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  1. Moondoggy

    Help I have a how to question regarding an old Nexus 7

    I have a Nexus 7 from back in 2012 that I was going to give to my 5 year old grandson to play with. I charged it last night and it booted just fine but I have a how to question. When new the Nexus had an old OS on it and I upgraded it several time and then I had to downgrade it to Android 4.4.4...
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    Help How to insure that Bluetooth is on when needed

    I have an old Verizon Droid Turbo that still works pretty good except for one little issue and I'm hoping that someone can tell me how best to handle a problem I'm having with Bluetooth. The problem I have is that on occasion my phone shuts down because I've drained the battery. Once charged I...
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    Battery Issues with Flashlight App

    I'm not sure if this is a question or a comment as I'm just seeking more information. Has anyone heard or experienced a phone charging/battery drain issue with Flashlight apps from Google Play running on their phones? I have a Verizon Droid Turbo and over the last month or so I've been having...
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    Need help with stock notifications

    Several years ago when I set up my android phone I remember setting something up with I believe Google to keep track of my stocks and mutual funds and alert me if a stock has an unusual high or low. but now I can't remember where or how to set this up and I've bought and sold some stock and need...
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    Can I get a recommenation regarding call blocker software?

    I have Call Control Premium on my cell but I got it when a one time upgrade to their Premium product gave you lifetime access to the community blacklist database. I have had no issues with Call Control per se however to get a new copy for my wife's phone I would need to pay a subscription...
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    A question about Verizon Data Usage

    This may seem like an odd question and this may not be the right forum but I'm going to give it a shot. I purchased a 2016 Lexus ES350 that allows me to connect my phone to the car via a Bluetooth connection. In addition to allowing me to use my phone thru the car it also allows me to play...
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    Help Does my equipment have WIFI issues or is it the application?

    I'm having an issue with the FOX News application and I'm wondering if I have a problem or whether the app is having an issue? I have a Motorola Droid Turbo and a Nexus 7 tablet. When I connect both of them up to my 1 GB WIFI from AT&T I would expect them to both render the FOX News...
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    Should I buy an new android tablet now or wait

    I currently have a Nexus 7 that was manufactured by ASUS that is getting close to the end of it's usefulness and would like to know if I should buy a new one now or wait for something better? My problem is this...... The tablet itself only has 16 GB of memory and as upgraded the OS up to Android...
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    Help OK Google/OK Moto conflict

    When I first got my Turbo I discovered that if I set up the Moto voice recognition (i.e. OK Moto) that I could not use OK Goggle voice recognition from any screen. To resolve this I decided to turn off Moto and used Google instead and things were OK for a while. The other day however, I tried...
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    Help What happened to the Droid startup sound?

    I got a replacement Turbo last week from Verizon and I noticed that when the phone was upgraded from KitKat 4.4 to Lollipop 5.1 the phone no longer plays the startup sound if I restart the device. It played a sound before the upgrade but not afterwards. I've searched the internet and I find...
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    Help Camera malfunction - Reboots when app launches

    I used my Droid Turbo a month ago to shoot some outdoor pictures and the camera worked great. Today, however I attempted to use the camera and the app froze and the phone rebooted. I uninstalled the built-in camera updates and reinstalled them and the result was the same - load the app and the...
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    Help Boot stops at Droid eyeball - Any solution other than buying a new phone?

    Is there any hope of recovering my Motorola Razr M or is my only solution to toss the phone and get a new one? Late yesterday I updated 4 apps and downloaded the Microsoft Outlook email app. While I was test driving the Outlook app I ran low on juice so I plugged in my phone and decided to do...
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    Help Is it time to give up my Razr M?

    Several years ago I purchased a Razr M cell phone from Verizon. I really like this phone for it's size, weight and all around functionality. Recently, however, I seem to be having a lot of issues with the phone and don't know if there is anything I can do to salvage the phone or not. If...
  14. Moondoggy

    Help Bluetooth alerts

    I have a Motorola Razr M running Jelly Bean and I'm wondering if there is a way to stop the M from alerting and prompting me each time the phone and my Garmin GPS attempt to Sync up?. In other words I'm aware that the Garmin wants a copy of the phone book and I'm aware that the Garmin wants to...
  15. Moondoggy

    outlook.com on android

    I'm looking for some updated information regarding the use of Outlook.com on an Android for mail, contacts, calendaring and tasks. Currently I use Gmail for email and contacts but Gmail Google does not support ActiveSync so I can't sync my contacts, mail and calendar between my smartphone, my...
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    Email, contacts and calendar question

    I'm looking for some guidance regarding the handling of Email, contacts, calendar and task and I'm hoping to get a direction to take. My phone is running Jelly Bean and my Gmail account is my personal email account that I use on my phone and on my PC at home. Currently I use K-9 Mail on my...
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    Help Voice Mail Dialer Question

    On my DINC I had an entry in my contacts list that contained *86 followd by a comma (Pause) and then my 5 digit Voice Mail password. Today I tried to use that entry on my Razr M to listen to a voice mail message. It seemed to dial voice mail but it didn't send my password at the appropriate...
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    Help Charging issue - Is this normal?

    OK. I bought the M yesterday and here's a question for users with experience.... With my old HTC Incredible I needed to put the phone into hybernation mode (Power Off) otherwise if I left the phone on, the DINC would somestimes start restarting over and over again and each time it would...
  19. Moondoggy

    Where can I get a similar weather widget as my old DINC

    I just upgraded my phone today from and HTC Incredible a Motorola Razr M. Although it has a Widget that includes a clock and weather but I really liked the Widget on my old Incredible better. Anyone know where I can get a widget just like the one on my DINC?
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    Need Pro's and Con's of the Razr M

    Can anyone share their Pro's and Con's of the Razr M with me? I currently have an HTC Incredible that's not so Incredible and I'm thinking about upgrading to either the Samsung Galaxy S3 or the Motorola Razr M. I've test driven the S3 and like it except for it's size. A rep at the Verizon...
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