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  1. J

    Message Delivery Icons

    I have delivery confirmation set up for my texts and it shows small green icons next to the sent time. But I can't find any documentation on what each icon means. Sometimes I see strange ones and I have no idea what it means. Can anyone point me to an explanation for these icons?
  2. J

    Help Set all volumes with button

    Since getting the upgrade to ice cream sandwich, there are different volume settings for ringtone and notifications. When I use the button to turn down the phone volume the notification volume isn't adjusted. I can make the phone volume low but if I get a text the notification sound is still...
  3. J

    Disabling auto grouping when texting multiple recipients

    I hate this feature. When I send a text message to multiple people I do NOT want them to see each other. I have a Droid Razr MAXX with 2.3 Gingerbread but think this is a general Android thing. Is there a way to disable multiple recipients and have group texts sent to each person individually?
  4. J

    gps sucks why does GPS Test fix it?

    I run google maps and try to find my location. For 10 minutes it says "can not determine" "can not determine" "can not determine" blah blah. When I load GPS Test and wait for a few satellites to be "In Use" I try Google Maps again and it immediately finds my location. Why can't Google Maps do...
  5. J

    Help slow sluggish performance

    I've had this G1 since it came out. There aren't very many applications installed. Lately everything on the phone has been slow. Contact list is slow to load. Maps are slow to load. Using text messages are slow to create/delete/edit/view. Everything has a few seconds delay. What can I do to...
  6. J

    gps sucks

    I have use wireless networks off and gps satelites on. It takes FOREVER to find my location. I sit there for 20 minutes or walk around and nothing. I'm in nyc so I thought it was the buildings but this still happened when I traveled recently. Completely open areas with 4 bars (not that it should...
  7. J

    stop browser refresh on window change

    Very annoying, I will load a web page then open a new window. Whenever I go back to the original window the browser refreshes the page. The page is already fully loaded, no reason to refresh. then I have to wait for the whole thing to download again. With a large page that can take a while...
  8. J

    technical question about default email app

    I was reading an email and hit delete by accident. It shows up in "Trash" on my G1 but the physical email can not be found on the web server. Does it really delete the email from the server?
  9. J

    how do you get rid of the double tap lockout screen?

    its annoying and does not work correctly. i tap once, twice, three time, won't go away, i have to hit menu which i prefer to do anyway. how do i get rid of this thing?
  10. J

    Help google maps in browser borked

    Why is it so difficult to use maps in the browser? If you go to Google Maps and click "My Maps" you can create lists and save various locations as placemarks. I would like to be able to load this list in my phone but using maps in the browser just never works right. Any suggestions? .
  11. J

    Help why does the map gps suck?

    It's never precision, always off by a city block or two. My understanding, GPS is supposed to be exact. Is this actually triangulation or what's going on here?
  12. J

    Help music player with streaming mp3s

    when browsing and i click on an mp3 it streams the music but if i try to do anything else with the phone it closes the music player. if using the player with an mp3 on the phone it keeps the player open in the background and continues to play. is there anyway to do this for streaming mp3s?
  13. J

    how to unsync and delete contacts

    So my phone is synced. If I go to contacts, menu, edit sync groups and uncheck sync all contacts it deletes everything from my phone. How can I unsync my phone without loosing anything and then delete the contacts only in my phone without affecting the gmail address book?
  14. J

    Help What happened?? Deleted all my contacts!

    I was messing with my phone and went into my contacts listing. I click Edit sync groups and uncheck sync all contacts. It deleted all my contacts wtf?? I don't remember those numbers
  15. J

    deleting gmail contacts on phone

    should be able to delete own threads
  16. J

    Adding / Texting number from call history

    I'll get a call from a number I don't have and want to add it to my contacts. I might also want to send it a text message. Is this possible? Right now it seems like I have to look at my call history and write down the number then type it into a new contact or text. That's stupid.
  17. J

    call history by DATE not days

    Is there any way to have the list display the actual date of the call? It currently has "1/2/3/X days ago" and I don't want to sit there and figure out okay today is monday so that was one, two, ...