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Bye bye I9003

Sadly to say, i lost my i9003 today.
I have done all the password change and remote wipe.
I don't think I am able to get another i9003, so bye, bye i9003 forum.
Thanks for all the people who turn this phone into a great device.

Sent from the MIUI powered E3D

AdliHebat said:
Sadly to say, i lost my i9003 today.
I have done all the password change and remote wipe.
I don't think I am able to get another i9003, so bye, bye i9003 forum.
Thanks for all the people who turn this phone into a great device.
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don't call it dead yet! ask questions to see what can be done. why are you trying passwords, and what remote wipe are you doing? I've never heard of remote wiping...

there is app on market for remote wipe,but in my point its stupid unless you have some hard personal or professional files.

http://www.samsungdive.com

It is a gone case. I left it at another side of the world before traveling by airplane.
I remote wiped my Outlook work email (was using Touchdown). It supposed to delete the email data once the apps connected to the network again.
Well, in case somebody else happens to be in the same situation, I advise to do these immediately:
1. Change your Google password - this will disconnect your phone from your Google account.
2. Change your facebook password.
3. Change your yahoo password.
4. Change every online password that you have been accessing using your mobile phone.
I will be searching for new phone soon...let the research begin....

AdliHebat said:
It is a gone case. I left it at another side of the world before traveling by airplane.
I remote wiped my Outlook work email (was using Touchdown). It supposed to delete the email data once the apps connected to the network again.
Well, in case somebody else happens to be in the same situation, I advise to do these immediately:
1. Change your Google password - this will disconnect your phone from your Google account.
2. Change your facebook password.
3. Change your yahoo password.
4. Change every online password that you have been accessing using your mobile phone.
I will be searching for new phone soon...let the research begin....
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I know a good and relatively cheap phone. Its called the samsung galaxy SL i9003 . Been using it. Really good so far
Sent from my i9003 powered by Poseidon's Rom + UC kernel

AdliHebat said:
It is a gone case. I left it at another side of the world before traveling by airplane.
I remote wiped my Outlook work email (was using Touchdown). It supposed to delete the email data once the apps connected to the network again.
Well, in case somebody else happens to be in the same situation, I advise to do these immediately:
1. Change your Google password - this will disconnect your phone from your Google account.
2. Change your facebook password.
3. Change your yahoo password.
4. Change every online password that you have been accessing using your mobile phone.
I will be searching for new phone soon...let the research begin....
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ooh, I read wrong. sorry to hear about it. no luck getting someone to be nice and give it back, huh?
bscraze said:
I know a good and relatively cheap phone. Its called the samsung galaxy SL i9003 . Been using it. Really good so far
Sent from my i9003 powered by Poseidon's Rom + UC kernel
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I second this recommendation

I say go with the Sony Neo V, relatively the same spec-wise and also relatively cheap but smoother on stock and you'll get ICS next year.

if you are from india go for lg optimus 2x. full hd and support of ics

That's very sad u lost ur cell.
The best android phone in the market right now is Galaxy Note. What a piece dude. It's the best smart phone & a mini tablet too. Even iam on a half mind to dispose this & go for it.

poolakkal Suresh said:
That's very sad u lost ur cell.
The best android phone in the market right now is Galaxy Note. What a piece dude. It's the best smart phone & a mini tablet too. Even iam on a half mind to dispose this & go for it.
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Thanks.
I decided to get a Samsung Galaxy W instead. Need something that fits in the pocket. And the price is about right.

Whats the price of galaxy w???
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poolakkal Suresh said:
That's very sad u lost ur cell.
The best android phone in the market right now is Galaxy Note. What a piece dude. It's the best smart phone & a mini tablet too. Even iam on a half mind to dispose this & go for it.
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Galaxy Note is nice. If only I could get it to fit in my pocket I would have gone for it.

AdrenalineX said:
Whats the price of galaxy w???
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Over here the retail price is about the same price when originally Galaxy Ace was launched (RM800-RM900). A friend of mine bought Galaxy S Plus 2nd-hand also about the same price.
I thought this will be a seller, and true enough, the XDA forum section was granted way faster than when we requested for the Galaxy SL.

The biggest plus of the galaxy w is...it will be updated to ics...well, thats what samfirmware told!!
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it is so sad for us (in xda)

HTC One S writes from right to left

My HTC One S writes from right to left ONLY when I'm using the notes app.
I'm writing in English and I need help on how to fix that
Help would greatly be appreciated, thanks!

lol thats funny, sorry but i dont know why it does that...

video please--

heshamkasem said:
My HTC One S writes from right to left ONLY when I'm using the notes app.
I'm writing in English and I need help on how to fix that
Help would greatly be appreciated, thanks!
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In what part of the world/region did you buy your phone from? What software/firmware version you have? Also is the CPU S3 or S4?

Charkatak said:
In what part of the world/region did you buy your phone from? What software/firmware version you have? Also is the CPU S3 or S4?
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I bought the phone from Saudi Arabia. I have the S3 version.
I am not 100% sure about this, but if I recall correctly it used to write from left to right when i bought it. <-- Not too sure about this.
Android 4.0.3

So i took a screenshot
the justification does not solve the problem still
any clues?
the title is fine, it writes from left to right

Tried to set your location (currency, dates, units setting) to UK or US or something?

frdd said:
Tried to set your location (currency, dates, units setting) to UK or US or something?
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I downloaded a program called morelocale2 and it allowed me to change my country to stuff outside the preinstalled countries so I set it to Canada since that's where I live but it is still the same

I have the exact same problem with my htc sensation (bought in Lebanon), when I updated to ice cream sandwich and got the note app.
I contacted htc support and I received this reply: "Kindly note that this issue has been escalated for a higher level for investigation and we would contact you the moment we receive an update."
I hope that someone knows how to fix it and thanks for the help.

"I can see how the text starting on the other side of the screen would be quite the problem. I would be glad to address this with you. In regards to this, many settings of the phone are set to what region they were manufactured for. I took one of our test One S phones and there isn't a setting in the app to change the text orientation. As a workaround for this, I'd suggest trying a third party app from Google Play store. I'd like for you to give this a shot, and if you have any further problems then let me know. In the meanwhile, I hope you have a great day!"
This is the answer I got from HTC when I told them about the problem, does any one know such app?
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I know you are not rooted
If it is only the notes app can you somehow uninstall/delete it and re install it or another note app from market
I rooted my phone same day I bought it, so am not familiar on how to do that stuff on non-rooted phones

There is no way to uninstall it using the normal uninstallation methods and I have not found a way to download it again. I would gladly download a diff notes app however I cannot find a semidecent one that I like
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Evernote.
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Agreed Evermore is great. Perfect sync from pc to phone.

Hahaha! Sorry, but that's got to be so annoying it's hilarious.
Try Evernote. HTC Notes actually syncs with Evernote anyways, which is why it asks for you to login when you turn it on for the first time. Great app, has all the features of stock Notes + a lot more.
Here's the market link...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...esult#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5ldmVybm90ZSJd

help!
Hi all, this is my first post in here so plz bear with me if i sound like such a newb.. so i got my HTC one S last week, after being totally bored with 4yrs of iOS.. i gotta say everythin is great.. except for the crappy Calendar, no iOS-style shake to Undo, and this little issue with Notes: it also insists on typing English characters from right to Left! Needless to say this is frustrating for sum1 who uses Notes multiple times a day.. and such a disappointment for an -almost- flawless device & OS.. No i do not think downloading a third-party application, or rooting the device is worth the hassle because i am not trying to locate a star in space, i just wanna type sum text for god's sake! come on there has to be a solution to this.. Furthermore, the iPhone 5 is coming out soon.. just sayin.. FYI i also got my device from Saudi, running ICS 4.0.3 + HTC Sense 4.0.. Cheers

mistabombastic said:
Hi all, this is my first post in here so plz bear with me if i sound like such a newb.. so i got my HTC one S last week, after being totally bored with 4yrs of iOS.. i gotta say everythin is great.. except for the crappy Calendar, no iOS-style shake to Undo, and this little issue with Notes: it also insists on typing English characters from right to Left! Needless to say this is frustrating for sum1 who uses Notes multiple times a day.. and such a disappointment for an -almost- flawless device & OS.. No i do not think downloading a third-party application, or rooting the device is worth the hassle because i am not trying to locate a star in space, i just wanna type sum text for god's sake! come on there has to be a solution to this.. Furthermore, the iPhone 5 is coming out soon.. just sayin.. FYI i also got my device from Saudi, running ICS 4.0.3 + HTC Sense 4.0.. Cheers
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Run a WWE RUU. Why did you talk about the iPhone 5? It has no relevance. The problem is where you bought the device from, which is Saudi Arabia. Arabic writes from right to left, which is why you should buy it from another country if you're from a different country.

A new rom
heshamkasem said:
My HTC One S writes from right to left ONLY when I'm using the notes app.
I'm writing in English and I need help on how to fix that
Help would greatly be appreciated, thanks!
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To tell the truth, i didn't face this problem on my EVO 3D before. . . But it started when I installed the stock rom made for middle East and updated to ICS. . . I don't know but I believe if you flashed a none Middle East rom you'll get it fixed. . .

[ Q ] Friend just rooted my phone. Browser annoyance. One finger zoom?????

A friend rooted my phone today since i don't know how. He said he left its rooted but nothing is flashed as far as roms. While browsing on my web now something very annoying is happening. Wether in landscape or portrait mode if i drag my finger on the edge of the screen on either side in zooms in and out instead of scrolling....is there a function that turns this off. It is driving me crazy.

Rooting wouldnt cause that to happen. What browser are you using? the stock one?

I believe it's a function under the motion settings
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Yes i am using the stock browser. I did not see anything in the motion settings that revolves around what is happening. I also did not see anything in the browser settings that enables/disables it either.

The edge zooms in and out while touching the middle scrolls up and down. Tapping the screen also zooms in and out.

jmxc23 said:
It does that when you are typing the edge zooms in and out while touching the middle scrolls up and down.
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I dl the official jellybean update when it officially came out from vzw. I was not rooted then and i did not notice this at all. I only noticed it today after i was rooted. It is really annoying as my fingers mostly scroll along the edges of the screen. I use pinch to zoom and double tap. Is there a way to take it off? It is driving me nuts.

No you can't take it off as you can not change how an app uses a smartphone's touch functions. If its that big of a deal breaker for you then I don't know what to tell you as all apps have a set way to utilize the touch screen and not one of them have a way to alter the touch screen only the app itself. Also with all mobile phones there is no touch screen setting so if you want to drag your fingers up and down on the edge of the screen to scroll a website you will have to find a browser that utilizes that function.

jmxc23 said:
No you can't take it off as you can not change how an app uses a smartphone's touch functions.
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But it didn't do it before i got rooted. He installed jellybean build 8 i believe and took it off cause the photos in the camera didn't work just the videos showed. I believe the build had a choice for the note 2 camera wich was chosen. None the less he brought it back to stock but kept it rooted.

Just talked to a friend on non rooted official jellybean release from verizon. His browser does NOT do this.

skillzo1 said:
Just talked to a friend on non rooted official jellybean release from verizon. His browser does NOT do this.
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Use google chrome
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I think you're the only person that find it annoying as most don't see it as a big deal. That is mostly because a whole lot worse can happen to your phone and that isn't one of them. I have had signal issues,Wi-Fi issues,boot loops,sim card issues and even soft bricked my phone 3 times while rooting and flashing my phone. If you find your issue annoying then I can only imagine how you feel if you experience any of the problems I just mentioned. Your phone is functional as your friend did a good job rooting your phone you should checking for more serious problems with your phone.

DROID3R said:
Use google chrome
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not a fan of any non stock web browser....chrome seems sluggish and def not as smooth as stock...also it doesn't have the pinch to zoom all the way in to get to the windows you have open.

I agree he can test out other browsers to see if he encounters the same problem.

jmxc23 said:
I think you're the only person that find it annoying as most don't see it as a big deal. That is mostly because a whole lot worse can happen to your phone and that isn't one of them. I have had signal issues,Wi-Fi issues,boot loops,sim card issues and even soft bricked my phone 3 times while rooting and flashing my phone. If you find your issue annoying then I can only imagine how you feel if you experience any of the problems I just mentioned. Your phone is functional as your friend did a good job rooting your phone you should checking for more serious problems with your phone.
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Damn i hate responses like yours....
I'm really not...do a google search...it's been brought up a few times. No real answers as to why or how to stop it. And so what if i was....this is a forum for questions about the galaxy s3....correct....so what is really the problem with me asking it and trying to get my phone to operate the way i like it?
I'm sorry you have those problems...bricking 3 times...maybe you should get another hobby or is bricking phones your hobby?

jmxc23 said:
I agree he can test out other browsers to see if he encounters the same problem.
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And no i do not...chrome does not do it.

I fixed those problems plus I still have the same phone and it is working perfectly.

jmxc23 said:
I fixed those problems plus I still have the same phone and it is working perfectly.
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Congrats :good: not being sarcastic...and did you ask anyone for help or read on how to fix it? Unless you did it all by yourself...i'm basically doing the same thing in trying to fix my problem...though it may not be a catastrophic as yours.

Well in interest of this getting back on track have you tried to simply clear the app data for browser? Also check your phone status to make sure you ate on the official build and upper friend didn't just put another stock ROM on it to replace build 8, I'm assuming it was beans build 8
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kintwofan said:
Well in interest of this getting back on track have you tried to simply clear the app data for browser? Also check your phone status to make sure you ate on the official build and upper friend didn't just put another stock ROM on it to replace build 8, I'm assuming it was beans build 8
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thanks kintwofan...i'ma try that now...brb.

kintwofan said:
Well in interest of this getting back on track have you tried to simply clear the app data for browser? Also check your phone status to make sure you ate on the official build and upper friend didn't just put another stock ROM on it to replace build 8, I'm assuming it was beans build 8
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Cleared all app data and nothing. still doing it. Device status says modified...Build number jro03l.i535vrbli5 yes it was beans build 8.

Galaxy S2 always thinks it's tethering....

As above, my Galaxy S2 on 3 is always thinking I'm trying to tether it, and I'm not!.
Every time I try to connect to the Internet it gives me the message 'your plan does not include tethering, contact us to upgrade you sevice' etc etc, but I'm not tethering it nor am I trying to ,
Can anybody help me out because it's driving us nuts now
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My first reaction if it happened to me would be to reset the phone and/or call customer service.

Pennycake said:
My first reaction if it happened to me would be to reset the phone and/or call customer service.
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Tried that and still nothing, it constantly thinks I'm trying to tether it, bloody useless phone!
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Wu11ie said:
Tried that and still nothing, it constantly thinks I'm trying to tether it, bloody useless phone!
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What did customer service say ? Sounds like this is an issue on their end.

Pennycake said:
What did customer service say ? Sounds like this is an issue on their end.
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Went through the settings, cleared some stuff, not much really, sounded as if he was just reading it from the screen,
It worked once after that, it went to the Google home screen but when I typed in a search it came back with the tethering message
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I'd call back.
Maybe it's possible your mobile browser is sending the incorrect User Agent (I don't even know how) - does this happen no matter which browser you use ? What if you uninstall and re-install the browser ?
If that doesn't work, I think it's their problem that they need to fix.

Pennycake said:
I'd call back.
Maybe it's possible your mobile browser is sending the incorrect User Agent (I don't even know how) - does this happen no matter which browser you use ? What if you uninstall and re-install the browser ?
If that doesn't work, I think it's their problem that they need to fix.
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It's the same on chrome and the normal browser, constant error message,
Called the network back, they've said everything is fine St their end,
I'm totally stumped!
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Weird. I'm sorry I don't have any more ideas to help. Giving you a bump in case someone else does.
Is there anything changed from stock in your phone at all?
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I had exactly the same problem with my S2. I ended up selling it.

r3dal3x said:
I had exactly the same problem with my S2. I ended up selling it.
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Wow you sold it just for that lame IMO all you would have to do is return it to stock and that should fix the problem
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[q] tricked into buying gs4 demo phone

I recently bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy s4 off of Craigslist. I checked the phone, made sure it charges, calls, texts, and works with my carrier. Everything was fine until I came home and the demo ads kept popping up whenever I stopped using the phone. I then realized I just got ripped off, and after various attempts of trying to contact the seller, I finally gave up.
Is there anyway to stop the demo ads from popping up? Everything else in the phone works just fine. I just want to get ride of the ads!
PLEASE HELP!

haquemistress said:
I recently bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy s4 off of Craigslist. I checked the phone, made sure it charges, calls, texts, and works with my carrier. Everything was fine until I came home and the demo ads kept popping up whenever I stopped using the phone. I then realized I just got ripped off, and after various attempts of trying to contact the seller, I finally gave up.
Is there anyway to stop the demo ads from popping up? Everything else in the phone works just fine. I just want to get ride of the ads!
PLEASE HELP!
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Sorry, I didn't exactly understand your question... but can you show me an example (screenshot) of how those ads looks like? Because I have no idea what kind of ads you're getting on your GS4... If you're talking about seeing ads in apps downloaded from Play Store then that's normal..
AND YEAH, take a look at this thread, it might help you with solving your problem... :good:
And if all else fails then try Factory Resetting the phone and see if that helps...

haquemistress said:
I recently bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy s4 off of Craigslist. I checked the phone, made sure it charges, calls, texts, and works with my carrier. Everything was fine until I came home and the demo ads kept popping up whenever I stopped using the phone. I then realized I just got ripped off, and after various attempts of trying to contact the seller, I finally gave up.
Is there anyway to stop the demo ads from popping up? Everything else in the phone works just fine. I just want to get ride of the ads!
PLEASE HELP!
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I got it. You can flash the firmware from sammobile.com for your device.
These generally are display phones and goes to screensaver mode in which samsung ads are played.
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Sami Kabir said:
Sorry, I didn't exactly understand your question... but can you show me an example (screenshot) of how those ads looks like? Because I have no idea what kind of ads you're getting on your GS4... If you're talking about seeing ads in apps downloaded from Play Store then that's normal..
AND YEAH, take a look at this thread, it might help you with solving your problem... :good:
And if all else fails then try Factory Resetting the phone and see if that helps...
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Heres a link of the add that keeps popping up
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q578/sum227/e32986d25effd7828548d922d17692ad_zps942dda31.jpg
I tried factory resetting the phone, and it didnt work. I visited a lot of verizon stores and they said its a demo phone, and there is no way to remove the add. I paid 400 dollars for the phone, and now I really dont know what to do. Is there really no way to get rid of it? Everything else is fine.
Thanks in advance.

rajneeshk said:
I got it. You can flash the firmware from sammobile.com for your device.
These generally are display phones and goes to screensaver mode in which samsung ads are played.
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How exactly can I do that? I am a noob when it comes to these things.

haquemistress said:
How exactly can I do that? I am a noob when it comes to these things.
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search @xda itself . you can get a detailed method and links.

haquemistress said:
How exactly can I do that? I am a noob when it comes to these things.
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I have owned a Samsung device before I suggest installing the drivers and flashing the stock firmwear through Odin
Use kies for simple driver installing http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
A list of stock firmwares download the correct one for your device http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/
And the Odin download and form if you have questions on how to use Odin I'll try to answer them or another xda member can http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1738841
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It's in retail mode.
If you go to Playstore and download APK Manager and open the app you will find an installed app called Retail Mode... uninstall and job done! No more demo video!
Good luck .
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saintextreme97 said:
I have owned a Samsung device before I suggest installing the drivers and flashing the stock firmwear through Odin
Use kies for simple driver installing http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/
A list of stock firmwares download the correct one for your device http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/
And the Odin download and form if you have questions on how to use Odin I'll try to answer them or another xda member can http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1738841
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I managed to get rid of the demo screensaver by flashing! Thank you so much! Now that one problem is solved, another has come up. The demo contacts keep showing up, and every time they show up my saved contacts get erased. What can I do to prevent this?

haquemistress said:
I managed to get rid of the demo screensaver by flashing! Thank you so much! Now that one problem is solved, another has come up. The demo contacts keep showing up, and every time they show up my saved contacts get erased. What can I do to prevent this?
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Hmmm I'm not sure try syncing your contacts to google then set the contact list to only display contacts from there
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