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  1. jungleexplorer

    Help Slow Data & wifi speeds in YouTube App but not Browser?

    So I have been experiencing a lot of buffering while watch youtube videos in the YouTube app on my Galaxy S8. I did not pay much attention to but this morning I decided to hunt down the problem. I was trying to watch a video and I was getting buffer, even though the video was running a 144p...
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    Help I need a REAL backup system for my phone!

    So my wife dropped my Galaxy ACTIVE and even though I had it in a Beetle Unicorn case, it some how disconnected the screen ribbon connector. So the screen went black. Since mine is a sealed waterproof unit, the only way to get to the ribbon, is through the screen, which will break the screen...
  3. jungleexplorer

    Why is my S5 Active such a battery hog?

    Why is the battery life so bad on this S5 as compared to my Sony Z3? This thing burns through the battery even when in standby. For example. Yesterday I was out hunting deer on a stand. My battery was at 30% and dropping fast at around 4:00, so I put the phone into Ultra Power Saving mode. I did...
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    How to Get rid of the bloatware?

    Okay, so I just got me a S5 Active. First thing I have to say is, HOLY LIVING CRAB this thing is loaded with BLOATWARE! Between AT&T, Samsung and Google, they hardly left any room for me to put my apps on here. It's nuts! So my question is, how much of this crab can I get rid of and how do I...
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    Help Why are my apps not restoring?

    Okay, something is wrong somewhere. For reason my settings and apps are not restoring to my phone, even though I have those option checked in Backup and Restore. The phone is not the problem. I know this because I recently did a factory data reset on my phone and it did not automatically...
  6. jungleexplorer

    Help How to restore a phone?

    Everyone of us has had to do a factory reset on our phones for one reason or another. If your like me, it takes you a lot of work to get the phone back to where it was before the Reset. Now, there are a lot of service that will restore some data to your phone like, contacts , calendar and...
  7. jungleexplorer

    Screen dimmed and will not brighten back up. HELP!

    I have had my z3 for a couple months now. Yesterday the screen dimmed down significantly and will not brighten back up no matter what I do. I have turned of "Auto Adjust" and all that. I have manually increased the screen brightness to maximum and it does not thing. The current brightness is...
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    Help Why am I getting such bad photo quality from my Z3?

    I have always been a fan of Sony cameras and have owned many in my life, but when I got into smartphone, at first I went the Samsung route, starting with the S1. Later I got the S2, S2 Skyrocket, S3 and S4. Now, I have to say here that while I hated these phones because they were glitchy...
  9. jungleexplorer

    All in one fitness and nutrition app?

    Just wonder if there is an all in one fitness app that tracks you daily activities automatically and allows you to manually input workout data and nutrition and calorie intake? I can find diet apps that allow you track calorie intake and apps that allow you to track your exercise and...
  10. jungleexplorer

    Text auto reply App for driving.

    We all know it is dangerous to text and drive. My problem is that I feel I am being rude if don't reply and at least let the people know I am driving and that is why I can't respond. Of course there is not always convenient place to pull off the road to do this and I don't always have the...
  11. jungleexplorer

    Help Low signal strength when using an unlocked international on the AT&T network?

    I know this is a phone support issue, but there are almost no users on this forum for my particular phone model and I have gotten no response to any question I post under my phone model, so it does no good to post over there. I am hoping maybe someone in this general forum might be able to help...
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    Low signal strength on AT&T. Why?

    I have had the Xperia V for the last three years. It has been a much better phone then any of the three Samsung models I had before it. The GPS antenna gave out on it and I went looking for a new xperia. I landed on the Z3 and order the international model (D6603). I got it and stuck my AT&T...
  13. jungleexplorer

    Help No data service from Z3 (D6616) on AT&T. HELP!

    I just bought a Z3 D6616 off of eBay that was listed as "Unlocked". To me unlocked means that it will work on other networks, so I did not worry that I was going to use the phone on AT&T. I got the phone today and took it down to get a NanoSim for it (my old phone used a MicroSim). The guy...
  14. jungleexplorer

    Unlocked Z3 D6616. No data on AT&T Help!

    I just bought a Z3 D6616 off of eBay that was listed as "Unlocked". To me unlocked means that it will work on other networks, so I did not worry that I was going to use the phone on AT&T. I got the phone today and took it down to get a NanoSim for it (my old phone used a MicroSim). The guy...
  15. jungleexplorer

    Help Google Photos eating up all my Rom! Am I the only one?

    I used to use the Picasa app to automatically upload all the photos I take on my phone to Picasa web albums. Of course, google killed that and replaced it with Google Photos (GP). I like GP over all but I am having problems with the app. For some reason the app is eating up all the rom space...
  16. jungleexplorer

    How to sync photos without google photos app?

    Okay, this might seem like a strange question, bare with me. As we all know Google has gone through several ideas trying to figure out a decent online photo management site. First there was Picasa Web Albums. Then there was Google+ Photos. Now there is Google Photos. Back before Google...
  17. jungleexplorer

    Help How to rename Google Maps saved places? Help!

    I know this has been asked before, but the solutions given do not work for me. Most people will say to go to google.com/bookmarks and edit the names there, but that does not work; at least not for me. My google bookmarked locations and the saved locations on my phone have no relation to one...
  18. jungleexplorer

    Help App for texting on phone with no plan over wifi?

    I have a S2 that I want to give my young son to communicate with his cousins. I don't want to buy a plan for the phone. I just want him to be able to use it over wifi with no data, sms or phone plan. Is there an app that would allow him to text with his cousins over wifi to their phone that...
  19. jungleexplorer

    Help Weird battery problem. Help!

    I am having a strange problem. My phone will not read my battery. My battery is fully charged, but my phone is saying it is at 0% and will turn off if I unplug the phone from the wall. I have an external wall battery charger and my wife has the same model of phone and when I put my battery in...
  20. jungleexplorer

    Help Tracking app? Help please!

    I know there are a lot of "Locate your Phone" apps out their. That is not what I am looking for. What I need is an app that drops bread crumbs where ever it goes that will allow me to see where the phone has been over a period of time. I don't want a complete trail, but a location, let's say...
  21. jungleexplorer

    Help Contact photos not syncing to new phone. Why?

    Okay. just upgraded my mom's phone from a Galaxy s2 to a Galaxy Skyrocket. After syncing her new phone with her google account, all her contacts appear, but not the contact photos. I have upgraded my own phone many times and when I sync with my google account, I get the contacts and the...
  22. jungleexplorer

    Help Replacement for Google voice typing?

    Okay. I am fed up with google voice typing. I have used it on multiple different phone models and it is unreliable and glitchy. More then 50% of the time it simply will not work. It is completely useless if trying to use it with a bluetooth device. On my first Galaxy S2 it had another...
  23. jungleexplorer

    Why does my phone get sluggish?

    Mine has been a long journey with my i727 Skyrocket. When I first got it, it worked pretty good and I was satisfied with it. Then it started to become sluggish and I started to try and fix things. I have the done rooting thing, the getting rid of bloatware thing, the trying out the different...
  24. jungleexplorer

    Why do certain apps automatically install after reset and others don't?

    I am just curious why the Play Store will automatically reinstall certain 3rd party apps after you do a hard reset and flash your phone with a new rom and log back into your google account, but many other apps it does not.
  25. jungleexplorer

    how to turn off Android typing suggestions?

    I just got a NEC Terrain and I really like it. But I am having a problem. There is a typing suggestion bar the covers the bottom edge of the taking up valuable real estate on an already small screen and sometimes cover up buttons making the impossible to get to. I don't know what this bar is...
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