yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ez2:
Circle launcher

Desktop visualizer

Go launcher / sms

Titanium backup pro

Swype

Player pro

Scrollable news widget

Dolphin browser

Netflix

Uverse

YouTube

Facebook

Seesmic ping

K9 mail

Quickpic

Root explorer

Custom launcher icons

Google+

Google now

~Samsung Galaxy SIII (SPH-L710) - Blazer ROM v1.6 - TWRP~
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Irated:
Swiftkey 3

Tapatalk

Spotify

Splashtop Remote

ChompSMS

Any.Do

Baconreader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ez2:
oh, forgot "Smart Settings"

~Samsung Galaxy SIII (SPH-L710) - Blazer ROM v1.6 - TWRP~
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nopi45:
Play store app

Haha had to do it! We would have some time getting are favorite apps without it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Narenji89:
gmd

holo launcher hd

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forgot poweramp nd lucky patcher!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Smok3d:
Lol @ everyone putting a list of apps here so people can pirate them. Nice job guys!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] OnceAMatrixMan:
Not sure what you mean by 'pirate them'. I found a few here I have never heard of that I will try. The one app that I can't live that has not yet been mentioned is PhoneWeaver.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smitty4_4:
boid beta

chrome

radar alive pro

rom toolbox pro

system tuner

pro football insider

aTorrent

barcode scanner

soundcloud
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Clienterror:
Why does people stating what apps they like the best mean they'll be pirated vs someone just loading up google play and looking for all the apps on the top paid list?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dunderball:
Am I the only one who's surprised that no one has said Facebook? I mean really?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
Cerberus
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gavilan2010:
Beejive/skype
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faehsemc:
I said Facebook.. wrote it as fb
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ez2:
I also said Facebook and Google+

~Samsung Galaxy SIII (SPH-L710) - Blazer ROM v1.6 - TWRP~
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheBiles:
If I could only have one paid app, it would be Titanium Backup Pro. Best app ever for flashaholics.

Sent from my Galaxy S III
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Haro912:
Blackmart alpha?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rfranken:
Titanium Backup

Apex Launcher

APW for contacts widget

Chrome

Monopoly

Weather Bug

edit...can't forget Swype
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jay Evans:
No matter what I flash these are always are put on the phone.

Swiftkey

Enhanced SMS & Caller ID

BeWeather Pro

aCalander+

Dropbox

Just Pictures!

Pulse

Android Pro Widgets
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jkbane:
Chrome

Chrome to phone

Tweetdeck

Seesmic (cause I can post to my Facebook page http:/www.facebook.com/banetechusa)

Google voice
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mestour:
Android Central

XDA

google+

chrome
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dhjean:
Apex

Beautiful Widgets

Dolphin

Pandora

Titanium Backup

ES File Explorer

Facebook

Tapatalk

Sonos
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] UT_Smokey:
Titanium Backup Pro

Maildroid

Root Explorer

Poweramp

Shazam
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] b4silver:
Flipboarf

Pulse

Minecraft :D

Google music

Instagram xda

Tablet talk

Dolphin browser and chrome
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lastb0isct:
Need to have:

Steam

Benchmarking Software (AnTuTu)

RedditNews
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Blue6IX:
Root Explorer.

Terminal Emulator.

Pulse news

Dropbox

Some QR code reader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmcharles:
When you just can't hold it anymore!

RunPee!

I will never watch a movie in the theater without it. It tells you the best times to go, the cue in the movie, and gives a synopsis of what you missed. Also, it has timer capabilities, so if you know you want to go at a certain point it will let you know that time has come. I've used it for myself almost every time, and show all my friends before the movie starts, which inevitably results in one or two of them using the app.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dan4877:
Chrome

Pandora

ESPN
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pdubya:
Dropbox is by far one of the most important apps for a phone. A close second is tasker or settings profile, whichever you like best.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shuura:
I simply cannot do without the following:

SwiftKey 3

Lookout

HD Widgets

Circle Launcher

Authenticator

Root Explorer

Wolfram Alpha

Titanium Backup Pro

AdFree

Terminal Emulator

Go Launcher EX

Zedge

QuickPic

Poweramp

Act 1

Youtube

TubeMate

Camera ZOOM FX

All Google Apps

Steam

Spark 360

XDA Premium

Beautiful Widgets

Dropbox

ConvertPad

Amazon Appstore

Business Calendar

Droidicon

Amazon Kindle
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Swiftkey

Simple Calendar Widget

TweakDeck

Reddit is Fun

Beyond Pod
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lespaul0143:
Aside from all the apps that were already mentioned...

Audiogalaxy. It's the best music streaming program out there. I have 130 gigs of music on my pc and still haven't reached a limit. I'm not sure if there is one. I know most other programs have a 20,000 song limit.

Sent from my (now amazing) Verizon Galaxy SIII
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xXJay_RXx:
Tapatalk

Slacker

Pandora

Friendcaster for Facebook

Tweetcaster Pro

Instagram

Chrome

NFL Mobile

Netflix (I love you unlimited data)

Dish Network (for live TV streaming with Sling enabled Dish box, again i love you unlimited internet)

Weatherbug Elite
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
dropbox
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GatorLCA:
Documents2Go

Pandora

World of Beer

Gmail
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbeelzebub:
I'm not a big app user, but....

HBO Go

Max Go

Crackle

Allshare Play (I actually really like it)

Spotify

Microsoft Skydrive
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kowen14:
watchespn

poweramp

pandora

plume

xda premium

root explorer

swiftkey

tune in radio

car dashboard pro

adfree
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LostInEthereal:
Thanks for the awesome suggestion. I had been using Root Explorer until now but that can just stay in the app drawer!

Still working on an appreciable list for myself, but these apps have to be installed before I start toying with with my phone (N7 list is different) after installing a new ROM:

SwiftKey

AlarmDroid (the 'stock' alarm if you will for Paranoid/CM10 isn't deep enough)

BusyBox Pro

Solid Explorer Beta2

Titanium Backup Pro
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Josolanes:
^ Agreed the stock alarm isn't very good at all for the AOSP roms

I'll add a couple to mine:

- Alarm Clock Plus

- (now trying with it more) TFS Launcher

I first played with my brothers phone with TFS extensively as its cost is the highest I'd spent on anything in my phone so far (including case and SD Card) but purchased it and feel it's worth every penny. VERY smooth experience, flexible, and lots of special effects. All runs remarkably smooth on his HTC Incredible and my S3

Sent from my UNLOCKED ;) Verizon Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 95talondsm:
Everyone should definitely download android news..its awesome and combines a lot of the android forums with top news..I get a lot of my information from here..its sorta like an RSS feed

VZW SGSIII SynergyRom R60 w/Imoseyon's LeanKernel v0.5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] maxpowerSr:
Alarmclock Extreme

Beautiful Widgets (Home Weather)

Go SMS Pro

K9 Email

Chrome or Dolphin

Swype Beta

Navigation

Soundhound

Stopwatch and Timer

Titanium Backup

The Weather Channel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] COLJ04:
I have to have rdio and that's my only must for now. Gotta try some of these suggestions though

Cole
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fr8cture:
WOW that looks awesome but i dont think i can pay that price.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] IAmRelex:
My most used apps are.

SwiftKey

Chrome

Tapatalk

ESPN score center

Balance my checkbook

Currents

Weather bug

Ebay

Evernote
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tekhna:
Pocket Casts

Swiftkey

Tasker

Chrome
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] douglasf01:
Equalizer

Google Talk

Astro file browser

dropbox

the weather channel

tower defense
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bock123:
Titanium Backup Pro

FoxFi

Chrome

Weather Channel

Pandora

Apps Organizer

EZ Recovery

EZ Unlock
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Hi guys, I understand that some of you are unhappy with this sim lock because you want to test the latest JB leak . so here i ve a solution for you.

DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!​

Precaution:

-* don't use voodoo app after using this mod or any other mod, (if you want use other mod restore your original efs file).

-** Before to update to a new build (like the coming stable JB) restore your original efs.

*, **, in the case you got the phone unlocked you can always use my mod to unlock it :good:

HOW TO UNLOCK

- First you need to backup your "EFS FILE" in safe place.

- you must be in unlocked stock firmware like BLG8 (using voodoo app + libsec-ril.so (mike1986 fix))

- unzip the attached zip "efs.zip"

- copy the files (.nv_core.bak, .nv_core.bak.md5) to your EFS file

- reboot and enjoy !!!

NOTE: applying this mod will not change your imei.

Backup & Copy & Past & Reboot ....easy :o

This MOD will remove the lock completely. :p

Don't tell me what i did because SAMSUNG ......is UNHAPPY ;)

JUST CLICK ON THANKS ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] priyana:
Is there something lost in translation?

"before backup this efs"

I think you mean backup efs before doing this?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Yes :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] lrg:
What did you say?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] machu28:
yeah good news :laugh: now i can unlock my device :silly:

thank YOU MASTER :good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] muhamet:
Where t find esf folder???
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Open ur files with root explorer (or similar app) then you 'll find it :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] lrg:
Im going to test it now, i jus made all the steps mentioned, and i will Install JB rom now to see that! ok?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] muhamet:
I try this ics and jelly bean and is working 100% thanks zohawkish:D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] lrg:
YES... thank you it is working on JB
[Galaxy S III Android Development] eMiL112:
So if I follow your instruction, is it ok for all the Roms I'm going to flash? Don't I need to unlock again?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Yes it is ok for all Roms :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Toufik1967:
Excellent......you're the one!!!........not only Sam unhappy....all the rest as well. Thanks again!!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] avetny:
u the man
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Thanks you :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] awcabdou:
hi all of u. When i Unzip the file it show me un empty folder. I'm on mac. I tested many decompress tools.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Try it on device :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sacredabyss:
will this permanently unlock the sim even if i flash another rom?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Toufik1967:
Don't use Mac......try device or windows..... good unlock
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Jaytronics:
Don't tell me what i did because SAMSUNG ......is UNHAPPY ;)

Why would this make Samsung unhappy? Maybe I have missed something along the way.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Yes completely ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] awcabdou:
yeah it work. thank you good job
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
lol....have u used it on verison sgs3 ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] priyana:
Does the IMEI number remain the same?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
yes no change and it is safe :good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] xzlzz1234:
Flash LG8 rom then unlock with voodoo and mike‘s ZIP, reboot ok then replace your zip and works
[Galaxy S III Android Development] jcc332006:
Anyone have a link to voodoo and mikes zip? I went to thread but when u click on download it redirects to some other site. Also trying to find voodoo app any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!:o
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
here u go ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ksr007:
voodoo app : http://www.mediafire.com/?xdvp90zlrnc27si

Sim_fix by mike1986 : http://www.mediafire.com/?mnw2ibsn94uk76i
[Galaxy S III Android Development] jcc332006:
Awesome!! Hella big thanks.. Cheers!:)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] smek3rul:
unlock

i have a glaaxy s3 locked in three operator uk! and to unlock my phone i change my rom whit a unbranding rom and it's work!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] marrila:
nvm

all sorted

thanks
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ringrover:
where i can find the stock rom please ..any direct link ppl
[Galaxy S III Android Development] djwilliams100:
Wrong! What uve done is unbrand NOT unlock. Unlocking allows u to use your phone on any network. Unbranding just removes bloatware that 3 put onto their phones.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] amburator:
Working perfectly! Thanks!!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
From here http://hotfile.com/dl/164677005/982413d/I9300XXBLG8_I9300OXABLG8_I9300XXLG8_BTU.zip.html
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ringrover:
thanks mate ... normal flashing right ? i mean with CWM...?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
Yes you can :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] rida007:
How to buckup the efs and where is it ??
[Galaxy S III Android Development] muhamet:
Root explorer and you will find in the 1 opened folder called efs
[Galaxy S III Android Development] amburator:
This one goes with ODIN, not CWM.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] keltsi95:
Worked Perfectly with RGUI Rom(it asked for Sim Network pin on every reboot before doing this)! THANKS!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Fille84:
It works, perfect! Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] romvahav:
If I am on criskelo rom v6 (blg9) can I use your hack ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
you can try
[Galaxy S III Android Development] itachi naruto:
:crying: i don't bacup esf . and now sim no unlock :crying:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
HOW ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] itachi naruto:
no run sim with voodoo:(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ruk212:
I've backed up my efs to my sd card and laptop .. I'm unlocked using voodoo , I've flashed the mike fIx zip ... can I flash the permanent unlock with cwm or Odin or do I have to edit manually , : )
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
- flash stock blg8

- then root it.

- flash Mike's FIX + install voodoo then unlock

- follow the op steps

do it manually
[Galaxy S III Android Development] spocky12:
For people interested, I made an app a few days ago to fully unlock your Sim.

No file replacement, no ril patch, no whatever, it will use your nv data and only it.

Beware using the hack in this thread : if in the future some app fiddles with your NV data and it gets corrupted somehow, Samsung ril will erase your imei (using the one present in this patch).

I'm on vacation, coming back home tomorrow, the first few brave people to pm me will get a preview version to test. When I validate it works on other phones than just mine, I will release it here and on the market.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
i edited only "nv_core.bak" what is the relation with NV data ? how samsung ril erase imei ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] spocky12:
If the ril thinks that NV_data.bin is corrupted, it will be restored using .NV_core.bak . The imei is also present encrypted in this file.

I assume the NV_core in your patch is yours. Let's say some people using your patch want to modify their NV_data.bin (either to re lock their Sim or anything else), the next time the phone will reboot, the ril will check that NV_data and NV_core data are coherent. If that is not the case, the NV_data.bin will be regenerated using your NV_core (meaning your imei will be used by many people, which is certainly not what you want).

I'm not at home at the moment so I can't check your NV_core, but if my assumptions are good, I would suggest that you remove your patch before people start getting your imei ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] eMiL112:
That means I can be safe if I never touch nv_data.bin and I already backed up efs myself. Is that right?

Anyhow there is a risk if someone has not made the backup. Hopefully your suggestion is wrong :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
1- "ril" have no ability to think.

2- NV-data can't be corrupted because my mod don't affect it at all.

3- nv-core is not mine

4- imei can't be changed by my mod
[Galaxy S III Android Development] machu28:
I checked my imei by typing #06 is still the same.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kire.htc:
My IMEI is the same too. Hack works PERFECT!!! Just hit thanks or donate to Zohawkish and enjoy!!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Toufik1967:
Absolutely......the IMEI is still the same.....thanks for your great work Zohawkish...thumbs up!!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] muhamet:
I flashed 6 different rooms ower this mod and nothing changed.my IME nymber is same.thx again zohawkish:D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] balviforever:
will try thank you
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mabmed:
Looks a good method, hope no problem cause.

أرسلت من هاتفي سامسونغ I9300 بوساطة Tapatalk2..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] oluwaponmile:
Just flashed Omega v14 (Jelly Bean), followed your steps and phone remain locked.

Should it work with all version JB?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Toufik1967:
As stated in the OP: - you must be in unlocked stock firmware like BLG8 (using voodoo app + libsec-ril.so (mike1986 fix))

Do that before installing any other ROM.......it'll work....good luck.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] asphaeris:
I've flashed blg8 but when i unlock with voodoo it says "unlocked" while 5 seconds and after its locked again...please help thats the first time i'm lost like this ^^"
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Toufik1967:
That's normal....please make sure you install Mike's Fix as well.....then keep trying with Voodoo....till you have the active sim unlock.....after that follow the instructions as per OP...and you're done....good luck!!!....;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] asphaeris:
Yes thank you ! :) i've forget to flash the sim fix before unlock with voodoo that was a stupid problem lol just flashing jb rom report in few minutes :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Toufik1967:
You're welcome....we are all learning from our mistakes....happy falshing then!!,
[Galaxy S III Android Development] asphaeris:
God bless ya bro , thats working great thanks to the developer
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Daelyn:
1) RIL doesn't need to think. It will check NV_data and also use NV_core if NV_data seems fishy.

2) NV_Data gets corrupted now and again on a lot of phones. Your mod does not change it, but others might. Voodoo unlock modifies it for an example.

3) IMEI can get accidentally changed with your mod:

I.e:

* People forget to use old RIL when they've done a Voodoo unlock. New RIL sees that NV_data has been modified and restores a new copy with the data from NV_core. This is a scenario we don't want.

* This will be easily remedied if people have a EFS backup to restore though.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
So that's mean voodoo app + mike ril + my mod = you got corrupted nv-data !

if nv-data got corrupted = my mod should not working ( because the new jb ril will detect it)

If not = my mod should work and it is working

The only problem with the latest solution (voodoo app + mike ril) that mike's ril it doesn't compatible with the new library and new one of jb restore nv-data on any minor change

Btw I 've already stated that the efs file must be backed in case of error.

Also voodoo app should not be used after using this mod. This fix could be the final solution only if Samsung not introduce a new methods.

You know why my mod work ? :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Toufik1967:
Hi Zohawkish......you're 100% right....your mod is not only working but very efficient........I think I have my own idea why your mod is perfect.....(thousands of people in the far east are using almost similar mod and are happy people).....anyway, al least you've done something for those who are stuck in this situation, critics is good but constructive one is better.....take care my friend!!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] oluwaponmile:
Still couldn't get my phone unlocked to Orange network with Jelly Bean flashed.

Here is what I have done:

1. Phone came originally with 3 network.

2. Used voodoo to originally unlocked the phone

3. Installed Omega v11 (phone became locked) Unlocked again with voodoo and Sam fix.

4. Upgrade to Omega to v13 - phone still unlocked.

5. Backed up efs folder to install your fix.

6. Copy files from your fix to /efs

7. Flashed Omega v14

8. Phone locked and does not request unlock code.

9. Flashed stock rom BLG8 - phone unlocked to Orange network without any fix.

10. Flashed back JB (Omega v14) - Phone locked to Orange and does not ask for unlock code.

Has anyone got this working with Jelly Bean?

Could anyone help here please.

Cheers,
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
BLG

i added some lines:)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Blaggah:
That's awesome. I'm gonna try this now.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] muhamet:
Go step by step blg 8 then other things.I am in jelly bean and work 100% for me
[Galaxy S III Android Development] oluwaponmile:
Will give it another go....cheers mate
[Galaxy S III Android Development] zohawkish:
from 9 to 13 :laugh:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tisazalay:
I actually don't know (as a matter of fact I don't even know what does EFS or RIL stands for) but THANK YOU! I tried what you said while keeping several efs backups after installing all the stuff and tested on the leaked JB (with Android Revolution) and it worked fine (I don't know why the #*SIMLOCK# code stopped working since the first time I tried Voodoo... and sadly I didn't have a backup of EFS before that, I don't know if vodoo creates a backup since there are files created in the sdcard), I reverted to ICS 4.0.4 with Omega 13 and it's still unlocked.

One question though, if I keep a backup of my EFS as of now with everything working, will it help in case of a corruption or a corruption is permanent? (kinda brick)

[ For anyone still reading/interested, the SIMLOCK code has not worked ever again after the very first voodoo (but it works form inside Samsung secret codes by lidroid)]

Thanks again
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kikan:
thank mate for this fix...

i'm on omega V14 JB and my sim-card was locked...

applying this fix solve my problems...

by

kikan
[Galaxy S III Android Development] digital_ism:
I can also confirm that this mod works perfectly. My sim wasnt working in any JB rom before this mod. I followed every step in the OP and now its fully unlocked in JB rom. Thanks zohawkish :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] itachi naruto:
Zohawkish hi .. I have a lost phone IMEI code, now it as an entertainment device multimedia, how do you restore it not wave the phone, thank you very much, I hope your bad english sympathy for
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tommyfarr:
Hi! I used voodoo without backing up my efs folder, am I screwed?!