Android OS Version 2.1, aka Eclair. Please only use operating system tags when your question is truly specific to the OS!
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Alternative keyboard with Czech language dictionary?
Is there any alternative keyboard for Android HTC Desire 2.1 that supports English/Czech dictionary and easy way to switch between them?
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Motorola Defy Gallery app is crashing upon start
I have for a couple weeks a Motorola Defy with Android 2.1 (Eclair), since today the Gallery app crashes upon start, the screen is shown for a less than a second and then it dies.
The only odd thing I ...
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Why won't Kies let me tried to update to Froyo again after a failed upgrade attempt?
Yesterday I connected my i9000 to Kies which showed a message about the Froyo upgrade. I clicked on Firmware Upgrade, it started with an progress bar, and when it got to 100% it tried to reconnect to ...
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How to transfer apps, contacts and settings between two identical phones?
OS: 2.1
Phone: Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S)
I'm having trouble with my new Samsung Vibrant (it constantly reboots) and I'm going to return it for a replacement unit. How can I transfer all of my phone ...
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Samsung Galaxy S Firmware Update
I'm experiencing trouble with the 2.1 to 2.2 update. It looks like this advice doesn't work for me as I have no Software Update button. I also tried this advice but it seems that I'm not able to put ...
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How to use phone as an USB Wi-Fi adapter? [duplicate]
I would like to use my SE Xperia 8 with 2.1 as an usb wifi adapter to my PC. What I would like to do is set it to access point mode and share my ADSL internet with my laptop through wifi.
I would ...
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How to backup original firmware and personal data before firmware change?
Before I try a custom-built firmware, I would like to backup the original one from my 2.1 SE Xperia phone. I know some original firmwares are out there to download but I would trust my own one better. ...
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How do I upgrade my Sony Xperia X10 mini to Anroid 2.1?
I am trying to explain to my friend who lives in another country how to upgrade their phone to Android 2.1 so that they can use WhatsApp.
Can anyone help?
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How do i make a new album in the HTC Photos application?
I have an HTC Hero (with the Android 2.1 update). For the longest time, I've wanted to create new albums in the Photos application and can't for the life of me figure out how to do it. It has a bunch ...
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Upgrading unrevoked desire from eclair to froyo
I'm currently running my HTC Desire on 2.1 (o2 branded from the UK, if it makes an difference) which has been rooted via Unrevoked. I've just now been prompted to upgrade it to what I assume is 2.2 ...
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How to increase the download speed of Torrent on Android Mobile?
I own Xperia Mini Pro. Recently I came to know that there are some Torrents Clients available on Android Market. So I installed aDownloader to download some movies from Torrent server. I want to know ...
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Is there any way to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone?
Is there any way for me to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone? Everything I've read so far just talks about how easy it is to do it in 2.2. I have a Milestone, but apparently my ...
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Android 2.1 - MyTouch 3G Slide - Preparing SD Card mal-function - Formatted SD Card after taking out and putting back in :(
Operating System: Android 2.2
Device: HTC MyTouch 3G Slide
SD Card: Micro SD 8GB Sandisk card that is less than 1 year old
Background:
This feature formatted my working SD Card w/ all my pictures ...
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Issue with the Apps that are installed on SD Card after reinserting the SD Card
I am using an Xperia X10 mini pro (Android 2.1-update1). I rooted the phone and partitioned the 8GB SD Card into two parts.
1. ext3 2. FAT32.
I installed Link2SD to move the apps to SD Card. This has ...
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Tools for using connected phone via PC/Headset
My question is: Are there any tools to use a via USB connected android phone on windows/pc?
I'm using a analog headset and want to answer calls via the headset when my phone is connected.
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HTC Magic with OpenEclair: Factory reset doesn't work!
today I got an old HTC Magic phone with OpenEclair (Android 2.1-update) installed on it. Unfortunately there is still the Gmail account of another person linked with it, which I'd like to remove. ...
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time/clock always on?
I need to have the time/clock on for about 30 mins. Just the time I can see in dark. The screen doesn't turn off.
Is there any application or way I can have the time on for xx minutes in case I need ...
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screen lock and not displaying lock pattern in android 2.2 (Eclair)
I have HTC Wildfire and one feature I don't like is that it displays the lock composition when I enter incorrect one people knows see the correct one even when displaying password is turned off.
Is ...
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How to use the front camera with Tango?
Like lots of us, I guess, I discovered Tango today (one the greatest app !)
As I own a Galaxy S, I wonder if we can use the front camera while talking.
I know we can do that using the builtin ...
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charging from power outlet or computer? to save battery lifetime
I realized that charging my HTC Desire (Android 2.1) takes longer if connected to computer compare to power outlet.
Does it matter which method I use to charge in terms of battery life time?
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Error: “reloc_library cannot locate 'fdatasync'”
I have my phone connected to my laptop via the USB cable and ADB is able to identify the device. When I run adb devices it returns the phone in the list of connected devices. Running the command adb ...
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Error launching ddms.bat: “Failed to get the adb version: Cannot run program ”adb“: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified”
I've been following these very detailed instructions to take a screenshot on my Motorola Flipside. When I get to the step #10 where I launch ddms.bat I get this error and my phone doesn't show up:
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How do I change the lock-screen wallpaper?
I've lost the ability to change my lock screen wallpaper (in the course of trigger-happy removal of some phone company apps). I used to be able to do 'Menu > Wallpaper' and be prompted for either ...
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Why does the alarm on my HTC Desire not work correctly?
I have setup three alarms on my HTC Desire (running standard 2.1 with Sense).
Mo, Tu, We, Fr @ 05:45
Th @ 05:30
Sa @ 07:00
They are set as repeating alarms and the phone displays the little clock ...
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My alarm didn't go off this morning!
I set an alarm up and I can see the alarm symbol at the top in the notification bar. However, the alarm didn't go off this morning! Thankfully I'm still in the crossover where my old phone is still in ...
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Android 2.1, HTC Hero EU and WIFI configuration issues
After many search and try, it seem to be impossible to connect to a WIFI network with hidden SSID. But perhaps I did my research wrong...
So, is there any way to connect to a WIFI network with hidden ...
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Where do i find cwm recovery for samsung captivate?
I rooted my 2.3.5 and then returned my Samsung Captive i897 to stock 2.1 update 1 ROM. But now I want to put cyanogen 9 ICS -- but the CWM recovery does not work anymore.
Where do I find one for 2.1? ...
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How to Ignore the Icons in Camera Album? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unwanted folders showing up in Gallery. Can they be removed?
My Album contains Camera Pics and the icons of other applications. Those icons are there in my SD Card. I ...
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Deadbeef player running after exit, bug or feature?
I have a problem with Deadbeef player. Upon exiting the player, when music is not playing, the player remains running in the background indefinitely or until forcibly shut down through the services ...
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Start services at boot
How to make applications start at boot? I have at least 2 which I'd like to start automatically but they don't (I need to manually start them to have services run in background):
Skype
Lookout
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How to upgrade Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 to Android 3 or newer [duplicate]
I know my mobile phone is really old, but I want to know what if I can upgrade its Android from 2.1-update1 to any newer version which allow me to store applications configurations on SD card.... Can ...
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Is there a way to enable WiFi-tethering without root access?
Is there a way for WiFi-tethering without root access.
I mean before Froyo.
I have HTC Hero 2.1, and frankly, I don't want to root it for security reasons.
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Is there a 'User manual' for Android 2.1?
The user guides that came with my Android 2.1 phone are pretty basic and mostly geared to the mobile company's interface and apps. I've come across this PDF guide to Android 2.2. Is there something ...
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Is there any way to move apps to my SD with Android 2.1?
Is there any possible way to move apps to my SD card on my Droid Eris? I keep getting that low memory icon in my notification bar and its really annoying. I'm running Android 2.1
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How can I organize items in a folder?
I created a folder for games on my homescreen. I added many apps to it, but now that I need to scroll I'd like to reorder them. Long pressing on an icon closes the folder (so I can drop the icon on my ...
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System audio files appearing in playlist
I wasn't satisfied with the selection of sounds the phone was giving me for the alarm, so I installed ES File Explorer and picked out some ringtone sounds from the phone's system/media/audio folder. ...
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Does Android 2.1+ support the ARM9 processor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the minimum specifications for Android?
I want to load Android 2+ (i.e 2.1 or 2.2) on an ARM9 processor, is it possible? If I could have a comparative chart of ...
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How to customize the notification bar?
I don't know even thats possible in case of Xperia mini pro. When I flashed Cyanogen ROM into my Xperia Mini Pro, I was able to customize the notification bar. I mean I was able to change the ...
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Settings - Accessibility warning: “Downloaded accessibility application is required to activate” — What should I do?
If I choose the 'Settings - Accessibility' option on my Samsung Galaxy S, the following text is displayed: 'Downloaded accessibility application is required to activate'.
I searched the Droid Market ...
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Problem playing large MP4 (500 MB) video files in Android 2.1
When I try to play a large MP4 video file (500 MB), say a film on my phone, it plays the audio but not the video.
I have checked running a smaller MP4 file (5 MB), and it plays fine.
Even ...
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In my Samsung Galaxy S under Settings - Status - Phone number is says 'unknown': Why?
Title says it all ( I think ), if I look under the 'Settings - Status - Phone number' on my Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, it says 'unknown'.
What does that mean ? Do I have to enter the number some ...
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Why I get this message while trying to update firmware of Archos 7 home tablet? [closed]
I have been trying to update the firmware on my tablet and I keep getting an error message like this:
Unknown update.archos.com Download unsuccessful.
I tried it several times and got the same ...
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FakeGGSearch.a - Lookout found a virus on my Android Phone
I use Android 2.1update1 and installed Lookout, and now Lookout says that: "FakeGGSearch.a" is a trojan, but I can't uninstall it!
Now what? What can I do about this? Google didn't returned any ...
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Keep the screen from activating when the phone is in my pocket
I usually use my phone without a lock screen, so I can start using it by just pressing a button. Problem is, the camera and volume buttons on my Motorola Milestone are really light, and are easy to ...
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List of which phone builts with multitouch in the browser?
I have seen this which led me to Droidthing. Although being the most thorough i have seen so far, it would need it more detailed.
Background being: some 2.x phones have a multitouch stock browser, ...
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I can't connect wifi tether network with tablet
I used wifi tether application to share internet connection in rooted xperia x8 android 2.1 version. It is work for my laptop.
I can connect this network correctly with my laptop. But I can not ...
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How do I tether over wifi in rooted Xperia x8?
I would like to tether over wifi rooted Xperia X8 running Android 2.1.
I used wifi tether app but I just saw error message "Sorry, but your kernel does note have all necessary feathers for running ...
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Alternative of CyanogenMod-5 but Android 2.1 for HTC Dream G1 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I am currently using Cyanogenmod-5 (Android 2.1) for my HTC Dream G1. But it runs quite slow and I dont want ...
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How can you see your Facebook Groups in Facebook for Android?
I downloaded facebook for Android latest version just now.
This version is much better than the one which was pre-installed on my Samsung Galaxy S phone.
But can I see my Facebook groups somewhere ...
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Loop device possible on Android 2.1 Hero?
I'm trying to get Ubunto running on my Android after failing with Debian.
I couldn't mount the image. Now the Ubunto Tutorial says that the phone must support loop devices. How can I figure that out, ...
