treenutz68 NO! I do not have anything connected to google as that my primary purpose is to avoid google. However, given all the difficulty and malfunctions and terrible texting experience I am considering going to a limited android version on Oneplus phones which are supposed to be a more modified OS. I would like to continue to use an OS completely disconnected from google if possible. All that said, its always worth rechecking one's system to check if somehow Google is tapped in. If anyone has any suggestions on how to do this quickly, I would appretiate if you provide a quick "how to".