For questions about Android apps in general.
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How can I manage Intent association with Apps?
When the system emits an Intent for which you have multiple apps that can handle the intent, a dialog opens to tell you which application you want to use with that intent.
Is there a way to see what ...
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How can I choose a music player?
I am looking for a music player for my android device which has a number of specific features (such as having a play queue, lock screen controls, etc.) I am finding it difficult because there are lots ...
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Are there any specific advantages to using the Amazon Android App Store over the Google Android Market?
Is the new Amazon Android App Store just another marketplace or are there any specific features or benefits that the Google Android Market doesn't have?
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How to keep two versions of an app installed?
Android Market has just updated an app in my device. I liked the update, but its fully different from last version which was also my favorite. So, I want to keep last version too. I have last ...
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What kind of app optimization does Ice Cream Sandwich do at the first reboot?
I received from my phone carrier, Vodafone IT, the official OTA Google update to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 on my Nexus S. When automatically rebooting for the first time after the update, the ...
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How can I get a overview and manage the default applications for file types?
Most OSs show a nice summary about which application will be used to open a certain file type. Android does not seem to have such a function.
How can I track and manage the default applications?
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Hide applications from Apps menu
I don't want to root my phone to delete some applications installed by the provider, but I would like to hide them from the menu, since I know that I won't use them often. I know that it is possible ...
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Are there any Jabber (XMPP) apps out there that support jabber conferencing?
I've tried several, and so far I can't get one that will just work with my work jabber + conferencing (jabber 'rooms'). They all seem mostly clunky. Does anyone have a rec that has worked well for ...
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Is there a stylus-based notepad app for Android?
One of the things I assumed the Android OS could do was let me use a stylus and just record notes in my own handwriting (without handwriting recognition). The goal being that I could remove the need ...
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Why is there a blank white space under some Apps?
This seems to happen in any app that uses some kind of comment display thing.
Here are some pictures. (sorry that they're not screenshots, I don't think it's possible without root)
This also ...
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How does android transfer with bump apps work?
I've come across several apps which allows the user to transfer data (like files, photos, contacts) when they "bump" their phones.
An example is Bump, which use the the bump to transfer files and add ...
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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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How to install apps which are targeted for another country? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market?
I'd like to install an app from the Market which is limited to the USA (specifically Google Music). ...
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Can I transfer application from account to account on a single tablet?
I bought an android tablet to my parents for christmas. I registered it on my Google account and went on and installed some apps. (Some are the ones I own on my second tablet, some are the ones I ...
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How can I make my phone/tablet ring remotely without a SIM card?
I appear to have lost my Streak somewhere in my apartment, and I can't call it since I don't have a SIM card in it. I've remotely installed Plan B just because, but unfortunately the GPS coordinates ...
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Are there any RSS Aggregator apps that integrate with Google Reader with OAuth
I use the NewsRob app for offline aggregation of my Google Reader feed, but its always bothered me that it requires me to enter my Google username & password through the app itself. There are ...
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Do prepaid phones have issues with downloading certain Apps in the Android Market?
My company has written and published some Android Apps on the Android Market. A couple of times now we've had complaints from customers who are not able to download and install the App - I believe the ...
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“Update unsuccessful” on all apps running on SD card
I know this problem has been reported before, but man, I am really, really getting tired of it. I have not been able to update any app running from the SD card on my HTC Evo since I got it nearly 6 ...
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How to exclude a program from being presented as program to update
I have an Archos 101 tablet which has Google maps installed.
I cannot uninstall Google maps but since I don't need it on my tablet I don't update it.
However, it is constantly being presented in the ...
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Call blocking with spoken message?
Does anyone know of a call blocker that will let you create a voice message for blocked calls?
What I want is to block calls from hidden numbers. This is almost always salespeople so I want to just ...
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Is there a minimum app price at app stores?
Is there a limit on minimum app price? I ask as I never saw any app less than .99 in any app store (apart from free apps). Can an app be like .49 for example in Google or Amazon app store?
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How to know app name by UID
I have found that UID=10058 using battery much in "battery history"
How can I know app name by UID=10058
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Is there a way of ordering the applications alphabetically?
Can I order the apps alphabetically or group them into folders?
Or maybe there's a better way of managing with an ever increasing number of installed apps?
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Is it possible to run Android applications on (normal) Linux?
Since Android is a forked Linux kernel plus software stack I am wondering whether there are any projects or ideas regarding creating a version of Android that can be added to a Linux system to allow a ...
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Make Google Search app use Google.com.au
I purchased my HTC Desire (2.2 FroYo) from the UK and by default I guess the Google Search app uses Google.co.uk whenever I run a search through the app.
This is quite annoying as you could imagine ...
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How can I access a Mantis Bug Tracker from Android?
We track our bugs on Mantis, and I was hoping to find an Android App for it, since it exposes a PHP-SOAP API (see this question) which Eclipse uses.
Does anyone know of existing apps (or projects) ...
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Which apps do gapless music playback?
Are there any apps around that are good at gapless audio playback? I listen to a lot of music that continues from one track to another and the stock app puts a small but noticeable gap between tracks.
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Storing passwords on your phone?
I'm considering switching to a service/app like 1Password, Keepass, LastPass, etc. but before deciding on which to use, I was wondering if anyone else had experience with one of these services and ...
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Can you get a list of the RUNNING applications on Android for the purpose of activating them?
On my Samsung Galaxy S Android phone: if I start a couple of apps, I can get an overview of them in the 'Active applications' icon on my first screen.
Clicking this icon, shows me all active ...
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Should apps take up any internal storage when installed to SD?
I'm running very low on interal phone memory storage - I'm down to 5 MB of the 180 MB available. I understand that not all apps can be installed into SD card, and those will instead use up my internal ...
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How does the Amazon Appstore verify its apps?
A few times after I've downloaded an app from the Amazon Appstore, I get an error pop-up similar to the following when opening the app:
Amazon Appstore
There was a problem verifying this ...
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Android Market - Want to see Best Applications
Is there any way to see "Top Best (i.e. Top 10/50/100, etc.) applications" in Android Market as we are looking in AppStore ?
I means to say which applications/Games are famous amongst the people as ...
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How do I get quick access to common text snippets?
When filling out an online shopping form the other day via my browser, it sucked that I needed to manually type my email address, street address, postal code, etc. Even credit card number (though I ...
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View app's full package name?
I am using Android 4.0.3 and I can no longer find package name for some app. If I recall, I used to go to Applications and has been able to see it there.
So, how can I see full package name of some ...
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List of apps ever downloaded
I bought myself a new Android phone since my last one died (overheated). So I've lost all the applications.
Is there some kind of download history to find what you've downloaded via your Google ...
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Book library management solutions, that allows adding titles with a upc reader?
What would be a good easy way to catalog my physical book library with a UPC reader on android? Would you have suggestions for a simple individual library management solutions?
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Bulk uninstall applications
I like to try out lots of apps. Often a site like Lifehacker or Droidlife will feature several that are similar in functionality and I will install them all in order to compare features.
That leaves ...
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How can I prevent services from running in the background? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop applications and services from running?
Is there a way to prevent the service apps (or any other apps) from automatically running in the background?
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How can I get the stock browser to exit?
Unlike most apps, the Android browser doesn't seem to exit when you hit the Back key to exit to the home screen. This happens even when I have no web pages open. There doesn't seem to be an Exit ...
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Is there a way to avoid disk space errors when batch updating apps (using 'Update All')?
This is related to the question 'Is there any way to force market to update and install apps one at a time?'. That question asks specifically if apps can be queued to update, rather than all run ...
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Source code reader application?
They say good programmers should read code. I agree, and it's something I'd like to be able to do on my phone.
Are there any applications that are good for browsing/reading source code?
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How can I get the Amazon Appstore to stop re-installing applications?
Whenever I install an app through the Amazon store, I usually set my phone down while I wait for the download, and pick it up afterward to hit the "Install" button when the OS prompts me. Sometimes I ...
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Text editor that supports italic text and tab indenting, via keyboard shortcuts [closed]
Background: I've just become to proud new owner of an Asus TF101 honeycomb tablet, which has a nice hardware keyboard attached to it.
I do a lot of writing, and cannot find a text editing app which ...
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How can I deal with unwanted system applications without rooting?
There are a lot of system apps in my mobile that I do not use, and have no intention of ever using. I know that is is possible to uninstall system apps and bloatware with root, but is it possible ...
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Why doesn't Google allow apps to be written to the SD card?
A question that has bugged me is why app developers (especially Google) do not allow apps to be written to the SD card. I understand there are a few that cannot; however, I think there are still ...
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App/shortcut to quickly change screen lock type?
Two scenarios:
I'm at a "trusted" place, and don't
want to enter unlock
password/pattern all the time
I'm at an "untrusted" place and want
my phone to be password/pattern
screen locked
is there ...
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Reinstalling purchased apps on a new phone? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Move paid apps between devices?
My contract is getting close to finishing so I'll be upgrading to a new Android phone and giving my old phone to a family member.
When I ...
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What does APK stand for? What is the internal format?
Is APK an abbreviation for Android Package Kit? What about the file itself? Is it an archive such as ZIP where during install the installer extracts and copies the files onto the file system?
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How do you disable system apps in Android 4.x.x (and up)?
I heard you can "freeze" apps starting in Android 4.0 without rooting. How do you do it?
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How do I stop apps from installing themselves to my SD-card?
It seems that some apps default to saving to SD-card when they're first installed on Froyo rather than defaulting to internal memory, this is annoying because whenever I mount the SD Card as storage ...
