Nova launcher as well. Has anyone actually flashed anything on their north american variants yet? Curious to see some feedback on the existing roms out there as there doesn't seem to be a huge variety to choose from

ordered 2 cases off ebay

1)
Black Hard PC Soft TPU Gel Molded Case Cover For Samsung Galaxy S 3 III i9300 | eBay

and

2)
NEW Black gel TPU cover case for SAMSUNG Galaxy S3 III i9300 | eBay


1 is quite decent, good build quality and has grips on either side. and plastic on the edges is matt.

good fit and back is hard plastic, but translucent

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/wowwowca...k_TPU_PC-2.jpg

Haven't flashed anything yet because everything out there is still a work in progress with bugs.

hold off until AOSP/KP roms are set
i absolutely hate touchwiz
although the video player is quite versatile as it can play almost any format I throw at it

Yeah thats what i'm trying to hold off on but I see all these "modified" touchwiz roms out there that claim better battery life and whatnot so I was wondering if anyone has tried those

anyone having wifi issues?
this phone drops my wifi connection often compard to my last phone.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim Cover Case (EFC-1G6JWECCAN) - White : Other Cellular Cases - Best Buy Canada

These cases are awesome. Nice grip behind it as well.

and it comes in 2!

That's what I'm using :)

anyone know how to customize the LED light to go with specific contacts or apps? is there an app for it? just got the phone a few days ago and am super confused when theres a different colored light on my phone everytime i look at it

Light flow works wonderfully

Anyone know where I can buy an unlocked dual core (LTE) S3 that will work on Fido? Prefer new in box

Found this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-SGH-I747-Unlocked-Warranty/dp/B008MC3N34/ref=sr_1_12?s=mobile&ie=UTF8&qid=1343072026&sr=1-12&keywords=s3+4gbut not 100% sure it'll work ... anyone confirm?

You can just purchase an unlock code from cellunlocker. Was able to do it for mine and a couple friends did the same and were all on different carriers

rogers s3 works with fido without unlock, :woot2:

Costs $15 through them. Does anyone have a cheaper price?

any good battery saving apps out there?

battery life is absolutely horrible. went to work and 4 hours into work its down to 25% :/ talked on the phone for around 15 minutes and sent give or take 100 texts. browsed instagram and facebook for a bit. but really bad compared to my iphone.

that one is already unlocked ;O!

anyone know if they ship to canada and if that one will work with rogers? im assuming it would, but im both amazon and smartphone noob ;p

hold home button and open task manager clear ram to close all programs

leaving programs on will drain battery.

also you have to break in the battery my battery life improved dramatically after 2nd day use

Task managers do nothing for Android. In fact they probably cause more battery usage than save it.

So basically closing all those apps is useless? :suspicious:

they are talking about 3rd party task killers.

Use the one built in the OS.

BTW turn off all the gimics because they drain battery like shit. S Voice activation motion control etc

Android doesn't have a task killer. The one you see is from Samsung touchwiz and it's still not necessary.

I mean use it to clear ram not kill tasks

Guys total newb question but why do alot of apps start by them selves especially right after when i turn them off. Getting annoying and whats the best way to root the phone. All this bloatware needs to be gone.

^^ I need help with that too, I have a POOP folder with all the stock apps that are useless to me.


My battery life has been pretty bad aswell, my s2 was a lot better and it only lasted a day.
I am trying to blame the LTE but it would be nice to have a phone that lasted the whole day.