Recent content by cydewaze

Well I guess I'm way behind the times. I was able to just connect my 7a to my 4a and it imported everything, game progress and all. I guess I don't need additional software afterall. (y)

So it's finally time to retire my trusty old Pixel 4a. In the past, I've always used Helium Backup to transfer settings and game progress, but I see that's no longer being supported. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good, non-root solution? I don't mind losing most settings, and I can...

It's an app called Twilloid, which I just recently installed so that I could get MS Power Automate to text my phone. In the end, I ended up just getting it to email-text me, so I didn't need the Twillio app after all.

THANK YOU! I was able to figure out which app was responsible, and disable it.

I just took the latest Android 10 update this morning, and now I have a tool tip that flashes on a 3 second on/off interval. It says, "enter correct code". Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of it?

So, I'm sitting on the train, on my way home from work, listening to music using headphones. I have an alarm set so I don't miss my stop. When the alarm goes off, I can't hear it because it only uses the external speakers, BUT while the alarm is sounding, the music I'm listening to is also...

I think that's correct. I basically ordered the 3a (none of the stores were in stock) so I could take advantage of the deal, and to get the thing in the store. Once there (last night) the idea was to return it and repurchase it, so it would be $299 instead of $399. But since I had the gift...

Thanks for this review. I ordered my 3a last weekend, and I think it'll be a good upgrade from my original Pixel. For $299 with a $100 gift card, it was hard to turn down. Most of the features that are missing don't exist on my current phone anyway, so I won't even notice them gone.

Add me to the club. The sound died on my trusted original Pixel 1, so I need a new phone. But I'm not spending 800 bucks for something that lasts 2.5 years. Hit up Best Buy and they talked me into giving Sprint a try, so I ordered an unlocked 3a in case I want to go back to Verizon. $399 for the...

Figured I'd might as well update this in case anyone else finds the thread. A factory reset didn't work. I ended up finding a guy in town who works on phones. I had him replace the battery (50 bucks plus 10 for the battery) and now it's back to being my good old phone again. Easily a full day...

I'm now thinking my problem goes beyond Pie. I discovered that 20% is the new 0%, as the phone powers itself off now when the battery level reaches 20%. I'm going to run Helium Backup tonight, then do a full reset. I can't think of anything else to try.

Battery monitor says nothing is using an unusually high amount of battery. A reset is a pain, but if that's the only way, I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet.

This is maddening. I consider Location Settings to be "broken" until something changes. GPS on = 3 hrs of battery life. GPS off = Nothing location-based works. Weather doesn't work. Tasker doesn't work. My task to automatically switch to Wi-Fi to save data while at home doesn't work. They've...

I'll try to see if I can figure out whether or not any specific apps are contributing more to the drain than the rest, and apply the treatment you mentioned. My battery life's been better since keeping location off (and picking a spot between home and work to use for weather), but it was still...

I generally like new Android releases, but for me this one's a huge miss. While I like the new look and feel (I use Nova launcher, so changes are minimal), there are a couple of things for me that would have made this a deal-breaker on a new phone. The main one is that they've broken location...