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Does using Android Instant Apps count as installation on Play store?
As I saw yesterday, Google I/O 2016 Keynotes with an awesome release of many new features.
One of the best feature which I like most as an Android Developer that is Android Instant Apps.
The new Android Instant apps lets you access apps from…
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How can I get a overview and manage the default applications for file types?
Most OSs show a nice summary about which application will be used to open a certain file type. Android does not seem to have such a function.
How can I track and manage the default applications?
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How can I set a default contact for a phone number?
In my contact list I have a number of contacts that share the same home phone, because they are family members. For instance:
my mother
my father
my brother
the family's house
I keep the home phone number for each contact so that when I want to…
Nathan Fellman
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Android system Webview installed but not used by apps
I downloaded and installed the latest version of android system WebView from the app store on my android tablet (running 5.0.2).
But apps still go on using the old webview version (39.0.0.0).
How can I get them to switch ?
For info, I've tried…
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What determines which application acts to a bluetooth AVRCP command?
Background: I have a A2DP/AVRCP bluetooth headset (Nokia BH-505) which I use actively to listen to both podcasts and music. Of course, I listen to these with different apps. The bluetooth headset has some "command" (AVRCP) buttons, relevant to audio…
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Factory reset to restore performance? What are the disadvantages?
tl;dr: What bad things will happen if I do a factory reset?
So I've had this original Droid for about a year and a half. I love this phone, and if only I could get it to be a bit faster and have a little more internal memory I'd keep it forever.…
ale
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A rather complex wifi issue (android tablet)
Straight to the point. My wifi has not been working properly since after a few days after upgrading its firmware and android version.
Issue description
The issue is rather inconsistent. Wifi will usually not detect any networks. Sometimes it will…
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Uninstall system app failed using 'adb shell pm uninstall'
I attempted to force uninstall in ADB, but failed:
$ adb shell pm uninstall -k org.openintents.filemanager
$ adb shell pm list packages -f | grep -i manager
package:/system/app/FileManager.apk=org.openintents.filemanager
What went wrong here? What…
Robert Rowntree
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Backup/Restore SMS/MMS via ADB on a non-rooted device?
Is there any way to backup/restore SMS and MMS messages using ADB, when the device is not rooted?
adb pull won't work here, as the corresponding database (/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db) cannot be read by ADB if it's…
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Battery percentages per app nowhere near total
when I look at my Nexus 5 with android 5.1. battery screen, I can see something like this:
Screenshots (click images for larger variants)
Sum of all per-app percentages in list is 10. However as you can see, there is 60% battery consumed (40%…
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Displaying Bluetooth gadget's battery status on the phone
I have a Bluetooth headset (BlueBuds X) which uses a battery. I want to know its battery status directly from the phone. I've looked everywhere and I cannot find a solution that isn't a scam.
Is it possible to display the battery percentage on the…
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Complete list of Lollipop system icons shown in notification bar?
Is there a complete list of these? I've seen lots of Q&A about "What does x icon mean" but it would be really useful if there were a complete list for reference!
Tim
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Is Hebrew support built into Android?
Is Hebrew support built into Android? If so, is it in all versions?
Nathan Fellman
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Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser?
We have a client who are switching away from Windows Mobile (and IE Mobile) to Android based devices.
We have some specific software that we deploy to their WM workforce by an ActiveX applet that loads in IE Mobile, but obviously Android will have…
Farseeker
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How can I export a list of currently installed applications to a file?
When switching between ROMs, I've found it helpful to have a list of the applications that I had installed before wiping and flashing the new ROM.
Is there a way to export such a list to a file so I don't have to create one manually?
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