Android

Links

• Google: Dashboard
• Google: Device Manager
• Google Support: Configure Sync Options

On this wiki

• Android apps

How-To

Sync phones

For instance to sync old and new phones.

Contacts

• Sync via Google Account.

Calendar

• Sync via Google Account.

Color Notes

• Sync via Google Account.

SMS/MMS/Call logs

• Use SMS Backup & Restore app.

Photos

• Sync via samba share (using for instance ES Explorer app).

Privacy

• Delete backup synced to Google account

Troubleshooting

Frozen widget

• Try restarting the launcher. On Samsung, Force stop TouchWiz in the application manager (TouchWiz is apparently Samsung's custom launcher).

Enable developer mode

• On Samsung, go to Settings → About device → tap 7x on Build number. [1]

Get android log

• Enable USB debugging phone (see developer settings)
• Connect phone to USB
• Run

adb logcat

WiFi troubleshooting

• GUIDE - Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Connection Problems - Android Central

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Got the message for years when leaving plane mode. Turn out to be an MMS message that I couldn't download [2]. To fix, find the culprit MMS (the one with a Download button), and delete it!