Recent content by Roger K1

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    how to sort app icons in Android 5.1 on Galaxy S4?

    The solution I have found is an app. ABC (Home Launcher) for example provides a quick fix by setting all the apps (in the drawer) as the home screen, and hey presto, they are in alphabetical order.
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    How to restore the vanished phone icon?

    The solution now found is to restore the Contacts from App Mgr Disabled. I had disabled them thinking the Google Contacts would do. The Google Contacts icon is round with a blue background, while the Contacts needed by Phone has a square reddish icon. Both show a head and shoulders.
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    How to restore the vanished phone icon?

    My problem is that it's not in the app drawer, or in its customary place in the dock at the bottom of the home screen. However there are three instances of it under All in the Application Manager. Each has a different data total (1.8, 5.59 and 8.8 MB), and I hesitate to Force stop two because...
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    how to sort app icons in Android 5.1 on Galaxy S4?

    If only. The icons are in an an apparently random order, perhaps the order of installation after a re-set. If they were alphabetical I would be able easily to find the ones I want.
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    Any way to change the "Data Usage Cycle" date range in Settings?

    Accessing the data cycle change option is no problem on S4 with Android 5.0.1 and TouchWiz. But I am not interested in a monthly cycle, which is the only option. I am on a weekly cycle with EE and that's what I want to set. My suggestion to developers is that they add this flexibility to the...
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    Some apps not opening files from USB

    I have various file types, docx, ppt and pdf on a USB-C drive but only the pdfs open on the Pixel-C tablet. Apps are installed which open the docs from other sources such as Dropbox. But navigating from the USB detection popup via its Explore option appears to start to launch the app, e.g...
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    Unexpected shut down, fast run down. What could the cause be?

    Unexpected shut down, fast run down The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 with Android 5.0.1 I am getting a deteriorating performance. The phone shuts down and fails to re-boot until connected for re-charging. I also notice that when switching on WiFi, which used to be instant, it now...
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    I have notifications from two calendars. How do I stop it?

    Yes, thanks. I found it was picking up calendars from two email identities, and unticked one, which I hope will result in single notifications.