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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Igor01:
Ok, here's my dumb question of the day - I have a Rogers S3 with the official Jelly Bean, I've also unlocked the phone. Having come from almost 5 years of being an iOS user I struggled with Android esthetics for several days until finally giving up and installing Espier launcher to make everything look and work just like iOS. I am finally happy with the result and would like to get a backup solution that would not only back up the data (music, pics, etc.) but also pretty much everything else like SMS, email accounts, WhatsApp messages and most importantly - the way my phone looks and works now with Espier launcher, folder organization, custom iOS icons and the whole shabang. I also bought a Windows Phone-type notification app which I'd like to be included in the backup as well.

So my question is - is there something similar to the iOS cloud backup where the phone is automatically backed up and can be restored to absolutely the same state by simply using the restore function? As is not missing ANY data, apps and settings - absolutely positively the same what you had when the backup ran?

I understand that Titanium Backup Pro and MyBackup Pro are considered to be some of the best solutions, but I see mentions that they both require rooting the device? I was able to install the free Titanium Backup version and it seems happy enough on my un-rooted phone. What is the difference between running the free version on an un-rooted phone and the Pro on a rooted one? Will either one give me the functionality I am looking for?

Finally, if I root my S3, will I loose any data, settings, accounts info - anything at all? Will my iOS look-alike theme (took me hours to get it to the current stat) remain intact after the rooting?

My apologies for a long-winded barrage of question, I am really an android noob. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AndroidDude24:
Installtion of JB Rom over ICS Rom

Stupid question but I want to make sure that if I am running a stock, rooted 4.0.4 rom and wanted to flash a 4.1.1 rom, i could just flash it without having to worry about any bootloaders or anything to preflash right?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eddied042092:
Well first of all.. Im pretty sure titanium backup wont work with an un-rooted device. So tp use the app and actually backup all your data including sms and settings you need to have it rooted. But to have your downloaded apps backed up i believe you can just use your google account. Under back up and restore settings it should have the option tp back up all user apps to the account including anything else associated with google like contacts or anything. But it will not back up the data that comes along with those apps.

And to answer your question about the ios theme or launcher try and app called ilauncher. If you cant find it or cant find it free just pm me and ill give you a link. It works just like an iphone launcher but obviously the apps will still be android once you open them up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AndroidDude24:
Everything that you wanted backed up (music, pics, etc) can be backed up to your computer via usb. The differnece between an Android and an iPhone when it comes to music, pics, etc, is that most android phones, have storage devices that can be accessed by the computer in a similar way as a usb key. That is one conveince over ios in which you do not have to use itunes to manage your device. The differnece for apps is apps are put into a restricted system folder and the only way to access this folder is to root. Think of rooting like jailbreaking or having an adminstrator account on a windows pc; u can edit or modify any file you would like. With this in mind, if you are rooted, u will be able to acess the folder that apps install too. So going back to your question about something that is similar ot icloud for applications, that does not exist without root unless there is an app that can save market links. Market links (u can look them up if u want) are basically like url's to the apps u installed, they help u reinstalla apps from the play store when u wipe your data, but they are not what you are looking for. The second question, running the free on non-rooted, and running pro on rooted can be answered like this; it doesnt matter pro or non-pro, without root, the main function of the app is pointless due to the fact that u cannot acces the restricted folder. Rooted will give u the funtionality you are looking for. Last question, will rooting wipe my data. Rooting in any way should never wipe your data. Rooting is basically activating the adminstrative account on an android device. During the process of rooting, the action might fail, but there should never be a need for you to actually have to reset anything on purpose. Make sure to keep caution though about updating and warranty. Although rooting is simple to do, it voids the warranty, unless unrooted. Also when you do root, if you update your device, you will loose the root that you had. Think of rooting as jailbreaking but a lot simpler and better. I hope this isnt too long or too confusing of a post. If you need anymore help just reply to this comment and I will be happy to help.

Best Regards.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
Hey I've been rooted for about 5 months now but never really got into it deeply. I'm in need of some help, could be easy but I'm stumped. Basically I was running a custom rom which was an AOKP JB rom released back in early September. It flashed no problem and what not, and has worked flawlessly up until today when I tried to flash to a new AOKP JB rom released.

I had done nandroid backups prior to attempting. So I downloaded the rom via AOKP OTA updates and then put it on my external sd card, and updated my cwm recovery to the most recent version. I then proceeded to cwm recovery and wiped data/factory reset, wiped the cache, and wiped the dalvik cache. I believe the first time around I forgot to format system and proceeded straight to flash the rom via external sd card, but it kept saying error can't external sd card every time attempting to flash the rom. I then tried to do it from internal sd card because it was located in AOKP OTA folder and it started flashing the rom but then an error occured very early on. Now since I have restored from my nandroid backup I'm now unable to access my external sd card, my phone just won't locate it.

Basically I need help figuring out what happened and how I can get my phone to recognize my micro sd card and how to properly go about flashing this rom.

Any help is appreciated thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 3000psi:
I have an AT&T completely stock phone. I just updated to 4.1.1 OTA this morning. I used to (I believe) be able to see hidden folders on the card and phone from windows explorer when in usb debug mode. Now I cannot.

Developer options is on, USB debugging is checked. I am using windows 7 and the device manager shows "Samsung Android ADB Interface" when connected via usb cable. Notifications is showing "Connected as a media device"

I would like to see my hidden folders on the micro sd card from windows explorer when connected via usb cable. That used to work, what am I missing?

Thanks in advance.

SS
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
I think the extSD needs to be mounted in recovery and/or phone settings. Not had this issue with S3 but did with original Galaxy.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
I've tried everything at first I thought it was my extSD, but it only happened after trying to flash AOKP 4.2.1 JB rom which was released on 15th Jan 2013. I honestly don't know what to do, I'm thinking just odin back to a stock rom? I'm fairly knew to the rooting business and what not as I was a previous iOS user.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
You didn't say what "minor error" was when flashing, but extSD is like hard drive on computer: if OS doesn't see it, it isn't there. If nothing else works, I would go back to square one: wipe and clear, Odin stock, make sure extSD is found, root and then return to custom ROM.

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I've never seen phone root-level folders/files in Win 7 64 even though set to show all files, folders and drives...and paths, extensions. I use several file managers on phone for this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
Well that's the issue, I think when I tried flashing I missed a step, forgot to format the system before trying to flash the rom. I'm back on a stock one now and it still doesn't detect extSD, it does every now and again then it gets errors. But I tried to update the stock rom and I get the same error, do you need to know what it says exactly?

How would trying to flash make it so my phone isn't able to detect a extSD card? Also where should I be saving roms on my intSD or extSD?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 3000psi:
I spent all morning on this and now I realize I had my s2 and s3 mixed up. Seems usb mass storage was removed on s3 - I thought I had remembered using it. My bad.

Thanks,

ss
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
I'm thinking CWM recovery (is that what you used?) may have borked extSD enough that it doesn't always mount. If there's anything on it you want (keeping in mind some or all files may be corrupted already), copy to computer and then format the card (FAT 32). Push saved files back to card. Or replace with new card and let phone push files to it when booting.

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Of course...it all seems so simple after one realizes what is what. :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
What do you think would cause cwm recovery to always get errors in trying to flash new roms?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sh0cka33:
Not having compatible ROMs?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
You should be very careful to note not only which ROM but for what model phone. CWM is doing you a favor by not flashing incompatible ROMs. Make sure you are in correct download area. For AT&T Galaxy S3 (I747) it's d2att.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
So here is an update on the extSD I formatted fat32 and placed it in my phone and it detected it put my files back on that I had previously and now its not detecting it again, possible some of the files could be corrupt?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
I don't know what those files are, but I suggest formatting once again, booting phone, and then once again seeing what happens without pushing files backed up on computer. If it sees the card each time after a few reboots, there's your answer. In that case, only push media files (photos, music, video) and possibly backup folders, such as for TB if you use it. I always let phone write to extSD after flashing ROM before putting back files that may have been lost in process (which seems to depend on which ROM is flashed). It does seem that something in backup is not agreeing with phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
When I clear Dalvik Cache, I get an error E: uknown volume for path [/sd-ext] What does this mean? I just flashed AOKP 4.2.1 successfully and I believe my extSD is working fine now. Just not sure why I get the error when clearing dalvik it clears successfully just something to do with the extSD isn't working.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
You're clearing both cache and then dalvik, yes?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
Yes I am.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
Do you have another microSD card you can use? If not, and given how inexpensive they are (I have more than dozen, 8 to 64 GB), buy another and use it. Might be the current card isn't quite right anymore. The other possibility is a partition issue, but that would mean wiping and clearing everything and the starting from flashing onward again..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lpiratel:
Ok first timer and first post here, please go easy on me.

First of, I want to shout out to Mskip for a great utilities tool. I successfully root my s3 for the first time. Now more questions arise.

If i want to get CWM, I have to flash it through odin right? or use Mskip's tool? because my initial thought was i could get into recovery mode after i root the phone.

Second, I want to install some custom rom, and i'm currently on ICS version. If i want to use custom rom i have to look for the CM that is compatible with ICS right? Can anyone recomend me with a stable rom for ICS?

if i want to upgrade to JB from kies, would i lose my root then?

Noob questions :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
I install ROM Manager (I use Pro version, but not necessary) and install CWM from its home screen. Also, right below that option is easy way to get to CWM recovery after install.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] brianray14:
To address your question of installing a custom ROM, you can use any listed in the development thread. Just make sure you flash a ROM specific to AT&T and not another carrier. The ROM you choose is irrelevant to what platform you're currently on (which is ICS) as flashing a new ROM will completely replace your software (and erase your apps, call logs, sms, mms and current settings) Make backups!!

Now that you've rooted, kies will do you no good at this point. Only works with stock

When choosing a ROM, read the OP thoroughly. Most are very good at giving step by step directions. Also it'll tell you what is working in the ROM and what the known bugs are.

My personal opinion is upgrade to stock 4.1.1. It runs great and everything works. Find Mr. Robinsons thread in the development stickies. Read and follow his directions and you'll be golden

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] munchkers13:
ok im having a brain fart but i forgot to do a backup before trying to flash a different rom and now am getting boot loops from jellybam.... what do i do to get my phone back....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] brianray14:
Get into download mode (volume down, home button, power button) and try try again. Perhaps you missed a step. Reread the rom dev thread to ensure you've taken the necessary steps prior to flash.

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] munchkers13:
yea i have tried that... is there a way i can go into download and odin to flash something?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] brianray14:
Not that I'm aware of. Only other options I know of are adb (which won't work unless the phones up and running?) And a jig.

Pull battery, wait, put it back in and try the button combo for dl mode again. You'll get it.

The last three pages of that thread are all reporting bootloops again BTW

Edit: I can't stress enough how important it is to read up before flashing. Not only should one read the entire OP, but also FAQ's AND at least the last five pages of the thread. At least 5 and that's considered pretty lazy, lol

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As another solution, what you might try if you can get into recovery mode is mounting via usb, put a known working ROM on your sd card, unmount, wipe caches, factory reset and flash

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] munchkers13:
i can get into recovery but how do i mount so the computer sees it?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] brianray14:
If you go to mounts and storage in cwm, you'll see the option to mount via USB. Just connect the cable and voila. I can't comment on exactly what the terminology is in TWRP recovery, but I'm fairly certain its similar

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] munchkers13:
im in mounts and storage but have no option to mount via usb....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] brianray14:
My bad. I just looked in my recovery and its not in there either. Previous CWM versions def had that option. Well, do you have an external SD card? You could always move the new working ROM file to that from your computer, reinsert the card in phone and flash from there. Only other options are jig or adb side load in recovery and push the file that way.

i personally have never tried to flash a ROM via ADB from recovery so i can't confirm this method works, Perhaps someone with more experience ADB can comment on this

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] munchkers13:
yea i just thought about trying new rom on computer and reinstalling card
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ikjadoon:
QFT.

Not sure the circumstances of the OP's installing the ROM, but this point should be emphasized.

And, just to be exhaustive, the comments section of post on a website should be full of happy people. And if there are no comments, be worried. :(

And, if there are multiple paths to your destination (root, tweak, backup creation, etc.), check those out, too. More than a few times have I found a cleaner, quicker, safer way to do something...

/homily-over
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T.Beals:
I'm going to try and leave it empty without anything on it for a day to see if it is something on the card.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Encerspay:
Is the Galaxy S3 Screen HD
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cent_0_o:
Navigation, Samsung Infuse car dock, and ipod.

Im using the Samsung Infuse car dock for my s3. I mostly use it for navigation purposes, and it works well enough. There are times when I listen to my ipod while my navigation is running on my phone. I can't seem to figure out how to get the voice to play through my phone speakers when its plugged into the dock. Is there a setting I am missing? Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BBBoT:
Bluetooth in car question

I just came across this "no question too stupid" thread so I figure it's the safest place to ask this....

One feature I love about a modern smartphone is the ability to connect it to the handsfree in the car - it automatically connects for calls, and in addition if I switch the input on the head unit to Bluetooth - it will play music. The phone knows when I swicth to or away from the Bluetooth input, as it will pause and play whatever is playing appropriately.

Stock Touchwiz on the GS3 (as well as previous phones I've had) will still play notifications through the phone speaker as well as across the Bluetooth stream. This is what I expect it to do. If I have the head unit in the car turned off, or am listening to a CD or the radio I still want to know when I get an email or text message so at the next light I can check it.

But with every other ROM I've tried on my GS3 - once it connects to the car, then notifications ONLY go through the Bluetooth stream with no option to have it play on the phone's external speaker.

I've seen reference in a few threads that this is desired behavior - specifically for when people use Bluetooth headset or headphones they don't want the notifications to play and disturb people around them. I can understand that - but it seems it should be configurable somewhere - or aty the very least the phone should be able to know when no audio is playing over Bluetooth (the audio stream is paused) and use the external speaker.

Does anyone know if there is any other ROM that works the way stock does - or allows it to be configured that way?

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nsmith4:
In settings go to accessory. There is an option for Audio Output mode, that might be what your looking for, not sure though I've never used a dock with my S3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cent_0_o:
That's what I'm looking for. Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ikjadoon:
Yes. :D 1280x720 (aka 720p).
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pcutta610:
If unlocked, could

my I747 be fully functional on t-mobile's network?

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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TheMightyBean:
Problems with Galaxy s3

Ok so I have a few questions about my Galaxy s3 i747. Ok so first off I am rooted but I'm not flashing any roms, never really felt a need to. I only rooted so I could use an ext sd card for gameloft games and also the wifi tethering.

So the first problem I am encountering is my phone will just start to die. Like I will literally just watch my battery plummet. How can I stop this?

I will wake up after charging my phone fully the night before and the battery will be at around 5%, if not dead.

This morning I noticed that I left my phone on the charger because I fell asleep and the battery was at 36% and it was extremely hot! 119.7 degrees according to the battery indicator on the phone.

Is there anything I can do to fix any of these problems?

Thanks, TheMightyBean

p.s All these problems occurred even before root.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sh0cka33:
Sounds like a hardware error. You probably should go back to stock to, if possible, warranty replace it
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cloud9x:
Hello gang!

Just wondering what the difference between ParanoidKangDroid and PAC-MAN roms was. They both seem to have the same sources, but are there any particular differences?

I'm on ParanoidKangDroid right now and I really like the DPI features but I miss little things from CM like the circle battery (the AOKP circle battery is more of a gear battery and I don't really like it). But in general I'm curious about a feature-to-feature breakdown if there is the need for one or if, for all intents and purposes, they are the same thing.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xavier01:
HI all

this is my first post on XDA, so let me start by saying THANKS. Just got my phone about 3 weeks ago, and have been reading posts like a madman, you have increased my knowledge by 100 fold :laugh:

Ok, so first. I'm running a stock rooted 4.1.1, with clockwork mod touch v6.

Yesterday, i used Triangle away, apparently no problems. I updated from cvm 5.8 to 6. apparently, no problem.

Later on, when i was out and about i noticed that i had no data access-no 4g, 3g, or edge. After much searching and swearing. I found that my IMEI was gone. listed as 0. Thankfully, a few days ago i found Peoplearmy backup & restore IMEI thread, and had made a backup copy.

So this morning, i followed the steps and restored my IMEI, and my data access returned. YAY!

but now, all of a sudden, Kies is telling me "your firmware version is not supported to upgrade"(worked fine 2 days ago when i backed up contacts, etc)

PDA:LK3 PHONE: LK3 CSC: LK3:LK3(XXX)

trying to do a *#272*IMEI# doesn't do anything.

So, i'm wondering. did i screw something up somewhere along the line? maybe i didn't restore my IMEI completely right or something. Or maybe i did something when i upgraded cvm.

I've searched thru the forums, and have looked at about 20-30 "Kies" posts, but couldn't seem to find anything that exactly relates to my problem (unless i missed it)

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] busarov:
Yes.

I'm fairly certain that once you're rooted, Kies is not an option to update anymore unless you unroot your phone first. But I don't use Kies so I'm not 100% sure, just remember to have seen that a few times around the forums.