The version of Android after 4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) in the Android version sequence. Please only use this tag if your question specifically pertains to Jelly Bean and its features.
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How to hide calendar but receive reminder notifications?
I have a calendar containing only regularly recuring dates. I would like to hide this calendar or these dates from the ordinary Google calendar app and the Google calendar widget.
The reminder ...
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running app is shut down when screen powers on
I recently updated my Samsung S3 (T-Mobile) with the OTA update to Android 4.1. Ever since the update, after the phone screen powers down (manually or on timer), turning the screen back on closes the ...
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Installing Jelly Bean on Ice Cream Sandwich tablet
I just bought this China-made tablet, Ainol Novo Flame, and it has Ice Cream Sandwich installed on it.
Is there anyway to install Jelly Bean? I Googled some and couldn't find a good source. Do you ...
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How to make android prefer mobile data when wifi signal is very weak
When I leave home or the office there is a ring around it where I simply have no connection at all. This is because the WLAN network from my router at home or the one at the office is detected, but ...
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How to update The Samsung galaxy S2(GT-I9100) to 4.1.2 Via Ubuntu 12.10(AMD64)
The title sais is all
Question:How to update The Samsung galaxy S2(GT-I9100) to 4.1.2
Note: I am using Ubuntu 12.10
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Default number for GS3 dialer
I just started using my new Galaxy S3, not rooted and using mostly stock software. While using the dialer/contacts application I immediately noticed that the default calling number for my contacts ...
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How can I get more of my account contacts (with the same name) to merge automatically?
I have Google Contacts, Google Plus, LinkedIn, and Facebook accounts all syncing contacts. For some people the phone seems to automatically merge each of their account contacts into a single contact. ...
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Clock alarm doesn't turn off off, and camera zoom doesn't work on Android 4.1.2
I have a Nexus S, running Android 4.1.2.
Just noticed today that I couldn't shut off the alarm by pressing the volume keys or the power button. Usually, when the alarm goes off, the phone displays 3 ...
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How can I turn off the notification for the power plug connection?
My Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1 plays a sound every time I connect it to the power plug. Is there a way to turn that off without affecting all other notifications?
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Serious battery drain (Screen, Android OS) after JB upgrade
Since I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII from Android 4.0.4 (ICS) to 4.1.2 (JB), my battery life has decreased dramtically.
Running ICS I could easily have ~25% battery left when going to bed, after ...
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Samsung galaxy S3 screenshot doesn't work
Yesterday I bought a brand new samsung galaxy s3. WHen I hold home button and lock button, it doesnt shot the screen. how to fix it?
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Galaxy Nexus not connecting to router with WEP encryption
My Samsung Galaxy Nexus (I9250) running Jelly bean 4.1.1 has problems connecting to a Wifi router with WEP encryption. I cannot change the WiFi encryption type.
Other devices are connecting to the ...
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Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.2.x OTA update [closed]
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (toro) Verizon w/ their latest OTA 4.1.1, it's rooted but I'm not using 3rd party ROM, I'm using all stock but I REALLY want to go for latest 4.2.x, but once again ...
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Jelly Bean resource Usage
I have a phone with 512MB of ram. The company has launched the Jelly Bean update for the phone. Currently my phone is running Android ICS 4.0.4 which has alot of lag and frameloss issues, So I am ...
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Insufficient memory to download apps from playstore? [duplicate]
I have rooted my device. I am not sure if this is connected or not, but I cannot download apps from the play store: I get a message stating that there is insufficient memory. I have 5.6 GB available ...
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setting a default launcher
Ok so I rooted my samsung galaxy note 10.1 today. I immediately bought the full version of adw launcher and installed it. Now I have a bit of experience with Android and launchers so I have tried all ...
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How to format /storage/sdcard0 in ext4
I tried to create a symbolic link on the "internal SD card" of my Galaxy SD2. It failed with "permission denied" and I quickly realized this file system is vfat.
How can I reformat /storage/sdcard0 ...
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where are Android Chrome bookmarks?
What is the path of the bookmarks file for Chrome in Android 4.1.2? eg is it in the /sdcard/data directory or somewhere else?
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HTC One S notification vibrate
I have a HTC One S and recently did a system update and am now running 4.1.1 (whatever that is called)
I have a few games that have push notifications e.g. bakery story, restaurant story. As soon as ...
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How can I search the SMSs/MMSs using the default search interface?
I have an Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM installed. I love the Google Search interface and can search most of my phone using it but I am unable to find "Messaging" as a searchable item. I've seen a lot of ...
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How can I stop downloads from Google Play when net balance is ending (or zero)?
In my SIM, the net balance is zero. But, the device shows that it is still downloading applications. Because of this, I am losing my main balance. Also, the battery is getting lower every 3 hours.
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Is the external micro SD card path the same for all devices?
I am using a Samsung Tab 2.
There is a path: /mnt/external_sdcard/myfile. Here, I can save, read, or write my file to the external micro SD card.
I'm just wondering if this path is the same for all ...
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Why does Jelly Bean no longer support Flash?
I am fine with the news that Android Jelly Bean no longer supports Flash. But being an Android developer, I am surprised that they did not release a reason for that.
Does anybody know?
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Stock Browser splitting HTTP POST requests into separate TCP segments
I am currently testing different web browsers and devices for compatibility with a web interface that has been developed. We have realized we have an issue with code already in production. The bug ...
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ParanoidAndroid LG P990 [duplicate]
I have an LG Optimus 2X P990. A while ago i saw P990 jelly bean paranoid builds for this phone, but now i cant find an up-to-date version. There are cm10.1 nightlies for that phone, with hardware ...
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How to upgrade the HTC One X (with AT&T) from ICS to Jelly Bean from Indian telecome?
I purchased HTC One X unlocked (with AT&T) with Android ICS. I am using this phone in India with Airtel SIM.
How can I upgrade the device to Jelly Bean?
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How can I go back to ICS after JB OTA updates?
My phone is HTC One S VelliC2 and received the JB OTA updates.
However, I could not get used to it. So how can I return to ICS? Can I use the HTC Android 4.03 RUU file? Now the Hboot version has ...
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“Restrict Background data” with Jelly Bean on tf300t ASUS tablet
On my tf300t ASUS tablet (with wifi only) I tried to set "Restrict Background Data" following
Settings->Data Usage->three boxes in the upper right corner,
but there is no such option. I read on ...
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W/GAV2 Exception sending hit: HttpHostConnectException
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus Verizon (toro) w/ stock ROM, and I constantly see this in my logcat:
W/GAV2 ( 903): Thread[GAThread,5,main]: Exception sending hit: HttpHostConnectException
W/GAV2 ...
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How to install Android on the Touch Pad [duplicate]
How can I install Android on the TouchPad? Looking for the latest android mod that can run on the TouchPad and support sound.
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On Galaxy S3 with Jelly Bean, how can I make long-pressing the home button activate Google Voice Search?
I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 with Jelly Bean on it.
What I want is to long-press the Home button and hear a beep to prompt me to provide a voice command.
I had it set up this way before I installed ...
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Where is the precmd command in android?
I'm kind of used to linux. I'm using Busybox from the Busybox Free installer, with Busybox 1.21.0-Stericson. Trying to chance my shell to the Busybox shell using busybox ash gives the following error ...
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How to find out my Galaxy Nexus' version? (maguro, toro or toroplus)
I have a Galaxy Nexus phone.
I want to install JellyBean manually, but I don't know which one of these I should download. How do I know if my phone is maguro, toro or toroplus?
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Not able to flash/factory reset Galaxy Nexus.; restores to one particular backup every reboot
My Galaxy Nexus will not factory reset. I tried to flash many images. I deleted the gallery contacts, but it restores to a restore point on each reboot.
Currently, it is having "yakju-jzo54k". I am ...
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Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad on Nexus S
I got inspired by the Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad on Nexus 7 video, but until I'll get my hands on a Nexus 7, I'm still proud of my good old Nexus S.
Now, I did turn on my Bluetooth, put both ...
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Missing Gapps after 4.1.2 was built in Nexus S
I built Android 4.1.2 from source for my Nexus S using these instructions. Later I found that there are no Gapps on the phone and so I cannot set up my Google account or use the Play Store or Google ...
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Not able to add words to dictionary while texting on Jelly Bean 4.1.2
I just installed Jelly Bean 4.1.2 on my Samsung Galaxy Note N7000. I am not able to add words to the dictionary. I use more than one language while texting. There are no options in the settings ...
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Pop up message when sending large amounts of SMS messages
When I send a relatively large number of text messages using GoSms, I get this pop up after I send a message:
I have seen this on other forums but I have yet to see a way to get rid of it (that is, ...
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Can I mount external SD card read-only?
I have a SamsungGalaxy S3 (32GB Verizon version, not rooted) with a 64GB external SD card.
I use the external card only for music, which I load from my computer. Several times now I have lost files ...
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How to stop Beautiful Widget from being removed on device reboot?
I have a Nexus S running 4.1.1 and a Nexus 7 running 4.2.1 and they both have the same problem with Beautiful Widgets. Whenever I reboot either device, the widgets no longer show up on the home ...
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How to customize font size and color in Jelly Bean?
The combination of small font size, low contrast color schemes (gray on gray), and the erratic operation of the auto-intensity makes the screen difficult to read in many circumstances.
I like ...
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Joining Contacts has no effect (SG3 4.1.1)
I just switched from the SG2 to the SG3. They transferred all my contacts at the store.
I now have a lot of duplicate contacts, some of which are Phone contacts and some of which are Google contacts. ...
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Unix domain sockets between host and emulator
I am trying get Android and my Linux host talk to each other on Unix domain sockets.
I have my server on the host while the client is part of a library that emulator's software stack will make use ...
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Jelly Bean search - only contacts and apps?
In previous versions of Android, the Google search widget allow you to choose what you want to search.
I always configured it to search only contacts and apps. this way the Google web search results ...
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Cannot Connect to internet via WiFi on Galaxy Tab
I enabled my laptop as a hotspot and connected my tablet through WiFi. Then I turned WiFi on and it shows me the network but it tells me I'm not in range.
After that it shows network disabled and ...
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How do I determine which process woke up the screen?
The screen woke up at 4am or 5am at night, and had been on ever since.
How can I find out the process that was responsible for screen-wake ups?
The device is Galaxy S III running Android Jellybean ...
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Disable screen lock pattern
I just downloaded JellyBean on my HTC One X.
I wanted to check APNs, but accidently went to VPN. Then, I had to set the screen lock pattern to access it. Now, I have an extra step when I want to use ...
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Mobile data connection is lost “by its self”, need to re-enable it manually everytime I unlock the phone
This happens constantly:
Go to Data Usage->"Mobile Data" to "On".
Lock phone for about 30 min.
Unlock phone and try to use an application that requires data connection.
The application says no ...
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Is it possible to remove the Android smileys that replace text strings like “:)”?
A friend of mine was wondering if it's possible to remove or replace these smileys entirely, or if they are a native function of the Android operating system that would require tweaks in a custom ROM ...
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Pure Android Download [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is it that Android still can’t be installed as regular OS?
I have been looking around, and was wondering is it not possible to download android 4.2 out of the box ...
