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With the Android 4.2 camera app, how can I tell if I have a GPS lock?
My Galaxy Nexus has just been updated to v4.2 of Jellybean, Google seem to have totally changed the camera app in this update and there's a few functions that I just can't find.
As I'm travelling a lot at the moment, I like to make sure that most of my pictures are geo-tagged so that I can work out where I was and when later! As I'm not in my home country, I have data disabled to save on extortionate roaming charges, so most of the GPS-Assistance functions don't work and GPS locks take longer than normal.
Previous versions of the Android camera app have had a small icon near the top of the screen in the camera app that flashes to indicate that the GPS is searching for a lock, that then turns solid when a good GPS lock is achieved. There doesn't seem to be any similar icon in the built-in camera app in the stock GED version of 4.2.
Is there any way that I can tell if the camera has achieved a GPS lock before I take a picture?

Is this you? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2000943

@TheAndroNerd nope not me, but that is the exact same problem with no answer, I'll keep an eye on that thread too, thanks.

You can press the right soft-key (switch application soft-key). The application switcher in Android 4.2 includes the notification bar, which shows if there´s a GPS fix. You can press the right soft-key again to return to the camera app.

Strangely the GPS icon only appears as I switch back to the camera, so you have to be quite quick at spotting it. Bit of a kludgey workaround, but it does seem to work, thanks.

This has been left out of the 4.2 Camera application.
You could get around this, if you really wanted the icon back, by installing the old camera app. You would need to be rooted to do this. You could also install a custom camera app off Google Play, which will not require you to be rooted.

I just checked on my smartphone: Android 4.2.1 camera still lacks GPS lock indicator.

Open your camera app and send it to background.
Then use this free app, GPS Test, to search for a GPS lock.
Once you acquire a GPS lock (yellow indicator on GPS Status section turns green), bring to front the camera and take the photo.

When you open your camera, touch the "setting" widget that shows up by default on the right hand side.  The bottom choice looks like three sliders, that's your settings.  One of the choices is "store location."  That enables and disables geotagging.

This doesn't answer the question. Geotagging is already enabled, and the questioner is trying to tell whether GPS has fixed the position yet.


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HDMI + USB communications
I have a LG-P930 cellphone with Gingerbread 2.3.5. This device has a micro-USB connector that shares pinout with HDMI. I bought a MHL adapter but it seems that the USB plug on this device is for power only.
I know that my question is not purely about Android but does someone know about a MHL adapter that would preserve the USB data connection? In other words, I would like to connect to my HDMI screen while communicating with the computer through USB.

Have you tried an usb hub? I have a microUSB->female-USB converter here, which I then connect to a hub, and I can connect a keyboard, mouse and sdcard reader at the same time without any trouble. Perhaps it works the same with HDMI/MHL, I'm not sure (that's actually what I'm searching this site for, so I'm curious as to whether this worked!).

USB and MHL share the same pins on the connector. Once the phone is in MHL mode, there is no USB capability. So, currently you can't use MHL and USB simultaneously.

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Increase maximum outgoing attachment size
I'm looking for a way to increase the maximum attachment size for outgoing email in the default email app for Exchange / "corporate" email.
e.g. I'm on local Wifi and it won't let me send a 9MB video, which is just plain lame.
While I'm at it, I'd love to also increase the maximum size for App downloads when on 3G.  I have a high-speed dataplan with a 6GB limit, and it's frustrating to have my phone tell me something is "too big" to download.  My carrier isn't saving any bandwidth; it just forces me to use workarounds like tethering.
Open to rooting or any other hacks that will do the trick.  I have control of the Exchange (2003) server if the setting must be tweaked there.

If there's no easy way to adjust, then whichever genius at Google dictated these arbitrary limits should be flogged.

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Samsung Galaxy S2 doesn't play music
New Samsung Galaxy S2 doesn't play audio files. I tried using different players, but none worked. The track ether plays for 1-3 seconds or mixes different tracks into one. Considering trying to return the phone. Does anybody have solution?

Which player are you using? Is the issue with some particular player?

He wrote he tried using different players. To me that rather looks like a problem with the related service running on the device (yes, AFAIK all players have to run via some "music provider" -- just play an hour music, and then check your battery stats). In which case a factory-reset might help, in case something got messed up in that place.


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Android connected to Car system
How can connect my android app to car system for example to get "Level fuel" information or any others info!

Can you please tell us more about your car? Does it support digital interfacing? Have you seen similar integration of car with another platform like iOS?

Do you mean something like OBD2 apps, e.g., Torque?

All modern cars have CPU which measures and controls few parameters of its engine.  These CPU(s) will have an interface socket (looks like SCART connector) with which issues are diagnosed at service center.  There is a special hardware which goes into this socket and can transmit engine parameters through Bluetooth.  Google Play Store has an app called Torque which when installed in an Android phone, can receive such parameters and displays on the screen.
I am not too sure whether the OBD device can detect fuel level, but it does sense a lot of other engine related parameters like HP torque etc.

Its possible that the car gives fuel info over HTTP GET, then Tasker might be useful. It's just one example.

According to a review on the app in Play Store, fuel info is displayed.

I make other search about OBD implemntation in Java , and I find an open source project OBD-II Manager ,[link]http://obd.codeplex.com/......but I stil to test it with app android .

You would like to try Fuelio which advertise to give fuel and other info that cost money. I haven't tested it, however.


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Samsung Galaxy Nexus HSPA : Baseband Unkown problem
In further continuation to my previous post,
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.1.2 Unable to connect to mobile network.
My earlier solution could only make it work for a little more than 10 days and I am back with the same "Baseband Unkown" problem on my Galaxy Nexus. This problem seems to be persistent no matter any version of stock that I revert to. Currently I am on stock YAKJU-4.0.4-IMM76I.
I have now started looking at the radio logs and I see the lines as below. Can somebody please help me understand them and hopefully help me resolve it.
This is really a frustrating experience with my first android device.
11-29 11:54:53.734 D/RILJ    (  472): [0004]< RADIO_POWER error: com.android.internal.telephony.CommandException: RADIO_NOT_AVAILABLE

11-29 11:54:53.734 D/RILJ    (  472): [0006]< BASEBAND_VERSION error: com.android.internal.telephony.CommandException: RADIO_NOT_AVAILABLE

11-29 11:54:53.734 D/RILJ    (  472): [0007]< GET_IMEI error:com.android.internal.telephony.CommandException: RADIO_NOT_AVAILABLE

11-29 11:54:53.734 D/RILJ    (  472): [0008]< GET_IMEISV error: com.android.internal.telephony.CommandException: RADIO_NOT_AVAILABLE

Thanks

Custom ROM? Using Google Search for that error message shows up a lot of discussions about that, mostly related to Custom ROMs.

I tried everything flashing different radios, custom roms like cm-9, odin and now with a clean install using stock. Still facing the same problem....


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How to setup VLAN on Android?
Can anybody give me idea how to setup the VLAN on android. I get VLAN 200 tagged traffic from some device. So how can I configure or setup the networking stuffs in android to allow traffic tagged with VLAN 200.
Currently, I can access normal traffic (without any VLAN) on mini usb port.


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Unexpected battery discharge on Samsung Galaxy S2
I charged my smartphone yesterday to full 100%. When I woke up today, I saw that battery was 40%. Android OS has used 90% of the battery. My Android version is 4.0.3. What is the cause of the problem?

I had that two times, some service going havoc. A reboot always solved that. Before getting the wrong idea: No, it happens rarely. And my phone is switched on 24/7, I only boot it when really needed ;)


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Copy Paste with Touch
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and I have a problem with the copy and paste feature. Since about 2 Weeks ago, I have been unable to copy by holding on the text and clicking copy. If I long press on text the blue cursor will appear, but no context menu will to allow me to copy the text.
How can I fix this problem?

Have you done the usual things? Reboot the device? Clear data of the app giving you trouble? etc.

What is your Android version?
When you highlight the text, just click the highlighted text to copy it.
Then you can paste it by long clicking on a text input field.
On Android 3+ the system changed, and you now copy and paste using the bar that appears when you long press on some text.


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LG Nexus 4's Internal Storage Dilemma & its Apparent Lack of Support for USB OTG Connectivity?
As my contract on my current android phone is soon ending, I am considering purchasing the LG Nexus 4 (if it ever becomes available again on the Google Play Store) as my next phone, as it supposedly is in the top league but "without the price tag" so i'm informed.
I am aware that many people are disappointed that a microSD card slot is unavailable on these devices (I believe the same to be true of the Nexus 7 & 10, if I am not mistaken), and this may detract them from buying such a device.
From what I understand Google's reason for not including microSD support (unlike other manufacturers) is that they want people to know exactly what is on the internal memory of the phone, as many people "get confused" between what is on the internal memory and the microSD card, and therefore people can choose the required storage space ie 8 or 16GB (and therefore they know exactly what they have beforehand and accommodate their apps etc accordingly). Another reason is that Google want people to move away from internal storage & use Cloud storage more and more (and integrate with its other "services" eg Google Music) - a clever ploy on Google's part
This put me off from buying the device until a few weeks ago when I heard about USB OTG (On The Go) Cables, which are essentially USB Cables having a micro usb connector at one end which fits into the Nexus 4 and a USB connector at othe other (which opens up a whole world of opportunities - more so for tablets rather than smartphones I think).
This being the case I thought joy, storage is no longer a "problem". However I have heard reports that USB OTG connectivity despite apparently being supported cannot be enabled on the device.
Is this the case, have people therefore found a solution like rooting the device and flashing with a Custom ROM ie CyanogenMOD Jellybean 4.1  to achieve USB OTG Connectivity ?
Have people been unable to get hold of the phone in the first instance to comment or have Nexus 7 or 10 owners experienced USB OTG connectivity issues ?
If this is unachieveable i'm sure it is premature as Google are bound to provide an update at a future date (that is of course if they can supply the phone, or was the LG Nexus 4 simply a one time purchase wonder, when it hit the Play Store a few weeks ago)
Excuse the long(ish) post, but I believe the relevance of it

"a one time purchase wonder" - with the battery too being irreplaceable I do wonder this myself. (I have just replaced the battery on my old phone, which no longer held its charge and had expanded to a size that looked ready to explode!)

What model is your old phone w3d ?

A not quite so smart Nokia E65

I just wondered if it was a previous generation nexus phone

USB OTG compatibility is more dependent on the kernel than the actual operating system.
If the stock kernel doesn't support it, then it will (most likely) only be a matter of time until a custom kernel is released that has this functionality.
If you were to purchase it, remember that the tablet can only give 5V of power to the device - this stops you from using things such as portable hard drives with the device, which require a large power input.
You would be best asking on a dedicated ROM'ing forum such as XDA-Developers to find out if the stock kernel supports USB OTG, and if not, a custom kernel can be made to support it.
Please be aware, that you will need an app that allows you to use the USB OTG support.

From what i've been told the Nexus 4's Manual states USB OTG Connectivity is supported, however in practice to achieve this, is easier said than done

You will need to find an app to use it, I suggest you use Google.

Yes I have heard of people using an App called "Nexus Media Importer" available on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homeysoft.nexususb.importer

Whether that solves the "problem" or not, I dont know

To clarify I have heard people using the above named app with the Nexus 7. Nexus 4 & 10 havent heard any confirmed reports

@Simon: According to Play Store: "This app is incompatible with your LGE Nexus 4."

@moose Thx for notifying me, BTW I don't own a Nexus 4

@LiamW This is an excellent article (24/3/2013) regarding getting USB OTG working on the nexus 4 - which backs up what you have said perhaps you would like to incorporate it into your answer http://www.androidcentral.com/android-advanced-usb-otg-nexus-4

@Simon Nexus Media Importer Blog http://nexususb.blogspot.co.uk/


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"remount: not found" error
I want to install an application as a system application.
To do so, I must remount the system partition RW, to do so I run the command adb shell remount rw in a terminal, but I get the error /system/bin/sh: remount: not found.
How can I remount the system partition RW?

The command is: adb remount, please try this first. However, if it doesn't work, make sure your device is rooted, and try these commands:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system

Those commands will directly remount the system as RW. However, you must be rooted.

I have faced the exact same issue: "remount: not found". Seems there are different syntax possibilities depending on the OS or updated libs. In case the syntax doesn't suit, it just interprets 'remount' as a command "not found".
Then I tried
mount -o rw,remount /system

and it worked.
The strange thing is, a few months before, just after having rooted my device, this worked: mount -o rw;remount /system.
There seems to be also: mount -o remount,rw /system.
Just try different syntaxes. If you rooted your device, one must work.

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How can I root my Verizon HTC Incredible 2?
I am technically inclined, I work as a IT technician and study computer science and engineering. Does anyone have a guide or guides, or can help me root my HTC Incredible 2?

possible duplicate of How do I root my device?

@Izzy: We have moved away from closing rooting questions as duplicates of that canonical question because the processes are so different between devices. See: http://meta.android.stackexchange.com/questions/790/should-we-revisit-our-how-do-i-root-x-policy

Argh, sorry... ._.

Here a guide from XDA-Dev:
(If you like to learn visually and would rather not go through these steps, check out this YouTube video.)

Some warnings:

This is not a FULL unlock (S-OFF or to unlock your SIM card slot.)
This WILL VOID your warranty.
This will work with ANY version of HBOOT.
This is a how to for WINDOWS ONLY.
If you are logged out of HTC Dev at any time during the identifier period (1–5), just sign back in and don't click anything. It will automatically redirect you to the last page you were on.
I am not responsible if you didn't follow a step correctly and your phone lights on fire, cracks into two, wants to destroy you, etc…

What you are going to need:

A computer
Fastboot and ADB [API] ← These are applications to be use to flash ROM's.
HTC Drivers ← Drivers HTC gives, couldn't find them on HTC's site.
Android SDK
microUSB cable, phone, and some time

STEPS TO ROOT:

You are going to want to head over to the HTC Developer site and make an account or sign in. Once you have done one of the two, you are going to want to click 'Unlock Bootloader,' then 'Get Started.' It will next ask you what device you are trying to unlock, click 'Droid Incredible 2 (Verizon)' then 'Begin Unlock Bootloader.' Then a pop up window will ask you if you are sure, just click 'Yes.' Then, another pop up window will appear, just tick the two boxes and press 'Proceed to Unlock Instructions.'
Go to your phone. Take off the [back] battery door and remove the battery (don't hold the power button and make it a proper shut off, just rip the battery out. Then, put the battery back in. Once you have replaced the battery, hold the volume down button and the power button at the same time until a white screen shows up. You can use the volume rocker to highlight your selection, and the power button to select the highlighted selection. Right now, we want to highlight 'BOOTLOADER' and use the power button to select it. Next, grab your miniUSB cable and plug it into your computer to your phone.
Next, make a folder on your computer in the C:\ Drive. In Windows Vista & 7, you can just go to Computer from the Start Menu and it will be labeled Local Disk (C:). You can name the folder whatever you want, I am just going to name it Android. Next, you are going to want to download my ADB, Fastboot, and ADBAPI .zip file and place all three files into the Android folder. After you unzip the ADB/Fastboot folder, you are going to want to (if you have not already) download and install the Android SDK manager. You will need to install SDK tools [and I believe a version of Android?] After you have installed everything, you can go to the Start Menu again and type in 'cmd' in the search bar and press enter. Then type in the following: (Or you could take the easy way of going to your C:\ drive and shift-clicking the folder and press 'Open Command Window Here…)
cd C:\Android

After you have got into Command Prompt and are in the \Android folder, type in the following:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token

You will then see a great big brick of random characters. Right click in the bottom right-hand corner of '<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>' and click 'Mark...' Hold down the left-mouse-button and select the great brick of text up until '<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>' (don't highlight any of the 'INFO' things.) Then, right-click again and you will have the identifier token copied to your clipboard. Back on the HTC Dev site, it will ask you for your identifier; just paste the identifier in the box and it will send you an email with a .bin file (Unlock_code.bin) and just throw that into the folder with ADB and Fastboot.
You are going to want to click the continue link that HTC Dev sent you as well to downloading the file. After you have finished downloading and put it in the folder, type in the following:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

Once you have done that and pressed Enter, your phone will change screens. It will ask you if you are SURE you want to do this. Just press the volume rocker up and press the power button. Your phone will reboot and take you back to Android. It's normal and it doesn't mean it failed... Your phone is fine and it should have went OK if you followed the steps. We are done with HTC Dev now, so you can close it.
Next thing we are going to want to do is flash ClockWorkMod (CWM) Recovery onto your phone. You are going to want to download the .iso for CWMR and flash it to your phone (download link). After you are done downloading the .iso, place it into your ADB and Fastboot folder. Once your phone has finished starting up, take the battery out again and put it back into HBOOT mode (step 2.) You are going to want to go back into FASTBOOT (step 2, again) and flash the recovery by doing the following:
fastboot flash recovery recovery(press TAB)

Once you press enter and fastboot says it has completed, it will just have the Fastboot screen. Just highlight 'Bootloader' and press the power button. Next, to make sure it worked… Scroll down to 'Recovery' (which is right under Fastboot) and select it. The HTC screen should show and then CWMR should come to life.
This is where the real magic happens. We are going to install SuperUser on to your phone now. Reboot your phone into regular Android. Now, you can plug it into the computer and make it a disk drive or pop out the miniSD card and put it into a converter. Now, you are going to want to download SuperUser and put it onto the miniSD (I recommend not putting it in any folders so it is easy to find.) Now, put your phone back into CWMR (step 6.) Now, use the volume rocker to scroll down to 'install .zip from sd card' and press the power button. Now, find the SuperUser.zip (or whatever it is named) and press the power button. The 'yes' to install it is in the middle of all the 'no' options, use the volume rocker to select 'yes' and press the power button. Wait for CWMR to finish, and in the meantime... Just stare at your phone. After you have finished installing SuperUser, restart your handset into Android. Once it has finished restarting, go into the app drawer and find the SuperUser app. Press the 'menu' button and tap 'Settings.' Scroll down to 'Su Binary x.x.xx' and tap it. On the bottom it will say 'Update Binary,' just tap that and it will do its 'magic.' Once SU has finished updating Binary, you have a rooted DINC2.

The general approach to gaining "root" on the HTC Incredible 2 is to get S-OFF, so you can flash a custom ROM. I'm on the road now, and have neither the inclination nor the resources to compose a full guide here, so I will point you to the best rooting guide for our phone:
Gain S-OFF and Root the HTC Incredible 2
Note: the guide is aimed at Linux users--use an Ubuntu live CD if you have to.
Anyway, it's a much better guide than the ones I see in the Google top 10, which are either hard to follow along, or leave out (possibly) necessary steps, like hboot downgrading. Finally, another helpful resource:
Comprehensive S-OFF/Root Methods


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Google Reader widget items blinking
I have both a smartphone (Motorola Defy/MB525 running CyanogenMod 9) and a tablet (a cheap "generic" Genesis GT1230 running some obscure custom ROM). When I add the Google Reader widget (official app), after some time the items in the widget start blinking (not the widget itself, just the entries in the widget). Same issue on both devices. I have not been able to identify a cause, let alone find a solution. Any advices?

Strangely enough, this issue seems to appear and disappear randomly over time, and I'm still unable to determine a possible cause or suspect. I have for, the time being, given up on using the Reader widget, but plan to inspect more in the future.

As Google Reader has been discontinued, this question is now obsolete.


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What is yakju, gn, yakjuxw, takju etc?
I'm in the market of buying a Nexus 7, and these are what I understand some kind of firmware/maker identification. Can someone please explain all the different names?
Google sadly wasn't much help for me today.

Related: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28226/how-can-i-determine-my-galaxy-nexus-model-variant

For Galaxy Nexus these are different builds:

takju: devices sold through the Play Store in the US. Contains the Google Wallet aplication.
yakju: devices sold through Google outside the US.
yakjuxw: devices sold by Samsung.

If you buy yakjuxw I would recommend that you update to yakju with factory images provided by Google.
This way you will get the updates in time.
I wasn't aware that there are similar builds for the Nexus 7.

Just it case it was a typo, it yakju and not jakju.
Also, yakju images are almost the same as takju images except the absence of the Google Wallet app preinstalled.
yakjuxw is one of the images maintained by Samsung. There are other variants like yakjuux. Since these are not directly maintained by Google, the updates might take a bit longer to become available.
It is possible to flash a yakju factory image on the GSM/HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus to to have the updates directly from Google, but doing so will wipe the internal memory if the phone is not unlocked.

Realized that gn and gnex must be abbreviations for Galaxy Nexus. Nakasi and nakasig seems to be stock Android firmwares. But what are the differences between them and takju/yakju?

It's device internal codenames.
Reasons:

Device specifications is secret before release. After release, firmware not renamed, to exclude misunderstanding for developers.
One device may have different firmware versions, depends on target market and hardware configuration (modem, NFC, Wi-Fi settings).

In parts right: it's also different firmware versions. (Reason: Verizon subsidized wanted its own with locked bootloaders, another one comes preinstalled with Google wallet, the other without). See the factory images here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

2nd variant include not only vendor lock, but for example internation version may allow to use more Wi-Fi channels, at Russia needed to have Glonass support for pay smaller duty, there available LTE and 3G versions...

This is an exert from  A Guide to Manually Install Android 4.2 Takju on Non-Yakju Galaxy Nexus written 14th Nov. 2012 available at:
http://webtrickz.com/guide-to-manually-install-android-4-2-takju-on-non-yakju-galaxy-nexus/
Following the availability of Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, Google has begun the rollout of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OTA update for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 as well. Android 4.2 is currently available only for Takju variant of GSM/HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus and luckily Google has also released the Android 4.2 factory image for Takju Galaxy Nexus. Apparently, Non-Yakju Galaxy Nexus users wont receive this new update anytime soon as their phone is updated by Samsung whereas Yakju & Takju firmware are updated directly by Google.
However, users with adequate technical know-how can easily convert their non-yakju (yakjuxw, yakjuux, yakjusc, yakjuzs, yakjudv, yakjukr and yakjujp) device to Takju to receive prompt future OTA updates from Google.
Install Yakju or Takju? Takju, the firmware that ships with Google Play Store version of Galaxy Nexus (in US) apparently receives updates faster than the Yakju variant. So, it’s better to choose Takju over Yakju.

The content of that link doesn't really seem to explain what any of the terms (takju, yakju, etc) mean, though.

It doesnt explain their "literal translated meaning", but it does explain that they are firmware: That Yakju & Takju are firmware updated by Google, and that Non-Yakju firmware is updated by Samsung. It also tells you which receives updates faster and how if need be to take advantage of this. The literal, translated meaning of these words is in essence - meaningless. But what they are and how to benefit from them is meaningful. As the article (given by link) explains

I don't mean the literal translated meaning of the words. The article does very briefly mention that takju/yakju are updated by Google, but then it goes into instructions related to flashing different firmware without really explaining anything about what the yakjuxw/yakjuux/etc variants are, where they're sold, how they differ from takju (or plain ol' yakju), and so forth, at least as far as I see. That seemed like the crux of the OP's question to me, but it's kind of glossed over a bit is all.

I take your point, in the initial question it is not clear why the person asking the question wants exactly to know about the names ie what is the actual benefit of knowing, except for the above explanations given


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ICS ROM for Samsung Galaxy Y

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

I am looking for a custom rom for my Samsung Galaxy Y S5360.
I want to install Android 4.0 ICS, but most of the custom ROM's I find are actually ICS themed, meaning they just have the ICS look and feel but the actual OS is still Gingerbread. I want ICS so that I can install apps that are incompatible with Gingerbread.
Please give me a link to a bug-free ICS ROM.

You should look at forum's such as XDA-Developers, where you will find many ROM developers, and a forum for your device.
Looking at your device however, it only has an Armv6 processor. ICS only supports the Armv7 architecture, so ICS will not be compatible for your device, unless someone ports it to your device which would be difficult, but not impossible as shown by the ICS ROM by mikegapinski for the LG GT540 at the above forum.


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How to make Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 play AC3?
I have a film in the .AVI format, with an SRT subtitle file, and an AC3 audio track.
I used the S/W decoder function.
The film can be played with/without the subtitles, and the AC3 file itself can be played. I have tried MX player (not PRO) with the ARMv7 codec and VPlayer with the ARMv7 codec. I have the same problem on my Nook Color. If I stop the film and try to select audio, I have the only item which means embedded audio track.

Am I assuming correctly that you have 3 files (.avi, .srt & .ac3 (maybe some other language)) which you want to simultaneously play or is the ac3 track embedded in the avi? I'd say: Use handbrake to merge all into a single playable (.mkv or so) file for your handset.

Thanks for sharing your workaround! If you want, you can compile this into an answer, just FYI.

Thanks. (PS: The answer section is below... Sorry for nitpicking)

The solution.
I ended up preferring films in the .MKV format and using mkvmerge for merging audio tracks and subtitles into a video file.
However,
for those who want to watch films with an embedded AC3 audio track, this solution could be useful. It worked on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 SM-T530NU, and I'm sure it would work on any other device.


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Water damaged Nexus S turns on and runs but has unresponsive touchscreen
I dropped my Nexus S in water. I dried it out for a few days and the phone turns on to the home screen, and it seems to get the latest notifications although I cannot slide the phone and the touchscreen doesn't work.
Is there anything I can do from my computer, while phone is plugged in to get the touchscreen working again?

How'd you dry it out? Your work might not be done...

The Nexus S is rather easy to open and take apart (iFixit howto here). I'd suggest you do this or leave it for some more days. If that all doesn't help, you can get a replacement for the (EU) lcd (i9023) or (US) amoled (i9020) model on ebay (the pure panel+touch is cheaper but harder to reassemble (glue needed), they also sell the whole frontpanel (touch+screen+plastic-bordering+magnesium-chassis) as a whole (harder to find, more expensive but very easy to fix (2mins maybe)))

If the hardware is water damaged, then no sorry.
It is quite possible that the device still has a small amount of liquid inside it - I suggest crushing some chalk, and placing the entire device into the crushed chalk (it absorbs moisture).
Otherwise, I am sorry to say that you would be quite stuck and would have to go to a repair shop.

Simplest Method.
Place moisture-damaged device in zip-lock bag, with at least two tablespoons of white rice.
Store in warm place (hot water cupboard, or sunny nook), but out of direct sunlight, for two to three days.
Then all moisture will now be in rice, which you should discard (rather than consume).

Note: Any attempt to use device, prior to complete removal of moisture, may have permanently damaged the device.


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Galaxy S3 randomly booted into safe mode. Strange behavior
I was using my phone (Galaxy S3 SGH-T999), not doing anything intensive, just web browsing on Chrome, then all of a sudden my phone restarts into Safe Mode.
I opened the app drawer and noticed most (possibly all, not sure) of my downloaded apps were gone.
My notifications bar was informing me that some apps were being re-downloaded.
Not sure of the reason, I just restarted the phone and it booted back up normally.
However strange things have been happening, like:

Apps re-downloading or updating.
Facebook app authorization failing
All my contacts were gone. I use SmoothSync for Cloud Contacts. Opening the app asked me to enter my password. My contacts came back.
My iCloud calendar was gone, again because SmoothSync logged out. Logging back in was no problem.

Nothing really bad has happened, but it just seems strange and random to me.
Why would Safe mode be activated out of nowhere?

This sounds like a file system corruption (maybe). Do you have a terminal emulator at hand to check for 'dmesg' and logcat (or via the aLogcat app)?

I was browsing this site and came across this post which now that I think about it, is when my phone rebooted - just when I tapped 'copy'.

Can you crosscheck with Firefox / Opera? Chrome has some bugs still (my Nexus 10 does also sometimes crash when playing videos).

@ce4 I haven't been able to replicate it at all. Not even chrome.

I wonder are is your samsung s3 running jelly bean?  Because my s3 also randomlly boot to safe mode when I was using google map and web browsing.  But its only happen after I updated to jelly bean.

This is strange, and is most certainly a software issue.
It could be that, for some reason or another, Chrome (or another background app) took up all the available RAM, which caused the OS to crash - it could be a built in safeguard that the device boots into safe mode when this happens.
As well as this, safe mode (on my old device at least), disables all 3rd-party apps (so you can debug, and see if an app is causing the issue).
I would suggest you check your RAM usage, and maybe do a clean wipe if it happens again.


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I rooted my phone. Now apps cannot connect to the internet but browsers work fine
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y and rooted it a few days ago. After that I set up a few apps and granted them access to root permissions (via the Superuser app). I allowed root to all apps that requested it.
Now I cannot connect to the internet via any app except browser apps - Gmail cannot receive emails, and Google Play is not loading.
I tried a factory reset and unrooted the phone, but it is still not working.
How can I fix this issue?

what rooted apps did you use?

Don't have enough rep to post this as an answer, but this may be resolved by disabling any proxy settings on your WiFi connection: http://www.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/2ofhsn/rooted_with_stump_root_now_no_data_connections/

Is background data enabled?
You can enable it in Settings->Accounts and Sync->Background Data or System Settings->Data Use->Menu Button->Auto-sync data checked.

If it's specific to your Google accounts, check the general Google synce settings.
Settings->Accounts/Google->YourEmail@gmail.com Last synced MM/DD/YYYY 12:00 PM->List of Google Sync Settings.

Some apps may indicate sync is turned off, like the Gmail app:
Gmail App->Menu/Settings->YourEmail@gmail.com->DATA USAGE/Gmail sync is OFF

I was facing the similar issue with whatsapp, finally found out the simple solution
Settings -> Accounts & sync -> ENABLE this


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How can I get ADB to properly recognize an Alcatel One Touch 995 device on Windows/Ubuntu?
The problem
I am trying to deploy a custom application to an Alcatel One Touch 995 running Android 2.3.6. I using Eclipse to compile the source code and push it onto the phone. The Android Device Chooser within Eclipse starts up and lists a device however it does not recognize the maker or model. The device shows up as question marks for the serial number (see screenshot).

I am able to install the application to a Samsung device. I tried the procedure on Windows 7 running Eclipse 3.7.2 and on Ubuntu 12.04. running Eclipse 4.2. The Android Development Kit is up-to-date on both systems.
I enabled "Unknown sources" and "USB debugging" in the application settings.

The USB driver attempt
I found a USB driver from Alcatel. The archive contains driver for different Windows versions. When I try to update the "Android USB Device" in the Windows device manager I am informed that the driver version is up-to-date. Here is a screenshot of the "ALCATEL Dream Composite ADB Interface" properties.

It seems as if this attempt was not helpful. I leave it anyways in case someone stumbles into the same situation.

The solutions
Windows:
Strange! I installed almost all available API Versions in the Android SDK Manager and now also selected the images for ARM, Intel and MIPS. The result is that the device is recognized on Windows.

I tried hard to undo the driver installation on Windows. To me, the most obvious is removing the "Google USB Driver". So I did and restarted Eclipse and the computer but still Windows remembers the maker and model. I further tried to remove other items without success. I will leave my experiments in this question for others to figure out the key installation module needed on Windows to recognize the device. I guess its "Google USB Driver" and the .inf file has been copy to the Windows system folder in the background.
Ubuntu:
Regarding Ubuntu, I like to grant the answer Flow (please put your comment as an answer). I configured a device rule as it has been explained by vsm and others. There is also an official guide entitled: Setting up a Device for Development.

Speculations
It could be that when I tried to update the Windows driver with the USB driver from Alcatel that it actually updated my system without telling me. All I received was the message "Driver version is up-to-date". I missed to check the version before I started. If anyone can verify this theory on a "clean" system I happy to hearing from you.

I would suggest that this is about development, and is therefore off topic here. I am not 100% sure however...

It seems to me that your question is not "how to install an apk' as you know that, but is instead "Why does adb devices show all question marks and how to fix it?". Please make sure that your questions describe your real problem in the most accurate way.

If that happens on Linux the reason is susally that the adb daemon is unable to write to the usb device in /dev. See http://stackoverflow.com/a/4079361/194894

@Flow Can you please transform your comment in an answer so I can grant you the answer flag?

If that happens on Linux the reason is usually that the adb daemon is unable to write to the USB device in /dev. For more information see this answer on stackoverflow.

Have you installed the relevant ADB drivers for your device, and is it in USB Debugging mode?
If that fails, then you could always compile it and copy it to your device, and install it using a file manager.


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Samsung Skyrocket - Maximize Battery?
I have tried a few alternative ROMs, and underclock using SetCPU, but I can't seem to find a truly effective way to have my Samsung Skyrocket's battery last for more than a day.  My average usage time adds up to around 1 hour per day, comprising mainly of sending texts or looking up something with the browser.
Is the Skyrocket just battery-inefficient by design, or is there something I am missing?
EDIT: It seems that formatting everything/factory resetting/reapplying stock ROM seem to help significantly enough that it's no longer an issue.

Have you looked at this question? http://android.stackexchange.com/q/476/1465

I hadn't before, but I already follow everything it says pretty closely.  That is, I try to manually close applications that offer that option, and Back out of ones that don't.

How's your cell coverage? Maybe you encounter many areas with low coverage during the day (say, less than 50% of your bars shown)? In that case you might want to take a look at What is Cell standby and how can I keep it from eating my battery? and Does 'poor' reception deplete the battery quicker?. One more hint: Follow your [tag:battery-life] tag and order by votes, so best rated answers are on top.

My 4G coverage didn't show anything noticable. And thanks for the advice on following tags!


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Relative GPS accuracy?
GPS is not that accurate on Android devices (at least at mine) Measuring tools tell me the accuracy is between 8 and 12 Meters.
But what is about relative accuracy? When I place two marks on different coordinates in the distance of 1 meter will this distance be measurable?

Please take a look at the question: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/508/how-accurate-is-the-gps-in-my-mobile-phone/26945#26945. Please be aware that civilian GPS' accuracy is deliberately limited.

Yes. But that is about an absolute accuracy, not relative. My thought behind this was: If there is an "error" about 10m is this error always the same?

Distance can be measured even if you place 2 points in one place - for mesurement used signal from satellites, and in city it's extremely difficult to predict it changes.
Accuracy depends on signal quality, and it's impossible to get it 100% even in a field, so when you move phone to 1 meter, signal change may be so small, what not detected, and it may be changed so seriously, what will displayed over 100 meters change (tested on buildings corners with HTC Desire and Nexus 7).


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How to use Microsoft Streets & Trips on Android?
Is there any way to use Microsoft Streets & Trips on an android device such as Galaxy Tab 2 or Google Nexus?

Did they make an Android app? Is there a web app that'll work on a mobile device? If not, then no.

No they don't have an app. I'm looking for an emulator or a terminal app which hosts by a platform like Citrix or Windows Azure. I'll probably setup my own terminal server and try to access it on android

Your question really is: "How do I run an arbitrary Windows program on Android?"

@AlEverett Well, i opened a related topic here: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/34767/how-to-open-a-remoteapp-by-a-rdp-file-on-android

There are several RDP/VNC application on Android, which can be used to "run" any Windows application.
What you basically need to do is fairly straightforward:

Setup a server or virtual machine running a Windows machine
Install a RDP/VNC viewer on your Android
Configure the viewer to connect to the server

Citrix and Azure virtualization platform can be accessed by regular off-the-shelf RDP viewer. As an alternative, many open source or off-the-shelf virtualization software like VirtualBox or VMWare also supports RDP or VNC protocol for remote displays of their virtual machines.
How to set up the server is outside the scope of [android.se], try [superuser] or [serverfault]. Once the server is setup, it's fairly straightforward to setup the Android part, come back with a more specific question if you had trouble when you get there.


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Why does Moon Reader not show up in 8 last apps list?
Normally, when you long-press on HOME button, my Android displays the icons for 8 last apps/activities that were active.
This seems to always be pretty reliable, with one exception.
For some reason, Moon+ Reader app that I ran today does NOT appear on that list of 8 apps. At all.
Is there any possible reason why?
Environment: Motorola Droid X, rooted stock Froyo 2.2 ROM, Zeam Launcher.

I'm using Moon+ on a Milestone² (aka Droid²) for a long time already, and quite regularly. Originally on the Froyo 2.2 ROM as well, meanwhile on CM7.2 (Gingerbread). Never saw the described behaviour. Moon+ always was in the "Recently used" list. You question looks like it only happened once to you. Did you have that issue frequently?

@Izzy - I haven't used Moon+ before, so I don't know; however it NEVER showed up in recently used list in the last 2 days; and I'm not aware of any other app that failed to show in the list ever, though I admit I don't diligently check every time I use every app :)

No accusation from my side -- I just wanted to share my experience of multiple years meanwhile. It's certainly not the apps fault either; but you might want to drop the dev a note. He's a very busy guy, but he won't ignore it. Just tell him I told you so :)

@Izzy - If it's not some setting explicitly done by the app, it's probably not worth bothering him :)  I'm hoping to rock newer hardware soon, will re-raise if the issue disappears

You might still watch if that happens to other apps as well, and maybe you find a pattern.


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Galaxy S2 9100 Apps Sms download or not notification in China
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 in China. It is a great phone for apps, but I constantly get notifications via sms for new apps mostly in Chinese.
If I click on it, it says install or cancel. Now I don't mind doing this 20 times a day, but the real annoying thing is it keeps making my SMS notification noise, so I dash to my phone, only to realise that it is another app, which I don't want.
Can anyone help me stop receiving these app request sms things? I am starting to question whether or not it is because I live in China, as my Sony Ericsson Xperia is the 1st version, which I bought in the UK, doesn't do this. Maybe because it was the early days of Android?

Are you talking about push messages? Is your service provider sending them?

SMS noise is not the same as SMS. Any number of apps can use the same notification sound as your messaging app. Are they being saved in your inbox? And compare the apps you have installed on your GS2 vs your Xperia, maybe you can find a rogue app that is responsible for this.

This sounds like an SMS/Push message sent by your carrier in China.
I would suggest you contact your carrier, and ask them if they are sending these - and ask them if they can be stopped.
You can use this app to block these if your carrier won't.


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Problems after updating my Galaxy S3 to 4.1.1: Display randomly comes on for a few seconds
I updated my Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) to JellyBean 4.1.1, now the display randomly comes on for a few seconds, then goes off. When pushing the "unlock" button it now gets a disgusting thick red border around the edges of the display which flashes on and off, this also happens when one activates some of the apps (not sure if particular ones or just random).
When accessing some of the standard apps I now get these irritating "help" popups and clicking the "don't display this again" hasn't turned these off; they reappear with this box unchecked; there seem to be a couple of other things as well, but haven't established exactly what yet.
Rebooting several times didn't fix any of this; I haven't taken the battery out yet, and, the update manager just says the system is up to date, so a reload seems to be out of the question.
As one can expect this is fairly irritating on a fairly new high end cellphone.
Any ideas of what happened?  Any fixes for this?

Please could you check the developer options in System Settings -> Developer Options? It sounds like some are enabled, you should turn them all off using the toggle switch at the top, or just untick them all.

To stop red border showing go to System Settings > Developer options, uncheck Strict mode enabled and restart the device.


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Samsung GT P1000: Install to internal storage?
Is it possible to install apps on the internal USB (/mnt/sdcard) storage of the Samsung GT P1000?
/mnt/sdcard has 7Gb free and the internal phone storage only 690Mb free.
Move 2 SD card fails with "Failed to move application. No SD card."
Surely there must be a way to install apps on the internal storage.

By "internal usb" do you mean internal SD card? Are you trying to move apps to internal SD card or external? If external, do you have an (external) SD card inserted in your device?

My GT-P1000 has 16GB internal (dynamic) storage. In other words, although it has a microSD slot, regardless of any microSD card being inserted, there is always a 16GB partition available under /mnt/sdcard I tried force2sd, but although my P1000 is rooted, the app fails each time with "Operation unsuccessful!"

You can move apps that support it to that SD Card, as that is the one used by Android to install apps to.
Just go to settings apps and select the app, and then click the move to SD Card button.
If you want to move them ALL you must be rooted, and can use this app, which allows you to force apps to the (internal) SD Card.


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Is there a way to prevent applications from updating when running on battery
I know you can restrict applications to update on Wi-Fi only.
Can you achieve the same thing with "update when charging on sector only" too?

Are you asking about updating apps via the Play Store, or updating apps' content?  Also, it will help to know which Android version you are running on your device.

The best option you can use open the menu in play store and then go to Settings and then mark the Notification:Notify me about updates to apps or games that I downloaded and then you will get the notification and update them whenever you want to.

Also unmark the Auto-update apps so it will never update them automatically.

There is no way to do this, except to only select to manually update apps, and them update them when you have your charger connected.
There is no way to automatically restrict them.

Mmmh, that's too bad. Thanks for your confirmation.

If you are asking about updating apps from the Google Play store, the latest version (v3.10.9 as of this writing) does not have an option for that.
If you are talking about updating content within apps themselves, this depends on each app.  Most apps that connect to the Internet to refresh their content have controls of some sort that allow you to specify the updating frequency based on time of day, and sometimes based on WiFi state. It may be possible to implement refreshing based on charging state (possibly might need root privileges), but that functionality is up to the developers.


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How do I force the 'showing' of an onscreen keyboard (soft-keyboard) when already 'paired' with a bluetooth keyboard?
My question is the exact inverse of this question.
Motivating use-case. I've paired and am using my Bluetooth apple keyboard. Just happy. I'm running ICS, on an HTC- Evo 4G LTE. Then, 7-8 mins later (timeout not yet engaged by default of course), I'm downstairs, and a call comes in. I need to type 2-3 letters to look up something (an email address, etc). and huh?!
How the heck do I in the moment on-the-call type?
At that moment don't remember where I exactly left that apple keyboard (which I could  go back to power off, and only then get a keyboard to show)  Or if I turn off Bluetooth entirely: 'Fail' as that often means I can't then continue to use the darn headset I've got on, or if driving, I'd be illegal (in CA need to have a headset).
If I unpair, seems to get that keyboard (the external Bluetooth apple one) working, I have to re-pair (which, in reality, is really futzy annoying, compared to, e.g. if ignored and the time-out engages, when I then, say a day, or two later, type on that apple keyboard it works instantly instead? not paired).
Regarding the app: "null keyboard" I tried it, and close, but no cigar, meaning: when I'm in a 'text field', in the notifications list, there will appear an 'input method notification' clicking on that and you get a list, and while that list should include something that offers a 'show on-screen keyboard' override, it does not.
The closest thing I've been able to find is developer-centric code examples showing an (apparent) workaround to force this.. but seems to be no app ( yet?!?) that exposes that functionality into the 'inputs methods' drop-down menu. Example.
Update:
 it looks like Tomas's answer is 'the answer', though I'm currently unable to test to be sure. This does strongly suggest that there is no answer available without a rooted phone.

I don't have a bluetooth keyboard, but I have had times when I wanted to force the onscreen keyboard to show up. Have you tried holding down the 'Menu' button? When I do that, the keyboard pops up even when no text field is selected. In the same way, it can be used to force the keyboard to hide when in a text field.

certainly, as far as I can tell, with a bluetooth keyboard paired, it does seem to override/prevent that from working

I'm afraid I don't have an answer, but I can see the code example you link to isn't what you're looking for. It's for enabling the keyboard in general, not for overriding how the keyboard displays when a Bluetooth keyboard is connected.

You can use Secure Settings Hardware Keyboard Action to toggle the hardware keyboard. Interestingly, you can still use the hardware keyboard, but the on-screen keyboard still appears.
This is especially useful when you connect a mouse (and no keyboard) and it causes the keyboard to go into hardware keyboard mode.
The simplest way to do this is to create a shortcut on your homescreen. Select the Secure Settings shortcut/widget. Then it will prompt you to select the action. Select Actions > Hardware Keyboard. Then it brings you to a screen with three options: On, Off, Toggle.
On means you go into hardware keyboard mode and no on-screen keyboard will appear. Note, this only works if you actually have physical keyboard connected. It will simply give you an error toast if you don't.
Off means turn off hardware keyboard mode, and an on-screen keyboard will appear when you select text boxes.
Toggle means it will switch from whichever hardware keyboard mode it's currently on.
There are other ways to hook up to Secure Settings Hardware Keyboard Action, which you can learn about in the documentation, and using your imagination and research.

@Izzy Secure Settings is an app for rooted devices. You can find it on the play store.

I know that – the OP might not. We prefer "complete" answers instead of "look-there-and search". Even with the app found: How to do that? Haven't you forgotten it requires Tasker, and a word on the budget? Tasker = USD 5

@Tomas - thank you for the answer. It's a bit hard for me to test - my phone isn't rooted (fixable), and my bluetooth stopped working (not clearly fixable). At some point I'll be able to remedy that (new phone) and test this. Until then, I'll update my question to point to your answer

If you are using a custom ROM, such as Cyanogenmod, you can 'wire' hardware keys to certain function.
One thing you can do, is set it up so that a long press on the menu button will show the soft keyboard.
If not, then there is no way to do this, although in theory an app could be produced that would place a notification in the taskbar when enabled and bring up the soft keyboard when clicked! I am now off to make this app.

hey Liam -- if you build it, I will use it!  As I'm typing this 4 months-ish after your post-- anything avail I can try?   (and FYI - last I looked, bluetooth keyboards on iOS seemed too to have this 'problem' [Google having 'copied' the UI elements of Apple's implementation, flaws and all, into Android, it would seem ] )

Buzz launcher, as well as other launchers, I imagine, allows you to program gestures to preform certain actions. The issue though is that that gesture will only perform that action from the home screen if you use Buzz launcher gestures... The good thing though is you don't have to root to do it. In addition, of course, if you root the phone you can assign gestures more freely and make them universal so that the gesture performs the action from any app, not just the home screen.


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Is there a way to wipe a device based on a certain password? A like a "Wipe-me" password?
Is there a way (an app perhaps) that will wipe a phone if a certain password is entered at the lock screen? For example "letmein" unlocks the phone, but if you enter "wipeme" it will start the factory reset process, or erase the decryption key or what have you.

What purpose should this serve? Is your use case cop/gangster/whoever forces me to unlock it but I enter "wipeme" instead? To give you a hint: This is technically possible - but - the unlock is done by the system itself and an app cannot intercept it (for obvious reasons). In short: Not happening on stock firmwares, someone (you?) would have to code it himself right into a custom ROM.

@ce4 I like that reasoning ;)

@ce4 The scenario sounded silly when brought to my attention too, but I am researching it nonetheless. I would think the user would be advised to worry more about their well-being than the data on the phone. Requiring a custom ROM is the type of answer I was looking for. Thanks for the insight.

Custom ROMs will not just magically support this. Someone has to implement it, e.g. for CyanogenMod and the person who wants that feature has to use a phone that can be modded (i.e. an unsubsidized Nexus 4, not a locked one from VZW/ATT/etc.). BTW: The easiest /fastest way would likely be to use a full-encrypted phone and just delete the key on the /efs partition (/efs/userdata_footer). Encryption details are here

There is no way to do this, although you could do it using SMS.
You would have to install an app like Cerberus which allows you to send an SMS to wipe your device.

There is none in my knowledge. The good reason why its not there because if its applied to specific models then anyone who owns the same model and knew the code can erase your privacy. So its not a good idea.


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Google Nexus 7 not recognized via USB
I'm trying to connect my Google Nexus 7 to my PC for Android development but so far I've been unsuccessful.
I've tried connecting to my PC using different cables. When I connected the device to my Windows 7 PC, I didn't get any notification on Android or my PC that a device was connected. In "Other devices" my PC shows an Unknown device. I tried using MTP and PTP, as well as disabling and enabling USB debugging. I've used Nexus Root Toolkit, Universal Naked Driver, Nexus 7 toolkit, and I've tried this tutorial and many others and nothing has helped me.
I don't understand why there aren't any notifications on Android. Could it be a hardware problem? How can I check it?

Are using the USB cable supplied (with device), or an OTG type USB cable?

Can you see "Google Nexus 7 ADB Interface" in your device manager when you connect your device? I too had this issue and tried cleaning USB entries using the toolkit and installing driver from Asus support page.

Make sure that:

Your device is in USB Debugging mode
You have the device drivers installed
With the device connected, delete any 'Android' devices in the device manager. Do this by highlighting it and pressing the delete key.
Disconnect then connect the device.

Yes, i enable USB debugging and install drivers. I can't understood why device didn't show any messages when i connect it.

@YuriyBugryn See edit

Doesn't help. My Windows 7 then looks (online) for the driver, but doesn't find any.

I just opened the Device Manager and updated the driver. It looked for it online, and I just unplugged the Nexus and plugged it back in and it worked.

My Windows 7 doesn't find the driver or updates.

I turned off my tablet and turned it on!Worked for me


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Can receive but not send SMS
My Samsung Galaxy 2 (SC-02C) has been rooted and upgraded to 4.1.2. It seemed that everything, all phone functionality, was fine.
However, I've discovered that I can not send SMS with my phone. I can receive SMS from anyone from any carrier in my area just fine. I've asked at my service provider (DoCoMo, in Japan) and was told that I have the service enabled and my account with them should be fully operational.
I wouldn't have imagined rooting and upgrading the phone would impact SMS, but that seems to be the case.
How might my SMS functionality be impacted by my current ROM, and how can I fix it?

For some reason I assumed that SMS functionality was integral to the phone, not the OS, and so it would be reliant on carrier configurations and settings. As a result, I automatically went looking for some kind of solution that involved ROMs or kernels and whatnot.
However, it turns out that there are SMS apps available on Google Play, and I was able to solve this by simply using an app other than the default. In my case, I chose Handcent. SMS works perfectly fine.
So it was only the default SMS app that was the problem, not anything more fundamental.

Any idea why?

@tremby, No, sorry, I never figured out what was wrong with the default SMS app. And since posting this question, I have changed devices, so the conditions that went into this are now lost to history.

Too bad. I have a similar issue (posted at http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/159431/sms-sending-to-some-contacts-but-not-others-in-messaging-app)

It could be a ROM bug - have you communicated to the author/thread of the ROM and asked if there are any issues with SMS sending?
If there aren't, I suggest that you wipe factory data completely, and then try again. You may wish to use an app such as My Backup Root or Titanium Backup to back up your apps before you do so.

Thanks for responding. I have asked about the ROM with the developer. I'm hoping there might be a solution that does not involve wiping the phone (again), unless I know for sure it will fix it. I've been playing a lot of feature-whack-a-mole recently, and I'd like to stop.

@DaveMG I know the feeling, and I cannot say for sure that wiping will work. One more thing - your network aren't having any service issues are they?

It's hard to imagine network issues are the cause since I can receive fine, and all other functions like phone and mail work. However, in any case, my service provider assured me the network was fine.

@DaveMG There was once a network issue in my area that stopped sending SMS - everything else worked, but OK. You will have to wait for the dev to reply :)

Fair enough. :)


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I Need Help Getting Contacts from Broken Android!
My Huawei Mercury M886 fell out of my lap when getting out of the car and it got run over...
Its not rooted. The screen is completely shattered off and I cant use the touchscreen or buttons so I cant get passed the lock screen.
I was able to get about half my contacts from my back up in April on the wireless server from Cricket, and I don't use the Gmail back up and purposely did it that way. I plugged my phone into the computer but I cant access the phone at all since I have to choose the USB/Computer option from the phone itself.
Anyone know of how I can get to them? They are not on the SD card either. I need a way to access the phone without using the touchscreen. Is there a way to sync the Android phone to PC without using the touchscreen?
I don't have my phone password protected. It seems as though that the Android can do everything except retrieve information without using the touch screen...this is a HUGE problem...very impracticable for bad situations.

If your phone's logic board is still intact: Here's a way to get it mounted on linux (it's a rooting procedure but would allow you to pull all your data from it too). Another method: Buy a used Mercury off ebay and fix yours with it. And some tips for the future: Don't have a single point of failure. Do backups or use the cloud. Your phone may also be stolen (etc.) and then you have nothing left to recover data from.

I forgot: You need Linux (any Live CD will work, or just take Knoppix) and follow from step 5 onwards (5. Holding the Vol+ AND Vol- AND Power together when the phone is off will put the phone into a mode that gives you a BRIGHT purple screen....

Start linux and plug the phone in. You'll have full r/w access to your phone. Make a copy.
Unplug the phone from USB.

@TheAndroNerd Why? adb install some VNC or the like, or trigger the right intent to export the data, or copy the database into some Android Emulator and use the contacts app there to export... Once rooted, the possibilities are many. And even if, it wouldn't be that complicated.

Does your phone supports USB OTG? If it can, then simply plugging a mouse will let you control the screen. From there do a contact export or titatium backup from the phone.

I think your phone supports USB OTG according to this site. Try to buy one and plug a USB mouse. This is way easier than doing the steps above.

There is no way to get your contacts back, for a number of reasons:

You would have to have been rooted [AND]
You would have to have USB Debugging enabled [AND]
You would have to individually go through the contacts app database, and get the contact data. They aren't stored in vcard format.

There's always a way. It only boils down to the question: How much is it worth it. (I.e. maybe it's worth it to pay an expensic forensic expert to get lost company data back). See my comment after the question itself.

@ce4 Maybe you quote a little from the book you're currently reading? Andrew mentioned something on this, as far as I remember. Your link in above comment probably is one of the possibilities ;)

Hehe. Just found it via google.


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Root Android Tablet without USB Cable
I have a tablet and its USB port is not working, I think it is broken or there is some hardware problem. I can not plug USB cable in it.
Now my problem is, I want to root my tablet can I do that without using USB cable. And can I use bluetooth, wifi or HDMI for this purpose.
There is a similar post (see link below) and it has answers put they are not applicable because they are suggesting some apps from market but these app will work only on rooted devices.
Get root or re-install the OS without a USB cable?

This will likely be very dependent on what kind of device you have and/or what version of Android it's running. Providing that information would be helpful.

How are you charging the device?

It has a separate port for charger.

What device is this? And does it have an SD Card slot? Some methods of rooting require booting into the Recovery mode and installing a specific update.zip file.

It is Ampe A90 china made tab and yes it has SD Card Slot. @dymutaos can you please tell me complete procedure

What is your android version?
If it is below 3.x, then you could use the browser to download one of these apps:

Univeral Androot (desinged for android 2.2)
z4root (desinged for android 2.2)
Gingerbreak (designed for Android 2.3.x)

If it is above 3.x, then you cannot use this method, as Google patched the method used in these cracks.

ICS Android 4.0.1. I have tries Z4root but it did not work. I did not know it was for 2.2

There is no way to root ICS 'easily', as Google patched the exploit used in all the apps and programs. You will have to get the hardware fixed if you would like to root.


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Can someone identify this icon (looks like a ear) in the notification bar?
(Asking this question for a friend)
What is the icon to the left of the GPS icon in the notification bar? The one that looks like an ear?

I'd say a headset, from the pic -- so maybe it indicates something with speakers and a microphone (i.e. a headset -- as opposed to simple "ear-phones" without a micro) is connected to the device? Seeing the app running, that could also apply to the car's system. (Btw: to me it looks like a one-sided (mono) headset with a microphone, wouldn't you agree? :)

@Compro01 It's not my phone, but I believe it's a Samsung Galaxy S3 on Verizon

It's supposed to represent a hearing aid, and it means that Hearing Aid Compatibility is enabled.
It should go away if you go into the call settings and disable the hearing aid option. It'll either be something like Settings->Calls or pressing the Menu button on the dialer to get into the call settings (I think it varies some).
Supporting source, second source

For the Galaxy S3, this indicates that the telecoil mode (aka T mode or electromagnetic coupling) is active.  As eldarerathis mentions, this is a type of Hearing Aid Comparability.  It involves using the speaker coil in a specific manner to inductively couple with a compatible hearing aid.
In this mode, the hearing aid shuts off its microphone and receives audio only from the phone, effectively eliminating background noise and giving better performance than just using the hearing aid to pick up and amplify the phone's normal audio (which is known as M mode or acoustic coupling).


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Android 4.0.3 Google tablet will not connect to Billion 5200n RC router
I have an Android Google tablet that will not connect to internet Wi-Fi on Billion 5200n RC model router. iPad and iPhones do connect without a problem, but the tablet shows its connected but when I go to browser it will not load a page and connect to internet. Have tried connecting tablet at the neighbors house and it connected without a problem. Can someone please help me out and tell me what the problem is.

Try going to your Billion router and check that it is not restricting access by MAC address. If it is then make sure your Android's MAC address is pluged in.
Also, if you have Bluetooth running on the tablet, try turning it off first, in case there is an address conflict.

I once had a problem with another Wi-Fi client. My device got connected to the router (got a dynamic IP adress from the router), but was not able to browse the web because the DNS was not working. Have you tried wifi analyzer to examine your problem?


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Unlocked HTC One X (AT&T) Jelly Bean update
I just got my HTC One X from AT&T and have been using it unlocked on T-Mobile. Eventually, will I get the Jelly Bean update, or will I need to root?

OTA updates come also with carrier modifications. So no, you will not

If you own a carrier branded device, then OTA updates come also with carrier modifications.


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Using the a smartphone's speaker as a microphone
I have a hardware accessing question. For a project, I was wondering if it would be possible to use the smartphone's speaker as a second microphone, similar to the idea that you can plug in a headset into your computer's audio jack and use it as a microphone.

Sorry, as far as I am aware, there is no way to do this.
The speaker is highly ingrained into the hardware, and it would be highly difficult to get this to work - never mind that it could be impossible.
It could be possible, but it would require loads of hard work - including rewiring, and possibly some soldering - and your device may not survive.
Proceed at your own risk, but I would say that it isn't possible.

Impossible, if you ask me. Reason: While the speaker itself may produce (mediocre) voltage signals, it is still wired in this way phone -> digital-analog-converter (DAC) -> amplifier -> speaker. The DAC is output only just like a PC's line out. But you can't just reconnect it to a mic-in.

I too think that this is impossible (at least without some heavy hardware modifications).


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Unable to update Galaxy S3 Android after flashing CWM
I just unboxed a Samsung Galaxy S3 and immediately, before first boot, rooted it installing CWM Recovery and SuperSU. I found it to be not the best idea, becuase I forgot to launch the Samsung update to 4.1.
In fact, stock upgrade does reboot the phone into recovery but then CWM says the signature is invalid, etc. I should have done all this in inverse order (first stock upgrade, then root).
The question is: how can I upgrade this Galaxy to stock JB?
Idea: restoring the original recovery... but how?

This thread gives a nice step by step tutorial on how to re-flash to stock ICS, which will relash the stock recovery.
In a nutshell:

How to restore Galaxy S3 to Android 4.0.4 ICS XXLAF2 stock firmware:

Download the ICS stock firmware file from here
  or here.
After the ROM file is downloaded successfully, you should extract its contents and you will get a single file with the ‘.tar.md5′
  extension. Save it on your computer’s desktop.
Download Odin3 3.o4 for Galaxy S3 I9300 from here.
Extract Odin.zip contents into a single folder and save it on your PC desktop.
Now, power OFF your Galaxy S3 phone and after this you will need to boot into download mode.
Boot into download mode by pressing ‘volume down’ + ‘home’ + ‘Power’ and release these buttons only after the display powers ON.
  Press Volume Up button to confirm that you want to load download mode.
Now, go to your PC and launch the ‘Odin’ executable file. The one you’ve extracted at step 4.
Next, connect your SGS3 I9300 to your computer and ODIN should display a message box saying ‘added!!’. If you don’t see this message
  then it means that the USB drivers aren’t installed on your PC and you
  should use the download links in the preparation guide, the ones
  listed above this tutorial guide. If Odin did find the Samsung USB
  Driver you’re free to move to the next step.
In Odin click the button that is called ‘PDA’.
Find the file you’ve extracted at step 2. It should have the ‘.tar.md5′ extension. Select it and it will be loaded into Odin. NOTE:
  Don’t change any of the Odin’s default settings and make sure that the
  ‘re-partition’ option isn’t selected.
Press the START button in ODIN and the program will now begin to install the stock firmware files. When the installation is complete
  you will see a ‘PASS’ alert displayed by Odin and this means that
  everything went according to plan. Your phone will also restart and
  after the Samsung Logo appears you are free to unplug the device from
  your computer. NOTE: If Odin gets stuck you are required to disconnect
  the phone from your PC and remove its battery and then re-insert it
  and, now repeat all the entire tutorial once again as something went
  wrong and the firmware wasn’t flashed.
That should do it, now your phone has been restored to factory stock firmware. Make sure to use the comments section in case you
  other questions.


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Why is my Galaxy Nexus always force quit every apps or page I'm currently on?
Lately my phone have been force quitting out of any apps or pages I'm currently on and i have no idea what is causing it. I did recentl update to android 4.2, I'm not sure if that is the reason for causing the problem.

Is it for all the apps? Or for some specific apps? If not for all the apps, you can try clearing data for the apps that are crashing.

It also happened to me after 4.2.1 updates. I just reset to factory settings. Now, it's working fine for me.

If you are rooted and custom clockworkmod installed then go to recovery mod and fix permissions will clear this issue..
Or you can use Rom Manager to fix permissions.


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How can I encrypt my external SD card on Android?
I want to encrypt or password protect on my external sdcdard.
Thus whenever I remove my ex SD card it will not allow to show any of its data without password, even if it is inserted in Computer.
Is it possible or not? If yes then how can I achieve this?

Use BoxCryptor. It has companion applications for Windows, Mac, iPhone & iOS. You can keep your encrypted files in cloud (Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft SkyDrive) & access them on any platform.
I use it on regular basis for offline files too (what you are looking for). I keep encrypted container of BoxCryptor in my Dropbox and use FolderSync two-way sync to take all files offline on SD Card. Then, I use BoxCryptor to decrypt those files locally whenever I want.
If you don't want to use cloud, just don't use it. Choose SD card in BoxCryptor app. After inserting the SD card to PC or Mac, one needs BoxCryptor applications of Windows, Mac (Encrypted files are compatible with EncFS-Linux too) & password to read those files & folders (file names & folder names are also encrypted).

Does it mount the drive?


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What does 'extract exception, please check files' mean?
I've been trying to open a .zip file on my Android device, and whenever I try it tells me the same thing over and over again:

Extract exception, please check files

What does this mean?
I went through all my files, and then when I try to extract the .zip file again, it gives me an empty folder and says that same message.
Can someone please help? What am I doing wrong?

Did you check if you can extract the zip archive on a PC? Maybe it's just a damaged archive....

As @Flow mentioned, did you try to extract files on a PC? Besides, what app / tool are you using to extract? What do you mean by "go through" all files? Still my guess is the ZIP file may be corrupt.

Also be sure that its a zip file not a rar or tar. Also use ES Explorer or File Expert program to open the file.

It means the author of the app you're using needs to hire someone who can write error messages.

The most likely explanation is that the compressed file is corrupt. Are you trying to uncompress a rar file, or a standard zip file? rar extraction is only supported with certain processors.
The easiest way to tell, is to try and extract the same zip file on a computer, and see what it says.


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Gesture typing suggestions in Google Now
With the 4.2 update, I've begun using the default Android keyboard's gesture typing. However, I've noticed that in Google Now, the keyboard behaves as if it were a web browser. That is, it doesn't offer alternate suggestions when typing a word.
For example, my girlfriend's name is Brooke. If I'm attempting to pull up her contact details through Google Now, the keyboard interprets my gesture as "broke." But, if I use the same gesture in any other place (besides a web browser address bar) it offers me "Brooke" as an alternate suggestion. What I mean is this:

vs. this:

Is there a way to fix this? I know that I could work around by typing individual letters or using last names, but it's rather frustrating to have to do so. Thanks.

I don't believe that there is any way to do this.
This must have been hard coded into the Google Now app - as that is the only way they will act like this.
The only way would be to contact Google and ask them to change it in their app.

Blah. I was afraid that might be the case. I was just hoping I was missing something. Also, thanks for adding the gesture-typing tag. I tried to do so but don't have enough rep on this site to create new tags.

No worries about the tag - I added the tag wiki as well, just need to wait for it to be reviewed. On an on topic note, this annoys me on search apps as well - it does the same with the swype keyboard.

Weird. I had been using TouchPal prior to the 4.2 update and it works just fine on Google Now. I may just go back to it and see if Google figures out how to make their keyboard work right down the road.

I just use Chrome to search for anything I'd have used Now for had it worked.  Not sure why Chrome doesn't have an option for its Awesomebar or whatever it's called to do all the stuff the Now textbox does.


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There is an app to send/read SMS from the desktop using the Internet?

Possible Duplicate:
How do I send SMS from PC through Android Phone or to Android Phone?

There are many apps to send/read SMS from the desktop using a Wi-Fi connection, but my cyanogenmod rom doesn't play nice with my Thomson router so I can't use them.
There is an app that uses the 3G internet connection for that?
Better if it's a webapp.

Have you tried using CWM's DeskSMS ?

I don't get it: If your ROM doesn't work with your WiFi connection at home, then it should fall back to 3G anyway. Or do you mean that the app should also work over a internet connection instead of just the local LAN? In that case, try one of the many answers of the duplicate question.

For example airdroid and many similar apps use the wifi connection to connect with a local server on pc. The question is about apps that will use a remote server on the internet so I can connect using 3g

The other question is different and not duplicate because many solutions are assuming that the phone can access the local network.

I found what I need!
There is Mightytext, mobitexter and mysms.
For now I use Mightytext, because it looks to be the best. (Also it weighs at less than 500k, that's great for my phone)

I have used DeskSMS over a Wi-Fi tether, and it works fine.
It is supposed to work over 3G, but I have not tested this.

I don't really like it because it causes too much clutter in my gmail


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Unable to flash CWM recovery to GS3 over stock 4.1 with Heimdall
I want to root and upgrade to 4.1 a just-unboxed Samsung Galaxy S3.
After running the official OTA update with stock Samsung ROM, I tried to follow the tutorial here with openSUSE.
I installed Heimdall from YaST and run the tool with --param and --recovery options with the files I downloaded for rooting.
The problem is that after reboot I always get stock recovery.
Why doesn't it work with 4.1 OS but with 4.0?

While writing the question I found the solution.
Explanation
In Odin Mode, when the phone accepts a new recovery to be flashed, the original Samsung recovery of 4.1 ROM automatically does everything to avoid being flashed, that's actually re-flashing itself on reboot, just like a good ol' computer virus!
Solution
Run Heimdall with --no-reboot flag, or if you are using Odin for Windows, uncheck the auto reboot checkbox.
When flashed, physically remove battery and disconnect USB power supply. Congratulations, you just have ClockworkMod recovery installed!!


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To encrypt or install security app like Prey?
I have just bought an Android tablet and would like advice as to whether I should encrypt it or install some security app like Prey.
If I encrypt it, then if it is stolen the thief won't be able to access it and so could just reset it to factory settings. In this case my data would be secure but I'd have no hope of getting the tablet back. On the other, if I don't encrypt it then the thief might not factory reset the tablet and so an installed security app like Prey could be used to track the tablet and there would be some hope of getting the tablet back at the risk of perhaps exposing my data.
Are these my only two choices or is there something else that can be done to secure data AND have some hope of retreiving the tablet?

I'd guess most thieves would wipe it even if it wasn't encrypted unless you didn't have a lockscreen or anything.  I like the solution below that will survive a wipe.

Simplest solution of all, is, well, keep a close eye on the tablet, but considering the mass influx of tablets on the market, do not think anyone would want to steal it! Furthermore, Prey/Cerberus, in order to be extremely useful, does need 3G in order to be able to call the number if stolen so may not be as quite as useful for tablets.

The Cerberus app allows you to remotely track and wipe your Android device, as well as a lot more.
If you have root, you can install it as a system app, and it will survive a wipe - which is really handy, it can also be hidden from the app drawer.
I believe that this app will be the most use to you.
Please not that I am not affiliated with Cerberus at all, and am just a customer.


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Google Play website doesn't show all previously installed apps
When I browse my app history on the Google Play website(of apps that I have tried out in the past but aren't currently installed on my phone), it only lists them in alphabetic order until about 'L'. Nothing beyond that is shown. Does it have a hard limit on how many previous apps it can show?

It stops for me as well, so I am lead to believe that it only stores so many in the database.
Looking at it, it seems to be limited to 20 pages (it doesn't even get to 'C' for me).

I've upvoted your answer, but I don't know if I should mark it as accepted or wait for other replies.

It depends. Do you only see 20 pages? Does it seem correct? Do what you want.

You're right..just 20 pages. So this is answered then.

In my case, the list is not limited to 20 pages. Might be google has fixed the issue. Shows all the apps that are installed from play store as well as system apps.


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Will factory resetting wipe/clear away pre-installed apps?
I linked my Gmail account to my tablet and I longer want it linked.
I have read that it is permanently linked, and I must factory reset the device to unlink the account - is this true?
Will factory resetting my device delete everything including pre-installed app, or will it be like new with my pre-installed apps intact?

I have read over other peoples questions and happened to stumble upon someone who 's device had turned to Gingerbread instead of Android will that happen to my tablet?

Gingerbread is Android (version 2.3.x). And no, a factory reset won't change the installed system.

What is factory reset?
First, the word "factory reset" might be a bit misleading -- as one can easily tell by your first comment to your question: If the device ships with Gingerbread (Android 2.3.x) pre-installed, and after a while offers an update to e.g. Ice Cream Sandwhich (Android 4.0.x) which you perform -- a factory-reset thereafter will not reset it to Gingerbread.
To understand what happens at a factory reset, you need to know some of the way Android's file system works. To make that easier to understand, I will abstract (and simplify) this a bit:
There are multiple partitions created on the storage of the device. A few examples include:

/system, which normally is "read-only". Here the Android System incl. its pre-installed apps reside
/data, which is "read/write". Here go all the user's data, incl. the apps (s)he installs

There are some more partitions, which I will ignore for this example. With a new device, /system contains the Android system plus pre-installed apps, as stated above -- while /data is empty. That's the "factory state", we could say. Now you switch your device on, and go through the wizard: creating/configuring your account etc. These data are stored in /data. So will the apps you download from the playstore, etc.
A factory reset now will return your device to "factory state": it will wipe all data it can.

As /data is read/write, it will get wiped.
/system is read-only, so it won't get wiped. This includes the pre-installed apps.
Your Google Account data have been stored in /data, so they will get wiped
Apps you have installed from the playstore were stored in /data, including their settings and data -- so they will be gone as well.

The Google Account linked
As you can see from above description, a factory-reset will "unlink" the connected Google Account. In my eyes, that's like I want to delete a file: sure, when I format the entire disk the file is gone... So there must be other ways which keep your data intact.
At least in earlier versions of Android, there was a different approach (not sure if that still works, though). As a factory-reset as the "last ressort" would either delete all your personal data, it does no harm to try the following in advance: If it still works, great -- if it doesn't, you still can do the reset:

from your homescreen, open Settings → Apps → Manage Apps
one after the other, open all Google apps you can find (GMail, Playstore, GTalk, Google storage...) and press the "Delete Cache" plus "Delete Data" buttons. If they are greyed out, you might need to "force stop" the app first (there's another button for that)
reboot your device

If this trick still works, your account should be gone by now; maybe even the wizard will pop-up again automatically.
Side effects
One thing to keep in mind when changing the linked Google Account are your payed apps. They are bound to the account you've bought them with -- so they might stop working when that account is no longer there, and most will do so. If you no longer want to use your old account, you need to buy them again.

You're welcome, @anne! As said on the other answer: Consider upvoting the answers you found helpful, and accept the one that helped you best ;)

@Izzy: Don't forget that you need 15 rep to upvote, though.

Oh -- even on answers to your own question? Wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the hint!

By pre-installed do you mean system apps, or do you mean apps that you downloaded of Google Play?
It is true that you have to reset your device to get rid of the first Google account you added.
System apps (that came with the phone) will not be erased, but their data will.
Custom downloaded apps (that you downloaded off Google Play and installed) will be erased.

Yes,i meant system apps.

Thanx for your help

@anne If you find an answer useful, consider clicking the "up" arrow. This "upvotes" the answer -- and as a reward the one who made it gets additional reputation. If the answer solved your problem, hit the check-mark to accept it -- so others can see the solution more easily.

It needs factory reset to get it off, is it true?

A factory reset will clear all personal data liked with your Google account and all other data, settings, and apps that you have downloaded.

Will factory reset delete everything including pre-installed app?

Your pre-installed apps will NOT be deleted. However, your data for those apps will be deleted! So the pre-installed apps will still be there, it will be like you are using them for the first time.
Factory reset is simply resetting your device to the original image of the current ROM.
This YouTube video is a good resource to learn more about factory reset.

@anne You are welcome! At Android Enthusiasts, we thank by voting up... And accepting the answer that best answers your question. :)

@anne: Note, though, that you'll need 15 reputation before you can upvote posts (accepting answers can be done at any reputation level, however).


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Best designed android ROM for LG Optimus 2X P990

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

I am really busy trying to find a ROM that fits my personality for my LG Optimus 2X P990. I have used CM7. CM9, CM10 and MIUI. I really like MIUI v4 and above, but i haven't found any MIUI v4 ROM that is stable enough for daily basis. I really like ROMS that has kind of flat buttons as seen in the metro UI and ics and above roms. I like it professional with not like big really graphic intense UI's. I have searched a lot, and i have looked into the Prada rom for the LG Optimus 2X, but i couldn't find a download link. Do anyone of you have a ROM that is fast, professional and stable enough for daily basis? Thanks

Sorry, we don't do recommendations here (see the [FAQ]); the linked duplicate is the closest we get.  We find that objective questions work best on Stack Exchange and don't devolve into opinionated popularity contests.  Feel free to ask any other questions you might have that would be a better fit!

Try the original rom...
I came back to the original rom after a long spell on all kinds of developer mods, and was pleasantly surprised. I am on V20g and it is flying...I have yet to encounter any problems.
MIUI and CM are all clever, but they all come with errors one way or another.
If you need a rooted one with CWM then you could try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34379632&postcount=267

I have tried the stock ones and that one as well but the gb lg feeling is good, but not just 100% me. I have gone a bit in and out of ics from lg though. I think i'll be running that for a couple of days and see if i like it. Thanks


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Will my Android device change to Gingerbread when I factory reset it?

Possible Duplicate:
Will factory resetting my device remove the Android upgrade?

I have read over other people's questions and happened to stumble upon someone whose device had downgraded back to Gingerbread when they did a factory reset it. Will that happen to my tablet since I have an Android tablet and am looking to reset it also?

"Gingerbread instead of Android" makes no sense. Gingerbread is just the code name for one version of the OS, just like subsequent versions Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.

I explained this as part of my answer to your other question, please look it up there.

It's somewhat difficult to tell exactly what you're asking (due to what Al mentioned in the first comment), but it sounds like your question is answered by the linked duplicate. A factory reset does not modify anything at the OS level, such as the version of Android that you have installed. It erases user data/apps.


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Can you factory reset an Android device but not wipe away info on the SD card?
I am looking into factory resetting my 2.2 Android tablet. Is there a way to do this without wiping the contents of the SD card?

If you remove the SD card, it will surely leave it untouched :D For more details, just click the "factory-reset" tag below your question -- or follow this link to 28 relevant answers.

Also back up your data prior to wiping, better safe than sorry.

Factory resets do not normally affect the external SD card, e.g., /sdcard/external_sd.  Some devices will wipe everything else under /sdcard (like the ASUS Transformer) while others will not (like the Samsung Galaxy S).  So it depends on your device and which "SD card" you're referring to, and also the filesystem layout — some devices will mount internal/external SD storage in different places than what I mentioned above.


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Driver issues when using Samsung Galaxy SIII via USB for development
The phone is connected via USB to Windows 7 64-bit. The USB debugging option enabled.
When I connect the phone to the computer, I'm notified that some drivers failed to install.

Do I need these for development? Where can I get them?  I have yet to try the Kies drivers.
As is, the device is connected as a "media device", which is useless in terms of development.
When trying an Android SDK sample demo, it starts the emulator instead of running on the phone.
More info about device:

Model number: SGH-T999V
Android version: 4.0.4

edit:
See my answer below.

Yes, try the Kies Drivers. That should help.

There's no need to install Kies. Download the driver  SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe (or a higher version) which is available from the Samsung website. Click on the Manuals & Downloads tab (below the image of the phone) and then the Software tab.
After installing, I connected the S3 via USB and Windows Update automatically searched for and downloaded a package that was 6.8MB, followed by this notification.

I restarted my computer (just in case) and I can now use the S3 for development, even though it says the device is connected as a "media device".

The easiest way to get this driver is from the samsung website.  There is a link to a download that installs only the driver (none of the bloat).
See https://stackoverflow.com/a/11851697/1427165 for more details.

Yes, that's what I did. I updated my question on Dec 3 '12 with the solution but just moved it to its own answer.

You need to install the Samsung ADB Driver.
You can install these by installing Kies (they will be installed automatically), or you can download and install the driver here - it says it is for the Galaxy S2, but it should work for all Samsung devices.
Once installed, you may need to reboot your computer, and then connect your device. If that still doesn't work, go into your device manager and delete any unknown devices, or devices with question marks next to them (highlight them, and press the delete key).
Once that is done, plug the device back in and the driver should install. You should then be able to see the device by using the adb devices command.

Uninstall the Samsung Galaxy S3 driver.
Download and update your fingerprint sensor driver. In my case, I use the AuthenTec driver.
Download and update your Bluetooth device driver (i.e. Broadcomm, etc)
Reboot computer.
Re-install the Galaxy S3 driver.
Connect device.
Device will look for software updates and everything should install.

Good to go!

You can try using Universal Adb Driver from this link:
https://github.com/koush/UniversalAdbDriver

Well, I have tried all these things I could find on the web and my Win 7 professional PC would not recognize my Galaxy S 3....I then realized my new computer has nothing but USB 3.0 ports so I decided to try to use an old USB hub I have. I plugged it into the computer and a driver for it was successfully installed. I then plugged my Galaxy S3 into the USB hub and then the computer recognized it and installed the driver and I can access all the files on my phone. So I can only conclude it is a USB 3.0 incompatibility problem. I had no trouble connecting my phone to my old PC which had win 7 home, and USB 2.0 ports. I had originally thought the problem was going from win 7 home to win 7 prof. Now I think the problem is going from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0.....give it a try and see if it helps you out.

Try this

Go to dial pad & type *#0808#
It displays USB settings
Select MTP+ADB option
Press OK button
Connect to USB cable to PC

It shows Connected as a media device.


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How to make a normal apk with .dex inside it from an apk which is odexed?
I had a file manager provided by my manufacturer as a system app.
it was odexed.
i have its apk and odex file both.
I installed a custom rom now and want to install that filemanager. how do i do this? how can i make a normal deodexed file from the odexd one?

Hmm, doesn't the system generate a .dex file when you run an app without one?

It doesnt install itself! So i dont reach the run state at all!

Oh I see, you have to deodex.  I haven't done it but here's a starting point: http://code.google.com/p/smali/wiki/DeodexInstructions