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    Kick youtube app off my phone?

    I've got the U.S Version of the S7 Edge. Sprint is the provider. The reason for this thread is, that I want to be able to watch youtube videos in my browser. NOT on the youtube app that comes installed on the S7 Edge. But no matter how many times I "disable" the youtube app in an attempt to make...
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    Help Transfer movies to kindle fire via wifi?

    I've looked around on google but there doesn't seem to be a quick and dirty way to transfer large files quickly to the Kindle Fire HD 7" (32Gb). The wife got one for work, and I'm looking for an easy way to use wifi to transfer movies to the tablet for her. Its an android operating system, but I...
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    Help Help with modern reformat of S3

    I need a little help with today's way of reformatting a phone. The phone is the Samsung Galaxy S3, AT&T, model SGH I747. It was my mother inlaws, now its my wife's. Hers died and so my mother inlaw gave her the old s3 she no longer uses. As is the case with many non techy people, my mother inlaw...
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    Help Switch my ATT s4 from 4G to 3G?

    I'm having trouble sending messages and getting downloads in the messaging system, that my friends send me. At my house mostly, but sometimes throughout my whole town. Apparently AT&T isn't all that concerned with their 4G signal in my area. So I need a way to switch to 3G so I can have better...
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    Help Constant windows driver errors

    Windows can be so annoying when it comes to phone drivers. I have a samsung Galaxy S4, and it seems to work ok. But when I plug in the wife's S3, I get this stupid error message all the time. And samsung claims that their driver is universal, for all phones. But at the same time, you can...
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    Is there a more up to date bloatware list?

    1. All the threads seem to be old and outdated. My AT&T S4, that I just got a few days ago from Wal-Mart, has tons of bloatware that doesn't seem to be on any lists. Does anyone know of a more up to date list? 2. Also, is there any real advantage to me flashing from 4.4.2, to 4.4.4? If that's...
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    Help What happened to kies? Seems to be gone

    I tried to go to the google play store and get kies, or kies air, or whatever they've decided to call it these days. However, its not there under any normal name. I'm used to it just saying "Samsung Kies" Or "kies air" or something similar. Did samsung finally kill kies?
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    Root [AT&T] How to safely root S4 4.4.2? Overwhelmed!

    Hi all. I just got my Galaxy S4 yesterday, and I need to root it. I've gone through the standard gaggle of youtube videos, but none of them were for my version and all had warnings of bricking the phone if not done properly. So that kind of scared me a little bit. I was hoping that someone...
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    Root [AT&T] Can't turn on mobile hotspot?

    Hi all. I can't seem to make my Samsung Galaxy S3 turn into a mobile hotspot. The phone is rooted. When go to turn it on, it waits for a few seconds, then gives an error message. Which is: Unfortunately, settings has stopped. And that's all you get. You have to click ok, and the windows...
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    Root [AT&T] Looking back. What was the best ROM, kernel, modem for the Captivate?

    Hello everyone. I had a few questions about the captivate. Well I had the ATT version, also known as the "Samsung Galaxy S". I was hoping to draw on the collective memory, of what was the best ROM and Kernel out there for that old phone? I'd like to do one last update, one last ROM and Kernel...
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    Kies Air won't let me upload?

    I want to put some of my music files on my ATT Samsung Galaxy S3. However, as you can see from the pic, I'm getting some kind of authorization error. How do I tell it that everything is ok and force it to let me put music on my phone? Also, in case that fails, how can I just transfer songs...
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    Root Launcherless!!

    Hi all. I know its been a while since most people have messed with their captivate. Well, I actually have the Galaxy S, but its ATT. Everyone knows that its actually the Captivate everywhere else. So does anyone have a link to an Odin that installs the last, best Cynagen mod for the SGH-I897...
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    Root [AT&T] AT&T Galaxy S3 Bloatware list?

    I'm looking for the bloatware list for the AT&T version of the Galaxy S3. I searched around but all I could find was Verizon and T-mobile related threads. I would like to know all the software that is "safe" to remove from my phone. Safe enough that it won't harm the basic functionality, anyway...
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    Root [AT&T] Where to download the FACTORY messaging apps?

    Hi all. I recently rooted the wife's Android phone. Its running 4.1.1. So I went through and got rid of all the bloatware, using titanium backup. But it seems I accidentally uninstalled a couple things that I shouldn't have. One thing was the "Text to speech" aspect of the stock SMS program. The...
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    Root [AT&T] Is there one that just updates and roots OEM android?

    Hi all. I want to update my AT&T Galaxy S3. United states version. Right now its on 4.1.1 but I want to switch to... 4.2.2? I think that is the latest version. However, I also want to root. Is there a pre packaged Odin somewhere that will root, and update to the latest version of android? I...
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    Root Jellybean on older phones

    Android Area: Galaxy Captivate i897 with Slim ROM Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware [Update] What do yall think about this. What is a "slim" ROM? Would it even be worth running? Sounds like they might have scrapped some of the reasons to upgrade. But then again, maybe not. Maybe they just cut down on...
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    Can my HTC dream run ICS? (or at least GB 2.3.5)

    Hi all. I am in possession of an HTC dream. Its a brand new phone still in box. Somehow lol. Its the phone that introduced android 1.0. So yea, its old. Not real sure how, but my cousin got this this phone and he wants me to update it to the latest version of android possible for him. As we all...
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    Help How do I roll back to a different version IN android?

    I have a samsung captivate model SGH-I897. But I have ATT so they call it the Galaxy S. So Kies mini finally got the 2.3.5 Gingerbread update, and I went ahead and used it to update from 2.2 Froyo. Immediately afterwards, my wifi ceases to function entirely. I'm sure many others have had the...
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    Thanks for ruining my wifi Gingerbread

    I have a samsung captivate model SGH-I897. But I have ATT so they call it the Galaxy S. So Kies mini finally got the 2.3.5 Gingerbread update, and I went ahead and used it to update from 2.2 Froyo. Immediately afterwards, my wifi ceases to function entirely. I'm sure many others have had the...
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    Help SuperOneClick doesn't work anymore.

    I updated my Galaxy S to Gingerbread and now I need root again. Superoneclick has failed me. It worked back when I was on 2.2, but now it just locks up. How can I root my phone now? Is there an app that will do it that I can download to the phone or something?
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    Help Latest Galaxy S update

    I have a samsung galaxy S. Not the new S2. I was wondering what the latest version I can update to is. I have heard that the latest android version out right now is 2.3.7, but will that work on my phone?
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    Help How to tether my galaxy S to my windows 7 PC?

    Did a search but all that came up was stuff about wifi. I'm wanting to do the old tethering trick, where you plug your phone into a USB cable, that is plugged into your PC. Then you can use your 3G connection to surf the net. How can this be done? Does anyone do this?
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    Help Reduce RAM usage in froyo?

    I noticed on my galaxy S, that its using something like 184Mb of ram, but it only has 339mb. I was wondering if its like windows, where you can go in and disable unnecessary services that might be running. Or something like that. You know, just to optimize the phone and minimize RAM usage.
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    Can you hook up a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the galaxy s?

    Anyone know if there is any way to turn a samsung galaxy s into a little PC? I would like to hook up some kind of mouse, a keyboard, and a monitor to my samsung galaxy s. I just think it would be cool. Can it be done?
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    Help Couple questions from an android noob

    Hi all, new here. I just got my samsung galaxy S phone and I had a couple of questions. 1. Is there a quick, easy backup program that will safely backup all my contacts, pictures, music, and video? I am looking to update the phone to the latest version of android but I hear that it wipes out...
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