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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 disable unread group notifications in Whatsapp?
ShutApp
ShutApp is an Android app I developed for rooted devices that will automatically mark your muted WhatsApp chats as read and prevent them from jumping to the top of the chat list, so that you ...
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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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Chrome Browser is not supported on this device (Samsung GT-P7500)
It is very much possible that support for API level 15 or below has been dropped for all the current Chrome builds of version 47.0.2526.83 or perhaps it has been so for the last few versions as well. ...
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How can I get rid of the low disk space notification?
Run these commands from adb shell or a root terminal (the second may not work on later versions of Android):
settings put secure sys_storage_threshold_percentage 5
settings put gservices ...
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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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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 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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How can I securely install an older version of Chrome on a device that won't support newer versions?
Give this a try:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/chrome/chrome-42-0-2311-111-release/chrome-42-0-2311-111-4-android-apk-download/
I use APK mirror all the time and have never had any issues. ...
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Ways to see notifications besides pull down bar
If you use a third party launcher you can use gestures for certain functions.
For instance, using Nova Launcher Prime, when I swiped down anywhere on my home screen it would bring down my ...
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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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Compass feature in all Android phones?
No, not every Android smartphone has real compass (magnetometer) sensor. Even Google claims that,
Few Android-powered devices have every type of sensor. For example, most handset devices and tablets ...
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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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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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How to reverse tether without rooting?
Despite what others say, this is in fact possible.
As I could not find any solution myself, I finally created my own app. It supports Android 4.0+ on the client side and all major desktop operating ...
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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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Google Play Service 9.2.56 drains battery within 30minutes
My "solution" is freezing Google Play Services 9.2.56 with the disadvantage that some Apps relying on that service will not work anymore.
Restore to the previous 9.0.28 version does not solve the ...
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Cannot unmount SD card
Turns out there was much more to unmount beyond /mnt/sdcard. Through ADB (and rooted) I unmounted /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure, then /mnt/sdcard, then everything under /mnt. Then I was able to ...
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Update software will also update the OS
It only updates the apps. How ever you can update the OS by Going to Settings > (More) > About device > Software update > update.
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Android copy file to /system/bin/sh, now devices can not booted
USE FASTBOOT INSTEAD...Shell/sh has been replaced by
adb push xxxx /system/bin/sh
Shell controls the adb commands, So ADB is now disabled ! ... What you need to do is reboot into FASTBOOT ...
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Google play services doesn't get installed
You can download it from here,
you need to search for your android version.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/
you need to download for your android version>4.1/4.4/5.1/6.0
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Configure screen on/off: charging/time of day
You can create a profile with the criteria that needs to be meet for it to work. E.g Time and Power.
Create a Task
Choose Display -> Display timeout
set the timeout 59 Secs, 59 mins and 23 Hours or ...
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How to root Alcatel OT-997D?
Before you begin, I enabled developer mode and I'm not sure if it makes a difference but this is what worked for me so you might as well:
Open settings, click on About phone, scroll down to Build ...
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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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Can I add a shortcut to a locally stored file?
Just adding another file manager alternative to Denys's answer (which really works, +1 for that) which provides a little bit more customization:
Total Commander
navigate to the file in Total ...
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How can I configure an OBD ELM327 cable to work with an ICS tablet?
I have the kyocera event that also runs Ice Cream Sandwich and in turn is rooted... ...using kernel tuner(very old version) I saw it as well and tired it myself, it did work for about a minute then a ...
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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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