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    Help LBE privacy guard

    On my android 2.3.4 phone, I have an interesting app called LBE privacy guard. It allows me to selectively block some permissions in apps while allowing others. It also alerts me when apps attempts to use certain permissions which is educational in itself. When I installed it in my rooted nexus...
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    Using a firewall in android

    A lot of apps do not really need web access and work fine without such access. With many android apps, especially games, browsers, and the like having spyware elements that phone home, how effective is using a firewall to protect one's data? I ask because I am not familiar with the inner...
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    Jorte calendar task undo

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    Phone number on lock screen

    I keep my Android phone locked. I would like to put a notice (reward, phone number, etc) on my lock screen to let the person who finds it to know how to reach me. How can I do that? Thanks.
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    Importing events to calendar?

    I have my events in the yulu app on my phone. Is there a way to get them from the yulu app into the contacts phone app without reentering them manually? Thanks
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    Keyboard security risks

    When enabling Switchkey x there is a warning that this is a security risk for all you type including passwords etc. What about the regular android keyboard? Are they all risky to use? Sent from my LGL55c using Tapatalk
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    huge variation in permissions

    I am a new user of a new unrooted android smartphone and am concerned about what seems to be the many seemingly unnecessary permissions in some highly touted android market apps. Taking the "note" apps, they vary immensely in the permissions they require and my paranoid self wonders if some are...
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    intermittent connection loss

    I have a new LG l55c Android (2.3.4) smart phone. I've noticed one problem. Every now and then (about once a day or two) when I go to a note app and use the voice dictation tool, it says "No connection" and will not work. I discovered that if I go to the phone settings, then "Wifi and Network...
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    PC to phone syncing

    Hi everyone, although I know my way around Windows computers I am a complete novice when it comes to Android and Smart Phones. I have a 4 days old LG L55c Android 2.3.4 smart phone and am working my way through it. Lists and Notes: I have installed EverNote, Astrid, etc. and am not totally...