# Question
Title: How can I keep track of all types of contact interactions in one place?
I'd like to record the interactions with different companies (e.g., the cable company) and document my interaction with them by recording the phone calls, uploading photos/pdfs of paperwork and set reminders... Is this functionality possible in Android, and if so, how would I accomplish it?

# Answer
One way to do this would be with **Evernote**. You could organize it all sorts of different ways (eg. Organize companies by tag or by notebook... and a new note for each interaction...) and you can attach files (photos, pdf, voice memos...) to each note. As far as recording the actual calls, as Matthew Read suggested, take a look at this question.

If you are looking for a more integrated approach that works with the current call log and calendar you could consider an app like BizLog ($9). It doesn't do everything you want but it gets you very close. If this is more of why you are looking for I'd continue your search but use terms like CRM (contact relationship manager) and contact notes, contact log or contact management.
> 2 votes

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Tags: logging, call-history
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# Question
Title: MyTouch upgraded to Froyo now requires reboot to use USB storage again
After T-Mobile upgraded my "original MyTouch 3G" to Froyo, I have to reboot the phone to reconnect it to my computer after it's been connected once and disconnected.

I've tried using different USB ports on my computer, and everything else I can think of. Is there a fix for this?

Thanks very much.

# Answer
Ensure you properly dismount the phone storage from your computer, and then have your phone mount it, before disconnecting USB.
> 0 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo
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# Question
Title: Is "ROM" the same as internal flash memory?
I saw the Nexus S storage specs are

```
512MB RAM + 16GB iNAND flash memory

```

and for the HTC Incredible S:

```
768 MB RAM and 1.5 GB ROM and microSD slot up to 32GB (8GB card included)

```

Is the Incredible's ROM the same thing as the Nexus's iNAND flash memory?

# Answer
Yes, you can see here that the HTC's ROM is referred to as "internal storage" (although it says 1.1 GB): http://www.htc.com/www/product/incredibles/specification.html.
> 2 votes

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Tags: storage, internal-storage, ram
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title: nexus s rooting wifi error problem

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# Question
Title: nexus s rooting wifi error problem
So, I have unlocked my Samsung Nexus S that runs on Android 2.3.1 and i have rooted it. The problem now is that I cant open wifi anymore, it keeps telling me "error" whenever I click on wifi ..

Why is this happening? How to fix it?

# Answer
> 2 votes
I fixed this by restoring only the android "boot" module from the original rom backup:

I used the clockworkmod recovery which can also be installed from the rooted phone using the "rom manager" app. But instead of making a whole recovery, i simply went into advanced recovery options, selected the above mentioned backup folder, and selected to restore only the "boot" module:

* start clickworkmod recovery,
* select "backup and recovery"
* select "advanced recovery"
* select the image of the original backup (see below)
* select restore boot

This post describes how to restore your nexus s to original stock android and provides a backup of the original rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884093

# Answer
> 0 votes
The same happens for me. When I use the 'fastboot boot \*.img' command from my pc, the Nexus S boots into some (e.g. Netarchy) kernel, and everything except WiFi works.

I assume the problems lies with some kernel-modules (which can actually be on the device memory, outside of the kernel) which do not match the new kernel. Since some of the modules (e.g. for the gsm/gprs radio) are closed source, they are not updated to match newer kernels.

So you could try older kernel versions, or wait for updates from Samsung

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Tags: wi-fi, rooting, samsung-nexus-s
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title: Copying apk's from phone to tablet

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# Question
Title: Copying apk's from phone to tablet
I have a Marketless tablet (Coby Kyros), and I bought a Samsung Captivate (AT&T).

Will I be able to copy the apk's I download from the phone into the tablet?

# Answer
Another option is to use Dropbox to transfer the apks. That was how I got them on my Archos tab before I got the market on there. Dropbox lets you download the dropbox app directly from their website, so there's no market needed. After that all you have to do is send every apk from your phone that you want onto your tablet to Dropbox, then you can install them directly from there.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Yes -- the easiest method is to put them on the SD card, use a file manager to browse to them, and click each to get the installation prompt.
> 2 votes

# Answer
If they were free applications, then you will be able to copy them over easily. If they are *paid* applications, you will need to go to Market\>(Menu Button)\>My Apps to download them. Good thing they're bound to the Google account! Of course, this hinges on whether you get a tablet that *has* market. I think the Archos tablets and similar devices did not have it, but the Honeycomb tablets do.
> 0 votes

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Tags: tablet, apk, non-market
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# Question
Title: Which files/folders on my SDCard are unsafe to delete manually?
I've had my Droid for nearly a year now, and in the process of installing and uninstalling apps, moving data to and from my SDCard, and all the various things one does with a phone the SDCard has become a little unruly.

It's time for a little file system maintenance.

It won't be difficult, but I only know enough about Linux file systems to be dangerous and I don't want to delete something important from my SDCard on accident. I couldn't find anything on Android's site about how an SDCard is formatted, so **is there anyone who can tell me which files/folders are off-limits or point me in the direction of a good resource?**

Please note, I don't want to know which files/folders are safe to delete. I know I can delete /Epicurious since I've uninstalled the app already, etc.

I'm running CyanogenMod 6.2.1 (based off Android 2.2.1) on my Motorola Droid.

# Answer
I'm tempted to say everything is safe to delete. It should be, with a storage device intended to be removed and used elsewhere. But I know some apps will be unhappy. So a good rule is not to delete anything that's clearly used by an app that you care about.

It's probably a good idea not to delete level 0 directories that start with a `.` such as `/.android_secure/` (protected apps) either. Those folders are generally used by the system and, while I don't believe Android ever stores anything important on the SD card (besides apps if you consider them important), there's probably no reason to delete them either. `/Android/` and `/data/`, `/sd/` and `/*.img`, and `/settings.db` (if present) are also used by the system. Those are app data, recovery images, and various settings respectively.

Also watch out for a `/DCIM/` folder or similar, which may have any pictures you've taken. Presumably you'd want to back them up. Likewise with `/download/` and `/media/`.

You'll want to watch out for `/update.zip`, `/busybox`, `/clockworkmod/`, and the like as well if you're rooted or have a custom recovery.

Note if, like me, you have "internal SD" as well as external, then most of the above is stored on the internal SD. The external SD appears as `/external_sd/` within the internal SD, or may be mounted at `/emmc/` or similar. You can apply the rules above to both storage areas.
> 12 votes

# Answer
You should be able to format your SD Card safely with Android's own functionality and any files/folders required by any apps should automatically be recreated. Or simply connect your phone to your computer and browse to the phone's file system and delete as needed.

Now, if you don't wish to lose the data from certain apps, then you'll need to do research of each of those apps individually.
> -2 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, sd-card, file-system
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# Question
Title: Is it possible to change how Froyo hyphenates phone numbers?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Is it somehow possible to change the format of a telephone number being displayed ?

In Brazil, phone numbers have two digits for the area code and eight for the phone number. Moreover, the carrier sends the caller ID with a leading zero, so that's how I store phone numbers. Example: 02155557777 for the Rio (21) number 5555-7777.

Before I updated from 2.1 to Froyo, numbers were presented with no hyphens. Now, the phone hyphenates them all. But it assumes a US standard, so it comes like 021-555-57777.

Moreover, when I'm dialing local (i.e. 8 digits), say, 5555-2222, it shows as 555-222-22.

Is there any way I can change that? Either positioning the hyphens correctly, or getting rid of the hyphens altogether?

# Answer
> 2 votes
It turns out the hyphening was a consequence of changing the locale from UK English (which is what the phone came configured with) to US English. Changed it back to UK English and the hyphens went away.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, motorola-milestone, phone-app
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title: Long boot time in Honeycomb

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# Question
Title: Long boot time in Honeycomb
I just got a motorola xoom, love it so far, but it surprises me that the initial boot of the device takes so long (approx 1 minute). I figured with less RAM than my PC, a less "hoggy" OS (honeycomb vs win 7), and the benefit of a solid state hard drive, that the xoom should be able to boot from off to on-and-functional in like 20 seconds.

does anyone know of a way to decrease the boot time in Honeycomb? Thanks!

# Answer
> 6 votes
It may be worth noting that the boot time for the nexus one is about a minute.

I think the expected use pattern of Android devices is 'always on', so it's been optimized for everything but boot time.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Just in case you're not aware. Hope this is relatedly helpful. Be sure to NOT press and hold when finishing a session. Just a quick press and it will go into suspend. To resume, another quick press and the screen comes back in about 1 second.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Unless they're something physically defective with your device your options are pretty limited:

1. Install a ROM designed to boot quickly (not sure that any exist)
2. Install a ROM based on a less resource-intensive version of Android (but there's no point in getting a Xoom if you don't run 3.0 IMO)
3. Use an app like Autostarts to prevent some apps from loading upon boot (this probably won't help your boot time before you see the initial lock screen, however)

All three of these options require root access, so if you don't want to root your Xoom then I can't think of anything you can do to decrease your boot time.

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Tags: 3.0-honeycomb, boot, motorola-xoom
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# Question
Title: Is it safe to manually delete the contents of the .Trash-1000 folder on my SDCard?
Can anyone please provide an explanation (or a good resource) of how the folder `/mnt/sdcard/.Trash-1000` functions and whether or not it was safe to manually delete its contents? Based on the name and the way it seemingly acts it would be logical to assume that it's a garbage folder, but you know what happens when you assume...

In case it matters I'm running CyanogenMod 6.2.1 (based on Android 2.2.1) on my Motorola Droid.

# Answer
> 5 votes
`.Trash-1000` is a metafolder like Windows's Recycle Bin, normally created by Ubuntu (and perhaps other Linux variants). Have you deleted anything on your SD card from your PC? That would explain it. You can safely delete it. See also: https://superuser.com/questions/169980/what-is-trash-and-trash-1000

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Tags: sd-card, file-system
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title: Turn off "new email" sound on boot

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# Question
Title: Turn off "new email" sound on boot
When my Froyo phone is almost finished booting up, it makes a sound to notify me that I have new email. How can turn this off? Thanks.

# Answer
So, based on the comments above you do need a notification solution. The obvious one is just to turn off notifications for the email app, or to turn down the volume before you go to bed. You could also use an app like Tasker to do the latter automatically based on profiles that you set. For example you can have it mute notifications when plugged in to charge: http://androidforums.com/1207528-post3.html
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo
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# Question
Title: How can I get an offline version of wikitravel on my Froyo phone?
I'm looking for a way to get an offline version of wikitravel on my Froyo phone (Desire if it makes any difference)

I know of wapedia, but I really need an offline copy of the site... Any obvious way to achieve that? Note that the stock browser doesn't even let you save single web pages!

# Answer
You can use the iTravelFree app to save wikitravel pages and view them offline.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Thanks for suggesting iTravelFree, that's my first choice. I stumbled upon a lower tech solution that might appeal some people:

Oxygen Guide

Which is a free mobile friendly dump of the wikitravel website.
> 0 votes

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Tags: offline, browser-add-ons, wiki
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# Question
Title: Recipients complain they receive Text Message from me with a half hour delay
I have a G2 w/ Android 2.2 on T-Mobile and Some of my friends complain that they receive Text Message with a half hour delay. One friend is on T-Mobile and one is on ATT so I'm not sure if it's a network, sim card issue, phone issue, android issue, or if it's just their phone....

How can my friends fix this issue? New SIM card?

# Answer
> 3 votes
There was a point a couple of years ago where I had persistent problems with SMSs not being delivered, or being delivered hours late to one particular person. That person was my girlfriend at the time, so you can imagine how well it went down that I seemed to be ignoring her all the time. After much backwards and forwards with the network they ended up issuing us both with new SIM cards and we never saw the problem again.

SMS was never originally designed to be used the way that we all use it today, and is unreliable, but if this keeps happening bug your network and they may be able to do something to help.

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# Question
Title: How can I access EPST on the Motorola Droid 1 (Verizon)?
I've tried "##778#", "##778 send", and "##778# send" but every time it dials the number giving me a "Welcome to Verizon..." message instead of opening the provisioning screen (except for option 1 which does nothing).

# Answer
> 1 votes
This may not be what you're looking for (I can't find any options for EPST in this menu) but give **##7764726** a try. The password is 000000 (six zeros) and it should bring up a menu with 9 different options. Maybe what you want is in there somewhere.

I know that using option 4 and setting EVRC-B will make your call quality better. Normally it's set to EVRC.

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Tags: settings, motorola-droid, verizon
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# Question
Title: SGS doesn't go to download, recovery mode nor does it connect via USB after installing a battery MOD
I installed some app called "Galaxy s battery icon mod 2" on my rooted Samsung Galaxy S (with a lagfix OCLF), it required rebooting my handset.
Then, it didn't boot up, my handset entered an infinite loop, (after the Samsung galaxy S GT-I9000 then the galaxy S logo appears) it vibrates as it does when some app hangs or freezes, some mouse cursor on the upper left side, and I can't even get it to enter recovery or download mode using the three buttons, but all what it does is restarting the phone and the loop begins again.
Tried to connect it via USB, didn't connect or anything.
Does anyone know what to do before resorting to the jig factory mode method. Ah, and USB debugging mode isn't activated, and some times I get a recovery screen, guess it got something to do with the app, and it says enter key or something but I can't enter anything or selecvt anything on the screen, it got recover and cancel.

# Answer
When an SGS won't go into recovery mode, there's a couple things you can try. One thing is to hold all the buttons to get into recovery or download mode (VolDown + Power + Home, or VolUp + Power + Home, or VolDown + VolUp + Power depending on your model) until the device has reset 2 or 3 times, and then release Power so that the device stops resetting. Hopefully then it will go into the appropriate mode. If not, attempt again but this time do it while the device is plugged into USB.

Another thing to try is to remove the battery, then insert it while holding the above buttons. You may want to try multiple resets combined with this as well, as well as having it plugged into USB.

Once you get it into recovery mode, you can try restoring your backup and/or doing a factory reset and clearing the Dalvik cache. If you get it into download mode, I recommend using Odin to flash a stock ROM as per this question's answer: Can only access 2.2GB of internal storage from Windows. Just use an i9000 ROM, not the Captivate ROMs linked in that questions. You can find one at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913, for example the newest Europe/Middle East/Asia one is I9000XWJS8.
> 2 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, samsung-galaxy-s, usb, recovery-mode
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# Question
Title: How can I flash back to the stock rom for HTC EVO 4G/Supersonic using just the phone and clockwork mod recovery and/or rom manager?
I need to flash back to my stock rom for just a few minutes to get my GPS working again (http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=2090&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Version%20Model%20Network%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars%20Priority). Everything I read says I need windows to do this, is there a rom I can download and just restore it with clockwork mod?

# Answer
http://goo-inside.me/evo/stock/ruu/ provides a straightforward guide, reproduced below, of how to revert to a stock ROM, and it looks like all you need is ClockworkMod. You probably want the newest Dec. 15th software linked on that page. Heed the warning!

> **WARNING!** RUU'ing your phone will wipe all data on your phone, and if done incorrectly, can BRICK your device permanently! Performing an RUU entails completely wiping your user data, removing root, removing your custom recovery, and switching to the specified radio, hboot, and stock Sense ROM version that's in the file name.
> Instructions:
>
> 1. Download the UnrEVOked Forever S-ON tool and flash from ClockworkMod or Amon\_RA recovery.
> 2. Download ZIP file for whatever software version you want to restore to. Note that you may not be able to downgrade, depending on your current software version.
> 3. Check MD5 (Windows: HashCheck, Linux/Mac: Use md5sum comand from Terminal).
> 4. Rename file to "PC36IMG.zip" (ensure that you do not have file extensions hidden, aka, that the file is not now "PC36IMG.zip.zip")
> 5. Place file on the root of your SD card.
> 6. Boot into hboot by powering off phone, then holding down Volume Down and Power until you are taken to the white screen with the skating Androids at the bottom.
> 7. When asked if you want to flash the file, press Volume Up to confirm. The remainder of the prompts should be self-explanatory after that.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Just to note: You can actually do this from any Sense-based ROM - it doesn't need to be "stock" and it doesn't need to be unrooted. The important thing is the dialer app, because Sense's dialer has the special ##GPSCLRX# code in it and the AOSP dialer does not.

Probably the easiest thing to do is simply to get a Sense ROM and flash it like you normally would either via ROM Manager or manually via your recovery. There's a stock (rooted) 3.70 here, but you could also use something like Fresh 3.5 or MikFroyo if you prefer.

If you want to **actually** go back to a stock and fully unrooted ROM, then Matthew Read's answer is a good explanation which doesn't require Windows (or a PC at all, really).
> 0 votes

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Tags: cyanogenmod, custom-roms, rom-flashing, restore
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# Question
Title: Is my Samsung Galaxy Tab using wireless or 3G?
I recently got a Galaxy Tab #G from Verizon, but I'm cheap so I only got the 1GB data-plan.

How do I know if the Tab is using the wireless connection I'm connected to, or if it's still trying to use 3G to load data?

Is there a setting, or maybe a free app that I can get to tell me what apps are using what connection?

I haven't explored much on the device itself, so there may be something built-in that I just haven't found yet...

# Answer
I also agree with Nanne but will two suggest two other ways of monitoring your data connection...

1. You can add the Power Control widget to the home screen. It comes stock with Android and it will lets you easily toggle the Wifi among other things. When Wifi is on, 3G will be off and you'll have a visual representation right there. There are 3rd party version of this widget that actually let you toggle the 3G connection specifically.
2. If you have a limited data plan as you do, beside just being diligent about monitoring your data connection, you can automate the monitoring process with something like **PhoneUsage Pro**. This app **allows you to set daily, weekly or monthly limits for Data usage and it will notify you when you hit those limits.** Since theres sometimes a lag in registering data you could set up a notification to let you know when you've used 750 mb of 3G data in a month and then you'll know it's time to start using Wifi more frequently.
> 3 votes

# Answer
You could just check the logo on the top bar? On the right you have time, battery, signal and either g/3g/h or the wifi logo.

this image (random googled) shows the tab with the wifi logo
while this rather bad (also random google) image shows it with 3g
> 5 votes

# Answer
In addition to Nanne's answer, I believe Android also defaults to using WiFi when both connections are enabled. So if you have a WiFi network saved, your phone will use it when you return so you don't need to keep checking. (This assumes WiFi is enabled and there are no network problems, of course).

You can also shut off data use by going to `Settings -> Wireless and network -> Mobile networks` and un-checking **Use packet data** or similar.
> 4 votes

# Answer
Nanne is correct: your status bar should show you any network connections. If you really want to ensure that you're conserving your 3G bits, install APNdroid and keep data disabled except when you really need it. APNdroid gives you a nice screen widget.

You might also find this question on tracking data usage helpful.
> 3 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, samsung-galaxy-tab, data-connection
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title: Micro SD card physically damaged?

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# Question
Title: Micro SD card physically damaged?
it seems to me that my sd card is damaged so I wiped/erased it from android few times but it did not help.

Right now what happens is that if the card is present the phone freezes (not always) at the same time. SO it seems to me that the card is physically damaged.

Can I somehow find out **if the card is damaged**? The best from my phone.

Is there any **low lever format of micro SD cards** that might help in such case? Mark bad blocks so something similar?

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HTC Desire + CM 7 RC2 + Kingston 16GB Type 4

# Answer
> 1 votes
Have you tried formatting your SD Card in a dedicated reader, as opposed to doing it directly on the phone?

Most phones (and even most laptops' built-in SD Card readers) have problems writing SD Card partitions. I usually format my SD Cards in a stand-alone card reader hooked up to my PC via USB. Also, it's probably worth re-partitioning it with Partition Editor from Ubuntu LiveCD.

# Answer
> 3 votes
Probably the best way to test it is to write data to all of it and see if one of the following occurs:

1. The write fails
2. The data/files don't show when you look for them
3. The data cannot be read
4. The data is corrupt

You can't flag sectors as bad as far as I'm aware, though, due to the FAT filesystem of SD cards.

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Tags: external-sd, system-freeze, formatting
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# Question
Title: Bugs on Nexus One running Android Gingerbread
I love Android and have been a proud Nexus One owner for over a year now. I was also really excited when Gingerbread dropped and flashed my phone before the OTA update (who can wait for these things anyway).

However, since upgrading, Gingerbread has not been the bliss that I had hoped for.

The first thing I've noticed is that the new keyboard seems to freeze every other day rendering any app that uses text input unusable. This causes me to have to reboot my phone (or at the very least end the keyboard process).

I also started to notice that since my upgrade my phone will sometimes stop syncing with my work's Exchange server, causing me to miss emails that I used to get while not at my desk (again a reboot seems to fix this). I tried removing this account and re-adding it only for it to continue happening.

After these initial complaints some of my friends, also Nexus One owners, have started to report similar issues. One such friend says that his home screen icons will stop displaying leaving him with only his background to look at after pressing the home key. Another friend says that he must reboot his phone every day, at least once a day, due to his keyboard not working.

In general, though, the internet does not seem to have any reports of these kinds of issues outside of my few friends.

Have any other Android users out there noticed these or similar issues with Gingerbread? Does anyone know of any possible causes?

# Answer
> 1 votes
First, make sure you're updated to Android 2.3.3. .3 has some stability improvements over 2.3.1 and 2.3.2.

The other thing I would try is a factory reset. Upgrading can be a pretty messy process and you want to make sure you don't have any bad data left over.

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Tags: 2.3-gingerbread, bugs, nexus-one
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title: Is unroot still possible in this case?

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# Question
Title: Is unroot still possible in this case?
I have an LG Optimus One ( LGP500 ) running 2.2 and I rooted it using the z4root tool, version 1.0. From what I saw, back then it didn't have an unroot option. In the meantime, I did an update using the LG Mobile Tool, and I think it updated my system to 2.2.2 .

I noticed that the newer versions of z4root have an unroot option, so I upgraded my z4root from 1.0 to 1.3, to try to unroot the phone ... but I only see the `Temporary root` and `Permanent root` options. I tried pressing the `Permanent root` and it seemed to do something, after which it returned me to my `Home`. From this, I'm drawing the conclusion that rerooting did not work. I am assuming z4root needs to root, so that the unroot option is available.

Is there anyway I could unroot my phone now?

# Answer
As you have come to realize, official updates (OTA or manual) will most likely patch previous exploits to obtain root and you will most likely lose root during the process of updating. It is recommend to NOT allow updates if you wish to keep root. Certain mods, such as CyanogenMod, will automatically block OTA updates to keep this from being a problem.
> 1 votes

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Tags: unrooting, lg-optimus-one
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# Question
Title: How can I remove traces of my phone ever being rooted?
I rooted my phone and then an update unrooted it. I described my story here . I am glad that the update unrooted it, I was also planning on doing it myself.

What can I do to make sure that all traces of me having root access on the phone are erased? I'd like to do this, so that if I have to go in for warranty purposes, I don't have any problems.

I'm guessing uninstalling z4root would be the first step. What else?

# Answer
As far as I know, doing a factory restore on the device should eliminate anything left over the device.

Usually the process goes:

1. Revert back to your earliest NANDROID backup (that you should have taken right after you rooted). If you don't have it, then flash a stock ROM.
2. Run the unroot reversal process (in this case you ran an official update)
3. Remove any left over root applications (SuperUser app, etc.).
4. If necessary, wipe the device by restoring to factory settings.

If I'm missing anything, leave a comment and I'll update this.
> 7 votes

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title: Can I get Swype on my Thunderbolt

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# Question
Title: Can I get Swype on my Thunderbolt
I am trying to install swype (by going to their page and entering my e-mail) on my thunderbolt. But the e-mail I get from them won't show the install link. Is there another way?

# Answer
> 5 votes
You must be a part of the beta program:

1. Go to http://beta.swype.com/
2. Login
3. Resend the beta email: https://beta.swype.com/android/welcome/?resend=yes
4. On your Android phone, go to the link in the email: https://beta.swype.com/android/get/ It should start downloading the installer to setup Swype.

If you still have problems, you'll need to contact their technical support.

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Tags: swype
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# Question
Title: How can I manage my store cards on the Android?
I have a bunch of store cards with barcodes on them hanging on my keychain. Every now and then I won't have my keys when I'm in the store. I once saw someone with an iPhone who had an app that managed those bar codes. Is there anything similar for the droid?

# Answer
> 4 votes
I've never used it but I remember reading about Key Ring Rewards Cards. Try that and see what you think.

*Edit:* I also tried searching the market for "loyalty cards" and came up with this list of apps. I was going to specifically name some but as I haven't tried them I thought it best that I just give you the list. Seems there are quite a few that will help you manage your cards

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Tags: applications, barcode
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# Question
Title: If I try a new email client like K9-mail, can I go back to my original email just by uninstalling it?
Before I try something I cannot easily reverse ( *and to confirm something I think I already know the answer for* ): if I install **another email client** ( like K9-mail ) on my *Samsung phone* of even more on my *Archos 101 tablet*, **can I revert back to the email client I already have just be uninstalling** the new email client ?

Will I get a choice of email clients ( like you have now when you install Opera or Firefox ) ?

# Answer
When you first install an application that can handle the same intent as another application install (for the sake of this example, let's say a home launcher, but this works for any similar apps), then the first time you'd press the home button (which calls an intent to go to the home screen, which you now have 2 apps that could handle it), you'll get a selection screen of applications that can fulfill that intent and you'll have the option to set one of them as default.

If set an application as default and you no longer wish to use that application as default you can either uninstall the application OR you can go to Settings --\> applications --\> manage apps --\> go to the app in particular --\> and click on "clear defaults". This will reset the default application for that intent, so the next time you'd press the home button you would again get a selection of home launchers to choose from.
> 8 votes

# Answer
Short answer Yes.

It should act exactly like having a second browser... until you set it as your default Android should prompt you to pick what client you want to use. If you choose K9 as your default and then delete it Android will be smart enough to revert back to the default client.
> 6 votes

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title: How to buy an app for a friend?

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# Question
Title: How to buy an app for a friend?
I would like to buy a game (well several copies of it really) for some of my friends for Christmas. Is there any way to do this? Would I have to rely on the publisher, or is there some way to "gift" apps from the market?

# Answer
> 19 votes
**Update**: Google Play Gift Cards are now widely available in many countries. Thanks to @Chahk for reminding me to update.

Amazon has released their own Android Appstore which allow you to send Amazon gift cards that are redeemable for Android Apps. This requires a few extra steps, but should let you gift what you want to until this function gets added to the original ~~Android Market~~ Google Play Store.

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# Question
Title: Can I customise (limit, reorder) Swype language choices?
I regularly use three languages in swype. I can switch between them by long-pressing on Q, but they happen to be inconveniently spread across the list (one near the top, one in the middle, and one near the bottom).

Anyone know if I can (a) limit the list (e.g. by uninstalling specific swype language packs) or (b) reorder it? Or have another solution I haven't thought of?

# Answer
As far as I know, Swype only comes in two sets: full (all languages) and a English/Spanish set.

However, there is a hidden feature: you can swype from the Swype key to the Q key to switch between your current language and the last language you used.
> 4 votes

# Answer
If the Swype developers don't put the options you want in the app then the only way to accomplish what you want is to get your hands on the source code and make the changes manually.

This would be quite a trick, as Swype is closed source. I also wouldn't recommend modifying the .apk that they've released (is there even a way to decompile .apk's?) as your results could vary widely between "Swype stopped working" and "I've somehow bricked my phone".

Bryan's suggestion will definitely help you if you happen to switch between two of those three languages most of the time, but unfortunately if you cycle through all three pretty regularly you're going to have to stick with using the menu selections.
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Why is the HTC Legend Froyo ROM labelled as being for Vodafone?
I am currently using Optus and would like to upgrade to this ROM, but it is labelled as being a Vodafone ROM. Is this important? Is the ROM locked to the network or are there other issues it may cause if I installed it. Would this be any different from buying a phone from Vodafone then switching networks?

# Answer
> 2 votes
I've done sort of the reverse -- installed a US T-Mobile ROM to my T-Mobile phone while I had it on the Canadian Rogers network. Since the Legend is also a GSM phone like my Vibrant, I would expect yours to work just as well as mine did. Just make sure you have your SIM card in for the whole process.

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# Question
Title: Is it possible for my HTC Desire to interupt my iPod when I receive a call?
I frequently miss incoming telephone calls because I am listening to my iPod Touch and I don't feel it vibrate.

Does anyone know if it's possible for my HTC Desire to somehow notify me of the call via my headphones?

I've seen bluetooth connection devices that purport to do this (such as the GEAR4 BluEye), but they are several years old now.

However given that this kind of hardware exists, and that the Desire and the iPod Touch have Bluetooth built-in, I wondered if there was an app or setting that would enable the phone and iPod to work together in this way?

# Answer
> 1 votes
I've found something for you, although it may not treat your iPod the right way. The only way to find out is for you to give it a shot. Luckily the developer of this app offers a version that's a five day free trial.

Super BT Mono

If you're running stock Android 2.2 try this.
If you're running CyanogenMod try this.

I'd follow the dev's instructions on how to get this up and running, and just treat your iPod like the BT headset with which this app is meant to interface. It doesn't say so on the app page in the Market, but on some forum thread (of which I've unfortunately lost track, dammit) someone mentioned that it will send notification tones and ringtones to the BT device.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Why don't you just listen to music on the Android device?

I have a sneaking suspicion that, given how Apple tends to be very restrictive about what gets into the App store, and even more restrictive about what apps can do, this probably wouldn't work simply.

On the Android side of things, it's a breeze to write an App (or maybe there's something out there already that can do it?) that would connect to the iPod over bluetooth and send some notification to pause, when a call comes in. The problem as I see it is that, unlike on Android, there's no real way (without jailbreaking the iPod) to just write an app for the iPod that listens over bluetooth and pauses when it gets the notification...

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# Question
Title: Is there an official dialer code resource?
There are a ton of XDA forums and a decent number of answers here that refer to specific dialer codes. For instance `*#*#4636#*#*` will cause unicorns to spring forth from your phone or tell you what OS you're running and how much RAM you have (I forget which). I found one list of Secret Star Codes but I'm wondering if there's a more complete list? Someone warned that some codes can really screw up your phone and it'd be nice to have a good place to point people for good information on what the codes actually mean.

Though in fact `*#*#4636#*#*`, which was recently recommended, is fairly safe, I think it is a good practice, especially since we all start talking about fire breathing dragons when the subject of rooting a device comes up, to make sure we're encouraging folks to make sure they know what a dialer code is going to do.

# Answer
This thread over at XDA seems to be a pretty good start on this kind of resource.

**Edit:** I just noticed that the OP in that thread admitted that most of the codes listed wouldn't work in 2.2. Bummer.

**Edit 2:** Found another one. No indication of whether these codes have been tested and if so what device/ROM was used.
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: How do you move an app shortcut between launcher screens?
So I have a few icons and folders on the leftmost launcher screen. I want to move them to the middle one. You'd think that you'd do it by dragging the icons to the dots on the lower left/ lower right corner, but that doesn't work.

I know it's possible to do because I've actually done it few times, somehow, but I can't figure out how to do it in any kind of reliable way.

# Answer
> 6 votes
Drag the icon to the edge, not the corners. It can be a little finicky depending on the particular touchscreen hardware your phone has.

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# Question
Title: How can I reduce latency while tethering?
When tethering with PDAnet (the free version), using a stock moto-Droid 1 on Verizon, I am getting between 1k-3k ms latency on World of Warcraft. I would like to know what is the likeliest culprit, and am wondering what steps (and how) I can take to reduce the latency.

Some ideas:

* Change tethering app? (Note, I have a limited use and purchasing a $30 app for tethering isn't really an option)
* Root/ROM and change from stock? (running 2.2.1: FRG83D)
* Get a latency targeting app for my phone/laptop?

# Answer
> 2 votes
The likeliest culprit for your high latency is first and foremost the fact that you're using a wireless carrier's network, which are notorious for their high ping times. Switching from one carrier to another probably wouldn't solve your problem, and even if you went from a 3G contract to 4G you probably wouldn't see that much of an improvement, especially as more and more people start buying 4G capable devices.

Additionally trying to do something as data-intensive as play World of Warcraft over your cell carrier's network is never going to feel right. Games like that rely heavily on low response times and are best left for wired broadband connections.

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# Question
Title: Are there any specific advantages to using the Amazon Android App Store over the Google Android Market?
Is the new Amazon Android App Store just another marketplace or are there any specific features or benefits that the Google Android Market doesn't have?

# Answer
> 15 votes
There are a number of differences between the two marketplaces and while "Advantages" may be somewhat subjective there are a few specific features that the Amazon App Store has that the Market place does not.

1. Amazon claims to test each app before making them available for download to ensure that *"each app works as outlined in \[the\] product description, does not impair the functionality of the mobile device or put customer data at risk once installed."*
2. They offer one "paid" app for free each day.
3. Some apps have a "Test Drive" feature on their website that allows you to try the app in a virtualized Android interface in your browser (*although I can't seen to find an app that has this feature yet* ).
4. Amazon is employing their recommendation engine to suggest apps you may like based on your purchase history.

It should be noted that at the moment the Amazon App Store only works in the US (unless you are able to use a US Proxy in another country) and the service is blocked on AT&T devices.

# Answer
> 6 votes
The pricing model is nice. You can set a list price. They will sell the app for (almost any) price. You will either get 70% of list price or 20% of sell price , whichever is higher.

So occasionally they might give it for free and that increases your sales (without losing revenue) or they might sell for a high price (which is good if people ready to pay for it).

# Answer
> 5 votes
A nice feature of the Amazon App store is that it is tied to your Amazon account, not your google account. This means if you have two phones with different gmail accounts in the same house, you can share apps if they both log into the amazon app store with the same login. On Android Market, I've had to buy apps twice in that case.

# Answer
> 1 votes
Angry Birds (Paid/Ad-Free), Angry Birds Seasons (Paid/Ad-free), Angry Birds Rio. That's it, if you like Angry Birds, that is. These are currently exclusive to Amazon's Appstore, for the time being. There are probably other apps that are exclusive as well, I don't have a list.

The Amazon Appstore is be taking advantage of its recommendation engine and the one-click purchasing it is known for. In that regard it is leaps and bounds better than the current Android Market/Google Checkout system, must faster, however the recommendations will only take into account apps you've purchased through Amazon's system, so it might not be super useful at first.

The main advantage of the Amazon Appstore is that you don't need Google's blessing, meaning you can install this on any device (above a certain Android OS version) that doesn't come with the official Android Market, say one of those cheap Chinese tablets. You have access to many of the same apps, so long as the developer has uploaded them to both places, without the need for Google to okay the device.

**Update:** If you like to play games on your phone Gameloft's commitment to use the Amazon Appstore exclusively is significant.

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# Question
Title: Is there a way to edit my personal maps within Google Maps or any other application?
I remember that there was an application from Google to edit my personal maps. But it stopped working from Android 2.2 on and now it's even removed from the Market.

Are there any plans of integration that functionality directly into Google Maps or is there any other application out there where I can edit my maps?

Via the layers in Goole Maps I can view my personal maps, but I didn't figure out how to edit them.

# Answer
Unfortunately I couldn't find My Google Maps Editor either. I can't read Google's future and couldn't find any indication of such a feature but Google's My Tracks does allow you to upload a map to your maps but I'm pretty sure you'll actually have to run/walk/bike/move-in-some-way over the course you want to map.

I also did a Google search for "my maps editor apk" and looks like you can still find the apk somewhere (I'll leave that to the you) but I can't say if it will work or not and you should always be careful downloading apps from unofficial sources.
> 3 votes

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title: What is 720p video recording

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# Question
Title: What is 720p video recording
I heard about the complaint of the Nexus S' lack of 720p video recording? What does 720p mean? How does it compare to the standard Samsung Galaxy S phones?

# Answer
From Wikipedia:

> 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes having a resolution of 1280×720 (for a total of 0.92 megapixels or 921,600 pixels) and a progressive scan. The number 720 stands for the 720 horizontal scan lines of display resolution (also known as 720 pixels of vertical resolution), while the letter p stands for progressive scan or non-interlaced. When broadcast at 60 frames per second, 720p features the highest temporal (motion) resolution possible under the ATSC and DVB standards.

The Samsung Galaxy S is capable of recording 720p video from it's rear-facing camera. The Nexus S is not (max resolution of 720x480).
> 6 votes

# Answer
Its referring to the resolution that the video camera can record video in. 720p (1280×720 ) is a High Definition resolution. Apparently the maximum video resolution of the Nexus S is only 720x480 which is Standard Definition. Many new Android handsets have the ability to record HD video which is why it would be something to complain about with the Nexus S.
> 5 votes

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# Question
Title: How do I get Key Ring Reward Cards to store other kinds of barcode?
I've started using Key Ring Reward Cards to store my barcodes on my DroidX. I managed to scan in a couple of cards (Safeways and REI) but it refuses to scan any of my library cards and some other cards like Toys R Us.

Does anybody have any tips or tricks to getting all barcodes on these types of cards recognized?

# Answer
> 2 votes
It looks like they explicitly support a few hundred (650, as of this reading) rewards programs. So they don't support just every last bar code you might want to store, unfortunately.

That said, they do show a Toys R Us reward card in their banner graphic so you'd think it ought to upload that one. My guess is that you should nudge them about the reward cards you haven't been able to scan: http://www.keyringapp.com/

# Answer
> 1 votes
I played with that app for a few days and if I recall correctly there's an option to manually enter the numbers printed below every barcode or some other unique identifier for the cards you want to use but won't scan.

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# Question
Title: How do I change the function of the earphone button?
I have a Nexus S running Gingerbread and I use the stock app to listen to music. The bundled earphone has a button that plays/pauses music, but I find this redundant since I can either reduce the volume or pull out the earphone jack when I want to interact with the rest of the world.

It would be really awesome if I could change the function to "Next Track" instead since it'd be easy to skip a track while I'm on my bike. Is there an easy way to achieve this?

# Answer
I'm guessing you've tried double clicking it? On my phone (Dell Streak), a double-click skips to the next track. Might just be DoubleTwist that, though, I'm not sure.
> 4 votes

# Answer
There's an app available in the market called ButtonRemapper, and the developer has a thread open on XDA that you can find here. There is a version specifically designed for the Samasung Galaxy S (~~which I think is what the Nexus S was based off?~~ **See my edit below.**) so you might want to try that version first, but I think your best bet is going to be trying this app and seeing if it lets you do what you want.

Oh, this app requires root access. All the standard disclaimers apply.

**Edit:** Based on this link they seem close but have important internal differences. I'm not sure how that will affect whether or not that app made for the Galaxy S will work for you.
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: How to use diffrent modes at same time on a phone for different callers
For two different callers call on a phone, Is it possible that phone is on vibrate mode for one caller and on ring mode for different user?

My question is in terms of making an application. Is it possible for two different caller when they call at same time on an phone for one the phone is on vibrate mode and for other it will be on ringing mode. Like what i am thinking is to start a service that run in background, So when a call is coming from a particular number it will switch it to vibrate and for different no it will switch to vibrate.

But again the thing is service can listen only one number at the time. So the phone can either work on Vibrate or its in ring. Can it be possible that two mode run simultaneously for two different number?

IF so then hows it possible?

# Answer
By default you can set different ringtones for each contact by hitting the menu button form the contact window and choosing options. To add vibration into that mix you can use an app called WhoIsIt, that among other things lets you set different vibration patterns for each contact.

Another way is suggested in this answer.

A more powerful but complicated way to get this done would be to set up different profiles for each caller in an app called Tasker.
> 2 votes

# Answer
No, you cannot set a contact with vibrate for their ringtone. The vibrate mode is "system wide" when enabling the mode. You can, however, set a different audio ringtone for different contacts.
> 0 votes

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title: GPS Accuracy Data for Android phones

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# Question
Title: GPS Accuracy Data for Android phones
I'm try to gather data on the feasibility of my next Android project in which I would like to use GPS indoors. Knowing that GPS wasn't built to be accurate indoors, I'm trying to decide if the project is worthwhile.

I have a rough estimate of my required accuracy (10 meters). The location is the middle of a major city.

So I'm wondering if there is any data out there that relates to the GPS systems on Android phones that would help me with this research.

Thanks.

**Edit:**

Thanks for the answers so far folks. Good reads. I realized that there are a lot of factors affecting GPS data. Even though I may be "shooting for the moon" with my accuracy requirements, I'm hoping that my unique situation might help achieve my goal indoors.

I intended to use GPS + wireless network data (Assisted GPS) and try to get the best accuracy possible. My user will also be in the middle of a major city, which I would imagine would have many cell towers. Whether or not I can achieve this with current/up-and-coming Android technology is really what I would like to determine, so my search for actual data representing valid tests of Android devices continues.

If you have any links to data of this sort, please do share.

Thanks again all!

# Answer
10 m? You'd be lucky to get that kind of accuracy outdoors.

I'm the developer of Car Dashboard, which is a car home replacement that includes GPS features like speedometer, etc. I have the default minimum GPS accuracy set to 200 m which seems to work pretty good for most users (I also have it adjustable in the settings in case they have issues). On average, I'd say indoors near a window will get you about 50-100 m accuracy. Outside with nice conditions should get you below 50 m. Indoors without any visual sight to the sky is going to be a dead zone. The signal is just simply not going to reach you and if it does, it is going to be highly inaccurate.

This is the resource I use to describe GPS accuracy in my application:

> GPS accuracy is affected by a number of factors, including satellite positions, noise in the radio signal, atmospheric conditions, and natural barriers to the signal. Noise can create an error between 1 to 10 meters and results from static or interference from something near the receiver or something on the same frequency. Objects such a mountains or buildings between the satellite and the receiver can also produce error, sometimes up to 30 meters. The most accurate determination of position occurs when the satellite and receiver have a clear view of each other and no other objects interfere.
> 6 votes

# Answer
I found this from GPS Tracklog. It's from 2005 but my guess is that the technology is roughly (if not exactly) the same.

> They come through my roof (plywood and spanish tiles on top) just fine too, and they also make it through typical fiberglass boat construction. Most materials are not good absorbers of microwaves, but anything with a high water content (incl. people) or metal will block the signals. As a general rule, anything that will heat up readily in a microwave oven will also absorb the GPS signals although the frequencies are a little different (1.5 GHz for GPS and a little over 2 GHz for ovens). So as long as the wood and shingles on your roof are dry they’ll pass the signals ok, but of course insulation with a metal foil layer would block them. The physical reason why things with water absorb the signals is that water molecules are highly polarized with the oxygen end having a negative charge and the end with the two hydrogens having a positive charge. When the GPS signals go through water the oscillating electrical field of the microwaves cause the water molecules to rotate back and forth and this absorbs energy from the signals.
> 1 votes

# Answer
Under *limited circumstances*, it is possible to use the **accelerometer**, **compass**, and **gyroscope** (and of course, Wifi, GPS, and cell tower) to increase the accuracy of GPS, by using dead reckoning/path integration.
> 0 votes

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# Question
Title: Is there a media player that sorts WMA in track order?
I'm using an HTC Desire with 2.2 and the stock media player annoyingly sorts the tracks in alphabetical order. According to MediaMonkey the files have the correct track order tag in them.

Is there a media player that sorts the tracks correctly? (I've also tried Winamp and btunes at this point).

# Answer
> 1 votes
There is a known bug that disallows sorting of WMA files by track number.

You could try using MediaMonkey or something like MP3Tag on your PC to rename the file as `%track_number% - %Artist% - %Title%.wma` or something similar, so it sorts by name.

Also try Meridian Player \- you can create a PlayQ (kinda like a playlist and then sort that by Track, I believe.

And be sure to take a look @ Mort Player too.

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# Question
Title: Can I change the menus on the default browser?
I have an Evo running Froyo and love it.

But...

In the default browser (which I am happy with) the menu options are Back, Forward, Add Bookmarks, Bookmarks, Windows and More. Thing is, I share links with the cloud (Twitter, Facebook, Reader, Dropbox, etc.) much more than adding bookmarks. I use Chrome so that all my bookmarks are shared between all my computers, so on, phone bookmarks are where ideas go to die. How can I move Add Bookmarks to More and bring Share forward?

# Answer
No - as far as I can tell you can't change the menu in an application (unless that application specifically has that feature). You could try downloading another browser like Opera, Firefox 4, or Dolphin (just to name a few).

That being said, if you still want to use the default browser, you can "long-press" on the address bar and a context menu will pop up with the option to "Share page". You can use that instead.

Hope this helps.
> 4 votes

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title: What's the purpose of the trackball?

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# Question
Title: What's the purpose of the trackball?
what's the point of the trackball of the Nexus One and of the analogous devices in other similar phones? (e.g. HTC Desire's optical pointing device).

Is there any use case for which the touchscreen is not enough?

# Answer
> 12 votes
I find moving the cursor to a particular place in some text far more accurate using the trackball than trying to select it by prodding the touchscreen. I would say that there might not be a specific use case which can't be accomplished using only the touchscreen but that there are certainly tasks for which using the trackball is easier.

It's all probably quite subjective though, and depends on user preference.

# Answer
> 8 votes
Beside moving the cursor in a textbox it's also nice as blinking orb of information. For mine if it's blinking blue I have a tweet waiting and if it's purple that's a google voice message, etc. And it blinks red and then blue and then green I have three things waiting. Armed with that kind of information I can make a decision about if it worth getting the "stare of death" from my wife if I pick it up at dinnertime.

What I really need is to have it blinking red if a new Angry Birds is available at the market.

# Answer
> 6 votes
I wager that it was a way to attract Blackberry users.

# Answer
> 3 votes
A lot of devices (like most of the Galaxy S family) actually don't have a trackball/pad at all now.

I very rarely used the trackball on my old HTC Magic, and haven't missed its absence at all on my Galaxy S. It's not needed these days, the touchscreen is enough.

# Answer
> 3 votes
I suppose to best "answer" your question, the trackball is there to assist when the touch screen isn't accurate enough. It also exists to give people more choice when scrolling and or selecting.

Personally, I never use it for that but instead use it for Trackball Wake. Not having to push the power button every time to turn the screen on is a god-send. I, like others here, also run LED customizations to notify me of specific things.

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# Question
Title: Is there an application which let me crop a picture on my device into the correct size to use as wallpaper
Do you know of **software** which can **crop a photo** or an image **into the correct size to act as wallpaper** ?

Now, if I download an image from the net and try to use it as a wallpaper ( *long pressing an image in a web browser, let's you use it as a wallpaper* ), it always uses the top of the image. Depending on the picture, this makes a lot of pictures useless.

I could imagine a graphic application which let's met **select a portion of an image** ( the correct size for the device I'm running it on ), and than **saves the cropped version and sets it as a wallpaper**.

I am not so much interested into a graphic editing program on Android as such ( I will do graphic editing on the PC ), unless it gives me the option I am asking.

I am using an Archos 101 tablet running Froy 2.2.1 , if that should make a difference.

# Answer
You can save the image to SD Card and use the **Gallery app** to set the wallpaper. Gallery app has the feature to crop selected portion of an image and then save it as a wallpaper.
> 7 votes

# Answer
Also **QuickPic** application can cut a picture to correct size before set it as wallpaper. It's free on Market.
> 2 votes

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# Question
Title: what does "auto-fit pages" do in the browser
In the stock Android browser, what exactly does "auto-fit pages" do?

From my experimenting with it, the answer appears to be "Diddly-squat".

Perhaps a better question would be "What is is supposed to do?"

# Answer
Auto-fit is supposed to force the text to wrap based on the size of your screen when you zoom in on a web page. I think.

As long as I'm connecting the right term with the right action, it has limits. For instance, the page width doesn't actually change, and images and side bars won't change position, shape, or size. Basically it's designed to keep you from scrolling sideways to read the text of an article.
> 5 votes

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# Question
Title: How can I download and install custom roms for the droid x?
I have a droid x. I'm told that my phone will be much faster if it has a custom rom. After some googling I read that rubix is a good option. I'd appreciate any instructions on how to go about obtaining and installing this custom rom on my phone, or any pointers to this effect.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I think the instructions you find in this thread are fairly clear, aside from the process of rooting your phone and installing ROM Manager.

All the standard disclaimers apply, of course. What you do with your phone is your business and nothing any of us say makes us responsible if you brick your device.

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# Question
Title: Is it possible to improve the following GUI in Samsung Galaxy S
I was wondering, is it possible for me to perform modification for the following GUI in Samsung Galaxy S? What software I should use to do so? (I use a white rectangle to highlight them)

1) Possible for me to remove button 1,2,3 numbering.

2) I do not want a square icon. Is it possible to have icon background same as wallpaper background?

# Answer
Use an alternative homescreen launcher like LauncherPro or dxTop or ADW.Launcher or GoLauncher.

Lots of customizations and options. You'll need to explore each one's features and see which is best for you.
> 5 votes

# Answer
If you want those home screen indicators but just don't want the numbers in them then download ADW.Launcher. It comes pre-installed on CyanogenMod 6.2.1 and I've really enjoyed using it.

As far as that icon, it is what it is. In order to change it you're going to need to alter the app directly, or install an app that allows you to change the icons for your apps with image files you have installed on your SDCard.
> 2 votes

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title: Slow opening of calendar items

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# Question
Title: Slow opening of calendar items
I've bought an HTC Desire HD yesterday with Android 2.2 Froyo and HTC Sense. So I migrated my calendar items manually and it seemed to pick up some connections from my Facebook and my Twitter, which was nice..

But:

From time to time the calendar app just becomes really really slow for some reason, the sync icon is running, and the items just won't open. When this happens I keep staring at a blank screen for about 20 seconds which is really annoying...

When I check out what he is syncing its always either Facebook, or the Google calendar.

I already tried to switch these things off, but it does not seem to help :( ...

It even goes to the point where the whole calendar app just crashes, or even takes HTC Sense with it..

How can I make the calendar fast?

Thanks in advance!

# Answer
A hard reset gave me the solution..
> 0 votes

# Answer
Settings \>\> Applications \>\> Manage applications and selected "Clear cache" and "Clear data" for (where applicable)
> 1 votes

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# Question
Title: Are there any apps that can shut down the phone?
The power button is stuck on my friend's phone, so he wanted to know if there were any apps available that could shut off the phone, or any other way to turn it off without pressing the power button. He has a Droid with Android 2.2.2

# Answer
> 6 votes
1. If you are simply trying to turn the screen off, like the normal single press of the power button on the Droid does refer to this question: Is there an App or Widget that can replace my Screen On and Off Button on my Moto Droid?
2. If you are trying to power down the phone you'll need to have a rooted Droid then you can install an app that give you a boot menu like Quick Boot or Reboot Manager, both of wich give you an option to turn the phone off.

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Tags: motorola-droid, power-on
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# Question
Title: Google navigation stuck on "Checking navigation availability"
I own a LG Optimus One with Android 2.2.2. Everytime I try to use the navigation provided by google, my phone remains stuck on `Checking navigation availability`. Is there a fix for this?

# Answer
It seems I was running the 5.0 version of google maps. I tried to search for an update on the market, but I couldn't even find the app. The most surprising thing was that using the exact search strings, I was able to find it very easy in the browser.

I downloaded the 5.2 apk, and I installed it from the SDCard. Afterwards, everything worked.
> 1 votes

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Tags: google-maps, navigation, google-maps-navigation
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# Question
Title: How do I use a pattern to unlock the phone screen?
Is there a way to set up my lock screen so that I can draw a pattern to unlock the phone? That way, only I can unlock it again. At the moment, my phone automatically locks the screen, but you just slide to unlock it. Because of that, any one can unlock my phone, which is not ideal.

# Answer
> 11 votes
From the home screen hit the menu button, then choose Settings \> Location & Security and from there you should have an option to set up a patter or pin based screenlock. The pattern lock will give you the option to create your own pattern on the 3x3 grid:

If you want to be able to draw a completely random pattern, Cyanogenmod 6.2 has the option to draw any invisible Gesture to unlock the screen.

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Tags: lock-screens, pattern-lock
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title: audio player ala winamp on android?

text:
# Question
Title: audio player ala winamp on android?
is there any audio player that works similar to winamp? so it can play

* most importantly files from within a folder (whole folder or one file)
* playlists
* streams

# Answer
> 17 votes
Yes! It's Winamp for Android :) See Winamp for Android for QRCode

# Answer
> 3 votes
Any HTC Android phone should have two music players by default, Android's and the one made by HTC. Both should be able to do what you want. If you don't like them there are at least 4 or 5 others you can download from the marketplace that should have the features that you like. A few popular ones are MixZing and Meridian.

# Answer
> 3 votes
As Webs said, there are any number of decent Android audio players out there.

The one I use is MixZing -- however, streaming support is not yet supported, and still listed as "And even better to come..."

# Answer
> 0 votes
For audio streams XiiaLive Lite is perfect.

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Tags: media-player, music-player, audio
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# Question
Title: problem while connecting samsung galaxy gt-i5801 to pc via samsung kies
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Why Samsung Kies not detecting my Galaxy S GT I9000?

i have tried everything for the connection of my galaxy to pc but all in vain... i am unable to understand \*#7284# code... as it has uart and usb both... please suggest something how can i connect my cell phone to pc via samsung kies

# Answer
> 0 votes
This might help : possible duplicate question

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, samsung-kies
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# Question
Title: Which VPN do I use for a Cisco VPN concentrator?
I want to setup corporate sync on my DroidX and it appears to work until I try to get email.

My office uses Microsoft Exchange.

I think I need to set up VPN to do this? (not sure, I know I have to use vpn to make outlook work if I'm not on the network)

Which VPN selection should I use? We are using a really old Cisco VPN concentrator that I don't know much about, with a Microsoft shop for pretty much everything.

# Answer
**Android** doesn't natively support pure IPSec client to connect to Cisco like VPN concentrators. For that first you need to root your device and install any custom rom with tun kernel module support and install this app http://code.google.com/p/get-a-robot-vpnc/

Configuration to be used is,

> **Connection Name** : Cisco (Can be Anything)
>
> **IP Sec Gateway** : Get it from VPN profile config file \[\*.pcf\]
>
> **IP Sec ID** : This is the GroupName, can found in pcf file
>
> **IP Sec Secret** : Decrypted Group password ( Encrypted password can be found in pcf file)
>
> Decryption Tool
>
> **UserName** : VPN User id
>
> **Password** : Soft token generated password.
>
> Leave all other configuration as empty or default.
> 1 votes

# Answer
With a "really old" Cisco VPN concentrator, there are pretty good odds that you can get by with a PPTP tunnel. Especially if you're relying on the native Windows client from desktop/laptops (XP?).

However, with Exchange in the mix you may not need to establish a VPN. My new employer runs exchange and I'm using the "Mail" app to connect to it with no fuss or muss. It "just worked" after I plugged in the external mail server address (mail.mycompany.com) and my domain creds.
> 1 votes

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Tags: sync, exchange, vpn
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# Question
Title: How to start an automatic slideshow of images in Gallery?
Using Gallery I have done a slide show of images. Now I need to automatic slideshow of images. When I click "play" button it should automatically scroll and when I click pause it should stop scrolling. How is this possible?

Thanks

# Answer
Click *Gallery* \> Click any folder, e.g. *Camera* \> Click any photo

Now the photo is shown full screen.

Click *Slideshow* in the left-down of screen. (It may be hidden. Touch the screen to let it show.)

(after a while)

Touch the screen to stop rolling.
> 3 votes

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Tags: gallery, photos
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title: RTSP player for Android

text:
# Question
Title: RTSP player for Android
I'm curios if there is any RTSP Player for android which allows specify port for I guess A/V communication.
My situation:
I want to stream over my RTSP Proxy, but there is a restrictive company FW, but for our purposes there are few port in DMZ, but I couldn't find any android RTSP player which allows specify these ports.
We can do that on Symbian, because there is Real Player, which allows it.
Any hints or workarounds?

# Answer
> 2 votes
Default **video player** on Android does support RTSP. You can specify the port in the url (`<server>:<port>`)

# Answer
> 0 votes
Real player has a beta version for Android phones, so maybe it will be the one you are looking for.

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Tags: proxy, rtsp
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# Question
Title: iPhone ringtones and other sounds on Android
My current phone is an HTC Desire and I was using an iPhone before. I am really liking the ringtons and other system sounds on the iPhone and I am now looking a way to have these on my Android phone. Are there any apps for that?

# Answer
As the iPhone system sounds are the property of Apple, I cannot help you find them. If you do, however, place ringtones on your SD card under `/ringtones` and other sounds like new mail notification under `/notifications`. Go back into preferences and you should now be able to select these sounds.
> 3 votes

# Answer
Zedge is a pretty sweet ringtones/wallpaper app which I am sure includes said ringtones.
> 2 votes

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Tags: ios, ringtone
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# Question
Title: Trying to root Motorola Xoom. Stuck rebooting
I am rooting my Motorola Xoom wifi tablet following these instructions:

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/25/how-to-root-the-motorola-xoom/

I unlocked the bootloader fine. And I got to this point:

1. Type: adb reboot bootloader
2. Type: fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
3. Type: fastboot reboot
4. Wait for your device to reboot all the way.

Except it never rebooted all the way. It is stuck on a black screen with a red M motorola logo and the words Dual Core Technology. Its been about 20 minutes or so now. Should it be taking this long? and if not how can a make it to try rebooting again?

# Answer
> 8 votes
Ok, so it turns out that you need a different boot.img file for the Motorola Xoom wifi only model than for the 3g model.

Click here for instructions if you have a 3g model

click here for instructions if you have the wifi only model (Including how to fix it if you've already tried using the wrong boot.img and you are being stared at by a non-responsive boot screen that has the Moto logo and the words 'Dual Core Technology')

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Tags: rooting, motorola-xoom
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# Question
Title: Are there any performance issues after upgrade from Android 2.1 to 2.2?
I have Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000, now I want to upgrade its OS from 2.1 to 2.2. However, through Google i have found that many people are facing performance issues after the upgrade. Does anyone have experience with this, and can you tell me how to get 2.2 to perform well?

# Answer
> 7 votes
Performance is generally a very subjective thing. There are apps that will measure specific aspects of performance, but that won't always correlate with what you feel from using the phone day to day.

Generally, one of the reasons for upgrading to Froyo is that it should give you performance benefits, see this previous question on Froyo's performance. In addition to that, Samsung have rolled in some fixes for previous performance problems (if you're using the official Samsung build): amongst other fixes, they've changed things so that the filesystem lag is less of a problem on Froyo; they've changed GPS and aGPS performance to get rid of a lot of those previous problems,;and they've fixed some of the serious problems in their customized apps like the music player.

One thing you may find after any upgrade is that your phone still has outdated data left in its caches and temporary areas that are only relevant to the previous version. These can cause performance problems straight after the upgrade. To get round this, you can either go through all your apps list after the upgrade and clear the caches, or reset your phone to factory settings after the upgrade and then reload all of your data. Be warned that both of these (especially the second option) can and will lose some of your settings and data, though anything saved on your SD card or saved on servers on the web will be safe, so make sure you back up anything on the phone that matters to you before doing this.

Personally, I found my Galaxy S performed much better after the Froyo upgrade. However I did do a factory reset on it (for a different reason related to changing Google accounts over) which will have helped in the short term.

# Answer
> 1 votes
I don/'t remember performance issues after upgrading to 2.2, but after upgrading to **2.2.1** my Galaxy is much and I do mean **much faster**.

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, samsung-galaxy-s, updates
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# Question
Title: Touchscreen triggered by cheek while on the phone?
When I'm on the phone, my cheek will often push buttons on the screen, causing either the call to end, or unintended navigation. This is really annoying - I try my best to keep my face away from the phone but I'm not always successful.

Am I the only person having this problem? Is there an actual solution?

# Answer
On my Droid there's actually a proximity sensor that disables the screen if anything is too close to it. On the Droid this sensor is up next to the ear speaker so that when you put the phone up to your ear it triggers the proximity sensor.

What model phone do you have?
> 5 votes

# Answer
On my phone I can click the power button to turn off the screen, so no buttons are there to be pressed.
> 5 votes

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Tags: calls, touchscreen
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# Question
Title: Some questions regarding apps on a rooted Nook Color
This is basically a follow-up to my previous question regarding the Nook Color. While my first question was regarding some of the specifics of the root process, I also have two questions about installing apps on a NC after obtaining root:

* The tech specs seem to indicate that the NC has 8 GB of internal memory. Approximately how much of this would be available to me after rooting for apps and data? I'm willing to repartition if this is possible/necessary.
* Is it generally safe to assume that apps from the Market will work on a NC after it's rooted and the Market and so forth have been installed, or are there some gotchas associated with this? (Assume for the sake of this question that I'm talking about a 2.3 or earlier ROM, not a ripped-from-the-SDK 3.0 one)

# Answer
Below is the output of "df -h -a" command on my Nook Color running CyanogenMod 7.0 ROM (2.3.3) which gives you a break-down of the mounted partitions:

```
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs                   244.2M     44.0K    244.2M   0% /dev
devpts                       0         0         0   0% /dev/pts
proc                         0         0         0   0% /proc
sysfs                        0         0         0   0% /sys
tmpfs                   244.2M         0    244.2M   0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs                   244.2M         0    244.2M   0% /mnt/obb
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2     69.5M    107.0K     69.4M   0% /rom
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5    440.5M    142.8M    275.0M  34% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6    941.9M    347.7M    594.2M  37% /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7    341.8M     39.3M    284.9M  12% /cache
/sys/kernel/debug            0         0         0   0% /sys/kernel/debug
/dev/block/vold/179:17    7.5G      5.7G      1.8G  76% /mnt/sdcard
/dev/block/vold/179:17    7.5G      5.7G      1.8G  76% /mnt/secure/asec
tmpfs                        0         0         0   0% /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure
/dev/block/vold/179:8     5.0G     57.0M      4.9G   1% /mnt/emmc

```

Out of 8 Gigabytes of internal memory ~500 MB is reserved for the ROM itself (/rom and /system), ~1.5 GB is for app storage (/data and /cache), 5 GB is for data storage (/mnt/emmc) and another ~500MB reserved for other miscellaneous Android operations. You can also see my 8GB SD Card mounted on /mnt/sdcard.

Keep in mind that these partitions can be (and usually are) remapped based on the needs of a given ROM.

In terms of your question regarding apps from the Market, there are some limitations that mostly depend on the type and version of the ROM you are planning to run. The biggest concern the screen resolution and LCD density. Several apps, including the Market itself (Vending.apk) are quite picky about how well (or even if) they will work properly. Most common side-effect is apps displaying in a tiny window instead of properly scaling. Most can be fixed by disabling Compatibility Mode in Spare Parts, but some (e.g. Google Reader) will only function with a certain LCD density that could be in conflict with other apps.

Keep in mind that most of the custom ROMs for Nook Color are works in progress, so expect to see better compatibility with all apps going forward. Also, if rumors of Froyo (2.2) update for the official Nook Color firmware are true, we could see better performance once the official display/video/audio/etc. driver upgrades are rolled into custom ROMs.
> 1 votes

# Answer
1. A vast majority of it. My device says I have up to 5gb of internal storage that I can use. Additionally you can throw in an SD card.
2. In my experience about 98% of the apps on the Market will work on your rooted (stock) Nook Color. If you flash CyanogenMod 7 or similar, then they all should work. If you remain with stock, there are some minor quirky issues because there are a few things missing from the OS. For example, trying to create a "shortcut" will cause a Force Close.
> 1 votes

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Tags: applications, google-play-store, nook-color
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# Question
Title: Technical questions about the Nook Color rooting process
I've been considering getting a Nook Color with the intention of rooting it for use as an inexpensive general purpose Android tablet. Before I decide either way or dive into one I went and read a bunch of the development forums and guides, but I still have some questions/concerns about some of the specifics. For starters, I have a few questions about the rooting process:

* Should I be concerned about the root process failing? I don't want to get a NC if I can't get root on it. Everything seems to indicate this isn't an issue (at least at this moment)
* If something goes awry, is there any way to recover/restore to stock software? Most phones seem to have desktop upgrade utilities, but I haven't found one for the NC yet. At the least, can I get to HBoot/fastboot?
* Does the rooting process just require a microSD card to complete, or does the custom ROM actually run from the card? I've seen some unclear info on this, but it appears that the former is generally the case but dual-booting (or booting directly from microSD) is an option as well. Is that correct?

# Answer
> 1 votes
1. The root process *shouldn't* fail. There is a thing called "auto nootering" which will automatically do the rooting for you. They've been keeping it up to date with each update coming out for the device from B&N.
2. If the device reboots 8 times in a row, it will reset itself to factory settings. You can find more info here.
3. You need a microSD card to root the device. Basically, you put an image onto the SD card, then turn on the Nook and it boots that image and enables root access. You then remove the SD card and re-format it (because the image previously will give it a small partition, additionally you don't want it to boot it again after you've already done it once). The Nook Color is setup that it will boot up off of the SD card before it will boot off of the internal memory (hence why this rooting process works). You can therefore have a dual boot with the stock rom plus another rom on the SD card (Nookie Froyo, CyanogenMod7, or the Honeycomb rom). This way you experiment with ROMs and not mess up your stock image. However, it is loading these from the SD card, therefore it will be a bit slower than if it was running off the internal memory of the device. But you can also flash these ROMs to the internal memory as well.

# Answer
> 2 votes
I recommend reading up the NookDevs wiki, and specifically the section about rooting. It's a very straight-forward process that is completely reversible.

To answer your questions:

* If the rooting process fails, you can always boot from the SD Card and start over.
* There is an official B&N 1.1 stock image floating around that can be used to bring your Nook Color back to its original state at any time.
* You can run a custom ROM entirely off the SD Card. The NC will run a bit slower (depends on the speed of the SD Card), but you will be able to retain the original firmware. Just remove the card and it will boot normally. You can install a custom ROM onto the internal memory, overwriting the stock image. The Nook will run faster this way. There are also ways to re-map the internal partitions and set up dual-boot, so that you could run both original firmware and a custom ROM from internal memory. A prompt during power-up will allow you to select which ROM to boot into.

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Tags: rooting, nook-color
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# Question
Title: Can I use the HTC Desire HD Wifi Hotspot feature to share a wireless network instead of mobile internet?
> **Possible Duplicate:**
> Can we use an Android phone as a Wi-Fi repeater?

I have my home router which for a variety of reasons I can not switch to WEP. However, I occasionally need to use my Nintendo DS to connect to Nintendo WFC, and it can only use a WEP connection. My current method is to use the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature of my HTC Desire HD to create a temporary WEP network and connect to that using my DS. This is fine, except it forces my phone to use my carrier's data connection instead of my home wireless network, bringing with it associated charges if I hadn't used the internet on my phone that day already.

Is there anyway to share a wireless network instead of the mobile network via the Wi-Fi Hotspot feature?

# Answer
The Desire HD can not be a gateway that supports rebroadcasting wifi with a different encryption, at best you could add an encryption from an open point or broadcast it as open from a secure point.

You would also need two antennas, and the chip does not.
> 2 votes

# Answer
I don't know if the MobileAP setting on my Galaxy S is the "Official" Mobile Access Point component for 2.2-Froyo, but if I try to enable MobileAP when I am already connected to wifi, it tells me that I must first disconnect from wifi before I can share any type of data connection.
> 1 votes

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Tags: 2.2-froyo, networking, wifi-hotspot
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# Question
Title: How to turn off USB sharing on Android (Archos 70) - Installing Android Market
I'm trying to install the Android market to my Archos 70.

```
1. Load the update.img to the root of your A7HT.
**2. Turn off USB sharing and you will be prompted to install an update.**
3. Click install and A7 will reboot
4. Install the update and eventually go back to the setup screen
5. Go into settings, turn on WiFi and connect to your router
6. Once it is connected:
a. Open any of the Google apps (market, Gmail, Calendar)
b. Go through the Google setup screens.
c. Upon completion install: contacts.apk and GoogleContactsProvider.apk.

```

http://wiki.archosfans.com/index.php?title=Archos\_7HT\_Firmware\_Knightsdominion\_V3\_Google\_Market

How do I turn off USB sharing? I've disconnected and unmounted the Archos from my machine but it doesn't ask me to update; I've also tried rebooting it.

# Answer
You shouldn't need to do this for the Archos 70. Do you have the Archos **70 Internet Tablet** or the Archos **7 Home Tablet**? The link you have is for the Archos 7 Home Tablet, which is an older model. If you in fact have a Generation 8, Archos 70, here's the link you want: http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=42067 All you have to do is open the apk file on your tablet.
> 1 votes

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Tags: usb
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# Question
Title: Is the HDMI output on the Xoom limited to cloning the display or can it be a secondary screen?
Is the HDMI output on the Xoom (or indeed any of the newer tablet devices) capable of displaying different imagery to that being shown on the device's screen? Is it limited to cloning? Can the internal screen be blanked (e.g. if watching a movie on a bigger screen).

I've seen examples of iPad games that display a secondary screen on the device itself when outputting to a TV (e.g. racing games showing the map on the device which is doubling up as the wheel).

# Answer
From what I can tell, it looks like Motorola is not offering that at launch but will try to support it in future upgrades: Official Motorola FAQ

Unless I am reading that wrong.
> 1 votes

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Tags: screen, video-out, motorola-xoom
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# Question
Title: Is there a way to edit Google Documents with Android
Is there a way to edit Google documents from an Android device?

# Answer
We can now edit Google Docs with our mobile with the official App :)

More information can be found in this blog entry from the official Google Documents blog.
> 18 votes

# Answer
There are apps out there now that should make it easier to use google docs on your phone but an official app will be out soon according to CNET news.

Google Docs Coming to iPad, Android
> 5 votes

# Answer
I also found out this one as an alternative : http://sites.google.com/site/gdocsforandroid/
> 2 votes

# Answer
Documents to Go has support for downloading, editing and syncing your Google Docs from your device. The initial sync is slow and saving to Google Docs sometimes fails, but support is there.
> 2 votes

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Tags: google-drive
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# Question
Title: Why does my YouTube app have performance problems and outright failures?
I have a stock Captivate on AT&T. I've tried to watch videos at least a dozen times, and maybe twice it's worked as I would like it to.

Problems include:

* "This video cannot be played". I saw the question about "allow mobile playback" flag, but I get it on user-created stuff too (not just commercial stuff). Is there a way to check if the flag is set, say from the desktop web interface?
* 20+ second load time before playback starts, even for short videos, *if* it works at all
* Sometimes I wait over a minute and the "spinner" ("Loading video") never goes away
* Once it starts playback, if the buffer runs out, I can't get it to start again. The buffer indicator might start growing again (pale red line appears again and gets bigger) but nothing I do can make it start actually playing. I hit play/pause, scan forward/backward, tap the time bar, etc; nothing happens.

Some notes:

* I have tried HQ and not-HQ; both have issues though HQ is worse (not surprising)
* I have tried it on WiFi and 3G; 3G actually seems a little better
* I can watch YouTube just fine on my laptop, etc, over the same wifi connection
* I have used the wifi analyzer app (forgot the name) to inspect spectrum; there are no conflicting / overlapping networks in my area
* I can download podcasts on Listen at ~10+ MB/min (estimated by my watch) so it's not something wonky with my wifi connection
* I've rooted the phone but only so I could fix a corrupt wifi settings file (known issue, but I'm having trouble finding a ref link right now). I'm pretty sure the issue is not related, and I'm not running any other superuser stuff.

I'm at a loss. I have no idea how to track this down -- there's no particular *error* to look up, just general crappiness. Is it just me? Does everybody have this terrible of an experience? Would the "lag fix" do anything for me? Is there a better 3rd-party player? (someone mentioned sideloading VLC)

I don't view a lot of YouTube videos generally, but when I do get a chance to look at them it'd be nice to be able to do so on my "super" phone...

# Answer
> 1 votes
Maybe it's not the whole answer but two things seem to have made a big difference:

One, my Captivate was recently upgraded to Froyo officially. The new Youtube app seems to perform remarkably better.

Two, and this is the really interesting bit, I switched from WPA on 802.11g to WPA2 on 802.11n, and my wifi speeds went from ~200-300k to 4-5M. Not sure exactly why but it's definitely something to consider if you see performance problems in an app that relies on the network...

# Answer
> 0 votes
Some videos just can't be played on your phone because the bitrate (or needed processing power) is too high for your device. This might even happen in the middle of a perfectly working video, because it's using a variable bitrate (which just rose above what's possible). That's why Youtube can get slow as well for a short time. It only gives up when the processor is at near 100% and it starts missing a lot of frames. That's actually good design. Apart from that, I think there might be some bugs in YouTube yet (but alas it is not an open sourced app).

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Tags: samsung-galaxy-s, video, youtube
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# Question
Title: How to use alphabets on keypad in Phone App? - Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801
When I select Phone app and go to keypad tab, on keys I see alphabets besides each number key. How to use them?

I suppose it should find a contact already in my contacts. When I type key 7 twice it types two 7s and it doesn't show any contact starting from Q.

Note: I've upgraded to Froyo using steps mentioned at http://theandroidfans.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-install-android-22-froyo-latest.html

# Answer
> 1 votes
OK. Just now I realized how it works. If I have a contact whose name is starting with `QAP` (for example ;). Otherwise I don't think in the world any name would start like this), then I should type `727` and it will bring that contact on top.

Basically it works as if T9 is activated for the keypad and that is why it doesn't show names starting from `Q` when I press 7 twice. I hope it helps others.

# Answer
> 1 votes
As far as I can tell, you can't : press the 7, and it will show ( on my Galaxy S ) the first phone number with a 7 , next to that field is a downwards arrow.

Pressing that arrow will display a popup selection, with at the top the same number already selected ( the first with a 7 ), and underneath the first contact starting with a P - scrolling down shows all contact up to and including contacts with an S.

But if you want a contact, why not use the Contacts tab, you can search there and to the right of my screen is the complete alphabet. Pressing one of these letters, will jump to the first contact name starting with that letter.

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Tags: applications, 2.2-froyo, contacts, samsung-galaxy-apollo, phone-app
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title: G1 Create Image of Current State

text:
# Question
Title: G1 Create Image of Current State
Is it possible to create an image of my phone (G1, cupcake) so that I may revert back to it at a later date?

I'm not scared of using the Android SDK, I only needs the steps to create the file.

# Answer
> 6 votes
You can use nandroid to do this.

If you update your recovery image to Cyanogen's 1.4 recovery then it has nandroid built in.

These are tools from the community and are not officially tested or supported so make sure you fully understand what you're doing before using them.

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Tags: backup, htc-dream
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# Question
Title: Can I do Android/g1 tethering without root?
Can I do Android/g1 tethering without root?

# Answer
> 9 votes
Yes, according to AllShadow - Tether Your Android (G1) Without Root:

> This one is for the majority of Android owners who don’t want to be bothered with rooting on the G1 (Android). Mucho gracias to Tremendo Slap for digging this one up. June Fabric has released an app for Windows that also installs another app on Android that allows you to tether to 3G. Most users say it works flawlessly even with VPN connections. A few connections were dropped here and there but overall a success. This is an app that I know many of you have been waiting for.
>
> For those wondering, tethering is connecting your device to your laptop and using your device's internet connection on your laptop.
>
> So download PdaNet beta 1.12 (or Vista 64)
>
> PdaNet
>
> Note This is probably in violation of your carrier’s TOS. For T-Mobile the 1GB per month data cap was lifted awhile ago but there is word that users that pass the 1GB limit will be limited to 50Kbps for data past that mark. **I would advise using this only if you are in dire need. I would advise against canceling your home internet plan as well**

# Answer
> 4 votes
With rooting being so easy, why not? Haykuro's blog is very easy to follow and has been recommended on other threads on this site. Once you're rooted just go to https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ and look for the .apk download on the right-side.

# Answer
> 2 votes
Try Azilink. It does not require root access. Works just as advertised.

Just don't forget to circumvent the lame HTTP user agent blocks that your ISPs might have put in place.

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Tags: tethering, htc-dream
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# Question
Title: Gaining root acces/installing custom rom on G1 with build number CRC1
Could you please share your knowledge about how to flash the latest update of stock Android OS on G1 (aka HTC Dream)? I would like to try out some custom roms, but most information I was able to find relates to the RC30 or R33.

# Answer
I think you will have better luck at the XDA developers forum

It's the main place for ROM cookers (mainly HTC devices), for the Dream follow this link.

Try this thread for more info on rooting your HTC
> 3 votes

# Answer
I agree with palehorse, Haykuro's blog is very easy to follow and is where I learned the process. Once you are ready for a custom ROM, the best, by far in my opinion, are released by cyanogen. This is mostly due to their very fast speed compared to other ROMS. You can find the latest, as of me writing this, at: his post on XDA Developers
> 2 votes

# Answer
This tutorial on Haykuro's blog was very easy to follow. I used it up to the point of flashing with the ROM I wanted.
> 1 votes

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Tags: htc-dream, rooting, rom-flashing
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# Question
Title: "My Apps" in App Market only showing SOME past downloads after a reformat?
I used to be able to go to "My Apps" and view all my past apps. Now that I've done a reformat, though, I only see a SMALL subset of the apps I've downloaded before. I thought it was supposed to show all my past downloads?

# Answer
> 3 votes
Its been my experience that only paid apps remain in your my apps list after data is erased from your phone. I believe that the list of downloaded free apps is stores in the phones memory so its lost when you wipe it. This is the benefit of services like appbrain.

**Edit:** As thunsaker points out, if you use Google's Android Backup Service and you have a 2.2 or later device it will save the list of your downloaded app (among other things) and restore that to the Market after a restore.

# Answer
> 1 votes
It will only show apps you've purchased from the Market (at least, that's the experience I've had) besides the ones currently installed on your device. I recommend Titanium Backup (requires root) for backing up all your apps.

# Answer
> 0 votes
Is this the first time that you've opened the Market since your reformat?

My experience both with moving from an old phone to a new one and after a factory reset, was that once I'd added my primary account onto the phone, the first time that I opened Market and went straight to My Apps, I saw every app that I had on my previous device both paid, and free in the list (the free ones showed in the list as "Free" rather than the normal "Installed").

If I then came out of Market, the next time that I opened Market it just showed me my paid apps plus the apps that had actually been installed on this phone since the wipe, it had now 'forgotten' my previously installed apps and I've lost the chance to easily find and reinstall them.

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