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    Question Easiest way to play music for seniors?

    Yes, you answered me privately yesterday and told me to post here. :) I can't find anything referring to widgets on PowerAmp. I did contact them through email. I may have tried to ask something similar but not exactly this a while back. I'm actually trying to figure out how I could do this...
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    Question Easiest way to play music for seniors?

    I'm a senior and enjoy line dancing at our local senior center. I'm one of the youngest there and apparently the only one who's not afraid to use my phone for anything other than calls. I have put all our line dance music on my phone plus an old phone that I leave there at the center. But if I'm...
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    Question Hoopla audio crackling on new Nord N20

    No problem with movies, but we watch on our TV through Roku. It's just audiobooks on this new phone. And if it's because I didn't download them first, that will be a relief to me. I suppose I should tell the Hoopla folks to suggest it to others with the same trouble.
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    Question Hoopla audio crackling on new Nord N20

    Just a brief followup: I don't know if this is coincidence or it actually works, but it seems that when I have downloaded a book to my phone and then play it, it doesn't skip. Today I started listening to a book that I had not yet downloaded, and it started making the skipping/crackling noise. I...
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    Question Hoopla audio crackling on new Nord N20

    Later: uninstalled, cleared cache (but not everything), then reinstalled. Still crackling. Edit: maybe you could tell me how you clear the cache for a specific device. I don't want to clear the cache on Google accounts I share with my husband. IS clearing the cache just a Google thing? I...
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    Question Hoopla audio crackling on new Nord N20

    Yes it does. Got a reply from Hoopla: "Multiple patrons have reported this issue and our Development Team is investigating. We do not yet have a fix, but these steps might help: clear the cache for your device, check your device and hoopla app for updates, power cycle your router, and...
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    Question Hoopla audio crackling on new Nord N20

    I just now tried Hoopla on my old phone and it's perfectly fine. The only thing is that a message came up telling me I needed to update Hoopla--and that reminded me that I DID update Hoopla on the new phone. I am pretty sure I did not use Hoopla on the new phone before updating so can't compare...
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    Question Hoopla audio crackling on new Nord N20

    I just found on Reddit that this has been happening to many Android users. The only solution some have found is that they had to slow the speed down to 1:1. But others like me are already at normal speed. This is a new phone I've only had about 2 weeks. No playback troubles anywhere else. I...
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    What causes phones to start breaking up during calls?

    I have a Pixel 3A which I know is on the old side for phones. But it was working perfectly well until a week or so ago when my husband told me my calls were breaking up. Now I can barely get through a phone call. (It was always clear on my side until just yesterday.) Advice from T-Mobile was...
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    How to make an old phone available to use for music only

    Yes, it's a completely new Gmail account. I really appreciate your help! Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
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    How to make an old phone available to use for music only

    Sorry for the confusion. The first photo is what it looked like when I tapped the gear icon. The second photo is what it now looks like when I tap the words instead of the icon. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
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    How to make an old phone available to use for music only

    Oh man, you're awesome, B. Diddy! That worked! I never would have thought of it in a million years. So if all files other than the audio files are removed, should I be good as far as security goes? Thanks!
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    How to make an old phone available to use for music only

    Resending. Forgot to delete my name. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
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    How to make an old phone available to use for music only

    Okay let's try adding photos through Tapatalk. ... It worked! Thanks mustang7757! We've got the lock screen that comes up on restarting or having to view security settings. Then my home page with nothing but Poweramp on it. Then Smartlock which still requires the pattern, and screen lock...
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    How to make an old phone available to use for music only

    Well that's a relief! I'm always glad to find out it's not me. ;-) Do you think I should do a reset and see if it lets me start over again with no security settings?