chrisj1968 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 The S4 surely is getting alot of attention in TV commercials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ33 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I don't know the whole list but I D-LInk and other routers are having problems. The SG3 and Iphone 5 have no problems on the router. I think the solution is to never buy crappy d-link routers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I spend a lot of time looking at my phone, so it being pleasing to the eye mean a lot to me, and to me Touchwiz looks horrible, I got genuinely annoyed being immersed in the UI. To me it looked so toylike, it especially irritated me that it all looked different, like it was a combination of 10 designers locked in different rooms designing different parts, which no idea what the others were doing. The only real advantage of staying with Touchwiz is if you use those features they bake in, like the air gestures and other stuff, which I didn't. After putting the GE ROM on, I ended with with a phone with a great camera, a gorgeous screen, and a UI that looked great to me. The GE ROM has no compatibility issues with the camera and stuff like CyanogenMod does. ok, I never tried it so don't know of the benefits etc... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 unfortunately, the only good phones this days are the high end ones; for all the other ones i fell something is missing; i guess you get what u pay for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melfster Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I think the solution is to never buy crappy d-link routers. You have no idea what talking about. Its Samsung problem not dlink. Or toss the S4 the crapper. There are so many better phones then S4. Its really unfortunate that Samsung can't even test their phones. Its not just d-link its apparently more routers. The S4 is not as good as S3 was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajua Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 One of my recently discovered free apps that are great and use everyday: - EZ Weather HD. Great interface with all the info you need. The widgets are really good looking. oW Weather is another one but doesn't have widgets yet. - File Commander. The best interface I've seen on file managers. Another good one is Sliding Explorer, which is in beta. ES File Explorer is one of my favorites but I'm now using File Commander more and more. - Falcon Pro (is not listed on Google Play, get it at getfalcon.pro) is a great and now free Twitter client. Plume is my daily driver but is not cheap, though. - Smoothie Photo Editor. After trying the plethora of photo editors that are available, I've settled with it and purchased the Pro version. - Textra. It's a really good app for SMS and MMS. I'm having problems with HTC's stock SMS app and Textra is now my main SMS app. - Converbee is a unit converter. It has a terrific interface and tons of features. Hands down the best for converting currency, units, etc. Those are one of my recommendations for less known apps, outside of the almost-default apps like FB, Twitter, Instagram, etc. About ROMs, I would check if the picture quality and features are the same with stock AOSP ROMs and even 3rd party ones. Normally, this is the first thing one misses when using ROMs. If you like TouchWiz, keep it. If not, try another ROM. That's how I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted August 19, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted August 19, 2013 Why not just keep it stock? My s3 still runs stock. I'm asking as I genuinely don't know what the appeal or benefit of rooting is.Well for one, I like messing around with things if I can. Given the "ease" of rooting phones, it's just something that I think, "I have to do this." However, there are also applications that I use that require root access (titanium backup as an example, last time I checked). With that said though, I didn't realise the air gestures were Touchwiz enabled. Having only just got to grips with them they are still a novelty to me, so I may stick with it for a while unless I can find a custom ROM that includes the same feature. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntegralDerivative Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 After searching through XDA. I have found several mods/apps that you could make use of: CM 10.2(root): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316100 Thermometer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2403332 Live and HD Wallpapers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285405 SystemUI with centered clock, 100% battery(root): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317416 GMD GestureControl(root): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535740 ActiveNotifications: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395549 Weed Scale(for drugs): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734093 If you want to learn about Tasker, Here's a guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110775 Most of these require you to be more experienced, But that shouldnt stop you from trying. There are tons of "Android for beginners" articles all over the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpe1984 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 my previous phone is gs3 ,it worked well with me ,can meet my the-time requirements , not to mention gs4...and i really think that SAMSUNG can produce better quality phones , it's a reliable brand.just believe your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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