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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BOZG:
Try Settings -> About device -> Software update and switch off Auto update and then reboot. Might work though I'm not positive because the phone already knows there's an update now. Alternatively, install it!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astrokarim:
Roger that !

Thank you mate :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] art_arev:
Why dont you want to update?If it is firmware update it will update your ICS to be able to be updated to JB......
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] slinson:
Hi there, I got a 16GB ATT galaxy S3 and a 32G class 10 microSD card. As you know, after the ROM and other basic stuffs, the internal SD left about 10GB.

I know that we can "swap" the internal SD and external one by using "ExtSd2InternalSd", but I'm just not sure how stable that solution would be, for instance, are built-in apps come with the phone (such as camara) or any other apps gonna run flawlessly? would lag be a big issue?

so my questions are:

1. how "robust" is ExtSd2InternalSd, in terms of speed and stability? has anyone tried that?

2. let's just say if I do not use ExtSd2InternalSd for any reason, is there a way to store emails (say, MailDroid) or some of the huge apps (such as a GPS app with offline map files) in external microSD?

thanks for your patience and help! really appreciate~~:o
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
I've had bad battery life since I bought this phone on release day. I would get no more than 1.5-2 hours screen on time. The battery wouldn't last more than 12 hours. I've been messing around with it since then but still had bad battery life up until the last few days. Now I get 3.5-4 hours screen on time and I'm a moderate user.

Here is what I did:

1. Go to Google maps and then go to settings and untick anything that is ticked then click on "location reporting" and set it to do not update your location.

2. Go into the phone settings>location services and untick everything. When you want to use maps just turn on gps.

3. Get the app "battery calibration". First charge your phone to 100% and keep the charger plugged in and then go to the app and Press calibrate. Then use your phone till the battery is dead (turns off) and plug the charger in and let it charge to 100% while it is off.

Turn it on and then use it till the battery is dead again and charge while off to 100%.

I'm not saying this is guaranteed to work for you but it has for me.
[Galaxy S III General] goose2515:
You know my problem is I did that and when on Jb lib battery drain like crazy.Back on ICS no problem with battery can you explain that why on ICS calibration is not needed ???

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O end yes maps drain battery I turn this off ;)
[Galaxy S III General] xcly:
First two items I agree on. GPS uses up a lot of battery, though from personal experience, it didn't dent my battery too much anyway as long as I don't have running apps using it.

But the last point. I believe those battery calibrations are actually useless. There was some article from the android team describing why.
[Galaxy S III General] .xxx.:
The 2nd and 3rd are completely useless.

People who use gps know that even if you tick those location services, it only gets enabled when an app requires gps. Thua, battery is only lost if you use loads of navigation services. Unchecking those won't do any good.

Battery Caliberation is just what you can call the perfect reading that is shown on your status bar. Ultimately, whether you caliberate or not, battery gets charged upto 100% only. It won't surely exceed that.

Sent from Hell!!
[Galaxy S III General] DSA:
A better idea:

Disable auto sync for accounts

Disable GPS (and wifi gps)

Disable auto backup of Gmail account

Set wifi sleep policy to “when plugged in”

Disable motion

Check your apps settings and disable useless background sync​
[Galaxy S III General] mug2k:
Setup a static IP via your router.
[Galaxy S III General] yekorzh:
I had issues with Chrome Sync - when enabled it prevented phone from going into deep sleep. So if you use Chrome and struggle with battery life this is one more thing to look at ...
[Galaxy S III General] VexMunja:
Official Facebook app uses a lot of power and waking device for many times. Use browser for facebook or alternatives...You will see the diference !;)
[Galaxy S III General] rab1412000:
good list id like to add:

freeze unused apps/battery hogs if used sparringly (with titanium backup)

set wifi to always on, switch off manually when not in use

firewall apps that dont require internet
[Galaxy S III General] duowing:
I agree on the Facebook app. I will charge my phone to full, reboot it, and then let it sit overnight without using any apps and it will be one of my top processes in better battery stats. I really like using facebook simply for the picture and phone number syncing. I guess I could always go back to haxsync. On my Galaxy Nexus since I can't use facebook app to sync I just use mobile page and it definitely is better on battery life.

I've been trying to improve my battery life on 4.1.1 LIB as if I leave it on Wifi overnight with no use after reboot and full charge I'll see Deep Sleep at maybe 90% if I'm lucky. I'm losing almost a full hour of sleep time over the course of 7-8 hours. I think Facebook is part of it, also it seems to be worse when I use the S3's built in alarms.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Go into Settings -> Location and disable everything? You mean that we should disable:

1) Use wireless networks (location determined by wi-fi and/or mobile networks). I really don't see how this saves battery.

2) Use GPS satellites. This uses up battery ONLY when an app requires GPS (and when the icon shows).

3) Use sensor aiding. See above.

4) Location and Google Search. (only used to get your location when you're connected to GPS and/or wifi/mobile network).

I really don't see how this saves battery.

On a side note, one might want to freeze unwanted apps, not use too many live wallpapers, sync only when needed, and get rid of unwanted widgets. THAT might help.
[Galaxy S III General] biffsmash:
Better tip. Use your phone with everything turned on as it was designed like I do and get 4 hours + screen on time, and 1 to 2 days useage depending on how much it's used.. simples... :D
[Galaxy S III General] ianeb:
I really don't see the point of buying a phone like this and turning everything off!

Google now won't work properly with all the location stuff switched off.

I always get through the day with everything turned on, in use power saving at work and switch off wifi that's it.

If the battery runs down have a back up waiting, galaxy s3 owners are always going on about it being good that our phone has a removable battery and iphone doesn't but there are still many people not happy that their battery runs down quick!
[Galaxy S III General] prinzhernan:
The best thing I ever spent on for this phone was the official samsung battery kit. At least I don't have to worry about the battery at all and I can leave all the features on.
[Galaxy S III General] vivelafrance:
The best app to see exactly what's happening on the phone is "Better Battery Stats".

I can have access to all partial wavelocks and see exactly what app is sucking my battery like a vampire on a virgin.

Companies creates amazing devices but forgot to create the amazing batteries that go with them!
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
Yes that's true but this is not for everyone. I don't use Google now and why should I use wireless networks when there is a built in GPS.
[Galaxy S III General] terranoid:
Thank you OP. That was the problem with my phone. Now its awake when the screen is on. Before that, it was awake every 5 minutes. !!!!
[Galaxy S III General] boundy:
And after you've turned every single feature off, you can stand back and admire your Nokia 3310
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
You're only turning of location services. Why does the phone need to know where you are 24/7? Just turn it on when you need to use maps or location. Not hard.

My car was designed to be driven, does that mean it should be left on while I'm not using it? Think about that.
[Galaxy S III General] uf21:
Glad I could help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flapwaaier:
So hey all,

Recently my Galaxy just stopped working. At home I tried to install new firmware. Then I got a lot of errors.

This is what I get when I go in my Recovery Mode:

-- Copying media files

E:failed to mount /sdcard (File Exists)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount /sdcard

your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.

Meida files copy failed.

# MANUAL MODE #

-- Appling Multi-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Applied the CSC-code 'XEU'

Succesfully applied multi-CSC.

E:failed to mount /sdcard (File Exists)

Reboot system gives me this:

E:copy_log_files_to_data: Can't mount /dataRebooting.

A

pply update from sdcard doesnt give any option

wipe data/factory reset gives me this:

-- Wiping data...

Formatting /data

E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

Formatting /dbdata...

Deleting Meta Data

Formatting /cache...

Data wipe complete.

Wipe cache partition gives me this:

-- Wiping cache...

Formatting /cache...

Cache wipe complete.

When I install new firmware I get errors the same like this.

Now I have tried to install all firmwares (from 2.2.1 to 2.3.6) and nothing works.

I had my Galaxy running on a costum ROM (I don't remember the name, it was something with Ario).

What to do? I'm quite lost..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
Check My Android Solutions as to what may work for you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amerkiller1995:
I had the same problem. My internal memory card was broken. I have received my repaired phone from Samsung service centre 2 days ago.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flapwaaier:
Nothing of this worked, I still get the same errors even tough I do what i said there.

how does this work? I had my phone rooted and stuff so I guess my warranty falls off?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
solutions for /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 or /mmcblk0p1 or /mmcblk0p0 are all never the same, it all depends on as to what caused the format failure .

You can try flashing the same ROM twice or more with different PIT ( i9000 has 3 PIT files)

But if the problem was caused by Lagfix, which you had failed to undo before a factory reset or upgrade...than your Internal SD card needs to be reformatted back to rfs.(vfat) ..which is why the stock ROM fails to solve the problem as your current format is in ext 4.

So nothing will work, IF your internal SD card had been converted to Ext 4 format, until you find a way to format it back to vfat.

For Korean version of Galaxy S , flashing an Eclair will solve all problems except this lagfix problem. So you can try the Eclair for i9000 at My Android Collections

Suggest you try to format your Internal SD card ( remove ext SD card and Sim Card) , before trying any ROMS
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flapwaaier:
Well, how am I supposed to do that? My PC doesn't recognize my phone because it wont start. Therefore I can't format my internal SD.

How to do this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mihirr:
Flash a gb value pack and root it again it will work
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] King Soft:
download any rom 2.3.5+ with 3 files and pit 512

1. run odin click on repartition

2. open pit file 512

3. PDA: XXXX

4.Phone: XXX

5.CSC: XXX

6. START

7. Give the errors if it show

i hope this way will help u ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flapwaaier:
What is that? Can u tell me more about it?

Did it.

Shows me (what I can see):

Installing update..

Succesfully installed package.

-- Copying media files...

E:Failed to mount /sdcard (File Exists)

E:copy_dbdate_media:Can't mount /sdcard

Your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions

Meida files copy failed.

-- Wiping data...

Formatting /data...

E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

Formatting /dbdata....

Formatting /cache...

Deleting Meta Data

Data wipe failed.

-- Appling Multi-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Can't acces to '/system/csc/XEN/system/'.

Succesfully applied multi-CSC.

That was it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joey jeremiah:
Hey guys, so I've been using an old version of OOdie Prime's MIUI for almost a year now. It is version 2.1.20 V2 and the kernel is a 3.1.10-ICUP. The only reason I haven't upgraded is because I ended up uploading too many files at once and I became too lazy to backup and try something else. The note came along and I was going to buy one initially but came to my senses that $900 is better spent elsewhere. So instead I've decided to upgrade my ROM and kernel lol.

I'm a big fan of MIUI. My favourite features are the easy drop slide down menu bar, and the fact that if somebody texts you or google chats you, that bar automatically slides down and you can respond immediately. I like that.

That might be standard in other ROMs now but if I had to pick an MIUI rom based on those features plus battery life, stability and performance what would you recommend? The only thing I don't like about this one is the browser crashes frequently if I'm viewing some sort of video through it. Maybe it's because I sent the underclock to low? I don't know (And I forget how to adjust it anyway).
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacob66:
Gingerbread or Jellybean for sure.

Edit: And to adjust your underclock and overclock, download "No frills CPU" You can change it to whatever you like. :P

And I would choose Jellybean MIUI over Gingerbread. My opinion.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemesis2k9:
If your not into gaming then you can run the jb builds but i have noticed that from ICS onward gaming performance suffers!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cahir_cz:
Loved the gb miui, ics and jb seems too laggish to me (and i dont want to overclock much) :/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chichoko:
Im having an issue with TWRP 2.2.2.0.

It seems that I cant mount USB storage from the recovery at all. I can hear the sound on my lappy that a USB device is connected but when I try to mount through the recovery, nothing shows up on my computer. I tried mounting all the options there with no luck. Is this a known issue or have I messed up with my Nexie somewhere?

Thanks in advance fellow forumites.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goofball2k:
Are you trying with usb otg? as in, cable and flash drive?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unclefrancis:
I couldn't figure that out either, I'm also using twrp. I had to use adb to transfer files. I don't think you messed up your nexie.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbc0:
I am having the same problem.

With my Kindle Fire I could connect with a USB cable and see all the files on my pc, just like it was a drive. I can't get that to work on my N7. The only way I can do it is to use WIFI File explorer which works great, but I would still like to get the cable to do it's thing if possible.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chichoko:
Im trying to access the internal storage of the N7 from within the recovery. And it seems impossible :S

Right now for example, I wanted to do a NAND backup but I forgot to delete the previous one and Im out of space. The only thing I can do is reboot back to the system, plug in the usb and delete the backup, then reboot into recovery and backup -.- I wanted to avoid just that but it seems that USB mount doesnt work in TWRP at all. Is anyone using CWMR and can report wether it works there? I would re-flash the recovery in an instant...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Visa Declined:
Plugging my device into my PC, there is a TWRP folder that contains the backup I made. Couldn't you do this and just delete that folder? I'm not in debugging mode.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maztahbr:
Some times windows detect USB device but fail to attribute a letter for that mass storage device. Look at disk managment for storage device without a letter.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chichoko:
I'm used to do all that stuff from within the recovery on my phone... So Im looking for the same thing for my Nexie. My biggest concern is that I wanted to have USB mount from within the recovery in case my Nexus fails to boot so I can transfer a new ROM and flash it with ease. Dont want to mess with ADB for basic stuff. I can access the storage when its booted normally just fine, its the recovery mount thats bothering me...

That is something I completely forgot about, will check it later on and report back. Awesome advice, thanks man! :good:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ncvikingx97:
How do I use adb to transfer files? Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maztahbr:
Adb push/pull file_name

I guess
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ncvikingx97:
I don't have fast boot though .... What else should I do?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] EasyTiger6x13:
Without further ado, I present to you a theme of high caliber. The Spectre CM9/CM10 theme. Themed with inspiration from the style and interface of the hit game Mass Effect. I wanted to do something with homage to it without making it overly Mass Effect, that way it's a more universal theme and can be used with other wall papers and mind sets not just a Mass Effect one. This theme will go perfect with any Mass Effect wallpapers as well as any futuristic wall papers. A lot of work and thought went into this theme so please do enjoy. This works on all phones using for CM9/CM10 hdpi/xhdpi.

Things that are themed:

Phone

Settings

Quick Reply

USB Connect/Disconnect

Status Bar

Notification Bar and Toggles

Camera

Power Menu

Drop down Menu

Amongst other tweaks here and there

Please if you have any bugs report them to us immediately and we will do our best to fix them promptly.

DOWNLOADS:

Spectre Full

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitinvaid.Spectre.theme&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5uaXRpbnZhaWQuU3BlY3RyZS50aGVtZSJd

Spectre Lite

Please note the only thing modded in Spectre Lite is the status bar, if you want the full experience you must download the full version.

http://www.mediafire.com/?c99699ghco8caua​

Please enjoy.

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[Vibrant Themes and Apps] zingzing09:
thanks u
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] phenom69:
Is there a new link, cause it's not in the market anymore
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] EasyTiger6x13:
Without further ado, I present to you a theme of high caliber. The Spectre CM9/CM10 theme. Themed with inspiration from the style and interface of the hit game Mass Effect. I wanted to do something with homage to it without making it overly Mass Effect, that way it's a more universal theme and can be used with other wall papers and mind sets not just a Mass Effect one. This theme will go perfect with any Mass Effect wallpapers as well as any futuristic wall papers. A lot of work and thought went into this theme so please do enjoy. This works on all phones using for CM9/CM10 hdpi/xhdpi.

Things that are themed:

Phone

Settings

Quick Reply

USB Connect/Disconnect

Status Bar

Notification Bar and Toggles

Camera

Power Menu

Drop down Menu

Amongst other tweaks here and there

Please if you have any bugs report them to us immediately and we will do our best to fix them promptly.

DOWNLOADS:

Spectre Full

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitinvaid.Spectre.theme&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5uaXRpbnZhaWQuU3BlY3RyZS50aGVtZSJd

Spectre Lite

Please note the only thing modded in Spectre Lite is the status bar, if you want the full experience you must download the full version.

http://www.mediafire.com/?c99699ghco8caua​

Please enjoy.

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[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] em0vskangoura:
Seems promising, downloading it now and I will rate it soon :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] xuleca:
Look great. Nice work. :D
[HTC Sensation] Maciek87:
I'm on a CM10 roght now and using radio coming with that rom, just wondering if there's any carrier preferred radio for this rom going with T-Mobile US? Or should I just stick with the original one?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

The radio is NOT included in the ROM.

It is included in the firmware you flashed,or that came with the phone.

Are you s-off?

If so,look HERE

Look for the best radio/ril combination for your area.

If you are s-on,then,you cannot change the radio or the firmware.

:)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] outcrash:
Hey,

iv'e got an HTC Velocity 4G (Vodafone Germany) running RUU with Android 2.3.

Locked Bootloader, WXC Recovery, Root and S-OFF.

I've tried many Roms but it didn't worked.

I've done everything from the Superguide, only one Step wasn't possible.

After getting S-Off i couldn't update the H-Boot.

I still have a Gingerbread H-Boot.

Is that why all the Roms don't work?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] gfinockio:
Yes - that is certainly your problem. Be sure to read those steps carefully, and do them in order as they appear in the Superguide.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] outcrash:
Thank You for your help.

I don't know why, but updating the Hboot is not working :(

I get this error message. Don't know what this means.

C:\Users\-----\Desktop\Velocity Root\WCXJB_ROOT_PACK>fastboot flash zip jb_hboot

.zip

sending 'zip' (379 KB)... OKAY [ 0.243s]

writing 'zip'... INFOzip header checking...

INFOzip info parsing...

INFOchecking model ID...

FAILED (remote: 41 model id check fail)

finished. total time: 2.102s
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] joerolando2701:
I had that problem go to the juopunut irc channel they will help the phone I'd is not in the Meta file in the bootloader zip you have to add you Cid the irc chat link on their website they helped me through it

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http://unlimited.io/support.htm

from my De-Sensed HTC Vivid using xda app-developers app

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Also after their soff guide my bootloader was relocked for some reason easily. Fixed. By going back. To the htcdev site again and redoing the step s in the guide t o unlock you may have to do that first
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] outcrash:
Thanks, i managed to update my Hboot. Now i've got an ics hboot =)

But unfortunatelly flashing ROM's still don't work for some reasons :(

When i flash the zip files with WCX, i wipe data/factory reset, cache, dalvic cache then go install the zip rom.

I tried De-Sensed1.6 from Wajee and Holics, after successfully flashing, i reboot and the Roms won't start --> Bootloop or back zu recovery

Then i restore my backup and everything works.

Maybe, those ROMs don't work for my device :(
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] joerolando2701:
Can't answer to that don't know enough I do know I had issues flashing Roms on my vivid using wcx for some reason I have flashed both those Roms with cwm with no trouble but don't know why that's just my experiance
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] outcrash:
Okay, I'll just try it out =P

Did you use the CWM from Hasoons Tool or the Touch?

Edit: tried it. I installed cwm and flashed holics and failed into boot loop, couldn't even access recovery anymore. I gave up. Back to RUU.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] joerolando2701:
Anytime I've been unable to get into recovery I just boot into bootloader fastboot then run command fastboot erase cache from command line works every time then I can access recovery
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] outcrash:
Thanks for the tip.

But i'm back to RUU and i'm gonna stay like that, till someone managed to flash some Roms on the Velocity 4G from Germany.

I tried everything. =P I've read that some Roms do need to be on ICS first and then flash. Maybe that's the error because the Velocity in Germany

ist still on GB.