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  1. oaklane

    New Google Pixel XL user

    I just got today my new phone Pixel XL - on my Motorola Turbo, I could drag an icon from my desktop ontop of others and create like a folder on the desktop. Can I do that still with this phone? I tried and the Messenger + app won't do it. Also how can I wake it up without pushing the power...
  2. oaklane

    Chomp App/Not Receiving Texts

    I use Chomp for my texting. Yesterday I got no responses from texts that I sent to co workers and thought that's odd. For some reason I'm not getting responses. So I started using the stock messaging app same thing. Anyone else experiencing this problem? I really don't want to uninstall...
  3. oaklane

    Google Pixel Xl vs Motorola Droid Turbo II

    At the end of February, my Motorola Droid Turbo is up for an upgrade. I between Google Pixel XL and the Motorola Droid Turbo II. My husband has the Droid Turbo II and it's a great phone. My oldest son recommends the Google Pixel XL. The first thing I notice is the difference in the...
  4. oaklane

    Droid vx Google Pixel

    At the end February my Droid comes up for eligible for a new phone. I'm leaning towards a Droid Turbo 2, the turbo has been awesome and my husband now has the Droid Turbo 2. But our oldest son has recommended the Google Pixel Xl. My concern is that one the mp for the camera is a lot less on...
  5. oaklane

    BATTERY USEAGE

    All of a sudden my battery is needing to be charged daily and the usage is showing android os using 10% and cell standby 7% the 2 top users. What could be causing the OS to be eating up the battery, when it sits most of the day on my desk.
  6. oaklane

    POWER OFF ON SCREEN CHANGED

    Since the recent update, I no longer get the choice when I push the power button to power off, mute, airplane mode etc. Has this gone away or is there someplace in the settings that we can bring it back?
  7. oaklane

    MUSIC APP

    What do you all use for your music app on your phone. I used to use Winamp but now that's not available. Now I'm using the stock google music app. I want the app to be able to swype from song to song, shuffle and repeat. I'm not sure I like this app but it sort of fits the bill at the moment.
  8. oaklane

    NOT CONNECTING WITH MY NEW JEEP/UCONNECT AFTER UPDATE

    After the recent update, I cant message through my steering wheel using u connect when i could last week. Can I undo the recent update?
  9. oaklane

    2way audio pet surveillance app

    Any recommendations for a 2 way pet surveillance app that I can use between my droid turbo and my Samsung tablet?
  10. oaklane

    Answer calls while driving

    With a new law effective today in New Hampshire, I was looking to see if my phone can be set between a certain time to respond to calls that come in saying I'm sorry I'm driving at the moment........ I thought it had an app that did that kind of thing. My jeep doesn't have the Uconnect...
  11. oaklane

    CLEANING OUT GMAIL

    Ok when I'm reading my gmail on my phone and delete it still appears on my tablet as well as on my pc. I thought there was a way so that once you delete it off of one device it won't show up on the others? Am I wrong? On the phone and tablet, I'm using the google/gmail app that is in the play...
  12. oaklane

    CASE NO CASE

    New Droid Turbo Ballistic Nylon, love the look and feel of it. Have always had a case/holster on my phones since I dropped the Droid 4 and smashed the screen (had a screen protector on it). Now they have to have a screen protector, case and holster. I'm not sure what I would do with it...
  13. oaklane

    SOFTWARE UPDATE

    Saturday I upgraded to the Droid Turbo and it immediately download the software update. I haven't installed it as of yet. My previous phone was a Droid Razr HD and I didn't like the updated software. But I probably don't have a choice eventually I'll have to install?
  14. oaklane

    Visual Voice Mail

    I got my new phone Saturday and Sunday had a voice mail which came up as a Visual Voice Mail. I'm wondering if 1: it's going to cost for the app, never used it before or is this now the stock voice mail app?
  15. oaklane

    NEW PHONE - DROID TURBO

    Yeah Just got my new Droid Turbo Saturday, changed from a Droid Razr hd. Waiting for the case to come in, so far so good, the battery life is great as compared to my Droid Razr was.
  16. oaklane

    ORGANIZING PHOTOS/FILES

    I have a Nexus 2013, and have a bunch of pictures from screen shots on there. After editing them, I want to have a separate folder in the photos gallery to see them in. My tablet doesn't have a sd card so I plugged it into my pc and added a folder called wedding under the pictures folder but...
  17. oaklane

    apps just close on new nexus 7 2013 with lollipop

    apps just close on new nexus 7 2013 with lollipop what can I do to stop it?
  18. oaklane

    Music apps that swype

    What apps are people using for their android phone that you can swype to change the sons? I miss my WinAmp.
  19. oaklane

    WinAmp

    I just factory reset my phone and started to reinstalling my apps and WinAmp was one of them. It's not in the Playstore. Any idea what happened to it?
  20. oaklane

    Using Google Hangouts as messaging

    Thoughts on using Google Hangouts texting instead of the stock app or Handcent? I used all three, like all 3, like that I use the one app for the hangout and texting with my kids but it seems like it takes forever to send a text. Does it use data differently using hangouts to send a text than...
  21. oaklane

    Battery Use

    In a "normal" useage, if you swiped on the battery widget and checked out the battery useage, what should be the normal things that are the highest in the useage of the battery? In normal useage I mean, you're at work, the phone is just sitting there for the 8 hours while your working, an...
  22. oaklane

    System Update/Battery Draining

    Since I received the system update about a week ago, I have to charge my phone sometimes 2 x a day and I'm not using it. I used to get 2 days out of a charge. When I check the battery useage it shows com.android.systemui 31%, Android System 22% and google play 8% are my top 3 uses in the past...
  23. oaklane

    Hangout Notification

    When I am in a google hangout conversation lately, I don't get any sound notification. I have it set to the hangout sound and noting. Nothing is snoozed. I searched, I've googled it and can not get it to notify me.
  24. oaklane

    line across my screen (hairlike)

    I've noticed in the past month or 2 a faint, hairlike line across my screen. It's there on the lock screen, home screen and it doesn't change when I rotate the tablet. It's not a crack. What is it and how can I get rid of it. Or have I worn out my tablet?
  25. oaklane

    stylus

    Does anyone have a recommendation for a stylus? I have bought several for using on my android phone as well as my samsung tablet and they dont seem to be recognized by either device. I'm not sure if it's the device or the stylus.