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    how the heck do i backup my phone?

    I'm not using my old Samsung S5 anymore because it's gotten so slow. I've gotten another phone but I'd also like to reset my S5 to see if that'll make it faster (will it?). But for some reason backing up is proving to be so difficult!! My new phone is an HTC. I tried Smart Connect or whatever...
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    Help wifi keeps turning off automatically

    I have Lollipop on an HTC One M8. Yesterday I changed to the Google Now Launcher. Not sure if that's related to this. I haven't been able to connect to my home wifi today. The wifi's working fine b/c my laptop's connected. But often when I goto Wifi it seems off. If I exit and come back it'll...
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    Help should I update phone?

    Hello, I just bought an HTC M8 from Craigslist. It's been going well so far. It's running Lollipop which is what I was using on my last phone as well. I'm wondering if I should update? I haven't gotten any alerts to do so for some reason. I don't know what the pros and cons are. I'm guessing...
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    Help how to use google maps offline?

    I'm going on a 10 hour drive in 2 days and since it'll be another country for 80% of it I cant rely on my data. I see that we can use Google Maps offline but I cant really figure it out. From the instructions I've googled I can download a part of the map. But that doesnt help me, I cant look at...
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    Help phone keeps going on auto mode, wifi off, priority calls only

    I have an S5 running Lollipop. When I first got my phone I had this weird thing keep happening, where the phone would keep turning off wifi, the calls would get switched to Priority calls only, and the screen would keep going to auto, which would be pretty dim. I would change all this, and it...
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    Help my phone display settings keep going onto auto mode

    Until yesterday everything was fine. Something changed though not sure how/why. I have my brightness set to a certain level. But my phone brightness display keeps going on Auto mode and keeps going darker. It also keeps turning off Wifi, I'm assuming as a result of the same glitch. I keep...