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« on: October 15, 2012, 03:03:15 PM »
Try Juice Defender 
Been using for a long time.
Thanks very much, that would have been the next question.
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« on: October 14, 2012, 10:22:44 AM »
I'm wondering if you bought the version with the $75 (!) license...
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Some would. As with all placebos, there are many reviewers who swear blind this App has increased their battery.
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« on: October 14, 2012, 10:12:35 AM »
I find I have had the annoyance of an App that cllaims to be a Battery Booster but really
is not and is just Malware and Adware.
Battery Booster (2 x Battery) is the fellow.
Actually to be fair to the Author, the permissions very clearly state what this app does in that
it funds itself by malware and adware and it just shows that myself and other should read the permissions you are granting more carefully.
What is more worrying is at the end of the description. In an update dated 11th October the Author very
clearly states that "This App is a pure placebo. It does not boost your battery life. It is a prank App.....have fun".
Have fun releasing malware on your device that is then. The definition of a Placebo is a treatment
that is benign, many would say that this will affect your Android device adversely and is not benign.
So, read the permissions first and be aware of security issues.
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« on: October 14, 2012, 10:01:57 AM »
The update is that I have uninstalled and re-installed the Battery Booster (x 2).
The moment it was installed two Apps appeared on my homescreen which were shortcuts
to add sites. Then running Dr Webb as someone advised it found this wasthe only risk on my android.
Therefore it musy be the culprit/
Worryingly, running Avast did not detect it at all.
This has been an excellent crash course in Android security and good to learn a few lessons
before a major problem. Will be watching like a hawk from now on and reading those permissions.
Thanks for walking me through these issues.
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« on: October 14, 2012, 09:56:16 AM »
That is the one.
Just shows most people do not read before they download.
There is even a screen that comes up and tells you the permissions you are giving it
to invade your screens and notifications pulldowen with adware and shortcuts to wherever they want.
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« on: October 14, 2012, 05:21:39 AM »
Amazing turn of events. Just preparing to do the factory reset' writing lists and such like, when suddenly we think we have found the culprit.
One newly installed battery saver App is suddenly the prime suspect. There are over 30 reviews from people with the identical problems. Even more so just two days ago the author has updated the description to admit that it is a fake and, that he describes as a placebo to amuse your friends. He goes on to admit that it is funded by malware and when you look at the permissions it describes exactly what it does.This is disgraceful, how can they get away with this? As virtually all my other Apps are the ones I have used on my IPod Touch for years I am confident I have now deleted the problem with his App. I am taking on board gratefully your warnings that there can be scripts left over, but pleased not to be doing the nuclear option of a reset yet. Delighted that I now with your advice know exactly what to do. There will be a reset sometime I know, but now I can make the optimum choice of timing.
Question? I was going to post a new post warning people about this odious App. But as I am new here think I should ask the protocol first before naming them. Should I name and shame? If you search in Google play for Battery Booster it is the one that mentions in brackets how many times.
What a learning curve, how do they get away with this?
Thanks the great advice posters.
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« on: October 13, 2012, 05:38:11 PM »
Wow, thanks for all this, step by step and very specialised advice.
What a learning curve.
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« on: October 13, 2012, 10:54:22 AM »
Thanks very much the advice and tips.
It will be good to start again and not make any mistakes.
Where are the Apps to download again ? I went to my google account on
laptop but could not see them.
One game I have over 100 hours of gameplay, that would come with re-downloaded
game would it? Thanks.
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« on: October 13, 2012, 10:03:55 AM »
Thanks very much for your help.
It does sound something like that. I installed Avast Mobile after three days, it must
have got in before that. Only dowloaded Apps from Google Play.
If I do factory reset will I lose the four pages of Apps I have bought from google
and all the widget layouts I have set up ??
Many Thanks.
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« on: October 13, 2012, 06:05:12 AM »
Suddenly without me doing anything, three new Apps are there on my home screen.
Fun Apps, New Apps and Apps. All obviously trying to get me to buy other
apps. How has this happened? Have I accidentally initiated this? Is there
A way to avoid it?
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« on: October 13, 2012, 05:55:35 AM »
Always had bubbles in the past.
Used the credit card method above and it has worked perfectly. Thanks for that.
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« on: October 11, 2012, 12:07:27 PM »
After a joyful first week on my Nexus 7, I decided to try out some of the Accessibility features.
It all sounded so wonderful, but I ended up for eight hours trapped in the "Talkback" feature. It
seemed I was in a "walled garden" or a never ending loop, totally unable to escape back to
the normal screens I wanted to be in.
To be fair there are warnings given that you are completely changing the way you access your
tablet but it is such a radical change. You really should become totally familiar with your new environment and
how to navigate with it before venturing into it. I simply could not get back to settings to turn "Talkback" off. Did
not at the time fully understand the swipes, double presses and gesture driven commands to do what
I needed to do.
Have others had similar problems and hopefully come up with some easier answers, and maybe a failsafe to
get you back to home base as it were?
The only thing I could think of was a "hard reset", that google gave instructions for, involving holding down
on and volume buttons. But however many times I tried this with the Android figure falling on it's side
I could not get it to reboot. Finally got a randomn gesture to reveal the "settings" icon.
So my questions are if people have an easy answer to this feature and is it a problem that my
N7 would not do the hard reset, does that indicate a major problem?
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« on: October 11, 2012, 04:01:24 AM »
Welcome aboard tf. How did you attach the lanyard to the n7?
Thanks very much the welcomes and interest. To answer the Lanyard question - The same day I bought the N7, after viewing these pages I bought two cases, a TPU gel one and a Wake / Sleep function one. Both have cut outs at the bottom at the speaker location and this is close enough to the bottom edge for the loop on my Lanyard to loop around to the connector cut out hole. All perfectly central, stable and protected. So two cases both with Lanyards, spoilt for choice.
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« on: October 10, 2012, 07:51:01 AM »
Bought a Nexus 7 on 26th September. Perfect timing to get all the 25p Apps.
Just wanted to thank the forum that I did not have to ask all the hundred or so
boring familiarization questions that one normally does with a new device. The answers
were all here with a quick browse through the pages.
Delighted with the Nexus 7. Cannot believe how responsive the touchscreen is and the seamless
integration between the apps. As a disabled person with very limited grip this and the low weight
are vital to me. The device is on a lanyard round my neck and with me 24 hours a day and the
notifications and audible alerts suddenly have so much more meaning.
Magical !
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