Android 4.2 is an incremental update in the "Jelly Bean" version series which debuted with the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10. Please only use this tag if you feel your question is specific to Android 4.2.
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How do I get a camera icon on my lockscreen?
I've seen screenshots from Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) that have a camera icon besides the unlock icon on the lockscreen (see below).
My Nexus 4 (latest Jelly Bean, 4.2.1) has a camera widget on its ...
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Launcher App Slow
I installed an unofficial build of Cyanogenmod 10.1 from here on my Droid 4 and the launcher app runs really slow. When I scroll through the screens or scroll in the app drawer it lags very bad. ...
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How to “un-save” attachments in Gmail on Jelly Bean?
Gmail on Android 4.2 brings a boatload of improvements over the version I'm used to from 2.2. Its improved interface for dealing with (received) attachments is very welcome.
However, I cannot find a ...
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Jelly bean upgrading Problems
My new Samsung Galaxy Advance S is running with android Gingerbread. I am thinking to upgrade it to Jelly Bean. I am very new to Android devices.
I have following basic questions
Are there any ...
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How do I scroll to the top of a list?
On iOS, I can single-tap the top of the screen to scroll any list all the way to the top. This doesn't seem to work on my Nexus 4 (4.2.1 / CM10.1) and for instance in the list of phone contacts this ...
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Voice input missing - Maps navigator crashes
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus with the latest Android version.
Every time I want to use the destination by voice input feature in the maps navigator the app crashes. However this works pretty well ...
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Keyboard shows when getting an incoming call
I have an LG Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.1 and have a strange problem. When I got an incoming phone call the keyboard is displayed and won't go away. This is a rather big problem since it obscures the ...
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SMTP auth server settings
I'm using my own SMTP server with SMTP AUTH for sending mails. The greeting looks like:
250-[...fqdn...] Hello [...fqdn...] [...ip...], pleased to meet you
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
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Red exclamation mark when trying to update Nexus 7.
Every time I go to update my Google Nexus 7 to Android Jelly Bean 4.2, it fails and shows the Android logo on it's side with red exclamation mark (!) on.
Why won't it let me update to Jelly Bean ...
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Why were some of my contacts automatically merged without notice?
I found several questions here where people want to merge several of their contacts into one.
I'm having exactly the opposite problem:
On both my Android devices (Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 7), two of ...
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Stock Google Music app does not scan subdirectory in Android 4.2.1
Is it a bug in Jelly Bean 4.2.1 that subdirectories within the Music directory are not scanned for music files?
UPDATE: I just verified that copying using cp or using Nautilus on Ubuntu or Windows ...
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SGN 4.2.1 - stuck at < waiting for device >
I own Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it has been unlocked, rooted, I'm using CWM Recovery Touch and a few weeks ago I updated firmware to 4.2.1 (build JOP40D). It seems that Superuser is no longer working on ...
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Google Services battery usage
I recently updated to the 10.1 M snapshot of CyanogenMod for my Sprint Galaxy S3 (d2spr). Ever since I did the update, I have been seeing crazy high battery usage from Google Services. I have tried ...
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Copying links off Google Search results directly
I Googled for one document, a PDF file. If I navigate to that link using my device browser, the document starts downloading. However, what I actually want is the actual URL to the document copied to ...
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How can I allocate more than 1024 MB of RAM to an Android Virtual Device?
I want to work with 1024MB or higher RAM sizes but when I try to start my Virtual Device it is giving the error:
Failed to allocate memory: 8
I researched many thing about this issue;
Some ...
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WiFi stopped working (dhcpd times out) after enabling device encryption
WiFi has worked without issue before on this exact same hotspot, and it is currently working for other devices so I'm assuming the error is in the phone (edit: also tried another hotspot, wifi is ...
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Flash player issue on CM 10.1
I recently flashed my HTC ONE X ATT with CyanogenMod 10.1 and noticed that Flash Player is not installed. I tried to find it on Google Play, but it says that Flash is not compatible with my handset.
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After upgrade to 4.2.1 how to get “settings” and “screen lock” back in pull down menu?
After upgrading my Nexus 7 to 4.2.1, which was an adventure in itself, I noticed that in the pull down menu at the top of the screen (notification bar), where you get to see notifications about ...
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How do I separate ringtone and system volume on JB?
I understand that the Ringtone and Notifications have been linked since (probably about) ICS, but I seem to have managed to link the System sound settings to the Ringtone/Notification volume levels on ...
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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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Block H+ (3.5G) but not H (3G), possible?
Is there any way to block only H+ (3.5G) and still have H (3G)? I use Android 4.2.1 CM10 Galaxy Nexus.
I want to do this because 3.5G signal in buildings is poor (1 bar), but 2G (which signal is ...
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android 4.2.1 installation error on N7000 error [duplicate]
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Flashing Cyanogenmod9 - Kernel via Odin
I have a galaxy N7000 4.1.1 and tried to upgrade it to 4.2.1 but it shows and error when installing the system a such error# 7 ...
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Nexus 7 Incredibly Slow
Over the past few weeks, my Nexus 7 running 4.2 Jelly Bean has gotten incredibly slow at times. Sometimes I can count off a full five (or more) seconds for an app to open or even for something as ...
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Hide Developer Options in Android 4.2
I know how to show the developer options menu. How do I hide it again?
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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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Search and cancel notification with Tasker
I'm looking for a way to search for (by text) and cancel a notification that wasn't created by Tasker with it.
I know there's an option to cancel notifications which were created by Tasker but I want ...
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How to free up more storage (upgrading to 4.2 made me lose 6GB)?
So this morning, I bought a new game and it required a large file download. I went to download it and a message told me that I had 0mb of space remaining. This seemed odd to me because last time I ...
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Connecting Nexus 7 to external hard disk?
How can I connect a Nexus 7 (JB 4.2 rooted) to an external hard disk? I know I have to use a USB OTG cable, but what's the exact procedure to achieve this after connecting via OTG?
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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]
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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 ...
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Activate Voice Actions from Lock Screen
Is there a way to activate Voice Actions from the lock screen?
I've abandoned the iPhone world, and only miss this one feature. On my iPhone I could press and hold my home button to activate Siri. ...
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Is there a way to speak “Send” in order to send an SMS?
I know I can pull up my SMS app and press the microphone to activate speech. I speak my message, but then I need to press the "send" button to actually send my message.
Is there a way to activate the ...
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Using the same apps for a second user in Nexus 7 [duplicate]
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How to migrate applications to other user account without downloading the applications again?
I've created a second user on my Nexus 7 for my wife.
Do I have to ...
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Cannot add users on Nexus 7
I recently purchased the Google Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.2. This link describes how to manage multiple users on the same device. However the menu item "Users" does not exist on my table under ...
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Why does selecting the second use on the lock screen crashes OS?
Running 4.2 on a new Nexus 7 with two users setup with individual google profiles. Both have basic setups (a few apps, sign in patterns, no widgets running).
Both profiles having been running fine ...
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On-demand WiFi during sleep [duplicate]
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Turning on Wi-Fi on demand
I can only find 3 options under Settings->Wi-Fi->Advanced->Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep:
Always ((the default value))
Only when ...
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How to disable USSD notifications?
On Android 4.2.1, some new stuff has appeared in the notification area. It shows my current balance and has an icon of the "SIM-card menu" app. Also, sometimes, some spammy messages appears (from my ...
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Do I need to wipe when upgrading from CM10 to CM10.1?
I am using CyanogenMod 10 on my device and saw that CM10.1 (Android 4.2) is available on get.cm.
If I upgrade, do I have to wipe my phone or will it just work?
Or what problems will I have to expect ...
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Can I have different volumes settings for notifications and ringtones with Nexus 4/Android 4.2?
My old Gingerbread phone would let me have a low volume for notifications while having a high volume for ringtones (very useful at night). My new Nexus 4 seems to have these volume settings tied ...
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Galaxy Ace Duos S6802 jelly bean support [duplicate]
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When will my device get the Android 4.1 update (Jelly Bean)?
Is Android 4.1.X support available on Galaxy Ace Duos S6802? Can the device be successfully upgraded to ...
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Sharing files between users in 4.2.1
I have a Google Nexus 7, unrooted, running stock 4.2.1. I have set it up for two user and we seems to be enjoying it.
Recently I ran into an issue about sharing files. In User1's account I copied few ...
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Why are there two settings apps, Settings and Settings Storage
On my Galaxy Nexus running 4.2.1, I see two Settings apps in Settings > Apps. One is name Settings (28KB) and the other is Settings Storage (520KB). Both have the version 4.2.1-533553. Is the storage ...
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Using an audio dock on CM10.1 i9100
I'm running the CM10.1 nightlies on my Galaxy S2 (i9100). I've purchased the KitSound GALS2Dock, which has audio out over USB, but it doesn't work.
I've asked KitSound via Twitter, and they told me ...
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DC-HSPA Cellular Standard Indicator
I have recently picked up a Nexus 4, on a carrier with a good DC-HSPA network (3 in the UK), and I want to check out the speed on that network. However, I don't know whether my phone has even picked ...
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Is continuous focus a 4.0-only feature?
The http://www.android.com/about/ice-cream-sandwich/ page details that Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" introduced two interesting features for Camera: “continuous focus” and “zero ...
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How to disable autofocus and set focus to infinity?
I almost never take any close up pictures with my Galaxy Nexus (and when I do, it'd be more convenient to manually switch into some kind of macro mode).
How do I stop the auto-focus from trying all ...
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How can I move application user data (user specific settings, savegames, …) to a different user?
I have a tablet with Android 4.2 and would like to copy/move the application user data (savegames, ...) from one user to another. I have root. Which directory do I need to move/copy. And do I have to ...
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how to connect blue yeti mic to galaxy nexus
I'd like to use the blue yeti as audio input for recording video on the galaxy nexus. How can I achieve this? I know thus far that I need a USB otg cable, but when I plugged it in it didn't seem to be ...
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Maximize Lockscreen widget?
I am on Android 4.2.1 (Galaxy Nexus), when using Lockscreen widgets, they are always quite small until once drags them down, then they get maximized. Any way to maximize them by default? Thanks :-)
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Recover Google account password without unlinking/deleting the main account from android device
I forgot the password for my Google account and I want to recover it. This Google account happens to be the main Google account linked to my Android device.
When I try to use the Recovery options:
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