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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 22, 2012
When you think of Android phones, you think of bloatware. We wish it weren't so, and not every phone comes with, but the majority of Android phones out there come from carriers and are chock ful...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 21, 2012
AOSP is a term you'll see used a lot -- here, as well as at other Android-centric sites on the Internet. I'll admit I'm guilty of using it and just expecting everyone to know what I'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 19, 2012
acr456 asks in the Android Central forums,
Hello, I am going to factory reset my phone. However, my question is, since this is a complete reset will it also rollback to the version of Andr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 02, 2012
Ndc writes in the HTC One X forums,
Probably like most of you, I can't wait for my One X to arrive next (later this?) week. I'm getting so sick of my Epic 4G. One anxious question for me...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 01, 2012
So Android 4.0.4's starting to roll out to the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. But maybe you don't want to wait? (We sure don't.) Android forums adviser and Galaxy Nexus gur...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2012
AT&T has a pretty lame e-mail signature. Maybe you've heard.
We could lambaste these signatures and the reason they're there until the next iPhone is released. They're horrible. The...
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by Richard Devine
Apr 28, 2012
Following on the series, it's time to give you guys an insight into how I use my Android phone. Generally, I have two phones on the go, and up until recently one of those was a Samsung G...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 27, 2012
Ingram1225 asks in the HTC One S forums,
Anyone have voice mail notification issues? Like always saying you have voice mail? Seems to be a rampant HTC issue with all their phones.
I did listen...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 25, 2012
Chucky1 asks in the Android forums,
I've been looking for a full screen or close to a full screen agenda widget for the Note. Has anyone come across one by chance?
Thanks
There's fe...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 19, 2012
grunt0300 asks in the Android Central forums,
ATT vs Verizon?
Just wondering which provider works best in Europe?
Thanks.
AT&T is a GSM carrier, and that means SIM cards. AT&T al...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 17, 2012
SteveDisco asks in the Android Central Forums,
I would like to know if it is possible to access 3G on my UK HTC Sensation when I go to New York next month on a U.S. SIM card? My limited und...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 15, 2012
Some folks are reporting that their shiny new HTC One X and One S phones are experiencing a rather irritating Wifi bug. The glitch in question results in the phones disconnecting from certain Wifi n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 12, 2012
jair asks in the Android Central forums:
Hello guys,
Today, April 12th around 1 p.m. CDT, I started getting this strange plus green symbol on my EVO 4G notifications bar (I will be attach...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 11, 2012
af250xxl asks in the Android Central forums,
Can my Rezound get the official ICS update if I don't have Verizon service? I removed the Rezound from my account the day after I activated ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 02, 2012
This one's important for those of you looking to switch to the HTC One X (as well as a number of upcoming phones). You're going to need a micro-SIM, which as the name suggests is smaller tha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 01, 2012
The other night on the Android Central podcast a great idea was born. Someone, and forgive me for not remembering who, wanted to know how our phones are set-up. I promised to kick off a series from ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 20, 2012
I get this question a lot: If my Galaxy Nexus is unrooted and running the stock ROM, how do I back up it via a custom recovery?
It's pretty easy, actually, and it goes back to our method of man...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Mar 01, 2012
In addition to a flurry of new smartphones, LG also introduced its latest innovation in wireless charging this week in Barcelona. The WCD-800, a cradle that supports both vertical and horizonta...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 07, 2012
What is a widget? In Android, the word widget is a generic term for a bit of self-contained code that displays a program, or a piece of a program, that is also (usually) a shortcut to a larger...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 06, 2012
What is USB? USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, and is a standard for connectors, cables and protocols used for data transfer and power between a computer and another electronic device. &nbs...
