Recent content by bevhoward

Good question. I'm going to have to do some re learning... it's been a long time since I use safe mode. Thanks, Beverly

Been using Android phones and tablets since the Nexus era, and just received a new (from Google) Pixel 4a and I have a multitude of issues that I suspect are more due to Android 12 than the Pixel. The biggest problems are with audio and audio volume... things like getting blasted with maximum...

fwiw, I just accidentally stumbled across this podcast all about USC-C and it was astonishing. https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/9/22772024/vergecast-podcast-usb-c-future

Your suggestion to put a shortcut to settings' notification logs was GREAT! THANKS! I never knew about the notification logs, much less the shortcut to it. That is going to be an extremely valuable tool. Beverly Howard

>> NFC alert tone << I have not done anything with NFC so far so I don't know the tone. However, you may be on to something. I downloaded NFC Test and since it's been too long to remember the tone, it "could be" what I heard. I'll continue to pay attention. Beverly Howard

>> Set Ringtone << I thought of that and, yes I had set 3 or 4 custom ringtones on my old phone that the pixel replaced, but when I looked at a couple of those records on the pixel, they had been reset to the default ringtone... I assume during the new phone data transfer process. I have not...

>> Do you get calls through any other VoIP service, like Skype or WhatsApp? << Good thought, but no. The pixel does have wifi connection and your answer makes me think that might be a factor. This apparently happened a few years back, and I found these links which contained interesting...

I uploaded some ringtones and set and I am now using the same mp3 ringtone that I have been using for years. On several occasions, a completely different ring tone sounds for incoming calls. As far as I can determine, that ringtone is not on the phone, in either the default ringtones or the...

>> That is the closed captioning on/off. << Thanks. The problem that I have experienced is that it continues after using that until the phone is restarted. The big issue is that the live caption toggle control in settings has not apparent impact. I will continue to tinker with it when I...

I used the included cable with usb-c at both ends today to connect the 4a to my win10 laptop and it provided a two way file transfer connection between the two... significantly faster than a usb connection between my moto g6 and the same computer. Now I need to take the time to map out how I...

Just purchased two Pixel 4a's for myself and my wife and have a boatload of questions.... here are the first from those that didn't get resolved from search results; I used a USB-C with the included transfer adapter from a phone (Moto g6) with a C connector... the USB-C to USB-C included cable...

>> 2017 << Try "Start Driving" in the "3bar" menu Beverly Howard

>> but there's no "save" button << Might slow down and take another look. I just tried it again using both the default media selector and ESFile explorer and both worked. I recommend that you use the default media selector... it has a "Cancel" "OK" after you select and it shows both the...

>> use ES File Explorer << OK, I went above and beyond on this one since I did not have the Twitter app installed, but I downloaded and installed it and logged in to confirm my suspicions ...the Twitter app is now uninstalled ;-) Open the Twitter app and select...

>> Stock Notification Tone << Shift gears a bit... First, you cannot (unless you "root" your device) delete system tone/sound files. In fact you can't even see those files in most cases outside of app settings. What you _can_ do is to add any ringtone that you want to use to the ringtone...