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    Transferring files from Android phone to PC?

    Hi all, I just want to know the most secure way I can transfer data like my SMS messages, contacts and other personal data from my Huawei Android phone to my Windows 10 PC. I want to be clear that I don't want the easiest way to transfer data, just the most secure way so that I can be...
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    Offline Notes App?

    Hi all, I've been looking all over the Android App Store for a Notes App that doesn't need to connect to the Internet. On my very old Huawei G510-0200 it came with a Notes App that works completely independent from the Internet and this is great. However, it seems like everything wants to...
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    Basic Help Needed: What can be done with a rooted phone?

    Hi all, Sorry to be asking such an incredibly basic question. I've been wanting to ask this question for a LONG time, but this is the first time I'm feeling enough courage to ask such a basic question. Is there a list of "Best benefits" of rooting a phone that I could look at? I'm aware of...
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    RAM Check on Android 11 OS?

    Hi all, I tried searching the Internet for an answer to this but nothing came up for Android 11... It's running the Android "Go" version that's made for devices with limited hardware like mine which only has 1GB of RAM. It was so easy to check current RAM use on my very old phone running...
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    Help Moving My Data From Old Android Phone To New Android Phone?

    Hi all, I just want to move my data from an old Android phone to a new Android phone. I want to move over my Contacts List/Notes/SMS Messages/Photos and so on. I've got an 8GB microSD Card in the old phone. What are my options? This is my current 2013 Huawei phone that's running Android...
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    Help SERIOUS Problem: Android Phone Low On RAM!

    Hey guys, I've got a Huawei smartphone here and it only has 512MB RAM. It's running Android 4.1. I only have these apps open: --Chrome --Default SMS Messaging app that came with phone --Phone book that came with phone This is the device here...
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    Help SERIOUS Help Needed: How to stop my position from being tracked?

    Since there are so many I.T experts in this community I thought it would be the best place to ask a technical question like this. So, my question is: How I can turn off "location tracking" on my Android smartphone? I'm a law-abiding citizen so please don't think I'm doing anything shady. I...
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    Help Deleting all files on Android: How to it?

    Hey guys, I've got a generic Chinese tablet here running Android and I want to give it to my nephew. I've used it to store my personal files so I just want to wipe it completely so that nothing is recoverable. I'm 99% sure it uses a type of 'Flash storage' and doesn't have a mechanical HDD...
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    Notes App: Please help me!

    Hi all, I need a basic app that I can send a 'ToDo List' of things I want to get done during the day from my PC to my Android device. It's just a page of text. I just need the ability to put a password on the app so that only I can access it. Thanks!
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    WiFi Hacked?

    Hey guys, I just used my Android phone to login to Skype on a friend's WiFi connection. Is it possible for my friend to see my Skype username and password or see that I tried to use Skype? Thank you!
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    How to use this app? Please, help me!

    Hey guys, I bought this app after a friend recommended it. I know this is an Android forum, but I don't know where else to ask! I tried emailing the developer, but he hasn't replied to me. I just want to know how I can add mp3s to the app so I can begin using it. ANY help would be great...
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    Best note-taker app?

    Hey guys, I really love the Apple 'Notes' app on my iPod Touch and on my Mac to write down my brief thoughts, however, I need to be able to read these on a couple Android devices. I tried using Evernote instead, but Evernote starts up too slowly on my iPod Touch. I just want something fast to...
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    Dropbox: Is this a genuine version?

    Hey guys, I downloaded a dodgy app a while ago and since then I've been really leery about dloading apps. Is this genuine? How can you tell if it is or isn't? Dropbox: Amazon.com.au: Appstore for Android
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    Dangerous Apps on Amazon App Store?

    Hi all, I've got an Android tablet here that didn't come with Google's Play Store so I need to find a source for apps that I know are 100% genuine. I thought Amazon's App Store was safe and then I came across this and it has made me really worried to the point where I haven't downloaded...
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    Microsoft OneDrive: Is this a genuine source?

    Hey guys, my Android tablet can't use the Google Play store so I just wanted to know if this was a genuine and non-malicious source: Amazon.com: OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive): Appstore for Android Is there any way for me to tell if an Amazon app is genuine or not? Thanks!
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    Apps A group or team project?

    Hey guys, I'm recovering from surgery so I'll be unable to leave the house for a few weeks. I really want to do my best to make good use of the time I've got at home. I don't want to "kill time" by playing video games anymore. When I'm playing video games it's not even fun anymore, I'm just...
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    Security Breach in my home wireless network?

    I'd like to know how I can make sure that my home network doesn't have any open ports for my neighbours to be able to access my files. I'm very worried about this because I've recently installed a few 'streaming apps' like 'VLC Streamer', 'Plex' and 'Air PlayIt' onto my Mac Mini and Windows PC...
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    Air Playit: No longer updated?

    Hey guys, I've been using Air Playit and it works great, but the link to the Android App is dead and the forum is a dead link as well. Here's the site: Air Playit - Streaming Audio Video to iPhone, iPad, iPod Android over WiFi 3G 4G Network
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    VLC Streamer: Why does it need to encode videos?

    Hi all, I just wanted to know why the app VLC Streamer needs to encode videos before I'm able to watch them. Another app called 'Air PlayIt' is able to play videos and audio files straight away without encoding it at all. What's the purpose of encoding the videos?
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    Best streaming app?

    Hey guys, I just want to be able to access videos, mp3s and PDF files from my Android tablet. My videos, mp3s and PDFs are stored on a PC running Windows 8 Pro. I want to make the Win8 machine the place where all files are stored. How can I do this so that I don't need to keep a USB drive...
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    Huawei Ascend G510: Does it come with GooglePlay?

    Hey guys, I just bought one of these, but I didn't check if it came with GooglePlay. I don't want to open it until I know if it has GooglePlay because the Chinese Android tablet I bought didn't come with GooglePlay. Where can I find this information? Thanks!
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    Google Play: Where to download the .apk?

    Hi all, I'm using a cheap, generic Chinese Android tablet and it didn't come pre-installed with Google Play. It came pre-installed with something called '1MobileMarket' but I disabled this and my main source of apps is now Amazon's App Store and I downloaded the Amazon App Store's .apk from...
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    Best Cloud Photo App?

    Hey all, I just need a photo cloud app/solution that'll run on Android, Mac, iPod Touch and Windows as these are the devices I use. I use the Amazon AppStore for my app downloads for my Android tablet. What can people recommend I use? Is there a list comparing the different services? Edit...
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    How to take screenshots of e-books on Android?

    Hi all, I've been looking for a way to highlight quotes on my Android tablet, but they need to be un-editable so that I can't accidentally edit them before they're uploaded. I then want to upload these "un-editable quotes" to Evernote. Someone told me I could take screenshots of highlights...
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    Firefox on Android: Is there malware? Is this the real site?

    Hi all, I was about to download this, but I stopped myself as it looks like malware: Amazon.com: FoxFire - FireFox Client: Appstore for Android I don't have access to Google Play on my Android tablet so I found this link, but I don't know if I should trust it or not: Mozilla Firefox Web...
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