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    Way to take smaller photos?

    Have you tried switching to heic format instead of jpeg? Here's the file size difference, same 12 Mpixel resolution, same camera. Samsung galaxy S25U phone. Update, alternatively you can use an app like Adobe Express to resize the image without editing it. In this example I changed a 4000 px...
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    Information on TEXTRA messaging please

    Hi, I've just joined here. I've used TEXTRA for several months and like it, so I upgraded to the pro version. It replaces my SMS and MMS apps and works with anyone using those services whether they have TEXTRA or not. If they have a phone service then they have SMS! Hope this helps.
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    Hello peeps

    @B. Diddy I dislike typing on the phone too, autocorrect is insane.
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    Hello peeps

    Thanks so much [emoji4]
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    Solved Pixel 6 Pro camera .trashed photos

    Hi, my wife's pixel 6 camera stores heaps of ".trashed' thumbnails in the dcim folder that I don't get with my Galaxy S23ult. I'm curious why Google does that? When I transfer to PC to edit and archive locally (public cloud is NOT an archive!) I have to trash all her trash thumbs before I get...
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    Question Smartphones with native App Blocker or App Password protect

    The secure folder on Sammy allows me to have another profile for apps that don't allow multi profiles on the same device. That's quite handy, also I can burn the folder if something in it misbehaves. It makes for a nice test sandbox. Also note that it can no longer be backed up to the Samsung...
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    Hello peeps

    Thanks, both. I have just set up here. I have tapatalk pro cause I don't like ads. Finding my feet in here. Thanks for the replies! Edit: Just worked out how to edit my post from TTP. Also wondering what the little blue diamond thing next to my name is. That doesn't show on a web browser...
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    Hello peeps

    Does anyone else use these forums on tapatalk? Seems a bit medi-ogre to me. Cheers