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post Jun 26 2012, 02:40 PM

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QUOTE(Long88 @ Jun 26 2012, 02:32 PM)
sygic for me  rolleyes.gif
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sygic drains battery during standby. remember to force close it after use.

QUOTE(Reventon @ Jun 26 2012, 02:34 PM)
Guy , night standby battery drain how much in 8 hours ? Charged to 100% then unplugging it.
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with proper tweaking, mine only drop 1%.
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post Jun 26 2012, 02:48 PM

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QUOTE(salika @ Jun 26 2012, 02:42 PM)
how to do tweaking bro?
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power saving and juice defender plus freezing some background system apps.

QUOTE(Long88 @ Jun 26 2012, 02:44 PM)
how u manage to drop only 1%?
awesome. did u turn wifi on all the time?
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when use, wifi on all the time. when sleep, i turn off wifi. but usually when sleep, i will leave the wifi on while charging cz i charge before sleep.

i get the 1% drop when I wanna test the standby time. i charge till full before sleep 99%, then wake up 98%, wifi off, data off.
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post Jun 26 2012, 02:54 PM

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QUOTE(terry3386 @ Jun 26 2012, 02:50 PM)
what tweaking did u do? mine dropped bout 5 - 8 % sometimes 10% hmmm
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depends on your area mobile signal strength thou.. weaker signal drains more battery..

day time on stand by usually drop 1~2% per hour, wifi on

normal usage like whatsapp or check facebook, then around 5~8% per hour.
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post Jun 26 2012, 02:56 PM

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QUOTE(Long88 @ Jun 26 2012, 02:54 PM)
anybody using yahoo mail apps?
any alternative to replace that apps?

thanks
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samsung's own email app? i'm using that for my yahoo mail in my tab. S3 only use for Gmail.
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post Jun 26 2012, 03:03 PM

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QUOTE(Piccolo @ Jun 26 2012, 02:58 PM)
I am experiencing stuttering browsing stock gallery right after opening. Is that normal?
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if the stuttering occurs after u took new photos or transferred new pictures then it is normal bcz the media server is creating the small thumbnails for first use.

QUOTE(ramz @ Jun 26 2012, 02:59 PM)
hi,

want to check something i just discovered a few days back.

when in total darkness and in black screen, i notice the 2 touch screen button lights (the back and menu button lights) seems to flood into my screen (the 4.8 inch screen) above. it is like 2 very narrow beams that shines out from the base of the 4.8 inch screen. the light beam is very slight but noticeable.

is this normal?
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light leaking or LED bleeding?

didn't notice on mine thou. let me try in dark area later.


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QUOTE(Reventon @ Jun 26 2012, 03:02 PM)
Normally with JD aggressive mode , battery drop 10% to 12% in 8 hours with power saving mode off. With JD extreme mode with power saving mode off drop 8%. So it translate to around 1% to 1.5% per hour rate.i don't have any background update or sync. My goal is to achieve 0.5% per hour rate then will be perfect. No idea is it achievable or not.
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my JD is balanced only.. then power saving on.. i definitely can get more than 1 hour with 1% if i don't touch my phone at all.

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QUOTE(chewlf @ Jun 26 2012, 03:06 PM)
You guys are very good in finding those small small issues  thumbup.gif

Enjoy your S3 instead. As long as it didn't affect the phone real functions.
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yea.. i don't really care if it doesn't affect my usage.. i enjoy my phone instead of picking flaws from it.

QUOTE(JonnY @ Jun 26 2012, 03:07 PM)
How to force close an application? Is it long press the home key and swipe to close the apps?
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manage applications > tap on the app > Force Close

OR

battery > tap on the app > App Info > Force Close

OR

use any third party task killer

QUOTE(AceCombat @ Jun 26 2012, 03:08 PM)
Hi there, got my S3 on Sunday, been using it until now, so far so good, the phone is very responsive and very fast, but enabled mobile data and it generates heat a lot.

I've updated to latest software update and checked the phone with *#0*#, so far so good, what else do i need to do now?
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u need to enjoy your phone.
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QUOTE(ramz @ Jun 26 2012, 03:12 PM)
its a beam of light that reaches nearly the centre of the screen. it is not that small issue although i can leave with it. but its hell annoying. anybody got same issue?
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just checked mine.. no issues of light leaking.. thank god my phone survives all the hardware issues mentioned so far.. *touch wood* sweat.gif sweat.gif
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post Jun 26 2012, 05:29 PM

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QUOTE(FallenOut @ Jun 26 2012, 05:04 PM)
same as u regardin the folders
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lol... ownz...

some ppl just get paranoid with their phones..
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post Jun 27 2012, 07:56 AM

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QUOTE(FallenOut @ Jun 27 2012, 01:52 AM)
bingo
tis is the reason i brought s3
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me too.. one of the reason..

btw, it's bought, not brought.. i saw u type brought a few times..
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post Jun 27 2012, 09:14 AM

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QUOTE(Andrewtst @ Jun 27 2012, 09:03 AM)
I will change to swift key if it support chinese.. haizz......

Now still stuck with Go Keyboard.
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swype has chinese support thou.. not interested?
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post Jun 27 2012, 11:17 AM

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QUOTE(lookie @ Jun 27 2012, 11:16 AM)
i was playing with my sgs2 last night, and on a whim, held the sgs3 on the other hand and just played around with both. both have similar laucnher and apps installed.

- screen hands down sgs3 win
- scrolling in homescreen and gui, sgs3 faster

but surprise is launching apps, sgs2 wins almost everytime. whether first launch or subsequent launches, regardless of what app i launch, sgs2 is faster. eg, just try opening contacts or dialer.

maybe it's due to sgs2 having more spare ram.
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yea, i notice that too and suspect of free ram.. the system needs to free up some ram before opening new apps. hopefully fixable via updates/custom ROMs

but try launch camera and see who faster.. tongue.gif
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QUOTE(dragontongue88 @ Jun 27 2012, 11:24 AM)
Guys what are your opinions about Benks HSR screen protector? I used to use clear type screen protector for my old phone and the fingerprints are really annoying. I got a free matte type screen protector when I bought the S3, love the anti-fingerprint quality but if look closely enough can see the display a little bit blur... Wondering if the HSR one can provide clear display and anti-fingerprint as well? Or are there other screen protectors that can provide clear display with anti-fingerprint qualities? Please recommend to me if there is.  smile.gif
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i'm using the benks HSR.. initially able to reduce smudge quite a lot.. but after some use, the effect starts to reduce, similar to any other matte SP as well. but i do notice it attracts less finger print than normal clear SP. u can give it a try thou if u cant find any other better alternatives. cleaning is easy too.
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QUOTE(simpletraveler @ Jun 27 2012, 01:29 PM)
I have resgistered a 3GB plan with Maxis with this phone. I don't to exceed and get charged.
I am new to GB and smartphones, can anyone please teach me how to check from my phone on data used and available in a simple manner ?

Is it more advisable to do downloading of software when I am in a free wi-fi spot so that my own data is not utilised ?

TQ advance.
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go to settings > Data Usage
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QUOTE(simpletraveler @ Jun 27 2012, 01:50 PM)
Thanks. I know that but I don't understand the chart. What's the4 white vertical line and the blue patch, how to interprete it ?
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white line means which period u wanna check, u can move it around. then the blue patch shows how much data was used each day.

scroll down u can see the data consumed by each app.
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post Jun 27 2012, 02:00 PM

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for those who want to use hand gestures to control your phone without touching your phone can try this app

the free version lets u wave to control music players including stock and third party ones. wave once to play next song, twice to go previous etc etc..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...ank.WaveControl

more commands available if u buy the app @ $1.99 which include custom commands, volume up down, screen on or off etc.
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QUOTE(kent75 @ Jun 27 2012, 02:23 PM)
Dear all, I really need your kind advise on this. Hope someone from you all can help on this. Thanks in advance.

I've taken alot of photos just few days ago in Bali and last night I've reset my phone setting without backing up the PHOTOS. The rest I've backed up, but WHY only PHOTOS !!! Which is the most important one!! I've saved those photo in phone but not SD card.

Just wanna know, is it possible to recover back the photos by using software? I've called Samsung just now, the CSR told me that phone's memory cant retrieve, only SD card can be done.

I would like to check is there any sifu here can help on this matter? I'm fine if charges needed on this service. Coz my wife scolded me like hell last night as most of the photos are captured with my S3 =.= Haih.....
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wow.. that's the worse case ever happened for a wipe.. photos are memories that cannot be duplicated. it is always advisable to save yr photos to SD card and then turn on dropbox camera upload via wifi to keep yr photos safe.

i m not sure of any software available to retrieve phone data. I can only ask u to try to mount your phone as USB mass storage then use free recovery software like Pandora to try to scan. not sure is it workable onot, but can try.
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QUOTE(awsc777 @ Jun 29 2012, 11:21 AM)
looks like the benks hsr, clear yet anti-fingerprint, but covers full screen hehehe. sounds good.
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the benks HSR still attracts finger print after some time of usage, but not as severe as other clear ones.

didn't cover full screen till the edges.
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post Jul 1 2012, 10:58 AM

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The Kitchen app in CheckROM rocks wei.. no need to manually download the zip for all kernels/themes/mods etc and flash via CWM.. all done as if installing from play store.. rclxm9.gif

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post Jul 1 2012, 02:17 PM

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for those who complained about battery life, better check on yr apps instead bcz most of the juice drain are caused by apps.

i get very good standby time with data off.
8 hours drop 1-2% with wifi off
8 hours drop 3-5% with wifi on

kernel stock, only use juice defender. dont always sikit sikit think yr phone got problem then want send back SC. i think is the user got problem more.
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post Jul 1 2012, 02:22 PM

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QUOTE(tommyfai @ Jul 1 2012, 02:19 PM)
FYI i clear ram, clear running program, off 3G and just on wifi.
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no need clear ram la.. clear for what.. all the apps will pop back up..

u clear the running apps also they will still run in background, just restarting. just leave yr phone as it is then it will handle itself. the more u clear, the more juice it suck to restart app.

only clear ram/app if one of the app takes up too much ram/cache. the system apps will still run even after u force stop it. the only way to completely stop an app is to freeze it.

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