Tag Archives: Android

Keep Your Apps Updated: Overcome Deep Sleep Issues on Android

Posted on 2025-07-21 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

For Android power users that like to put apps into Deep Sleep, there is a side effect: apps won’t get updates from Google Play. Most of these apps are infrequently used. When they do get opened, the app developers may … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Apps, How-To | Tagged Android, apps, deep sleep, google play, runner, update | Leave a comment

Move Google Contacts to Nextcloud Contacts

Posted on 2019-03-23 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

The process is easy. Go to the Google Contacts website: https://contacts.google.com/ Expand “More” and select “Export”. Export all or some of your contacts, but select vCard format and save to your Desktop. Go to your Nextcloud website’s Contacts app: https://<your-nextcloud-website>.com/index.php/apps/contacts. … Continue reading →

Posted in How-To, Nextcloud/OwnCloud | Tagged Android, caldav, contacts, export, Google Contacts, import, nextcloud, Nextcloud contacts | Leave a comment

Sideloading Apps onto Fire TV

Posted on 2017-12-17 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

Since the Amazon Fire TV is a device that runs Android, you can install any Android app onto your Fire TV, but to varying degrees of success. How to To get apps onto your FireTV, you can do it the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hardware, Reviews | Tagged Amazon Fire TV, Android, apk4fun, APKPure, BTN2Go, Fire TV, Google Play Services, MSG GO, Side loading, Sideloading | Leave a comment

Android Marshmallow’s Internal Memory Feature for SD Card

Posted on 2015-12-20 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

Android 6.0 Marshmallow has a new feature that can turn your external micro SD card into internal memory. Continue reading →

Posted in Android, CyanogenMod, Reviews | Tagged 17mb, Android, Android 6.0, CyanogenMod, CyanogenMod 13, Internal Memory, Marshmallow, SD Card | Leave a comment

Android without Google

Posted on 2015-07-26 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

Android phones and Google are meant for each other, but not all relationships that are “meant to be” work out. I was able to divorce Google from my Android phone but it was a tough and soul-searching process. Having Google … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Apps, CyanogenMod, How-To, LG G3, Nextcloud/OwnCloud | Tagged Amazon App Store, Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon Fire Stick, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Music, Android, apk4fun, Authy, Bing, Bitcoin, Business Calendar 2, ChatSecure, Chrome, chromecast, closed source, CSipSimple, CyanogenMod, DAVDroid, Drive, Dropbox, DuckDuckGo, Endomondo, F-Droid, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Feedly, Fennec, Firefox, Gmail, google, Google App, Google Camera, Google Drive, Google inbox, Google Keep, Google Location Services, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play Books, Google Play Music, Google Play Newsstand, Google Play Services, Google Play Store, Google Tracks, Google Voice, Google Voice Search, Google Wallet, gReader, Hangouts, HERE, Hulu, iHeart, Instagram, Instant Messaging, K9-Mail, LibreOffice, LinPhone, meetup, MyOwnNotes, Netflix, no google, OneDrive, OneNote, open source, Opera, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, OSMAnd~, owncloud, Pandora, PayPal, Replicant, Roku, Runkeeper, Skype, SlideMe, Snapchat, Songza, Strava, SugarSync, tasks, TickTick, TubeMate, Twitter, Venmo, Waze, Whatsapp, Wunderlist, Xabber, YouTube | 1 Comment

Root access with CyanogenMod

Posted on 2015-07-19 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

When you install CyanogenMod now, it will seem as if you do not have root access. You actually do but CyanogenMod has turned that off. I was surprised and started trying to root my phone. Luckily, nothing bad happened but … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, CyanogenMod, How-To | Tagged Android, CyanogenMod, Developer Options, root | Leave a comment

Plex

Posted on 2015-05-28 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

I found Plex was a good solution for streaming a video from my laptop to my TV. It removes the need for an HDMI cord and the quality was great with no buffering. I have not gotten to streaming my music or … Continue reading →

Posted in Plex, Reviews | Tagged Android, chromecast, costs, HDMI, Media Server, Plex, plex.tv, review, Roku, streaming, subscription | Leave a comment

Rooting the LG G3

Posted on 2014-11-16 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

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 | Leave a comment

CyanogenMod nightly updates causes breakage

Posted on 2014-09-23 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

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 | Leave a comment

Autistici email on smartphones

Posted on 2014-08-19 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

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 | Leave a comment