Recent content by Rbrown3012

Just a thought, even a brand new battery can be bad. By a quality replacement and try that. Posted via Android Central App

Just a thought, some rechargeable batteries / battery charging circuits will not work if the battery goes completely discharged. In these instances i have had good luck disconnecting the battery and using an external power source or charged battery pack of equal or slightly higher voltage to...

The cable that comes with the phone is different than a standard usb to mini cable. A lot of people buy a longer standard cable and find that it almost doubles the charge time. Also, that cheap cable off ebay may have "looser" connector dimensions that are just a little off. Posted via Android...

Charge the battery to 100%, turn phone off, remove battery and set aside for the night. Next morning put battery back in, reboot and check level. If its not 98-100%, ie substatially less like 80% or less, BAD battery. If battery shows 100% when reinstalled, then problem is with phone. As for...

My no carrier Tab 3 10.1 os updated yesterday and i installed latest FB and no problems as of yet. Posted via Android Central App

FYI some internet providers, as well as cell phone providers limit the size of uploads to preserve bandwidth. Verizon limits me to 25mb upload. Posted via Android Central App

Looks like I'm in the crash club too since update. However Facebook works fine on my Galaxy S4 phone. Posted via Android Central App

I had to send it back to service center TWICE but they did get it back in 7 to 10 days each time. After the second trip it seems to have been fixed ss no problems since. Posted via Android Central App

One other thing, mine would turn off like it had mind of it's own, sometimes just sitting unused on a table it would turn off, somtimes just opening or closing the cover would do it, somtimes during use. Posted via Android Central App

Yes. Mine did the same thing. Being very familiar with electronics and physics I quickly isolated it to the magnetic cover switch connection to the circutboard. The problem is you have to go through the "warranty" proceedure which means you have to talk to the tech support people who will tell...

Update; Tablet sent to Samsung service center. Discovered if you just tap it on the center of the backside it will instantly turn completely off, obviously a defect of some sort.

After continuing the investigation I have discovered that it IS probably related to the "Smart" magnetic switch. If you lay the tablet flat on the table and raise the top (the edge with the Samsung logo) about 1 inch and then release it, let it fall on it's own, the tablet turns off. It's not...

I have Tab 3 10.1 with the genuine Samsung smart cover (come on $50.00 for a $15.00-$25.00 cover and no Vaseline?). With no apparent pattern the unit will sometimes turns completely off when I close the cover. IE I have to press and hold the power button for 8-10 seconds to turn the unit back...

After further investigation, it seems to only occur when a certain live wallpaper is active. If I change the wallpaper it doesn't occur and if I reactivate the particular live wallpaper it comes back. It did not do that when I first installed this particular wallpaper several weeks ago so I...

My Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 is running 4.2. and lately for some reason an icon that looks like a power button appears in the top right corner of the screen whenever I exit an app by pushing the "Home" button. The button is inactive as far as I can tell because as it is at the edge of the screen, when I...