[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] sekigah84:
Common Questions

I am getting an Over the Air (OTA) update from Sprint. Should I accept it if I am rooted?

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IF YOU ARE ROOTED, DO NOT ACCEPT THIS OTA.

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This means that your phone's software is not up to date and it is telling you to update. You must download a ROOTED version of the update and manually flash it.

Accepting this will cause you to lose root and worst case, brick your phone. SO DON'T DO IT! lol

I rooted using ABC's method. Do I need to root again using XYZ's?

No. Once you are rooted, you are good to go.

I turned my phone into a paperweight/bricked it/"borked" it/its just not working no matter what I do. What can I do?:

No information yet!

If you have Sprint's Total Equipment Protection Program, you are in luck. They changed their policy on October 23rd. Here are the details of what it covers.

http://www.phonenews.com/sprint-tepsr-changes-next-week-13303/

If the phone is beyond repair, you will have to go through Asurion and pay the $100 deductible. TEP does not cover rooted phones. You have to go through Asurion.

If you don't have TEP, everything except water/fire damage and lost phone replacements cost $35 per incident as long as the phone is not beyond repair. If it is beyond repair, you will have to buy a new phone.

What is PRL?

PRL stands for Preferred Roaming List. Its a list of roaming towers in your area. Its best to keep this updated in crappy coverage areas.

What is PRI?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=751935&page=7 <- Debate on what it stands for. (REALLY?!)

In actuality it is called "Product Release Instructions" and is essentially a list of settings for the radio. It's the PRI which uses the PRL to enable data roaming by connecting it to towers/cell sites listed in the PRL and for other things such as to allow calls to interrupt an active data session (ring-through).

How do I update my PRL/PRI?

Go to Menu > Settings > System Updates > Update PRL + Update Profile.

I see "deodex" and "odex" ROMs. What are those?

Basically if you want to theme your ROM you want to use deodexed ROMs. Odexed ROM's are made to be streamlined. There is a performance difference. Deodexed ROM's will take longer to boot up because everything or almost everything is unpacked. Odexed ROM's will boot faster and be more responsive.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+is+deodex

Google is your friend =P

FREE Wireless Tether

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http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=Evo

***Some builds don't work with certain ROM's. Trial and error or searching within your ROM's thread will let you know which build numbers will work for you. Also note if you enable WIFI Encryption, the password is CASE SENSITIVE! Make sure you know that as you are typing the password in due to certain keyboards auto capitalizing. ***

Launchers:

(Will review once I get my phone)

ADW

LauncherPro

Apex Launcher

Nova Launcher

Widgets

(Will review and add more once I get my phone)

Beautiful Widgets - Sense like clocks and weather. Make sure to download the animation package if you want animated weather.

OneSeven - A text based date widget

Tajm - A text based clock

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Battery - Common Questions and Problems

What is the best ROM + Kernel combination for battery life?

There is no right answer for this. Battery life is affected by so many factors, the only thing you can do is trial and error. Here are most of the factors that can affect battery life:

-Phone Settings (Haptic feedback, screen on duration, auto sync, radios, etc)

-ROMs

-Kernels

-Overclocking + underclocking

-Apps

-Signal strength

-Roaming

-Battery type

-Battery stats

-Calibrating the battery

-PRI

-PRL

-The water you drank the other day

-The **** you took just before

So how do I improve battery life?

No information yet.