Galaxy SIII Annoyances Megathread

[bmoreboy02]

Pissed that BB had no accessories when i picked up the phone and i now have 2 micro scratches on the screen from screen sliding along a piece of paper on my desk at work.

I hate the purple/baby blue rim around the phone.

Waiting for a black TPU bumper and black metal battery cover replacement from china to resolve these issues.

Outside of that- much more impressed with the form factor than that of the EVO LTE which i traded for it. The S3 is very comfortable in hand.

Phone is way too slippery!


BTW- Touchwiz sucks! i installed Apex while waiting to check out at BestBuy.

Go to an at&t store they have 8 different cases. I got this casemate

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[washjayb]

Go to an at&t store they have 8 different cases. I got this casemate

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Thanks. Ill give it shot. I called 4 sprint stores and maybe 5 t mobile- no dice.

 

[bmoreboy02]

Thanks. Ill give it shot. I called 4 sprint stores and maybe 5 t mobile- no dice.

No problem....that rubber adds a nice grip...if that have the visor screen guard man GET IT!!!! lol

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[BubZX]

No problem....that rubber adds a nice grip...if that have the visor screen guard man GET IT!!!! lol

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Why do u need a screen guard. Aren't the screens gorilla glass like th og epic and the E4GT?

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[bmoreboy02]

Why do u need a screen guard. Aren't the screens gorilla glass like th og epic and the E4GT?

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Im not sure but i know my cousin had his e4gt in his pocket with his keys and the screen got scratched.

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[nicholaaaas]

Anyone seeing black ink spots on screen. They are invisible but I noticed them when I had the lights off and went into the settings. I can see some black ink spots

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that's normal

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I hate the home button. Hate

disable double tap home to start svoice

 

[shane6374]

Wi-Fi turns on by itself

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You can change that in the power savings menu.

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[jluster]

try out handcent messaging app. Your right the stock messaging app is crap

Not stock . Stock Touchwiz. Where Samsung got the idea that we don't want pictures like in stock is alien to me. Maybe to make it look more "Apple" or something, but it bothers me something fierce.

Has anyone tried using the stock AOSP SMS/MMS.apk?

 

[smark72]

No swiping the notification bar to adjust brightness.

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What?!?! Are you sure? That sucks. I use that feature constantly on my epic touch. Wonder if this can be added to a custom rom.

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[kayakyakr]

Wi-Fi turns on by itself

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This is probably the sprint connection optimizer: it background scans for better connections as you move along. I've got mine turned on because I want it to pick up any LTE that it runs across, but I also like the convenience of walking in my door and being on wireless already.

Turn the optimizer off and this problem will go away.

 

[kegacide]

This is my first touchwiz experience and its a mixed bag...

Either the widgets are dumb, or I'm dumb, but for example in the S memo widget, if you go in from the widget to the app and make a memo, next time you go in from the widget it takes you to that new memo, but from there there is no way back to the main screen of the app, the back button takes you home and the back button in the top corner takes you to homescreen as well...

This is an issue from the music widget also, can't get to the music home screen of the app from widget access, wtf?

It's probably my own stupidity, but I've tried everything...

Anyway the dialer screen after a phone call bringing up that contract screen is annoying

Regardless I love this phone

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[jvjidNite]

that's normal

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So then this doesn't mean I have a faulty device? I was about to take it back



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[jameswerk]

I love the phone but my top 3 annoyances are:

1. Home button hard to get used to even once I made it faster by deactivating S Voice double tap

2. Home Screen indicator dots take up a lot of screen real estate with TouchWiz

3. Capacitive buttons flashing every time I touch the screen is distracting

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[ReggieTee]

Wi-Fi turns on by itself

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Actually that's a plus...

 

[Bliger241]

I hate the touchwiz folder icons I actually like touchwiz but I can't look at their folder icons. I like the stock android folder so much better

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[ubigred]

You guys should try Go Launcher Ex... Works VERY well on the Epic Touch. Has many themes including ICS.

Trust me guys you will LOVE IT!!!

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[karate134]

Wi-Fi turns on by itself

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There's a setting somewhere (I forgot where) that automatically turns on 4g and wifi depending on your location to help save battery, etc.

 

[droidsrus]

The home button does take some getting used to. But i dont hate it. One thing that pisses me the hell off is that for some odd reason. My wifi doesnt auto connect when im within the range again after leaving. I have to go to wifi settings and re enter my password. Its so annoying. This never happened on any of my devices. They usually autoconnect

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[BBlunts456]

What?!?! Are you sure? That sucks. I use that feature constantly on my epic touch. Wonder if this can be added to a custom rom.

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Unless I overlooked the setting. I used it on my Epic too. The automatic brightness isn't that bad, I still wished I had the option tho.

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[xtrezpasor]

My complaint is I cannot find where the default alarm sound is located.

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