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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] clambert11:
Since SynergyROM is evolving to utilize the unlocked bootloader, I didn't find it unacceptable to link to a video that DriodModderX posted last night. The process looks to be extremely easy. I plan on doing it tonight.

VIDEO: How To Unlock Bootloader Verizon Galaxy S III S 3 EASY Windows

LET THE FUN BEGIN!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] robertwhitten87:
External 32gb class 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
I did the terminal on my phone to unlock. Just copy paste took 30 seconds including download lol. Sorry for mildly OT
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slvfox:
The nice thing about Terminal is if you have a typo, you will get an error msg saying command not found. Unless the typo was so far off that it was for a different command.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
It's ok :)

I don't mind a small discussion for a page or two helping people unlock since it will be required on this ROM later (just like being rooted and having a custom recovery already is). As long as we keep it in check and don't turn the thread into a support channel for bootloader unlocks I'm ok
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XTRoRDiNAiRE:
are my posts invisible
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
I suggest a full wipe and re-downloading the ROM again and checking the MD5 :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonytownsend:
In that new folder the Rom Is in on the download link is the file under the Rom the mms fix? I need and can't find it anymore since the file was moved.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jurassitol:
Works like a champ, thanks boss!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] doeboy711:
I did this method for window's and had no problems this morning. Now I feel good knowing that my phone is just like very other SGS3 phone out there. Let the fun truly begin now with VZW SGS3!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Neverendingxsin:
E i've said it before and ill say it again the amount of work you put into our phones is unbelievable, and the dedication is phenomenal. You've been so helpful in dealing with issues, and providing us with information beforehand that is amazing :) Just thought i'd tell you, and im sure i speak for others when i say this, how truly thankful i am to have such an amazing and helpful developer working on this phone :) Your work and dedication has been nothing less than stellar and it shows every single day. So again thank you so much for all the work you've been doing :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kman79:
Just wondering, are you guys using CWM Touch 5.8.4.8 for the recovery that's posted on the clockworkmod site? I have the kexec version of 6.1 cwm installed and needing a non-kexec cwm. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
I use TWRP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
Can I unlock my bootloader with no problems while running this rom and cwm 6.0.1.0 which is the kexec version? Or do I need to install a different recovery first?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jcurley:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1835791 is the easiest I have seen to unlock and relock the bootloader. There I said my bootloader comment in this thread.

It says to not do this if you have unlocked with another method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Doesn't matter which recovery you are using or which ROM you are running. As I mentioned, you are dd'ing a special aboot.img is all (which is independent of the ROM or recovery).

Now that we have unlock we do not need kexec recoveries anymore
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
Already got it. Excessiveidling already posted it in reply to my request.

Two possible issues I would like to share.

1) Starting the 'Torch' from the notification toggles takes about 3-5 seconds on average. When I use the built-in home page widget, it more or less instantaneous.

2) I've confirmed this is doesn't exist on the stock ROM. When you are in the Gallery view and Album view, you can rotate the phone and the OS rotates too. But when you select a picture and try to rotate, it does not rotate. Id have to go back to the album view, rotate the phone, then open the pic.

Anyone else experience these issues?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] racinwarrior:
thats what my setup is now and i dont have any issues

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#2 has been addressed in last nights update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
1) That's a feature of the lidroid 15 toggle mod

2) Which version of Synergy are you running?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jcurley:
I have been using 6.0.1 for all of my flashing even before I flashed a Kexec kernel I have not had any problem with it. Should I not be using it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] racinwarrior:
youre fine for now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WizeGuyDezignz:
Thanks buddy. Wow that was easy lol. I'm unlocked and did it in about 5 seconds. Now I'm ready to receive whatever you throw at us! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] codyvance:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Kexec only activates when you flash a kexec kernel, otherwise it will boot normal.. I switched to TWRP last night and loving it

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3

Running the kick ass Synergy and UNlocked bootloader.. F u verizon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
Seems kinda lame IMO to have to wait almost 5 seconds for the light to turn on.

I am running 1.7 (Synergy_d2vzw-15Aug12-0407-r20-s.zip)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chip594:
Disclaimer: My problem may or may not be Rom specific. I'm running 1.7 and loving it, but having a problem with poweramp and trying to figure out if anyone else running Synergy does also or is it just me and something else going on.

I listen to music quite frequently, and I was pretty stoked to try out the Poweramp app. I've heard and read so many great things about the app, so I figured lets check this thing out. I installed the trial version to test it out, and see how I like it vs the stock player. All it does is gives my phone random reboots. It could be after 1 or 2 songs, it could be after just 5 seconds.

I'm running the Synergy 1.7 Rom, Imo 0.1 LeanKernel, and the JellyBomb Domination 9.0. JellyBomb has Awesome Beats baked in, and I was curious if this could be giving me my trouble? Things I've tried: I've went into App manager and cleared Poweramps cache / data. I've unchecked all of Awesome Beats check boxes to disable it. I've frozen Awesome Beats in Titanium Backup. I've booted into recovery and wiped my Cache / Dalvik. All of my attempts have been unsuccessful I'm out of ideas and looking for suggestions, or any other steps I can do to resolve this.

I know from reading through all the posts that alot of people run a very similar setup to myself, so I was wondering if anyone running this Rom has come across the same problem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Flash the latest nightly here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/Team_Synergy/Galaxy_S3/Verizon/Buildbox/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonytownsend:
Is this secbond folder the mms fix file??????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
Downloading it right now :) Will let you know soon.

What about the torch? Is that a lidroid question?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
No, the 680 meg zip file is the rom, that second file is an MD5 signature verification file you can use if you want to ensure that you had a good download
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] herooftimeloz:
Here's my battery log and stats: http://pastebin.com/b6ngEt43
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xraytedjim:
Ya.. Can't edit any sports teams. It's grayed out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kreeker:
Mind commenting a little bit on the ramdisk tweaks you are working on?

What has Verizon turned off in ramdisk?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XTRoRDiNAiRE:
is there any easy way to get twrp on this phone

the cwm was super very easy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonytownsend:
Is 1.7 known role drain the battery faster than normal I'm watching it drop like it's my galaxy nexus!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
I'm not sure if it's built in or not, but could you put something into the ROM that automatically blocks OTAs? Just so we don't have to worry about them at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] codyvance:
EZ Recovery
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Should already be in :)

Unless Verizon changes their method for pushing out OTAs then you should never see them on Synergy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] drbveb88:
No. We just didnt hear you lol! No problems here .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
http://i.imgur.com/ixtfK.gif
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XTRoRDiNAiRE:
lol

yea sorry bout that i got it all going mr echelon himself told me to re download and it worked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kreeker:
Already is :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Flip35:
Hey guys now that we have unlock bootloader we should still be able to flash this rom like always right? I just want to make sure, I use the method here on xda to unlock bootloader for windows but I'm running 1.7 so I'm off work today and wanted to update to the latest build but since I unlocked the bootloader I wanted to make sure I can still flash in cwm like always, thanx
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XTRoRDiNAiRE:
question:

that camera fix zip a few pages back is that for the newest nightly?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
Yes for the nightlies immediately following v1.7 to now. It will be fixed in the build tomorrow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jcurley:
You must enable your search history with Google. Then teams will auto add to Now based on your searches.

Save with travel and such. Now works off search history. You can always turn it back off later.

Sent from VZW S3 all 1.5 Synergized up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] racinwarrior:
bootloader state has nothing to do with rom...............yet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Coderedpl:
Anybody get this in their car for example?

Went away after Restart
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stam2000:
Hey E. Can you add support for a custom splash screen now that we are unlocked? I always used this on my HTC phone's
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tonytownsend:
Do we need to wipe cache for camera zip?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trevoryour:
Just Flashed 1.7 and loving it so far.

I know I have asked this before but I'm going to ask again. Could you please add in support for the Android Navbar/softkeys? Its hard to get used to a physical home button after using the Galaxy Nexus for so long.

Thanks and keep up the great work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dashbarranger:
I flashed dirty - werkt great
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] racinwarrior:
no
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
Hopefully thats something he could make as an add-on. I DO NOT want that on my phone, one reason I skipped Nexus as well. No clue why they waste part of the screen when their are ways of making the physical buttons better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jurassitol:
Only if this a flashable zip, I do not want any sofkeys taking up pixels. I do recall esch already stating this would be the case if implemented.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pimpmaneaton:
Hey a Volkswagen radio.

Launched from Hot Rod running Synergy!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ka1z0ku:
Been using Synergy 1.7 (with imo's 0.1) for a few days with no issue until today. While I was at work for about 6 hours, I noticed my battery had drained from 98 to 38 %. Then when I got home and started using my phone, it began freezing up to the point where I had to do a battery pull. After rebooting the phone still remained mostly unresponsive, even after 2 more battery pulls. Ultimately I wiped data/cache/dalvik and reinstalled both synergy and imo's kernel. Now I've been using the phone for about 30 mins no problem. Any ideas as to what could have gone so wrong previously?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trevoryour:
I have no problem having it is an addon. I know that not everyone wants the navbar. I like it because I find its faster to navigate. The navbar is automatically hidden when using apps that you would want the phone to be fullscreen like when watching a movie or netflix. Not to mention you can change the order of the keys to what you want and change the look of them to match your theme. I loved it on the Nexus because they were dynamic. They were there when needed and not there when not. Pushing a physical home button takes a bit more effort than just being able tap the screen not to mention home buttons wear out when used alot. My company iPhone has gone through 3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
Uh oh, hopefully this is a quick fix. I left airplane mode enabled before I flashed now it wont get past the 'activating' screen. What should I do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
Restore your backup and turn airplane mode off. Then reflash. This "SHOULD" fix it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
Yeah about that. I need to learn to make backups. I don't have one. Would factory restoring it work? Would I have to reroot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
lol. YEah odin back to stock and reroot should do the trick. I always make backups when I wipe /data not so much when I'm only overwriting /system.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ForeverSupra:
Is nightlys just in between builds before the next build comes out? (1.8?) Can someone explain how this works?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nosympathy:
bypass the activation screen? if I remember right you hit the four corners starting at the top left and it will skip the activation screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XTRoRDiNAiRE:
Is there any way to toggle 4G?

4G in my area is not that strong so I'd rather use 3g since it's pretty damn fast
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pimpmaneaton:
No there will be builds almost every night unless there are no changes made to their source. There will no longer be builds number 1.7 or 1.8 I believe. We should get the latest and greatest about 12:15 am est.

Launched from Hot Rod running Synergy!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FormeriPhoney:
Can someone let me know if any new nightlies fixed the gps lock?

I haven't been able to get a lock in under 10 minutes since I flashed 1.7

Yes I downloaded gps status and deleted and downloaded new satellites.. I'm lucky if I get 2 locks

SGS3 production
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SFniner415:
I had trouble getting locks from google maps but as soon as i turned on navi and set a destination it worked. Weird huh. And right after that i went back into maps and i was lock
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pimpmaneaton:
Also for those hesitating on unlocking your boot loader, the same dev who brought us ex recovery also has ex bootloader unlock. An app that with a couple of button pushes will unlock your boot loader. He will have a play store app soon but in the mean time just grab it over at rootzwiki.

Launched from Hot Rod running Synergy!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sccrluk9:
Since I believe 1.6 they have left the GPS files stock. Your best bet to fix will be to go back to stock then do a clean flash of the latest nightly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonxlee01:
Are you indoors or outdoors?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] im_on_fire:
link please?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
For the time being I'm probably going to stay away from a 4G toggle. Several people have lost their IMEI by using the Phone Info app to switch between 3G and 4G and a toggle would have to follow the same logic
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
What am i flashing with odin? The stock ROM? Or something else?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Alien-dx11:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-ez-unlock-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
Fixed it. To bypass the activation on the S3, at the language selection screen, tap the bottom left corner, bottom right corner, bottom left, bottom right, then volume up. :) Now back to normal
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
Glad to see you got it all sorted out. And even happier that you didn't have to lose anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] d1ez3:
Do you think it's possible to add a Play store apk to this rom that is modified to skip device restrictions so those of us who modify their LCD densities can update all of their apps?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bubba82:
First of all this is a great rom I LOVE google now. But I cant send text messages from google now. Is this a know issue I tried to look threw the pages but there are 400+ of them . Thanks for for the info. Great rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shalstead:
+1 I like my big screen the way it is, if you want on screen buttons get another phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x86cpu:
SIP

The SIP changes works great in this! However the only thing it does not do it start automatically when the phone reboots. In order to get registered again, I have to go into the SIP settings (added a shortcut via Anycut) and edit it, then save it before it reconnects. It does register though.

---Eric
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
Doesn't work for me either. It worked on the first iteration Now was introduced on I know that. Haven't tried it since then though. Until now anywayz.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] madkoda:
for the nightlies..do we have to unlock the bootloader? im on version 1.6 and wanted to update to the latest version but i see that it's on nightlies now so..we have to unlock the bootloader for the nightlies?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Not yet, but soon. I will let you all know when you'll be required to be unlocked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] natemiller82:
This should get more attention. Ez unlock looks great, but there's no relock yet, and according to the dev, relock is individual device specific.

Never mind, this guy says it relocks phones unlocked by other methods now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jb_alphamale:
Hey E. Did you ever considered to use Aroma Installer with your ROM? Every time I update it I have to remove dozens of apps (samsung, yahoo, wallpapers, fonts).

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Living proof here. I had to odin back to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] drbveb88:
Not trying to make this a boot loader thread...but the "unlock" app worked like a charm. Easiest unlock I have ever done to any phone. Thanks to every brilliant mind that worked to get "unlock" possible.

Now back to synergy rom . I know some people have had some battery issues since 1.7, has r23 worked this out?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
eschelon,

Which recovery and version do you use? I know it technically shouldn't matter (like baseband) and I'm not asking you to endorse one over the other but for me, I like to be setup as close to the dev doing the phone as possible, especially now that we no longer need a kexec recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Metfanant:
i just want to clarify something for people because i see it asked all over the place...

there is no need to look for NON-KEXEC recoveries...whatever recovery youre on will be fine...if you are on CWM 6.0.1.0 it is perfectly fine to continue to use...

to be honest there really is no such thing as a Kexec Recovery...simply a recovery that SUPPORTS Kexec like CWM 6.0.1.0
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
We've made more progress on AROMA, we've all just been busy and then this bootloader unlock came and threw us even further off course. We're still on it tho :)

I use TWRP, but any recovery should work. While we don't need kexec recoveries any more, they should still work fine
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
I read for this phone its bottom left bottom right bottom left bottom right volume up. Never tried though.

Sent from my SGS3 on Synergy Nightlies
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
Hey eschelon,

Quick question: How come there is still some bloatware left in the ROM? Things like Allplay, Kies, Music FX, Backup Assistant, etc.. still remain. Is there a plan to clear them out, or are they all left in for a reason?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Once we get AROMA going we'll make it possible for you to pick and choose your bloat. Only thing that will have to be left in is S Voice as Google Now won't work without it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
Thanks. I know they should all work, I just like to eliminate as many variables as possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DangerIsGo:
If you don't mind me asking, what exactly is AROMA?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] t0adman:
I had 20+ hours with 36% remaining before I plugged in. The battery issue is completely resolved in my mind.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ForeverSupra:
I'm doing a full wipe and when I log into my Google account it gives me a sign in error. Is everyone else having this issue? It logs me in fine but it doesn't recover my apps from the Google market.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Neverendingxsin:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/touch-and-customizable-rom-installer-aroma/

I'm fairly certain its that :) it basically allows for a more user customized install of roms :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] radiohead14:
i believe the voice commands like "sleep" for alarm, "shoot" for camera, etc.. are tied to S-Voice also, since those functions disappeared when I uninstalled it. re-installed, and all was well again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eschelon:
Basically when you flash the ROM, while you're still in recovery you get an installer menu that asks which mods you want to install. You pick and choose and then the ROM boots up the way you built it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Coderedpl:
Just to update. I restart and it works ok showing Verizon wireless and then after a while I will notice it will say the dummy phone thing

In a VW Golf R.

TWRP threw me off when I couldn't find my files on sd card, emmc and external sd card. I thought I was screwed but then I looked in data/media. Weird not used to that
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sdube3:
I had this same issue. I don't let the market reinstall all my apps automatically, so it wasn't a problem for me. But I did encounter this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
Regarding the TouchWiz Home Launcher - I love it b/c it's so smooth compared to others. Closest I've found is Go Launcher.

The only thing it's missing is the ability for auto-rotation / landscape mode. Is there any way to add that to future builds?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SFniner415:
anyway to disable long press volume to change song? im too use to holding vol up or down when screen is off and playing music for example when customers come and go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
+1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stam2000:
Is there anyway to have the stock messaging app only look for mobile numbers?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] itzwolf:
This feature has owned me during my workout routine in the holster to ensure the phone is secured when running. I'd love a way to disable this on the go and set it back.

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This would be awesome to see happen with this ROM!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jcurley:
Delete

Delete
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sd_N:
Great ROM here. The nightly I'm on...the 0815 I believe, the rotations are opposite what they should be. Holding the in landscape position everything goes upside down. Livable but bothers me. Anyone else? Just letting u guys know. Again thank u. This ROM is the smoothest and has tons of features.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HolyGrail:
I have this any time I restore from an nandroid backup. I also noticed the remote download from the playstore website, would no longer download to my phone.

Before the nandroid restore everything worked fine. I think it has something to do with the recovery I'm using, not backing everything up correctly.

When I get a chance, I'm going to try different recoveries.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bobby janow:
No!!! This is what will keep me on this rom. I NEED this. It has to be an option. If not, just don't hold it down or live with the next song. You can learn to click, click for vol. I've done the same thing and the next song is usually better. :)