Use this tag if your issue is truly *specific* to the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-i9300) device.
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Restore whatsapp chat if no SD-card
I have Samsung Galaxy S3 which I formatted it then when I re-installed WhatsApp, it did not ask me to restore back my chat.
I don't have an SD-card installed in my phone.
What can I do to get back my ...
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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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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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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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How can I see (or sort) my installed applications by their install time? [duplicate]
Since a few weeks ago, my Galaxy S3 freezes frequently (2-3 times a day), which is obviously very annoying. I've been using the phone for several months, and this never happens before. In addition, ...
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Trying install apps on External SD card Android 4.2.2 (Carbon)
I got a new 32 GB SD card for my Galaxy S3 (i9300), but:
I can't install apps on the external SD card.
I can't move apps to the external SD card.
I read once that I should partition the SD card ...
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Contacts from iCloud to Android
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III Android phone and need to transfer my iCloud contacts to that phone. How do I accomplish this? Can you recommend a FREE app for this or some other method, please?
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Push a ROM to Galaxy S3 (d2att) while in TWRP/CWM?
My friend has royally buggered up his phone and we can't get a file onto the phone in order to reflash the ROM. We are able to get into the recovery (either TWRP or CWM) and reflash the recovery via ...
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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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wifi has authentication problems CM10
I have a wifi network at work with multiple Access points (this may be relevant)
I'm constantly getting the message of "authentication problems" in my phone wifi.
Sometimes it will connected, and ...
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Galaxy S3 stuck on boot loop, Factory Reset didn't work
My Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) was rebooting itself for the past few days, randomly. Today, it did it again, but didn't boot back up. Instead, it is now stuck on an infinite boot loop - it gets as ...
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How to get Google Play in China [duplicate]
I just bought the Samsung S3 in China and Google Play is not installed - how can I get it, or at least get my Gmail?
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Why Galaxy Unsecure Network when tethered to my laptop
Hi my phone was working fine when I would tether it to my laptop and go on the internet until now. Now when I do it it says unsecure network on my laptop and won't allow me to access any webpages on ...
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How can I root my galaxy S3 i9300 on android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean? [duplicate]
I want to update my S3 the latest jelly bean. Please provide me an easy-to-follow step by step tutorial on rooting my S3 i9300.
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Stuck mid-way through Root process (Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-1535)
Root Instructions
I've been following the root instructions above. I'm at this step:
Using your custom recovery flash the download you chose above from Step 1 (#3)
However, I had forgotten to move ...
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Format memory card with NTFS
I have a Galaxy SIII and 32GB memory card. I want format the memory card with NTFS just to get rid of 4GB size per file restriction. How can I format the card with NTFS and even if I format it with ...
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“accounts and sync” has dissappeared, how can I fix this?
A few days ago I had a system update. Now under accounts my option "accounts and sync" have disappeared. Can't sync calenders. How can I fix this?
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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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How can I enable keybord Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 Android version 4.1.1
I can't find the keyboard in my Samsung Galaxy S3. I only found "Google Voice Typing":
In Settings → Language and Input → Keyboards and Input methods I have only Google Voice Typing.
...
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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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Spontaneously deleting e-mails from Galaxy III
I've had a new galaxy S3 (from Verizon) that spontaneously deletes the contents of my e-mail (Comcast) without my input at random times during the day. Exchanged for another phone - same issue. Does ...
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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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Can't transfer files to galaxy S3 from laptop?Kies not getting Installed in lap?
I am having a galaxy S3, I can't connect it to my laptop.When I connect it with USB it's not getting mounted and so unable to transfer any files.
In my laptop Samsung kies is not installed, hope it ...
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Connect Galaxy S3 to Wi-Fi ad hoc network
Are there any tricks/tips to connect my Samsung Galaxy S3 to Wi-Fi ad hoc network shared by my laptop?
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Continuous input, how to undo the last movements
Samsung's continuous input method works nicely in many situations.
However, when writing rather long words as they occur in German, the input method sometimes gives up and the entire word swished so ...
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Where is the predictive text dictionary gone?
Due to recent updates to 4.1.2 the personal dictionary vanished.
That is, Settings -> Language & Input -> Samsung keyboard @-> Predictive text has still the option Personalized data, but ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 black screen and automatic reboots
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, purchased on July 2012.
Sometimes, when I press the power button, the screen keeps black. The button LEDs turn on, but nothing else happens, and I have to remove the ...
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Which version of Heimdall to use with S2 or S3?
I think this is a pretty straight forward question.
I have a Galaxy S2 (i727) and a Galaxy S3 (i747) and I'd like to use Heimdall with both of them, but can't seem to find which version of Heimdall ...
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How to fix download notifications?
From what it looks like, Facebook is just downloading an update, but it is not downloading anything. Even after multiple reboots and uninstalling Facebook app, it still continues. How to clear this ...
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Samsung S3 - connection problem
I have installed Samsung PC Studio on my notebook and connected my Samsung Galaxy S3 to it by USB. The notebook picks it up and I can open it in My Computer.
But when I go to PC Studio 7, I "click ...
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POP3 E-mail Downloading Old E-mails I had Deleted
My Galaxy S3 phone recently received an update. My POP3 e-mail via Comcast now downloads e-mails from several weeks ago, apparently when it wants and however many it wants, at the same time it checks ...
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How to change duration of a “long hold”?
So, when you hold your home button (at least on JB), you are able to go to Google Now. On the Samsung Galaxy S3, when you hold the home button, it shows all your current running processes.
Is there ...
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Connecting Galaxy S3 to DisplayPort via MHL HDTV Adaptor
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I just bought the Samsung HDTV Adapter (MHL to HDMI). However, my Dell U2412M monitor only has VGA, DVI or DisplayPort. So I also bought an HDMI to displayPort ...
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How can I directly, wirelessly copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu?
I would like to copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu
without giving away too many privileges - just copying said file
without any rooty system modifications (I want to keep the carrier-warranty ...
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imap emails won't download to Samsung galaxy s 3
I have thousands of emails that I have been trying to download from private server using correct imap settings (this worked perfectly on my iphone 3g) and after 1 week with an average download speed, ...
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Rooted SGS3 and Kies doesn't work with my ROM, Looking for contact list files
Recently rooted my SGS3 and installed a custom ROM, so I had to import my contacts number back into my phone and I had them saved as a vcard... When I imported all the names, I thought it had buggered ...
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Can not copy files from PC to Galaxy SIII
I have a Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 and 32-bit Windows 7 PC.
When I connect the SIII to the PC it gets detected and I can browse phone and memory card. But I am not able to copy files from PC to SIII ...
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How to install full Unicode fonts
The page http://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurapi contains
several occurrences of the character Ḫ (1E2A;LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H WITH BREVE BELOW), http://codepoints.net/U+1E2A which does not display on ...
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My Galaxy S3 freezes and the screen goes black, what could be the problem?
I had this several times, my Galaxy S3 freezes and then the screen goes black and I can't wake it up. the only way is to reboot it and pull out the battery.
What could be the reason for it?
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Emails received on my Galaxy S3 are deleted
after a sync. Using stock email app and carrier is Verizon. I would like for the email to stay on my G3 even after they are downloaded from the server. I also would like them to stay if I delete from ...
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Enable video even if G+ hangout is in the background
When I start G+ hangout on my Galaxy S3 with another person and I press the back button (so the hangout application is in the background), the camera will stop shooting and the other person on the ...
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Samsung Kies restore a backup from another PC
I recently did a backup as I had to send my S3 to samsung to fix a broken screen. I took my backup on my work pc and copied the whole backup folder to an external drive. I now have my phone back and ...
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Cannot play a video made with my Galaxy S3 camera
I took a video with my S3. After playing the video 3-5 times, this message appeared: Cannot play video...sorry this video cannot be played...
Why is this? I have MX Player.
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How can I find which app slows down my phone?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.
My phone is becoming slow. I don't know how to find the app that slows it down. Can someone help me with this? My guess that the app is FACEBOOK... worst app ever.
After ...
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How use the Samsung Galaxy S3 stock contact/phone app with custom ROM?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Verizon with the custom ROM Cyanogenmod 10.1. It has it's own people app and dialer.
Previously, before I rooted my phone and installed the Cyanogenmod, the S3 comes ...
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Error on Samsung S3 with external memory card
My external 64GB ScanDisk Ultra is being causing me problems with my Samsung Galaxy S3. It works good for a small period of time, and then it crashes, it just stops working. It mostly holds music.
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How to install a ROM with CWM when /data (and /sdcard) are encrypted and I can't reformat them?
I used to run CyanogenMod 9.1 with device encryption on my Galaxy S3, and decided today that I wanted to try a CM 10 nightly.
A problem with device encryption that I didn't know about before is that ...
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How to have my stock GS3 dialer initial screen be Recent instead of Keypad
Is it possible to have the stock dialer on my GS3 start on the Recent tab instead of the Keypad tab?
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Determing SIM/network/carrier lock status in software
Is there a way to determine if a Galaxy S3 (i747, running 4.1 JB, stock ROM, but with root) is currently carrier locked in software (i.e. without needing to obtain and insert a different network's ...
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running app is shut down when screen powers on
I recently updated my Samsung S3 (T-Mobile) with the OTA update to Android 4.1. Ever since the update, after the phone screen powers down (manually or on timer), turning the screen back on closes the ...
