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  1. DrSmith

    Please Help! Lost all of my home screen website shortcut icons

    Thank you all for the responses. I am told by someone else that when you set up the alternate DNS, it encrypts the URLs of the Website shortcuts and that is probably why it deleted them when it was disabled. Not completely sure this is correct, but sounds plausible even though many of those...
  2. DrSmith

    Please Help! Lost all of my home screen website shortcut icons

    Thank you for that info. But the reason I didn't bookmark is that I usually find new links by using the Google search widget and there is no option to bookmark when I click on a site from the list it returns. You have to first click on "Open in Chrome" from the menu and then you can bookmark...
  3. DrSmith

    Please Help! Lost all of my home screen website shortcut icons

    You can only access the bookmarks in Chrome. Some apps such as doing a Google search open a browser window that require you to click to switch the window to Chrome in order to access the bookmarks. Easier to just find them on the home screen. Yeah I am 99% sure I'm screwed. Edit...
  4. DrSmith

    Please Help! Lost all of my home screen website shortcut icons

    Android 11 Moto g stylus (XT2115DL) Here is what happened. In 'Settings/Network and Internet/Advanced/Private DNS' on my phone I changed the setting from 'Private DNS provider hostname' = 'dns.adguard.com' to 'Off' because it was causing problems with an app by blocking the ads. Now the app...
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    What Am I Missing About Data Security On Android?

    I hope I am missing something, because I would love to use my Android phone for my banking and personal business. But I cannot see how it could possibly be secure unless you locked down the phone, did not install ANY public apps, and maybe worked with the phone manufacturer to produce a secure...
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    Need Grocery Shopping App That Does This...

    I am looking for a new app to use for grocery shopping. The best one I ever found was a little known one called Lazy Shopper. I have been using it for years, but it hasn't been developed in a few years and is missing one of the main features I want. So now that I got a new phone I figure it's...
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    Clean Uninstalling Apps

    I just got a new Android phone and want to try to start it off right. LG L56VL Android 6.01 LG X Style 5" When I install a new Windows OS, I like to install an uninstall app that traces file and registry installation of all the subsequent apps I install before I install anything else. That...
  8. DrSmith

    Best Way To Run Android Apps On Windows?

    I'm confused about how to do this. What I want to accomplish is to transfer the entire contents of my Android tablet to my Windows 7 laptop so I can: 1. Safely back up all of the apps and app data on my tablet to the laptop and; 2. Run all the apps that are on the tablet on the laptop too. I...
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