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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MasterDecker:
You apparently take care of your devices since the Tilt 2 ( I had that one also) is well over 4 years old.)

We all had to start some where. I would recommend familiarizing yourself with some of the tech jargon.

You may say that now, but give it a month, and you will WANT and NEED to do MORE with your new S III. Also using it as a MP3 player WILL eat your battery up quite a bit, so keep that in mind.

As stated previously It is all up to AT&T deciding to let us have the update. So far as I know it is going to be both an OTA (over the air) and/or a KIES update. But no it won't (shouldn't unless AT&T makes things funky) mess up anything you have done or set up on your new phone.

MP3 works fine, and there is a built in player on the phone. Just transfer them over to the folders that were listed above and the phone will find them.

64 is a BIT much, I have a Class 10 32GB in my phone and have well over 20GB left even after all my music and back ups. Again as posted the phone will want to format the card when you put it in.

NO, you do not need Antivirus on the phone, it is a waste of both space and money. Again as posted above just be careful of what you install.

Google Play Store, and even Amazon, however there are A LOT of good developers here in XDA that have made various apps that work with teh S III, that they offer free to us members here. Be thankful and happy with what they have made, because without them your phone would be a shiny paperweight.

As for screen protectors, I went ahead with the ZAGG Premium shield for my S III, it cost me $19.99 + $4.95 shipping, I then took it to my local Zagg shop and had them install it. (I have shaky hands and couldn't install it.) Additional Cost $5.99

As far as cases go, get yourself what YOU think you want and what YOU really NEED. Sure those Otterbox cases are great, but since I got the Red version of the S III, I opted for a hard shell clear case from Amazon. I got it for literally $0.01, and free shipping to Alaska. It works great, protects both the back & front, without making a mess of my Zagg Shield.

It's not complicated at all. As far as ignorance, your not ignorant simply because you logged in here, and asked for assistance. This phone is a bit "complex," but in a short time you will be flying through it without a problem. As far as helping you, as posted above, MANY if not the greatest majority of us here on XDA are here to help because we want to help. I

f I could make a suggestion though, when you need help, keep this thread you created handy and ask your questions here. This way you are not making up several additional threads. Again while many of us are here to help, we do have the "bashers" out there that will bash you for making extra threads that have either been discussed before or even if they feel it is redundant.

No then it is 10:00am here in Anchorage, and I need another cup of coffee, so please excuse me....If you have further questions, please feel free to message most any of us here that have responded to your thread.

Thanks a lot

:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] osualum78:
Yeah, this New Year would be exactly 3 years for my Tilt. I've got the latest version

So, with my file types currently on my laptop (see post above), will the S3 support them? Or do I need to convert any of them?

So I need to get this Kies? For the drivers only basically? How do I go about getting it?

Is removing AT&T crap that's on the phone difficult to do?

I plan on buying my sd card (I may save myself $30 and just get a 32, Amazon pricing 64 vs 32) and case (most likely Otterbox) from Amazon. I haven't looked too much into chargers and what not yet. I obviously got the one USB/wall charger with the phone. I will need at least another wall charger for work and 2 car chargers for my two vehicles. Not sure about the cheapest best ones to get for this. Any ideas?

Thanks again!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MasterDecker:
The S III Should easily be able to playback your music and display your pics. Just plug your phone into the USB Cable and plug that into the computer, AFTER you have installed Kies, which you can get here http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/

Once you have it installed exit out of it, and open your "my computer" and click into the GS III then to internal or external. Most likely your external disk. Copy your pictures and music over to their respective folders, and call it good. Again while it is reported that the SGS III can use a 64 gig stick, 32 is pretty much all you will need, unless your storing tons of videos & music. Also remember that unlike other devices you cannot (under stock rom at least) move apps from internal memory to external memory.

As far as chargers go, I picked up a 2 USB port 12V jack, and just used a SHORT 3' USB to micro USB cable and routed the cable under the dash and all so that it was not 100% visible. At my work I just use another cable and plug into the USB of my workstation. This way if I need to I can charge the phone at work. but the SGS III has a REALLY good battery life if you get rid of the "stock widgets." Those things eat up your battery and data plan like pacman on crack.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] osualum78:
How do I go about being able to save apps to the sd card? Simple downlaod?

How do I get rid of the "stock widgets" and other crap that is not needed that just bulk the phone memory?

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OmRomRom:
If I remember correctly I saw a news tip on the main page a while back for Apps2SD. Search for that story and you'll be good to go. It has the DL link for the app.

As far as the stock crap you mentioned you can use Titanium Backup to freeze those apps so they don't use system resources and don't appear in your app drawer anymore. Titanium Backup WILL let you uninstall any bloat as well, but I tend to just err on the side of caution and just freeze instead of uninstall. That way there are no issues that may arise if I chose to uninstall an app that I shouldn't have. Which has happened before. It's not fun. You may be able to find a "safe app" list that will show what can be deleted that won't effect the system. Try to do a search here on XDA.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MasterDecker:
As said above, freeze the bloat ware, a list for the safe ones that can be frozen/removed are here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1728126 Do remember though that some of the bloat ware the updater for ICS or JB will be looking for, so you will need to unfreeze them when the update to JB is released.

Now as stated previously you could use apps2sd to move your apps to the sd card, but from my understanding that is not a viable means and often causes force closes and crashes of your apps. With 16 gigs of storage available on the S III it should be able to hold more apps then you will need. Just remember to make sure that your video's, music & pictures are stored on the sd card. The built in media player will still show them, and you would need to set up that storage of photo's taken with the phone are saved to the sd card.

Other then that You should be good to go.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OmRomRom:
I should have mentioned in my response what the other member suggested. Leave the apps on the internal storage and use external for movies and music. I actually was unaware of the force close issue in Apps2SD. I've only used it twice and that was only so I could familiarize myself on how to use the app. When I was using it I didn't get force closes but I've read the other posters help suggestions on various topics and have used the advice that was provided by them so if they state it force closes then take it as solid info.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BeenAndroidized:
Isn't "Move to SD Card" already an option that you can use? I thought that we do not need to download the Apps2SD anymore. (That just a thought, I have not really look at my SIII in and out yet, since I just got it)

With moving Apps to SD card, it can also slow down the apps performance too at the same time. Not recommended (like previous post you have 16GB on the internal.) especially if you lose connection to your SD card (I had that experience with my SII)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MasterDecker:
Move to SD has been removed at least in the stock form. I'm unable to confirm or deny for other ROM'S but the stock ROM'S have had it removed and several changes made to the file structure. Honestly I don't miss that feature, having moved from the Skyrocket to the S III. With 32gigs external I have more then enough storage for all my apps on the internal memory. And my pics, movies, customer DB's, music, all fit and run perfectly off of the external memory.

Now granted I opted for the Class 10 since it transfers data a bit faster then the others, but that was just my choice. Once you remove some of the bloat and all, you gain a bit more storage space. Phone runs cooler, less reboots, less FC's, and less system resources used up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BeenAndroidized:
My thought exactly. I rather not use the move to SD option at all. For me I kept all my data on the SD card and let the apps stay where it at in the internal storage.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OmRomRom:
Yeah that's what most of us do. I just offered up the option BC he asked if it was possible.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] osualum78:
So my .wav and .amr and MP3 and MPEG 4 audio files will work, unlike the previous poster said that they'd have to be in MP3 format? And my .avi videos will work too? Sweet. I got 1GB of pics and video and audio (the pics ain't taking that space up) that I don't want to have to convert. That would suck.

Okay, so leave all apps on internal memory. Put my crap (non apps) on sd card. Got that.

Now on the bloat. Per link: "Now that the AT&T Galaxy S3 is rooted:" So I have to "root" it first? I just read the link to that and that seems effin complicated. Why can't this crap be easier? :(

What is ICS? JB = Jellybean?

What is the easiest way to root the phone to freeze/remove the bloat? The complicated link to root instructions, then download/install Titanium Backup (which is? How do I get it?), then I can freeze/remove bloat? For the OTA updates (ICS and JB, whatever ICS is), are any in the list of safe ones to freeze/remove ones that would be affected by an OTA update? But before all of that, I need to download Samsung Kies?

I just read the 4 pages of the "safe" items that can be froze/removed and just more confused. Post #27 seems to be a pretty large list, but knowing what each one is/does would be helpful. It seems as if getting rid of the Live Wallpapers would be fine (I still could use my own .jpg image for a home wallpaper, right?), and getting rid of all Yahoo crap would be fine with me as long as I can have the phone check my Yahoo email every 30 min for a push. Might as well get rid of the Google stuff? Etc. I don't know what this crap is. I know I won't want to deal with getting new clocks, contacts, calendar, texting (?, is the OEM texting feature crap on the S3?). Etc....

Aarrggghhhh!!!!! This is where **** gets confusing. Confusing ass root instructions. Why can't it just be download and install. Why the eff can't this be easier? Why the eff can't it be like a PC where you just go into Programs and delete the **** you don't want?

:mad:

Can anyone give me "idiot" instructions from first step to last to help me? Remember, I haven't even set the time/date on my phone yet...

Going to order a SanDisk Ultra 32GB class 10 card and Otterbox tomorrow

Thanks Again!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cehf:
you can disable some of the bloat with the built-in task manager. that should be sufficient to your needs. rooting is something that is not meant for you, from what i can tell.

your files shouldn't need to be converted. if the stock apps do not play them, you can try downloading a different player before converting to a compatible format.

in regards to otterboxes (specifically, the defender) you can pop out the built-in screen protector so you can another that is stuck to the screen. this is a permanent thing, and you also need to remove the adhesive on the inside of the otterbox.

sent from my I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] OmRomRom:
Idk if I would necessarily say rooting is not meant for you since we all have to start somewhere but he's right so far as you need to be careful and understand the methods before they're attempted. Thats why you're here obviously.

You can remove some bloat without root but most you can just disable with the method previously stated. Titanium Backup just streamlines the process but requires root. Without it you have to uninstall updates in app manager and then disable the app after having to go back into app manager once you uninstall the update. Kind of a pain.

If you aren't comfortable with rooting for fear you may mess something up then just go the app manager route. Takes more time to accomplish what TiBackup does easily is all.

---------- Post added at 12:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:31 PM ----------

Easiest method for rooting is Mskips toolkit IMO. It will unlock the bootloader, root, install busy box, etc. You just watch it do its thing. Its automated. You just select what build you have when you open the toolkit and then select the All-In-One option.
[HTC Droid DNA] Ndaoud360:
someone would like to help me on a mod im working on? I found instructions here http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?13250-Rosie-mods on how to make landscape Rosie. Which I got modified and apk is below but I don't know if it works because Im on odex not deodex. When I converted it to odex Rosie would not boot just a black screen.

Anyone know what could be the problem? I'm not sure if it's because the instructions are for sense 4 not 4+ but it should be the same right?

Who ever is running the stock deodex rom would like to test out the deodexed apk of Rosie and tell if it works. ALSO BACK UP BEFORE TRYING.
[HTC Droid DNA] Ndaoud360:
Anyone.
[HTC Droid DNA] luke1333:
i would bet sense 4+ is different
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Sakura90:
Hi!

I updated to 4.1.B.0.587 and tried rooting but it's impossible. The only method I found involved flashing an older kernel from other phone model, but all except one can't be flashed because Flashtool pops an error. The ST18i kernel is the one that can be flashed, but on restart it gives a black screen. The only way to get out from there is to flash back the original 4.1.B.0.587 firmware for my phone.

Any idea what to do there?

If not, I'm aware you can unlock the bootloader and install whatever you want. I understand the bootloader unlocking part (and I have "Boot loader unlocked allow: yes"), but then how do I root exactly? I see threads here where you can install a custom (already rooted) kernel, but I'd like to root the stock kernel/firmware. I need CWM I believe. Can someone post the steps how to do this?

Thanks

Btw, I have the America variation, wt19a. Does that change anything?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pitchblack5691:
You can unlock bootloader and flash a custom pre-rooted kernel and that's the only way you can get root without downgrading your phone. There is a extended stock kernel in dev section which is just a rooted, CWM installed stock kernel. You can try that after unlocking your bootloader. It's always better to use a custom prerooted kernel because by installing it the root and CWM is permanent but if you downgrade, root and install CWM via x-parts, it is only temporary and you can easily lose the root by flashing some mods itself.

.:goutham:.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Sakura90:
Thanks, I just got stock root with .587 with this guide. I didn't look into it at first because it was meant for .431 (this thread has it the same). But it works like a peach. I used Xperia-ROOT.rev4 and made a "factory reset" after the process. Ended up with a fresh .587 rooted, Superuser app survived the reset. Installed SuperSU from market and deleted the Superuser apk from /system/app. Everything looks good and feels fine.

If anyone sees this, forget downgrading if you have a LWW, use that guide.

Btw, the ghost of GB haunts me... my last phone was a Galaxy Note and I had to go back to GB, wipe and then install an ICS rom (because of the eMMC bug). Now I get a LWW and the only way to root is falling back to GB, root and install ICS. **** :silly:
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timoteorex:
I was wondering what rom you use to get cm10 on the tmobile? I have been searching here, but don't see much help for the tmobile, and I'm pulling my hair out trying to flash one. I got my kids tmob. on to aokp build 33, ICS 4.0.4 months ago, which changes the model number to P1000, but when I try to flash the P1 cm10 roms I just get an error message and cannot continue. Am I using the wrong rom build? I have the Sprint P100 and I have no problem flashing P1c cm10 nightlies on that one. Any help would be much appreciated!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] priyana:
it is correct.

If can AOKP run build 33

you just have to flash it ~4 times

It is normal

First time it will check and converts.

If still cannot, then restock.

Use overcome method in my signature.

I own a T849 and was running AOKP of any build by Stimpz0r

until now I am still on AOKP JB of latest build, and been trying cm10 too

So I know what I am talking about.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SiriusDoggy:
I'm running the current stable version of CM10 and love it except for one problem. The camera sucks now. It will not focus. It seems to be stuck on infinity even though in the settings I've changed it to everything from Auto to macro.

Is it possible to load just the stock camera on top of the CM camera module?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] danielnorkin:
Apparently you can't. Take a look at the thread I created just yesterday about this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2014771http://
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pastert33:
You've done something wrong. Many people are running this ROM with no problems to the cam
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SiriusDoggy:
Thank you. That was very helpful.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Papa Smurf151:
Can't run stock camera on cm due to drivers not playing well together. But U can run the android 4.2 camera. There are flash able zips all over the place for it. Only downside I've seen from it is if flash is on it'll crash gallery but that only happens to some people. Either way its worth a try sense flashing it won't replace the cm camera just runs along side it.

XDA Moderator
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SiriusDoggy:
Thank you. THAT was a helpful answer.

Now I just gotta find that zip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Papa Smurf151:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1965895

Your welcome ahead of time. Its not in our phone forum but they work anyways. There's more than just camera in there.

Enjoy

XDA Moderator
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SiriusDoggy:
Still not working....

Well, Now it's really broke. I flashed the camera file from your link and when the new camera launches it crashes when I try to take a picture.

So it's gone from bad to worse...

I re-flashed the file 3 times with now the same results. Even the old camera is crashing now.

It's ashamed I can't get this working because I really love CM10 otherwise. Apparently it's just my device though as others seem to not be having this problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mjben:
I feel like a dolt for having to ask this, but where is CM10 for this device? I checked the get cm website, and the development forum here, and couldn't find anything aosp except for miui.

BTW, a broken camera is a hallmark of anything CM.

sent from a secret underground bunker
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SiriusDoggy:
Here's the link for the Sprint model.

http://get.cm/?device=d2spr&type=stable

Just browse up a level for different models and "nightlys".

It's great that this forum covers so much but unfortunately it also makes it difficult, even using search, to find anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Papa Smurf151:
Sounds like something went wrong with the flash. Maybe the lib files were missing.

Official cm thread for sprint SG3 is in original development sub forum

XDA Moderator
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SiriusDoggy:
Could it help to flash one of the recent "Nightlys"?

I've never done that because it's taken me so long to get the layout of all my apps and pages the way I like them. I know there's some way to back that up but that's for another post I guess. Too new to the whole rooting and ROM flashing process...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Parkourkid93:
I don't think I ever had problems with the CM10 default camera, try a clean flash and try again, and yes, the 4.2 camera does fc on the gallery, sadly its the only reason I can't see myself using anything CM based :(, I love it, but the default camera basically throws the whole ROM off for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Papa Smurf151:
Yeah it only fc if the flash is on but that's a killer for me. Only hope is when cm 10.1 hits SG3.

XDA Moderator
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Parkourkid93:
Yea pretty much, I use the flash a lot, and I know, let's hope for the best :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DannyDroids:
I had the same problem.. sorta.. after snapping off a photo, the camera would just freeze, then warning / pop up stating 'gallery not responding'.. I ended up dumping and starting over. I'm using the CM10 build date of 11/13 and so far so good, camera and gallery working correctly now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] beforedenied:
Hey buys, be warned DO NOT PUT THIS PHONE IN YOUR BACK POCKET. the digitizer may crack.

I was sitting on a chair yesterday with my phone in my back pocket and i heard a crack sound, took out my phone and there were 8 hairline cracks on the digitizer (the thing underneath the glass) The screen didn't turn on. Toast. Its a $124 dollar piece on ebay. It sucks. Be careful. Have a good day. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Dmwitz:
Dont back pocket the note 2

Don't back-pocket the Note 2 either. I have not cracked the screen but I have experienced a few unexplained restarts! Probably cause by flexing and the battery losing contact!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] techn:
Don't put any high end phone in your back pocket and then site on people come on you all should know better than that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] raduque:
Back pocket? I thought that was purely a chick thing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Cmoore0965:
Also, don't throw it in a body of water
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nh5:
$124 isn't bad was 160 a few months back. Mine cracked a few months ago, not bad but I dropped it from like 7 feet off ground onto concrete floor only like 4 cracks. Was gonna replace it but getting a Nexus 4 soon instead.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
^this. Lol guys do it too? Shame on you guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] netban:
That's not a warning, and it's common sense!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cachookaman:
its the only pocket this phone fits in and ive never had a problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Cmoore0965:
I don't mean this as sarcastically as it's going to sound, but how the hell is the back pocket the only pocket your i777 will fit in? Do you wear skinny jeans? Or are you just diminutive in stature? Again, I'm sincerely blown away by this notion, not just trying to be an asshole... But my gnex, hell my wife's s3 fits in my front pocket perfectly fine. The s3 fits in her pocket fine (you can see the outline clearly because she's a woman, with tight woman jeans) but she has no problem pocketing and retrieving it. What kind of tiny pockets to you walk through life with, sir?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
Sky

Blue
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
I wear skinny jeans and it fits fine so maybe the op is a chick or wears women's jeans