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    contacts in hangouts?

    Could someone please help me. All contacts on my nexus 4 are Google contacts..but since the update where hangouts is now the default SMS app.....some contacts don't display the mobile number so can't send them a text...? I've gone into the people app and made sure that the mobile numbers are...
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    Help stop message preview on swipe down notification bar?

    Id appreciate some help please...:) I'm using Whatsapp and love getting the notification icon in the top left hand corner of the screen. But is there anyway I can prevent the full message from being displayed when I swipe the notification bar down. I want to be notified I've received a...
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    Help changing default app

    Hi, could anyone please tell me whether its possible to change your phones default app to another of your choice. I do not like the standard 'gallery' app on my nexus and which to use quickpic. How can I set this as the default. If I disable 'gallery' my camera no longer works? Is there a...
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    disable status bar on lockscreen

    From my front lock screen, the status bar is on display which is great. But can I disable the swipe down facility? As I can do this without unlocking the screen first? Eg. I can see I have a text msg as icon appears in status bar......but I can then swipe the screen in a downwards motion and...
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    launcher preference

    I know you will all say its down to personal preference but would really appreciate some guidance.....HTC sense crashes and I get the white screen all the time.....love the customisation of go launcher but really slows phone down....have launcherpro and adw been abandoned as the market comments...
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    Help hide photos from appearring in gallery?

    private photos I have always placed in a seperate file preceded with a "." And these have never shown in my gallery.....perfect. however I recently added a new photo to the same folder and this photo DOES appear in the gallery. Only this new photo....not the others that were already in the...
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    Help permissions for apps

    I have noticed a lot of applications from within market have changed permissions to allow phone camera to take and use photos at any time. Should I worry about this? It is stopping me updating apps at the moment...... Hope someone can explain and/or reassure? Thankyou in advance
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    Help "sending"

    Since ICS update....and going back to Sense after using Go launcher for 9months, could someone please advise why I randomly get "sending" appear at bottom of whichever screen I'm on. What am I sending and more worryingly to whom? Thank you in advance
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    cross platform instant messaging apps?

    Can anyone advise on the most stable and reliable instant messaging app across Android, blackberry and iPhone? eg. pingchat......googletalk...etc. Many thanks in advance
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    Help Is a private sms conversation possible?

    Basically, I would like to be able to leave my phone unlocked but have the text messages between my husbands phone and mine hidden and passworded. Is this possible? I currently use chomp as I can password the whole sms application but would like to just hide the one convo........ Any help...
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    Help apps running?

    Hi, would really appreciate some help. My desire was taking approx 40mins to power down so I installed an task killer to show me what was running in the backround. I was astounded...approx 25 apps were continually running in the backround...so by killing these apps...powering down now only...
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    disabled market updater

    I have managed to disable market update?? I'm so worried. Could someone please explain the consequences of this and how I can rectify it. Thank-you in advance.