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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 android device. Is there a way to see the total numbers of messages send by an individual.
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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 modified 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 ...
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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 ...
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What is .Lenovoreaper in Lenovo tablet
In my file manager (of Lenovo tablet) i saw a hidden file with the name .Lenovoreaper when i tried to open it, they asked if I wanted to see the file through html viewer or google chrome, It is a 17 ...
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Facebook Files Privacy [closed]
I am Admin for a Private Hidden Facebook Group.
I want to store the Memberlist Word Doc in 'Files' but I only want Admin of the group to be able to edit or view that file.
Can you store it but make it ...
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Please help me to turn off data encryptions [closed]
How do I turn off data encryption? Because I can't see my passwords and my phone and tablet is locked so can someone please tell me how to fix this problem?
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How to make Toyota Prius resume playback where it stopped?
I have a 2019 Toyota Prius that can play music from my Android phone using Bluetooth. On my phone I am using Musicolet as the music player.
Some of the time, this works perfectly: the music plays in ...
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How do you add an app icon to the home screen (without long press)?
I used to be able to search for an app, long press it, then drag it to the home screen.
Now, long press doesn't seem to exist anymore. Searching for that online says that you don't need long press ...
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Remove last character in kotlin editText [closed]
How to remove the last character in an editText, in android studio, kotlin, with one line of code, without crashing the android emulator?
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import android.content.UndoManager [closed]
Im working in android studio giraffe. I got the latest update for android studio and kotlin-plugin installed. But I cant import Undo Manger? anyone with same problem? Anyone who can solve the problem?
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Unroot hacked Xiaomi Poco C40
My Xiaomi Poco C40 was hacked and rooted by a stranger. How to restore to factory settings?
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How to install Advanced Charging Controller (acc) module?
I have a phone that's been rooted using Magisk. How to install something like the acc module? The instructions state running acc commands, but where from?
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Android Television: WOL (Wake On LAN) for accessibility
Suppose a disabled user with paralyzed arms is sitting at a wheelchair and utilizing and navigating their phone via voice access or camera switches.
Suppose, now, that the TV is off, that the ...
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Issue using own CA cert on Bluestacks emulator
I am trying to set up TLS interception with PolarProxy, using my own CA cert to see the clear-text payload of Android traffic. I am using BlueStacks 10 as an Android emulator. I used the procedure at ...
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How much interaction with an Android device is needed to keep a Google account active?
I'm wondering about Google's inactive account policy. The policy seems to indicate that in order to keep an account active, you must directly interact with a Google service (e.g., Gmail, Search, or ...
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Theoretical and practical categorization of camera switches: categorization and implementation: techniques and strategies
This post has some overlapping with UX, so I could have posted it on the UX stack exchange, but I wanted to make it specific, to, camera switch support, in Android. That is why I have posted it here. ...
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Forgot lock pattern on Huawei P40 Pro, how to reset it without losing data?
I forgot my lock pattern in my Huawei P40 Pro. I have Huawei Cloud but my phone IS now in airplane mode.
How can I reset my phone without losing data? Can I at least connect it to the internet with ...
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"Do not disturb" mode with caller profiles (e.g. switch favorites)
I need the "Do not disturb" mode modificated with caller profiles (e.g. switching user definded favorite settings).
This to enable something like caller groups in single and mixed ...
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accessibility: Camera switches and switch access users: typing with the eyes closed through Morse Codes
Currently, users navigating the phone through the switch access accessibility feature navigate the phone, and enter, text, ...
by looking at the keyboard keys and entering then by navigating through ...
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Google Authenticator what is the best way to see the full entry line
Cannot change the app name nor cannot see the full entry name.
I have 10 entries in Google Authenticator for example "Amazon Web Services". I only see "Amazon Web Services" 10 ...
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Android accessibility, camera switches, accommodating new comfortable or comforting navigation modalities
Android comes with an accessibility feature called Camera Switches, which is designed to help people with motor impairment, who can only move some of their eyes (up, right, left), eyebrows (up), or ...
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Wearable touchscreen badges (Android, powered) [closed]
I was wondering whether anyone is willing to assess and consider the commercial potential of wearable Android badges with touch screen interfaces. Users could approach a person and click on the badge, ...
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Parental control: interrupting apps sent over the network to direct child to other app or external event
Phones can be used to interrupt children.
The common scenario, is, that the child wants to use the phone to understand something or to do something, but the parent wants to interrupt the child to get ...
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Difference between the various podcast apps in a nutshell, what do they do? [closed]
I have several times heared the word podcast. I have two disabilities, relating to sound, listening:
hyperexcitability
Sounds can be very exciting, and make me become perceived as antisocial or ...
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Hacked Wi-Fi password
Once a hacker has my Wi-Fi password on Android, can he still enable Location to track my whereabouts even if my phone is not connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data and would he also need a BRATA RAT to ...
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How to change input device for Android Voice Access (Accessibility)?
I am running Lineage OS v20, my device is rooted OnePlus 7.
I want to use my Bluetooth device as an input for the Voice Access, but it doesn't work.
I tried changing audio_policy_configuration.xml by ...
