Recent content by jayven

I found a solution! When my S9+ on T-Mobile was upgraded to Pie, Gmail notifications worked perfectly. Then two or three days ago, my Gmail app was updated with the new Gmail look [yuck], and suddenly Gmail notifications stopped working. Here's how I just solved the problem: Open Gmail. Tap the...

It may be ridiculous, but it is nonetheless correct. iPhone updates are designed only for the iPhone, but Android OS updates are designed for countless phones by many manufacturers. The Android update process if far more complex than it is for iOs. An Android phone that requests an OTA update...

My avatar shows my favorite comic book character from my childhood. Oh, if only I had his obvious good looks and charisma...

I'm really shocked that your post hasn't received any response until now. This is an obvious and confounding omission by VZW for which no explanation has been offered. I spoke with a 2nd level VZW tech support person, on July 24, in VZW's Maryland call center, asking her this very same question...

You're absolutely correct, but the original poster DID root his phone, so root-related commentary is probably appropriate here.

I'm generally on a wi-fi network most of the time, no matter where I go, but I have noticed only a very brief loss of 3G, and that was a few days ago, in various parts of Ventura County (Calif.).

In my contact list, my mother's name is "Mom". Rather than enter her phone number when I call her [and, yes, we should all use speed dial as others have pointed out], I simply enter her name in the phone keypad. M-O-M on the phone keypad is 6-6-6. By the time the third 6 is entered, Mom appears...

Add POP mail folders? I followed that advice by going into my POP server's web mail interface, where I added a new folder. I allowed my Thunderbolt to do its automatic refreshing of the Inbox, then tried a manual refresh after that. Still no new folder. With Gmail or some other IMAP-style email...