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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xKiDDOx:
Hi everyone. Just to start out, I am completely new to the Android world – I’ve tried to read up on these forums and whatnot but I am definitely a noob. I am coming from Apple, and long story short, I’m tired of iPhones and got myself a Galaxy S3 via Swappa in order to keep my unlimited data plan. It was previously rooted, but I requested that it be restored to stock.

I have been unable to get to a Verizon corporate store to get a sim card and activate the phone, so I’ve been using it on wifi around the house. I am having signal issues with the wif – it works everywhere except in my room. The signal shows as weak and keeps dropping every few minutes. My other devices have a strong signal. I have downloaded various wifi analyzer apps from the Play store, and they all show the wifi signal as really weak.

I searched and found numerous threads that this is an issue with some of the phones. I tried messing with settings (factory reset the phone, the router, did the *#0011# and turned wifi power saving off, changed the "keep wifi on during sleep" from always to never, etc) and nothing fixes it.

I would like to know what you guys recommend. Should I go ahead get a sim, activate the phone, update to Jelly Bean and see if that fixes the issue? I am unable to get the update since I do not have service. I tried to update via Kies, but it says current firmware pda:lg1 phone: lg1 csc: lg1 (vzw) not supported.

Or should I tell Verizon about the problem and see if they will go ahead and replace the phone? I’m not sure how that works since I am not the original owner. I’ve read that they honor the warranty based on the purchase date which is tied to the IMEI number, and not the owner’s name. Not sure how true that is… Also on the box, it says Verizon 4G LTE Certified. Not sure if that means my phone is already a certified replacement or if all the boxes say that. I haven’t been able to find that out.

I’ve read the thread about resetting the phone to return to Verizon. The flash counter screen reads Odin mode, product name: SCH-I535, Custom Binary Download: No, Current Binary: Samsung Official, System Status: Official, Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable. The android version is 4.0.4 and the baseband is I535VRLG1. Does it matter what the kernel, build number and hardware version are? I’m not sure what they should be.

I just want to be prepared when I walk into the Verizon store (which is unfortunately over an hour away), so I’m hoping I can get some opinions and maybe save myself multiple trips. I’m not sure if Verizon will work with me or not, but I figured you guys are the experts and can help me out. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
It looks like the guy who sold you the phone did in fact fully return you to stock. But it is fully stock based on the oldest stock firmware (I535VRLG1). My advice to you would be to activate the phone, and grab the OTA updates all the way up until the current version (I535VRBLK3).

I used to have all kinds of WiFi connectivity issues with this phone, until I replaced my router. Now it works perfectly. There was no real explanation as to why that was, but this phone does seem to have WiFi connectivity issues, especially with older Routers.

Try updating your software first, and see if the problem resolves with the new firmware. I believe Verizon does base the warranty off of the phone activation date, at least they did years ago in the past, but that may have changed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xKiDDOx:
Thank you, I appreciate the reply. I read that there was an OTA update issued around October to fix some of the wifi issues, but I wasn't sure if I had it. Once I activate the phone with the sim, do you think there will be any issues receiving the updates? I know nothing about rooting and have been trying to read more about it, but I'm concerned I'll end up causing more problems with the phone before I even get to use it.

The router I have is a free one Verizon gives to use with their dsl service - a Westell Model 327w. It is pretty old, although I think the firmware is up to date. The phone works fine when it is closer to the router and everywhere else in my house, except my room which is upstairs and at the other end of the house. I just figured since my other devices work fine, the S3 should too.

Thanks again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
If you are fully stock, with the stock recovery (which it sounds like you probably are), you should have no problem downloading and installing the OTAs. I believe you will have to take a few them before you get up to the current version.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bcurtiswx:
I can confirm that the stock Verizon GSIII has a few upgrades before you get to 4.1.1 (the latest version)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xKiDDOx:
Thanks guys.

I just remembered that I have a newer router that Verizon sent me, but I never bothered with it because the current one was working. I'll try and set that up and see if the signal improves.

I am hoping to get to the Verizon store soon, but unfortunately things keep happening that prevent me from making the trip. Can't wait to get this phone working though. Just the little bit I've played with it makes it difficult for me to go back to my iPhone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1ManWolfePack:
This is how a noob post should read. Nice job, OP -- very informative and you did some homework.

Other noobs take notice -- this is how you do it. Notice how much help he got?

:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aburgthing:
If its any consolation, I had wi-fi issues even with a newer Verizon router all the way up to the latest version of the the modem and rpm file (vblk3). With the last and latest (vblk3) update, those problems disappeared. So as stated, I would update the software to the latest and hopefully you should be good. Just to add, my wife had the same problems (same phone) as well so this validates for me that it was a software issue.
[General Topics] Sun Woo:
Moved
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] InfamousDX:
I have a trip to Madrid next month and was wondering if I'll be able to use my new Vzw GS3. I currently have a CM10.1 nightly flashed on it (euroskank) with imoseyon's leankernel flashed as well.

I have read the threads about setting up the use of international SIMs with stock GS3's, but I think that CM10.1 is a bit different.

So my question... is this at all possible?

The one thing that makes me think it's not is that the stock GS3 has an option to select Global as a preferred network. On CM10.1, there are only 2 Preferred network modes - LTE/CDMA/EvDo & CDMA/EvDo auto. No Global.

Thanks in advance.
[HTC One X+] Synoptex:
Hello to all reading this post!

Who knows, if I unlock the Bootloader via HTCdev.com am I voiding my warranty if this is related to some hardware issues not connected to the unlocked bootloader (e.g. faulty battery, dead pixels, poor wi-fi... whatever it can be).

Maybe anybody has some experience in applying warranty service with the bootloader unlocked. Any difference in a region I live?

Will appriciate with :good: any response.
[HTC One X+] skdubg:
yes there are differences between country and region.

EU/Germany here is warranty still active after unlock
[HTC One X+] Krzysiec:
I will stick to OP and will ask: How about Poland? Any users with experience? I also cant decide to unlock or not :/

Wysyłane z mojego HTC One X+ za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[HTC One X+] baste07:
Oh it varies between countries?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] migrax:
Does the HD/HD+ have dual core OMAP4770 Processor? I have just done some reading on the TI OMAP4770 and apparently it has 2 Cortex A9 cores, so I was thinking that if the Nook HD+ has dual cores, it may indeed have 4 Cortex A9 cores (2 OMAP4770's = 4 Cortex A9's). Just speculating.

migrax
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
The TI OMAP4470 is a System on Chip. SoCs embed general purpose processors among other things such as radio basebands, graphics processors, etc. The OMAP4470 has 2 Cortex A9 cores and 2 Cortex M3 cores. For all intents and purposes it is a dual core A9 SoC. The Nook HD and HD+ each have 1 OMAP4470 SoC not 2.
[HTC One X] xcesco89:
Semi Transparent Widgets for Htc Sense 4.5 [JB-4.1]​

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What you get:​

ScreenShots

Requirements:

Download​

Thread on Androidiani.com

Special Thanks to:
[HTC One X] xcesco89:
DarkShadow Skin for Sense 4.5

Screenshots

Download​
[HTC One X] theDroidfanatic:
Great Work my Friend :D

PS: saw your signature, is it possible that you can make a boot animation for my ROM? :)
[HTC One X] xcesco89:
i'm not a wizard with Cinema 4D but we can try :p :)
[HTC One X] theDroidfanatic:
Its still awesome work :D Add me on GTalk talhaismail1998@gmail.com and we can discuss this further? :)
[HTC One X] xcesco89:
added on G+ too :p :highfive:
[HTC One X] theDroidfanatic:
Awesome :D :high-five:
[HTC One X] Waseem Manneh:
Great work !! But one problem... I can't download the Dark Shadow skin.. apparently there's a problem with Google docs.. it opens then when I press download the browser goes into a loop of redirects and then gets an error !!

Can you please post a mirror? thanks a lot :) :fingers-crossed:
[HTC One X] bilek06:
thanks for this beautiful presentation:good::D:o
[HTC One X] jotha:
Thread cleaned

Removed some posts. Reason: Situation is resolved. No need to confuse users.
[HTC One X] theDroidfanatic:
Bump
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mcluvin1065:
OK so I bought and downloaded 5 games all ranging from 600mb to 3gb....I used gl to SD to move them to my external SD card....when I installed the latest cm10 nightly I tried playing the games and they keep trying to make redownload the files even though they are in my external SD card. What can I do to fix it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nabbed:
Not sure, but can CM10 even see the external sd? I heard it had to be formatted to fat32, and the normal exFAT could not be read by CM10.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tnslf2k:
Try to system settings->Application and clean the data of gl to sd.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zirdark:
I tried to apply that kernel to root the phone and after it rebooted it was just showing sony, turning off then showed sony again, it was doing that over and over again, and hard shutdown pressing pwr+down vol for 10 seconds and it turned off

now i cannot even turn back on the phone or start in fastboot or flash to fix it.

Do you think it bricked the phone? is there any other way to make it work again?

i followed this guide that worked for me the first time but now it did not work.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1963961

I used this kernel Stock_Kernel_6.1.E.3.7_Root.elf - 11 MB in this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2047456

If you know any other way to make it work let me know please, i got this phone like a week ago brand new unlocked non AT&T
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
Charge the phone in a wall charger for a few hours then try the guide again
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zirdark:
I did that and now i get a red light in the indicator light

Now it does the same Logo boot looping but still not able to get the blue or green light to flash is there any trick?

i am following this
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
Repair using Sony flashtool if your phone is recognized. If ypu wait for the boot loop to come on then hold power+volume up it will vibrate once and shouldn't come back on then try to get into flashmode
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zirdark:
Well the phone was not being recognized by the computer

After the Bootloop it does that like 5 or 7 times then it stays there like if it were on but the screen is black ( you still can see that the screen is on but in black)

Now Windows was asking me to install a driver called qhsusb_dload i was searching the drivers for it and i found one that comes with an application called s1tool.7z

I did a forced install and i selected the driver in the list called Zeus Flash Device that was what was installed in a tutorial i was trying.

Now Flashtool detects that there is a device connected but i still cannot get flash or fastboot mode

maybe you guys have an idea once it ask for that driver qhsusb_dload

FYI bootloader was unlocked

Flashtool shows this message now

28/016/2012 10:16:26 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

28/016/2012 10:16:26 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode but cannot flash yet
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SyedMusarraf:
Download sony update service ie SUS.

Install it and then open it.

U'll need a working net connection for it.

Let it download for the 1st time.

Then jst select ur phone and follow the process.

When prompted connect ur phone while pressing ONLY volume DOWN key.

It will reinstall ur stock rom.

Press thanks if helpful.

---------- Post added at 09:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:57 PM ----------

I did it on my xperia s..

It should surely work.

And if ur phone drivers are nt recognised jst install pc companion.

Also ur download might get interrupted in between due to shut down of ur cell.

Dnt panic.

Jst remove ur phone from computer WITHOUT closing ur sus window and charge in wall socket till u get orange led light.

Thn again plug in usb pressing vol down.

Thn press retry in sus.

Download will resume..

U might need to do it 5-6 times as battery wont charge more than 5%.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zirdark:
Thanks now i am just waiting for the phone to shutdown because screen looks like it still on after that i will do the wall charge to start doing what you said.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SyedMusarraf:
Shut down ur phone by pressing volume up + power off..

It will giv one vibration after 3 sec.

Leave the keys.

After about 10 seconds again press both the keys.

Wait for about 8 seconds.

U'll get 3 vibration.

It means ur cell is off now..

Wait fr about 30 secs for the capacitor to get discharged.

After that do wat I said in my above post
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zirdark:
well that did not work, when i connect the phone to the PC when the application ask me to plug it led goes red but the application does not detect the phone.

Sometimes shows a MTP USB install driver but that is it, i have the drivers installed from the Flashtool all of them and also the one for PC companion.

The red light stays on, after a while the phone boots automatically then it shows Sony and restarts and does it again..

any other suggestion?

I have tried pressing quickly the down vol button while it is doing that to see if i get flash mode but nothing...

If nothing works do you know where i need to send the phone to have it fixed? or if you have any other ideas let me know.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
Try using this thread.

You will recover your phone, so be patient and stay calm. Lots of help there.

~Jaramie

sent by my ION
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xyge:
Has happened once with me...its mostly a corrupt or incompatible kernel

Use flashtool to flash the stock kernel using fastboot mode..(be patient)

Then flash the stock fw using flash mode
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SyedMusarraf:
Press and hold ur volume down key..

Thn connect the usb while still holding the vol down key.

It should work
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zirdark:
Sounds easy but the phone does not go flashmode or bootmode

when i connect the phone holding the vol down key nothing happens the red light comes up

after a while starts with the boot loop after it does that several times i get only black screen on

right now this is showing in my Device manager devices, and Flashtool detects that something is connected but it does not let me flash it

any way to force it?

phone will stay in that screen on only until i disconnect it, and SEMC flash device still showing in my device manager
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
Hold power + volume up wait for three vibrates then hold down volume up and plug in your usb quickly
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SyedMusarraf:
Dnt use flashtools.

Use sony update service(SUS).

It should work.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zirdark:
Thanks man, i was able to fix it

What i had to do is after the bootlooping i had to press power +vol up as you said until first vibration

after that i had to be very quickly, i had to connect phone to the computer and press vol up or vol down depending if i wanted fastboot or flashmode.

The trick was to do that very fast, if you are one second late you will got get it.

Thanks all for all your support!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SyedMusarraf:
Good to hear it..

Unless u dont mess up with ur bootloader u can always follow tis process and get back ur cell.

Press thanks if helpful
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] evilhedrox:
Hi, i think i hame the same problem. I already searched everywhere and I'm loosing my hopes. I'm trying to revive a Xperia Ion and this is what I get:

When I plug the phone in the wall charger the red led turns on for some minutes and then turns off.

The same happens when I plug on PC, when the led turns off it is detected as "Somc flash device" in windows device manager and this shows in flashtool:

INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

Nothing changes if I plug in pc with volume + or - pressed, it don't goes into fastboot or flashmode.

I hope you could help me. Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pspec1:
Hi

When I use my s2 I go in to allshare select a music track and then select to play on pc which it does with no probs.

Now with the my s3 with the same setup after selecting to play on the pc a notification pops up “ no other nearby devices are connected to the same AP. Connect the device to the network and try again.” .. The s2 is quite happy to play so the pc is connected to the AP.

Further proof the pc is connected to the AP is sitting at the pc I can both list and play what on the s3 with wmp 12 and with the phone I can list and play what’s on the pc on the phone using Samsung music player.

So why does the allshare on s3 say “no other nearby devices are connected to the same AP. Connect the device to the network and try again.”

Phone os ics

Pc win 7

Thanks
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
Hi. So I sent HTC a email after seeing how they had already released the kernel for one x+ asking timeframe for jb kernel and this its what they sent me. Just thought I'd share.

HTC UK Hi Simon, You have not specified which device you are referring to. If you are referring to the HTC One X. the kernel source has been released. The kernel source for the HTC One X with JB however should be on our developers website HTCdev.com within the next month. For more information contact our technical support team at the following link - http://www.htc.com/uk/contact/phone/

Regards

sent from my Highgrade HTC one.
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
It was about time!

Hoping that it will not be delayed further. :)

Sent from my HTC One X
[HTC One X] gallardo5:
Yaaay, finally :)

Send from my HTC One X.

POOOLSKAAAA BIALOOOO CZEEERWONIIIII!!!!!
[HTC One X] sabret00the:
Believe it when I see it, but I hope you're right.
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
I know.ive had my share of android letdowns. I was just sharing.

sent from my highgrade HTC one x
[HTC One X] MacSeoin:
They have to release in the next month to stay inside Google's T's & C's
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
That what I thought.gpl something maybe...?

sent from my highgrade HTC one x
[HTC One X] BenPope:
GPL for the kernel, yes. The GPL doesn't mention a timeframe for the release of modifications, it says modifications/derivative work distributed in binary form must also provide the source with or available from the same source as the binary. Generally it's to be read as if the binary is available, the source should be too. There is no delay permitted. IANAL.
[HTC One X] sabret00the:
You're referring to the OHA T's and C's?
[HTC One X] ub3rx:
Glad to see that we can use custom kernels with JB soon. I asked HTC the same question and the most I could get out of them was that they will release it eventually
[HTC One X] sabret00the:
I really don't get why they're dragging their heels.
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
Yeah time for some action I think.
[HTC One X] jonshipman:
I asked them about it and got a canned response basically saying "when its ready".

It'd be nice to get OTG on our AOSP builds
[HTC One X] Freezeil:
It would be nice to get GPS on our AOSP 4.1 builds...
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
Have sent this to them via multiple channels.will give them 7 days before taking this further.

HTC. I have asked numerous times in both email to yourselves and on social networks when you will release the htc one x jb kernel source. I remind you you are obligated to under gpl and failure to do so is a violation. I have sent this to you via numerous channels and if no response is forth coming I will be forced to notify Google and anyone else that I need to. You stated to me it would be released within a month around the 20 dec. I suggest you look at this.

http://gpl-violations.org/faq/sourcecode-faq.html
[HTC One X] colvinchan:
yay! it's finally coming :D
[HTC One X] nitrous²:
What do you mean? More info would be appreciated ;)
[HTC One X] sabret00the:
Interesting. But good shout!
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
Trying

Sent from a dark place
[HTC One X] beanbean50:
100% agree with what you're trying to do mate... but hold your horses for the sources!

a quote from their website states 'HTC will normally publish (kernel source) within 90 to 120 days' (3-4 months) and 'This time frame is within the requirements of the open source community'

and they didn't start rolling out jellybean till the end of november (in taiwan first)

so they might hold back till end of march (or even longer) before releasing the source hmm

here's an interesting read:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1821328

(it even has the ceo of htc peter chou email address.. hehe)
[HTC One X] hamdir:
lol 90 to 120 days is hilarious

by the time they release each source, their next OTA and kernel is around the corner, its a very frustrating loop and it only makes sense with their final OTA

i meant if my device got outdated and already passed its final OTA, i wouldnt mind the kernel in 120 days since it will still be a mean for my device to go on

but in the current loop of software updates, these late kernel source releases are next to useless, just like JB outdated all the ICS based kernels...
[HTC One X] Pointlol:
Regarding the whole kernel source, why do they delay it? I mean, what's the purpose? Don't they have it ready when they release the kernel? I don't see how they would lose out on anything by releasing it immediately.

Anyone know?
[HTC One X] hamdir:
i dont even agree with the way they release it in zip format

they should have simply have a github or something

instead they are simply doing it just to satisfy their legal requirement these is why u see them release a kernel source for one device on same firmware multiple times for all regions
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
If htc and nearly all companies didn't have to release it I doubt they would.

Sent from a dark place
[HTC One X] sabret00the:
I wouldn't be so quick to assume we're going to get 4.2. Knowing HTC, they'll leave us on 4.1.2 if we're lucky.
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
I got a answer about that on fb saying us and one s are confirmed for 4.2. I posted it on xda. I've had so many letdown before from company's about updates that I'll believe it when I see it

Sent from a dark place
[HTC One X] yash777:
How exactly does custom kernels help with ROMs? Sorry but I am a total amateur at this!
[HTC One X] ub3rx:
Custom kernels allow developers to change the internal workings of the phone such as cpu/gpu speeds, voltages, governors or memory voltages, memory handling methods and furthermore camera, audio, wifi, screen drivers can be tweaked to a user's preference.

Hope this helps
[HTC One X] yash777:
Totally did! Thanks :)
[HTC One X] ub3rx:
Any updates ?
[HTC One X] shiningarmor:
none
[HTC One X] sabret00the:
Jellybean sources are out!
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
So they said to me a month on 28 dec. They wasn't far wrong.

:thumbup: for htc

Sent from a Blunt smoker
[HTC One X] beanbean50:
so it was 70 days in the end huh.. not too bad i suppose :)
[HTC One X] Mr_S:
I take it that was meant to be 7?

Yeah kinda impressed

Sent from a Blunt smoker