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Running own executable on Android shell
I need a specific command line tool and I have made a C program in my Linux shell. I have compiled the program with an ARM cross-compiler. I have then moved the program into the Android file system and tried to run it.
The output is permission…
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Listen which URLs an app tries to connect
Is it possible to listen/monitor an app's network activities?
I have this one app, and I couldn't figure out where it gets its images. I tried to google an app to listen to other apps connections, but I didn't find any. I'm looking for similar…
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What the s*!+ do I do to make the 4.2 swipe keyboard stop censoring me?
The new swype-style keyboard on my 4.2.1 updated Galaxy Nexus is great. However, when I attempt to express myself more colorfully, the swiping action does not yield the word I would like to write. The word is already in the device dictionary…
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How to disable "reject call with an SMS"?
ICS introduced an option to reject incoming calls with an SMS.
Is there a way to disable this function. If yes, how?
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Why is Google Maps telling me that Offline Maps aren't available?
So, I've been travelling around the world a lot over the last couple of months, and one thing that I've been doing to avoid big roaming data charges on my personal phone, has been using the cached offline maps feature in Google Maps. This has worked…
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In my Samsung Galaxy S under Settings - Status - Phone number is says 'unknown': Why?
Title says it all ( I think ), if I look under the 'Settings - Status - Phone number' on my Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone, it says 'unknown'.
What does that mean ? Do I have to enter the number some where ? And if so, do I need it, or why should I…
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Can I hang up using a button?
When I'm on a phone call nothing is more important than the ability to hang up. If, for whatever reason, I suddenly find myself in an embarrassing situation or interrupted by something important, I must be able to terminate the call.
Currently the…
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What is the boot process of an Android device?
From the user's perspective when switching 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 with a locked screen ready for my input.
What…
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Automatically connect to Wi-Fi nodes, but route everything through encryption
Related to my question about VPNs, is there any way to get my phone to automatically connect to unencrypted access points, but route all my traffic through my home network?
This would be kind of like an intermittent, but free, alternative to a data…
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How can I stream audio from my phone over wifi to a speaker or receiver?
I have a Galaxy Nexus and would like to be able to send music from it to speakers or a receiver.
Since I use a few different apps to listen to music (Spotify and Pandora mostly but sometimes also Audible) I don't want to have to use a specific…
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Does 'poor' reception deplete the battery quicker?
In the area where I live I sometimes have trouble with reception. The Internet stops working for me or it takes time to load pages. The phone tries and tries to connect.
It seems to me that when this is happening it depletes the battery much more…
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How can I use shell commands and interact with the Linux system underneath?
Android is based on Linux and has a Linux kernel underneath. Is there any way I can use shell commands and interact directly with the Linux system? E.g. A shell app that has access to the Linux system?
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Something is secretly eating up my Acer Iconia A500 internal memory and I need help finding it
I've been a happy owner of an Acer Iconia A500 for a bit over a year now but a couple of weeks ago it started to complain about its internal memory being full.
I was a bit surprised as I keep movies, and such on the external SD card but I assumed…
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How can I locate my Android device around the house?
Oftentimes, I don't know where I placed my Android around the house. Is there a way to make it vibrate and emit high volume sounds/music that will help me find it?
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Certificate Install without mandatory PIN lockscreen
Google Support says:
The type of lock that's acceptable may be predetermined by your system
administrator.
Where I can define what's acceptable? I can regenerate the certificate if needed.
So I can use slide lockscreen again.
(I'm using CM9 RC1,…
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