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    Received Jelly Bean notification, now its gone!

    Late last night I received notification for Jelly Bean, but decided to wait until this morning to install it, but now its not available! Went to setting, system update, update Samsung software, clicked check now, and it says my system is currently up to date, but I'm still on 4.0.4. Anyone else...
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    Help How to improve the accuracy of voice to text?

    Google's voice to text on the S3 is way less accurate than what I was experiencing on my Epic 4G. I have gone into the setting and selected "Personalized recognition" but have seen no improvement. Anyone have any ideas on how to improve this feature?
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    Help Google Play store constantly crashing

    Almost every time I try to search using voice to text in the Google play store, the app forecloses. Anyone else experiencing this?
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    Help No capitalization with voice to text in email

    I have everything setup properly, and auto capitalization works perfectly with SMS, but not when composing emails. Any ideas why? Thanks
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    Samsung admits signal strength issue on S3

    Called Samsung today, and they said they were aware of the weak signal issue plaguing the S3. They said at some point Sprint will be releasing a maintenance update. I'm not sure I'm willing to trust Samsung and Sprint to fix this issue, which makes me a little uneasy about keeping my new S3 past...
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    Why specs aren't everything...S 3 letdowns

    I've been living with the S3 for not quite a week now,and there a few things that are a bit of a letdown. Number one, signal strength is not as good as my previous phone, an Epic 4G. Parts of town were I only had 1 to 2 bars of service with the Epic, now produce no service with the S3. Number...
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    Need to know, have all GPS glitches been fixed on Samsung's Flagship phone?

    I'm still using an Epic 4G which has been plagued with GPS problems since day one, and still has problems loosing signal every time I use it. I've read various threads on the internet were posters are having difficulty with their GPS performance on the S3. I'm thinking about upgrading to one...
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    Lab tests confirm Samsung Galaxy S3 is a display dimwit

    Lab tests confirm Samsung Galaxy S3 is a display dimwit | ITProPortal.com "The Galaxy S3 uses a 1280 X 720, PenTile AMOLED screen, which is higher resolution, but dimmer than the Galaxy S1 and Galaxy S2 screens, Soneira said. The culprit seems to be power management: in trying to get...
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    Any GPS problems with the S3?

    I'm currently using a Samsung Epic 4G, and I'm still having GPS issues with this phone. There was a brief time with Gingerbread when GPS worked fine, but for most of the life of this phone, GPS has been buggy as hell. So before I even think about upgrading to the S3, I'd like to know that...
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    Help Can't connect via USB to Mac

    This is the first time I tried connecting my Epic to my Mac via USB since the Gingerbread update, and low and behold, it doesn't work. Anyone else having these issues? Thanks
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    Simple fix for GPS/Gingrbread issues!

    I can't believe this worked! Downloaded the GPS Status & Toolbox app, which instantly fixed the loss of GPS signal, and inaccuracy problems which have plagued my phone since the Gingerbread update. It now locks on more satellites, and I'm getting an accuracy of 2 meters, vs 20 M. It's a free...
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    Will the S2 be compatible with Sprint's new 4g LTE?

    Thinking about upgrading my Epic 4 G to the new 4G touch, but not if it will not work with Sprint's new 4G network. Thanks in advance.
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    Anyone upgraded to the new Galaxy S II?

    Just wondering how the original Epic compares to the new Galaxy S II in terms of reception, voice quality, and overall performance?
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    Battery saving tip

    Using black wallpaper and turning the screen brightness all the way down, has increased my battery life tremendously. I tried looking for a black wallpaper app, and found one, but it doesn't work on the Epic. So I used my camera, with the flash turned off, and my finger over the lens, to get a...
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    Help Goggle calender notifications not working

    This doesn't seem to be affecting every phone, because a friend of mine's Epic phone is receiving notifications, ( SMS and email) but I am not. Just wondering how many others are having this issue, and if there may be a fix?
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    13 Epic's in 8 months!

    That is how many replacement Epic's I've had since I signed up with Sprint, and bought my first Epic. That comes out to more than 1.5 phones per month. Today I demanded a BRAND NEW phone, which has been over nighted to me. Hopefully that will take care of the hardware issues I've been having...
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    Help Werid sound distortions after updating to 2.2.1

    My ring tone and navigation sounds are all distorted after updating to 2.2.1. I noticed this the first time Sprint released 2.2.1, and thought then, that I had blown the speaker. After going back to 2.1, the distortions were gone. Now, on a different Epic, after updating to 2.2.1, I'm back to...
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    Help 2.2 is killing my battery, & its not a known issue, Now what!?

    I can't use the phone in a normal business day, with the crippled battery life I'm experiencing after updating to 2.2. And this is the same problem I had when Sprint released 2.2 the first time, which forced me to swap the phone out for a refurb with 2.1 on it. Now here I am again...*&%%^^**...
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    Help Battery life cut in half, after update to 2.2

    I had the same issue the first time I updated my phone to 2.2, and had to exchange it out for a refurb with 2.1. Now here I am again, with 2.2 and lousy battery life. I even turned off the Sprint ID in running services, and my battery is at 45% after 4 hrs. of being mostly in standby. Anyone...
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    Help Recent update to 2.2.1

    For those experiencing any difficulty with 2.2.1, there has been some recent changes. Go to a Sprint repair center, and have them update your phone. I had Sprint update my phone on Feb. 27, after I had used Samsung's website to initially update to 2.2.1, and it fixed several problems. I was...
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    How to save Goggle doc as PDF on Android phone?

    I'm trying to save the billing statements I've created with Goggle docs, as a PDF file, so that I can email them out to customers, from my Android phone. I know how to save as PDF files on my Mac computer at home, but I don't see a way to do it on my Epic phone. I can share the page, but the...
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    Help Battery dead after 10 hours, with light use, after updating to 2.2.1

    I was getting very good battery life with 2.1. There wasn't a day I didn't make it through, with moderate to heavy use. Now after updating to 2.2.1, my battery died after 10 hours, and that's with NO phone calls. I downloaded 3 apps today, and messed around with some settings, and now the phone...
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    Help Help with calendar after updating to 2.2.1

    I've seen where some have fixed the calendar syncing issue after updating to 2.2.1, but the instructions were not clear to me. Can someone please spell out the fix very clearly to me? thanks
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    Help Anyone else having trouble with "My Tracks" after the lastest update?

    I'm bummed, everything worked fine until the latest update. Now I can't send my tracks to Goggle, the program just crashes. Edit: Problem fixed with latest update.
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    Help Can't get compass to calibrate

    I tried the free compass from catch.com, plus some others, and I can't get any of them to calibrate correctly. Anyone else have these issues? I don't know if its the phone or the apps. Thanks