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  1. J

    2 years with this a phone and now just asking this

    why does it take so long to boot up? When the phone first starts it goes to the Galaxy S3 logo, then to just the blue swirl Samsung logo, then to the AT&T logo and plays the AT&T chime, then goes to PIN log in for encrypted device memory (I think this is a work thing), then to the green Android...
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    How many are still using an S3 and why?

    How many of you guys are still using an S3 and why? My contract just expired on the 24th and have been looking at the Note 4 and iPhone 6 plus. But I just can't bring myself to spend $250 or so on one of those models right now. My S3 is still running fast. I just did some tweaks on it that made...
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    Help My S3 keeps randomly restarting

    In the past month or so, my S3 has begun to re-start at random times. I can have it sitting on the counter or the console in my car and all of a sudden it will restart. Anyone have any ideas why it does this? I never had this problem before. It seems like it may have started happening after...
  4. J

    Help S3 turns of Mobile Data when restarting phone

    I have noticed that recently when I turn do a restart on my phone, the mobile data is turned off when the phone boots back up. It has never done this before. Mobile Data is usually on by default on my phone. Anyone have any ideas as to what may be causing this?
  5. J

    Anyone have a good app for lock screen text notifications?

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  6. J

    Background color/wallpaper on incoming call screen

    Is there a way to change the background color on the incoming call screen? I think I did it somehow and don't know what I did. It used to be black. But now it is a shade of blue. Anyone to change this back to black?
  7. J

    Slow charging after factory reset

    I did a factory reset yesterday on my phone (curently have 4.3 loaded) and now it is taking forever to charge. Before the reset it would charge to full within in an hour. This morning I have had it on the charger for about 2.5 hours and it has only gained 5 percent on the charge. Before the...
  8. J

    Anyone else having problems with streaming podcasts since upgrading to 4.3?

    Since upgrading to 4.3, I have been having nothing but problems with streaming podcasts. I am able to start up the stream but they usually stop 30-40 minutes into the podcast. I have several different podcasts I stream on different apps and the same thing happens on all of them. Before the...
  9. J

    What cool widgets do you have on your phone?

    Anyone have any cool widget suggestions? Maybe pics of your widgets on your phone?
  10. J

    No SIM card notice since downloading 4.3

    Since updating to 4.3, I will get the "No SIM Card. Emergency Calls Only" message about every other day now. I have taken the card out and put it back in. Still get the message. Anyone know what is going on?
  11. J

    Any good apps that will handle Yahoo email?

    Are there any email apps in the Google Play store that will handle Yahoo email? The last update Yahoo did to their app really screwed it up if you are using more than one account on it. Often you will see the emails from the other account that you are not looking at.
  12. J

    Your text message notification set up?

    What apps are you guys using for text message notifications on the main screen or on the lock screen? I have tried out several different notification apps and some together. I keep coming back to the Windows type notification app. It seems to be the easiest to use. I wish that there was a lock...
  13. J

    Downloaded new AT&T update phone is now not right

    Anyone download the new AT&T android update and having problems? It is like my keyboard is unresponsive now and I can't even swipe up or down to scroll the screen. My phone is pretty much a POS right now. Any advice? I keep getting yellow boxes around everything.
  14. J

    Lock screen notifications

    Does anyone have any goof lock screen notification apps? Looking for something similar to the IOS text notification.
  15. J

    Speakers for S3?

    Anyone have any suggestions on speakers or a speaker dock for the S3? I move into my new office this weekend and I will be able to once again listen to podcasts and music outloud. So looking for some good speakers to put in my office. I really don't want bluetooth speakers. I would rather have...
  16. J

    Erase button in email app driving me nuts

    Anyone else have an issue that when you erase the last typed word at the end of a sentence the cursor then places itself on the line below instead of where you just deleted the word? You then have to backspace to get back up to the line and it brings your signature closer to your written...
  17. J

    Help Help...Driving mode no longer working. Can't find settings to fix

    I am running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 on my S3. My driving mode had been working fine. Then the other day I downloaded an app to control the LED colors. I didn't like it and uninstalled it. But now my driving mode doesn't work anymore. when I turn it on, I don't get any voice. When it was working...
  18. J

    Anyway to set email notification icon a different color for different addresses?

    I have three email addresses set up in the standard mail app. Is there anyway to set the notification icon so that each email has a different notification icon?
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