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    Verizon Galaxy S5 : how is your battery life after upgrading to Lollipop?

    SOLUTION: DISABLE THE VERIZON CALLER ID APP <<<<< When I first installed Lollipop: 1. Battery drained quickly. 2. Phone got hot for no apparent reason. 3. The user interface was intermittently slow and jittery. I'm used to getting getting long comfortable battery life and routinely playing...
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    Best weather app for use on the Galaxy S5?

    1-Weather, hands down. I don't know how accurate it is, but it's gorgeous, and loaded with features.
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    Share your Galaxy S5 screenshots!

    Nova Launcher. Zooper. Glasklart icon pack. One single screen. The swoosh at the top is a subtle battery meter.
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    Share your Galaxy S5 screenshots!

    [Oops. Tapatalk confused me. Sorry. ] Zooper's great. It's like Minimal Text, but more versatile, and with a far better UI.
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    How do you listen to music ? Earphones or streaming via BT ?

    Car audio or earphones for music; Bluetooth speakers scattered around the house for podcasts. ___ Posted via mobile.
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    see Text Messages on the Lock Screen

    Widget Locker by Tesla Coil (makers of the outstanding Nova Launcher). You can do pretty much anything you want with your lock screen. No rooting necessary. ___ Posted via mobile.
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    Verizon Galaxy s4 4.3 Downloading Now!!!

    "Optimizing app X of Y." OTA download in Central Virginia (Richmond) worked fine at 8:30am EDT. Installing now. Just rebooted. "Software update complete." Had to re-plant a couple of shortcuts, as noted above. The update re-arranged the quick access buttons on the notification pull-down...
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    How to remove camera shutter sound?

    Free tech support is an "externality," in economic terms. "Free" as in beer. And someone else is doing the brewing. ___ Posted via mobile.
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    Window Manager Problem

    Manage Apps -> Browser -> Clear Defaults ___ Posted via mobile.
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    Compass on S4 not always right, points in random directions

    As far as I understand, GPS can only tell you which direction you're traveling, not which direction your receiver is pointed. Which is where your compass comes in. Your not particularly accurate compass. ___ Posted via mobile.
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    Do metal battery back covers block signal for the s4?

    Spigen Neo Hybrid. Thin and lightweight, but fairly durable, and the back is a nice matte finish (slightly soft) which does not collect crumbs and junk. The "bumper" around the Neo Hybrid (available in 5 different colors) looks nice. Looks pretty metal. EDIT: And not only are your cell...
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    Galaxy S4 - Battery life on update?

    If it gets any better, I'm going to have to start selling power back to the grid. ___ Posted via mobile.
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    New S4 User - Case and Accessory?

    Spigen Neo Hybrid. That's the case I use the most. Slim, minimalistic, interchangeable bumpers (different colors), good cutouts, excellent button extenders, makes the phone feel great in the hand. Plus, the case probably protects the phone at least a little. Sent from my SCH-I545 using...
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    Upgrade the stock keyboard?

    What makes Swiftkey better for me than Google Keyboard is the automatic spacing. You can't see the predicted text in Google Keyboard until you hit space. I hardly ever hit space in Swiftkey; hence I type much faster. But maybe I'm missing something? There's also the immediate access to common...
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    Galaxy S4 headphone amplifier / Low volume / Bad quality

    Is the sound OK in other apps? I've had my S4 for about two months, and it sounds great. But I'm usually listening to Rdio, Google Music, or MixZing. I'm sure I must have at some point or another, but I can't specifically remember ever using the built-in player app.