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    Help Shutter button sensitivity

    Just trying to work out if I have a duff or not. The shutter button seems extremely sensitive when pressed halfway, only need to barely touch it when focusing. Not generally an issue but when in gallery, the slightest touch will open the camera which us very annoying. Is this normal?
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    Help Issue with video freezing on YouTube - audio continues

    After around 30 seconds of any youtube video, the video freezes and the audio continues. I've tried uninstalling updates but the factory version is also the same. So now the app is unusable. Any idea what's happening and what we can do to fix it? Seems a lot of others are facing this issue...
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    Help Pictures and videos on device storage, but where?!

    I have my phone set up son that all pictures and videos are on the external sd card, however when I look in storage, it's showing 3.4gb of pictures/videos on the device. When I navigate to device storage there's a folder called DCIM which includes a few folders, however they're all empty...
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    Blood pressure monitor

    The s4 comes with a load of cool sensors and on one of the screenshots of s health, I saw blood pressure mentioned. I'd be interested to know how this is measured and what accessory I'll need - s band or heart rate monitor?
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    Root [International] How to completely unroot to be able to install updates

    I rooted my s3 a while ago but wasn't too happy that I lost access to some Internet banking sites and also can no longer use skygo. I've now removed the root and also used triangle away to reset the counter. I've factory reset yet I still have CWM. I'm happy with the way my phone is set up...
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    Help Multitasking problems

    I've moved from an iphone to a galaxy s3 but I'm having problems when it comes to multitasking and switching between apps. With the iPhone if I switched to another app and then back to the original one, the original app would be frozen in its previous state, so I could carry on where I left...
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    Help Multiwindow - add more apps

    I decided to root my phone today in order to install a mod which would allow me to add more apps to multiwindow. Although I thought I did this, by installing lk-mw-deodexed - i9300-xxella.zip and mwcontrol.apk. Everything seemed to go ok, I rebooted and opened the mwcontrol app, added some apps...
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    Help Data usage discrepancy

    I'm abroad at the moment so when I can't connect to wifi, I use mobile data sparingly. I've restricted background data, which helps a lot, but when I go into data usage settings a lot of data seems to be used by Android os, and the figures don't seem to add up. I'm just wondering whether this...
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    Help Can anyone explain to me about sync?

    I'm a bit confused about what having sync on actually does. I normally have it switched off, yet I still receive WhatsApp messages, email etc. The times I have had it activated I've received Gmail emails, even though I rarely use the account. So what are the benefits of having it activated...
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    Help Iplayer playing downloaded videos

    I downloaded a programme from the Iplayer today and when I came to play it, it was scrambled. I'm thinking this is because of the DRM. Is there anything I need to do in order to be able to play the file?
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    Help Battery drain using wifi

    Recently I've noticed my s3's battery draining more when connected to wifi. There are issues with it not connecting straight away, spending a long time 'authenticating' before it connects. If I look at battery in settings I can see that while connected to wifi, the phone never sleeps, whereas...
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    Help Google music

    I'm in the uk and have just downloaded the new Google music app. It seems to offer a similar service to iTunes match, my question is, if I match the music on my computer, and then download it to my phone, is there a way of storing it on the sd card?
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    Help Aftermarket batteries

    I was hoping to extend battery life on my s3 without extending the size of the phone. Found a 2300 ma battery on ebay for
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    Help UK sky go app

    I tried to use this app today and kept getting error messages. I uninstalled it and went back to the store, only to find out it appears to have disappeared. Anyone know what's going on? Google doesn't seem to have any answers
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    Help Playlist clears after phone restart

    I spent quite a long time making a playlist today, and when I had to restart the phone I found that it was gone. Is there anyway to back up playlists on the phone or avoid them deleting themselves when the phone is switched off?
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    Help 3rd party exchange email app

    Hi there, Coming form an iPhone 4s I was puzzled that I couldn't get my exchange email through the email app as this worked flawlessly on my 4s. I've since downloaded moxier mail, which works great but has its own calendar, which I'm not keen on. Do you know if there are any other apps I can...
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    Help Internet reloading after switching apps

    If I'm browsing the internet and then long press the home button to switch apps, more often than not when I return to the internet the page needs to reload. Is there some setting I need to enable, or is it a case of having too little ram available-i have noticed that without much running there...
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    Sending sms when no reception

    I'm frequently in an area that has patchy mobile reception. In the past, i've had symbian devices and when sms sending has failed, the phone has tried to re send a couple of minutes later. I've come from an iPhone 4s and I know that that doesn't have the feature, but was wondering if the s3...
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