yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
New firmware for China

PDA: I9300ZCEMA2

CSC: I9300CHNEMA2

Version: 4.1.2

Date: 2013-01-16

Regions: China, Hong Kong
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Yes, root access will be lost but it's just to re-root.
[Galaxy S III General] amaya84:
France ___ 2013 January ___ 4.1.2 ___ I9300XXEMA2 ___ I9300XEFELL1 ___ Download
[Galaxy S III General] oae08:
New update for France, also XXEMA2, any differences between singaporian, turkish and french ?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
If it's EMA2, they all have the same changelist no matter what region it's for.
[Galaxy S III General] baucha:
Anyone please...
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Sv: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

I'm amazed that Samsung yet haven't been able to supply us with a non lagging rom by now.

Sent from my I9300XXEMA2 Android 4.1.2
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
I don't think that it will be available on short term. I think in the next big update 4.2
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Sv: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

That's another thing. It should have been released by now right?! :)

Sent from my I9300XXEMA2 Android 4.1.2
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
Yes it should have been yes, but it isn't. Not every country has the 4.1.2 yet, so I think the 4.2.1 is far away! I still don't understand why Samsung doesn't built one firmware and only change the CSC, I think that would be a lot easier.
[Galaxy S III General] owl74:
There are 2 unbranded XXEMA2 for Singapore... so what is the difference?
[Galaxy S III General] Theshawty:
Some Singaporean user said that the MM1 Singapore release had some carrier bloat while the XSP is completely unbranded.
[Galaxy S III General] Willy89:
Mine could be a stupid question but: is this firmware branded?
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
XEF should be the unbranded France version.
[Galaxy S III General] amaya84:
Nope, unbranded
[Galaxy S III General] angelossssss:
Hello,

i just got my GS3, got it rooted and i would like to install I9300XXEMA2 because my current rom has carrier apps and i hate that.

What CSC is the main europe one? or Greece's ?

Btw i'm currently on XXELLA and I tryed the CSC program changer and it only gives me "sales Code COS".
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
Use the Wanam stock version, has multi CSC and works a treat.
[Galaxy S III General] :
Well I updated to I9300XXEMA2 but I was unable to root using CF-AUTO-ROOT ... (ROM flashed with ODIN and not Mobile Odin with Everroot)

It seems I'm not the only one with the issue ...

See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957273&page=44
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Sv: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

How can I check if I have this xsp?

Sent from my I9300XXEMA2 Android 4.1.2
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
In your dialer, dial *#1234# you can find the info. there. Another way is to boot in recovery mode, which will also show you the CSC.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
It's actually quite smooth for a bloated ROM! That's still something, eh? :)

We can only hope for it to be released soon. I really, really hope that they're not planning on releasing it with the Galaxy S4. That wait is going to kill me.
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
I9300XXEMA2_I9300XEFELL1_XEF.zip | PutLocker

Alternative2
[Galaxy S III General] :
That's the one I flashed earlier over XELLA ... and am unable to root it with the latest cf-auto-root ...
[Galaxy S III General] enigma1981:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Why would they? They didn't release 4.1 with the S3 did they!

Swyped from my Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk II
[Galaxy S III General] cottino:
link don't work
[Galaxy S III General] cxdz810:
I have very high ,,Android System,, usage in battery statistics on XXEMA2, i did clean installation, all default... using it 2 days, always android system high in par with screen, on XXELC everything was normal, screen was highest by the margin...

Whats your experience with battery on XXEMA2? Any advice is welcome....
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Sv: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Nope, i have the bloated version right?

Sent from my I9300XXEMA2 Android 4.1.2

---------- Post added at 08:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:29 PM ----------

I can live with this version if it was working, the dailer and contacts is a joke on the world most sold phone... and gallery is a movie by it self. :)
[Galaxy S III General] Willy89:
Another stupid question: will the latest firmware release work in italy even if is french??
[Galaxy S III General] Mikulec:
yes it will
[Galaxy S III General] ricnar456:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Yes but the lag remain only in remplazable programs for example dialer and contacts can be replaced for touchpal contacs and dialer and work perfect the more nasty lag is the widget lag but using nova launcher the widget tab has no lag at all.

I think samsung start fixing the exynos bug the sm bug next continue with the overall perfomance and the last will be improve the lags in reemplazable programs.

Always samsung go slow fixing and improvimg in the s2 the first 4.0.4 was terrible and the latest was amazing .In the middle several versión with minimun changes was released and little by little was improved till a good result do not expect dramatic changes between one rom and the next the changes will be homeopatic and we reach slowly a good complete rom.
[Galaxy S III General] xbranex:
Im downloading the french version of this rom :) its the latest on sammobile :D its little less MB than the other...weird..gonna find out soon enough :)
[Galaxy S III General] fcasoli:
yes, the ROM contains all language for european use.
[Galaxy S III General] xbranex:
Do you know what is really funny :) I had the i9000 for 2 years and till date there is not a single stock firmware that works like it should :)

Another funny thing...i got my phone(i9300) with Macedonian xella firmware. I was using it for 2 days and it didnt have any slowdowns nor FC. Then I flashed xellc than this thing...you can feel the changes but they are not positive. And battery life is much worse than xella...over night i lose 8% with xella only 2%. i turn off everything i know that some apps work in background :)) There may be some apps that open faster but everything else is placebo....and I assure you that by the time samsung fix its bugs they will release the S4.
[Galaxy S III General] angelossssss:
Noob question.

Since the I9300XXEMA2 is for singapore i suppose there will be no EUR CSC right?
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
I've already answered your question

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37429343&postcount=8690
[Galaxy S III General] ricnar456:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Wipe previous flash.

Ema2 has positive changes in perfomance and battery.

Ricnar
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
Nah - same as ELLA and ELLC
[Galaxy S III General] angelossssss:
Woops. Sorry. Didnt notice that.

Which is the Wanam version?

Also if i flash the I9300XXEMA2 i will have to re-root and flash TCWM?

Edit:

Everything ok. Can someone tell me where can i find all CSCs? I am looking for the main european to flash via odin.
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

I give up.
[Galaxy S III General] ricnar456:
in s2 there are ICS than works perfect (the last), ARO ICS work perfect, but was a job of one month or two improving little by little till a good result.

Samsung
[Galaxy S III General] xbranex:
anyone else have noticed that xxema2 is sturrering...the first time you open something there is little stutter..not apps but menu's etc..the second time is smooth
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
XXEMA2_TUR

I have just flashed the Turkey build, this one has the XXELLA as modem. Also one Turkisch app which cannot be uninstalled.
[Galaxy S III General] xbranex:
flash this one here (singapore)...there are only stock apps + after flashing this one and 2 other (vietnam and france) the singapore seems the best..I have no idea why, there are the same f**** firmware ?!! i always do wipe, cash...then factory reset blabla
[Galaxy S III General] m1k30rz:
Can we find out whats kinda changed in the releases? Is there any benefit going from I9300XXELLC to EMA2? And why is I9300XXELLC coloured RED? Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
oh! just downloaded french one ! could pls tell us why singapore rom "seems the best" ? thks
[Galaxy S III General] xbranex:
they are all the same..just different named csc...i dont know if it is my phone but like a said it feels like the menus are stuttering. that i dont remember seeing in the singapore rom...but here is another thing that i remember doh...the battery overnight gone from 100% to 92% on the singapore rom...i dont know about the french one cuz i flashed hours ago..so...go ahead flash the french and see how you like it..if not...flash the singapore...its 15min waiting to odin to finish really :D:D
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
Thks, I think the french is the same and does not stutter more (neither less) : should just be a temporary feeling :)
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
The MA2 fw´s are the same except CSC and can have bloat/carrier stuff in the hidden.img
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
French one : CSC = XEF -> unbranded and minimum bloats
[Galaxy S III General] slikr:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Battery seems worse with xxema2 and charging the phone takes much longer.
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
I had to have a look in hidden.img and there's just the Samsung video and the Samsung sound :)
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
Not really the right thread , but why in hidden.img ? and not in system.img ?

Thks
[Galaxy S III General] Julianocas:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

The brazillian build 4.1.2 have the Swiftkey problem back... when you reset the phone it turn back to Samsung keyboard as default. :(

I9300UBEMA1

I9300ZTOEMA3
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Seems its the right thread as all is asking/saying about bloat/carrier stuff.

But sure I can delete my post if you like?

Many carrier stuff is in hidden.img and ofc in system.

So wrong thread?

Peace

Edit:also some apks are in cache.img with the CSC

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Yea, use swiftkey flow or delete the sammy kb with rootexplorer or similar.
[Galaxy S III General] tczhang:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Any ideas if it is safe to remove folder "hdic" and "sipdb" along with SamsungIME.apk? Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] dmatik:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Happaned to me too in this version. In all previous versions CF-Auto-Root worked. But apparently it does installs the root rights but not the SuperSU app. You just have to install the app from Play Store after flashing CF-Auto-Root. That worked for me at least...
[Galaxy S III General] Perka:
Yes yes and I dont even have the sipdb, what is the path for sipdb?

You can dl my Compilation ROM 378mb and have a look, Sammy ROM modded and stripped :)
[Galaxy S III General] tczhang:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

/system/sipdb and /system/hdic.

I have been searching for quite some time about the function of the folders but not quite sure what they are for. Maybe for SamsungIME handwriting? Or T9 of dialer? I would appreciate if you could confirm for me. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] cmd512:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

MA2 is blazing fast, but compared to LG8 4.0.4, it's definitely more of a battery hog. I've always got 2 backup batteries with me, so not a huge deal, just the honest to goodness truth. At the end if a long day of conference calls, push emails, etc, I have about 20% less battery on MA2.

Personally, screen on drain seems to be more. Additionally, Android System has an abnormally high amount of alarm wakes in betterbatterystats, see photo. Detail shows the lightservice kicking off a bunch (even though I'm running Light Flow, which used to be the #1 culprit). Convinced this is what's draining the battery.

(Before anyone asks, I used LG8 for so long just because it was flawless, only upgraded because of all the sudden death nonsense. Exact same settings, Siyah kernel with same CPU and GPU UVs, etc etc.)
[Galaxy S III General] ricnar456:
try with stock kernel maybe siyah is not optimized yet to ema2 like stock, for me battery is similar with stock both.

ricnar
[Galaxy S III General] yanqemil:
New France firmware I9300XXEMA2_I9300XEFELL1_XEF is with same changelist number Singapore firmware(XSP) ??

From where is diference size 30 mb ?
[Galaxy S III General] cmd512:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

You're not understanding, and I have no idea what "battery is similar to both means" from a empirical point of view.

1) I'm comparing with my previous ICS ROM that I've used for months.

2) I used the stock kernel first, doesn't make a damn bit of difference.

Again, I'm enjoying the speed and have 2 backup batteries, so I don't care. But if you are after battery life, this one does drain faster compared to my old ICS ROM.

(Note: I have not used any other JB ROM, so maybe they all drain this fast.)
[Galaxy S III General] RS050377:
Maybe there is more Bloatware in the SGP firmware
[Galaxy S III General] Marsbar:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs but when I upgraded I found the brightness auto setting had unset...
[Galaxy S III General] cmd512:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Useless, but thanks for the giggle. I'm using Lux, which allows for much better control of auto brightness.

Any other dumb remarks?
[Galaxy S III General] onesolo:
Can anyone tell me what modem has the french EMA2 build?!?! It is XXELLA or the one from Singapore?!?

hmm, is it with the official charger?!? maybe you have the problem that affects some original chargers... maybe you have to send the charger to repair
[Galaxy S III General] Marsbar:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Perhaps the phone's ignorant tosser filter has started working overtime?
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
LOL Not worth offering suggestions is it, just to get ridiculed. Way to make friends on the forum!

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Haha, it sounds like it needs one! :)
[Galaxy S III General] otester:
Getting stuck on H a lot with XXEMA2, never had this issue with LKC (switched to H+ straight away).
[Galaxy S III General] oae08:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Yeah weirdly I'm having the same and also worste battery life I've ever seen.
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Modem not ROM
[Galaxy S III General] sarbe:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

None as dumb as yours pal.
[Galaxy S III General] enigma1981:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Just noticed I'm on H and not H+ as usual too... Quick toggle if flight mode and my H+ is back for a few seconds, then back to H again... Even worse when I turn mobile data off then on again, I get H+, 3G, H... trippy lol

Swyped from my Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk II
[Galaxy S III General] otester:
Ok I've tried LKC & LJ1 modems, still same behaviour.

Must be the ROM...
[Galaxy S III General] j0sefuz:
must be your provider also. i am always on H+ here with xxema2 stock.
[Galaxy S III General] onesolo:
what are u guys talkink about?!?!

this is the normal behaviour... at least with my Phone provider, and with several android devices....

When you have 3G on, if you have H+ strengh, if you are not using internet, you only got an H, but the moment you start to use internet, if you can get H+, it will rise to the H+ profile...

This is clearly to save battery...
[Galaxy S III General] philgalaxs3:
French torrent

French web site http://galaxys-team.fr has made a torrent for XEF (attached)
[Galaxy S III General] cxdz810:
Battery drain is problem with me too, very high ''Android System'' usage, and occassional Media Scanner drain hog... noticable difference than my previous XXELLC rom...

Tried several XEMA2 roms, always the same behaviour... (with all wipe installation)
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
hidden.img

If I replace the hidden.img and modem.bin with another stock one, will it work? Will my system will still be official or custom?
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Sv: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Thanks for telling, that was my plan to wipe and see if that helped.

So, what to do now... :)

Bad get worse as we go along.

Which 4.1.2 is the best anyhow?

Maybe going back and use the best one and skip this new tries to fix roms... :)

Sick and tired of flashing every third week just to see that its worse than before.

Sent from my I9300XXEMA2 Android 4.1.2
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
I am on the same build and I have a good battery time.
[Galaxy S III General] otester:
Maybe in regards to XXEMA2, just flashed LKC and H+ is working properly again.
[Galaxy S III General] cxdz810:
I have noticable difference from XELLC... also phone is a bit hotter on XEMA2...

Tell me, do you have big percent of ''ANDROID SYSTEM'' in battery statistics? bigger than screen percent
[Galaxy S III General] yanqemil:
In France firmware missing Menu from Software update / Update only via WiFi
[Galaxy S III General] raj_p:
Battery Stats

Here you go, I have attached a screenshot in this post. I have exactly the same firmware.
[Galaxy S III General] LenAsh:
You're doing something wrong....
[Galaxy S III General] ToddeSwe:
Strange .... i had this for 3 days now and today was the worst day with 9 hours and down to 9% after work.

I'm using the same apps since i have found thoose i need and like so my comparing to other builds must work i think...

LL5 was my favorite with 18-20 hours and 3 hours screentime.

So maybe i whould use it, or maybe the official Swedish one since i'm from Sweden... and a good cleaning before.... :)

Then just wait for the 4.2.x ...
[Galaxy S III General] adamcarts:
Battery drain too

For me too. Battery fully charged this morning 8:00am with very light use and down to 9% at 18:00 worst so far. No new apps added.
[Galaxy S III General] fcasoli:
R: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Battery duration is good with this XXEMA2 (France) , I do not find difference, I'm using Juice Defender, maybe that can hide something.

Sent from my GALAXY SIII or Note II
[Galaxy S III General] Marsbar:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

I also see no difference (on xxema2). Took phone off charge at 7.00 and at 20.30 it's at 53% with 52 mins screen on and 29 mins voice calls; if anything that's better than the previous roms including the ICS the phone came with in June. Not using anything like JD and I've not wiped once.
[Galaxy S III General] Kobrax:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Latest firmware by 3mobile uk. Great battery life

Not even halfway through battery yet!!

Stock ELLA with NELK2 modem. No tweaks whatsoever just power saving mode enabled

Calls.texts. a few hours of HD video. Plenty of browsing

These results surprised even me and I am fortunate with battery life
[Galaxy S III General] nme2:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

That's pretty poor battery life. Try other kernels... (Siyah / Perseus)

Tapatalk SGS3
[Galaxy S III General] Kobrax:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

I assume that was for the poster above and not me lol
[Galaxy S III General] oae08:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Actually for you too because on previous build I used to get 6hrs screen on time with heavy useage and the battery would survive for about 22 hours. Now on MA2, I barely have 3hours screen time with 13hours of total! Thats what I mean battery life is so bad
[Galaxy S III General] cxdz810:
>>>>>>>>

I found out the culprint of high battery usage on XEMA2 for some users -''Alarm manager'' (google services) wakelocks - caused by Google Maps!

When i froze google maps with titanium, wakelocks were gone... and battery stabilised... i will try to uninstall google maps and street view and install like user application from market...

Update: After reinstall Maps from market, problem is solved...

<<<<<<<<
[Galaxy S III General] owl74:
Thanks I will try this one out, also try fast dormany toggle ...
[Galaxy S III General] drakester09:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Disabling fast dormancy makes a huge difference if your network or carrier does not support it.
[Galaxy S III General] Kobrax:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

I dont get what your saying. In that screen shot I have 4hrs screen on with 54% battery left

Thats amazing results with over half the battery left.

As of now it has been 19hours but I have almost 8hrs screen on time
[Galaxy S III General] Kobrax:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Final results using XELLA for H3G UK
[Galaxy S III General] kabulos:
Thanx for the link!:good:

Hotfile make me crazy!!:(
[Galaxy S III General] uberto.costanzo:
hi tag gps for me in stock ema2 no work??? "you can not view the map" is error message. others have this problem? thanks for reply
[Galaxy S III General] nemisi:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Im back on ICS and over night with connections off i lose 0.2 %/h. It might not be as smooth but battery life is far better
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
ICS really did have the best battery life. :(
[Galaxy S III General] owl74:
I'd rather be safe with not so good battery life than have long battery life but unprotected.
[Galaxy S III General] nemisi:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

Safe from ?
[Galaxy S III General] Kangburra:
Sudden Death Syndrome here
[Galaxy S III General] nemisi:
Re: [Stock Official Firmwares] I9300XXEMA2 (4.1.2) - Singapore (XSP) [28-01-13]

I thought it was just part of jellybean. I must say that jellybean has rubbish battery life
[Galaxy S III General] Sensamic:
So is WIFI performance better or no? Stronger signal?
[Galaxy S III General] KennyLegend:
Entire new firmware dude if flashed with Odin. Unbranded too. It's a no- wipe so you should not lose any settings etc.?

However, if u find any strange behaviour is happening after flashing new firmware, then do a data wipe from cwm and set phone up again as new.
[Galaxy S III General] lvoonjian8888:
Is there any other mirror link for download the I9300XXBLFB (4.0.4)? As hotfile regular download limit 30 minutes per download and my area internet is slow so unable to finish download.

Thanks

Galaxy S3, Omega 7.1, franco kernel..^^
[Galaxy S III General] daraj:
Anyone notice a problem with the camera self portrait mode? When switched on it shows only half of the screen

EDIT: NV it was a bad flash now is fixed.
[Galaxy S III General] kedai:
If anyone interested in a CWM stock deodexed rooted xxfblf, you can get it here http://ul.to/pk474rb1 http://www.multiupload.nl/VZUEKDCPDQ

Works for me, ymmv. flash at your own risk.

More info: http://myzope.kedai.com.my/blogs/kedai/285