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I updated my droid firmware to 4.3 on Friday and had a fairly easy install ..except that my predictive text is missing in action. The setting is switched to ON (Galaxy S4 by the way) but the ribbon that usually appears above the keyboard with autocorrect suggestions is no longer there. Can anybody help me please? I want my ribbon back. :)

I had this same issue. In my case I had a bunch of words I didn't want and didn't realize there was the options to reset the learned words. Therefore, I used the system's application manager to clear cache and data. After doing this it broke the ribbon. No matter what I did I could not get it back. I tried just about everything, but the only way I could get it back was as follows: (please note I am rooted) 1) Switch default keyboard to something else 2) Load "Titanium Backup!" 3) Browse to the "Samsung Keyboard" app and "Wipe Data!" 4) Switch back to Samsung Keyboard and the ribbon is back! :) I'm not sure why Titanium Backup!'s "Wipe Data!" worked better than the "Clear Cache/Clear Data" from the Android settings menu. I'm wondering if clearing the data from the Android menu a second time would have worked. I just wanted to post this information to help whoever has this issue next. It definitely can be fixed by wiping the data for just Samsung Keyboard (no factory reset needed). I just didn't narrow it down to if you need Root access, and if you need to use Titanium Backup! Good luck!

After Droid firmware 4.3 update, no predictive text

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after updating my google nexus 4 android version to 4.3 , my wireless get crashed. in just one way. if it was on and i turn off my screen, and it goes in sleeping mode, after turnning on my screen it just crashed. always off , and in just two ways i could fixed it. restart or flight mode. sure i used flight mode. but it wasn't the big problem. the big one happened in version 4.4 . after this happend i can't fix it even by flight mode. just restart. now is there any solution for that?

it seems my problem was in my battery saver app (in this case 2x battery). i read a question in this site couple days ago. the problem of questioner was like me and he/she answer it, and said problem was from battery saver app. i think if i disable this option (wireless saver) it goes well. but just after disabling the hole app it fixed. for now i check it and i didn't have any problem. p.s: i really forget the title of that question or link of it. if i find that, i set it here for others.

wireless crash in android 4.3 and 4.4

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I have an HTC One. I recently went to Settings --> Apps and disabled "Show Notifications" on one of the apps listed that prevented showing the upload status of whatever I upload (Facebook video, pictures, etc.) in the notification bar. I can't remember for the life of me which "App" this was - how do I re-enable showing uploads on my notification screen? I am using 4.3.

Most apps, if not all, have the <code> Show Notifications </code> checkbox. I suppose you'll just have to go through all your apps, and see which one was unchecked and check it again.

How do I show the upload status in the notification bar?

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While watching this , I wanted to find out the meaning of version code names like <code> KRT16M </code> ? Is there any documentation for decoding what it means, or is it just a random hash code?

Per this : ... the first letter is the release family (e.g. KitKat), second letter is the branch code (Release or Testing), and the next three characters indicate date code (quarter beginning in Q1 2009, day number within quarter).

Meaning of version code name on Google Android ROMs?

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Every once in a while, my note 3 wakes up on its own thinking somebody said "Hi Galaxy" and gets itself into the listening mode to start capturing what it hears from that moment on, then submits to Google for a search! Boy! I had a few situations and eventually I had to turn off that awesome feature. Is there a way to change this "hi galaxy" phrase to something less likely to be confused? Can I personalize it? Something like "ok Samsung, wake up now!" or "ok note 3, wake up now" etc... the longer the phrase, the less likelyhood for an unintentional match, I assume. Also, being able to personalize this phrase will prevent other people's getting your way... Imagine, the guy in the bus says "Hi galaxy" to his phone and all the galaxy devices in the bus within reach wakes up. LOL!

Open the <code> S Voice </code> app, and open its settings. You should be able to change it via <code> Set wake-up command </code> . Here's the setting from my Samsung Galaxy S4:

changing the "hi galaxy" phrase. is it even possible?

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Before the KitKat upgrade, tapping "Share" in apps would bring up a dialog that lists all apps that you can share to. After upgrading to KitKat, tapping this button only copies the link to the clipboard. I should note that this only happens on some apps, like these listed below: Chrome Bacon Reader Hacker News 2 Trello Is there a way to bring back the old functionality?

That's a known bug with Kitkat, not only affecting the Nexus but other devices as well. We stackexchange-url ("discussed that on chat lately"). A work-around is using an app like AppChooser , which replaces the share menu. As a side-effect, it even gives you several improvements above the built-in share menu, as e.g. the possibility to chose between grid and list display, or have the list sorted alphabetically versus last-used (where the latter would have your most frequently used share-targets always on top). You can even hide apps you don't want to see in the share menu (and make them visible via the "show all" button). AppChoser (source: Google Play) The only alternative I know of is Andmade Share , which offers comparable features.

Nexus 7 Share Dialog No Longer Showing Up After KitKat

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I have a home linux server running the PulseAudio - with shared audio devices, that are connected to cool sound system. And I have an Android 4.4-based phone. I want to stream audio from my phone to the PulseAudio server. How to do that?

For my linux distribution (Fedora 20) it's quite simple: [PC] Run PulseAudio. (Runs automatically on Fedora) [PC] Load module <code> bluetooth-discovery </code> . (It's auto-loaded on Fedora) [PC, Android] Pair with Android-phone via Bluetooth. [Android] In device's options set the profile "Use for media audio". [PC] Connect to the phone. [Android] Play music. (I use Google Play Music - it works) [PC] The phone's stream is detected as an Input Source - in case, you want to mute or amplify it. Caveats The only problem is the step 5. I can't connect to PC from my phone - I think, it's a linux problem - and it's another question for another forum.

How to stream audio from Android to PulseAudio server?

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What is the easiest way to check whether an app uses in-app purchase? Is there a mark in the Play store or a permission to look for after I installed the app?

There is a special permission for <code> Google Billing </code> (technical name: <code> com.android.vending.BILLING </code> ), which is required if the app wants to use Google's billing system. So if this permission is requested by an app, it most likely uses some in-app-payment (why else should it request this permission). However: the absence of this permission does not necessarily mean there is no in-app-payment used with an app, as there are other means of accomplishing the like (e.g. premium SMS, or calls to some premium numbers). But if an app requests neither to send SMS, make calls, access the Internet, nor Google Billing, I know of no way it could accomplish in-app-billing without the user really actively doing something, like buying a gift-card and entering the code.

Check if app uses in-app purchase

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and installed Hangouts (version 2.0.122) recently. It is a great tool to organize all my messages together. However, it is quite annoying that it sends messages when I accidentally press enter, causing me to send unfinished messages. Also I don't know how to insert a new line. I looked into the settings but could not find any relevant options. The iphone version treats enter as inserting new line so it does not have this problem. Thanks for any tips you may have.

You can't change this. In Android, the app can tell the keyboard (or input method ) what extra actions to show (such as Send). The app can also specify that the text field can only hold single-line text, as in this case. What you could do is switch to a different keyboard app. You might be able to find one that puts the action in a different place (not in place of the enter key) that's harder to press by accident, or that completely ignores the action that's hinted by the app.

Stop Hangouts sending message when enter is pressed

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I recently updated my Samsung Galaxy S-I9000 to Android 4.4 KitKat, It was successfully updated and KitKat worked fine until I decided to try using the ART RunTime instead of Dalvik. When I changed runtime to ART and rebooted the phone it never started up. I see the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 logo and then comes the running CyanogenMod circle which never stops. I let it work for more than four hours and it was not fixed. Note: Once when rebooted for changing runtime phone was powered off. Charged and resumed the process, the same result. I also tried installing cm11 update once again, no change. If there's a way I can fix this issue, I would be grateful to know how. Thanks in advance. UPDATE[FIX]: I wiped everything, Including Dalvik cache, partition cache and data, then tried installing the ROM, problem fixed. And screw ART for now, it needs some time to get stable and ready for everyday usage. I'll just stick with dalvik. I couldn't respond faster due to my noob account restrictions.

As "ART" versus "Dalvik" is a setting the user can switch, a factory-reset should restore its previous (default) state – in this case, revert it to "Dalvik". Reportedly, the following steps solved the issue in this case: Complete wipe, including Dalvik Cache and data (can be done from recovery-mode , and is equivalent to a factory-reset ) Re-flashing the ROM (IMHO an optional step, as the previous one should suffice) Remark: There's a good reason that switch is a little hidden; ART is still "experimental", and not intended for "everyday use". It was placed with the developer's options just to give developers a way to already test their apps for compatibility.

Android 4.4 on Galaxy S I9000 stuck at boot with ART

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Is it possible to encrypt any message (part) across apps? I'd want client-side encryption using pgp keys (asymmetric public/secret) integrate into multiple apps (like WhatsApp, GoogleTalk, ...), independent of their support integration via some kind of overlay box apps would send pgp encrypted block, recipient would then read decrypted (after inserting pass-phrase) pass-phrase to secret key could be remembered / empty (for seamless/more comfortable decrypting) does anybody know of such an app? Motivation: I want to be able to encrypt messages, but don't want (to have) to convince messaging partners to switch to just another messaging app just for me. Instead we'd both install the encryption overlay and would have a trustworthy chat. With people not using encryption I still could communicate via the same app.

No. Apps on Android can't interfere with each other's operations to the extent you describe. I can think of two options that come close to what you describe: Use a standard PGP app and copy-and-paste ciphertext between that and the chat app. If the chat app you're using uses direct client-to-client transmissions, instead of every message going via a server, then you could set up a VPN and ask your partner to join it before starting to chat with you. To be honest, neither of these options, nor the ideal circumstance you describe, sound like an easier sell than simply asking your friends to use a secure chat system. I suggest to you that Jabber offers this functionality while allowing a choice of clients, some of which can also use different chat systems, so it might be the easiest transition path.

Client-side encryption of messages across apps

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I have a Nexus 5 with root permissions. Google Dialer annoys me. I installed ExDialer &amp; Contacts . How to set this Dialer as my default dialer? I will welcome any advice.

This isn't hard.First,you need to disable phone by defaults.go to "manage app",select phone...clear defaults.then go to the menu,remove the phone icon and replace with the exdialer...then i think it should be easy from there on....any where you get a prompt select the exdialer

How to set custom dialer as default on Nexus 5?

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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

Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 is repeatingly asking about TouchWiz

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How can we stop gmail notifications on android 4.4/nexus 5? I cannot find <code> Gmail </code> in <code> Settings\Apps\&lt;AppList&gt; </code> . I have stopped notification of Google play, google services, google search, google plus, but seems like nothing has stopped gmail notification.

Go into the Gmail app. From the overflow menu (the three dots in the corner), choose Settings . In the settings window, choose the Gmail account you're using. (If you have more than one account, do the following for each in turn.) Notifications is the third option down. Turning it off will disable mail notifications. In general, you should look for a notification setting inside the app first, and use the Settings app's Show notifications option as a last resort for apps that won't behave. If you disable notifications within an app, it can save battery power by not creating the notification at all, and possibly by turning off some background syncing in that app. If you use Android's override, the app still fetches all the data and creates the notification, which wastes battery power when Android throws the notification away. As a footnote, I guess that the reason you can't find Gmail in the apps list is that you're looking in the list of downloaded apps. That list doesn't show apps that came with the phone. Swipe right twice from that list to see the list of all apps, which includes Gmail. You can also get to the app info quickly by long-pressing a notification from that app and clicking App info .

Stop gmail notification on android 4.4/Nexus 5

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I've got a Nexus 7 tablet and it has just got updated to Android 4.4 - Kitkat automatically (I just approved the installation). Having done that, the sound volume of my tablet is acting weird. Once I push higher or lower volume buttons (on the case) it shows up the volume indicator and the volume handler moves one step in the requested direction (to this point it is normal). From this point on the volume acts weird. If I keep pressing the volume buttons the volume indicator on the screen won't move anymore but the sound volume will be changed. And worse than that, the volume can not be adjusted using the on screen handler (you can not adjust volume with on screen touches). Has anyone faced any similar problem? And more importantly is there any cure for it?

I reproduced the exact same issue on my Nexus 10 after upgrading to KitKat. Cycling power on the device after the update resolved the problem for me.

Android 4.4 (Kitkat) and volume problem on a Nexus 7

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I received the official OTA KitKat update for my Nexus 4 last week and since then I have been unable to rescan the SD card. I have tried a number of different apps for this task but all of them crash when being opened. A bit of research shows a handful of users with the same issue. These are the apps I've tried: Rescan Media ( Aditya Talpade ) Rescan SD Card! ( sTOOPIDfiG ) Rescan SD Media Card ( RADEFFFACTORY ) SDrescan ( Benjamin Rosseaux ) my old standby on Jelly Bean Each app crashes when launched. Is anyone able to refresh their SD memory on KitKat?

It won't work to detect deleted files, but I just put an app up on the Play Store that will work on new and updated files: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.jerickson314.sdscanner It uses a workaround inspired by Dan Hulme's answer: by using the API that is only for a specific file, but manually generating a recursive list of files on the card. This requires only the read permission on the SD card, not root, and has the nice side effect of allowing a reliable progress indicator.

How do I refresh/rescan the SD memory in Android 4.4 KitKat

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OK guys, I have searched and searched but cannot find an answer to this question. I want to link the "OK Google" phrase that starts a Google Now search on the Nexus 5 to Tasker, or more specifically the AutoVoice plugin for Tasker. I can attach the swipe up from the bottom to use AutoVoice rather than Google Now , but I cannot figure out how to make the phrase "OK Google" use AutoVoice. I read that on the Moto X you can use Tasker to watch for the "Touchless Control" App to become active, and then kill it and start AutoVoice. But the Nexus 5 doesn't have the Touchless Control App, In fact I don't know what process or App is actually listening for the "OK Google" phrase on the Nexus 5. Can anyone shed any light on how I might make this work. Thanks in advance

Here is a video tutorial on how to get it setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Woh20ullI Explanation of Video This requires the Xposed Framework ( http://goo.gl/NNwZ9 ) and the Google Now API for it ( http://goo.gl/5Pf3jG ). You will need to be rooted to install the Xposed Framework. First you need to do this: 1. Open Google Now API 2. Click plugin (example AutoVoice) 3. Check "Enable" for Google Now integration In Tasker you will need to setup something similar to task for task: 1. Create a new Action 2. Create ' If ' (for action category) 3. For condition select (or type if you cant find) avsource 4. Make sure condition is set to matches 5. type in googlenow for what the condition matches 6. Create whatever action you want for the IF (need to be familiar with tasker) 7. Create ' End If '

Use Tasker with "OK Google" on Nexus 5

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Hi I am going through a phase of recovering data. I want to know if it's a must to root the phone if one wants to develop mobile apps using the the phone? I read that rooted phones are prone to malware and viruses quite easily... Update: Since most threads in XDA talks about rooting gives "full" control over the mobile, I had the confusion in order to develop and test mobile apps one must root the phone. E.g. pc softwares are developed mostly with pcs that gives full operational accessibility to developer. I hope the question isn't too cloudy any longer to the audience.

Root is not required to develop Android application. The android SDK comes with an emulator that can run a virtual android device on your computer and test your application there. However you can hook up a real android device to your computer and enable a feature called USB debugging. For pre-jellybean phones this is accessible in developer options that should be visible in the settings app. For jellybean and up phones, you need to go to About phone and tap on Build number a few times. Then developer options should appear and you can enable usb debugging from there. An android phone is already prone to malware if external sources are enabled. Use the Google Play store and always read the reviews. If an app wants root privileges, the phone will ask you first, so don't worry. However if you allow it, you are on your own. The app has full control over every aspect of your phone. Your phone will need to be rooted if you are going to use root features in it (obviously) Hope I helped.

Does the phone have to be rooted to develop mobile apps?

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I use the "Proxy Browser For Android" app on the android platform, developed by Abhinav Singh. It uses a proxy to enable the user to browse anonymously. I really wish to know the ip address used by the app. My question is: How do you closely monitor the internet traffic on an Android ? I am an Android developer, so I use ADB to connect Android to the pc, and issue commands to android from the pc. Is there an ADB command that I can use to see internet traffic or even get logs etc ? If not, then, is there an app for that ?

The easiest way to monitor Android internet traffic is to connect it to a Wi-Fi network and run Wireshark on the router. That way, you can do whatever you like on the Android device while watching the packets go past on the Wi-Fi router. An on-device solution can be less convenient, because you have to do the activity you want to monitor, then switch to the monitoring app to see the results. In addition, you need to have root on the device to monitor other apps' network traffic. In some cases this can change the behaviour of the app you want to monitor, though I don't expect that'll be a problem for you. Network Log is an open-source example of an on-device network logging/monitoring app.

Find Proxy IP address used by Android app

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I have Nexus 5 with KitKat. When I set an alarm with Google Now, I see this: Why is there two icons? How can I fix this?

I think the one on the right is the icon that shows you have an alarm on (always shows when you have an alarm). The one on the left is a notification and should disappear if you dismiss the notification.

How do I prevent KitKat from showing two alarm icons in the notification bar?

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I've recently bought a Nexus 7 to use as a demo client for a system I am currently developing. For the time being, the system requires the client to have a particular MAC address in order to work. I've rooted the Nexus (still with the Android 4.4 stock ROM), and am using <code> ip link </code> to change the hardware address of <code> wlan0 </code> . I am aware that this will be reset on reboot, but as I'd rather not recompile my Android kernel right now, that's okay. The issue I am seeing is that I am unable to get an IP address from my (open) WiFi network with a modified MAC address. If I set a static IP, I can connect successfully with the modified address, but no packets are getting through. Hopefully the below transcript will shed some light on exactly what isn't working and what I've tried. First, I "forget" my WiFi connection and reboot my device just to start from scratch. Then: <code> $ adb shell shell@flo:/ $ su root@flo:/ # ip link | grep -A1 wlan0 22: wlan0: &lt;BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DORMANT qlen 100 link/ether ac:22:0b:9f:37:f7 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff root@flo:/ # ip link set dev wlan0 addr ac:22:0b:9f:37:f0 </code> Here, I connect to the wireless network. If DHCP is selected, I am simply shown "Obtaining IP address" until the connection fails. If I set a static IP, the network is shown as connected, but: <code> root@flo:/ # ping 192.168.1.1 PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. From 192.168.1.113: icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable From 192.168.1.113: icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable ^C --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 0 received, +2 errors, 100% packet loss, time 1004ms pipe 2 1|root@flo:/ # ip route default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.113 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 scope link 1|root@flo:/ # ip n 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 INCOMPLETE 255|root@flo:/ # ip n change 192.168.1.1 lladdr 10:0D:7F:4D:1C:D0 dev wlan0 root@flo:/ # ping 192.168.1.1 PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. ^C --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics --- 7 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 6006ms </code> So, still no connection. Let's see what happens if I change my MAC address back to the real one without even disconnecting from the wireless network: <code> root@flo:/ # ip link set dev wlan0 addr ac:22:0b:9f:37:f7 root@flo:/ # ping 192.168.1.1 PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=13.0 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=9.82 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=9.49 ms ^C --- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 9.491/10.793/13.061/1.609 ms </code> Does anyone have any idea what might be going on here? For what it's worth, I am running DD-WRT on my router, no MAC filtering is enabled, and there should be no other "weird" rules set. UPDATE: After some further investigation, I have noticed that it seems like the Nexus 7 isn't using the spoofed address at all when talking to my AP. I have enabled MAC filtering and only allowed the spoofed address, and then <code> adb logcat </code> shows a <code> CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT </code> message. I'm wondering whether this might somehow be related to stackexchange-url ("this") wpa_supplicant question, but there weren't any answers to be had there either...

After much searching, I came across this thread on the xda-developers forum where people seem to be having much of the same issue with a Nexus 4. After trying several of the proposed solutions in that thread, I came across one that worked! It turns out that Android keeps a permanent record of the MAC in <code> /persist/wifi/.macaddr </code> . For some reason, it insists on using the MAC in that file whenever connecting to a wireless network. If you're on a rooted device, however, you can overwrite it with whatever MAC you want. Interestingly, this change will also persist across reboots ! So, without further ado, here's how you change the MAC permanently on an Android device ( substitute <code> 112233445566 </code> with the MAC you want ): <code> computer $ adb shell android $ su android # cd /persist/wifi android # echo -n "112233445566" &gt; .macaddr android # ^D android $ ^D computer $ adb reboot </code>

WiFi network not accessible with modified MAC address

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I had to un-root my LG G2 Verizon because recovery got corrupted. I created a TWRP backup some time ago from within its recovery and it was stored on the internal drive. I did a system reset, and then un-rooted by going back to stock image. Did the system reset delete that backup file from my SD card? If not, what location is it under?

Flashing the stock image may have erased your backup. However, since the G2 supports an External SD card, I don't think it would have. From the SD Card's root, it should be at <code> ./TWRP/BACKUPS/ </code> . Restoring a backup from here using TWRP will re-root your device (If your device was rooted when you made the backup). You can also use apps like Titanium Backup to selectively restore parts of it... but Titanium Backup requires root. You may, however, be able to selectively pull files from the backups - a full backup of your phone's filesystems.

Where are TWRP backups stored on SD card? Had to un-root

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A few days ago, I downloaded a file of 1.9gb to my phone using the utorrent app. Utorrent downloaded the file automatically to my internal storage, and since I only had 2 gigs of free space, the download did stop after a while. when I saw it I deleted some files, and the download went on. When the download was finished, I decided to take a look in my folder but the map which did had the name of the file that I downloaded was empty. So I checked my internal storage, but it was almost full, so the file must be somewhere on my device. Furthermore can't I delete that empty map. By the way: my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4) is not rooted. How can I find that file, and how can I delete that map?

Thanks everyone especially you geffcheng! I finally found a way to delete the file. I thought that it might work if I downloaded the same file on my pc, and then transfered it to the same folder(downloads) on the internal storage on my phone. I thought that my pc would ask if I wanted to overwrite the existing folder, but my pc didn't and I had 2 exactly the same folders in my download folder. Then I turned on the SDmaid app on my phone(while it was still plugged in my pc), and I deleated the whole download folder. It actually worked!! So thanks again to everyone who helped! P.S. I'm sorry if you could't understand everything. I'm Dutch;)

Can't delete file in download folder

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Sometimes I get a toast (a temporary popup on the screen) saying something like: Ssp update received for package XXX where XXX is the package of the app i'm currently running. It might not be exactly this text as it's hard to read the whole message (disappears after a short time). It seems it is shown when an app is accessing the Internet. It also seems it started occuring when I've installed "Onavo" app, but it kept occurring even after I've uninstalled it. my phone is rooted and has some tweaks. it's Samsung Galaxy S3 with Omega ROM 50.1 , which is based on stock samsung ROM (Android 4.1.2). It also has the Xposed framework. Does anybody know the reason for this message, and how to avoid getting it?

I think it has something to do with the API demos, as I've searched google for this text, and found this: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/development/+/master%5E1%5E1..master%5E1/ looking at the file it says, its name is "AppUpdateSspReceiver.java" . It makes sense that very few know about this problem, as this app is mainly used for developers who wish to see what's new on the new version of Android, and how to use the new stuff. I have no idea what is its purpose and what it tries to demonstrate - the comment there says "Executed when a new version of the application is is installed.", but it doesn't seem the case). Anyway, uninstalling the API demos seems to solve the problem. Can anyone please tell me what is this demo?

"Ssp update received" toast keep showing from time to time

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I just wondering the reason why there is no encryption tool for GSM calling in android. Is it legal or technical problem? Thank you

There are two levels of technical reason why this wouldn't work. Not all mobile phones allow the software to control the audio that gets sent over a voice call: the microphone feeds directly into the cell radio. This is the same reason that apps to record calls or play sound over calls don't work on every phone. GSM lossily compresses the sound signal using methods that are specifically designed to work with voice. If you were to try to send arbitrary data (such as an encrypted signal) over GSM, it would come out garbled at the other end. If you want to make a phone call that your carrier can't eavesdrop, there are apps available to do this, but they work over wireless Internet, not over GSM (i.e. they use data not voice).

Why isn't there any encryption application on GSM calling?

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I cannot access local HTML files at external SD card on my Lenovo S6000 within Chrome. It is mounted at /mnt/extSdCard. Browsing to file:///mnt/extSdCard does show this message: The file at file:///storage/sdcard0/foo/bar.html is not readable. It may have been removed, moved, or file permissions may be preventing access. Error code (ERR_ACCESS_DENIED) I've tried multiple browsers. Some show the app and doesn't work, some show the app and does work, some show the above error. Interestingly, I have 2 tablets. The one with updated firmware is the one that doesn't work. I held off on the update on the 2nd and Chrome works with local HTML files. From comments: <code> $ls -l index.html -rw-rw-r-- root sdcard_rw 8097 2013-11-20 10:40 index.html </code>

In case some one else comes across this. I did not completely figure out why 1 updated firmware tablet works and 1 non updated tablet does not with the same file path from sdcard0. I did notice on the updated firmware tablet in storage I have folders emulated(read only), sdcard0(read/write), and sdcard1(neither). What I understand these are android 4.2 multiuser folders. Using the html file from either legacy/0 folders within the emulated folder turns out to work fine with Chrome. Both those folders are read and write. So that is my solution for now. Side note, the emulated folder is not on the non updated firmware tablet.

Error code (ERR_ACCESS_DENIED) Local HTML file on SD card with Chrome

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I'm trying to open an URL using the ADB command: <code> ./adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d URL </code> When I have multiple browser support applications, I'm trying to open this using google play store. Is there a way I can set this to open this URL by google play store app and nothing else? The URL is a app store app url. Its an automation where there might be apps installed back to back. In case I download a firefox for android app, I don't want the device to prompt me to open the URL using the available apps but stick to google play store app. Is this possible?

There are two ways. The simpler one is to use a legacy <code> market://details?id=com.shadowburst.showr </code> URL instead of <code> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr </code> . No browser will offer to open a <code> market:// </code> URL, but it's still possible that another installed app will do so. The more complex way is to explicitly specify what activity you want the intent to open. This way, there's no possibility of another app responding to the intent. However, it's possible that a future Play Store update will change what activity you need to name: very old devices that only have Android Market won't work with this command. You can find the package and activity name using an app such as Stanley . (In this case, you need to go to Stanley's settings to let it show system apps.) The command to do what you want is <code> adb shell am start -n com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.activities.LaunchUrlHandlerActivity https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr </code>

Disable browser prompt when using ADB to open an URL

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By locked I mean a phone that has been locked with a standard PIN code, password or pattern. I'm not meaning to break into somebody's phone, merely wondering to what extent applying any of the standard screen lock methods to my phone would protect my data in case of theft. In case a locked phone can easily be rooted, I assume the lock can then also be bypassed, and locking the phone is then really of little value for protection (since rooting techniques are common knowledge these days), and I would then have to consider other protection mechanism, such as encryption. Please keep your answer concise, and don't give general security advice. I just want to know if there are known (widespread) methods to root locked Android devices. Note this question is with regard to Android phones with factory default settings (i.e. no developer options, USB debugging enabled). I'm specifically interested in Nexus devices running Android 4.4 KitKat.

Short answer: no. Long answer: not usually, but there some exceptions. In general, to root the phone, you first have to unlock the bootloader. This wipes the internal storage, keeping your data safe. (It doesn't usually wipe the SD card, but you have to assume an attacker will just remove the SD card if he wants to read it). You'd almost think it was designed this way! You can easily get past a screen lock using ADB, but you've already specified that that's disabled. Even if USB debugging is enabled on the phone, newer Android versions have a "confirm the debugging key" prompt when you use ADB from a new PC, which requires the attacker to unlock the screen anyway. Some phones have low-level security vulnerabilities that aren't part of Android. For example, you used to be able to root any exynos4 device (such as the Samsung Galaxy S3) by running an app that abused the camera interface to exploit the way the camera driver works. (This flaw has now been fixed in OTA updates.) In this particular case, you'd need to install a special app of your choice onto the phone and run it to exploit the vulnerability. It's likely that any future errors like this will also need the attacker to run a special app, so can't be used on a locked phone with USB disabled, but it's conceivable that some flaw might be added that could be exploited from the lock screen (perhaps using MTP or USB-OTG). The last exception is, of course, if the bootloader is already unlocked. In this case, the attacker can flash anything he likes to the system. He wouldn't even need to root the phone: he could simply disable the lock screen and reboot the phone to get to the home screen. Some users think that bootloader locking is just to make things harder for users, but it's an important part of Android's security mechanism.

Can a screen-locked Android phone be rooted?

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On Android, how do you tell if you're connected through Wi-Fi or some other type of connection like LTE or 3G? If I'm sitting at a Starbucks and I sign-in to their Wi-Fi, my phone has both the Wi-Fi and LTE icons showing. How do I know which connection I'm using? When I'm at a place that has Wi-Fi, I want to use Wi-Fi and not my data from my data plan. Is there a place in Android that specifically tells you?

There isn't a specific place that it shows, but the WiFi connection will take priority over the cellular data. If you wanted, you could perform a SpeedTest to check your service provider, but that shouldn't be necessary. Also, if you're worried about updates and whatnot using your cellular, the downloads will initiate on WiFi (if you have that option) but they will continue on cellular if you lose the signal.

How do you determine if you're using Wi-Fi or LTE?

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I have a nexus 7 2012, and I have it rooted, running TWRP recovery and Franco kernel. I want to update to KitKat, and I have the OTA queued (but that won't work since I'm rooted) and I have the file for my device downloaded from this site with update info , but I tried installing it in TWRP and it gave me an error. How can I get this update? If I need to unroot and uninstall TWRP and Franco Kernel, how do I go about that?

You will need to flash back to the stock kernel as files linked on that site will only apply to a 'stock' system partition. You should be able to flash the file via TWRP by selecting it (I presume you've tried this as you said that it gave you an error). To flash back to the stock kernel you will need to find the stock kernel image (ideally you would have a backup from before you flashed the Franco kernel) and then you can install the update. edit: You may be able to find the stock kernel on this xda post

Installing KitKat on rooted Jelly bean Nexus 7

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After updating to 4.4 all of my Nexus devices (4, 7 &amp; 10) have problems with wifi, they all worked fine before the update. After some idle time they lose the wifi connection and it can only be reactivated after restarting the device. The Nexus 7 right now doesn't connect to wifi at all, I can set the wifi switch to 'on' in the settings but it won't even show available wifis (see screenshot). Anyone else experience this? Any ideas on how to resolve it? Without wifi the device is pretty much useless. Screenshot (click image for larger variant)

I found out what the problem was: on every single device there were 'battery saver' apps installed. The devices are in my workplace, so I'm not the only one who uses them and someone must have installed those apps. I didn't care for them until now and they never did any harm, but they somehow must've interferred with the new 4.4 Android. After uninstalling them everything is fine on all devices :)

Wifi problems after 4.4 KitKat update

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I am still using 2.3.6 release and about to upgrade 4.2 jelly bean. Does any release provide 4G enabled OS so that i can use 4G data in my mobile. If no is there any 3rd party application which can do my work. my handset : samsung S advance

I don't think it makes a difference which Android version you use: the support for 4G is provided by the cell radio drivers, added to the system by the manufacturer. The Samsung Galaxy S Advance does not have the hardware needed to use 4G networks, so upgrading the OS won't add this support, and there's no way a third-party app can do that either. If you want a phone with 4G, you just have to buy a phone with 4G.

which version of android OS is 4G compatible?

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I have a Beaglebone Black which runs Android. It has a 1GHz CPU. Bu when I read it's clock speed from adb I got 300MHz. I'm using following commands: <code> cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_cur_freq cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_min_freq cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq </code> All of them returns 300000. I'm using Android image from Texas Instruments. Is tehere a problem? Is my Beaglebone Black running on 300MHz or is it just a system error? I try couple of apps to learn my CPU speed. All of them says 300MHz. But i think they are reading those files too.

It was beacause I power it up via USB. It sets it's own clock speed to 300MHz. When I power it up via 5VDC power supply, It runs on 1GHz.

Beaglebone Black CPU speed

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Is cell phone and data/WiFi/LTE radiation the same thing? Or are they entirely different technologies? Are any of them dangerous? I ask because i use my phone a lot at night in bed and i look at my phone really close to my face when I'm lying down. I don't call but use LTE and WiFi mostly and I'm worried that it might be dangerous.

They are all electromagnetic waves with different wavelengths. There had been no scientific evidence that they're dangerous in the power level used in common appliances, and many researches shows no evidence of danger in the short term studies, however many countries adopts the precautionary approach and advises people to minimize exposure just in case since long term study and study in children has not been conclusive yet (these kind of studies takes a very long time since they follow their subjects for decades), although preliminary results suggests that long term effect may also be of no danger. You're probably more likely to be killed in a car accident then getting a cancer due to mobile phone radiation.

Whats the difference between cell phone and data radiation

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I am using Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510. The problem is that my touch screen is not working sometimes. It has been like this for several weeks. I use Pin lock feature to unlock the phone and EZanswer Trial to attend calls. This is possible only because of the qwerty keyboard. Without which I would be doomed. Some times the touch screen starts working for some time and then, without a warning, it becomes not responding. No error messages are seen. This all started when after I upgraded it into GingerBread 2.3.6 and rooting . After seeing this problem, I downgraded into the stock rom, unrooted it, and everything. Not sure if its a software issue or hardware problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I have had this issue before when I rooted my galaxy ace it was extremely random and I fixed it by flashing an old stock rom and then using Kies to upgrade to the latest. If this doesn't work it would suggest that your digitizer has gone, or is in the process of going. If you have time remaining on your warranty, and have returned it to stock, you should be able to return it for repair to samsung.

Touch Screen not working

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Skype, like many applications, uses a persistent notification to keep from getting killed by the process manager. Usually, I would just hide this notification by going to the app's "App Info" screen and unchecking the "Show notifications" box. However, I want to get message notifications. Just not the constant "Available" notification. Here's a screenshot of the notification I'm talking about. After some Googling, I've found people who suggest disabling the "Skype Status" notification in the app settings. However, that doesn't seem to be an option on my device . I use Android 4.4 on a Nexus 5. How can I remove/disable the Skype login/status persistent notification, without disabling other Skype notifications?

This is now possible: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12359/how-do-i-enable-or-disable-the-status-icon-in-skype-4-for-android-phones Just tried it on my Nexus 7, works fine.

How can I remove/hide the Skype Status notification?

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Notes: Tablet is unlocked and rooted (SuperSU Pro v1.75) I have the following recovery flash in place: TWRP 2.6.3.0, but I am booting stock recovery for the <code> adb sideload </code> invocation The drivers are installed, host is Win 7 x64 and the device is detected in every mode (MTP, USB debug, bootloader) When attempting to <code> adb sideload </code> (via stock recovery) the file <code> 7d9b309e11da82edb5373a1f59965bca89f6041f.signed-razor-KRT16S-from-JSS15R.7d9b309e.zip </code> on my Nexus 7 (2013) [Wi-Fi], I receive an error: <code> Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... Installing update... Verifying current system... "/system/app/Drive.apk" has unexpected contents. E:Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted. </code> What am I doing wrong? What do I have to change in order to make the <code> adb sideload </code> succeed?

Goal If you have the OTA image downloaded and, as in my case, ended up without success you should be able to <code> adb sideload &lt;filename&gt; </code> it still manually ( video here ). Problem/Error ... unfortunately the OTA update via <code> adb sideload </code> errors out with: <code> Finding update package... Opening update package... Verifying update package... Installing update... Verifying current system... "/system/app/Drive.apk" has unexpected contents. E:Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7) Installation aborted. </code> where <code> /system/app/Drive.apk </code> could be any system app. Who's not to blame? TWRP is not to blame, I thought so in the beginning, but it would work with TWRP as well. TitaniumBackup Pro. Since I rooted my device and use a power-user feature, I should have known of its side-effects. Now I do know, though :) ... and there's a good chance you learn about this from this answer now. Apparent cause of the error Using Titanium Backup Pro I had used the "freeze" feature to get rid of some of the system apps, namely: ASUS Keyboard Calendar Calendar Storage com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks com.android.sharedstoragebackup com.google.android.voicesearch Exchange Services Gmail Google One Time Init Google Play Books Google Play Games Google Play Magazines Google Play Movies Google Play Music Google Search Google Text-to-speech Engine Hangouts iWnn IME iWnnIME Keyboard (White) One Time Init This was apparently why the <code> adb sideload </code> bailed out early with the error message given in my question. I also uninstalled some of the system apps, and I think I remember "Drive" (remember?: <code> /system/app/Drive.apk </code> ) was one of them. The solution I found the solution over at forum.xda-developers.com in this answer . The gist is that if you have a modified image, you need to restore that to make the OTA sideload succeed. First download the stock image for the build you currently have. Make sure it's the correct one for your device. So I was trying to upgrade from <code> JSS15R </code> to <code> KRT16S </code> on the Wi-Fi version, which meant I needed to download the <code> 4.3 (JSS15R) </code> image. That was the file <code> razor-jss15r-factory-ec2d4f76.tgz </code> in my case. I then unpacked that which gave me a subfolder named <code> razor-jss15r </code> . Inside of it there were shell scripts, a <code> .img </code> file and a <code> .zip </code> ( <code> image-razor-jss15r.zip </code> ). The latter needed to be unpacked. Then I had the <code> .img </code> files in the folder I unpacked the <code> .zip </code> into: <code> boot.img </code> <code> cache.img </code> <code> recovery.img </code> <code> system.img </code> <code> userdata.img </code> Then I followed the steps outlined in the linked answer: boot into bootloader (keep Volume-down and Power pressed directly after turning it on) connect USB (make sure before that, that all USB drivers are installed ) change into the folder with the previously unpacked <code> .img </code> files check from the Android SDK prompt that you see the device with <code> fastboot devices </code> . then execute <code> fastboot flash system system.img </code> which will flash a stock system partition Note: unlike in the linked post, I left out the step with the <code> fastboot erase system </code> because that is apparently implied by <code> fastboot flash system system.img </code> as can be seen from the output. I also left out <code> fastboot flash boot boot.img </code> and <code> fastboot flash recovery recovery.img </code> because I thought it was unlikely that these "partitions" had been modified (I was right). You may need the latter two, though. It would probably depend on what you have modified that prevents the <code> adb sideload </code> step (i.e. read and understand the error message). Here's the output: <code> # fastboot flash system system.img erasing 'system'... OKAY [ 1.160s] sending 'system' (603447 KB)... OKAY [ 19.786s] writing 'system'... OKAY [ 26.720s] finished. total time: 47.668s </code> Et voila, a clean system that can be OTA updated. So in short, you may only need to <code> fastboot flash system system.img </code> from the stock image you are running, if you ever get an error during the verification phase: <code> Verifying current system... "/system/&lt;SOME&gt;.apk" has unexpected contents. E:Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7) </code> Download for factory images (Nexus 7, both) Factory Images "razor" for Nexus 7 [2013] (Wi-Fi) Factory Images "razorg" for Nexus 7 [2013] (Mobile)

Getting verification error when attempting to "adb sideload" the OTA update on Nexus 7 (2013)

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I used to specify only the Name and APN fields whenever I needed to configure my carrier's APN. I've just rooted my Galaxy Nexus with Cyanogemod and whenever I try to set the APN it prompts me to enter the mcc and mnc number's which my carrier doesn't specify. How can I resolve this? Thanks in advance

Aha! Ok I'm no where near a cellular expert but based on a wild guess I searched for carrier APNs and found here a list of APNs per carrier per country. I guess these are always required but somehow cyanogenmod is not configured to determine these codes automatically. While this may help others facing the same problem, I hope someone with real insight shares the knowledge

APN Requires mcc and mnc but my carrier requires none

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On my old Samsung Galaxy Ace running Android 2.3.6 or so, there was a Samsung system app called "allshare". I really really loved this app. It was simple and unpretentious, and it did the following amazing thing: when I was in my kitchen, with my phone connected to my home wireless network, and my internet radio was also in my kitchen, also connected to my home wireless network, I could play an mp3 on my phone and direct the output to the internet radio. It was simple and it worked, and I used it a lot. Woo hoo! I now have a sparkling brand new HTC one mini, running Android 4.something large. I went straight to google play to download my allshare. But I can only find "Samsung Link" (formerly Allshare Play, which might well have been the app I was using) and it is incompatible with all my devices (possibly for the reason that they are not samsung devices). I want my functionality back! I am assuming that if Samsung can get this to work on an old 2.3.6 phone, it must be possible to get my HTC one mini doing it, right?

AllShare is a Samsung specific product, which might not be available to devices of different brands. However, as it's basically a DLNA server/client app, you might want to take a look at some of the many alternatives available. A very good choice would be BubbleUPnP , which acts both as server and client (so you can stream from your device to other DLNA/UPnP clients as well as the other way around): BubbleUPnP is a full featured UPnP/DLNA Control Point, UPnP Media Renderer and UPnP Media Server. Play easily your music, videos and images on your phone and devices on your network (DLNA TVs, XBMC, WMP, ...), from your external UPnP Media Servers. Play your phone/tablet media to those devices. Browse and play your local phone/tablet and cloud media from other devices (PS3, ...). BubbleUPnP can also be used as a standalone music player, even without any network connection.

Playing an mp3 (from my phone) through my internet radio

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I know I have previously asked a similar question and I am asking again : why does my Galaxy S3 lag when doing routine tasks ? When pressing HOME button , the screen is supposed to smoothly fade away. Instead, it fades away in a stammering manner. Sometimes, it just stays and then disappears in an instant without the gradual fading effect. This was in case of Mozilla, Chrome and some other apps. The drop down menu on the top of the screen also stammers when I open it. I do not drag my finger all the way to the bottom, I just click and flick and let the menu go down on its own. Is it a hardware issue ? I do clear my cache once in a while. No task killer. No root. As a side note, I play Real Racing quite often and I DO notice an occasional lag when there are like 20 cars driven together. Apart from that, game works like a charm.

With as advanced of a phone as the S3 is, you shouldn't be experiencing much, if any, lag at all. Chances are, it's something you have or haven't done to the phone. 1. Try restarting it. Often times, RAM will remain in use even when applications are no longer being used. Restarting it will bring your phone back to where it's not using ram from all the apps you've been using since the last time you restarted it. 2. You said that you clear your cache... I'm assuming you mean RAM cache, versus data cache. Android's way of memory (RAM) cache "clearing" isn't always (or even often) entirely effective. An app I've fell in love with for cleaning out RAM (as well as it's anti-virus abilities) is 360 Mobile Security - Antivirus, which you can download from the app store. It'll force out memory in ways many apps don't, and also gives you the benefit of having an anti-virus program built in. Root gives more functionality to it, but you said you don't use root, but I thought I'd throw that out there for anyone reading this that might have root. 3. Update your android system. 4.1.2 is not known for it's "buttery smooth interface and performance". Settings --> About phone --> Update (may be in status tab) will likely be able to update Android's platform for you. If not, outside of rooting and changing your rom, guess you'll be stuck with 4.1.2 unless your carrier provides an update service for you. 4. Check your settings. THere's things in the developer's options menu that'll effect transition speed, which can give appearances like lag. Developers options --> window/transition animation scale is the place you want to check. x1 seems to be a standard setting, but the lower you go, the faster the system will react visually, and (when available), I set mine to x.25, but that's not always an option (in ROMs), where-as x.5 usually is available. Use x.5 if x.25 isnt available. There's a couple other things in developer's options that could help you out too, take a look around. 5. Keep on researching the issue if this doesn't help. The answers are out there.

Android lag issues in Galaxy S3?

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I just bought a refurbished HiSense Sero 7 Pro tablet. I have enabled Developer options and turned on USB debugging. When I plug the tablet into my Win7 PC, it fails to install proper drivers (which seems normal from the Sero7Pro rooting threads), but my computer can still see it as a media device or camera. I have the Android SDK installed and have the Google USB Driver. I have added the vendor ID ( <code> 0x109b </code> ) to .android/adb_usb.ini. When running <code> adb devices </code> , the list of connected devices just won't show the Sero7Pro. It has no problem showing other devices. Similarly, the tablet will not appear in the Device Chooser menu when trying to "Run as Android Application" from Eclipse. I've tried connecting it as Media device (MTP) and Camera (PTP) with no difference. I've also installed the SDK and ADB on another computer and had the same issue. Any ideas? Could something be wrong with the tablet? It seems to be working just fine otherwise. __ EDIT: The PDAnet ADB driver ( http://pdanet.co/a/ ) finally seemed to work. Issue closed.

The PDAnet ADB driver ( http://pdanet.co/a/ ) worked.

ADB won't recognize Sero 7 Pro

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This seems like a silly question, but how do you create a file in My Files? I've been searching for a while on Google and this site, but I cannot find out how! When I pres the "menu" key, I can see an option to create a folder, but there's no option to create a file. So, how can I create a file, for example, "filename.html", from the My Files viewer? I am using a Galaxy S4.

I think <code> My Files </code> does not allow you to create files. You could try a 3rd-party app like File Expert though; this app lets you create both files and folders.

How can I create a file from My Files?

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I got the ota update for kitkat and after that installed the android launcher ripped from nexus 5 rom. The result is that my icons look too big. Is there any way to decrease that or use a custom rom to change the size?

EDIT: Just came across KitKat Launcher , a clone of the stock KK launcher with some mods. More info on their XDA thread . Jboi stackexchange-url ("explained"): Unless you write you own Homescreen launcher or use an existing one from Goolge Play, there's no way to resize icons. Well, no way does not mean its impossible: As said, you can write stackexchange-url ("your own launcher as discussed in Stackoverflow"). You can resize elements on the home screen, but these elements are AppWidgets . Since API level 14 they can be resized and user can - in limits - change the size. But that are Widgets not Shortcuts for launching icons.

Decrease icon size on nexus 4

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I have a Nexus 4. It was updated to KitKat last night. From what I've gathered from the reviews, I should have a new Launcher. But my phone is still using the old one. Does anyone know if the launcher is not available for pt-br phones? Or I am missing something? Thanks! Edit Forget it. It seems that the new Launcher (and some other stuff) are exclusive to te Nexus 5. :( http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/22/psa-what-some-device-owners-wont-see-in-their-kit-kat-update/

Well... it seems the best features (at least for me) will be exclusive to the Nexus 5: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/22/psa-what-some-device-owners-wont-see-in-their-kit-kat-update/ From that list: Google Experience Launcher Translucent Nav Bar and Notification Bar Smart Dialer That's really a shame!

KitKat "new" Launcher - non English (US) language

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I'm in my home all day, every day, as are my internet-capable devices such as phone, Chromebook, etcetera, etcetera. Yet, when I click the magic wand at the bottom of Google Now (settings), it displays my home address and work address as two different places, both of-which I've never even been, muchless worked or lived. Any ideas why this would be happening? Anyone seeing anything remotely similar?

Google Now is guessing, based on where and when you spend your time. If it's wrong, simply edit it. Once manually set it won't guess anymore.

Why does Google Now display my "Home" and "Work" locations inaccurately?

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I have a technical question to the android os. A phone doesn't have to have some PIN or other unlocking options but what exactly happens when you take this phone into a MDM solution such as MobileIron? It gives you some policies and somehow you are forced to take a PIN. Is this because of the policy or because of the android OS which says: "oh you want to use certificates, well I do not allow you to use them without a PIN". the phone uses wpa2-enterprise

The MDM solution can require that you set a PIN. The Google Apps Device Policy app, for example, can require you to set a PIN. This is described in the Google Device Policy for Android if you want more details.

PIN enforcement with MDM solution

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Ever since I installed CyanogenMod, there has been this hovering blue circular notification on top of every application. I don't know what its called so I really can't find a way to disable this. Can anyone help me identify what it is and how to get rid of it? Attached is a screenshot. Click for full size image

Thanks @eldarerathis the link to the video helped me get rid of it. To get rid of it, I had to DOUBLE tap the "halo" and move to the X area just as you would when getting rid of apps from the launcher.

How to get rid of hovering circular notification shortcut in CyanogenMod?

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My phone have gotten a 4.4 system update available notification, but it is not downloading it. There is a small text saying “Only over WiFi until 21:06”. Does that mean that my phone will start downloading the update at that time unless I connect to a wifi network? How can I start the update now?

You can now download it using your network only, no need for wifi. The wifi only option was until 23 November. I'm currently downloading 4.4 over my mobile internet only.

Can 4.4 be downloaded OTA without wifi?

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Is it possible ? So far I've found 2 images that would allow me to get root, either cloudfire or team win recovery project (twrp). I'm a little uneasy loading an unknown bootloader to my device. Or maybe some information beyond "run this program", "double click here" and such. I work as an embedded engineer so I like to know what I'm doing EDIT : Usually embedded devices have a 3 stage loading. First they execute hard code in ROM when power comes up. Then this code loads the boot loader, then this boot loader brings the actual linux kernel up. It is my understanding that I will be overwriting the boot loader with twrp. By image I mean a fully compiled binary that will overwrite what is already present. If it is not an "image" to you then fine, it is not. I want to know if it is possible to root the device without overwriting the default bootloader.

Since you specifically mention TWRP in your question, I'll just use it as my example. Note that CWM or any other possible Android Recovery project will also apply. It looks like there's a slight misconception at play. I'll just drop a few clarifying notes here: TWRP is indeed an image to be flashed. Flashing TWRP does not overwrite your bootloader. TWRP is not a bootloader replacement - it is Recovery software. It is a drop-in replacement for Android's stock open-source Recovery Mode, and therefore has the access needed to do things like Create/Restore backups Root devices Install official updates So the short answer is: Yes! It is indeed possible to root without overwriting the stock bootloader! A few more notes: TWRP (And CWM Recovery ) is a mature (Several years old and quite stable) Open-source project that is used by a huge portion of the Android community and considered very trustworthy. Flashing TWRP will replace the contents of <code> /recovery/ </code> . You generally need to use the stock bootloader in order to select the boot-to-recovery option in order to use TWRP.

Can I root my Nexus 5 without a custom image?

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Is it safe for me to remove the stock email and calendar applications on from Cyanogenmod ROM? I'm using Gmail and Google Calendar so I don't have need for the stock ones. I could simply disable them but if I removed them entirely, I might be able to save a bit on space on my system partition.

YES, you can delete the stock Email (Email.apk) and stock Calendar (Calendar.apk, CalendarProvider.apk) app. For a list of other apps you can delete on CyanogenMod, see the expandable list at the bottom of the CM wiki. I'm not so sure for AOSP though.

Is is safe to remove the stock email and calendar app on Cyanogenmod or AOSP?

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I am in a bit of worry because I own a Nexus 4 device, and I noticed many articles on the web stating that an OTA update to 4.4 is out but I didn't receive any notification on my device. Also, when I check for updates, the update is not showing up. Should I be concerned about this, or does it just takes more time for the update to get to me? I am in Romania. UPDATE For those of you who are really eager to install the new update you can check up this link: It's still an OTA, nothing will be wiped on your device and the update files are the official ones provided by Google! Link: http://phandroid.com/2013/11/21/download-the-nexus-4s-android-4-4-kitkat-krt16s-ota-directly-from-google/

You just have to wait. It will eventually come. If you read the Checking for updates won't get you KitKat faster, says Google employee article, it says: According to Dan, the updates are first sent out to 1 percent of devices. If it goes smoothly, it is sent to 25, 50, and 100 percent of users over what he says is “a week or two.” So if you’re waiting for that update, quit mashing that update button and regulate yourself to around once a day.

When will I get Android 4.4 KitKat update on Nexus 4 in Romania?

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I have always wonder what is Google's deployment strategy for OTA for latest software updates. I do know that they do it in phases but, do they do it base on time zone? model's serial numbers? In other words how do they pick who gets it first or not. I have a 2013 Nexus 7 and it has been about 2 weeks since the release of Kit Kat 4.4 and I have not received it yet.

It appears to be random chance. In this reddit thread , Google Employee Dan Merrill says of OS update rollouts and "mashing" the "check for updates button": Rollouts are conducted in phases. Typically they start at 1% of devices for around 24 - 48 hours; we watch the return rates and resulting device checkins and error reports (if any), and make sure nothing looks wrong before sending it to more. Then typically it goes to 25%, 50%, 100% over the course of a week or two. What the percentages mean is that when your device checks in, it has a 1% chance (for example) of being offered the OTA. If it doesn't (randomly) get an offer, it will never get an offer until the next batch. IOW, once your device checks in and gets turned down, that's it until the next batch. Mashing on the "check for updates" button just causes your device to check in again, and get automatically turned down again. Think about how that makes your device feel! WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE PHONES?! That said, once the new batch does start, hitting that button does give you a new roll of the dice -- but once. Since devices usually only check in for system updates every 24 hours (I think? Certainly on a many-hours basis) this can get you your shot sooner than it would happen on its own. So, mash away. :) Just be patient, and mashing on it more often than once or twice a day isn't going to gain you anything. Edit: also, keep in mind that this isn't first-come/first-served. You're not racing other devices to get your slot in the current batch, or something. He also warns against the "clear data on the Google Services framework" trick, as all that does is make the network think that it's dealing with a factory-reset device and makes you lose all the tokens used by apps that use it. It will not necessarily get you the update faster. (It might, but it might not.) Source(s): Android and Me , Android Community p.s. He also states in another message that if you're really impatient you should do an ADB sideload.

What is Google's OTA phase deployment strategy?

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If I connect a Phone with my Windows 7 machine via USB, it shows up in explorer with a name e.g. Nexus 5. How can I open a command prompt and change directory to this device. For lettered drives, I can just type D: F: etc.

In order to assign a drive letter to a removable device, that device must support UMS (USB Mass Storage) protocol. Unfortunately most newer Android phones, especially those without a removable SD Card, do not support UMS. Instead, they support MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) and PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) protocols. In such devices it's not possible to map storage as a drive in Windows. See more details on this Superuser.com question. With that said, on some selected Samsung and Sony Android devices it's possible to enable the UMS mode for external storage only (SD Card). See this app . Also, if your goal to simply copy files to and from an Android device via command prompt, ADB will allow you to do so. This utility is part of Android SDK tools . You will need USB drivers for your android phone to be installed, USB Debugging activated in Developer Settings on the phone, and authorize the PC to debug the phone (via a prompt on the device.) After that is done, you will be able to use <code> adb push </code> and <code> adb pull </code> commands to copy files &amp; directories, and various Linux shell commands via <code> adb shell &lt;command&gt; </code> (e.g. <code> adb shell ls /sdcard/ </code> ) to navigate the directory structure on the phone.

Open command prompt to access folders of a USB connected Android phone

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I have just received the Nexus 4's Android 4.4 KitKat OTA. One of the first things I remarked was that the intents layout for choosing an application is now a list instead of a grid just like in Jelly Bean: (click for larger image) I find this list layout ugly (I don't want to go back to the good ol' ICS days) and I would like to get my intents in a grid again. How can I retrieve the grid layout for intents on Android 4.4 KitKat?

So you want something like this: AppChooser (source: Google Play; click for larger variant) Freely configurable, including the possibility to... switch between list and grid hide apps you never use, but still having them available quickly with a single tap sort alphabetically or by last-used Then take a look at AppChooser Pro , available for a single buck. There's also a free version on Play if you want to test it first. I went immediately for the payed version a couple of months ago, and never regretted the decision. Still you might wish to pick the free version first, as I didn't test it on 4.4 (I'm still on 4.0 on my phone).

Intents in a grid instead of a list on Android 4.4 KitKat

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I'm creating an app reading NFC tags. Currently all works well expect that the NFC tag can only be scanned when it touch the back of the phone. Is there anyway to allow NFC to be read through the screen? I'm testing on a Nexus 4.

With the backing of dotVezz, summing up from the comments: Considering the specifications, this is quite unlikely: range of the NFC signal is limited to a max of 10 cm on "clear view" (see Wikipedia ) material with a greater density will reduce this even more: air ~ 0.001 g/cm 3 versus Lithium ~ 0.53 g/cm 3 makes rawly a 500-times-density difference, so a factor of 10 (as I mentioned in my comment) probably is a huge under-estimation even calculating with a factor of ~10, this would reduce the range to below 1 cm. And you will rather have to more than double that factor. With few devices being thinner than .8 mm, your wish is close to impossible of being fulfilled.

Reading NFC tags from the front of the phone

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Ran into a bizarre problem this morning. My Galaxy Nexus was plugged in, but not charging. Data transfer over USB seemed to work, but no charging would happen. Stranger still, if I turned the phone off, it would immediately start booting up. I couldn't actually get it to be off. I couldn't find these symptoms on google, so I'm posting here. I did eventually solve it by pulling out the battery and putting in a different one (the lower capacity one the phone came with). It seemed to be normal, and continues to be normal after I switched back to the battery which wasn't charging earlier. Anyone know the actual cause? Either way, a solution is here for distressed users.

Removing the battery and putting it back in solves the problem, at least temporarily. A few days later, I found the same problem was happening, and the same solution worked.

Galaxy Nexus won't charge, will immediately reboot if turned off

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All I want is a tablet that only runs one application (developed by me) on startup. Is there a "clean" version of Android that I can use for this? By clean or empty I mean an OS without all the unwanted features. Basically, my app needs to connect to the Internet, access the camera within my app, and send and receive data from sensors and other external devices.

You can install Cyanogenmod or any number of custom roms, but it sounds like you'll need to develop a specific rom for your situation. If you only want the user to run a single app, I would imagine you'd have to develop an app that declares itself as a Home Screen/Launcher, and have your ROM only include that app as the main Launcher. This is basically how Barnes &amp; Noble made the Nook Simple Touch. Their own Launcher is very limited and doesn't let you install apps or see anything that looks like Android. As soon as you get root via an exploit, you can easily install your own launcher that gives you access to the standard android interface and turns the Nook Simple Touch into a fully fledged (if limited) tablet. A specific implementation is outside the focus of this stackexchange site, but you can get programming advice at stackoverflow.com

Is there an empty/clean version of Android for tablets?

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I am trying to cerate a simple icon on my Android tablet to launch, say, the browser, with a specific URL. Under Windows, this is simply creating a shortcut. Under Ubuntu, this is just creating a .desktop file with a couple of parameters, including the actual command line to execute. But I cannot seemto be able to do this under Android, and although I don't mind command line on a desktop computer, this is not a viable option under Android. Can this be done with the stock launcher that comes with Android, or should I use a special one. I registered a couple of those.

Sure it can be done. I never used this feature, so I'm not sure whether there's an option for "a simple icon", but you should take a look at the "bookmark widget": First, start your browser and create a bookmark for the page you want to link to. Second, go to your homescreen, long-tap on a free space (where you want the link to be), select "widgets", and then watch out for the "Bookmark widget". Tap it, select your bookmark, et voila! there should be a shortcut on your homescreen. Alternative to the second step: while still in your browser, go to "bookmarks", long-tap the bookmark you created, and select "add to homescreen" (source: AndroidCentral ). More alternatives: stackexchange-url ("Is it possible to create a URL link to a website on the home screen?") stackexchange-url ("Pinning Web Sites to Android Homescreen") check the many bookmark widgets available at Google Play use the Tasker app to create a shortcut (not that easy when trying Tasker for the first time, as it is quite complex – but here I'm pretty sure it will be an icon. And as side-effect, you've got the mightiest automation tool available for Android :) To do the similar thing to open a file with an associated app, depending on the launcher used, explained using an example: Go to your homescreen Long press an empty space where the icon should be placed In the opening menu, select "shortcut" Select your file manager (this won't work with all file managers; in my example, I used ES File Explorer , which perfectly serves this case) Now navigate to the file you want to create a shortcut for (in my example, I selected an EPUB ebook) The icon should appear on your homescreen. Now, tapping that icon, either your ebook reader opens directly (if only one is installed, or you've made it the default to "always use"), or, as in my case, a popup asks you to chose the app to be used (e.g. Aldiko, Moon+ Reader, FBReader).

Creating a custom launch action on the menu

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I read about syncing photos with Google on Android somewhere, and got a little concerned. It is probably just a special Google service you have to sign up for, but just in case, I want to relieve me of this concern. Does Google send my photos(files in the gallery) to their servers? I under no circumstance would like automatic syncing of picture and photo files.

Google supports photo syncing, but you can disable this. If you have Google+ installed, disable Auto Backup. Open the app's settings, and go to <code> Auto Backup &gt; OFF </code> . Disable Google photo sync. On your phone's settings, go to <code> System settings &gt; Accounts &gt; Google &gt; username@gmail.com &gt; Sync Picasa Web albums </code> . Make sure sync is disabled. UPDATE 2013-11-22: As per stackexchange-url ("Damien Golding"), it is also worth noting that the settings of the camera must be checked. In his case, Google photo sync was ON in the <code> Albums </code> setting.

Does Google take any of my file data on Android?

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I'm looking for a bluetooth earphone set, or a device compatible with it, so that I can control the music (play/pause &amp; next/previous) without actually touching the phone. Is there any hardware that does this? The reason is, I'm getting home from work, in a crowded bus, standind, trying to hold on with one hand, and the other hand cannot reach into phone, unlock the screen, find the next button and press it. It's too hard :) Or any way to use the volume button for previous / next ? This would be much cheaper, and fancier :)

This sounds a bit like a shopping question, which is off-topic here, but as a general answer: Yes, it's possible to change tracks from Bluetooth headphones. Almost all headphones that support A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), which is required for better quality music streaming, can also handle AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) which handles controlling the playback. As an example, I have a Samsung SBH-170 , which has buttons for play/pause, next/previous track, volume up/down and call answer. Just check that the headphones you're going to buy support A2DP, and most likely they support AVRCP as well.

Is there a Bluetooth earphone that can control the Music being played?

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Would be a simple way to bypass the MTP protocol crap to transfer files to my android tablet. There must be app out there that I can split files in pieces on computer and then reassemble on android device. Any suggestions?

If you're able to transfer the split files from your pc to your android device, which most probably will, you can use this app to join the files. Also make sure you split the file using 7zip on your pc. Hope this helps

How can I split files on the computer and then assemble them on android device?

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This is a newbie question. While travelling, I need to recharge my Galaxy Nexus and my digital camera, both of which are meant to be charged through a micro-USB port, ie. 0,5A. To reduce charging time, I have an 1A AC adaptor but it only has a single USB port. Google shows a number of two-port AC adaptors: one port is 1A, the other is 2,1A (it looks like Apple devices expect 2,1A) this one delivers 2A when using a single port, but 1A when using both ports In case I only need to charge a single device, is it safe to have it fed 2 or 2,1A? I read that a device only uses the intensity it needs, but will it fry if it's fed too much intensity? Thank you.

Yes, it is fine to charge a device with a higher current charger. You can think of current like the device pulling rather than the charger pushing. The device will only take as much current as it wants regardless of how much the charger is capable of supplying.

Is it safe charging a Galaxy Nexus through a USB 2A port?

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I keep getting warning that apps cannot be installed on their default location since there is too little space. However, when I check in system there is a bunch of space, especially for small apps of a few MBs. Screenshots (click for larger variants) I tried moving some apps on SD card, but again I got a message that there is not space available. Is there some system space occupied by unnecessary files which I can manually delete? Or other way to solve this silly bug? This is Galaxy S2 with official 4.1 OS. I have root access (rooted phone).

Aside from stackexchange-url ("Izzy")'s suggestions, I also find Clean Master helpful in cleaning unecessary files / cache. Check it out. :)

How to get more space by manually deleting unnecessary system files (rooted S2)?

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I want to be able to run a shell command (e.g. <code> mount </code> ) on startup on my Galaxy Note 3 (stock rooted Android 4.3) Typically on Linux that'd be done using <code> /etc/init.d </code> but I don't have that directory on my Note 3. What's the best approach to running a shell script on startup/boot on Galaxy Note 3?

You might want to take a look at ScriptManager : Manage and execute shell scripts and programs in file system. All executions run over vt100 terminal accepting user input and esc codes (colors, bel, cursor movement ..) Run them at boot-up and/or on network status change possibility. Schedule at selected time. (cron jobs) Alternatively, Tasker can be used as well to execute scripts (and other tasks) at certain events – as, e.g., on boot.

Can I run scripts on startup on rooted Galaxy Note 3?

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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini with CyanogenMod 10 and I would like to connect its SD cards (internal and external) to my Windows 7 x64 machine as a harddisk drives via USB cable. Now when I connect S4 to PC it shows as portable device, but a lot of applications cannot work with that (i.e. Total Commander synchronize dirs). I tried uninstalling the devices drive from Device Manager, (I also checked " "delete the driver") but it always uninstalls and again reinstalls the same version of the driver.

This app should help. Since you've rooted your device, it should work fine.

How to open SD cards as a drive in Windows 7?

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I have never flashed rom or anything close to it on my mobile so far. I have a nexus-4 and would like to install 4.4 KitKat from the factory image published by Google. Is there any site that provides detailed steps on how to do it?

You can follow the steps in stackexchange-url ("this question") but get the 4.4 rather than the 4.3 factory image.

install KitKat factory image on nexus-4

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I have videos in a directory which is protected through .htaccess. I want to deliver the videos by means of the <code> &lt;video&gt; </code> tag. Here is an example: protected video Use test/test to login. Without the protection the same video plays fine: unprotected video I've tried it with the stock browser and also Chrome. I am on a custom 4.0.4 ROM. Am I the only one experiencing this issue? I couldn't find anything on Android's Bug Tracker.

The problem also persists on Android 4.3 and most probably also with later versions. I've reported the issue on chromium's bug tracker and it has been confirmed: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=331876 There's also a bug report on the Android's bug tracker for the stock browser: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43414 I hope this issue will get fixed soon.

.htaccess protected HTML5 videos not playing

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So I have a Galaxy Note II and recently rooted the device for the main reason to overclock it. I want a faster web browsing experience. I installed the App. Set CPU so that when I have either Google Maps or Chrome running the CPU settings which were at a default range of 200 MHz to 1.60Ghz to be bumped up to 400MHz to 1.60MHz. Will this damage my phone? I can feel a tangible difference with the slight bump up. Will this overclocking degrade the phones chips??

To directly answer your question: no, this modification will not harm your device. To elaborate: You didn't overclock your device (that's why I said it was safe). You raised the minimum frequency. What you see in Set CPU is the scaling range. For any given moment your device decides which frequency it needs to do what it's doing. For example when only reading and not scrolling it needs only 200 MHz to basically wait for further input. This is done for better battery life. When actively loading pages the device will automatically increase the operating frequency up to the limit of your scaling range. This increases performance, but is worse for battery. In both of your cases the maximum scaling frequency is 1600 MHz. You told the device to save less power when idling, but kept the maximum "speed" the same. Overclocking on android is done by raising the scaling range maximum value above the default. For example a very small and usually OK overclock for your device would be to set the scaling range to 200MHz to 1700MHz. This modification however can harm your device, but not very likely. It also often requires custom kernels to be flashed. When things go wrong with overclocking you can see random reboots and freezes, and almost never any permanent damage to the device. I suggest you try to read more about this topic on sites like xda-developers, before doing anything else with the device.

Overclocking CPU Settings on an Android Device

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My Nexus 10 won't boot, so I need to copy a ROM from my computer to the device. Since it won't boot, I need to copy it via recovery. I can flash recoveries as needed and install software on my computer as needed, but I need to get the ROM on there!

Use ADB on a computer while your device is in recovery. To copy a file from the computer via usb, use this: <code> adb push /path/to/local/ROM.zip /sdcard/ </code> This will copy the local file to the device in the specified location. Directories can be created on the device via the shell: <code> adb shell </code> and using the usual shell commands to navigate around and create directories. This beginners guide may also help you. You might also consider getting a stackexchange-url ("USB OTG adapter"). This way you'd be able to put the files you need on a USB drive, plug it into your N10, and flash the files you need. I do it this way on my N7 with TWRP all the time so that I can erase everything on it without worrying.

Transfer files from recovery on a Nexus 10

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My main concern is that I do not want to modify my Android so that it becomes less stable than it currently is. If my understanding is correct launchers like Buzz Launcher or GO Launcher significantly change how Android looks, but the changes perhaps do not stop just there. Also, once a third party launcher has been installed, is there a way to revert the changes? I mean, sure they can probably be uninstalled, but is it going to be a very clean uninstall, or do they typically leave junk behind around the filesystem? I'd like to try out Buzz Launcher very much, and GO Launcher probably too, but if they're going to render my Android somehow inferior in terms of causing arbitrary type of damage or just clutter the device as a consequence, I'd rather not. Update Incidentally, what about keyboards? Same deal?

In Android, a launcher is no different to any other kind of app. The launcher just has an extra intent filter that launches it when you press the home button. If you have more than one launcher app installed, you get a chooser dialog to select one, just like any other time you perform an action that more than one app can handle (such as sharing a photo). Android packages aren't like packages in GNU/Linux distributions. They have very limited access to the system, and can't leave files behind them after you uninstall them (except on the SD card, if they request the permission needed to access it). Except when allowed with specific permissions (which you should always check before installing), the only real problem they can cause is using the resources of your phone: taking too much power, network, or storage. In this respect, you don't need to worry about an unstable launcher any more than any other kind of app you install. If my understanding is correct launchers like Buzz Launcher or GO Launcher significantly change how Android looks, but the changes perhaps do not stop just there. I think you are overstating how much a launcher can do. All it changes is how your home screen looks, including the list of apps and widgets you get to from the home screen. A launcher doesn't affect the appearance of any other app, nor does it change how Android works. It's just an app you launch by pressing the home button.

Are launchers as stable and safe to use as stock software?

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I have Android 4.3 jelly bean on my Nexus 7. How do I get Kitkat? I have tried exploring the Android website. I have also found some tutorials out there like this one - http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-kitkat-update-how-manually-update-nexus-7-latest-android-firmware-tutorial-1469800 but they seem to require taking steps that are quite low-level. I don't think a consumer like me is supposed to delve into such a low-level ...

This is really just if you want to do the upgrade manually, now . Google's own devices (the Nexus range) have always received the latest OS versions sooner or later over the air (called "OTA"). Actually, they've started seeding it now, according to Team Android on an article published November 15th: The new WiFi version Nexus 7 2013 can now be updated to Android 4.4 KRT16O KitKat OTA software update. The official Android 4.4 KitKat has just begun rolling out to users starting today and Google will be pushing out this firmware update to everyone in the coming days.

How do I get Android kitkat 4.4?

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I have an Xperia Z1 with Android 4.2.2 and the latest version of Whatsapp. There is at least one contact whom I am sure has got Whatsapp but is not shown in Whatsapp contacts. The contact is in my phone's address book, with country code. "Show all contacts" is selected, no hidden contact, auto sync is on; I manually synced, refreshed, deleted and reinstalled both contacts and app. Other ideas?

So, as said, I had tried everything, Refresh included, the international code for my number and all contacts numbers, everything. The problem was much more idiot: my friend finally told me that the number connected to Whatsapp was the old one. As it was associated to the email, it was not letting the new number appear. Something like that. I still do not understand how this is possible, I mean, somebody uses Whatsapp with a number, then changes number but not email, and start sending messages through the new number, but does not appear with that number because the email is registered with the old number? Crazy. How can then this person send messages from the new number? Complicated. Anyway. Thanks :)

Whatsapp does not show a contact. Tried "everything"

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Similar to stackexchange-url ("Android 4.2/4.3 easter eggs"), does 4.4 KitKat have similar or other ones?

KitKat easter egg Open Settings Hit About phone at the bottom of the items list. Tap the entry Android version three times quickly. A big K will appear on your screen. Hit it a few times or long-press to continue to a KitKat style Android logo. Dessert Case daydream: Go through steps 1-3 of the above. Long-press (1s) the big K. Long-press (1s) the Android logo. It will open a new daydream 'screensaver'. From now on, you can select it as a daydream option in Settings → Display → Daydream .

Android 4.4: How to get the Easter Egg and unlock the Dessert Case daydream?

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Alright, so a little background: lately my Epic 4G touch has been acting up (restarting when it feels like it, power button won't work, going from 100% power to 20%, etc) and I decided to take appropriate action. I first purchased a new battery (as my previous one was "bloated" and had water damage) hoping that would fix my problems. Unfortunately it only reduced how often the problems occurred. My next course of action is to do a factory reset on my phone (it's rooted running CM 10) and get a new one from Sprint (I have insurance) which I did following this tutorial. Everything went well - as far as I can tell - but I am experience a boot loop as mentioned in the video. The remedy is to wipe the /data partition, which is where I'm stuck. The problem: As mentioned, my power button is broken, but in a very odd way. I can use my power button to get into Recovery Mode, but after that it almost never works (and if it does it's as if I'm holding the power button and my phone restarts after about 5 seconds). So due to this I can't select "Wipe data/factory reset" from Recovery Mode. I tried using <code> adb </code> to wipe my data partition, but since my phone is no longer rooted I get "Permission denied" and any attempt to use <code> root </code> or <code> su </code> (obviously) fail. I'm not sure what my options are at this point, is there anyway I can wipe the <code> /data </code> partition without root or a power button?

You could try booting into fastboot mode, and then use <code> fastboot -w </code> . This command wipes userdata and cache, and thus should be equivalent to a factory-reset. For more information, there's a List of fastboot commands , and of course our stackexchange-url ("fastboot tag-wiki").

Can't "Wipe data/Factory reset" due to broken power button

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Where can we download following Android 4.4 ISO Android 4.4 64bit ISO I have checked at following location https://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list Seems like android-x86 4.3 is the maximum version provided there. I am searching for ISO to set it up on VM Player/Virtual Box.

It looks like there are no Android 4.4 images ready yet for this. In the download area of the Android X86 project you can find a couple of images and more, starting with Android 1.6 (Donut) and currently reaching up to Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), and also other useful resources. Might be worth checking there again later, as I would expect they add 4.4 as soon as they have an image ready for that. I'm not sure whether the Genymotion project (the "next generation" of AndroidVM) offers some image downloads as well, as checking would require one to sign-up first. Genymotion is another VM solution, which AFAIK works together with VirtualBox. It should be quite fast and stable, is based on Android x86, and available for MacOS, Linux, and Windows alike.

Download location for Android 4.4 x86 (64bit)

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I have once opened a website on Chrome for Android. By mistake, I allowed the popup. Now I am not able to find how to disable this popup. As a result, every time I open the URL (which is quite often), the pop-up is opened which is a pain. How to disable the popup for a website for which it was enabled earlier?

In Google Chrome for Android, go to <code> Settings &gt; Content settings &gt; Website settings </code> . Select the website in concern, and clear the data / cache for it.

How to disable popup on Chrome for Android?

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Is it possible to turn an Android phone into a USB gamepad for the PC? If yes, how?

Have you tried searching for <code> gamepad </code> in Google Play? Here are some of the results: Ultimate Gamepad Connect through wifi or bluetooth in the most simple way. Install the Ultimate Control Receiver program on your computer (PC, Mac or Linux) and select it from the list displayed on your phone. DroidPad DroidPad lets you use your phone as a PC joystick or mouse.

How to turn Android phone into an USB gamepad for PC?

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I have the storage on my Nexus 4 encrypted using Android's built-in encryption feature. I'd like to update to 4.4 using one of the factory images provided by Google. If I follow the standard script included in the tarball (removing the option to wipe the phone), which uses fastboot, will fastboot do the right thing and prompt me for the encryption password? Or might it brick my phone by writing unencrypted data on top of an encrypted partition?

For the record: this works fine, so long as you are careful not to flash the userdata partition. I was able to follow the instructions from AndroidPolice for flashing the factory image, including removing the "-w" option from the "fastboot update ..." command (this prevents the update from wiping the userdata partition).

Possible to flash factory ROMs on an encrypted phone using fastboot?

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Google has released Android 4.4 factory image for Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 today. The steps to install Android 4.4 factory image in nexus 4 is Download the factory image corresponding to your device's model and version Extract the downloaded file and <code> cd </code> into the extracted directory. run <code> adb reboot-bootloader </code> run <code> ./flash-all.sh </code> Can I follow the same steps and install the above Android 4.4 in Samsung Galaxy Core or in Galaxy Grand? Any help will be highly appreciated?

No, you can't. Those ROMs are intended for those devices only. Flashing a ROM that is not compatible with the device can brick the device. You should wait for 4.4 ROMs for your devices.

Can we install Android 4.4 factory image on Samsung Galaxy Core?

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The new Android has Host-based Card Emulation built in which takes care of the secure element: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html Wondering what it takes to load NFC enabled cards unto a Nexus5 (or another Android Kitkat phone). Can one read out the cards and load them in some general app to create a digital wallet with public transport, company access and credit cards (how awesome!)? Or do the card suppliers need to enable this themself in compatible apps? Hoping for the first option of course, but seem unable to find the answer online and don't have the Nexus5 yet. Thanks in advance! :)

All that host-based card emulation (HCE) does is it enables app authors to support more hardware: that is, devices that don't have the necessary secure element hardware. Developers of apps that previously made contactless transactions using the secure element will now be able to make their apps work on devices that don't have that hardware. However, using HCE is less secure than using a hardware secure element, so it's likely that payment card operators will choose not to support this. Secure payment cards The obstacle that stops you reading your own cards into your phone ( cloning the cards) is not related to the phone's technology: it's because the card is designed to prevent this. The card contains a secret number that can't be accessed via an NFC transaction. To be more precise, there's no sanctioned way to do this: security researchers and criminals have found ways to use flaws in the design to clone various contactless payment cards. I wouldn't recommend doing this, as doing so may constitute a criminal offence where you are, and will almost certainly make you liable for your bank's losses should anything go wrong. In summary: the only difference that HCE makes is that if your bank already offers an app to do this, but it doesn't work on your phone, it might (if your bank chooses) work after you upgrade to Android 4.4. Door cards, etc. Unlike the high-security payment cards, with processors and secret numbers, door entry cards and tags and the like often just have an ID, which they present to the card reader. Such cards are already very easy to clone. The main obstacle has been getting the the phone to present the desired ID, and HCE means there may well be an explosion of apps that are made for just this use case. (See also stackexchange-url ("Can I clone my (mifare classic) Access card with an Android device?").) However, the long-term result of this is likely to be that door entry systems are changed to use challenge-response protocols and thus become harder to clone.

Do the new NFC options in 4.4 Kitkat allow one to have a combined digital wallet?

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On the iphone, under the Safari settings, there was an option ADD TO HOME SCREEN. that gets quite handy to have direct bookmarks launchable from a single tap on the icon. How do you do that in the android world? I got a note 3 &amp; I'm dying to get this functionality in. http://cubiq.org/add-to-home-screen

From Chrome, first add the site you're interested in as a bookmark by clicking the little star icon. Then go to Bookmarks (from Chrome's menu), and long-tap the bookmark you just created. A context menu appears, and the bottom item is Add to home screen . If you like, first click Edit bookmark to set the label the bookmark will use: it defaults to the web page title, which isn't always what you want. If Samsung is still shipping their own browser in the Note 3, the procedure is the same there, but the bookmarks icon is a kind of banner with a star, and the menu item is called Add shortcut to home .

quick way to add chrome (or internet) shortcuts to home screens

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With Android 4.3 and earlier, gray/white signal icons in the notification bar informed about connection trouble concerning the Google Services (see e.g. stackexchange-url ("What does it mean when the connectivity icons in the status bar go white/gray?")). If everything was OK, they were either green (before 4.x) or blue (4.0+). Now they seem to be permanently gray/white. Am I in trouble, or did I miss something?

You are (not) in trouble. Or at least you cannot tell anymore by simply taking a look at the notification bar. With Android 4.4 (KitKat) came a few design changes; one of them was to turn those notification icons permanently gray, officially to be "less distracting". So how can you tell if there are issues with your connection to the Google servers? According to an AndroidPIT Blog, you now have to check with the Quick-Settings, where problems are indicated by icons turned red/orange.

With Android 4.4 (KitKat), my notification icons are always gray. Am I in trouble?

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I'm using a HTC ONE X with Android 4.2.2 and HTC Sense 5.0 I took a screenshot from my phone : the picture has the same resolution as my screen which is 720x1280. Then I share it on google plus : go to 'Galery' app ( don't know if its the standard android one or an HTC specific app :/ ) choose my picture touch 'share' chose in the list 'Google+' which open the google+ app to choose the circles I want to share with. confirm. The picture shared is then 180x320 ! All text is unreadable so the sharing doesn't make sens anymore :/ Does anyone know why ? And how to prevent this ? I'm connected using wifi connection so there's no need to scale down the picture I can upload the full size...

It seems like it fixed by itself... Now can see the full size picture in my post on Google + without doing anything more. My guess is : it uploaded a sample sized version of the picture in order to share my post instantaneously while the full picture was still uploading ... Anymore informations on this from anyone would be nice. Thanks :)

Picture converted to very low quality while sharing on Google +

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I have an HTC One V, but I rooted it and installed CyMod 10.1. The problem I am currently facing is that the device shows up on Google Play as HTC One V which came with 4.0, whereas my phone now has 4.1. Since it shows up as One V (4.0) many of the downloads show up as non-compatible with my phone and hence I cannot install them. Is there any thing that can be done to remedy this?

You can try Market Helper ; requires ROOT. Market Helper is a tool for Android that helps users to be able to change/fake their rooted devices to any other devices. For example, it can turn your Nexus 7 into Samsung Galaxy S3 in a few seconds. No reboot is required.

Is there a way to change device type on Google Play

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On my Xiaomi M2A, Google Now complains that it's not available in my country. I know for a fact that Google Now is available in the Netherlands, because it works fine on my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. So apparently, Google Now thinks it's in some other country (possibly China, since that's where I ordered this phone). But the phone has been configured to use the Dutch settings everywhere I could find. (Silly enough, the message is actually in Dutch). So where does Google Now get the idea that it's somewhere else? And (more importantly), how do I tell it that it is, in fact, in the Netherlands?

Well, I'll be damned. It seems that Google Now refuses to run on a rooted device, but it just doesn't say so. The vendor had installed an app to enable rooting of the device. I'd played around with it, but root access was disabled after the first upgrade of MiUI. I didn't really miss root access, to be honest, so it let it be. Ziggo (my cable TV provider)'s TV-watching app did refuse to let me watch TV, though, because it claimed that I wasn't using "an original operating system". Recently, I tried uninstalling the (Chinese) root manager app -- I can't read Chinese anyway. Uninstalling turned out to be impossible, but after clicking around a bit, and disabling most things I saw, suddenly Google Now became available! And Ziggo suddenly allowed me to watch TV on my device! So apparently, Google Now refuses to run on a rooted device! Ziggo's TV-watching app was more honest: at least it told me it refused to operate on a rooted device..

Google Now says it's not available in my country

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I recently got an old HTC Droid Incredible 2 with Verizon, that doesn't have service anymore. I wanted to give the phone a "clean slate" so I did a factory reset. However, when I booted it up again, it said that it needed to make a phone call (through Verizon) in order to re-activate, and will not let me proceed without doing this. I have pretty much no idea what I should do now. I could try rooting it and installing CyanogenMod or something, and hope that it would work, but I'm not sure if an unactivated phone can do that. What should I do?

I finally figured out how to fix this. I don't know if this is the best way to do this, and if this is unique to just this phone, but here's what worked for me: Rebooted the phone Unlocked it at the lock screen that popped up When I came to the activation setup pages, I pulled down the notifications shade "Quick Settings" > > "All Settings" > > Home Button I'm not sure how exactly this worked (glitch or bug, maybe?), but it did. Thanks for all the help!

Reactivating a Phone Without Service

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In order to be able to use google-play-store , I will need a Google Account, and activate this on my Android device. Does this give Google access to all my private data? Is there anything I can to to protect my privacy, and still use Google services? Background: Not only recently, I've read a lot about Google collecting everything they can get hold of. While there are terms of service , it's not entirely clear to me where my data will end up. It's also reported that their latest changes weaken users' privacy , and that they are going to use my name and profile to sell ads to others . To me, this looks like really worrisome development on a system I originally thought to be "open".

On activation of a Google account on your device, you will be asked whether you want to backup your data to the Google cloud. While this must be explicitly supported by the apps to take effect for their data (which only a few do), and thus will never be a complete data backup, many of your most private data will be affected here – amongst others your WiFi APs including their (plain text!) passwords, which even might lead to stackexchange-url ("other issues") beside privacy. But even if you answer this with "No", your contacts, calendars, and more will be automatically sync'd with the Google cloud without you being explicitly asked for. So here are some things you might want to consider. The list is definitly not complete, I certainly have missed some points (and might add some lateron). "Do you want to backup..." (see above): This includes data of some apps which support it, a list of apps installed on the device – but also sensitive data such as configured WiFi APs with their passwords in plain-text ( open issue #57560 ) In the sync settings of your Google account, de-select what you don't want to sync. Do this before entering any of your private data (contacts, calendars, etc.), and remember you will have to re-do this after a factory-reset . Side-effect: the less you sync, the less this can eat your data-plan . Consider switching the default storage in your contacts/calendar/... app from "Google Account" to "Device" 1 Android 4.4+: Install an alternative SMS app and make it the default one (in Settings→WiFi you can chose which app to be used for SMS) to avoid your messages being mixed into Hangouts . To be on the safe side, you can also disable SMS support in Hangouts . Android 4.4+: Install an alternative Gallery app 2 to avoid your images being mixed with Google+ (looks like the separate gallery app will be gone soon as well ). Side-effect: again savings on your data-plan for not automatically syncing all your photos (alternatively, photo sync/instant upload can also be turned off in G+ settings AFAIK). Avoid services like Google+ which are quite intrusive to privacy. If that's not an option for you, check their settings thoroughly, and opt-out from intrusives whereever possible. Disable Google Maps and replace it by a good alternative. Apps like the open-source OsmAnd , OruxMaps , or Locus Map not only offer you much better offline capabilities, but also save your device's juice by not constantly running in the background even without being explicitly started by you. If you followed all above suggestions, you now might as well think about disabling Google Now – it no longer can tell you it's "10 minutes to your parents", or "you need to start to work earlier because of higher traffic", as it doesn't know where (or who) your parents are, and where your work place is (or what the traffic conditions are). And cannot give you advices like "buying this because your friends like it". There are several more things you can do for your privacy , not being restricted to Google's services. If rooting is an option for you, things like Xprivacy are definitly worth a look. A good starting point are our stackexchange-url ("privacy tag-wiki") and other stackexchange-url ("questions tagged "privacy""). PS: Turning WiFi off when you don't need it (with 4.3+, remember there's also the "keep scanning for networks even if WiFi is switched off" setting in Settings→WiFi→Advanced to be considered) could even protect you against being tracked by advertising trashcans ... 1 There are alternative sync possibilities like OwnCloud , Funambol , and others available 2 QuickPic is a good candidate here

Google Account activation: What should I consider concerning privacy?

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The title says it all. I am wondering if I can display slideshows among other things on a computer display. I know that it has to be a DLNA compatible device, which I believe most of computer displays are not, and I also know there's this companion HTC Media Link HD device (which is a wi-fi dongle kind of thing). I have a Mac OS X 10.8.2 Macbook Air, and an old Linux laptop, and some time to kill on a cold November weekend, so what I am asking really is whether there is a way to turn my Macbook or Linux laptop into a DLNA compatible device so that I could play slideshows on 24" display without investing any extra money.

You don't necessarily need DLNA for that, nor HDMI. WiFi and the right app might do as well. Take a look at e.g. Remote Gallery 3D , you cannot only have a slide show on your PC, but even manage your photos remotely. The app runs a web server on your device, which then can be accessed via any web browser (i.e. completely OS independent). Only requirement is Flash capability. For a presentation, also have a look at Youtube . This way you can even take your photo gallery with you when visiting friends or family: no installation on the PC required. So as long as WiFi is available, you're fine. The app is free, so it comes without investing any extra money , as requested ;) Alternatively, you could setup a DLNA server on your Android device ( BubbleUPnP would be a good choice for that). Nex, you would need a client to access it from your Mac (take a look at this Wikipedia list to pick one). Start the server on your Android device, then start the client on the Mac. The Client should automatically find and list your Android device, and let you browse your media. What features are offered (just pick single entries, make a slideshow, have background music played along) depends on the client chosen. A third variant would be investigating in Airplay . As that's Apple's own stuff, your Mac should surely support it. There are a bunch or apps supporting Airplay you could chose from; not having a Mac, I cannot be of assistance in this area. Fazit by stackexchange-url ("ILIV"): BUbbleUPnP is a very nice software. I'm having a lot of fun trying out various combinations. One thing I learned this morning is that I can use VLC to browse and play all content on my phone: video, music and pictures. Video playback intermittently stucks for a split second, very rarely, but it does. That is unfortunate, but I'm wondering if it is a VLC or BubbleUPnP issue, or maybe it's just that two don't get along well.

Display media from HTC One on a computer display

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I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1' with Android version 4.1.2. Is it possible to manually to update to Android 4.4, and if yes how?

It is not currently possible for non Nexus devices. For this you will have to wait until Samsung release a version of Android KitKat for your device or until a developer release a ROM based on Android 4.4 for your tablet ( CyanogenMod for example).

How can I update to Android 4.4 manually?

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Here's a problem I've been experiencing with my new Nexus 5: I leave my home wifi (which I was connected to). I then go to work where there is a wifi network I've previously joined. However, my Nexus 5 won't automatically rejoin the work wifi. If I go to the wifi menu and try to tell it to connect.... it does nothing. It sees the network and says it has a good strong signal, but it simply won't connect to it. If I turn airplane mode on and off (or restart the phone), it will join the work wifi. Same thing happens in reverse (leave work wifi, won't auto rejoin home wifi). Or if I just walk out of range of the wifi network and walk back into range of it. I did not have this issue on Android 4.2.2 with my Galaxy Nexus. Is there a way to fix this? Or is it some sort of software bug in Android 4.4?

It appears that this was an issue from Google's syncing of wifi profiles from older phones. For some reason, when my new Nexus 5 acquired the wifi profiles from my Galaxy Nexus, they exhibit this issue. The solution here worked but you must be rooted. You must delete all the wifi profile data ( requires root ) and then re-join the wifi networks again. <code> adb shell $ su # rm -r /data/misc/wifi/ # reboot </code> Then rejoin your wifi networks in the wifi manager. When you leave the range of the wifi and come back, it should reconnect as normal.

Wifi auto rejoin issues on Nexus 5 / Android 4.4

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I'm trying to learn. I have an android tablet from Kocaso. Apparently to transfer files from my computer to the tablet you need to use MTP. This seems to imply that I need something for Windows XP to detect the file format ext/2/3/4 of the device so I can transfer stuff like a good old usb key. So what do I need exactly?

This is one of the reasons MTP was introduced for: independency of the file system format used "behind it". You can compare it to using "standard SQL" to retrieve data from a database via an ODBC driver: your application does not need to know whether there's a MySQL, Oracle, PostGreSQL, or whatever database behind it. As long as it sticks to standard SQL commands, it simply works. Similar issue with MTP . Other than with using UMS , your computer doesn't access the file-system directly, but uses a kind of "command layer". On the Android device, MTP then plays the role of our above ODBC driver, translating everything to the underlying file system. So as long as your computer knows how to deal with MTP , you don't have to even think about what file system is used. It should simply work. But on the other hand, MTP has proven tricky sometimes: it requires extra drivers on Windows, and doesn't work out of the box on MacOS or Linux systems (also extra installs and adjustments required here). So there are alternatives you might wish to take a look at for file transfer, such as using apps like Airdroid , FTPServer , DavDrive , or similar.

How to transfer data from android device using MTP and having the ext2/3/4 file format to computer on Windows XP

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Redphone is known for providing encryption for end-to-end calls. I am eager to know how it protects our privacy from telecom companies. How does it secure our call and text and protect our privacy from even telecom companies?

It uses a Protocol called zrpt to encrypt your voice which then is transfered via voice over ip. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZRTP

How does Redphone encryption work?

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It seems that Nexus 5 ships with Hangouts as the default (only) app for SMS messaging but I'm not interested in Hangouts and I prefer the messaging app I had on my Galaxy Nexus. How do I get the Galaxy Nexus Messaging App onto my Nexus 5?

You're not alone in wanting the old Messaging app! Even though the old stock Messaging app is no longer included in Android, you always have the option of installing an alternative. In fact, people are recommending 8sms as a replacement for Hangouts that is almost identical to the original stock Messaging app . In fact, it is built from the source code of the original Messaging app , with "some enhancements".

Install the Galaxy Nexus Messaging app onto the Nexus 5

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I had intermittent issues before with my Google syncing not working as it should (although I've always been able to go to google.com in the browser), rebooting usually solved it. However, after upgrading from an older 10.2 version to the latest one (via CMs own update functionality), both the Wifi icon and the mobile data icon stay completely grey. As usual, I have no issues with going to Google in the browser, so I'm suspecting this is a Gapps issue or something with the ROM. Any ideas on what I can do to troubleshoot and/or solve this? I'll go ahead and try upgrading Gapps now and let you know how it goes. This is not a duplicate with any question asking what this greyed out icon means, I'm asking specifically why the sync functionality stopped working with the upgrade (if anyone knows), and how to fix it (if possible). edit I just realized I might be running 10.1 gapps on a 10.2 CM build, I'll update this if upgrading gapps solved the issue.

Upgrading gapps to the correct version (I was running 10.1 gapps on a 10.2 CM build) solved the issue. I did not have to reinstall the ROM or anything like that, simply flash the new gapps over the old.

Grey Wifi and mobile data icon after upgrading to CM 10.2 20131102

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The mobile data cycle ( Settings -> Data usage ) looks quite arbitrary. Since I have changed my data plan, now the new cycle should start at the first day of the month instead of the 6th. How can I change the begin of a data cycle? I cannot seem to find some edit button, though I vaguely remember seeing it at the Data usage cycle menu. Affected versions: Android 4.0, 4.2.2, 4.3.1.

Changing the starting day for Mobile data is indeed non-obvious. You need to enable the mobile data connection (2G/3G) before the options are available: Enable Mobile data . Exit the Data usage settings app. Tap the spinner below the Set mobile data limit checkbox. Tap Change cycle... . Change Date of each month (I prefer the first day of the month, <code> 1 </code> ) Hit Set . Undo Mobile data if necessary (e.g. if on Wi-Fi).

How can I change the data usage cycle for Mobile data?

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On the weekend I had a brand new phone stolen from me. It was out of battery at the time. I'm assuming whoever stole the phone has removed the SIM card and probably re-flashed it as it was locked. Does Android Device Manager still have ability to track it? Can anyone inform me how the tracking on it works? I have not yet had the phone locked via IMEI as im sure that would halt this method of location (they cant use it anyway). The phone is an HTC One. Much appreciated.

No. Once it's factory-reset or even flashed, the Android Device Manager is no longer able to find it. Background: Android Device Manager uses your Google account to communicate with the device. Moreover, you have to explicitly enable it on the device. Once factory-reset / wiped / flashed, all that is gone.

Locating a stolen phone with Android Device Manager

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I have 50 Android tablets. I want to be able to control from a central place the following things on the devices: General settings like date-time, unlock method, display sleep time etc; Chrome specific things like clearing the history and cookies, saving bookmarks, setting the homepage etc; The ability to install or uninstall apps on particular device or all of them. So I need a mini SCCM for Android. Is there such a thing?

There are a number of Mobile Device Management services on the market, with varying focuses and feature sets. Mainly mentioning this, as SCCM is mentioned in the question, but Microsoft's solution (that ironically is far better at managing iOS and Android devices than Windows Phone devices) is either InTune ( 1 ) (for a cloud-based subscription service) or SCCM MDM ( 2 ) ( 3 ) (if you're happy managing your own on-premises infrastructure servers). A good round-up of current services can be found here: 10 BYOD mobile device management suites you need to know . That round-up includes AirWatch , AmTel MDM , Dialogs Smartman Device Management , Exitor DME , FancyFon , Fiberlink MaaS360 , IBM Endpoint Manager , MobileIron , Symantec Mobile Management &amp; Zenprise . I've trialled and had good experiences using three of those, and we're actively using one of them to manage BYOD devices at the moment, I think there are different winners depending on exactly what your needs are.

Which program allows remote management of Android devices?

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How do I get an android media player without going to the google play store ? I will transfer the media player to the smartphone using bluetooth. step 1: I download the android media player to my notebook. step 2: I transfer the android media player to my smartphone. step 3: I install the android media player on my smartphone.

On your notebook, look for a FREE app (in your case, a media player ) in Google Play. Copy the link of the app in Google Play. Paste the link on APK Downloader , and download the APK file to your notebook. On your phone, make sure you allow external APKs to be installed. On my Samsung Galaxy S4, this is on <code> System settings &gt; More &gt; Security &gt; Unknown sources </code> . Using bluetooth, transfer the file from your notebook to your phone. Once download is complete on your phone, look for the APK file and install it.

How do I get an android media player without going to the google play store ? I will transfer the media player to the smartphone using bluetooth

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I helped my fried to convert from Iphone to S4. I helped him with initial setup and gave some quick crash course. I visited him after a week and answered a few of his questions. I again visited him today after a week. But his Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 has developed a problem. The WiFi would stuck on "Turning on" if Bluetooth is switched off. The phone won't detect any WiFi. I tried with multiple AP with different settings and even without security. It detected the APs for few seconds once during this troubleshooting time of three to four hours. Resetting didn't help. The phone is currently running Android 4.2.2. Any idea on how to make it detect the AP? I'll be trying to flash Android 4.3 via Odin tomorrow. I couldn't do it via Kies as it would say an unknown error occurred. UPDATE: So I've pushed WiFi Analyzer and playing randomly with WiFi Settings and WiFi analyzer brings WiFi back for good. But same problem after factory reset. And again repeating above actions fixes it.

The problem was hardware related. WiFi chip was changed in the service center. Now it is working OK.

S4 doesn't detect any WiFi

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I have a rooted Nexus 4 with stock Android on it. I decided to try out the MultiROM app on the play store. I am now trying to uninstall it, however the MultiROM app does two things: It installs a recovery called TWRP It adds a 'boot' menu which lets you select between the OSes I was able to undo #1 by reinstalling ClockWorkMod ROM. However, every time I boot up, the OS selection screen still appears. Note that the OS selection screen only has 'internal' on it. How can I remove this selection screen and remove MultiROM completely?

Just flash the original / stock ROM for your phone. But first, make sure to clear data / factory reset, wipe cache, and clear dalvik cache.

How do I uninstall MultiROM?

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