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    disabled: unable to use an app that will allow me to receive calls by tapping

    Thank you for your response. I have turned on all the permissions for the app as you have described. In fact I'd tried it for a number of apps that claim to do the same thing. But it did not work. Then I installed another app called handycall. This just pops up a button to accept or reject a...
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    disabled: unable to use an app that will allow me to receive calls by tapping

    Hello, I am disabled and unable to use the slide buttons to receive a phone call. I'm using Lenovo 7700 android marshmallow mobile phone. There are a number of apps that will allow the user to receive a call by simply putting the phone and near the year or waving in front of the phone. I'm...
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    Any third-party apps that will work with Google Chrome cast

    I have a Lenovo tablet 3 which is 8 inches and does not work with the Google Chrome cast plugged into my Samsung TV. It connects for a few seconds but the screen never gets mirrored and it disconnects. Then I tried another application called screen stream mirroring which works but it takes up...
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    Anyway to increase the font size of SMS messaging app in moto e

    I have beginning to develop an eye problem and therefore need the font size of SMS messaging app to be increased. For example, the window where the SMS is composed can be possibly resized so it occupies more real estate on the screen as compared to the window that lists the messages from a...
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    Google Chrome cast is not working for Lenovo or tab 3 8 inches

    Hello I have a Samsung TV which works very well with Google Chrome cast in Nexis tablet 2013. I recently got a Lenovo tablet 3 8 inches but I'm not able to chrome cast. The screen comes up on the TV but then it immediately disconnects. There are no settings that are provided in the Google...
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    How to switch to the front camera in Nexus 7 tablet

    Thank you for your response. If you go through the results, you will find that there are plenty of the links that will tell you how to install a camera app but none of them tell you how to switch to the front camera. In most of the examples, the camera app has got a facility to switch to the...
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    How to switch to the front camera in Nexus 7 tablet

    I have a Nexus 7 tablet and I want to use the front camera to take pictures of documents. However, I have not found any way to switch to the front camera. By default, the reverse camera is on and I will have to take the tablet out from the protective cover every time I want to take a picture of...
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    Help needed to use Google Voice access better

    I am partially disabled and using the Nexus 7 tablet with Google Voice access app to use the tablet. Sometimes when I use the command scroll down using Google Voice access, it ask me which one. From what I can understand, it seems that there are multiple Windows within a given screen and perhaps...
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    How to setup call forwarding on Nexus 7

    Thank you for the responses. Nexus 7 is a tablet and not a phone and that is why I am having a problem by not being able to use it for calling and therefore I have to use it for forwarding. I have checked with my career but they could not provide me with any codes and that is why I was stuck...
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    How to setup call forwarding on Nexus 7

    Hello I could not find a forum for Nexus 7 so I am posting this query in this general discussion forum I have a Nexus 7 from 2012 and it does not seem to have the capability to make or receive phone calls However when I put a three G capable sim card it is able to receive and send data. It is...
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    Any other apps similar to Google Voice access that was recently released for disabled people

    Hello Google last week released an app to control Android device using voice recognition. The name of the app was Google Voice access and I am currently using it. However it has Limited functionality even though it is a step in the right direction and maybe our life Changer for disabled people...
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    Is there any Audio player that will accept a numeric time instant to play from instead of a slider control?

    Audio player that will accept a numeric time instant to play from instead of a slider control I am listening to long audio lectures on the phone. Sometimes, while listening I need to go back to a particular point in time. With an analog slider type of control, it is difficult to make the...
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    Border of the screen not responding to touch - Can I move the home screen button elsewhere

    The bottom part of the screen (in portrait) mode is not responding to touch. Is there a way to move the home screen buttons elsewhere. I can change the orientation to landscape but some applications don't work well. So wondering if there is a way to continue using the portrait orientation but...
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    Any player which will play only youtube playlist (parental control)

    I got the answer here All Things Technical: Restriction youtube for educational purposes
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    Any player which will play only youtube playlist (parental control)

    I have an old phone which I am considering handing to my daughter to watch educational videos on youtube. The ideal way to use would be for me to set the videos in the playlist and then she can view only those videos. Is there an app that allows playing of only youtube playlists. Thanks for any...