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    Help GPS/Location sometimes thinks I'm at home when I'm not

    I'm at my wits end, T-Mobile has replaced my phone twice...and all 3 phones have had this problem. Sometimes, when I'm not at home, Google Maps and other apps will show me as being home. This happens daily at work, ~5 miles away. It happens on Wifi. It happens on Data. It's fairly random. I...
  2. K

    problems leaving voicemails

    I have had an S7 for a few months now. Just recently I started having trouble leaving voicemails for some people. When I call my parents home phone (not a cell) if they aren't home it rings a few times then goes dead. I get no outgoing message, and can't leave a voicemail. The same thing...
  3. KingOfTheNet

    [ANSWERED] Can't flash firmware on SM-G930A

    I put my phone in a bootloop in my attempt to remove Knox from the phone. I rebooted the device and now it gets stuck on the AT&T logo. I've been in this situation before, and I knew exactly what I had to do to fix it, but, I faced 2 problems. 1) The flash fails with the error Fail (Auth) in...
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    Help Gmail sync options

    Hey all.... is there still an option to change the "refresh" rate for Gmail? I believe there is, or used to be an option to set how frequently Gmail would update. I am not getting my Gmail as quickly as i used to, but i don't remember ever changing it. If someone could point me in the right...
  5. Tommy Shoemaker

    Okay google sometimes doesn't respond

    Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge the Okay Google does not respond on several occasions Ive called for 5 times and he hasn't responded I had to actually pick up the phone and turn the screen on. Okay Google was supposed to respond on any page phone on or off anybody have any suggestions?
  6. R

    Galaxy S7 home button

    My home button seems to be chipping is this a sticker etc? Please see attached pic.. can it be fixed?
  7. zBlinK

    Help Can't detect any wifi network (or WPS)

    Hey guys, Just got my s7 edge back from manufacturer repair (main board faulty, freezing ect). I set it up in store and i could see a bunch of networks on wifi fine. Took it home, and now I can't see any networks at all, not mine or neighbors . I reset the phone again to check if something...
  8. ineedacab

    Wifi is sloooooooowwww

    I have a Samsung S7 that I run the wifi on at home. I have a Motorola 16x4 High-Speed Cable Gateway with Wi-Fi, 686 Mbps DOCSIS 3.0 Modem, AC1900 Wi-Fi Gigabit Router and Power Boost. My network service is through Straight Talk. When I'm at home and on my wifi, my phone apps are sloooooow. Like...
  9. Unswydd

    Help New user

    I just bought a s7 active, last phone was s4. Here is my dilemma, I have a trailcam that I use to watch my colony of feral cats and I use a bone view usb2.0 card reader to see the videos through fine manager. I had no problem doing this on the s4 but on the s7 active it says it cannot read the...
  10. R

    Gallery app

    I have taken pictures with various cameras but then wanted to put them in my new Galaxy s7 edge. I wanted the pictures to appear in a certain order so I named them 1 through 41. I attached the Galaxy s7 edge to my laptop. I then dragged and dropped them into a folder on the Galaxy s7 edge...
  11. M

    Huge battery drain -60% in seconds

    I got my S7 on release day. About a week ago I saw the battery drop from 60% down to 3% in about 15 seconds. It has happened almost every day since. The battery is usually between 70 and 55% and drops down to 3% in just a few seconds. I have not been able to identify any single app or action...
  12. Chavalo373

    Help Android File Transfer Issue with Android 6.0.1 and MacOS 10.12.2

    I have this frustrating problem with the connection between my device (Galaxy S7 Edge A6.0.1) and my mac (OS 10.12.2): Every time I plug my phone to my mac, the android file transfer software automatically starts up and on my phone (screen unlocked) a window pops up with a notice: "Allow access...
  13. la sal

    Coming From Nexus 5X...

    My Google Nexus 5X failed and I had to send it into LG before the one year manufacturer warranty expired. I purchased a Samsung Galaxy 7 and noticed that I cannot use Google Dialer or Contacts. Samsung Contacts has them listed twice! New and repeated as your normal contacts. Anyone know how to...
  14. B

    Calendar Sync Settings on the s7

    I've been trying to get my s7's Google Calendar app synced nicely with my PC's online Google Calendar. I've been on the Google Calendar Help Forum and made a little progress but I'm still having problems. What's happening is: I can put an event on my phone's calendar and tap refresh and it...
  15. D

    Help Paid themes?

    I can still download free themes in the theme store and i can get trial version of paid ones but when i try to buy a paid one it just says loading. Any one else have this or know what I'm doing wrong?
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    Today's OTA update disables viewing of notifications with lock screen on

    I used to be able to swipe down from the top to see what notifications were active but now I have to swipe away the lock screen first. Is this a configuration item somewhere? I realise it is debatable both ways whether you should have this... On a related point, is there any way to disable...
  17. R

    20% off gift cards right now on Samsung Pay

    There is a gift card promo on Samsung Pay right now where you can get 20% off gift cards. There are a bunch of brands on sale but some of the bigger ones I see are Southwest, Toys R Us, AirBnb, AMC, Gap, UnderArmour and a ton more.
  18. R

    unlocked Verizon s7 to AT&T

    Will an unlocked Verizon S7 work on At&t? I found a S7 on Craigslist for a good price but it is an unlocked Verizon phone and I have AT&T.
  19. I

    S7 Edge Contact Sync

    Ok, I have a question. I have an S7 Edge and I have all my personal and work contacts on Outlook. I want to add new contacts to my Outlook account, not my phone. I have tried numerous apps and called Samsung.. But I cannot get my contacts to sync Nor can I add favorites. I am wondering if this...
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    Disabling camera click sound, rooting, etc

    This option appears to be missing on my S7, and most others around the world. I know in the rooted version you can just hack the camera click sound file and that's it - done that on a few devices. But I don't want to risk rooting mine right now. Especially as Samsung are pushing out OS OTA...
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    Latest OS update fixes the RAW camera mode

    This OTA update appeared a few days ago. I noticed that the camera app, if you select Pro mode and make a shortcut for it, it now remembers the RAW mode. Also the raw files are improved. Previously they were really poor quality. I have just loaded one into Lightroom 6.5 and it looks pretty...
  22. M

    Nova Launcher & Notifications Size

    For Nova Launcher plus Prime on my S7; How do I make the notifications section on the main screen larger? My font settings don't enlarge the notifications font.
  23. S

    Samsung Music screen keeps turning on

    When playing my music with the built in app The screen keeps intermittently turning on, going off, then back on etc Frustrating to the point I have to cover the top sensor to keep it off Anyone else?
  24. S

    Best Case and Screen Protector

    I have got through so many different cases and tried different Screen protectors glass and film I was wondering what people have and that work well together ?
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    Disable Rev Tunneling

    Hello everyone, I just recently upgraded from the S5 (Sprint) to the S7 (Sprint). I did so at a Best buy store instead of a Sprint store. I have my MSL and have disabled all the proxies inside the DATA menu (##3282#). The one issue I am having is that I can not disable Rev Tunneling. When I go...
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