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    Help Galaxy S4 loses - drops bluetooth connection to Subaru Outback

    I have an S4 that has no issues with my audi bluetooth.. but loses connection with my 2013 Subaru Outback (with nav). The call isn't disconnected... but the bluetooth lets go. I have a note 3 which doesn't lose connection. Anyone else with this issue? Any workarounds? I have already...
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    Is there some app that allows me to control how my contacts / phonebook are shared over bluetooth?

    I have a Note 3 and an 2012 audi. The contacts are shared with my audi over bluetooth. Seemingly randomely, sometimes when it pairs, Each person in my contact list shows up once...with the home, mobile, and work numbers visible only if I open that contact on the car list. OR I get the...
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    Help Sony Smartwatch 2 garbling voices on phone bluetooth in my car!

    I have noticed that I get garbling of voices when talking on bluetooth in my car when wearing my sony smartwatch! Has anyone else noticed this? Is there any fix?
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    Why doesn't list of old wifi sites refresh

    I think it is so inelegant that there is no option to shorten the list of ancient wifi sites I have connected to. Yes, you can go in and "forget" them... but I'd love not to have that long list of sites every coffee shop I've been in. Better to have the option to keep than to auto keep every...
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    Phonebook (Contacts) uses each number in a person's contact to make a separate entry

    On my Audi Q5 with MMI3, when I pair my Android phone with bluetooth, it imports the phonebook contact list. Randomly, it either imports each person as one entry with all their subnumbers included...the way it should work OR it treats each phone number in each contact as a separate contact. So...
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    Phonebook (Contacts) uses each number in a person's contact to make a separate entry

    On my Audi Q5 with MMI3, when I pair my Android phone with bluetooth, it imports the phonebook contact list. Randomly, it either imports each person as one entry with all their subnumbers included...the way it should work OR it treats each phone number in each contact as a separate contact. So...
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    Help One Handed all screen won't work. Can't get it to trigger

    I checked off One handed keyboard all screens... but it won't work. The manual ones work where you can get the keyboard or calculator to move over... but I can't shrink all the screens. Why? Could something be interfering?
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    Google Now voice dialing suddenly less accurate, includes too many names

    I use google now to do a voice dial from my contacts. It has worked great. I usually can say the name and whether it is mobile or home. All of a sudden, it wants to give me choices. If I say dial Fred Tucker, It will bring up Fred Tucker and Jane Tucker and say, "Did you mean Fred Tucker?"...
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    Android notifications and top row icons are a major frustration

    My phone is always giving me notifications...but it is often not clear what they are for. I have tried to turn off notifications from apps like facebook and scramble with friends. I need it to notify me about text messages and that's about it. It is always going off. WIth texts, I get a...
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    Biggest issue.. always getting notifications, often can't tell what it was for!

    I am often getting notifications... but it is hard to sort out what each is for. I have the MMS and phone calls coming up on the screen... but others are hard to tell. Because every program controls its own notification, it is a nightmare! You would think the notification bar/page would...
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    Calendar programs deselect my exchange account - syncs but doesn't show

    On my Samsung ICS skyrocket, I have multiple calendars, three google calendars and an exchange account. The exchange account works fine for mail... but for the calendar, under the "calendars to show" setting, the Microsoft exchange account is deselected. It syncs fine and shows all the...
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    Help How to stop loud sounds during bootup att splash screen

    when the phone boots up, it is silent during the samsung logo but plays a loud ringtone during the att splash screen. How to I lower the volume or get rid of this entirely
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    Help me fix bluetooth contact sync with car. Each phone number turns into its own contact

    My galaxy s2 (skyrocket) phone syncs the contacts in my phonebook by bluetooth with my audi mm3 ...but if John Smith has mobile and home numbers, I get two John Smiths. It messes up everything. I can't tell which is which and it is a 50-50 shot if I get the right one. I thought this might be...
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    contacts duplicate on bluetooth sync for each type of phone contact

    On my Audi Q5 with MMI3, when I pair my phone with bluetooth, it imports the phonebook contact list. It treats each entry in each contact as a separate contact. So if John Smith has mobile, home, and business numbers, he shows up three times, This means the voice dial doesn't work (where you...
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    Can't stop sms message notifications

    This problem only began after the android update last week. I use go sms and successfully turned off its popup notification. I have notification unchecked in the native message app on my skyrocket galaxy II. I noticed it says "display message notifications in status bar" It say nothing...
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    Help Can't charge from zero in the car - keeps resetting.. why?

    If my phone is completely dead and I charge from an outlet in the house, it shows a battery and I turn it on manually once it has enough power. However, if it is dead and I plug it in in the car, as soon as it has enough power to start... it does...all by itself. However, it uses so much...
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    Help How to reset battery use page

    I often check the battery use page in the settings. Although it has a "refresh" option, it still shows several hours of battery use... even if I remove and replace the battery. How can I reset?
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    Need photo resizing app that will send multiple pictures in an email

    I frequently email pictures from my phone. My iphone used to allow me to select a few pictures and send them. It would automatically resize so that recipients didn't get huge files. I have not to date found a way to do this on android. I can go into quick pik or other programs and resize...
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    Need easier way to send smaller pictures - Help!

    I frequently email pictures from my phone. My iphone used to allow me to select a few pictures and send them. It would automatically resize so that recipients didn't get huge files. I have not to date found a way to do this on android. I can go into quick pik or other programs and resize...
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    How can I send pictures to my pc through the cloud automaticall

    On the iphone, my pictures and videos went straight to a folder on my phone through the cloud. How do I do that on android?
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    How to silence phone without looking

    The one thing I loved about my iphone was that I could throw a hard switch to silence it when it was in my pocket... You know, you are in the theater and you realize your phone is on...so you can slip your hand in your pocket, throw the switch and feel a confirmatory vibration. How can I do...
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    Go Contacts EX Dialer disappears during call

    If I dial from the Go Contacts Ex, I get the dial pad with the big red end call button. However, if I go to any other screen, I can't get back to that active keypad. If I go to the dialer in native app or Go (same one) and select keypad, the hang up button isn't there (it looks like it...
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    Any way to voice dial without unlocking the screen like the iphone?

    Just switched from iphone 4s. First and foremost, this is a phone. Unlike iphone, I can't seem to voice dial straight from the lock screen. PLEASE someone tell me if there is a way around this. I have to click a button, then swipe, then do my security code, then double tap for voice. This...
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