[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Creeper36:
INSTALL GUIDE for PARANOID ANDROID 4.45 on Galaxy S3 version S968C and i747

THIS GUIDE IS FOR SCH-S968C Version.. NOT i9300 or i747!

ROMS with 'd2lte' is the one you want for SCH-S968C.

=Download, on your PC or Laptop, KIES or KIES3, depending on your current Android version, for drivers >> http://alturl.com/jx96r

=On your Phone: Unknown Sources and USB Debugging both Enabled (needed for Cydia Impactor)

=Root with Cydia Impactor >> http://alturl.com/qfwsy -OR- http://alturl.com/oc7gm

=Install 'SuperSU' App from Play Store. (Make sure you have Superuser status before you contine.)

=Install 'ROM Manager' App from Play Store.

=Open Rom Manager and install Samsung Galaxy S3 METROPCS version (its just a Recovery so it will work without conflict for S968C, I did it successfully)

=Download, using your phone and save to External SDcard, the PA (Paranoid Android) Rom >> http://alturl.com/mnnin (4.45 = Android 4.4.4)

=Download, using your phone and save to External SDcard, the GApps (I prefer Mini Modular) >> http://alturl.com/ctsz4

=Boot into CWM (ClockWork Mod) Recovery. (When powered OFF: Hold Power, Home, and Vol. UP buttons at the same time)

=MAKE A BACKUP USING CWM. I have made the mistake of not making a Current ROM backup and felt pretty stupid later when I needed it!

=Mounts and Storage > Format /boot , Format /system , Format /cache , Format /data

=INSTALL the PA ROM

=INSTALL GApps

=Wipe Data/Factory Reset

=Wipe Cache

=Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache

=Reboot. If prompted for 'Disable Recovery Flash' or 'Fix Root'.. answer YES to both.

*Notes:

=The Paranid Android OTA (Over-The-Air) ROM Update will have to be done MANUALLY by booting into CWM and Installing the ROM from the /paranoidota/ folder on the internal storage of your phone. CWM does not run scripts and there is not a different recovery that works with this phone. GApps will NOT have to be installed everytime you install a ROM Update.

=This Paranoid Android ROM has a built-in Superuser so you should NOT install any other version from the Play Store after step 4 above.

=As soon as you install ROOT, you will lose your 'Official' status and technically void your warranty and disable any future Official updates.

I dont mind because I want this Android version Now instead of waiting for my carrier to Ever make it available.

=If your on Straight Talk, like me, contact them for the correct APN settings.. the default ones did NOT allow me to connect.

They did NOT care what I was doing, only that I pay my bill.

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THIS GUIDE IS FOR SGH-i747 Version.. NOT i9300 or S968C!

ROMS with 'd2lte' is the one you want for SGH-i747.

=Download, on your PC, KIES or KIES3, depending on your current Android version, for drivers >> http://alturl.com/jx96r

=On your Phone: Unknown Sources and USB Debugging both Enabled (needed for Cydia Impactor)

=Root >> http://alturl.com/qfwsy -OR- http://alturl.com/55sxq

=Install 'SuperSU' App from Play Store. (Make sure you have Superuser status before you contine.)

=Download Odin v3.07 on your PC >> http://alturl.com/es4jp

=Download, on your PC, the most current version of TWRP Recovery for 'd2att' >> http://alturl.com/y5zjf

=Boot your phone into Download Mode. (When powered OFF: Hold Power, Home, and Vol. DOWN buttons at the same time)

=Load Odin v3.07 on your PC and insert the 'openrecovery-twrp-2.7.*.*-d2att.tar' into PDA and hit START. (Help Guide: http://alturl.com/y6e6j )

=Wait for Restart.

=Download, using your phone and save to External SDcard, the PA (Paranoid Android) Rom >> http://alturl.com/mnnin (4.45 = Android 4.4.4)

=Download, using your phone and save to External SDcard, the GApps (I prefer Mini Modular) >> http://alturl.com/ctsz4

=Boot into TWRP Recovery. (When powered OFF: Hold Power, Home, and Vol. UP buttons at the same time)

=MAKE A BACKUP USING TWRP Recovery. I have made the mistake of not making a Current ROM backup and felt pretty stupid later when I needed it!

=Wipe > Advanced Wipe > 'check' for Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage, Cache > Swipe. - NOT Micro SDcard!

=INSTALL the PA ROM

=INSTALL GApps

=Wipe > Swipe for Factory Reset

=Reboot.

Should work great. I have found this ROM to be very stable.

*Notes:

=This Paranoid Android ROM has a built-in Superuser so you should NOT install any other version from the Play Store after step 4 above.

=As soon as you install ROOT, you will lose your 'Official' status and technically void your warranty and disable any future Official updates.

I dont mind because I want this Android version Now instead of waiting for my carrier to Ever make it available.

=If your on Straight Talk, like me, contact them for the correct APN settings.. the default ones did NOT allow me to connect 4G (LTE).

I feel like Straight Talk also had to hit a couple buttons on their end to enable it. I'm not certain, just my opinion.

They did NOT care what I was doing, only that I pay my bill.