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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jgrimberg1979:
I found this app on the market. It's called "app2zip", it allows you to pick any system apk or user apk and creates a flashable zip for use in recovery. This is great for backing up your apps including you systemui. Apk before you flash a theme that way if your ui is bonked you can boot into recovery and flash the zip you made with this app. This is definitely a one of a kind app and has so much potential, and I wanted to share my find with everyone.

If you like the find please hit the thanks button.

Here is the link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=scd.app2zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
Does this app back up the app data as well as the apk or just the apk? Can't tell by the description in the play store.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jgrimberg1979:
No it doesn't do data. Data is a tricky thing to do when it comes to a flashable zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1ManWolfePack:
Pardon my ignorance, but hasn't TB had this option for over a year?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jgrimberg1979:
No. Titanium backup can create a zip on for ti itself nothing else
[Sony Tablet S] cslingerland:
Just curious if Mhl will work for hdmi connections on this tablet. Please let me know if you've true this and if it works! Thank you
[Sony Tablet S] agc93:
Haven't tried myself (don't have an adapter) but others on the forum have tried and there doesn't appear to be any MHL capability at all. Sony would prefer you use DLNA to stream your content, so the omission of MHL makes sense.

It's an irritating absence, but we can't have everything :)
[Sony Tablet S] cslingerland:
Yeah :( including an unlocked bootloader...
[Sony Tablet S] agc93:
Yeah, but expecting that was dreaming pretty high. Sony's most innovative hardware has always been their most protected and locked down for multitude of reasons. If you need a highly extensible and customisable technology, skip the Sony offerings.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5AL3H:
hey guys

My samsung galaxy s3 GT-i9300 will not boot up ,only shows the samsung logo

after trying to ROOT my device the problem came in

i tried flashing stock firmware using odin nothing works

and after trying to flash the firmware my samsung has gone even worse it now says " FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN KIES AND TRY AGAIN"

i cannot get into recovery because it do not not work!!

The only thing that works is download mode

HELP ME PLEASE
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
As long as you can get in downloadmode you`re oke. Look om www.sammobile.com/firmware for the stock rom you need (country or region you live in) and flash it with Odin. See item 3 in my signature for a detailled tutorial how to do that. You might need a jig however, but try getting in downloadmode manualy for now.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Stock firmware follow instructions .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671969

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nqvnldc:
I have a similar problem

My S3 does not work after I root it, please give me a instruction link to recuse it. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cask:
I tried flashing (Odin v3.04) the official 4.1.1 after trying the official 4.1.2 and now neither of them work. I am constantly stuck at the "SAMSUNG" logo boot stage.

I can enter download mode fine and also recovery mode but I am stumped on what to do to fix the problem.

Does anyone have a fix?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikep99:
Wipe dalvik and cache through recovery.

If that doesnt work, full wipe.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cask:
That' did the trick... thanks!!! :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaronq48:
err....

Having the same problem, after flashing stuck at samsung logo...cant but into recovery to do dalvik or anything else but can access download fine.I need to use my phone so replies are apprecciated :l.

Edit: Found more updated version of stock firmware from sammobile, will try that tomorrow and post results.I hope this works, though the problem may be because I cant wipe the dalvik or data because I cant access recovery, I was previously running cm10.1 nightlies and trying to get back to stock.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indieslap:
same problem

same thing happened to me, I was running AOKP, i've tried everything......
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skyyew:
successful reboot.thanks mikep99.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devilking86:
my GT-I9300 cannot even boot into recovery mode,what shell i do?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyberdalia:
GT-i9300 stuck at the startup logo

Hi Guys

My GS3 is stuck at the boot logo. I've read and done all but with no luck,

First problem:

EFS error:

"Fake IMEI (usually 004999010640000)

Not registered to network

Fake Serial Number (usually 0000000)"

Now: stuck on boot logo.

I followed the forum for GT-i9500 thinking this would resolve my efs error. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2392632

I did the following:

1. installed PhoeniX.ROM.EFS.Backup.S4

2. Extracted the efs backup tar file & created a folder in the root called efsbackup & copied all extracted files to it.

3. Used Root Explorer to copy all files to the efs main folder. overwriting all.

4. Used the terminal:

su

busybox chown 1001:1001 /efs/nv_data.bin

busybox chmod 06755 /efs/nv_data.bin

5. rebooted.

nothing happened I was still stuck with the efs error

Now I entered safe mode, and nothing i could do, used the hold power button + restart.

now I'm in my second problem, stuck at the boot logo.

I can go to recovery & download mode....

Please help, i really need it hey
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Use the link in my signature to navigate to the sticky roll-up thread. Look for the imei thread. Read it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiDo3Konvict:
Tried it , and didn't work :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Service centre paid for repair then
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiDo3Konvict:
that's the main problem , living in a 3rd world , means there's no service center here :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berrywr:
I realize it's Saturday, July 26, 2014 - But I had this exact same problem a moment ago; I got out of it by flashing a different recovery with Odin v3.09. I've got soft bricked staring down "Recovery Booting" and that's it. I had download mode available, so went to CWM 6.0.4.5 from TWRP 2.7.1.0. I must admit I thought flashing my HTC Titan I via Goldcard was hard, but this is ridiculous which my SG3 has presented just to get something other than Android Recovery 3e. I got Knox disabled, the device rooted despite being 4.3, but it begs the question what's the point of updating to 4.4.x if going backwards becomes an act of God doing it. Update: Another attempt did not fix the booting problem; however it is a solution to get out of the recovery booting and boot into a normal startup and back to your phone being usable from whatever launcher you use (Nova in my case) It will return to normal startup once you do this if it becomes necessary to do so, which is a bit of a sigh of relief. I'm about at wit's end. One problem gets solved but the moment I ran Towelroot which really worked, new issues keep popping up. Is there a way to look at the bootloader or what OS update created this Knox monstrosity and made our lives much harder than it has to be. I don't mean to sound like I'm asking a stupid question but is there an apk or a procedure within whatever flavor recovery we use that will perform the equivalent of the Task29 we use to perform on the HD2, something that will wipe these devices down to their baby butts and start over; thanks?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MOHAMMED NAEEM:
Hey visit link sure it will work for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1804117

Hit Thanks?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samo_say:
:good::good::good::good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aleeex17s:
Thank you son, God bless you. Sometimes, you simply forget about the simple tricks. Thanks again
[HTC Rezound] couchmonkey:
Heading up to Canada for a weekend soon and was wondering if I will be roaming and to get the international package or just use wi-fi and forget about 4G.
[HTC Rezound] Cares:
You will be roaming in Canada. You can send and receive texts while in Canada if I recall correctly. Call to verify.
[HTC Rezound] jmichaels1982:
1.99 / min and 2.50 per mgbit but our global phones rock. Get there and pop in a sim. Card with a gsm. Rom. And your ready to rock and roll

ask not what your developer can do for you, ask what you can do for your developer.
[HTC Rezound] brisdaddy1207:
You can get prepaid global right??
[HTC Rezound] jmichaels1982:
Yeah, 7 11 sells cards but getting data was no go, so trial and error with the data, voice works flawless with 7 11 sim cards

ask not what your developer can do for you, ask what you can do for your developer.
[HTC Rezound] couchmonkey:
do i need to call VZW to unlock the phone?
[HTC Rezound] paulhoop:
Ask VZW about the Canada Share plan.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] treoreloaded:
hi guys! i recently purchase a slightly used S3 i747 originally att. i came from an iphone 4S and still have my iphone unlimited data plan. i have noticed that im only getting 3g and h speeds. how do i get the 4g lte speeds? do i need to call att CS to get my plan changed or do i just change my apn setttings? Im rooted and has ktoonz rom. also noticed that i have the correct apn settings. tried to choose 4G LTE but i dont get data when i select it.

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mlemonds:
not to sound condescending, but

1.) check imei (in the dialer *#06#) to ensure it is valid

2.) looks like you are in Montaray, there is no LTE coverage there per AT&T's map. doesnt look too far away though.

hope this helps
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ainen:
You might not be able to get LTE without a new sim card. I was reading somewhere that the iPhone sims don't work properly with LTE and will only allow HSPA+. I forget where I read this, so I could be wrong.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bookmonke:
Sounds like a SIM problem, plus not being in an LTE area. I came from an iPhone 4 and had to change SIM's for the Note but asked to keep the microSIM in case I wanted to go back.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rkennison:
You need to get your plan changed. Call AT&T. You do NOT have to loose your unlimted though. I did the same thing, and got no 4g until I did that ( assuming it's in your area at all ).
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TBayTom:
I switched from a GS2 (3G) to a GS3 and all I had to do was walk into an AT&T store to tell them my situation. They set me up free of charge with my "unlimited" grandfathered data plan. Note: you can use up to 5gb before getting throttled by At&t with the updated 4g plan!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thacounty:
This guy has it. Be sure to thank him. ATT can differentiate speeds based on your plan, and the iphone has no LTE so they aren't allowed access to the network.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Red7521:
What everyone said is correct. I work for an AT&T so I deal with the same stuff. First off check if you have LTE coverage in your area. Most areas are still red for LTE. Nearest to me is Baton Rouge in Louisiana. I got 60MB/S while on it compaired to an Iphone who got 4 hahahaha :D.

Second check AT&T and see if your IMEI is set to the s3. If you still have the iphone imei on your account iphone data is only 3g.

Third (optional) replace your sim card. Most sim cards right now are 3g and aren't compatible with the LTE network. Sim cards are like a penny to replace at a corporate AT&T.

Hope this helps and goodluck. I hope you guys get a taste of the LTE network its sickening. Everything loads soo fast.

What was said earlier above also is true. Your unlimited data stays with you. Don't let someone tell you else wise. Once you lose unlimited data you can not get it back. I had a customer accidentally get rid of theirs and it was HELL to get it back for them and countless arguments on customer support.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] treoreloaded:
call the CS they changed my provision from iphone plan to 4g lte plan. payments will be the same. they also told me that i need to to to my local att store to get a new 4g lte sim.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] treoreloaded:
thanks for all the replies. took care of it by getting a new sim and changing my data provisions.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KentuckyHouse:
Good to hear it, OP. And yep, I had the same issue coming from a 4S to the S3 and the advice above is correct. I'm still a grandfathered unlimited user (although I don't have LTE in my area yet). BTW, the best thing about this? What TBayTom noted...that you now get a 5gb cap since you're on a LTE plan (as opposed to 3gb if you're not). :good:
[HTC Sensation] hunnys.99:
I just installed the TEAM VIPER 1.1.0 ROM and the error comes up one first start.. " Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped " and its an infinite loop... :(.. very annoying.. cant use my phone.. please if anyone can help ????
[HTC Sensation] TopazUser1:
Bad download maybe?

Download rom again, full wipe, flash. Let phone sit for a couple of minutes on first boot before you try and set it up
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
If new download don't work try flashing a different Rom, full wipe .. I had NUMEROUS problems with that new update myself. For some reason. It's a great Rom I just couldn't run it after the update my device kept freezing 5to10 times a day! Also weird stuff like half a screen would appear! I thought my device was breaking but after I flashed a new Rom, all the problems are gone! Many people run viper with out problems but for some of us I don't know why it gives issues. It's about 50/50 some have no problem At all. Before the update everything was wonderful! After the update it got so bad I had to get another Rom.....I'm not sure why I'm not over or under clocked, I have no rogue applications, I did clean installation, wiped even re downloaded, wiped again and still my device froze, my proximity sensor would stick , my screen would go half black, I would get vibrating while talking on calls it was very strange! Viper is a great Rom if you can run it without issues ..I guess I was one of the unlucky ones..I did nothing different from the first viper which ran beautifully. It's just after the update this started happening. My device is running perfectly now on a different Rom. Very strange.
[HTC Sensation] inyourroom91:
Wipe everything! And format all but sd
[General Questions and Answers] Fausto77:
Like any stock carriers SMS service you don't need mobile data or wifi to send and receive messages, I believe they are sent over the background just by being connected to said carries network. Is there an app or is it feasible to send SMS over the network without charging me? I only get 200 messages/month and I currently use text plus and its a battery sipper. I hate the fact I also need power hungry 4g enabled on my phone just to get my messages. Any help? Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] ITPython:
Who is your carrier? Pretty sure you do not need 4G (or any data) to send/retrieve SMS, only MMS.

You can disable your 4G data to save battery power, but you can still get/make calls and send/retrieve SMS. I personally use a data on/off widget that I place on my home screen, which makes it real easy to turn on/off the data to save the battery. I only turn it on when I need to use the internet in some way (or for MMS). It's called Data ON-OFF by Antonio La Rocca. It's free, very simple and works great (widget even looks good and has a few skin options).

Or you can simply go into your settings to disable 4G/3G data manually. Settings -> Wireless and network -> Mobile networks -> and uncheck "Use packet data". This will leave only the basic connection to your carrier for calls and SMS. You will still get a prompt for MMS, but you will need to enable the data to download/view it.
[General Questions and Answers] Alhaz:
I have yet to see one that provides true free txt, all i have seen require the use of data, so being near a wifi hotspot or enabling your data seems to be the only way to go, would be interesting to know if there is an actual free sms service without the use of data.
[General Questions and Answers] Fausto77:
I know that I can use att SMS. I'm talking about a 3rd party app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sphogat:
Hello,

I just installed ICS through Samsung Kies on my Skyrocket. Everytime I try to open the Gallery or Camera a message pops up saying that the Media Scanner is running, which is odd b/c the phone doesn't display it in the notifications. Furthermore I have restarted it several times and waited up to 30 mins at a time with the same results.

If I go to Settings --> Device --> Storage, I see some odd things.

Under Device Memory, Applications, Pictures, videos, Audio, Downloads, Misc Files ---- all say "Calculating..."

Under USB Storage, all of the above again say "Calculating"

Any ideas on what I can do?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Jhong209:
I had that problem. Apparently a couple of my pics got corrupted from gb to ics. I found them and deleted it and all is well so far.

Sent from my SGH-I727
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabhkubadia:
Hi ,

Does anyone know a good MIUI GB Rom where development is still going on,

I am a great fan of MIUI and some how I am tired of ICS and Jelly Bean and want to try something different
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C4SCA:
just go to miui website
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] islandmixed:
Hey

Im abit confused as to what these programs do. Now ive yet to root but i nees to know do i need both of these or do they all do the same thing. I would like to try out some roms and maybe install themes etc but im confused which i need or if i need any of them at all lol

Appreciate the help....rooting a desire was so much easier.

Thanx
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
Mobile odin is rom flasher, just like pc odin. What you can do with pc odin, same you can do with mobile odin, without need of pc. Even i can say better then pc odin.

Titanium backp is backup tool for your data, like watever stuff you have installed.

You need both

Here short order how you can go.

Use titanium to backup data

Use mobile odin to flash rom

Wipe data (with safe kernel)

Restore data with titanium
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fahrie12:
One more..

U can flash kernel n modem using mobile odin..

and only tar extension that can flash through mobile odin for rom n kernel n bin extension for modem..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
read app specifications and forum. its all there
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonderbond:
What if there's a need to back up e existing rom before using Odin or mobile odin?

In case something goes wrong? Or does it mean 'starting from stock all over'?

Or does titanium perform full backup of rom aka system other than apps n data?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
To backup complete rom + data Inc application use nandroid backup.

Titanium backup only apps and data not rom.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonderbond:
Thanks. And nandroid is only possible thru CWM aka custom recovery?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shyam:
Yes..and I think it is also possible thru a PC, but havent tried it personally..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
dont forget efs backup, none of these apps do that
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shyam:
Use k-tool from playstore for EFS backup/restore..
[LG Optimus 2x] Okkx:
Hello, i've rooted my 2X with a stock rom 2.2.2 (the most stable one for me, I know it's weird but that's it).

I've a modded Camera.apk with 19mbits bitrate in 1080p but it takes a lot of memory space and it's a battery killer too.

Is it possible to put the original Camera.apk in the phone (from LG) and keep the modded cam too ? If I rename it to CameraLG.apk, will it work ?

Thanks.
[LG Optimus 2x] defcomg:
It may be possible if you changed the version Number in the XML's
[LG Optimus 2x] zhp pilot:
Would need to change the package name in the manifest. Just changing the version number won't work.
[Nexus 7 General] Cor-master:
What's the deal here? Asus makes good stuff they always have. I was happy to hear they were making the nexus 7.

Obviously everyone who is complaining about ASUS has never built a pc like ever. I dunno what everyone expects really. People want Samsung, yet I have to swap out my captivate twice, once for a bad loudspeaker, and once for a bad power button. Both were known issues. HTCs have some claim to be indestructible but guess what? My buddies Droid incredible, not indestructible as his power button died. And seems on the Flyer, bad charging ports were common. My wifes HTC Vivids screen died a month after use. I'm not scared at all of buying htc or Samsung again either but mobile technology just breaks its how it goes. Welcome to the era of cheap Chinese manufacturing!

Honestly my nexus seems fine. I don't see anything wrong with build quality or screen. I do notice the calibration issue but otherwise everything works fine on it and mine is one of the second wave. We're all early adopters too, think about xbox 360 or ps2 owners. All the testing in the world won't reveal all the common issues, so we're all Guinea pigs right now testing and telling Asus and Google what's wrong. And that's okay because I have a warranty and Google's warranty service is awesome.

I'm just sick of the Asus bashing myself. You want cheap shoddy crap? Have Sony make us a tablet!

As for this screen separation issues it'll blow over.
[Nexus 7 General] nyijedi:
"Obviously" nothing. I've used Asus before for motherboards, and they were fine. However, their tablet business is a different story. This company has screwed me personally multiple times already with my Transformer Prime, and have screwed many other customers as well. Take a trip over to the Prime forums if you really want to know why there's so much "Asus hate" as you put it. They've earned every bit of it.
[Nexus 7 General] Cor-master:
Their build quality is on par with the competition. HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, hell even Apple. Mobile stuff breaks it is what it is.
[Nexus 7 General] pharpe:
The Nexus 7 is a great device. When reading these forums you have to remember that the negative posts are the vocal minority. This is due to two things:

People that are happy, and have no issues, generally don't post to just say, "hey all is good here." For every poster with a legit issue there are tens of thousands without issues that do not post.

A lot of people are really not that intelligent. They don't understand the technology, they don't bother to read the specs before they order the phone, or have unrealistic expectations.

It's not just ASUS. The same thing happened when the Galaxy Nexus was released. Someone that came in and just scanned the XDA GNex General would have thought the phone was the worst device ever release. In actuality it's just the opposite.
[Nexus 7 General] Cor-master:
Yeah I want to add that alot of companies aren't great with warranties. Honestly htc I probably the best as I've read stories of people sending in their completely dead flyers with bad charging ports in, rooted and unlocked bootloader and they've fixed the charge port and sent it back. Sony surely wasn't very nice about the disc read error on the ps2, telling customers to just buy another one, and Samsung on numerous occasions to people I've known refused to honor warranties on their tvs. Also my captivate had a bad gps antenna, in fact all galaxy s phones did and Samsung never owned up to that. The grass is always greener I guess...