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How to prevent Google aggressively associating my account to my searches?
I understand they can access my searches when I'm logged in, and of course know the search terms I use, but how can I prevent them to logging searches to my account when:
I'm not logged in
and in ...
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CyanogenMod, why doesn't Market self-upgrade?
I've bought a used HTC Magic with CyanogenMod 5 on it. It has Google Market. The market version is 1.713 - which is nowhere near the latest IIRC. In-app billing, for one thing, is not supported.
Isn'...
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What is covered by "Encrypt phone"?
On Ice Cream Sandwich (CyanogenMod 9), Under Settings > Security there is an option to "Encrypt phone". I understand that this will require me to provide a PIN whenever I start up my phone. But ...
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SD card formatted to ext4 and permissions
I'm using CyanogenMod 7.1.0 RC1 on HTC Desire HD. I've formatted SD card to ext4, because I wanted to use Fedora through chrooting into it, and Fedora ARM image requires FS which can do symlinks.
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Toast "The contact doesn't exist" shows up everytime I attempt to assign an image to owner account from User settings
I'm using CM 12.1 SNAPSHOT. Yesterday, I wiped the data and when the phone booted up I finished the setup of accounts like Google, CyanogenMod and everything synced successfully. But the Owner pic in ...
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Clear or reset my lock screen password/PIN
I have a similar problem as the one described in this question, but that question doesn't solve my problem. Summarized here:
I recently installed CyanogenMod 10 on my Galaxy Nexus. I enabled ...
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How do I install CyanogenMod on the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 Wi-Fi?
I put off buying a tablet or smartphone, because they seem like a kind of toy (not bad per se) and a way for big companies to use you. Even a laptop is not always practical though, and modern tablets ...
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How to resize the /data F2FS partition
Context:
I wiped all the partitions from my Moto G device with the TWRP recovery and installed Cyanogen 13 on it. Then I had issues when enabling Encryption: the phone just restarts but does not ...
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How to upgrade an HTC Magic (32B DEV) from Android 1.5 to latest Android?
Last year I got a free Android phone at a Google event, and I would like to upgrade it to the latest Android version (probably with Cyanogen).
What is the quickest/safest way to do the upgrade?
It ...
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Partitioned sdcard not working with link2sd
I have a 4GB SD card which is partitioned into 3GB and 1GB (Well it's not 1GB it's approx. 750 MB) (I used it through my phone 'cause i didn't have a reader and i used mini tool partition wizard) then ...
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What are the differences between: LauncherPro "Keep in memory" and "Lock home in memory."
LauncherPro has an option for "Keep in memory".
CyanogenMod settings has an option for "Lock home in memory".
How do these work? Do they conflict with each other? What problems might they cause? The ...
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How to display touch points on screen
My Galaxy Note with stock ROM had an option via Settings > Developer > Show touch points (or something like that). Now, I updated to CyanogenMod, based on Android 4.3 but I can't find an option ...
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App installs result in "Process System Not Responding" message [closed]
After installing or updating an app in the newest version of the android market I receive the warning "Process System is not responding" with the option to either force close or wait. I choose "wait" ...
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Can't install from market: INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT
I have an LG Optimus V with CyanogenMod 7.1. I cannot install/upgrade anything from the Market. I keep getting "Package File Invalid". I think it may have something to do with s2e, though I only ...
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How to re-unlock bootloader for OnePlus One
I have OnePlus One with CyanogenMod 12 from factory and I decided to update to CM 13 (nightly build).
To achieve this I did the following from OSX:
Unlock the bootloader (fastboot oem unlock)
Boot ...
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Stock dialer app on Andorid Kit Kat does not like to bring up the num pad
Device: Note 2 (Verizon i605)
Rom: CyanogenMod 11 (Kit Kat 4.4.2)
App; ASOP dialer
Whenever I fire up my phone app to call someone, and click on the keyboard, a white box (1/5 of the screen) pops up. ...
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Display media volume in the status bar
I have a Samsung Galaxy SII running CM9.
Currently I have an app that displays my media volume by using a persistent notification.
However I have 2 problems with this.
Since media volume is a ...
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Fix for "Trebuchet has stopped"
I recently installed cyanogemod 12 unofficial version on my xiaomi redmi 1s.But whenever I try to lock a folder on my home screen it says "Unfortunately trebuchet has stopped working".I want to know ...
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Disable application update notification
How can I disable certain application's update? I'm using Brut Google Map v4.6.0.4686. Since there is a new version in the market, the update notification will appear from time to time. How do I ...
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how to use ext partition in my android?
I partitioned my MicroSD card and created 1GB ext3 partition.
What is the next step so I can use it to make the performance of my android better? It seems to me that it is mounted into /sd-ext
What ...
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Disable Internet access detection of WiFi networks?
In fact my WiFi DO HAVE Internet access, but for some reason it keeps telling me I don't and won't automatically reconnect to it. Now I have to manually reconnect every time.
So, is it possible to ...
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Problem with updating CyanogenMod - Phone will no finish booting up
TL;DR Updated CyanogenMOD with ROM Manager and when it rebooted it is stuck on this screen:
I have an EVO with cyanogen 7. The ROM Manager app notified me of of an update. I clicked through ...
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OpenVPN browser tunneling
I hope I do not say silly things, or discounted, but I'm a newbie, at least for vpn.
I want use my browser to connect on my corporate intranet via VPN connection, but I'm not able to do it.
Someone ...
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How do I enable push notifications for Facebook for Android?
I'm currently running the latest stable release of CM7 for the HTC Droid Incredible and Facebook for Android 1.6.4 (released on 20 August). According to Facebook, push notifications are enabled for ...
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Do apps included in the gApps zip get updated via Google Play?
While using alternative ROMs like CyanogenMod 9(as i currently am), one flashes an additional zip file called gApps which contains apps provided by Google.
As Google releases newer versions of ...
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Where can I configure SELinux in Cyanogenmod 10.1.3?
Cyanogenmod released the stable version 10.1.3 yesterday and it apparently includes SELinux enhancements running in permissive mode per default.
I thought that you could change the mode in the ...
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Can't access my old files after switching ROM from AOKP to CM, even though they're still there
Initially I thought this was a problem with Google Play / Apollo, but I realize now that when I plug in my phone via USB, I can't see any of the many, many folders and files present on /sdcard that I ...
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USB Debugging is not showing in ADB devices
I Enabled USB Debugging on CyanogenMod 11 for LG Optimus L7. The Device is showing in Device Manager.
But, it is not showing in ADB devices list. And there is no notifications for USB debugging.
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Is NTFS file system supported on Huawei u8160?
I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 .
I have a 500GB portable hard drive which is file system is NTFS , I connected the hard drive using OTG the phone didn't recognize it at all.
So I was ...
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sluggish performance due to mmcqd CPU usage
I have an older Droid Incredible running Cyanogenmod 7.2. Recently, I've noticed some sluggishness on the phone that doesn't seem limited to a single app. The CPU Usage Plus app (which I think just ...
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Problem in setting up google account - "couldn't open connection to server."
I had just installed custom ROM cynogenmod-9(ICS) in my S Plus device and now I am not able to add Google Account in my android device. It gives the following error message,
Couldn't finish
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how to link contact with facebook, gmail etc?
I am on cm7 & HTC Desire. Old HTC Sence was linking my contacts with Facebook, Gmail etc. It gave me good suggestions what could be linked or an easy way how to link a contact item with some other ...
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Google Play Services High Internet Consumption
I've been using CyanogenMod (version 12.1-20150901) on my Nexus 5 for around a year and things were running perfectly until last month, when my data plan had been completely used up after a couple ...
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What is the process to install cyanogenmod to a galaxy tab 10.1?
I am new to this flashing business for the Android tablets. I did some of those flashing on a PanDigital tablet previously, but it's been a while. My tablet is the standard 32G WiFi tablet, and it's ...
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How to downgrade, root, and install CM 12.1 on 5th gen Kindle Fire
I just got an Amazon Kindle Fire 5th generation 7 inch tablet. I want to install CyanogenMod but during setup the tablet updated to 5.1.4 and root methods and therefore flash methods are not working.
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How do I edit/add a birthday in the `people` app Cyanogenmod 11?
I have Cyanogenmod 11 M8.
I keep my contacts on the phone, not sharing them in the cloud, I prefer to run only AOSP software and FOSS applications from F-Droid.
Somehow I can't add/edit birthdays in ...
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Android system RAM usage
I've been trying to figure out how Android/CyanogenMod manages RAM internally, and what exactly I can trim down.
I'm running CyanogenMod 10.1-M2 right now, but the memory usage has stayed fairly ...
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Can I root locked Droid 3 and flash Cyanogen
Before I purchase a Droid 3 from hong kong , I would like to know if I can apply the recently discovered root exploit on a locked phone that i can purchase there.
Pardon my ignorance in this locked ...
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Does Cyanogenmod Kernel support loop devices?
Since I am failing to mount a Nandroid image and since I have read that the kernel needs to support loop devices for that I need to know if anybody has managed to mount a loop device on CM7 or similar....
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Double message notifications after upgrading Talk to Hangouts (CyanogenMod 7.2) [duplicate]
Phone: HTC Wildfire
OS: CyanogenMod-7.2.0-buzz
I recently upgraded Talk to Hangouts, and now each incoming message results in two notifications: one styled like the old Talk, and one from Hangouts.
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Rooted device: "This device, OS, or software is not compatible with Pokémon GO"
Just when I was about to reach level 23, Pokemon Go stopped working with this message:
This device, OS, or software is not compatible with Pokémon GO
I am using CyanogenMod 13.0-20160817-NIGHTLY-...
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Marshmallow not bootlooping, but not starting
What Happened:
A few days back I left my phone (MediaTek chipset) to charge overnight. What I did not notice was that the charger was loose and the charge was at around 2%. The next morning, I woke up ...
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How to login to resetted phone when verified password not accepted?
I reseted my Oneplus 2 phone with OO3.5 by wipe cache and data because I wanted to set up my business gmail in my phone, not my personal:
Wipe data and cache
Volume down + power > Format phone
Now, ...
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Cyanogenmod without google apps
I flashed my Android with Cyanogenmod 11 without google apps, the sole intention being to avoid Google whatsoever. I am using Runtastic to log my runs, but it doesn't display the map. Understandbly, ...
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Not all Google contacts show up in Contacts app - but in Phone app!
I just got a new OnePlus One running Cyanogenmod 11 (Android 4.4.4).
After the first start, when I entered my Gmail address, all the contacts synced from Gmail to the phone and it seemed like all the ...
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How to use camera without unlocking phone? (Jelly Bean on S3)
I put Jelly Bean on my Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII using http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-10-m2.
I know that it should be possible for me to use my camera to take pictures quickly (without ...
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Disabling "Storage space running out" notification in Status Bar?
Is there any way to disable the "Storage space running out" notification on Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 [Android 4.2.2], through ADB or otherwise ?
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How can I backup and restore Cyanogenmod 12.1 rom installed on my Samsung Galaxy 2 i9100?
Cyanogenmod(12.1)'s recovery has no backup or restore option. As I read in the answer of a previous post, CyanogenMod recovery is basic, so we should flash another recovery. The easiest way would be ...
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Which directories can I remove in internal SD in Galaxy SII w/ Cyanogenmod?
I used ClockworkMod to wipe my Samsung Galaxy SII and install Cyanogenmod 9.1 on it. However, when I mounted my phone on my computer, I see that lots of folders were left on its internal SD by apps ...
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No menu entry for mobile network mode after installing CyanogenMod
My phone doesn't get a mobile signal anymore after installing CyanogenMod 10.1.3-i9100 on my Samsung Galaxy S 2. The IMEI is the same as printed in the battery compartment, Wi-Fi is working fine, and ...
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