Use this tag if your issue is truly *specific* to the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-i9300) device.
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Is it possible to record calls on Galaxy S3
I want to install a working call recording application on Galaxy S3, but I have found problems with a few apps.
I have tried Auto Call Recorder but it doesn't allow me selecting more than Mic as ...
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S3 keeps restarting and some times it is unresponsive
My Samsung Galaxy S3 keeps restarting and sometimes it is unresponsive. When I call it from another number, it doesn't display the call and it doesn't show it in my missing calls. I have to restart it ...
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SGS3 in app screen restarts
I am having a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S3. I bought this last year. No damage so far. I usually download apps/games in Play store when all of a sudden I noticed my screen blacks out for a ...
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Briefing news not updating on S3
I have set up a Briefing alarm clock. I love hearing news when I wake up.
The problem is that since a week the synthetic voice of Samsung always reads me the same headline. Right now I tried to ...
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Connection problems 3G/4G (Mobile data)
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3, Mobile data enabled, APN configured for T-mobile
Applications: MightyText, BrowserTexting
Internet connection is working, i can use browsers, gtalk, IMO, etc. The problem ...
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Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) Won't Connect via USB with Android File Transfer with MacBook Pro - Mountain Lion
I saw some similar questions along these lines with newer Samsung devices, but I will post a question here anyway in case an answer for me ends up being an answer different than that for someone else. ...
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On Galaxy S3 with Jelly Bean, how can I make long-pressing the home button activate Google Voice Search?
I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 with Jelly Bean on it.
What I want is to long-press the Home button and hear a beep to prompt me to provide a voice command.
I had it set up this way before I installed ...
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backing up system image before rooting: please help
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III i9300. On Windows 7 there is something called a
recovery partition which contains a full compressed image of the operating system
from which Windows 7 can be installed. ...
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How can I update my Galaxy S3 With Rogers CWM To the Latest version
I have a S3 with Rogers 747M But How Do I update CWM? I have the Image file But I do not know what to do next.
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Data connection problem with my galaxy s3
Hi I have a peculiar data connection problem with my Samsung Galaxy S3.
Cellular connections work fine at first however when the mobile loses signal and then reconnects after sometime, the data ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 “Not registered on network”
It had stock 4.0.4 -> could call.
I've flashed FoxHound ROM -> after a while, when I try calling, it says "Not registered on network" .
Tried GalaxSim, but everything looks ok.
Restored back to ...
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Music plays through phone speaker instead of headphones when app is opened?
This problem started a few days ago and it's extremely annoying in quiet environments.
I will be listening to music from any music player app, and whenever I open an app, get a notification, or switch ...
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Problem with message vibration on s3
When I turn on vibration on the notification bar my phone doesn't vibrate when I get sms but it does vibrate when someone calls me.
I saw that there is settings in Messaging > Settings > Vibrate ...
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Galaxy S3 randomly booted into safe mode. Strange behavior
I was using my phone (Galaxy S3 SGH-T999), not doing anything intensive, just web browsing on Chrome, then all of a sudden my phone restarts into Safe Mode.
I opened the app drawer and noticed most ...
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Uploaded previously owned music to google play cloud; now missing from phone - SGIII
I have several albums that I have owned for years, all of which have been previously stored on my phone through iSyncr, including my playlists, with no problems. After downloading Google play onto my ...
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Galaxy S3 won't connect to WiFi
I have a Galaxy S3 and a data plan.
I prefer using wifi whenever possible.
I tried to connect to a few networks, both private and public but I always get the same result: phone will say ...
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Is there a way to restore my Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-i747)?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I747) that I tried to root using this video
Somehow something went horribly, horrible wrong and now I think I have hard bricked it.
My symptoms:
Phone does not turn ...
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Galaxy S3 USB modem connection
How do I connect Internet from a laptop using USB modem to a Galaxy S3, or directly USB modem(data card) to S3 for internet connection?
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Plug in the charger the wrong way?
Yesterday, I mistakenly tried to push the charger plug in my phone upside-down.
The phone seemed to react to it. Does it matter which way the plug is turned for charging?
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My Samsung S3 I747 is always Roaming
I am having a large issue with my S3. I bought a brand new S3 from a trusted friend, he explained to me that it was with Bell originally, (original carrier). So when he sold it to me he also said he ...
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Updating Siyah Kernel to 1.9.1 on Galxy SIII i9300 ends in black screen after Siyah logo
I currently run Siyah 1.8.9 Kernel with CM 10.1 nightly (20130218), and I've tried to flash Siyah 1.9.1 with both Odin (PC) and through CM recovery. Both ways end up with a black screen after the ...
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Clock Widget on tapping does not open
I currently switched to Samsung Galaxy s3! The first two days I would tap on the digital clock widget on the home screen to access the alarm. However, yesterday the software of the phone updated by ...
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Google Services is killing my battery by keeping phone awake
In the last few days my Galaxy S3 has gone from lasting 12-13 hours to about 6 hours. On checking the battery monitor it seems to suggest that the phone is constantly staying awake and that Google ...
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How to enable hidden Arabic keyboard without rooting?
I've Samsung Galaxy S3 device.
(Model-Number: SPH-L710)
(Android-Version: 4.1.1)
I want to enable the hidden Arabic keyboard without rooting, or an extra keyboard application.
Is it possible?
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Clickable phone number with pauses and bridge/extension in calendar event
What's the proper way (if any) to format a phone number when entering it as the "Location" of a calendar event under ICS (4.0.4, Samsung Galaxy S3, AT&T) so it can be clicked and auto-entered into ...
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When I send or receive a call, the person on the other side can't hear me
When I make a phone call, people on the other tell me that my sound is like I am speaking in a huge water pot or something like a pot.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.
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How can I select which folders to sync via Exchange ActiveSync?
I am using Exchange ActiveSync with Android version 4.1.2, but cannot find the option to choose which folders to sync within my mailbox. A technote on the Samsung website (albeit the US version) says ...
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G sensor options are not appearing in the menu
I have Samsung S3 Mini Android 4.0. My G Sensor Options are not appearing in the menu.
How to show them in the menu?
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Phone log shows numbers not Contact Names after installing Samsung S3 Security Update
My Galaxy S3 was working great until I installed a security update yesterday (26/11/12). Immediately after, the names dropped off the calls list and it is now showing phone numbers only.
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People can't hear me on my Samsung Galaxy S3
When I send or receive a call, the person on the other side can't hear me.
Sometimes, the microphone goes mute during the call. But when I check if the phone is on mute, but it isn't. It happens ...
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How to retrieve Android contacts from Galaxy S3 to Windows 7 on a non rooted phone
I am hoping someone can help me with this. My brother passed away yesterday and we both have the same phone a Samsung Galaxy S3 on the Sprint network. I was wondering if there is a simple way with adb ...
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Where are saved pages stored?
I have used the stock browser to save a page for offline reading.
It is a .txt file, the browser only opens it and does not give me an option to download it.
Where is the page stored, i would like to ...
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Joining Contacts has no effect (SG3 4.1.1)
I just switched from the SG2 to the SG3. They transferred all my contacts at the store.
I now have a lot of duplicate contacts, some of which are Phone contacts and some of which are Google contacts. ...
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SGS3 I-9300 Android 4.2 - why can't I disable these system apps?
nb. I can disable them using 3rd party root apps without any discernible negative effects.
Are these networking protocols default? They seem to be harmless but everything I read about sit0 seems ...
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move app to sd card
Im currently confused on what mods to be used now. My unit by the way is Samsung galaxy s3 I9300-International(rooted with Omega rom 42.3 and Kernel SiyahKernel v1.9.1). The reason why I rooted my ...
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Earphone is not working well, volume is very low in Galaxy SIII
I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII. Please help me to find the problem. I cannot hear well when I receive phone calls. This problem started recently, before that, the earphone was working perfectly. Does ...
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my S3 won't connect to my home wifi
I first go into settings
then I go into and turn on Wi-Fi
but every time I try to connect to my Wi-Fi it say "connecting, authenticating, disabled "
and all my other devices connect perfectly
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Samsung Galaxy S3 WiFi Connectivity Problems with SOME Wireless Networks
I have a new Samsung Galaxy S3 that plays well with my wireless network at home and elsewhere but has major connectivity issues with the wireless network in my office. Nobody else has problems and I ...
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How to change the way joined contacts are displayed
I have several accounts synchronized on my galaxy S3 (google, google+, skype, facebook, linkedin) and I grouped the same contacts from various accounts into one.
How can I modify the way this merged ...
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WiFi Connection problems Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
I have a Samsung Galaxy s3 mini. The wi-fi is turned on and the phone is not detecting my Trendnet 3G router at home. All my other devices e.g. laptop and BlackBery's are connecting seamlessly with ...
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How can I get backup the files from my semi-broken android before shipping it in?
I broke my Samsung Galaxy SIII (Red) last week, got a replacement in the mail, and I'm trying to back up my files (contacts, photos, etc.) onto my computer before I send the broken one in. The only ...
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TTS and STT while driving - Samsung G3 (BlueTooth)
I have a few cell phones, and have never had a problem with TTS/STT with my 2012 Rio until I got a Samsung S3. My Rio has build in blue tooth.
My HTC WP7, iPhone, and BlackBerry read messages out ...
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Unable to change radio channels through headset
My headset for fm radio cannot be used for channel change.
It switches off and on instead. I'm not able to change the channels using headset given by them.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 notification bar style changes
I currently have Android 4.1.2 on my galaxy s3 from Verizon and I am having issues with the notification bar. Seemingly at random it changes how the notification bar works. I had recently updated the ...
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After rooting my verizon Galaxy S3, I have no data or cellular connection?
So, when I first rooted my phone, everything worked fine. I had used CM 10.1 (Or at least some version of Cyanogenmod). Being curious, I wanted to try other ROMs. I then installed MUIU v5. Didn't like ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Wi-Fi problems
My Samsung Galaxy S3 has major Wi-Fi problems. It will connect to Wi-Fi for a few seconds, then it quits and won't connect to anything. It happens at home, work, or anywhere else with Wi-Fi. It's ...
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Hide certain numbers when picking SMS recipients
So many of my contacts have both home and cell numbers in my contact list. But when I am typing in names I the recipient field go sms pro), I don't really want to see numbers that cannot receive ...
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How can I disable caller ID reader on my Galaxy S3?
I am unable to disable the caller ID reader. The driving mode, and speak caller ID are all unchecked. The only way I could find is Settings ~> Accessibility ~> Turn off all sounds. That is more like ...
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Getting GApps error message
Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and this message started appearing.
process com.google.process.gapps has stopped
Please help with a solution. Is this linked to a failure of the Google Play Store ...
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What kind of power saving smarts does Android already have?
I just d/l tasker and it's been really interesting (although not as interesting as I would've liked since I feel a lot of the good features require a root).
I would like to optimize my Galaxy s3 so ...
