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Category Archives: Android
Root LG G3 with Lollipop
It was annoying but you can root your LG G3 running Lollipop. I confirm it works for the T-Mobile American phone but the comments in the source confirm it works for almost any LG phone. I followed the same set … Continue reading
Lollipop for T-Mobile LG G3 before OTA
So when I got the news that the T-Mobile LG G3 is finally getting the Lollipop update as an OTA update, I was happy. But I wanted it sooner than waiting for the OTA. So, I installed it via a … Continue reading
Google to Owncloud, Contacts and Calendar
When you have OwnCloud managing your files, you might also want it to start managing your contacts and calendar. When I set it up, I was not sure how well the syncing would be but it ended up being efficient … Continue reading
Posted in Android Apps, How-To, LG G3, Nextcloud/OwnCloud
Tagged caldav, calendar, carddav, contacts, google, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, sync, thunderbird
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Consolidating your weight information
I have used a few different weight and calorie tracking apps over the years. Specifically, I have used MyFitnessPal, LoseIt, and Noom. As I have moved between these apps, seeing your weight across them is difficult and not supported directly. … Continue reading
Posted in Android Apps, How-To
Tagged consolidate data, csv, export data, graph, LoseIt, moving average, MyFitnessPal, Noom, Spreadsheet, weight loss
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Rooting the LG G3
Since CyanogenMod is not ready yet for the LG G3, most users will be stuck with the stock OS for some time until CyanogenMod is ready. Until then, a good way to get by is to root one’s phone so you … Continue reading
Posted in How-To, LG G3
Tagged Android, apk, application, cell phone, CyanogenMod, LG G3, root, Stump Root, xda-developers
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CyanogenMod nightly updates causes breakage
reboot your phone into recover mode and factory reset the phone Continue reading
Posted in CyanogenMod, How-To, Samsung Galaxy S3
Tagged Airplane Mode, Android, CyanogenMod, Factory Reset, Nightly build, Recovery, Samsung Galaxy S3
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Autistici email on smartphones
if you use an email account hosted on autistici.org, there are some extra steps that are easy Continue reading
Posted in Android Apps, How-To
Tagged Android, Email, IMAP, K-9 Mail, tips, tutorial
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CyanogenMod Updates for T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3
My T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 phone did not automatically receive an update in quite some time. I looked on the dt2mo Wiki page and found that dt2mo had merged with other Galaxy S3 streams into the dtIte stream. I checked … Continue reading
Hard bricking a phone by following an Internet forum
Do not believe everything on the Internet! I learned this the hard way by following a seemingly knowledgeable forum. I modified the installation package that I was using to update my CyanogenMod phone to get past an error. It seemed that … Continue reading
Google Voice not forwarding calls on TMobile phones
I hit an issue when setting up Google Voice on my phone that looks to be a common problem among T-Mobile users. During the Google Voice App install, the phone errors and says that it cannot change the call forwarding … Continue reading
Posted in Android Apps, CyanogenMod, How-To, Samsung Galaxy S3
Tagged Google Voice, TMobile, Troubleshooting, tutorial, Voicemail
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Remove encrpytion on an Android internal SD card
This problem seems to be a big problem but finding the answer was rather hard and frustrating. So, if you encrypted your Android phone, depending on the phone and ROM, you might have found out that you cannot decrypt it … Continue reading
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