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Why does google always need personal data? Its Annoying [closed]
Whenever there is an app from Google Inc in the Android market, I am uncomfortable with their permission levels: Why do they always need read/write permissions to personal data/contacts and all our ...
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prefer pure stock android nexus 4 or other UI like sense 4 etc? [closed]
anyone can please tell me which one to choose Google nexus 4 with pure android experience or other UI like HTC & Samsung...
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Is it possible to connect the Google TV remote with an Android tv-box like Minix?
I have found the Google TV remote source code. Would it be possible to modify the code so the Google TV remote could work on my MiniX box? It should be possible since their both are on a android ...
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Email Google Suggestions for Android [duplicate]
I would like to email Google some suggestions for their Android operating system. How do I contact the main Android developers? A site for posting ideas would also answer my question.
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AT&T Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket running jellybean update, Voice Dialer issues with BlueAnt
I upgraded my phone using KIES through a usb connection and now when ever I try to use my BlueAnt Q2 it starts the New Voice Dialer that just doesn't work at all. Can't recognize a word I say and then ...
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Android Apps from Old Tablet to New Tablet
I have a Motorola Xoom running Jelly Bean and am moving to the Asus TFT-700. I plan on giving my Xoom to someone in a factory default condition so that my Google account will only be on the Asus. Do I ...
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Full Google apps access to location needed for maps with GPS?
I have a HTC One S with Android 4.1.1 installed.
I recently got the "google settings" app and checked the settings in there. Under the field "location" is a switch to "Let google apps access your ...
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Google Maps Location History is showing an incorrect location
I have a major problem that I hope someone can help with. On my Google Maps feature under my Location History it shows a location that I was never at at any point, but when my wife happened to see ...
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How to set location manually by name with Google Sky?
How do I use Settings → Set location manually → Place name? I've tried strings like "New York", "Zurich, Switzerland", and "Oslo" (obviously without the quotes) but the app always responds with
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application cannot be installed in the default install location?
I have an Android Galaxy S1, and have been getting the error "application cannot be installed in the default install location". I am aware that this is a common issue. So I Googled it, and almost ...
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Why does the google web browser time out when launched on a HTC 1s?
Just recently started to occur. After launching a second time it fires right up. It happened after a facebook update so it seems.
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Offbrand Android Tablet - Google Mail/contacts/calendar issue
I bought a Pandigital Supernova 8" tablet with Gingerbread OS, for a really good price, and despite the fact it had a lot of oddball apps on it, I was able to root it, and get google play/gmail etc on ...
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How to save Facebook and Skype information to Google contacts?
I've looked around this site and in spite of what I read I can't figure out the following:
How do I save my merged contact information into a Google contact?
For instance, I have a friend F who has ...
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How to filter my Google contacts?
I have synced contacts from my Google account on my Samsung Galaxy.
Now in my contacts are all kinds of people I've written once an email to, which Gmail stored in my contacts.
Some contacts even ...
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1answer
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How do I patch the Android ADB driver?
Headaches with Android SDK again!
I know how to set up the Android SDK. I have done this multiple times over the years. And I had to do some patching of the driver for the ADB every single time! I ...
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Can Google services be firewall-filtered (market yes, sync no)?
I recently asked about the availability of calendars with limited sandbox permissions, since I felt that most of them ask for access that is too wide, and hence are not as secure as I'd like. I also ...
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S-Voice stopped working with Headset button
My problem is holding the play/pause button on headphones which will not start S-Voice anymore.
I downloaded Google Search and did not like it so I disabled it.
Now I have gone through all my ...
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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. ...
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“google settings” app [duplicate]
Recently I have seen a new app in my phone "google setting" . I haven't downloaded it , where does this app come from ? Is this a new feature of Google . Or something else , If I remove it from my ...
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How do I access google play music from the Philippines?
I am not able to access the google play music because my country isn't supported. I used VPN with a US account and it asked me to login. When I used my email, I receive the error again that my country ...
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Google two-step authentication and Android lock screen
After many failed screen unlock attempts, the user is required to enter the Google account password. That's a good idea.
But what if I enabled Google's two-factor authentication, and then entered the ...
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1answer
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What happens to my google account if I factory reset?
Ive have been using this Android phone for about a year and a bit but
I was just wondering about my gmail/google account which is connected to my phone.
I want to change the email address on my ...
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My Google Nexus S won't connect to network
I have a problem with my Google Nexus S. Yesterday I was out in the city and my battery meanwhile died and the phone shutdown. The next day when I charged the phone, I noticed that it is showing no ...
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Android Astrid app will not sync with Google App
I have signed into astrid via faceook on both my android device and on my computer. I can visibly see tasks being added to my android device, but sadly, anything I've added onto my android device does ...
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How to hide events in Google Calendar
The company I work for likes for us to use Outlook to schedule everything. If we aren't going to be at work at a specific time, they ask us to create an event spanning that time, and mark it as "Out ...
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1answer
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Where exactly does Android get its contact suggestions from?
I have a phone right here (Evo 3D), it has no service (except my wifi) and I've only added an obligatory gmail account which has one contact.
No Facebook, no Google+, no Twitter, etc.
Yet I got a ...
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How to move phone contacts to Google?
When I create a contact on my Android phone, I can choose to store it to the SIM, the phone or to Google. If I choose phone, is there an easy way that I can move or copy that contact to Google (so it ...
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Google Nexus 4 weird sound problem
Are there any solutions to the Google Nexus 4 weird sound problem? This is how it sounds.
Will Google replace the phone?
I am in Singapore and bought this phone through a friend in the US.
There is ...
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rating system “most helpfull first”
Does anyone understand the rating system ?
My app has a average rating of 4.6 in Google play and about 200 comments with 5 star. There are 2 comments with 1 star. One 1 star comment is simply ...
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How can I sync Google Calendar to my tablet with Android 4.0.3?
I have tablet (Android 4.0.3) with "Android ICS calendar" and I want to synchronize it with my google account.
In "Accounts and synchronization" menu I have my google account, but in details i can ...
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Selective syncing with Google?
By default if you sync with Google, contacts, calendar, app data and wifi keys are synchronized. Is it possible to synchronize only some of these things, e.g. only calendar and contacts? Thanks :-)
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How can I get Google's two-step verification to work?
On my Android phone, I can't seem to use my Google Account because I have the 2-step verification enabled. Can I log into Google without disabling the 2-step verification system?
Here is a link to ...
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How to see Public Holidays via Google calendar on Samsung Galaxy S?
I have Galaxy S with Froyo. Use Google calendar a lot to share appointments with colleagues, and via PC can see a calendar called UK Holidays along with colleagues' calendars.
However the calendar on ...
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“Signature verification failed” when trying to install non-official Cyanogenmod 10 ROM for Sanei N10 Android tablet
Let's see if anybody can help me, because I'm pretty stuck with this.
I've tried to install the following ROM from xda-developers in a Sanei N10:
Unofficial CyanogenMod 10 for many AllWinner A10 ...
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Does Android have a formal release cycle?
I have been tasked with documenting Google/Android's release plan so that our company has a policy of advanced testing our software on new mobile operating systems.
It seems like Apple/iOS has a ...
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Can't sync info from phone to computer's google calendar
I have an Android 4.0.4. When I enter info into the computer on google calendar, my phone receives the info. When I enter it directly into the phone calendar, the computer calendar never receives ...
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Where did my uploaded pictures go?
I uploaded my pictures from my HTC phone into my google account wanting to move them into Picasa for editing and now I don't know where to find them,
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market links to google play in browser
I just bought a desire HD. I did the factory reset. When I click on Market (old app or at least old icon), it opens a new window in the browser with the policy of google play. At the moment I click, I ...
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How can I pipe the input audio of a Bluetooth headset into Google Now?
How can I pipe the input audio of a Bluetooth headset into Google Now? I have Jelly Bean 4.1.1.
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i have the samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple earpods mic work with my phone?
I have the Samsung admire from metro pcs. would the new apple I phone 5 ear buds work with my phone? now I know its a 3.5mm entry slot, and the head phones would obviously work. but how about the mic? ...
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Are Nexus the only one that receive OS update directly from Google and not from Telecom / Phone Manufacturer?
According to a comment made to this article as shown below:
They already do that. Its called the Nexus One, secondly the Nexus S, and thirdly, now the Galaxy Nexus..... they all receive OS updates ...
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Google Voice Native Phone App integration. Question about use and setup w/google voice as primary number
I've got a question about to how to set up my google voice (configuration) with my upcoming andriod phone.
I'm an Iphone user moving into andriod (I've snagged an LG nexus 4 and will be using that in ...
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Protecting or Limiting my account's power
I have linked a great deal of power to my phone. It is connected to my gmail to such an extent that I am starting to get concerned that if somebody where to steal my phone they could reek havok on my ...
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Google Media app is not wrapping source code
If you open up an article which contains some source code, then Google Media doesn't wrap the source code (for instance, PHP code) at all, and therefore it is impossible to read source code.
Has ...
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What exactly is synced with Google?
If you enable syncing to Google, what exactly is synced in a more technical way? E.g. about syncing app data, I guess there is just one standard path synchronized? Has anyone seen a more technical ...
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Custom recovery and Google OTA
Will I receive Google updates for my Galaxy Nexus if I replace stock recovery with CWM (like explained in Why isn't Clockworkmod Recovery “Sticking”)?
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Set my phone contacts to sync to Google not Google to phone
I want to set my phone to pull contacts from my Google Contacts so that it uses google as a master.
I organised my contacts on Google Contacts page and when I synced my phone it messed everything up ...
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How can I make the browser remember login credentials for Google mobile sites?
The stock browser forgets the username and password when logging into mobile versions of Google sites such as Google Search and Google Tasks. Setting Menu -> Settings -> Privacy Settings -> Remember ...
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Is there a way to use Google location service without tracking my positions constantly in background?
I want to use Google location service based on wifi or cell tower data without gathering and sending my (later anonymized) positions to Google in background when I do not explicitly make the requests. ...
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Does China Mobile Galaxy S3 model GT I-9308 have Google Play Store? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, …) on my Android device?
Does this Galaxy S3 have Google Play Store pre-installed so I can download Android ...
