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    Help Recording Audio through the headphone jack? Old phone...

    Hi, I need to be able to record some audio through the headphone jack in a phone. I wanted to use an old phone I have laying around but don't know if it can support that or not. I have an old LG Optimus S (also have a V but assume they are the same). I haven't been able to find anything...
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    Help Tablet Comparison - Is this an Upgrade?

    Howdy, I have an old HP Slate 7 2800. According to this HP site, it has : 1.4GHz Dual-Core ARM Cortex A9 MP Core processor I was looking to possibly get a new budget tablet from Best Buy since I have a Gift Card but I'm not sure if this tablet would be any better than the one I already have...
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    Help Verizon GS3 - Software update is temporarily unavailable

    So I have an old GS3 that does not have an active line on it since I moved it to my GS5. I wanted to use the GS3 as an internet device jsut for videos and games and stuff but I want to get it all up to date. When I try to check for new updates from Verizon, I get an error that says what's in...
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    Help Any way to remove icons from the status/notification bar?

    I have a GS5 running 5.0 that is not rooted. At the top of the screen I have the permanent icons for Bluetooth and the Alarm clock and I'd like to not see them. I don't need the phone to constantly tell me that my BT is on and that I have an alarm set. Is there any way to get rid of these...
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    Google Voice Search is incredibly slow since the last update

    So I got an update to Google Now or Google Voice Search or something a month or so ago. Ever since it has been very laggy. When I tap the microphone and start talking, there is a delay of 5-10 seconds from when I stop talking to when the phone realizes I've stopped talking and puts in whatever...
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    Help Text message from iPhone disappears

    OK, so this is weird. I ave a GS5 with Android 4.4.4. My boss has an iPhone with whatever the latest version is. When he sends me a text message, I get the notification that I received a message and can see the snippet in the notification window. However, if I tap on it to actually read it...
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    Any way to silence notification from a specific app?

    So I play some games like Clash of Clans where it notifies you when things happen in the game so you can go check in and take some action. This is the notification you see when you go into Application Manager, open a specific app, and check the box near the top to receive notifications...
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    Any way to get more icons in a homepage group?

    On my S3, if I made a group of icons on the home page it showed them 4 across, just like the regular icons on the home page do. On my S5, it only shows 3 across so they go off the bottom of the screen. It's also not very evident that it's a scrollable window so I forget that I have other icons...
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    Exchange Activesync rules & alerts?

    At work we had been using the Touchdown program for email. That program let me create rules with if statements and things to alert based on the contents of the message and things like that. We have now changed over to using Activesync with the default built-in email app on the phone which...
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    How t o transfer apps and settings to a new phone?

    This is my "work" phone so it's not rooted. Is there an easy (and free) way to transfer the apps and their progress info to my new device? I don't want to have to start all my games over but don't know what programs can do this the best. Thanks.
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    Help Unfortuntaely, Settings has Stopped - when connecting to secured wifi

    So I have a brand new HP Slate 7 which connects fine to my wifi at home. However, when I try to connect at work,it crashes as soon as I tap the Connect button after entering my password info. It's running Android 4.1.1. Anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? I can connect fine...
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    Any eReader apps that can default to a category/tag view?

    So I'm looking for an eReader Android app that can open up to a default of a Category/Tag/Whatever View where it can present the different sections to look at. I know there are tons of them out there that support tags/categories but I haven't found any where the home page can be a list of...
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    SMS messages all disappear.

    So I have a Verizon S3 (unrooted) that is giving me trouble. At times, when I go into the Messaging app, it will show me that I have no sms messages on my phone. In reality, I have tons of them on there. I can even be reading a text, click to go back to the main screen, and then they all just...
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    Root [Sprint/Cricket] Rooted S3 with the new firmware prompt. Not sure where to start

    Howdy, I have an S3 that is rooted but running the stock ROM. A few months back I started getting the prompt for whatever the new firmware version is. I can't install the new version as is but I know I can redo the root or flash something that would get rid of the prompt. Can anyone direct...
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    Things disappear from the screen.

    OK, this is weird. Started noticing it last week and have no idea why thsi is happening. When I run some apps, certain items that are supposed to be on the screen just simply aren't there. In Google Nav, I open it up and when it showed me my directions, the entire header of the screen (the...
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    Help Any way to link Ringtone and Notification Volume?

    I thought this was working before, but maybe I'm just crazy. But I know it's not working now. I'm on Verizon and got the JB update a week or so ago. I'm just trying to find a way to link the Ringtone and Notification volumes together like it was in past versions of Android on all my other...
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    Difference between Factory Data Reset and Wipe Data?

    I have an Asus Transformer that I want to wipe/reformat/reset to start over from scratch. I see the option under Settings where I can do the Factory Data Reset. I also know I can do the VOl-DOwn + Power and do the Wipe Data from the boot menu. Can someone help me understand what the difference...
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    Wifi not seeing available networks

    So I've had this phone for a month or two and never had a problem unti lthe last week or so. Now, the phone stops seeing that wifi networks are available when they are. Everything just shows up as Not in Range. If I simply toggle wifi off/on, it then sees everything and connects just fine...
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    Installing a new Rom on an already Rooted phone?

    So I have an Optimus S that's rooted but running the Stock Rom. (2.3 I think). Anyway, I'm looking to install something else as I've had nothing but GPS problems since Sprint pushed out the update from Froyo to Gingerbread. I'm looking for some guidance as to where to start since most of the...
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    Any Kindle alternative apps that can access Kindle Books

    I have a bunch of Kindle Books I've gotten from Amazon.com but I can't stand the Kindle App as there's no way to organize books at all. Is there any alternate apps that can read in the Kindle Books but would let me organize them into folders or something? Thanks.
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    Best Rom with good GPS support

    Hi all, My wife has an Optimus S and when it had Froyo it worked great. Then Sprint pushed out the Gingerbread update and she started having all kinds of problems with the GPS. Mainly that it takes forever to get a lock and it drops the lock all the time and just sits searching for it again...
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    SERO - Best pre-4G phone?

    So my wife is on the old Sero Premium plan with her Optimus S. If we get her a new phone she's going to get bumped up to the extra $10/mo for the 4g phone. Does anyone know what the best phone is that isn't 4G that I could go hunting for that would let her stay on her current plan but be an...
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    Help Any way to disable Silent Mode?

    So on my previous phone (Optimus V w/froyo), when I would turn the volume down it woudl go from loud to real quiet to vibrate and that was it. So all I had to do what hold the down volume button until it was done. However, I recently got an S3 w/ICS for work which has an extra mode. It goes...
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    Root Do I need to keep all these apps on here now?

    Howdy. So I have a stock Optimus V that I rooted. I didn't install any new ROMs or anything. I really only rooted so I could use the Wireless Tether feature, which I really only use every once in a while. Anyway, after rooting, I now have apps like: Busybox Free - 5 megs Rom Manager - 3 megs...
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    Any app so one phone can track another in real time?

    So I'm participating in a Triathlon tomorrow. I generally use CardioTrainer while I do the bike and run. I also have Google Latitude on my phone as well. I'm looking for an app that my wife can use on her phone so she can see where I am in as close to real-time as possible. If we both need...
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