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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Deleted member 3976874:
IMO its not worth it to switch. If you didn't have the S3, then I'd say go for the Note, but the differences are limited, unless you want an even bigger screen and you like to use the pen
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flash_27:
How did you manage to get Note 2 as a replacement? Warranty replacement?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tazer2death:
That's really a tough question to answer. I would personally stick with the GS3 having spent that much money, and my personal experience with this phone has been fantastic. Now if you aren't happy with the GS3, and the Note 2 being as large as it is, is appealing to you, then I would go for it. Not very often you get a free upgrade from one almost brand new device to the next big thing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mustang302LX:
A 5.5" phone is way too big IMO. The S3 is a perfect size and I refuse to use a 5"+ device up to my ear lol. I already have a tablet in the N7 so no thanks on the Note 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mdt73:
I, too, have spent over $100 on accessories, but in the end... I think you and I both with end up enjoying the experience on a 5.5 inch screen. I believe the Jelly Bean, the quad core, and S Pen will be more than enough to see the difference.

Four cases and a car dock later, I can't wait to move to the Note 2, personally. I just hope the same problems that plague me on the S3 don't happen on the Note!

Also, when you say "lose your stuff", do you mean the stuff on the phone, or do you mean the accessories? If it's the stuff on your phone, just make sure you use titanium backup to the SD card (not to the phone). If it's the accessories, at least now you know what you like with the trial and error on the S3. Five tries to find a case that I liked was worth it for me... Amazon prime takes the sting out of most of these purchases. Also, I am probably one of the few who will tell you this, but I love the GLAS protector from Spigen. (again, tried a lot before I found one I loved!)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mdt73:
There's a group of us that live in areas where cell towers are not playing well with the S3, causing a NO SIM error. It hasn't been fixed yet, even with software updates direct from Verizon. After documenting my problems quite thoroughly via 2nd level tech support, I finally ended up with a manager who agreed to move me to the Note 2 once it is released. (50 calls later) The only fix, currently, is to pull the battery. (lots of old wives tales floating around tho... none of which work) I take that back, I was on a business trip to Salt Lake City for 2.5 weeks, and had zero issues... so there's that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Clienterror:
I am kinda on the fence. I really want the quad core but since it's 4 a9's vs my s3's 2 a15's the real difference in power isn't really very much. So it comes down to screen size and the s Pen.

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flash_27:
Have you tried flashing the HD modem? Because that fixed my no sim error.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] EmceeGeek:
I personally am looking into getting a S3 then switching to the Note II next month when it's released. Prices for the S3 are still high, selling for at least $450-$480 on swappa.com; so you can consider that. For me a quad core beats a dual core any day, and we all know the Note II has way more features. People aren't going to want to root and change ROMS right out the gate anyway so the dev support doesn't really matter.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ihavenewnike:
Yes. Alternate replacement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ihavenewnike:
I have a sd card do I meant accessories
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ihavenewnike:
Thanks for input. The thing I am most worried about after thinking about it, is the note 2 having the exact same "NO SIM" issue the s3 has. Because if it turns out to have this problem it is really a waste.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kujayhawks77:
I'd disagree with this statement. I actually hold off on a phone until it has root. I have a lot of apps which I have saved data and won't switch until I can use titanium backup to bring my data with me to my new phone. Plus devs are always making mods that make my stock even better and the ability to debloat is always good. I'm in the process of getting my wife a new phone because her Inc4g has no root and it's not looking good for it to ever achieve it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bits8mybytes:
Depends how big your hand is haha. But seriously people complain about the s3 being too large so if that is an issue for you the note is even bigger. But from a standpoint of performance the note 2 is faster than the vzw s3, but looks to be similar in speed to the international s3. Dev support will be available, a lot of devs are excited about this device. Personally I would go with the note because I can handle a larger phone no problem and love the big screen size.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fix-this!:
i got to play with the note2 at tmobile last night and man that is a nice phone, super fast. verizon told me they may not release it until thanksgiving or so.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] funnyperson1:
Yes it's never guaranteed that a phone will achieve root or be unlocked so it's better to choose a phone that has already been opened up.

You might want to wait a bit before giving up on the Inc4G though:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1944157

:p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fix-this!:
the rezound had soff months ago and just got a aosp build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xXJay_RXx:
Aren't the S3 and Note 2 basically the same phone? Can't devs for the Note 2 use that thread about the S3 bootloader unlock as a preference to try to get it unlocked?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fix-this!:
they are similar, yes. im sure it will get an unlocked bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PaulG1488:
Good luck actually getting the note 2. I had a similar issue getting s3 from a gnex to much he said she said and I went through he'll and back to finally get an s3. I wouldn't be surprised that once the note 2 comes out they'll say that the replacement promise doesn't show on your account.

Sent from my Galaxy SIII
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jpi.islas:
I think the processor on the note 2 it's quad core? If so you'll get better performance...but battery life may be worse. Than again, the battery it's bigger so it may even out. I would personally probably take the note...mostly just because the screen is bigger and I like to use my phone to play games sometimes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kujayhawks77:
Oddly enough I read that last night. Maybe I'll get lucky and I'll be able to restore her backups and I can hear her complain just a little less, lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] apacseven:
Thats not a safe bet, IMO. I believe we were very fortunate to get the leaked unsecured aboot. It wasnt anything the devs did, so w/o another leak, the Note 2 wont be unlocked. I want a Note 2 myself, so I would love nothing more than for it to happen, but I'm not holding my breath.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 201314:
Hi there.

Now you all have S3 for quite a while, I am wondering if you recommend I switch from N2 to S3? I saw one S3 at my friends, it is like mini Note 2 but it is quite slim and well designed. easy to handle.

Also, can I ask if anyone bought samsung's new extended battery with higher 3100 mah ? Is it making S3 much better stuff comparing to N2?

Thanks,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AtlasShrugged:
I made the switch. I am still happy =) I just cant stand the large phone anymore. but I understand those who love large screens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ke0kie:
I mean, if you need a massive screen, note it is
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
I love my S3 and would get the Note2 if I could. I have a friend with it and the battery lasts 2 days easy, the screen is gorgeous and after using it for just 5min, the S3 feels small !!

Watching videos, multi window, s-pen - its a totally different experience and you really feel much more productive. My next phone is certainly going to be something like that - Note 3 maybe :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
In my opinion with the hands on playing with it in different stores/kiosk & my cousin owning the Note 2, I would say you're still good with the S3. I have bought like 4 cases for mines lol. The Note 2 is just a bigger version of the S3 with a little more features & you get the stylus with it's features. Far as like speaker volume, fluidity/speed, I see no difference. I was expecting a big improvement being the Note 2 has a Quad Core Exynos CPU. It's not any faster than my Verizon S3 bro. It may give offer better battery life & the features I mentioned and it does have a bigger screen if you do need a bigger one but what else are people getting jumping from the S3 to the Note 2? It's just my opinion though, I don't need the upgrade from the S3 to the Note 2 is necessary. If someone gave it to me for free, hey I'll take it. But if I was going to spend money for it, I'd rather wait for the SIV or see what other flagships have to offer in 2013.

Oh yeah and my cousin said his Note 2 lags a lot. He doesn't have a lot of apps or anything installed. Doesn't use a lot of memory either. He just browses the net a lot. Clears ram & restarts phone daily.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jerryatric:
I never had an s3, but I went from a galaxy nexus to a note 2. It's an amazing device with great battery life, but big and awkward even though I have large hands. I ended up selling it and going back to the nexus because it drove me nuts trying to operate it one handed. I use a tablet with 2 hands but want to be able to use my phone with one. But I do want an s3 now if I can find one for a reasonable price.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TomasRiddley:
If the N2 was out when the S3 was, I wouldve gotten the N2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RaptorMD:
I hope the GS4 comes in between the GS3 and GN2 in terms of size, I had the GN2, but didn't care for the overall size and lack of 32GB storage option, getitng a new GS3 this week and will wait out to see what the GS4 looks like, and once its been rooted/wrecked and hacked jump on board.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] corbn89:
I wouldn't mind either but I would prefer the galaxy simply because I like being able to use a phone with one hand. The software and hardware aren't that different (especially with custom ROMs). Having accessories would just further seal the deal towards the galaxy for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
whats so difficult about installing a 64gb sd card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tbodner:
I think I'd rather just go for a tablet than the note. If you're going to get something large enough to have to two hand it, might as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidBabe:
Go for the note 2. I just typed this message using one hand with swype:D:thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
the gn2 is not that big...not even close to tablet size and i use it one handed all the time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hypertek:
Droid DNA looks pretty damm nice. I see it has a community here on xda too, so i think it would be a good phone to go with now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dohturdima:
Um, GN2 is huge, and is definitely not pocketable. But different strokes for different folks...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
I owned both G3 and N2, over time I like the N2 more. It's the screen size that hook me to the N2. I felt uncomfortable when using the G3 after using the N2 and in the begining I swear that the N2 is way too big. Add on to that, the N2 is faster than the G3. You won't regret if you buy the N2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andrewk7750:
I was gonna go with a DNA because i used to love htc but with the lack of aosp roms and the fact that i can't stand sense made me go for the S3 ^_^
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hypertek:
I take that back, I didnt realize the DNA is only 16gb and lacks expansion
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moemoney12:
I have owned both. The note 2 is definitely an upgrade. The battery life alone is worth it. View attachment 1696859View attachment 1696859
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dnap941:
wow, really?

The note 2 is huge. Can it at least fit in a pocket? I havent had any trouble with battery life with my GS3...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
The thread to discuss devices other than the S3 is in the stickies

Thank you for understanding

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SammyBoyWonder:
Hi,

I love the picture editor that comes up when I take a screenshot (either using the stylus or by swiping the screen), in particular the annotation feature. However, I cant for the life of me figure out how to launch the app independently. I'm asking because I would like to annotate existing pictures in my gallery and share them via email/whatsapp etc. It seems the only way to bring up the app is by taking a screenshot. At the moment my workaround is to open the image in my gallery, take a screenshot, annotate and then share it.

Its bugged me for a while and I cant seem to find anything about it in the forums.

Any help will be much appreciated.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
I guess when u open photo editor and select the image, go to the bottom right option and select spen. it allows u to use the pen and annotate
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bleedpurple:
Just looking for some insight on phones coming out. I love my nexus s 4g. The gs3 sounds good.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
From all the phones I've used, I liked the Galaxy Nexus most (although I do prefer the Nexus S for being able to use UMS transfer mode, having higher sound quality and not having an oversized screen).

Selling my Nexus and buying the S3 was one of the decision I regretted due to:

-not getting fast updates and variates of stock roms like the Nexus

-poor built quality, even comparing to the Galaxy Nexus

-the stock Jelly Bean on the Nexus was a better and smoother experience for me than Touchwiz on a quadcore processor.

Seems like you are on Sprint, I heard the CDMA version of Galaxy Nexus have very poor radio so skip that, not to mention they always get updates a few months later than the GSM version. But if you do plan to get another Samsung phone, such as a CMDA S3, ask in their forum first if they have any signal issues.

So maybe the S3 is your best choice if you don't mind the built quality. The renamed HTC One X for Sprint may be a good choice, but honestly I am used to how open and easy it is to root and unlock Samsung phones, I can't deal with HTC and Sense, but I know I'm biased.

Rumor is Google will announce the new LG Nexus the end of October, but I guess its too late by then and the CDMA version if available would probably be till next year anyway. The LG Optimus G is supposed to have excellent built quality. Sprint will be selling it, it's basically a flagship device, the the Qualcomm S4 Pro chip is supposed to be super fast, they'll be a 13MP camera (for Sprint model, AT&T is 8MP), 32gb of storage, 2GB ram, etc. It seems like people like to slate the LG brand, but on paper it looks like a very compelling device.

Or maybe its time to move to GSM network where there are more choices to choose from. I'm looking to move away from Samsung too since their built quality of recent phones has really turn me off. I wouldn't blame you if you get an iPhone5 and resell it to get an Android phone and some profit in the process.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hp420:
This. my next phone will be on a gsm network and will not be purchased from a carrier. I'm tired of my phone being held prisoner. And the part about the CDMA updates is true. Sprint got both ICS and JB several months after t-mo. If you want early updates, this is the carrier to have a subsidized. They get push notifications as soon as google pushes the source to AOSP. Personally I'd still rather buy it from google directly, but there's nothing wrong with a t-mo subsidized device either. The updates will come at the same time.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
You can check the review for the LG Optimus G by mobiletechreview on youtube. But it seems the Sprint version won't be available until nov 11th, but preorder open at nov 1st. The ATT version seems better though due to having microsd slot and from experience ATT have faster network and faster LTE too. The Sprint version has 13mp camera though.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wunderkind:
If you are used to the Nexus S substantial dev support (after all these freakin' years!) then the only natural path is really the Galaxy Nexus. Even the support for the SII has slowed down. I suspect it will be the same with the S3. I cannot stand mfg overlays like TW or Sense.

Can you hold onto your NS and wait to see what the new Nexus is all about?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotorcycleKopp:
I'm waiting for the next Nexus phone -since it should be right around the corner. If it wasn't for that though, I'd be looking at the GSIII, Razr Maxx, or G Nex.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james300:
im waiting for LG Nexus 4

LG Nexus 4 is coming 29 oct wait for it , 12 mp camera , 3100 m battery same sg3 display size ,but display is made by lg that made iphone 5 display http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCTx4n2UquI
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4I-I:
Xiaomi mi-2 has better hardware than the s3! But you'll have to check if you can get it in the us and if its released at all! xD

I just read about it, dont know to much! Just wanted to help to expand the horizon! ;)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bleedpurple:
Thanks for your input. But I'll just get the iPhone 5.....

Hahaha kidding

Thinking the lg nexus is sounding good.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 309041291a:
Wait for the LGnex...

Nexus S (GSM i9020a)

Paranoid Android (2.2.2 - 4.1.2)

Marmite Kernel (5.0 - Bedalus)

Ondemmand (Screen On) (800/100)

Ondemmand (Screen Off) (400/100)

Deep Idle (N/A - CFQ)

BLX (98 - Inverted Apps)

Black Exodus (Stock Voltage)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smoke1:
No doubt that nexus family will continue a tradition with a excelent quality new device.

However my biggest disappointment of nowadays phone development companies is a price of our beloved engineering jewels. Any thoughts. How mutch it will cost? I'm a big enthusiast of high end smartphones but personally not ready to sacrifice my halfmonth salary.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bleedpurple:
I'd assume 199 with a upgrade
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alizawi:
Huawei Ascend D Quad XL looks interesting .. similar to stock android, with a few cool addons. 3D home looks smooth too. Not sure how quick their support will be in terms of ota upgrades. If they can guarantee that, I'm sold..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james300:
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it have wireless charging capabilities wow

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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bleedpurple:
4.7 screen might be too big
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Captain:
Seemed more like a question to me, so moved to Q&A.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] das_webos_transformer:
Lg makes great phones. Loved lg! Hate Samsung though. I'm going for either the photon Q(its a monster) or this new nexus. I juuust got my nexus from a friend.... had a Samsung transform. Horrible hardware, phone was verry verrry durable though. Masks sure you test it out before and make sure it doesn't randomly brick like most of today's hardware
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
You should use more high end Samsung devices beside writing them off, the transform is a very old and low end phone on cdma network. Trying to compare it to the Photon Q is like comparing a Ford Tempo to a Ferrari.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] das_webos_transformer:
I got it when it was new, actually decent. Ask anyone and they will tell you that the s3 is plasticity. The s2 had a tendency to randomly brick because of the emmc freaking out, that's just to name a few. I wouldn't mind an s3, just saying the quality of Samsung has gone away. And if at all possible I'm going to avoid them, bad, no, horrible track record.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbkang:
sorry for stealing the scene... i'm going to change my Nexus S in the next few weeks and i narrowed down the list of my wishes to the following 3 phones:

- Gnexus: would have to buy it used around the 300$ mark / will combine with a 2 years contract around 30$+

- Gnote: would buy it for 50$ on 2 years contract (30$)

- HTC One X: would get it for free on 2 years contract (30$)

What would you suggest me? i'm a Flash Addict fallen in love with paranoidandroid and JB and ATM my heart points toward the Gnote
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smoke1:
One x should be best speed/performane
[Nexus 7 General] mgsstar:
There is an ASUS keyboard in 4.1.2 but it is hidden. In order to show it:

REQUIRES ROOT AND TITANIUM BACKUP

1.Launch Titanium Backup

2.Go to Backup/Restore Tab

3. Unfreeze Asus Keyboard 3.0.0.0

4. Go to Language and Input and check ASUS Keyboard

5. Change input method to ASUS Keyboard

6. Enjoy! :D

EDIT: I am using 4.1.2 rooted stock rom.
[Nexus 7 General] elementur:
Which ROM are you running? I don't see this at all on Bugless Beast 4.1.2.
[Nexus 7 General] Visa Declined:
Hmmm... I defrosted it in TB, but it's still not showing up in the language & input section.
[Nexus 7 General] R3SiEViL:
I was wondering about this. I saw it in titanium after updating to 4.1.2

Never even thought about unfreezing to try. Nice xD
[Nexus 7 General] skychan:
Weird, I have the access to the Asus kb fine. I'm on stock everything, even bootloader is still locked. My N7 was bought in UK.
[Nexus 7 General] R3SiEViL:
Lame.. It only fcs for me
[Nexus 7 General] droidnext:
Thanks to the OP. I saw the Asus 3.0 keyboard awhile ago, but don't know to activate it. Now I can see it now and it's much better than stock with extra # row.

It didn't show up for me also after defrost. But this is it what I do after that, I make a TB backup and un-freeze Chrome then it show up.
[Nexus 7 General] styckx:
Looks like a terrible keyboard anyway.. I'd smash my Nexus 7 by the 5000th time I pressed zero to backspace, or backspaced by accident while hitting enter.. Terrible design.
[Nexus 7 General] steevp:
The keyboard did not show up for me. And Titanium Backup says the app is frozen again after a reboot.
[Nexus 7 General] ncguy68:
Thanks. Using it now. MUCH better than stock. Its the same keyboard that is on my Asus TF300 and it makes switching between the two tablets easier to have everything in the same place.
[Nexus 7 General] R3SiEViL:
Same here. I give up on this. I'll just keep using Swype xD.
[Nexus 7 General] rtiangha:
I got the same thing too (didn't show up in Input Settings), but after some weird combination of doing things, it magically showed up.

Here's what I *think* triggered it:

-Unfreeze as per OP's instructions

-Open up an app that has an editable text field (I used Dolphin Browser)

-Click on the text field

-Swipe down on the Notification Bar and tap Choose Input Method

It was at this point that my N7 stuttered for a bit. Took a while for the keyboard switcher to display (the ASUS Keyboard wasn't a choice), but when I went back to Language & Input Settings, it was there and I didn't have to reboot.

Your millage may vary, but I'm using it now.
[Nexus 7 General] Davoss:
Can you share .apk? I am running PA 2.2

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 General] rebel1699:
Thanks for the find. Defrosted correctly and works great. Much better than stock.
[Nexus 7 General] steevp:
Just curious, are you guys using the free version of Titanium Backup or the Donate version?

Because with the free version I tried to re-freeze the app so I could try unfreezing again and it told me, "Sorry, apps can only be frozen/defrosted in the Donate version." It gave me no such message when I unfroze it, though.
[Nexus 7 General] rebel1699:
https://www.box.com/s/990t1lkp2i1zxjvt4m8d

Here you go. Hope it works for you.
[Nexus 7 General] Omar04:
It's removed! :(