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    Help How can I delete the list of downloaded files that were unsuccessful?

    Every time I reboot the phone tells me all of the files that were not downloaded successfully. I tap on them individually to make them disappear, but at reboot they are back again. I was told to go into files to delete them but I can't see any options to delete unsuccessful download attempts...
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    Help How do I make the display stay on while charging?

    Just upgraded to Oreo and I can't figure out how to keep the screen showing while charging. Can anyone help?
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    Help Can I cast to a Chromecast?

    I fancy the idea of casting streaming movies from my MotoG to my monitor, is using a Chromecast a viable way? Or am I better simple putting the movies on a stick and playing from that?
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    Help Sim 2 doesn't work

    I got the MotoG 3rd gen partly for it's dual sim capability, but that capability seems not to be working. The sim which is sim2 has been taken out and tested and it works fine. However when I am using sim 1 which also works fine, and then try to make a call on sim 2, I get the error message...
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    Help What's the best method of backing up ALL phone data?

    I'm thinking contacts, dictionary, calendar, SMS's, whatsapp messages, everything. What's the best tool out there for backing up which allows you to migrate to a new phone as well?
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    Help Trying to copy old stuff from one phone to new one

    I had a Moto4G, I just bought a MotoG 3rd gen. So of course I want my Whatsapp and all my apps off the old one and onto the new one. Now I've managed to get all my sms's from the old ones and my contacts, although tbh I can't remember how because I've spent 2 solid days on this, trying new apps...
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    Help Changing default apps

    I'd like a different movie player to open my mp4 files, how do I go about changing that please?
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    Help How to stop google snooping

    Every so often I get a popup asking if I want google to scan my phone and check for stuff. I always click decline but I was tired this morning and not paying attention and I clicked accept. They only ask when you are installing or updating an app so in a sly way they expect to trick a lot of...
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    Help How to manage the contact list

    Grr Android has me baffled and frustrated. I have no idea what is going on here. I had 2 entries for some people. I tried to delete one, it did so but one was left and was not able to delete it. I tried to ring it and it said it did not exist! I tried joining some accounts and adding others...
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    Help Tethering automatically

    With my last phone I could set it so that whenever I plugged it into usb it defaulted to tethering mode. I can't find how to do that with my MotoG. Does anyone know if it's possible? The reason is that when you plug into usb it only supplies 500 mamps which isn't enough to power the phone...
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    Help Text to voice

    I've now got the manual and found the command to dictate my texts. It's amazingly accurate and I'll use this all the time now. However I can't find anywhere to set it to read your texts to you? Is that possible or not?
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    Root Root enabled file manager

    I've been advised to get a root enabled file manager so that I can enable the phone to write to the SD card. Can anyone recommend such a file manager?
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    Help Stop emails

    My MotoG keeps getting emails from my account and I don't want them on my phone. Is there a way to turn these off? Also, does anyone have a link to a manual for the MotoG +4 as I can't find one.
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    Help Screen doesn't respond when on charge

    I use my Moto G +4 tethered to the computer for internet, but when I try to use the screen to check texts etc it is very difficult to get it to work when it's tethered. Is this normal?
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    Help Restoring my sms is not working

    I use an app called Backup Manager and have just restored all my settings. However the sms's are in the wrong account. It says "Bill" but the texts inside are from "Bob". Many are mixed up in this way. I don't know why HTC didn't include a decent backup system grr but does anyone know if there's...
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    Backing up sms and contacts etc

    Hi I've found how to back things up, but only to google online, not to the SD card. Is it possible to back up pics, sms and contacts all to the sd card?
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    Help How can I view text files on my HTC Wildfire S?

    I've made a couple of reference files for myself in txt format, and put them onto the SD card, but can't for the life of me work out how I view them. Am I being stupid and missing something incredibly simple?
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    Hello . . .

    Brand new proud owner of an HTC Wildfire S and hopine the forums will be a place of mutual help and chat :)
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