Recent iPhone users who migrated to the GS3 - Favorite Features?

mattedwards2686 · Oct 16, 2012

Finally found the problem with the headphone controls!

derberts said:
Switched to GS3 from a 4S.

Things I love about the GS3
-customizability
-screen size
-possibilities, I haven't even started using tasker, but the fact that you can install custom roms and kernels is just ridiculous
-how it plugs into your computer like a USB stick (itunes is possibly the worst program ever created, for me at least)
-being able to download music from mp3skull or other sites and have it play on any music player app
-jellybean > iOS6 all day every day
-the blacks on this SAMOLED display are superior
-notification tray where you can enable and disable wifi/bluetooth etc... (this is a big one as with the iphone you'd have to go into settings and all that)

Things I miss
-pictures seemed a bit more real on the iphone
-portability (this is a trade off really)
-compatible headsets and accessories (very few headsets with mics are compatible with the GS3)

I'm sure a I missed a lot but I can't think of them all right now.

I POSTED THE SOLUTION ON PAGE 4 of this post
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1935434
Just trying to spread the word

Sir_Brizz · Oct 16, 2012

mattedwards2686 said:
I POSTED THE SOLUTION ON PAGE 4 of this post
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1935434
Just trying to spread the word

FYI you can post links once you have 5 posts. That's interesting information. I was trying to figure out why certain headsets didn't work on other Android phones as well and this makes sense. There are a couple of apps in the store that supposedly can translate the signals.

Spawn026 · Oct 16, 2012

uch1da said:
Has anyone tried flashing android onto iphone hardware? The best of both worlds!

It's been done by hacker planetbeing. It was buggy and only compatible with the 3gs I think. You can still find info on it if you search but last I heard the project died after the initial launch

mattedwards2686 · Oct 16, 2012

Sir_Brizz said:
FYI you can post links once you have 5 posts. That's interesting information. I was trying to figure out why certain headsets didn't work on other Android phones as well and this makes sense. There are a couple of apps in the store that supposedly can translate the signals.

Its irritating that android never vocalized this issue. You would think that they would sell adapters like these in Best Buy or mobile outlets. I discovered this issue when I decided to make an XLR to 3.5mm cable. I was trying to do some mobile recording of some acoustic songs i wrote, so I bought the tips and wired it myself. Later, I wired one for a friend with an iphone and it didn't work. It wasn't until later that I discovered that Apple's pinout was different from the standard. I guess I'm just more irritated over the fact that new android users are going to have a negative impression of these great phones, unless the word is spread. I like apple product, I just wish we could all agree on one simple standard.

KentuckyHouse · Oct 16, 2012

wataytay69 said:
Main reason I decided to leave ios was because the jailbreaks aren't coming along any more either. There still isn't even an untethered jailbreak for the 4s let alone the 5.

Good riddance ios!

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FYI, there IS an untethered jailbreak for the 4S (as long as you're still on 5.1.1). But yeah, there's nothing for iOS 6 yet and judging by the responses of the usual jailbreak guys, there isn't one coming any time soon. That alone drives me away from my iPhone.

While I keep a 4S around, mainly because my wife is a fangirl (and I need to stay up-to-date on what's going on with iOS), I rarely use it. I only switch away from my S3 to the 4S when I feel a hint of boredom coming on. The funny thing is, every single time I switch to the 4S, within an hour, I'm switching back to the S3...LOL. iOS just feels so constricted and closed compared to my S3.

I debated and debated over dropping the $$$ to get the iPhone 5 (since I'll be passing my 4S to my wife and she'll be retiring her 4 soon). But after really giving it some thought, I opted to pick up a mint 32gb white 4S from the MP yesterday. The 5 is just having too many problems (contrary to what the fanboys will have you believe). I was reading a few threads on MacRumors yesterday where people are having problems with their 5's BENDING. Seriously. Some are claiming it's happening spontaneously (they're surmising that the battery is expanding and causing the soft aluminum frame to bend and crack) while others are bending them by accidentally sitting on their phones while they're in their back pockets. Either way, whether it's a battery issue or user error...that's just silly. I usually keep my S3 or 4S in my back pocket and have sat on both of them multiple times without issue. If you can now bend an iPhone 5 just by accidentally sitting on it...that's awful planning in using such a soft metal for the frame.

Bottom line for me...I love my S3. :good:

DJBBOX · Oct 16, 2012

I've been an iPhone user since 2007 and I just changed to my SGS3 from a 4S and I love it!

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Mitanc · Oct 17, 2012

Same here, but been using iPhone original, 3Gs, the 4, and the 4s.

Just picked up the S3, overall happy with it and am loving android and what can be done with it.

Lastly, the favorite features:

1. Haptic feedback
2. My vpn doesn't turn off when I shut the screen.
3. I feel like I am getting faster download speeds while using instagram or other apps.

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azncookiecutter · Oct 17, 2012

Upgraded from an iPhone 4, and it's a pretty drastic change. So far, I like it.

sgstouch · Oct 18, 2012

All the customization and shortcuts to make everything easier to use..how you want it.

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jradams76 · Oct 18, 2012

I upgraded from the iphone 3gs and its been a night and day difference. Overall for the better. I do miss the ability to hook my phk ne up to my cars radio via usb and controll it using the steering wheel. Hopefully when JB comes out I can do this?

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theraffman · Oct 18, 2012

jradams76 said:
I upgraded from the iphone 3gs and its been a night and day difference. Overall for the better. I do miss the ability to hook my phk ne up to my cars radio via usb and controll it using the steering wheel. Hopefully when JB comes out I can do this?

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I don't know for sure, but I think it's an issue with the protocols used. I'm pretty sure it's an issue with the stereo manufacturer not using a compatible language. It's possible it won't ever be fixed but we can hope. This is the only thing I miss as well, I could additionally play Netflix on my in car theatre with an iPhone, no dice on any of my androids. Someone did come up with a way to use all share or something and was able to play video and everything but I still don't think the controls worked, but I'm not sure. Either way, it's a moot point, because vote tooth works fine for me and when I set music while driving I just let it roll, I don't sit there changing songs all day.

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browy · Oct 19, 2012

- I don't need that laggy iTunes every time I want to put some music or videos on my phone, and I don't have to convert them either.
- I use MY phone the way I want to use it, not the way some other people want me to use it.
- SD Card slot. I don't have to pay another 100 bucks just for 8 GB more of storage.
- I don't need to connect my phone to a PC or a laptop every time I update my firmware.
- I can install any version of ROM any time I want to. You want to downgrade your iOS to a previous firmware in order to be able to jealbreak it but you don't have the required SHSH blobs: you're screwed.
- Internal storage: Android after updating or installing another ROM: everything that was stored in the internal storage is still there (photos, music, videos). iPhone after updating firmware, everything's gone and you have to restore your whole media library again with that damn iTunes. In other words, I don't need a PC or a laptop and that memory hog iTunes to backup my media files or apps, I have the internal storage. Unlike the iPhone, my S3 is independent.
- I can customize the crap out of my S3. Sure you can jealbreak and install some tools like Winterboard, SBSettings or PerpageHTML to your iPhone in order to be able to customize it, but your iPhone will never be as smooth and fast as a S3 with all that tweaks installed.
- Face unlock.

Capa1970 · Oct 31, 2012

I came from an iPhone 4, which I absolutely loved except for the smallish screen. The screen was the only reason I switched and I really wanted something a least 4.5 inches and the Galaxy 3 fit the bill (the Note was too large for me). I am completely stock and more than likely will not root. Things that I like about the Galaxy S3:

-the vey large screen
-the deep blacks
-Swype
-over the air updates
-how did I survive so long without a back button
-customization baby
-swappable battery
-micro sd card
-did I mention the large screen

Things that I miss about the iPhone 4:

-the very bright screen. The Galaxy is perfectly fine indoors but it really suffers outdoors.
-battery life. I average around 3 hours of screen time on the Galaxy which, personally, I consider poor. The Galaxy is rated for more talk time but I spend maybe 20 minutes a day on the phone so this point for me is moot. I Facebook and surf for hours every day and need lots of screen time.
-consistent and prompt updates (when will we get the Jellybean update and will there even be an update after that)

ternzer · Oct 31, 2012

I came from an iphone 4 and was completely disapointed in the iphone 5. whoo hoo and extra row of apps for only $200.
after days with my galaxy s3 i had my iphone and 2 ipads on ebay. now have a galaxy note 10 and nexus 7 as replacements. no regrets.

anyway here are my favorites:

- install/remove apps from the web.
- no stupid itunes, the most frustrating program on the planet.
- NFC - i love it. and google wallet too.
- simply draging and dropping music and movies i want
- nice dropbox integration
almost forgot
- speech to text in the sms app
- voice navigation
- swiftkey keyboard and predictive text

i bought my iphone because it was cutting edge at the time. now android is miles ahead.

DroidDoesAll · Nov 5, 2012

I came from 1 year of a 3Gs and 2 years of a 4. I couldn't handle the lack of customization and innovation. Even jailbroken.

That being said, I love my GS3 and I will never go back to iOS. Anything I have thought of so far that I wanted to do with my S3 I have been able to do, and I haven't even rooted yet.

The camera features, google integration, speed, size, external memory, removable battery, etc.

Also, the devs that work on Android content seem to really love to take innovation as far as possible giving Android users an endless amount of tinkering with our gadgets that we love so much.

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impairedworld · Nov 5, 2012

looking for something to replace Activator.

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DroidDoesAll said:
I came from 1 year of a 3Gs and 2 years of a 4. I couldn't handle the lack of customization and innovation. Even jailbroken.

That being said, I love my GS3 and I will never go back to iOS. Anything I have thought of so far that I wanted to do with my S3 I have been able to do, and I haven't even rooted yet.

Also, the devs that work on Android content seem to really love to take innovation as far as possible giving Android users an endless amount of tinkering with our gadgets that we love so much.

If and when you do root, i am using Task and Ktoonsez ROM....this dude updates his ROM every 3-4 days, sometimes less.

hidea · Nov 6, 2012

I still have my iPhone 5, and that's my primary line.

I like both equally, but since the OP is asking my favorite feature, it's gotta be those motion controls. Those are REALLY cool. And basically the other "Smart" features that (smart rotation, smart brightness settings). I'm gonna blame the lack of these actually super useful features on the iOS on Forestalls (heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh).

My second favorite thing about the SGS3 is probably the keyboard (Swype-like).

Aside from that, I'm still very much an iOS guy. Something about Holo/Android UI isn't for me. But hey, it's free from work, so why turn it down?

impairedworld · Nov 6, 2012

hidea said:
I still have my iPhone 5, and that's my primary line.

I like both equally, but since the OP is asking my favorite feature, it's gotta be those motion controls. Those are REALLY cool. And basically the other "Smart" features that (smart rotation, smart brightness settings). I'm gonna blame the lack of these actually super useful features on the iOS on Forestalls (heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh).

My second favorite thing about the SGS3 is probably the keyboard (Swype-like).

Aside from that, I'm still very much an iOS guy. Something about Holo/Android UI isn't for me. But hey, it's free from work, so why turn it down?

When i was initially making the switch(jailbroken iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1).....i said to myself, i will have to walk around with both devices, and keep switching SIM or just tether data to the iPhone, since S3 is LTE, and would only need data to the iPhone to use for whatever.

After the first day, with serious research and setting up my S3....i left the iPhone home, because the S3 covered about 85% of what i needed.
Nova Launcher Prime, WidgetLocker, Easy phone Sync, iMediashare(for Airplay), jetAudio Plus, Locale, Tasker, Mp3 ringtone maker, Notifier Pro, Procapture, Shush!, SmartkeyboardPro, Airdroid, Life360, Dropbox and Zedge....to name a few, helped with my transition.

Yes no iMessage, but i am using Hookt, and i have Whats App installed(but never really used it, although its powerful).
No FaceTime, but i have Tango.

I used Reminders everyday.....don't see a way to merge with google, but i am testing Gtasks, Astrid tasks, Gnotes, anyDo to work with PuRe Calendar(widget)....kinda pissed, because i have a Mac with the Reminders App also, but the Reminders App on Mac doesn't sync with Google Tasks.

I got fed up with waiting for a Jailbreak(still not out for i5). While stock Android is like being jailbroken, no need to root, and can have your device setup the same way.

hidea · Nov 6, 2012

iPos3r said:
When i was initially making the switch(jailbroken iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1).....i said to myself, i will have to walk around with both devices, and keep switching SIM or just tether data to the iPhone, since S3 is LTE, and would only need data to the iPhone to use for whatever.

After the first day, with serious research and setting up my S3....i left the iPhone home, because the S3 covered about 85% of what i needed.
Nova Launcher Prime, WidgetLocker, Easy phone Sync, iMediashare(for Airplay), jetAudio Plus, Locale, Tasker, Mp3 ringtone maker, Notifier Pro, Procapture, Shush!, SmartkeyboardPro, Airdroid, Life360, Dropbox and Zedge....to name a few, helped with my transition.

Yes no iMessage, but i am using Hookt, and i have Whats App installed(but never really used it, although its powerful).
No FaceTime, but i have Tango.

I used Reminders everyday.....don't see a way to merge with google, but i am testing Gtasks, Astrid tasks, Gnotes, anyDo to work with PuRe Calendar(widget)....kinda pissed, because i have a Mac with the Reminders App also, but the Reminders App on Mac doesn't sync with Google Tasks.

I got fed up with waiting for a Jailbreak(still not out for i5). While stock Android is like being jailbroken, no need to root, and can have your device setup the same way.

iMessage is utter ****, and I really wanted to like it. Hit/miss, really. The other day, it wiped my entire conversation list. Fortunately (issit really?) it restored the entire list the next day; but with messed up conversations between the time the conversation disappeared and when it was restored.

Reminders isn't that great for me; I'm a huge fan of Things on Mac & iOS. Astrid/Producteev are probably your best bet, if you don't mind a web interface, check out Asana. We use Asana at work, not the best, but ideal for our needs. If you can live with the basic todo list, check out Tasks on the PlayStore, minimalistic todo app with full Holo UI. IIRC, Tasks syncs with Google Task. Also, on the Mac, check out GoTasks, we used this before switching to Asana for work.

Really missing Tweetbot. I know there are other apps that are "close" to being the Tweetbot of Android, such as Boid, but man… those apps are still buggy. Or maybe just plain broken with my SGS3. Back/Up affordance are often mixed up. Pressing the "back" (really, it's up) on the Action Bar, often behaves the same as pressing Back on the softkey. Odd behaviour. Plus, there's no Push Notification. My team and I often tweet to send critical messages; quicker than Email. We tend to turn off push Email, and we're pretty headstrong about using twitter to do short messaging.

I haven't search for any decent Android ADN client yet. I use Netbot on my iOS devices.

I bought a few podcatchers in the past, but I haven't go through 'em one by one. I use Instacast on my iOS devices.

My biggest complaint since I started using my SGS3: Android apps are hideous looking. Very few manage to fully adapt the Google Interface Guideline. I don't blame the devs, I blame Google for not providing easy access to those HIG docs. I'm well aware of the developer-design site, but that's nothing compared to what Apple provided for their developers.

browy · Nov 6, 2012

iPos3r said:
looking for something to replace Activator.

I've been looking for months too. Tasker might be a good replacement but it's quite complicated to use, it's much more powerful in comparison to Activator so it will take time for you to get use to it. If you want to give it a try, I suggest you watch this tutorial first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhnOJl5mTo
Another similar app is GMD GestureControl ★ root.
I've tried them both but uninstalled them after a few days. Tasker for me is quite a memory hog, although it doesn't consume battery (or very little), it constantly runs in the background eating up 50+ MB of ram, that's why I ditched it. I mean I don't really need it anyway. I'm on ParanoidAndroid ROM, which has a feature that allows you to remap the buttons under Setting, System, Hardware Keys (AOKP Roms also have this feature too, I guess). And beside, I'm using SwipePad: Hyperspace which is very useful too.

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