Changing contact list & reordering the list of apps on a Motorola 360 watch So I've just bought a Motorola 360 Android watch, and I'm having trouble with figuring out if I can reorder the list of contacts that I am presented with when swiping to the right twice (going past the list of apps and into the list of contacts). It seems to only have the possibility of displaying the list in the order of I've contacted people. Can that really be the only way to see the list?

Also, the list of apps that the watch presents has multiple instances that I don't really use all that much and would rather reorder further down the list (so I can access those I do use more often faster). I haven't been able to find any information about this anywhere. Is this list static?

I'm an Android developer my self, and must say that the capabilities for customization in these wearable devices are surprisingly shallow and lacking in high impact obvious ways.

Not sure about contacts, but if you are running the latest Android Wear (Android Wear 1.1.1929530/Android OS 5.1.1) the first three apps in your list should be the most recent ones. I'm not aware of any system level customization beyond creating your own watch face or watch app.


Cpu frequency keep going down by it's own I am experiencing problems with Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

Build number(ROM): DN4 v2.1
Baseband version: N7100NEUFND1
Android version: 4.4.4
Kernel: AGNI KERNEL (March 29,2015)

I have overclocked CPU from 1.6 GHZ to 2.0 GHZ and I use SetCPU app to control CPU values like:

When screen is off, change governor to Ondemand with min and max frequencies at 200 MHZ and 400 MHZ.
When screen is on, change governor to Performance with min and max frequencies at 1000 MHZ and 1800 MHZ.

The problem is that now whenever I set the values, the values drops down to 1200 MHZ and goes down to 500 MHZ gradually. Mostly, it stays stuck at 1000 MHZ causing the device to lag especially while gaming.

Previously, I experienced problems with all other governors except Performance, Pegasusq and Powersaver, even when I set the Max value to 1.8 GHZ it somehow restricted the Max frequency to 1.2 GHZ. Now I think this has affected all the governors.

I have also updated my kernel but the problem persists.

Any solutions?

Changing governors has never really worked for me. Basically one of the issues with clocking at higher speeds is that this draws more power, which causes the CPU temperature to spike. The systems recognises it, and automatically throttles the clock speeds down so the CPU doesn't cook itself.

I have exactly your setup, a Note 2 with DN4 v2.1 running AGNI kernel, and was facing this issue. In my experience the best performance i got was with the stock Pegasus governor, a 1.8ghz cpu ceiling @ a voltage of 1225mv (was 1350mv). The lower voltage meant that the CPU could sit at this higher clock speed for longer, so my benchmarks went up pretty dramatically. My Antutu went from 25307 to 30541, because it was able to stay at the higher clock speed before thermal throttling set in. Unfortunately you cannot set the voltages manually using the AGNI kernel, so i had to download an app called 'System Tuner'.

Slapping the CPU up to 2ghz is fine, but it can only run at this speed for a few seconds before the temperature goes through the roof. Better to sit at a slightly lower clock speed IMO.

Good luck!


How to turn off split screen mode in Oreo? I hate this feature because:

I don't use it
I often turn this on automatically

Any way this can be disabled? I've searched the net but nothing useful came up.

Thanks

Step 1. Enter the Overview Screen. If you see the "Recents" button, tap on that to enter the Overview screen.

Step 2. Enable Split Screen Mode. Tap or long-press the icon near the top of the individual app's card until a submenu appears.

Step 3. Exit Split Screen Mode.

How to end your split-screen mode session?

While split-screen mode can come in handy, it’s definitely not something you want to use all the time. There are a few ways to get out of split-screen mode.

The first, and probably most simple, way to end split-screen mode is by long-tapping the split-screen app switching icon. This method automatically closes the secondary app at the bottom of your display.

Another way to end your split-screen mode session is simply by dragging the divider line all the way to the top or bottom of your display. This method allows you to select which app you prefer to keep open, as opposed to automatically selecting the app at the top of your screen.

Furthermore, there is this thread which can help you too.


permission denied on files created via adb in recovery I stumbled upon a strange issue - after installing new ROM (CyanogenMod 12.1), I used adb push (still in TWRP) to copy some backed up directories to internal storage - so far so good. But then in fully booted system I found out, that I have read only permission for these dirs even when logged as root (I can still remove them from recovery though; also I don't have this problem, when I use adb when normal android is running).

I thought that it could be a selinux issue, but ls -lZ shows the same permissions/context for everything (and I also tried calling the restorecon on these dirs)

Any idea what causes this?
(note: I'm looking just for explanation, I can solve this easily by deleting it in recovery)

EDIT: in case it was relevant, my device is Kindle Fire HD (tate)

For some strange reason (even on my AOSP 6 Xperia S) actual "fully booted system" reported permissions are a lie.

I eventually ran ls -l from recovery, and discovered not only they were different, but also owner was another one (in this case root, instead of media_rw).

chown 1023.1023 and chmod 770 did the work and made the file "normal".


Transferring files between PC and Android Sony Z1 Compact (KitKat) without needing app (i.e. via standard USB mass storage) When I plug my Sony Z1 Compact Android phone into my Mac or PC, the phone prompts me to install a program on the PC/Mac.

Can I not just have the phone behave as a standard, common USB Mass Storage class (i.e. like a USB pen drive, hard drive, or SD card), without having to install a program on the host PC?

This is an inconvenience as if wanting to transfer to a PC that's not my own, I may not be in the position to install such a program.

Update
This was so easy on Android 2.3 on a HTC Desire Z - plug it into a Mac, PC or Linux desktop (i.e. the host), phone asks which mode it should be in, select the USB storage / harddrive option and then the phone appears as an ordinary external disk on the host machine.

The program that your phone ask to install is PC COMPANION. You can skip the PC Companion installation.

If you need to connect in MSC mode

In Settings-> Xperia Connectivity->USB connectivity->USB Connection Mode-> MSC


How to get ALPHA symbol using Google keyboard? I want to type Symbol of aplha but I couldn't figure out how to get it , however I can type ß(Beta). But not alpha.

If you have superuser(root) access, install xposed framework. Search for an xposed module called 'Google Keyboard Custom Smilies' (GKCS) and install it. Open GKCS app and add 'α' symbol in it. You can use your own labels for inputs.


Migrating App Account I'm migrating content from one android tablet to another. The older device is running 4.4.2 and the newer 6.0.1.

I've successfully transferred almost all app data and game data from the old device, aside from a game called "Casino X".

I've backed up the game data using Helium, then restored on the new device but it's just ignored. I noticed that there's an "account" for this game under Settings \ Accounts called Casino X \ api-casino.itemboxapps.com.

How can I transfer the Account to the new device?

You should try copying the files onto a online drive (such as google drive) and then downloading the files onto the new device.
Edit: Apologies, I read it wrong.
You should try reinstalling/launching the game to see if it reinstalls the profile.
Worst case scenario, root both devices.


Xperia Z2 D6502 can't reboot into recovery I've searched everywhere, from XDA to Android Enthusiasts and hit a deadend every time. I have a rooted 17.1.2.A.0.314 Kitkat based Xperia Z2. I downgraded the firmware to root it so that I could install a pre-rooted version of the latest Marshmallow ROM via recovery..which doesn't work.
I installed XZDualRecovery and later TWRP but when I trigger a reboot to recovery, it doesn't work and the phone restarts normally.

I have tried the button press combos (press volume down during bootup when the light is red, use adb and fastboot,use the NDRUtils app to trigger reboot to recovery..nothing works.

What do I do?

Try using apps to reboot into Recovery. For example QuickBoot


Location app for family members Is there any Android app which allows any family member to get my real-time location if installed ? Or is there any way to allow it ?

This link should help explain how you can share your location with other people who have a Google account and are in your Google contacts.


Google Apps - can be uninstalled and replaced by your own preferred system applications Can we all change the basic system apps installed on our phones? (e.g. contacts, phone, messaging etc.) And replacing it with new applications that can't harm and destroy the phone's stock rom?

Yes, you can... For example QKSMS
for SMS/ MMS, Zero Dialer
for dialer and contact and so on.
These apps can be used without uninstalling the existing default apps.
If you want to completely remove default app then you have to root your phone and use Custom ROM or, customize stock rom.


Can't chat with Google Assistant while recording screen I wanted to record some of my conversations with the Google Assistant, and I used the AZ screen recorder app to record. However when I start recording and open up Google Assistant, it gives me the "Can't reach Google at the moment" error, although my internet's working fine. Also tried with the Mobizen app and some other apps, same connectivity error. When I'm not recording the screen Assistant works as normal. Has anybody else experienced this and how should i fix it?

This is because AZ screen recorder is using your microphone and google assistant uses your microphone to reach your voice.

Go-to phone settings, open app and it's permissions and remove microphone permission from it. And google assistant will work perfectly.

The video recorded after that from AZ screen recorder will be with no sound(silent video).


Does a broken screen on a Nexus One automatically mean the touch screen digitizer needs to be replaced? After 5 years of faithful service, my Nexus One finally cracked (literally) today when it fell from my vehicle. The screen is severely cracked but remains intact in the frame and the display has no problem at all (other than the obstruction by the fractured glass itself). Even touch sensitivity seemed to be intact though I have to risk my fingers on the broken glass to use it.

From some googling, it seems like touch screen digitizer is the part that's recommended to be replaced in such cases. Will that have to be the case here too, or since the touch sensitivity is intact can it end up a cheaper replacement than that? The digitizer seems to be >$25 here in India and I'd prefer not to spend that on an old soon-to-be-replaced phone.

Screen protector might help protect your fingers, if glass is even and no missing pieces


What does a check mark on a site thumbnail means? And how does one remove it? I'm using Chrome canary and this check mark has appeared. I don't know why it appeared and what it means? Page is bookmarked but others from here are too but no mark; page isn't saved for offline reading. Any thoughts?
Also how do I remove it?!
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It means the site is downloaded for offline viewing. You may have done it by accident but that is what the icon means (unless Google changed the meaning in your Canary build which I find very unlikely).


Change WCDMA to GSM automatically I have Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 4.

If I configure my phone to GSM/WCDMA (automatic) mode, I have problems when I receive or make a call. Usually I lost the call or the other person cannot hear me.

In my city 3G network is not very good.

I solve this problem changing the mode to GSM only (manually) and then make the call.

Is there a way to configure my phone to change from WCDMA to GSM automatically when I make or receive a call?

I've installed 2G/3G OFF application, but it is still manual.

If you constantly get a poor 3G signal, you may want to switch the signal preference to favor 2G instead of 3G. Here's a way to do it on ICS:

In dialer, press *#*#4636#*#*
Go to 'Phone Information'
Swipe to this 'Set preferred network type'
Assuming it is 'WCDMA preferred', change it to 'GSM Auto (PRL)'

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

This setting will change its signal quality threshold, allowing it to switch from 3G to 2G 'earlier'. Use at your own risk though...

To address your question of automatically switching signal when you make a call, you might be able to hammer something out on Tasker if you are so inclined (I may give it a try later to satisfy my own curiosity xD).

One problem is forsee though, is that I believe it takes a bit of time to switch signals, so it might affect your call (or its quality).


How can I search for a sticker or emoji on Line for Android? How can I search for a sticker or emoji  on Line for Android?

On Line for Microsoft Windows I can use::

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LINE for Android provides in-line sticker suggestion when directly typing on the chat input text field.

To enable/disable this feature:

Go to Settings (the cog-wheel icon on the top-right, this can be accessed on 'Friends' page or 'More' page)
Under "Shops", tap Stickers
Under "Sticker settings", toggle Display suggestions

When it is enabled, type a single keyword (e.g. 'work'). The text will be bolded (work) and related stickers appear above the chat input. Then tap the sticker to use.

Note: since the stickers appear above the chat input, fullscreen keyboards (usually used on landscape layout) may break the feature since the keyboard and the input box will cover the whole screen, including the stickers.

Demo:

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How do I fix pwd (print working directory) on Cyanogenmod 7? I want to use WinSCP to transfer data to my phone over wireless. I've enabled dropbear on my phone.  WinSCP connects, but crashes after trying pwd.  Logging in with PuTTy, I can see that pwd is returning a blank line:

/data/dropbear # pwd

/data/dropbear # which pwd
/system/xbin/pwd
/data/dropbear # busybox pwd
/data/dropbear
/data/dropbear # ls -l /system/xbin/pwd
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             7 Apr  1 23:30 pwd -> busybox

Coming from an OpenWrt background, that dropbear setup seems normal to me.  Why is this shell printing blank lines?  My device is a Motorola Droid running Cyanogenmod 7 RC4.

Can you replace the pwd symbolic link with a script that just runs 'busybox pwd'?

Or would an alias work?


Is it possible to change camera settings of an app on android emulator? I am using Nox Android Emulator and i have a question about if i can change default camera settings of an app, i have uninstalled stock camera app by android terminal but this app still uses to default camera and don't ask for camera preferences.

However it depends on the emulator I personally recommend bluestakes4 it also have an option for default apps and supports almost everything


How can I import sms from iphone 4s / IOS6 with Samsung Kies I've got a brand spanking Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and I want to import my SMS's - I've installed Kies, detected an iphone backup, (my iphone's name and date displays) but the import screen just refreshes infinitely (hmm... probably infinite) whilst my fans get to cranking (activity monitor shows 30% CPU).

My iphone backup is fresh, unencrypted, and I've tried with the phone plugged in,  itunes running + iphone plugged in, and ihpone / itunes disconnected.

Any insider tips for me?!

(Please note, this question is IOS6 dependant - other tips for IOS5 haven't worked for me)

I got an answer from Samsung - was instructed to 'Update Drivers' or some such from the Window or Tools menu.

So, this worked for me - got the text components of my SMS history, then uninstalled Kies due to a conflict with Android File transfer on OSX 10.8.


Why is there "/proc/net/snmp" file on my device? Could it be due to a malware? After reading this paper I observed a little and I realized that an SNMP socket (exactly two: v4 and v6) exists when I use ls /proc/1/net. I see them clearly.

My question is simple, do the bootkits exist on Android? I suppose yes, if it is the case would you have documentation to recommend me at the security level? Especially the use of SNMP, is it normal? For example a use by the phone operator for material supervision? But this phone is a second hand with a different operator that does not make sense for my case.

Two days ago I asked a question here related to mediatek and strange files and files saturating the memory space. But I did not find an answer in relation to audio_dump folder in the paper of blackhat, but some matches that are cold in the back.

There is no piece of software that has zero probability of being infected by some kind of malware. But in general, Windows by design is more prone to infections as compared to Linux and other UNIX based operating systems. Android is also based on Linux kernel, plus it has additional security mechanisms related to booting part, such as locked bootloader and Verified Boot. So generally we don't see Android devices hijacked by bootkits.

That said, init is the very first userspace process started by kernel with PID 1. It's a generic piece of AOSP, developed by Google and not modified by phone OEMs or network operaters (AFAIK). However its configuration files *.rc can be modified / added / removed easily to start / stop services and daemons on boot.

Presence of /proc/[PID]/net/snmp indicates that your kernel has ability to support an SNMP agent if run on your device. This is common, modern kernels are built so. Alarming is if there is an agent running in background on your device, something listening on UDP port 161 from an SNMP management console. You can analyze all listening ports using netstat or ss. Both are shipped with Android.


Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 4 since OTA Lollipop My problem is exactly the same as in this question: Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 5 since OTA Lollipop

I have Nexus 4, never rooted, never jail-breaked
after I installed the update to Lollipop, the problem occured
now I have already 5.0.1 but the problem still exists

Problem:

I select my custom ringtone on the Sound & notification settings panel and it plays right
when someone calls me, only the default system notification sound is played repeatedly

What I already tried:

re-uploading the ringtone, using AirDroid (I also uploaded them with AirDroid before the update to Lollipop)
clearing cached data (via Settings > Storage > Cached data) and then rebooting
checked the directory of the ringtones: it's /sdcard/Ringtones
checked the permissions of the ringtones: it's the same as for system-ringtones: -rw-rw---- root
I found out, that when I select the ringtone in the contacts-app as a specific ringtone for one person, it works!

Any ideas?

On my Nexus 4, for ringtones snipped by Ringdroid the following worked:
Ringdroid saves to the following folders:
sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
sdcard/media/audio/notifications
sdcard/media/audio/alarms
I copy-and-deleted the ringtones from those locations to the following folders:
sdcard/Ringtones
sdcard/Notifications
sdcard/Alarms

This left duplicate entries in the Android settings and messaging settings.  To fix that I then cleared the Cache Partition from the recovery in the bootloader by the following directions:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-5994
Here's a short version:
Power off
All three hard keys for about 10 seconds to enter the bootloader menu
Uses arrow keys to select Recovery Mode and power to activate
Power and Volume Up (to actually get into recovery menu I guess?)
volume to "Wipe Cache Data" and hit power
Return to bootloader
Start

You can now set ringtones and they will actually work.


How to debug inetd server on rooted Android phone? I would like to run an inetd server on my rooted phone to accept incoming connections and launch an application in response.  I've installed BusyBox since it includes inetd and I created a file /etc/inetd.conf/myApp with the contents:

service myApp
{
    socket_type = stream
    protocol = tcp
    wait = no
    user = root
    server = /system/app/com.mydomain.myApp-33.apk
    port = 2345
    disable = no
}

I then ran this command from the adb shell:

shell@jfltevzw:/ $ su
root@jfltevzw:/ # busybox inetd -q 2345 /etc/xinetd.d/myApp

I then tried to test by using telnet from my Macintosh:

bash-3.2$ telnet 192.168.1.29 2345
Trying 192.168.1.29...
Connected to android-1c7bde8dccfe2a27.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.

I tried other not-configured ports (e.g. 2346) and get the same result, so it is failing at a very basic level and not getting very far at all.

How can I see any log files to figure out what is going wrong?

You seem to mix up inetd and xinetd configuration and paths - use a config for one or the other. You may also want to consider to specify the service as type "unlisted" to avoid the need of it being added to /etc/services - as you didn't mention you did add your service, I suppose you didn't.


Configure Android to save pictures/video to SDCard Just installed a 32gb SD card in my Samsung S2.  Is there a way to configure ICS to save all pictures/videos to the SD card instead of internal memory?

You should be able to do this from the settings of the Camera app, rather than the system settings.


Find matching keyword within Android using search iPhone has a finder option that enables the user to search the whole phone for the matching keyword that we enter. Is there something similar for Android?

Android has Google Search. In the homescreen, long-press the left soft key of your phone to trigger the search.

Also, if your phone has a Google app, launch it. Then click the left soft key to open a menu. Click Settings, and you will find Phone Search. You can select which items to search.


Map internal Wi-Fi strength? I'm a system administrator for a school division, and we are upgrading our Wi-Fi network.  Is there a way that I can map the strength of the Wi-Fi signal at different places inside a building (where GPS does not work)?

I have used some stumblers -- Wi-Fi Analyzer and Meraki Wi-Fi Stumbler -- and those really do most of what I need, but I'd really like to see things on a map.  I've tried some standard wardriving applications -- such as WiGLE Wi-Fi Wardriving and Wi-Fi Map Maker - Free -- and they just don't really work without a GPS coordinate.

I'd be more than happy to snap a photo of a building map and indicate where I am at different places and be able to see, say, a heat-map of the signal strength (and better still if I could see if by BSSID).  I'd also be find with using the phone as a collection device and analyzing the data later on the computer.

Is there a way to map the Wi-Fi signal strength at different places in the buildings I'm providing Wi-Fi service to?


Android market questions On google store, do you actually have control over the purchases you make like access to the pc? For example you decide to buy a movie then can you transfer it to the pc? or if you decide to buy book could you hypothetically add the eBook to kindle?.

So over all the biggest question is "Do you have control over the file purchased and downloaded from google market?".

Yes, the files you purchase you have some limited control over; ones you rent you do not.

Music - You purchased (or uploaded your own) music to Google's Servers. You have a license to these media files. They can be downloaded off the Web version of Google Play Music, or with Google Play Music Manager.

Books - You purchased the book, you have a license to these media files as well, some of these files allow you to obtain copies outside of the Google Play Books app, via the web store.Web Play Store > My Books > A Book I Owned > How To Read should present alternative methods to download.

Movies - You rented the movie. Google Play Movies does not (yet) support purchasing of movie media files, as such it is not yours to do with what you wish. You are limited on time to watch it and availability to move it. You are able to watch it on the Web, Tablet or Phone.


Can I reinstall or upgrade Android? At the moment I have a rooted Samsung GT-S5570. After I rooted it, I noticed that it started to be slower than it used to be.

I have had this phone for over two years. I update my computer's operating system once a year. I am thinking of doing something similar with my smartphone.

At the moment I am running Android 2.2.1. I think that an upgrade would not be ideal due to old hardware. What is the best option? To reinstall Android 2.2.1 or upgrade to a newer version?

In either case, how do I do it?

If you just want to "refresh" it, you could try a factory-reset, which will essentially revert it to a "blank state" (i.e. remove all user-data and user installed apps), so you can start over with a fresh system. You should however create a good backup beforehand – which is not an easy task with Android prior to ICS (pre-4.0). On the other had, this can be done without any "modifications" (such as rooting or the like).

If you consider updating your device, take a closer look at custom roms like CyanogenMod. There might be other ROMs available which are tuned specifically for your device, and thus giving better performance even with a newer version of Android. This installation process however is a bit more "technical", and in most cases requires rooting the device and installing a custom recovery.


insufficient space while updating WhatsApp and other apps Whatsapp has forced everyone to update their apps before June 8th. Everytime, I tried to update it I got the 'insufficient storage space' error and now, on June 8th, I can't access my Whatsapp. As of now, I have:

2.43 GB available on internal card
5.69 GB available on SD Card

I have rooted Sony Xperia SP running on Android 4.3.
I have tried every possible thing on the Internet. The problem is Google Play Store is allowing me to install some apps but giving error on other apps installation/update. I was successfully able to download Sound Cloud and Clean Master, but couldn't update Whatsapp or install System Cleanup. I even tried to download System Cleanup manually through apk file but it gave me the same error. I think my solution is somewhat mentioned by these two people here:
insufficient space while updating WhatsApp on CyanogenMod

However, the problem is I can't download System Clean up and I don't know how to manually delete dead folders

Update
This is how far I have come:

I can see all the contents of /data and /data/data
I even deleted some whatsapp related files that I don't remember. They neither did any good nor harm the phone.
I have read that I have to delete 'dead data folders' and 'affected libraries'. However, I have no idea exactly what to delete or how to know which libraries are affected!

Try clearing 'cache' through stock recovery or any appropiate apps and reboot your phone.

If the same problem presist, then try clearing google play store app cache and try clear data.


s3 stuck at booting screen I bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 about a month back from eBay. It was working fine till the last Tuesday, but after that my phone started rebooting by itself. My Galaxy S3 is powered by Android 4.0.4 and unfortunately I haven't enabled the USB Debugging Mode, nor have I flashed it with any custom roms. So, I can't flash with any custom roms, the solution suggested by most of the threads I have browsed through. My phone is also not going into the recovery mode. Please help!

Enter Download Mode.

Download Odin

Download Offical Firmware from Here

place the Tar file in the PDA Location in Odin
and it will install the Offical Rom again.

Tutorial Here

if you have Kies Delete it just install the Drivers


Can I run scripts on startup on rooted Galaxy Note 3? I want to be able to run a shell command (e.g. mount) on startup on my Galaxy Note 3 (stock rooted Android 4.3)

Typically on Linux that'd be done using /etc/init.d but I don't have that directory on my Note 3.

What's the best approach to running a shell script on startup/boot on Galaxy Note 3?

You might want to take a look at ScriptManager:

  Manage and execute shell scripts and programs in file system.
  All executions run over vt100 terminal accepting user input and esc codes (colors, bel, cursor movement ..)
  Run them at boot-up and/or on network status change possibility.
  Schedule at selected time. (cron jobs)

Alternatively, Tasker can be used as well to execute scripts (and other tasks) at certain events – as, e.g., on boot.


Can I work around dead spots on my touchscreen with a custom keyboard layout? I have dead spots on my touchscreen, right on the soft keyboard area. Is there a way I can use a custom keyboard layout or move my keyboard to work around the problem until I replace my phone?

Try swift keyboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey

This allows full customization of your keyboard size.


Only one account showing on Google+ Android app I have two GMail accounts active on my Android 2.2. Let's call them Acc1 and Acc2.

Acc1 is the default account I set when I got my Android. I didn't know then, that I can't change the default address. My Acc2 is the main Google account I use everywhere.

When I launch the Google+ app, it only shows the default account but my 2nd account has Google+ activated. All other apps show me both my Acc1 & Acc2 accounts to select. I don't understand why Google+ app doesn't see my other account.

Is there a way set Google+ app to see my Acc2 account or a way to change the default android account without losing all my local data?

I hope I've been clear, thank you!

Version 1.0.2 is out, and appears that it's going to fix your issue.

From the release notes:

  What's in this version:

  Spiffy new profile icon on the menu screen
  Handle multiple Gmail accounts on first sign in
  Minor UI polish

(emphasis mine)

Unfortunately, I don't have my own invitation to Google+, so I'm not able to test this.


How do you sort your chats by contact name in WhatsApp? How can one alphabetically sort the contacts on the WhatsApp chat list? Right now, the list is completely random, making it difficult to locate a specific chat by its author (contact name)

There doesn't seem to be any way to sort them alphabetically in the chat list. Currently the Whatsapp chat list is by chat date, meaning the most recent ones will come up.
If you click on the bottom right green button you can access the contacts list, and those contacts are sorted alphabetically.


network problem after update in lollypop of Micromax unite 2 I updated my unite 2 4gb  from service Center in Lollypop. After then its problem create no network some time . Then its fixe when I on flight mode and off it or restarting phone. But after some time its also start no network. I reverte back into KitKat by service Center but this issue not solve. Please help me its so frustrating?

Go to Settings > Mobile Networks > Network Operators > Choose Automatically.
Also set your preferred network as '2G'.


How do you clear .thumbnails folder without hanging Windows Explorer? Is there a recommended way to clear out the thumbnail data that I have in DCIM/.thumbnails folder?

It occupies about 50 MB and I want to clear it out but when I press Ctrl+A in Windows Explorer it stops responding. There are maybe 10,000 files in there.

Is that enough to cause this problem where Explorer just hangs?

I read in another post here at AE that you're supposed to go to Settings, Applications, and then pick the Gallery app and tap Clear Cache button.

I tried this and it didn't help. Also it said in the dialog that the size occupied is like 170 KB or so. So I don't think that's it.

But this is on Android 2.2, just for the record, so maybe it doesn't work that way in this version.

You could use any file explorer directly on your Android device to do this. A good choice is e.g. ES File Explorer File Manager, which as a side-effect also enables you to directly access your PC from the Android device (accessing your Shared Folders via WiFi), and has many other nice features:

Start the app
Go to Settings → File Settings, and enable Show Hidden Files option
Navigate to the folder
long-press the folder name, and select "delete" from the pop-up menu
Confirm the deletion of folder and contents, if asked for
for "normal operations", you might want to disable Show Hidden Files again

It is pretty safe to delete the entire folder (instead of deleting all files separately). After all, with a new phone/sd card, the folder won't exist either. The app/service using the folder will simply re-create it if it does not (longer) exist.


How to choose YouTube resolution using Mobile version (m.youtube.com), not desktop nor app On an android phone, using Firefox, I access the YouTube.Com website.

But for resolution control, I am content when YouTube delivers "m.youtube.com".   I know how to force FireFox to solicit the desktop version.

I note that the desktop web page (during video playback) allows me to adjust the video resolution with the settings/gear, but when using the m.youtube version, I have no means to adjust the playback.  I am also aware that I could log into YouTube/Google, and record my resolution choice.

For privacy reasons:  I choose not to use the YouTube application; I clear retained info on closing FireFox; I avoid the desktop webpage on my android phone since everything gets ridiculously tiny, and; I do not log in to YouTube or Google.

Does anyone know of a way to force the resolution low (rather than auto) on m.youtube.com?
Does anyone know of a way to view the resolution that youtube delivers on m.youtube.com?
If I play one video on the standard desktop and select a particular resolution setting there, will it carry over to subsequent views on m.youtube.come ?

I note that:

The m.youtube site does not have a resolution selection in the
settings section of the vertical-3-dots
On video playback, the m.youtube does not provide a gear on playback.

Thanks !

Had the same problem and just figured it out. I hope the pictures work!


How to tell if phone mirrored or hacked I keep having apps on phone I didn't install yet cannot disable. Phone screen keeps doing its own thing. Google maps timeline keeps being edited. Lots of unusual stuff like that.

It usually can happen because of fall of the phone from height. Maybe your display touch is broken, so it's touching the apps or texting somethings by itself. Try to hard reset your phone. I am not sure but it can help you. Otherwise, you should give your phone to hardware repairer.


Why is my News & Weather app using so much data (and battery)? I'm running Android 6.0 on an HTC M9.

In the last 13 days, my News & Weather app has used 1.37GB of data. In that same period, Google Play Store used 1.22GB.

For a few weeks now I have had severe battery issues (from around 36 hours of light use down to 4 hours - 5 if I leave it on my desk and do nothing), and I'm now assuming that this is the cause. I don't know why a news app would use so much data, and it's all background data which makes it even more shady.

Has anybody experience their News & Weather app going out of control like this, and does anybody know how to stop it?

What you need to do is delete your weather app, revert the Google Play Store to the factory version, and then wait a day or so. In my personal experience, this will stop both of them from transmitting so much data, and restore your battery life to normal levels.


Can't change screen resolution of Android-x86_64 installed in UEFI mode I previously used vga=ask and vga=<num> in Android-x86 6.0 to set the display resolution in VMWare and now in QEMU/KVM.

Now I downloaded and installed Android-x86_64 (CyanogenMod 13), in QEMU, in UEFI mode, to a GPT partition, and the option doesn't seem to work anymore. Instead it outputs:

  error: invalid file name 'vga=ask'

There doesn't appear to be much information about this elsewhere. But I could find:

What happened to vga=ask in newer kernels? (Unix.SE)
Grub: Legacy 'ask' parameter no longer supported (Superuser)
android-x86_64-5.1-rc1.img --- change resolution (Android-x86 at Google Groups)

I tried wm size 1280x720 (in terminal emulator as root) and it kind of works. the resolution appears to change, but the display area doesn't and it becomes a pain to read anything. So I had it reverted with wm size reset.

I also tried UVESA_MODE=1280x720 and it also reports "invalid filename 'UVESA_MODE'".

There's a proposed solution at the 3rd link (debug.drm.mode.force 1280x720) but it also didn't work.

So, how to change the screen resolution properly?

[Update] I tried on a new installation and the vga kernel option works in non-UEFI mode.

I got it.

Short answer: This line should go in the bootloader for UEFI mode:

set gfxpayload=1280x720

Explanation:

  On x86 systems, the kernel will be booted using the 32-bit boot
  protocol. Note that this means that the ‘vga=’ boot option will not
  work; if you want to set a special video mode, you will need to use
  GRUB commands such as set gfxpayload=1024x768 or set
  gfxpayload=keep (to keep the same mode as used in GRUB) instead.
  (...) The linux16 command (see linux16) avoids this restriction.

  GNU GRUB Manual 2.02: linux

See also, How Do You Pass VGA/VESA Modes with GRUB2? (Unix.SE).


Can I build an APK from an installed app and its data? I would like to take an installed app, including its data, from a rooted Android device and produce from it an APK suitable for installing on a non-rooted Android device.

Is this possible?

Edit: Existing answers/comments seem to reinforce the idea that existing apps do not support embedding an app's data within an APK.  Perhaps the more fundamental question is,can an APK embed files destined for /data/data/[appname], or are they restricted to being self-contained when installed?

Notes:

I assumed that, if it were possible, this functionality would be built into an app such as Titanium Backup.  Titanium Backup can back up app+data to a single file, but that file is not an APK and can only be restored by Titanium Backup itself - which is no help for me as the destination device is not rooted and so cannot run TB.
Solutions that require use of the terminal on the phone or ADB are fine.

Thanks.

Having now read more about the APK file format, I think I can now safely answer my own question with "it's impossible".

An APK file does not contain a data structure which is "unpacked" on install like the packages used by, for example, most Linux distributions.  Instead, an APK is simply a self-contained, rebadged JAR file that contains the application's bytecode, manifest and certificate and nothing else.

The contents of /data/data/[appname] are presumably created by the application code when it is first run (or at some future point), and there is no way of embedding such data into an APK so that the system automatically moves it to the correct destination at install time.


My Internal storage is being apparently not internal, and cannot move apps to sd I am running CM10.1.3 and have some form of error:

When I go to install an app, and it is too big, it comes up with the storage error – but it says "external storage", even though I have NEVER used an sd card, so apparently, my internal storage is external, even though it says it's internal on the stock ROM

So, I thought "Well, I needed an sd card anyway" and brought a 2GB on to tie me through until I get a 32GB through. However, upon insertion, it mounts, allows me to use it as a normal sd, but I CANNOT move apps to it using Link2SD: It does just not pop-up on the apps screen, and Link2SD seems to not actually do anything (I don't even get the option to move it).

Can you tell me why my internal storage is not internal, and why I cannot move apps to the external SD, and how to fix both?

My current setup

On my (external) SD card, I have a really small partition (about 30mb) and main one (1.9gb) set up, both are using FAT32. Looks like the 30m partition is pretty useless, so I probably need to re-format the card?

Progress

INTERNAL STORAGE- Honestly,  I don't know where to start.

SD CARD-I have try configuring Link2sd again, to no avail. I also changed the format of the sd to several well used ones.  They either had no effect or came up as "damaged, making the system reset it to FAT32

Summing up from the comments what proved to solve the issue:

Some background

From the system point of view, everything that's not "internal" storage is counted as "external" storage. Especially this includes the external-sd and also the internal-sd card:

  Note: don't be confused by the word "external" here. This directory can better be thought as media/shared storage. It is a filesystem that can hold a relatively large amount of data and that is shared across all applications (does not enforce permissions). Traditionally this is an SD card, but it may also be implemented as built-in storage in a device that is distinct from the protected internal storage and can be mounted as a filesystem on a computer.

(Android Developers; emphasis mine)

Moreover: if an internal sd is available, that becomes the "primary external storage" – and the only place app2sd moves apps to.

Link2SD

(I have just updated our link2sd tag-wiki to make this information easier to find)

When setting up link2sd, the (external) SD card must be partitioned correctly – as described by the instructions on the Link2SD site. In short, the card should have the following partitions, both primary:

first partition, using FAT, to be utilized as-usual for your media etc
second partition, using ExtFS (ext2/3/4), exclusively used by Link2SD

  You should have two partitions on your SD card and both should be primary.
  The first FAT partition is your standard SD card storage. The second partition is used for application files and can be ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs or FAT.

  You need to use a non-FAT file system (ext2, ext3, ext4 or f2fs) on your second partition in order to link app's private data files. Because the FAT file system (FAT16, FAT32 or exFAT) does not support UNIX file ownership or permissions and will cause a security breakdown of app's private files.

  Link2SD does not create the second partition, you need to create it yourself.

(Link2SD; emphasis mine)

Your SD card was partitioned differently (and using FAT only), which will have caused most of the problems you've encountered. And as we've figured: After setting that up correctly, everything seems to be fine.

So enjoy a working installation now!


Determine if a Google Play app requires Google Play services? How do I determine if a Google Play app requires Google Play Services? Or does every app listed on Google Play require it?

You can use Yalp Store for this. It is a libre app which et al list trackers, shows ads and whether the app uses Google Play Services or not.


There was a temporary error when trying to login to game account through facebook As the title says, whenever I try to login to any game through the facebook option it throws out the there was a temporary error error code:FFFFFF and it's been like this for days now. I have no idea why this happens or what causes it.

So I need more details for helping you, but consider to make a screenshot and send it to the manufacturer. Send him wich Phone you have(Phone with model, Android version, ram, rom etc.)

Hopefully he wil help you, and for the time in between you can try to download an APK from another mirror(try several versions...) Or just login without Facebook.


How to root Huawei mate 8 I just bought a Huawei Mate 8 two weeks ago and now I need to root it – as some of apps require root access or I can't use the app. I have tried towelroot and iroot, both didn't work. please help.

Go here and download this tool. Follow the directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/development/rayglobe-italian-knife-t3295526


Install older version of apk on to newer installed version or root SH-06E 1.00.08 Is it possible to install an older version of an app (via .apk), when a newer version is already installed on the device – without rooting and patching system with Lucky Patcher or previously uninstalling the newer version?

Some background

This may be a weird question. I'm having the situation that I want to root Sharp SH-06E firmware 1.00.08, as described in this blog post.

Firmware newer than 1.00.07 has new root protection. This new root protection involved preventing installation of hacked VpnFaker.apk to data partition. Hacked VpnFaker is required for rooting process. The blog says that root is possible if VpnFaker is already installed (used to root on firmware older than 1.00.08), but VpnFaker in data partition on my phone is removed during firmware update. (I was on 1.00.01, root, then unroot to update firmware)

Sharp has a lot of root protection, even on firmware older than 1.00.08, the rooting process uses a workaround that mounts system image file in data partition on boot instead of directly writing file to system partition.

VpnFaker is indeed VpnDialogs of Android System 4.0.4, while newer version installed in system partition is version 4.2.2-1.00.08.

Final question

So, is there a way to sign 4.0.4 VpnFaker to have the same signature as 4.2.2 VpnDialogs. Here is the link to the files.

Your ending question differs in a little but significant point from your introductionary question. But let's go step by step:

Sure it's possible to install an older version of an app over an already installed newer version. For a user app:

make sure you've permitted installation from unknown-sources (see its tag-wiki for details)
open/launch the .apk file using a file manager, web browser, or similar
the package installer should fire, asking you if you want to replace the installed app by this "older version".

But be aware that though installation most likely succeeds, the app might experience problems if the newer version e.g. had updated the structure of its database (I had this only once yet, and the affected app just force-closed when trying to start it). If in such a case you insist on using the old version, the only way to make it work is to clear its cache and data.

Now to your final question. This is not just about installing an older version, but about signing it. Yes, that can be done as well. You've simply got to ask the developer of the original app to give you his signing key. Trouble is, his answer will (and should) be "no". Alternatively, you might give him the files and ask him to sign them with his key. Assuming it's the manufacturer's company behind it, the expected answer again is a "no", though.

So your real question rather reads:

  I've got an app already installed on my device. Is it possible to install a different (older) version of it which has a different signature – without rooting and patching system with Lucky Patcher or previously uninstalling the newer version?

The answer is: No, that's not possible:

Signature check will fail, so you'd have to uninstall the app first when using the "normal approach" as shown above
Overriding this signature check without root IMHO is not possible
Changing the signature to match IMHO is not possible unless you've got the developers key


Erase successful, but not automatically formatting. Can't determine partition type - Jelly bean 4.1.2 with Nexus S While I ran the command - fastboot flashall -w I got the following error -

--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: I9020XXLC2
Baseband Version.....: I9020XXKI1
Serial Number........: 3334E1630CFF00EC
--------------------------------------------
checking product...
OKAY [  0.001s]
sending 'boot' (3964 KB)...

OKAY [  0.693s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [  0.603s]
sending 'recovery' (4308 KB)...
OKAY [  0.541s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.652s]
sending 'system' (173123 KB)...
OKAY [ 22.336s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 24.196s]
erasing 'userdata'...
OKAY [  0.243s]
formatting 'userdata' partition...
Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.
Can't determine partition type.
OKAY [  0.001s]
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [  1.684s]
formatting 'cache' partition...
Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.
Can't determine partition type.
OKAY [  0.001s]
rebooting...

finished. total time: 50.956s

I'm trying the build Android jelly bean 4.1.2 in Nexus S phone.

Could anyone help please?

I had a similar issue with my Nexus 4 after flashing the factory images

What fixed it for me was going into [stock] recovery and selecting clear cache and doing a factory wipe, that seemed to fix the partition sizes

Oh also check to see that you have the latest bootloader on the device too, check out https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images for the most recent factory images


How can there be two separate Android System under "Running services"? My Verizon LG V20 (Android 8.0) appears to be running two Android Systems at the same time, but, I'm pretty sure that isn't possible.

Am I wrong on this or am I seeing things?  Also, the timing between the two appears off by about 4 seconds. Just seems pretty odd to me.

Technically, there is only one Android System running in your device. The other one is deceptively named by Verizon.

If you check the process name, it starts with com.vzw.*. That package name convention can also be found in this app from Verizon.

I'm speculating this based on the process name that it gathers data (can't say what and why) and sends it to Verizon.

If you're concerned about that process or the corresponding package, you can disable it using adb.

adb shell pm disable-user com.vzw.qualitydatalog

Note that this may destabilize your system with factory reset left as the only fix, so proceed at your own risk and with backups already taken and stored outside the phone.


Where is the camera button in the Google Image Search webpage on my Android? Device: Samsung Galaxy S3
OS: 4.1.1

I want to do a reverse image search on my S3 phone. When I open up the Google Image Search homepage, the "camera" button is nowhere to be found. So, I cannot upload a photo.  I opened the page in Chrome, and the stock browser but I still don't see it.

How can I do a reverse image search from my phone?

Best option is to request the desktop website on your Google Chrome browser.

Tap the menu button of your browser.
Tick the check box next to Desktop Site.
Now go to the Google Images website (google.com/imghp).

And you have the look and feel of the website like you'd expect it on your computer.


Help identifying tablet manufacturer and model to get specs I received a 7" tablet as a "gift" when I attended a presentation recently. I'd like to find out some specs about it (processor details, who the manufacturer is in case I need support, etc.). I hope someone can help point me in the right direction...

The device came in a white and blue box that said "Android" and "Tablet PC" on it. There is no mention of any manufacturer, so my guess is I got an extremely cheap Chinese tablet. The instructions seem to indicate so...the English in it is horrible.

Based on the "About tablet" section in Settings, it seems to be running stock Android 4.0.4 and its model number is "TWD_MID". I did some searches but couldn't find any conclusive manufacturer/specs.

It has 1GB of internal storage, another "internal storage" worth 1.71GB, and it has a "TF Card" slot...which takes MicroSD cards.

Thanks in advance...

Kevin

Super easy:

Go to all settings
About Device (in my case About Phone)

Then you should see where it says Model Number that is your device. Mine says:

  DROID RAZR M

as the model number (not really a number but whatever).

A quick google search will give you the specs you want. Just search for your model + "specs" and you should be able to find it pretty easily.

Edit:

If the model number did not give you enough info, try searching the Model number along with the System Version, it might give you more information. You could also use the screen size specified in the Hardware Information to narrow your results.


Way to ‘remote clone’ my tablet Earliert this month, I forgot my Huawei tablet (MediaPad T3) at an airport on a different continent. While I did submit a lost property notice, I didn’t think of checking my Google account’s mail address. Initially, I heard nothing, so I presumed it was gone and bought a new one (same model, same size memory card), logged on with my Google account—and then received the mail to that account that my device has been found.

The airport’s lost and found office told me that shipping it my way would cost around €100, while sending it domestically would cost €50. Picking it up at the office would cost €20. I have friends who live in that country, so needless to say I won’t let the tablet get shipped across the globe.

However, I am wondering if there is any way to clone the tablet’s data from the old (lost) one to the new one I bought the other day. I’m mainly interested in apps and app data (i.e. transfer savegame status and login status); the only files on there were videos that I have backups of.

I heard of Huawei’s PhoneClone app which seems to be the easiest/quickest/dirtiest option, but naturally the descriptions assume that both devices are in the same room. I was unable to confirm whether data transfer works across the internet. Of course, if there are other (better?) options, I might be interested in those, too.

So in short:

Can I use Huawei’s PhoneClone app to clone my tablet’s contents via internet connection only?
Are there other, potentially better options to clone the app data on my tablet without the two being physically close to each other?

As I mentioned, they are logged into the same Google account. Furthermore, I could send images of any QR codes or the likes to whichever friend I ask to pick it up for me so that should not pose any inherent problem either.

A possible solution is to backup the old phone with Helium - App Sync and Backup. Then upload, the data files created by it to Google Drive (or any other cloud storage). Download the data files from the cloud storage to your new phone. Finally restore them using the same app.

Obviously, your friend will do the backup and upload the files. While you will download and restore them.

Note: I don't own a Huawei phone, so I could not advise whether the app you mentioned will work or not.


How to sync old Google Calendar events on Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini? I have got a replacement phone for my HTC Desire while the latter is in repairs. It's Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini. Since it's also an Android-based device I hoped I could sync my contacts and calendar events. However, as it seems it only syncs one of my calendar in full (namely Ukrainian Holidays, which is not as important) and new events for other calendars. I wasn't able to find option for selecting which calendars to sync as in HTC Desire. How can I sync my old events (including ones that are recurring in future)? It would be sufficient to just have my primary calendar on the phone.

P.S. I tried cleaning Calendar Storage data and synching manually again (from Settings -> Data Synchronization -> Auto Sync and then select Calendar). It took substantial time (~5 minutes), so I hoped it have synched old events, but they are still not in my calendar. It has even removed events that I have added today. New events get synched as previously.

Go to Settings -> Accounts $ sync -> Add account
Add your existing Google account here
Check the Sync Calender checkbox to synchronise your calender
with your Google calender.


Accessing light sensor raw data Is it possible to access light sensor raw data logs from an Android device (in my case, an LG Optimus)? If so, how is this possible and what format would the log be in?

The Android system monitors the light sensor (for things like auto-adjusting the backlight), but to my knowledge doesn't specifically log that data by default.

You can get an app like AndroSensor which allows access to all your phone sensors and can monitor and log the data for you.


Can I shorten the network name in my status-bar so I have room for more icons? The network-operator name takes up that important real-estate in the top-left corner of my screen, on the left side of the notification bar. It takes up room that can better be used for notifications.

Can the status/notification bar be hacked in some way to eliminate the network operator name?

I've not yet seen any hack in the marketplace for this kind of thing. Would I have to write this myself?

FYI, using Android 2.x on a UK Motorola Razr

Yes you can root your phone then cook up your own ROM. The easiest way to cook up your own ROM is to use one of the online Kitchens such as UOTKitchen (http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/) or RomKitchen (http://romkitchen.org/). Then when choosing the status bar, edit it to suite your needs.


VLC for Android -- resume from stopped position when clicking on History Let's say I'm listening to a 14 hour long audiobook (on VLC for Android). I pause at the 5 hour point.

Then I don't use VLC for a week.

Then I go back, and go to History, and click on the title of that audiobook. In my experience, it starts playing from the start of that file. I want it to start playing from the 5 hour point. Is there a way to do this? (If not, it would be a nice feature to have.)

I too was looking for this but I haven't found a direct answer for VLC on android. There is an option under Settings -> Extra Setting -> Video -> Ask confirmation to resume. But it appears to only work for video and there is currently no equivalent setting under the audio settings.

I did come across another app called Smart AudioBook Player which has this feature. Unfortunately it's not totally free like VLC but there is a free mode (I'm not 100% sure on the differences).  The cool thing is it will remember your location in multiple books not just the last one you played.


Read-only mode for Android? I need a read-only Android test device like a https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

The system should run on the Samsung S4 and not on a CD.

Is there a way to set the android system in read-only mode?

In Lollipop, there's Guest Mode

(source: androidpit.info)

Swipe down from the top of the quick settings panel
Tap your profile
Select add guest to enable guest mode

The phone will look like it originally did without your custom settings, home screen changes, and most other personalisation. Guest Mode is also read-only, meaning no one can mess with the settings you've set (e.g. your ringtone, wallpaper, etc.)
If you add a screen lock (passcode or pattern), users won't be able to switch between Guest Mode and Owner at will.
Do note that even in Guest Mode, users can sign into the Play Store and download apps, though I believe the apps will not be available to other users and are not persistent between sessions.


Android cant access play store after installing app from outside the play store I have a rooted android phone where i install an app from outside the play store. and now I cant access play store anymore. I search for solution and found this. But I can't even edit the host file. I use ES file explorer to edit.
This are in the host file.

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.124.218.80
android.clients.google.com
mtalk.google.com

My questions is

How to edit the host file?
What can I delete from the host file?(what are the extra lines apart from default in the host file?)

That pretty much looks like the side-loaded app altered your hosts file – and if so, it's malware and I'd get rid of it ASAP – it's completely borked, not even syntactically correct (and looks like a try to redirect playstore access to "nirvana" – as 127.* addresses are reserved for "local loopback"). All but the first line has to be removed.

As your device is rooted, the easiest way to achive that is via adb shell or a terminal app:

su
mount -o remount,rw /system
echo 127.0.0.1 localhost > /system/etc/hosts
mount -o remount,ro /system

You didn't write why/where ES failed editing the file – I assume you've missed mounting /system read-write before trying that (ES can do that as well).


help how to root HTC desire s Please help me how to root HTC  desire s

Check out this link:

How To Root and Install Custom Recovery On The HTC Desire S

ONLY FOR WINDOWS COMPUTERS

Take note of your phone’s serial number. Look for it in the battery compartment. It’s usually beside the label “S/N” in the battery compartment. Copy the serial number accurately.

2.Find out the HBoot version of your phone. To do that, reboot your phone into bootloader mode. First, turn off your phone. Then, turn it back on by pressing the Volume Down button and Power button together for a few seconds. Your phone will start in bootloader mode. The screen will show you the HBoot version. Copy the HBoot version number.

Turn your phone off and turn it on again normally.

4.Download su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip. Save it to your desktop. Do not extract the ZIP file. Copy the ZIP file to the root of your phone’s SD card.

Enable USB debugging in “Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging”.

6.Turn off the Fast boot option from “Settings > Power > Fast boot.”

Download the HTC Sync drivers into your phone. Install the drivers to your computer. These are for Windows machines only.

8.Go to http://revolutionary.io and download Revolutionary: S-OFF & Recovery Tool 0.4pre4 by clicking on the “Download for Windows” link in the Downloads section. A form will also appear below the link after you click the link.

Fill out the form with your operating system (Windows), device name (HTC Desire S), HBOOT version (you copied this as instructed in a previous step), and your device’s serial number (you also copied this as instructed in a previous step).

10.Click the Generate Key button. The page that appears will show you your beta key. Copy this key exactly as shown. It is case-sensitive.

Extract the contents of revolutionary-0.4pre4.zip into a folder on your computer.

12.Connect your phone via the USB cable. If your phone asks you for a connection type, choose “HTC Sync” and just ignore the warnings.

Launch the Revolutionary tool (revolutionary.exe). A command prompt window will open and will ask you for the beta key.

14.Type or copy-and-paste the beta key for Revolutionary into the command prompt window. The beta key is case-sensitive. Press Enter to allow the tool to proceed.

Wait a little bit for Revolutionary to enable S-OFF and unlock the rewritable NAND on your handset. If the program asks you to install ClockworkMod Recovery, choose to do so.

16.Reboot your phone. Then, turn it off again.

Boot into bootloader mode by pressing the Volume Down and Power buttons together. Enter recovery mode by selecting Recovery from the list. Use the Volume Up/Down keys to scroll through the list and use the Power button to select.

18.In ClockworkMod Recovery, choose “install zip from sdcard,” then choose “choose zip from sdcard.”

Find su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip on the list and press the Power button to select it. Wait a little bit for the process to finish.

20.Reboot your phone. It is now rooted and already has custom recovery installed.

Hope It Helps!


Why can't I accept calls on my Droid X? I recently updated my Droid X to version 4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US. I can't accept incoming calls though. The screen that allows you to either accept or decline a call doesn't appear anymore.

The top notification bar also disappeared around this time if that has anything to do with the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks.

It appears that restarting it helped. Now the top, notification bar and the dialer appear. I think it may have something to do with the Messages app. As I unassociated my email account before restarting the phone.


Verify if apps are fully compatible to the intended Android version upgrade I am on 4.4.2 and am toying with idea of upgrading to Marshmallow, mainly to use doze feature
I have 150+ apps and want to check how many of them are upgraded to work with Marshmallow, before upgrading (upgrading my device Huawei Honor 6 and rolling back is complicated and not fail proof)
I am looking for a way to list all apps (on my device) and compare with Play Store information to know which/ how many apps are upgraded to API 23  to take a call, whether to upgrade or not
Manual verification is an obvious way, which I don't want
Is there a way to achieve this? ( including app based )

I am looking for a way to list all apps (on my device) and compare with Play Store information to know which/ how many apps are upgraded to API 23 to take a call, whether to upgrade or not [to use doze feature.]

It would be interesting to have a solution for this, but it turned out that you don't have to bother about all of this when it comes to upgrading to Marshmallow. In the document Optimizing for Doze and App Standby, Google has noted:

  Doze and App Standby manage the behavior of all apps running on Android 6.0 or higher, regardless whether they are specifically targeting API level 23.

(Emphasis mine)


My Galaxy S3 freezes and the screen goes black, what could be the problem? I had this several times, my Galaxy S3 freezes and then the screen goes black and I can't wake it up. the only way is to reboot it and pull out the battery.

What could be the reason for it?

I also have that problem. It starts when the battery goes really low.

So, keep it charged up. If you take the battery out for awhile, it will reset.

But, get another battery. Best Buy has them for as low as 8 bucks online.


Low disk storage Space I have not added applications to my phone.  I have actually been deleting applications from my phone because it will tell me I have low disk storage space.  Sometimes it goes away, but will come back at another time when I still have not added any applications from the market.  I'm not sure how to keep it from telling me this...

Cache from installed apps also resides on the phone's internal memory, and if not cleared in a while can grow large enough to fill it up.  Go to Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> Menu -> Sort by size.  Then tap on the largest apps and tap on the Clear Cache button.  GMail, Browser and Maps are known space hogs.

You can try various apps that clear cache with one click.  For example, aCCleaner or CacheMate.  Keep in mind that some of these apps require root.


Pop up message when sending large amounts of SMS messages When I send a relatively large number of text messages using GoSms, I get this pop up after I send a message:

I have seen this on other forums but I have yet to see a way to get rid of it (that is, without rooting the device, something I want to try to avoid). Anybody have any ideas to prevent this pop up from popping up?

The other alternative (or probably the best one too) is to use ADB shell which may work on a non-rooted device as well:

zeroflte:/ $ settings put global sms_outgoing_check_max_count 999999
zeroflte:/ $ settings put global sms_outgoing_check_interval_ms 900000099


Init.d script trouble shooting I'm trying to run an init.d script when my rom boots to disable system services, and they aren't running.

The script is as follows

#!/system/bin/sh
su -c pm disable com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemupdateService
su -c pm disable com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateGcmTaskService

I can confirm that normal pm disable commands work to disable non system applications. So I suspect I'm not doing something right to su privileges.

If you didn't done this way then try it:
Put this script in file and save it in system/bin/ (let's say you name it script1) and set permissions to 755, than make file in system/etc/init.d/ (name it whatever you want) and in file write:

#!/system/bin/sh
script1

And also set permissions to 755. Reboot and see if it has any effect.
Also you can try enabling su during boot, you have that option in super su.


Other than the external LED indicator, how can I be notified that my phone is done charging? I'm wondering if there is a setting that I am missing that allows an Android phone to produce an audio notification (or even vibrate) once charging is complete. As is stands, whenever charging is complete the external LED on most phones (such as the HTC Droid Incredible) changes from orange to green. The use-case is when the phone is charging across the room or in another location that's out of sight.

I believe my phone vibrates when it's done charging, but I've never seen a setting for it.  I'm certain you could set up a profile with Locale to notify when charging is done.


Question about Volume Booster App This is on a Dell Venue Tablet. The multimedia volume on the tablet was very very low from the time of purchase. I installed an app called Volume Booster - the app ran & said it has increased the volume by 23%. And the volume has gotten louder.

I have a few questions

How do these apps increase the volume?
Is it safe to use?
Now that it has increased the volume - can I uninstall the app or will I lose volume if I uninstall it - the reason I want to uninstall it is because it advertises other apps for installation & my wife who uses the tablet isn't tech savvy & she may end up installing some rubbish accidentally.

This is an unrooted tablet.

I probably won´t answer all you ask, but from my experience, these apps on android simply max out all volume levels that a user can max out himself manually. Could you please give me a direct Google Play link to what app exactly are you referring to? I can give it a try (I am interested myself).

As far as I know, the only thing in what boosting volume could be hurtful is that some already volume-maxed out tracks could be too much for your speaker and the sound would become distorted. I don´t think that there could be any physical damaged done (moreover when its not rooted).

As to what those 23% could be (after 77% of max sound volume), isn't that the exact percent when android ask user if he is really sure he wants to increase volume up to 100% and gives the warning? Some music apps are not able to show this warning so the volume simply won´t go above.


Good SMS reader app for Android? I'm looking for a good Android application for reading SMS messages.  My requirements are:

Mark all as read option
Displaying the number of unread messages on the icon
Some anti-spam filter (option to block messages from specific phone numbers)
No ads

Is there such an app?

As things stand Handcent would fulfill all your criteria save the last one. In any case, ads are shown only in the options screen - never in the message list or conversation view.

If you're rooted, you can use AdFree to try to eliminate them.


GMail attachment download does not complete I am using Jelly Bean on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have been trying to download an attachment from the GMail app. All I see is a progress bar which shows 0% progress and an icon added in the notification area. The download does not proceed beyond 0%. I restarted the tablet and the icon is back! But the download stays at 0% and does not progress.

Has anyone else faced this problem? How do I remove the icon from the notification area?

Though not the identical issue, the solution provided with the question Download stuck in Gmail solves it as well:

Clear the cache of the Download manager. To do so, go to Settings→Apps→Manage Apps, switch to the "All" Tab, scroll to the "Download Manager". Tap that entry, and hit the button labeled "Clear Cache". Optionally, also tap "Clear Data", if cache-cleaning alone does not solve the issue.


What does it mean to "brick" your phone? I'm considering unlocking the bootloader on my Verizon Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535).  However, a guide I was reading made this statement:

  Once you have unlocked your phone’s bootloader using this app, you must not receive any over-the-air (OTA) updates or via Samsung Kies. Doing so will result in bricking your phone.

I understand that bricking a phone means rendering it unusable, but does this also mean unrecoverable?  When a phone is "bricked", does that mean it is virtually impossible to restore it to a working state?

I'm a little concerned about the risk if that is the case.

The term "brick" usually refers to the stone, which means: "device can only be used as paper-weight". Taken literally, there's no way to "unbrick".

However, you also find terms like "hard-brick" and "soft-brick" used, which makes the term "brick" less absolute: A soft-brick is something you easily can recover from (count it as a "temporary paper-weight"), mostly by software-based solutions (e.g. re-flash your phone) -- while a "hard-brick" is rather meant in the way the original term points to.

Still, technically spoken, even a "hard-bricked" device could be "unbricked" -- but mostly this is more expensive then getting a new device.

As for the warranty declaration you quoted: For a normal user, it's almost impossible to (hard-) brick his device. Even when flashing a custom ROM, this can rarely happen, as there are many security-layers involved. Almost always you can boot your device into some fall-back mode where it is at least recognized by some "flashing software", so you could simply flash another/the original firmware back. Which means, the risk you are taking is to "soft-brick" your device1. A "hard-brick" is quite unlikely with "normal operations" like rooting or flashing custom ROMs.

See also:

Wikipedia: Brick
RootzWiki: Brick

1 I just learned: "Unless you've got a Samsung device and used the software recommended by Samsung". So better don't use Kies etc., but rather Odin, just to give an example.


Move data of some Apps to SD card I have Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (4.4.4 and rooted) ... I have some dictionaries Apps... I installed the main App.. when we want to use.. we should download dictionaries package for each language we want... I tried to move the folder to SD Card ... it's ok!! But the files dont belong more to App so it doesnt recognize them (as if one should download them again).. if we move back the folder to internal memory... it's ok again.... is there a method?!!

I think Link2SD could help you. It allows you to move apps to SD and link them so the system "thinks" they are still on your device's internal storage. I would give a try.


VLC for Android: Where does it stores playlist files? I want to edit playlist files of VLC in Android as we can do in windows (.xspf files)
I have searched in Android/data/org.videolan.vlc path but did't find anywhere.

The playlists and other media informations are stored in this database file:

/data/data/org.videolan.vlc/app_db/vlc_media.db

The easiest method so far is to modify the playlists from inside the app by adding/removing media files from/to them.

However, if you have root access to your phone/tablet, an sqlite editor/reader (you can get one here), basic knowledge of SQL and a bit of patience you can modify the playlists by doing the following:

Navigate to /data/data/org.videolan.vlc/app_db and copy vlc_media.db to a folder you have full permission.

Open the copied file mentioned above with the SQL editor app. In the 'Tables' tab, you will see all the tables among them Playlist, Media, PlaylistMediaRelation, AudioTrack and VideoTrack.

In the 'Sql Editor' tab, insert the code below to get a list of all playlists and their files, then click on 'Run':

SELECT id_playlist, name, filename
FROM Playlist
Inner Join playlistmediarelation ON playlist_id=id_playlist
Inner Join Media ON id_media=media_id
WHERE name = 'your_playlist_name'
ORDER BY id_playlist

To check your media files with their ids:

SELECT id_media, filename
FROM Media

From these information, you can modify your playlist(s):

To insert/append media to playlist:

INSERT INTO PlaylistMediaRelation(media_id,playlist_id)
 VALUES(520,1)
To delete multiples media files:

DELETE FROM PlaylistMediaRelation
 WHERE media_id IN (456, 520) AND playlist_id=2
To update a media:

UPDATE PlaylistMediaRelation
 SET media_id=321
 WHERE media_id=476 AND playlist_id=7

Don't forget to copy the file back to the original folder.

Note: The numbers for id in the code are just examples.


Can't log into Google Play, gmail, or other apps on new Samsung 7 I have changed my Google password in an attempt to be able to log into gmail, Play Store and other apps on my new phone. However, the Play Store app is not recognizing the password change. I cannot get into other apps that I downloaded via the Play Store. Can someone help?

you should try clear the data of google play store and google play services by going into app settings, if it doesn't work,  you can follow Google Accounts Help Center


The "Storage Space Running Out" notification in status bar will nothide or delete I tried the common answer I see here. I long-pressed the notification, then chose "App Info". It comes up as the "Android System", version 4.4.4 (old!) but the "Force Stop", "Disable" and "Show Notifications" box, which is checked, are all greyed out and I cannot change them. Can I hide the notification? Thank you!

Unfortunately, you cannot block notifications from "Android System". Later versions of Android (i.e. Android 9 (Pie)) allow blocking of categories of notifications, but for your case the easiest solution is to either get used to it or attempt to free up space on your device. I wish you good luck!


How to install Android to any phone very first time? I know this sounds weird one. But I have a Motorola Photon 4g which has got corrupted or some unstable ROM. I am facing 15-20 blackouts and restarts. This led to think like that.

I want to know the procedure for flashing the very first time to phone. That is when the company manufactures the phone. It is has nothing. So they must follow some steps to make it alive. OR Simply, how do they flash the phone? What are the tools and steps they follow? I want that. I knew it must be somewhere on google. But I am not able to find those stuffs. Any help on those direction will be a great help.

or

Any generic way to completely format and install ROM as we do in our desktop. From boot completely erases the HDD , repartition and instally any desired OS to it (I know in case of Android ROMs, its is restricted to Phones and their basebands.)

The short answer is that it's different for each phone. There's no generic "install Android" procedure for two reasons:

Unlike on a PC, where the Windows installer or Debian installer has drivers to access (almost) any PC hardware, in embedded devices each model needs a ROM image specific to that combination of hardware. The first part of any installation procedure is to download or compile a ROM image for the device you're going to install it on.
The steps to follow to install the ROM are different for each device. Different devices have the internal storage configured and partitioned differently. Some manufacturers may use their own tool in place of fastboot. And of course some hardware might require special measures to access it, such as changing jumpers on the board, or connecting to special pins not normally accessible. Most devices don't need anything so extreme, but even in the easy cases it's important to get all the command parameters correct.

Manufacturers don't have a problem with this because each production line only needs to flash one kind of device. They don't actually have someone sitting there typing fastboot commands over and over again: they use special-purpose hardware and software to flash many devices as quickly as possible. Only those who design the production line or work in the factory know exactly what steps they take to initialize each device.


Modifying sensitivity of Google Nexus S power button? I keep accidentally turning the phone off/on by pressing the power button when I pick up the phone or take it out of its holster.

I would like to make the power button require a longer hold before it performs its action. Obviously this would require a different gesture to then perform a full shutdown.

Is there a mod or app that anyone is aware of that can help with this? When I'm using the device during a sporting activity for example, I can't really afford to have to unlock the screen, because even without a screen lock, sliding the unlock slider is often not possible.

I find it incredible with this form factor how easy it is to accidentally shut down the screen, and then you can't just turn it back on without having to perform some additional gesture on the screen.

The only thing you can do is to maybe put a "gel case" on the device. That should make it less sensitive to presses.

The only other option would to modify the source code of the android core.


How can I track my app usage? Possible Duplicate:
  How can I track app usage?

If you're not familiar with the late Wakoopa app for desktop, it's a small utility that runs in the background and monitors what application / website I go to along with a graph of how long I've spent using said apps / websites. I have found it a valuable asset to monitoring my app usage behavior. It also helps me trim down on the applications that I hardly ever use.

Is there something like this for Android? Root-needed answers are all welcome. There was supposedly something like this already before at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.muzikant.MyTopApps but as you can tell, it's no longer available on the market. Plus, it didn't have the monitoring of frequent visited websites.

It doesn't matter if it enters the log onto the cloud (like Wakoopa did) but I would honestly prefer if it stored them offline so that I keep my data private.

If you only want to know what app you started how often, this is easiest accomplished via your dialer (no kidding!). Just dial the "magic code" *#*#4636#*#*, which will open a menu like this:

Here you simply press "Usage statistics", and it will present you with a list of your apps and how often you started them.


Android emulator root option I want to emulate a android smartphone on my pc. I already found the android emulator from andoid sdk manager but its look more like a programming tool so I am not sure if this is what I want.
I want an emulator that is able to install android with root permissions so I can install apk's like lucky patcher etc.What can I use?

Android SDK is not necessarily for development only, you can simply download the standalone Android SDK and install it your your PC.

After setting up your AVD simply, root it using this method. This is a standard method that works for most applications (except for a few requiring flashing .zips via recovery e.g Xposed, but I'm working on a fix for that)

Note: To access API > 27 on your target AVD, you need to manually upgrade the emulator.

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How to stop notifications of OTA update after rooting? I recently rooted my device (4.1 version Asus tablet). However, when I connect my device to internet, it automatically search for  and download system firmware update every time. Then it asks me to tap the notification to update the system. There is no option provided to disable that. How can I disable checking as well as downloading the update?

I read this question also, but there is no solution.

Edit: My device is Asus MeMo Pad tablet.

If you are having root, use Titanium Backup to disable/freeze CMClient.apk & DMClient.apk. This will disable the tablet to check for OTA from Asus servers.

If you want to update the tablet to latest firmware later, unfreeze/enable the apks and proceed with updating.


How to give a SU privileges to an app I change the custom ROM from CM to RR, but now some apps can't be granted with a root access. Even when i type "su" in the terminal no question is prompted to grand root access to the app. I have update the SU binaries to the latest version also, but this didn't help.

Have you enabled root access in developer settings?
Go to:

Settings > About phone

Then tap on the build number 7 times.
Afterwards, return to settings and enter

Developer settings

In dev settings you will find this option:

Root access

Click it and choose either apps or apps and adb depending on what you want to do.
I also use SuperSU for SuperUser rights management.


How do you restore app from trash? Accidently dragged an app into the "trash". How do I restore it to home screen? Do not know how to retrieve the app from trash.

Dragging an app shortcut from the home screen into the little bin simply deletes the shortcut, not the app. You can recreate the shortcut this way:

Find the app in the app drawer (that is, the list of all apps)
Hold your finger on the app to pick it up
The screen will change to the home screen
Drop the app where you want on the home screen. You can move to the next screen by dragging to the edge of the screen.

On the other hand, if you drag the app icon from the app drawer to the bin, it will completely uninstall the app. It checks first, with the dialog, "Do you want to uninstall this app?" If you answer OK to that dialog, then the app is completely removed, and you can only get it back by installing it again in the usual way.


Maximize Lockscreen widget? I am on Android 4.2.1 (Galaxy Nexus), when using Lockscreen widgets, they are always quite small until once drags them down, then they get maximized. Any way to maximize them by default? Thanks :-)

I am on a custom ROM using Android 4.2.2 and I can change exactly that behaviour in system settings > lock screen > maximize widgets (translated naming from german version)
(I am using NovaLauncher if that matters)


How to see apps which were granted for root access in cyanogenmod or LOS? It's not a problem to set root access in cyannogenmod.
But how to see which apps have root privileges?

I've found this in: Settings->Privacy->Privacy Guard->Advanced->Swipe right to the last Tab 'ROOT ACCESS'.


Phone connected to charger full time - never sleepmode - any danger? Yeah, might sound strange, but I managed do install Debian Linux on my Android phone. Because the phone needs very little power, it is, for me, the perfect server.

I plan to disable sleepmode and to leave the charger connected to the phone at all times.

Is there any danger in overheating, fire and so on?

Depending on the phone, my biggest worry would be screen burn. I have a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant and I have screen burn at the top of my screen from the time and the notification bar.  A screen like a Super AMOLED is actually a lot easier to get screen burn then I thought it would be. It is actually pretty annoying now, I have to limit the background images I use, otherwise the burn is really noticeable.


Accessing and transfer sim contacts to Droid 2 global phone I have a Droid 2 Global and I can't seem to access the contacts on my sim card. How do I access them and transfer them to the phone?

You can use an app such as SIM contacts manager or SIM Contacts to manage your contact on your SIM card, including accessing and transferring them to the phone.

If you have Android 4.0+, you can do this straight from your contacts app.
Open Contacts > Menu > Import/export > Import from SIM card


My s3 wont boot, not even to the recovery! So i have a galaxy s3 and it not rooted or anything, i left it on the chair, came back 15 min later, passed the lock screen the pulled the notifaction bar down and it shut off, it wont turn on with the power button but if i take the battery out and put it back in it boots for a sec and says Samsung then it turns off but sometimes it will get to where it says Galaxy S III and 2 times it gotn to the moving samsung part. Ive tried to go to recovery and it got to the actual recovery 1s but then it said error and shut off

I had that problem with my S3 and it was a faulty power switch that was stuck. My device was rebooting on its own very randomly.

This video did the trick for me. I found it laughable at first but it worked. Basically, it means that if you tap the device on a flat surface, power button side down, it may release the internal switch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSLZFmhmBlc

The guy specifically says in the video "thumbs up if it works, and thumbs down if it doesn't" and it has more thumbs up than down, so... it is a known problem with some S3.

I had to do it 4-5 times in my Galaxy S3's lifetime


How do I enable all the functions of an Apple EarPods? Is there any way to make ALL the functions of an Apple EarPods work? The volume up/down won't work.

An older question, Would Apple EarPods work on my Android phone?, says the EarPods do not work for Android phones.

However, a question on Apple's site, Will the EarPods work with other smartphones and audio devices?, says it works on some Android phones, especially on newer ones.

In Google Play, there is RemoteControl for Earphones, which might be useful, but I can't say for sure. I don't have an EarPod.


Microphone "speaker mode" sensitivity with headphones plugged in? In my car I have the headphone socket of my Galaxy S2 plugged into my car's auxiliary socket so that I can listen to music/podcasts whilst driving.

This would also be useful for handsfree calls - except that when someone rings, I can hear their voice through the car speakers, but they can barely hear me. If I press the "speaker" button, then they can now hear me perfectly, but I can't hear them.

Is there any way to have the microphone sensitivity of "speaker mode", but with incoming audio still going through the headphone socket?

If not, does anyone know of any hands free alternatives without spending a fortune on a bluetooth hands free kit?

You could get a mic/speaker splitter cable, which separates the input and output of the phone's jack into separate jacks for mic and speakers. Then use the mic port to run a separate microphone to your dash or steering wheel column.


Offline voice recognition not working When my phone is not connected to internet, voice search is showing "Can't reach Google at the moment" message and voice search is not working. It is working perfectly with internet connection.

The settings shows that it has English(UK) and English(US) as two downloaded languages for offline recognition. I have an android phone running JellyBean 4.2.2 in it. I think my OS version and RAM size (2 GB) supports voice recognition as mentioned in this answer.

Any idea how this can be solved?

Voice search works in offline mode in Android Lolipop. In previous version you can use offline voice recognition only for writing messages (after click microphone icon on Android on screen keyborad).

Also be sure that your Google application is up to date:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox


Alternative to Facebook Messenger overlay It seems Facebook is forcing users to install Facebook Messenger in order to view their messages. Is there a way around this or an alternative? I really hate how with the app messages popup in front of the screen and you have to drag them to the trash can.

You can disable the message overlay for Facebook Messenger quite easily.  Hit the Settings (cog) button in the top right of the app, then Chat heads, and turn it off.


Can I prevent the Android 2.2 browser from inserting "www" at the beginning of URLS? I'm loving my Android phone (Incredible) but I cannot stand when the browser automatically inserts "www" at the beginning of any URL I'm trying to type. I am a web developer and work a lot with sub domains (not to mention blind usage of "www" is bad practice) and it gets frustrating.

Any ideas?

It seems to be specific to the HTC Droid Incredible. When I first tried to search from the stock browser, I'd get an error page (I didn't notice the "http://www"). So I asked this question which gave some options in the form of browsers which are ready for search queries. (It turns out you can search from the stock browser once you delete the "http://www")

You may want to use another browser. In the Dolphin HD browser for example, the "www" isn't there so typing "android.stackexchange.com" works fine.


How to disable vibration when typing on HTC One X? I have HTC One X. Each time I'm texting on WhatsApp, it's always vibrating. Since it's using too much battery and it's really annoying, I want to disable it.

Under "Settings", there's no "Sound" setting or "Language and Keyboard", there is only "Language & Input".

How do I disable vibration when typing?

Go to Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input and turn off the option of Vibration feedback. It is present in both HTC Sense 4 and 5. It is even described in this YouTube video.


whatsapp web login process Is it possible to copy all session/login data of WhatsApp web from one browser to another so that I can use WhatsApp web on another browser without the need to scan QR code again? ,

Whatsapp has not provided such a feature yet, But you can use whatsapp web on the same browser again again till it's id is kept save in your whatsapp app. You have to scan QR code atleat once to access this feature. Later it may possible to launch OTP or other methods to access whatsapp web.


Mobile data won't turn on till reboot I'm using a Samsung Vibrant (aka Samsung T959 Galaxy S) (Installed Jellybean). Sometimes when I keep mobile data off for a while, it doesn't turn on. I have to reboot it to make it work again.

It seems like a network problem and might not have anything to do with your phone. Try using data services by some other provider.

Also, try re-configuring the APN settings.


Galaxy S3 insufficient space I've got a couple GBs worthof space and my internal and external SD storage are about at 25% full each. No matter where I try to download apps to, it says I've got insufficient space.

I've already deleted everything I don't need, cleared caches, and updated the Play Store. Sometimes it will let apps update by themselves automatically and have no issues, but other times it will so say I lack space.

I use Space Cleaner | Boost & Clean by Uniblue. It's super easy to use, it cleans all cache and junk from my Android device, and effectively allows me to manage my apps to create more space on my device.


Stock Android on Nexus One? Is there a good place that documents how to compile Android from source and put it on Nexus One? For instance, I would like to checkout the source files of Froyo from the official repository and put it on my Nexus One... Any suggestions?

I believe this XDA forum post will give you a good head start.  Note: this is written for the Sapphire.

Compiling and flashing a Kernel for the N1.

Another guide from XDA forums.

Compiling systems apps.


How do I go back to my original settings after installing Hola Launcher? I just installed Hola Launcher on my HTC One m8 and it changed everything from my display to content settings. I would like to switch back to exactly how my phone settings were before installing Hola Launcher. I've been trying to find options but to no avail. I would also like to remove Hola Launcher.

I guess you installed Hola Launcher through Play Store so this is what you need to do:

Open Play Store
Go to My apps
You will see a list of recently installed/updated apps. If you don't see Hola Launcher directly, scroll down and search it in the list.
Tap on Hola Launcher to access detail information of the app
Tap on Uninstall (the left button) to uninstall Hola Launcher

After that Hola Launcher is completely uninstalled from your device and it should ask you which launcher you want to use, the next time you hit the Home button.


Android 4.2: How to get the Easter Egg, a new daydream, and Developer options? How can I get the Easter Egg hidden in Android Jelly Bean?
How could I use that Easter Egg to enable a hidden daydream in Android 4.2?
How can I enable the Developer options, hidden by default in Android 4.2?

Jelly Bean Easter egg:

Go to app drawer and open Settings, go to bottom and tap About phone
Repeatedly tap Android Version 3 times: It should open a screen showing your current wallpaper and a red Jelly Bean
(This step is optional) Tap the red Jelly Bean once and it will change to a smiling Jelly Bean android head, and the screen will
show the text

  Android <4.x version>

  JELLY BEAN

That screen is the Jelly Bean easter egg. But don't close it: it has
to be open to enable the...
Android 4.2 hidden daydream:

Tap and hold down on the red Jelly Bean for about 1 sec.
You'll see an animated screen with lots of colorful Jelly Beans and smiling Jelly Beans, which you can play with, pushing
("flinging") them off the screen.

In that moment the hidden feature will be enabled: that animated
screen is known as BeanFlinger and from now on it will be
available (with black background, though) to be selected as one of
the Daydreams. The Daydreams are an Android 4.2 new feature,
consisting of screensaver apps that can run when your phone or
tablet is docked or charging (more info about Daydream).

Enable developer options (If you enabled them, but you want to revert this process, see Note 3)

Go to app drawer and open Settings
Go to bottom and tap About phone
Tap repeatedly Build number 7 times. Starting at 3rd tap, you'll see a toast saying You are now X steps away from being a developer.
After 7th tap, you should get a toast saying: You are now a developer! (If you keep tapping Build number, the toast will change to: No need, you are already a developer.)

The above steps enable the Developer options screen, disabled by default in 4.2 (more info). From now on, you'll see the Developer options in Settings screen.

NOTES:

Tapping the Android Version in About phone screen 4 times will do
the trick too, showing directly the smiling Jelly Bean.
In Christmas season, along with the jelly beans, you'll may see a
wandering candy cane! It works in both BeanFlinger easter egg (left image)
and BeanFlinger daydream (right image).

If you don't need Developer options you can either turn off the switch in that screen (left image) or clear data from Settings app (Settings > Apps > All > Settings) if what you want is to completely remove the Developer options entry from Settings screen (right image).

All of the above work in Android JellyBean 4.3 and Android KitKat 4.4.x too


How do I keep audiobook separate from Google Music? So every time I add an audiobook to my Nexus7 it automatically put it into google music. And then of course if I'm listening to music I suddenly get part of a story, which is really annoying.
I tried putting .nomedia on the audiobook file but it doesn't make any differences

Does anyone have any ideas?

Google Music will ignore the .nomedia hint file. But you can create a folder beginning with a "." and put there all the audio files you don't want to be indexed by Google Music.

For example:

  /sdcard/.AudioNotToShowInGMusic/