Only use this tag when your question is truly specific to Gingerbread. For example, it's appropriate to use when asking about a Gingerbread feature, but not when asking about a device hardware issue unaffected by the OS (even you're using Gingerbread on that device!).
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Will I lose root access on my Incredible if I install the Gingerbread OTA update?
Basically what the title says. I rooted my phone with unrevoked (I am not sure if I used the "forever" version or not). Will installing the 2.3.4 Gingerbread OTA update from Verizon remove my root? ...
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Is it possible to enable the Android default keyboard on an HTC EVO 4G?
I am not much of a fan of the HTC EVO 4g's custom keyboard, but it appears that they have somehow removed or hidden access to the default Android keyboard input method.
Especially now that the ...
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How can I live without a trackball?
I've been using a Nexus One for the past year and half and am very happy with it as a phone. I am not, however, happy with my carrier and so will be trading up very soon. Amongst the current crop of ...
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How to reset Nexus One to Android 2.2.1 or 2.3? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I have a Nexus One (with the radios for the AT&T network) which has an old beta version of 2.2 on it. It ...
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Log off from GMail on Android 2.3
I have a Samsung Ace, with Android 2.3.6. I logged in with GMail and now I cant log off. I searched a lot of forums etc., but no answer.
I need your help, because it consumes a lot of battery juice ...
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Root and then unroot afterwards?
On my device, I have a bunch of stock applications. Some of them I don't need. Some of them are outdated. Here's what I want to do:
Root my device.
Uninstall all my unnecessary apps (no changing of ...
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Get Facebook app to use full screen in Android 2.3?
Is it possible to make the Facebook app in Android 2.3 use the full screen? I remember being able to do this on a different device with Android 1.6 but I can't find a way to do it with Android 2.3.
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How do I disable the stock Gallery app?
I just downloaded QuickPic and so far it's all good and fast. It has more features than the stock Gallery including the ability to include / exclude certain folders from view. For this reason, I don't ...
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Can I create a specific ringtone for email from specific people?
Is there any way at all to set it up so that I can have a different notification sound for different email senders?
In other words, if I get an email from Fred, can I have a different notification ...
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Is there a workaround to add recently *used* apps to my recently *launched* apps?
If I long press home, I get a list of the last six apps I've used, but if I open a web browser from another app (eg. by following a link in Tweetdeck or email) the web browser never shows up in my ...
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Encryption of offline mail, calendar, contacts data on Android
I'm very new to Android and I wonder what I can do in terms of encryption.
As I read it seems that only Android >= 2.3.3 supports encryption but my new device will be running Android 2.3.1. So I ...
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Android 2.3.5 unlock screen activated unexpectedly
My Android HTC Sense 3.5 running Android 2.3.5 suddenly and out of the blue activates the unlock screen without pressing the power button. That's a problem because it gets unlocked by itself sometimes ...
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Why are playlists breeding like rabbits on my device?
I use Banshee 2.2 to synchronize music and podcasts to my Android 2.3 device. On the device, I'm using PowerAMP to play music.
When I open PowerAMP and look at the playlists, each one is repeated a ...
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While listening to music on head set: How to avoid sound playing from phone speakers when push event occurs?
I use my Android phone to listen to music at work with standard headset. Yet once an event occurs, e.g. e-mail recieved, the phone switches to standard speakers and plays the music and event sound ...
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How can I disable the front status LED when charging my device?
Charging my smartphone the front LED is always shining annoyingly green. This bothers me especially while reading an ebook which is why I am looking for a way to disable this feature.
So how do I ...
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How do I copy/move contacts from phone to my exchange account?
My contacts are stored on a (Open-)Exchange server, so they are synchronized between phone, the server and my other mail clients (e.g. on my desktop PC).
However, I have some "phone-only" contacts ...
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Why does Android Wi-Fi not get disabled?
I have Android 2.3.4.
I have noticed that even When I turn off Wi-Fi, I still keep getting notifications, like - Gmail, Gtalk and Google+ notifications. If I open the said App then it says that it is ...
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How can I download an MP3 to my phone instead of opening it in a music player?
I'm trying to download podcast MP3s to my phone so I can listen to them in my car. Ideally, I'd like to be able to Chrome-to-Phone them from my computer at home, and then choose to download and play ...
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volume rocker as next/previous song
This probably is a common question but so far I have not seen a thorough answer.
I want to know if it is possible to have the rocker functionalities that are on cyanogem mod on a factory rom (htc ...
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Can I use tasker to turn LTE/4G mode on/off on my Droid Bionic?
I'd like to turn LTE on while I'm at work and off at home; I have the appropriate profiles, but I can't find an appropriate action. Is this something that could be done with an intent?
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Is there a way to see 3G connection time?
I have a time-based data plan, therefore I would like to have a report of the 3G connection time (possibly with a weekly reset). However, all the application on the market reports the data usage, and ...
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Disable automatic screen turn-off during call
I use Gingerbread.
My Android phone has feature, that turns off display during call when I put the phone to my ear. However, the sensor is probably over-sensitive in my device, so it often turns off ...
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Can I locate my android phone?
I brought a new Samsung Galaxy Y inbuilt with Android 2.3.5 some month ago and sold it recently. But after selling I noticed that in that Android I left my email ID (email ID that is used to log in to ...
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How to pull the apks from my android phone
I have a rooted android phone. I am trying to pull the applications from /system/app/. However this simply does not copy the apk. What I have tried.
adb shell
su
cd data
cd app
ls
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Link2sd not working properly
I've a Samsung Galaxy Ace and recently I installed link2sd, created the partiotion and everything it needs. It works. But I'm having two issues. The first one: each time I turn on the phone I get a ...
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Does rooting Kindle Fire disable your default Kindle Fire functionality?
I am thinking on getting a Kindle Fire due to the good reviews and the price tag.
I see that there are a lot of links showing you how to root your Kindle Fire so that you can have regular Android OS ...
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Is there a way to allow certain numbers to be called from a locked phone?
When I got my first cell phone I was told to put a "In case of an emergency call XXX" at the top of my list of phone numbers. While I haven't ever benefited directly from that, I have benefited from ...
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Is there anything that can show exactly what has awaken my phone?
Recently I had some issues with my phones battery getting drained in 8-10 hours, even though the screen was active for less than 1 hour and wifi/bluetooth/gps was off.
My first thought was to check ...
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Where can I find Android release notes?
Today I upgraded to 2.3.4 Gingerbread MR2 but I wonder: what changed?
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Does Gingerbread use extra battery power to make calls when the phone has poor signal?
Since I got this phone (Galaxy S, originally on Eclair, then Froyo) and switched network provider, I've had major problems with the signal at home, and call quality as a result.
Following the upgrade ...
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Phantom notifications of Galaxy Note driving me nuts
I just got a Samsung Galaxy Note a few weeks ago and really like the phone. The problem is that I get notifications for non-events or phantom events day and night: the phone makes the notification ...
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Where does Voice Actions store my “Note to self” recordings?
I've been messing around with Android's Voice Actions. I tried recording various jibberish notes to test it out. However, I noticed that with each "Note to self" that I send to myself, the attached ...
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Get root access without going through replacing things?
I'm totally new to rooting and I would like to simply have root access to my phone. I don't want to do any customization whatsoever to the insides of it. Is this doable? I mean like, in terms of a PC, ...
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What does it mean when I select to 'clear data'?
If I look at the options to manage an application and select to clear data, what data is specifically being cleared? Is there a way to find out?
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How to convert pcm/wav to mp3?
I'm using a virtual recorder to record voices and it records in the .pcm file format. I found an app freemp3droid to convert it to .mp3 but there are some bugs in the app and it has not been updated ...
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number in the top right corner of the camera app? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What does the blue 0 mean in the top right hand corner of my camera?
What is the number shown in the top right corner of the camera app that comes installed with Android ...
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What do I need to know about the “weird” Galaxy S Vibrant emergency call handling?
Vibrant support was dropped from CyanogenMod after 7.1 (Gingerbread) due to issues with failed 911 calls. I flashed 7.1 a bit before this was made known, and have since reverted to my stock-based ...
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Disable Display Standby when in Developer Mode missing in Android 2.3
I'm a little bit confused about the missing Option to deactivate the Display Standby in Developer Mode.
In 2.2 there was a switch in Application --> Development. But in 2.3.3 this switch is vanished ...
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How to export bookmarks from default android browser?
I am using LG P500 phone, running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
I want to export bookmarks from default browser of my android phone.
Can any one suggest me how to do that?
I have checked settings of ...
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Transferring messages to android from a sqlite db on my laptop
I am a new android user. I switched from nokia to android today only. Been googling around for various solutions to transfer my sms (text messages only) from my old nokia to my new Android (Galaxy Ace ...
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Is it possible to use my SD card as ROM and my internal ROM as an additional RAM?
I've read somewhere that I can do some certain things to partition my SD Card specially to allot some part or all of it to trick the phone into thinking it's the "internal" ROM. For the life of me, I ...
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My HTC Desire HD crashes when picking up a call. Any ideas how to resolve the problem?
This is extremely annoying. After the last update to Android 2.3.5, whenever I get a call from certain contacts, picking up crashes the whole phone application and resets the SIM. Rejecting the call ...
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Are Android OS updates region specific?
Well, I have a Galaxy Ace with 2.3.3, build XWKPY and Samsung Kies doesn't show an update to 2.3.4 yet.
I'm thinking of manually updating it through Odin and I need to know if I can just download any ...
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Does any version of Android support ad-hoc connections?
I just bought a Lenovo Ideapad A1 which runs Android 2.3. It seems that connecting the device to an ad-hoc network is not possible.
Does any other Android version support this?
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3G Connection Not Working on Samsung Galaxy S2
I have a Galaxy S2 that for some reason does not work when it's connected to a 3G network(or at least I think it's connected, there's a '3G' symbol next to my signal meter). When I say it doesn't ...
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Gingerbread ROM for Nook Color?
Does anyone know a good place to get a Gingerbread mod for Nook Color?
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Unlocking Nexus One without pressing the power button
The power button on my Nexus One doesnt work smoothly any more, sometimes taking nearly half a dozen attempts before the unlock screen appears on the phone. I was wondering is there is any other way ...
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Install default Android 2.2 / 2.3 on Optimus One
I have this LG Optimus One P500h and I was thinking about formatting and installing the default/original Android 2.2 (2.3 would be great) since LG modified the homescreen, keyboard and other stuffs.
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When I edit contacts on my Nexus S, it's deleting their birthdays from Google Contacts. Am I doing something wrong?
Is it something I'm doing wrong?
Where do I report this?
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Power button not working. Phone wont boot?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GTS 5830i.
I somehow messed up the power button of my phone and now after the battery drained completely, It will not start.
I tried looking up online for going into ...
