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[Galaxy S III General] NaabKing:
Well, you'r right, **** it, i'll go for 16GB one + MicroSD :D I just can't wait any longer... :D I'm nervious at home reading all the posts how awesome the phone is and waiting... :D
[Galaxy S III General] georaldc:
Its amazing how people just slammed the thing when it was revealed, but now that we're getting a taste of it, the phone has been receiving universal praise left and right. Makes the wait even harder lol
[Galaxy S III General] uscool:
Hi, i got my s3 yesturday, was comparing it to my brothers htc one x, and his screen seemed brighter and it was on auto brightness, i had the s3 on auto as well and it was way dimmer, actually very dark ?

also i tried playing desktop bbc iplayer a program in HD and on s3 it skipped and lagged, on the HTC one X it was perfect ?? both using same wifi ?
[Galaxy S III General] speedweed:
Got mine tuesday, its realy great with the exeptoion of two things. The keyboard (wich doesnt have the symbols like it did on the S2, now there is a symbol button wich you have to press to get into symbol menu, while on the S2, the symbols were on the buttons already)

SGS3 type keyboard on the left, and SGS2 type keyboard on the right.

And the calendar app is messy compared to the one on the S2. (I hope i can get the calendar.apk from the S2 someday, and install that onto the S3)

Other than that, the phone is pure awesomenes :)
[Galaxy S III General] a.cid:
The left one is normal ics keyboard, (which samsung may have called samsung keyboard), and the one on the right (I.e. the s2 one) is swype, which works on a different concept than the ics keyboard...

Typed using a small touchscreen
[Galaxy S III General] blueseeker:
You are using the standard keyboard on S3 and Swype keyboard on S2 :)
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
I can't stand either one of those keyboards. LOL. I need a bigger space bar myself. I use the Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard from 'johntanmi'

So, that's probably what I will do for my GS 3 as well. It's nice to see the keyboard that come standard though.
[Galaxy S III General] uscool:
Hi, i cant seem to find swype which i love using ? is it included ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] speedweed:
You can use swype, but i think its called something else this time ;)

Try turning on "Continuous input"

Thanks for all replies regarding the keyboard, but my next question, is it possible to install the "real" Swype keyboard on the S3? I want those symbols close by :)
[Galaxy S III General] uscool:
hi , mate that worked , thanks alot
[Galaxy S III General] jonathanyong:
Got my gs3 yesterday. Initial impressions: wow! It's really really fast and smooth and it just feels really solid and polished, both in terms of the hardware and software.

I owned an HOX for a week and I can tell you that this definitely feels smoother and more "high-end".

Pros:

- Smooth + fast, especially the browser!

- Battery life seems to be amazing. Was using it heavily e.g. trying games, stress testing shadowgun + popup video at the same time, browsing, installing apps etc and it looks like I would have been able to get 5 hours screen time easily. Will take some battery screenshots after next cycle.

- Multitasking is decent e.g. 4 apps open at the same time (engadget, web browser on bbc iplayer, mail, amazon kindle). Switching between them doesn't require any of the apps to reload.

- Stays cool. Tried to stress test it with shadowgun + popup video and the battery temp only reached 39 deg celcius.

- Build quality seems good. No creaking, flexing or dead pixels. Display is nice. Can't notice pentile but I'm not fussy tbh. Coming from an Omnia 7 so maybe used to it anyway.

I only have a few niggles:

- Home button has a one second delay due to waiting for s-voice double click I guess. Is kind of annoying

- Power on from lock screen has a one second delay also. And the touchscreen isn't immediately responsive.

- Struggles with HD flash video on bbc iplayer. Hoping for a future fix because I know it can handle 1080p flash video according to reviews.

- Mail app doesn't remember my selection of "combined view", it seems to always switch to my first mail account when I switch to the app after having not used it for a while.

- Auto brightness is far too dark. So have it manually set now. However, it's nice that you can set the brightness in individual apps so it's pretty customisable.

- Browser doesn't display some javascript graphs properly e.g. worldoflogs.com

Still lots more to try but so far very very happy with it! :)
[Galaxy S III General] talisin:
got mine yesterday, really impressed with it so far, everyone i have shown it to is like wow, i want one.

so far so good :)

really smooth and fast with install's cant believe how quick the apps install on it.
[Galaxy S III General] daniel9522:
has the 32gb released anywhere
[Galaxy S III General] mardon85:
Thanks for the post! Will have to have a play with one in store to make my choice. Currently have a HTC ONE X and love it. Its going back to three and I'm ending my contract #allyoucannibble

So new phone time. Undecided as which to go for.
[Galaxy S III General] styx_riv:
Great video review...!!
[Galaxy S III General] Surethom:
Love the look of the One X, but for me HTC's video recording sound quality is tinny & this is on most of HTC's phone, so for me I think I will go with the Galaxy S3, unless another Android phone comes along in the next 2 months??
[Galaxy S III General] -Grift-:
Still no answer :/ Any idea on how to root and mod this? Very sure it will be odin.
[Galaxy S III General] acexii:
Chainfire had already released the file to flash to give root. Please refer to the android development or general forum. There is a thread pertaining to rooting your sgs3. Have fun!
[Galaxy S III General] -Grift-:
Singapore got the S III already ?? O_O My contract ended can change anytime :3 But for some reason the nexus is making me undecided!
[Galaxy S III General] brizzle7:
So anyone else finding the battery a problem?

New to Android (undecided) and the battery is worse than my 2 year old iphone 4.

down to 45% on minimal usage today, been up and unplugged since 7.

Does this sound normal?

Also "smart stay" literally seen it pop up twice and both when my face was miles from the screen, does it work for anyone?

Cheers all.
[Galaxy S III General] gavinfabl:
Give the battery a chance to settle down with a proper discharge and full recharge cycle. The battery is better than my Note and iPhone 4S.

Picked a S3 up by accident yesterday whilst out shopping with my wife. Didnt even realise it had been realised. Both of us loved the design. I got a white one, traded in my Note, and got Carphonewarehouse to fit screen protector and bought a case for it.

Totally blown away by everything so far, camera, audio, speed, software.
[Galaxy S III General] manook:
And within half an hour of the s3 arriving at the door the one x is on ebay... Just seem superior but I cant really say why!

Back to the dark side it is! lol.
[Galaxy S III General] degolar77:
I got mine yesterday evening, marble white.

Anyone able to capture screen with vol down+power function? I tried many times but still cannot.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1454593
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
Just drag the side of your hand across the screen from the right to the left to take a screenshot.
[Galaxy S III General] philpw1:
Got mine yesterday. Enjoyed having a play with it all today as I have the day off work.

The screen is lovely. Massive upgrade from my Desire HD, and the Mrs who's just upgraded to an iPhone 4S is now very jealous of my phone.

Only cons I've found so far are the delays on screen unlock and going back to the home page, and the default calendar is a bit messy compared to my Desire HD.

Also, for some reason it isn't syncing all Facebook contacts into my main contact list, despite me selecting 'sync only existing contacts', and it's not applying Facebook profile pictures to any of my existing contacts. Anyone had similar problems of have any ideas? I've tried deleting all contacts and reimporting but no joy.

Also, anyone know what the sun icon with the number 1 in it is. It's on the default home screen next to the clock.
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
Have you checked the battery stats to see which app is draining the battery? For me it's "Cell Standby" from some odd reason, but I assume that it is going to be fixed pretty soon.
[Galaxy S III General] Wond3r:
I saw that feature in a video yesterday - very cool!
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
The home-button lag has been present since the original Galaxy S, and is just a side-effect of having the voice control app activate on two button presses(the phone waits for a possible second press, making it lag a bit). It is going to be fixed once someone edits the framework files. :)

Don't use the built in Sync in Facebook, but an app called "Contact-sync", as that way you'll have all your contacts synced correctly along with a higher quality picture. :)
[Galaxy S III General] degolar77:
ya, pretty cool. thanks for the tip.

Still, i prefer pressing physical buttons without touching the screen since the frame will move with the motion of the hand/finger. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] Garoto1973:
Hi, can you comment more on the comparison you made between the HTC One X and the SGS3? I got my HTC One X last week, just one day after my SGS2 got stolen so I could not make side by side comparisons. However, I am missing the deep blacks and punchy colors of my SGS2. HTC One X screen is great but the blacks are more like gray and the whites are not as nice as in my wife's iphone 4. This combined with dismal battery life on the one X (about 2.5 hrs screen time vs 5 hrs on my SGS2) and terrible HSPA and WiFi signals make me want to sell it and get a SGS3.
[Galaxy S III General] v1rtu4l:
my summary of this phone:

it's a monster... not because of the physical dimensions, but because of the ridiculous power and performance it delivers. came from the galaxy s2 and this is simply so much faster i can not believe it (and my galaxy s2 hardly ever was stuttering).

it just puts a very wide grin on your face when you see how this thing performs :D
[Galaxy S III General] Toss3:
It's all about personal preference, but I've tried both of them out and liked the SGS3 more. Both are great phones, but if you are not happy with your current one, then you should definitely try another one.
[Galaxy S III General] istoica:
It gets some using to, but you'll eventually end up using the hand swipe :D trust me :D
[Galaxy S III General] NaabKing:
I would like to see some panoramic photos from SGS3, if there's an option for that in camera :D
[Galaxy S III General] brizzle7:
Yuppp, I'm getting that too, pretty disappointing at the moment. I've run it down to under 10% and am going to charge it back up so hopefully it'll improve.

So is anyone's smart stay working properly? Mine hasn't worked once.
[Galaxy S III General] ashmont:
S3 vs HTC X

It's been interesting reading people's comments from those who have had experience of the HTC as well as the Samsung. I have been researching both and the things that seem to swing it for Samsung (for me) are SD card, better battery life and S-Voice. I like some of HTCs software better including keyboard which seems to have more readily accessible punctuation etc unless you go down the Swype route. A couple of things that seem to be better about HTC are:

1. smart dial on phone dialler. I have read that the numeric dialler does look up people's names from the address book on the Samsung - is that true?

2. better integration with facebook etc in the friend stream. Does Samsung offer any integration at all?

3. integration with SkyDrive out of the box. I currently have 25gb of SkyDrive which I don't pay for whereas the 50gb DropBox is free for 2 years.

4. productivity lock screen which sounds useful. I take it there's nothing like that on the Samsung.

I don't get the impression the HTC has much to commend it on the hardware front over the Samsung.

Can anyone comment on the above points? Can I have my cake and eat it with the Samsung?

cheers,

Ashley
[Galaxy S III General] kulzboy:
I don't have one but basedon my experience with s1 I'd say

1. yes

2. yes I remembered some widgets that have this don't remember

3. don't know about that

4. from what I saw you could add apps to lock screen
[HTC EVO 3D] wlpywd:
pretty please? mine is borked with that 1.5 update
[HTC EVO 3D] zcink:
This one?
[HTC EVO 3D] wlpywd:
sorry,I meant the sense 3 clock, the "desk clock." the one with night mode. I think the sense 4 clock is just the homepage clock one. unfortunately,I can't get in to see what the apk is called, my 3d is root locked
[HTC EVO 3D] zcink:
This is probably not it either then?
[HTC EVO 3D] ronilzizou:
Didn't know which one you wanted but is it any of these?
[HTC EVO 3D] wlpywd:
I think that's it, world clock. thank you, its right on old phone. I'm getting "conflicting signature" error on new one. means I need to uninstall first?
[HTC EVO 3D] ronilzizou:
Yep you do. Something with the same signature is already installed so uninstall the original worldclock then install this one
[HTC EVO 3D] wlpywd:
can you grab the HTC NEWS app please? another one they left off the hub
[Defy General] IonAphis:
Does anyone know anything about these nightlies that show up on the official CM download site?

Are they Epy´s or Quarx´s builds made availiable through official channels or are they completely independent builds?

If so, what is different about these nightlies?

Thanks
[Defy General] diogolm.adm:
If you mean this one...

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=nightly&device=jordan

It's CM7 and has nothing to do with ICS CM9...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xzyrus:
hello everyone,

I am facing an issue with my SGSII.

when using the 3G I am able to used all application that requires internet.

But my browser recently stop working over the 3G but still work fine over the wifi.

Can anyone help? :confused:

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Milkman12:
Make sure you made the settings for your local network operator under Access Name Points (Settings -> More -> Mobile Networks).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curodot:
Try a different browser.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dima_rog:
Hello

i am trying the supreme Desire ROM, based on the CyanogenMod7

so far, it's a blast.

very fast and great.

the only serious problem for me, is that it doesn't support HEBREW FONTS.

that's a big down side of the ROM. it's very difficult to install hebrew fonts manually.

CyanogenMod7 does support hebrew great.

can someone help install FONTS? or adjust the Supreme Desire ROM?

Thank you.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkxy:
I am using MildWild CM-4.6 based on CyanogenMod7.2 RC1. This ROM is very fast, has lots of memory, a good battery life and supports Hebrew (I just tested it successfully). I know this is not the answer you expected but could be an option if no one else can help.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
Supreme=best?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajk511:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/expansys-exomount-221110/

I just ordered this from Expansys for $34.00 with free hipping. I've been looking for a universal mount that will hold my nexus in the casemate pop case and this thing looks pretty sweet. I found it for $29.00 on Amazon as well but with shipping it was just as much as the one from Expansys and shipping time was minimum 18 days.

http://www.osomount.com/Products/7-oso-space-mount.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr_aTq_iRO4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] VinceT3:
I've had this mount for a while now, picked it up somewhere around December/January.. So we're talking less than 6 months now.. no longer wants to stick to anything.. =(

I'm about to go on the hunt for a new car mount, hopefully this works out better for you then it did for me.

EDIT:

Sorry, I apologize, I have the "Exomount Universal Car Mount" not the oso. Let me know how that one works out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajk511:
I'll take some pictures when it comes in so you can get a good idea of how it looks with something other than an Iphone in it and I'll test the suction cup out on some different surfaces.

Edit: just looked up the exomount and it looks like the exact same product just A LOT cheaper on Amazon ($13-$15). I might see if I can get a price match. Please different name, address same product. Unless the suction cup is different or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCX Designs:
That looks similar to the Universal Samsung mount I got from eBay, except that one is made by Pleomax (a division of Samsung C&T).

I only paid $26 for mine though and its of high quality, even has a rubberish gel instead of a suction cup that makes marks on the window, sticks nicely without residue. (anyone remember that sticky rubber stuff you threw at the wall and you watched it crawl down when you were a kid? yeah, something like that stuff)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ercousin:
Remountable

I just got mine and noticed the bottom is kinda sticky. If I want to remount it to another surface I can simply rinse the suction cup to clean it right?
[Xoom General] pointbob:
Help please. Wifi tunein radio stream stops when screen locks XOOM 4.0.3

I tried changing the wifi settings to always be on - never sleep ...i tried to change my screen setting to never off as well but apparently 4.0.3 has no "never" off feature. ...

no matter what i do...when the screen locks after 30secs no more wifi...
[Xoom General] couchmonkey:
You have to find the right setting. It's there just dig a little mire
[Xoom General] wesamothman:
Which rom are you on? Stock? Rooted?

You may need to flash custom rom 4.0.4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] misc86:
Hi everyone,

So I have an issue where my phone will show the google logo on boot, but will not load beyond that . Just Keeps rebooting and getting stuck on the google logo screen. I am on Rogers in Canada . Is there anyway to fix this problem and recover the data without needing to factory reset? I am on 4.0.1

Thanks so much guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
And did this just randomly happen? Or was this after doing something notable?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] misc86:
I was just browsing in browser on wifi.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cmstlist:
If you already unlocked the bootloader there may be a way to recover your data. If you have not, sorry, there is no way to access anything on your phone anymore because the only recovery is a full wipe.

You have a hardware problem. Even if your phone functions after a full wipe it will probably do this again in a few days, weeks, etc. Take it in for warranty. I had this problem too, recurring about four times, until I finally stopped it with a warranty exchange.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] misc86:
Thanks for the info. What is recommended as backup tools to allow for me to restore data on the phone (from apps and photos) so that if in the future this happens again, I can retrieve the above data from a refurbished phone?
[General Questions and Answers] tentbob:
I read everywhere that in order to root the Droid X on .621 you needed to be rooted before and had bootstrap. Well ive never rooted my Droid X before and I want to root it. Is there any way yet to root .621 without being rooted before? And if not will a way ever be released? If there is a way please thoroughly explain it, because I am a noob at this. Thank you, all help is appreciated! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mkeller96:
Hi everyone i was just wondering what tools everyone is using to develop ROMs for ICS i know how to develop ROMs for Gingerbread but the tools i was using for that are out of date and dont see to work so if you guys could point me to the right thread/guide or just give me a list of Tools that you use that would be awesome!! thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1661770
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Is there a way to block ads on Android browsers without root?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xbeda:
Adblock

On non rooted phones you can block ads only from your browser. Try Android Adblock.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
How does it work? I do have adblock but...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedarkjack:
you can also download the firefox for android. you can install the addon adblock+ and ads are gone =)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Any other option? Firefox is quite awful. Thanks greatly for the suggestion though, will probably try it out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonefromchina:
temporary root to pimp hosts file

Hi,

you can get only temporary root (just until next reboot) and push up an adfree hosts file :-)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UndisputedGuy:
Thanks but wouldnt that still void the warranty?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordcookies:
Hey, can anyone link me their google search apk for ICS? I have deleted mine, and can't find it anywhere in the market. Thanks a lot :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkster:
Should be here.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordcookies:
I have done that already, but the store says my device isnt compatible. Can anyone send me their version of google search for ICS Xperia arc s?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkster:
this is the one from Gapps for ics, move to system app etc...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordcookies:
Thanks a lot!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaatour36:
@sinkster

Is there another way??

Cuz my device isn't rooted, and no one around rooted it it!! As after install, I get a message of "Application not installed" :'(

device is MK802 Android Mini PC

thanks mate :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkster:
The apk I uploaded needs to be either pushed with adb or moved to system/app with a root file explorer. Both require root, but if you don't have root then you can't remove it either... If you're looking for an ics like search box there's one free on the market.

sinkster©
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AsinineRepublic:
Thank you for uploading that, it was exactly what i was looking for... I am rooted, and moved it to sys >apps but it doesnt work... it allows me to open in and type, and things auto populate, etc... but it doesnt ever actually search, or open the browser, etc after i hit enter... ??? and whenever i try to open settings, or click on anything in it, it freezes.. any ideas?

It is UNBELIEVABLY hard to find information in this version of google search... or even another google search ics apk for that matter. But on the ROM im using, the guy replaced google search with some other, hideous, quick search application and I would like to get rid of it and put google search back on, but am unable to download from google play, i am running on ICS 4.0.3.

Thanks alot! :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkster:
Have you set the right permissions? Using root explorer or similar it should be: 1st row tick read, write: 2nd and 3rd row only read should be ticked. Screenshot's from my N5, but exactly the same settings.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AsinineRepublic:
Yes I did that back when i was trying to make it work... but then when i rebooted the device, it disappeared from the app list in sys > app and i couldnt find it anywhere else... so basically i just flashed Google Now (velvet.apk) onto it and i got that working fine, I realized that all i really had to do was delete my old Search app that the chef put on there and then my search button automatically made google now the default search. so i figured that one out atleast, that was bothering me hahaha... so i might be getting sick of this google now already though, it's laggy as hell and sometimes doesnt allow me to push on the links it provides, and is impossible to update.... so i might have to come back to this. in which case i shall post if i get it working on my device.

;) thanks for your help! keep on keepin on... hahaha

EDIT: you know what im gonna try to put it on again right now... haha. this google now thing aint gonna work out... haha. but maybe now that i deleted the other search it might work... we shall see *finger's crossed*