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Can I make Google Play show me ALL reviews for an app?
Google Play on the phone has for long been showing me reviews for the country I reside, which many times aren't really helpful, or sometimes there is simply no review at all to show, for my country.
I used to have a workaround which is to go on the…
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How can I disable the Android 11's auto-reset permissions globally?
Since Android 11, there is a system feature where it resets app permissions after a certain amount of time has passed and you haven't used the app. I hate this, it keeps resetting apps I use infrequently.
I know you can turn it off on most apps, but…
Borgkube
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Strange .txt file that has the names of different presidents inside the android system folder
Browsing the systems files of my LG P350 I discovered a strange file inside what seems to be the XT9 files: there's a txt file called heads_of_state.txt, which contents are the following:
Hamid
Karzai
Bamir
Topi …
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Contacts with and without international extensions
I'm in the UK. My Nexus S received its update to 4.0.4 yesterday, and I now have the following problem.
If I have a contact with (say) the number 07123456789 and I receive a text from this contact, it comes up as +447123456789. However the phone no…
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Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store?
Why does the Google Authenticator app have "obsolete" in its title on Play Store?
Does it work? Can I still use it for two-factor authentication? Is there a preferred method?
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Can I share my Google Play "cloud" music with a family member?
I've uploaded all of our music to Google's "music in the cloud". I can play it on my Android phone (Droid X). I'd like my wife to be able to play it as well on her HTC Incredible).
Is this allowed?
How do I do it?
(One way would be for her to log in…
Clay Nichols
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How does Android calculate battery consumption by apps?
How does Android measure energy used by individual hardware component?
How does Android measure energy used by each individual process?
diimdeep
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Why encrypt the device?
Android 5 offers two encryption features:
Encrypt the device (phone)
Encrypt the external micro SD card
I understand the benefit of 2.: if someone takes my micro SD out and wants to use it on another phone/computer, he won't be able to see my…
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Is there a black list for Android apps?
Is there a blacklist yet for Android apps? After reading things like this on slashdot, I think this sort of thing would be extremely helpful. As much as I like Android because I'm not censored as to what I can and cannot install, I would like…
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Undo Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich) Full Disk Encryption
Just upgraded my Nexus S to Android 4 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. Was looking through all the new features, and decided to enable encryption, which worked (and is working) just fine. Now I'm wondering if I can undo that and revert to an un-encrypted…
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Allow certain contacts to ring when phone on silent/night mode?
My WinPhone had this feature to set my phone silent at fixed hours of the night, but whitelist certain contacts for calls/texts.
I've recently switched to Android (OnePlus3) and while I'm sure this must be possible (iOS does it too IIRC) I can't see…
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Termux - How do I create a directory of files accessible outside of Termux?
I discovered that the files and directory that are created in (default) Termux, are not accessible to other apps on non-rooted phones.
Where is the folder that Termux defaults to?
How do I set it to use a folder / filespace that I can access…
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Disadvantages of CyanogenMod
If I root and flash my phone, will I get some limitations? I understand that I will lose any carrier and manufacturer specific apps/launcher/widget (and this actually may be a bonus); however I want to know:
what will happen to my…
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No permissions for Termux to access internal storage - even for reading
Using the termux (https://termux.com) terminal-emulation program, I type the following command:
ls /sdcard
I get the following error:
ls: can't open '/sdcard': Permission denied
Realizing that the /sdcard directory on Android is a symlink, I tried…
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Dialer app becoming too slow and less responsive
It takes almost more than 5-10 seconds to open the dialer application in my phone.
This has been happening for a while now and is especially critical since during incoming calls, when my phone snaps back from standby to show me who is calling, I…
Irfan
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