Hi to all,
I do not know if this has been answered before.
I have enabled the privacy guard (custom ROM) on the Google services app, and I see that it tries to read my contacts every time I open hangouts or gmail.
If I block it, will I loose any kind of functionality?
Thank you in advance
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Is there an app out there that would allow custom notifications for SMS\phone\gmail for users of google voice? There are several that work outside of google voice, but not so much with it.
Only app I found that mostly worked was Whoisit lite. Lite version works fine, except any new email cause it to stop responding & force close. Tried the pro version & got my refund. It didn't crash on email notification, but initially it would only play the default sound, not the custom, then it wouldn't allow anything to play when an email arrived. (The dev on this app has disappeared, so contacting him to fix it isn't going to work.)
I like having all my stuff in one easy to access location, that syncs everything with my voice account, so not using google voice isn't really a consideration.
Ideas or suggested apps?
Hi,
Some Apps or a Webpages forwards me to the Google Play Store automatically.
Sometimes, when I am on a webpage, it opens a pop up ("virus warning",...) or forwards to a new web page.
Is there any way to prevent this "forwarding"?
I already searched at Google for this problem but it seems there is no way?
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597413)
I could disable Javascript on my internet browser (Google Chrome), but it would also restrict some possibilities on other webpages.
My phone:
OnePlus One
I have root access and installed Xposed Framework.
Thanks for your help in advance!
Andi
Someone help me please... Everytime I rebooting my Android, many apps downloaded automatically even I've uninstall them. Those apps are Aplikazone, EasyTouch and Fast Booster. It was disturb me because consuming my storage, causing my phone lag and decreasing my data quota. What should I do to prevent those apps donwnloaded automatically?
even if you don't log on to your google account ?
I bought a tablet , and then moment I logged to my google account it started installing software. You can disable this tho.
plaixel said:
even if you don't log on to your google account ?
I bought a tablet , and then moment I logged to my google account it started installing software. You can disable this tho.
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It means that I logging in with my gmail? Yes I logged on my gmail when I opened the browser. And I sync my mail to my phone so I can opened my mail on my phone cause I need it for my job. May I prevent those apps from downloading with logging out my gmail on my browser? Or I need to unsync my gmail to my phone too? I'll appreciate your help.
When I try to use the Google Voice app, it launches and gets stuck at the "Sign in to your Google Account" screen, with a brief message at the bottom that says "Failed retrieving accounts." It works fine on my Nexus 4 running Nougat (Lineage). Anyone able to use the Google Voice app on the Pixel 2?
I also notice some other weird account behavior, like in the maps app, in the side pane, I don't see my account name to sign in, but I do see it in a pop up if I click on "add account" (and can log in with maps--as well as Play and other apps).
Any thoughts what's up with Google Voice? Uninstalling it and reinstalling it did not help. Neither did restarting the phone several times.
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[Edit: OMG, I answered my own question after futzing with this for more than an hour. It turned out that Google Play Services did not have permission to access contacts on my device and that caused the weirdness on Google Voice and Maps also.
So I went to: Apps & Notifications > All apps > Google Play services > Permissions and then flipped the switch to enable contacts.
I guess when the pop up says, "If you deny this permission, basic features of your device may no longer function as intended," they mean it. When I was disabling some of this stuff, I figured Google was just trying to scare me away from giving them more personal information (which Google probably considers a basic feature).
The funny thing is that on my Nexus 4 with Lineage, Google Play services has permission to access contacts, in the same place in the settings. But then in the Privacy Guard settings I set it to ignore requests to read or modify contacts from Google Play services and that apparently does not interfere with how it manages accounts. In fact, Privacy Guard says Google Play services has never tried to read or modify my contacts, even though it apparently needs permission to do so or won't work correctly. Weird.]
In my case it was not a permissions issue. My Google Play Services was very old and not updating itself. Loading the latest APK fixed the issue with Google Voice (via Apkmirror). I could not even update from the Play Store.
I use Signal as messaging app but it cannot read my contacts stored in the OpenContacts app. I have to use the Google Contacts app wich I don't trust. Is there a way to prevent it from sending my data to Google ? The auto sync is disabled but I am not sure that my data are only on my device.
Can you delete the Google contacts and dialer app if you find install replacements beforehand or not ? I've not been able to find any concrete response on this for A11 or 12.