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    Thread Root N900W8 Lollipop [Bell]

    I'm using their latest firmware and update. Is it possible to root? I just want to change the resolution of the screen -- everything is so damn huge.
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    Thread Extremely slow

    After the lollipop upgrade I found that every app was slow and laggy. Even the keyboard was lagging, even to type this. What can I do to fix this? Perhaps do a data refresh?
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    Thread Grainy photos - Back Facing Camera

    My S4 takes really terrible pictures indoors. It takes decent pictures outdoors but man is it terrible indoors. It does compensate for the light which is great, but it plaster the entire screen with a white mesh film that makes it look grainy and just plain terrible. Is this a feature of the...
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    Thread Worth $130?

    My friend is selling me his watch, that he got recently, for $130. It's a decent price, but I already use the Gear 2 Neo -- which I think is pretty great. The battery life lasts over a week! But I don't mind charging it every day... Should I get it?
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    Thread Disable auto-answer on Gear

    Whenever I answer the phone ON my phone, it redirects the audio to the Gear. Is there an option to stop that? I turned off Bluetooth Voice/Audio in the Bluetooth settings but then it completely disables the Gear. Any ideas? I'm using the gear on a CM 4.4 S3, so no TW. That might be the issue...
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    Thread Worth upgrading from Galaxy Gear?

    I can get the Gear 2 Neo for $100 CAD BNIB. Is it worth it to upgrade from the original Gear? I liked it very well, and I still use it to this day. But I find the watch to be somewhat uncomfortable. The neo pretty much fixes all the issues I've been having. What do you guys think? I could...
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    Thread Benefits of Tizen?

    Can I use a AD2P bluetooth with Tizen? Or is that only for the Gear 2? Can I use a non-TW ROM to use Tizen? I know you can with the Gear 2s.
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    Thread [Q] Best TW ROM

    Moderator Edit: These sorts of threads inevitably lead to discord and deter development. Thread closed.
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    Thread Full control of my phone's music player?

    I am looking for an application similar to this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.ubergrund.android.mr5&hl=en But using bluetooth. I want to be able to change my music, seeing the full playlist. Is this possble?
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    Thread Notification Icon gone

    Just randomly my notification disappeared. Not sure what happened... I'm using Null 19. Is there anyway to fix it without restoring the gear? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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    Thread Bluetooth Tethering - Terrible battery life

    I tried using Tethering with the latest Null and wow, I was losing 1% every minute, even when it was on sleep. Did I do something wrong or is that normal for the Gear?
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    Thread Any ROMS compatible with Galaxy Gear?

    Besides TouchWhiz ROMS, are there any? I can't get Gear Manager to work on my Bean Stalk 4.3
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    Thread Running on AOKP

    I have a Galaxy S3 i747 AOKP ROM, and I would like to know if Galaxy Gear could run with no problems with this?
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    Thread Is it worth $150?

    My friend is selling my his for $150. Is it worth it? I'm using Galaxy S3 i747 as well, AOKP. That probably wouldn't work, so I'll have to reformat back to Stock or a variation.
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    Thread Galaxy Gear?

    I'm thinking of getting a galaxy gear, does it work with S3 AOKP 4.3 or 4.4?
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    Thread Slow wifi

    Any Rom I use my wifi never exceeds 200kbs yet my other tablet can get 15mbps easily. Could it be the modem or perhaps it's a wide spread issue. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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    Thread ROM with active display and Halo

    I love these two features, and Carbon ROM did exactly what I needed. But I'm getting a very troublesome battery drain on both wifi and data, as well as terrible WIFI speeds (200kB/s). What are some good alternatives? I've never tried Touchwhiz? Should I?
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    Thread Upgraded to 4.22 AOKP; Lost Unlock

    I upgraded to AOKP 4.22 and my unlock is gone. I used Galaxy_S Unlock to unlock my S2 a while back, now it doesn't work at all. Any ideas what I can do?
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    Thread Poor audio and voice with Bluetooth

    I just got the Nexus 4 and according to everyone I call, they cannot hear my well even if I'm literally yelling next to the phone. I'm running latest 4.2.2 stock. I've been looking online and it seems to be a common problem, but the latest post I found was in February. Has it been fixed yet?
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    Thread I can only access H+ and not LTE

    I recently got a LTE sim card, and an LTE data plan with Fido. 4G worked for about 5 seconds (I even did a speed test) and then now it's permanently on H+. APN is set to LTEmobile.APN but when I change to Network Mode LTE/GSM, my signal goes blank and stays like that until I go back to...
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    Thread Is data supposed to eat battery life quickly?

    I recently got a plan with lte. I'm using tasks jb rom which is pretty decent. But on data it seems to deplete 1 percent every 2.5 or so minutes. Not watching anything but just browsing the Web. Is that normal? Sent from my SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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    Thread 64gb microsd will not read

    I've formatted it to NTSF before putting files on it. It still doesn't read. I tried it on my PC and it works fine. Any ideas?
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    Thread Is it normal for the screen to have a tint of red in the middle?

    Whenever I look at a blank white screen, it looks like the whole screen is slightly blue and yellow, with a red-ish streak in the middle. Is that normal for amoled? It's only distracting with a white background, otherwise it's okay.
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    Thread [Q] Random Pixelated Images on Bell Network

    I'm using stock ICS 4.0.4 on my unlocked Telus i747, on the Bell network. It's sometimes giving me pixelated images like the one below. Doesn't matter which app. Maybe I should install a new ROM, or perhaps do a wipe? But is this a common bug?
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    Thread [Q] Will the camera quality suffer if I install AOKP?

    Touchwhiz has a beautiful full functioning camera. If I install AOKP, will I lose all these features, and getting a really dumbed down camera? Will the quality suffer too?
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    Thread [Q] Are these phones already unlocked?

    My aunt wants to switch carriers, and I don't have access to her phone right now. I googled and check all the cellphoneunlock sites and they all don't have the Nexus S. I'm guessing it's either impossible to unlock or its unlocked already. Thanks
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    Thread [Q] I can upgrade to S3 from S2 for $400, Worth it?

    There's an S3 for sale, for about $400. It's a fair price, but I don't think I really need the phone. I have the S2 which I think is the perfect size and battery life is phenomenal with 4 hours of screen time. However, the S3 looks great, and feels great, but again, for $400, is it worth it? I...
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    Thread [Q] Is this worth an upgrade from Galaxy S2?

    I can get this phone for about 300. I am using the Galaxy S2 which is the perfect phone, great size, fits in my pocket, barely any lag, and the screen looks superb. But I am kind of curious on the Note. I think it'll be a much greater entertainment system, especially for gaming and Youtube (I...
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    Thread Will this Dual-Sim adapter work?

    http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-Dual-2-Sim-Cards-Adapter-Adaptor-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-S2-SII-i9100-i9220-HTC-/261106022985?pt=SIM_Cards&hash=item3ccb21ba49#ht_3491wt_1163 Looks good to me. I'm considering it getting it.
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    Thread Reboot when TouchPad goes to sleep in Homescreen

    This is a common problem since the very beginning. The only way to stop it from occuring is if I leave it on Browser and put it to sleep. I just installed the latest CM9 and the problem still occurs. Is there anyway to fix it?
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    Thread Youtube just stopped working

    I was on CM10 but restored to my old Hydra ICS. Youtube worked perfectly fine until yesterday, for no reason (as it was working earlier in the day) it wouldn't play any videos. I get this message: This was a problem while playing. Touch to retry". I uninstalled, reinstalled via Google Play. And...
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    Thread I figured out how to fix the sag for SGP Neo hybrid xases

    Very easy fix. Just apply tape, or what I did, apply poster tack in between the case and the back cover. Done ;) Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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    Thread [Q] Speakers not working. Headphone works though.

    The speakers don't work for music/video etc... Headphones work though. I installed a headphones toggle which I thought presumably would fix the problem but the speakers just died again. Could this be an internal problem?
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    Thread When my phone crashes (sometimes because of overheating) it loses 20% of battery life

    Why is that? Say I'm on gTalk camming, and then my phone suddenly stalls and crashes, forcing me to restart. My battery life was once 40, is now 20%. Is that safe? I'm using an Anker battery, which hasn't been giving me any problems except that.
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    Thread [Q] Any way to open two Timeplay.apk?

    There's an application called Timeplay which allows you to play in the theatres to get free points. Is there a way to open two of these at the same time?
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    Thread Why does autocorrect turn off sometimes on Swiftkey 3?

    Say if I'm typing in SMS, and then I press homebutton to go to another app, and then go back to SMS (maybe 10 minutes later), the autocorrect is turned off (there are no bars above the keyboar). Then I have to press home again and then go back to the SMS, to get it working. Is this a Swiftkey 3...
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    Thread Access OTG USB stick?

    I can connect to my "Siyah Kernel" Galaxy S2, which allows me to connect my mouse to my phone. But whenever I try to connect my USB stick, I don't see anything in the Root Explorer. Is there a special place I need to look to access my 16 GB memory stick?
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    Thread [Q] Is there a way to have multiple APKs of the same APP?

    Is there a way to have, say, multiple Gallery.apk, all being individual applications that can be opened? But not default apks, an apk that I downloaded from the Playstore. On that note, where can I find my apks that I downloaded from the Playstore?
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    Thread [Q] Streaming files over 3G network from compuer

    What's a good app that uses your Google Account to stream, like SplashStreamer? But except I just want to view my files in a File Explorer format, where I can simply click and open them from my phone. This is over my 3G network. Does anyone have any apps they can recommend?
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    Thread Kernel Panic while using DroidVPN

    My ROM is the latest Hydra, with the default kernel. I was using DroidVPN with my 3G network, and suddenly my phone froze and then Kernel Panic (Upload Mode?). And my battery dropped 20% (how is that possible?)... that's not safe, is it? Then I tried another kernel, Thorakk (or something like...
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    Thread [Q] Does your phone overheat while videochatting on GTALK?

    Whenever I talk for a decent period of time, say 30 minutes, my phone becomes EXTREMELY hot. The hottest I've ever felt. The temperature says 45c on my battery app, but that's the max temperature it'll display, oddly. Is it okay to continue to use the app, or should I disregard it completely?
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    Thread [Q] How do I access the 2GB? I only have access to 256MB

    Any idea? Just got the Nook today :)
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    Thread [Q] Blue tint when viewing at an angle

    Is there a way to fix this? I can't return the phone because I bought it off someone. Silly I know but the phone is perfect otherwise, thankfully. Is there a ICS kernel that supports voodoo color or an app that let's me change the color settings?
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    Thread [Q] Is there a slight delay when swiping on a screen?

    For example, when I'm switching from home screens, the instant I press on the screen and start swiping, it takes about half a second to move. Is that normal? I'm using a thin screen protector, could that be the problem, if there is any.
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    Thread 3 Hours of Screen-time

    Does that seem reasonable? I had 2 hours on my Galaxy Vibrant, so the upgrade is nice. What screen time are you guys getting?
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    Thread Is the SGS with internal SD corrupted worth $100?

    Is it worth it to get a phone that has a corrupted internal SD card? Is it hard to fix, like making the external the internal SD card? And is it worth $100 Canadian? Someone is selling it to me. I can get a used one one for $170. Is saving $70 worth the trouble?
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    Thread Horizontal lines on the screen

    I think there is a burned image on my screen. If I look at an image that fills the screen, I can see the lines going across the screen. They're rather subtle and doesn't really affect my screen on a daily basis, but just wondering if this is a faulty screen? The status bar on the top is also...
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    Thread SGP Ultra Oleophobic Screen Protector

    Avoid this screen protector, it's supposedly makes the screen oil free, or at least oil-resistant. It does neither. It's just like any other screen protector. I was using the SGP crystal clear, which actually looks better for some reason, and was practically the same item. I wouldn't recommend...
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    Thread Got the SGP Ultra Capsule and it sucks!

    Is the korean phone bigger than the international i9100? There's sagging everywhere! The top, the sides, and the bottom. It seems like it's trying to escape my case! Anyone have any ideas how I can fix it? Anyway to compress the gel lol...? Very sad I wasted $20 on this. EDIT (A MONTH...