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How can I minimize Applications in Android?
In Android, is it possible to Minimize applications and continue using them again from the same point?
When I press the middle button, the application closes, I see the application as "Running" in the Task Manager but when I open the application…
user16112
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Is there a way to force an app to remain running in the background no matter what?
On Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) the OS categorizes your app and each category has its own threshold in which the OS uses for determining which app to close first when it runs out of memory.
Has anyone of you been annoyed by, say you opened a timer to…
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Can I have a "force close a specific app" shortcut on my screen?
My Google Chrome frequently hangs for no apparent reason. Application is active (responding), but tabs are blank and nothing loads... The only solution that I found is to go into Settings -> Apps -> Google Chrome and "force close" it. Then I re-open…
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Why is custom recovery a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM?
I have read in many guides that before flashing, we need to have a custom recovery like CWM installed. I am not able to understand why is this a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM. Can I flash a ROM without custom recovery?
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How to change the device name in Google Play (formerly Android Market)?
I have bought a new phone and need to change the old device name to the new one. How do I change the device name in Google Play (formerly Android Market)?
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Command to list partitions?
I want to list the partitions on my phone - system, boot, recovery etc. What terminal command should I use? The mount command just lists mount points.
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Make SSL certificate trusted by Chrome for Android
I want Chrome to trust an SSL certificate. How do I add this certificate or its issuing authority to the system or browser so that Chrome will not generate an error upon trying to access the website that uses it?
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How to do backups and updates properly with full device encryption?
I think about the following use cases:
'Perfectly' reverse encryption without losing settings
Update ROMs. Even if /system, /data, /sdcard (internal) are encrypted
Low level Backups with CWM. When SDCARD partition is also encrypted.
Emergency…
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Can I remotely launch an app on my android phone?
I have an HTC One S but I don't know where it is. I remotely installed 'Find My Phone' on it via Google Play Store. Now I want to remotely launch it. How can I do that?
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How to view animated GIFs in Android?
Is there a way to view animated GIFs on an Android device? I searched the Market without success.
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How to uninstall an application without removing the user data?
The title says it all. Say I have an application, a game for instance. Which I wish to uninstall from my phone, and reinstall sometime in the future. However, I don't want my game save to be lost.
Is it possible to uninstall an app but to keep its…
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com.google.android.trichromelibrary causes many Android apps to crash
Recently, apps that are fine an hour ago now crash when I open them. The crash report message seems to be caused by a null pointer exception (NPE) in com.google.android.trichromelibrary.
Apps affected for me:
Gmail
Dashlane
Is it just me, or is…
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Why is Android rooting not as fragmented as iOS jailbreaking?
For Android rooting these days, it appears that Magisk is dominant, though there are some alternatives mostly for older versions of Android, e.g., CF-Auto-Root.
However, in iOS, there appear to be more options, e.g., checkra1n, unc0ver, and Chimera…
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Is it possible to install Docker using Termux?
I'm just tinkering with my Android tablet and was wondering
if I can get Docker running on it.
I've tried dkg install docker and also apt install docker both gave me
unable to locate package Docker
I probably need to add Docker's repo into list of…
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No option to choose "Do Not Validate" under "CA certificates" when connecting to PEAP/MSCHAPV2 WiFi (Android 11)
I can't connect to campus WiFi anymore after installing latest ROM with december 2020 security patches. The configuration is PEAP/MSCHAPV2. Under CA certificate, we usually choose "Do not validate" but now CA certificates is set to "Use system…
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