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This is a Tips and Tricks page for Android.

Summary

This page is a repository of tips and tricks which may be useful in dealing with Android devices.

Safe Mode

Safe Mode can be used for maintenance, e.g. uninstalling a troublesome app, when the device won't start up normally. See Restart your Android Phone in Safe Mode to Troubleshoot Problems for details.

Transfering pictures to OSX

Android has two transfer modes PTP and MTP over USB. In PTP mode using Image Capture the thumbnail doesn’t show, there is just a generic one being displayed. Gizmonaut reports that his is an issue he hasn't found a solution for (a screen shot suggests it should work).

Anyway in his search for a solution he found that USB transfer on Android was seriously broken and the following page may be of interest to all those using Android

External links

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