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He's talking about the S3. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 4

Apps that say in the Running Services tab in Settings>Applications like AVG/Elixir et cetera, and some widgets. You don't need to root to disable a lot of the bloatware, you just go to Settings >Applications >All and Disable them. (Sometimes you have to tap Uninstall Updates and then Disable.)...

I had the same problem with my OG Note, there's lots of things that you can try before a stock ROM. I used to use a lighter Launcher like Nova, disable any of the built in apps that I didn't need, turn animations off and restart every couple of days and things were pretty smooth after that...

Yes. Everything would get pushed out of RAM and have to 'cold start', whereas with my S4 everything opens instantly (with animations off) as my apps stay in memory. Especially for me as I don't use hardly any of the stock apps which means lots of running services for stuff like Tesla Unread...

It was for me. I can't believe how bad the S3 screen looks now when I look at it, especially videos with the blocking in dark scenes! Also the 2GB of Ram makes a huge difference. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 4

Another advantage is that a Carrier hasn't gotten their grubby little mitts on it and screwed around with it/installed their bloatware on it. Here in the UK you get something called Sim Only contracts where you can get unlimited everything from ?15 a month so there is a clear cut difference. If...

A few I use are Picsay Pro, Perfectly Clear, Camera Zoom FX, Photofunia and I used to use Pano and HDR+ Camera but they are obsolete now the built in camera does so much. Sent from my GT-I9505 using AC Forums mobile app

Go to Settings - About Device and then tap the Build Number field a few times and Developer Options will be enabled. Back out and you'll find it above the About Device option, then you just go into it and scroll down a bit until you see the 3 animation options and choose Off for speed. You can...

Re: How to charge battery properly on 1st use & is an adapter oka I charged mine until it was full, used the phone and topped it up whenever it dropped below 50%. Have done this since my first smartphone (BlackBerry 7230) and always seems to be fine. I only let it drain right down if I...

A couple with GoLauncher, and one with TwLauncher. Widgets are Fancy Widgets Pro, Gauge Battery Widget and the stock TW ones, wallpapers are from Google Images and the PicSpeed application. (I attached the Carbon fibre one.)