Samsung Galaxy S III to be released in April 2012

bogman

splashthecash wrote: »

Absolutely loving the phone so far! It is stunning...all the neat little tricks it can do! This morning I woke up to it telling me the weather and newsheadlines!

Let the learning begin! :pac:

Love mine, best phone ever
What app do you set that alarm with news and weather with

I have AlarmDroid but not entirely happy, probably because I have not spent enough time setting it up
Well wear with urs

AlmightyCushion

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Quick question guys.

I've downloaded Cabbage Ultimate as a means of texting my friends in the UK. Everytime I get a text message now, it goes through to my Cabbage inbox and my regular inbox. Can I either:

(a) Stop it going into my Cabbage inbox?

or

(b) Stop getting notifications from Cabbage that I have a new message?

I really only want to use Cabbage to send messages, I'm slightly obssesive in that I after I read a message in my regular inbox, I have to clear the notification from Cabbage saying I have the same message in there too.

Thanks

It can be done, I just don't know how. Ask in this thread (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055832515) and you should get an answer.

splashthecash

bogman wrote: »

Love mine, best phone ever
What app do you set that alarm with news and weather with

I have AlarmDroid but not entirely happy, probably because I have not spent enough time setting it up
Well wear with urs

Its the default "Clock" app that it came with..i changed alarm type to "briefing" and set the briefing contents to weather and news...you can add "today's schedule" also if you wanted which I presume would read out the contents of your calendar for the day...meetings etc..

A question for everyone....is the source of the news briefing set on the alarm or can I ask the S3 to take headlines for other places? I'd like irish specific headlines like from Journal.ie or something like that

splashthecash

I want to buy an Micro SD card for my S3....is there a difference between SD and SDHC? i.e. is there a kind of card that I should be only getting?

evolutionqy7

Is there any trick to using the pal swipe screenshot function. Can't get it to work

kenyard

splashthecash wrote: »

I want to buy an Micro SD card for my S3....is there a difference between SD and SDHC? i.e. is there a kind of card that I should be only getting?

just check the class. i.e class 4,6,8,10 sdhc generall means class 6 or above

it determines the speed stuff can be put onto it or taken off. it refers to the write speed, so once its on theres generally no issues with playback etc.. class 4 = 4mb/s, class 6 = 6mb/s etc...
recording the hd video on it may require a higher speed card also to work with recording to sd card (i think its ~2mb/s so probably wont tbh)

there is currently no class above 10 afaik, though they do go above it in speeds (theyre just still called class 10). i bought an official samsung 32Gb one for ~20 euro, a mate of mine bought a 64Gb one, though i dont know the cost
nice bumps in storage though
check amazon for micro sd's imo. you can get them cheap. i just wanted to put movies on it and stuff, so wanted a higher speed for transfers, having a class 2 and putting on 3-4Gb of movies would take a few hours...it takes me around 3 mins to put a 1Gb file on mine its why i went with the higher class one, but a class 4 will do you just as good if you are just using it for storing your pictures etc...

@ above post about palm screenshot. you need to have motion turned on in settings, and that individual one enabled there also. then use side of your hand to swipe across screen (which i find also scrolls to another homescreen when on main screen sometimes and takes a picture half way :P)
i cant tell you where setting is as im running newer firmware which has completely changed it, but its somewhere in settings

evolutionqy7

kenyard wrote: »

@ above post about palm screenshot. you need to have motion turned on in settings, and that individual one enabled there also. then use side of your hand to swipe across screen (which i find also scrolls to another homescreen when on main screen sometimes and takes a picture half way :P)
i cant tell you where setting is as im running newer firmware which has completely changed it, but its somewhere in settings

Im running jelly bean too. Its under motion and at the bottom of those settings theres a tick box for hand swipe screenshot. Thats on and I cant get it to work. I got it to work on a demo S3 before, but now I cant work it on my own handset or the demo, bit confused.

Also the eye tracking thing barely works for me either, its usually the worst in the dark where it picks up my eye for a second and then loses it the next and also switches the screen off.

Redsunset

Pushing the power button on the side and centre key on bottom together also take a screen shot. So much easier than swipe.

kenyard

Redsunset wrote: »

Pushing the power button on the side and centre key on bottom together also take a screen shot. So much easier than swipe.

oO indeed it does
as for the palm swipe. working here, so i dunno why you have an issue. tried disabling and re-enabling it? or maybe just a phone restart. seems odd its not working....

Your Airbag

Hi guys. Quick question about battery charging. When you are charged to 100% the home screen will say please disconnect charger.

Is it unhealthy to keep it plugged in when fully charged? Is the battery kept in charge mode even when fully charged and its damaged as a result?

I ask because I just bought a car dock for my SG3 and it has a power in dock option. Would i be better off removing the battery when using it rather than having it fully charged in the dock for a long journey?

fionny

Your Airbag wrote: »

Hi guys. Quick question about battery charging. When you are charged to 100% the home screen will say please disconnect charger.

Is it unhealthy to keep it plugged in when fully charged? Is the battery kept in charge mode even when fully charged and its damaged as a result?

I ask because I just bought a car dock for my SG3 and it has a power in dock option. Would i be better off removing the battery when using it rather than having it fully charged in the dock for a long journey?

Dont worry about it, besides you cannot remove the battery and have it work AFAIK, the battery completes the circuit I think.

dodzy

Your Airbag wrote: »

Hi guys. Quick question about battery charging. When you are charged to 100% the home screen will say please disconnect charger.

Is it unhealthy to keep it plugged in when fully charged? Is the battery kept in charge mode even when fully charged and its damaged as a result?

I ask because I just bought a car dock for my SG3 and it has a power in dock option. Would i be better off removing the battery when using it rather than having it fully charged in the dock for a long journey?

As fionny states, don't worry. Internal circuitry prevents ovcharging on the S3. Charge away;)

evolutionqy7

kenyard wrote: »

Redsunset wrote: »

Pushing the power button on the side and centre key on bottom together also take a screen shot. So much easier than swipe.

oO indeed it does
as for the palm swipe. working here, so i dunno why you have an issue. tried disabling and re-enabling it? or maybe just a phone restart. seems odd its not working....

Tried all options. Power button and home button don't work either.

Your Airbag

fionny wrote: »

Dont worry about it, besides you cannot remove the battery and have it work AFAIK, the battery completes the circuit I think.

dodzy wrote: »

As fionny states, don't worry. Internal circuitry prevents ovcharging on the S3. Charge away;)

Thanks guys. Although I wasn't worried about the phone being damaged from over charging rather the battery, from constantly being on a charge cycle. Responses appreciated none the less.

Blazer

guys./..how reliable are those unlocks for the S3 (vodafone) on ebay?
Mate has offered me his new one but it's locked to VF.I'm currently on three.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SIM-network-unlock-PIN-Vodafone-IRISH-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-S-3-III-GT-i9300-/251146164006?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_205&hash=item3a797a5726#ht_4778wt_1163

AlmightyCushion

Blazer wrote: »

guys./..how reliable are those unlocks for the S3 (vodafone) on ebay?
Mate has offered me his new one but it's locked to VF.I'm currently on three.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SIM-network-unlock-PIN-Vodafone-IRISH-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-S-3-III-GT-i9300-/251146164006?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_205&hash=item3a797a5726#ht_4778wt_1163

If your phone is rooted, save yourself €20 and just download this app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451

Blazer

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

If your phone is rooted, save yourself €20 and just download this app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451

brand new phone..still in the box..am getting a good deal on it so don't mind paying out the €20 or so to get it unlocked.

madmoe

Blazer wrote: »

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

If your phone is rooted, save yourself €20 and just download this app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451

brand new phone..still in the box..am getting a good deal on it so don't mind paying out the €20 or so to get it unlocked.

Just use the app dude, it works perfectly!

kenyard

agreed. its very easy to root and unlock.
all these unlock codes do essentially the same thing as the above.
i dont know of anyone paying to unlock and most people wont have since its free the method above so you probably wont get an answer about how reliable it is.

Redsunset

Finally after many many weeks of losing WiFi connection my problem is no more.

Here's the solution.
Dial *#0011#
Presented with a Service screen
Press left flat button beside the raised centre key
Press WiFi in next screen menu.
Now you see an ON button
Press this to turn off a stupid WiFi power saver that was causing the dropout.
That's it. Bob's your father's brother.

Happy days are here again....:)

This is what your looking for.
I've some private info blanked out.

Pigwidgeon

What's the easiest way to check which software version I have? Bought the phone with Vodafone nearly 2 months ago and haven't received any updates and when I try with kies it says it's not supported by my phone.

Floodric

Pigwidgeon wrote: »

What's the easiest way to check which software version I have? Bought the phone with Vodafone nearly 2 months ago and haven't received any updates and when I try with kies it says it's not supported by my phone.

Go to settings and 'about device'. It'll be there, chances are you're on 4.0.4

has anyone got jelly bean yet? I'm on o2 and still no sign of the update

Pigwidgeon

Floodric wrote: »

Pigwidgeon wrote: »

What's the easiest way to check which software version I have? Bought the phone with Vodafone nearly 2 months ago and haven't received any updates and when I try with kies it says it's not supported by my phone.

Go to settings and 'about device'. It'll be there, chances are you're on 4.0.4
has anyone got jelly bean yet? I'm on o2 and still no sign of the update

I've checked there so many times and never noticed that it said android version. Whoops. Thanks

evolutionqy7

Scliyd sync error seems to be gone with the latest jb leak. So far from messing around it looks like this is nearly ready for prime time

Floodric

Floodric wrote: »

has anyone got jelly bean yet? I'm on o2 and still no sign of the update

Pushed back to October

threein99

Floodric wrote: »

Pigwidgeon wrote: »

What's the easiest way to check which software version I have? Bought the phone with Vodafone nearly 2 months ago and haven't received any updates and when I try with kies it says it's not supported by my phone.

Go to settings and 'about device'. It'll be there, chances are you're on 4.0.4

has anyone got jelly bean yet? I'm on o2 and still no sign of the update

Been using the latest leak of it since last night, very smooth

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

I have to factory reset my phone again, so going to give DLI7 a go.

Still ok to use CF-Root? Anyone have any problems rooting DLI7?
Did you have to use triangle away?

Cheers, BN

Mimikyu

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kenyard

yeah same i updated to 7 today.. since 5 its been smooth as... just figured id upgrade since generally an update means improvement.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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Unfortunately I may have to! This is a last resort before sending for repair.

Going to give Mobile Odin a go this time though.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

quick q

using phone regularly but half of the time can be slow moving screens or loading home screen goes blank then loads up.

apps sometimes crash too.

mainly slow.

solution ?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

BearNecessities wrote: »

...
Going to give Mobile Odin a go this time though.

Well that was painless - mobile Odin is a great little app. Will be using it from now on for all my flashing needs.
No issues with DLI7 to report yet, although still early days. Seems very smooth indeed.

Edit: DLI8 out this morning.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

quick q

using phone regularly but half of the time can be slow moving screens or loading home screen goes blank then loads up.

apps sometimes crash too.

mainly slow.

solution ?

Backup with KIES and factory reset would probably fix it? But I'd do this as a last resort.

BenEadir

Lads,

My Vodafone SGS2 contract is coming to an end and I'm wondering why I shouldn't switch to Three and pick up the SGS3 FOC? Three seem to have the lowest monthly costs for calls + texts + data.

I've been with Vodafone for over 10 years so have no idea how Three stack up in comparison.

Thoughts anyone?

Ben

kenyard

can someone who is on three confirm they fixed the roaming issues with the phone?

emobile were also doing a great offer 35 euro a month for unlimited everything

TheSpecialOne

Hi lads,
Quick question! When you all bought the S3 did you register the product on Samsung? Ive tried on Irish version but i dont even have the option of saying i bought it in Three...also have any of ye got Samsung accounts? Should i set up one. Any advice would be appreciated thanks!

kenyard

for samsung dive i.e your phone security or finding it etc, you need a samsung account i believe

Mimikyu

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evolutionqy7

BenThere wrote: »

Lads,

My Vodafone SGS2 contrat is coming to an end and I'm wondering why I shouldn't switch to Three and pick up the SGS3 FOC? Three seem to have the lowest monthly costs for calls + texts + data.

I've been with Vodafone for over 10 years so have no idea how Three stack up in comparison.

Thoughts anyone?

Ben

Their price plan looks great on paper. Lots of internet is great.

Though coverage and service depends on area. I would have loved to switch, but 350 units won't get me far because 90% of people who I'll call or text will be different network.

Unless your surrounded by people with three might become expensive

BenEadir

Evolutionary and Captain Morgan, good points there Given VF offer free VF to VF calls and most of my contacts are on VF that counts for a lot as does good nationwide coverage and reasonable international roaming rates.

Guess I might just end up sticking with VF in the end.

Ben

kenyard

BenThere wrote: »

Evolutionary and Captain Morgan, good points there Given VF offer free VF to VF calls and most of my contacts are on VF that counts for a lot as does good nationwide coverage and reasonable international roaming rates.

Guess I might just end up sticking with VF in the end.

Ben

the phone still costs a fortune with vodafone anyway and their contracts are rediculous...let alone internet usage allowances are generally low with them too

them and three are buying the rights to LTe in the country though, for what good it will do so if you are in a city it might be an ok option

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

I recommend not flashing DLI7. The battery life is terrible. I've had to charge it twice since flashing it last night and it's already at 56% again.
(maybe I should have given it another few days?)

Will flash DLI8 now to see if it improves the battery life.

evolutionqy7

Battery life seems to be just the same as the other leaks or even before it.

Mimikyu

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ct5amr2ig1nfhp

This has probably been asked before, but could having it rooted be causing the battery drain?
(I used CF-Root)

@Captain - is your DLI7 rooted?

kenyard

doubt it does.
i went through my battery in a day fairly easy though on dli7 alright.

Zapp Brannigan

Realistically how long could I expect from the battery on the S3?

Right now I use an iphone 4 thats two years old and I get a solid 2 days between charges. That's with using the music player on it loads and a lot of browsing over wifi on Facebook and such. Would I get close to that on the S3, or is the screen just gonna drain all my battery.

Blazer

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

If your phone is rooted, save yourself €20 and just download this app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451

thanks guys...used the app last night and it worked a treat...all done in 5 mins

Mimikyu

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leemaree

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-tipped-to-chase-iphone-5-with-march-2013-release-17247850/

kenyard

thats at least 6 months away.....
but still very fast release alright..
dont like the fact theyre upscaling the screen again. maybe the phone wont increase much in size if they have less space for keys on it, but i reckon 5" might be going a bit extreme...