Android OS Version 2.2, aka Froyo. Only add an operating system tag if your question is truly about the OS!
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How to protect my google account?
I am very concerned with security of my Google account in case I lost the phone (as in: lose it, have it stolen/robbed, etc.). Right now it seems that whoever grabs my phone will also have full access ...
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Dropbox export folder to SD card?
Is it possible to download a folder (or at least download multiple files at once) from Dropbox to SD card?
I do not seem to have the export option when selecting folders
Note the "Share" option ...
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HTC Desire HD vibrating constantly
My girlfriend plugged her phone in to charge and it started vibrating, and never stopped. The only way to stop it is to power off the phone, and take the battery out. Even if the phone is off, it ...
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How can I prevent the Google+ app from showing the wrong thumbnail before I share a photo?
When I go to the Google+ app to share a picture I've taken on my phone, it shows the wrong thumbnail. I select the thumbnail anyway because experience has taught me that I can trust the date, and I ...
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How do you clear .thumbnails folder without hanging Windows Explorer?
Is there a recommended way to clear out the thumbnail data that I have in DCIM/.thumbnails folder?
It occupies about 50 MB and I want to clear it out but when I press Ctrl+A in Windows Explorer it ...
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What are “.spmo” files in “dcim/spmo” directory on my SD card?
On my SD card, in dcim directory (which is where the images/videos captured with the camera are stored), I also have a subdirectory called dcim/spmo which contains a bunch of files with .spmo ...
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How to make a URL desktop shortcut have the page's favicon?
Theoretically, it should do this automatically. In practice, sometimes it works, sometimes not. All the pages below have proper favicons, but only the O Globo and Amazon favicons made it to the ...
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Connect Android GPS with Computer
Is this possible to connect my Android's GPS with my computer? I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit running Froyo.
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Disable ActiveSync Remote Wipe in Froyo
In short:
Is there a way to disable remote wipe for Android Phones (specifically in Froyo)?
Background:
I recently upgraded my G1 to a G2, and was about to set up my company e-mail account. But the ...
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Remote Wipe Feature in Android 2.2
Android 2.2 has come up with a new feature called "Remote Wipe" which wipes out the data in the Android phone remotely in case the device is lost. For this we were using Microsoft Exchange Server to ...
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Error message when upgrading Galaxy S to Froyo
So I finaly got a copy of Windows and installed VMWare on OS X
After fidling with driver issues etc. etc. I got the Kies software to recognize the Gallaxy S
After Kies had downloaded the upgrade ...
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How to remote control using Droid VNC Server via USB?
I have installed Droid VNC Server on my Android phone 2.2 (CyanogenMod), but it is not clear how to control now my phone via USB.
When I start the server on the phone it gives me an IP but I cannot ...
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Syncing tasks with exchange server
I've recently upgraded from a Windows Mobile 6.1 phone to a desire, and there is one feature that I miss and that's the ability to sync tasks with my exchange server. What are other people's, low ...
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How do I turn off the shutter sound for the Android camera? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app?
If the phone isn't in silent mode, taking a picture using the stock camera application always plays a ...
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Change background color for notification entries?
Samsung Galaxy 5 (aka 550, Europa, Corby), Samsung's Froyo version (so, Touchwiz. Launcher is ADW Launcher (non-EX).
My notifications (the things in the list when you pull down the notification bar, ...
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How to access internal memory of HTC Wildfire Buzz with out starting phone
I have HTC Wildfire Buzz it is very sad to say that i deleted some system files in Internal memory and my htc wildfire can not start it will restart continue, but before deleting i have copied all ...
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Launch app on start (even SD card apps)
I'm pretty sure (despite of haven't seen them) that there are a few question about running some app when you turn on the phone. But I want a something a little more complex here. I have a few apps to ...
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Upgrade Dell XCD35 from 2.2 Froyo to latest compatible version? [duplicate]
I have
DELL XCD35
Android 2.2 froyo
and I want to upgrade the android version. How can I achieve the same ?
Any help will be appreciated..
FYI : I have tried the option like "settings ...
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How can I prevent my screen from turning off while on a phone call?
When I'm on a call my screen turns off after X seconds. Half the time I can't get it to turn back on without pushing the on/off button, which I have set to terminate a phone call (because half the ...
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Is there any sniffer aplication for Android 2.2?
Is there any network sniffer program for Android 2.2 similar to Wireshark for Windows?
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Wi-fi is auto-enabling
I don't know why but the Wi-fi on my Droid (Froyo) keeps auto-enabling. I can't figure out what is causing it and want to make it stop. I only like being connected to wi-fi at times of actual use so I ...
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How can I open an HTML file I have copied from PC to SD Card of Phone?
How can I open an HTML file I have copied from PC to SD Card of Phone?
I've tried opening it with the default application which is HTML Viewer but I get a "Web page not available" system page.
The ...
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How do I send a contact via SMS?
I have a Nexus One with Android 2.2. I would like to send two contacts (name+phone nr) to one of my contacts. This is a simple menu-option on my old Sony Ericsson.
How can I do this on Android?
I'm ...
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Installing the English (United States) language
I recently got my Desire HD, and it came pre-installed with Deutsch, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, each in a (Spain) or (Portugal) flavor. Is there some way of getting an English (United ...
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How to launch the hidden Sound Recorder on Froyo?
I discovered a "Sound Recorder" in the application list on my Froyo handset. Why is it hidden like that with no 'launcher' or app icon to start it?
I'm curious.. also because of this app;
I need to ...
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How to backup all notes from the stock notes app in Froyo?
Is there an easy way to backup/export notes from the stock notes app in Froyo? Alternatively, I'd like to know where said data gets stored, so I can manually copy them over to my PC.
Edit: I'm pretty ...
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What's the best method for rooting HTC Desire? [duplicate]
What's the best method for rooting HTC Desire?
Do I need both S-OFF and root? How are these two things related?
I essentially want to root because I am often short on space so I want to be able to ...
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SD card full bricks Android 2.2: In fsckdelay end. Kill dosfsck, ret=-1
I downloaded this 80 MB ZIP file containing 27000 files to my SD card and unzipped it using this code.
A no space left error occurred before all files could be extracted.
I couldn't remove the ...
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Where are displayed shortcuts stored?
Often after a reboot, crash or USB usage, icons of apps go missing. Both in the "Home" screens and "Applications".
Currently I have four screens of apps, three in Home. Some of the icons ...
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How to show the battery percentage remaining in numbers?
At the moment Android 2.2 has a pretty incomprehensible icon of a battery that shows remaining strength.
Is there a way to switch that to a numeric display (like is available on the iPhone)?
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sync htc / android phone with macbook / mac os x
I use MacBook (which have Mac OS X 10.6 - Snow Leopard). How can I sync data between my HTC phone and my MacBook.
I have HTC Wildfire, and HTC Sync software only supports Windows.
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Always seeing “No connection: Retry” in Android Market
I have an HTC Touch with Froyo installed that I use for app development. I haven't used it for a couple of months, and when I fired it up today I'm seeing the same error every time I launch the Market ...
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How to install java on my Olivepad running Android 2.2 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser?
How do I install java on my Olivepad running Android 2.2.
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Customizing lock screen notifications on 2.2
Is there an app that makes it possible to have email, Facebook, etc. notifications displayed on the unlock screen, the way that voicemail and text message notifications are displayed?
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Android and Google contacts not syncing
For some reason I have 10 contacts in my Google Contacts account, but I have 50 contacts on my Android phone. I have signed into my Google Account from my Android phone and I have enabled
settings ...
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Can a Nexus 7 connect to an Android 2.2 Wi-Fi tethering access point?
I am considering buying a Nexus 7. I would like to occasionally be able to access the internet out and about, but don't want to pay 50% again to get the hspa+ version.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Europa ...
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Polish keyboard/dictionary [closed]
I have a new HTC Desire running Froyo, and I found the built in Polish keyboard/dictionary to be absolutely appalling, a lot of basic words seem to be missing. The auto correct feature works worse ...
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How to create a Broadband connection (pppoeconf) on my Android phone?
I have Broadband connection at home, and from my PC running Linux, I use the pppoeconf command to connect to internet, that in turn asks me for the username and password both provided by my ISP ...
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Can you factory reset an Android device but not wipe away info on the SD card?
I am looking into factory resetting my 2.2 Android tablet. Is there a way to do this without wiping the contents of the SD card?
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folder will not open
I have organized my Apps into several folders. Every once in a while, I find that when I click on a folder, nothing happens (i.e. the folder does not open). No matter what I do, I cannot open the ...
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Uninstalling Voice Commands was apparently a terrible idea?
In my efforts to free up space on my crappy Motorola Flipside, I thought that uninstalling Voice Commands would be a great idea since I never use it...
Now after uninstalling it with Titanium, this ...
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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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Applications moved to SD card cannot be loaded
I have an Android phone running Android 2.2.1 with very limited phone memory. So I have to move the applications to SD card all the time.
BUT:
If I move applications to the SD card, then after I ...
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Why does text disappear after browser page load on a HTC MyTouch 4G?
I'm trying to visit pages like http://irclog.perlgeek.de/crimsonfu/2012-12-01 on my HTC MyTouch 4G running Android 2.2.1 (WebKit 3.1) but I can't read them. The text is visible for a moment until the ...
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How do I set Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never on Froyo 2.2 Droid X without Advanced Wi-Fi Settings menu?
I've encountered the following instructions on a forum about battery drain
Set Wi-Fi sleep to Never in the Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced >Wi-Fi Sleep ...
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My Samsung Infuse 4G keeps restarting after failure upgrade of Froyo to GingerBread using Samsung Kies Mini
I have Samsung Infuse 4G I997 with OS Froyo 2.2.1 as default. Now I want to upgrade the OS to Gingerbread. I had tried to do that last night using Samsung Kies mini but after installing the upgrade ...
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What is meant by “Wi-Fi Hotspot” in Android 2.2?
Android 2.2 has a new feature called "Wi-Fi Hotspot" which was not available in previous versions. What is the importance of this feature? What is meant by "Wi-Fi Hotspot"? Is there anywhere that I ...
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GT-I5500 Wi-Fi error
I have working Wi-Fi connection. I can connect to any access point in range and I have no problems with passwords, etc.
But after some time (sometimes hours, sometimes days) my phone tries to connect ...
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Quickly connecting to Wi-Fi with Android
I'm having Android Froyo (2.2), in Archos 32.
The only way I found for connecting to a Wi-Fi wireless network is through
Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Wi-Fi Settings -> "Wi-Fi ...
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Is there a way to display Interstate Rest Areas on Google Maps Navigation?
I've had several instances where this information would have been useful when navigating w/ Moto Droid, but I haven't been able to figure out a way to get to interstate (USA) rest areas in Google Maps ...
