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What is Google up to? Google Play Store updating apps even though auto-update is disabled
Recently, I've noticed Google Play Store automatically "updating" apps, even when auto-updates are explicitly disabled.
I put "updating" in quotes, because all the apps in question ...
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How to pay for my kids apps?
Here is the story. I have two kids (5-7 years), they have their Android tablets... and I have the credit card. I have created two google accounts, each for one tablet. I want to buy apps for them, but ...
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Where to check what apps I have purchased
I got a statement from my bank and I have 2 transactions I do not know what they are.
Google *E-Commerce Ltd GOOGLE.COM of 15.99
Normally I have a text, which indicates what app or service I have ...
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Removing all Google data except the Play store
My main Android device is a phone. I recently acquired a tablet which I don't really use for email, calendars, etc. Therefore I want none of that data on the tablet.
I have disabled sync for all ...
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List of all Google™ app developer ids
Google Inc "owns" most of the apps made by Google for Android.
However, there are notable ones that most would consider Google apps, such as
Ingress by Niantic Inc.
Sky Map by Sky Map Devs.
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Is there a way to turn off app updates when global and app-specific autoupdate setting is already set to Never/Off?
On Monday, January 18th, 2016, on a never-network-locked-or-branded Nexus 5, I've noticed that the Google Chrome app was suddenly updated, together with the user-installed "My Cricket" and one other ...
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Meizu m3 note started lagging because of Google play services
Recently, my meizu phone started lagging, and after a while, I decided to reinstall my system. After a couple of reinstallations, i realised, the problem was in google services, because my phone ...
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I have credit on a Google Play account. How do I send it to my primary account?
So here's what happened:
I got a $25 Google Play card. I tried to redeem it on my account, but I got an error due to my country. I used VPN. It still didn't work. Trying to solve the problem, I went ...
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What is the scope of Google Play Protect's scanning?
Even though I don't recommend relying on it (because it is not very effective), I know quite a few people who only use Google Play Protect.
Does Google Play Protect only scan apps installed via the ...
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Why Google Apps have TikTok APIs and Libraries?
I'm new to Android app development, but a privacy Enthusiast who looks into the Activity's of Apps to see what kind of tracking does the specific apps use. And while doing so, I came across, TikTok's ...
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Apps from Google Play without logging into to Google Play
I want to get apps from Google Play without logging in to Google Play or using a google account. I just dont want google to have this information.
Is it possible ?
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Does "Visited <name of app>" shown on Google's My Activity mean that the app has been installed?
My minor child has 'visited <name of app>' in her Google's My Activity from the Google Play Store multiple times. Does this mean she has/had the app?
She recently got a new phone and was setting ...
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How do I bookmark a page in Google Books?
Google Books has a feature whereby you can bookmark a page by tapping any corner of any page of a book you're reading. However, I was unable to do this. Could someone please provide some help as to ...
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How to remove device from Google?
I have given away one of my devices, I'd like to remove it from my Google account entirely. It seems, there is no longer a way to do this (which, if true, probably breaks GDPR).
I'm aware I can "hide"...
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For what purpose does the Google Play Store use the PHONE permission?
I noticed that, by default, the current version of the Google Play Store has access to the PHONE permission.
For what purpose does the Google Play Store use the PHONE permission?
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