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Difference between formatting & wipe
Is there any difference in "wipe" (from the recovery mod) and factory reset from the android OS?
Does factory reset/wipe remove the custom ROM?
I need to know because after doing the "ALL wipe" from ultrajack recovery, I flashed a ROM. But the old boot animation, the system apps all remain!!
How can I fix this? or should I manually remove the system apps by mounting it as Rw. etc etc?

Do you mean pre-installed bloatware type apps (from a carrier, for example) when you say "system apps"?

Yes, like dataviz office suite etc.. but now I did WIPE /cust from ultrajack and they went

A factory reset won't remove a custom ROM unless the backup image in the custom ROM is for a ROM other than itself.  This would be pretty unlikely.
I think we'd need to know your phone model and the ROM you used to help you figure out why it didn't write over the system apps.  That's definitely not normal.  Normally virtually no trace of the old ROM should be left.

Im using Huawei IDEOS u8150 and have ultrajack v6.2.2. I did the first option of "Wipe ALL data.." option in ultrajack and it said successful. Then I flashed rom from ZIP from sd card. The old boot animation and system apps remained. However when I re entered ultrajack and went to another option called "Wipe /cust" , the bloatware, boot animation etc went off; So My problem is solved anyway. Thanks for letting me know the difference!


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Unable to download apps from Market, after factory reset
Problem description
I did factory reset of my phone, (Droid X), and I changed primary email, and I am not able to download any application from market. I get a message like application will be downloaded, but its never download app .
And I am using this same email id, as test account in developer account.
How can I download application from market? I am using wifi network.

are you downloading from the website or from the phone app? have you tried both?

Yes I tried both.

Try clearing the data for the Market app:

Go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> All and find the Market app
If it's running, kill it with the button there
Clear the data (this will clear the cache as well, no need to do both manually)
Restart your phone

Then try the Market again.
Edit: Since that didn't work, I would try wiping the data partition (similar to a factory reset):

Power off your phone
Boot into bootloader mode by holding down Volume Down, Power, and the Camera button.
Pull the battery and power back on while holding the Home button. Once you see an Android with the triangle & exclamation point, press the Search button.
Using the side volume buttons to move around and the Power button to select, select the "Wipe Data" option.
Once the wipe is finished, select "Reboot system now".

I did it, but problem is same.

@pankaj Hmm. I would try wiping the data partition at this point, I've updated my answer.

Now I am unable to start my phone. When I pulled the battery, phone went to off and till then I am not able start my phone. Please help me.

@pankaj That's very strange, pulling the battery while it's sitting at the bootloader shouldn't have hurt anything. Try a few more battery pulls and holding various keys while you power on, and try with and without USB plugged in (make sure the phone is charged as well).  If that doesn't work, from what I understand you need to use RSDlite to re-flash your ROM. Instructions are here, though I haven't tested them myself ... use your judgement.  Good luck!

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How to use a HTC Tattoo as a modem on a Mac?
I've tried to use HTC Tattoo as a modem on a Windows PC and it worked well, but on a Mac it doesn't work.
Some trick or app that i should be aware?
My HTC Tattoo uses the default 1.6 ROM with Sense.
Thanks.

How did you use it with Windows?  I'm assuming HTC has Windows software to manage it.

When i plug-in the option to "use as a modem" appear on the phone.

Oh wow, that's interesting.

Hopefully the Mac version of PdaNet for Android will do this for you.  There's a trial period, after which you need to buy it if you want to browse secure (https:// …) sites.  Signing into Gmail requires HTTPS, for example.

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extract files HTC rom
I have installed cyanogenmod in my htc wildfire recently. I made a nand backup of the previous ROM and I need some stuff that I didnt back up. Is there any way to extract files from the ROM without reinstalling it on my phone? I tried to mount it on a linux machine but I dont know which filesystem it uses.
In case it is useful, what I need are some pictures that I thought that were in the sd card and apparently they were in the internal memory.

As far as I know, Nandroid uses the yaffs2 file system for storing backups inside the .img files.
A quick search on Google points to these instructions on extracting files from a Nandroid backup:
First you will need to download and build the "unyaffs" module:
svn checkout http://unyaffs.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ unyaffs
cd unyaffs
gcc -o unyaffs unyaffs.c

Then copy the image file off your phone's Nandroid directory and extract it:
mkdir data && cd data
~/src/android/unyaffs/unyaffs /[path-to-backup-folder]/data.img

the svn is not working so I downloaded the files from browser. Still unyaffs worked without problems


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Google music not syncing on Nexus S
I received my invite to Google Music a couple weeks ago. I've been using it in the browser since then. My Nexus S however, refuses to sync music.
Some people on the web report the same problem but it always fixes for them after awhile or after they do one of the following steps which have not worked for me. The settings menu simply does not appear in the Music App which would allow me the option to sync music.
I have tried the following things to no avail with exception of factory reset which I do not want to do.

The Sync Music option is not available in Accounts and Sync so the problem is not that this is not turned on as the option isn't even there.
I have uninstalled updates and re-downloaded the updates and that didn't help.
I have cleared application data and that didn't help.

I've probably tried other stuff too that I can't remember, and FYI, I'm using Google Apps so I don't know if this is a piece of the problem as well.

you're limited to a number of devices as well, so you may need to the actual google music website and clear out devices (this is very common if rooted and flashing different roms as different roms can sometimes register as different devices)

Yes, as far as I remember, Google Music is incompatible with Google Apps.
Have you tried using a normal Google account? I know, huge pain in the ass to use another account, but I think that might be the solution :/

Google Music works fine with Google Apps accounts, at least for me. (This may have only changed since you posted this though.)

They probably changed it, yeah.


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How can I turn off android market sync while roaming?
I had an issue with an travel now. I turned off sync on my android device and urned on data while roaming.
I expected that no sync would occur while in this setting, but suddenly the automatic marketing updates turned in and before I could turn it off it had downloaded a large number of MB's of automatic upgraded apps at a ridiculous rate.
I find it terrible hard to believe that Google has let this issue slip? Is this a known issue with Android or a bug?

I'd say that automatic updating isn't syncing, and not a bug.  You can turn off auto-update in the settings for the Market.
If you don't want to use data while roaming, shut it off while roaming or turn off data roaming.
If you occasionally want to browse or something without running the risk of having anything else use data, use something like DroidWall (requires root).  You could configure it to only allow the browser, for example.

I disagree with you here. From a users perspective, turning off sync could also mean the automatic update. From a technical perspective you are probably right.

Excellent. That is exactly what I was searching for! I would not get fussy about data use when using home network, but in roaming networks with data usage 50 cents for Mb and higher you need to limit your applications data use. A must have for traveller

The Sync feature is for the accounts which are connected to your phone and not the market.
If you want to disable the auto-updating of new versions of the apps follow the following steps :

Open market. Click menu and select My Apps.
Select the app which updates itself. After the description of the app there checkbox, disable it.

If you want to disable account synchronizing follow these steps :

Open Settings > Accounts & Sync and uncheck the 'Background Data' and 'Auto Sync options'.

Alternatively you can just disable the packet data by going to Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile network settings, and uncheck 'Use packet data' option.
Hope this helps

I suppose this is one good reason for not turning on the auto-update feature. I'm very rarely data roaming, but even so, I only have a few apps set to auto-update.

Yes it allows us full control of which apps should auto update and which should not.

Not full. Google can push or pull apps whenever they want. The prominent example is web interface to Android Market which can be used on your computer to manage apps. On the next "sync" the new applications will be pushed to your device. Google also pulled (removed without asking) applications from user's devices via Market application functionality. And installed special programs (but with permission). To date all that was for fighting malware, but nothing can prevent Google from doing whatever they want. Market application updates itself without asking and newer versions can have anything.

The Android Market's automatic update of apps feature is not connected to Google Sync as nothing is actually being 'synced' but only updated.
Best thing to do is to turn off data or get an app that creates a firewall that blocks this (this will probably require root access by the way)


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Best Wi-Fi Performance Doesn't Do Anything
In wireless options there is such setup, but it does not do anything. It doesn't increase coverage or signal. And i think it does not consume more power.
Why? Because this option does not apply itself in my opinion. Maybe a bug?
Htc Desire S
Android 2.3.3

Your phone settings cannot possibly affect the strength of the signal produced by a wireless router.
I would assume that this option just prevents Wi-Fi "sleep", seemingly confirmed by this discussion.  If that's the case it will consume more power when you're not using your phone.

So it's either Wi-Fi On or Wi-Fi Off? Suppose i chose Wi-Fi On, does that mean Wi-Fi will always be active? It will consume more power but how much?  This option can save battery when talking to someone since you don't need to see anything, just to hear

...him. But what i really would like to know is if there is no data exchange, Wi-Fi is still active and consumes power or it is active but does not consume power and not disconnects from internet.

@Boris_yo You're right, the screen uses more power than Wi-Fi.  If Wi-Fi is not sleeping it will consume power, even if there is no data transfer.  It uses even more power when there is data transfer, of course.  You have three options: Wi-Fi always on (enable it and enable Best Performance), Wi-Fi on when you use the device (enable it and disable Best Performance), or Wi-Fi off (disable Wi-Fi).

I would like 2nd option but the problem is that Wi-Fi goes to sleep when screen turns off. When that happens, trasnfer rate degrades significantly, Skype calls disconnect etc. What i would like is even when screen turns off Wi-Fi stays active but only when there are applications that use data or there is an active data transfer.


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Motorola Motoroi South Korea o South Africa change over
I have a Motorola Motoroi XT720 that I bought in South Korea. My service provider is SK Telecom. When I insert my South African sim card (Service provider Vodacom, and using the phone while in South Africa) in to the phone, the phone simply states that it does not accept foreign SIM cards.
I want to change my phone so that I am able to use it in South Africa. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to rooting unlocking, but obviously eager to learn.

You have to unlock the phone, not root it.

I can't really find any good resources, but after reading a lot of postings on various sites the general conclusion seems to be is that unlocking the phone directly is not possible, at least via "normal" methods. SK Telecom has altered the ROM such that you are not able to enter an unlock code no matter what you do; the functionality is simply disabled.
You can follow this XDA thread (or this one if that doesn't work) to root your device.  Once rooted, you can install a custom ROM such as this popular one, just follow the instructions in that post.  The new ROM should have an enabled unlock feature.
After that you need an unlock code.  Sites that sell unlock codes are unfortunately very sketchy; I personally would not try one unless you can get a solid recommendation from someone you trust or know for sure has done it.  You could attempt to contact SK Telecom and ask them for the unlock code, but they seem to be uncooperative from what I've read.  Don't let them tell you that Motorola has the unlock code, since this is false.


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Is there a Japanese input method for tablets that fits the screen better than Simeji?
I do a fair amount of e-mailing in Japanese from GMail in Android. On my cell phone (Nexus One), I use Simeji to type Japanese characters, and it does a good job. However, I recently got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, and I've found the Simeji doesn't scale well to the large screen.
Samsung's Android keyboard, the stock Android keyboard, and Hacker's Keyboard are all installed on my tablet, and all of them have a nice, large, easy-to-type-on display on the 10" screen. Simeji on the other hand, although functional, is displayed with keys sized more appropriately to a 4" screen, and is stretched awkwardly around the bottom 10-15% of the screen. At least this is true in landscape mode.
I'd like to have a Japanese input method for my tablet that makes better use of the screen real estate, and is easy to type on with two hands. Does anyone know of one? Or alternatively, is there some way I can change Simeji's configuration so it works better on a 10" screen?
Update on August 20, 2011
As of August 2011, I've noticed that Simeji has been updated to work well on a tablet now, so it's no longer necessary to have an alternative. Still, this question may benefit future searchers who just don't like Simeji for whatever reason and want an alternative.

A second-hand answer - from here -  http://forum.koohii.com/viewtopic.php?id=8339
"Keyboard-wise, I like the MultiLing keyboard for my Xoom tablet. It's not particularly great as a keyboard, it's just that it scales nicely and fills the screen properly in Japanese mode, unlike any other keyboard for the tablet. It's sort of a Jack of All Trades, Master of None keyboard, in that it's adequate for Japanese, but it will drive you nuts. (But Simeji on a tablet is an even more horrible experience.)"

Since I first asked this question, Google has released their own Japanese Input method for Android.

I recommend you check out Smart Keyboard. They have a Japanese add-on for their Keyboard. It scales nicely on my Asus Transformer and I use it to type Hiragana all the time for my Japanese class. It does katakana as well but I don't know how to write in that yet. The keyboard is setup so that if you type ku on your keyboard it will display く. This means you don't actually see their Hiragana characters. It still works great for me.

Swype is a great general use keyboard and has multi-lingual support.


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How to unlink contacts?
I had a call from a new number. I went to create a new contact for it but accidentally clicked on the first item in my contact list. Now, it doesn't seem possible to unlink or unjoin them. When I view that contact, I can view the 'Joined Contacts', and it is joined to the Google contact I clicked on, and there is a minus icon but it is greyed out. How can I unjoin or unlink them or move this number to a new contact?
Using Samsung Galaxy S on Froyo.

This isn't actually a linked contact unless the contact you added it to is from a social network. That's why the unlinking won't work.
Go to edit the number, select the entire number and copy it, then delete it from the wrong contact, go back, add a new contact, long-press the phone no. field and select paste. Or you can use pen and paper too if you prefer.

I was searching this question because I had a linked device contact with a google contact. I don't know how I got it that way. To unlink 1 contact from another open the contact. Choose the menu and choose separate contact. From that screen it isn't obvious but there is a faded button on the right of each of the contacts that are linked. When you press it, the device will prompt "Separate contact" Cancel or OK. For me I have a contact that is Exchange and Google. It was also linked to another Google and a Device contact. I had to separate the device contact (another person) and the Google contact (a different other person).

To unlink 1 contact from another open the contact. Choose the menu and choose separate contact. From that screen you will see a ( - ) button on the right of each of the contacts that are linked. When you press it, the device will prompt "Separate contact" tap  ( OK ). Do this to each of the contacts you want to unlink, the last one will stay because its the one that the link was created with.

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Can not install in country

Possible Duplicate:
How to install apps which are targetted for another country?

i would like to loadthe bbc news app but i get the following error on android market place.
This app is incompatible with your Samsung GT-P7510.
Samsung GT-P7510
This item cannot be installed in your device's country.
any ideas on how to solve this?

Try the Market enabler app


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LG optimus P-500 firmware update: PC suite for Linux?
My phone, a LG Optimus P-500 requested to be connected to the PC suite in order to perform a firmware update (the official one).
I don't have the PC suite and have only access to Linux computers. The PC suite (probably this one?) is only available for Windows. Is there a way to perform the update? Can I run the PC suite in wine?
thank you

Update: Apparently wine cannot handle it.

+1, I would love to see producers starting finally noticing Linux (I don't know the answer, though)

You may try to run Windows copy in VirtualBox. VB has ability to connect physical USB devices to virtual machine. So Windows will detect your phone.
BUT BEWARE! Using such way for flash your phone may render it unusable (brick your phone, in another words). It is good to make sync between phone and PC.
Also I'd like to see native Linux version of PC Suite too.

i've used virtualbox for similar situations (flashing and installing ROMs) and it's worked for me. this sounds like an excellent solution! +1

@jlehenbauer and did you have difficulty with flashing? I find it hard to believe that it worked - because you know why? The handset would have to go through a reboot  or two after a flash, the flasher software will realize the usb gets disconnected within the virtualbox itself and that's where the trouble can arise... either you have to be quick to reconnect the usb for the flasher software to say "successful" I call shenanigans on that - if you want to flash, use a real windows machine for now, not a virtualbox. :)

There's heimdall for Linux, but that's mostly Samsung orientated for a small specific set of models. But yeah it would be nice to see a real port of the software for Linux but meh... :)


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Memory requirement (for HDD) for Android based tablet?
Background: I'm currently considering buying a Acer Iconia A50x Tablet device that runs the Honeycomb OS. The device is available (or, well, not) in a variety of configurations (16GB / 32GB / 64 GB "HDD" and with/without 3G module). It seems the 3G version is only available with 16GB atm. and the non-3G version is available with 16 or 32GB atm.
Since I do not have experience with android devicesread: I've no clue whatsoever how much a "stock install" of android needs and how much space the apps take, and whether they can be installed on SDHC card etc. I have no clue how much memory for the "HDD" is a good choice for such a device: (apart from bigger is better)
My question now is wrt. the onboard "HDD" memory: Is 16GB enough or would it be better to try and get a 32GB version or wait for the 64GB version? (After all, I can just plug in a 64GB SDHC card for additional space.)
Wrt. to my expected usage: I plan to use this device to surf the web, read emails and maybe a PDF or two. I do not currently plan to play any specific games. My music collection on the PC is only 6GB, and I would only use a small part of this on the device. No films to speak of.

This is honestly pretty vague, and I'm inclined to say that it's just plain subjective and/or too localized. How do you intend to use it? Do you have a lot of music/videos/pictures that you want to transfer to it? Do you plan to download a lot of graphics-intensive games? Something else altogether?

How on earth is this question localized?
Anyway: I'll edit with my usage.

Because it applies specifically to you and your usage patterns. I think you could contend that could be construed as localized unless someone gives an answer that covers every possible usage of a tablet and how much space it would require.

@eldare: OK. I understood localized as geographically only, sorry. But certainly my question can easily be answered by android tablet users whether 16GB would be way too low or 64GB would be completely unnecessary. Obviously if I want to put 40GB worth of music on the device, 16Gb is too little, but is 16GB too little if I want to put 3GB of music on the device? How much space will Android+ a handful of apps use up? Etc.

This is really an "it depends" answer. If you are only installing applications and streaming any media you consume, 16GB is sufficient. If you are copying media locally, 32GB should be a minimum.
By way of example, the tablet I was using on my last vacation only had 2GB used. My son's was full at 16GB with the movies and TV shows we'd copied on to last him a week and he ended up watching the same shows over and over.

Thanks! If you had a tablet and it was only using 2GB, then 16GB should be ample space for me.


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SD card formatted to ext4 and permissions
I'm using CyanogenMod 7.1.0 RC1 on HTC Desire HD. I've formatted SD card to ext4, because I wanted to use Fedora through chrooting  into it, and Fedora ARM image requires FS which can do symlinks.
Now, when various applications try to save data (reading works fine) on SD, they get permission denied (so, for example, downloads don't work, camera can't save images, etc.). I've chmoded everything on my SD card to 777, but that didn't help (I don't really understand why, as a guy with strong Linux background I've assumed that this would make it readable to everyone).
I've also tried fixing permissions through ROM Manager, but this feature seems not to care about SD card.
All files on SD card seem to be owned by root:root.
Now, how do I make my SD card usable again? Should I format it back to FAT?

You can't have the full SD card formatted as ext4.  Android only natively supports FAT / FAT32.  The primary partition should be FAT, and you can use a secondary partition with ext4 only if you install an app for it like Simple2Ext.

This isn't true. Cyanogen natively supported my ext4 card fine. My current phone has a locked bootloader and I can only run the stock rom. I can mount my ext4 sdcard, but all the permissions are wrong.

@djsumdog A lot has changed in the past 4 years. I see you've asked your own question with more detail, which is great -- I hope you find an answer.


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Which mobile company delivers Android system updates the fastest?
Basically, I am an Android developer. I am looking for a new Android mobile phone.
Could you recommend the mobile company which first publishes an update of Android system? I am tipping at HTC, but you may have a better suggestion?

Buy a Nexus S device directly from Google. They will be the fastest at updating to the latest firmware. And they will always ship with Stock Android. Everyone else is Way behind. most are behind because they add customizations to android and have to make their changes, then they have to go through the google approval process. Not to mention then having to go through the carriers testing process for deployment.

Good point.  The latest flagship device is always the best bet, not a particular company.

Does Google have any official devices with a hardware QWERTY?

no, the only one they had w/ a hardware keyboard was the ADP1 (HTC Dream / G1)

Is this available to non-US countries/citizens?

@Ryan, damn, I find touchscreen keyboards so frustrating to use :-(

LG promises but fails to deliver, Samsung comes up with the updates pretty quick. Tries to cover all phones that might show an improvement with new version.

Samsung? Their US versions of Galaxy S that came out ~6 months ago was released with Eclair, and just got Froyo recently. No official Gingerbread builds yet AFAIK.

@Ryan, so you do not recommend Samsung Nexus S? Just Google Nexus S?

Samsung is one of the better ones in India.

the nexus S is manufactured by samsung, for google.


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Semi-Dead Zone on Touch Screen On Droid 1
I'm on a Droid 1 running the latest build of GPA (15) and have recently had problems with my touch screen.
This issue started long after GPA15 was flashed, so I'm not blaming the ROM at all. It actually appears to be a hardware issue.
Here is the actual issue. When held portrait with the home/options/back buttons at the bottom, about an inch or so up from those buttons there is a "dead" strip that runs horizontally across the entire touch screen. Of course, the keyboard pops up under this strip.
So what do I mean by dead? Well, sometimes choosing an option/box/item that's in this zone, flat out isn't being registered. When typing, it actually causes the touch detection to go haywire. When I tap a key, it usually registers me tapping that key AND one or two of the surrounding keys. Sometimes it doesn't register the intended key just the surround keys.
So, pressing i might return i, might return ui, might return iu, might return u. This behavior happens with most of the keyboard and is incredibly frustrating.
On very rare occasions when I press a letter, it also registers me pressing a key on the completely otherside of the keyboard. The worst example of this is when i hit backspace and it's also registering 'c' and/or 'v' with the click.
As to further demonstrate the issue, I downloaded a drawing app (Draw! if any one's curious) and drew a bunch of lines. It works perfectly when drawing straight lines (well, I'm human so they aren't PERFECTLY straight) up and down, and left and right on the screen.. except when I get to the deadzone. When I'm drawing down (perpendicular) through the dead zone, it works fine with no abnormalities.
But when I draw in a parallel (left to right) direction, when i'm inside the zone it basically draws my straight line has harsh zig-zag lines (ever seen a heart rate monitor?). Additionally some spots in the zone won't be drawn on at all.
Another note to further show that it's a consistent hardware issue: this zone stays in the same place, no matter if I'm holding it portrait or landscape. I'm forced to type on my phone with it being held upside down so the deadzone doesn't go through my keyboard.
I know (well, pretty certain) this is a hardware issue and there's probably no real solution for this phone. But is there any documentation, known issues, reasoning behind this issue? It just started recently and I've had this phone (it's a 'like-new' replacement) for just over a year now.
Should I just bite the bullet and pay for the upgrade to Droid 3 next week?

If it's in a strip like that, it's probably a wire or two in the LCD connector going bad, making intermittent contact.  You could theoretically replace it; I'm assuming you don't have a warranty, so it's up to you whether paying to have it fixed is worth it.  Finding a replacement part on your own would probably be impossible.

Nope, it's not on warranty any more, but it's covered by carrier's insurance (asurion). However, Droid 1s aren't in production anymore, so I'm not sure what phone I'd get as a replacement. Ideas?

I ended up deciding to upgrade the phone to Droid 3 and I should get it by tuesday. Ugh it seems so far away. I also think my droid knows and is now exacting revenge on me as the situation I described above got worse and is now registering touches for no reason along that strip. It's hung up during calls several times already, and it's locking up selecting options on other menus because it's longpressing the option that falls inside the strip. Tuesay can't come soon enough...

Lots of people with moto phones seem to be having this problem. Moisture is a common theory. Not just dunking it or getting drenched in the rain but high humidity.


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How well do animated GIFs work on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer?
I'm looking at buying the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. Before I do, though, I want to see how my Tumblr experience will be on it. What I'm specifically worried about is animated GIFs. When I browse Tumblr on say my iPod Touch or Droid, sometimes GIFs work, sometimes they just don't. I played around with an iPad 1 a while ago and it also had trouble playing some GIFs.
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the Eee Pad and if it has these same problems with playing animated GIFs?

So I couldn't wait and went out and bought one. Turns out GIFs work relatively well. All of them animate. However, too heavy a page can really bog down performance. Tumblr, for instance, only works well if I turn off unlimited scrolling. With only one or two GIFs on the page, they animate well. With a large page, GIFs will animate, but slowly while skipping some frames.
All in all, it's a usable experience.


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Suggest an app for reading PDF and CHM
I have seen apps that read CHM or PDF but not both. I need an app that reads PDF as well as CHM quickly and smoothly. I tried OliveOffice but there are issues with landscape mode. Is there any other ?

EzPDF is a realy nice PDF Reeder.

For PDFs I recommend Mantano Reader.

Moon+ Reader reads chm's and almost anything

I confirm that Moon Reader can open both PDF and CHM. It can also open epub and other formats.

Meanwhile even Mobi. Almost nothing left except for DRM -- which is not the author's fault (trouble with Adobe not reacting on his queries). I use that app almost for 2 years now, amazing development for a one-man-show!

You could convert your PDF's to CHM:
http://www.freepdfconvert.com/convert_help_file_to_pdf.asp
As you said OliveOffice
or have you tried: iReader
Here is an e-book reader list if you want a 4th option:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70921


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Why does my phone (Samsung Fascinate) have so much trouble "Searching for GPS"?

Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix the GPS on my Samsung Galaxy S?

Whenever I try to use the "Navigation" app, I'm lucky if it takes less than 15 minutes to finish "Searching for GPS" (that is, if it finds it at all). The Magellan and Garmin GPS systems in my cars, however, find it nearly instantly. What makes my phone different, and is it something I can fix?


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Where is a downloaded .apk placed in Android phones?

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Where in the file system are applications installed?

Where is a downloaded .apk placed in Android phones? I want to backup the .apk files to my PC so that if something happens I will just restore the applications instead of re-downloading them from market.
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S II.

If you don't have root access, it doesn't matter because you won't be able to back them up.
If you do have root access, use an app like Titanium Backup to back up the apks.
Note:
This doesn't really answer the question of where to find the downloaded APKs, but it does address the need of the OP.

While a very good answer to the asker's situation, it would be nice if it also actually answered the question listed as the title, or at least noted that it doesn't answer it for a purpose.

@IlariKajaste: good point. I edited the answer.

They're (mainly) in /data/app.  If you're rooted, you can also back them up to your computer via ADB:
adb pull /data/app/ C:\backup\

(Or similar command).  To restore the easiest might be to copy them to your SD card, then go through them on your phone and install one by one.
Titanium is much better though, so listen to Nathan.


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How do I make Adobe Flash work with Firefox?
I have Adobe Flash Player 10.3 and Firefox 5.0 installed on Android 2.2. However Flash animations seem not to work in Firefox, although they do in the Android default browser.
How can I fix it?

Flash support was added in Firefox 14.0. Versions of Firefox Mobile earlier than 14 do not support Flash content at all.


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Migrate from Sony Ericsson W810i to Galaxy
I just bought my new Galaxy S. My old mobile phone is Sony Ericsson W810i. I wonder if I can do something in order to migrate my SMS and contacts. For example I was thinking the following:
Connect w810 with my computer, copy the folders from memory stick and phone memory and paste them into Galaxy. Is this feasible?
Edit: Just noticed that I havent accepted an answer :)

Method 1. The base way is to sync your contacts to your Gmail account from your Sony Ericsson W810i if that is possible. Then sync that account to your Galaxy and your contacts will be copied OTA easily.
Method 2. Sync all your contacts from your Sony Ericsson to Outlook. Then export those contacts from outlook to a CSV file. Once you have your contacts in CSV file you can import that CSV file to your Gmail account and then sync that Gmail account to your Galaxy S 2 and you are DONE.

Hi,I already have my contacts in vcf. Can I make the same process? What about sms? My phone exploerer would work for me?

here ia a hint *.vcf file can be opened in Windows Contacts Application and the exported as *.csv file (thats for windows) and vcf file can bee opened in MacOS Address Book Application..Bothe of those appliation are included in Vista and Mac OS respectively...

SMS can be backed up using BackUpRoot or Titanium BackUp applications from the market :) and can be restored as well..Good Luck

We have some progresss. I managed to back the up to xml and downlodedsms back up and restore. But when I load them it gets a null exception. Any ideas?

vcf can also be imported into Google Contacts, which syncs seamlessly with Android.

Sync contacts to your Gmail should be your best choice, it is very easy and does not cost you money. If you have not done that, you will need some third-party program to transfer your contacts to Galaxy.

Hi Jesson, thanks for the answer. I have done it that way, just forgot to mark the above answe as accepted :)

It does not matter. Glad I can help you.


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Is there any graphic-accelerated PDF reader for Android?
I use Adobe's Reader and ThinkFree Office, but they both are too slow. Any suggestions?

Adobe would typically be the one of the first ones to implement hardware acceleration.

Starting with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), Google introduced hardware accelerated 2D rendering pipeline. For now it's a tablet-only feature, but hopefully we'll get that in the unified Ice Cream Sandwich platform.
That should be a bit with that slowness issue with PDF readers since they are only able to do software rendering in Gingerbread and older.

There is no hardware accelerated PDF reader for Android at the time I am writing this (correct/edit me if I am wrong).
As kernal already sad, the performance depends on your phone. You could try to downsize the images in the PDFs for better performance on your android device.

It seems like the better choice is ezPDF Reader. It's a paid app, but the screenshots look just great!
Remember the performance depends on which phone do you have... :-/

Yeah, but is it hardware accelerated on phone that support it? E.g. GS II and Sensation?


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How can I remove pictures from contacts to save space?
I am desperate for app space on my HTC Desire. When looking at what I use app storage for, i can see that 12 mb (since this question was first asked this has grown to 16 mb) is spent on contacts. This is probably because I sync contacts with Facebook, and therefore have pictures of a lot of contacts. Now, to save space, I would like to delete these pictures. How can I do that?

I find that this data usage grows with time even when you aren't adding many contacts. Therefore, I think it includes information like latest status updates (from facebook, twitter, etc.) So the picture delete may not help...

On my phone I have an option to delete bulk contact pictures when I push the menu button when in my contacts. However this is using a custom rom on an htc desire hd. I'm pretty sure if you're still running sense you can choose to uncheck the sync with facebook option, along with a delete contact picture option. If worse comes to worst then you can always manually delete the pictures of each contact after you uncheck the sync with facebook option.

I somehow managed to do this. I am not quite sure how, but I created a fake Facebook profile with no friends (hence no pictures to sync). I then tried to set up the syncing of contacts with this Facebook profile. I got an error message that the service was unavailable when trying to log into this profile, and suddenly all the pictures disappeared from my contacts! I am now down on using 9 MB on contacts instead of 16 mb.


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Are there any custom ROMs that can be upgraded without a wipe?
I'm considering putting a custom ROM on my SGS.  Are there any ROMs that enable me to install updates without wiping the entire phone?

Have you had specific problems with this? Many ROMs will work fine when updating from one version to another. For example, the instructions on CyanogenMod's forums (taking the EVO as an example) say:

Upgrading from earlier version of CyanogenMod 7?

Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
Flash CyanogenMod (your Google Apps will be backed up & restored automatically).

Specifically they're referring to a case such as upgrading from say 7.0 to 7.1. The NAND backup is just in the event that you want to roll back or something goes wrong, but in reality you could even consider that optional (though highly encouraged).
Again taking CM as an example, you usually only need to wipe your phone if you're going from one major version to another. A good example would be if you're going from an Android 2.2-based ROM to an Android-2.3 based ROM. This is because there are some significant changes under the hood to Android, and is not really related to the specific ROM itself in most cases. The exception to this is typically carrier OTA updates since they specifically tailor them to play nice with the previous versions (end users wouldn't want to wipe their phone for every OTA, obviously).
Edit: Just to clarify, what I mean by the above is that CM won't wipe your /data partition (or /cache, I believe) on its own, as described here. It will also backup Google Apps and reinstall them to /system during the update. You can wipe /data manually from your recovery or ROM Manager, but you certainly don't have to. I have read, though, that using ROM Manager to flash an update will automatically wipe /data. There may be a setting for this or this may not be exactly true - I am not sure because I do not install my ROMs this way (I boot into recovery and do it manually).

I haven't tried it yet.  I want to know if there are versions I should avoid.

@Nathan: I can't speak for most ROMs, then, since I've been using CM for a long time, but as noted above, CM does fall into this category. The only exception is moving between major versions (like 6.x to 7.x) since they change the base Android version at that point. I suppose you could always try making a backup and updating a ROM you're interested in without wiping. If it works, great! If not, restore and try another.

I use a custom ROM called Bionix and new versions, even minor updates, wipe most everything.  CM sounds like it wipes too, it just has built-in restore of some apps.  I'm not sure this is exactly what Nathan's looking for, it sounds like he's looking more for an OTA-like update that normally does no damage.

@Matthew: CM doesn't wipe /data (or /cache to my knowledge) when you install it, only /system, but it restores Google apps on /system if you already have them. It's pretty much like an OTA in that regard (settings, contacts, Market apps, etc are retained). I'm not sure exactly what OTAs to do /system, though, so I don't know how different that is.

Ah OK, that's good :P


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iPhone-to-Android convert: how do I change the lock screen, set up 2-click speed dialing, etc.
I just left my iPhone 3G for a Samsung Galaxy S II Android phone. I am trying to recreate certain iPhone behaviors and am wondering if it's possible, and how.

Android 2.3's default lock screen is just a giant picture tile that you have to tap-swipe out of the way. I don't like it, as the tap-swipe distance required is ~3/4 of the screen. Are there any better alternatives?
On the iPhone, I could customize the bottom four "home row" icons. Is there a way to do this in Android? (I couldn't find one.)
On the iPhone, I could achieve a speed-dialing of sorts by choosing Favorite phone numbers, then dial them by tapping on "Favorites", then the person's entry. The closest I've found in Android, navigating through the Phone icon, requires a ridiculous five or six clicks. Is there a better way? I tried making a folder and then populating that folder with "Direct Dial" shortcuts for each person in my favorites list. But it seems very manual. I would prefer to have this folder be in my home row of icons as well.
On the iPhone, I could arrange the order of items in a folder. Is this possible on the Android?
On the iPhone, when someone sent me a text message, the message would appear in a dialog window on my screen. On the Android, I just get a icon indicating I have a new text message. Is there a way to configure Android to just display the text message contents immediately?
When I'm looking at someone's text message history, is there a way to call them directly? The iPhone had a button at the top for allowing this.

(Answer to #3: hit the left-menu button and then hit Call.)

This is a comment, so not complete answer, but if you favor how iPhone does some things, you can try alternative Launchers.  Go Launcher has many things similar to iPhone in how folders are displayed and ability to uninstall apps from home screen.

As you're using a Galaxy S2 which has Samsung's TouchWiz interface layered over the Android OS, some of your questions are specific to Touchwiz, so I'll answer them that way too, in a way that may not be helpful to people with a different interface:

Yes, there are a number of Lockscreens built in, if you go into Settings -> Location and Security, then you should see a section labelled Screen Unlock Settings selecting Set screen lock gives you some options.
This is TouchWiz specific. On the home screen press the Applications icon to get to the Apps list, then press the Menu button and select Edit. You should now be able to drag any icon off the "home row", and drag any other icon on (to maximum of four apps).
There are a couple of other questions on this site about setting up quick dials (like this one) etc. But it sounds like you could do what you want by creating a Starred Contacts folder on your home screen. Firstly go through your Contacts and "Star" any contacts that you'd regard as favourites, then find an empty space on your home screen, long-press there, sleect Folders from the menu that pops up and then select Starred Contacts.
Don't really use folders myself, so I'll leave that to someone else.
That was the first annoyance I noticed when I got my first Android phone a few years ago, I use the SMS Popup app for that, couldn't use an Android for messaging without it.
Never even tried doing that, but when you're in their text message conversation you can press Menu then More then Call.

Most home screen launchers allow you to long click on a blank space on the home screen.  When you do this, it will give you an "Add to Screen" menu, or something like it.  You can drag items into the folder.  Depending on the messagingin app, you can click their contact icon (either their picture or a blank icon), and it will pull up a menu to call them.

@chance i'm pretty sure the OP already said he tried that in point 3 and said that it was too much of a manual process? Unless you're talking about point 4s question on how to sort items in folders and i've mistaken you?

yes, I was actually talking about point 4, but upon rereading, I think I misunderstood.  I thought OP was just asking how to create folders.

Yes, you can use an alternative lockscreen. Something like WidgetLocker, which happens to have an iPhone theme.
Again yes, but you need an alternative launcher. For example, ADW Launcher, or Launcher Pro.
You got it.
I don't think so. It depends on what type of folders they are. Filesystem folders are usually sorted by date or name.
Yes, but you need an app for that. Try something like Handcent SMS.
Yes. Tap their picture, and tap the phone icon in the popup that appears below (or above) it.


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google-plus application for android 1.6?
Is there a google-plus application for Android 1.6? My device won't be updated to 2.0+, so unless someone writes a 1.6 compatible app, I'm stuck without it.

The official Google+ app requires Android 2.1 or newer, and as the market share for 1.6 and older is now vanishingly small, and getting smaller by the day (at time of writing the combined market share of 1.5 + 1.6 is 3.6%) it's unlikely to be modified to work on older OSs. Similarly unless there's a dev who's also stuck on 1.6 himself and desperate to use Google+, a market share like that is barely worth most Devs efforts to create a 3rd party app if there's features in newer platform versions that would make things easier for them.
Your best bet is to use the web interface at http://google.com/+ as the Google+ for mobile page specifically states that that is compatible with Android 1.5 and up.

You have 2 main options:
1) Use web based Google+ through your browser
2) OR, root your phone and put a custom ROM that has android v2.1 or higher.
If you are willing to do the latter, then google around or search here on
http://forum.xda-developers.com
find your device in the master list, and try to find root and rom instructions there. Chances are, if you have a G1, My Touch, Cliq or any of the old devices, you will find instructions on how to get a 2.1+ ROM
Happy rooting! :)

Mhhh...
This is gonna be impossible / tricky...
I'd say:
a) Check if you have any custom ROM developed for your phone (cyanogen & co) so you can upgrade not officially your android version
b) Wait for seesmic and similar application to support google+ and use one of those
c) Use the web version (but I suppose you do not like it)
If you give further information about your android I'll try to be much more specific :)

I've suggested to use the web application too :/

The Internet is so unfair! :P


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Tasker if-else-if hierarchy and default setting, like Locale
I use a Google Talk status plugin (written for Locale) with Tasker, and the one thing I miss from Locale is the priority order of situations. That is, if I'm driving, then set status "Driving", else if I'm at work, "At work", else if [...] else "Available". (Locale does allow multiple situations to be active, but each type of action (e.g. Google Talk) will only get run once.)
I'm struggling to replicate this in Tasker. The priority setting on a task seems only to affect the order in which multiple tasks are run, whereas I'd like this particular plugin to be run once per situation-change, with only one status (the one with highest priority) even if two situations are active. I also lack a place to put the default "Available" setting (exit tasks aren't really suitable).
Example: I start driving to work. Status "Driving". I get near the office. Status should still be "Driving" (highest priority). I arrive and disconnect from the car. Status should now be "At work".
...whereas if I naively put the plugin in each situation and set exit tasks of "Available", I will instead get "At work" when I get near the office, and "Available" when I get out of the car (from the exit task of the Driving situation).
I'm reluctant to go back to Locale because Tasker is more flexible for the other conditions and settings I'm using, and because it has more built-in conditions (e.g. power source mains/USB), meaning fewer Locale condition plugins need to be kept running in memory.

Great question and exciting challenge. I'll have a ponder..

That's something not easy to be simulated by Tasker, but should be possible. The most likely trick is working with variables -- an approach you find described at Google Groups: How To Default Profile? (check the post by Nikita Popov).
That example just defines a single default profile to fall back on if no other profile is active. A more complex example would properly make use of variables like %PACTIVE (currently active profile), in the way that a "lower-priority" profile would contain the condition that the higher is not contained in %PACTIVE (so it only becomes the active profile if no "higher-priority" profile is currently running).


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Prevent my phone from showing messages in the wrong order if I reply quickly?
When I access the Messages app that came with my phone and select a person I am presented with all the SMS messages my phone has stored between me and that person, in chronological order.
However, I get a message from someone and reply quickly, my message is permanently positioned above the message it is a reply to, not below it, even though it was sent at a later time.
What is causing this frustrating behaviour, and what can I do to ensure correct sorting order?

Pain in the neck this one. +1

It seems to be related to the local time on my phone, which I suspect was slow compared to the network. So, while the incoming messages where arriving listed as the "correct" time (on the network), I was then replying "before" them as far as my local clock was concerned and thus when the phone sorted on time their positions were swapped.
So, I've manually adjusted my clock forward a minute, and seem to have avoided the problem since.
Speaking to a friend knowledgeable in these things, O2 (my provider) apparently do not provide phones with network-updated time, I don't know if this is true or not, but it would explain how a difference could appear in the manner described.

I'm not 100% convinced yet that this is correct, but I'll accept this when I am - so will give it a while longer, maybe do some purposeful tests, to see if I get any message inversions.


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Do a total wipe of my device
I have flashed my ROM several times with different ROMS, and sometimes back to stock. I flashed roms, modems, kernels etc.
But the flashing never seems to totally format the device, because the folders of old software keep showing up on the phones hard drive.
Is there a way to completely format my device, and install a new rom afterwards.
I have a Samsung Galaxy 2s running gingerbread 2.3
If this question is already ask this can be closed and redirected. I could not find a similair question.

To completely format your device, you need to use Odin and an Odin-able ROM (preferably stock).  Note that the device can't be blank.  You should always have firmware on it.

Download Odin 1.85 from here and extract it.
Download stock firmware (listed here), you probably want JPKF3.
Put your phone into Download mode (you may have to attempt this a couple times):

Power off the phone
Hold VolDown+OK:

Click the Power button
Let go of VolDown+OK when the Android icon with "Downloading..." underneath appears

Start Odin
Connect your phone to USB and ensures it shows up in Odin (a yellow box with a COM port will be shown).  If it doesn't, disconnect and reconnect.  If it still doesn't, reboot your phone and start over from (3).
Click the PDA button in Odin and choose the firmware file you downloaded.
Click Start and wait till "PASS" appears in the Message area.  If it fails, start over from (3).

Normally, to completely wipe the device, you would select "Re-partition" in Odin.  However, this apparently can brick the Galaxy S II! So don't do it.  I guess it only works consistently with the original Galaxy S.

This method does not clear the phones internal sdcard. This leaves the files that are on your phone. My question was not how to go back to stock rom. Only dialing 27673855# does a complete format of the internal sdcard. Im on the GT-i9100. Thanks for the answer anyway.

@Saif Why don't you clear the internal SD yourself? It's easy enough to delete all the files on it.

Are there no important files on there that won't be put back when you just delete everything?

@Saif Samsung's internal SD is meant to be treated the same as external SD cards in other phones. No important files are stored there. Just downloads, apps that you move to SD, possibly photos, etc.

OH! Sorry i did not know that as I am new to android. On WM6.5 the interneal storage was also the place where system files were stored.

@Saif No problem! Most Android phones have "internal storage" where the system files are, plus an external SD card.  Samsung has replaced the external SD card with internal SD storage, separate from the main internal storage, on several phones.  Some of them have external SD as well, which is barely used at all unless you are copying files back and forth from your device to another or a PC.

Did you install recover (such as Amon-ra or Malez)?
In that case you can just reboot in recovery using the free application from the market "quick boot" and do from the recovery a Wipe ALL.
If not it's time to find out which kind of recovery is best for you (and your device) and install it
:)
ps
If you add further details and/or questions I can answer more accurately

I did not install the software you asked. I install a kernel version that has clockworkmod loaded. Then I boot into clockworkmod, wipe cashe partition, do factory reset, and then flash a new rom.

did you try to do the wipe (cache and data) 3 times in a row before flashing the new rom?

LOL no never 3 times, should you do that before everything goes away. I just one time would be enough. I'm gonna try it now, lets see if it helps.

NO, just flashed my stock rom again, after that wiped cache + data 3 times. Did a fresh boot into a new rom, still see folders like openfient, goweather, appiecache. All apps not default on the system, and also not installed on the new rom, still showing up from old instances.

:O that's black magic...
I've read on various forum of the "3 times" trick but have no experience with it personally.
I'll keep investigating

Thanks, but are the programs like Amon-ra, Marez, qiockboot, the same as clockworkmod. Or should I try one of those programs.

Hey this worked for me: Remove SIM and microSD cards, start the phone and enter 27673855# into the dialer. None of the programs that went into recovery mode. Really strange. Or maybe it had something to do with the external SD card, but i doubt it as it is completely empty.

Oh my god O_O
Anyway: horray to you for doing it! :D

Boot in a custom recovery (cwm, twrp or anything similar) and format
/data, /cache, /system, /sdcard (or /emmc), /external-sdcard (or /sd-ext or anything like that)
now install with odin a stock rom and it's all back to like it was when you first got it


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SMS Stuck at Sending
I have a very peculiar problem on my Android [Samsung Galaxy 5(five)].
Every time I send a text message, it is stuck at 'Sending...' and can be stuck on that for days until it shows that it has failed to send the message.
Sometimes I send 3 messages at a go and they end up being sent. Sometimes even this does not work.
What could be the problem? What can I do to rectify?
Desperate!

Can happen due to low network signal or problems in messaging number. Have you tried a different SMS app just to see if it works better?

When this happens to me, I disable the data on the device and re-enable it and the message usually goes through. You can also just try switching to airplane mode and then turn off airplane mode.

This happens sometimes. I believe its a bug with the messaging app. I used to have this. I suggest force closing the application (Settings -> Manage Application -> Messaging -> Force Stop)
Once done, just reboot for safe measure. This should fix your problem. :)

I faced a similar problem on my LG Android handset, but then I realized that I hadn't done my 'SMS cleanup' for the last 6 months. I deleted all old messages, then things started working fine! It turned out to be a basic maintenance issue.


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How To Install/Root Vegan-Tab GingerEdition on Viewsonic gTablet
I recently purchased a Viewsonic gTabet and want to root the device with the Vegan-Tab Ginger Edition.  I'm an absolute newbie when it comes to Android, I've been a Windows guy my whole life.
I'm looking for some instructions for "dummies" on how to get this OS installed on the tablet.  I found this site here, but I'm not sure if this is enough detail.  It looks like some of these steps assume prior knowledge of Android.
Does anyone have any detailed, step by step instructions on how to do this?
Thanks for the help, looking forward to exploring this new world.

Per your second question: Gingerbread is the "codename" for Android 2.3.x, Honeycomb is (so far) Android 3.0/3.1. They are different versions of Android.

Okay, I've separated the questions, sorry about that. So is VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition, actually Gingerbread? I know you're probably saying Hellloooo, Ginger!!! Starting from scratch here, so bare with me

Not a problem, I just didn't know the answer to the first part so I didn't want to post an actual answer. But yes, it appears to be based on Android 2.3 ("Gingerbread"). The source code for 3.x has not yet been publicly released by Google, so even on tablets most custom ROMs are using 2.3 (or 2.2 sometimes).

Thanks for explaining @eldarerathis, so do you know if any other site that provides step by step instructions on how to install Ginger on the gTablet? Or is what I provided the standard? Thanks again for your time.

I actually found this site http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/, reading through it, its great! Just what I need.

Slight disclaimer: I don't own a gTab, so I'm not particularly familiar with it. That being said, rooting devices and installing custom ROMs is at least somewhat similar across devices.
I would start by taking a look at this thread over on XDA. It has links to a bunch of other threads with instructions on how to get a custom recovery (ClockworkMod) on your device, how to flash a ROM, and a bunch of other useful things. In particular, there is a pretty good guide for installing ClockworkMod v08, which would essentially get you to a point where you could follow the Vegan-Tab installation instructions.
Be advised that doing this will wipe all of the data on your device, so make a copy of anything you don't want to lose.


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Where does Amazon App Store keep the APKs

Possible Duplicate:
Amazon App Store - Location of the downloaded APK

I am trying to find an APK that I downloaded from the Amazon app store but it is nowhere to be found. I have looked in all the normal APK locations but none of the APKs from the Amazon app store are there. Does anyone know where they are hidden?

Never knew that Amazon's apks are located somewhere else then common ones... interesting!

@barmaley They're in the same spot when installed, but Amazon has a different folder to download them to than the Market does.

they are on the SD card.
The free ones are put here. (I would assume they all get put in the same spot.)
/sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia/cache

Their names are by no means associated with the app though.


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What is a tool to sort apps by their data size?
During development, internal storage size is severely needed. Cache cleaner is ok, however, apps have another component called data which can be cleared. Is there an app out there that organizes by an app's data size ? I'm not interested in app size, I'm interested in app's data size.

You can already sort apps in the app manager by size. Is that not sufficient?

Also, we prefer questions in the form "how can I do X" rather than "is there an app that does X". Apps come and go and there may be a non-app solution to your problem.

Im not interested in app size, i'm interested in app's data size. Google maps takes up lots of data. There are lots of apps with small size, but large data size...

Thanks for the clarification. You may wish to add that to your question so that you can get the most helpful answers.

I know this answer's a bit late, but you haven't received a good one yet!
In Titanium Backup, you can do Menu -> More -> Overview of app storage use, then order by data size. Not only will you have your apps sorted by data size, TI shows you the size with graphical bars, so you can compare apps at a glance and see what's huge vs. tiny. See the last screenshot on the market (the free version) for an example.
Another option: App 2 SD by Sam Lu. Not as pretty, and the apps are split over 3 screens, but it is possible by doing Menu -> Sort by -> Data size.
Finally, if you have a rooted phone and an ext partition, you can move some or all of your data to the ext partition and gain tons of space!

Titanium backup looks good in theory, but it never finishes "building exact app size information" on my phone.

1Tap Cleaner is capable of that, I use it all the time to clear data-hogging apps.
Once in the app choose Cache Cleaner then bring up the Settings > Sort by Size > Data size.

Check out DiskUsage.  It'll let you see what is consuming the most space on either internal or SD card.

Disk usage does not allow sorting by data components - what the author specifically asked for.

@Dmitry That's available through menu>filter or by browsing to a mount point.

seems to support SD cards only at least nowadays


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Ringtones from my MP3
I have in Bluetooth folder some .mp3 files. How can I make them ringtones? The phone ringtone option doesn't see them.

Add the files to the /media/audio/ringtones directory on your SD card.
See also: How do I set a custom MP3 as a ringtone for other notifications?

That's good. And with the same way for alarmo clock and sms notifcation?

Indeed. That's the alarms and notifications sibling directories.

Hmm, I cant find this directory.  The best I can find is Samsung/music :S

Are you looking on the external SD card? Your device might not match up with mine.

Note you may have to reboot your phone to see these changes.

use Ringdroid! it's got a spectacular GUI, it automatically finds all music files on your phone, and allows you to make custom ringtones and set them directly from the app. Best ringtone app i've ever used.

Open the .mp3 file in the stock media player, and from there choose Menu>Set as Ringtone.

And what about alarm clocks and sms notifications?


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How to change default homepage in Android browser?
How to change address that appears in:
Internet(stock browser) -> Settings -> Set home page -> Use default.
I can set another homepage, or use current, but I'm interesting in changing exactly this field.

are you trying to do this programmatically or as a user?

trying to do as user

When you're in the browser, open the Menu, choose More | Settings and select "Set home page".

Ok, but I don't own that DTD with current issue. And I can't check on it.


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Are Tmobile using bogus DoD IP addresses (bogons)?
I recently started picking up some weird entries in my firewall log:
kernel: arplookup 26.XXX.XXX.XXX failed: host is not on local network
There are at least at dozen entries, all to different IP's within DISANET26.
I couldn't help but be curious as to what was going on so I fired up Wireshark and began capturing packets to try and find out where it was coming from.
Turns out it's my brand new HTC sensation with all but a handful of apps installed (standard google apps + other apps I've used in the past) - I don't even have it rooted yet.
Wireshark shows a Broadcast ARP packet coming from the sensation's mac address, but logs it as coming from the DoD IP in question. The target is the gateway (pfsense router).
I've found a similar discussion over at the tmobile forums with no official tmobile response: http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Help-General-Discussion/Hiport-connects-to-DoD/td-p/205863
I doubt I'll find someone at tmobile who will have a clue what I'm talking about but whether the DoD is involved or not there's no denying that the phone is trying to send these packets to them.
I won't sleep well until I know why.

I've heard of T-Mo doing this, yes.  They're internal addresses only so don't worry about the DoD thinking you're trying to hack them or something.  Just don't try to access that address manually -- use the external IP address (visit ipchicken.com or somewhere from your device browser to find it).

I had the same issue - t-mobile admitted assigning their ip but was not able to explain why

Some large ISPs/cell providers have been known to be assigning reserved IP addresses (i.e. IP address that does not belong to the private addresses) to devices in their network. Many organizations (government and universities) that participated in the early days of the Internet owned very large blocks of IP address that aren't being used, and their IP addresses are suspect to this sort of misuse.
The reason they did this is usually because they run out of supply for private IP addresses. This workaround is violating all kinds of standards, but it is generally safe as long as nobody in their network need to access a server using those reserved IP addresses, and since these IP addresses are unused by their owner anyway, nobody really cared to do anything about it.
btw, my superintendant told me to told you to not worry about the men in black suits in front of your residence, they're gardeners.

Yup, that's what Hamachi did with 5.0.0.0/8; wonder how they're coping now that it's allocated and in use.

@Piskvor Hamachi changed to 25.0.0.0/8

@pizzapants184: I wouldn't call "we've been evicted? Let's squat somebody else's address space then" a viable business model (especially when that someone has fighter jets and warships), but that's obviously Hamachi's problem, haven't used it for ages now.

Thanks for your quick response Lie Ryan.
Just to update this topic a bit I called Tmobile and spoke with L3 support and indeed they're using 10.x.x.x but also 25.x.x.x and 26.x.x.x for handing out IP addresses - it depends on the device/feature in use.
The issue was that since the device was joined over wifi and had no connection to tmobile in theory it shouldn't need a tmobile IP address at all.
Well it turns out that it's indeed connection to tmobile due to the wifi calling being enabled.
Still doesn't explained that unmarked van outside the house....

I was able to find my private IP on the GSM network interface (svnet0) and it corresponds with the IP I see in the ARP requests as soon as I turn WIFI on.


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App to ask question on stackexchange?
Is there any application to ask question on stackexchange as well, instead of just monitoring a user timeline to get notifications?

There is this related question, but it and its answers deal with reading and don't offer any solutions for asking questions.

Not a direct answer, but there is an effort underway to improve the mobile versions of the Stack Exchange sites.
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/98215/stack-exchange-mobile-theme-beta-starts-now
I have used my Android browser to interact with the Stack Exchange sites and it works pretty well.

Your link is invalid

@LifeH2O: I guess they removed it. I've linked to the current discussion. The changes are apparently live on all sites.

There is "DroidStack" which allows to Browse the Questions, Users, Tags and Monitor for Statuschanges, but it does not allow you to question yourself or write an answer. But you can open the current question, user, whatever in your favorite browser anytime. This comes closest to writing.
There are other tools, with similar restrictions, but I think DroidStack is the best of the ones I tested so far.
The problem is, that writing to any SE-site is (currently) not allowed via API, only via webinterface. Writesupport is planned for API-version 3.0, and will be bound to other reputationlevels then via web as stated in "Announcing API version 1.1" on StackApps.com?

I viewed this answer with DroidStack and written this line with opera mini.

Cool, how did you log in with OperaMini? Everytime I try to get to the log-in site with it, it tells me to enable JavaScript from external sites... Same problem with Opera Mobile when in "Turbo"-mode...

I am using latest opera mini with default configuration. Opera Mini is a lot faster than opera mobile on 2G network

Stack Exchange app is there in google play. You can ask question using this app.


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CyanogenMod USB tether
I can't seem to find the option to enable USB tether in CyanogenMod 7.0.1 . Several pages and forum threads mention a checkbox under Wireless & network setting, but i don't have it.
Is there anything i need to do to get this to show up? Is this not supported anymore? What USB mode should I select? The phone is a Motorola Milestone, computer runs Windows 7 x64.

The Milestone is an unofficial port, and USB tethering is not yet supported. There is a feature request on their issue tracker for this.

The most recent comment on the above mentioned ticket indicates that it's been fixed as of 7.1.0-RC15 and should now be included.


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What are the names of the various versions of the Android OS, and how are these names chosen?
Many people refer to Android versions by "codenames" rather than version numbers (e.g. Android "Gingerbread"). What are the names of the various versions of the Android OS, and how are these names chosen?

Each version of Android since 1.5 has been developed with a specific codename. These codenames are chosen alphabetically and have thus far been dessert items (or, generically, sweet/sugary foods). Some codenames are associated with more than one version number, while others are limited to only a specific one, and the reason for this inconsistency is not currently known. The naming typically appears to correspond to changes in the developer API levels, but this is not always true (example: 3.0 and 3.1 are both "Honeycomb" but have different API levels).
The following names are used for the currently existing Android releases. Note that versions 1.0 and 1.1 were not publicly named. However, Android 1.1 was internally referred to as "Petit-Four" (noted in Traroth's answer, confirmed here). Also, starting from Android 10, Google stops announcing the codename publicly and instead referred to the version number, though they may still have the codename for internal purposes (reff: XDA):
Cupcake:

Android 1.5

Donut:

Android 1.6

Eclair:

Android 2.0
Android 2.1

Froyo: (short for "frozen yogurt")

Android 2.2

Gingerbread:

Android 2.3

Honeycomb:

Android 3.0
Android 3.1
Android 3.2

Ice Cream Sandwich:

Android 4.0

Jelly Bean:

Android 4.1
Android 4.2
Android 4.3

KitKat:

Android 4.4

Lollipop:

Android 5.0
Android 5.1

Marshmallow:

Android 6.0

Nougat: (official name: https://twitter.com/Android/status/748642375908589568)

Android 7.0
Android 7.1

Oreo:

Android 8.0
Android 8.1

Pie:

Android 9.0

Android 10 (Quince Tart)
Android 11 (Red Velvet Cake)
Android 12 (Snow Cone)
Android 13 (Tiramisu)
Android 14 (Upside Down Cake)

Eldarerathis summarized it very well. To add some things: The 1.1 version was internally called Petit Four by Google, and that's how it all began. Google is installing a giant pastry on their lawn at Mountain View each time a new version is about to be launched.
You can see pictures of that display at different stages here:
 Donut, Android logo, Nexus one, Cupcake, Eclair
Froyo
 Gingerbread, Icecream Sandwich, Honeycomb
 KitKat, Jellybean
 Lollipop

Marshmallow

Nougat

Oreo

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels contains a table that links all the naming mess, excerpt:
Platform Version    API Level    VERSION_CODE
Android 6.0         23           M
Android 5.1         22           LOLLIPOP_MR1
Android 5.0         21           LOLLIPOP
...

Web archive link.

Just a heads-up that this list doesn't seem to reflect codenames anymore since M. P has released already, yet M/N/O's dessert names aren't in.


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Gmail stopped syncing messages
For some reason, Gmail on my Nexus S is not pulling new messages anymore. I added a second Gmail account; could it possibly be the reason?

Are you sure that you're not getting messages? Is it possible notifications are just turned off?

The second account probably has nothing to do with the other.
You'll want to go to Menu | Settings | Accounts & sync and click on the account that's not working. Ensure that "Sync Gmail" is checked.
If that doesn't help, then you should try what I do for all truculent apps.

Force stop

if that doesn't help

Clear cache

if that doesn't help

Clear data

if that doesn't help

Restart the phone (turn off/turn on the phone, unless you have a "restart" option)

and if that still doesn't help, try the nuclear option:

uninstall and re-install

before you start clearing the cache and data, I would restart the phone, or try to turn off the data connection. if that doesn't work, then clear the cache and data. no need to lose the data if you don't need to.

Thank you, it works! For some reason, sync was stopped in the settings...


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Can bought Android apps be shared between devices you own?
On the iPod Touch/iPhone, since it is tied to your iTunes account, I am quite sure you can have your bought apps on multiple devices you own (can't test though, iPod Touch was stolen).
However, now I have the Motorola Droid, and am waiting for a tablet, and am considering getting a Nook and rooting it to run my own apps.
Question is, if you buy an app on the marketplace, how is the security done:

Is it tied to your Gmail account so you can share it between devices you own?
Is it tied to the device? (Don't break/replace your phone!)
As long as it's installed, you're OK? (If you uninstall, or wipe your device, it's gone).

I assume 3 is highly unlikely, though a possibility, so leaving it here as a potential answer to my question.

Just for complement, if you buy an app on App Store, you can only download it on 5 different devices before you have to buy again, while a single purchase on Google Play (formerly Android Market) enables you to download it for unlimited times.

On your phone open the Android Market app, press Menu, then select Help, then choose Troubleshooting (under Users), you should now see the "Retrieving previously purchased apps" headline. This says:

Your application purchases are tied to
  your Google Account and can be
  installed an unlimited number of times
  on any device.
...
If you change devices, you can install
  previous purchases by making sure you
  sign into your device with the same
  Google Account you used on your
  previous phone.

Not a technical answer, but in the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement '3.6 Reinstalls' it states that you can (no mention of different devices though).

all_licenses: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/


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Android: Force Music Application to Refresh List of Playlists
How can I force the built-in Music App in Android to refresh my list of playlists. Even after I delete one from my SD card, the playlist will still appear in my list of playlists.

Go to settings, applications, manage applications, [menu button], filter, all
Find the Media Storage app, and clear data.
This deletes everything! artists, albums, playlists. (data still on card)
Plug in, mount usb. Eject. Go back into music, and wait (a lot if you have more than a few tracks.)
Note: If the music app shows no changes, try force stopping the Media Storage app. The app showed no cache or data to clear, but force stopping it then opening the Music app worked for me.

I have a Moto Droid, and believe it or not, I had to do a factory reset on the phone (Settings -> Privacy -> Factory Data Reset) to get rid of the playlists that I erroneously put on the SD card.
After the phone rebooted, it reactivated my service and restored the apps I had previously downloaded from the Android Market.  The customizations I had made to my home screen needed to be redone, and the device needed to re-fetch all of my Google data (contacts, calendar, etc.)
They really need to come up with a better solution to that, but thankfully, I hadn't done much with the phone, so I didn't have many things that I needed to setup again.

This is definitely troubling. I hope this is fixed soon.

There is an application that deletes unused playlists from the database.  See http://roryok.com/blog/2010/07/23/clearing-out-deleted-playlists-in-android/

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/


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My virtual QWERTY keyboard has vanished
I have an Xperia X10.
Suddenly my virtual QWERTY keyboard has vanished and has been replaced by some other layout.
When I enter the "Contacts" list an try to edit  I now get a standard phone keyboard layout instead of the QWERTY one.
What could have happened?

Are you trying to edit the contact's phone number or some other piece of information?

Other info. I have looked around a bit more and it seems my phone has somehow become Chinese keyboard! Can't get Hebrew at all now.

SOLVED! Seems that somehow I changed my "Input Method" to Chinese. :(

@theblitz: Please enter that as an answer and "accept" it. This will help future readers with the same problem.

If you long click on a text box, you have the option to change the keyboard to any you have enabled under Settings -> Language & Keyboard. Maybe you accidentally switched it ;)


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Transfer applications and settings from my old Android phone to my new one

Possible Duplicate:
How to backup an Android device?

I recently purchased a new Android device and I would like to be able to back up all of my settings/installed applications/app settings so that I can easily transfer them from the old phone to the new phone.
I know that my Gmail synced items will automatically sync, but this doesn't help me with things like bookmarks and settings on my apps.
Are there any good applications available on the market for helping me with this transfer?
I'm not sure if it will cause any problems, but the old device is running Android 1.6, and the new device will be running Android 2.x

Titanuim Backup, MyBackup, Astro FileManager, Handy Backup and there are loads more in the market!


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How do I transfer numbers/contacts from Windows Mobile to Android?
I finally activated my Android phone and would like to import numbers/contacts to the new phone. I forgot to ask the store rep how to do this, but I figured since both of them can be hooked up to a computer, I can probably do it myself. I'm on a Windows platform.
What's the best way to do this?

It's pretty easy because your Android phone will sync to [Google Contacts][1].

Sync your Windows Mobile phone to your computer (Outlook, Outlook Express, whatever you normally sync to)

Export your contacts from there to a CSV:

Go to the File menu on the top-left in the Outlook
Click on Import and Export
Click on Export file to
Click Next
Click on Comma Separated Values (Windows)
Click on Next
click on Contacts
Click on Browse
Select the drive and folder where you want to save the file
Click on Next, and done

Use Google Contacts to import the CSV (import is in the upper right from https://contacts.google.com/)

Wait a couple of minutes.  All of your contacts will show up on your Android phone soon

That's how I moved and merged my contacts from a combination of an old Nokia phone (exported to CSV using Nokia's rubbishy desktop software), and an Outlook account, and imported them both into GMail's contacts. It even gives you an option to merge two contacts in GMail if you tick them both at the same time.

Thanks, this worked perfectly.  My old Windows Mobile phone already synced my contacts with Outlook so I just needed to export/import.

In my case, I needed to manually open CSV-file in spreadsheet programm and rename columns. Before I did so contacts wasn't imported correctly to Google account. Maybe this happened due to regional differences. Also different programs use different delimiters for CSV.

An even simpler method (at least for me) would be to first sync your contacts in WinMo to Google Sync. The Active sync settings are:

Server: m.google.com
Use SSL
Username and password are the same as other Google services (username@gmail.com-format)
Contacts must be selected in the data selection

And then on your Android phone, you should have automatic contact sync enabled by default.
Did this with my HTC Touch HD and Motorola Milestone/Droid, took a couple of minutes, and everything on the Android side went completely automagically.

Looks like this does not work anymore - https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/138636 ("Starting Jan. 30, 2013, only Google Apps for Work, Education, and Government customers can set up new devices with Google Sync")

I just transferred my contacts from my HTC Touch Pro2 to my Samsung Galaxy S II X.
You need to install the Bluetooth File Transfer app for Android, pair your two phones, and then send your contacts to your Android phone using the Windows Mobile Bluetooth Explorer program.

You could also try vCardIO which uses the Funambol code and runs on an Android phone off the SD card. Export from Outlook and copy the file to the SD card.

Disclaimer: I do not work for Sprite Software
I did a search for the following phrase on Google: "moving windows mobile contacts to android". One of the hits was Sprite Software who makes the following application: SpriteMigrate. It's free and purports to backup your stuff to a backup file and then you use a second program on your PC to convert that backup file to Android-ready format.
Sprite Migrate apparently saves the following information (from their website):

What do we migrate?

Contacts
Call Logs
SMS
Bookmarks

much more coming soon...

I've performed step 1 already and am in the process of performing step 2, once I pick up my phone tomorrow (Evo), I'll try step 3 and report back on how successful I was.

I tried LocalSync and it worked fine.
Pros:

It doesn't simply "migrate" WinMo to Android: it actually establishes a sync relationship with your Windows PC/Outlook
Doesn't share contacts with Google or other clouds (privacy safe)

Cons:

You must have Outlook installed on Windows

Use the following simple steps (no need for Microsoft/Google account)

Search/install contacts+message backup on your Windows Phone

Go to Settings -> contacts+message backup -> Backup from the list that is displayed, select Contacts, and then press Backup. A folder named "backup + restore" will be created in your SD card/phone memory containing the vCard file.

Copy this file to your Android device and import contacts from this file

Go to the account settings.
Choose Microsoft exchange.
Log in to sync.
Note that Microsoft Outlook online calendar, mail, contacts are synced. No need to create a Google account.

Don't know if it matters but this was on Android7.

You can use Qontact (I'm the developer of this app). It can export in many formats like vCard, readable by iOS or Android app. Just send the contacts by email and open the attachment (Gmail or Hotmail account).
The free version can export about 200 contacts (including photo, the solutions that use CVS exports doesn't). In case you have more contacts, you can use the pro version.

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


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Find out size of all data ever downloaded
Is somehow possible to find out size of all data I ever downloaded on my HTC phone?
edit:source from which I downloaded data will be also super
Thanks

what service provider do you have?

Why would you need this?

If it's a sprint phone, you can get this information on their website, or by calling #4. This won't get you sources of downloads, but they keep data traffic records for a year.

Your carrier would keep track of how much you've downloaded over 3G.  I highly, highly doubt they do enough logging to tell you where all of it came from though (and if they did, they'd probably make you pay to access the logs if they let you at all).
There's no way to tell exactly what you've downloaded over WiFi, apart from browser history for file downloads if you've never cleared the list.  Presumably you could modify Android to log everything, but as far as I know it hasn't been done up till now.

A similar question on Stack Overflow says you can find this info through the API - android.net.TrafficStats, or /sys/class/net/statistics on pre-2.2 systems. This might help you, I hope.
I wonder what happened to the widget that question's poster was writing...

Newer versions clearly do have this facility, eh?

For newer Android versions you can use the android.net.TrafficStats class.

For new versions you can just go to Settings->Data Usage and wind the start time back from the default of last month to the beginning of time.


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Can I use my Google account on two or more phones?

Possible Duplicate:
Multiple Android Devices with a single google account

I want to share some applications and contacts on my girlfriend's Android cellphone, can I do that?  Will I lose my Market applications or can I share them simultaneously with another cellphone?

Yes, you can do it and use all your apps.  You can't currently use the Market with multiple accounts, though, so if your girlfriend already has her account on her phone then you can't use your account for the Market unless you remove hers and add yours as the primary account.

This is actually two questions:  you can have multiple devices connected to the same Google account (I do), but I don't know for certain what will happen if you alternate between multiple accounts on the same phone.  I think it will work okay, as I've used purchased applications when the phone can't "phone home" to validate me (airplane mode) — but this doesn't test whether being synced to a different account will break them.


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Free PDF reader for Android phone that has a "Go To page" function
Is there a free PDF reader for the Android phone that has a "Go To page" function?
When I try to read a 600+ page document on my smartphone I find it tedious to scroll to the page I'm interested in. It takes a lot of time and is not precise. It would be much easier if possible to jump directly to the page I want (I know which page I want to see because there is a "Table of Contents" in the document - such a fresh and wonderful invention).
I tried Adobe Reader X, and my phone's default PDF reader application, but they don't seem to have an option to jump directly to a page, or at least this is not a documented feature and I didn't find how to do.
Is there an alternate (preferably free) PDF reader for Android?

Can you use the search function in Adobe Reader to search for the page number?

@Al Everett : that's a nice idea, however with my 600+ page document searches take so much time that it is practically impossible.

VuDroid. market It has "Go to page", but can't search.

I tried vuDroid, you are right, it has this useful function. I also found that even if there is no such function in Adobe Reader X, you can quickly scroll the pages if you tap the bottom of the page (I guess the developers thought this feature didn't require documentation.)

When I installed this on my Android Samsung Galaxy 4 every time I try to open the application it crashes and just says "VuDroid" has stopped.

You can goto page in 'fit to screen' or 'continous scroll' mode (but not 'reflow text') by touching at the bottom of the screen and it'll make a scroll bar turn up. As you drag your finger left and right you'll see the page number and total number of pages at the top left of the screen.
Edit in 2015: Slightly different now: touch at the bottom, then you'll see a page number on the right edge of the screen, which you can drag up and down.

This does not work with the default PDF Viewer that comes with Android Samsung Galaxy 4

Adobe Acrobat Reader has the function, on the right you have a little arrow with the page number, tap on it and you'll be able to enter the page number

Confirmed this works after downloading and installing on my Samsung Galaxy 4 Android device

OP is right, it doesn't seem to have the option but it is there: https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/rm/ios/acrobatios_en/nav.html#jump

The free PDF Annotation app has a goto function (as well as a search function). I use it myself to read PDF and make notes while reading.

I downloaded this application but could not find any goto function.

@Kmeixner it's in the menu after you opened a document, at least that's the case on my old phone (SGS2)

It is very simple. On the lower left corner of the page you are on there is the page number. If you do not see it touch this place and the page number will appear. For example if you are on page 54 in a file 700 pages long you will see 54/700. You touch the number 54 and a request "Go to page" will appear with a supporting touch keyboard. You print the page number and OK.

This does not work with the default PDF Viewer that comes with Android Samsung Galaxy 4

There's this service called cameyo. Basically it lets you run Windows programs through your browser or from their app. They have a wide variety of apps set up and you should find a good pdf reader there.

Use WPS office its large and has lots of stuff you may not want. But the viewer is really good and works with TOC commands and table of content functions. Hope this helps.


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Rooting acer liquid mini with Ubuntu?
can someone explain how to root android phone using ubuntu or any linux distro please? There are so many app like superoneclick, z4root etc..but android is based on linux right? so it should be easy to root with linux...but how? i'm using acer liquid mini 2.2.

use super one click. It worked with acer liquid mini...Acer custom ROM can be found here [link] (http://acer-club.ru/topic/10684-%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-acefirmware-liquid-mini-e310-custom-rom/)

Super One Click is written in C#. You need Mono to run it under Linux and other Non-Windows platforms. You can check your Ubuntu Package Manager for Mono or download it from here.
The XDA-Forum-Link also has a link to a detailed description on how to make it work under Linux.
I have never personally used it on Linux, but once the program is up and running, it should be very self explanatory.


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How to get Google+ application even outside US?
I have an account on Google+ but Android Market does not allow me to download Google+ application.

I live outside the US (UK) and I was able to download the application without issue from the Market

Since this isn't specifically an issue with Google+ but rather with country restrictions in the Market, this looks like a duplicate of http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/11154/how-to-install-apps-which-are-targetted-for-another-country

Have you tried on both the phone and the web?

Well I couldn't download it from the market app on my phone in Germany, but I was able to install it from Play Store.
Otherwise you might try installing market enabler and fake that you are in the US.

This is precisely the same Android Market that the asker says does not allow him to download the app. I also live out of the US and the market does not let me download it either.

You can install from here but may be its in development phase and not activated
Google+

This is precisely the same Android Market that the asker says does not allow him to download the app.  I also live out of the US and the market does not let me download it either.

Why down vote? He is correct.

Thanks XperiaMiniPro...
Seven vote for same my copied answer, but I got down vote Strange !

If you don't mind getting it from untrusted sources, you can google "google plus android apk", and this will show you a list of repositories and forums to download it from.
Note that, as a is the nature of such, let's call them, untrusted sources, there's no guarantee that either they or the google query will persist for long, so I'm not even bothering to link to anybody.


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Gameplay video on android

Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible record in-game videos?

I don't know where exactly to ask this question:
How can i make gameplay video from android device ?
I need to capture video

Related: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/10811/how-to-capture-video-stream-from-android-phone-screen-and-show-it-on-laptop. I don't think you'll find a solution that gives you a decent framerate, unfortunately. It seems that Android makes it difficult to access the video buffer.

I just posted another answer to that that may get you up to a 30 FPS video.


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Where does swype store the user dictionary?
Does anyone know where Swype stores the user dictionary? I wasn't careful enough at the outset and now it prefers "Amanfa" to "Amanda" which is hugely annoying. I haven't been able to delete it. I'd really like to at least see if I can't bushwhack my way to a back door and look through the dictionary myself.

possible duplicate of Can I edit Swype's user dictionary to remove typos?

So far, it seems like this dictionary has eluded people all over. There are a few things that have worked for most people as far as getting swype under control.

To delete a single word, type it using Swype, highlight it (by clicking or double clicking the word), and press the Swype key (button with "info" icon)
To add a word, type it very carefully letter by letter and press the Swype key to save it to the dictionary
To batch add multiple words to the dictionary (this has been tested and worked), type the words you wish to add in a text document (either on your phone or on your computer and then view it on your phone). Highlight the block of text and push the Swype key. This should add every word in the block to the dictionary.

In latest Swype beta (version 1.0.3.5809), there's an option Personal Dictionary in Swype settings. It's an easy GUI way to manage Swype user dictionary.


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Memory Expansion For Asus Eeepad Transformer
Hello I am planning on getting the 16GB version of the Eeepad Transformer, however I would want to upgrade the memory via the expansion slot.Does anyone have an idea up to how many gigs the expansion slot supports ?

Just FYI, when you say memory, most people assume you mean RAM - not storage.

When you say memory do you mean storage capacity? As far as im aware there is no way to increase the 1GB memory it is supplied with.
EDIT :
This site states 32GB expansion limit for SD card, which seems like its porbably correct :
http://www.techwench.com/asus-eee-pad-transformer-review/

Yes sorry I meant storage capacity

meaning i can put in an extra 32gb sd card, sweet

Limit of the internal reader is that of SDHC format: 32Gb.
But AFAIK, card slots on the Transformer dock is SDXC compliant, so, limit is 2Tb (theoretical)

SDHC goes well beyond 2GB, up to 32GB. Asus's specs for the TF also don't note SDXC support anywhere.

Oops... the "3" lost in the keyboard buffer!

The SDHC (high-capacity) card family have a capacity of 4 GB to 32 GB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital
https://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdhc/


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How can I play .DAT files (VideoCD format) in Android?
Is there anyway to play .DAT files (from the MPEGAV folder of a VideoCD)?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-i9100).

That's pretty obscure. You'd be best off converting them, I think.

Try Mediacoder - http://www.mediacoderhq.com

Also, try players like Rockplayer or yxPlayer on your Android device. Change the file extensions to mpg or avi and see if they'll play (provided your device has codecs or the CPU power to render via software)

Try Dolphin Player.
It can play MPEG1 file format (= VCD), but cannot choose audio channel if the file is bilingual.

Use VPlayer Video Player or BUZZ Player.
Unlike Astro File Manager, if your file manager doesn't support custom extension handler, open .dat file with Open As.. option and choose video. From pop-up, choose player app. If Open As.. option is also not available, rename the extension of file to avi or mpg. Generally, all file managers handle these extensions. Just make sure there's no default video player set to take over the file opening & choose player app from list.

CX Media Player will help you to play *.dat(vcd)files

CX Media player is pulled out from playstore. Can you update the link?

You must change the format of the file to mpg or mp4 for example: filename.DAT change to filename.mpg.

You don't have to convert it. Just rename its extension into .MPG using a file manager. Then, play it in MX Player. I have done it before, and it worked.

Download file manager (explorer) from play store and also download mx player,,,,now, open the file manager app and locate your file. Click on it and open it in mx player.

This answer is correct, just needs better formatting and explanation.

MX Player is the best for .DAT video files.

Also technically correct, but you need to explain your answer better since MX Player doesn't find and display .DAT files, you have to manually open them using a File Manager.