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How to add custom language layout inside Gboard (Google Keyboard), created by me
The problem is that I want to use modified layout for Google Keyboard and use it inside Gboard app (because of its features).
I don't want to:
create separate own InputMethod
use another app (Hacker'...
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Android voice search doesn't recognize Exchange contacts
So I'm sure this is primarily because the contacts aren't listed in one of the linked gmail accounts. It's killing me because my dad can't use voice commands to call his contacts like he did on his ...
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How does Samsung implement SD card encryption?
My android device just stopped working. I still have my SD card, but all data in it is encrypted. Encryption has been performed at file level, so I have the directory structure and filenames in plain ...
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How do I get Google Now's Package Tracking to Work?
In Google Search settings -> Google Now, I have "Show cards based on Gmail" checked. "Packages" is on, and the description says "when an order confirmation email is delivered for an online purchase"
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How to switch user profile based on password / lockscreen pattern
Currently, I have a family use tablet running on 4.2 Jellybean
Model is Ainol Novo7 Flame, a cheap Nexus7 alternative. Nexus7 is quite expensive in my country on its release so I bought this one ...
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How to prevent Android from creating Android and Lost.dir folders on external otg storage?
If I either connect my Camera using a USB cable via OTG or inserting the SD card in a OTG reader connected to the phone Android creates automatically two folders: an Android folder an a Lost.Dir ...
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How to Remove persistent "Samsung Account" notification? It keeps showing up regardless of settings
I have been struggling to find out how to turn off (or otherwise hide) the notification that says:
Samsung account
Tap here to use your Samsung Account
I've read elsewhere online about ways to stop ...
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Google account and installed apps disappeared after an unexpected restart
I have a Note 3 N9005, Lollipop installed on it. My phone just restarted in my pocket, by my clothes "pressing" power and home button (why does that restarts the phone?).
After it restarted various ...
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Calls with speakerphone input and headphone output on Nexus One
I've searched and found several posts on various sites with this same problem but nobody offering a solution.
I use my N1 in a car mount with music playing through my stereo with a 3.5 mm cable. When ...
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How to unlock device when I forgot my password?
I've read Recovering from forgotten lock pattern which states that there is an option to disable the lock using my Google account information. However I did not noticed such an option when I entered ...
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How to make a 'Captive Portal' on my mobile hotspot?
Some Wi-Fi networks such as those you find on coffee shops, when connected to, automatically redirect you to a web page where you will need to do something (enter credentials, accept terms of service, ...
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Doze behaviour on Nougat (7.0.)
Doze behaviour has been changed in Nougat. Doze is implemented in two stages
When a device is on battery power, and the screen has been off for a certain time, the device enters Doze and applies the ...
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"Always allow Wi-Fi roam scans " - is it of any help to end user?
In Developer options, there is a setting called "Always allow Wi-Fi roam scans" with the description:
Always allow Wi-Fi roam scans
Allow/disallow Wi-Fi roam scans based on the amount of ...
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How to stop dialogs telling me to turn on the ability of Google apps to access my location?
This phone I have been using for years and flashing it with different ROMs, mostly CM. However, I think at the switch from CM 10.2 to CM11 it started giving me this insanely annoying message:
In a ...
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Play audio of flash video while screen is off?
I want to listen to the audio portion of flash on my Droid preferably with the screen off. Sites like InfoQ.com have great interviews in flash that I want to just listen to.
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How to show only Gmail's contacts in the Contacts app?
I have recently reinstalled Android on B63M due to some problems with the SD Card. I decided to keep all my contacts only in Gmail, as a centralized solution to avoid problems in the future. I do not ...
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Interact with notification action from ADB Shell
I have an Android(7) phone [also fine if you can provide a solution for Android 10] and a Linux pc. By enabling USB debugging and using the terminal of my pc, I am able to read the notifications of my ...
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How to edit the Android context menu?
I've encountered an app which adds itself to the global Android context menu. The entry has even overtaken native Firefox options in the past and currently slows down my workflow in every app where ...
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Disable in-app browsing on the Facebook Lite app
By default, many apps open links inside the app using an in-app browser. On Android, this is a version of Chrome, called Chrome Custom Tabs, optimised for in-app use (1).
When in-app browsing is ...
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Work-around to get USB-C headset to work for calls (in Android smartphones)?
It is an interesting, albeit frustrating, phenomenon of late that manufacturers of soft- and hardware these days (including Huawei, Samsung and apparently also Google) release new products which do ...
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How to enable USB Debugging from recovery mode?
My phone screen broke. I can't see anything, and the touch screen doesn't work. I can't buy a new phone, so I'm not looking into backing up my data, I want to be able to use it from my pc.
I have a ...
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How to find out learned words in Gboard?
Where can i find the words learned by google keyboard? I can't find nothing on the internet about where it is saved or how to find saved words that GBoard learned automatically.
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Access data on device with broken screen (Samsung Galaxy Ace 4)
The screen on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 broke (running Android 4.4) and I really, really wish to get all my photos and other data off it. The phone has a pattern lock screen as well as an additional PIN ...
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How to stop apps from doubling overscan?
For some reason a chunk of the digitizer broke on the bottom of my phone. I tried to use adb shell wm overscan 0,54,0,324 to resize my screen smaller until I can get a new phone, but it's giving bad ...
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How to emulate camera input in Android? (To activate Whatsapp Web)
I have an Android device without a camera and I run Whatsapp on that device.
I want to activate Whatsapp Web from this device. Unfortunately, the only way to do this is to scan a QR-code, and I can't ...
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Can I use two phones as one phone with two screens?
I have two phones. I would like to have all my files on one, but be able to have two open at once.
Can I set up the second phone such that it extends / adds a second screen to my phone?
I do not ...
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Has device [storage] browsing through Bluetooth been disabled on Android?
My mobile phone is a Motorola Moto G with Android 5.1 and I've just discovered I could no longer browse my phone storage through Bluetooth. I only use that feature infrequently yet I find it extremely ...
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How to increase internal memory of the HTC Wildfire S finally?
I've been spending a lot of sleepless nights trying to fix this. I know there are a lot of threads like this on the internet, but I want to go a bit deeper.
I have an HTC Wildfire S with only 512 MB ...
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Auto-delete messages from a certain contact when received
Is there an app or any other way to auto-delete specific contacts/numbers' text messages when received?
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How do I completely mute the sound in phone calls?
I don't mean I want to mute the ringtone, and I don't mean I want to mute my own microphone. I want to mute the sound of the other person on the call.
When I use the volume control during a call, I ...
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How to emulate a NFC card with an Android phone?
I have installed several "NFC tools" apps, and I am able to read a NFC door card. It seems to be able to duplicate it (when I'll have a blank NFC card) or even write new NFC tags.
But I'd like to do ...
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How exactly does FBE's key derivation work?
These are the files that I know go into verifying a user's password:
/data/system/gatekeeper.password.key
/data/system/gatekeeper.pattern.key
/data/system/locksettings.db
/data/system/locksettings.db-...
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My phone is downloading "Google Play", over mobile data
My phone randomly shows the Download Manager downloading "Google play". I usually cancel this download since it seems fishy to me, and that's what my question (asked below) is about. Since this sounds ...
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Android 6+ and account permissions: where have they gone to?
I was just browsing the Android Developers Permissions list, and noticed most of the account permissions are gone – in fact, all but GET_ACCOUNTS as it seems. What does that mean, what implications ...
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Is there any way that can EXTEND (not mirror) my phone screen to another phone? Half-Half
Just want a bigger display for my phone. I need to know how I can EXTEND my phone's screen to another phone, by using Bluetooth or WiFi or RF or web?
Few apps (iDisplay, AirScreen, AirDuet screen, etc)...
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ContactManager sort by other Language
It's a Lenovo a7000-a and it uses ContactManager as a phone app. I have the Language of the device set as english but my contacts are in Greek. The ContactManager does not display Greek letters on te ...
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How to display JavaScript console on Chrome (or a different browser)?
I want to quickly try some JavaScript code on an Android phone.
I cannot find how to open the console or something similar on either Chrome or the default browser. about:debug doesn't do anything, and ...
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WPS Server on Android
Would it be possible to emulate a Wi-Fi Protected Setup Server protocol on an Android device?
This way when using the device as a portable Hotspot, I could use a strong password and allow clients to ...
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Device boots normally, but cannot enter recovery or fastboot
I have secondhand Vodafone Smart Tab 4G. It seems to me that previous owner messed something up.
The device boots normally but I cannot enter either bootloader, fastboot, or recovery. I have tried HW ...
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Creating 'fake' microphone and camera inputs on an Android mobile
Disclaimer: I don't own an android mobile, but would definitely get one if the below were possible.
On my mac, I can use software like CamTwist and SoundSiphon to create 'fake' webcam and microphone ...
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List of purchased apps and app install/uninstall history log anywhere?
My device was damaged and since then I've had to order a hardware replacement.
Given that all purchases and application installs/uninstalls via Google Play Store
are carried out in connection with my ...
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Is there any way to auto-reconnect with a specific PPTP connection on Android?
Every time my phone switches between networks (e.g. 4G to Wi-Fi) the established PPTP connection drops.
I know there is a feature called Always-on VPN, but that seems to only apply to L2TP or IPSec ...
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Rooting nexus 4 failed
I was trying to root my nexus 4 by the following steps:
Download and copy the file UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.43.zip to /sdcard/
Download the file CWM 6.0.3.5
Got into Fastboot/Bootloader Mode on Nexus 4
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Sending single SMS message to multiple contacts causes MMS
I'm experiencing an annoying (and costly) problem on my HTC Desire X. (Android 4.1.1) Every time I send a single message to multiple contacts at the same time, the message will be sent as MMS rather ...
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Is there a way to sync a WebCal to "My Calendars" in Google Calendar
Currently I subscribe to a few WebCal links that a sports league I play in provides, so if my games get rescheduled, my calendar will always be up to date.
I would like to receive notifications for ...
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How do I prevent the Browser and Dolphin HD from deleting old history entries?
So I've noticed that for both the default browser and for the Dolphin HD browser, all the history entries get deleted when you go beyond a certain number of pages visited. Does anyone know how I can ...
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Unsafe certificate protection in Android?
Maybe I'm wrong. If so, please let me know.
Here is my question. I've followed the instructions here and installed my personal certificate stored in a pfx file (PKCS#12) in my Google Nexus (ICS 4.0.4)...
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How can I sync Chrome's bookmarks to Dolphin?
I have Android and iOS devices, so I use Dolphin's browser for the bookmark sync. Is there any way I can get my Chrome bookmarks to sync into my Dolphin bookmarks at least once?
I'm aware of Chrome to ...
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How to know if my phone has NFC technology?
I bought the Samsung Galaxy Note phone in Greece, but the store in which I bought the phone brought it directly from Samsung in France (that's what they told me), and the language that the phone had ...
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Make an IAP in a Restricted Profile
My boy is playing Scribblenauts on an Android 5.0 tablet, under the control of a restricted profile.
He's done all the levels, and there is an IAP required to purchase the rest of the levels.
Can't ...
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