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- 7 Nov 2023
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- 11
- Location
- Northern France
I have a Motorola Moto g9 play smart?phone.
I bought it because it was the cheapest phone that offered wifi calling at the time because there is no mobile network coverage at my address. I only need a mobile to receive security codes for some online transactions. Some entities refuse to send their codes by email so my landline based internet to my desktop is insufficient for the purpose. I don't carry the pnone with me when I go out because it is of no use to me. I do all my online activity at home with a screen that doesn't need a magnifying glass. I have recently been thinking I might explore the fantasy of surfing the net on a screen the size of a cigarette packet. The phone came with Chrome already installed but it wants me to speak into it and use Google Assistant to enter my search instead of letting me type my search criteria. I found a way to get rid of Google Assistant but I don't know how to get an on-screen keyboard to pop up when I need it. Someone on another forum suggested a series of steps following menus, etc. to get access to the keyboard feature but the pages at the various stages didn't appear like they were supposed to. And as well as this problem, I have been unable to add any "Apps" because I'm forced to have a Google account to get access to the "Play Store". This all sounds more than a bit childish to me but Hey Ho! this is supposed to be the modern life. I believe Google already has more of my private information so I'm not inclined to offer them more willingly.
I bought it because it was the cheapest phone that offered wifi calling at the time because there is no mobile network coverage at my address. I only need a mobile to receive security codes for some online transactions. Some entities refuse to send their codes by email so my landline based internet to my desktop is insufficient for the purpose. I don't carry the pnone with me when I go out because it is of no use to me. I do all my online activity at home with a screen that doesn't need a magnifying glass. I have recently been thinking I might explore the fantasy of surfing the net on a screen the size of a cigarette packet. The phone came with Chrome already installed but it wants me to speak into it and use Google Assistant to enter my search instead of letting me type my search criteria. I found a way to get rid of Google Assistant but I don't know how to get an on-screen keyboard to pop up when I need it. Someone on another forum suggested a series of steps following menus, etc. to get access to the keyboard feature but the pages at the various stages didn't appear like they were supposed to. And as well as this problem, I have been unable to add any "Apps" because I'm forced to have a Google account to get access to the "Play Store". This all sounds more than a bit childish to me but Hey Ho! this is supposed to be the modern life. I believe Google already has more of my private information so I'm not inclined to offer them more willingly.