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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    It turns out that the problem I had was not restricted to adult sites. It just happened that a particular adult site I visit from time to time suddenly became blocked. I was not aware of any other sites being blocked. However, quite unexpectedly I noted that Sky News which I use regularly had...
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    Problem identifying Android app on one device to enable installation on another device

    I am totally baffled. What have those 30 Apps listed got to do with my clock.APK app which is already stored on my device? The 30 odd apps includes apps like Messages, 7Zipper, and Bluetooth which seem to me have absolutely nothing to do with downloading files from the web. I downloaded the...
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    Problem identifying Android app on one device to enable installation on another device

    Thanks, you're quite right. I do recall previously there being a system wide setting "Install unknown apps". So previously when I tried to install such an unknown .APK App it displayed that setting which I activated. I then installed the .APK and when fully installed I went back to the "Install...
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    Problem identifying Android app on one device to enable installation on another device

    Thanks, I've now downloaded the APK ready to install. I last installed an APK a few years ago and I'm aware that Google Play blocks installation of such unknown Apps. But previously I discovered the block could be disabled by a setting which was straightforward to find. However now it seems to...
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    Problem identifying Android app on one device to enable installation on another device

    Thanks for the suggestion. I do already have the APK Extractor. I used it once before, quite a while ago, to download and install a particular App which seemed to work. Due to it being a long time ago I don't recall the details of it. Using APK Extractor now, it gave a list of all my installed...
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    Problem identifying Android app on one device to enable installation on another device

    Thanks for your responses. I've tried the Google Play link on my device but unfortunately it does not show my required Clock App in the list. It only shows the Google Clock which is one I prefer not to use. As regards the Clock app info that I want to use, I have uploaded a screenshot of the...
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    Problem identifying Android app on one device to enable installation on another device

    Thanks for the responses. Yes, I use the same Gmail account for the different devices. I know that there are "transfer to other device" Apps but the ones I've seen seem to transfer everything (all Apps, contacts etc) across from one device to another. In this case I don't want that - I just want...
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    Problem identifying Android app on one device to enable installation on another device

    I have a number of Android devices and have been using Android for many years. I have on all my devices installed essentially the same Apps which I like. Whenever I obtain a new device I install most of my favourite Apps (used on existing devices) across to it. Most of the time this works...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    Thanks. As mentioned earlier, I've never before directly gone to that website, but it's got my attention because the Sky News App refers to it. After digging into the matter I discovered that the System Update had activated some adblocker and thereby caused the problem. It's all working fine...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    I have had numerous Android devices for well over 10 years going back to Android 1.0. I am aware that full System Updates are required from time to time and over the years I've had dozens of such updates on my devices. They caused me no problems and provided new features and cured a few...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    I think you're mistaken as I consider it's 100% clearly a problem with the blockage caused by the disastrous Samsung update. Please read again what I previously;y clearly stated. outbrain.com has, due to the disastrous update, been blocked by the tablet for any access at all. No App or any web...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    The site outbrain.com has been working fine on my Samsung tablet and numerous other Android devices for years and years through the Sky News App. However, since the disastrous Samsung/Android tablet update of a few days ago, this site has been blocked (together with an unknown number of other...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    I've now got an interesting update. I had assumed the problem was limited to "Adult" websites because I could see no other websites being blocked that I normally log into. However today I notice that the Samsung/Android update has blocked another (certainly non Adult) website: outbrain.com...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    I agree that I said this problem started to happen after a System Update. But maybe I did not give sufficient detailsed information and should rephrase my information by saying: I've had my Samsung Galaxy Tablet for about 2 1/2 years. During this time I have been accessing website...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    I've never encountered the Google Safe Search. Whenever I do web searches I use different search engines (mainly DuckDuckGo) and I rarely use the Google Search. In particular, for the the sites that are currently being blocked by my Samsung tablet, I enter the actual address directly (no search...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    I have been using this Samsung Tablet for several years without the current website block occurring. As explained, there was a formal Samsung./Android update a few days ago and that's what started the website block, but only on the Samsung tablet and no other device. I've got about 30 devices...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    Thanks for your comments. You're right, I've now located Parental Controls which come under digital wellbeing onn Samsung but I haven't activated that feature and description says that feature uses Google's Family Link, which I haven't installed either. I also have a Samsung Galaxy A51 phone...
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    Android devices blocking some (Adult?) websites

    I have a number of Android devices at home accessing Internet via Wifi. I have been using them for years and in general it's all been working fine. However, from time to time one of my devices is unable to access a particular website saying: This site can't be reached However all my other...
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    Is there a file manager app which compares folders?

    I know there are a huge number of file manager apps available but I'm looking for one which has a particular feature. I need one that compares the contents in terms of file structure of different folders. In particular, if I have 2 folders, say Folder1 which contains files: file1, file2 file3...
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    Deleting files & folders on external (SD card) storage

    I have a number of devices with different versions of Android ranging from Android 5 to Android 10. In addition to internal storage, all my devices also have external (SD card) storage. I have no problem creating files, reading,and writing them on my external storage, but none of the file...
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    Contacting a forum moderator

    I'm new to this forum and am trying to contact a moderator to ask for some help with using the system. How do I do this as I can find no list of moderators or any link to start a conversation with a moderator? From the introduction email I received I gather that they suggest I download an app to...
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    Help Please advise newbie on which forum(s) to post

    Hello I'm a newbie here and I've been using Android for a number of years. This means I have a number of different Android devices using different Android versions. I've registered here because because I have a few problems / queries about the system. There are so many forums here and my...
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    Help Problem with Android 6 using SD card for apps

    I recently purchased an Alcatel Pixi 4 (4) configured with Android 6. It's only got a very small internal memory, but I thought no problem, I'll use an external SD card as internal storage. I believe the maximum SD card supported is 32GB - is that right?. So then I successfully installed a 32GB...
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