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    Help Problem printing via WiFi printer

    I am trying to print from a Samsung Tab S 10.5 to a Samsung Xpress M2022W laser printer. Samsung Print Service Plugin installed. Tablet shows (WiFi) Direct-sFM2020 series Saved and Secured so WiFi signal from printer is received and displayed. When I try and connect or to add a printer a Box...
  2. Hook

    Root ROMs for the TAB S family

    I thought it might be useful to have a thread of ROMs people are trying and what they find. Traffic in this forum isn't heavy enough to make a separate thread for each ROM useful, but I'm trying to create a few useful threads for folks who come after. I ended up flashing something called...
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    Help random white bar on screen

    Hi guys, i have a galaxy tab s 10.5. Theres a smallish white bar at the top of my screen and i dont know what it does. If i touch it my device vibrates shortley and it dissapears for a second or two. I cant swipe down my notification panel from that area either. IT DOES NOTHING! its mote...
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    Help Galaxy Tab S 10.5 stuck in "Downloading..."

    Hi. My SG Tab S 10.5 ( Android 4.4.2) was working fine last night. This morning I woke to find it frozen in the "Samsung" start up screen. I tried holding down the off button, but that didn't work. Then I tried doing what I thought was a soft reset by holding the volume up, off and on...
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    Help Keyboard opens when I go on internet

    When I open up any Web browser the keyboard comes up too its very annoying. And I can't get rid of it either. I have to press the back button to get rid of it which then signs me out of my home page. Has anyone had this problem and know of a solution? Thanks
  6. Hook

    Root Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Rooting Guide

    I'm not really the one who should be starting this. I don't have my Tab S yet and not sure how soon I'll root, but I wanted to start a place to put the information together. If an Admin or Mod wants to step in, feel free, including modifying this post to be more in keeping with the usual root...
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    Root Unroot Galaxy Tab s

    Hi, I am a root newb. (TL;DR version: How do I unroot if I forgot the root method) I have a Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (wifi). I rooted it (I forgot the method) all is fine. But it won't let me do OTA updates. I guess that is normal. I just want to unoot and start over. I had Cyanogen on my Nexus...
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    Samsung S 10.5 vs ipad?!

    Hi, Just wondered if I could get some advise. I've ordered my sister a Samsung Galaxy S 10.5 and just wanted to find out how it compares to the iPad in terms of performance? I'm tempted to get one for myself too, but I've heard mixed reviews about Samsung's touch wizz.
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    Sync contacts and calendar (with outlook?) Or how else?

    New to the android platform. Deserted the i world, yay! So far I haven't found a way to sync contacts and calendar with Tab S and the S5 and outlook on my main computer. Is this possible? If not do I have to do the sync with Gmail instead? I have used outlook for so long and am used to it that...
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    HDMI Adapter?

    On my old Galaxy Tab, I had an adapter that allowed me to connect my tablet to a TV through and HDMI cable. Then, if I had movies on my tablet, I could show them, or photos, on my big-screen TV. Is there any way to use my Galaxy Tab S to show video on my TV set? Thanks.
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    Help Camera Switching

    How do I switch to the back camera when on Skype
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    Waited for Nexus 10 successor for 2 years. With N9 out...

    Doesn't seem to be any Nexus 9 Black Friday deals. Samsung has the larger Tab S 10.5 for $399. I have been waiting for 2 years for a Nexus 10 successor and not considered anything else. Now that the 10.5" is same price as N9, I'm debating. I've also heard complaints about quality build on...
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    Lollipop update

    I am looking forward to the SD card management improvements that lollipop will offer in terms of being able to completely move apps onto SD rather than the device again. Still haven't seen any news as to when we can expect lollipop on the tablets. But, Since I own the wi fi non carrier...
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    How do you get gifts?

    I have tried everything suggested. I really only want the wifi access... http://www.samsung.com/us/galaxy-gifts/#tab-s-gogo
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    Help Watching Dish on Southwest flightd

    What do I need to install to have the ability to watch the Dish service on Southwest flights. Galaxy Tab S 10.5. I've tried Firefox, Google Chrome, and I've installed flash
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    Help Email not reaching my tablet

    My email is coming through to my android cell phone just fine, but a few days ago stopped getting up to my tablet. If I go to "Settings" and sync my email, new email gets through, but I have to do that every time I want to see new email. Is there a permanent fix for this problem?
  17. ninja899

    Galaxy Tab S Differences between USA and UK model

    Hello wizards. Any differences between the USA and UK model Tab S? I have to go to the USA next week and know I can pick up a 32gb one there for less than the price of a 16gb one here. Any downsides?
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    Unable to connect to specific web site

    Sometime within the last couple of weeks, my wife's connection to the kohls.com site on her Galaxy Tab S has stopped working. When using the default browser, a blue progress bar keeps flashing as if it is trying to load the same file over and over. This is a bit below the address line. This...
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    Keyboard settings.

    I just got a Tab S 10.5. Coming from a Nexus 7 where keyboard spacing wasn't an issue due to the small screen. Is there any way to split the keyboard in half during landscape mode to make it easier to type? I've heard it's a good keyboard so I don't want to get another keyboard app. I can't find...
  20. fdnj48

    NFL Mobile

    Does anybody know if NFL Mobile works on the non-Verizon version? I want to be able to use the Tab S to watch games when I'm at work but I don't want to have to get a data plan. Looking for just the WiFi version. Thanks in advance
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    Office 365 on Tab 10.5

    I was under the impression that as the Galaxy Tab 10.5 was so new that Microsoft Office 365 would work on it. Does anyone know as to the correctness of this?
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    Help Just got the Tab S, what's this widget page that I cant delete?

    I just got my Tab S, so far I like it. I passed on the Ipad Air 128g because the tab s had some good features. I notice when I swipe left, I see a page dedicate to widget placement. I try to remove all the widgets, I get to the last one, it says "can't delete last widget" I don't want a widget...
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    Default browser not setting

    Hi When I click a web link and it opens another web instance (or for that matter any application where theres an option to set it as default), my tab s seems unable to remember defaults! I'm now on my second device and its got the same problem as the first one. Any ideas? I've read some...
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    How do I fully move apps to SD card

    Hello! I have searched the Web and moved the Android folder etc. Containing the apps to my sd. But it always asks me to reinstall the extra content, and also doesn't free up any of the space on the main storage. How can I set the sd as my primary storage, or at least so the apps folder location...
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    Data usage

    Hello all, Not too sure if this is the right place to ask this question but I'm hoping that someone can answer for me. I just got the Tab S and want to share my data with it while out and about, I am just wondering of the tablet uses more data than my G4. I mean if I were looking at the...
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