Use this tag for issues with the "boot-process" of your Android device.
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How can I stop applications and services from running?
When my phone starts up there are several application/services running in the background that I would rather not. And when I press the Home button while using an app, that app usually goes into the ...
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Can somebody explain the boot process of an Android device?
From the user's perspective when switch on the phone, I see two boot animations in my LG P500 running CM10. The first animation is from LG and the second animation is from CM10. Then it settles in ...
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Autoplay video on device boot
I have a Noontec A9 Android Smart Box TV thingy that needs to play a video on loop for a very long time.
I found multiple apps that can do this but I am looking for one that will start playing the ...
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Can't boot my Htc Wildfire S after deleting Sense
I wanted to free up some internal space.
So I decided to delete some pre-installed apps.
Then I accidently removed an app called HtcSense.apk.
As I rebooted it didn't manage to start anymore.
I would ...
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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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How can I run a script on boot?
I'm accustomed to running scripts on boot in Linux, but I'm not sure how to do this in Android. I'd like to start my SSH daemon on start, so I'll always be able to connect. How can I run an arbitrary ...
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How to install fastboot drivers?
I have a cheap clone android (benss b3) that I managed to connect to win 7 by editing the .inf file in usb drivers. Now I want to load different ROMs via fastboot. However, when I boot to fastboot ...
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Turn phone on with ADB or Fastboot?
My power button seems to have busted, is there a way I can boot my phone using ADB or Fastboot or some other command line interface?
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G1 Unable to get past android boot logo
I have a T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream), this morning it vibrated once and then restarted, it then went to the android boot logo went through that and stopped at a black screen.
I've tried pulling the ...
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Device always boots in recovery mode, but apparently there is no recovery partition
We have a BSNL Penta IS709c (cheapest tablet currently available / Oct 2012) running Android 4.0.
Feeling adventurous, I issued reboot recovery through adb and the device tried to reboot in recovery ...
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LG Optimus P690 - how to launch silently
Is there a way (without rooting) to skip the startup sound on LG Optimus P690 if sound was not disabled before turning the phone off?
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If I flash a custom recovery img, will I be able to boot the normal old system?
Can I flash a custom recovery (say, the one from Replicant with heimdall flash --kernel path/to/recovery.img, or ClockWorkMod) and then be able to boot the old system?
Without reinstalling the main ...
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Android 2.2 - How to see applications that run at start-up [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I prevent applications from running on startup?
Hello!
Is it possible to see which applications are set to run at startup?
For example, the idiots at Yahoo made ...
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How do I boot my Samsung Nexus S into safe mode?
I have a Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.
I somehow managed to set the Zoodles application to start up with laucher. As a result, whenever I boot my phone, I see the Zoodles app and cannot close it ...
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Is it possible to Boot into Safe Mode on an Android Device as a Precautionary Measure If Required?
Is it possible to Boot into Safe Mode on an Android Device, similar to booting up into safe mode on a Windows PC ?
An example being In Windows if you were infected with a virus you may want to ...
