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I have a Samsung Galaxy S 5 running Lollipop. It's rooted, but otherwise stock. I recently tried to set up and use the new Android Pay app to see what it was all about, but it won't let me finish locking in a credit or debit card. I keep getting the following error: "Android Pay cannot be...

I wanted to get some guidance from people much smarter than me about what's coming in the future. I'm currently on a Verizon Samsung GS5 running rooted Android 5.0. No major beefs at this point, though it was a bit rocky getting here (massive thanks to @ironass for his tremendous guides and...

When I connect to my work laptop (Macbook Pro), my phone connects as an installer. After a few seconds, it switches to a media device connection. I have the Developer Options enabled and the USB Debugging option selected, but it keeps getting turned off as soon as the phone is connected via...

I recently rolled back from Lollipop to 4.4.2 and rooted using Towelroot. All is well! Now the question is - what custom recovery should I use? I've used SafeStrap in the past, and found a download for my particular model of S5, but I also noticed there is now a TWRP Manager app in the Google...

I have an unrooted (Verizon) Samsung Galaxy S5. I'm not a fan of stock Lollipop, so I'm looking for the best way to get into CyanogenMod. I tried their easy online installer, but it said my device wasn't supported. There was a button to proceed anyway, but I thought it best to do a little...

Today my GS5 started freaking out. I cannot install or update any apps from the Google Play store - they all get stuck at a certain percentage of the way through the download. Each app has a different sticking point (22%, 39%, 75%, etc.), but each app sticks at precisely the same percentage...

I really like my GS5, but there are a couple annoyances that I'd really love to clear up. First, there are a couple of informational (translation: nag) screens that always pop up, requiring extra taps to clear them away. One comes up every time I turn on Bluetooth, and two of them come up...

I'm still playing with all of the new functionality on my GS5. I tried to go into the S Health app today, but came across a couple of notification screens. One was the usual boilerplate about using S Health as a part of a program monitored by a doctor, blah blah blah. Fine, whatever. The...

Hello, fellow Androidians! I'm eligible for an upgrade and am looking at getting the S5 very soon. I currently have one of the grandfathered unlimited data plans from Verizon, and I'm deliberating on whether or not to give it up. Before I make an unrecoverable change like that, I wanted to get...

I received my notification for the 4.4 OTA update a few days ago. I initiated the backup, and the device rebooted. I'm rooted so it booted into TWRP and did nothing. After I manually rebooted from TWRP, it came up in my 4.3 environment with no changes, and I have not gotten the 4.4 OTA update...

I've been using CM 10.1.3 for some time without any problems. Over the past few days I've noticed that the LTE connection hasn't been active at all, and I can't get it to turn on manually. 3G still works. How do I troubleshoot to determine if the problem is hardware or software? Thanks in...

I have CyanogenMod 10.1.3 running on my Maxx. I used SafeStrap to install it on ROM Slot 1 using the biggest space SS would allow (3GB, if I recall correctly). However, I keep getting warning messages about running out of space on "internal" storage. I have moved all apps onto my external SD...

I'm currently using a wallpaper on my phone that was originally from a picture file that I manually copied onto the SD card and placed in a folder I specifically created for such background wallpapers. I don't want to lose the wallpaper, but as far as I can tell that file is no longer in the...

I have the stock browser, Firefox, and Chrome on my Maxx. Over time, all three have gradually dragged down to an interminably sluggish pace for everything. Opening them often takes as long as 30 seconds (occasionally more) to fully open and become interactive, and there is a consistent lag of...

So, I upgraded my N7 to 4.3 a few days ago. Belatedly, I realized that I'm not getting the new active notifications on it. I don't see a setting anywhere that would enable it, so I'm not quite sure how to get the new functionality. I'm probably just looking right past it, but can someone point...