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    Help Help with Google Family Link parental controls

    Hi, I'm trying to install parental controls on my child's phone and it's not working. I tried on 2 different devices - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S6. Yup these are quite old devices, but are both running at least Android 7.0 which is supported by Google Family Link. However, each time...
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    Google assistant on Google pixel can't find a contact on whatsapp

    I have a Google Pixel and Google Assistant can't seem to find a specific contact when I say "send a Whatsapp message to contact". The name is voice-detected and spelled correctly, and if I scroll down the Whatsapp contact list, it's there. I've previously had 2 contact entries of the same...
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    Incoming notification causes device to change orientation from portrait to landscape

    Hi, I've been noticing for a very long time that my Nexus 5 sometimes switches orientation from portrait to landscape when I receive an incoming notification. I can't remember the specifics, but here's a very specific case that just happened a few minutes ago. My phone was on the table in...
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    Clock/alarm clock/weather/stopwatch/timer widget

    Hi, Is there any widget out there that does what HTC Sense does, integrating clock and weather information into the widget, and also alarm clock, timer, and stopwatch when the widget is tapped? I've tried animated weather widget and fancy widgets, but neither does all of the above. Thanks!
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    Apps Unable to perform ADT offline installation

    Hi, I am trying to install ADT 16.0.1 in Eclipse SDK 3.7.2 in a Mandriva Linux 2011 VM. I've successfully installed Eclipse, and I've downloaded the ADT plugin archive. I've then tried to point Eclipse's "Install New Software" to the archive, which it detects properly. However, when I select...
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    Adding words to Swype doesn't work

    Hi, I've recently realized that I'm unable to add words to the Swype dictionary by following their instructions, i.e. tap the individual letters of the word I wish to add, followed by a spacebar. I'm not sure exactly when this started happening, and I haven't changed any Swype settings since...
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    Juice defender app profiles

    Hi, I have the latest Juice Defender(free) on my HTC Desire Z with the Vision Sense 1.82.405.1 Untouched ROM, and I noticed that it disabled some customizations that I was able to perform in previous versions. Particularly, I was able to disable the turning off of data when certain apps(eg...
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    Help Contacts not showing up when adding to favorites

    Hi, I'm having trouble adding contacts from my contact list to the HTC Favorites widget. I can add them manually by going into the Contact list, editing the specific contact and adding him to the "Favorites" group, or by going into my gmail contacts editor on a desktop and adding them to the...
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    Root How to wipe battery stats

    Hi, I'm trying to wipe my battery stats to recalibrate it. Instructions say to reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats, but how do I reboot into recovery? I have a rooted HTC Desire Z. Thanks!
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    Help A couple problems I face with the Desire Z

    Here's a list of problems I'm facing with my Desire Z after using it for a few weeks. Does anyone else face similar problems, and if so, any workarounds and fixes? 1. Messaging app hung on me once, and subsequently after a phone restart, all messaging history is gone(happens with Desire too) 2...
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    Video player for CLIQ/DEXT

    Hi, Is there a decent video player for Android 1.5? I checked out Rockplayer and VPlayer and neither support my CLIQ apparently :(
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    Help "Android phone" windows xp driver

    Hi, I'm trying to get easytether working on my HTC Dream. I have the XP drivers installed already on the PC, which was previously working fine with a Motorola CLIQ. However, when I plug in my Dream(USB debugging mode on), Windows pops up a dialog asking for drivers for "Android phone". The...
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    Help Transfer SMS from SIM to phone

    Hi, Is it possible to transfer my SMS from the SIM card to the phone? I was previously using my SIM with another phone and it's full. I'd like to transfer it to the Dream and also make use of SMS Backup to back it up to Gmail. Thanks.
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    HTC Dream battery life problem,

    Hi, After I dropped my moto cliq and the touchscreen stopped working, I took over my fiancees Dream while she upgraded to a Desire. Previously she didn't have any battery issues with it, but I noticed after I started using it that battery life was very bad. Just today it went from 85% to 44% in...
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    Motorola CLIQ spontaneously reboots PC upon USB cable connect

    Hi, I have a CLIQ that I can connect to my home PC perfectly. However, on another PC with Windows XP SP3, it spontaneously reboots the PC upon USB cable connection. I've managed to pinpoint the offending service to "DHCP Client". Once I stop this service I'm able to connect with no problems...
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