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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Haxel:
Cool, here is the order I've done the past 2 TMO updates. This 100% works with all the 2.3 updates.

1.) Boot into DL mode

2.) Flash the regular odin md5 file. Do not checkmark "Reboot"

(WARNING! Do research prior to doing any update like this, any updates to the sbl.bin or other boot processes may result in HARDBRICK)

Note: It will fail at the modem flashing, its ok.

3.) Reboot

4.) Boot to home screen

5.) Reboot to DL Mode

6.) Odin Flash CWM

7.) Reboot to CWM

8.) Flash Kernel

9.) Flash Desired TMO Modem

Oh, and btw. If you flash back to stock 727 and want to go back to the 989 ROM. Do not create/link to gmail or do anything between flashing. It crashes like mad if you do.

Do the following order:

1.) Flash to stock 727 (2.3) and boot to home screen then shut down

Note: DO NOT set up anything "skip" on everything

2.) Flash UVLDE 2.3 update using the order I provided above.

I've had the 727 for about 4 months now and been doing this.

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Wish me luck, about to try TMO 4.0.3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
Good luck! Please let us know how it goes (maybe in a clean thread)

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
Oh yeah.. I just noticed. This thread is in the wrong section. Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Haxel:
So looking from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1632160

(Warning clean up the crapple .dstore files and ___MACOSX folder) (stupid crapples)

I need to replace some libs and a config file, I wonder if I can just copy/paste from another sky rom? (like skyICS) and keep the original kernel? Devs? Beuler? anyone?

Oh btw flashed fine, still "upgrading" but in the 4.0 OS. Sigh... I don't mind TW but I'd love to get ASOP with wifi calling.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Uncle Irish:
Grab a notepad and a pen sweepea.

You popped off in my thread the other day. You don't have to like me, but you're going to learn to respect me. You asked a question, got plenty if answers, and still ended up with a bad disposition. Your lack of searching made it difficult for others to want to help. I'm not going to tell you what or where you can or cannot post but i will tell you that the road you're taking ends in a tragedy.

This thread was marked SOLVED so ill go ahead and close it for you now. Any further attempts in this thread by you will be considered an open admission of your coming out party and will be treated as such. Thanks for playing. Hope we can do it again some time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Haxel:
Sit and rotate. I'm helping and getting help. Take your god complex somewhere else. Act like an adult.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
He wasn't talking bout you bro and unc here is a wise man and generally helpful but we old guys hate being disrespected he is talking to op whome actually has a God complex
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Haxel:
Well I just created a new thread to escape all this... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1707250

Feel free to help. I'll repost my other thread
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
And there he goes. Reporting someones post.

He started trouble, succeeded and waited for a reaction.

I hope the mod reads the whole thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Uncle Irish:
It is what it is magic. There's been a search button and a Q&A section for a looooooonnnnggggg time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] petrochemicals:
I marked the thread as solved. As for it being closed, it still looks open to me. In reply to searching for anything on XDA about the topic of my thread, I already corrected tomtommy306 on this as there is no other posts or thread about putting a T-Mobile rom on our Skyrocket. So why you push that search needed to be used makes no sense.

I am also unclear on why you think I popped of in one of your threads. You must be confused (probably something you are used to) as we have never conversed before this, especially not the other day. Frankly if you think you are going to get any respect acting like a child, you are very mistaken. Again something I am sure you are used to.

I am "coming out party" so please "treat me as such". :D

Mods please close this thread as these idiots have made it useless.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
Oh. I know. But I've read his history. Loves to complain, but how dare anyone else express an opinion.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
Lol. He's reporting another one.

Edit: and waiting... and reading profiles.. searching forums
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] toyfj2k7:
It truley is magic. I am a noob and I use it every day. I also post in the correct areas. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tomtommy306:
Why call someone an idiot!?! And you didn't correct SH*T! You never searched or you would have found that yes you can use t989 on the i727. Get your facts straight. Get over youself and learn half of what we "idiots" know!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
Enlighten me as to how I was wrong. I haven't ever bricked a phone or ****ed it up enough to even odin back to stock or even nvflash back to stock.

Sent from my SGH-I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skaoiboy:
Outside looking in.

I am usually a quiet observer on these forums, only posting when I have relavent information blah blah blah. Looking in from the outside and having read this thread's 8 pages, I have determined no one is innocent when it has come to being rude or maintaining the topic of the thread.

First post from Bacon, unrelated to topic.

First post in thread by nrm, unrelated to topic.

Unarguably rude.

My point here is people tend to not see what they have done wrong, and only see what they perceive as truth. As such I will be petitioning a mod to close the thread and I hope others do as well to keep the hate to a minimum.

Remember guys, it's not about the people, it's about the community.

Edit: To calm all the nerves in here, here is a pony.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kennethpenn:
Very insightful post, actually. Thread closed.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
So I thought I'd make a thread about some of the things we are doing with our new GS3's and it's uses with NFC! Sure we can all google some of the uses but why not share some things not mentioned and share ideas. I think this is a good place to do just that! ;)

For those of you that are unfamiliar with NFC and what it stands for/means, you can Wiki it, or I actually thought this was a better explanation. :)

A good app and very useful to have is NFC Task Launcher from the Play Store. It writes tags, erases tags, locks tags.. all done with your GS3! I can't remember if there was a free version or not. Either way, well worth the couple or few bucks that it cost.

It's also got a list of places to get blank NFC tags. I bought my starter pack for like $15 or $20 bucks and it came with a ton of tags, and a keychain!:D

User dhendy91 has made a Guide for Google Wallet. Be sure to check out his thread for another great use for NFC.. don't forget to press his Thanks button!

(Link removed)

And it gets better! User meyhemer has created a MOD to use NFC with the screen off or phone locked! Great stuff.. please visit his thread and show him some thanks as well!

Here's a list of places you can order NFC tags from here in the US: (NFC tasker has the same list!)

www.Tagstand.com

www.buynfctags.com

www.tagsfordroid.com

www.identivenfc.com

For more links and info regarding NFC right here on XDA, Click Here. Chances are if you have questions, they are answered in that section. Feel free to ask here too!

Love to hear some more suggestions and ideas or whatever else you guys are doing with NFC. Chime in even if you haven't put that idea to use yet! :D:D

UPDATED 11/3

I'm gonna try to compile a list of some ideas and uses we have so far!

Call these tasks whatever you want, I'm jut going to call them whatever comes to mind for simplicity sake.

Bedtime/Night mode- set ringers, media, and notification volumes down to a minimum or silent when you go to lie down.

Car Mode- Turns on Navigation, GPS and maybe even thrown on some tunes ;)

WiFi Toggle- Have a tag to turn on and connect WiFi to a specific Network.

Work Mode- Change ring/notification volume when your at work, connect to network, sync work email when your at... work :)

Disable Sync- Could also be used as nightime thing to save battery when you go to sleep.

Check-ins- Use a tag to check into a certain place.. your gym, school, etc..

Ads, or offers in shops- "where a user could tap on one, and be taken to a promotional page on x site, that could be tracked using a tracking code".

workout/bicycle routine- pretty neat idea

Coffee anyone- a tag can have an URL command turn on your coffee expresso machine!

Door locks- http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/yale-demos-nfc-enabled-residential-locks-germaphobes-rejoice-v/

Come home- A tag to fire up wifi and whatever else you may want when you get home

Message/Letter- Write a note on a tag, send it with a care package!

Screen Timeout- Adjust your screen timeout along with another task

If you find this thread useful don't forget to slap the THANKS button!:eek: :D
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Cherokee4Life:
I just having boring one's.

Toggle WiFi and connect to a specific network.

Turn on GPS and open Google Navigation

Change ring/notification volume when I'm at work
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Lol.. though simple they are pretty cool and neat to see em work. It'd be nice if every phone had NFC.. that way you could make a wifi one for your house without ever having to give up your password! That would be cool..

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] accordex:
Are the tags re-writable?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Most are.. you can also lock some tags so they can't be rewritten.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ceo.mtcl:
Do u recommend any particular nfc tag to choose from? Are the ones from ebay as good?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Yeah.. they are all pretty good. I used RapidNFC and the starter pack I got came with different size tags.. a bunch of ultra lights and a couple ntags, which I think is just a bigger chip.

Should be noted the ultra light tags though can't do things like web URLs.. not big enough apparently.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] alias_neo:
Yo

Just ordered mine from RapidNFC,

I plan to set one up next to my bed to disable syncing when I go to sleep and save battery cause signal is so poor from my bedroom, set phone to silent and enable my alarm, then tap again in morning to undo it and send text messages trolling my missus who is working away at the moment.

Also plan to stick one to my desk in work to silence the ringer, connect to work wifi and turn on auto sync for my work email.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I like the work tag.. I can see lots of people using that idea! :D

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jongilluley:
Don't forget guys that some of the smaller tags won't allow u to store enough info on them to do more than one or two tasks.

Go a 1k tag and that will allow you to pop a few tasks at a time on it.

Oh an I have a tag on my door for checking in at home, switch wifi on and change to normal sound profile.

In work a tag on desk activates silent profile, disables wifi and checks in on foursquare.

Used nfc quite a bit on my Nokia N9 and it's a really handy feature to have on a phone.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] gavinfabl:
This is all new to me. But seems amazing.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Wond3r:
is NFC something that you have to actually enable on the phone, or is it always on?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Yeah.. pretty cool stuff and very useful for phones!

Yeah you just have to tick it on. Menu> Settings> More> (then tick the NFC box.. ) also take a look around in there.. turn on S-beam as well. ;)

I'm gonna set some more up this weekend just to mess around and see what I can put on some of these tags!

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Wond3r:
Oh so i guess it constantly runs in the background using battery waiting to detect a tag
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ChrisHRocks:
Do you need a second tag to set your phone into "daytime mode" when you wake up? I've been wondering about this for a bit?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I'm getting minimum 12hrs of usage off a single charge so I dont notice any battery drain.. also I don't think its constantly searching for a tag.. it just recognized the chip when it comes close enough to one.

There's a toggle option on the NFC Tasker app. So basically you set 2 tasks.. the first time you tap the tag it does the first task and the second time it does task 2.. more or less making it a toggle. Just set it up like that.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Wond3r:
try a charge with the NFC off and see the difference?

I dont see how it can sense a tag near it if its not 'searching' for one. same goes for bluetooth and wifi.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] BrokenPixel:
If you are concerned about your battery life you can always do all those tasks the NFC tag does manually, and drain your living hours :P

I think it is worth whatever the drainage the nfc will do comparing to switching all the different toggles manually and doing it every single time you get into the car, get into the office, house, and whatever you have used those tags for.

Just sayin...
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Yeah beats me but I will try a full charge without NFC ticked and see how it does! :)

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] samuelhadams:
If you haven't already, check out Microsoft's on{x}. It's a program which has similar functionality to NFC chips. Once my SGS3 arrives, I'll be doing some development on these.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Awesome.. be sure to give us an update! :)

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Wond3r:
Its a very cool feature but I dont see it as saving much time...

Example. tag by your door to switch to work or driving more- bluetooth, brightness, sound?

You could toggle those while walking Lol. That is literally no time difference.

Very cool feature! But just making people more lazy

It takes seconds to change settings..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] brins0:
I've suggested to the company that I work for, that we could use them for offers in shops, where a user could tap on one, and be taken to a promotional page on our site, that could be tracked using a tracking code. We do this with QR codes right now, but NFC is so much cooler, and you can stick it on a stand, and reprogram it for a new promotion!

The only problem with this, is that most of our users are iPhone users. My fear is with this kind of thing, is that until Apple put NFC in their phones, people just won't know what it is, and businesses won't use it because of the lack of market penetration. And we all know that when Apple to put it in their phones, they'll come up with their own standard which companies will adopt, so all the existing technology will be defunct :(
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
For real your not kidding.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] NA 521":
Wouldn't it make more sense to have icons on your home screen activate the different settings? One for bed, one for car, one for home, etc. That way you could hit the icons wherever you are in the house if you want to activate "house mode." You also wouldn't have to have to have NFC running all the time. I don't know... seems more convenient if you could do the same thing by hitting icons.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Not sure.. let us know if you can set up an icon to launch multiple activities at once. I personally haven't looked into it too much as that's what NFC and NFC tags make possible. I'm thinking if it were this easily done with icons or Widgets there would have been mention about an app that does all that. I think you'll find its not as easily done as you think.

Having NFC running or ticked ON, is nothing to consider negative. I'm going to have NFC turned off all day tomorrow to see if I Notice a significant gain in battery life. I'll update my post and OP with my findings.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Wond3r:
Isnt that what tasker is for?

Also there are a plethora of profile apps.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Don't know. In sure you can mimic some things but not others. Tasker probably has more limitations than NFC. Also profile apps don't open web pages, play music or videos do they?

Regardless.. This thread is for the discussion of what NFC CAN do and what users are doing with their NFC tags.. not why you don't want to use NFC. Also don't forget all the other stuff you can do with NFC.. google wallet, and a bunch of other stuff if I'm not mistaken.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Wond3r:
I can surely see the use of mobile payments.

But have you really become that lazy as to not tapping on the music app icon on your home screen or using your bookmarks lol next you will want your phone to play games for you without touching it.

These nfc tags apart from mobile payments will become a fad when people realize it's mostly a novelty ,.and novelties wear off.. Like voice control apps.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
You keep throwing lazy out there. Its got nothing to do with lazy mate. Its a feature on a phone. A cool feature. Why not use it? And it probably will die out... or maybe not. Who knows but if your just here to troll, please do so somewhere else.. thanks.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Diaf82:
What's the range for nfc tags? I had never heard of this before. I'm a bit slow on the tech info.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
not much of a range if any at all. It doesn't have to phiscally touch the back of the phone but might as well, it's that close! I would say there is no range because the phone has to get that close to the tag. :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] turbomolli:
nice topic. now i need to order tags somewhere :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] searley:
How I use mine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VSOPD8VP_Q

It can be a big time saver
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
i'll update the OP to include a list of places to get them this weekend when I have more time to sit down and do a better job!

but that app NFC Task Launcher has a section and list of different NFC tag vendors. Some are pretty cool.. keychains, stickers, outdoor stickers, wristbands.. all sorts of different tags.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I'm gonna include your video in the OP when I update it. Its nicely done .. credits to you of coarse :)

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Necro990:
Ordered the Advanced NFC Starter Pack from RapidNFC earlier today.

Can't wait for them to arrive :D
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] alias_neo:
There is a reason it's called Near Field Communication, the range is millimetres and varies by NFC chip, but essentially, they are designed to be touched.

Don't forget that the chips aren't powered and rely on electromagnetic induction from your NFC receiver which emits a small electromagnetic field, and powers the chip up in the tag via the coil you can usually see in the chips.

:D
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Kaibosh:
I still use a specific profile program (EasyProfiles) for my regular profile stuff like wifi on/off, volume, etc. and still use Tasker for my non-profile stuff (like prompting for music player to open when plugging in headphones).

NFC tags (I got mine from tagsfordroid.com - they're the 1k, thick disc type ones - not too bad price-wise if you're ok with them being printed, and a free keychain) so far are just extending what I can do. Tasker doesn't have an nfc option, so I bought "Locale NFC Plugin" so that I can trigger anything in Tasker via NFC. The plugin uses the tag identifier as a trigger so there's no need to write instructions to the tag, plus means if you're really tight you can use any nfc enabled card like a library card. Personally I don't see the point of writing instructions to the tag if it's only going to be used with a single device, but to each their own :)

It will be interesting to see if nfc tags have any real use for me beyond initial novelty value.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Tachikoma_kun:
I would be interested in something like a NFC lockscreen. I keep my phone in my pocket with my wallet, so in theory it should be close enough to read something inside/on my wallet. If the phone is away from the tag for 10/15/30/whatever minutes it locks the phone and can only be unlocked with the NFC tag or some stupidly long password.

I realise I could stick a pin or pattern unlock on the phone, but my kids use my phone and I don't trust them not to mess it up so I leave it password/pattern free.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] maxcc:
Is that possible? It would be really nice!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I think it is.. should be. I'd be neat to test with a couple phones. Next time my buddy comes over with his GNex I'll test that theory out!

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
So I went the entire day yesterday with NFC ticked off to see if I gain any battery life.

I did happen to use my phone a lot yesterday morning, BUT.. I don't think any more than I would have normally during the day. I had to charge yesterday at like 3:00 for the first time almost since I got the phone.

I'm not gonna say battery drain was more without NFC because that doesn't make any sense.. but I will say I don't think NFC being ticked on is draining the battery. If it is, its not noticeable to the end user..

Again today.. NFC not turned on. We'll see but I'm expecting the same results.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dhendy91:
I think i read in the GNEX forums about someone who has this set up which is certainly very cool.

When I get back home (At uni at the moment), I plan to buy a pack and do the normal bedside one and car and front door. The only extra ones which I don't think have been mentioned yet is i'm going to put one in my running armband and one in my bike dock. Then get them both to launch endomondo start playing my running or cycling playlist and set it to reject all calls and send a text message saying I will ring back after I finish exercising(might require using tasker integration).

One quick question can the s3 read tags with the screen off or is it only with the screen on?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
There may be a way.. I have not messed with it too much but when I tried while screen was off I was unsuccessful.. screen had to be on.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] gavinfabl:
Got some tags today. One swipe and an URL command turns on my coffee expresso machine. Phone set on silent, wifi on. Neat.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Haha.. hell yeah that's awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dhendy91:
Ok I was just asking because I saw in the portal that one of the devs for the Gnex has a CWM flashable zip that gets it to work with the screen off hopefully we can have the same :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Oh very nice.. that would be cool!

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] mmeidl78:
Nice Setup! BTW which Coffee expresso machine do you use? :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dhendy91:
Someones ears must have been burning lol :D

NFC with screen off

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1712024
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I know right :D.

I'm gonna add it to the OP this weekend when I have time to sit down and do a better job. Also want to add a couple other things myself ;)

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