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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sniper_5:
Voice is working but not data in the unlock hack currently. Check the development section.

Synergy-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
Completely incorrect.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stick2daScript:
Are the any black & white themes compatible with the latest synergy rom?? Any help would be appreciated...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
this one was in the works but it seems to have died

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1809038
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stick2daScript:
Thanks Karl :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loonyone:
I'm still using the one from that thread. It was built on Synergy 1.3, and works well on Synergy 1.6, but I haven't had the courage to go up on Synergy nightlies and try it. :/

I'd love to see a black and white theme that can keep up with the Synergy dev team. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mestour:
Hey can anyone tell me what is synergy ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] manny108:
I wish that Synergy would bake different themes in with their rom.. That would be awesome.

---------- Post added at 12:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:13 PM ----------

I wish that Synergy would also change boot animation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zeus33:
SynergyROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1792499
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Weioo:
I apologize in advance for asking the following noob questions. I have been an iPhone user for 3 years and wanted to take advantage of the GS3, which I am loving even without it being rooted. I am fairly tech-savy and believe I'll have no problem rooting my phone. There are just a few things I want to thoroughly understand. I've been sold on the fact that I want to root my phone to gain control of it, remove the bloatware, and extend it's battery life, etc. If there is a thread or posting or website somewhere that explains what I need to know very well, please direct me!!

I was looking for some major tips on the best way to achieve my goal of rooting and flashing to a new ROM...If someone could, PLEASE answer EVERY question. I'd like to fully understand how to get to my goal of rooting and flashing to a desired ROM without bricking it. If this gets desires attention, it could be a great sticky posts for other newbies! :)

1. First and foremost...What is a kernal? I see things about CM9/CM10 kernals. Is it something like a ROM? How is it related/different?

2. What is the CMW, what is a Touch Wiz?

3. What is the overall best way for a newbie to root their phone and install a desired ROM? Odin or???

4. As I understand thus far, there is rooting, then there is ROM flashing, and then there is something to do with unlocking the bootloader... I'd like to fully understand all of these.

Here's my goal and what I'm seeking help on... I think I want to use the Synergy ROM. What is the first step I must do? Do I somehow root my phone and then use Odin to flash to the Synergy ROM? Or is the first step simply opening Odin, connecting phone, and flashing to Synergy ROM? Do I not even use Odin to flash to Synergy? I'm confused here based on the install info in Synergys FAQ - do I use Odin at all??? Do I need to back anything up? Do I need to download or use some app to block Verizon OTA updates permanently??

In the Q&A of the Synergy ROM thread, it states:

Must I unlock the bootloader seperately via this thread here, or do ROMs or other kernals (or whatever) have the unlocked bootloader built-in?? Do I install the bootloader before I root or after I root? What's the best way to unlock the bootloader(mmmeff's EZ-Unlock App, Terminal Emulator, or Adam Outler's Casual for Rooting/Cwm/Unlocking Bootloader)? Also, how do I keep the bootloader from being updated OTA, to keep from having problems????

I think that answers most/all of my questions. I'd hugely appreciate a response and answers to clarify all this, or links to some post or site I'm missing that explain all this to me. My goal to to root my phone, likely install a ROM, and do all this without bricking it, and hopefully without voiding any warranties (though not a big deal).

Thanks a bunch in advance!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Vorfidus:
All the answers you seek can be found in droidstyle's guide. It's a sticky in the development section.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Weioo:
THANK YOU!!!!! Very helpful! I had no idea I needed EZ-Recovery to flash CWM as the primary recovery tool - that saved me big time as I was about to unlock the bootloader later today.

After posting this last night, and awaiting responses, I was browsing and trying to take in as much as I could. I finally realized that each section in the linked guide is a different way to either root or install a ROM. After I figured this out, and read about Odin being best for newbies, I decided to take the risk and wing it, even though I wasn't 110% sure.

So, now I'm rooted and have ROM manager/CWM installed, TiBu, and ES File Explorer installed. Now I'm just trying to figure out what I can/cannot remove as far as bloatware. A few items I'm sure I'd like to keep (working), so I don't want to mess with anything that might be used in another app/widget....Which brings me to my next question...

What's the best way to remove bloatware? I found an excel spreadsheet online that shows what's safe/unsafe to remove but I'm confused as to what I should do to get rid of items I NEVER want, and how to turn off items I MAY want in the future. If I freeze these items, do they stay frozen upon reboot, and until I unfreeze, or otherwise? What's the difference between a .APK package and a single process, etc?

Thanks in advance! I feel like I entered Android Elementary last night and already graduated to Android Junior High! ;)

P.S. The captchas on this site to post ARE THE WORST CAPTAS IVE SEEN IN MY ENTIRE FRIGGIN LIFE, MY GOD!!!! I must refresh it 20x til something is RELATIVELY clear. Seriously????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JScott65:
Me too..... But the post are suppose to me helpful and or contribute in some way.... :(

But at least we can thank all over the place...... :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bleelas:
Glad to hear you're rooted and learning a lot! Now you're opening another HUGE can of worms, namely how Android organizes the application framework, what are services, processes, activities, tasks etc. You may have already found the information you're looking for, but a montrously dumbed down version is that the APK is a package containing the compiled program and all the extraneous files it needs to run while a process is an actively running application. In order to debloat, you can either freeze an application with another program like TiBu, or you can manually freeze it by changing the app extension, or you can delete the APK, or you can remove it from the rom you want BEFORE you even flash it. What you choose depends on your goals...why you want to debloat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dan_joegibbsfan:
Have you decided on a ROM you want to use yet? Personally I think that takes a lot of the decisions about de-bloating out of the equation. Pick a ROM, flash it, and see what you got? I first did the de-bloated root method and didn't have the stock e-mail app! While it is easy to download an e-mail app from the play store I was still shocked that it was considered bloat by the builder of the particular de-bloated version I chose.

Currently I am on Synergy 1.7 r23 with Darkhorse theme. I also like the Color in HD theme but can't decided between the two.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Weioo:
Awesome, the explanation of what a .APK is helped a TON! Thank you!

I know you've been helping me in my other thread. Thanks again for everything! I believe you know now, I am on Synergy r46, running quite stable so far but I haven't done much to the phone since flashing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] davefields3:
I've got a noob question... is there any way to back up your IMEI and install the samsung drivers from a Mac besides running Parallels or VMware? I rooted using Adam Outler's Casual and would like to start flashing ROM's but don't want to risk it without backing up my IMEI first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rednukleus:
See the note in this thread that backing up IMEI is obsolete. Nowadays you use the method linked from that thread, which does not involve making a backup first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lazarus2405:
Weioo, I'd like to thank you for your intelligent questions, willingness to read, and attitude in this forum. It's good to see someone posting in the correct place, educating theirself, and not coming into the forum saying something like "plz help my phone wont boot and i didnt read enouf". So, respect. :good:

Anyway, to add something to this thread. What version of Clockwork Recovery are you using? If you're using version 6+, let me say a little how to manage your backups. The new CWR stores its backups in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/, which will only be about 20mb in size - this is normal. The backup file is just sort of an index, and the other couple hundred megabytes meat of the backup is stored as a ton of tiny files in /sdcard/clockworkmod/blobs/. If you ever need to clean up space on your phone's storage, always delete the backup file and do not touch the blobs directory. When you make your next backup, CWR will clean up the space freed from deleting that backup file.

What's actually going on is that instead of making one big file as a copy of a phone's complete image (as CWR did in previous versions), it saves space by backing up each file individually. If you have two backups with the exact same file (having the same hash), CWR deduplicates that by only backing it up once. The blobs folder has each fine, with the hash as its filename, and the backup file includes which hashes (filenames) it needs to function. When very few things change in between backups, the new backup only has to add new blobs for the things that changed (and thus have a different hash). You don't delete the blobs directly because it's not obvious which ones are used and which aren't. When CWR cleans up space, it reads the backup files and deletes blobs that aren't associated with any existing backups.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] davefields3:
Okay thanks, but if I do flash something and lose my IMEI, to do that process I'd need to be running Parallels or VMware on my Mac. Basically I'm trying to figure out if there is another way to do this using a mac or would I need to buy one of those programs if I lose my IMEI?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SeattleJimmy:
Great beginner post

This should be stickied!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] killagram1:
My apologies for the newb questions, but last night I modded my phone to Eclipse 2.1 version 10-20-12 with the latest GAPPS 10-21-12 ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1934572 ). This latest GAPPS seems to be missing a bunch of applications including GMAIL registration (to access the Play store successfully) as well Google Now and many other Google based apps (Google Maps, Google Voice, etc etc). I don't believe the ROM was installed incorrectly - I went through the prerequisite Wipe Cache/Wipe Partition/Wipe Dvalik Cache and even Fix Permissions. Also the Voice Search application is missing, but maybe that's tied in with the Google suite of apps not running correctly.

Being that I'm a newb on this site I can't post the question over on the Eclipse page (not allowed access with less then 10 posts) but I find it impossible to properly register/access Google Play as well as using any of the Google Apps. I went ahead and downloaded Google Now separately and installed the APKs but this just resulted in the program crashing when the GPS is enabled (keeping it disabled keeps Google Now at the "Initializing" screen).

Thanks for any support that can be provided.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] killagram1:
ResolveD

Disregard the previous post - used GAPPS from 10-12-12 (w/o Dvalik cache wipe) and Google Now, Voice Search, G-mail register, Google Play all work fine now. The only issue I see is presently with the Google Now browser not scrolling through links, but you can always use the magnifying glass (which shows you previews of the webpages it finds).

Anyways HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ROM!!! Eclipse 10-20 build (4.1.2) w/10-12 GAPPS. Easily the best ROM out there so far :laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] levilib:
Deleting System apps

Now that I have finally rooted my VZW GS3, and installed Titanium Backup Pro, am I able to delete system apps from there without damaging anything? I have not installed a custom ROM, all I have done is root, unlock bootloader and install CWM. I want to get rid of bloatware (e.g. Polaris Viewer) can I use TI BU Pro?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Yes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] apacseven:
Just wanted to add that it may be better to just freeze the apps, or at least run a nandroid backup so you can revert to stock. Without all system apps intact an OTA update would fail.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] levilib:
I'm not worried about an OTA update, and I made a nandroid, I just want to make sure I'm not going to delete anything important. are there any apps you can think of that I would want to delete but it would cause problems?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shano56:
Hi, I am unable to push a zip to the sdcard for installation in CWM. I don't have a rom to boot to, which is why i have to push it in recovery. I've tried adb push /data/media, /sdcard, /storage/sdcard0, /mnt/sdcard. ADB shows a successful transfer in the command prompt, however it doesn't show in "install zip from sdcard". Pls help :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaestreetss:
F'ed up my computer today and

Today i also traded my black gs2

For a mint white one(looks niiiccee)

so my question is can i use mobile odin pro to flash the recovery to my phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
Unfortunately no... Mobile Odin only works on a rooted phone and I'm not even sure it works on our model..

The only way to get get a new recovery of you haven't done it yet is with a computer..

Maybe you have a nice friend that will let u use theirs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] elesbb:
If you can get the phone rooted, then use terminal emulator on the phone, you can dd a new recovery image. However, PM me about your computer issue. I've fixed many :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ervman1:
Haven't seen anyone show pics of the Incipio Feather for our Evo LTE so thought I'd post a quick review. I have had the Diztronic case on my Evo since the first day I bought it. It is a great case and protects fairly well but I found myself taking the phone out and carrying it naked due to how good it looks without a case. So once I saw the feather was out for the Evo I had to get it.

The Incipio Feather is a little more expensive than the Diztronic, $20 vs $10 with a coupon but worth it in my opinion. It is a hard shell that snaps on but is just as thin if not thinner than the Diztronic. I figured the hard shell might also help in avoiding the phone bend that some have had. The Incipio has a very smooth matte finish which complements the Evo very well.

The Feather covers the entire back and the sides of the phone. There are cutouts for the volume buttons, camera button and charging port. One great advantage of the Incipio is that the power button is not covered so it is much easier to press than with the Diztronic. I've attached pictures that show all angles of the case. The bottom lip of the case extends past the bottom part of the phone and the top part of the cover extends to the same level as the phone. Lastly the sides do not extend past the screen but rather at the same level. That is if you place the phone screen down on a flat surface it doesn't elevate the screen. This is a downside but the phone looks so good I have no desire to take it off. Please let me know if anyone has any questions.. Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] touch_rules:
Which ROM are you running? Is it bug free? Thanks for the review by the way.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ervman1:
I meant questions about the case. Lol. No prob though, I'm running cleanromDe. Quite honestly its the best ROM for me. I love nova and being able to customize the launcher so I don't need sense. I have lots of free memory and no lag. I would def recommend trying it out if you haven't
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Socrguru:
Looks pretty nice. I was kinda hoping it was raised above the screen a bit.

Does the strip above the volume buttons feel flimsy at all? That was my biggest complaint with the Cruzerlite Androidify.

My wife is getting on me about having too many cases so the next one I get has to be my last and has to be the best lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ervman1:
The strip by the volume buttons feels very sturdy and doesn't bend with moderate pressure. I don't want to press too hard and have it break but it is definitely not flimsy.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Socrguru:
Awesome. That might sell me on this one...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TomTomHatesCats:
Both of these are very similar to the Spigen hard case I purchased and had at the ready before my LTEvo arrived in the mail.

(Not allowed to post links yet, as I'm new here, but it is Spigen's snap case for the Evo 4G LTE)

It is basically the smoothest case I've seen for any phone, and looks like the photo when mounted in real life. Unfortunately, the corner strip where the volume rocker is was a bit too fragile. My case broke at that spot less than 2 days of owning it, and I've since read reviews complaining about the same thing.

It's been mentioned that the Incipio feels pretty sturdy in that area, but I'm still wary of that, especially if these cases are made of polycarbonate like the one I purchased.

-Tom
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regalpimpin:
I was rockin the sgp version as well. Loved it. But.

It's to fragile, it cracked when i was trying to take it off. Also, it isn't very grippy, and i always feel like it's going to slip out of your hand. Scratches pretty easily to. It's all rubbed where it rests on a table. From vibrating when it rings.

Ordered the incipio feather, and ngp. Will compare them with the spigen when they arrive tomorrow.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bdutton:
Where did you order the feather from? I can't find it on their website or Amazon. I jumped the gun on one last week and misread the item so I ended up with one for the OG Evo.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Laynee1:
What is the most reliable and best to be awaken by alarm app?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blestsol:
Sent alarm
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] asicman:
Big fan of gentle alarm.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Atento:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tyraelasd:
Nothing like the stock one, I just remember what a pain was having to set up my alarm on my old galaxy note, touchwiz fault.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kevinjgray88:
Double twist

Jellin' like a felon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DirgeExtinction:
Currently using Sleep As Android. Pretty good little app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fincan:
Another +1 for gentle alarm, i am using it for the past 1.5 years

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lesicnik1:
I've been using Alarm Clock Xtreme for a long while now.

It's just awesome :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gr8ednz:
Agreed double twist has slick ui & a kick ass notification icon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thedudejdog:
Stock. I use Google now to set alarms. I almost forgot how to do it manually ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jong31:
I second that. Wake up to Pandora! Not the greatest UI, but definitely the best functionality.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Edwrib:
I always used 'alarm clock plus', to stop the alarm with math, to grant I'm awake :P

I searched one like this with holo UI and don't need be running as service to start the alarm, but didn't found.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mquinn24:
Senti Wayk

It has the waive to snooze function

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1535832
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jprakes:
I use gentle alarm, works for me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] myrmidon84:
Same for me~

this is the one I use too! Really like it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chding:
Dx alarm not bad too
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ballubas:
Alarm klock, huge snooze button when alarm goes off and you must slide a different on screen button to deactivate it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rootbeer001:
i have been using this after getting it off of amazon's free app of the day. love all the settings, especially changing the snooze intervals.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ejatds:
i have a telus s iii, is there any way i can get fm radio? (i747M)

do apps like rdio/tune in radio use a lot of data?

thanks :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fortesquieu:
I-9300 version does have FM radio, but not I7474M.

Yes, those streaming apps use lots of data!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bykr_dude15:
I love having my car dock and I also love Cm10 but currently I am not able to use my car dock if I have a Cm10 rom. Is there anyway to get the dock to work with Cm10.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeym11:
I'm on the latest resurecction remix and I want to go back to stock but all this stuff is like a foreign language to me. What do I do and what firmware do I download to go back to stock?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeithOYS:
Please refrain from creating new threads to ask the same questions of yours.

You've already had replies on your following threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842865

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842866

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842407

Also, I hope you do not have the intentions of criticising Resurrection Remix ROM just when you wish to revert back to a stock ROM for whatever your reasons by stating this in your signature: ROM: Resurrection Remix 3.0.4.... What a sick rom. The RR community wouldn't tolerate that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neerajganga:
Really

in a matter of 30 min u posted the same question thrice

here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842865

here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842407

and

here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842866

Thread Reported
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
And that's ony in this forum! There's a thread in the general forum too!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeithOYS:
Gosh.. Does this guy even realize he's spamming?! I've reported in as well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Thread closed

No need to open up so many threads on the same subject.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tzmueller:
I just got my GNex the other day and loaded up CM10 nightly build. Everything working well but one question I have.

When I go into Settings > About Phone the Memory shows 693MB.

I thought the phone had 1GB of ram?

Just wondering if my phone has 1GB or ram or less.

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aSquard:
You've got 1GB RAM - some is dedicated to the OS though. Much like when you purchase a 16GB SD card, but only 14.XX is actually usable
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] feicipet:
Well, the thing is, I have both the Galaxy Nexus and HTC One X running CM10 nightlies with bundled kernels, yet the Nexus has 693MB RAM available while the HOX has 0.95 GB... wondering how does that compute? Thanks...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Petrovski80:
Either the HTC One X is not displaying the amount of free RAM correctly, or it has more than 1024MB RAM.
[Asus Transformer TF700] seolyang:
I'vd had my TF700 for about 2 weeks now. When I first got it, there was little to none screen edge clicking. But now, entire top edge of the screen clicks when I gently press it. I am not pressing it hard at all to make the screen click. I have no other issues with the infinity. I thought about returning it for a new one, but I've read so many other defects such as no update issue, light bleeds, dead pixels, etc. So I called Asus customer service and explained the situation. They said it was normal for gorilla glass to have a little "flex" and make a sound. But they also said that if the screen was separating, then I should return it.

Now, I read couple of threads about this issue, but I don't know whether I have the flex problem or the screen separation issue.

Should I return it?