yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donchele:
Can I use the zip file uploades by Phone_user, on post #9? the one that is flashable trough the old CWMR?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwibis:
I'm not quite sure what it does, but I assume it just flashes the recovery. In theory you could just replace the old Cwm image in there with the new one (as the one included in the zip may be outdated).

But why not do it via fastboot in the computer?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] UserX10:
Hi @all,

since I bought some smart tags and playing around with them I found out that they only can be used if the screen is unlocked.

That is pretty sad.

For me the smart tag function is in this case useless.

When I go to bed or wake up I just want to hold my Xperia P on a smart tag to set it up right.

When I have to turn the screen on and draw my unlock pattern to hold it on a smart tag, then I can also make some moves to set up everything manually.

In my opinion the most useful option would be if the NFC function would be enabled on "screen on" without unlocking.

So to push the power button - screen turns on - and hold my phone to a smart tag.

Could someone make a modification for this??

Greetings

UserX10
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HooLIMAN87:
In aokp you have an option to select when nfc is activated, and one of options is activation with locked screen and display turned off. So everything what we need is to find what file is enabling it. :)

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] visser:
Facing the same issue here with my Xperia Sola.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] UserX10:
Just for information:

Here is the requested mod: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1976966

Thanks StephanSch
[Galaxy S III General] tanseerj:
I know this issue has been discussed several times in various threads but I'd like to give it its own thread so we can highlight the significance of the problem.

Before I start I'd like to point out that my last observation is based in Stock LJ4, and before that I've used several ROMs, both stock and custom and this issue, exists in all of them.

Issue:

3-4 seconds lag when opening dialer or contacts.

Now some might argue that once it opens, the subsequent times its quite instant, but that's due to it being in memory. BUT use the phone as normal for some other activities and come back to dialer/contacts and your greeted with the lag again.

This is supremely frustrating and unacceptable for a flagship with a frickin Quad Core processor! These are basics! Phone, Contacts, Messaging, Email are the core activities of any phone and if that isn't instantaneous then they've lost the point in my books.

What's worse is that all other (more heavy) apps open very quickly and operate really fast so I can't understand how Samsung can screw something so basic up.

Please voice your concerns here, this needs to be addressed.

Ps: one immediate solution where the developers can help is to hack the stock apps and keep them in memory always.
[Galaxy S III General] henrybravo:
There is already a mod that's been out for a while located here that is supposed to keep Phone/Contacts in memory (along with other multitasking tweaks).

From that thread:
[Galaxy S III General] tanseerj:
Thanks for linking that, though I'm not interested in modifying the core in a major way, just locking the phone and Contacts in memory
[Galaxy S III General] gchindi:
Thanks for opening this thread, i don't want a mod for every silly thing we expect Sammy should have done as a basic aspect of making phones... Mods are good im not against it, but for this issue i expect Sammy to resolve.... I mean come on... Sammy should know this before hand and should have fixed long back.... I hate them for this...

Thanks again for the guy who opened this thread...! Hopefully Samsung reads this...!
[Galaxy S III General] henrybravo:
You could probably PM the OP of that thread, asking him how to tweak his init.d script to only lock the Phone and Contacts in memory, leaving out all the other tweaks.
[Galaxy S III General] tanseerj:
I probably will, but as the poster above me says, the point of this thread is that Samsung should not be expecting us to fix all these basic things. And 95% of the public will have no clue how to either.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
well based on how many Galaxy S devices they've sold, they probably assume that the general consumer does not care or simply does not notice it.
[Galaxy S III General] mariosraptor:
I care and i notice. Who cares about the general consumer.

That is why i use DW phone and contacts.

Super smooth and fast with lots of customization. I recommend it to all
[Galaxy S III General] flamingskull:
Using exdialer as a replacement. But yes, this is the and the redraw issue are my 2 biggest complaints from the beast. It's almost shameful when u are adding somebody to your phone book and the phone lags for a few seconds before you can open the contacts. :-\
[Galaxy S III General] henrybravo:
I agree, but I was just addressing the "PS" in your first post. :).
[Galaxy S III General] carabassot80:
Thanks for the thread. It is unacceptable that one of the most important functions is completely laggy. I hope Sammy read this voice and fix this sooner.

Btw, using exdialer in the meantime.
[Galaxy S III General] stfudude:
At first, I thought that this delay is happening because the code is not properly optimized due to heavy modification to dialer and contact. But then I realize. What did they really modify? The only "touchwiz" touch to the contact app is the the swipe shortcuts; swipe to left for sending message, and swipe to right for calling (not sure which one is which because I'm now using my secondary rom LOL). I can't think of any for the dialer app. So why the hell did samsung managed the screw it up, right?

Another notable delay is in the lockscreen. But that's quite understandable. Samsung add too much features to their lockscreen, namely: Quick command to unlock, information ticker, Ripple effect, camera quick launch, etc.
[Galaxy S III General] jfrm:
Unfortunatelly it is not only the horrible lag at opening, it is more than this.

It looks like Dialer and contatcs samsung apps has been made by somebody who never has used a phone...

Look how they support t9 on dialer... It is absolutely inaceptable.

After a lot of firmware upates I have lost any hope in a fix coming from samsung and move to exDialer.

Just install it and you see what a dialer should be.

Shame on you, Samsung.
[Galaxy S III General] stfudude:
Maybe this thread should be named "discussion for Samsung core apps" or something. Then we can all discuss everything in the stock rom: like dialer, contact, messaging, and lockscreen.
[Galaxy S III General] kasdorji@gmail.com:
This MOD fixed my contact lag in certain way.Feeling much better after lag in contact in all jelly bean rom. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1888081
[Galaxy S III General] jfrm:
I think the General thread has been very limited while JB was in launch proccess, doing dificult to concentrate in particular problems.

Now that JB is the "default" firmware and that the General thread is more open to new discussion, I think it is better to keep that as specific as possible and open a threat for each problem we find.

As I told in my previous post, I don't has any hope in getting a fix from Samsung, but maybe if we get here enough complaints one Samsung Corp. developer read this, install exDialer, feel ashamed and learn something for the future...
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
That multitask fix just made my phone go slow and whenever people have lags in roms, the rom devs tell them to uninstall the multitask fix (if they included it in their rom). Ex Dialer is the way to go anyways. Always in memory, always smooth.
[Galaxy S III General] russeini:
Totally agree....the other day a friend of mine who had an iphone wanted to use my phone for a call....and i cant express how that stupid lag had him looking at me amazed for those 3-4 seconds knowing he uses an iphone 3g....since then ive been using ex dialer....but its really frustrating for a phone marketed as being of a top notch performance.....
[Galaxy S III General] tacchan23:
Yes, when I bought my S3 coming from a 3 y.o. WinMo phone I was REALLY surprised on such a big delay to open Phone/Contacs and also to switch between KeyPad and Contacs even after both are in memory.

Only thing to do was to switch to a 3rd party dealer (xPhonePro in my case, as it has the better options for displaying call logs).

I really don't understand how the most of the S3 users don't complain about this (when I stated my problem in some ROMs thread, 90% of the people seemed surprised I considered it a problem).

Also, as I use the phone to check the time at regular intervals, the 1-2 seconds delay to turn on the screen was really killing me.

Here the only way was yet another 3rd party app to keep the CPU always awake (of course more battery usage too, but during the working time I really need my phone to wake up instantly).

Those 2 big (imho) problems, keep me from considering the Note II as a gift for my dad... as I heard it is effected too.
[Galaxy S III General] stfudude:
To the bolded item: Simple. 90% of XDA people are geeks that don't use their phone to call. They use their phone for hacking and modding. I'm sure by now you must have read posts from someone that claimed they have achieved 4 days battery life (they even got screenshot as proof)? LOL

FYI, I have one friend that is no geek just a regular user. He did mentioned to me about this delay problem not too long ago. I think it's safe to say that majority of users think of this as a problem, but they don't know how to convey their complaints to world outside their realm of ignorance (i.e to XDA forum or to Samsung guys). XDA people as I mentioned before, obviously using their phones for something else. And they count for less than 50% of the total (ignorant) users out there. :D
[Galaxy S III General] :
No man its just a smooth animation that takes exact 1 second. I came from ELKC no wipe.
[Galaxy S III General] Fandri:
I have checked it again after killed all apps in memory. It takes 3 second to launch a standard dialer.

If course, next launch takes a second as dialer stays in memory (but do it short time)
[Galaxy S III General] cubitusclaudius:
and what about gallery lag : about 6 secs if lucky and sometimes up to 13 secs. When I want to show a picture to an iPhone possessor, it makes him laugh. He can go to the toilets and come back before picture appears.
[Galaxy S III General] kamran_bcs095:
I am using HydRx-D v2.3.0 - Stock-JB-4.1.2 rom and this is the only rom in which contatcts/dialer have no lag. Check it out :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2052926
[Galaxy S III General] toreador2008:
JKay Framework contains option where you can keep Phone/Contacts always in memory. Result is instant open of Phone/Contacts always. You need to purchase his app Deluxe Settings from store to get all framework options available.

Personally I really love his framework with his app.

Here is link on thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1807819
[Galaxy S III General] tutankamon09:
thx a lot
[Galaxy S III General] srosner:
the latest rom LLC have really reduced the phone & contacts lag for me.

the 1st time it's up in 2 seconds, and after that it's immediate.

I even added jkay and whitelisted the phone & contacts, which made things even smoother.
[Galaxy S III General] :
In LLC stock build.prop, there are entries like sys.keep_app_1 and _2, with values com.android contacts and com.android.phone, which should tell the framework that these apps must never be unloaded.
[Galaxy S III General] gchindi:
Hey, can you confirm one more thing pls.. 1) first time opening takes 2 secs on LLC - thanks for the info.

2) subsequent opening of contacts is immediate for how long? Coz its immediate for a short time and until you open other apps n play around with the phone, very soon it contacts app will be killed at the background to make room for other apps.. So need to know hiw long will contacts app stay in memory after opening once? On sgs2 it used to stay for almost 5 to 6 hours and used to open spontaneously, you can use this as an example... Let us know, also, pls check this after unticking jkay contact mod in jkay deluxe settings app pls.

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Can you confirm if the same is not there on ELLA and its there only on ELLC?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] qavro:
i can confirm this: if indeed the ELLC have those mods and if indeed the lag is gone:

1. they are not present in ELLA

or

2. they are not working in ELLA

The lag exists in ELLA and i can guarantee is not staying in memory too much after is loaded the first time.
[Galaxy S III General] mitky82:
That thing don't work.

Only one solution is jkay.

Where in build.prop you placed that two line?

In the end? In the beginning? In the middle?

This command work in old cm roms. But here. ..
[Galaxy S III General] denostar:
contacts lag over after ELLA

well actually I have "zero" lag right now. I've updated my phone 6 hours earlier and first thing I checked was this lag, which wasn't more than 2-3 seconds before the update. But it was annoying at times, nonetheless. I had just installed sth called the Nemus launcher, people said it was fast and easy on memory. And I was using that one after the update, didn't see much change lagwise. So I said why not use Touchwiz, since all launchers lag. I removed the Nemus and chose touchwiz (from 2 launcher options. Other one was Go launcher, which I still didn't try and Im afraid to try since everything works smoothly now:) And VOILA! No, and I mean no lag at all! And then I cleared all memory, restarted the phone tried all sorts of things to make it lag. Opened and closed tons of programs etc. But no, it works like a charm now. I had tried some solutions before, like turning off sync or slowing animations etc. I think my animation is set to 0,5 and it doesn't even lag half a second, it's instant. Only once I saw half a second or one second lag when I cleared memory, but after that nothing. Now I even clear memory and it doesnt lag. My contact list consists of 1444 people, most of them with photos. So ELLA worked for me, one way or the other it should work for you too.

It's only been 6 six hours but I feel the phone's OVERALL RAM management is much faster, not just the contacts thing.

I9300 XXELLA

Kernel: 3.0.31 - 748978 (dont know if these numbers are relevant:) or if you require some other info, just tell me.

Ok, I have to say I found one occasion when it lags. That is, after I looked about a dozen or more pictures at the gallery and came back it lags 1 at most 2 secs. But one time only. After that again opens instantly. It still doesn't lag after clearing memory which is excellent.
[Galaxy S III General] yo_7:
do anybody know what does jkay done to withelist dialer and launcher?
[Galaxy S III General] dodgebizkit:
Sound good

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Sent from my Nokia 3310
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Jkay fixes that and without the slowdown.

Only lags at first launch, after booting. It remains in memory afterwards.
[Galaxy S III General] SpideRMaN-17:
Then use the search.... And look for an app called xposed
[Galaxy S III General] skarpass:
Johnny Caldwell [ ] 08.04.2013 17:57:27

Customer reference number:

Email response ID:

Please quote your customer reference number when contacting Samsung.

Dear ,

If the problem persists, the next step would be to take the phone into

one of our official service centres. You can find one nearest to you by

simply typing your postcode into our website, I have provided a link for

your convenience:

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/location/supportServiceLocation.do?pag

e=SERVICE.LOCATION

If you are not within a reasonable distance to your nearest service

centre, you maybe able to take your phone to the shop where you bought

it, all reputable retailers such as phones4U or Carphone Warehouse

should be able to help you. If not, you can call us to arrange that you

can send your phone into us to repair, details are provided below.

Thank you for contacting Samsung.

I hope this information has proved helpful for you.

Kind regards,

Johnny

08.04.2013 18:24:21

I did but still notice lag in both apps phone and contacts, but only

first time i opened them after work fast.

Richard Gordon [ ] 19.03.2013 09:37:32

Please quote your customer reference number when contacting Samsung.

Dear ,

Thank you for contacting Samsung.

I’m sorry you are experiencing lag problems with your device. I can

understand your frustration about this as the use of your device may

have been limited as a result.

It is most likely a minor software confliction that is causing this

issue to occur. These minor software issues can easily be resolved by

performing a factory reset on your device. You can perform a factory

reset on your device by navigating to the following menu:

Settings > Backup and reset > Factory data reset

Please note you will lose all applications and saved data, including

your Google account, so ensure that you back up your device prior to

performing the reset. This may help resolve any issues you are having.

If you require any further assistance, please contact our dedicated

Galaxy S III Support Team

Kind regards,

Richard

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they joke fix it??? I cant believe
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
I like how everybody has changed their story about ram because everybody said that 2 gig was wasted ram there not saying it any more... Samsung dont give a **** about the i9300 any more
[Galaxy S III General] Scarface1991:
Just install this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer&hl=de

It will replace your dialer and your contacts app and it`s sooooo much faster than the stock app.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Lol it seriously is much better. Don't get why anyone would want to use the stock dialer after using this. It uses less ram, it has themes, its faster and has an option to keep it in memory.
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
It's awesome, latest update really improved the look and feel. :D:highfive:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Lol. It's a trial now?
[Galaxy S III General] p33t-r:
I think one of the reasons might be the fact, that the "pick up to call" function doesn't work with 3rd-party apps. I installed go sms, because the stock sms app has this stupid notification (one with the sound, not like in Go, which only gives a splash on screen) and "pick up to call" doesn't work...
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
The last sentence says: you can still keep trying..., let's see in 7 days, just downloaded it.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Lol I guess people must make compromises then, I'd take the super fast EXDialer all the time. Plus, there is a call button on most SMS apps anyways................
[Galaxy S III General] p33t-r:
Sure. I'm not saying that many people will sacrifice one function for speeding up the phone. Just saying that some might not and that's why they're looking for a lag fix. I personally like many "movement related" functions on my SIII and want to keep it stock as much as I can.
[Galaxy S III General] uberto.costanzo:
sorry this is swap internal sdcard????? is very Dangerous...????thanks for reply
[Galaxy S III General] leucrota:
So Play Store is saying exDialer is a trial now. I don't know if it is worth $3 though I certainly liked it over the couple of days I used it.

Using Dial One now. Anyone know any otger free dialers that are lightweight and load fast? Dial One doesn't seem as fast.
[Galaxy S III General] nipun1188:
This issue has been fixed in latest Indian ota update... good job Samsung
[Galaxy S III General] SUNUN:
are you sure in which firmware?

because this problem still exists in Galaxy S4 too
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Read the description in the play store. You can still use EXDialer after the free trial is up :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] skarpass:
Only one option we have complaint to samsung until they fix a lag. Very bad stock rom ram management system.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
The two most popular options (Jkay/Exdialer) aren't to your liking so your pretty much SOL. Not sure whats not to like about ExDialer. For one it STAYS in memory........
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Its a shame isn't it. What Samsung have done regarding certain software optimizations I'll never know. The contacts/dialer screen shouldn't take that long to open, its actually terrible. Shouldn't need to be locked in memory either. ExDialer opens immediately.

Also the stock Gallery is terrible. Even in the Galaxy S4 review by TechRadar, they stated they were at times, ashamed to take a photo simply because the gallery app took a good few seconds to open and sometimes crashed. QuickPic however is always fast.
[Galaxy S III General] HassanM:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130044

Works great.....!
[Galaxy S III General] deepgrass:
This is a joke. I went to the shop today to see the GS4. The dialer still lags up to 3 seconds.

In comparison, other non-flagship phone in the shop floor can open dialer instantly, don't even take a second.

(phone is tested after a fresh reboot)
[Galaxy S III General] Madarox:
Everything(just talking about stock apps) on my bro's galaxy ace plus opens faster than on my gs3.Phone,contacts,calender,messaging,settings etc all open faster.I guess it's the nature UX that we have to blame here,it's prettier and more functional than TW 4 but much heavier.Stock apps on AOSP roms open in less than half a second.I replaced the dialer and contacts with exdialer and replaced the messaging app with the AOSP one,calender and settings are not too slow.
[Galaxy S III General] Mutley-BR:
Joke or Sadness?... lol

Hope Sammy does something about this, maybe optimizing launcher or only dialer/contacts...

Using mods or other tweeks in this top gadgets to do basic tasks is a shame.

[]´s!
[Galaxy S III General] Madarox:
That's the cost of getting a phone with a skinned version of android.TW roms are good when tweaked well.You can always always go for nexus devices if you want out of the box smoothness but honestly,nexus/stock android phones are missing a lot(sd card slots,fm radio,native video calling,top-notch cameras etc).You can always use an AOSP ROM on the gs3 only if you are ok with living with some bugs.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Samsung just aren't good with software optimizations at all. Not surprised the dialer still lags, it's typical Samsung. Many review sites say the s4 lags in silly areas which is why I was thinking if getting the HTC one but then saw all the build quality threads lol

With all the app replacing one could say we're only buying the galaxy series for the camera and the screen an that's it. Stock messaging app gets killed to often and refreshes. I won't be buying the s4 till I use a family members, won't be fooled again lol

Sent from the mind of Galactus
[Galaxy S III General] leucrota:
Deleted the exDialer off my phone. After making a call and closjbg the app, it will sit in memory and just destroy the battery for no reason.

I really don't have a problem with the stock dialer. It opens in one or two seconds. I don't know if people are blowing the problem out of proportion in this thread or if I am just a real patient person. Haha
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I'm that patient too, actually. Right now, I really don't care if it takes a while for it to open. I don't make that many calls to have to blow it out of proportion.
[Galaxy S III General] Galactus:
Heh, apps that sit in memory don't drain the battery. Unlikely that it was ExDialer. Suggest you get BetterBatteryStats and see what's really causing your battery drain

I actually prefer ExDialer and it doesn't excuse the fact that the TW dialer is slow and clunky. Jkay can keep it in memory but I'd rather not use it to be honest.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Yes, it's slow, but so what? Had I cared that much, I'd have done something about it, but I don't. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I know. I am not amongst them.