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I'm thinking of getting the new Fire HD 8, but I have progress on several games on my current Fire and I'd hate to lose that. As far as I know, there aren't any cloud saves, unless Amazon somehow does this automatically. Is there any way I can bring my game progress over to the new tablet? Thanks!

The Gmail website is a split screen view with the inbox on the left and the actual email displayed on the right. But with only half of a 7" screen, viewing anything but pure text emails this way is awful. Is this just the way it displays in Silk? I checked how it looks in Chrome on my Nexus 7...

Just wondering if this still works for a Fire 7 updated to the latest OS: http://www.howtogeek.com/232726/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-your-amazon-fire-tablet/ Also, would it work for the new HD8? Thanks! P.S. Is it better to use the script method in the above link, rather than the...

Hi everyone. On my Kindle Fire (2015), sometimes when I swipe the lock screen to unlock the tablet, instead of just going to the home screen as usual, some random app will launch. Sometimes it may be an app I had been using previously, other times something I haven't opened in a while. Before I...

Hi all. I've noticed recently that my battery seems to be draining quite quickly. As in, unplug from a full charge and a couple hours later after nothing but standby, it's on 91%. That seems very wrong to me. I turned on the setting to disable WiFi during sleep, thinking this would help with...

Just curious if this happens to others. Mine sometimes gets warm even when I'm doing basic stuff like web browsing. Yesterday there was a software update and during that process it got very hot. Like almost burning hot. Is this partly because it's made of metal? I know it's hard to describe...

With Pop-up View Gesture activated, what does the first button do on the toolbar that appears above the app window? It is a picture of two windows with a pointing finger. When I tap it, nothing seems to happen. Thanks!

Just wondering if the S7 doesn't require the cable that came with it for charging. I know it does for fast charging, but for just regular charging, could I use the cable for an S4, or just any generic microUSB cable? Thanks!

I'd rather just turn it off, but there's no option to do it. So I thought the next best thing would be to set a custom time late at night when I'm sleeping. But as you can see in the screenshot, night mode is still active. What gives!?

Just wondering if this is normal. I figured that Screen would always be at the top. Also, I don't know what Cell Standby is either, but it seems to use a lot as well. Thanks.

I'm using Nova Launcher Prime and I just noticed that night mode is on, but it says it's turned on based on my system settings. I can't seem to turn it off from the Nova settings. So where can I find this in my settings? Thanks!

I just took a couple of screenshots and then through the notification pull down I chose "Edit" and it let me use a photo editor (which seems to be default on the S7) to write on the first screenshot. But I wanted to write on the second one instead, but I didn't see a way to switch them. So I...

Ok, I've held off asking this question long enough, but I can't help myself any longer. It's one of those things that gets in my mind and I won't be satisfied until I ask. So the past few months my S4 battery was getting pretty bad. After unplugging it from a full charge and then basically just...

Moving from the S4 to the S7, I was glad to see this feature still included. But I've noticed that unlike on the S4, it doesn't seem to require a flat surface anymore. I've held my S7 up vertically and I could still wave my hand and unlock it. This makes me worry that it might come on at pretty...

I just checked my Google sync settings in the Settings menus and it is showing a constant "circling" icon for Gmail sync. Why is it taking so long to do this? Maybe this is why my phone is feel hot right now. I asked a question in a separate forum about the Gmail sync options within the app...

I've been using my phone for the past half hour or so, doing basic things like email and web browsing. It's feeling pretty warm and I'm wondering if this is normal. I haven't been doing games or video or anything too intense. Thanks.

On my Nexus 7 I can just double tap the notification and it opens, but on my S7 this doesn't do anything. Swiping dismisses it, and dragging it up and down will eventually open it with a few more taps, but first it just opens it on the lock screen like a card. Is there a way to just go straight...

I use Nova Launcher, and I'm wondering if the themes in Samsung's theme store are just for TouchWiz. Do they get applied at all (or correctly) if you have a different launcher?

I've pretty much got my new phone set up, but I wanted to be sure there weren't any lurking settings I may not be aware of that are draining the battery. Anything I should be turning off or changing to help me get a full day? I've been playing around with it a lot, of course, but it still...

Hi all. First off, simply put, what's the difference between fast charging and regular charging other than speed? Does the charge of a fast charge deplete faster or something like that? Why not just make fast charging the *only* charging method? Second, is it safe to use fast charging and/or...

I got my new S7 today and I'm in the process of setting it all up. One specific thing I looked for was the option to either turn on or off the capacitive buttons on either side of the home button, but I don't see this anywhere. It's annoying how fast they turn off when you use them. Did Samsung...

My S7 is scheduled for delivery tomorrow, but unless it comes with a SIM card, I won't have one for a few more days. Can I still turn on the phone and connect to my WiFi network and set up my phone (download apps, etc.) without the SIM card? Does any kind of setup or initialization require...

Hi all. I just ordered an S7 to replace my S4 and I'm wondering, if it comes with an SD card already, do I need to do anything before switching it with a larger capacity one? Or can I just switch it before I even turn the phone on for the first time? Is there anything on the pre-installed card...

Hi all. I'm considering upgrading to the S7, and I'm also wondering if I should go with the unlocked version rather than the T-Mobile version. What's the main differences besides not having T-Mobile software preloaded? When you pay off a phone on T-Mobile, they unlock the phone anyway, so is...

Hi everyone. I just picked up an extra Kindle Fire 7 (2015) to mess around with rooting, but everything I'm finding online seems to be dated last year. Are there any up-to-date instructions for how to root the Fire, or do the old methods still work? From my understanding, rooting doesn't...