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How to share clipboard between BlueStacks & host Windows PC?
I want to paste texts copied from host Windows PC to apps inside BlueStacks & vice versa. How to do this?
I am running BlueStacks beta-1...

Today, I installed Clipper Plus in BlueStacks and I noticed that its already storing clips I copied in Windows. I have also tried to copy a text in BlueStacks and paste in Windows. It has confirmed that clipboard has already been shared between BlueStacks & Windows. Great...
Either this feature has been pushed recently or I didn't notice it without Clipper Plus. I tried to paste using Ctrl+V in BlueStacks which still doesn't work. Do paste with proper method: Long-click & choose Paste from menu.

Do paste with proper method: Long-click & choose Paste from menu That's all to it. Well I am shocked :D Thanks

This option does not work for me on Windows 11 and BlueStack 5. When I copy text into the clipboard on Windows 11, long-click & paste does not insert anything on BlueStack.

I don't know if this will work with BlueStacks specifically, but whenever I want to share a clipboard between my PC and Android device, I use AirDroid.

Physically, I am on same device, so I'd like to do Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V..

When it comes to AirDroid, how are you really going to connect these two devices?

Use something like Evernote to write and exchange stuff between any two devices, including PC and BlueStacks.


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How do I change the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar?
I have a Droid 4. How do I change the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar on my main screen?

I am pretty sure that the order it determined by the frequency you call or receives calls from these contacts (maybe SMS messages are also counted). There is IIRC no manual way to fix the order.

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RE: Android 4.0.4 shows folder count on Galaxy Note (Android 4.0.4) but not on Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Android 4.0.4)
On my Samsung Galaxy Note (Android 4.0.4) it shows the count of items on the header of each folder. I love this feature. Why cannot I see this on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Android 4.0.4)?
Thanks, Timothy

Which folders? Those on the desktop? In the email client? Please clarify.

Without clarification from the OP this question we can only answer by guessing at what's being referred to.

This isn't a standard feature of the Launcher.
This has most likely been added by Samsung to their touchwiz build of the Galaxy Note - as such, it would not be possible to get this on your Galaxy Tab.

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Dialing an extension automatically
How do I add a phone number extension to a contact in a way that it will dial the extension automatically a few seconds after a call is connected? I have seen 4 different ways that appear to work on different devices.  "p", "w", ";" and ",". Is there one official way that works across devices and Android versions?

In the dialer in Stock ICS and jellyBean it only uses the following:

Pause: ',' - pauses then sends the remaining digits
Wait:  ';' - waits for you to confirm sending of the remaining digits.


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Unable to hear caller when using native internet (SIP) calling on Jelly Bean
I am using the native internet calling feature provided on Jelly Bean. (I believe this feature has been available since Gingerbread.)  I can make outgoing calls without issue.  Since my SIP account is connected to a PSTN (i.e. phone number) I can also receive calls.  However, when I answer an incoming call the calling party can hear me, but I cannot hear the caller on the other end.
My guess is that this is some kind of NAT problem.  See here, for example.  With other third-party SIP apps it is possible to use STUN to eliminate the problem. I don't see any corresponding options for the native SIP interface, though.  So I have two related questions:
1. Is it possible to enable/use STUN with native internet calling?
2. How can I troubleshoot problems with native internet calling?


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Is there a way to determine whether a source for rooting instructions is reliable?
I'm considering rooting an ATT S3, and came across this guide:
The guide links to some file that is supposed to contain both a file to be copied into the phone and the tools for flashing the CWM.
Are there any reasonable assurances that this file and tools are free of malware? Are there any peer reviewed sources that I could use with a greater degree of trust?


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How do you set the Swype keyboard to delete the entire word when the delete button is held down?
Older version did this but now it only happens to the first word. "If I have a sentence like this" and wanted to delete all the way to "If I" I could have held down the delete key and after a second it would start deleting word by word.

I have seen my friend swiping left over the keyboard to delete the words.

@roxan can you elaborate "left over the keyboard"?

Just swipe your fingers from right to left over the home rows of your keyboard.

What is "home row"? Can you post an example of screen shot or video?

Slide your finger over ";lkjhgfdsa" keys on the swype keyboard.

@roxan that doesn't do anything meaningful.

I'm sorry then. My friend used to do it in that way. I confirmed with him, he says just swype from left to right over the keyboard, over the home rows, (home rows = key rows with asdf in it)

Looks like this feature was disabled in the latest version of Swype:  http://forum.swype.com/archive/index.php/t-6439.html

phargarten
06-22-2012, 11:16 AM
Hey Swypers,
We've changed the delete behavior a bit -- and while it took me a day to get used to it, I have to say it has sped up my Swyping a bit. So here's a couple changes we've made to the deletion behavior:

Pressing delete after Swyping a word will delete the entire word. We find that Swype is rarely off by a little. If we don't guess the word you want, you probably want to delete the whole word and Swype again, rather than deleting a few characters. So delete after a Swyped word will delete the entire word.
For this reason, the long press "Delete word back" function has been removed.

Remember, you can always press the Swype key to highlight the word next to the cursor. Swype another word to replace the highlighted text.
Cheers and Happy Swyping!
Peter@SwypeSupport


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How to mimic tilt & shake controls in BlueStacks?
I am running BlueStacks (beta-1) on an old Windows laptop which doesn't have accelerometer & gravity sensor.
Many Android games support physical key mapping using which I can use physical keyboard of my Laptop to play Android games. If a game doesn't support key mapping, I can still play it.. not always effectively, but I can play it. Tap, long tap, swipe is fine with mouse.
When it comes to tilt & shake controls, many games like Ripetide GP allows to switch to touch-based controls. The problem arises when tilt & shake controls are mandatory. For example, I can't play Temple Run after few meters because of that.
How to mimic tilt & shake controls?
Update:
My laptop features free-fall protection which I guess utilises some kind of accelerometer. I don't know how accurate it is in non-linear dimension, but can it be utilized with BlueStacks?

For readers: Since the below solution dint work for me. I have explained on how to configure the tilting functionality in new bluestacks app for windows in this post where you have to manually configure the tilting functionality of any app/game that you install.

For tilting, from: Bluestacks Goes Into Beta, Supports More Apps

The latest version of Bluestacks also offers accelerometer support. No, you won’t have to tilt your computer to use it, just hit the arrow keys – the up arrow tilts forward, the down arrow tilts back toward you, and the left and right arrows tilt left and right (surprise surprise).

Unfortunately for shake as of from four months back, from: Need to shake the "phone" how i do this ?

This functionality is not available with current version of Bluestacks app player.
Stay tuned for future version with its fix.

Wow, its working. But, what about shake?

BTW, the blog isn't correct. Tilt control isn't based on accelerometer. Its based on Gravity sensor. Accelerometer is used in case of shake..

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Galaxy Nexus call freezing
I've bought two Galaxy Nexus phones about a month and a half ago. I'm experiencing phone freezing on calls on both hence I doubt it has anything to do with the phone but rather with software.
When does the phone freeze

Someone calls me.

I drag to green to initiate the phone call
Display changes to in-call mode which displays the big red stop the call button
Phone freezes

I try calling someone.

I open contacts
Select a contact and phone number
The moment I select Phone calling app (because I also have Skype and it asks me which one to use)
Phone freezes

I tried un-installing Skype but there was no difference.
Other possible candidates
I haven't tested thoroughly but I suspect if I have a phone number in my contacts saved with spaces (or whatever that blank button on contact number keyboard is - could be some dialling pause maybe?) my phone freezes. When I removed spaces I usually was able to make a call. But I haven't tested this thoroughly and am not 100% sure of it.
I should point out that freezing doesn't happen on every call. It's sporadic but often enough to be extremely annoying. Makes me look ridiculous in the eyes of others what kind a phone I'm using.
As I read on the web others are having same freezing issues on their Nexus phones. Some indicate it may be a problem with battery status info reporting back to phone hence battery removal solves the issue for a day... But this problem has apparently been present for almost 2 years and it seems to be related to OS without any relation to installed apps.
It's interesting/sad/worrying that something primarily supposed to be a phone became incapable of being one. :)
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unlocked Galaxy Nexus bought on Amazon.de
non-rooted Jelly Bean 4.1.2
UI language is English (UK)

Is it possible for you to upgrade to 4.2.2? You would need to unlock the bootloader and install a different version of the stock ROM on the devices. This might fix the problem. There's a post about upgrading here.

@onik: It's Galaxy Nexus. It's running 4.2.2 since it came out. But I'm not interested in rooting and other ROMs as they never work as expected. It turns out that it's a HW issue anyway. If you root you have the possibility of having an app that disabled proximity altogether and it prevents freezing, but rooting is required. As this is more of a 20% freeze rate on phone usage (or maybe even a bit less) I'm not going to root. And I intend to take both devices to service before warranty expires.

Rooting is not a necessity to change the device's ROM, I used my GNex for a year with a newer ROM with the trick. The Rom isn't a custom ROM, it's the stock version but with updates coming straight from Google as opposed to Samsung, which has a substantial delay. Also, your question said it runs 4.1.2, that's why I suggested this.

@onik: It's an old question and at the time of asking I was running 4.1.2 that was latest at that time. :)

As per users it seems that the only official thing to do is to change mainboard that's somewhat faulty on this C8 series. Service centre should handle such situation.


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Messaging keeps drafts after you have edited and used them
Running a Galaxy Nexus on Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Stock, with stock messaging app.
I find that when I create a draft message because I've accidentally hit home instead of space, when reloading the messaging app, editing the draft and sending it, it keeps the original draft in the 'Type message' input box.
Why doesn't it get rid of it, when the draft has been used and is therefore no longer needed?
Is there a setting somewhere to control this? (I couldn't see one.)

I just figured out how to get rid of that. Tap on the message like you are going to add to the message. Click the Delete button. Then you should see text in the background that says "Enter Message." Click the back button on the phone. That should take care of it.


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Skipping "Swipe screen to unlock" screen?
I do not have any kind of password/pattern lock enabled in my rooted Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone.
When I wake my phone up, by pressing either the power button or the middle button, I see this screen:

What I wish is that I do not get this screen, I directly go to the home screen of my device when I press the power/middle button. How can it be done?
P.S: I have a rooted phone.

This exists so you don't call people by accident in your pocket

Your phone do not need to be rooted. Go to Settings > Security > Screen lock. Then select None to disable the lock screen (which should be set to Swipe or something like that in your casesince you get the Swipe screen).

That gives the swipe screen

The None option works on my Android device (and theorically on all ICS devices like mine). It is weird that it does not work in your case.

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"Save as draft" option missing from the default message app?
I have a Samsung galaxy Y mobile phone, and I have just discovered that the option to save messages as draft is completely missing in the app named "Messaging" that I got pre-installed.
I am really shocked, as this is a very basic and common feature in the cheapest phones today.
My Question is: What kind of design/usage philosophy/idea/concept/thought is behind this?
Also, is their any good alternative to this pre-installed app which has the option to save drafts?

The stock messaging app will automatically save a draft message when you tap on the back button while composing the message, but the recipient field has to be filled. Without a recipient it will give a warning that the message will be deleted.
There are a lot of good alternatives. I have no experience with them myself (I'm using the stock app) but a lot of people seem to like Handcent, GO SMS Pro or ChompSMS. Just search the Internet for reviews.

Type the message as you want it to read, but in the To: box, type something to identify it as a draft, that is not the same value as anything in your address book.
Use 'draft' or 'message to Jim' or whatever identifies it for you. Then back out of the message.
Since it hasn't sent, your phone will save it as a draft, and it will appear in your list of messages. You can then open it at a later time, edit if desired, change the To: box to the recipient, and send when ready.


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Which browser does support proxies?
I'm runing ICS 4.1.1 on a Nexus. I'd like to set up a web proxy at home so I can filter pages before reading them on my Nexus when connecting over 3G (not Wi-Fi).
I looked around the settings of the two browsers that come with ICS 4.1.1...

... but I couldn't find anything related to proxies. Does it mean that those browsers don't support proxying? Is there a work-around?

Is your device rooted?

Do search Play Store. You can try Firefox with its FoxyProxy add-on.

No, it's not rooted. Thanks for the link. I'm surprised not even Chrome can use a proxy.

Proxy is at the OS level. Check your device settings. You might find something here in the [tag:proxy] tag.

As pointed out by Al's comment above, it's not a question of which browser does support it, but rather of how to enable it. And as Sachin's comment suggests, available solutions depend on whether your device is rooted (more and better possibilities) or not.
non-rooted devices
As long as it's for the browser only, there are multiple easy solutions. So does e.g. HTTP Proxy Settings give you access to the hidden HTTP Proxy settings the Android system itself has available. For more than browsers, ASProxy might be a choice -- but it's not for free. It even provides a by-pass for e.g. local networks -- so you can decide which addresses are routed via proxy, and which can be accessed directly.
rooted devices
First-choice obviously is ProxyDroid: highly rated, it offers a hell of features:

Support HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS4 / SOCKS5 proxy
Support basic / NTLM / NTLMv2 authentication methods
Individual proxy for only one or several apps
Multiple profiles support
Bind configuration to WIFI's SSID / Mobile Network (2G / 3G)
Widgets for quickly switching on/off proxy
Low battery and memory consumption (written in C and compiled as native binary)
Bypass custom IP address
DNS proxy for guys behind the firewall that disallows to resolve external addresses
PAC file support (only basic support, thanks to Rhino)

And, another big Plus: This app is Open Source and free!

Thanks Izzy, but on my non-rooted Galaxy Nexus 4.2.1, "HTTP Proxy Settings" is just ignored, and the browsers (Chrome and Dolphin) just hit the web directly instead of going through the local proxy I have.

What about the proxy settings provided by 4.x, when you long-press the WiFi AP in Settings->WiFi & Wireless? No effect either?

Thanks for the tip. I mostly use 3G to access the web, so need a solution that will work with 3G instead. Looks like I'll have to go ahead and root my phone.

I have a Galaxy S4 and use ConnectBot to connect to my SSH server and setup a port forward via the client to port 8080. Then setup Firefox to use the SOCKS proxy by just going to About:Config and entering the following:
network.proxy.socks: 127.0.0.1
network.proxy.socks_port: 8080 (or whatever port you chose to forward in ConnectBot)
network.proxy.socks_remote_dns: true
network.proxy.type: 1 (this tells Firefox to use your manual proxy settings)

Hope this helps!

Opera Mobile Classic also supports proxy. Note that this browser is discontinued.
Type opera:config in address bar, then scroll down to "Proxy" preference.


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How to root Casio Commando phone
I have the latest version of the Casio Commando.  I can't seem to get it to be rooted.  It is running the latest update and so its at Android 2.3.  Anyone know if it is possible, I remember reading somewhere that Casio locked down this phone and so access to the bootloader is next to impossible.

As of 10/20/12, no one has ever rooted the Commando. XDA Developers forum is home to some of the innovators in the Droid world, and no one there has yet come up with a way.
Couple of reference points for you:

Casio G'zOne Commando
[Q] Casio Commando 2.3.3 root-impossible


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My CallerId is not revealed when using Internet Calling (VoIP) on ICS
I configured my VoIP account with ICS Internet Calls, so I can call over WiFi using a VoIP account. However call receivers don't get my Caller ID, instead it comes up as withheld/unknown number.
There are some additional fields in Internet Calling that I haven't populated.
Is it part of the SIP protocol to pass the Caller ID and can it be configured?
P.S.: When I use VoIP program from my VoIP provider, I can configure Caller ID.

Have you tried calling from your voip account using a computer or other client? From what I know, SIP clients simply register themselves with the server, and the server itself determines whether caller id is sent. So I doubt Android is the cause of the missing id, since it is just a client.

@dymutaos Yes I have tried other clients on Android and PC, but my question really is - whether sending CID is part of SIP protocol, and if so Android just doesnt expose this field in its UI ??


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35 mb in proc folder

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My internal storage capacity is running low,  what can I do?

The phone memory on my HTC Desire is full, I already moved everything I could to the sd-card. In ES File Explorer I found a folder named /proc and it contains 35 MB of maps with numbers, does the phone need these or can I delete these folders or can I move them to the sd-card?

First of all, don't fall for the XY problem. What you're really asking is: How to deal with low storage for apps. Possible ansers are here: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/29416/my-internal-storage-capacity-is-running-low-what-can-i-do or http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/5519/htc-desire-low-on-internal-storage-im-clueless-any-help

thanks for introducing me to the 'xy problem' as you have propably guessed, it is my first time here and I'm already glad I learned about the xy. Back to the /proc: I searched a while for some information and what comes back in all answers is that it doesn't occupy any space, in my phone it occupies 35 mb and that makes me wonder whether it should be there as it is.

No problem :-) On my Nexus 7 it's shown as 0bytes however I'm using Linux' standard 'du -sh /proc' in the terminal (my Nexus 7 is modified to include both). I guess it's a bug with ES file explorer to show 35MB. /proc is just a virtual folder that doesn't contain actual files, instead all content is computed on the fly to show you things like /proc/cpuinfo (CPU model information) or /proc/partitions (the current setup of disk partitions) or /proc/uptime (the current uptime). It's just a means to be able to acces this data in a standard way (file IO) easily.

To answer your direct question:
Deleting stuff in /proc won't help at all, /proc is a virtual folder that doesn't occupy memory on disk. It holds information on running processes, various system data and stats and more.
Please don't randomly delete stuff (also not elsewhere) in hope to free up space for apps. Unless you know what you're doing. Android's file system is somewhat different to what people know from Windows.
Read more on Linux' (which Android is based upon) File system hierachy and its entry on /proc.

Thanks for your worries, I won't just delete the thing, was wondering whether it could be deleted, but no, and the /proc-link learned me more on its content, but it keeps me with the question why it is so big.... where it's content should be minimal.

It doesn't occupy any disk space and it should be reported as 0bytes. On both my Nexus 7 and another handset I got 0bytes (using standard linux tools). Probably ES file explorer is buggy and doesn't handle the virtual /proc file system correct.


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Prevent runaway threads and ultimately physical overheating and battery drain on Android
I was wondering if there is a system monitor app that will raise (audible) alerts and offer app closure if it detects runaway threads on Android that cause physical overheating and battery drain.
E.g., I just had to turn my phone off because there was a runaway thread that I think was constantly trying to refresh FB where there was very poor connection, so it was going in a virtually endless loop.  But I get that with other apps too and not just Facebook.
I'd like to actually shut apps down when they're detected.
I am not kidding, I nearly burned my fingertips when I touched my phone -- it was on for only 2 hrs and the battery was almost dead.  It is because 4G is very poor inside my office building and I checked Facebook walking between my vehicle and the building this AM.  After that, the app kept trying to refresh continuously without success and overheating the phone.

Apps may drain your battery, but they should never cause a device to overheat. If you experience overheating there might be a different, physical defect with the device.

As noted in the comment, "battery drain" and "overheating" are not necessarily connected: not everything that drains your battery causes overheating. Overheating is most likely caused by excessive CPU hogging (which of course also leads to battery drain).
You might want to take a look at the app DrainGuard, which keeps a log of battery consumption, always informs you how much was consumed since you turned the screen off last time, and -- here it comes -- it can start an alarm when some app causes excessive battery drain. Values are configurable:

The free version only works from 100% charge down to 70%, which is fine for testing. Once you decided the app serves your purpose, the DrainGuard PRO Key is available on the playstore for less than an Euro.


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Power management on Android — is app CPU correlated to power usage?
2 questions:

Is application CPU usage on Android correlated and how highly to battery usage? In other words, are apps that suck a lot of CPU also draining the battery or not necessarily?
Is there a way to itemize and display the phone's power use by application, at any given point in time as well as within defined time buckets and maybe view charts and such? Sort of like a diagnostic monitor for power usage by application or system component?

Thanks

Yes. CPU is not the only thing using power but definitely a major one (when not idling).
Most Android devices have a 'Battery' section in settings which lists what applications are using up your battery. I think it gets reset every time you plug in a recharger. There might be 3rd party apps which collect that information over longer term and display it moer pretty.


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App to modify settings by application
Is there an app available that would let me modify my phone settings by application? To be specific, there are certain apps where I don't want the default screen timeout to occur. I'm on Gingerbread.

"the default screen timeout", what would that be?

Apps are able to request a permission from the Android system that allows them to suppress the screen timeout (e.g. when reading books / watching films). You should contact the developer of the app in case and ask him/her to implement that feature.

@slhck - if you go into the phone Settings (not app-specific), under Display (most likely) you can set the default screen timeout - i.e. have it go dark after x minutes of inactivity. There are some apps (like ones that runners use to track routes) that don't register as active because the user isn't interacting, so they go dark after the standard period.

@Flow - thanks, but I don't think that's going to happen. I know I've read about apps that let you do this; I just can't remember what they are!

Use Llama. This is a free automation app like Tasker, and it has the ability to modify the screen timeout.
Create a new Event. Add the condition OR (match any). Then add a condition for each Active application that you want to keep the screen active.
Click the back button, then add the Action to change the Screen Timeout to never.
You then have to create a second Event that does the opposite. You create the OR (match any) condition, but this time select Active application and change the Status option to App stopped or in background, and again do this for each app you did in the first event. Set the Screen Timeout action to whatever timeout value you want normally.


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How do I get the Android Kindle/nook apps to recognize .MOBI/.EPUB files on my SD card?
I prefer to manage my ebook files manually, so I'm having trouble getting the Android Kindle and nook apps to locate the .MOBI and .EPUB files that I put on my SD card.
Is there any sort of Browse feature in these apps for locating custom ebook files?
For the moment, I'm getting around this issue by using Calibre/FBReader, but I'd rather use plain drag & drop and the official Kindle/nook apps if possible.

Do you want the Kindle (or Nook) app. to look at the correct location, by modifying the app. setup? (path to external is device/model specific)  OR, an app. to move the files from the (external) micro-SD to default path (in internal flash) for each app.?

I'd prefer to drag & drop ebook files onto a single directory that all my ereaders see, but they each use a different autorecognition directory, instead of, for example, /mnt/sdcard/Download.

Why two different ebook filetypes?  If they are DRM controlled, then you can only view them under the correct viewer.  If not, you should just use Calibre (on Windows, Ubuntu, etc.) to convert ALL to your preferred e-book filetype.

@david6 Calibre is bloody awesome. I guess you would have to assume that to some strange user, maintaining their original file's current formats and pathnames are more important than say, convenience.

Still puzzled, by what you are trying to solve ..

I wanted to find out where the various ereader apps looked for / stored ebooks on Android. Because most of the silly apps fail to include a manual filetree Browse feature.

Mirrored on gist.
Custom ebook files can be read on Android devices by employing a collection of software, detailed below.
Both Android and iOS devices can simply use iBooks or Stanza, and connect to Calibre.
A more manual method employes Astro for browsing Android files manually. For any ebook file format, if an appropriate app is installed, Astro will be able to open the ebook. See Wikipedia for a table of ereaders vs ebook file formats supported.
Secondary software will be required to actually get the ebook files onto the mobile device:
SugarSync
Dropbox
Each ereader app looks for books in a different directory. A good compromise is to store all ebooks in /mnt/sdcard/Books, organizing ebooks at will through folder hierarchies, and using Astro to navigate to and open individual ebooks.
FBReader

Autorecognition: /mnt/sdcard/Books
Custom browsing: FBReader library -> File tree

Kindle

Autorecognition: /mnt/sdcard/Kindle

nook

Autorecognition: /mnt/sdcard/Nook/MyDocuments

Adobe Reader

Autorecognition: /mnt/sdcard/Download/Adobe Reader
Custom browsing: Documents -> All PDFs -> Folder View

On my Samsung Galaxy S5 running v5.0 (Lollipop), the Kindle app refuses to read books you drop into the SD card. There is a folder in the internal memory named "Books" which both the Kindle app and Nook app will read from (including PDFs).


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Configuring VPN on a Samsung devices
I'm traveling in Iran and I would like to update my position on a website that uses Google Maps. The problem is that on my both Samsung Android devices I can't see the maps (the web site is not filtered and I can see everything but the map which is the main part of the application).
I think that Google Maps is filtered although in some internet cafe I can use maps.google.com but I still can't see the map on my application (and other international web sites that use Google Maps).
Is there any way to configure a VPN network on my Android devices (a smartphone and a tablet).
I don't know how it works and I can't access almost any tutorial (filtered)
. Thanks for any kind of help.
Last thing most of the time I use the wifi network in the rare hotel that have one.

What you're really asking for is how to circumvent state sanctioned internet filtering. VPN is a solution, but there are others too. Give TOR a try, here's an app on Google Play. If you have any SSH access to a home box, this might also work (using ssh with dynamic forwards, but you need a running box with an ssh-server installed at home. Probably the safest/easiest/cheapest way for the next time).

Thanks for the reply. Exactly I'm trying to circumvent internet filtering here in Iran. The maps on my routefollower journey do not show up. Unfortunately I don't have access to home box. How the TOR works? As you can imagine I'm not an expert. Thanks

I tryed with TOR but I cannot download as the other apps and their web site is filtered. I thought that maybe the app is not downloadable forthe same reason

You can't access Google play at all? Wow. Try F-Droid's Orbot and Orweb2

If the linked downloads dont work copy paste them and change https to http, and retry.

Some VPN providers, such as HMA, have instructions specific to Android devices, so its best to check with your VPN provider via their support page, as you're going to need their server and other info. All android devices support PPTP VPN, and there are some VPN's you can use for free such as Hideman which you can find in Google Play.
Here is a tutorial on basic configuration
http://www.vpntraffic.com/index.php?action=content&cont_id=26

Hi Mike thank you for your reply as I expected the link that you posted is filtered. Basically do I need to download an application? I thought I could set a vpn network by setting the parameters in "Settings"


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Matlab on Android
I know matlab mobile was just released for android.
Nowadays several mobiles got hardware enough to run some decent calculations...
So question is: Is there a way to run matlab offline on a emulator (like octave does) or another workaround?
Thanks!

Be careful with the term 'emulator'. Octave uses a terminal emulator, so that's software running in Android. On this site the term emulator usually refers to software running a version of Android so you don't need a phone. Could you please elaborate on what exactly you mean by 'run offline on an emulator'?

@THelper Ok youre right. Running offline would be making the calculations on the phones hw. But matlab mobile requires you to send data to your server (or cloud) so you get the results done.

A MATLAB Android port is now available on Google Play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mathworks.matlabmobile
Also worth to mention is Addi, an open source "mathematical computing environment like Matlab and Octave" aviliable on F-Droid, at https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/com.addi


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How can I sort / specify separate storage locations for my audio files?
So, this question is a little off the wall, so I'll first explain what I'm looking to do.
I have a bunch of MP3s from a 'Learn to Speak Japanese' program, and I'd like to listen to them on my phone while I'm in my car. Ideally though, I'd like to keep them in a separate music player app so that they're not linked to my Google Music or scrobbled to Last.fm. If possible, I'd want to be able to set a custom directory for the app to look for music in, so that I could keep my music and language-learning MP3s organized into their own directories.
Is there a music player app that does this, or am I asking for something too ridiculous? Should I just suck it up and use the default music player?

MortPlayer allows you to specify folders that should be read/ignored.
Note however, that if you use the default player, it will still scan and display the tracks. You might also consider adding the files into a playlist and then playing only that playlist, if you don't want other songs/files to be included.

Mort Player seems to be exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. I was even able to hide the files from Google Music by putting a .nomedia file in the directory, which luckily (at least in in my case) Mort player ignores. Thanks!


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Differnce between abilities of System apps, Apps in phone memory and Apps in the SD card

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What are the differences between a system app and user app?

What is the difference between abilities of System apps, Apps in phone memory and that in the memory card?
The only difference that I know about currently is that Widgets' of Apps in the memory card do not show up in the widgets' list and thus can't be used?
Are there any more differences? What are they and why?

What Android version?  4.x (ics), 3.x, etc.

Definitions

System App: an app that is installed on the (usually read-only) System partition (/system)
User App: all others (installed in phone memory or on the internal/external sdcard)

User-Apps and System-Apps
Concerning System-Apps versus User-Apps, please see What are the differences between a system app and user app? as suggested by dymutaos.
Apps on SD
A special case are "Apps on SD". Starting with Android 2.2 (aka Fozen Yoghurt or, in short, Froyo), App2SD became a standard feature to the Android system. However, not all apps can be installed/moved to SD card this way, and for good reasons:

the developer might decide to not permit it (see App Install Location in the Android developer documentation)
certain functionalities do not permit it, as they would no longer work

In the second group belong...

AutoStart: Apps could no longer be automatically started by the system (at boot_completed), as the SD card is only mounted after that event was broadcast
when mounting the sdcard to a computer as USB storage, it is no longer available locally on the device -- hence the apps are no longer available -- hence they would be closed. Quoting from the mentioned source:

When the user enables USB mass storage to share files with a computer or unmounts the SD card via the system settings, the external storage is unmounted from the device and all applications running on the external storage are immediately killed.

services offered by such apps would not be available because of the above
Widgets will fail exactly because of the above reasons
same issues for input method engines,  live wallpapers, account-managers, sync-adapters, and more (all described on the above linked source)

Sure there are possibilities to force almost any app to SD (e.g. DroidSail has this ability) -- but that would break above mentioned features, if any such app offers them. Another alternative is offered by e.g. Link2SD (rooted devices only), which utilizes a separate partition for those apps -- a partition not mounted to the PC, so a few restrictions are circumvented.
Summary
Basically, there's no difference between the apps -- but it makes a difference where they are installed. Certain privileges are reserved to system apps only, as explained in this answer -- but system apps cannot be moved to sd. Apps on SD have certain restrictions, so not every app can be moved there -- but the good of it is: if an app can be moved there, it might save you valuable space on the internal storage, especially when that is limited (as it often is on low-end devices).


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Battery level indicators: Do they consume more battery?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone, the battery level indicator that comes pre-installed in the status bar, shows only a graphical representation of the battery level and does not gives a number (percentage).
So, I have downloaded an app to indicate the battery level, but I am afraid that this would further consume more battery. I think so because, it shows up as "Ongoing" in the status bar:

I have tried many different battery indicators.

If you want a numerical indication of your remaining battery, I'd recommend installing a custom ROM instead so that the actual battery icon gets replaced, seems a lot more effective than having a completely separate app for it. It definitely drains your battery, the only question is how much.

The battery indicator app in the first picture shown appears to be ours so I'd thought I'd respond.  :-)
The ongoing notification shows because all ongoing notifications in Android currently must display a notification as shown, and because the app must always be in memory to work correctly.   You do not need a custom rom to be sure the battery is not being drained too much.
Over a year ago I joined with Dmytro Shkil to publish both Battery Notifier (Big Text) and Battery Notifier Pro BT because his original program consumed less battery than any other app I had tried.  Tested with SystemPanel with the display intentionally kept on, the free and paid versions of our program today still consume less than .01% CPU over 8 hours.
We have left out fancy graphs and other eyecandy to keep our app consuming as little battery as possible.
larryvgs
http://batterynotifierpro.blogspot.com/

Yes, it's Big Text app.

Yes, of course they consume battery. You can go and check in Settings >> Battery how much is the app actually consuming. (It should appear something like shown the following screenshot) I think it might not consume a significant amount like other apps, but just check it and see if you are okay with the amount of battery it is consuming.
Also, if all you want is remaining battery percentage, I would recommend installing a custom ROM like CyanogenMod that shows the percentage on the status bar itself. (See the status bar in the screenshot below)

All battery indicator apps will consume more battery since they need to monitor the battery and that takes cpu cycles. The only difference lies in the apps themselves, on how often and precise they check the battery level and other extra stuff (stats, eyecandy, ...).

An app doesn't have to "check the battery level" -- it registers to be sent an Intent when the battery status changes, so it is possible to show the status with very little battery consumption.   If the app does other things when it receive the notification, that would be the cause of battery use.

As I said, the difference lies in the apps themselves. A bad developer might not do it the right way and that would be a cause for battery consumption.

The battery power such app uses is very insignificant if well made. I use such app and it never shows up in the battery usage statistics. That makes me conclude that on a full cycle of 100% to 0%, those apps will not be responsible for even 1%. If the app you use does show up, it's too intensive and you should try another.


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Add Google calendar reminder numbers as one contact
I would like to put the numbers of the google calendar reminders as one contact into my
 phone. This way they will be grouped as 'Google Reminders' in my message overview, instead of a torrent of random numbers.
The only problem is that google calendar sends reminders from random numbers, all starting with +456099.
I could add each number to one contact as I receive them, but because it is a different number every time it's endless work.
Is there a way to add a contact that has a regex expression as a number?

I use text to buy tickets for public transport and the response is always from a different number as well. Knowing how to add these to my contacts too would be a big help.

I think Google Calendar SMS reminders are supposed to come from only one number (or only a few numbers), which might be different from user to user. For example, you would get reminders from numbers A, B, and C, while I would get reminders from numbers D, E, and F. So, if you add A, B, and C under one contact, that should solve your problem.
However, there seems to be a recent issue causing reminders to be sent from many random numbers. The issue has been recognized by a Google employee (KatherineG), so hopefully they are working on a fix. You might want to head over to that thread and add your country / carrier to the list affected by this problem.


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How to create Language Pack/Dictionary for Keyboard auto correct
Is there a way to create new language pack for android? I would like to use my local language words, but i wouldnt want to add them in the 'English' pack, because they are words/phrases in my country and it would make my english pack messy.

Have you found the answer yet?


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How to detect who is downloading apk files in background?
At some point in time my Android phone start downloading some .apk files in background. I assume this is doing some of the free apps what I've installed on my new phone from Google Play (I've installed 30-40 new apps recently). This is very annoying, but I can't get rid of it. I've tried to scan for viruses by antivirus app, but it found nothing.
How can I detect exactly which app is periodically downloading apk files in background?
Update:
In notification bar I can see only usual notification about that .apk file was downloaded successfully. If I click that notification, it opens usual "Downloads" app with list of downloaded files. Here I can see files that I've downloaded by myself and files that was downloaded by some app in background. So, files are downloaded by native browser, I think.
My phone: Sony xPeria Sola, Android OS 2.3.7

Does it show up in the notification bar?

I've updated my question

Why is this tagged as [airpush]?

I assume that some app is sending some advertising via Push to my device. Maybe this .apk downloads are some kind of advertising?

Its more than likely Google play has the apps set to auto-update so its doing that...

If it shows up in the download manager, could you add the full file name(s) to your answer? That could be an important clue.

Probably the quickest fix is going to be when it downloads an .apk, go to the notification, long press it, and when "App Info" pops up, click it. It will open in the application manager the app that downloaded it. (It may not be available on your phone, but it works on my S3.)
Your application manager is another wealth of information. There are way too many specifics to get into much detail about, but for example an app that is supposed to be offline, look at it's data usage. If it has used several MB of data, there's your culprit.
You could also narrow down the suspects by looking at the permissions. If it doesn't require network access, it can't download anything. (Although if this doesn't work, I'm not sure how trustworthy the permissions tags really are if we're dealing with a Trojan).

The "app info" feature on notifications isn't in Gingerbread: it was added in Jelly Bean.

When that happens, try to see the running apps and services in the background. You will most probably things like messaging apps and other running apps, the app that has downloaded that apk file is most probably still running as a service.
It might in fact be the browser (see if that's running). If not, my understanding is that any app can trigger a download in the "Downloads" app, so it might not be related.
You can get a task killer/manager to inspect and kill apps which you suspect are the source of this, but the one that is in the Settings>Applications>Running (or similar) should be enough.
tl;dr Trial and error. Kill the apps you suspect and see if it continues.

If a rogue app downloads something using the download manager then this won't help.

@RichardBorcsik It won't stop the download, but it will prevent it from starting...

Since the app will start again and he still won't  know which one it is I would say this isn't too useful. Killing all apps all the time so hopefully none of them starts a download is, well not a solution.

@RichardBorcsik It is very unlikely all his apps are running, and some task manager apps can prevent the apps from restarting (in case they do, not all apps will restart), so killing let's say 5 suspicious apps one or two at a time shouldn't be that much of a problem. Just by seeing which ones are running (and not expected to be) you would have eliminated half of the possibilities.

@jadkik94, I'm sorry, but I'm looking for some more generic and reliable solution. Maybe some kind of app that can analyze "suspected" apps? Maybe some system log analyzer? Or maybe there is a way to know which app has downloaded exact file?

@Hit You might be able to get something from the logcat , something like "starting intent download.app.whatever.it.is.called", but I'm not sure it will give you the name of the app that started it... But an app that will do that for you (if that's even feasible), it's pretty unlikely you'll ever find one. IMO your best bet might be manually trying to kill each one and see...

I'm still don't know how to answer my question for Android OS 2.x, but for Android OS 4.x there is a nice feature - you can long press any notification in status bar and choose App info popup menu, which will opens "App info" screen of application, what was created this notification. Very nice feature, but I didn't find analogue on OS 2.x

I don't know if it would help anyway because the app that technically started the notification is the "Downloads" app most probably... What you need to know is the app that started that one, which you might be able to find in the logcat.

I rooted my phone and loaded busybox with terminal and just on a whim, iftop was there.
either iftop or tcpdump will tell you everything.
tcpdump -i  -w myDumpFile.pcap
let it run and when you think it happened, stop tcpdump and bring the .pcap into wireshark.
It will tell all.


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How can I get old Android softwares?

Possible Duplicate:
Where can find older versions of Apps?

Sony LiveView -application dropped the support from the old Android versions -- some problems here -- and now I cannot use it. I want to get the old version of the Sony LiveView but it is not available in the market. It was replaced by the newest Android version. How can I get the old version of App thaw was later available in Android Market?

authors: Сергей Светлов


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Protecting or Limiting my account's power
I have linked a great deal of power to my phone. It is connected to my gmail to such an extent that I am starting to get concerned that if somebody where to steal my phone they could reek havok on my life. Is there a way to limit my phone's account power with Google, and other companies.
Example:
On my phone I can add, modify, and delete accounts. That is fine and dandy but I would be devastated if somebody deleted all my contacts and all my mail. Can I limit the accounts ability to delete stuff?

As far as I know there is no way that you can limit the ability of the phone to edit content.  That said there are many steps you can take to ensure that somebody won't be able to get to the stage where they can delete your content and dealing with it if it happens:

setup a pin number on your sim
setup a lock screen on your phone
install an application like SeekDroid and give it admin access so that you can remote wipe your phone if you lose it
install two factor authentication on all accounts which support it (Google, Dropbox, Facebook certainly do atm.  Others may)
make regular backups of anything you would be lost without, and store those backups in the cloud or in multiple places
don't use the same password more than once.  I use LastPass to ensure that all my passwords are all over 20 random characters.

You should really follow all of these steps - it adds a bit of overhead to some tasks, but I certainly favour the security over the convenience.

Quick question on Lastpass. The problem I would have storing some sort of password manager on my phone would mean that these passwords are "available" for whomever is tech savvy enough to by pass any locked screen or similar features. (For example if I have a keypass file on my phone, technically he has an unlimited intimate time to try to crack that file, and if successful then I'm in deep.) If you use lastpass on your phone don't you risk an even greater problem in the future regardless of multifactor authentication?

Yes - but I have a feeling that it will be a lot harder to crack the 256-bit AES encryption Lastpass uses than to brute force whatever your password is.

That is an issue for the cloud service providers (Google, DropBox, Facebook, etc. etc.).

Suggestion:
If they have so much storage, then only an elevated login should be able to permanently delete / re-password, etc.

Final Thought:
However, there is just as much havoc in all your information being disclosed (copied, publicly released), as in it being deleted.

How is it an answer?

I don't believe the problem (and therefore solution) in on the Android device.  IMHO it is the service provider who should be addressing this.

Except that they are not doing anything about it. So users should take precautions as outlined by Martyn.

You should consider editing your post. You don't provide enough context for me to understand what you are even talking about without having to read the comments. These are just one line sentences on your thoughts but it's like you had the whole thought process in your head, and then put the last sentence of the whole thought down. I have a tenancy to do that too sometimes. And then as a reply to your thoughts: In so much as Richard points out, since most some providers don't offer such a feature, it is then left up to the user to take precautions. However unfortunate that may be.


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Can I make the "Text" icon on my Keyguard go to Google Voice?
Ice Cream Sandwich introduces a nifty new keyguard screen:

I love the ability to jump right to the camera and the phone from the Keyguard. However, I don't use Verizon for text messages, I use Google Voice.
can I make the "Text" icon on the Keyguard screen open Google Voice rather then the bilt-in Text message app?


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How can I send SMS messages through PC programatically?
Or there a way to send SMSs through a PC programatically?
Alternatively: is there an android application that exposes an API over a socket (REST or otherwise) that allows one to send SMSs (and possibly other functionality)?

We have a similar question here that asks abour forwarding incoming messages to the PC over a HTTP interface.
Again, I can suggest MAXS or GTalkSMS which is like a remote control for your phone over XMPP.
Disclaimer: I am involved in MAXS and GTalkSMS

GtalkSMS looks interesting, however it's a lot of (programming) overhead to use XMPP for simple calls. That question is gold, though, SMS Gateway seems to be what I'm looking for. Please consider adding it as an answer here - I want to upvote this one too, but still can't since I'm a new user

I ended up using SMS Gateway, it uses HTTP POST to send and receive SMSs.

Looks good, but Google removed their app from store :(

It may not be the same app listing as before, but this looks equivalent: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.traccar.gateway

CHeck out this one.
Zipwhip Text Messaging: LINK.
This application supports user to send text from PC over a HTTP and client app.
Also, it supports PC and Mac.

How is this able to send SMSs programatically? It seems to require user interaction with a desktop application

Sorry not to mention, this app will be released as open source soon. About the release date, please check the their official website.

Another option is using SMS Gateway API (Play Store Link) it's a hosted one and you can use their web console to easily configure the app.


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Where can I find hidden wallpapers on Nexus 7?
I used to have this picture as Nexus 7's wallpaper, but the desktop restored to a blank wallpaper after I killed the UI process a few weeks ago. I tried to bring back this picture but it was no where in the wallpaper collection. Meanwhile, the gallery does not have this particular picture.
As I searched for this picture on Google, I found there're other people who use it as their Android wallpaperhere. Therefore, I suspect that this picture should have come with Nexus 7's pre-built bundle. Moreover, I honestly didn't remember I deliberately downloaded it from somewhere else in the first place.
So, Nexus 7 or other android device owners, could you please check your wallpaper collection and let me know if you find it there? Also, if anyone knows where to obtain it, could you please let me know as well?
Many thanks.
P.S. This is post is totally about my android device and what I'm trying to solve is an issue caused by Nexus 7. Android users are the mostly like group to help, so please don't downvote it for close.

I have Nexus 7 with stock Jelly Bean 4.2. Wallpapers are stored in /system/app/Launcher2.apk/res/drawable-sw600dp-nodpi as wallpaper_01.jpg to wallpaper_14.jpg but your picture is not here.
I checked wallpapers in version 4.1.1 online here:
https://bitbucket.org/neuralassembly/jcrom_packages_apps_launcher2/src/bd231599ae9f/res/drawable-sw600dp-nodpi
And your picture is not here too. What Android version do you have?

Thanks. I was using 4.1 and now upgraded to 4.2. Now that you confirmed, it might be the case that I downloaded this picture somewhere that I just cannot remember. Thank you.

If you you are using Google's Web History
https://history.google.com/history/?hl=en
and remember approximately the date when you have downloaded the picture, Web History tool may help you to identify the web site where did you find your picture. If you have found that site via Google searching.

Its actually the wallpaper from Golauncher EX. You can download it in the play store.

Thanks. Do you know how I can find this picture under Golauncher EX? I looked at themes and live wallpapers and there's no way to find it.


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Modifying keylayout file / using external keyboard input to mimic accelerometer
We can modify/create a keylayout file for any input device in android from /System/USR/Keylayout/device_layout_file.kl (http://source.android.com/tech/input/key-layout-files.html)
Can we modify the keylayout file to take /mimic accelerometer input ?


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Google contact sync photo rotated
I have enabled contact sync with my Google account on my Google Nexus phone running Android 4.1.2. One of my contacts' profile photo appears rotated to the left instead of being upright as set by the contact. The photo shows correctly when I view it on Google sites using the web browser on my laptop. What could be the issue and how to fix this?

Maybe your friend updated the photo but your phone hasn't yet synced.

I can see the updated photo in the correct direction on my laptop. But on the phone it appears rotated to the left. Could it be because the width was larger than the height that Contacts app automatically rotated it to fit it in portrait mode?


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Move Mail storage from phone's internal memory to the SD Card
I am not too concerned with the security aspect of putting my mail on the SD card, I am however very interested in moving the mail storage from the phone's internal memory to the SD card.
I have looked at the Gmail app and the stock Mail app and neither of them seem to be movable to the SD card so does anybody know if this can be done?
To be more specific, I really do not need to move the app itself, only the mail storage so if there is a way to move the storage location of mails from the internal memory to the SD card I would be very interested to know how that is done.

Suraj Bajaj: That is sadly what I also think but I would like to be sure.
David6: HTC Desire Z A7272
Android 2.3.3
HTC 2.1 (if that makes any difference)

Only if you rooted, you can use data2sd (original version at Google Play; later modification by enthusiasts at XDA), where /data/data linked to /sd-ext/data (or just sdcard mounted to /data). Then ALL application data will be stored on SD Card.

K-9 Mail supports to store mail on the SDCard. So if you're not bound to the GMail or the other pre-installed mail apps, this might be worth a try.
Details can be found e.g. at TechnosAmigos article How to Save Email Data on your SD Card Rather than Internal Memory on Android Phones/Tablets. Basically, it requires the following steps:

Go to Settings → Account Settings.
Check for the Storage option
Select the SDCard instead of internal storage

Done.

can I download @all@ of my emails to SD card? Optionally without images larger than X - I don't need photos, but would like to have all of my email available offline. Given the size of SD cards, why not?

@Mawg ask the dev. IMAP is server based. But a cache could be kept in sync, as clients on PC do. Technically.

Yup; thanks to your help on s/w rec, I am now Gmail free, using Thunderbird on PC, where I have everything offline, and K9 - as suggested, I will ask the dev

k9-mail does not any more support storage of mails on sd-cards. Unfortunately, otherwise I would have started to use it.

@Franz have you checked whether there is an open issue with the developers already? Maybe implementing SAF (Storage Access Framework, as needed for that with Android 11+ at least) is already on the todo list and just was not yet implemented with the rewrite.

K-9 Mail's option Account Settings > Storage will allow you to save messages to the first SD card. Most smartphones have no internal SD card, only the external. Thus my (Android 4.1.2) smartphone stores to /sdcard/Android/data/com.fsck.k9/.
Most tablets have an internal and an external SD card and K-9 uses the internal. My tablet (also 4.1.2) stores to /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/com.fsck.k9/. AFAIK K-9 cannot store to the removable SD card sdcard1.


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Allowing my rooted Sanyo Zio to work with my Vista 64 computer
I recently got my Sanyo Zio phone and I would like to upload my android programs that i coded earlier onto it. I installed the driver that I found on the website and then plugged in my phone and when prompted I located the usb driver folder. Yet the installation failed. I tried the same thing with a new driver i found for vista x64. The same problem reoccurred. (i found multiple drivers for both vista x64 and x84 and tried installing all of them) None of them have worked. I can access my phones SD drive no problem but i would like to upload my software from eclipse.
Because of the response I got from costumer service (locted below) I decided that I will root my phone if it allows me to upload my programs from my computer. Does anybody know of a rom that will work with vista 64 on sanyo zio.?
Anyone has any ideas??
Update: I have send a msg to the costumer service for my phone the response is quite upsetting

Dear XXXXXX,
Thank you for contacting Kyocera Communications Inc. This email message is in response to your email about the difficulty of installing the Sanyo Zio device driver in a Windows Vista 64-bit PC and in a Windows Vista x86 PC.
We are sorry to hear about the difficulties you are experiencing with your phone and appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
Unfortunately the Sanyo Zio device driver will only work in your Window Vista x86 PC. If you are having difficulty installing the Sanyo Zio M6000 device driver in your PC, please try to download and install the Sanyo Zio SCP-8600 device driver.
The Sanyo Zio will only work in your Windows Vista 64-bit PC if you set it as a mass storage device. To set it as a mass storage device, connect the USB data cable from your phone to your computer then from your Sanyo Zio just press "Mount".
If you have any further questions, or are interested in purchasing, or information on accessories for your Kyocera Communications Inc. phone, please contact us at any of the phone numbers listed below:
-E-Mail: phone-help@kyocera.com -Phone: (800) 349-4478 (Toll-free USA and Canada only) -Sanyo Accessories: (877) 204-1816 -Kyocera Accessories: KyoceraWeb@scp4me.com -International Access: (858) 882-1401 (Outside the USA) -Fax: (858) 882-1717
Please help us improve our service by taking the survey. Click the link below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VKK5RWC
Thank you for contacting Kyocera Communications Inc. Ivan Technical Support Specialist
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  I tried to install the usb driver on my vista x64 laptop. I then connect my phone and locate the driver but the installation fails. (i tried this with the driver for vista both the 64 and the x86 version)

Submitted via form: http://www.ziobykyocera.com/tech-support/
So any ideas on how to get my applications on my phone without installing the driver or how to install a driver anyways... Im kinda desperate :/
Update I have rooted my phone and I am willing to install a rom on it to make it connect with my computer. Will that help? If it would how would i go about doing that

Unfortunately rooting your phone won't change a thing, as the problem is on the Windows side.  If Windows doesn't have a way to communicate with the phone (ie, a driver), then it doesn't matter if the phone has a different ROM on it - the hardware is still the same.
However, if you package your apps as APKs you can upload them to the SD card and then click on them to install that way.  In Eclipse: right click on the project > Android Tools > Export Signed Application Package.  Follow the prompts and you're flying.

If the computer and the phone are on the same network, than you can use ADB via wifi.
There's an app that makes it to turn it on/off: adbWireless
After enabling it open a command prompt and execute:
adb connect ip:5555

thanks but none of the adb wireless apps work on my android they all crash right away


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Getting a file to Samsung Galaxy Tab from my Laptop without Android?
I am trying to install new Android OS to Samsung Galaxy Tab but it does not have a Memory-card -slot and it does not have any OS currently. I need to somehow get the OS -file to the Samsung Galaxy Tab from my laptop, how can I do it?
ttyACM3 -description with ls
# ls -al /dev/ttyACM3
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 166, 3 Oct 27 14:06 /dev/ttyACM3

Dmesg
 [538846.011011] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
[539228.371156] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 67 using ehci_hcd
[539228.387241] hub 2-1:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 2
[539228.882058] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 68 using ehci_hcd
[539228.990676] usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=04e8, idProduct=6860
[539228.990685] usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[539228.990691] usb 2-1.2: Product: SAMSUNG_Android
[539228.990696] usb 2-1.2: Manufacturer: SAMSUNG
[539228.990700] usb 2-1.2: SerialNumber: 4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[539228.995453] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem.
[539228.995729] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.0: ttyACM3: USB ACM device
[539820.734285] thinkpad_acpi: unknown possible thermal alarm or keyboard event received
[539820.734288] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6040
[539820.734290] thinkpad_acpi: please report the conditions when this event happened to ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
[539820.734655] thinkpad_acpi: EC reports that Thermal Table has changed

usb-devices
:  Bus=02 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 69 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=ef(misc ) Sub=02 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=04e8 ProdID=6860 Rev=04.00
S:  Manufacturer=SAMSUNG
S:  Product=SAMSUNG_Android
S:  SerialNumber=4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
C:  #Ifs= 3 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=96mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm
I:  If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm
I:  If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=42 Prot=01 Driver=(none)

I can see that my laptop can detect the SGT but I am now trying to find where it is mounted to. How can I find the directory for SGT to save a file to it?

...perhaps related here.

What do you mean "it does not have any OS currently"? What happened to the default Android? If you've actually removed everything from the tablet, congratulations! Do you have a Windows machine handy?

@ChinmayKanchi it has currently only the Samsung bootloader. My friend tried to update it but it did not work. Yes, I have Windows 8 in virtual machine.

You should be able to flash with Odin. You might have to wait a while for the full answer, I'm not currently home.

As I said in my comment, you should be able to flash using Odin. I'm not sure it works through a VM though, so perhaps you might have better luck with Heimdall.
Basically, you need to get the appropriate firmware for your device from here (signup required). Then, shut down your device and boot it while holding volume down + power. Once the tablet enters download mode, connect it to a PC.
If using Odin, the file you downloaded goes into the PDA box. I'm not too sure about Heimdall, but it looks like the downloaded file goes into the "Heimdall firmware package" box. Then click "Start" in Odin and wait for your device to reboot.
At this point, the tablet should boot into Android.

I've never been able to get Heimdall to work, but Odin definitely should do the  trick.  If you pass through the USB port to the VM it should work (at least, it does using VirtualBox on Ubuntu).


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More notification sounds not available?
I have a ONE X and have just reset it to factory default as it was starting to get laggy, I have had 8 Android phones in the last 18 mths ( I have a phone fetish) and all have been HTC except my Galaxy S 2 however when setting up notification sounds on any of my android devices I have always gone to the "Get More" in the notification sound list in settings and a bunch of other sounds are shown and I always d/l "Shooter" as its loud and distinct, however now I click "Get More" it does a search and comes back with "No available content, Tap to refresh", I don't know what I have missed or haven't done this time, yes I have internet connection and when I go through the same procedure in the Ringtone settings it works and I can d/l more ringtones  anyone got any answers other than resetting it again and starting from scratch?
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Thanks for your contribution! Would you mind to separate the answer part of your post from the question and put it into the answer section below as its own entry?

I intended to do that yesterday but at that time the system wouldn't allow me to

Sorry guys found the part of the answer myself, hope it helps someone else who has a blonde moment lol although it didn't solve the inability to get more notification sounds through the phone features by hitting the "Get More" button it does allow you to add your own downloaded sounds, a good place to get them is http://www.zedge.net . However if anyone can help with the D/L notification sounds through the phone's "Get More" button issue it would be appreciated.
Change the ringtone, notification sound, and alarm from the Personalize screen.
Choose a ringtone or notification sound from where ever on your PC connect your phone to PC and transfer it to your ringtone folder on your phone,
On your phone slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set. Choose a sound set you want to customize (Ring tone, Notification or Alarm), and get your new sound by hitting the + Add at the top of the screen and choosing your new sound and then tap Apply.
All done
HTC One X automatically saves your choices to the current sound set.


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how to root Galaxy SL GT i9003 for DDLF2
I am running official Samsung ROM build version 2.6.3 DDLF2. I wish to root it for reverse tethering and few other utilities. Need a trusted link for rooting tutorial or a rooting package for the same.

The Answer provided by Chinmay is absolutely correct. Providing the direct link to a little more explanatory tutorial. How to Root Galaxy SL DDLF2

Your device seems to be quite easy to root.

Make sure you have Samsung Kies installed.
Download Odin 1.8.3
Go here and download the appropriate file for your firmware. To find out you firmware's version, you can run dumpstate on the phone (via adb shell or any terminal application). The fifth line of the output will contain the version identifier (like Build: GINGERBREAD.XWKPG).
Start your phone in download mode. Switch off your phone, and restart it while holding power + volume down + home
Enter download mode and plug your phone into your PC.
Start Odin and put the firmware you just downloaded into the PDA box.
Click Start. Your phone should reboot after a while.
Congratulations! You are now rooted!
Switch off your phone and reboot into Recovery by holding volume up + home + power.
Wipe Dalvik Cache.
Reboot.

Source

thnx for the reply. However, I  have already gine with through thuis link. What confuses me is what's CFROOT in name DDLF2_CFROOT-05-07-2012.tar . is CF some other ROM?

CFRoot is a rooting package by ChainFire. The CFROOT in the name means that the ROM has CFRoot integrated.

Ok. Thnx. so it's safe to go for this ackage for rooting.

Note that it's never completely safe to root. But in general, you should be fine.

is it necessary to wipe cache? I havent done that and it;s working fine for now.

Not wiping the cache can lead to weird bugs at times. I'd recommend that you do it anyway, as you won't lose any data.

Will this delete application data?

Just tested it: This will not delete any application data.

The BAM kernel v15 beta will root your device. Just flash it via Odin and that's it!!  There you will get everything what you need!
I own the same phone, and I feel it's safest way to root because some newbies flash some other packages which break their Wi-Fi or even cause the phone to boot loop.

Flashing a new kernel shouldn't be necessary to root....

@MatthewRead dude that is one of the ways how you can gain a root access.. please read the question carefully before giving such a rude comment. his question is "how to root Galaxy SL GT i9003 for DDLF2"
so flashing the above mentioned kernel is one of the way.. and it's probably best kernel around for that phone.. I have same phone.. so please if you don't know.. stop giving comments so rudely!

I know you can root via flashing a kernel that roots, I simply think it's overkill.  I don't see how that's rude.


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How can i update my OS (gingerbread)
This question may be very low quality but it is very important for me ..I have Samsung
galaxy-Pro and the Os version is Android OS, v2.2.2 (Froyo).
The question is that i want to update it to gingerbread and there is no software update button in foryo.
There are many articles like using ODIN....Is that safe or is there any other official way to update that(like google)?

You probably have to use ODIN. I've done it myself, and it worked for me. I used it to root my phone (SGS2). I've postponed it for months, afraid it would brick my phone, but it didn't.

Make a backup of all important data.
Find a good manual on Youtube, XDA-developers or via Google. Compare them, and see what they say.
Be prepared that it can go wrong. If it goes wrong, it could mean that your phone is bricked.

I have a friend who bricked his Samsung phone, and Samsung repaired it without making problems over a rooted phone.
Google won't update your phone. Samsung has to prepare an update because of phone specific drivers and their own specific apps. That's the only official way to update, and if Samsung doesn't make that update, there is no alternative but to use a ROM.


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Google play disappeared from my phone
While uninstalling some app I may have accidentally uninstalled Google play app.
But even then I have updated Google play app before and while uninstalling it should remove only updates from my phone not the complete app. I should have been able to use default app.
But I am unable to do so.
Yesterday while clicking app's icon it was showed an error, that app isn't installed.
I tried to find it on my app library but it's not there.
What should I do?
I am using Samsung galaxy fit (GT-S5670)

Try rebooting. As per you your phone is not rooted and its not possible to delete system app without root.

@roxan I tried but still no luck

I have posted link for downloading apk as answer.

Yes, downloading and installing the APK should work as long as you have the Google Framework Services -- basically if the Market worked before, then it will again unless you removed system services.  (Those can be replaced as well but it's more hassle).

How can I check I have system services or not?

As @Matthew Read suggested I search for an apk over net and found one.
Here is a link: Google Play Store 3.9.16
Note: After installing apk to your device if app started force closing

Clear data from app i.e go to settings->manage app->play store->clear data
If it is still force closing reboot your device

This works for me hope works for others as well

If your phone is rooted, then you of course have a chance that an app could have flashed something that could remove the GAPPS and Google FrameWork Services, but if you don't know what I am talking about then your phone is not rooted, and you simply need to download Google Play Store.
On the other hand, if you are missing GAPPS, then you can re-flash it depending on your version of Android: http://goo.im/gapps/

No my phone was not rooted. I checked the link you provided but I don't understand how to download and which one.


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galaxy s2 wifi problem after updating to ice cream sandwich
hi guys i have samsung galaxy s2 and it was working very well before upgrade to ice cream sandwich i didnt face any trouble in upgrading and it upgrade well
but i faced a problem with wifi connection after upgrading ...
and the only solution i had is to reset the router...the problem that i search for this problem in the internet and i found this problem happened to others but i didnt found solution to that
problem details:
it connect normally and tell me that the device connected to the network but there is no internet and when i try to use the wifi to transfer data it says wifi not connected but when you go to the wifi settings it says connected!!
i dont reach access and i dont get IP address when i go to advanced settings said IP unavailable when i reset the router it take an IP the router has no problem on the other devices
so i need a permanent solution does not include factory reset if possible

What is the problem, can please you explain? Like what happens when you are trying to connect to WiFi?

it connect normally and tell me that the device connected to the network but there is no internet and when i try to use the wifi to transfer data it says wifi not connected but when you go to the wifi settings it says connected!!

i dont reach access and i dont get IP address when i go to advanced settings said IP unavailable when i reset the router it take an IP the router has no problem on the other devices

Please edit as many details as possible into the question.

I think it is kind of a caching ip address error. If you have been connected before the phone does not try to obtain an IP address because the one it got before is still assigned by the network.
What usually works for me is to connect to another network. I have plenty of open networks around where I live. This will make the phone to obtain a new ip address for the new network and delete the old one.
Now simply connect to your network again and the phone will try to obtain a new ip address and will actually communicate with the dhcp.
Worked for my galaxy s2. Hope it will help you too.

I don't own a Galaxy S2. However, I can tell you some steps that you can try. So let me know how it helps. It will be like trial and error. Please tell me what happens when you try this, I will accordingly update the answer.
So first things first, I think it is a problem related to getting IP address. So first, try changing IP address manually. Here's a YouTube video that will guide you in doing this. (Not my video)
Try it and see how it helps.

ok thanks for your help but i tried this way and it didnt work but i searched in the internet and i found way says : goto settings>applications>all>software update ..clear data and restart the device and it works without troubles until now and i dont know if this way!! work

Ok. That's cool! I would request you to add your solution as an answer, that may help anyone who has a similar problem. Thanks!

Thanks a lot.  This fixed it for me too.  Goto: Settings --> Applications --> All --> Software Update. Clear all the data and restart the device, this should work without trouble.


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Is it possible to limit the list of contacts in WhatsApp?
Today, I installed WhatsApp, and I know that it wants to upload my complete contact list to its servers to see who else has WhatsApp, so it can create a contact list. I don't like this, and I prefer to give it just what it needs, maybe only five contacts for now.
I have LBE Privacy installed, and it blocks the contact list for WhatsApp. The result is that WhatsApp doesn't work. Now I can of course remove the entire contact list except for those five contacts, then unblock it, let WhatsApp connect, then block WA again, and hope it works.
If I open the contact list, and go to the setting which contacts to display, I see several options: all contacts, whatsApp, gmail-account, and phone. Choosing one of these, only these contacts are listed in the contact list. But I guess whatsApp won't bother and use all contacts anyway. In the contact list I have hundreds of contacts with email-addresses and no phone number. Will it upload those as well? And if I take a closer look at those lists, they are not properly organized, so limiting
If I add a contact later, will whatsApp know?
Is there a way to handle this properly, let whatsApp have the addresses it needs, without giving it all?

I looked into this some time ago and at least then it was not possible super easily.
The best tip I found (which I haven't tried out myself as it applies to rooted devices only and I haven't yet taken that plunge) was from a Reddit thread that discussed the question.
The thread points to an Exposed Framework module called DonkeyGuard. The developer explains it in the xda-developers forum quite well.
Would be nice to hear if this works! .. And I'm also all ears if there would be a class-action case against WhatsApp(=Facebook) for the blatant intrusion of people's privacy that WhatsApp practices by uploading all of every single users' contacts to its server and exposing that information to other WhatsApp users (even if semi-covertly, sort of).


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How can I debug my application while USB tethering is enabled?
I want to debug my application on the phone and at the same time I want to enable USB tethering so that I can access Internet on my PC.
Is there any way so that I can connect my phone then enable USB Tethering and USB Debugging at the same time? Are there any applications exist?

If you have root, once USB tethering is enabled, go to your terminal on Android and run
su (or su root)
adbd start (or sudo adbd start without previous su line)

That will start the daemon while your USB is in Ethernet mode and allow you to connect from your PC.

Basically, gain root access and start the adb daemon manually.

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Remove branded shutdown animation
Does anybody know where the shutdown animation is located in my branded phone?
I don't like this branded stuff, so I'd like to remove it.
It's been simple for the boot animation (it was where Android forums tell to look - /system/media/bootanimation.zip).
But for the shutdown animation I still have no clue... It is not located in the standard path /system/media/video/shutdown.

Information on my phone:
  - Model LG-P692
  - Android version 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
  - Kernel version 2.6.35.10-perf+
  - Build number GRJ22
  - SW version V10e-JUN-04-2012

I've read this post where someone with an LG Connect 4G couldn't find the shutdown animation in the usual location (system > media > video > shutdown). Someone answered that it is located on the ramdisk. Perhaps this is also the case for your phone?

@THelper: how to locate and change it in the ramdisk?

I have no experience with that myself, but this page may be helpful.

IMPORTANT: Make a backup before trying any of the following steps!
Usually the animation video is stored at: /system/media/video/shutdown You can rename this to something else. Or delete all the files from there.
If it's not there, check /system/customize/resource/ or /data/local/ May be it can be found there.
In some cases shutdown animation may be handled by an APK. Check under system/app if you have a Shutdown.apk or PowerOff.apk. If yes (like in LG-P692), you also have PowerOff.odex there. Do NOT touch PowerOff.odex.
In this case you can modify the PowerOff.apk. This is how:

Copy the PowerOff.apkto your PC
Use 7zip or WinRAR or any uncompressor software you have, to open the APK. Go to res/drawable folders. You might have up to 3-4 of them like: drawable-ldpi, drawable-mdpi, drawable-hdpi, drawable-xdpi (in case of LG-P692, only drawable-mdpi will be found).
There you can see some .png or .jpg files. Replace those with any images that you want. If you don't want anything there you can use plain black images. Make sure that you put the images with the same resolution that of the original images. Replace images in all the drawable folders.
After you replace those images, make sure the APK is in the same format as it was earlier, except the images that have been changed.
Now copy back the PowerOff.apk to your phone where it was.
Power off your phone. REMOVE your battery. Power on. And now test.

See how this helps.
Tested with an LG-P692.

I have a rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3 (V20C). I do not have folder /system/media/video/shutdown, /system/customize/resource/ and /data/local/

Yes @SurajBajaj, I have PowerOff.apk in /system/app and it contains 16 files named power_off_001.pro to power_off_016.pro, which appears to be images for animation. It also contains shutdown.mp3 which is being played while shutdown. I am unable find a suitable app (in Windows) to open these power_off_xxx.pro files to verify them.

The LG P990 (operadora Claro - Brazil) has the aplication PowerOf.apk ... i change the files in res/drawable and perfect !!! Tks


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Can I install Google Chrome on a Kindle Fire HD?
Is it possible to install Google Chrome on a Kindle Fire HD? I searched the Amazon store and didn't see it there.

Yes. According to the guide here on sideloading apps onto your Kindle Fire HD it should work fine. You will need to allow the installation of apps from unknown sources which can be done in the Device menu. Note that for certain apps, including Chrome, that need a Google account you'll need to download and install the Google Framework and to reboot your device.
I'll provide a quick summary of the link that explains side loading:

The first thing you need to do is install a file manager app. I personally use File Expert, but you can use whatever works for you.
Next you need to get the app file. You can find it by searching on Google: (app name) apk. So in this case you would search 'chrome apk', there's plenty of links from that.
Once you have those, navigate to the Downloads folder with the file manager, and tap the .apk file. Click Install, and you're set!
You can find the app in apps>device, it will not be in Cloud.

There are Chrome APK files all over the place in file sharing sites. But couldn't they have viruses?  I'd like to download it from a recognized source (ideally Google). Any suggestions? Posted that here: http://android.stackexchange.com/q/43132/10645

Note that this doesn't allow you to login to your chrome account to get your bookmarks et. You will need to obtain (purchase) a third party Chrome sync app to do this final step.

If you are looking for a apk do NOT use use www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/chrome/ version 67 it has a virus, on my Amazon Fire HD 10 it spawned some adware (ie3wisa4) if you see this website that mean you're are hacked. The reason why I think got hacked is because the apk is not secure or the Chrome browser itself. If you have been hacked reset your Fire to factory settings. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Yes, but you may need to Flash a custom ROM, I think that Google Chrome requires ICS or better, but I am not sure, it may be specifically unavailable to your device or your devices stock firmware.
If you would like a custom ROM, then you'll need to start by rooting your phone.

Personally I don't think Google Chrome isn't as good as I expected though.

This answer will be only helpful if you can give more details like which ROM to keep and how.

This is a very generic answer that does not address the specific device.


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How can I make RUU 4.0 update on HTC Desire S?
How can I make RUU 4.0 update on HTC Desire S?
After downloading the zip file, I don't know which are the next steps in to the update process.
Please give me detailed instructions.
Thanks!

It is an very easy process.

First make sure that you have the driver installed. If not install this simple driver http://downloads.unrevoked.com/HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe by downloading and running the file.
After this unzip the RUU zip file you downloaded. You'll see one pdf file and one .exe file.
If you want you can read the instructions on pdf file.
Connect the phone and run the exe file and follow the step by step wizard.

Things to watch out for:

Make sure your phone has at least 60% charge.
This process will take around 10 minutes to complete, don't unplug the phone until the wizard says the process is complete.
Your phone will reboot during the process which is normal.


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How to get root back after OTA update
When I updated to Android 4.1.2 on my Galaxy Nexus, I lost root. Everything is still there, but the permissions on system/bin/su no longer include the setuid bit, which prevents su from working.
I don't want to go through the whole re-rooting process if possible since I used root to re-lock the bootloader and unlocking it without root will wipe the entire phone, including /storage/sdcard0.
As far as I can tell, the only thing I need to do to get root back is to fix the permissions of su. How should I do this?
Of possible relevance:

I'm using the stock ROM.
The phone is the international GSM version.
I tried to get into recovery and got an android with a red exclamation mark. Is this due to the bootloader being locked or is it a different problem?
Since the update and losing root, a process called system_service has frequently started comsuming 100% of my CPU and slowing my phone to a crawl, forcing me to reboot.

What I wanted doesn't seem to be possible. It makes sense, really, as if it were possible it would represent a major security hole that would allow any app to gain root.
I ended up wiping my phone and testing the quality of my backups. (They weren't as good as I'd hoped.)

There are apps for that: Use OTA RootKeeper (Free) or SuperSU Pro (Paid).
If the OTA update hasn't touched your /system partition, these apps will work flawlessly. Another requirement is ext2, ext3, ext4 file system. As you are with stock ROM of Galaxy Nexus, this requirement has met.

Thanks for the answer. However, it doesn't help me as I don't have a time machine. OTA Rootkeeper couldn't do anything as it says I'm not rooted.

@Scott If you've Nandroid backup of old installation, restore that. Then, use OTA RootKeeper and do OTA update again.

Sorry. No Nandroid backup.


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Motorola Fire XT on boot loop - flash/recover without powering on?
I rooted my Fire XT with SUT and SuperUserOneclick .. so far all seemed good. Then I ran Android_AIO_Flasher_1.00 and tried to install the NoLock apk.
After that the phone has just been going into a boot loop.. constantly booting up, and then rebotting (without reaching the home screen). ADB recognizes the device in offline mode for a few seconds after which it reboots anyway.
I've tried removing the battery and have now let it drain actually.
If I try going into recovery mode, I do get a 'enter recovery mode' message, but then I get a white triangle with an exclamation mark and an android.. and nothing happens then.
Can someone suggest any possible actions please?
Thanks!
PS - the whole reason why i'm trying to operate on this phone, is that I want to use it for my app testing , and secondly, because i need to unlock the screen somehow as there is some issue with the touch screen - the screen stays on the lock mode and doesn't accept any touch events.

your phone is bootlooping, I don't know what kind of app you've installed on your phone.
about recovery mode, that's it, you're in recovery mode, after presing vol up + vol down when you turn on the phone, after a while you'll find your screen blank with "enter Recovery mode" on screen, it's normal you've seen white triangle with android mark, just touch home softpad to enter the real recovery mode, try to reset factory from it.
if your phone still won't boot to the system, so the only way I can suggest you is by flashing with sbf ROM via RSD Lite.


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Using OTG cable, transfer file from cardreader to external harddisk, is it possible?
I will be going on a holiday and I want to be able to back up my photos to my external harddrive.
Usually this means bringing a laptop with me.
However I have :

Galaxy Nexus, rooted and unlocked
OTG Cable
Powered USB hub
Standard, fullsize SD card reader

So I hooked up everything. Nexus-> OTG -> USB Hubs with power supply -> External Harddrive and SD card reader
Nothing happens.
I can connect a Logitech wireless mouse to it and I can use my phone via the mouse. So everything are connected, with power.
I read that I need to mount the external drive and the SD card reader. So I opened Astro but it doesn't seem to auto mount.
I searched and I found StickMount, an App which mount USB storage devices for you. I tried that however it will not mount my external drive nor my SD card reader.
Can anyone help please?
EDIT: I downloaded a Root Checker and found out that my device is not properly rooted, perhaps that is why StickMount could not mount my drives. Does anyone know how would I mount the drives without root access? Is it possible?


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Control bluetooth volume on phone?
Seems like the volume control button on my bluetooth headset is broken, is there any way to change the bluetooth volume directly on the phone? I am on Android 4.1.2, just in case it's relevant. I found settings to change the normal front speaker volume, but nothing for the bluetooth volume.

Is that headset mono (for phone calls only) or stereo (also supports playing music)?

You can have a look at this if you are interested in trying a different approach, see my answer here How do I disable the google voice typing/voice search 'ding' sound?

See if this helps. I am not sure though:

Settings >> Sound >> Volumes

If this doesn't help try this Bluetooth Volume app. This should do it.

Unfortunately no BT options in the mentioned menu ):

Does changing media volume there helps?

Thanks, but no it does not help, it also doesn't change to a lower volume when BT volume is changed during e.g. a SIP call. I noted that on a normal call I can change the bluetooth volume using the buttons on the phone, that's how I got maximum BT volume back. problem for the moment is, that I have to make a normal call to increase my BT volume, annoying :D


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how can I change the language of the keyboard of sony ericsson xperia mini pro?
my mobile keyboard is supported with Arabic alphabet but I don't know how to use it !!
I need to write a lot in arabic and I'm not used to the touch keyboard so I need to change the language of the mobile keyboard

I don't know specific to your device. But normally in Android it is like this:

Settings >> Language & Input >> Language


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Vector Graphics Illustrator
I am sorry if this is not the right place, but I didn't know where else to ask and I can't find an acceptable answer anywhere online.
I'm considering getting a tablet and would really prefer an Android.  However, the most critical requirement for me is the vector graphics illustrator.  I am a mathematician and make a lot of drawings for presentations and papers using Inkscape (an open source version of Adobe Illustrator).  The iPad has an app called Inkpad (which is not the same as Android's Inkpad), which is just like Inkscape, only it also allows the user to draw a curve freehand and convert it to a Bezier curve.
I was wondering if there was anything similar for Android and if so, how it compares in functionality and image quality to Inkscape/Inkpad for iPad.
Thank you!

See if AutoCAD WS suits you.

Did you look in the Play Store?

There is an application called Infinite Design available in both free & paid versions. It will allow you to export to SVG for editing in your favorite graphics editor. It's been tested and works in Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape (paid version only).

Free Version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brakefield.idfree
Paid Version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brakefield.id

Another application is called Simplector, again available in both free & paid (pro) versions:

Free Version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=plasma.vector.editor.app
Pro Version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=plasma.vector.editor.app.pro

I cannot comment on the functionality & image quality compared to similar iPad applications.


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Unable to copy files to /sdcard
Due to a configuration error I made combined with an OTA update (Android 4.1.2), I had to re-unlock my bootloader to regain root on my GSM Galaxy Nexus. This process wipes the entire phone, including /sdcard. When I restored from backup, I discovered that only some of my files had been included in my most recent backup and subsequently restored.
I have a slightly-older complete backup consisting of the individual files copied onto my computer. However, I can't restore them.
I first tried adb push (note that I'm using Linux and do not have access to a Windows box at this time):
$ adb push . /system/sdcard0
push: ./.estrongs/cache/visit_history-journal -> /system/sdcard0/.estrongs/cache/visit_history-journal
failed to copy './.estrongs/cache/visit_history-journal' to '/system/sdcard0/.estrongs/cache/visit_history-journal': No such file or directory

If I delete the file mentioned, I get the same error for the next file. Note that this is a nonsensical error, as the only possible way for the file to even be attempted is for it to exist. It's annoying when error messages are themselves incorrect.
Next, I fired up DropBear SSH on my phone, started up the server and connected via SSH. So far, so good. But when I tried to use scp to copy the files across...
$ scp -r sdcard0/ root@192.168.2.11:/storage/sdcard0
Welcome to DropBear SSH Server!
root@192.168.2.11's password:
sh: scp: No such file or directory
lost connection

Grr.
I tried to use a GUI method and use a file manager to copy the files. If I use the USB computer connection settings, I have two options: MTP or PTP. When I use MTP my file manager (Nautilus) can't even list a directory on my phone. The backend just times out. When I use PTP, I can only see camera-related folders. I can copy individual files, but when I try to copy everything, I get an error stating that there's not enough space and that 5 GB more is required. Obviously there's enough space, because what came off the "sdcard" must be able to fit back on.
What gives? Why is it so difficult to move files from my computer to my phone?
Update
After reading some related questions, I was reminded of FTP. I installed an FTP server on my phone and the files are curently being transferred. Of coures, I never thought of FTP earlier since it's obsolete technology and I haven't had a use for it until now for years.
So, my question changes to this: Why did the other methods, which are superior to FTP, fail?

Isn't the target named /sdcard or /storage/sdcard and not /system/sdcard?

@ott--: D'oh! Of course you're right, and /system is presumably read-only. I'd guess that'd solve it, though I don't want to interrupt the current FTP transfer to find out.

Originally posted by @ott-- in the comments, this answer did the trick. I'm posting it as an answer since ott-- hasn't.

Isn't the target named /sdcard or /storage/sdcard and not /system/sdcard?


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Is there any way to block flurry?
I noticed that an app I installed also added Flurry to my phone. I noticed this while doing some development work, and saw some activity relating to Flurry in my LogCat. Is there any way to block Flurry from sending reports of information gathered from my phone?
I am waiting for it to send another report, and I will update this question with the exact messages from LocgCat.

You could always edit your .hosts file and define the domain the info is being sent to as 127.0.0.1.  You could also use an app like Titanium Backup to "freeze" the app. or chmod it as non-executable yourself.

Is it necessary to have a rooted phone in order to do this?

Yes the phone must be rooted.