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Hi. I have a BLU studio xl2 phone that has reached the internal storage limit. About 6GB is used by my music tracks. To get more free space, I want to move the music folders to an portable external FD. Tested 1 folder putting to a external FD. Then went to settings/storage/USB. Selected...

Hi. I have Blu Studio XL 2. In settings i see Mobile Data is grayed out unless a sim card is used. Some phones (ZTE) have mobile data available regardless of sim card. Is there a way I can set mobile data w/o inserting a new sim card? Reason: Want to make free international calls to the U.S...

Thanks for the quick response. Never would have figured it would be phone does not duel bands. Tc.

Hi. Quick question not sure if this is a network or Android issue. I have a Asus Rt-Ac66u B1 router with a duel band WIFI network 2.4G and 5G. When I connect to wifi with Android OnePlusOne Phone I can see/connect to both wifi networks. Using the Android ZTE 955A phone I can only see and...

Thanks all for the quick feedback. I assume when I setup a wpa2 password, this ID be used to login on both laptop & Android phone. Thanks. TC.

Hi. Have a quick question regarding getting wifi access on my Android phone. I normally use free wifi access (when needed) taking mt laptop to a Starbucks or the Local Library. Now I require Internet Access considerably more. Planning to get high-speed wireless internet (wifi) access with...

Hi. I have 2 Android Phones. One Plus One & Blu Studio Xl2. They are Android 7.1 & 5.0 respectively. Haven't used One+One for 6 months. During that time I added 30 favorites to my Chrome Browser on Blu Studio. Would like to import/transfer all my Blu favorites bookmarks to Chrome Browser One+...

Hi. I am planning to install Nethunter on Lineage os 14.1 rom OnePlus One phone. (Q) Once NH is installed & working, will I still be able to install new OTA Android System updates for Lineage os? Is Nethunter treated as a application on Lineage? Should I setup a multirom having cm13/nethunter...

@ B.Diddy. Hi. i've tried to recreate the "Your connection is not private" message at StarBucks, I just get in successfully now. I do remember looking/clicking at the bottom of the left page a message stated "Proceed to xxxx site" when when private msg window displayed. I was able to download...

@B. Diddy Ok. I got it to work. Went to StarBucks again(my wifi has been down for week). Login to SB wifi, went to Google Play Store received same error message stated originally. Launched Chrome. Screen displayed “Your connection is not private return back to safety” Previously, I exited...

@B. Diddy Yes went to Starbucks and launched Google Play Store, + trying to add a Google Account. Same message displayed above. Not sure if this is a WIFI issue. Back in 2015 you AC forum had a similar discussion. Someone suggested Google Play Services is outdated. To fix this requires...

Hi. I just purchased a new BLU Studio XL 2 Android version 6.0. First task I did was to insert a SD card. Transferred music from my laptop to BLU. Played Google music. Worked Ok. Have not inserted a Sim Card. Connected to WiFi. Launch Google Chrome click add google account. Message displayed...

Hi. I'm looking at a BLU Studio XL 2 LTE on the net for $140.00. Never owned a Blu phone so I have a couple of questions. 1. Is this a good Cellphone for the price. Or does this model have past Issues? 2. It specifies 4900 mah battery. Realistically, light web browsing, Email, 2-3 hrs of...

Hi. I am planning to buy xiaomi redmi 3s smartphone online. Since this phone is made from China, I will have to deal with a Chinese business seller for my purchase. I have found a few sites that sells this phone. Aliexpress, Fasttech, Gearbest, Geekbuying. Reading a few buyers feedback, it...

Hi. Just curious. After fully charging your device with a PowerBank (external battery), Is there any issues having your smartphone running using the PB batteries until drained, then switch to the device battery? More specifically, should a PowerBank battery be used as a backup charger and/or...