Recent content by John Crafton

While I like my Droid Turbo, I've always had a soft spot for the Samsung phones. I actually look at my wife's S6 with envy, and that's not normal behavior for me. I expect the camera in the new phone to be at least as good as the one in their current flagship models, and that camera's one of...

I'd love a Nexus phone. I'm tired of the bloatware and long wait times for software upgrades, and the Nexus 5x would fix that. Plus, it's a really nice phone!

I like my wife's S6, but the larger S6 Edge+ would fit my needs better. I'm very curious about the curved edges on the display, but the rest of the phone is really what I'm excited for.

I love the idea of a stylus/S-Pen on something smaller than a tablet.

The Karate Chop flashlight works on mine post-Lollipop. I assume you're using Lollipop (Android 5.1)? If so, the new lock screen allows you to swipe UP to go straight to your home screen.

Most often, this is the result of an app running in the background that leeches battery power. That phone shouldn't, by design, be getting such terrible battery life. I routinely get nearly two days on each charge, and I'll get a full day if I'm playing a lot of games/movies. That said, I...

Re: Just Picked Up a Droid Turbo There are a few 3rd-party apps for red-eye correction available at Google Play Store. The one I've been using is Photo Editor by Aviary. It's decent enough.

Best way to do it is get him an old-school feature phone, rather than a smart phone. As for blocking access, there are some phones made for people that want their kids to only have a select few contacts (including emergency numbers), and those contacts are programmed and locked-in by the...

Select the email, hit the trash can, go to the trash, and do it again. This is true with many email apps. There is no option to permanently delete it without sending it to the trash first.

I never thought about that. You wouldn't be able to use the power button to wake it back up without ending the call?

According to Verizon, HDMI functionality is not available on the Droid Turbo. Make sure your picture isn't too big. File size restrictions exist for many email applications, and a full-size hi-res picture at 21MP sits at around 5MB. That might be bigger than your email allows. I just tried...

"Can anybody tell me why my messenger app keeps crashing?" Which messenger app? Verizon or the stock Android messenger? Also, when does it crash, what's running in the background, and what exactly is it doing?

I understand that I can choose 1080p, 720p (slow mo), and 4K for video; however, ALL of those make videos far too large for sharing over SMS, email, or social networks. The "Highlight Reel" option allows for a resizing down to 480p, which is still too big. How do I set the video recording to...