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    Help Galaxy S7 60fps recording limit

    Hi, last week i picked up a galaxy s7 and it has been great so far. However, when i was going through the camera settings, i saw that there is a 10 min limit when recording at 1080p 60fps and 4k. can anyone explain why there is a limit for these resolutions?
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    Help Android OS battery drain after 5.1.1 update

    Hello, I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy s5 and its running Android 5.1.1. Ever since the update, I've noticed that Android OS has been using battery the most. Worst of all, if I leave the phone on sleep for a few hours, the battery starts to drain. I have sync turned off, Bluetooth off, WiFi...
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    WiFi sleep policy

    Hi, I was told that keeping the WiFi sleep policy on "always" saves battery because the phone will shut down the 4g radio during sleep. I usually don't have apps syncing in the background and I would like to know if keeping the WiFi on during sleep will make any difference as oppose to having 4g...
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    Help device stays awake even when screen is off

    Hi, I have a T-Mobile galaxy s5 with android 4.4.2. Today I unplugged it from the charger with WiFi off location off, pretty much everything off and left it in my pocket. When I checked the battery stats it went down by 4% by doing absolutely nothing. The screen was off but there was multiple...
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    Help app called "samsung galaxy" on the s5

    hey, i was going through my application manager and found an app called "samsung galaxy". Does anyone know what it does and can it be disabled safely?
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    Help App for backing up photos to cloud?

    Hi, i recently bought an S5 and i want to backup my pictures online to the cloud. before i used sandisk memory zone but it doesnt work for me anymore. is there a similar alternative? i dont want to use google plus or picasa; i would prefer an app that unifies storage sites such as Box. thanks
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    google maps wont update & bus routes missing

    Hello everyone, I have an lg motion with Google maps installed. For a good while now been using maps to get around town (I live in NYC). Maps had both the bus routes and schedule. About 3 months ago I heard there was Google maps version 7 was out but the play store won't update it. It...
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    LinkedIn messages

    If i send messages to my connections, are they private or will everyone be able to see them?
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    no notification sounds

    I was setting up gmail today and looked for notification sounds but inside the gmail app didn't have any which is strange. I went to settings and tapped on sounds then notification sounds and I got a menu that says "none". I don't know what's going on because I know the nexus 7 comes with a load...
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    Lg motion wont charge with other adapter

    Hi, i currently use my old android phone's charger to charge my motion every night. It charges and works fine. Yesterday i took the charger that came with the motion and charged it for a bit in school. When i came home that night i plugged my motion in the other charger and went to bed. When i...
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    Insidious Chapter 2 ending (Don't read if you haven't seen it)

    At the last scene when the Elise's ghost or whatever went into another family's home and was talking to a girl sitting down, she saw something behind her and said "Oh my God". what was that something? i personally didnt see anything
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    Forwarded email

    Can you reply to forwarded email from outlook web app with gmail? Right now i have it set up such that if a message goes to my college email, it would be forwarded to my gmail. i would like to know if you could reply straight from gmail or if you'd have to log in to outlook. thank you.
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    Nexus 7 2013 front camera and ooVoo

    When I go on a video call on ooVoo I can see my friends clearly but they cant see me. All they see is a black square. How do I get the front camera to work?
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    Hair trimmer oil substitute

    Can I use baby oil as a hair trimmer substitute? Or do I need any special ones?
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    Google play free books

    Why do I need to put in a credit card if the book is free on the play store?
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    Help Gmail crashes in 2013 N7

    Hi, i just got my new nexus 7 today and i was going through my email. when i tried to reply, gmail force closed with this message "unfortunately, Gmail has stopped". i tried the following things but no dice: reboot clearing cache and data removing and adding back google account factory reset...
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    case or no case for new nexus 7

    Can the back of the new nexus 7 be scratched ? Also do you guys recommended any cases?
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    Root Unfortunately, settings has stopped

    i have a rooted lg motion running the stock rom and i suddenly got this error message when i go to settings-> about phone. i did a factory reset but the problem remains. i also went to titanium backup and tried clearing the cache for the settings app but still nothing. Any ideas?
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    Help Battery charges "down"

    Hi i have a rooted lg motion with stock ics. All of a sudden when i put my phone to charge, i see the battery percentage goes up and down. I turned off the phone completely to give it a better charge but the next day it showed 2% was left even though it was indicating it was charging. I tried...
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    Help "Smart Shutter"

    I've noticed a "smart shutter" option in the camera menu under scene mode. What does this option do exactly?:confused:
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    Un-check limit mobile data usage....

    Hi i am curious if i un check the box that says "limit mobile data usage" will background data be enabled? will this eat up more battery ? if i have the box checked, some apps won't work. i have unlimited data. thanks :)
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    Playstore not downloading over 4G

    I have a LG motion 4g and recently i tried to download and update a few apps from the play store but the download does not go through; the download bar never progresses. i am well below my limit for mobile data. Also in gmail, the app will not download attachments over mobile data. but when i...
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    Stock ICS browser

    Does anyone know where i could find the stock ICS browser? i am running android 4.0.4 on the LG motion. I've tried chrome but that murders battery and i've tried stock browser + but it keeps crashing. Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
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    Root Bricked after removing bloatware

    i've recently rooted the lg motion and i used titanium backup do delete metro crap. everything worked fine until i restarted the phone. the famous "morning caller security" screen showed up. so i un bricked the lg and rooted it again but i did not remove any apps. is there a safe way to remove...
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    Root suddenly un-rooted?

    Today i was using MC tweaker (root) on my admire. i noticed all of the settings went back to normal mode. Titanium backup, sd booster, and system cleanup seems to be working fine. But other apps such as wireless tether, mc tweaker did not detect the root. i've tried root checker and it said that...
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