yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] specialNoob2012:
Thanks for the rooting tips, that's what I'm trying to achieve... root it to get to that "feature.xml" file in hopes it's a one-stop fix. But my skills at rooting are minimal. I've read many "how to" and seems very easy, but all say how you have to load a replacement recovery partition (or image or something similar). And in the same breath, other articles say you don't need to change or upload anything from stock to root the phone, but offer nothing past that. Not being familiar with rooting specifically, in general this sounds like a contradiction and could me my misunderstanding.

So what guide do I follow to root the phone AND keep it stock, no special ROMs or slimbean or anything like that? My only purpose is to temporarily change the R/W flag so I can alter the feature.xml file. Until JB, I'd prefer to keep everything stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Follow the instructions in section 2 if you have Windows.

If you don't have Windows, follow the appropriate steps as indicated. This method is painless ;)

Just read the steps, keep a Window open on your pc with the instructions so you can follow them as you Root.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] specialNoob2012:
Thanks! I saw that very easy guide before, but that's where I get confused... doesn't flashing it make it add or alter something on the phone to make it considered non-stock? Or after I change that "feature.xml" file, I select "Unroot device" DO IT and go about my business (downloading JB when it's finally out, etc. without any worries)?

Also, if you've used the guide before, I don't see the Step 7 and 8 options, or do they appear after Step 6 is done? And some of those other options, specifically "Enable Hidden Menus", I can't find any details to know if that is an easier way to fix the file I'm looking for, or if "Show PhoneUtil" will do anything cool that I might want to play with.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Follow the steps.

In Step 6, several screens will appear one at a time.

Just press Enter for you agree, as explained in the tutorial.

Your S3 will begin Rooting.

Don't unplug your device during this process.

After you are Rooted, follow the steps after 6, beginning with step 7 of course ;)

Steps 7 and after, you will follow after your device is Rooted.

These steps are separate from the on screen Rooting procedure.

Don't accept OTAs while Rooted, as that can end up badly :(

You can always Unroot, and accept an OTA, but there is always the possibility that Samsung may add something in the ROM that will prevent you from Rooting again until a Developer figures it out, if at all possible.

What is better to do is wait for a Developer to post the ROM from a leak, including JB ROMs, as the Developers will more than likely have a leaked ROM way ahead of the official ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] specialNoob2012:
So in order to root, something has to be installed, right? (I've read an occasional contradiction to that, but maybe I misunderstood.) At least this guide and java app give me comfort knowing I'm a few clicks away from unrooting it and again accepting OTA updates! Thanks for elaborating and your help!

Curious if you know... I've searched and didn't find any info, but some of the other options in there like "Enable Hidden Menus" and "Show PhoneUtil"... do you know what all these other options do or if there's some wiki on it somewhere I'm not finding?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
At the moment I'm uncertain.

But I suggest to keep it simple for now, and follow the Rooting procedure as discussed.

Section 2 in the link shows you what you need to dl onto your pc regarding the drivers, etc.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ice3186:
This is the best setup I found to date. I have not yet explored other roms with the extra setup but here it goes

Rom:

TRIUNE II

Kernel:

Ktoons TW ICS kernel with some minor undervolting!!!!

The extra stuff. I found this in Gigajoule thread and took it upon myself to use some of the scripts that he?she? used.

Geeky Engine:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1884505

Smoothness tweak:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1137554

I have flashed both of these on top of the rom and it is super smooth and awesome battery life! They would not flash through TWRP i had to use rom manager to put CWM back on and then it worked like a charm!!

What is the best thing you found?????
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] wavrunrx:
sorry but your screenshot there means nothing unless we can see what the screen on time is :cowboy:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ice3186:
HA! NOOB move on my part! Will update soon!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] scorpion667:
Dude nice find on the two tweaks! They work extremely well on stock rooted ROM. For me ICS KT747 kernel induces a LOT of stutter and this fixes it completely.

Cheers!
[General Questions and Answers] H'D:
Hello good peoples! :laugh:

I'm buying my first phone! or Android rather.. hehe. I came across "Blu" on accident and I saw that they just released the Blu Dash 3.5 to amazon today. (look it up!) I looked at the reviews on their phones and they seem to be OKAY.. but there isn't any "recent" English videos on any of their phones really!

Anyone have experiences/insight on what Blu is? Their based in Miami I believe.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgdolman:
How do OTA updates actually work? Now i'm not asking this from a noob point of view of when will it happen, what do i have to do to get it and so on. I want to know what is changed during an ota update, such as bootloaders, firmware and so on, and what cannot be changed.

The main reason for this is i have a branded Xperia U so no "Bootloader unlocking allowed = yes" for me. Which also means no fastboot or flashboot that is accessible. But if it was possible to be able to debrand, unlock the bootloader and replace the firmware OTA i would get those options back. I know this will take a fair bit of work but i believe it is a plausible idea that if done right could save lots of frustrations.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZHDTester:
Hi. I checked the Amazon site, and seeing as my Kindle isn't getting the 2nd generation os anytime soon, I saw you could download the package. Now the software package was labeled under Kindle Fire 2nd Gen. But it said you can drag and drop to the kindle software folder. Does this work over all devices, and if so, can I install that 2nd gen update on my 1st gen? Thanks.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeGolfW:
I installed the AOSP version of Jelly Bean in hopes that I could fake the system into looking like a generation 2. There's something about getting the build prop from the generation 2 ROM but I can't figure it out. Is there anyone out there that can create a replicated generation 2 build. This wold allow us to use the app store as a kindle and not an Android tablet.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarman:
Why not just purchase a 2nd gen Kindle? The hardware diiferences between 1st and 2nd are many.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZHDTester:
I don't feel like spending another $200 when I already did for the one I bought last year.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] atechstl:
Purchased an open box Galaxy Tab 10.1 today for $238. Brought it home and instantly ran into trouble once the Market updated. Google Play locks up every time now. Cleared Market cache and no go. Google Play still locks up.

I see that ICS should be pushed out. OTA updates don't seem to be hitting my tab yet. I've tried several times.Opened Kies and sure enough it can't find my firmware version. Go figure. My next attempt was download mode and try to do a firmware upgrade via Kies. It gets to the part where it is downloading the firmware and ready for the install and then I get a pop up box in a different language. Needless to say I see nothing else and I guess it fails. Some luck.

Does anyone know of an ODIN with a STOCK ICS ROM that is up to date or know of a way to fix my issue?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] gmelies:
I believe this is stock ICS stock for your 7510: hxxp://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyTab10.1/ICS/P7510XXLPH_P7510XEULPH_XEU.zip

There might be something wrong with your device and that might explained the reduced price and the open box. You might want to consider installing the latest recovery version from droidbasement and reset your device. Here is an excellent guide: hx*ps://docs.google.com/document/d/1luCfYEjOIH9K4WR8KsCMMFjZ9pXnes7Az41qMgOkrv0/edit (there are many way to install clockworkmod recovery, but this tutorial will help if you brick the device)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark_polok:
Is it possible to get ICS animations back on JB? Not a fan of the JB animations. I'm talking about how apps/menus/settings open and close.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w1nter456:
+1
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsouza:
Use Nova Launcher...

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Net.silb:
Samsung just didn't bother implementing any Jelly Bean features into TouchWiz...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ausboy 2011:
I agree a bit off butter here and there and that's it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XenomorphXx121:
I don't have any jellybean wallpapers after updating firmware still have the original ics ones, very strange
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark_polok:
They have implemented butter. It's presence is noticeable everywhere. However, it's not completely lag free. I get some shuttering once in a while, here n there. Specially while opening dialer, while opening sound and display settings and at the last second of a scroll [in contacts for example]. I guess I'll just have to live with it for the moment as all the roms have this. Other than that everything is buttery smooth.

ICS roms did not have butter, but the animations did great job at making it feel very smooth. I was using XXBLFB before switching to XXDLJ1 and I must say I never felt the rom lagged anywhere at all. Never noticed shuttering or anything of that sort. I'm thinking it was because of the animations, hence my question =\
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luis86dr:
Greetings fellow XDA members and Verizon GS3 owners...

I'm creating this thread to create a user review/opinion on what setups are giving the best battery life / performance. It would be appreciated if we can keep this as clean as possible to make it easier for newer members to review and try different setups to get the most out of their device. With that said, this is solely based on our opinions. As we all know different setups vary per user, so just because my setup for example gives me great battery life, it does not mean it surely will for you. Results may vary!!

If your interested in posting your setup, please post in the following format :

ROM:

ROM Build Date / Release Ver:

Kernel / Kernel Ver:

Baseband:

Average Signal Strength:

Additional Tweaks:

(UV / OC / ETC)

Stock or Extended Battery:

-Optional-

Recovery:

(Doesn't effect what we want to discuss, but can be for good measure)

Results: (Insert battery life vs screen on time here)

So let me begin... :)

ROM: Synergy (TW)

ROM Build Date / Release Ver: R73

Kernel / Kernel Ver: Lean Kernel 1.2

Baseband: VRLHE

Average Signal Strength: -89 dBm / 51 asu

Additional Tweaks: No additional Tweaks as of now..

Stock or Extended Battery : Stock

(Optional)

Recovery: TWRP 2.2.0

Results: I am usually averaging about 15-16 hours with close to 4 hours of screen on time. I couldn't be happier with my battery life running the stock battery. I'm usually just happy to make it thru the day without having to carry my charger on me. :D

As far as performance, I couldn't be happier on R73. It runs very smooth and lag is practically non existent for me.

Samsung Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zalithian:
You may want to have people post their average connection. It seems to make a very big difference in battery life. I have poor signal here in Gainesville, FL so my battery does not last as long as someone else with the same setup in a better area may.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luis86dr:
Very true, thanks for the input. I'll add to OP. :)

Samsung Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hmong_Xiong:
ROM: AOKP unofficial 10-13-12 Phantom build

ROM Build Date / Release Ver: 10-13-12

Kernel / Kernel Ver: CyanogenMod Faux 3.0.45

Baseband: VRLHE

Average Signal Strength: -105 dBm 35 asu

Additional Tweaks: None

Stock or Extended Battery: Stock

-Optional-

Recovery: CWM Touch 6.0.1.2

Results: Good, not the best but I do touch my phone a lot and do some tethering.

Getting a bit tired of AOSP looks so gonna revert back to Synergy once the new ones are up.

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] leyvatron:
I'm running stock.

A screenshot would be good also.

Being on WiFi makes a dramatic difference oppose to 4G. Good signal gives you a longer battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] quepaso:
Synergy R73 + Lean kernel 1.1 (didnt know 1.2 was even out)

Insane battery life. Ive also gotten over 30+ hours with 3+ hours of screen on time as well. This phone is really amazing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luis86dr:
Upgraded to Synergy R77 last night. Battery life is still amazing.

Samsung Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
Running stock right now. No root or custom rom installed.

I'm on Wi-Fi often and I turn off mobile data to stay under my data cap. I turn it on when I need internet and not in range for Wi-Fi. It's a bonus that being on Wi-Fi helps to consume battery life :)

I've had this phone since Tuesday and so far my experience has been good. I came from the Razr Maxx but I knew not to expect the same type of battery life. 3,300 mAh down to 2,100 mAh big difference but I am still impressed by the GS3.

After first charge I checked it last at 20% battery, screen on time was over 5 hours.

After second charge 5% battery, a little over 4 hours of screen on time

Last night I checked it at 40% battery, screen on time was over 4 hours.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luis86dr:
Yeah, letting the ROM your running settle in also makes a huge difference. I came from a Rezound, which is a great device, but I pull way more battery life off of the stock battery then I did with the Rezounds extended battery.

Samsung Galaxy S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
Is it worth looking into extended batteries for the GS3? I never used extended batteries before so I don't know the quality of them and how long they'll last. Do they tend to crap out easier than a stock battery or are they pretty good at doing their job?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] luis86dr:
Its personal preference. My gs3 can last me 24hours with 3-4 hours of screen on time on the stock battery. I don't see a need for a bulkier battery in my case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cbrehob:
ROM: CleanROM 2.5

ROM Build Date / Release Ver: 2.5

Kernel / Kernel Ver: CleanKernel

Baseband: VRLG1

Average Signal Strength:

Additional Tweaks: GWallet

Stock or Extended Battery: Stock

-Optional-

Recovery: CWM

Results: Very happy with battery life, without bloatware battery life felt about 20% better. Can go all day on a charge with moderate to high usage. If I seem to be running short on juice I just turn on power saving. I think I hit 10 hours on screen time one day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
I can tell you the Hyperion 4000+ battery is absolutely amazing. I bought the G3 on a pre-order & have used the Hyperion battery every day from day one.

I do a ton of online audio streaming (iheart Radio, Sirius online etc etc) which kills a battery faster than anything else. I also use my Slingbox occasionally which is also a battery killer.

I leave GPS on at all times, have 4 email accounts on push & have my weather updating every 15 minutes. I never use WiFi & have 4G most of the time. In other words, I do the exact opposite of every battery saving tip ever posted.... :)

With the Hyperion battery, I have never even come close to killing the battery in one day (I charge it every night)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
It's mandatory I have a good case and not some thin soft gel one. I know extended batteries come with new backs due to thickness, are there decent cases for people rocking extended batteries?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmorton10:
This case matches the battery setup, it is not the heaviest case ever made but provides basic protection:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470939031&pf_rd_i=507846
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vlucchetti:
Isn't the NFC function built in to the battery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tailsthecat3:
Nexus replaced with GS3 by Verizon. Remorseful

My GS3 just will not sleep. Stock, rooted w/clockwork. Yeah, I delete the standard stuff that I've deleted for years across loads of android devices but this is very, very annoying. Always warm and battery life is horrendous. Any input on this? I'd also like a barebones, pure google rom for it as well. Thanks!
[Asus Transformer TF700] james6491:
Just a quick rant/annoyance.

My nexus s just got an "update" for the calender app (which Google has made available in the play store now for non-nexus devices).

So I thought I'll install it and "update it" on my infinity as well.

But instead of updating the calender app, I relies that it installed like new app.

It seems Asus has "replaced" the calendar app, even though it looks the same as original Google app (only difference I see is that the widget has a different color and icon)

I'm using the new calender app from google and now disabled the one that came with the infinity, as the Google one will probably get updates (and I'm a little ocd about using the original app)

Just add the bloatware (which I have disabled each one, except Polaris)

I know this a small thing, and no one will notice it (I'm prob the only that did) but it just seems weird that Asus would do this, I don't see the point (now I have 2 calaneder apps that are pretty much the same)

#uselessrant
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
I'm not sure I see the "problem"... If you want to use the Play Store Google Calendar app, just disable the version provided by Asus. I've done exactly that and and it seems to work fine...
[Asus Transformer TF700] Phoomeister:
I disabled the ASUS-TW version of calendar last night when I realised I had 2 iterations on my tablet, it started causing problems with my gmail account, couldn't access Play Store, saying that I needed to verify my Gmail Account. I defrosted it and back to normal. I guess as a built-in ap some people may see problems if it's disabled.
[Asus Transformer TF700] danger-rat:
It's not Asus, the same thing happens when I install the calendar on my Galaxy Nexus...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Manicor:
I've always been a fan of the Gmail app/widget until I tried this!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kman.AquaMail&hl=en
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dean_fx:
i'll give it a shot -- looks nice.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] julyaann:
dont work in my xomm 601
[Xoom Themes and Apps] EliBsora:
gmail

i am using gmail and nothing is better than the original google gmail app!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Nomad1966:
Thanks, I use K9 mail but this one looks good too.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mrbreit:
AW: Best email client

Work Hotmail (push) with this App?

Greez
[Samsung Captivate Glide] luquiyahni:
First of all, to make it totally clear how noob Im at this... I dont even know if this post goes in this section, so feel free to move it wherever fits best.

Second, excuse my english, its not my first language so ill try my best to explain what I did

Last but not least, thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this post and tries to help me.

So, I finally felt courageous enough to try a non-stock ROM.

The first thing I did was search for a rooting guide for the Glide on the forums. And I found one that seemed pretty straight forward. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1378082). I downloaded Odin, the CarrierIQ free kernel, started the phone on download mode, started Odin, PDA the kernel file... and when the phne rebooted it got stuck on the samsung sign.

I think my problem is that the guide was old and for GB devices. I was running the stock ICS.

After that, I downloaded from samfirmware the ICS file (is it the kernel or the rom? <-yes, thats how of a noob i am). Tried to use odin with it, but it gets stuck after a couple of mins.

After searching for a while, I found on another forum that it says that I need to downgrade back to GB, and said to install CWM Recovery (I installed it -v5.0.2.7-). And now im downloading the inception ROM (the same post on that forum said to downgrade using that ROM). Since the download is really slow, Im writing here to see if someone knows what happened and how to fix it.

Thanks!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] jayjayjoker2:
ICS stock kernal herehttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31695742

Try that maybe
[Samsung Captivate Glide] luquiyahni:
Hi, thanks for your reply.

I downloaded the Stock Kernel but cant seem to install it. Im using CWM and trying to install from SDCard, but it only shows me the internal memory from the phone, not my SD. I already formatted it in FAT32 format. Same results.

Can I do this via Odin? Any idea why my SD isnt showing?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] jayjayjoker2:
Cwmr on this phone doesnt see the external sd
[Samsung Captivate Glide] dbrannon79:
Not sure about cwmr 5 but in ver 6 (touch) you can mount the internal memory, use your usb cable and transfer the zip to the phone with your pc. UN-mount and disconnect the cable and then you should be able to find the file to flash!
[Samsung Captivate Glide] luquiyahni:
What option do I have then? Can I use Odin to do it?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] luquiyahni:
Do you have a link for it? The dropbox one I found isnt working... dont know if the CWM is specific for each device, i found others on google, but since they are on another devices forums, I dont know if it will work with my glide....

Thanks for the help....
[Samsung Captivate Glide] dbrannon79:
The other thing you can do is download the leaked ics that it's a Odin one click file that will flash the kernel and boot loader, should get your phone booted back into stock ics where you can get a fresh start. I'd recommend going to Thegreatergood's LiteRom ver 4 or 5 afterwords. At least until Dman gets cm10 going! :D

---------- Post added at 10:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:54 PM ----------

There is a thread here in the dev section for cwmr 6. If the link there is not working, I should have a copy on my pc I can post
[Samsung Captivate Glide] luquiyahni:
Thanks! No, the link is not working (too much traffic for DropBox), so if you have it, i would really appreciate it.

Also, can you point me into the Odin compatible ROM... I downloaded the LiteRom and Kernel, but both are zips, and cant use them with Odin.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] dbrannon79:
ok here is the CWMR v6 its in a zip file. just unzip to your desktop, the tar.md5 file is useable in the pda mode for odin. just follow the guide listed in the CWMR 6 thread.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] luquiyahni:
Awesome!

I just installed the stock GB back.

I know its not the best option, but wanted to try something safe first.

Didnt lost the unlock. So besides GB, all good news.

Thanks a lot. Really.

Tomorrow Ill try to go back to ICS. Will try thegreatergood rom.

Also, thanks.