you turned driving mode on. this happened to me too.
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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you turned driving mode on. this happened to me too.
Are there any keyboards better than SwiftKey?
Are you sure about this method? Any precautions I should take?
Are you sure about this method? Any precautions I should take?
thetechkid
Member
So ever since the update my phone will occasionally get stuck on an app and reboot after freezing for a minute to two, does this happen to anyone else and is there a fix yet/being worked on it?
The Faceless Master
Member
i also think a flick to delete gesture is just too easy to be assigned to a critical feature like delete.
that's cute. Samsung and no hardware buttons?
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
If true selling my gs 3
Lieeeeeeeeesssss. You can tell because its heavily derived from the most recent S3 design. The rumor creating, website hit hunting heathens did the same thing last year:
Taking the design of the S2 and 'jazzing it up' and claiming it was the S3. Then the final design looked nooooooooothing like it.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
I'm due for an upgrade on 23 February. I've got a line on selling my 4S with the busted front glass, then I'll have to wait it out on a loaner Blackberry(!) until then.
It's gonna be a sucky month.
It's gonna be a sucky month.
The Faceless Master
Member
pixels, bla bla
remember with the GS3 they carried them around in cases so even people inside Samsung didn't know what it would look like?
BIGWORM
Member
Honestly, I'm not 100% on this method, because I never restored my apps using this method. The only method I'm 100% is TiBackup. But, I know that with the latest Play Store it'll automatically start restoring apps if you ask it to do so.
No. You would have to EXPLICITLY select that option inside of your recovery AND confirm it. When you wipe, it only wipes your apps from within your ROM. No data from your SD card, including game data, is wiped.
Shin Johnpv
Member
So has the Jelly bean update borked anyone elses ability to copy large files like videos to the phone through a USB cord. Files that copied over just fine before the JB update now all hang at a couple hundred megs copied and then eventually tell me they can't be copied. This is to the phone memory or to the SD card while it's in the phone.
The Faceless Master
Member
well, i used google and found this:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8sCSX2LKKZWV1ZMUHNRbldYUms/edit?pli=1
and many other links
Liquid_015
Gold Member
Melhisedek
Member
Does your phone looses 3g connection sometimes? I get "Webpage is not available" a lot. Both with default browser and with Chrome
AFAIK you can directly upgrade to 4.1.2.
Another question. Can I just flash a new rom through recovery, or do I have to use ODIN?
Have you got juice defender? JD was fucking with my data a lot, even when it said data was on. I switched to green power and no problems so far.
Had this phone for a while now, and I know loads of other people that have it. Everyone seems to find this phone amazing.
I went from the Samsung Galaxy S original to the international S3, and while the jump was quite impressive but I'm still plagued by the issues from the original phone.
Lag.
This phone still has awful lag, from opening the messaging app, to getting the phone up to pressing the home button. The delay can last over a second, while not game breaking it's really kind of annoying and takes you out of the experience. I was hoping Jelly Bean's project butter would fix this, but tbh it's barely dented the issue.
I didn't notice this before, but after playing with a few more stock android cheaper phones and seeing them blow my S3 out the water in terms of responsiveness, really opened my eyes to this.
Now considering everyone I talk to talks of how smooth and fast theirs is I'm curious as to whether this issue if related to my phone, or they don't really know the difference.
Am I the only one getting this lag on my phone. It's very obviously a result of Samsung's touchwiz software, but I can't figure out if this is my phone or just Samsung.
I went from the Samsung Galaxy S original to the international S3, and while the jump was quite impressive but I'm still plagued by the issues from the original phone.
Lag.
This phone still has awful lag, from opening the messaging app, to getting the phone up to pressing the home button. The delay can last over a second, while not game breaking it's really kind of annoying and takes you out of the experience. I was hoping Jelly Bean's project butter would fix this, but tbh it's barely dented the issue.
I didn't notice this before, but after playing with a few more stock android cheaper phones and seeing them blow my S3 out the water in terms of responsiveness, really opened my eyes to this.
Now considering everyone I talk to talks of how smooth and fast theirs is I'm curious as to whether this issue if related to my phone, or they don't really know the difference.
Am I the only one getting this lag on my phone. It's very obviously a result of Samsung's touchwiz software, but I can't figure out if this is my phone or just Samsung.
The only lag I get on this phone is occasionally from the widgets screen. I know that's a touchwiz problem because it doesn't happen when I tried out Nova launcher...(too bad I still prefer touchwiz :\)
The home button delay can be fixed by going into S-Voice settings and disabling it, if that's what you're referring to
The home button delay can be fixed by going into S-Voice settings and disabling it, if that's what you're referring to
First thing I did when I got the phone. The lag is system wide.
The worst been in the messaging application. It can take 1-1.5sec to get all the contact names over the numbers and 1-2 contact pictures loaded.
Project Butter promised 60fps with triple buffering etc, that is also not present on my 4.1.1 Samsung Galaxy S3
First thing I did when I got the phone. The lag is system wide.
The worst been in the messaging application. It can take 1-1.5sec to get all the contact names over the numbers and 1-2 contact pictures loaded.
Project Butter promised 60fps with triple buffering etc, that is also not present on my 4.1.1 Samsung Galaxy S3
That's gotta be something with your phone..
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Is there a general "disable" setting? All I can see is unchecking each function individually.
Jack Scofield
Member
I notice that the menu button will lag whenever I press it on any of my home screens. It's not an issue within the apps themselves, but for some reason there's a delay when just navigating my phone.
I still love my phone, but issues like this are fairly annoying.
I still love my phone, but issues like this are fairly annoying.
When you go into the S-voice settings, you should see "Open via the home key" just uncheck that.
If you're asking if you can disable all the S voice functions altogether, no I don't believe there is setting for that unfortunately. But you can disable the whole app if you'd like.
Liquid_015
Gold Member
Where do you live? Www.sammobile.com has alot of firmware info and the latest versions. Otherwise, just look for an international i9300 4.1.2 rom; it should contain all languages.
Ugh. Im giving up dolphin browser beta. Buttom clicks dont register half the time and the only load pictures in wifi is broken as fuck and is making me use up alot of data. Regular dolphins pinch to zoom doesnt work... Any good alternatives? Chrome? :/
DyslexicAlucard
Member
Hey guys, so I just got my SIII and I'm really impressed with it. However, I never got a screen protector or case with it because I'd watched some videos on YT of people taking knives to the screen and them having no effect.
Now I'm hearing horror stories of even some change in a pocket scratching the screens, so I think I'm in the market for a screen protector and possibly a case.
My question is: what is the best screen protector for money I can get in Canada? Same question for a case.
Thanks for the help, in advance!
Now I'm hearing horror stories of even some change in a pocket scratching the screens, so I think I'm in the market for a screen protector and possibly a case.
My question is: what is the best screen protector for money I can get in Canada? Same question for a case.
Thanks for the help, in advance!
Jack Scofield
Member
I got my phone in August/September, didn't bother with a screen protector, and it still looks brand new. That being said, it's the only thing I'll keep in my pocket (no change, wallet, keys, what have you; those are for my other pockets), so that helped a bunch.
However I did get a case for it, but one that only covers the back and sides of the phone (recommended by a fellow gaffer, no less). I found that a screen protector is absolutely unnecessary with this phone provided you take good care of it.
Knock on wood I don't immediately scratch/drop my phone after posting this.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Titanium Grey is Master Race, but if you're going to stick it in a case anyways the color isn't that important.
Spigen SGP Steinheil Ultra Crystal
Spigen SGP Steinheil Ultra Crystal
I never use case
. My iPhone after almost two years still looks new. I wish you didn't say its master race though, should have said its ugly
. Now I want to spend an extra £60 for it. :/DyslexicAlucard
Member
Anything specifically available in Canada? I tried Amazon.ca and couldn't find a case for the SIII with that name. A direct link would be of great help ^^
Unknown Soldier
Member
That's a screen protector, not a case.
I have titanium grey and my god is it beautifical. Costs more as its got better specs.
The Faceless Master
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i don't have a S3, but i do have a Titanium Grey Note 2 and it's SO. DAMN. SEXY!
the chocolate brown S3 is also spectacular looking.
the chocolate brown S3 is also spectacular looking.
I have a couple of really tiny scratches on my phone already but I'm not sure how they got there. I always keep it in a leather case but they somehow got there. I never carry keys in my pockets or stuff like that.
Not saying that's the case for everyone but I wanted to chime in because I had a different experience. I got screen protectors now (cheap ones) and one of those flip cases and hope I can avoid scratches that way.
I have a couple of really tiny scratches on my phone already but I'm not sure how they got there. I always keep it in a leather case but they somehow got there. I never carry keys in my pockets or stuff like that.
Not saying that's the case for everyone but I wanted to chime in because I had a different experience. I got screen protectors now (cheap ones) and one of those flip cases and hope I can avoid scratches that way.
Yep if you care about scratches you should have a screen protector. My friend had an S3 and had the flip cover but still somehow got scratches on the front screen. My Nexus 4 is gorilla glass 2 as well and also has scratches. These things are way weaker than the iPhone glass.
Hold the back button. Make sure multi window is turned on though.