New features in 4.1.2

[gotta have it android]

I've noticed the camera is a bit different now, and my screenshots are, what i mean by that is that its just a white boarder around the screen as it wasn't before

 

[ihbsbA]

I happen to love the bezel zoom... I hope someone can preserve this function.

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[adelcastillo78]

The camera app also seems different too.

What's different about it?

 

[Bigchris]

When opening the app, the first thing I noticed was a pop up about Burst shots, then afterwards I noticed the autofocus box looks a little different too.

 

[robert2611]

What new on 4.1.2 update ??

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What new on 4.1.2 update ??

 

[bearballz72]

I haven't received the update yet on my SIII. So for alll of you who have gotten it, this definitely is not the "premium suite" update that's been rumored about for the last couple of months?

Just more of a maintenance update?

 

[Super Dave426]

Yes and yes.

 

[matt3166]

The camera app also seems different too.

Yeah, my favorite add on is the ability to take pictures while recording video

 

[Super Dave426]

I notice that the driving mode is finally working with 4.1.2, it would work a few times a week, now it reads out all of my texts and incoming calls.

 

[TimmyTwo2]

I went from Gingerbread on my Epic to JellyBean on my SG3, so I never saw ICS (LF9), but it appears from the online Sprint User Guide that the Settings/Display/Gyroscope Calibration is gone now? Anybody else know where it might be if not there?
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...0_Galaxy_S_III_English_User_Manual_LF9_F8.pdf

It's still there in 4.1.2, Settings->Motion->Sensitivity Settings

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I notice that the driving mode is finally working with 4.1.2, it would work a few times a week, now it reads out all of my texts and incoming calls.

Where is driving mode?

 

[Super Dave426]

Driving mode is Settings - Accessibility - Text to Speech - Driving Mode.

 

[toddwilfreeman]

Super Dave426, I'm going to hazard a guess based on your sig that this update does not break root access?

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Super Dave426, I'm going to hazard a guess based on your sig that this update does not break root access?

If you're rooted, the OTA won't work at all. Follow the direction in the second post of this thread to apply the update: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-iii/252327-your-way-update-ma6.html

 

[milliman]

I'm still waiting for the OTA update. I received notifications about it from Sprint Zone but when I tap on it there is nothing there. At least my Nexus 7 got it's 4.2.2 update last week.

 

[Super Dave426]

Super Dave426, I'm going to hazard a guess based on your sig that this update does not break root access?

If you're rooted, the OTA won't work at all. Follow the direction in the second post of this thread to apply the update: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-iii/252327-your-way-update-ma6.html

This is correct, I used this method to update, just didn't perform the third wipe as stated in the posts referring to a dirty update.

 

[j_grouchy]

I happen to love the bezel zoom... I hope someone can preserve this function.

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I like it too. Haven't received the update yet...would be nice to have this as an option.

 

[mouseglider]

If you're rooted, the OTA won't work at all. Follow the direction in the second post of this thread to apply the update: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-iii/252327-your-way-update-ma6.html

Here's a stupid question that maybe you can answer. I am perfectly happy with 4.1.1, as 4.1.2 seems to have eliminated things that I like that I liked, i.e. bezel zoom. With that being said, I remember from my old epic 4g w/Keyboard days if an OTA came , you had to do the update, although there was an app you could DL called something like "fota kill"? to stop the the reminder pop up to update.

If I root therefore making my phone not being able to update, I wonder if I would continue to get the OTA update popup reminder like I did in the past. A little premature since I have not gotten the OTA, but thought I would ask what your thoughts were.

Yes, I am one of the few that would prefer to skip some updates, or only do the updates I want, especially if everything works perfectly now - if its not broke, don't fix it mentality.

 

[buffdaddy72]

Still haven't gotten this update yet. Was this an OTA update or was it a manual update through Kies ?

 

[mak916]

This is an OTA update. I still haven't received it yet myself.

 

[coinmanmat]

Is anyone noticing battery issues with 4.1.2? I know someone mentioned earlier that they noticed increased battery drain and I am seeing that too but what I'm also seeing is when I plug in the charger, the phone charges much slower since the 4.1.2 update. When on previous firmware versions the Galaxy S3 would take about an hour to maybe an hour and half at the most to charge but it seems since the 4.1.2 update it only charges 50% in the same amount of time. I've tried doing a factory reset and that didn't fix the issue. I will contact Samsung tomorrow to discuss it with their support team.

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