Recent content by RayTomes

I think that I registered with Facebook now. It is my home wifi where it doesn't work. I can try others some time but I think it doesn't work on others too.

I found a method of downloading from google photos but when I hit download it never comes up with the zip file to save. Now I am trying Google Takeout services https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout

That is what I originally thought. But my phone shows the pictures in full detail and moves through them at a speed that shows it is not fetching them. (Anyway, this does not help me solve my problem) If you mean that I can download them one at a time, then that is not helpful. There are...

My pixel xl suddenly used vastly more data than I was used to on my previous phone, about 1.5gb in 2 days. I traced it to the free picture backup facility by Google. It seems the default is to do this even on data rather than wifi. I went to settings, data usage, cellular data usage, pictures...

My previous phone was a Galaxy S5 and it had private mode which was very useful. I was very surprised to see that this doesn't exist in the pixel XL I've tried three or four different apps but none of them were any good. Has anyone got a decent suggestion?

I would like to make some little routines to execute via "OK goggle" along the lines of : OK Google run brightness indoors and OK Google run brightness outdoors. These would set screen to 40% and 100% respectively. So I am assuming that I need a little application called brightness but I don't...

I am not the only one. https://www.androidpit.com/ok-google-is-not-working-here-s-how-to-fix-it I tried something. I got my wife to train it and then without removing hers added mine. It is working better that ever. Maybe 80% now.

I have done some experiments. My conclusion is that the statements made here are not correct about training etc. If I start up Google search and turn microphone on and repeatedly say "OK Google" it understands me every time 10 20 30 times in a row. So that establishes that my voice is not too...

I installed Music Volume EQ +... App on my Pixel XL. I think that I am missing something. I can bring up the graphic equalizer and mess with the settings. Then I switch tasks to play a video of music. It sounds exactly as it did before. Whenever I bring up the G EQ again the video stops so I...

Nice. This suits me, thanks.

After about 30 attempts I have managed to get it to learn my voice (story of). Until I did this it would NOT open in my main screen when I said OK Google. This disagrees with what you have been saying. Now it understands me about 2 times out of 3. My wifes s5 responds from across the room every...

How it keeps going back to a different layout. I like monthly mostly. And it keeps wanting to inform me by email etc.

Have changed from galaxy s5 to pixel. I much prefer the Samsung calendar. Any suggestions welcome.

No, my Samsung Galaxy s5 had a terrible fingerprint login that worked about 10% of the time. Pixel is vastly better.

Under no circumstances will the phone respond to me saying "OK Google". I can be in the main screen and it does not respond. It will respond to my wife. I had no trouble on my Samsung s5. If I press the microphone symbol and say OK Google repeatedly it always understands me. So it is being...