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How to tell if a phone is rooted?

Possible Duplicate:
How can I tell if I have root?

Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is rooted? Where can you find this information in the phone?
I used Unrevoked to root my HTC Desire (GSM) and I had the tool set to disable the phone security as well. But when I start the HBOOT menu it still says S-ON on top of the screen. Shouldn't that say S-OFF now?
Maybe Unrevoked failed to set S-OFF, but managed to root the phone? It has definitely changed the recovery system, because now it says ClockWorkMod Recovery. There is also a new app called Superuser Permissions. Does that mean it's been rooted?
I could try to install some app that requires root, but I thought I would hold off with that since I have just completely re-flashed it and don't want to clutter it with any bloatware until I have set up A2SD+ and partitioned my SD card.
I'm also curious as to why it didn't set the security flag to S-OFF. Would I need to use AlphaRev for this now? And can I skip this part, and still install A2SD+ and partition my SD card? What I'm asking is this: is S-OFF a requirement for A2SD+ and partitioning the SD card and messing around with things like partitioning, /system and Dalvik cache?

Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is rooted?

The easiest way of root checking is to use program Root Checker.

You are correct, it should say S-OFF when you boot. However, the fact that it has CWM Recovery is a good sign.
Google play has many apps that will check root for you. Give one of them a try.

Some phone rooted will show new application(SuperSU, Superuser, or else) but you didn't install it before. It's easiest way to know your phone was rooted or not.


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Service that syncs pictures only when charging
I've been using Dropbox camera upload to automatically sync my pictures to my PC using my data plan (this part is important, I can't use a wifi).
However, this autosync eats up the battery like crazy, so I'd like it to only
sync when the phone is charging. I always connect my phone to its stand as soon
as I'm home, so I'll still have the pictures synced to my PC merely a few
minutes after getting home (without having to do anything manually).
Dropbox, unfortunately, doesn't offer this option (syncing only when charging).
Is there another photo-sync service/app that does? (picasa, g+, facebook, etc)

I'll bet there's a Tasker (or equivalent) recipe that could turn off your Dropbox syncing if on battery power.

Google+ Instant Upload offers a setting to allow uploads only when the charger is connected.
Facebook's instant photo upload does not offer such an option.
The Gallery is linked to your Google Account and thus to Picasaweb. However, there's no option within the Gallery app to restrict data transfer only when the charger is connected.
Carbonite recently started offering a mobile app, and that includes backing up photos and videos. It offers an option to use battery or not for when uploading.
So Google+ or Carbonite Mobile are your choices. (At least from the photo auto-upload services I'm aware of.)

SugarSync is my photo syncing/cloud storage app of choice, and it provides such an option. Once installed, go into the app's settings and check the box labelled "External Power Only" to restrict the auto sync to only run when the device is plugged in.

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Can't mount /sdcard while doing a NANDroid backup!
I just got root with Unrevoked and S-OFF with AlphaRev. I partitioned my SD card in GParted as following.
Part 1: 4096 MB ext3
Part 2: 25842 MB fat32

The card is a 32 GB SD card. I intended to have 4 GB reserved for apps and such. Now I am trying to do a NANDroid backup using the new ClockWorkMod AlphaRev Recovery 2.5.1.8. But it keeps failing and says that /sdcard can't be mounted.
I tried to navigate to Mounts and storage, and then Mount /sdcard but it gives me an error.
CWM-AlphaRev Recovery v2.5.1.8
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(Invalid argument)
Can't mount /sdcard

//I attempted mounting it manually here.//

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(Invalid argument)
Error mounting SDCARD:!

I noticed that, after partitioning the SD card and rebooting the phone and loading Windows, when I clicked to do a safe unmount of USB drive in Windows there was a message in Android that said it was safe to unmount the SD card now. ????....
And then I went into recovery mode in Android and found out that it couldn't do a backup because it couldn't mount the SD card. Is my SD card damaged or what? Do I have to do some kind of data/cache wipe first?
I had the phone shut down since the last attempt, just to make sure that the SD card really gets mounted when booting up. But that didn't help at all.
Update:
I tried a solution I found over at XDA forums.

In CMD, go to dir C:\Android\android-sdk\Tools Type: path
  C:\Android\android-sdk\Platform-tools)
Input "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0"

But I tried this and it says < waiting for device > in my CMD prompt and nothing happens. Does the phone really communicate with the computer in this mode? My ClockWorkMod screen has changed to an icon of a white software box with a blue android mascot next to it. So it looks like it is in this so called fastboot mode now.
C:\>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
SH08KPL03467    recovery

C:\>fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
< waiting for device >

So it looks like the daemon was not running but the phone definitely communicates with the computer. Do I have to press some button? I tried mounting the SD card again and it still doesn't work.

You need fast boot drivers and 2. the main fat partition should be partition 1 :-)

Do I have to use GParted again for this? Can I use some app instead? Over at XDA forum I've read different reports, some users suggest that this problem might be cause by the use of GParted for partitioning of the card. But I will go ahead and give your suggestion a try.

Just to check "fast boot drivers" are the drivers published by Unrevoked and on various sources like XDA forums, the package is called "android-usb-driver.zip" right?

@LiamW Thanks! That really helped. I reformatted the SD card in GParted and made the fat32 partition the first partition (/dev/sdf1) and the ext3 partition the last partition (/dev/sdf2). The CWM-AlphaRev Recovery is now making the backup. If you want you can write your comment as answer so that I can mark it as a solution to the problem. Maybe you can expand that a little? I still wonder what fast boot drivers are. And why this even matters...

Recovery images are hard coded to use the first partition of an SD card are the main FAT partition.
As such, you need to ensure that the first partition on the card is the FAT partition, or recovery will try to mount the ext partition as the fat partition.
You can use any partition tool to modify the card.
You also said that fastboot wouldn't work - this is most likely due to lack of fast boot drivers.

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How to backup my app data if my phone is not rooted?

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Full Backup of non-rooted devices

I'm going to flash (format) my Samsung Galaxy S2 (both the external sd and internal sd) . My phone is not rooted. But there are some app's data that i want to backup before formatting.Those are some of my games' progress,Mozilla Firefox's history,bookmarks etc,Opera Mini history etc. , and the songs i tagged in Shazam . How am i supposed to do that since i know that you can't backup app data such as game progress if your phone is not rooted ?  Also I can't access those apps, whenever I open them they constantly crash, this started 1 week ago, that's why im gonna flash my device (but this is another thread's subject). I would appreciate any help.

After 2 years I stumbled upon this question that I asked and it made me smile :) Anyone who comes up to this question today, just use Helium Backup. It backups your app data (game progress etc.) without root. I wish I knew this 2 years before :)

You can use the Android sdk. It includes something called adb. Here is a link to a previous question. Full Backup of non-rooted devices .Here is a list of all adb commands. http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/android/devguide/guide/developing/tools/android_adb_commandsummary.html


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Blue band on screen of Galaxy ACE Android
I have a blue band across the middle of my Galaxy Ace 55830i Gingerbread.XXLD3 phone and cannot find out why.
I have tried to check if it is a video still playing or something streaming but I have been unsuccessful in sorting out what the problem is.

Does the blue band show up when you are booting the phone (on the initial logo and startup animation)? Or only after you have started the phone completely up?

Blue band - are you referring to when playing a video?

Try taking a screenshot with the Android SDK tools. If it doesn't show up in the screenshot, it is an issue with the screen. Or as @dymutaos said, if you seen the blue band as soon as the screen comes on, even when booting the phone, it is an issue with the screen.

If its on video playback, chances are quite high its related to video codec... possibly DRM :)


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Micro SDHC card won't mount on Sylvania SYNET7LP-DS
My new Class 4 PNY 16GB Micro SDHC card won't mount on my Sylvania SYNET7LP-DS 32GB Extended storage Froyo (2.20) Tablet. This is the second new card I returned, and still won't mount. When I press the Mount SD option, it says Memory Device Safe To Remove.
I should also note that the Format SD Card option is not showing up on the Tablet at all. I mean it's not there in grey or anything.
Can someone help me?

I have same tablet with same problem , this is not merely a co-incidence .

As DanL's answer already indicates: there are sometimes incompatibility issues. Not every SDCard seems to run fine with every device. Try a different brand (and remember the one you've got now generally might not work with your device).

I also have the same tablet. I just installed a 32Gb micro sdhc and it worked right off the bat. It came pre-formatted, I installed it with power off, and on power up it was recognized and mounted.
Polaroid 32 GB CL10 micro SDHC Flash Memory Cards for Tablet PCs and Smartphones (P-SDU32G10-EFPOL)


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Not able to add words to dictionary while texting on Jelly Bean 4.1.2
I just installed Jelly Bean 4.1.2 on my Samsung Galaxy Note N7000. I am not able to add words to the dictionary. I use more than one language while texting. There are no options in the settings either.
How do I get myself out of this rut?

When you type in a word that is not in the standard dictionary and then click on it do you not get the prompt "<-- Touch again to save"? Also are you using the stock keyboard or a different one?

Ok I believe I'm a step closer to solving this adding to the dictionary issue.
This is how I'm getting around it
Firstly my keyboard is set to portrait type 3x4
Predictive text on with continuous input. Now to add a word turn OFF predictive text.
Now type your word manually and when your done, and with the cursor flashing directly next to the end of your word, goback into settings and turn predictive text back ON.
Now when you back out of setting you should see your word in the suggestion list above the keypad. Tap your new word and you should find it added to your dictionary.
This method also works for email addresses.
Just to be clear this is for use on Android 4.1.2 my device for all concerned is Samsung GS2.
Let me know if this helps.

I have been able to add and edit words on my Samsung Galaxy S2 running Jellybean 4.1.2 by using a free app called QuickShortcutMaker. The app allows me to create a home screen shortcut to the user dictionary.
A detailed tutorial can be found here: How to Add & Edit Words in the User Dictionary on Jelly Bean 4.1.2


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How to change the email adress on Latitude?
I took over the phone (Samsung) from my mom. It still shows her address on Latitude, even though it's my email address on the Gmail account.

You need to change the account in Google Maps.

Open the Maps menu.
Select More > Settings > Switch Account.

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Any way to remove the 512 character limit on Nook Touch notes?
The Nook Simple Touch is an android-based eReader. In their interface for reading books, you can highlight a word or set of words, then attach a note to that.
The notes are limited to 512 characters, but you can have an unlimited number of notes for a book. I currently work around the limit by highlighting a word, writing the note, then highlighting the next word and continuing the note.
Is there a way to remove the limit of 512 characters, or increase it to a very large number? My nook is fully rooted, so I imagine it is a simple config file or sqlite entry somewhere, but I don't know where to look.

It's more likely to be hard coded in to the app, so it would be impossible to modify without modifying the app source code.

@Liam's comment in my question was correct. The max character value is hard-coded into the Reader.apk file. Therefore, the answer to my question is no...
Unless you modify the program itself. I made changes to the file to increase the limit; details can be found at this xda forum post. Because the solution required programming, I won't post the entire answer here, as programming is outside the scope of the Android site.

This is exactly what I said :angryface:

I had this answer saved for quite a while and was finishing up the xda post before I submitted the answer. Besides, I give an alternate solution; There's no need to vote me down for that.

It's the same solution - reprogram the app.

True, it's the same resolution. But I actually took the time to do the reprogramming needed, and I linked to the appropriate posting with the actual solution. And I apologize for posting after you did; I did not see your answer when I posted mine because I had typed up my answer a few hours ago but was waiting to post it until I finished my xda post.

You get an AJAX popup when there is a new answer, but I will undownvote. EDIT: I can't until the answer it edited.

As the title of this question begins with 'Any' this answer is fully valid:
There is no way to do this, as that value will (most likely) be hard coded into the application source code. This means the only way to change it would be to download the app source and edit the value.


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CM10.1 Wifi issue
I just flashed my HTC One X AT&T Build number 1.73.502.1 710RD ATT US edition with CM 10.1 as described at CM10.1 Android 4.2.1 ROM for AT&T One X/One XL
Everything seems fine, but once I connect my device with wifi, its gets connected but data is not being transferred. Does someone has idea if this is bug or is there any solution for this ?
I am trying to connect via my broadband router. Sometimes, it shows signal of being connected, but the data connection speed is too less and gets disconnected. Even Airdroid doesn't work, it should have work when being on same network.

Is that some hotspot which requires authentication via a browser, maybe? Lots of hotels use it that way, and it looks exactly the same: Connected, but no data until you authenticated via their webpage.

No, I am trying to connect via my broadband router. Sometimes, it shows signal of being connected, but the data connection speed is too less and gets disconnected. Even Airdroid doesn't work, it should have work when being on same n/w

Are you using CM 10.1 nightly?

hmm, I don't know whether its nightly, can you please check this link, http://onexroot.com/one-xl-roms/cm10-1-android-4-2-1-rom-for-att-one-xone-xl/

Once I unchecked Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone on Date & time settings, everything worked perfectly.


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Will Rooting android give me access to Google Play?
If I were to get an android tablet that uses an app market like GetJar, would rooting it allow me to use the google play store?
I want to get a Android Hipstreet Flare, but I am hesitant because it uses GetJar.
If I'm going to dive in to the android world, I want to be able to use the legit app store.

I suggest you go to http://www.getjar.com and search it for Google Play.  You'll find they offer a shortcut to Google Play, Google Play services, Google Play Dev console, etc.  Yes, I know you want the Google Play marketplace installed.  Why not go to Best Buy, and try installing it on one of the floor models, by visiting http://play.google.com in the tablet's browser?

When your Android device is rooted, you should be able to flash images. There is a "gapps" package that contains the Google applications (like Gmail, ...) that is delivered with most AOSP roms, so you can flash that through recovery.
If I'm not mistaken, this enables the Google Play Store on the given rom. I think the gapps package must be (somewhat) compatible with the rom it's being flashed on.
There are also separate apk files that you can install directly (without flashing), though I have no experience with those. And again, they probably must be compatible with the rom you're currently running.
Please refer to xda-developers.com for more information.

You are correct. I have rooted a few Nook Colors which by default are locked down and only able to use the Barnes and Noble store. Rooting and flashing a custom rom allows normal usage of the google play store.


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Zip files not visible in CWM mode, but visible in ROM Manager in Galaxy S3
I copied Super Nexus ROM on my Galaxy S3 i9300 (international version), and flashed the ROM (previously on stock), and it is working fine.
Later, I copied JellyBam ROM, Remix ROM, etc, but I cannot see them in CWM. I can only see the Super Nexus ROM. I installed the later ROMs from ROM Manager (install SD card).
Please help me in finding all the ROMs on my SD Card in CWM.

Just to confirm my edit, is it correct that you installed the ROMs (JellyBam, Remix) using ROM Manager? This means that you can see the ROMs using ROM Manager, but you cannot see them using CWM. Is that correct?

It sounds like it could be a byproduct of the multi-user changes added in Android 4.2. Anything you copy over to your phone in 4.2 will not be at the root of the SD card, but rather at  somewhere like /data/media/0 (where 0 may be a different number depending on which user account you are using on the device). Not entirely sure how it will work with an external SD card in that case (don't have a device with one).


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After upgrade to 4.2.1 how to get "settings" and "screen lock" back in pull down menu?
After upgrading my Nexus 7 to 4.2.1, which was an adventure in itself, I noticed that in the pull down menu at the top of the screen (notification bar), where you get to see notifications about updated programs or even available updates, I don't see the icon for "settings" and for the screen lock (so it doesn't readjust when I tilt the screen) anymore. Up to now I was able to use this as a convenient and quick shortcut to go into the settings. Do I now have to pin it to my dock or the home screen in order to have a quick way to access the settings?
How can I get this back in Android 4.2.1, or was this functionality completely stripped from the new release?

Swiping down on the left side of the screen should bring down the notification window shade and swiping down on the right side of the screen should bring down the new "quick settings" window shade which has the settings icon and some other handy settings easily available. As far as the screen adjusting, this is known as auto-rotate and can be changed in the quick settings as well (Shown below).
Notification Shade:

Quick Settings Shade:

Oh, so it does. Thanks for the advice. This will take some getting used to, but it's exactly what I wanted.


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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Discharging When Plugged In Even After USB Replacement
I've got a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus that as of a few weeks ago quit charging - in fact it quickly drains the battery (discharges 2% / minute if not more) while plugged in. I tried different batteries, cords, chargers, over USB, etc, no difference. I went ahead and followed these instructions to replace the Micro USB port and I'm still having the same issue. The interesting thing is that computers recognize the phone via USB but the battery still shows "Discharging" and the battery drains extremely quickly. I have even tried charging via the pins on the side of the phone ("pogo pins" charging) and exhibits the same symptoms as traditional charging. This leads me to believe the charging circuit itself is damaged, instead of just the USB port.
Anyone have any tips or references on what else to troubleshoot or have any specs on the charging circuit itself that I could poke around with? I have a decent amount of electronics knowledge and don't mind getting my hands dirty. I am getting by with spare batteries and an external battery charger right now, but it is quite a hassle.

Take it back to your carrier's shop as its faulty! :) Nothing can be done from asking in here.

Is it a third party charger, or an OEM model?

You probably already have a new phone or know the answer, but I agree with the charging circuit idea. Did you replace the port or the whole charging circuit board?

@t0mm13b OP clearly says about replacing microUSB port himself. Are you really sure, that carrier's shop will accept faulty phone, if it was modified by user himself? What about warranty?


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None of the apps installed on my SD card work anymore
The apps worked this morning for a bit, then I plugged my phone in to charger and grabbed it right before I left for work.
When I was checking it on the way to work, most if not all of my apps, said 'Application is not installed on your phone'.
I've tried restarting many times and un-mounting and mounting the SD card again.
Can anyone help, please?!

Something does not sound right about this! Why did you unmount the SDCard? are the apps on SDCard? what device, what Android version, what exactly happened to get that message?

I unmounted the SD card because all of the applications that are not working say SD next to them on the application menu. On the home screen it just displays a little android guy in place of the app icon. I figured the card was not in properly or something so I unmounted & remounted it. I can't even access the Play store because that says it's not installed on phone as well. When i go to settings and applications it says there are a few installed on SD card but the ones installed are gray and have the SD next to them. I have the Samsung Galaxy SII and the Android version 4.0.4

Let me clarify, in the settings - applications in the 'Downloaded' section it shows the gray apps with SD next to them. In the 'On SD card' section it shows 4 apps that work. Very confusing!

I plugged it into my wall charger.

Not exactly sure now... the sdcard was probably unmounted and replaced the usual application icon with the android guy?

I'm not sure I understand how to post a screenshot of my phone on here, I've tried several different HTML codes from the help section, but it doesn't show the image. Thought it might help understand a bit better? Sorry, not as familiar with the codes as I used to be. Thanks for your help though @t0mm13b


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looking for a stable gaming custom ROM for Xperia Neo V

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Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

Gingerbread seems to be better in gaming on my device. I will really appreciate it if someone could point me to a stable custom rom built with gaming in mind

Hummm.... this is off-topic as in asking for recommended ROMs... You did say, Gingerbread seems to be better in gaming on my device and yet asking for a stable rom....?

True that Gingerbread is great for gaming but stock roms aren't as 'feature packed' as custom roms. However custom roms sometimes sacrifice stability for bleeding edge features hence my quest for a stable custom rom


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I can't use my Google Account password to bypass the lock screen
On my CM9 / ICS 4.0 phone, if I incorrectly enter the drawn pattern five times in a row, it locks itself for 30 seconds. I can't enter any more passwords, but I can click a "forgot my password" button and enter my Google Account password.
On my rooted 4.0.3 tablet running a custom ROM, my lock screen is set with a numeric PIN. If I input it incorrectly five times or more, it locks itself and I can't enter any more passwords.
I'm not offered the option to enter my google account password to bypass this, although I have configured a Google account on the device.
I want to activate the "I forgot" button in order to enter my Google Account credentials. Is it possible?

You might also want to check Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection? for alternatives.

Favorited, but does not apply to my case: it does not ask me for credentials, and there is no "I forgot" button.

Understood. I just thought in case that would lock you out, it would be nice to have some solutions at hand.

Sorry @Izzy, I truly appreciate the effor of a great and active member! I had even upvoted your linked answer. Sorry if I sounded rude... =/

Unfortunately, for my case, apparently there's only the ADB option. I better NEVER forget my password, then. :(

You didn't sound rude, don't bother. I just wanted to state that I cought the mentioned fact, and my link was meant as a fallback -- exactly as you seems to have needed. Sorry to read that the ADB option is the only one left. In that case, take care that your brother-in-laws best friends little son/daughter does not tamper with it, using up all your "free tries" ;)

It will not show if gapps aren't installed on the tablet (some more obscure brands don't come with gapps).
If gapps are installed, then try and enter it incorrectly 20+ times. This will lock you out. You will only see the enter google details screen if the device has gapps (Google Play, Gmail etc).

20 times? Why is it 5 on my phone?

@ruda.almeida It's the different UI's. TabletUI must have changed to remove the reset password button.

What is "TabletUI"? Never heard of it.

I Have typed the incorrect code 20 times. It says "you have typed your PIN incorrectly NNN times, and every 5 times it locks itself for 30 seconds and tell me to wait. Nothing different happened on the 20th time.

@ruda.almeida Do you have gapps on the tablet?

I don't know what gapps are.


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Missing Google Apps after 4.1.2 was built in Nexus S
I built Android 4.1.2 from source for my Nexus S using these instructions. Later I found that there are no Google Apps on the phone and so I cannot set up my Google account or use the Play Store or Google Maps. I tried to download the Google Apps from here and installed them from the SD card but nothing happened. How can I get them installed?
Also, is there any other way I can install Google Apps?

How exactly did you install the gapps package from your SD card? Did literally nothing happen, or did it claim to succeed or something else entirely?

No while installing it did not give me any error. It said installed, I did it from the recovery. But when I reboot the phone, I do not see any Gapps in my phone.

I tried to download the Gapps from here and installed them from the SD
  card but nothing happened. How can I get them installed?

perhaps there is not enough memory in system. Check and flash a lighter version with only essential apps(or trim down the package on your own)

It should not be the case since I flashed everything and tried to install it again

When you do not have enough space in system partition, it does happen.

I understand.. But in my case it has huge memory available

check out this link and try one of these.

in windows, install/use Nexus Root Toolkit to install the playstore .apk, then re-install missing gapps direct from playstore.


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Lost all my contacts after flashing custom rom (sg2)
I got a Galaxy S2 as an upgrade from my HTC Hero around January this year. My phone contacts have always been synced to my Gmail account and the backup worked since I got all my contacts on my SGS2 from my HTC Hero. However, I flashed a custom ROM on my SGS2 and since then only 14 of my contacts have been retrieved. When I try to manually sync the phone with Google it still only shows the 14 contacts. I visited http://google.com/contacts and to my surprise I only have the 14 contacts there as well.
How can I fix this problem? Do I have to flash it back to custom rom or is there any other way?

Next time check google.com/contacts . By default your contacts are stored in the Google's cloud

Via your desktop computer, go to the Contacts section in Gmail. Click the MORE button and then RESTORE CONTACTS.
You'll be shown a dialog box where you can pick a particular time to restore to within the past 30 days.
That should restore your contact data.
After that just sync your device.

Thank you spark for your help! But that's not how I got my contacts back. I got my contacts back by importing from my SIM-card... Even though I have always chosen to use google..

@user27493 Please create a new answer as to how you solved your problem. After that, accept your answer so the question can be completed. :)

The solution is very simple, the problem is that the ROM is just reading the phone contacts and you just have to delete a file!
Caveat Emptor Your phone must be rooted

Go download an app called Root Explorer from Play Store
Launch Root Explorer
Go to this directory /data/data/com.android.contacts/shared_preferences
then delete com.android.contacts_preferences.xml

That's the first part done, remaining part is this, now, go into your Contacts app via home screen or application drawer, tap on Menu, then tap on Import/Export, then import all the contacts from SIM to phone!

Can you explain more clearly for the benefit of those who are not native english speakers on this forum, they will have difficulty comprehending, as for text speak, this is frowned upon.

I have taken the liberty in re-editing your poor answer. After editing, this answer is assuming that the OP is rooted, there is no indication of that.


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iMessage like group messaging
My friends with iphones frequently group message me and I am never able to participate because when i hit reply it only sends the message back to the original person sending the message, not the whole group. Does stock android have a feature that allows us to group message other iphone users the way they group message one another?
If it helps I'm running an alpha version (albeit stable) of CM10.1 (android 4.2) on a Motorola Atrix.

No, the stock messaging app has no way of knowing who was it from regardless of platform. Alternative is to suggest to other apple users to use whatsapp or viber and use that instead I guess?

I am on 2.3.5
In the basic "messages" app you can go to the message, clicknhold, view message details. There it shows all recipients.
There is a "reply all" option after you click and hold.


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How do I disable auto-sync in HTC Sync 3.3?
Where in HTC Sync is the option to disable synchronization upon connecting the phone to the computer?
There used to be plenty of options in the old versions of HTC Sync. By old versions I mean versions like 2.0 that came with my phone. This is the version I have been using for two years now. I just thought I would update to get all the latest bells and whistles. But little did I know that the newest HTC Sync version is just one big splash screen with a picture of my phone on it and one big SYNC button. And it is very resource hungry.
I am downloading the new HTC Sync Manager right now. But I don't think it's compatible with HTC Desire or other older HTC devices. I think it's mainly made for the HTC One series of phones. So I don't expect much from it, but I'll give it a try anyway. Are there more sync options in Sync Manager than in the regular Sync?
What's a good alternative to HTC Sync that I can use with HTC Desire? Which ones are popular? I don't want anything too fancy. I don't need anything that's too much resource hungry and media focused. Just plain sync tool (PIM).
Update: HTC Sync Manager doesn't even start
The first time HTC Sync Manager started it was scanning my computer for media files. I aborted the operation and went to settings to change the language. It prompted me to restart the program so I clicked OK. It restarted and got stock at the splash screen. Now it does that every time and the only way to close it is to terminate the associated process.

Great software indeed... it should not stop working just because the user changes the language in the settings. Looks like I will have to install it all over again to erase any conflicting config files and such.

Do you still have a copy of the install for your old HTC Sync 2.x, is there any reason you can't go back to that if it does everything you're looking for? Newer isn't always better in software.

According to the download page of HTC Sync Manager, HTC Desire phones should be supported.
In my case when I first started the application it started loading all my media files from my pc (which took some time). After everything was loaded, the music etc was stored in my Media gallery of the HTC Sync Manager.
If you want to disable the synchronisation of your phone on connect, disable the option "Automatically start sync when device is connected" under the More tab. In my case that tab was only available when you connect your phone (probably to be able to use different settings for multiple phones).
So maybe you should just try to reinstall the latest HTC Sync Manager, because it should work for your phone too. Just be a little patient.

Yes, you were right. The phone needs to be connected first before the option actually appears. But I can't verify it right now because I am currently using HTC Sync 3.3.53 because that's where the link on HTC support website takes me. It wants me to download that instead of HTC Sync Manager. You have to select a product first, before you can see the recommended software for it. So I'm not sure how I got the HTC Sync Manager in the first place.

It looks like they are maintaining both software. So HTC Sync Manager isn't a natural replacement of HTC Sync. They are probably keeping HTC Sync alive because of compatibility with older phones. I believe this software is used for Windows phones as well as Android, maybe even for their legacy PDAs.

By the way, the link you posted is broken. "Sorry, the page you’re looking for can’t be found." But I have found this support page. "For HTC One Series, HTC Desire C and HTC Desire X phones, we recommend you use HTC Sync Manager. For older HTC devices, please use HTC Sync instructions below." The product page of HTC Sync Manager is here.

Entering only http://www.htc.com/www/software/ results in a "page not found". Apparently they don't like the idea of listing all their software on one page to make them easy to find and download. Instead you have to know what sequence of links to click to get to http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/. So stupid! And for the regular HTC Sync they have a direct link to the EXE file (http://dl4.htc.com/managed-assets/support/software/htc-sync/htc_sync_setup_3.3.21.exe). And they don't allow directory listing of the dl4 download server to allow you to download whatever you want.

Why do they have to hide their sync software so deeply within the HTML code and force people to do some digging before they find what they're looking for? It seems intentional. I don't like HTC anymore. Not just because of this. I have been with HTC since I bought one of their PDA/GPS navigators. But I feel like their smartphones are always lacking something in terms of quality. It's all good on the outside and on paper, but they never seem to deliver what they promise. Always some hardware defects. And software isn't much better.

I think HTC is aiming too high. They are not Apple. The sooner they realize that the better. Either that I am just too picky and have high expectations from them. Well, either way... I know I will be jumping over to the Samsung ship this summer. And for syncing I will be looking for an independent alternative tool.

Updated the link in my post. @Sammy I wouldn't want to trade for an iPhone, especially now that I've seen how bad the UI of iOS 7 is, they're going backwards instead of forwards imo. But that's a totally different discussion :-)

The disable the option "Automatically start sync when device is connected" under the More tab did not work for me. Even after this is unchecked, it still starts the program when I connect my phone. Sometimes I'm just looking for the charge. Yet I have to wait for the program to load on each plug-in, then manually disable. Real pain.


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Any way to stream YouTube sound off of Nexus 7 to Yamaha amp over Airplay?
I have the following 3 devices:

a Nexus 7
an iPhone 4s
a Yamaha RX-473, which supports airplay

All are hooked up over my wifi. I've setup Airplay with the amp and the iPhone, allowing me to watch videos on my iPhone and hear the sound out of the Yamaha amplifier, but I'd love to use the Nexus 7's larger screen to watch youtube videos.
Is there any way to wirelessly stream youtube audio from my Nexus 7 to my Yamaha receiver, in the same way that I can using my iPhone?
I purchased the AirSync application, but it appears as though that only works for music and video I have on my Nexus 7, not streamed youtube apps, so its not exactly what I'm looking for.

You could try and exploit your receiver's support for the DLNA / UPnP protocols, by installing a DLNA / UPnP control point app, such as BubbleUPnP.

There is an article on Gizmodo that has a number of ways to do this, some are paid and some are free. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-stream-anything-from-android-to-airplay-1578516449 is the link. Some of the apps it recommends are DoubleTwist, Allcast, Allstream, AppleTV Airplay Media Player, and Twonky Beam. Some of these(not all of these) require a root.

Most including yamaha would not accept mp4 format. These apps send as mp4 for youtube. Not sure how airplay send it. May be convert to mp3 and send?

This doesn't seem to answer the question. Nobody else has mentioned "mp4 format" but you. The question is about using the Yamaha amp as an output, not about sending files.

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Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad on Nexus S
I got inspired by the Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad on Nexus 7 video, but until I'll get my hands on a Nexus 7, I'm still proud of my good old Nexus S.
Now, I did turn on my Bluetooth, put both the Magic Trackpad and the Wireless Keyboard discoverable, scanned for new devices, but I cannot see them. If it makes any difference, I'm running Jelly Bean v4.1.2, so I'm hoping it's not the same story as in the similar question regarding Android 2.3.5.
Is there a need for an extra application, or what's the way to get control over your Nexus S through your Apple bluetooth peripherals?


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Rooting Micromax A87 to make it faster
What is the best way to root my Micromax A87?
My phone RAM shows only 160MB, but I only access about 120MB.
I want my phone to run faster.
Or is there any common method for rooting my phone.
Kindly help me.

Just by rooting you will not make your phone run faster. You may have to do a lot like throttle CPU speed, manage memory etc to achieve it. Of course, for all these you have to root your phone.

I added a link to your question on our rooting index. You might want to have a look over there, maybe one of the described "general methods" applies to your device. If you succeeded, don't forget to update that fact here -- you might even answer your own question, describing the steps involved, if nobody else did that here ;)

Just realized now that Micromax devices are already rooted! Yep, this is true at least for Micromax Funbook Tablet and Micromax A110 phone. Install and run Root Checker which will reveal whether your device is already rooted.

@Narayanan I have checked but my Micromax A87 not rooted.

A XDA thread speaks about rooting MicroMax A87 Ninja which seems to be quite easy and broken into following easy steps:

Preparation of computer which includes downloading JDK, SDK, ADB driver and One click tool to root.
Connect the phone and run the root tool.

I am skipping on rest of the details as the XDA thread enumerates its details.


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How to install Android completely as new to ASUS Eee pad transformer?
I have ASUS eee pad transformer.
I used OLife to use Ubuntu on it, it worked but it crashed Ubuntu. Now when i boot it always goes to APX mode, so i have black screen only. No Android, No Ubuntu i got. Nothing shows up on the screen. But when i connect the device using USB to my PC i can see its showing
Bus 003 Device 077: ID 0955:7820 NVidia Corp.

(Which means its in APX mode.)
Now, I dont want to use Ubuntu on it.
How can using APX mode, completely install the Android as new on the device from my PC?
Is there any OLife like package available to install Android straight quickly on it?

possible duplicate of Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

@Izzy except that this was originally a n Android device. It's more like "How do I return to the stock image"

@GAThrawn Ooops... That wasn't clear from the post. And one cannot be familiar with all devices (/me apologizes) In this case, rather send the OP to Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? then?

If you can access APX Mode, you can restore a stock ROM using Easy Flasher.
The steps are the following:

Check if your Asus Transformer is supported.
Download Easy Flasher
Download the latest stock ROM from Asus website.
Copy the update zip to asusupdate folder (inside Easy Flasher folder).
Open Easy Flasher and hit Flash Asus stock zip

The application will install the stock ROM back to your Transformer, so from there you can root or install a custom ROM without problems.


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Symbian like internet connectivity in android?
In Symbian, i can connect and disconnect internet connection directly from my PC. i.e. when i use a dial-up connection on PC the mobile works as a modem. The internet connection is established just for the PC (connection is not shared between mobile and PC) and mobile can not use the internet.
In android however the connection is first established on mobile and then shared with PC and i can not disconnect directly from my PC.
I want the Symbian like connectivity where i can connect/disconnect the internet connection from the PC and use it only on my PC(no sharing).
Is there any way to do it ?

Looks like you can use Llama to achieve this (wow, Llama can do what Tasker can't? Or does Tasker just not mention it in its manual?). Basically, it should work like this (taking from one of it's screenshots on the playstore app page):
When "charging at home" => Enable Wifi Hotspot
I know, that's not exactly what you described. But it should give you a raw idea. Get yourself the free Llama app from the Playstore, and take a closer look at its possibilities. You might find a "rule" closer to your requirements there.
Alternatively, there are other automation apps available (like e.g. the mentioned Tasker). One of them might do the job better for you (e.g. offering "USB connected" as condition, and "enable USB tethering" as action -- I would wonder if Llama could not do that as well). At least, this example should have got you started.


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How does Google Contacts sync works?
I want to know the process of syncing contacts between Android Contacts and Google Contacts.
The direction of sync, effect of updating contacts etc.

Could you please be more specific here? It it a two-way sync. If you make a change in one place it's synced to the other place(s).

Only Google Engineers can really answer this question.

@user1 not really. The Contacts Provider in android is open source and documented.

Perhaps, but what about the underlying API? Not sure this is a great question for this site.

The way Google syncs contacts between Android devices and Google Contacts is through their Contact APIs.
Changing a contact within Google Contacts will push the change (when an account sync occurs) to the Device.
The same happens when you change or delete a contact on the device. It will trigger a sync with the Google Contacts and update, or delete the contact.
The contacts are tied to your account, so if you have multiple accounts on the device, and you sync Account A and Account B with Contacts, changes to a contact on Account A will only affect the contact tied to Account A. If you have the same contact in Account B, that contact will remained unchanged. So if you change the phone number in Account A, that contact will now have 2 phone numbers. The number from Account A, and the number from Account B.
You can also have contacts on the device that are not tied to a Google Account. These are usually saved directly on the device, or on the SIM card. They are not sync'd to Google Contacts. Changes made in Google Contacts will not affect these contacts, nor will changing the contact on the device affect Google Contact information.


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Accidentally turned on TalkBack, how do I turn it off?
I accidentally turned on TalkBack in the Accessibility menu. When I turned it on, I got some kind of walkthrough on how to use it. I couldn't cancel it. So I turned off my phone.
When I turned it back on again, it took me 15 minutes to unlock my phone. Apparently I had to touch a button to give it focus and then double-tap it to click it.
Now my question is: how do I turn this off? I can't reach the settings because I don't know how to access a dropdown and I can't scroll through all my apps.

Related: Scrolling with talkback on.

Somehow, I could get into the Settings menu by turning aeroplane mode on and starting Google Maps (which is on my home screen). Google Maps then sends you to Settings. In there, I can scroll using three fingers.

I had this problem with LG Android also - accidentally turned ON talkback. Here's how I got it turned off.

You can swipe by using two fingers
Tap once on Settings
Then double-tap on Settings to activate
Repeat process on the following
General/Accessibility/Vision
In Vision, you should see TalkBack where you can turn it off (again by using the same single, then double-tapping process)

My fix:

Press Google Assistant button on phone, button below volume up/down button on LG V40 phone on left side, starts Google assistant.
State "Open Settings"
Double press on general, then "Accessibility" then "Hearing" then turn off "TalkBack"

Double tap on the "Green" square that appears with a voice in the background.
It's difficult to navigate with this TalkBack option, but follow the "double tap" procedure and reach "TalkBack" feature which is "ON".
Same double tap, you'd be able to turn off "TalkBack".

If Google Assistant is enabled and "Ok Google" trigger is set up, try the following voice command:

Ok Google, turn off TalkBack and flip the switch

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How to install Opera Mini without internet connection?
I'd like to know how to install Opera Mini without internet connection, because I'm going to test an application in my tablet, but it needs a browser that support proxy configuration and I don't have wi-fi to install Opera Mini.
I already downloaded the apk, but to install Opera Mini it needs connection to download itself. There is anyway I can install it without internet connection on my tablet? There is a full apk? If you have can you post the link for download or upload by yourself?
Thanks in advance.

Looks like this is not possible.
In the Opera Mini FAQ, it says:

You must have a compatible phone with an Internet connection. When you
  download Opera Mini, you will be told if your phone is known to work.
  To see if your handset can run Opera Mini, visit the list of supported
  devices.

Besides, as the app always routes traffic via its own server to "mobilize" the content, it obviously cannot be used without Internet connection either. So what sense should it make to install it without a connection? ;)


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Not able to flash/factory reset Galaxy Nexus.; restores to one particular backup every reboot
My Galaxy Nexus will not factory reset. I tried to flash many images. I deleted the gallery contacts, but it restores to a restore point on each reboot.
Currently, it is having "yakju-jzo54k". I am getting an OTA update. After downloading and updating, it is going to recovery mode with red caution sign. Then, it reboots after sometime. Again, a restore point is restored (with my old pics and contacts).
I tried Wug's Nexus toolkit, flashing it with a rooted boot.img, and deleting many files. Still, the old backup was still restored.
It's became a big headache now. So, any help is appreciated.

i wonder how phone gets restored in each reboot. so somewhere a restore image is located. No idea what is happening.

It seems that either your recovery is broken, or the OTA update did not download correctly and the data is unable to be recovered. I would recommend starting anew, perhaps by installing a CyanogenMod ROM so that way you are running the latest Android (4.4.2). Head over to XDA and find the instructions for the type of gnex you have (GSM, Sprint, Verizon).

I would go the factory images route. Flash the factory images using fastboot. This will restore the proper file system structure and permissions, which appear to be the issue here. Then you can install whichever ROM you wish.


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Rooted, then flashed, now not able to root again /system is always read-only
I rooted my Android ICS with some script.
It was rooted then I installed and removed some system application.
Then I formatted the device and re-installed the ICS.
Now when I try to root it again it gives error could not copy are you a root?
I searched for that and finally found that though I re-flashed it any times.
/system is read-only.
So then after I tried
adb shell
mount

then command of mount and it gives error permission denied.
Please help to reset the permission of /system so I can manually add the su file in it.
The technique i used to Root is at this link.
Then i format using cwm and install new rom. Now i am not able to root it.

I would say that more information is probably needed. Like what device, how you rooted the device. you do not have permission to run "mount", unless you are root, to make /system not read-only, you have to have root. /system is read-only on purpose. there is nothing to fix there, it should be read-only.

What is the some script you are referring to?

i have added the link in question please check it.

"using cwm and install new rom". Are you sure the ROM you installed doesn't already have root? What ROM did you install?

Reinstalling ICS will revert the file you changed...

I reinstalled still not working the rom i am using is Refresh V2 from this link

@RyanConrad using cwm only i installed and the rom is not rooted

if you still have cwm you can file a flashable package that contains the su and SuperUser (or SuperSU) apps

how to do that?? any guide? now i am trying to flash with other rom then again will install refresh and then try to root it lets see whether it works or not

Now i'll go mad, from this tutorial i installed ap it got installed then i installed cwm again and then installed new rom still getting error msg mount error are you root....

I have posted the question on same link shown in question. Till that i tried everything format SD card totally, also tried different roms of ICS still it was not worked.
Then as in reply i got on that forum saying install gingerbread rom then root it, use OTA root keeper and upgrade.
So i did similar to that i installed gingerbread.
Then i formatted all using cwm. Then i installed new ICS refrec v2 rom. And then after i tried to root it. And it worked.
Hope so if anyone face the same problem they can downgrade to GB then again move to ICS to root it after flash if their favorite rom doesn't come rooted. :)


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Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos unlocking screen in horizontal position when calling
I noticed this function on Alcatel with same version of Android (2.3.6). When you talking phone blocked, but when you changing phone to horizontal position(standart position for working with phone) it unlocks screen.
This function is very helpful if you need to finish call fast.
is ti posible to add this function to my Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos?

I'm afraid I don't understand your question. Can you please clarify?

It's not normally to do with the position of the phone, there's normally a "proximity sensor" on the front of the phone that locks the screen if the phone is against your face, and unlocks the screen a few moments after you take it away from your face.
According to the Galaxy Pocket Duos's specs on GSM Arena there's no proximity sensor built into that model, compare with the Alcatel OT-991 or Samsung Galaxy S's specs where you can see they do have a proximity sensor.


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Google Nexus 4 weird sound problem
Are there any solutions to the Google Nexus 4 weird sound problem? This is how it sounds.
Will Google replace the phone?
I am in Singapore and bought this phone through a friend in the US.
There is no proper support information for this phone from Google / LG. I tried calling '855-83-NEXUS' but they are closed for the day. I will try calling them tomorrow.

Answer from vi.su. in comments (to make it clear for other users)

Found out solution to this problem. In fact, this is not a problem at
  all. NFC device in the nexus phones is the source for this sound. When
  placed near a RFID / smartcard, it actually tries to read it aloud.
  Galaxy Nexus NFC Weirdness


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resolve zeroconf-style "hostname.local" names

Possible Duplicate:
bash - How can I check if a computer exists on my network WITHOUT IP (i.e. by device name only)?

I would like to know whether it is possible to not simply search for my avahi-enabled computer, but also to ssh to it via my ssh-android-terminal.
I'm also referring to this question asked on Ubuntu forums
From my iPad it is possible to ssh to my Ubuntu machine, but what is missing on android-side to enable this for android? Do I have to install some kind of bonjour-service or similar?
The thing is:
I sure could install a full dns-service on my Ubuntu, but I wanted to know whether I could simply use avahi/zeroconf instead. As I said above: with an iPad it us possible to connect to my Ubuntu machine by simply entering in ssh-terminal as host/IP: MyHostName.local
So my question still is: why is this not possible with android?
Sure I could use a zeroconf-browser-app that resolves the .local-adress to the actual IP. But that would be an extra step to make which is not needed on iOS... the ssh-terminal app on iOS can resolve .local itself! So do I need a terminal app that can do same? Until now I tried almost all, there aren't so many...
I hope this explains my issue a bit better.
And I don't think my question has been answered somewhere else before, as far as I can tell.
I'm not sure on how to proceed... Should I append my question to another question? Or is it just my bad explanation? :/
Thanks in advance for your help!

You might want to check How can I check if a computer exists on my network WITHOUT IP (i.e. by device name only)? and, maybe, also Q: Zeroconf mDNS on Android?

@berot3: Please make an effort to show why/how this is not a duplicate question.

"Zeroconf mDNS on Android?": Usingen HOSTS-file is not a solution. Why should I use it if I could use zeroconf? Does that mean I have to build it myself as penguinolog suggested?

"bash - How can I check if a computer exists on my network WITHOUT IP (i.e. by device name only)?": here are two workarounds suggested which appear to be a way but aren't a answer: 1: dns-daemon on my ubuntu-machine and 2: using zeroconf-discovery-browser. 1 is not an option because if zeroconf for android would work as I expect it would, than I don't see why I couldn't use zeroconf instead. 2: again: if zeroconf would be fully be implemented, it simply would work, no extra programs needed

All in all I came To the solution that android does not have zeroconf build in. So my question still remains, is there a way to add it? Or dies maybe cynanogenmod have it? Seems like I have to keep on using iPad for this purpose :)

See newer question: https://android.stackexchange.com/q/230644/22600


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Sony Xperia U not working after failed update
I've been having problems for some time with my phone connecting to my pc/charger which Sony advised me to correct with the latest update.
However, when I tried the update failed twice and now my phone just shows an error screen with an exclamation mark and phone.
Can't do anything with it at all.
What can I do to fix it?

Can I ask if you had unlocked the bootloader?

Please elaborate more on this? What screenshots? What happened exactly? Did you use Sony PC Companion suite?

As it is a software issue, and you have not used a custom ROM, the best thing to do would be to send it to the Sony repair centre.


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I am having problem with resolution in Temple run 2 on my LG-Optimus L3 E400
I am having problem with resolution in Temple Run 2 on my LG-Optimus L3 E400. The game runs smoothly but the resolution is so big that I cannot even see the character running.
Please help!

That device has an extremely low res screen (both resolution size and PPI).  I don't think we can help you, you probably need to contact the developer and ask them to support smaller screens.

You can adjust that in in-game options and if that doesn't work in settings in developer options there is something to adjust resolution (at least on the galaxy anyway)

Just because it appears on the Galaxy, clearly the OP does not have it as the question is tagged lg-optimus-l3 and not to assume it applies across the board :)

Thats why i said that but it might use that set up too


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How to switch on/off system load and running processes overlay
Somehow I have managed to get my Android phone (HTC Wildfire running Cyanogenmod 7.1 / Android 2.3.7) into a state where the system load (in unix uptime format) and running process list is constantly displayed on top of the screen, no matter what is running.  How do I turn this feature off?
(For the avoidance of doubt, I think this happened while the phone was unlocked in my pocket.  I never explicitly asked for this behaviour.)

Where did you get Android 2.4 from? Never heard about that version :)

Yupp, that sounds much more reasonable ;)

Oh dear, the moment I offer a bounty on this question, I bump into the solution myself.
Cyanogenmod has a "Dev Tools" app.  In "Development Settings" in this app, uncheck "Show running processes" to make this go away.

would be nice if u can give bounty to somebody else who made effort to help u, no? ;)

Can you take the bounty yourself? Of course it would be 0 net gain but you should be able to either award or cancel it.

As far as I'm aware it is impossible to award a bounty to yourself.  This makes perfect sense, as otherwise people might game the system setting bounties to generate interest then awarding themselves the bounty.

The setting you are looking for is, most likely, found in Settings → Development (might be called "Developer options"; I know on some ROMs this option is initially hidden -- but if it's hidden in your case, it would be funny how that CPU overlay was activated). Scroll down a bit there, and you should find the "Monitoring" section -- where you probably checked to "show CPU load".

As the screenshots show, the settings item is sometimes called "Development" and on other ROMs (here: Nexus) "Developer options". Simply check for something similar -- not sure if some manufacturer decided for a third term ;)

There is no "Development" item on the settings menu.

It's usually the previous to last item in the Settings. Might be calles "Developer options". I'll update my answer with a pic.

The options that I have under "Applications" -> "Development" are "USB debugging" (checked), "ADB over network", "Debugging nofify", "Stay Awake", "Allow Mock locations", "Stop app via long press" and "Device host nmae".  There does not appear to be anything marked "Show CPU load".

My bad: I missed the "Android 2.3.7" -- those options I mentioned where introduced with 4.x. But luckily you found them in the CM backport options :) +1 for that from me!


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pushing documents to manager's phone
I want my senior managers to be able to open files on their phones, in either PDF or DOC.  The format is not really the problem.  But they are not too IT savvy.  They just want ot push a button on their phone to open an app and have a library of files there. They don't understand dropbox....
I have 2 apps on my own android phone, both religious, that contain a long list of prayers or books (e.g. the bible).  Every now and then each of these is updated automatically with new prayers or hymns or whatever.  A similar idea would be a list of recipes, which is updated automatically each time  a new recipe is available.
Is there a way that would enable my managers to open a library of files, which would update automatically with new files or newer verions of existing files whenever a new file was available? That way they don't have to 'dock' their phones, or ring up to have a file sent to them -- but the files would be automatically 'pushed' from a central site to a selected list of users.
Sounds simple to me. Is this possible somehow?

I know you mentioned that they don't understand Dropbox, but that's exactly what you're describing. If not Dropbox, does a solution like Google Docs work?

Google Drive ftw...

Seems off topic as it is seeking recommendation, which according to the FAQ "Recommendations, like "Which phone is better?" or "Can you suggest an app that does X?"" are off topic.

@ZnewmaN it can be re-phrased to "How can I do this". Forgive a first-timer the wording. I will edit the question to make it on-topic ;)

@Izzy you're right. My bad. Just seemed like it when breezing over.

No problem -- this very same thing confused me often enough. @Tom: Check my re-phrasing -- it should not have changed the idea behind it. Please forgive us that we sometimes "jump" at certain keywords/phrasings :)

Check out the playstore. While the "official" Dropbox app might be too much for them (forgive them, they are just managers), there are others where you can define folders to be automatically synchronized. Take e.g. a look at Dropsync or FolderSync. Create a Dropbox account to share for this purpose, and configure that on all affected devices -- and your problem should be solved.


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Where is the music folder Android 2.3
I have a file exploring program, but I can't find the folder with my google play music.  I used google play to download music to my phone (not the SD).  I would like to transfer the music to my SD, but I can't find it on the phone's memory?  Which folder is it in?

Possibly a duplicate of Where does Google Music store offline songs?


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Stock email app does not include certain attachments when forwarding email
I am trying to forward an email with a powerpoint file attachment to a colleague in the company using the stock email app.
When I click forward , the paper clip shows up as though the attachment is being attached , however the recipient does not get the attachment.
I tried this with attached powerpoints that arrived from another company site over an encrypted email connection and it always fails to attach.
Other powerpoint files that I get from my gmail account always are included when I forward the emails.
So there is something unusual about these attachments that the stock Android email app cannot handle.
The kicker is that the same exact email can be forwarded with the attachment just fine using the iOS email app. I tried with my iOS phone which I also use from time to time.
So it seems to be a OS specific issue .

I'm sorry to tell you that Android's email forwarding function is broekn at least since 2009. Google is closing all bugreports and ignoring thisn problem. This kind of problem is easy to hide so those who don't an Android device won't know about it. And since fixing it won't bring in any money...there's no need to fix it.

Do you have a source or any evidence for your claim that Google is deliberately ignoring the problem? Please add this information to your answer.


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How can I allocate more than 1024 MB of RAM to an Android Virtual Device?
I want to work with 1024MB or higher RAM sizes but when I try to start my Virtual Device it is giving the error:
Failed to allocate memory: 8

I researched many thing about this issue;
Some releated solutions are;

Manually change the AVD's .ini files etc.
Run emulator as Administrator
Run from commant line

All of them did not work for me.
My system is:

64bit Windows 7
i7 3610QM CPU
8GB RAM
2GB Graphic card

Android 4.2 is the version that I am trying to use.

What is your Eclipse version? This seems to be a problem with Eclipse after upgrading to version 20. It may be a bug, see here Android Issue 33930: Emulator stops working after upgrading to version 20

@AkhilJain i'am using Eclipse Juno - Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers.
Version: Juno Service Release 1
Build id: 20120920-0800

You may want to recreate the virtual device with more memory.

In the 'Create new Android Virtual Device' window in Eclipse it says, "On Windows, emulating RAM greater than 768M may fail depending on the system load. Try progressively smaller values of RAM if the emulator fails to launch."
As answered here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8853541/why-cant-i-boot-an-avd-from-eclipse-with-1024-mb-of-ram, there is a .ini file you can edit in [username]\.android\avd[avd name.avd]\config.ini that you can edit by changing 'hw.ramSize=1024' to 'hw.ramSize=1024MB'. I tried it and it worked for me.


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Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting up, keeps restarting showing ”Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300” black screen
My Samsung S3 is stuck! It keeps restarting!
It doesn't reach the enter pincode, but keeps restarting showing the "Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300" screen. Then cycles starts again.
Here are the things I've tried:

I have already removed battery, put back in; still the same result.
I have also tried to hard-reset, but it just turns off and restarts.
Same result when trying VOLUME DOWN + HOME + POWER BUTTON; goes back to restarting and the Samsung S3 screen.

It was working fine last night, but when I left to do something, I came back and found it restarting over and over again. Didn't update any apps.

I had this same problem and I had to boot the phone in safe mode. I did it by using this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNngD92p_GE

Enter recovery and delete dalvik/cache. To enter recovery you have to hold Volume up + Home + Power (The same with Volume down is download mode). Once in recovery, select the option to wipe cache/dalvik, then restart the phone.
If the phone keeps rebooting as it was doing before, try searching the log of the boot sequence to see if you can find where it fails. You will need a PC with Android SDK installed and the phone's USB cable.

With the phone off, open a CMD window in your PC, go to Android SDK directory and run adb logcat
Turn on your phone and connect the USB cable.
You should en seeing in your cmd window the log of the phone as it boots.
Once it enters a boot loop, you should be able to check the log and see what it tries to do and can't do (that triggers the boot loop).


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Multiple "kworker" are hogging CPU. Possible virus?
I read that it is used on the computer.
It has been coming up on my Samsung Galaxy S2. It is on at least 3 times at once and up to 7 or 8 at once. They are called kworker/0:1 through kworker/0:4 and/or kworker/u:1 through kworker/u:4
Occasionally, it comes up as using about 80 % of the CPU. My phone also regularly crashes as of recently. Could kworker be the problem?
The virus I have also is kind of trojan-based and has popups when I restart my phone sometimes. Also, when my phone is asleep, and I turn it back on, it says kworker is using 100% of my CPU data.

kworker* is a kernel thread. You will find them on every modern Linux kernel.

Uhhhh, that is not a virus! Who told you that? :)
kworker is part of the Linux Kernel's scheduler in which it manages the processes running and switching to it a la multitasking.
That is normal behaviour of the kernel! It exists on the desktop linux also, see this example to illustrate:
ps -elf | grep kworker
1 S root         5     2  0  60 -20 -     0 worker Jan31 ?        00:00:00 [kworker/0:0H]
1 S root         6     2  0  80   0 -     0 worker Jan31 ?        00:00:23 [kworker/u:0]
1 S root         7     2  0  60 -20 -     0 worker Jan31 ?        00:00:00 [kworker/u:0H]
1 S root        16     2  0  80   0 -     0 worker Jan31 ?        00:00:16 [kworker/1:0]
1 S root        17     2  0  60 -20 -     0 worker Jan31 ?        00:00:00 [kworker/1:0H]
1 S root        22     2  0  60 -20 -     0 worker Jan31 ?        00:00:00 [kworker/2:0H]

The reason that it is "using about 80 % of the CPU" is that there's some apps running that are consuming a lot of CPU cycles.
All in all, nothing to worry about.

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Even if it might only cover a part of your question: Don't let you scare by those "virus" marketing bluff. There is no such thing as a virus on Android, and hardly will be.

Sure some companies want to sell you their "anti virus product". But if you take a deeper look at what it really does (apart from the marketing buzzwords), none of them seems to really deal with viruses (how should they, if there are none?).
So what's the thing behind it?
Mixing of terms. Today far to many people taking "virus" as the "master-term" including all kinds of malware: virii themselves, trojans, and other evil doers. The Wikipedia article on the term "computer virus" starts right away with the most important fact:

A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another.

Ever heard of such a thing on Android? No, here the user has to explicitly install it, and agree to its requested permissions. So how should this spread itself? (Malicious gossip has it these terms apply to the Windows OS and most of its payed programs: they replicate and spread from computer to computer via file sharing...). So Wikipedia continues:

The term "virus" is also commonly, but erroneously, used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have a reproductive ability.

There you go: You don't have a virus.

Perfect! +1 from me, have been telling the OP that all along and OP insisted to a point in which OP started flaming me by name-calling (which was removed by mods). Thank you for that answer!

You're very welcome, @t0mm13b ! I've read all the comments above and I guess I added the right solution in my comment there, don't you think? ;)

;) Yep! Why you think I gave you +1, if I could I'd give you 5 +1's but... SE does not allow you to that!!! :)

Yeah, tnx @t0mm13b -- but I was actually cross-referencing to my comment on the question itself, at the end of your long "conversation". Which you meanwhile found :)


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How to install Android on the Touch Pad
How can I install Android on the TouchPad? Looking for the latest android mod that can run on the TouchPad and support sound.

Your question is confusing, you have it tagged as 4.1 Jelly Bean... and yet asking for on how to install... Can you please explain/elaborate what is it you are trying to achieve? :)

This would be the HP TouchPad, yes? There is an omnibus question about installing Android on non-android devices here: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/6849/can-i-install-android-on-my-non-android-device

Here is a detailed installation guide [XDA];
And an example android 4.1.2 rom(I haven't tried it).
You can find multiple threads for the same at the same subforum (can't post >2 links).


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samsung galaxy s2 continually flashes and will not turn on
I hope someone can please help me!! I have had my galaxy s2 for about 1 year with no problems until now.  I have never dropped the phone or gotten it wet etc...today I forgot to pay my bill and phone was shut off by ATT. Once I realized, I paid the bill and had it turned back on.  When it came back on, I could make and receive calls however I Could not connect to the internet or use facebook without turning on WIFI.
If I tried to use internet with no WIFI it said no internet connection.  I then decided to turn the phone off by pressing and holding down the power button.  I waited a few seconds then tried to turn the phone back on.  It began to boot up by flashing the normal samsung galaxy s2 screen.  Instead of fully booting, it continually flashes the samsung galaxy s2 screen over and over.  After 10+ minutes of this, I decided to remove the battery and try it that way.  I am still having the same issue!
The battery is fully charged and when I try to connect it to my computer, the computer does not reconize any decives.  I have a lot of pictures, videos and contacts that I am extremely afraid to lose because I have not copied them to my computer for quite some time....I pray that someone can please help me!!

Just for starters have you tried pulling the battery?

yes I pulled the battery and put it back in...I pushed the power button and the same thing is still happening.  now I somehow have gotten it into ODIN MODE, dont ask me how...This screen has the lil green robot it says ODIN MODE, Product name: SGH-1777, custom binary download: NO, Current binary: samsung official...then it says underneath the robot downloading do not turn off target

Is your phone rooted and is usb debugging enabled?

ok please do not get angry, but I have no clue what you just said?  I have the phone plugged into my computer with the cord it uses to charge...I am really not tech savy sorry...

My answer is the best I can do as far as offering anything that may help you. I hope the instructions are clear enough. You may want to wait to see if anyone else responds.

As far as I can tell this is what you need to do. NOTE: This information comes from my research and not my experience and while this may make your phone usable you may lose your data. I suggest removing your microSD card as it is most likely where your pictures and video are:

Download ODIN from here
Register at Sammobile here
Download your firmware here
Open ODIN
Put your Firmware.tar file in the PDA box and tick PDA (DO NOT TICK OR UNTICK ANYTHING ELSE)
Attach your phone to your computer using your USB cable and click Start. Don't do anything else until it is done.

thank you so much i will try that out! I pray the pictures are not gone :(  thank you for your help!

@user27670 How did it go?

Use @ZnewmaN 's method to backup your data. As for what's wrong with the phone, a similar thing happened to my Nexus One sometime back. It just kept on loading and never actually finished booting. Just go to the boot screen or what ever it is called, (usually when you turn on the phone keep the volume down button pressed and press power button) and do a factory reset and it should be fine.

thank you for your suggestions....the phone actually crashed...it was completely stuck in a "boot loop"...I had to actually call the samsung head quarters to try to figure something out...I did the power volume buttons and it always went back to boot loop.  We even tried to wipe it out back to the factory settings and straight back to the boot loop...Samsung was even amazed :)  all my personal information was gone, but I now have 3 different accounts to sync all my contacts and pictures to!!  Thank you all for all your help!

oh brother, it's 21st century, sync all your important stuff to the clouds up above. :) But hey clouds can disappear as well right? so make sure you have a plan for that as well.

It's possible that the button is stucked. All you have to do is hold down the power button until it works.


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HTC One X was dropped and now it doesn't charge or turn on
Last night, my HTC One X was dropped. Suddenly, it became so hot at the back and on the screen. After an hour or so, the phone started to cool down.
But, it doesn't charge or turn on; even the charging lamp didn't turn on too. I used all the diffrent forms of turning on with the volume buttons and without it, but the phone is still off.
What should I do?

Try to return in for a warranty replacement if you can.

It sounds like the battery may have become damage or shorted. You really need to return it and get it replaced. I would strongly advise against opening it up yourself - the battery sounds like it won't be safe - and ask a shop to remove the SIM and memory cards for you. @Ryan Conrad deserves credit for his comment too.


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Is it possible to install a higher Android version on a phone and have it still running smoothly?
I have an LG Optimus One P500 phone which has an official update limited to Android Gingerbread 2.2.3. But I've heard of people installing ICS custom ROMS on their phone even though officially it is not supported.
My phone has the following specifications:
CPU: 600MHz
RAM: 512MB
Current OS: Gingerbread (runs very smoothly with no lags for any tasks)
So I'm just trying to find out what are the minimum requirements for ICS and whether a phone will continue to function as smoothly as it did for Gingerbread.

Jellybean is available for the Zte Blade in the form of a kang of CM's 10.1, and your handset has the identical  spec as the Blade itself.... just saying ;)

As Peter mentioned, the requirements given might apply to stock ROM. Things may look different with special Custom ROMs. Take e.g. the HTC Wildfire, which comes with just a 576MHz single-core CPU and 384MB RAM (see GSM Arena for full specs), and thus wouldn't meet the minimum requirements. But put Paranoid ROM on it, which runs 4.0, and it's reported to run even smoother than before (no big deal, after kicking HTC Sense, I guess ;)
So it very much depends on multiple factors: How close does the device come to the "minimum requirements", and how well was the custom ROM optimized. I'd say with your specs that close (even slightly above) to the mentioned HTC Wildfire/Buzz, chances are good -- very good, indeed:
Head over to XDA, read the topic, and grab your copy of Paranoid Android for the Optimus One (P500):

Android 4.1.2
ParanoidAndroid v2.2
Fully source compiled.

Awesome! This Paranoid Android looks very promising. I'm going to look into this in more detail. Thanks for suggesting about this.

You're welcome! Watch out when reading that XDA thread. For the Wildfire I found at least 2 more ICS ROMs in the signatures of the posters :)

The minimum requirements should be something around 800+ MHz CPU and 256+ RAM/ROM. That should be for a stock ICS ROM. Custom ROMs on the other side, are developed for a specific device, so their minimum requirements may be different. This can be achieved by enhancing the ROM to be able to get almost the same features (or more depending on the custom ROM) as the stock ICS.
The downside of custom ROMs is that not all go as smooth as a stock ROM, since many of them have several core items modified and under certain circumstances they might fail (or don't response in a good manner).
If your phone is rooted and you have a custom recovery, I would suggest you do a nandroid backup to save the state of the phone as it is right now and give it a try to a custom ROM. If you find the custom ROM doesn't meet your expectations, you can restore the nandroid backup and recover your previous phone ROM.
For those who aren't familiar with nandroid backup, it creates an image of the entire phone (like Norton Ghost or Clonezilla), so if you mess something up you can recover your phone from that image.

Thanks for the info. I'll make sure to use nandroid before I try to root.


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Copying links off Google Search results directly
I Googled for one document, a PDF file. If I navigate to that link using my device browser, the document starts downloading. However, what I actually want is the actual URL to the document copied to my clipboard, not the Google link which redirects.

I have Samsung Galaxy S2, running CM10.1
On my stock Browser, I can long-press a link. A menu opens, and one of the menu items is Copy link URL.

still scratching head as to how that worked

@deostroll We learn something new everyday. ;)


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Phone interrupted during first charge, battery damage?
Got my new Sony Xperia Go and after draining its initial power, plugged it in to charge. Red light was on, but the battery icon did not show that it was busy charging.
So I unplugged it and reconnected. Now the green light is on and the phone shows 100% charged. This is impossible as it was only plugged in for a few seconds.
Did I just destroy my battery?? It's plugged in now with a green light showing. Is it charging?


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Samsung Galaxy Ace keeps updating Samsung app store
I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Ace and tried to get onto the Samsung application store on the phone.
It said that there was an update for the application so I downloaded it and tried to get into the application again.
It again came up with the update option and it keeps repeating the process...
Please can I have an answer for this as I'm not familiar with these kinds of phones...

If I remember correctly, the Samsung app store required me to install 3 updates before I could use it when I bought my Samsung Galaxy S2. I browsed it once and then never looked at it again because it hardly has any interesting apps. So if I were you, I wouldn't bother with the Samsung app store update, just use Google Play.


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Has anyone been able to setup a home server as a replacement for Google Sync?

Possible Duplicate:
Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?
Sync to my own server for contacts, sms and notes?

Has anyone been able to setup a home server as a replacement for Google Sync?
I've found a handful of people touching on the right idea, Funambol is one but requires giving your data to another provider. I'd like, to be responsible for my own data.


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Predictive writing just suggests me my friend's names!
I've just installed ICS on my Samsung GT-s5660. The Italian dictionary is installed, but still I can't get suggestions when I'm writing. It just suggests me names from my address book and punctuation marks. I could use another keyboard instead of the native one, but I don't like them.
Could it be because of that "Japanese IME" installed by default? I can't de-select it!
Thank you in advance! :)


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Using the GPS instead of Google Location Services in Chrome
I do not consent to Google collecting constant background information about my position at all times through their Google Location Service program. So I have got that option disabled.
I can get just about everything to work with just the GPS. Except for the Google Chrome browser. It keeps referring me back to enabling the Google Location Service option. Which does not make sense. The HTML5 GeoLocation API wants latitude and longitude, which the GPS is perfectly capable of providing on it’s own without involving Google’s servers. Is there a way around this?

Android has two main permission levels for apps, Precise Location and Coarse Location. Precise location uses GPS (along with other sources), Coarse Location generally doesn't use the GPS at all, and just uses the other sources. I suspect that Chrome is attempting to protect your privacy by denying random websites access to the GPS.

That does not make sense, GAThrawn. Random websites cannot get access to the GPS. The HTML5 Geolocation API requires a per-domain permission prompt before location information is transmitted.

Use Firefox, no location needed, blocks that nosy one
use duckduckgo search also does not track or sell, true privacy


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How can I race against a GPX track?
I'm using the Strava app to record segments I ride.  It would be very helpful in trying to beat existing KOMs to be able to upload GPX file(s) to my phone and have audible feedback during each segment to tell me in real time how many seconds ahead or behind I am so I know when to put extra effort in or when I can take a breather.  The audible part is especially important because my phone is stowed in a pouch on my bike and the only interaction I have is via a bluetooth headset. It is also important that the feedback be continuous as some segments are relatively short (under two minutes) and so if I only got a notification every mile or minute or something that would be pretty worthless to me.
I have heard that such a thing exists on certain dedicated GPS devices (e.g. Garmin), but I'm trying to find an existing app for Android that does this.  So far I have tried Record Beater and Ghost Runner, both of which claim to have a feature like this, but have not had any luck.  (One of these programs refuses to import tracks that it didn't create, and the other I could not find any way to import a track at all!)

I used an old app called cardiotrianer for Android. It's old, but should still work for this purpose. It tells you how far in front or behind you are. I don't think you can just read a gpx into it though. You'd need to record the run/ride first. So it would give you the same issue as the other apps you tried.
I would suggest submitting a feature requests for RunnerUp. It' an open source app and the developers are quite active.
https://github.com/jonasoreland/runnerup/issues
I'm sure they would be interesting in adding such a feature.


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replace native samsung galaxy s3 email app for gmail app?
Is it possible to disable the native email application that comes with the samsung galaxy s3? I feel that the UI is inferior to the gmail app.
If so would this require rooting into my phone?

If you don't set any email accounts up in the native app, then it won't be used. Just set your accounts up in the app that you do want to use. No need for rooting or anything like that? You can only use GMail accounts in the GMail app, but there are many other email apps in the Play Store that you could install and use.

If your device is running Android 4.x, you can simply go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications, scroll to the app, oben its entry, and hit the "Disable" button -- et voila, it's "gone" (in case you need it lateron: It's at the end of the very same list), it will no longer appear in any other place.

Could you all make those an answer so i can mark them answered?

@Izzy, this is normally the case, and very well may be on the Galaxy S3, but on my Note 2 it seems that Samsung (or T-Mobile) prevented the disabling of some system apps. For example, I could not disable email, "touchwiz launcher", "t-mobile my account", browser, just to name a few that I tried to disable.

@chrisjlee Done, and added some more useful hints as well.

Summary of comments, as requested by the OP:
If your device is running Android 4.x, you can simply go to Settings → Applications → Manage Applications, scroll to the app, oben its entry, and hit the "Disable" button -- et voila, it's "gone", and will no longer appear in any other place. If you need it again at a later point, it will still be at the end of the list, so you can enable it again.
Note though, that some manufacturers / ROM builders decided to preventing some apps from being disabled. Nothing you can do in that case without root. If you rooted your device, on the other hand, apps like e.g. Titanium Backup ★ root would let you freeze those apps as well.
Note also GAThrawn's comment: If you don't configure the email app, it won't run. Some homescreen replacements (aka "launchers") allow you to hide unwanted apps from the app drawer (e.g. GO Launcher EX), so you at least can ban them in some way.

Always glad to help :)


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Which Android x86 image from the official site will work for Dell XPS 15?
I want to try to install Android x86 on my XPS 15. However, I don't know which image I should select. Which one would be close to my configuration? Also, is there a custom image I can use as a general build?
I have a 64-bit machine and so have doubts about the stability of the system.
My config :
Core        : i5 2nd gen
RAM         : 8GB
GPU         : 1GB nVidia 525M
Peripherals : Trackpad, 2MP VGA camera

Please comment if more info is needed.

There doesn't really look like a good candidate there, given that the Dell one for 4.0 has a UK keyboard.  You could try it though, or Android-x86 2.2-r2 live & installation iso for Dell Inspiron Mini Duo platform if you don't mind an old version.

It has been almost impossible to buy a 32-bit only desktop/laptop CPU for quite a few years now, they're almost all 64-bit (but often run a 32-bit OS). I wouldn't worry about stability from that point of view, it will have been tested on a 64-bit CPU.


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Google Services battery usage
I recently updated to the 10.1 M snapshot of CyanogenMod for my Sprint Galaxy S3 (d2spr). Ever since I did the update, I have been seeing crazy high battery usage from Google Services. I have tried just about everything I can think of to shut it off, but nothing seems to be working. I'm connected to Wi-Fi most of the day, so I don't think 3G has anything to do with it.
Attempted Troubleshooting:

Turn off Google Account Sync (per this question)
Turn off Google Now
Turn off Location reporting

If possible, I'd like to fix this without using Juice Defender or any other battery management apps, but if that's what it takes, so be it.
So how can I get Google Services to stop sucking the life out of my phone?

Please take a look at Google Services is killing my battery by keeping phone awake. Comparing the descriptions, ut looks exactly like your problem (updated my answer below accordingly).

This is most likely some app utilizing Google Services. You don't show the details screen to be reached when tapping the graph on top of your first screenshot. Please check there, and cross-check with How to deal with (orphaned) WakeLocks? -- the "keep awake" of your second screenshot suggest Wakelocks as the "source of evil". The part What if it is the Android System itself? should help you track the issue down further.
Another possible -- no, very likely candidate is found in another question I just stumbled upon: Google Services is killing my battery by keeping phone awake. Sound familiar? ;)

Following up, I used BetterBatteryStats to uncover that it was, in fact, location services sucking the life out of my battery. I turned off location services via Settings -> Location Access. This has the unfortunate consequence of disabling Google Now. But for now, at least, it looks like it is one or the other.

Oh -- that turns Google Now off? Good to now -- thanks for mentioning that feature :) Btw: If you follow the first mentioned link, you'll find another link to an article explaining how to find out who's really behind it (which app is causing location services to suck your battery). So you can kill that app, turn location access back on, and enjoy Google Now. Unfortunately, this will require root AFAIR... (Pinpointing Android LocationManagerService battery drain)


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Accessing shared Outlook folders on my Samsung Galaxy S3
I have worked out how to access my work emails via the Microsoft Exchange Server and also access any meeting requests. However any of the calendar entries on our shared calendar cannot be accessed.
I've tried Touchdown without success as it does not support shared folders. We are an events company that needs to be kept informed in what each of us are doing (along with our rosters) so I have no use for my own personal work calendar entries.
The iPhones can do it, what is the problem with the Androids?

Currently android doesn't have native support for multiple calendars, your phone is working just fine. The Touchdown app is awful, avoid it like the plague.
Basically, the calendar, mail account and everything associated with your personal account are a single item. It may be possible to add the account that relates to the shared calendar as a second Exchange account on your Samsung and access the calendar that way.
Of course if it's a colleague's inbox that's not practical. Maybe talk to your IT about setting up a dedicated team calendar that anyone has access to?
You can definitely add a second exchange account to your phone, you could do this to access the new team calendar.
Worth a try?

Thanks. I just found a product called codetwo that needs to be loaded onto the company server and it's about $500 so I like your option and will give it a try first!

@Martino do u have any recommendation for an android client besides touchdown? Thank you!


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SGN 4.2.1 - stuck at < waiting for device >
I own Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it has been unlocked, rooted, I'm using CWM Recovery Touch and a few weeks ago I updated firmware to 4.2.1 (build JOP40D). It seems that Superuser is no longer working on 4.2 versions and I must use SuperSu (so I installed it from the Play, but probably it's not at all). Problems:

can't start Recovery in fastboot mode, it shows something like no command on some error screen (but in my language). Before this screen it tries to boot or something (Google logo for a while).
can't do anything with ADB or Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, after reboot to the fastboot I stuck at <waiting for device> message.
can't update CWM Recovery from CWM Rom Manager, probably due to su problem.

I haven't found any solution within discussions (useless as always), but everybody's asking about adb devices, so my output is: 0149A5310A021040        device
I can hack it with my Windows or Linux, but need some advice, thanks.

Seen this

Problem solved, but I don't understand what happened. While I got stuck on <waiting for device> message, I've tried Reboot bootloader option and process has been successfully completed. But I haven't to do this first time when I was unlocking, rooting, and installing Recovery and AOKP.


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Extract boot.img issues
I have been having a lot of trouble trying to extract a boot.img. Its one of Samsung's with the funky headers so none of the scripts work. I tried HEX editing it so it is a gzip (1f 8b 08) and removing whats in front of the 1f (kernel i believe) but to no avail. All i need to do is get to init.rc and edit it then re-pack.

Samsung's boot images are different, and they are not in img format IIRC, rather they use their own rfs (That's what it is AFAICT)

am i allowed to link to a download site?
because i will just upload the boot.img

Dont know if i am allowed but here is the boot.img. If someone couple please extract it and send me the files / tell me how they did it then i would be truely grateful.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0rswokt4a7l4nj/boot.img

Look here

I found that before but i just tried again, and as with all of the other tries/ways and i still get the same cpio error.This is only part of the output for it was too long.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6e3cse4rbq2s3tf/cpio.txt


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W/GAV2 Exception sending hit: HttpHostConnectException
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus Verizon (toro) w/ stock ROM, and I constantly see this in my logcat:
W/GAV2    (  903): Thread[GAThread,5,main]: Exception sending hit: HttpHostConnectException
W/GAV2    (  903): Thread[GAThread,5,main]: Connection to http://www.google-analytics.com refused

any ideas what this is? do I really need it? Can I disable it? is it eating more CPU(battery)?

GAV2 == Google Analytics V2


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Lost data upgrading roms, but data is still there when viewed with Clockwork and Clockwork alone. Can I recover it?
I lost my data upgrading to M1 CM10.1 through CMUpdate, but I still see it when I go into clockwork recovery mod. I tried accessing it through adb and adb shell but I cannot find it. Furthermore my Galaxy Nexus is reporting that it's full.
I have tried this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
However, it does not recover all my data and if it does it's often renamed and/or corrupted (i.e. images merged together, mp3s losing metadata, and so on)
Is there a way to access it using CWM and copy it to my PC? What commands is CWM using to access that otherwise inaccessible data that I could run from adb?
I tried tweeting the CWM guy but he never got back to me.

If you were going from CM10 to CM10.1 — that is, moving from Android 4.1 to 4.2 — your data "loss" is probably because the path to your emulated SD card has changed due to the new multiuser support.  Previously, the SD card was /data/media, but now it's a subdirectory such as /data/media/0, with additional subdirectories (such as /data/media/1) for additional user accounts.  The files should've been moved to the new location automatically when you first booted CM10.1, but maybe that didn't happen.
Using a root file manager or shell, create a /data/media/0 directory if it doesn't exist already, and then move all the other files from /data/media into the 0 subdirectory, and it should become visible within Android again.

If you use ClockworkMod for backups, you may find that it can no longer find your backups directory, because it's still looking for /data/media/clockworkmod, not /data/media/0/clockworkmod.  You can fix that by creating a symlink in the old location.  From a root shell, run these two commands:
cd /data/media
ln -s 0/clockworkmod clockworkmod

I selected this one as answer because it is THE solution, though thanks to Koush i was able to find the data as well.

you are a wonderful human being

Use adb shell and look in /data/media.
Should be there.

Welcome @koush to ASE! The hallowed creator of CWM!!!! As your first time here.... +1... :D

Thank you so much, after a bit of fiddling with remounting I was able to get all the stuff I needed :)

Titanium Backup offers this when you have the Pro key.
To get a copy from the cwm folder you can use adb pull.

I can't because it it's inaccessible on adb shell, using the pc or cyanogen file manager so there's absolutely no way I could point to the folder. It's only under clockwork that I am able to see it.

Also not sure how Titanium would help me, I only need to recover my media. I don't care about the apps.