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Does anyone know how to update wind GS3 to 4.2 using mac?

JSYNC — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:09:04 GMT

I'm new to the android world and I was just wondering how to update to JB 4.2 with my mac, I have seen some videos on how to do it on AT&T version on windows but does anyone know how to update the wind version with a mac?

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Will Apple EarPods Mic work with my GS3?

JSYNC — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:03:39 GMT

I recently tested a pair of my buddy's EarPods and surprisingly they didn't sound like $30 crap headphones apple use to construct. Anyways, I never got to test the mic on my buddy's pair so before I buy a pair of these I'd just like to know if the microphone will work, I heard talk of them working for the nexus 4 but what about my GS3?

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Bluetooth Call End = Screen Lock

faster68 — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:08:48 GMT

Apologies if anyone has posted a solution to the following issue, but my god, what a nuisance! When I end a call via my my bluetooth device or when the person I am talking to hangs up before I do, my phone locks itself regardless of the time I have set for screen lock. Can ANYONE please post a solution for this pesky problem? I have come very close to smashing my S3 into something, this screen lock has got be the stupidest thing I have ever dealt with. Thanks in advance!

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Galaxy S3 M3 Stable Release Help

Sdvsraw — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:09 GMT

Hello, I need some help The Play store of my Galaxy S3 Won't open. It has Cyanogenmod 10.1 M3 Stable Release. I also have an issue with the weather not showing up could anyone tell me how to fix this? I would Really Appreciate this.

Toronto area company Root phone

chrismage — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:19 GMT

Hi is there a company or someone dependable in the gta (toronto) that can root my S3 Wind mobile phone for me. I really want 4.1.2 and multiview , photosphere. But im a little scared of doing it myself . Ive never rooted a phone before.

Crazy Battery Problems with S3

kpelc — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:33:55 GMT

I've had my Galaxy S3 for just over half a year, and recently have started having multiple crazy battery problems. Google search showed me people who had one problem or another, but not a bunch of them together like I'm experiencing.

1) The battery drains obnoxiously fast, much much faster than it used to, with no use. The phone also heats up a considerable amount in the back.
2) While the phone is plugged in to a charger, it either charges verrrry slowly, or loses percentage on the charger. I can plug it in at for example 20% and it will power off not much later because the battery is drained......except its plugged in and shows that is is charging!
3) At times the phone discharges quickly, down to 1%, and then from 1% climbs back up slowly, to anywhere from 40% to the mid 70%'s, and then discharges back down.

Is my battery fried? If I do indeed get a new one, is there a way I can prevent this from happening again??
If it is not the battery, what in the hell is going on?

Someone please help this is beginning to be a real frustration.
:(:(:(:(:(

Telus S3, Want to Use it on Wind; How do I change my frequency?

hendy100 — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:46:50 GMT

Hey Guys,

Long time reader, first time poster.

#1 - I am with Telus. I have an S3.
#2 - My bills are so big, it's unbearable.
#3 - I'm going to move to Wind.

I did my research and it's the way forward for how my phone works and how I use data, etc.

I was wondering how one changes the bands that a phone uses. I am sure it requires a soldering gun or an expert�or both; where can I do this and how can I do it.

Any help is MUCH, MUCH appreciated. I have looked everywhere and can't find a thing on this.

Where oh where is the Telus upgrade to 4.1.2...

mhinc — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:30 GMT

I get on a tangent every so often about this. It's bad enough we still don't have the upgrade to 4.1.2, what's even worse is that Telus doesn't even
have it in the labs for testing!

Upcoming software updates schedule*|* Software Updates*|* Phones & Devices*|* Support*|* TELUS Mobility

Maybe, I doubt it, but maybe telus will just jump to 4.2 when it's available. Or even better Key Lime Pie!

battery drain vs factory android version. is OTA gonna mess it up again?

taneity — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:37:18 GMT

I had a major battery drain so I followed the advice given on another thread and did a factory reset as they said the OTA update may have been the issue. Now my battery drain is fixed but am I now stuck with having android 4.1.1 or can I try updating it again to 4.1.2. A lot of features I liked are no longer available in this version. Are my choices battery drain during sleep mode with power save on and data and wifi off or having the factory android version. Hope someone can help as this is very frustrating. Also read in another thread that 4.1.2 was supposed to be better on battery life. So condfused.

Updating to 4.2 using the AT&T ROM

randydparsons — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:11:52 GMT

Is it possible to update my I747m to 4.2 from 4.1.1 using the AT&T 4.2 ROM >WITHOUT< rooting my phone? I had issues when rooting last time and had to delete all my data recently, which was not a good time.

Thanks for your replies!

can't upload a pictures to my pc

Mayawaves — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:14:27 GMT

I can pair with my computer and can send pics from the pc to S3, but I always get a 'fail' when I try to send from the phone to the pc or to my friends Iphone4. Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I have up-to-date drivers for both pc and phone.

Charged 5 day old S3 to 100%, set to idle before bed. When I woke up it was at 88%

DirtyHairy — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:38:19 GMT

Any idea why this could be happening, is this normal and I'm just not used to it yet? One thing I noticed (although it is small in this instance) was the Word Splosion (the game) was still in my list of running apps in the Application Manager even though I had closed in by holding down the home button and swiping it. Also, my RAM usage is usually sitting around 800MB-1+GB. Is that normal?

Any help or advice you can give would be greatly appreciated!

Galaxy s3 rogers Cyangenmod 10 help

Sdvsraw — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:23:11 GMT

Hi, I rooted my s3 today and want to install stable Cyangenmod 10 but I get an error called status 7. So I guess I need to update my cwm but how do I do this? Flash from odin? Also if you could give me the Google apps zip it would be appreciated

Phone Beeps when I get an Email

triaude — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:40:42 GMT

Hello! Can someone please tell me how to stop my phone (Galaxy S3) from beeping when I receive an email?
Thanks!!

my G3 will not power up.....HELP

Mike Wolf1 — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:24:29 GMT

I received a text, went to look at it and my phone just powered off, It will not start, it was 50% charged, I just plugged it in to recharge, but the light did not come on. help me