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    FYI: Google Keep widget is a battery hog

    Since google runs my entire life, I was excited about the latest incarnation of Google Keep. I use it for checklists and notes all the time now. However I sadly have to report that the Widget for Google Keep is a confirmed battery hog. With the Widget, in a 4 hour period, Google Keep kept...
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    Help Vibrate on notify no longer a feature

    Before MD4, toggling the silent mode settings between Silent, sound only, vibrate only, and sound-vibe controlled the ringer and all the notifications. So, any app that generated a notification would follow this setting. You know, like every phone every made since their advent. My phone just...
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    Crappy switching between 3G and 4G data on Sprint

    I've found that this phone's ability to transfer from 3G to 4G data is absurdly slow, if not completely useless. It also seems that it will never switch if there is data transfer in progress. The only reliable way to make it work is to airplane for about 10 seconds, then turn it back on. If...
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    Bluetooth media stream problems? Using tasker? Read me!

    Are you pulling your hair out with media audio not playing through your headset or car stereo? Did it work fine and then just die? It connects and appears to be fine, but the sound is just not there. Phone audio works, but no media audio. Are you using tasker to do things? Did you by...
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    Help Disable GS3 home button power?

    Is there a way to disable the home button wake? I only want the power button to the turn the screen back on. I constantly hit the home button by accident in my pocket and it's causing the screen to turn on all the time.
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    SetCPU on the S3 - Useful or useless?

    Is SetCPU really useful on the S3? Or is the phone doing a good job at throttling on it's own? It made a big difference on my old Evo. But I'm thinking the S3 is probably a lot smarter.
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    Ring/Notification not going through headphones on S3?

    While using headphones on my old Evo, ring and notification sounds would come through the headphones. With the S3, the notification and ring sound still comes out of the phone's speaker rather than the headphones? There must be a way to fix that?? Did I miss something or is this just one of...
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    Orientation sensor "fix" for 2.2 and the landscape blues!

    I'm sure everyone has noticed that with 2.2, the orientation control blows. In previous versions, the orientation sensor was active anytime the display was on and it was quick. But now it is only active when an app using it is active. If you're on the home screen, the orientation sensor is not...
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    Accessories Siedio extended bat back cover tabs breaking

    I have the Siedio extended battery. But two of the tabs on the new back cover broke the first time I tried to remove it to take the battery out. Does anyone know if this is something common that Siedio will happily replace for free?
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    Help My vibrator broke

    This morning around 6am, my vibrator was noticeably slower and weaker. By 9am, my vibrator stopped working completely. All vibrate settings are on. It just doesn't work anymore. This I very problematic since I cant feel it if it doesn't vibrate. Any suggestions why it died? Is this...
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    Dumped by cable modem for 4G

    I hate comcast. Just thought I would preface this with that statement. I picked up the USB 3G/4G USB modem, added it to my plan, and connected it to an old useless laptop. Using Windows' built in "internet connection sharing", I connected the LAN on the laptop to the WAN port of my router...
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    Person specific e-mail or text sounds?

    I normally figure this stuff out very easily on my own but not happening today. I want to have a different notification sound for when I receive an e-mail from a certain person in my contact list. All my email plays the normal GMAIL notification sound. I need this person's incoming messages...
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    Accessories Do not buy this charger

    Amazon.com: Motorola Rival A455 Home / AC Travel Micro USB Charger (Black): Cell Phones & Service I bought three of these chargers on Amazon since they were dirt cheap. 6 cents plus shipping. What a deal. Not. They will plug in (very tight, almost too tight) and charge. However the touch...
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    SLAM CRASH BANG test passed with *flying* colors

    I modified an aviation PDA yoke mount I had to attempt to hold my EVO on my bicycle handle bars. This worked pretty good for the first 20 miles of my trip. Unfortunately, once it got dark it got much harder to see and avoid large bumps. I slammed into a frost heave on the trail going about...