Android Enthusiasts Weekly Newsletter - Friday, June 27, 2014

Top new questions this week: How safe is it to use Aptoide? As with the latest update to Google Play one now longer sees the full list of permissions requested by an app on install/update1, I feel my privacy invaded. Even worse, an app could sneak in … alternative-markets   asked by Izzy 4 votes answered by user64756 2 votes How can I save and protect sexy pictures sent by my girlfriend? I'm traveling and my GF wants to send me some racy pictures. Of course I will accept that offer, but I need to save them on my phone in a safe way. My phone uses Activesync, so it's possible for my … sms security photos privacy active-sync   asked by TLDR 3 votes answered by geffchang 3 votes Log or find what and which text a SMS app sent? I did accidentially press YES to "[appname] wants to send a message to [premium-rate-number]. Do you want to allow this? [Coin Icon] This will incur additional fees. [Checkbox] Remember my selection. … sms   asked by sebastian nielsen 3 votes answered by Izzy 1 vote How to re-download a video in Whatsapp? I downloaded a video shared in Whatsapp. After playing, I deleted it using MX Player Pro. Now, when I tap that video in Whatsapp, it says "Sorry, this media file doesn't exist on SD card." I was … whatsapp-messenger   asked by Sachin Shekhar 2 votes answered by syed_sami 2 votes How can I view SMTP headers in gmail app? I'd like to view the full SMTP headers of a message in my gmail app, but haven't found a way to do so. I've also also tried the Web client, but it displays a tablet-specific view, even when I've … 4.1-jelly-bean gmail asus-eee-pad-transformer   asked by TomG 2 votes Is there a way to replace the 4.4.2-style emoji graphics with the Google Hangouts versions? I don't use emoji very often, but I did think the Google Hangouts-style emoticons were rather adorable. Following the 4.4.2 update, the graphics set used for emoji have been enabled in the stock … emoticons   asked by AsianSquirrel 2 votes answered by geffchang 1 vote Details on Android OS massive data usage Yesterday Android OS on my Nexus 5 transferred 44,7 GB (!) data over both WiFi (42,2 GB) and mobile data (2,5 GB). I have no idea why the data transfer started, and I have no idea why it stopped after … nexus-5 system data-traffic   asked by user64619 2 votes answered by jaysterc 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Recovering from forgotten lock pattern My son has an impression tablet 10 and has forgot the lock pattern. How can we reset it without knowing the code? lock-screen locked-out   asked by Melissa Bray 26 votes answered by Lie Ryan 31 votes Getting "Authentication is required" when trying to access the Play Store Over the past week, whenever I try to open the Play Store/Market app on my phone, the app thinks for a while and then displays this error message: Authentication is required. You need to sign … google-play-store google-account authorization   asked by Oak 17 votes answered by Oak 3 votes Can you answer these? change amber/weather alert turns does anyone know how to change the alert tone for weather/amber alerts? I'd like to get them, but I can't stand the ear splitting EAS tone, especially in the middle of the night. Cyanogenmod 10.2 if … customization   asked by Sidney 1 vote Android 4.4.x - block software access for user I want to setup as "Admin" the tablet and like to have an "User", who don't has access to the setting and/or Google Play. It means, I want to ban some features and software access. Maybe for this … 4.4-kitkat multi-user   asked by MonsterBox 1 vote How to enable the Native Library in OsmAnd? In a 2012 thread about a case of OsmAnd being slow at rendering, one person advises this: verify that you use Native Library (which definitely speed up rendering process) And the replies seems … osmand   asked by Nicolas Raoul 1 vote

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