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Having to reboot every day

Does anyone elses galaxy s need rebooting about once a day because after a while launchers reboot when you go to your homescreen and apps always act, like they've been force closed when you go back on then after exiting using the home button?
Also, when I'm using my phone and I get a call it hangs for about 5 seconds before my ringtone comes on. is this normal?
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Download and install an apps from market . . Free . . Called 'Fast Reboot' . . It don't actually reboot but close the unnecessary programs within seconds and make the phone much faster . . It works for me. . .

It might be your rom.. What rom are you using? New ones (even stock) somehow feel better than the old ones

I'm on darky's 10.1 and I already have fast reboot but it doesn't help.
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Is it just me with this problem then?
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Same problem here, I'm on darky 10.1 too. Apps keep acting as mentionned above
I have already flashed the rom again but it doesn't seem to work =/
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So does everyone have these problems?
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Nope, no problem here phone is always responsive, even after days. Stock 2.3.4 + voodoo kernel ext4
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Could you please post your baseband version, kernel etc from about phone?
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I'm now on simply honey 3.8 on the dark core kernel with ext4 lagfix active. I get around 1900 on quadrant but it still feels as though I need to reboot every day becausw at some point in the day it starts getting really laggy and slows down.
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install a cache cleaner - runs daily

Mine is on stock JPJV6 and i don't reboot it neither it does itself no matter how many days it's running. I think last time i restarted it after 9 days to clear the battery stats after full charge.

Try a different kernel. Dark core just didn't play nice for me. Also try one of the ram hacks out there (juwes for example) as I found it made things better regarding the home screen.
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seeraj15 said:
I'm now on simply honey 3.8 on the dark core kernel with ext4 lagfix active. I get around 1900 on quadrant but it still feels as though I need to reboot every day becausw at some point in the day it starts getting really laggy and slows down.
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I've never had these problems on my phone, and from the replies it seems that very few other people have, so it might be caused by your combination of non-
standard software.
Just as a test, try loading GB 2.3.3. on your phone, in it's standard form, and see if you get the same problems, if you do it's a hardware problem, if you don't it's a problem with your choice of Roms.
Best of luck.
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I've been having a few but it only happens when im trying to play a game on Facebook

Geryatrix said:
seeraj15 said:
I'm now on simply honey 3.8 on the dark core kernel with ext4 lagfix active. I get around 1900 on quadrant but it still feels as though I need to reboot every day becausw at some point in the day it starts getting really laggy and slows down.
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I've never had these problems on my phone, and from the replies it seems that very few other people have, so it might be caused by your combination of non-
standard software.
Just as a test, try loading GB 2.3.3. on your phone, in it's standard form, and see if you get the same problems, if you do it's a hardware problem, if you don't it's a problem with your choice of Roms.
Best of luck.
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How would I get standard gingerbread now?
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Just flash a base rom with odin then flash custom rom. Preferable stock jvp rom
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I was on jvp 2.3.4 before flashing simply honey 3.8 and i still had the same problems.

Try Ryuu's rom, I'm running it for a whole day now without charging yet and its still on %30, try it
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Can someone give me a link to a download for stock JVO please?
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Recommendations to make better our SGS3 in every way possible

I would like to create a single post where we comment on recommendations to make better and faster and more reliable our phones, ways to decrease the RAM usage, extend battery life, useful tricks, etc.
- Disable all animations
- Disable buttons lights
- Download app named multitask shortcut
- Download SwiftKey 3 and Swype
- Use as less possible widgets and live wallpapers to avoid homescreen refresh
- Disable touch vibrations
Any other useful tips for making better the Galaxy S 3 experience are welcome.
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I used to use touchwiz, but can't stand the slow transition, even after making the adjustment under development in settings.
Then i install Nova launcher, turn transition to the fastest. Wow, now my phone has over 300 mb free ram after boot up and is fast. And I mean real fast. For those who need speed. Go with Nova, and you retain most of the touchwiz features, like smart stay.
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yatbond said:
I used to use touchwiz, but can't stand the slow transition, even after making the adjustment under development in settings.
Then i install Nova launcher, turn transition to the fastest. Wow, now my phone has over 300 mb free ram after boot up and is fast. And I mean real fast. For those who need speed. Go with Nova, and you retain most of the touchwiz features, like smart stay.
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I thought touchwiz launcher still runs in background even though you install another launcher?

ruffruff said:
I thought touchwiz launcher still runs in background even though you install another launcher?
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you can freeze it
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Install cm9, it's a huge difference! Just tried it yesterday and.. The performance is stunning.. Everything is smoother and faster!
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sohebq said:
you can freeze it
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ok thanks. I didnt know that as in the sgs2 days, freezing the twlauncher might lead to softbrick. Will try it later.

Just did everything in the op and phone feels tons faster
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Wow guys seriously. So you disable everything fancy , what's the use of such a powerful processor. You could've got S1 if you wanted to disable every eyecatchy stuff .
All these animations shouldn't give S3 any kind of hiccups. I use a ton of widget and all animations are turned on (Although to a scale of 0.5 ). It's super fast and
on stock

eggman89 said:
Wow guys seriously. So you disable everything fancy , what's the use of such a powerful processor. You could've got S1 if you wanted to disable every eyecatchy stuff .
All these animations shouldn't give S3 any kind of hiccups. I use a ton of widget and all animations are turned on (Although to a scale of 0.5 ). It's super fast and
on stock
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I agree with you. I never understood the need fit the latest and greatest only to dumb it down. I don't get cm9 you can run it on many of phones so why spend the money on all the flash. I'm thankful for cm 9 cuz of my HP touch pad is now usable but will never understand the need to make every new phone plain. Just my thought not flaming anyone i like change sometimes
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ruffruff said:
ok thanks. I didnt know that as in the sgs2 days, freezing the twlauncher might lead to softbrick. Will try it later.
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install another launcher , make it active, and then freeze the touchwiz, no issues with me
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sohebq said:
install another launcher , make it active, and then freeze the touchwiz, no issues with me
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How do you freeze TouchWiz? In the settings? Force detention? No need to root, right?

Sensamic said:
How do you freeze TouchWiz? In the settings? Force detention? No need to root, right?
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u can frreze it through titanium backup and yes, root needed
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thirsty1258 said:
I agree with you. I never understood the need fit the latest and greatest only to dumb it down. I don't get cm9 you can run it on many of phones so why spend the money on all the flash. I'm thankful for cm 9 cuz of my HP touch pad is now usable but will never understand the need to make every new phone plain. Just my thought not flaming anyone i like change sometimes
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Well I don't like samsung software, but i live their hardware so.. Perfect fit for me
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eggman89 said:
wow guys seriously. So you disable everything fancy , what's the use of such a powerful processor. You could've got s1 if you wanted to disable every eyecatchy stuff .
All these animations shouldn't give s3 any kind of hiccups. I use a ton of widget and all animations are turned on (although to a scale of 0.5 ). It's super fast and
on stock
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+++111
agree

yatbond said:
I used to use touchwiz, but can't stand the slow transition, even after making the adjustment under development in settings.
Then i install Nova launcher, turn transition to the fastest. Wow, now my phone has over 300 mb free ram after boot up and is fast. And I mean real fast. For those who need speed. Go with Nova, and you retain most of the touchwiz features, like smart stay.
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I never saw the free ram and i cant see as phine's with my mom , but still 300mb? Are you sure
In my old optimus one I used to get 320 mb free on normal basis
It has just 512 mb ram!
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Sensamic said:
I would like to create a single post where we comment on recommendations to make better and faster and more reliable our phones, ways to decrease the RAM usage, extend battery life, useful tricks, etc.
- Disable all animations
- Disable buttons lights
- Download app named multitask shortcut
- Download SwiftKey 3 and Swype
- Use as less possible widgets and live wallpapers to avoid homescreen refresh
- Disable touch vibrations
Any other useful tips for making better the Galaxy S 3 experience are welcome.
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This method bricked my galaxy s3
Thank me if I've helped you

Please tell me how to revert, you bricked my phone!
Thank me if I've helped you

rishabho1 said:
This method bricked my galaxy s3
Thank me if I've helped you
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Was that reply meant for someone else? Nothing the op suggested would brick your phone.

norpan111 said:
Install cm9, it's a huge difference! Just tried it yesterday and.. The performance is stunning.. Everything is smoother and faster!
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Yeah I'll be doing that once the fm radio works.
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The stuttery Beast

Is it because of the JB update my S3 stutters just by pressing settings or just by pressing settingsmenu button. Everything just stutters a little bit. Opening the appdrawer, the phone stutters or is to slow for the animation.
I tried 0,5x animation, didnt get better.
What should i do?
Is the beast supposed to act like this?

endrit9 said:
Is it because of the JB update my S3 stutters just by pressing settings or just by pressing settingsmenu button. Everything just stutters a little bit. Opening the appdrawer, the phone stutters or is to slow for the animation.
I tried 0,5x animation, didnt get better.
What should i do?
Is the beast supposed to act like this?
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Remove all Samsung apps and services you don't need. Then install JKay Deluxe and whitelist the apps you use the most.
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I already deactivated sammys bs. Does that mod work with XXDLID 4.1.1?
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endrit9 said:
I already deactivated sammys bs. Does that mod work with XXDLID 4.1.1?
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Didn't know there was a xxdlid.
If you do a call to *#1234#
What does the AP say?
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Use liquidsmooth rom. Im using it cause i had the same problem as you described. Im using it and its damn smooth.
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Didn't know there was a xxdlid.
If you do a call to *#1234#
What does the AP say?
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Ap:XDLJ2..
CP:i9300xxdlid
Csc: I9300NEEDLI2
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Idk maybe just my device. Launcher Pro & Go lags like hell. Nova not as much. But still my S2 lags nothing.

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Idk maybe just my device. Launcher Pro & Go lags like hell. Nova not as much. But still my S2 lags nothing.
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It is most likely your device. My phone doesn't lag or stutter at all. It's smooth and fast. Even with Energy Saver Mode turned on it is still OK.
I use Touchwiz and all Samsung Apps are still installed.

Doesnt it lag when pressing menu on touchwiz? Any advice on what i should do?
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endrit9 said:
Doesnt it lag when pressing menu on touchwiz? Any advice on what i should do?
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As I said, NO LAG!
Unfortunately I have no concrete advice regarding menu key. One thing I found usefull though, is to clean autostart from unneeded apps.

In OP shoes i would full wipe and install stock firmware .
jjue

You can try the leaked rom 4.1.2. It works very well with siyah 1.8 kernel or any stock 4.1.1 roms.
Just remember to full wipe before and after flashing any roms. (Just a safety procedure.)

I was just soooo pissed off today.....i went to my providers centwr and saw they started selling SIII mini, i swear-it was faster than my S3 which is running on 4.1.2 leak (wanamlite 5) and 1.8 siyah with some minor tweaks from stweaks, seriously, im kind of dissapointed, some mid end device is faster than flagship-this isnt normal
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gaspernemec said:
seriously, im kind of dissapointed, some mid end device is faster than flagship-this isnt normal
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Youre right, it isnt normal so id suggest you look closer to home at your phone rather than think all s3 minis are faster than all s3s. They arent

skimminstones said:
Youre right, it isnt normal so id suggest you look closer to home at your phone rather than think all s3 minis are faster than all s3s. They arent
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Yeah i already did...data wipe at place itself, doesnt seem any faster....when i have time i will flash it to pure deodexed stock w/o mods...everything stock and than see what happens
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anyone else

I had some of those problems - some menus not as fast or smooth as the s3 mini in a store, the application manager crashing and stuff
- jb 4.1.1 stock unrooted - factory wipe after update from ics
So I went through and deleted all apps that I don't use, particularly apps with back ground processes like widgets (animated weather widget apps for example) and then after clearing ram as well, the application manager would work, so I went through and disabled Samsung stuff that looks unimportant
Now it all just blazes, so fast.

gaspernemec said:
Yeah i already did...data wipe at place itself, doesnt seem any faster....when i have time i will flash it to pure deodexed stock w/o mods...everything stock and than see what happens
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FYI odexed rom's a bit faster

TW Lag an phone Lag...

No matter what TW Rom I'm in I get lag either scrolling thru the main screens or in the menu..Only does it on TWlauncher...well also here an there I get lag..really like this phone but not real impressed with performance...
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Run an aosp/cm/aokp for now and the lag will be gone. Or you can run a rebloated touvhwiz ROM. Or run a custom kernel and overclock. Or just get a different phone if it bugs you that much.
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GBPackerFanForLife said:
No matter what TW Rom I'm in I get lag either scrolling thru the main screens or in the menu..Only does it on TWlauncher...well also here an there I get lag..really like this phone but not real impressed with performance...
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My suggestion is to upgrade to MDL (if you haven't already) and flash a custom TW kernel. This makes a world of difference over stock for smoothness and battery life is still great (depending on the kernel settings used). Other thing you can try is lowering the animation scale in developer options.

How I find Developer options lol
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GBPackerFanForLife said:
How I find Developer options lol
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In About Phone tap your build number 7 times to unlock dev options. Then hit the back button tap dev options and scroll down, if you don't want any animations just turn the three off.

Never had lag issue with the S3 or the note on TW...Samsung really needs to get this phone running like butter right out of the box ya know...
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GBPackerFanForLife said:
Never had lag issue with the S3 or the note on TW...Samsung really needs to get this phone running like butter right out of the box ya know...
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It takes time. The gs3 was not smooth and neither was the gs2 when it first came out. And with updates it slowly becomes better. Be patient.
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i had some bad lag when i was stock.. but now that im running a custom rom and kernel it is just about gone now.. yea i kno people shouildnt have to flash a custom kernel or rom to get rid of the lag but im sure samsung will fix soon

Ya I'm rooted running premium ROM using nova launcher...but this phone should not lag at all...there has to be a major update coming from Samsung I would think...lol for this nice of a phone...
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GBPackerFanForLife said:
Ya I'm rooted running premium ROM using nova launcher...but this phone should not lag at all...there has to be a major update coming from Samsung I would think...lol for this nice of a phone...
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You can always flash the crossbreeder mod....it eliminated all lag on my phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113150

Ya I did the developer options transition scale trick that helped with two launcher lag but I still get a ton when writing long emails in TBD stock email app. A lot of times the keyboard can't keep up AMD gets stuck behind after about a paragraph of typing. Super annoying.
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It personally sickens me that we have to do anything to this phone to get it to work well for us. Samsung needs to fix these issues and make this phone fly like it should with the hardware in it. No changing developer options or using a custom kernel or tweaking.

GiantJay said:
It personally sickens me that we have to do anything to this phone to get it to work well for us. Samsung needs to fix these issues and make this phone fly like it should with the hardware in it. No changing developer options or using a custom kernel or tweaking.
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Amen to that!!!!
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GiantJay said:
It personally sickens me that we have to do anything to this phone to get it to work well for us. Samsung needs to fix these issues and make this phone fly like it should with the hardware in it. No changing developer options or using a custom kernel or tweaking.
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Very much agreed. i personally have minimal lag....there obviously should be none. Hopefully when the next update finally drops the lag will be taken care of.

I had the same issue but once I rooted, removed bloat, disabled some apps and installed a custom kernel all the lag is gone. I'm running No Frills CPU to control the CPU and I have it set at Max 1998GHz, Min 378MHz, Governor= Performance, I/O scheduler= deadline. Not having any issues with battery either. Works Great!
Also I noticed that S Voice was never mentioned. You have to uninstall it or make it so the home button doesn't activate it.

I'm running ktoonz 7/2 kernel with all his settings. Wow it gets rid of all the lag. Plus the phone don't run so hot like it does stock. Nice and cool and fast. I get 24-30+ hours before battery swap. I was also very pissed that out of the box this phone is kind of ****ty. Thanks to our great devs its fixed
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[Q] S4 RAM Question

Just have a quick question iv'e heard that on the s4 that touchwiz takes up a lot of ram from the 2gb available does that mean if i install another ROM will give me more ram to work with ?

Yes ,but Android is not Windows. Free RAM is wasted RAM. Without touchwiz and the Samsung bloat give you more space on infernal SD. If Android need RAM so the low mem killer kicks in and clean unused apps.
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H0[)iNi said:
Yes ,but Android is not Windows. Free RAM is wasted RAM. Without touchwiz and the Samsung bloat give you more space on infernal SD. If Android need RAM so the low mem killer kicks in and clean unused apps.
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ok thanks for the reply csn you have multiple apps open and still be lag free and smooth?

Youngpuzzlez said:
ok thanks for the reply csn you have multiple apps open and still be lag free and smooth?
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Depends on how many apps are open and what rom because if have a custom boalt free rom you will not have any laggs but if you have a device filled with apps like sammy rom you sometimes might have some laggs
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medoooooo said:
Depends on how many apps are open and what rom because if have a custom boalt free rom you will not have any laggs but if you have a device filled with apps like sammy rom you sometimes might have some laggs
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ok thanks for helping