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  1. PGB1213

    Hidden (I hope) night mode for Moto G Play camera

    On my Moto G Stylus, there's no special hardware. The Night Vision Mode holds the "shutter" open longer. Maybe the aperture gets wider, too. There has to be at least a little light and you have to hold the camera very steady for quite a while for a photo in very low light. It does take good...
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    Hidden (I hope) night mode for Moto G Play camera

    I have a similar Moto (Moto G Stylus 2021) and have found that the advertising and the feature list paperwork are sometimes rather "creative" and careless with the features it claims for the camera. Example: Lenovo's Advertising for Moto G Stylus' first model bragged to no end about the...
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    Files App Has Mystery Documents

    Thanks Again all. Another mystery zip file showed up today. I doubt it's from anything I downloaded because I don't have a data plan and don't surf the web. Perhaps one of my applications retrieves these things on its own. I tried deleting them and the world didn't end, so I'll keep on...
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    Files App Has Mystery Documents

    Thank You both for taking time to reply. Musicolet is an app on my phone, but since clicking the file with Musicolet Backup doesn't do anything, I'll delete it and watch to see if it re-appears. If it does, I'll explore more. I'll go ahead and delete the other files. It will be interesting to...
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    Files App Has Mystery Documents

    Hello All! My Moto G Stylus using Android 11 has some files in the Files app that I don't recognize. They are under "Downloads" and in "Documents & Other". In Downloads, there is a zip file called 2023-07-14 02-53-13.zip. I did not click on it because I don't know where the enclosed files will...
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    How to View "SENT" Box Google Messages

    Thank You Hadron for a very good explanation of how texting works. It is certainly complicated. I get confused between MMS, RCS, SMS and now my phone wants to send something called "RCS Chat". From what I can find out, RCS is quite an improvement in security over SMS. In the last paragraph...
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    How to View "SENT" Box Google Messages

    Thanks Again everyone for helping & explaining. Interestingly, AT&T person said no one can use my number to send texts from not my phone & have it on my history of calls/texts. It is common for someone to "spoof" a number and send or call showing the spoofed number, but that call or text won't...
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    Don't Put Texts Together (Conversation?)

    I apologize for not thanking you all sooner. I was locked out of my account. Thanks to all for explaining that what I wish is not possible with the standard Messaging application. Such is life, I suppose. Paul
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    Don't Put Texts Together (Conversation?)

    I am exploring Google Message app and am trying to figure out how to make texts separate. Searching on line revealed no answer, but I may be searching wrong. I apologize, but don't know the proper term for it, so I'll describe it. (Best guess = Conversation?) When there is an existing text...
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    How to View "SENT" Box Google Messages

    Thank You all for taking time to reply. I'll study each app's permissions to see which one is sending the texts. I still wonder why they don't appear in the Messages box. I just tried sending a text to someone. No entry is in my Messages box. I also replied to a text and that is in the inbox...
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    How to View "SENT" Box Google Messages

    Hello All! I apologize if this is in the wrong place on the forum. According to my History, my phone sends texts by itself, costing me 20 cents US each time. (Short Code 1CODE94183574 is one example.) I'd like to check the SENT folder on the phone so I can forward it to AT&T for investigation...
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    Help Access iCloud Documents From Android

    Hello All, I apologize if this landed in the wrong section. I couldn't figure out how to select the section to which it belongs. My Question Is: I have a phone using Android 11. On my Mac computer, I use iCloud to store documents. There is no Apple app for iCloud on Android. If I sign in to...
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    No Notifications For Updates - How To Get Notifications?

    Hello All! On my Moto G Stylus, using Android 11, I used to get notifications for app updates. They stopped arriving. Me being me, I forget to check & there are many, many updates waiting when I finally remember. Is there a way to turn on notifications when an app update is available? I could...
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    Confusion About Apps To SD Card

    Hello Everyone! I apologize for yet another Apps To SD Card question, but after reading all I could find here, I'm confused about the proper formatting for the SD card to allow some apps to go to the SD card. I have a Moto G Stylus using Android 10. When I check Settings > Storage, it shows...
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    Wish To Send Photos To SD Card Pictures Folder But I'm Lost!

    Hi All! I apologize if this is somewhere on the forum, but the Search results page comes up blank. On the web, I've found nothing. What I am trying to accomplish is to get the photos taken with the Moto G Stylus using Android 10 to go to the SD card's "Pictures" folder. Currently the best I...
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    Reset Phone For Donation- But Screen Not Working

    Hi All! There is a local charity group that takes in damaged phones, computers, televisions, etc. They use the items to teach disabled & mentally challenged people how to diagnose & repair them. The repaired products are then donated to people in need. The students then receive guidance in order...
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    Unlocked Phone- Is It Really Possible?

    Hello Everyone! I hope today finds you all well & enjoying today. I broke the digitizer on my ZTE Maven Z812. I use AT&T Go Phone. (Now called ATT Prepaid) Rather than replacing the digitizer, I wish to buy a new phone. I've seen many advertised as unlocked, but can't find any good...
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    Contacts Replicated Themselves & Can't Sync To Google

    Hello All! I hope this note finds everyone well & enjoying today. Suddenly, on my Android 5.1 phone (ZTE Maven AT&T) the Contacts list has multiple entries for every contact. Some have two, some three & a few have four. Each entry on the list has a dot next to it. Some have the same color dot...
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    Voicemail Notification & Alert Won't Leave

    Hello All! I have a ZTE Maven 1 with Android 5.1 (the newest the phone can use with this carrier). It is on AT&T Go Phone network. (Pay & Go is great for one who makes about 2 calls a month.) For the last many days, the Voicemail icon is always in the upper bar of the screen and the...
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    File Size Or File Count Limit?

    Hi All! I'm not sure this is the correct place on the forum to post this, so please pardon my error if it is in the wrong spot. I have a 32 GB SD card in my ZTE Maven Z-812 phone running Android 5.1 It has just under 4GB Of data on it. (28+ GB Free) I tried moving some music files to the SD...
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    Files From SD Card Not Seen By Phone's OS

    Hi All! I'm not sure this is the correct section of the forum for this thread. Please accept my apologies if it isn't. I have a recent problem for which I can't find a solution: (ZTE Maven Z-812 Android 5.1 phone) I noticed some apps disappeared from the phone (completely). They were SD card...
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    Mystery Icon In Smart Maps Offline Application

    Hi All! I installed Smart Maps Offline (By Map Apps). It has an icon on the screen that I can't figure out, despite much experimentation. (Photos are attached.) I messed around quite a while before giving up and doing an internet search for icon images. (Boy- There sure are a lot of them out...
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    Keyboard Won't Stay Chosen

    Hi All! I have a ZTE Maven with Android 5.1 on AT&T. I picked a keyboard form the Play Store & set it as the keyboard to use. (Settings - Language & inputs) After I re-start the phone, the keyboard being used goes back to the stock keyboard. I can re-choose the new keyboard, but another re-boot...
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    Looking For Suggestions: Calendar App With Snooze Button

    Hi All! I'm looking for either a calendar with adjustable snooze or an add-on app for the Google calendar. I was wondering if any of you know of a good one. The Story- I used to have Calendar Notifications Plus by Sergey Parshin on my Android 5.1 phone. That app would show a notification when...
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    Contacts Won't Sync

    Hi All! In my Android 5.1 with google's Contacts app, the contacts won't export. I always get the message that the SD card is full. The SD card is 32 GB and has 8.5 GB used, 31.2 free. There are about 200 contacts in my list. None have photos, so the v-card should be small enough to fit the SD...