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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jkrueger2020:
First, thanks for the replies!

I think you misunderstood me on this point. When installing an OTA after root, I never get the yellow triangle, so there is no need to recover. The problem I'm having is that on the very first screen that appears when you first power on the phone (after installing the OTA on top of a rooted version of Android) it adds a large lock icon with the word "CUSTOM" to black screen (think it says Samsung but I don't recall) to indicate that Verizon has detected something custom about the phone.

I was trying to determine if after having rooted my phone if there was a way to accept the OTA and still maintain root - rather than having to flash back to stock or flash an update using ODIN. It's a pain to have to always flash something at home - I'd like to be able to accept the OTA if possible while I'm away from home. I tried OTA Rootkeeper but that didn't seem to do anything for me - perhaps I'm not using it correctly???

So if I understand correctly, an app such as OTA Rootkeeper is useless for Verizon Galaxy S3 - the only way to get root and the Verizon OTA is to either 1. flash back to stock, install all OTAs and then re-root OR else 2. flash the custom OTA from a forum member, is that correct? In other words, once I've rooted, I always have to use ODIN to get an update - there is no other option?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I'll suggest using EZ Unlock v1.2, just tap to lock then immediately tap to unlock your bootloader and you'll hear an audio confirmation upon pressing unlock. I think that should take care of the custom lock when booting up.

I'll say this, most custom roms block Verizon OTA's from installing so you'll just have to accept that you need to flash back to stock to accept an OTA OR just stick to a rooted OTA based rom. There's at least seven of these, one per OTA or leak that we've seen to date.

Absolutely correct. Can I ask you something? Do you intend on using custom roms or do you just want to use rooted stock OTA's? Cuz you're inquiring an awful lot about OTA's for someone who would be using custom roms. That said, XDA devs have posted a rooted version of each OTA available. Each is in the dev section, they'll be titled something like "Stock Root JB 4.1.2 - I535VRBMB1 Official Update". You could easily just flash any one of these then pull down an OTA since these are left untouched with the only addition being SuperUser. Even still, you would need to re-root after accepting an OTA since OTA's wipe out root so you'll be doing this for as long as we see updates on this phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mav3rick478:
If you're rooted you can use OTA Rootkeeper to back up root, install OTA and then use it again to restore root. I just did this for the current OTA without any issues. Just make sure you also have stock recovery reinstalled if you installed TWRP or CWM, and relock the boot loader first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jkrueger2020:
Yes! That removed the lock icon. So my next question is, when my phone booted back up and said the OTA failed (yet still shows the incremented version number making it appear like the update actually was successful) was there anything that got messed up as part of the upgrade? Or would I be better off going the route of another person's reply which said I should lock the bootloader and flash back to stock recovery first before accepting the OTA?

Currently I'm not really looking for custom ROMS - my experience with ROMS with my original Galaxy S was just a buggy experience (i.e. call volumes that kept reverting to max for every call, etc) and was not very enjoyable. As long as I stay rooted and current with Android I'm happy at this point (of course that could change down the road).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jkrueger2020:
Thank you!!!! That was exactly what I was hoping to find! I tried this out just for kicks to see if it would work for me and it did!

For anyone interested, here are the steps I took with my rooted device :

1. Lock the boot loader using EZ-Unlock 1.2

2. Using EZ-Recovery 2.2, I flashed the stock recovery

3. Backed up root access using OTA Root Keeper

4. Downloaded and installed the OTA

Note: The lock icon appeared still

5. Used EZ-Recovery 2.2. to flash CWM recovery in place of the stock recovery (I couldn't get it to flash the same tar.md5 file I used with ODIN though - don't know what kind of file EZ-Recovery needs - so I used the version of CMWR that it provided)

6. Restored root access using OTA Root Keeper (needs reboot I think for this step)

7. Unlocked boot loader using EZ-Unlock 1.2

I may have gotten these steps slightly out of order but this successfully allowed me to install the OTA (with a successful install message too) and got rid of my lock icon!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smalrus:
Almost worked flawlessly... I had to reboot from SuperSU to get root again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joker66599:
I found the sdm thing to freez

I found the sdm thing to freez but could not find the fwupgrade one. I was also not able to fine the ez unlocker is that in the play store?

I am not sure if the sdm will block the update but now when I go to about phone and select software update it errors out. Also I am only rooted do I realy need to worry about the update? Also looking for a good stable rom. If anyone wants recomend one. Just got my phone like a week ago. Thank you guys. Xda has been great help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Re-read the thread to find EZ Unlock, I'm fairly certain someone posted a link. I will say it's been removed from the Play Store for awhile now.

Freezing sdm 1.0 is all you really need to do. That's normal that it errors out now. You froze that setting so it won't be polling for an OTA nor allow you to manually search for an OTA. Whether you want the OTA or not is on you, there isn't much present that we do not already have in custom roms plus the OTA has already been rooted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eibbed0001:
This is what worked for me except I reversed step 5 and 6 (I edited the quote below to match what I did). Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sipple31:
Stock rooted MB1 here w/ TWRP. Tried to update earlier and completely soft bricked my phone. Had to do some fancy work to get it back and restore.

Now I tried this process:

1. Lock the boot loader using EZ-Unlock 1.2

2. Using EZ-Recovery 2.2, I flashed the stock recovery

3. Backed up root access using OTA Root Keeper

4. Downloaded and installed the OTA

5. Restored root access using OTA Root Keeper

6. Used EZ-Recovery 2.2. to flash TWRP recovery in place of the stock recovery

7. Unlocked boot loader using EZ-Unlock 1.2

and when I get to the step of actually installing the OTA - it reboots into stock recovery - and about 15 seconds in it fails and shows the android guy on his back. lol :eek:

It actually boots back into the phone properly & says that the update failed. Status page shows the baseband got updated, but not the ROM. Any ideas?

thanks

Edit: Bah. It's the stupid 'E: Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip error.' According to my searches there's no easy fix.

Edit #2: I just wound up dirty flashing the full stock root package from Scott & Beans. That worked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ChiefIlliniwek5:
I'm running the MD3 on the stock ROM and rooted. Now when I originally rooted my phone (using this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2046439), I'm fairly confident that I did NOT unlock the bootloader and also installed the CWM Touch recovery. After the process was over I had an unlocked padlock image show up on my phone every time it booted.

Now, I tried to install the new update via OTA (I defrosted all apps I had frozen) and when the phone re-booted to start the update, I received the warning message "System software not authorized by Verizon...." and in the upper left hand corner it says in red, "Secure: Kernel". The phone will continue to boot to this message. When I try to boot into recovery, it goes to this message, not the CWM recovery. The only way to get out of that message is to boot into Odin mode and hit Vol DOWN to cancel.

SO.....what do I need to do in order to install this new update?

UPDATE: I unlocked via EZ Unlock and rebooted into recovery and this time I was able to get into my CWM recovery and updated the zip file posted on another thread in the general forum. All is well now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mandar_h:
Can I upgrade OTA after root but on STOCK ROM?

So if I'm rooted, but still running one of the VERIZON's STOCK ROM,

1. Can I upgrade OTA?

2. Will suck OTA upgrade unroot my phone?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
As of this moment, yes to both. The newest ota is VRBMF1 and you can still root/unlock that version just as easy as any other.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ardabelati:
When I got my phone it was ICS EVITA from hongkong. Mine is HTC ONE xlt. Dual core.

I upgraded to JB not so long ago through the online download. Since upgrade my data connection is very unpredictable. I managed to root the phone but unable to s-off yet.

Is there away to go back to ICS stock again?

Cheers
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ImagioX1:
The easiest way is to soff the phone. Then run the 2.20 ruu to get back to icecream sandwich.

Sent from Xparent Red using my Venomized Evita
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] iElvis:
Once you're s-off, you can flash whatever you like.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ardabelati:
Okay. So now I have to be able to s-off from here. Last time I did the s off using palm down tutorial but could get it to work. Will try again tonight.

Cheers guys
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Dungeon47:
I'm posting this in General because I'm not the author, I just found it and it worked for me.

Many of us have an issue with the N7000 where audio at a very low volume is cut to silence. This can irritatingly interrupt quiet music or videos; anyone who has watched the Walking Dead on Netflix with headphones on has probably noticed it. I have observed this behavior across all ROMs I've used since 4.0. Near as I can tell, this appears to be an intended feature to reduce hiss or other unwanted noise from the audio hardware, but it's a little too zealous. The workaround is to force this mechanism not to activate by constantly putting a loud enough sound through the system; a sound we can't hear.

Method 1

An apk someone made and posted to a google board that has worked around the issue for me.

This works even better if you have a method to make sure the service starts on phone boot.

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=35861#c77

Please thank the person who made the apk if it helps you.

Method 2

XDA user Djezpur came up with another fix that works as well or better that the one above.

In Tasker, I just created a profile to play the file on loop whenever headphones are plugged in and screen is on.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35047527&postcount=25

Please thank Djezpur in their post if this method works for you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] CocciSatch:
Thanks for this answer.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] clackwell:
There is a patch that fixes the problem for my N7000 with OmniROM:

github.com gustavoss android_kernel_samsung_smdk4412 commit 3019675d57c4046c30f82d04ce41913150df0d6e

(Sorry for the distorted link, as a new user I am not allowed to post links yet...)

The question is: How to get it into CM, OmniROM, and co.?

Also see:

jira.omnirom.org browse OMNI-561 ("Sound cuts off at low volume playback".

Kind regards

Clackwell
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] follwersion:
This is great. Thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] XxPixX:
PS: It has been tweaked in OmniROM.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herculeesjr:
Just wanted your guys' opinion. I've had this tablet for almost a month now and with three days left on the 30day return/replace with Office Depot the speaker blew and just makes ugly crackling muffled sound over 50%. I called up the Office Depot store I bought it from leaving out all information I could and just said "I bought a tablet a couple weeks ago and the speaker blew, will you still replace it even though it's rooted now?" and the lady simply said "Does it still turn on and work and simply the speaker is blown?" "Yes." "Then yes it doesn't matter."

So according to her, which is the lady I'd be talking to if I go over there by 9pm tonight, she'll replace it rooted or not as long as it works. But would you guys do that? It's not registered to me or anything and since I'd be getting a new one which would have a different S/N I guess it doesn't matter just wipe my stuff?
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
This is the Sony xperia z launcher if anyone wants something a little different

from the standard stock launcher or apex/nova has a nice

feel to it smooth and nice ui look install like any other apk

Let me know what you think cheers

https://www.box.com/shared/7x6dpo1jjdnnqoyjlib8

New update version 2.0.5b just replace existing one. Also some widgets for the home screen

Tools/weather/clocks.

Tools. https://www.box.com/shared/pmja1yl8ymz3a0lsc1km

Clocks. https://www.box.com/shared/6fke3w9jx0dfrp32mz0t

Weather https://www.box.com/shared/et6exnjatletydfb24qj

Xperia launcher 2.0.5b https://www.box.com/shared/rnf1ij5dpiohdxpswm02

Music walkman https://www.box.com/shared/bqorficn8n040bjfnrpz

Music widget https://www.box.com/shared/n80b9dt0udt528lk5vt0

Photo widget https://www.box.com/shared/fg8kbxnt47snbpxl6cwq

Recent calls widget https://www.box.com/shared/xvq0brvbuljmqwbf9u7f

Xperia flow live wallpaper https://app.box.com/s/ss8bw8g2bt7yny4zcyjn

Photo album. https://app.box.com/s/p0r8d8g87iu0bp67etnx

Calculator. https://app.box.com/s/5zh43qoctzmv0xjneryg

This one needs to be installed as a system/app

Copy original one save it delete it then install this one
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] arceles:
Excellent launcher... hope it takes less ram than ADW launcher EX ! :D Thanks!
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Re: xperia x launcher

About 70mb not sure how much adw is probably near enough the same I would say
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Re: xperia x launcher

I see quite a few people have downloaded this

Any kind of feed back would be nice or screenshots cheers
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] chaihg:
I used it but did not like it because even though the launcher is buttery smooth, it restricts the use of quick settings and the circles widget which is an absolute favourite for me.
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] nestori:
Re: xperia x launcher

This launcher is great!

Enviado desde mi XT890 usando Tapatalk 2
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] Vk_:
Re: xperia x launcher

This launcher fcs every 15-20min when i use the chrome, so i uninstalled it..
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Re: xperia x launcher

Are you on jb or ICS I'm using this on jb without a single glitch or redraw
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] arceles:
For the the launcher is very stable, in fact I changed my ADWLauncherEX for this, it's also very smooth, the only thing that I *May* Miss are the tabs that allowed me to put the apps on different sections but now I can just create folders and it's quite alright... please if there are more updates keep them coming ;D

A few Screen Shots:
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Re: xperia x launcher

What theme are you using on the launcher

Looks nice
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] arceles:
Hmmm... I seriously don't know, just downloaded a lot of icons in png format quite a while and use them because the launcher allows me to select png pictures for the icons.
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Re: xperia x launcher

New update out check the fist page
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] arceles:
Amazing update, THANK YOU!
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] HSD-Pilot:
AW: xperia z launcher

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36809102

Could it be that you use his work in your Thread? Why not just link to his Thread instead?

Gesendet von meinem XT890 mit Tapatalk 2
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Re: xperia z launcher

Actually I got it from here and who's to say that it's his work if you look at the site second link down you'll see quite a few similaritys between

The pages ...So before you comment perhaps you should do you're homework and xda is not the only site on the net to find software a little research never did anyharm......

http://www.apkleaks.com/2013/03/advanced-xperia-z-launcher-204-v204-apk.html?m=1

http://www.leak-app.com/2013/03/advanced-xperia-z-launcher-2-0-5b-apk/
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] SharpnShiny:
Hi!

Thanks for the apps! I'm glad to see someone else here likes the Xperia style! I am using the Xperia Z Walkman, Movies and Album. For the launcher, I prefer the Xperia T launcher - it's easier to do with smaller hands or just one hand, the options are moved around in the Z launcher. I am also using the Xperia Notes, Desk Clock apps/widgets too.

I am looking for a port of the contacts and messaging apps. I cannot find any yet. Most of the ports I found were for other Xperia ROMs, not for others. If anyone finds them, please link!

Your nice app list is growing! You could rename the thread to Xperia Z apps to show that you have many apps now, I'm sure others would want them too! :good:
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
I haven't checked in ages for updates regarding the Xperia Z apps i'll check it out over the weekend and see what I can find regarding the contacts/messaging for you :)
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Just added the xperia live flow wallpaper

Link on first page...
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] SharpnShiny:
I was chatting with another user about this. I don't know how some apps are made 'normal install' while the phonebook and sms are still dependent on something, framework perhaps. I uploaded the Jelly Bean apps here if it's of any use:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43477699#post43477699

I could ask some friends in the Sony section for framework or something?
[RAZR i Themes and Apps] dog121:
Will have a look tonight cheers
[Sprint LG Optimus G] kjungleboy:
Just wanted to know if I could still receive the zvb ota if i were rooted but locked. I haven't been able to get my radios to work after flashing stock zvb. I had to lgnpst to zv7 and the get zv8 and zv9 ota for everything to work again. Right now I'm unrooted and locked zv9.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
Did you flash the Radios when you also updated to ZVB?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] kjungleboy:
Yeah. When i did, the radios wouldn't work but i had wifi. I restored my zv9 backup, and i had radios but wifi wouldn't connect. I think i will just wait for the ota. I just wanted to know if i could root again and still reveive the ota w/o bricking.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
Weird, did you flash them in the same recovery cycle as the ZVB ZIP? And as long as you don't remove any applications or modify anything it will work. You can use something like SuperSU Pro or OTA Rootkeeper to save root when you update.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] my.ads0:
You probably did everything correct. When Wifi works but the radios don't, you usually just need to update the PRL.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] kjungleboy:
I'm not sure about the first time. The 2nd time that I tried it, I followed everything to a T, and had the same result. I tried again last night, and the LG keyboard kept force closing. I installed the stock android 4.2 keyboard that you linked to in another post, but 'i couldn't figure out how to get rid of the messages for the stock LG keyboard. So I LGNPST back to zv7 last night, and updated OTA to zv9 this morning.

Funny thing though...

I'm not sure if it was the updated radios or what, but I had a REALLY FAST LTE signal last night inside the house, which never happens. 5 bars, 4.5Mbps down, 8.2Mbps up. It went away after I LGNPST though.

Can I flash the ZVB radios, and would it make a difference with the zv9 rom? Also, will flashing the radio updates mess me up if I try to install the zvb OTA once they decide to push it?

Thanks for the help.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] _Epic:
ZVB radios won't work on ZV9. Did you try to update profile and prl? or do a ##72786# in the dialer?
[Sprint LG Optimus G] kjungleboy:
I couldn't update the prl workout. cdma. I didn't know about the dialer tool. My phone also disappeared with the launcher.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] dkam:
Nokia 7650 has a program called Answring Machine which can answer incoming call automatically if you won't pick it up. Any similar program for O2 XDA?

Thank you! :D
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Ken_xda:
Not that I know of, may be you need some additional software :D
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] erickbryce:
If this is on a GSM network they have just given you a Voicemail box and you GSM phone forwards to a set number just for this function. Nokia's run symbian variant, I don't belive they have written an on board software for this.

Just go into settings, Phone, Services, Call forwarding and tell it to go to your office answer machine number, or home, or any number. Better if it is provided by your service provider as they may try to charge you a per call fee for non-network forward operations.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] benhyman:
I had a Nokia 7650 some time ago, and there was some software that would answer the phone for you and act as an answerphone. Great little program, and worked a treat, espically when it cost me money to access my voice mailbox.

If it's possible to get a Symbian (the OS that the Nokia 7650 runs) emulator, then you could run that software!
[HTC Wildfire S] freddywfs:
Hi all, I am of those switching over of shirts roms that haha.

Either use a variety of either Cyanogenmod roms from 7 to 10.1, I have tried many sense 3.5 and 2.1, also some based on MIUI and good! with which I stay?

I am among cyanogenmod cyanogenmod 7 and 9 and they are very fast (10 cyanogenmod alpha 2 unfortunately does not go very smoothly: S)

So ... they say! I advise that rom?
[HTC Wildfire S] xizt1boy:
t depends only on you, you need to phone.. If you want the full functionality of this stock only.

As for CM7 and CM9, you can try to build CM9 from crossfire, surprisingly well-run game. So if you want to go, then you just need time. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] SEscobedo:
I don't know exactly what ROM I flashed that made this start happening or maybe it was a kernal....idk. Anyways, I'm not able to get into fastboot mode anymore. I used to be able to get to it via TWRP or in my reboot options in the ROMs I use. Now it seems like for whatever reason I am not able to get into it.

Also around the same time, I lost my ability to overclock. If I ran flash ROMs just fine in TWRP and they work great until I try to flash an OC mod. The OC mods used to work great on my phone but not anymore. As soon as I flash the OC mod and reboot, it stalls to the point I have to reflash the ROM.

Anybody have this issue before?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] LittleRedDot:
I hate to state the obvious but are you flashing kernels for your device? Rom friendly kernels?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] hyelton:
Well for one FastBoot Mode sounds like something to do with HTC not samsung...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] SEscobedo:
lol yes I only use kernals that state they work with the ROM I'm using.

If I remember correctly it does have a fastboot mode.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrevankyle:
Not that ive heard of. We have Recovery; Boot; and Download Modes. Not Fastboot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Eternalty:
Correct fastboot is an HTC thing

Sent from my SGH-I777 running AOKP
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] SEscobedo:
Well in that case, I can't for the life of me figure out why all this crap is happening to my phone.

Tried to flash CM10.1. last week. Been able to flash it dozens of times before and it was fine. Now if I try to flash it, it says failed.

Not able to overclock my phone anymore. Can install PACMAN, LiquidSmooth, PA, or international stock rom and it flashes fine. As soon as I try to flash the appropriate kernal to OC it, it won't boot up. I even installed the kernal that came with the current rom I'm using and flashed it in the installation menu when I first flashed the rom and it wouldn't boot up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrevankyle:
Are you sure you are flashing a CM kernel? it sounds like you might be flashing TW kernels