Recent content by KEN SCHUSTER

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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    j_hansen This is something that I'm going to have to look into. I haven't had the guts to delve into that kind of thing yet. Is there a forum for tasker experts? Maybe I could just pay some 13 year old to write it for me. It's a great suggestion, Thanks.
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    cajun456 Also the Samsung watch and the Huawei, both look very cool. But for years people have looked at me like I'm nuts for talking to myself, while I'm on BT. I refuse to let them see me talking to my watch. But seriously, I think I might have to put on my reading glasses to use the watch...
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    So would I! Now who can we talk to about this? Forget the .99 or 2.99 apps, I'd be willing to pay $100 easy for this.
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    I've got half a mind to sell the Note and buy 2 or 3 refurbished Lumia 1520s. That could hold me for years till somebody catches on and puts this stuff in the OS. Thanks.
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    gernerttl Your brutally honest assessment has me thinking of taking up drinking again. j/k. I don't think I'm crazy in what I'm looking for. With all the handsfree and anti-texting laws getting enacted, I would think these kind of features would be considered good safety features, and every OS...
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    Thanks for feeling my pain. I knew I couldn't be the only one out here that seemed to be interested in common sense functions. Any thoughts on who we could ask write an app for this stuff?
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    cajun456 I am using this app. It seems clunky and prone to glitches. It asks if I want to hear the text read, reads it and then (if you pay extra) allow you to reply. It doesn't seem to interact with my contacts at all. It says "you have a text from 18005551212". But instead using a known...
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    Everybody, I really appreciate all your responses, even though it's killing me. So basically, what I'm getting from you guys and other posts here, is that Android is a very basic operating system, that depends entirely on the apps that are created for it. So if I want 500 versions of a Snapchat...
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    How do I make my expensive Note 8 do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box?

    Hi everyone, I really need some help. I need to know what combinations of apps and/or settings to use on my new, spiffy and expensive Galaxy Note 8 to make it do what my much cheaper Windows phone did right out of the box. I'm a contract IT tech so I'm in the car, under a desk, in a ceiling or...