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  1. MobileNick

    Charging port on the top

    Does anyone miss or wish for a top located charging port? I was just thinking of my first Android - Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S1?) which had the charging port on top. Made so much sense to me because most of the time the charging wire came from the back of the desk towards the top of the phone...
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    Replaced my Galaxy S8 with G6 Play

    I'm on the AT&T next-every-year plan and come renewal time for my S8, decided to step back and grab the G6 Play. I'd have preferred the G6 but AT&T only carries the Play. Was concerned about the lower Snapdragon 4xx processor as well as only 2 GB memory but have been pretty pleased so far. Sure...
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    AT&T S8 - Phone app - 2 questions

    Searched for this but couldn't find answer... Two questions: - With the visual voicemail app (now built into dialer), I noticed the proximity sensor does not work - screen stays on even when bringing phone up to ear. With a regular call, the screen does turn off as it should. Is this a known...
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    Desktop - Mark Forums Read not working for me

    With the latest message boards - the only way a thread gets marked "read" is if I actually open it. If I select Tools -> Mark This Forum Read - everything stays unread (bold). I have tried refreshing the page and even logging out & back in. Is this a known issue? Searched but couldn't find...
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    Links within apps not working

    Having an issue where randomly the links within an app no longer load. This can be Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Instead of opening the link, I get a new page but it is just a blank with an X in the upper left corner. Doesn't seem to matter whether I am on WiFi or LTE, and I have never had this...
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    Bluetooth speaker causing volume increase

    My wife noticed on her G5 Plus that whenever she turns on her Bluetooth speakers, it cranks the volume on the G5 Plus up to full volume regardless of what setting is there for Media volume. This seems to happen upon pairing with the speakers but didn't happen on her previous phone (Galaxy S5)...
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    Anyone coming from LG G4?

    Thinking seriously of getting the Moto G5 - until I realized that the phone body is almost identical in size to my LG G4 despite going down from 5.5" screen to 5.2" screen. I guess that's one of the things you give up going from flagship to mid-range. I am fine going to a smaller screen if it...
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    Hotspot / tethering with AT&T MSV

    Has anyone used the Moto G5 Plus with AT&T and tethering? I have the Mobile Share Value plan which includes tethering so is allowed, but wondering how easy it is to set up with the G5 Plus.
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    Google Keyboard - Autocorrect behavior on unique words

    I have the text prediction (space bar inserts highlighted word) in the settings turned on, which I like because it works great the majority of the time when I am typing fast - correcting mistakes as I type them. What I am trying to figure out though is how to get it to *not* autocorrect when I...
  10. MobileNick

    Microphone stopped working

    Odd issue - just curious if anyone else has experienced this. A few days ago my G4 microphone stopped working. I would make calls but the person at the other end could not hear at all. Also voice search or any other voice apps would not work. But interestingly, it works if I switch to...
  11. MobileNick

    G4 on Marshmallow - cropping with Capture+

    Just updated to Marshmallow and noticed that Quick Memo has been replaced by Capture+. Mostly it works the same but they replaced the straight edged screen crop with a finger drawn crop line only. Any way to do a straight edge? I used to love that for quick screen grabs of screen sections...
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    G4 or Moto X Pure?

    I am torn between these 2 trying to replace my LG G2. The G4 seemed really nice when it came out but I couldn't swallow $630 - didn't seem like I was getting enough for my money going from my G2. But now on swappa etc a G4 in mint condition can be had for under $400. The equivalent 32 GB Moto X...
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    Moto X Style: Why is it so heavy?

    Silly question maybe, but has anyone looked into why the X Style is so heavy? Compared to other large phones such as S6 Edge + or LG G4, physical dimensions are similar but the X Style is quite a bit heavier. It's even heavier than the Galaxy Note 4/5 by a few grams. Did they just use thicker...
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    Is the display dimmer for anyone?

    Just picked up the G4 (AT&T). One strange thing I've noticed is that the display seems dimmer than most smartphones. What I mean is, on my G2 I was happy in a normal room with about 60% brightness (auto off). On the G4, I have to crank it to 75 - 80% to enjoy the display. Otherwise it looks too...
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    Launcher with vertical homescreen?

    I've tried most of the major launchers - ADW, Go, Launcher Pro,, Holo, Nova, etc. I like that most have the option to set the app drawer as continuous vertical instead of horizontal paginated. I think it's much more enjoyable to smoothly zip up and down instead of going page by page. However...