Recent content by Tall Mike 2145

UPDATE: Ok, well, sort of an update. I have not tried going back to either 5.0 or 4.4.4, mostly because of being busy. However, I did flash my phone to 5.1 the other day, and my phone has been fairly well-behaved until today, when it started the same nonsense again. I have a feeling it is...

Huh... I hadn't thought about that. I don't think so, because I've had 5.0.1 since it was released for the N4, and this is more recent. I guess I could roll back to either 5.0 or 4.4.4 to test it. I have done some pretty exhaustive Google searches and nobody else (that I can find, at least) has...

Relevant Background: Hardware: Nexus 4, 8GB OS: Stock Android 5.0.1 Specific Problem: For about the past couple months, I have been getting random notifications about tapping to reconnect to the AT&T cell network (I'm on Straight Talk and use the AT&T network). I have experienced absolutely...

I'm not stumping for them, I don't work for them or am a shill for them, but I have found that switching my Nexus 4, which is running Android 5, to using Smart Launcher, from using either the stock or Google Experience launchers, has made a noticeable impact on runtime. Also, Smart Launcher...

These are the settings for StraightTalk on the AT&T network: Name: TracFone (this probably doesn't really matter) APN: tfdata MMSC: http://mms-tf.net MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com MCC: 310 MNC: 410 APN type: default,supl,mms APN protocol: IPv4 APN roaming protocol: IPv4

I need a girlfriend. I really, really do and I really wish I had one. It's really hard to find someone stable around here, or emotionally available, or not basically messed up mentally. I'm sorry, I know that probably doesn't sound very nice, but it's true. To be fair, I also know for a fact it...

Because most people probably don't use Firefox on Android. I've tried numerous times, but it is absolutely horrible (at least on a smartphone). It's "OK" on a desktop, but that's as far as I'll go with it. It's sad to see how far Firefox has fallen. It was without a doubt the absolute best...

I was looking for a coffee mug for a friend of mine and ran across these two shirts and though of you folks here... Yes, I guess I've got an offbeat sense of humor... and

Right, and...?

I've never seen one iota of difference in performance on my Nexus 4 between Dalvik and ART. I have no idea what the shouting is all about, tbh. Certainly not on this device at least.

I think Apple has really helped evolve the smartphone concept, and for that matter they can be credited with a lot of the tech advancement we've seen over the last 20+ years. So to the degree that they have been the rising tide that floats all boats, props to them. However, times have changed...

Even though technically speaking the N4 is an LTE-capable phone, it was never sold or marketed as such, and it was never intended as such, and its LTE capabilities are, to the extent that they exist, very limited. The Nexus 5 and a lot of other non-GE hardware is fully LTE-capable. If you...

I tried using SwiftKey but for my purposes I found it far too cumbersome and just plain awkward. I far prefer the stock keyboard. The best darn TV show today!

GoSmart sounds like a better option. I wonder who's network they use.

At least it wasn't for foul porpoises. They can be real crabby.