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How do I adjust audio balance of my Android phone headphones out?
My earphones are unbalanced - one is louder than the other, so I need to adjust the sound volume balance to get it right.
How can I do it on Android?
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How to access /storage/emulated/0/ from PC?
I want to export the settings of the K9 mail app. This app exports a settings file to /storage/emulated/0/com.fsck.k9/settings-4.k9s. But if I connect my Nexus 4 to my PC I cannot see such a file or the directories.
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How can I change the user agent for the stock browser?
I am constantly annoyed by websites that force me into the (often terrible) mobile version of the site and provide no way to switch to the full version. I know Dolphin for example allows changing the user agent string of the browser to trick…
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How to change mobile connections's DNS on Android KitKat?
I want to avoid censorship from my local mobile ISP (it blocks imgur, for example, for some unknown reason.
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I'm pretty certain that I can circumvent this by changing my DNS to Google DNS or OpenDNS, but…
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How does power usage for data over WiFi compare to data over 3G? (Ignore LTE for now)
If you have unlimited data over 3G so that cost is no option, which is more power efficient?
Using the WiFi or 3G connection for data usage?
Extending battery life being the goal
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Disable USB charging
For some reasons not related to the battery life, I need to disable the battery charging when a USB host is connected to my phone (a rooted Nexus 4). Taking a look around on the internet (link1, link2), it looks like I should modify a system file. I…
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How can I get my Chrome-synced bookmarks in an Android device?
I'm using Google Chrome and syncing the bookmarks with the built-in feature. How can I get those bookmarks in my Android device?
J. Pablo Fernández
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Why does the new Chrome update want the permission to use my camera and audio recording?
Seriously, it specifically states that it can use the camera and audio recording any time it wants, whether or not I wish it to. Why is Chrome on Android requesting those permissions?
Should I be concerned?
(Emphasis my own.)
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Does uninstalling apps leave any traces?
I come from a Windows background where anything you install-uninstall usually leaves traces which are sometimes hard to detect and remove.
Does the same happen when you remove Android apps? I know there is no registry in Linux/Android, but is there…
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How to make android prefer mobile data when wifi signal is very weak
When I leave home or the office there is a ring around it where I simply have no connection at all. This is because the WLAN network from my router at home or the one at the office is detected, but the signal is so weak that no useful data flow can…
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Resize photo before sending it by email?
On iOS, when I select one or more photos from the camera storage and choose to send them by email, the OS will ask me whether to send the images in full size or make them smaller so that the email won't be so large.
On Android (stock 4.2.2 on Nexus…
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Is there a command or application similar to ipconfig?
I would like to see my network addresses on my phone. On Windows I can use ipconfig for this and ifconfig on Linux. But how can I see this information on my Android device? Is there an application or command for this?
More specifically I would like…
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How can I transfer photos to my Android Jelly Bean device while preserving the original timestamp?
I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to transfer my photos of my previous device to it. My previous Android phone used the standard USB mass storage which gave 0 problems to copy back and forth stuff, but the Nexus 4, like many other modern…
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Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?
My device is Motorola Xoom MZ604. The internet connectivity is 4G WiMax via my laptop as hotspot.
The problem is when I'm trying to download any app from Google Play Store, it gives me an Error 504 with the message I mentioned in title.
However,…
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How can I know which apps are currently connecting to the Internet?
I have a Samsung Spica running Eclair (rooted). I've noticed on a number of occasions that inspite of the Autosync option turned off, the sync icon appears in the notification bar. By default, Gmail, Calendar & Contacts are set to sync whenever the…
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