Zoe
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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Hard time focusing or does it mess with the lighting?
Liquid_015
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Been trying to sync everything from my Old iPhone backup via Kies but all Kies picks up from the backup is only my Music, while my Contacts, Messages, Photos, and etc have not been found by Kies. Has anyone run into this problem on his or her Mac?
Thanks!
Thanks!
1. Download Dropbox app
2. Log in
3. ???
4. Profit
You only need to accept the free offer (it lasts 2 years) within the app when you first log in.
The Faceless Master
Member
http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-s-3-bootloader-no-longer-issue
Developer Edition? lol
where you at? where you at?
Isn't the app pre-installed?
I have a question regarding delivery report for text messages.
I enabled it in settings and I get notification+sound whenever my text gets delivered but I was wondering if it was possible(or if there is, gonna test now) to just have something next to bubble with text or when clicked because personally notification and sound alert are annoying every time.
I enabled it in settings and I get notification+sound whenever my text gets delivered but I was wondering if it was possible(or if there is, gonna test now) to just have something next to bubble with text or when clicked because personally notification and sound alert are annoying every time.
Not all US phones get the bonus. Verizon does not.
FlyingTeacup
Member
the dropbox is wasted on me, since I don't use it.
Well then get to using it!
FlyingTeacup
Member
i have a problem. Nothing to put there.
videos, music, documents for work/school? video game saves automatically backed up on your pc? Come on man
I picked up the white version of this (white sgs3) and I like it. I was going for a hard shell, but dropped it like 3 times in the store so I took it as a sign.. love it so far, not much bulk added and can take a fall.
Isn't that what microSD cards are for?
Fuck 'backing up' 720p video files, mobile data is expensive!
The biggest problem with this phone is the bloated stock ROM. Freshly booted OS takes like ~550MB of the available 780MB RAM where as CM9 on my takes less than 250MB on my OG galaxy s, leaving almost as much RAM for apps as GS3, even tho it has half the available RAM.
This is a problem because apps like Flipboard can exhaust all the available memory and push the launcher out so when you go back to the homescreen, you get a blank wallpaper while the launcher reloads to the memory
Can't wait till CM10 gets to RC stage on the international GS3.
This is a problem because apps like Flipboard can exhaust all the available memory and push the launcher out so when you go back to the homescreen, you get a blank wallpaper while the launcher reloads to the memory
Can't wait till CM10 gets to RC stage on the international GS3.
Don't you have wifi??
And no, mSD cards are for storing my images/roms/backups of my OS.
Lv99 Slacker
Member
I figured. With this phone being as fragile as it is, I'm a bit paranoid about using it, so I needed something asap, and it came down to the Valentinus or the Argos. I could see that both had their functionality downsides, but the V won out with the card holders. Still feel like a fool, because COOLIO found nearly the same thing for a fraction of the cost. Lesson learned.
The biggest problem with this phone is the bloated stock ROM. Freshly booted OS takes like ~550MB of the available 780MB RAM where as CM9 on my takes less than 250MB on my OG galaxy s, leaving almost as much RAM for apps as GS3, even tho it has half the available RAM.
This is a problem because apps like Flipboard can exhaust all the available memory and push the launcher out so when you go back to the homescreen, you get a blank wallpaper while the launcher reloads to the memory
Can't wait till CM10 gets to RC stage on the international GS3.
This is truly my only complaint I can think of when it comes to this phone, so annoying and my number one motivation to put on a custom ROM
Phoenix
Member
The biggest problem with this phone is the bloated stock ROM. Freshly booted OS takes like ~550MB of the available 780MB RAM where as CM9 on my takes less than 250MB on my OG galaxy s, leaving almost as much RAM for apps as GS3, even tho it has half the available RAM.
This is a problem because apps like Flipboard can exhaust all the available memory and push the launcher out so when you go back to the homescreen, you get a blank wallpaper while the launcher reloads to the memory
Can't wait till CM10 gets to RC stage on the international GS3.
Agreed. My Galaxy Nexus normally runs circles around the domestic GS3s that I have. Only the International TMobile one seemed to be marginally faster than JB.
Yup. I was first baffled why a massive chunk of my RAM was used at all times then I read about it and yeah, it is great.
The Faceless Master
Member
well, the first person to talk about RAM was talking about available RAM on boot, which is quite a different thing from RAM usage later on...
Herpes Reasons
Banned
anyone using this one on virgin mobile (USA)?
my verizon contract is up and im looking to switch carriers.
and im assuming paying retail is the only way to go if i want to bring it over to virgin?
my verizon contract is up and im looking to switch carriers.
and im assuming paying retail is the only way to go if i want to bring it over to virgin?
Unless there's been some change since I signed up for Virgin Mobile (I honestly haven't checked since I got the service last spring), you can't activate non-Virgin Mobile phones on their service. Someone feel free to correct me, it'd be awesome if I found out I was wrong!
You need to read his post again, the OS itself takes up 550/780MB ram at boot on the international GS3. I think putting 2GB in the american versions was a smart move by Samsung.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
Really ? Even If it's unlocked?
Virgin Mobile is CDMA (Sprint), unlocked phones don't work on it.
Look into Straight Talk from Walmart if you're considering bringing an unlocked GSIII to a new carrier.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
If you go their unlocked route, either AT&T or T-Mobile. I believe you get to choose (I'm sort of looking into this for the next Nexus). They piggyback everyone I think, but when you choose to get just a SIM card from them it's obviously narrowed down to GSM and from there you pick one of the two.
http://www.straighttalk.com/ShopSims
If you check it out there you can choose one of the 2, but if you pick unlocked it looks like it's using AT&T's bands. Who knows, maybe it can piggyback off of both if you pick unlocked.
Yeah I have wifi, which is why I don't need dropbox! I just send all the music, movies, documents etc that I need to the phone over wifi - I have 32GB internal storage + a 32GB mSD card so I have plenty of room on the phone. Why complicate that by uploading it to a website first? I don't understand what most people use dropbox for - why not just put your important directly on your device? The only benefit I could think of would be if you owned a whole heap of different devices and wanted a common pool of files - but even then I'd probably just connect them all to a samba shared directory on my home PC.
Awesome, what's that got to do with anything?
I like the photo uploading feature of Dropbox. If I take photos on my phone, when it connects to my home network they are uploaded to Dropbox, so they then pretty much immediately appear in the Dropbox folder on my PC. It's a nice way of getting photos from the phone to the PC without having to actually do anything manually.
What does ram caching have to do with limited ram at boot causing the launcher to be closed when (in his example) flipboard is open?
Probably should've consulted GAF first, but I went ahead and ordered this:
http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/sa...r-wallet-case-valentinus-vintage-edition.html
I'm always afraid of snaps on the screen side. So, I know I'm late but does the S3 not have the Android soft buttons? I think I would really miss the back, menu buttons.
It does have them. They're to the left and right of the physical home button. They light up for a second or so when you unlock the phone, or any time you touch the screen.
GraveHorizon
poop meter feature creep
Got my phone on Tuesday
, and I'm loving it. Don't really have anyone to call or talk to, but the features on it are so good. Can't believe I even thought for a second about getting the S II over this. There are a few issues I have with it.
- Hard to hit keyboard keys. An inevitability with such small, non-tactile inputs.
- Typing recognition is weird. My words keep getting turned into stuff I'm not intending thanks to that text anticipation thing. I guess I just have to learn how it works more.
- Super easy to hit the back button. Always end up touching it somehow, usually due to:
- Hard to hold. How the hell am I supposed to get a good one-handed grip on it?
None of those detract too much from the awesomeness, they're just minor annoyances that I run into every now and then. I'm watching Arrested Development on Netflix right now, and it's much easier than it was on the Vita. I also love how the internet works; best I've seen on a mobile device.
after two bullshit delivery misses
- Hard to hit keyboard keys. An inevitability with such small, non-tactile inputs.
- Typing recognition is weird. My words keep getting turned into stuff I'm not intending thanks to that text anticipation thing. I guess I just have to learn how it works more.
- Super easy to hit the back button. Always end up touching it somehow, usually due to:
- Hard to hold. How the hell am I supposed to get a good one-handed grip on it?
None of those detract too much from the awesomeness, they're just minor annoyances that I run into every now and then. I'm watching Arrested Development on Netflix right now, and it's much easier than it was on the Vita. I also love how the internet works; best I've seen on a mobile device.
Dead Prince
Banned
the amazon mp3 app surprisingly does have it.
The Faceless Master
Member
technically, there is a way. it just requires ESN cloning (legal grey area) some other modifications to get SMS/MMS working and PRL flashing.
August 29th is the rumoured date. A couple of internal test ROMs from Samsung have been leaked already.
MarkMclovin
Member
I really hope they keep in Google Now and the new pull down notifications.
When I used CM10, Project butter hardly made a difference, if any.
When I used CM10, Project butter hardly made a difference, if any.
The Faceless Master
Member
Play Store Link - VZW GS3 EZ-Unlock (Bootloader) - DAGGER!
I loved it most for when I was in school. Being able to take notes on Word/Powerpoint docs on my laptop and having them synced instantly to my desktop and my tablet/phone was very convenient. No hassle on my part and the documents are always updated no matter where or what I'm using.
I still like it for the same reasons now that I'm out of school, but I made use it it much more when I was in school.
LOL Nice! I wonder why the Developer edition phone hasn't even been given a released date and nothing has been said since the announcement of it.
Translation for the layperson?
I'm pretty sure they need Samsung's 4.1 source code to get project butter working on custom roms.
virtuoso88
Member
Easy one click bootloader unlocker for a verizon phone.
I do, I have a pc, an android, a laptop, etc.
It makes it really easy to add dropbox to all these devices and be anywhere and be able to pull my files I need for whatever (like school or work files or whatever I want)