Recent content by pm5544

Is it recommended when either moving or copying within the phones file manager or from laptop to show hidden files, or is it wise to have hidden files not to show and just copy or cut the file to your int or ext storage?

Thinking about upgrading to Lollipop and looking for advice whether I should or shouldn't?

Usually when I have a new notification it first shows up as a small circle badge top right corner of the Facebook icon either on homescreen or app screen, but since the last two updates this has stopped, so now I have to go in manually to check if there's been any notifications, most times there...

I currently have stamina mode enabled but I receive BBC News notifications even though they haven't been whitelisted. Are these particular notifications treated differently? Yes, I am aware I can switch them off in the app itself but just curious why they still get through even though they...

Are 32gb Micro SD cards compatible with Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 onwards?

If you have loads of memo entries etc on various apps that you've written and saved for some time, is there a way of saving this so you can take it with you for a new phone?

If I take a photo with my phones (Samsung Galaxy Ace 2) camera while outside of someone who is say a metre away but the background is bright, I find that the face of the person in the photo is really dark, and this is even when the flash has been used. Is there an option in settings I should be...

I have my homepage set to Google and when I load the phones internet stock browser that page opens, but my question is when I have that open and then go to Menu then advanced I then see an option to change the search engine, but if I click on any of the others such as Yahoo or Bing or Ask Jeeves...

My Internet stock browser when I click on the images tab so that thumbnails appear, if I touch on one of the thumbnails the image isn't appearing on the phone, but if I hold onto the thumbnail I get various options such as Open etc. Is this normal as I am sure I was once able to just touch a...

If you download an application without going to Google Play Store and download the Apk, and of course once you have set the phone to install non play store apps, once the apk file for the app has been installed, when you do go to play store, will that app be shown there, or are the apps shown as...

Someone sent me a link to an on-demand BBC Radio London show on my mobile, when I tried to play the content it said that I needed to install the BBC Media player which I did, I then had to install the bbc iplayer, however I don't see the point because I believe the content is flash based...

When checking in with my Facebook app when I am in restaurants etc the nearby places doesn't always bring up the place that I am currently sitting in, and the distance measurement for the place can be way out too. I happened to be in a particular eating place today and opened Facebook using...

Decided to check for a software update this morning and there was one, the Baseband version is now I8160XXMK2. The only difference I see since it's been installed is the addition of an app named Play Games from Google. Also had to disable the Google Play Music once again as this was showing...

I know there are other threads about this, but I didn't see one that relates to the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 so here goes. On this setting there are 2 options, CPU power saving and Screen power saving.. The first Limits the maximum performance of the CPU, and to be honest I do notice a...

I was just charging my phone just now, and thought to go check how far it had gone with the charge, when I looked it said 90% then seconds later it changed to show 100% full. Why would this be as it is a new battery, well I have had it for about 3 weeks now. Does this indicate an issue...