Questions tagged [applications]
For questions about Android apps in general. (If possible, use a specific application's tag instead.) Note that Development is off-topic here.
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"A Better Camera Unlocked" question
I'm using a Galaxy S5 Android with version 6.0.1. I like the app called "A Better Camera Unlocked" but it is baffling me because sometimes it saves photos to the internal storage of the phone and ...
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How to disable unread group notifications in Whatsapp?
The "mute" option allows you to stop receiving notifications. However, I can still see the number of unread messages for a group that has been previously muted.
In addition, this group keeps coming ...
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Do cache cleaner (or "phone booster") apps actually work?
Do apps that clean junk files actually work? For example, an app like Super Cleaner.
It promises to clean residual files and junk files.
My main debate is similar to "Does Android need an ...
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What's the fastest and most intuitive way to transfer and install an Android application from a PC?
I need an Android app to be installed on my phone. I have the APK on my PC. How can I receive it without manually transferring it over USB or using the adb install method. Preferably via WiFi.
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Are Android tracking apps legit?
I'm wondering if the apps, which claim about tracking a phone number and giving you the exact location of the caller really work. Is this really possible? If so, how? And what's the name for the app ...
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What does the hyphen and number that comes after an installed package name mean?
For example, if I install Google Chrome on my phone (assume it's not prebuilt), whatever the original name of the apk is, it will usually be installed to /data/app/com.android.chrome-1.apk but ...
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Where can I find open source Android apps?
I'm not an open source zealot, but I generally prefer to use open source applications over proprietary ones if they stack up. Are there any directory sites with reviews, ect that specialize on open ...
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How do I delete application sync data permanently?
Is there a way I can completely remove sync data for an app and thus prevent it from syncing with my google account? For example, I had Google Fit on my other mobile, I wasn't using it at all, but it ...
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Disable all software installation
Is there a way to block (by a password/PIN code or what else) all kinds of software installation on an Android tablet/smart phone?
I understand it is possible to block by a PIN code Market app ...
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Prevent apps opening links in Chrome Custom Tabs (i.e. open in default browser directly)
Not long ago, Google added a new feature called Chrome Custom Tabs since Chrome 45 on Android JellyBean or later.
What are Chrome Custom Tabs?
App developers face a choice when a user taps a URL to ...
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Tilt left and right is not working in bluestacks
Hi I am trying to play Top free games' Bike Race game in Bluestacks software for Windows. I installed it and I started to play the game. But I am not able to tilt action for adjusting my bike. How can ...
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WhatsApp can't be installed
I seem to be encountering problems installing WhatsApp on my Huawei Y511-U10 model.
I factory resetted my phone yesterday, and downloaded apps a fresh. But whatsapp seems to be the only app that won't ...
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Why has Google started asking questions when reviewing apps in Play Store?
I went to review an app today after receiving help from the dev and after selecting the star rating I was then asked three questions about the app. "Does the app have whiteboards?", "Does the app ...
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Playing all sound from one device to another
Let me explain my situation first. I have a tablet that is connected to a Bluetooth device that is connected to my auxiliary of my car speakers. I can only connect one device at a time. I have a ...
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Is there a way to enable the "reduce blur" VR mode outside of VR?
I haven't been able to find out anything about this setting outside of vr.
It's fine if this method requires root. Ideally this would be enabled by my app, though it's fine if I can enable it ...
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notification saying Google play services has stoped working
For my Samsung galaxy s2 there is a message saying Google paly services has stoped working it is really annoying and can you please fix it.
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Building a simple, background app
What I have to do is very simple, I want to use Tasker to ping my Raspberry PI unit when I get close to home.
What I have:
An Android 6.1 Phone
An ssh server I can reach from everywhere
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App asks for Google account password (WhenHub) - how can I verify authenticity?
WhenHub is not the second app I've seen this happen, and it seriously rubs me the wrong way. When you start the app it given you a series of options to sign in (Google, Twitter, LinkedIn).
When ...
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Looking for some way to share images and other media to Facebook (without having the Facebook app installed)
I've removed the Facebook app from my phone due to it's high drain on the battery (Facebook and Messenger were consuming over 18% of the battery just based on background activity)
Is there some way ...
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What is the red joystick icon that is on some of the screenshot of Android phones?
In some Android screenshots, I see this red joystick icon imposed on other app's screen:
What is this joystick app?
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podcast app that can play downloaded podcasts trasferred from PC
I am new to Android, coming from iPhones.
I am after an app or a way that can allow me to play podcasts that I have already downloaded on my PC.
In itunes, I just drag and drop the podcast episodes ...
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How to improve app loading speed in custom ROM?
I have installed Official Cyanogenmod 14.1 ROM on my Redmi 1s. I have installed only 20 user apps(out of 20,6 are google apps).I am facing app loading delay for some apps like dialer, settings, camera ...
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Could not open Play Store App on OLG Joy
What may be the reason? The same happens when I try to open Whatsapp app.
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Providing extra security for banking applications
Device : Moto X Play (Rooted, Android 6.0.1)
I use my mobile for everything and rarely use a PC, including banking applications, which work fine with root.
I have XPrivacy recently installed but not ...
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How do I tell the YouTube app to play a certain resolution by default?
I have capped internet and it gets very quickly consumed when YouTube keeps playing videos in 1080p by default. How do I set it to play all videos in 480p only?
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An app on my phone has suddenly disappeared but when i look in play store,it is already installed and can be opened
I just saw that an app which i had on my phone suddenly went missing. I thought I might have uninstalled it by mistake ,but when i looked for it on the play store, it was already installed and i could ...
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how to uninstall apps installed on non existing sdcard
I've moved some apps on my lollipop to sdcard after I formated the sdcard I cannot uninstall those apps from the device they appears like this :
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Make youtube play in background [duplicate]
Is there any mechanism for playing youtube in background? When i am playing just audio songs from youtube, i need to play it as on background, since there is no video in it.
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Cant get the install button enable on my kindle 10
Hi I am trying to install modro on my fire 10 but the install tab is not working
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X8 mini, use phone storage for apps
I have an iOcean x8 mini. I am getting insufficient storage error when trying to install apps. So I went to my settings - data storage and see this.
So there are 2 storages in my phone. The apps are ...
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How can I find out the developer of an app from its APK file?
Given only an APK file, how can I find out the developer of a non-market Android application?
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Reason for process stopped unexpectedly?
What is the reason for the process stopped unexpectedly error?
Is it based on that particular android app or the android os or a particular android device?
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I installed smash hit on my ...
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adb and platform-tools not working anymore on Mac Lion
Ok, I had that eclipse + SDK + all projects working fine on my Mac (Osx Lion). After updating the SDK recently, everything stopped working. It seems that some very smart guy there forgot to allow ...
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How to judge a better app
I installed a verity of android apps in my android device. And almost all apps require verity of permissions. Apart from these, these days we’re doing online transactions on android smartphones and ...
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Moving apps from android phone to nobis tablet
Is it possible to transfer the apps from my phone the HUAWEI Raven H892L to my NOBIS NB09 tablet if I hook them both to my laptop even though I don't have internet ? I really need the help on my nobis ...
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How to mount an ext3 partition from an external sd card on android
I'm trying to run Debian on the Android 4.4 (modded with cyanogenmod) that's installed on my nexus 10 to external sdcard. I'm reading this tutorial :
http://whiteboard.ping.se/Android/Debian
I've ...
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Monitoring my android phone
My friend's gmail I'd is logged in my mobile I think he is monitoring my call logs ,is there any way to monitor my call logs?
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Why does Android have antivirus apps while iOS does not?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and my friend has an iPhone.
I have downloaded and installed the Norton Anti Virus app. I am at a loss to understand why iOS seemingly does not need protection as such. A ...
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ANdroid phone downloading app(s) when connecting to internet
I have a android phone. It was working fine. But then it started downloading file which name's something like "com.xxx.xxx.xxx" the exact name I dont remember so I use letter x. After the file gets ...
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Android 4.2.1 - Operating System Storage is occupying too much space
Dunno if this is a proper question to ask here, my problem is about the storage of my android on the internal memory. I have 16gigs of sd card, 16 gigs internal storage as well, but I am seeing this ...
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Moving Apps From Internal Storage to SD Card
Is there a way to transfer apps like Facebook or WhatsApp that reside on phone memory to SD Card without rooting my phone?
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How to prevent apps to become auto install without user interaction?
In my mobile some app automatically install without my any action. Some times thos apps are auto install even I already uninstalled them, but every time I uninstalled thos apps are automatically ...
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Why does the number of apps "optimized" not reflect removed apps?
I've read the details on what optimizing does here: What kind of app optimizations do newer Android versions do at the first reboot?
And my question is slightly followup.
I run CM nightlies on my ...
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Are there alternative ways of downloading free applications from Android Market?
I can't download applications from the Android Market very well. The most common problem is that it sends an HTTP request and the remote server replies, but no data follows: the TCP connection just ...
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android vpn allow connection dialog
I sometimes use light screen manipulating apps on my galaxy s4(such as twilight app,...) and when the apps are enable,in my vpn apps,ok button in vpn allow connction dialog does not work(cannot be ...
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How can I find the nearest ATM in India?
There are some applications that can find and locate ATMs but those I tried are not for India or for Indian banks. Is there an app that supports this for India?
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use Android as real Gamepad (Not keyboard mapping)
I've tested quite a few apps that let you use your Android as a real gamepad, but all of them just map you Android to your keyboard.
I wanted it to be recognized as a really controller, to be able to ...
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Problem with apps. Going from iPhone to Android
I had an iPhone and am switching to Android now.
When I sign into my Gmail, will it show all my iPhone apps on my new Android device?
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Phone wont unlock bootloader in adb
So Ive tried to unlock my bootloader but its not working, ive followed the steps from this site to unlock it but its stuck on the unlock bootloader screen. I have two options to choose from yes or no ...
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Why does this ad keep showing up below my notification bar and how do I stop it?
I keep getting an ad that shows up BELOW my notification bar. It is NOT in the notifications, nor on the homescreen, as far as I can tell.
I am using CyanogenMod 12.1 nightlies on a HTC M8. ...
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