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  1. elbmek

    S2 Rubbish

    Its been a long time since I had this litle monster. Battery life less than a day, and useless overall. After the S2 I went to Sony Experia, wasnt bad, battery lasted a couple of days, then got a hardware problem with the recharge socket, the shop I took it to ruined phone and (due to the fact I...
  2. elbmek

    Help S5 Start Screen Errors

    S5 samsung. Set wallpaper from a pic in galaxy. At least once a week, the screen defaults to Samsung default. ??? Also, along the same time scale, the opening screen 'moves' itself along to the end screen (5 of 5) from (1 of 5); where there are no icons. Why does it keep deleting my wallpaper...
  3. elbmek

    Saving MMS to Card ???

    I can save and retrieve images sent to me in messages but cannot save those sent with the 'video' > on the screen even though they are stills. I have a Vodaphone 785 (temp phone till renewal time approaches). Any ideas
  4. elbmek

    Unwanted Apps

    I love my sony xperia phone, it really is very good BUT why cant I get rid of those VERY annoying apps that I did not ask for, and do not want. Google is the worst. They have several built in apps that are very annoying and often use up bandwidth with unwanted updates. I do not want google...
  5. elbmek

    Help Camera Images

    I am beginning to wonder if its worth posting here, its dead!!! Ok here goes: I have pc companion installed on my pc, and have the miro connected. so where are my camera images actually held? I opened every folder I could think of and nothing. I can see them in album (visual) but cannot find...
  6. elbmek

    Miro Battery

    Ah well, back to the shop. my battery, less than a month old, is only charging to 79% om my Miro.
  7. elbmek

    Vodaphone Freebie

    Just had a text from my provider, Vodaphone. They tell me I am now enjoying 3 months totally free data transfers and wifi? Was it something I said? I have just renewed with them for another 2 years, maybe thats why? ;)
  8. elbmek

    Help Removing Apps

    There are several built in apps like google+ which I do not want and want to delete - how? In my previous phone was an uninstall option, damned if I can find it here? Ok found the online manual, its says those with a red X on a stupid floating screen can be removed. BUT Google+ is not one...
  9. elbmek

    New to Miro - Card Problem

    I have just changed my phone from Ace to Miro and like it already BUT nothing on the card transfered and in the phone I cannot find the card but it says its there. I have had to reinstall two important apps but not my Kaspersky Mobile which is on the card. A theory. Is it because the card was...
  10. elbmek

    Bye Ace

    For the past 3-4 months the Ace has been really going slower, and found I was having to reboot on occasions to get it to run properly. 2 days ago I became eligible for upgrade and went to my provider, Vodaphone. I was told 3 choices really, one was the 4.0 Android Ace. FOUR! I said mine is on...
  11. elbmek

    Help Kies & Ace

    Well well, what a surprise NOT. Just upgraded to latest Kies on my Win 8 pc; this device is not supported, please check your device and - SOD OFF!! Its a bloody Samsung Glaaxy Ace Its SUPPOSED to be supported. Kies is a bloody joke, This may well be my last Samsung EVER. My phone is acting up...
  12. elbmek

    Advanced System Care for Android

    I have been using Advanced System Care for my laptops and pc for quite a while, the tools and clean up options are excellent. I saw an add for Advanced system care for Android from Speed Up Slow Computer, Keep PC and Internet Secure, Freeware Download - IObit (recommended by MS) and loaded it...
  13. elbmek

    Renewal Time?

    Its nearly that time again, renewing the phone. Having had a Samsung Galaxy Ace for past two years, it will be due for replacement in the early months of 2013, so what to do? I find it is actually beginning to act 'sluggish'. When I finish a call it sort of lingers, tells me its hanging up, and...
  14. elbmek

    My New Android Ace

    This android phone follows me around!! :p Time for a laugh eh?
  15. elbmek

    Google Maps

    Using google maps on my galaxy, I inadvertently added a star onto a road, how the hell do I remove it??? :mad:
  16. elbmek

    Google Maps & Waze

    I have Google Maps and Nav on my Galaxy 2. I love it. In my job I do lots of travelling around my region for shift work at different sites. I also have Waze which is good, interactive and shows my speed too. I would love it if google showed vehicle speed, as I prefer their app to Waze. I use...
  17. elbmek

    Log In Feedback

    finally! Been trying to log in, off and on, for approx 2 weeks now. Everytime I reset the password, it starts to log me in then reverted to the please log in screen. I could not access anything at all. :mad: I did nothing different today but suddenly it let me in!! I have noticed that the...
  18. elbmek

    Help Free is not Always Good

    I downloaded some free apps, some were actually useful, but have now deleted nearly all of them because I started getting ads on my phone. I downloaded Lookout Adscan and it found dozens of trojans in my phone. I have removed all bar two. These two are embedded in ThinkFree Office which was...
  19. elbmek

    Help Kaspersky Mobile suite

    For the first time since purchasing this software, there was a program update; it downloads but refuses to install, keeps stating 'try again later' - later for what?
  20. elbmek

    Help Music

    How the hell do you turn it off?
  21. elbmek

    Help Random Settings Changes

    Something definitely going on in my phone. It changed messaging setting without any 'help' from me. Now, I have an icon on the home screen - bottom bar - telling me I have a message to read, but when I press it it takes me directly to reply. Reply to what?
  22. elbmek

    Help I hate kies

    what the hell is it with KIES, I have to reinstall it everytime I want to use it, and having just done that it refuses to find my phone!!!
  23. elbmek

    Help Strange Texts

    I keep getting texts from 'CB' with the 0121 in it and nothing more with the symbol of a radio mast - what the hell is it and how do I stop it? Vodaphone do not have a clue? :mad: Its OK - I found this: Go to your messaging, press the menu button to bring up the options, click on settings...
  24. elbmek

    Help Wi/Fi & Data

    Am I correct in assuming that if I use wifi to download/upload to/from my Ace, I am not using my data allowance? :confused:
  25. elbmek

    Help KIES Upgrade

    There is a new KIES upgrade available this morning I clicked on upgrade and it went auto into the procedure. It downloaded all the files, then installed them. Got to 100% and it then tells me that the internet is not available would I like to try again (three times I did it) but same result...
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