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    Help Disabling apps using mobile data

    Firstly I do not have much data to use a month just 1gb. I have restricted most apps from using mobile data in Background. But what I cannot seem to stop are these: Google Play Services for Instant apps Google Play Services Google Play Store I have these marked as above but yet they still want...
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    Help Google play services

    I have just checked to see what is eating up my data allowance and was alarmed to see google play services using nearly a MB a day. I cannot see this on background data to disable it. So my questions is how can I stop this I very rarely download anything from google play when I do I enable my...
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    Help Pre loaded apps

    Pre Loaded Apps I am wondering if it is ok to delete some of the apps that I believe were preloaded, i.e. Google stuff flipboard, chrome, chatOn, Drive,Google Playbooks, google play music etc., I never use any of these. I downloaded apps that I want but a lot of this stuff I really do not want...
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    Help Gmail not quite syncing

    Gmail works fine on the phone and is synced. When I log in on web for gmail all the emails I had archived or trashed on the phone is done correctly. But when I receive an email whilst logged in on the web and I archive or trash it, it does not sync with my phone, the phone notification light...
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    Changing Email address on Samsung account

    Gosh I am finding this difficult. How do I change my email address on my Samsung account. Edit profile but it does not allow you to change the email address.
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    MapMyWalk app on Android

    Not sure if this is the right section or not but here goes. I have Galaxy S3 and have the app MapMyWalk. It works brilliantly only snag I have found I cannot use this app and make a call at the same time. When I am on a workout and its tracking me fine until I make a call the app stops...
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    Contact Picture is smaller

    After updating to 4.3 I have noticed that the contact pictures when someone rings you are a lot smaller with white space on either side of the photo. Before the photo used to be a lot larger with no white space at either side of the picture. Is there something I should be doing to correct this?
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    4.3 update black notification bar

    I just upgrade to 4.3 I know I'm late in doing it. but the notification bar on home screen has gone it is not black anymore. Notifications are there but no black strip. Was this normal for the upgrade.
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    Quad core or Dual Core

    how do you know if you have a quad or dual core Galaxy S3 please. I have GT-I9300
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    S Health App

    S health App was released for the Galaxy S3 some time ago but I cannot find it anywhere. Is is supposed to be on More Services I think but I cannot find it at all. I have looked in More Services, Samsung Apps and even Google Play. Anyone know how to get it, thank you.
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    Software Upgrade 4.3 galaxy s3

    I've heard that this update is causing a lot of serious problems. Is it safe to update to 4.3 or not please.
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    Gmail app and Select All

    I cannot seem to find a Select All feature on gmail app. Is there one?
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    k- 9 Email

    I got this installed on my Galaxy S3 yesterady, and works just fine beside one thing. I get the notification icon appear to say a message has been received but I don't get the little LED light flash. Is it because I have the widgets My Accounts on my home screen I have 2 of them for the 2...
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    2nd email icon on home screen

    I have 2 email accounts on the stock email app on Galaxy S3. I managed to create a separate icon by going to widgets and dragging the email icon to home screen and selecting the email address for that one. So I have 2 email icons on my home screen. Problem I am getting is that I have...
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    Apps Running and RAM

    In Applications Manager and apps running I seem to have a quite a lot, do I need all these running Software Update and Settings I would think yes. Samsung Link - MAPService - Google Services - Google Services No. 2. - Exchange Services - Maps (twice) - Samsung Push - S Suggest - SecPhone - S...
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    Skype 4.0.017847

    I have just upgraded to this latest skype for my Galaxy S3. I am beginning to wish I never did. I cannot switch it off, its running all the time. There seems to be no quit or exit for this version. Also there seems to be no settings either on the menu button. I have had to restart my phone to...