Izzy

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Me:

Android Activist since 2010
Author/translator of multiple Android books

My devices:

HTC Wildfire (aka Buzz; ICS 4.0.4, CyanogenMod 9.1)
Motorola Milestone 2 (aka Droid 2; GB 2.3.7, CyanogenMod 7.2)
LG Optimus 4X (Stock ICS 4.0.3; rooted)
Cat Stargate II (7"; Stock JB 4.1.1; not rooted)
Cat Phoenix/PC4 (8"; Stock JB 4.1.1; not rooted)

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136 Favorites

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Are there any risks to rooting a device?

rooting

mar 26 '12 at 17:49 Matthew Read♦ 33.5k

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kviews

What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list?

4.0-ice-cream-sandwich recent-apps-list

mar 22 at 13:49 Dan Hulme 2,677

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kviews

Is it possible to install an app and exclude some of its requested permissions?

applications permissions installation

jul 27 at 16:08 eldarerathis♦ 22.1k

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kviews

Android browser's about:debug, what do those settings do?

browser settings stock-browser

mar 22 at 18:50 Izzy 22.9k

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kviews

How to backup an Android device?

backup restore remote-control

mar 28 '12 at 4:18 eldarerathis♦ 22.1k

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kviews

Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

custom-rom rom rom-flashing

may 6 at 18:31 Izzy 22.9k

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kviews

Is there a way to easily record a phone conversation in-progress?

calls call-recording

apr 11 at 11:15 Izzy 22.9k

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How Do I Know Which Google Account is Used for the Market?

google-play-store google-account

mar 25 at 20:14 Izzy 22.9k

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How do I perform a full pre-rooting backup of an Android phone?

rooting backup

apr 5 at 22:23 Izzy 22.9k

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What info does Google backup?

backup google

nov 9 '11 at 17:37 GAThrawn 16.2k

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kviews

How to prevent applications from discovering my phone as being Rooted

root

may 19 at 20:24 user34303 1

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Is there a way to look inside and modify an adb backup created file?

backup adb

mar 20 at 15:56 Izzy 22.9k

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Is there a “Linux friendly” handset manufacturer for Android phones?

linux

aug 2 at 7:28 bjoernz 336

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What Android OS version is on the Kindle Fire HD?

amazon-kindle-fire-hd

sep 7 at 15:15 user12295 139

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kviews

How can data on an unrooted phone be backed up?

backup

aug 14 at 15:42 eldarerathis♦ 22.1k

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179

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How can I see a list of my unrated apps?

google-play-store app-ratings

sep 8 at 17:32 zero2cx 191

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Restart data connection when stalled?

data-connection tasker mobile-data

mar 12 at 23:16 Izzy 22.9k

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System backup and restore with help of googles system backup feature doesn't seem to work

backup restore

jun 13 at 5:26 Community♦ 1

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kviews

Retrieving text messages from stolen Android phone

4.0-ice-cream-sandwich sms lost-phone

jan 3 at 2:53 t0mm13b 8,093

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What do the permissions that applications require mean?

security permissions

jan 25 at 22:47 Ryan Conrad 14.7k

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Partial adb restore

4.0-ice-cream-sandwich backup adb restore

mar 22 at 17:16 Izzy 22.9k

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164

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Will my phone shift Google Calendar events when I go to different timezones?

calendar google-calendar time-zones

jan 30 '12 at 18:02 P.T. 1,369

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Prevent entering PIN code before lockscreen

security lock-screen sim-card

38m ago Community♦ 1

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kviews

Android “Internal Storage” used but not reported

2.3-gingerbread internal-storage

oct 10 at 20:24 Izzy 22.9k

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kviews

How frequently is it okay to let the battery discharge fully or as low as possible?

battery charging battery-life

nov 20 at 7:13 Izzy 22.9k

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kviews

Why is the SD-card mounted to “/sdcard/external_sd” instead of “/sdcard” (or “/mnt/sdcard”)?

external-sd storage

apr 4 at 8:50 Izzy 22.9k

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Marking notifications as unread

cyanogenmod notifications

dec 18 at 22:21 cwilkinson1998 71

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kviews

Can a non-rooted Android 4.0.3 smartphone’s ROM be backed up? [duplicate]

backup

sep 9 at 18:43 kinokijuf 251

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Where can I obtain an sqlite3 command line binary for android 2.2.1?

adb sqlite

mar 17 at 15:40 Izzy 22.9k

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kviews

How to NANDroid a phone without ClockWorkMod?

backup clockworkmod samsung-galaxy-551 nandroid

apr 5 at 14:55 David 1