Samsung Galaxy S3 Problems

Miss Lockhart · 22-07-2013 07:14PM

Ok. Things are looking up since I last posted!

A friend brought over a Galaxy Y charger and it has increased by 15% in 20 minutes! So looks like it might be the charger.

Would I be entitled to a replacement charger?

Also, it's a much better charger - a proper plug and decent length cable rather than the foldable piece of crap that came with the S3. Where could I buy one of these? Any websites selling a good range of samsung products? Seems to be only cheapo rubbish and not samsung on mobilefun and amazon.

HeidiHeidi · 22-07-2013 07:22PM

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

Ok. Things are looking up since I last posted!

A friend brought over a Galaxy Y charger and it has increased by 15% in 20 minutes! So looks like it might be the charger.

Would I be entitled to a replacement charger?

Also, it's a much better charger - a proper plug and decent length cable rather than the foldable piece of crap that came with the S3. Where could I buy one of these? Any websites selling a good range of samsung products? Seems to be only cheapo rubbish and not samsung on mobilefun and amazon.

The S3 has a mini-USB port, so you should be able to get a charger in any electrical/phone shop, it needn't be necessarily a Samsung brand.

Miss Lockhart · 22-07-2013 07:32PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

The S3 has a mini-USB port, so you should be able to get a charger in any electrical/phone shop, it needn't be necessarily a Samsung brand.

Yeah. I've had bad experiences with unofficial chargers in the past though.

Most seem to have output either too high or too low and I've had two blow a fuse.

Why is it so hard to buy genuine Samsung? !

Kalyke · 22-07-2013 07:40PM

Erper wrote: »

what network...
was it stock rom??

Stock yes and Vodafone.

Erper · 22-07-2013 09:51PM

by

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/

it seems they are giving that update on vodafone..

cant see it for three yet...

TMC99 · 23-07-2013 08:10AM

Kalyke wrote: »

My S3 has just updated to build number 19300XXEMF1. Anyone know where to get the release notes for this update?

I also got it last night but cannot see any release notes anywhere

duploelabs · 23-07-2013 08:42AM

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

Yeah. I've had bad experiences with unofficial chargers in the past though.

Most seem to have output either too high or too low and I've had two blow a fuse.

Why is it so hard to buy genuine Samsung? !

Make sure the milliamp output of the charger is around 800, anything less and you'll be there all day

Miss Lockhart · 23-07-2013 01:10PM

duploelabs wrote: »

Make sure the milliamp output of the charger is around 800, anything less and you'll be there all day

Ok. Until I get a chance to get a proper replacement sorted I have access to 3 genuine Samsung chargers, but I don't know if any are suitable. I have:

Galaxy Y charger which has an attached cable - 0.7A
Galaxy Note 10.1 USB charger - 2A
Samsung camera USB charger - 0.5A

It's actually very hard to source a 1A charger - even from other brands!

I assume the lower output will be safe but slow. Would the 2A charger fry the battery? Which should I go for?

There seems to be consensus online that the stock charger is a problem so I'd love to find an alternative altogether.

AlmightyCushion · 23-07-2013 02:41PM

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

Ok. Until I get a chance to get a proper replacement sorted I have access to 3 genuine Samsung chargers, but I don't know if any are suitable. I have:

Galaxy Y charger which has an attached cable - 0.7A
Galaxy Note 10.1 USB charger - 2A
Samsung camera USB charger - 0.5A

It's actually very hard to source a 1A charger - even from other brands!

I assume the lower output will be safe but slow. Would the 2A charger fry the battery? Which should I go for?

There seems to be consensus online that the stock charger is a problem so I'd love to find an alternative altogether.

The 2A won't fry it. It will charge it quicker but may hurt the longevity of the battery.

danniemcq · 23-07-2013 02:55PM

all this talk of chargers ...

i really must check what the ones i have at home are!

Miss Lockhart · 23-07-2013 03:27PM

I just downloaded an app recommended on XDA to measure the current actually being drawn by the battery.

S3 stock 1A charger - 200mA (so it definitely seems to be faulty)
Galaxy Y 0.7A charger - 700mA
Galaxy Note 10.1 2A charger - 700mA
iLuv 1A charger - 1000mA

I think I'll stick with the iLuv as it's properly rated for the phone.

The low value for the 2A Note charger worries me though - its brand new.

G1032 · 24-07-2013 11:52AM

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

I just downloaded an app recommended on XDA to measure the current actually being drawn by the battery.

S3 stock 1A charger - 200mA (so it definitely seems to be faulty)
Galaxy Y 0.7A charger - 700mA
Galaxy Note 10.1 2A charger - 700mA
iLuv 1A charger - 1000mA

I think I'll stick with the iLuv as it's properly rated for the phone.

The low value for the 2A Note charger worries me though - its brand new.

Whats the app?

Miss Lockhart · 24-07-2013 05:09PM

G1032 wrote: »

Whats the app?

It's called Galaxy Charging Current Lite.

I think the paid app drops the "Lite" from the title.

emo72 · 02-08-2013 07:37PM

just got my s3 back from fonefix after the motherboard died. im now running vodafone bloatware. can anyone recommend a nice rom to replace it with? was looking at xda but the choice is bewildering. i usually pick the rom with the biggest thread. scientific or what:D

ED E · 02-08-2013 07:47PM

emo72 wrote: »

just got my s3 back from fonefix after the motherboard died. im now running vodafone bloatware. can anyone recommend a nice rom to replace it with? was looking at xda but the choice is bewildering. i usually pick the rom with the biggest thread. scientific or what:D

Get the UK generic to start anyways while youre deciding.

emo72 · 02-08-2013 08:12PM

ED E wrote: »

Get the UK generic to start anyways while youre deciding.

thats what i had previously before it died. my son also put nova launcher on it. that seemed to make it much faster.

my missus is running stock with a nexus 4. seems the way to go. does the s3 have a nice vanilla android?
?

ED E · 02-08-2013 08:34PM

You want an AOSP rom like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817345

NB: There are probably much more modern ones out, have a search on XDA.

waynegalway · 02-08-2013 09:02PM

emo72 wrote: »

just got my s3 back from fonefix after the motherboard died. im now running vodafone bloatware. can anyone recommend a nice rom to replace it with? was looking at xda but the choice is bewildering. i usually pick the rom with the biggest thread. scientific or what:D

The choice is bewildering alright. I tried lots of roms, with the main criteria for me being that they had to be easy on battery, free from bloat, and easy on ram. CyanogenMod is a good starter rom, although I'd recommend Slimbean too. Try them and see what you think.

For what it's worth, after about 6 weeks of looking for the perfect rom, I went back to a leaked version of stock firmware, 4.2.2 from the Middle East. I rooted the phone, so I could turn off the bloat. Then I looked around for a nice launcher, and I've been using Atom for a couple of months now. The phone has never seemed faster, and the battery life is better than on any of the custom roms I tried, and better than purely on stock touch wiz.

MidlandsM · 12-08-2013 10:21AM

help!

mine has gone SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW ......real slow......

can anyone give me a quick guide in what to do (check what/how) and how to free it up to go decently fast again?

please?

thanks

MidlandsM · 12-08-2013 04:10PM

MidlandsM wrote: »

help!

mine has gone SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW ......real slow......

can anyone give me a quick guide in what to do (check what/how) and how to free it up to go decently fast again?

please?

thanks

ok, update, my phone was drivin' me bonkers today, slowwww, and dimwitted.......so I googled and googled as this message kept coming up -
com.google.process.gapps has stopped......i found a fix on google, to remove google play store, so I removed that app, and it seems to have fixed the issue.

now, I'd like google play store back on my phone, to download apps etc......but how do I do that?

Thanks

kaimera · 12-08-2013 10:13PM

MidlandsM wrote: »

ok, update, my phone was drivin' me bonkers today, slowwww, and dimwitted.......so I googled and googled as this message kept coming up -
com.google.process.gapps has stopped......i found a fix on google, to remove google play store, so I removed that app, and it seems to have fixed the issue.

now, I'd like google play store back on my phone, to download apps etc......but how do I do that?

Thanks

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/18/download-latest-google-play-store-4-2-3/ ?

DaNiEl1994 · 14-08-2013 06:43PM

can any one help me urgently please my phone is saying no service available selected network [48] unavailable and when i go to select 48 as my network it says unable to connect try later, any ideas lads?

i tryed it on an iphone and it works but i cant use that phone as its not mine

DaNiEl1994 · 14-08-2013 06:59PM

DaNiEl1994 wrote: »

can any one help me urgently please my phone is saying no service available selected network [48] unavailable and when i go to select 48 as my network it says unable to connect try later, any ideas lads?

i tryed it on an iphone and it works but i cant use that phone as its not mine

here is what is showing

AlmightyCushion · 14-08-2013 07:23PM

DaNiEl1994 wrote: »

here is what is showing

Have you roaming disabled?

DaNiEl1994 · 14-08-2013 07:29PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Have you roaming disabled?

yes have tryed while enabled and disabled

AlmightyCushion · 14-08-2013 07:32PM

DaNiEl1994 wrote: »

yes have tryed while enabled and disabled

I'd leave it enabled. 48 roam on the O2 network so disabling it could cause issues.

DaNiEl1994 · 14-08-2013 07:37PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I'd leave it enabled. 48 roam on the O2 network so disabling it could cause issues.

dunno what to do bought it 2 months ago working great and now it wont recognise service or coverage money down the drain and i dont think i have warranty as it was bought at an independant store in ennis

kingtiger · 15-08-2013 12:07PM

aarrrggghh left my S3 in for repair, looks like sudden death

even worse I am using an iPhone 4 until its back.

Good God the OS is horrible

irishpancake · 15-08-2013 02:22PM

DaNiEl1994 wrote: »

dunno what to do bought it 2 months ago working great and now it wont recognise service or coverage money down the drain and i dont think i have warranty as it was bought at an independant store in ennis

Of course you have a warranty....

by EU legislation you are entitled to a two year warranty, and your contract is with the retail outlet.....

bring it back, and either have it fixed, replaced it get a refund.

This is in addition to your Samsung warranty.

Check out the NCA website.....

I think www.nca.ie

You have statutory rights,insist on them with the retailer.

Download this....

http://www.nca.ie/media/Yourrightswhenshopping1.pdf

MidlandsM · 15-08-2013 03:24PM

Help!

my phone keeps throwing up this error message, and makes my phone slow......

com.google.process.gapps has stopped

I'v deleted google play store as advised, and it worked for a while, now the issue is back...........help!

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