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    Can't Logon To Forum Anymore

    I've been on this forum for a few years but you've complately changed it and now I can't logon to it. I don't see any "logon" option anymore.
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    How To Make Samsung Use Audio not Video Voicemail

    Every time I get a voicemail Samsung notification makes it available directly only as video voicemail. I don't want to download that Samsung app with whatever terms/conditions it has.. To listen to it as audio I have to go to the Contacts, search for Samsung voicemail phone number, and then call...
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    What Software To Use To Remove Cookies

    I'm looking for software to safely remove cookies put on my phone (I just went to a dictionary site and it immediately gave notification that it's putting cookies on the phone). My first thought was to use CCcleaner but I saw there is considerable concern about its safety (malware) and also...
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    How To Turn Off Location Tracking On Samsung Galaxy J2

    I want to turn off location tracking on Samsung Galaxy J2 but I don't see Location in Settings; nor in Settings -> Connections, nor in Settings -> WI-FI - > More Connections. Where did Samsung hide this setting so that I can turn off the location tracking?
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    How to Get Samsung Galaxy J2 To Use Speed Dial Numbers

    I have speed dial code numbers set on my Galaxy J2 phone, but when I press a speed dial code number the phone won't dial the associated number. I get a recording "call cannot be completed as dialed". Obviously it is dialing only the speed dial code and not the associated number (dialing the...
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    Getting Samsung Phone To Easily Answeri Calls

    EASILY answering a call should be the first priority of a cell phone. With Samsung it clearly is not. A family member has a Samsung Orbit and regularly misses calls because she can't get the "hold & swipe properly" exactly right fast enough. I have a Samsung J2 as a travel phone and often have...
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    Can't Find a Message Attachment Picture

    I received a text message with a picture attachment on my backup Galaxy J2 phone. I wanted to print on my computer - I selected SAVE on the picture on the phone. But when I connect the phone to the computer (to copy it so I can print it) it doesn't show it anywhere. If I go to Gallery on the...
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    What is the General feeling about changing to a moto g (2022) phone

    Because of problems I'm having making calls on my LG K20 Plus, T-Mobile support is recommending a straight trade-in to a moto 5G (2022). What's the general feeling about that model? Or would I be better off with a different model (or brand)? I appended this to another thread but no one...
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    Looking For Recommendation For Backup Software

    I would appreciate recommendation for backup software for LG phone, primarily for Contacts. I would like to back it up to my computer, and then be able to restore (and/or transfer to new phone) as need be. There's a few backup/restores out there - I would appreciate any suggestions from...
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    Would Like To hear Experiences With Express VPN

    I'm likely to get Express VPN - have not been satisfied with free VPN software's reliability - but would first like to hear if people have been happy with it, or have any concerns about using it.
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    Big WI-FI speed differences Between Two Phones

    I have a very significant difference in the wi-fi speed on my main phone (LG K20) and my travel/BKP phone (Samsung Galaxy J2) with Avast speed test. Testing the speed in the same location with same router, LG speeds are 55 down / 28 up; Galaxy speeds are 0.04 down / 7.6 up. Both running the...
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    F-Droid Not Downloading Updates

    F-Droid has stopped downloading updates to my main cellphone. It repeatedly says (when I check) everything is up-to-date. But it does download updates to my travel cellphone. The programs on my main cell phone - e.g. Duck Duck - are way out of date. Both phones appear to have the same settings -...
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    How To Find Pictures On Phone

    I am trying to figure where pictures are and why the LG phone puts them in different places. Some pictures are in folders in Gallery while others are in folders in DCIM->Camera. This "random" storing is true both for pictures that are saved to internal storage and pictures saved on the SD...
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    How To Turn Off Auto-Correct In Messaging?

    I 'm tired of continually correcting the "auto-corrected mistakes" in text messages. It's more of a bother than a help. How do I turn it off? There isn't an "auto-correct" option that I can find in Settings.
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    How To Stop Android From Taking Panoramic Pictures

    I'm finding that many of the pictures of people I take in portrait mode are being turned to panoramic mode. After uploading the pictures to my computer, I then have to open each one individually, turn it right 90 degrees and re-save it. How to I stop the phone from doing that?
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    Will Contacts Be Lost When Replacing Battery

    I want to replace the battery on my LG K20 phone with a new, uncharged battery. Will the data (contacts etc.) be lost during the transition and new battery charging?
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    Undocumented Galaxy J2 Symbol

    After turning on my travel Samsung Galaxy J2 phone to update software (as needed), there was a symbol in the Status Bar I had not seen before. It was a circle with a line through it. That symbol is not shown on the Status Bar page in the manual. I re-started the phone and the symbol was no...
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    How Do I follow a URL Link Displayed On a Webpage?

    When I go to a webpage on the phone's browser and it displays a URL link to another webpage,what do I do on the phone to follow that link?
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    Can Mouse Function Be Simulated On On Android?

    There is a web page I go to on my computer. When I hover the mouse over a certain part of the screen I get a drop-down menu. I can then click on an item in that menu and go to another page. Is there a way to simulate this on Android when I go to that web page such that I can open the drop-down...
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    Where Are These Setting On Galaxy J2?

    I have these settings on my main LG K20 phone to reduce battery depletion but I can't find their equivalent settings on my travel Galaxy J2 (there aren't any "three dots") ☞ Settings ⇨ Location ⇨ [three dots] ⇨ Scanning: ◆ Wi-Fi Scanning = OFF ◆ Bluetooth Scanning = OFF ☞ Settings ⇨...
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    How Do I stop google uploading My Information?

    Someone mentioned to me about google backing up Contacts which I thought did not happen (unless I used Duo, which I don't). But I just checked my phone. I have Settings -> Accounts & Sync -> Auto-sync data set to OFF. But in the Accounts drop-down under Auto-sync I selected google just to check...
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    Looking At Contacts Backup Products

    I am looking at two software products for backing up Contacts to the computer, as an alternative to buying a large SD card and seeing if it can be backed up there and then having to remove the card and keeping it safely away from the phone.. 1) Syncios iOS & Android Manager...
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    How Turn Off Play Store Auto Updates

    A family member discovered today that google Play Store had updated all the apps on her Samsung phone. It had not done that before so something got changed that enabled it - but I don't know what that is. How does she stop these auto updates? At one point a long time ago I stopped it on my LG...
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    Looking For A Free VPN That Minds Its Own Business

    I was away and saw a warning on my phone that the hotel's WI-FI "was not secure". The phone turned on a VPN, which seemed to be a nice thing. Until that VPN displayed a screen showing all of the information it would take from my usage and save and keep. It wasn't a google VPN but that was just...
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    How To Copy SD Card To Replacement Card

    I want to replace the SD card on my phone (LG K20 Plus) with one with more capacity. I expect in orderto copy everything to the new card I'll have to download the albums, music, pictures and document files to my computer, replace the SD card and then upload everything back up to the phone. Am I...
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