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    Help Making a shortcut to playing a specific audio/video file

    My android phone will open the camera app if I double press the power button quickly twice. I want to remove this shortcut and also, instead, I want to make it such that, if I long-press the power button, then a file (usually audio or video file, but can be anything) that I chose last time will...
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    Help How to change the app that starts after pressing power button twice?

    On my android phone, if I press the power button twice, the camera app is automatically started. I want to change that to another app. I don't need the camera app. I want to start another app. How can I change this?
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    Help Google Play Book to Pdf?

    I bought and downloaded a book to my Google Play Book. But I want to more conveniently search this book on my PC as a pdf file format. Can I do that?
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    Wifi calling unavailable on Galaxy S+

    I left US a little more than a month ago. I was using Verizon. I haven't yet canceled Verizon service. My Galaxy S9+ still has that Verizon Sim card. I want to at least receive texts on my phone. I need to receive verification text when I forget my password. I read that wifi calling makes it...
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    Help Which android phone's battery lasts longest?

    I only need a long lasting battery and fast Internet. I don't need a good graphic or a large storage. It's just a professional phone. Which phones would you recommend? I will probably choose from the list you throw at me.
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    How can I completely remove "Do not disturb"

    I used to get notification from all sorts of apps. This helped me a lot not to forget my schedule. But since some day a few weeks ago, no app sent any notification. I started to miss meetings. I realized it was just because "Do not disturb" mode was on. This phone might have activated it or I...
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    Help Chrome reviving again and again

    I rooted my Pixel 2 phone. I checked it using root checker. Then I used Magisk to install debloater. Then I used Termux app to delete Youtube and Chrome. Now Youtube and Chrome don't appear in the list of system product apps of Termux. Youtube and Chrome also disappeared on the screen after...
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    Help Rooting Pixel 2 failing in the last moment

    After lots of struggle trying this and that, I came across and almost successfully followed its instruction. But I am stuck at almost last point. (It's 11:00 in the Youtube video) My phone's screen shows me ADB Sideload Data successfully decrypted Updating partition details... ... done...
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    Best rootable phone?

    I want to switch to a rootable phone so that I can delete Youtube apps and other useless hard-coded apps. But I read only old phones are easily rootable and new ones generally make it harder to root. But old phones are worse.. So I am wondering what is the best rootable phone with the best spec.
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    Tasker for cutting off my mobile addiction

    I want some tasker tasks to cut off my addictions. First thing I thought about is a tasker which will shut down my phone if I am using an addictive app (e.g. Facebook) for more than 2 minutes. I tried but my task didn't work. Any solution? Also, are there any other taskers for the similar...
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    How to block images and videos in all apps

    I am rarely on wifi so I want to save data. When I am using apps like Instagram, images and videos that I don't need to see always pop up. I googled a bit but most sources are talking about blocking images in android browsers, not in non-browser apps. How can I block images and videos in all apps?
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    Shut down an app after 10 seconds of use

    I have a rooted Android phone. Using the app Tasker, can I make a task which will forcibly shut down an app, for example Instagram app, if I am using Instagram app for more than 10 seconds continuously? I looked around the app but couldn't find any solution. Perhaps I have to use multiple tasks...
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    Help Deleting Chrome browser

    I just would like to uninstall Chrome browser from my android phone. It's a rooted Nexus phone (Not sure if it's Nexus 9 or not). I know it can't be deleted if the phone is not rooted. Is it possible if the phone had been rooted?
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    Help Can't see keyboard emojis on Google Nexus

    I have Nexus 6 and Google Nexus. On Nexus 6 I can type and see the keyboard emojis, but I can't see or type from Google Nexus. I mean the emojis I can type in from the keyboard, not the externally provided emojis like facebook emojis. The Google Nexus can see and type externally provided...
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    Windows doesn't show directories of Nexus 6

    As you can see here : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1sEqo7wNB1-QlRCSDVPekJxTG8/view?usp=sharing even if I connect this phone to any Windows PC, Windows doesn't show the directories in the phone. If I connect Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy note 3, I can see the content files of it. But I can't...
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