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Android Enthusiasts Weekly Newsletter - Friday, August 29, 2014

Android Enthusiasts Weekly Newsletter

Top new questions this week:

What options do I have to purchase a play store app for another account?

Recently my wife gave birth to our son and I purchased the tinycam pro app to use with my d-link DCS-932L as a baby monitor. After some tests I was satisfied with the results and decided to buy the …

google-play-store google-account in-app-purchase  
asked by Thiado de Arruda 3 votes
answered by John Kressel 3 votes

Can I use a separate profile for corporate security requirements on KitKat?

I tried adding my corporate Exchange user to my KitKat tablet, so I can sync email and calendar. The security policy page that came up states the admins in my company will be allowed to block my …

4.4-kitkat exchange multi-user  
asked by Traveling Tech Guy 3 votes
answered by Dan Hulme 4 votes

What's that icon (Oneplus one)?

does anybody know what's the meaning of that icon ? I have a new oneplus one since several days and today this icon appeared in my status bar.

oneplus-one  
asked by Frederic Close 2 votes
answered by RossC 1 vote

Is it possible to extract Nexus 7 serial number through command line (e.g., ADB)?

I'm possibly into a rare situation. I have a Nexus 7 LTE 2013 that suddenly stopped showing anything on the screen. It looks like turned off all the time, even the LED light does not turn on. I tried …

nexus-7 screen  
asked by Hussain 2 votes
answered by matega 1 vote

Phantom device showing on Google Play

I was going to install an app to my device from Google Play on my desktop, when I noticed a "No carrier Samsung GT-N7000" in my device list: (the Nexus 7 is mine) Apparently this device is the …

google-play-store google-account  
asked by JJ56 2 votes

Hundreds of "phantom" contacts

I got my Android 2.3.7 ZTE phone used on eBay, and it appeared to be completely reset. However, sometimes hundreds of contacts with names like "brwlvweaace" show up. They all have randomized emails, …

2.3-gingerbread contacts  
asked by SkylarMT 2 votes
answered by SkylarMT 1 vote

Show boot log at boot instead of boot animation?

I have a Nexus 5 running CyanogenMod 11. Normally, my boot animation looks like this: Instead of this, I'd like to have something that simply shows me the contents of dmesg, or something else that …

cyanogenmod boot cyanogenmod-11  
asked by John Feminella 2 votes

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

How can I type special symbols on my Android device like ☺ or ♥ as a regular character?

How can I make special symbols on my Samsung Galaxy SII, like ☺ or ♥?

keyboard text-input special-chars  
asked by EL-Maré 8 votes
answered by svarog 6 votes

Can't disable pattern screen lock

I recently installed PdaNet+. To use wifi tethering it asked my to accept a certificate and set a screen lock pattern. I have since uninstalled it and removed the FoxFi certificate, but I still can't …

lock-screen  
asked by user36664 4 votes
answered by jeda stach 6 votes

Can you answer these?

Find Touch Calibration Wizard

My touch calibration has gone off. I've a Huawei G610s and I can't seem to find where the touch calibration wizard is, so I can restore the responses of the phone.

settings touchscreen calibration huawei-g610s  
asked by The Man 1 vote

Make "tap to add priority senders" disappear

I have recently updated the OS of my phone, and since then I have the following "Tap to add priority senders." on my SMS app which I don't like, it just uses screen space. How can I remove it? …

sms system-apps  
asked by Kahil 1 vote

Nexus 4 soft keys issue, can I reduce the effective touch screen area on the phone

after recent update 4.4.4, my nexus 4 soft keys are not working, after few days, little more area on top of that has went into unusable, is it possible by an xposed module to reduce the effective …

xposed-framework  
asked by flash 1 vote
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