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I have a ZTE blade. If you do a factory reset, should it remove all apps on my inserted SD card as well as on my system? Nick ,

My tab will not charge or start. The cable failed and the battery became VERY low. I ordered other cables and turned off the tab. When the cables arrived, they would not charge the tab, even overnight. The tab will not start and shows no sign of recognising the charge. I do not know if it is...

Dropped my phone (onto the road at 90kph) and the screen is a mess. When trying to repair it, I find that the replacement screen and digitiser do not come with any tools. I can get by with "stuff" for a lot of the job, but the first thing is to undo the the tiny star hex screws that hold on the...

I had Android 4.4.4 and have updated now to 5.1. The propblem below applies to both systems I have just bought a BlueTooth audio receiver. It pairs and connects OK. Music is fine. Maps nav works. Even the phone ring sound works if I place or receive a call. But the actual voice on the phone...

My wife and I both hqave Bose QC20i noise cancelling earbuds. They are meant for ther iPhone, but until recently they were fine on our Androids. However after installing Sanity, a phpne appthat auto-answers among other things, both phones have started acting weird. My phone simply does not...

I am trying to set up an intercom using either bluetooth or WiFi. My problem here is that my Moto G will only output a very low level of audio when using either BT or WiFi to connect to other devices. I had very little luck with bluetooth, and finally managed to get reliable connection using...

When I turned on my phone yesterday morning it was locked and I did not do it! So now it's asking for a PIN and of course I do not know what that is, because I did not set it. Every 5 goes I have to wait another 30 seconds before I can try again. I tried 0000 and others like that but none works...

I have a Samsung G2 tablet (with no SIM, so no mobile number) and a Moto G phone. I have loaded the same auto-answer app to both. The tablet answers a VOIP call automatically, but the phone will not. The phone auto-answers a call to its normal mobile number OK, but not the VOIP. So is there a...

I know how HDR usually works as I work with DSLRs and do both manual and camera-controlled HDR multiple shots. But some things puzzle me: - the moto G takes the HDR very quickly and produces a finished result very quickly. I do not reckon that a phone could process multiple HDR shots, of the...

I am not sure if this started with Android 4.2.2. I tried to read a barcode that my wife's Galaxy Note 8 was OK with, in the same app I am using. I tried many distances , from near to 1+ m, but it just could not read the barcode. It was too blurry to read for sure. Does anyone know about this...

GT 2 10.0. Android 4.2.2 Presumably because people got sick of accidental snapping, then having to view the snap as well, Android is now without screen capture. I wish they had the gumption to _replace_ the silly way it was done, but no.....however.... I read of the method to hold down the...

I can see how to allow voice typing etc, but I have a bluetooth keyboard and want to completely disable the screen keyboard from popping up whenever I enter a text entry field. It's most annoying. The option to have the screen keyboard is greyed out and ticked. Any advice appreciated. Nick