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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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FYI for those on Sprint with this phone, an official prerelease Samsung Jellybean ROM (with build date code LIF) has been leaked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947
I'd try it myself but some asshole stole my phone a few days ago.
It's reportedly pretty stable and feature complete, so if you're brave, give it a try
My replacement phone is arriving tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to give it a go myself soon...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910947
I'd try it myself but some asshole stole my phone a few days ago.
It's reportedly pretty stable and feature complete, so if you're brave, give it a try My replacement phone is arriving tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to give it a go myself soon...
The Faceless Master
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yeah, i use Apex, but i bought Nova anyway...
i don't mind even if i never use it since i used to use another app by the dev, TeslaLED.
I think I've finally found a way to be able to use S-Voice without it just being a terrible experience.
I simply turned the voice off (the button on the bottom left corner). It's so much snappier - setting an alarm or timer literally takes 3 seconds now. All you have to do is glance at the screen for a second to make sure it understood what you said. For almost everything else it's still a bit of a hassle though.
I simply turned the voice off (the button on the bottom left corner). It's so much snappier - setting an alarm or timer literally takes 3 seconds now. All you have to do is glance at the screen for a second to make sure it understood what you said. For almost everything else it's still a bit of a hassle though.
The problem I have with S-Voice is that it's waay too sensitive. I'll say something and if there is any noise at all in the background it will sit there and not do anything until it's sure I'm done talking. So I say 'find a chinese restaurant' and it just sits there for 30 seconds waiting. So I just don't use it.
Yeah, I agree. Using it for very simple things can be handy, but nothing remotely complex (or even anything involving phonetically odd words) is just hit and miss. And only in a quiet environment - it seems to pick up dialogue on a tv playing in the same room and get hopelessly confused too. To be fair, Siri (On my old man's 4S) doesn't work any better and gets confused by the same shit.
I only use it for:
Alarms - "Set alarm for 8 am"
and the time "Set timer 20 minutes. Start."
Coming from swype, swiftkey is hard to get used to. I bought it for 10 cents but have barely used it since I am so used to swype. Been using swype since my nokia n97 so at least 2 years. Love swype! Plus, I don't even have to look at the phone and can text somewhat legibly with it.
Having some problems and I'm clueless.
Every so often my web browser will stall then close to home screen. Opening the browser after will reload whatever it was trying to do. Any ideas?
Other thing is swype. The swype on this thing is terrible compared to my old g2. Constantly gives wrong words where as the g2 was almost 100% accurate. Any fix?
Every so often my web browser will stall then close to home screen. Opening the browser after will reload whatever it was trying to do. Any ideas?
Other thing is swype. The swype on this thing is terrible compared to my old g2. Constantly gives wrong words where as the g2 was almost 100% accurate. Any fix?
I use GoSMS - it's free in the market. It's a text messaging app that you can use in place of the stock messaging app. Download the app, go to the app settings ->send settings ->enable group chat. You'll also want to turn off notifications on the stock messaging app.
Now you can do group messaging with iPhone users as well. I do wish Google baked this feature into the stock messaging.
Dead Prince
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Same thing happens to me. Are you on a Jelly Bean leak, or do you still have the stock ICS firmware? Every JB leak I've tried has had this same issue. It kinda bothers me but it's like a minor gripe, though I guess if I used the phone for intensive internet browsing I'd consider it a big deal.
Hopefully someone knows. I'd tell you to ask this in the XDA forums but I'm sure you'd get flamed and treated like a noob.
Yep stock browser and stock ics.
Just using what came on the phone. Ill check out the beta!
Just installed, leagues better and just like my old g2! Thanks guys.
Yup, one of the best roms out there right now. The tablet view alone ensures that I'll probably never go back to anything that's not customized, even CM.
Trying Swype right now and it seems pretty snappy.
For some reason I thought it was a pay beta but it looks like it's in free beta status for the next six or so months.
So I'm guessing thats a no. You can't move apps from the phone to an sd card?
I am stuck on 1.13.2 because all the later versions got stuck with a Bluetooth bug that prevents certain apps from working over Bluetooth and causes wake locks. Paranoid Android is great though. This bug is happening in all cm10 based roms.
no. I think the only way to do it is to root it.
Or try an app like apps 2 SD.
It works on other phones, not sure if it would on the S3.
according to a thread I found, it doesn't work because "Samsung changed the mount location of the external card".
I haven't tried it though.
I can't seem to get the hybrid mode to work for some reason. All the apps show up in phone mode no matter what I mess around with in the individual app settings.
I didn't realize there was a bluetooth bug. But I don't use bluetooth so I guess I'd never realize it anyways.
I know I'll probably get biased answers no matter where I go but another Iphone 5 vs GS3 thing.
I have a galaxy S1 right now and I am due for an upgrade. S3 is cheaper than an Iphone 5 so that's a plus, also the external storage thing is sweet.
I also have an ipad so I have a lot of apps. Like 200 dollars worth.
I don't really like gaming on my S1 (seemed like there was lots of slowdown at times)
I like both OS so that doesn't really make much difference to me.
How is gaming on the S3? Is it worth it for me to switch over? blahblahblah.
I just need some guidence here since it's obvious that both choices are winners.
Sorry about scrambled post. In a hurry.
I have a galaxy S1 right now and I am due for an upgrade. S3 is cheaper than an Iphone 5 so that's a plus, also the external storage thing is sweet.
I also have an ipad so I have a lot of apps. Like 200 dollars worth.
I don't really like gaming on my S1 (seemed like there was lots of slowdown at times)
I like both OS so that doesn't really make much difference to me.
How is gaming on the S3? Is it worth it for me to switch over? blahblahblah.
I just need some guidence here since it's obvious that both choices are winners.
Sorry about scrambled post. In a hurry.
The Faceless Master
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since you have an iPad, might as well go with the GS3, that way you have both options available.
You can't go to Settings->Applications then app info and hit Move to SD Card? I think that was available in stock Android, did Samsung take it out?
I just upgraded from my S1 today and it is a fucking beast it was a great choice.
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The Everyman
gaming on the iphone 5 should be pretty sweet but im making the best game ever for android so theres that. heres what i think:
if you surf a lot or view/download a lot of media and you're a customizer: s3
if you like a slim form factor and something that feels really nice and manageable in your hand: iphone 5
come to think of it, i can break it down futher:
if you use your phone a lot: s3
if you use your phone a little: iphone 5
my workplace is a battleground iphone 5s/4s' and nexi/s3s you cant go too wrong either way
also, 200 dollars in apps is a hard thing to leave behind.
I'll second that both are great, but it's not like he'd be losing his apps if he got an S3. He said he has an iPad for those. I'd personally think having an S3 for the Android stuff and iPad for the iOS stuff would be a perfect combination. I find Android to be superior on phones (when well implemented) and iPad superior for tablets.
That only moves the app to "internal SD", ie the 16 or 32 non-removable memory card.
Phonomezer
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lost my phone, have to go buy another one lol
Phonomezer
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ghostofsparta
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Phonomezer
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Wow. Thats, pretty damn awesome lol.
I don't know that I have ever hit them accidentally. I think the button placements are great.
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The Everyman
i agree but you get use to it
AngmarsKing701
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not to take this off topic -- and maybe there's another thread already -- but is the note 10.1 capable of changing that statement