File Sharing Between Devices - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys. I'm loving my N7 but I have 8 GB (gift not choice) and I'm having issues getting the most out of the space
I want to quickly move large files to my GNex. Native WiFi Direct will connect the devices but no native share option shows in gallery or file manager. Many WiFi sharing apps use actual WiFi and not Direct. The very few that do are clunky and not hat great (IMO)
I do not own a S3 but from what I read S-Beam is exactly what I'm looking for (NFC to connect WiFi) but the threads on the matter go unanswered.
For now I'm using Anysend and waiting until I get home to transfer but I was just wondering if anyone has better options
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Hi, there's an app on the play store called 'WiFi shoot' or 'shoot wifi' . I can't remember it uses WiFi direct and will give you the option in the gallery's or file browsers to send it
It was made by another user on here.
Edit. It's called wifishoot!. Links here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.budius.WiFiShoot&hl=en
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to test it as my arc doesn't support WiFi direct. But it was made to work with the gnex so you should have no problem
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Jon565G said:
Hi, there's an app on the play store called 'WiFi shoot' or 'shoot wifi' . I can't remember it uses WiFi direct and will give you the option in the gallery's or file browsers to send it
It was made by another user on here.
Edit. It's called wifishoot!. Links here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.budius.WiFiShoot&hl=en
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to test it as my arc doesn't support WiFi direct. But it was made to work with the gnex so you should have no problem
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Thanks! Turns out AnySend can set devices to auto accept and transfer. The UI is also very clean so other than not using direct, I'm OK with it
I have used WiFi Shoot and its half of what I'm looking for. It crashes and errors many times (this could only be me) and the share option takes you to the app and needs the other device to have the app open
Anysend is good enough unless an APK of S-Beam can be ported I'll use it and keep the hunt on

sharing thru wi-fi and wi-fi direct
AllenConder said:
Thanks! Turns out AnySend can set devices to auto accept and transfer. The UI is also very clean so other than not using direct, I'm OK with it
I have used WiFi Shoot and its half of what I'm looking for. It crashes and errors many times (this could only be me) and the share option takes you to the app and needs the other device to have the app open
Anysend is good enough unless an APK of S-Beam can be ported I'll use it and keep the hunt on
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in case you are still looking for options to share data thru wi-fi and wi-fi direct, i developed an app "PeerDeviceNet" which allows you do exactly that and more. It has been on google play for a while. unfortunately i cannot post the link here (too new to post external links). you can find links at my web site: peerdevicenet.net , or search for it at google play. i tested with nexus 7, samsung tab2, kindle fire(last year version), and an old galaxy phone. it supports android 2.2+.
Regards
yigong
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Share videos on YouTube over 3G

hey guys,
I tried to share some videos made by myselft on my N1, but, i realized that it's only possilble using a wifi network ! So, do someone knows if i can do something to share over 3G network ? I mean any software that trick my phone and make it believe that is on wifi!
Thanks anyway !
Interestingly enough I found that I can upload any size video to youtube via 3g by using the seesmic twitter app. Run the application, and go into setup to change video sharing to youtube from yfrog. Then enter your credentials. From then on, when you record a video, click share and then seesmic. It will automatically start the seesmic app with a tweet started "http://www.youtube.com/********". Let automatic the upload continue in the background and once you check back and it is a solid link you know it's complete. You do not have to tweet the link as it's already active, simply copy the link to whatever means you which to distribute.
weird I have had no problems uploading via 3G Did a test one a week ago here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpuZexiJPY
hey, this really do the trick! thanks! But there is no way to share direct from youTube appl? (Only have a problem with big files, i believe 2mb+)
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oh larger files...will test it on my end.
EDIT:
I see what you mean now. yeah large files only by wifi, The limit is 3MB
yeah... nobody knows a way?
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[Q] Nexus 7 and NFC ReTag

Hi all,
I´m still trying to find a way to get my hands on a Nexus 7 here in europe ... (not UK ;-)) ...to test my app NFC ReTag FREE
However, according to my dev console, there should be already some Nexus 7 users with NFC ReTag out there, and till today no bugs were reported, but I would like to double check it and receive some early feedback from the first Nexus 7 users ;-)
It´s not tested on the Nexus 7 yet and the UI is not optimized for the screen size (major UI changes are under development anyway ) but in general it should work without any problems.
Has anyone tried the app and could give some feedback ???
Video how it should work : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7TrkZ2hzn0
No one with a NFC tag + a Nexus 7 + 5min time?
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ascsa said:
Hi all,
I´m still trying to find a way to get my hands on a Nexus 7 here in europe ... (not UK ;-)) ...to test my app NFC ReTag FREE
However, according to my dev console, there should be already some Nexus 7 users with NFC ReTag out there, and till today no bugs were reported, but I would like to double check it and receive some early feedback from the first Nexus 7 users ;-)
It´s not tested on the Nexus 7 yet and the UI is not optimized for the screen size (major UI changes are under development anyway ) but in general it should work without any problems.
Has anyone tried the app and could give some feedback ???
Video how it should work : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7TrkZ2hzn0
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Just gave it a try. Apart from your logo looking a bit stretched all the text and buttons where correctly placed and I have scanned a few NFC tags and had them launch some apps and turn WiFi and Bluetooth on and off. I did have to allow it to turn them on and off each time seemed to be no way of granting access forever.
Quick question can you have it launch a specific web page based on the Tag not just Chrome?
Many thanks for your feedback!
To get rid of the Bluetooth security pop up, try the "on silent" or "toggle silent " parameter... Wifi should not have such a security pop up..
To open a website, use the "browse" activity with a parameter like "forum.Xda-developers.Com"... Without the quotes...
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Anyone with additional feedback ?
Just given it a go, using my UK Barclaycard which has an NFC chip in. Set it to bring up the Barclaycard website using teh Browse action type which worked ok for a normal website but if you add https:// at the start it doesn't work.
Also when adding a tag there is an option for templates, when clicked I assume it should list some preset types but none are coming up ?
Nice app though, cool idea
CharlesW123 said:
Just given it a go, using my UK Barclaycard which has an NFC chip in. Set it to bring up the Barclaycard website using teh Browse action type which worked ok for a normal website but if you add https:// at the start it doesn't work.
Also when adding a tag there is an option for templates, when clicked I assume it should list some preset types but none are coming up ?
Nice app though, cool idea
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Yeaah, i probably should add a FAQ or some additional help textes
For the HTTPS issue, have a look at the settings and use the "disable http prefix" option ...
Templates: it´s an option to store your own tags as templates ... no preconfigured templates available (perhaps I should add a hint within the next update )
So it seems, to work as expected (at least for me ) on the nexus 7 ...
Again, many thanks for your feedback !!! :good:

webcam

Is it possible to use nexus 7 as a webcam online ? Websites don't seem to see the camera or mic ? Is there a hack or app that will fix this ?
I would love to see this!
Go to the Play Store and get IP Webcam. This will stream video for you.
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UKpav said:
Go to the Play Store and get IP Webcam. This will stream video for you.
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I want to use tablet as a webcam not stream video , that app dose nothing like that . Thanks tho
Not sure what you really want
You asked for an app that will allow the use of the Nexus 7 as a webcam on the Internet. If you are not streaming video, how are you going to use it?
With the app mentioned, it makes the output of the front facing camera available for access on your LAN or via the Internet assuming you setup your router properly. And webcam reading software works fine with it.
The camera is poor for that type of use for two reasons. 1) it is facing forward not out the back, and 2) it is not a very high resolution camera. Unless you were placing this somewhere in a fixed position, it is very hard to control as it ends up with an upside down image and is hard to point.
You can see it using webcam capture programs like tinyCam monitor from another device. It doesn't provide audio output.
If that is not what you are asking for, you need to provide a better description.
Screen capture of the output of the app mentioned above from a windows box using Active Webcam attached.
krelvinaz said:
You asked for an app that will allow the use of the Nexus 7 as a webcam on the Internet. If you are not streaming video, how are you going to use it?
With the app mentioned, it makes the output of the front facing camera available for access on your LAN or via the Internet assuming you setup your router properly. And webcam reading software works fine with it.
The camera is poor for that type of use for two reasons. 1) it is facing forward not out the back, and 2) it is not a very high resolution camera. Unless you were placing this somewhere in a fixed position, it is very hard to control as it ends up with an upside down image and is hard to point.
You can see it using webcam capture programs like tinyCam monitor from another device. It doesn't provide audio output.
If that is not what you are asking for, you need to provide a better description.
Screen capture of the output of the app mentioned above from a windows box using Active Webcam attached.
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Thank u and yes Your right 100% , but how would u use as actual video chat say on MSN or any sites like that ? Yes Google talk works great but how do u get actual web sites to see cam is installed And to use it ? I didn't see options in that app mentioned ? Maybe I'm not making sense ?
biggofer said:
Thank u and yes Your right 100% , but how would u use as actual video chat say on MSN or any sites like that ? Yes Google talk works great but how do u get actual web sites to see cam is installed And to use it ? I didn't see options in that app mentioned ? Maybe I'm not making sense ?
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You need a chat app on your device then... not a webcam app.
I don't use MSN anything so I am not familiar with it or what that service provides, but something like
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=miyowa.android.microsoft.wlm
might be a start.
biggofer said:
Is it possible to use nexus 7 as a webcam online ? Websites don't seem to see the camera or mic ? Is there a hack or app that will fix this ?
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Trying to get Chat Roulette going, eh? Just kidding. I don't think websites will work and you probably need an app.
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I've visited a website that uses HTML5 instead Flash or Silverlight for their video on my GNote, and it worked with the built-in cameras. I don't recall the name of the website, but it was a chatroulette-like tech demo for HTML5. Once people start switching away from Flash we'll start seeing this more. It's pretty rare at the moment.
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Trying to get Chat Roulette going, eh? Just kidding.
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So, no luck for chatroullet users on nexus 7 ? That's a downer ...
If anyone come up with a solution for the chatroullet fans, I would apreciate the reply.
Thanks
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Theres another app called droidcam wireless webcam. You download a desktop program to go along with the app. It works through wifi or usb, I used it through usb about a year and a half ago. From there, i ran it through manycam, which is a virtual webcam program, by selecting it as the video feed. At that point, it should work with any program and internet website...such as chatroullet . You should just select manycam as your default camera and it should work. I used it with skype though, so i cant verify if it works or not..but in theory it should.
Again, i keep saying should, because it might not work right away. It definitely took a bit of play with the settings (and lots of unplugging and replugging) before i got it to be functional. I'll be able to test it tomorrow night if you didnt get it up and runing, as i am currently on vacation.
cheers
...but how would u use as actual video chat say on MSN or any sites like that ? Yes Google talk works great but how do u get actual web sites to see cam is installed And to use it ? I didn't see options in that app mentioned ? Maybe I'm not making sense ?
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EDIT: sorry, i misread this post. I cant help you with that one, but if you wanted to use it as an external computer webcam...see above .
Using IP Webcam, this is easy to do...
Download the latest Manycam program. In sources, select your ip webcam,( http://192.168.1.129:8080/videofeed )(example)
In your chat program select Manycam as the source.
That's going through windows, as far as using the nexus 7 by
Itself, its not possible.

Control Your Note 10.1 From Your PC - Including Using S Note

This is pretty cool. You can mirror your Note on your PC and control it using your PC's keyboard and mouse. It's a great way of editing and reviewing S Notes on your PC while they are still in native form on the Note. It connects either over USB (with debugging turned on) or over Wi-Fi.
Here's the desktop app...
http://www.mobizen.com/en/?page_id=236
Here's the Play store app for the Note...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5yc3VwcG9ydC5tdmFnZW50Il0.
I can confirm this works well with the Note 10.1, thanks for the heads-up. :good:
Edit: You have to download the APK from their website as the market version reports it is incompatible with the Note. The downloaded version has the correct skin for the note.
Great app but it`s not showing the proper skin for me (downloaded and installed the apk from their site version 1.0.1.26).
Anyone wanna post the apk file, play store says it's incompatible with ALL my toys and can't find the apk file on the mobizen site.....
Doesn't help I just finished work and have to start again in 7 1/2 hours....
ultramag69 said:
Anyone wanna post the apk file, play store says it's incompatible with ALL my toys and can't find the apk file on the mobizen site.....
Doesn't help I just finished work and have to start again in 7 1/2 hours....
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Link to the APK :: http://download.mobizen.com/upload/mobizen.apk - Linked from :: http://beta.mobizen.com/en/?topic=not-able-to-download-in-france/#post-350
Can be found on the Blog.
DRVB said:
Great app but it`s not showing the proper skin for me (downloaded and installed the apk from their site version 1.0.1.26).
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The desktop app reads the device's model number when it connects. I have a N8000 and it worked fine. It also worked for my N7100. I don't know about the N8010/13 or non-international versions of Samsung's devices. The company that built the app is in Germany and probably doesn't know the N8013 even exists (as well as Samsung phones with carrier specific model numbers).
Well it`s woking fine with my note2 (n7100) too and showing with the proper skin. I have the n8000 but for some reason it`s not showing the proper skin. Anyway as long as it`s working ..... Thx for the great recommendation!
Harrowed said:
Link to the APK :: http://download.mobizen.com/upload/mobizen.apk - Linked from :: http://beta.mobizen.com/en/?topic=not-able-to-download-in-france/#post-350
Can be found on the Blog.
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Thanks so much, just too tired to look properly...
Here's a DB link to the skin files that are installed on my PC. They aren't labeled by device but one of the five is for the Note 10.1. Good luck.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6j32hk88vew9d43/be6rJNtKea
Here's where the files are located on your PC.
One of the coolest app ever.. I was hoping MirrorOP sender to be better but I like this app now..
I hope they support copy paste of texts.. example, I want to copy a wen URL from my PC browser to the tablet browser for reading later
leojab said:
One of the coolest app ever.. I was hoping MirrorOP sender to be better but I like this app now..
I hope they support copy paste of texts.. example, I want to copy a wen URL from my PC browser to the tablet browser for reading later
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Great app indeed. 8 hours up without a single issue. For coping and pasting you can try PushPullet. I use on my chrome to push text and list fast to my droid.
xiaotuo said:
Great app indeed. 8 hours up without a single issue. For coping and pasting you can try PushPullet. I use on my chrome to push text and list fast to my droid.
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So, this is working great and seems cool and all, but I cannot figure out a reason to actually use it. Why would anyone need to do this?
loribuono said:
So, this is working great and seems cool and all, but I cannot figure out a reason to actually use it. Why would anyone need to do this?
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I use it at office. I have no time to hassle with laptop and tablet at the same time and i get messages to both all the time. This app just makes things much easier now
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WOW!! Great find!!
This is a great tool, thank you very much for sharing! I have it installed and it is working very well.
This is exactly what I was looking for, something that allows me to easily connect to my Note and utilize S notes (or whatever) with my computer keyboard.
I have plenty of work documentation that I can now easily copy and paste into S notes, and this saves me a lot of time retyping everything. :good:
~ LA
Reading the user reviews in Google Play, a lot state that they took away WIFI. Can someone confirm that? I'd really love this if it could be used over WIFI.
Maybe downloading the apk from the link provided early instead of downloading it from Google Play will still have WIFI available??
Can you tell me how you copy paste into the tab using this tool.. I want to copy text from PC and paste into tab using mobizen screen.
lrdangel said:
WOW!! Great find!!
This is a great tool, thank you very much for sharing! I have it installed and it is working very well.
This is exactly what I was looking for, something that allows me to easily connect to my Note and utilize S notes (or whatever) with my computer keyboard.
I have plenty of work documentation that I can now easily copy and paste into S notes, and this saves me a lot of time retyping everything. :good:
~ LA
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ddrylie said:
Reading the user reviews in Google Play, a lot state that they took away WIFI. Can someone confirm that? I'd really love this if it could be used over WIFI.
Maybe downloading the apk from the link provided early instead of downloading it from Google Play will still have WIFI available??
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After you install it on the device and start it, it asks you if you want to download the wireless module (APK) to use it over Wi-Fi. Still works for me. Once it's set up, all you need to do is start the desktop app and it automatically finds and starts the app on the device if its connected to Wi-Fi.
BarryH_GEG said:
After you install it on the device and start it, it asks you if you want to download the wireless module (APK) to use it over Wi-Fi. Still works for me. Once it's set up, all you need to do is start the desktop app and it automatically finds and starts the app on the device if its connected to Wi-Fi.
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Thanks! I'll have to try this tonight when I get home from work.
xiaotuo said:
I use it at office. I have no time to hassle with laptop and tablet at the same time and i get messages to both all the time. This app just makes things much easier now
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You can use clipsync app for this. Play store.
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Jasonchewy91 said:
You can use clipsync app for this. Play store.
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Hmm, and why would i use it? To answer whatsapp and other messenger on my tablet? I dont think so
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What is the adblocking method you're using ?

A quick poll to see what users of one prefer using ..
I wish I could still use ad blocking but I started to notice on a few web sites I frequent, the back button would not go back to the previous page and the current page would just reload. I noticed this on my GS3 and the One. Took me a while to figure out it was ad blocking that was interfering with the proper loading and back function of these web sites for some reason. I don't have any such problems on my desktop PC, presumably because the ad blocking usually works differently on a PC. On mobile phones, it's usually just a freaking huge host file that black holes known ad urls to 127.0.0.1 or equivalent.
henrybravo said:
I wish I could still use ad blocking but I started to notice on a few web sites I frequent, the back button would not go back to the previous page and the current page would just reload. I noticed this on my GS3 and the One. Took me a while to figure out it was ad blocking that was interfering with the proper loading and back function of these web sites for some reason. I don't have any such problems on my desktop PC, presumably because the ad blocking works differently on most PC ad blocking software. On mobile phones, it's just a freaking huge host file that redirects known ad urls to 127.0.0.1 or equivalent.
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Might wanna try adblock plus, it works differently I guess, I indeed noticed some websites not working properly when using adfree or adaway or through the host file .. weird thing is I don't remember that on my jailbroken IPhone or GS3/Galaxy Nexus ..
Fatelord said:
Might wanna try adblock plus, it works differently I guess, I indeed noticed some websites not working properly when using adfree or adaway or through the host file .. weird thing is I don't remember that on my jailbroken IPhone or GS3/Galaxy Nexus ..
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You probably don't remember it because it only happens on some sites. Just so happens some sites I frequented had the back button problem, I don't remember the specific ones. Maybe huffpo.com or something like that.
I will try Adblock Plus, thanks for the suggestion. I use it with Firefox on my PC and I love it.
Adaway. Installs as an .apk, and works in the background. Even updates in the background.
Ad-Block plus requires that an icon be in the Notification area, which I don't like.
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VacTacks11 said:
Adaway. Installs as an .apk, and works in the background. Even updates in the background.
Ad-Block plus requires that an icon be in the Notification area, which I don't like.
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It can be hidden, and in apps menu notifications can be disabled, this used to be an issue in the early builds.
Adfree android works well, plus it's the only one to work on android 4.3. As for the back button, I always found pressing the back button twice worked for me.
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Interesting, I had no idea the back button problem was caused by my ad blocker. I just thought the websites have really stupid developers. I wonder if they do this on purpose to punish users of ad blockers...
Still worth it to me. I haven't seen an online ad in years, besides the odd one that slips through
mattisfaction said:
Adfree android works well, plus it's the only one to work on android 4.3. As for the back button, I always found pressing the back button twice worked for me.
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Tried all three (Adfree, Adaway and Mother of all Adblock). Found Adfree gives best zapping of ads, has the largest hostfile size (more ad & tracker sites blocked) and has the most personalised white/blacklist. Why am I on the HTC 1 thread? Researching to shift from the XZ to the HTC1 dual-sim or the Butterfly S.
Dead Cookies leave mo trails...
AdAway, for the web.
If I really like a app I buy the donate/pro version so I can support development.
Using a host file with rom but I also have that website problem on websites like Engadget. But I just press back multiple times... the real issue is that I can't access websites through the slick deals app because clicking them just takes to a 404.
Not sure if there's a fix for this but I'm thinking of getting rid of the adblock
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Adaway since first day and working like a charm
Been using Adblock plus and are very happy with it. Have some problems in a few News apps, but I'll guess it's ok.
Aren't apps like adaway etc blocked from the play store? How are you finding the apps?
Yes, these apps were available @ Play Store but Google removed them.
You can search for them on the net, download the apk file and then install it on your device.
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Have been using Adaway for a couple of weeks ....Seemless :fingers-crossed:
Workaround for the page reloading issue when hitting back button is to enable webserver and set it on boot.
dayloon said:
Aren't apps like adaway etc blocked from the play store? How are you finding the apps?
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Some roms like android revolution use the host file from them. The option is there when you are flashing in recovery.
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