yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I was flashed a rom yesterday and I had some pictures I had taken at a family reunion. Sadly, I forgot about them and I clean installed a new rom. Is there anyway to get them back, install went as described

Wipe data/factory reset. wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, format /system, format /data, and then format /cache. Anyone know if there's any way to recover them? I know our phone works like a computer hard disk where deleted things are still their after deletion. Anyone? :confused:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
Ironically, you have likely lost the photos by being so thorough and meticulous. You are correct that deleting only removes the file allocation table listings for deleted files, but when you format, which is what factory reset and wiping does, the chances of recovery diminish substantially, plus flashing new ROM writes over the now formatted sectors. Sorry. :(

Have you looked at extSD under DCIM to see if there any photos there? Not likely, but...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] distracto:
just replying to say that i figured it out. by flashing the rom i was up to a higher version of jelly bean (4.2.2), but was trying to flash the gapps for the previous version of jb (4.1.2)

works like a charm now, running CM, might try a few out now that i have my feet wet
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] samprocat:
Recovery for deleted files

Yes there is a way if you saved to sd card. ...just search for deleted recovery app's for Windows. ....I use System Mechanic Professional;)

Just be careful some of them could be corrupt

Success is never final

Failure is fatal
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] goodpiex2k:
Confirm please.

Any users in this thread running a 4.3 ROM (such as AOKP, Liquid, CM10.2, etc) on the Galaxy S3 please go into Instagram, Camera Zoom FX, or basically any 3rd part camera app and try taking a picture using the front-facing camera and tell me if your phone reboots itself. If not what ROM are you using and what carrier. Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Damn, that's a bummer... I had a picture of my parents dancing in public which they never do, so when I realized all my pictures were gone, I felt like a total dumbass... Alright, well thank you for at least responding, just a shame that there's no way to get them back. And ironically enough, I backed up my phone to my computer BEFORE going to the reunion so I could flash when I got home... Oh well. :rolleyes: Thank you.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
U didn't mention formatting internal storage. If u didn't do that, and you're on a 4.2.x or 4.3 rom, then more than likely your photos are still there. U just need a file explorer with root capabilities to get to them...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] eduardo_b:
He did factory reset/wipe data, which means all user data. Does that not include internal storage of personal data? I'm assuming he didn't change default gallery path. I always store photos on extSD card, so I've never dealt with photos on internal storage after data wipe.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
A regular factory data reset does not wipe the internal SD, that's a separate wipe... At least in clockworkmod recovery, not sure about twrp.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] force70:
Same with twrp...separate wipe.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] distracto:
Curious:

If i flash a new ROM, can i revert to the older ROM without having to reinstall all my apps and adjust all my settings? I logged into google and it automatically downloaded all my old apps even the ones i didnt want. Now i have a good minimal set up based on my usage and have made a backup with titanium pro, i also plan to do a backup with CMRecovery. If i dont like the ROM i try out, what is the best/easiest/quickest way to go back to the previous ROM as it was before flashing the new one?

Thanks again
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
Yes, if u make a backup in recovery, then flash a new rom and don't like it, just boot back into recovery, wipe, and restore your backup. Everything will be included in the backup, apps, settings, etc...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Sorry, I wasn't very clear I have CWM, is there anyway I could recover them after I did a wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, format /system, format /data, format /cache? :confused: I've tried looking for recovery programs but all of them are for simple deletes like by accident, not by a thorough rom flash :( I feel like such an idiot...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
Your pics are still there, they're just "hidden"...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Would there be anyway for me to retrieve them? I know the whole concept that only the data tables that guide the OS to the files are gone, and the files are still there until something takes up the free space...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2274218

This should help u. :highfive:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
Edit: nevermind, it's pointless... :crying:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] distracto:
is there a benefit to using both titanium backup and CM recovery? do they complement each other or is that just a messy redundant situation?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jd1639:
By CM recovery I assume you mean a nandroid back up in the custom recovery. That'll back up your whole system and you should always have a nandroid available of a working rom. Tibu only backs up your apps, not your whole system. Tibu is useful when you're flashing roms and want to reinstall your apps. Although I find Google to be better. With that said I have tibu and use it often, mostly to freeze our thaw apps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
A backup backs up your entire phone exactly the way it is right now. With titanium, u can backup all apps and data, clean flash a new rom, and then restore what u like...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] distracto:
OK thanks, that is what I had kind of suspected. Tibu for apps and recovery backups for the phone itself. How is a nandroid different than twrp or cm recovery?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jd1639:
A nandroid is the backup you do in twrp or cwm. It's just what you call it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fajhaj:
Hello guys! I have a question. I am running on the latest Dandroid 4.7 ROM(TW based) with Ktoonsez Kernel. I would like to use tethering option but I am not sure which one to use. There is one option in the Settings, look at the first picture and another option is an app that looks like this(check second picture). Which one is safer to use? I know that the ROM comes with unrestricted tethering. Not to mention Ktoonsez Kernel also has this unrestricted feature. Is the application from the second picture come from the kernel or the ROM? Any help will be highly appreciated guys. Thanks in advance!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] distracto:
if i want to upgrade my GApps, do i have to wipe cache and dalvik or anything? or just reboot into recovery and flash the zip file?

thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jd1639:
It's best to wipe the caches, but it'll probably with fine without it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] EpicPro:
What cm10 rom should i use now :( too many rom . all i need is smooth for gaming and battery @@!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DelphinusMinor:
Beanstalk is my current daily driver for both my S3 and my Note 2. Battery life is excellent even with heavy gaming and a lot of screen time.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] EpicPro:
thks but i'm now on aokp task650 . it's was amazing , but performance is poor because it's using stock kernel . can you guys suggest me some kernel for gaming ??? . I think i should use kt747 but it's too many ways to custom it @@! . I'm noob and i don't know how to make it right @@!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] distracto:
Is there a way to check which version of GApps is installed in your device?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] winosxbuntu:
check on goomanager online and the App and you will see date and versions the Gapps you have installed on your phone

or google Gapps for CM, AOKP, AOSP, paranoid or whatever custom rom you are running and yu will find the Gapps for every Android version by date and more info ;)

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does anyone know when we are getting 4.3 or 4.4 for SGS3, iknow rumors and claims from forums and other android sites suggest and say that sammy will release in november but am still not sure

Samsung keeps changing their date, versions WTF is wrong with Samsung as if the S4 did better with sales or S3 is already old and cant be updated and we are stuck on 4.1.x version 4.1.2 was a waste of release 4.2.2 is the big update GET YOUR **** TOGETHER SAMMY :mad:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Atijx:
Quantum Core Kernel is working for me. Battery and performance is great. I am also using beanstalk as my DD. Seems to pair well together.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cersad:
SecPhone.apk failure!

Here's my stupid question...

I started my phone experimenting with Hellfire, but then switched to the TW-based SynergyROM. Now that Synergy isn't being developed for the S3 anymore, I switched to Hyperdrive (also TouchWiz). My phone is an AT&T Galaxy S3 (i747), and for the most part these ROMs have worked great.

However, in both Synergy and Hyperdrive (TouchWiz), I have had recurrent problems with the phone app force closing on me, and with text messages immediately failing to send. The work-around I've found is to dial my own voice mail, which forces the phone app to crash and restart, and do that until it works. This fixes both the dialer and the text messaging.

It seems like the SecPhone.apk is the problem, and I need to replace it. My dumb question is, where can I find a good AT&T phone apk that can fix this problem? It seems like there's one for every ROM, and I just want to pin down the one that lets me use my phone as, well, a phone!

Thanks in advance!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
Have u tried clearing data and cache for phone apk? If that doesn'twork, maybe time for clean install. I always wipe internal storage also when going from aosp to touchwiz...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cersad:
When you say clearing the data/cache for phone apk, is this the same as clearing the data and cache for the entire phone (e.g., using CWM), or are you referring to a program-specific function? I make it a habit to clear the data, cache, and dalvik before I flash any new ROM. Haven't done a full wipe of the internal storage, though. I may need to look into the best way to do that.

Thanks for responding!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
No, I'm talking about going into settings/apps/all, and clearing that way first...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] brianray14:
Perhaps this has been answered before in this thread but what are/is the best method to completely wipe the s3 and start again fresh with a flash? My method has been to use cwm, clear caches, wipe/factory reset, format system but there are always remnants left on the internal sd card partitions.....I know in the good old days with the captivate, you could odin back to stock and use odin to master clear everything but the bare essentials
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cmdrtomalacc:
I have a question regarding the i747. So I bought this phone today and it was on 4.1.2 (touchwiz stock) and I downloaded CM10.0 stable and every time I open the camera app it says "can't connect to camera." I've had these problems before when I used to mess around with older android devices and unofficial updates but now I just want everything to work, Nexus-style. Does anyone know why this occurs and how I can fix this problem? Help would be very much appreciated.

-A former Nexus 4 owner
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jd1639:
10.0 is ancient. Use 10.1 or 10.2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] :
So, I already know that there is an extra charge to get a data tethering plan through AT&T and for the longest time, I've known that custom ROMs like CyanogenMod come with tethering ready to use. My question is: If I use tethering through a custom ROM will I be charged for the extra fee, or will AT&T see the data usage as used by my phone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cmdrtomalacc:
Tried those ROMs too, camera has the same issue on every ROM. Not sure where to go from here. Only works on the stock touchwiz firmware.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
If u Odin to stock latest, boot into stock recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik, then u will have fresh partitions on your phone with the latest bootloader. Basically a new phone. Then u can start the madness all over again... Lol. :cool:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Sykotyk:
Returning to stock

I've read a few forums. Maybe if someone could point me in the direction of what im looking for i could research it a bit more. I'm on a at&t AOKP rom right now with at&t TWRP. Rogers phone though, so its an i747m. If i want to return to stock. I download the stock rogers firmware. Do a full wipe. Odin flash it to my phone? I am assuming there is a Rogers stock firmware that Has root already.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cainmadness:
I can't figure out why wallet isn't working on my phone. CM 10.2, it installed fine from play store, let me add card, but doesn't seem to work at NFC capable registers in stores.

It worked fine when I was on stock, rooted t mobile ROM, bit now? Nothing. Can open app and everything, but it does nothing else.

Any ideas? Is this a CyanogenMod issue?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bquamb:
QQ

Hey all, Longtime Lurker, new poster.

So, My gf.....

She has my old SG3 on Bell/ Canadian Network and the phone has been rooted.

Recently, we have had many issues with constant screen flickers while panning or swiping the down menu.

It happens sometimes and other times the phone works smooth.

I believe she is running 4.1.1 but being i don't have the phone in front of me I can not tell 100%.

But last time i checked, it was something like that.

I have never been successful with new ROMS or anything like that, just never wanted to work with the I747...

So my question is, has anybody had any experience with this issue and or what worked for them to resolve.

I am very appreciative of all info and help =)

Thanks all!

BQ
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Firmware Flash Wipe

Hi, thanks for making this thread. I tried to search my topic but nothing helpful really came up.

I hardbricked my phone and I'm planning on making a USB jig or getting it JTAGed. When I have the bootloader running, how can I tell if the firmware I flash wipes /data and /sdcard or keeps it? I was working on an international GS3 and flashed a firmware to un-bootloop expecting the data to be wiped, but it persisted.

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jaibyrd:
Mine does that too. I am also interested in an answer.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Yakul:
Titanium Backup Question on 4.3

I am going crazy trying to figure out whats wrong with Titanium Backup. I am on a 4.3 rom (Tasks) and I made backups of my call logs/ sms and mms on android 4.2 and I can't find the option for it in Titanium Backup. I installed it from the playstore but its missing those restore options. I read that I needed to change the directory on android 4.3 to storage/emulated/legacy/Titanium Backup, I did that and still nothing. I also have supersu installed and grated permission to Titanium Backup, and still no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
I believe titanium only backs up data from the /data/data block ( The block of files that are private to each app, and need root to obtain). I wouldn't think the call logs and SMS would be in /data/data because other apps can access them without root.

Did you try to restore system data? I have no idea if that would work, but its worth a try( WARNING: Ive heard restoring system data is unstable, FYI)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
Look up the app unDelete.

When a file is deleted, it still stays on the disk, but it's address to the data is deleted.

Once it's overwritten by another file, you cant get it back. I don't know if this will help but you should try it.

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I'm not sure if it's available for your OS version ,but for my phone if you uninstall all updates, you can freeze it(its located where the uninstall updates is, in settings).

(It might be a 4.1.2 feature for GS3)

Hope I helped.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rachelm920:
I recall having this issue in the past with my S3. It was on a particular rom and may have been 4.1.1 at the time. I ended up flashing a different ROM and it went away...

But since you said you aren't successful with new ROMs, I'd say to check all the display options and see if there's something in there for animation etc. that is turned on.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Biguile:
So I'm completely stuck at this point and I don't know how to go further and I obviously don't want to brick my phone. This would be my first experience trying to flash any kind of phone and I am new to it. I have a Rogers Galaxy S3 and I'm trying to put CM10.2 nightlies or even CM10.1 Stable just to update and see all the goodies/get rid of the bloat.

Anyways on the CM page it says to treat the Rogers phone the same as an AT&T (d2att) and download that version + gapps that go to that one.

i've successfully rooted using odin, and I've put cwm 5.5.0.4 as the recovery through Odin as well.

once I was comfortable going in and out of the recovery I tried flashing to CM10.2 and I get a status 7 error. Did a search on XDA and on one page it'll say there's a problem with the code in the rom and another will say that recovery doesn't know how to handle asserts, or something.

So I tried to install the latest version of CWM but the file on their official site is a .img and isn't flashable using odin well **** here we go AGAIN. Looked on xda and there was a converter tool for exactly what I'm looking to do and many people had success with it and of course, won't work for me.

I swear to god it shouldn't be this hard. I don't know if it's the I747(m) that makes this whole thing not want to work. This is working up to be more work than it's worth. Any ideas?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Apex:
Here's (perhaps) a stupid question: I know there are a few custom kernels for the i9300 SGSIII that allow for gamma controls, but I don't seem to see any for the SGH-I747. So, am I missing something, or does anyone know of a kernel that has gamma controls?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 99ytrewq9111:
There is an auto installer for cyanogenmod (10.2) for all Samsung Galaxy S IIIs (It worked on an international one that I was fixing for someone.)

If you install it from google play and then the desktop version ( the link is in the app), all you really need is for your power to not go out, an internet connection, and a USB cable.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cyanogenmod.oneclick&hl=en
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Biguile:
I tried that but it says unsupported device. I'm worried if I proceed anyway (as D2ATT) I'll brick my phone, for whatever reason.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] winosxbuntu:
just to clarify, does the S3 I747 on 4.1.2 support APP2SDCARD FEATURE can you move apps to sd card

if it does or it doesnt ......is 4.2.2+ supporting APP2SDCARD FEATURE?

i know the S4 supports it, same with NOTE 3 and the international S3 but i just bought an sd card and it keep saying that its not supported or can be mounted, i can move files to the sd card using ES file Explore but i cant move any apps to SD-CARD :rolleyes:

specifically i believe CM supports APP2SDCARD by default? PLUS am running stock-dandroid touchwiz 4.1.2 and apparently it does not support APP2SDARD, i dont know if custom-stock touchwiz dont support app2sdcard and samsung stock touchwiz firmware do 4.1.2 or above

AM SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW......:confused:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aircooledbusses:
same question but I am on CM 11. feel sort of dumb, but would like to keep photos I take on the SD since I wipe the phone probably more often than I should.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nuclearsnake:
Here's what I'm trying to figure out.

Yesterday I rebooted my CARBON-JB-NIGHTLY-20131103-1210-d2att on my Rogers S3 to deal with a power draining issue. It never came back into the OS and just sat at the Carbon boot screen. I gave it a lot of time, then figured that something was messed up. I re-flashed the bootloader, modem, and updated the nightly to CARBON-JB-NIGHTLY-20131117-1408-d2att.

It was only after a factory reset that I was able to get back into the OS. I did take a recovery backup before wiping.

When I do an advanced restore and restore only the /data after a wipe the same symptoms happen. Is there a debug log somewhere I can check to see what it is getting hung on, or what from /data is causing this problem?

Also, can I use TB in the OS to restore parts of the /data from the recovery backup?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] distracto:
Hi,

my sd card seems to be all cluttered and full of duplicate directories and whatnot. i feel this need to format it and start from scratch.....i would like to use TiBu to restore my apps, but would that just put everything back in a mish mash order? i have upgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.2.x to now 4.4 and i have directories in folder called 0 and empty folders and duplicates everywhere it seems......what is the best method?

i would prefer not to have to reinstall everything and reset all my preferences in each app (that's where TiBu comes in handy), but if it means a cleaner directory structure, then i guess i will have to deal with it

thoughts?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] shark127:
Hey,

Here's a big one:

I'm really new to this stuff since i just got my samsung galaxy SIII after 5 years of nokia 5800. I wanna start playing with my new phone but have no clue where to start (by play i mean root it and flash custom roms). Is there like a thread for complete noobs with all the definitions, software and actions explained? I dont wanna use those '1click' thingys because id like to know what am i doing to my device.

Thank you,

-shark
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bruce Lee:
My advice to you is to read the stickies of each thread of the Samsung galaxy s3 section. Those will lead to guides and other good bits of information. You can also go to the general android section of XDA and look at the threads there. There are tons of good tips in the places I mentioned.