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    Help How do I stop my contacts appearing multiple times when I search?

    Hello How do I stop each of my Contacts appearing multiple times when I search? If I go Contacts ==> and then scroll up and down, each contact only appears once. However, as soon as I search for a name in the search bar every contact appears at least twice, sometimes three or four times...
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    Help How do I delete ALL contacts on ALL my accounts (except possibly Outlook)?

    Hello My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phone has about 5+ dulicates for every contact. I am absolutely SICK of this. I just want to delete all the contacts on my phone in all my accounts. Linking doesnt work. I seem to have up to one entry for each of: - Exchange - gmail - whatsapp - viber -...
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    Help How can I merge my Contacts data (from various different accounts) ==> into MS Exchange (for PC use)

    Hello I seem to have my contacts stored in SEVERAL different places on my Galaxy Note 3 (Android 5.0) phone. I now seem to have contacts stored in the following accounts: - Google - Microsoft Exchange - Nine - Office and Outlook ?? - Viber - WhatsApp I would like to merge all this data into...
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    Help How do I play a CD on my Galaxy Note 3 ? (KIES on Win8.1 is not seeing my phone)

    Hi How do I play music from my (legit) CD on my Galaxy Note 3 mobile phone? I just want to play a CD on my phone in the simplest possible way... (This is driving INSANE !!) I tried KIES 3. But KIES cant see my phone! I also tried Windows Media Player... HARDWARE: - My laptop is: Samsung...
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    Need an MP3 player app with configurable skipping back/forward & variable playback speeds

    Hi I need an MP3 player app that has: - Skip forwards and skip backwards buttons that are configurable (or c 10 secs) - These buttons stay visible - Variable playback speeds (e.g. x1, x1.25, x1.5m, x2) that are easy to set (e.g. on a button or drop-down list whilst playing) Background...
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    Help How long is it safe to leave Note 3 in Desktop Dock?

    Hi I have just bought a Samsung Desktop Dock. OK so it's a convenient place to keep your phone while working at a computer which lets you see the phone's screen at a nice angle and charge the thing at the same time... BUT a) It is bad to let the phone charge too long on it? b) Must I...
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    What is best way to sell new unused phone (Galaxy Note 3 N9005, unlocked, 32GB etc) UK based.

    Hi What is the best way to sell a new (unused!) Galaxy Note 3 (unlocked 32GB, 8M-N9005, black) that has been given to me by my insurance company, here in the UK? Background I lost my previous phone to water and because I had not realized that my phone was insured, I bought a new phone (for
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    Recommend a new car holder?

    Hi Can anyone recommend a really good new phone holder for my car's dasboard? (for my Note 3) Background I have been using the "iBOLT xProDock Window/Dash Kit for Samsung Samrtphones" for the last 14 months or so. Until now had been extremely pleased with it because: a) it gripped extremely...
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    Help How can I find what apps I was using on a lost phone?

    Hi How can I find out from Google play what all my free apps on my previous phone (now lost) were? Thanks J
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    Help Should I use a memory manager app?

    Hi How good is Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) on Galaxy Note 3 at memory management? Is there any need to use memory clean up ? e.g. I was using a couple of different memory management apps on my Note 2 (which I lost at the bottom of a canal), e.g. Clean Master Phone Boost? (100million downloads...
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    Help I dropped my Note 2 into a canal. Any point in trying to get it back now?

    Hi I dropped my Note 2 into a canal 7 days ago. Is there any point in retrieving it? e.g. Will the SD memory card still work? The insurance company have deactivated the IMEI number in any case, so the phone itself isn't much use. But I am hoping to get some of the data back. It is about...
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    What is the best case for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3? (must be ultra slim, high protection)

    Hi What is the best case for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3? Criteria: - Must have a lid to protect screen when not in use (i.e. "flip lid"?) - Must be as thin as possible (to stay pocket sized & fit into car holder) - Must have protection to sides in case it gets dropped onto hard surface...
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    Help How can I sync my Outlook calendar with my Galaxy Note 2? (Android 4.4.2)

    Hi How can I get calendar entries on my Outlook to appear on my Galaxy Note 2 phone? I am using: - MS Outlook 2010 - MS Exchange 2007 (for work) - Galaxy Note 2 (running Android 4.4.2) On my phone I can see *emails* from MS Exchange but not calendar entries! On my previous PC I had...
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    Help Has become a bit laggy and has terrible battery life. Help!

    Hi My Galaxy Note 2 (running Android 4.3) has started to become quite 'laggy' and has an extremely poor battery life. In fact even after a reboot the phone went from 16% down to zero in about 1 hour (not helpful late at night!), even after a reboot with the screen as dim as it could go. The...
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    Help Factory Reset - the cure for laggy updates? Advice needed...

    My Galaxy Note 2 has become laggy with Android 4.3. I have taken the battery out and rebooted, but this hasnt helped. Some people are recommending that we do a factory reset after every major update. If we do backup using KIES and then do a factory reset, should we then do a restore from the...
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