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How To: Use Genmoji to Create Custom Emoji That Work Just Like Regular Emoji in Messages, Notes, and More

Question: Need App to Stream Movies

People, I am looking for an app that can be used to stream movies from NAS and over my companies network. Any tips and guidance is greatly appreciated.

Forum Thread: How Do You Reformat a Video Stream?

I would like to reformat a video stream that has an incompatible format. What is the best way to do this?

Forum Thread: Pixel Lines on Screen

Is my screen defective or am I just seeing things? I see these vertical lines on my screen and am not sure if I have a faulty one or what? Whats up with those?

Forum Thread: Phone Stuck on Samsung Screen

Not sure what I did, but now my gets stuck on the Samsung screen when I turn it on. I was using custom roms before and might have did something wrong.

Forum Thread: Wrong APN Settings

I was messing with my phone earlier, tried out different roms and now my phone doesn't recognize my APN settings. Help

Forum Thread: Disabling Cores = Better Battery Life?

I know my tablet has multiple cores. If I disable cores, will I have better battery overall?

Forum Thread: Nexus 7 Unrecognized Suddenly on PC

My device one day just stop being detected in Windows. I have no idea what happened. I didn't upgrade or change anything from what I can remember. Anyone know why this is?

Forum Thread: Smudge on Screen Won't Go Away

I noticed theres this screen smudge that looks like its under the screen. I know it has to be under the screen, I've been wiping away at it forever. What gives?

Forum Thread: How Do I Open a Command Prompt to My ADB & Fastboot Directory?

Excuse my newbie questioning...

Download: Nexus 7 Update to Android 4.2.2

Here it is...

Forum Thread: Not Getting Gmail Notifications

I flashed a rom yesterday but I'm not getting alerts or notifications when I get an email. Emails come in, but I have to check for them manually.

Forum Thread: Alternatives to the S3 Keyboard?

My buddy has a different keyboard on his phone, know of any alternative keyboards for my phone?

Jelly Bean: New OS Tricks & Tips

I started this thread to highlight some of the differences you will experience when using your Nexus 7. A lot of us, myself included, were using Gingerbread and Honeycomb prior to Jelly Bean.

Forum Thread: How Do I Raise the Max Volume Limit?

Is there a way to raise the max volume limit? I was watching Netflix on my Nexus 7 and there was a movie with really low-sounding parts, which at max volume, was still unlistenable. The volume was turned all of the way up, so I don't know what's up.

Forum Thread: Nexus 7 Guidebook

While not a documentation kind of guy I did find a few great tips within. Plus it is free...

Forum Thread: TWRP Versus CWM

I have heard good things TWRP but only used CWM. Any advantages or benefits to using TWRP for recovery instead of CWM?

Nexus 7: Using Carbon for Twitter

I saw they related Carbon for Twitter but I just read they don't have a version that works with the Nexus 7 (or tablets in general).

Q: Does Restoring a Nexus 7 Remove a Root?

If I go ahead and restore my Nexus 7 back to factory condition will it remove my root?

Forum Thread: Use as DLNA Media Server

I have a smart TV with DLNA streaming functionality. I've gotten it to work with some of my other devices. Anyone know how I can get my content from my Nexus 7 to my TV?

Forum Thread: Wrong Time Zone?

I move from location to location, so my clock isn't right a lot of the time. How would I change my time to the right time zone?

Forum Thread: Managing Downloads

I just downloaded a few dozen files onto my Nexus. Most of them are PDFs that I need to read over the next few weeks. Is there any way to organize them into folders - kind of like small libraries - that I can access using a shortcut?

Forum Thread: Opera for Nexus

I heard that Opera is extremely fast. Anyone here have an opinion of Opera Mini and Opera Mobile?

Forum Thread: Media Player Review

Any opinions on MX and BS Player? Or should I not consider either?

Forum Thread: Stopping Mobile Re-Directs

I keep getting sent to mobile sites when I use my Nexus 7. Sometimes, I don't mind the outcome but at other times I want to use the full desktop website. Is there anyway to prevent the re-direct or to let me choose which experience I want to load in my browser?

Forum Thread: More Chrome Problems

I must have bad Chrome karma. I started to mess around with Chrome Beta and I am having all sorts of readability issues. The text is difficult to read and somewhat blurry.

Forum Thread: New Version of Flash 11.1.115.37

Check it out! Imagine downloading Flash for Android directly from Adobe... The new version can be directly downloaded here:

Forum Thread: Games Keep Crashing

Maybe this is just me but I am having problems with several games on my N7. Of course, they all say they are compatible so maybe I am causing the problem.

Forum Thread: How to Fix Color on Samsung After It Was Dropped

How to Fix Color on Samsung Stratosphere 4G After It Was Dropped it now will not show the color Green it shows green as the color brownish red now... and the white color has a shade of very light pink....and i dont have a warranty so i was wondering if there is anyone with a suggestion..... everything else on the phone works fine