[Q] Coming from ATT Atrix 4g to the Galaxy S III..... - Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)

Hello ladies and gents I am coming from the troubled Atrix 4g (or No G as I call it) to the long awaited Galaxy sIII and I have a few Questions
1) How do I keep my settings, programs, and so on and so forth so I can use them on the Galaxy S III from my Atrix?
2) Being its Mirco SIM does that mean it would hold less contacts and would I need to bring my phone to the ATT store and have them copy all my contacts to my new micro SIM?
3) Whats the biggest Micro SD that it can be used on the device? I currently have a 16gig micro SD
Thank you in advance

Symbian_Black said:
Hello ladies and gents I am coming from the troubled Atrix 4g (or No G as I call it) to the long awaited Galaxy sIII and I have a few Questions
1) How do I keep my settings, programs, and so on and so forth so I can use them on the Galaxy S III from my Atrix?
2) Being its Mirco SIM does that mean it would hold less contacts and would I need to bring my phone to the ATT store and have them copy all my contacts to my new micro SIM?
3) Whats the biggest Micro SD that it can be used on the device? I currently have a 16gig micro SD
Thank you in advance
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1. Use Titanium Backup Pro on the Atrix do a batch backup of all user apps and data. just dont restore system data on the S III. TBP requires root.
2. No microsims don't hold any less contacts...your contacts should be synced to your google account anyway, and will be downloaded to your phone during the initial setup, unless you used motoblur, in which case use a free app called SuperBackup to backup contacts/sms messages if you like.
3. Currently 64gb is the max officially supported.

I have the Atrix and this beats it by a mile. The upgrade is worth it.
Sent from my ATT SGS3

off topic maybe but what do you find troubled about the atrix? I have one and feel like getting ICS so close to working at all was a huge step. Not to mention the amazingness that is neutrino's rom for the more gb inclined.

jamesbra said:
off topic maybe but what do you find troubled about the atrix? I have one and feel like getting ICS so close to working at all was a huge step. Not to mention the amazingness that is neutrino's rom for the more gb inclined.
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see I didn't think the atrix was troubled very much. I loved mine except for the network thing. the ROMs are aweome and great devs. can't be better than that
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jamesbra said:
off topic maybe but what do you find troubled about the atrix? I have one and feel like getting ICS so close to working at all was a huge step. Not to mention the amazingness that is neutrino's rom for the more gb inclined.
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Funny how many Atrix roms are still using my mods/tweaks and ext4 script. I released all of that stuff a year ago.

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New Hero coming tomorrow. What should I do first??!?

Ok so my new Hero will be here tomorrow, what should I do first? I know I should probably get rid of that horrid stock ROM, but which do I get? Modaco, LoX 2.1 (Eclair) or what? What should I install? Should I erase and partition my SD card? What what what??? I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!!! What should I do first?
Use MoDaCo if you want to use your phone as a phone - 2.1 is still bleeding edge and isn't based on a final release build by HTC.
But first you will need to create a goldcard from your SD card - follow the instructions here and free it from ROM lock-in. Once you've got through that, re-format your SD card to have a FAT32 partition as the first and a EXT3 partition as the second (I'd suggest a larger SD card than the standard 2 GB card supplied with the phone - and a class 6 for read speed). I would also install the latest Amon RA recovery image on the phone rather than the one suggested - although that works as well. Then finally install the MoDaCo ROM as per the installation instructions.
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Ok so my new Hero will be here tomorrow, what should I do first? I know I should probably get rid of that horrid stock ROM, but which do I get? Modaco, LoX 2.1 (Eclair) or what? What should I install? Should I erase and partition my SD card? What what what??? I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!!! What should I do first?
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Just an FYI, but if you've got a Hero with a 2.73 build, the stock ROM isn't horrid. It all depends on what you want to do with your phone - e.g. if you want to use Apps2SD, you will need to have a rooted ROM, but if you have no need for root the stock ROM is fine.
That being said, I'd advise all GSM Hero owners to install a Modaco build!
Regards,
Dave
Any good SD cards you'd recommend that I could pick up from a local best buy?
itpromike said:
Any good SD cards you'd recommend that I could pick up from a local best buy?
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I can't tell of any any specific SD cards that you could get in Best Buy, but since you are shopping at Best Buy I take it you are in the US? If so, you are probably buying either the Sprint Hero or Verizon Droid Eris. Be aware that these are different to GSM Hero's as they use CDMA, and you should *not* try to install a GSM ROM on a CDMA Hero.
Regards,
Dave
I actually ordered the Telus one which is GSM and I've confirmed that the other GSM ROMS should work fine. Thanks though Dave
Get your self a Gmail Account First!
itpromike said:
Ok so my new Hero will be here tomorrow, what should I do first? I know I should probably get rid of that horrid stock ROM, but which do I get? Modaco, LoX 2.1 (Eclair) or what? What should I install? Should I erase and partition my SD card? What what what??? I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!!! What should I do first?
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Why is stock rom horrid?
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Any good SD cards you'd recommend that I could pick up from a local best buy?
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Best Buy are the last place I'd buy SD cards from! They are generally unlabeled as to their specs which is my only gripe with the ones sold at Best Buy. I've got an A-Date Turbo 16 GB (class 6) card. It works fine and fast.
Well I just said Best Buy because I didn't want to have to wait by ordering online. I'd like to pick something up in a store so I can play with it over the weekend. Is this a class 6:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SanDisk...Card/9016968.p?id=1218013808149&skuId=9016968
Or this one?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SanDisk...Card/8568123.p?id=1188562590834&skuId=8568123
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Well I just said Best Buy because I didn't want to have to wait by ordering online. I'd like to pick something up in a store so I can play with it over the weekend. Is this a class 6:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SanDisk...Card/9016968.p?id=1218013808149&skuId=9016968
Or this one?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SanDisk...Card/8568123.p?id=1188562590834&skuId=8568123
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They both are. but the class only points at the minimum speed of a card.
For example there are some class 4 or 5 cards that are faster than a cheap class 6 card.
@pauliusba
I think he means the original rom shipped with the first hero's. It is kinda sluggish and lags a lot compared to htc latest rom. (also modaco 3.0 seems to be even faster)
except you need micro sd
Stock rom is anything but horrid
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except you need micro sd
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Yeah. To be precise, microSDHC. Sorry used to talking short hand. Class spec gives you a minimum transfer rate guarantee. Some lower spec'd microSDHC cards might give you faster transfer rates than a class 6, but you won't know until you buy and test - which is fine if you want to waste time doing so.
You'll want something with this form factor:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SanDisk...12520281&skuId=9054337&st=microsdhc&cp=1&lp=4
Note this is class 2 at a cost of $99 - I got my A-Data Turbo 16 GB (class 6) for $67 CDN before tax. I'd go to any smaller computer place and see what deal they can do for you.
Hmmm... For some reason downloads from the market has stopped working... I haven't been able to download anything from the market in the last hour... The download just sits at 'Starting Download' but never starts... I heard that you have to hack/root your phone to download market apps if you're using a European or Telus Hero in the states but when i first got the phone I was downloading apps just fine so I figured that was false... any idea how to go about finding out what's wrong? I'm on WiFi...
Not sure why but sometimes Market downloads take ages to start... It's annoying, but patience seems to be the key at the moment... they'll get there eventually
Ok this is turning into a serious problem... I still can't get a download. Not last night, and not today and I've tried many many times... 20+
Something is obviously wrong. Any ideas?
This is so freaking ODD! Ok so I did a search and found a HUGE thread with hundreds of people having the same issue... one of the suggestions was to start the google talk app as this seems to remedy it but the guy said he had to do this each time he wanted to install an app... I tried it and sure enough AS SOON as I started google talk, I got a bazillion alerts in my notification bar saying all the previous apps I was trying to download were downloading and then completed... There has to be a way to fix this. I do not want to have to start google talk every time I want to download something...
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This is so freaking ODD! Ok so I did a search and found a HUGE thread with hundreds of people having the same issue... one of the suggestions was to start the google talk app as this seems to remedy it but the guy said he had to do this each time he wanted to install an app... I tried it and sure enough AS SOON as I started google talk, I got a bazillion alerts in my notification bar saying all the previous apps I was trying to download were downloading and then completed... There has to be a way to fix this. I do not want to have to start google talk every time I want to download something...
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The only time I've had the issue is when I've lost WiFi (either signal dropped out and then came back on or I had the idle WiFi kill issue). I've only had the issue after Y5 was installed, when the WiFi had dropped and come back on a few times. Curing the problem, I just switched WiFi off for a minute and then back on again.
no matter what roms you choose, and no matter what sd card you have to use, be ready to enjoy your phone, and enjoy the fun the hero brings to you

So where's our big update? Is it just me or do you feel like this is way past due?

Out more than a month (for the 3G model) and only one minor update, so far? Where's my microSD support, for example?
Is it just me, or am I being a little impatient here? I figured that the microSD would be fixed by now, at the very least.....
I feel you but I learned not to expect anything anymore. If I make up one day and there's an update waiting for me then great. But holding your breath would be a baaaad idea!
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I agree, although I am unsure of whether to blame google or motorola. The SD card would be nice, and so would a few hundred less FCs.
FWIW, I've been making new kernels and such, so I get updates all the time
But seriously:
roebeet said:
Where's my microSD support, for example?
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Yeah, I'm sure that issue is square on Google; it's also part of the issue of why there's MTP support and not USB Mass-Storage, since the former works on files (vs. filesystems for USB M-S, which is why you had to pull it down manually); since I suspect the issue that Google is solving with our "one filesystem for apps and user stuff" is where/how the uSD will be mounted/shared on our devices.
Thought the 4g update would be 90 days or something...
Very impatient.
I can't wait for the 4G upgrade but now that I have the ThunderBolt I wonder how much the Xoom battery is going to last. I get around four hours with the 4G on.
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Motorola has 2 months to fix all the Xoom's problems. Otherwise I'll be forced to return it.
Sent from my Captivate
Ditto on the MicroSD! I have been wondering about the other tablets heading for the market. I see MicroSD card slot listed and I wonder if they hit will they will already have support?
Tomorrow
P.S. I just made up this rumour.
MikeyMike01 said:
Motorola has 2 months to fix all the Xoom's problems. Otherwise I'll be forced to return it.
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What store will let you take it back after 2 months.
To be honest I haven't noticed the lack of a sd card. Don't have 4g here so I am content just as soon as otterbox releases their damn case.
myv6mustang said:
What store will let you take it back after 2 months.
To be honest I haven't noticed the lack of a sd card. Don't have 4g here so I am content just as soon as otterbox releases their damn case.
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Costco
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rljohnson said:
Ditto on the MicroSD! I have been wondering about the other tablets heading for the market. I see MicroSD card slot listed and I wonder if they hit will they will already have support?
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What other honeycomb tablets are going to have an sd slot. I think i have only seen one other future tablet so far.
I'm pretty sure that I've read somewhere that the zoom will get SD support at the same time as the 4G upgrade.
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the clock is ticking 77 days before it goes back to cotsco if moto/google doesn't fix all the **** that is wrong with this POS
neonflx said:
the clock is ticking 77 days before it goes back to cotsco if moto/google doesn't fix all the **** that is wrong with this POS
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Why you buy it if you are gonna knock it? You didn't have to buy it. Lol
If its a pos than return it now.
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Have not needed the micro SD. Using the 4g on the TBolt. Can't wait for the LTE upgrade....that's all I need. Sometimes I feel storage space is overrated. I have bought all big storage space gadgets and have yet to run out.
Instead of OS upgrades...I want all the developers to keep cranking out the Honey apps.
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squeeze said:
Have not needed the micro SD. Using the 4g on the TBolt. Can't wait for the LTE upgrade....that's all I need. Sometimes I feel storage space is overrated. I have bought all big storage space gadgets and have yet to run out.
Instead of OS upgrades...I want all the developers to keep cranking out the Honey apps.
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It is easy to fill up with music and video libraries.
bwcorvus said:
Costco
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Yep.
znfrazier said:
Why you buy it if you are gonna knock it? You didn't have to buy it. Lol
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Some people wanted it to succeed. Some people also wanted it to work. Looks like neither are happening currently.

LTE NOT Landing Before July

The Verizon XOOM LTE upgrade will not be hitting before July, when it is currently scheduled. This date, as loose as it is, had the specific caveat that it is very possibly subject to further delay.
For obvious reasons, I won't name the source, but I will state that they are within Verizon, and are in a position to have accurate information.
Its not coming. Just like the sd card fix. I've already given up. Lesson learned: never buy from Motorola.
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timrock said:
Its not coming. Just like the sd card fix. I've already given up. Lesson learned: never buy from Motorola.
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I believe it is coming my friend.... when? Prolly not soon but if never I believe VZW and Moto will be slammed with lawsuits from us sue happy Americans.
The SD card issue is joke already. There is NO REASON as to why they cany have it working for us.
Sadly, those of us who gave Motorola one last try (on the Xoom, after we were all burned with locked boot loaders on the Droid X and subsequent phones) have been shown, once again, to not trust Motorola.
Yeah, some of the things that come with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 are limited/annoying, but Samsung is proving to be a monster of a manufacturer/designer. Thinner than iPad2? Yes please. OPTIONAL Tablet Touch Wiz UI? Doesn't bother me, it's OPTIONAL. Sure, it was probably Google's call on that one, but that's actually a good thing. Sounds like Google is headed in the right direction regarding Android skins.
Anyway, my Xoom is fine for me for now - and it was great as a first-adopter product. But NEVER again will I buy Motorola. EVER. This was the nail in the coffin. But I got my Honeycomb first, which was worth one last chance on Motorola.
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dubie76 said:
The SD card issue is joke already. There is NO REASON as to why they cany have it working for us.
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As an Android developer who has to deal daily with multiple APIs across android revisions to store files on the sdcard, I pretty much want to punch you right now.
The sdcard situation is a huge mess. I'd rather have a final decent API, not another half-assed hack.
It's not "no reason", bub.
ZanshinG1 said:
As an Android developer who has to deal daily with multiple APIs across android revisions to store files on the sdcard, I pretty much want to punch you right now.
The sdcard situation is a huge mess. I'd rather have a final decent API, not another half-assed hack.
It's not "no reason", bub.
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There is ABSOLUETLY NO REASON WHY
ZanshinG1 said:
As an Android developer who has to deal daily with multiple APIs across android revisions to store files on the sdcard, I pretty much want to punch you right now.
The sdcard situation is a huge mess. I'd rather have a final decent API, not another half-assed hack.
It's not "no reason", bub.
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I can understand from a developer perspective but the damage is already done with all these other tablets releasing with working SD cards. It is too late now. Google/Motorola should have had this working before any other tablet released with a working SD card and they failed. I am also in the group where I will never buy a Motorola device again. My first and last.
keitht said:
I can understand from a developer perspective but the damage is already done with all these other tablets releasing with working SD cards. It is too late now. Google/Motorola should have had this working before any other tablet released with a working SD card and they failed. I am also in the group where I will never buy a Motorola device again. My first and last.
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Yea.....agreed..they robbed 800 from me. I will never even by so much as a Bluetooth from moto again. I know it will impact nothing. But the4g and SD card is just 2 much...lawyer said in 2 months there would be a leg to stand on if no lte and SD by then...not so much SD as it was never really advertised but lte def.
csseale said:
Yea.....agreed..they robbed 800 from me. I will never even by so much as a Bluetooth from moto again. I know it will impact nothing. But the4g and SD card is just 2 much...lawyer said in 2 months there would be a leg to stand on if no lte and SD by then...not so much SD as it was never really advertised but lte def.
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Good. I bought this thing on day one... almost 4 months ago. I have never seen anything like this before. Add me to the lawsuit please.
What's the SD card issue anyway? I'm not understanding how ref's can get it to work but a multi-million dollar corporation can't.
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/4268499/petition.html
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There is ABSOLUETLY NO REASON WHY
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Thing is, you'd be the first person screaming if a majority of your apps started force closing due to the sdcard hack that'd have to be used until Google finalizes the new API.
Also, I wish people would stop making absolute statements they lack the qualifications to make.
Just saw over at Droid world that 4g and SD card slot will be done in mid July but get this you will have to box up your Xoom and send it off.I'm happy to see the updates coming but jeez sending off my xoom and waiting for god knows how long is absurd
Hey just hack ur xoom! No but seriously, not one honeycomb tablet has a functioning sd card slot. Google did not have support for it in honeycomb. I would settle for powering down and being able to just load my files the old fashion way, if it would just read the sd card! And 4G ain't really tha important to me. Not like i'm gonna be streaming a moving dtiving down the road any way. It will get fixed, just give it some time. The xoom rocks no matter how you look at it. And just be happy not buying one those crapple knockoffs from samsung! That thing looks like a kids toy.
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hammer4203 said:
Hey just hack ur xoom! No but seriously, not one honeycomb tablet has a functioning sd card slot. Google did not have support for it in honeycomb. I would settle for powering down and being able to just load my files the old fashion way, if it would just read the sd card! And 4G ain't really tha important to me. Not like i'm gonna be streaming a moving dtiving down the road any way. It will get fixed, just give it some time. The xoom rocks no matter how you look at it. And just be happy not buying one those crapple knockoffs from samsung! That thing looks like a kids toy.
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Sorry but you are incorrect. There are several honeycomb tablets released that have working microSD card slots.
Arun01 said:
Just saw over at Droid world that 4g and SD card slot will be done in mid July but get this you will have to box up your Xoom and send it off.I'm happy to see the updates coming but jeez sending off my xoom and waiting for god knows how long is absurd
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We've always known we were going to have to send it in...
ZanshinG1 said:
Thing is, you'd be the first person screaming if a majority of your apps started force closing due to the sdcard hack that'd have to be used until Google finalizes the new API.
Also, I wish people would stop making absolute statements they lack the qualifications to make.
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BUT.. here is the thing... why did the SD card need a new API in the first place? SD cards have been working since 1.X; apps to SD since 2.2. None of this functionality is new, so why the sudden inability to keep it?
Divine_Madcat said:
BUT.. here is the thing... why did the SD card need a new API in the first place? SD cards have been working since 1.X; apps to SD since 2.2. None of this functionality is new, so why the sudden inability to keep it?
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When Android first came out internal storage was meant for apps and data only. Things like music and movies were stored on external storage (i.e. sdcard). When an application requests access to external storage it is in reality given access to /sdcard.
Now devices, like the xoom, have much larger internal storage and so can store what historically been kept on an sdcard internally. The problem is that applications are still (correctly) requesting external storage for the storage and manipulation of large files. This access points to /sdcard still. If you look on your xoom you will see all your music, movies, dropbox, etc... are stored in the /sdcard folder.
One problem. The xoom does not have an sdcard in it.
So now, with more modern devices Android needs a way to be able to intelligently allocate access to both the internal storage as well as a sdcard. This can not be done well if both point to /sdcard and thus a solution must be made.
Does that help to explain why this was not a problem in the past but now is?
this is without a doubt, the most well written easy to understand post i have seen on this forum in regards to why the SD card feature has been delayed. This explains it well for the laymen. thank you for the thought out post.
JanetPanic said:
When Android first came out internal storage was meant for apps and data only. Things like music and movies were stored on external storage (i.e. sdcard). When an application requests access to external storage it is in reality given access to /sdcard.
Now devices, like the xoom, have much larger internal storage and so can store what historically been kept on an sdcard internally. The problem is that applications are still (correctly) requesting external storage for the storage and manipulation of large files. This access points to /sdcard still. If you look on your xoom you will see all your music, movies, dropbox, etc... are stored in the /sdcard folder.
One problem. The xoom does not have an sdcard in it.
So now, with more modern devices Android needs a way to be able to intelligently allocate access to both the internal storage as well as a sdcard. This can not be done well if both point to /sdcard and thus a solution must be made.
Does that help to explain why this was not a problem in the past but now is?
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[Q] New to Android/S3. Bought Unlocked S3 and have a few questions about Cyanogenmod

Hi All,
Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask these questions. Please let me know if I should move the thread.
Backstory: I bought an unlocked S3 off of craigslist last weekend. I bought a SIM card adapter so my nano-sim from my iPhone 5 will work in the S3. I really love the phone, minus a few issues. I can't get LTE to work, and the battery seems to be pretty bad as it's constantly searching and dropping my 3g cell signal.
It's running Android 4.2.2 via Cyanogenmod. All I know is that this is not the standard Touchwiz OS that ships with the S3 from samsung, and is a variant of the standard 4.2.2 OS from Google.
Questions:
1. Is my lack of LTE due to the OS? Someone recommended to me that I should put the phone back to the stock Touchwiz OS (via Mobile Odin), which would enable the LTE. Think that's the case? Or is this an issue with my Nano SIM and AT&T account?
2. Using this Cyanogen 4.2.2, I don't get any onscreen notifications when I get a text, email or calendar alert. My friends with stock S3's and Notes all get these types of notifications. Am I missing something with Cyanogen 4.2.2 or should I try to go back to Touchwiz?
3. If I were to go back to touchwiz, I was told I could just download it onto my S3 sim card and install/load it via Mobile Odin. Is this the case? This is my first time working with Android phones, so it's all greek to me for now. If I switch to stock Touchwiz, will I lose all of my aps and configurations and have to re-set it up? What other cool things would I be losing?
I really do love this phone and would love to stick with it over my iPhone 5. The lack of LTE, good battery life (probably can be improved with tweaks) and onscreen notifications are making it tough for me to make this my daily driver.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated!!
This is the S4 forum
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Whoops sorry about that. I even typed S4 in my title before going back and editing it. I think I was a bit confuzzled!. I'll move it over, thanks!

[Q] Move to SD Card

I have just moved from the Galaxy S2 across to the brand new S4, and so far it seems great. A really beautiful phone and generally pretty happy.
BUT.....
When I was using the S2, it was a snap to move apps and files across from the phone storage to the SD Card storage. Well, I am stumped as to how to do this with the S4!!!?? It doesn't seem rational to me to have a phone that will allow you to expand the storage with an SD Card, but then not allow you to actually move anything across. That's like Woolworths giving you a shopping trolley and then not allow you to put anything in the trolley?? That is nuts.. So it must be me...
Could anyone out there please give me a heads up on how to move apps across to the SD Card? I only have 16 gig in phone storage and that is getting eaten up real quick with apps and bloatware, so I really need to be able to use the 32 gig SD card I have installed.
Thanks in advance...
rosse912003 said:
I have just moved from the Galaxy S2 across to the brand new S4, and so far it seems great. A really beautiful phone and generally pretty happy.
BUT.....
When I was using the S2, it was a snap to move apps and files across from the phone storage to the SD Card storage. Well, I am stumped as to how to do this with the S4!!!?? It doesn't seem rational to me to have a phone that will allow you to expand the storage with an SD Card, but then not allow you to actually move anything across. That's like Woolworths giving you a shopping trolley and then not allow you to put anything in the trolley?? That is nuts.. So it must be me...
Could anyone out there please give me a heads up on how to move apps across to the SD Card? I only have 16 gig in phone storage and that is getting eaten up real quick with apps and bloatware, so I really need to be able to use the 32 gig SD card I have installed.
Thanks in advance...
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The option was removed since Jelly Bean unfortunately.
That's exactly the reason why I don't understand their choice of releasing a 16GB version (of which only 9GB remain usable).
I bought the 32GB S3 for this reason, and I'm waiting for the 32GB version of the S4 as well, if they ever decide to release it.
If you root your device, there are still options like DirectoryBind, but they aren't perfect, and I think we shouldn't have to mess with stuff like that on a flagship device.
Directorybind is broken at the moment. The app foldermount however is very close to fixing this issue.
The developer is working very hard on getting it fixen and is almost there (he's using my phone for debugging)
It seems that samsung has fuzzled it up themself. Not Google.
If you are rooted there still ain't no way to move files to the external sdcard. But it won't be long till that's fixen and that's the good news!
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The option was removed since Jelly Bean unfortunately.
That's exactly the reason why I don't understand their choice of releasing a 16GB version (of which only 9GB remain usable).
I bought the 32GB S3 for this reason, and I'm waiting for the 32GB version of the S4 as well, if they ever decide to release it.
If you root your device, there are still options like DirectoryBind, but they aren't perfect, and I think we shouldn't have to mess with stuff like that on a flagship device.
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Thanks for that info. I didn't think it was a Jelly Bean issue because the S2 received the JB upgrade and it was still able to transfer to the ext SD card. But obviously it is different for the recent phones. But I don't get it?? Why make a phone that can expand storage through an ext SD Card and then restrict the transfer of apps to that storage?? Is it me or is that a little crazy??
Sammath said:
Directorybind is broken at the moment. The app foldermount however is very close to fixing this issue.
The developer is working very hard on getting it fixen and is almost there (he's using my phone for debugging)
It seems that samsung has fuzzled it up themself. Not Google.
If you are rooted there still ain't no way to move files to the external sdcard. But it won't be long till that's fixen and that's the good news!
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Great news!! Hopefully these trail blazers will have good luck in their coding.
rosse912003 said:
Thanks for that info. I didn't think it was a Jelly Bean issue because the S2 received the JB upgrade and it was still able to transfer to the ext SD card. But obviously it is different for the recent phones. But I don't get it?? Why make a phone that can expand storage through an ext SD Card and then restrict the transfer of apps to that storage?? Is it me or is that a little crazy??
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No problem.
I don't get it either.
The microSD slot is great, but advertising it as a replacement of the internal memory is wrong (so many people seem to think they can have a 80GB phone if they add the microSD to their 16GB phone, but don't know the limitations).
32GB should be the minimum internal memory for a 2013 flagship device.
Mithrandir007 said:
No problem.
I don't get it either.
The microSD slot is great, but advertising it as a replacement of the internal memory is wrong (so many people seem to think they can have a 80GB phone if they add the microSD to their 16GB phone, but don't know the limitations).
32GB should be the minimum internal memory for a 2013 flagship device.
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Guess what?? I am one of those people!!! After knowing about the restrictions, I feel a little cheated and agree 100% with you that 32 gig is the entry level storage considering all the bloatware Sammy has included.
rosse912003 said:
Guess what?? I am one of those people!!! After knowing about the restrictions, I feel a little cheated and agree 100% with you that 32 gig is the entry level storage considering all the bloatware Sammy has included.
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Indeed, I can understand that you'd feel cheated
Hopefully they release the 32GB soon and maybe you can replace yours with the 32GB version.
I'm using Android Tuner Free to move big apps (eg games like Deadspace ) across to the SD card. Free app, go into App Mgr, select the app you want to move, click the manage button, choose the move button, select SD-Link. It's working fine for me so far...
The foldermount app should work now on the galaxy s4! Go to his xda topic where you can get the latest version! Yay
You also have to reinstall apps if you want to update them, since the app will not be scripted to support the bind when installing.
Mykew said:
I'm using Android Tuner Free to move big apps (eg games like Deadspace ) across to the SD card. Free app, go into App Mgr, select the app you want to move, click the manage button, choose the move button, select SD-Link. It's working fine for me so far...
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I don't get a move button when I try ... do I need to do something up front?
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that s great but is there a way to exchange the whole sdcard into the extsdcard ??? not just mounting specific folders

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