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2answers
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Handwrite / draw on a text document
Is there an Android app that enables hand-writing / drawing on a word document? I want to draw and write on the text. I don't want to edit the document, but write on the top of it. Instead of typing ...
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0answers
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How can I install the UPS Mobile app in Sweden?
If I visit the American version of the Google Play Store while logged in I can search and find the app. But I am met with a message that says I can't install it.
This app is incompatible with your ...
0
votes
1answer
94 views
Can I make Google Play not run a background process (on CM10)?
There is always a background process for Google Play Market in the CyanogenMod 10 system (Android 4.1.x). I don't like this. Since my device (Samsung Galaxy S) doesn't have much memory, I'd like to ...
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5answers
9k views
Can't buy any paid apps on Google Play store, shows “An error occurred. Please try again.”
On my Nexus 7, I keep getting
An error occurred. Please try again.
Over and over when attempting to buy any paid apps on the Google Play store. It works fine for free apps, but always returns ...
29
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7answers
20k views
Can I use multiple Android devices with a single Google account?
Surprisingly I haven't found a satisfactory answer for this in a FAQ somewhere or anything.
I have a Motorola Droid (with froyo, if it matters)
I am thinking about getting a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
...
11
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2answers
11k views
How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market?
I'm travelling to country X. I want to install an application which isn't available in my country, but is available in country X; but I prefer to download and install it in advance, while the data ...
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0answers
152 views
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.
INFO
Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100T
droid version 4.03
STORY
I didn't do ...
5
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3answers
1k views
Fixing “Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card” issue
I recently had a problem that prevented updating any application installed on the SD card. When trying to update the application in the market, the update failed and the following message was given as ...
2
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0answers
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Accessing android Marketplace from desktop android capable phones in office [duplicate]
We have some android capable desktop IP phones in our office, is there an app that i can download to my phone that will allow it to access the Android marketplace. There is currently no way to access ...
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0answers
130 views
Samsung Galaxy Tab: Cannot download from Google Play
I bought this tablet without a SIM card. I have a WiFi connection, but it still doesn't let me download from the Android Market.
How do I fix this?
3
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1answer
123 views
How Exactly Does Google Play Work?
First of all please excuse me if this too basic. I'm very new to the Android field. I just bought an Android phone. Now I'm looking to install some apps on my phone.
After some researching I found ...
10
votes
2answers
6k views
How do I change the Google Play country?
Can someone tell me how to change the country preference for Google Play? I have searched high and low but in most of the forums people ask you to go to gmail settings > edit profile and change the ...
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2answers
96 views
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 ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Server Error! Play Store failing
I can't go on to the Google Play Store! I do not know why. Last time I did, I tried to download 'HOM 2' which is a game, and cannot download it. It says "package invalid" and "phone storage is getting ...
0
votes
1answer
241 views
After phone reset - how to download all my apps from google play store?
In the web front end all my apps are still there and I added the google account in my phone. Now how do I get the apps down to the phone?
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2answers
11k views
Where does Google Play store its ebooks on an Android device?
In the Google Play Books Android application, there is an option to keep an ebook on a device if the user wants to do it. So when you decide to do such a thing, the ebook may be stored somewhere on ...
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votes
1answer
68 views
Google play downloads app and then tells me cannot load as no devices
I have an android tablet and finally got it to connect and stay connected to wifi however the google play store will take its time and download to tablet but it never shows in my download file and ...
3
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1answer
191 views
Continue using app after developer refunds purchase?
I'm an app developer and wondering about refunding purchases.
I use Google's standard License Check library. If a user requests a refund and I refund the entire purchase price, does that prevent them ...
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3answers
5k views
Connection Time Out error while accessing Google Play Store in Samsung I9070 Galaxy S advance
I have bought a Samsung I9070 Galaxy S advance. Whenever I enter Play Store (Google Play Store Version 3.4.7), it displays waiting sign and then Connection Time Out Error is shown. I use mobile data ...
1
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1answer
45 views
Disable an app from creating bookmarks
Recently I have observed some of the apps (Photo editors) asking for permissions like 'creating bookmarks' at the time of installation from google play.
How can I disable a particular application ...
4
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2answers
2k views
How can I replace stock download manager that Google Play uses?
Yesterday I upgraded my rooted LG Optimus One (P500) running v20g 2.3.3 to CM10 (unofficial) 4.1.1 through this post.
Since the new ROM is unofficial and is in alpha/beta stage there are few known ...
1
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0answers
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Why some apps still need a manual update although having been configured to be automatic update? [duplicate]
Today I got Facebook app's update notification.
I thought I forgot to check the automatically update box but I didn't - it is already set for auto already.
So why the app still need our manual ...
0
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1answer
109 views
Google Nexus 7 3G free storage not recognised by Play store
I have 85% free space of my 32 GB internal storage (there is no external sd card on this device), and yet I cannot download any new app or even update an old one, because Google Play Store keep ...
0
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1answer
2k views
Can't get Google Play after flashing firmware
I've recently rooted my phone in pursuit of freeing up the internal memory from system apps. I then tried uninstalling Gmail by deleting the file and then trying to reinstall it from the play store ...
1
vote
1answer
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Reading ReStructured text on android?
I found/got referred to this book : http://www.djangobook.com/
Which had a github page having files in the .rst(ReStructuredText) format.
What is a format that I can compile this to so that it can ...
2
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2answers
220 views
new account for GMail only
I added a second account in the GMail aplication, in order to be able to send/receive mail using that account.
I realized that the account has been added not only for GMail, but the Market (Play ...
5
votes
1answer
1k views
Can't I install or update Apps from Play Store: Error 905. How to fix?
Suddenly (after a Play Store update?) I can't install or update any Apps. I always get error code 905 when I try to do so. How can I fix this?
3
votes
1answer
305 views
Is it possible to use the Google Play Store without having a mobile provider?
I am trying to install Skype and other applications on my brand new Android tablet but I keep getting stuck with a message:
Can't establish a reliable connection to the server
This could be a ...
1
vote
1answer
163 views
how can I auto connect to open wifi?
I have Galaxy Note2.
Is there a way to tell it to auto connect to open wifi when availble?
Whitout me needing to scan and choose open wifi?
10
votes
2answers
480 views
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 ...
3
votes
1answer
120 views
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 ...
2
votes
2answers
229 views
Unable to use Market because of my own mistake
Yesterday I rooted my Phone(Samsung Galaxy Ace), because I wanted to remove stock application Talk and Gmail. But I did something stupid, I went to /system/app and issued the following commands
rm ...
3
votes
1answer
206 views
Will android market work (update app) after I install a new mod in my phone
I am going to root and install cyanogen mod 7 on my samsung I5801 (Having froyo).
Will the android market work in cyanogen mod i.e. will I be able to use and update all the applications (whenever ...
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1answer
354 views
Google Play movie rental errors as it says my device is rooted (it is not)
I have a standard Galaxy S3. I have rented and downloaded Movies from Google play before however now it is saying:
Downloads aren't supported on rooted devices (error 44)
However my S3 is not ...
0
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1answer
51 views
Does Google Audit all apps that enter the market place? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are the apps safe? How can I make my Android more secure?
There are several 'requires root' apps in the market and one of the most famous ones have more than 5 Million ...
2
votes
2answers
301 views
Can I restore downloaded paid apps after a factory reset?
I need to factory reset my phone.
However, I need to know whether I will be able to download
the applications I paid for on Google Play once I do the
reset, and download them onto my phone at no ...
1
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1answer
209 views
How To Switch To A Higher Storage SDHC Card With Less Hassle And Problems? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to upgrade / swap SD card without losing data and installed apps?
I am about to switch to SanDisk 16GB SDHC from 8GB storage flash card of same brand, but currently ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
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 ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
Can't install Google Play Services
I just upgraded Google+ to 3.6.0.44338848 (released late March 2012) and now it won't launch. It says:
This app won't run without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone.
If I ...
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4answers
36k views
Getting “Authentication is required” when trying to access the market
Over the past week, whenever I try to open the Market app on my phone, the app thinks for a while and then displays this error message:
Authentication is required. You need to sign into your ...
3
votes
1answer
734 views
Downloading Kindle for Android tablet
I got Android tablet with the latest OS (4.0). I am trying to install Amazon Kindle app on it. I access the Google market via browser and select install. Then it is saying it will be downloaded ...
0
votes
1answer
76 views
Does Google provide a global games achievements system like Game Center? or Xbox LIVE?
Does Google Play offer an achievement tracking system similar to Apple Game Center, Xbox LIVE, and Steam? For keeping track of achievements, game progress, time spent in a game, what your friends are ...
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votes
3answers
7k views
Apps won't install (silently fail after 100% downloaded)
I have a problem with installing apps from Google Play onto my Samsung Galaxy S Plus phone.
It has Android 2.3.6. Yesterday I tried to download some apps. When I clicked 'Install', the app began to ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
How does Android Market WebStore's Silent Install work?
I have been thinking a lot about this, and came to a point that since the silent install requires the user to give his google id, it might fix a notification against that google id, to let the device ...
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votes
7answers
24k views
How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for **all** apps?
Recently Google started to check the “allow automatic updating” for their apps without being asked, which I hate. I have to deactivate it for each app separately.
But more importantly this pushed ...
3
votes
1answer
76 views
How do I get the new “Music” section of the market to show up?
It appears Google has updated the market application. Including documentation in the new Google Music application for a link to /music in the market. The link does nothing on my phone except take me ...
3
votes
1answer
672 views
Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message
Some times when I install an application, the installation will fail.
However, the errors it throws are not only incorrect, but seemingly... random.
An example is, it'll fail and throw 'Insufficient ...
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votes
2answers
11k views
Google Play: Error downloading app - insufficient space
After one of the latest updates (not sure if it was the last one or a previous one) of the Google Play app, I am having an error trying to update a large app (42MB). It says:
Error Downloading . ...
2
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1answer
137 views
How can I disable auto-updating of Market apps?
Is there any way that to turn off auto update of Android Market apps? My phone prompts me for available updates and it runs in the background, and I think it's sapping precious battery power.
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vote
1answer
439 views
No “delta updates” in Google Play Store on Android 4.1+
I have noticed that since updating my Asus TF300T to Android 4.2.1 (official stock rom) I no longer receive delta updates (i.e. where only changes are downloaded instead of the complete file). Before ...
