http://www.zoogue.com/free-galaxy-siii-social-case/
Anyone else tried it? I bought a black and grey one for $6 total.
Anyone else tried it? I bought a black and grey one for $6 total.
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Is this legit?
TheTruth523
Member
I'm not informed enough on the specifics (I'm new to most of this root/ROM/kernel stuff) but i noticed, using BetterBatteryStats, that my phone entered Deep Sleep every time the screen was off after flashing AOKP. Granted I only used stock TouchWiz/ICS for a week but I drained battery way faster in that week than after flashing AOKP.
also I lowered the maximum CPU output to 1134 MHz, which i believe can lead to longer battery life.
PwnCakes193
Member
On top of that you can use SetCPU to make sure your CPU doesn't go over the lowest possible setting whenever the screen is off. That saves more battery than underclocking ever will, especially when the phone spends 3 hours a day at the lowest clock speed.
TheTruth523
Member
after you wrote this my interest in SetCPU was piqued, then I saw it was $1.99
is it worth the price of purchase? I'd be interested if it noticeably improved battery life.
PwnCakes193
Member
I've noticed a huge improvement in standby times mostly. Whenever the screen is off the CPU is locked to 384 MHz. You can also set it so that it underclocks your CPU when you reach certain battery levels and such. I think you can find a free version from the Developer that he put on XDA.
Few questions. After making my Iphone5 thread last week, it kept nagging me and I switched my order to S3.
What's the best security app? Seems to be high remarks for avast! Mobile Security. Only thing is when I was installing it said I had to enable permissions on the phone to let apps install that were not from the Google Play store (even though that's where I got it from)? Thought that was weird so I didn't go forward with it. Is that normal?
What's the best security app? Seems to be high remarks for avast! Mobile Security. Only thing is when I was installing it said I had to enable permissions on the phone to let apps install that were not from the Google Play store (even though that's where I got it from)? Thought that was weird so I didn't go forward with it. Is that normal?
ghostofsparta
Member
Oh if you flashed AOKP then yeah that's totally understandable that you got better battery. AOKP is totally different than stock TouchWiz. I thought you just rooted which would 100% not do anything to your battery.
Phaethon0017
Member
My Galaxy S3 just died 
. I've had it for about 4 months. Going to call up Verizon to see what they can do. First time a phone has just up and died on me.
. I've had it for about 4 months. Going to call up Verizon to see what they can do. First time a phone has just up and died on me.If Verizon gives you the cold shoulder, talk to Samsung - they'll probably be able to help you out.My Galaxy S3 just died
My Galaxy S3 just died
have you tried holding home and power for ~20 seconds? This performs a soft reset
I have never used a security program, but that sounds weird. Ironically, the best way to rid yourself of malware and whatnot is to never enable installing apps from outside the playstore. Heh.
I'm using Seekdroid, but apparently GAF's recommendation is Cerberus or Lookout.
The Faceless Master
Member
yep, it's free on XDA, but if you enjoy it and want to support the dev, you can buy it.
Seekdroid is more of a find/wipe my phone app, those other apps have other security options.
i use Seekdroid, it does exactly what i want.
Phaethon0017
Member
Thanks for the help guys. What it seems to have been was a faulty adapter. Which I thought was weird because it read 100% charge after I removed it. 15mins later, nothing. I called support, they said hook it up to my PC and that worked and it started charging, at 99%. Weird, but I'm just glad it's working again. Verizon is sending me a replacement adapter.
I didn't hold it for that long but I'll remember that.
I didn't hold it for that long but I'll remember that.
Yeah, of all the issues with the phone, the adapter is the most common one.
Same here, that's what I want in a security app. Although Cerberus seem to have pretty much the same functionality, whereas lookout, avast and the others have anti-virus etc in addition to "Find my phone" functionality.
Dammit UK!
S3 on JB is going to be a pocket rocket! It's already quicker on most tasks by a tiny fraction compared to my dads Note II, except in actual general UI speed or smoothness. It's a hairs length less buttery in that respect. JB should level that whilst making everything else even faster.
On a side note, make sure you guys set your transition/animation scale to 0.5x instead of the default 1.0x in Developer options. Really speeds things up and makes them extra snappy. JB with these settings on 0.5x is perfect.
On a side note, make sure you guys set your transition/animation scale to 0.5x instead of the default 1.0x in Developer options. Really speeds things up and makes them extra snappy. JB with these settings on 0.5x is perfect.
Swedish JB official available, flash through Odin. There should be no difference between this one and the official release for your country*
GT-I9300 only though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
GT-I9300 only though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
*don't blame me if you brick your phone...
Waiting for the UK release. That way I don't have to change my CSC or anything. Wonder if there's any country specific network benefits as well? Probably not but who knows.
CSC as in APN settings? I'm not 100 % on this, but usually WW APN settings are already in the ROM. You have more patience than me at least...
Dead Prince
Banned
http://www.examiner.com/article/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-may-not-get-jelly-bean-u-s-until-2013
USA am cry
this isn't a confirmation so we'll wait a few more months.
USA am cry
this isn't a confirmation so we'll wait a few more months.
I hate that they run ads and make the phone out to be the latest and greatest, when its actually an out dated phone. Android phones have a short window before they are considered old, and this effect is amplified when your os is outdated. I already got my s3 but if I was looking to get a new android I would only be looking at phones that had jelly bean installed.
They give no reason for this speculation though.
Avast only asks you for that if you want to install the anti theft feature, so disable that option from the installation if you don't want to allow external apps.
Dead Prince
Banned
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-galaxy-s-iii-available-in-the-coming-months/
here you go. PR. In the coming months. fucking Sony.
Ok thanks. I will look into it again.
Browsing GAF is so much easier with this phone. Some of you have had this phone for a while, but to me it is such an improvement over the evo 4g. I'm sire I'll be itching to get to jelly bean after I get used to this but for now I'm good!
The Abominable Snowman
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Using a CM10 based custom ROM, I have the trebuchet launcher. Will multivew (Or whatever the Note 2 feature is called) be able to come to my custom ROM or is it a Touchwiz feature?
I'm not sure if anyone here knows.
I'm not sure if anyone here knows.
Ugh.
Fucking carriers. They probably want to make sure their bloatware is even more intrusive with the update.
I have Lookout on my phone, but I turn off the security feature and only use the Find my phone feature. If you're not pirating apps from sources outside of the Google Play Market you should be fine.
Man, I hate carriers. Verizon will probably be the last to put it up, too. Just seems like a Verizon thing to do
However, the press release does get me excited for the update. I left out the stock Jelly Bean features because we already know what those are.
Some nice Touchwiz features in there. I especially like being able to pause and resume video recordings. Will be so nice for me to not have to go into a video editor to string together clips. I'm also curious as to how well the low light mode will work, since we already have a Night Mode, which is not great.
However, the press release does get me excited for the update. I left out the stock Jelly Bean features because we already know what those are.
Some nice Touchwiz features in there. I especially like being able to pause and resume video recordings. Will be so nice for me to not have to go into a video editor to string together clips. I'm also curious as to how well the low light mode will work, since we already have a Night Mode, which is not great.
Nah. 99% of S3 users have no idea what jelly bean is nor do they care. Big deal about nothing. For us tech geeks in the know it kinda sucks. But I would not blame Samsung. It's the US carriers at fault here. We may get the updates sooner in Canada which is good.
A few people on the XDA forums received theirs, Look nice. I received a tracking # 4hrs after I paid. Will post back once I receive them.
New update for the T-Mobile Galaxy SIII (Not Jellybean =/)
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446
Also Samsung put this page up a couple weeks back.
http://m.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00050212&fm_seq=55187
BoboBrazil
Member
Sprint update should be coming soon. Over on XDA they are posting the version rdf files from Sprint's server and they've had a couple of small updates the last couple of days so they are getting close I think. Also the guy that leaked the previous version of the Sprint rom over there started posting again today saying something is coming soon.
Dead Prince
Banned
Soon soon or Samsung Soon.
BoboBrazil
Member
I'm predicting within a week there will be a leak of the official rom or it will be available ota. They went from LJ6 to LJ7 since yesterday. So entirely possibly this last update today is just to clear up 1 or 2 more bugs and that's it.
TheTruth523
Member
so I gave it a test run but I noticed that it was causing a kernel wake lock named power manager service or something, so I un installed it for the time being.
is there a way around this?
JeTmAn81
Member
Just got my Verizon Galaxy S III! I'm really glad to have a new phone since my Droid X's screen got so messed up. The display is really nice, though I'm surprised at how warm the phone feels. This must be a consequence of the phone being much thinner and your hand being so much closer to the power source. I really hope it doesn't prove consistently distracting. Also appreciating some UI changes, not sure how many of them are to specific to this phone and how many just come along with Ice Cream Sandwich, which I haven't used before. Anyone know how to add a wifi toggle to the one available on the pull-down status bar?
megarockexe
Member
So I know someone who got the S3 recently and it's almost my first real experience with a smartphone. I've understood everything and know how to teach it back, but one thing I don't understand about multitasking in general is what does pushing the middle button do? Does it hide or close the current screen/application?
Also, data usage can be an issue. It says the OS has used 88MB in background processes. What does that mean and does that blow through the data cap?
Also, data usage can be an issue. It says the OS has used 88MB in background processes. What does that mean and does that blow through the data cap?