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    Help HARDWARE ID MISSING - windows cannot identify the device

    non rooted SAMSUNG GALAXY SII for sprint..... suddenly developed a problem HELP! Suddenly, out of nowhere, today when I plugged my Sii into my laptop with the USB cable, instead of it showing up as an external drive (which I wanted, so I can move some pics over) - it shows up with the...
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    Anyone know an app to record your skype sessions (for Galaxy Tab 2)

    My mum has altzheimers and can never remember speaking or skyping with her grandchildren overseas - would LOVE to be able to record the sessions (using a galaxy tablet with android operating system) to show her these sessions. I have one for a computer, which works great (messenger plus, from...
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    Help Unknown icon in notification bar, plus can't stop searching for service

    How do I stop my phone from searching for service???? I have just arrived in the UK for 6 weeks with my lovely Samsung S II (Sprint). I have noticed an unknown icon in the notification bar - it's a circle with a line through it [***UPDATE: RCARTER10 has told me this just means "NO SERVICE" -...
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    Help WEIRD happenings to my Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic 4g... am I in the twilight zone?

    Yesterday while my phone was on charge, the screen went sort of white and transparent and froze. Only way to solve it was to take battery out - then it booted up beautifully. No problem. Later on I wanted to uninstall something - my Uninstaller app was gone. I know I used it a couple of days...
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    Help SMS backup won't work after latest system update (Galaxy S2 Sprint)

    I was using SMS backup very happily on my galaxy S2 (sprint) - worked like a charm, saving all my text messages to my gmail account. however, since the recent system updates, the app I had crashed every time I tried to open it. I tried about three OTHER apps for SMS backup - and they ALL...
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    Best waterproof case EVER for Evo 3D

    I MUST MUST MUST say that when I was using my GPS app on my phone on the boat, I was getting splashed with water (waves) - and my phone was getting splashed too - so thought hey, time to get a waterproof case for it - and I found one that is absolutely UNBELIEVABLE - it is a vacuum case that...
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    Help Problem with flytomap (Florida) and GPS

    I recently purchased flytomap and downloaded the Florida chart - it has great potential, but this weekend on Saturday (three days ago), the GPS refused to work. The GPS itself was fine, because I tried using it on google navigation, and it appeared immediately and in fact I used GN to navigate...
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    Customizing my lockscreen/lock screen - Evo 3d

    I like the Evo 3d lockscreen but would like to be able to customize it with a widget instead of an app. For example, on my last phone (rooted htc Hero), I had the option to turn the ringer on or off (using the silent widget from curvefish) from the lockscreen. That's just one example - I can't...
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    [Application] Making smaller icons - best app is Multicon

    I can't speak highly enough of Multicon. it is SO user friendly, so easily adjusted with so many options, from large-ish icons all the way down to tiny - I kind of like having most of my icons on two screens and this allows for that - IT ROCKS. Evo 3d.
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    Help Can you delete unused Homescreens w/o root? Answer: no

    I am only using 3 of my home screens so I have 4 blank ones. What a pain to have to keep them there and spin past them when I want to get to the pages I want - surely there must be a way to delete them? I know you can do that in Launcher Pro, but what about in Sense? It's such a basic...
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    Scuba/Free-diving depth gauge app?

    the wonders of Android are just becoming apparent to me. Yes I have loads of apps that I mess around with - but having just used GPS Essentials in the Keys on my phone and locating dive sites etc. I was absolutely amazed. I just ordered the new Evo 3D and I'm thinking, what will protect my...
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    Help Tethered but can't access gmail or yahoo mail, htc hero and Windows 7

    My tethering seems to work fine using Easy Tether (I am rooted) - but the only websites I cannot access are my emails - yahoo.com and gmail.com. Everything else works fine - no matter how or where I try them, they will not work. All other websites load no problem. Just yahoo.com and gmail...
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    Help Yahoo email doesn't work, now that I have left the US

    I am in the UK on vacation (from the US), and just tried to check my yahoo mail. It would not connect to the server, so I deleted the account and tried to add it again, using the same set up I had before (I wrote down all the settings). That didn't work, so I went online and looked at other...
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    Cannot send email attachments with one gmail account

    I have three gmail accounts. One default (my main one, that I sync addresses, contacts and calendars) and two others that I only sync the email sections. Problem is that I cannot send attachments from my main gmail account. I compose the email and the attachment, click send, it says message...
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    Just rooted and now finding some bugs with lockscreen and bluetooth

    Just rooted 5 days ago with AOSP baseband version 2.42.02.10.29, Kernel Version 2.6.29.2, Mod version aospMOD 0.9.9.2 and am just finding my phone is bugging out! OK! 1. The lock screen. Initially to unlock the phone, press on it and slide it to the right. Now, when I press on it, instead...
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    Rooted phone and bluetooth headset - voice dialing now works! Totally Hands-Free

    I used to have a Blackberry, and when I used my bluetooth headset, I could press the talk button on the headset and a voice prompt would prompt me to say who I wanted to call - and hey presto, my phone would dial that number. Completely hands-free. I LOVED that feature. However, when I got my...
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    change Lockscreen wallpaper (just rooted)

    changing wallpaper for the lockscreen On my newly rooted phone, I'm trying to change the lockscreen wallpaper. Before I rooted, I had a photo from my phone on the lockscreen - now I just have SPRINT, the lock button (which i have to swipe to the right to open)...
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    Just rooted (YAY) but now cannot assign individual ringtones

    JUST rooted my phone thanks to DonB who helped enormously. Trouble is, before I rooted, I had assigned individual ringtones to different people, so that I could tell just by listening who was calling me. Now I don't have that option. Before, when playing a track, if I selected menu, I think...
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    Preparing to root (first time) using Z4Root

    Just getting ready to root my htc Hero for the first time - using z4Root - just setting up this thread in case I run into trouble. Will report back shortly.
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    Help Copy and paste from within emails to notepad - Sprint htc Hero

    I am trying to copy some text from within an email (either gmail or yahoo) to paste to my notepad. This is using Sprint's htc Hero. I cannot seem to do it. If I longpress the screen, it comes up with a "copy text" option and then I can drag my finger to copy some text, but only within that...
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    Help Sprint htc Hero - Skype calls? Wifi calls?

    I will be in the UK for a couple of months and desperately need to find a way to call the US using wifi. My brother just called me on his skype (he has a blackberry) and I was green with envy, the call was crystal clear. I need to be able to do the same - I don't know if Skype is available for...
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    Help Google Sync Contacts not working (sprint/htc hero)

    WHenever I try to sync google, it will not sync the contacts and tells me "Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly." This has gone on for DAYS now. It syncs Gmail and Calendar, but not Contacts. I have rebooted many times, to no effect - what is going on? Anyone else...
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    Best notes app with sync (like the Palm) B-Folders - will soon sync with cable

    For those of us Palm fans who have been searching for an application for notes/memo pad that can sync easily to the phone and laptop, the best one I have found so far is B-Folders. I have created notes on my laptop, edited them, deleted etc., then sync through wifi to my htc Hero easily. All...
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    I don't want to delete emails from server

    New to Android - kind of overwhelmed. My big problem now is that if I get an email (gmail) on my phone, and I delete it, it is deleted from my server as well. I need to be able to delete it from my phone if necessary but keep it on my server. Any ideas? Thank you, Newbie
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    good Memo/notepad app, syncable with computer, with password/privacy?

    I'm looking for a good notepad/memo application that a) can sync between Hero and computer (i.e. doesn't have to sync to the internet, although if that's an option too that's OK) b) I can somehow get all my notes from Outlook in there (so I guess it should be .csv compatible?) and c) privacy...
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