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    Installed ringtones?

    Well my Moto X's screen shattered and I had to get a new phone BUT I am wondering if it's possible to download the ringtones that came on the Moto X? I don't recall seeing them when I plug it in and don't want to plug it in just to look around as it has alarms set and I can't turn them off since...
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    FULL/COMPLETE backup?

    I shattered my screen and have to get a new Moto X and want to backup my phone before sending it back. Question is, all backup apps seem to backup things like texts and photos, is there a way to backup the ENTIRE phone, sort of like a time machine backup for mac? As in, can I backup a file of my...
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    Help How to get rid of contacts?

    I have 3 Gmail accounts, 2 personal and 1 for work. I mistakenly sync'd the work one to my phone and got ALL my boss's contacts. I want them gone, I deleted them from my actual work Gmail and they are still on my phone. I chose to sync only contacts from my personal gmail in the contacts app...
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    Help Backup and Restore?

    So my Moto X has weird black specks on the camera, Motorola shipped a new one to me and I am wondering if there is a way to backup and restore from the old one to the new one? Not reinstall apps etc but buy an app that I can install that will take EVERYTHING from the old phone to the new...
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    Maps Shortcut?

    I have a shortcut I made for Google Maps, the icon is blue with a car. When I touch it it gives me maps directions to my home from wherever I am. I can not remember HOW to make a new one since the current one uses nav and I just want directions? Previously, you could hold down on the screen...
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    Help Wifi not connecting automatically?

    I guess I have 2 questions. It seems my Moto X disconnects from Wifi to save battery power however, when it's charging or charged it doesn't turn the wifi back on. I have to go to settings and manually turn the wifi back on, even when I am at home on a remembered network. Is there a way to...
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    Help Open Wifi Network

    So I just got my Moto X a week or so ago. Whenever I am out it is always giving me the notification "open wifi network available" not sure of the specific wording but how do I get it to stop looking for those? I'd love for it to connect automatically when there is a remembered network but not...
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    Changing how apps are scrolled through?

    Might be a stupid question but I am wondering if it is possible to change the way the N5 scrolls when you are in the app menu? I've had an HTC for years and am thinking of getting an N5. Since so much of Android is customizable, I am wondering if I can change the app menu to a continuous scroll...
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    Help Connects to Wifi, no internet

    My boyfriend's S3 is having issues, not just at my apt but everywhere when he connects to Wifi. Here the phone says it is connected but when you try to access any webpages I get the "webpage not available" error. I've tried turning off mobile data, not allowing it to disconnect while sleeping...
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    Alarm Clock Issues

    So I have several alarms set in the stock alarm app. I have one for 6 am and another for 9:45 am today. The 9:45 one went off but the 6am one did not. When I went to check the settings, it is set to go off everyday, there is a check next to "turn alarm on" with repeat "everyday". This happens...
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    Backup for hard reset without use of touchscreen?

    So my HTC G2 touchscreen quit working tonight, the screen still lights up and shows everything but doesn't respond to any touch commands either on the screen or the softkeys at the bottom. I can connect it to my mac and likely have everything backed up, but am wondering if there is any way to...
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    Quick Settings Widget?

    I have a T-Mobile HTC G2 which I recently had to factory reset. Before the reset, I had quick settings which I could access via long press of the search button but it also had a widget that had 5 buttons, wifi, bluetooth, brightness etc. I CAN NOT figure out how to get that widget back. Its...
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    Help Issues after Gingerbread and before

    After the Gingerbread update, sometimes not always, when I hit the button to see ALL my apps it'll take a long time to display all of them, like a minute. Also, frequently when I hit the home button from there I get to my home screen but there is nothing but my wallpaper and I have to scroll...
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    G2 vs Apple Extreme Base station

    I got my G2 2 days ago and have yet to successfully connect to my Airport Extreme base station. When I put in my WEP password, it says "obtaining IP address" "scanning" then "unsuccessful" and "disconnecting". I tried disabling all security on the router and it still wouldn't connect. The...