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Samsung S3 Slow/Unresponsive - NOT ROOTED - Help please?

w33dg0d

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Hi Everyone,

I've had my S3 for about a year and a half now, and it needs to last me another 6 months before i throw it out and get an upgrade.

I am having constant issues with freezing and unrespnsiveness of the smartphone, icons layer over eachother on the homescreen causing graphical errors and it stays black sometimes for a few minutes before responding after an unlock.

Does anyone have any advice for either a few things i can try or a good root i can put on to sort these issues out?

Thanks,

Tobias.