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    Help Photo of lightbleed

    Hi all, I just purchased a new Nexus 10. I was worried about lightbleed so I downloaded Backlight Bleed Test off of Play. I took a photo of the screen with the bleed test app running at 100% brightness. I'm not an expert on display quality by any stretch, but that looks like some pretty...
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    Help Bluetooth headset issues

    Hi all, With my OG Incredible, I was able to use my bluetooth headset to make multiple voice commands, i.e. navigate to..., email, text, etc. However, with the DNA it appears I can only make phone calls. In addition, the voice dialer does not give me options for "work", "mobile", etc. Is...
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    Root Factory reset rooted Thrive

    My friend borked his rooted Thrive by factory resetting, he had wanted to unroot and thought that factory resetting would do it. Can anyone help me to help him unroot? Is it even possible to unroot at this point? Thanks, Mike
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    Time for a new phone

    Hi all, Well it's time to move on to a new phone, the top half of my OG Incredible no longer responds to touch :(. It was a GREAT phone and it served me very well. I would like my next phone to be another HTC, but I'm sure that many things have changed over the 2.5 years. That being...
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    Help Replacement battery

    Hi all, Believe it or not, I'm still on my first Incredible. That being said, the battery is giving up the ghost and I can't find a replacement anywhere. I saw that some Verizon stores have Incredible 2 batteries, but I'd like to confirm that these batteries fit the original Incredible...
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    What are you using your tablet for?

    I'm still on the fence about keeping the Nexus 10 and I'm wondering what people are using their tablets for. Off the top of my head, here's what I'm using it for: Reading Watching Netflix (wish Amazon instant video was available) Navigation (via tethering to cell phone) Taking...
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    video chat

    Hi all, One of the reasons I purchased the Nexus 10 is to be able to videochat with my wife and daughter. I thought Google Talk's video chat would work well with an Android device, unfortunately it's extremely choppy and the sound is terrible. Does anyone know of a reliable and consistent...
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    Help "The contact does not exist"

    Hi all, I've been dealing with this issue for over a year now, but it's finally getting to the point where it's annoying me. Basically, when I tap on a contact portrait in my call log, I get a pop-up saying "The contact does not exist"...except it does exist on both my phone and my Google...
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    Trouble with Verizon today?

    Anyone in San Francisco having problems with data today? I can make and receive calls, but data appears to be down.
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    Wife looking into a new phone: Fascinate or Incredible?

    Hey all, My wife's 2 year old 9630 is about to kick the bucket and she's due for an upgrade. She actually interested in getting an Android-based phone, but we're having trouble deciding between the Fascinate and the Incredible. I have the Incredible and she likes the form factor and how...
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    Help Setting Google Voice as the default program for SMS?

    Does anyone know if this is possible? I seem to remember being able to do this when GVoice first came out, but I don't see an option for it any longer. Thanks, Mischka
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    Help Changed Google Apps password, sync now borked on Incredible

    Hi all, As part of my company's security protocol, I had to change my Google Apps password. In fact, I need to change the password on a weekly basis. No big deal, I assumed I could just go into the Incredible's sync function and change the password there, or open Gmail and be prompted, the...
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    Help Cannot preview/open attachments in Gmail app

    Hi all, I have a non-rooted 2.2 Inc with the 2.3 version Gmail app. Since updating to 2.3, I can no longer preview/download attachments. The app gets stuck on "Fetching Attachment" and eventually force closes. I've sought help from Google but there's no official answer to this issue...
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    Help Phone appears to undergo a partial reset

    Hey all, I recently updated the Inc to 2.2. I'm now having a fairly annoying issue that needs to be addressed. About 8/10 times when I unlock my phone or close an application, the HTC bootup screen pops up and all my widgets refresh as if I had just rebooted the phone. I have check w/...
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    Root Any security issues that are analogous to jailbreaking?

    Hi all, When I jailbroke my 3GS iPhone, I had to change the root password to avoid having someone SSH into my phone. Are there similar vulnerabilities with rooting my Dinc? Are there any special precautions to take? Thanks, Mischka
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    Root AccountSync force closing

    Hi all, Unfortunately I was going line-by-line through Jonamerica's root guide instead of reading through the whole thing in detail first. I ended up removing Twitter, facebook, etc w/o removing my user ID. Now, accountsync FC's everytime I try to open it. In light of my mistake, how do...
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    Help I have to tap "reply" multiple times to open reply window

    Hi all, When attempting to reply or forward a message on the native Gmail app, I sometimes have to tap the button multiple times to get the app to respond. I'm assuming it's because the app is having trouble loading the whole message, but does anyone have a definitive answer to this issue...
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    Help Getting everything onto the replacement unit

    Hi all, I just got a replacement unit for my Dinc. Does anyone have a step-by-step guide on how to get all the apps and data onto the replacement phone? I do have apps like Swype that aren't available on the market. I'd rather not have to go through the whole process of downloading and...
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    Help Heat issues starting to get the best of me.

    Hi all, I expect the battery to get hot during use, but it's frustrating that when it gets so hot that it no longer charges. I use Navigation fairly often. I just recently noticed that if I use the Navi for over 45 minutes, the phone heats up to the point that it stops charging. The LED...
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    Help Asked for a FRU, told there were none in stock...

    As the title says, rep said they couldn't provide a FRU because the Dinc's backordered...is he yanking my chain?
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    Any non-rooted Dinc owners receive OTA update?

    Hi all, I don't want to start a flame war, but I've heard from two people that they've received an OTA update notification. One of them has a rooted phone, the other person is an acquaintance and I don't know if their phone is rooted or not. Personally I think it might have something to...
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    Help Cannot unlock phone, must pull battery to restart

    Hi all, Sometimes, after manually locking the phone, I'll try to unlock the phone but the "swipe" bar no longer shows up. It's almost comical when this happens, as I can get phone calls, emails, texts etc during those times (I can even pick up/reply), but the phone goes immediately to that...
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    Accessories Tetra XWAY question

    Hi all, I'm thinking about purchasing the Tetrax XWAY for a vent mount in my car. The mount requires a metallic node be stuck to the back of the phone. My question is, does this metallic node stick well to any surface? I ask because I'm using Verizon's red-black gradient case. I'm not...
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    Help Native browser taking 10+ minutes to open websites

    Hi all, Just today I've started having problems with the native browser app on my Incredible. I've tried opening websites in three different cities today, all over 30 miles apart from each other, and the result is always the same: it takes over 10 minutes to open a website, if the browser...
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    Help rotating AUX cable causes phone to go haywire

    Hi all, I just got a 3.5 mm cable to plug my Dinc into the car's aux input. Everytime the cable moves, my phone goes haywire. By haywire, I mean the following: Switches up apps Opens and closes apps Skips songs in Pandora Opens media player Pauses songs It only happens when if...