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My GMail app has stopped loading images / attachments on my Pixel XL. Anyone else gotten this recently? Seems to have happened after the May patch. I'm also running DNS66, but I turned it off and that didn't help.
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May 10, 2017 07:29
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Lanky Coconut Tree posted:My GMail app has stopped loading images / attachments on my Pixel XL. Anyone else gotten this recently? Seems to have happened after the May patch. I seem to rmemeber that being a known issue with DNS66 in the brief time I used it. Sorry I can't offer more help. Maybe see if they show up in the Inbox app?
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May 10, 2017 08:31
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I'd like to remind myself to do a task a few times a day at specified times. What's the easiest way to set this up?
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May 13, 2017 01:25
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hooah posted:I'd like to remind myself to do a task a few times a day at specified times. What's the easiest way to set this up? You could set a daily repeating task on Google Calendar at each time, and set them to provide a notification as their time comes up. Nearly all phones will already have the Calender app installed anyway. When setting up the events, you can even tell it to only occur on certain days of the week if you need that.
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May 13, 2017 01:33
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That's exactly what I do to remind myself to take my medicine in the morning, to take out the garbage on Wednesdays, and to submit my time sheet at the end of the week.
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May 13, 2017 03:09
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Yeah, that's what I first thought of, just wondering if there's anything that's better.
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May 13, 2017 04:13
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I like using Any.do for reminders, personally. When a task comes up it notifies you and brings up a prompt so you can mark it as completed or postpone it for 15/30/60 minutes or even the next day. Makes remembering whatever a bit easier since it draws the prompt on top of whatever you were last doing, rather than just a notification. There's also Moment, which you have to pay for, that'll go off at a specified time each morning and round up all your tasks and ask you when that day you'd like it to remind you to do them. There's apparently another app they made that'll let it hook into Google calendar, but I haven't really looked into it yet.
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May 13, 2017 04:17
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Lanky Coconut Tree posted:My GMail app has stopped loading images / attachments on my Pixel XL. Anyone else gotten this recently? Seems to have happened after the May patch. It is 100% DNS66 because I use it too. You have to pause it or turn it off, then try re-downloading attachments; should work with 1-2 tries.
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May 13, 2017 06:38
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Hey, back with another dumb question about Text Messages. I'm switching carriers to save some cash. Whats the best method to transfer Text Threads to another phone? I see that Google is telling me to just go install some rando 3rd party app to do this, which just kinda seems shady. I don't even have anything important I'd be worried about someone "stealing", I just want to know if there's anything you guys recommend.
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May 14, 2017 20:57
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Sms Backup+
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May 14, 2017 21:35
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I have had good experiences with this, includes MMS backup as well https://play.google.com/store/apps/...%3Dappbrain_web
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May 14, 2017 22:50
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WeX Majors posted:Hey, back with another dumb question about Text Messages. Sms backup, Samsung smartswitch if you're moving between Samsung phones. Motorola had a migration tool, but last I heard they had killed it off for unknown reasons.
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May 14, 2017 23:34
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St_Ides posted:MagicPlan is the one I remember. Stanley also makes a floor planning one. Trip report: MagicPlan works pretty great, thanks! I'm sure the dimensions aren't perfect, but it's a good way to get a general idea of the size and layouts of rooms in a house I'm moving into soon.
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May 15, 2017 14:07
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My WiFi has used 24% of my battery since last charge. Is that... Normal? I don't think I've ever seen that before
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May 15, 2017 22:47
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Drunk Tomato posted:My WiFi has used 24% of my battery since last charge. Is that... Normal? I don't think I've ever seen that before It's fun to have a pocket device where you can get apps to fight with each other to tell you who is loving with the battery life/usability of your phone Literally seeing "phone.apk has used 10% of your battery life click here to disable it" drat these obscure TSRs consuming the battery life how they do
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May 16, 2017 00:13
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I got a google .apk of phone that is a slight improvement over the default but sarnsung locks this thing down tight and all I can do is literally change the shortcut built in to my wallpaper from phone.apk to the other one, phone.apk. Now it has lovely material design and a favorites list of people to call that looks like windows 8
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May 16, 2017 00:15
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For me it's all about the exciting experience but as phones go, traditionally, this is bad behavior.
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May 16, 2017 00:17
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Anybody else unable to see saved playlists in the Youtube app? I can see them on desktop but they're not displaying at all on the app or the mobile site.
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May 16, 2017 06:38
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The uTorrent app just made me watch a video to exit... Are there any recommended torrent apps? I don't torrent to my phone often but it's always nice to be able to share files legally
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May 16, 2017 22:38
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What was that authenticator app that could save backups to Google Drive? It wasn't Authy, but I forget the name of it
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May 16, 2017 23:07
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CLAM DOWN posted:What was that authenticator app that could save backups to Google Drive? It wasn't Authy, but I forget the name of it authenticator +
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May 16, 2017 23:07
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Thermopyle posted:authenticator + Thanks!
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May 16, 2017 23:31
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The Duggler posted:The uTorrent app just made me watch a video to exit... Flud https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.delphicoder.flud There are ads but I've never seen a video ad, and never been forced to experience an ad to use it.
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May 17, 2017 00:12
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Budgie posted:Flud Sweet! Thanks! Based on the reviews I'm not the only one put off by the amount of ads in uTorrent
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May 17, 2017 00:16
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Any recommendations for an SMS/messaging app? I'm getting quite annoyed due to the fact that half my friends use WhatsApp, a quarter of them use Hangouts, and a quarter use SMS. Now that Hangouts doesn't do SMS anymore, I'm stuck having to toggle between 3 different apps all for the same purpose of general text messaging. Are there any apps that can consolidate these systems? Regardless, any recommended SMS app to replace Hangouts would be useful.
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May 17, 2017 03:29
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Ornithology posted:Any recommendations for an SMS/messaging app? I'm getting quite annoyed due to the fact that half my friends use WhatsApp, a quarter of them use Hangouts, and a quarter use SMS. Now that Hangouts doesn't do SMS anymore, I'm stuck having to toggle between 3 different apps all for the same purpose of general text messaging. Are there any apps that can consolidate these systems? Regardless, any recommended SMS app to replace Hangouts would be useful. The only combo app that I am aware of is Facebook Messenger, which I believe can do SMS as well as Facebook messaging (don't know first hand, never used it myself). For SMS apps, either Android Messages (made by Google--didn't this used to be called Google Messages?) or Textra. Textra is more customizable, but I find the basic Messages app to do just fine for me. Edit: and yes, the fractured state of messaging on Android is stupid as hell. It is a frequent (and justified) area of complaint in this and other Android threads.
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May 17, 2017 04:38
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Ornithology posted:Any recommendations for an SMS/messaging app? I'm getting quite annoyed due to the fact that half my friends use WhatsApp, a quarter of them use Hangouts, and a quarter use SMS. Now that Hangouts doesn't do SMS anymore, I'm stuck having to toggle between 3 different apps all for the same purpose of general text messaging. Are there any apps that can consolidate these systems? Regardless, any recommended SMS app to replace Hangouts would be useful. There is no fix for what you're talking about. Textra looks nice.
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May 17, 2017 05:31
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incogneato posted:Android Messages (made by Google--didn't this used to be called Google Messages?) It used to be called Messenger.
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May 17, 2017 11:50
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syscall girl posted:There is no fix for what you're talking about. Textra looks nice. Well, Disa is a thing. It's also kind of janky, but it's in beta (and has been in beta forever). I think it does hangouts as well as WhatsApp as well as sms?
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May 17, 2017 16:33
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Ornithology posted:Any recommendations for an SMS/messaging app? I'm getting quite annoyed due to the fact that half my friends use WhatsApp, a quarter of them use Hangouts, and a quarter use SMS. Now that Hangouts doesn't do SMS anymore, I'm stuck having to toggle between 3 different apps all for the same purpose of general text messaging. Are there any apps that can consolidate these systems? Regardless, any recommended SMS app to replace Hangouts would be useful. Devil's advocate here, but why not just switch everyone to WhatsApp?
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May 17, 2017 16:37
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jokes posted:Well, Disa is a thing. It's also kind of janky, but it's in beta (and has been in beta forever). I think it does hangouts as well as WhatsApp as well as sms? iirc hangouts/messenger are xmpp so pidgin could always get your hangouts for you and still do except they have to use a web protocol now and will not have access to your old convos like g hangouts and there's an android pidgin or three out there but it feels like a step backwards
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May 17, 2017 16:44
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FunOne posted:Devil's advocate here, but why not just switch everyone to WhatsApp? Someone has to win this fight and it's sure as poo poo not goog so why not
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May 17, 2017 16:45
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syscall girl posted:Someone has to win this fight and it's sure as poo poo not goog I'm a good Google fanboy, but WhatsApp has the people and an active development cycle. Allo is ...ok. Hangouts is effectively abandoned. So, why not an E2E encrypted messenger with a huge footprint and new features added regularly. With desktop and web support. I mean, it works.
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May 17, 2017 16:49
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FunOne posted:why not an E2E encrypted messenger don't try to sell it that way, friend
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May 17, 2017 16:54
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FunOne posted:Devil's advocate here, but why not just switch everyone to WhatsApp? Lol at getting other people to switch messaging apps.
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May 17, 2017 16:56
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FunOne posted:Devil's advocate here, but why not just switch everyone to WhatsApp? If it were that easy, everyone would already be on it.
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May 17, 2017 17:03
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Thermopyle posted:Lol at getting other people to switch messaging apps. Every app has a click here to learn more part where they imply that all the cool kids are doing it Look at these numbers! Those sure are numbers, now let me engage my irl friends in a discussion about texting software
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May 17, 2017 17:07
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fishmech posted:If it were that easy, everyone would already be on it. A lot of places in the world are, North American is just technologically backwater as poo poo
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May 17, 2017 17:15
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Yep, basically everyone I know uses fb messenger or whatsapp in Brexit land I get a text now and again from my boss, thats really it
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May 17, 2017 19:14
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I've managed to shrink everything down to Facebook for people I have a "real name" connection with, Discord for people I'd rather know as a pseudonym, and basic SMS texting for those one or two people who refuse to use either. If they're really committed to Allo, Google needs to kill Hangouts already. But "commitment" is the heart of the problem with Google's messaging strategy.
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