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    Cannot call number due to calling restrictions, but customer is not a Verizon customer

    This is an interesting problem. I am a Verizon customer and had a Galaxy S6 that I was not using. I found out that it would work in Europe, so I gave it to my girlfriend who lives there. She clearly does not have Verizon service, but her phone company was able to quickly get her phone up and...
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    Root [Verizon] Phone unusable two days after new ROM -- Need help

    I finally broke down and decided to root and flash a new ROM. I had heard great things about Hyperdrive, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I used the Casual root utility, which worked great, and then flashed Hyperdrive. The entire process went extremely smoothly and the new ROM was fantastic for...
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    Help Voice dialing via Bluetooth not working at all

    I love everything about the S3, pretty much, but the voice dialing via Bluetooth is not working for me. When I have it paired to my car, I should be able to press a button on my steering wheel and say, "Call Joe Blow mobile" and it will dial the number from my address book. Since I got the S3...
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    Help Phone not charging on USB or recognizing my PC

    I've never run into this before. Since flashing Gummy (an ICS ROM), my phone no longer seems to fully recognize when I have my PC connected to my phone. I get no notification asking how to treat the USB connection and the phone never charges. The battery indicator does change, and the lock...
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    Root I think I lost root :(

    I was running CM6, but I had heard some people saying they were getting even better performance from stock 2.2, so I thought I'd give it a try. I downloaded a 2.2 ROM using ROM Manager and it said I could get a rooted or non-rooted version. The only option I was given was to select Superuser...
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    Root Flashed 2.0.1 SBF, phone won't update to 2.1

    I mentioned this in another thread, but I thought I'd start a new thread for this problem. I have a Droid I need to send back to Verizon, so I want to get it back to stock. It had been running CyanogenMod, so I wanted to flash the 2.0.1 SBF. For some unknown reason, I flashed it with SPRecovery...
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    Root Is there an sbf file for 2.1 anywhere?

    I want to return my phone to stock, but I want it to be 2.1, not 2.0.1. I have to send this one back to Verizon and I want it to look like I've been doing things the "right" way. This particular phone has some touchscreen issues. I already have my new replacement phone. I want to get the old...
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    Root Flash to stock before returning phone?

    My Droid has some touchscreen problems and I just received a replacement. I have to ship the broken phone back to Verizon. I currently am running Cyanogenmod and a bekit kernel. Do I need to flash this back to stock before returning it? It's pretty easy to flash back to 2.0.1 unrooted using ROM...
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    Notification lights for SMS and Gmail

    I've had my Droid since they came out last year. Somehow I was able to configure notification lights for Gmail and Handcent, but I don't remember how. I had to wipe my phone and start over and now I can't figure out how I did that. I have Touchdown Pro for Exchange and that allows me to...
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    Root If you get "Failed Flashing process. (0x7100)" in RSD Lite

    I just had this problem and I've seen other people having the same issue. I found the solution, at least for me, so I thought I'd share it. I was trying to flash the SPrecovery spf file using RSD Lite, but it would fail immediately. I found someone else on another forum who discovered that the...
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    Root Failed flashing SPrecovery with RSD Lite

    Following the instructions found elsewhere for flashing SPrecovery for 2.1 using RSD Lite, I have installed the 64-bit USB drivers (I'm running Vista 64) and I have installed the latest RSD Lite, v4.6. I enabled USB debugging on my Droid earlier today. I booted the phone while pressing Up on...
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    Dead spot on touchscreen

    I posted in the troubleshooting section about a bunch of weird things that started happening to my Droid yesterday. I thought about doing a factory reset, but I've discovered that I now have a dead area on the touchscreen on my phone. It covers the Search button and above it for a centimeter or...
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    Help Is my Droid about to completely lose its mind?

    My Droid began acting very strangely yesterday. Here are some of the things its been doing: * Notification bar opens up on its own * Screen jumps around randomly as I'm swiping * App drawer hung up halfway open and started shaking like mad * Home screen stops responding and sometimes...
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    Solved dual notifications for SMS

    I've seen other people with this problem and it was really bugging the heck out of me. The problem was that I was getting dual notifications for SMS when using Handcent or ChompSMS. I made sure to go into the default messaging app and turn off notifications, but it was still doing it. Very...
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    Help SMS problems: Droid or Verizon?

    I've been chatting a lot with someone else who is also on Verizon. I have a Droid (using Handcent) and she just has a plain old phone. I have delivery notifications enabled. There seems to be a gigantic variability in the time it takes for SMS messages to get back and forth. Sometimes we get...
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    Battery life after update...holy cow!

    Before the update, my Droid would be down to 50% by early afternoon after normal usage. That includes a moderate amount of surfing, not much calling. Usually some texting. But I had to charge it throughout the day or risk it dying by mid- to late-afternoon. Not after the update! I've been using...
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    Problem with Gmail notifications after 2.0.1 update

    I did the manual update to 2.0.1 this morning and just now realized that I wasn't getting any incoming email notifications for Gmail. I sent myself a test message from another account and it did not show up on my droid. i went into accounts and manually synced it and now all is well. So, if you...
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    Help Gmail group not showing up

    The groups I have setup in Gmail are not available from my Droid. My contact list is supposed to be synchronized, so I don't understand why my groups wouldn't show up. I often have to send emails to the same people, so I have a custom group configured for my team. Any idea how to get Gmail...
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    Help VPN Problems

    We have a VPN setup at my workplace that works just fine for iPhones, but I can't connect using my Droid. It's a simple IPSEC VPN. I've verified all the settings and passwords but it just refuses to connect. Anyone else having that problem?
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    Help Touchscreen problem when Droid is lying flat

    I've noticed that the touchscreen is almost unusable when the Droid is lying flat. It goes in all sorts of weird directions that have nothing to do with what my fingers are doing. But all is well if I pick it up and tilt it or just use it normally. I haven't even noticed this when holding it...
  21. J

    Separate ring tones for SMS and Email

    Is there an app that would let me have one sound for SMS and another for email? I don't want them to have the same sound. Thanks!
  22. J

    Call choppiness

    I've noticed that if I speak while someone else is speaking, it cuts out the audio so I can't hear them. This is fairly annoying. I haven't used the phone much yet, but I've noticed this a few times. It makes the other person sound choppy. Are any of you noticing this? It may have just been a...
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    App to make Droid USB behave like iPhone?

    I had an iPhone until I got the Droid yesterday. I absolutely love the Droid and would never go back to an iPhone. However, the iPhone integrated well with my car radio, which has a USB port. The radio can play from USB, but then I have to navigate my folders from the radio. It's difficult...
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    App to make USB act like iPhone?

    I had an iPhone until I got the Droid yesterday. I absolutely love the Droid and would never go back to an iPhone. However, the iPhone integrated well with my car radio, which has a USB port. The radio can play from USB, but then I have to navigate my folders from the radio. It's difficult...
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    Apps for Lock Screen

    On my iPhone I had an app that showed my daily calendar and new txts and emails on my lock screen. Is there something like that for the Droid?