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  1. W

    The Tmobile support doc for the latest OTA update

    Didnt see this posted anywhere - T-Mobile Support Community: Software update: T-Mobile myTouch 4G Software update: T-Mobile myTouch 4G Beginning December 20, T-Mobile will start an over-the-air (OTA) update for the T-Mobile myTouch 4G
  2. S

    Forced Gingerbread OTA Update

    Is there a link somewhere to trick the MyTouch 4G to start the OTA download of Android 2.3 Gingerbread? I am tired of being on the imaginary waiting list and I don't want to root my phone either. I am just curious as I have heard whispers of such a 'trigger' elsewhere on the internet.
  3. J

    Question about My touch 4g post paid phone

    i have a t mobile my touch 4g phone i bought under contract. Can i use a pre paid t mobile plan, more specifically the 70$ unlimited plan, by buying a cheap prepaid tmobile phone, inserting the sim from the pre paid into my locked t mobile post paid my t 4g phone. I need to save $ and the $70...
  4. dasudevil

    Anyone got an updated system?

    Version 2.32.531.1 What does it do? @ Anges that could be the update they were talking about. Lets hope not. I would love to have the ICS
  5. K

    HTC Mytouch or LG Mytouch?

    Trying to decide between the two of them. Through Cartoys i can get the HTC for free after rebate, or through Tmo I can get the LG for $30 after rebate. Not sure which way to go. They both seem like good phones. Not sure if i like the "ease of use" thing for the LG. It sounds dumb, but i just...
  6. B

    When using voice dial (Genius button) I get "No location stored, add a location now?"

    I have the MyTouch 4g From T-Mobile, I have many contacts, if I try to use the Genius button of bluetooth to call my home number I get the following message... "HOME, No Location stored, add a location now?" No other numbers do this and no matter how many times I try, it's the same thing. I have...
  7. P

    lock screen

    where can i find folder for lockscreen images? want to add a pic to make a "if found" info page thing as wallpaper for it but don't know where to put it so i can select as lockscreen wallpaper.
  8. S

    Messaging icon

    How do I change the Mytouch 4G messaging icon to the stock android messaging icon (green icon w/ smiley face)?
  9. P

    how to i put music on phone

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  10. K

    Help Missed software update

    Got an OTA notification that an update was available for my MyTouch4g but switched to close another application and lost the notification. Now it doesn't come back. Any clues before I go ahead and install the Gingerbread update from the web? I tried the *#*#checkin#*#* but that doesn't do...
  11. Anges

    T-Mo not doing Gingerbread upgrade anymore

    I finally decided to go to my T-Mo store to get them to upgrade my phone because I have been too busy to do it myself and I figured I would be lazy. The tech said he did not know what I was talking about. :( When I mentioned their website stating that they (the store) would install the...
  12. E

    Help Looking for recommendations from the experts...

    Like so many others, I converted this week to an Android phone (T-Mobile MyTouch 4g (LG)) after YEARS of being a Blackberry user. My friend has the Samsung 4g, and it has an app on it called "Social Hub", which is really nice 'cause it lets you have all your various messaging...
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    Help Notification bar

    For some time now, whenever I go on the internet on my phone, i'm not able to see my notification bar. I'm not sure if I changed something on my settings, but it wasn't like this before. I've looked everywhere to see if I can change it back (to see my notification bar when I go online), but I've...
  14. C

    Help Notification Sound for Messages Wont Work

    Just as the title says, the MyTouch 4G will not make any noise when a message is received. But yet when I receive a call or an email the phone uses the selected ringtone. I've tried new sound-packs, restarting the device, etc.
  15. N

    Help Email not loading

    I just recently started having this issue a few weeks ago. I use the default mail app for my yahoo mail, and just added my hotmail account to the list. now all of a sudden I can't load emails! They'll load and you have about 15 seconds to read the email, then all of a sudden the screen goes...
  16. J

    Help No Format sd card choice on MyTouch 4g!

    Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've been looking on here for an hour and can't find an answer to my exact question. I bought a new 32GB sd card for my MyTouch 4G, and am trying to put it in my phone. Everyone says to format the card under Settings-SD & phone storage. But when I go...
  17. B

    Factory Reset Not Working (S-on)

    I did allot of android stuff in JesusFreak & haykuro days but this has me stumped. I purchased a phone from craigslist that was not working (no way of knowing how phone was rooted/jacked up). The phone appears to be rooted the Glacier PVT S-off is the give away. The factory recovery is still...
  18. L

    Help No Sound

    My Mytouch 4g had sound yesterday and today i cant hear it ring or i cant put it on speaker it did this before but i am not sure what i did to get the sound back but now its not working.... HELP PLEASE....
  19. M

    Help MyTouch 4g Phone/Alarms won't sound

    I have searched and haven't found this issue answered anywhere else. My phone does not ring, the alarm does not sound, notifications do not sound. I can see the call coming in and see the alarm going off but no sound. Vibrate seems to work. I have tried turning the volume up. I went to try...
  20. S

    Help Mytouch 4g backlight stays on..HELP..

    I am having problems with my Mytouch 4g. The screen stays lit all the time. It acts like it wants to go off and comes right back on. I have went into the settings and set it so that the light will go off after 15 seconds of non-use. It's not working. Can anyone please help me? :confused: It's...
  21. T

    Help Strange tethering issues.

    Okay, for starters, this post is probably going to get a bit rambley, mostly because there's a lot of lil details, and this problem has me utterly stumped. Essentially, wife got a shiny new my touch phone, which works great. Decided just the other night, to try out the tethering on it...this...
  22. S

    Help myTouch 4G LG?

    OK before I ask to many questions. I seem to be reading that most of the myTouch phones in here being talked about are the HTC phones. Is there a different area for the (I am guessing new phones) LG myTouch 4G T-Mobile phones? I just got mine and have been looking where to get some help. There...
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    Root Downgrading 2.3.4 to 2.2.1 Gingerbread question! Please Help :-)

    Well its my first time with droid and im planning on downgrading from 2.3.4 to 2.2.1 to root and remove bloat ware. But what i wanted to know is there a custom rom like Gingerbread 2.3.4 cause i really like the battery life and layout im quite use to it. But im not sure what a rom is or does or...
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    Help MyTouch 4G Restarts When Plugged Into Charger

    When I plug my phone into the charger, it turns off then goes to the white MyTouch T-Mobile screen and buzzes once. Sometimes it even repeats the buzz/white screen over and over, but most of the time it restarts normally. I recently cracked my screen and it's been doing that ever since, even...
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    Root Can someone explain rooting to me?

    I know that rooting is going into your phone and being able to access more stuff within it. Here are some questions I have: Is rooting permanent? I use to hear it is but ive been seeing a lot of unrooting posts lately. If i mess up can it be fixed? What are roms and how can they be...