there is a very good reason for this and actually, quite a number of people want this function.

basically, it does not 'jolt' and give you a heart attack when the phone rings. can be scary if you're in a quiet place or meeting. or even while you're alseep.

besides that, if you happen to have the phone next to your ear when you get an incoming call, you won't go deaf (if you set the ringer volume to be at highest).

this one depends on the charger... 2A charger charges faster than 1A. and naturally even faster than 0.7A charger.

so you need to take a look at the charger and see what was supplied.

this battery thingy is very subjective.

but basically, if the battery is charged at fast rate, it will make the battery become warmer than normal (i'm trying to avoid the word 'hot'). and its not good that the battery stays 'warm'. it reduces the battery life.

so, slow charging is supposed to be better. but fact is, no one wants to wait 8 hours for the battery to be charged (big battery plus low A charger can do this). so, its a balance.

if i'm not mistaken, our resident guru benny888 have been using the 2A ipad charger for all his devices.

there's an apps that is being used by the S3 and note2 users to gauge the charging current. you can try to check out the page 1 of those phone threadsand see if there's a link. it's called GCC -- Galaxy Charge Current. or something like that. might work on your phone. <-- if it works, maybe TS can also then put a link on s3 mini's page 1.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Mar 20 2013, 05:43 PM

lag could be due to many reasons...

widgets running on homescreens...
apps that request for "run when phone starts" <-- gameloft games are notorious for this.

my personal experience... when i kill tasks on Android 4.x onwards, it actually caused battery to become warm and also drain very fast.

best way to be sure... uninstall the apps and reboot the phone.

update1:
* i usually leave my phone charging overnight
* if you're using 3g network at night and with those apps running, ya, not surprising since 3g drains more compared to wifi

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Mar 21 2013, 12:00 PM

that guy is an article writer... for phandroid. chris chaves.

update1:
i believe it's more a personal opinion... but with good reasoning behind it.

turning off your network data means you are not connecting to any mobile network (3G, H+, etc). but if you have home wifi, then it might still connect to home wifi.

as for overnight charging... i'm on of those who believe in keeping the battery at full charge. and also one of those that believe the smartphone is smart enough to know how to manage the battery charging... meaning stop the charging, etc...



This post has been edited by mydragoon: Mar 21 2013, 12:15 PM

agreed.

that youtube one... very sure its chris from phandroid. i know many mistaken him for 'Google Engineer'.

that article of his... about not using Task Manager... well, i think what he says is logical. and ya, dun recall him saying it will damage the phone... though my personal experience when i did kill tasks manually on ICS onwards... it caused my phone to get warm and drain battery really fast. so, in a way, it can damage the phone.

yes, i was killing tasks back in GB. that time, i do think GB wasn't really that good at managing the memory yet.

this guy?



Christopher Chavez. he contributes to the site: phandroid.com


This post has been edited by mydragoon: Mar 21 2013, 12:27 PM

personally, i never bothered with AV on the mobile phone. but of course this very much depends on the person. i'm the type that is 99% sure my notebook won't get infected even if i dun have AV on notebook.

some good habits on computing (mobile phones included):
* dun simply visit any 'weird' sites
* dun simply install any apps <-- i always check permissions and also the type of comments/ feedback + downloaded how many times
* dun simply install any 3rd party apps <-- someone could extract original APK, modify it (meaning add some codes to steal your data, etc from the phone) and then share it as 'free' version

i checked out Aptoide. one use is for the owner to backup his APK files... of course if the owner 'shares' the APK, theoretically, that could be piracy. also, same thing as i shared earlier, someone could just modify the code, upload and share it...

plus... i saw Final Fantasy apk when i was doing a quick search on that site. hmmm... :S

depends on what you mean by 'safe'... if stealing your info is considered safe, then maybe 99%. because to some, what they consider not safe is when the apps make the phone unstable (reboot by itself, etc).

for me... i also avoid apps that spam my notification bar, or "run at start up" (for games coz i dun see why games need this permission).

for me... i'd put the figure as maybe 60% safe... or 70%. the rest... they look dodgy.

as for Samsung Apps, of course i use it. i believe it was joytest who mentioned earlier that some apps in there are free whereas the same apps is not free on Google Play. its free because Samsung paid for it.

but what i understand, the free is for certain phones. Example: Need For Speed is free for note 2.

there are some nice things in the Samsung Apps/ Hubs. I found some nice books on Reader Hub which is free... Like Bulfinch's Mythology. I know that on my Note 2, there's even a rm30 voucher given to anyone who signs up for Learning Hub.

checking permissions...

from Play website: there's a tab called permission...
From Play apps: when you click install or something like that... the next screen you see will be a lost of permissions. you need to click something like OK before you actually install. if you're not comfortable with the permission asked, then just cancel.

for ads and pop up ads... see below.

ad blockers have been recently removed by Google from Google Play. so if you wanna install ad blocker apps, you need to go to 3rd party market.

one type of ad that i find annoying is those that goes into notification. if you know which app is doing this, just go to settings --> applications --> (the apps that is pushing ads in notification) --> uncheck the display notification option or sth like that (sorry, its Friday and I'm a bit lazy to move my hands to the phone to get the exact steps...).

the other type of ad which I'm ok with is the one that appears in game. i normally let it be. fact is... developers need to earn money for food, roof over their head, etc. they gave the apps free to you thinking they can earn from ads. usually, developers will have 2 versions: paid (without ads) and free (but with ads). those apps that charge you and still display apps, feel free to 1* them in reviews.

i will go on to also add: do support the developers, especially if they have a nice game/ apps. if they dun earn anything for their time (to develop the apps), do you think they will continue to improve it or have a sequel? even rm10 is nothing these days... just probably a McD meal.

girl83
good to always check the reviews/ feedback... it's not about how many comments/ reviews the apps have (because there are known cases where reviews are faked using bot accounts). do go thru the reviews and see what issues others are facing, etc...

and also give your own after trying for a week.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Mar 22 2013, 09:38 AM