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Android Solutions

How To Disable Keyboard Touch Vibration in Nexus 5

UPDATE: For Android 6 (Marsh Mallow) use these steps

Google Keyboard is the default keyboard in the Nexus 5. By default, its configured to enable vibration on key press. If you are someone who dislikes this feature, here is a simple way of disabling it:
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  • Go to Home -> Settings -> Language and Keyboard
  • Locate “Google Keyboard” and press the settings button next to it.
  • Uncheck the tick next to “Vibrate on keypress”
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Android Device

Nexus 5 Not Booting: Possible Reasons & Solutions – Updated

UPDATE: There are multiple confirmations that the issue can be caused by using the wrong charger to charge the device. Nexus 5 comes with a different specification of the charger(particularly the cable for charging) and using alternate chargers might lead to the device not charging properly causing the issues.

Note: The solutions explained below can damage or brick your phone. Please exercise caution when implementing them. The author has tried most of these solutions but under expert supervision. If you are not sure about the solution please contact your Google Support

There seems to be a common problem in some Nexus 5 phones wherein the phone switches off and just refuses to start up. This happened to a colleague of mine too and here are my observations and possible solutions to the problem:

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Android Apps Solutions

Problem Loading Widget – Solved Android Error

How to Turn Off Keyboard Vibration

Problem loading Widget Error – Sometimes Widgets on the Android home page fail to load and are replaced by “Problem Loading Widget” error. The main causes of this error include:

  • Removal of the Application that gave you that widget
  • Moving of the specific (Widget) Application from Internal Memory to SD card
  • Upgrading of the Application
  • Upgrading of the core operating system (leading to reinstall of the Application)
  • Change of SD card

There is no simple way to fix this error, as it can depend on what caused the error in the first place and how the Widget was originally designed.  Here are some quick steps you can follow to recover your widget:

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Apps Solutions Web

In Line Dictionary for Firefox

Google Dictionary and Google Translate Extension for Firefox provides a simple solution for in-line translation/dictionary look-up of words & translation of whole pages.

Once installed all you need to do is double-click or highlight a word, and a little pop-up will show the definition of it in your language.




Click on the link below to install the plugin:
Google Dictionary and Google Translate 2.5



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Android Apps

How to Fix the “Could Not Install On USB Storage Or SD Card” Error – Android

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The “Could Not Install On USB Storage Or SD Card” error on Android phones apparently occurs when something goes wrong with the installation of an app and temp file is left on your Android OS. There is a work around and a fix for this problem.

The Work Around:

  • Unmount your SD card
  • Install the app
  • Mount your SD card
  • Move the app to the SD card
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The Fix:
Note: I suggest you backup your sd card before you try this method. It worked perfectly on my Galaxy Ace but there is no guarantee that it might not cause any data loss.

  • Connect your phone to your PC as a mass storage device
  • Backup important data
  • Find the folder named “.android_secure”
  • Inside it, delete the file called “smdl2tmp1.asec”
  • Disconnect your phone
  • Install the App you were trying to install

Hope this helps you 🙂