yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] knifedroid:
The version of google now in 1.5 seems buggier than the one I was running in 1.4.

I had replaced synergy's with the velvet apk found in the google now development thread and renamed it to GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk. It won't let me install it in 1.5.

What am I doing wrong?

Sent from an overpriced Verizon tower.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] StrumerJohn:
Why not make a thread in General asking people if they want it? :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sensui123:
Still haven't gotten to setting up the meat of the phone....but I read through some of the feedback...time to give mine....

First off....great rom, seriously awesome. Everything is smooth with imo's 12.2 kernel. Google Now works great....I shut it off for now until I learn more about it though but from playing with it earlier, it worked great and was a lot of fun. Now it's just the search bar + voice search/commands.

For the issues mentioned, I had no problem with GPS, locked quickly as usual when I was outdoor and indoor. I can't say much about 4g speeds but didn't seem very different to me, pretty quick still.

For those complaining about the google voice search double cllick....yes it's very annoying especially since the dialer did not work once (either didn't recognize, dialed wrong number, or for some reason would hear a thing) out of the 20 times I tried it. I've always ran Trebuchet launcher (old habits die hard from cm9) but started running apex from the great things I heard. Nicely customizable and changed the home button (when I'm on the home screen) to active google now voice search.....works perfectly the way I need it now.

I only got 1 problem and I wanted to ask Eschelon.....I saw around the forums that there are threads deactivating the verizon tethering activation check. I saw that nosympathy took this and incorporated it into his rom....since this rom is based off that, is that why when I tap the wifi hotspot toggle it doesn't ask for a $20 fee to sign up? I know that Verizon still charges unlimited data people (I am included =P) $20 a month for their tethering service so I want to make sure that using this toggle and the verizon hotspot won't incur the additional $20 charge, I used wifi tether but it's so much cleaner to have it built into the toggles IMO.

I've got really no complaints.....could use a bit more debloating of the samsung stuff I don't use and verizon stuff but some may find it useful, nothing titanium couldn't fix by freezing. Great job team Synergy, color me impressed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] robpet2:
what bugs are you having with it.. its working fine on 1.5 for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Glasairmell:
I agree with this. I finally went with the Imo 12-2 kernnel coupled with 1.5 and this is the best my G3 has performed to date. GPS lock is the best I have experienced on Android and I depend on it for aviation navigation.

Only way I could get Imo 12-2 to take was with STERICSON BusyBox. JRUMMY's did not work for me.

Wifi and cell signal is rocking too and I love the battery mod icon mod. Thank you!

Of course I am concerned others are having difficulties with the GPS and want that sorted out for them.

Regards
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] the entity:
I've been experiencing the same random screen freezes ever since Ziggy's deep sleep enhancements were made. Super wipe every time. Restored apps only. Luckily I haven't had any hot boots or reboots.

I've learned to live with the freezes. Ziggy's kernel is still one of the best on battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bad355camaro:
I'm in the same boat as you. I usually have a random hot boot every 2-3 days and my screen become unresponsive a few times a day. (One happened while I was trying this) To solve, I just lock / unlock the phone but I would like a better solution.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sl8763:
Yep, I am another who always had issues with the ziggy kernel and never did any dirty flashes. I had the lockups and very uncommon hot boots, as well as the screen remaining dim after waking up the phone. Re-flashed (not dirty) to stock kernel and every single issue went away. I don't know why some phones do well with custom kernels and some don't, but there are too many reports for it to be just user error.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spiderj:
I am on the latest build and have not had any real issues.

What I am experiencing is that people sending me pics via iPhone are not coming through. All other pics from people I receive. I found someone mentioned this back in build 386 or something but didnt see a resolution. I have never experienced this until this build. Anyone have any thoughts?

I am using GO SMS but it doesnt seem to come through with any messaging app.

The other issue is that when on a call, all sorts of things happen. The world clock will pop up and cause issues, or airplane mode will all of a sudden turn on causing the call to drop, etc. Its really odd and I have never had that happen on any build except this one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrreg:
I just remembered another thing that's been happening with Ziggy's. Despite the excellent battery life, sometimes the phone will wake all on it's own for no reason. All day at work, the phone sits in front of me on the desk and I'll sometimes see the screen turn on when there's no notification. It's not consistent though. Some days it happens two or three times and other days not at all. I've checked to make sure I didn't have any apps running. I suppose it could be something in the rom, but with all these other deep sleep related issues in Ziggy's, I'm guessing it's related. And no, I've never dirty flashed.

I'm trying out Faux123s kernel today. So far, it's more responsive when waking and the battery life seems comparable, if not better. I guess I'll just work my way through all the different kernels and see what plays best with my phone and Synergy. I've read that we Synergy users can't use the latest Ktoonsez kernel because it needs a display driver that we're missing. I hope Synergy isn't done now that the GS4 is out. I'll gladly keep donating just to get the occasional update. I'd hate to have to go to a lesser rom just to keep up with the kernels. I'd love to grab a GS4, but I can't afford an unsubsidized phone this year. I'll be waiting for whatever comes next year when my upgrade period kicks in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rwc95:
I use the ktoons kernel the tw 5-3 release. Runs great been on it for a few days now. I could be wrong but the newer kernels of his are aosp 4.2 kernels I don't think you can use those on a tw 4.1.2 rom anyway.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Turin87:
I asked in Ktoonsez thread about this but I thought there was some issue with a display driver update that r484 didnt have so the latest KT build that would work was 4-11. I guess you are not experiencing any problems?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rwc95:
I am running the 5-3 version with no issues runs great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Turin87:
Ok cool. Maybe its the 5-9 build that has the update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] STLRamsFan1k:
Out of curiosity, is there anyway to prevent netflix from pausing when you're trying to do other things while using multiwindow? Seems to work fine with flash videos and videos playing from the player but never with netflix.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mystique:
Need aroma to install SecMms.apk?

I setup 484 no problem, but somewhere I missed the TW Messages App selection..

I've gone through (what I think are the right options) twice and not ended up with a working SecMms.apk..

I've tried to extract, push, chmod (644) the apk, but upon reboot it still does not work..

Is there another file(s) that I need?

Or what would be the right choices in Aroma to actually end up with it; and not wipe the phone (again..)

Thanks in advance..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Pick no wipe and dirty flash. Go slow through the options. You will see AOSP and TW messaging. Check TW messaging. It will wipe your messages so need to have them backed up somewhere. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] annoyingduck:
Anyone catch this post on G+ regarding the d2vzw, rpm and modems, a tz file that needs to he updated? It may be the cure for all the random reboots.

https://plus.google.com/104277415207525128383/posts/iAVpVPYqMtM

Once again, invisiblek saves the day!

This is a repost from the slim thread. It really looks like this should be flashed. It's helping all of us on aosp, figured I'd throw it on here as well. Just flash in recovery, don't wipe anything. Download is also available in invisiblek's rootzwiki.com modem/radio thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Digital DJ:
Ok somebody kill me now. I probably missed it or didn't look hard enough, where can I download r484?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sl8763:
Besides the link in the first post?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rodstar87:
What he said. ^
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeremyumo:
This flash has made my phone smoother in my opinion. I did a Cache and Dalvik clear then flashed the zip.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
This is actually worth looking into. There are like 15 partitions that are updated in the new firmware (some are sub-partitions). I have never had any of the reboot/lockups on Ziggy running the lowest recommended clocks and voltages.Was iffy when on the few kernels that dropped voltage to 800. But I have also always been up to date on all partitions so my RPM, Modem and TZ partitions are always up to date. Worth a shot in my opinion. If enough update their firmware this can be verified although you still have the hardware differences so may not work for all but may reduce the percentages. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] corbn89:
+1 for the "it's always good to Odin stock when a new base is released" argument.

But definitely a big help for AOSP users. People who frequent tw roms rebase more often IMO (since our roms are based on Samsung's base) so firmware reboots are less of a problem in this section.

Edit. I'm always on the appropriate firmware when flashing a Rom. Still get lockups on ziggy. Mostly just screen freezes. Audio is never affected. A reboot occasionally when I try to hit power to unfreeze the screen (I think the phone doesn't respond, so it spams the power button command causing a reboot when it does unfreeze. Switched to other kernels and all acted appropriately (stable ones had no problems/advantages, others had known issues which were confirmed on my phone). Also when I get a freeze on ziggy, it's confirmed as a corruption when using fsck. I never get corruption on other kernels (other than those I caused directly)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SpyroDazee:
Invisiblek can't save the day when it's his fault to begin with. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Actually it is the fault of of the device owners that refuse to update their full firmware and looking for an easy way out. Only takes 15-20 minutes for full upgrade. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SpyroDazee:
Yes of course, but he did admit it was his fault. So now that he fixed the issue, it's a lot easier for everyone :rolleyes:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Still doesn't guarantee that there is not another one of the 15 partitions that matter also. No one still actually can say what the RPM and TZ partitions actually do and what is updated in them. Don't even know if they have been actually updated since pre-release. Haven't seen a change log for any of these partitions. ;):cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Digital DJ:
Maybe I am stupid, but I am using my tablet and I don't see a link to r484. I do you see a bunch of YouTube links, following them but could not find r484. I guess I will have to use my PC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Click on first line of JB Change Log for a prize. :p:cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Digital DJ:
Yes I just found it. Sorry I didn't know he put it at the top. I didn't think to look there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
No problem. You should enjoy it even more as hard as you worked for it. :laugh::cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mystique:
I am assuming that I have to pick one or the other; not both right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Your assumptions are correct. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mystique:
And there is no way to simply adb/flash the needed files?

Have to step through the install again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sgt Fury:
I have stoutly stood by the ziggys kernel claiming no freezes or boots until the last couple of days. I just did this flash but cant be certain since those occurrences were so infrequent but we shall see...

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BillBauman:
It definitely doesn't resolve the issues with Ziggy's kernel. I saw the post earlier, got all excited, flashed it, no avail.

Prdog made a decent point earlier, though, about doing the full flash from Verizon. I haven't ever ODIN'd back to stock to get the updates. Of course, I have a fully updated AT&T phone, and it has the Ziggy kernel issues even worse, so I sort of doubt that something Verizon-specific is going to resolve this.

I continue to play with settings. I have noticed that weather REALLY seems to affect this, at least with the two primary GS3's I'm using. When it's a bit humid it seems that I'll sometimes experience nearly constant screen locks, like, one after another, just seconds apart. When I'm in drier weather, it's not nearly as often (usually).

Anyone else seeing their Ziggy kernel locks coincide with humidity? Or, even, specifically with zero humidity?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrreg:
What kind of humidity range do you experience? I live in the PNW, so it's pretty much always humid this time of year. I noticed more hangs when the screen had been on for a while like reading a book or using nav in the car. I suppose that could be generating more heat and playing with humidity in the phone.

Corruption is kinda spooky. Does that mean it's leaving corruption as the result of the freeze?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Digital DJ:
Hey I popped open the back and slightly turned all the screws. I'm not sure yet if it has improved my GPS performance, but do you have any other tricks? My GPS seems to take a lot of time in the 'searching for GPS' state just before it starts giving directions. Sometimes I'll be stuck there for 30 minutes or so. The surrounding conditions do not seem to be of any effect as this happens on both cloudy days as well as clear sky sunny days.

Edit: After a few minutes of playing around with navi, it seems to respond a lot quicker now that I tightened the screws. Again, I'm not 100% sure that had any effect whatsoever.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sgt Fury:
Get an app called gps status. Go into tools, get A-GPS state and download. I read this will help your phone find satellites faster. I feel it has helped me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xkape:
Anyone have this issue yet? When not on wifi, even with 4 or 5 bars, I can't use data.. basically. no internet, no play store, no navigation, etc.. phone calls only. Data is on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] omair2005:
Toggle airplane mode on then off
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xkape:
good try... didn't work though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bad355camaro:
When I was stock I had that problem. On my Razr MAXX it was a bad SIM card, 2 times in a row, and my s3 they had me do a factory reset and both worked. Keep in mind I was stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xkape:
flashed over top of the rom, DATA returned! :bow:

guess a mustang owner has to thank a camaro owner :) lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rrwildcat:
Battery life

My battery life since switching to 484 has not been very good and I've let it settle in for several days. My phone typically doesn't make it through a full day with limited use. Any known issues or am I missing something?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sl8763:
Need more info - what kernel are you using? Did you dirty flash or did you wipe everything? Any apps or tweaks installed that might be affecting the battery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rrwildcat:
Full wipe. Haven't tweaked anything or installed any apps that would tweak settings that I am aware of. Had great battery life on release 443 and haven't changed anything between that release and 484.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mystikalrush:
Anyone who flashed this rom via Cricket phone able to get data/wifi working?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mulsifer:
I wasn't getting reboots but I was getting random freezes quite often. I haven't noticed any more for the past 24 hours since I flashed this modem. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEYSAKZ:
Now I have a quick question now where I am not getting reboots or freezes and I am on the mb1 modem and rpm provided in the beans forum as a suggested add on am I in the clear or should I flash this anyway

---------- Post added at 09:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

Sorry for being off topic but I seen this a couple times and was wondering
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Daptonic:
There is a saying that comes to mind ... "If it aint broke, don't fix it" :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MIKEYSAKZ:
Yeah I know just was wonderin if like let say what the deal I read the g+ post but did not really understand it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jefmoody1:
I just flashed it and will post the results later. BTW - my GS3 freezes all the time but never rebooted that Knew about!

---------- Post added at 09:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:05 AM ----------

10 minutes later it is already locked-up...It was worth a shot but didn't help me at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrreg:
What kernel are you using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BillBauman:
If you're on Ziggy, and you had freezes, you will again. Trust me, this doesn't resolve the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mulsifer:
You are right. It happened a couple times again later last night. Wishful thinking, I guess. I would try another custom kernel but I haven't found any that support ExFAT.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BillBauman:
Yeah, sorry to hear that. I, and many others, are in the exact same boat as you. exFAT is mandatory.

I actually made a statement in an earlier post that I'm suffering through Ziggy's kernel. I tihnk that my statement was unfair and I take it back. I can always change if I want. The fact is, he has delivered key features I find valuable, but, there are some issues that come along with them (for now). I choose to stick with this kernel and the screen locks because I find the features he has delivered valuable. I think it's fair to say he doesn't owe me/us anything.

It would be fantastic, though, if the cause of the lockups could be identified, even if it's an app, user setting, any sort of work around. I'll keep trying things.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mulsifer:
I'm in the same boat as you. The lockups can be dealt with by turning the screen on and off. I prefer the other features his kernel offers to simply running stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FancyRabbitt:
Is this Rom dead now that the s4 is here?

Also spyro hook it up brother.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stam2000:
Verizon s4 isn't out yet so doubt it

Sent from my Synergized Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FancyRabbitt:
My dream is to have this Rom with working mms on Sprint. I will die happy when that becomes a reality. Haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SpyroDazee:
Ill pm you on info
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bad355camaro:
Could you send it my way too?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sgt Fury:
Have you checked out the post on G+ that addresses updating tz file by invisiblek? Its not too far back and it addresses the freezes and boots. Im on ziggy and since the flash I havent had any issues, granted I didnt have a lot to begin with but its worth looking into.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike86325:
+1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] denpad2010:
I'm rooted but notbsure if unlocked how can I know if I'm unlocked thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SpyroDazee:
This belongs more in the Q&A section, but while you're here. Are you on a custom ROM or stock? If you're on a custom ROM, then obviously you're unlocked. If on Stock, download EZ Unlocker from the play store & unlock. Should all be golden from there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Kinda depends what firmware you are on and how and when you rooted. EZ may still work depending how and when you rooted. How and when also determines if you trip your flash counter. As far as telling if still on stock first samsung splash screen will be very quick if unlocked. Like 1-2 seconds. If not unlocked and flash a rom with custom kernel will get yellow triangle and a message from Verizon that you are running unauthorized software. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] denpad2010:
I'm on stock 4.1.2 just rooted using odin and like 2 or 3 other files I'm not sure how the method is called , but inj the step where I shoukd flash the super user and unlock bootloader which come in a zip file the flash failed so I turned phone on and super user app installer was installed so took me to the recivery to flash su amd get root so my doubts is if I'm unlocked o just rooted :D sorry my english is limited hope understand what I'm saying :banghead:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nooblube:
Is ziggy still updating the kernel in this rom??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Manwthgun:
What ultimately fixed my issue was post #22041 w/ pics. Do at your own risk! (don't break the antenna) what it boils down to is there is a connection that touches the GPS antenna on your back plate and if it isn't getting a good connection it can reduce your over all GPS performance by bending it a bit more out it makes a better connection.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BillBauman:
[edited for cordiality]

By any chance did you see my post and the response on the previous page? Just FYI, I don't think the update is going to address our shared issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] schneid:
It Ain't Synergy

What I know or don't know about GPS:

It is not likely the S3 either. I have never had a problem. I was intrigued about the screw thing so I checked. Mine were not snug so I snugged them. Made no difference for me but I wasn't having a problem. I always get 21 - 22 birds within seconds. I live a mile up. Maybe thatt helps. I have a 360º unobstructed lateral view. Are you outside? I leave GPS ON. When you wake up in the morning, you know where you are and know how to get to work from there. Suppose in the middle of night, you are thrown in a bag and dumped someplace miles away that you are clueless about. Now try to find your way to work. It is going to take awhile. Do you have the other Location Services ON? When you wake up in the middle of nowhere having a compass and map might help. Your GPS uses this information, including stored data, to help itself out of bed and determine where to look for the birds. It's a really big planet. If you use GPS Status, you are, aren't you, it will immediately show the number of potential birds available and then it shows them being locked onto. How do you think it knows that unless the data is already on board? Try it it outside on a hilltop with 360º panoramic view and then try it inside. Big difference. Get a good lock in LA, turn OFF your phone, fly to NY, then turn it back on. It is going to take awhile. With the other services turned on, it will lock faster. Major metropolitan area with lots of towers, even faster.

No expert but that is my experience.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sgt Fury:
My apologies, must have missed will not happen again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jefmoody1:
It was Ziggy... I tried a version of lean kernel that bricked my phone...I'm back on the stock ROM now after using ODIN to flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
Did you accidentally use the AOSP version instead of TW?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tmar23:
Anyone have an issue where the stock lock screen does not scroll through news or stocks? It worked initially (I think) but it no longer scrolls for me. That is the only issue for me on this rom. Is there a song I am missing? I tried both slow and fast scrolling.