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    What is taking up all my storage ?

    I have an old Alcatel phone, running 5.1.1. It says it has 4.37GB of internal storage, but only has 649mb free. I used file manager to thru the entire internal directory and there is virtually nothing there. Where does Android hide all the system and application files that come on the phone ? Do...
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    Why do apps & browsers keep refreshing pages ?

    I have an Amazon Fire HD (and yeah I know it is not a true Android device). It annoys me no end that if I have an app, like a browser, open and have to switch to a different app, like Keepass so I can get a password, when I go back to the browser it does a FULL PAGE refresh and I lose whatever I...
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    Why does Android keep closing pages in my apps ?

    I am REALLY tired of AmazonOS/Android causing my apps to close pages if I switch to another app. Ex., if I try to login into an app with 2 level auth, I switch away to read the email with the security code and when I come back the app has gone back to the login page. Or I am filling out Feedback...
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    Best method to upgrade to a higher Android version

    So what is the best way to upgrade from one release to the other, WITHOUT losing my apps and data ? Can I run something like Titanium Backup, then upgrade (in my case Lollipop 5.0.1 to Marshmallow), then restore my apps and data using TB ? Or is there a better way ? I know this sounds like a...
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    Why does an OS upgrade WIPE EVERYTHING OUT ?

    Can someone explain the logic behind an OS upgrade that wipes out all the users data ? I've done a lot of different operating system upgrades on a lot of different platforms, but none, not even any of Microsoft's, wipes everything out. I understand it is much easier to do it that away and not...
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    Help Cannot reinstall Skype after uninstalling on Android 5.0.1

    I have Lenovo Tab2 with Android 5.0.1. I was having a problem making Skype work so I uninstalled the pre-installed version that came on the tablet and tried to install the latest version from GooglePlay. But when I tried to reinstall it it said it was still Installed. I uninstalled it from...
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