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    blacklist with Textra

    I have Textra on my new Pixel 3a. I am receiving many unwanted texts from a certain company. One woke me up at 3am. I found one suggestion to long hold on the text, and three vertical dots will appear in the top right corner, then select "Blacklist". I get the three dots, but no blacklist...
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    display goes dark during call

    i have a new pixel 3a. love it. one problem: i have my display set to go dark after 2 minutes to conserve the battery. when i am on a call, the screen will go dark after two minutes. i don't want it to. i may want to go on/off speakerphone, use the keypad, etc. also, i use the...
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    Best texting app for sending texts to multiple recipients

    I had textra for a while, then started having problems with it. Changed over to Verizon Messenger+, but can't figure out how to send texts to multiple recipients. In fact, a verizon chat person told me you can't with messenger+!! what is a good texting app for this?
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    Textra keyboard access problem

    Have galaxy s5. went to Textra for messaging some months ago. Have been having a problem getting to the keyboard to make corrections[using voice composing]. when I hit the X next to the draft text, it takes me to the imogens. can't get to the keyboard.
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    group texts sent being received as email

    Have a Galaxy S5, Verizon. I am using the messaging app which came with the phone. When I text to only one person, it is received as a text message, like it should be. When I try to sent a group text message to my three kids, it is received by them as an email. What's going on? This is a...
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    can't get to keyboard to make corrections when composing voice text

    Galaxy S5, Verizon, version 4.4. When composing text messages, I am using the stock software which came with the phone. When composing a text by voice, I can't get back to the keyboard to make corrections by tapping the text. This is a new development. I have to get out of messaging, reopen...
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    Help picture sending problem

    have a friend with an at&t galaxy s3. she can attach a picture to a text and send successfully, but cannot receive a picture. she receives regular text ok. she has uverse with wifi in her home. she tried with the wifi on and off, no difference. any suggestions?
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    phonebook transfer to car radio

    just got a new car radio, a sony mex-bt4100p. the s3 and radio pair. I then got a msg on the phone which is asking if ok to transfer the phonebook, and I click ok. it works great on incoming calls. when I tried to access the phonebook on the radio to make an outgoing call, I get a msg "no...
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    yellow box around face area on pictures

    have a friend with an S3 like mine. hers is att, mine Verizon. She has asked me to help solve a problem. After she takes a picture, there is a yellow box around the face area. How do you get rid of it, and prevent its happening again.
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    email contacts transfer from pc to s3, both using att.net email

    Have a friend with a new s3. her home pc is windows 8, she has windows live mail, and she uses att.net for email. She has set up att.net email on her s3. how do you transfer the contacts from pc to the s3? via the usb port? She set up gmail on the s3, only to have access to playstore...
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    Help photo attached to txt won't send

    at&t s3. clicked messaging, clicked the paper clip, clicked on gallery, clicked on the individual photo. not a video, and not elaborate. clicked on send, and the text and photo are in the blue box, with an arrow in a circle next to it which just keeps going around. it never sends it. a txt msg...
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    Help getting photo from txt msg to desktop pc

    how do I get photos from txt msgs received to gallery, and to my home pc?
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    screen goes black during phone call

    with my s3, the screen goes black during a phone call. does it with the speaker on and off. when i move it away from my face, the screen does not light back up. the proximity sensor is not covered. very annoying if i have to enter number options. appreciate some suggestions.
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    best text to speech?

    when i am driving and my s3 is synced to my car's hands free bluetooth, i would like to have any text messages converted to speech so i can hear them thru the bluetooth. I want this for a traffic alert app(voice alerts) which i have just downloaded. the app can alert you of traffic problems...
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    Home screen or Home screens, plural?

    I want to customize my s3 home screen with my favorite "go to" apps and widgets. The problem is that it appears that there are actually 7 home screens, all of which share the main apps at the bottom. How can I set one to be the home screen the back button always takes you to? I know you can...
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    how to turn off audible notifications for new email

    The only audible notification(other than a phone call) i want to get is for a new txt msg. How do i turn it off for new email?
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    "Unfortunately, Touchwiz Home Has Stopped"

    Have had my Galaxy s3(Verizon) about a week. Yesterday, started having a problem unlocking the opening screen. When I swipe it, I get the ripple effect, but nothing happens. After about 3 swipes, I get the subject msg: "Unfortunately........" with an OK to click, which I do. I can then use...
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    keeping unwanted apps from popping up

    New here, and new to android. just got a galaxy SIII(Verizon). I have become annoyed with the accuweather app. would rather have the Weather Channel. Figured I would just delete it. Couldn't do it. after some research, found that you cannot delete apps which came on the phone (system apps)...
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    Bluetooth: S3 not transferring contacts to car?

    Have a new GS3. Also have a 2011 Hyundai elantra. My old phone was a flip open Nokia. It would pair with the car, and transfer the contacts into the car. I could call someone by simply saying "call........."(a person) and it worked great. My new S3 pairs fine with the car, but there is partial...
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