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I need to replace my Moto G5 that has worked perfectly for six years, but doesn't have the space to run all my apps anymore. [more inside]
posted by starfishprime on Mar 12, 2023 - 8 answers

My phone (moto g5 plus, Android 8.1) won't let me unlock it: I'll enter the code and the System UI (apparently) crashes and returns me to the lock screen. No problem, just reboot the phone, right? Except that the power button has also recently broken. Oh, and I thought I had USB debugging turned on, but apparently I don't, and I can't connect it to a computer in the normal way because I can't get past the lock screen to enable the USB connection. So I have 2 questions... [more inside]
posted by trig on Nov 19, 2019 - 4 answers

Looking for easy/secure options to migrate data to a new phone, particularly SMS and MMS messages and call history. They are both U.S.-based Moto phones, if that makes a difference. My main concern is giving a 3rd party the ability to access all my texts/call history/contacts at once, so I want to be sure they're reputable and there's nothing iffy in their TOS/privacy policy or the ads they run if it's a free app, etc. [more inside]
posted by rangefinder 1.4 on Aug 31, 2018 - 7 answers

Which of 3 cellphones should my mom (75) pick -- Motorola Moto W755, Samsung SCHU430, or LG VX8360? [more inside]
posted by msalt on Jan 9, 2009 - 4 answers