yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] dredmann:
Flashing XXELL4 via mobile odin from CM10 is taking a very long time. Anyone else had similar problems or is that the way it is with this new firmware?

Edit: flash didn't work and I'm back with CM10 for some reason. going to try flashing XXDLJ4 again and try from there

Edit 2: Found it was a problem with mobile odin. XXELL4 flashed successfully after reinstalling mobile odin and re downloading attached files
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Hey, everyone! Sorry it took me so long to flash ELL5! I was waiting for an unbranded ELL5 but we only got ELL4! :(

So, I came from the Polish ELKC. I didn't wipe before flashing the German (VD2) ELL5. So, smoothness may vary if you've wiped! Here are my impressions:

Changes

:

1) Carrier branded applications: AppSelect, Discover, joyn, MyWeb, Music app, etc. They can all be disabled/uninstalled!

2) Gallery: Gallery gets a new animation when you back out of an album. It's not as smooth as it should be. Gallery also gets a new animation for when you delete images. Looks slick!

3) Contacts/Phone: There's a new dimming animation when you switch between Phone and Contacts. Not really something that we needed.

4) S Memo: Do I detect new animations when you open a note and delete one?

Negatives/Unresolved issues

:

1) Home button to prevent screen timeout still tied to S-Voice.

2) Video Player slide to change brightness/volume is still frustrating to use.

3) Widgets drawer still lags.

4) Multitasking with games is still broken.

5) Launcher still redraws. Though only if you're a heavy multi-tasker or if you clear RAM.

6) One finger expandable notifications are still not present.

7) Contacts/Phone still takes forever to open.

8) Multi-tasker sometimes forgets an open app (especially if you've just minimized it).

9) Shadows on icons in app drawer sometimes re-draw when you minimize/close an app.

Also, they haven't included the swipe left to go to Gallery from the Camera application (with the easy swipe up/down to delete photos). Why take out a useful Android feature?

All-in-all, not a big update. They've just added a few animations here and there. That's not something they should be focusing on, I think. I wouldn't recommend upgrading if you're happy with your current firmware. The ROM is still as smooth as ELKC.

Enjoy! :)
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
Then i will stick to ELKC if nothing really big is happening...I have just one question..can i wipe dalvik if i dont have root? or wiping dalvik can get rid of any battery bug? because i didnt wipe before upgrading from DLL2 when i was rooted to ELKC (and now i dont have root) but i wiped after and another wipe when i changed the CSC...and I can consider i suffer from a battery drain?
[Galaxy S III General] attila95:
Hello. I need help. I have an I9300 from Hungary(Europe) and i use now with 4.1.1. Do I have to wipe, change csc before I install it? What country shoul I install?

My details: AP:I9300XXDLJ4, CP: I9300XXDLID, CSC: I9300OXFDLJ2 (I think there is a Poland version on my phone. I dont know exactly because am the second owner.

THx
[Galaxy S III General] skimminstones:
installed the uk unbranded today.

MMS seem to be taking a loooooong time to send and the phone is getting pretty hot while its doing so. Tried flashing my old modem and its the same issue.

Havent come across anything else so far.
[Galaxy S III General] louie875:
Hi guys, this my sound stupid but I have just updated my phone with the latest rom. But I can't seem to find the auto sync button? When I look at my accounts it is says sync disabled, but I cannot find the button to turn it on.
[Galaxy S III General] deepgrass:
Agree, 4.1.2 is bringing us new features that are fun but still lack of basic improvement. Contact and phone still lags to open. Camera app with low light shooting still crap.

No need to wipe really if you flash stock from another stock rom. One way to check is to leave your phone over night, add see how much battery you have left with. I would say 3% - 6% drop over night is normal.

If you are very worry go to Settings>Back up and reset>Factory data reset. This will also wipe your phone.

Tip: Go to Settings > Display > Notification Panel >Quick setting buttons.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
You can only wipe dalvik with custom recovery. You cannot do it with a stock ROM.

If you have wiped that many times, you will not have battery drains. Be sure to charge your phone to full once and let it deplete completely (let it finish). Then, charge again and use normally! :)

Yeah, stick with ELKC if you don't want to download 917mb more for nothing!

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Go into your Google account and tick whatever you want to sync. You can also enable sync from the notification menu.

You can flash the latest ODIN files whatever version you are currently on. It doesn't matter. No, you don't have to change CSC. No, you don't have to wipe your data. Just make sure you clear cache before flashing! :)

You can flash any country's firmware through ODIN. It won't make a difference.
[Galaxy S III General] sohail_2k:
79% third attempt and it hasn't moved for last 30 mins or so. Hotfile is not so hot!!!

Guys any other link please, really appreciate
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
http://perka.zapto.org/

Go to Stock Firmwares. Find ELL5 from there. Fast downloads and no interruptions!
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
yea it depletes like 3-6 % over night but i find this thing strange....i leave it to full charge to 100% and like a hour more after it shows 100% and lets say after i unplug it i make a phone call or enter camera or open wifi to check facebook and it drop really fast to 99%.. it lasts me the longest like 1d 7h but i think it can do more than that...and screen light it on 50% and no more than 2h30 mins of screen, some day a little little over 2h of screen..normal or some drains? i tried some battery apps but they are useless
[Galaxy S III General] deepgrass:
I suggest to use BetterBatteryStats app it give you a detail break down on what eating your battery or keep your phone awake.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
2.5 hours of screen on time? That's pretty bad! I think you've got some applications in the background draining your battery or you're playing too many games! :p

Turn your wifi off when you're not using it, don't use live wallpapers, delete unnecessary applications, change your sync intervals (or stop syncing apps that you don't really need), or try decreasing the amount of widgets that you use. That should sort it out!
[Galaxy S III General] sohail_2k:
thanks perka, much appreciated. But I want BTU firmware, not a branded vodafone firmware http://xdaforums.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
i used it and really don't have any clue to how to use it and from what i saw it showed no apps consuming battery
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Oh. Well, that hasn't been uploaded anywhere else, unfortunately.
[Galaxy S III General] zaid786:
Just uploaded this myself for LL4 BTU:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3UBuAsYk_jbR084VmtNdFNJQ1k

or

http://www.multiupload.nl/ZJ8F42MN8M
[Galaxy S III General] sohail_2k:
Zaid thanks so much but it says access denied
[Galaxy S III General] Ryd3r88:
Afternoon,

This is probably a dumb question but i have to ask lol.

This is the first time ive rooted and customised my S3, did it several times with my S2 but just having trouble putting back to stock. I need the official secure kernel but cant find anywhere so multiple apps still wont work as it is still classed as ROOTED.

Anyhelp would be fantastic thankyou.
[Galaxy S III General] zaid786:
I can't access it anymore either lol damn leechers! I'm uploading to multiupload aswell as we speak, bare with me.

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I've changed the permissions, it should work now.
[Galaxy S III General] sohail_2k:
Thanks Zaid. Downloaded!!
[Galaxy S III General] srosner:
just burnt this rom...pretty nice and smooth! much better than previous LKC version
[Galaxy S III General] igorir:
Try do it with recovery console or factory reset.
[Galaxy S III General] cromozone:
Can someone tell me if the auto correct is working on the standard Samsung keyboard included in LL5? In LKC the Samsung keyboard has no options to do with auto correction, and although word prediction works (the suggested words appear above the keys) pressing the space bar doesn't correct to the suggested word (so auto correction is basically broken).
[Galaxy S III General] wonsanim:
The UK one is a wipe?:confused:
[Galaxy S III General] RSAntilles:
I grabbed the UK Vodafone one from Sammobile and after a wipe and cache wipe, then install through Odin, the main menu upon restarting was in German? Why? I wiped again and it still restarts with German, and all the Vodafone bloatware was in German too, weird. I thought UK would have been English by default.
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
from what i saw in betterbatterystats : No Data Connection, No or Unknown Signal and Deep sleep is eating battery..someone knows something about this?
[Galaxy S III General] Hotzigetty:
7. Two can be deleted, disable the rest.

Sent from Mars
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Flash another modem. Also, what's your signal strength? The higher it is, the more battery your phone will consume. I think you're not in a signal-happy place. :p
[Galaxy S III General] sagemda:
im not really into flashing things, i like to keep it simple and clean...i have my own fears and generaly i kinda fail..
[Galaxy S III General] JohnnyGT:
it must be getting closer to Xmas as Sumsung is going mad with new firware / rom for S3's !!! Merry Xmas all !!!
[Galaxy S III General] cydiamante:
Did we get the new panorama mode? I cant find it.
[Galaxy S III General] BOZG:
That's from 4.2, not 4.1.2
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
When will Orange (UK) update SGSIII to jelly beans ?

Our let me rephrase it. How long does it take UK Carrier branded set usually get updated after non branded sets ?
[Galaxy S III General] j0sefuz:
panorama mode exists since ICS.

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does it really take 10% battery from 1hour of phone call?

is it normal?

already removed bloatwares and other unused stuffs, and it actually takes just 1% with 8hours of standby..
[Galaxy S III General] Motogp1:
Orange are the worst at pushing updates they are two behind already , ive emailed them many time and all they reply with is we are working on it :thumbdown:

Just flash the latest official stock rom for uk (btu) with odin and you never have to wait for orange again :thumbup:. It doesn't effect you your warranty.
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Just a small fyi, if you live in a eu country you dont woid warranty by flashing custom fw, recovery etc etc

Hope some gets a good night sleep lol
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
How do u make that out?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] TheCraig:
Regardless of this no one can stop Samsung from denying you support.
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
Is there any risk of sudden death ? Any reports for Uk(btu) units dying
[Galaxy S III General] MuertoKo:
Yes, same risk as leaving the phone on stock ics...

Sudden death, for now, is completely random, just enjoy your device, if it happens it happens, nothing to worry about, pointless as you can't do anything avoid it

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
You can google that my friend, also you can read some.
[Galaxy S III General] mdemons12:
Please tell me more. So your saying that in 8 hours of standby you phone would use 1%? What bloatware did you remove?
[Galaxy S III General] BOZG:
He asked about the new panorama mode so assuming he's looking for Photosphere which comes with 4.2. Or has there been another new mode in between?
[Galaxy S III General] AinsCrowbar:
Hi guys.

Just wondering if ELL4 or ELL5 has auto-correct on the Samsung keyboard? I'm currently on ELKC and the feature seems to have been removed.
[Galaxy S III General] bilo1000:
Hi

Nop keyboard is exactly the same

So still no auto correction with space key :/
[Galaxy S III General] omeryounos:
Faryaab.... you have been lazy updating this thread pretty lately....can you update with latest BTU firmware
[Galaxy S III General] skimminstones:
nice attitude :rolleyes:

the latest btu is on the first post already if you look
[Galaxy S III General] MuertoKo:
Oh god why... Has been answered, several times, that the new BTU one is worst (ok, not worst but older) than LL5, so why not flash LL5?

And no, "BTU is always better" makes no sense at all

And no, "I need it as it's stock" isn't valid, you have it at sammobile for that

Stop crying for him not releasing every version that comes out, he releases the newer, that's all (and some times, some more)
[Galaxy S III General] BrandoHD:
Hey guys, just asking

Is anyone getting a Settings FC when they try to access the running services?

I'm on the LL4
[Galaxy S III General] skimminstones:
not for me
[Galaxy S III General] MuertoKo:
Flash LL5...
[Galaxy S III General] BrandoHD:
Thanks for your feedback, a Dalvik/Cache wipe seems to have fixed it
[Galaxy S III General] Silvercn:
When i use LL5 i can only use Vodafone Card? Or does it make no sense?
[Galaxy S III General] MuertoKo:
No sense :D Just kidding :P You can use it without any problem, it just comes with a few bloatware apps from Vodafone that can be remove or deactivated easily, give it a go, runs like a charm!
[Galaxy S III General] Silvercn:
Okay, cool :) Thanks for the info! :)
[Galaxy S III General] :
Is the Latest 2 (XXELL5 AND XXELL4) roms smoother than XXELKC?
[Galaxy S III General] balviforever:
just installed LL4 . no problems, all is good, luvin the new features :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aM7kQ7sCRE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7SEBepku-4
[Galaxy S III General] omeryounos:
Take it easy. .no need to be emotional. ..point is than we should have one master or sticky thread with all firmwares. And let people choose good or bad...This thread should be then only for the so called best ones as you describe. ..
[Galaxy S III General] man.phone:
it's time to update , thank you!
[Galaxy S III General] japester36:
The Samsung press release for this 4.1.2 talks about being able to "Capture amazing scenery by using Panorama mode, now expanded to 340~360-degrees"

I just checked and in BTU 4.1.2 there is a slightly easier to use Panorama mode with wider reach.

Having said that, I'm still looking forward to Photosphere :D
[Galaxy S III General] mdfpido:
I have a problem, guys. CWM can't mount my SD CARD. Why is that?
[Galaxy S III General] :
Any difference from XXELKC POLAND? worth wiping and flashing? And which one xxell5 or xxell4
[Galaxy S III General] zaki aziz:
Since yesterday i've found lot of JB 4.1.2 on Samfirmware.Already tried all of them.But some of firmware i'd feel running weird on my device.

Only this ver. i feel good enough..

I9300XXELL5

Modem: BUELK1

CSC: VFGELL1
[Galaxy S III General] zaid786:
Got nothing to do with flashing LL5. This has been present for many builds now in jellybean. I have the exact same problem. It can't handle all the apps you have installed for some reason. Instead I use uninstaller if I want to remove something.

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You don't need a master thread with all firmwares when you just go to sammobile and download whatever you want.
[Galaxy S III General] hmsq:
I wish they would use full 8MP images for the panorama and not low resolution images!
[Galaxy S III General] WORF84:
NEE 4.1.2

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300&pcode=0&os=1&type=1

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/185563196/dcf3026/I9300XXELL4_I9300NEEELL1_NEE.zip.html

I recommend JDownloader if you gonna download of files host such as hotfile. If possible it will download the file faster than your browser.
[Galaxy S III General] onesolo:
I don't know where do you guys take this...

I'm using a 4.1 based CM rom on my old Desire HD, and there is no one finger expandable... it has the same behavior that my 4.1 S3
[Galaxy S III General] Silvercn:
Umm hi again, i have another question.

Before i go to flash LL5, i would like to root LKC as root is gone, and cant use Titanium Backup.

But international Toolkit v6.0 support just up to 4.1.1. So where can i get root for 4.1.2 (LKC)?
[Galaxy S III General] Hotzigetty:
On 4.1.2 and above, if you have multiple notifications, you can swipe down with one finger to expand them all. Which is not present in the Samsung updates. And yes, it works perfectly fine on other phones with 4.1.2.

Sent from Mars
[Galaxy S III General] solarbird:
Is there a way to remove VD2, or anything other like that, to have really stock ROM?
[Galaxy S III General] mdfpido:
It has that feature but with two fingers instead of one.
[Galaxy S III General] Hotzigetty:
And that's what everyone is talking about. In 4.1.2, you could expand multiple notifications with a one finger swipe down. The two finger gesture is old (pre 4.1.2).

Sent from Mars
[Galaxy S III General] Poker gypsy:
Has anyone else noticed a smother feel
[Galaxy S III General] volkantipi:
hello, wave effect 20 December ROM can I make the display LOCK? When I stopped in at a setting error.
[Galaxy S III General] ramonguthrie:
I just upgraded to 4.1.2, is there a way to make the Multi-Window transparent and add more apps to it?
[Galaxy S III General] otester:
If you tether a lot I recommend flashing the LID modem as it's a lot more reliable.
[Galaxy S III General] sarbe:
Flash this in recovery for transparent : http://db.tt/fF8n1Fi4

Here for adding more apps : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1995697
[Galaxy S III General] :
Is the new worth flashing im on Polamd 4.1.2 eelkc?
[Galaxy S III General] deepgrass:
Read a few page back from DeadSOL, if you happy with the current rom, no need to flash the new.

Save your time.
[Galaxy S III General] drraptor:
What if you don't have it in warranty
[Galaxy S III General] sphoenx:
Battery drains faster...

I observed that the battery drains faster than my previous Rom but it's not really alarming..

:angel:
[Galaxy S III General] Samadony:
A stupid question

I used to have a galaxy Ace but I just bought SIII this week and rooted it today, so if I have a certain carrier lock I'm not allowed to download any of these firmwares? If I don't should I download the unbranded ones?:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
you can flash any fw you want :)
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Here's my take on the new ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35683247&postcount=7073

:)
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
9) Even if I set swiftkey as default kb, after a reboot its back on sammy kb, I just uninstalled the sammy kb.

10) auto brightness is flickery in low light conditions.

11) camera settings dont stick.

Just my findings :)
[Galaxy S III General] Hotzigetty:
Regarding 9) No issues for me.

11) True. Reset every time I reopen the camera app

Sent from Mars
[Galaxy S III General] ASHLEY117:
Hi all. Iv noticed that mhl hdmi adapter isn't working. It displays hdmi connected but blank screen on tv. Official mhl adapter and I rolled bk to lkc and it works fine on other roms. Just an observation
[Galaxy S III General] syamsoul:
Sometime, my dialler goes like as attachment.

And I realise a blue screen just after screen is on.

Just report in..

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] TheCraig:
GT-I9300 - United Kingdom (O2)

PDA: I9300XXELL4

CSC: I9300O2UELL1

Version: 4.1.2

Date: 2012-12-13

Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/185657857/a872ab0/I9300XXELL4_I9300O2UELL1_O2U.zip.html, This is UK, Carrier: O2
[Galaxy S III General] skivnit:
The drain on 3g is aweful with the latest build. The multidpb is killing my battery

Swyped from another galaxy
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Ah, I tried setting Swiftkey Flow as the default keyboard! It sticks even after reboot! So does Swype! Maybe there's something wrong in the normal version of the app? :)

Also, I always keep the wide 6MP shots in camera. They always stick for me! :D I think the rest of the options are supposed to reset! :angel:
[Galaxy S III General] paddylaz:
Deadsol this is slightly off-topic but that 6mp option - am I right in thinking its exactly the same 'quality' as the 8mp default setting but just in widescreen? - i.e. the sides are cropped but no deterioration in detail?

Sorry I know not firmware related but was wondering this and just saw you mention it. If anyone can chime in on this alternatively that would also be great x
[Galaxy S III General] sarbe:
Is this stock rom? Any mods?
[Galaxy S III General] syamsoul:
Stock Vodafone + Root + Ink effect + Enable Multiview for all apps :o
[Galaxy S III General] aboodmokhimer:
thx ya man ......
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yes, yes! :D I tested both the 8MP and the widescreen 6MP side by side. I took a shot of the exact same thing and their quality is exactly the same!!!!

It's just that the wide 6MP shots look superb both in the Gallery and when you transfer them to your PC. Try it out, mate! I always recommend the wide 6MP setting to all Galaxy S3 owners! :)
[Galaxy S III General] skimminstones:
XELL4 is meant to be unbranded isnt it?

Just noticed it includes the joyn app which according to the play store is a vodafone specific app, (and also apparantly incompatible with my s3)

Why would it have a carrier app if its unbranded firmware?
[Galaxy S III General] lininjim:
Hmm, my XELL04 BTU (I9300OXAELL4) is unbranded and does not have that app mate.
[Galaxy S III General] skimminstones:
it isnt showing in the app drawer, i only noticed it when i was looking through titanium to uninstall some bloatware
[Galaxy S III General] lininjim:
It's not in my Titanium mate :(
[Galaxy S III General] skimminstones:
strange...ive checked the files ive installed and what my phone tells me and ive definitely got LL4 installed.

im on t-mobile, (or EE as they are now), too so its not like it comes with a voda simcard or anything
[Galaxy S III General] AhmedAref:
need Official rom for galaxy s3 4.0.4 ice cream sandwich can update to jb

need Official rom for galaxy s3 4.0.4 ice cream sandwich can update to jelly beans and can update by kies or fromm mobile for egypt
[Galaxy S III General] lininjim:
Do you have the same csc as mine? (Mine is on 3 and was on stock 4.1.1 H3G till I mobile odined this the other day).
[Galaxy S III General] ratsalad:
I have it on mine, try looking in applications > all, it's there in mine but not in the app drawer.
[Galaxy S III General] lininjim:
Ah right, now doing that I can see it joyn 1.0.0 but not in Titanium.

What is it?

edit - my apologies, I couldn't see it in Titanium before but having done a search it is showing in red as a system app, so I've frozen it.
[Galaxy S III General] Bidshelf:
Any developer will release or released LL4 stock for flash through CWM Recovery?
[Galaxy S III General] Kickasskev:
Any torrent link for uk update pkease
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Why? As LL5 is newer?

Its in file stash :) fast dl ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Bidshelf:
Newer is not same as best.

LL4 It's just a personal preference! :good:
[Galaxy S III General] Faryaab:
It's part of the new XXBLFB firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] Faryaab:
Brand New I9300XXBLFB firmware has been posted in the OP. Grab it while it's HOT! :D
[Galaxy S III General] olisun39:
There is no downloaded folder... :rolleyes:

Now I am getting a message.. "no update available"
[Galaxy S III General] nl2008:
Does CF-Root v6.4 works with this firmware?
[Galaxy S III General] TotallydubbedHD:
Just download it from the OP :)

I'm on CF root 6.4 on the firmware - so yes :)
[Galaxy S III General] Faryaab:
The new update is just awesome! :D
[Galaxy S III General] robbiekhan:
Hotfile is giving me 24K/s :(
[Galaxy S III General] nl2008:
Thanks for the info. Time to flash it now ;)