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    Locking icons on homepage

    Hi All I have a Metro PCS Moto G phone and been trying to find out how to LOCK my icons on my screen as I accidentally removed a folder earlier and had to re-put all my icons back into the folder. I know on my wife's Samsung tablet we can lock her icons but could not find a setting like that...
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    Help Locking icons into place

    Hi All Issue resolved partly. I found an answer to the below question but where is this option if not on the homescreen settings? Like my MOTO G phone I can't find the homescreen option to lock icons but on my samsung tablet I found the settings. So where is this setting on devices that don't...
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    Carriage return verse post

    Hi Question on my galaxy tab A7 I was watching a video last night on patreon then went to post a comment and found an interesting issue. The comments get posted when you hit enter. I know on my laptop to avoid that I hold shift then Enter to get carriage returns or a new line rather then post...
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    Transferring apps between devices

    Hi UPDATE: I got it figured out got it using APK Extractor and it transferred over pretty simple so now have it on my new phone and tab!! Glad to have the game back missed playing it! ------------------------------------------------ OK so I have this app on my old phone that I love to play...
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    Icons not automatically being added to desktop

    Hi OK so on my phone and also past phones when I installed an app the icon would pop up right on my desktop automatically. But on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 they don't so in order to get to the icon I then have to swipe up from the bottom or use a separate app to add the icon to the desktop...
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    locking the screen when calling

    Hi All I realize that you might need to press buttons and such on the screen but on a Moto G phone is there a way to lock the screen when on a call? Like today I was making a call and must have got the screen a tad close to my cheek and it hung up mid call. So is there any way to lock the...
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    Changing app install location

    Hi OK so I got a new SD card today for my new tablet and I know there use to be a way to change the default app install location but I can't seem to fin it on my tablet. Some videos seem to indicate going into storage settings but I can't seem to find that on my tablet. Some also seem to...
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    Unwanted apps

    Hi I am pretty sure I know the answer to this but gonna ask anyways. Is there any way to remove unwanted apps that the manufacturer put on my tablet as they do just waste space on my limited storage. Like Samsung just adds Netflix as they probably get paid to put it on there but I am not paid...
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    Micro SD Cards

    Hi All OK Stupid question but I know SD Cards have speed numbers meaning 1 is slowest and 10 is higher (Not highest) and so on that I know. But is this only the WRITE speed? Meaning lets say I am on a flight and want to play a movie during the flight will a level 1 disk play the movie the same...
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    forgot lock screen password

    Hi All UPDATE: I did manage to finally remember the new password so that is good news but I would still like an answer to the below just in case we forgot in future. -------------------------- OK so stupid me I got my tablet this morning and got it all set up and stupid me I forgot what...
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    Android Lock screen time out

    Hi All We just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 tablet for my wife. We only have one android phone and she rarely if ever uses it so she is still trying to learn how to use the tablet and such. Being that's the case when she logs in she's still trying to get the swipe right and such and sometimes...
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