[TUTORIAL] How to bring back Google Discover App Shortcuts - XDA-University

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For some of the categories like Sports, Weather, Finance, etc. you would have seen a prompt like the one above on the Google Discover feed.
If you choose 'No, thanks', you may not see it again. Google app doesn't provide a way to add these to your homescreen (only Google knows why) if you change your mind later.
One way to bring back the prompt is to delete Google Play Services data, something which is often NOT a viable option. If you have paired your smartwatch with your phone, you shouldn't delete this data as it holds the pairing key for your watch. You'll have to factory reset your watch, pair it again with your phone and redo all the setup on your watch from scratch. For me who is having 300 apps and watch faces installed on the watch, with no way to backup and restore the data, this is an option that is untouchable.
HOW TO BRING THESE SHORTCUT PROMPTS AGAIN?
1. Open a Chromium based browser with Google as it's search engine.
2. Open Incognito (Private) tab.
3. Type Sports (or any category whose shortcut you want to add) and start the search.
4. It will open the Google Sports web app in the browser and the prompt to add shortcut will show up.
5. If you click on Add, you'll see this:
6. Click on Leave. This will then give the option to add the shortcut to the homescreen:
I have seen that this launcher prompt above doesn't always show up (not sure if this is because I already have this shortcut on my homescreen). In that case, close the incognito tab, open a new one, and go through the steps once again and it will show up.
Tested to work on Android 13 on multiple devices.
7. The shortcut on your homescreen will now open in Google app (not the browser that was used to create it), and this is what we want.
Hope this helps.

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HTC Homescreen with Weather for any mobile 6 smartphone

If you have upgraded you Mteor to Mobile 6 this is a must!
Some guy named Gregory put together a port of the HTC home screen that will run on any Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone. This is a very slick interface and even boasts a integrated Weather forecast (think fizzweather, but FREE!) and a “My People” section that gives you easy access to 8 contacts (unfortunately you can’t access the 8 contacts directly from the home screen).
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I believe your smartphone must be application unlocked to install this theme.
To configure your Weather location: After installing go to Start > Weather and select your City/Country.
To configure your My People contact list: After installing go to Start > MyPeople and select your favorite 8 contacts.
UPDATE:
• The alarm icon is not tied to the default Windows Mobile Alarms (Start > Organizer > Alarms) application, but to some other application called “Clock & Alarms”.
• Go to: Start > Settings > Display > Home Screen and play around with different Color Schemes and Background images for a different look!
Download now!
Weather: "Unable to recieve data", the program doesnt work correctly
KIVIn said:
Weather: "Unable to recieve data", the program doesnt work correctly
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I also had the problem initially but found the work around. Open IE and browse to a website...any website that initialises you 3G/GSM connection. Go back to the Weather, select your location and it should then say "Attempting to download data..." It should work then. Let me know if it doesnt.
Is there a chance of ripping off the clock & making it a separate programme as I don't need the rest of it?
unfortunately not. Like the post states, a guy named Gregory compiled the cab. Im just making it available to the folks at XDA. Sorry buddy!

[Guide] – Deleting Google Play Store Download History

[Guide] – Deleting Google Play Store Download History​
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Sometimes, you download an application because you find it interesting and then finally, it don't need or like it or more (it arrives very often), or you have just changed of rom, of version of Android. I've got a lot of apps, between my changes of terminal, the articles of test for a French blog etc...It's really easy and fast to download some free apps.
In brief, for the most ancient, you must have an important download history :silly:
For awhile now there’s been a way to delete the free crapware from your download history, but not many users are aware of the feature. For your benefit we’ve provided a handy step-by-step guide to getting rid of the apps from your download history that you’re confident you won’t be revisiting in the future.
On first you need the last update of Google Play Store apk, which is 3.10.9, Especially don't say “why I do not have do it earlier ????”. For the simple one and good reason which this functionality is very recent.
=> Open the Play Store App on your device.
=> You’re going to be presented with a list of all your currently installed apps, and below that you may see a list of apps ready for update.
=> Tap the options button in the top-right corner of the screen and select ‘My Apps’ from the drop down menu.
=> Swipe from right-to-left to bring up the ‘All’ screen.
=> From here you can delete the history of any free app you have downloaded. Simply tap the circle with a line through it above the word “Free” in the app list.
=> If you want to select multiple history entries just hold down on the app until you feel the short vibration. Then go through the list and select the other free apps you want to remove.
=> Tap the circle with a line through it in the top right corner if you have multiple items selected and you will be prompted to select ‘OK’ or ‘Cancel’ to confirm your removal.
You’re done! The app list should now refresh, and it should be missing whatever you selected for removal.
Maybe it will be long for some download history. Mine was new and fresh after 2 hrs :victory:
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Thanks to [@Kody Frazier - AndroidHeadlines]

Personalize your Device look like a Google Play Edition Device

This is just a share to make your device look like google play edition
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Since the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Edition devices are launched you might also want to look alike it.So in this guide we will tell you how to do it without rooting so lets get Started
1. Change your Launcher
There are lots of cool launcher are available but nova launcher is the best choice over any launcher Grab it from here Play Store Download Link. Simply using the default settings of Nova immediately makes your phone look a like stock.
2. Customize your Icons:
Now we will change the icons Holo Icons is filled with stock icons, and looks great with Nova Play Store Download Link
3. Change your lock screen.
There are also many lockscreen available but the best to look like the stock is Holo lockscreen grab it from here Play Store Download Link
4. Install Google apps.
Stock Android devices come with only Google created apps Get all the stock apps from this link.
there are some stock apps that are on stock devices, but that Google hasn’t released it yet on platstore nd you are not going to find all of them, but some, like the Camera app, complete with the Photo Sphere feature Download Link and the Dialer Download Link have been leaked for you to enjoy.
5. Make all of these apps default, and disable bloatware.
While setting up these apps, some will prompt you to make it the default app, but others will not. Make sure you make all of them default, so they will open automatically whenever you want to use them. You can do that using a very useful app called Default App Manager (Download Link).
for any querie head to here

horrible battery consumption s20 fe exynos disable apps options power consumption

How about friends trying to find a solution to the high battery consumption of these teams with exynos I would like to delve a little more into this topic because it is not completely clear to me...
What would happen if I choose the apps that seem to me to go in the inactive category and those that go in the always inactive category... BUT I don't activate the first option to put unused apps inactive....
What is the function of the first option? It is so that I put them automatically from what I see... But if I don't activate it but I still choose the category of inactive and always inactive apps... Does it fulfill the function? Or why does the first option always have to be activated?
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also within location I saw that in the section to always allow location all these apps appear. Can't you disable or uninstall some?
I have the phone with nova launcher and many apps inactive always and so on and everything continues to be enough for me and with rest too
I have the phone with nova launcher and manual brightness, also many applications in always inactive mode and it continues to spend the same. I even see many apps that force the stop to remove permissions and I don't open them anymore and they continue to generate consumption. What happens if I disable these applications with adb:
*quick share agent
*wireless emergency alert
*android car
*authentication framework
*bixby vision
*bixby voice
*find my mobile
*continuity service mde service framework
*meta app installer, meta app services, meta app manager
*samsung text to speech engine
*private share
*quick share
*bixby routines
*samsung editing assets
*samsung free
*samsung galaxy friends
*samsung visit in
*customization service
*sticker center
If you want to find out, do it safely, i.e. backup first.
All you need is a PC and >ADB AppControl<.

General Official ColorOS 13 known bugs

So I got official version F15 of ColorOS 13.
Until now I found 2 bugs:
1. Floating windows scale/size
- replication steps:
a) set display size in settings to Small. b) as a result floating window of calculator is wrongly resized/scaled (missing bottom row of buttons).
- workaround: set display size to Standard
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2. Unable to pay with NFC using Google Pay
- replication steps:
a) clone WhatsApp or Line App (e.g. for work purposes)
b) setup backup options for your chat history using Google account. You will be prompted to add a new Google account (hidden, available only for cloned apps, it wont be available in your accounts list in settings). You cannot use google account that is already setup as your main account on your phone.
c) as a result Google Wallet clone (for this new google account) will be created. This google wallet has a higher priority than your main one.
d) whenever you try to pay with your NFC just by putting your phone over card terminal youll get on terminal an error and on your phone you will notice that there are no cards added (empty wallet for this new google account)
e) when you go to NFC setting you will notice double Google Pay option. Changing radio button selection does not solve the problem
f) your main google wallet tells you that it is set as default but this the second (cloned) google wallet has somehow a higher priority
- workaround: whenever you want to pay just open Google Wallet app (the main one) and put your phone over the card terminal
With the F.77 version Google Pay issue is fixed.

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