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    Media volume controls alarm volume

    I could swear that Media and Alarm volumes are supposed to be completely independent of each other. Alarm volume always overrides any other lower volume settings. I'll go to bed playing audio from YouTube on my phone. Media volume set to about 20% and Alarm Volume set to 100%. Alarm goes off...
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    No way to set custom contact notifications in Google Messenger?

    EDIT: I see Google Messenges is now called Android Messeges After 4 good years with my Note 3, it was time to upgrade. GPS was barely working, text messages weren't coming through all the time till I rebooted and little other things. Went cheap and got a Moto Z Play. I see Android Messages is...
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    Help Can't flash stock rom or stock pit in Odin

    Hello all...i've tried everything to try to bring my old S2 I727 back from the half-dead but just can't figure it out. Quick backstory. GF's kid wanted a phone so we gave him an old S2 I727 with CM10 (or 9 can't remember) on it for service with Cricket. One day the phone just quit on him and it...
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    Help Safe Mode Question

    After making some Wanam XPosed changes I rebooted through the app instead of the usual way and my phone booted into Safe Mode. Rebooted the phone and started up fine but it defaulted back to TouchWiz and I had to re-enter all my passwords for apps that needed it like OneDrive, Facebook and...
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    Help Is the LED notifiction part of the screen?

    Screen on my G2 was totally cracked up but the LED notification light still worked. Was red when I plugged in the charger. Was green when I turned on phone. Got the screen replaced and now the LED notification light doesn't work. Charge the phone and no red light. Turn on the phone and no green...
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    Help Google Music Issue

    Weird issue I'm having with tracks uploaded to Google Music Let's say I have 3 albums i want to use to make a 4th compilation album. Album 1 - Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits Album 2 - Trace Adkins - Ten Album 3 - Kenny Chesney - Greatest Hits All tracks tagged correctly. Now lets say i want to...
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    Only getting video or audio playing/streaming MKV

    Picked up a Galaxy Tab 3 10...happy with it so far except for playing back MKV files with certain apps. BS Player...i'll either get audio and no video or video and no audio depending on the settings...anything i set it to doesn't get me audio and video. This is no issue at all on my Galaxy...
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    Help Do i need a new battery?

    Seems like my battery dies so damn fast anymore on my Note. Woke up at 9AM this morning at 100%...about 3.5 hours later after some texting and video watching I was down to 17% by 12:30-1...wtf? I have the HUGE battery that's listed on this same page but that one seems to be taking forever to...
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    Why do my playlists show up twice?

    Just outta the blue, i now have double playlists. I have to choose the bottom version for songs to play. If i pick from the first version of the playlist, the song doesn't play. Any ideas why this happens? It never happened when I was on a rom...just went back to stock ICS and it happens...
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    Audiogalaxy alternatives?

    With Audiogalaxy shutting down their service at the end of January and being acquired by DropBox...are there any other alternatives that are just as good??? I love the app and sad to see it go. Trying to find something that I can use on my phone AND desktop like AG let you do. I've read up...
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    Logitech Wireless Speaker pairing issue

    Back in September I bought a Logitech Wireless Speaker system from Target. Amazon.com: Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Speaker: MP3 Players & Accessories It paired my Galaxy Note and bro's S2 with no problem at all. I ended up returning it cuz I really didn't need it. For xmas, I bought the...
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    Help is my battery dead or can a rom kill your battery quickly?

    Ever since trying out the Liquid Rom my battery has taken a dump...its worse today. I was at 100% around 10AM...by 1:30 I was down to 1% just from watching 5 mins of a movie, light web browsing and a lot of texting. Now its plugged in and taking FOREVER just to get to 5%...got to 9%, took it...
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    Carrying your phone in your back pocket.

    i was called stupid and other things for mentioniing I carry my Note in my back pocket..."so you have to pull it out everytime you sit down? That's stupid!!!"...lol. Do you carry your phone in your back pocket? If i have a jacket on then I put it in the coat pocket.
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    Help Anyone get the Note to read exFat/NTSF?

    I bought a 64GB flash drive. I have a USB2GO cable. I'd like to load the drive up with movies for my vacation coming up. Is it possible to get the Note to read exFat/NTSF drives?
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    Can Android read a 128GB flash drive?

    Going on vacation soon and would love to load a 128GB flash drive up with some movies and shows so I can watch through my MHL adapter to the TV in the hotel room. Would Android read this through a USB2GO cable?