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The place I moved to has terrible T-Mobile coverage so before I switch to a different provider... I was wondering if there is an app or something that will enable me to send and receive calls and texts via wifi using my regular phone number? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :)...

It was brain-dead easy to add or edit contacts with my former Galaxy S Vibrant (rooted) but my current (non-rooted) Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket i727 with Android 4.0.4 won't let me add or edit a contact! For example: If someone calls me or I input a number I should be able to press on the...

I just bought a used T-Mobile G2X and I can't hear anyone during a phone call unless I use my earphones or click the "Speaker" button but apparently they can hear me. And yes, I do have my phones volume up. This phone is NOT rooted. Does anyone know how I can fix this problem? Thank you very...

How can I find out exactly what version of Android I have on my Samsung Vibrant Galaxy (T-Mobile) phone please? This is what I see when I go to Settings > About Phone: Model Number: SGH-T959 Firmware version: 2.2 Baseband version: T959UVJL5 Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 Build number: Nero...

I briefly owned an Asus Transformer Eee Pad but sold it because the internal speakers were too quiet. Does the Prime comes with louder internal speakers than the Eee Pad? Steve

I have a few questions about rooting my Transformer that is currently running Android 3.2.1... 1) Should I root my Asus Transformer, and if so, why should I root it? 2) What is the downside to rooting this? Thanks :) Steve

I've been testing an Asus Transformer and an iPad 1 and plan on keeping only one of them. I like the openness of the Android but the external speaker is too quiet for watching Netflix movies and doesn't sound nearly as good as the iPad unless you are wearing headphones. Watching Netflix...

Just bought a 32gb Transformer and the volume is too low for watching Netflix movies. I see a couple paid-for "volume booster" apps and was wondering if they work? Steve

If you could buy an almost new rooted Nook Color in perfect condition for only $100, would you buy it over the Amazon Fire? Thanks Steve

Since the Amazon Fire has no SD card, can someone please tell me why the geeks that like to tweak these devices would be interested in it? Is it just because of the challenge to see if or how much the Fire can be modified? Or is it because there is something the Fire has that other tablets...

I would like to know who makes the best least expensive tablet I can buy new or used that after rooting to Android makes for an awesome and super reliable Android tablet? I realize I can buy a new Android whatever for many hundreds of dollars but I'm hoping to find something really...

NOTE: Sorry, I just realize I put this in the Amazon Fire forum and meant to post this in the General forum. It seems I'm unable to delete this too. Sorry. I would like to know who makes the best tablet I can buy new or used that after rooting to Android makes for an awesome and super...

Hi, Groupon has a good deal on the Coby Kyros MID-7120-4G 7-Inch Android Tablet for only $112 Coby Kyros Tablet from BTV America Deal of the Day | Groupon Chicago but I don't see a forum on this site for this one. I'm thinking of buying one and would like to know how to get it to play...

My Galaxy S won't recharge unless I reboot it first. Without rebooting I can hook up the charger and nothing happens. After rebooting it starts recharging immediately. Its not the wall charger because it does the same thing with my car charger. I googled the issue and can't find anything...

My Galaxy S won't recharge unless I reboot it first. Without rebooting I can hook up the charger and nothing happens. After rebooting it starts recharging immediately. Its not the wall charger because it does the same thing with my car charger. I googled the issue and can't find anything about...

I want to change my Google home page to black to save battery as you can see here: Set Default Home Page - Black Google Mobile The strange thing is that I've tried doing the normal stuff to make that my home page and it keeps defaulting to the normal Google home page with the white background...

My device will NOT go online unless I'm connected to wifi. Where in the settings do I go so I can connect to the internet when I do NOT have a wifi connection please? Meaning that I want to go online using the cell phone towers. Thanks Steve

I have a few questions about a G1 with the original OS please... 1) This G1 is about two years old and the battery (only 6 months old) drains super fast even though the WIFI setting is off. Got any suggestions? 2) Can the G1 be modified to run a newer version of Android? Thanks Steve

Where is the correct forum for the HTC Google G1 phone please? I'm talking about the first Google phone with the sliding keyboard. Its this one here: HTC - Products - T-Mobile G1 - Specification Thanks Steve

I have an HTC HD2 running Android. How do you turn off programs/apps on the HD2 with Android so they aren't running in the background and sucking up battery life and memory? On the HD2 with Windows you turn them off with the Task Manager, so how is that done with Android? Thanks Steve :)

I just bought an almost new HTC HD2 with Win 6.5 and Android installed on the SD card. The problem is that Android is running really slow, clunky and buggy. Below is the version of Android on this phone. Can anyone please tell me by looking at the data what the problem might be? - Version: 2.2...

I have questions about Android on the HTC HD2 but don't see a specific category on this forum for that phone. Is there one for the HTC HD2? Thanks Steve

I'm thinking of buying a slightly used T-Mobile HTC HD2 phone off of Craigslist and unlock it and run it using Simple Mobile's unlimited talk, text and data for $60.00 per month which apparently uses the T-Mobile network and have a few questions please... 1) Does Android install and run smooth...