yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Based on experience they are nicer to network provided ones for some weird reason.

Yeah that's why I never get a phone without warranty. Well, except for the galaxy nexus because I had no choice. You can't really tell what will happen so better be safe than sorry.
[Galaxy S III General] metzine:
slow buffering on youtube app

Anyone experience this? my wifi is ok i dnt know what the problem is.. I'm using stock rom and kernel need help on this thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Sorry, I don't understand. Please give details on your problem.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
i think he needed help on his working wifi.

his using stock rom and kernel.

hmm...i think he wants to obliterate his wifi.

hehehe
[Galaxy S III General] metzine:
my problem is the youtube app i have a good wifi connection but it always buffering when i play videos on youtube.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
The problem I think is that the video is in hd format and your Internet connection is not fast enough to cope with the resolution and size. No problems with YouTube on my end.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
That is most probably due to slow connection rather than having a wifi problem.
[Galaxy S III General] mr_yozo:
Rearth Ringke Slim Lite Case for SGS3

Hi,

For the 3 peeps asked for the details on the ringke case, below are the details (I don't know how to reply. lol)

I will buy mine from sulit.com.ph:

white - http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/v...ngke+case&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-1,1

black - http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/v...ngke+case&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-2,2

Please note that the 1000pesos is just the eco package - the package only has the case. If you want the whole package (case, lanyard, screen protector), they'll order it first from the supplier (not sure the ETA on when you will get the item). Full package costs 1700 (which is still good if you compare it to rearth's offer from their site)

P.S - I don't have a credit card so i can't order online.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
The youtube app will always default to hd or hq.

If you are finding that it's always buffering just untick the the hd toggle.

Afaik there is no way to set youtube to default to sd.
[Galaxy S III General] umbabarauma:
Smart Network SIM Unlock

Does anyone know how to SIM unlock the S3 that came from Smart?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
There is a thread in the main forums about sim unlocking. It's pretty safe but always back up your efs folder! :)

Here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1846451
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
It's probably been asked before but I can't see it in this thread, but to those who made the shift to jb, are you seeing better battery life compared to ics?

I've been seeing a lot of threads complaining about jb battery issues due to media scanner and what not.
[Galaxy S III General] jbluzb:
I went back to stock ICS because of constant lag and hanging issues in using ADHD 11. When coming from a lock screen to open chrome, the phone lags a lot. =(
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Yeah I've been reading so many mixed reviews of jb. Some like it, some not.

There seem to be some issues.

I don't remember these much from gb to ics
[Galaxy S III General] jcval13:
I totally recommend you guys to use ARHD 11.0.0 and flash Perseus Kernel 23.4. Best combination ever. Phone is fast and smooth and no lags!
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
yes its default to hd. but u can change this under settings.

hit menu button on phone go to settings > general > high quality on mobile.

if the option is ticked then yes u are on hd. if its not then u are on normal vid playback.

i remove the check so i dont have problems even wifi/data goes slow.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
True but that only works for data connections. I believe the person asking was connected to wifi and in wifi it always defaults to hd /hq.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
When connected to wifi, where can O ser the "HD toggle" ? Can't seem to find it.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Full screen mode on yt.

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Thanks for the suggestions. I like Siyah kernel but will check the arhd and perseus threads.
[Galaxy S III General] metzine:
I don't think that is the reason because when i'm on data connection it loads faster and no random buffering but on wifi it is very slow. Maybe the settings on my router or something else? Thanks for the reply guys.
[Galaxy S III General] justnoone:
hello guys,

i am very glad to see all filipinos here in xda.

i was just about to wonder if i am only the filipino guy here in xda..whoooo...

then i accidentally, see this forum.

well anyway, i am also a proud owner of Samsung galaxy SIII, bought this here in KSA.

awesome phone.

Enjoy life guys...
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
well your data connection can actually be faster than your wifi for various reasons like low bandwidth subscription, multi users, etc.

your best course is to determine first whether your wifi has too low a bandwidth to view yt hd content.
[Galaxy S III General] Peeyar:
Great batter life!

Hours on screen: 4 hours and 30 min

total uptime: 1d 2h 34m

remaining battery: 24%

This is my 1st full charge and I am getting great battery life. I am on stock rom and stock kernel... hmmm stock rom has lots of bloatwares so I expect my battery to drain quickly.. hmm im gonna postponed rooting this baby :D
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
sir. have u tried going to youtube app settings? i am 100% sure that the settings is not conexon dependent and users can always choose to set the default to hd.

check my ss below
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
yes of course i have, but as mentioned earlier it only affects mobile data. connect to wifi and see for yourself that the yt app will always default to hd/hq.
[Galaxy S III General] biosong:
hmmm. maswerte lng cguro ako kase ok nmn youtube experience ko from wifi or data...
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Again, English only please.
[Galaxy S III General] milfborg:
hi, im a new android user. i just to want to ask what is the free bug rom for s3? i want galaxy nexus type rom
[Galaxy S III General] johnfranz29:
if you want a galaxy nexus type then flash supernexus build 3 rom...
[Galaxy S III General] aaron_flux:
battery life

good day sirs, i have a new s3, 1 week old, rooted, and been upgraded to jelly bean (leaked from poland),, i have getting issues with battery life, even on idle, battery drops from 1-2 % for every 30 minutes or so, is this normal sir? i have turned off wifi, mobile data, gps,, hope you could help me with this,,, thank you very much in advance....
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Could be the media scanner issue
[Galaxy S III General] putibuhok:
if you haven't tried it yet, you can go to recovery mode, wipe dalvik cache, fix permissions, and even go as far as factory reset as long as you make sure to back up all your important stuff. this helps me with my sgs3 every time I switch roms.currently have jb Poland and I don't have any complaints about my battery life. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] putibuhok:
here's a screenshot of my battery at 61% after almost 9 hours.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
hmm...

i read a lot of persons questioning a battery life of 5-6hrs from 100%

normal heavy users go from 9hrs-20hrs.

your 1-2% per 30mins go from 50hours at best and 25hours at worst.

and your still asking for more battery life?

read some parts of the forums.

people would kill for that battery life.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
What is dalvik cache per se?
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Dalvik cache is a program cache area for the program dalvik. Dalvik is a java based virtual machine that is the bases for running your programs (the ones that have the .apk extension). In order to make access times faster (because there's not JIT (just in time) compiler installed by default), the dalvik-cache is the result of dalvik doing a optimization of the running program. Sounds confusing. It's similar to the prefetch files in Windows.
[Galaxy S III General] aaron_flux:
hi sir,,, 30 mins of idle time and yet my battery got drained for 1-2 percent, once i run some apps, i play for 30 mins or so, battery usage will go as high as 10%, is this normal sir? thank you very much,,
[Galaxy S III General] kanin_rider:
I also use official jb from poland. But i only experience battery drain when i leave my mobile data toggle turned 'on'.

My work around for that is to turn of mobile data when im not using my phone and my battery drain issue is gone. And i notice little or almost no drain overnight when i set data off.

For now just set your mobile data on when you need it and turn it off after browsing dloading, checking emails etc. and your battery backup will last longer.

I hope my workaraound will also solve your battery drain issue. :)

Oh and also try putibuhok's suggestion. It really helps a lot. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III General] lee.asid:
On idle a drop of 1% every 30 mins is bad. There is something wrobg there perhaps an app prevents his phone from going to deep sleep. I suggest install betterbatterystats to know tge culprit
[Galaxy S III General] aaron_flux:
any suggestions sir for what app is that? fix? thank you in advance....
[Galaxy S III General] lee.asid:
Its an app that check what application causes your battery drain.
[Galaxy S III General] aaron_flux:
csc for the phillipines

thank you sir for the help re: battery life, sir one thing, what csc to use for the philippines, i'm using JB oficial from poland.. tia,,,,
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Just stay on the Poland. There is no difference really.
[Galaxy S III General] aaron_flux:
thank you,,but i cant update OTA right? thanks
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Thanks man, not at all confusing. When you reset the device to factory defaults, would the dalvik-cache also be wiped?

What exactly is putibuhok's suggestion k this?
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
ill add to that question.

is there anyway to fully wipe a device?

everytime i flash a rom, it still recognize me.

tried factory settings, even used a script to megawipe my device.still, somehow still remembers a part of my identification.
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Maybe it's getting your info from your google account?
[Galaxy S III General] d3adp3ople:
Hi guys, can you suggest an Black Market of apps, its like installous in iOS :) Thanks :P
[Galaxy S III General] rand0m_insanity:
I guess you have to look elsewhere bro, as discussion of such is not allowed in this forum.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Full wipe

http://checkrom.com/threads/full-wipe-the-correct-way.432/
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
If you set the proper csc for Poland they will think your phone is from poland and they might possibly allow you to ota.

Yes, it gets wiped when you factory reset. :)

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What do you mean it recognizes you? A factory reset should wipe the data on the phone in general. You can always use cwm to wipe data, cache and dalvik.
[Galaxy S III General] Mediaspot:
Hi guys, Just got my samsung galaxy s3. Im very new to android since I was an IOS fan. Trying to root my phone and found this thread. Just a quick questions to the experts.

1 I wanted to install US based apps such as Netflix / Hulu and Spotify. When I did try it would say it's not supported in your device country. Is there a work around for this?
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Google market enabler
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Are there only two caches for the s3? Dalvik and the regular cache?

I thought market enabler just fixes the app links to the market?
[Galaxy S III General] rand0m_insanity:
Market Enabler "fakes" your operator/mobile provider.
[Galaxy S III General] Mediaspot:
Thanks for the quick reply. Used market access and worked like a charm
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Fakes it to be any other operator of your choice?
[Galaxy S III General] android.francis:
Yes. It has a list of known carriers in the US and Europe.
[Galaxy S III General] neil05:
guys nba2k13 available now and its working on our device :P
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
i havent logged in to my google or samsung account.

the time is set to my time(1hour advanced). calendar was never erased(all saved appointments are there).

i noticed this when i flashed my phone. delted cashe, dalvik, even used a script to wipe my phone.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
If you didn't do a system, data, cache wipe then you didn't do a proper full wipe.

There is also the off chance that you're wipe script didn't execute properly so best to just do it yourself.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
i flashed the phone 4 times installing stock firmwares and poland JB.

i did a lot of restore factory setting, cashe, dalvik, data wipe all via phone setting, recovery mode and CMW. even used 3 scripts.

nada!

still remembers my time(1hour advance) and some calendar stuffs.

im not using samsung kies since it does not go very well with odin.

i tried to add some stuffs and deleted calendar stuff. whatever was remaining in the calendar is still there.

i know that this can be solved with out all of the fuss. but, coming from a wipe out. and still retains some info. not good.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
that is not a proper full wipe. check the arty i linked a few posts back.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
ahhh!!!!

so there is a format function.

that i was trying to find out.

i had a feeling that the 3x softbrick i had was because of the system folders and other system ect left by my previous rom/kernel/mod installation.

good to know :)

is there anyway to do this without rooting?

btw, do you think that my battery life is a bit off?

i cant pass my normal operational time of 20hrs.

or is it just because im not using my normal operational stuffs?

GPS on

TETHERING on

DATA on

BiTORRENT on (downloaded more than 20gb in the past 48hrs)

BRIGTHNESS max

POWER SAVING off

AUTO CHECK IN via GOOGLE MAPS on

WATCHING MOVIES and not using earphones

max is 7hrs.
[Galaxy S III General] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Guys I have something to share... It might work for someone as it is working for me...

The XXDLIB modem gives better data connection than LF3.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
yes the format function in cwm (system/data/cache) is the correct way to full wipe. it is also what you should do when selling your phone to make sure absolutely no remnants remain.

not doing a correct full wipe can cause issues specially when moving from one android version to another ie ics>jb

afaik it cannot be done without cwm/root.

is your 7 hours on screen time? if it is, its fantastic with all those things on :)
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
screen is about 70-80%

not bad...i had to turn everything on.specially the gps and autocheck in. im in a foriegn land. and i would like my friends to know where i am.

the gps/map is very helpful and almost accurate in locating a...tree...hahaha! or waterfalls,beach,mountain.

the batter % is really mot accurate. 1min im at 100% the next at 90% then takes a while to brin it down to 30%. then sits at the last 15%.

prolly because the phone knows that it should kill/preserve battery at that %. and really really really takes a while from 5% to 1%. at this %, it takes 1hr to 1 1/2hr. i know its bad for the battery at this %. but hey, im in the middle of nowhere...
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
oh okay, 7 hours is your total time not your on screen time. you can get your on screen time by checking system>battery>screen.

7 hours seems a little low but im not sure since i really dont use maps, tethering, data, etc all of which use battery when on, except for gps which is activated on demand only (even when toggled on). best to let someone who uses all these features comment on it.

as for battery %, android doesnt poll battery charge regularly or else that would cause wakelocks in itself. instead it polls battery at intervals and estimates in between. it then adds these accumulated data to its battery stats file, which gets accurate over time since its estimates get more in line with your usage. its also the same reason, why you have to let a rom settle for a few days, since flashing usually erases battery stats and the system has to build it up to get better % readings.
[Galaxy S III General] Chaitanyapatel8880:
If your data is on all the 7 hours with all of those things on than your battery life is good... even the screen time is around 2 to 3 hours...
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
yup. :)

this is a stock poland JB. no mod installation or anything. im even using TSF shell.

but disabled a lot of bloatware. i just left the things i really need.and if i need the bloatware.just enable it.

the gps/tether/data really drains the battery.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I know it's off topic but are you the lion clan champion, Thunder and emperor of rokugan? Hehe.
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
Off Topic Answer:

Speaking so commonly?

You will learn to address properly, samurai.

I Am Emperor Akodo Toturi the First.

Remember this. Or I will have your head.

----

Correction. I was once the Lion Clan Champion, Lion Clan Daimyo, Daimyo to the House of Akodo, a Monk, a Ronin, The Lion Clan Thunder...

And now. Emperor Akodo Toturi the First. Remember it well, or you will be remembered by your ancestors.

----

Did anyone tried to look at newer stock of S3?

I found the edges thinner. The back cover, though it "polido" (the english translation is refined, but what i want to use) but thinner. The color seemed dull and more of grayish than blue(for pebble blue).

The flash part of my back cover was sligthly higher. The edge has a line, you know when putting 2 plastic things together. That i never saw i the newer S3.

All in all. I found it thinner.

hmm....
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Haha aren't you supposed to be dead? I used to play l5r rpg and the card game in high school and college. I loved my phoenix wasting disease and my crane honor rush deck. Hehe.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
What game is this?
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
its a Trading Card Game and RPG

Legends of the Five Rings
[Galaxy S III General] koala8819:
Hi guys.i got this weird problem on my device lately. Driver installation of my device driver for mtp is malfunctioning.hence, i cant access my device as a storage on my laptop anymore.

What ive tried (reinstall keiss, installed manually the samsung driver, reinstalled ics firmware, tried using a different pc..etc)

Did i miss something? Someone here experienced this? It just happened to my unit this week. Before this function was working well.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
You sure you're not on usb debugging mode?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
It should work even when usb debugging mode is enabled.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
Try another usb port. Happens with me sometimes and changing the port works.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
it does work in debugging mode. iirc, my old android couldnt connect in debugging.

anyways koala, try what prinz suggests. also did you uninstall the samsung driver after uninstalling kies?
[Galaxy S III General] Chaitanyapatel8880:
Your battery life is great buddy....

Capt. Chaitanya Patel
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
I just wanna ask for you guys who bought your s3 locally with local warranty what's your csc code? Is it xtc (like the s2) or xte? You can check by installing this from the market. Thanks!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
XEO, im using poland JB.hehe

XTE? hmm... i think this is used by unbranded S3 here
[Galaxy S III General] rand0m_insanity:
Mine is XTC, and I got it from Globe. Surprised it wasn't SIM/Carrier Locked as well. :D
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Mine is GLB and got it from Globe too.
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
You're really lucky. When did you get it? Maybe it was during the time when they ran out of stocks and changed supplier and didn't have the time to lock them.
[Galaxy S III General] fatbuccha:
Hey guys, im about to purchase s s3, my prob is how will i convert my sun postpaid simcard to a microsim, is it possible without cutting? Will sun do an exchange from regular to micro just like globe amd retain my number?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] Chaitanyapatel8880:
I am not sure about SUN buddy... but globe does that but it takes a few days to change the sim...
[Galaxy S III General] PacketJ:
Just go to your nearest sun shop and ask for a micro sim version of your current sim. It costs like P50-100. I had mine converted.
[Galaxy S III General] gian84:
Good day guys. I just want to ask if anybody else experiences a problem regarding usb tethering? Because i can't seem to connect my s3 to my pc and laptop with usb tethering. Whenever i plug my s3, my pc detects it and can transfer file but when i enable usb tethering, my s3 disconnects.. my os in the pc is windows 7. However i don't have a problem with wifi tethering..
[Galaxy S III General] fatbuccha:
On the spot they change the sim and can be use?
[Galaxy S III General] AkodoToturi:
thats sad.globe changed mine for free.on the spot when i got my unit.

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my 1st S3 was not carrier locked. it never had the globe extra stuffs.

hmm...

the CSC did not have the GBL. how do i check if im carrier locked?
[Galaxy S III General] kevindd992002:
Nah, Globe exchanges the SIM on the spot if you go to a business center. At least that's how it went with my postpaid account. I was able to do this three times already.
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
Agree they replace it right then and there.
[Galaxy S III General] saywhatt:
yeah sun does that on the spot. you have to pay them a certain amount of money
[Galaxy S III General] cruzargel:
Battery life

Noticeable when opening apps and menus, no home button lags. No benchmark ****. Lol

Also indie has more tweaks than wanam.
[Galaxy S III General] bogs218:
oppss sorry guys!

just want to know what is the advantage of using custom ROMS? im only new in using android :)
[Galaxy S III General] dackkie:
You can unlock the full potential of your phone with the risk of bricking your phone and also voiding warranty. Before trying this out, make sure to read and research.

Im also new to android. Infact 3 weeks android user but i was able to flash my ROM and Kernel.

Currently using Siyah 1.2.6 and Omega 6.0

You can try going to www.galaxys3root.com for video tutorials.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] cruzargel:
Installing custom ROM will void your warranty, but you can unroot it and revert to stock rom before sending it to Sammy. May triangle away naman to reset the counters. If na brick during installing, send it to Sammy then tell them na naguuodate kayo sa Kies and nagkaganyan na. Lol
[Galaxy S III General] wicked1683:
Hi kabayans, did all of you update to latest AFL6? I can't see any changes, any one know the changes made?
[Galaxy S III General] hot ice:
Received an update to 4.0.4..
[Galaxy S III General] civarch:
I got the OTA just yesterday but cant see any significant changes. Any changelog on this one? For Globe subscribers out there, do you experience erratic 3g signal?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] jomblass:
:confused: that's odd... i haven't received the OTA yet... those of you who received the OTA, are your unit locked to globe/smart?...
[Galaxy S III General] kalibapi:
:)

Guys. I tried most of Roms and kernels.

Among them there was 2 best combinations.

(good battery life, stable, smooth and etc)

1st combination :

Rom : Wanamlite

Kernel : Siyah kernel

Modem : XXLF5

2nd combination :

Rom : Xliterom

Kernel : Siyah Kernel

Modem : XXLF5.

P. S : I tested the XXLF5 modem. Its boost my signal and Internet Speed.

I am currently Using

Rom : Xliterom 7.0

Kernel : Siyah Kernel 1.2.6

Modem : XXLF5

Etc : debloat all Stock APPs, modded Google Maps, Audio Hack, Camera Mod, Rooted with CF-Root 6.3 and etc's

I hope my reply can be little tip for you guys. :)