Recent content by Ali Ashcroft-Spurr

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    Best way to factory reset and reinstall Galaxy Note 4?

    Is it safe to reflash the ROM? How do I do this?
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    Google Photos Upload Size Battery Usage

    I've got a kind of two-prong backup system. The first is everything that can be backed up over wifi gets backed up over wifi. The second is a full backup to my PC whenever I get chance (once a month or so). This way, if I lost my phone or it was destroyed, I'd only lose content up to the last...
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    Google Photos Upload Size Battery Usage

    Hi All I've recently decided to use Google Photos on my Galaxy Note 4 to upload my photos to Google Drive. Since I've just started this, I had over 7000 to upload, but it's all free as long as you upload "high quality" so great! Unfortunately, it's taking an extremely long time and causing my...
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    Best way to factory reset and reinstall Galaxy Note 4?

    Okay, so what's the best way to do that? Is a PC involved?
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    Best way to factory reset and reinstall Galaxy Note 4?

    WHAT!? That sounds amazing. My one concern though: could it put some bugs/glitches (such as the menu and back buttons not vibrating when pressed) back onto my phone too? Also, some advice on the factory reset and reinstall process would be appreciated too - I've never done one but want to make...
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    Best way to factory reset and reinstall Galaxy Note 4?

    I've had more and more niggles building up on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 since I bought it... Initially it was battery life problems/overheating when in my pocket Then I lost the ability to get my menu and back buttons to vibrate when pressed Occasionally, it corrupts the notification sound some...
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    Which is the best app to automatically backup photos to the cloud over wifi?

    Actually... it IS working now. Does it only work when your phone is locked? I didn't lock my phone for more than a few seconds when testing earlier.
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    My Note 4 battery doesn't last as long as I think it should, so I'm considering a factory reset. Should I do this?

    Re: My Note 4 battery doesn't last as long as I think it should, so I'm considering a factory reset Is that software for my PC? What does it do exactly?
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    My Note 4 battery doesn't last as long as I think it should, so I'm considering a factory reset. Should I do this?

    Re: My Note 4 battery doesn't last as long as I think it should, so I'm considering a factory reset Wow, greenify looks good. But how do I factory reset without having to spend days re-setting all my settings (and remembering what I set them all to last time)? Is there a backup/restore process...
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    My Note 4 battery doesn't last as long as I think it should, so I'm considering a factory reset. Should I do this?

    My Note 4 battery doesn't last as long as I think it should, so I'm considering a factory reset Sorry if someone has already asked this, but I couldn't find quite what I was looking for on the forums. Since I've had my new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (about a month now) I've struggled with the...
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    'Seraching For GPS' Notification every time I unlock - Lollipop

    My Lollipop Galaxy Note 4 also searches for GPS every time I unlock. My main concern about this is that I view my lock screen A LOT and don't want to burn through my battery with GPS every time I want to check what time it is or if I have any notifications. I'd rather not disable my GPS all...