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    Can I set it up so I can use Google assistant on my locked phone when I'm on my wifi only?

    Like the title says. Is it possible?
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    Possible to run periscope on a rooted Nexus S?

    Just wondering if it would be worth it to root this device becuase I would like to use periscope and it is not compatible with any other devices I have.
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    Can't add contractions to dictionary

    I am having issues adding contractions to my dictionary. Everywhere I try to add a contraction to a dictionary, it doesn't accept the apostrophe apparently. Is there a way around this? This is so annoying for me. Maybe an app I could get or something? idk.
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    Thinking of buying this phone, how do you like yours?

    I'm thinking about getting this phone. It looks quite awesome, but i've heard that there are some reliability issues with it. Wondering if anyone here may have been through some of that. Also wondering anything else anyone would like to share about the pros and cons of getting this phone.
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    custom uccw weather icons

    I would like to add my own have weather icons. Wanted to download a set and modify it. It came two folders, one for day, and one for night. But they are not appearing. So I was wondering everything I need to know to weather icons for uccw. Stuff like filenames, file sizes, how should be...
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    alarmdroid playlists

    I looked through the developper's website and the such, but could not find a solution for my dilemma. hopefully somebody here, will read this and be able to help me out. i love the alarmdroid app, but it has one shortcoming for me. i can't get the playlist thing working. i want to be...
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    widget locker icons

    i have a theme in widget locker i want to use, but it came with only 2 icons. i like how they look, minimal white, but i want to use a different icon for a different application. so basically the easiest way for me, would be to just take one of the included widget locker icons and then edit it...
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    manual ics update from 2.3.6

    i have a telus account with an unlocked i0902a**** (forget last characters) nexus s. doesn't seem to be finding ota update. i figure it should be out. this is killing me. so i'm wondering about a manual update to available official update to 4.0.4. are there any dangers from doing it...
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    Help need help with ics update.

    I bought an unlocked i9020auckf1 nexus s without contract, and put my telus sim card in it. Afaik, the ota update to 4.0.4 should be available for me, no? At any rate, when I check for updates, I find nothing. Is there a way I can get ota to work? Or do I just need to wait? Or is there the...
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    Help Headphone control

    I know headphone controls are made for iPhone but they work well enough with most android phones. My problem though is that long press to skip tracks is the main reason I want to use headphone control, but the nexus s does that AND starts the voice actions app. Is there any way short of rooting...
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    Bln unlocked I9020 gingerbead 2.3.6?

    This are my specs just got phone, is there a way I can get bln working with my phone without rooting it? I did some searching on xda developers, and I think I'm OK, but I'm not sure. I do believe installing the kernel update or whatever good mess up my handset, so I just want to be sure...
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    mount as disk drive automatically

    is there a way i can have the default behaviour when i plug my phone into computer USB to act as disk drive rather than charge only? it used to give me the option everytime, and then there was a possibility to select "don't ask me again" and i figured this would have the option i selected set as...
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    Root apps to SD card

    The desire seems to have a ridiculously small storage capacity on the phone. at first this was kind of annoying. now, as my flash and market apps among others are getting heavier, it's becoming too much of a problem. so i'm thinking of rooting. the only reason i want to root is for being...
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    adw launcher theme icons

    got adw launcher and think i would like to make a nice clean home screens setup. got elegant theme. like it. like the icons. but obviously there aren't icons for everything i have. is there a way i can assign my own elegant icons to whatever app i want? or, a way to get the elegant theme icons...
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    a gingerbread thread

    i really want to squeeze out some more performance from my desire and make it look a little better and free up some sd card space. i'm thinking of rooting, but really i'd like to try the official 2.3 update first and see how that goes. i'd rather avoid rooting. now i've heard that you could...
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    Root question about Rooting and Roms

    I just had a few questgions abotu rooting and roms. i'm sure this sort of question gets asked alot. now, i know you could potentially brick your phone, and i know it voids your warranty. but are there any other dangers to rooting? is there a way i could have a backup so that unless i brick my...
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    Gingerbread

    Ok, so HTC seems to have gone back and forth on this. I'm kind of keen to get the update, but I'm trying to figure out really which features will improve my desire experience. Heard Wed have to giveup some apps, not sure how much I care about that. On a side note I was wondering if maybe this...
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    Root personal hosts file. root my phone? confused

    what's going on? i'm a total android newbie and new to the forum. I was just wondering what exactly rooting was, or adb push and stuff like that. as well as what it involves. the reason i want to do this is i want to setup a hosts file for my android phone. i know there are some apps that do...
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