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    Has anyone rooted a G5+ lately?

    I just found out pokemon go is stopping support for 32 bit phones. I believe the G5+ has 32 bit software but has the capability of using 64 bit. Any advice? I would need to root and install a 64 bit rom, I guess? thanks
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    Help Pandora keeps running forever...

    Since our new car can play pandora through Bluetooth I decided to install it on my phone. I have an account from way back. So yesterday I was driving home and decided to try it. I used it for about 10 minutes and switched back to xm. This afternoon it seemed like my battery was dying too quickly...
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    Help bluetooth and notifications issue

    When I paired my phone with my car, and both are on, notifications don't sound on my phone. I know others have had this problem with the Pie update. Is there a fix for it?
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    Help Oreo-anyone updated yet? No problems?

    We have a couple of moto g5+ here (in the US) waiting to download/install the oreo update. Has anyone done it?
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    Help Is there a 3rd party lock screen that works well with the pixel2 and pie?

    I'm not loving the stock lock screen. I can turn notifications all on or all off. I can't seem to change apps individually to show up on the lock screen with the notifications turned off (on the lock screen) like it says I should be able to. Basically i want my battery widget reborn (which I use...
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    Help Soft keys driving me crazy. help.

    I've had a phone with the soft home/back/recent buttons before but I don't remember having trouble with them. On this phone, they're driving me bonkers. For example, I like to use the camera zoom app so I can touch the screen to take a picture. But when I have the camera app open, and want to...
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    Help Hesitant to upgrade to Pie

    I just got my pixel 2 and it came with Oreo installed. It gives me the option to upgrade to Pie but I'm not seeing many recent reviews about it. Has anyone had trouble with it? If I upgrade, is it possible to go back to Oreo if i want to?
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    Help new pixel 2 - need a car charger

    Since my kids all have android devices that use the micro-usb cables, I need something that can accommodate both types. I'll probably also need extra cables (sometimes I charge in my living room and sometimes in my bedroom where the wall outlet is a pain to reach), and can I use my portable...
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    Help Won't fully charge. Is it the beginning of the end?

    I've been having a lot of trouble with my S7 (less than 2 yrs old and always been extra careful with it) overheating and the battery discharging way faster than normal. I sent it to squaretrade and they claim to have replaced the battery, but it seems even worse now. I tried the reset where you...
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    original pixel-still worth buying?

    I need a new phone-my s7 doesn't work right anymore and squaretrade won't honor the warranty. I can't bring myself to pay $750 for a phone so I'm thinking about the original pixel. I know the warranty only applies at authorized retailers but I can't find a list of authorized retailers anywhere...
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    Pixel 2 hotspot

    I'm currently using a samsung galaxy s7 but it's starting to seriously overheat. It's still under the extended warranty but squaretrade refuses to do anything with it. They claim water damage although I have never had it near water, and it just came back from squaretrade from a previous claim...
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    Help restoring my backup-what am I doing wrong here?

    I just got my S7 repaired and want to restore my backup from google. In the past, every single time I've gotten a new phone, when I sign into google it automatically reinstalls all of my apps from my last backup (which is done automatically) along with the data. This time it's doing nothing at...
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    Accessories Does anyone have a good bumper case (no back) for the G5+

    I'm looking for a simple bumper with either no back or a vented back. I swear every phone I use gets hot and it drives me batty. I've been looking at this one but it's really the only one I could find with no back...
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    Help my phone keeps getting hot for no reason

    Today I had my phone on, not charging, and it started to feel hot. So I closed all recent apps, ran the device management tool (it was already at 100% for some reason), and rebooted. When it came back on the only thing I had open was the battery/temp widget and I sat there and watched as the...
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    Help Problem with the last update

    Last time there was an over the air update, it didn't seem to finish. It just kept saying "applying updates" for hours on end. So I rebooted my phone and it was the same. I attempted to boot into recovery and it still said applying updates, and then it showed a sick android and the words no...
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    Help Best and easiest way to unroot and flash stock on my gnex?

    I've been googling and trying different tutorials for about 4 hours now and none are working the way the tutorials say they should. I've also tried Wug's and it doesn't work. Any other ideas? I'm about to just stomp on the thing and throw it away.
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    Help Problem after an update-please help

    My phone got an update notification for the OS. I went ahead and updated like I've done many times in the past and when it was done, it said something like "service provider update. your device will restart to configure features supported by the new sim card". Made me very nervous because this...
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    Help Is my nexus 5 a brick?

    I haven't used this phone in over a year because I can't charge it using a cable and using a charging pad just isn't very convenient. So now I'm trying to unroot it but I think the iffy connection via micro usb cable to my computer is affecting it. I am using wug's toolkit. First I did a reset...
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    Help Swapping out sim cards - a question

    I have a galaxy s7 using an at&t sim from straight talk. I am having a bit of trouble with signals in my area, so I got a verizon sim to try out. My phone has gsm and cdma capability. My question is this-if I swap out the sim cards to try verizon, and want to use at&t again (until my month is...
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    Help screen timeout setting won't stick

    I have a galaxy s7 that I bought and have been using with straight talk. I set my screen timeout on ten minutes a while back because of a game I was playing. I am not playing it right now so I changed it back to one minute and it keeps changing itself back to ten minutes. I also tried 30...
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    Help How to transfer data from my N5 to my Galaxy S7?

    Smart Switch mobile to mobile is not working-it just sticks at connecting. I'm pretty sure I have granted all necessary permissions. I downloaded smart switch for PC and there doesn't appear to be any way to get my N5 data onto my PC. What else can I try? eta: My N5 is rooted with stock...
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    S7 - worth the $$?

    My nexus 5 has served me well but now it won't charge through the port so I had to buy a wireless charger and it takes forever to charge, not to mention how inconvenient this is when I'm on the go. Everything I'm looking at is missing a feature or gets bad reviews on a feature that I really...
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    texting app that plays well with imessage?

    My son got an iphone (iOS 9) and uses imessage. He has noticed that many times, texts from anyone with an android phone are delayed-sometimes by hours. He's updated and done all the fixes that the apple sites recommend. I was wondering if there's an android app that I can use that will interact...
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    Straight Talk Users-what phone do you like?

    I think my Nexus 5 is dying. It's hard to get it to charge anymore. So I guess I'm going to be in the market for a new phone. Nexus 6P? 5X? Samsung Galaxy S7? Or the S6? Can the Samsung phones be rooted? I am using android 6 now (rooted) and hate to revert to 5 (which is what the ST branded S6...
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    need help with gapps

    I gave my son my old gnex and he wanted to play pokemon go on it so I rooted it and flashed cm. I thought I was downloading the 4.4.4 version but it turned out to be the 5.xx version. Not a big deal but I downloaded and installed the gapps for the 4.4.4. So some google apps aren't working right...