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    Help Default Home Launcher Won't Save...HELP!

    Okay, I am at my wits end and Google has yielded no helpful results so I am hoping the android community here can come through... Phone: Note 3 Android Ver: 4.3 Rom: None (Stock). Rooted: No Issue: My home launcher (Currently Nova Prime) will NOT save even though I say "Always" when it prompts...
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    Help Nova launcher prime problem?

    So I don't know what happened but now when I press the home button it keeps asking me which launcher I want to use even when I say always use nova launcher. This started happening the other day. Anyone else have this issue??? This seems to only happen when I am in Google now and press the home...
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    Best Apps to buy?

    So with Samsung hooking up US Galaxy Note 3 users with $50 play store credit (http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/797350-50-google-play-credit-samsung-note-3-users.html)... what are some apps that we should look at? I can't decide D:.
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    Vibrates when picked up???

    So recently my phone started to vibrate everytime I pick it up. The screen is off and doesn't turn on, it just vibrates, what's going on?
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    Random Screen Saver Appearing???

    Okay this is driving me crazy and I don't know how to replicate it. There have been a few times where I pull my phone out or pick it up after not using it for a few minutes and I see a screen on it that shows the time and if i've missed calls. The background is dark and it looks a little blue...
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    Do I need a case?

    I've dropped my old Galaxy Nexus more times than I can count over the past 2 years and i've ever got a scratch on it (at least one that stands out). I've also never used a case or screen protector on it.... Now I have the Note 3 and I noticed a few things from reviews / videos. 1. The chrome...
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    Note 3 Concerns / Questions

    Hello, I am excited about the Note 3. It looks amazing but I have a couple of questions / concerns and I am hoping the community can help put me at ease :) 1. Does it run hot? I have had 2 Samsung Galaxy Nexus devices and both of them often get VERY hot to the touch and as a result the...
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    Note 3 Vs G2

    I am looking to upgrade my Galaxy Nexus finally... It's been good to me but it's speed and especially battery life are just too be poor to keep going on form much longer. As far as specs, the G2 and Note 3 are very similar and I think both will last 2 years with the note being a little more...
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    Help Pool + GNEX = Bad :/ Recover Data Help?!?

    Hello, To make a long story short my phone fell to the deep end of the pool and I didn't realize it until after 5 minutes. It was on when it fell in and obviously isn't turning on now. I've let it dry in the sun (100 degree outside) and i've also put it under a hair dryer for hours and now...
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    Groups over multiple email accounts

    Hello, I am on Androind 4.1.1 stock but rooted and I just realized an annoying problem: I am trying to create a group for some of my gaming friends but apparently they are all on different accounts. On my phone I have 3 accounts, my personal, work, and school account. When I try and...
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    [Verizon] Which Rom and Why?

    Hello, First let me apologize if a thread like this exists, I didn't look too hard for it. Secondly I have a few questions I would like to ask. 1. Which is the "best" rom for a Samsung Galaxy Nexus I know there is no "best" but which ones are the most popular and why? I am looking for a...
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    NFC Beam to SIII

    Hello, So I have the Galaxy Nexus running JB (Stock but unlocked) and my wife just got the SIII on 4.0.4 When I try and transfer an image via beam it wont go because it's too big but I can transfer URLS / contacts... Big whoop lol. I am wondering if there has ever been an app out that...
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    Help Fascebook Sync / Account

    Hello, This may have already been discussed but I had a question Can I sync my contacts with facebook? If I go to accounts and select facebook nothing happens. It jsut takes me back to the accounts page. I have a couple contacts that when I go to the people app it shows them but no one else...
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    [International / GSM] Downloading Do not turn off target !!

    HELP!!! Did I just brick my phone? :( So I followed the instructions from droid-life (Video: How to Unlock the Bootloader on the Galaxy Nexus [Verizon] – Droid Life) and got an error "waiting for device" because it was not recognizing my phone I found the driver and was able to run...
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    [International / GSM] Reasons to Unlock the Bootloader (or Root) on a Galaxy Nexus

    Hey, So I have a couple questions... Currently I have an OG Droid running CM 7.1 and love it. The reason I installed CM was because my phone was just so slow and CM 7.1 sped it up a lot. I also wanted to have the latest and greatest gingerbread I could have on it... Now my question is with...