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    Why Is Android Trying To Kill Text Reflow???

    [Bug Watch] Text Reflow Removed From WebViews In KitKat, Probably Not Coming Back Truly bizarre, just bizarre. :mad::mad::mad:
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    I Think My Phone Has A Poltergeist

    Last couple of days I've been messing with all kinds of things and still getting marginal battery life. I had installed Battery Doctor but I uninstalled it late yesterday after I didn't see any improvement. And then today the phone's been just superb. Off the charger at 7:00 AM and tonight...
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    Anyone feeling brave enough to download new update?

    The long awaited "fix" for the camera slowness and a host of other stuff. If you're interested here's the link : Firmwares | SamMobile | Page 3 For those of you who do give it a try could you let the rest of us know how it goes?
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    Want To Improve Battery Life? -- Here's How

    So I have been pretty happy overall with my S5 since I got it but I was finding that I was getting maybe 14-16 hours of use on a full charge. I thought the phone and power supply should be somewhat better than this. So I started doing a lot of research, reading through multiple threads on the...
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    4.4.3 Coming Soon

    ...Maybe a fix for all the battery use issues (location, Android System) many of us seem to be having. Keep your fingers crossed. Android 4.4.3, KitKat Update Release Date for Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5; Users Can Expect May 2014 Launch : In the news : breathecast
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    Help Battery usage seems a little iffy

    What's "Android system" anyway? Can someone explain why "Android System" is killing my battery life? Is just 13 hours of this kind of usage normal? Does anyone know if the phone keeps searching for a 4G connection even when you're signed on to a wifi network? I'm wondering if this is...
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    Anyone Else Using The myMail App?

    It's incredibly great. Graphics and layout is really pretty and well thought out. Much, much better than the native "email" app that comes with the phone. However, I am having a couple of issues with it that I was hoping someone could help me with. When I receive a new email I want to receive...
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    Help with new case

    So I ordered the "ultra-fit" Spigen case and, while it's beautifully made and obviously a quality product I was dismayed to find that it was super-slippery (like holding a piece of ice on a 90 degree day slippery!!!). Back it goes. My requirements for a case are as follows: *Very slim fit --...
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    Any Way To Zoom The Camera Other Than 2 Finger Pinch/Spread???

    My DNA has a nice vertical bar on the right side of the viewfinder that allows you to zoom soothly and accurately. So far the only way I've found to zoom in or out on the S5 is with the rather clumsy two finger pinch/spread. Is there a hidden control I'm overlooking?
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    How To Activate The Phone Once It Arrives In The Mail?

    As I couldn't find a black one I ordered it directly from VZ Wireless over the phone. It's at FedEx and ready to be delivered on Thur. The VZ guy told me all I have to do is put my current phone in airplane mode and fire up the S5 and that this will automatically activate it and get the sim...
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    Any Recommendations For A USB 3.0 Car Charger?

    As far as I know only the S5 and the Note 3 use this connector. I can't seem to find any USB 3.0 car chargers. Anyone have a link or any recommedations? TIA
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    Which Spigen Case???

    This? [url=http://www.amazon.com/Spigen%C2%AE-Samsung-Electric-Japanese-Protector/dp/B00IN6QI5Y/ref=pd_sim_sbs_cps_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0C8RM1NBDRSYRDE7290X]Amazon.com: Spigen
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    Anyone Replace Touch Wiz With Nova Launcher Yet?

    Wondering if this speeds up the performance or hampers it. Any other issues with switvching launchers? Or replacing the stock keyboard with Swiftkey?
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    No Black GS5's To Be Found...

    ...Plenty of the white ones but no blacks anywhere that I could find. Visited one store and called three others. Doesn't Samsung know that 99% of all early adopters are male and that men are going to want to buy the black phone? Any word on the future availability of a 32 Gig GS5?
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    I Stand Corrected....

    ...When the Galaxy S5 was announced I was entirely underwhelmed. I just saw it at my local Verizon store and the thing is just amazingly beautiful. The screen is brighter and more vivid than my HTC DNA and the whites are even whiter (something I didn't think was possible). The camera is nothing...
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    Help No Text Reflow/Wrap????

    My HTC DNA does this beautifully on all web pages visited. Even if I resize the text to ridiculous proportions it fits it perfectly into the screen without any overshoot to the left or the right. I thought this was a stock android feature that was common to all android devices. i was absolutely...
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    Where's Navigation???

    Looked at my phone this morning and my blue arrow for nav was gone off my home screen. Huh?
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    Here's What I Want In A Phone -- Any Suggestions?

    Front facing speakers (or at least on the sides or bottom...but NOT on the back) with good volume 5" 1080p screen White have to look white -- the yellowish whites on my former Gnex drove me crazy Decent battery life (enough to get me through 8-10 hours of moderate use) Minimal manufacturer UI...
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    Looking For The (Mythical?) "Perfect Phone"...

    Looking For The (Mythical?) "Perfect Phone"... I deferred on buying a GS3 because of two reasons -- the horribly dim screen even at maximum brightness and the cheap, toy plastic feel and look of the phone. Sadly, with the introduction of the GS4 they have done absolutely nothing to rectify...
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    Any Recommendations For A 4x4 Calender Widget?

    Looking for a widget that will fill up an entire home screen and display one entire current month as the default view. I'm not looking for a calender that can take appointments, etc, just one that will reliably display the current month. So far all I've been able to find is a 4x3 widget that...
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    Help Huge Battery Problems With Nova...

    I was perfectly happy (actually ecstaic) with the battery in the DNA until I loaded Nova. While I love the Nova launcher and its amazing customizability I started noticing an alarming battery drain. Even when hooked up to wifi I was losing about 6-7%/hour even when not using the phone. With the...
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    Help Need Help With How To Turn Off Verbal Notifications

    All of a sudden my Note 2 started giving me verbal notications of emails. It's really annoying at night. For a moment there I thought I might be having auditory hallucinations. There has to be a way to turn this feature on and off but I just can't seems to find it under the settings menu. HELP! ;)
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    Help Looking for app to control notification LED

    Tried Light Flow and it really didn't seem to work too well. Any of you find anything that allows you to control the color, flash rate, etc. of the notificationLED ? One that works with the Note 2 software. TIA
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    How Many Of You Are Using An After Market Launcher?...

    After reading rave after rave about Nova Launcher I decided to take the plunge. I'm not very techy so I had some fears that I would be overwhelmed by all the complexity but I have to say the process of switching over was pretty painless. And now I can see what everyone is raving about. The...
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    Help Is There Any Way To get Rid Of That Slide Out Tray On The Side Of The Note 2?

    It obscures stuff we want to see on the main screen. And it's really pointless and redundant anyway. Anything in there is already on one home screen or another. HELP