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How to hard-reset samsung galaxy ace
I am trying to reset the phone, and when I reach the Android menu, I have a yellow alert at the bottom: can't access to /system/csr/PTR/system
Any ideas what should I do?
Thanks :)

turns out it's not really bothering the process, so I'm fine, thanks.

To hard reset samsung galaxy ace,

Turn off your phone
Press and hold volume up, home, power button at the same time.
The Recovery appears, use volume up/down to navigate, power to select
Navigate to wipe data/factory reset and select
Navigate to Yes - delete all user data and select

And now resetting... (Make a backup of your phone first)
Navigate to reboot system now and select to get out of recovery.

Here is a guide for resetting the Samsung Galaxy Ace:

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f777/guide-samsung-galaxy-ace-hard-reset-1247841/

If you are a fan of YouTube, here is a video that has the same info:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhyKJInJOPM

It is basically the same way you reset all of the Android devices:

Settings --> Privacy --> Factory Reset --> Reset --> Yes, Erase everything

You might want to try to see if you can update your OS before you do a factory reset, just to make sure an update wouldn't fix the problem.


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Android Sat Nav Apps
I have a few questions about Sat Nav applications running on Android.

Does the pre-installed sat nav app require a connection to the web? Does it operate in car and pedestrian modes and be updated automatically.
Am I right in thinking that the after market purchase of the Tom-Tom app can function without internet connection?

Thanks for any replies.

Android provides different methods for localization. Some of them are network based, some cell based, some GPS based, some mixed (well, that was simplified).
So yes: You could use plain GPS without network. Might take a little longer to get your initial fix, though. (Assisted GPS aka AGPS can speed this up, but requires a network connection.)
And quite logically yes to your second question as well, as far as GPS is concerned. For map data, if it's already downloaded to your device, no data connection is required either. But if you need updates while on the way, or want to be updated about traffic, things are certainly a little different.

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What is google play music and why does it constantly load?
Why does google play music start up,  and what does it do?
I have some music on my phone but am happy with the basic music player and have no need for or want to access music online.

The issue you are referring too is well reported on Google Support Forums, as it seems to be affecting many users and/or devices.
All points to an update(s) that raised the issue with certain devices.
You can go around this problem until it gets resolved:
Step by step:

Access your device settings;
Touch on "Applications";
Scroll down until you find the "Google Play Music" app;
Touch to open it;
Touch "Clear Data";
If any updates have been installed, on the upper right corner of your screen you should have a "Uninstall Updates" button, touch it to revert to the previous version;
It may ask your confirmation about going back to the previous/factory version, in that case, confirm the action.

Prevent recurrence:
To prevent this issue from raising anytime soon, you should also disable "Auto Updates" at least until a new update is launch and the reviews are positive:

Open the "Play Store" app;
Touch your device "menu" button;
Select "Settings";
Locate and touch "Auto-update apps";
Touch "Do not auto-update apps".

Quoted answer from Google Support Forum:

GO INTO PHONE SETTINGS AND SELECT < APPLICATIONS>  SCROLL DOWN AND SELECT .. HIT   AND THEN UPPER RIGHT CORNER SELECT  IT WILL ASK IF YOU WISH TO GO BACK TO OLD FACTORY VERSION... SELECT OK. SHOULD FIX PROBLEM.  ANY APP YOU WISH TO UPDATE MANUALLY UNCHECK ALLOW AUTOMATIC UPDATING. READ THE REVIEWS FIRST TO SEE IF UPDATES AND NEW VERSIONS DON'T HAVE BUGS. GOOD LUCK

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How to put the Kindle Fire in airplane mode?
I use the Amazon Kindle Fire (Android 2.3.4) model no: D01400 FCCID:ZEV-1229. I use this device in developing Android apps.
In my device WiFi is available, and also cyberoam for security purposes. I want to test the device is connected or not connected with WiFi.
I know if you want to check the network connection and you have cyberoam then you want put your device in airplane mode. How can I do that?

@Izzy have u any idea about this?

Nope. If I had, I would have written. Just updated your post to make it better readable and easier to find for those being familiar with the Fire. I have no idea how far Amazon might have modified Android. You might have an entry in the power-menu (long press power button while screen is on) or not. There should be an option in Settings->Networks & Wireless -- but as "no network" would mean "no current ads on the lockscreen", Amazon might have removed that as well. I'm not familiar with their devices, sorry.

@Izzy i try all of possiblity.

Please report back then, luck or not. "Not being familiar with" does not mean "not being willing to learn" :)

On the original Kindle Fire Airplane mode does not seem to exist, but you can turn off wireless using these directions:

Tap the Quick Settings (the Gear) icon in the top right hand corner of the Home screen.
Tap Wi-Fi.
Ensure Wireless Networking switch is in the off position.

On the new Kindle Fire you can enable airplane mode by doing the following:

Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap Wireless.
Tap On next to Airplane Mode

i try first one .but it's not working in where Cyberoam is available.

Can you use Dalvik Debug Monitor (per the instructions here) to take a screen shot of what you do see so that I can get a better idea of the issue you are experiencing?

i use the simple instruction to put  device in airplan mode.but i can`t put if cyberoam is available here. i follow the simple step but i can't success.and another thing my device is first one.

There is a metric boatload of Airplane Mode apps on the Play store. You might find one there that meets your needs.


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How to view all calls logs for a contact?
I am using Galaxy S 3 phone with Android 4.1.2
Is there a way to view all call logs for a specific contact?

View a contact (either from the Contacts app or by clicking them in the Phone app). Then press the menu hard-key, and History is the first item on the list.
Note: my Samsung Galaxy S III has been upgraded to Android 4.3, so I've no idea if the method is the same in Android 4.1.2, or if this is something Samsung has added since then. If anyone is still on 4.1.2, please check and comment!

Well, my 2c is that this doesn't work on my Android 4.2.2 device.

I have Google voice, in addition to my cell carrier's assigned phone number, so this may not be true for everyone, but you can use Google Takeout to download all your data for any Google service you use. Just go to www.google.com/settings/takeout, and pick the services you want to review. Google will pack them all up in an archive which you can then download and search. A little painful if you do this on a regular basis, but a life-saver if you need to check something that is no longer on your phone, but is kept in your online history.

You are unable to filter the call log for a specific contact in 4.1.2 You would have to find an application on the Play store to do that for you.

I posted a similar question to this elsewhere and was pointed to this thread, which did not really answer my question either. Posting my question, I thought that I may get some answers here, as it is, after many hours searching and trying various apps out, I have found a few apps that provide solutions myself, the best two of which I will list below.
I was looking for an app to show "call" & "sms" "history"/"logs" for an individual contact, so using these search terms I found many, the best stand alone one I found is called "My Log" from "Intangible Solutions" which is able to search and list all calls and sms for any given number or multiple numbers in a very clear and easy to read format. The drawbacks is that it is heavily add supported and takes a little while to specify all the contact's numbers, as you have to select them one at a time, having said this, the results are brilliant.
The other I found via an associated app call "Call log+" which I tried and initially dismissed as it only gave me call log similar to the one found in the standard "Phone" dialler, however I later went back to it's associated app "Contacts+", which includes "Call log+", "Messages+" and "Dialler+", and then also installed "Merge+", "Emoji for Conacts+" and the "Contacts+ Widget" to get the full collection, which can replace the standard "Phone", "Contacts" and "Messaging" functions with much better versions, that do far more. The "Contacts+", which includes "Call Log+" does everything I wanted, in that I can instantly see a call log for any contact. The fact that "Contacts+" does a whole lot more beyond this, is also fantastic, but it does exactly what I wanted, so job done.
I hope this may help others looking for the same missing (removed) feature, which because of how I use my phone, I would find hard to live without.

SMS backup +, copies your call logs to your GMail account which then groups them by contact


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What can cause sudden drop of my battery in Nexus 4?
I have new Nexus 4 phone and I found it dead several times after the night. Obviously it wasn't used during night, screen was turned off.
After I plugged it to the charger I had to wait a few minutes before I was able to turn it on. Battery monitor's graph has a sudden drop from 60-70% to 0, what can be a reason for this?
See screenshot here:

possible duplicate of How can I find out what causes "Android OS" to consume battery?

@geffchang I've read plenty of articles about how to determine which app is eating the battery but none of them is similar to case above where phone immediately shuts down while having almost full battery and there is a gap in the battery history.

What you're probably seeing is the charge monitor greatly mis-estimating the amount of charge left in the battery. It thinks there is a lot of charge left, but in reality there isn't—the battery is almost depleted. When the battery actually runs out, reality takes over, and the phone goes off.
You'd normally only see this when using a battery that is long past its lifespan. You also should see this during the day—or at least, you should see a much shorter than expected battery life.
You could try resetting to factory defaults (wiping the phone), which might help if its just a software issue.
I'd guess its a hardware issue, and you need to RMA the phone.


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How to root the Motorola Droid Razr?
How do I root my Motorola Droid Razr?

I cannot answer your question, but I edited it so it can be found, and also added it to our rooting index. You might want to follow that link meanwhile, and check for related phones and other mentioned methods. With some luck, you already find something there. It would further help to update your question with some more details on your device, such as e.g. Android version, Baseband version. This is important for finding a suitable method.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JA8TKNWTEk it's in spanish, but you can find similar tutorials in your language :)

I used KingRoot. You can download it from the Internet.

There is an app, called framaroot. You can download it from XDA. It's working with XT919 and XT910 (I installed in a razr D3 XT919).
There is also a video tutorial in youtube here

I used iRoot, it worked for me but installs Kinguser as the SuperSU app, still worked though.
Best of all it uses no PC.
Link: http://www.mgyun.com/m/en


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Prevent Samsung S4 Screen From Turning on Every SMS
How do you prevent the Samsung S4 screen from coming on with every SMS message that is received?

Possible duplicate of: Stop from Samsung Galaxy S4 turning on when receiving text message.

In the galaxy S4 SMS application, go to Settings and there is an option called "Screen On". Untick this option and you should be able to do what you want.

I’m puzzled. Why do you want this behaviour?
Anyhow, I do not think it is possible. Mobile phones have been doing this as a way to silently alert you of activity since foerver.
If you want to preserve battery life, you can try dimming the screen as low as it can go instead.

The Galaxy Nexus does this by default and it is awesome (it lights up a tiny low power LED at the bottom of the phone instead). The screen is the largest power consumer on a device, if my phone already made a sound and vibrated, why do I need my screen on for 20-30 seconds to alert me even more and waste power? Yes it is a small amount but it is also completely unnecessary to do it too IMO.

Aeyoun, Adam is speaking about incoming text messages -- not incoming calls. A sound/vibrate info is sufficient for those, as it's no real-time communication. For incoming calls that's something different. I cannot remember having had any phone that turned on the display on incoming SMS. Should that be because I do not get so many SMS?


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Full battery completely depleted within a few hours without any user activity -- what to do?
I left my phone on the table with full battery without doing anything with it. After a few hours the battery was completely depleted, and the phone automatically shut down.
What could cause such a thing, and what actions to take in such a situation?

It's possible that some application is causing a wakelock, preventing the system from sleeping.

Question is also what you did before that: Start a 20 GB download via 3G while switching on the video player with a full HD movie would explain things. What device is it, by the way?

Please add your Android version to the question too: different versions have different tools to help you find naughty apps that drain your battery.

Some causes and answers...

You leave a high-CPU using app/game paused or running.

Apps and Games can and do continue to devour battery if left running. If you're going to step away for awhile, make sure to exit out of any games or apps first (particularly any that usually cause the phone to get warm while using) so they don't unnecessarily become power vampires.

Cellular/Data Signal Hunting.

Especially with LTE phones, if you're in an area with bad signal the radio on the phone will continue to try to make connection and will drain the phone in doing so. Putting the phone in Airplane mode before leaving it for extended periods will stop the radio from 'hunting'.

Too many background activities (or updates set too often).

Twitter, Facebook, Email, etc... Setting how often they communicate with their servers (like switching from every 5 minutes to once an hour) can make a big impact on battery savings.

Some more explanations would be great - how to switch these things off and other advice. I set my phone to "only use 2G networks" - is that enough?

Sure, you could also try limiting the radio to using only 2G networks...As long as you're able to get a reliable connection to that. If the radio is still doing a lot of 'hunting' I'd suggest putting it directly in Airplane mode until you're back in an area you know has good coverage.

Use an app like Better Battery Stats to track down the issue and find the culprit.


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Unable to access internet
Previous day i installed an app on my mobile (Micromax superfone) .It is not compatible with my mobile it said,but it continue the installation process. From that time i was unable to use all kind of internet based apps on my mobile except through browser. What is the solution for this problem??
Please suggest.
Thanks you.

Can you try to uninstall the app?

Already i done with unistalling that app but no use !!

Have a look at the answers on Why can't apps connect to the internet?


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nexus S with self built Android system is not working
I have an unlocked Nexus S. I downloaded the latest Android source code and built it with lunch option "full_crespo-userdebug". I followed the instructions on the official website and boot my Nexus S with the new image.
Then phone boots up. But I can not enable Wifi or bluetooth in settings (failed after a long hang). A black screen will show when I open the camera. It seems that there are some problems with the device driver! Does anybody have any clue?

This site is for users of Android, which means that questions about development/programming (including "building your own ROM and finding/debugging its drivers") are off-topic here (see the FAQ). Development questions are on-topic on our sister site Stack Overflow. You might also wish to consult Where can I ask questions that aren't Android Enthusiast questions? to find a fitting place for your question.

Sounds like you didn't get the drivers


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Seeing links in email before you click them
When you receive an email in ICS that has a link in it you can press the link and it will open in your browser.
How do I know the URL of the link before I press it. I know on iOS you can do a long press and it shows you the URL - is there an equivalent feature in Android?

Long press, select "share", select any text app (SMS, notepads, whatever). At latest there you should see the link, and then can decide to "abort" the action (dismiss the target text).

Are you talking about the stock email app?

Yes - I am referring to the standard stock email app. A long press on a link does not appear to have any action associated with it.

In the latest release of Gmail you can long-press on the link and a menu will appear showing you the link. You then have options to "Open in Browser", "Copy link URL", &c.


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Does Facebook Home uninstall cleanly?
I am hardly a regular Facebook user, but am curious about Facebook Home – mostly curiosity about its design and implementation.
I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean 4.2.2. If I were to install it, can I be confident that uninstalling it will leave everything (home screens, etc) as it was?

Are you rooted? What launcher do you use? Backup your data first, ensure your launcher has its settings backed up as well, no harm in doing so, then install the FB launcher, if you don't like it, restore from backup including launcher settings.

It is, at its core, just a launcher. Except for possibly leaving some files behind it shouldn't mess anything up.


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Can I upgrade My Xperia Arc S To Jelly Bean after the rooting
I am planning to root my Xperia Arc S and want to know whether will I be able to upgrade it to Android Jelly Bean.

After rooting you can install it using Jellybean custom ROM. Check this below link ;   http://www.android.gs/update-xperia-arc-paranoid-jelly-bean-4-1-1/

Sony stopped with ICS, it didnt release Jellybean for Arc S. If you are rooted and installed CWM recovery you can install Jellybean Custom rom. There are plenty of rom available here. Just read the instruction before installing the roms. There are roms which are only for unlocked bootloader.

Do i need to root the phone to flash custom ROM ? I have already unlocked the bootloader.. is there a difference between them?

Mostly no, but you need to have CWM recovery installed. Just follow the installation instruction given in the rom page.

Most of the times, if not all, rooting is necessary to upgrade to a newer version, especially if it is unofficial(custom ROM). You also have much more power on your phone, but it has the drawback that the guarantee will be voided.
In your case, I have found that it is easier to upgrade. You just need to install pc-companion and after you connect the device on it, it will download the latest update(Jelly Bean).
If I were you, I would download the update first and then I would root my phone.
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/sony-ericsson/sony-xperia/17465/how-update-your-sony-xperia-arc-s-android-40

Hi I have tried to do that but it says that the phone is up to date and doesnt give an option to upgrade to 4.1 or 4.2.I have got ICS installed but is there anyway i can upgrade before i could start with the root.


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Switch spell-checker of Chrome to a different language?
On my smartphone I normally use German as default language.
Sometimes (like when posting here) I would like to use a different language for its spell-checker.
How do I accomplish this?
Note that I do already switch the keyboard from German to English spell-checking (so I get English completion), but Chrome will still underline every English word as "wrong".


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cannot download apps from play store
Previously my BSNL Penta T-Pad 701C was connected to the internet through a Beetel MF 190 3G USB dongle, but I could not download apps from Google Play. I contacted customer service who advised me to do a factory reset. After resetting my tab no longer connects to the net. How can I solve this problem?

Factory resetting wipes the Wi-Fi settings along with everything else. From the Wi-Fi page in the Settings app, click on the network you want to connect to and enter the password (if it requires one), just as you did previously. If that doesn't work, update your question to say what happened.


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Huawei Ascend G300 (U6615) not using Three network
I bought an ex-Vodaphone Huawei G300, and was happy to find that it was unlocked - I put in my Giffgaff SIM, and immediately had phone and internet access.
However, I really want to use the phone on Three, but although calls and texts can be made and received, I can get no internet.
I tapped 'New APN', and set it up in accordance with 3, but even though I saved it after inputting their settings, the APN screen remained blank, and no connection could be obtained.
The settings entered were:
Name – 3 Internet
APN - three.co.uk
Proxy, Port, Username, Password & Server - blank
MMSC -  http://mms.um.three.co.uk:10021/mmsc
MMS PROXY -  mms.three.co.uk
MMS Port - 8799
MCC - 234
MNC - 15
Authentication type - None
APN type left blank
Is there something I don't know??

According to the MCC/MNC table for UK, your MNC code should be 20, not 15. Also this page suggests that you need to enter default,supl,mms (without spaces after commas) in the “APN Type” field.
If this still won't work, try omitting all MMS-related settings (MMSC, MMS Proxy, MMS Port) and entering default,supl in the “APN Type” field, then, if you get your 3G Internet connection working this way, add another APN just for MMS with all settings and mms in the “APN Type” field.

Sergey,Many thanks - you hit the spot first time: it was the default,supl,mms entry that made the difference. Now getting three internet fine. Thanks again


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Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots) visible in Apps in HTC One X and not in Samsung Galaxy S2
I have HTC One X while my friend has Samsung Galaxy S2. In some Apps like Google Chrome in my phone the Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots) are visible while on SGS2 they are not.

Google Chrome in HTC One X with Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots)

Google Chrome in Samsung Galaxy S2 without Overflow menu icon
In my HOX I have set the setting of "Recent apps button" to "Press for menu, press and hold for recent apps". So when I press recent apps button it shows the menu, so the menu icon should be hidden, right?
Why is the menu icon visible on HTC One X and not on Samsung Galaxy S2?

Ugh. Could you trim those images?

Appears to be a bug.  The "Make the recent apps button act like a menu button" setting appears to not be changing the appropriate values to inform apps that a permanent menu button exists and thus apps act as if it doesn't have the menu button.
ViewConfiguration is what handles that.


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How to set high resolution on external monitor?
I have Samsung Galaxy S3. I connect my phone to 29 inch monitor using HML + HDMI wires. Also I connect it to Apple bluetooth keyboard and magic mouse. I get a very nice experience of Desktop. However S3 has maximum resolution of 1280x720 which does not give a nice look on big monitors.
I have following questions:

Can I extend my monitor screen from mobile screen so I can drag and drop apps from one to another?
Can I change resolution of apps running on my monitor to higher than 1280x720.

Thanks
Note: External monitor does not have touch functionality.

I doubt that the graphics chip in the S3 is able to produce higher resolutions.

And what about using Miracast?

Having a different external display was one of the new features with Jelly Bean 4.2  You will need a siutable update for your S3 to stand a chance.  What level of support you will get then is still in doubt depending upon the real hardware capabilities and what support Samsung put in.

Great. I have seen 4.2 documentation. When I had asked this question, 4.2 was not released yet. Do you have real life experience on this feature?

No real life experiance sorry.


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How can I symlink the /cache folder on boot?
After rooting and installing link2sd on my HTC Explorer, I still have low memory issues.
On Google Play, I can't download apps larger than 10-15M. This is because the /cache folder is in the internal memory, which is desperately small. In my version, Google Play writes directly in /cache, not in subfolders.
Using adb as root, I deleted /cache and created a symlink /cache -> /mnt/sdcard/cache.
This is fine, but when I reboot the phone the symlink is replaced by the old folder.
Is there a proper way to solve this issue once and for all?
Thanks for any hint,
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Theoretically using busybox's runparts, and issue this mount -o bind /mnt/sdcard/cache /cache... this is in theory as have never tried it...

Alas, that's not possible.
At least not without reflashing the HTC's partition table (which happens to be in the bootloader section, aka. hboot). There's seemingly no modded hboot out there for the explorer. I only know of repartitioned hboots for the HTC Desire.
Reason:
/cache is backed by a separate block device on all Android devices(i.e. mount-point or partition), it's needed to hold firmware update files (e.g. definitely needed for encrypted phones). So if you move it, there's no gain because that partition will still be there and not free up space for the /data partition. In case you shrink the /cache partition, OTA updates will not be possible any more (you'd have to use a custom recovery to do it).

Thanks for clarification -- wasn't aware of that speciality of the Explorer. I will still leave my answer there (though adding a note) for non-explorers exploring our site :)

EDIT: All Android devices have a /cache partition (it's needed to hold firmware update files for upgrading Android, especially on encrypted devices this is a must, when the recovery must access the firmware file in clear text).

It's (been) dreadful. Google did hard work to change it with Android 4.0+, so it's not a problem on recent devices any more. Read some background here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/18/impromptu-qa-session-with-android-engineer-dan-morrill-brings-to-light-reasons-behind-galaxy-nexus-lack-of-usb-mass-storage/

Sorry, I somewhat misread your Q (I know it has only a 90MB /data partition): You can of course automate the symlinking on boot: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7873615/how-to-run-script-at-boot-time

You might want to take a look at DirectoryBind, which was developed for things like this. It takes care for the user-configured "mounts" at boot-time and also on-demand, so nothing should "disappear" on a boot.
Basically, it is intended to map things from internal/phone storage to external/sd storage -- especially for cases like yours, were internal memory is running low.
NOTE: According to ce4's answer, this method will not bring any profit concerning the /data folder, as /cache is using its own partition (this seems to apply to all Android devices -- checked with 7 different devices from 5 different manufacturers; according to ce4 this is especially needed on encrypted devices, as an unencrypted partition is required to store firmware updates onto for execution). So if your concern is increasing storage on /data, this won't do with /cache. But if you simply need more space in /cache, it should be perfectly fine. You could then use the original block device (where /cache was pointing to) for something else ;)
NOTE2: AFAIK Google Playstore uses /data/local to buffer its downloads. On most devices, this should only be a directory on the /data partition, and thus could easily be handled by DirectoryBind.
Additional hint: check with the df command from within a terminal whether the directory you want to move from internal to external storage is using a separate partition or not.


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My phone reboots after a kernel oops, what can I do?
I use the CyanogenMod firmware on my phone (CM7.2 on a HTC Wildfire) and when I take photos it sometimes reboots. I found out that a kernel oops happens due to a null pointer dereference in the kernel.
I already filed a bug report on the tracker for the CyanogenMod project.
Can someone help me to understand the Kernel Oops in last_ksmg ?
If you need it there is a logcat too.

I made your question more generic, as your problem was too localized and can only really be addressed by the maintainers for your firmware (for which you already correctly filed a bug report). It's up to the developers to fix it. I gave some generic hints here what can be done in such a case.

Have had a look at the kmsg, and logcat,
The logcat was showing this:
[ 01-13 13:14:11.036   138:0xc46 I/mm-camera ]Open Device node : /dev/msm_camera/frame0
[ 01-13 13:14:11.036   138:0xc46 E/mm-camera ]Got exception but camframe_exit == 0!
[ 01-13 13:14:11.046   138:0xc46 E/QualcommCameraHardware ]ignoring preview callback--camera has been stopped
[ 01-13 13:14:11.196   138:0xc04 E/mm-camera 7x-vfe ]Received VFE start ACK!!! This is a user preview start.
[ 01-13 13:14:11.196   138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]startPreview X
[ 01-13 13:14:11.226  2840:0xb18 V/camera   ]mJpegCallbackFinishTime = 725ms
[ 01-13 13:14:11.337  2840:0xb18 D/camera   ]
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[ 01-13 13:14:14.400   138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]FLASHLIGHT is ENABLED
[ 01-13 13:14:14.410   138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]stopPreviewInternal E: 1
[ 01-13 13:14:14.410   138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]cancelAutoFocusInternal E
[ 01-13 13:14:14.410   138:0x8a D/QualcommCameraHardware ]cancelAutoFocusInternal X: 0
[ 01-13 13:14:14.480   138:0xc04 I/mm-camera 7x-vfe ]vfe_process_QDSP_VFETASK_MSG_VFE_STOP_ACK: call mmcamera_vfe_stop_ack_callback()

Am wondering is there an issue with the Camera, as matter of interest, when taking a snapshot with the camera, it usually plays back an audio clip of sound of "snapshot" when the button is pressed?
This is coinciding with the oops:
[ 4264.409912] adsp_pmem_del name JPEGTASK vaddr:0x40e68000 paddr:0x27012000 len:4096
[ 4264.420715] adsp: closing module JPEGTASK
[ 4264.421173] adsp: disabling module JPEGTASK
[ 4264.422485] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.444183] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.465789] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.487548] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.509094] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.530853] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.552398] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.574157] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.595733] [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272, 0-0 (35-42) changed to 1
[ 4264.600616] [AUD][audmgr.c:audmgr_enable] audmgr_enable: ARM9 did not reply to RPC am->state = 2
[ 4264.601013] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
[ 4264.601226] pgd = e321c000
[ 4264.601593] [00000000] *pgd=26037031, *pte=00000000, *ppte=00000000
[ 4264.602294] Internal error: Oops: 817 [#1] PREEMPT

So my guess is that the media player, somewhere, between Qualcomm hardware that controls the camera, and the playback crashed. Am hedging bets on the kernel's camera itself...
Best to post this on CM's forum to see if this is known issue.

The OP already correctly filed a bug report for this... As for the audmgr stuff: maybe the libs also initialize that when you open the camera app. Anyway: Not much we can do here, I hinted to some howto's and generic information and suggested how to react...

@ce4 the errr... key thing is [KEY] gpiomatrix: key 272... is related to a key input taking a snapshot, either zooming, or pressing 'take snapshot button'.. just prior to the oops.. :)

As for that, nowt mucho we can do... :) /me shrugs

Correct. That's up to CM guys... Initially I'd say, close because 'too localized', but I then made it more generic to be useful for others too (the OP states that he just wanted to know what's going on, and such, not to make us fix it). here's the bug report, btw.

Thanks! I thought also that the problem is linked with the sound but I was in silent mode so it's already not normal that audio service is called. The key 272 is effectively the key used to take a snapshot. Yes I just wanted to understand but if you can do more you can but thanks a lot @ce4 and @t0mm13b

@Gadcam we cannot do any more, as that is kernel related to your CM ROM. Just wait and see what happens from that bug report that you've filed. :)

I thought so... But sometimes the official of a project is slow because there is more important somewhere else so I'll try to fix it or give them the more element I can

I had a look at the klog, all you can do is:

search for a different kernel (is your firmware up to date?)
ask the (correct!) maintainer/developer to fix it
especially if it's an inofficial CyanogenMod build, you cannot ask the CM team, but have to ask in the forum where you got the firmware image from.
track it down and fix the kernel yourself (unlikely, that you have asked this here)

Some background:
That's definitely a kernel problem, have a look at the line

[ 4264.601013] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
  ...
  [ 4264.603424] PC is at audmgr_enable+0x168/0x1c8

If you want to know more you can read up on Stackoverflow on How to diagnose a kernel oops and what is a Linux kernel null pointer dereference.
There's also a HowTo available here.

here's also a nice howto: http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/013147751X/downloads/013147751X_book.pdf

As wrote in the bug report the firmware is up to date and it's the official. Thanks for the topics links.


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How can I make a message appears on my PC when my phone is ringing?
When I'm at work, I usually have a headset on my head and I am listening to music. My phone is always on vibrate to respect co-workers.  However, I don't keep the phone in my pocket because of its size, so I don't feel it vibrating.  I miss a lot of calls.
I was wondering if it's possible to forward "phone is ringing" notifications to the PC, ideally via a Bluetooth connection.  I would not mind installing a 3rd-party app on the phone or software on the PC.

Currently Android doesn't have such functionality built-in.
However, there are 3rd-party apps that can do what you ask. Desktop Notifications is one such app.  It requires installation of the app on the phone, as well as a browser plugin on your PC (Chrome and Firefox are currently supported.)  Once both pieces are installed and configured, any notifications (including incoming calls) will pop up on your desktop.  The only limitation is that this is done via data connection, not Bluetooth, so both your phone and your PC must be connected to the Internet.
On your desktop you may want to enable background apps to run when Chrome is closed to ensure you continue to receive notifications.  This option can be found in Chrome advanced settings -> "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed."

Thank you, I just tried. While the test notification, SMS and even emails notification seem to work, an incoming phone call does not seem to trigger any notification. But I will look into that and see if there is a setting somewhere.

The incoming call functionality worked for me.  It did take close to 5 seconds for it to appear though.  From the app's reviews it seems that response time (between notification arriving on the phone and showing up on the computer) is something that developers are working on improving.

Press the Menu key while in the app and go to Settings.  The "Phone" app should be selected in the "Allowed" list in order to send notifications to the PC.  Also, there's a useful setting to send notifications while on WiFi only.

Weird, the phone app is checked and even say that there was 37 notifications. Clearly something is wrong. Maybe I should restart the phone.

@Pierre-AlainVigeant Did you ever get it to work with incoming calls? I have the same problem.

@nwaltham I am using Desktop Notification. Sadly, you only get the notification after the phone call.


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Galaxy Ace 2 won't display images due to lack of memory?
I have a Samsung Galaxcy Ace 2, and it doesn't display images due to lack of memory, as it says. When I open the gallery app, it says "There is not enough space (__ mb) in your device memory. Delete some files." Whenever I do so, it's still not enough. I have this problem a lot, and I delete most of my unnecessary files, and it remains unchanged, usually, and rarely actually displays my remaining images.
My device memory is 1 GB, and I have an 8 GB memory card, and most, if not all my things are on the memory card. Can anyone help me with this? I have no clue anymore, and alternative solutions just don't seem effective to me at all.

Please take a look at some of the questions under the [tag:insufficient-memory] tag that I just added. Many users have had this problem, and there are several things you can try to clean up internal storage.

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


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How do you SIM-unlock the SGH-I317 (AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2) on Jelly Bean 4.1.2?
I have looked all over the internet, and a lot of the download links and information has gone stale, or is incorrect. I wanted to standardize it here for other people.

Calling AT&T may get you an unlock code within 24 hours. You do not need to buy one, or follow this technical guide.
But if all else fails, you can unlock via a downgrade to 4.1.1. How to do this is below.
The most reputable source I found is here: XDA Developers AT&T Samsung SGH-I317,
a BIG thank you to: Odin Guide
and last steps are from After 4.1.1
Estimated time: 2 hours.
About SGH-I317
This is the code that identifies the AT&T USA version of the Samsung Note II. Every carrier has a different firmware, so you would need to use the firmware for your carrier.
About Unlocking
Unlocking is not the same as rooting. Unlocking let's you use your phone with other SIM cards. Rooting let's you have more control over the internal software system of the device.
About Samsung Odin
A 3rd party software used to change the firmware of Samsung phones.
About 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
This is the Android version of the phone. It is an older version, but onl version 4.1.1 has a free unlock menu.
About Kies
A similar to iTunes for iOS, a proprietary phone syncing tool.
About I317UCALJ2
This is your baseband version for the 4.1.1 on AT&T USA. A list of all the baseband versions of the modems are here: http://www.androidayos.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2-stock-firmware/
Requirements

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 USA AT&T Locked 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
Windows Computer

Downloads Needed

Exact version: Odin 3.07 (newer versions will not work): http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1168421&d=1341114315 (may also need the Note 2 USB driver: https://mega.co.nz/#!yVJnlCAL!W2TKtTloGVWQtFD0AON1DG1pgPJCEqAVxonqlSPeqOg )
4.1.1 Original firmware, sometmies called J2 Modem for your phone: AT&T is here: http://d-h.st/wsW Full List here: http://www.androidayos.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2-stock-firmware/
Samsung Kies: http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP
7-Zip: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/

Steps to Unlock

Disclaimer: If your phone is not an SGH-I317 (see device settings) or if you don't follow the steps or your not careful, you may brick your phone. I take no responsibility, follow at your own risk:
Charge phone to full battery.
Backup important phone data.
Install Samsung Kies
Install Samsung USB driver.
Enable USB debugging from your phone’s settings. Go to Settings > Applications > Development, and tick the box that says ‘Enable USB Debugging’.
Ensure that KIES is closed and not running in the system tray! Kies will interrupt and doesn’t like Odin, it will block you from flashing.
Turn off phone completly. THEN while off: hold the Volume Down key, Home button and the Power ON/OFF button simultaneously until it says Downloading.. Do not turn off target!!”

Plug in USB cable from phone to computer.
Use Samsung Odin 3.07 (for SGH-I317) to downgrade the firmware to 4.1.1 I317UCALJ2
In Odin window – the ID:COM box will turn to blue color and indicates the COM port number and a word “Added” on a log box will prompt you that the device is already detected or recognized by Odin. Your COM port number might be different from mine. If you do not see a COM port number then there’s something missing or wrong

Wait for the word PASS!! ** takes about 7 minutes **
Troubleshooting: Phone should reboot. If it gets stuck at samsung logo ad-infinitum (give it at least 2 literal minutes, sometimes it needs to process for a bit), try to poweroff by holding power button. Worst case, remove battery. While off: Hold Volume Up, Power, and Home buttons and do:
1) Wipe data / factory
2) Wipe cache partition
Dial this into your phone
*#1234#
Verify you have 4.1.1 now (I317UCALJ2) Settings > About Device.
If this did not work, see this guide for troubleshooting:  http://www.androidayos.com/2013/04/07/unroot-and-restore-back-att-galaxy-note-2-sgh-i317-to-original-firmware-stock-rom/
Finally, Dial the following into your phone app.
*#197328640#
Select  [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF >
After choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds.
Then go back one step by pressing the Menu button and then select Back.
This will take you to  [6] Network Lock options
Choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ
Wait for a minute then reboot your phone.
Insert a SIM Card from a non-AT&T carrier


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How do I import a downloaded font into the Phonto app?
I am trying to import a font that I downloaded from http://dafont.com site into the Phonto app. I am using WinZip on my PC. I have the HTC One phone. I have no clue what to do.

You should follow the developer's step-by-step instructions.
To summarise, if you downloaded a zip file, first unzip it (using any zip file app) to get to the .ttf or .otf file, then click that file to open it in Phonto, which will add the font.


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SMS problem on moto g after updating android 4.4.4
I have updated my Moto G yesterday to Android KitKat (4.4.4.) Before that I have disabled the stock Messaging app and I used Textra SMS app instead. Everything was working fine until the update. Then I was not able to send SMS from Textra or Hangouts because they were crashing. After resetting the app preferences and re-enabling the stock Messaging app, I am able to send SMS again from both the stock app and Textra. But I want to disable stock messaging app again, because it shows the incoming message preview in notification bar, and I don't want that. I want privacy with my SMS. This feature why I use Textra. How can I disable the stock SMS app?

Have you disabled the stock messaging app after re-installing Textra? You can disable it from Settings > Apps select Messaging and select Disable

I am not able to disable it. this is the problem i am talking about. i want to disable stock message but i cant. the disable tab in the app info of stock messaging app is not activated.we have only force close option activated but it doesnt solve my problem..

Try if this works: Navigate to Settings > Application Manager > All Then select Reset App Preferences from the menu. (However, this will reset all your app preferences apart from the Messaging app). And now try to disable the app.

I am using textra for 6months in my moto g default messaging app..i dont have any problems n it even works after updating to lollipop..goto settings->wifi and networks ->more -> default messaging app -> textra..

On Moto G the stock Messaging app is an integral part of the system, and should not be disabled even if you install other SMS apps.  If you manage to disable it, other 3rd-party SMS apps (like Textra SMS in your case) will start crashing again.
Instead, you can disable the notifications inside the Messaging app by going to menu -> Settings, and un-checking the "Notifications" option:


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How to root Innos A35
I bought a dual sim phone from a local carrier which has been branded in their own name. After searching I found that it is the innos A35 phone. It has dual sim support and sim1 has been locked to the carrier I have mentioned.
For sim2, the "Use only 2G networks" tick is ticked and it cannot be unticked(the tick is disabled). Due to this reason I can only access Internet through the above mentioned carrier's connection.
My first question is, will rooting the phone allow me to remove the mentioned restrictions?
My second question is about how to root the phone. Following this guide I got stuck at the command $./psneuter with the error Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device). The version of Android is 2.3.5
Does anyone know a solution to this problem?

I cannot directly help you, but I've added your device to our rooting index. You might check there for other methods or similar devices (and somebody else checking there might find your post and come for help :)

@Izzy Following the steps at http://www.erodov.com/forums/how-root-any-android-device-manually/43325-page2.html worked for me to root the device. Still have to look into removing the restrictions. Should that be added as an answer? Do you know or can you suggest a way to remove the restrictions after gaining root access?

If you succeeded with those steps, you should certainly make that an answer! Please include a basic abstract (not only the link), and additionally put the link as source. As to the restrictions: I suggest making that a separate question, and using the sim-unlocking tag (as that is what it refers to). But before doing so, check at least the most frequented questions on this topic -- I'm pretty sure that makes another question obsolete :)

Steps taken from http://www.erodov.com/forums/how-root-any-android-device-manually/43325-page2.html. Many thanks to the author of that post.
To verify adb is properly installed and that your device is recognized run
adb devices

Copy busybox, su, superuser.apk to /data/local/tmp/ using adb. These files are available in the SuperOneClick zip file. Copy the needed files to the phone using the following commands
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp
adb push su /data/local/tmp adb push
Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp

run adb shell
adb shell

set the permissions to the copied files
chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/su
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
chmod 644 /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

Turn off your Android device using the power button.
Now you need to reboot your computer into a Linux distro which has a file manager.When you have booted into Linux, open up terminal and open the file browser as root.Now put your Android device into Download mode. For Innos A35 press and hold the volume up and down keys at the same time for a while (5 seconds?) and while holding them plug in the phone to the USB port of the computer. Now, a few drives will be detected from your phone and shown in the computer. This means you're in download mode.
Navigate to the folder where you copied files to the phone and verify that you have the files you sent to the device viz. su, busybox and Superuser.apk
Move/cut-paste su and busybox to /bin/
Move/cut-paste Superuser.apk to /app/
Now pull out the battery from your Android device.
Now simply turn on your device.
You must now have root.
Verify by running:
adb shell
su

Read more: http://www.erodov.com/forums/how-root-any-android-device-manually/43325-page2.html#ixzz2S5wcT78x

if anybody could do this thus simple then there's no security of the phone at all. Anybody could just steal your private life on your device.

If you like it the phone is rootable via vroot. I have tested it for myself and it works. Just remember to replace the super user app with an English one after rooting.
sorry I forgot the link.here it is http://vrootdownload.info/VRoot.zip if adb drivers bothers you, use pda net http://pdanet.co/a/ sorry again
one more thing,I honestly don't think that erodov.com method works.I failed to get it right on any device, but that trick of editing system files without root is great for changing the boot animation or installing sinhala fonts without busting the warranty

Could you please include a link to vroot? That would make your answer even more helpful.


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Font rendering problem in ICS 4.0.4
I'm trying to get Kannada language support on my phone. I've rooted my Sony Xperia Neo L which is running ICS 4.0.4 and installed Kannada font in system/fonts. The problem is, all the other indic fonts like tamil, bengali, devanagari, hindi are rendering perfectly but not Kannada. I've added the Kannada font in fallback_fonts.xml file. Is that a font problem?

How is this different than your previous question?

You're not the only one trying to figure it out: Does Android 4.0 (ICS) support Kannada Font?

Sorry but i'm kinda desparate :P

And the weird problem is, the font in the title of the article is rendering properly. But when i click on it to read the full story, the font in the body of the article isn't rendering properly.


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Nexus 7 soft bricked, Need to recover data
I don't know if I'm posting this on the right website or not, but I'll try anyway.
I recently brought a Google Nexus 7 (non-SIM version). I've used it for around 3 months now and everything was working as normal until I left my battery to die whilst browsing online. The battery died overnight. In the morning, I charged my Nexus while attempting to use it at the same time.
What I found at first was that the device would boot right up until the lock screen, but the device would state there was 0% battery and shut down. I then continually powered the Nexus a couple of times just to make sure it wasn't a minor hitch. Then, I noticed that the Nexus was actually looping from Boot to the X to the lock screen then back off. At one point, it was going to a static fuzzy screen then holding there.
I did a little research and tried to boot it up via the Volume up + power method. After I tried this, the multi-colored X just holds on start up. It shows the white Google logo, then the Nexus logo and hangs there. I found out that the device could be "Soft bricked" and needs some sort of wipe.
But here is my main concern: I never thought the device would break after three months, so I never really backed up any photos.
I really would like to find a way to access the folders on the Nexus while it is soft bricked or fix the device without losing the photos. I'm even prepared to rip apart the device voiding any warranties and look for the memory card or whatever is inside. Under normal circumstances. I would just accept a loss, but these photos are of my baby where I haven't had my camera at hand. It has photos of her first moments, so they are worth a lot in sentimental value.
If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. I would appreciate the time and effort spent solving this problem. Thank you.
P.S. I have no idea how technical stuff works on a deep level :(
Anya x~

Almost forgot to mention I found a way to stop it from boot-looping but then after charging it(batter icon showing) for around 3 hours it still boots and hangs at the multi-colored X

Take a look at this question where the original poster had panicked flat battery for brick. try charging for a whole day with the original charger.

My nexus claims to have a full battery now and this was from charging it over night. It doesn't do any of the screen crackling static business now it just stops at the Google X screen not even a boot-loop now.

+1 i also got a softbricked device with photos to recover :/

Do you know if you have root / unlocked bootloader?

You could flash TWRP recovery (not sure if available for your device) which has an in-built file manager and and terminal and move files to any usb storage.

You might try going through ADB (Android Debug Bridge).  It is quite possible the UI (screen) is not starting up, but the rest of it is running happy.  [Not that I would ever have gotten into that spot myself by playing with setting I shouldn't have touched :-) ]

I think the problem was more severe because I didn't play with any of the settings I shouldn't have touched, seems like the people who have rooted their devices etc had a better time fixing it and getting everything backed up. meanwhile stock users like me suffered. Anyway I fixed the problem via factory reset then using image software recovery retrieved the photos. Problem solved thanks for the help team

@Esmé Glad you were able to get it going and recover stuff.

@Esmé Post your comment as an answer, it might help other stock ROM users.


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What's a quick way to turn on the torch?
In my accessibility settings on my Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus (GT-S7500), there is an "Assistive light" option that "Turn[s] on torch to see better". It activates the light on the back of the device.
Is there a way I can activate the light quickly without having to go through the accessibility settings?
ps: If someone could tag this with "torch" and possibly also "gt-s7500", that would be great.

Might one of the thousands of torch apps on Google Play be a solution to your question? Alternatively, automation apps like Tasker could be used to e.g. turn on the torch "on shake" or other defined events.

Thanks, @Izzy. I wondered if there might be something built in to Android, but I'll look for an app.

They are sometimes pre-installed (look into your drawer for an app named "Torch", the torch.apk file comes bundled e.g. with CyanogenMod in many cases -- might be it comes with stock as well). Some devices even offer it for the shortcut-bar integrated into the notification area.

Theres a Torch app in the market that toggles on open.
Do you want a single button on home screen? Then you need to shortcut it.
Do you need it on your lock screen: swipe for widgets.
Do you need it on voice activation? "Ok google, open app flashlight/torch"
Do you want it on your shortcut bar? Drag it from programs.
Im not really sure what you want.

Was hoping I wouldn't have to install an app that loads up ads just so I can open the torch quicker. A toggle-on-open feature would be great. I'd most appreciate whichever option is the quickest and easiest to open (without activating in my pocket), starting with the lock screen active. Maybe a custom lock screen is the way to go...

Nexus torch doesnt have ads. At least mine doesnt.

There are a few apps named "Nexus Torch" (as per the suggestion by @TardisGuy), but the one by Ben Buxton is nice and simple without having advertising or needing access to more than is sensible.
On my previous phone, the torch could be turned on through the Accessibility menu, but that option seems to have disappeared on my newer phone. Instead, I can select Apps, then select the Widgets tab, and there is an Assistive Light widget I could tap-and-hold then drag to create a shortcut for (the widget had some Asian letters on it, but the shortcut it created was in English).

Try adding it as a Widget to your devices screen


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How to use "street view" in Google maps on Xperia Mini ST15i?
I'm unable to switch to the street view when using the Google maps on my android phone. I updated the Google maps to the latest version and also the street view but unable still though. I turned off the satellite view and tried but the street view was still disable. I tried to finding informative videos regarding this and some forums but they didn't helped me. I would really appreciated if any one help me about this.

To make absolutely sure that street view is disabled because of your hardware, try to access street view on a street in a major city.  There are some streets where street view hasn't been captured.  These are usually back streets in small towns.

@ctt it is not supporting anywhere for me.

Working ok for me on same handset, might be down to the fact I have ICS on it...

Most probably, Street View imagery is not available for your location (yet).

Cross check the web version with any PC for the same location that doesn't work on your phone
Check a well-supported Street View location such as Google HQ on your phone

It may take a couple of second for the Street View button to become enabled. Just leave the button for up to half a minute?

I leaved it at least for 1 minute but the button still disabled. :(

Check the tables of supported countries on Wikipedia. Most likely, Street View is not yet available where you live.

That is not an answer by referring to a linky to wikipedia - suggest you re-edit your answer!


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GTalk notify when a friend is online
Why can't I set GTalk on my Samsung Nexus S to notify when a friend is online like it does on the computer?

The reason for this is because that feature is not included on the application. It is more related to Gmail which gives you privilege to talk but it doesn't notify you of online activity between your peers.

Well the issue of it is that the GTalk don't let you have notificaion, assume that you're using cell phone, and all of a sudden it shows you a bunch of notifications for every friend who gets online!
Secondly GTalk is no more! Its now Google Hangouts, you can update to that one now! Its super. You get your conversations everywhere, Google+, Gmail, Hangouts!

This does not really answer the question, does it?

@Sid, well it DOES! He wants to get the info why he can't get notification. I told him the basic reasons why Google isn't providing the same functionality as they do for the computer version of their chat apps!


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My Samsung Galaxy Note won't charge but will turn on for 1 second
I got my Samsung Galaxy Note about 5 months ago and three months into having it I dropped it and cracked the screen. The actual touch screen works it is just the glass that is broken. About a month or so after having dropped it I started using my mum's phone for a while, as the size was starting to be a problem and I was about to go to a festival. I have come to want to use my Note again and it hasn't let me charge it. Is this because of how long it has been since it was last charged or the strength of the charger that came with it? Or could be be something to do with the screen?

Have you left it charging for a long period of time, with it powered off, and still nothing?

The drop might have caused the charging component to malfunction, do you have a standalone charger that can charge the battery by itself?

Yes, it can be because of so long time of charging. You must go for service center so that problem can be solved systematically.

Remove back cover. Remove battery and refix it.
Refix Display ribbon cable.
Use another charging cable or possible start mobile with another battery. Clean battery three pin connector.
Connect Galaxy note to computer use USB cable. USB charge the mobile and if it is detected. Then mobile is fine.

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Download and Install (aka sideload) Facebook Home APK
I'd like to try out Facebook Home however I don't have an approved device to install it from the Google play store.
I've tried googling this to not avail...where can I download the latest version of the APK released on May 10, 2013 and how can I install it.

There's actually no need to "black hat" or sideload the app. If you can't find it in your Google Play search, or if clicking on "Download" from the http://facebook.com/home page lands you in the Google Play install page but it says your device isn't compatible, then don't worry, there's another way.
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia P and I googled hard for a solution; then I read that Facebook pushed an update recently which (in addition to adding support for 2 more phones) let's you "Use Home anyways". So how to install Home in the first place, you say? Head on over to 1 Mobile Market (http://www.1mobile.com) and download their app. Once installed (make sure you enable "Allow unknown sources" in your phone's Security settings), look for Facebook Home in the 1 Mobile marketplace and install (again, make sure you can install from unknown sources). It should run automatically once installed and you should see the "Use Home anyways" option.
Facebook Home the legal and official way. Worked great for me! Enjoy!

Using a different marketplace is, essentially, the same as sideloading.


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Cannot ping Android devices on same wifi network
I have a Nexus 7 running CyanogenMod 10.1. For some reason I cannot reach it from my laptop on the same wifi network. I cannot ping in either direction. In the past i have been only able to ping one way.
Just tried out on my HTC Sensation and haven't the same issue. Also the Nexus and HTC cant reach each other either.
I have had similar problems with other Android devices. In the past I was developing an app and I could not establish a socket connection from the Android device to my computer. Once I was able to successfully ping the laptop from my device everything worked.
Don't know if it is clear this isn't persistent. In the past I fiddled around and they eventually talked but there was no consistent solution.
I have observed this on 2 different wifi networks.

I know this question is quite old now, but I came across this looking to for an answer and managed to work it out myself.
What I did was download a root file explorer (I used Root Browser from JRummy Apps) and navigate to /proc/sys/net/ipv4 edit icmp_echo_ignore_all so that it is a 1-line, 1-character file that simply says 0 (when I opened the file, it was set to 1)
No reboot, ICMP requests started working upon saving. Hope that helps someone else!

In wireless Networks settings- check the following:

Make Sure "Guest Policy" is disabled or Unchecked and
In Advanced Option: WPA Mode is selected "WPA2 Only and Encryption is selected "AES/CCMP" only

how does this work? Any technical background of why this should be causing these obsure issues? Please add an explanation why you think that this would solve this problem - thanks! :)

Also, wireless settings where? The router? Please clarify.


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LG optimus 4x HD root
I tried to root my phone, but got only to the step 10, because my phone is too damn slow! I can't do anything with my phone, all I'm able to do is restart it over and over again, I can't even go to the lock screen. Can someone please help me? Is there a way to get my phone back to how it was? I don't need the root.
Link to the site I used while trying to root my phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29868577
The rooting steps were posted by alexp999.

Is it ICS or JB? That method does not work for JB+ . See comment

To undo steps 1-9, you might try to boot into safe mode and remove the SystemBackupTest app. After the next reboot, your phone should be "back to normal", hopefully.

You can just reinstall your firmware using this tool. It's the official update tool for lg phones. After that you can just root your phone again. Just remember, it's almost impossible to completely ruin your phone ;)
Edit: You might want to make a backup, because during the update you lose everything on your internal sd (everything on your external sd is safe)


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How to setup Google+ to instant upload pictures which take from Camera Zoom FX?
I like Camera ZOOM FX, but I want Google+ instant upload. How can I make them work together?

Does Camera Zoom FX allow you to set the directory where pictures are saved? If so, maybe setting it to the same directory used by the Camera app will work.

I just did a test and got it to work. Thanks to Trebor Rude for the clue.
You need to save your Camera Zoom FX photos to the same place as the default camera. You'll end up with the untouched photo as well as the photo with the applied effects in your Instant Upload on Google+.
To change where Camera Zoom FX saves its photos...

Choose Settings | All Settings
Choose Save
Change the "Camera folder:" to Default. (It's probably on CameraZoom.) It will now show a save location like "Folder = /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera"

This answer makes perfect sense, but bizarrely it doesn't work for me. Photos taken with the native Android Camera app get uploaded every time. Even forcing Google Photos to sync, it ignores the CameraZoom photos. I tried modifying the filename so it doesn't include the "CameraZoom-" prefix, but the filename doesn't quite match the format of the Camera app.

@KJH: Now that Google Photos has supplanted Google+ Photos, this question (and answer) are probably out of date. You need to tell Google Photos what folders to upload.

Thanks @Al for the quick response. Understood about the G+ vs Photos. It just made sense that Photos would simply upload the photos it found in the default Camera folder, but apparently it doesn't work that way. Unfortunately, the "Select folders to back up" option in Photos isn't working for me. Back to the drawing board...


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How can I get daydream mode to remain active throughout the night when using the wireless charger?
Daydream mode is working as it should on a stock Nexus 4 4.2 device using the wireless charger however after a period of time daydream mode will shut off and put the screen in to sleep mode. This is not very conducive to being used as a clock in the middle of the night and thus I need to determine how I can get it to remain active throughout the evening, for an indeterminate amount of time.
I believe this is occurring after the phone reaches a certain charge, power delivery is suspended at which time once the sleep threshold is reached the phone will turn off, unless charging resumes. I could in theory set the sleep time to 30 minutes but would prefer a more elegant option.

@Al Everett Why was the Jelly Bean tag removed? The tag states, Android 4.2 is an incremental update in the "Jelly Bean" version series which debuted with the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10. Please only use this tag if you feel your question is specific to Android 4.2 which this question is specific to...

Your question is specific to Daydream. That that's the version where it was implemented is only incidental to the question. Presumably Android 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, etc., will also have the Daydream function.

It's specific to the OEM wireless charger which is specific to the Nexus 4 as power is not suspended from a USB power source but is suspended from the charger. Perhaps a wireless-charger tag would suffice but did not exist. The wireless charger is the unique piece here, not daydream, thus the addition of the jelly bean tag at minimum got it close to narrowing in on just the Nexus 4.

Are you sure it's got anything to do with the wireless charger? Have you tried with a wired charger? Tags should describe the question not the device/environment.

I don't feel like arguing. If you think the tag belongs then put it back. Just don't be surprised if someone else takes it out.

Since wireless charging actually stops charging at 100%, daydream will not stay active.  There's a open issue for this at https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=48980
As a workaround, you can root your phone and, go to a command prompt and type the following:
su
svc power stayon true

When doing that on Android 10 the screen will stay on and will never enter daydream mode.


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forgot my google account password
someone used my phone GT-S5300 and had wrongly tried the unlock pattern many times and now it is asking me for google account but i have forgotten my password. pliz suggest me how can i get my password back and unlock it.

Related: Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection?

The password recovery is the same as recovering your forgotten Google account password. On your computer, go to Google Account Recovery and follow the instructions there. The process depends on many things, such as do you have 2-step verification installed, do you have backup codes or have you set up an alternate email.


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Multiple Gmail notifications
Every time I get an email message in Gmail, the notification bar shows me 3 notifications instead of one: the first labeled important, the second labeled priority inbox, and the third is the regular one. How do I get only one notification and make my incoming mail regular/normal, without the auto-label important or priority?


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How to read conversation while writing long message
When I'm replying to an sms, writing area can take whole screen space.
As I've written text which is long enough, previous messages from that person at the top dissapear.
How can I view them?
Up-to-date Android 2.3.6 on Samsung Galaxy Mini 2

This may sound dumb, but have you tried to scroll the view ?
Or if there is really no space left to view the text list, just hide the keyboard (return key).

Yes, I've tried, doesn't work. Even if keyboard is hidden, text field occupies all screen space.


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LED light DROID 4
Can you change the color of the LED light on the DROID 4? Like is there an app or anything? If so, what's the name of the app, and how?

You can use Light Flow to customize LED notifications; it also has a lite version.

Light Flow allows you to take control of your notification LED colors
  and makes them successively flash one color after another.
It also allows you to set repeating sounds on vibration patterns for
  you notifications. You can also set a "sleep" mode or "on charge"
  where the lights and/or sounds and vibrations will not be heard or
  seen.


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Samsung galaxy 3 says charging paused. Battery temperature too low
I plugged in my S3 when it said 1% battery life and the red charging indicator light never came on, when i checked it a few minutes later it was at 0% and powered off. Immediately after that I tried to power it up and the power button did not work.  The next day it powered up but always says Charging paused battery temp too low and will not charge. I took it to a Sprint Service Center and the lady put a new battery in it and same thing. She said I need a new phone. It is only 5 months old and i dont see how this cant be fixed!
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Take out the battery and see if it's size is expanded. If yes, then the battery is pretty much dead. Just buy a new one and make sure it's genuine battery from the manufacturer, not cheap knockoffs. Else, it's a problem with the USB cable charger. A batch of S3 chargers were made in China for Samsung and they were absolutely rubbish. You might be one of the unlucky ones who got this crappy USB cable.

Get yourself a heating pad, set it to low and slowly increment the temperature until it begins charging again. If this works, your easiest fix is to buy a battery charger and interchange batteries.
If your battery is dead, below operational then get it recharged for free at a battery store near you.
If you want to resolve the problem, then inspect the charging ports for corrosion or damage. If you have a soldering kit you may want to replace this part, if damaged, at your nearest radio shack or electrical parts store.
If the problem goes beyond that then call Samsung tech support higher levels and pick there brain of what parts on the motherboard controls the battery temperature and if they can give you a replacement part number you can order. This may be a lengthily process but would help others with this same problem.
Always recycle, your trash is another person's investment.

As a first look I'd say that you're experiencing the sudden death symptom, but it's hard to know for certain. Try to clean your battery connectors or try with a new battery.

It's the charging port connector. It has a thermometer sensor for the battery. It is probably malfunctioning. Replace it and see if it works out.

I let its battery go empty for a night, then I charged it fully then switched on, and now it is working correctly again


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Samsung GT B5330 won't turn on
My Samsung GT B5330 doesn't want to power on. I charge it and when I try to turn it on it just vibrates (short vibration) and doesn't start. I let it charge for 2 hours and then it still did not start. What should I do?

Sounds like a hardware issue. Possibly a bad battery, possibly a bad connection between the charger and the battery. Can you replace the battery and see what happens?

I suggest you take it to a repair shop, as it sounds like a hardware issue.
Most likely something has happened to the hardware, and the device will no longer power on.
You may also want to try removing the battery for a while, and then reconnecting it.

Problem fixed by pulling out the SIM card, starting the phone without it, then reinserting the SIM card after turning the phone off, of course.


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usb otg for motorola mb865 at&t 4.0.4
Hi i wanna watch tv on my lapdock, this is what i have:
Motorola Lapdock 500 PRO
Motorola ATRIX 2 MB865 AT&T Android 4.0.4 +root
DVB-T Reciever for Android - CSL - mini DVB-T Stick (requirements - android 4.0 or high, dual core cpu (neon support) usb otg)
Handmade Y. USB OTG cable  (powered by wall adaptor)
After using chainfire diagnostic app for fix otg, I able to mount 2gb usb stick to phone, and can access files. means otg fix succesful and otg cable also works fine. Chainfire after check returns what is on screenshot

Then when i connect DVB-T Stick to phone by otg cable (else, if i connect it direct to microusb port - system not find device. possible just by otg cable) system popup message:

But after open Air Dtv (any other app which works with dvb stick simply cant find device) i get this message from app:

Reconnecting returns same error

So what's the problem?

after using chainfire diagnostic for fix otg, i can connect usb stick to phone, by Y. otg cable. and can access usb stick files in filemanager, delete/copy/paste etc.
but Air Dtv programm returns "initialisation failed, reconnect dvb stick and check again" when i try to connect csl dvb-t stick to phone.
it returns that only when i use Y. otg cable, else it not find device, if i connect it direct to microusb port
Screenshots can show usb information also, on xda board link

means i able to mount 2gb usb stick by otg cable. it works well. but same try, for connect dvb-t stick returns error

The Y cable would be the first suspect then. Since the Lapdock has its own USB ports, try connecting the DVB receiver to one of those (if the DVB receiver is USB-OTG you may need an adapter).

Also, [edit] this information into the question, so that it's easier for other visitors to see what the actual problem is. You're more likely to get relevant answers that way.

Y cable works cause i can mount 2gb usb stick by it, and able to access files.
dvb-t stick package contain microusb(female)-usb(male) adapter, i try connect dvb stick to lapdock using this adapter - device not found. looks like external power needed. just want first finish it succesful on phone, then try on lapdock


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How to downgrade Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 from 2.3.6 to 2.2.2?
I need help with downgrading my Samsung Galaxy Mini (S5570) from 2.3.6 to 2.2.2.

You can search and download "Samsung S5770 Android 2.2.2 firmware" in google or forum.xda-developer.com in Samsung S5770 section, you can get official ROM and Custom ROM there, then flash it via ODIN (if official) or via custom recovery if Custom ROM

It looks like the OP isn't well versed in Android's tools. It would help if you could expand your answer with links to the ROMs, and instructions for flashing them.


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Can't play video
I just want to know what could be reasons when video can't be played while streaming online though site using flash it shows error can't play video.
I am using Chrome browser on my Sony Xperia SP running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

Which phone are you using? Which Android OS version is installed? Which browser are you trying to view the video on?

It's xperia sp on 4.3 jelly bean and i am using chrome

It could be because Chrome for Android does not support Flash:

Chrome for Android will not be supporting Flash. As you may have seen
  in November, 2011, Adobe announced it has stopped investing in Flash
  for mobile browsing. Google has long been committed to making the web
  platform more powerful through open web technologies like HTML5 and is
  working with Adobe and other partners to further advance the web
  standard.

It not just that i was able to play before via chrome and also using mx player app but both does not work now.


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Android on Samsung Jet S8003?
I have recently got the urge to install and test different devices on uncommon OS markets.
I have discovered that I still have an old Samsung Jet S8003, and would like to install Android Gingerbread on the device. First and foremost, is it possible and would it be able to operate fine without bugs?
Second, could I install a later version of the Android OS like Jellybean or Kit-Kat?
I have tried JetDroid but have failed as the OS loads up in ssh and then it says that it cant load from ext2.

That is the JetDroid part of the question that i mentioned.

Have you followed the instructions from here?

That would be a confirmed.

And are you quite sure you formatted the SD Card correctly as per instructions in the "Using GParted" section? Specifically - you've created 2 partitions, first formatted as FAT32, and second (~1.5GB in size) as Ext3?

Some comments on this video seem to have had success in installing on Jet S8003. They mention that SD Card must be SDHC.  Perhaps that is your issue also?

I have found the error guys.
If you unpack the zip file JetDroid the files needs to go in the data folder the mobile makes when you boot it for the first time.

Can you post your answer as a separate Answer, and mark it as Accepted 2 days later? :)


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Why does MIUI ROM have the FM radio on Samsung Galaxy S2 but other custom ROMs do not?
I have loved the MIUI ROM because it is the only custom ROM that has FM radio enabled on Samsung Galaxy S2. Why does MIUI ROM have FM radio but other custom ROMs like CyanogenMod do not?

The FM Radio app was created by MIUI ROM developers, and unless it's open source, other ROMs like CM can't simply use the app. I don't have any sources to back this up though.

Actually, the app is open-source. It seems the MIUI people have donated it to CM, when they decided to no longer work on it. Here's its repository: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_FM. Sadly, it hasn't had any commits in the past 5 years, at least to the official CM repository...


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How does Over-the-air updates (OTA) work
I read the Wikipedia article but it's not totally clear on how Android updates are pushed to devices. This is what I understood but am not certain which is correct so please add details to approve or disapprove my statements.
Case A
Phone has some service that periodically checks manufacturers servers (with some sort of polling) then if there is a new update it informs the user with a notification.
User than clicks the notification and downloads and installs update from manufacturers server
Case B
OS updates are just like ordinary software updates, there is a Google Cloud Messaging or similar broadcast receiver active on the phone and manufacturers just send message using this which shows user a notification.
User than clicks the notification and downloads and installs update from manufacturers server
Case C
Phone is notified about the updates by the mobile network (over-the-air provisioning (OTAP) like MMS and WAP settings) and than it shows a notification of the update.
User than clicks the notification and downloads and installs update from his/hers mobile network provider
These all seem probable but consider these cases:
What would happen if phone is not registered on network for a long time and internet is disabled (think of a tablet without internet access for example)?
Why are phones with same version (international version) of firmware getting new updates at different times on different networks?
NOTE: I recently found out that CyanogenMod has OverTheAir updates in newer versions, how are they doing this, I doubt they have mobile network providers support?

I think part of your confusion is down to the fact that the correct answer is "all of the above and more". There is no one way that Android gets OTA updates, different manufacturers and different phone networks do it differently.

Cases A to C are valid options. In the remaining case, the devices simply would not receive OTA updates: though the name is "over the AIR", it still requires a network. Updates are not a kind of flu (though it sometimes looks like :)

Another reason why same updates on same handsets happen at different times is because most manufacturers/carriers release OTA updates in staged roll-outs, meaning that they notify subscribers in small batches over the course of a few days/weeks.  They do this to avoid overloading their server when many people try downloading (usually sizable) update files simultaneously.

CyanogenMod ROM has a built-in Updater application which can periodically (or manually) check their servers for a new release of the ROM.  Your current ROM version and date stamp are sent (in a completely anonymous way, no identifiable information is sent for privacy reasons) to their servers, and any new versions are returned.  The user is then presented with a notification, and can choose to download the update (entire ROM actually) and automatically or manually flash it via Recovery.

Thank you for response. This does explain that CyanogenMod uses Case A which I explained in the question but doesn't actually answer the question of how factory Firmware does this.


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How to provide Internect connection via proxy server in Emulator
I am developing an application in my university lab.
   My lab administration provides a proxy server instead of a real internet connection to our university computers.
I don't know how to configure a proxy server with the Android emulator.
Any ideas?

Maybe would be better at stackexchange very slightly.

I see this blog post explaining how to configure APN settings to browse through a proxy.  At first, I could not believe that the APN mentioned (as TelKila) in the post will be available in my emulator. But to my surprise I find a APN is available though with a different name (as T-Mobile US).
Since I do not have a proxy server environment, I could not check and confirm this.  However the comment in the blog seems to confirm it.

Thanks lot.. after setup my proxy server Environment i can able to connect with internet..

Very badly, there isn't a way to do this. Emulators are just like androids - no way to add a proxy, unless you use an external app, and you must be rooted to do so.

my problem is i can't able to connect with internet in emulator

I know, and I said there is no way to connect via a proxy in the emulator.


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Does installing and re-installing my own app affect my app's rating/ranking?
I just released my first app not too long ago. To test it in the Play store, I installed my own app. After discovering some bugs, I uninstalled it, and installed the one I would code to fix from Eclipse. After fixing the bug, I post an update and re-install my own app from the store to test it out again.
If I keep repeating this process (uninstalling and re-installing my own app from Google Play every time I release a new version), will my app's rating be degraded? Should I strictly stick to using my own app by installing the raw version (not the one on Google Play, but the one I built in Eclipse)?
Thanks.

As per this site FAQ, your question, while interesting, is considered off-topic.

@Zuul Sorry about that, I should have been more careful. It won't happen again.

As far as I know, this should in no affect your app's rating. This is something I do myself constantly with testing of my own apps.
The only thing that will ultimately affect your rating are the number of stars your users give you. Yes, you can rate your own app, but you can only do it once. Uninstalling/re-installing shouldn't change your own rating to your own app either.

Thanks. What if I use a Google account separate from my developer account to do the testing? So my developer account is registered under one address, whereas the account I am using to do the uninstalling and re-installing is another.

@capcom should be the same effect. Active users may have a small effect on ranking in Google, but one user won't make much of a dent in regard to that. And even then, it'll still be one active user (you're just re-installing a lot).


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Is a phone's ROM and Firmware the same thing?
I have heard of Custom ROMs and Custom Firmware, are they the same thing?  If not, whats the difference?

It's probably the same thing although ROM is supposed to be the area / location where stuff is only ever written once (during manufacture / initial flashing).

Here's a little more detail that I found: The ROM or Read Only Memory is the internal flash memory where the core operating system resides. The Firmware is a device specific part of the ROM that controls various hardware components.  So the firmware is contained in the ROM but in the context of Android the terms are often used interchangeably.

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What functions are in the ROM of an Android phone?
I would like to get a clear picture of what is in the ROM vs. what is in the OS. This will help me understand what those custom ROMs are all about.

Well, the OS is in the ROM, to start with.
You're suffering from a terminology problem: "ROM"s these days are all typically Flash memory, which is erasable and rewritable, but not byte-by-byte. So the OS may even live in the same physical ICs as the 'main' phone memory.
Basically, custom ROMs can enhance/modify/break EVERY aspect of your phone's operation. There is a separate 'radio rom' which includes the low-level drivers for the wifi/gps/3g/gsm/bluetooth functions, and these typically aren't 'customised' but you may still find newer versions available that can improve certain aspects of your phone.

Thanks. Is there something that is analogous to "BIOS" on a PC?

@Henry: Not really, as far as I know. But, Google for "Android Recovery ROMs" which are a little bit like a bios... On DOS PCs, the BIOS used to be a core part of the system run-time - but with Windows it's almost an anachronism. In most cases it just configures some low-level hardware and provides the first stages of the boot loader.

ROMs are still mostly compiled official Android source code (or apps, etc. ripped from dumps of newer phones backported to older phones) with tweaks and some minor custom utilities or features that are not included in the stock ROM for a specific phone.
The biggest point of ROMs is getting newer versions of the Android operating system (or as much as the phone's hardware can support - see the G1 as limited device example when it comes to Android 2.1+) on older phones.  This is perhaps the main point of the CyanogenMod.
ROMs also may be very similar to stock ROMs but are of different "themes" that change the colors of the notification bar, etc.

Thanks. So no clear delineation between firmware, OS, drivers, apps, etc?

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Bulk uninstall applications
I like to try out lots of apps. Often a site like Lifehacker or Droidlife will feature several that are similar in functionality and I will install them all in order to compare features.
That leaves me with lots and lots of applications that I end up not wanting to keep. Unfortunately, I can only uninstall one at a time.
Is there an app or method that would allow me to uninstall a bunch at a time?

There are tons of apps that do batch uninstalling but here's a simple free one that I know works: Uninstaller Pro
A lot of the more full featured app managers also have a batch uninstall option.  I like to consolidate functions into as few apps as I can.  Now I use SmartBar which has a good app manager with batch uninstall.

I tried both smart bar and uninstaller pro, and get prompted to confirm for each app and after the uninstall, so to uninstall 50 apps I have to tap on 100 OK buttons. Is this SN android security feature / limitation?

Scripted via adb & pm (package manager):
If the SDK is installed and you like to use the commandline, that's about the quickest way I know of:
Downside: you only get to see the package names, not the friendly application names (There's seemingly no easy cli way. For programmers: get application name from package name)
Downside 2: Be sure what you do, you might uninstall every app on your phone if you don't edit the list.
 # Use android's package manager 'pm'
 # list all 3rd party pkgs (using the '-3' parameter)
me@local:~$ adb shell pm list packages -3 > /tmp/pkg.list
 # Use whatever editor you like (grep, vi, GUI) to edit the list
me@local:~$ vi /tmp/pkg.list
me@local:~$ cat /tmp/pkg.list | sed 's,.*:,,' | while read a; do adb uninstall $a;done

Maybe also an improvement for a limited number of apps:
Google's Play Store now offers improved per device management (since around Google I|O 2012):
Go to My Android Apps (login required) and you see "Apps installed on [Device Model]". Per app you have an:

Update button (if there's an update)
Uninstall button (except for system apps)

Using this you can easily uninstall apps on specific phones or tablets using your internet browser.
See also this accepted answer: Remotely uninstall apps?

While updating and uninstalling from the web Store makes things much easier (I really like it) you still need to do each app one at a time.

@Al Everett: Added scripted solution also. Better? :-)

It's an option. Not one that will work for me, but someone else can probably benefit.

There are a ton, aren't there?
One I'm looking at is Apps Uninstall.
A nice feature it has is the ability to mark apps to protect them from accidentally bulk uninstalling.

It's been awhile since I used it, but AppBrain's app will let you sync to your AppBrain account...  so it should uninstall apps you remove from your AppBrain account, but I can't verify that since I don't use it anymore.
Not a batch uninstall, but in LauncherPro you can drag and drop apps to the trash can, hover for a few seconds, and then drop to uninstall it (instead of removing it from the homescreen).  Works from the app drawer too.  This is the method I usually use.

The problem with his method and most other methods I have seen (at least on my CentOS 6 and Ubuntu 10 machines) is that CRLFs were at the end of each line of the /tmp/pkg.list file, so the uninstaller instead of uninstalling com.google.chrome, was actually attempting to uninstall 'com.google.chrome^M'  ... notice the CR return character. By doing dos2unix, there is 'Success', not 'Failure'. His sed script may have originally been a substitute for dos2unix, but was mangled when posted.
[CentOS6]# adb shell pm list packages > /tmp/pkg.list.txt
[CentOS6]# adb push /tmp/pkg.list.txt /tmp/
[CentOS6]# adb shell
android:/root # dos2unix /tmp/pkg.list.txt
android:/root # for f in \`cat /tmp/pkg.list.txt\`; do echo $f; pm uninstall $f; done;

The 'Failure' problem has more to do with the ADB shell appending a DOS line ending ^M (on CentOS Linux anyway).
Since I did everything from CentOS 6, I was surprised to be bitten yet again by 1980s technology that was never as good as the technology from 1969. I guess Google wanted to make things easier for Windows users of the ADB shell.
(I had edited (appended) to ce4's answer, but apparently that did not take.)

Also, for windows users of the adb shell hmmm... you did not happen to be using notepad or similar? They do not handle Un*x format files - Notepad2 or Notepad++ would have been a better choice in which it can handle that :)

i bulk uninstalled a bunch of applications to copy to /system/app/ because my phone is stuck in safe-mode.  The phone is still booting.  i believe i should be able to provide proof that adb itself even when run on Linux is appending DOS newline characters.   No windows was involved, i mainly use CentOS, Ubuntu 10, and other flavors of *nix.  i only use windows to administer ADS.

let us continue this discussion in chat

How does this even answer the question?

Al, the question was how to bulk uninstall applications, the script i posted above does exactly that.  Notice the 'pm uninstall' part.

For Windows users, after generating the list packages like this
adb shell pm list packages -3 > pkg_third.txt

Open and edit this file, leave only packages that will be REMOVED.
In PowerShell, execute this script
Get-Content '.\pkg_third.txt' | ForEach-Object {

    $packageNameCleaned = $_ -replace '.*:', ''
    Write-Host "Removing $packageNameCleaned"
    & adb uninstall $packageNameCleaned
}


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Can I get DLNA on my Droid?
Can I get DLNA on my Droid 1 through some sort of hack, patch or accessory or do I just have to upgrade to a newer phone?
I'm sure this question must seem absurd to some people but I looked around and it's still not clear to me if DLNA is a software or hardware solution.

Can you explain what you mean by "get DLNA"? That's not an acronym I'm familiar with.

DLNA stands for "Digital Living Network Alliance" which is the working group that is making the way these devices talk to each other for sharing media but I think it's also used to refer to the actual capability (which I haven't figured out if it's hardware based or software based). I was complaining to someone at the Verizon store about the lack of hdmi out on the Galaxy S and he replied, "you don't need it, it has DLNA." I think it is basically some kind of protocol to use wifi to connect media devices, Phone to TV, computer to TV... There site is vague enough to confuse the hell out of me.

DLNA isn't only for wifi. Basically it's about sending media between different devices in a network. It's a software thing, if you can get your devices on the same ethernet. :)

Are you after a DLNA client or server for your phone? In other words do you have content on your phone that you want to play on a TV (or PC) or do you have content on a PC that you want to play on your phone?

Both if possible.

Twonky media, who make the very good Twonky DLNA server for PCs, have released a Twonky Server app for Android, this should allow you to share content (videos, music, pictures) that are stored on your phone to network attached DLNA compatible devices on your network (eg Windows Media Player on Windows 7, XBox 360, PS3, specialised set-top boxes, some new TVs).
Also, I don't know if it's carrier specific but my Samsung Galaxy S came with the AllShare app (which I haven't used yet) that claims to be a DLNA server and client. Can't find it in the Market, so I assume its Samsung only.

What about non samsung phones? I'm really happy using Twonky but I'd like to see movies stored on my pc on my android device...

@Pitto if you're looking to play the files on your phone, the you probably want one of these two linked questions: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1051/dlna-enabled-media-player or http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2429/can-android-phones-play-dvd-format-movies-over-wifi

It seems that the Twonky Server app  is no longer in the Android market as a free app.  But the functionality seems to be included in Twonky Mobile, which requires a license after a free trial period: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pv.twonkyremote  A "Screen Share" function from Twonky is part of the "Media Room" that comes with e.g. the HTC MyTouch 4G Slide and it also requires a license.

Just noticed you were complaining about the lack of HDMI out on your Galaxy S? Samsung make a micro-USB to HDMI-out cable specifically for the Galaxy S. The linked page is a UK reseller, but I can't believe that it's not available from Samsung in the US, or Us based resellers?

I might be mistaken about the model of phone we were talking about. Either way I was just trying to give some background.

Try Skifta. It will play files from DLNA server in any player installed on your device. Also it can be a media server and controller. The description says the app is DLNA Certified.


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High-density RSS reader widget
I've been trying to find a good RSS widget that maximizes the number of entries that will fit in 4x2 or 4x4, especially for titles or sites with short entries like headlines.
Any good ones out there?

TalkAndroid.com has this list of the top 5 RSS readers for andoid here.

gReader (3rd party app requires your google credentials)
FeedR (costs 1.99)
FastReader (3rd party app requires your google credentials)
FeedSquares (3rd party app requires your google credentials)
NewsRob (3rd party app requires your google credentials)

Went with Feedr. Exactly what I'm looking for.  Thanks!

The Complete RSS widget looks like it can get pretty dense. And, the app page says they'll eventually support custom font sizes, which means you could make it denser. The widget isn't free though, about $1.25 (US).


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Where can I see what the screen dimensions are of an Android mobile phone
I have a Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, I can't seem to find the dimensions of the screen (apart from looking it up on the internet of course).
But in general: can you somewhere see the correct screen dimensions of a mobile device's screen ?

I don't see it under settings. Check the manual? Dimensions of several screens were posted here.

I don't believe there is a way, which is strange. Maybe because it can't be changed they don't think we need to know?
You can install an app called "Screen Resolution" which will display your phones resolution if you really want to see it on your phone.

Here is a chart with most devices specs to help find the resolution. Source matt :)
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GSMArena.com, just to point one site of this type, list almost all mobile phones known, with their technical specs.
For you example Galaxy S, here it is the dedicated page

Screen&System provides screen resolution (pixels), pixel density (dpi), screen metrics, height, width, and diagonal in centimeters and inches.