So, you got the new Galaxy S3. Did it meet your expectations?

[RockinZ28]

To me the screen looks great, and I'm not going to go out of my way to find imperfections that I'll only notice if I know what to look for.

Once someone points out a defect on something that you never noticed, it'll haunt you.

 

[PowerYoga]

any jellybean port to the S3 right now is not official. AFAIK nobody has started development officially on it, they're focusing on the nexus. Not to mention verizon's bootloader is locked and you can't install AOSP without their binaries.

 

[VashHT]

any jellybean port to the S3 right now is not official. AFAIK nobody has started development officially on it, they're focusing on the nexus. Not to mention verizon's bootloader is locked and you can't install AOSP without their binaries.

It is official, says right in the titles:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1689

 

[NikolaeVarius]

any jellybean port to the S3 right now is not official. AFAIK nobody has started development officially on it, they're focusing on the nexus. Not to mention verizon's bootloader is locked and you can't install AOSP without their binaries.

Because the CM doesnt have the AOSP code and haven't been publically announcing CM10 releases for the GS3.

Wait a minute, they have been doing this.

 

[Bryf50]

any jellybean port to the S3 right now is not official. AFAIK nobody has started development officially on it, they're focusing on the nexus. Not to mention verizon's bootloader is locked and you can't install AOSP without their binaries.

Every s3 has official CM team members working on it.

 

[PowerYoga]

Because the CM doesnt have the AOSP code and haven't been publically announcing CM10 releases for the GS3.

Wait a minute, they have been doing this.

Where's the AOSP code for verizon?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769411

I'm following the verizon development more closely because that's the carrier I'm on, and as far as I know there's no roms at all on it other than stripped stock roms thanks to the locked bootloader.

edit: AFAIK verizon's version requires tinkering with kexec, correct me if I'm wrong?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Where's the AOSP code for verizon?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769411

I'm following the verizon development more closely because that's the carrier I'm on, and as far as I know there's no roms at all on it other than stripped stock roms thanks to the locked bootloader.

edit: AFAIK verizon's version requires tinkering with kexec, correct me if I'm wrong?

You're not paying attention at all then. How exactly do you think that the Droid X, which has about 40x more security, has dozens of Custom Roms?

If you've been paying attention, you would know that Cm9 currently boots successfully on the GS3 and the only issue right now is a data issue that they are working on. You can download and use CM9 RIGHT NOW and load a custom overclock kernel if you want to, which yes, requires Kexec.

 

[Gothgar]

I love everything about mine except the t9 swype that comes with it, I installed the Swype beta keyboard and now its the perfect device for me.

I have been on a Droid X, and my wife has the iPhone 4s. This blows both of those out of the water.

I also downloaded a 1 hour long podcast in less than 10 minutes the other day on the 4g.... holy crap that's fast

 

[PowerYoga]

You're not paying attention at all then. How exactly do you think that the Droid X, which has about 40x more security, has dozens of Custom Roms?

If you've been paying attention, you would know that Cm9 currently boots successfully on the GS3 and the only issue right now is a data issue that they are working on. You can download and use CM9 RIGHT NOW and load a custom overclock kernel if you want to.

No I haven't, since I'm not checking the xda forums on a daily basis. I am well aware of the kexec kernel bypass and that the CWM team put in a bootsequence for a custom kernel, but wasn't aware they already had a jellybean rom for the verzion phones up and running. This was the last article that said anything about a verzion CM, which happened on MONDAY.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/1...locked-galaxy-s3-kexec-boot-sequence-created/

But thanks for being a jackass without linking any sources, you're the most helpful kind of poster on every forum .

 

[NikolaeVarius]

No I haven't, since I'm not checking the xda forums on a daily basis. I am well aware of the kexec kernel bypass and that the CWM team put in a bootsequence for a custom kernel, but wasn't aware they already had a jellybean rom for the verzion phones up and running. This was the last article that said anything about a verzion CM, which happened on MONDAY.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/1...locked-galaxy-s3-kexec-boot-sequence-created/

But thanks for being a jackass without linking any sources, you're the most helpful kind of poster on every forum .

You claim to be following development news, and yet you obviously aren't.

 

[PowerYoga]

You claim to be following development news, and yet you obviously aren't.

Sorry, checking the news every other day is not good enough for you? ah heck off.

 

[NutBucket]

I love everything about mine except the t9 swype that comes with it, I installed the Swype beta keyboard and now its the perfect device for me.

Agreed. I don't "get" the stock Samsung keyboard at all. I installed the stock ICS keyboard which I'm fine with.

I'll have to get normal Swype installed for my wife as that's what she prefers.

 

[Gothgar]

Agreed. I don't "get" the stock Samsung keyboard at all. I installed the stock ICS keyboard which I'm fine with.

I'll have to get normal Swype installed for my wife as that's what she prefers.

The Swype beta is super amazing, I suggest checking it out. It is literally the best keyboard I have used.

Agreed on the stock Samsung keyboard, I hated that.

 

[PowerYoga]

I like swiftkey myself. Way better than the stock kb. I didn't like swype since there's too many typos, and if you're sweaty its hard to swype...

 

[Axon]

Is there a photograph somewhere on the web that shows this pentile "problem" people keep talking about?

The screen is a little darker than the HTC One X, and I would say that text appears sharper on the One X (that's not to say it looks bad on the S3). Otherwise there are no problems with the screen.

 

[rpanic]

Want to upgrade to this from original EVO 4g, is the 3g on this phone just as good?

 

[NutBucket]

The Swype beta is super amazing, I suggest checking it out. It is literally the best keyboard I have used.

Thanks. I was using the beta when I started using CM7 on my Galaxy S. When I started running an AOSP ICS Rom I stuck with the stock keyboard and grew to like it.

 

[VashHT]

Well if you're staying on sprint it they're turning on LTE soon which should be faster than the wimax the evo 4g was using. Otherwise though the 3G will be the same speed as 3G on the EVO.

 

[Annon2255]

Install Kies, it has the drivers.

Yeah, I did this but it still doesn't recognize it. I also downloaded to toolkit from Samsung's website and installed the USB drivers and still got nothing. I tried it on my wife's computer and it worked just fine, so maybe it's something to do with the ASRock USB drivers? Dunno, but now I'm rooted and am even happier with it.

Now I just want CM10 =)

 

[rocadelpunk]

On verizon, coming from rooted droid2, really like the phone.

My favorite features so far are:

speed of 4g for maps/navigation and how nice the screen is for it/streaming netflix/etc.
quality/speed of the camera
speed of phone
decent battery life so far

Things I dislike
not have a "clean" os/being able to customize the way I want to
wifi notification
sometimes it'll say "no sim card" and I'll have to reset
haven't figured out how to customize notifications to my liking
keyboard is slightly different - has some nuances to learn with autocorrect/pausing and thinking it's a new word.

 

[NutBucket]

I think I've been able to squash the wifi notification with very little effort.

There's two settings right in WiFi; one says "Notify me when launching high data useage apps.....notify me when available". Under the advanced area there's "auto connect when launching.....when Wi-Fi is off."

Unchecking both of these has eliminated the notification for me anyway. I've rooted the phone but its otherwise unaltered as far as this issue is concerned.

 

[basslover1]

I think I've been able to squash the wifi notification with very little effort.

There's two settings right in WiFi; one says "Notify me when launching high data useage apps.....notify me when available". Under the advanced area there's "auto connect when launching.....when Wi-Fi is off."

Unchecking both of these has eliminated the notification for me anyway. I've rooted the phone but its otherwise unaltered as far as this issue is concerned.

That has to be the most absolutely annoying things on a cell phone I've ever heard of, of course it's Verizon that's doing it too.

Hey look at us we have the most super duper blazing fast 4G in the country, but you'll get shitty data limits and we'll bug the crap out of you all the time that you should really be using Wi-Fi.

So glad I told them to F off. (not literally of course)

 

[NutBucket]

This is why I'm going to use wifi as infrequently as possible. I'm paying for unlimited data for a reason!

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[basslover1]

This is why I'm going to use wifi as infrequently as possible. I'm paying for unlimited data for a reason!

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I would of done the same thing, but the two places I spend 99% of my time (work, home) I got such poor reception it wasn't worth it.

My reception isn't any better with T-Mobile, but hey I'm paying nearly half of what I was paying before, so I'll take it.

 

[NutBucket]

Yeah, unfortunately the reception inside the building is terrible at work too. Luckily its pretty good in my window office. Its great everywhere else though.

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