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    Automating voice tasks mostly for YouTube in my car

    I have a ATOTO model headunit in my car. I mostly listen to YouTube in the car. I have a voice remote that lets me interface with the headunit. I was wondering as to if there is a way to use voice commands and navigate YouTube. For eg. if I say 'Hey Google, Play YouTube Watch Later playlist' it...
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    Help OnePlus 3 sometimes makes an audible whirring sound

    Hello, Have a Oneplus 3 phone that just makes a whirring sound all of a sudden even though I am not doing anything with it. The phone I have is close to 5 years old and does this mean that it is approaching it's end of life?
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    Help Frustrated with bluetooth problems with Oneplus 3

    Hello, I am frustrated with Oneplus 3 bluetooth issues. It often has trouble connecting to newer devices and connects sporadically. Right now it connects to my car radio and disconnects automatically after sometime. I can see in the car radio settings the bluetooth going from connected to...
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    Which apps will appear on head units with Android Auto Support?

    Hello, I would like to buy Double din Head Unit with Android Auto support for my 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The head unit should be able to display a few apps like 'Podcast Addict', 'Pandora', YouTube , my music player etc. and gps maps. I am kind of confused about when a particular app...
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    Lightweight OS for Honor 5x

    Hello, I have a Honor 5x and my experience with that has been horrible. It's a slow and sluggish phone and all I do with it right now is to use it in my kitchen to log my food into MyfitnessPal. However, it is so slow and pathetic that even this experience is terrible. I have removed all apps...
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    Help Oneplus 3 stopped working with Polar H10 heart rate monitor

    Hello, I have a Polar H10 heart rate monitor that used to connect seamlessly with my Oneplus 3 on Android 8.0. All of a sudden it became very erratic and in 4 out of 5 times the phone will not even show the heart rate monitor in it's bluetooth devices. Has there been any changes lately in the...
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    How to shutdown hotspot if not connected to

    Hello, I have a Oneplus 3 and I usually turn on the hotspot while commuting to work. How can I set it up to turn off automatically when my laptop is not connected to it?
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    Anyway to start an app in the back ground

    I have a task that starts Pandora when connected to my car bluetooth. However, the problem is that usually when I am going somewhere in my car I also am starting up my 'Google Maps' and when Pandora starts up it stops the maps from loading completely. I was wondering if there is any way to get...
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    Help Unable to text when using Lyft and other apps

    Hello, When I use apps like Lyft on my Honor 5x and I try to text the driver etc. it tries to launch 'Hangouts' and then dies with a message 'In order to use Hangouts for SMS set Hangouts as the defaults SMS app'. However, I don't want to set Hangouts as my default SMS app but I find no way...
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    Help No daydream apps showing up

    Hello, I have installed several apps on my Huawei Honor 5X phone like Timely and DashClock that are supposed to support daydream mode and I wanted a clock to show up while my phone is charging. However, when I navigate to daydream I find no option to select these apps. All I find is 'Picture...
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    Questions about Honor 5x

    Hello, I recently bought this phone and absolutely love it but couldn't find the answer these two questions: 1. I know the phone doesn't have Corning glass on it. How fickle is the screen. Like will it not even survive a fall from 2-3 feet? If so what would be a good tempered glass protector...
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    Converting a slow phone into a desk dock

    Hello, I have this really slow good for nothing phone. I wanted to convert it into desk dock that basically showed the time, weather and had a few essential apps. I want to leave the phone plugged in all the time and so this desk dock will be up and running on the phone showing the time +...
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    Help Cell Standby Battery Drain

    Hello, My phone is stuck at 12% charge while plugged into the USB charger. The needle doesn't move up. I have the latest android update 5.1.1 and Cyanogen 12.1-YOG4PAS1N0. What can I do?
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    Mini alarms for Android

    Hey Friends Is there an app that gives mini alarms or audible notifications. Most of the alarms including the stock Android app have alarms that either need to be snoozed or dismissed else they keep on ringing disturbing every one around me. I just want to hear a two second chime without...
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    App to convert old Samsung Droid Charge into clock

    Hey I have an old Samsung Droid Charge and I would like to convert it into an always on clock. By that what I mean is that I will have it plugged in and would like to have a clock app running on it that shows the time and the weather information. I would like to have my calendar for the day...
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    Feature differences between Cyanogen 12 and Oxygen OS?

    Hello Friends, Can someone tell me what would be the feature differences between the two different OS. I already have Cyanogen 11 so will I be getting the Cyanogen 12 update automatically?
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    Strange liason between native messaging app and google voice

    Hello, There seems to be some very wierd connection between my native messaging app on Cynagenmod and Google Voice. Sometimes when I message using my native messaging app it decides to send it through my native messaging app and sometimes via my google voice number. Sometimes I receive the...
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    Phone app that connects to wifi

    Hello, I have a google voice account. When my phone is connected to wifi I want a app that will receive calls via wifi instead of the normal connection and when not I want it to use the carrier connections. Any app for that?
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    Wifi call connecting but voice not getting through

    Hello Friends, I am using Google Hangouts Dialer with a Google Voice Number. Whenever I use Hangouts Dialer at work it will connect the two phones via wifi but then there will be no voice heard on either side. It works with wifi everywhere else except with work wifi. Any solutions?
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    Using Tasker along with Juice Defender

    Hello, I have Juice Defender for managing battery life and it toggles of Wifi and bluetooth when screen is off to save battery. I created a Tasker profile than checks if the phone is connected to a trusted wifi and if so to disable the pin protection on the lock screen. However, since Juice...
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    Root [Verizon] verizon samsung galaxy note 2 sch-i605 stuck in a boot loop

    Hello, My verizon samsung galaxy note 2 sch-i605 phone rebooted all of a sudden when I clicked on a text message. Since then it is stuck in a boot loop. I tried booting into clockwork recovery mode using Vol Up + Power + Home but then it shows me the 'TEAMWIN' screen and then continues...
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    universal remote for Android

    Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and would like to buy a universal remote for Android that I can plug into the Note 2 like the Irdroid™ or Zmart Remote . Anyone ever used one of these or other devices?
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    Shopping list app that uses voice

    Hello, Is there a shopping app that I can quickly click and then use voice to add an item to my shopping list? I tried several apps but none could meet my needs. If this app integrates with Google now it is even better.
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    [Q] Calendar app that syncs outlook calendar with android

    Hello, When using the default email client that comes with Android to connect to corporate email, the client forces me to use PIN based security which is a hassle. So I used DroidMail and that way I was able to access corporate email without the security hassles. However, the same doesn't...
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    Using Open Mic+ on Samsung Note 2

    Hello, I am trying to use Open Mic+ for Google Now on Samsung Galaxy Note 2. I notice two issues: 1. When I say 'Ok Google' it does open Google Now but it doesn't display any cards like weather, navigation etc.? 2. When I switch off the screen and then turn it back on Open Mic+ is not...