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    Maximum depth tests on new Water Proof phones

    Has anyone managed to find maximum depth tests on any of the Xperia line or the S4 active I can easily find a video of one being cut in half, but cannot find any being tested in water besides little dips... I saw a video on cnet a while ago where were dipping various non-waterproof phones...
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    Help Galaxy s2 alarm sound not working

    Hey guys, Recently went to cyanogenmod 10.2 (which I hated) and then back to the stock Telstra (carrier) branded rom for my phone. Alarm was working on carrier branded rom until 3 days ago then the volume randomly stopped working on my timely alarm app. So i tried alarm pro, and same...
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    New Samsung phones... What frequencies?

    So I'm trying to figure out whether the new Samsung phones which are said to work with all frequencies (i've purchased an S4 active) will work with my carrier, Telstra... It's an Australian carrier... I'm worried because in the past (with my s2 and desire HD) i've had to purchase special models...
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    Help low output volume

    Anyone know how to increase the audio output on these phones? I've never had good audio output on any of my android phones, and even my tablet is quiet. Comparing to iphones and itabs... Is it an OS thing or is it just cheaper hardware in the android phones? I've got poweramp on tablet...
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    Facebook timeline not working

    Anyone else got this prob with the fb app? Mine doesn't work with the timeline... doesn't show any of the about, photo etc, or work properly... any fixes or older versions around?
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    whatsapp.. anyone got it working?

    Been reading a few blog posts about getting whatsapp working on tabs... seems fairly easy but also doesn't seem to work on this... anyone know of a hacked version?
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    any one got xp running yet

    As above, I know there are emulators for it, but don't know much about them... would love a guide if anyone has done it on a galaxy tab
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    full screen apps... how to hide task bar

    Anyone figure out how to hide the task bar down the bottom when in apps (for example games)? I've tried a fix but it didn't work and I can't find much information on it online, any suggestions?
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    Flashed incorrect kernel sgs2 (isn't bricked)

    Hey guys, phone is a Telstra i9100t I was trying to find a program (there used to be one, which used zerg rush or something to auto root your program) to auto root my phone, I believe the last one i used only worked on 2.3.6... Anyway so I assumed that considering it's not a whole new...
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    quality of chinese lcd replacement screens?

    Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the quality of chinese replacement screens? (this one claims SG but I think it will be chinese)..> +Frame Bezel LCD Touch Digitizer Display Screen For Samsung Galaxy S 2 II i9100 | eBay Has anyone read of these being inferior...
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    Help replacing original casing

    Has anyone replaced the case on their sgs2 yet? I'm talking about the entire plastic surround including the front and back? I got my phone in the white and really hate it, looks extremely effeminate... Anyway I want to replace all the plastic on the front and back including the sides with some...
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    Help disable fully charged tone

    Hey, Anyone figured out yet how to disable the tone that comes on when the phone is fully charged? Preferably i'd like to disable the phone screen coming on to, anyone know about that? I don't like to sleep with my phone on silent so most nights, so about two hours after I put my phone on...
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    How to view your infractions?

    Hey guys, trying to figure out how to view why I received two infractions last week... Can't remember punching on with anyone and in reason it just says "warning"... Is there any way I can view the thread or the actual reason? All I have atm is a moderators name. Cheers
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    Help equalizer.. does sgs2 have one?

    Hey guys just wondering how you can access any equalizer settings on sgs2? My old DHD had a bunch of stuff, 5 different modes and srs wow effects, etc... Could get a whole heap of bass out of it, this thing all I can find is the 5.1 option but I figure I must be missing something. Also is...
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    Help how do you insert a comma?

    Hey guys, Is there an easy way to insert commas? Atm I have to either long click or click 123 then click comma... I figure I must be missing something? Something as vital as a comma, not easily accessible? Can you customize the standard keyboard? Couldn't see any options... And I...
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    Help telstra bloatware driving me mad... root? uninstall op is where?

    Hi guys, Just bought this phone on a $59 plan, previously I owned a Desire HD which was unbranded... anyway this is killing me, on my old phone i could just uninstall apps whenever I chose. This thing is loaded up with a whole heap of crap from my phone vendor which i want to delete...
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    Desire HD Stolen, what phone next?

    Hey so i'm a bit out of it when it comes to phones because i absolutely LOooooooved my desire HD so haven't been keeping up with things... And that latest update that came out for it was so cool (the 3d slides). ANyway, It makes sense to upgrade my phone and I am looking fairly seriously at...
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    Help Facebook messenger etc.. fix?

    Hey guys, Facebook on desire HD has sucked since I got it, the instant messenger is absolutely useless, it rarely updates and every time the screen locks on my phone it drops out and has to reload. This makes IM'ing almost impossible. SO i've had to start using the facebook message sending...
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    Help New problem - Phone keeps waking itself

    Hey guys, so i have another problem (so far i have all the bad update problems + wireless and 3g dropouts + video playback problems + a hardware screen problem, laggy menus, bad sound and a few other little things) and was just wondering if anyone else has it, i'm trying to figure out if this is...
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    Help Why does my GPS take ages to connect sometimes

    Hey guys, Just thought this might be useful information to some. No doubt you've noticed that sometimes your GPS will take 15-25 minutes to connect right? Well this generally isn't just buggy software, it's something unavoidable which all GPS's must do regularly, which is updating the...
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    Help Multitouch problems with 12v charger + headphones

    Hey guys, just wondering if anyone else is running into problems when they have the 12v (in car) adaptor and the headphones plugged in at the same time? (i use my headphone out as an audio jack) Individually they're fine but with them both in the multitouch does some weird stuff, seems to...
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    Help screen coming loose

    Hey, I just noticed the top right of my screen is coming loose, it is currently about 1/3rd of a mm out, doesn't sound like much but its enough that its started clicking when I put a little pressure on that part of the screen... anyone else had this, I've never dropped it, been super careful I...
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    Accessories external fold up keyboards for desire HD

    Anyone know if theres any that are compatible with the Desire HD? I've been looking around and am getting conflicting reports on whether they work with android phones at all... I want a silicone fold up one ideally, not necessarily bluetooth, can be USB connected... any ideas? Found one...
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    Contact problems

    Hey guys, I'm having problems with my contacts (but only the ones in my message apps not in my phonebook) When i try to add a new contact from a message it comes up with "save to existing contact" or "add contact" then when i choose one of these it brings up a list of numbers, some have no...
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    Help Handcent problems

    Hey guys, i am one of the people having massive problems with that update HTC pulled.. Anyway so the standard sms app doesn't really work properly. A few people suggested i get Handcent and for the most part it's fine but... About half the times i open it up it won't display any of the names...