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  1. jackdubl

    Anyone concerned about the weight and thickness?

    I remember having an HTC Thunderbolt, and it weighed 177 grams, and the thing was like toting a heavy brick around in my front pocket. This thing weighs 176 grams. It's also over 11mm thick and not so tapered as a Moto X. This thing is going to be big and HEAVY. I know they wanted the large...
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    Does anyone new Play Store 4.1.10 not show all thumbnails?

    Seems like this has only happened since my play store updated. Some thumbnails on the Play store pages and on my apps list never load now. It's always the same apps, and many of them are Google's own apps. Am I the only one or have others noticed this? Everything else seems to work in the store.
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    Copy.com offering free cloud storage.

    This was reported on Phandroid a few days ago. 5GB free to sign up; nothing new there. But sign up with my link and we EACH get an extra 5GB. Then refer someone else for the same deal as many times as you can. I'm up to 55GB free. Here's my link: Story was from Tuesday on Phandroid, but...
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    Help I can't get alternate fonts to show any bold print. Can anyone help?

    I'm on Verizon. Ever since the first Jellybean update, any alternate flip font I install shows no bold text anywhere on my phone. So I can't tell what threads are unread in forums. This wasn't the case when I first bought the phone with ICS, but has been the case on the two Jellybean updates...
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    Root [Verizon] Is there a way to change the signal thresholds for switching on and off of 4g?

    I moved to a fringe area where 4g is spotty. I can maintain a connection at -109 up to -115, but the phone will want to switch to 3g at about -113 and won't switch back to 4g unless the signal gets stronger, like -103. Is there a way I could adjust the strength levels that cause the phone to...
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    Why does the Phandroid app sometimes give an error when looking at news?

    Sometimes once a day or several times a week, I open the Phandroid app and hit the news button...and get the good 'ol white screen with the "error" box showing up. When this happens I will not be able to view the news for several hours sometimes, then it will inexplicably work again. Seems to be...
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    Root [Verizon] Astro file manager updated their icon. So why do I still have the same old icon?

    It says I'm supposed to have a new icon on the changelog, but nothing changes after I updated it. Running root66. Anyone else use Astro? What are your getting?
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    [Verizon] What, exactly, are the situations that can brick secure element when using Google Wallet?

    Can someone list the situations that will bork your secure element if you don't reset Wallet? I borked the secure element on my last phone, so I'm real gunshy now. Specifically, will it bork if I do this without resetting Wallet? 1. Full wipe then restore a nandroid of the same rom I'm on? 2...
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    What are the usb drives on the S3 for?

    I see them on the mnt partition, but I don't know what they are for? Are they for an external hard drive?
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    Help People with SanDisk 64GB cards: please help me, may have received second bad card

    I would like to know how everyone's card works. I just got a replacement card, formatted in phone, loaded some files on. Now, if I try to delete the files, either on my phone or computer, the deleted files reappear after I disconnect and remount the card. If I format again on phone, it formats...
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    Help Need help formatting 64GB card in FAT32

    I thought if I used the phone to format the card bit would format in FAT32. Well, did that but when I plug into my laptop it says it's formatted exFAT. Also, my computer doesn't give any formatting option other than exFAT. Can anyone with this type of card help me?
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    Root [Verizon] Anyone have a link to the latest kernel/radios?

    No one seems to be doing any maintenance on this forum.
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    Help Astro file users: is there a way to stop the loading delay on opening app?

    I use other file managers and there is no delay, but I use Astro and it takes almost three seconds before it shows the contents of my storage. It happens on the first time opening app and also if opening after a long period of misuse. Is there a setting I could change to stop the delay, similar...
  14. jackdubl

    If you're having trouble with your 64GB SanDisk microsd card, it may be defective

    I got my card before I got the phone, but was having problems with it. It would fail to format on most attempts(no matter what device I was using to format it), I would get a message on my phone that the card was damaged, and it would have trouble mounting. I sent it back to the seller and they...
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    Help If format my 64gb card on my phone, will it be FAT32 or exFAT?

    I would prefer to format it in FAT32.
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    Root [Verizon] I gotta say, I like this Touchwiz. Am I alone?

    I have always rooted and installed AOSP-based roms in the past. I've never liked Sense/Motoblur/Touchwiz on older devices. I gotta say this 4.0.4 version of Touchwiz is really nice, imo. I see a lot of people fretting about the bootloader problem and what that could mean for AOSP-based roms, but...
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    Help I have alerts set to silent, but emails still vibrate and ring a bell. Can it be turned off?

    An standard email from the standard email app still generates an audio and a vibration alert, even though I have notifications set to silent. Is there a way to turn them off? I only like messages to have an audio alert. I have always set alerts to silent and just set up notifications from inside...
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    Root [Verizon] Can you use Astro File Manager to change the name of a nandroid without changing its md5 sum?

    I always used Rom Manager to do this because I know it won't change the sum, but Rom Manager can't seem to read the extsd card on the S3, and that's where CWM saves nandroids to. On a side note, there is a setting in Rom Manager to prefer the extsd card instead of the internal card but it is...
  19. jackdubl

    Help Does the stock launcher allow you to make shortcuts?

    For instance, can I set up direct dial shortcuts on my home screens? I've been able to do this on every phone I have owned. Also, I like using the Sound Hound "ID NOW" shortcut, since you can just hit it instead of having to open the app and then hitting the id button. It appears to me there is...
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    Help Is there a way to toggle 4G off on this phone?

    Is there a way to toggle 4G off on this phone?
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    Help Is it possible to change the lockscreen apps?

    I assume it must be, but haven't been able to figure out how. Update: figured it out. Now, is there away to get a shortcut to the Google voice search? I just want the voice search app icon. I go to the play store and it is installed, but you can't actually access the shortcut without using the...
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    Help 64GB card does not seem to be working on Verizon S3

    It always says disk is damaged. I got it to work for a while somehow, and was able to access the disk and load files, but then I reset my phone and the error message comes up again. Then I loaded it into a computer and the files I had loaded were gone, but files I had previously loaded and...
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    White S3 owners: does it seem like the home button will show dirt or discoloration?

    Thinking I may change my phone from blue to white, but I'm a little worried about the home button getting dirty. The rest of the phone is glossy but does it seem like a year or two off button pushes on the home button might leave it a different color. People who have had white phones for a...
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    Is there an app that let's you use an external hard drive with your phone with a UHS-1 sd card?

    I bought a 64gb UHS-1 micro sd card, but found out it is not compatible with windows xp, which is what I have. I read on some other thread about some apps that let you hook an external hard drive to your phone and access it from the phone, but I can't find it. Can anyone tell me what the apps...
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    USA/N. America Galaxy S3 battery reviews - please post links here

    One of the big reasons I'm jumping from the Nexus to this is the supposed great battery life(coupled with the Nexus's poor battery life). Please post a link to any reviews you find that mention the battery life for the North American version. I know I'm not the only one who cares.