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  1. BigRedGonzo

    Phone Calls on Lock Screen

    OK, I give. I have been bested by my phone. It as suddenly stopped allowing me to answer calls from the lock screen. I don't remember changing anything and I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to get this extremely important feature back. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated...
  2. BigRedGonzo

    Help Google Play Store has Stopped

    Periodically, I get a pop up stating that Google Play Store has stopped and there is a Restart App and OK option. Anyone else seeing this? If so, any recommendations? Doesn't happen enough to even be annoying, but I guess I'm a bit OCD and would like for it to not do it at all!! If it...
  3. BigRedGonzo

    Help Verizon Messages Help

    I have been using Verizon Messages for a while and really like it. One question that I have and haven't found the answer for as of yet, is how do you address a group. I can go to contacts and find the group and initiate the message from there, but I would like to find a/the way to address the...
  4. BigRedGonzo

    Help Help with changing the voice in Text-to-Speech

    I have had my N5 for about two weeks. Been working on getting it set up the way I like. Its funny how you wait and anticipate the release of a new device and run out and get it, then you spend all your time getting it set up just like your old device was set up. Anyway, I purchased a different...
  5. BigRedGonzo

    Help I need help with Contacts and Groups

    I can't say that this feature was one of the ones that I used extensively, but when I needed it, it was great to have. Now I have run across an occasion that I need it again and it seems to be missing. Does anyone know what happened to Groups in the Contacts app? Any help would be greatly...
  6. BigRedGonzo

    USB connections

    OK, so I am probably an idiot, but... I was looking at the actual USB 3.0 connection yesterday and noticed that the large side of the plug looked a lot like a regular USB micro plug. So I tried to insert a micro usb and voila, it worked. The tablet was off at the time and the little battery...
  7. BigRedGonzo

    Accessories Stylus for Handwriting Recognition with Palm Rejection

    Regrettably I opted to buy the Tab Pro 12.2 for $150 less than the Note Pro 12.2. Now I have run into a need to take some notes in the field and I can do so with a regular stylus using SNote and can actually convert them to text in SNote. It is sort of clunky, but it works. I would love to have...
  8. BigRedGonzo

    Let's Discuss Google's Inbox

    Well I've had the new Inbox app for about a week now and I hate to say, because it was so anticipated, I'm just not impressed. I had hopes of something really impressive and innovative, but, in my mind, it just really isn't there. It seems to be a good app and seems to work well, but there...
  9. BigRedGonzo

    Help Contacts (app) Me entry

    I have a Verizon Branded, completely stock, not rooted, S4. I just checked my "Me" entry in the contacts list and all it had in it was my first and last name and my cell phone number. I have a contact in my contacts list for myself already will all of my work and home information, just the...
  10. BigRedGonzo

    What to do with additional contacts?

    OK, here is what I need. I have about 30 people that I need to be able to text and/or call. I have all of their cell numbers. I DO NOT WANT THEM IN MY GOOGLE CONTACT LIST, but I would like to have them in some sort of place that is as easy to edit as a Google contact. I do want them to show...
  11. BigRedGonzo

    Google Contacts

    OK guys, put your thinking caps on and lend a hand. This is driving me crazy!! I have about 340 contacts on my phone, they are all sync'd with Google. I have one contact that "misbehaves". The contact IS a google contact. I have deleted this contact multiple times and re-entered it. I...
  12. BigRedGonzo

    Be careful if you change your Data Plan mid month to save money.

    I have been contacted two times now by phone by Verizon representatives that were overwhelmingly concerned about the amount of money I was spending on my monthly cell phone bill. Their solution, both times, was for me to switch to a different data plan for the month if I see that I am going to...
  13. BigRedGonzo

    Odd Nova Prime Behavior

    I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon Branded). Yesterday I decided I needed a change and put Nova Prime on the phone and set it up. I seems to be working fine. I have set it as the default launcher. Here is the problem, when I open the Gmail app and then back out back to the launcher, it...
  14. BigRedGonzo

    Help 4.3 on Verizon Note 2 Question

    Very specifically, is the Settings section on the Verizon Note 2 supposed to be tabbed? My wife's phone updated a week or two ago and her Settings aren't tabbed. Sorry for not putting this in the general discussion thread, but you can never find anything in there, especially when it has four...
  15. BigRedGonzo

    Help Bad Internet Adresses

    OK, I have an odd problem. Get a cup of coffee, this may be long. My company has an open WiFi network for "casual" use, but it redirects you to a log-in page one time per day when you first log-in. After accepting the disclaimer, you are redirected to our main company page. Here is the...
  16. BigRedGonzo

    Help Samsung Apps App

    I have a Verizon Branded Galaxy S4. I keep getting (every 3-4 days) an update notice from Samsung (the little pink or red Purse looking notification Icon) saying that Samsung Apps needs to update. I tap the notification and it goes away, but nothing happens. I don't have a Samsung Apps app on...
  17. BigRedGonzo

    Help Need Verizon Stock Image

    For reasons that I won't bother going into, I would like to use Odin to completely replace my stock image on my phone with a new one. I don't want to root, I just want to replace the stock 4.3 image with the same. My problem is, I can't find an "official" stock Verizon 4.3 image. Can anybody...
  18. BigRedGonzo

    Help S4 Volume Change on Ringtone

    I promise that I did search for this, but I couldn't find the thread. I know its here somewhere, but... Anyway, on the S4 the ringtone is supposed to gradually get louder for a second or two before hitting full volume. What actually happens is it rings really soft for a second and then...
  19. BigRedGonzo

    Help 4.3 Upgrade Samsung Security Issue

    Since the upgrade, I have done a Factory Reset from the Recovery Menu. Since then I am frequently getting the message in the screenshot about blocking an attempt to access a secure area. Has anyone seen this or know anything about it? It is quite annoying since it wants you to upgrade your...
  20. BigRedGonzo

    Help 4.3 an Persistent Folders

    I just got the 4.3 update and have found a new feature that I particularly do not like. I utilize folders on my home screen to help keep things neat and tidy. After the 4.3 update, when I open a folder to run a shortcut, the folder is still open when I return from the app. Anybody know if...
  21. BigRedGonzo

    Help Driving Mode Help

    I know that I can set S-Voice to go into Driving Mode in the settings using the bluetooth connection, but this isn't exactly what I want. I want to use Setting Profiles to activate S-Voice Driving Mode when I am connected to my car's bluetooth AND have the charger plugged in. I have the rule...
  22. BigRedGonzo

    Help Ringtone help

    I had some issues with my phone last week and deciding it was time for fall cleaning, I FDR'd the phone. Before this I had about 9 ringtones, some mp3's and some wma's, that were in the media/audio/ringtone directory on my external sd card. They were all available to be used as ringtones...
  23. BigRedGonzo

    Help SD Card Issues - Need Help

    Saturday morning we were out doing some stuff around town and my wife had a place where she wanted to go. We weren't really sure the best way to get there, so I used Google Now to find the address and navigated to the store. When I picked my phone up, it was very warm, which is not normal...
  24. BigRedGonzo

    Help Stock S4 Messaging App

    While using the stock S4 Messaging app, I have noticed that, when you send a text to a group, it sends the text as an MMS not an SMS. This doesn't bother me because the group messaging works well. I have noticed although that it will not send when connected to WiFi. I can send a group message...
  25. BigRedGonzo

    Help S-Planner Tasks and Google Calendar

    I like the S-Planner app and will continue to use it, but I have run across an issue with which I need some assistance. My Calendars all sync properly with Google Calendar, but I cannot get tasks that I enter in S-Planner to sync. I have checked at the top of the event entry page and "My...