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How to transfer and install an older version of Whatsapp from one phone onto a another phone?
My whatsapp auto-updated to the new version yesterday which has the blue ticks. Since I am not a big fan of this version, I was wondering if I can install an older version of this app on my S4. One of my old phones(S3) has the previous version of whatsapp. Is there a way I can transfer this version to my S4?
Thanks for your help.

I am sure you can find the .apk file of older version of Whatsapp available over third party sites but better to watch out what you are getting from them as I don't trust with their apks other than playstore.

You can use Whatsapp plus, I think they have a solution to the blue ticks.

Two ways->
1) If you are rooted-> Go to data/app and there you can find whatsapp apk file. Just transfer it normally using bluetooth or whatever.
2) If you are unrooted-> Create a new folder Apps inside your internal sdcard .Download terminal emulator. Open it and enter the command cp /data/app/*.apk /sdcard/Apps. This will transfer all the installed packages in APK form including whatsapp apk. It may take sometime depending on number of apps you have installed. You could also just minimize terminal and wait.
3) As others suggested, you can also download from third party site on web.
A note though, as far as I can remember, whatsapp will persuade you to install new versions and wont let you use older versions. But again, I could be wrong so feel free to give it a try.
Hope this helps :)

Open WhatsApp and go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Un-tick Read receipts.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts.  OP is asking a way to transfer an app from one phone to another. This does not answer the question.

He just wanted to get rid of blue ticks.. That's exactly why he wanted older version of whatsapp.

You can make use of apps like Software data cable to get this work done.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.damiapp.softdatacable&hl=en
Using this app you would be able to transfer everything from your S3.
Cheers

You could also use an app like link2SD that will allow you to directly shear the app with another device via Bluetooth or upload the .apk to a service like Google Drive or DropBox:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD

You can download the apk from third party websites easily, though they may not be trustworthy. Also someday you have to install the latest version back again as older whatsapp versions expire out after a certain period of time.


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Android - 2-ways USB sync for multiple calendars from outlook 2013 to phone
I use an iPhone since 5 years, and I'd like to switch to an Android phone, under KitKat and probably soon Lollipop.
I've checked all my needs and there is still one for wich I didn't find how to satisfy it with an Android phone, the reason I ask for your help : syncing calendars and contacts.
With iTunes until now, I connect the phone, click on "Sync" and the work is done flawlessly, even with many or strange entries in my calendars. Perfect job.  I'm searching the same kind of working on an Android phone.
I use Outlook 2013 x64 on a Windows 7 x64 system. It's my main database for both my calendars and contacts. Note that I WON'T switch to an online solution.
I have 3 calendars into that Outlook, lets says they are called C1 (personal), C2 (professional) and C3 (family).
Into these calendars, I have many years of events, and multiple kind of events : recurring, multi-days, full day events, events with alarms, recurring events that start on 1900 (cause I don't know the right year for them).
Note : I don't use the category feature of events.
I found 2 apps on Android that seems to satisfy my needs : BusinessCalendar and Digical.
There may be other ones but I've found these that do the job like I want.
At this step, I still need to find a software that can make a 2-ways sync between each of these calendars by direct USB connection (why not by bluetooth even if I prefer avoiding it, but sure not Wi-Fi).
But all I've found so far as softwares can join C1, C2 and C3 into a single calendar C(phone) onto the phone.
Or better, sync individually each of these C1 C2 C3 from Outlook to C1(phone) C2(phone) C3(phone) onto the phone.
But I found nothing that is able to sync back the same way C1(phone), C2(phone) and C3(phone) from the phone to their C1 C2 C3 equivalent into Outlook.
I've tested without fibnding what I need :

MyPhoneExplorer (do not deal old dates correctly, and do not seem to be able to sync back individually each of the calendars)
CompanionLink (do not manage multi-days events)
Android-Sync
Mobisynapse (awfull results)
Android PC Sync
myDesktop Companion
Akruto
VCOrganizer
Sync2 (not a solution for the exposed problem)
Samsung Kies (not tested, I don't have a Samsung phone for testing)
HTC solution (not tested, I don't have a HTC phone for testing)
Could not try The Missing Sync because it do not offert a trial version. By the way, the feedback about this soft seems to be very bad.

I cannot buy many phones just to test the proprietary solutions from Samsung or HTC.
I cannot take the risk to corrupt my Outlook databases just to test the multiples available solutions and discover some day that it has been corrupted, so I've never done a real reverse sync : I've just deduced the way of working of these software from looking at their options that are so far clear enough to deduce what they are going to do on a sync.
So I ask for your experience (and not just thoughts) :
Do you experienced one or many softwares that allow to do a reliable 2-way sync from my Outlook contacts and multiple calendars from the PC to contacts and multiple calendars onto the phone ? Price is not a problem if the software is reliable and do not exceed 100 euros.
2 main constraints :
I DON'T want my calendar to go onto the net.
I don't mind if my contacts go onto gmail, but Outlook must stay my main database.
Note :
The answer "This does not exist" is a hearable answer, that would of course force me to continue with the iPhone, but... that's life. But I hope I missed some kind of software that would allow me to make the switch, ideally without needing to be prisoner of a brand.

I have 3 calendars into that Outlook, lets says they are called C1
  (personal), C2 (professional) and C3 (family). Into these calendars, I
  have many years of events, and multiple kind of events : recurring,
  multi-days, full day events, events with alarms, recurring events that
  start on 1900 (cause I don't know the right year for them). Note : I
  don't use the category feature of events.

CompanionLink can do this. You will need to use their Android app (DejaOffice) to hold Outlook data on the phone. You will do USB sync for C1-C3 to DejaOffice Calendar. While this still merges all Outlook Calendars in one calendar in DejaOffice, C1, C2, and C3 are denoted as Categories in DejaOffice Calendar so you can easily filter and see appointments for each. If you create an appointment on the phone and assign it to the C2 Category in DejaOffice, it will sync back to Outlook's C2 Calendar. USB sync is supported. This works for Contacts + Calendar (and Tasks and Notes if you wish). Multi-day events are fully supported; not sure why you got the impression that they aren't...?
Link: http://www.companionlink.com/android/outlook/
Disclosure: I work for CompanionLink, and this kind of setup is a common one we deal with.

Hello, Thank you for your answer. I will give CL another try. My first one was did not sync a multi day event, but perhaps a bad configuration... Let's give a second chance. The problem is that I may have pass the evaluation date limit.

A question : will I be able to use another calendar app on the phone than the DejaOffice one and still have this 2-ways sync work ?

Another option syncs over Wi-Fi rather than USB because it is automatic. Try AkrutoSync (www.akruto.com). Does not sync with the cloud and works with all compatible devices for no extra charge.

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How to give root permission for app even after unrooted?
I'm using 4.4.2 so ES explorer can't write to SD card. I intend to give the app root permission permernently (like system apps) and then unroot the device. Is it possible to do so?

Well,I think the answer is no. If you got your device rooted then is rooted for all apps. Well, virtually all apps. Superuser is the app that avoids that any app use superuser permissions. If you unroot then nobody can access root

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Prevent browser automatically launched when join to open wifi
How to prevent browser to automatically launched when I join to a wifi network with captive portal? i.e. with note 3

Well, I don't think that browser open automatically when you're connected with an open Wi-Fi rather than it shows you are notification that inorder to access wi-fi network you need to sign in or..... etc.

it is, in note 3 atleast. Browser automatically pop up when join open wifi with captive portal

Well, I am not familiar with it ! Maybe because I haven't used Note 3 anyway better would be to wait a bit more while to see if other users have something to talk about it !

You got that problem only with your WiFi connection or with other WiFi connections too ?

Follow the below steps for prevent the auto launch browser.

Go to Settings > WiFi settings
Long-press on Connection
Select "Modify network config"
Check the "Show advanced options" box.
Select proxy settings to Manual
Proxy host name , input the value from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.225
Proxy port = input one of them "8080" , "3128" , "80"
Press the "Save".
Turn wifi off and the On, you will not see the Popup browser.
Now repeat the steps from 1 ~ 4
And revert back the proxy settings to "None".

It's Done. You will be fine with this network.


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Google Glass LED won't turn on when power button pushed
My Google Glass won't turn on when I press the power button. The LED doesn't even light up when pressed. I charge it and the light stays on, solid, and not pulsating, so it is charged, but it just won't turn on. The LED nor the screen do anything when I press any buttons. Any ideas as to what the problem is?

Is this a new device? It could just be broken.

There are a few possibilities about what the problem might be, ranging from the hardware locking up to a more fundamental failure.
You might want to start by doing a hard boot. Hold the power button down for at least 15 seconds, then release it. Then press the button again to try and turn it on.
If this doesn't work, you best bet is to contact a Glass Guide to have them troubleshoot further and possibly do an exchange. See https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3079854 for contact options.


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What does it mean to "link" my contacts?
I just got an android today and I'm entirely lost with how it works. I was looking at my contacts and noticed the "link" option, so I tried it and clicked on another random contact, and nothing happened. What does the linking do exactly?

Well, I am sure you must be aware that Android shows your contacts from multiple sorces like Gmail, Facebook etc.
I am sure you probably have the same contacts in multiple sources and LINK is a way of telling Android that these contacts, from the different sources, are same. Once you link the contacts Android will merge the contact details i.e. one contact will be shown with all the details from every source.


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How much control can I have over my device while not voiding the warranty?
I'm a developer and a Linux user, so naturally, I want to install a Bash prompt on my device. There are several Bash "apps" available in the Google Play store (haven't tested any of them, just searched), so it doesn't seem to be forbidden to do so.
What I'm worrying about is accidentally doing anything that will void my warranty. Will I get a big, clear notification warning me "Note, running the command su will immediately void your warranty! Are you sure you wish to continue?"

In this case, the device I'm using is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 with Android 4.4.2, but I'm hoping for an answer that isn't specific to my device.

That pretty much depends on two things:

the area you're living in
the manufacturer's fairness/good will

For 1., inside the EU there's a ruling that, put simple, "software changes" such as root won't void your hardware warranty. You might lose "support" concerning software things, but if some hardware component shows problems (e.g. your battery starts acting weird, or your headphone connector fails to work) that will still be under warranty.
For 2., many manufacturers tend to "ignore" the fact your device is rooted – either generally, or because they simply "didn't notice". I just got my rooted device returned with a new image flashed, so root was gone – but no bill, the paper stated something like "repair done under warranty". You can't rely on this, but it often is handled that way.
If, however, a defect is obviously (or likely) caused by your tempering, things may look different. Say you "burned" your CPU by overclocking, a repair under warranty might be refused – for good reasons ;)


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Cannot turn on WiFi and Bluetooth on Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 running on Android 4.4.2. I just bought it 3 months ago. It's not rooted (I don't want root it). I also have "Terminal Emulator" (downloaded from Play Store).
I can't turn on WiFi and Bluetooth. MAC address and Bluetooth address also don't show up on settings. When I press the WiFi button (on the quick settings), it turns green for 3-6 seconds, then it turns back to white again (same as Bluetooth button).
Could someone point me what's the cause and how to fix it?

What happens when you try to turn them on exactly? Can you describe the steps involved and any errors if applicable?

Check Here This article may help you.

Ok,when i press the wifi button(on the status bar),its turn green for 3-6 second then its turn back to white again(Same as bluetooth button)

I fixed this very problem on my coworker's tablet. What I did was download the factory image, extracted the modem.bin file, and flashed it via Odin. No root required and this method will not remove any personal data from your device. Just need a PC, Odin, a good USB cable, and the device.
Since this question is older, here are two links.

If your device is running Kitkat (4.X) go here.
If your device is running Lollipop (5.X) go here.

Both links include the Odin software as well in their forum post.
Samsung USB Windows drivers can be found at the top of this page.
Once you have everything downloaded;

First, install the Samsung USB Drivers if you haven't already.

Open the factory image with your favorite archive manager, I use 7-Zip

Extract the file, if the extracted file is a tar/tar.md5 file, open it again with an archive manager.

Look for the modem.bin file and extract it to your desktop/folder/etc.

Once extracted, open up Odin, uncheck F.Reset Time, and hit the "phone" button, I know the device isn't a phone but that's where the modem file goes. Select the modem.bin file from where you extracted it.

Now, make sure your device is powered off. Hold the Volume Down button, the Home button, and press the power button. You should see a screen warning you, that changing your OS could harm your device and etc. Hit Volume Up to put the device into download mode.

Once the device is in download mode, you can connect the device to the USB cable that's connected to your computer.

If done right, your Odin screen should look something like this.

except for, in the top right, where it says ID:COM, you should have some info in there.

Once everything is set up and you are connected, press start and DO NOT DISCONNECT THE DEVICE, until it either reboots on its own or you see PASS! above the ID:COM box. If the device doesn't reboot on its own but you see PASS! in the box above ID:COM, simply hold down the power button to turn off the device. Press it once more to turn it back on.

If everything went according to plan, you should have WiFi and Bluetooth working again.

Sometimes it's not hardware failure,* software problem.. like missing driver.. leading to the same problem.. have you try reinstall your tab to the latest firmware?
  Prepare carefully !!* if you choose to reflash your tab with odin.
  google.. and you can find how to flash your tab.
*if you can't find firmware exactly match with your tab, then forget about flashing.

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Micro USB MHL To HDMI Adapter HDTV - not working on my Galaxy S5
I have bought a Micro USB MHL To HDMI Adapter HDTV Cable For Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 Note2 N7100 from eBay, and just assumed backward compability (yes I know...)
So know I have this thing, and a Galaxy S5, and it's not working. On my sisters   LG G3 it's also not working.
Anything I can do beside giving it away to the next person who has a S3?

The short answer is you're stuck.  I own the same cable for my S3, and, in researching it, I found that you must buy the exact cable for the specific phone you're using it with.  Samsung changed the pin configuration for the S3 (see here), so, you've got an incompatibility issue.


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Trying to discern if a Moto G is fake
A Moto G arrived today from China and I'm not sure if it's real or not, the icons on the box don't have particularly smooth edges (which would be the case if it were a scan)
Could someone take a screenshot of their "About phone" (in settings) particularly the kernel version and the Android version, this phone has some weird one.
Do the power/volume  buttons on the side feel very sharp?
Is the viewing angle of the screen really poor and the pixels quite large?
I will post some pictures
Here's the edge

There is an app called CPU Z (I can't past the link for some reason) that will give you all the details of your hardware, post the results here and we'll know. Also the about device screen should be telling, as posted in an answer below. A friend's moto g is nice and sharp and surprisingly fluid and fast. It doesn't sound good to be honest.

@RossC that'd mean getting a google account working and all that on it, that's why I have not.

Ah, Chinese phones don't have any google services on them. Sorry about that, completely forgot. You could try the Amazon App Store and go about it that way. To be honest it doesn't sound good to me, it should be smooth hardware wise and have a nice crisp screen. It should be a 720p screen (That's 720x1280 pixels on a small screen! While not quite a Note 4 it's still great). It's not full HD but it would be nice at sharp at 4.5" for sure. It's a very nice, fast, fluid phone IMHO. That is not what you're describing here sadly.

@RossC it has Chrome, some moto stuff and the play store I think, that's the thing, it's just got some weird things like the picture above and the screen's quality

This is the About screen of my Moto G. As far as I can tell the buttons don't feel sharp.

As proposes in a comment, you can try CPU-Z and it will show the phone's information (CPU, model, etc...).

The kernel version and name (falcon_umtsds) is similar across both, you see the picture I posted, is yours like that? Alec

Thanks for the reply BTW, the about phone screen is similar on this device, this is easily faked of course, if yours was totally different then we'd know, as they are the same it's an inconclusive test, thanks for taking the time and all.

please take a quick look at the picture in my question!


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Droid 4 no longer finding any GPS satellites
I have a Motorola Droid 4 with Verizon service. As of two days ago, it is apparently getting no GPS data from satellites. I thought it was a temporary glitch (cloudy sky, just turned the phone on, etc.) but none of my apps that use GPS are getting sufficiently accurate location data and it's clearly relying only on mobile network location.
A Google search for "GPS droid 4" hasn't been terribly helpful. Based on "How can I fix my Android's crappy GPS?" I checked that I've got GPS turned on (yes), am using AGPS (yes), having the mobile networks help with location as well (yes).
I downloaded GPS Status & Toolbox, and I get zero GPS reception even after leaving the phone sitting outside with a relatively clear sky for 30 minutes (far longer than it should ever take to get reasonable satellite fix with any GPS) -- no information at all for the lat/long. Resetting the AGPS and downloading new does not change anything.
I also tried GPS Test and can see zero satellites :\

Is this a problem that can be fixed (either by me or a professional) or am I looking for a new phone if I want to know where I am?

After the phone went through a factory reset, the GPS still wasn't working, which supports that the problem is hardware related.
The Droid 4 chip (indeed, all of the circuit board) isn't accessible without significant (read: warranty-breaking) disassembly, and I couldn't find any store that could/would repair.


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Want to play 2 audio files at once
Is there an audio app that will play a stereo file in the background, even if I start playing audio in another app?  In other words, when I try this using Google play music and Poweramp, Google play will do it but pauses itself when I start a new track in Poweramp.  I would like it to continue playing as background to everything I'm doing.
Thanks!

Or, I need another player (besides Poweramp) that has an audio focus setting (like Poweramp does).  That would allow me to tell the app to keep playing no matter what.

Certain players have an "audio focus" setting that will allow it to ignore other apps and actions.  I found Rocket Player and Poweramp are two of them.

You can try DUAL Music Player and Multi Audio Player


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Google now showing wrong home address
I've updated my home address in Google now and maps after I moved recently, but Google now keeps showing me cards for my old home address. Any suggestions on fixing this?


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How to prevent apps and processes from launching in background and slowing my device
I recently installed GravityBox on my S3 mini. In one setting, I could change the physical button actions, so I decided that a Double Tap on Back would close the current app. It works fine. But it doesn't close it like when I do it manually - that is to say remove from recent apps - it just forces close so when I'm closing that way some apps like Geometry Dash or doesn't save my progress.
Actually it does more than that. I think it stops the most recently launched process since when I'm in some app and sometime I double tap back and it closes another app. And the big problem is that those apps slow drastically my phone. They prevent an action from being executed, they slow the navigation, they make games lag... They are named Google Play Services, Play Store, android.process.media, Messenger...
And oddly, when everything becomes slow and laggy, all I have to do is to double tap multiple time back button, and when every other app or process is closed everything is fast. But I often close the real current app by doing so. And when I'm in the launcher, I can tap a thousand times back, and there will always be a process called PageBuddyNotySvc the wouldn't close. Or it's LogProvider.

Naming Gavity box running on your device implicates it is rooted, so you could use the full powers of Greenify. Greenify "temporarily freezes" apps which are running in background (of course only those the user specified). Other than with "deactivating" or "freezing" apps using e.g. Titanium Backup, such apps stay available in all places (including the app-drawer) and, in most cases, even can receive notifications (GCM etc.). It's more "putting them to sleep" than "freezing them".
Greenify can be used on non-rooted devices as well, but its full powers are unleashed with root (and the donation package plus the corresponding Xposed-module). Definitely worth a look.

Thanks i already had it but auto freeze was disabled.  I enable it. I'll tell you more soon

I bought Greenify :) Should I use Boost mode or Root mode?

And should I use Unbounce too?

I've not experimented with either. You might consider asking that as a separate question ("what's the difference, and when to use which") – unless that's already dealt with in some FAQ ;)

Instead of trying to kills apps manually you can make use of a simple app which can do all the required task for you.
Advanced Task Killer.
Let me know if it works fine for you

Thank you, but I wanted to know how to prevent apps and processes from launching in background. Not stopping them after ;)


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use android phone with broken screen
My phone screen has been broken, I have root access and my usb debugmode is on. when i connect my phone to Moborobo, moborobo shows the screen shot on my phone, is there any way to touch my phone screen with pc ? something like real remote that give me this chance to use my mouse for accessing my phone ?

U can also look at that answer (Y)
http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/36860/my-screen-got-broken-how-to-see-on-the-computer-what-im-doing-in-my-device

try MyPhoneExplorer at www.fjsoft.at
it provides you access like a remote does to a tv, and you can use the mouse on your pc as a touch control for android.
its not a smooth experience but workable.
you can also use to back up device data as well
hope this helps.

I have the same problem with my Samsung Note 2 , so if u want to recover data ( like sms and contacts ) you should use coolmuster
http://www.coolmuster.com/android/recover-data-from-broken-samsung-phone.html
good luck ;)


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How to stop Wifi from automatically turning itself off?
So on occasion, my wifi automatically turns itself off for some strange reason. This happens on both my Lenovo ThinkPad and my Samsung Galaxy S5. Is there a way prevent this from happening?

Turn off Connection Optimizer

Settings -> More Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Connections optimizer -> TickOff connections Optimizer

Or Turn Off Wifi Timer

Settings -> Wifi -> Tap the vertical ... and then Advance -> Wi-fi timer -> Turn off any timer selected.

I hope this works for you.

Go to Settings, Wi-Fi, (menu button) advanced settings and then select All the time on the option use Wi-Fi on suspension.
The translation maybe it's not perfect. My phone is in Spanish

Keep wifi on Sleep > Set always.

Check your device setting... You your device is on power saving mode then this can happen as the more optimized mode switch off wifi when not in use.
I had similar issue with my HTC One which took some time for me to catch and fix.
Cheers

In Wireless options in your Samsung device.
Click on options (Overflow-icon) and click Advanced. After that you'll see an option called "WiFi timer", click on it and uncheck both check boxes.
Does this happens on your devices who are connected to the same network or?
And does it happens on your, or any network.
And here is the link from Lenovo Support page, about your problem.

It may be because of GPS as some settings for the GPS (aka high accuracy) use Wi-Fi & connect to known Wi-Fi connections to triangulate your position and can improve on location detection. To fix this:

got settings
location
disable GPS by turning off

Hope this solves your issue

I don't think so. I turned on GPS and set it to high accuracy and it didn't enable Wi-Fi on its own.

Have you gone into settings -> app manager -> all tab and select settings and clear all data... ...I just recently had this issue today too how ironic

What does clearing data of Settings app has anything to do with this? Please clarify.

OK all apps store some form of data about where you are in a game (I e save file), in an app, what changes were made like adding Wi-Fi connection (I e ssid Random name and password, random password) as well as Bluetooth devices and basically anything else. Clearing all data would make it like the app was just opened for the first time

Never mind the dreaded Wi-Fi issue still prevails.on my phone I need to rethink

@Firelord OK I may have found a possible solution for it Only if you have Comcast / XFinity, the app XFinity Wi-Fi apparently has permission to toggle Wi-Fi on without user interaction so check it's settings and see if you can change it or uninstall the app altogether. And by the way the only reason I say XFinity Wi-Fi is because it's the only app I have tested as your results may differ in conclusion find the app in question to look and see if any apps can toggle Wi-Fi

Question is about "wifi is turning off automatically (during sleep)". Your answer is about the feature turning on wifi automatically based on location (where we use wifi often)

Format your phone and check..
This happens due to a virus attack by installing various malware applications by unknown sources.

And what is your source of info for this claim?

anti-viruses are there so you could save your device  without reformating every time a virus hits.

Please show us the reference that states android has viruses. Malware/adware, yes. Viruses, no. Also please get additional details about the OP's problem, before make some wild assumption. Really, format your phone? Without even a mention of making a backup, prior to formatting. Kindly read your replies before posting them.


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Oneplus One import from G Drive
I had an HTC one M8, used to backup everything to G Drive. I will receive my new Oneplus One tomorrow, and was wondering if I will be able to download my stuff back.
Thanks for all the help!

What kind of "stuff" are you backing up?

It shouldn't be any problem. You can simply download the G Drive app on the Oneplus One and download whatever you backed up.
The G-Drive is accessible on many different platforms so it shouldn't be any problem.

No. It comes with G Drive already installed and is the default


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QB_OFFMODE_ALARM unexpected components
OTA Update Failure - HTC ONE M8 (tmobile)
Updating from 4.4.2 to 4.4.3
Update gets about 25% during install and then fails. If I switch to recovery I can see the error which states:
"Unexpected Components in QB_OFFMODE_ALARM"
I spoke to HTC support and they had me try wiping cache, manual updating, etc.. all with the same result.
Any ideas?
ALso I have rooted my phone and attempted to load using sideload and other methods with no luck.

You can't apply an OTA update to a rooted phone. You need to download a complete stock ROM and flash it from your PC.

I rooted it after all of the failed attempts with HTC support. Thanks for the info though. I will find a stock Rom.


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My SD Card is write protected..I can't write data to it..Any way to make data writeable?
I just bought a new Samsung Galaxy Core II and guess what it has Android 4.4 Kit Kat which has External SD Card Write Protected Feature..it's very annoying..I can'r write data to External SD Card..nor can delete anything from memory card...!
So please..Any way I can fix it please?
Regards,
Umair Shah


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Xperia Z2 (Kikat 4.4.4) - STAMINA mode does not work?
STAMINA mode does not work on my Xperia Z2 - Kikat 4.4.4 (latest version)
I found a discussion in this
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/Xperia-Z2-Stamina-mode-doesn-t-work-aparently/td-p/793097?sl=y&sso_no_log=y
but I can not find "Eco mode controller" in Apps list.
Anyone has any ideas? Thanks!

I think they renamed the Eco mode controller app with the 4.4.4 update to Stamina mode...  So scroll down until you find that app. Take note of the estimated days and hours before you force stop, clear cache and restart your device.
activate stamina mode again after boot and note the change in estimated days and hours.
Hope this helps!

This has happened twice since last Wednesday. Thankfully, I know how to fix it but not cure it.

Go into the app settings and scroll down to Stamina Mode
Force Stop the app
Clear the data
Reboot the phone

I have had to do it just now for the second time since 4.4.4 and it is a software issue. It ran for 12 hours with stamina mode at 98% to 5 days 4 hours after clearing the data and rebooting.

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Is it possible to change my wearable device voice recognition language?
Most of my message recipients don't know English, so I text them in Spanish.
Now I have a wearable device, but can't seem to find how to make it recognise Spanish when I dictate to it.
Is it available at all? How can I change it?
I tried setting the whole watch language to Spanish but it still only lets me dicate replies in English.

Unfortunatelly, the Answer is No. You can't switch recognition language in progress.
But you can switch default recognition language for entire phone (and wearables at once).
Launch google search app. Go to settings-Languages and check Spanish and English languages there.
after that TAP AND HOLD on Spanish language and then Save.
This will force your android device to recognise Spanish language by default.
Additional info from 2015 Summer:
You still can't set you default wearable language separately from your phone. But it looks like Android Wear finally started recognise not only your default phone language but your additional phone language(s) too. Thats pretty cool IMO.

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Clock in Notification Area Does Not Update
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with Android 4.2.2 that is behaving strangely.  The clock on the notification bar refuses to update while I'm using the tablet or even while it's sleeping.  The only times it updates is when you go into date/time settings and change the time or when the tablet goes to sleep and wakes up again.  Another symptom is that none of the apps have updated in about two months.
I thought this clock (which is located in the notification bar (right next to the battery indicator and the wi-fi signal indicator) is part of the Android O/S.  It seems strange that the clock would just stop updating.  Any advice you could give (short of resetting the whole device) would be greatly appreciated.

I have the same problem with my Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) running Jelly Bean 4.3. I restart the device quite frequently, but no luck. Normally it's 4-10 minutes off, then the time is suddenly updated. But I kinda hate it when such a simple function is not reliable.
Still looking for some solution...

The solution was simple.  I just needed to restart the tablet.  It hadn't been restarted in months and I guess that somehow the updating system process got in a weird state.  After doing a reboot (restart) via a hard power off, the clock started working and updates are downloading as normal.  I hope my solution here helps someone else.


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Full ad blocking
I have installed and also properly configured AdBlock Plus. The problem is, that it doesn't remove all the ads. Sometimes I see ads at the bottom/top of the screen. Sometimes I see full screen ads and also there is an automatic popup after I unlock the screen lock(so not only in applications). I have installed also AirPush Ad detector.
Are there any better apps for this purpose.

May I suggest taking a look at my list of Ad-Blocker apps? ;)

It's impossible to block all adds because no app can possibly know every source of ads that exists.

The way to go with this is having your device rooted and then install Adaway app. You can download from f-droid.org
Make sure you download the Adaway apk and not the F Droid app.
Once installed it modifies Android's hosts file and you won't see ads ever.
+ Adaway is great, but it's power is dependent from the Hosts-Lists you use. I used to add EasyLists (Adblockplus is using this) at least, the links can be found here:
https://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions

You can also try AdFree application from BigTinCan. You can download that at http://adfree.bigtincan.com/.

Why that? What does that app do better? Just throwing in a name does not really make a "good answer" ;) Maybe you could [edit] and improve it – e.g. describing what AdFree does and why you'd recommend it? Thanks!


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How does changing the mixer_paths.xml increase volume?
I've been trying to boost the maximum volume obtainable through the audio jack of my phone (Nexus 5). Instead of installing equaliser or volume boosting apps, I thought I'd go about this the technical way:
XDA forums suggest a "MOD" that involves modifying your mixer_paths.xml file located at /system/etc/ (root access naturally required) to increase your speaker or headphone volume beyond the set limits:
Find: <path name="speaker">
You will see this string just below it: "RX7 Digital Volume" value="88"
The value is the only part we are going to adjust.
For the mod above, I changed the value to "93".
The default value is "88" and I would suggest not to go over "95".

To change the Headphone volume:
Find: <path name="headphones"> Look for these strings below it:
"HPHL Volume" value="15"
"HPHR Volume" value="15"
Again all we are changing is the values (ensure both are set at the same number).
For the mod above, I changed the values to "20". The default values are "15" and I would suggest not to go over "20".

How does this work? Does Android artificially limit the maximum volume and this "MOD" bypasses those limits? Or does it compromise audio quality?

I visited this some time ago and explored some values within the file. As it can be hard to determine sound quality comparisons, I also compared the visual appearances of waveforms.
Here's a screenshot of the page:

Link
Note that I only listen to audio from my Nexus7 though headphones or external speakers.

Consider this scenario: this answer is written by user X and you're an observer. You find that the goo.gl link is not working or is dead. Tell me, how useful would you find this answer by user X then? My suggestion to user X would be to incorporate all the relevant stuff from that link into this answer.

Are you sure that the clipping happened on the phone's side and not in the recording process because input was simply too big for the first amplifier? Some info about your recording setup would be very interesting to know.

Actually, it's both. To preserve the user's ears and the phone's speakers, Android limits the sound output.
However, changing this factor also influence the sound quality, having to high or too low distorts the sound ;)


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Connecting 2.1 A charger instead of 850 mA
I have a Sony Xperia SP model with a 2370 mAh battery.
The original charger I got with it was of 850 mA.
My question is can I use a charger with output of 5V-2.1A which is also from Sony?
thanks and regards

Answers can be found in our charging tag-wiki, e.g. Is there any harm in using another manufacturer's USB data cable for charging? / Are Android chargers universal in terms of power (Voltage, amperage)? / What happens when I connect a 2 amp charger instead of the 0.7 amp charger provided?

TL;DR:
There's no danger in plugging a USB device into a charger with a higher amp rating than the one supplied with it.
For mobile devices that use USB chargers, the difference between using chargers with different amp ratings in most cases is that the device will charge faster or slower, in direct proportion the the amp rating. In some cases, the device may simply draw less current than the charger's amp rating. In no case (except a malfunction) can the charger deliver more current than the device can handle.

The details:
The underlying issue to understand here is that the current draw is not an intrinsic property of either the power source or the connected device. It is a function of the voltage of the power source and the resistance of the device, per Ohm's law, which states current = potential / resistance, or in unit terms, amps = volts / ohms.
The current rating of a USB charger is the maximum current it can deliver*. If your device has a resistance of 5 ohms, and you connect a 5 volt charger, the device it will draw 1 amp of current. If the charger has a 2.1 amp rating, that means that it can deliver up to 2.1 amps, to a device that has a resistance of 2.38 ohms or less, but there is no way it can force 2.1 amps on a device with higher resistance.
The only time you need to worry about damaging the device is if the voltage of the power source is too high, in which case it can deliver more current than the device's circuitry can handle (see the footnote). However, the voltage of USB chargers is standardized (at 5 ±.25 V), so you never have to worry about damaging a USB device by plugging in a cable of the wrong specs.
However, most mobile devices have a low enough resistance to draw a 2.1 amp current. Most likely, Sony supplies 850 mA chargers because they're cheaper, not because that's the maximum current the device can draw (at 5 volts). I think you'll find that if you use a 2.1 A charger, it will charge the device more than twice as fast as the original charger.

* The amp rating of a device, if there is one, means something a little different. It's the current at which the device operates best, and the current that it will draw if connected to an outlet of the right voltage.
For example, if you have a vacuum cleaner rated at 12 A, that doesn't mean that it's a property of its circuitry that it "sucks out" a 12 A current from the outlet. It means that it should operate at 12 A, and will draw a 12 A current from the kind of outlet it's intended for. So, a 12 A vacuum cleaner sold in the US has a resistance of 10 Ω, and draws 12 A if plugged into a 120 V outlet. Take that same 12 A rated vacuum cleaner and plug it into a 240 V outlet, and it will draw twice the voltage, quadruple the wattage, burn out, and possibly start an electrical fire. On the other hand, if the voltage is too low, the vacuum cleaner won't run at full power, or won't run at all.

Yes. If it is Sony branded and has a 5 V output you are good to go. Cellphones only draw as much as current as they require.

It makes absolutely no difference whatsoever whether it's Sony branded. Sony Xperia devices use micro USB 2.0 chargers, as do the vast majority of mobile devices currently in use. The follow a defined standard, and there's no requirement, or advantage, to using a charger from the same manufacturer as teh device. Also, most cell phones can draw as much current as the charger can deliver (up to the 2.1 A maximum), and I doubt any recent models top out at 850 mA. If he uses a 2.1 A charger, the device will charge faster, I'd put money on it.


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How to install custom recovery on Micromax Canvas Nitro A310?
I am unable to flash anything from recovery mode on my rooted (kinguser) android 4.4.2 (micromax canvas nitro A310). Red triangle with exclaimation mark & unable to do anything, even not able to perform "User Backup". Shows error - write error, short write.
Can somebody help to delete stock recovery & install custom. CWM recovery does not have updated custom recovery for model A310 (android 4.4.2).

The best recovery for Canvas Nitro is Philz Recovery.
Below is the link at XDA for Philz recovery along with installation procedures, etc.
Philz Recovery [XDA]

Download the latest Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) image to your SD card. Then download Mobileuncle from the Play Store and use it to flash the TWRP image.


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How to resize partitions when /system isn't mounted in recovery
I have a Runbo X5-King phone which is manufactured by a small Chinese company. I need to shrink /system and expand /data. All tutorials I can find online say to run fdisk in recovery, but the problem is that /system doesn't seem to mount, and "adb shell" results in an error message saying that it cannot find /system/bin/sh. However after booting into Android everything works perfectly, and /system is mounted successfully as well. I'm able to enter fastboot and let my computer interact with the phone, but fastboot doesn't have the ability to resize partitions or enter the shell. Since the phone is not famous, no custom recoveries could be found for it. So how can I resize partitions under this situation?

I would highly recommend against re-partitioning your phone! Most bootloaders are hard-coded to recognize specific partitions based on their start and end blocks. If you modify these via partitioning, you may end up bricking your device. You should only re-partition if this has been confirmed to work on your particular device.

Here's my df result:

app_70@android:/ $ df
Filesystem             Size   Used   Free   Blksize
/dev                   488M    52K   488M   4096
/mnt/asec              488M     0K   488M   4096
/mnt/obb               488M     0K   488M   4096
/system                602M   290M   311M   4096
/data                  502M   399M   103M   4096
/cache                 405M     6M   398M   4096
/mnt/sdcard              7G     5G     1G   32768
/mnt/secure/asec: Permission denied
/mnt/sdcard2             1G     1G     5M   4096
1|app_70@android:/ $

The default partitioning greatly affects my use of the phone.

To use fdisk without recovery, i.e. while Android is running, you need to root your phone, install a terminal emulator, and install BusyBox (the fdisk command won't be available without BusyBox, which provides a bundle of common Linux tools that aren't included in Android). Note that to install BusyBox, it's not sufficient just to install the app. You need to launch the app and click the Install button in order to install the tools.
The process of rooting is device-dependent, and I don't know specifically how to do it on your device, but you could try Towelroot, which works on a wide variety of Android devices and is incredibly simple to use.

I have terminal emulator and busybox installed already. But as fdisk is a "partition manager", I don't think it can be used to modify the partitions that are being used on the phone.


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How to troubleshoot wifi connection problem?
Like some other people, I am plagued by the issue with gray wifi bars with a tablet running 4.2.2. I tried all recommended solutions: disabling power saving, switching between AES/TKIP on the router, making sure the clock was set correctly, etc. As you can well guess, nothing works
When I connect to the router, the bars are usually grey and I cannot connect to the Internet OR any local machine, including the router's web interface. After several minutes, the bars sometimes go blue, and sometimes don't. After they go blue, they can also go back to grey from time to time.
Obviously, this has something to do with the router because if I reset it, I can usually connect without a problem. But after a while, the bars go to gray again. The router has no filtering configured and all other devices (including several Android phones) have no problems connecting to and accessing the network.
The question is not about solving this problem, but rather about any ways of troubleshooting this issue. Is there a simple way I can get a shell, try pinging some hosts, get a look at ifconfig, anything? Are there some system logs that could show what is happening?
Thanks!

I would use a linux system on a pc or laptop to troubleshoot this wifi connection, using ifconfig, ping, iwconfig. There are also nice dhcp tools on linux.
When I had wifi connection problems on an Android phone, with a linux system I found the error in the dhcp server setup. After fixing this, the Android phone connected effortless.

All that is rather obvious, question is how to get access to the shell/logs on the Android device. It isn't helpful to debug the issue from a PC, since there's nothing to debug - all other devices connect without a problem.


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PC crashes when I tranfer files from Nexus4
I have a problem with my Nexus4 stock.
When I connect the smartphone to the pc (both Linux and windows) and I try to transfer files (video and photo) it copy few Mb then it gives me an error and the pc crashes.
I try with both mode connection settings from Nexus4, and I also hard reset it but I do not understand how to solve it.

Instead of using the unreliable USB connection to transfer files, I would suggest using Wi-Fi. You can easily create a FTP server on your phone and then access it from Windows Explorer or Linux. You can easily transfer files after that. I would suggest using ES File Explorer for this. Here's the tutorial on how to create FTP Server using ES.
Alternatively you can use any other FTP Server apps available in Play Store.
Servers Ultimate, FTP Server
Also SuperBeam is a great way to transfer files. It has apps for both Windows and Linux. You might want to take a look at it.


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Any solutions for disabling the new WhatsApp feature that shows when the message was read?
The last seen status can be disabled on WhatsApp at the chat settings. Any way I can disable the two blue ticks that appear on the other person's app  that shows the read time of the message?

No... We need to wait until someone hack this feature ;)

You can actually do it now. They rolled out Version 2.11.444 with an option to turn off Read receipts under the privacy settings. The update is not available through the Play Store at the time of me writing this answer, though - you have to download and install the apk from their official website.
For more info check http://codezag.com/disabling-blueticks-whatsapp-turn-off-read-reciepts/

Currently enabling the flight mode before reading a message is the only existing solution...

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Use SD card (or part of it) as internal storage
I recently rooted and installed CyanogenMod 10 on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" tablet. My main purpose for doing this was to get rid of the bloatware that came with it so I could have more apps because I was running out of space. However, after installing even fewer apps than I had pre-root, I'm getting insufficient storage error.
I'm guessing there are a couple of solutions for this. I probably have something taking up space that I'm unaware of that can/needs to be removed. There may also be an option to use the SD card as "internal storage"? How do I identify the root of the problem and fix it?

Check this my answer here: http://android.stackexchange.com/a/154122/168013 it may help your case

There are a quite a few options.

Open Terminal Emulator and check with the 'df' command, how much space is left on your partitions. Is /data or /system full?
Goto system/apps/all > 'Sort by size to' find out which apps eat up the most space.

Check if you have big size apps installed where you could change data location within the app to sdcard. Thinking of navigation apps and games. Every app where you have to download additional data to the actual app.
Make sure you use the sdcard for media like photos (camera settings) music and video.
CM has a built-in system to move apps to SD under settings/apps/on sdcard. Check apps that are big and you use rarely and are not interactive first. Reason: If you still use the USB feature those moved apps are not available to system anymore and are least likely to cause trouble.

Another option is to use the app FolderMount. Use it to move certain locations to SD like the Download* folder. Or the DCIM folder if the camera doesn't support sdcard location in settings.
Use the app Link2SD which is able to move every bit from an app (including app data) to SD. It has a good overview on how much space an app really needs. You will have to create a separate partition on the SD card for that to work.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Cyanogenmod 11 and it doesn't have the option "on SD card".

Same here, on Samsung galaxy tab 2


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Calander events shifting days
In September I added 26 calendar events, one every other Saturday, to set personal goals. Each calendar entry is a separate event, I am not using the Recurring Event feature. I've noticed that some goals are shifting a few days into the future.

The events from 29 November to 13 December have shifted two days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Monday two days later.
The events from 27 December to 10 January have shifted five days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Thursday five days later.
The events from 24 January to 7 March have shifted eight days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Sunday eight days later.
The events from 21 March to 4 April have shifted eleven days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Wednesday eleven days later.

And so on, the gaps get larger further into the future.
The only other event that I have added so far out is a recurring event every Tuesday, which is not affected (i.e. has not shifted). I do not cross time zones with this device, and the day shifting does not correlate with any Day Light Savings Time shifts. This is a work phone with a lock screen: my children nor anybody else has access to the device nor to the Google account with which it is associated to. I have very few apps installed on the device, such as Anki and Firefox. I do not have any social media apps, such as Facebook, on the device.
This is on a Samsung Note 3 on Android 4.4.
More information: This is using the stock Google calendar application, with the calendar stored and synced with my Google account 'dotancohen'. As these are the only entries in the 'dotancohen' calendar that far in advance, I do not know if the other entries would have be affected. I do have other calendars which are shown in the Google calendar application, connected to other Google accounts (such as my work account) are not affected. All the affected entries we added one at a time by hand on the device, i.e. I long-clicked the calendar in Month mode and manually added each entry. For that particular calendar (the 'dotancohen' Google account) I have never opened the calendar on another device.

You need to provide some more information to get better answers: Is the shift applied to only those 26 entries, or all entries are affected by the shift? How are you adding the calendar entries? Which calendar app you're using? What calendar is this i.e. Google Calendar, Exchange, etc? Have you tried adding entries via other method, say from website, or desktop?

@Parrhesiastes: Thank you, I have added the information that you requested to the question body.

Thanks. Maybe some more information will shed some light.  Have you tried adding an entry via Google Calendar website, say from desktop? If that is not affected, then the problem is most likely related to the timezone conflict i.e., default timezone of google calendar vs timezone of mobile. However, if an entry via Google Calendar website is also affected then it is best to report the issue to Google support.

The calendar and the device are configured with the same timezone.

This sure sounds like a bug. Do report it: Slide in the panel from the left side of the screen, tap "Help & feedback", then tap "Feedback".

This has happened to me on my Samsung Note 4 just recently under similar circumstances. I don't cross timezone and it had nothing to do with a time change because none happened. I'm also using Lollipop 5.0.1 so it doesn't appear to be an OS issue.
Mine was in the Google Calendar, not the phone's default one also. It did seem that it shifted after I synchronized the calendars with Google. It only happened to the event I had sat as reoccurring on an 'every other' setting.
I'm guessing it may be a bug in the synchronization system trying to figure the days when having sat them with a 'every other whatever' type setting.
I fixed this error by editing the event (selecting ALL events) then moving it back to the correct Saturday and editing the occurrence to 'every second Saturday of the month' as it was and it seemed to correct all of them when synchronized.

I don't know if this can explain the events shifting multiple days, but here is information directly from Google Calendar Support

Time zones can be complicated, and sometimes this complexity can affect your Calendar events. Here are some of the details about how time zone changes throughout the world can affect you, and what you can do to resolve common issues.
Why time zones are not that simple
Here are some reasons why timezone changes can be quite complicated:

Every year, a lot of countries switch between Standard Time (ST) and Daylight Saving Time (DST), and, unfortunately, they don’t do it at the same time. For example, in 2011, Europe switched back from DST to ST on Oct 30, while the continental U.S. switched on Nov 6. This means that the standard 5 hours difference between New York and London was 4 hours between Oct 30 and Nov 6.
Every year, several countries decide to change their time zones or DST rules entirely. Recent examples include Russia, Chile, Belarus, and Egypt. Moscow used to be UTC+3 in the winter and UTC+4 during the summer, but when Russia decided to stay away from DST as of November 2011, Moscow became UTC+4 all year round.

To minimize potential disruptions of these changes, Google Calendar relies on UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time, previously known as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT) -- a single “true” time -- to help avoid conflicts in all locations.
Whenever you create an event, Calendar converts it from your time zone to UTC time, using currently known conversion rules. By using one universal time for all events, Calendar can keep all of your guests’ calendars consistent regardless of which time zones they're in. When we display the event on your calendar, it is converted from UTC to appear in your own time zone.
Let’s look once more into the Russian example. If you in March 2011 created an event for Nov 2011 at 17:00 MSK, then according to rules we knew in March, we would store it as 14:00 UTC. After the switch happened in Russia, Google Calendar takes the new rule and converts this event to 18:00 MSK. Luckily, all participants and rooms that you booked are still available for this meeting.

One way you can test if it is in fact a timezone issue is to add "all day events" if those also shift, then there is something else happening. All day events are based on just the date, so they do not rely on timezones at all.

Thank you Ryan. In fact, the events in question are all-day events.

And you are using the Google Calendar, not the Samsung Calendar that comes installed on Touchwiz? If you are using the calendar that comes installed on your device (the touchwiz one) there might be a bug in their calendar that is messing up the timezone for all-day-events.

It looks like you are correct: this is the Samsung Calendar, not the Google Calendar that you link to. However this does not seem to be a timezone issue as the events are shifted by many days, sometimes even weeks.


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Google Earth showing only a black screen on Samsung GT-S7582L, how to solve?
When I install Google Earth from Google Play, initially it works, you can see the 3D Earth centered in the screen. Then the first time tips appears, teaching you how to use the fingers to zoom, change angle, etc.
When you close the last tip, no more 3D Earth, only a black screen. The interface seems to work, you can see the pictures of places at the bottom of the screen, and you can go to in app settings.
Maybe my device isn't enough for Earth.

Yeah. Remove that las one too and we are done. This question looks ok now.

The solution is to downgrade to version 7.x of Google Earth.
To downgrade, for example, download apk from here: http://google-earth.en.uptodown.com/android/download/52238
You will have to enable installation from unknown sources: http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/forum/enable-unknown-sources-android-install-apps-outside-play-store-0150603/
Then disable auto updates for Google Earth: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/08/21/psa-as-of-play-store-v4-3-10-you-can-finally-disable-automatic-updates-for-certain-apps-and-update-all-will-honor-these-settings/
Periodically try to go back to newest version and check if the BUG, if it is a BUG at all, resolved.


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Change Moto X's Google Now Voice
I'm Mexican but I really hate the Spanish voice that my Moto X uses by default, is there any way I can change it to English?

Look up Ivona Text to speech in the play store. They have at least one secondary Spanish voice.

Turns out that although I can change Motorola's TT voice (which it's Spanish voice I like), I can't change the one Google Now uses.


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Windows 7 fails to see my Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate and a Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (rooted Android 4.1.2). When I plug the phone to the computer's USB port, I can't access the phone through Windows Explorer.
I installed the latest Samsung USB drivers. I used to be able to access the phone through Windows Explorer before somebody SIM unlocked the phone. I'm not entirely whether the process to SIM unlock created the issue but it occurred pretty much at the same time.
Samsung drivers seem to be correctly installed:

I have this issue with two different computers. What can I try to fix it?

I haven't found any solution so far.

So I am still interested if someone has any idea.


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How Do I navigate using Waze using a voice assistant app (Google Now/AI Assistant)?
Samsung S5, fully up to date. All defaults have been cleared for Google Search, Waze, and Google Maps.
However if you speak "Ok Google", "Take me home" then tap to navigate, it will ONLY open Google Maps, and will not ask to use another navigation app. Same for AI Assistant.
Tested on Samsung Galaxy S5 & S6


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HTC Desire HD ....... DEAD?
Can anyone help me please. I have a HTC Desire HD Sim Unlocked.
I cant charge the phone. when the USB lead is inserted in to the charging socket no LED lights up.
I cant switch on the phone.
Basically the phone is dead !
However, when i insert the usb plug in to my phone and then my PC. It recognises the phone and makes a sound.
If i then look at Device manager i get OTHER DEVICES > QHSUSB_DLOAD.  This is with a yellow explanation mark.
Does anyone know what is going on here and what can I do to get my phone up and running again ?
Thanks for your help.......

Have you tried using a different charging cable?


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How to use your voice to add items to a shopping list?
With iOS Siri, you can say "Add tomatoes to my shopping list" and it will add it to a list titled "Shopping List" in the "Notes" app, easy.
In Android, using S Voice or Google Voice, if you say "Add tomatoes to my shopping list" it will google that, which is unhelpful.
Ideally there should be a way to add items to lists generically in Google Now. Is there such a workflow?
I am aware Grocery IQ app has Voice entry, but then the workflow is tedious: Hold a button, say OK google, say Open Grocery IQ, then tap a mic, then Say tomatoes.

You might want to look into Google Keep. I'm not sure of its complete voice-commandability, but it might prove helpful.

You can now say "Ok Google" followed by "Add Chicken to my Shopping List" via Google voice recognition app. See a list of Google now voice commands here.

One idea is to use notes on the front home screen that is easy-access.


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AnkiDroid on Kindle Fire (Addons)?
How can I add addons to my Kindle Fire 7 HD version of AnkiDroid downloaded from GoogleCode (featured)?

AnkiDroid developer here.
Google Code is not used anymore, it only contains very old versions that are not compatible with anything anymore.
The newest versions can be found here:
https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/releases
That being said, Addons are not available yet for AnkiDroid.
We have started developing an Addon system but it won't be ready before next year, thanks for your comprehension!

That's cool.  I'm just trying to get Japanese and Chinese TTS (text-to-speech) support.  If I can't get an engine with a Japanese and Chinese voice, is it impossible for me to get Japanese and Chinese TTS on AnkiDroid?  Or could I somehow use AnkiDesktop to bulk-add TTS as media?

Okay, I found a way: install the AwesomeTTS add-on for Anki Desktop.  Go to the browser.  Select the deck you want readings for.  Hit ctrl-a to select all of the cards.  Click "AwesomeTTS" from the drop-down menu.  Click "Add Readings to Cards".  Then, you can sync and fetch media.


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Add languages to Anki the text-to-speech?
On AnkiDroid, the only TTS language I can add is "English".  I'd like to have Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and French, as well.  How can I get these languages to load up?

NOT WORKING.  The .mp3 files do not play on synced devices for some reason, even with a connection to the internet.
The Kindle Fire HD 7 has no support for engines that support Asiatic languages.  So, you can either root the device and load in better engines, or:

Get on Anki Desktop.
Install the AwesomeTTS add-on.
Restart Anki, then open the browser.
Select the deck you want to add TTS to in the left-hand pane.
Hit ctrl-a to select all of the cards you want to add readings to.
Click "AwesomeTTS" in the drop-down menu.
Select "add readings" and then follow the dialog.


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Sync via USB on AnkiDroid 2.3.1?
The old AnkiDroid for Kindle Fire had an option to sync via AnkiDroid which imported decks from AnkiDesktop (super fast and used less data).  The thing is, I can only download about 2 gigs of data per month before my internet speed drops to 14.4kbps (which is like no Internet, honestly).  So, is this still possible in AnkiDriod 2.3.1?  If so, where is it?  And can't I interrupt the sync that's happening now without corrupting anything?  Because it's already 120 mb deep.

I actually can't tell if the sync is coming from the web or from the USB connection, but I felt the 2.0.1 version was much faster.

Now, exporting my decks with media and importing them to my device takes over an hour.  So, why was the old version of AnkiDroid so much faster at syncing?


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How do you merge decks in Anki?
I'm getting an error in Anki that says I've got too many decks.  So, I want to merge a bunch of decks that are essentially the same.  But I can't find a way to do this.  I tried exporting the decks and naming them all the same name and then importing them, but they just come in as the original deck names.  So, I'm not finding any other info on how to do this.

Open AnkiDesktop.
Open the "Browser".
Click on the deck you wish to remove on the left-hand pane.
Hit ctrl+a (command+a on mac) to select all cards.
Click "Change Deck" at the top.
Select the deck you want to keep in the pop-up dialog.
Click "Move Cards".
Repeat steps 3 - 7 for all decks you wish to merge.
Go back to the "Decks" screen in AnkiDesktop.
Find the empty decks (the decks you wish to remove will have a card count of null).
Delete those decks.

Using AnkiDroid, you can move a note to another deck. So you could do it for each card, then remove the empty deck.
But that would be a pain if you have many cards. In that case, I recommend using Anki Desktop too:

Sync on AnkiDroid
Find a computer and install Anki Desktop on it
Sync on Anki Desktop
Move notes like you need, you can select many cards and move them altogether
Sync on Anki Desktop
Sync on AnkiDroid

Disclaimer: AnkiDroid developer

Yeah, I used the AnkiDesktop version and found an answer at a support site I didn't know about before I posted.  I'm going to post a parallel of their response.  Thanks, Nocolas.  You're like the best answerer on SE.

Because this answer from 2014 still comes up top in a google search in 2019, I thought I would add to this that, at least on a Mac, the latter part of the above answer is out of date.
On the version of Anki I am using, the first part of the instruction stands: i.e. click 'browse', choose the deck you want to move cards from, click on one of the cards in that deck, and then use command+A to select all.
This is then when the instructions depart from the old ... now click 'cards' on the top left of your browser, and then select the first option 'change deck'. A pop-up will then appear, and within this select the deck you would like to move the cards to, and press the blue 'move cards' button.

Still relevant in 2023


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How can I delete a Hotmail account from the Email app on Android 4.4.2?
I want to remove a Hotmail account that I added to the Email app in Android 4.4.2. I do not see a 'Remove account' option anywhere in the app. How do I do this?

Well I could do it : app>all>email>clear cached data. It removed all email accounts from email app, and then I added which I wanted to keep.

Welcome to the Android Enthusiasts! It's perfectly fine here at SE to answer your own question, and you're even encouraged to do so. Nobody expects an answer to be hidden in a comment. So may I suggest you make your comment an answer, and later "accept" it by ticking the check-mark next to it? That makes it perfectly clear to everybody here this problem has a solution. Thanks!

According to OP's comment, you have to clear Email's cached data:

Go to Settings - Apps
Choose "All" tab
Find and open "Email"
Click "Clear Cache", this will remove all email accounts used on the app.
Re-add the accounts that you want to use.

On my Android phone, I had to do this:
Settings →Accounts → select the account you want to delete (by tapping it) → tap on the 3 vertical dots menu → select Remove Account.

if above techniques are not working for your mobile then go to apps -> all -> go to exchange which is having the same symbol as email and tap the clear data. your email account will be removed :)

Go to settings>accounts>email>your account>remove account


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Most efficient method of tethering?
I'm aware of this other quesion, but it doesn't answer with regards to usb-tethering:
Which method of wireless tether uses the least amount of power? Bluetooth or Wifi?
I'm going to use my android phone for tethering, so I can use the connection in my laptop. All following options are available on my phone:

usb tethering
bluetooth tethering
wifi-tethering

However, I would like to know the most efficient method in terms of power consumption. This article tells me that usb is the least expensive and wifi the most in terms of power consumption. Is that true?

Yes usb tethering is the most efficient method as compared to other methods. It can be used to charge your phone while working. Wifi tethering consumes too much battery and bluetooth tethering is very slow.

Your question has some ambiguity. Bluetooth is a more energy efficient protocol than wifi. USB hardly uses any energy for the data protocol.
However, with USB the laptop can charge the phone, as is mentioned here before. From the point of view of the phone, compared to bluetooth and wifi, the phone's power consumption with usb can be negative.
From the point of view of the laptop, the USB method can consume MOST power, if you include the charging current. This can be an issue if you run the laptop on battery power.
The total power consumption of laptop and phone is another issue, that you probably are not interested in.

Much better answer. +1


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rooting Smart Tv (Skyworth e69 6369)
I got a Skyworth e69 6369 smart tv.
kernel 3.1.10
android 4.2.1
model full aosp on skyworth 6369
cpu arm cortex a9 dual core
other specs http://specdevice.com/showspec.php?id=de85-dcab-0033-c5870033c587
It does not come with any data cable. It has 4 usb ports though I don't think I can use any for rooting.
I have tried several no pc solutions like framaroot 1.9.3, kingroot 3.4.1.157, poot, romastersu 2.0.3_140926_100, vroot 4.3, z4root 1.3.0 etc but not successful.
What is the best way to root this if any? Or is this sadly unrootable?
Thanks for any suggestion.

Did you try Towelroot?

After a long time trying I managed to finally root it
In summary, I think these are the steps to make it work:

Try to root with rootmaster. Check if it gives you root. If it does- check if it persists on reboot. If it does not do 2 and 3.
Try to root again with rootmaster then delete /system/app/kinguser, /system/app/superuser.apk, and /system/app/Superuser.apk (using a terminal)
Install SuperSu

Only thing missing from this smart TV that I want it to have is Google Play Store. I really cannot make it work. I also don't have YouTube because of this.


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Need to reboot Android to see new files
After recording with Field Recorder, I connect my Lenovo S6000L via USB to my PC. However, the newly recorded audio files in WAV format are not visible until I reboot the tablet. Android version is 4.2.2.
Is that likely an OS or an app issue? Can I avoid the lengthy reboot?

It's a bug in the app. Android has a thing called the media-scanner, which scans newly added files for metadata, so they can be included in media players, photo albums, etc. It relies on the app that creates the file signalling the media scanner process to scan the new file. If the app doesn't do this, the new file won't be added/visible.
If you look at other questions with the media-scanner tag, you'll see some ways to force a full re-scan, at the cost of draining the battery somewhat.

I installed an app called Rescan Media, and that did the trick, without reboot.

Pfitzinger Voice Design, the maker of the app, now told me that this is a feature, not a bug: "If you just check the option "Settings--Rec--Media scan after new recordings" then the media scan runs automatically after each new recording. Default is unchecked because the scan takes time and battery and is only necessary in cases like yours."

I'd suggest them to think about the changes to the media-scanner API introduced with Kitkat (Android 4.4), which lets an app define what directory to scan (IMHO the "old method", i.e. triggering a full scan, is no longer possible for user-space apps anyway). That way they could limit the scan to the directory the current/last recording was stored into, saving time and juice for that specific task.

@Izzy There was always a method for an app to scan a single new file, and it doesn't use much battery. The KK changes were to prevent apps triggering a full rescan, which uses a lot of battery. If this option in the app causes a full scan, instead of just adding the new files individually, that's still a bug in the app.


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How to root from adb?
I have a tablet called General Mobile E-Tab 4.
I bricked it. It stays on load animation. I can reach recovery but there are 3 options:
reboot device
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition

I have pushed root files to /data/local/tmp with this guide (gave permissions also)
I have also installed VirtualBox and Ubuntu. But I can't see my device in Ubuntu:

For some reason VM shows me that and never loads:

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
I also tried Droid Explorer, Android Commander and few programs to view tablet's files.
They saw the device but they didn't show it's files.
I also tried mv and cp commands to move root files from /data/local/tmp to /system/bin/sh but it said:
Operation not permitted

Same for mount command:

Also, when sideloading a file from abd, the device gives error: Installation aborted
So what can I do now?

Wouldn't your first goal be to unbrick the device – and rooting it afterwards? Also, how did you brick it? This might give some clues to solving your issue.

Well, I tried to flash a ROM with Terminal Emulator on device itself. After that, it stays on loading animation.

so... What can I do now?

I'd say [edit] your question with the new details (steps performed) would be nice. I'm not sure whether your device is "stuck at boot", or "stuck in a boot-loop <-- try following up that link and see whether it helps (i.e. if you can boot into safe-mode); if so: have you wiped cache/Dalvik after flashing?

I did of course but it didn't solve the problem. Because ROM was not completely loaded. I think there is no way to fix this unless sending it to service. They will want money of course because it was rooted and there is a half ROM on it.

Afraid so. But looking at the screenshots again: the first one shows your device (if ADB doesn't see it, you might need to "configure" it, see my answer here). On the second, you have to select what to boot – then it should continue. And one more thing: If you can get a stock ROM (see: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?) and have the manufacturer's software for the device, you could try flashing with that.

My PC sees the device on both mode (device and sideload). But I can push files on device mode. It doesn't push files on sideload and says: device not found. I have the rom of course but there is no tool to flash it. Manufacturer doesn't give it. Because this tablet is for education only...

download the SuperSU-UPDATE File
----commands-----

fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash "SUPERSUFILE"
fastboot reboot


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Schedule songs as alarms that sound ONCE with no need to touch 'Dismiss' or 'Sneeze' or anything similar
I would like my Smartphone to play certain sound tracks at certain hours each day (quite similar to military-style buggle calls for waking up, assembly, lunchtime and so on). But I want the device to play the sound without asking me to confirm that I have heard it. No "Dismiss" / "Snooze" / "OK" buttom. Simply the sound at the scheduled time played once and nothing more.
Which application would do it? - Preferably a GNU program. Or any other kind of free software without advertising (it seems an odd petition, but we Linux users are used to that).

Tasker would be a nice solution - it's not free, but it's very handy in a lot of other scenarios too.

Thanks, +1. Sorry I forgot to add that is should be a free app.

Follow up to the tasker tag-wiki then, which also names a few free alternatives. But though I know that "we Linux users" (pledging guilty ;) are used to "free software": I've bought Tasker after trying its free version for 3 days. It's worth every cent, and I've never regretted that decision (but would have regretted deciding otherwise). You don't know the powers of the dar... oops, of that app – I bet it can even make a coffee :)


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Problem with Sync from Andoid Calender
I have a google calender that is sync to my Cellphone samsung Galaxy S2.
It does not working when I apply a new appointment time in my google calender in my android. It says that it's syncing but no appointment time will be displayed in the calender, both in android and website.
However it works perfectly when I apply the appointment time in my google calender at "https://www.google.com/calendar". When I apply the new date, I'm enable to sync it and see it in my android.
What should I do?

I found that the calendar sync does not work when the phone is "full", i.e., far over half of available storage is used by all your downloaded apps, and pictures, documents etc. In my case, I don't remember the exact numbers, but with some 90 % usage, but still say half a gigabyte free, this turned out to be not sufficient for Calendar. I removed some unused apps, and Calendar started syncing again.


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How do I update the avatar that does for each of my accounts in the Gmail app?
A few days ago, I added an image to each of my gmail and Google apps accounts. The new images display fine in the account dropdown menus on the web. But only one of my accounts displays the new image in the gmail app. I cannot think of anything I did differently with that one account. I've closed and restarted the app, rebooted my phone. What am I missing?


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Adcash malware removal process, tool
When I am online, I get always when I unlock the screen a browser popup with a specified address: adcash.com/...
It is just a blank page, but very annoying.
I have tried all the Play offers and highly recommended apps, but it is still there.

I also have this issue, and it has just started in the last week.
Do you by any chance have an HTC device?
Edit - I've been uninstalling apps one by one, and the removal that seemed to stop it was Ad Block Plus.


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Gmail notification on my Samsung Galaxy 3
The Gmail "envelope" notified me when and number of emails I had. Now I have to go in to Gmail to see if I have mail. How to fix?

The Gmail app icon doesn't display an unread messages count overlay (badge) in either stock Android or TouchWiz. So, either you have it confused with the stock email app (i.e. that's where you actually saw the unread message count on the envelope icon), or you're using a custom launcher (in which case, please specify which).
In any case, there are two ways I know of to get these icon overlay notifications.

Use a custom launcher. As implied above, there are third party launchers that can do this. Both Apex Launcher Pro and Nova Launcher Prime support unread message count overlays on the Gmail app.
In Apex, you can change the badges' size, shape, and location (which corner of the icon), and you can even set the notification for one app to show up on the icon(s) for a different app. For example, I have my missed call count on a third party call log app's icon rather than the stock phone app icon, because that's where I usually want to look first when I have missed calls. If you really want to confuse yourself, you can have your Gmail unread count show up on the stock email icon, and your Exchange or POP3 account's unread count show up on the Gmail app. In other words, it's very flexible—any app's notification count can be placed on any other app's icons. The main limitation is that the count has a maximum of three digits. If you have 1000 or more unread, the badge shows 999+. But, if you have that many unread, it's questionable whether seeing the count is actually useful to you.
I don't know the details of what Nova is capable of, because I've only used the free version, in which the Unread Count feature is disabled.
Apps that add widgets with notification badges
Unread Badge for Gmail creates a widget that has an envelope icon with an overlay showing the Gmail unread count and opens the stock Gmail app if you tap it. This one can display larger numbers. I don't know what the limit is, but I can attest that it can show 5 digits. You have a selection of icons, but none of them look exactly like the Gmail icon (presumably because that's trademarked). You change the caption under the icon.
Notifyer Unread Count enables you to create widgets that look just like the app's own icon, with a notification count overlay badge. This one isn't specific to Gmail, it can be used for any app that reports notifications.
Contrary to the app's name, however, it doesn't actually show you the unread count, it shows you the number of new messages since the last time you opened the app. However, depending on your needs, this can be an advantage. Even though I use Apex Launcher Pro, I use Notifyer for Gmail precisely for this reason. You can probably deduce from the fact that I can attest that the above app can show 5 figure counts that to me it's more useful to know how many new messages have come in than the total unread count. :)
This app also lets you show counts from one app on another app's icon. In fact, it's even more flexible than Apex in that respect: you can show the counts from a given app on icons for multiple apps; you can set each Notifyer widget to show notifications from an app other than the one it opens (the icon is always from the app that the widget launches).
Another cool feature of this app is that you can set it to hide widgets that have a count of 0—when there are no new messages (or missed calls or whatever), the entire widget vanishes. Unfortunately, this appears to only be available as a global setting. Hopefully in a future version you'll be able to set this on a per-widget basis.

+1 spot on. I was going to add that you could also use something like Dash Clock widget, if paying for unread counts in Nova/Apex isn't an option. It is (obviously) a clock widget, but it shows unread mails and other details, and might be a suitable alternative for the OP.


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How do you sync from USB?
On AnkiDroid, how do you sync from USB?  I'm unable to find the option in settings.  Is it just a matter of having your device plugged in via USB and having AnkiDesktop open?

AnkiDroid developer here.
It does not work so easily unfortunately.
Right now the easiest/safest would be:

Export your decks as an APKG file
Copy the APKG file over USB
Open the APKG file in Anki Desktop

There is a more convenient solution but it is very difficult to set up initially:

Set up Android to to Ethernet over USB
Install your own sync server
Compile AnkiDroid with your own sync URL

With ADB running on the computer (see e.g. Is there a minimal installation of ADB?), would there be anything to ease the job? Or would that be an idea for a future version of AnkiDesktop maybe? Not using it myself, just suggesting ;)

@Izzy: Indeed copying the SQLite files over USB with adb pull/push sometimes work, but it breaks things when the database is not properly closed, so it is very dangerous and not recommended.

I rather thought about something implemented into Anki: Dektop triggers an Intent, which exports the data and gives back the /path/to/file.apkg, which then can be "pulled" by the Desktop (raw idea, but you get it). Would be an easier variant of your first approach then – with the difference of the user just having to "push a button" in AnkiDesk :)

Put it on your Todo list and mark it as "patches/pull-requests welcome" then, linked from the README so visitors of the project's Github page can't miss it :)

Done: https://code.google.com/p/ankidroid/issues/detail?id=2397 There are currently 679 enhancement requests and all are waiting for volunteers :-)


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Searching for a VM?
I would like to know if there is a app/ etc. thats makes possible to use multiple smartphone operating systems on device. To be precise: Is how to get an VM. Are there any apps or other posiblilities.
Or other stuff for andriod similar to "Bluestacks for Windows-Phone"

QEMU is the only thing that does what you're asking for, at the moment. The download is available through XDA, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459153

No it shouldn't root access


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How do I disable the triple vibrate of Viber?
When I get a notification in Viber it vibrates three times, as well as playing the sound. How do I stop it from vibrating three times!?
I saw the question about receiving multiple notifications but that doesn't apply as I don't use Viber for SMS.

In version 5.3.0 for Android, on my HTC one m8 I couldn't find ANY option to disable vibrations, exept for the "incoming Call" one.
So my phone sounds one time and vibrates 3 times when I receive a message...
Later edit: Just wrote Viber, they answered that a fix will be available shortly !

Go to :Settings =>
Notifications =>
At the bottom you will see  Options for Notification sound and Vibrate when ringing option  (just un check them and done.)

Use System Sounds instead of Viber Default Sound, Vibration for Messages Depends on it!


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unable to make android stick do 1920x1080
I bought two 3188 quad core android sticks to play with. Each is hooked up to a big screen TV. Each TV also has a PC on a different HDMI port. I want to use the android sticks to replace the PCs. If windows is needed I plan to remote into the machine downstairs. The problem is getting an RDP client to work. There are many RDP clients. Each has something different wrong. I tried all of them. The best functioning for this use is the Microsoft RDP client. It comes closest to being on the actual computer and does as well as wibdows to windows RDP. But it will not do 1920x1080. It did have that but they removed it, and now it does not have custom resolution.
The problem is the android stick does not go beyond 1280x720. When experimenting I did get one RDP client to do extremely high resolution with little tiny print on the screen, beyond 1920x1080, but the software had other issues. That proves the android stick has the capability.
I installed software to change the resolution. If I reduce below 1280x720 the display shrinks to the upper left corner leaving black bars. If I go above 1280x720 the display expands off the right edge and bottom. 1280x720 represents a barrier for some reason. Changing the DPI causes text to be larger or smaller, not providing the desired effect. As I said, when playing with it, I was able to get higher resolution, but it was just that one program, and it does not apply to the launcher and other applications.
These android sticks are really cool. The audio and video functionality is amazing. When I watch TV shows there is excellent detail, again proving the capability of the device to do the resolution I want. There is little to no desktop focus for the device. It's a phone system expecting touch. I think this will improve over time and people will use them more as desktops or thin clients. It's tiny, powerful, low energy, low maintenance, low heat.
The android sticks are quad core 3188 with two gigs memory, 8 gigs storage, running android 4.4.2. If someone knows how to configure android to go past 1280x720 on the device please advise. Thanks


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Can't turn on Tunnel Bear VPN on my Galaxy S4
I used to be able to to turn on Tunnel Bear VPN on my Galaxy S4. But now, whenever I get the prompt that says I trust this application, it won't let me select the check box. So, I can't connect.

Did you tried clearing the cache and the data stored by the Tunnel bear application?? I would say try going to the settings>application manager>Tap over the tunnel bear app>Clear the Cache and the data stored.

Figured it out: I had a screen filter on, and for some reason, this was blocking me from hitting accept.

"for some reason" = security. Malicious apps could use a "screen filter" to overlay something on a button you otherwise would not wish to press (e.g. switching off a VPN so they could re-direct you elsewhere). Hence: Overlay active = buttons disabled. So yes, if you had a screen-filter running, this was the most likely cause :) (no critics to your answer, just shipping some explanation ;)


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Device memory in Galaxy S2 vs Nexus 5
My biggest issue with Galaxy S2 that I currently own is "device memory" being limited to 2 GB. I don't have any music and rarely take photos, so I end up with lots of free space in "USB storage" (~10 GB) and no free space in "device memory". Getting external SD card helped for a while, but I still have to remove some apps to install new ones and constantly clear app cache and do tricks with *#9900#.
Is situation any better with Nexus 5? I wasn't able to find any information on Nexus 5 "device memory" size and the fact that Nexus 5 doesn't have external SD card slot is worrying.

As for your current device, you might wish to check our insufficient-memory tag-wiki for some first-aid. There might be some hints linked which are working better than your current approach.

Thanks, I already spent quite a lot of time fighting these storage limit problems. Now I just want to make sure, that I won't have to do the same dance with my next phone.

GSM Arena to the rescue! Note if you just go to the Nexus 5 site you can see the phone specs, and the models available.
The Nexus 5 has a 16 Gb and a 32 Gb model, with no extensible memory. You can expect to lose between 5 - 7 Gb on most modern devices out of the box, as this is partitioned to various tasks, mostly space for Android itself, and any future updates that may be larger size.
It's impossible to say how much you will use, but a 32 Gb model should do you fine for most apps, games and general use.
I have looked at at a Nexus 5 and the /data available to the user is:

26.7 GB for the 32 GB
12.55 GB for the 16 GB

It is theoretically possible to re-partition a device, however, you are far more than likely to brick the device completely, and I would not recommend it to anyone who is not developing custom firmware of their own. And even then with extreme caution.
There are a lot of partitions, but here are the main Nexus 5 ones:
/system 1009.3Mb
/cache 689.8Mb
/persist 15.8Mb
/firmware 64.0Mb

For full details see this XDA thread

Yes, I checked specs on GSM Arena, that's where I found out about no external SD card, but will I be able to use the whole 16/32 GB for apps (sans Android system and build-in apps) or is it like on Galaxy S2 where you have small partition for system+apps and you can't increase it?

Partitioned as with all devices, as I said expect to lose around 5 - 7 Gb out of the box. I dont' know the amount, I don't have one to hand. The S4 loses 7, the HTC one loses around 6.5... So I'm guessing a bit there.

I don't think we're talking about the same thing here. I have Galaxy S2 16 GB and when I open "Storage" window in Settings, I see "Device memory" as 1.97 GB total and 120 MB free. The rest (from 16 GB) is dedicated to "USB storage". My question is, if I buy Nexus 5, what kind of partition sizes do I get and can I change them?

@arnss Updated now with details. Updated; added more details and a link to XDA for a comprehensive tutorial.


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Installing a font in android
I have a TTF font file which I can double click in windows and click install and that font gets installed. But in case of Android

Putting TTF in /system/fonts alone doesn't help
Using font changers from market (what they do is basically put the TTF file in the fonts directory renaming it to Roboto) works, but they change system wide font

What I want is, use my default font everywhere except in say an Urdu eBook which declares specific Urdu font to be used which I want to install.
More like a Windows approach to install a font, how can I do that in Android? I'm using 4.4.4

You might wish to see: How can I install custom fonts on Android? – and some more related questions.

The first link says it's not possible which I don't agree with.

What do you mean you "don't agree" with it? The fact that you want it to be possible doesn't mean it is.


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Installing CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy S
I have a Samsung Galaxy S and I tried to install CyanogenMod on it, but I messed up. Now when I try to boot up the phone it says "Samsung Galaxy S" and then "Samsung Galaxy S CynogenMod" – and repeats it for couple times and then it shuts down. Please help?

Ok, first thing to try would be to wipe the phone from recovery again, and reflash the ROM and try and reboot. Failing that try another ROM. In future, to save this stress, take a [tag:nandroid] backup in recovery, and keep the Zip it creates safe so you can restore your device at any time. Backup the backup onto your PC too. You can never have too many backups!!

Don't forget, wipe cache and dalvik-cache :)


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RAM of HTC one (m7)?
From the technical details it seems that HTC one (m7) has 2Gb of RAM, but if I check the RAM usage the smartphone shows that I am using around 900 Mb of 1.5Gb. There is something that I do not understand?

Also Why is my device not utilizing all of its available RAM?


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How to Search within SMSes in Hangouts App?
The default messaging app on Android provides the search feature, which allow users to search within SMSes. But I wasn't able to find Search in hangouts app. (as I have Sms integration with hangouts, I need to search within SMSes on some occasions)

It is not possible to do a search within Hangouts from the app.  Google, the king of search, still hasn’t added this most basic of features.

I have found the best way to search through my SMSes is to switch app temporarily. You can go back to Hangouts afterwards.
Lets hope Google realizes this is a needed feature for Hangouts.

authors: Людмил Стефанов


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Not all Google contacts show up in Contacts app - but in Phone app!
I just got a new OnePlus One running Cyanogenmod 11 (Android 4.4.4).
After the first start, when I entered my Gmail address, all the contacts synced from Gmail to the phone and it seemed like all the contacts from my old phone are on my new phone and usable.
After a few days of texting and calling with some of my contacts, I received a text from another contact I knew was saved, but my SMS app only showed the number (not the saved name). I tried to look the contact up in the Contacts app and could not find it. When looking it up in the Phone app I found it (with photo and everything) and in Gmail contacts it also was there.
The strangest thing was: when I opened the contact via the phone app there was a button saying "add to contacts" which I pressed and since then this contact is also findable in the Contacts app but there was no change in Gmail contacts.
Does anyone have an answer for that strange behaviour?

Is it a nightly build of CyanogenMod?

no, it's the one shipped with the OnePlus One

sync is activated across all apps and your device?

yes, double checked this...

I've the same problem on CM12.1


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Hide Lenovo Yoga 10 Tablet (Android) system bar
I purchased yoga 10 tablet few days ago for a special purpose/apps. For that apps i need to run that in full screen. But i can't hide the system bar. By system bar i means bottom bar on the screen where it shows back/menu etc button.
On my other tabs (not lenovo) it works fine.
steps:

i root the device/tablets
then install and use below apps.

FullScreen! Android Apps
but on my lenovo after i root when i try that apps it crash/hung the tablet. Only a restart can again run the tablets
On lenovo i use farma root app to root the device....
so, can any one help me to solve my issue. ?
i really need to hide that system bar

That is usually called the "navigation bar". If you are running KitKat you can enable your app in "Immersive Mode" which will hide the nav bar for you. Alternatively you can force fullscreen in applications you write, using the appropriate code. The final option would be to find an Xposed module that hides them, or forces immersive mode on the device I guess.

@RossC, thanks for your reply sir. my android OS is 4.4.2. but i don't know how to enable/run app in "Immersive Mode". for your kind information the app i need to run is not my own developed. It is developed by someone else. can you help please?
thanks again..

As I said, look into Xposed installer, and any Xposed modules that will force Immersive mode, it's the only way I can think of. You'll need rooted devices, but there are modules that allow you to use Immersive mode on specific apps. Gravity Box has this feature afaik. BUT in immersive mode, clicking the bottom of the screen will display the nav bar again, and then it fades away. Try Google Books if you want to see it in action!

@RossC, thanks again for your support. however sir, xPosed need root access... thought i root with farma root but i heard farmaroot can't root properly 4.4.2. So, can you give me resource to root my lenovo tablet properly? please?