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    Help Upgrading through Kies - no upgrade available?

    What up guise Trying to update through Kies, because I ran into an unhelpful message when trying to install the new OTA update. Something like "Sorry, it was unsuccessful." However, Keys says there is no update available. Checked my phone, it's definitely still 4.3. Verizon. I'm...
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    Help Any way to re-install Android 4.4.2?

    Hello, I deliberately installed today's OTA update on my rooted 4.3 verizon s3. I expected to lose root access and get updated to 4.4.2. I lost root access, but I am still at 4.3, and the update says it was successful. Is there any way to download / force-reinstall this update?
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    Desktop / tablet Chrome interface on a phone

    Hello, Is there any way to get the desktop / tablet chome interface, with tabs at the top, onto an android phone? I have my reasons. Thanks.
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    Configuring HDMI output

    Is there any way to have control over this? Most of the time, connecting my phone to my HDTV results in it being badly mirrored, stretching the screen to a 1080p resolution and refreshing at only 30fps. It also looks like it is lowering color to 16 bit or worse, but I'm not sure. One...
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    Help Diagnosing lock-ups and hard freezes

    Occasionally my phone freezes / locks up completely in the middle of something. It will keep showing the screen I was on (and I can't get the screen to turn off) and possibly keep playing whatever sound it was playing (once it froze during an incoming call; it kept ringing like I was being...
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    Control master volume with volume button

    I want to control master volume with the physical volume buttons. I don't want to turn down the volume on a video, only to have the phone ring and shatter my eardrums. Please tell me this is possible.
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    Other than Ubuntu, are any efforts being made to turn my phone into a "mobile desktop?"

    sup guise When I saw the ubuntu for phones hype video, I was floored. In short, the idea was to switch the GUI on the phone to a desktop GUI when the phone was plugged into a dock (to interface with mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers), so that, when docked, the phone would function as the...
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    Help Phone hangs and sometimes hard-locks after 4.3 update. Anyone else?

    SUP INTERNET Concurrently with updating to 4.3, I messed around with a bunch of stupid sideloaded apps and unsupported nonsense. Also beginning at this time, I've started having "hangs," lasting about 30 seconds, and occasionally hard lock-ups, such that my phone does not respond to any...
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    In what sense is current version 4.3? Camera, et al

    There have been a lot of hype articles about the Android 4.2 camera, as opposed to the previous version. After updating to 4.3, my camera app still looks nothing like this one Get the Android 4.2 Camera and Gallery on Non-Jelly Bean Phones I have no life and therefore nothing to take...
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    Root [Verizon] Safe, easy root method for android 4.3 Verizon s3

    Use saferoot. Described here. [ROOT] Saferoot: Root for VRUEMJ7, MK2, and Android 4.3 - xda-developers Essentially a one-click root installer that is open source, malware free, clearly explained, and that worked on the first try with my i535 model vzw s3, immediately after getting 4.3 update :)