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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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Doesn't work either.
((((((((((I wonder if there's a "devices/hardware" connected option somewhere.
Doesn't work either.
I wonder if there's a "devices/hardware" connected option somewhere.
Try this, but yeah it is sounding to me like your flash is dead
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/06/08/how-to-test-samsung-galaxy-s3-hardware-functions/
Edit: doesn't seem to have a way to test the flash, anyway.
Hey, how/where did you price match to get it down to $150, was it p/m to amazon?
MisterNugNug
Member
I think I might be jumping into the Smartphone arena for the first time ever. I'm pretty much set on getting an Android phone; but looking at plans; alot of the carriers are offering a free Galaxy S2 with a 2 year plan. That's really attractive, but I'm torn because I'd like an LTE phone and the S3 is about 200 with a 2 year plan. Any one got suggestions or recommendations?
Frankly, I think the Galaxy Nexus for $350 unlocked and without a contract is pretty much the best deal you can get on the market right now for a smart phone. Especially if you're willing to forego the latest and greatest. Not sure if you can get the LTE version direct from google, though.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
Rice-Eater
Member
Actually I was going to get it online at Newegg, but I just told the guy Best Buy for the hell of it. I was there with my bro and his wife, they were just going to get whatever while I was looking for the best deal. But anyways, the Verizon guy wanted my business so instead of letting me get it else where he said he'll give me the same prize and I took it. He didn't confirm it or anything, not like I cared sine I could buy it and take it home that day instead of waiting till the next day had I ordered it at Newegg instead.
So I guess Verizon is getting a black model and a brown model of the S3 soon. I'll be curious to see how the S3 looks in black in real world.
Hopefully will have 4.1 from launch.
Adam Blade
WWKC
I want JB. My friend says his Nexus already got the update, so what's the hangup?
This phone isn't a Nexus, for starters.
CrookedRain
Member
Should probably come out for us by the end of November. There's a leaked Sprint Jelly Bean ROM floating around out there, so it seems like they're getting close.
Adam Blade
WWKC
I'm aware of that. I would think that a phone newer than the Nexus could conceivably get an update concurrently or a bit after at least.
Edit: wassup Crooked.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Who is your carrier? Most carriers have their own Voicemail prog
root and unlock already and install JB AOSP Stock or one of the jb custom roms
CrookedRain
Member
Just mentally preparing myself for a season of fat ass Odom. What about you?
Just read (over at the iPhone thread of all places lol) that Android beam sends via blue tooth whilst S Beam uses WiFi direct to send files. I've never used any other Android device besides an S3 to send files (to other S3's), but surely that's another big win for Samsung? I'd imagine sending files over blue tooth is slower?
Dead Prince
Banned
can't you just put your phone near your ear and it picks up? lol.
Yep. Not sure why Google doesn't implement WiFi direct to send files over considering the stock OS has options to enable/disable it.
Yep. And you can also press the home key to pick up a call, or power to reject it. Its an option in the dialer settings.
Well that's one more thing I need Vanilla Android to adopt before I move over from TouchWiz. S Beam (direct WiFi file sharing), Smart Stay, Direct Call, Share Shot and Group Cast.
ATT.
But I have to set it up and I couldn't figure how to do it. All I see under call settings are options to switch carriers between ATT or Google Voice. How do I access my voicemail to set up the greeting message? Anyone who calls me receives a message that my voicemail box isn't set up.
Anyone planning to jump to the LG Nexus? I thought I'd get by with TouchWiz but almost nothing has changed on the update front. Nearly 4 months later and still no JB update. It's not like it's a huge jump like GB to ICS was either.
Things I hate: The software is ass ugly and I really question why they design it this way. The colors and kiddy icons/UI are just horrific and I honestly don't find a single feature that Samsung added with TouchWiz useful. I'd say the entire experience is a downgrade from stock Android in nearly every way. I don't even know what they were doing with S Planner but sheesh... I have my Google Calendar sync'd to it but I can't even reply to events with that same GMail account? S Memo just sucks as a note app. Smart Stay and such wouldn't be bad if they weren't just features designed to destroy your battery life. And Christ, look at the notification pull-down now -- half the page is filled with toggles that have no reason to even be that big. The design of the phone isn't bad but I actually find it relatively ugly and extremely slippery to hold. The Galaxy Nexus was much better designed, IMO.
Anyways, about the only positives I can find with TouchWiz are the remove all button in the task manager and that it ships with an okay looking file explorer (compared to ES File Manager). After using the Nexus 7, I really loved everything about stock Android. (I refuse to beta test ROMs like CM10 just to have decent looking software)
Things I hate: The software is ass ugly and I really question why they design it this way. The colors and kiddy icons/UI are just horrific and I honestly don't find a single feature that Samsung added with TouchWiz useful. I'd say the entire experience is a downgrade from stock Android in nearly every way. I don't even know what they were doing with S Planner but sheesh... I have my Google Calendar sync'd to it but I can't even reply to events with that same GMail account? S Memo just sucks as a note app. Smart Stay and such wouldn't be bad if they weren't just features designed to destroy your battery life. And Christ, look at the notification pull-down now -- half the page is filled with toggles that have no reason to even be that big. The design of the phone isn't bad but I actually find it relatively ugly and extremely slippery to hold. The Galaxy Nexus was much better designed, IMO.
Anyways, about the only positives I can find with TouchWiz are the remove all button in the task manager and that it ships with an okay looking file explorer (compared to ES File Manager). After using the Nexus 7, I really loved everything about stock Android. (I refuse to beta test ROMs like CM10 just to have decent looking software)
I empathize with you on a lot of those points, recently started using CM 10, and I love the look and feel of stock Android, but I can't deal with the poor Wi-Fi performance and the breaking of certain applications with some nightly releases. It does have some amazing advantages though, better memory management, battery, and additional features like profiles to name a few.
Was contemplating getting a Note II today, but just thinking about not being able to have half the features which make the phone excellent on the stock experience makes it pointless to me, will definitely be looking to trade my S3 for a Nexus device in the near future.
black_vegeta
Member
Where's mah Jelly Bean update Google/AT&T??
Lawl, in half a year probably.
Dead Prince
Banned
after android 4.2 is released.
black_vegeta
Member
For what it is worth, I am on a leaked Touchwiz Jelly Bean ROM, so I think it's definitely coming soon, as this build is pretty stable. They reduced the number of toggles in the notification area, so it doesn't scroll to the side anymore.
That's interesting, on the International S3 JB, it has all the old toggles as well as an additional toggle for Blocking mode.
I think I'm going to have to stop using Swiftkey. As much as I like the keyboard, there is one thing making it completely unusable: it always inserts a space after a period. This is incredibly annoying when entering things like my e-mail address, which has two periods, or typing out web addresses in text messages or posts.
Once you type in your email address once, it comes up as an autosuggestion.
The other problem with Swiftkey is how it reacts to NeoGAF Mobile.
Sounds like a really useless update.
Please vote this up. This bug drives me nuts and makes it almost impossible for me to post on forums.
Rice-Eater
Member
I just got swift key, is it worth buying the retail version?
SwiftKey Free is actually a one month trial.
Personally I think it's fantastic overall and a noticeable step up from the Samsung stock keyboard. But the bug mentioned in buhdeh's link has been really bothering me recently, I hope they fix it soon.
CrookedRain
Member
Seems like a Chrome bug. I haven't noticed it in Firefox.
I have not noticed it in the stock browser on my S3. I just tested it now and it does not happen. Sounds like a potential Chrome issue to me.
Rice-Eater
Member
After spending some time with Swift Key 3, I'm sold already. I just bought it, I look forward to more sloppy fast typing that will end up looking nice before I even hit send. Any more cool Android apps that are worth getting, free or paid?
As far as I can tell, it's only Chrome and Swiftkey. Using the stock Samsung keyboard in Chrome does not cause the problem, and using Swiftkey in any browser other than Chrome doesn't cause it either. So it could be a problem either on SwiftKey's end or on Chrome's end.
But it sucks for me because Chrome is definitely my favorite browser and SwiftKey is definitely my favorite keyboard.
So is anyone using one of the latest Cyanogenmod 10 builds and want to give me their opinion on whether it's ready for use as a daily system?
I'm tired of waiting for Samsung to update the phone and will root and either go to the leaked Sprint JB ROM or just go to CM10 to get vanilla functionality. Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on CM10 in its current state.
I'm tired of waiting for Samsung to update the phone and will root and either go to the leaked Sprint JB ROM or just go to CM10 to get vanilla functionality. Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on CM10 in its current state.