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Stop


Bluetooth


audio from


stuttering
Since I updated the operating
system on my phone, the audio
playback stutters quite badly when
playing through headphones or over
my car stereo. Any ideas as to what
is causing this because it is starting
to drive me mad?
Dennis Membair

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Hi Dennis. This is quite
a common problem and
different people have to
date found different solutions to
bring back smooth Bluetooth

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detail
Isometimeshavetomakeand
receive calls and texts when I
cannot use reading glasses. I
need to be able to set larger
fonts to show caller name or
number,textcontentsand
menu options. Can you suggest
any?Ihavetriedquiteafew
without success.
Kit Trew

Hi Kit.We u nder st a nd
your predicament, but we
are not sure that a
third-party app will be the
solution here. Many of the apps
concentrate on magnif ying what
you can see through the camera
lens – not useful in this situation


  • and ones that can increase the
    screen content to a level that is
    v iewable are few and far bet ween.
    We also tried a few solutions and
    came up short, so would instead
    suggest trying an accessibility
    setting which should already be
    built in to your dev ice. You haven’t
    said which phone you are using so
    we will detail the default method
    for zooming in and out, and
    hopefullythiswillgosomewayto
    solvingyourproblem.Knowing
    the phone you use when
    answering questions helps us
    narrow down solutions more
    effectively. The method we
    aredetailinghereisalso
    ideal for quickly turning
    on and off when you
    need to, which is a
    major advantage
    for most
    people who
    sometimes
    remove
    their
    glasses.


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If you have Developer Options enabled, look for an option called
‘Verify apps over USB’ and ensure it’s ticked. This lets Google scan
apps that have been installed via the Android Debug Bridge for
malicious content or behaviour that can harm your device or data.

Did you know?


audio. Go to Settings and then to
Developer Options where you
should see an option called
‘Enable Bluetooth HCL snoop log’.
If it is ticked, untick it and this
alone may solve the problem. For
whatever reason it seems to
cause some stuttering, especially
when running KitKat, and so it
makes sense to disable it
any way. You should also tr y to
make sure that not too many
apps are running at the same
time because it is possible that
the CPU is struggling and so
adding to the problem. Finally,
tr y out a couple of the alternative
audio players available in Google
Play because for some people,
third-party apps seem to also
help solve the problem.

MMS can


be very


expensive!
I like to send photos to my friends
because they often share them
with me, but the cost can be very
high. My network provider offers
unlimited data, but MMS can run
to more than £1 per use, which
seems extremely high to me.
How can I avoid these charges?
Joanne Simms

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Hi Joanne.There is
no way in Android
to avoid these
charges if you are
determined to add images
to your text messages. MMS
has always worked the
same way and the pricing
has generally stayed high
in comparison to
alternative methods.
The best advice we can
give to avoid these
charges is to not use
MMS at all and to look
at alternative options
such as WhatsApp,
which will let you
send images, videos
and audio clips
using your
unlimited data
connection. The
service is easy to use and
if you can persuade those

youknowtouseitaswell,you
will all save a lot of money. A lso,
don’t forget social networks
which allow this as well and
many other instant messaging
apps which will give you the
same facilit y. Text messages are
diffi cult to ignore because we
have become so used to using
the ser v ice ever y day over many
years, but the fact is that time
movesonandthepricingof
MMS has not kept up with the
trends of the industry.

Turning off just one setting can solve
a big problem

Sending pictures via text can be costly.

Use magnifi cation
gestures or ‘Large
text’ to make things
easier to read
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