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Post Your S3 "Set-Up"

pseudoware

pseudoware

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Can S3 owners post something brief about their phone's set up. Hopefully, this can serve as an "at-a-glance" resource for current and future owners to get ideas on themes, widgets, accessories or whatever.

As we go forward and new stuff becomes available, Jelly Bean is released for our phone, various ROMS (for those who root) evolve, hopefully this thread can evolve as well, while continuing to serve as an archive.

Also, if we can keep images to a minimum. I love the "show your homescreen" thread, but on Tapatalk, the images often don't load before the traffic light turns green. :D

Anyway, here's mine (and sorry if this has been done already and I missed it).

32 GB microSD card
Nova Launcher
SwiftKey 3 keyboard
homescreen widgets - Simple Calendar, ToDo List
K-9 mail (replaces stock email client)
Rooted, still stock ROM, (almost) all bloatware uninstalled
JuiceDefender, DroidWall & AdFree
Ringke SLIM Lite case
 
Mind telling me why you chose K-9 Mail over the default Mail app?? I didn't see any advantages of owning that app instead of the normal mail app, or am I missing something?
 
Blue32
Stock Rooted/de-bloated
ICS Blue Themed Toggles w/WiFi toggle
16GB microSD card(shipped with my DX)
Nova Launcher Prime
"Chrome Rings" Clock/Weather/Battery Widget
naked
 
32gb sd card
Nova Launcher Prime
Rooted / KyanROM (ICS themed)
Fancy Widgets Pro
PowerAMP pro
Popup Notifications (for texts)
ICS keyboard
WidgetLocker

And I'll add the 50gb dropbox I got for free too.
 
White 16gb -
rooted/stock debloated
apex launcher pro using metrostation icons
widget locker
swiftkey 3
quickpic
tunee music
airdroid
business calendar
 
RoarOfZonda said:
Mind telling me why you chose K-9 Mail over the default Mail app?? I didn't see any advantages of owning that app instead of the normal mail app, or am I missing something?
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When configured properly, K-9 synchronization w/the server, using multiple accounts on various protocols, is the boss. Other clients fail in this area with at least one of the accounts I use (two separate sent/spam/deleted mailboxes, configuring "delete mail on server" doesn't work, duplicate sent messages, etc). Other features that can be set per account:

- email signature
- new msg notification sound
- default msg download size
- display settings
- polling frequency (when push isn't available)
- msg storage location (internal or sd card)
 
pseudoware said:
When configured properly, K-9 synchronization w/the server, using multiple accounts on various protocols, is the boss. Other clients fail in this area with at least one of the accounts I use (two separate sent/spam/deleted mailboxes, configuring "delete mail on server" doesn't work, duplicate sent messages, etc). Other features that can be set per account:

- email signature
- new msg notification sound
- default msg download size
- display settings
- polling frequency (when push isn't available)
- msg storage location (internal or sd card)
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The killer feature for me is the unified inbox. Emails from different accounts and folders all in one handy dandy location.
 
Pebble Blue 16G
32G class 10 microSD card
Case: Black Kickstand Double Layer Hard Case Cover for Samsung Galaxy S3 III i9300
Rooted: Rom-Omega v11, Kernel-Siyah, Modem-XXBLG8
Touchwiz and Nova Launchers (still deciding)
SwiftKey 3 keyboard
GO sms
Beautiful Widgets
Widgetsoid
Quickpic
PowerAMP pro (to have controls on lockscreen)

Pep
 
-16GB Blue
-32GB class 10 Samsung sdcard (hands down the fastest memory card I've ever used)
-Rearth Ringke Slim Lite case and screen protector
-Stock, updated software with no-flash root, bloat frozen
-Nova launcher, one homescreen with 4 folders containing 8 frequently used apps in each, ConceptICS HD icon theme
-Beautiful Weather 4x1 widget
-Live Gallery LWP with over 1,000 HD wallpapers I've collected over the past two years, set to change every 10 minutes
 
Physical:
-Blue
-No case
-No screen protection

Storage:
-16GB version
-16GB, class 10 Kingston sd
-Directory bind of /sdcard/data/games to /extSdcard

Android:
-root access
-Wanam lite custom ROM (samsung based)
- JB domination theme

Kernel:
-Siyah custom kernel
-CPU Overclocked to 1704MHz
-CPU Undervolted to 725mV
-GPU Overclocked to 533MHz

Apps, mods and enhancements:
-Black Gmail
-Black Play
-Black dialer
-Black aosp messaging (modified 5 line sms input)
-Black ics dock icons
-PowerAmp (ics theme)
-Smart keyboard pro
-Go Launcher
-Go calendar / contacts widgets (ics themed)
-Quickpic gallery
-FolderSync - Syncs /sdcard and /extSdcard to NAS
-Estrongs File manager - Browsing via FTP to NAS externally

Accessories:
-Sennheiser CX300 ear buds
-GameKlip (ordered)
 
Rachel_Ambler said:
The killer feature for me is the unified inbox. Emails from different accounts and folders all in one handy dandy location.
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I don't know about folders, but the stock email client can put emails from different accounts into the same inbox.

Anyway...

White 16GB
64GB Sandisk U1 microSDXC
Go Launcher
Poweramp Pro
Perfect Keyboard
aWARemote Pro - remote control Winamp on PC :)
Stock email
Numerous browsers - Chrome, stock, Dolphin, Opera
Chrome to Phone
ClockSync - syncs phone time to atomic clock
Tasker - trying unsuccessfully :o

Stock LFB; rooted; % circle battery mod; CRT-OFF + ON mod (my favourite)
Droidwall firewall
Titanium Backup Pro
Live Wallpaper - Solar Winds (old version)

Incipio Silicrylic Dual Pro case
Screen naked and smooth
Sennheiser CX400II earbuds
 
As a note, please leave case links, or other such links, for the appropriate thread. Linking to Google Play to share apps you use often is ok, so long as it doesn't violate our spam rules. Thanks for understanding!

As for my setup:

Sprint Blue 16GB GS3
-32GB Class 10 microSD card
-Rooted stock LG8
-No third party launcher
-Kickstand case (the phone is too thin and falls out of my side pocket too easily)
-No screen protector

Apps that I use practically every day:
-LBE Privacy Guard (for firewall + permission settings)
-AirDroid (wireless syncing)
-Boat Browser
-FlipBoard
-Jorte calendar
-Beautiful Widgets
-Widgetlocker
 
scooter1942 said:
have you heard of Universal Remote? its almost twice the price, but it controls just about everything. ive tried the free version, and it works quite well

ill post with my setup once ive got it set up properly :D
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Yes, I have Universal Remote (free version), but aWARemote gives full access to library, EQ, playlist, and album art etc. and it can start Winamp if it isn't already running.

Universal Remote is more generic - play, pause, skip controls etc. but I don't know about the full version.
 
Verizon white 16GB GS3
Totally stock software
No SD card
Speck Candyshell (malachite/grey) & Otterbox Commuter (glacier) arriving this week
 
Blue sprint 16gb rooted
Stock rom
16gb sd card
Cwm recovery
Pt phone case black
42576e5a-7796-efb1.jpg

Home screen changes every hour thx to zedge.
 
few questions.

i noticed a lot of you are using Nova Launcher. Is that similar to Launcher Pro? I had Launcher Pro on my Captivate and loved it.
 
Sprint Pebble Blue 32GB GS3
- 32GB Class microSD card
- No third party launcher (tried them... don't like them)
- Seidio surface case
- No screen protector

Apps used alot:
- Mileage Tracker
- HBOgo
- Chrome Browser
- K-9 Mail
- Stock MyCalendar
- GasBuddy
- Fast Reboot
- Chase Mobile Banking
- Mobilityware Solitaire
- Dropbox
- Google Voice
- Sky Drive
- Locale

I've had to use:
- Addons Detector
- AirPush Detector
- Contact Cleaner
- Contact Analyzer 2

Hope I don't need to use:
- Where's My Droid
 
16gb pebble blue
Apex Launcher
Verizon Messaging App (used to use GoSMS pro, but got tired of the MMS group texting double notifications)
Business Calendar
Swiftkey
Beautifiul Widgets
Audiomanager Pro
Widgetlocker
SwitchPro Widget
Poweramp
Ringke SLIM Lite case
 
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