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    Help HUDL2: Lollipop 5.1 update - No Longer Reading Ext USB Drive

    I recently updated the software on my HUDL2 and I've never really encountered any problems with this tablet before. Anyway this time, it's really slow to load and I can longer view files on my 64GB external dual USB/mini-USB drive? I normally use this for watching films and I have been...
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    Answering Machine: Dodgy App?

    I downloaded this app called Answering Machine last year and was using it for a while to record messages onto my phone, rather than voicemail, that way I have a recorded message. Anyway, it's not been working for some time. When someone calls it jumps in and activates and records a message, but...
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    Circumventing the New Facebook Permissions?

    I just wondered, are there any apps or settings in Android 4.3 that will allow me to update facebook and block the new permissions it asks for? There is no way I'm allowing any 3rd party apps to read my texts, send emails without my permission, adjust my calendar and modify my SD card. What are...
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    Do I have a faulty/dodgy magnetometer/accelereometer?

    Not sure where to put this because the issue is probably not related to the xperia M, I don't know.. I am having some issues with the magneto/accelerometer. Compass app seems slow to respond and both Google Sky Map and SKeYe are both jerky and drifty, ie. it seems to drift to the right if you...
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    Street view not working on google maps

    I just got a new Sony xperia M and downloaded and installed the latest apps, ie. google earth and street view. For some reason though I am unable to access street view though. It shows the little street view icon on the top right but does nothing when I press it. I turned on some feature in the...