http://forums.androidcentral.com/ A forum dedicated to enthusiasts of Samsung’s Galaxy S III, an Android phone running the blazing fast quad core 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:45:30 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.androidcentral.com/images/misc/rss.png http://forums.androidcentral.com/ http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289910-s3-wifi-switches-automatically-new-post.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:32:18 GMT Hi All Please explain to me why this happens? Started when I had the update of software to Jellybean more than a month ago and was advised to... Hi All
Please explain to me why this happens?
Started when I had the update of software to Jellybean more than a month ago and was advised to deactivate the powersaving option which I did.
I literally switch all my mobile data/powersaving AND noticed that there has been a spike in my airtime been used and the only difference is - Wifi switches on automatically.
This happens more than 9 times a day and is quite frustrating thus could someone explain to me what is happening?
I had the S1 which was great and only believe in Samsung as have the Tab 2 10.1(no jellybean downloaded as not available in South Africa).

Please can comeone out there give me an answer?

Highly appreciated!:'( ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 Razia Allie http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289910-s3-wifi-switches-automatically.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289881-help-my-touchscreen-doesnt-work-new-post.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:26:15 GMT My Samsung Galaxy S3 works, turns on, receives msgs and such...but the touch screen doesn't respond....ive tried taking the battery out...taking it apart (as much as I can, that is) but I still cant get it to respond (swipe your finger across the screen and it does nothing, the arrow and menu buttons work however)..ive reset it I don't know how many times....this is super frustrating...is there anything I can do aside getting a new phone...as this one is only a few months old...I do not have a warranty on it... ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 sodeliaskitty http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289881-help-my-touchscreen-doesnt-work.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289851-trouble-connecting-3g-cell-service-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:21:02 GMT Greetings, I recently bought a Galaxy S3 GT I9305 with the idea to use it on Straight Talk cell service. After trimming the SIM card that Straight... Greetings,
I recently bought a Galaxy S3 GT I9305 with the idea to use it on Straight Talk cell service. After trimming the SIM card that Straight Talk sent to fit, and setting the APN to their settings, the phone will not connect to the 3G cell service. According to the owners manual, the icon at the top of the screen should show the 3G symbol when the phone connects to that network. The icon my phone displays is the letter E, with the yellow and green arrows indicating send and receive. I know that there is 3G service in the area, as my daughter's phone is a Samsung Proclaim, bought from Wal-Mart as a Straight Talk phone. I have been in contact with Straight Talk tech support several times, but the APN settings that they supply are not working.
Does anyone know how to fix this? Are there settings other than the APN that need to be changed? Any help would be appreciated.
Digger Dager ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 Digger Dager http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289851-trouble-connecting-3g-cell-service.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289837-does-my-galax-s-iii-allow-more-than-one-blue-tooth-connection-time-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:36:44 GMT Hi, Does my Galaxy S III allow for more than one Bluetooth connection at a time. I would like to connect it to my Garmin Nuvi GPS and also to my... Hi,
Does my Galaxy S III allow for more than one Bluetooth connection at a time. I would like to connect it to my Garmin Nuvi GPS and also to my motorcycle headset, a Sena SMH10 that allows multiple blue tooth connections.

But if the phone only allows one blue tooth connection at a time then it won't work. What I want to do is run audio from the GPS to my headset and still be able to use my Galaxy to listen to music via my Sena headset.

Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions. ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 shikano53 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289837-does-my-galax-s-iii-allow-more-than-one-blue-tooth-connection-time.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289786-help-went-7-homescreens-6-a-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:52 GMT Samsung GS3 Virgin Mobile. Restarted my phone and now one of my home screens is missing? Is there a way to turn back on? Samsung GS3 Virgin Mobile.

Restarted my phone and now one of my home screens is missing? Is there a way to turn back on? ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 Jagris1 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289786-help-went-7-homescreens-6-a.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289744-need-group-messaging-ability-send-30-recipients-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:30 GMT I am currently using Handcent but some of the people have older phones and recieve the messages as symbols. Is there an app out there that will send... I am currently using Handcent but some of the people have older phones and recieve the messages as symbols. Is there an app out there that will send all sms to all phones for more than 30 recipients?:( ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 mduncan72 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289744-need-group-messaging-ability-send-30-recipients.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289696-samsung-s3-min-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:07:54 GMT please i just bought my samsung s3 mini and the inbulit memory is showing me 17mb instead of 16gig internal storage can i format it and hope it wont... please i just bought my samsung s3 mini and the inbulit memory is showing me 17mb instead of 16gig internal storage can i format it and hope it wont give me any problem after doing that? ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 biodunray http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289696-samsung-s3-min.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289649-gs-3-telling-me-i-have-storage-space-running-out-warning-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:26:53 GMT can anyone one explain to me how to resolve the issue I'm experiencing with my s3, it sat's: Storage space is running.............
Please inform ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 Randy Tavenner http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289649-gs-3-telling-me-i-have-storage-space-running-out-warning.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289595-battery-drain-found-way-fix-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:48:38 GMT I accidentally found a way to over come the unsual battery drain. This method may not work out with completely worn out - old batteries. A month... I accidentally found a way to over come the unsual battery drain. This method may not work out with completely worn out - old batteries. A month after I bought my s3, my battery started to drain excessively. I had installed no new apps..Phone Usage was almost the same. Before the battery drain I got almost 26~30 hours of battery at normal use... after the battery drain I got less than 12 hours for the same usage.So here is the method.Put the phone on charge. After puttting it on charge, switch off the phone... u can restart it after twenty seconds... ideally wait till the phone cools down, if it feels hot... don't use the phone till it reaches 100% charge. This method works for any initial charge. I.e. it works when the battery is at 98% or at 1%. But if u try this method when u have 1% and u keep using the phone while charging, this method may not work... so ideally don't use the phone while charging.*So now I do this everyday and my phone lasts for 26~30 hours on normal use.I used gsam battery monitor pro to monitor my phone's temperature and battery usage.It also gives the average number of hours the battery will last.For those who dont know : Ideally charge the battery when it is leas than 10%. This will increase the overall battery life.
P.s. it works for me. Don't complain if it doesn't work for u!!*
Cheers,
Kraadhagaa aka sivakannan ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 sivajikannan http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289595-battery-drain-found-way-fix.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289550-motherboard-swap-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:23:48 GMT Hi guys have gti9300 with bricked board which I would like to replace. Curious as to whether another motherboard will fit this case for instance L710... Hi guys have gti9300 with bricked board which I would like to replace. Curious as to whether another motherboard will fit this case for instance L710 or T999 etc. Also whether the screen will fit another such s3. Thanks ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 Michael Demeritte http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289550-motherboard-swap.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289546-negative-tag-email-icon-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:58 GMT On my home screen I have a negative 1 tag ("-1") on my email icon on my home screen. It is synced with my ISP email provider. How can this be fixed?
This is on a Samsung Galaxy S III .

Posted via Android Central App ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 rebel902 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289546-negative-tag-email-icon.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289542-apps-play-store-not-compatible-my-s3-new-post.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:43:46 GMT Hey, I just bought an International Galaxy s3 off Amazon. It works fine and all but some apps in the play store aren't compatible with my device. Even free stuff like Angry Birds, Temple Run 1 & 2, Candy Crush Saga, etc. I have OS 4.1.2. Can I get some help? Thanks in advance! ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 jadeljnb http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289542-apps-play-store-not-compatible-my-s3.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289534-help-me-my-samsung-galaxy-s3-anyone-new-post.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:57:13 GMT so Saturday my phone got wet not entirely but the bottom half of my phone was just dripping once i picked it up idk for how long but it got wet. i... so Saturday my phone got wet not entirely but the bottom half of my phone was just dripping once i picked it up idk for how long but it got wet. i brought it home and tried charging it but i have a feeling that wasnt such a good idea. i took out the batter and the back part and the SIM card and got the phone and just stuck it in rice . its been in there for almost 2 days. what should i do ? will it actually work after i take it out ? how long do i wait? any suggestions on what i should do ? ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 jtorres123 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289534-help-me-my-samsung-galaxy-s3-anyone.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289432-migrate-s3-new-post.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:02:40 GMT Hi. I'm getting warranty exchange of my Galaxy S3 today.

I have my entire (102 entries) phone book saved to my phones memory (I also have a backup just in case); but the reason why I have it saved there, is because I have pictures assigned to all of my contacts; you can't save pictures to your SIM...

My Galaxy is being replaced by my warranty; how do I copy over everything to the new device? By everything, I mean EVERYTHING. All of the settings, customizations and anything else that would be not on this new Galaxy.

Is there an app in "Playstore" that I can install and run for this? I can save this "backup" to my SD card, and use that to restore.

THANK YOU FOLKS!! ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 ilyabyk83 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289432-migrate-s3.html http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289424-difference-between-original-s3-s3-mini-fake-clone-new-post.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:25:14 GMT The hardest to tell among all the fakes is the 98% clone especially if you base it on the appearance. Every spec is copied down to the menu and to... The hardest to tell among all the fakes is the 98% clone especially if you base it on the appearance. Every spec is copied down to the menu and to the icons. But one give away to ALL the fakes even the 98% clone is in the menu. There is no way a fake/clone samsung could have access to the samsung app store so check it carefully. In the original samsung s3 or s3 mini the app store is supposed to say "Samsung Apps" while in all the fake ones it only says "Apps". ]]> Samsung Galaxy S3 mcz1990 http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/289424-difference-between-original-s3-s3-mini-fake-clone.html