Recent content by samsparkin

That's very interesting. Even I have been facing bad standby battery drain even though SOT is the same as it was on android 9. I updated for the February 2020 security patch thinking it may solve the problem and it changed the bootloader. Now I cannot even downgrade to android 9 using ODIN. I...

I have a similar question. After the recent Feb 2020 security patch update, the bootloader has been changed from 3 to 4. I so wish i had not updated. Is there anyway to go back to Android 9 which has BL 3 via Odin? Help would be appreciated, thanks.

My fingerprint reader has stopped working since the last update. Anyone else has this problem ?

Awful battery life Ever since marshmallow things have got worse. I thought doze mode was supposed to help! SOT has gone from 3 and a half hours to 2 hours! Feel like selling this phone seriously.

This update is definitely fast and fluid. Some issues I've had so far are: 1. Animations are jarring a little, especially when exiting an app. 2. In stock gallery, earlier cropping a pic was 1 step process, now u have to crop, save and then press the back button .

How? Can you please tell me how you disable all these apps? I'm not able to disable some like s beam. Do I have to buy an app for this ?

Yes I don't know how it's done.. but I have my data toggle back.

A fix I just fixed the issue. Visit sammobile website and the page about missing toggles. At the end of the page is a link. I'm new here so they aren't allowing me to post the Web link. At the end of the page is a link ... FIX TOGGLES. Click it to download the apk.

problems after 4.3 update Hi guys. I recently updated to 4.3 via OTA update. The following major problems ... 1. My phone is taking ages to charge. 2. Battery life is poor. 3. Samsung Indian keyboard is missing. The available keyboard is horrible. Can u please help me out . Thanks.

help pls hi... my S3 has a VTU00M chipset with 0xf1. I think it's prone to sudden death. are there some signs n symptoms that sudden death may occur n usually how many days later does it happen? will service centres in India replace my motherboard for free if it happens? still on warranty...