Recent content by bcrules82

Has anyone tested that simultaneous voice and data work after enabling HD Voice? That's my only motivation for considering the update.

So, assuming I want to backup all my media, update, factory reinstall, and then copy all my media back, is it worth it? Did they fix the problem of having multiple dialers installed? (Would always prompt for an app, even if you select a new default). Or the ability to search for your contacts...

Is it possible to leave the Ringer on and silence everything else? This is what I'd like at night. When I try to do this all notifications still vibrate. If I slide the Ringer to silent, only then are they silent. In addition, my wireless charger always makes a sound when I dock the phone...

Sounds like even with mayconvert's bad experience it was lasting the whole day. Assuming you sleep only 6 hours a day, that's plenty of time to recharge your phone, and it sounds like it was fully functional for the 18 hour day... Sounds like you simply wanted a different phone or phablet. To...

Google Voice has been deprecated for texting. Consider switching to Hangouts. I haven't noticed any slowness/laginess. Can you make a list of what you've installed? Easiest way is to take screenshots of the app tray filtered to "Installed". I myself didn't switch until I got the Z3v, because my...

Long press any home screen. Then press "Show".

I don't recall seeing it before the update (correct me if i'm wrong), but we now have the option to place the Google search bar at the top of every home screen (just like a Nexus or Google Experience phone). This is great, because it doesn't use up a row of icons. Previously the only option was...

I really like my Z3v and its camera, but has anyone been having problems with the flash? I often get the flash bleeding into the upper corner of the picture. It seems to be more common when there's something reflective in the background like a window (though in the photos i don't see flash in...

"sending group texts to individuals even though I receive them in the group." This doesn't make very much sense. I don't think you understand what a group text is. Group MMS (aka group texting) is a hack of the MMS implementation. It's interoperability between phones and OSes (Windows, Apple...

Why do you want to have two apps for 1 gmail account? I too use the stock email client, but for other accounts (e.g. Work). The method above of disabling notifications does give you a band-aid solution for your problem, but you're still needlessly syncing your email twice ...

Good call. That Sony app was pretty useless

This has finally fixed the folder dimensions problem. They used to open incorrectly if at certain positions on the homescreen grid layout.

Here's a comparison of the different VZW voicemail offerings Voice Mail Comparisons | Verizon Wireless Basic (free) Visual Voicemail is still a great deal more useful than the alternative. Being as how it's already included with other services (T-Mobile, iPhones, Google Voice, etc) I think they...

This happened to me once. Try holding Power and Volume Down buttons. This should bring you to the safe boot menu.

To me I found a rather annoying "bug" with the Contacts manager. I filter which Google/Gmail contact groups should be displayed, so that I'm not constantly scrolling through Businesses, Business contacts, Extended & Overseas family, etc. BUT the search option doesn't find them unless they're...