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    connecting to mac via android file transfer no longer works...

    connecting via usb and transferring files (when selecting camera mount as opposed to MTP connection) was working great. i am not sure if a software update or me getting a replacement phone changed things. anyone know exactly why this doesn't work anymore? i did not change the software on my...
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    Discovered and solved my battery drain problem, read more it might apply to you...

    Well after weeks of trying to figure out what was causing my battery drain, I have finally figured it out. Lightflow was the major cause, as the number of wakelocks on my phone was over 10,000. I actually had been using gsam for the past 2 weeks but just simply overlooked all the tabs that...
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    cannot find rogue app! help please!

    so the ultimate cause of my battery drain is a rogue app that i cannot determine exactly. i am using gsam battery monitor. android system is running at 42% average. When i go to click on the details, it is showing that the entire time the phone is "awake". under included packages is...
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    swapping my s3 this friday. hopefully battery issue is resolved.

    over the past 2 months of owning this phone, i still love it and all its features. but the one major issue that has drove me insane was the battery life. note: i have tried everything from "battery savers", clearing ram, using apps to find what is draining the battery (helpful to an extent...
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    better battery stats results...

    i downloaded the betterbatterystats for my s3 because i was told that it would help determine the cause of the redic. drainage of battery. i also searched up and down these forums, and the developers guide on what to do from here. so apologies in advance if something similar was posted, i am...
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    do i have a defective battery?

    so i bought my samsung galaxy s3 last month. absolutely love the phone. my battery life on the other hand is awful. i do not get a full day and thats with minimal use. for example: i unplugged my phone at 10am today. i checked facebook and some text messages for a total of 10 minutes...
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    has anyone had to ship their s3 to samsung for repair?

    as mentioned in another thread, i stupidly dropped my phone and shattered the screen. the touch features still worked but being OCD i cannot use a shattered phone screen. my only option was to send it to samsung for repair. shipped it out 8/8. they received it 8/11. predicted a completion...
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    help! cracked my screen! what are my options?

    so like an idiot, dropped my phone and the screen cracked. but, everything else works in terms of the touch gestures and no damage to the LCD screen. i don't believe i bought insurance (like an idiot), but its still been under 30 days since i bought it. any chance AT&T can help me? if...
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    samsung gs3 standby battery usage...

    the amount of battery it eats up is awful. yes i did my research and found out there was an error that samsung programed into their software and that "they are aware of the issue"... when do you guys think this will be resolved? if i charge my phone and unplug it before bed, 8 hours later it...
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    found a half-@ss solution going "caseless"...

    been using my samsung galaxy s3 for about 2 weeks now. loving it so far. when i bought it from the ATT store, obviously the salesman tried to sell me a case, but of course going through amazon or ebay is your best bet to save money. another thing about cases is that, i hate them because...
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    iphone convert... not looking back...

    been using iPhone since 3gs came out. quite honestly i was planning on waiting until iPhone 5 came about to sell my iPhone 4, but the 4 got stolen on 4th of july. got my old blackberry 8100 up and running to have a phone until then, but found myself looking at other phones, and the samsung...
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