry (wakeup: true) in 19969 ms
08-07 20:06:49.230      454-483/? I/PowerManagerService﹕ Going to sleep by user request...

```

What can be done here to proceed with OTA update? Where can I fire this bug to Google?

P.s.: corresponding thread on he xda.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Finally, I was able to update the watch. This error persisted while I was staying in 3g-zone of local operator - Unite (Moldova). (I tried both - sharing 3g connection from the Android phone and sharing 3g connection from router, in both cases update was failed with stacktrace above). As soon as I moved home to the fixed ethernet network I was able to proceed with update. In the same time, it was quite hard to proceed with installing update after it was actually downloaded. The "yes" button in the prompt "Do I want to install update" was clickable, but there happened nothing on click. Finally, after restarting and unknown action from me I was able to make update. I am happy now. :)

So, try to move to other internet provider and try to update there.

---
Tags: ota-update, samsung-galaxy-gear, android-wear
---


title: Phone unusable whilst charging

text:
# Question
Title: Phone unusable whilst charging
I have a fairly old samsung galaxy S2 android 4.1.2. In the last few weeks, it has been behaving really oddly when plugged in to charge. The 'desk clock' page flashes up every few seconds of its own accord, and sometimes the 'voice command' page. When I try to use the phone, I can only operate it for a few seconds at most before one of these things flashes up, which means I have to come out of it and try to get back into what I was doing (usually just for the clock page to come back up again instantly). It's getting worse, to the point I just can't use it when plugged in.

I appreciate the answer is probably eventually going to be to buy a new phone, but was wondering if anyone had any ideas or suggestions in the meantime. Many thanks.

# Answer
Check if your charger's current or voltage is not higher than what your phone is supposed to accept. I had similar issues before with generic (chinese) Android chargers.
> 0 votes

---
Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-2, charging, clock
---


title: Using an iPhone headset on a HTC One V

text:
# Question
Title: Using an iPhone headset on a HTC One V
Is an HTC One V fully compatible with an iPhone headset? This site seems to indicate it is, but questions like this have me worried. Would it work with an app?

# Answer
I don't know about the HTC One V specifically, but in my experience, the Mic, stereo ouputs, and the single button answer/stop will work for both Apple and (most if not all) Android phones. But the volume up/down buttons will not work, even with an app such as headphone button controller; it simply does not get detected.

The problem arises when the marketing depts start using a word such as "compatible", meaning a degree of compatibility, but not necessarily every function. So they feel OK saying an Apple headphone is compatible, meaning just the audio works, or even the audio and the answer button.

However, it is possible that the HTC can somehow detect and use these extra two buttons, I suppose, but I would guess not.
> 0 votes

---
Tags: headphone-jack, headset, htc-one-v, headset-controls
---


# Question
Title: Hacked and left with messed up internal file system
My Samsung Galaxy S3 Sprint was hacked a couple of weeks ago. This happened after all of our laptops were hacked as well. I have strong evidence to support all are now hosting botnets. I THINK I could fix my phone if I could get it wiped. However, wiping via Clockwork Mod, factory reset, etc. leaves me with files and folders that should be wiped.

I recall seeing some config file which stated "allow factory reset" = false. I was able to make some progress by installing CyanogenMod until updates ran which put me back to square one. I can't download GApps but managed to get the Amazon Appstore. Other than that, I have fake system processes running. Such as "System UI" but when you open it up it says it's actually `android.keylogger`. You can kill all processes and it still runs, so I'm assuming the real ones are hidden.

I've found the complete root file system in three places and it appears I might be mounted to their network or system. My firewall shows constant connections between three different "companies". Same with the computers. If you block the app they are coming in through, they then say they are another app. Such as Akamai Technologies via the Amazon app. I block it and then that name and IP range starts coming through as Sprint or CyanogenMod. I've looked up all IPs and most come back linked to a backdoor trojan/spy network.

My question is, is there somewhere I can view the internal file tree so that I can compare? If I could see what doesn't belong, I should be able to get this under control via the terminal or Linux. Before anyone asks, every virus program has been run. The actual virus is gone. I'm left with the bots and a screwed-up filesystem. Once I find a way to actually wipe the device, the little nightmare bots should go too. This is 100℅ driving me nuts! I'd appreciate any help!

# Answer
Burn the hardware. If it's dug itself in deeply enough to survive a factory reset and installing a new OS from scratch, then there's no way you can trust this hardware again.
> 2 votes

# Answer
1. Take the S3's battery out for 30 minutes.
2. Then, reinsert the battery and use Samsung Odin to wipe the S3 and install a new Android firmware by doing:

1. If you haven't installed the USB drivers for your S3, then install **Samsung Mobile Phones USB Drivers 1.5.33.exe**. Otherwise, skip this step. For Windows OS, you can download the Samsung USB drivers for mobile devices here (Straight download).
    2. Shut down your phone.
    3. Boot your phone into **Download** mode i.e. Hold **Volume Down + Home + Power** buttons down simultaneously. Then, press the Volume Up button to initiate Download mode.
    4. Plug in the phone's USB cable: one end into your phone's connector and the other to your PC's USB port or Hub.
    5. Open **Odin3** (This version runs in Windows only) and check only the "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options. Note: Download Odin from here.
    6. Click the "PDA" button and select `<S3_firmware>.tar`. Then hit the "Start" button and wait.
    7. Once Odin3 signaled "PASS!", unplug the phone's USB cable. Your S3 now has the new Android firmware.
3. Once the firmware is installed, do a Factory Reset.
4. Wipe the internal SD card, too, in case of rogue software lying around.
5. If you have an external microSD card installed in your S3, wipe this card as well. Note: Back up any personal files (photos, music, etc.) before the wipe.
> 0 votes

---
Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-3, malware
---


# Question
Title: How to remove useless space after removing google now search bar?
Please tell me there is a way to get rid of that blank space that was left after I removed the google now search bar from my Moto G running 4.3.

I managed to deactivate it via the apps' settings, and after a reboot the search bar was gone, but now my clock looks horrible being too low on the screen and the space where the bar was is completely useless now, it looks awful.

I really don't want to root the phone since I don't really need it, and I actually like the GUI the phone has so I don't think I'd want to change anything with a launcher as I've seen in another answers.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I'm assuming that you are talking about Home screen.
If yes ,
**Press and hold on Clock Widget and drag it up**.

I will answer more precisely if you post a screenshot.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The Google search bar is built into the launcher. You can disable the bar, but you can't remove the empty space. The best bet would be to use another launcher (like you mentioned) or to install a custom ROM.

I have a Moto G as well, and although I love the stock android look, I am now using Nova Launcher due to it's customizability and the ability to remove the search bar.

# Answer
> 0 votes
The blank space disappears when you restart the phone.

---
Tags: 4.3-jelly-bean, app-widgets, google-now, google-search
---


# Question
Title: Why does this website look different on Firefox app?
The website is paytm.com. When viewed on Firefox (latest v31.0) it looks like this:

Whereas on Chrome/UCBrowser and most other browsers it looks like this:

Also on other browsers after entering the mobile number the operator is selected automatically. That doesn't happen with firefox.

Here's another example. Let's open google.com and click the hamburger icon on top left. On other browsers it opens up on slide out panel on the left, like this:
whereas on firefox, it just opens up a new webpage entirely.

Can this be changed by altering some settings or is this because of a missing functionality in the browser itself?

# Answer
It's common for websites to look different on different browsers. Some websites might almost totally loose intended functionality according to which browser a user is using.

The author often tests his site to make sure it looks the way he wants it to on various browsers by actually testing the browser. When, because of the difference in browsers it doesn't have the best display, the author may specify which browser its optimized for.

I don't know if it's in this particular case, but at times the website developer will actually test for which browser is being used and implement various features according to the type of browse results. Many browsers has a feature to actually announce the type of browser so that it may take advantages of certain options that the author may not expect available in a different browser type.

Because of these differences users often reserve specific browsers based on how a site might appear in that browser.

I just looked at the site on four different browsers on my computer (Opera, Firefox, Chrome, and Midori). The site looked basically the same on all four. This might be a results of my general settings preference for the four browsers.

Another factor is the Android version of the browsers has their own feature list to to enhance sites to be optimized for the hand-held. You can experiment with the options on your Android to change the appearance.

---

**Updated Info based on comments:**

Many times the Android browser will try to find a mobile version of it site. If one exist it may use that one. It's possible that the site is providing an incomplete flawed mobile version.

Ultimately the resolution is to communicate with the support people of the site and describe the problem/flaw. You'll have to as you have just learned, test a different browser when you think something is malfunctioning.

Sites looking different on different browsers or devices is more common than you might think. This is why when you contact a site for support one of the first things they ask you is which browser are you using. They'll also eventually ask you which OS are you running.
> 1 votes

---
Tags: browser, firefox-for-android
---


# Question
Title: CWM for unsupported device but with same specs
I have an archos 40 titanium and I'd like to install cwm (already rooted). There is no official support but on this thread they say their instructions worked for the 45 titanium which has almost the same specifications (same processor and RAM amount ), only the screen size differ (+0.5 inch). Is it considered safe to follow the instructions for my 40ti?

# Answer
When unofficially modifying your phone, nothing is safe... But if others say it worked, give it a shot. Just keep in mind that anything can go wrong, so back up your data and have a Plan B for recovering your system.

Edit: Plan B (how to recover your phone):

Recovery Software: http://www.archos.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=120&id=301

Stock ROM: http://update.archos.com/AFMv1/storage//files/full/a40ti/20130922.101129/OTA972121\_8916\_V007049.zip
> 2 votes

---
Tags: recovery-mode, clockworkmod-recovery
---


# Question
Title: Can I Install Only The Google Account rather than the entire stack?
I am currently running an Aosp-based custom rom on Android 4.4.2 with zero bloatware, yeah, I detest bloatware. After going through struggles with the amount of resources Google's play services do to my phone and my phone's data usage.

I had to get rid of the entire gapps package for good by re-flashing the rom without flashing the gapps package. I've also had to do offline install of Android packages, and all apps requiring I've got an Active google account have had to suffer an unpremeditated uninstall.

Now, I have so far survived without a google account on this phone, I miss Chrome's Sync with my PC though, but I was just thinking if the gapps package could be extracted from the Android OS, is there an alternative/mod for those of us who only want **explicitly** a **google account** in `Settings > Account` without Play Store, Gmail....etc

# Answer
> 2 votes
You might wish to check with Are there any solutions other than flashing Gapps, to have Google accounts on CyanogenMod? – where I named an alternative:

On XDA, you can find the NOGAPPS project, which basically is an OpenSource replacement of most Google apps (including Playstore), often mapping to free alternatives (e.g. OpenStreetMap for maps). The "elements" come as separate packages to install, so you can pick the ones you want – and simply skip the others. Status is different for each of the services: some are actively developed, some are "not yet usable", some seem even to be "abandoned" (like the Playstore replacement *BlankStore*, which is discontinued since 2012 – but luckily seems to have a successor named *Blank Store*).

I've not (yet) used it, so I cannot tell which parts are essential or how well those replacements work. But head over and check out for yourself. Marvin seems to still actively be on it (last update of the "lead post" was just a few days ago).

As for "zero bloatware" and "Android without Google", you might also wish to check my answer here ;)

# Answer
> 1 votes
If you have a routed phone/android, log into the system as root and use the program manager "PM" to systematically remove each app/gapp you don't want. If that breaks a feature you need, use pm to put it back and move on to other "bloatware" you want to remove.

To use the shell install the Android SDK package.

I would suggest that you backup a package before removing it: Is it possible to backup apk from an installed application?

So, having your clean custom built rom, you should be able to use the same feature to individual install which particular gapp you want from your backup.

Installing an app is simple from the cli:

```
$ adb install -s example.apk

```

By the way, this is a good reference for the Android Debug Bridge (adb) commands.

Look at the install section:

```
install [options] <PATH>

-l: Install the package with forward lock.
-r: Reinstall an exisiting app, keeping its data.
-t: Allow test APKs to be installed.
-i <INSTALLER_PACKAGE_NAME>: Specify the installer package name.
-s: Install package on the shared mass storage (such as sdcard).
-f: Install package on the internal system memory.
-d: Allow version code downgrade.

```

---
Tags: custom-roms, google-account, customization, google
---


# Question
Title: Help me identify, root, and install custom recovery my tablet
My friend gave a tablet. I want to root and tweak it so I can use it but after 6 hours of searching I gave up. How do I root this and find out what device this is?

After hours of surfing I ended up to this tablet models:

* WM8850-MID7038
* RS2906-MID7038
* (Touchmate) TM-MID730 - I tried the rooting process of this unit to my tablet, and I my tablet encountered boot-loop

I would like to know how to install a custom recovery and how to do the rooting process.

I installed an apps that gives system info:

```
OS
Browser UserAgent : Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.0.4; en-gb; MID Build/IMM76D) AppleWebKit/534.30 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Safari/534.30

Android ID : 145db405c08a059e

Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 19 minutes, 4 seconds

Uptime (without sleeps) : 0 days, 0 hours, 19 minutes, 4 seconds

Configuration
Font Scale : 1.3
Hard Keyboard Hidden : YES
Keyboard : NOKEYS
Keyboard Hidden : NO
Locale : en_GB
MCC : 0
MNC : 0
Navigation : NONAV
Navigation hidden : YES
Orientation : PORTRAIT
Screen Height DP : 1018
Screen Width DP : 640
Smallest Screen Width DP : 600
Screen Layout :
LONG_NO
SIZE_LARGE
SIZE_NORMAL
SIZE_SMALL
Touchscreen : FINGER
UI Mode :
NIGHT_NO
TYPE_NORMAL

BuildInfos
Android version : 4.4.4
Release Codename : REL
API LEVEL : 15
CPU ABI : armeabi-v7a
Manufacturer : unknown
Bootloader : unknown
CPU ABI2 : armeabi
Hardware : rk29board
Radio : unknown
Board : rk29sdk
Brand : Android
Device : rk2906
Display : IMM76D
Fingerprint : Android/rk2906/rk2906:4.0.4/IMM76D/20120620.094049:user/release-keys
Host : android-desktop
ID : IMM76D
Model : MID
Product : rk2906
Tags : release-keys
Type : user
User : android

Battery
Not charging...
Level : 35 %
Technology : Li-ion
Temperature : 0.0 âˆžC (32.0âˆžF)
Voltage : 3829 mV

Memory
Download Cache Max: 112MB/ Free: 108MB
data Max: 504MB/ Free: 395MB
External storage: mounted
External storage Max: 2.05GB/ Free: 812MB
External storage removable: true
External storage emulated: false
External SDCard Max: 0.93GB/ Free: 0.93GB
Total RAM: 333MB
Free RAM: 168MB
Threshold RAM: 40.47MB

Low Memory Killer Levels
FOREGROUND_APP:__ 14.35MB
VISIBLE_APP:_________ 19.41MB
SECONDARY_SERVER: 24.47MB
HIDDEN_APP:________ 32.47MB
CONTENT_PROVIDER: 40.47MB
EMPTY_APP:__________ 50.59MB

Telephony
Data Activity: DATA_ACTIVITY_NONE
Data State: DATA_DISCONNECTED
IMEI(or MEID): 355691453140520
IMEI/SoftVer: null
MSISDN: null
Registered MCC:
Registered MCC MNC:
Registered Operator Name:
Network Type: NETWORK_TYPE_UNKNOWN
Phone Type: PHONE_TYPE_NONE
SIM Country Code:
SIM MCC MNC:
SIM Operator Name:
SIM Serial Number: null
SIM State: SIM_STATE_UNKNOWN
Subscriber ID(IMSI): null
VoiceMail number: null
Roaming: false
No Cell detected

Networks
Background Data Usage: true

type mobile[UNKNOWN]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type WIFI[]
state CONNECTED/CONNECTED
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable true

type mobile_mms[UNKNOWN]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type mobile_supl[UNKNOWN]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type mobile_hipri[UNKNOWN]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type ETHERNET[]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type mobile_fota[UNKNOWN]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type mobile_ims[UNKNOWN]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type mobile_cbs[UNKNOWN]
state UNKNOWN/IDLE
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable false

type WIFI[]
state CONNECTED/CONNECTED
reason (unspecified)
extra (none)
roaming false
failover false
isAvailable true

Wifi
State: WIFI_STATE_ENABLED

Current access point: SSID: PLDTHOMEDSLEmArK, BSSID: 00:0e:f4:d5:a0:e2, MAC: 00:c3:51:75:ee:56, Supplicant state: COMPLETED, RSSI: -45, Link speed: 150, Net ID: 0, Explicit connect: false

DHCP info: ipaddr 192.168.1.4 gateway 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 dns1 192.168.1.1 dns2 0.0.0.0 DHCP server 192.168.1.1 lease 86400 seconds

Last Scan:
0 SSID: PLDTHOMEDSLEmArK, BSSID: 00:0e:f4:d5:a0:e2, capabilities: [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][WPS][ESS], level: -37, frequency: 2462

Configured Networks:
0 ID: 0 SSID: "PLDTHOMEDSLEmArK" BSSID: null PRIO: 1 KeyMgmt: WPA_PSK Protocols: WPA RSN AuthAlgorithms: PairwiseCiphers: TKIP CCMP GroupCiphers: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP PSK: * eap: phase2: identity: anonymous_identity: password: client_cert: private_key: ca_cert: IP assignment: DHCP Proxy settings: NONE LinkAddresses: [192.168.1.4/24,] Routes: [0.0.0.0/0 -> 192.168.1.1,] DnsAddresses: [192.168.1.1,]

CPU
Processor ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l)
BogoMIPS 1007.45
Features swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp thumbee neon vfpv3
CPU implementer 0x41
CPU architecture 7
CPU variant 0x3
CPU part 0xc08
CPU revision 2
Hardware RK29board
Revision 0000
Serial 0000000000000000
Frequency range: 408.0 -> 1008.0MHz
Current Frequency: 1008.0MHz
Frequency Stats (time):
- 408.0 MHz 89.6% (49795)
- 816.0 MHz 2.24% (1244)
- 1008.0 MHz 8.16% (4534)

Camera
As retreiving camera infos can give the impression that it is taking picture on some device, it is not enabled by default. If you wish to, go in settings menu.

Screen
Resolution: 480 x 764
Refresh Rate: 86.581
X factor for DIP: 0.75
Density: 120 dpi
Pixel per inch X: 131.94806 dpi Y: 143.43529 dpi

OpenGL
As retreiving opengl infos can crash some device, it is not enabled by default. If you wish to, go in settings menu.

Sensors
MMA8452Q 3-axis Accelerometer: 0.2 mA by Freescale Semiconductor
AK8975 3-axis Magnetic field sensor: 6.8 mA by Asahi Kasei
AK8975 Orientation sensor: 7.0 mA by Asahi Kasei
AL3006Proximity sensor: 0.5 mA by Dyna Image Corporation
AL3006 light sensor: 0.5 mA by Dyna Image Corporation

Environment
Root Directory: /system
Data Directory: /data
Download Cache Directory: /cache
External Storage State: mounted
External Storage Directory: /mnt/sdcard

Medias Directories
Alarms: /mnt/sdcard/Alarms
DCIM: /mnt/sdcard/DCIM
Downloads: /mnt/sdcard/Download
Movies: /mnt/sdcard/Movies
Music: /mnt/sdcard/Music
Notifications: /mnt/sdcard/Notifications
Pictures: /mnt/sdcard/Pictures
Podcasts: /mnt/sdcard/Podcasts
Ringtones: /mnt/sdcard/Ringtones

Features
android.hardware.wifi
android.hardware.location.network
android.hardware.nfc
android.hardware.location
android.hardware.screen.landscape
android.hardware.screen.portrait
android.hardware.wifi.direct
android.hardware.usb.accessory
android.hardware.bluetooth
android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct
android.hardware.microphone
android.hardware.sensor.light
android.hardware.camera.autofocus
android.software.live_wallpaper
android.hardware.telephony
android.software.sip
android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.jazzhand
android.hardware.usb.host
android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch
android.hardware.sensor.compass
android.hardware.faketouch
android.hardware.camera
android.software.sip.voip
android.hardware.sensor.proximity
android.hardware.location.gps
android.hardware.telephony.gsm
android.hardware.telephony.cdma
android.hardware.camera.front
android.hardware.sensor.accelerometer
android.hardware.touchscreen
glEsVers=2.0

JavaProperties
java.vendor.url: http://www.android.com/
java.class.path: .
java.class.version: 50.0
os.version: 3.0.8+
java.vendor: The Android Project
user.dir: /
user.timezone: null
path.separator: :
os.name: Linux
os.arch: armv7l
line.separator:
file.separator: /
user.name:
java.version: 0
java.home: /system

Mount points
MountPoint
Name Type Options

- /
rootfs rootfs ro,relatime

- /dev
tmpfs tmpfs rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755

- /dev/pts
devpts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600

- /proc
proc proc rw,relatime

- /sys
sysfs sysfs rw,relatime

- /acct
none cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct

- /mnt/asec
tmpfs tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000

- /mnt/obb
tmpfs tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000

- /dev/cpuctl
none cgroup rw,relatime,cpu

- /system
/dev/block/mtdblock8 ext3 ro,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=0,data=ordered

- /data
/dev/block/mtdblock6 ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue ,barrier=0,data=ordered

- /cache
/dev/block/mtdblock5 ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue ,barrier=0,data=ordered

- /sys/kernel/debug
/sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime

- /mnt/external_sd
/dev/block/vold/179:0 vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime, uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utim e=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro

- /mnt/sdcard
/dev/block/vold/31:9 vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime, uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utim e=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro

- /mnt/secure/asec
/dev/block/vold/31:9 vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime, uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utim e=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro

- /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure
tmpfs tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000

```

# Answer
> 1 votes
As a can see it has a Rockchip CPU, you try root it with VROOT http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot . Rockchip sells the majority of it chips to chinese OEMs that's why its very likely that VROOT will do the job. Please try it and reply back :)

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Tags: rooting, tablet
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title: BATTERY got wet, then won't work!

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# Question
Title: BATTERY got wet, then won't work!
What is that little sensor for on my LG cell phone that lines up with the battery? Went the battery got wet, it quit working. What is that little round sticker on the battery that lines up with that sensor? Can it be replaced?

# Answer
> 0 votes
You might be able to get a replacement battery. That's much cheaper than buying a new smartphone.

Try here:

http://www.shopandroid.com/device-selector-lg.htm

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Tags: battery-life
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# Question
Title: Reading Mifare Classic chips with Samsung Galaxy S4?
Searching the web far and wide has me almost out of hope in making Samsung's Galaxy S4 phone read the Mifare CLassic chip through NFC. But does anyone know of any form of work-around, or is this strictly a result of the NFC hardware in this phone?

# Answer
> 1 votes
Unfortunately, the NFC technology in mobile devices is ever-so-slightly different from RFID tech, making most cards unreadable. I was trying for the longest time to read HID cards on my phone, but I could never make it work.

Some cards are readable, depending on the frequency in which they operate. I can't remember off the top of my head what those are, however. This app on Play will read all the cards that your NFC chip technologically is compatible with: NFC Tag Info

According to the developer, that app can read Mifare Classic cards.

# Answer
> 3 votes
No, the S4 can't read MIFARE Classic cards. The main problem is that NXP does not license the *reader-side* of its proprietary MIFARE Classic technology (specifically the use of the (broken) Crypto-1 algorithm) to other chip manufacturers. As a result, the Broadcom NFC controller inside the S4 does not support communication with such cards.

This alone would not be too difficult to circumvent. The Crypto-1 algorithm has been reverse-engineered and published, so it could easily be implemented in software within an Android app. However, the MIFARE Classic protocol does not fully comply to ISO/IEC 14443-3 (NFC-A) in that the authentication command uses a non-standard frame format. As a result, the communication facilities accessible on Android (the closest would be the `NfcA` tag technology, that requires adherence to ISO/IEC 14443-3 framing) can't be used to communicate with MIFARE Classic tags.

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s-4, nfc
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# Question
Title: How do I disable Facebook's "Log in to sync applications" notification when the phone turns on?
Every time I turn on or restart my phone, I always get this "Log in to sync applications" notification from Facebook. How do I disable this?

# Answer
Using Titanium Backup, freeze the `SNS x.x.x` app with a Facebook icon. You can also disable this through the phone's `Settings > More > Application manager`.

**Sources:**
> 5 votes

# Answer
*The following answer is supplemental.*

I recommend using the phone settings menu to disable SNS. If it is already running the phone will handle that automatically by force-closing it. Go to `Settings > More > Application manager > All`. If you ever want to enable SNS again, you can do so by going to `Settings > More > Application manager > Turned Off`. You will find it listed here. Tap on it and then tap the *Turn On* button to enable.

Following screenshots are taken from a Samsung Galaxy S4 Plus (GT-I9506). I hope these can serve as a reference for future visitors.

One of the apps that are clearly affected by disabling SNS is the Gallery app. The SNS app has the following special permissions.

* com.sec.android.app.gallery3d.READ\_SNS
* com.sec.android.app.gallery3d.WRITE\_SNS

If I am right (which I may not be, but which I certainly should be! ;) and I am mostly right anyway!) this menas that you won't be able to share things like photos and videos directly through the Gallery or the Camer/Gallery app (Camera switches to Gallery when previewing photos). You will have to start the Facebook app and then pick your photos and videos for upload.

*As can be seen from the screenshots above, the icon of SNS does not look like a Facebook icon. It's a plain simple Android robot icon with a package on his belly.*

> It may indicate he's pregnant! hihi =) A baby droid is on the way!
> 4 votes

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Tags: notifications, facebook
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# Question
Title: Is it okay to delete CWM backups after copying them to my pc?
Recently, I installed CWM (Rom Manager) and a custom recovery in my Xperia SP. Then I went to Rom Manager and pressed 'Backup Current ROM' which took me to a screen that backed up everything. Then I used `adb pull /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup` to copy that backup into my PC. Now, the copied files in my PC are:

Now,

1. First thing, from what you see, can you tell me if the backup is complete (it is about 2 GB)? Well, this is the content of the recovery.log file.
2. Can I delete the backup present in my phone(because it is occupying a large amount of space ~2 GB)? Or should I keep it there. I have heard of mysterious evil things like **bricking, bootloops** etc. (which I am REALLY scared of). And in many places I've found that the best way to recover from those scary things is to use the backup of the ROM. Now, please **tell me that if such a disaster happens to my phone, can I transfer the files from my PC to the phone or do they need to be in the phone for me to be able to recover from the disaster?**

# Answer
> 1 votes
You can theoretically delete them without hesitation after moving, but do keep in mind that CWM depends on file integrity checks like MD5 to see if your images have not been modified since the day you took a Nandroid backup. There are some cases when phone-to-PC transfers ruin the MD5 signature1 and therefore prevent CWM from restoring the Nandroid backup in the future.

If you do every step in ROM installation exactly as said in the instructions listed on your ROM webpage and you're not going to do anything daring after successful installation, chances are you're not going to need that Nandroid backup anyway. But it's always better to be safe.

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1 speaking from experience

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Tags: rom, clockworkmod-recovery
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# Question
Title: Confirm if apps have successfully installed from Google Play (Without looking at the phone)
My girlfriend recently had her phone stolen and I'm trying to track it down by remotely installing apps on her phone via Google Play, but I can't tell if the apps are successfully installed. For example, if I turn off my phone completely, and install an app on it from Google Play, it will still report "installed" even though my phone's turned off.

# Answer
> 1 votes
The answer to your specific question is, unlikely. You can install an app that has an interface that you can communicate with. Communicating with that interface can allow you to know. But other than that, it's unlikely. And you'd have to have confirmation on the android to accept the manifest of the app's requirement list.

You may not be fully lost, however, Google does have a feature by default that you might be able to **track your phone even if you didn't install an app**.

These are some requirement which most people normally have:

```
- The android is connected with your Google account.
- Your android has access to the internet.
- The the Android Device Manager (ADM) to locate your android (turned off by default)
- Allowed ADM to lock your android and erase its data (turned off by default).

```

Try Google's Android Device Manager.

# Answer
> 0 votes
I won't answer the question itself, but the general question on how to find the stolen phone, and for sure the way you trying is not going to get you anywhere. In order to have a chance to find the stolen phone you should have already install any anti theft app like Google's Android Manager or Cerberus or any similar app. Of course these apps will work only if the thief has not already uninstalled them or reset the phone and installed a new ROM.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Go to google play on a computer and try to install an app. After pushing the Install/Installed button a popup will appear listing the permissions it requires and below that a drop down listing the devices you can install it on. Click on the drop down. If it is currently installed it will say "Your device already has this item installed" next to the device name. Otherwise it will say the last time the device was used.

I just tested this by installing an app and canceling it in the middle of the install, then re-installing it, then uninstalling it.

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Tags: google-play-store
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