Recent content by Marc999

BitDefender - no impact as far as I can tell. So I'm comfortable using that on my phone. Battery behavior really is bizarre. Although I got about 7 hours on-screen time a few days ago (from 100 to 50%), more recently I got 4.5 hours on-screen time (from 90 to 40%). In both those scenarios -...

Good to know thanks - yes, I'd feel like I had some buffer room by going over 80% Is it possible it was a battery calibration issue - that a factory reset + charging to 100% did something useful to the battery? ----------------- Further testing: I have reinstalled BitDefender mobile security -...

Ok - update. I did a factory reset today. Charged phone to 100% Did all the system updates/google play store/security updates etc. Did NOT restore apps. Added clock widget (can't live without that one - alarm etc.) Added Covid-19 app Changed background to black Kept default font and icon...

------------- I think this is the best solution that I will try. I'll do just that: Factory Reset + use it for a day & test. Then install 1 app per day and test. Until culprit found. If no culprit found, then perhaps when my battery did have a good life, maybe I slowly lowered its life by...

Yes, I usually did just that - keep the charge between 40-90%. Yet, I wanted to get a feel for how the battery was doing so I began charging to 100% the last couple weeks to test the amount of typical on-screen time I was getting within a 24 hour period, including taking the phone down to ~...

Re: Pixel 3a I purchased my phone during Black Friday (Nov.2019), so it's a little over a year in use. At the time, I was getting a little over 7 hours on-screen battery life. I'm running Android 11 with the latest security updates. (Edit: My mistake - it is Android 11) I'm not sure at what...

I'm using a Google Pixel 3a Same deal: the phone will not capitalize the first letter of the first word, during voice to text dictating. It's really not rocket science, I am baffled as to why these software engineers can't figure this out. I have a feeling these phones/software have become...

I'm using Android 8.1.0 (with a Feb.2019 security patch) on a Moto G5+ Since Google Play store updates my apps. on a regular basis, don't you think that should be enough to be safe? I also use Avast Anti-virus mobile which should help any malware attacks? Google -...

I purchased a Moto G5+ (4 gb/64 gb) phone almost 2 years ago, (Sept/14/2017) cert.refurbished/unlocked. It's running Android 8.1.0 It is no longer receiving security updates. I am perfectly satisfied with the phone, yet I'm wondering how important is it to have a phone that is continually...

Well said about redundant settings. Do I click on this, or that, oh how about over there, that looks good? It's enough to pull out my remaining hair.

Well - so much for my brilliant thought of the day. Deleting the other voice information from my 'other device' - Nexus 7 - didn't work. In fact, I can't toggle on, the 'Access with Voice Match' on either device. So I'm sol, until Google figures something out. After digging through many...

I have the same issue as many here. Purpose: To dictate (voice to text) an email or text message and have it appear like a coherent sentence, rather than a run-on sentence with no punctuation. I have no capital letters, commas or periods. I have deleted the updates to the Google app...

Ok so it's an older thread, but rather than start an identical new thread, I'll add to this one: 2 - 2.5 years. I purchased a Moto G5+ (4gb ram / 64gb hd) to replace a Moto G3 (1gb / 8gb). The ONLY reason I upgraded was because there was less than 4gb of usable internal space, the rest was...

Alcatel OneTouch (7040T) Android: 4.4.2 I've been having an issue, more often than not, where the Widgets will just disappear, or become blank. (e.g. the The Weather Network) I've tried: 1. Changing the wallpaper - background. 2. Rebooting, or removing battery. 3. Wifi or Data ON. No...