I love the Samsung browser, but why is it choppy zooming out? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have always wondered this, is this to improve speed or a design flaw? You got a square and the rest of the screen goes white for a split second. And even if you use a third party browser it's the same. Is this an android thing?

For_itembine said:
I have always wondered this, is this to improve speed or a design flaw? You got a square and the rest of the screen goes white for a split second. And even if you use a third party browser it's the same. Is this an android thing?
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Its there on iphone too.. its like that cos of hardware gpu acceleration.. which makes it fast...
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^^ yup.
Its rendered in tiles, like chillz said its just the way its done now with GPU rendering.
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So I swap my phone out and get a free battery

Went to Sprint and told them my pictures all had a green tint, and the screen was yellow and overall performance was laggy...all I had to show him was one green pic and he swapped the phone out. Told him battery was not that much better than the EVO and he gave me a new battery and let me keep my current battery.
Overall this phone is better. Screen is not a dull yellowish color, camera seems to be working, and the home screen lag is gone....
What HW version was your old one and what is your new one?
Most likely going to be a 0002
the green tint to the pictures is gone? mine is always doing that.
I didn't even think to look at the old HW version. This this one is 0002. The green tint is there for a second or 2 and after it auto focus, its gone. My old phone it just stayed green. And my grass looked like I was at the masters tournament and my grass don't look that damn good LOL
But the difference in scrolling through my home screens is a big difference. Even the guy there said it was pretty bad. I got the same widgets up now and its smooth
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phyba said:
I didn't even think to look at the old HW version. This this one is 0002. The green tint is there for a second or 2 and after it auto focus, its gone. My old phone it just stayed green. And my grass looked like I was at the masters tournament and my grass don't look that damn good LOL
But the difference in scrolling through my home screens is a big difference. Even the guy there said it was pretty bad. I got the same widgets up now and its smooth
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Hahahahaha the master tournament!
Oh and I couldn't run a live wallpaper at all. Phone would bog down. Now its running without a hitch so maybe I had a defective phone but now I'm not so tempted to turn this bad boy in like i was yesterday
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good to know. i will have to take mine back tomorrow then. my phone also won't play the weather live wallpaper for more than 10 sec before it freezes up.
The live weather app stops after about 10 seconds. And restarts when you turn the screen back on fyi
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The weather wallpaper does? That kids defeats the purpose of it being a live wallpaper doesn't it?
Also anyone have the little menu that allows you to select live,HTC,or gallery wallpaper have a distorted glitch as it pops up? Also when I click on HTC wallpaper and it brings up the previews of the wallpapers it takes a long time for them all to show up. It's almost like It's downloading them over a slow connection.
I'm just trying to figure this out before I take my phone back here in a couple hours.
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The weather wallpaper does? That kids defeats the purpose of it being a live wallpaper doesn't it?
Also anyone have the little menu that allows you to select live,HTC,or gallery wallpaper have a distorted glitch as it pops up? Also when I click on HTC wallpaper and it brings up the previews of the wallpapers it takes a long time for them all to show up. It's almost like It's downloading them over a slow connection.
I'm just trying to figure this out before I take my phone back here in a couple hours.
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How long is a long time? Mine takes maybe 3 to 5 seconds.
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I'd say over 5sec the first time I look at them. Sometimes they don't even come up and I just give up all together. Also I constantly ha e stuff stop working and i have to reboot the phone. Like right now when i get a new email the notification tone isn't working. I'm not going to reboot the phone tho I'm going to show it to the Sprint store.
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Yea...that's what i would do. Your issues seem like they are beyond what the phone should be doing.
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DualSportDad said:
The weather wallpaper does? That kids defeats the purpose of it being a live wallpaper doesn't it?
Also anyone have the little menu that allows you to select live,HTC,or gallery wallpaper have a distorted glitch as it pops up? Also when I click on HTC wallpaper and it brings up the previews of the wallpapers it takes a long time for them all to show up. It's almost like It's downloading them over a slow connection.
I'm just trying to figure this out before I take my phone back here in a couple hours.
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Mine still does this. You would assume that a dual core with 1 gb of RAM wouldn't have these kinda delays. I.get the glitch in the menu as well. Think that's all software related. Hopefully there is a fix soon to knock out the kinks
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i was going to take mine in today but i didn't have time. no reboot and now all the sudden the e-mail notification sound is working. all the bugs with this phone really suck.

Live Wallpaper/Stand Alone App - Live Feed Camera.

Let me start off by saying I don't know too much about any technicalities or requirements needed by hardware for applications. This is simply an idea.
Now how possible would it be to have an app/live wallpaper that uses the camera either front, back or both and overlays the home screen entirely. In other words having a realtime camera feed as a live background.
Again its an idea but there can be a feature able to instantly screenshot an image from the actual feed and use it as a stationary wallpaper on the go or just as an easier way to take a photo.
The world is your background. Let's say I have the wallpaper applied and I see a interesting wall with graffiti. I can pull out the phone either record a short 5-10 second clip or snap a picture to use as my wallpaper with ease.
Any feedback as to the likelihood of something like this or similar being possible is welcomed.
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I think I've seen this already. There was a app like this that even took screen pictures.
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Googled it for you buddy, something like this? http://m.androidzoom.com/android_themes/wallpapers/kwall-camera-live-wallpaper_hgbb.html
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Here's one on the market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brayden.camera
I'm using one, and it works, and it's free, called "camera through wallpaper" by "chikashi yajima". On the market
I'm a bit late but thanks nonetheless to you guys that gave some input. I tried them all and found my favorite "camera through wallpaper" by Chikashi Yajima
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I imagine that would be a major battery hog, but very cool to show off your phone.
phatmanxxl said:
I imagine that would be a major battery hog, but very cool to show off your phone.
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Battery Hog it is. I've used it to show off a couple times but to use it daily i would need a double stacked extended battery.

Smoothest Home Screen Yet!

GO Launcher v2.87 Beta.. just came out.. highly recommended!
The last one was great.. but this one takes the smoothness level to a whole new level.
My home screen is cluttered with icons.. but is finally stutter free !
Link: h t tp://golauncher.goforandroid. com/2012/04/go-launcher-v2-87-beta/
V8RWD said:
GO Launcher v2.87 Beta.. just came out.. highly recommended!
The last one was great.. but this one takes the smoothness level to a whole new level.
My home screen is cluttered with icons.. but is finally stutter free !
Link: http://golauncher.goforandroid.com/2012/04/go-launcher-v2-87-beta/
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Just installed. Very smooth indeed.
Do a long press on home screen ... menus are now more GUI as well.
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Super flipping fast!
I still prefer ADW for gingerbread and Apex for ICS roms. Seems like go launcher always sucked extra battery on my devices.
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Love the newest update soooo smooth.
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Wow its definitely a LOT faster on my Note.
The only thing that bugs me is the smooth/slow transition when launching apps. Compared to Apex in which the apps launch very quickly. It's like Go launcher is almost toooo smooth in that respect.
I'll also monitor battery use via "bad assbattery monitor" since the last version definitely used more battery than other launchers.
It is my favorite launcher even though I switched to Apex the last week. I'll give Go another try
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I just installed the beta and I don't notice any difference at all. That being said, go launcher is my favorite Gab launcher and definitely smoother than all of them except touchwiz.
EvoXOhio said:
I just installed the beta and I don't notice any difference at all. That being said, go launcher is my favorite Gab launcher and definitely smoother than all of them except touchwiz.
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Take a read thru the description on the blog, all the changes are there.
Namely, the major change I like is the new method for adding shortcuts, widgets, etc. Long press any empty area on the screen and instead of the ugly menu, a list is displayed at the bottom.
Also, the app drawer (the screen that shows the list of apps) is also much better.
Is it more fluid/smooth/faster? Eh...
It could still be better but its never going to be as smooth as IOS due to how Android works vs IOS. Android physically moves each pixel around on the screen using 'math' to determine where each pixel should be drawn, one pixel at a time, then draws the frame, repeating frame by frame where as IOS uses pre-processed pictures in rapid succession similar to how film on a projector works.
Downloading now can't wait to try it.
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It is smooth. I have noticed some lag coming back to the home screen from go SMS. It takes awhile to populate the icons then its fine.
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Just downloaded beta2 and it seems better. Will see.
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Anyone get choppiness when going into the App Drawer on this? Is there a way to turn off the transition animation altogether?
Don't wanna appear to be hatin on Go launcher, cuz I've used it well over a year. I've got a new fav- SS launcher. Very smooth, highly customizable. Give it a shot!
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Pretty smooth but hate the indicator on the top of screen. Has a gap when removing indicator.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
SKyRocKeting727 said:
Pretty smooth but hate the indicator on the top of screen. Has a gap when removing indicator.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
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There an option to hide or even auto hide the indicator.
Great launcher and extremely smooth.
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Had to go to the beta 2.....beta 1 was a battery HOG
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ChronoReverse said:
Anyone get choppiness when going into the App Drawer on this? Is there a way to turn off the transition animation altogether?
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The app drawer is just as choppy as it ever was. Mine is mostly slow entering the app drawer. I would also be in favor of cutting off the animation all together.
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The app drawer is just as choppy as it ever was. Mine is mostly slow entering the app drawer. I would also be in favor of cutting off the animation all together.
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I am experiencing no lag on the home screen. The app drawer has a tiny delay opening it but other than that I think it works great. Still waiting for second day of battery testing.
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No Go. After random nonsense with their apps, including dragging phones down to their knees with running logcat hundreds of times in an apparent public debug release, no. Avoid all Go junk.
Plus... ios look? really?
Beta 3 is up. Beta 2 I had no battery issues. Actually go has never given me battery problems to over a year and two phones.
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New Build Feature Discussion Only (UCLF5)

It has S-Note (ability to record your self in app with audio and replay)
S-Memo improvements
S-Pen settings have some features added in.
Browser is definitely improved.
ATT Messages app preinstalled. Sorta.
Voice Talk super responsive!
S-pen still not calibrated just right but better.
Rotation more responsive.
New sounds.
Used allshare to stream my own movies to my mac via XMBC (Success!).
Screen only activates facelock when you manually lock the device, otherwise its just a swipe lock.
Update. 4G is way stronger and faster.
couldn't find any more right now.
SMS send button corrected
claywd said:
It has S-Note (ability to record your self in app with audio and replay)
S-Memo improvements
S-Pen settings have some features added in.
Browser is definitely improved.
ATT Messages app preinstalled. Sorta.
Voice Talk super responsive!
S-pen still not calibrated just right but better.
Rotation more responsive.
New sounds.
Used allshare to stream my own movies to my mac via XMBC (Success!).
Screen only activates facelock when you manually lock the device, otherwise its just a swipe lock.
Update. 4G is way stronger and faster.
couldn't find any more right now.
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agree on all except allshare & facelock...I dont use...
+1 on the 4g is stronger for me in my area...
i noticed theres a lil delay when u unlock the screen then hurry and lock it, it shows the homescreen for a sec then goes to the lock screen
Camera seems quicker and the preview after shooting no longer has the laggy animation.
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I can't change the lock screen wallpaper in the settings.I did some work around magic to get what I wanted
from my big a$$ phone
maybe its a dumb question to ask, but is all share a touchwiz only app?
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+ Palm-sweeping screenshot is working now
- sweeping title bar brightness control still broken
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egomezmorales said:
maybe its a dumb question to ask, but is all share a touchwiz only app?
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Not sure what you mean. I use Go launcher and all share still works.
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It uses frameworks only supported by the stock rom and stock applications.
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samic said:
+ Palm-sweeping screenshot is working now
- sweeping title bar brightness control still broken
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I've tried and tried to no avail as far as using my palm to get a screenshot. Is it maybe because I'm using ICS perfection based on the newest build?
EDIT: I didn't realize your palm has to touch the screen. Silly me it works flawless. Its actually the quickest way to achieve a screenshot
from my big a$$ phone
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It uses frameworks only supported by the stock rom and stock applications.
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thank you for the info, I really miss this feature
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Is it my imagination:
The android keyboard is less forgiving?
I have way more typing errors than with previous bases.
The gallery looks blurry?
My eyes aren't what they used to be, but . . .
still could use more work
As with the previous leaks some of the issues were not addressed. Basically some will find this leak pleasant and others such as myself not worth the hassle (returning once again back to stock). I quess it all depends on how one uses their phones. For me the task manager (jobmanager.apk) is a must, task manager must be used repeatedly to accomplish anything. Next Bluetooth works, however when using it with Pandora and programs via data I lose the ability to control music using headset (some functions work others don't). Trying to connect to a call via Bluetooth during audio playback in news or Pandora is more trouble than its worth. Tap to zoom while viewing pages over zooms not to big an issue but prefer to have it zoom and fit the screen. Last but not least, I still think the note has the worst call quality of any phone I've ever used was hoping a ROM or update would fix this, of course this is my opinion here. I will give the browser one thumbs up (the other hand is being used to display a middle finger to this leak) it far surpasses the previous stock browser, I'm not a fan of the checkerboard effect. I haven't used this leak long enough to find any other problems.
egomezmorales said:
thank you for the info, I really miss this feature
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Works on hybrid though
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rangercaptain said:
Is it my imagination:
The android keyboard is less forgiving?
I have way more typing errors than with previous bases.
The gallery looks blurry?
My eyes aren't what they used to be, but . . .
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I'm glad to see that the keyboard problem wasn't just me. I felt like Homer Simpson trying to type. Not only was it generating a lot of typos but it also seemed like the auto-correct was acting like a drunk Marine... way too aggressive and usually wrong. The strange part is that I encountered the exact same problem with the android keyboard, the samsung keyboard, ICS keyboard, A.I. Type, and Swype. Swiftkey has acted fairly good for me though. I imagine there has to be some component, related to autocorrect, that all of the other keyboards share but Swiftkey doesn't.
I seems that the hidden menu:
*#*#4636#*#*​
is not working anymore. I think this is a new issue, before this was always working.
I also don't like too much this new keyboard ... too many typos.
So is it the way the screen reads your fingertips, or is the dictionary a suck-hole?
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I seems that the hidden menu:
*#*#4636#*#*​
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Yeah, that hurts the people who want to drop to EDGE to save power.

Samsung display

Would like to ask why Samsung display is a little worst in resolution in gaming apps.
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I mean the display when you are on home screen. The resolution is clear. But when in apps. The color isn't that good and resolution is bad.
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I think the display is pretty good
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Well you have to acknowledge that the display has a pentile matrix which means that it has two sub pixels instead of 3. That equates to roughly 1045x588 effective resolution for thé screen.
It could also be the fault of the game itself.
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Ahh. Thanks for the reply. But the color is slightly different from the iPad hd display. Anyone feels it.
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In display settings try turning off auto adjust screen tone. Check if power saving is off. Also try different screen color profiles in display settings. Default is standard, may be a more vivid color option will suit you
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JenLOI said:
I mean the display when you are on home screen. The resolution is clear. But when in apps. The color isn't that good and resolution is bad.
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A lot of apps are badly ported from iDevices, and unfortunately, graphics seems to be the part that suffers most from this. native Android-apps, as far as I can see, has the sharp look I expect from this display, and compared to an iRetina display, has an almost equal quality.
The screen mode is particularly important, and should be changed if you find the colors on your display to vivid or unrealistic.
I myself tried changing to a more toned down mode, but got a weird B&W-feeling (I've gotten used to the SG3 display), and had to change back.
Jorq1H said:
A lot of apps are badly ported from iDevices, and unfortunately, graphics seems to be the part that suffers most from this. native Android-apps, as far as I can see, has the sharp look I expect from this display, and compared to an iRetina display, has an almost equal quality.
The screen mode is particularly important, and should be changed if you find the colors on your display to vivid or unrealistic.
I myself tried changing to a more toned down mode, but got a weird B&W-feeling (I've gotten used to the SG3 display), and had to change back.
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I tried to change in display mode which found in settings. Now it's better.
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gta 3 and max payne look pretty amazing on s3's display imo

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