Recent content by pjstock

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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    alas, the Yoga IS greyed out. saying "your device already has this installed"
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    delete a post from a thread in this forum

    I somehow got some duplicate posts into my thread. How do I just delete the duplicates? under the post there is an EDIT button where the mouseover shows "Edit/Delete" but when I open it up for editing, I cannot find the Delete
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    Nothing. Taping on Backup Accounts doesn't do anything or offer any choices of accounts
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    Interesting. when I delete the 2nd google account off the Yoga (leaving only my main one) and when I then go back to Backup & Reset and Disable (turn off) the BACK UP MY DATA and then Renable it, the BACKUP ACCOUNT goes un-grey (is in active Black) but still reads "No Account is currently...
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    Thank you. (you are being very helpful and patient.) I see. Yes, I do see that listing of backups. The Nexus 7 tablet and my phone are all up to date, dated February 2, 2017. But the Yoga is way out of date. Some apps are showing a last backup date of mid Jan 2017, but Google for instance is...
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    When I switch Automatic Restore ON nothing changes on that screen. But that Dashboard page is Interesting. (I had no idea it was even there.) I don't see any specific reference to "backups" but I do see that I have 5 android devices listed. Under Manage Active Devices only Two are showing. The...
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    Hmmm, Yes, good thinking. Posting full email accounts was not smart. thank you. here is a cleaned up version.
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    Backup Account under Backup & Reset is greyed out even though I have three Google Accounts under Accounts.
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    i only see that message about the Update when I pull down the icons from the top row (see attached screen shot) when I then click on it, I get that warning about erasing data.
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    No account is currently storing backed up data

    No my error. tha was a typo. When I pull down the icons at the top of the screen there is one item which reads: "YOUR system can update to the latest version"
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    Can S Voice (SVoice) work offline without Internet?

    casn S Voice (SVoice) work offline? without Internet? I am trying to setup a Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) for my 86 year old nearly blind mother. Voice activation anything would be very helpful for her. As she does not use the Internet much she does not have a Data feature on her cell phone plan (she...
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    How do I add different languages to S Vice?

    managing SVoice languages I also posted this on the Galaxy S4 forum but have had no response so I thought I would try here. How does one add different language capabilities to SVoice or (Car mode or Hands Free Mode as it seems to variously be called). My GT-I9500 has only three language...
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    S Voice is expecting Chinese Language

    I purchased a grey market Galaxy S4 from Hong Kong (or somewhere in Asia) for my nearly blind mother. I am trying to get S Voice voice command service working for her as she can no longer easily operate a normal phone by touch. I have changed all the language defaults I can find to English (US...
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    portable wifi hotspot fails, kills 3G

    well, I bought the phone and service because it had the Tethering feature included. it worked great for the first two weeks. and now it doesn't because of this well documented Update. and so I will return the phone and cancel the contract if they cannot assure me that it will be restored...