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[HTC One X] sabret00the:
FUD!

Touchwiz was heavier in previous iterations. Touchwiz that they've got on the SGS3 is essentially a skin, some replacement apps (camera, messaging, calls, etc) and some additional apps (notepad and stuff like that). I have a fond dislike for Samsung, but I hate it when people perpetrate lies. In terms of the latest flagships, Sense is much heavier and much more intravenous than Touchwiz.
[HTC One X] treebill:
That's what I was trying to say, that sense is more resource heavy than touchwiz, but I think sense looks and feels nicer than it.

Should of made that more clear my bad :P

@vorticalbox tweet me :P
[HTC One X] convictmoody:
Nevermind, if this didn't happen I will try to port Joy OS to One X....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slegger04:
Hi, this is my first post ever on XDA so sorry if im doing it wrong or if its in the wrong spot :D. anyways i am running stock and am on rooted & unlocked vzw gs3 . I downloaded and installed Scotty's Clean Rom 2.5 which was released just last week. I wiped/factory reset/ formatted everything and the rom seems to install fine, but then when i reboot it stays on the sgs3 boot screen forever? I dont know why it is not working. Ive tried about three times. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rotzy:
I had the same problem with 2.1 and 2.5 on my phone. For some reason, the flash does not work on my phone the first time. both times I had to pull the battery when I got stuck on the boot screen then boot into recovery, re-wipe, fix permissions and reinstall. It always worked for me on the second try.

Good luck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rpuleo:
This happened to me once. Try to re-root the phone again then flash it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
Did you do a dalvick cache wipe too? Also were you flashing a kernel with 2.5? Are you coming from stock or a custom rom too? And if you are coming from a custom rom does it use a custom kernel? You should also check the md5 of the rom and verify it didnt get corrupt on download/transfer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slegger04:
RE

Yes i wiped the dalvick, fixed permissions, formatted just about everything and factory reset, when that did not work I formatted and wiped everything before and after the flash. still no luck. I was not flashing a kernel, (to be honest im not even sure how to do that) and im coming from a stock rooted rom that i got when i first rooted with odin. I checked the md5 and everything matched up too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] slegger04:
How!?

How do you re root? would i have to use odin to flash the rooted rom again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epagib:
The process of how you flashed sounds right.

When you say it's stuck forever, how much time did you give the phone to reboot. Sometimes with a new rom, it may take 5 min or longer for reboot to finish. If you haven't already, just walk away for 5-10 min before checking it.

Sent from a SYNERGIZED GalaxySIII
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pschatz12:
Clean rom wouldn't install for me on my phone... Weird stuff happened on the screen during boot animation and then would vibrate like crazy and go into boot loop... I came to realize that it was the kernel and I flashed lean kernel and it worked perfectly... I think these roms act differently on everyone's phones and sometimes there's no rhyme or reason to why things work for some people and not others... Just my. 02 cents
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mirmensky:
Hello all

I usually don't seek help like this but I'm at my wits end.

In the past month I've tried four roms, aokp ics, cm9, Jedi mind trick, and eugenes latest rom (can't remember the name) and no matter what, despite following instructions down to the letter, after a few days my data speeds drop to edge without fail. A reboot usually clears it up for a few hours, but inevitably I end up rebooting several times throughout the day to keep from doing back down. I live and work in downtown Houston so signal is not a problem, my wife usually pokes fun at me because her non rooted gs2 gets 4g all day without a hitch.

Is there ANY rom out there that is known for fast and consistent data speeds?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Meelocheck:
If you have met your data limit it may be your service provider cutting back the speeds. I'd check that first unless you know that isn't the case. Your best bet may be to try flashing just the radio. I have read that they are area, or location sensitive, so you may have to try a few to get the one that works the best. I am in the South East US and I have been using the T879UGLV3 (comes with Jedi Mind Trick v9) radio for best results for a while now...There is a thread here that has all the radios compatible with the T989. Go to settings, about phone, and under baseband version you should see the radio version you are currently running. It won't hurt to try another - and if it does you should be able to find the radio you are currently using in that list to flash back to "stock". I hope that is of some help. Good Luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mirmensky:
Thanks for the reply!

I will definitely try out some different radios.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jasonstackhouse:
I read through just about every post on this topic, however it was covered on other phones. So does anyone have an idea where I'm suppose to put my audio file to get this to work?

I have already tried putting both MP3 and OGG files in system/media/audio, and edited my desc.text file in my boot animation zip to have: s "file.ogg " this hadn't worked for me. Amy help would be appreciated. I'm running black star 7 if that helps our make a difference. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Mark121rx:
Well i usually put the PowerOn.ogg in /system/etc and fix permissions with root explorer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bigfau:
Edit.Edit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dafoxs:
You can copy the bootanimation to your pc and edit it with this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1678540

It has the option to ad sound. I've done it. Not all roms support that option, should say, not all bootanimation are set up to play a sound
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Bataga:
Try naming it boot_audio.mp3
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenchai:
could someone could send me links to the official BUGS that both of this Custom roms may have?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
No One will link you. Never!

Try the ROMs yourself, If you don't like them try another ROM.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibuddler:
From the specs, it says 4GB ROM + 768MB RAM. But why am I getting 2G ROM + 600 RAM instead? I don't have a bad emmc. I bought mine a year and a half ago and this has always been a question I would like to see an answer.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
I have 621MB RAM which is about standard on this device. That's just the way it works out. Ever checked the actual storage of a flash drive compared to what it says on the package?

Also, it's good to verify specs on multiple sites.

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2993
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibuddler:
Thanks. If I remember it correctly, the tmo website said it has 4GB ROM. And I also checked the gsmarena and it says it has 4GB too. However I've got 1.13GB for the app partition and about 800 for cache and system. That adds to 2GB total which is half of the stated ROM size. It's not a big deal but I would like to figure it out weather it actually only has 2GB or it's hidden.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
There are several partitions for boot, recovery, bootloader, etc. Perhaps when all are added together they come close to 4gb?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibuddler:
Unfortunately no. I used storage analyser and disc usage apps to check my partitions and I added them up. It's close to 2GB.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
I just ran Storage Analyzer. It's not accessing all the partitions.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thabest85:
Is there any chance we can get unlocked bootloader i hate being tied down to just stock... :( I'm sure this has been asked before but i cant find it anywhere

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[Motorola Photon 4G] InsanePostman:
Quick answer: NO
[Motorola Photon 4G] thabest85:
That sucks

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[General Questions and Answers] presuntinho:
TB simple doesn't work for me. Everytime i try this i have problems and the when i try to use the backup made it doesn't works propely.

Plus i have aways problems with contacts. I have a Optimus 2x with Temasek ROM. It doesn't shows the contact name when i receive a call.

There is any software with can recognize all contacts in my phone and force to save them in the Google accounts?

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chocodough:
Well after installing the LH9 update, my battery life is horrible like so many others.

I am going to downgrade back to a rooted LG1, and I want to prevent the OS from trying to do the OTA update again.

I've googled and done some searches on here, and read a few ways, but wanted to know if someone can clarify an easy way to do it.

Not to sound cheap, but I'd hate to buy Titanium backup just to freeze one thing, being as I wouldn't use the program for anything else.

I also read about just deleting the AT&T update program. But an not sure the best way to do that.

So I am just seeking an easy way to just stop the update process without having to spend money on apps I wouldn't use for anything else.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ends:
Using tibu to freeze an app is the exact same thing as disabling it in application settings. I think what your looking for is device management. I think.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chocodough:
Ok I just looked and it's called "AT&T Software Update" and you can't disable it normally in the phone. The option is grayed out.

Are there any free programs to Freeze apps? I wouldn't mind buying TiBu if I felt I would get more use out it. But for now I only need it to do that one thing, so I just can't justify the cost of it, being as it isn't too cheap.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
TiBu is the best $6 I've spent on this hobby.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ends:
If your not rooted tibu won't do you any good anyway. But if you are rooted, go into system/app folder and either rename or move the apk in question. OTA no more.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smokin1337:
go to system/app and delete wssyncmldm.apk and wssyncmldm.odex that will stop it. I would move them to your sdcard and keep them in case you need them again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chocodough:
Thanks for the great info you guys.

Is there a free explorer app which will give access to the system/app folder? Or is Root Explorer the only option?

Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smokin1337:
ES File explorer will, just enable root explorer in settings.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bourz:
When I try to delete the apk and odex through es file explorer it always fails. Anyway to get around this? I'm a n00b.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smokin1337:
Make fure you enable root explorer in es explorer settings and make system writable (also in settings).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tumblr:
Hi,

So basically I got a Verizon galaxy s3 running stock 4.0.4 and updated to the latest software from Samsung and Verizon. I've been told to root and am a bit skeptical. Is a hard brick a realistic possibility and what other problems can I possibly encounter. I don't want to break this $800 device but I want to enjoy it to its fullest. I want to run a rom that just gives me stock jelly bean with no touchwiz or anything with good performance and battery life. Can someone please reply to these questions with some answers and possibly tell me the steps necessary to get this to work for me if it is not a risky process. Maybe refer to some videos or other posts? Also do I need to check other compatibilities like kernel version etc?

Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] AJ26T:
Just look in dev section under how to root.

Or youtube root vzw gs3

Ive rooted and unrooted twice with no issues

The devs make it so easy if u just follow the steps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuiJYKV2GGU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] UberSuber:
No one is going to tell you you can't break your phone, because you can. And the only one who is going to be responsible for it is you. That said, the way the S3 is designed, with (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) a separate space for the recovery partition (unlike my old DX), it isn't likely. After you root and install cwm, you can always re-flash with recovery, or if things really go sideways, cable it to the PC and use the same method you use for Root66 - ODIN. As for "how dangerous is it?", well, obviously everyone on the forum has done it, or is about to, so....

Search for Root66 Verizon That is where you will get started.

Then after root66, run the ez bootloader unlock app if you want to rom it. Oh, and back up your imei before you start flashing roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ooofest:
Perhaps I am overly cautious, but I've not yet seen a pattern to the lost IMEI condition after ROMming, so only have rooted (and then unrooted) when I need that level of access to perform certain functions - such as using Titanium Backup or changing file permissions, etc.

These methods of rooting and unrooting have been very quick and pain-free for me.

I have decided to put off a custom recovery and custom ROMs until the lost IMEI conditions have been identified. The bricking possibilities are less a concern, because I've always been careful about customizing my Android phones.

- ooofest
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ddurandSGS3:
the IMEI backups are stupid easy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ooofest:
Sure, though I've seen mixed results after applying a backup because something went wrong with the IMEI. Owners who can't get out of roaming, etc. Recovery doesn't appear to be fool-proof, but I'm open to more information.

I'd rather find out what is causing those problems in the first place before experiencing the issue and not knowing why.

- ooofest
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tumblr:
Also, is a SD card necessary for flashing roms or rooting or can I do it all to the on board storage?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tumblr:
Also, is a SD card necessary for flashing roms or rooting or can I do it all to the on board storage?

Thanks so much
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Beemer533:
You can do it without an SD card, however I don't think it is a great idea...

You want do a backup before you do anything like flashing, etc.. the backup goes onto your SD card so if you run into issues and have to reset, the flash drive is not affected. I don't think it is the best idea to put your backups onto the internal storage.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zalithian:
There appears to currently be no danger with IMEI now. There is nvbackup/nvrestore in terminal, the synergy flashable zip, and several manual recovery tools even if you didn't make a backup - including a fix for roaming.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
I do all my CWM backups to the internal storage as my 64 gig card is not FAT32.

I have backed up & restored perfectly fine from the internal storage.

I left my card at the default file system as I don't want to be limited to a 4 gig file size. I do copy the backups to my PC weekly however.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Beemer533:
This is true.. I wasn't thinking about that. But when I said i didn't think it was a good idea, I didn't mean that because it wouldn't work; only that if your backup was on the internal storage and you had to do a wipe your backup would be gone.

Of course if you are backing up to a PC, then so much the better!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] P2o8wer:
it will be ok

i was a little scared also but i did it a cpl times already.i thought i bricked my phone so i took it to verizon and got a replacment.come to find out i just had to put it in download mode and flash a stock rom..its easy once u understand a little..i just downloaded a rom [aokp[ jb to my computer u will love this one] then gapps and put them on sd card. i downloaded ez unlock and ez recovery from play store. u also have to install clock work mod thats was the easiest for me. unlock the bootloader first from ez unlock then go into ez recovery and reboot recovery. before u wipe everything go into sd card and make sure the rom and gapps are there.once u see them then wipe data, cache and delvic cache. then flash rom then flash gapps then reboot.BEFORE U WIPE DATA MAKE A BACKUP OF UR STOCK ROM.!!!! SORRY so long .. good luck u will love aokp jb 4.1.1
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N1nJ4H:
Can some one point for NFC fix or solution for cm10 and aokp based roms (staing grey after activation forever noting happens).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahadevan_81:
Hi Guys

New to S3, and I read from some of the post that moving apps to sdcard can be done through directory bind can any one guide where can I get it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvoonjian8888:
Bro, this is the link : [Guide]How to use directory bind on galaxy s3

Good Luck!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahadevan_81:
Thanx
[HTC Rezound] GoldenCyn:
Headset Hook Mod 1.0

The headset hook mod allows you to use any earphones or headphones that have inline controls and allow you to pause, skip, play from any music source on your phone without the screen turning on. This fixes a common issue when you have your phone in your pocket and accidentally pocket dial or activate unwanted processes without your knowledge, and even dreaming of battery with the screen being on.

Download:

http://d-h.st/sUV

Requirements:

* Sense 3.x, 4.x ICS based ROM

Installation:

1. Nandroid backup

2. Copy Headset Hook Mod 1.0.zip to your external SD card

3. Reboot into recovery

4. Flash in recovery as you would flash any other the zip file

5. Reboot

6. Profit

Compatible Recoveries:

AmonRA Recovery 3.15

TWRP 2.2.0 but does NOT work with TWRP 2.2.2.1 for some reason.

ClockworkMod Recovery Touch 5.8.1.4

Note: I am not responsible if your phone burst into flames, springs to life and murders you, prank dials your mother, or eats all your cookies. As always make sure you do a backup, and post your results.

Credit:

* scrosler (found this trick months ago on Scotts Forums, and I finally decided to make a flash able zip).
[HTC Rezound] GoldenCyn:
Tested and works with the following ROMs:

ViperRez 1.0.3 Sense 4

Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 (ICS Global)

Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0

Mike D's Vexxum v1.0 Sense 4

Ineffabilis Deus v1.2 Sense 3.6 Global

CleanROM 4.5 Standard / Pro / Developer Edition ICS 4.0.3

NeoMAX 2.0 ICS De-Sensed 3.14.605.12

ICS-Global-Plus-v1.4 Lime Version 4.03.605.2 710RD

Newts OnE XxX RLS 3.1.2 Sense 4

SlimKANG V2.1 Senseless Global

Viral Vigor v10 - 3.14.605.10 Desensed

-={X}=- ICS De-Sensed Global 3.6 - 4.03.605.2

INJECTION 2.0 ICS Sense Global 3.6 - 4.03.605.2

Vigor360 v1.1 - 4.03.605.2 SENSE 3.6

ReZone - 4.03.605.2

Adrenaline 2.0 ICS De-Sensed 3.14.605.12

BARE BONES ICS De-Sensed Global 3.6 - 4.03.605.2

Simplistic 3.0 ICS Sense Global 3.6 - 4.03.605.2

Rezound Pure GSM Sense 3.6

Rezound Maister v1.2 Sense4

RezROM S4 v2.4 Sense 4.0

Senseless Chaos 2.0 Senseless

Viral OTA v1 - 4.03.605.1 Desensed

SlimROM v1.9 Desensed OTA 3.14.605.10

CONROMV6 Sense3.6+DeSense

Rezound Cubed ICS 1.0.3 OTA Base

DownTown V1.3 Sense 3.6

WolfROM 1.0 Sense 3.6

Liger Zero Jager blue Sense 3.6

Venasaur Rom v3.2.0 Sense 4

BAMF Rezound ICS v2.1 Sense 3.6

...

The list goes on. Basically ALL Sense 3.6 and 4.0 ROMs (even De-Sensed). AOSP and MIUI do not need this at all, they have their own way of controlling the wake feature when headset buttons are pressed.

I will be testing this out on Newts Endeavor v1.0.0 Sense 4.5 ICS 4.0.4 and ViperRez 1.? which is stated to be Sense 4.1.
[HTC Rezound] csong95:
Nice Mod
[HTC Rezound] SR3TLAW:
Looks nice. Play nice with Nils 3.6?
[HTC Rezound] GoldenCyn:
Yes, it is even integrated into his 6.3 release.
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
Very nice.
[HTC Rezound] phoenix3265:
Works great, thanks for making the zip

Sent while highly caffeinated!
[HTC Rezound] GoldenCyn:
Your welcome guys.
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
This made the portal. Nice job Cyn ;)
[HTC Rezound] howellcp:
Seems to be a downloading issue. Just getting a .bin file that can not be found. Anyone have the zip?

Sent from my Rezzy, Driving Rage Ultra, steered by Funky! Ahhh, snap!
[HTC Sensation] shahkam:
Hey all i will be leaving this great community and move forward to the gs3 ...

I just want to thank every developer and everyone who has helped me i have learnt alot here it was a whole lot of fun flashing roms each 2hours : D

Just for reference for other users if your looking for a speedy sense and stable rom : energy rom is just great ! ( was the first rom i flashed )

Yeah thanks again to all and hope to see you guys around :)
[Android Software Development] broodplank1337:
APK to Java Release Candidate 2​

[YOUTUBE]KWMkfACkHB8[/YOUTUBE]

Review by Adam from XDA-TV:

YouTube Video

The fragment about APK to Java

Article on the XDA Frontpage

Description:

Since I'm into making Android Apps nowadays, I thought of making this tool to save me (and you) time. So I started coding it and it worked out pretty well so far. The tool can decompiles your selected apk to Java code, to learn from it, so as an educational purpose.

Additionally it also can decompile to smali code and it can decompile the resources of the app. It's currently a very early beta but it works successfully (at least at my computer)

The final version should convert any app successfully to java/smali/resource and an eclipse project, I'm doing my best to make it all work ASAP, if you think I did something wrong in the source or you want to contribute anything please let me know!

Used External Tools (thanks a lot to these developers!):

- 7za (Igor Pavlov)

- apktool (Ryszard Wisniewski, iBotPeaches)

- aapt (Google AOSP Team)

- baksmali-1.4.0 (JesusFreke's)

- jd-gui (Emmanuel Dupuy)

- jad (Pavel Kouznetsov)

- dex2jar (pxb1988)

Requirements:

- JRE 6/7 (I think that's all, but maybe android-sdk is needed, I guess not)

Screenshot:

Download:

Version RC2 (check github for changelog):

Mirror #1: broodplank.net

Mirror #2: Mediafire.com

Version RC1 (check github for changelog):

Mirror #1: broodplank.net

Mirror #2: Mediafire.com

Version 0.9 beta (check github for changelog):

Mirror #1: broodplank.net

Mirror #2: Mediafire.com

Version 0.8 beta (check github for changelog):

Mirror #1: broodplank.net

Mirror #2: Mediafire.com

Version 0.7 beta (check github for changelog):

Mirror #1: broodplank.net

Mirror #2: Mediafire.com

Version 0.6 beta (check github for changelog):

Mirror #1: broodplank.net

Mirror #2: Mediafire.com

Version 0.5 beta:

Mirror #1: broodplank.net

Mirror #2: Mediafire.com

Github Sources:

https://github.com/broodplank/APKtoJava

Please let me know how it runs!
[Android Software Development] mrjraider:
Awesome, i realy want to learn more about android..

Thanks Brood!
[Android Software Development] broodplank1337:
Thanks :), You've come to the right place for learning more about android :D and you're welcome ^^
[Android Software Development] crybert:
I would suggest to post this in the main android dev thread. There you will get much more attention and more feedback.
[Android Software Development] Laurentyu1995:
AWESOME !!!!

:good::good::good:i don't have enought words to thank you.... this app it's amazing. THANKS a lot !!! GOOD LUCK !!! :good::good::good:
[Android Software Development] tomixdev:
really great, thanks :laugh:

you should get a recognized contributor and developer, since you develop so many useful programs for us :good: