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    Help Marshmallow: unable to share some file types by Bluetooth

    For some file types (such as JPG, MP3 and MP4) the "Share" options in the built-in file manager or in Astro offer Bluetooth, but other files cannot be shared that way (some other options such as DropBox are available...). Renaming the file with a "proper" extension lets me send it over BT, but...
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    Help Filter contacts for apps

    Is there a way to restrict/filter the contacts visible to other apps (like WhatsApp for instance)? I see hints that I can make contacts visible but I can't find anything for this in the Contacts app? Using Marshmallow (6.01)
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    Help Slow network after Android upgrade

    After a week of bliss, my Neo was upgraded to 4.0.2.A.0.62 and since then the network is very slow, when it works at all. The Wifi at home is OK but as soon as I leave home, network-dependent apps get network errors or are very slow to load. Sometimes a power off/on improves things. Am I the...
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    Eradicating Facebook from my Xperia

    My Xperio Neo comes with a pre-installed Facebook application which I don't need. Is there a way to remove it? I don't get the choice to uninstall it in the application manager.
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    Connecting Android prhone to Linux: "paired but not connected"

    I'm trying to establish a BT link between my Android phone (Android 2.3) and my PC (Ubuntu 10.04 with KDE). Paring between the two seems to have worked (both list the other one as paired). On the Ubuntu side, I have also marled the phone as "trusted". In the Android file manager (Astro) I can...
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