Vanillalite
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Hard to say since the Nexus will be getting JB ASAP which gives it an edge even with the GS3 having superior hw.
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Samsung Galaxy S III (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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Hard to say since the Nexus will be getting JB ASAP which gives it an edge even with the GS3 having superior hw.
So I love my S3, but I have a major problem.
I did the Kies backup to send all my SMS to my S3 from my iPhone.
Now, though.. I had 20k messages.... It seems to have transfered about 3k or so (it says I have around 3000 unread messages) but any time I open up the messaging app it hangs or crashes.
Is my only solution to just... install an app that will delete most of my texts on my S3? I mean, 20k texts on my iPhone ran super smoothly and such, and I refuse to believe such a powerful phone as what I got can't run that...
I did the Kies backup to send all my SMS to my S3 from my iPhone.
Now, though.. I had 20k messages.... It seems to have transfered about 3k or so (it says I have around 3000 unread messages) but any time I open up the messaging app it hangs or crashes.
Is my only solution to just... install an app that will delete most of my texts on my S3? I mean, 20k texts on my iPhone ran super smoothly and such, and I refuse to believe such a powerful phone as what I got can't run that...
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Why the fuck do you have 20k texts saved? Who the fuck has that?
Dead Prince
Banned
why not. i have 20K emails in my gmail inbox. i don't delete stuff lol.
I never delete any texts. Nice when you need to look back and call someone out on something they claim they never said.
As others have said, I never delete the texts. I don't know if it's related to the amount of texts or if there's been corruption somewhere, but we'll see. I got an app that should help with that.
Ephemeris
Member
could be a price mistake.. but the S3 for $309 OFF-CONTRACT at Rogers
I added it to cart to see the Price. Not shipping to the US.
I added it to cart to see the Price. Not shipping to the US.
Might be sooner than people are imagining. The PDK looks very promising and there's no question Samsung is in on it.
International phones will probably get it by the time the next Nexus phone comes out. US phones probably will have to wait till next year.
Dead Prince
Banned
wonder how much will be covered by touchwiz.
LonelyIsland
Member
could be a price mistake.. but the S3 for $309 OFF-CONTRACT at Rogers
I added it to cart to see the Price. Not shipping to the US.
I saw that... was so tempted to pull the trigger on it.
The Faceless Master
Member
20k texts is a lot?
i don't consider myself a heavy texter and i have over 15k
i can only imagine my sister, she must be going for 6 digits...
i don't consider myself a heavy texter and i have over 15k
i can only imagine my sister, she must be going for 6 digits...
The Faceless Master
Member
i dunno about the widget scaling if they insist on continuing with their touchwiz launcher. the others should be safe bets.
could be a price mistake.. but the S3 for $309 OFF-CONTRACT at Rogers
I added it to cart to see the Price. Not shipping to the US.
changed backwas anyone able to actually buy it at that price? i'd be surprised if rogers honoured it
The Faceless Master
Member
that would explain the delay! gotta silkscreen DAT LOGOI just saw this in a Verizon ad on Hulu. Please don't tell me Verizon put their stupid logo on the front of this phone
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I just saw this in a Verizon ad on Hulu. Please don't tell me Verizon put their stupid logo on the front of this phone
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it's like upper lip hair on a fine woman
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My wife and I are preordering our S3's this weekend (Verizon). I don't even really need a new phone; my Incredible has treated me well, but DAT 4.8" screen, etc. Her Motorola Droid 2 has been just twitchy as hell for months, so her body is ready for a new phone.
My wife and I are preordering our S3's this weekend (Verizon). I don't even really need a new phone; my Incredible has treated me well, but DAT 4.8" screen, etc. Her Motorola Droid 2 has been just twitchy as hell for months, so her body is ready for a new phone.
MarkMclovin
Member
4.1 running on GS3 already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737449
I don't know what it being a port of an SDK means, but it's a start!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737449
I don't know what it being a port of an SDK means, but it's a start!
The Faceless Master
Member
it means taking the ROM from the Android Emulator in the Android SDK and porting it to the Galaxy S3
HammerOfThor
Member
Did anyone from Verizon get charged yet? Or will they do that when it ships?
MarkMclovin
Member
So is this how the ROMS start? Or does Google need to release the source code first?
Glorious Ownage
Member
Let me know if you figure out a solution. I have the exact same problem. The only difference is mine are only about 5k texts.
Dead Prince
Banned
can always try this? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0087GANO2/?tag=neogaf0e-20
i'm actually using this one until friday.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085U7P2I/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I just saw this in a Verizon ad on Hulu. Please don't tell me Verizon put their stupid logo on the front of this phone
In that same ad they show the GS3 with onscreen buttons..... so yeah.
There isn't a logo on the phones that are on Verizon's website and other people who claim to have seen the Verizon version say it's on the back like all the others.
Roms themselves can be built from the 4.1 source code, but Samsung has to release their 4.1 update before you get one that works 100% with everything (even then, stock android on the GS2 had a bunch of missing features)
SDK ports will not lead to usable roms.
I think it's just a hardware shortage based on demand. Since Verizon clarified that you can keep your unlimited plan, that probably isn't the case. Not sure how many people will shell out full price for this thing, but I'm guessing it's just too much demand and not enough supply.
Dead Prince
Banned
sprint stores will have this around july 1st. at least from twitter they said.
i like it. the brushed look looks awesome. too bad i'm covering it up with a case lol.
Yeah, I'm hoping it's just Verizon trying to make sure everyone knows which carrier it is for the commercials. Although I can't shake this feeling of dread that this is why they are a couple of weeks later getting the phone out than everyone else.
Hey DMPrince, how are you liking the phone in general? Is everything fluid UI-wise on the US versions?
Dead Prince
Banned
fluid. haven't done anything to heavy on it. but from what i've tried it's fast and going from ap p to home screen and pulling up the app drawer. one thing about my EVO 4G is the laggy feel to the keyboard (i've tried all kinds of keyboards) but they never seem to feel right. but on this. so good. Everything seem to be responsive and all my data are synched properly.
Shin Johnpv
Member
No Charge here yet. Their pre-order checking sucks though, seems to show it'll ship on the 9th, but the regular Verizon website now says the 11th. : /
Avinexus
Member
The Nexus has some fairly outdated hardware now.
It was posted yesterday. I don't really think it's true. I guess we'll see in a year when Jelly Bean comes out.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Well, I've been using my S3 for almost a week now, and I have to say, I love it. I came from WP7 Samsung Focus, and I must say I'm glad I did. The phone is a joy to use, is super fast, and I'm enjoying Android very much on a phone (already had a Galaxy Tab).
Wha? Is there a similar deal anywhere in the US? (preferably southern california).
Don't I know it, hence the decision...lol
nope