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[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I only got that long battery life when I had airplane mode on and battery saving on...
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
So what is your normal battery time without power saving and normal network mode, wifi on nearly the whole day
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Wifi always on (but not always connected), mobile data always on, sync on two to three accounts and gps always on. Some apps greenified.

I can't specifically say what my battery life is, though. I tend to be happy if I get 7-8 hours (school or work) because when I'm home I always have a charger near me.
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
Thanks mate, so mine is not that bad.
[Galaxy S III General] IamIrene:
htc one ?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Maybe. Either that or an Xperia Z.
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
No Nexus? :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Well, I want a Nexus too, but I think I like Sense.. :silly:
[Galaxy S III General] enigma1981:
I'll never go for a Nexus unless they start adding external sd slots
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I love my 64 GB sdcard and I love having sdcard slots but as it is right now, I'd easily give up said sdcard slot for a Nexus 4, though.
[Galaxy S III General] deniskimpe:
Hi all,

I bought an S3 a few months ago (was bored with my LG2x) and it seems to have firmware with country mark Netherlands altough I live in Belgium. So far there is no update to the EMC2 for the Netherlands, but can I flash the UK version upon my stock rom ? I have rooted the phone ...
[Galaxy S III General] enigma1981:
I wouldn't touch the N4 over my S3, I couldn't go back to LCD from AMOLED
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Go for it..it's really different to TW.

I got my One today.

But trust me, I've played with both..the One is leagues ahead. And sense 5 is nicer.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Is it waterproof?
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Nope but..........

After x amount of times pulling out the charging port plug, the Xperia z will fail there. It already happened to a friend of mine.
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
these days Samsung firmware updated frequently, maybe it's the last update of 4.1.2, so 4.2.2 will come?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Rooted it yet?
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Not yet. It's not as easy to root as this phone and doesn't offer the same benefits so I'm gonna get comfortable with it for a little while..

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] sjamajee:
S3 getting very hot

I've tried 3 different MC3 roms (Wanam, nxtgen and Android Revolution).

With all these roms I've got a issue that the phone is getting very hot when I use the internet for several minutes.

Never had this before with any other firmware.

Anyone else facing this issue??
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Best get comfortable with not rooting it for a long while. On that note, I think I won't get the One after all.
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
Thanks for your comment. That's exactly why I wrote "supposed" to as we can only base this on user experiences as posted in this thread for instance due to Samsung not releasing a changelist.

Hence in the context of my reply I would not see it as totally worthless.

Next time think before writing ;).
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Why so? It's way nicer than TW IMO.

It's easily rooted but I'm not that comfortable with terminal commands yet. Plus its reportedly buggy trying to boot into recovery after rooting .
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Because after being reminded what it's like messing with HTC's (and I am a big fan of messing with phones), I think I'll pass.
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Yeah...prob not the easiest phone to mess with. But it is a piece of beauty though. Not too sure it needs root to be honest. Maybe to freeze bloat.I'll see.
[Galaxy S III General] Mutley-BR:
Hi!...

I´m using Nxtgen based MC3 and my phone is "stable cold"...lol...

Haven´t problems with temp. But for this, use the default profile (with UV).

[]´s!
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
I will behave like you didnt actualy wrote that, ok? :D

After the new rumours about Motorola and pure Android, I think I will wait for something from that corner.
[Galaxy S III General] sjamajee:
Thx for the reply

Also using the default profile, and the phone is "increasing hot" :-\
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Why?

Only reason I had root on my S3 was for titanium backup and to remove bloat ware. On the htc one, u can disable system apps u don't want running, and u can use Carbon backup to do what titanium does.... All without root.

So have a think about that... :D:D
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Guys, I think we already have a thread for device comparison. ;)

Thanks. :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
I will miss some apps that require root (AFWall, Root explorer, ...).
[Galaxy S III General] jackrip5:
Yes you can, but with changing of csc you may risk To loose Kies official firnware updates.

In my case i have a French device without Belgian apn settings, so i moved to the Luxembourg Firmware (wich is the Firmware of the mobistar devices sold in belgium).

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[Galaxy S III General] deniskimpe:
Thx for the reply, I found out today that I have the LUX firmware. The update for the LUX was already out but I thought I had the firmware of Netherlands. So I opened KIES and it told me there was an update... strangely enough because I rooted my phone. But I'm up to date now :) Je bent dus Belg ? Tu es Belge alors ?
[Galaxy S III General] jackrip5:
I'm happy for you. The update is actually send over air too. I received the message today ...and ja das bin ich ! ;)

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[Galaxy S III General] stshhh:
Hello Guys,

I'm on CM10, and I'm totally out with stocks firmwares! Could someone tells me which firmware from BTU is the best?!

Regards,
[Galaxy S III General] slaphead20:
EMC2
[Galaxy S III General] stshhh:
Thank You,

One more thing, im downloding it, can i flash it from recovery TWRP?! does it remove root and TWRP recovery?!
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
No.. Flash with odin for pc or mobile odin.

It will remove root if you use odin for pc.

If you flash with mobile odin you can keep root.

You will need to use goo manager again to install TWRP... If u want to use TWRP again that is.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
You can get TWRP direct from the website, no need for install goo manager.
[Galaxy S III General] stshhh:
Haptic doesn't work on keyboard, even if haptic vibration is On!

I am on ECM2
[Galaxy S III General] Steve_max:
If you use MobileOdin, you can also keep your recovery. Go to "Open File", select the new ROM you want to flash; then, click on "Recovery" and "clear".
[Galaxy S III General] _deleted_:
- Thread cleaned -

Few points to make:

1 - Stay on topic, it's more efficient and relevant to the thread, easier for people who are looking for something.

2 - You're welcome to post in your language, as long as you leave an English translation also, it saves time for people who are reading or looking for something.

3 - If there are any rules being broken, it's best members just report it, rather than trying to deal with things themselves, we're here for a reason :) put us to good use :P

That's all.

Thank you,

Kind Regards

Lady Android

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S III General] FeuchtVonLipwig:
If you enable it in the sound menu and in your keyboard settings it should work. (Works for me on ecm2)
[Galaxy S III General] hema.:
i have a rooted s3 on an AOSP rom .. i downloaded the last firmware from here and flashed it with odin when the phone restart it stuck on the boot screen

i downloaded an old firmware (EMC2) flashed it with odin and i have the same problem ?? any help please ?
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
What did you wipe after flashing?
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Did u wipe data after flashing?

Boot into recovery and wipe data, thst should fix it.
[Galaxy S III General] hema.:
Thank you .. it works now :)
[Galaxy S III General] SignetSphere:
I've had this question in my mind for a while now and i feel such a noob for asking lol. But here it goes... As you currently see on my signature I'm on the EMA2 rom... I've been wondering... can I just flash EMC2 or the latest EMC3 from my current rom w/o losing my settings or apps? I feel like upgrading from another rom since i always see that more and more roms and mods gets updated first for the latest roms and the one such as mine gets the updates usually longer (such as jkay deluxe).

P.S.

Sorry if you find my question confusing :D
[Galaxy S III General] shahadat:
You shouldn't lose any app or setting if you upgrade. You have to root again though.
[Galaxy S III General] Riskytwin:
Upgrade with mobile odin and you don't lose root
[Galaxy S III General] ricomoz:
Can anyone provide torrent file for mc2 and mc3 pls?
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Try www.perka.zapto.org or d/l parkas stash and get it from that. It's really fast.
[Galaxy S III General] ricomoz:
i think the site is down!

not loading
[Galaxy S III General] Steve_max:
It's http://perka.zapto.org/ (no www).
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Thanks Steve.. I overlooked that. I use the stash app which is handier for me.
[Galaxy S III General] SignetSphere:
Hello guys. I just fininshed downloading the EMC2 firmware. My question now is about my custom kernel and custom recovery installed...

Can I keep both of them or do i need to re-flash them after I upgrade to EMC2? I'll be using Mobile Odin Pro to flash the firmware btw.

EDIT:

I just tried it and it worked well however when I checked my firmware version my csc became unknown any ideas what I did wrong?

EDIT 2:

Just started from scratch. I think something went wrong during flash since I didn't do any wipe. Anyway problem solved.
[Galaxy S III General] sjamajee:
Solved!

Went back to stock rom and reinstalled NxtGen. Works laike a charm now whitout getting hot :)
[Galaxy S III General] mich0111:
Hi,

I browsed this forum but I have not found what I was looking for.

Is there a comparison between the EMC3 and EMC2 releases?

Thank you for your help.
[Galaxy S III General] SignetSphere:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40096718
[Galaxy S III General] mich0111:
Thanks a lot:good:
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
I9300XXEMC3 is sucking the life out of my battery

Hi!

Have used the I9300XXEMC3 for a while now (since the day it came out) but the battery drain is huge. I get at most 12-13 hours and that's when i'm almost don't touch it. First i thought it was the bluetooth, turned it off completly today but no improvement. Tomorrow i will try with out Google maps positioning service and see what happens.

Any tip is welcome!
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Greenify.
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Que? I don't understand...

Found it, trying it out.

Skickat från min GT-I9300 via Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
Well I have a completely different experience with this rom. With mild use I get almost 30 hours.
[Galaxy S III General] Riskytwin:
Same here MC3 best of 6 S3 firmwares I've used
[Galaxy S III General] MattyDip:
Where can I find a stock deodexed Rom of EMC3? Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1868004
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Did you make a wipe after flash? I did not this time. AND i've got a couple of things running in the background as well like:

Better Battery Stats, Battery Monitor Widget, System Tuner, Facebook, Fancy Widget, BeWeather, Plantronics batterymeter just to mention a couple. :) Nah just kidding that was almost the only apps running. BUT to my defense i must say that i always use this apps and keep them running on all ROM versions and i've never had this bad battery life as this. Forgot Google positioning service! :)

My first flash (was it ELLA?) the batterylife was 18 hours at least with to me normal use.

Don't you use your phone at all? What screentime do you have?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
You guys can't compare battery life between ROMs. Everyone will have a different results because you use different applications on your phones and you each connect to the internet in different ways!

Besides, some people freeze apps, some disable them, and some keep them on. It's useless listening to other people boast about the best battery life with ROM XYZ because it's always different for everyone!

:)
[Galaxy S III General] goughymachine:
MB5 and MC3 setup the same for me and MC3 is certainly draining faster. The first bit of my battery disappears within 3 hours of being off the charger, which is time most days when I don't use it at all. In saying that, I still haven't bothered flashing back to mb5 so it obviously doesn't faze me that much.
[Galaxy S III General] Edris89:
woah man,

this latest firmware is a beast.

Finally i can stop flashing roms, nd enjoy the stock rom+root+jkay framework

Cant wait for 4.2 in our beloved S3, ot better yet android 5.0 ^^
[Galaxy S III General] amosolidu:
EMD2 on sammobile.com ;)
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Chinese firmware.

Not flashing it. :p
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Chinese fw.

Nope.
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Might work if debloated properly.
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
I am doing my wife's S2 at the moment but I will have a go later, not much left after I de-bloat them! :)
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
It still doesn't get rid of the Chinese keyboard, the widgets' preview written in Chinese, and random other things that bother me. :confused:
[Galaxy S III General] wizzbang3:
Really stupid question.

Is it possible to install this ROM and have the phone continue to get OTA updates from Samsung direct? or do I need a proper rom from Sammobile.com for that?
[Galaxy S III General] chrismast:
you can if you make sure that the CSC is correct if I am not wrong.
[Galaxy S III General] TigerCourage:
Well Samsung Push got updated again so we might expect another update soon (probably the one that's already available for China).
[Galaxy S III General] danierakes:
Wow cant wait

~radio friendly unit shifter~
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
I'm so not going to flash this firmware. Just as Kangburra noticed, I also saw that it was heavily modified and listed the phone as m0chn!! I'll wait for something more reliable.
[Galaxy S III General] TigerCourage:
Guys I believe that we are going to get the Kernel 3.4 (the one S4 has) with the official launch of 4.2.2 for our phones. Just looking at how Galaxy S2, S Advance, Ace 2 got Kernel 3.0.31 when Jelly Bean was released for them.
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
I do not know whether I should create a separate thread for this question or not.

My question is about CSC. Few weeks back I flashed MC2 UK (BTU) ROM in my phone and due to battery drain issue (which I guess could be solved by a factory reset as well) I flashed back to MA2 (Pakistan) ROM (downloaded it from sammobile). Now when I connect my phone to PC and check firmware version through KIES, it tells me the CSC as (AFR) (which is mentioned at the end of firmware version). It used to be PAK initially when I bought the phone and didn't flash any other ROM in it.

My phone is not rooted.

Can anyone please tell me how it has changed the CSC of my phone to AFR (which I think is for Kenya)? It should be PAK, since I've flashed back to MA2 on which my phone initially was. :)

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III General] j@cks:
This happens because the default code from BTU ROM is KOR and there is not a PAK CSC package inside the BTU ROM so it took the default one, now when you return to your original ROM there is not a KOR or BTU inside (in case you changed) so it took again the default CSC from that ROM AFR.

You can root your phone and change the CSC code to match PAK again, there are several threads about how to do it. I hope that I explained correctly.

Best Regards

J@cks
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Thqnks for ur response.

But after MC2 i have flashed MA2 (PAK) rom. So the default code of pak rom shd be PAK instead of AFR? Right?

And what if i go back to mc2 BTU? Will it again change the CSC?
[Galaxy S III General] j@cks:
Yes, will be KOR because is the default one, CSC's for BTU:

BTU, CPW, DBT, ITV, KOR, XEF, XEO.

If your actual CSC is, for example XEF and you flash the BTU ROM your CSC code will remain the same XEF because it exist in the ROM. So if your actual CSC code exist inside the ROM it will take it, if do not exist, will take the default one.

Best Regards

J@cks
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Thanks bro.

But still i didnt get it, when i flashed MA2 ROM (PAK), y it was nt changed back to PAK?

Does it mean the KOR csc did not exist in PAK ma2 rom, so it took the default one? If yes, it means the default csc of ma2 pak rom is AFR?
[Galaxy S III General] SignetSphere:
Try this method to change your csc code: *#272*(imei number then #) it should look like this... *#272*12345678901234# your imei number is visible on your system settings or you can dial *#06#. After you do that you should see the Pre-config window that lets you change your csc provided that your rom is multi-csc one.

Note: changing your CSC code factory resets your phone.
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Yeah already tried that. But no option appears after writing this code.
[Galaxy S III General] whiskerp:
CSC Select should work but requires root since XELLA. Since this release the keyboard codes have gone.
[Galaxy S III General] SignetSphere:
So that's why on current rom (EMC2) the pre config is not appearing is that it? No wonder i can't change it then... but on EMA2 (my previous rom) I can still access the csc selector.
[Galaxy S III General] evertjr:
I changed my CSC with this method: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2198512

Much easier and don't require factory reset!
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Why bother, just flash another ROM if you want to update.
[Galaxy S III General] mckenji:
This is the best release for our beloved i9300

GT-I9300 cihazımdan Tapatalk 2 ile gönderildi
[Galaxy S III General] omer7:
Which one?
[Galaxy S III General] TieNN89:
I normally flash the UK firmwares but I'm wondering if there's any difference between the last UK release I9300XXEMC2 and the latest Nordic one I9300XXEMC3

Or I could wait till the next UK release but that could be forever
[Galaxy S III General] SignetSphere:
Next time please search the thread first before making a post. ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40096718
[Galaxy S III General] nemisi:
Wifi

Does anyone experience slow wifi speeds?

i have a netgear dgn2200 and i have a pc connected to it via lan cable.

my phone can be right next to the router copying a file through ES file explorer from pc through wifi

and my speeds are 650kb/s even though my phone indicates a connection speed of 72mbps.

*#0011# wifi power saving mode off doesnt change anything !

any solutions ?

i have tried many different firmwares from this thread, im on mb1 (best battery life)

im posting it here because the people in this thread are more the enthusiast type.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] SignetSphere:
Post this on the Q&A section. The discussion here is for the stock rom and not for wifi issues.
[Galaxy S III General] nemisi:
Yes wifi issues relating to Jelly Bean.

i often see other users discussing irrelevant stuff and nothing happens.

i want to see if anyone has the same issue relating to the jelly bean roms
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
No flash after MAJOR crash!

Hi!

I have just had a major HD crash where i lost EVERYTHING in my Android folder so now when i was about to flash the latest CWM i did not work.

Forgot if there was something more that just Odin and restart the phone in download mode?! ...
[Galaxy S III General] Mutley-BR:
Hi all!...

The ZCEMD2 is out...

[]´s!
[Galaxy S III General] GreenDroid:
...

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[Galaxy S III General] masterex567:
What's the estimated date for an update to mc3 by Sammy?
[Galaxy S III General] Pard0ned:
There is no estimated date. It'll just be released when they decide to do it.

They are supposed to release an update to 4.2.2 in the next month or so, I think.
[Galaxy S III General] Eleve11:
Why isn't the thread updated with I9300ZCEMD2? It has the highest changelist, and was released five days ago...:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Because it's crap. Chinese f/w's are never any good.
[Galaxy S III General] Eleve11:
Haha true that!

--

Get out an celebrate Valborg now :D
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Sorry, I don't drink. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
:eek: what???
[Galaxy S III General] syamsoul:
He dont drink hahahha

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] jk419:
Guys, I'm on stock rom (India) but my battery life has been crap. When I went into the battery setting I saw that my phone wakes randomly all the time. Is this a problem with the Indian Rom or is this a common issue? Can anyone suggest a better stock rom(if not the best)?
[Galaxy S III General] gchindi:
Its mostly something to do with your settings.. All latest firmwares quite similar to each other and are quite good too... It could be a rouge app you have installed... Try better battery stats app and check what is giving you wake locks..
[Galaxy S III General] jk419:
How much battery life are you getting? I just factory reset my phone but still the phone is waking up randomly.
[Galaxy S III General] JagDave:
'Google Now' is a major culprit for keeping the phone awake.

Sent from the App that Time Forgot.
[Galaxy S III General] DJCarlos:
Hi all,

before doing anything wrong, i have been reading the forums.

i have some freezes with my phone, so i want to update (as i have the eMMC chip -> vtu00m oxf1).

i have never rooted my phone, is stock non branded.

at this time my phones indicates :

GT-I9300 - Android 4.1.2

I9300 XXELLKB

kernel : 3.0.31 - 836582

if i do *#1234# i have

AP: I9300XXEMA2

CP: I9300XXELKB

CSC: I9300XEFELL1

1 - My question is should i update to this ? (as i see Nordic Countries, but i live in France)

as proposed at this time in the first post :

I9300XXEMC3 Download (Thanks To SamMobile!)

Base Firmware: I9300XXEMC3 (4.1.2)

Region: Europe

Country: Nordic Countries

Carrier: Unbranded

Build Date: 27 March 2013

Modem: XXEMB6

CSC: NEEEMC1

Change List: 1071725

1. 1 : is this update going to reset my phone?

1.2 i already downloaded odin and the firmware, and i will follow the instructions as indicated.

i made a backup using kies.

also :

2 - i was trying also to use Kies, but it seems that this reset the phones?

and i dont get this :

Why when i click on kies under update it says:

actual version PDA:MA2 / Phone:LKB / CSC: LL1 XEF

new version : PDA:MA2 / Phone:LKB / CSC: LL1 XEF

bla ba, this will rest phone,

do you wish to continue?

but the number are the same! i dont get this.

sorry for beeing such a newbie

Last question: is it better to do the kies update or the firmware update using the latest version here ?

thanks
[Galaxy S III General] Narenji89:
Updating through kies is better;)
[Galaxy S III General] DJCarlos:
If i udpate using kies or by myself with odin, is this going to reset the phone?

And does the kies backup will be enough to put everything back as it was before, or should i use another software?
[Galaxy S III General] gchindi:
Im getting full day with nearly 4 hours of screen on time, this is with 8 hrs of 3g on time, 5 hrs of wifi on time..
[Galaxy S III General] Narenji89:
Updating via odin doesn't wipe your data partition but I'm not sure about kies
[Galaxy S III General] dandroid13:
New firmware is out.
[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
Where?

i checked here and there is nothing new.

EDIT: Forget it i found it.

EDIT 2: I9300XXEMD2_I9300OXXEMD1_XEO (Poland)
[Galaxy S III General] thearc77:
At Sammobile, downloading and wainting
[Galaxy S III General] rdlemos:
You're in everywhere.I'm waiting too

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] DJCarlos:
For the newbies out there, what are the differences between the countrys ?

does it really matters.. or not?
[Galaxy S III General] tqgia2:
:( was hoping for 4.2.2 but I guess we can only dream
[Galaxy S III General] dandroid13:
It's easier if you get a S4... :p;)