Im using WAZE as my main GPS software and my problem with it is when I want to multitask by going to TuneInRadio or Chrome,
after a few seconds Waze stops and I have to start waze again, instead of just going to the window I was in.
I was told Samsung kills softwares after you are not using them, but is there a way to disallow this? I want to define that nothing kills waze but me, when exiting.
Any ideas?
If your phone are not rooted, nothing much you can do other than disabled some bloatwares.
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If your phone are not rooted, nothing much you can do other than disabled some bloatwares.
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Im rooted.
What can be done?
Flash Insert Coin. It has the best multitasking you will find for the GS3
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Flash to Samsung JB rom. Apply this mod :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1888081
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Looks like its exactly what I needed.
I was gonna wait for OTA JB, but now Im gonna upgrade to JB and flash this rom when I get the chance.
Thanks.
any Fc with the following mod given above???
I'm not too keen on that mod at all. Rom got noticeably slower using it. I just flashed Foxhound Rom Essentials (Stripped down JB Rom), flashed latest siyah kernel and left it there. Very smooth and apps don't tend to close. I can use Dolphin Browser with Co Pilot in the background and Poweramp running. Go SMS was also in memory as was Whatsapp.
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Im using WAZE as my main GPS software and my problem with it is when I want to multitask by going to TuneInRadio or Chrome,
after a few seconds Waze stops and I have to start waze again, instead of just going to the window I was in.
I was told Samsung kills softwares after you are not using them, but is there a way to disallow this? I want to define that nothing kills waze but me, when exiting.
Any ideas?
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I use Waze too and I don´t have this problem on ICS Stock Rom.. I can switch between app and Waze keep tracking in background.
For my experience Chrome consume a LOT of Ram but it the best browser I can´t switch to another..
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As the title says, my p500 is awake almost 100% of the time. Even with the screen off (please look at the attached image).
The only apps running at startup (used Startup Manager app to check it) are Go weather, Maps, Market, Minimalistic text and Quick System Info Pro. On my home screen (Go Launcher EX) I use Go Weather, minimalistic text and Winamp widget, nothing else.
Is there somewhere I can look at or maybe some app I can install to see what is causing it?
I'm using Mik's CM7 6.5.5 and franco.kernel v16.1 bfs (this one gives me almost 30% more battery life than the newer versions) and running at 729/245mhz Smartass.
Uninstall maps and you'll be back in action
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I can try that but I've always used Maps and it never happened before. Sure it eats some resources but I dont remember it causing the phone to be awake.
Uninstalled maps and phone is still awake.
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Reflash the kernel. And I agree with you.I found the V16.1 better than the later updates
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did u replace mobo thru lg service then this is solution...
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PROBLEM SOLVED
I was planing on sending the phone to repair on monday, but at the time and with the phone here i didn't want to give up so i thought of rooting it and reinstalling the firmware, but nothing worked and the phone didn't recognize that it was connected to a computer. So i kept search other ways to reinstall the firmware and came across a website that talked about a "secret menu" code for the phones and i remembered that this phones must had one and that from there i could do something, i did. From there i did a factory reset and, unlike the ones i did before by going to settings-privacy, when the phone rebooted it told me right way that it was connected to the computer. I also tested the problem with the screen light and so far, so good.
So, if anyone else has this problem(sannielyk reportedly had) what i did was entering the "secret menu" code : 3845#*500# and did the factory reset from there.
Apparently it was a software problem or something that wasn't installed right by the lg service. But so far everything is good, and i hope it keeps that away.
Thanks for the help
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for some Reason idk why smoothass Eats my Battery :S
i use InteractiveX now, Tey this Governor Settings 122/691, use noFrills to set it and then Check the Stats under nofrills
basically it looks like ur CPU's Staying %100 all the time
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=658634&stc=1&d=1311019781
I think I've found the villain. I started manual proccess of uninstalling apps and letting the phone sleep for an hour or so to check awake times. After I removed Live Holdem Pro the phone finnaly slept through an entire hour.
Still have to test through a complete battery cicle tho.
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Yeah zynga poker does that for me...instead of uninstalling it I just force close it after I finish playing ..
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Yeah zynga poker does that for me...instead of uninstalling it I just force close it after I finish playing ..
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I close it too, even disabled it on autorun, but it has some kind of auto-restart and eats resources even if you dont run it's widget.
Guess I have to find another poker app. Damn... had about 21millions...
the app that cause that problem is "radio fm"
after i uninstalled it, my phone is a new phone
So why do you need help?
I too have the 100% Awake problem, i manually killed everything but with no luck...
2.3.3 stock ROM. Is there a cooked ROM without this problem?
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I too have the 100% Awake problem, i manually killed everything but with no luck...
2.3.3 stock ROM. Is there a cooked ROM without this problem?
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Reboot helps.
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Reboot.
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Reboot won't help. The problem is probably this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185241
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Reboot won't help. The problem is probably this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185241
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Have u tried that? Does it work?
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Have u tried that? Does it work?
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Yes, I have tried it. It helps when you do not use 3G/HSDPA. As soon as u enable internet and browse the net and after that disable the internet, the Fast Dormancy process starts to drain the battery again and again. Disabling the Fast Dormancy does not always work.
I swhitched to 2G and then it stopped draining the battery, but it is not the solution, as I can't live without 3G/HSDPA... Don't know what to do
So everytime when I open the contacts app and press the bar with the lettres on the right side it freezes the app for about 1-3 seconds and then the app continues to work like normal. This behaviour occurs everytime I re-open the app.
Is this common behaviour?
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So everytime when I open the contacts app and press the bar with the lettres on the right side it freezes the app for about 1-3 seconds and then the app continues to work like normal. This behaviour occurs everytime I re-open the app.
Is this normal behaviour?
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Since this is XDA and not an averge android forum, your going to have give more details, such as what rom your on, kernel etc.
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Since this is XDA and not an averge android forum, your going to have give more details, such as what rom your on, kernel etc.
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Stock. Last update.
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try this. Reboot S3 >> w8 2 mins >> open task manager >> close everything. >> open contacts >> close contacts >> open again and see the difference.
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try this. Reboot S3 >> w8 2 mins >> open task manager >> close everything. >> open contacts >> close contacts >> open again and see the difference.
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Doesn't solve it
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Same. Stock Samsung. Latest build. So the s3 cannot handle a mere 400 contacts under its hood?
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I've also have an issue with accessing the dialer.. Dialer takes 1-2 seconds to launch and then when switching from dialpad to contacts, there's also another slight 1 second lag. It has occured on both my stock TW rom and my current - Wanamlite+Siya kernal. Have rebooted and cleared memory many times, but same results.
Cold wakes on the phone also develops a 1-2 second lag to power on the screen.. but turning off/on right after is instantaneous.
Other applications and menus launch smoothly and I don't experience any low memory problems.
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Same. Stock Samsung. Latest build. So the s3 cannot handle a mere 400 contacts under its hood?
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I don't even have that much. Looks like it's just some kind of bug.
After a factory reset it's still present. Guess it's a software bug.
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After a factory reset it's still present. Guess it's a software bug.
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Yea, when I used CM9 there wasn't any lag.. only TW based roms as Omega rom seemed to exhibit it too for me.
It seems to be present in the music app too. Really annoying. Samsung should fix this.
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It seems to be present in the music app too. Really annoying. Samsung should fix this.
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Are you on the latest XXLG8 update? I just updated it and it seemed to have improved the lag quite a bit. I also cleared the phone data in the application manager. Still a bit present but usually more so only on the first run..it seems much more bearable now.
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Are you on the latest XXLG8 update? I just updated it and it seemed to have improved the lag quite a bit. I also cleared the phone data in the application manager. Still a bit present but usually more so only on the first run..it seems much more bearable now.
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It's not yet released in my country. I'll just have to wait for it I guess.
after flashing a rom i got this issue too
but after a while its gone :silly:
i have the exact same problem too, ive tried over a dozen roms including stock, but the contacts app still lags sometimes for a second and up till 3, currently on clockwork mod recovery, siyah (latest), checkrom v4.
i guess it could be a problem if you have linked contacts to facebook, whatsapp and skype, but i dont know i would have to do some testing before i can tell for sure.
anyone come across a script/fix/modded contacts.apk file yet?
I have the same issue. having such an issue in the latest phone of samsung is very annoying. hope this will be fixed in jelly bean update.
the problem appear if you have contact with a lot contact image..try to disable media scanner
Check out "Rescan Media ROOT" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascannerroot
above app work for me
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harunjo said:
the problem appear if you have contact with a lot contact image..try to disable media scanner
Check out "Rescan Media ROOT" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascannerroot
above app work for me
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See...I'm not the only one having problem with the contact lag.....no solution yet
I have had this ROM installed on my Galaxy s2 i777 for about 2 days. in this time, i have noticed that there is no way to clear RAM on it so when i am close to running out, the device starts to lag a lot and slows down. is there any way to clear the RAM? i know that the stock firmware has Program Monitor and i used that but this SuperNexus one doesnt have anything to clear my multitasking. I have tried to hold down the home button until the tasks pop up in the small windows but when i slide to clear them, im not sure theyre actually being killed.
Please help me find a way to fix this lagginess because i am thinking of going back to stock firmware.
I cant post this on the android development thing because i am a "New User" so i have to post it here
This is the ROM thats lagging/ how to clear RAM on JellyBean -->[ROM][AOSP][JB][4.1.1] SuperNexus - I777 - BUILD 2 [12-08-12
Geezuz man what are u running that you're running out of RAM? haha I've never had that problem.....ever. what is it showing when u check out running apps? How much free ram?
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I have had this ROM installed on my Galaxy s2 i777 for about 2 days. in this time, i have noticed that there is no way to clear RAM on it so when i am close to running out, the device starts to lag a lot and slows down. is there any way to clear the RAM? i know that the stock firmware has Program Monitor and i used that but this SuperNexus one doesnt have anything to clear my multitasking. I have tried to hold down the home button until the tasks pop up in the small windows but when i slide to clear them, im not sure theyre actually being killed.
Please help me find a way to fix this lagginess because i am thinking of going back to stock firmware.
I cant post this on the android development thing because i am a "New User" so i have to post it here
This is the ROM thats lagging/ how to clear RAM on JellyBean -->[ROM][AOSP][JB][4.1.1] SuperNexus - I777 - BUILD 2 [12-08-12
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Correct me if I'm wrong but couldn't you just download a task manager or task killer from the market and kill the apps to free up the ram?
Lol idk! I just restarted the phone because it started to lag/ freezeup . When I checked ram there was only 64mb free out of around 800. After I restart it the phone works fine but I guess I have to reboot frequently
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Lol idk! I just restarted the phone because it started to lag/ freezeup . When I checked ram there was only 64mb free out of around 800. After I restart it the phone works fine but I guess I have to reboot frequently
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Where can I check the ram using this rom I can't find it? I am using the same rom as well and would like to see what mine is like
U have to go to settings>apps and then go to running services
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U have to go to settings>apps and then go to running services
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Thank you, I have 334 free
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Thank you, I have 334 free
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Heres some pictures of everything thats running currently on my phone. i used to have advanced task killer but that barely freed up any space. so now, im using RAM Manager Pro but im not sure if its working
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Heres some pictures of everything thats running currently on my phone. i used to have advanced task killer but that barely freed up any space. so now, im using RAM Manager Pro but im not sure if its working
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If your phone does not lag, or if performance has not changed I wouldn't worry to much. I have been using this rom for a few days now with no issues with speed or performance, so I wouldn't worry to much
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Heres some pictures of everything thats running currently on my phone. i used to have advanced task killer but that barely freed up any space. so now, im using RAM Manager Pro but im not sure if its working
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here are the pics
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here are the pics
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Well like I said I have not noticed any issues on mine so I am going to continue to use till I notice. Hope you get your issue worked out :good:
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If your phone does not lag, or if performance has not changed I wouldn't worry to much. I have been using this rom for a few days now with no issues with speed or performance, so I wouldn't worry to much
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I'll see what i think of it by the end of this week, w/o the lag this rom is great! if it lags too much by the end of this week im probably switching to a different ROM
I don't see anything taking up a lot of ram. How much stuff do you have open at the time of lag?
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I'll take more screenshots when Ur starts go lag and show u soon
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I have been checking mine since you started this thread and still have not been able to experience any lag
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Auto-Brightness & Picasa photos
Anybody having issues with the auto-brightness not working 100% of the time?? The screen takes incredibly long to change brightness levels on the few times it does work.
Also, I've been having an issue with not being able to view my online picasa and google + albums in the gallery.
Suggestions anyone??
This is whats running when it started to lag
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Tell me why its lagging with just this much open? How do I clear ram? I liked how the stock firmware had program monitor, is there any way I can get that for this? View attachment 1268452
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Tell me why its lagging with just this much open? How do I clear ram? I liked how the stock firmware had program monitor, is there any way I can get that for this? View attachment 1268452 View attachment 1268453
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Is that all?
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Well I don't know what to say. I've run all the jb ports and most of the ICS roms and haven't noticed this happening to me. Then again I probably have a lot less apps installed than most. Have u tried doing full wipe a reinstalling and giving it some time to settle in again?
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Hi,
I have 3 issues. Hope somebody can help:
1: Phone operates too slow. For example when I go to menu, app icons take around 5 seconds to appear. Similarly when I go to home screen it takes the same lag. So much delay that I could capture the screen short. You can see that weather clock and alarm widgets didn't appear. I cleared cache several times n restarts but it works fine for few mins n then again becomes laggy.
2: Keyboard disappears after typing few letters and sometimes it takes several secs to get it back. Reappearing delay is may be related to the above problem of slow response but why it disappears in first place.
3: Battery doesn't charge despite the whole night charging. Its happens not do often but really bugging me. I noticed that whenever I get missed notifications like calls or msgs it stops charging. Not sure why it's happening.
Looking forward to some help from experts. Please note that I feel these problems are occurring more after recent update. I'm using stock Rom of intl s3 version.
Thanks
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Hi,
First, give me your firmware number. Tape *#1234# on your phone dialler. Is it a custom ROM ?
---------- Post added at 04:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:22 PM ----------
Secondary, post in the right section (Galaxy S III Q&A) the next time please.
I9300XXBLFB
It's stock Rom.
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muhamadasim said:
Hi,
I have 3 issues. Hope somebody can help:
1: Phone operates too slow. For example when I go to menu, app icons take around 5 seconds to appear. Similarly when I go to home screen it takes the same lag. So much delay that I could capture the screen short. You can see that weather clock and alarm widgets didn't appear. I cleared cache several times n restarts but it works fine for few mins n then again becomes laggy.
2: Keyboard disappears after typing few letters and sometimes it takes several secs to get it back. Reappearing delay is may be related to the above problem of slow response but why it disappears in first place.
3: Battery doesn't charge despite the whole night charging. Its happens not do often but really bugging me. I noticed that whenever I get missed notifications like calls or msgs it stops charging. Not sure why it's happening.
Looking forward to some help from experts. Please note that I feel these problems are occurring more after recent update. I'm using stock Rom of intl s3 version.
Thanks
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Factory reset it and update to latest firmware via KIES or Odin.
How to factory reset
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/06/08/how-to-hard-reset-samsung-galaxy-s3/
Thanks.I have the latest stock firmware already. Do you think stock Rom is faulty? And I should root it and lose warranty. I can do that but is it the only solution?
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Thanks.I have the latest stock firmware already. Do you think stock Rom is faulty? And I should root it and lose warranty. I can do that but is it the only solution?
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Where have i mentioned to root? I don't say root.
Read again. Yes, sometimes it could be something related to your software.
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Ok read It agaIn. Thanks. If thats the only solution, will wait for jellybean update that's just around the corner. I wondered if anything related to hardware or phone settings was to be blamed. But anyhow, thanks.
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I am also on XXBLFB and facing no such issues. You should check if some app is not eating a lot of RAM.
Jelly Bean won't be available for this region anytime soon keeping in view the time it took S2 to receive ICS update here.
I suspect the same. my RAM doesn't go below 600mb even if I close all apps and clear ram from task manager. After restart, phone behaves well for an hour but then again becomes laggy. My S2 is much faster than this with lot more apps. This S3 is really disappointing me.
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I suspect the same. my RAM doesn't go below 600mb even if I close all apps and clear ram from task manager. After restart, phone behaves well for an hour but then again becomes laggy. My S2 is much faster than this with lot more apps. This S3 is really disappointing me.
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Try to find the culprit app. I have 100+ apps and set is still very very smooth.
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That's the status when I just cleared cache.
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my suggestion is to do a factory reset (after backing up your contacts, messages, notes etc). then download your apps again and note the behavior of phone after each app. You might find the culprit then. It doesn't seem like an issue with the update since I also updated mine. Also very less likely its gonna be hardware issue.
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Maybe the CPU is not working at its entire power. If the factory reset is not working, maybe you should go and replace the device, before it's too late. When you bought it ? If the phone have less than 30 days you should get an instant replace. Not sure that JB will help you, as the installation isn't like a "full format" of your phone
Hard reset: *2767*3855# (no warning message before formating, so type it when you're ready, also remove the sdcard if you don't want wiped too.)
Or *#*#7780#*#* - Factory data reset - Clears Google-account data, system and program settings and installed programs. system will not be deleted, and OEM programs, as well as My Documents (pictures, music, videos)
Thanks. Will get in touch with the vendor for replacement (though I'm sure he will not agree that easily) or else will do a complete reset. I'm really pissed off for spending this much for getting this device. Samsung is very serious in pushing their loyalists away!
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Thanks. Will get in touch with the vendor for replacement (though I'm sure he will not agree that easily) or else will do a complete reset. I'm really pissed off for spending this much for getting this device. Samsung is very serious in pushing their loyalists away!
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Sometimes, there can be some errors. You know, nobody's perfect and we are all humans. After one week after I bought my phone, I found that it have sort of scratch on the screen, but looked like inside of it. It could be seen only in high light. The vendor replaced it instantly. This one is perfect. Love it and is extremely fast and I have many apps on it. Good luck!
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You're a lucky dude. I did one thing. Uninstalled AVG antivirus. Will update if I see some improvement.
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You're a lucky dude. I did one thing. Uninstalled AVG antivirus. Will update if I see some improvement.
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Check in task manager, you should have an idea about how is going bad. Also change the antivirus for Avast. Avast is much better. However I recommend without antivirus. I just scan sometimes my phone with it or lookout but never leave the antivirus installed. Is just a waste of RAM memory.
If nothing works do a full backup with Kies and do the complete factory reset.
Most of the apps will be automatically reinstalled when you add back your Google account, but you need the backup for settings and saves.
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Uninstalled several apps. Removed widgets from desktops. But still same issue. One thing I'm not able to figure out is why my RAM doesn't go below ~600mb despite killing every task n cleaning cache. I guest a factory reset and ROM installation is the only way out. Thanks guys for all the tips.
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Uninstalled several apps. Removed widgets from desktops. But still same issue. One thing I'm not able to figure out is why my RAM doesn't go below ~600mb despite killing every task n cleaning cache. I guest a factory reset and ROM installation is the only way out. Thanks guys for all the tips.
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Even with all the apps I have on my phone the RAM usage is around 580-640 (stupid SwiftKey using 45 mb most of time) and when I kill the apps I have 430 mb, slowly increasing til 530. Try reset, you have nothing to lose.
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Hi,
I have installed the AOSP gallery onto my phone to sort the super laggy gallery app on the GS3, but
my final issue is with the 2 second load time on the Phone and messaging apps when they have been
killed and reloaded in the phone.
I have seen the multitasking fix mod thread, but it doesnt work.
Anyway way to keep those apps in memory so they don't take ages to load? OOM Priority maybe?
Many thanks,
Biff.
Why do you keep killing them from memory?
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Why do you keep killing them from memory?
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He doesn't, android does it.
ExDialer would solve the phone and contact issue.
It keeps the phone in memory.
As for message, try Go Sms Pro.
It's launch time is very fast.
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eggman89 said:
He doesn't, android does it.
ExDialer would solve the phone and contact issue.
It keeps the phone in memory.
As for message, try Go Sms Pro.
It's launch time is very fast.
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Yeah I was using those but themes don't usually have icons for those apps and gosms is pretty laggy
I had hoped devs would be able to lock those apps in memory like the homescreen but doesn't seem so
which is why i'm on AOKP rom now, the messaging app and phone app are far superior.
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set the GO sms to run in LITE mode. pretty snappy for me
Edit build.prop and add line
sys.keep_app_1=com.example.app(replace com.example.app)
and sys.keep_app_2=com.example.app for the next app. Hope it helps