Coolest feature you've found?

[SUSS]

For those asking about connecting via the xbox.

Xbox is on and connected to your home wifi, can be doing whatever on it really. Go to your gallery and when you look at a pic the share to tv icon should show, press it and bang, what is on your phone will appear on tv.

Make sure your phone and xbox are both connected to the wifi and you should have no probs.

No idea if its the same on the PS3 sorry.

One thing to check is that you have not disabled the sharing in settings if its not working.

ill pop on tomorrow in the hope of seeing you guys got it working.

 

[Ches111]

A cool option too is the Roku Remote application. You can pass pics to your tv through your Roku over wifi .

 

[phil75231]

For those asking about connecting via the xbox.

Xbox is on and connected to your home wifi, can be doing whatever on it really. Go to your gallery and when you look at a pic the share to tv icon should show, press it and bang, what is on your phone will appear on tv.

Make sure your phone and xbox are both connected to the wifi and you should have no probs.

No idea if its the same on the PS3 sorry.

One thing to check is that you have not disabled the sharing in settings if its not working.

ill pop on tomorrow in the hope of seeing you guys got it working.

When you say "you have not disbled the sharing in settings" are you referring to S Beam?

 

[SUSS]

When you say "you have not disbled the sharing in settings" are you referring to S Beam?

think its all share cast, in settings, more settings.

 

[NinjaNik]

Welcome to the forum NinjaNik

The setting has been moved from language and input to the s voice settings on jb. You can also use the smart switch widget which will put a toggle for it on your homescreen.

Thanks so much... both for the kind welcome & the info!

 

[Deleted User]

For those asking about connecting via the xbox.

Xbox is on and connected to your home wifi, can be doing whatever on it really. Go to your gallery and when you look at a pic the share to tv icon should show, press it and bang, what is on your phone will appear on tv.

Make sure your phone and xbox are both connected to the wifi and you should have no probs.

No idea if its the same on the PS3 sorry.

One thing to check is that you have not disabled the sharing in settings if its not working.

ill pop on tomorrow in the hope of seeing you guys got it working.

Make sure whatever WiFi device that is connected to the TV as the same port settings as the S3. If they are both connected to the same router then they should be the same. This is a very impressive feature which I have always found to be faultless.

 

[mibs]

No idea if its the same on the PS3 sorry.

It does work for PS3, in case anyone else is interested. Here's a link on youtube.Connect Samsung Galaxy S3 to Playstation 3 using DLNA - Sprint Version - YouTube


And I found one for the Xbox 360, also, How to connect Samsung Galaxy S3 to Xbox360 - Samsung Galaxy S3 on Xbox360 - YouTube

 

[bigsmokefarmer]

just figured this feature out
you can send screen shots or pictures to the s memo app,
and then write on the pic. cool

This is cool, didn't realise you could do this!

 

[02dude5137]

Lol, been there done that and still doing it from time to time. This phone kicks ass!

 

[phil75231]

think its all share cast, in settings, more settings.

Got it to work this weekend. Just needed to update and then set up my All Share info (I had previously disabled the app as bloatware). Works like a charm. Thank you sir!

 

[Dieselbud]

Make sure whatever WiFi device that is connected to the TV as the same port settings as the S3. If they are both connected to the same router then they should be the same. This is a very impressive feature which I have always found to be faultless.

I have it all working, I am able to stream videos and pictures to my TV through the xbox now.

BUT!!!!

When playing a video, it pauses every 3-5 seconds and 'processing' shows up o my phone. Then it plays another 3-5 seconds and 'processes' again, and again, and again. Sometimes the video 'speeds up' like it is trying to catch up.

There is a reason I really want this feature to work: I have 2 girls who dance, and I video tape each class as they are learning their routines. They use the videos for practice each week (we have 6 dances for my oldest to learn in 2 months) and it is SO MUCH EASIER doing this than to convert the videos and put them on the ipad to prop it up somewhere in the room (this is what we did last year). A 50" tv right in front of them is just so much nicer, but it is useless if the video will not play from start to finish.

It never does... I have tried to change the 'fine-ness' of the video and the resolution but it does not make a difference. I am currently trying to play a 35 second video and it takes about 4 minutes to get through it.

 

[jackm1249]

I've never gotten even the smallest quality of video to play on my home tv without it pausing and stuttering. Sorry no help, just wanted you to know not alone

 

[jasher]

I can't get mine to work thru my xbox I will keep on trying.

 

[bigscheemo1]

jesus i didnt even think my phone could do half this stuff

 

[Deleted User]

jesus i didnt even think my phone could do half this stuff

Sadly you are not alone, I had some friends come over from the US for Christmas. One of them had an S3 and was using it for calls, texting and facebook. He had no idea it could do any of this stuff or how to do it. I had a busy Christmas teaching him how to use his phone

 

[funkylogik]

mirror function in the camera app lol. im not vain (much) but sumtimes you need to check if u have a booger or that shaving cut is still bleeding lol n theres widets as shortcuts

thats the coolest feature of my quad core 1.6ghz superphone lol

 

[Ballymoss]

Probably old news but I find that clicking the Chrome icon on my GN2 produces a much faster result than the Google Search Bar.

 

[Toonz]

mirror function in the camera app lol. im not vain (much) but sumtimes you need to check if u have a booger or that shaving cut is still bleeding lol n theres widets as shortcuts

thats the coolest feature of my quad core 1.6ghz superphone lol

What do you mean by mirror?

 

[Beards]

What do you mean by mirror?

You use the front facing camera to act as a mirror.

 

[hackzac]

Just upgraded to the s3 from the evo 3d and man I am IMPRESSED. I absolutely love this phone and can't find to read this thread front to back to find out all the cool features

 

[eddieras]

You use the front facing camera to act as a mirror.

i never even thought of that! good one

 

[Toonz]

You use the front facing camera to act as a mirror.

I thought so. Just had a brain fart and wasnt sure lll

 

[jackm1249]

Funky, if that is the coolest feature of the S3, I'm thinking you are a little vain.

 

[arparaspolo]

1. While connected to my trucks radio via AUXX cable, the ringtone and text notifications play through the phone and not the speakers. Which is nice so I don't have to constantly change the audio volume. Other phones play it through the car speakers and you get blasted by the volume.

2. Smart Stay. So awesome. I hated constantly having to turn back on my screen to keep reading something.

3. Assistive Light widget for a flashlight.

4. Face down to silence.

5. Power Saving Mode

6. System control toggle widget in the pull down notifications.

7. Display brightness in the pull down notifications

This phone is just amazing. The only thing I wish were different was a higher capacity battery. Which I got via ebay (3000mah slim battery that fits the original back plate...no nfc though)

There are more features I like but can't think of them.

 

[arparaspolo]

I could very well be wrong about this but I read somewhere that it isn't a good idea to leave the "Flashlight" on for too long. Supposedly (Maybe) it can overheat or damage the flash LED with it staying lit too long. Considering it's primary function is to just flash momentarily it seems plausible. On the other hand, if they put a flashlight widget on the phone maybe it's ok. I have used the dual LED flash on my Droid X as a flashlight quite a few times but I try to limit the time it's on to maybe 10 or 15 seconds or so. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Benny

If you use the light while recording video it stays on until you shut down the app. So I don't see it being a problem keeping it on for any amount of time.