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How do I get Google Now's Package Tracking to Work?
In Google Search settings -> Google Now, I have "Show cards based on Gmail" checked. "Packages" is on, and the description says "when an order confirmation email is delivered for an online purchase"
Since turning that on, I've used mutt's bounce…
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Can the Nexus 7 send and receive GSM texts and calls?
The Nexus 7 3G is out and I'm wondering whether Android 4.2 tablets are still data-only devices. Can I install a custom ROM or apk to this tablet so that I can send and receive GSM calls and text messages on it? If not, why not? What's…
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How to listen iTunes podcasts on Android
I found a language learning website. They offer their podcasts for free but only an iTunes link is provided. So iTunes for me, downloaded them all and put in a nice playlist to go through one by one and listen and learn.
I don't own an iPhone but I…
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How can I make direct phone-to-phone VoIP calls without Internet (on LAN or Wi-Fi)?
I'm looking for a way to make VoIP calls between two Android devices without having any intermediate server (SIP server) or an Internet connection. Is this possible?
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How to run a specific app's action via terminal?
I need to run my Android app from a remote computer via SSH, but I'm not a command-line expert.
So I would like to know: how to run a specific action (not just open) of an app? Which implies: how to KNOW the exact syntax of possible actions of an…
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How to move contacts from SIM to phone?
I have all my contacts saved on my SIM-card but I want to move them to the phone which is Galaxy note so that when I change the SIM-card my contacts are still saved and I don't need to save them all again. Is there any way to do this?
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Slide unlock till pattern lock gets activated after interval
Using Jelly Bean, 4.1.1, on a Galaxy Nexus, I want this: You lock the phone. For the first 5 minutes, if you try to unlock, you can just slide and unlock it; after that, you have to enter a pattern.
I don't know how to get the slide to unlock to be…
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How do I recalibrate the battery of my phone?
After a year using my phone, I noticed the battery drains too fast, but after shutting down I manage to make it work again for a couple of minutes before it shuts down automatically.
I read that to recalibrate the battery, you should fully charge it…
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Sync Chrome Mobile with Desktop Firefox?
On my desktop computers, I use Firefox with the Firefox Sync service but on my mobile Android device I prefer using Chrome Mobile. Is there any way to sync Chrome Mobile with Firefox Sync? (I thought of syncing at least history, bookmarks and…
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How can I find out the make and model of the chips in my device?
I'm trying to find out what kind of GPS receiver is in my phone. Every spec sheet is vague on this. I can easily find out what kind Soc or CPU it has, but parts like GPS and FM receivers, Bluetooth modules, Gyroscope etc. are not listed anywhere.
Is…
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Can my Android device become - remotely and without my permission - a wiretap and get used as surveillance device?
I saw the following article:
An article in the Financial Times last year said mobile providers can
"remotely install a piece of software on to any handset, without the
owner's knowledge, which will activate the microphone even when its
owner…
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How do I prep my rooted and moded phone for resale?
I have a rooted MyTouch 3G (HTC Magic) that I want to sell to help defray the cost of my new phone. I have been running CyanogenMod on the phone. My problem lies in the fact that I don't really want to stick somebody with the slightly buggy way the…
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Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)?
Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)?
Example: I want Instagram A logged in to Account A (personal), and Instagram B logged in to Account B (business). Both apps are on the same phone; I don't…
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Where does Google Play store its ebooks on an Android device?
In the Google Play Books Android application, there is an option to keep an ebook on a device if the user wants to do it. So when you decide to do such a thing, the ebook may be stored somewhere on the Android device. I would like to know where the…
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If I set up a VPN, does *everything* go over it?
If I set up a VPN connection for Android, what gets routed over the VPN? Just web browsing? All internet connections from all apps?
In Cyanogenmod, in the Add OpenVPN config, "Advanced" settings, there is an option for "Redirect gateway - Force…
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