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How can I deal with "Low on Space" messages on my Android?
I keep getting the "Low on Space: Application data space is low. To free up" [the rest is cut off] message.
I've moved every app I can over to the SD card, cleared the cache, compacted my K9 mail cache.
Advanced Task Killer (ouch!) says I have 98M…
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What kind of app optimizations do newer Android versions do at the first reboot?
I received from my phone carrier, Vodafone IT, the official OTA Google update to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 on my Nexus S. When automatically rebooting for the first time after the update, the system displayed a notice stating that it was…
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How do you disable "add icon to home screen" on Android Oreo?
On Android Oreo, the option for "add icon to home screen" is no longer in the Play Store settings. How do you disable the option?
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Android Smart Lock: Why is there no option to use WiFi?
My Android device (v. 7.1.2) offers several options to use the "Smart Lock" feature.
This feature uses some rules to automatically disable the lockscreen.
Available rules are:
Trusted place
Trusted Bluetooth device
Trusted face
Trusted…
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How can I type special symbols on my Android device like ☺ or ♥ as a regular character?
How can I make special symbols on my Samsung Galaxy SII, like ☺ or ♥?
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What happens to a running program when "home" button is pressed in Android phone?
One thing puzzles me. It looks like if I use some program on Android and press the "home" button I see the home screen and can rerun the program and see that program in the same state as it was before - so looks like the program is not fully…
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What info does Google backup?
Does anyone know what exactly does Google backup (and restore) when you enable that option?
Also, are we able to see this list somewhere? (Maybe hidden n-levels deep in Google Account information?)
Reason I ask is I've had the unfortunate experience…
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How do I add a new language?
The aftermarket ROM I use seems to have the language list parred down to just a couple selections, probably to save space.
I would like to add a language back into the system. I can already set the locale using programs such as MoreLocale 2 so that…
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Disable notifications per app and time frame
I would like to know if there's any app or any Tasker plugin that would allow me to block notifications on the weekends.
I got two email accounts, one personal with the Gmail app and the other work-related with the Inbox app. I receive like eighty…
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What are the Pros and Cons to running CyanogenMod?
Can anyone that's used it list the relevant benefits and drawbacks? I'm actually more interested in the drawbacks and limitations because its not hard to find praise for it.
Edit: Ooops, I forgot to mention, original Droid currently running Android…
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How to have two applications play sound simultaneously?
I want the music to keep playing in the background while I practice Spanish on the Duolingo app. The music player stops while Duolingo is trying to play sound as of now.
Is this possible?
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How to use GPS to remind me to shop for something?
In my town I have to do a lot of shopping in a lot of different places. Sometimes I find myself wanting to remember to buy some things when I'm passing by a certain place.
Is there some easy and free way to achieve this with an Android phone?
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How can I detect my phone's screen resolution?
Other than looking in the Chinese manufacturer's website, which can be somewhat "misleading" (12.1 MP camera? come on...)
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Where does YouTube's offline feature store video files?
I'm using YouTube offline feature on my Android device, so that I can playback the offline videos within the YouTube app even there is no internet connection. When I searched for any of the video files, I can't find them on device/SD card memory.…
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Set different volume for multiple apps running at the same time
I want to use Spotify and a running speed tracker app at the same time, but Spotify is much louder than the other app and so I cannot hear it when both running simultaneously. Is there a way I can turn the volume down on one app but not the other,…
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