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  1. edgie70

    Help help me choose

    Hi all , I'm looking at two phones , OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 8t , can anyone recommend either one to buy , does anyone own one and do they recommend etc ? Thanks
  2. edgie70

    good battery life android phone

    Hi all , currently got a galaxy S10 with a 3400mah battery powered by the Exynos chip , I'm looking at getting another phone but I need a phone that has goodbbattery life, I get about 4 hours sot on the S10 then it's dead after being on for about 15 hours , what's a good phone with good battery...
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    android box left on standby ??

    Hi , quick question , your android box, do you keep it plugged in and on standby when not in use or do you unplug it ?? My mecool km9 pro would need to be left plugged in and would think turned off / standby during the day , is this safe to do so with android boxes ?
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    S7 not sending long sms

    Hi all , using an s7 edge and my SMS app is Google messenger , if I type a text over 3 pages it will send but the person I'm sending to doesn't receive it , if I type a smaller text it goes through fine , I've even tried the stock Samsung messages app with same length of SMS but it still doesn't...
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    Samsung messages symbol

    Hi all , this little symbol has appeared next to a message that I sent and I've no idea what it is , I'm using an s7 edge running stock 7.0
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    Android messages

    Hi , I'm using android messages on my s7 edge , short or small texts send no problems but last night I was messaging a friend and the small texts went thru but then I sent a message with a few emojis , that made it a 4 page text , that sends but she says she's not received it !! I went to...
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    Random apps opening when unlocked

    Hi all , when I unlock my s7 edge occasionally random apps will open up , it's mainly apps on the home screen that appear , any ideas , cheers
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    Whatsapp mute not working

    Hi all , I have a group chat on whatsapp that I've muted but every time there is a message in the group I get a notification tone even tho it's set to mute , I have a galaxy s7 edge running 6.0.1 , anyone else have this problem , thanks
  9. edgie70

    Help Air plane mode with wifi??

    Hi , I've read that turning on air plane mode turns off all wireless radio connections but I can still turn wifi on , so , if air plane mode and wifi are on at the same time what does the air plane mode do to the wifi ?? Does it stop it scanning ?? Thank you , Dave
  10. edgie70

    Wifi connected notification

    Hi all , I've got a galaxy tab s2 9.7 , it keeps flashing up " connected to WiFi " it never did it on my tab 3 , just wondered if anyone else has this problem , cheers
  11. edgie70

    No Facebook notifications

    Hi all , I'm using an lg g3 in the u.k on Vodafone , I've stopped getting Facebook notifications when someone comments on my status for example , I see the notification when I click the F.B app but I don't get an alert when I'm not using my phone , I've checked all settings in the app and phone...
  12. edgie70

    contacts profile photo

    Hi all , my contacts had their Facebook profile photo attached to their name in my contacts , I had to restart my phone , now the contact photo is gone , replaced by the lg contact icon , anyone else had this
  13. edgie70

    Facebook contacts sync

    Hi all , my contacts have their Facebook profile photo attached to them but I've noticed them not updating , restarted my phone and now they have no photo attached at all , anyone else had this problem , cheers
  14. edgie70

    Help g3 screen dimming slightly

    Hi all , when I turn on the screen on my g3 after a few seconds the screen dims ever so slightly and is noticeable , the percentage on the brightness scale stays at the 75% tho , its set to 75% all the time , not using auto brightness , unrooted using Nova launcher , anybody else's do it ???
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    software update ??

    Hi all , I've an lg g3 on Vodafone in the u.k , I got a software update 2 days ago , installed it but nothing seems to have changed , I'm still on 5.0 , has anyone else in the u.k had this update ?? Cheers , Dave
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    Help cloud ??

    Hi all , iPhone have the icloud to back up all the phones settings and stuff but what does my g3 back up to , is it Google's cloud , if so , where is it on my phone , how do I access it , is there an android cloud ?? Cheers , Dave
  17. edgie70

    5.0.1 update ??

    Hi all , from the u.k running android 5.0 on my g3 , does anyone know if we're getting a 5.0.1 update here in the u.k for our g3 phones , cheers , Dave
  18. edgie70

    Google calendar

    Hi all , when I set my " default " notification period in my calendar to one hour before then go to put something in my calendar poss the next day the default notification period has changed back to the default five minutes before ?? Am I doing anything wrong ?? Thanks , Dave
  19. edgie70

    Thinking of getting a TV box

    Hi all , thinking of getting an android TV box , im from the u.k , if I get a custom box that I can stream bt sport on is it illegal ??? It is a channel that I would normally subscribe to at about £13.50 a month , so if I stream it on a box can I get " done " as they say , can " they " find out...
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    icons

    Hi all , my g3 is running 5.0 and I have the stock icons for messaging and contacts , older type that it came with before updating , should it not have the newer 5.0 icons as stock now its on 5.0 because they are just the same ?? Thank you , Dave
  21. edgie70

    Android O/S Battery Use %

    Hi all , is it normal to have something like 30% battery usage by android os , its not on my g3 so please excuse me putting it here , its on my tablet but no one seems to post in the tablet section lol ....could it be an app or is it just general android os usage that's normal , thank you
  22. edgie70

    rtc-alarm wake lock

    Hi , I've downloaded gsm battery stats and it says something like 200,000 rtc alarm wakelocks , does this mean there is a app waking all the time ??? My tablet used 18% battery just sat there on standby , thank you , Dave
  23. edgie70

    google messenger MMS problem

    Hi all , using lg g3 and Google messenger , MMS don't show up when I'm sent one , if I switch to the stock message app I see the MMS waiting for download , when it does eventually show in messenger it won't download but everything works fine with stock message app , any ideas ??
  24. edgie70

    processor question

    Hi all , didn't know where to ask this question so I am sorry but as a g3 owner I tht I'd try here , think I know the answer but a 2.2 GHz quad core processor is faster than a 1.4 GHz quad core processor ......right ???? Or does it depend on different factors ???? Cheers
  25. edgie70

    quick memo problem

    Hi all , notifications in quick memo when I set a reminder doesn't work , it worked for a while then stopped , restarted my phone and it works until tonight and no notification , anyone else had this problem , shame because I like quick memo , thanks