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Use an Android tablet as a Wacom drawing tablet for a PC?

I had the exact same wish as you, and I eventually found a solution I was happy with. It does not solve it in 100% the way you had envisioned, but let me see if it helps you. At first I was thinking ...
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Cannot flash Qualcomm with Stock Image (Lenovo Tab M10 TB-X605L LTE, Android 8 Oreo)

Solution (for flashing Qualcomm based Android devices) This seems to be an easy, fast and reproducable solution for flashing Qualcomm based Android devices (tablets, mobile phones), so it should not ...
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Can I connect two bluetooth device to my tablet?

I honestly thought that only one device could be connected at a time using Bluetooth. In an attempt to prove my point I tested connecting multiple devices simultaneously to my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4: ...
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Admin profile locked on Android 4.4 KitKat tablet

I am assuming she either set a new pin/password for you by mistake or you already had a pin/password before she locked it that you cannot remember. Either way you need to reset the pic/password. Here ...
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What is DSMLawmo? How to remove it?

DSMLawmo is a Samsung system app that is preinstalled, it is not malware but it does have many of the characteristics of malware likely leading to a false positive detection, the description is: "...
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Pervasive Kingroot app avoids uninstall

You did it wrong I guess. There's a "safe" uninstall feature within Kingoroot app. This removes completely the app and the binaries from your device. Open the app Click the three dots upper ...
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How to install a mobile-only Android app on an Android tablet?

In case of the DoorDash app I would say the developers are simply too stupid to understand that in the Android eco system there are still tablets without cellular. From my perspective the only ...
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How to connect an external hard-drive to a tablet

To my knowledge, (testing this myself now), it depends how the drive is formatted. According to my research: A drive you've been using for storage with Windows, formatted to NTSF default, won't be ...
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Is there a way to control an android device with an external touchscreen?

If both devices are Samsung they have a brand specific app called SideSync which will allow you to link the two devices via a WiFi network. It's available via the play store or direct from Samsung. I ...
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PDF Presentation (Beamer LaTeX / Adobe Acrobat Reader) on Android tablet

Try XODO. I found this question because I was looking for exactly this. Since the question was asked, some new apps are available, so I thought I'd share one that definitely works (it has an option ...
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Enabling developer mode in Huawei Mediapad M2 10.0

Needed to tap on the Serial number field. This is the answer
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How can multitasking experience be improved on Android tablets?

Android 7.x Nougat officially introduces multi-window. With this feature you can now run 2 apps side-by-side and drag the black interpolation bar to adjust the window size (3 tiers available). With ...
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Android tablet where WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is not compatible with tablets on Android. You could try using https://web.whatsapp.com/ through the web browser on an android tablet.
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How to start Chrome's T-rex game from an Android tablet?

One way to do this would be to install a third-party app called Hacker's Keyboard. Then, enable the keyboard and set it as the current input method. Also, check the box against the 'Use permanent ...
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Installing Lineage OS 13 on Mi Pad

To install Lineage OS 13 on your Mi Pad, requires these steps. N.B: Rooting voids your warranty and may brick your device. Backup your device data before any operations. Kindly read the steps given ...
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Amazon Fire HD 10 (7th Generation), two profiles and non-working installation of Google Play Services on 2nd profile

Thanks a lot, that helped (Fire HD8). Had the problem that I tried to install Google Play on the second user, but it always said "Download Pending". Solution thanks to your steps: Install for first ...
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What will happen when I remove my Google account from an Android tablet?

1) Correct. You are simply removing your Google account from the tablet, not completely deleting your Google account permanently. 2) Yes and no. Yes in the fact you will not be able to access ...
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Extend pc monitor on 2020 generation tablet, by cable

Tablets are not designed to show display signals for e.g. a PC. Usually a tablet don't has any hardware support for receiving display signals. Hence everything has to be transmitted via IP for ...
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ZH960 tablet, suspicious hardware parameters, what to do?

This is a fake. Probably the "producer" bought tablet with 1 GB RAMs, and flashed them with a firmware lying about their hardware. However, some simple adb shell commands show the real ...
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How do I factory reset this Chinese device?

you accidentially entered the wrong mode (Spreadtrum Factory Test Mode) volume up is for recovery mode, volume down for download mode, do not press both google translate for last two options 重启 - ...
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Installing "wrong" WhatsApp on Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite

Whatsapp is linked to the mobile number. If you install it on a non-mobile device, then it can only be a mimic of another device. That is why it's behaving like a web version. This version has to link ...
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Bricked Onda v919 64gb (without 3g)

It sounds like you have corrupted your partitions. To fix this you either need to rebuild your partitions (which requires a knowledge of the device and MBR or GPT, and will need know how the factory ...
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Upgrading Android from 4.2 to 4.4 on Lenovo Tablet B6000-HV

Method 1: Go to Recovery and Clear cache and Dalvik. Reboot and Check for OTA. Update it. Method 2: Backup all data to any external storage (Apps and data). Factory Reset device. Check for OTA....
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How to wirelessly share tablet screen with someone far away?

Using computer I think the best mobile screen share is to show the screen on your computer and then share your computer screen with your friend. user the vysor to share your Android device screen on ...
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Will factory-reset delete custom downloaded app's folders?

Yes it would delete. Although if you have a Google account signed in to the device, and the app is written in a way, the app data may be backed up to your Google Drive and can be restored the next ...
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Cannot download an app on my Android tablet

I had deleted everything from the SD card, and it popped out asking me to mount the card and put a new one in. I just put in the old empty card and then I disabled play store and enabled it. After ...
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alt tab taken over and trying to get it back

The feature you describe is the "recently used apps". Most recent devices have a separate key assigned to that, looking like two intertwined rectangles: Seeing some screenshots of the Galaxy Tab A (...
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Has the OEM messed up?

It's possible that the previous owner rooted the thing or even flashed a custom ROM on it, but simply did a factory reset before handing it to you. Some custom ROMs are known to have USB debugging ...
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Is there a way to control an android device with an external touchscreen?

Touchscreens are basically two devices. The image to the monitor is usually fed from the tablet via mhl or hdmi. The touch functionality is via usb to the Android tablet or phone from the monitor. ...
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