ATT S3 distortion problem. - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

My cousin is having a problem with his S3, sometimes when he press menu the pop-up is distorted, unreadable, see the attachment,Att already replace the phone, but this is happening with the new one too, it's not rooted yet, duo it's stock condition, just receive an ota update, any idea or help to fix this?
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Same issue here
Reyland said:
My cousin is having a problem with his S3, sometimes when he press menu the pop-up is distorted, unreadable, see the attachment,Att already replace the phone, but this is happening with the new one too, it's not rooted yet, duo it's stock condition, just receive an ota update, any idea or help to fix this?
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Have you found an answer to this? My wife is having the same exact issue on her stock GS3 from T-mobile. Can't find much about this on the net. She's on her second phone with the same issue.

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[Q] Verizon GNex Jellybean problems.

First off, I'm running the latest update from Verizon. 4.1.1. I received the update OTA. I am rooted and bootloader is unlocked.
Second, my problem so far is that I have noticed after I updated to JB my phone will randomly lock up when the screen goes to sleep while accessing Google search via the search bar and browsing results. A battery pull is required to get the Gnex up and running along with a long boot up time similar to that when first updating.
Is anyone else experiencing this or any other problems? Anyone have any fixes?
I'm running the leak and I've never experienced this issue, Surprised it's happening on the OTA stock
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Me too, especially since Verizon took so long to release it. Fortunately, those are my only problems.
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OK its not just me. I am unlocked (by the way it unlocked on its own one morning on the way to work, weird.) No root though. And 10-20 times a day my phone will not turn on when I hit power button and then the boot up animation shows up. And takes forever as well. Its not just when I use Google search. Maybe I/we have an app not compatible with jelly bean or too many apps. Idk. But its frustrating because its always when I really need to use my phone. Do you guys have updated side loaded Google wallet app? Have you guys done a factory reset? Don't wanna reset if it won't fix the problem. Hope we get an update soon.
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I have not done a factory reset yet, but I will Saturday night since I'm off work Sunday and Monday and return results. I have no sideloaded apps other than flash player but removed it soon after the update despite no support for flash on JB.
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Messaging Issue

So when I'm sending a text, sometimes the cursor will keep moving to the front of a text and not continuing and I have no way to fix this. Other times, it starts erasing everything I wrote. Anyone else experiencing this? If so, any non root related solution?
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Did you check to mske sure there is no moister on the phone? Or that your hands are not touching the screen?
Try rebooting and or wiping the cache on the app
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Same thing happens to me
thought it was just me hitting the wrong thing, but happens all the time...
I've seen this happen multiple times on all 3 devices that my family has
Yeah i don't know why. I've checked it all, tried two different messaging and keyboard apps and did a factory reset. No luck. It's really hindering
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I have this problem too at times. Not enough to piss me off. I have heard people having success with GO SMS Pro. Might bork your MMS though.
Happens to me as well, i start typing then all of a sudden im at the beginning of the text still typing. I thought it was maybe a bug with Swiftkey or maybe i was accidently touching the screen but it guess not.
Tried it on another 3 og's
Same issue
Yea I have the same issue and I thought it was the stock LG keyboard. So I downloaded the android 4.2 keyboard and I'm still having the same issue. I'll deal with it for now because the 4.2 keyboard is legit and it only happens once in a while.
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I called Sprint, I'm taking it in and will probably get it replaced since not everyone has it. Hopefully an update fixes this or there's a rom that does
megamaster2 said:
I called Sprint, I'm taking it in and will probably get it replaced since not everyone has it. Hopefully an update fixes this or there's a rom that does
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It is NOT your hardware. This is a software bug in the messaging app. I discussed it HERE already. It's not the keyboard. I've tested multiple keyboard and multiple messaging apps. The problem resolves with a different messaging app. I've used GO SMS and now I'm using chompSMS.
This bug annoys the hell out of me and is the only reason I'm checking the forums every single night for an AOSP ROM to flash. I'm sure this will be resolved with an update to JB, but who knows when that's coming.
Try GO SMS, chompSMS, Handcent or any of the other Messaging apps in the market and this won't happen to you. Do not freeze your stock messaging app or MMS won't work.
This is a known issue at work. Our LG rep said we should have a fix out very soon. It is not a hardware issue and replacing it will do nothing.
_Epic said:
This is a known issue at work. Our LG rep said we should have a fix out very soon. It is not a hardware issue and replacing it will do nothing.
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Thank you.
Weird I can't reproduce that bug at all and I've had the phone since it came out
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Same here unless i swype, thought it was my zagg
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some problems I've noticed with my note 2...

This phone is great but I have had 3 reoccurring issues.
The first is that the phone just ends calls sporadically with no rhyme or reason. It could be after minute, 3 seconds or 24 minutes.
The second is sometimes it goes silent for notifications, blocking mode is not on but I have to restart the phone to correct it.
Third is my second Gmail account doesn't push notifications anymore and I find it difficult to retrieve or send my messages.
Had anyone else experienced these issues? What can I do to correct them?
PrO... said:
This phone is great but I have had 3 reoccurring issues.
The first is that the phone just ends calls sporadically with no rhyme or reason. It could be after minute, 3 seconds or 24 minutes.
The second is sometimes it goes silent for notifications, blocking mode is not on but I have to restart the phone to correct it.
Third is my second Gmail account doesn't push notifications anymore and I find it difficult to retrieve or send my messages.
Had anyone else experienced these issues? What can I do to correct them?
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Sorry dude I haven't had any of these issues ever. Are you on a custom rom?
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skw5115 said:
Sorry dude I haven't had any of these issues ever. Are you on a custom rom?
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Am but the issues were there before and two other people have told me their phone just hangs up sometimes too.
So your saying the phone had problems even on stock no root? If so unroot and if the problem persists then take it in they will most likely exchange it due to faulty hardware
My phone hangs up sometimes as well. At random times and places. On all different roms. Even stock deodexed roms . Not enough to bug me but it can be annoying if you're on an important call. I haven't had the other issues you stated though.
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chris0160 said:
So your saying the phone had problems even on stock no root? If so unroot and if the problem persists then take it in they will most likely exchange it due to faulty hardware
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+1 since my device runs without a hiccup
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OK I guess but if mine messed up like my sgs 2 did I took it back and sent it asurion

Instagram glitch

I am on a stock gs4 and not rooted. When i use the brightness filter it turns parts of the pitcure green.. really weird and ugly.. ****s the whole picture up and ive never witnessed this. I reinstalled the app and it didnt fix it.. anyway to fix this
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ixJay said:
I am on a stock gs4 and not rooted. When i use the brightness filter it turns parts of the pitcure green.. really weird and ugly.. ****s the whole picture up and ive never witnessed this. I reinstalled the app and it didnt fix it.. anyway to fix this
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Ditto.
I have the same issue and wonder if its related to OS version. I never saw that problem when on 4.1.2 but being on 4.2.2, the Instagram filter always had that problem.
Need to ask Devs about that.....
Confirmed (or at the least)
I have an S3 with OS 4.1.1 and there is no Glitch with Instagram.
kadster007 said:
I have the same issue and wonder if its related to OS version. I never saw that problem when on 4.1.2 but being on 4.2.2, the Instagram filter always had that problem.
Need to ask Devs about that.....
Confirmed (or at the least)
I have an S3 with OS 4.1.1 and there is no Glitch with Instagram.
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When i had my S2 a day ago and it was onn4.2.2 i did not experience this problem.. just got on my coworkers s4 to see if he had the same problem on his stock phone andbhe does.. maybe its just the s4?
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I believe it's the size of the picture, mind you our S4 has a 13mp camera, takes 9mp by default which is still higher than the normal standard, try editing a smaller picture like one not taking from your s4 and see if the filters work correctly.
Edit: actually I'm not experiencing any glitch with any size picture.
Edit 2: ok I had it wrong its that one hdr type button that causes the picture to glitch, the normal filters work but not with that button enabled, an iG update will probably fix that.
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Sony xperia S receives same text message 4 times?

Hi all.
My xperia s has been a joy to use until the past week or so...
The problem being that, if somebody was to send me a text message I'd receive it once.
Then read it
Then the exact same message would come through again 3 minutes later.
Its quite annoying!
Can anybody give me information on possibly getting rid of this bug?
Thanks
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There are two possibilities
a) It is a network error
b) It is a software error
Possible Solution
a) Take a look at your phone bill, check and make sure you are NOT being billed/counted for the two excess texts.
1) If you are being charged, then your service provider is making the mistake and you can probably easily make a request and ask them to fix this issue.
b) If it is a software related issue, i would HIGHLY recommend re-flashing the stock FTF for the Sony Xperia S
1) You will need a stock FTF of whatver Firmware you choose that was made for the Xperia S (JB/ICS/GB)
2) You will need a version of Flashtool
3) Backup and Flash
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My network doesn't charge for receiving text messages.
And on the grounds of software, I have totally reset the phone already, which I thought would solve the problem.
Also, I have never flashed my xperia s before, I've always used PC companion or OTA updates to do the Job.
Would I be able to flash if I have a locked boot loader?
And a sim lock?
Thanks
Yes you would, I use the flashtool and I have sim lock and LB
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Yes you can use flash tool but you must use correct firmware for phone and correct baseband for your network. Example : I must use the international firmware to access my LTE settings
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Ok, Will the information of the baseband and firmware version be stored in the "About phone" section??
424aca said:
There are two possibilities
a) It is a network error
b) It is a software error
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Unless it started happening immediately after you changed something on the phone, I'd go with a) as being by far the most likely. I've seen multiple SMS deliveries several times on my various phones and on my partner's (a Nokia 3310, which has barely enough software on it to have room for a bug!) It's always been a Vodafone glitch, nothing to do with the phone - witness the fact that it's happened on a number of different phones over the years.
If I were you I'd call Orange and let them know that it's happening. I'd certainly do that before fiddling about with the firmware on the phone.
You need to search for yourself which Firmware Version is adapted to your specific phone company
Unless you have 4G LTE, you can flash any fw that was built for your phone.
(4G LTE owners are the ones that must worry about baseband)
HOWEVER if you want your phone to be fixed immediately and want a LTE data fix later, then simply reflash any fw built for phone. (then you will only have 3G)
You can fix this problem later
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My phone stopped doing this problem for a while then came back packing a punch
I have recently reset the phone again, downloaded new messaging apps.
Even been to see orange and they have no idea why its happening.
The people at orange just seemed extremely confused...
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Theandroidkid123 said:
My phone stopped doing this problem for a while then came back packing a punch
I have recently reset the phone again, downloaded new messaging apps.
Even been to see orange and they have no idea why its happening.
The people at orange just seemed extremely confused...
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Umm...try with a different sim..if problem persists then its a phone prob, otherwise network..
Dark Wraith said:
Umm...try with a different sim..if problem persists then its a phone prob, otherwise network..
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Okay, I will try it.
I'm going to attempt to call my networks customer support and be put on hold for a while! :/
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When I was on the stock ROM I do not have this problem but now I use PureSlim-KitKat R1 ROM and I have same problem with SMS so I do not think it is network problem.
Sony XDA said:
When I was on the stock ROM I do not have this problem but now I use PureSlim-KitKat R1 ROM and I have same problem with SMS so I do not think it is network problem.
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I am on stock android 4.1.2 and I have this problem though
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I have no idea what could be the problem because we use totally different ROMs. But as I said I don't think it's network problem because I try few ROMs and never have this problem until now.
Odoslané z Xperia S pomocou Tapatalku
I always pretend it's the s3 on the other side of the message to be problem. Not my phone haha
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Just to update everyone, I contacted my network.
They set up some settings from their end.
Told me to restart my phone, and claimed that my phone doesn't have a fault.
But 24 hours after I contacted them, the problem came back, but I got a double text message received rather than 4 which is nice I guess.
However this doesn't eliminate the problem.
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