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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 MembairA
Hi Dennis. This is quite
a common problem and
different people have to
date found different solutions to
bring back smooth BluetoothZoom in to
see the
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 TrewHi 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.
A
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 SimmsA
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 thoseyouknowtouseitaswell,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 problemSending pictures via text can be costly.Use magnifi cation
gestures or ‘Large
text’ to make things
easier to read