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How to upgrade my Android device to latest Android version
If you are lucky, for a phone or tablet, you can get one major Android version upgrade and security updates for up to 2 years after the device has been released to market. For cell phones the support ...
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Does Xposed Framework require to be buillt specifically for the device or just the Android version?
Built for the Android version, plus the device architecture (arm/arm64/x86). See the Xposed Framework download page (e.g. Android 8.1 (SDK27) here).
The reason behind this is that part of Xposed ...
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How to unbrick my Samsung Tab 1 (7 inch) from T mobile brought it from S. KOREA
Old Samsung devices (Galaxy S1 to S3 generations) where near impossible to brick unless you had the emmc bug or somehow flashed missmatched set of bootloaders. The best way to attempt to recover the ...
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How to use micro sd card as internal memory on samsung galaxy tab A
If you don't find any default options available over settings which Chandrani Chatterjee posted, then you don't have any other option until you don't root your device.
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How to USB tether on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A?
You can enable usb tethering through adb shell. Root is needed in order to execute these commands:
After adb setup on your machine (if you haven't already setup adb, please see detailed instructions ...
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Android 8.1 Keyboard on Galaxy Tab A doesn't display word choices
Let it be set to default keyboard(Samsung Keyboard).
Follow steps to turn on word's suggestions:
For Galaxy tab:
Follow the steps:
Open Settings - Scroll down to System - Language and input-Choose ...
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How to disable bloatware for secondary users?
To enable root on the secondary user:
In Magisk settings → multi user mode, select user-independent.
Install Magisk Manager only on secondary user (in case, it's not present) , optionally reboot and ...
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Import pdf Files to Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
You can just connect them using a USB cable.
Alternatively you can use Bluetooth (if your computer supports it), or upload the PDF files to the cloud (e.g. Google Drive), or send them via email to ...
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Remove Samsung Tab S3 SetupWizard Message 'Activation Incomplete' for Verizon service
Here's an incomplete solution, since the notification itself says "These notifications can't be turned off":
Touch and hold on the notification in the notifications dropdown
Tap "Details"
When "...
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Factory resetting a Galaxy Tab 3
I suggest to back up your data first if it has not been done. The standard way of resetting a Samsung Tab 3 tablet to factory is this:
From the Home screen touch Apps.
Touch Settings.
Touch the ...
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Install Lineage on P3110 with Replicant
I am thinking that I may have to install espresso-common_TWRP_3.2.2-0.img but I have found no way to do that from the Replicant bootloader.
I think you are correct, I don't think you can flash a new ...
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How do I change what "Web Search" in Gmail opens as its search engine?
For Android 12 (and maybe your phone):
Settings -> Apps -> Samsung Internet (or whatever app you are trying to avoid) -> set as default -> clear defaults.
This worked for me when Google ...
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Using adb to move data to new device
It should work. At the very least it won't brick since it doesn't include system apps. You could also try adding -shared to your backup command.
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How to use micro sd card as internal memory on samsung galaxy tab A
To use your microSD card as internal storage follow these steps:
1) Insert the SD card in your device
2) Click on the notification saying SD card detected
3) Select setup
4) Choose Use as Internal ...
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Disable the screenlock on Samsung Galaxy Tab with forgotten password?
If you had its bootloader unlocked before, the following steps are simple to follow.
1. (Skip if done) Flash a custom recovery
2. Reboot into that custom recovery, connect the Tab to a PC (with adb ...
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Quick way to enter three dots (ellipsis)?
You know you may get an additional set of related characters on holding a key pressed for a while on Android's native keyboard. I have a Nokia 6 with clean Android Nougat. You can enter the dots of ...
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