[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leekeene:
sorry for delay

here are my settings

Starting point

Weather Widget on front screen.

- click to open -> Menu -> Setting -> Auto refresh = Every 3 hours

Then go to "Settings" (the lines in read are the Titles seen on the MAIN Settings screen most of which you can go in to and change more settings)

Wifi - Off when not in use

click on the word Wifi to bring up the wifi's available and in the bottom right select ADVANCED. you want to change the "Keep wifi on during sleep" to "Only when Plugged in"

Bluetooth - Off when not in use.

Data Usage

Mobile Data = On

More Settings

Flight Mode - Off Obviously

S Beam = Off

Wifi Direct - Off

Near By device ->

Switched Off

Mobile Networks ->

Use Packet Date = On

Data Roaming = Off

Sound (scroll Down to System)

Keytones = On

touch sound = On

Screen Lock Sound = On

Haptic Feedback = Off

Autp Haptic = Off

Display

Brightness - Open -> set to auto

Screen time out - After 30 Seconds

Smart Stay = On

Auto Rotate = On

Touch Key Light Duration = 1.5 Seconds

Screen Mode = Standard

Auto Adjust Screen Power = On

Display Battery Percentage = On

Wall Papers

Use a normal wall paper not a LIVE one

LED Indicator

Charging = On

Low Power = Off

Missed Event = On

Motion

Motion Activition = On

Direct Call = On

smart Alert = On

Tap to Top = Off

Tilt to Zoon = Off

Pan to Move Icon = Off

Pan to Browse Images = Off

Shake to Update = On

Turn Over to Mute = On

Palm Swipe to Capture = On

Palm Touch to Mute = On

Power saving

CPU power Saving = On

Screen Power saving = On

Background colour = On

Turn off Haptic Feedback = On

Accounts and Sync

General toggle at top - ON

Dropbox - No Sync

Google mail = Sync Then Open the option to display more

Sync Calendar = On

Sync Chrome = On

Sync Contact = On

Sync Gmail = On

Sync Google Phot = Off

Sync Google Play Books = On

Sync Google Play Movies = Off

Sync Google + = On

Sync Instant Upload = Off

Sync Internet = On

Sync Picasa Web Albums = Off

Facebook - Sync

Samsung account - No Sync

Skype - No sync

If you use Drop Box go in to the setting here and turn Upload using = WIFI ONLY

Location Services

Use Wireless Network = On

Use GPS = On

Use Sensor Aiding = Off (wasnt to sure what this was so left it off)

Location and Google Search = On

Security

Screen Lock = Pattern

With Swipe Lock = On

Lock Screen Option ->

Shortcuts = On

Information ticker = Off

Camera Quick Access = On (Might aswell switch this off as i cant work out how to get by the Pattern Recognition for the camera to auto start)

Clock = On

Dual Clock = Off

Weather = On

Ripple Effect = On

Help text = On

Wake up in Samsung unlock = Off

Make Patterns Visable = On

Lock Auto = 5 Seconds

Lock Instantly on power key = On

Vibrate on Screen Tap = Off

Language and Input

Default = Samsung Keyboard

google voice type = Off

Samsung Keyboard = On -> in to Settings

Predictive text = On

continuous input = Off

Keyboard Swipe = On

Handwritting = On

Voice Input = GRAYED OUT

Auto Caps = On

Auto Punctuation = On

Character Preview = On

Key Tap vibration = On

Key Tap sunbd = On

Voice Commands for Apps = Off

Acccessibility

Auto Rotate = On

Speak Passwords = Off

Screen Timeout = 30 Seconds

Lock Ato = 5 Seconds

Talk Back = Off

Install Webscript = Not Alloweed

Negative colours = Off

Developer mode

Made some changes in here to speed up the phone a little and save some battery

Under User Interface

Window Animation Scale = 0.5x

Transition Animation scale = 0.5x

Under Apps

Limit Background Processes = 4