Official Android discussion thread

[Neo]

^^You havnt checked the link, have you?
Everything is working except camera and usb storage in that ROM. So calls, messages etc. are fine.

 

[coderunknown]

*androidos.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/HTC-ICS-phone-1.jpg*androidos.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/HTC-ICS-phone-4.jpg

HTC Incredible 3?

 

[Neo]

^^what do you expect?? Same old HTC?

 

[ashintomson]

hey i installed a third party dialer now i wnt to make tht my default dialer how to change it ?? pls help

 

[himanshu1114]

Go to setting-manage applications.
Select dialer app(default) scroll down and choose clear defaults.
Now to home and open dialer it will ask you which app to use and under it checkbox would be present.Check it and select third party dialer.
Now its default dialer..

Hope it helped you..

 

[Neo]

^^open the contacts . Select any contact and make a call. Dialog box appears. Tick ' Use by default for this action ' checkbox. Now select your newly installed dialer which you want to be default and you are done.

 

[ashintomson]

thanks guys .. ^^

 

[utkarsh73]

Guys, I recently updated my Galaxy pop to GB 2.3.6 and now phone sometimes becomes very sluggish. You swipe the unlock gesture and it takes approx 0.5-1 seconds to unlock and show the home screen. Open the log and takes 2 seconds to do.
How to speed up the phone? Free internal memory is 33 MB. I m just 3-4 weeks into this android world, so help me.

 

[coderunknown]

^^ backup everything and do a factory reset.

Good news for Optimus Net users/owners/potential future buyers

ICS for Optimus Net

 

[Blue Ripazah]

Is there any way to backup contacts in google account ..
Rightnow my contacts are in phone memory

 

[coderunknown]

Is there any way to backup contacts in google account ..
Rightnow my contacts are in phone memory

go to settings>Account & sync>Add Account>Google>log in> select what to sync.

 

[Vyom]

Is there any way to backup contacts in google account ..
Rightnow my contacts are in phone memory

Dude! That's the wrong question. Correct question is, "What I CAN'T backup in my android phone."

And the answer to that is, "Nothing"!

Yeah... following are the ways you can take a backup of things in an Android:
Contact -> Through Google Sync, using inbuilt sync mechanism.
Messages -> Though SMS Backup+, which syncs all your messages on the cloud of Google very easily.
Call Logs -> Same as above ^^
Apps you download from market -> It already is backed up and can be seen by logging onto market.android.com and can be downloaded on any other device.
Pictures and Videos -> Just setup a Google Plus app, turn Instant Upload On, and watch as all the pics gets synced on albums in Picassal online! (Obviously, it remains private to you, until you feel the need to share it.)

You can go as far as backing up the whole Android OS (called ROM) onto your card using custom recoveries!

 

[Blue Ripazah]

Dude! That's the wrong question. Correct question is, "What I CAN'T backup in my android phone."

And the answer to that is, "Nothing"!

Yeah... following are the ways you can take a backup of things in an Android:
Contact -> Through Google Sync, using inbuilt sync mechanism.
Messages -> Though SMS Backup+, which syncs all your messages on the cloud of Google very easily.
Call Logs -> Same as above ^^
Apps you download from market -> It already is backed up and can be seen by logging onto market.android.com and can be downloaded on any other device.
Pictures and Videos -> Just setup a Google Plus app, turn Instant Upload On, and watch as all the pics gets synced on albums in Picassal online! (Obviously, it remains private to you, until you feel the need to share it.)

You can go as far as backing up the whole Android OS (called ROM) onto your card using custom recoveries!

Thanx that was a great explanation

go to settings>Account & sync>Add Account>Google>log in> select what to sync.

 

[omega44-xt]

Problem 1:
I use seal for locking some of my apps using pattern. But after i updated my device using Samsung update to Android 2.3.6, seal is not working. It is shown as enabled but no lock screen appears when i open the locked apps. Any solution ??
Is there any other app like seal ?

Problem 2:
I'm unable to view a 18 MB pdf in my mobile. I've tried both Documents to go & Quickoffice. But i'm able to open a 24 MB pdf file. What could the problem be ?
Quickoffice just goes on loading the file whereas doc to go opens the file in bluish colour.

 

[coderunknown]

Solution 1: app knows its sealed but maybe OS doesn't know the app is sealed. try hard reset.

Solution 2: will test it on my mobile. BTW, try this: Kingsoft Office

 

[omega44-xt]

How can i backup my apps ?

 

[kbar1]

How can i backup my apps ?

Read vyom s post above. If you don't trust google, then you can use titanium backup (needs root access).

 

[coderunknown]

titanium backups app but many time fails to restore them.

 

[ashintomson]

how can i hide application shortcuts frm menu ??

 

[omega44-xt]

Smart App protector works well.

Kingsoft Office is even worse than quckoffice. It crashes while opening the 24MB file & opens the 18MB pdf is bluish colour.

how can i hide application shortcuts frm menu ??

I'm using GoLauncher EX. After applying it go to menu then options. There is an hide app option.

Otherwise you can use Hide it pro & use its hide app feature(needs rooted phone)