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I use Cortana on Android, but I don't really use the voice commands all that much. The big reason that I use Cortana is to be able to see my phone notifications on my Windows 10 laptop. That is very convenient and it works fairly well now that Microsoft has worked out the kinks with it. I'm...

I have to agree with pbike908 here. The Google Nexus devices are top tier choices. I don't think you would be disappointed with those devices. The best part of getting a Nexus device is having an experience of Android that is not messed with by the OEM or the carriers.

There are apps on the Play Store that you can download that will help you manage moving apps to the SD card. These apps can give you a list of the installed apps on your phone that can be moved to the SD card and will allow you to easily move them if you want. App Manager II (Apps 2 SD) is a...

I don't think Samsung has the kind of leverage Apple does. Apple was able to do it when the first iPhone came out because the whole notion of a real smartphone (not a Blackberry type "smartphone") was brand new. Apple essentially invented the modern smartphone with the release of the first gen...

I'm sure I'm not the first person to think this, but I can't help but say that Samsung seems to be distancing itself from Android. Sure, all of their major U.S. and European flagship phones technically run Android, but it seems clear from interacting with their phones out of the box that they...

I used to use Evernote a while ago and I took advantage of the free year of Evernote Premium that I got when I bought my Note 4, but I don't use Evernote ever since my premium subscription expired. I mainly used Evernote to store links that I wanted to save for later reference but I didn't use...

I think it's clear that the industry is moving in favor of USB-C, however I think it would be presumptuous to assume that OEMs couldn't / wouldn't make a phone that had a USB-C charging port and include a DAC for a 3.5mm standard headphone jack. I'm in favor of that transition. I'm not ready...

It would be good to know what email app are you using. Are you using the stock email app that ships with the Note 4 or are you using the Gmail app? If you are using the stock app, one of my only suggestions would be to try to force stop and clear both the cache and the data for the app by...

I've updated to Marshmallow on my T-Mobile Note 4 and I have not had any significant issues. A couple of times my device has randomly rebooted on me, but that was not a continual pattern thankfully. A few app issues here and there, but again, I've had no major issues.

I used Inbox with my personal Google account before, and I really liked it. I do prefer Inbox over the Gmail app. Unfortunately, my university gave me a Google Apps account that does not work with Inbox :(...so I have to use the regular Gmail app on my phone to use that account. The Inbox...

It's a little hyperbolic to say that tablets are dead entirely, but it is true that the market for Android tablets is in steady decline. There were always be those that want Android tablets, but they represent a small portion of the Android user base. The tablet market is not dead, as the iPad...

Libra89 did a nice job of explaining the benefits of T-Mobile postpaid service. I also use T-Mobile and have a postpaid account with them. Like Libra89 said, the monthly cost that your device will add to your bill will depend on the device you choose. The device's total retail price gets split...

Unfortunately, once you apply an Android OS update, you do not have the ability to roll back or "uninstall" the update. There is no officially sanctioned way to roll back to a previous version of Android. The only way to revert back would be to find a ROM for your specific device that is based...

Re: Uncarrier 12! No Data Buckets! To answer question 1: no, you don't need to do anything to stay on your current plan. You will be (or so they say) allowed to stay on your current plan for as long as you want - no action required on your part. Unfortunately I am not entirely sure about...

Re: Uncarrier 12! No Data Buckets! I feel the same way. Right now I'm saving money through T-Mobile, but if I ever get forced off of my current plan, then I might as well switch to Verizon or AT&T because I'll get way better coverage at roughly the same cost. The T-Mobile "One" plan is a...