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    Kindle App on Lolipop & Collections Weirdness

    Hi Been having some issues with the kindle app on my nVidia Sheild K1 tablet. Kindle app version is 7.5.0.51 although the problem has been ongoing for a very, very long time. When I create a collection and add books to it, some times when I next load the app the collection remains, but all...
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    Help HD seems to have stopped updating apps

    For the last few days my HD seems to have stopped updating apps that I use. These include, Google+, Facebook, Twitter along with the Facebook/Twitter for HTC sense. I'm still getting hotmail notifications, but not gmail ones (separate apps) The weather app is also not updating, it's set to...
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    Help Warning triangle in status bar won't go away.

    Yesterday I noticed the warning triangle appeared in my status bar at the top left of the screen. When I checked what it was for, it said 'Authorise HTC Sense to use F buton If I press it, it appears to try and load a facebook page in the background and then gives me a black screen (aside...
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    Memory Card Issues - Possible workaround

    I've seen quite a few threads on this subject, posted one or two myself. But today I discovered a possible workaround to stop it happening. I am of course talking about 'corrupted' micro sd cards that worked perfectly well, have passed tests and then inexplicably become corrupted for no...
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    HTC Friend Stream type app

    Does anyone know of an app that will allow me to post to Facebook, twitter and google+ with one message. I've got the HTC Desire HD and like the fact the Friendstream app can be used to post to FB & Twitter, but I also spend a lot of time on G+ and it would be nice to be able to update all 3 at...
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    Android tablet as In Car PC

    I'm into 90's classic Japanese coupes, I run a car club and I've dabbled with in car PC's in the past. I was considering building one for my current car... but it's a lot of effort, tweaking and sorting out electrical stuff, and the extras you need to make it all run smooth push the cost up...
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    whatsapp - security and privacy issues

    A friend has just recommended I install whatsapp so we can chat/message for free using the data plan. As I'm cautious and don't just install stuff when a non technically competent friend suggests it... I checked it out. What I found was a little shocking... for something that is supposed to...
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    Help System Icons for network

    The other day I got a text from my provider (T-mobile in the UK) saying that they had done some upgrades to improve internet speeds and they would take effect after a phone reboot. As I was putting the phone on charge that night, I rebooted it. Since then I've noticed different icons...
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    google checkins weirdness

    Hi all Have noticed an odd problem when using check in. When I use google plus and make a post and add my location, it puts it in perfectly and shows up to the correct circles. When I checkin via a location/place I've found on the map it refuses to accept the circles I've chosen and posts...
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    Help Calendars

    Could some one explain exactly how the calendar works on the DHD If I enter an event into the calendar on my phone, it's fine... but it doesn't show up in my google calendar. However, if I enter an event in my google calendar it eventually shows up on my phone calendar after a few hrs (I've...
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    Help DHD creating new media folders

    Last week when I got the phone I made a load of ringtones, alarms and notifications. These were stored in the media\audio\ folder. This evening I created a few new ones, and discovered that the old ones had now disappeared. After plugging the phone into the PC as a hard drive, I discovered...
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    Help Email - very random

    I seem to be having a problem receiving emails to my phone. I can receive email sent to my hotmail and gmail accounts... but mail sent to my 4 sky.com accounts fails to show up. I have been through the settings and checked everything is correct username and password are correct servers are...
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    Help Random causes of damaged SD cards

    I'm getting a little annoyed at how easy it is to cause problems with the SD card on the DHD. I've just unmounted the card, forgot I'd done that and put the USB charger in. Then remembered and mounted the card and it's gone from fine to saying it's damaged. At the moment I don't have an...
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    Help Headset blocker

    I'm aware of the issue where the phone mistakenly identifies headphones as a headset, and I've installed the headset blocker app to stop it dialling anyone by accident. But using the app blocks the functions of the controls on my HTC headphones. Is there any other way to fix the issue? Did an...
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    Help Battery management

    What's the best way to get the most out of your battery? I don't currently have a spare... although a recommendation for a larger capacity battery would be nice. I've seen some on ebay that say they're 1800 and others than claim 2400... but always wary of such claims. Is there a way of seeing...
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    Help Changing ringtones and message alerts

    I may be missing something really obvious, but I cannot find how to set a non standard ringtone or message alert on my DHD. I can set a ringtone by editing an mp3 but I cannot even find sound files I have blutoothed over from my old file, let alone set them as an alert. The manual is not much...
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    Help Camera B0rked?

    I bought a Desire HD used, pics looked good, blurb looked good, seller had a 100% feedback with 5300 positive ratings. I did my checking, thought I had been careful. Phone arrived lunchtime, plugged it in and started charging it... had a play and started setting it up. Then I decided to test...
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    Andriod noob

    Hi folks Just picked up a HTC Desire HD for a bargain price... it's my first android device as I've been using my old SE P990i for over 4yrs now and that finally crapped out on me recently. So consider me an android noob, but not a tech one... already thinking that I might root the device and...