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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonu42:
Word, just gotta replace the status bar, and launcher, other than that all touchwhiz features are golden. However to do this I believe we need source code.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
First thing I want to enable is on-screen buttons.

Physical buttons don't provide function discovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] killerT721:
MIUI would be amazing with this phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kev13Dd:
CM9 and CM10/JB are AOSP. That's what makes them what they are: they're customized AOSP. Tweaked straight from Google source

AKA: if we're stuck with TouchWiz due to RIL issues, no CM9, 10, or even 7. Unless you don't mind no voice/data

K
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cwalker29:
Hey guys(verizon). I just wanted to welcome y'all to the galaxy s3 family. I'm from the T mobile family and looking forward to doing business with you guys in the future. I had this phone for two weeks and let me tell ya, its a great device. We already have two roms running flawlessly. A kernel also. Which will run for you guy phone with minor tweaks. No bricking over here. You just got to know what you are doing. Aight see ya soon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cujo6801:
Thanks bro...

Now this is what I like to see....

Community ...:)

SENT FROM THE DOG POUND
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xbiker321:
I got mine on pre-order. Hope I like the blue I selected, lol. The brushed finish on the blue made me select it.

Currently a big user of the SII (Epic Touch) Had to get Verizon because of work, what a great time to get new service :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skatingrocker17:
Any word on when to expect this to be rooted or if any of the other available methods for other carriers will work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] invisiblek:
methods for other carriers (at least the sprint/tmo ones) are not working for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skatingrocker17:
Guess we'll have to wait.... hopefully it won't be too long though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] invisiblek:
famous last words.... :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pan Tralaliński:
guys can i please have *#1234# from your device so we could provide full firmwre download at http://samsung-updates.com/

other benefit would be rooted kernel that we can provide once we have the full firmware or at least kernel dump.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kr8r:
Ap: I535vralf2

cp: I535vrlf2

csc: I535vzvralf2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] invisiblek:
mine's a bit different than this

AP: I535VRALF2

CP: I535VRLF2

CSC: I535VZWALF2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonu42:
I think the other guy did his wrong, "vzv" I'm sure it was supposed to be "VZW" he misread it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kr8r:
looks the same... i think i just forgot to tap caps lock lol was typing in a hurry and misskeyed... always bad
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] silasrye:
Mine is like this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Pan Tralaliński:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SCH-I535

firmware link description and root will be in sticky thread very soon :)

enjoy!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AdamLange:
Annnnndddddd ROOTED :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1755594

Enjoy!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] madmaverickmatt:
well almost rooted lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
I expect to be somewhat active here.

I'm no dev, but I'm probably the only SCH-U820 owner to have force-enabled 3G tethering on their device.

I have experience with QPST and SamsungPST if that matters for anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zanktank:
All i want for christmas is an S3, stock 4.1, rooted, deodexed, etc.

And maybe a few mods like battery %, power menu options, wireless tether and so forth.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
The S3 is a flagship phone. There are far too many determined individuals to allow AOSP to elude us.

At the very least, I'm expecting CM9.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
same here, although the RIL and camera will probably be epic tasks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
So seems like the Verizon Galaxy S III has a locked bootloader. What glorious news eh? Sigh...

Any ideas if Zergrush method would work to root on a Samsung device? Seems to work on Motorola devices (which we all know are epicly locked down every which way).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
Proof of the locked bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
Not exactly 100% but a very likely sign: Link 1 and Link 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
Has anyone tried noobnl's method of flashing the sprint insecure bootloader yet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
I'm not getting mine till Monday so don't mind me...just kind of stalking the forums and doing research so I know what to expect. I really hope you guys will be able to find some workaround with this though. Much respect for all the testing you guys do. I don't know how it's going to work but if this community can get root on Motorola devices, this should get root in no time. Let's huddle together and make this happen. :) :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
+1

Lets wait until more people get their hands on the phone and see what we can do. Most of us have been down this road before, and while it sucks, there's always progress. Crying over spilt milk isn't productive and IMO should go over in the general forum, not here.

The devs need to talk to one another, pages after pages of *****ing isn't going to make things easier.

Anyone know if an IRC channel has been setup?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
I'm chilling in #verizons3 on Freenode. Just registered it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
Even with a locked Bootloader (if this is the case) you can still do custom ROMs...so its not to much of a large issue IMO. Especially with the right developers working on it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
This is true, assuming of course we can get root in the first place and even after that we would still need some pseudo-recovery mode like they do with bootstrap-based Motorola devices.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] satadru:
Pseudo-recovery means that you're stuck with the kernel version of the shipping official rom, right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] open1your1eyes0:
That's correct. Just like Motorola devices. If I understand correctly, somehow the devs made a fake software-based recovery that boots parallel to the kernel and you can only launch after you boot into the OS. But at least it worked.

I also know of a "dd" command that works on block levels to be able to modify serious things on the phone but that is only to be left to the most experienced of devs. Definitely don't want to mess around there if you don't know what you're doing. Either way it would require root though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dpwhitty11:
Yep. We had to deal with all this on the Droid 3. We still got work done, but it was pretty limited. No radios, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
I think we should wait till more people actually get the device and not just a handful. The device hasn't even officially launched yet. Relax..Breathe... Have a Beer
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] davisbs999:
I appreciate the sentiment but the evidence is quickly mounting that Verizon has indeed locked the bootloader. While some talented devs will undoubtedly achieve root, a locked BL will prevent me from installing a true recovery and tasting jelly beans (to which I've quickly become accustomed on my nexus) on my new siii anytime soon. Dammit.

I really, really hope that you are right and I am wrong though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blade7840:
I'm buying SG3 soon from Verizon soon. I live in an area that has 4g LTE. I'm terribly disappointed that Verizon had Samsung to encrypted and lock the boot-loader. I hope it can be cracked. I don't want to go to the other networks for SG3 because of there poor coverage.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] I Am Marino:
Raise hell guys.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
Told you all to sit back...Breathe.. and Have a Beer..... look what happens when you give things time =)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] v3rn:
I couldn't care less about root. The issue is being able to use custom ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Robster180:
Custom roms are do-able, to an extent, i've plenty of different roms on both my X and X2, it's the kernels that can't be modified. Crap move from Verizon...

World phone s3 and 3 carriers in US w/o encryptded (if it is in fact the case) bootloaders and we get screwed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] v3rn:
Yeah I used to have an X and I've seen the ROMs for those phones. That doesn't make me feel any better, they were terrible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Robster180:
Doesn't make me feel better either, roms were decent enough, i could've never lived w/ motoblur, and touchwiz "inspired by nature (crayons?)" if the s3's bootloader is encrypted i'm not gonna sit through 2 more years of the bootloader crap, im'm selling the s3 that's coming monday and getting a nexus
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andreiantal:
If a legal battle is won against vzw locking down this device they may have to unlock them all. I don't see this happening.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skennelly:
Agreed. I would like to do the same. The only problem is the damn injunction against the Nexus. Perfect f-ing timing. I think Apple and Verizon are a match made in heaven and I have no doubt that VZW didn't have anything to do with getting rid of the nexus.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
But isn't Verizon going to put out an update that makes their version of the S3 World capable
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ikithme:
Stores can still sell their current remaining stock, they cannot however get new stock in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JsinLegacy:
if I remember tho with the X and X2 you had to boot into recovery using a bootstrapper method and currently that is not the case on the S3. It boots right into recovery without issues it seems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Robster180:
That is correct, that's why i'm hoping that the encrypted bootloader issue is just a kink in the info chain, considering VZW encrypted the Moto's but not the HTC's (to my knowledge), I have some hope that this isn't the case. I get my phone on Monday, but it's staying in the box until I know for sure that it is or isn't encrypted. If it is encrypted it'll be a while b4 anything becomes solid on an unlock key or method which is why I'll go Nexus until that happens.

We just need a solid yes or no on the encription, and I know some of you guys have already spoken w/ the tech supports but i honstly don't trust their level of knowledge, be it level ii or iii or kinght elf level 70
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cj1896:
Wow, tough break for SGIII owners. If this doesn't get resolved in 2 weeks I would return it and raise hell in the process. If Verizon doesn't have a nexus device when my contract is up I am definitely leaving. Good luck devs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ckochinsky125:
Well guess I will only be playing with my sgs3 for a little while then because not going to play the russian roulette with waiting for updates from verizon and samsung if it is not able to get custom roms and kernels.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
they are and there is a chance that changes things

I want to know what if anything has been learned from THIS GUYS PHONE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
It'll be quite interesting to see 1x, EDGE, EVDO, LTE, and maybe even HSPA(+) in the same phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AtLemacks:
The Rezound has all the CDMA and GSM technologies with LTE.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ruvort:
Yepp it kinda beat it to the punch :-P

MyColorScreen
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skennelly:
I think it means that any exploits found now will most likely be blocked with the update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
Have we learned nothing in our time at xda? Never ever ever accept an OTA update from the carrier! Always always always wait for a blessed version to be delivered by the devs!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neh4pres:
+1 you have all been warned
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HolyGrail:
Don't have my device yet,, but with anybody rooted, .....could you please check and see if Wi-Fi tethering app works on default settings. On my rezound, I have to change protocols to make it work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faehsemc:
Why is everyone comparing this phone to Motorola's as far as bootloader and kernels and ****... HTC had the same issues and people were always able to figure out how to root and ****. The vivow and vivo are the same phones just like our s3 and someone else's but they have different bootloaders, but we were able to make it work still
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neh4pres:
yes, see the topic in themes and apps for Wi-Fi tether.

It's a experimental build.

Set device profile to generic ics

Set setup method to netd master
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] catalyst11:
FoxFi also works w/o root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jlvlawrence:
To all of you guys out there that are pissed about the boot loaders being locked, when the nexus goes back on sale next week you should look into getting one of those. I got mine for a penny on upgrade through amazons Verizon page! I know that the phone isn't as good as the gs3 spec wise, but it was also a penny! I just received mine last week before the ban took place. I immediately opened the box, unlocked the boot loader, flashed root and cwm, then flashed jelly bean and a kernal and couldn't be happier. Like I said, I know its not the gs3, but its still a sweet device. It really does suck about the boot loader situation on this phone and I definitely understand your guys frustration.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skennelly:
I am seriously considering this. I just can't believe Samsung wouldn't have beefed up the specs on the Nexus a little more.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
were you able to keep ur unlimited data? When I tried this on amazon it says I need a new plan. But even with the phone being a penny it's not worth it if my plan gets changed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neh4pres:
if you are looking to leave, sell your gs3 for 600. Buy new nexus for 350. Off contact, problem solved
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jlvlawrence:
I actually changed my plan to a shared data plan because I added my sister to my plan. Got 3 g nex's for 3¢. I'm not a big data user, neither is my girlfriend, and I doubt my sister will be either. My girlfriend and I do most of our interneting over wifi. I signed up for 6gb of data which I think will be plenty for the 3 of us.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jlvlawrence:
I also gotta say that jelly bean is unfreakingbelievably smooth on the g nex.:cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
I could do the same and be fine and come out the same price as what I pay now. But this VZW locked bootloader debacle has given me new reason to keep my UNL data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neh4pres:
I download the root file yesterday in 10 minutes over 4g, then the stock image. I used 2gigs in 15 minutes. TAKE THAT VERIZON!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ilangoadigal:
I called Verizon yesterday and canceled my Gs3 order and ordered a nexus instead, so as of yesterday they were still in stock. I was getting the gs3 primarily for the hardware, and if Verizon is going to make it difficult for me to change the software they can get stuffed. My nexus should ship today.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmacko:
I'm not quite sure that this "punishment" is going to help make them more willing to ship phones with unlocked bootloaders.

I'm hopeful that in the future with their new rate plans which data is metered, and allow tethering, we'll see them stop all this foolishness and come around to the idea that their network is simply a dumb pipe. A well run, well managed dumb pipe, with low latency, high throughput, and minimal jitter.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luke1333:
not to be a **** but devs got s-off on the rezound months later after everybody saying it was dead in the water. are the samsung devs not good enough to find a work around!?!??!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CBMC:
It took months. Most devs don't even have the phone yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
Yeah guys. Seriously? Keep the rumors to a minimum until maybe THE DEVICE LAUNCHES? How do we know vzw or Sammy might be like "hey it's unlockable just do _________ " just wait.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faehsemc:
It's not the devs ability, it is the spastic people that have no faith.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] msnglink:
i hear you there, im just happy theres root already. i can wait on the unlocked bootloader for a bit
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Juicy92:
Oh yeah, I always fail to remember that the phone hasn't even hit stores yet. Just because I have one doesn't mean all the devs have one. Another issue is that the devs will probably get themselves any other variant of the s3, you know those ones without the locked bootloader lol. I got 20 bucks myself for the first guy to get it going. Shall we set a bounty like they did for the HP touchpad and the android port. I know some or even most devs aren't in it for the money but for the love of doing it, but a little cash incentive never hurts :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neh4pres:
Where the he'll is Samsung John? I think we deserve some answers
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] juntistik:
I'd throw in 10, I think we should definitely get a bounty going for the fun of it at least
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonu42:
YES! 10char
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
Verizon S3 source code

https://twitter.com/SamsungJohn/status/222319105737363456
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NAU420:
This still doesn't help unlock the phone right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
unfortunately no

**but I think I just might have heard the tiniest sound of the CM9 gitrepo being dropped on us.....not sure yet...could be me being optimistic....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skennelly:
Didn't even realize anyone purchased the rezound...news to me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
On one now so some people bought them :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
so the word now is AOSP is guaranteed on the GSIII......
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
Who said it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kev13Dd:
It's in the IRC node's title

We have Kexec to get custom kernel (needed for AOSP) and we have a cracked RIL (needed for voice/data on AOSP). We've got everything we need!

K
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
How do I get into the irc? I forget ...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kev13Dd:
http://webchat.freenode.net/

Channel is #verizons3

K
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
Thanks :3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kev13Dd:
Not to spoil what you'll find in there, but invisiblek looks to be releasing a custom kernel pretty soon :victory:

K
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
I don't even have an sgs3 so nothing to spoil. Still can't decide sgs3 or gnex but this is pretty convincing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] walloftvs:
Anyone have any updates on the RIL work that is going on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kev13Dd:
I can't think of why to go GNEX at this point (and I was considering it)

We'll get CM9/10, and we'll have superior internals to the GNEX. And most likely we'll get them soon (CM9 is already bootable on the VZwS3, the repos are just not yet public). And from CM9 to 10 should also be an easy step, according to Cyano themselves

The Verizon method of root/AOSP isn't as clean as the other carriers (will require kexec as of now) but the actual ROM will be just as clean and smooth and fast as any other carrier's version. Not gimped at all

Go S3. The only drawback (kexec) will either be:

A) Cleaned up and made much easier (with scripts)

B) Made obsolete by a cracked bootloader (which, from the chatter, sounds like it's possible within a week)

K
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
RIL has been cracked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
My point exactly. I'll most likely get an sgs3. What colors the next big question... :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neh4pres:
Blue all the way
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
Does it look as purple as people say?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Metfanant:
purple or not its better than looking like an iPhone :highfive: :victory:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] neyenlives:
not to me, more silverish blue than purple, but i can see in certain light how they may see a shade of purple

now this is me.....but the back cover of the blue one looks much better, brushed metallic look, where the back of the white one looks plain, shiny white plastic cheap.....BUT the white one has a certain look on the front, i guess it's the contrast of the screen against the white bezel that looks nice......

i was going to return my blue for white and then get a black or blue stock back cover to put on it, but i may just stick with blue, i am afraid of what all the little edges will look like on the front of the phone after a year on a white phone....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidstyle:
in flourescent lighting it looks purplish/silver.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] c4v3man:
I'm not seeing purple hardly at all... it really looks more like bluing on a fine firearm. Almost black at times, kinda blue at others. The "Striping" on the back makes it look metallic actually.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
Hmm maybe I'll get a blue... may the record show I will be using a case. Rezound screen cracked and will not take the risk again...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NightxFall:
Hopefully by the time we get AOSP, a better method than Kexec is found, or it is made more user friendly so you don't have to boot into recovery everytime you want to start up your phone and keep your custom kernel. Looks like the bootloader is gonna get cracked, unless 1,500$ doesn't motivate anybody lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antp121:
I don't get motivated til at least $2000 :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lynneddington:
Damn good phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lynneddington:
Its blue. Just got mine today. Time to root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] c4v3man:
The thing is, it may not even come down to motivation to crack the bootloader, as it just depends on how secure it really is. Honestly, I doubt the money will be a motivating for whoever does crack the bootloader, if it in fact gets cracked. I would think taking $1200 of that prize money to get 2 phones into reputable crackers/engineers hands would probably be more productive, but that's just my opinion. People are free to support whatever they want.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] skennelly:
You have to hold it at an extremely odd angle, with the sun hitting it just right to see purple. My wife has white and I have blue and I am certainly glad I got blue.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noybiznatch:
Do any of the current ROMS incorporate this feature?

It's obviously not a huge pain to just hit settings, and then disable/enable bluetooth... but I thought it would be handy to have in the notifications window as well.
[General Topics] NaimC:
Hi there,

Basically I've just moved over from the 4S to the S3 (international) and I'm loving it so far with no regrets what so ever. However there is one thing I really miss and that's touch to call. By that I mean the option where you can touch a phone number on a Web Page or file and it would ring the number without having to copy and paste etc.

Is this exclusive to iPhone or is it also available on Android, Windows etc?
[General Topics] NaimC:
Anyone?
[General Topics] TJBunch1228:
Haven't personally tried the galaxy s3 yet but on all my other Android phones that works. I think there are some certain Web formats that cause issues where it doesn't work, but most of the time it does it no problem. Works the same with addresses that I click on, it will bring up Google maps automatically for me.
[General Topics] NaimC:
Seems to work with the iPhone even on weirder formatted sites.

Didn't know this sites was Tapatalk viable! Thanks for indirectly letting me know lol.