GhostRidah
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I haven't tried many other roms but cm 10.1 is amazing and I have no issues with it.
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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I haven't tried many other roms but cm 10.1 is amazing and I have no issues with it.
My girlfriend dropped my phone a few months ago so it has a small crack on the screen, but it was totally fine.
Yesterday I was using my phone and it just shut off. It won't turn on or anything, I've left it charging, taken the battery out and still nothing. It was rooted and since I can't get it working my warranty is void yes? Does anyone had this problem or know how much Samsung would charge to fix it or should I just cut my losses and get a Nexus 4?
Yesterday I was using my phone and it just shut off. It won't turn on or anything, I've left it charging, taken the battery out and still nothing. It was rooted and since I can't get it working my warranty is void yes? Does anyone had this problem or know how much Samsung would charge to fix it or should I just cut my losses and get a Nexus 4?
Incontinentia Buttocks
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Sudden death syndrome, Samsung should fix it for free. Yet another reason why I'm steering clear of any Samsung products after I'm done with this phone.
They should or they will? I thought with the root and the crack they wouldn't
Incontinentia Buttocks
Banned
They should or they will? I thought with the root and the crack they wouldn't
Mine was rooted, had a custom rom and massive dents in the metal trim from where I dropped it in a cave in Iceland but they still fixed it for free. I'm in the UK if that's any help?
Incontinentia Buttocks
Banned
Sent it in. Reported it via Samsung's website and they sent me a jiffy bag and some instructions in the post. I bought mine sim free so not sure if you'd send it to your carrier if you didn't.
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Captain Tuttle
Member
Is the problem just at home or does it drop any wifi signal?
I work from home so I couldn't test it anywhere else. I upgraded my router firmware and it's been solid ever since. Wierd that I didn't have any issues before and that fixed it. Might of just needed a reboot.
Buy a kit online. As cheap as $15. (Glass only) Not easy to change but it can be done. There are lots of youtube videos showing how to do it. Buddy at work is doing his.
I picked up the white case and the only complaint I have is there is small particles of glitter in the material. It's only really noticeable in bright sunlight, but I could do without it.
Unknown Soldier
Member
I like the glitter! It's how I know how fabulous my phone is!
Opus Angelorum
Member
Galaxy S IV announcement on March 14th:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/18/4002008/galaxy-s-iv-definitely-will-be-announced-on-march-14th-sources
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/18/4002008/galaxy-s-iv-definitely-will-be-announced-on-march-14th-sources
The Faceless Master
Member
the problem with replacing just the glass is you have to remove the bonding between the glass and panel and then it becomes a dust trap under there.
I've noticed some weird behaviour on my Samsung S3 (running default OS/default keyboard): Sometimes when typing, and I can't quite isolate exactly what triggers it, the cursor position after being moved is wrong; I may have it placed displayed on the bottom line somewhere, but if I look at the autocomplete line it's referring to a point several lines up - and indeed, if I start typing, the cursor jumps up to that spot. It makes fixing typos a nightmare!
Genesis Knight
Member
I can't find any sort of decent Galaxy S2 (AT&T) i777 case in stock for my wife. All the brands you guys mentioned are OOS.
Ah that's not good.
The Faceless Master
Member
indeed. that's why many people replace the entire glass/display unit at a much greater cost.
BIGWORM
Member
Pretty much the same thing with the Samsung Infuse, which my friend asked me to replace the digitizer for him, and I said it's not that simple, lol.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
Something weird happened yesterday... I got a notification saying 'password change needed' or something, didn't know what it was for, but typed in a password anyway.
Now it turns out it's for my lockscreen and I can't remove lock screen security. I can only select password or PIN, all the other options are greyed out.
Why has my phone forced a lockscreen password? I'm on CM10.1 nightly, but haven't updated in a week at least.
Now it turns out it's for my lockscreen and I can't remove lock screen security. I can only select password or PIN, all the other options are greyed out.
Why has my phone forced a lockscreen password? I'm on CM10.1 nightly, but haven't updated in a week at least.
The Faceless Master
Member
are you using the device to access a work account via exchange?
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
Yes...
The Faceless Master
Member
well that could do it.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
How so? I added the account months ago, I had a quick look in settings and can't see anything to do with it
Edit: OK I'm certain now that this is to do with my university changing to Microsoft Exchange 2010 or whatever it is from what they had before, which didn't force a password lock. Thanks for the help. Any way to bypass this?
No way to bypass aside from not using Exchange, and using a web mail interface. My work started the same thing last couple of weeks. Enforced security from server side.
tycoonheart
Member
If anyone is interested in AOSP roms, try SlimBean. The stable release just came out and its been rock solid on my phone. Everything works. Battery is great (better than stock, IMO).
I H8 Memes
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My gf just picked one up Tuesday through Amazon. The phone cost 1 cent with a 2 year contract @ $70/month. Not a bad deal if you consider the cost of the phone into the $70 over 2 years. It's a very nice design and the OS is smooth and responsive. She wont buy apple products so the S3 seems to be a damn fine alternative.
Battersea Power Station
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Heh, my sister-in-law, who is not a tech nut by any stretch, recently got a VZW S3, and immediately asked me if I can put stock Android on it. Even she recognized how bad Touchwiz is.
It's really terribly designed from an aesthetic point of view. Those icons in the settings menu look horrendous. I admire Samsung for what they've done with the Galaxy brand, but, damn, hire someone with some modern visual design prowess.
Anyway, I put LiquidSmooth on it, which runs great and has profiles since she likes those. Only things that're missing are a good solution for accessing menus and/or multitasking (one or the other has to be hidden behind a longpress) and Photosphere in the camera, which was apparently left out because of bugs.
If I understand your problem correctly, it only pops up when you're typing. It's just there to give you a quick way to select an input method. My Galaxy Note II does the same thing, but only when I'm typing something. As far as I have found, there's no way to change that short of a custom ROM.
The Faceless Master
Member
iirc there are some hacks if you're rooted.
I agree. That's pretty much the only thing I don't like about the phone. I have CM10.1 on my phone and it's so much sleeker looking. TouchWiz to me just looks very generic. It almost feels somewhat my first smartphone like. I'm sure some people really like that though.
Auron_Kale
Member
Not sure if this would be the right place but I'll give it a shot.
My friend just bought one and is looking for a case that I guess could double as a wallet/clutch. She checked on etsy and saw a few, but wanted to know if there are any other options as many are made for the iphone.
Thanks.
My friend just bought one and is looking for a case that I guess could double as a wallet/clutch. She checked on etsy and saw a few, but wanted to know if there are any other options as many are made for the iphone.
Thanks.
Barnaby_Jones
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Can I delete words from my dictionary once I've saved them?
Clarify please?
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
The Faceless Master
Member
that's not just a leak, MA6 the latest OTA. it's mainly a bugfix release.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
I just tried checking for an update, but it isn't available.
Only through XDA?
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Anyone using a nightly build of CM 10.1 ?
Are there any buggy issues? I had to switch back to stock from CM10 because bluetooth audio in my car would not produce any bass unless I connected it, then called someone, then hung up with them.
My son was getting aggravated that I would call him only to hang up so I could get my music to play correctly in the car. LOL
I NEED this, desperately NEED it.
Are there any buggy issues? I had to switch back to stock from CM10 because bluetooth audio in my car would not produce any bass unless I connected it, then called someone, then hung up with them.
My son was getting aggravated that I would call him only to hang up so I could get my music to play correctly in the car. LOL
I NEED this, desperately NEED it.
The Faceless Master
Member
dat rolling rollout. you could get day 1 or day 14!
if you're on stock unrooted LJ7: http://r19---sn-i3b7sn7r.c.android....0/ac3e74a5a71c.update_SPH-L710_LJ7_to_MA6.zip