Samsung Galaxy S3 Problems

blankblank · 01-07-2012 3:29pm

Downloaded juice defender,,,, got two days outta the battery with 5 hours screen time, battery problem solved

Johnny_Fontane · 02-07-2012 9:50am

Lads,

This is driving me insane.....played golf twice in the last two weeks with the SGIII in the bag.

Both times it has gone off even though its on mute (I thought).

There doesnt seem to be a one button trick to mute the phone.....any ideas?

elderlemon · 02-07-2012 10:06am

First of all its not an iphone. There is no single button to mute it.

First way - turn the volume down to min. That mutes the speaker but leaves it on vibrate. Down another notch and its silent and no vibrate.

Another way - pull down the notification bar and click on the "sound" button at the top. First click puts it into vibrate, second mutes it completely.

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

Lads,

This is driving me insane.....played golf twice in the last two weeks with the SGIII in the bag.

Both times it has gone off even though its on mute (I thought).

There doesnt seem to be a one button trick to mute the phone.....any ideas?

apple26 · 02-07-2012 2:32pm

i just upgraded from SI to the wonderful SIII, my only gripe so far is with the predictive text. There is no option to insert a word into the predicitive text when typing. It's so annoying to have to change the keyboard settings everytime I want to add a word that isn't recognised by the predictive text. Is there anyway to sort this out??

god's toy · 02-07-2012 11:59pm

apple26 wrote: »

i just upgraded from SI to the wonderful SIII, my only gripe so far is with the predictive text. There is no option to insert a word into the predicitive text when typing. It's so annoying to have to change the keyboard settings everytime I want to add a word that isn't recognised by the predictive text. Is there anyway to sort this out??

Cant say I know how to solve that for you as with the stock keybord I think you have to dive into the settings each time... But have you looked into SwiftKey3? In only seconds it learns from your sent texts, Gmail, Facebook and twitter! Once done your words are already to go. plus when you do change something on the fly it remembers it too.

Love SwiftKey!

kenyard · 03-07-2012 5:02am

lots of people commenting on not being able to add words, it seems samsung didnt give much thought to the stock keyboard. just download a few from the market place and see which one you like

elderlemon · 03-07-2012 8:03am

Ditto about switftkey. easily the best keyboard out there (on any handset). Just type any word and if its not already in the switftkey dictionary then it will add it.

If there already is a word in there that you want to remove or correct then type it in and when it shows in the completion bar press and hold it - you will get an option to remove it from the dictionary.

god's toy wrote: »

Cant say I know how to solve that for you as with the stock keybord I think you have to dive into the settings each time... But have you looked into SwiftKey3? In only seconds it learns from your sent texts, Gmail, Facebook and twitter! Once done your words are already to go. plus when you do change something on the fly it remembers it too.

Love SwiftKey!

Johnny_Fontane · 03-07-2012 12:18pm

elderlemon wrote: »

First of all its not an iphone. There is no single button to mute it.

First way - turn the volume down to min. That mutes the speaker but leaves it on vibrate. Down another notch and its silent and no vibrate.

Another way - pull down the notification bar and click on the "sound" button at the top. First click puts it into vibrate, second mutes it completely.

I've come from a nexus s. it was simple on that, just turn the sound down with the button on the left of the phone.

I think i have fixed it though.....silent mode was on vibrate, its now on off.

Italia · 03-07-2012 1:43pm

Just got my SIII. Have managed to get a fair battery life balance, but looking to improve.
Does anyone actually have Juice Defender installed on their SIII and does it actually work?
I've read quite a few reviews that say it does not work properly with the SIII. Is there a specific version to install?

Seb_bixby · 03-07-2012 2:52pm

Hi guys, On my phone the contacts list have no pictures added to them. Everything has been synced and all contacts there just no pictures. Is there any way of adding these. I just can't find anything in settings. Thanks!

xnightwishx · 03-07-2012 5:11pm

Hi Seb - my photos all came up the second time I synced with facebook, maybe you could just try sync it again.

To the two people who had the same problem re wifi connectivity from my original first post, I rang samsung today and the man told me he'd never heard of the problem. I was a bit cheeky and asked him to ask his colleagues because I saw on a few different websites that people had rang samsung. Turns out it was the wireless router. Just reset it and it will work again. The reason it is happening is because my wireless router is absolutely ancient and can't keep up with the samsung technology!! Would have to update the router to save me having to reset it each time it happens but it's about €140 for a decent dual band ADSL modem/wireless router so I'm gonna wait it out for now!! Thanks for the suggestions

Seb_bixby · 03-07-2012 5:53pm

Thanks Nightwish, tried that there but nothing doing. Hope it'll sort itself out, tis a little annoying!

blankblank · 04-07-2012 12:10am

Italia wrote: »

Just got my SIII. Have managed to get a fair battery life balance, but looking to improve.
Does anyone actually have Juice Defender installed on their SIII and does it actually work?
I've read quite a few reviews that say it does not work properly with the SIII. Is there a specific version to install?

I have installed the free one for about a week now and it has nearly doubled my battery life. Now getting almost two days out of it,,,,,

I will be upgrading to the plus version fairly soon I think.

Try the free version, you wont regret it

Seb_bixby · 05-07-2012 7:47pm

Got the photos into my contacts had to sync from the Facebook app. Any one else's phone go onto roaming. Mine was doing it last night so I dropped into the 3 store today to find out about it and they said it's just coz if there's no 3g network they go onto Vodafone. Won't be charged for it. Just said I'd let people know. :-)

threein99 · 05-07-2012 11:08pm

Anyone had a problem receiving mms messages ? The message is in my inbox but when I click download it says downloading but then nothing happens

fgaha · 06-07-2012 9:46am

Hi I have a problem with people hearing me on calls constantly. Also I find my phone gets very hot at the back. Anyone have this problem. Then this morning I went and dropped it and broke the outer screen on the front. Anyone know how much it costs to get it fixed on meteor?

bogman · 06-07-2012 2:24pm

Holy crap, seems its easy enough to damage the phone if dropped, let us know how you get on, hate the idea of insurance but it might be an idea on an expensive phone like this, easy as hell to slip out of your top pocket if leaning over

pigeon999 · 06-07-2012 3:11pm

threein99 wrote: »

Anyone had a problem receiving mms messages ? The message is in my inbox but when I click download it says downloading but then nothing happens

Hi there,
Are you connected to the internet (3G)?

threein99 · 06-07-2012 3:56pm

pigeon999 wrote: »

Hi there,
Are you connected to the internet (3G)?

Yea that was the problem, I had the mobile data switched off

Marco85 · 06-07-2012 4:42pm

Anybody else having problems with the sound not working when receiving txt messages? I returned the phone last week because of it and they gave me a brand new one. Now after 5 days its happening again. Have searched a few android forums and plenty of people have the same problem. Maybe the shop i bought it in got a dodgy batch of them.

threein99 · 06-07-2012 6:11pm

Marco85 wrote: »

Anybody else having problems with the sound not working when receiving txt messages? I returned the phone last week because of it and they gave me a brand new one. Now after 5 days its happening again. Have searched a few android forums and plenty of people have the same problem. Maybe the shop i bought it in got a dodgy batch of them.

Have you got notifications switched on in the drop down menu ?

Marco85 · 06-07-2012 6:18pm

threein99 wrote: »

Marco85 wrote: »

Anybody else having problems with the sound not working when receiving txt messages? I returned the phone last week because of it and they gave me a brand new one. Now after 5 days its happening again. Have searched a few android forums and plenty of people have the same problem. Maybe the shop i bought it in got a dodgy batch of them.

Have you got notifications switched on in the drop down menu ?

I do indeed.

god's toy · 06-07-2012 7:02pm

Marco85 wrote: »

threein99 wrote: »

Marco85 wrote: »

Anybody else having problems with the sound not working when receiving txt messages? I returned the phone last week because of it and they gave me a brand new one. Now after 5 days its happening again. Have searched a few android forums and plenty of people have the same problem. Maybe the shop i bought it in got a dodgy batch of them.

Have you got notifications switched on in the drop down menu ?

I do indeed.

Did you select a sound
from the settings. In the messages menu?

Marco85 · 06-07-2012 7:22pm

god's toy wrote: »

Marco85 wrote: »

threein99 wrote: »

Marco85 wrote: »

Anybody else having problems with the sound not working when receiving txt messages? I returned the phone last week because of it and they gave me a brand new one. Now after 5 days its happening again. Have searched a few android forums and plenty of people have the same problem. Maybe the shop i bought it in got a dodgy batch of them.

Have you got notifications switched on in the drop down menu ?

I do indeed.

Did you select a sound
from the settings. In the messages menu?

Tried that there and still have the problem.

fgaha · 06-07-2012 7:24pm

I have the same problem with the messages as well. For what it's worth mine was got in Kilkenny. Have to go in about my screen tomorrow anyway so will see what they say about the rest of the problems

Marco85 · 06-07-2012 8:23pm

fgaha wrote: »

I have the same problem with the messages as well. For what it's worth mine was got in Kilkenny. Have to go in about my screen tomorrow anyway so will see what they say about the rest of the problems

If the phone is less than 28 days old they will replace it with a new one.

fgaha · 06-07-2012 8:29pm

Marco85 wrote: »

fgaha wrote: »

I have the same problem with the messages as well. For what it's worth mine was got in Kilkenny. Have to go in about my screen tomorrow anyway so will see what they say about the rest of the problems

If the phone is less than 28 days old they will replace it with a new one.

I hope so. Except I cracked the outer screen which doesn't really bother me.

rh5555 · 07-07-2012 1:35pm

When using my browser on the GS3 it's really dark and I can barely read it. So I found out that the issue is in the browser setting itself where Power Saving mode 3 is enabled. When I pick the 'Don't use any powersaving' option (forgot what it's called exactly) I get a nice bright browser screen and I can easily read everything. However, when I start the browser again it's back to the old dark settings. I tried it with the 'let android pick your own brightness option and without but it always goes back to Power save 3. Driving me nuts.

I like that they have the option of the 'general adjusting screen brightness in android' and a separate one for the browser bc. it makes it easier to read but it's just not saving the setting I pick. Hope there is a simple solution for this.

This might be more of an android issue, not sure but it drives me insane.

elderlemon · 07-07-2012 1:38pm

The stock browser has its own brightness settings (don't understand why). Open the browser, menu, brightness and colours.. and switch it off.

rh5555 wrote: »

When using my browser on the GS3 it's really dark and I can barely read it. So I found out that the issue is in the browser setting itself where Power Saving mode 3 is enabled. When I pick the 'Don't use any powersaving' option (forgot what it's called exactly) I get a nice bright browser screen and I can easily read everything. However, when I start the browser again it's back to the old dark settings. I tried it with the 'let android pick your own brightness option and without but it always goes back to Power save 3. Driving me nuts.

I like that they have the option of the 'general adjusting screen brightness in android' and a separate one for the browser bc. it makes it easier to read but it's just not saving the setting I pick. Hope there is a simple solution for this.

This might be more of an android issue, not sure but it drives me insane.

rh5555 · 07-07-2012 1:57pm

Hi elderlemon. Thanks for the reply. This exactly where I turned it off (set to default) in the browser itself but when I start the browser again it's right back to Level 3 power saving in the browser.

waynegalway · 07-07-2012 2:25pm

rh5555 wrote: »

Hi elderlemon. Thanks for the reply. This exactly where I turned it off (set to default) in the browser itself but when I start the browser again it's right back to Level 3 power saving in the browser.

Try using Chrome or Firefox as your browser instead. I found the stock Samsung one too dark also.

Patsy fyre · 07-07-2012 3:44pm

waynegalway wrote: »

rh5555 wrote: »

Hi elderlemon. Thanks for the reply. This exactly where I turned it off (set to default) in the browser itself but when I start the browser again it's right back to Level 3 power saving in the browser.

Try using Chrome or Firefox as your browser instead. I found the stock Samsung one too dark also.

+1 and the dolfin HD browser works really well also.

blankblank · 07-07-2012 5:24pm

Patsy fyre wrote: »

+1 and the dolfin HD browser works really well also.

+1 for dolphin HD!! Great browser

chris1970 · 07-07-2012 10:17pm

PTs at

rh5555 wrote: »

Hi elderlemon. Thanks for the reply. This exactly where I turned it off (set to default) in the browser itself but when I start the browser again it's right back to Level 3 power saving in the browser.

Check power saving , slide down screen its 6th from the right, turn off, it bugged me for two weeks, that sorted stock browser,:cool:
Mine diverts calls to, mailbox before it rings mostly vodafone, getting annoying at this stage, its my main business phone, being self employed,, tried turning on/off mailbox, emobile gave me a number to dial ##61##08651111111**30*, still the problem persists, being return next week if they can't fix it via network

Familypeeps · 09-07-2012 10:03am

***New Problem ***

hehehe - okay, my problem is my screen goes dark when I'm dialling a number and have just selected 'normal' or Skype - I then don't get a chance to select the loudspeaker option.

It also means that if I go into voicemail, I can't select any options and I hear the menu three /four times which is very annoying before it shuts itself off. Sometimes other voicemail menus don't automatically terminate and I'm connected for minutes at a time unable to make any further calls.

oleras · 09-07-2012 3:01pm

Having an issue with the bluetooth auto connecting to the car.

Once set up it works fine but when i leave the car and go back it wont auto connect again, try manually and still wont connect. I have to unpair and delete the profile and go through the initial setup again.

Three network btw.

Known issue ?

Italia · 09-07-2012 3:55pm

I have a Nokia CK-15W kit and my S3 connects flawlessly if I remember to activate BT on the phone (I use Juice Defender to power BT off when I get to 15m from the car, so can save on battery).
If BT is on....switch car on & 5-10 seconds later its connected without any interaction on my part.
So no, I don't think its a known issue.

oleras wrote: »

Having an issue with the bluetooth auto connecting to the car.

Once set up it works fine but when i leave the car and go back it wont auto connect again, try manually and still wont connect. I have to unpair and delete the profile and go through the initial setup again.

Three network btw.

Known issue ?

Zagato · 09-07-2012 9:00pm

Familypeeps wrote: »

***New Problem ***

hehehe - okay, my problem is my screen goes dark when I'm dialling a number and have just selected 'normal' or Skype - I then don't get a chance to select the loudspeaker option.

It also means that if I go into voicemail, I can't select any options and I hear the menu three /four times which is very annoying before it shuts itself off. Sometimes other voicemail menus don't automatically terminate and I'm connected for minutes at a time unable to make any further calls.

This is the proximity sensor, which switches the phone off when you are on a call and it thinks you have the phone up to your ear. The screen should come on after a second after you take it away from you rear (and don't have anything -such as your hand- in front of it) You should be able to switch this setting off somewhere, but I would recommend getting used to how it works, as you are better off without the screen being on while you're on a call heating up the side of your face.

oleras · 09-07-2012 11:59pm

oleras wrote: »

Having an issue with the bluetooth auto connecting to the car.

Once set up it works fine but when i leave the car and go back it wont auto connect again, try manually and still wont connect. I have to unpair and delete the profile and go through the initial setup again.

Three network btw.

Known issue ?

Searching the net and i may have found a fix for this, working atm so will try it in the morning.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754903

I have figured out a work-around for the auto pairing failure. I will give a step by step workaround how I did it. In my situation, I have a Mazda CX-5 and a Samsung Galaxy S3. But I am confident, that it will work with all Android 4.0.4 versions and other carkits, because the problem is most likely the same issue.

The reason why the phone won't auto pair, is because the phone does not give your carkit permission to download call history and other data. Even if you granted the phone this permission with the initial pairing.

If you have a carkit that supports multiple bluetooth profiles (multiple phones), like my Mazda CX-5 does, then you can also have your phonebook downloaded to your car. If your carkit supports multiple profiles, start with step 1. If yours doesn't, start with step 7. This guide is specifically for the Mazda CX-5, so some steps may be (slightly) different for your car model or make.

Here is the step by step guide:

1. Make sure you have no existing bluetooth pairs. Clear all pairs in your carkit and your phone.

2. Pair the phone with your carkit. You can see the randomly generated code on your phone and on the car display. Press ok to pair. (other carkits may need you to input "0000" or "1234", or maybe you have to input a code yourself)

3. Your phone will ask 2 questions about permissions. Check the box and allow. The phone will start to sync.

4. You carkit is done with syncing and it will ask you if you want to download your phonebook. Do this.

5. When its done copying, clear the Bluetooth pair on your phone (not on the Carkit!)

6. Give your phone a different Bluetooth name

7. In your carkit choose to pair a new phone (with the new name you just entered).

8. When the phone asks for permission for the carkit, check the box and choose cancel. Do this for both questions.

You don't have to copy your phonebook again (you can't anyway because you denied permission), but the phonebook that was downloaded earlier will still be available. Now the phone will pair automatically! With this trick you have your phonebook and automatic pairing.

I haven't seen what this does for media-audio streaming. I don't use that, but I can image that it doesn't work, because of the denied permissions.

There is another downside to this though (there always is, isn't it?). You cannot update your phonebook easily. If you want to update your phonebook, repeat the whole procedure.

I hope this will work for other people with different phones and cars too. At least this is a workaround until Google/Samsung comes with a fix. Please let us know if this works in your situation. To keep things structured, please use this format

Italia · 10-07-2012 8:35am

Very strange.
On my Nokia CK-15W, all I did, was follow steps 2 -> 4. And it works without a problem. Not only does it work, but I also have 3 other phones paired to this same car kit (wife's; son's and my spare phone).

Maybe it has something to do with the actual type of car kit?

oleras wrote: »

Searching the net and i may have found a fix for this, working atm so will try it in the morning.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754903

akamossie · 10-07-2012 9:19am

does your car kit supports Bluetooth 4.0?

oleras · 10-07-2012 10:45am

Quick update, turned the phone on and off last night cos it was hung on no data being sent/recieved. Went to the car this morning and so far 3 times it has auto connected....turning it off and on sometimes works...:D

Italia · 10-07-2012 10:58am

No idea. Nothing in the documentation about any version of BT.
How would you tell?

akamossie wrote: »

does your car kit supports Bluetooth 4.0?

akamossie · 10-07-2012 11:07am

i checked the documentation and it has Bluetooth 1.2 so its quite limited for a powerful phone you have.

There is a lot of users are complaining with the same issue you have in the apple forum since they have updated their iOS version and have bluetooth 4.0.

not sure if there is any work around to be honest

joeKel73 · 10-07-2012 2:17pm

Was only get an "E" data connection for the last couple of days. Asked eMobile what the story was and was advised to pull out the battery while the phone was on, then power it up again. It worked.

waynegalway · 10-07-2012 5:48pm

New-ish problem.

At least a couple of times a day I get a "messaging has stopped working" warning while trying to send/read sms

I noticed it first last week, but I installed handcent and it seemed to help.

But it has come back now in a big way.

Could there be a conflict between the two messaging apps? If so, can I completely remove the stock one and leave handcent to work away on its own?

I have handcent set as the default messenger at the moment

Seb_bixby · 10-07-2012 9:06pm

Had an issue this morning. Phone got a notification in and it was like the sound was stuck on it like a skipping cd. It then rebooted it's self and seemed to be ok. Then about 5 minutes later it rebooted itself and the screen went mad on it. Kinda like a graphics problem on a pc. Nothing on screen but funky green lines.

Didn't do anything to try and fix it just brought it back to the 3 store. I could see me rebooting it and it fixing itself until after the 28 days return was finished! lol They replaced it there and then for me. Anyone else have any experience of this??

Marco85 · 10-07-2012 11:04pm

Seb_bixby wrote: »

Had an issue this morning. Phone got a notification in and it was like the sound was stuck on it like a skipping cd. It then rebooted it's self and seemed to be ok. Then about 5 minutes later it rebooted itself and the screen went mad on it. Kinda like a graphics problem on a pc. Nothing on screen but funky green lines. Didn't do anything to try and fix it just brought it back to the 3 store. I could see me rebooting it and it fixing itself until after the 28 days return was finished! lol They replaced it there and then for me. Anyone else have any experience of this??

Ive had this problem. Im on my 2nd phone and waiting for meteor to get them in stock so they can replace it again. Whenever i get txt message either half the tone plays or it just vibrates and no sound at all and its only when certain people txt me. Sisters mate had the same issue with his and hes waiting on a replacement as well.

Seb_bixby · 10-07-2012 11:15pm

Oh no, Hopefully, I'll be ok with this phone now. Really like it and don't want to have to change to a different brand, i.e. HTC.

Any idea what is causing it?

Marco85 · 10-07-2012 11:20pm

Seb_bixby wrote: »

Oh no, Hopefully, I'll be ok with this phone now. Really like it and don't want to have to change to a different brand, i.e. HTC. Any idea what is causing it?

Havent a clue and meteor dont either. With both phones it happened within 5 days. A google search of the problem shows plenty of people are experiencing it.

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