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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hamidoo:
SOLVED for me!

I have this issue yesterday, and it was killing my battery!

Everytime I unlock the phone, I get this silly message!

My solution is:

Backup all your data on the sd card.

Format the sd FROM THE PHONE

Copy back your data to the sd card
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KrewsialNL:
Mine is related to PowerAmp somehow.

1. Play some music on my way to work

2. Get to work, stop PA and put the phone away

3. When I take the phone out of sleep >> "SD Card unexpectedly removed"

When I unmount and re-mount the card, no problems the entire day...until I go home, play music, stop music put the phone to sleep and take it out of sleep again.

I tried all solutions described in this thread, but the problem still persists.

STOCK ROM, CyanogenMod, Custom ROMs...they all do the exact same.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] deanster147:
I've had the same problem with my sandisk 32bg class 4.

for a few days i kept seeing the unexpectedly removed message.

Then yesterday i backed up my card, formated to fat32 on windows. and copied some of the files back.

Today my card failed completely and wont even be recognised by my pc anymore, i've also tried it in my wifes note 2 and it wont be recognised by that either.

i too listen to music to and from work so maybe it kicks off when accessed for long periods of time.

i'm gonna have to wait a few days til my sister gets her nexus 4 so i can have my old card back from her old phone and try that.

will update then.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jellydonuts:
wasn't SD card, was PHONE

tl;dr - wasted 2 weeks without phone and fixed it myself by using compressed air and a little tape.

So I had been having this issue for about a week at the end of January, tested multiple micro SD card and verified that the cards weren't the problem (3 cards worked fine on pc and other devices).

All 3 cards would keep doing the unmount/failed card/preparing loop and would drain my battery.

For whatever stupid f*ck*ng reason, I decided to go to my Rogers store and have them take a look at it... they convinced me to send it to their Samsung repair centre... and that it would take 2 weeks... I bit the bullet. PS: In the meanwhile, I had to pay a $100 deposit on a ****ty LG loaner phone.

Today I get the phone back after 13 days and this is what the report comes back the lower mainland SAMSUNG PHONE REPAIR CENTRE. "Reset phone to factory default, no sign of any problem."

You can tell that I was absolutely enraged by this, as I had factory resetted the phone at least 5 times myself, and the issue still occurred... and sure enough as soon as I inserted a new micro SD card, the problem was still there. So I decided that repair centres are ****ing stupid and that warranty doesn't mean **** to these companies and that I'd have to fix it myself.

I pulled out my trust can of compressed air, pulled out the sd card from its slot, sprayed down the slot with some fresh can-air and inserted the card back... no dice

I then began to think that it was something to do with the spring mechanism for insert/eject so I held the card in place after the first 'click' and didn't wait for the second 'lock click' to take place... no dice

I was quite infuriated at this point so I decided to use my phone as a coaster and put my mug on it (near the bottom part where the SD card was)... and it seemed to fix the issue... "AHHHHHHHHH PRESSURE!" raced through my mind!

So I then began squeezing the SD card holder and holding tight while operating the phone... problem solved!

So now to make this a permanent fix... I noticed there is a little notch on the inside of the back plate for the phone so I took about 11 layers of tape (1cm x 1cm square) and stuck it to the inside of the back plate so that it would keep constant pressure on the SD card holder during operation and the problem seems to be solved (been running solid for 3 hours with screen on, haven't noticed a dismount yet).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hamidoo:
Had the same issue with my S3.

Turned out that the SD card was dying, which caused to be unmounted by itself and then mounted again (sometimes showing notification “sd card removed unexpectedly”), hence triggering the media scanning process.

I creates an application to monitor how many times the SD card was removed, and turned out to be unmounted every ~3 mins!!!

I then bought a new Transcend 32GB Class 10 card, and until now, this never happens, no reports from the application whatsoever, and no media process eating my battery.

Please PM me if anyone needs this app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] moonfire711:
That would be a nice app to have. I'll PM you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CADude:
Relative just started having the same problem with this card on his S3

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KFXIDE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&redirect=true
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mcasas6969:
My card just like the above post just stopped working. Phone doesn't see it or pc looked at many phone one morning and it said no sd card
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hamidoo:
This is the link to the app, I just published it!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sdcardmonitor
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n1LWeb:
Thanks, that app is really really helpful.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] drodge:
I'm having the exact same issues. It happened to my wife's last week. Then this morning mine did the same thing. Different SD cards. Both are S3's running stock JB ROM's. This seems like too much of a coincidence.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EzDuzit:
Sandisk 32GB Ultra class 10 started dying after 1 month. Been reformatted 5-6 times. Was purchased shortly after xmas when on sale at amazon.

I should probably have Sandisk replace it. Guess I'll have to call em.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JuanDG:
Here's my story:

I have a Galaxy S3 with stock JB and I bought a PNY 32GB card in October of 2012. I used the phone and the card for around 3 months without issue and then one day around mid-January I got the message about the card being damaged. So I took the damaged card out of my phone and into my computer, but it was dead; the computer couldn't even see it but it could read other SD cards just fine.

I assumed the SD card was probably defective, so I called PNY and they authorized an RMA. I returned the card and got a brand new PNY 32GB card. After a freaking month of using the replacement card BOOM! same problem "damaged SD card..." message on the S3. At that point I was convinced it was not an issue with the card but with the phone, the problem is that I thought it was probably just MY phone, maybe I had received a defective S3 or something.

Today, one month after my second fried SD card, my wife's S3 (stock JB also) displayed the message "Damaged SD card...", she had a 4GB Transcend card that ended up completely dead. So two different S3's with two different card brands, same result.

The problem is the S3, it's not the brand of your card, this phone is defective and probably not very well designed. I'm going to try to see if I can return the phones with my carrier (Sprint) but I'm very upset with Samsung over this issue, I lost a lot of valuable information and pictures.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tazfanatic:
Question I know it is going to seem like a strange question but what type of case you using? I had a similar issue but I suspect a over heating issue caused by my case.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Yeah...the S3 is notorious for frying sdcard...kennyglass123 made a thread for it and there were tons of posts, you're not alone

I havent had any issues though, 32gb sandisk ultra
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] danman132x:
I'm back guys. If you look to the first page, you can see where I had a problem with this before. Now it returns with a vengeance lol. Yesterday my S3 was working fine as usual, playing MP3's and had lots of pictures/videos on the card ( lucky I back everything up ) Then all of a sudden I get the SD card ejected error on my phone. I pull out the SD card, put it back in and it gives me an error that says something like " SD card blank or corrupted " I did not see this error with my last card. It told me to reformat the card for it to work again. I press OK, it reformats, starts reading, and then the exact same error shows up. Pissed, I take the card out, plug into a PC using 2 different adapters, and both times the PC does not even attempt to read the card. No change in task manager, no sound blip or anything. This is way too common a problem with the S3 from what I googled. A lot of people are having this issue, and it definitely is the phone at fault. Emailed Sandisk today to hopefully get a replacement. I really want it too, since this is a 32GB ultra card from them. Installed in my phone on Dec 10th, 2012
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pedroxic:
SD Card ~ Battery

Hi all,

I have the same issue on stock Jelly Bean S3 with 32G Sandisk card. I made a backup of the card, so am not that bothered, but i do ask myself. Could it be the phone's battery died because of the constant checking of the card?? Right now, my phone keeps locking up a while or straight after rebooting, in an app or not, doesn't even matter. It even happens when i reboot and have to enter the PIN code! Or am i ignorant :) and does this relate to another issue? Also put in another SD card, Sandisk 4G, same thing. Also without SD card this keeps happening.

Should i contact Sandisk anyway?

Thanks for your help!

Ptr.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rhodiggah:
IMO always do a FULL format before using the SD card for your phone, even if its brand spanking new...

I have had 2 incidents were I got the "sd card errors" the last time I got the error is when my phone got so hot (possibly overheating) that my sdcard was unexpectedly unmounted and/or it read "damaged sdcard please reformat". What I did was take the sdcard out of the slot, let the phone cool down and reinsert the card back and it automatically mounted. Also having a case (for some) tend to heat up your phone, not getting the proper air circulations...

off topic of sorts...

If you are unable to see some of your media files after having sdcard issues, if you have the app "rescan media ROOT" installed and enabled, make sure to "reenable media" and reboot. You should be able to see your media files then...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EzDuzit:
Sandisk admits to faults with Mobile ultra SD cards

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2197548
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] canestim:
My Sandisk 32GB Class 4 is fried. Sent it off a few days ago and the just sent out the replacement. Supposed to be delivered tomorrow, hopefully it's the corrected version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ducter:
Problem is starting on my wife's phone. 32gig transcend, first time it happened pc wouldn't recognize the card, note 2, sensation nor would the laptop. Walked away from it for an hour or so and when I came back to the pc the sd card was opened, all the contents were fine. That was a few days ago and now tonight the same problem of sd card unexpectedly removed. Few minutes later it saw the sd card again. Is there actually a fix for this issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Aweshocked:
Plug it in to the PC, if windows does not recognize it, it's the sd card.

Also try a format, SOMETIMES that works.

Also heard s3has trouble with class 10's sd cards.

I had this problem, returned it under warranty and got another and its working and been working for 2 months
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Juanito216:
Hi guys, I I wanted to know if the DINC could be flashed to another carrier while running an AOSP rom. Or can it only be done on a Sense rom?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardax:
If you need to modify EPST settings, only Sense ROMs are going to have the EPST.apk and frameworks that allow it to do anything.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhejek:
Yes it can be. At the time ilive @indonesia
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spidermoon:
Where i plug the Note on my Pc under XP, i see only MTP and PTP, is there a means to put the phone in UMS mode to transfert file ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timejus:
No, the Note2 currently does not have UMS support
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skribz:
Does anyone know of a work-around for this issue? Or if there will be some change/update in the nearby future? I really miss having my music via usb in the car.

I've tried the SGS3 easy UMS, but it rarely works and when it does work in the car, the subsequent attempts after fail, not to mention my computer gets BSOD'd when I plug in the note2 later. (figured out that I have to restart the phone to avoid getting BSOD'd)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lorddm:
Try SGS3 easy UMS.

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SGNote 2 # Urban HD v.1

........ and sorry for my English
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skribz:
I tried it, but like i said, it rarely works. I turn on the ums mode at home and when i eventually get to the car, it will "maybe" work once but if I unplug the phone from the usb connection, it will definitely not work! Kinda irritating that I'm so close to getting it to work, but not quite there yet:(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dibbutz:
try this

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid&hl=en
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v9s:
Hello,

I've got a Nexus 7 that is rooted, has stock ROM and has CWM recovery (flashed using ROM manager i think). I wanted to update my nexus 7 to 4.1.2 due to the lag bug, but i'm now confused on how to do it after reading a few threads.

I have a few n00b questions:

1. Preferebly, i'd like to update OTA. Will an OTA update notification come up, even though i have CWM recovery? and if it does, will I be able to update using OTA without any problems caused by CWM?

2. How to I keep root access with OTA rootkeeper? Do I install it before I update android? and what if I have SuperSU (not pro version) installed?

3. If I can't update OTA, do I install OTA rootkeeper, install update.zip using CWM recovery and restore root?

I'd really appreciate if anyone could help me out. Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootbrain:
If you have superSU you can put it in survival mode and it will stick. But I have pro version, not sure if you need that. If you have custom recovery (cwm or twrp) you will need to either go back to stock recovery and OTA, or download and flash the update yourself.

Rootbrain
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groid:
I received the OTA notification and tried to take it, but it failed because I had renamed the stock browser .apk and .odex files to use the GNex browser that works with flash. After renaming them both back, I copied the OTA from /cache to root and installed it in CWM recovery (choosing 'reboot into recovery' from Rom Manager). I kept CWM recovery and kept root with no problems.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v9s:
How did you keep root?

I have superSU installed and it's not the pro version (so no survival mode). Can I use OTA rootkeeper with it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maigre:
Is there a guide somewhere that spells out how we can update a rooted Nexus 7 to 4.12? I used the Wugfresh app to root. I'd ask in that topic, but don't have enough posts, yet, to have permission. I realize that there is a lot of info about this here, but some of it is, to me, something of a noob, contradictory and I'm not really sure what I need to do.

I tried doing an OTA update with SuperSU trying to protect root, but it wouldn't install, maybe because I'd used Wugfresh's kit. I’m not sure.

Any help or pointers would be appreciated.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groid:
I also have Supersu (not pro) and I did install Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and ran it before installing the OTA. Sorry, should have mentioned that. After the OTA installed, I got an option in CWM to 'flash stock recovery' on reboot. I chose 'no' to keep my CWM recovery. Then I got a prompt to try and regain root, to which I said 'yes'. I booted into the new 4.1.2 and still had root and still had the ability to 'reboot into recovery' from Rom Manager. I feel quite lucky given the threads in which people have had lots of problems, even resorting to loading an older bootloader, modifying scripts, etc. Mine went smooth as silk and my N7 is running great.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maigre:
I've had less luck. I tried to keep root, but the OTA wouldn't install. So I downloaded the .zip and installed it. That got me to 4.1.2, but I can't get root back for reasons that are unclear to me. I go through the process and get what seems like the right feedback, but it's not working for whatever reason. I'm not rooted anymore.

I may have to go back to stock and start over again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Groid:
Other posters have said to use the toolkit again to root and install a recovery. Supposedly it works just as well after the update. Is that the process you are using? Did you use stock or a custom recovery? I originally unlocked, rooted, and installed cwm recovery with Wug's rootkit, so I figure it's not the problem.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v9s:
Thanks!

I did exactly what you did before reading your reply and my update process went the same way.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirWill:
Thank you! I followed what you said and it installed perfectly. :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maigre:
Long story short, I couldn't get root. It turns out that some people are having the identical problems that I had, others have had smooth sailing. I ended up going back to 4.1.1. At some point, when things become a little clearer, I'll try this process again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tricky103:
I cannot get root or flash a recovery. I am not used to Google device's, I manually updated to 4.1.2, so not really sure how to go back to 4.1.1. It has been a week and I have only just realised, so not real important, but I would like to get twrp back
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayyo:
Long story short, you could try replacing the 3.41 bootloader that installed with the OTA 4.1.2 with the 3.34 bootloaded from 4.1.1.

Do this with device connected to PC, USB debugging on:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-grouper-3.34.img from the naksi-jro03d-factory-e102ba72.tgz (factory image)

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.0.0-grouper.img (CWM recovery should work too)

fastboot reboot-bootloader

TWRP recovery should start .

flash CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip to regain root

update busybox binaries in SuperSU and Busybox free app.

Worked for me.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scala:
I did this installing stock browser, what did you rename it back too. its been so long i forgot what i did. thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petermartin:
I have unlocked and rooted my N7 using the Nexus Root Toolkit but I can't remember which version and the desktop has since been formatted.

I have also patched the wallet.apk, modified build.prop (for home screen rotation before 4.1.2)

I got a notification to update the system and thus, went to install Voodoo OTA Root Keeper, protected the root and install the OTA update.

In the bootup screen, I saw the exclamation mark with the android robot but the tablet still managed to boot up.

After the tablet boots up, the settings shows it is still in 4.1.1 but when I do a system check, it mentioned that I'm on the latest.

Can someone advise on how should I go around this?

Thanks!!!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nigameash:
This works well, thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thelastgoodbrother:
I am having the same problems as many of you. I rooted my Nexus a while ago and got a prompt for the update today. Here is the error that I am getting. Any ideas which route I should take?

Never mind I think that I just found my answer...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764794
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
Which browser you use and the reasons why. (Maybe compare features with other browsers) i used boat browser but after having problems viewing full site web i am indecided now between opera chrome or firefox...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] crazaytalent:
I use stock browser... and chome... was using dolphin... but its just "TOO" much for me ... my only issue with chrome is lack of flash... but its hella fast... but stock browser seemms to be a happy medium in most cases for my usage
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sarni84:
U should try dolphin browser beta. Fastest browser out it uses the new HTML5 . No flash but I have stock browser for that
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JawjaBill:
Tried Chrome but caused massive battery drain. Uninstalled and great battery life returned. Currently use Dolphin browser and I like all the extras I never use.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BrownDevil:
I like Dolphin. Tried Firefox a few releases ago but found it very frustrating. Tried the stock browser after flashing my phone with a new ROM but ended up getting Dolphin anyways. Dolphin does have a ton of extras that I'll likely never use but I still find it fast enough and super intuitive to use.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shahkam:
Always used stock not having any issues its stable and works just the way it should..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
I am also noticing chrome eats battery like crazy! Is fast though. Sucks that doesnt support flashplayer. And whoever mentions about what dolphin includes and blabla i think is just lies. Dolphin devs say they includ advanced stuff but truth is thwir browser is slower than chrome boat firefox and maybe opera.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gbert15:
Doesnt dolphin cause alot of battery drain as well? I switched to chrome because i always see tunny browser or something from using dolhin browser using up my battery a lot! Been using chrome for the past couple of months but I do miss the dolphin gestures!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
I use Chrome on the PC, so Chrome is the obvious choice, mostly because of the automated bookmark sync (I have loads of them). I like using the AOSP browser + CMarks, but it doesn't display the xda page properly after I log in (all text is gray and hard to read). Dolphin does the same thing. Only after I log in.

Not trying Firefox because the desktop version is a joke, why would the mobile version be different? And Opera hasn't been relevant for years.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
+1

Sent from my Wicked Galaxy S3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Blkegk:
Touchwiz browser.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ChitownWingMan:
I concur. I found Firefox 14 to be incredibly slow. I don't like chrome (personal choice). Dolphin beta crashed too much for me.

I am using Dolphin 9.0.0. It seems to be the most stable and fastest to me. I don't like the menus sliding in from the sides. They tend to come up when I am trying to scroll sideways and I haven't figured out how to turn them off :)

Please remember that free advice is worth exactly what you pay for it :laugh:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
I think im switching back to boat browser. I wish it had an appearance like chrome or firefox
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JawjaBill:
I do recall switching from Boat to Dolphin for the extras I don't really use. Might switch back myself.

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] arctic84:
Being able to swipe between tabs on chrome makes a big difference for me. It would have to be chrome in my book.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] theindywilsons:
Chrome

I switched over completely to Chrome, I was using dolphin but I like the ability to switch between devices a lot easier.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jelly419:
Boat. Enough said.

They call me "Jelly" cuz jam don't shake like this!