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Google Now suddenly disappeared
I'm running Android 4.2.2 on a Galaxy Nexus with the February 13, 2013 update of Google Search installed. Google Now was working great until it suddenly ceased to appear today. Widgets now display ...
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My device is trying to open mSecure app whenever I launch an internet browser
Whenever I launch an internet browser on my droid phone it attempts to launch another app (in my case mSecure).
This happens with dolphin and my stock browser so I don't think it's an mSecure ...
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My apps status suddenly become “not installed on the phone”, even the google play store!
I have been searching online for problem similar to my case but unfortunately didn't manage to find any solution to my case.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100T
droid version 4.03
STORY
I didn't do ...
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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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How do i find apps which weren't installed from Android Market
The Sky Go application will not work for me because it thinks my Samsung Galaxy Nexus is rooted even though I have never rooted it.
According to the Sky customer service agent I chatted to, this can ...
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Cannot find unzipped files from Winzip Android app
I have installed winzip for android and unzipped a file. However, I cannot find the extracted files anywhere on my SD card. I always have to open the winzip app and go to the last zip option to view ...
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Deactivated HTC Droid Incredible not installing apps
I have an old deactivated HTC Droid incredible from Verizon. I decided I was going to use it as like an iTouch, and it works just fine -- but the Google Play Store has vanished both from the home ...
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Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)?
Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)?
Example: I want Instagram A logged in to Account A (personal), and Instagram B logged in to Account B ...
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App with tail Command?
Is there an app that will let me run the UNIX tail command?
I want to be able to monitor a text file on a remote web server as it gets written to.
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Install an app on android without SD card
How can one install an app on an android with no SD card? I tried doing so with dropbox but I was unable to download the file. I'm thinking astro file manager might let me but I've been unable to ...
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Video stream from Android phone to laptop over the internet
I would like to transfer a video stream coming from my Android device to a remote PC through the internet. I want to connect to the Android device from my PC to see what is showing on its camera.
I ...
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Can I install an app directly to my SD card?
I'm trying to install a large application (EA games' Scrabble free), but I have insufficient space on my phone, so I can't complete the installation. I have plenty of space on my SD card though, but I ...
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Uninstalling app from specific device only
Is there a way to remove an app from only one device when using the same account over two devices?
I've just got a tablet - which is currently syncing settings and downloading all the apps that I ...
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Can I restore Samsung Home
I have accidentally disabled Samsung Home (process.com.sec.android.app.twlauncher) from my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830.
Now apps won't open so I can't access settings etc to try to rectify this.
How ...
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GPS Chip and GPS Service on Android Phones
Whether I use Google's location services or similar services provided by some third-party software, do I still need to manually enable anything by selecting one of the settings options, as shown ...
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What is a “native web app”?
I've come across the term "native web app" also known as "hybrid app".
I know what "web apps" and "native apps" are, the difference being that
the former are downloaded and run within a web browser ...
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What's using my GPS?
On my Android phone (a Desire HD), the GPS indicator is currently on & flashing away.
How can I find out which app is responsible for using the GPS? I have my suspicions but would like to know ...
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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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Note-taking apps that have web sync and is smaller than Evernote?
I was wondering if there are any viable note-taking applications without the bloat of Evernote? I'm sure most of you will say that Evernote is the best out there but that app is huge. Around 10.5mb ...
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What are some solutions for remotely connecting to an Android phone?
I sit at a desk for most of the day, and having my phone (Sprint HTC Hero) sitting next to me is very useful, but it can be distracting to move my focus away from my PC to control my phone when ...
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Is it possible to use an AT&T phone for android development without rooting?
This question seems to say that it's necessary to root an at&t phone (like the samsung captivate) in order to install apps from unofficial sources.
My question is a bit more focused: if I'm ...
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Some application require 'root access', what is it, what is the risks, and how can we make it available? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are there any risks to rooting a device?
I download the screenshot to use on my Nexus One (N1) but it can not run and said it requires root access. What is it, how can I ...
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Can a developer with an app in the market also distribute to un-registered (rooted) devices?
I'm looking to root a tablet device, to limit access to certain settings, and to remove the ability to get to the Market (long story).
However, I do want to get some apps that are available on the ...
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What is the default Android Root Password?
What is the default password for the android root account?
Can I change the root password after rooting my android device by simply typing "passwd"?
How does the rooting process work? What is the ...
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How can I check which applications have been granted root access?
I have an SGS i9000 with Android 2.1 and I installed a lot of applications before I fully understood what "root" was. Now I naturally want to review which applications I gave root access. How can I ...
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How can I change root grants for app
I'v just temporary root my phone.
And here is the question: how can I change app grants for root access, if I already press allow, with "remember" checked?
And also I want to know is this ...
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Rooted Phone but still can't uninstall Apps
So I finally temp-rooted my HTC Desire HD and set about trying to uninstall some of the stock apps that came with it (Stocks (no pun intended), Facebook for HTc and so on). But it won't let me - the ...
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What to do with 'duplicate' apps? (ie. HTC version and 'vanilla' version)
I was going through my app list today when I saw:
Facebook
Facebook for HTC Sense
similarly, there are other "duplicate" apps like Peep & Twitter, Mail & Gmail, Calendar (red) ...
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Remove TeleNav GPS app from myTouch 4G Slide
After accepting a system update, I found that T-Mobile installed TeleNav GPS on my phone. Tech tier support tells me there is no way to remove it since it is installed as a "system level" app or ...
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Is Adobe Flash deprecated with regards to Android Devices and Apps?
I'm looking at all the cool new Android tablets, but the ones that really catch my eye (with regards to size, resolution, processor, and memory) don't seem to support Adobe Flash. Like the Barnes ...
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Does applying an OTA update remove rooted apps?
I rooted my HTC One X just to get FM and other AT&T blocked apps installed in /system/app directory. Now there is an OTA update and I'm sure it will unroot the phone. My question is will the FM ...
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Android custom factory apps
I want to protect my phone in case of stolen, so i want add an app which will install after factory reset. I have root acces. I want to that app be automatically installed, and factory reset won't ...
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How to push website links from phone to chrome/other browser?
I can't seem to find an app for this. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.
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Looking for an ePub reader that works without an SD card
I'm looking for a ePub reader to read a collection of .epub files I have but so far each one I've tried has had problems because I don't have an SD card in my phone or I haven't been able to figured ...
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Do I need an SD card to add apps to an Advent Amico Android Tablet?
The Advent Amico Android Tablet PC arrives without an SD card, and has 487Mb of internal ROM available. Plenty for a few apps surely?
There is no Android marketplace or alternative marketplace app ...
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HTC HD2 Can't start certain App from SD with CyanogenMod Gingerbread 2.3.3
I've installed BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA DESIRE HD V7 & GINGER 2.3.3_V9 (NAND [DAF]Clean) on HTC HD2, everything is fine except I can't run some app (almost all app large than 1Mb) from SD (eg. Angry Birds ...
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How can I know the directories used by an application
I've been testing some dictionaries the last few days and right now I've my SDCard with plenty of directories with many MB of data that belongs to those dictionaries.
How can I find out for a ...
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Do apps that claim to increase SD card performance really work? Strain on card?
I was recommended an app today that supposedly increases the r/w cache on the SD card. By default it's set to 128kb.
I'd imagine this works in a similar fashion to a BufferedReader (in java).
My ...
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Suddenly unable to install application from SD card
I have an HTC wildfire. I am currently developing an application which I am consistently testing on my phone. Since yesterday for some reason I am not able to install any apk of that particular app ...
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Is there way to view two applications split screen on Android tablets?
Is there way to use two applications simultaneously on split screen on Android tablets? It would be great to put tablet to vertical position open navigation software to upper part of screen and music ...
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How to reinstall corrupted Android applications with ease?
The other day I woke up, my Android phone was frozen and only removing the battery helped to reset it. It looks like overnight something terribly went wrong as the memory card was not readable anymore ...
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Moved microSD from droid to droid 4 but apps don't show
I moved my microSD card from my old moto droid to the droid 4, but I can't see any of my old SD card apps. Is it possible to import them? Neither phone has even been rooted.
Thanks!
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Differnce between abilities of System apps, Apps in phone memory and Apps in the SD card [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the differences between a system app and user app?
What is the difference between abilities of System apps, Apps in phone memory and that in the memory card?
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Internal storage, phone storage and SD card
I am new to Android (v4.0.4) and trying to understand it.
By looking at the storage setting, I found the followings are listed:
Internal storage: total space 807MB
Phone storage: total space ...
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I need an app that transfers SMS to SD and can be moved to SD card itself
I just transferred phones from a Motorola Droid 2 to the Galaxy SIII. I usually use handcent, but forgot to back up my sms before the new phone was activated. Now I have all my old sms logs on the ...
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LG Optimus Logic - Moving apps to SD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I install an app directly to my SD card?
Got an android LG Optimus Logic (lgl35g) phone from Straight Talk. Having problems with being able to move apps to external ...
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Securing a young child's tablet
My wife has decided to get the kids a set of android tablets for christmas. These are Coby Kyros 4GB wi-fi only models. The kids are ages 6-10 so I don’t particularly want to let them have free ...
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Stop applications that are unnecessary
I have a Droid X and this has frustrated me since I got the phone. When I look at the currently running tasks, it seems everything is always running, which is unnecessary.
I know this is a hot topic ...
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Applications keep restarting [duplicate]
Whenever I'm done with an application, I always exit using the back button. Somehow applications like Viber, WhatsApp, Facebook, Videos, Email, Google Maps, etc keep restarting on their own.
I have ...
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Android speech recognition - how to get access to the audio files?
When doing speech to text using android mobile phone application, I've heard that the files are temporarily stored in /data/data/com.google.android.voicesearch/files after the user makes a recording. ...
