Make your S3 a S4- FULL GUIDE - Galaxy S III General

Sup guys check out this video of my s3. Got multiple s4 apks, wallpapers, themed keyboard, ringtones and all on 4.2.1 sammy rom. Almost looks like the real thing.

Yeah you should also saw off the bezel, move the flash and cram another sensor above the light sensor, then you're set
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hahahah yup, after that just fit another 4 processors inside and im good to go

ballsofsteel said:
Yeah you should also saw off the bezel, move the flash and cram another sensor above the light sensor, then you're set
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Started to saw off the bezel but i think i took too much off, Can you suggest a good strong glue to stick some bezel back on please......
The flash Was easy to move but the hole it has left is annoying, will cover it with some paper i think.
Cant figure how to make the camera same pixel as the S4.
I alsl made the screen bigger by wearing some magnifying glasses which looks amazing.
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jayc1980 said:
Started to saw off the bezel but i think i took too much off, Can you suggest a good s. ong glue to stick some bezel back on please......
The flash Was easy to move but the hole it has left is annoying, will cover it with some paper i think.
Cant figure how to make the camera same pixel as the S4.
I alsl made the screen bigger by wearing some magnifying glasses which looks amazing.
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Lol whats next? Spray the whole cover frost white or black mist?. I would rather wait for the s4 then to modify the hardware of the s3. Cause it will and as always be called the galaxy s3

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S-Pen tips which 1 do you prefer?

I'm currently using the white one. I just wanted to see what the masses are using.
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brettsaylor87 said:
I'm currently using the white one. I just wanted to see what the masses are using.
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Plastic (white is way better ) but without screen protector I recommend black because it is rubber and wont scratch te screen
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I don't have a screen protector so I'm using the black one.
I am using the white one with a screen protector.
im not using a screen protector...and i never changed the tip...which is the black one with a white base
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im not using a screen protector...and i never changed the tip...which is the black one with a white base
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Same here.
No screen protector (yet). I'm preferring the rubber (the black one). I like the slight grip effect it has.
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im not using a screen protector...and i never changed the tip...which is the black one with a white base
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Same here.
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black without protector, but with book case Samsung
Hmm maybe i should switch back because i do not have a screen guard yet
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I would if I were you.
I don't understand how a smooth rounded tip of plastic can scratch a smooth glass surface. I can easily understand the pen scarring or scratching a soft thin plastic screen protector though. IMO The only advantage of a screen protector is reduce glare and / or it is very cheap to replace if it gets scratched which is easier to scratch than glass.
What is the different on the tips. i didn't understand why there was so many tips with it
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As someone nicely told me recently...the white ones are just hard plastic, while the black ones are rubbery.
fischerben said:
What is the different on the tips. i didn't understand why there was so many tips with it
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It looks like there are two types, just multiple of these, incase they break or get dirty or something. I like the white ones for screen protector and the black ones when I don't have a screen protector on.
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I don't understand how a smooth rounded tip of plastic can scratch a smooth glass surface. I can easily understand the pen scarring or scratching a soft thin plastic screen protector .
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Try it and you will know how it scratches the screen , but if it does remember we have warned you
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Why on Gods green earth would samsung include a tip that would scratch your screen
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Why on Gods green earth would samsung include a tip that would scratch your screen
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I think you haven't used a samsung note Before but this is the sad fact that the white tip (when wear happens in it) scratches the screen, but when new it won't
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I have an Intuos 3 tablet and it comes with the same tips just a little larger and the different tips have a different feel when drawing. That is the main reson for the different tips. The tablet comes with a plastic sheet over the drawing surface that has some tooth on it to give the feel of paper and the nibs (pen tips) wear down with usage and wear the tooth off the covering sheet with use. On glass I doubt you will be able to wear the nibs (tips) down as they slide very easily across the glass.
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I have an Intuos 3 tablet and it comes with the same tips just a little larger and the different tips have a different feel when drawing. That is the main reson for the different tips. The tablet comes with a plastic sheet over the drawing surface that has some tooth on it to give the feel of paper and the nibs (pen tips) wear down with usage and wear the tooth off the covering sheet with use. On glass I doubt you will be able to wear the nibs (tips) down as they slide very easily across the glass.
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I think you forget about dust!! Unless you live in a clean space, anyway search in any forum whatever it was note II or note one and you will find allot of forums that discusses how the pen scratches the screen
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Tutorial How to change Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 S Pen Lead

Do your Samsung S Pen Lead is unusable anymore or need to renew it ?
Here a Step by Step by doing that .
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The first picture show about the tool you need . The tool is given when you buy Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 .
The Second Picture show that Hold your Samsung S Pen
The Third Picture show that you the tool to clip on the S Pen Lead .
The Fourth Picture show that use the Tool to pull the S Pen Out .
Press Thanks if I help .
That is awesome I was wondering what that little plastic bag was for.
What I want to know is what the white nibs are, I have two
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What I want to know is what the white nibs are, I have two
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I believe the difference between the white and black nibs is their hardness. I prefer the feel of the white nibs in the stylus, but everyone will have their own preference.
On a side note: this thread should be moved to Q&A and stickied.
saltorio said:
I believe the difference between the white and black nibs is their hardness. I prefer the feel of the white nibs in the stylus, but everyone will have their own preference.
On a side note: this thread should be moved to Q&A and stickied.
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I have black nibs with my wacom but the bit on the tip is new
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Black are rubber, white are plastic and some say can scratch the screen if you have no protector.
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KoRoZIV said:
Black are rubber, white are plastic and some say can scratch the screen if you have no protector.
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Cool got a screen protector coming so guess white would be good for it but that would also scratch the protector.
I'll stick to the black ones
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Black are rubber, white are plastic and some say can scratch the screen if you have no protector.
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None of the nubs will scratch the screen by themselves, what will scratch the screen is when dust that has a hardness value greater than the screen gets trapped between the nub and the screen. Chances of that happening are fairly high if your a heavy user of the S Pen.
I would always recommend a good screen protector no matter the type of glass your screen is made of.
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None of the nubs will scratch the screen by themselves, what will scratch the screen is when dust that has a hardness value greater than the screen gets trapped between the nub and the screen. Chances of that happening are fairly high if your a heavy user of the S Pen.
I would always recommend a good screen protector no matter the type of glass your screen is made of.
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I got one coming just to be safe
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Anyone have this case?

Does anyone have this case? Can you post some pictures, I am debating between this or the clear one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-SMOKE...782973?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5aecf8c4fd
I have the white one if u would like those pics.
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DowntownJeffBrown said:
I have the white one if u would like those pics.
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That would be awesome.
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DowntownJeffBrown said:
I have the white one if u would like those pics.
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I saw your post in the other thread after searching, no need to post here unless you want to =] thanks for posting them btw
I have this exact case. I'll try to post some pics soon.
mackster248 said:
That would be awesome.
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Here ya go looks like someone with the exact case is gonna show some pics too :thumbup:
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DowntownJeffBrown said:
Here ya go looks like someone with the exact case is gonna show some pics too :thumbup:
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Any particular reason why you chose the clear instead of the smoke?
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Any particular reason why you chose the clear instead of the smoke?
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I wanted the back to be more visible. But this case shows the back perfect but no sparkle effect. Much like the poetic atmosphere case just not uneven and blotchy like the atmosphere case is.
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You can clearly see the Nexus and LG logo, but cannot see the glitter flakes.
The TPU part is all matte, not fully/partially glossy like most others.
The buttons are a bit mushy, so I cut a slit underneath the power and volume buttons for a slightly "clickier" feel.
I'm not sure if you can see in the picture, but the top and bottom of the front lip is higher than the sides of the front lip.
The lip is low enough on the sides that I'm not bothered by it when swiping from the sides of the screen.
Cutouts are all perfect.
man...i really like how both the clear and smoke look. can't choose!!
how it's hard to remove/to put back on?
The case is very easy to install and remove. If you are familiar with tpu cases, this one is just slightly more difficult because it seems like a more rigid tpu.
You won't have any difficulties.
I also have an XO skin on the back, and the smoked plastic does not stick to it.
No "waterspots" are created.
The case did lift my front, full cut XO screen protector.
I recommend a case fit version or those regular hard plastic ones that doesn't cover the entire glass.
Thank you all so much for posting this case. I've been looking for one like this for months. Just ordered the clear one.
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Thank you all so much for posting this case. I've been looking for one like this for months. Just ordered the clear one.
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Good choice. Great case BTW it has great protection and doesn't push my screen protector back at all. I have a BSE case optimised protector.
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4Pr3mier said:
You can clearly see the Nexus and LG logo, but cannot see the glitter flakes.
The TPU part is all matte, not fully/partially glossy like most others.
The buttons are a bit mushy, so I cut a slit underneath the power and volume buttons for a slightly "clickier" feel.
I'm not sure if you can see in the picture, but the top and bottom of the front lip is higher than the sides of the front lip.
The lip is low enough on the sides that I'm not bothered by it when swiping from the sides of the screen.
Cutouts are all perfect.
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Nice looking case, but is that a stress crack that's appearing near the camera cutout?
Elsydeon said:
Nice looking case, but is that a stress crack that's appearing near the camera cutout?
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It is a slight imperfection from the molding process. It is noticeable in direct light, but has not bothered me enough to request a replacement. It would take a good amount of impact to break or crack this plastic. The surface is completely smooth where the imperfection is. Ebay cases..... you get what you pay for....
4Pr3mier said:
You can clearly see the Nexus and LG logo, but cannot see the glitter flakes.
The TPU part is all matte, not fully/partially glossy like most others.
The buttons are a bit mushy, so I cut a slit underneath the power and volume buttons for a slightly "clickier" feel.
I'm not sure if you can see in the picture, but the top and bottom of the front lip is higher than the sides of the front lip.
The lip is low enough on the sides that I'm not bothered by it when swiping from the sides of the screen.
Cutouts are all perfect.
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Is that the smoke or clear version? Thanks.
rdoane said:
Is that the smoke or clear version? Thanks.
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Smoke
I should have got the frosted back....
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309041291a said:
I should have got the frosted back....
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What did you get? And how come you want the frosted back?

Earpiece scratches

Hey, i've noticed that the earpiece on my s4 scratches way easier than on my s3. It's due to the fact that it is slightly more raised off the front glass than on the s3. Is anyone else noticing small scratches on the earpiece?
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Same here,
The chrome like ring around the earpiece easily scratches off
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Tried to scratch mine with no help, still intact :good:
Don't try. It should scratch easily with reuglar use..lol im also seeing it scratched in alot of review videos if you look closely...in my opinion the earpiece on both the s3 and s2 were less sratchable...
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I already tried, even with scissors :silly:
NO scratches whatsoever, maybe I was luck and got good set of earpiece :good:
noideaforusername said:
I already tried, even with scissors :silly:
NO scratches whatsoever, maybe I was luck and got good set of earpiece :good:
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In that case be very thankful!
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jboodram said:
In that case be very thankful!
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I am very thankful and hope it won't get problems like yours :fingers-crossed:
Me too.
jboodram said:
Hey, i've noticed that the earpiece on my s4 scratches way easier than on my s3. It's due to the fact that it is slightly more raised off the front glass than on the s3. Is anyone else noticing small scratches on the earpiece?
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Yep I got a scratch already on the metal cover for the ear piece. I also notice that the second and third little hole (from left to right) seems to be clogged or a metal part just underneath - oh an the last one too. I even attempted to unclogged one of those holes with a very sharp pin and that's when I notice they are not clogged. Those holes look just look clogged but it's just components under the grill.
I got massive scratches on the first 3-4 days of use on the camera metal ring. It should be made from the same material on the sides.
Same here also got scratches on the camera grill!
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diolamen said:
Yep I got a scratch already on the metal cover for the ear piece. I also notice that the second and third little hole (from left to right) seems to be clogged or a metal part just underneath - oh an the last one too. I even attempted to unclogged one of those holes with a very sharp pin and that's when I notice they are not clogged. Those holes look just look clogged but it's just components under the grill.
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I did the same thing!!! Also dust keeps getting in there so I keep sticking in things to clean it lol
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Dropped my GD phone. Four days old.

I was walking down the street. Get a notification. Go to pull it out of my pocket. Snags my coat and slides right to the sidewalk. Only dropped two feet at most cuz I kinda fumbled it with my other hand. Quite irritating as there is no way to fix it but to find a new chassis or buy a new device. I'm usually so careful. Never dropped a phone before. Seriously ever. I'm super ocd about the condition of my devices. I dunno if I can handle looking at the little dings for as long as it takes to afford a new device/parts. Might post pictures later if anyone cares to see the results of a standard pocket to concrete drop. Luckily no cracks or scratches in the glass. Tiny dings and tiny tiny scratches on the back.
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Any scratch on Front + Back screen? (With Protector/ case)? Picture would be great and thanks for sharing.
I did not have a case on it at the time. There was a small ding on the front glass but removing the OEM film cleared that up. The rear has a few tiny dings and itty nitty scratches. The aluminum frame has a couple dings. Nothing that most people would crap about but most of us here at xda are kinda nutty about clean devices. I'll post photos as soon as my wife comes home.
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Sorry to hear that. But lucky the screen doesn't crack/ shutter. Thanks and looking forward to see the details.
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I did not have a case on it at the time. There was a small ding on the front glass but removing the OEM film cleared that up. The rear has a few tiny dings and itty nitty scratches. The aluminum frame has a couple dings. Nothing that most people would crap about but most of us here at xda are kinda nutty about clean devices. I'll post photos as soon as my wife comes home.
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i could see it happening easily enough myself. this is the first phone iv had with a shiny back on it. my last phone was a cheap samsung so the plastic makes it easier to grip. it would be even worse with cold hands id say. ill probably try and get some skin for the back of it when they are out, something with a bit of texture on it would be better. and it would cover the logo too!
what does the screen feel like with out the screen protector on it? its just regular glass? and did the logo come off?
The logo did come off. Its kinda cool. The glass underneath feels harder and less slick I guess. It's hard to explain but the glass underneath doesn't grab fingerprints and oil and dust as much as the film did. Also when there are finger prints and smudges you can't see them as much when the display is on. I took the film off my xperia ion as well.
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I tried taking pictures with a moto electrify and an HTC one. Neither can pull a good enough macro shot to see the damage.
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I've dropped my Xperia Ray couple of hundred times,I think this one will suffer the same destiny Thats why I'm kind of relieved bout the fact that rear of z1c is just plastic,bought a case ofcourse immediately after purchase of this gem of phone. Couldn't be happier.
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I'm sorry to hear that. Apart from the external damage does the phone work ok as before ?
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I'm sorry to hear that. Apart from the external damage does the phone work ok as before ?
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It works exactly the same as before.
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Mine has small hairline scratch on the camera lens. cant see it unless i check it out in a particular angle to light. Never fell...
my z1f have the same and it work fine now
Does anybody know where we can buy a replacement back cover for z1c? please post the link
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Does anybody know where we can buy a replacement back cover for z1c? please post the link
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Or any other parts...
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darksideauto said:
Or any other parts...
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Keep an eye on http://www.witrigs.com/ currently they have only Z1 but surely soon they will have compact.

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