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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Lt1streconbn:
We had this discussion a while back and after several ppl researched we all concluded that the SGS3 initially did not have a locked bootloader on any carriers, but with the update to 4.4.2 the SGS3 specific to VZW did have the bootloader locked after the update, but there are threads on xda with topics noting unlock procedures for that model. The carriers besides Verizon do not have locked bootloaders, if all the things I and other members read was correct. I only have SGH-I747 AT&T model of the S3, so I can only say from experiences that, that device does not have a locked bootloader. As for flashing a Custom ROM, you actually install CM or other ROMs in recovery, you use Odin to flash custom recovery, then boot to recovery and on selecting reboot to system it should prompt you to root the device if it isn't already. It installs supersu for you and gives you access. Then I've always just went back to recovery and installed whatever custom ROM I want, and gapps if its an AOSP like CyanogenMod... which is awesome BTW. You can I stall framework and modules then to make it however you want to. There are tons of threads already with recovery and ROM install instructions. Just follow those instructions specific to your device and ROM and be sure you have the correct ROM for your device and backup before beginning. You'll be fine but, can always ask for help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
Thanks.

I'm very familiar with flashing ROMs,kernels,adb,fastboot commands etc.. Its just that every device I have modded required an unlocked bootloader.. Samsung is much diff as things are flashed via Odin in lieu of fastboot cmds..I have flashed many recoveries via fastboot and was just curious if gs3 was the same. Thank you all for the warm welcome and I appreciate the help..

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What happens if I "adb reboot bootloader" via cmd? Does it go to DL mode? Asking cuz I wanna post my getvar all
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
It should go into download mode.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
I have that device...sghi747. How did u root yours?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xunholyx:
Yes. I rooted using [MENTION=2447605]zedomax[/MENTION]'s tutorial when I first got my S3

EDIT: I'm way behind on this one. lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
Can I get fastboot getvar all in download mode? Other words,is Download mode the same principle as fast boot?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] irl9000:
Very encouraging words for sure, yet in Peoples thread it seems as if you can still experience data connect(lte) issue after restore and also he is still looking for correct software version. HOWEVER, everyone in the thread seems happy enuff.

Just don't wanna smurf up a Sammy over some daily rom flashin
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zmore:
Just make an IMEI backup for peace of mind, so you don't HAVE to resort the IMEI injected workaround restore if you had no backup, and then flash away. I've flashed maybe 50 CyanogenMod nightlies without a hiccup. I always flash with power connected too, FWIW.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kostazu:
Nah, I lost my IMEI without either of those things being true, but was able to inject it via peoplearmy's method. Have flashed multiple CM10 nightly's without issue since though, knock wood.

Heading to an LTE enabled city next week, excited to try it out for the first time.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Randomacts:
Are there any apps to replace the default messaging app that allows for pinch and zoom on attachments without downloading ---> Going to were it was downloaded and viewing it. Like how I thought it works on most phones... my friends and parents phone all allow pinch and zoom in their texting apps *they don't have SGS III*
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] joshuraba:
Smart Vs Normal Install

install busybox in smart or normal mode ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ShadyAce80:
OK. Looking at installing Ariel ROM and it has APN unlock baked in. is this the same thing as a carrier unlock? and is it permanent or will it be removed if I go back to stock?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bnw99:
So im thinking of going from bone stock to a custom rom. Thing is, I hear about this titanium backup. Now does that make a copy of the apps to the ext sd and then I can restore them in the same state they are from the ext sd? I just hate to have to re install apps from the app store everytime I have to factory wipe for a new rom. Thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
Either/or. Both will work. I would say use the one with less chance of problems.

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Titanium well back up your apps and their data (you won't lose settings, progress made on games, stuff like that), contacts, text messages, a whole lot of stuff. In preferences, you can decide where to create the backup file.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] _ND_:
how do i find where my apps are installed on s3?

cant seem to find the location where my apps are installed
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] HiKsFiles:
For apps you download/install from the market : /data/app

Apps that come with your ROM : /system/app

In either case, you gotta be rooted to get there
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] _ND_:
Thanks but my /data folder is empty. is there a concept of hidden files ?

btw i am rooted.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] samsungalaxy376:
Enable Cmas or WEA on Samsung Galaxy 3 AT&T

With no help from Samsung and AT&T how do I enable Commericial Mobile Alert System on my samsung galaxy 3?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] _ND_:
bump!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zmore:
Bumping a sticky thread makes it... supersticky? :)

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Nope nothing's hidden from you as root (and ".dotdirs" don't count).

/data/app is where your app apks live; /data/data is where the gamedata, sql databases, and prefs live. Some apps might have extra persistent data under /sdcard and large apps might have even more data on your external sdcard (whose path varies based on ROM)

e.g.:

$ adb shell "ls -ld /data/app/*glu*"
-rw-r--r-- system system 2191521 2012-09-18 12:19 com.glu.android.skob2-1.apk
-rw-r--r-- system system 22386896 2012-09-18 21:07 com.glu.gladiator2-2.apk
-rw-r--r-- system system 3234126 2012-09-26 13:08 com.glu.indestructible-2.apk
-rw-r--r-- system system 31755183 2012-09-28 21:00 com.glu.wasteland-2.apk
$ adb shell "ls -ld /data/data/*glu*"
drwxr-xr-x u0_a86 u0_a86 2012-09-18 12:19 com.glu.android.skob2
drwxr-x--x u0_a124 u0_a124 2012-09-18 12:35 com.glu.gladiator2
drwxr-x--x u0_a183 u0_a183 2012-09-24 23:11 com.glu.indestructible
drwxr-xr-x u0_a118 u0_a118 2012-09-18 12:35 com.glu.wasteland
$ adb shell "ls -ld /sdcard/Android/data/*glu*"
drwxrwxr-x root sdcard_rw 2012-08-27 02:32 [B]com.glu.android.gwallet[/B]
drwxrwxr-x root sdcard_rw 2012-09-07 18:13 com.glu.gladiator2

(edit: ... on a different note... what does a glu game have to do with gwallet?)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kostazu:
Is there an equivalent to windirstat on android?

Edit: I don't need the fancy graphics part, just something that will give me a list of the files on my internal sd, that I can sort by space used and will list location, so that I can move/delete them.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zmore:
DiskUsage app.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kostazu:
That's hot, danke
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SlothlyDX:
I don't feel like this is a stupid question and I really hope someone can explain this to me and get me a fix. For some reason(regardless of which Rom I am on) if I flash any kernel it always breaks the Bluetooth. It makes the music and phone calls in my car snap crackle and pop. All kernels except lean kernel work great besides that. Any fixes guys? Wouldn't mind a fix for lean kernel either lol. Never been able to boot after flashing it. My only thought to a solution would be that I am using twrp?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cholerabob:
Is there a way to mute/remove the freaking annoying chime/bell sound that the dialer makes when connecting the the line when dialing a number ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Serephral:
Can't figure out how to update Clockwork mod, I have Rom Manager downloaded, but when I choose "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and it wants me to select my phone, there is no Galaxy S3 on the list, any ideas?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xunholyx:
Samsung doesn't have fastboot. Try adb getvar all while booted into your ROM/system.

In download mode you need to use ODIN, and I'm not sure how to pull the getvar with ODIN. I retired my S3 long ago.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Not as far as I know. Samsung doesn't have a "fastboot" mode that I know of.

Is there something in particular you want to know about the phone? You could probably get all of the information you need by installing the Samsung Phone Info app from the play store.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xunholyx:
It won't work.

adb reboot download is the command you want. If that doesn't work adb reboot-download with the hyphen.

For your getvar, see my answer two posts above this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
You're right..I just like to be able to use adb and fastboot to debug,find out info, flash radios etc. Are we able to get a "fastboot getvar all"via download mode?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Not as far as I know. The only things I really need to know before flashing anything is the modem and bootloader version.

I make sure the phones I work with are running the latest for both so it doesn't really matter what I flash at that point.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
How would one find out the modem and bootloader version? Wouldn't that be in the "baseband version"?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
The baseband can be found under "About" in the ROM settings. The baseband normally matches the bootloader.

I usually update every s3 I work with to the latest bootloader and modem release. This way, I never have to guess what is on the phone and both will work with the latest custom ROMs.

I've worked with LG, Motorola, and HTC. I've just lived with Samsung's download mode.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
I have the baseband of jb 4.1.1.. I probably should flash the ota 4.4.2..would that ruin the device being rooted again?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
The safest way to get to 4.4.2 would be to flash back to stock, sim unlock using the free method, and run OTA updates until the phone is running the latest bootloader and modem. Once the phone is running the latest bootloader and modem, use Odin to flash the latest Philz Touch or TWRP. Boot to recovery and flash the latest supersu to get root access.

There is no need to root to install a custom ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
OK. It was jb 4.1.1 stock and I used max lees root method. So..I should revert back to that jb version and update? When I tried to ota for 4.4.2 beforehand, it said "failed. Your device is current"

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Why can't I just do the ota for 4.4.2 in my devices current condition?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
The rom must be completely stock, no root, no custom recovery.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
That would be accomplished with the use of Odin? Using pda

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http://www.androidrootz.com/p/galaxy-s3-stock-firmwares.html?m=1

When I got device, it was 4.1.1.. I'm so confused. Lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Yes, flash stock using Odin in the PDA box.

The stock 4.1.1 firmware has been removed from sammobile.com so you may have to flash 4.04 and ota update to the latest kit kat.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
I was reading that link I posted and the guy said its feasible to flash the 4.4.2 ota manually while having a custom ROM installed. But one must perform a factory reset via stock recovery after doing the ota. Does that sound logical to u?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Yes, it does sound logical. The problem with the i747 is that there is no complete stock ROM after 4.1.1 as ATT only released 4.3 and 4.4.2 as OTA updates.

You can find flashable versions of 4.3 and 4.4.2 but, if something goes wrong during the flash process, it may be more difficult to recover from it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
So definitely going to 4.0.4 and ota to 4.4.2 is more logical. I'm afraid it will say failed again. Thanks again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Ota updates should work as long as everything is stock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mcrue69:
Ok, I have the Pac-Rom LP (which I love!) , I'm running nj1 bootloader/modem and I am on metro pcs. Here's my issue. I went to visit my kids over the weekend and I had NO SERVICE. I contacted metro, and all my son settings and roaming settings are correct. Am I missing something? I really need this on weekends when I'm down there with them. They are in 4g(not lte) metro/T-Mobile area and all that will come up is AT&T or Chinook with no data and very little (if any)signal. Please help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Matt K:
So my wife just upgraded and I'm looking at adding CFW to her old AT&T S3.

Looking around I've found tons of different versions of ODIN. Does anyone have a link to the most recent version that'll work with this phone?

Also any suggestions on a good CFW? I'm looking for good speed, stability and battery life. I'm not going to be using it as a phone so that doesn't really matter. In fact is there a CFW that'll allow me to just disable the phone features?

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I like version 3.07 of Odin.

Battery life will depend on how the device is used. I have had decent battery life on cm12.1 on a t999 which is the T-Mobile version of the s3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
So..I would downgrade and unroot to version 4.0.4, then PDA the 4.4.2, then reroot. Correct?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
There is no method to use Odin to install 4.4.2 that I know of.

You would flash a stock 4.04 ROM and just run OTA updates until the phone is running the latest 4.4.2 ROM.

There is a method to flash the latest bootloader and modem or the entire ROM using a custom recovery. Some have people have great success, others have not.

I'm pretty cautious so I to use the long and slow route of OTA updates.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
ok..

im on cm 12.1...

so i just open odin and pda the 4.0.4 stock . then do the ota's? then reroot via max lees method? thats what i get out of this lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Does your imei appear when you using the dialler to enter *#06#?

Yes, install a custom recovery, flash supersu from recovery, reboot phone if you want to stay on rooted stock 4.4.2. If you want to run a custom ROM with the latest bootloader and modem, just flash a custom recovery, flash ROM, flash gapps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
i actually found a firmware 4.1.1

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I747/

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yes. my imei shows up

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i found a 4.0.4 and 4.1.1 stock firmware actually
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
What is the baseband? Are you able to connect to the data or cell network to make calls or surf?

ATT apparently removed 4.1.1 but I just tried it and it starts to download a 738 MB file.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2440037
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
im on baseband i747ucdlk3

i put my sim from my other phone in the gs3 and it can make calls, send and recv texts, but mobile data doesnt work. the mobile data issue is something that i can contend with att about. i just want to make sure im updated to the latest bootloader and etc.

p.s. everything works, bluetooth, wifi etc

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i also downloaded the 738 mb file. does seem kinda big if u ask me
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
When you boot into download mode, do you see anything on the screen about warranty bit?

You may not be getting data because CM12.1 requires the latest KK modem and bootloader.

The 738 MB still has to be unzipped to a tar file. 738 includes everything, including the ATT bloatware.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
i dont remember seeing anything about warranty bit.

but when i first did the rooting process all went well. its just that mobile data wont work. i tried to manually input the apn, but the settings wont stick. tried "network searching" and it didnt work neither. ugh. LOL
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Are you able to boot into download mode to confirm the last of warranty bit references? I ask because if there is a reference to warranty bit, do not flash any of the files you downloaded from sammobile.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
OK. so what i am going to do is put my device in download mode...pda flash that stock 4.1.1.. then try an ota (on the device) for the 4.4.2.

originally i tried to ota the 4.4.2 without a working sim card.

if ota doesnt work with t he sim card, can i just pda the 4.4.2 after doing the 4.1.1?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I recommend not flashing anything until you confirm the existence or non-existence of the warranty bit reference on the download screen.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
ok. in dl mode now

i see the

a custom os can cause critical probs in phone and installed apps.

if u want to dl a custom os, press volume up key. otherwise, press the vol down key.

no mentions of a warranty bit
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
You need to press the volume down key from that screen. You will not get into download mode until you press the volume key.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
i did press vol down. phone only rebooted
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
My bad, press volume up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
downloading. dont turn off target

on top it says

odin mode in red

product name....

current binary... custom

system staus..custom.

qualcomm secreboot enable

no mentions of a warranty bit

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i need to exit dl mode.

can i just pull the battery?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Okay, just wanted to confirm that there is no mention of warranty bit.

I mentioned the existence of warranty bit because any reference to the term in download mode indicates that the phone is running at least a 4.3 bootloader which cannot be downgraded, only upgraded.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
nevermind. just held power for ten seconds
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
You could also pull the battery to get out of download mode too.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
Later on I will flash that 4.1.1.. Then put in my working sim card and try the ota that way..if that fails,I'm gonna try and flash the 4.4.2 ota via Odin. Sound like a good plan?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
There should be no need to have a sim card in the phone to get OTA updates. I was able to get OTA updates on a few phones without a sim.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
Well.. I tried to do ota but it kept saying failed..you may check in 24 hours. Repeated again and got same msg

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On another note were you able to install xposed?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I don't use exposed as I don't run anything that needs it.

If the OTA fails, remove the sim card and move the date ahead by a couple of days.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
How do I "move date ahead''? Never heard of that

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Nvm. Brain fart. Lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Look under settings, date & time.

Yeah, I've had a few brain farts in my time :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
Dude!! you have been a really great help..tyvm!!

When I get home today,I will put my gs3 in DL mode and flash that 4.1.1 stock...now....is it OK that I'm currently running a custom ROM and custom recovery when I do this? just making sure
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Matt K:
So I'm starting from 4.3 official firmware. Is Odin into TWRP the best way to start into a CFW or is there a better way to do this?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Odin from cm12.1 should fine as long as you boot immediately into recovery after flashing and performing a factory reset.

I suggest running ota updates until you are running the latest bootloader, modem, and rom. The, use Odin to flash twrp, backup your existing rom, flash custom rom, flash gapps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
This sounds about right. Just add reboot recovery then factory reset.

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http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...w-flash-stock-rom-via-odin-new-interface.html

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I will just untick the reboot box in Odin so I can rest assuredly boot into stock recovery manually.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
I went ahead and just restored the back up I made when I initially rooted..so I am back on 4.1.1..

I will do what u said about returning to stock, but do I still need to factory reset in recovery after going stock again?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Yes, factory reset in recovery. Make sure the rom is not rooted and running stock recovery before running ota updates.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chrisb906:
I did everything that you said and ota is not working
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Unless ATT is different from other carriers, I have been able to get OTA updates with and without a sim.

The s3 phones I unlocked were mainly from Bell with a couple from Rogers and Telus. Even without using a sim from the original carrier, OTA updates still worked.

You mentioned restoring a backup of 4.1.1. Is the ROM rooted?