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Do custom ROMs like CyanogenMod modify your bootloader?
Does a custom ROM like CyanogenMod come with their own bootloader or does it just overwrite the /boot kernel and /system? Does the bootloader take responsibility to lock your SIM card on a carrier?
Basically, I'm interested in SIM unlocking my…
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Is there any way to edit ODT documents on Android?
I need to edit my OpenOffice documents.
Is there any version of LibreOffice for Android?
Or
Is there any ODT texteditor app for Android?
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How to choose micro USB cable for my device?
The plug sure looks like any old micro USB plug. Will another cable (like the one from my digital camera) work to charge the battery, or do I need one specifically designed for my phone (incredible)
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is Android single task or multitasking and multithreading?
I am trying to understand why I cannot keep listening the audio of a YouTube video on my Galaxy S 2 while moving to another application for example reading a wikipedia article on the browser.
is there any architectural limitation which prevents this…
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How to install app from command line (terminal)?
How to install app from command line (terminal)?
I would like to start a terminal window and do the apk installation from command line (shell script)
EDIT1: within the phone.
Also is it possible to install from Google Play from URL, instead just a…
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How do I keep my wi-fi on in sleep mode
When I am downloading large files I need to stop my phone from sleeping , how do I keep my wi-fi on when the phone is in sleep mode.
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How to remove corporate settings?
My DroidX just got upgraded to 2.3.15 (android version shows 2.2) over the air. After the upgrade the phone forced me to set a pin number. The phone is not currently connected to an Exchange server, but it used to be. A couple of weeks ago I…
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Is it possible to add a stopover or intermediate waypoint in Google Maps navigation?
On the desktop version of Google Maps, I can add multiple destinations, or drag the route created to include a specific spot that is not on the original route. Is there a way to do this on the Android version of Maps, short of navigating to the…
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Android USB reverse tethering: How to fool the apps
USB reverse tethering = Cellphone gets network connection from PC via USB.
I know how to do USB reverse tethering except for one problem: Many Android apps will check network connection using the code below before doing any useful…
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Google app displaying temperature in Fahrenheit
When I use widget for voice search and say 'weather' I get the results, but it is shown in Fahrenheit, even though,in settings it is chosen to show in Celsius.
Any solution?
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Trying to flash a system.img I took with dd - failing
Long-time UNIX guy here, but relatively new to the world of Android. Read on.
EPISODE 1: A New Backup (I hoped)
I have recently purchased an Asus MemoPAD (ME103K) ; I then became root, and took a dd image of the read-only system partition to the…
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Is it possible to run Android applications on (normal) Linux?
Since Android is a forked Linux kernel plus software stack I am wondering whether there are any projects or ideas regarding creating a version of Android that can be added to a Linux system to allow a Linux system to run Android applications…
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How to disable unread group notifications in Whatsapp?
The "mute" option allows you to stop receiving notifications. However, I can still see the number of unread messages for a group that has been previously muted.
In addition, this group keeps coming at the top of the list of groups every time a new…
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Where is data of Google Play Services located in device? Can I safely delete it?
Just noticed that data in internal storage for Google Play Services app grew above 100Mib, so this app is officially a space hog now.
So my questions are:
What is the exact location for Google Play Services data? (for backing up)
Can I safely…
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Let Android believe it is connected to internet
Possible Duplicate:
How to set up reverse tethering over USB?
Is there a way to do this?
I'm trying to reverse tether my Android phone. I'd like it to use my PC connection. Many guides on the net say that I should root my phone, but I don't want…
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