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[Galaxy S III General] herlly:
nice tips i can get from many people on this thread :good:
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Sad, sad, sad. You really shouldn't have returned your S3. Big mistake.

I read every single post in this thread and from that, I surmise that you're fairly new to Android. The biggest challenge you'll have to face when switching from iOS to Android is yourself! You have to change the way you think and use your phone. It's not a simple phone with icons plastered all over the place. It doesn't have just one button for you to switch tasks. You have to familiarize yourself with the back button. You have to try out different launchers. You must understand that clearing RAM on Android is not a good thing. iOS, Android, and Windows are completely different.

Sure, you'll face a bit of lag now and again but that's because Android is giving you millions of customization options. Have you tried GO SMS Pro? It's amazing! iOS gives you a few screens with icons. Initially, you couldn't even change the lockscreen wallpaper!!! Mate, if you're trying something new, don't give it a half-hearted swing. Immerse yourself in it. Embrace it. Enjoy it!
[Galaxy S III General] mobilevirus:
He's right, but he'd should wait for the jelly bean update

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[Galaxy S III General] antdawe:
Thanks for all the tips and advice. but like you said maybe android isnt for me and your right its not.

everyone wants different things from their phone, i want simplicity where everything is simple.

i prefer ios's integration (i understand that some would not like this) the phone, messages seem part of the phone rather than installed ontop of the OS.

I probably could have stuck with it but the biggest drawback of all and unrelated to this thread was the lack of quality apps.

I tried guys i really did and it wasnt for me.

These forums are great as in the short time i had it I received lots of help.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Lack of quality apps? I have all the same apps I ever had on my iPhone's AND they offer much more integrated into Android.

Makes them a lot more useful.
[Galaxy S III General] beaver2233:
Lol, +1 try download a new keyboard on iOS :P
[Galaxy S III General] antdawe:
Thats my point. When launching the messages app you knew you were opening a seperate app from the OS.

The apps on the app store are better quality (most of them). Theres no denying this whether your an iOS, android or windows fan.

Developers spend more time and money making for ios as it is more profitable for them. Its business at the end of the day.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
You know you can theme a 3rd party messaging app to look JUST like the stock app. :) Then you have both more functionality and seamless looks. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] SirCanealot:
That's because iOS loads before doing anything. When I had an iPod touch 4th gen (mostly for games) it was almost completely smooth, but every time I'd do something it would sit there pausing and loading, sometimes for up to a few seconds, before smoothly carrying out the transition animation at 60fps. Where as both my sgs 2/3 both do things instantly, but sometimes they jerk. I much prefer the Android way of doing things, especially since its slowly getting much smoother while keeping the rapid speed. Sure, the phone lags sometimes, but not as often as my iPod would pause to load...
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
In Settings>Developer Options

..change the animation speeds to 0.5x or 0x instead of 1.0x

..turn on GPU Rendering.

Use a 3rd party launcher like Nova or Apex. They are much lighter and smoother than manufacturer launchers. Just be aware that you may lose most of the Sense Widgets.

You can root and remove bloatware too.

There are a ton of things you can do to improve your device. Isn't really all that difficult.
[Galaxy S III General] jason11:
Ahhhhhh Marketing team every where
[Galaxy S III General] LJE:
^^ I agree
[Galaxy S III General] jimmy080705:
I always tell my friends, ios is for people who want a touch phone. Android is for people who want to make the phone work the way they want = smartphone. Both have benefits.

You can make it simple or as complex as you want...BUT......you have to root n flash! Stock roms again are ok for some but most on xda are here for flashing.

I can assure you my s3 kills iphone4 for smoothness anyway... on stock jellybean even
[Galaxy S III General] rlorange:
Lol! iOS doesn't even have a file manager....
[Galaxy S III General] mayankkapoor90:
why is no one recommending - settings >developer options >do not keep activities and limit background process ??
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Because we want SOME form of multi-tasking. :)
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Well, he has returned his phone so... back to work, people! Chop, chop! XD
[Galaxy S III General] mayankkapoor90:
oki
[Galaxy S III General] rlorange:
Ha ha!
[Galaxy S III General] mwatson:
"do not keep activities" includes the laucher, so you get re-draw every single time you exit an app.
[Galaxy S III General] abhisheak.bansal:
i am not s3 user but i am having xperia arc

all i can say that with android u have endless possibility

it is great for multitasking

for instance:

i simultaneously surf on onternet,listen to songs, open office files,and manage many other activity

overall android is great
[Galaxy S III General] retskrad:
Android sounds like a good os until you use it and it constantly lags, reboots, crashes, stutters and feels glitchy as hell. Then you feel like a dumb fu*k because you spent money on it.

And please don't try to tell me any different I've had 6 android devices since my HTC Dream and now have a nexus7 quad core tablet and it still does these things. That along with the garbage build quality that me and millions had to deal with when we received ours.

Dont go on about widgets and custom ROMs. No please, dont. Widgets are so worthless its not funny. I have yet to see someone in real life who knows what widgets are. They buy Android phones because they cant afford iPhone. Its true, Android is a poor mans iPhone. Sorry fellas, there's no reason at all why you would choose Android over iOS. I'm talking about normal people, not geeks.

If you say "my device X is buttery smooth after Jelly Bean" then you are a liar and should be ashamed.

Something easy like opening the app drawer in Jelly Bean makes me wanna throw it at the wall. Useless software.

My 2 cents.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
^ Not even worth the two cents really. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] ben503:
retskrad stop trolling. I had the iPhone 2g,3g,3gs,4, and 4s please stop lying saying that ios don't lag. Apple fanboy will never admit any flaws. I just recently sold my 4s because I felt like I was still stuck in 2007 lol. Plus I got bored and tired of waiting for Apple to catch up. I swear some of the Apple fanboys are so funny, they keep saying they don't need this or that features but when they get it, it's the best thing ever. Please stop with android are for poor people. The janitor at my work will be getting the iPhone 5, does that mean he's richer then me? Some people that have an iPhone just want to show it off. The iPhone and sgs3 are the same price off contract, how can you say that android users can't afford it? Android users have choices. For the people that can't afford it they go for the low end. On a side note my sgs3 is running really smooth on stock Rom not rooted. It might lag a little when I have like 20 apps running in the background.
[Galaxy S III General] ustrucx:
The last thing I would advise is flashing custom rom, stick to stock where everything works.

1 - Disable S-voice, this will help with home buttom lag.

2 - Set animation to .5x.

3 - Try "Nova Launcher", the free one.

4 - Try out "Tasker" app to switch wifi/data/bt/gps on/off based on triggers you set.

5 - Root and install "Titanium Backup" and freeze the apps that are safe to do so.

Search the forum for these steps, every step has a post somewhere here, removing bloat is optional since the first 3 steps really improve the overall performance and rooting voids warranty. Tasker is just a teaser on how smart your phone can be ;)

Now one thing bothers me, OP said that texting was better on iPhone, now that is hard to belive with the poor clipboard and text selecting features iphone have. Anyways, I just hope this is no troll :o
[Galaxy S III General] Tectas:
After crashes and reboots i stopped reading, really your nothing more than a troll.

Never happens to me, maybe stop to use warez, that's the only reason i can think of why you would face this at stock.
[Galaxy S III General] poplectic:
Conversely it's the FIRST thing I would advise.
[Galaxy S III General] Lucmuzz:
Android can be much slower than iOS if you don't know what you are doing. Take your time to learn the ins and outs of it before you bag it, it is great fun being able to flash new and interesting ROMs on a daily basis.
[Galaxy S III General] barisahmet:
If you use a lot of useless crapply-written software, or maybe warez, or you set refresh interwals to x minutes (where x is minimum that app allows) then it's not a surprise.

Also you can check if you enabled power saving options in settings (it affects a lot).

Additionally, on iPhone you can only install a software if apple allows you to. On Android, every developer can write softwares, you decide to install or not. And many software out there on market is bullsh*t, malware, and bad-designed applications (even official Facebook application itself). You should find out which application uses your cpu, and uninstall it. Android is an advanced multi-tasked operating system and it does need a brain to operate good. But as I figure out so far (from your posts) you are an apple guy who wants to press a button and wants things just happen, I advice you to go back to your iPhone and be happy with it. :)

By the way, if you bought an Android device after 5 of your Android devices which disappoints you, (sorry but) no need to say anything to describe how troll you are. Summary of your posts: "I have 5 android devices they were horrible slow and I bought Galaxy SIII too, its crappy hell slow like 5 others f*ck Android I miss iPhone".

Funny so far.
[Galaxy S III General] CHEVYbarracuda1:
Tottaly agree bout the first part.. i had iphone 3gs back in the day was a apple fanboy.. but now in all honesty when jobs left apple is getting methaporicaly rotten..im happy with my s3 maybe cause now i know what i am doing..task killers are meant to kill unused apps also android doesnt pause,freezes apps like ios does which makes phone slower but task killer eliminate it..being able to flash custom roms is a big thumb up cuz i am flash maniac..with ios there are apps but android is getting in there like 100,000 less has play store than app store..if i ever get from somebody iphone ipad or itouch will surely keep it and use it 100%(jailbreak and other stuff)..it is funny how people just buy Iphone just to show off which is such a lousy and stupid thing..
[Galaxy S III General] dondavis007:
I have had a few iThings and so far Android is far ahead in my case. With JB Its perfect. The one thing I think hurts Android is that its always a work in progress. Thats wery Google but I think they have to shape up a bit, beta is cool but not very sexy. Your device is problably faulthy, but if you want the iPhone of Google you have to go Nexus...

Sent from a gadget...
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
OMG! We're on XDA Developers. It's all Android here so you iPhone fans can bugger off!
[Galaxy S III General] antdawe:
Oh please. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. There are people around that have both devices and their knowledge and opinion could be invaluable to some.

Anyway, to all the reasonable sensible people that have commented, thanks very much for your help.

I never meant to start an argument thread with people abusing etc. it was simply me asking for help, people gave good advice and it wasn't for me.

I'm a network installer by trade and objective c programmer in my spare time so I'm far more suited to ios. Was getting bored with apple and wanted a change then sadly I missed my iPhone so ordered a new one.

Maybe I'll try again in two years
[Galaxy S III General] skivnit:
seriously i think the op was just a troll..not worth explaining stuff to trolls..i can say same **** about ios..my wife just brought her ip4 to me today with the apple logo on it..its been stuck on it the whole day..so yea ios is sooooo coool
[Galaxy S III General] RedDevils88:
If you think that the Nexus 7 is slow then you must be using a different device. Or you need to redefine the word "slow".

---------- Post added at 11:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:23 AM ----------

Maybe you could try the note 2 in a month's time If you don't mind the size :)
[Galaxy S III General] CandyAndy:
Successful troll is successful :D

Iphone 3 with latest iOS is laggy as hell even if compared to the first ics releases on galaxy 3.

Iphone 4 had a slight edge but now with latest jb leaks it is just the same.

If somebody likes iOS more then go ahead use that one. But saying that this slower than iphone 3 is just a louzy troll
[General Questions and Answers] Burt Reynolds:
Howdee do all. I want to remove quick panel (drop down toggles. WiFi, BT, etc) from my phone. I'm running Darkside Evolution on a Tmobile GS2. I've tried freezing Quick Panel settings, but all that does is make it so you can't customize it. It's still there.

I've already asked the question on the Darkside Evolution page, btw. No response so I thought I'd ask here.

Thanks,

BR
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ArtKob23:
Hello everyone what's goin on, Ive been digging around on google for hours looking for the latest MIUI.US gingerbread built and I can't find it. Please if anyone happens to have it please reply. I really want miui on my phone and I thought its best to get one that is officially supported and I've tried ported builds and I always get problems and I don't want the ice cream sandwich built because it is not sable enough for everyday use.:cowboy: thank you very much community
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] zrmxp95:
Not to continuously post stuff on XDA about this phone...but I am curious....my Wifi keeps disconnecting and reconnecting....depends sometime 1-2 mins into using Wifi and somethings after using it for more than 1 hour....none of my other devices have this issue and I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem with this phone...thank you

Edit: It still happens....hmm
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] JasonDelta:
I've been having the same issues... I have a laptop that doesn't seem to have any problems with my current router (Medialink Wireless N router I got off Amazon - good router until this issue...). It also doesn't matter how close I am to the router either. I've been sitting 2 feet from my router, and it will still continuously disconnect and reconnect. Let me know what your findings are...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] fallnSaint:
Idk if this will help: settings/wifi/menu/advanced/keep wifi on during sleep. I have mine set to always, no problem here. If that doesn't help try assigning an ip through your routers dhcp.

Saint sent this from his Q using xda premium
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] zrmxp95:
Ok....so it does still happen....on my Netgear 7550, Linksys E4200, Linksys E3000, and almost every other network I connect to...it is really frustrating...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
It happens to me when I'm in my apartment bedroom some on the far side (I normally plug it up at night to my right on the headboard) which is about furthest from my router I can get inside...but otherwise I don't have the issue when I'm closer. I've started wondering if the phone just doesn't pick up wi-fi as well, though in fairness I have a single-antenna fairly cheap Rosewill router (RNX-N150RT).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] slantyshanty:
Change the wifi ip settings on the phone from dhcp to auto. Mine was set to default to dhcp.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] zrmxp95:
I tried this and it still drops wifi...but for some reason wifi tether doesn't drop...still don't know if its hardware or software related
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] megan23247:
My phone keeps dropping wifi as well and it happens on every wifi I'm connected to and its very annoying.

Sent from my MoPho Q on the Now Network
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] zrmxp95:
I am wondering if it is a bug with the phones software because it also drops on every connection I connect to also.....maybe we should contact sprint / motorola
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
I'd have to think you guys have bad hardware, or something else not playing nice... I have connected to MANY access points (even in different countries) and never had an issue with it dropping. I even make wifi calls for long conference calls, so I would definitely notice if it did drop...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] GDorn:
Yeah, I have the same issue. I've discovered that it doesn't disconnect if I'm within 5 feet of the access point, which isn't exactly a great option, but does suggest maybe a software fix or a straightforward hardware hack like the Atrix 2.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] zrmxp95:
Ok so even after the update the wifi still drops....even when i am right next to the router....but I can say that when i am using WiFi tether it doesn't drop the tether connection....it all seems weird to me...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] cmags:
Possible solution - try this and see if it works for you

Was running into this problem on my new Pho Q (too fun calling it that), where it would drop wifi and report a connection was available on the left side, then connect again, every 15s to a min.

To resolve (at least so far now for me for about an hour):

Settings - Wifi - Menu - Advanced:

Uncheck Show Reminders

It seemed that having it popup a reminder of available networks could be related to it noticing my available network every few seconds, and it seems to have helped me. Try it and report back. :highfive:
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] cmags:
Ok, seems its still happening, but far less often at least. When I have some time, I'll try to do an A-B-A test but it does seem better than it was before disabling the setting.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] JasonDelta:
I still seem to have this problem - anyone figure out a solution? I'm getting really tired of not being able to use wifi at home, since I get next to no reception... Gets frustrating really fast when it disconnects and reconnects every minute or so :mad:
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Someone thought it was related to smart actions - do you have any of those enabled?

I've never had any issues with wifi - and I've used many different types of routers and security models.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] UnicronAlpha99:
Have you tried changing your wireless channel on your router or gateway? By default most start on 6, so changing it to 1 or 11 might reduce interference from nearby wireless signals. Are you a long distance from your router/gateway?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] JasonDelta:
Not using Smart Actions (I use Settings Profile app from the Play Store instead)

It'll disconnect and reconnect even if I'm 2 feet from the router. I just tried changing to channel 10. I'll report back how it goes. I do live in an apartment building with tons of wifi networks, so this is a good suggestion. Thanks!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] JasonDelta:
Tried changing the channel, but still disconnects and reconnects often. None of my other devices (laptops, tablets, other smartphones) have any issues keeping connected. I'm still at a loss...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] beezar:
Anyone have any luck fixing this? When my wife's photon Q connects to our home network, no problem. No drops whatsoever. But when she connects to her work WiFi, despite a strong signal, it would drop every few minutes.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Thought I would bump this thread and see if anyone had come up with a software/setting solution. Of the two photon q's I recently purchased, it seemed like the first one had issues for a while, but then they went away. The second one, which I have had for just a couple weeks though, doesn't seem to be getting any better. Just like the op stated, it mat go hours without a problem, and then it may reset every minute or so for a long time.

I'm thinking that I'm going to exchange it if no one has found a solution.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Loader009:
Just a guess, I noticed it on one of my routers:

My WNR3500L router with dd-wrt firmware on it have problems with my Photon Q.

This router has only internal antennas.

My other router (some WLAN b/g NetGear afair) has stock firmware and no problems with my Photon Q.

This router has one external antenna.

On the WNR3500L with dd-wrt firmware I could notice that the signal from the Photon Q is low, but the Photon Q says strong signal.

As a result I think that this router cannot "hear" the Photon Q and disconnects sometime.

I've learned, that I won't buy any router without external antennas, even not, if I could glue antennas on it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Yeah, like I said tho, I have one q that works fine, and the other that's buggy. I also have two iphones, a samsung epic, a wiiu, a dvd player, a smart tv, a laptop..(what am I forgetting) all on that same router with no issues. I think its safe to say that it's the q that has a problem. =)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Edit: Never mind. It worked great all last night and earlier today, but now as I am sitting here, the wifi is cycling on and off. O bother.

Orignal post follows............

So after noticing similarities between this issue and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2257552 I thought that maybe the two were related. I have no proof other than that turning mobile data off on my malfunctioning q seemed to help, leading me to believe that there may be a software solution to the issue.

Just on a whim of impatience for the forthcoming ota update, I decided to install the leaked soak test rom on that malfunctioning q, and guess what? Now even with mobile data on,i have no issues with wifi connectivity.

Yes, it may be coincidence. But if anyone might want to try, it may be worthwhile.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Mordannon:
Working off of this suggestion, what i would recommend is not just changing your wireless channel randomly. Use something like wifi analyzer to see what channels the APs near you are on and try to find the least congested. My Q does not have this problem but I am a network engineer and i have seen a client who had this problem with all of their computers. I ran wifi analyzer and found that the building they were in (medical office complex) had more than 25 access points around them and all were overlapping. Found one channel that was mostly free, changed their wireless system to that and they haven't had an issue since.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] LongF:
I got the same problem with wifi-drops on my Q. As already told here, it happens on every connection with every router/ap while other devices didn´t have any problem. So this if definitely a Q and not a router/ap problem.

Turning mobile data off seems to work for me. #update: Didn´t work! Still drops wifi with mobile data off.#

Anyone other with this problem tested the leaked test rom?

The carbon rom i flashed yesterday still drops wifi on my Q.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] powerarmor:
Did anyone find a solution?

To be clear: wifi disconnects every 15 seconds or so.

It works when the phone is at most 3 meters from the router.

I've checked 5 different routers, from which only one of them kept my wifi running without disconnecting.

I've tried a lot of different things... Ended with root + installed CM- thought that this was some kind of software issue and this would help, but it didn't.

Pleeeeease guys help me save the queen :). Any more ideas?