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Message started by justin_o_guy2 on 06/18/18 at 11:15:05

Title: Two year old phone
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/18/18 at 11:15:05

Deteriorating performance.

Designed obsolescence?
Remedies?

Title: Re: Two year old phone
Post by Tocsik on 06/18/18 at 14:03:22

Is it battery performance or speed of the device? These things are computers with an OS, additional GUI etc. A factory reset sometimes does a world of good. Just did that last weekend on my Samsung tablet.

A good first step is to uninstall any apps you haven't used in a long time. Then any you think you could do without. Then delete any pics, vids or other files you don't need. Keep everything in the cloud and not on the handset. Asus makes a good file manager. It's called File Manager. Guess they aren't too creative with naming.

Title: Re: Two year old phone
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/18/18 at 16:44:51

Thanks for the reply.
My wife's phone.

More pictures on the thing than can be counted
No telling what apps are on it.
File manager is a good name

Title: Re: Two year old phone
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/19/18 at 06:52:34

She spent time erasing stuff last night
We'll see how it goes
I'll suggest a factory reset before she buys one

Title: Re: Two year old phone
Post by Oldfeller on 06/20/18 at 08:36:23

Justin, exactly what phone does she have?

On a helpful note, Google has a new app in the App store that has finished out of Beta testing.

It is called Datally (as in "data tally" app) and what it does is SAVE YOU 35% on your tower data bill, no matter what carrier you use. It does this by compressing your data prior to sending it to the tower, so you use 35% less transmission data. It is a speedy AI type app, one of the first of many I hope.

Datally also watches your apps to see which ones are background pinging cell towers all the time and letting you know just how much they are costing you in data, per day. It suggests up any unused apps that are doing this sort of stuff, that you DELETE them and reinstall them if you should ever really need them.

It also helps Google spot old Google apps that are sending data that should have been canned a long time ago. Your phone maker choked your new phone with lots of this dated trash, and until now you had no real way of spotting what they were doing.

It also gives you a local listing of all free WiFi sources that are near to you. This is neat if you are off on a motorcycle trip. If you are out on the road and need a break, it suggests where your next leg break should be -- a place with FREE WiFi of course.

;)

Title: Re: Two year old phone
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/20/18 at 14:11:35

I have no idea what phone it is
She's on vacation
I'll know in a week