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    Ultimate backup?

    What do backup apps do for an android? My search of the web says that they only back up data. Is there one app that will not only back up my data but also all of the apps installed on the phone? So that when I move to a new device it will basically mirror what was on my old phone on to my new...
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    How do I get rid of "Messenger Home"

    About 3 weeks ago I wanted to try a new messenger app. I downloaded and installed an app called "Messenger Home". When I installed it, it erased my desktop - with all of the folders so carefully placed and apps organized within. It continually interfered with FB messenger and other apps, so I...
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    Accessories Samsung Galaxy - Try again in 17 minutes..

    I tried to swipe the screen of my phone today and it told me that the password was wrong. I kept trying...after a couple of times it said "try again in 3 minutes"...then 6 minutes...then 9 minutes...now it is up to 17 minutes. I am sure that I am swiping the correct pattern. Does anyone have...
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    On screen buttons

    The right button on my samsung galaxy no longer works. It is $$$ to repair, but the rest of the phone is in good working order. Is there an app that will make an on-screen button?
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    Practical suggestions about backing up a phone

    I was leaning over my aquarium to get a net when the phone that was in my shirt pocket...yah, you guessed. It worked for a couple more minutes after I took it out and dried it. In that couple of minutes I was able to download an app and back up stuff to the memory card...I am not sure yet if...
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    SMS forwarding to an international phone number

    I live and teach abroad but I need to stay connected to my bank account in the US, to Amazon, etc. I need to be able to receive sms messages to get verification codes on my phone but my bank will not accept an international phone number. I have read of android apps that will forward sms...
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    Screen not working on android phone, can I back it up?

    The screen is not working on my android phone, but some part of it is, because the alarm keeps going off at 6:30 a.m. :) Is there some utility I can install on my notebook to retrieve all of data from my phone? some way to connect the phone to a monitor and mouse? HELP!
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    English to English dictionary app with scanning

    Google always leads me to translation apps when I search - sifted through several pages of hits. I am looking for an app for both iOS and Android that will let a student scan an English word with the camera from a mobile phone and get an English definition. It must stay English to English...
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    Notebook to android to projector?

    My school's technology is a little backwards. I have to move my computer to the front of the class, plug the projector's hdmi cable into the computer and wait. My ultimate objective is to leave my computer on my desk (front area is too crowded, and an accident waiting to happen) and control...
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    Portable apps on an android

    There are portable apps that will run on a thumb drive with any kind of OS - Windows, Linux, iOS. Is there a portable app that will run on android? I would love to install a portable version of Firefox and a password vault on the mini-sd card in my phone. I know I could just try to install...
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    Connecting a smart watch to a windows computer

    I have read dozens of descriptions of smart watches. All describe using wifi to connect to phones. Are there any smart watches that can connect to a smart phone or computer by cable? One of the uses for a smart watch is to store critical data, i.e photos of my passport and visa, addressbook...
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    Smart watch babble

    Is there a good, thorough website that explains the ins and outs of smartwatches? If so, please share. I am looking for a smartwatch that: allows me to store sensitive files on it, does the heart rate and sleep monitoring thing and will let me install keepass on it, a password vault...and cost...
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    Rhythm Machine App?

    i am ISO of an app that lets me create rhythm music to go with jazz chants that I use to teach English. The app must be able to synthesize a stringed bass, snare drum, hihat, and other percussion instruments. I need to be able to record it (remember) and be able to change the speed when I am...
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    Programming a tablet

    I would like to create a program for an android tablet that has a seating chart for each class. If I click on the box for a student, the information about that student will pop up and be visible on the screen - name, bday, points...even a photo... I want to use it to give participation points...
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    In house server with Android clicker for quizzing

    There are a number of websites now that allow people to host quizzes. Many of them have an app that can be installed on a smart phone - the student presses a "button" on the phone to answer the question. I am hoping to find an app to put on a computer that is in the classroom rather than...
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    Seewoo Classroom TV system

    My classrooms all have a huge touch screen tv - brand is Seewoo. I am sure that the tvs are rebranded - Seewoo is the company that makes the apps to control them. I would like to connect my google 7" tablet to the tv via hdmi. Is it possible to do this and still use the touch screen portion...
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    Best video player with speed control

    I am looking for an android app that will let me control the playback speed of the video (or audio) with a fairly high degree of precision. I don't just want an app that says slow/ normal/fast. I would like to find an app that lets me enter a number, i.e. .43 or .85 to slow it down or 1.37 or...
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    Server for 10 Kindle Fires in my classroom

    I teach esl and am experimenting with using tablets in my classroom for non-textbook company software, i.e. games, educational games and other activities that are probably not originally designed for education but can be useful. I would like to have a server in the class that students can...
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    Mapping app for andoid ** NOT GOOGLE MAPS**

    A few years ago I saw a video on YT showing someone making a very detailed topo map of their property. They had a remote controlled car with some kind of gps device in it. They raced the car all over the property and the data collected (don't remember if it was stored on an sd card in the car...
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    ISO of educational app "touch and speak?

    I am looking for an android app that will let me put pictures on the screen and associate a sound with the pictures so that when the picture is touched the sound will play. I am very new to this tablet stuff - obviously - so am sorry this is phrased so poorly. I am using this in the classroom...
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    Help Comparison of ebook reader apps

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_e-reader_software Just what I was looking for!
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    Is this an android device?

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MTPGQ1I/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c_x_1_w What got my attention is the phrase "80 hours of playback time". My cell phones are great - tablets are wonderful, but when I start to use them to listen to music, when the time comes to make a phone call or look up some...
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    ?? about Ebooks

    1. I spent an hour yesterday researching "what are the best ebook readers". I found the sites saying things like "this can read dozens of ebook formats" or "this can read many ebook formats" or "most formats". How many formats are there? I am a teacher and am in constant need of new...
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    how to download the Google play store apk

    I bought a new Galaxy S5 and really like it. the down side, I bought it in China so it doesn't have the Google play store app. I have found several webpages telling me how install but they all begin the step "download the APK" How do I do.that with this phone?
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    When To Root

    I have searched on this topic but only found instructions on how to root. My question here is why/when should you root an android device? There are so many apps on the devices I have that I dont use - are these interfering with performance? Is there a way to turn off updating all of the...
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