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    Google Chromecast

    Has anyone had experience with the Google Chromecast dongle and a note2. I have the Samsung HDTV adapter and so can mirror my phone on my TV. However the Chromecast suggests that it does the same over wifi without the need to tether the phone to the TV. By the way I am in Europe
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    Samsung MHL 2.0 HDTV smart adapter, does it work.

    Has anyone experience of this adapter to use with a HDMI CABLE to link to a TV. Does it work with the SG NOTE 2
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    How to sync ipad2 diary/calendar to note 2

    My wife and I both have ipad2 and I have a galaxy note 2 and my wife has a galaxy s3 mini. Can anyone help tell me what the settings on both devises have to be so that the calendar will sync from the phone to the iPad. So my wife's diary is on both devises and the same for me. We DONT want to...
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    Help Long press on home button not bringing up last screens

    I have had my note 2 for 10 months and love the long press on the home button that brought up recently opened screens. Now suddenly the long press has no result. Have I by accident changed a setting. Any help please. Thanks
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    What phones or operating systems allow changes to font size

    My wife is looking for a new phone that must have the following specs 1) sim free and unlocked 2) wifi 3) touch screen with normal qwerty keyboard So very simple so far. With the above requirements a simple matter to pick up a phone for probably less than
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    Help How do I get contacts to show only what I want

    I recently asked a simple question but some Android fanboys got upset with me. http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2/721153-4-number-code-but-then-ok-why.html Hopefully you understand that I am preaching Android but can also appreciate some things Apple. In my contacts on my...
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    Cheap USA Bluetooth ear piece

    I am presently in Florida and see that there are large numbers of cheap $25 and up Bluetooth ear pieces for sale. I live in Luxembourg and there are various restriction on Bluetooth and therefore the prices are much higher ($100 and up) with very little choice. I listen for many hours each day...
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    Help 4 number code, but then OK, why

    I have had my note 2 for 6 months and love it. However one irritation I have as an ex iPhone user is the four number password I have set up to access the phone. I put the four numbers in and then have to tap OK. This makes it a five tap process. On the iPhone and my iPad if the correct four...
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    Help How to move picture from internal memory to SD card

    I have had a SGN2 for about 5 months and now want to move my pictures (gallery says I have 24 albums that contain about 600+ photos. When I connect my phone to my NetBook running windows 7 it shows up the memory of the phone and the internal SD card. When I go to photos in the internal memory...
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    Help Google search. My results disappear

    Please go easy on me. I have had my note2 for a few months. Was an iPhone user for two years. I am using google search often (blue square with white g which also opens showing any reminders and a weather card. I search, find and read. However occasionally I want to return shortly to the...
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    How do I post a screen shot from my SGN2 on the forum

    How do I post a screen shot from my SGN2 on the forum. Thank you.
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    Does the Note2 have drivers to print by cable connection

    I have an Epson stylus SX105 printer. The cable that connects to my computor is like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Usb-To-Epson-Printer-Cable/dp/B00007G1X4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1352794979&sr=8-4 The "square" USB plugs into the computor and the other end is a normal flat USB. As we know...
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    Printing from my SGN2 (and an IPad)

    Background. I have slowly moved to smaller devices. I have a desktop and a 15 inch laptop switched off and ignored for nearly two years. I had a Samsung NetBook N140 that was small and light that replaced them. Then I got an ipad2 and have recently swapped my Iphone4 (at the end of a two year...
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    Help How to tidy up contacts

    When looking at my contacts I find the entry very untidy. Many have been imported through google. I had exported my contacts on my iPhone to google and the beautifully dropped into my SGN2 as I activated it. However back to the question. When I look at a contact I have a number of lines in...
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    Help How do I move stuff onto my 64GB SD card

    I have the 16GB SGN2 and have a 64GB SD card. At present I have on internal memory - applications 628 mb, pictures, videos 30mb audio 20mb downloads 80mb misc 5mb therefore available 4.4 GB. There is nothing on the SD card yet. How do I ensure new things go to the card and how can I transfer...