yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sleepingkraken:
Nice! My car has gray leather, I did not think about that until you mentioned it, but it is a good match! Haha. Post up a pic, I'd love to see how the dark grey looks.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jmorton10:
I had the black version (for my blue phone) sitting on my desk at work two weeks before the phone was even available.

Awesome case, the phone won't slip out of your hands with this case installed.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fishfuzz:
Great review (and nice pics). I have a white carbon fiber back coming and wonder if it would fit in this case.

Looks like Amazon has it for 15.99 with free Prime shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089E44OM/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] jmorton10:
I kinda doubt it, the quicksand case is a really snug fit.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sleepingkraken:
Dunno about the carbon fiber back, but jmorton is right, it's very closely fitted. That amazon link is the way to go, I def would have paid the extra $3 to get it in 2 days instead of 3 weeks. Not complaining though, I got good service and a good deal from the ebay seller.

I still haven't seen anyone pick up that plum color, i'm curious what it looks like in real life. Kinda reminds me of these: http://tantal.kalashnikov.guns.ru/pro11.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jshamoon:
+1 on the case. I have it and LOVE it. Adds the perfect amount of weight to the phone.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Phaze13:
+1

I never used cases on my other phones, really don't care for them. I picked up this case because of the reviews and style. It may offer minimal protection, but for someone that doesn't like cases it will due. Hopefully work if i fumble the phone.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Rev1vaL:
I got mine right after I got the phone, I love it. I was thinking about ordering the grey one, I have the black one!

edit - yep just ordered the grey one. can never have too many cases, right?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fishfuzz:
Well, I am in for one. Thanks OP. I will post how it fits with the carbon fiber back as well.

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] sleepingkraken:
Cool man, post photos when you get it in!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Rev1vaL:
I have the Black and Dark Grey one, and the Blue phone. More than happy to take pics if you guys want to see them.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] adima:
Please do, as I am indecisive on which one to get for my blue phone. I really didn't want to get a case, but seeing as how I dropped it on cement earlier tonight, i'm gonna have to in order to cover the dents/scratches up. :/
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Rev1vaL:
Sure thing, I'll take a few in the morning.'

here's the album I made - http://imgur.com/a/BcMmK

sorry for them being sideways, imgur was being stupid and not letting me rotate them
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fishfuzz:
Case arrived this morning and in good order. There are a couple of rough edges which will need to be trimmed (at the bottom where I normally rest my pinkies as I type and the top corners).

It certainly adds a nice amount of texture to the device, but I haven't determined if my over sensitive skin will be able to handle the effect long term yet.

There is a negligible difference on weight with this case, and I found it slides in and out of my pocket easily.

For those of you who own one, can you see a visible molding line around the edge? This one is obvious in some places.

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] jmorton10:
Mine is perfect (black one). Mine has no rough edges or visible molding lines whatever.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fishfuzz:
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Finger dent from the case

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Molding

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And the final reason to return: the edges will quickly wear leaving a darker plastic beneath.

Thankfully I bought through Amazon, so returns shouldn't be an issue.

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] Rev1vaL:
Same here. I've been using the black one for probably two weeks now and it's perfect.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sleepingkraken:
That's a bummer fizzfush, I didn't have any of those issues. So far no visible wear either.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] pGuerrerox:
i like this case so much!!

i had the pebble bluephone with the gray case,, i want to buy the black case now..
[Galaxy S III Accessories] e09:
Thanks for the review. Does this case cause an issue with NFC?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shoops:
Is the inside of the case the same as the exterior? If so, do you have to worry about it scratching the phone from taking it in and out of the case?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Rev1vaL:
It feels the same. I've switched between the black and grey and my phone is fine.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] daniel.hajdinjak666:
ROCK rules....
[Galaxy S III Accessories] babyfriend:
I just want to order HOCO leather case for my s3 from casesinthebox.com and find that they are also ROCK's reseller, the quicksand cases look very cool and nice, and the price is much cheaper than other stores. i am thinking if to purchase it or not.

http://www.casesinthebox.com/genuin...-samsung-galaxy-s3-i9300-dark-grey_p6459.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] cycure:
Yes it works with NFC just fine. Its a great case...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Rev1vaL:
You can never have too many cases. Order both.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] cadguy:
Thanks for the review, I brought one on the back of your write up, and I'm so pleased I did. Light grey

£9.40 in the UK

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=180926494159
[Galaxy S III Accessories] azelaya:
I caved in and got the quicksand light gray case and the elegant flip cover with the back snap on housing. After reading about these cases for so long i couldnt resist
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sleepingkraken:
Yeah, they have a dark grey/almost black case, and a plum colored one as well.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sabirwest:
Nice... i dont have a car douh..... :crying:

:laugh: :highfive: :victory: :highfive:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tangsta35:
Does anyone know if they make this quicksand case in white? I saw that ROCK makes a white case, but it seems to be the glossy type and I don't like that... I currently have the White Ringke SLIM Lite case and its even more slippery than the original Samsung back cover.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] graffixnyc:
I LOVE this case but I had to change cases :( I dropped my phone with the rock case on it on the sidwalk and it hit the top left corner. It made a pretty big ding in the rock case but when I got home and took the case off to check the phone, I had a ding/dent on my phone in the same spot so it didn't really protect it too well. Too bad because I LOVE the feel and profile of this case. I went back to my SGP Neo Hybrid case as I feel it protects the phone better
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kingcorner:
Nice one! I buy it on Amazon (Germany called "igadgitz Stein Grau") for 5,95 EUR :good:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] zmore:
UPDATE: I've tested and verified that a 2amp charger isn't any faster than 1amp.

The charger that comes with the S3 outputs 1.0 amp (5V), and my old Galaxy S1 Captivate came with a 0.7amp charger. Both are better than the measily 0.5amps that most computer USB ports output, which is barely enough juice for the phone to break even (let alone charge) when you're using your phone with the display brightness at 100%. Obviously the fastest way to charge is with the phone off, or a spare battery, but most of us don't do that.

How many of you are using an aftermarket 2amp usb wall charger without issue, and have you measured how much faster it charges? Also, will this faster charging reduce the S3's battery life, or is it within tolerances and Samsung just cheaped out on the included A/C charger?

As long as it's safe, I'm thinking about buying one of these $10 2amp chargers off amazon...

UPDATE: I read elsewhere that a 2amp charger can't really hurt your phone because there's obviously "smart" circuitry inside that limits the current anyway. If it really is smart, then the upside to 2amps SHOULD BE that when you're charging with the screen on @ 100% brightness, that more juice goes to the battery with the "extra" going to the display, instead of subtracting from what the battery gets.

I'll update again later with BATTERY STATS when I get my charger...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] deedscreen:
I'm using Andru... it's an Android Shaped USB Charger at 2.0amps... thanks for reminding me because I need to get an extra one...

Edit:

Input: 0.2A

Output: 1.0A
[Galaxy S III Accessories] zmore:
Hah - cute, but are you sure yours is 2amps? The only one I can find is 1amp, and kinda pricey @ $25 (or $22.44 on ebay).
[Galaxy S III Accessories] deedscreen:
Well, I can't say for sure for the retail version. I am a Journalist & Product Reviewer at ACS, (ACSyndicate) so I got a beta product to test and review...

Q: Am I crazy for going on the S3 Forums all the time, and planning for my upgrade in June??? :eek:

Attn Mods: :cool:I'm not spamming, just making a point... *Just for those snippy mods, if they exist... *
[Galaxy S III Accessories] deedscreen:
I'm gonna check right now..
[Galaxy S III Accessories] deedscreen:
Guess I'm stupid... mine is 0.2amps... Well, Time for me to upgrade my charger, all though Andru is cute! LOL :p

I feel stupid now... It doesn't charge slowly though...

Edit: :banghead: WTF? I'm stupid! I read the input... the output is 1.0A... sorry guys... realllly tired.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] pdinphx:
According to this article:

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/115251-how-usb-charging-works-or-how-to-avoid-blowing-up-your-smartphone

you should be okay ...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ogubodagris:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...chPad-Power-Charger&&rwCatalog=-&rwCategory=-

2 amp charger designed for the hp touch pad. $10.24 shipped. You might be charged sales tax. Mine is faster than stock, I think, but I haven't timed it. Also comes with quality usb cable.

I bought 1, then two more...

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[Galaxy S III Accessories] zmore:
Thanks for fact checking, like all good journalists. :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Mr Lime v2:
All I know it's that the phone barely charged last night streaming Pandora. I actually had to turn it off to get out to charge to 100%.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ogubodagris:
Yours is 1amp. The .2 amps you're looking at is the power input. It's power output is 1 amp.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[Galaxy S III Accessories] deedscreen:
Didn't realize that it was part of the Input Section also...

:thumbup: "Thanks!" :thumbup:;);)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] deedscreen:
Just realized that and modified my previous post.. I've been up since 4AM EST yesterday morning and it's 12:44 EST the next day... :what: I'm stupidly tired... lol :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] deedscreen:
Thank you for helping me when I've been up for nearly 21hours... and busy all day to top it off....
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rupa:
I second this. Have 2 of them.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
I'm OCD and only use the manufacturers chargers with the phones.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Travel Chargers are 2A.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Samsung...Accessories&hash=item3377d77af1#ht_908wt_1059

That's just how I roll. I ended up with 2 of them. I keep one at home, one at work and use the standard chargers over night.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Amon37:
I've read that the phone will draw 1.0A of power to charge regardless if the charger outputs more than 1.0A
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
I just got by my experience. I timed it at x% to 100 and it's faster every time.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sfin54:
I just purchased the 2A wall charger from Monoprice ($8). It has a total of 4 usb ports, with one being 2A.

So far, I can say that the 2A port does seem to charge faster than the stock charger.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
So one is 2A? It's not 4 x .5A?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Orbiting234:
Correct
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sfin54:
Orbiting234 is correct. There is a dedicated 2A port.

I really don't have a way of quantifying the speed increase in charging, but it took me just over an hour to go from 20% to 100%.

So clearly quicker than the stock charger.

Plus you have 3 other ports to do whatever you want with.

Not bad for $8.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] investinwaffles:
After doing brief testing with my old HTC Evo with a few 2a chargers and modded USB cables, I concluded that the evo would not charge faster than 1a (as there was literally no difference in charge time between a 1A and 2A charger).

I really like these Nokia branded chargers and ended up buying 4 or 5 over the last 2 years. Worked perfectly with my old EVO and its rated at 1.2a @ 5v, plus it has a long cable, comes with a nice velcro cable tie attached (perfect for traveling), and has a 200ma overhead to make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. And only $5 shipped :)

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Efficie...39295&sr=1-2&keywords=nokia+micro+usb+charger

No idea if the GSIII will charge faster than a full 1a though - if it does I might need to buy some new chargers :p :good:

EDIT:

Anyone with a 2a charger feel up to doing a comparison test? How long it takes the S3 to charge from 50% to 100% with each respective charger?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] zmore:
Thanks - I plan to do some testing when my 2amp charger gets here on Tuesday, but I'll be focusing on charging while the screen is on, since that's the main thing slowing it down. Hopefully the extra juice from 2a gets divided between the display and battery, instead of getting limited to 1a on the way in.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[Galaxy S III Accessories] JawjaBill:
I believe I saw an article on androidcentral giving all kinds of heaping gobbing praise on the Blackberry Playbook charger. It is now called the Blackberry Premium Charger and is rated at 5v/1.8 amps. It definitely charges faster than anything I have ever used before. Did a quick search and these guys have them on closeout for $11.

http://www.blackberrysource.com/store/products/blackberry-high-capacity-folding-blade-charger-5v.htm
[Galaxy S III Accessories] skalatsky:
I have read that the faster you charge it the worse it is for your battery. And the slower you charge it (sub from laptop) the better it is for your battery in the long term.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chamberc:
That is correct. Soft versus hard charging.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] zmore:
UPDATE: I've tested and verified that a 2amp charger isn't any faster than 1amp
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ExTREmE99:
yes, the phone will only pull as much as it needs, which should be 700mA. i have an HP touchpad and it comes with a 2A USB charger. i tested this a long time ago with my galaxy s2 and with my s3. they charge just as fast as the 700mA charger that samsugn provides.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Shug69:
If you run siyah kernal there is an option in tweaks to adjust the max charge the phone will accept both for wall charger and usb. If I remember correctly it's about 1.2A max for mains and .750 for usb
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Largamelion:
I bought this one a couple of months ago and tried all 4 USB ports separately but it only delivers about 200mA even though it claims to output 2A if only one device is connected. Very disappointed with this purchase because it takes forever to charge my phone/iPod.

A good tool to measure the output is Battery Monitor Widget. It shows you how much mA your phone is receiving. I get the best results with the stock HTC charger which delivers about 750mA (screen off). The USB ports of my computer at work deliver about 450mA so I 'm pretty sure Battery Monitor Widget is correct.

I 'm still looking for a good multiport charger so if anyone can recommend one that actually delivers what it claims to deliver, plz let me know.

Edit: Interesting article about USB charging/ports
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Alexsha:
This really isn't a thread about phone charging. This is just simple physics.

Amperage delivered by your charger is a pool. A 1A charger has 1 amp of available power to deliver. You can hook up 5 200mA devices to it, 2 500mA devices, or 1 1A device. If you hook up a 1A device to a power supply that delivers OVER 9000(A)!!! you won't charge any faster and you won't hurt your device. All you need to do is match voltage and make sure your charger provides at least as much amperage as the device will draw.

A 2A charger will NOT charge a device drawing 1A of power any faster than a 1A charger. However, there are quality differences in products and your 1A charger might not be providing the full 1A of power, so the 2A charger would in fact charge your device faster. Also remember that the quality/age of the device, cable, and charger all come into play, as well as whether or not your device is in use during charging.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] themadproducer:
- stock Rogers LH1 ICS 4.0.4 rom

- tested a dozen or so chargers all rated between 1-2amps

- 700ma - 1.13amps (surprisingly, only 1 charger provided 1.13amps)

- tested with amp-meter (custom physical cable) for accuracy

The closer the S3 gets to full charge, the slower it charges. It goes into a TRICKLE charge unless your running a custom Kernel that has custom charge rate implementation. So it's best not to test for maximum charging capabilities if your batter is not somewhere below maybe 70% - ish.

Also, usually the way these phones know to only charge at 500ma when plugged into a PC, is because the USB DATA CABLE is wired to give the S3 that signal to not FAST charge. Not to mention, some Desktop Docking stations are wired that way causing slower charging. (I have rewired 5 of them myself over the years to allow fast charge) Further more, the S3 detects RESISTOR VALUES built into some docks that trigger modes like Desktop Mode or Car Mode. (taking a guess...this could or might even play a role in determining the Charging Rate....maybe? )
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tonytober:
No you're not. The Output is 5V and 1 Amp so it is 1 Amp. It is normal that it charges quickly!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] gulstein86:
Any links that you can share for us to refer?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] cordlesspass:
Guys, Samsung original genuine travel charger is 2 AMPS! Say no to 3rd party bs :)

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETA-U90JWEBXAR

I use it with my Note 2 & my wife's S3 & it works great. With it I can turn on Note 2 even WITHOUT BATTERY & use 3G & all other heavy stuff, which I was NOT able to do with 1 amp charger (never tried it with S3).

I also bought genuine battery charger & it came with brand new battery, so now I don't charge my phone at all, only replace the battery once in 2 days.

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EB-H1J9VMAGSTA

Don't buy 3rd party chargers, you can damage your phone!!!

I'm also looking to buy some smart charger with auto turn off but 2 AMPS not 1 (like this):

http://www.cooperindustries.com/content/public/en/bussmann/consumer/products/chargesmart.html

Any recommendations welcome! :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Largamelion:
I bought a 3rd party charger for my DHD + 2 batteries for 8$ and they work perfectly fine (1Amp). The charger has an USB port and a battery slot. If you want to spend 40$ on a charger that does less, that 's your business but don't come here claiming that 3rd party is bs.

You sound like you work for Samsung :eek:.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sanefirst:
Galaxy Tab 2 has a genuine 2A charger. USB cable is detachable, so you can use original cable. And it OEM Samsung all the way ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Christine He:
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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1982moon:
Hi

Just recently purchased GS3 and found out Chinese language is not standard on it (from Australia), this is also my first android phone.

Can anyone share some light of how to get Chinese language on it?

Cheers :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amit-noob:
Please refer to this thread. But you will need to root your S3 for this :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1684194
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jediknight111:
I get this

http://www.imgur.com/2mtzj.png
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asifanwaruk:
Press the SETTINGS button presented here and turn ON "Unknown Sources" which is off by default. This will allow non-PlayStore APKs to be installed.

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jediknight111:
I'm such an idiot, I went on the Page a couple of times and missed it. Thanks a lot
[Click General] cipri92:
I have a 1.6 Tattoo in which I wish to add the 2.3 OS. I read that root access is required and started searching for ways to do it. Found several in which users stated they've worked. I began with the universal rooting apps (trials in order): Androot had parsing problems and Z4Root hung durring restart. After these, I went on with the manual rooting with CMD and SDK in which at this line

while ./m7 ; do : ; done

waited 10 minutes to restart and nothing. So I went with SuperOneClick in which I received an error.

Is there a way that WORKS?
[Click General] kemoba:
Try this one,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=761507

if it doesnt work do it the old fashion way

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Tattoo:_Full_Update_Guide
[Click General] cipri92:
The first method was tried and I had a parsing problem.

Tried this one too. Read the text before the code in the first post.
[Click General] cipri92:
I followed Cyanogen's Tattoo Full Update tutorial and at step 7 I get this error: adb not found. I tried this method 4 times. Do I have to hard reset or factory reset the device?
[Click General] kemoba:
ADB not found ????? After you write adb in cmd ??? Did you install ADB via Android SDK ???
[Click General] cipri92:
OK. I managed to root the Tattoo but (offtopic) I don't know if ClockWorkMod is installed. Terminal gave me "not permited" for the command "reboot recovery" and I can't get there with any key combos. I followed the steps in intalling the mod.
[Click General] kemoba:
Turn it off then at the same time press and hold Home+Power and dont release it until it goes into cwm
[Click General] cipri92:
Already tried that. An exclamation sign and a phone show up.
[Click General] _yen_:
Hi cipri, as you successfully rooted tattoo, try to install CWM as described here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27174485&postcount=129

bye

yen
[Click General] kemoba:
That means you didnt install cwm
[Click General] cipri92:
When trying to install RomManager, "There was a problem parsing the package".
[Click General] cipri92:
OK, I've installed the new ROM and it's working A OK. Thank all for your help!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitrox1:
Can anyone recommend a way of stream Google play movies over a WiFi home network to a WiFi/internet ready tv that doesn't have dnla, but can stream files over home network?

Thanks

Basically I'd like to rent off Google play, and watch on the big hd screen with the family, from my N7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitrox1:
Bump
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitrox1:
Last bump
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] slahti:
Is there anyway to flash the Google Calender over the Samsung calender on skyics?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] PashaF:
What do you mean by 'flash'?
[Android Apps and Games] TheSmokingAndroid:
Hey everyone! So The Dark Knight Rises has finally made it to the Play Store! Yay for all us Batman nerds!

Anyways, some of you may know i make Android videos ;P So i thought i'd share this video for everyone to get a little taste of this awesome/expensive game, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxAdyR43UO8&feature=g-u-u

Pretty sweet game! Enjoy =)