yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breakyourfists:
Huum, but you were able to install Google Play? I already installed twice but the app keeps crashing everytime that I try to open it.

And I must say; I was frustrated to realize that my SGS3 didn't came with a SD card on it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stallemanden:
Hi,

I was able to install it yes, but have the same problem as you. It starts to load, and suddenly it just disappears.

No cash message, no nothing. That is why I think this is a limitation that is put there on purpose.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stallemanden:
Sort of fixed

Hi,

Just for an update.

I was looking into getting a european rom on to my phone, but ended up doing a ROOT instead, and then install Google Apps.

Everything is just the way I like them now :)

To root and install CWM (Needed to install the Google Apps), i followed this guide:

*Can't link to the guide due to forum policies. PM me, and I will give you the link

After having downloaded the software neccesary, it took about 30 seconds for my phone to be ready.

I then did more or less as this guide *Can't link to the guide due to forum policies. PM me, and I will give you the link says.

With the only exception, that I copied the Google Apps zip-file to the SD card from Windows explorer, and bootet into recovery mode by holding the HOME, VOLUME UP and POWER button at the same time, after having powered off my phone.

Now, all the apps are working as I have been used to.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sunsenista:
To solve your Problem and install official rom from Samsung to your phone you need to buy Odin Mobile.

For Chinese phone, when you use computer with odin, there is something that is blocked on the Phone so you cannot install any firmware from odin using the pc.

With odin Mobile u can flash >>>> personnally i flashed the one of Samsung GS3 HK because i still want to have some chinese stuff in my phone as i like to have.. And work perfectly !

Hope it will help you ! cordially!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stallemanden:
I am not sure what you mean by

But what I have done, is to find the modem-file for installation, and I am now using a rom called Omega, currently a version 19.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1663656

First off, I install the ROM, and afterwards, I install the modem.

Everything seems to be working just fine.

The Omega rom, is the official Samsung rom, with some "hacks" - during installation you are for instance asked if you want the complete thing, or if you want to leave out all bloatware.

Official Samsung will no longer be available OTA, as the updating process detects, that the phone has been altered.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kremata:
I live in China and own a SGS3 bought here in china. What you have to do is flash a kernel that is compatible with TRIANGLE AWAY to reset to zero the flash counter on the phone. Then you should be able to flash any original Samsung ROM made for the SGS3. If it doesn't work, you might also have to flash the stock XLH1 modem. Then it should work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandvolk:
same problem

sorry, i'm new and i dont know how to send a PM. Can you send me the whole manual, because i worry to need the Samsung service again to repair my phone. Thank you

---------- Post added at 02:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:46 PM ----------

Hello thank's for your support. Are you sure that it will work with a Unicom brandet S3? I tried to flash it before, after this it doesn't work anymore. So i had to go to Samsung service point and pay to recover it. Thanks'
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandvolk:
solution

Hello all,

i found the solution. The Chinese S3 has another boot sector, so it can't be flashed by Odin with any other firmware.

I found in a Chinese forum how to make it.

First you have to root, this was no problem.

You have to install mobile odin, because mobile doesn't flash the boot image.

Now you can copy any firmware to sd card and flash.

Best Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] goo.gle:
Hello, i am a galaxy 3 user here in india.. i am going to get a gnex from singapore.. which gsm model should i take? since there is no 4g here in india.. and i heard there is a network problem with this device here in india? is it fixed? or if not should i go for the s2?

thanks in advance..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] goo.gle:
Any dev here? please help.. as i am getting it very soon..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ShAaShAy:
I'm getting it next week and a couple of friends have it. No such issues for them at all. Personally I haven't heard stuff like that anywhere.. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aditya666:
I will suggest you not to buy imported gnex because I have having this 'phantom charging' issue. My gnex is only 1 month old and the international warranty is valid in India. I'm totally effed!

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] goo.gle:
damn, what do you suggest.? and how much did ur gnex cost in INR.? should i get s2 instead.?
[Nexus Q General] THE_KINGDOM:
CM10 with XBMC/Netflix/TuneIn and many Android Apps and this Nexus Q will be an unbelievable home media device.

Please dev's :)
[Nexus Q General] Pitnefor:
hell to the yeaaahhhh
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jgra_2003:
a question, I have a sprint and SGS3 and got your SPC / MSL but I want to write to "000000", I've searched but can not find anything and I try to CDMA Workshop and DFS but it fails, nobody knows how I could do this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
been working on this myself...

dont believe theres a method yet :/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jgra_2003:
me too been working on this myself :( , no version of QPS, DFS & Workshop can do

i have not found a service $$ that can do it :/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
then u no its possible. forget spendin money someone will get it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pradeep564:
write spc in spint s3

Did anyone find a solution to write spc on sprint s3??? Pls help

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Did anyone find a solution to write spc on sprint s3??? Pls help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Don't think so. Even in cases when they got it flashed to other carriers, I have yet to see a post that says changing the spc was accomplished.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] devochka:
Any news on this? I flashed my Sprint S3 to cricKet, but would like to be able to *228 it to get the latest correct PRL for my area. Phone refuses to *228 because the MSL is something other than 000000.

Thanks,

_erin
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Works like a charm if you follow all directions

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2034555
[HTC EVO 3D] Madrox1244:
I unlocked my EVO 3d then ran CMD prompt to run cwm then I install a ROM and its constantly bootlooping

Now I'm stuck don't know how to fix or anything
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
Obviously we need more info. CDMA or GSM? How did you try to unlock? What hboot?
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
Gsm or cdma which hboot version do u have and is ur phone s on or s off u need to answer these question so we can help you
[HTC EVO 3D] Madrox1244:
Shooter xc ship s-on rl

Hboot- 1.50.0000

Radio- 1.06.00.1216
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
Shooter is cdma shooteru is gsm sry in that case i cant help you:(
[HTC EVO 3D] Madrox1244:
Used HTC unlock bootloader
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
I'm assuming the ROM you are trying to install is an ICS ROM. The reason I came to that conclusion is that the ICS ROMs tend to bootloop for people who are hboot 1.5 s-on. If you want to boot an ICS ROM, I highly recommend you get s-off. The wire trick seems to be the easiest way (I downgraded the hboot since that was the only way at the time):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1585846
[HTC EVO 3D] Madrox1244:
Tried to flash mean rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pettigrew95:
Running T-Mo's stock 4.0.3 ROM posted by Mr.X here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705617&highlight=mr+x

Just wondering if there's any kernels I can flash on this ROM? I don't see any on the dev section. Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JSC209:
Try darkside venom 3 for touchwiz it works great!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JSC209:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1730114
[Motorola Droid RAZR] keeb119:
Sorry for the noob question, but I'm running cm9 night lies. If I want to update it to the latest do I have to reflash it or can I go through system-about phone-update? Thank you for helping me.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] [TSON]:
Gotta reflash
[Motorola Droid RAZR] keeb119:
Thought so. Ty.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] keeb119:
And I've tried searching for it but is someone could please point me in the right direction for where to download the newest nightly id be appreciative. Thank you again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxxshadow:
Hey guys I need some advice. I am still wondering if the i9100 is still worth purchasing. I can get it brand new for 320 dollars here on Canada. While on the other hand, the galaxy S3 ranges from 500-600 dollars. Google doesn't even sell nexus devices in Canada yet? How future proof is the S2? Is the S3 really worth 200-300 more dollars? Thanks guys!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMISTOSO:
Bring the seller down to $300
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlocarrera:
Its worth every cent.

But i wont spent 500 for s3...

No big difference between both.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LenAsh:
Everything, literally, is different between them.

Presumably you've never compared them in use, or indeed on paper...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
No. (You asked).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nibcakes:
I've compared S3's screen with my current S2's one and i must say id much prefer the S3's :good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasonduffy:
The S2 has more in common hardware wise to the Gnex. So the answer to your question is yes it is still worth buying.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ByzLat:
Im recieving my i9100 (after getting my i9100g replaced) on monday. Is it worth keeping the i9100 or should i sell it and buy the GS3?.

The market price of the i9100 in India at the moment is 27k and GS3 is 37k.

10k rupees = $181.

Also if i do sell my phone i can expect to sell it at 27k right since it will be brand new and the box sealed
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tamoghno:
in its price range Galaxy S2 is still among the best phone you can buy.

obviously S3 is much more advanced and all but its quite a bit costlier than S2and shouldn't be compared . Although personally i think S3 is way too big and single handed use of S3 is impossible .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrism.brunner:
Go for it. It's an awesome phone for the price. The s3 seems to have issues. Look at all of the people selling it already. The s2 just started being re sold commonly, because everyone liked it so well. Im keeping mine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
It's all a matter of personal preference and whether or not you actually NEED the S3 or if the S2 will suffice.

Do you need HD screen? Do you need quad core processing? Do you need NFC? blah blah blah

I still haven't bought an S3 because for now the S2 hasn't stopped me doing anything, It can play any game I throw at it, even high end games newly released, I can watch movies, surf the net, capture photos and videos and even make calls!!

For me the S2 is still an awesome and powerful phone (might I add MUCH nicer looking than the S3 also) and I think it will last me easily another 6 months, by then a phone even better than the S3 will be released :)

Ask yourself if you need to fork out the extra money and if the answer is yes, go for it!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duykhang524:
Just buy the S3 or buy the S2 only if you can get it for around 200-250$, I recently bought one for 200$. Btw try to get the international S3 because the north american isn't worth it over the S2 it still lags a bit while the international one there's no lag because of the much stronger gpu.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysDroid:
Get it. I bought this i9000 galaxy s to replace my old gio which was really slow and had no development. Even this first gen galaxy s is totally future proof so I imagine that the s2 is even better.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlashNchips:
I got the S2 3 weeks ago for free, I don't regret it. If you can get it for cheap, go for it, there is a lot if development made for it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstarxx:
Still worth buying. Just bought my s2 to replace iphone 4 hehehe
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osworup007:
i just brought... mine
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akhil17kr:
hey bro u r from India ??

I want to ask u a ques.

I hv pm u or msg u..plz Chk ur inbox

or plz. tell how u get replacement ???

my frnd is also stuck wide i9100g

can u tell n guide

how to get replacement thorough customer care ??

thx.....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emk2z:
Hi i guess it comes down to ur preferences. There are guys/gals who want to be on the edge of hi tech, and there are others who prefer good performance/price ratio.

S2 is a good phone, it probably has one or two years more market life.

Compare S2 eu/S3 eu:

faster camera

about %20 faster processor with quad and better batt consumption, about double pixel count

about %25 bigger screen,

about % 25 bigger battery,

Nfc support,

Wireless charging,

Much butter sound chip

u decide if it justifies double price

I'am using s2 and I'm not really planning to change yet. i hope prices will drop a bit, or a revised version with better spec and eu compatible
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reddead66:
I bought my s2 two months ago...

I wanted a gnex but it was never officially launched in my country and warranty matters to me so i had to go for the next best phone as per my budget : s2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
This thread has become pointless. There are already hundreds of 'Should I buy the SGS2' threads on here, and the person who asked the question hasn't even bothered to contribute to the thread since their OP. I'm asking for this nonsense to be closed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MemoryController:
HOX/SIII the S4 versions.

But wait for Adreno 320

Sent from my GT-I9100 running CM10
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Asking this in a SGSII forum will only get you mostly biased opinions and in the end no one will know what you want/can buy except yourself. Thread locked
[HTC One S] fenxer:
Last time i use it for my ONE S.

It is very convenient!

So are there any other themes for ONE S?

OR the way how to make it?

Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rovar:
Your mistake was not wiping anything at the jb flash part.

Plus i think people was flashing jb using the el26 recovery (cwm5) but dont quote me on that i havent read the jb flash procedure throughly
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spagman72:
Sometimes stuff like that just happens... Let us know how the replacement goes
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] juggalo1300:
I read somewhere they wont release the jb post on here because of all the bricks that was going on. Tell sprint u prolonged the ics update and ignored it. Then u finally decided to install and it would not boot at all
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Yeah I thought people were using Chris41g's EL26 CWM as well. Sbrissen himself said when in doubt use EL.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vinscuzzy:
Thanks for the responses guys. My phone now has no solid blue light. Just a VERY VERY dim flashing blue light. Its been plugged in for the charger for like 2 hours. Is it possible maybe something just went wrong with battery? It was plugged in when I flashed, and the battery was pretty full, but not topped off...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lreyes:
I like story's like this that are long very interesting when bored :) I'm sorry for your lost...try simple small stuff like the stable good looking fully working roms

sent from my DeRpY SuPeRsOnIc
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MultiLockOn:
Seems unlikely to be the battery, sorry bud :/ seems like your issue was not wiping anything before flashing the jb rom. Not to mention the jelly bean port is unstable as is. And the ics recoveries. I don't care if people say they're safe, i still odin to el26 to flash. I would've stayed away from jb regardless. But thanks for being mature about what happened, you more than most bricks actually seem like you're careful and read.

Swyped from a Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ophois:
Where did you have the JB ROM located, on your internal memory or your SDcard?

And wait, Flashing blue light? When mine bricked using the same methods you were using, save for the lack of wiping and I used calk's wipeall before flashing, I had a solid blue light.

Eh, Least now I have a paperweight with a nice light on it for now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vinscuzzy:
it was on the internal memory. And yeah, its weird. It started as a solid blue light for like an hour. I plugged in the charger and a few hours later I thought the light was completely off, but if you look real close, its a super dim flashing blue light.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ophois:
Alright, That's two people who got a brick and had flashed it from their internal.

I'll try and get ahold of the other user who bricked their device and find where they had it and from there, We'll know a probable cause and how to prevent it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gershee:
I flashed sb's jb from internal. no problem here.

on el26.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] al_b:
please not I am not trying to be a wise ass; however have you read through this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525495 ? I have "bricked" a few times and have been able to revive my phone using Odin (the pc version). seems as long as you can get the phone into "download" mode (volume rocker down and power button) be sure to check out QBKing77's posts on YouTube. you have nothing to lose and everything to gain

good luck
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vinscuzzy:
Yeah, that was the post that scared me to even root the phone. I can't get into download mode, and have been trying every combination of turning it on, vol up/dwn, plugging it in without the battery, tried different cables, chargers, scoured all the different Samsung forums to see if there was a way to force into download mode, nothing. Its completely dead. I got this phone right around the time the kernel source got released and that post hasn't been updated since may, so I kinda came to the conclusion(stupidly) that maybe the problem had been fixed. I wasn't around for all the leaks that were causing the bricks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] al_b:
not being able to get into download mode = not good. there are also dongles out there that cost $5 +/-. might work. I believe you mentioned you have insurance, if that is true take the device to your local corporate Sprint store and play "Micky the dunce" i.e. I have no idea what happened to it; I was updating my PRL and this is what happened ... of course if you accidently backed over it with your car on the way to the store that may dissuade them from trying to resurrect it :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cp320703:
the MMC_CAP_ERASE code that causes the emmc controller to bug out and brick is still present in the FF18 kernel, entropy512 has been in contact with samsung about this, but last time i read the emmc thread a a few days ago he was still having difficulty convincing samsung that it was actually their code directly causing all these bricks... sorry about the brick, I just spent some time with cm10 and the vanilla jb rom and thanks to you and the other gentleman that bricked flashing from internal sd I double checked that the zips were on the external... so at least you've helped some of us out! good luck with sprint
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] al_b:
does DirectoryBind_0.2.0k.apk help with the EMMC freakiness? a month or so ago this was useful work around. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1410262&highlight=directorybind
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ophois:
That is the difference, The other two and I appear to have flashed it from internal but we were using CWM6.

I guess CWM6+Internal=brick whereas EL26+Internal=good to go

Though this is all conjecture, I cannot be completely sure with such a small sample size.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
When I was little I once had a jelly bean stuck in my nose.

Good luck.

Pp.

Delivered to you via Mayan technology .
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drunk0Nwater:
No worries happened to me too( sadly :/). On the lighter/much, much darker side[you choose] sprint reps. won't be able to look at your phones files probably. When it happened to me the tech just came out with the 'WTF?' face and said what did you do, to which I replied "I applied the EL29 update and my phone bricked" :P cheers.

Sent from my Galaxy S2 E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lojak29:
I bricked my e4gtouch back when it was early gingerbread stages last yr.

If your bootloader gets wiped you loose all usb recognition... Permanently even sprint techs couldnt odin back.. No USB RECOGNITION...Basically the worst way to brick... Motherboard becomes junk.It happens usually by not using the wrong flash method..but by flashing another carriers rom for the same devices all together bootloader mismatch is deadly for a phone ..

Also if im not mistakin samsung patched the dongle trick or usb jig method back on the last gingerbread update or somewhere back then
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 2momo123:
So for when you get replacement.

1. I personally only flash/wipe/anything-and-everything-else in El26 CWM Recovery. I don't care what the Rom's page says, thats what I trust. I have never, ever, had an issue with it.

2. Note that if you use that to wipe something like battery stats, you will have to re-flash a kernel/Rom if you are using an ICS Rom, as its a GB kernel.

3. Personally, on our phones, I would wait for Roms to come over to the xda page before flashing. Sometimes over at AndroidCentral they do have some roms up before us, but generally I think if we haven't put them up, it is because they are VERY unstable, or they have been doing a lot of bricking.

4. Unfortunately, even when you are VERY careful, it can happen.... :( But if you are very careful, you most likely will be fine. Also, even though I know you did, make sure that you always read all of the comments that come along with a modem/kernel/rom before flashing it, as well as the instructions for flashing it. A good rule of thumb is to read everything twice, so that you don't miss anything.

Disclaimer: Even if you follow all or any of my suggestions and/or instructions and you damage, disable, and/or break your device in any way, I am not responsible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vinscuzzy:
Thank you for this. Exactly what I needed. Quick question though, does el26 cmw HAVE to be flashed with Odin? Or can I keep a nandroid backup of el26, and restore it everytime I wanna flash something new?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rovar:
If you want to be sure ODIN.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] joho5:
What's the point of a build that release every single day? Are changes made every single day? And I really mean this question.

I'm pretty new at the aosp type roms.

Do they eventually get to a rom that needs no more changes and then stop?

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drothenberger:
Nightly builds are a common software development practice. The build is automated. It helps ensure that the software builds and also provides an easy way to determine when a bug was introduced (by checking the older builds to find the last one without the bug).

When the developers feel they have something worthy of an official release, they will make one. CM9 has not reached a release point yet for our device, so you have to run a nightly if you want to try it. If you can't wait for a release and you're willing to tolerate some bugs, try it. Otherwise wait for the official release.