Samsung Galaxy SIII - Page 7

DJR David · 06-01-2013, 07:53 AM

Also check your wallpaper, is it a bright picture? I use plain black when battery use is a problem (like when I am travelling for work)

creative · 06-01-2013, 01:43 PM

Install betterbatterystats. This will tell you what is using the power. The OS isnt the cause, its an app. I have just upgraded to jb on my HOX and am having huge battery drain. The culprit is google maps!

When a phone goes into sleep it goes into something called deep sleep. This conservers power when the phone isnt used. Apps can wake the phone up to do what they do... Ie update the weather widget etc and this causes extra drain on the battery. Google maps is doing constant partial wakelocks for absolutley no reason and the app needs to be fixed for it to stop this. It wasnt present on ICS but is on JB.
Also run the screen brightness on low and wifi/internet usage kills the battery! The joys of having a pc in your pocket i suppose!

jmac · 06-01-2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by richo77

You can buy bigger batteries?

As per last 5 posts..

http://www.mobicity.com.au/samsung-g...i-battery.html

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DaveD · 07-01-2013, 10:58 PM

I flashed my phone to 4.1.2 (Official ROM; can't be shagged waiting for my carrier/country to release the latest version), two weeks ago, and I absolutely love the Multi-view slide out panel!

This sudden death issue I've been reading about is a bit disheartening though :(

brenx · 08-01-2013, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveD

I flashed my phone to 4.1.2 (Official ROM; can't be shagged waiting for my carrier/country to release the latest version), two weeks ago, and I absolutely love the Multi-view slide out panel!

This sudden death issue I've been reading about is a bit disheartening though :(

Carrier 4.1.1 doesn't have the slide out panel.

DaveD · 11-01-2013, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mcnews

You guys using Samsung Kies Air with your computer and phone?

I tried it and it works okay but the user experience isn't that great. If you're after something similar to Kies Air, you could try out AirDroid

MWTB · 12-01-2013, 01:19 AM

In 50 words or less can someone please explain to me wtf Kies Air actually is!?

creative · 12-01-2013, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MWTB

In 50 words or less can someone please explain to me wtf Kies Air actually is!?

Same as icloud.

Didnt need 50 words...

Have a read

MWTB · 12-01-2013, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by creative

Same as icloud.

Didnt need 50 words...

Have a read

I also have no idea what iCloud is, but that link did help, cheers!

**GasoLane** · 12-01-2013, 08:57 AM

Does anyone know how change the 5 icons (links?) -Phone-Contacts-Messaging-Internet-Apps- at the bottom of the start page.

Apparently you could do it on the SII but not the SIII.

I think iCloud and Kies air means that you can store your information on their server.

sent from my desktop using a keyboard

brenx · 12-01-2013, 10:15 AM

You can't change them thanks to the apple court case. In other countries you can but apple claimed patent. So Samsung had to remove the ability to change them.

**GasoLane** · 12-01-2013, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by brenx

You can't change them thanks to the apple court case. In other countries you can but apple claimed patent. So Samsung had to remove the ability to change them.

Ah, thanks for that.

jmac · 12-01-2013, 05:51 PM

Try an after market launcher from the play store, like nova launcher.

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creative · 12-01-2013, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by brenx

You can't change them thanks to the apple court case. In other countries you can but apple claimed patent. So Samsung had to remove the ability to change them.

Fecking apple..

Altho my HOX still has the ability to do it but the missus S3 cant...

DaveD · 13-01-2013, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GasOLane

I think iCloud and Kies air means that you can store your information on their server.

iCloud and Kies Air are two different things.

Kies Air lets you connect to your mobile device, and manage it via your PC Internet browser without cables. It uses your Wi-Fi.

iCloud is about storing files on the fruit company's servers.

**GasoLane** · 15-01-2013, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveD

iCloud and Kies Air are two different things.

Kies Air lets you connect to your mobile device, and manage it via your PC Internet browser without cables. It uses your Wi-Fi.

iCloud is about storing files on the fruit company's servers.

As usual I was half right

Spudz27 · 16-01-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by brenx

The 4g ones may not have the same fault but the 3g ones definitely do.

If that was in relation to the PCB issue, mine is supposed to be 4G and mine is dead. It better be 4G because that is what I ordered and if I find telstra duped me they will be taking it back on the basis of falsely charging me for an itemI don't have.

DaveD · 16-01-2013, 01:28 PM

What is the model number of your phone Spudz27?
Mine is GT-I9300 16gb 3g and this is the model that people are reporting the most failures with.
That's not to say other models aren't having failures.

brenx · 16-01-2013, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Spudz27

If that was in relation to the PCB issue, mine is supposed to be 4G and mine is dead. It better be 4G because that is what I ordered and if I find telstra duped me they will be taking it back on the basis of falsely charging me for an itemI don't have.

To verify its 4g got into setting and about the model should be i9305. If it's i9300? It's 3g.

DaveD · 16-01-2013, 02:29 PM

^ he can't because his phone is dead. The receipt will tell you though

Edit: he may have his repaired phone back though, so yep.

Spudz27 · 16-01-2013, 02:43 PM

Mine is an I9300T, which seems to be 3G, which I will be annoyed at, but if it is 3G, why does it sometimes swap between 3G and I think the symbol is H+ or similar. My phone is still in repairs.

DaveD · 16-01-2013, 04:05 PM

hmm, I just had a look on gsmarena and under 4G it says it is LTE (regional) I'm not sure what all this means but I think it means that your I9300(T) will connect to a 4g network and you will get better download speeds compared to 3g. In saying that though the I9305 (S3) is a true 4g phone as it is capable of even faster download speeds when looking at the specs.

I get the H+ on my phone too but there is no 4g where I live so don't know.

Simple6 · 16-01-2013, 04:43 PM

H+ is just 3G, but Telstra's 3G. Apparently America call it 4G, even though it isn't true 4G that we now have.

It's normal to switch between 3G and H+.

brenx · 16-01-2013, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Spudz27

Mine is an I9300T, which seems to be 3G, which I will be annoyed at, but if it is 3G, why does it sometimes swap between 3G and I think the symbol is H+ or similar. My phone is still in repairs.

That's just a 3g phone not 4g. i9300's can't use the 4g network. H+ is just the hspda data network.

ivorya · 16-01-2013, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GasOLane

Does anyone know how change the 5 icons (links?) -Phone-Contacts-Messaging-Internet-Apps- at the bottom of the start page.

If you hold down the link you don't want, it'll give you an option to bin it.

My GIII 4.1.2, i changed the internet icon to the new chrome one in the apps menu.

DaveD · 16-01-2013, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ivorya

If you hold down the link you don't want, it'll give you an option to bin it.

My GIII 4.1.2, i changed the internet icon to the new chrome one in the apps menu.

Awesome thanks!
I just tried it and the only one you can't move is 'Apps' which makes sense.
I see you can also create a folder there and move icons into it too.

I'm on 4.1.2 as well but does this work with 4.1.1 too?

brenx · 16-01-2013, 09:48 PM

Won't work with 4.1.1. 4.1.2 isn't a aus carrier Rom that's why it works.

JTFG · 17-01-2013, 08:25 PM

I got my S3 2 weeks ago.
It's an awesome phone. But I've noticed that picture messaging is pretty shocking on it.
The slide show function is pretty annoying and can't view images full screen.
But I know that you can save the photos from the multimedia messages, but the quality of the photos are pretty bad quality I've noticed.
Also got told that the picture messages (and saw for myself to)which I send are pretty bad to.

I know that you can use other SMS applications which helps me send and receive better quality picture messages.

Any ideas? And I do sound very picky to haha

JTFG · 17-01-2013, 08:58 PM

Tried using Viber to send and recieve photos.
The photos I receive are very clear when I enlarge. But the ones I send look pretty rough when I enlarge.

Fordman · 17-01-2013, 10:59 PM

Yeh the stock messaging system isnt great for photos.

I've been trying to upgrade to 4.1.2 but my fone wont let me yet