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Can I add a shortcut to a Google Drive file by name?
I have a file on my Google Drive that I want quick access to from my home screen.
The app that updates the file seems to do so by renaming the original file and then creating a new file with the ...
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How to exit and close FX Text Editor (the text editor of FX File Explorer) - end of question
Thanks for your answers - here my final report:
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The "FX file explorer" is in one of the windows and cannot be removed.
I intended to kill the process by its PID. To get the PID I used the ...
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undeletable "permanent File" Android 11 phone
I have this file:
/storage/emulated/0/Tones/test1/test2/test3/test4/brooke-shields,-a�os-80.jpg
Cannot delete. I get a <java.lang.illegalargument> response when I try to delete using several ...
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WhatsApp media missing, not on either new nor old phone
I really hope someone can help me.
I have recently bought a new phone and when I logged into WhatsApp on my new phone, the files weren't restored.
What's more upsetting is that I can't find WhatsApp ...
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Android devices with 3D displays, for medical, applications
I was wondering whether any Android devices, such, as, due as could be used for medical applications,
Such as guided robotics surgery
Could make use of 3D displays with holograph like immersion, that ...
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Save a web page to Google Drive from Android phone
If I'm browsing a web page on my android phone I'd like to save the entire web page to Google Drive in as few clicks as possible.
Best option I've seen is Share > Print > to PDF. Switch to file ...
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Can I force Pixel 6 Pro to slow charge?
There are long periods of time when I know I will stay in place so I would like to be able to connect the phone to the charger and have it charge slowly to try and curb issues created with fast ...
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Android 13/phantom procs - OFF/ still killing termux processes
On android 11 I am able to run text-generation-ui under termux, with 3b models.I've got Samsung A53 phone, with 6GB ram & 2GB swap (by default).
However, on android 13, currently i'm running ...
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Google Sheets unbold text within parentheses
How can get Google Sheets to automatically un-bold any text typed between parentheses?
Thanks in advance
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Is there a way to keep the audio playing on the BBC iPlayer app when the screen is off / locked?
The BBC sounds app allows this - it will keep playing when you turn the screen off. The iPlayer app doesn't seem to allow this, presumably because the BBC think that you are watching the programme on ...
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onPause doesn't called when another app gets focus [migrated]
I'm learning android development with "Head First Android Development" by Dawn Griffiths.
In this book, it explains that onPause() method is called when another app comes to focus but still ...
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Allwinner QUAD-CORE T3 P1
Android car monitor
After opening the car switch, the monitor turns on and freezes on the Android logo
Of course, gray color and becomes whit color.
How can I recover or repair Android boot?
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Downloading everything from Google Drive and putting everything in a USB key
This post is related to my former post on internet security and Android.
I want to download my entire Google Drive and put it on a USB key.
The USB key will not be safe. It can be lost. It can be ...
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Data protection (making files persist across time)
In this post I am addressing a real issue that Android users may face.
Suppose, over the course of my lifetime, I have been storing my files in Google Drive. These, may be important files. Perhaps I ...
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I can't register my device in samsung account?
When I open my android device and open my user details in Samsung I can see registered devices. There is no option to add my device. When we buy a new phone we activate our new device with the sim ...
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My Google services is deleted
One day i came back from my school and checked my phone which i have left on charging. It switched on the and it take longer than usual after waiting for like 5 min i came see than phone got reset but ...
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Adding prebuilt APK to android system.img (stock firmware from manufacture)
Can someone help add a prebuilt apk to an android system.img for me? I’ve obtained boot.img, system.img, etc. from manufacture of the device. I’ve been trying for hours to add the .apk files to the ...
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How to exit and close FX Text Editor (the text editor of FX File Explorer)?
Though I have used FX File Explorer (by NextApp) occasionally for over 10 years, I just used the text editor of this app for the first time. This was to paste a URL into an empty file. ok, this was ...
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Why isn't Wireguard available on F-Droid?
Lots of sites speak of Wireguard being available on F-Droid but I noticed it's no longer on the site. Why is this? And how can I install it?
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Car in-dash receiver vs Car speaker bluetooth
I recently bought a in-dash car receiver for android auto. My in-car receiver also has a speaker. Once I start the car, my phone is connecting to in-car receiver over wireless android auto. I can see ...
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HTML-only browser for Android? (skip all resources, load just base page/HTML)
For example, I have tuned my desktop Firefox browser to skip loading JS, CSS, fonts etc.; but here I'm asking for something much simpler: when I enter a URL or click a link on an existing page, ...
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I had set a password on my Samsung A13 android device and forgot it please help me unlock my phone
On my Samsung A13 android device I forgot my password please help me to unlock my phone
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Can we disable the bluetooth notification on android device when connected?
Whenever I connect my headphone, my android device starts to show the bluetooth device is connecting even though I paired at earlier time.
Is there a way to disable this notification from asking each ...
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Why is "Outlook" now being presented as a server-side service on Android?
Conventional wisdom tells us that 'Exchange Server' (or 'Microsoft Exchange Active Sync' / EAS) is a server-side email service from Microsoft, while 'Outlook' is a mail client. But read on ...
My ...
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Samsung Galaxy Player 5 Bootloop
I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 5 (US Edition) that is stuck in an infinite boot loop (Hangs at the Samsung logo). The device was running stock Android 2.3.5 with no modifications of any kind. The ...
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Is there a way to see the total number of messages in Android?
I have a Samsung device and I am using the Google message app. Instead of going for a third-party app, can we see the total messages of individuals with Samsung or Google stock message apps?
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What is a local-only hotspot
I was reading up on local-only hotspots and was confused by some of the language. Am I right in my understanding that a local-only hotspot will be visible to and accessible by other phones in the ...
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Muted all contacts somehow in the Samsung messages, I've literally tried every common sense solution
I've looked up countless forums and message boards and everyone seriously gives the common sense easy answers. There are three
To the right of the contact blah blah blah.
Power settings on the way ...
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Is there a way to duplicate cell from above in Android Excel?
On Windows the Excel has shortcut Ctrl+D which copies the content of the cell from the cell above.
Is there any way to duplicate cell from above in Android Excel without copy/paste? Maybe a kind of ...
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Multi-language support in Android text-to-speech settings
I think it would be nice if in the text-to-speech settings you could specify a cascading set of languages, with dictionaries, associated with each language, intrinsic in the language selection.
When, ...
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Can I use an sd card as internal storage with android 8.0
I have a Samsung galaxy s7 with android 8.0. I've put a 64gb microsd in it. I wanted to use the card to store apps on but it's not working.
I'm trying to move a game of about 11gb on to the card but ...
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Password required after restart: Incorrect password problem
I have the same exact problem as this user My android phone won't accept correct PIN/password after I tried to change my screen lock password
My phone was turned off because the battery died. When ...
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Know password, but can't type it
Xperia 5 II.
No root.
No bootloader is open.
Debug mode is enabled, but ADB requires authorization.
Situation:
There was an error and my phone's theme has changed. I changed the theme back and ...
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Learning Braille through TalkBack braille input [closed]
The Android TalkBack keyboard is especially important to allowing users to enter braille to type in text.
However, it is possible that some people may want to learn braille as part of a teaching ...
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microSD read-only for 3rd party apps after factory reset - Lenovo A1010, Android 5.1
I did a factory reset on said phone due to a malware infection, used APKPure to install the handful of apps that I need (no Google account activated on phone after reboot) and now I observe the ...
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Samsung sph-m510 not charging
I have a Samsung sph-m510 that I recently got a new battery for and it was working fine until one day after leaving it untouched for about a week I went to charge it and it wouldn't charge it just got ...
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Odin Error: Fail! (Auth) when trying to change the flash firmware to hongkong TGY from mainland china CHC
I want to change the CSC code for my S21 Ultra for less bloatware, and google assistant available.
I used Odin v3.13.1, but I tried multiple versions, as well as the patched one, with failure.
Here ...
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unzipping backup of sdcard, wrong folder structure
I have a backup of my old phone in my computer, in a folder called phone_backup
it contains the usual folders:
Airdroid
Alarms
Android
Audiobooks
AuthenticatorPlus
Books
DCIM
Documents
doubleTwist
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How to change output from call to media?
I call on Discord a lot and for a while was able to trick (I'd play a voice message and pause it before it ended) my phone into thinking the call was coming from a media source, so it would use media ...
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How to transfer files from Android to Windows without using ADB?
The phone is locked and I can't turn Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on. So, I need to find a way to transfer files to Windows. Is there a way to do it? I have found third party softwares but I will apply them as ...
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Use USB attached SD card in gallery
When traveling I usually only have my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+) with me but not a real PC. So to have a quick check of the pictures I took during the day with my DSLR camera I'd love to use the ...
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How to fix Whatsapp always leaves opened conversation to main chats (contacts) view?
I am using redmi note 12 xiaomi MIUI 13
The situation is like this; I open Whatsapp, then open some conversation with anyone. Then if I switch away from Whatsapp, not closing it, only switching to ...
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Disable all notifications from one of multiple (two) Google accounts on my phone
I have two Google accounts on my phone; one for work and the other is my main personal account. I want to disable all notifications from my work account; that includes email and calendar and anything ...
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'adb wm size' to part of the screen
I want my android version 5.1 screen to be more accessible
The base resolution of my android screen is
720x1280
I did
adb shell wm size 720x892
and it gave me this:
Now I want to achieve this:
How ...
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In Android 13, how can I type the tick character?
As the title says: How can I type the tick character (´) in usual Android devices (Android 13)? I haven't found a keyboard app yet that provides this character.
In Western Europe, the tick character ...
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Can't access my local host via Google Chrome on Android
I have mini PC which serves as a small home server for various needs. Running Ubuntu 20.04.
When I replaced my old router with new one I'm having minor issues with connection:
when trying to connect ...
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What's the best way to make an app proxy system HTTP traffic for specific domains in Android? [migrated]
I am trying to build an Android app that intercepts HTTP/HTTPS device traffic destined to specific domains and forwards it to a backend server to handle it. What is the recommended way of doing this ...
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Galaxy S10e phone call quality on receiver's end poor, but otherwise all is fine
When making a phone call on my Galaxy S10e (Exynos), the audio for the receiver is quite low, chopped and sounds a bit like being underwater. I've confirmed this with echo test calls - it always ...
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Problem with network location provider on Android 9 emulator
I am using Android 9 to debug a location-related application. I set the location via telnet "geo fix", and check via "adb shell dumpsys location" and directly in the app. The ...
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Will unrooting an Android phone remove the virtual RAM created while rooted?
I have a 4yr old phone and it's CPU processor can take up to 6GB RAM, but I have the model with 3GB of RAM and it's somewhat slow in doing some tasks that are high demanding. So, after I root the ...
