yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
No, because you can always use Triangle Away to bring it down to 1 again. If you flash hundreds of times, it can flip and go negative, but I haven't come across anyone saying that that has any negative consequences.

The non-zero counter is only an issue for some people. If you don't mind the risk, go ahead. Anyway, you can probably still flash everything to stock and get the counter to zero if you really need to.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AacidusX:
On TW I liked the fact that I could use slide to unlock and a security pattern. This is my scenario.

I would have slide to go into effect 5 seconds after screen off, and security pattern would go into effect after 1 minute.

On AOSP based Roms, This is not possible, if I set both and turn my screen on, it requires me to slide and also put in my pattern.

So my question, is it possible to have this option on AOSP or any custom Rom?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dlbjmb35:
Strange Charging Issue

Wasn't real sure where to post this issue, here is why. And yes, done a ton of looking through threads with suggestions and thoughts but none solved this particular issue.

This morning I woke up to a dead battery. Plugged in the phone to charge it and after about an hour, still nothing.

So, I pulled the battery and the red light comes on then after about a second turns off. Next, the "Samsung" charging icon comes on then goes off. After that the Ktoonz boot up animation comes on and then goes off and the "Kernel" icon for charging appears. It stays on for about 15 seconds and the screen dims as usual. The icons shows charging for about 15 seconds and the screen goes black. If I hit the power button the icon will come back and shows charging. However, after about 1 minute hitting the power button produces nothing.

I let the phone charge for awhile and tried to boot it and it went to the "new" boot animation for Tasks ROM and runs for about 10 seconds and dies.

I let the phone charge again for about an hour(which should get me at least 20%) I then went to recovery and wiped dalvik/cache as I had read worked for someone else. The phone immediately dies after the wipe was done. I then pulled he battery and powered up. the charging icon shows empty still and the battery shows no signs of warmth from charging.

I posted here due to the strange way of the icons for charging and the fact that the Ktoonz boot up icon came up. I am running Task's and Ktoonz newest builds of the ROM and Kernel.

No charging or battery issues before letting the battery drain completely.

ANY IDEAS???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
No idea what could cause this have u tried other chargers of maybe ur charging port is messed up on the inside happened to a lot of s2's so its not unheard of from Sammy if nothing else Odin back to stock and see if it will charge on stock if it doesn't then its for sure ur port or cable
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
It could be a defective battery, unless you meant that after pulling the battery, you didn't put it back.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dlbjmb35:
It was fine until I ran it dry last night. This morning when it was completely dead is when all this started happening.

What is strange to me is that I get the regular charging icon first then the kernel charging next. Is there something in the Kernel that isn't allowing the battery to charge? I get the Kernel starting icon and then it is like it doesn't have enough battery to start. I have charged this thing for an hour and a half and still getting the same results. No battery problems or ROM problems before. If worse comes to worse I'll charge the battery seperate. I just didn't know if there was a trick or something I am missing if you run the battery dry. It has to be ROM or Kernel related because with the phone running stock the battery will still charge.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
So, you tried flashing back to stock, and it charges now, or you mean that it used to charge while on stock ROM? If you did flash back, has that revived the battery?

What about offline charging in your current ROM?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dlbjmb35:
I don't have my data cord with me so I'll try a full battery when I get home and report back.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MattyMatt8:
Cell frequencies alway mess me up. My sister wants a new phone. She lives in Germany, I am in Canada. Despite what many people claim, I seem to be finding them cheaper here than she is in Germany. Maybe its exchange rate and relative wealth and other economics that bore people.

I know that the S2 i9100 will work as it is the international version. But what about the S3 I747 variant? Will that work in Germany with proper speeds? Ideally I would only unlock, root and de-crapware. If I need to load a different radio, that works too. In Germany at least eveyone seems to use the same frequencies, but the whole this is 2g, this is 3g, lte, etc, throw me for a loop.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
I747:

2G Network GSM 1900/1800/900/850

3G Network	HSDPA 2100/1900/850

4G Network	LTE /700

In Germany, the GSM mobile phone standard uses the frequency ranges 890 to 915 MHz and 935 to 960 MHz (GSM 900) as well as 1710 to 1785 MHz and 1805 to 1880 MHz (GSM 1800). The UMTS networks use the frequencies from 1920 to 1980 MHz and 2110 to 2170 MHz. For the LTE mobile phone networks, the Federal Network Agency allocated the frequencies in the 800 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2 GHz and 2.6 GHz ranges.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9300_galaxy_s_iii-4238.php. That link is for the spec of the i9300 which is the international version of the s3 which I assume is what she really would need unless what the other person. Posted matches
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MattyMatt8:
See, I dont fully understand what that means. It seems to support the necessary frequencies (LTE is not important) for GSM at a 2G level and the UMTS at 3G level. So does that mean it is fine?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
Yes, she will be fine. Of course, phone must either be unlocked when purchased or unlocked from current carrier to use SIMs of carriers in Germany.

Unlocking an existing phone is easy if carrier gives you code. Simply insert SIM from another GSM carrier (such as T-Mobile) and turn phone on. The first thing you see is box to enter unlock code. Get it right within first five times or it will be locked to current carrier forever. But given that the code is only eight digits long (at least for AT&T), it's pretty hard to not get it right first time.

You could send phone and code to her and she can use her SIM to unlock.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MattyMatt8:
So supporting frequencies on this or that band, does it even matter. Does that mean there will be less throughput, data speed wise?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] TheIowaKid:
I have an AT&T S3 SGH-i747 running a custom ROM with TWRP as my recovery. I have been debating going back to stock, but rooted. I have a few questions that I cant seem to find quite the right answer for. I can find some of it, but I thought if I laid out my thought process here, someone might be able to shed some light on the bigger picture.

I like the stock MMS app, and I know how to make it work on touchwiz. My question with this is, can I back up the messages with TiBU on the custom ROM, then once everything is done restore it to the touchwiz ROM (once of course I install the stock MMS app). Bonus points if anyone knows of a way to get the MMS app from AOKP or Tasks ROM to work this way so I can have full time stamp, and quick reply although I think quick reply is a no go.

Can I have a nandroid of my current ROM, as well as one using stock but rooted touchwiz? So I can presumably switch between the two via TWRP? If you see where Im going, Id like to be able to use both, but keep my messages. Would this create a mess and cause problems with my device? Im sure it would delete DATA, but if thats the case I can always store everything on the SD card. Its just pictures which are already backed up via Google+.

Is the best way to get a clean new install by using ODIN and going straight back to stock. Then root and install custom recovery or is there an easier but still clean way? I feel like all the ROMs i have used might have caused some clutter and bugs.

I really appreciate any help. Just feel like going back to stock for a bit because my device just doesnt seem to like the ROM I have been using. Too many reboots and freezing for my liking. Its not the ROM, just my device and the new Kernel dont get along!

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
You can switch ROMs using nandroids, but you'd have to backup your current setup before restoring the other one.

If you want to go back to stock, you don't have to touch your recovery partition. Also, you can use ODIN to flash a pre-rooted stock ROM, so no need to root it, or flash recovery.

Don't know about the messages; I don't use MMS.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bruce Lee:
This ROM that I am running now has it that MMS apk. Basically its stock android

Here is a link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39344811
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] colemac:
How do I improve battery life? It was better on previous tasks650. I have build 4.12.2013b

Thanks in advance,
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Um, since we have no idea what your kernel settings are as well as all your other system settings, I don't feel i can offer much advice. Have you dirty flashed the last couple updates or anything? I have great battery life on tasks 4/23 release coming from a full wipe
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] colemac:
I did a full wipe and did a backup with titanium. My last version battery life was great....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
Some aosp ROMs do slimbean does as does aokp I believe see screenshot
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sealcouch:
I bricked my phone 3 days after having it in my possession. The person I got it from wasn't clear on the phone information. I just sent it off to Samsung for repair.

Have they been known to repair hard bricks?

I couldn't get any sign of life from my phone. When I plugged it in to my PC and held the three buttons I heard the 3 beeps. But other than that, nothing.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
They mite ur phone info is under about phone u should always do tons a research before flashing
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] sealcouch:
Yeah, I know. I flashed a rom on a wrong kernel and it I hit reboot without thinking about it. I was on autopilot.

Oh well. I should know by Friday or Monday if they'll repair it. If not I'll send it off to get jtag service.

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xerrad:
Messages

I installed a ROM and now i can't check my voice messages. What do I do?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
You mean your AT&T voicemail? What happens if you call yourself?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Elstevo001:
Okay so I'm going to sell my s3 to someone but before that, I need to revert back to stock 4.1 not rooted. My flash counter right now is at 2 and if I use triangle away, will that reset the counter? Also right now I'm on 4.1 stock rooted. If I was to go back to stock should I use triangle away first or after I revert back to non-rooted? Also where would I find the stock non-rooted? Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dlbjmb35:
I believe this is what you are looking for...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1968625 :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
This might be more to the point:

How to ODIN back to stock, reset your flash counter and pretend like you've never flashed a ROM
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
OK I'm using lean kernel and need to make a init.d script to enable Trinity colors it built into cm nightly but I'm on slimbean and wanna use it but no clue how to make the script or where to put it

The script that needs to be made :

echo N > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/tsp/panel_colors

Where N is your parameter 0-4

The info about how to enable the colors :

this is taken from CM commit message:

Creates a syfs interface here:

/sys/devices/virtual/sec/tsp/panel_colors

Will accept 0-4 for parameters:

0 - Cold (more blues)

1 - Cool

2 - Normal (stock colors)

3 - Warm

4 - Hot (more reds)[/QUOTE]
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cainmadness:
I have my S3 set to allow custom boot animations, but I can't figure out how to change the sounds.

Where is the file location at, and are there any kinds of limitations to the sound files I want to use?

If want to know, I have a Super Mario boot animation and want to have the default Samsung sound replaced with Mario theme music.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kbatman74:
I would look in /system/media/audio/ui or /system/media and see if any of the OGG files are the ones that you are looking for. You may be able to rename and OGG file to replace it. I'm not suing a stock or stock based ROM so I can't test this.

I unpacked i747z_VLDLK4_Odexed_V1.5_2-5-13 and found PowerOn.ogg in \system\media\audio\ui
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] reluttr:
If I put a lower class sd "class 2" in the galaxy s3 , will it bog down the entire thing? Or will it only be slow when accessing the sd?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
Well, certainly only when accessing the SD card. The question is, how much is it accessing the SD card? If you don't have swap enabled, it should only access the SD card when you do file operations on it, or possibly when the media indexer is running. I don't think you'll notice a difference.

Also, be sure to increase the read ahead cache, which you should probably do anyway. Check out SD-Booster.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
Correct. I would like to add that a 16gb class 6 or above is easily around $10 these days. Great investment. Cheers
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] reluttr:
Will give that a try. :D

Another dumb question I have been wondering, is there any advantages to doing a "smart" install of Busybox vs the regular install when using the stericson app?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ferrisUML:
Anyone know of which ROM offers the best bluetooth performance? Im currently on the latest (2.3) LiquidSmooth, but it seems to have the same bluetooth issues for some time. Cut outs, non-responding driver, etc. Not sure if this is a problem with CM10.1 or the ROM itselft, but does anyone have any positive overalls experiences with another ROM? Perhaps a different kernel? thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] barrios35:
I think all of 4.2.2 Roms have the spotty issues, for some it works and for some it does not. I just reflashed out of ParanoidKang over to AOKP a bit more stable but definitely 100%. I guess I am glad it is not just me.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vintagephone:
Is there a dedicated place to talk about the CM 10.1 M builds? I mean, NOT the nightlies, but the supposedly more stable M builds like the M3?

Carl
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MikeKudos:
A2DP has been weird in 4.2 , was almost unusable before 4.2.2 , if its too important to you , I suggest switch to a 4.1 ROM or to touchwiz even .
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] joo14:
gs3 losing mobile date with good service

Hi everyone I'm using an AT&T gs3 with task650's latest AOKP build. I travel around NY a lot and when I go from my home in Long Island to the city of Manhattan I lose my mobile data, but i can still get good service and I can make calls just fine. I've been researching around here and people are saying It could have something to do with the VPN's or turning airplane mode on and off. I really didn't want to post but I cant seem to be able to figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.:)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] busarov:
Try a few things. Reflash your modem. Make sure the modem you're using is up to date and is the best one for your area too. Try reflashing the ROM. Make sure your APN settings are correct. You could also try flashing a different ROM to see if it's ROM or device related.

Just throwing a few ideas out there that I would try, if none of those work let me know and we can continue.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] david0916:
Hi, i use I747m, i am wondering can i flash roms for I747 onto it?

thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DelphinusMinor:
Yes, you can do that no problem. =-}
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
Att ROMs should work fine some Canadian users report a few issues such as garble numbers in caller screen for non contact number and a few data glichtes but all have fixes
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DelphinusMinor:
I have flashed most American carrier roms, and I can also definitely confirm d2att roms work the best for me, so that is all I flash now.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] letterman316:
I've looked in the relative threads and I've only seen one mention of this problem, of which there was no reply. I'm assuming I'm looking over something incredibly simple.

I flashed Carbon 1.6 d2att on my Rogers 1747m yesterday and right away the home button wasn't working and I couldn't open the browser. When pressing the browser icon it would appear to load for a millisecond or two and then instantly close. Also, though I could make outgoing call's I could not receive them. Thinking it was just the rom I did a clean wipe and flashed LiquidTools 2.3 and had the exact same problems. No browser, no incoming calls, unresponsive home button. I've since flashed the stock rom and all is well. So because I had identical problems with two different roms are there settings I should be enabling after flashing?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DelphinusMinor:
Next time you flash a custom rom, try wiping the dalvik and cache immediately afterwards before booting.

Another thing, you may need to look into flashing a custom modem, or simply flashing the stock modem for your phone if it's different from the one included in the rom. You would normally flash your modem after you have flashed your rom/gapps.

I hope this reply gives you some direction. =-}
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
Just a double check not doubting ur flashing skills but by clean wipe u mean u wiped

Both caches / factory set ( data ) and ur wiped system ( format system ) ? Sounds like stuff is left over in ur system folder from stock ROM but I could be wrong
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DelphinusMinor:
Also this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] letterman316:
Thanks, I'll try flashing Carbon again later on but this time wiping the dalvik and cache afterwards before booting. I was thinking the modem could be the reason I had issues with incoming call's so I'll look into that too, thanks.

Yea I did the "wipe data/ factory reset" option then wiped both cache's. I'll give it a go later on, and will post here again either way :) Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
Don't forget WIPE SYSTEM (FORMAT SYSTEM)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] windex917:
AOKP

What does AOKP stand for?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] post-mortem:
AOKP = Android Open Kang Project

which is kind of a spin-off of:

AOSP = Android Open Source Project
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] letterman316:
Well I see now that I wasn't doing the format /system option. But, despite doing that, wiping the cache's, and factory resetting I still had the same issues. I flashed the latest appropriate modem as well but still couldn't receive incoming calls. It must be something in the settings though because I successfully flashed ParanoidKANGdroid and so far all is well. For the time being I'm going to enjoy this rom but thanks for the help guys :good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] windex917:
Thanks. I wasn't sure. I really like the TW themes. It scares me to try anything different.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
U can always nandroid and if u don't like u can flash back
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] windex917:
Yeah, thank developers for that.

---------- Post added at 08:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 AM ----------

I know CWM is Clock Work Mod but what is TWRP and what is the difference between the two?

I used CWM and now familiar with it but I see people have strong opinions about both.

Thanks for the help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
twrp is Team Win Recovery Project. its another popular custom recovery like cwm. they are different in appearance but offer the same features
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] andy_d0:
Question about nightly builds...

When installing a new nightly build, is it recommended to restore everything again? Or an upgrade over the current nighlty Rom should be good enough?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flash rom, flash gapps (if you're using a custom kernel flash it also).

if you experience bugs or glitches, you will have to wipe data/cache/dalvik and reflash.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] windex917:
ok, now what is MIUI?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] oddspec:
I forget what the letters stand for but its a heavily graphic based ROM closed sourced resembles iOS in many way like it has no app drawer but is very theme able
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] windex917:
Thanks so much. I am getting a better understanding day by day. Computers have always been a hobby for me. I am the Mr. fix it or virus chaser to my friends and family.

My first "real" phone was the SGS2 I777. I didn't want to mess anything up so when I got my SGS3 I747 I started modding my I777. I GOT HOOKED!! Now I can't wait to try new MODS.

I never thought I could find a place with so many polite and helpful people. THANKS!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Blaze Frazier:
Hell, I'll ask this here.

Just got a Galaxy S3 and it updated to the newest version of Jelly Bean (Build - JRO03L.1747UCDLK3).

Can I use that Auto Toolkit Version 7.0? I didn't see my build supported, so that's why I am asking.

If not, can someone point me in the direction of a better way to root?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hednik:
Read this first to be informed:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2179330

then use this to root:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

as it's the easiest way by far to do it. Then install goo manager from the play store and install TWRP recovery
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] windex917:
Thanks for the cool guide.:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] spenny88:
Memory

Hey guys!

Is there anyway to properly manage the memory?

I have way too much background processes due to apps and games, but I really wanna keep them!! :D

I have a greenify app which seems to help a little, but always around 20% free and phone lags a little.

Is there a way to turn some of these processes off that I don't need or an app that would help this? (I have no idea what Im doing lol)