Samsung fix the damn dialer - Galaxy S III General

This **** isnt OK Samsung!
When you use the dialer and hit contacts and then Keypad and then Contacts the screen goes black and redraws and lags like crap.
People use the dialer every time they use the phone and its just BAD.
How on earth do you think you will ever compete with iOS when you have glaring problems with the most basic functions.
The functionality is OK but the implementation is terrible.
If you cant make Touchwiz work then maybe you should just forget it and start over.
Oh and BTW Nature themes suck.
Rant over
Ps. Omega Rom rox

Works fine for me. Yes it does show an animation or transition or whatever you want to call it, but I see no lag.
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Anger management course anyone?
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slaphead20 said:
Anger management course anyone?
www.getagrip.com
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<smh> I clicked the link! D'oh!

Kangburra said:
<smh> I clicked the link! D'oh!
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There's....always.....one....

slaphead20 said:
There's....always.....one....
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Was about to click the link.. Then saw the post above you.. Saved from embarrassment
By the way I am typing from my phone.. So expect typos!!

That UI 'lag' or 'black screen' is because when you hit contacts your actually launching a new app (although it doesn't look like you have).
Samsung have just created the dialer app with a direct link to the contact app and vice versa but it is still in two separate apk's

I hate the implementation of the smart dial functionality. HTC Sense has vastly superior implementation. The Samsung version looks like they threw something together in a hurry and didn't finish it off. For a start the dialler only shows one result and there's a considerable delay to pop up the full list. Next there's the fact that there's no space key so I can't type say JspaceS to show John Smith and James Sullivan. Lastly there's the bug whereby if you have a title in the person's name, smart dial only finds the contact if you type the first letters of the title and not the name. If I have a Fr Joe Burns I have to type Fr for the name to show, J and B won't work. I wish Samsung could fix this.
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I just installed CM10 Nightly on my wife's SII and it's faster to do both than my SIII. I can see the OP's point, really. Just sayin' that there is some room for optimisation there. No question about it.

Samsung really needs to work on its integration. They have good ideas dont get me wrong.. such as swipe to call on the names. But the way to make it all fit together really sucks

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Iphone unlocker for CDMA Rooted phones?

Is it possible to make custom unlock screens? I know people do make them but is there something like the iphone unlocker? but not an app because they don't work to well. I was just wondering if this was possible, Thanks
point to a direction of what it looks like as I have stayed clear of the iphone and I can see what I can do.
Like this with the battery and everything... Maybe a % in the battery to make it better than the crap iphone(;
http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/songslide.png
that is pretty cool looking, that being said without a seperate apk we could never get it exactly the same but I know NOJ has been doing some really cool stuff with the vanilla lockscreen. I haven touched the vanilla screen yet so he would be the guy to talk to about that. I would send him a PM with the link and see what he says.
Okay I will. Im actually useing his lock screen as of now. I love it, but I just have always loved the iphone one. Also how is he doing that without a seprate apk? or is he using a seprate one?
EDIT: Do you know where I can find a post from NOJ? I can't find him to send him a PM.
I think an apk would be fine. Just like the HtcLockScreen.apk
I think what he meant was all the current ones from the market dont work to well.. Like Lock 2.0, it looks like the iphone but it doesnt work that well with staying as your lock screen.
Jus10o said:
I think an apk would be fine. Just like the HtcLockScreen.apk
I think what he meant was all the current ones from the market dont work to well.. Like Lock 2.0, it looks like the iphone but it doesnt work that well with staying as your lock screen.
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Yes sir that's what I mean. Thank you.
yeah i would think that beastly to
well does anyone know how I can get in contact with NOJ?
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Click on "Private Messages" up in the top right, then "Send New Message" on the left bar, and type his name in
He He
It never suprises anyone that within Every phone style here at XDA, People still want their phone to look and act like the iPhone.
Just commenting, not bashing, but it is funny in a way!
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bubbacs1 said:
He He
It never suprises anyone that within Every phone style here at XDA, People still want their phone to look and act like the iPhone.
Just commenting, not bashing, but it is funny in a way!
Thanks,
Bubba.
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as amazing and open as android is
nothing is as sleek as the iphone
cept for the evocourse
I want a lockscreen that looks like your pinching Steve Job's head.
Wow. Edited post to fix the word head. Pretty awesome. Still want that lockscreen baby.

Pictures of your home screens (singapore people)

Like the title says show us your home screens. Come on give it up! A brief description of your live wallpaper and or widgets and if there stock or purchased from the app store. Thanks
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In the forum over at hardwarezone.com.sg they have shown a couple of screens but also talk of problems in how to carry out a screen grab.
I thought Touchwiz could do this using the hardware buttons.
I have a note (got it from somewhere) that says:-
"While using the device, you can capture an image of a screen. While pressing and holding Back, press the Home key. The image will be saved in Gallery."
Thoughts please.
what i would like to know also is the screenshots i seen of the galaxy s and other youtube videos saying it has touchwiz 3.0
but looking at this samsung video the touchwiz 3.0 is different. or maybe it has to do with the wave ...
Id much prefer this interface ...
Beards said:
In the forum over at hardwarezone.com.sg they have shown a couple of screens but also talk of problems in how to carry out a screen grab.
I thought Touchwiz could do this using the hardware buttons.
I have a note (got it from somewhere) that says:-
"While using the device, you can capture an image of a screen. While pressing and holding Back, press the Home key. The image will be saved in Gallery."
Thoughts please.
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There's no mention of it anywhere in the user manual that I can see.
TravUK said:
There's no mention of it anywhere in the user manual that I can see.
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Agree.... but I've read it somewhere but can't find the source.
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Found it.
Please see here.
BuddyLee said:
what i would like to know also is the screenshots i seen of the galaxy s and other youtube videos saying it has touchwiz 3.0
but looking at this samsung video the touchwiz 3.0 is different. or maybe it has to do with the wave ...
Id much prefer this interface ...
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That's running the Bada OS which is found on the Wave
it's faster than Android and I would have bought the Wave if the 3g bands worked in the Americas but it doesn't offer support for 1900mhz yet, and the number of applications do not match that of Android (I need applications that are not found on Bada yet, can't assume they will also), aaaand since we can't put shortcuts to applications on the homepage :'( like on Android.
Touchwiz is the UI on it and on Android too, it is a bit different for the Wave since it's running Samsung's new OS, Bada OS. I prefer the TouchWiz 3 on the Android since we can use hardware buttons to go back or to open the menu instead of them being on the screen which take up space.
But they are very very similar since it's the nearly the same UI.
Just like this...
http://www.knowyourcell.com/samsung/samsunggalaxys/galaxy-s-guides/498613/how_to_take_screenshots_on_the_samsung_galaxy_s.html
Heres one way.....
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There's also an app called lightshot but I can't find it in the market maybe you can.
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And picme works on 2.1 devices this Is a free app. Try it and let me know .... Lets see em
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blackerwater said:
And picme works on 2.1 devices this Is a free app. Try it and let me know .... Lets see em
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Why not simply try the method I mentioned at post 2 above?
O I didnt see your link
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TravUK said:
There's no mention of it anywhere in the user manual that I can see.
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From h++p://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/userguide/
Beards said:
Why not simply try the method I mentioned at post 2 above?
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because it doesn't work.... Tried many times. Nothing shown, nothing in gallery.
bajica said:
From h++p://galaxys.samsungmobile.com/userguide/
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Hmmm can't seem to get it working for me?
gadjet0 said:
Hmmm can't seem to get it working for me?
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i'm also unable to do this (stock european rom).

Tweetdeck beta for android apk is out! :)

The version is the final beta but it's an old build *Tweetdeck says* but you can get it at droiddog dot com. Just look for the post.
I think it's very fast! Even on Edge it's speedy! However if they don't somehow integrate the columns like iphone and the desktop, it will be disappointing. You know how you can view each column like tweets, mentions dms, facebook and scroll thriugh them and click one to enlarge? i loved that look but it doesn't have it on this release. I am exited about it though and also, you can actually view people's wall, comment and like their status within the app
yaaaay!!
wow, it's been less than a week and already 2 quick updates out. Beta 3 is out. if you follow tweetdeck on twitter, they provide a link that you press and it downloads right to your phone after you press save, then press the downloaded software and it installs over the current one you have
works pretty damn good! wish it had myspace integrated and widget then i'd no longer use the native samsung feeds & updates
renegadedj said:
works pretty damn good! wish it had myspace integrated and widget then i'd no longer use the native samsung feeds & updates
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yeah i feel ya. I am so ready for the distant column view.. just like iPhone or the desktop where the notifications come on the inside when in the app or appear outside as normal when you're not using it. u get me?
Did they change it so you can set how often it updates? I tried the first beta and it was constantly updating. Needless to say it put a strain on my battery.
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The version is the final beta but it's an old build *Tweetdeck says* but you can get it at droiddog dot com. Just look for the post.
I think it's very fast! Even on Edge it's speedy! However if they don't somehow integrate the columns like iphone and the desktop, it will be disappointing. You know how you can view each column like tweets, mentions dms, facebook and scroll thriugh them and click one to enlarge? i loved that look but it doesn't have it on this release. I am exited about it though and also, you can actually view people's wall, comment and like their status within the app
yaaaay!!
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Sweet...any screen shots?
iunlock said:
Sweet...any screen shots?
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go to www . droiddog . com and within their post, you should see some screen shots
speoples20 said:
Did they change it so you can set how often it updates? I tried the first beta and it was constantly updating. Needless to say it put a strain on my battery.
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yup, you can now change each column to however often you want to update it
Cool gonna give it another try.
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stepinmyworld said:
yup, you can now change each column to however often you want to update it
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you can? how? i'm on the beta 3 and i didn't notice that you can specify update interval...
Screen caps attached. App is pretty awesome, and it's being updated regularly.
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renegadedj said:
you can? how? i'm on the beta 3 and i didn't notice that you can specify update interval...
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Click Menu>Manage columns and there is a drop-down for each column.
Bugdog said:
Screen caps attached. App is pretty awesome, and it's being updated regularly.
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Hmm.. It doesn't look anywhere close to their iphone version, but again .. it's beta. I'd wait until they release the final version.
I'm liking this app!..seems much easier to use than the Facebook app and seems quicker too, good so far.

What exactly is MIUI?

A lot of people want it on their phones, but what is it, and what makes it so good? Is it an aosp type rom kind of like cyanogen. Thanks and forgive the noobnes of the question.
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Zor Omega said:
A lot of people want it on their phones, but what is it, and what makes it so good? Is it an aosp type rom kind of like cyanogen. Thanks and forgive the noobnes of the question.
From cellblock D
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Its a cross breed of iPhone and android. YouTube it so u can see how it looks
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Just another rom, just one with some serious eye candy. 2 things really turn me off of this rom. Its closed source nature (you never know what kind of **** is in there), and the fact it is chinese (which gives me serious doubts about the security of it).
Its slick looking tho.
Yes, it's an AOSP-based rom.
its like Android + Iphone + CIQ + Nike + Great Fire Wall of China
Yeah, I had heard it was chinese, which kind of turned me off to the idea. But other than that, just another aosp rom huh? I just don't understand why people go crazy over it. I've seen what it looks like...nothing special really. Thanks for the info though.
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You won't understand till you run it.
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I ran it on my old evo, wasn't impressed.
It removes the app draw and puts every icon on the main screen, you can move them around, but clutters things.
It's themes are a great concept and look great if you're into what's available.
It messaging app sucks cajones, that's my general opinion.
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bricky23 said:
You won't understand till you run it.
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I guess not. I'd like to try it though, if we could get a port of it that works fully on here.
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gjones77 said:
It removes the app draw and puts every icon on the main screen, you can move them around, but clutters things.
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That alone would be enough for me to not use it, as I keep nothing on my home screens
Zor Omega said:
Yeah, I had heard it was chinese, which kind of turned me off to the idea. But other than that, just another aosp rom huh? I just don't understand why people go crazy over it. I've seen what it looks like...nothing special really. Thanks for the info though.
From cellblock D
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I bet your shoes are made in China. Do you trust them? It's in English and has no spyware, or CIQ. The port for this phone however has several key features missing and no offense to the devs, it isn't quite ready for daily use. No builds have 4G. Epic's has unstable 3G, WiFi, GPS, and camera. The Devs are working hard though and trying to give us something to use.
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That alone would be enough for me to not use it, as I keep nothing on my home screens
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I'm similar in that regard
screen 1: blank
screen 2: weather/clock widget
screen 3 apps i mostly use that have spilled over from my docks and i don't want to go into my drawer for or run as widgets
xboxfanj said:
I bet your shoes are made in China. Do you trust them?
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No............
No I will not make out with you.
Elite11b said:
No............
No I will not make out with you.
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What? WTF????
Miui is awesome. I got great battery life and the customization is ridiculous. I have a fascinate so it was buggy and incomplete but even without mms and camcorder I still use it as my daily rom.
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chris41g said:
its like Android + Iphone + CIQ + Nike + Great Fire Wall of China
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LMAO!!! just cause of that response, now i have to YouTube it.

Ice Cream Sandwhich Video!!#Real

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/ice-cream-sandwich-gets-a-two-minute-tour-courtesy-of-a-lucky-e/
Update:The person who posted the video had his phone wiped by google remotely an the phone was checked out by a dev an he said everything was in system was wiped an the phone wont boot
Fake.. look at android version
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It is not final version it has not been picked an did u see it that is not fake that would be really hard to fake an also did u see leaks from before it matches it exacly an other info from 4chan
Doh.
Custom rom..
Same info? Eh..yha duuh?
Its all from the same guy.
You really think this is hard?
If this was real.why would it use froyo and samsung icons?
And why would the version name be like that?
It never was on all other versions.even in alpha.
And the whole ebay storry.really? You think thats real?
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ghost010 said:
Doh.
Custom rom..
Same info? Eh..yha duuh?
Its all from the same guy.
You really think this is hard?
If this was real.why would it use froyo and samsung icons?
And why would the version name be like that?
It never was on all other versions.even in alpha.
And the whole ebay storry.really? You think thats real?
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How do you know if it is from same guy
what samsung icons an they maybe used froyo icon because it match the rest of the theme
the version is like that maybe because it is going to be for tablets an phones so they have yet to choose
u never know stranger stuff have happend
also look at the menu look how it is organized an the lookscreen an the multitasking the launcher just watch the video an see all the diffrences do you know how hard that would be to fake!!!
Its real and dissapointing.
Looks like cm7 with a few nice things
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I think its just to Polish android not complete over haul we will see Oct 11 when its supposed to be official an they should show off prime
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#NotReal
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I'm not too sure myself if this real or not, however what irks me is how people seem to be disappointed at googles lack of "cosmetic" changes.
Really?
It took ios five iterations before making major design changes to their software the- ability to change your wallpaper and implementation of folders. What they added the most was features. What google accomplished with gingerbread most was making the OS look as if it was made by one person and ICS looks no different.
WinPho7 Mango? Still looking square. What was added? FEATURES.
What I look forward to most is the the solution to fragmentation that plaguing the OS and talks of being optimized for dual core devices. At this age of Android design takes a backstage to performance.
Too ugly for you? Slap ADW or Launcher Pro and call it a day.
Top Reasons why its real
1.The lockscreen
2.The Transtion when he opened settings
3.Multitasking menu
4.The Widgets in app draw
5.The Settings menu
6.Screen rotation animation
7.Google apps folder
8.The launcher
why doesnt he just install rom manager and post it on here?
Google wiped it but they were able to get a system dump an there a few devs that have it including the legend Chainfire
the video looks real.. Cool
Jasonhunterx said:
Google wiped it but they were able to get a system dump an there a few devs that have it including the legend Chainfire
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How can google entirely wipe a ROM just like that remotely?
Its a know feature in android its to protect information they can wipe everything an the phone was stolen so they had the right to
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