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New contact besides Google Contact

Every-time I try to add a new contact, my Nexus S force me to put the contact under "Google contact from [my address]@gmail.com". Is there any way to change this? As I am concern on privacy. I do not want to let Google server to have every of my contacts.
After adding new contact, I have to go to "Display options". Under [my address]@gmail.com, there is a no name group (The first group with name is System Group:My Contacts). Is there any way I can assign name to the no name group?

You don't get the "Phone only, unsynced" option when you hit add? I thought that was in the standard Gingerbread contacts app.

No. I don't get the option. Can you show me the screen shoot? Also, where I can hit add? I can only hit Menu -> New Contact -> (Fill in the form) -> Done button.

Whoops, sorry, I meant "New Contact", not add. I assumed it said add because of the + sign on the button but I never read the text very carefully...Anyhow, when I hit "New Contact" I get a little menu that has my gmail accounts listed and then "Phone only, unsynced" at the bottom so that I can choose where to put it. I would have thought you'd at least get the choice to put the contact on your phone even if you only have one account set up, but it sounds like that's not the case :-/

You should get the option to add them unsynced.  Like this:

Weird. I do not get this window. Does it pop up automatically once you click on "New Contant"?

Yes.  I go to Contacts and hit Menu -> New Contact and it pops up.  Could it be because you've only set up one account?

If I go to Settings -> Accounts & sync, I have account for Google, Twitter and Yahoo. When I click on "Add account" button at the bottom, I do not see something called "Phone".

If I understand Android correctly, those “unsynced” choices are particular accounts. Can you tell us what type of accounts they are, or what application provides them, even if you can't tell us their specific names?

As far as I know, contacts are always filed under some account. Presumably the design intent is that contacts are usually stored somewhere else, in some reliable storage, in case you lose the data on your phone.
I'm not in a position to try this myself, but here's a possible way to get an “unsynced” account: Install the free “The Missing Sync for Android” app. This app is intended to sync contacts directly with your desktop, and the desktop half is a paid app, but the phone side can be installed for free, and if you never sync it the data will stay on your phone.
The Missing Sync app will generate an account on your phone called “MissingSync” (which will be labeled “unsynced” even though it actually is synced via the Missing Sync app), which you can add contacts under.


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droid x bluetooth volume too low
Does anyone know how I can get under the hood and modify the db output for my bluetooth media levels? I've read numerous posts of people complaining about this problem but am unable to find a solution.  On previous phones, I was able to access the underlying system settings by inputting some lengthy combination of numbers.  I don't know if this sort of hardware access exists on the droid x. I'm not finding anything on-line as to how to do this.
All ideas welcome.

Configurations
For most devices, you can only modify the volume of the earpiece, bluetooth, media volume or call volume if you are currently using that feature.
So, the best is to use your device "menu" button when you are using the bluetooth earpiece and check if said option exists. Alternativly, use the volume up/down from your device while with the bluetooth earpiece in use to try and control its volume.
One user at droidxforums mentioned a working solution for him:

Turn off the Bluetooth on the Droid X. Place a phone call like normal. Adjust the call volume to the MAX and then hang up. Turn the Bluetooth on the Droid X back on and activate your voice command. It will work. You can adjust volume up or down in that fashion.

Apps
If to no avail, currently, there are a few apps available from Google Play Store to deal with issues like this:

Recommended for custom ROM:
Volume+ FREE and the donate version Volume+ (Volume Boost)
Gives great results in controlling volume settings separably for each sound output available.

Recommended for Stock ROM
Bluetooth Volume
Worked as promised to control the bluetooth sound output, ideal for boosting in call volume.

This are the ones I have used with excellent results, you can find others at Google Play Store.

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Is there a way to pay for apps with paypal?
Is there a market where I can buy apps with PayPal?
Will the original Market going to support payment with PayPal?
Thanx.

No official support, rumor and speculation: http://androidandme.com/2010/12/news/what-happened-to-paypal-payments-in-the-android-market/

With the recent legal bickering between eBay and Google, I'd say that the Android Market starting to accept PayPal (owned by eBay) is highly unlikely any time soon:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0528/EBay-sues-Google-over-stolen-secrets-poached-employees
There are other alternative markets like SlideMe that I believe do offer PayPal.

Amazon is a competitor of eBay and definitely does not use PayPal.

True, I'll edit my answer.

Neither Google Android Market nor the Amazon Appstore support Paypal.
SlideMe.org is an alternative market which does support Paypal payments. It's not a mirror, so you won't find as many apps as you would in the official Google Market.

YAAM (Yet Another Android Market) uses PayPal, I've had no problems with it.

There is no official support for Paypal in the android market, and seeing how Google and Paypal now seem to be competing a bit, I doubt there ever will be. But, if you want to use Paypal, you may be able to sign up for the Paypal Debit card and link that to your Google Checkout account. Then you will be using Paypal to make your purchases, and you can earn %1 cash back on the purchase.

Good option, need to mention that Paypal Debit card is available only in the US.

Google allows Play Store apps to be purchased using PayPal (starting from May 15, 2014):

Starting today, we're making it possible for people to choose PayPal
  for their Google Play purchases in 12 countries, including the U.S.,
  Germany, and Canada. When you make a purchase on Google Play in these
  countries, you'll find PayPal as an option in your Google Wallet; just
  enter your PayPal account login and you'll easily be able to make
  purchases.

Source:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2014/05/helping-you-go-global-with-more.html

If you really need to do this, you could get a debit card hooked to your paypal account. Both their straight debit card, and their prepaid debit card are master-card branded, so you can use them as your Google app store payment option.
It's not the app store taking Paypal, of course, but it gets you what you want without the players involved having to come to any agreements.

NOTE: These are debit cards, so you don't get CC protections!
I suggest one of two approaches:

Get the pre-paid Paypal debit card, and only push a little money to it when you want to buy something. The idea here is that a card number breach won't let the bad guys suck your Paypal account dry.

Get the regular Paypal debit card, and don't keep much money in the Paypal account or the bank account it's hooked to. This is slower to re-load, but again the idea is to not let the bad guys have any chance of sucking you dry if the card number is compromised.

You can buy a gift card and use it yourself. I have used paypal to buy gift card from www.pcgamesupply.com and redeem it on google play.

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Why are some contacts missing in some views after an android update followed by restoring the contacts?
Here is what happened: I upgraded my android version (to 2.1 on an Xperia X10 ), restored my contacts using the native apps. Some contacts are missing, but when I look at speed dial I can see some of the contacts. For example, I have contacts ABC and AYH: I see only AYH in phonebook but when I look at speed dials I see ABC also. I don t understand why is this happening. Am I, by any chance, not using an option to display all my contacts in phone book?

When you login to your Gmail account - are both contacts visible / included? (Assuming you do sync)

Sparx it seems i cannot find the reply button (if there is one) so i am going to post as an answer: i do not use a linked gmail account, i am very reluctant to give a 3rd party, especially google, data which i consider private

You're not alone, but that also means that you can't leverage some of the plus points of the Android system.

In your Contacts / People app, press MENU and see if there is a DISPLAY OPTIONS button which in other Android devices allows a user to specify which groups are displayed.

Go into your contacts Tab.
Press Menu > Display Options
You can then select 'Display only contacts with phones'
Also There is a list of accounts with 'Choose contacts to display' above it.
If you select each one of these you can choose which groups to hide or show, this may be were the numbers are being hidden.

Also within your text messaging app, you can press:
Menu > Settings and there is a setting that says 'Only mobile numbers'
deselect this as sometimes it hides numbers thinking they're not phone numbers when they are!

I finally found the solution for this problem. Follow these steps:

Backup all your contacts
open AppManager and goto "ALL" tab
search for this app "CONTACTS STORAGE" and clear its data
reboot device
restore your contacts...

Done.


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I downloaded Angry Birds but can't actually find it on my phone (Samsung Galaxy Ace)
I downloaded Angry Birds onto my phone, but I now actually can't find it anywhere. Does it go into a certain folder?

you just downloaded the APK? if you did , you need to open it to install it... or try to install it from android market

how did you download the app? Are you using the Android Market, through 3rd party market, through through GetJar (or other 3rd party providers), or through desktop browser?

Have you looked at your app drawer?

It may have been downloaded, but has it been installed?
Open up the Market app and click "My Apps". If it isn't listed there - i suggest you reinstall it.
Also, is your device capable of running it?

Better to look at Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications.

You're right. Assumed it was obtained via Google Market.


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Upgrade Samsung Galaxy Tab to Android 2.3.3

Possible Duplicate:
When will my phone get the Android 2.3 update (Gingerbread)?
How do I update Android on my device?

I live in Uruguay and I've recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab. The device's system is Android 2.2 and I want to upgrade it to 2.3.3 so I can deploy an app I've been working on, that won't run on previous versions of Android.
I've read on the internet that it's possible to upgrade the device by doing it through Samsung Kies or on the device settings. The problem is that the device says that it's up to date and that there are no updates available. I'm positive that the device's firmware version is 2.2 so I'm starting to think that this upgrade is not available on my region.
Does anyone knows how can I upgrade my device or the reason why I can't upgrade it?
Thanks in advance.
Mikywan.

In May Samsung begin rolling updates to 2.3.3 for European devices, starting with Italy.
At this time (June 2011) there is no word of an update to 2.3.3 being available in South America or Netherlands, so you will have to wait some time, or you can go to XDA-Developers forums and follow the instructions to manually update your Galaxy Tab


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Can I tether a Motorola Xoom w/o 3G to my HTC incredible phone?
I am considering buying a Motorola Xoom and would like to tether it to my HTC incredible phone for internet when there is no Wi-Fi available. I've already successfully tethered my laptop using either USB or Bluetooth and am wondering how I could do likewise for the Xoom?
Do I need to root either device?

If your incredible will create a WiFi hotspot it will work with the Xoom.  You can test this with your laptop before buying the Xoom.


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Can I create a WiFi hotspot using Incredible HTC phone?
I'd like to create a WiFi hotspot using my Incredible HTC phone.  What software do I need to add to do this or can it be done with the built-in software?

Similar: Rooted Incredible WiFi Tethering Not Working

What software do I need to add to do this or can it be done with the built-in software?

All software for it is built-in. Look through Setting->Wireless & networks menu. There must be items like Portable Wi-Fi hotspot and Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings

I got this to work by rooting the phone and installing CyanogenMod 7.  The WiFi hotspot for tethering other devices is built into the operating system.

If your OS version is 2.2 or above you will have the option by default in the settings.
Setting->Wireless & networks->Tethering & portable hotspot-> Tick Portable hotspot.


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Droid X Turns Itself on Automatically
I turn off my Droid X (now running Gingerbread) to conserve the battery.  However, every morning when I wake up, it is turned on.  Has anyone else been having this problem?
I don't know how long it waits to turn on, or what time it is that it turns on, but it's quite a pain (especially because it drains the battery).
Any suggestions?  This has only started happening when Verizon upgraded me to Gingerbread.

are you sure you turned it off correctly? Unless you probably had a short circuit at a very specific place and in such regularity, there is nothing else I can think of that could cause a properly turned off android On.

Skynet.  Don't you see? We can't even turn our phones off. AHHHH!!!!!

Mine turns itself back on immediately... or 5 minutes later.. sometimes an hour later. But it always turns itself back on.
I figure it's because I'm on a government watchlist and they're listening... so I take the battery out every night.

If you can find the system uptime, you might be able to tell a pattern. To get that, I go into the phone app and dial ##4636##, then select Battery Info.

I have the exact same problem. I have confirmed that my phone is powering off (I get the "powering off" message and then the screen goes blank). But some time in the night, my phone turns on by itself.
At first I thought that I was accidentally just setting it into the new (with Gingerbread) sleep mode. But I'm careful and I'm definitely pressing "power off".
Lots of people are reporting this same problem. Other forums have suggested changing the timing of the backup assistant. I've tried that, but to no avail.
It seems clear that this is a new issue with Gingerbread.

Make sure you are actually selecting "Power Off", not just pressing the power button. If the device is actually powered off, it will not turn back on. It would be like shutting off your computer fully, without pushing the power button again, it will not turn back on.
I want to add, that some devices, like the Samsung Galaxy S for example, even when in the "off state", are not actually off when they have some other power source plugged in. They show some type of status on screen about the battery charge state. If the device does this, then it is completely possible for it to turn back on at some point. But if you do not have any external power source plugged in, and you even took the battery out to "confirm" that it is off, then it should not turn back on and that is some crazy bug, if you ask me...

It is actually powering off, and it does turn back on.

I would suggest trying to turn off the phone, pop out the battery, then put the battery back in. if it turns on again, call John Connor, because you have a skynet enabled device. Or contact the manufacturer, it should not power back up on its own.

My Droid 3 turns back on when I put it in my new case.  Come to find out is that the Droid series uses magnetic detection for when you put it in their dock.  If you have a case with a magnetic closure that can tun your phone back on.  It thinks that you are putting in a dock.

It's not in a case, nor is it near magnets.

I know that Services have the ability to wake the phone up in order to run and it very well could be Motorola or a 3rd party app. I would recommend installing a log viewer app like logcat (I am not the dev) but I use it...
Then in the morning when your phone has started back up, look through the log files. You should be able to determine the Service that gets started and wakes up your phone. You are going to want to expand the log entries in order to see the timestamp.
Hope that helps!

Not if the phone is fully powered of as the OP says.

Most devices turn on when they have reached a fully charged battery state. If you're charging it overnight and you turn it off right before you go to bed, it probably reaches a full charge in the middle of the night and turns on.

It's not plugged in at the time.

and it doesn't turn on when its full anyway.


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Twitter app that also posts to Facebook, intelligently
Is there a twitter app that also posts to facebook, but does it intelligently? Like instead of posting the link with the post, it attaches the link to the post (while posting to facebook). And Uploads pic to the wall instead of just posting the tweetpic link.

You can also get an app on Facebook that will grab your Twitter feed.  That's what I do and it does a pretty good job.

Seesmic and TweetDeck are good for spamming updates. If you use Foursquare or PicPlz these both post the "intelligent" version of the checkin or picture to Facebook while doing the normal text + link with Twitter.

PicPlz is shutting down as of July 3.

Seesmic
Well designed, good for Facebook, Twitter and Buzz.


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How to sync calendar with android without google?
is there a way to sync an Ubuntu calendar application like Thunderbird Lightning or Evolution with an Android device without using google-calendar?
At the moment I am syncing my Thunderbird-Lightning calendars on different computers via Dropbox, what is much more reliable than google-calendar. Another big advantage over google-calendar is, that I can access my appointments offline as well, since the calendar files are synced onto the harddrive of each computer by Dropbox.
I'd like to access those calendars via my android device as well.

The Dropbox-app for android does not support automatic syncing yet, so it seems like I have to use another service.
Apart from that I guess I need to know an android app, that can access a calendar-file stored in ics-format.

Thanks in advance
YSN

This is a duplicate of http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2863/how-to-sync-contacts-and-calendar-with-linux-system-without-using-gmail, but there are more answers here.

You can also sync Google Calendar with offline applications.

If you use a CalDAV server such as SOGo or DAViCal with Lightning, you can then use CalDAV-Sync on your Android device to sync your calendars there as well. SOGo also has CardDAV support, and CardDAV-Sync will keep your contacts in sync as well.

There are many CardDAV servers but not all pairs of server and client work. You need to check your intended combinations before choosing a server.

DAViCal is a great calendar server, so if your phone supports iCal, you might look at either hosting a local instance on the pc you want to sync with, or hosting it on a server or nas server you may/may not have (i use my nas for this.).
Yahoo! Calendar is also great for syncing. I use it to sync with my fiance for our wedding planning :)

Sounds very promising! I will try t o set it up. But I need to have my calendars available offline as well, what should depend of the client software... The next question would be, whether there is an Android app, that supports iCal...

So I was trying to do this with my Outlook Calendar (at work).

Export a ICS file to a Dropbox folder
Use DropSync on Android to keep the file in sync on the local sdcard
Use ICSSync to parse the ICS file and add it to the native Calendar app

The above approach works for me, ofcourse you'd have to find a way to schedule/automate the export of your calendar from your Calendering app on Ubuntu. For Outlook, I am using Outlook2ICal.

Never tried it myself, but maybe it helps:

Funambol  wirelessly syncs contacts, calendars, email and pictures between mobile phones, PCs, tablets and connected devices via the cloud.

They offer a (free) cloud service, or you can install the OS-Version yourself.

Thanks, but unfortunately funambol does not work with calendars yet on android, as it seems. Apart from that, I want my calendars available offline - my aim is not to avoid google. Maybe I can try and duplicate my offline calendars to google-calendar and simply sync that. I will open a new question for that.

As stated in http://www.funambol.com/solutions/android.php: The Funambol Android Client syncs contacts, calendars and pictures on Android phones. And Funambol is a SYNC solution - meaning that your data is always available offline, but will be synced when you are online.

Funambol also appears not to have an Ubuntu client. Or a Thunderbird 3x client.

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Does moving apps to SD card make launcher load time longer?
I've been experiencing longer and longer times for the launcher to load when removing my phone (Moto Droid, 2.2.1) from the car dock or media dock, or when running the clock application for a long time (overnight).   I understand from other questions on this site that the delay is related to memory management time to re-load the launcher, but the time seems to be getting longer and longer.
I've been moving more apps to the SD card over time and was wondering if the launcher is requiring more startup time to fetch icons from the SD card?    If so, would it help to put SD apps in a folder or remove them from the home screens in order to speed up the load time for the launcher?
I have not added any new widgets for quite a while, but I do have a couple Tasker profiles, although I don't think the additional slowdown corresponds to changes in the Tasker setup.

I think the issue is not really with loading the launcherbut remounting the sdcard.  You say it happens when you take it out of the dock?  Does the dock connect to your computer? If so does it put your phone into USB transfer mode?

No, the dock just connects it to the charger and causes the clock app to load.  It doesn't connect to a computer.

When you remove your phone from the dock do you see an icon like the one in this picture?  http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/CasetB/device1.png

@CaseyB - no, I don't.

Hmmm.  Then I don't know what the issue may be.  The problem I'm having is that I don't understand why the launcher would need to be reloaded after being docked.

In the case of either dock, the launcher goes unused for extended periods of time -- typically overnight in the media dock, 30+ minutes in the car dock -- so it would seem reasonable for the memory management logic to remove it from memory.

It would only remove it from memory if something else needed it.  That would make sense inthe car if you're listening to music or getting directions but it shouldn't happen at night.

It seems the lag may have been related to being low on internal storage.    After deleting some seldom-used apps (all the could be moved to SD already had been), the overall phone performance is much better, including the launcher.


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Questions regarding receiving 3G calls on my IDEOS
My Android device is 3G capable, but does not have a front-facing camera. I am on a 3G network and I don't see any "video call" option in contacts. I'm wondering if I will be able to receive video calls so that I can just see them or maybe show my primary camera (back of the phone; the only camera) to them?
Also, if that was possible, can I toggle the camera off/on DURING the 3g call?
And does "data packet" need to be enabled to receive 3G calls?
EDIT: My device is Huawei IDEOS u8150 running Android 2.2 and if 3G video calls are not supported, can I find some custom ROM suitable for mine that can do this with the existing camera or some other workaround?

You will not be able to receive a 3G video call from another phone, assuming what you are looking for is the operator backed 3G-324M solution that is available on most 3G phones (not including iPhone or Android).
3G-324M as a solution doesn't run over IP and requires a tighter integration between operating system, modem and application.
You can read more on the technicalities here: http://www.radvision.com/Resources/Developers/White-Papers/android_integration.htm

It would depend on the application used to make the video call. Some applications may tell you that you don't have a front facing camera and may not work. Some may allow you to use the back camera, I am not sure.
The best option is to try the application and see if you can make/receive calls.
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VideoCall Radar is an app that will allow you make Video Calls without a front facing camera, but, like all the other apps, the person your calling has to have the application too.

im sorry, what do you mean by "application"? android calling system is stock.. As I've stated before, I cannot find the "video call" option when calling.. are there any workaround?

android does not have "video calling" out of the box. there are applications like "Gtalk" that supports it in android 2.3 (on devices with Front Facing Cameras), and there are applications like QiK,Fring and Tango that do video calling.

But those are not true 3G.. like you stated, they require the person calling to have the app. however, the built in "video calling" feature on nokia and sony etc are based on the popular 3G video calling protocol 3G-324M. I need an app that can implement this

They are "true 3G", if they work on a 3G network. I think you  are a little confused exactly what 3G is, the "3G" part of that protocol just means the mobile data network. While it is true that these apps may not be "true 3G-324M" compliant. I dont know if these apps implement the protocol or not. Android, AFAIK, does not have a built-in stack for 3G-324M. A company named "RadVision" seems to implemented a Stack for 3G-324M, but i was unable to find any applications that support that protocol on android.

I understand what 3G is , I was just haste in referring it as "true 3G" lol ; 3G is mobile data network, what im saying is , this 3G-324M voice/video service is widely acknowledged and supported by telecom providers here so I too want to enjoy the services.. seems like I can probably wait once this becomes available in future android versions or probably pop up in some custom ROM/ apps?


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Automatically unlock the lock screen when the correct PIN is entered
On my Motorola Droid X2, I have to enter the PIN and then hit the arrow-like return button. On my iPod Touch, if I type the 4 digit passcode, it'll unlock as soon as I hit that fourth digit.
Is there any way to have the lock-screen unlock as soon as I enter the correct code?

No, because unlike the iPhone/iPod Touch, the unlock PIN can be longer than 4 digits. Android allows between 4 and 16 digits for the lock screen. Since it is "unknown" what the length of your PIN is, you have to press OK to indicate "you are done".

Ahh. Too bad it just doesn't compare the hashes on each tap.

iPhone has the same behavior above but also offers a 4 and 6 key lock.  No reason Android couldn't also offer both.

Some of the alternate lock types unlock immediately.
The built-in Android pattern lock, where you do a "join the dots" between the nine dots displayed on the screen unlocks immediately your finger lifts off the screen (presuming that you've got the pattern right).

he's talking about the PIN code..

@Power Clearly yes, and I'm talking about alternates to the PIN code that do what he wants.

Yes, the question is old but remains valid for current time as well, so I'm answering keeping currently relevant Android versions in mind.
If your Android is rooted, has a compatible Xposed Framework1 installed, then provided that your Android can run GravityBox Xposed module, the latter can solve the problem.
Instructions:

Install GravityBox relevant to your Android version, enable the module under Xposed Installer app and reboot the device.
Launch GravityBox, go to Lockscreen tweaks and enable Quick unlock. Once you enable it, the previously grayed out entry named PIN length would become available for tweak. Set it to the length your current PIN/Password consists of.

Changes would take place immediately.
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Official GravityBox versions:

For Android Jelly Bean: GravityBox [JB]
For Android KitKat: GravityBox [KK]
For Android Lollipop: GravityBox [LP]
For Android Marshmallow: GravityBox [MM]

1 Xposed Framework: Android 4.x, Android 5.x and 6.x

Handcent SMS has a lockscreen with PIN input that also has similar functionality. Entering the correct code auto unlocks when the last correct digit is entered without the need to press OK.

On Android 10, you didn't have to press the arrow key for PIN code, just lift your finger after the 4th button push, and it auto signs in.
When I bought Alcatel 1B burner phones, they came with Android 10 stock and I noticed that feature right away and the option to not briefly show password letters when entering passwords.
Now on Android 11, you have to push the continue arrow again after the PIN code.

"Auto-confirm unlock" became part of Android 14 (and AOSP), see Settings change 4c8ad8f

[Auto Pin Confirm]: Changes to allow PIN auto confirm feature to be controllable by the user

for how to reach the setting, see the screenshot in the article.

On OnePlus/OxygenOS phones, this setting can be changed when changing the PIN itself. So if you want to switch to auto-enter versus manual enter, do the procedure for changing the PIN and you will have a checkbox while entering the PIN to change this setting.

Yes, there is a way to get unlocked without tapping "OK" soon as you finish your PIN. Go to Security settings and on PIN code, there will be an option saying "Confirm PIN without tapping OK". Check that and you are good to go.

Based on searching, looks like this feature with this particular label is only available on Samsung devices.

The Cyanogenmod (checked in CM10) lock screen also allows to unlock as soon as you enter the correct code.

That's a nice feature of CyanogenMod. But the OP doesn't have CyanogenMod installed, so it won't help him specifically.

This close to what I was looking for.  I updated to CM13 and can no longer find this option.

CM 11 is missing this feature after Marshmallow update :(

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If I buy an ebook an Amazon, can my son, with another Android device, read my books?
When I buy a pocket book both my son and I can happily read it.
I bought some books on the Amazon Kindle store (which I read on my Samsung Galaxy S), and am now wondering: can my son read these books too ?
Knowing that the price of an ebook is not that much lower than a pocket version of the same story ( I even found some where the ebook costs more than the pocket equivalent ), I am just realizing that this could not be a good thing to do.
[--- UPDATE ---]
Having read the first few answers, I must clarify something: the Amazon account of my son is NOT the same as my Amazon account.
I think that for him to access my Kindle store ( as I do as well with my Archos 101 tablet ), I need to give him my login credentials, or am I mistaken ?
It's not a matter of trust that I should not give him my login credentials. It's just that, I have a lot of items in my wishlist/saved basked that are items I may give to him as a present. And of course , I do not want him to see these items.

Create a third, shared account?

The person using the Kindle app doesn't need to log into it every time. You could log your son into the Kindle app on his phone, and then it should open straight into your shared library after that, so he won't need to know your password. The Kindle store link within the app works with one-click and I can't see any way to get to (non-ebook) purchase history, or saved shopping basket items, though he will be able to buy new ebooks on your account.

@Lie Ryan: Can you create multiple accounts coupled on the same credit card ?

I'm not familiar with Kindle, but with Nook you can lend books to other accounts.  Can you do so with Kindle?  Would it be a pain?

As per their FAQ:

How many Kindles can I use to access
  titles in my library?
Most books you purchase from the
  Kindle store may be simultaneously
  accessed for your personal use on up
  to six Kindles or Kindle-compatible
  devices (such as Kindle for PC or
  Kindle for iPhone) registered to your
  Amazon.com account. If the limit is
  less than six simultaneous copies for
  a specific title, you'll see the
  message "Simultaneous Device usage: Up
  to X simultaneous devices, per
  publisher limits" on the Amazon.com
  detail page.
If you reach the device limit and want
  to replace one of your current devices
  with a new one, you must first
  deregister and delete the content from
  the device you wish to replace before
  you can access the content in question
  from your new device. For device
  registration instructions, please see
  the Help page for the device you wish
  to register/deregister on the Kindle
  Support pages.
Subscription content such as magazines
  and blogs can only be downloaded to
  one Kindle at a time and cannot be
  accessed from Kindle for PC.

So yes, you can read the ebook on multiple devices, but be aware that there is a limit of 6 (or fewer) devices.

Also of note, this works with Amazon's Android Appstore as well.

Can verify this works, I sign into the same Amazon account on my Kindle, my Galaxy S, a Blackberry and my Desktop PC. I can open any of my titles on any of those. One thing to beware of is that if two of you are actually reading the same book at the same time, don't let it sync your position in the book when it asks you, or you could be taken to the other person's current page, instead of the last page that you read.

The page the link to the FAQ points to is now gone.

You should be able to register multiple Kindle apps or devices to the one Amazon account.
For example I can read the same book on my Kindle, HTC Desire using the Kinde app and the desktop application on work and home computers.

Some Kindle books have "Lending" enabled on them, so that you can loan them to another Kindle user for up to two weeks. The downside is that this can only be done once per book, and not all publishers allow their books to be leant out.
More info here Amazon.com Lending Kindle Books

the idea of lending an ebook seems bizarre to me...


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Text editor that supports italic text and tab indenting, via keyboard shortcuts
Background: I've just become to proud new owner of an Asus TF101 honeycomb tablet, which has a nice hardware keyboard attached to it.
I do a lot of writing, and cannot find a text editing app which allows me to set text as italic using CTRL + I, or to reliably indent new paragraphs with the tab key*.
Does anyone here have any recommendations? (I'm pondering writing my own app to do this at the moment, I'm that desperate).
The google docs app doesn't support it (and at any rate doesn't work unless there's an active internet connection). I have tried various free text editing apps, to no avail.
I've asked the developers behind Documents to Go if they support this, but no answer yet. Quickoffice have a feature request for it currently open. Unsure about possible Androffice support, but googling suggest unlikely.
Many thanks in advance,
UPDATE: Documents To Go does not support the CTRL + I shortcut, although italics are supported.
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PS - I know android tablets are still in their early days, and it might be a case of waiting. The OpenOffice guys have released an ODT viewer, hopefully a potential full openoffice android app might do this.
* - the bundled productivity app called Polaris Office supports the tab key for indenting newlines, but not CTRL + I (it requires four screen-touches to turn italics on and off - OK for once in a while, not OK for frequent use)

I don't believe that viewer is produced by the OOo team, BTW.

Wow, four screen taps for italic in a text editor? No wonder they needed to be bundled on the device. That said, "Ctrl+I" is actually two screen taps - wouldn't a button near the keyboard that toggles be better?

@Steve Pomeroy: my tablet comes with a full-size detachable keyboard, so I literally mean the long-standing CTRL + I keyboard shortcut to turn on italics. I'm sure that app developers and OEMs will get there in the end with this, but I was hoping to find something that handles it already.
@eldarerathis - thanks for the info.

For information, the android 3.2 OTA firmware update has not fixed this issue in the built-in app. HOWEVER, google apparently have offline editing of google docs in their sights for an upcoming release of the docs app, so some hope there.

Have accepted the answer below, as am conscious that the question has been open for ages.

FOUND IT! http://hawkiesza.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/new-app-on-android-market-paste/ supports CTRL + I and was written with the transformer in mind, it seems. Very basic, saves as HTML, but precisely what I needed.

FOUND ANOTHER! OfficeSuitPro does it too. It's a paid app though.

Documents To Go is a very good app. It provides the formatting requirements you wanted and supports creating and reading Microsoft Office documents as well as Google Docs.
It supports word, excel and powerpoint. It can be found on the Android market https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dataviz.docstogoapp&feature=search_result
There is a free version but I believe this only let's you view not create or edit documents

Thanks Boardy.  I did enquire with the dataviz team about keyboard shortcuts, and at present (well, ~2 months ago now I suppose) they don't support CTRL + I for italics, which is really the only thing I need that the bundled office app doesn;t do already. Tablet support, especially tablets with keyboards, is still evolving though - It's probably unrealistic of me to expect this to turn up anytime soon (unless I somehow find the time to go beyond the 'hello world' application and write my own one that does what I want).


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Chrome To Phone error "Device not registered for user"
I installed Chrome to Phone on my Droid 2 device and everytime I try to send a webpage to my phone, I get this error "Device not registered for user."
Does anyone have any ideas?
Additional Information
Google Chrome version: 11.0.696.77
Windows 7

sounds like your phone is using a different google account to attempt to log in to chrome-to-phone. try signing out from the chrome extension, and "Disconnect" the phone from the android app and re-sign in to both.

After you installed chrome2phone on your phone, you need to open the chrome2phone app on your phone and login to your google account.
Then after installing chrome2phone extension in your browser, you also need to login to the same google account.


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Is there a way to visualize music from the microphone?
With all the media and 3D graphics capabilities available on modern hardware I'd like to see a nice visualisation application that listens to the microphone.
If anyone knows the G-Force winamp plugin they know what I'm talking about.

Some 3rd-party apps can do this, such as:

Spectral Audio Analyzer

Free real-time audio analyser with 8 kHz spectral bandwidth. Display any sort of audio from the microphone as a coloured spectrogram. Identify environmental noise, search for annoying tones, view harmonic patterns of instruments and voices, analyse the frequency range of your speaker... .

Ah thanks very much, I hadn't found those. The AudioScope one is getting there but none are anything close to G-Force or Milkdrop or anything like that. I'm sure given time something will appear in the market. These are still handy analysers though!

all_licenses: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/


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Is there any sniffer aplication for Android 2.2?
Is there any network sniffer program for Android 2.2 similar to Wireshark for Windows?

There is Shark that does just this, it requires root, there is also Pixie, but it too requires root.

There is also Packet Sniffer By AndroidArts
and For Facebook and Youtube...Try FaceNiff...
Also there is DroidSheep (just like Firesheep) , "Network Spoofer" which uses Debian Image and "Arpspoof" is also good app.
PS: Use Shark For Root Instead of Shark Native

If you had root access to your phone, there are many package sniffers on the market.
Some free are:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.sssup.rtn.sniffer154
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lv.n3o.shark


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Determine app sending SMS Premium messages
I normally have "Block Premium Messaging" set up on the phones in my family. This is a verizon content block the prevents you (or family members) from sending messages to premium services that charge.
Recently, I had to replace a phone that broke and when the new phone was activated the blocks I had set up were cleared. On my bill was a $9.99 charge for a text to one of these premium services.
I know nobody sent the SMS to the service to sign up for this. I suspect some application on the phone sent the SMS message. Is there a way I can find out which app on my phone is sending SMS messages to premium services? Can I view all the apps that have permission to send SMS messages?
-- update -- well, I ran RL Permissions and no downloaded apps have the Send SMS permissions. I must have already deleted the offending app or something else is going on.

Don't edit the answers for updates pertaining to the question. I've moved your attempt to edit Lie's answer up here :P

Oh. I guess I clicked the wrong edit link. I thought I was editing my question. Doh!


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Where are the sources and issue tracker of Ghandicam?
I want to report a bug in Gandhicam, and possibly fix it.
But I can't find Gandhicam's bug tracker not source code.
Any idea where they are? Not found via Google.
Gandhicam is an application for live video/photo upload, aiming to help whistle-blowers protect civil liberties, making phone confiscation pointless.

Seems like Gandhicam is dead...

I am not sure it is open source, as I could not find any reference to it being so, but you can try using the Contact link on their website to report the bug.

Yes, I contacted them already, actually :-) No answer so far.


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Why does Google always need personal data?
Whenever there is an app from Google Inc in the Android market, I am uncomfortable with their permission levels: Why do they always need read/write permissions to personal data/contacts and all our personal stuff?
Even though I believe Google, I am not interested in sharing my personal data with them. Can something be done -- like, limiting the permissions?

I like it when app developers take the time to actually spell out why they're requesting a particular permission (if it isn't patently obvious) but not too many of them do that.

As Goggles is an app that you've said you're curious about, here are the permissions it asks for(copied from the Market web page):
This application has access to the following:

Your accounts
Google App Engine
Allows applications to sign in to Google App Engine using the account(s)
  stored on this phone.
access other Google services
Allows applications to sign in to unspecified Google services using the
  account(s) stored on this phone.
act as an account authenticator
Allows an application to use the account authenticator capabilities of
  the AccountManager, including creating
  accounts and getting and setting their
  passwords.
manage the accounts list
Allows an application to perform operations like adding, and removing
  accounts and deleting their password.
use the authentication credentials of
  an account
Allows an application to request authentication tokens.
Hardware controls
take pictures and videos
Allows application to take pictures and videos with the camera. This
  allows the application at any time to
  collect images the camera is seeing.
Your location
coarse (network-based) location
Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to
  determine an approximate device
  location, where available. Malicious
  applications can use this to determine
  approximately where you are.
fine (GPS) location
Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the
  device, where available. Malicious
  applications can use this to determine
  where you are, and may consume
  additional battery power.
Network communication
full Internet access
Allows an application to create network sockets.
Your personal information
read contact data
Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on
  your device. Malicious applications
  can use this to send your data to
  other people.
write contact data
Allows an application to modify the contact (address) data stored on your
  device. Malicious applications can use
  this to erase or modify your contact
  data.
Storage
modify/delete USB storage contents
  modify/delete SD card contents
Allows an application to write to the USB storage. Allows an application to
  write to the SD card.

Having used Goggles for a while, these all seem fairly innocuous, here are what Goggles does that needs those permissions:
Your Accounts
Everything under this heading is needed because Goggles links to your Google account and stores your Goggles history in your Google account, so that you can go back at look at your previous searches, even after you change phones. To do this it needs to access the Google account login credentials already saved in your phone's "Accounts" list, otherwise it would have to prompt you to log in to Google every time you open it, or re-save your credentials again itself, which is a bit silly when they're already stored centrally on the phone. If you have more than one Google account on your phone, then the first time you open Goggles it asks you which one you want to save your history into. There's a setting that stops it saving your search history if you don't want this.
Hardware Controls
The entire point of Goggles is to take pictures using the camera, it can't do that without these permissions.
Your location
Using Goggles you can take pictures of landmarks and buildings and have it automatically identify them. It uses your location to help it narrow down the guesses of what you're photographing.
Network communication
It uses Google's servers and massive databases to help it identify the potentially billions of different things you could photograph and ask it to recognize.
Your personal information
*read/write contact data* You can take a photo of a business card with Goggles and have it save the contact details from the business card straight into your Contacts.
Storage
You can set Goggles to save all the images it takes to your SD card for later viewing via the gallery app (this is in the Settings and is off by default).

So, as far as I can see, they have a legitimate reason for all of the permissions that the app asks for that fits with one or more of the apps functions or needs. Could they also use these permissions for other purposes? Yes, but personally I trust the app to only use the access for the required purposes, after all Google has plenty of other ways to get all of that info, as I'm already syncing all of my Contacts, etc up to GMail anyway!

The apps are usually in some way tied to your contacts. Like Gmail for example, if they did not read your contacts, you could not get your contacts to show up when you typed in an email address or name. if they did not write, you could not add a new gmail contact.
Do you have a specific app you are curious about?
You cannot limit permissions of an application (by default, but there are some 3rd party ROMs that are testing this functionality)

As Ryan said accessing your account information and contacts is usually necessary to integrate the application with your account, usually to allow you to share content with friends and contacts, like in Reader, Maps, Latitude, etc... Every application that allows you to interact with friends need access to you contact list.

yes.. i am curious about Google Goggles

@The Learner: Google Goggles can save business cards as contacts. That's probably the reason for this permission requirement.

If you are concerned about your privacy in general, there are approaches that can be taken. You will never convince Google to let go of their data hunger, and you won't argue many developers into changing their permission requirements, as most of those are really needed for core functionalities of the apps -- or at least functionalities most of the users want from them. But you can do something about your devices:
Privacy protectors for rooted devices
If your device is rooted, there are a few apps available to protect your data. Best known in this area is LBE Privacy Guard (which has some troubles with Jelly Bean currently), a closed-source app from China. Used by many people not only there, first doubts (closed source + China = Spyware?) won't hold long: People even tracked what the app was doing, up to now I heard no evil thing.
Second, there's PDroid Privacy Protection, which is a little tricky to install, and finally it's Open Source pendant PDroid Manager.
All these apps allow you to restrict actions an app might want to perform -- without causing the app to crash. Most likely all of them feed the apps fake data instead: Empty contacts/calendar, no network available, no (or a fake) location, randomly generated IMEI, and the like. You can configure on a per-app base which permissions to restrict.
But for sure, root is a must-have for them -- otherwise they wouldn't be able to restrict other apps.
Privacy settings for all devices
Without root, this gets a little tricky -- and not at all that perfect: you can disable all sync, use a non-google calendar/contacts app (with their own databases, not syncing with Google or anything else), decide to not backup your data to Google, etc. If you feel that's not enough, take a look at the article Life without Google for additional hints.
Going paranoid, you can also disable WiFi and mobile network completely. That's almost like buying a dumb-phone then -- but using apps from other sources (as explained in the linked article), you'd still have phone and PDA in one device. You'd just miss the other "half" of its features.
Conclusion
Many of us don't like to give up their privacy, though most don't seem to care. The Android system is still better in keeping it than many other systems around (no bashing, so I won't name any). With some precaution, a compromise seems possible to me: stay away from apps violating your privacy too much, and chose wisely what you install and use :)

You may want to add XPrivacy to the list of privacy-protecting apps. It's very powerful and open source.

I know, using it currently. But my answer is 1) more than 3 years old now, and was 2) not intended to include a "full listing". Additional options can be found in my listing of Permission Managers.


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How can I install Skype on my NexusOne phone?
I search for Skype in Android Market application and cannot find it. I live in Vietnam.

See also this previous question on various International options for installing Skype: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/9664/can-i-install-skype-on-my-xperia/9666#9666

Skype publish their app directly into specific country's Android Markets, they don't publish it to the "Rest of the world Market", Vietnam doesn't have its own Market, it uses the "Rest of The World Market".
Skype's FAQ says:

Why can’t I download Skype from the
  Android Market?
The Android Market only distributes
  applications in certain countries, so
  it’s possible that your location isn’t
  supported. To find a full list of
  supported locations, please visit
  Android Market Developer Help.
If you live in a country that's not
  listed,  then you can still download
  Skype for your Android phone from
  GetJar.com. Simply search for “Skype”
  and download it for free.

You can search for Skype on the Android Market or you can download the APK file directly from the Skype website, click here.

Please note that in my OP I said I can't find it on Android Market


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How to read comments to app of another country?
Google Market allow me by default to read only comments of my country (Italy). Unfortunately not popular application have only few or even no comments. How can I read comments from other country (USA, UK, etc.)?

When using the Google Market website, go to the bottom of the page and change the language in which you are viewing the Market pages. You will then get user reviews based on the currently selected language.
Note that the system seems to display comments only in the language the users have been using when posting them, so if you are looking at applications that make sense only for a specific country, you will probably see English comments interspersed with others in the native language.
Nothing precludes you from leaving a comment on a Swedish application on the Italian page written in Urdu, should you choose so.

If you search for your app on Cyrket, they show the latest comments from all of the Markets in one list under the app.
AndroLib lets you change which country's Market you're searching by clicking the flags at the top of the page, this also changes the comments displayed to ones from that country's Market.

If you are on your phone, you'll have to change your phone's locale to a more popular one, such as English, in order to see that country's comments.

It works, but it is annoying change the language of whole ssytem


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App2sd - Changing the SD Card
I plan to purchase a new micro SD card for my phone, I use app2SD for most of my programs, so what I wonder is what will happen if I get the new SD card, will I be able to copy the content of the old card onto the new card and still operate the phone as if nothing was changed?

what if the card had ext file sustem?
I think you might need to migrate /sd-ext data also to new card

Yes, I did that myself, like this:

power the phone off and remove the old SD card
mount the old SD on a PC, copy its entire contents somewhere on your hard disk
mount the new SD card on a PC, format it as FAT or FAT32 (make sure it's the same file-system as the old one)
copy the contents of the old SD card onto the new one
insert the new SD card into the phone, power it on.

I am not sure how that works.. some apps still take up space on the internal space even if it was 'app2sd-ed'..

That doesn't matter. As long as the SD files are copied 1:1 on the new card, everything will work fine. As I said, I did it myself and had zero problems.

Did it retain all the settings, userdata etc? or just the apps

Yes, everything was exactly as before changing the SD card - only a bit faster as the new card is Class 4 while the old one was Class 2 ;-)

I don't actually know for sure, but you can certainly test it out. You can turn on USB debugging, which will let you mount your phone as any other external drive, or you can get a micro-SD adaptor if you have an SD slot already.
It should just work.


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Encrypt Tablet in Android 3.1 hangs indefinitely
I've recently gotten an Asus EEE Pad Transformer (my first Android device) and I love it. I've updated it to 3.1 right away.
I tried to enable the "Encrypt tablet" option. After following the on-screen advice (fully loaded battery and having the charger attached), I entered the PIN and pushed the button.
And waited.
And waited.
And waited.
All the time the tablet showed the green "encrypting" droid full screen, but didn't show any progress meter or any other text (even the system bar was disabled).
After several hours there was no visible progress (the introduction screen mentioned that it can take "an hour or longer") and after a while I shut down and rebooted the tablet. Everything worked just as fine as before, but nothing was encrypted.
I've attempted this a few times now, but every time it showed the exact same result (i.e. none).
I've searched around and found several accounts of the same thing happening to other 3.0-users and not a single post saying "yes, tablet encryption worked just fine for me".
Can someone shed some light on this? Or at least post a "it worked for me, sorry"?
Note that this tablet is not rooted and I don't plan to do that (yet).

I recently updated my TF101 to Android 3.2 and will soon re-try the encryption. I'll post when I have more information.

It seems to be a general problem. I was trying this on my Asus Eee Pad with physical keyboard which actually allows to minimize the "encryption process" and go to settings. However checking running processes doesn't show any activity that would suggest that something is actually happening.


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Huawei U8160 cyanogenmod support?
I've seen people have tried cyanogenmod on the Huawei U8150 and someone suggested to give it a try on the Huawei U8160 (Vodafone smart in the UK). What is the level of compatibility I should expect from the Huawei U8160 with cyanogenmod?
http://android.modaco.com/content/other/340961/vodafone-858-smart-huawei-u8160/

Can you ask more specifically exactly what you're looking for?  A "Yes" is about all this question asks for.  From the [FAQ]: "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-ended questions diminish the usefulness of our site "

ok, edited now to be more specific

After a bit of investigation, I found there is people already working on having cyanogenmod on this model:
https://github.com/sebastian404/android_device_huawei_u8160

There are two places to look for more information on this.  That would be the actual CyanogenMOD website and the xda-developers forum.  A search of both places shows that there isn't anything readily available for the U8160.  This means that you would need to do a significant amount of hacking to get it working.


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How can I calibrate the compass on my phone?
Google Maps sometimes asks me to calibrate my compass.  Last time it did so, I was in a rush and didn't bother to, and now the compass does seem a bit off.  I tried to find a "calibrate compass" setting in Maps, but I couldn't find it.
How can I calibrate the compass on my phone?

There is now an official Google answer to this problem:

Open the Google Maps app and then follow these directions:

Tilt your phone forward and back
Move it side to side
And then tilt left and right

You may need to repeat the steps until your compass is calibrated.

The way to calibrate has been updated. Now it's a 8-figure pattern https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eloZBMBLQ9o8CC_84rfN-JedVCdzStQhhbs1FImcgOEmUYoeijg-tS4xNh6Kmd234n4=w350

This answer is outdated, see Siosm's answer.

The 3 steps are fine, the pre-condition can be dropped: the sensors do not need GMaps (or any other specific app) running to work it out :D Besides, some more variants here – including the figure-8 and the 3-axis method.

It depends on your model of phone.
If there is no built-in compass calibration application from the manufacturer, then likely you can calibrate your compass by opening up any application that uses the compass, and moving the device in a certain manner. Here are two types of movements to try:

The "figure 8 pattern" easier said than understood. Here's what it looks like YouTube Video of Figure 8 compass calibration.
Three axis rotations: Rotate 360° around each of the three axes, so one full rotation with screen facing up, one full rotation "rolling" sideways, one full rotation "pitching" forward.

While you and Seth both gave pretty much the same answer, it helped that you linked in a video of what the figure 8 pattern is :-)

I've found out that the "figure 8 pattern" is the best method to recalibrate the compass.

In the current version of Google Maps, you can calibrate the compass any time you like by tapping the blue dot representing your current location and selecting "Calibrate compass".

There may be an option in your settings, but easier, just open Google maps, start using the compass and spin your phone in figure 8 pattern. That is all there is to it.


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Can I format SD to FAT32 from FAT16?
I saw that my SD card is FAT16 formatted. In order to improve performance, can I reformat it as FAT32? What filesystems does Android support for external storage?

Yes, you should be able to use FAT32 with no problems.  Android supports FAT/FAT16 and FAT32, and I believe raw / unformatted cards may work with some phones.  You can also use EXT partitions but this requires some extra work, see for example how to use ext partition in my android?

Nice, it will really improve my Android performance??? Will I see visible improvements this way?

@StickBumps Generally speaking, the advantages of FAT32 are that it allows you to have more files with longer filenames, and waste less space due to better cluster sizing.  (See this for more info.) It shouldn't affect speed very much.

in order to get speed improvements, spend the extra money and buy the highest class rating card you can find. at least a class 6, or a class 10.

@Diogo There's an extreme class from SanDisk too. It's far more faster than class 10, but its slightly expensive.


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How to access Remote Desktop from Android 2.1?
Suppose I am developing my application in WPF, for windows 2008 R2, and the tablet will be running Android in a LAN with Wi-Fi, and I would like to try to use the existing .net technology via RDP on the Android Emulator.
How to install Remote Desktop Client on Android 2.1?

Why did someone click to close? The question is pertinent and important. If there is not solution for using RDP in Android I will not be able to use it for a urgent project.

Using the RDP on Android is related to programming platform.

I had no idea what you're trying to do, try editing your question so it is less vague. In particular, are you using a Windows machine to connect to an Android tablet are are you using Android to connect to a Windows machine? And how does WPF comes into play within this?

I plan to use a Android 2.1 Tablet + wifi with Remote Desktop to access a WPF application running on a Windows computer.

Try PocketCloud on the Android Market. It's free for one PC connection.

Thank you for point this application. I will try a solution in the android market website.

Search the Market for Remote Desktop.
I use "Remote Desktop Enterprise".

Xtralogic has a RDP client for Android.
There's also Omnidesk's free app.
And there's Remote.
If necessary there are implementations of Teamviewer for Android, and no doubt there's VNC apps.


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What settings does Sprint Gingerbread (2.3) update reset?
After installing the Gingerbread upgrade on my EVO, I noticed that my alarms have been reset.  Now I'm wondering what, if any, other settings were reset or changed.
I have not been able an official list anywhere.
Which settings get changed or reset with the Sprint Gingerbread update?

As far as I'm aware, there really shouldn't be any other settings which are affected by the OTA. In fact, Android Central has a thread where people are compiling a list of new features and apps along with reported issues and bugs. They've put this (losing your alarms) in their list of bugs. It looks like it also broke Netflix and Wireless-N support, for what it's worth.

It also appears that some form of fiddling with the app will allow them to render again.  Not sure if it's close/open or change tabs, but I've seen them disappear and re-appear after being re-created after upgrade.


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The music player keeps displaying deleted songs. How do I remove them or refresh the library?
I am using a Droid X with rooted Gingerbread that is otherwise stock.  I have root access, but have not used it to do anything.
I have inspected the /Music folder multiple times and the 500+ songs I deleted are physically not in the filesystem any more.  I tried rebooting the phone multiple times. I tried deleting the Cache and data for the app in Settings > Application, as well as running SDrescan to remount and rescan the card. I even tried deleting them from the music player app itself.
No matter what I try, these songs will not disappear. (Though they obviously fail when I try to play them because they don't exist) Is there a file where the Music library cache is being kept that isn't getting updated? I would love to find it and just delete it.
I also use Songbird for Android, and it had the same problem. New songs show up, but the old ones will not go away at all. Though, now Songbird won't even load at all. Sometimes loading it causes the phone to reboot.  I have currently uninstalled it.
In addition, it causes the phone to become very unstable whenever I try to play music.  Accidentally playing a non-existent song can cause the phone to crash and get stuck on a black screen, requiring a battery pull and reboot.

This sounds like a pretty bad bug. I would try deleting the database used by the app, but I'm not sure which one it is.

What data/cache did you clear in setttings? The ones for the Music app (or Songbird) or the ones for the Media Storage system "app"? Usually clearing the latter helps (I seem to recall some saying to unmount->remount the SD card afterward, too).

@Matthew Read - Yeah, if I only knew what it was or where it was, I'd do that.  Maybe I'll try going in through terminal and seeing what I can do there.

@elderathis - Ah! a step in the right direction.  Now all the files are missing. Doing an SDrescan might just fix this.

@elderathis - Yup, that was it! I'll write up an answer, but if you want to do it, I'll accept yours for figuring it out.

What I've done in the past (and appears to have worked here, too):

Go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications
Clear the data/cache for the Media Storage app (it's a system service/app)
Unmount and remount your SD card via some means.

Re-launching a music app after doing this will force it to rebuild the database, which can take a little bit of time but will ultimately refresh the list to reflect the most recent contents of the SD card.

SDRescan app will do the same with much less hassle: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bero.sdrescan

Good work on this :)

@Chahk: Boylan made it sound like that didn't work for him without first manually clearing the data/cache, though that's definitely a good resource nonetheless since it saves a manual unmount/remount.

Now that I re-read his question I see that he does mention the app by name.

I found remounting the SD card insufficient; I had to actually reboot

This answer helped me; I had a similar problem. Clearing the media storage data and restarting my phone fixed it for me. As my phone is slow, it slowly relearning the songs that ARE on there...

@elderathis actually figured this out in the comments.  Apparently, I needed to delete the data/cache for the "Media Storage" app, which I didn't even know existed - but I suspect does all the backend work for media players.  I then did a SDrescan to be safe, and now it works!
In addition, the fact that the problem existed in Songbird and the Music app was an indication that it was something deeper in Android than just in each app.  So if anyone finds a problem across multiple media players, try deleting the "Media Storage" app data and cache.

I had the same problem, deleting the cache of the player I am using, Winamp for Android, did not help as it apparently retrieves the list of media files from the OS.
I solved by deleting (actually renaming) the Android Media Scanner external database:

cd /data/data/com.android.providers.media/databases
mv external.db external.db.off
reboot

After the reboot, the external.db file is automatically recreated and and the media files on my sdcard are magically working, the music artworks are showing up and the World is a better place to be.

As Chahk suggested in a comment on the accepted answer, there are apps available that will make Android perform the rescan of your media that most of the answers suggest. I've just started using the app Chahk suggested, SDRescan, and it makes refreshing your media library far simpler than any of the other answers - just start the application and wait a few seconds for it to rescan.


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Android SDK 2.1: Unable to install app from Android Market on the Emulator
I am testing the Emulator that comes with Android SDK 2.1, but I am Unable to install app from Android Market.
I made the Login on www.google.com but still no success: This is the error message:

Não há telefones Android associados a esta conta. Faça login com uma conta diferente.
There are no Android telephones associated to this account. Do Login with a different account.

Did you just log into the Market, or did you also add your account to the phone?  Look at Settings -> Accounts and sync and see if it's listed.  And by testing the SDK, do you mean the emulator?  We have questions on getting the Market on the emulator, just search :)

I tried that, but it seems that it want to add an e-mail account. When I type my username@hotmail.com  it tries to connect to hotmail. But gives an error

You need a Google account.

+1 good question. I get this even with a Google account logged in on emulator.

Check your system configuration if it is 32-bit or 64-bit processor. Download Android SDK (32-bit or 64-bit) and install it. Also download Eclipse (32-bit or 64-bit) and install it.

The market on the emulator is a special case.
It is also recommended you use a Google Account i.e. you are using username@hotmail.com change to use username@google.com
To reset the account associated with the phone , either clear all google app's cache or do a factory reset. As you are on an emulator just delete that one and create a new one.


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Prevent word from being added to the dictionary
I have a Samsung Galaxy S. My understanding is that pressing space after manually entering a word will add that word to the dictionary. How do I prevent this from happening?

That is not supported, but there are some workarounds:

You could change language to something unused, before pressing space, and switching back afterwards.
Or you may enter two spaces and place the cursor in between, and then type the word.

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Can you change the options when long pressing the .com button?
When you longpress the .com button on the keyboard, (on my 2.2 htc legend anyway) it gives you the options to select .net .com .org .edu.
Is it possible to change these to other options?

With the stock keyboards, no. Some 3rd party keyboards may allow this, but I don't know any. There are some keyboards that have additional options too.


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SuperOneClick freezes at "Running psneuter" while rooting. What can I do?
I tried to root my new Samsung Galaxy S II today using the instructions in the CF-Root thread and in the videos provided by this guy on YouTube.
I was nearly across the finish line, but when I click the big "Root" button on SuperOneClick, it freezes at "Running psneuter" and won't go any further or shut down (without Task Manager intervention).
I've tried leaving it for > 10 mins, turning off all antivirus and I've tried 2 different SuperOneClick versions (1.9.1 and 1.7) to no avail.
Because of this, I'm pretty sure my root isn't going through properly. Mainly because when I check if my phone is rooted properly I can't get su access in shell.
Any ideas/thoughts about what to do?

According to an answer I got a thread I made at XDA Developers, it looks like the phone actually is rooted because the whole idea with the CF-Root Kernel I used is that it comes pre rooted (which makes me feel slightly sheepish!).

Looks like someone patched the security vulnerability psneuter uses. :)

disable antivirus in your system before extracting superoneclick and while running it

The OP specifically said he's already tried turning off his anti-virus software. Besides, this question already has an accepted answer: the phone was already rooted.


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GPS Tracker for Android phones
Is it possible to track the GPS of Android Phone like Sony Ericsson Experia x10? This is what I want, I wanna know the location of Sony Ericsson Phone every time I misplace this phone,or I wanna detect the location of the carrier of this phone. How does it works?
Thanks in Advance.

If you have Froyo or newer (2.2+) you can use SeekDroid (Market link) or for lower versions the same company did Find My Phone (Market link). I've tested only SeekDroid, works great with the web interface, with Find My Phone you only get the GPS coordinates via text message, but you can input the coordinates to Google Maps for example.

I already have our own portal for the map, as of now we can track the location of the car which the gps was inside the car. By now I'm searching on how can I use the gps of Android phone which is Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i. Anyone who knows about this?

The apps I mentioned can do this, and you can find many more by searching the market for "GPS Tracker".

I was using Google Maps Latitude (AFAIK shipped with stock Android) for that purpose.  Latitude is now integrated with Google Maps.


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Open source tasks app that syncs automatically with Google Tasks?
Now that there is an API for Google Tasks (tasks in Calendar), do you know a tasks app with the following features?

Automatic sync with Google Tasks
Open Source
Works offline too.
Minimalist (same featureset as Google Tasks, plus widget maybe)
A new task can be added very quickly, without having tens of inputs to enter deadline/assignee or anything that is not available in Google Tasks anyway.
Available for my poor Android 1.5 phone

why do you need it to be Open Source.  the Google Tasks backend isn't.  just curious.

Good question! I would love to use an Open Source backend as well! I don't own any server, so if anyone knows a free reliable todo-list service running on open source I would be very interested :-)

I think Astrid is open source but you might want to check better because I'm not sure.

Astrid is open source. It is precisely everything that the OP wanted.

My bad I forgot to mention I only have Android 1.5 and Astrid's version that supports Google Tasks seems to be only available for 1.6... otherwise it would be perfect.

I don't know if it's open source but I use GTasks and I am very happy with it.  It syncs with Google Tasks, has a nice UI, and you can add a new task by just giving it a name.
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It is not open source. Also, I couldn't find a way to reorder tasks (which is possible using Google Tasks).

If you long press a task it brings up a context menu that lets you do a lot of things including reordering.

long-press just brings me "Share" and "Delete"... maybe I am stuck with an old version because I use Android 1.5?

I am posting a screenshot of what I see in my answer.

Nice! I just checked, I am not using the latest version... It says "Requires Android: 1.5 and up" but unfortunately no update in the Android market appear :-/

What device do you have?

A special "Google Developer Day" Google-produced HTC Magic with id "SAPPHIRE EVT1 32B DEV S-ON G", see http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/750

I've got it! I think this works... Shuffle for Android

I think so, anyways. It doesn't sync with Google Tasks, but with Tracks, which is the server software... just run the server from your home computer!


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Google voice indicator on incoming calls?
I'd love to know when people call my cell phone through its original cellphone number and when people call me through my Google voice number.
Is there an app that can show me an indicator on the call screen?
Thanks!

Unfortunately I don't believe so.  You can set google voice to show your google number instead of the caller's, but then you don't know who is calling.

There is no way to tell if the call is coming from Google Voice unless you change your settings to show the google voice number, but then as Chris stated, you wont know who is calling. The reason, it is not the google voice app that handles the incoming call, you can actually receive google voice calls to your phone without even having the app installed. The google voice servers forward the call to your number(s), and based on your settings, they send either the callers info or your google voice number with the "caller ID" info.


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How do I get my apps from device A to automatically install on device B when I sign in to my Google account?
I have heard that it is possible for apps to be automatically synced between Android devices so that when you sign in to another Android device with your Google account, your applications will automatically be redownloaded for you without you having to manually do so.
I have a Nexus S which I do reset often, but it has never redownloaded my applications when I sign in to my Google account. I have checked the box 'Backup data to Google servers' in the settings.
So how can I get my apps to be automatically downloaded when I sign in with my Google account?

I don't think this is possible. Plus you wouldn't want it to be fully automated, for example I might want a different set of apps on my Android mobile phone vs my Android Parrot car radio (http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/hands-free-car-kits/parrot-asteroid) vs my Android tablet. I would like a solution where I can better manage the apps between devices online.

I have a Nexus S and it has always just worked for me.  It didn't auto download on my Galaxy Tab, but it always does on my phone.

@CaseyB That is curious. I expected it to also always work at least on the same device. But mine has never worked. On the online market place, I can see a list of my apps. But they do not download automatically.

If you go Menu -> Settings -> Privacy there are two options.  They are Back up my data and Auto restore.  Are they both checked?

Yep, both are checked!

I finally got it working. I did a factory reset on my device, then logged in to my Google account and then installed my applications from the Android market on the device.
Then when I did another factory reset and logged in to my account again, my applications were restored.
Previously I installed applications through the Android market in the browser (market.android.com) and they got sent to my device. Maybe those ones cannot be restored? I don't know for sure.

You seem to have the correct options selected, though it can take awhile after you sign into the market. Try appbrain with fast the fast web installer companion app,its always been a great alternative access to the market.
It produces separate lists for each device you use and it looks like you can restore apps based on whatever list you select.
Alternatively, you can't go wrong with Titainium Backup if you are prepared to root your phone. Not much it can't do.


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Looking for "full-size" on-screen keyboard layout for Honeycomb
All on-screen keyboards available in the market seem to be designed for phones, and as such most of them follow the "37-key" layout. However, using this layout on large (10") android screen is painful and breaks all quick typing habits. Even keyboards that try to mimc desktop keyboard are limited to letters and move special characters to separate layout or to other row of keys.
So the question is whether there's a soft keyboard available which completely mimics the main part of the regular computer keyboard, with digits row and all extra keys right to letters?

Sounds like Hacker's Keyboard might be a good try for you. It doesn't have some of the rightmost keys (insert, end, page up/down, also F1-F12) visibly displayed on the main layout, but they are available by pressing the "Fn" key. Here's the layout on a tablet:

Hadn't realized how much I missed the track ball from my phone until I saw those cursor keys! Maybe I have fat fingers, but moving one character back or forward is a chore.


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Samsung Galaxy S2 Settings Notifications crash
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. In my notifications, the "Configuration Message List" is always highlighted, but pressing it causes the phone to exit to the home screen. All other notifications work.
Any thoughts on how to solve this?

I solved this by going into the "Active Applications" widget, and clearing the memory through the RAM - section.

I rebooted the device and the message was gone.

Rebooting is generally the best option in such cases where the system is stuck on to a few things / memory not cleared or so.


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K-9 Email App Not Finding All Folders - Labels/Folders
Quick question, I have a problem in that my K-9 mail application is not finding any of my Google Mail IMAP folders/labels.  Now I can send and receive messages without problem, however I'm curious as to why K-9 cannot find any of my folders such as [Google Mail]/-Poeticemails
Any ideas?  Am I getting confused between labels/folder and the two aren't interchangable?

Have you enabled the visibility of these labels/folders from the IMAP section of options in the main Gmail web interface. Advanced IMAP controls were recently rolled out to all users, so certain labels/folders may have been deemed hidden.
Click SETTINGS and then within the LABELS section, check mark those boxes whose labels you want shown as IMAP folders by selecting SHOW IN IMAP.
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UPDATE: Also check within K9 ACCOUNT SETTINGS > FOLDERS and make sure certain folders aren't hidden.

Yeah, checked that.  All my folders except "Chat" are enabled.  Tried unchecking them, then re-enabling to no luck.

In that case, try wiping everything from K9 and setting up your account again.

That finally did it, thanks!  Something must of gone wonky the first setup.

What in particular worked? Clean re-install or folder settings?

Changing the folder settings didn't work.  So from the accounts page, I brought up the Accounts Options page, then clicked on Remove Account.  I re-readded the account this time, and made sure all the settings where correct.  My hunch is last time I used the automatic setup for my gmail account and this is where things went wrong

I went to the folder list. I then hit my menu button & a new menu popped up that said "refresh folders" on the bottom.  When I did that, it grabbed the new folders I created & removed the ones I had deleted (from using previous webmail programs).

I was having the same problem (with a non-gmail IMAP account), what worked for me was to monkey with it. Set all the folder settings to display only subscribed folders. Then refresh folders. Then change it to display all folders. Now I can see my newer IMAP folders.
So ... if you're loathe to re-install your account, try just changing the folder display settings around and then changing them back.


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How to increase the download speed of Torrent on Android Mobile?
I own Xperia Mini Pro. Recently I came to know that there are some Torrents Clients available on Android Market. So I installed aDownloader to download some movies from Torrent server. I want to know if there are any tricks to speed up the Download on Android mobile. And I am using 2.75G(Edge) data connection to download. I found the average download speed on this connection is 25kB/sec.
Pl let me know the same on WiFi connection. The average download speed using WiFi connection is around 50kB/sec.

Might not be what you want, but you could use remote torrent to control the downloads onto your home PC, Windows Home Server, etc. Then you can stream (using Windows Media Centre, Windows Home Server, etc.)

If you download a file with more seeds and peers, your speed will increase. It could just be that your particular torrent has very few seeders.

An Edge connection by itself is so slow compared to the normal torrent download speeds that it makes no sense to optimize the downloads. The ping times on the connection are so high that constant peer switching will slow the download if you attempt to download from several peers simultaneously. Your best bet would be to try to find a couple of good peers to fill your bandwidth and stick with them, or stop+restart the torrent to get new peers.

As onik notes, your connection is simply too slow.  But I also had terrible speeds when I tried aDownloader on an HSPA+ network.  I believe this is due to traffic shaping.  tTorrent supports encryption and the Pro version has no download limit, so that might help; it's worked very well for me.

Keep in mind that traffic shaping is not done on all networks, so it depends on your carrier. Over here I got 2mbps speeds over HSDPA with default settings on a Galaxy Tab.

Yeah we can control Torrent speed.
Go to settings then maximize download speed and minimize upload speed of your torrent client. By this a difference will be created.


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Choppy Droid X2 720p Video Recording
When recording video through the Camera app to my external microSD card, the video starts to become laggy and choppy, which results in the file becoming corrupt. This only seems to happen when I'm recording to the external SD card and when I'm recording in 720p. I'm using the stock card that came with the device.
Does anyone know what the possible problems could be?

Any idea what compression it uses when recording? I suppose it's plausible that the card that came with the device is too slow to keep up with the HD video's bitrate. This XDA thread talks about Samsung Galaxy CyanogenMod users that had similar issues and lowering the bitrate helped.

@eldarerathis Here is the output from MediaInfo on an HD clip from my Droid X2. http://pastie.org/private/gt2y44vrklrpgjfnppdtow

Hm, interesting. I wouldn't think that 12 Mbps would be enough to hit the maximum write speed of a class 4 card, but it does still seem like a possible culprit (off the top of my head, anyway). Could also be a bad or low-quality card, I suppose.

It seems that that the card write speed is unable to keep pace with HD Video writes on the card. Try using a SD Card with a faster write speed. Also try to use use the same stock SD card in any other mobile with the same HD Video Recording (same bit rate, same resolution) to see if it works there properly. If it fails there too then surely it's a problem with the card only.

I have an 8GB Class 4 right now (the one the phone came with). I'll try and get this 16GB Class 10 card from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-microSDHC-Class-Memory-Adapter/dp/B0058GH4U0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

well sumit is right, specifically, you get a class 4(4 MBPS) or class 2(2 MBPS) SD card but for HD, Direct copy to SD card, you need better write speed go for class 6(6 MBPS) or if you want it all go for class 10(10 MBPS).

I have an 8GB Class 4 right now (the one the phone came with). I'll try and get this 16GB Class 10 card from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-microSDHC-Class-Memory-Adapter/dp/B0058GH4U0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top


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Is It Possible To Backup Settings And All Customized Stuff I Made On Android Cellphone?
Which backup is that? Full backup that backs up whole system? Or is it only backup that backs up settings and customized stuff?

Use Titanium Backup, it'll fit your needs.

It needs rooted device.

there isn't any app which will do all that you have asked for w/o root privileges

If you're rooted and have a ROM that supports Recovery like ClockworkMod, a full Nandroid backup is akin to taking an image/snapshot of your device. When recovering from that image, your phone will be restored to exactly that same state when the backup was taken.

A bit offtopic, but out of curiousity: do you know if a Nandroid backup can be recovered onto a replacement device or does this mess up the individual device info (IMEI or such)?

It does mess things up. A Nandroid backup is recommended for one particular device alone. Not even another device that's the same model etc., AFAIK. However, I'm not 100% sure.


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How to save and recover icon and folder positions?
How can I save and recover the position of icons and folders?
They get wiped every time I patch Android.

Which device do you have? Version? Any particular home launcher?

Phones: Samsung Galaxy S II (2.33), SonyEricsson Xpedia X10 (2.1) Mini, Tablet: Advent Vega (2.2). I'm not using any home launchers on any of them - maybe I should!

Definitely give some a try.  Most 3rd-party launchers allow you to backup and restore their settings and desktop configurations (except for widgets, which is a limitation of the OS itself.)

If you're using LauncherPro go to your home screen, press Menu -> Preferences ->Backup homescreen & settings to backup and Restore backup is in the same place. This can't restore your widgets but remembers their places though. Also some app-specific shortcuts need to be recreated (in my case, shortcuts to K-9 Mail mailboxes).

In installed Launcher Pro and it was okay. Then I later restarted my phone and it wouldn't restart, so I have had to perform a factory reset :-((( Other people have had the same issue i.e. http://www.samsunggalaxysforum.com/samsung-galaxy-s-how-to/help!!-launcher-pro-crashed-locking-phone-in-black-screen-loop/ and http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s/181912-my-samsung-galaxy-s-wont-start-up-help.html So I won't be installing that again :-(

I am using Go Launcher Ex Home launcher which saves the current configuration and we can restore it whenever we need. If you have a different launcher check for Backup/Restore configuration settings.


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Can an unlocked Nexus One without a carrier be used as a standalone device?
I'm interested in playing around with the new open android open accessory development kits but don't want to pay a monthly fee for having a cell-phone. If I buy the Nexus One/S unlocked and forgo getting a wireless carrier, would I still have access to the full set of phone features minus 4G/Calls/Texting? In the past, cellphones minus the carriers were crippled from doing anything useful. I'm wondering if this is still the case with the newer smart phones. Essentially it'd be an android-powered iPod Touch.

Google Voice gives you free SMS, so without the data/cell plan you can still text to your heart's content over WiFi.

Yes, it works fine for me without SIM-card. I can still use WiFi for accessing Internet.

Do you get a constant message telling you to insert a SIM card or does it look the same?

@awithrow: No, I don't. It works just as a laptop connected to the WiFi.


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How to listen to Microsoft Media Stream (mms) on Android?
There are many radio stations which stream in mms:// like a Chuvash radio: mms://media.cap.ru/ChuvRadio
Is it possible to listen to in on Android?

From what I recall, mms:// is actually a predefined content provider in Android for Multimedia Messages. It would be different under Android to handle the streaming of radio - perhaps rtsp:// protocol... just saying :)

I know TuneIn can play MMS radio, but from what I see, only ones from a predefined set. ChuvRadio doesn't seem to be there yet. Maybe you can submit your station to them?

Try yxPlayer. Unlike other apps, it allows a user to enter custom streaming URLs from what I can see.
There's also vPlayer that might work.

Thank you it works, but I must have it open. I neither can do anything else.

have you tried pressing HOME instead of back while it's streaming? Ordinarily, that ought to "minimise" an app rather than exit.

Yes I tried that, too. :(

MX Player also supports mms streams, and it's great because you can minimise the application and keep listening to the radio, as I am right now.


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Does Samung Galaxy S2 support the use of Client Certificates for ActiveSync?
Does Samung Galaxy S2 support the use of Client Certificates for ActiveSync ?
Most other Android phones need to rely on TouchDown or other third party applications. Can anyone confirm if this is possible on the new Galaxy S 2.
My exchange server implements the use of Client Certificates (.pfx).
Thanks,cyphr

The default Email app is awful, I really would not expect it to support certificates.

The videos showed a pretty nice app - one that switches to a split screen (tab-like) layout. Have you tried setting up ACtive Sync ?


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How can I change password for my Exchange settings
Due to corporate policy, I was forced to change my domain password, which impacts also the access to Exchange server.
Now I need to update that password also in my Android phone (Galaxy S, Android 2.1.1), but I can't find the settings in the phone.
Any idea?

Settings - Account and Sync - <your exchange account>' - Account settings - (scroll down) Incoming settings' - password field.
On my Samsung Galaxy S - running Froyo 2.2.1

Thanks, @Edelcom, that was easy...
The problem was that the fields below has pixel or two of identation, so "Incoming settings" look like chapter label, and I haven't tried to click on it.

I had exact same problem, did not see it was itself a field to edit.

The phone should prompt you for the new password once it gets an error back from Exchange.  If it doesn't - you can try removing the account and re-adding it on Menu -> Settings -> Accounts and sync page.

Samsung Galaxy S2...same solution touch click "Incoming Settings"  which looks like a label rather than a field

Samsung version 7.0 answer: Apps - email - settings - click account - exchange server settings
This was way more difficult to figure out than it should have been.

In Samsung Galaxy S2:

Settings > Accounts and Sync > (Select your Exchange email) > Account Settings > (Select your added account) > Scroll down to Sub heading "Sever Settings" > Exchange server settings

Under that heading is:

Domain\User name
Password
Exchange Server Settings

The phone does NOT prompt you for a new password. That would be nice if it did, instead of continually updating you with notifications that it could not connect to the Exchange server.

Changing your account setting will allow you to access your e-mail, but will not reset the Google account synchronization.
After you update your passwords in the accounts of the security section then open the Playstore application.
The Playstore application will then notice your change of password and will prompt you for the new one.
Give the new password and that's it.

That looks like you are talking about the Google Account password. OP is asking for his Exchange password. AFAIK, the two are not related. Did I get something wrong? What does the "Playstore application" have to do with Exchange accounts, and why should it prompt for a new one?


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Standalone Chrome to phone outside browser?
Is there any standalone version of chrometophone ? I use the firefox one.
I would like to be able to send text to the clipboard easily but with the browser extension I have to type into a form text box and then right click to send it to the mobile's clipboard. This is something I find I use very often but it's far from ideal especially for sensitive data.
Jumpnotes is another c2dmm application that does help, but it's still not ideal. I would love to see some desktop client that can do all the c2dm functionality with keyboard shortcuts.
One of the reasons I need this is that my gmail is filtered at work so if I want to reply to an email I have to scrape it out on the mobile itself or type up some text for the clipboard and paste it into a new email.
Thanks in advance for any help

You need Evernote! http://www.evernote.com/  They have a web interface and an Android app.  It's really pretty fantastic!

Thanks for that one, I just heard about it today on lifehacker. Guess what, it's F)$(f9g blocked!! My god I hate websense, I hate websense so very very much.

There are Chrome and Firefox addons for Evernote.  They are probably blocked as well, but it maybe worth a shot.

Assuming that DropBox isn't blocked, then maybe a note-taking or todo type app that syncs with Dropbox could help? For instance Epistle or Todo.txt Touch
Alternately do you have Wifi at work that your phone can connect to? You could use the Wifi keyboard app that lets you type or paste from the PC straight into whatever text box is currently active on the phone. There are also apps that do the same over Bluetooth if that's a better option (though I haven't personally used them). See this previous answer for some similar connectivity options.

JumpNotes is similar to this, but not based on dropbox. It is c2dm based so it stays in sync pretty well. They also block external wifi! They are very paranoid. Just to make things better, I can only get a crappy GPRS connection despite being in central london! Love your tips though thank you very much

You might want to look at Clipbird. It can sync clipboards between your PC and your phone. You don't really need to do anything special, it will just sync them up.


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My Samsung Spica can't detect the SD card anymore
Recently I found a surprise on my Android notifications bar, telling me that the SD card is removed.
I unplugged it and plugged it again but it didn't work. I rebooted the device; still not working.
I tested it on my laptop, and in another device. The SD card is detected and it's working just fine.
I tried my friend's SD card but it also couldn't be detected!
By the way I bought this Spica last year and I never had an issue with the SD card before.
Finally and desperately I formatted it to Ext2 format on my laptop, and it still doesn't work on the Spica.
Any one have this issue before? How to deal with or how to fix it?

You should format it FAT, not EXT2.

I formatted it every format possible still undetected,I think I'll just slap it against the wall :)

Do like this:

Perform a factory reset from recovery-mode
Wipe the Dalvik cache as well
Reboot the device

If this doesn't work then format the SD in the computer with FAT 32 and create partition Ext 2 in the Recovery.
This should work...

Unfortunately it didn't work @blazingfinger