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    Apps slow to install, even after factory reset and dalvik wipe.

    Just as the topic says, apps are very slow to install. This was true even after going through a factory reset and wiping Dalvik cache. I was having the darndest time just getting any apps to install, when all a sudden it started working well as I sat in my car outside my daughters orthodontist...
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    Snap chat app crashing all the time on my s7.

    This has been brutal. I have tried clearing cache, have tried re-installing, this app just keeps crashing on my phone at the most inopportune moments (like after I have typed a 40 word sentence and am about to hit send). Anything else that can be done to help with this problem? I did not have...
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    How to back up this phone?

    I was working with Sprint tech support last night, and they wanted me to do a factory reset on my wifes new S7. She had it all set up the way she wanted it. I tried loading up Kies3, but that did not work. It asked me to use Smart Switch instead. Smart Switch did not work. As near as I can...
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    Battery life

    What's up with the terrible battery life on the s7? I feel somewhat mislead by all the review I read before I got two of these things for my family. The battery life is worse than my s5, even though the battery is much bigger. Plus, the biggest consumer is consistently android itself, rather...
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    Help How to share app purchases with my wife?

    My wife and I both own samsung galaxy phones. I am new to this, where as she has owned one for some time. I went and bought a few apps for my phone, and I am now looking for a way to share them with her phone. There must be a way. I read some options online about adding an account under...
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    Help Choode which app buttons on headphones control?

    This may be a tall order, but I hope not. I am a new S5 user, switched over from iPhone 5 almost a month ago. I am very pleased with my phone! There are some things I miss about the iphone, and I plan on writing an opinion piece of my own at some point in the future, but I am for the most...
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    Can't get to certain android forums after site redesign.

    I'm trying to figure out how to get to the phone specific forums around here via tapa talk following the recent site redesign. After exhasting all percieveable opyions, I believe that it is impossible. I am not sure if this is a tapa talk problem or an android forums problem. It could be...
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    Help Rocket Player - Any way to edit mp3 tags on sd card files in Kitkat?

    I just rooted my new S5 this afternoon, and was able to restore write access to the installed sd card to several apps including es file explorer, etc. What I can't figure out is how to grant access to the sd card, to Rocket player so that it can actually edit mp3 tags of some of my music files...
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    Anyone know why Android locked SD card from apps in first place?

    I'm trying to figure out why Google would opt to lock down the SD card, such that apps can no longer write to it. What's up with this decision? What is the purpose? Security obviously, but what bits get stored on the SD card that are so critical to the health and wellness of the OS? Call me...
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    Root [Verizon] Just ordered new Galaxy S5 from Verizon. Couple q?

    Hi all, So I just ordered a new Galaxy S5 from Verizon, which should be coming in the mail on Monday. I have been stuck in the IPhone/Blackberry world for years which were the only two phones my company would allow us to use until now. I have been jealous of my wife's Galaxy S4 since she got...
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    Help Flashed TWRP with Odin, but cannot boot into TWRP recovery.

    I'm trying to load TWRP Recovery onto my Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH-L710. I flashed several versions of TWRP, incl 2.6 and 2.8 which I downloaded from here: ClockworkMod/TWRP Recoveries | GalaxyS4Root.com But after getting a successful PASS that PDA loaded successfully in Odin, I am unable to...
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    Verizon Wireless Sales rep tried to talk my Friend out of buying this phone.

    I found this story a bit interesting. I told a friend of mine who sometimes comes to me for tech advice, that imo, the Galaxy S4 is the best phone on the planet right now. I know, this is a pure preference thing, but having used a great many phones, I stand by this decision. I got one for my...
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    Help Takes forever to charge?

    This is probably just the way it is. I have owned my n7 for over a month and this has always been the case. It takes forever to charge.... like hours to get a full charge... I am hoping someone around here has a trick to share with this, hence the post. Thanks for any advice you have to offer.
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    Help How to access app settings?

    My wife owns the galaxy s3, which has a dedicated settings button built in. On that device, no matter which app you are in it is easy to just press that button and get straight the custom settings of the individual app. Of is almost like the right click menu in windows, which I miss every...
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    Wonder if this will work on our tablets...

    I found this to be mighty interesting. Will be watching to see how it ports to the nexus 7. http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/19/ubuntu-for-tablets-revealed/?m=false
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    Root Advice on a good Custom Rom.

    Well, I managed to root my Asus Nexus 7 today using Wugfresh's Root Toolkit. This loaded TWRP 2.3.3 recovery onto my device during one of the steps. I went on to download CyanogenMod 10.1 AOSP 4.2.1 JellyBean from here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053187 and set about...
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    Root Problems trying to backup with Wugfresh tool.

    Just bought an Asus nexus 7 yesterday, and in preparing to root, I first thought I would do a backup, as I had spent the evening, installing apps, etc.. I loaded up Wugfresh tool 1.6.2, got my drivers all situated, and pressed backup. It sure seemed to be working, but now it seems stuck.. Not...
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    Root Wugfresh Driver guide??

    Trying to root my new tablet. Just got it yesterday, but figure it is probably best to not waste any time. I think my drivers are not right, as I am using the Wugfresh toolkit, and even though usb debugging is turned on, it is not finding my tablet for some reason. Windows sees it and detects...
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    Looking to buy tablet, Nexus 7?

    I took a promotion recently at work, and suddenly have a ton of technical documentation to read through. These are a mix of epubs, and pdf's. I am getting sick of sitting in front of my computer screen, and really want to move downstairs onto the couch, where at least I am in proximity of the...
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    Help One phone that shares 2 numbers..

    Greetings all.. Bit of background to my question here.. My hard working father currently pays like 150 bucks a month to have two different more or less crappy cell phones; one personal, one for business. I am trying to figure out, if maybe he upgraded to Galaxy s3 and joined google voice...
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    Help Help! Phone dropped, screen is just pink lines!

    Last night my Galaxy S3 dropped. Not very far, not very hard. IT had it's protective case on. It landed essentially flat on it's face, which I thought would be fine, as the case provides protection for that sort of thing. Unfortunately, now the screen is just pink lines.. Now, here is my...
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    Help Windows 8 Deactivates when I plug in my phone.

    This is really odd. I have 2 Windows 8 computers in my house, both of which were recently upgraded from 7 (though I am still not sure if counts as an upgrade). Starting today, when I plug my galaxy into my downstairs computer, it no longer shows up in my computer. In addition, it also somehow...
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    Root [Sprint/Cricket] Trying to install TWRP via GooManager.

    I installed GooManager after rooting my Sprint Galaxy. I then click install openrecoveryscript, which apparently downloads a file called: openrecovery-twrp-2.3.3.0-d2spr.img.goodownload It then does nothing. I was expecting for it to download a file called...
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    Root [Sprint/Cricket] Most recent, step by step instructions to Root?

    I am looking for the most recent step by step instructions to become root. Also, am looking for a method with the best recovery software. The methods I have perused have all used the clockworkmod recovery, but if there is a better one, I am interested in that. Much Thanks to All!!
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    Is there a way to pause music while phone is in pocket?

    I listen to a lot of books on my mp3 player, and am trying to figure out if there is a simple way to pause my books, without taking the phone out of my pocket? IE map a physical button to pause, when music is playing? Anyone know of a way to accomplish this? thks
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