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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
All phones can crack, but the polycarb on the S3 makes it more resistant than the all glass iPhone or Nexus 4. I wish people would stop complaining about 'build quality' of Samsung phones - its a common myth for many people and blogs, they think Samsung phones are built well or last.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cainman:
People kept complaining about the back cover being so flimsy but I liked that I could buy a replacement when I dropped my phone and scratched it and that no one would be able to notice the difference.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] farhanc1031:
Prefer the backcover too

yeah, i prefer the backcover. I feel like the whole aluminum back is overrated, you cant replace the battery!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spineda1:
i have been using my phone naked since november and i havent seen any visible imperfections besides i mean scratch i got yesterday. sucks cause it's in the middle of the screen and distorts the colors.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrStig91:
Mine seems pretty durable, I have never used a case aside from the OEM flip case, and I've dropped it from my car to the cement twice now (always forget its in my lap before I get out) and I only have a couple small scuffs on the edges. When my buddy dropped his iPhone 4 the same way getting out of my car the front and back glass cracked like crazy.

The iPhone may feel more sturdy in the hand, but in reality its as fragile as an infant.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Gone thru 2 cracked screen phones already. Both drops less than 2 ft. :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mikeman45:
My wife dropped hers at the bar the other night and of course it hit on the corner and low and behold the screen broke :mad:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cmking7:
yep

people complain about the plastic but its a glass you have to watch out for.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] olufadi1:
yo

I am usually pretty good with my devices (I've really only had one freak accident with a device, luckliy it was still under warranty). I really don't like cases, but I am enjoying my galaxy s3 so much that i went ahead and found a nice "slimmer" case off amazon. My girlfriend has an otterbox which is a bit too bulky. So I got this case (a bit slimmer, although not super grippy, but it works for me.)

http://www.amazon.com/GreatShield-i...8649985&sr=8-1&keywords=greatshield+galaxy+s3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
I've been using a $20 tpu from Verizon from day one, and I've rarely dropped it in the few months I've had it. the case fits my hand perfectly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lZnGl:
Yeah ive had my phone slip a few times in my car making me a bit nervous when i check the screen. Although my battery cover has this weird spider-ing looking thing going on on the very surface.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rushless:
Your surprise with the S4 could be the polar opposite. In comparison, it is a crack magnet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Foley409:
I've had my S3 in a case since I had it, my profession isn't a great one for phones (plumbing). I know my brother had his S3 for all of a day before the screen cracked and he had to send it back to samsung for repair.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
I've been running my SG3 naked since I bought it and not a single scratch to be seen. I was also skeptical coming from the HTC DNA, that found made this one feel like a knock off.

but even after dropping it with no case from waist high onto pavement, it barely has a little ding in the corner where it feel, the screen - without a screen protector is still mint.

my one complaint however is the power button getting pushed in.

but i use home to turn the phone on, and the lock toggle to turn it off, so the power button is rarely used for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gorgarath:
I have mine in an Otter Box Commuter and it kept my phone in perfect working order once I finally figured out that the car crash somehow flung it from the center console onto the floor in the back of the car. The rubber-like stuff was pushed back in a couple places, but pulled it out and still am using it 6 months later.

I've dropped it a few times, even flat on its face, but the case has kept the phone pristine. When the phone was naked before I got my case I was always afraid of dropping it because the phone was a bit too slim and slippery.

--

Tapatalked from my VZW Galaxy S III.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rushless:
The S4 is polar opposite of the S3 in the durability regard. Using that device naked probably has no good ending.

Amazing the difference a slightly thinner bezel and more glass can have. The S4 is an absolute crack magnet without a case. Any display can crack, but the S4 appears to be an outlier in a bad way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Swatman1:
I use some hybrid rubber and plastic case and its hilarious how when I see a friends iphone the screens are always cracked yet I never really see that in other phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
DBA Cases +1 to them. First case I ever bought for a phone and its great. Samsung announced today that Design 3.0 is coming out this year or next so GS5 (when most of us upgrade) will be metal. At least that's according to some Android sites.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] royashish:
I have not had a case since i got my S3, has had it fair share of drops, going pretty well for me still. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] arathorn4:
Surprised until it burns, that is...

http://drippler.com/samsung/galaxy_s_iii#!832198
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Snypercell:
cool

Lol, awesome. I know this thing is pretty durable, but I never woulda thunkt that it'd survive 55pm, lol. I'm sure it landed just right, but it's still pretty impressive. Way to take one for the team!! Now we all know what this baby can do. :good:
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] darkjedi:
So I'm rooted with an unlocked BL, stock ROM, and using a custom kernel to enable Logo2Menu. However, starting today WiFi calling is now rebooting the phone on any call. I've been running the custom kernel for a few days without issues and had WiFi calling working last night.

Does WiFi calling rely on the kernel or is it part of the ROM? Has anyone experienced this yet? I have terrible service at home, so this is pretty important. Thanks. :)
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] blackangst:
Yes Wi-Fi calling relies in the kernel.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] darkjedi:
So why did it work prior to today? I didn't flash the kernel today. Is there a stock TMo kernel?

Also, do you have proof of this or speculation?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] 3NE:
I've been running the bulletproof kernel for a few days and Wifi calling works fine. Did you make a Nandroid backup?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] SmiLey497:
Same here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Deleted member 2653512:
Stumbled on these on Amazon and picked up a couple. I thought I would share the link in case anyone else was looking.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009SK57HY/

OOPS... WRONG LINK... FIXED
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Masonfield:
On Newegg you can buy the 64GB ones from IC Pro (based out of Taiwan I think) for $10 less than Amazon+SD card reader, but I don't know if they're as "legit" as these. When I get my GS4 I'll try one out. The speeds are very enticing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dtrwos:
64gb sdxc from sandisk for 54 2 free day shipping on amazon prime if your like me - preloaded with all my mp3's and **** from the tmo-gs2

:laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] k0nane:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro...2&sr=1-1&keywords=sandisk+mobile+extreme+32gb

I recommend the Sandisk Mobile Extreme series. I have a 32gb, which is cheaper than the Samsung in the OP, and it's quite fast.

However, the card in the OP would also be a fine product. I have a Samsung 830 in my notebook; I trust them to produce and sell quality flash.

I would avoid these. Buy Sandisk or Samsung UHS-1/Class 10 (make sure it's both; some older UHS-1 cards are not Class 10; UHS is read speed, Class is write).

e: We have an Accessories forum, this belongs there, but it's quite broken.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] demon25:
samsung is good

thanks for the link, i would recommend samsung or pny, i have had many defective sandisk usb drives and sd cards, i do not recommend them at all
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] iunlock:
I agree, stick with Samsung and/or PNY .... some ADATA's are made with Samsung components so you may luck out.

Samsung's IMO are the best. They have always produced the fastest read/write speeds and I've had ZERO problems with Samsung. S.Korea's got it going on...impressive.

I've had trouble with SanDisk, however, I think I may be in luck with the one that I have now as it was the newer release Class 10. The first releases sucked big time.

Thanks for the link btw luckyduck69, I'm going to order me some Samsung 64GB's and keep my current SanDisk as a back up LOL...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] k0nane:
Their lower-end cards are not special, and the older Mobile Extreme series (which is still sold on Newegg) was Class 6, thus also not special. My current ME 32gb has been a rock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] iunlock:
Indeed, as my current has been great too...

Now I'm curious if TM will release a 32GB or even a 64GB variant of our phones....maybe they'll stay on the same path as the Note II in just releasing the 16GB...ehhh...off topic...I'll post it up in the proper forum.
[General Questions and Answers] john354354:
I bought a T-Mobile HTC One S in October. Recently, the battery has become defective because it only holds charge for a couple hours on standby. I want to send it to HTC for a replacement phone since it is till under warranty. However there is a scratch across one corner of the screen(It may be cracked, but I can't tell), yet it is still completely functional. Will HTC still replace it, or will they charge me for a replacement phone since it is scratched.
[General Questions and Answers] manojcitc:
If it's scratch you are good to Go..
[General Questions and Answers] lesmo_sft:
Unlikely

It seems unlikely that HTC would replace the phone. It's way cheaper to change just the battery. However, most companies may service devices for manufacturing problems. Things like battery aren't covered most of the time.

But give it a try. Maybe call HTC?
[HTC One V] JARR3DF15CH3R:
Currently running pa 2.99 on my h.o.v had weather on the lock screen working for a while, turned it off cause it was wasting my data, but i want it back on, and it wont lock to any location.. can anyone help?
[HTC One V] Nishblueweapon:
check in OP for lock screen weather fix otherwise ask 1ce
[HTC One V] JARR3DF15CH3R:
Op?
[HTC One V] idroid2324:
Go to themes section. I have made a fix for it. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] clubtech:
Can someone with the T-Mobile version of the phone check if the native SIP clients is enabled? looks like ATT took it tout.

To check open the phone dialer, click menu > settings > scroll down see if you can see "internet calling".

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] escknx:
There is no internet calling.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ms2010:
There is free wifi-calling from tmobile though, not really SIP/VOIP but its some kind of "internet calling" right? :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] escknx:
Exactly some kind but he was asking about SIP client for oter purposes I assume:cowboy:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lolento:
But T-mobile's wifi calling will use up your plan minutes.

This is a ripped off if you ask me.....If I'm not taking up Cell Tower bandwidth, I shouldn't have to pay for it....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ms2010:
Don't forget that they need a powerful server to integrate wifi-calling into the network;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] inmnbob:
How can I customize what apps are suggested when I plug in my headphones? The Note 2 had buddy pages that were customizable but I can't figure put the S4 options. Also when I place the S4 in the Samsung doc it a pop up menu asks what app you want to run and gives you several options.how do I add the apps that I want
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] eyecon82:
I don't think you can. It automatically figures it out for you
[General Topics] jazee:
I've had this Samsung S3 for six months now rooted with stock AT&T JB ROM. I'm starting to use the phone in the car more and am perplexed how difficult I'm finding it to do some pretty simple, commonly useful things. Here's what I'm trying to achieve:

- When phone connects to bluetooth in car, to on Car Mode and Driving Mode

I already use Llama and turning on Car Mode is easy. Driving Mode looks like I have to use a custom Android Intention (haven't tried it yet)

1. Replace lock screen (currently using Widget Locker) with Car Dashboard for easy app launch and forwarding of songs being played in Power Amp, Spotify or Pandora. Strange that Llama toggles Car Mode but the toggle on the OS is "Driving mode" Seems Driving Mode controls TTS activation and Car Mode toggles the Car Mode app. I think this is just the problem with Touchwiz not being "Android Standard" functionality?

2. Make it so I don't have to press a button to wake phone but don't eat battery with screen usage. The only Car app I've found that comes close to this is the iBOLT Dock'n Drive app where you set the screen brightness slider all the way down and it just shows a clock jumping around the screen. I don't even want the stupid clock - but I guess it's nice to know the phone is in car mode waiting for me to touch the screen. Unfortunately music controls are not on this dash app and the Car app with Pandora integration (forget the name) doesn't have the blank the screen mode without sleeping.

3. When a text comes in, I want either (a) and auto-response that I'm driving and to call me if its urgent, or BETTER, (b) allow me to speak "reply" and do a voice to text response or "auto response" to send my auto response. S-voice allows you to say 'reply' but only if the text comes in when the S-voice app is the currently opened app. If phone is sleeping and text comes in, all it does is read the text. Disabling widget locker and having no lockscreen slider made no difference.

Sidenote: I've also discovered on the S3, because I don't use S-Voice, (I have home double tap mapped to Google Voice Search), the TTS doesn't work. If I manually launch S Voice once, then TTS works but if I remove it from the background apps list then no TTS. That's sort of a side issue.

4. If car mode is enabled, on GoSMS I don't need a pop-up. Just TTS. But GoSMS still thinks I haven't seen the message. So even though I heard the message GoSMS keeps pinging me with a reminder (which I do want repeat reminders for unread texts when NOT in car/driving mode) Strangely there is no Car/Driving mode settings in GoSMS. Surprising. And the Auto Response has to therefore be manually toggled.

It appears I may have to add some 3rd party apps to achieve what I want and possibly dump GoSMS - I've also found that CloudSMS (to replicate SMS to my tablet) doesn't work with GoSMS running. Boo. Hiss. I GoSMS is such a superior SMS program in most all other respects. Hate to see it go.

Seems what I'm asking to do shouldn't be so complicated. With all Google's resources, I'm surprised this isn't all built-in to Android and easily used.
[General Topics] jazee:
Getting close. Turned off option on GoSMS to disable other messaging notifications (fixed CloudSMS issue).

Found two promising apps:

SMS+Car - Does the job but the it doesn't use the native Google voice recognition and more importantly doesn't read calendar reminders. What it DOES do is mark the SMS messages it reads as read!

Enhanced SMS + Caller ID+ - This is the better app, it cleaner, more options, used native Google voice recognition. It's missing one thing though, DOESN'T MARK THE SMS AS READ! Dealbreaker.

Search continues...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] islandjat:
Okay so I'm kind of freaking out but not really because I'm sure I can get a good answer fairly soon. I was on the Whompasaurus Rom and had the beats audio installer app and opened the app. I was coming from stock lk8 which had the beats so it showed up as that i had it installed when in fact it didn't. I had the acid mod that came with the whompasuarus rom. Anyways, as many of us do when our fingers are near are root app, they started getting root happy and decided to click the uninstall beats audio button when i had no beats on it. So, my phone immediately rebooted and then showed up on the homescreen for a few seconds before continuing to reboot. So at this point the phone cannnot be accessed. Now, I have all my backups safely on my computer that can be transferred via usb. However...I CANNOT MOUNT MY PHONE ONTO THE COMPUTER SINCE I HAVE NO AVAILABLE ROM. I have custom recovery and everything but I'm kind of scared I might have messed up my phone since this has never happened. Hopefully someone can enlighten me on a way to simply mount my phone so I can put my rom onto the phone and install it. Thanks to anyone who can answer my question regarding what to do now. I have tried mounting my phone via recovery and it's not showing up as an accessible data that can be altered.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] islandjat:
I also have the galaxy note 2 toolkit if that helps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lord Sekhmet:
Happened to me.

Put the ROM or any file you want or need on a Micro SD card from your PC.

Place card into phone

Recovery will find it with guidance from you.

*If you switched your internal / external memory, pull the battery first to avoid errors.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Melijah:
Have you tried putting it into download mode, then reinstalling stock firmware? When I got stuck in boot loop it helped. Then you could re-root, go into twrp, reinstall backups.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] islandjat:
Before I went to bed last night it hit me that I could use the extension sd to put on the rom.

I got one of my family's phones, transferred the rom onto his extension sd card and then put his sd onto my phone. It worked fine. Xda was down earlier so I couldn't view any responses but now that Google finished installing all my apps I see someone had the same sort of idea I did. I was actually looking for the micro sd adapter and couldn't find it so I pursued the above action.

Although...I did kind of get nervous because at the very beginning when I was re setting up the rom it said system ui has stopped unexpectedly. I have expected to see the rom restart but it didn't. I had weird force closes of apps I never heard of that made my phone restart so you can guess what I was probably thinking. Anyways thanks for the quick responses.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] arrtoodeetoo:
So I have a friend who is going to be going to Ukraine soon and is thinking of switching over from the iPhone. I'm trying to get her to come to the green side (hehe) and she's considering the S3, but I can't seem to figure out which one would work for her needs (as in, an unlocked phone she could use here at home on At&t, but also swap the SIM card out on while in Ukraine or other parts of Europe.)

Can anyone help point me in the right direction? Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Questions go in Q&A

thread moved
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zaky1:
Hi I am on Rogers which is same as AT&T I unlocked my sim card with this method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38764168

and I am in UK for almost 2 Weeks now and I am Using Sim Card From 3 Mobile £15 with •All-you-can-eat data

•300 minutes

•3000 texts

•Lasts for 30 days.

I still have 10 Days to go and working Perfect.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] mota:
ive seen an XDA, is it worth buying and repairing?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4193580232

www.ebay.co.uk item number

4193580232

many thanks for the input, great website
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] cruisin-thru:
NO!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jupiter:
Its worth around £4.20 which is the current bid. I wouldnt pay anymore!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] The Hobbit:
how much is it worth

£67 QUID YOU DID WELL
[Atrix 4G General] kicker22004:
Hi guys i'm getting an atrix to help out and play with. I don't have att instead i have Verizon so this is just for fun. I have a Galaxy Nexus and the forums are full of info to building roms and kernels so i figured i would start my own cm10 rom for myself and if at some point down the road others. I found this link http://wiki.jeago.com/index.php?title=Build_for_olympus and desided i would give it a go and at least have a base. However i ran into a problem, When i get down to the "lunch" command i do not have "cm_olympus-userdebug" listed? can anyone steer me on the right path or is this an old Link that has since been pulled? Thanks guys
[Atrix 4G General] quetzalcoatl2435:
Doesn't matter if it's not listed. As long as you have synced the right repo, "lunch cm_olympus-userdebug" still works as expected.

I think it pulls the list from the official CM10 repo (which does not include olympus), but the command will work with the files you've synced (which does include olympus).
[Atrix 4G General] marcovrv:
Hi. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I guess that the official CM repositories doesn't have branches later than CM7 for the olympus. You have to get them somewhere else for CM9 and later.
[Atrix 4G General] quetzalcoatl2435:
Yes, that's what I said. The official CM10 repo does not include olympus.

Get them here: https://github.com/epinter/android/tree/jb-olympus
[Atrix 4G General] marcovrv:
I used "generic_olympus-userdebug" for the lunch command and afterwards the "cm_olympus-userdebug" appears among the options.

---------- Post added at 08:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:30 PM ----------

Ooops, read too fast, my apologies...

I forked vendor, device and kernel repositories from CyanogenMod-Atrix github, but these are pre-alpha repos with known (and unknown) bugs. (BTW, though it compiles fine, the recovery won't install the resulting zip on my Atrix, still figuring out what's wrong)
[Atrix 4G General] kicker22004:
ok now i'm getting way lost here. how do i go about adding this to my current files?

ok guys i just noticed that the link i was following had me pulling ICS not JB...wow i'm slow today.

Wiped everything and starting fresh. anyone have a guide to pull the needed build. Atrix4g18 sugested i needed https://github.com/epinter/android/branches and jb-olympus-new. I'm going to start over and this time pull repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b jellybean instead of the ICS and then i should be at least closer to what i need.
[Atrix 4G General] marcovrv:
I'm not sure how to use the default.xml file in the link that quetzalcoatl2435 gave us, but in my case I created a local_manifest.xml file (from here) with the extra repos I needed and copied to .repo/local_manifest directory in the source tree root.

EDIT:

I think I got it, someone who really knows please confirm: instead of the deffault CM repo init, issue this: repo init -u git://github.com/epinter/android.git -b jb-olympus-new. Is that right?
[Atrix 4G General] kicker22004:
OK for the time being i'm going to start rebuilding my repo again. i scratched everything so have to download the JB repo now. anyone with more info to using the Default.xml file or where it should be placed? Thanks guys

After looking at the Default.xml it seems he just added the Atrix to the list so i would assume i will copy paste and rerun repo sync? should i copy first then run repo sync or no?

All i have to say is thank you Verizon LTE with unlimited data and free tether LOL.
[Atrix 4G General] quetzalcoatl2435:
Don't use jb-olympus-new. That's for the new kernel and does not have the proprietary files included. You need to search for and add them manually.

Use this:

repo init -u git://github.com/epinter/android.git -b jb-olympus

repo sync

Assuming you've already installed all pre-requisites correctly, next do:

. build/envsetup.sh

lunch cm_olympus-userdebug

brunch olympus
[Atrix 4G General] quetzalcoatl2435:
No need to pull CyanogenMod's github. It's included in epinter's github. No need to mess with the xml files either, just repo sync, lunch, and brunch.