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I got the dock thingy at best buy. Super annoying thing is whenever I stick it in the dock, it pops up a huge full screen clock. There's no way out of it. when I hit the back button, whatever the last app running pops up, but then when i press home, it goes right back to the clock. Anyone have a solution, or is this thing going back to Best Buy? hehe
unplugged the charger lets see how it goess
ad78 said:
unplugged the charger lets see how it goess
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Oh that was the other issue I had. When it was on the clock screen, I'd unplug the charger cable and the tab locks up... only way is hard reset holding power button. This thing is being returned to bestbuy first thing tomorrow.
just kidding
seriously? just hit the back button beside home button and it will exit the big clock
ad78 said:
just kidding
seriously? just hit the back button beside home button and it will exit the big clock
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It exits the clock ONLY to the last app running, or you can bring up the task switcher but not get to the home screen. annoying. it's been documented on several other sites.
bella92108 said:
I got the dock thingy at best buy. Super annoying thing is whenever I stick it in the dock, it pops up a huge full screen clock. There's no way out of it. when I hit the back button, whatever the last app running pops up, but then when i press home, it goes right back to the clock. Anyone have a solution, or is this thing going back to Best Buy? hehe
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ok you are missing something.. after hitting the back button it will open the last app.. now when you are on the last app hit the pages whatever you call beside home then choose clock. clock will show up and now hit the back button
tada!
ad78 said:
ok you are missing something.. after hitting the back button it will open the last app.. now when you are on the last app hit the pages whatever you call beside home then choose clock. clock will show up and now hit the back button
tada!
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HEHE, I didn't just fall out the back of the short bus, hehe.
It's buggy, real buggy the way the clock works. Several sites have confirmed the issue so it's just something you either have to live with or not use the dock.
I'm just going to return\sell the dock, I don't like the angle it puts the device at anyhow, it's not conducive to the angle I like to have my device while sitting at the desk. I'll get the book cover as the angle looks more adjustable for me.
I returned my dock yesterday for this exact same reason. I was also having issues with the clock mode freezing the tablet and it would stop it from charging.
Funny thing is.. my dock was on the same receipt as my tablet. Apparently the person before me had returned a 10.1... long story short.. the lady got confused, assumed it was my tablet sitting on the counter. By the time I realized what was going on she was handing me a receipt and I was getting refunded the full price of my tablet and my dock. After all the markups and botched preorders from BB over the years I felt no guild hauling ass out of there before they realized their ****up lol.
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I returned my dock yesterday for this exact same reason. I was also having issues with the clock mode freezing the tablet and it would stop it from charging.
Funny thing is.. my dock was on the same receipt as my tablet. Apparently the person before me had returned a 10.1... long story short.. the lady got confused, assumed it was my tablet sitting on the counter. By the time I realized what was going on she was handing me a receipt and I was getting refunded the full price of my tablet and my dock. After all the markups and botched preorders from BB over the years I felt no guild hauling ass out of there before they realized their ****up lol.
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Karma is going to get you, hahahahahaha. I LOVE the story though, that's awesome!
I'm already in the same club for Karma because I too got my Samsung galaxy tab for free, but using the Red Cross Racing Promo glitch they did with best buy a few weeks back.
Now we're even, BBY has screwed me over with their "Can't use on ANYTHING" coupons, so now we're square, hehe
Does the dock have a magnet that triggers the clock? Maybe that can be disabled? I read elsewhere on the forum that one can change the name of the clock app and that fixes it, but I wish there was a way to do this without rooting the tab.
Sounds like we're all in the same boat.
I've found a reliable way to get out of it but it is still a bother and should not need to be done.
Anyways, I just multitask into a app that has the option to exit via the menu (i.e Opera Mobile). Just exit and your back to the homescreen.
I installed Gentle Alarm and now it asks me which clock app I want to select. I hit back and I'm clear.
I froze the app with TB since I am rooted. Additional thread on getting around the clock here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15862025#post15862025
The touchwiz os fixes the issue, no more clock display at all when in the dock.
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The touchwiz os fixes the issue, no more clock display at all when in the dock.
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Nice to know. Just need the Touxhwiz update now.
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If you can't wait, you can do a factory reset (settings/privacy/factory reset). This will erase everything on your tab, including data and apps, but the apps mostly reinstall themselves, and you can move your data to your comp. It's pretty annoying, but that's what Samsung told me to do, and it's been working fine since.
Dock No-Op from MegaGram in the market is an option that doesn't require root. (Sorry, can't post links yet.) When you pop the GT in the dock, it gives you an option to launch DNO or the clock. Check remember preference and select DNO, and you'll be set!
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Dock No-Op from MegaGram in the market is an option that doesn't require root. (Sorry, can't post links yet.) When you pop the GT in the dock, it gives you an option to launch DNO or the clock. Check remember preference and select DNO, and you'll be set!
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Sounds like a good starting point, but what I'm more interested in is to find out which app it is in Titanium Backup to freeze it instead of putting on this bandaid, any suggestions?
I have a freeze problem with my dock. Posted in other topic. I've saw this one later. I've installed Dock No-Op but the tablet still freezes. No clock is poping out, but it refreshes my desktop every time I put the tablet in the dock. I've hard reset it twice , but still got freezes. Any help?
P.S. sorry for asking about the same question in two topics.
Hi, I'm Kitty. I love technology but it hates me and to be honest any fix past turning it off and on is a little out of my skill range.
I have the Samsung Epic through Sprint, it is less than three months old. I got up this morning and my buttons for the dialpad, contacts, and messaging were gone. I can't seem to get the dialpad to come up from using the numbers on the slide out keyboard, and I tried restarting it. I have handcent sms, so I can receive and send texts that way, and I can call if I tap on the call button through handcent, but I can't get back to the dialpad.
I saw one post like this but it was for a different phone and had no responses. If I missed a post, I am sorry. I'm a noob and unworthy of the help of you technology gods, but if you just give me some fire I will leave Mt. Olympus. (yes I know he stole it, fire wasn't really given)
I have to call and pay our bills today so it would be awesome if someone knew how to fix my phone without completely resetting it.
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Hi, I'm Kitty. I love technology but it hates me and to be honest any fix past turning it off and on is a little out of my skill range.
I have the Samsung Epic through Sprint, it is less than three months old. I got up this morning and my buttons for the dialpad, contacts, and messaging were gone. I can't seem to get the dialpad to come up from using the numbers on the slide out keyboard, and I tried restarting it. I have handcent sms, so I can receive and send texts that way, and I can call if I tap on the call button through handcent, but I can't get back to the dialpad.
I saw one post like this but it was for a different phone and had no responses. If I missed a post, I am sorry. I'm a noob and unworthy of the help of you technology gods, but if you just give me some fire I will leave Mt. Olympus. (yes I know he stole it, fire wasn't really given)
I have to call and pay our bills today so it would be awesome if someone knew how to fix my phone without completely resetting it.
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Are you completely stock and not rooted? And do you sync with google?
I don't know exactly what rooting is, so I'm going to go with no. I didn't modify the phone past downloading a few apps, but nothing recently or anything that I think would use this.
When I say I love technology, I love technology like a muggle loves magic. I think it is wonderful but I don't understand it.
Also I have the lookout app but I don't think I sync with Google. How would I go about doing that? Sorry I'm so dumb with technology.
Go into Settings. Then Accounts & Sync. Then add a new account.
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Oh, I am synced to my gmail account.
Has this (the phone not working as a phone) happened to anyone else or do I just have a knack for destroying technology?
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Oh, I am synced to my gmail account.
Has this (the phone not working as a phone) happened to anyone else or do I just have a knack for destroying technology?
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To make you feel better I lost my phone stuff after flashing a theme but never for no reason so you may have that technology curse you are talking about. Did you install anything new?
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Oh, I am synced to my gmail account.
Has this (the phone not working as a phone) happened to anyone else or do I just have a knack for destroying technology?
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I have tried to make mine go away or blank out not sure what happened. you might be able to do reset but you would lose your apps and would have to reinstall.
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Have you tried doing a battery pull and turn it back on? Or have you installed a dialer app?
been on xda since early 2000's, and this is somehow my first post! i guess i followed the rules, and searched, and read and read and reread correctly lol! what's up my epic community, kittikat, & kennyglass123!
are you saying the icons are gone from the bottom dock, or completely gone from the dock and your applications list also? if they are gone from both (which is unlikely), then you'll need to factory reset your phone to get them back. if they are in your applications list (they should be), click applications icon, push the menu button (very left button on bottom of phone that looks like an equal sign inside a half square), click edit, then you can hold down on the phone, contact, or the messaging icon (or any icon), and drag onto the bottom dock. the bottom dock should hold up to 4 icons. the icons can be removed from the dock on accident, or by themselves from time to time (don't know why this happens).
you can also just hold down on whatever app icon you want in your applications list, and place onto whatever homescreen you want, but not practical for the icons you need (which you're going to use all the time).
i also use handcent and don't use the built in messaging app. handcent has a widget you can put on any homescreen, which will tell you how many new texts you have, and can eliminate using the main messaging app. hope this helps!
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Ok so I found the phone, contacts and messaging after searching through apps and restarting my phone (they weren't there pre-restarting) Taking the battery out and in didn't seem to do anything.
How do you drag the phone back down to the main dock? I tried following your instructions but got lost. I will be back in a few hours (I have to go to work) and I will try again.
The most recent thing I downloaded was random lolcats a few weeks ago (lame, yes, I know)
And thanks for being patient and helpful everyone
no problem, it happened to me, my sister, and a few other friends with epics also. could have sworn i used to have 4 icons on the dock, and then one day after updating to gingerbread there were only 3. thought i was tripping lol. ok here are the steps again.
1) while your application list is showing, press the menu button (the very left capacitive button of the bottom 4 buttons that light up, below the Samsung logo)
2) choose edit (all your icons should show a minus sign on the top right corners of each icon if done correctly)
3) click and hold down on the phone icon until it starts following your finger, then drag down to bottom dock.
4) viola! profit!!!
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nismofreak said:
no problem, it happened to me, my sister, and a few other friends with epics also. could have sworn i used to have 4 icons on the dock, and then one day after updating to gingerbread there were only 3. thought i was tripping lol. ok here are the steps again.
1) while your application list is showing, press the menu button (the very left capacitive button of the bottom 4 buttons that light up, below the Samsung logo)
2) choose edit (all your icons should show a minus sign on the top right corners of each icon if done correctly)
3) click and hold down on the phone icon until it starts following your finger, then drag down to bottom dock.
4) viola! profit!!!
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Nice pick up both me and kenny were going in totally wrong direction. Was thinking well in the phone part there was no dial pad. I need a beer LOL.
Huzzah! It worked! Thank you everyone
*hugs*
tazfanatic said:
Nice pick up both me and kenny were going in totally wrong direction. Was thinking well in the phone part there was no dial pad. I need a beer LOL.
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Yeah I thought the phone or dialeractivity.apk got corrupted. Did not think it just fell off the dock. Glad you got it working Kitty.
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I tried using my earbuds last night. The plug doesn't go in tight (it literally wiggles in the jack) and in no position that I held them, could I get them to work.
No problem here. It actually fits tight.
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I use skull candy bus on the regular and I have aux in the car this phone actually had the tightest 3.5mm Jack I have to force the head phones out
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HeadCracc said:
I use skull candy bus on the regular and I have aux in the car this phone actually had the tightest 3.5mm Jack I have to force the head phones out
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I've tried 3 different sets of headphones/earbuds. There something wrong with it. I'll go to the AT&T store tomorrow to get it exchanged.
It's a VERY tight fit and I had the same problem with my skullcandys when I first got it. You have to force them in, but they do work.
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It's a VERY tight fit and I had the same problem with my skullcandys when I first got it. You have to force them in, but they do work.
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Yesterday, I took the device back to AT&T and swapped it for one that works with headphones. It was definitely a hardware problem (the new one has a very tight fit for headphones).
Now I'm have a new issue: I can't change the clock or effects on the lock screen, after the AT&T SW update came through (I don't know for sure that the update is the cause). The selection to change the settings used to be in its proper place under "Lock Screen Settings" (found in the display settings). Yesterday afternoon, I did a factory reset to see if it would fix the issue. At that point "Select Screen Lock" appeared under the Lock Screen selection in Display Settings (which can also be reached via the Lock Screen Settings when you push the Settings button while on a home screen). A couple hours later, the AT&T SW update came through. An hour or two after that, I noticed that the ability to change the Lock Screen clock and effects, was no longer there (and the clock widget was no longer in the widgets list).
To be clear: this isn't a matter of me not knowing how to make the change (I've already done so twice): 1) with my original phone and 2) with this phone, after replacing the original for the phone jack issue). The setting selections for Lock Screen Clock (and 4 app icons) and "Effects" are no longer there.
It works fine with me
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yeah my head phones work perfect and are tight on the jack, and I also have updated to the latest software, and still can change all of my clocks and shortcuts no problem, did you do a factory rest and try again?
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yeah my head phones work perfect and are tight on the jack, and I also have updated to the latest software, and still can change all of my clocks and shortcuts no problem, did you do a factory rest and try again?
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I couldn't change the settings, then did a factory reset. After which, I could change settings, then 3-4 hours later (AT&T SW update happened roughly at the mid point of the 3-4 hr time window), I couldn't change the settings.
Go to your home screen and hit Menu. Are the menu items not there?
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Go to your home screen and hit Menu. Are the menu items not there?
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Yes, Menu items are there. When I select Display>Lock Screen , the Clock settings and Effects selections are now gone. I did another factory reset, change the clock and reinstalled all of my downloaded apps. Within an hour of the factory reset, the Clock and Effects, selections that should be in the Lockscreen Settings were gone (so my speculation regarding the AT&T SW update wasn't valid).
So I woke up this morning to my weather card missing from Google Now. I don't recall swiping it off but it is gone. Is there a way to recover this card. I have already tried resetting my home location, turning cards on/off, and deleting cache. Any suggestions?
In the settings of Google now you have to check the weather card that should be all
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I have both "interested in weather updates for home/work" enabled, still no card.
Wait until tomorrow. Usually cards like that will pop back up you next day or the next time the weather changes.
Alrighty, I'll update tomorrow if it comes back.
Mine is gone too and I know for sure I didn't swipe it away. I think it's something on their side.
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So I woke up this morning to my weather card missing from Google Now. I don't recall swiping it off but it is gone. Is there a way to recover this card. I have already tried resetting my home location, turning cards on/off, and deleting cache. Any suggestions?
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What about just rebooting (in our unrooted 5x it would be turn off and turn back on the phone?)
That's worked for me in almost any situation like yours.
Reboot did not fix it. The card did return this morning, so it seems the only fix is waiting until the next day.
You tried deleting app data for Google and setting it up again?
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Just something to test; try disabling GPS and see if it comes up?
Not to sound like you guys are stupid, but have you guys tried scrolling down? When I have a lot of cards on Now I tend to find my weather card near the bottom for some reason.
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Nope, I had already tried all that was mentioned here(scrolling to the bottom was the first thing I did) and it did not bring the card back. Like I said it did show up this morning. So I guess if you swipe it away you can only get it back by waiting.
Go to settings within Google Now> scroll down to "your feed">Delete card preferences> Turn Feed back on> set your feed back up. If you have a customized feed, you will have to re-do it all.
Thank you,
John
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Go to settings within Google Now> scroll down to "your feed">Delete card preferences> Turn Feed back on> set your feed back up. If you have a customized feed, you will have to re-do it all.
Thank you,
John
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First, welcome to XDA. Second, you must've scrolled a long way to find this old thread! ?
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Had the phone for about a week now and it's been great. But just noticed all of a sudden I have an arrow at the bottom of the home screen just above the docked icons signifying to pull up for the list of full apps. However, that arrow was never there before. Anyone know how to remove it? I haven't changed anything either. Just sitting here at my desk and unlocked the phone and all of a sudden it's there.
It's supposed to be there.
Don_Perrignon said:
It's supposed to be there.
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I know there's nothing wrong but it wasn't there before and now that it is it's shifted everything up. Was just hoping I could disable it.
thenags said:
I know there's nothing wrong but it wasn't there before and now that it is it's shifted everything up. Was just hoping I could disable it.
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Another launcher or some kind of root method.
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I'm already rooted and it wasn't there before. Just trying to figure out how to go back t how it was.
I use Nova launcher and there's an option to remove it there.