Have you tried a Bluetooth mouse? Maybe if you ask around somebody you know might have one you can try out.

When doing research on this device, I read that you can run a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard at the same time. However, I tried pairing mine with an older apple Bluetooth keyboard and Samsung would not play with the apple at all. That keyboard worked on my older Galaxy 7 pro model, but I can't get it to play nice with my new note 10.1 2014 edition. Go figure.

Anyway, I say borrow a mouse and see if it works via Bluetooth.

Use a bluetooth mouse no wires at all.

Look around for a bluetooth mouse. This would be way more functional than a corded mouse or one with a wireless adapter.

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Yes, but not all applications will let you do so

I had the same problem with a Samsung Galaxy player in the 5 inch model. What caused the problem with my battery was that I accidentally charged it with another Samsung branded phone charger (not the one it came with). Using the wrong charger did something to the battery and it would not take a charge when I tried charging it with the oem charger.

When I took it back to Bestbuy it was after a year had already gone past, so my one year warranty was gone. I was told that I would have to send it to Samsung for them to fix it. I think I remember that they also told me that even if it was still under warranty I would have had to send it to Samsung myself.

I did some research and found out that if you remove the battery it should reset the device so that the battery will than take a charge once reinstalled in the device. Many people said they tried this with their devices and it worked, however, my player had a non-removable battery. I even took it apart to look it over to see if there was any way to unhook the power from the battery. The power ribbon was very delicate and I was sure I would ruin it if I messed with it.

So I put it back together and ran the battery down as far as it would go until it would just auto shut down and I tossed it in a drawer and figured it was a write off. I couldn't afford to have Samsung fix it for me.

A few months went by and I wondered if the battery had bled off enough power to reset the device. When I plugged it in it said it was charging, but unlike before it actually started building up a charge on the battery. It has worked ever since that day, and I make sure to only charge it with the charger that came with it.

Sorry to hear about your struggles. If you have the warranty I would definitely recommend taking it back to Best Buy and having it replaced.

Make sure you are using the charger that came with it. Not all micro usb charges put out the same amount of power. If you're using, say, a charger for a bluetooth headset then it probably won't charge the device at all.

Yes, I have Skype on mine but I haven't used it yet.

Yes, you can. Just download the Skype app from the Google play store and with the front facing camera, you will be able to use Skype without any issues.

Yes you can, you can download the Skype app either through the google play store or online at skype.com for free. The front camera is very high quality and your video stream will look excellent.