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  1. petecal

    Resurrecting an Old Android Phone

    I have an old android phone that I would like to use for things other then a phone. No SIM card, just Wi-Fi. The phone is alive, old installed apps work. When I try to access Play Store it wants a "Google sign-in". It has prefilled my gmail address as the Username and asks for a password. I...
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    Help Wi-Fi calling and MMS

    I recently started having problems sending MMS messages. I was experiencing long "sending..." delays. Sometimes over night. I did some experimenting and it seems I don't have the problem if I disable Wi-Fi calling. Does this make sense? Phone is a Sony Xperia-C om T-Mobile.
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    Are There Non-apparent Advantges To Newer Technology?

    I am looking at two phones. Samsung S22 5G and S20 FE 5G. The specs are pretty much the same for the things I do (I'm not big on cameras, streaming, etc.). One place where they differ is the Battery. 3700mAH for the S22 verses 4500 for the S20. That means a lot to me. The S20 is 17 months...
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    Help I Lost the Ability to Place and Receive Callss

    Well yesterday I lost the ability to place calls and receive calls. I am guessing that I got hit by the 3G shutdown. But the service I have, H2O, notified me a few weeks ago that this could happen and a woman took me through a process and said once I restart my phone, I will be fine. H2O...
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    How can I Clear EditText and Retain New Typing

    I have a single EditText view. It normally has text in it that represents a number. I would like the user to be able to tap in the view and have the contents be cleared. Then the user puts in a new number and taps "Done" on the keyboard. The keyboard should go away and the EditText should...
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    GBoard "New Line" Not Working

    I have been using GBoard voice to text for years. A few months ago it stopped converting "period new line" to a period and going to a new line. It does convert the "Period" to a period then displays "new line". Same for "new paragraph"; it just puts in the words. This worked fine for years...
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    How Do I Get Rid Of Google Calender Images

    (3/25/2019) I just tried to put an event into the google calendar app on my phone and I got hit by all these images. WTF . Just terrible. I can't get to what I want as fast as before. I have to scroll a lot more to get to where I want to be. Am I the only one to get hit by this on...
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    Restore Spinner to the First Item

    I would like to have my spinner return to displaying the first item not the item selected. For example if I have a spinner showing "First", "Second", "Third" and the user selects "Third", right now the spinner will continue to display "Third". I want it to return to displaying "First". Thanks...
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    Trusted Places Won't Work

    Trusted places used to keep my phone unlocked when I was at home. Now that no longer works. Does anybody else use Trusted Places successfully? Thanks, Pete
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    Gmail Server Connect Problems Since March 29

    People are not going to believe this but............. For some reason the Sony Xperia Android email app cannot connect to the gmail server since March 29. I didn't change anything. The setup has not changed since January but all three of the gmail accounts I access with my phone "Cannot connect...
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    Help Me Get Rid Of this Icon in the Status Bar.

    I can't get ride of this stupid icon in the status bar. It looks like a growing sign wave. When I drag down it says: "Android System 1d Smart AudioBook Player is running in the ba...... Tap for details on battery and data usage." When I tap on it I get the App info page and , "No data...
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    Different ringtones for Calls and Texts

    I just got a new phone (Sony Xperia XZ1-C running Android 8.0) and it looks like I can set individual ringtones for contacts but the ringtone will be the same for calls and text messages. Previous phones would let me open a contact and specify a ringtone for a call and a ringtone for a text. (1)...
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    Looking For a "Small phone"

    I searched the forums and the most recent thread related to this topic is from 2014 so I assume things are different. I just cracked the screen on my FirePhone. It looks like replacing it is tough and I am pretty ticked at Amazon so I am looking for a replacement. I like the smaller screen...
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    Amazon Is Removing Voice Services From My Phone

    I just got an email that amazon will remove Voice Services from my phone on September 30. That is tomorrow!!! How dare they do that? It is my phone. How can they take an app off my phone. They have to be stopped from doing that. Even though the damn thing works only half the time. I bet they...
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    Help CNBC App No Fails When trying to "Watch Live".

    I have been using the CNBC app to watch the live broadcast of CNBC for almost a year. Recently I have not been able to select the option, "Watch Live" because when I do it jumps back to my home page. I tried to get the app developer to help but they tell me to try stuff I already tried. I...
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    I Want a Simple Battery App That Reports When Charging Starts

    I just "upgraded" from Droid 2.2.2 to a FirePhone. My simple Droid would "turn on" and report the charge level and that is was charging when I connected it to the charger. I have tried 8 or 9 Google Play and Amazon battery apps and none of them seem to do that. They are loaded with things that...
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    Help App to Text and Email To Groups

    I am going batty. I must have spent over 2 hours looking for an app for my new FirePhone that will let me send either a text or email to a group of my contacts. I have searched, installed, tried and rejected and reviewed app after app. Some allow the creation of groups but when I try to text...
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    Help Outlook.com

    I have been using Outlook.com for nearly a year. It somehow disappeared from my Android phone (Ver 2.2.2). When I use my phone to access the play store it isn't listed. All I need is to sync a calendar on Hotmail.com with my phone. No email, no tasks, maybe not even contacts although I am...
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    Frustrations of a Android Phone Novice

    Well, I need to vent somewhere. Flame me if you must. I "acquired" this LG Vortex from my daughter. She got it a year and a half ago and finally her frustration level got so high she paid the fee to upgrade to an iPhone. I thought I might have a use for it to replace my current handy portable...
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    installing apps on not activated phone

    I have a verizon vortex. I won't activate it because I don't need to. But I would like to install some free apps. When I try I get: "sorry the application market (process com.android.vending)" has stopped." Is there a way to install apps wothoujt aactivating the phone? Thanks in advance Pete
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