yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Hi,

Without really giving it a second thought I went and encrypted my device. I didn't think I'd be stuck with this rom and/or that CWM would become worthless.

I made plans on selling this one to buy SGS4 instead, when it hits the market and I wanted to do an as proper sale ad possible.

I need help decrypting the device and if possible unroot it and installing the original TouchWiz. I'd be saticfied with a rooted device, as well, only with the original "rom".

Any help is appreciated!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xenonr:
AW: Sticky situation!

Hi.

I guess download mode still works.

Do shouldn't it be sufficient to flash a stock rom there?

I never did this but my guess is it will work.

Regards.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Thanks for the quick reply, this sounds easy! :)

Can someone back this info up?

Also, where can I download the rom? samsung.com?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchindalia:
Re: Sticky situation!

Hey

He is right..

You can download it from sammobile.com/firmwares or you can google it..prefer the firmware for where you stay..

That ways you'll remove the root and also factory reset your phone..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xenonr:
If you can reach download mode (shutdown phone then power + home + volume down) it should be fine.

Just ensure you're flashing the correct ROM.

Like tchindalia suggested. Find your Rom here.

Regards

PS: To leave download mode hold the power button for quite some time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Which one should I pick? I mean there are none from EU, or it me just being blind?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rzarector:
Make sure you select the GT-I9300 and not GT-I9300T :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Oh right.. And now it's narrowed down to two alternatives! Does it matter which one of the Swedish ones I choose? VDS or HTS?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xenonr:
AW: Sticky situation!

In general it doesn't matter.

It's just a question of Bloatware.

Think about the CSC as android+carrier-ware.

If you have a backup of your esf partition there is a small file with your device csc.

Regards.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] worf_1977:
Re: Sticky situation!

Settings/security/decrypt phone... It is as easy as it is written :P

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Have you ever tried encrypting? There's no such thing as a decrypt option..

Anyway, the reason why I still haven't marked this thread as solved is that I still haven't tried it out yet! :-|

I will, soon! :)

Thanks alot for all the helpful posts.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] worf_1977:
Re: Sticky situation!

I encrypted my S3 and decrypted it under settings... Took me lots of time to realize that encrypt option becomes decrypt one there :P

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
I suppose you ran some other rom than CM then, because the option stays the same.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] worf_1977:
Re: Sticky situation!

In fact under stock JB decrypt option is enabled. Once the phone is ,of course, encrypted

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MFL88:
Help here please, badly needed

hi Everyone,

Im using S3 I9300 rooted with stock rom

I was going through this post (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1772234) where it showed how to swipe ur sd card as internal memory and vice virsa but required a kernel with int.l something which I dint have .

In order to follow the instructions I downloaded the file; MVLALH1_Insecure_kernel_CWM and flashed it on my phone. then I downloaded the file from the post (extsd2internalsd2_mattiadj_and_infx_6) and flashed it through CMW but my phone dint read my SD card as internal memory so I read more

EXTRACT FROM THE POST:

THE GUIDE

First of all make a nandroid backup!! I'm not responsable for any problem! You make this procedure at your risk!!!1. Format external sd card from your pc as fat32 or extfat

2. Copy attached zip in you external sd. Choose the right zip. If you have formatted your sd as fat32 choose _fat32 version, if the filesystem is extfat choose _extfat version

3. Go into recovery

4. Flash the zip

5. Reboot and....enjoy your memory increase!!!!

I'm on official jelly bean with kernel with init.d support but the mod seems not working or my kernel/rom does not support init.d

1. Flash the mod

2.Install script manager from play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...51bGwsMSwyLDNd

3.Open script manager, click on browse as root then ok

4.Choose the file name 11extsd2internalsd located in /system/etc/init.d and click on Script/Executable

5.Now tap on Su, Boot and Save

6.Reboot your phone and enjoy!

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So I went on the second paragraph of instructions and downloaded the script manager and went to the 11extsd2internalsd file. I was told to select the option script/executable but couldn't find any option having both so selected executable and then selected SU and BOOT and then restarted my phone

Now Im not sure when it happened but my S3 is not detecting my sim card thou my sim is working perfectly and I have no clue how to fix it

please can anyone help me I tried to explain as best I could but still please ask if u want to know more cuz right now my s3 is without sim card
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andr1171:
I did this some months ago - It worked for me so it might as well work for you! Good luck!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Did what you guys suggested yesterday but what you said wasn't entirely true. Flashing the stock firmware from download mode worked fine, but it actually just put me in an even more sticky situation.

My current situation: device still rooted and still encrypted, only difference is that it won't acceptt my old encryption password. In other words; I can't use the phone at all.

Any ideas to this problem? Is it possible to clear the internal memory and start from scratch perhaps?

Cheers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Did you factory reset after the flash?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
I didn't... I suppose it's fine with the usual reset in CWM?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Well if you are on stock it will be 3e recovery and a factory reset will wipe data AND sd card(internal) just so you are aware
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
That's fine, I've copied all the necessary files.

This might be a silly question but how do I factory reset without a custom recovery? :D And after resetting I'm just supposed to flash the firmware again?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Just boot into recovery vol up/power/home and choose factory reset......oh and use power button to select it, it's slightly different in that respect to cwm recovery....it won't wipe system, just data....so after just reboot as normal
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Alright, cheers. I'll report back tonight!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaan:
Works like a charm! Thanks alot, guys!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Zapp*:
Why not use the one for Nordic Countries (NEE)? That one is not tied up to any carrier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MsSassypants:
I've had my phone about a week and the screen is fine when I'm inside. But I noticed on the way home from work (I walk from my work, about 10 minutes away) that the more I took my phone out, the more I noticed horizontal banding. It freaked me out a bit (I bought this phone from Swappa), but as I got back in a warm environment, the banding went away. Went back out for a run and it did the same thing.

My question is:

1. Is this normal behavior for AMOLED screens, for this device, or is it a defect?

2. Will this temperature change hurt the phone? I live in Wisconsin and odds are it's going to be cold a lot. ;)

3. Should I get a snuggie for my phone? :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
Never noticed any banding, perhaps i'm not really looking for it.

Will look out for it when my phone gets back from the service center..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sveke:
Take mine skiing all the time. No banding.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mzmartipants:
Well I've read up a bit on horizontal banding and i know it's common with this phone. But I've never had anyone say it's temp related.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] highvista:
I noticed this as well with my phone. I had horizontal banding all the time, but the banding seemed to be more pronounced when the phone was cold.

I returned it for a screen replacement under warranty and just got it back about a week ago. The banding is now gone and I don't see it when the phone is cold, either. I don't think the banding is normal but, if it is occurring, it can be made more noticeable when the phone gets cold.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] madd0g:
Breaking news : the GN screen is crap.*

*there aren't any existing threads about it on XDA, not a single one. /s
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmwitz:
When you say banding do you me slightly darker stripes (almost like shadows) or do you mean bright white horizontal stripes where no information can be seen.

I live in the north of Sweden and often subjected my old Galaxy S to -10 to -20°C. I would quite often see white banding or rows of white pixels. These always disappeared whed the phone was taken inside. The phone still works faultlessly today.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] highvista:
For me, the horizontal bands were linear "shadows" of lower screen-brightness alternating with linear areas of normal brightness. There is no loss of information.

After the screen replacement, I would say the screen is as nice as on any phone I've used. My last phone was a Nexus One, and the new screen is comparable in quality to the one on the N1.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] yoc81:
I know this isn't really related but don't know where else i could ask.

I was womdering if the bluetooth headsets would work on a pc.

Thanks
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Carlos:
If the Bluetooth device on the PC supports the headset profile, then yes.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Rudegar:
yeah kinda like the opposite

trying to use the ms bluetooth mouse on a pda

wonder if that would work :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Carlos:
Not sure how that is related, since PPC device have no mouse driver and no Bluetooth mouse profiles. Having a headset profile in a PC BT stack is not a big stretch.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonathan_phang:
Hi All,

Setup my device last night, and a while ago, I started creating all my phone contacts as google ones, so that on restore, or setting up a new device, syncing my google account would bring all my numbers down.

However I noticed something a little bit strange. Some of my contacts appear to have their pictures there, and look fine in the small thumbnail in the people app, but when opening up the picture, it has a strange dot filter applied to it.

I use HaxSync to add facebook pictures as my google contact pictures, and when viewing them from a web browser they are fine. Doesnt seem to happen to all, just a few.

Anyone encountered this too? Any ideas about how to get around it? Seems very odd

Regards

Jonny
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonathan_phang:
Update, well there was definitely something strange going on, and I haven't figured it out, but as a work around, in gmail (on a PC) I exported all my contacts to a google file. This neglects to export images that are on the contacts.

I then deleted all my contacts and synced my phone up, basically removing all contacts, and removed HaxSync. I then imported my saved contacts and instead of using a third party app to get high resolution photos for contacts, I did a contacts sync from the facebook app direct.

The images pulled still seem to be of decent clarity so maybe its something to do with the way the phone (or contacts app) parses images that are embedded into your google contacts.

I actually remember reading in a review about this filter too - trying to find it, but not that important now really.

Anyway. If anyone figures out why it does it then that would be good, and probably helpful to others at some point

JP
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsusx:
From my understading HTC have been quite clever

Google contacts as a general rule of thumb (pardon the pun) use small thumbnails. Only recently have they started using higher quality thumbnails for contacts. Anyway, if the image is of low quality instead of it being pixelated and looking like sh*t, they basically add the dot matrix filter to make it look a bit more professional. To be fair, hats off to HTC it works and they are the first people i've seen attempt such a thing.

The secret is to get gmail contacts all high res, the problem is i am still struggling on just how to do that, seemed to work fine on my nexus but it varies from one device to another, pain in the arse in all honesty.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonathan_phang:
Ah that seems to make sense. That would explain why it would happen on only a few specific pictures.

The Facebook contact sync still seems to be working well, and there are only a few that have the filter now. I might go and double check to if those that are filtered have low resolution pictures on their Facebook account.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topbanana4:
i had that and i cured it by editing the picture in the contact .

Hope it helps
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Majjjjo:
That is OK and definitely solve the problem. But to do it contact by contact having 1400 people in register and approx half of them are pictured, then it may be be time consuming process :mad: Interestingly I have not had this problem with my recently purchased xperia Z. Would be fine to solve it with an updated patch.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minion1835:
I side loaded a launcher, now the app keeps stopping and it is set as the default launcher.

Is there anything short starting over to correct the problem?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgyuszko:
Go into settings then apps, find the launcher listed, double tap and delete all the saved data tabs then when you go back you get chance to change launcher.

Good luck kgyuszko
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkhigh:
He can't do that,

He's gonna have to find a way using adb, or reflash stock
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] marcopolo1:
Hey guys. I just rooted my nexus and as you know the volume for playing music via headphones is very low.. There is any way to increase it? Thanks
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] jarjar124:
Look in the kernel threads as some has it now
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] maulich:
Franco kernel has the ability.
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] thucoisao:
matr1x/franco/faux has it.
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] marcopolo1:
thanks! can i flash franco kernel over the stock android 4.2.2 ?
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] Savant:
Yes you can.
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] marcopolo1:
thanks i will give it a try !
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] galaxys:
Harshs kernel also has it...
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] abbofro:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aperture.ezekeel.experiencepro

Use with Franco its the bomb! full volume control .....
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] marcopolo1:
i wonder what kernel do i need to try, there are 2 of the franco kernel
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] Savant:
Try the 102 and the nightly is a good one too
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] marcopolo1:
great, and that is compatible with stock rom 4.2.2 ?
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] JaylanPHNX:
Faux Sound, the control app that works with Faux123's kernel is great, and cheaper I think than the above app. I also really like Faux123's kernel.

Sent from an N4 blessed with AOKP and sanctified by Faux123!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orsidoc:
Do you think it is possibile to have this feature? I know its difficult but maybe one day

Inviato dal mio GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
It's just another useless gimmick that no one will ever actually use beyond 5 minutes playing with it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orsidoc:
R: Htc zoe

I dont agree with you mate..its an interesting feature for closed eyes

Inviato dal mio GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
..What's the point of recording something if you're gonna close your eyes? :p
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newbieonly:
My Device:

Device Model: HTC Desire HD A9191

Bootloader Version: 2.00.0027 SHIP HBOOT

Radio Version: 26.14.04.28_M

ROM Version: 3.12.405.1

Android Version: 2.3.5

CID: HTC__102

How can I downgrade it to 2.3.2. I want to root my phone. Please help me!! I have done the AAHK but it always errors. I don't know why..?

Is there anything else I can do.1
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekool11:
Make sure all your drivers are installed then download from here

It does it all, root, s-off SIM unlock no matter what System your on, the AAHK was retired so this may be your best bet
[Android Apps and Games] Mayank_cool:
Micromax a100 is a low budget smartphone and also a superphone. But quick evolution of a110 and a116 hd has led to lose its significance and popularity. However for better gaming in micromax a100 i would reccomend

1)Rooting

2)Chainfire 3d

3)Ram expander

I will list some of the games that will work 100% smoothly after doing all this. This list will prevent you from getting exploited (download this games from any where either from google play or from private sites it will work for sure.)

1)Fifa 12

2)Spiderman(requires net connection)

3)anomaly korea

4)Need for Speed Most wanted

5)Sonic4 Episode 2

6)Assasian creed: altairs cronicle

7)Hawx

8)Chaos Rings 2(use chainfire)

9)Eternal wariors 2

10)Modern combat 3

11)Modern combat 4

12)asphalt 7

13) nfs hot puirsuit 2

!4) rage of the gladiotrs

15)defense zone 2

16)dragon slayer

17)nova

18)dead space hd

19)Batman

Games which upsets the device

1)Nova 3(graphic error)

2)Gangstar Rio city of saints(device overload)

3)Wild Blood(device overload)

4)order and chaos(device overload)

5)Shadowgun (graphics error)

6)9mm(graphics error)

7)Backstab hd(not compatible)

8)Gta vice city and 3 ( both are working but still affects your device a lot. Run it on your own risk)

9)nova 2 hd(incompatible)

This games should be avoided at all cost.(even if google play claims it to be compatible. its just invite trouble for you and your device)

however i am trying my best to make these game run in this device. However if you need the 19 working apks just ask me and i will upload a torrent file.

I will try to keep my list updated!!
[Android Apps and Games] PDKMMXA100:
Hi, can you post the correct procedure to install the chainfire 3D on micromax a100? Also pls provide the detail settings to be done along with installation of plugins and their links. I am trying to play NFS most wanted however the screen goes dark when game starts and it kept on running in background. Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] Mayank_cool:
Sorry to reply you late the xda site is down in my ip address. I suppose chainfire 3d is easily available in google play. if you have that app than follow this instructions-

1)touch on install CF3D driver

2)then your phone restarts. After restart if you are unable to find the app than reinstall again by replacing and then touch on fix market links in chainfire

3)Copy the plugins to your sd card.

4)then touch on install/manage plugins and it will search for it.

5)then it will prompt to install three plugins-Nvidia,Qualcomm,Powervr

6)after installing go to per app Opengl settings

7)touch on desired app and experiment various settings to make the app response and perform better

however i would recommend to use NVidia plugin.I suppose you are using an older version of nfs most wanted.I also suffered from this same problem but the new version fixed the bug. Try using the new version 1.0.47. Sadly you have to download new data for this version or it wont work. Best of Luck!
[Android Apps and Games] diestarbucks:
The main topic of this thread is fine, and I will leave it open, however, there is to be absolutely ZERO discussion of any sort relating to warez in any way. If you need a reminder of the rules, you can find it here:

6. Do not post warez.

If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, then pay for it. We do not accept warez nor do we permit any member to promote or describe ways in which Warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained. This is a site of developers, i.e. the sort of people who create such software. When you cheat a software developer, you cheat us as a community

Keep the discussion within the rules of the forum and there will be no problems. If I have to keep coming back to clean up posts that are breaking the rules, I will simply close the thread. Choice is all yours everyone.
[Android Apps and Games] Mayank_cool:
Mod Edit says I must not have read the post directly above mine.
[Android Apps and Games] diestarbucks:
Thread closed due to poor reading comprehension :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkpunk1:
So suppose I unlock my phone. Will all my songs in it get deleted??

Or if I root it then will it get deleted?

Is their a way I can back these up some place except PC /
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr9722:
If you unlock the bootloader EVERYTHING will be deleted. You can backup everything to Dropbox prior to unlocking and then restore it afterwards. Make sure you are connected to WiFi though otherwise you could end up with a large bill.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkpunk1:
Well thanks mate

Had that doubt :)

Cause transferring 3gb songs can be a pain :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rhotha:
anyone can help me?, I can not clean up the 2nd partition, i use link2sd,.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] skb6T9:
I guess u have rooted & installed CWM in ur device.

Just enter CWM & then goto

Mounts & Storage>>format sd-ext

Hope that'll work.

Press thnx if I helped. :)

Sent from my ST18i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rhotha:
Thank you for your suggestion, but it did not work. I also did that before.:(
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ghostofcain:
Just a quick heads up on the following story, I have been suffering the regularly remounting sd card and have contacted Sandisk for an RMA, the catch being you've got to return the card to the Czech republic at your own expense!

BTW to get an RMA you need the serial number off the card, if like me you can't read it without the help of a microscope just take a picture and zoom in, I know only common sense but took me a while to hit upon it.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mcbyte_it:
:eek:

I have one of these SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10, and yesterday I noticed it doing few rescan media for errors, but today it stopped, is it dying ??? Any page to check if my card is among those suffering from the issue? like serial check?

in the mean time, I am making a backup, just to be on the same side.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ghostofcain:
No idea how to check or how widespread the issue is, I suspect Sandisk are down playing the number of cards affected.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jfcooley:
I went to their sites support chat yesterday. Mine has been throwing an error off and on since I got it. Took a little bit but they were helpful and did an immediate RMA.

The person I spoke to asked for a list of info, serial on back of card was one. Weren't too concerned as I told her I could barely see them.

Emailed me a UPS label while I was in the chat. I'll say it was worth the 20 minutes.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ghostofcain:
I'd say. Just returned mine to seller on play who says he'll replace it. Just wondering when the fix was implemented, am I going to get another dodgy card?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Westylakey:
Same issue with mine. Just awaiting an rma number. I will be buying a Samsung replacement.