Recent content by shinnen

Hi notforhire, As well you should. My entire purpose in life is to attempt the impossible; to thumb my nose at new technology; to boldly go where no man should dare to go; to exhume what should remain buried; and to breathe new life into the zombies of yesteryear.;) ... john

Good news! I bit the bullet and did a factory reset; now everything works as it should. Thank you both for your help. As always, it's been an education. ..... john

Hi Again, I have pasted together two images showing the notifications panel. It looks the same regardless of whether the phone is plugged in or not.

Hi, I re-installed my drivers and noticed that the entries I mentioned above have disappeared, and there is now a new entry in the Device Manger under "Android Device" called "Samsung Android ADB Interface" What do you make of that? ... john

Hi B. Diddy, Oh yes, I've scoured the settings in order fix it. Any of the other phones I've had, have an option to set the USB connection to charge, media transfer (MTP) etc., as I suspect this one also should; but for some strange reason does not. I noticed this morning that there are...

Hi B. Diddy, No, there's no mention of USB at all in the Notification Panel. Several sights said to check that panel, and then set the USB option to MTP, but there's nothing at all referring to USB. If you still want to see the panel, I will send you pictures tomorrow, but there will be...

I bought this phone at a used items store. At the time it did not have a battery or back cover but did have SD and SIM cards; so I took it home and gave it a battery, and back cover from a previous S3, which has a faulty camera. So far so good. It booted right up, and works like a charm, except...

No apologies necessary. I appreciate your help. .... john

Hi Belodion, Well, my Moto G is older than yours, mine has no slot for SD cards, only one for a SIM card. I believe this is the first year they made the Moto G line, and that the next year it had an SD slot. But, I like your idea about rooting it. I have done it on another phone, a long...

Hi B. Diddy, Yes, I think you have something there; it is very old. I just see any way around the fact that it refuses to recognize apk files. Thanks for you help. I appreciate all the effort you've put into this. ..... john

Hi Laura, It's a used phone, I picked it up at Value Village. It is not hooked up to any carrier. I don't have a phone plan. I mostly used it as an mp3 player, camera, radio, watch. My main objective here is to install 'open camera' on it. ..... john

Hi belodion, It says Model G, Android 5.1. .. john

Hi B.Diddy, I've tried accessing the Play Store, and other Google services, from the phone, and for some reason it just doesn't take. It recognizes me when I add my email address and password; but the 'next' button, or any other buttons, do nothing; although they highlight when I push...

Hi, Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up. Yes, I used Total Commander many years ago. So, are you suggesting installing TotalCommander on Windows, because I haven't been able to get anything installed the Moto G? ... john

Hi, No, I'm afraid not. It's ancient, no SD card slot. Thanks for your help. ..... john