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Definitely make sure there are no running apps! Settings . Apps Running. You can force stop them there.

That was happening to me also. I turned all that stuff off and then turned to phone off and back on and it seemed to go back to normal for me. Hope this helps.

One thing that helps is hold down the center button and wipe the apps that are still running

You could also put your phone on "Airplane Mode", it saves the battery as well. You will have to cut it off to get text messages and calls afterwards.

I use an app called Juicedefender ultimate from the app store and it has greatly reduced my battery usage.

I'll sugest going into >Settings >Battery There you can see what's eating your battery and adjust your usage habits accordingly. There is the possibility of a corrupted app that continues to run inadvertly and doesn't let your phone sleep.

Well first you need to turn wifi off and gps and turn your brightness down and thats it and my phone last twice as long

sam thing has started to happen to me

It is my understanding that the sound cannot be turned off. It is very frustrating. Hopefully Samsung will change this. In the meantime, if you block the 2 speakers with your fingers, it significantly decreases the sound. Also, some people I know have downloaded a different camera app and use it.

I'm right there with you on the frustration about this.

Yep, you can't as of the moment, far as I am aware. What I do is simply block the speaker on the back, its small so its easy to cover, do that and the sound is almost not audible.

If this is still too little, go and find a free camera app on Google Play! There are plenty with no sound effect or removable sound.

you should try to download a camera app from the store...

I don't know when it became law, but I know there is a law that says manufacturers can't produce phones anymore that have a silent option for the camera, simply because of the weirdos out there.. I've had several apps from the Play Store that mute it, but I keep coming back to the stock camera..

While the local ordinances may be in question, there is (was) a bill before the house to force manufacturers to have a shutter sound. There is a lot of debate about the legality. However Samsung has hidden this option and forced the consumer to use a shutter sound.
There is a way to disable the sound if you are interested in "Rooting" your phone. However this may void your warranty.

Root your phone
Edit the feature.xml file in system/csc to say <CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>true</CscFeature_Camer_shutterSoundMenu>

Then you get the menu option to turn it off.

This information is readily available on the internet.

Samsung Galaxy SIII does it all on its own! : )

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You can either enable "Smart Stay" and make sure your front facing camera can see your face, then while your using your maps smart stay will recognize this and not turn off the screen. Otherwise you can simply disable the automatic screen off setting. Or make the time set for a longer period (ie ten minutes) and your more than likely to at least touch the screen within that time frame and keep it active. Hope this helps. - Zeke

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Please try to do a soft reset on the phone by powering it off and removing the battery then placing it back again after a few minutes to reboot the handset.

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I was experiencing this same issue for a short time today. Once I signed in again online and powered off my phone and turned it back on, it seemed to work. Strange but somehow that took care of it. Good luck.

I have deleted account and gone thru all steps to set up again. I am still NOT getting "sound' notification when a new email is rec'd.

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I am not sure if this is what you are referring to, but do you mean to ask that when you got an email or text a voice would come over the phone and alert you? If so, you might have enabled Drive Mode on the old device and by default it does not come turned on some new devices. It is hard to find this setting, it varies by phone. On my S III it is under settings>language>text to speech output. On an S II it is also under settings>voice>text to speech if I recall. I only recall this because my mom somehow was able to fiddle around with the phone one day and activated this on her phone and had no idea how she did it.

You will need to get into your main settings menu.
Go to Sound.
Select Volume.
Check and make sure that your Notification volume is not set to silent or the far left.

it might be a software isue, for all i know it should work fine

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Please see page 95 here http://bit.ly/QwS6wl for instructions on connecting your device to your PC so you can transfer photos.

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use the usb cables.

Technically accessing the apps in general will mean that you have unlocked the screen. Although you can jump straight into the app from the lock screen by pressing the icon and swiping up. Then from there once you've finished with the app you can simply press the power button, and we're locked up again! Hope this helped - Zeke

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Unfortunately I do not see this as a configurable option at this time. You will need to unlock your screen to access your applications.

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Please go to Menu>Settings>Application Manager>All>S Voice. Touch force stop then clear data. All application data will be deleted and the S Voice application will be reset to to default. You will have to set up S Voice again.

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I have noticed on my GS3 that if the connection is weak, and/or the wireless network has password security - - it may continue to scan for a stronger signal or one that doesn't require a password. I have my home network secured and cloaked so that I had to give the GS3 the SSID as well as the password before it would lock-in. Now- - no problem.

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Thank you for your inquiry. We understand that you would like to when will Samsung Remote and Smart View Apps be available for your phone, SPH-L710.

We are unable to speculate when/if these features might be available due to the fact that this might lead to inaccurate information and confusion.

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Thank you for your inquiry. We understand that you would like to when will Samsung Remote and Smart View Apps be available for your phone, SPH-L710.

We are unable to speculate when/if these features might be available due to the fact that this might lead to inaccurate information and confusion.

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Hi Techie9,

Thank you for your inquiry. We understand that you would like to know how often should your phone, SPH-L710 be charged.

Please check the information listed below for the charging time for your phone.

Initial charging time: 6-8 hours
Regular Charging time: 2-4 hours

Don't wait for your battery to be fully drained before charging it. When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery icon blinks and the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals, you may already charge the your phone.

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MP4 is actually able to contain picture sound or video info. It is preferred over MP3 because the latter only contains sound. I know for a fact that my S III can stream all the movie files from my home NAS wirelessly and most of them are MP4 format. Just to test it locally, I moved over one of my anime moives with an MP4 extension to my SD card on the phone and am able to watch it just fine from my S III.

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We apologize for your frustrations.Have you tried checking to ensure that your device is not in a power saving mode? You can go to Home>Menu>Settings>Power saving to disable power saving functions on your device. If you are still having issues, please reach out to your carrier for further assistance regarding GPS connectivity.

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Unfortunately, I do not see a configurable option to do this. You might want to look for a 3rd party application or plug in, in the Play Store, that will enable this. I apologize for the inconvenience!

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Thanks for reaching out. Try these steps: Settings > Applications > S Voice > Clear Cache and Data. Unfortunately you will need to go through the setup process again. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Are you having issues with folks saying they don't receive text messages? I stopped seeing delivery receipts being used when I moved up to smart phones a while back but never thought anything of it. They pretty much take into account your message will go through. They will however, alert you if it doesn't go through though. I work in an environment that has lead walls and our signal tend to be iffy at times. If i try to send a message and it won't go I get alerts all over the place to notify me of it and the phone keeps trying to resend it by itself for a while.