Recent content by stuwoolf

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    Notifications not showing on Locked Screen

    Can anyone help with this?
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    Notifications not showing on Locked Screen

    After a recent update I now find I dont get email or text notifications showing in the status bar when the screen is locked. Not even sure if the tone plays when the screen is locked. Before the update, notifications were shown in the status bar when the screen was locked. What must I do to...
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    Latest Software Update

    Just had an update to my Samsung A5 and, as with other updates, I find unwelcomed changes. Had my phone set to only allowing calls from my contact list. If you aint on it you aint gettin thru. This upgrade seems to remove that facility. Is it gone? If not, how do I access it? Also I use...
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    Status Bar keeps hiding

    Thanks. That was exactly the problem. It seems the update I recently received made this change. I do wish such things would only update the bits the update is updating! It probably cant........ Thanks again for helping me and thanks also to the others who offered help too. Grateful. Stuart
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    Status Bar keeps hiding

    Thanks for your reply. Not sure what you mean by "launcher". I simply switch my phone on and use the standard internet thingy which came with the phone as standard. I just tried using Firefox and the Status Bar doesnt hide. Could this be a Settings issue? If so, which specific setting should...
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    Status Bar keeps hiding

    Since an update was received the other day the status bar containing Power Level, Signal Strength, Clock etc hides itself away. Now I need to swipe to bring it down to read it. Can I make it stay visible all the time?
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    Handcent and Email Sound Notifications

    Sorted! I have a block on all but those who are on my contact list. I presumed that anything from those contacts would work normally. It didnt. Unticking "Disable Notifications" corrected my problem.
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    Handcent and Email Sound Notifications

    I had to reset to factory settings the other night and I am now trying to get my phone back to where it was. I had to reload a number of thing like Handcent and I am now struggling to get a sound notification when a text message arrives. I also do not get a sound when an email arrives. I do get...
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    Google Search in Landscape Mode

    Thanks for your response. Accessing Landscape isnt the problem. The problem is when using Landscape I cant access the search bar as it is covered up. I have cleared cache and stored data to no avail. Thanks for your input.
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    Google Search in Landscape Mode

    I have always been able to open Google in landscape mode and enter my search criteria in the search box. Now I cant. When I open google I get momentary access to the search box then it is covered up by information that is usually at the bottom of the page ie My Location. If I orientate to...
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    Blue Text Selection Tabs

    Sometimes when I open the internet browser I find the text selection tabs are showing in the address bar. The only way to remove them is to touch the address bar and allow the tabs to highlight the data in the bar. The Select All, Copy etc pop up menu then appears. Selecting Copy from that...
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    Touch and strange "flickering"

    Have been experiencing exactly the same issues. Is this a common problem? Can someone explain what is going on? Grateful for any assistance.