[barskin]

The in-line remote on the earbuds that come with the GS3 do the same. Even works with Spotify. The sound quality is ok. I prefer my Incase earbuds. Great bang for the buck.

Can they skip/rewind tracks? I had that function on a premium BlackBerry headset, and I would love to have for my SG3.

[jimbo1mcm]

I been switching back and forth from ios to Android for a couple of years. Lots of investment in both ecosystems now. Couldn't find hardware that was as reliable as Apple. Plus, it's easy to go to an Apple Store and get help when needed. That said, just recently I went from an iPhone 4 to an HTX One X. I thought that finally someone had come up with decent enough hardware that I could make a long term switch. Wrong. My HOX was plagued with issues, both hardware and software. As was the replacement. So I went back to Apple with a 4S. Liked it, it was snappy. Just boring and even when running the beta3 of iOS6, still very boring. The news maps functionality was good but not enough. In addition, I have definitely converted and definitely prefer the larger display form factor.

Luckily a few weeks ago my wife decided she wanted my iPhone. So I began to reevaluate the Android devices that were available. I got a Pebble Blue Galaxy S3. Zero issues thus far and it's a great phone. I'm running the Apex Launcher and battery life has been fantastic. Also, since I uploaded almost 99% of my music to Google Music for free, I can stream it whenever I like. I don't have to pay for it like I did with iTunes Match. I'm now here for good, especially given what I've seen rumor-wise of the hardware. Like I said, in my opinion iOS 6 is not a big upgrade at all.

I think you'll like it. It's a definitely a challenge to switch and I think a lot of people have no idea how difficult a decision it really is. When Jelly Bean comes to the GS3 you'll find it pretty close- if not more so- fluid than iOS. Just don't force it and take time to find the easiest way for YOU to do what you need to do. How well you transition is really up to you.

Side note- I can't get Android File Transfer to work on my MacBook Pro. Won't recognize my device even though I've set my GS3 to share via USB. I'll try Kies.

re: Android File Transfer make sure you select PTP on your phone, not Media. It works perfectly on my MBP.

[bigstormgirl]

Got my new S3 yesterday, got activated and have been playing around with it since. Almost feels like I'm starting over. But when I figure something out, it's a little exciting! Figured out how to actually text with the right app (phone came with 3 different messaging type apps, finally figured out which one to use, lol), and was able to move my music from iTunes to the phone using the Android transfer files. Most of the music did move over, but I figured out the all the files with .M4p extensions did not move to the phone (protected?). There is around 80 songs with this extension, so I'm trying to figure out how to do this. If any ideas, I would love to hear it. Also, a few ringtones didn't move over either. These were ones that I made a while ago, but not sure why the phone didn't accept it.

As far as the phone itself, I really like it. Love the big screen, got the hang of moving the icons around, pulling down the nav bar and other things that I never had to do with the iPhone. My husband really likes it too. He was pretty impressed. Now he wants one!

Luckily, I haven't had any problems with it. The garnet red is a real nice color. I hate to cover this beauty up, but I really should get an Otter Box. Really loving the 4G LTE. So much faster than 3G.

I have to admit, the learning curve isn't as bad as I thought. As of right now, the S3 is a keeper. Thanks everyone for their input, I really appreciate it!!

[icwhatudidthere]

You're correct, the m4p files are protected iTunes audio files. You'll either need to upgrade them if Apple still offers that and you feel like paying. Or the brute force method would be to burn them to CD as an audio CD then rip them back to your computer. It's only 80 songs so that's maybe 3-5 CDs? Not too bad. There are probably methods of stripping the the DRM as well.

[johnj2803]

I have used double twist on my Mac to transfer my itunes music to my s3. I copied over my songs and playlist. You might want to look into that too

[snookiesnoo]

Yup. Once you download the Music Manager App it pretty much takes care of everything. Took a while to upload all of my music but it's been great. Be confident, it will be ok. Issues I have seen relate to Windows software compatibility issues. I felt the same way when I was first looking at switching to the dark side from Apple, and I work for them.

In other words you work in an Apple store.

[reno55]

I have used double twist on my Mac to transfer my itunes music to my s3. I copied over my songs and playlist. You might want to look into that too

I tryed double twist but found it kind of slow

[clborden]

I have used double twist on my Mac to transfer my itunes music to my s3. I copied over my songs and playlist. You might want to look into that too

Do you know if I could transfer my music to the SD card and not the internal memory using DoubleTwist? I tried DT and it went straight to the internal memory and filled it right up. I got all kinds of errors and such, so trying to avoid it if I can.

[LMaui]

Side note- I can't get Android File Transfer to work on my MacBook Pro. Won't recognize my device even though I've set my GS3 to share via USB. I'll try Kies.

I also came from iPhone a year ago. I have noticed with the Samsung phones that if you try a different USB port on your MacBook Pro it will suddenly work.

YMMV

[DavidsTech]

I use both the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S3. I like both but if I go to just one smartphone I will give up the 4S. The bigger screen, LTE and customization are just a couple of the things I like more about my Android smartphone.

I did get frustrated the first time I went to Android after using only iPhone's for a couple years. But I am glad I stuck with it because there is so much to it. Especially if you start Rooting your device and Flashing some of the amazing ROMs available. Goog luck.

[Lanhoj]

Personally since I'm a Notification junky, the one thing I immediately missed from iOS to Android were Badge Notifications!

Gladly though I recently figured out a way to do it--> [HOW-TO] Guide to Global Badge Notifications

Hope that helps seal the deal for you switching to Android.

[bigstormgirl]

I use both the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S3. I like both but if I go to just one smartphone I will give up the 4S. The bigger screen, LTE and customization are just a couple of the things I like more about my Android smartphone.

I did get frustrated the first time I went to Android after using only iPhone's for a couple years. But I am glad I stuck with it because there is so much to it. Especially if you start Rooting your device and Flashing some of the amazing ROMs available. Goog luck.

Not sure what rooting (similar to jailbreaking?) or flashing ROMs means, but I'm really liking my S3. I'm slowly figuring out all the functions and tweaking. Finally got my iTunes music moved over from my Macbook to the S3 (that was somewhat of a pain, but I had a feeling it would be).

The keyboard was driving me nuts! Got a new one that works better for me. Really like how you can really customize to your own liking, something you could not do with the iPhone.

I will admit that moving to the S3 has really put me out of my comfort zone. But, I don't regret it one bit. It's kind of fun to look at it and say "hey, what does this do?" and try it. There has been a lot of things that I have figured out by accident.

[bigstormgirl]

Personally since I'm a Notification junky, the one thing I immediately missed from iOS to Android were Badge Notifications!

Gladly though I recently figured out a way to do it--> [HOW-TO] Guide to Global Badge Notifications

Hope that helps seal the deal for you switching to Android.

Thanks for the link!

There is something else that I miss with the S3. When my husband texts me, I didn't really notice it on the S3 like I could with the iPhone. I'm not crazy about the little envelope in the notification bar next to the gmail notifications. I'm used to see his text on my screen when I turn on my iphone. Is there a way to get the S3 to show the actual missed text on your home screen when you turn on your phone? I haven't figured this out yet.

[Lanhoj]

...Is there a way to get the S3 to show the actual missed text on your home screen when you turn on your phone? I haven't figured this out yet.

You mean a pop-up Notification? Sure is - get a 3rd-party SMS App to replace the stock one like GO SMS Pro and enable the pop-up-->

There's also Apps like NotifierPro that can give the pop-up a real "iOS" look-->

Or if you really don't want to ever miss his TXT's, you might want to try this one-->

I know it's an iPhone slogan but it applies more accurately to Android IMO "...there's an App for that"


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[bigstormgirl]

You mean a pop-up Notification? Sure is - get a 3rd-party SMS App to replace the stock one like GO SMS Pro and enable the pop-up-->

There's also Apps like NotifierPro that can give the pop-up a real "iOS" look-->

Or if you really don't want to ever miss his TXT's, you might want to try this one-->

I know it's an iPhone slogan but it applies more accurately to Android IMO "...there's an App for that"


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That's exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you!!!!

[Mellimel22]

My phone and the s3 shows all your texts that u get on the notification bar first then the envelope shows up even shows texts u missed cause the phone was off and does it stock too

Sent from my Nexus S 4g rockin jellybean using Tapatalk 2

[jontalk]

Another iOS convert here.. My beautiful garnet red GS3 just arrived late yesterday and got it activated today. Haven't moved my iTunes over yet, but have set up email and have been playing around with it a bit. All I can say is WOW! It's SO fast and sexy, not to mention beautiful all the way around. And it definitely needs a case so I think am going to get the Acase Superlegga Pro!

[NewMind83]

I'm on an iphone 3g currently, feels ancient as hell right now. Will finally get an s3 in the next few week. I've been lurking and scouring these forums for as much info as possible so I know what the hell to do with it once it's purchased, haha. It'll also be my first android phone (and only my 2nd smartphone, technically). All the reading around has been doing nothing but getting me more and more excited about it.

[jpullins]

No one mentioned this but you can also disable the carrier bloat by going to the settings or drag and drop whatever app down on the app info at the bottom and tap disable

[jontalk]

newmind83.. I was in the EXACT same boat.. had the iP3G since it came out and I'm telling you that you will be BLOWN away by the GS3.. It IS slippery though and even though I'm just starting the 30 day trial, am going to get a case.. Was using it like crazy today texting, calling, downloading apps, syncing with Kies to transfer part of my iTunes (would only move about 50% of the music), etc. and after 10 hours I still had 30% battery. Am going to do the calibration routine on the battery. I have downloaded Juice Defender too.. I don't have much LTE coverage near my home, but we have it around, though its mostly HSPA+ which I clocked at over 15 mbps+.

It will take a little while getting used to but you'll be stunned at the HD screen and how freaking fast this thing is..

Re: Bloatware, Yeah saw this story too:

And I think the device has a VERY premium feel though as I say, it's definitely slippery!! Let everyone know when you get it like I have!

[wilfreb]

Once you taste android on such an amazing device like the GS3 you will never look back, trust me.

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