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    CDMA location-based app

    I'm looking for an app that will turn on my Wifi when I am at a particular location and turn it off when I'm not there. I have seen many apps advertised that use cell phone tower location information so it is less battery-intensive than GPS, but I haven't been able to get any of them to work...
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    Using Virgin Mobile Samsung Galaxy Victory with other carriers

    I have a VM samsung galaxy victory that I have been using with VM for over a year. I am looking to decrease my data plan and found out about both Freedompop and Ting. Both of these seem to allow Sprint samsung galaxy victory phones with their service. I've looked at posts in different places and...
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    Apps Google Voice Recognition API - How does learning work?

    I am planning an app using the android speech input api (Speech Input | Android Developers). Does anyone know how the learning occurs? So for example initially my phone could not recognize proper nouns, local locations, uncommon names of my friends, etc, but now it recognizes all of these...
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    Automateit

    Is it possible to kill apps with Automateit? I don't see it in the drop-down menu for Actions.
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    Tasker - Doing Something Within an Application

    I would like to use Tasker with Google Navigation so that when I open the app it will automatically set the option for "no tolls." There is no way to set this as a default in google navigation. How do I do this with Tasker? Thanks!
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    Groove IP and Virgin Mobile Minutes Checker

    I am a bit confused with the Virgin Mobile Minutes Checker app in combination with Groove IP. Does it display the number of minutes even when I am making an outgoing call through Groove IP and NOT through my mobile network?
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    App to do something when idle for certain period of time?

    I have Powermax (energy-saving app) but have been forgetting to use it. Is there an app that will detect when the phone has been active for a certain period of time and then activate Powermax? It would also be useful to be able to program things to happen based on other actions but the only...
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    Alarm Clock Apps

    I have a lot of trouble getting out of bed in the morning and noticed a number of Android alarm clocks, but none seems to have a feature I am looking for. The problem is that I can easily snooze an alarm clock, or if I keep the alarm clock across the room it will stop itself after a minute or so...
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    Astrid Alarm

    Is there any way to change the alarm on Astrid? I would like to have something like my phone ringing or maybe some music playing, but for some reason the alarm I get on Astrid is the same as when I receive a text message.
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    Traveling to India

    I have an LG Optimus V with Virgin Mobile in the US and will be traveling to India for a few weeks. I'd like to take it with me to use my apps, what will happen to the 3g and voice connection? Will it just stop working once I leave the borders or do I need to worry that I could still receive...
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    Increasing Volume beyond maximum

    I have a pair of wired headphones that doesn't have a volume control and the sound is too soft even on the maximum setting. Is there any way to increase the volume beyond what I can do with the button on the right hand side of the phone? Thanks!
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    Help Skype won't receive calls

    Hi all, I just opened my LG Optimus V yesterday and am having some problems with Skype. If I am using the phone and the screen is lit then I can receive calls from Skype, but after the phone goes into sleep mode and I try calling Skype it won't pick up. I turned my Wifi to always on. I'd like...