Recent content by lotus49

Yesterday I replaced my screen. I have done this on several devices so I more or less know what I am doing. I was not aware of any problem while I was fixing the screen and everything else works fine but I now have a problem with the bottom speaker. The sound is so distorted as to be useless...

I overslept this morning because my alarm went off but did so silently. This was working on Sunday morning but I have tested it this morning and, although alarms do go off and the phone does vibrate if that option is ticked, the alarm is silent, which clearly isn't much use. I am not in...

I am thinking of buying a OnePlus One. Since they are like hen's teeth at the moment I haven't had the opportunity to have a proper play with one and am unlikely to get one either. Does anyone here have a OnePlus One or had the opportunity to play with one? I am wondering whether it is a...

I have enabled two factor authentication using Google Authenicaor. I have logged in successfully on my Xoom and my S4 but every time I try it on my Note 10.1 2014 it fails with the following error message : Couldn't sign in Can't establish a reliable connection to the server. This could be...

I use Acalendar+, which I much prefer, as my calendar but now I get notified twice for every event. Is there any way of disabling notifications for the stock calendar? I know the usual way to do this but the checkbox for notifications is greyed out.

My Note 10.1 2014 is running Kitkat 4.4.2 (specifically ROM ND2). Can I revert to 4.3? The reason I ask is not that I prefer 4.3, 4.4.2 is a big improvement. It's just that there is a safe root exploit for some 4.3 kernels and I still haven't rooted my Note but I'd like to be able to...

Phone: rooted GT-i9505 running CM11 on 3 UK network For the last few days I have been unable to send any SMS messages. When I try to using Handcent (my default SMS app), there is just a rotating progress wheel that sits there rotating (for several days in some cases). There is no error...

I use Lightning Launcher with Cyanogenmod 11 (based on KitKat) on my S4. The home screen is locked to portrait orientation. When I set a 1080x1920 wallpaper (from Gallery, which is the only way I know how to do it in KitKat) it works fine for a while. When I lock my phone and then wake it up...

I have been happily using Sygic (satnav app for those of you who aren't familiar with it - if you aren't, you may as well stop reading here) for a couple of years and have never had any problem with it. Two days ago I wiped my phone completely and installed Cyanogenmod 11. I decided it was...

Since I upgraded to KitKat, I keep getting Samsung Account Notice notifications. I have no desire to use Samsung's services nor to agree to their amended terms so I keep declining but the stupid notification keeps reappearing asking the same idiotic questions to which I have already answered...

I have been using the Microsoft RD Client to access both a Windows 7 and an Ubuntu box. It generally works very well (particularly with Windows where the RDP server is more advanced). However, I haven't worked out how to send a right click event. What I would really like to be able to do is...

I am thinking about getting a second S Pen (specifically this ET-S110EBEG S Pen holder kit) as the supplied one is very small for my fairly large hands. What I am wondering is whether I shall still have to remove my original S Pen from the slot in order to use the second one (which would be...

My S4 has an eFuse and once one of the more recent firmwares is installed (which fortunately is not the case with mine), rooting or installing a custom ROM will blow the eFuse meaning it won't be possible to reinstall the stock firmware. Does the Note 10.1 2014 have an eFuse and a locked...

The fact that the S-Pen is small makes sense when stowed in the Note itself but it is much smaller and thinner than any pen I have ever been comfortable with. Since it's a Wacom digitiser on the Note, would I be correct in thinking Wacom tablet pens would work with the Note? Would any others...

I am a cyclist and I have an S4 which is currently running stock rooted 4.2 (pre Knox). I shan't be installing any more stock ROMs because of Knox but I understand that Cyanogenmod based on 4.3 for the S4 is now out and I'm thinking of upgrading. My only real reason for doing so is that I had...