Android Enthusiasts Weekly Newsletter - Friday, October 31, 2014

Top new questions this week: How do you leave a review on the Google Play Store without a Google+ account? I would like to leave reviews for some of the Android apps I really appreciate. But leaving reviews on the Google Play Store requires signing up for Google+. Like many others, I refuse to add ... google-play-store feedback   asked by Anthony 6 votes answered by RossC 2 votes "Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped." on Android L Developer Preview I'm running the Android L Developer Preview on my Nexus 5. I'm trying to install the Google Inbox beta, but I can only get to the sign up screen. I always get a ""Unfortunately, Google Play services ... 4.4-kitkat google-play-services 5.0-lollipop   asked by Kevin 3 votes answered by fattire 0 votes What information does Chrome/Android send to Google to discover my "WiFi based" location? Their commercial geolocation API doc says it needs a list of every WiFi access point around, with, for each of them: MAC address, ESSID signal strength, a few others. Common devices probably ... wi-fi privacy geolocation   asked by Totor 3 votes what are the standard gui elements called? Is there a list of what the standard elements on an android devices are called? I can use everything just fine, but explaining to others to "use that bar at the top" and "the button that looks like a ... documentation   asked by Layna 2 votes answered by MANI 4 votes Lost root when phone rebooted - can't get to download mode only Android system recovery I have had my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505, Android 4.4.2) rooted for a while (can't remember exactly how I did it now) but last night I exhausted the battery and when I charged and powered back ... samsung-galaxy-s-4 recovery-mode   asked by tristan 2 votes answered by RossC 1 vote Android compresses all the photos I see online My HTC One M7 (ARHD 81.0) is compressing all the photos/videos I see online. Instagram? Compressed (even more than normal). Imgur on Chrome? Compressed. Photos from bacon reader? Compressed. Google ... chrome-for-android video htc images google-drive   asked by user78204 2 votes answered by Dan Hulme 3 votes How to hide my Google Play downloads from my friends? I am new to android and just by going into Google Play I can see every app my friends downloaded. I am really feeling uncomfortable about this since I don't like to feel exposed. Does anyone knows ... google-play-store privacy   asked by mFeinstein 2 votes answered by Peter Carlos 2 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Where can I find a list of the default emoticons on Ice Cream Sandwich? My fiance has figured out how to make android emoticons with hearts as eyes, and a kissing emoticon, and I'd like to send the same emoticons back to her, but I can't figure out how. Is there a list of ... 4.0-ice-cream-sandwich keyboard   asked by Ken Bloom 6 votes answered by Amit Howard 7 votes Why can't I delete pictures I've sent in Google Hangouts in my gallery? I have a Samsung Galaxy Note III(3) and when I open my gallery there is a folder for each hangout conversation that contains images I have sent. Is there a way to delete the pictures or folders from ... samsung images samsung-galaxy-note-3 google-plus-hangouts   asked by Petay87 2 votes answered by Dan Hulme 4 votes Can you answer these? Export phone numbers only? I'm curious if anybody knows a way to export only contacts that have a phone number added to them? When I first bought my phone(Galaxy S3) I synced FB, Gmail, Hotmail, ... and now my contacts is full ... samsung-galaxy-s-3 contacts   asked by Rakward 1 vote Android tether/hotspot - redirecting all requests to a webserver after IP is allocated, how? I've set my phone (Kitkat 4.4.2 (18.3.C.0.37)) to set up a wifi-hotspot using the stock software. There's a simple http webserver on the phone @ 192.168.43.1:80 I can connect to the webserver from ... 4.4-kitkat settings wifi-tethering   asked by BCat 1 vote What can be possibly slowing down my phone? I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S3. As the title says, the phone has slowed quite a bit. And by a bit I mean a lot. It has gotten to a point where sometimes I cannot even unlock the screen because ... samsung-galaxy-s-3 4.3-jelly-bean performance   asked by Derek 朕會功夫 1 vote

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