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  1. jeff99

    How to stop Google Maps from showing the Media Playback Controls if the setting to turn it off is not where the help documents say it is

    How do I stop Google Maps from showing the Media Playback Controls if the setting to turn it off is not where the help documents say it is? According to this page, I can turn off the media controls in Maps by going to Settings -- Navigation Settings -- Show media play back controls. However, on...
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    Help Accessing files on old Android with broken screen

    I have an old Android phone whose screen is broken. The rest of the phone works (the lighting comes on, etc). I have already recovered the extra SIM card off of it, but want to recover a few other files and contacts on the phone. How can I do that? I was hoping to see the files in file manager...
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    Help Screen Mirroring

    Hi. This procedure (https://fossbytes.com/android-screen-mirroring-apps-pc/) for enabling Screen Mirroring seems a little kludgy and invasive (for lack of a better word) for someone who is not an Android developer (though I am no stranger to programming). Is the the only, or best, way to mirror...
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    Make Android Use SD Card

    Hi folks. How can I get Google podcasts and other apps to use my installed SD card? My built in storage is 50% operating systems and 50% apps (roughly). I see in settings that some apps allow us to use the SD card. But not all of them. Also, how can I replicate where pictures, etc are saved...
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    Android Apps Just Randomly Stop

    Hi. Apps that used to run just fine randomly, and frequently, just stop. I suspect the issue has something to do with memory. For examples, I start Google music, then switch to Google maps and start a navigation. At some point, usually at a moment I click something, Play stops running. I finish...
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    Chrome Forced into Landscape

    Hi. My phone is allowed to rotate and does. But suddenly this morning Chrome is in landscape mode and will not rotate back to portrait. What'd I do? How do I fix? P.S. Also, it's an LG Stylo 2 *Plus*, but the drop down when I registered would not allow me to add "plus". Android version 7.0...
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    Notification sound stopped

    The notification sound for Twitter in my browser (I do not use the Twitter app) has stopped sounding. The notification birdie still comes, but it makes no sound. I cleared out some cache of something (somewhere), which is when it stopped. But I didn't change any settings. Can I get it back? And...
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