The Official Samsung Galaxy S III Thread

GJ02 · 8 Oct 2012 at 11:57

i hope the JB happens today
it would cheer me up no end
i have a bad back and MAN FLU !!!!

Raventu · 8 Oct 2012 at 12:09

I chose the Note 2 over this; but it was a hard decision. Wanted the extra screen space for movies

Richie · 8 Oct 2012 at 12:56

I thought JB was meant to be 9th (tomorrow)?

KnightStalker · 8 Oct 2012 at 12:57

Richie said:
I thought JB was meant to be 9th (tomorrow)?

Speculation, there is still no concrete date for its release i think or at least i havent seen anything concrete.

Most people are thinking its today as Kies has updated.

millsy888 · 8 Oct 2012 at 12:58

Richie said:
I thought JB was meant to be 9th (tomorrow)?

It is? Have a missed a post in this thread?

Also, Kies is broken again!

siege2 · 8 Oct 2012 at 15:27

millsy888 said:
It is? Have a missed a post in this thread?

Also, Kies is broken again!

Was quoted previously in here that it was quoted in the sammy kies forums.

Kenneth.

millsy888 · 8 Oct 2012 at 15:34

siege2 said:
Was quoted previously in here that it was quoted in the sammy kies forums.

Kenneth.

Thanks. Will see what happens tomorrow. Still can't connect via Kies, so hoping it's an OTA update.

Locke · 8 Oct 2012 at 16:20

matt100 said:
So for everyone saying they want the LTE version and specifically calling out the 2gb of RAM, is there any evidence anywhere of real world usage that would be impacted at all by having more RAM?

Or is it simply that 2 is a bigger number than 1 so it must be better?

Having 2GB RAM will mean that a lot more apps will remain in memory and therefore will reduce the need to start them from fresh. Less CPU usage and faster loading apps..

Richie · 8 Oct 2012 at 17:11

2GB RAM will make very little everyday difference IMHO. So an app may load about a 1 second faster as it starts from "hot" rather than cold.... I suppose anyone that lives their life via benchmarks can enhance their e-peen but to most folk? No biggie.

GJ02 · 8 Oct 2012 at 17:51

I've never done android before, so with ota updates will I have a notification pop up or do I have to keep checking,

Does kies also hold carrier specific updates too or just unlocked international fw

Trifid · 8 Oct 2012 at 17:52

Samsung sync was using a fair bit of battery on Thursday so I disabled it and ended up going from Friday morning to now on one charge.

http://i.imgur.com/ROLnv.png
http://i.imgur.com/BMVqF.png
http://i.imgur.com/jWW9T.png

kona786 · 8 Oct 2012 at 17:53

Locke said:
Having 2GB RAM will mean that a lot more apps will remain in memory and therefore will reduce the need to start them from fresh. Less CPU usage and faster loading apps..

Richie said:
2GB RAM will make very little everyday difference IMHO. So an app may load about a 1 second faster as it starts from "hot" rather than cold.... I suppose anyone that lives their life via benchmarks can enhance their e-peen but to most folk? No biggie.

As said it's nice to have 2GB but it's not a massive difference when you have a device as fast as an stock S3.

GJ02 said:
I've never done android before, so with ota updates will I have a notification pop up or do I have to keep checking,

Does kies also hold carrier specific updates too or just unlocked international fw

You can set it to auto notify - kies holds all the updates

smokedog · 8 Oct 2012 at 19:55

Does anyone know how to strip chrome coating on the bezel without damaging the plastic?

oli356 · 8 Oct 2012 at 21:02

Is there a way to listen to a video on youtube when the app is closed/screen off?

Can do this on iPhones, got to be able to on android - surely!

Vakas · 8 Oct 2012 at 22:40

oli356 said:
Is there a way to listen to a video on youtube when the app is closed/screen off?

Can do this on iPhones, got to be able to on android - surely!

I also want to know if this is possible

Cyclone · 9 Oct 2012 at 08:04

Soon people, soon

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/10/09/samsung-start-galaxy-s-iii-jelly-bean-updates-in-korea/

Richie · 9 Oct 2012 at 08:20

It's been ******* soon for the past 2 months....

If it doesn't come today I may just flash Wanamlite

Cyclone · 9 Oct 2012 at 08:22

Was expecting a reply like that

, but I agree. Well over a month late.

mrk · 9 Oct 2012 at 08:25

Whoever said the 9th needs a slap I think!
Although it's only half 8 so there's still a chance it could come today lol.

JAMAL · 9 Oct 2012 at 08:26

smokedog said:
Does anyone know how to strip chrome coating on the bezel without damaging the plastic?

Somebody has done this with very fine sandpaper and masking tape, if i find it i'l post the link

***The Official Samsung Galaxy S III Thread***

The Official Samsung Galaxy S III Thread