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    How do I stop instant apps from downloading?

    My phone keeps trying to download instant apps even though I have automatic updates set too off. Why? And how do I stop it?
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    Why does bluhell no longer work with firefox?

    When I try to install bluhell it says it won't work with my version of firefox. Why?
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    Apps keep blocking up my data connection!

    This situation happens over and over again where various apps try to connect to the net, and when they do this it stops firefox or whatever app I am currently using from accessing the net. How do I stop this from happening?
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    MOTO E4. Want screen to stay on during calls!

    I have tried using "Stay Alive!" but it does not work. Sometimes I cover that little sensor and it is annoying that I cannot disable the screen blackout feature. IS there any way to disable it?
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    Any map apps that DON'T force you to tell location?

    Are there any android map apps that do not force you to supply location data? It used to just let me punch in whatever location I wanted to start from, which many times isn't my own, but out of 3 app I have tried, including one offline map, they all force you to give up location data.
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    Cannot access t-mobile profile in app.

    I tried going through the T-mobile forums but ended up with a clincal psychopath (nut using hyperbole here) name Marissa banning my ability to post or make any new thread for no apparent reason, and replacing the word "stupid" with "fluffy" and the word "crappy" with "magical" in my posts, while...
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    What phone? My g4 has the ghost!

    I am having a.hard time decidng on phones to look at. I need at least 128gb card capacity, and 128gb card capacity via otg. I also need it to work with t mobie. Water resistance is prefered as are large screens. More ram the better. Like replaceable batter. Prefer cheap phone like g4. MUST NOT...
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    Help why has android OS used so much data?

    It has used over 500mb in two days.
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    Help Don't know what I clicked on.

    I was doing something with kindle, and I was trying to go into airplane mode, and some box had appeared as I was trying to click on the box that pops up to go into airplane mode, in the same place as the airplane mode box. What did I click on? Also, is there any way to get rid of that stupid...
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    FBI whistleblower kickstarter!

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/141490519/support-a-100-people-funded-medianewsbud-phase-2/comments Please support Sibel Edmonds and her Kickstarter. If you're tired of corporate propaganda in your news, this is a worthy effort to support (the lack of coprporate influence is obvious given...
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    How do you fix being ghosted on youtube?

    My comments only show when I am logged in. Apparently this is part of their, "we don't like your politics" program. (Both candidates sucked)
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    Slow to start after sleeping for a few hours?

    Is it normal for it to be slow to start up after sleeping for a few hours? Took like half a minute to show me the screen after hitting power button.
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    Help How do you update google play services?

    Cus I don't see a way to do it. There are no apps named "google play services" in the app store.
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    firefox history deleted?

    I sat my phone down for several hours. Came back and surfed a bit. Then found that all of my history from earlier in the day wae gone. How could this happen?
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    need exif data

    How do you get the data that shows when the original version of a file was made?
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    how do you PDF the WHOLE page?

    When I try to PDF a web page in firefox lately, it only shows a small portion of text, then leaves everything else blank. Try doing the web page below in firefox for an example. Is there a way to do the whole page right...
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    Redirect attack?

    I click on this https://store.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/adventure/awol and I get this http://www.search-error.com/index.php?origURL=http%3A//m.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/adventure/awol&r=&bc= why? It starts to load the right page, then I end up there.
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    SPRINT STEALS DATA!!!

    DO NOT USE SPRINT!!! 1) I was forced to download a system update over my data plan. The 500 megabytes of this update came out of my data plan. 2) There is no option to turn off automatic system updates or switch to wifi only. 3) There was no prompt to choose to not allow this. 4) If this was...
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    DO NOT USE SPRINT!!!

    Their 4g lte is slower than the 3g I used to have. Literally slower than 3g. Constantly lags when loading web pages. Even search engine pages take forever to load. Downloading updates takes forever too. And this is on an lg g5! Do NOT use sprint!
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    Help Why does ehow.com link take me to leaf.tv?

    I clicked an ehow link in my search engine and it takes me to leaf.tv? WTF? VIRUS?
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    How do you turn off system auto updates?

    I do not see a way, and it will download these updates automatically over my data plan. This is a sprint version of the g5. Oh, btw, sprint sucks. Avoid them.
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    Help My SD card is empty and full at the same time.

    I need to be able to use my SD card, but even though there is nothing in it, it says it is full on multiple file handling programs, both ASUS and file commander.
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    Help System update just used 500 megs of my data plan.

    Is there anyway to stop this crap? Why is it downloading this sysyem update? Why is it using my data plan against my will to do so?
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    Help Why did kindle delete my books?

    I made sure to check which folder they are in when I redownloaded them, and it is not a folder I have deleted.
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    Help Is there any way to change the screen touch sound?

    This is for marshmallow. Is there anyway to change that click sound you get when you click on something to another sound?