Use this tag if your issue is truly *specific* to the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-i9300) device.
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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 ...
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How to root my android phone? [duplicate]
How can I root my android phone ...
Please provide answer in easy steps ...
I am using ...
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
Android OS v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
If anyone know then share
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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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Default number for GS3 dialer
I just started using my new Galaxy S3, not rooted and using mostly stock software. While using the dialer/contacts application I immediately noticed that the default calling number for my contacts ...
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How can I get more of my account contacts (with the same name) to merge automatically?
I have Google Contacts, Google Plus, LinkedIn, and Facebook accounts all syncing contacts. For some people the phone seems to automatically merge each of their account contacts into a single contact. ...
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How can I turn off the notification for the power plug connection?
My Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1 plays a sound every time I connect it to the power plug. Is there a way to turn that off without affecting all other notifications?
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Samsung galaxy S3 screenshot doesn't work
Yesterday I bought a brand new samsung galaxy s3. WHen I hold home button and lock button, it doesnt shot the screen. how to fix it?
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My S3 doesn't have Auto screen off/on option
Hi I'm trying to look for Auto screen off/on during calls but I could not locate it. It's not on my Call Settings. Help please.
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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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We cannot re-arrange or edit the home dock icons on Samsung Galaxy s3
My boyfriend and I have both recently got the Samsung S3 on the Vodafone network.
We cannot, for the life of us, work out how to change the icons that are on the home screen dock. My boyfriend read ...
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Why does a SGS3 not boot with custom roms but it does with stock roms?
I've relatively not that new on Android rom flashing. I've flashed my HTC Sensation & Galaxy Tab 2 but on this Samsung Galaxy S3 I'm really starting to get a headache.
So, this is what I've ...
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Galaxy S3 graphics issue, how to resolve?
My Galaxy S3 has developed a graphics fault (see image) and I don't know the cause or the cure. It has not been exposed to humidity or any thing magnetic and to the best of my knowledge it has not ...
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Creating a .dd image of a Galaxy S3 without rooting the phone
I'm working for my university's CS Department, and we've got a Digital Forensics project which requires us to create a one-to-one .dd image of a T-Mobile Galaxy S3 (Jellybean 4.1), so that we can ...
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I need help finding a downloaded picture
I downloaded a picture, and I don't know where to find it so that I can delete it. Can you tell me where that would be exactly and how to get there?
Thank you very much
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Resolving SSL Protocol Error on data connection but not on wifi [closed]
When I try to access secure web sites I get the following error from Chrome
Error 107 (net::ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR) SSL_Protocol Error
It works fine on Wifi. It also works fine when connecting to ...
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2answers
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How to keep a service from closing?
I am using the latest stock ROM for my phone (SGS3, Vodafone variant, although rooted) and I have installed a GPS live tracking program that stays on the taskbar as a service all the time (and that's ...
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1answer
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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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Manually decrypt Android ICS SD Card
I borrowed a Samsung Galaxy S3 with ICS for my vacations, encrypted it and the SD with Android's default encryption options and used it to take summer pictures. When I got back I decrypted the whole ...
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How to edit init.rc in Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300?
I would like to edit the init.rc in an i9300. I understand that editing the file as-is will not work as the file is reloaded from the boot image's ramdisk upon every bootup. After some googling, I ...
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How can I send large files from my device to my computer, without using a cable?
I have a Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) with 500MB worth of videos on it (2 in total).
I want to transfer those files to my computer. The catch, I have no cable.
How can I transfer those files as quickly and ...
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1answer
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Files with names with unicode characters get corrupted in SD Card
When mounting my SD Card on my galaxy SIII files and folders in the card with characters that aren't in the ASCII range get corrupted. This happens by simply selecting 'Unmount card' in the Storage ...
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Can receive but cannot send SMS on SGS3, help me debug with logcat?
For a couple months now (during which time I've tried ~20 ROMs), I can receive & make calls fine, receive & send emails fine, sync fine, everything is fine except I cannot send SMS. I've tried ...
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how do you properly root galaxy s3 i9300 on mac?
I am trying to root my Galaxy S3 i9300 on a Apple Mac.
I followed the instructions here
But instead of my phone starting up ClockWorkMod recovery, my phone keeps booting up on android recovery.
Any ...
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How does contact management work?
I've got a Samsung Galaxy 3 with Android 4.1.2. I changed my SIM card today and was worried I might lose contact so I've backed them up. I've always found the contacts very confusing and obviously I ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 requesting network security key when tethering
My S3 (Jellybean) was suddenly no longer recognised by my PC when plugged in via USB. I solved that by debugging using Developer Options as advised in another thread, which allowed the driver to be ...
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Why can't I update my device?
I have a Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300), my current Android version is 4.0.4.
I am trying to define software updates for it, via the Software Updates screen. (Settings > About).
However, I get "Unable to ...
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5answers
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Galaxy S3 missing “Accounts and Sync”
I have Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2 and I lost the "Accounts and Sync" under settings. I added the "Auto sync data" under Data usage and it still does not sync automatically with my calendar. My ...
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Songs from Google Play don't show up on phone
I'm trying to make a custom calendar notification on my mom's Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.1.1) because the built-in ones are too short for her to hear. This article says I can move a music file to ...
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Cannot find driving mode on Samsung Galaxy S3
After upgrading to the new Android 4.1.2, I can't seem to find the 'driving mode' tab.
Please help.
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Galaxy S3 Proximity Sensor has no effect in apps, but appears functional in diagnostics
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3. If I use the Samsung Galaxy S3 diagnostics screen (#0#), and choose "Sensor", I get the following values for "ADC":
Screen held far away: 16
Hand about an inch away: 70
...
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Why does text duplicate itself in Android Jelly Bean Mail?
OK, I have a new Samsung Galaxy S III, updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.1.
While Gmail works fine, when I send messages using one of my Web server's accounts, the message text duplicates itself in the body ...
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Accessing shared Outlook folders on my Samsung Galaxy S3
I have worked out how to access my work emails via the Microsoft Exchange Server and also access any meeting requests. However any of the calendar entries on our shared calendar cannot be accessed.
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Google Services battery usage
I recently updated to the 10.1 M snapshot of CyanogenMod for my Sprint Galaxy S3 (d2spr). Ever since I did the update, I have been seeing crazy high battery usage from Google Services. I have tried ...
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1answer
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replace native samsung galaxy s3 email app for gmail app?
Is it possible to disable the native email application that comes with the samsung galaxy s3? I feel that the UI is inferior to the gmail app.
If so would this require rooting into my phone?
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1answer
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Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting up, keeps restarting showing ”Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” black screen
My Samsung S3 is stuck! It keeps restarting!
It doesn't reach the enter pincode, but keeps restarting showing the "Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300" screen. Then cycles starts again.
Here are the things ...
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1answer
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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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how does auto brightness work?
there is a similar question to this one How does the automatic brightness settings work?
however, I do not think it answers my question. This is more to do with the UI.
I just got myself a Galaxy ...
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My bluetooth keyboard's skip/back buttons don't fast forward/rewind
I recently purchased Satechi's Bluetooth Multimedia Remote Control so I could control my music without looking (i.e. without removing my hands from my pockets and exposing them to winter). ...
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How to get app backups to Samsung Galaxy S3 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
New phone: How to transfer game progress?
I just rooted my HTC Legend and succesfuly obtained the files for a few apps from the /data/data directory. I am now unsure on ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 won't push emails
I can only get new emails by manually doing a refresh.
I want instant access to emails, like in Blackberries.
I have both the Gmail and the Red Envelope emails with the same emails.
P.S. Is this a ...
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Can I mount external SD card read-only?
I have a SamsungGalaxy S3 (32GB Verizon version, not rooted) with a 64GB external SD card.
I use the external card only for music, which I load from my computer. Several times now I have lost files ...
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How to bypass lock screen for Samsung Galaxy S3 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection?
A few days ago, my close friend's dad passed away suddenly from a heart attack when he was overseas, he left his ...
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How can I tell if my International Galaxy S3 is suffering from SDS, and how can I fix it?
I have a 16GB International Galaxy S3 (XEF) running the latest firmware, 4.1.2 (yes, the Premium Suite update, I was thinking that this would've fixed it but it seems not) with baseband XXELKB.
Over ...
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1answer
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Backup and Restore using adb [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
New phone: How to transfer game progress?
I recently got a Samsung Galaxy S3 and I am wanting to transfer my Jetpack Joyride game progress from my old HTC Legend. There ...
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1answer
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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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Google Navigate does not announce the street name on my phone, but it does on my tablet
I have a Galaxy III running Android 4.1.1. When I use Navigate on my phone it will announce the turns but without the street names.
I also have a Nexus 7, running Android 4.2.1 and when I use ...
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How can transfer my game progress from HTC Legend to Samung Galaxy S3? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to backup Angry Birds saves/data?
New phone: How to transfer game progress?
I don't really want to root either phone. But if I absolutely had to, I could root the ...
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1answer
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How to exit surelock
I am using the SureLock application on an SGS3, however I want to exit the app.
I do not have the password to unlock it and I do not want to uninstall the app.
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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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Problem syncing contacts: HTTP error 500 in logs
I'm trying to find if there's a way to see which HTTP requests are being done on a server. The reason is I'm trying to troubleshoot a problem with contact synchronization.
I've been having a problem ...
