Questions related to Android Mobile Settings and Configuration.
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App to modify settings by application
Is there an app available that would let me modify my phone settings by application? To be specific, there are certain apps where I don't want the default screen timeout to occur. I'm on Gingerbread.
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Pressing MENU button pops up voice search
I am using LG-P509 with Android 2.2.2..
from last week on pressing the MENU button, I get the "Voice search" app opened up. Be it in home page or in any application. This gives trouble as I couldn't ...
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Hide / Add / Replace dock icons on home screen
I have Samsung galaxy Y and I do have 2 questions about dock settings on home screen.
Is it possible to Hide / Modify dock on home screen?
Is it possible to make it toggle on touch the home screen?
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Is there an application / ROM that allows me to set the phone to “Guest” mode which I can configure?
I would like to be able to set my phone into Guest mode so people using it will not be able to "abuse" it while I give it to them.
Example of usage:
Child mode - prevent editing settings, making ...
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HTC One S vibration keeps getting turned on for normal profile
I have a HTC One S with stock ROM (latest update) and stock launcher, no root or anything. Android is 4.0.4 ICS. HTC Sense 4.1. In sound settings, for the normal sound profile, I turn vibration for ...
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HTC One X switches to silent on its own?
My HTC One X constantly is switching from vibrate to silent on its own. I put it on vibrate, put it down, and next time I look at my phone, it is on silent. This is extremely annoying because I am ...
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Rooting and installing android on WP device [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I install Android on my non-Android device?
I am not sure if this is a right question or not, but Is it possible in some manner to install android on WP device.
I ...
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Compass configuration file? [closed]
I have some problems with my compass (using a modded ROM) and I think the problem is the calibration. I though about copying the configuration / calibration from another ROM. Anyone can please tell ...
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Changing settings values in an Android ROM
I have just started to cook my own Android custom ROMs, and I am wondering how I can change the settings values in the "About" screen in the default Settings app.
I have taken Cyanogenmod 7.2 and I ...
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How do you remove words from Swype's dictionary?
I know how to remove words from Swype's user dictionary. I want to know how to remove words from Swype's built-in dictionary. I get very frustrated with all these random words that I know I'll never ...
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Can I change some Android settings from the command line?
I would like to activate "USB tethering" from within a bash script, so is there any possibility to run a command line with adb shell to change some Android settings ?
Edit1:
The following command ...
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Restart in safe mode on Galaxy Nexus
I have an unrooted Verizon Galaxy Nexus, just recently upgraded to Jelly Bean.
One of the touted features of Jelly Bean was the addition of the "Restart in safe mode" option from the power menu. ...
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Why doesnt my Phone vibrate for messages
Currently, when I put my phone into vibrate mode, it only vibrates for calls. It does nothing for texts or emails, however, so I don't know when I've received one. Does anyone know a way to enable ...
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How to activate Android debugging mode
I've recently upgraded my Samsung Galaxy 5 from Android 2.1 to 2.2 and I can't find Android debugging mode in the settings. I need to root my phone.
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Can I reset the contacts app in ICS?
For some reason, whenever I try to edit a detail of any contact, after selecting the detail to type, my cursor gets jumped to the "First Name".
Is there a way I can reset all the settings for the ...
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Persist Background Process Limit setting
Is it possible to persist the Background Process Limit setting? It's lost upon reboot and reverts to Standard Limit.
Settings \ Developer Options \ Background process limit
Android 4.0.3
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ICS disable sound/vibrate when keys pressed
I want to disable the sound/vibrate effect when typing a message in Ice Cream Sandwich. I have disabled it in Settings > Sound Now there is no touch sound when I am typing a phone number or ...
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How do I reset the fade effect on ICS?
I recently installed ICS on my Samsung Galaxy Ace and I have accidentally enabled the fade effect throughout the phone, but now I cannot find the setting that I changed. I don't want to perform a ...
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Increase vibrate strength
The vibrate strength of my Galaxy Nexus is incredibly weak. When I have the phone in my pocket I simply don’t feel the vibrate for incoming calls at all, which defeats its purpose. I’ve missed more ...
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Play Store showing wrong HTC phone type
This was previously addressed for another device, but I have the HTC Inspire and my google account sees it as HTC Desire and won't allow me to download some apps. how can I correct it?
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Where can I confirm that my HTC One XL is evita model?
I want to double check that my HTC One XL is evita model.
I am almost sure I saw it in a menu somewhere but I cannot find it anymore.
Could somebody guide me where I can find such info?
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How to copy wireless networks list from one android device to another?
I got a very long list of free hotspots and friends/family networks on my phone.
Recently I bought a tablet and I'm trying to find a way to copy the wireless manager list to this new device. Any idea ...
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Unregister device in Google Play [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove device(s) from My Market Account?
I've two devices showing in my Google Play Account, probably because of some old ROM. I want to remove the old entry. I ...
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How to toggle wi-fi, gps etc quickly in HTC Sense? [duplicate]
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Can anyone recognize this app (toggles WiFi, GPS, Sync, BT, etc.) in the notification bar?
I am used to from cyanogen mod to be able to toggle on/off wi-fi, gps, data, ...
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Cannot set up a yahoo email account with @yahoo.com.au address (.au not accepted)
The mail app on my Samsung note does not allow me to set up my email account with the full Yahoo address: it does not permit adding the .au at the end of the address. If set up the account like this, ...
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How to show password while typing?
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 (there is no such tag, and I have too little reputation here to create it).
On LG L5 when I type password I can see in the edit box the last character I typed. Better something ...
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Certain Wi-Fi network not available on Motorola Milestone with Cyanogenmod
I have a Motorola Milestone with Cyanogenmod 7.2.0. Phone is working without any problems.
I was using this phone with my own Wi-Fi network. Something happened, and after that I'm not able to ...
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Haptic Feedback with Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy mini 2
How can I turn off vibrations when I long press on start screen (to add a widget, etc.) or in Opera mini when long press on a link?
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How do Android user processes get privilege level-3 on creation? [closed]
I have two questions:
1) How does a user process get privilege level-3 (ring 3) when it is created?
2) Where should I make a change so that all user processes get privilege level-0 meaning they run ...
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How can Iget different sounds for different notifications? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Different notification sounds for sms and email?
I have a Samsung galaxy s2 with Android 4.0.4 Is there any way to set different tones for different notifications? For ...
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Ringtones and alarms changes randomly [closed]
3 weeks ago my HTC EVO 3d (rooted, S-OFF and with LEEDroid latest ROM) started to randomly change ringtones and alarm tones (mainly at reboot, but occasionally during normal use).
If I restore the ...
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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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Is there an easy way to switch render effects?
I find myself changing render effects a lot on my Nexus One. During the day brightness is ok, but to read on bed it's extremely bright even on the lowest setting.
I find that going to options, ...
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Disable 'end call' tone?
I would like to disable the "beep" that is played when I hang up.
My Android 2.3.4 phone has no option to do that in the settings.
What can I do? Do I need to upgrade my Android version, or what?
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Can I monitor my phones temperature?
Recently in the UK we've had an unexpected bout of nice weather which means wherever I leave my phone it tends to get quite warm. I know the operating range of my phone (Sony Ericsson Arc) however is ...
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Reset battery history after unplugging charger?
As far as I can tell, the stats on the Battery page of Settings records the time from when the battery is booted up onwards. What I'd rather want it to do, is to reset that counter whenever I ...
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Back button does not light-up when I press home button
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Y phone yesterday. I was wondering why the Back button does not light up when I press Home button on the device.
On my Samsung Galaxy Ace the Back button and Menu button ...
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Where is “Stay Awake” option in Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy S3?
I just upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S III (Ice Cream Sandwich) from the Motorola Droid Bionic (Gingerbread). On my Bionic, there was a "Stay Awake" check box that made it so my "Screen will never ...
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How to connect ADB over 3G/4G? Or how can an ADB listener over network vulnerability be leveraged over GSM?
I keep seeing warning signs about enabling ADB over Network when you aren't connected to a WiFi network, but what if I want to connect ADB over 3G/4G ?
Whenever I try to do it with any of the ...
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HTC Incredible 2 clearing “App Associations” on reboot - why?
My Friend has an HTC Incredible 2 that is clearing all app associations whenever the phone reboots. Does anyone know what is causing this? I couldn't find anything on google, or my phone (an HTC ...
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Why sometimes does my lower menu (ADWLauncher - Dockbar) disappears?
I have the following Android Desktop, using Cyanogenmod:
Sometimes, I don't remember how or why, it becomes like this:
As you can see, the lower menu (dockbar) just disappears, and only ...
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Reset texting settings
I have Google Voice on my Android and originally I didn't have texting, so I checked the box that has it send text from Google Voice all the time. But recently my phone company just randomly gave me ...
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Auto-rotate setting disabled permanently on Toshiba AT100
About a week ago, the setting for auto-rotate on my Toshiba AT100 (running stock 3.2.1) got permanently disabled somehow, and I am unable to change it. It says it is "on", but the setting is ...
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Deny the installation of apps or add new accounts (kiosk mode)
I have a tablet that I want to give to people to go on the internet, but I don't want them to mess with it (install/unistall apps, add new accounts, change relevant options, etc).
Is there a way to ...
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Make Android always ask where to save a file on every download
Is it possible (as an OS-level setting or somewhere in application properties)?
Maybe every time a user action leads to saving a file some system event is fired and it's possible to write an app for ...
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How do I prevent the Browser and Dolphin HD from deleting old history entries?
So I've noticed that for both the default browser and for the Dolphin HD browser, all the history entries get deleted when you go beyond a certain number of pages visited. Does anyone know how I can ...
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Is there a way to disable access to certain Settings components?
The Settings app is common to all Android devices, some have more features than others, but most of them are common, such as "Wireless and networks", "Sound", "Screen" and so on.
However, I am faced ...
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Can widgets with settings be moved from one launcher to another?
I want to switch from ADW.Launcher to GO Launcher Ex but want to maintain my desktop layouts and widgets. Is there any way to move or copy widgets from one launcher to the other so that they have the ...
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Where can I get the stock Android Kernel configuration for Galaxy S3 running ICS?
Question: We are trying to find the kernel configuration on a currently running Samsung Galaxy S2, with Android 4.0.3 (Ice-Cream Sandwich). We do not wish to root the phone. We checked /proc/config.gz ...
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How do I disable data on my ics xoom LTE?
I have a xoom LTE from Verizon but do not currently have a data plan.
After getting the ics update I went into settings and unchecked mobile data.
I have no reason to believe that I am using ...
