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    Help No Google notifications when phone is off

    Not getting any Google notifications, e.g. Calendar or Security alerts if phone is asleep. Shortly after turning on notifications will come in. I do not have data saver on, what else is preventing Google from running in the background? Galaxy J7 Prime.
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    Can't charge phone in car

    Phone will only maintain current battery level if hooked up to car charger. Bought new 2.4amp usb adapter for cig port too and tried multiple cables. What's wrong here?
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    Outdoor mode from home key...

    SOmetimes when turning phone on it automatically goes into Outdoor mode, but I can't figure out exactly why. Is there some special way I'm pressing the home button that causes this? Tried holding it down, pressing it a few times...can't get it to work on demand. It's a nice feature that'd I'd...
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    Help Texts intermittently not sending

    Sometimes text messages don't want to send. Strange thing is this happens over mobile data and wifi. Even tried switching to T-mobile APN. When it happens, I need to turn airplane mode on and off to get texts to send again. Quite annoying as I frequently use texts for my business. Phone is...
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    Anybody know where to buy a new battery?

    Battery in my J7 i s definitely going bad. No batteries at Best Buy where I bought the phone, hoping someone out there can suggest a store where I could pick one up. Found one on eBay but it will take at least a week to get here, getting desperate.
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    Stop Facebook and Instagram from auto updating

    Even though I have auto update apps turned off in Google Play for my phone, FB and IG still auto update...really annoying. Is there anything that can be done outside of rooting the phone to stop this?
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    No notification LED or touch key LEDs, really?

    How is this even possible? This seems like a nice phone for the price, and I could deal with no touch key LEDs, but no notification LED may very well be a deal breaker for me. I can't simply rely on sound notification for new texts...any suggestions? I was perhaps thinking of an app for camera...
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    Android System draining battery

    Can't figure out what's going on here but occasionally android system will just suck my battery dry (as indicated by Gsam battery monitor). I've disabled 4G and GPS but these didn't seem to help, anybody have any tips for me? Unrooted but if I have to root to stop this battery drain, I will.
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    Help Any way to get rid of Virgin Mobile text on lock screen?

    So very annoying and spammy, wondering if there's anyway to get rid of it that doesn't require rooting...
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    Pics uploaded to Google Photos not synched to web

    After I updated Google Photos today, seems that camera images that I share are not available on the web, however they are there when I go to Photos on my phone. I don't get any notification in my status bar that the photo is being uploaded. There is however a little circular arrow icon on the...
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    Any loopholes to get an S5 cheap?

    I have Virgin Mobile so if I want an S5 I gotta pay full price, but I'm wondering if there's any deals or loopholes that would allow me to get the phone much cheaper than the going rate of $500-$600. I just can't justify spending that much money on a phone!
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    Can you enable wifi hotspot with this phone?

    Considering upgrading to the GS3 w/ Virgin Mobile, haven't been able to find any definitive answers on whether you can enable wifi hotspot without paying and/or rooting. Found some older posts where some people stated that Foxfi did work, I'd like to know if it's still working.
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    Help Can't change default browser

    Stock browser is garbage, especially after the other day it for some reason decided to hog 20MB of internal memory which really screwed my phone for awhile. I have Dolphin, but it is seemingly impossible to make it the default browser. I've selected to use it as default but the settings don't...
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    Fancy widgets skins stored on SD card

    How do I store them on phone? Seems to be responsible for phone freezing on unlock. Can't find an option to store skins on internal memory.
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    Disable group messaging with MMS?

    As I'm sure many of you know, when sending a pic via MMS and recipients reply back, everyone in the group gets the reply as well. I really don't like this at all because it violates privacy and is not good for my line of work. Is this just the way MMS works? Is there a way to go about sending...
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