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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shepherd17:
Have you tried the suggestion to pull the battery for a few minutes?

I found this topic because I had the same thing after I tried flashing CWM onto my phone with Odin (had the same red exclamation mark and it wouldn't boot). I was panicking.

I tried that and it worked. My phone booted back into Android fine.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spaceindaver:
Since then, I've tried to put the Note 2 firmware on it. I'm now no longer getting the exclamation mark, and I'm just getting a message telling me to connect to Kies. I wish I'd known this yesterday.

Do you have the S3alpha, or just the S3? If you have the alpha, would you be able to rip your stock firmware to give to sakuramilk? (and me!) I assume someone here will be able to tell us how to extract stock firmware.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] society mike:
I highly suggest getting the insurance.

If you brick a phone or drop it in the toilet, you simply go pay the 5000¥? and get a new one.

There is at least one member here that has done it 3 times.

So are you able to boot up now? Can it go to recovery now? (after pulling battery)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spaceindaver:
I assume I'm not allowed to get the insurance now (that's how it works in England, at least; they only give you insurance on purchase, where they can see the phone is still in working order).

Even after pulling the battery, I'm still just getting the message telling me to connect to Kies (which does nothing). Here's what I can do:

-Try to boot normally - Kies message

-Try to boot into recovery (hold volume up and home on boot) - Kies message

-Try to boot into download mode (hold volume down and home on boot) - seems to work, press volume up to continue, Odin recognises the phone.

I was able to install some ROMs/packages by going to download mode and using Odin, but trying to install the Note 2 ROM gave the fail message in one of my earlier posts. I haven't tried installing anything since then, but I assume I haven't lost the ability to install ROMs through Odin, and that was just a problem with that one ROM.

I'm hoping some kind soul will donate their stock firmware, but I don't know how to extract it, even if someone were to offer. And my Japanese is virtually non-existent, so appealing on Twitter would be fruitless (don't have any Japanese followers, for one thing).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anny kitty:
SC-03E

Do not you have anyone StockFW of SC-03E?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] society mike:
My wife just told me you can get insurance on the phone up to 2 weeks after purchase.

I think you should call Docomo English support now and see if they can add insurance on over the phone.

Don't mention anything about the phone being broken.

Then go to the nearest Docomo shop the next day and turn it in.

Edit. My wife just called Docomo right now and asked, they said they can add insurance to your account over the phone. Call 0120005250 for English service
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhaub:
For all those who still need an unlock, I just stumbled across a free one that works in the parallel 06D thread at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35219761#post35219761

The instructions are on this page: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2014982

I restored from cm10 to stock 05DOMALJ3 before the process, following recommendation by various users. I've tested with Virgin and Vodafone in Australia no problems. Followed instructions as specified worked on first try!

:D!

I love XDA!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SQ3.0dotJP:
I did it twice(laimined insurance. Screen break and brick. No questions asked. Can't make another claim until October!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spaceindaver:
Thanks for asking. Tried calling them today, and they said I'd have to be calling from the phone I wanted to get insured. I expect they're going to ask me to read things from the phone's menu that I don't have memorised. Plus, I don't know anyone who has a Docomo phone with a mini-SIM. Gah!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jutaro:
Where do you live? If you live close you can borrow my phone for the call!

I live in kawagoe, Saitama.

Send from my C64 using load " Tapatalk ", 8,1 and run!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spaceindaver:
Thanks for the awesome offer dude, but I live in Toyohashi.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilPickle:
I know there have been a couple other questions about our phones RFID/NFC capabilites.. question I have is, can our phones do what ive heard the ones in the states can do where you have a sticker somewhere and you just touch the phone to it and have some pre-progamed things set up.

Example.. you get home, touch the sticker and your wifi will turn on.

What I'm trying to do is set one up on the holder in my car. I put it in the holder, Bluetooth and GPS turns on and the phone connects to my radio and opens up a specific app.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueCider:
In Docomo's and Samsung's infinite wisdom (please excuse the sarcasm as I'm miffed by this....), NFC does not exist on the Japan version of the phones:

SC-03E aka (Galaxy S3 alpha α) There's NO NFC, just the FELICA Chip for Osaifu Keitai

SC-02E aka (Galaxy Note II) There's NO NFC, just the FELICA Chip for Osaifu Keitai

SC-06D aka (Galaxy S3) There's NO NFC, just the FELICA Chip for Osaifu Keitai

Source = Docomo website.

Now, if the hardware actually exists and is just not enabled with the stock ROM, then THIS is something I'd LOVE to know.

Any developers out there can confirm this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilPickle:
Just thought of an idea.. I know a couple people have asked for our own section on here for the SC-06D, but we really don't have enough people to justify it. So I thought we could make a 'Community' in Google+.. I know not everyone is on G+, but since you have an Android phone, you have a Google account.. and if you have a Google account, you have a Google+ account.

Was thinking we could just call it "Japanese Android Phones' or something generic like that so that we could add different Android phones like the newer S3 or even the S4 when it comes out. =)

We can continue to use XDA and these threads.. just figure a G+ community would give us a better way to ask specific questions, and put out information.

Again just an idea..

Bret

** Edit ** made it.. called Japanese Android Phones. It's private right now.. so just ask for an invite. we'll see how it goes..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
Latest version you can root on?

I have read this thread and I didn't see anything on someone rooting on different version build number (only the instructions state MLG6). What is the latest update you can be on to be able to root the SC-06D? Are the google apps found in the instructions still current and valid? I am about to venture down the root road.

my phones info is:

Model Number SC-06D

Android Version 4.0.4

Baseband Version: SC06DOMLG6

Kernel Version: 3.0.8-951049-user se.infra@SEP-120 #1

Build Number: IMM76D.SC06DOMALG6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] society mike:
Check out the official ROOT thread (in my signature)

Follow instructions there, it is up to date.

As for what version works, etc, I JUST downgraded from CM10 to stock ROM TODAY as a matter of fact. I flashed the latest stock ROM SC06DOMALK2 as seen on sammobile site. I also flashed the root file and it works fine.

It's actually refreshing using this thing when everything works 100% (especially the camera). The stock camera is SOOOO much better than all other ROM's. However, I do see the difference in battery already, and I miss the LTE toggle on/off in the notification bar on CM10.

I might check out Sakuramilks custom kernels for stock ROM so I can run set CPU.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
Root

Thank you, that was the documents i was referring to. I just downloaded all documents about 1 hour ago. So i can do a full software update and be on the latest build before i root my phone? The root process and directions will still work?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilPickle:
yep.. still works. Feel free to email me if you have any questions, will try and help if I can.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
root not working

I am trying the root procedures

when I try the procedures I get

CWM-based Galaxy S3 Recovery v6.0.1.2_r10

E: can't open .timeoffset

-- Installing: /emmc/sgs3_rooting_supersu_v3.zip

Finding Update package...

Opening Update Package...

Installing update...

Installation Aborted.

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Ok, Operator error. I didn't know how to download the actual zip file so I downloaded them one by one and then zipped it. That zip file didn't work. I figured out how to download the zip file from teh google drive and used that file. Everything works fine now. At least for rooting goes.

I am still debating on wether to use a Tmobile rom or not. Any inputs on what benefits I would gain using a rom cooked from T-mobile versus using my stock rom?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Habbit:
I suggest if you want to use a T-Mobile or AT&T ROM, check out this thread, start at post #382, and read until the end. I haven't tried it yet, but apparently it works well.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
it does work very well...the advantage is you get jellybean...which only father time knows when it would officially released by Docomo....also you get Android OS like it was meant to be, which is the pure AOSP version along with enough tweaks and mods to keep you busy for days on end....the disadvantage is you loose the great camera that samsung made....the mobile payment and tv apps specially made for the SC-06D are included in any ROM that is cooked by the software that is in the link that you posted...in the end if you dont mind using the stock AOSP camera then theres not very much to loose at all...some prefer to have all of Docomos app some dont...but to each there own....just glad we have options because a few months ago it was super slim pickings...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
Camera shutter noise

Thank you all for your input. I will experiment down the road.. By the way, does anyone know how to get rid of the camera noise when you take a picture? Japan made this law a few years ago that all phones will have noises... I figured there is probably a way to remove the noise with a rooteed phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mosesjadeb:
miui sc-96d

Is there a miui version sc-06d japanese s3 available ?

Is there available links to download?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJmizuhara:
foma card

Hi guys, I'm currently locked into a 3G foma contract with Docomo and I'd like to upgrade my phone to the Galaxy III or the Note 2 but both of these phones use the xi service.

Is there a way to root/unlock the phone to work with my 3G foma card? I'm currently using the SO-02D Xperia phone which uses the micro-sim 3G foma sim card.

Thank you for your time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] society mike:
If you get the SC-06D Galaxy S3, you can SIM UNLOCK it for free following these instructions.

I don't know if it will work on the Note 2, but read that thread and maybe someone has tried it (or they have their own thread in the Note 2 forums?)'

Once the S3 is SIM unlocked, you should be able to use your Foma SIM card, BUT, i'm not sure what APN you are using now, so I suggest running APN back/restore app on your current device, (if it's rooted, use Titanium Backup to make a back up of that app and data) then import or restore those APN settings onto the new S3 once it's SIM unlocked.

(we use sp-mode APN for the S3 using the Xi mini SIM, so it's possible you will need to use a different APN, like the mopera?, but who knows, maybe you also use sp-mode)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
use a file explorer with root access such as ES File Explorer...go to system to media to audio to ui and delete the first two ogg that have camera in them...or you can highlight them and just change the extension from ogg to .bak and itll stay there but wont be used..this is from the ROM im using but on stock ROM its the same instructions, just more sounds on stock sammy rom...when I had stock i just deleted everything that had to do with the camera...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msystem_xda:
SC-06D

Hello to everyone. I have one sc-06d and I'll like find if is possible the original rom from samsung or is only possible find the custom rom from docomo?. Now I'm using the modest rom from sakuramilk and is not working bad with other sim. I have try to find on forum but nothing some one can help me SOS!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
a good place for the most up to date stock ROM's is through sammobile.com...thats what i use even though I'm running a custom ROM..i always keep the most up-to-date stock ROM just in case..just sign up as a member for the site, head to firmware and search for the SC-06D....the forums there have some good info as well...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mosesjadeb:
MIUI to SC-06D

my friends, is miui rom already ported to sc-06d (galaxy s3 japan) ?

Or did someone already flashed miui rom on their sc-06d ?

Please let me know

i want to flash my sc-06d to miui

if someone has a link please let me know

thank you my friends

god bless
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] society mike:
Click the link in my signature below.

It's the up to date thread with some custom rom info.

There is also a tool for porting ROM's to work with our SC06D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msystem_xda:
oH Ho ... in your site I can find rom use kith kies but kyes don't work with mod rom :( is possible reload the rom find in SamMobile with Odin? ore you have other solution :fingers-crossed: thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
theres five different selections to choose from...just select the first that says download..itll take you to a download page for that firmware that is about 800mb...download and copy to an sd card...if your using a custom ROM i assume your using a custom recovery....just boot into the custom recovery and flash the stock ROM you copied to your external sd card...be sure to wipe everything to ensure the cleanest install possible...for some people wiping the cache and stuff doesnt matter...to each their own...if you dont have a custom recovery then there are several apps in the play store that allow you to flash a ROM from within Android booted up...does that answer your question?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msystem_xda:
Thank for your support I'm downloading it but need more time my comnnection work sloly today :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] society mike:
You can also download the zip file and then extract it, then use ODIN to flash it.

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Btw we have the latest stock rom uploaded to the Google Drive folder that is linked in the Official sc06d root thread, see the link below in my signature.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msystem_xda:
I have download the rom from Sammobile but in the recovery mode the mobile give me error. I have change the rom and kernel :( i need to flash fron odin ?? i load the rom in the pda section in odin
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] society mike:
Yes, extract the zip file to a folder, put phone in download mode, flash stock rom file (.md5) as PDA.

You should first wipe everything in CWM, after backing up what you want, apps, data, using Titanium backup in Android, go to recovery, wipe dalvik cache, wipe battery stats, wipe it all. Then go to download mode and flash stock rom.

(boot to download mode from recovery mode)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msystem_xda:
Yes I did but the mobile is in loop I look the samsung in the middel of the screen and nothing more .. is there form 30 minute ago !!!:(

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Ok I have wipe all in the CWR and now work well :victory: thank for your support
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mosesjadeb:
Good day sir

I followed this intruction on porting roms to sc-06d but i always encounter prroblem when i do so , i used aokp rom and still not work ,please help me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msystem_xda:
Hello I'm running the cynogenmod and hopefully all the application are running. the problem now is when insert sim card the mobile request me the pin code i have look more forum but about the app to unlock the pin code are not running have you other suggestion for me :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaijinda:
wrong thread.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
System/firmware update

Has anyone updated to the new firmware released 2 days ago? Does the phone still stay rooted? Any ieea what the update is for?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
check the other forum...the update was just for saving emoticons in saved messages and drafts...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huangjs:
could you help to give a hint about "other forum"? info about "sc-06d" is too few.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
I updated to new firmware and root was gone, so i rooted it again with same process.. Its rooted now. I cant seem to get market enabler working or get any tether to work.. Any jnput out there?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38107778#post38107778

this is the main forum we use for SC-06D...

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ive never been able to get market enabler to work...try Tunnel Bear in the play store for a quick ip change....and as of now wifi tether is still a hit or miss on the roms cooked up...maybe one or two work without encryption...personally i got bluetooth tethering to work with no problem with the rom im using...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fujislider:
Extended battery?

Genuine Samsung extended battery kit (3000mAh + back cover) isn't out yet. Has anyone tried any aftermarket extended battery sets? I know our phone dimensions are slightly different than other S3s, so I won't even bother looking at non-SC-06D alternatives.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noeldc:
Is Jocomo going to give us Jellybean this century?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
you could just flash a custom Jellybean ROM....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soldave:
Now Sakuramilk is reporting in his latest release last night which was a 4.2 Kernel that Wifi tethering has been repaired. Can anyone confirm that's the case with encrypted wifi when using this Kernel and CM10.1? If that's true then I'm gonna be heading over to 10.1 :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
yep the wifi tethering is fixed...i dont use CM10.1 but i do use the fixed kernel and wifi tethering with encryption is working just fine...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soldave:
The latest GAPPS that Sakuramilk is providing doesn't have the Photosphere camera. Installed it externally and it's getting better (will auto-focus on its own), but after it loses the lock (3-5seconds) it will still crash when you try to take a pic without clicking the screen to focus again.

The camera supplied with GAPPS that Sakuramilk's recommending has HDR and other functionality, but not the photosphere.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soldave:
OK, am having problems with the SP mail with CM10.1 (I know... not many use it but I still do sometimes!). After installing CM10.1 I've found I can send emails from my docomo.ne.jp address fine, but it won't receive.

Clicking on "update my address information" gives me this error you can see below in the image attached. Also, when I try to update email settings I get a "Cannot use it any other apn than sp-mode(FOMA). I've checked my APN and it's using SP Mode, but still I can't get rid of this error. I've tried a full uninstall and reinstall of the app, and still nothing.

Any thoughts on how I can get it working again?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
Uninstalled Google Play, can't reisntall

I was having problems installing a few apps so my dumb @$$ decided to uninstall Google play store, and now I cannot install it. Every googleplay store I download and try to install gives me an error when it opens. I alrady tried to restore my phone to original settings..

I tried to flash back to stock ROM...

Loaded Stock recovery in ODIN

copied stock rom to Ex memory card

tried to install but freezes during install and says something like signature failed.

I need to get Google play back..one way or another...no apps are killing me...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
you flashed the stock rom using odin?...have you tried clearing your cache/dalvik cache then flashing the appropriate gapps for whichever version of ROM/Android your using?...a version of the play store would be include in the gapps along with gmail, etc...

http://goo.im/gapps
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
No Google Play

I tried to flash it, but maybe I didn't do it right? I have cleared cache/dalvik cache. what do you mean by then flashing the appropriate gapps for whichever version of ROM/Android your using? I'have been on stock ROM, and I tried to flash or go back to original stock ROM that was posted in the googleddocs
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
did you click on the link i posted there....find the Gapp for the version of andriod your running, closest to the build date of the ROM...you can find that under Settings, About Phone section...the gapps the majority of the essential Google Apps to include Play Store, Gmail, Google Search...so try flashing a gapp to reinstall your Play Store...you may have to go through several in case they dont flash right...sometimes the newest ones isnt the best option..you could flash a CM 9, 10 or 10.1 ROM and flash the respective gapp at the top of the linked website page...

http://goo.im/gapps
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
Thank you, I tried the latest gapps, but it didn't work so I used the CyanogenMod 9.x.x and it worked. Google Play is not under Google apps section its under downloaded section.. But at least its working now. I honestly would like to restore my phone with original ROM and start over, but I can't get it to install. I always get an error. Is this because I updated system firmware? The factory ROM posted in the googledocs section is different build number from mine. Would this have anything to do with it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skylinekiller:
you are a genius.. I have no clue how you figure all this stuff out.. Thank you. I was able to remove the video start/stop and the ****ter click...Now I'm trying to remove the focus beep.. Ill keep playing with it. I'm sure its here somewhere
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezeff:
you just have to test each one i guess...i found them pretty quick...they should be labeled but i dont use stock at all so i couldnt help you with which one...as far as the stock RO, go to sammobile, get an account and download the latest stock ROM and flash it to your device using Odin...it should flash just fine being a signed and verified ROM...remember to extract it before trying to load it into Odin...