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  1. zapjb

    Google Sync problems. Removing & readding Gmail

    I have numerous GM accts. I listed them all on one Android. The 1st (primary acct) won't sync properly. If I remove the 1st acct & restart the phone. Then add back this acct. Will it still be the primary acct? Or will I have to remove the other accts & add them back in the same order? And will...
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    Help Digital Compass is it needed for Google Maps? Or is GPS enough?

    Digital Compass [built in hardware] is it needed for Google Maps or anything else? Or is the built in hardware GPS enough? Was looking at the Moto G Plus (4th Gen.). It does not have a hardware Digital Compass. There was some discussion both ways: Google Maps will work. Google Maps won't...
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    Help How to: Get Google Calendar to play extended audible notifications. YMMV.

    Mods Didn't know where I should post. Sorry. Move or delete as needed. How to: Get Google Calendar to play extended audible notifications. YMMV. How to: Get Google Calendar to play extended audible notifications. YMMV. Maybe you already know I didn't. Was driving me FN nuts. I'll link 3...
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    TWRP Boot Loop I Soft Bricked my LG G Flex

    No shirking responsibility it is entirely my fault. Please I need help. Plenty of details. I have searched, downloaded a lot of files tried them to no avail & brushed up on my Command Line usage through TWRP Advanced Options. I foolishly borked it by taking an OTA Update. Now my D950 is not...
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    ‘We Misled You’: How the Saudis Are Coming Clean on Funding Terrorism

    ‘We Misled You’: How the Saudis Are Coming Clean on Funding Terrorism http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/saudi-arabia-terrorism-funding-214241 Me: too much to list. So if you're interested you should read the article. "....one top Saudi official admitted to me, “We misled you.”...
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    Incognito - FREE Spyware & Malware Remover [Is this App for real or BS?]

    Is this App for real or BS? Anybody tried it? Incognito - FREE Spyware & Malware Remover https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ncognito&hl=en We can really help you * We are a team of ex government security professionals with over 50 years combined experience in the spy world. * We have...
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    Help ? D950 How to SAFELY update to KK? Don't want to bork it.

    I don't want to bork my D950. So I'm asking for help. LG Flex 4.2.2 D950 AT&T rooted using TowelRoot. And TWRP loaded with older version of Freedom Flex. Big thanks to mattwheat & PlayfulGod for SAFELY getting me to this point. I have Titanium Backup Pro & have frozen or uninstalled a bunch of...
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    Help LG G Flex D950 Knock on (double tap) Broken 2 Fixes

    LG G Flex D950 Knock on (double tap) Broken 2 Fixes. Hope this helps others. I've had knock on (double tap) stop working twice over a few months. So I'm posting these fixes that I gathered elsewhere & making them specific to the G Flex. Think what I converted was instructions for the G2. Of...
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    Root Is there a recovery LG G Flex D950 4.2.2 AT&T rooted using TowelRoot?

    I can't get any recovery to install. Would somebody link me to how to flash/load a recovery. And which would be best TWRP or CWM? LG Flex 4.2.2 D950 AT&T rooted using TowelRoot. I'm on 4.2.2 & the latest Freedom Recovery apk developed by Playfulgod doesn't work. I can't find the older version...
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    Will turning off Unknown Sources break already installed non-Market apps?

    Will turning off Unknown Sources break already installed non-Market apps? Might turning off allowing installs from Unknown Sources throw my Sprint Evo 3D into boot loops or worse since I have TWRP installed? As is known this will not allow the Masterkey & FakeID bugs. I have a rooted HTC Evo 3D...
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    Google Voice sms questions?

    I want to be able to send SMS to #s not in my contact list or sms/call history using gv without the gv/hangouts app or using data/wifi. I already receive texts to my gv # & regular # through my text app Textra. Maybe somehow get a choice which # to text from. Thanks. Btw I did search.
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    Root [CDMA] Bricked my Evo 3D CDMA Sprint. Need help.

    First off thanks for looking & any help is appreciated. Second I searched & got some results. Nothing was quite what I have going on. Mea culpa this was all my fault. I read read read & couldn't sort it out & I went ahead anyways. Now things are starting to make sense to me. But I bricked it...
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    Kingo Android Root 1.0.6 - This progam has to be BS!

    Kingo Android Root 1.0.6 hxxp://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/kingo_android_root.html Kingo Android Root provides every Android user the easiest and safest way to root their devices for free. It supports almost all Android models and versions. It also includes a built-in function to...
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    AdAway, AdFree, AdBlock Plus or what???

    I don't know what to use. I've used AdFree before but replaced it with AdAway. Recently I switched from a CDMA carrier to a GSM carrier. And AdAway is telling me to alter my APN proxy. I already had to alter my APN proxy to get Data to work in the 1st place. So this is something I won't do...
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    Help Atrix 2 4.04 Rooted System ROM too FULL! What do I delete?

    Atrix 2 4.04 Rooted System ROM too FULL! What do I delete? Forgive me AF'ers. I'm getting older & I forget what I've learned here at AF. It's been close to 2 years that I had my Droid X2, rooted it. Haven't played with other phones. So finally got an Atrix 2 & rooted it. Thank God found...
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    Root Late to Atrix 2 searched here & net = CONFUSED

    please delete
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    Identify your Motorola phone by Serial/MSN #,IMEI #,Hex ESN/MEID # or Dec ESN/MEID #

    Identify your Motorola phone by Serial/MSN #,IMEI #,Hex ESN/MEID # or Dec ESN/MEID # Official Motorola site Identify your Motorola phone Good for eBay & the like. Just bought an Droid X2 off fleabay. Lots of sellers are selling their X's as X2's. So I had the seller send me the ESN...
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    Scan .apk from computer. Netqin Online Virus Scan.

    I wanted to scan an .apk from my computer before I transfered it to my Droid. I was finding this impossible. But Netqin Online Virus Scan specifically says, "NetQin Online Virus Scan is a free service to scan software packet for Mobile OS, such as Symbian S60, Android, KJava, and Windows...
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    Help BusyBox "update" breaking WiFi what's going on?

    I've twice had to restore a Nandroid. BusyBox says there's an update. It's the same version as installed. Thinking update notification will go away if I update (same Version). Then my WiFi doesn't work. What's going on with BusyBox notifing about this nonexsistent/same version update? And it...
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    Help Good 3G area seldom 3G speeds

    I'm in a good 3G area. Seldom get 3G speeds. How do I fix this? Rooted, CM7.1 & latest radio.
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    Remote Functionality of Wired Headphone Questions

    Remote Functionality of Wired Headphone Questions. I use a wired headset on my Eris. I've tried 3 different mic'd headsets. One an HTC, another a Blackberry & finally a MEElectronics. I can listen & be heard on all 3. On none of these do the remote functions work. Using the headphone only...
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    How can I tell when Eris is done formatting SD card?

    How can I tell when Eris is done formatting SD card? I tried formatting 16GB SD card using Eris. I'd umount then format. But no way to tell if Eris is done. No confirmation from Eris. Is this normal? And if so how long should I wait for Eris to finish? The reason I ask is I gave up on Eris &...