Recent content by Dan29466

I'm slow. Didn't get my order in until 1:34pm EST.

I was told in a T-Mobile store this weekend that JoD is no longer available. Since it's still on the web site, I called T-Mo. I just got off the phone with them and they say that it's been discontinued since early April. Why it's still on the web site is a mystery.

Thirteen hours without a new article. It looks like Google I/O destroyed all of the writers.

My daughter just came to me with this problem on a Note4 that we got for her yesterday. None of the settings made any difference, so I turned the phone off and slapped it against my palm with the camera hitting the fleshy part of my palm twice, then turned it over and smacked the screen against...

How to make your Android phone child-friendly with Kid Mode | Android Central

Ok, this sounds insane, but it's true. The focus mechanism might be stuck. Power off the phone and then smack the phone against the palm of your hand so that the camera area is hitting your palm. Give it a couple of whacks in one direction and test it. If that doesn't work, power off again...

Generally, and no offense is meant by this, if you're asking "should I use Odin", then the answer is "no". Spend a week or two reading everything you can find on the xdaforums. When you no longer feel that you need to ask if you should use Odin, then it might be safe for you to actually use...

Re: Virus on Nexus 5 erased everything It's virtually impossible that you got "a virus via bluetooth". Much more likely, is that somebody reset your phone, removed your account from the phone, or you've got a really whacky hardware issue. In any case, your info is gone from the phone and...

That's a meaningless question without the context of which device model you're talking about.

Re: how can I erase personal info from my android cell phone that is no longer working? Wait, you said "won't boot up". Does that mean it won't power on at all or can you get to the boot loader? Hold down the HOME button and VOLUME DOWN while powering on the phone. If the boot loader comes...

Re: how can I erase personal info from my android cell phone that is no longer working? If it won't boot, there's no way for you to erase the memory. If you're completely paranoid, you could do something ridiculous like dunking it in water or microwaving it for 5 seconds. Either way REMOVE...

Just another night of snuggling. Galaxy S4, cropped, then tweaked in AfterFocus Pro. Dan

Re: is it fine to charge a damaged phone battery NO! DO NOT CHARGE IT! Seriously. An exploding battery can do some serious damage. Take it to a recycling location and get a new battery. Dan

Every carrier is different. We don't know which carrier you're on, so we can't help, but the best thing to do would be to call your carrier and have their tech support walk you through it. They can also reset your password. Dan