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    App to allow (unrooted) Android SD-card access/writing via WiFi from PC?

    I would like to use my Windows 10 PC to manage the files that are on my unrooted Galaxy S7 via WiFi. There seems to be several apps that enable writing to Android internal storage, but not to the SD-card. I love having wireless charging, but I still have to connect my phone to my PC via USB...
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    HiFi Cast app + USB drive on router + Xbox360 = great music casting solution.

    I'm posting this as an FYI, just in case it helps anyone else... I have long wanted the ability to do the following: Cast/stream my mostly lossless WMA music library directly from my NAS (which is just a USB hard drive that is attached to my ASUS WiFi router) to my...
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    Stealth find-my-phone app? Root OK.

    Is there a stealthy (preferably free) locate-my-phone app that can be hidden such that a phone thief wouldn't know it's there, and wouldn't know you were trying to locate the phone (from another device, like a PC)? (Android's built-in locator gives notification that the phone is being located...
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    Help App to determine what's periodically crippling Galaxy S5?

    Many times per day, my wife's Galaxy S5 becomes unresponsive to touch (screen or back/menu buttons). It doesn't respond to touch for a while (10-30 seconds), but then once it starts responding, it works fine. There's a reasonable amount of free RAM. I don't THINK it's a hardware issue. I...
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    Help How can I eliminate the "Allow access to device data MTP" confirmation pop-up upon USB connection?

    I recently updated my Sprint Galaxy S5 to stock Sprint Android 6.01 (and rooted it). Whenever I connect the phone to my PC via USB, the phone displays a message asking me to allow or deny the MTP connection. Even if I briefly disconnect & reconnect to the same USB port, it asks me again. I never...
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    Help Any way to stop being asked to allow MTP connection (Sprint Galaxy S5 on 6.0.1, rooted)

    I recently updated my Sprint Galaxy S5 to stock Sprint Android 6.01 (and rooted it). Whenever I connect the phone to my PC via USB, the phone displays a message asking me to allow or deny the MTP connection. Even if I briefly disconnect & reconnect to the same USB port, it asks me again. I...
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    Root Tutorial: Step-by-Step instructions on How to Root a Stock Sprint Android 6.0.1 Galaxy S5.

    After doing hours of research, I figured out how to get rooted on a stock Sprint Galaxy S5 (with Android 6.0.1). I made step-by-step instructions and posted them over at XDA. I hope it helps save others from doing the hours of research and eases any apprehension about trying to root. I don't...
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    App to control my PC's Windows Media Player, including being able to see the library & playlists?

    For MANY years, I've been using Windows Media Player (WMP) to play & manage the music that is stored on my desktop PC. That desktop PC is wired into my home's whole-house-and-patio sound system. When WMP is running on that PC, I'd like to control WMP from my Android 5.0 Galaxy S5, including...
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    Do I need an app to have phone read text & email messages aloud? If so, recommendation?

    Especially when I'm driving, I'd like to be able to command my Galaxy S5 (Android 5.0) phone read aloud my text messages-- and even my email messages. I can't figure out how to do this with Google Now (which would be great, since it's built-in). Do I need an app to do this ? If I need an app...
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    Root Possible to root Kindle fire 2 (software version 10.5.1)?

    I've searched the web (including this forum) but I can't find a method to root the Kindle Fire 2 with software version 10.5.1. (Apparently earlier software versions were rootable.) Help?
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    Any way to WIRELESSLY cast ANY app to my Chromecast or DLNA TV?

    I have an unrooted Sprint Galaxy S5, Chromecast, a DLNA BluRay player, DLNA TVs, & Xbox 360. When at my vacation house (which has WiFi/Internet but no cable/satellite TV service), I'd like to wirelessly cast (from my from my phone to my TV) my Comcast "Xfinity TV Go" app or my Dish Network...
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    Any way to QUICKLY toggle from keyboard to Google Handwriting?

    Android 5.0, Galaxy S5... Mostly I dictate (voice-to-text) rather than typing but sometimes you can't do that because you're in quiet place (like a classroom) or you need to enter a password or something. I installed Google Handwriting and I LOVE its ability to convert handwriting to text...
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    How to navigate to contact name with Google Now?

    Android 5.0, Galaxy S5... Can I use Google Now to launch Maps/Navigation for a contact in my Gmail contacts (which are also synced to the phone)? E.g. I have a valid Gmail contact synced to the phone named John Smith who has a home address, mobile #, etc. If I invoke Google Now and say...
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    Webkey is down. Alternatives to remotely control Android device?

    I used to use the free Webkey app to remotely control my mom's phone from my PC's web browser, in order to provide her with tech support on the other side of the USA. But Webkey ran out of money and shut down their servers. I tried TeamViewer QuickSupport but it doesn't work right for her old...
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    How do you sync music & especially playlists with PC?

    I use (the free) MediaMonkey for Windows (MMW) on my PC and (the free) MediaMonkey for Android (MMA) on my phone because it's the only TOTAL PC-Android solution that I know of which can easily sync my music, videos, & podcasts (user-specified folders only) and playlists between my PC & Android...
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    camera app that doesn't require SD card?

    I have an old, rooted, Optimus S (Android 2.3) with a broken SD-card slot that I'm donating to a homebound senior citizen as WiFi phone. I'd also like for him to be able to use it as a camera but the built-in camera app won't work without an SD card. Is there a camera app that could store photos...
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    Is it possible to sideload an app w/o SD card?

    I have an old, rooted, Android 2.3 Optimus S with a broken SD card slot that I'm donating to a homebound senior citizen as a free WiFi phone. I want to install Adaway (which isn't available on the Play Store) but I can't figure out how to install it without an SD card. How can I do that? I...
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    Free voice + SMS app over WiFi using Google Voice number on Android 2.3?

    I have an old, rooted, Optimus S (Android 2.3) without a cellular plan that I want to turn into a phone for a homebound senior citizen that: Provides free voice and texting over WiFi. Preferably uses that person's existing Google Voice (GV) number. Uses the same phone number for (a)...
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    App to launch app & perform finger-tap sequence?

    I don't think this is technically possible on Android (let alone v2.3) but just in case... I want an app (like Tasker, Utter, et al) that can launch another app and then also essentially make selections in that app as though it were finger-tapping the launched app. I haven't tried Tasker but I...
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    How to use MediaMonkey to sync PC-to-Android:

    Following are detailed instructions for setting up the powerful, flexible synchronization options for syncing MediaMonkey for Windows (MMW) with MediaMonkey for Android (MMA). It takes some time to initially set it up, but once you do, all subsequent synchronizations will be a breeze. Click...
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    WMA "unknown" artist problem SOLVED!

    Background on the problem: Unfortunately (due to Google’s corporate strategy, not technological reasons), Android does not officially support Windows Media Audio (WMA) format and Android doesn’t properly read WMA tags (which contain metadata like ID3 tags). Most Android music-player...
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    MediaMonkey has TOTAL PC-to-Android sync solution (like iTunes but better)!

    At last, there’s an excellent, FREE, convenient, total solution for syncing music (including WMA audio files & WMA tags) playlists, videos, & podcasts from my PC to my Android phone-- and for remote-controlling my PC’s music & video playback from my Android phone. It’s a total solution, like...
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    Google Voice Search command "Play Beatles" or "Listen to X" no longer works.

    I have an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) based phone. I used to be able to invoke Google Voice Search and say "Play Beatles" or "Listen to Let It Be" and Google Voice Search would launch the music player app and play that group or song. Now it just does a web search for "Play Beatles" or "Listen to...
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    Best free offline Navigation app? I say NavFree over OsmAnd & Navigator (at least for the USA).

    Google Navigation is great if you have a data connection (or if you download some specific map tiles for offline use) but I wanted to install a free offline GPS navigation app for the rare occasions that I'm somewhere far from a data signal-- and for my spare WiFi-only Android phone. I tried...
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    MixZing free music player has Shoutcast radio. Best free player. Bye Winamp.

    I've tried many music player apps (including WinAmp, DoubleTwist, PowerAmp, Google Play Music, et al) but the new version of MixZing has won me over with its new user interface and the addition of Shoutcast Radio, etc. Here are some reasons why it's tops in my book. I've tried many media...