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    Media Server battery drain solved

    I have had regular problems with my S7 heating up and battery draining rapidly. Checking battery stats showed media server as being the main thing pulling on battery. Did a search on google and found several posts indicating this as being a common issue. Tried all of the solutions mentioned...
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    Help Camera freezing

    Hi there, had s7 since launch and put a class 10, 128 gig sandisk memory card in it. I find that regularly when I take pictures, the camera freezes for about ten seconds. It will say camera has failed to respond. Knew there was a firmware update due out and hoped this would fix it. Updated today...
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    Might go back to Samsung

    Previously had a galaxy s3 before getting my m8. Love the m8 although never totally impressed with camera. Anyway was still thinking that when contract up I would probably get the m9 due to memory card slot. Standing in pub yesterday however, guy next to me was on his phone pretty constant and I...
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    Help cameras update problems

    Installed latest update to cameras app and find that any picture I take disappears after a few minutes and is replaced with a black icon with a warning sign in it. Anyone else had similar problem.
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    Help Internet freezes when tethered to phone

    Hi there, looking for some help. I have my tab3 tethered to the internet using my EE 4G plan on my HTC one m8. What i have found happening more and more recently is that when i try to browse the internet, downloading pages freeze and i have to fully exit the app to get it to connect again...
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    Help music on sd card freezes

    Got a SanDisk 64 GB card and put about 40 gig music on it. I find that on several occasions when opening the music app, I get a blank screen and it freezes. Tried downloading real player and it sticks on scanning for music. If I remove card and re insert it will work again for a while. Anyone...
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    Leaving Samsung for HTC

    I have had an S3 for short of 2 years, Due to renew contract in August. I was disappointed with the look of the S4 a I felt it just looked the same as my S3, yes some spec improvements but same look. Then horror of horrors, out comes the S5 which, spec updates aside looks exactly like the S4 and...
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    what to do with old tablet

    Just treated myself to a new 8 inch tab 3 using the voucher codes on a a asda direct. Got the tab 3 for
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    Good impression of Samsung being lost fast

    Surely this cannot be right. I plugged my S3 into laptop yesterday and Kies told me that it had to upgrade to Kies 3 in order to function now with my S3. I Ok'd this and upgraded to Kies 3. Checked for upgraded firmware but got message saying my S3 was no longer compatible with firmware...
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    4.3 and mirroring

    Got the 4.3 update recently and have found the mirroring it allows you to do to be fantastic. I love playing games on my fifty inch tv with the sound coming through my surround sound system. Need for speed most wanted plays really well from my s3. Turbofly hd also looks and sounds fantastic...
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    Help Weird problem or goosed phone

    Having problems with the speaker on my S3 and hoping for some help. Phone has been working perfectly, no issues. Bought a new in car phone holder that also contains two 2.1 amp USB charger sockets. As I could now have the phone constantly on charge whilst driving I thought I would give the maps...
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    Help speaker sound stopped

    Hi there, looking for some help here. The speaker on my phone stopped working today mid song, does not give any sound now from speaker for anything. Have read loads of posts on this and have reset phone, pulled battery and SIM card but no luck. Downloaded an app called sound about it lets me...
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    anyone still using google now

    I have tried several times to get into Google Now, but try as I might I just do not find it to be of any real use. I have tried again this week, persevered for the week to see if it would get better and start providing some great info or just really prove its worth. What did it give me, a...
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    Help No low light setting for camera in 4.1.2

    I have an S3 and my wife a Note. I hated the camera on S3 for low light pictures in pub etc. as they were always way to dull. 4.1.2 on the S3 allowed you to go into settings then shooting mode and it has an option now called low light. This has drastically improved the quality of the camera in...
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    Help Bluetooth hands free issue

    I have had the galaxy S, S2 and now the S3 and feel that not one of them has had its Bluetooth handsfree work as well as any of my Nokias from years ago. I have had three or four different hands free kits for my car and none of them have allowed true hands free access to calls. My latest problem...
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    Help S Memo hides top line

    If I type a short message in S memo, one or two lines, then save it. When I then open the memo, the toolbar at the top of the page hides my message and I have to press the up arrow to have the tool bar move and make message visible. Is there any way, other than starting my message several lines...
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    Tethering not allowed ??

    My stepson currently has a galaxy s on the One contract with three in the UK. This comes with unlimited data and allows tethering. His contract is due to expire in a few days and he has not been offered any decent upgrade deals by 3. There is a good deal with Virgin UK on S3 just now that gives...
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    Loving new camera update.

    I have posted several times in the past that despite loving my S2 and then S3 that i was always really disappointed with the quality of the camera. On to many occasions people would show me pics taken in a pub from their iphone and they looked alright. I would look at similar type pics taken...
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    Official Jellybean now in UK

    Message on my Tab 2 7inch this morning that jellybean available, 20 minutes later i have it installed and working fine. None of my data or programs seem to have been lost although i will probably do a full reset later to ensure there are no kinks in the system. Will not get a chance to play...
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    Help S3 wont play direct to TV

    Sitting watching a recorded TV show last night which was streaming from a hard drive i have connected to my Xbox360 when suddenly it cut off and another video started to play. Turned out my step son was messing about with his new Note 10.1 tablet and had clicked on the icon to share the video. I...
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    Hotmail + seven app is a massive drain on battery

    My battery life has been really poor since jelly bean update and when i checked battery stats using gsam battery monitor it showed that the microsoft +seven hotmail app is a massive drain on battery, wakelocks show it is almost constantly pulling power. So i uninstalled it and set up the stock...
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    Not impressed with Google Now

    Got jelly bean update last week and had google now switched on right away. Have to be honest and say that i have now switched it off as i found it to be nothing other than a massive drain on my battery. When i open it up i get a card telling me the weather ( I know what the weather is like), a...
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    Help (Solved) Tethering issue

    Hi folks, looking for some help. I am able to connect my tab 2 to my home wifi no problem. I have also connected it to my Galaxy s2 phone using wifi tethering. What i have found though is that on several occasions when i am in work and try to tether to my phone, that settings will show that i am...
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    Is 8GB enough

    Hi folks, i am looking to buy a new samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0. I have two options, Carphone warehouse and PC world are doing the 8GB version for
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    Apps with the WOW factor

    I have had my S2 for some time now and am still well inpressed with it. I was just looking at the apps i have on it and got to thinking how many i have that a few years ago you would not have believed a phone you carry about in your pocket could be used for. Other than make calls, i can listen...
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