Recent content by drdnaught1

I like to use the Notification Reminder (under Settings --> Accessibility --> Vision). It should remind me periodically if I've missed a call or text. Problem is, it doesn't always work, and I can't figure out what causes it to not work. After something that causes a notification, like a text...

I just updated to lollipop on my (not rooted) note 3 (Verizon). Before this update, whenever I got a text, I'd get a notification. At that point I could do a pull down from the top and see who sent the message and a preview of it. After the update, whenever I get a text the only thing I see is...

My note 3 used to work in this way: if I picked up the phone and there was an unread text waiting, but the screen was dark, the phone would vibrate once and then the screen would light up. Now, in that same scenario the phone still vibrates once, but the screen doesn't light up. I think I...

On an S4, how can you change the settings so that during a call, the picture of the person you're talking to will show on the screen? (Instead of just the Lock Screen) Can the Lock Screen feature still be active for all other times, without obscuring the pic of someone during a call?

I just updated my Verizon note 3 with the latest Samsung update. Now my text messages are displayed with much larger text than before. I can pinch and shrink the text to the size I want, but after I exit the text program and come back, the size is back to big again. How can I change the default...

I'm looking for a text and SMS backup app. Willing to pay up to $10 though I can't imagine any apps cost that much. Just got an Amazon credit I want to use. I really want an app that backs up texts into .txt, .doc, .csv or other easy-to-read files, and also backs up MMS. I don't want an...

When I try to turn my Note 3 Wi-Fi on with a single tap, it repeatedly turns itself on and off. Never had this happen before. I am using the pull down menu to turn the Wi-Fi on and off as I've always done. Anyone else experienced this and know how to fix it?

I'd like to turn off the vibration that happens when pressing the menu or back "buttons". How do I do this on a galaxy s5?

I have a non-rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Verizon. No plans to root. I get Google Play notifications to update software that I don't use and wish I could remove, but apparently can't without rooting. Is there at least a way that I can stop the notifications from occurring? Two such apps...

When my phone is on silent, and I am using the Samsung keyboard, hitting the microphone key (the one that lets you do speech to text) still causes a brief sound letting me know to start talking. How do I turn off that sound?

I was testing out the alarm function with Google Now, and I told it to "set alarm for 30 seconds from now". An alarm was set, but 30 seconds later it didn't ring and the alarm icon stayed at the top...I opened the Alarm app and there was no active alarm I could disable. Tried restarting the...

I just got a new Note 3. Before, I was using a Droid Razr. When I used the Razr I had no problem being "invisible" in Gmail chat on my PC. Ever since I got the Note, I cannot be invisible on my PC anymore because it tells me I'm logged in somewhere else. I signed out of Hangouts on my Note...

How do I change my Note 3's home button double-tap function? Right now it opens My Magazine, and what I'd really like it to do is open Voice Commands instead...

Is there a way I can use voice operation without having to have a network connection? I prefer to turn my data off when I'm not using it. It looks like the S Voice app on my Note 3 needs a network connection. With my old Droid Razr, I at first needed a network connection, but eventually I...

I've had my razr about two years. It generally runs fine, but I've noticed that sometimes it suddenly gets really slow, e.g. ill tap something and there's no response for like 20 sec. This tends to be worst when I'm using either the system Web browser or google chrome, and its definitely worse...