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Recent content by donas

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    smart select capture to text

    Has anyone noticed if you use smart select you can share it via text if you do it when captured, but if you save it to the gallery it can no longer be attached to a text. I get a message that says "invalid file format". Is there anyway to correct this? For now I am using Chomp texting app...
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    Help S Pen & Calendar

    Is there a way to write on the calendar like in the past Notes? I don't want a screen shot, but notes that appear when calendar is opened.
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    Flashlight

    If anyone is looking for a flashlight widget, they seem to have moved the setting to the quick setting pull down menu. I discovered that the light on the magnifier widget it substantially brighter than flashlight setting.
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    Help blurry mms pictures

    I'm assuming there is a setting for this somewhere, but I can't find it. All the pictures I send via text appear blurry. It does not matter whether it is an actual picture or a screen shot. I can send them via email and they send and receive clear. I have tried stock texting app and...
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    Help email lag?

    I am using the stock email app and am experiencing quite a lag when selecting the email notification from the pull down notification menu. When I tap on the email, it takes 3-5 seconds to open the actual email. Is anyone else experiencing this? Carrier is Verizon and the lag occurs with...
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    Verizon + Samsung Rebate

    I tried to pre-order the N4 with a trade in yesterday and was advised by my local store that a memo came out stating Verizon "was not participating in the Samsung Rebate". I ended up calling the customer service number and after being placed on hold for an extended time was read the same memo...
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    Help Playlists disappear when removing SD Card?

    I am using the stock music player on my note 3 and had this same issue twice now and don't understand what is happening. I take my micro SD card out and and transfer pictures using a card reader. When I put the card back into the phone, my songs still appear int he music player but the...
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    how to back up photo albums vs gallery

    How do I back up photo albums within the gallery? I didn't realize they were saved different and did a factory reset on the phone and lost them all. I assume they are saved within the internal memory and not to the SD card like the pictures? If it matters, I use a Macbook.
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    Help transferring spen writing on calendar

    Is there anyway to transfer writing from a calendar on a note 2 to a note 3 calendar? All the events obviously sync via google, but I can't figure out how to get my handwritten notes transferred. Thanks
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    Help mms - black and white pictures

    I am using handcent and for some reason every now and then when I receive a picture via text, it's in black and white even though it's in color on the senders phone. Yesterday, someone sent me three pictures in a row, two were black and white and one was color. On this occasion, the other...
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    Help Camera rotates pictures automatically

    I have noticed that the my note 2 rotates some of my pictures taken in portrait orientation to landscape. It seems to pick and choose which ones randomly. Sometimes (if the object is close) if I move the phone slightly forward or backward from the object and take it again, the picture will...
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    Help ring low then increase

    So, is ringing low volume then increasing a Samsung thing or what?? I can't seem to figure how to turn that off. I have the Verizon version using stock ring tone.
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    Help Blocking Mode

    Where is blocking mode on the Verizon version? Do other carriers have it?? Thanks
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    Question about stock dialer

    I am using version 4.0.4 and have the following issue I can't figure out. A couple of my contacts won't pull up when using the T9 dialer. I have checked to make sure they're listed as Google contacts, mobile numbers, first/ last names in the correct blocks.....I am stumped. In trying to...
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    vibration alert strength

    I just realized something interesting....if anyone is not pleased with the strength or intensity of the vibration alert, you may have a defective phone. I have been a little unhappy with that feature, as I have missed numerous calls with the phone in my pocket on vibrate. ....well tonight...