Does cracked screen cause faster battery drain? I dropped my Nexus 5 a week ago and the screen cracked diagonally 8cm from side to side.

Since then I am sure that the battery drains faster than before. Previously I was always happy at how much battery life was left during the day, based on my experience of Nexus One and Galaxy Nexus. Now I am always noticing how quickly it is going down.

I didn't measure battery usage before the damage so I can't prove my suspicion. The battery usage settings screen shows the screen as the highest battery user, as before. Again, I'm sure the recorded percentage of screen battery use is higher than previously, but I don't have figures from before the break.

So, could there be a reason for the screen to use the battery more when it is cracked in half?

It could be that the visible crack isn't the only damage to your phone. If a connector is shorting in the screen or another component, that could be draining the battery (as well as generating heat).

A short could also cause sparking around the damaged component, which will cause further damage over time. You should get your phone repaired. If you tell the mechanic that you broke the screen by dropping it, they'll know to look out for other damage while they disassemble the device.

Yes, a cracked screen can drain your battery massively, due to generation and loss of heat.

I have walked around with a cracked screen for 1.5 year. During this time I had to replace my battery three times, with two times my battery was bulging and the last time it just barely charged anymore. I thought it was just the Samsung battery, because after a while, they don't work well. After the last time, less than two months ago, my battery slowly started to drain heavily. My screen took more than 40% of my battery usage.

In cold weather even more, so I decided to test it. After I replaced the front glass myself (only the front glass was broken), my phone sped up almost like it was new again and battery drainage now is 1 to 2% for my screen. I did nothing else than replacing the front glass.


Transferring videos from Android to iOS Camera Roll Trying to find the easiest method of getting home videos (up to 3 minutes long) taken on my Nexus 5 (Android) phone and sending it over the internet to the family to save to their iOS (iPhone/iPad) camera roll. Needs to be quite idiot proof on the receiving end (for the family)

Ideally it will compress the video so it doesnt take up too much space as well.

I tried uploading from my Nexus to Dropbox then sending a dropbox link via email so they can open in their Mail app however it will not let you save the video to the camera only view it in Safari.

Easiest way is via WhatsApp or any other social networking sites which can send video.


Install application without Google Play I made an application, and I want my friend to install it from a link, but the apk file cannnot be installed on the Android phone. He has to use some file explorer to install it. But I see many apps can be installed from a link and installed directly without using the file explorer.

What should I do to my APK? Is it a signature problem?

Normally phones should be able to install apps even if they are not signed. Normally your friend should be able to install your app. I was able to download the application, and I could also start the installation from the link.

Make sure that your friends phone has 'unknown sources' enabled in the security menu (enable Settings > Security > Unknown Sources). Because otherwise it will also not work (without using Google Play == unknown source).

No offense though, but I didn't test all the way through the installation, because I don't trust it well enough and I have no idea what the app actually does. For all I know it is a virus ;-)

You can try to send the apk. file via bluetooth or via email. But if it doesn't work at all, go to settings>>Security>>Unknown Sources (enabled)... beacuse apk. is a non-market apps.


How can I fix the Wi-Fi button or prevent Wi-Fi errors when turning it off and back on? Sometimes after I shut off Wi-Fi using the button inside the notification bar drop-down, I can't turn it back on with that button.  Hitting the button does nothing, it's not even highlighted.  When I go into Settings -> Wireless and network -> Wi-Fi settings the status under "Wi-Fi" shows Error.  If I click "Wi-Fi" to turn it on from here, it usually turns on without any problems.  Occassionally I have to reboot to fix it.

Is there a fix I can use to make the TouchWiz Wi-Fi button work the same as enabling/disabling the Wi-Fi in Settings?  Or, ideally, is there some way I can prevent the Wi-Fi from getting into an error state when I turn it off and back on?

I have a Galaxy S Vibrant running 2.2, but this has been reported on other Samsung phones as well (example).

I've had the same thing happen to me on my LG G2X running CyanogenMod. So I don't think it's related to your specific device or software. Moderate success has been reported using the "FXR WiFi Fix And Rescue" app, and it's been tested on the Vibrant. You can also try WiFi Fixer.

My belief is that this is a bug in google backing up remembered access points and unnecessarily restoring them. Try long clicking each remembered access point and select forget, next setup each access point password as you reconnect to each (or manually if you remember the ssid).


Not recieving messages from only one WhatsApp contact When I first met the love of my life, he insisted that we use WhatsApp to communicate. He lives in Brasil and uses WhatsApp on his Windows Phone. I'm in the United States and use WhatsApp for Android on my Motorola Photon Q.

Over the past few months, our ability to communicate through this app has deteriorated. He says he receives my messages, and that he replies to them, but apparently I don't see them. This is frustrating, to say the least, and puts a lot of unneeded stress on both of us. I've worried myself sick over it.

He says that I'm the only one this happens to, and that communication with his Brazilian contacts works just fine. One of my friends in the Philippines just got WhatsApp for Android and I can communicate with him perfectly.

I'm really clueless. I've scoured the Internet for answers, but I can't seem to find any. I can send messages, and in the rare time that I do receive the messages from my boyfriend, it is late at night. I never receive any during the day. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app countless times, and my WiFi connection at my house is perfect. But this seems to only be getting worse. He says he sends me several messages a day, but I only get some of the messages about every other day--usually every two days.

I'm not a tech by any means, but it seems like there might be something wrong with the different versions of WhatsApp. Android communicating with the Windows Phone. So if this is the case, then my question here is unneeded. I've contacted WhatsApp Inc. with my concerns and have yet to receive a reply.

This sucks, to say the least.

UPDATE: I have contacted one of my boyfriend's friends in Brasil. I can communicate with them perfectly. They said y boyfriend said there was an issue with his phone. But I'm not sure that's the case. I uninstalled WhatsApp and downloaded it through WhatsApp's website. I can now see when my boyfriend is online and when he types. But I do not receive the messages he sends.

In order to understand if the problem is of your phone or of something else, ask your boyfriend if he sees a double-check or just one check (✓) near the messages he sent you, but you didn't receive.

If there are two checks, the message was delivered to your phone, but for some reasons it isn't shown up. Maybe because of a malicious application?
If there is just one check, the problem is on the side of whatsapp as messages are sent to their servers but not delivered to you.

Create a group with only you and the other contact in it, then chat there. I had the same problem and that was how I solved it.


How do I transfer files in ClockworkMod between my phone and my computer if my phone doesn't have an SD card slot? So the phone can only boot to "ClockworkMod Recovery" due to unknown reason.

Is there a way to transfer files between my phone's internal memory and my computer? There is no SD card slot on the phone.

I don't have any other ROM in my phone which means I can't flash anything but the official ROM (through download mode) which I think will remove all the files.

This suggestion assumes familiarity with connecting to the phone via ADB

I had a similar situation on my previous phone. I was able to pull the important stuff over ADB when the phone was in recovery. In my case I had to mount some of the filesystems to access everything I wanted to retrieve.

I'm not sure if it is dependent on the phone whether the ADB service is available in recovery. On mine it was available in both recovery and download mode.

If ADB on your computer recognizes and can connect to your phone you should be able to retrieve and save any files you need.

If you aren't familiar with ADB this is a good place to start: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/all-in-one-guide-to-adb/

If you need any help with it let me know, ADB is a whole other topic so keeping it simple here.

This video shows you how to do it with links to programs you need to download.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaK5OxUeDKM


chrome://downloads/ does not available in Google Chrome for Android I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab s2 and Google Chrome for Android is compatible with my Tab, so I installed it.

I clicked on a link to download a video file. Google chrome showed a toast message that the download has been started.

However, after this toast, I can't find where chrome downloaded the file.

I query chrome://downloads , but the browser displays "This web page is not available "

There's a separate Downloads app, which shows a list of downloads from all apps. Downloads are saved in the "Downloads" directory in the SD card, which means that downloaded videos show up in the "Downloads" album in Gallery.

On Android 4.4, you can access the download history in the App titled “My files.”


How can I send many files (> 25MiB) at once as attachments? I have 100 compressed pictures. Each of them is 2 MB. I would like to send via email everything at once as attachments (no hosting on Gdrive or somewhere else). Basically pictures will have to be sent in several emails. Is there any way to do it at once?

To put it otherwise, I'm asking for a way to automatically send multiple email messages to send all the files. Ideally not one email per file, but each email should contain as many pictures as possible based on a maximum that I would specify.

I use a Samsung Galaxy S3. I know the max size of the recipient's mailbox and pictures cannot be further compressed. I don't mind filling my recipient's mailbox.

It would be a long and hard way, but if you have enough time and resources you could cross compile the mail software of GNU CLI and use it from an Android app.

This way you can be sure the software won't be limiting your messages by attachment size. And if it did you could properly refactor the source code.


Nexus 7 is not being detected on Mac Nexus 7 is only charging if it is connected to my mac. It is not being detected in Android Studio nor Android file transfer and there isn't anything popping up or showing a USB symbol on the Nexus. I enabled the "USB debugging" option in the Developer menu.
The connection mode was set by default to MTP.

Is there a problem with the cable, port or OS?

Download the Android File System application.

Install the Android File System app by opening the DMG file, and then dragging the App into your Applications folder.

Once installed, connect your Nexus 7 to your Mac via the USB cable.  Open up the Android File System app.  It should recognize your tablet and then open up a Finder type window.

You can drag and drop files and media into the window. Additionally, you can create new folders and delete files. Be sure you know what files your deleting as you can break the OS by deleting or altering essential system files.

If you get a “No Device Found” message, be sure your Nexus 7 is in Media device (MTP) transfer mode. You can do this by swiping down to open the notification tray and then tapping on the Connected As… message.

Source

Connect your Nexus 7 to Mac via USB cable. Now go to Settings -> Developer options and turn On the USB debugging.

If you don't see Developer Options under Settings then, go to Settings -> About Tablet and tap on the Build Number multiple times (7 times) to enable the Developer Options.


how can I prevent apps from immediately connect upon wifi connection I often have to connect to public wifi networks, and upon connecting (automatically or otherwise), several apps will immediately connect to their host server and start exchanging data. How can I make sure that those apps will not start anything until I have my VPN turned on ? Even if I have my VPN auto-connecting, there is still a [sometime longer] delay during which other apps will start "chatting" on the net..........

I'd like to be able to give the go before apps automatically connect to the net. Some will let me configure a "connect on demand" but most will connect whenever they can.

Since Android 8 there's built-in option Block connections without VPN in VPN settings.

In other case you may use AFWall+ (root required) from F-Droid or Google Play to allow apps to connect to internet only through VPN (only paid version supports VPN).

Go to settings, then click WiFi or WLAN
Then press the extra option button,then you click advanced setting , then switch off scanning always be avaliable. It will prevent any app from using wifi.

If that doesn't work switch on app permission an deny all apps wifi access.

If it doesn't work, I suggest you see a phone technician.


Drive letter for MTP connection under Windows In Android 3 the connection to PC as Mass Storage Controller feature was removed.

Is there a way to access MTP-mounted phone as a drive letter? I want standard file manager programs (e.g. Total Commander) to work.

In theory, there is not a way to access your phone's memory card with a drive letter, because, as you said, Android now connects it as an MTP device, and not as a Mass Storage device. But, there are two solutions:

Root phone and get a "Mass Storage" enabler application that will work on your phone.
Without rooting phone: as long as both the computer are on the same network, run an FTP server on the phone, and access it on the computer.

There are applications like FTPUse and NetDrive that will map that FTP address to a drive letter. I used NetDrive on Windows XP, but couldn't get it to work on Windows 7 64-bits, so now I use FTPUse, and it's working fine.

So, it's not exactly the same, and it's a bit slower, but it works, and I am able to browse folders, erase files, etc, and even use applications like WinDirStat to analyze folder sizes etc.

You can simply use TeamViewer to connect your phone and your PC. This way you can access all the features of your phone on your PC. Then, use any FTP server to send and receive files. In this way, you do not need to switch between your phone and PC while sharing files.


Can I restore a nandroid backup that was made on an older OS? I was on Android 4.4.4 KitKat and I made a nandroid backup. Now I'm on 5.0 Lollipop and I'm wondering, do I have to reinstall everything and go through the setup  process again, or can I just use my 4.4.4 nandroid on my current 5.0 OS to get all my apps and stuff back?

I'm already rooted. I still have my recovery. I just need to know if I can restore an older backup to a newer OS or will it just revert me entirely back to 4.4.4.

[Can I just use my 4.4.4 Nandroid on my current 5.0 OS to get all my apps and stuff back?]

Take a look at Nandroid Browser:

With Nandroid Manager you can restore data from your nandroid such as apps+data, text messages, call logs, and much more.
...
Nandroid Manager currently supports nandroid backups created by TWRP and Clockworkmod (v5.xx and v6.xx) based recoveries.

If your backup meets the above criteria then go ahead (irrespective of 5.0 or 4.4) and use it to extract relevant data.

I just need to know if I can restore an older backup to a newer [OS] or will it just revert me entirely back to 4.4.4[?]

It depends upon what content you want to restore. If you choose to restore only Data then there could be some minor issues of app crashing or related stuff, but your OS won't revert back to 4.4.x. You still need to restore System, Boot, (possibly some other partitions too) to revert back to previous state.
Honestly, if the goal is to get the data, then I'll prefer Nandroid Browser. Else, I'll first take complete backup of my 5.0, then restore the Data of 4.4 on 5.0 to see whether everything runs smoothly.
Remember, do it in steps, if you choose to. It is possible that your Nandroid backup has some partitions whose size were changed during 5.0 update. Reverting haphazardly to 4.4 may lead to severe consequences. (e.g.: Yureka device hard-bricked when downgrading to Kitkat.)

As usually warned during the nandroid backup process, you can only be sure of a successful restore of a nandroid backup to an IDENTICAL system, straight down to exact ROM version, as that's exactly what you're restoring: the entire ROM. Anything else ranges from ill-advised, because it will wipe out whatever ROM you're on, to guaranteed failure if the partition sizes differ (which, if I'm not mistaken, they do between 4.4 and 5.0). The normally-recommended process for hopping through ROMs is to use something like Titanium Backup to backup each of your apps that you care about individually, then restore them when you're on the new system. Still, FireLord's answer provides a more complete path using alternate methods.


Dual Sim but one outgoing number I have a dual sim phone and am starting to do a bit of extra free lancing work on top of my regular job.

I have my own personal SIM which I have a contract that gives me unlimited calls. What I would like to do is get another SIM as a work number to give to clients. To keep this SIM active I just want to pay the minimum amount (I think it is 10 Euro every 6 months or something like that) so that clients phone my work SIM and not have my personal number.

With having unlimited calls on my personal SIM I'd like to phone my clients back using my personal SIM as it costs me nothing extra but make it look like I'm phoning from my work SIM.

Is it possible to do this? Is there an app that can control this?

I could always just phone my clients using my personal SIM and withhold my number so my number doesn't show but that's not really what I'm after.

Does anyone know is this possible?

Thank you

For this I recommend using Skype Out. you can authorize skype to give your actual cell number as caller id when making a Skype Out call. I do this when travelling overseas, my outgoing calls say they are my US number. I let incoming calls just go to voice mail of my real cell phone number so I don't have to pay international fees, and immediately call people back using skype out. My clients never have to know I'm out of the country.

Using a redirection service, you can do this,

Remember that changing a number may be ILLEGAL depending on the area you live in.
In most scenarios it's only calling someone from an unauthorized number,
 So it's good to find someone that actually owns the number they are trying to identify as...

If you are Actually the authorised and registered owner of the work phone,
 I gather that you have permission to identify yourself as this number, And anyone researching the number will still lead back to you, it should be fine ( i say fine as in Not Identity Theft )

If you enable unknown souces you can install the app in the link THINGS TO KNOW FIRST !

1 • ONLY USE IF YOU HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO SPOOF/USE/MASK THE WORK NUMBER FROM THE OWNER OF THE MOBILE NUMBER !

2• DO NOT TRY TO SPOOF/USE/MASK THE NUMBER YOU ARE CALLING FROM ! THIS COULD CAUSE A NETWORK LOOP AND MAY CAUSE UNWANTED TECHNICAL CHARGES ON YOUR PHONE PLAN/CREDIT OR AT THE NETWORK PROVIDERS EXPENSE !

3• DO NOT USE THIS IN ANY WAY THAT CAN BE FOUND OFFENSIVE AND OR DESTRUCTIVE TOWARDS ANY PERSON, BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY, (" BY DESTRUCTIVE I AM HYPOTHETICALLY SAYING THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIRED AND YOU ARE TRYING TO WRECK YOUR OLD WORK PLACES/'S CHANCE/'S OF SUCCES/'S")

4• YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS APP IS FREE TO USE ANYTIME, BUT IT DOES COST A NORMAL OVERSEAS CALL FEE, THIS IS BECAUSE YOUR CALL WILL BE SENT TO A CALL CENTER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY AND REDIRECTED WITH A NEW CALLER ID AND/OR OPTIONAL FUNNY VOICE, THIS COSTS A USUAL OVERSEAS PHONE CALL AMOUNT.. CHECK YOUR PLAN DETAILS FIRST

5•IT CHARGES INTERNATIONAL FEESON MY PHONE IT'S A INTERNATIONAL CALL FEE

  STILL WANT TO PROCEED ? ... CLICK ON ME FOR APK FILE


Entering a backtick with the Swype keyboard I have a Samsung Galaxy S and use the Swype keyboard by default (OK, I'm addicted to it).  Using Swype, I can't find the backtick character, `, which limits my ability to answer questions or add comments on these SE sites.  It exists in the Android keyboard, but going to Settings > Locale and text midway through entering a post is a pain, especially if I want to switch back to Swype afterwards so I have to do it twice.

I think I've done an exhaustive search of all the characters available (long press, extra-long-press, symbol key, etc.).  Does the backtick exist in the Swype keyboard and I just haven't noticed it?  If not, is there a way that I can customize the Swype keyboard to include the backtick?

Another confirmation that the back tick isn't on Swype. But, you don't need to dig that deep to switch.. Long press in the input area, choose "Input method" and then you can select the Samsung or Android keyboards. Another long press and two clicks and you are back to Swype.

I've never used that symbol on my phone before, but looked in my version of Swype, not the Galaxy S version but still the latest update, and didn't find the backtick. Looks like you will have to send an email to the Swype team and hope they listen, or get around using it. Sorry man.


Did I just brick a non-rooted device? I have a non-rooted Onyx Boox C67ML Carta running stock Android 4.2.2.

I just installed Orientation Locker. I transferred it from my phone using Shareit, but on my phone it had come from the Play Store.

Once installed, when I tried to run it, the whole device totally froze. See below for a picture of what it looks like.

When this device had frozen on me before, I had always been able to force a reboot by holding down the power button. That does not work in the current situation.

I carefully used a knife to take off the back cover to try and find the battery. The battery does not seem to be removable without physically breaking the device.

I suppose I could wait for the battery to run out. It was quite low when the incident occurred. It may actually be out already, and the device off, since e-ink screens may continue to display the last picture they showed when something goes wrong, even without power.

What should I do?

The device was not bricked. After a few hours I held down the power button again, and the frozen screen was replaced by the "no battery" screen. After charging, the device is back to normal. I caution users of this particular device not to use apps that try to force the systemwide screen orientation.

It was lucky that the battery was nearly empty when this happened. I suspect that if the battery had been more charged, the wait could have been significantly longer.

yes, that was happened because you take the app from someone else with shareit..

You have to install any app from Playstore (Highly Recommanded)

because when you take and install the app from someone else.. if the dpi will not match surely your device will stuck as soon as you open the app..

ex. i have samsung tab 2, and i am taking app from the samsung s2 and install my device will get stuck

not for every apps, some will work perfect..

hope this will help.. ;)


"Signature verification failed" when trying to install non-official Cyanogenmod 10 ROM for Sanei N10 Android tablet Let's see if anybody can help me, because I'm pretty stuck with this.

I've tried to install the following ROM from xda-developers in a Sanei N10:

Unofficial CyanogenMod 10 for many AllWinner A10 tablets

I've installed it following the usual procedure:

Press Vol+ and Power to get the Recovery menu
Select Wipe data/factory reset
Select Wipe cache
Install the three ZIP files: "cm10_a10_20120913.zip", "gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip" & "n10_compatibility_1.2.1.zip"

The problem is, even though the first ZIP with the ROM installs successfully, the second one (the one with Google's apps) refuses to install, showing instead the message "signature verification failed". The same happens with the third ZIP (N10 compatibility).

So the installation doesn't actually finish. If I reboot the tablet, it runs Cyanogenmod 10, but the touchscreen doesn't work (I have to plug a USB mouse to interact with the operating system).

So what do I do to avoid the dreaded "signature verification failed" message? Just in case if it's of any help to identify the problem, I'll mention that I can see the Android bot laying down with a red triangle with an exclamation when entering the Recovery menu.

I've tried to use the ROM Manager which is preinstalled with Cyanogenmod 10, but when choosing "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" it says that "The SD Card needs to be mounted to use ROM Manager". Of course my MicroSD is properly mounted (I can see its files in the card from console, from the "Terminal Emulator"). I think this happens because the MicroSD is mounted in /storage/sdcard1 instead of in /storage/sdcard0, but I can't change that. I can't download APKs from the browser, either, because it also says something similar about not being able to access the SD (even though it's correctly mounted and I can see it mounted from Settings > Storage).

I've also tried the CyanogenMod A10 ROM available in this page, which is more recent (October instead of September):
http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/3870...mod-10-tweaks/
But the same happens.

I've even tried installing the CWM Recovery ROM, but it doesn't let me installing that from the Recovery either (same message about the "signature"), and with Odin3 it doesn't work either because I don't know how to reach the "download mode", which is needed for Odin3. Pressing Vol+ and Power I get the Recovery, but not the Download mode. Does anyone know how do I get to the download mode in the Sanei N10?

Any idea about how to solve this? Right now I have a tablet with no touchscreen and not even Google applications (so I don't even have the Play Store), so it's practically worthless (at least the WiFi works). How can I get this tablet back to being usable?

Well, at last I could finally solve the problem thanks to chris5s from the xda-developers.com forum.
These are the steps that worked for me:

Download the latest ClockWorkMod for Allwinner A10 tablets from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802268

Put all three files in the ZIP inside the root of a MicroSD card and insert it in the tablet

Check from the Terminal app inside the tablet to see if the MicroSD card is mounted in /sdcard (just type "ls /sdcard").

If the "ls" command doesn't show anything (that's what happened in my case), then you must modify the "install-recovery.sh" file and replace all instances of "/sdcard" with "/mnt/extsd".

With the proper "install-recovery.sh" file, run the commands specified in the above xda link (in my case the card is in "/mnt/extsd" instead of "/mnt/sdcard" as the original example shows):

su
cd /mnt/extsd
sh install-recovery.sh
sh reboot-recovery.sh

The tablet will then reboot to CWM recovery. Then follow the regular steps to install Cyanogenmod (wipe plus install ROM + GApps + Compatibility). This time the Recovery menu won't care about the files being unsigned and will install them right away!
I hope this helps somebody else!

Just make sure that your build no. of build.prop in update.zip Matches with ur current one. This has helped sometimes.


Ringtones incompatible with custom rom. How to improve compatibility? I have been using Samsung Galaxy s4 stock firmware up until now. Yesterday I switched to AOKP 4.4.4 (18/10/2014 build) and I've noticed that none of my old ringtones work (12 unrelated ringtones). I tried converting some of them to ogg, mp3 and wav formats with audacity. Whatever i do, they do not appear in ringtone list when moved to system/media/audio/ringtones. They cannot be selected with ES explorer - I get "Wrong file type, please select again" message. If I select them with root explorer the ringtone is set to "None".

Some mp3 files in my music library work, but not the ringtones.

I assume it has something to do with ringtone format, however, I have got no idea where to start looking.

Is there any setting I could change or an app I could change / install to add the compatibility?
Is there any particular app responsible for sound playback in android?

EDIT: I am running AOKP on Samsung Galaxy S4.

EDIT2: I recently installed latest official firmware. During instalation I tried resetting to phone default firmware and ringtones worked. Now that I am on new official firmware, old ringtones do not work again. Also, On the new FW I used official ringtone selection tool (that creates a ringtone file). The ringtone created works in ringtone selector list, but cannot be added to list if removed from the list or if moved.

This leads me to believe problem is with some update all newer firmwares (including AOKP) have.

No real answer to this question, I am forced to use a 3rd party app to use my old ringtones.

It's weird that your ringtones are still incompatible after conversion to the Ogg Vorbis format, because it (as you probably already know) is what Android's native ringtones come in.

Since you mentioned that you put your files in /system/media/audio/ringtones, it is worth a try to check and set the permissions of your files. It's as easy as

  chmod 0644 /system/media/audio/ringtones/*

in a terminal emulator or through ADB.

If you want, you can also put your ringtone files in /sdcard/media/ringtones and do a reboot. You should be able to see, preview, and set your ringtones in Settings. (This works with regular MP3 files, as I've tested months before.)

P.S. Since you also said you've tried using Audacity, it's worth noting that Android doesn't repeat custom ringtones when they stop playing (as is the expected behaviour with call ringtones) unless you include a tag named ANDROID_LOOP set to true in the ringtone's metadata.

I dont know why it works, but re-namimg a file from *.mp3 to *.wav makes the file work as a ringtone.

If you then rename it back to *.mp3, it still works.

No idea why.


How can I get rid of the guest login 'feature" of lollipop 5.1.1? I DO NOT WANT ANYONE BUT ME, to be able to log into my tablet. Can anyone please tell me if/how to "DISABLE" the guest login feature on Lollipop 5.1.1? Lots of chatter out there about how to delete the account but this does not disable it, and is recreated again from the lockout screen at the touch of a finger.

Try disabling it in androids app settings


root cannot list files in /data 1|shell@maguro:/ # ls -l /system/xbin/
-rwxr-xr-x root     shell       59816 2013-07-11 02:12 dexdump
-rwsr-sr-x root     root        67008 2013-10-08 17:24 su
shell@maguro:/ # ls /data
opendir failed, Permission denied

The permissions on su are correct right? I get the hash prompt, but I can't list the files in /data (or do anything that requires superuser permissions). I don't have Superuser.apk installed, I don't want to install it because of that grant/deny access dialogue that pops up if you wipe the device. What does Superuser.apk do that I can't do when I unpack the *.img files?

Enter su first.

  > su
  > ls /data

Make sure your device is rooted.


What is an "Emergency Call," and can I  set number for it? On the default lock screen, whether using pattern or pin, there is a button at the bottom which says "Emergency Call". But if I try to call my home number or anything it tells me "That is not an emergency call." What does it let through? Is it only 911?

Is there any way to tell it to allow a certain set of numbers from the emergency button, like to set a list of emergency numbers such as: 911, Home and Wife? This would seem like it would be very useful, so if someone finds you smooshed on the road, they know these certain people should be called.

Yes, it's limited to emergency numbers.  It depends on your region and probably your carrier which ones specifically.

There's no easy way to change it.  While it's probably possible to hack that mode, I would advise against it.  First because it defeats the purpose of having your phone locked (do you really want someone to steal your phone and call your wife?), second because it might screw things up when you really need it (and you can't exactly test whether 911 is working beforehand), and third because you should have ID with you anyways if you're concerned about this.

I am not in favour of having to select which number to call - keep it simple as you might not have time to select a second key.
But maybe there would be some point to having two emergency buttons on the screen.
One for the emergency services. One for a friend etc.
One important reason for phoning a friend - they might know who you are, where you are likely to be, and what illness you have - important information missing on a call to the emergency services.
Alternatively with a modern phone, surely it cant be too difficult when presenting caller line identity to also present a friends number (or maybe also send a text "I am X. I have diabetes. I am at home or wherevrer" - preset but changeable).
How often do the services get calls they cannot help or prioritise because this info is missing?

One alternative that may help the original poster - Fixed Dialling Numbers allow (selected?) Numbers in memory to be dialled. No new numbers. But maybe not from a lock screen.


Switch root manager from Kingo Root to Superuser I have Kingo Root on my phone, and I am trying to switch to Superuser by ClockWorkMod

any help is appreciated

Uninstall KingRoot/Kingoroot and then flash SuperSU zip. Or just flash SuperSU zip without uninstalling KingRoot/KingoRoot


Mute all notification sound except Call Message and WhatsApp to be on Vibration Mode I have a brand new Galaxy S10. I would like to keep the phone in mute mode but want the phone to vibrate if there is any Call, SMS or any WhatsApp notification.

How to do this? I do not wish to root the phone as of now.

I believe the easiest way to accomplish this is through do not disturb mode with custom exceptions.

Allowing calls and text messages through do not disturb mode is easy. Simply set "Calls from" and "Messages from" to "All" on the "allow exceptions" menu under the do no disturb settings.

For other apps, such as Whatsapp, you can do the following:

Enable do not disturb mode.
Go to Settings > Notifications.
Select the app you would like to modify.
Select the type of notification you would like to exclude from do not disturb mode, such as message notifications.
Enable the "Ignore Do not disturb" switch.
Back out of this screen and repeat steps 3-5 until your notifications are configured as you desire.

go to settings
*and search for sounds in that ,there will be the  different options like different settings for sounds in that you can find your favour application and make it your wish *


How can I clear recent searches from search bar in Chrome? To be clear, I don't want to clear my search history in general. I just hate that when I go to search something a few bars beneath my search shows my three most recent searches. I don't mind search suggestions, I just don't want my recent searches showing up every single time.

I've included a screenshot of what I mean.

click image for larger variant

Thank you for your help!

Here is an easy solution to disable recent search history in Google Chrome's (Android) search bar (as shown in OP's screenshot):

First of all you have to make sure you sign out of your google account, you       can do it from google chrome's settings. The first thing that appears is your account, click on it and search for close session in chrome.
Signing out is necessary for the option to disable search history to appear. Remember this is not your account's search history, but rather the app's history.

At the bottom of google.com (or rather you can access it  fromhttps://www.google.es/preferences) go to 'settings' -> 'Search settings' -> 'do not save searches' -> Make sure you click SAVE button at the bottom of Search setting page.

Now you can sign in again.

Those annoying purple recent searches should now be gone and never reappear!

Well, what you can do is tap over the search bar type chrome://history/ clear the history and it shouldn't bother you any more.

Update: You can try incognito mode over the browser if you don't want the logs or any history to be created.


Is there an easy way to invert colors? iOS has a nice option in the accessibility menu that allows you to invert the screen colors. Does Android have anything like this?

Since Android 5.0 Lollipop, the feature is built-in as one of accessibility options.

Open Settings
Select Accessibility
Below Display section, toggle Color inversion.

After toggling it for the first time, the "Invert colors" toggle will be added to the quick settings menu.

For Samsung devices with Android Lollipop 5.1.1:

Settings → Personalization → Accessibility → Vision
 → Negative colors


Android WIFI Hotspot Does anyone know where android save the details (Mac, etc.) of devices that connected to my phone ?! (When my device is used as a  mobile hotsop)

On my device it's /data/misc/wifi/WifiConfigStore.xml
You will need root to access it.


Is there a way to play music files from a specific time? (From 0:30 til the end of the track, for example.) I have a Nexus 5 and I'm trying to find out if it is possible to play only certain sections of music files instead of the whole track.

For example, if I want to skip the first 30 seconds, is there any setting I can change for the file or in the music player so that whenever I play that track, it automatically skips the first 30 seconds? Or if I want to play only the segment from 30s to 1:30s for that track, I can specify this is the settings for that track somehow?

I'm currently using the default music player on my phone, but if this is only possible with an app from the Play store, that would be fine with me as well. I browsed through some of the popular apps but they don't make it clear whether or not this feature is present.

This isn't gonna be a the best answer but just Google MP3 cutter. I used one of the apps and they do a good job EDIT: Just select your points and hit 'Start Cut' https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beka.tools.mp3cutter


Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 is repeatingly asking about TouchWiz Every time I press the home button Android asks me to choose between Standard and Simple. How can I can rid of this annoyance?

update 131130 16:26 CET

I installed another launcher and tried to clear and disable everything with TouchWiz and still it's repeadingly asking me the same question every time I press the home button.

Update 131201 10:47 CET

I read that rebooting the phone and/or uninstalling the google search update could resolve the problem and after rebooting the phone the question hasn't popped up for a while. I'm clicking around to verify that it won't appear and the solution at this time seems to be that rebooting the phone will do it and I might not have to uninstall the search update which was mentioned.

I found the solution on another blog, seems to be working.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/334381-touchwiz-wont-stay-default-launcher.html

You need not reboot or anything. The only thing you have to do is go to settings and select from default applications touch wiz home once and forever.


Answering a phone call When someone calls me I can't see the call screen but I can feel the vibration and I hear my ringtone. But the screen is total black. I have to push the lock button to wake up the screen. How can I fix it?

First go to Settings -> Apps and check if you have disable the Dialer or Phone app. If so please enable it and then check after restarting your phone.

If your Phone/Dialer app is not disabled then try these steps,

Settings -> Apps -> All(Tab) -> Dialer
Clear Cache and Clear Data
Disable it, restart phone and re-enable the Dialer app.


How to activate clock on lock screen? I am using Android 6.0 / Cyanogenmod 13.

Somehow I have deactivated the clock on my lock screen and I can not find the place where to activate it.

Now I have only the unlock pattern there, the place for the clock above is free.

How to activate the clock?

The thing you are searching is known as daydream. You must have changed its setting while doing something in settings. It can be any place but generally found under display setting.

It is currently impossible to have a clock above the pin/pattern lock screen on android 5, 6 or 7. There is no work around yet.


Does anyone know why after I updated my android phone, that it doesn't unlock? I literally just updated my phone (I have a BLU X2 if that helps) to the new Android thing last night and my phone shuts down whenever I have any new updates. But I can't seem to unlock my phone this time. Like my password isn't working once I turn it back on and I've also tried all my old passwords and none of them work D:

BLU pushed a bad update. Just google for BLU OTA lock. Looks like a factory reset is the only solution for now.


My tablet is stuck on rebooting I got a samsung t-mobile tablet (SM-T807T) and I forgot the password I got it to reboot but now it's stuck on "downloading" "do not turn off target!"
SO What Do I Do now?

Make sure the Tablet is Turned off before doing this. You should  do a Master Reset.

Press and hold the Power/Lock key and Up Volume key at the same time.
Release the keys when the Android image appears.
When the menu appears, press the Up Volume key to select wipe data / factory reset.
Press the Power/Lock key to select.
Press the Down Volume key to scroll to Yes – delete all user data.
Press the Power/Lock key to select.
Press the Power/Lock key to select reboot system now.


Rooting Samsung Galaxy S4 I'm trying to root my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and I'm wondering that is there any way to root it without using PC and without losing any of my data. Currently I am running on Android 4.4.2 and have no custom ROM.

Thanks in advance!

Errr.. For this rooting problem, I have checked so many informations before. "Rooting" seems a little complicated and technical. However, it's really simple. The most important thing is to find a secure and easy tool for free rooting. Then, find a way to backup the file and data on Samsung Galaxy S4. Actually rooting won't cause data loss, but processes like unlocking bootloader will. So it's still important to backup the data before rooting.

Luckily, Samsung Galaxy S4 doesn't need to unlock bootloader like HTC or Nexus phones. You need focus on one thing: not bricking your device.

You can follow the steps on how to root Samsung Galaxy S4 here. Ensure you have working ADB before continuing. Preferably, install Samsung Kies and the drivers that come with it, and some ADB/fastboot package or the Android SDK from Google.

Download iRoot on your Windows PC.
Connect your phone to your PC.
Detect the device and click on "Root Now".
Done!

Hope you have succeeded now.

I've just rooted via following the instructions here http://www.android.gs/root-xxufnb8-android-4-4-2-official-rom-for-galaxy-s4-lte-i9505/

I'd strongly recommend that you search for and download Odin and Chainfire from the original sources and not via the links though as they look suspicious. Took about 10 mins in total. Good luck


recent songs are showing up in files but not on music apps Recently when I download new songs onto my droid RAZR maxx they appear in my files in the music folder along with all of my other songs, but don't show in the music app. I have checked all over the internet to figure out what's wrong but have seen nothing. I cleared cache, I checked to make sure there weren't any weird symbols in the title, I refreshed music app, I uninstalled and reinstalled music app, I tried a different music app. Again the file can be played through file manager using the music app but when I look through the music app itself its not there, I have tried looking to see of it might be under a different name as well. I use the Google play music app.

I have the exact same problem, but I can't figure out how to fix it. I've solved the problem before by clearing all my music data (files and everything), and just replacing them, but that is a painful prospect, and really should only be used as a final resort.


Is there are way to change Android's default screen orientation? I have a general purpose Android computer that has no sensors.  It requires an external monitor to view output via HDMI.  It always displays in landscape unless the app running specifies portrait.

1) The screen PHYSICALLY needs to be displayed in portrait.
2) The OS always displays in landscape, unless an app overrides orientation.

3) How to change the default (currently landscape) orientation to portrait in the OS?

Is there a setting in Android that determines default orientation or does this require a hack?  I have root access.

Run this from adb shell or from a root terminal:

content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:user_rotation --bind value:i:0

Change the value to 1 if you want to go back to Landscape (2 and 3 also work for upside-down portrait and reverse landscape).

Android 6+ you just check Auto Orientation. Select desired Orientation. Check Lock Screen. Deselect Auto orientation. Close reboot to check.


KitKat upgrade for HTC Desire 616 I can't upgrade my HTC Desire 616 to KitKat 4.4.4 but my phone is absolutely capable of running this update! How can I update it?

If you are rooted and modified system files you cannot upgrade through official OTA anymore. You can always flash a custom ROM though


How to capture screencast video and root not required? I found a lot of solution to make a screencast on Android but each time the root is mandatory.

Does anyone have the solution without root?

Well, the reason Screencast and similar apps require root permission is that the video data has to be accessed using the administrative privileges (i.e. roots access)

But you can always use an app such as No Root Screen Recorder to video record your screen. But the problem with this option is that you have to connect your device to a windows computer in order to capture.

This is the only option which is available to given you have no root access.

ASC is an app that allow you to record your screen without root, but only for non-Tegra devices.

I never tested because my Galaxy Nexus is not supported.


Sound from VLC video after locking screen So I'm watching a video talk in VLC on my Samsung I9305 rooted stock 4.4.4 with Xposed Framework, and I want to lock the screen and put the phone in my pocket, but still continue listening to the audio of the talk. Is it possible to do this with VLC, or do I have to switch to another media player?

It turns out this is actually a native function of VLC 1.7.4 (and probably previous versions too) for Android.

Click the three horizontal lines in the top left corner (on the file selection screen, not while a video is playing).
Click on "Preferences".
Tick the "Play videos in background" box.
Play a video.
Lock the screen.
Keep listening to the audio from that video!

Would something like this work for you? YouTube player
That is a YouTube player that plays after the screen is locked.


Can not boot, mount, wipe, change file systems on android I had a Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 with stock rom so i decided to flash a custom rom 7.1 Nougat by developer ishant (he has done a nice work).

I flashed it and it worked fine, but since it had some bugs like (dual sim not working and after logged out from Play Store, could not log back in because Play Store keep'd crashing). I decided to reinstall stock rom 4.4.x . But could not do that because i can not wipe, install, format, change file system or mount anything.

Every time i wanna try an option in TWRP Recovery its keep saying:

Unable to mount /system
Unable to mount /data
Unable to mount /cache
Unable to mount /efs
Unable to mount /preload.

Of course it does not boot.

On Wipe -> (select anyone of: System, Data ect) -> Repair or Change File System. It does nothing and every of this options shows: Present: No, Size: 0MB, Free: 0MB, Used: 0MB, Backup Size: 0MB.

I am able to connect via adb.

Any idea is appreciated.

Thank you

Just flash the official ROM or the appropriate PIT file and custom recovery via Odin, then try booting the phone. It will work.


How to prevent applications from discovering my phone as being Rooted I have to install an application that has discovered my device to be rooted.

So this is a two part question.

How did it discover in the first place that my phone has been rooted
How to prevent the application from discovering my phone as being rooted

To detect rooting status of device, an app issues su command. If exit status is 0, it means device is rooted.. otherwise, not.

To prevent this, you can simply Deny the root access using SuperUser's pop-up (Provided its allowed from SuperUser settings, a pop-up appears when an app issues su command). After this, the app will get non-zero exit status & it can't determine rooting status.

Update:
Some apps can use other ways to check root status (like checking the su binary file existence). I'd like to admit that none are perfect methods without false-positive result, but sometimes they are successful with luck.

The best universal method to prevent detection: Restrict the permission of app's daemon. I can't suggest exact permission limitations because I don't know functions of the app. It can mess up with app's functionalities.

In the last, I'd like to say: Technically, there's no way to prevent detection by 100% success rate. In case of permission limitations, the app can still suspect that something is wrong.

Rooting is reversible. So if you unroot your phone, the applcation will not see anything.


No exchange option in gmail "add account" drop down I cannot see exchange account option on gmail add account. Gmail version 5.0.1. How to rectify this?

Gmail 5.0 added support for Exchange accounts, but it requires an additional APK (Exchange Services) which you can't get from the Play store unless you already have it.  As one of the other answers indicates it seems to just be with Nexus devices at the moment (maybe some newer Lollipop ROMs do for other devices, not sure).

However, you can sideload it!  I just did from APK Mirror (using this version) and after fully closing and restarting Gmail I had the option to add an Exchange account.

The Gmail app does not support Microsoft Exchange.

To add an Exchange account go to Settings> Add Account > Corporate


G1/Dream running CM6 - black screen, won't boot, can't reset I have a T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream, rooted, running CM6.  It froze up at the lock screen, and after trying everything I popped the battery out and rebooted.  However, this didn't solve the problem; I still couldn't get past the lock screen.  After rebooting again (via battery removal, because nothing else worked), I only get a black screen (LCD on but blank).  The problem seems different than other questions here on the site because I don't ever see the T-Mobile splash screen.  I've tried Home+Power, Call+Menu+Power, Camera+Power, and none of those combos have allowed me to boot into recovery or factory reset, I still just see a black screen.  When I plug in USB, the computer does not see the SD card.

Update:  Now the LCD doesn't turn on either.  Perhaps this is a problem with the ribbon after all?  But that doesn't explain the freezing/booting issues.

Update:  Although I only get a black screen, the phone does vibrate when I turn it on (using any of the key combinations mentioned above).

Since you have CM6 flashed already, try booting the phone into the bootloader (fastboot). If you can get in there, you can rescue your phone with fastboot erase cache; If that doesn't work, reflash CM6. This will cost you your data that's not on the SD card.

Opinion: Having had a bunch of G1s (all secondhand), they are not the most reliable phones I've owned. I have had one turn into a brick (permanently!) after leaving it in a hot car (next to my Magic, same chipset, which survived) for 30 minutes.

Do a Dalvik cache wipe. Check the last paragraph of the following blog post http://www.olafusimichael.com/2010/09/how-i-flashed-my-htc-dream-t-mobile-g1.html

Sorry for the short answer, but it should fix the issue.


Where does Havoc Os store update files? I am relatively new in HavocOS.

I am seeing an update has arrived in my OS, it is downloaded already.
But I can't find the files downloaded in the mobile.

I want to manually update with TWRP recovery to install the Upgrade.

But where does HavocOs store its downloaded upgrade files?

I have found a solution here.

Hold tap near the changelog button and you'll see an export option pop up.
Click on it and it will export zip file in internal storage in a folder called Updates


Download notification not showing after factory reset I have an Asus Zenfone 5.

Usually when I am downloading a file, my mobile will show the download in the notification pane. After performing a factory reset on the device it is not showing the download notification. I think the built in download manager is damaged after factory reset.

How can I fix it?

A factory reset does not touch the system partition, so built in apps such as the built in Download manager will not get touched. Perhaps you used a different web browser before the factory reset you performed, and that had better download management than the one you are currently using.

If you download ES File Explorer from the play store, you can use the module in that app called ES Downloader. This is a good way to check downloads in progress in a nice dialogue box

Go to Settings->Application Manager->Click the Menu button->Sort by size/Reset App Preference->Click Reset App Preference.


How can I return to locked boorloader, unrooted and original ROM state on Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KL? I need to return the phone for reparation. The handset is broken. The warranty is void in the current state of the mobile phone.

How do I return to its original state?

ASUS already upload stock ROM for ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser Series, You can download the ROM's via download links below :

Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE550KL/UL-Z00L-WW-1.16.40.763-user.zip

Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KL:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE500KL/UL-ASUS_Z00E-WW-12.8.5.222-user.zip
Adb fastboot Tool
USB drivers
Laser ZE550kl

How to Flash Stock Rom on Zenfone 2
In this tutorial I'm taking WW_1.16.40.763 in ZE550KL/ WW_12.8.5.222 in ZE500KL as an example.

Step 1. Once you have downloaded the full stock rom, rename the zip file to WW_1.16.40.763 / WW_12.8.5.222

Step 2. The reason why we did this is, by renaming the zip file the phone gets notified that a new version of software is available to install.

Step 3. Copy the renamed zip file to internal memory of your zenfone 2 laser.

Step 4. Disconnect the phone from pc, you'll get a notification of available update.

Step 5. Install it. Now the phone reboots with the fresh stock rom flashed in it.

If the above method not work try the below one.

How to Flash Stock Rom on Zenfone 2

Turn off your Zenfone 2
Go to recovery mode (Tutorial HERE)
Select apply update from ADB
Connect your Zenfone 2 to your PC with USB cable
Open command prompt in Windows (in the same folder where ADB is located)
Check connection by type adb devices if connection successful will be a list of Zenfone 2 device
Type adb sideload file.zip (file.zip=adjust the filename, asus zenfone firmware that you download earlier)
Wait until the process is complete
Zenfone 2 will flash to clean thoroughly

Hope it helps.

After doing the above answer's steps run fastboot oem lock to relock the bootloader.


Why has my GSIII's battery life dropped from 50-60 hours to 16 hours? I have a GSIII (Sprint) running Android 4.0.4.  In the last three days, I have not made any changes or installed any new software that I know of, but my battery life has dropped such that my phone, when fully charged in the morning, now powers off sometime before I go to bed.  This would make sense if I spent a lot of time using it, but I generally will check a few emails (every 20 min or so) and make maybe 4 calls of 5-10 min each in a typical day.  I have not varied this pattern lately.  I used to have to charge my phone maybe every other day, sometimes when really slow I could squeak 3 days out of it before charging.

Battery usage screen shows 'Cell Standby' taking up 40% of power usage.  I hadn't been looking at battery usage lately, but it strikes me that when I first got the phone (3 months ago) I checked these a few times and Cell Standby was fairly low, around 10% as I recall.

I usually keep the phone on WiFi because of Sprint's crummy network, and the phone was in my house the entire time it was on battery, so was on WiFi for data...and WiFi takes up 3% of the total.  Display takes up 2%.

I remember on my previous phone, the Evo (original) there was a Dialer bug that caused a wake-lock of some sort...I'm presuming something similar here.  Several hard power cycles have not improved matters.

What do I do to stop it, or find out where the CPU cycles are going?

Edit:  taking a look at the battery pane of the settings app reveals that the phone is staying awake 100 percent of the time that the radio is on.  It did not used to do that. Putting the phone in airplane mode lets the phone sleep as usual except for a few times in three hours, as expected.  So, apparently this is a wake lock condition again.

Cell standby being high means you have a really weak signal wherever your phone was.  The phone cranks its radio up to maximum power to try to maintain a usable signal.

There are several ways to stop it - none of them ideal:

Put the phone somewhere with a better signal (near a window maybe)
Put it in airplane mode to turn off the radio (but you won't be able to get phone calls/texts)
Switch to a carrier that has a better signal near your home/workplace

As for why it's doing it now, it could be that you're leaving the phone in a different place in your house most of the time, or weather is affecting the signal strength, or sprint is extra crummy in your area lately.

HERE ARE THE AREAS THAT EFFECT BATTERY LIFE - HOPE THIS MAY HELP

Weather Widget on front screen.
- click to open -> Menu -> Setting -> Auto refresh = Every 3 hours

Then go to "Settings" (the lines in read are the Titles seen on the MAIN Settings screen most of which you can go in to and change more settings)

Wifi - Off when not in use

Bluetooth - Off when not in use.

Data Usage
Mobile Data = On
More Settings
Flight Mode - Off
S Beam = Off
Wifi Direct - Off
Near By device ->
Switched Off
Mobile Networks ->
Use Packet Date = On
Data Roaming = Off

Sound (scroll Down to System)
Keytones = On
touch sound = On
Screen Lock Sound = On
Haptic Feedback = Off
Autp Haptic = Off

Display
Brightness - Open -> set to auto
Screen time out - After 30 Seconds
Smart Stay = On
Auto Rotate = On
Touch Key Light Duration = 1.5 Seconds
Screen Mode = Standard
Auto Adjust Screen Power = Ok
Display Battery Percentage = On

LED Indicator
Charging = On
Low Power = Off
Missed Event = On

Motion
Motion Activition = On
Direct Call = On
smart Alert = On
Tap to Top = Off
Tilt to Zoon = Off
Pan to Move Icon = Off
Pan to Browse Images = Off
Shake to Update = On
Turn Over to Mute = On
Palm Swipe to Capture = On
Palm Touch to Mute = On

Power saving
CPU power Saving = On
Screen Power saving = On
Background colour = On
Turn off Haptic Feedback = On

Accounts and Sync
General toggle at top - ON
Dropbox - No Sync
Google mail = Sync Then Open the option to display more
Sync Calendar = On
Sync Chrome = On
Sync Contact = On
Sync Gmail = On
Sync Google Phot = Off
Sync Google Play Books = On
Sync Google Play Movies = Off
Sync Google + = On
Sync Instant Upload = Off
Sync Internet = On
Sync Picasa Web Albums = Off
Facebook - Sync
Samsung account - No Sync
Skype  - No sync

If you use Drop Box go in to the setting here and turn Upload using = WIFI ONLY

Location Services
Use Wireless Network = On
Use GPS = On
Use Sensor Aiding = Off (wasnt to sure what this was so left it off)
Location and Google Search = On

Security
Screen Lock = Pattern
With Swipe Lock = On
Lock Screen Option ->
Shortcuts = On
Information ticker = Off
Camera Quick Access = On (Might as well switch this off as I cant work out how to get by the Pattern Recognition for the camera to auto start)
Clock = On
Dual Clock = Off
Weather = On
Ripple Effect = On
Help text = On
Wake up in Samsung unlock = Off
Make Patterns Visable = On
Lock Auto = 5 Seconds
Lock Instantly on power key = On
Vibrate on Screen Tap = Off

Language and Input
Default = Samsung Keyboard
google voice type = Off
Samsung Keyboard = On -> in to Settings
Predictive text = On
continuous input = Off
Keyboard Swipe = On
Handwritting = On
Voice Input = GRAYED OUT
Auto Caps = On
Auto Punctuation = On
Character Preview = On
Key Tap vibration = On
Key Tap sunbd = On
Voice Commands for Apps = Off

Acccessibility
Auto Rotate = On
Speak Passwords = Off
Screen Timeout = 30 Seconds
Lock Ato = 5 Seconds
Talk Back = Off
Install Webscript = Not Alloweed
Negative colours = Off

Developer mode - EVERYTHING IS OFF


I can't use the sd card to download apps I just got a new phone but when I try to download something it says insufficient space but my sd card has plenty. How do I fix this?

Your SD card can be as big as possible, but Android won't use it. It's not safe for Android to assume your external SD card is always accessible.
Depending on your Android version, your internal storage is shared with your device storage i.e: Applications will not use less storage even if you move them to your SD card.

You may put your SD card to another phone. If it doesn't work either,then it means that your SD card may be crashed. In this way, you have to format the SD card and replug it to check it out. Make sure you have tick " Save new apps to SD card"option on your phone. Hope this can help you.


Galaxy s7 edge. I want to receive and send emails. NOT SYNCHRONISE. How please? I need to keep emails on my S7 Edge that relate to current, active projects only. Some have short timelines, some are months long. I want to be able to receive emails and send them but NOT keep getting emails that are archived. Those go to my corporate computer which holds all the emails. So synchronising isn't the answer. I get all the emails all the time plus it's chewing up tons of data when I'm out of office. The emails only get deleted from the mail server (not exchange, pop) when they're downloaded to the corporate computer. Worse, the sent emails don't synchronise at all, not from the sent folder, so I wind up bcc myself (which is what I prefer), but then I get the emails twice - once for sent folder and once in the inbox. It's a royal pain. So ideally, I'd like only the NEW emails to be pushed (or pulled) into the S7 and when I answer, I'll bcc - which puts them back on the server to go to the corporate system when I get into the office. Then I can delete them. BUT that also means I retain copies on my S7 for as long as I need them. BlackBerry 10 used to do that just fine, as it never really synched with Outlook. On the S7, syncing is overkill and difficult to manage. Frankly, I don't believe all the emails are co-ordinating. But my way, they do.

Ideas, anyone?

(Sorry, no gmail, hotmail, outlook.com, live.com etc. - just my phone and pc-based Outlook 2013.)

Thanks for any help.

Try to change the protocol from POP to IMAP


My phone not registering to 2G (GSM only) network I am using a Sony Xperia Neo L (MT25i). After updating the OS, my phone not registering to 2G (GSM only mode) network. It works perfectly with 3G (WCDMA only or WCDMA proffered mode) network. While searching for network I can see all the 2G network. I try changed my SIM, but for all the SIM its the same. While googling many are reported this issue, but couldn't find a solution. I don't know whether I am posting this on right place. Since it happened after the OS update I am posting it here. My current Android version is 4.0.4

Update
I am from INDIA and my baseband version is 8x55A-AAABQMAZM-203028G-87. Does any one have other baseband on Neo L (MT25i)?

As it seems you have tried resetting to factory defaults and re-flashing same update, I believe the causes might be caused by updated baseband. I would try reflashing different original firmware. You can also flash baseband only via flashtool so maybe it might be worth trying to flash baseband from the firmware that worked. YMMV.

You can find links to download FTF (original firmware) for your device:

Build 4.1.B.0.587 - http://d-h.st/Vft
Build 4.1.B.0.626 - http://goo.gl/hAfwI
Build 4.1.B.0.631 - http://d-h.st/iVF

Sources & more info:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2047914
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952333
http://www.flashtool.net/index.php

Simple solution, just reflash radio for your device and it should work. If not contact your provider.


Persistent "Google sign-in" error, even with correct password I believe this started after I installed the Google+ app, but there is a constant notification that looks like a warning sign, and it displays this:

Entering the correct password does not dispell it (it's the same password every other Google app uses, and only one is complaining). Also, every Google app still works, each one acts as if I'm still signed in. So where is this coming from, and how can I get rid of it?

Update: I have tried both clearing the data for the Google+ app (which helped for about a half hour) and actually resetting my password and using the new one. Neither worked.

Here is the solution: Login into Gmail, locate Account under the sign-out Name. This takes you to My Account where you click on security. Here you find a section for Application-Specific passwords at the end of the webpage. The issue is explained that:  Some applications that work outside a browser aren't yet compatible with 2-step verification and cannot ask for verification codes, for example:

Email programs including Outlook, Apple Mail, or Thunderbird
Older Android smartphones

The root-cause of this problem is that you probably turned on the 2-steps verification without noticing this. So all you have to do is to generate your application specific password and that is it!

I had exactly the same thing happen for the 'Play Store' on an Android phone - it would just not accept the correct password! The method that worked for us was to use a computer, access that Google account and disable 2-step verification altogether.

After logging into Google, navigate to https://www.google.com/settings/ -> Security -> 2-step verification -> Edit -> change that to Off.


Insufficient memory message in error I have a brand new 32GB SD card barely used, my phone even shows that it has 31.23GB of storage available, however when attempting to download an app it says I do not have enough memory. I have double checked that the SD card is the default storage on my device, but to no avail. Please help, I just got the memory card and can't even use it.

Google Play downloads app data to internal storage first then installs the app to external, hence the low storage message. There is no way to change this without rooting and using a symbolic link.

You can't have apps on an external SD card without you phone being rooted.


Saving draft emails whilst offline (Gmail App on Galaxy Note II) I use the Gmail app on my Note II and it works well, but I have one problem that I experienced whilst in Flight mode.  I already had a partially drafted email in my Draft box and on the flight I edited the message and 'saved' it, only to find that when I opened it again the edited version was not there, only the orginal draft, so I lost everything that I had typed.  Is there a way to modify the settings so that edits to a draft are saved locally on the device?
Thanks.

Have you tried MailChimp? I think it works even offline in iOS and Android phones.


How to switch keyboard layout for external keyboard How do I switch the keyboard layout for an external USB keyboard on Android 2.1? I've connected a German USB keyboard to my Android Tablet (Easypix 1000). Altough the language is set to German, the external keyboard is wrongly read as an english keyboard. Thanks!

There is hope.

I coded a proof-of-concept app that does exactly this (and using it as my everyday keyboard).

Starting from cupcake, the system has a InputMethodService that allows to override keypresses on the fly. This allows applications to change keycodes on the fly without requiring root.

The source-code is available here (for the most curious only)

Press Shift + Ctrl + Space

Or

Press Alt + Ctrl + Space


Mobile data limiter keeps enabling itself I'm 'grandfathered' in on Verizon's old 'unlimited' data program so I'm trying to get the data limiter to be completely disabled (or removed if that's possible).

Going to system->data usage->and unticking 'set mobile data limit' works to disable the mobile limits for a few days but after a while it re-enables itself and I get the 'mobile data limit exceeded' notification. Setting the data limit to some ungodly amount (terabytes) doesn't seem to have any effect.

The phone is a Razr Maxx with stock ICS 4.0.4. Not rooted currently but if that would help in solving the issue I have no problem making it happen.

Any ideas?

Try checking the limit box and then setting limit and warning bars higher some other forums have said it should work


Alternative way to perform factory reset My friend's daughter was playing with the unlocking screen and of course she used up all the attempts and locked the device for good. Since this tablet was bought some time ago just for her amusement, no one remembers what was the google account they used - possibly a phony one created just for the purpose of using the device. This discards google recovery as an option.

It's a cheapo tablet sold here by Walmart under ONN brand. I did some research and have found it's being made by YiFang Digital and marketed as M7000NBD

http://www.yifangdigital.com/product/M7000NBD.aspx

According to the manufacturer, it's powered by AML8726-MXS Dual Core + Mali TM-400 and it's running Android 4.2. Unless it came like that from the factory, it's not rooted, and it has only 3 buttons: PWR, VOL UP, VOL DOWN.

My friend doesn't care about the data stored on this device and I offered to help thinking that I will be able to perform a factory reset the usual way. I was wrong.

When I use the PWR + VOL UP key combination, to enter Android system recovery, first thing that shows up after the boot is an Android figure with a red triangle and an exclamation mark. If I press the PWR+VOL UP again, the system recovery menu shows up but I can not navigate through its options. At least not using the VOL UP/DOWN buttons.

The only button that works is the PWR, but since "reboot system now" is the option selected by default, it's the only action I can perform from within this menu.

When the above failed, I thought about ADB as an alternative way. Unfortunately the USB debugging seems to be turned off so, as far as my limited knowledge goes, there is no way of running ADB shell in that case. For obvious reasons, there is also no way of switching it on.

Is there any other option to factory reset this device? Or maybe there is a way to make the system recovery menu respond?

If it makes any difference, I have a Windows 7 desktop and two notebooks running Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.10 respectively.

I think you should take a look at fastboot commands. Fastboot works in bootloader mode even when phone is not switched on in Recovery or ROM or even if Android isn't installed on phone. In later case, bootloader can be accessed by certain button combination while powering on device; usually Power + Vol Down. Though ADB is more flexible, but in your case it is out of the question.

What you can do now is :
Step 1: Unlock the Bootloader
Step 2: Flash a Custom Recovery (like TWRP)
Step 3: Flash a custom ROM that you want
(For detailed steps and commands, visit: XDA-developers)

Beware that some original ROMs can't be flashed by custom recoveries that's why i suggested a custom ROM in step 3.

After that reboot your device and turn on developer options and ADB in that new ROM. Now you can reboot to recovery and access ADB to flash your original Recovery and ROM through ADB commands.

A bit lengthy but it has always worked for me.

I successfully factory reset my Android tablet.  By doing the following.. once I got to the Android laying on it's back with the red coming out of it's belly so to speak I then repeatedly pressed the power the volume up button over n over and finally the factory reset options popped up


Removing a device from Android Device Manager for a specific account I work at a small phone repair chain. When I'm logged into the Gmail or Inbox apps with the company's shared Google e-mail account on my private phone, my phone is listed in Android Device Manager for the work account. This allows any and all of my colleagues to Lock or Erase my phone. No thank you.
My phone is an LG G4 running Marshmallow.

How can I remove (not hide) my phone from the Android Device manager for my work account and still receive e-mail on it?

Actually, it is very straightforward.
Remove the work Google account from your phone and then add it to Gmail app as an IMAP account instead of a fully functional Google account.
If it is added as an IMAP account, it doesn't get linked to ADM or any other Google app, for that matter.
From How to add Gmail account without adding Google account on Android - Gmail Community

Instead of adding the account as a Google account, add it as type Personal (IMAP).  That way only Gmail will be connected.  The settings are:

Incoming servername:imap.gmail.com
Port: 993
Encryption: SSL
Outgoing server name: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Encryption: SSL

add your own account to your phone, remove the work account, then add the work account as a secondary email, not the playstore email.


Galaxy S3 is unable to transfer files over USB: "USB device not recognized" I have Galaxy S3 with baseband version I9300XXLFB and I'm having problems when it is connected to the PC. I cannot transfer or retrieve any files or data over USB.

When I plug it in to my PC, it tells me USB device not recognized and the S3 does not appear anywhere for me to access it. I've tried different cables and PCs and they all seemed to exhibit the same issue. How can I get this working?

You may need to use Samsung KIES (software for PC), or get your PC to recognize the 'new' "MTP" USB mode.

further background:

Ice Cream Sandwich supports USB mass storage after all, Galaxy Nexus does not

Wikipedia >> Media Transfer Protocol

Samsung >> SUPPORT >> Kies 2.0

Also see: Can I disable MTP mode and just have a regular USB connection?


Update text files on Android and sync to Dropbox I'm transitioning to plain text files as the basis for my GTD system, which is awesome when I'm at my laptop (Vim editing all the way).

However, I haven't yet figured out a good way to take quick notes on my Android tablet, which is a Xoom running Honeycomb (not yet rooted, although I'm open to the idea).

Ideally what I like is a script or widget that would pop up a textbox that I could type a note into. The note would then be saved and synced to Dropbox automatically.

The idea is for this capture process to be as seamless as possible. I would like to avoid having to remember to manually sync files in the Dropbox app, or launch an app and fuss with naming a file, browsing to the correct directory, etc. The apps I've tried so far are much too fiddly for my tastes.

Any suggestions for how I could accomplish this? I'm a developer, I could definitely tackle a more code-oriented solution if that's the only way.

I use an app called Epistle to create/edit textfiles within my Dropbox repository. It even supports Markdown.

There are other similar apps in the Market. If you've embraced todo.txt for your to-do management, Gina Trapani's Todo.txt Touch is helpful. It also syncs to Dropbox.

Um, I don't know how helpful this will be to you but I recently bought an app called Ultimate To Do list which is GTD-based and captures notes on the 1st screen.  What's neat is that it automatically syncs to ToodleDo which can be opened from any browser (and thus any device).  There's no fuss with syncing.  I don't mean to tout an app, but Ultimate To Do is actually one of the only apps I actually shelled out money for.  There's a free version where all the features are unlocked for a trial period so you can try it out and see if it meets your needs.


Why does bad Busybox installation in /system/xbin/ cause problems? I've got familiar with Android not long ago. Having almost no experience, I carelessly installed Busybox, and after that the system started resetting itself after each power-off. It also didn't allow to install software from internal storage anymore saying that there was no space.

Luckily, this question helped me out. Quite sceptical at first, I installed a file manager from external USB and moved busybox from /system/xbin/ to /system/bin/, and surprisingly, the problem was gone.

But could anyone tell why busybox executable placed in xbin was causing these problems?

Well, don´t know a thing about android, but I have read about other people with that problem installing Busybox.
One of them said that some components of Busybox were already installed in his /system/xbin, so probably some phones comes with files in that path that Busybox overwrites, making the phone unstable or bricked.

You should search info about installing busybox in your device before installing it.


How to re install rom on blank htc desire? I have installed rom in the memory card of my htc desire bt unfortunately i have lost my memory card. Now my ph is not working; everytime it just shows "HTC" and then restart. Can anyone please suggest me stable rom with proper configurations?

I am using HTC Desire A8181.

You can follow This Link depending on your HTC, your phone model is HTC Bravo you can download your roms here your

Edit: Official RUU 3.14 Desire Gingerbread---[v1.2/1st/August/2012] this is best rom it also give you more then 100mb free space. i used it for my device too

You can download a ROM from TechTuple, copy it to your HTC Desire A8181, and flash it via CWM recovery.


'Engineer mode test tool' app - What do the codes do? I was curious and installed the Engineer mode test tool app. It listed 'codes' and for most of them it wasn't written what they do. I couldn't resist stupidity and entered a few of them.

After entering one of the codes (listed under Google Service Framework in the app) my phone rebooted and the Android icon was shown and it said "erasing". I had a mini heart attack because I thought I had reset my phone. A white screen showed up saying something like "Enter password to unlock device". It said I have 30 attempts so I tried entering every password that I could remember but nothing worked. The counter said that I used just one guess no matter how many passwords I entered.

In the end I had to factory reset my phone because I needed it, but my data was on the SD card; as it was adopted I lost all my data.

What have I done by entering that code?

What was that screen that I saw?

This looks like a case for Sherlock Holmes.

You can try reinstalling the app, and checking / trying a few things that will help you remember what you did and what you got (the object of your question), in what you would consider a harmless way.

The follwoing lists of codes may also help you remembering; there are many other lists around. Keep in mind that some of the codes are exclusive to specific manufacturers and may not work on all brands/models/carriers.
Showing details on your case in the OP might help.
Comparing with the codes listed under Google Service Framework in the app would help narrowing down the hunting.

110 Android Secret Codes, Hidden Menu, and Dialler Codes.
Secret Codes : Use at your own risk.
Hidden Android Secret Codes & Their Usage.
Android Hidden Codes.

Once you know the code you entered, it is likely trivial to answer your questions:

  What have I done by entering that code?

  What was that screen that I saw?


How do I change temperature units in Android wear weather app? Just got a fossil Q Founder smartwatch. How do I change the default weather app to use Celsius? Currently it is showing Fahrenheit. I've changed literally every single setting I can think of. I have used the fossil app to change the watch faces to show temperature in celsius. I have google now cards configured to show celsius. I even tried downloading the Google News and Weather app and changing the temperature units used there. I checked every settings menu I could find in both the android wear app and the fossil app. Nothing.

Rocking a nexus 6p. Everything is the latest.

Multiple google search results have pointed to Google Now weather card settings as the place to change the units in the android wear app, but as I mentioned above I already have those set since before I even had the watch. I tried changing to fahrenheit and back to celsius, but still no luck. I've tried restarting the watch and my phone a million times, but also no luck getting the settings to take on my watch.

Can someone please help? It doesn't help that google has the worst support imaginable. I would bet my life savings that if I called them for support they would tell me to do a factory reset without even attempting to understand that actual issue.

I contacted Fossil who said that the temperature units on the watch are based on the language setting you select when you set up the watch. If you select US English, then it will be Fahrenheit (probably the only language setting that uses Fahrenheit).

I am Canadian and there is not usually a Canadian English option and UK English has caused strange anomalies for me in the past. Plus I live in the USA, I just want Celsius and I don't think I'm the only one. I informed them that their solution for units is not adequate.

I will edit this answer if they get back to me with anything more useful or if they fix the issue and make it configurable.

I am using the accuweather app which I paid for years ago and I like it. But their android wear app is broken right now on my watch and they are aware of the issue and working on it, but it has been some time (plus their latest material design update took ALL of their flexibility out of unit selection so that is quickly becoming an issue).

Go tu your android wear app
Your feed
Weather
Change temperature to celcius


Why does the Play Store need access to NFC? In xPrivacy, I can see that the Play Store asks for getNfcAdapter.

What does it need it for?

The Play Store app has two main features regarding NFC, both of which require the NFC permission.

It registers intent filters such that when you scan an NFC tag with a market:// link or a link to play.google.com, you get the Play Store app instead of a browser, the same way you would when you click such a link. This doesn't require calling the getNfcAdapter function, but it does use the same permission.
It uses Android Beam. If you look at an app's page in the Play Store app, then bring another Android device to NFC range, you can send that app link to the other device.

[...]If it finds an AAR, it starts the application based on the package name inside the AAR. If the application is not present on the device, Google Play is launched to download the application.
  from:http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/nfc.html#aar

So for example, Stores and companys can use a NFC tag to make it easy to install their APPS when you put your mobile on it and so on..

-The second and more likely possibility is that the Google Play Store checks if you can download compatible NFC Apps. The same way as it checks your Android Version.

Here is a dev sight on it:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20063853/disable-nfc-compatibility-check-in-android-manifest


Migrating game data from Windows 8.1 to Android 4.4 I have been playing Asphalt 8: Airborne on Windows 8.1, and now I want to continue playing it on Android without starting over. I read that you cannot save data on cross-platforms.
Can I go into a folder in Windows and copy current data to Android? Otherwise, are there other options?

No, you can't get around it by copying the save data yourself from your PC to your phone. The reason the game doesn't support cross-platform sync isn't just because it doesn't know how to copy the files. (Obviously it does, or you wouldn't be able to sync on the same platform either.) It's because the different versions of the game have different data formats. So even if you did copy the save data, the game on Android wouldn't be able to understand it. It might ignore it completely, or it might crash trying to load it.

It was the developer's choice to do it this way. They obviously didn't think that spending time on making the different versions compatible was worthwhile.

You need to log in, once you do whatever progress you do is saved on the cloud, be it that, if you do log in on another OS , it will continue from where you left it.
References or more information , please visit :
http://support.gameloft.com/OnlineAndSocial/showSelection/283/


How can I get Reverse USB Tethering to work on my KitKat device? I've already got it running on my Jellybean device FWIW Reverse USB tethering works great on my Jellybean device, lets assume it has the serial number 0123456789ABCDEF, here are the commands I use to get it running:

adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF shell su -c 'service call connectivity 33 i32 1'
sleep 5
sudo ifconfig usb0 10.42.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
echo 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE
adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF shell su -c "ifconfig rndis0 10.42.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0"
adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF shell su -c "route add default gw 10.42.0.1 dev rndis0"

I run these commands on my Linux machine which the phone is connected to, and on my jellybean device the browser will load a website using data over USB.

Now I have a KitKat device, and I have a similar script, i use

"service call connectivity 34 i32 1"

on the first line as kitkat needs a slightly different command, so but even after all my commands run with no error messages, when I load up the browser on the phone I simply get 'page not found'

Is there a was to fix this? I've tried pinging google from the phone and the pings work, so I'm assuming this is a software issue?

Has anyone successfully managed to do this on KitKat? Thanks

EDIT: I've done some more tests, and I think it's a DNS issue. Pinging IP addresses works fine, but pinging hostnames gives 'ping: unknown host' on the kitkat device. Pinging hostnames works perfecly on the Jellybean device, I have them both hooked up the same Linux machine right now so the only difference here is the android versions.

I have a feeling there are some extra steps or commands I need to add to my script here, as I cannot even ping the name of my router from the Kitkat device, while I can ping the IP address with no problem.

After some trial and error seem to have managed to get it working, turns out it is a DNS issue. If anyone else has this issue then it turns out that you need some extra commands in order to get KitKat to work.

I added these on to the end of my script posted above and I can now ping google and get pings returned:

adb shell su -c 'ndc resolver setifdns rndis0 "" 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1'
adb shell su -c 'ndc resolver setdefaultif rndis0'

Substitute 192.168.1.1 with the IP address of your router, it uses this address for DNS.

Now I'm going to try google DNS (8.8.8.8) and see if it still works, and also see if I can get it to play nice with my Jellybean device being hooked up to the same linux box.

Have you tried this?
 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345
It says it's compatible with lower than 5.0 android versions.


Nexus 4 does not perceive touch in a line I bought a Nexus 4 (LG E960) yesterday, and from the first moment there was a problem that it did not accept touch in the line of the volume down button. In a horizontal line, half a centimeter (1/5 inch) high, in the full width of the screen. If I tried to click in the line, it happened above or below. If I tried to slide a widget through the barrier, there was a visible jump. If I tried to sroll a list, it was interpeted as scroll-stop-click. So a random list item was selected. Quite disturbing.

I was sure it was a hardware problem, because the line was at the same place when I held the phone horizontally. Then suddenly the problem was gone, scrolling, sliding was smooth again. For 2 hours. This morning the line was misbehaving again. Now it works fine. I have no idea what triggers the bad behavior, and what stops it.

What could I do? If I take it back to the shop, they will sit on it for a week, and they might not even encounter the problem, much less solve it.

Did anyone have similar problems?

So I've had this same problem for the past month.

There is a 1cm or so high deadzone that spans the width of my screen just about lower than the midway point from top to bottom.

It is mostly always there, but some (seemingly) random times it goes away and all works well.

My troubleshooting led me to this:

If it's hardware, it's only because the software is telling it something it shouldn't be. I'm sure nothing is broken (i.e., from being dropped, etc.) Something is wrong, for sure, but not broken per se.

I took screen shots of temperature and voltage (using CPU-Z app) trying to figure it out. I paid attention to when it happened and when it did not. I boiled it down to two possibilities: temperature and/or voltage (I can explain how I came to this conclusion if you want... would take a bit more explanation).

I charge my phone with the charger plugged into the wall typically. I live in Asia so the voltage is a lot higher (but within the appropriate range of the phone). Yet, lately when I! go to sleep, I plug my phone into my laptop to charge, rather than the wall... when I wake up the problem isn't there. About 2 hours later or so the problem comes back.

I tried this for a week (charging my phone with my laptop) and the problem is dissipating. As quickly as it escalated (getting gradually worse) it is now getting gradually better.

Try it and see if it works for you. At night when your phone is nearly dead, charge your phone with your USB port attached to your laptop. Maybe it will help. I'm still troubleshooting specifics to see if it is definitive.

UPDATE: today, the day of writing this, I haven't had the problem at all and it's been nearly 7 hours and the 3rd consecutive night of charging with USB on my laptop.

UPDATE 2: happy new year! I've been charging my nexus 4 with my laptop's USB port since my original reply and the problem had disappeared. Let me know if this works for anyone else!

Nexus 4 - 4.4.2

I also got d same prob.It is a hardware issue.I got the front touch panel replaced. It costs Rs 5322 in mumbai.
My phone was in warranty so got it for free.
Now issue is resolved. Nothing changed in d software to solve the issue.


Mobile network turns on by itself after Android 4.0.3. update I'm having HTC Sensation and I use wi-fi on a regular basis instead of mobile network (bad data plan). For the old Android version there was no problem, I just switched of background syncing and set option "Sync only via wi-fi".

After the update mobile network turns on automatically...

I couldn't find exact duplicate of "Sync only via wi-fi" in the update.

I went to Settings->Wireless&Network->Usage->Menu->Usage Settings -> "Restrict background data", but two problems still arise:

Can't get rid of Notification "Background data restricted"
Mobile network turns on automatically when decides to sync.

Any advises?

Maybe turning Data Enabled to off (Mobile network settings on CM9) might help. In that way, it'll sync only when WiFi is available.


SD card problem, card gets suddenly removed and later added- Sony Xperia X8 I am using xperia x8 version 2.1 update 1.

Sometimes my phone creates problem with sd card i.e it automatically ejects stating "sd card unexpectedly removed" and after sometime it again shows "sd card preparing" and it works on. This distracts me to work in phone automatically the process gets delayed. I even tried by shutting down my phone, but the problem occurs.

Looks like the cause of you problem might be:

Your SD card is corrupted or with some problem
Your version of Android is very outdated and might have bugs

Try to use another SD card, if you get the same problems then I highly recommend you to flash a custom ROM like CyanogenMod 7 for example. Here you can get some tutorials about how to make it Update Xperia X8 with official firmwares or custom firmwares

use the chkdsk method
first insert your sd card in a reader then insert it in your computer then type cmd in start windows then run the cmd next type chkdsk /x /f then the card letter ex.chkdsk /x /f F: and then it will check the error and fix.


Moto G - Bricked after update. Constantly booting to CWM I have a Moto G (XT1032). I used to run Cyanogen then Paranoid Android but recently I have returned to stock. Now, being an idiot, I tried to install Lollipop following this guide (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6C2ulyhy5M). That failed miserably. After hours of panic and chaotic attempts I managed to get into CWM and restore my backup.
The issue is that the phone automatically boots into CWM and if turned off, it would turn on and boot back into CWM.
I cannot find a stock image for Moto G XT1032 GB UK anywhere. Please advise, please help!
The phone just boots into recovery constantly.

Try to install Cyanogenmod again, be sure to clear cache, dalvik, data and system


Cannot add Outgoing COM port for any android device My problem is that I need to add outgoing com port to my android device (Nexus 4) Windows 8 x64 connected via Bluetooth.

This is usually done by using Bluetooth settings on the PC and then from "COM ports" tab yo "Add" -> "Outgoing port". However, when I try to add my device it shows me error "The device you have selected does not have a serial port service running". For Incoming port it work fine, but that's not the option I need.

I've also tried to connect Samsung Galaxy S3, Nexus 7 and rooted Nexus 4. Both on Windows 8 x64 and Windows 7 x32. Nothing worked. Then I connected an old phone which uses Symbian 8(?) and it worked fine. Of course the devices are paired before I try do add COM port.

I did good search on Google, but I did not find a way to "turn on serial port service". There's an app (Serial Port API Sample) which supposedly should help with my problem, but it doesn't - I can't get it to work, always showing an error.

I need the outgoing port so I can control my device like a modem by using Matlab.

This is just based on a bit of research, not my own experience:

Android phones, unlike your Symbian phone which worked, do not expose a Hayes-command modem as a built-in externally accessible service. There may well be such an interface internally for communicating with the “baseband processor”, but in order to control it from another computer you will have to install an Android app and/or modified OS which forwards the commands it receives from an external source. I don't know whether such an app already exists.

(Further questions on how to get the scheme I described working might be better asked over at Stack Overflow as they would be essentially about programming Android.)

Allow your laptop bluetooth device searchable to others.. then pair from Mobile.. it will help you.. I was facing the same issue but resolved it by doing this trick..

Thanks
Rajiv K Pundir


Can't change security settings due to VPN setup This appears to be a duplicate of this post, but the solution there didn't work for me. Clearing the credential storage wasn't even an option -- it's greyed out.

Starting at the beginning -- I started to set up a VPN on my phone (Note 3, Android 5.0) but cancelled the operation halfway through, yet the OS still enforced the security settings (a PIN). I have tried a few things trying to disable the PIN lock, but the only option I have is to upgrade the security to a "password" which is even more unacceptable.

So far, I've tried finishing the VPN setup (it worked) then removing it, also force stop/disable of the VPN app, and quite a few other things that I can't recall at this moment.

I think part of the issue is that a certificate was installed when I started the process, but I have no idea which certificate it was. The System cert list is populated with tons of entries, but the User cert list is completely empty. Is there a way to determine which certificate was installed so I can remove/disable that one? I'm concerned with choosing the wrong one, as who knows what it might break on the phone.

Try this Its an apk that can disable the screen lock. It worked for me on KitKat when I had the same problem.
Install it, select launcher and don't mind the icon.