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  1. AndroidMax

    Help Glympse and Android 6 Marshmallow ""where are you" issue

    Seems as thought the latest OS version 6.0.1 has really locked down permission settings. If someone texts me "Where are you" and I try to send a Glympse reply, I get a pop up that says "Location permissions have been denied, please enable in settings". I have enabled location permissions in...
  2. AndroidMax

    Contacts issue and Apps placement issue

    Searched for this but didn't see anything about it. Carrier is Verizon Wireless 1. I have my contacts set to only use my "google account." I did this from the contacts menu, and I have even deleted and deactivated the Verizon backup. When I create a new contact it saves it to my google...
  3. AndroidMax

    Gear App and IHeart radio question

    Hello, I have the Sprint Galaxy Note 3 with a Gear 2 Neo watch. For some reason, the phone will not let me install the IHeart Radio app. I keep getting this message: I have turned unknown sources on, but it still does not work. I have tried to install IHeart radio from both the Google Play...
  4. AndroidMax

    Help Sprint Lock Screen Question

    Hello and thanks in advance for your assistance. Can someone with Sprint please tell me if their phone shows the date when viewing the lock screen? There is a menu setting that must be enabled to do this under Menu, Device, Lock Screen, Clock Widget Options, Show Date. Once checked it is...
  5. AndroidMax

    Just updated to 4.3 on Sprint.

    Lots of cool new stuff, and one or two big boos. Cool new stuff I have found so far: Swype keyboard. Menu improvements! I can now say "snooze" or "alarm off", and it works! Using my Bluetooth headset, I can now talk to Google search. Better control of directions volume when using Google...
  6. AndroidMax

    Help wi-fi turns on when ever I plug device in?

    Hello. Any idea on what might be causing my wi-fi to turn on when I plug the phone in to charge it? It's quite annoying. I have an unrooted Sprint with the latest updates. I have tried a soft reset, and a battery pull. Thanks!
  7. AndroidMax

    Help Facebook birthdays off by one day on calendar

    For some reason, all my Facebook birthdays have sync'd into the calendar one day before they actually happen. Tried turning them off and on, re-syncing, etc... No luck yet.... Any ideas? Thanks in advance!!
  8. AndroidMax

    Root [Sprint/Cricket] Did basic root, now phone has an update waiting...

    Apparently, 4.1.2. is now available. What is the normal method for updating to 4.1.2. from 4.1.1 after doing the basic root. I did not install any custom roms, etc. Just installed Tether. Thanks!
  9. AndroidMax

    fax app for US market?

    Can anyone recommend a fax app to send and receive faxes securely via my cellphone. I'd like to use it for business purposes with some Dinosaur clients that still use fax. Thanks. p.s 1980 called, they want their cuffed jeans back... LOL
  10. AndroidMax

    Help Time to Work Notification question

    I've discovered that one of the Google search cards is giving me a "Time to work" notification in the main drop down menu every morning. It will say something like: "time to work: 12 min. Route 86th street delay by...." When I touch it to open it up to read more, it opens up the Google search...
  11. AndroidMax

    Spam text message and Spam Folder.

    Hi, Today I received a spam text to my phone from brianna@justcreatit.info. I notice that if I open my Messaging app, when I select Menu, one of the choices is "Spam messages". How do I use this feature? I want to tell the phone the texts from brianna@justcreatit.info are spam, but doing a long...
  12. AndroidMax

    caller ringtone patch is out.

    Got it this morning.
  13. AndroidMax

    Help birthday reminder still off by days?

    Any birthdays that I have entered in the google phone book are shown as one day sooner than when they happen when I call that person. Example. Tom Jones birthday is set as 9-22 in my google contacts and I call him on 9-17. Dialer says "birthday in 3 days". Anyone else seeing this?
  14. AndroidMax

    Help search not working correctly. [soft reset fixed but may show up again]

    If I use the search function ( apps, calender, Google and contacts are checked) to search for calculator or mirror ( both default apps), 9 times out of 10 , I get no results except google web search results. Every once in a great while it throw me a bone and shows the apps. Anyone else seeing...
  15. AndroidMax

    Root Sams Club $99 Evo LTE rooting question.

    Hello! I am going to pick up my $98.98 HTC EVO 4G LTE tonight. Should I allow the phone to do any updates to the OS/system or should I just go straight to rooting? My previous phone, the EVO 3D is rooted with cleanrom 2.9.5. Any advice on which rom to pick that is similar to that also greatly...
  16. AndroidMax

    Root [CDMA] corrupt .mp4 files causing SD card unexpectedly removed error?

    So something is corrupting my .mp4 files and causing the "SD card unexpectedly removed" error. The phone is rooted with cleanrom 2.9.5 and I want to back up the SD card and flush it before I install 4.0. Any ideas? Thanks!
  17. AndroidMax

    keyboard menu has option for speach to text, but..

    Hi. The keyboard options menu when sending a text includes "Voice to text" on or off, and says that when on, a microphone will be displayed allowing you to speak your message. I have turned it on, off, rebooted, updated, etc, and my phone will not do this. It is a Sprint model, and the only...
  18. AndroidMax

    How is your ice cream sandwich?

    What do you think about ice cream sandwich? (Small sense of humor required)
  19. AndroidMax

    Help using phone with Bluetooth while phone is holster issue.

    I keep my 3vo in a belt holster while working, and keep a Bluetooth in my ear. When the phone rings, and I answer it, all is usually ok. When the Bluetooth is hung up however, the phone screen unlocks in the case and randomly dials or does other weird shit because it is bouncing around the...
  20. AndroidMax

    best mail client for yahoo?

    Yahoo mail for this tablet SUCKS. Why is there no native mail program? What do you use?
  21. AndroidMax

    Help no more mp3 ringtones since last update?

    Since the last update, I can no longer assign my mp3's as ringtone, and the ones that I had set are now back to default. Any idea's why?
  22. AndroidMax

    cursor keys?

    Has anyone figured out if there are cursor keys with this tablet? I can't seem to navigate certain text boxes or forums without them. Thanks in advance!
  23. AndroidMax

    Is anyone playing Zen Pinball?

    I love the free pinball table that came with the Acer. (High score so far is 134 million.) I can not figure out the puzzle however.... Has anyone managed to successfully control the gear directions to completion? If so, how? I am holding the tablet in portrait mode, and having no success...
  24. AndroidMax

    three free games from Gameloft Acer

    Download link for game Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD+ is http://dl.gameloft.com/cm/t0/0rEhKYKGEl9/Asphalt6Adrenaline.apk Download link for game Dungeon Hunter 2 HD+ is http://dl.gameloft.com/cm/t0/0rEhKYILzWa/DungeonHunter2.apk Download link for game N.O.V.A. 2 HD+ is...
  25. AndroidMax

    Help New market available!

    How the heck do you rate a market app on this tablet? It works nothing like my Evo 3D. Tnx