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I updated my droid firmware to 4.3 on Friday and had a fairly easy install ..except that my predictive text is missing in action. The setting is switched to ON (Galaxy S4 by the way) but the ribbon that usually appears above the keyboard with autocorrect suggestions is no longer there. Can anybody help me please? I wan... | I had this same issue. In my case I had a bunch of words I didn't want and didn't realize there was the options to reset the learned words. Therefore, I used the system's application manager to clear cache and data. After doing this it broke the ribbon. No matter what I did I could not get it back. I tried just about e... | After Droid firmware 4.3 update, no predictive text | android |
after updating my google nexus 4 android version to 4.3 , my wireless get crashed. in just one way. if it was on and i turn off my screen, and it goes in sleeping mode, after turnning on my screen it just crashed. always off , and in just two ways i could fixed it. restart or flight mode. sure i used flight mode. but i... | it seems my problem was in my battery saver app (in this case 2x battery). i read a question in this site couple days ago. the problem of questioner was like me and he/she answer it, and said problem was from battery saver app. i think if i disable this option (wireless saver) it goes well. but just after disabling the... | wireless crash in android 4.3 and 4.4 | android |
I have an HTC One. I recently went to Settings --> Apps and disabled "Show Notifications" on one of the apps listed that prevented showing the upload status of whatever I upload (Facebook video, pictures, etc.) in the notification bar. I can't remember for the life of me which "App" this was - how do I re-enable showin... | Most apps, if not all, have the <code> Show Notifications </code> checkbox. I suppose you'll just have to go through all your apps, and see which one was unchecked and check it again. | How do I show the upload status in the notification bar? | android |
While watching this , I wanted to find out the meaning of version code names like <code> KRT16M </code> ? Is there any documentation for decoding what it means, or is it just a random hash code? | Per this : ... the first letter is the release family (e.g. KitKat), second letter is the branch code (Release or Testing), and the next three characters indicate date code (quarter beginning in Q1 2009, day number within quarter). | Meaning of version code name on Google Android ROMs? | android |
Every once in a while, my note 3 wakes up on its own thinking somebody said "Hi Galaxy" and gets itself into the listening mode to start capturing what it hears from that moment on, then submits to Google for a search! Boy! I had a few situations and eventually I had to turn off that awesome feature. Is there a way to ... | Open the <code> S Voice </code> app, and open its settings. You should be able to change it via <code> Set wake-up command </code> . Here's the setting from my Samsung Galaxy S4: | changing the "hi galaxy" phrase. is it even possible? | android |
Before the KitKat upgrade, tapping "Share" in apps would bring up a dialog that lists all apps that you can share to. After upgrading to KitKat, tapping this button only copies the link to the clipboard. I should note that this only happens on some apps, like these listed below: Chrome Bacon Reader Hacker News 2 Trello... | That's a known bug with Kitkat, not only affecting the Nexus but other devices as well. We stackexchange-url ("discussed that on chat lately"). A work-around is using an app like AppChooser , which replaces the share menu. As a side-effect, it even gives you several improvements above the built-in share menu, as e.g. t... | Nexus 7 Share Dialog No Longer Showing Up After KitKat | android |
I have a home linux server running the PulseAudio - with shared audio devices, that are connected to cool sound system. And I have an Android 4.4-based phone. I want to stream audio from my phone to the PulseAudio server. How to do that? | For my linux distribution (Fedora 20) it's quite simple: [PC] Run PulseAudio. (Runs automatically on Fedora) [PC] Load module <code> bluetooth-discovery </code> . (It's auto-loaded on Fedora) [PC, Android] Pair with Android-phone via Bluetooth. [Android] In device's options set the profile "Use for media audio". [PC] C... | How to stream audio from Android to PulseAudio server? | android |
What is the easiest way to check whether an app uses in-app purchase? Is there a mark in the Play store or a permission to look for after I installed the app? | There is a special permission for <code> Google Billing </code> (technical name: <code> com.android.vending.BILLING </code> ), which is required if the app wants to use Google's billing system. So if this permission is requested by an app, it most likely uses some in-app-payment (why else should it request this permiss... | Check if app uses in-app purchase | android |
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and installed Hangouts (version 2.0.122) recently. It is a great tool to organize all my messages together. However, it is quite annoying that it sends messages when I accidentally press enter, causing me to send unfinished messages. Also I don't know how to insert a new line. I looked into t... | You can't change this. In Android, the app can tell the keyboard (or input method ) what extra actions to show (such as Send). The app can also specify that the text field can only hold single-line text, as in this case. What you could do is switch to a different keyboard app. You might be able to find one that puts th... | Stop Hangouts sending message when enter is pressed | android |
I recently updated my Samsung Galaxy S-I9000 to Android 4.4 KitKat, It was successfully updated and KitKat worked fine until I decided to try using the ART RunTime instead of Dalvik. When I changed runtime to ART and rebooted the phone it never started up. I see the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 logo and then comes the runnin... | As "ART" versus "Dalvik" is a setting the user can switch, a factory-reset should restore its previous (default) state – in this case, revert it to "Dalvik". Reportedly, the following steps solved the issue in this case: Complete wipe, including Dalvik Cache and data (can be done from recovery-mode , and is equivalent ... | Android 4.4 on Galaxy S I9000 stuck at boot with ART | android |
Is it possible to encrypt any message (part) across apps? I'd want client-side encryption using pgp keys (asymmetric public/secret) integrate into multiple apps (like WhatsApp, GoogleTalk, ...), independent of their support integration via some kind of overlay box apps would send pgp encrypted block, recipient would th... | No. Apps on Android can't interfere with each other's operations to the extent you describe. I can think of two options that come close to what you describe: Use a standard PGP app and copy-and-paste ciphertext between that and the chat app. If the chat app you're using uses direct client-to-client transmissions, inste... | Client-side encryption of messages across apps | android |
I have a Nexus 5 with root permissions. Google Dialer annoys me. I installed ExDialer & Contacts . How to set this Dialer as my default dialer? I will welcome any advice. | This isn't hard.First,you need to disable phone by defaults.go to "manage app",select phone...clear defaults.then go to the menu,remove the phone icon and replace with the exdialer...then i think it should be easy from there on....any where you get a prompt select the exdialer | How to set custom dialer as default on Nexus 5? | android |
Every time I press the home button Android asks me to choose between Standard and Simple. How can I can rid of this annoyance? update 131130 16:26 CET I installed another launcher and tried to clear and disable everything with TouchWiz and still it's repeadingly asking me the same question every time I press the home b... | I found the solution on another blog, seems to be working. http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/334381-touchwiz-wont-stay-default-launcher.html | Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 is repeatingly asking about TouchWiz | android |
How can we stop gmail notifications on android 4.4/nexus 5? I cannot find <code> Gmail </code> in <code> Settings\Apps\<AppList> </code> . I have stopped notification of Google play, google services, google search, google plus, but seems like nothing has stopped gmail notification. | Go into the Gmail app. From the overflow menu (the three dots in the corner), choose Settings . In the settings window, choose the Gmail account you're using. (If you have more than one account, do the following for each in turn.) Notifications is the third option down. Turning it off will disable mail notifications. I... | Stop gmail notification on android 4.4/Nexus 5 | android |
I've got a Nexus 7 tablet and it has just got updated to Android 4.4 - Kitkat automatically (I just approved the installation). Having done that, the sound volume of my tablet is acting weird. Once I push higher or lower volume buttons (on the case) it shows up the volume indicator and the volume handler moves one step... | I reproduced the exact same issue on my Nexus 10 after upgrading to KitKat. Cycling power on the device after the update resolved the problem for me. | Android 4.4 (Kitkat) and volume problem on a Nexus 7 | android |
I received the official OTA KitKat update for my Nexus 4 last week and since then I have been unable to rescan the SD card. I have tried a number of different apps for this task but all of them crash when being opened. A bit of research shows a handful of users with the same issue. These are the apps I've tried: Rescan... | It won't work to detect deleted files, but I just put an app up on the Play Store that will work on new and updated files: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.jerickson314.sdscanner It uses a workaround inspired by Dan Hulme's answer: by using the API that is only for a specific file, but manually g... | How do I refresh/rescan the SD memory in Android 4.4 KitKat | android |
OK guys, I have searched and searched but cannot find an answer to this question. I want to link the "OK Google" phrase that starts a Google Now search on the Nexus 5 to Tasker, or more specifically the AutoVoice plugin for Tasker. I can attach the swipe up from the bottom to use AutoVoice rather than Google Now , but ... | Here is a video tutorial on how to get it setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Woh20ullI Explanation of Video This requires the Xposed Framework ( http://goo.gl/NNwZ9 ) and the Google Now API for it ( http://goo.gl/5Pf3jG ). You will need to be rooted to install the Xposed Framework. First you need to do this: 1. O... | Use Tasker with "OK Google" on Nexus 5 | android |
Hi I am going through a phase of recovering data. I want to know if it's a must to root the phone if one wants to develop mobile apps using the the phone? I read that rooted phones are prone to malware and viruses quite easily... Update: Since most threads in XDA talks about rooting gives "full" control over the mobile... | Root is not required to develop Android application. The android SDK comes with an emulator that can run a virtual android device on your computer and test your application there. However you can hook up a real android device to your computer and enable a feature called USB debugging. For pre-jellybean phones this is a... | Does the phone have to be rooted to develop mobile apps? | android |
I use the "Proxy Browser For Android" app on the android platform, developed by Abhinav Singh. It uses a proxy to enable the user to browse anonymously. I really wish to know the ip address used by the app. My question is: How do you closely monitor the internet traffic on an Android ? I am an Android developer, so I u... | The easiest way to monitor Android internet traffic is to connect it to a Wi-Fi network and run Wireshark on the router. That way, you can do whatever you like on the Android device while watching the packets go past on the Wi-Fi router. An on-device solution can be less convenient, because you have to do the activity ... | Find Proxy IP address used by Android app | android |
I have Nexus 5 with KitKat. When I set an alarm with Google Now, I see this: Why is there two icons? How can I fix this? | I think the one on the right is the icon that shows you have an alarm on (always shows when you have an alarm). The one on the left is a notification and should disappear if you dismiss the notification. | How do I prevent KitKat from showing two alarm icons in the notification bar? | android |
I've recently bought a Nexus 7 to use as a demo client for a system I am currently developing. For the time being, the system requires the client to have a particular MAC address in order to work. I've rooted the Nexus (still with the Android 4.4 stock ROM), and am using <code> ip link </code> to change the hardware ad... | After much searching, I came across this thread on the xda-developers forum where people seem to be having much of the same issue with a Nexus 4. After trying several of the proposed solutions in that thread, I came across one that worked! It turns out that Android keeps a permanent record of the MAC in <code> /persist... | WiFi network not accessible with modified MAC address | android |
I had to un-root my LG G2 Verizon because recovery got corrupted. I created a TWRP backup some time ago from within its recovery and it was stored on the internal drive. I did a system reset, and then un-rooted by going back to stock image. Did the system reset delete that backup file from my SD card? If not, what loca... | Flashing the stock image may have erased your backup. However, since the G2 supports an External SD card, I don't think it would have. From the SD Card's root, it should be at <code> ./TWRP/BACKUPS/ </code> . Restoring a backup from here using TWRP will re-root your device (If your device was rooted when you made the b... | Where are TWRP backups stored on SD card? Had to un-root | android |
A few days ago, I downloaded a file of 1.9gb to my phone using the utorrent app. Utorrent downloaded the file automatically to my internal storage, and since I only had 2 gigs of free space, the download did stop after a while. when I saw it I deleted some files, and the download went on. When the download was finished... | Thanks everyone especially you geffcheng! I finally found a way to delete the file. I thought that it might work if I downloaded the same file on my pc, and then transfered it to the same folder(downloads) on the internal storage on my phone. I thought that my pc would ask if I wanted to overwrite the existing folder, ... | Can't delete file in download folder | android |
Sometimes I get a toast (a temporary popup on the screen) saying something like: Ssp update received for package XXX where XXX is the package of the app i'm currently running. It might not be exactly this text as it's hard to read the whole message (disappears after a short time). It seems it is shown when an app is ac... | I think it has something to do with the API demos, as I've searched google for this text, and found this: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/development/+/master%5E1%5E1..master%5E1/ looking at the file it says, its name is "AppUpdateSspReceiver.java" . It makes sense that very few know about this problem, as th... | "Ssp update received" toast keep showing from time to time | android |
I just wondering the reason why there is no encryption tool for GSM calling in android. Is it legal or technical problem? Thank you | There are two levels of technical reason why this wouldn't work. Not all mobile phones allow the software to control the audio that gets sent over a voice call: the microphone feeds directly into the cell radio. This is the same reason that apps to record calls or play sound over calls don't work on every phone. GSM lo... | Why isn't there any encryption application on GSM calling? | android |
I cannot access local HTML files at external SD card on my Lenovo S6000 within Chrome. It is mounted at /mnt/extSdCard. Browsing to file:///mnt/extSdCard does show this message: The file at file:///storage/sdcard0/foo/bar.html is not readable. It may have been removed, moved, or file permissions may be preventing acces... | In case some one else comes across this. I did not completely figure out why 1 updated firmware tablet works and 1 non updated tablet does not with the same file path from sdcard0. I did notice on the updated firmware tablet in storage I have folders emulated(read only), sdcard0(read/write), and sdcard1(neither). What ... | Error code (ERR_ACCESS_DENIED) Local HTML file on SD card with Chrome | android |
I'm trying to open an URL using the ADB command: <code> ./adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d URL </code> When I have multiple browser support applications, I'm trying to open this using google play store. Is there a way I can set this to open this URL by google play store app and nothing else? The URL ... | There are two ways. The simpler one is to use a legacy <code> market://details?id=com.shadowburst.showr </code> URL instead of <code> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr </code> . No browser will offer to open a <code> market:// </code> URL, but it's still possible that another installed... | Disable browser prompt when using ADB to open an URL | android |
By locked I mean a phone that has been locked with a standard PIN code, password or pattern. I'm not meaning to break into somebody's phone, merely wondering to what extent applying any of the standard screen lock methods to my phone would protect my data in case of theft. In case a locked phone can easily be rooted, I... | Short answer: no. Long answer: not usually, but there some exceptions. In general, to root the phone, you first have to unlock the bootloader. This wipes the internal storage, keeping your data safe. (It doesn't usually wipe the SD card, but you have to assume an attacker will just remove the SD card if he wants to rea... | Can a screen-locked Android phone be rooted? | android |
On Android, how do you tell if you're connected through Wi-Fi or some other type of connection like LTE or 3G? If I'm sitting at a Starbucks and I sign-in to their Wi-Fi, my phone has both the Wi-Fi and LTE icons showing. How do I know which connection I'm using? When I'm at a place that has Wi-Fi, I want to use Wi-Fi ... | There isn't a specific place that it shows, but the WiFi connection will take priority over the cellular data. If you wanted, you could perform a SpeedTest to check your service provider, but that shouldn't be necessary. Also, if you're worried about updates and whatnot using your cellular, the downloads will initiate ... | How do you determine if you're using Wi-Fi or LTE? | android |
I have a nexus 7 2012, and I have it rooted, running TWRP recovery and Franco kernel. I want to update to KitKat, and I have the OTA queued (but that won't work since I'm rooted) and I have the file for my device downloaded from this site with update info , but I tried installing it in TWRP and it gave me an error. How... | You will need to flash back to the stock kernel as files linked on that site will only apply to a 'stock' system partition. You should be able to flash the file via TWRP by selecting it (I presume you've tried this as you said that it gave you an error). To flash back to the stock kernel you will need to find the stock... | Installing KitKat on rooted Jelly bean Nexus 7 | android |
After updating to 4.4 all of my Nexus devices (4, 7 & 10) have problems with wifi, they all worked fine before the update. After some idle time they lose the wifi connection and it can only be reactivated after restarting the device. The Nexus 7 right now doesn't connect to wifi at all, I can set the wifi switch to... | I found out what the problem was: on every single device there were 'battery saver' apps installed. The devices are in my workplace, so I'm not the only one who uses them and someone must have installed those apps. I didn't care for them until now and they never did any harm, but they somehow must've interferred with t... | Wifi problems after 4.4 KitKat update | android |
I am still using 2.3.6 release and about to upgrade 4.2 jelly bean. Does any release provide 4G enabled OS so that i can use 4G data in my mobile. If no is there any 3rd party application which can do my work. my handset : samsung S advance | I don't think it makes a difference which Android version you use: the support for 4G is provided by the cell radio drivers, added to the system by the manufacturer. The Samsung Galaxy S Advance does not have the hardware needed to use 4G networks, so upgrading the OS won't add this support, and there's no way a third-... | which version of android OS is 4G compatible? | android |
I have a Beaglebone Black which runs Android. It has a 1GHz CPU. Bu when I read it's clock speed from adb I got 300MHz. I'm using following commands: <code> cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_cur_freq cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinf... | It was beacause I power it up via USB. It sets it's own clock speed to 300MHz. When I power it up via 5VDC power supply, It runs on 1GHz. | Beaglebone Black CPU speed | android |
Is cell phone and data/WiFi/LTE radiation the same thing? Or are they entirely different technologies? Are any of them dangerous? I ask because i use my phone a lot at night in bed and i look at my phone really close to my face when I'm lying down. I don't call but use LTE and WiFi mostly and I'm worried that it might ... | They are all electromagnetic waves with different wavelengths. There had been no scientific evidence that they're dangerous in the power level used in common appliances, and many researches shows no evidence of danger in the short term studies, however many countries adopts the precautionary approach and advises people... | Whats the difference between cell phone and data radiation | android |
I am using Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510. The problem is that my touch screen is not working sometimes. It has been like this for several weeks. I use Pin lock feature to unlock the phone and EZanswer Trial to attend calls. This is possible only because of the qwerty keyboard. Without which I would be doomed. Some times the... | I have had this issue before when I rooted my galaxy ace it was extremely random and I fixed it by flashing an old stock rom and then using Kies to upgrade to the latest. If this doesn't work it would suggest that your digitizer has gone, or is in the process of going. If you have time remaining on your warranty, and h... | Touch Screen not working | android |
Skype, like many applications, uses a persistent notification to keep from getting killed by the process manager. Usually, I would just hide this notification by going to the app's "App Info" screen and unchecking the "Show notifications" box. However, I want to get message notifications. Just not the constant "Availab... | This is now possible: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12359/how-do-i-enable-or-disable-the-status-icon-in-skype-4-for-android-phones Just tried it on my Nexus 7, works fine. | How can I remove/hide the Skype Status notification? | android |
Notes: Tablet is unlocked and rooted (SuperSU Pro v1.75) I have the following recovery flash in place: TWRP 2.6.3.0, but I am booting stock recovery for the <code> adb sideload </code> invocation The drivers are installed, host is Win 7 x64 and the device is detected in every mode (MTP, USB debug, bootloader) When atte... | Goal If you have the OTA image downloaded and, as in my case, ended up without success you should be able to <code> adb sideload <filename> </code> it still manually ( video here ). Problem/Error ... unfortunately the OTA update via <code> adb sideload </code> errors out with: <code> Finding update package... Ope... | Getting verification error when attempting to "adb sideload" the OTA update on Nexus 7 (2013) | android |
I used to specify only the Name and APN fields whenever I needed to configure my carrier's APN. I've just rooted my Galaxy Nexus with Cyanogemod and whenever I try to set the APN it prompts me to enter the mcc and mnc number's which my carrier doesn't specify. How can I resolve this? Thanks in advance | Aha! Ok I'm no where near a cellular expert but based on a wild guess I searched for carrier APNs and found here a list of APNs per carrier per country. I guess these are always required but somehow cyanogenmod is not configured to determine these codes automatically. While this may help others facing the same problem,... | APN Requires mcc and mnc but my carrier requires none | android |
On my old Samsung Galaxy Ace running Android 2.3.6 or so, there was a Samsung system app called "allshare". I really really loved this app. It was simple and unpretentious, and it did the following amazing thing: when I was in my kitchen, with my phone connected to my home wireless network, and my internet radio was al... | AllShare is a Samsung specific product, which might not be available to devices of different brands. However, as it's basically a DLNA server/client app, you might want to take a look at some of the many alternatives available. A very good choice would be BubbleUPnP , which acts both as server and client (so you can st... | Playing an mp3 (from my phone) through my internet radio | android |
I know I have previously asked a similar question and I am asking again : why does my Galaxy S3 lag when doing routine tasks ? When pressing HOME button , the screen is supposed to smoothly fade away. Instead, it fades away in a stammering manner. Sometimes, it just stays and then disappears in an instant without the g... | With as advanced of a phone as the S3 is, you shouldn't be experiencing much, if any, lag at all. Chances are, it's something you have or haven't done to the phone. 1. Try restarting it. Often times, RAM will remain in use even when applications are no longer being used. Restarting it will bring your phone back to wher... | Android lag issues in Galaxy S3? | android |
I just bought a refurbished HiSense Sero 7 Pro tablet. I have enabled Developer options and turned on USB debugging. When I plug the tablet into my Win7 PC, it fails to install proper drivers (which seems normal from the Sero7Pro rooting threads), but my computer can still see it as a media device or camera. I have the... | The PDAnet ADB driver ( http://pdanet.co/a/ ) worked. | ADB won't recognize Sero 7 Pro | android |
This seems like a silly question, but how do you create a file in My Files? I've been searching for a while on Google and this site, but I cannot find out how! When I pres the "menu" key, I can see an option to create a folder, but there's no option to create a file. So, how can I create a file, for example, "filename.... | I think <code> My Files </code> does not allow you to create files. You could try a 3rd-party app like File Expert though; this app lets you create both files and folders. | How can I create a file from My Files? | android |
I got the ota update for kitkat and after that installed the android launcher ripped from nexus 5 rom. The result is that my icons look too big. Is there any way to decrease that or use a custom rom to change the size? | EDIT: Just came across KitKat Launcher , a clone of the stock KK launcher with some mods. More info on their XDA thread . Jboi stackexchange-url ("explained"): Unless you write you own Homescreen launcher or use an existing one from Goolge Play, there's no way to resize icons. Well, no way does not mean its impossible:... | Decrease icon size on nexus 4 | android |
I have a Nexus 4. It was updated to KitKat last night. From what I've gathered from the reviews, I should have a new Launcher. But my phone is still using the old one. Does anyone know if the launcher is not available for pt-br phones? Or I am missing something? Thanks! Edit Forget it. It seems that the new Launcher (a... | Well... it seems the best features (at least for me) will be exclusive to the Nexus 5: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/22/psa-what-some-device-owners-wont-see-in-their-kit-kat-update/ From that list: Google Experience Launcher Translucent Nav Bar and Notification Bar Smart Dialer That's really a shame! | KitKat "new" Launcher - non English (US) language | android |
I'm in my home all day, every day, as are my internet-capable devices such as phone, Chromebook, etcetera, etcetera. Yet, when I click the magic wand at the bottom of Google Now (settings), it displays my home address and work address as two different places, both of-which I've never even been, muchless worked or lived... | Google Now is guessing, based on where and when you spend your time. If it's wrong, simply edit it. Once manually set it won't guess anymore. | Why does Google Now display my "Home" and "Work" locations inaccurately? | android |
I have a technical question to the android os. A phone doesn't have to have some PIN or other unlocking options but what exactly happens when you take this phone into a MDM solution such as MobileIron? It gives you some policies and somehow you are forced to take a PIN. Is this because of the policy or because of the a... | The MDM solution can require that you set a PIN. The Google Apps Device Policy app, for example, can require you to set a PIN. This is described in the Google Device Policy for Android if you want more details. | PIN enforcement with MDM solution | android |
Ever since I installed CyanogenMod, there has been this hovering blue circular notification on top of every application. I don't know what its called so I really can't find a way to disable this. Can anyone help me identify what it is and how to get rid of it? Attached is a screenshot. Click for full size image | Thanks @eldarerathis the link to the video helped me get rid of it. To get rid of it, I had to DOUBLE tap the "halo" and move to the X area just as you would when getting rid of apps from the launcher. | How to get rid of hovering circular notification shortcut in CyanogenMod? | android |
My phone have gotten a 4.4 system update available notification, but it is not downloading it. There is a small text saying “Only over WiFi until 21:06”. Does that mean that my phone will start downloading the update at that time unless I connect to a wifi network? How can I start the update now? | You can now download it using your network only, no need for wifi. The wifi only option was until 23 November. I'm currently downloading 4.4 over my mobile internet only. | Can 4.4 be downloaded OTA without wifi? | android |
Is it possible ? So far I've found 2 images that would allow me to get root, either cloudfire or team win recovery project (twrp). I'm a little uneasy loading an unknown bootloader to my device. Or maybe some information beyond "run this program", "double click here" and such. I work as an embedded engineer so I like t... | Since you specifically mention TWRP in your question, I'll just use it as my example. Note that CWM or any other possible Android Recovery project will also apply. It looks like there's a slight misconception at play. I'll just drop a few clarifying notes here: TWRP is indeed an image to be flashed. Flashing TWRP does ... | Can I root my Nexus 5 without a custom image? | android |
Is it safe for me to remove the stock email and calendar applications on from Cyanogenmod ROM? I'm using Gmail and Google Calendar so I don't have need for the stock ones. I could simply disable them but if I removed them entirely, I might be able to save a bit on space on my system partition. | YES, you can delete the stock Email (Email.apk) and stock Calendar (Calendar.apk, CalendarProvider.apk) app. For a list of other apps you can delete on CyanogenMod, see the expandable list at the bottom of the CM wiki. I'm not so sure for AOSP though. | Is is safe to remove the stock email and calendar app on Cyanogenmod or AOSP? | android |
I am in a bit of worry because I own a Nexus 4 device, and I noticed many articles on the web stating that an OTA update to 4.4 is out but I didn't receive any notification on my device. Also, when I check for updates, the update is not showing up. Should I be concerned about this, or does it just takes more time for t... | You just have to wait. It will eventually come. If you read the Checking for updates won't get you KitKat faster, says Google employee article, it says: According to Dan, the updates are first sent out to 1 percent of devices. If it goes smoothly, it is sent to 25, 50, and 100 percent of users over what he says is “a w... | When will I get Android 4.4 KitKat update on Nexus 4 in Romania? | android |
I have always wonder what is Google's deployment strategy for OTA for latest software updates. I do know that they do it in phases but, do they do it base on time zone? model's serial numbers? In other words how do they pick who gets it first or not. I have a 2013 Nexus 7 and it has been about 2 weeks since the release... | It appears to be random chance. In this reddit thread , Google Employee Dan Merrill says of OS update rollouts and "mashing" the "check for updates button": Rollouts are conducted in phases. Typically they start at 1% of devices for around 24 - 48 hours; we watch the return rates and resulting device checkins and error... | What is Google's OTA phase deployment strategy? | android |
If I connect a Phone with my Windows 7 machine via USB, it shows up in explorer with a name e.g. Nexus 5. How can I open a command prompt and change directory to this device. For lettered drives, I can just type D: F: etc. | In order to assign a drive letter to a removable device, that device must support UMS (USB Mass Storage) protocol. Unfortunately most newer Android phones, especially those without a removable SD Card, do not support UMS. Instead, they support MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) and PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) protocols.... | Open command prompt to access folders of a USB connected Android phone | android |
I have just received the Nexus 4's Android 4.4 KitKat OTA. One of the first things I remarked was that the intents layout for choosing an application is now a list instead of a grid just like in Jelly Bean: (click for larger image) I find this list layout ugly (I don't want to go back to the good ol' ICS days) and I wo... | So you want something like this: AppChooser (source: Google Play; click for larger variant) Freely configurable, including the possibility to... switch between list and grid hide apps you never use, but still having them available quickly with a single tap sort alphabetically or by last-used Then take a look at AppChoo... | Intents in a grid instead of a list on Android 4.4 KitKat | android |
I'm creating an app reading NFC tags. Currently all works well expect that the NFC tag can only be scanned when it touch the back of the phone. Is there anyway to allow NFC to be read through the screen? I'm testing on a Nexus 4. | With the backing of dotVezz, summing up from the comments: Considering the specifications, this is quite unlikely: range of the NFC signal is limited to a max of 10 cm on "clear view" (see Wikipedia ) material with a greater density will reduce this even more: air ~ 0.001 g/cm 3 versus Lithium ~ 0.53 g/cm 3 makes rawly... | Reading NFC tags from the front of the phone | android |
Ran into a bizarre problem this morning. My Galaxy Nexus was plugged in, but not charging. Data transfer over USB seemed to work, but no charging would happen. Stranger still, if I turned the phone off, it would immediately start booting up. I couldn't actually get it to be off. I couldn't find these symptoms on google... | Removing the battery and putting it back in solves the problem, at least temporarily. A few days later, I found the same problem was happening, and the same solution worked. | Galaxy Nexus won't charge, will immediately reboot if turned off | android |
All I want is a tablet that only runs one application (developed by me) on startup. Is there a "clean" version of Android that I can use for this? By clean or empty I mean an OS without all the unwanted features. Basically, my app needs to connect to the Internet, access the camera within my app, and send and receive d... | You can install Cyanogenmod or any number of custom roms, but it sounds like you'll need to develop a specific rom for your situation. If you only want the user to run a single app, I would imagine you'd have to develop an app that declares itself as a Home Screen/Launcher, and have your ROM only include that app as th... | Is there an empty/clean version of Android for tablets? | android |
I am trying to cerate a simple icon on my Android tablet to launch, say, the browser, with a specific URL. Under Windows, this is simply creating a shortcut. Under Ubuntu, this is just creating a .desktop file with a couple of parameters, including the actual command line to execute. But I cannot seemto be able to do t... | Sure it can be done. I never used this feature, so I'm not sure whether there's an option for "a simple icon", but you should take a look at the "bookmark widget": First, start your browser and create a bookmark for the page you want to link to. Second, go to your homescreen, long-tap on a free space (where you want th... | Creating a custom launch action on the menu | android |
I read about syncing photos with Google on Android somewhere, and got a little concerned. It is probably just a special Google service you have to sign up for, but just in case, I want to relieve me of this concern. Does Google send my photos(files in the gallery) to their servers? I under no circumstance would like au... | Google supports photo syncing, but you can disable this. If you have Google+ installed, disable Auto Backup. Open the app's settings, and go to <code> Auto Backup > OFF </code> . Disable Google photo sync. On your phone's settings, go to <code> System settings > Accounts > Google > username@gmail.com > S... | Does Google take any of my file data on Android? | android |
I'm looking for a bluetooth earphone set, or a device compatible with it, so that I can control the music (play/pause & next/previous) without actually touching the phone. Is there any hardware that does this? The reason is, I'm getting home from work, in a crowded bus, standind, trying to hold on with one hand, an... | This sounds a bit like a shopping question, which is off-topic here, but as a general answer: Yes, it's possible to change tracks from Bluetooth headphones. Almost all headphones that support A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), which is required for better quality music streaming, can also handle AVRCP (Audio/V... | Is there a Bluetooth earphone that can control the Music being played? | android |
Would be a simple way to bypass the MTP protocol crap to transfer files to my android tablet. There must be app out there that I can split files in pieces on computer and then reassemble on android device. Any suggestions? | If you're able to transfer the split files from your pc to your android device, which most probably will, you can use this app to join the files. Also make sure you split the file using 7zip on your pc. Hope this helps | How can I split files on the computer and then assemble them on android device? | android |
This is a newbie question. While travelling, I need to recharge my Galaxy Nexus and my digital camera, both of which are meant to be charged through a micro-USB port, ie. 0,5A. To reduce charging time, I have an 1A AC adaptor but it only has a single USB port. Google shows a number of two-port AC adaptors: one port is ... | Yes, it is fine to charge a device with a higher current charger. You can think of current like the device pulling rather than the charger pushing. The device will only take as much current as it wants regardless of how much the charger is capable of supplying. | Is it safe charging a Galaxy Nexus through a USB 2A port? | android |
I keep getting warning that apps cannot be installed on their default location since there is too little space. However, when I check in system there is a bunch of space, especially for small apps of a few MBs. Screenshots (click for larger variants) I tried moving some apps on SD card, but again I got a message that t... | Aside from stackexchange-url ("Izzy")'s suggestions, I also find Clean Master helpful in cleaning unecessary files / cache. Check it out. :) | How to get more space by manually deleting unnecessary system files (rooted S2)? | android |
I want to be able to run a shell command (e.g. <code> mount </code> ) on startup on my Galaxy Note 3 (stock rooted Android 4.3) Typically on Linux that'd be done using <code> /etc/init.d </code> 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 No... | 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 job... | Can I run scripts on startup on rooted Galaxy Note 3? | android |
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini with CyanogenMod 10 and I would like to connect its SD cards (internal and external) to my Windows 7 x64 machine as a harddisk drives via USB cable. Now when I connect S4 to PC it shows as portable device, but a lot of applications cannot work with that (i.e. Total Commander synch... | This app should help. Since you've rooted your device, it should work fine. | How to open SD cards as a drive in Windows 7? | android |
I have never flashed rom or anything close to it on my mobile so far. I have a nexus-4 and would like to install 4.4 KitKat from the factory image published by Google. Is there any site that provides detailed steps on how to do it? | You can follow the steps in stackexchange-url ("this question") but get the 4.4 rather than the 4.3 factory image. | install KitKat factory image on nexus-4 | android |
I have videos in a directory which is protected through .htaccess. I want to deliver the videos by means of the <code> <video> </code> tag. Here is an example: protected video Use test/test to login. Without the protection the same video plays fine: unprotected video I've tried it with the stock browser and also ... | The problem also persists on Android 4.3 and most probably also with later versions. I've reported the issue on chromium's bug tracker and it has been confirmed: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=331876 There's also a bug report on the Android's bug tracker for the stock browser: https://code.google.c... | .htaccess protected HTML5 videos not playing | android |
So I have a Galaxy Note II and recently rooted the device for the main reason to overclock it. I want a faster web browsing experience. I installed the App. Set CPU so that when I have either Google Maps or Chrome running the CPU settings which were at a default range of 200 MHz to 1.60Ghz to be bumped up to 400MHz to ... | To directly answer your question: no, this modification will not harm your device. To elaborate: You didn't overclock your device (that's why I said it was safe). You raised the minimum frequency. What you see in Set CPU is the scaling range. For any given moment your device decides which frequency it needs to do what ... | Overclocking CPU Settings on an Android Device | android |
My Nexus 10 won't boot, so I need to copy a ROM from my computer to the device. Since it won't boot, I need to copy it via recovery. I can flash recoveries as needed and install software on my computer as needed, but I need to get the ROM on there! | Use ADB on a computer while your device is in recovery. To copy a file from the computer via usb, use this: <code> adb push /path/to/local/ROM.zip /sdcard/ </code> This will copy the local file to the device in the specified location. Directories can be created on the device via the shell: <code> adb shell </code> and ... | Transfer files from recovery on a Nexus 10 | android |
My main concern is that I do not want to modify my Android so that it becomes less stable than it currently is. If my understanding is correct launchers like Buzz Launcher or GO Launcher significantly change how Android looks, but the changes perhaps do not stop just there. Also, once a third party launcher has been in... | In Android, a launcher is no different to any other kind of app. The launcher just has an extra intent filter that launches it when you press the home button. If you have more than one launcher app installed, you get a chooser dialog to select one, just like any other time you perform an action that more than one app c... | Are launchers as stable and safe to use as stock software? | android |
I have Android 4.3 jelly bean on my Nexus 7. How do I get Kitkat? I have tried exploring the Android website. I have also found some tutorials out there like this one - http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-kitkat-update-how-manually-update-nexus-7-latest-android-firmware-tutorial-1469800 but they seem to require taking st... | This is really just if you want to do the upgrade manually, now . Google's own devices (the Nexus range) have always received the latest OS versions sooner or later over the air (called "OTA"). Actually, they've started seeding it now, according to Team Android on an article published November 15th: The new WiFi versio... | How do I get Android kitkat 4.4? | android |
I have an Xperia Z1 with Android 4.2.2 and the latest version of Whatsapp. There is at least one contact whom I am sure has got Whatsapp but is not shown in Whatsapp contacts. The contact is in my phone's address book, with country code. "Show all contacts" is selected, no hidden contact, auto sync is on; I manually sy... | So, as said, I had tried everything, Refresh included, the international code for my number and all contacts numbers, everything. The problem was much more idiot: my friend finally told me that the number connected to Whatsapp was the old one. As it was associated to the email, it was not letting the new number appear.... | Whatsapp does not show a contact. Tried "everything" | android |
Similar to stackexchange-url ("Android 4.2/4.3 easter eggs"), does 4.4 KitKat have similar or other ones? | KitKat easter egg Open Settings Hit About phone at the bottom of the items list. Tap the entry Android version three times quickly. A big K will appear on your screen. Hit it a few times or long-press to continue to a KitKat style Android logo. Dessert Case daydream: Go through steps 1-3 of the above. Long-press (1s) t... | Android 4.4: How to get the Easter Egg and unlock the Dessert Case daydream? | android |
Alright, so a little background: lately my Epic 4G touch has been acting up (restarting when it feels like it, power button won't work, going from 100% power to 20%, etc) and I decided to take appropriate action. I first purchased a new battery (as my previous one was "bloated" and had water damage) hoping that would f... | You could try booting into fastboot mode, and then use <code> fastboot -w </code> . This command wipes userdata and cache, and thus should be equivalent to a factory-reset. For more information, there's a List of fastboot commands , and of course our stackexchange-url ("fastboot tag-wiki"). | Can't "Wipe data/Factory reset" due to broken power button | android |
Where can we download following Android 4.4 ISO Android 4.4 64bit ISO I have checked at following location https://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list Seems like android-x86 4.3 is the maximum version provided there. I am searching for ISO to set it up on VM Player/Virtual Box. | It looks like there are no Android 4.4 images ready yet for this. In the download area of the Android X86 project you can find a couple of images and more, starting with Android 1.6 (Donut) and currently reaching up to Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), and also other useful resources. Might be worth checking there again later,... | Download location for Android 4.4 x86 (64bit) | android |
I have once opened a website on Chrome for Android. By mistake, I allowed the popup. Now I am not able to find how to disable this popup. As a result, every time I open the URL (which is quite often), the pop-up is opened which is a pain. How to disable the popup for a website for which it was enabled earlier? | In Google Chrome for Android, go to <code> Settings > Content settings > Website settings </code> . Select the website in concern, and clear the data / cache for it. | How to disable popup on Chrome for Android? | android |
Is it possible to turn an Android phone into a USB gamepad for the PC? If yes, how? | Have you tried searching for <code> gamepad </code> in Google Play? Here are some of the results: Ultimate Gamepad Connect through wifi or bluetooth in the most simple way. Install the Ultimate Control Receiver program on your computer (PC, Mac or Linux) and select it from the list displayed on your phone. DroidPad Dro... | How to turn Android phone into an USB gamepad for PC? | android |
I have the storage on my Nexus 4 encrypted using Android's built-in encryption feature. I'd like to update to 4.4 using one of the factory images provided by Google. If I follow the standard script included in the tarball (removing the option to wipe the phone), which uses fastboot, will fastboot do the right thing and... | For the record: this works fine, so long as you are careful not to flash the userdata partition. I was able to follow the instructions from AndroidPolice for flashing the factory image, including removing the "-w" option from the "fastboot update ..." command (this prevents the update from wiping the userdata partition... | Possible to flash factory ROMs on an encrypted phone using fastboot? | android |
Google has released Android 4.4 factory image for Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 today. The steps to install Android 4.4 factory image in nexus 4 is Download the factory image corresponding to your device's model and version Extract the downloaded file and <code> cd </code> into the extracted directory. run <code> adb reboot-boot... | No, you can't. Those ROMs are intended for those devices only. Flashing a ROM that is not compatible with the device can brick the device. You should wait for 4.4 ROMs for your devices. | Can we install Android 4.4 factory image on Samsung Galaxy Core? | android |
The new Android has Host-based Card Emulation built in which takes care of the secure element: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html Wondering what it takes to load NFC enabled cards unto a Nexus5 (or another Android Kitkat phone). Can one read out the cards and load them in some general ... | All that host-based card emulation (HCE) does is it enables app authors to support more hardware: that is, devices that don't have the necessary secure element hardware. Developers of apps that previously made contactless transactions using the secure element will now be able to make their apps work on devices that don... | Do the new NFC options in 4.4 Kitkat allow one to have a combined digital wallet? | android |
On the iphone, under the Safari settings, there was an option ADD TO HOME SCREEN. that gets quite handy to have direct bookmarks launchable from a single tap on the icon. How do you do that in the android world? I got a note 3 & I'm dying to get this functionality in. http://cubiq.org/add-to-home-screen | From Chrome, first add the site you're interested in as a bookmark by clicking the little star icon. Then go to Bookmarks (from Chrome's menu), and long-tap the bookmark you just created. A context menu appears, and the bottom item is Add to home screen . If you like, first click Edit bookmark to set the label the book... | quick way to add chrome (or internet) shortcuts to home screens | android |
With Android 4.3 and earlier, gray/white signal icons in the notification bar informed about connection trouble concerning the Google Services (see e.g. stackexchange-url ("What does it mean when the connectivity icons in the status bar go white/gray?")). If everything was OK, they were either green (before 4.x) or blu... | You are (not) in trouble. Or at least you cannot tell anymore by simply taking a look at the notification bar. With Android 4.4 (KitKat) came a few design changes; one of them was to turn those notification icons permanently gray, officially to be "less distracting". So how can you tell if there are issues with your co... | With Android 4.4 (KitKat), my notification icons are always gray. Am I in trouble? | android |
I'm using a HTC ONE X with Android 4.2.2 and HTC Sense 5.0 I took a screenshot from my phone : the picture has the same resolution as my screen which is 720x1280. Then I share it on google plus : go to 'Galery' app ( don't know if its the standard android one or an HTC specific app :/ ) choose my picture touch 'share' ... | It seems like it fixed by itself... Now can see the full size picture in my post on Google + without doing anything more. My guess is : it uploaded a sample sized version of the picture in order to share my post instantaneously while the full picture was still uploading ... Anymore informations on this from anyone woul... | Picture converted to very low quality while sharing on Google + | android |
I have an HTC One V, but I rooted it and installed CyMod 10.1. The problem I am currently facing is that the device shows up on Google Play as HTC One V which came with 4.0, whereas my phone now has 4.1. Since it shows up as One V (4.0) many of the downloads show up as non-compatible with my phone and hence I cannot in... | You can try Market Helper ; requires ROOT. Market Helper is a tool for Android that helps users to be able to change/fake their rooted devices to any other devices. For example, it can turn your Nexus 7 into Samsung Galaxy S3 in a few seconds. No reboot is required. | Is there a way to change device type on Google Play | android |
On my Xiaomi M2A, Google Now complains that it's not available in my country. I know for a fact that Google Now is available in the Netherlands, because it works fine on my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. So apparently, Google Now thinks it's in some other country (possibly China, since that's where I ordered this phone). But... | Well, I'll be damned. It seems that Google Now refuses to run on a rooted device, but it just doesn't say so. The vendor had installed an app to enable rooting of the device. I'd played around with it, but root access was disabled after the first upgrade of MiUI. I didn't really miss root access, to be honest, so it le... | Google Now says it's not available in my country | android |
I recently got an old HTC Droid Incredible 2 with Verizon, that doesn't have service anymore. I wanted to give the phone a "clean slate" so I did a factory reset. However, when I booted it up again, it said that it needed to make a phone call (through Verizon) in order to re-activate, and will not let me proceed withou... | I finally figured out how to fix this. I don't know if this is the best way to do this, and if this is unique to just this phone, but here's what worked for me: Rebooted the phone Unlocked it at the lock screen that popped up When I came to the activation setup pages, I pulled down the notifications shade "Quick Settin... | Reactivating a Phone Without Service | android |
In order to be able to use google-play-store , I will need a Google Account, and activate this on my Android device. Does this give Google access to all my private data? Is there anything I can to to protect my privacy, and still use Google services? Background: Not only recently, I've read a lot about Google collectin... | On activation of a Google account on your device, you will be asked whether you want to backup your data to the Google cloud. While this must be explicitly supported by the apps to take effect for their data (which only a few do), and thus will never be a complete data backup, many of your most private data will be aff... | Google Account activation: What should I consider concerning privacy? | android |
The title says it all. I am wondering if I can display slideshows among other things on a computer display. I know that it has to be a DLNA compatible device, which I believe most of computer displays are not, and I also know there's this companion HTC Media Link HD device (which is a wi-fi dongle kind of thing). I hav... | You don't necessarily need DLNA for that, nor HDMI. WiFi and the right app might do as well. Take a look at e.g. Remote Gallery 3D , you cannot only have a slide show on your PC, but even manage your photos remotely. The app runs a web server on your device, which then can be accessed via any web browser (i.e. complete... | Display media from HTC One on a computer display | android |
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1' with Android version 4.1.2. Is it possible to manually to update to Android 4.4, and if yes how? | It is not currently possible for non Nexus devices. For this you will have to wait until Samsung release a version of Android KitKat for your device or until a developer release a ROM based on Android 4.4 for your tablet ( CyanogenMod for example). | How can I update to Android 4.4 manually? | android |
Here's a problem I've been experiencing with my new Nexus 5: I leave my home wifi (which I was connected to). I then go to work where there is a wifi network I've previously joined. However, my Nexus 5 won't automatically rejoin the work wifi. If I go to the wifi menu and try to tell it to connect.... it does nothing. ... | It appears that this was an issue from Google's syncing of wifi profiles from older phones. For some reason, when my new Nexus 5 acquired the wifi profiles from my Galaxy Nexus, they exhibit this issue. The solution here worked but you must be rooted. You must delete all the wifi profile data ( requires root ) and then... | Wifi auto rejoin issues on Nexus 5 / Android 4.4 | android |
I'm trying to learn. I have an android tablet from Kocaso. Apparently to transfer files from my computer to the tablet you need to use MTP. This seems to imply that I need something for Windows XP to detect the file format ext/2/3/4 of the device so I can transfer stuff like a good old usb key. So what do I need exactl... | This is one of the reasons MTP was introduced for: independency of the file system format used "behind it". You can compare it to using "standard SQL" to retrieve data from a database via an ODBC driver: your application does not need to know whether there's a MySQL, Oracle, PostGreSQL, or whatever database behind it. ... | How to transfer data from android device using MTP and having the ext2/3/4 file format to computer on Windows XP | android |
Redphone is known for providing encryption for end-to-end calls. I am eager to know how it protects our privacy from telecom companies. How does it secure our call and text and protect our privacy from even telecom companies? | It uses a Protocol called zrpt to encrypt your voice which then is transfered via voice over ip. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZRTP | How does Redphone encryption work? | android |
It seems that Nexus 5 ships with Hangouts as the default (only) app for SMS messaging but I'm not interested in Hangouts and I prefer the messaging app I had on my Galaxy Nexus. How do I get the Galaxy Nexus Messaging App onto my Nexus 5? | You're not alone in wanting the old Messaging app! Even though the old stock Messaging app is no longer included in Android, you always have the option of installing an alternative. In fact, people are recommending 8sms as a replacement for Hangouts that is almost identical to the original stock Messaging app . In fact... | Install the Galaxy Nexus Messaging app onto the Nexus 5 | android |
I had intermittent issues before with my Google syncing not working as it should (although I've always been able to go to google.com in the browser), rebooting usually solved it. However, after upgrading from an older 10.2 version to the latest one (via CMs own update functionality), both the Wifi icon and the mobile d... | Upgrading gapps to the correct version (I was running 10.1 gapps on a 10.2 CM build) solved the issue. I did not have to reinstall the ROM or anything like that, simply flash the new gapps over the old. | Grey Wifi and mobile data icon after upgrading to CM 10.2 20131102 | android |
The mobile data cycle ( Settings -> Data usage ) looks quite arbitrary. Since I have changed my data plan, now the new cycle should start at the first day of the month instead of the 6th. How can I change the begin of a data cycle? I cannot seem to find some edit button, though I vaguely remember seeing it at the Data ... | Changing the starting day for Mobile data is indeed non-obvious. You need to enable the mobile data connection (2G/3G) before the options are available: Enable Mobile data . Exit the Data usage settings app. Tap the spinner below the Set mobile data limit checkbox. Tap Change cycle... . Change Date of each month (I pre... | How can I change the data usage cycle for Mobile data? | android |
On the weekend I had a brand new phone stolen from me. It was out of battery at the time. I'm assuming whoever stole the phone has removed the SIM card and probably re-flashed it as it was locked. Does Android Device Manager still have ability to track it? Can anyone inform me how the tracking on it works? I have not y... | No. Once it's factory-reset or even flashed, the Android Device Manager is no longer able to find it. Background: Android Device Manager uses your Google account to communicate with the device. Moreover, you have to explicitly enable it on the device. Once factory-reset / wiped / flashed, all that is gone. | Locating a stolen phone with Android Device Manager | android |
I have 50 Android tablets. I want to be able to control from a central place the following things on the devices: General settings like date-time, unlock method, display sleep time etc; Chrome specific things like clearing the history and cookies, saving bookmarks, setting the homepage etc; The ability to install or un... | There are a number of Mobile Device Management services on the market, with varying focuses and feature sets. Mainly mentioning this, as SCCM is mentioned in the question, but Microsoft's solution (that ironically is far better at managing iOS and Android devices than Windows Phone devices) is either InTune ( 1 ) (for ... | Which program allows remote management of Android devices? | android |
How do I get an android media player without going to the google play store ? I will transfer the media player to the smartphone using bluetooth. step 1: I download the android media player to my notebook. step 2: I transfer the android media player to my smartphone. step 3: I install the android media player on my sma... | On your notebook, look for a FREE app (in your case, a media player ) in Google Play. Copy the link of the app in Google Play. Paste the link on APK Downloader , and download the APK file to your notebook. On your phone, make sure you allow external APKs to be installed. On my Samsung Galaxy S4, this is on <code> Syste... | How do I get an android media player without going to the google play store ? I will transfer the media player to the smartphone using bluetooth | android |
I helped my fried to convert from Iphone to S4. I helped him with initial setup and gave some quick crash course. I visited him after a week and answered a few of his questions. I again visited him today after a week. But his Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 has developed a problem. The WiFi would stuck on "Turning on" if Bluetooth ... | The problem was hardware related. WiFi chip was changed in the service center. Now it is working OK. | S4 doesn't detect any WiFi | android |
I have a rooted Nexus 4 with stock Android on it. I decided to try out the MultiROM app on the play store. I am now trying to uninstall it, however the MultiROM app does two things: It installs a recovery called TWRP It adds a 'boot' menu which lets you select between the OSes I was able to undo #1 by reinstalling Cloc... | Just flash the original / stock ROM for your phone. But first, make sure to clear data / factory reset, wipe cache, and clear dalvik cache. | How do I uninstall MultiROM? | android |
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