Nath
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My Nexus has crashed Apps like that before. But then so has my iPad 
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Steve
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The only app iv had crash on me on the S3 is facebook
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John
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I've had crashed apps, just never that one Ash has posted.
Told us so what JM Curdy? Your phone was broken and it's looking more and more like the user was broken too.
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Eddx14xe
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Strangely enough, the only apps that have crashed on my S3 is the drag racer game and........... the Google chrome browser.
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A2H GO
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Bit of an update after 48 hours....
I've had no crashes other than that about 3-4 times, which is obviously the same issue.
Now I've got Sync on I'm actually getting notifications and stuff updating/pushing which is nice. Will have to see how it affects the battery. 82% so far today.
Don't like having to use that menu button, like in Chrome for forward and back arrows, they should just be on the screen like a desktop browser not hidden away in a menu. And how the address bar doesn't dissapear when you scroll.
Also, don't like how you can't change the order of the apps in the App drawer or even move the app drawer icon itself.
I put a few widgets on the various home screens when I got it and since doing that I can't say I've used any of them. I can't see as they really serve any benefit over just opening the full app? Great so I can now see one tweet by scrolling left three times to get to my twitter widget, or I can just tap the icon on my home screen and seem them all...
Scrollings not as 'light' you don't seem to go as far with a swipe and it stops more suddenly, not sure if this can be adjusted in settings at all?
Some 3rd Party apps like Natwest and ebay don't seem as polished as the iOS versions, slightly laggy and awkward. Most of the top apps in the store seem to be the ones that were in the Apple App store 6-12 months ago.
Still liking the bigger screen although not sure if the benefit of being able to see more is outweighed by its awkwardness. Even then I'm not sure you can see anymore it just makes everything bigger, like text, but because its not as high DPI the text doesn't appear perfectly crisp making it harder to read anyway. Wouln't like to read a book on it for any period of time.
Don't get me wrong though I'm only pointing out the negatives here (which are more niggles than issues), overall I still really like the phone.
[Edited on 18-10-2012 by A2H GO]
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Steve
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you can change the order of the apps or hide ones you dont use etc by opening up the app drawer then clicking the bottom left menu button then edit
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Steve
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if you dont get that option, it may be because your OS isnt up to date i think my gf couldnt do it on hers, then she checked for updates and it did. Infact id check for updates anyway as mine did a big one after i had it out the box
[Edited on 18-10-2012 by Steve]
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mwg
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I thought from what I had read on here that the S3 was perfect in every single way 
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Dom
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That FC sounds like TouchWiz going belly up; as Steve said, make sure the phone is up-to-date and running the latest.
Tbh, you might get on better with a stock ROM rather than Samsung's TouchWiz; just make sure you backup everything if you go that route.
As for widgets, i agree that Twitter/Facebook/Social-based widgets are a bit pointless but having calendars/reminders on the home-screen is pretty useful.
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A2H GO
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Steve - Got the option to hide (which I've used to hide all the Samsung bloatware) but cant rearrange. It's running 4.1.1, think thats the latest?
I'm wary about installing a custom rom as I've got a feeling it will break more things than it fixes. Also don't want to loose access to Natwest App or Sky Go etc as a result of rooting.
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Steve
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yeah i get a hide option and an edit in my menu  then i can hold down apps and drag them around
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A2H GO
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Yes you can drag them around but no matter where you drop it, it puts it back where you took it from 
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Steve
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Doesn't if you use the edit option first
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A2H GO
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Nope even in edit mode it won't let you.
Show me a screenshot of your app drawer with apps not in alphabetical order?
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Steve
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hold on
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Steve
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and menu with the edit option
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Steve
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click on view type and change it to Customisable Grid 
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Whittie
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Shit signal where you are steve
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A2H GO
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Nice one! I was missing selecting the 'customisable grid' option
So much better not having youTube on the second page, I'm a fussy bugger.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
I'm wary about installing a custom rom as I've got a feeling it will break more things than it fixes. Also don't want to loose access to Natwest App or Sky Go etc as a result of rooting.
There's root workarounds for most apps, including Sky Go. And going to a stock ROM shouldn't break anything, you just won't have TouchWiz or any of the Samsung Apps.
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chrisritch
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Just ordered mine, Be with me tomorrow 
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Whittie
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Moved from iphone?
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chrisritch
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I was going to go for the iPhone 5 but the waiting list is too long and S3 turns up tomorrow which is my birthday .
And Ian Ayre looks a pleb in your avatar
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Whittie
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Ahh fair enough!
And yes, hence me looking at him in that way, it was a few days after we missed out on Dempsey iirc
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Whittie
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Also just noticed Joe Allen is deffo trying to get into the picture  Joe coles head is making the woman behind me look like she has had a nasty bump also
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