Recent content by EdNerd

I know you can go into the Play store and turn off auto-update of downloaded apps. But I'm asking about the Samsung system. I was working on my tablet and suddenly it froze. Noticed a strange icon in the top bar - Samsung was pushing an update to the system and Samsung apps. Updates are...

After the 4.4.2 update, the search box on Google remembers every single previous search!! There's a link to clear it - but it only clears the last three or four. Is there a setting to completely turn off this Google remembering everything? Ed

My daughter has a Motorola Droid that she's using on Page Plus (pre-paid carrier in the USA). She just purchased the phone from an internet site. It looks like the phone is constantly roaming. The carrier is supposed to be using Verizon towers, and our area is well-blanketed by Big Red. We...

Is there a real working antenna booster for the S3? I'm on Verizon, and in one critical area of my daily work commute, we have "Drop Dead Corner"! This is actually a stretch of a few miles in a minor valley between a few small hills. On one end, it begins when I go around a corner of the the...

Is there an app that will toggle the lockscreen with pattern? There are times - driving in the car and sitting at home, to name two - when it would be great to toggle off my pattern lockscreen so I just grab the phone and silence an alarm or such. And then simply tap a widget or app shortcut to...

Something has started eating my battery and data. Dunno if I downloaded an app that set some kind of constant update or what!! Is there an app that can create a log of all activity: what app initiated or ended a data call at what time, what the battery level was, calls or texts in or out with...

When my sd card was in my Fascinate (Galaxy "S1"), I had My Pictures with several folders to keep everything straight. I moved to card to my S3, and now I show duplicates in my phone memory. Is this a setting that I can turn off? Are these really duplicates, or just "artifacts"? If I delete...

It's maddening!! I call someone and it goes to their voicemail. As I'm leaving a message, they call me back. If I push the button on my bluetooth, it kills both the voicemail call and the incoming call. Okay - so I'm a bit dense here. How _does_ one handle incoming calls while on a call...

Can I get flash video embedded in web sites working on my S3? Ed

I remember when I first set up my phone putting in a time (number of seconds) to allow password characters to display on screen as you type them in. This affected every app, so it's a device setting and not an app setting. I'd like to adjust that time -- but I can't find the setting!! Any...

My Verizon S3 will not mount to my computer in a way that allows me to see the files on either the internal memory or SD card. The SD card was installed from my Fascinate (Galaxy S) without reformatting. I tried various mounting tips and searching for answers. It looks installing Kies on my...

Are there any special settings or drivers required to connect my Verizon S3 to my Windows XP SP3 computer and see the files? I plugged it in for the first time, the new hardware notice popped up and it mounted two instances - one for the internal "card" and one for the SD card. But all the...

On my Samsung Fascinate (Galaxy S), I could find a web site using the stock browser, open another program, and then return to the browser by either pressing the Home button or by pressing the internet icon. The browser would always return to the last web page I had open. On my S3, if I get...

I've just activated my new (Verizon) Galaxy S3 and I'm trying to get it set up. Ideally, I'd like it to look and feel like my Fascinate - we'll except for the slowness and lock-ups and stuff. I have two questions so far (and there will probably be more on the way): -- I want WiFi off...

I am upgrading my Samsung Fascinate (Verizon Galaxy S) to the Galaxy S III (still on Verizon), and I have a few questions about moving stuff from one to the other. I do have Rerware Backup Pro. Oh, and my Fascinate would never take an OTA update, so it's stuck on 2.1! -- Can I copy over all my...