Question about LED indicator..other random thoughts. - Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)

LOVE the phone btw.. and T-Mobile? i was worried it would suck... but wow it's better then ATT's 3G.. i get 12 Mb's down and 2 up where i live! that's NOT BAD considering where i live!
ok on to the purpose...
i left my phone out last night b/c i wanted to see how it "drained" being idle over night.. it didn't at all! except.. the one thing i noticed was the LED indicator was a SOLID light b/c i had notificatons waiting... i mean.. is there any way to more powerfully configure this? like maybe only have it blink for 30 minutes then STOP.. i feel like the light will DIE over time if i have more nights like that? is it possible for the light to eventually die?
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Everything about the phone i love.. except maybe the home button, not sure how i feel about it being a clicky button.. but that's just an early thought

I used to use light flow all the time for that on the galaxy nexus should work on this too
GS3 T-Mobile

dotson817 said:
I used to use light flow all the time for that on the galaxy nexus should work on this too
GS3 T-mobile
http://www.folioflow.com/ff/page/website/lightflow/pageId/1695
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computermilk said:
i feel like the light will DIE over time if i have more nights like that? is it possible for the light to eventually die?
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No, not in any reasonable time frame. Conservatively, I'd say you can expect the light will last twenty years.

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Keyboard Light

Hello
Since I have upgraded my Rom to the Molski, my keyboard light doesn't light up when I slide the keyboard.
Do you know why and what should I do ?
Thank you
The Wizard's keyboard has never lit up when the keyboard is slid open. Never, no matter what rom you were using. Probably just never noticed.
I have the same problem.Please help!
Thanks !
There is no help to give... NOTHING can be done about it.
My buddy has an 8525 and the fixed the annoying keyboard lighting issue on the 8525... I'm jealous of his keyboard lights.
icxu said:
I have the same problem.Please help!
Thanks !
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The keys don't light up until you press one of them.
Kirby
thats correct, the 8125/wizard keys DO NOT light simply by sliding out the keyboard, you have to press a key.. the 8525/hermes has a light sensor
shogunmark said:
thats correct, the 8125/wizard keys DO NOT light simply by sliding out the keyboard, you have to press a key.. the 8525/hermes has a light sensor
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A light sensor crud I wish the MDA had one of those the fact that it doesn't light up when you pull it out is one of the things that bothers me.
rkwhyte2 said:
A light sensor crud I wish the MDA had one of those the fact that it doesn't light up when you pull it out is one of the things that bothers me.
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and not rub it in, but as long as the keyboard is open and there is no light this thing stays on till the device times out
and not rub it in, but as long as the keyboard is open and there is no light this thing stays on till the device times out
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shogunmark said:
and not rub it in, but as long as the keyboard is open and there is no light this thing stays on till the device times out
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How does this affect battery life?
rkwhyte2 said:
How does this affect battery life?
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well depends anyway... the 8525 has horrible battery life while in 3G (well for me cause i am always using constant data and 3G kills the battery im talking needing charged within 10 hours fast) but while in edge only my battery life is as good as it was on the 8125
I can type on my 8125 without looking.
aNiMeMaN14 said:
I can type on my 8125 without looking.
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i unfortunately havent mastered that yet... if i still had a regular dumb phone i could do that no problem.. but my 1 handed texting and driving days are over since i got the wizard... also if anyone switches to the 8525/hermes i will warn you now, the function keys on the keyboard are completly different from the wizard.. especially the number keys are no longer across the top row...
aNiMeMaN14 said:
I can type on my 8125 without looking.
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Well I know I can't do that maybe one day but the truth of the matter is I don't use the keyboard very much.
shogunmark...I would take the bad battery life for 3G speeds TMo is always a step behind.
Kirby
rkwhyte2 said:
Well I know I can't do that maybe one day but the truth of the matter is I don't use the keyboard very much.
shogunmark...I would take the bad battery life for 3G speeds TMo is always a step behind.
Kirby
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my fastest speed i got running the dslreports mobile speed test was 949k, but usually average around 500-700.. its also nice being able to talk on the phone and use the data at the same time...
shogunmark said:
my fastest speed i got running the dslreports mobile speed test was 949k, but usually average around 500-700.. its also nice being able to talk on the phone and use the data at the same time...
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Oh I so want this and just can't wait until TMo finally rolls out some kind of high speed data. Yeah the ability to use data and talk at the same kind sounds like all I need. Well at least until the next best thing comes out.
Kirby
I missed the days when i can churn out a full message with one thumd in under 2 mins...
vseehua said:
I missed the days when i can churn out a full message with one thumd in under 2 mins...
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i second that!
rkwhyte2 said:
Oh I so want this and just can't wait until TMo finally rolls out some kind of high speed data. Yeah the ability to use data and talk at the same kind sounds like all I need. Well at least until the next best thing comes out.
Kirby
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or just dump tmo

HTC Shift Keyboard has the Desire/iPhone Cursor Magnifying

So glad I traded in my Epic today for the Shift. This just topped it off.
Word.
Moved to general
You make a good point OP. I'm curious why you moved from the Epic? I'm actually contemplating going the other way around although I might give the Shift a second chance. It's starting to grow on me so as long as I can get around the battery dying in 4 hours thing.
silex said:
You make a good point OP. I'm curious why you moved from the Epic? I'm actually contemplating going the other way around although I might give the Shift a second chance. It's starting to grow on me so as long as I can get around the battery dying in 4 hours thing.
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As a current owner of all 3 sprint 4G phones DONT DO IT dont move to the epic stick to one of the Evo's if the wobbly keyboard of the epic doesnt get you the laggy RFS (which can be corrected now) filesystem will, or lack of official froyo (yea the leak works great but lacks the polish feel) you also have the lack of girth it just feels like its going to break in your hands and the screen isnt quite as bright its vivid but only gets about 75% as bright as the evo.
I have some side by side shots if you would like to see em.
^ It's okay, but thanks for the offer. I played with all 3 in the Sprint store for an hour before making a decision. I'm just having second thoughts, because I'm missing a larger screen, but I'm hoping to get around it.
Ok, I'm not familiar with this feature. What is it?
When you are typing a box, try holding down your finger. You will see a magnified popup either above or below your finger. At this point you can see easier so you can slide the cursor around effortlessly.
silex said:
When you are typing a box, try holding down your finger. You will see a magnified popup either above or below your finger. At this point you can see easier so you can slide the cursor around effortlessly.
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Just used your instructions to try it out. That's awesome
Sent from my HTC Evo Shift 4G
Yeah I found that nifty little feature my 2nd day owning the phone. It is so awesome, just another notch on the cool wall for this phone. Gmail still has the old select text feature but I think I can live with that haha.
Sent from my PG06100 using XDA App
silex said:
You make a good point OP. I'm curious why you moved the Epic? I'm actually contemplating going the other way around although I might give the Shift a second chance. It's starting to grow on me so as long as I can get around the battery dying in 4 hours thing.
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I nearly returned the phone for the same reason. I did a factory reset, then charged the phone until the light turned green, then unplugged and turned the phone off and recharged until the light turned green, then unplugged till the light turned off and then plugged in again until the light turned green.
It took about an hour each time, but now my battery is working great. I am only adding one app each cycle and will watch my battery usage.
Got 13:41 on my last charge! Give it a try.
silex said:
You make a good point OP. I'm curious why you moved from the Epic? I'm actually contemplating going the other way around although I might give the Shift a second chance. It's starting to grow on me so as long as I can get around the battery dying in 4 hours thing.
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There must have been something wrong with your setup. I'm 36 hours without a charge and at 30% battery left. I'm not doing anything different than I ever have. I've never had an android phone last this long not even my Optimus S which I thought was the best on battery.
I'm guessing you had something running at 100% cpu in the backround. I noticed I had a download hang up in the market and that killed my phone in a few short hours the first day I got it. I didnt know it was stuck trying to download until the next time I went into the market.
silex said:
^ It's okay, but thanks for the offer. I played with all 3 in the Sprint store for an hour before making a decision. I'm just having second thoughts, because I'm missing a larger screen, but I'm hoping to get around it.
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This is a very handy feature...good looking out.
i think the battery life is great, i'm getting between 13 and 15 hours a day and the battery is still at 35% when i plug it in.
i have Sync set to one hour: 2 gmail accounts, facebook and weather.
WiFi is always turned on (and connected about 80% of the time)
Bluetooth is always on and connected to my headset
4G is off (don't live in a 4G market)
GPS is off (turned it off to test 3G speeds and never turned it back on, i don't think it does much in th way of impacting battery life)
and my brightness is set to Auto.
i'm sure i could get more life out of it but i can't justify turning off all the phones features to do so.
this thing is night and day better than my Evo when it comes to battery life, i bought the Seidio 3500mah battery for my Evo and it only gets about 19 hours on a good day, stock battery i was lucky to get 8 hours.
haha funny thing though, i have my Evo on me for testing roms and such, i'm at 40 hours and it's at 27% on the extended battery, thats with everything but WiFi turned off and i hardly touch it during the day.
ttown said:
I nearly returned the phone for the same reason. I did a factory reset, then charged the phone until the light turned green, then unplugged and turned the phone off and recharged until the light turned green, then unplugged till the light turned off and then plugged in again until the light turned green.
It took about an hour each time, but now my battery is working great. I am only adding one app each cycle and will watch my battery usage.
Got 13:41 on my last charge! Give it a try.
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Happy to report my battery woes are over! I was getting 4-6 hours out of the box, but then yesterday I did a hard reset with PRL+Profile update and that seemed to have done it! I will try power cycling it as suggested to help even more!

[Q] battery use

Hey guys just want to know if my battery use is normal? Please look at the pictures, and please no cocky or sarcastic comments lol thanks in advance!
Sorry one pic was not clear this is replacement
The ring volume is blocking the battery usage display. And no those screens are not right
Sent from an ICS blood mode S2
I have uploaded replacement, what do you mean it's not right? My battery is not healthy? Sorry for the mistake doing this via s2
Notice how you have a solid blue line for screen on and awake, starting right under the "i" in "Phone Signal"? Is your screen seriously on that entire time? What is your display on time? If you're continually using the phone that entire time, then it could be right...
technostein said:
I have uploaded replacement, what do you mean it's not right? My battery is not healthy? Sorry for the mistake doing this via s2
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Well in nearly four hours you have no battery.
Sent from an ICS blood mode S2
Yes screen has been on a long time I am addicted to this site and Facebook soon that's why lol
technostein said:
Yes screen has been on a long time I am addicted to this site and Facebook soon that's why lol
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So you've been on XDA and Facebook on your phone for nearly 4 hours straight, not even connected to wi-fi? I'd say your battery is just fine.
You, on the other hand, need other hobbies.
Not much to do at half one in morning though lol anyway thanks

Things you hate about HTC m8

1 thing that really REALLY grinds my gear is when it his 15%, the flash is disabled. there are times i need the flaslight to navigate around and it pisses me off. I hate phones that try to act 2 smart. 2nd this phone under heavy load (GPS navigation) is TERRIBLE. 2 hourish using GPS navigation and it went from 90 to 20% just like that. Stand by and light usage is it is good. But that should be expected. Anyone know how to work the flash below 15%? It REALLY REALLLY pisses me off
yas1987 said:
1 thing that really REALLY grinds my gear is when it his 15%, the flash is disabled. there are times i need the flaslight to navigate around and it pisses me off. I hate phones that try to act 2 smart. 2nd this phone under heavy load (GPS navigation) is TERRIBLE. 2 hourish using GPS navigation and it went from 90 to 20% just like that. Stand by and light usage is it is good. But that should be expected. Anyone know how to work the flash below 15%? It REALLY REALLLY pisses me off
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Useless thread, this won't last long.
exocetdj said:
Useless thread, this won't last long.
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Besides there's already threads out there that has these discussions in them, whether it's in the build quality or in the "one with week with the m8, my thoughts" thread...
It should be a way to disable the led when you are on bad battery, it's really annoying to use the phone in a dark room.
Sorry guys , but this thread is pointless and will only end in a troll fest.
that's why I close this now.
Greetings Cees Heim

[Q] FIX old LG2, or buy new phone, that is the question??

Hey all!
I have a serious predicament with my phone situation. Currently i own an iPhone 5s that im getting rid of, i have an Old LG 2 (VZW Edition unlocked) with a cracked screen that i can fix for $100.
My question is, is it worth it for me to fix the LG G2 for $100..or should i just buy a different flagship device thats newer...say from 2014 or 2015.
Any help would be so appreciated..
mindstate said:
Hey all!
I have a serious predicament with my phone situation. Currently i own an iPhone 5s that im getting rid of, i have an Old LG 2 (VZW Edition unlocked) with a cracked screen that i can fix for $100.
My question is, is it worth it for me to fix the LG G2 for $100..or should i just buy a different flagship device thats newer...say from 2014 or 2015.
Any help would be so appreciated..
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A new phone would be better but like you my phone was broken for a a year and I only got it repaired a week go and I must say despite advances in Camera I'm honestly loving this phone it is still super fast and the battery is amazing. People at school are still asking me what phone this is and say the phone looks fresh. I'm currently on CM12 but having trouble to get to CM13 but I seem to be like the only person.
Ross96 said:
A new phone would be better but like you my phone was broken for a a year and I only got it repaired a week go and I must say despite advances in Camera I'm honestly loving this phone it is still super fast and the battery is amazing. People at school are still asking me what phone this is and say the phone looks fresh. I'm currently on CM12 but having trouble to get to CM13 but I seem to be like the only person.
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I really can't afford anything too new right now, and i dont do a whole lot of stuff on my phone, just need a good stable device that is still fast for web browsing, email and some light games. And i also remember this phone having amazing battery life, something i dont have with this damn iphone 5s..
I bought the LG G2 in 2014, summer, and i broke it probably a month after i bought it. Do you think the battery may have degraded over time? it took a LONG time for me to get it to 95% charge last night..over 5 hours. Is this normal for the G2?
Thanks for your response!
mindstate said:
I really can't afford anything too new right now, and i dont do a whole lot of stuff on my phone, just need a good stable device that is still fast for web browsing, email and some light games. And i also remember this phone having amazing battery life, something i dont have with this damn iphone 5s..
I bought the LG G2 in 2014, summer, and i broke it probably a month after i bought it. Do you think the battery may have degraded over time? it took a LONG time for me to get it to 95% charge last night..over 5 hours. Is this normal for the G2?
Thanks for your response!
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No i think you're using an old charger or not the original one.
akeflo said:
No i think you're using an old charger or not the original one.
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im pretty sure it is the correct charger, its white, and has verizon on the tag. I remember the plug too.
mindstate said:
im pretty sure it is the correct charger, its white, and has verizon on the tag. I remember the plug too.
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That's weird then because my LG G2 did not charge that slow...
akeflo said:
That's weird then because my LG G2 did not charge that slow...
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well this phone is on a custom kit kat rom from 2014 lol..and its been off for 2 years..that could be why it took so long..
the charge seems to be holding normally..we'll see once i reflash and factory reset how things go
mindstate said:
I really can't afford anything too new right now, and i dont do a whole lot of stuff on my phone, just need a good stable device that is still fast for web browsing, email and some light games. And i also remember this phone having amazing battery life, something i dont have with this damn iphone 5s..
I bought the LG G2 in 2014, summer, and i broke it probably a month after i bought it. Do you think the battery may have degraded over time? it took a LONG time for me to get it to 95% charge last night..over 5 hours. Is this normal for the G2?
Thanks for your response!
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Okay I kept charging my phone when it was broken but Yes the battery could have degraded cause mine has but I'm still getting good battery life.
I would normally switch to Aeroplane mode when I go to school and my battery would remain on 100% until i put mobile data on and start using the phone if I listen to music at school and play the odd game ( Drift Zone 2 is my fav right now ) It will still last me the whole day until I get home and I will put it on charge at 10 or 11 depending on how heavy I use it when I'm home.
I suggest finding some way to see how the battery is performing and if everything is good then I would replace the screen and use the phone.
It really is still a great phone for what you would want it for. Its fast with all tasks and can still handle games. For me The only downfall is the camera. I think it is outdated but that would only be a problem if you are crazy about taking photos.
Ross96 said:
Okay I kept charging my phone when it was broken but Yes the battery could have degraded cause mine has but I'm still getting good battery life.
I would normally switch to Aeroplane mode when I go to school and my battery would remain on 100% until i put mobile data on and start using the phone if I listen to music at school and play the odd game ( Drift Zone 2 is my fav right now ) It will still last me the whole day until I get home and I will put it on charge at 10 or 11 depending on how heavy I use it when I'm home.
I suggest finding some way to see how the battery is performing and if everything is good then I would replace the screen and use the phone.
It really is still a great phone for what you would want it for. Its fast with all tasks and can still handle games. For me The only downfall is the camera. I think it is outdated but that would only be a problem if you are crazy about taking photos.
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thanks for your reply bro..yeah im gonna fix it i think the charge is holding fine for the most part. i barely ever used this phone..
And i have an ipad air for picture so im good! thanks you guys for the repsonses. Ill probably upgrade but sometime next year

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