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How to close Google account on the phone
Sign in to your account here and delete it like that:
More info on deletion you can find in help article.
After the successful deletion your account will be signed out from the phone as well and your ...
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How to install Another Term, an alternative to Termux for Android 6.0 and below?
First, read the readme of AnotherTerm GitHub repo and this
You can run the stock install-linuxcontainers.sh you downloaded from the Git repo without tweaks for an automatic install. It gave me errors,...
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How can I regenerate .thumbnails folder in DCIM
Looking for something else & came across this...
The pathway to an apps cache has changed slightly since original posting back in 2012.
In Marshmallow (at least):
Settings→Apps→Gallery→Storage→...
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How can I do adb backup without a visible screen?
(For later Android versions)
You may want to try ways to mirror the screen. (Method 2 involves mirroring over WiFi)
Or narrate the screen.
With a totally blank screen, you can:
# enable USB debugging (...
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Seeing the full text of a long notification
You can expand it by touching the notification and dragging down. The touch part of the gesture is very brief, so it feels like a single, quick gesture. This works on Android 7.1, I can't confirm for ...
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How can I get back lost internet access on Android 4.x or lower?
The problem with the root-CA certificate is not the only one you are facing:
Devices with Android version 4.4 and before have problems accessing a lot of https sites because they do not support TLS 1....
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Legacy Android 4.0 CA-Certificates Update
I spent a fair amount of time trying to work around the TLS limitations of Android 4.0.4 and in the process, found an install path that has given me access to the Play Store on Monterra. I was even ...
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Strange debugging mode
Go into Settings - Developer Options - scroll down to Input and turn off Pointer Location. I don't have a Moto phone (instructions based on Pixel 2 XL).
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What can I do to upgrade an old Android 4.0.3 tablet?
Yes, it is possible. Jailbreak to get root rights needed. Enthusiasts do wonders.
A minute of searching DevicseName ROM/image/firmware and we have a range of many variants.
The maximum Android 6 for ...
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Android 4 slows down over year without reason
Try a factory reset. After a while, things get gunked up with tons of unnecessary files that aren't always deleted and a lot of other stuff.
However, your phone will always slow down over time ...
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Where to get com.android.calendar for Android 4.0.3 from?
Russians over at 4PDA have a thread dedicated to the phone, which hosts a number of firmwares, including stock-based ones. Here is the Calendar app extracted from the "Stock+" one, uploaded ...
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how to exit developer mode on android 4.0 ice cream sandwich
If you just want that line / coordinate overlay gone, disable Settings - Developer Options - Pointer location.
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how to exit developer mode on android 4.0 ice cream sandwich
To Disable Developer mode goto settings-> developer{ } then there is a slider on top of Developer options which you can on/off.
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screen keeps jerking and there are automatic touches
Hello I have some problem with touch screen in past.
some time on low battery random touch appear
and on broken screen phone have same problem.
So I make some application for hot fix this until you ...
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How to unlock device when I forgot my password?
Yes, a factory reset will work.
First, you will need to boot into recovery mode, this is device-specific, so you will need to google how it's done on your phone. But on mine for example: hold power ...
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Auto focus not working on Galaxy Nexus
Did you clear the camera app data?
To do this:
Open your settings app
Tap the "Application" section
Tap the "All" tab
You can find the camera app. Select -> Clear App Data
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