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Basic Device Information

Official Stock Firmware

Device Tools, Root/Un-root/Un-brick methods

Custom ROMs

Kernels & Radios

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Trafalgar Square:
Custom ROMs

Custom ROMs

Pie:

[ROM] [OFFICIAL][9.x][i9300] [☭] Communism-Rom [AOSP]

[UNOFFİCİAL][9.x] SuperiorOS ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S3

[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][9.0.0] LineageOS 16.0 [BETA][8.02.2020]

[ROM][Go]-[9.0]-PixelExperience[AOSP][i9300]-Optimized by Team InFusion[2019/08/01]

ArrowOS [9.0] Unoffical For i9300

[ROM] [9.0] [GO] Optimized LineageOS 16.0 by Team InFusion [BETA] [20.08.19]

[ROM][9.0]? crDroid Android 5.4 Pie? [UNOFFİCİAL][İ9300]

[UNOFFİCİAL][9.x] PixysOS v2.4 PİE ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S3[i9300]

[9.0][UNOFFICIAL]? Resurrection Remix Pie v7.0.2? [İ9300] [29.05.2019]

[9.0] [UNOFFICIAL] DotOS 3.1 Pie for Samsung Galaxy S3 [GT-I9300]-30.07.2019

Android 10

[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][10.0.0] LineageOS 17.1 [ALPHA][8.02.2020]

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Trafalgar Square:
Basic Device Information

Basic Device Information

Wikipedia

Specifications

Codename: I9300

Resulotion:

720 x 1280 pixels (~306 ppi pixel density)

CPU:

Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9

RAM:

1GB
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Trafalgar Square:
Official Stock Firmware

Official Stock Firmware

Sammobile.com

[Guide]Odin Flash Guide
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Trafalgar Square:
Device Tools, Root/Un-root/Un-brick methods

Device Tools, Root/Un-root/Un-brick methods

Root

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S III – XDA Developer TV

[GT-I930x/T/N][SHV-E210*][SHW-M440S] CF-Auto-Root

Recoverys

TWRP:

twrp-3.3.1-0-i9300.img

twrp-3.2.3-0-i9300.img

twrp-3.2.2-0-i9300.img

twrp-3.2.1-0-i9300.img

twrp-3.1.1-0-i9300.img

twrp-3.1.0-0-i9300.img

CWM:

[RECOVERY] ClockworkMod Touch 6.0.3.2 for GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Trafalgar Square:
Kernels & Radios

Kernels & Radios

Kernels

[KERNEL][7.x][i9300] Hybrid

[KERNEL][STOCK] 18-05-2016 AGNi pureSTOCK I9300 ULTRA SMOOTH

[KERNEL][AGNi][CM] 18-05-2016 AGNi pureCM v5.10.3 I9300 (ULTRA SMOOTH)

Radios

[REF] Galaxy S3 Modem / Radio Collection (I9300 & I9300T ONLY) CWM & Odin Flashable
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Trafalgar Square:
MODS, GUIDES, and Misc

MODS, GUIDES, and Misc

Mods

[MOD][ROOT] Audio Hacks and Modifications + New Insanely Loud Volume Hack!! (post 2)

[MOD] JKay Deluxe 14.95 for XXEMD2/C3/2/ - Free Deluxe Settings Lite. Dev. stopped

GUIDES

American or Canadian SGS3? Read this before flashing or posting!

[FIX][CM11][XPOSED] Fix for Google Camera error on CM11

[GUIDE] [VIDEO]How to SIM unlock your Galaxy SIII for free!!

[GUIDE] Galaxy S3 CPU/GPU overclocking/undervolting (Updated 12/08/2012)

[HOWTO]Make Spotify cache offline playlists to SD card

Tutorial: How to flash International rom on Galaxy S3, GT-I9300_CHN_CHN (From CHINA)

[GUIDE] Extract bootloader and Make flashable ODIN Tar.md5

[HOWTO] [ROOT] Instructions for SC-06D (Japanese SIII from Docomo) also ROM how-to

Step 1: How to convert SHV-E210S to GT-I9305 (International)

How to fix - E:failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)

[GUIDE] Build DirtyUnicorns MM6.0 for Samsung Galaxy S3

[GUIDE] Build AICP MM6.0 for Samsung Galaxy S3

[GUIDE] Build LiquidSmooth MM6.0 for Samsung Galaxy S3

[GUIDE] Fastest way to properly undervolt your CPU

[How To] Create your own QMG boot animations [must be rooted]

Misc

**Ultimate GS3 sudden death thread**

[I9300] Post your benchmark scores

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Trafalgar Square:
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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] naset:
good thread :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] JJEgan:
Problem is with this thread is that its slowly dropping down the forum .

Ask a mod to make it a sticky is the solution .

jje
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] potworny:
Odp: [03/04] INDEX of ROMs [Original Android Development Forum]

AOKP has the build number 6. The owner of the topic is just lazy and doesn't update.

Thank you for this list :)

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My grand grandfather was an astronaut!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] ulixess:
The Sense Rom developed by Sense4all isnt an AOSP one.

It neither use an AOSP source code nor AOSP kernels can be flashed. Sense Roms are needing special modded kernels to boot.

People could think the Rom is dualbootable with Siyah kernel since its under the "AOSP" section. The Rom wont boot with Sihay anyway.

So I think its best to add the new section "Sense" ;)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] exynoss:
Re: [03/04] INDEX of ROMs [Original Android Development Forum]

thanks guys for your suggestions.

will update this thread everyday.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] exynoss:
lol..rom index is based on dev. roms. if dev updae his rom then i will also update info. about that rom here.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] potworny:
Odp: [03/04] INDEX of ROMs [Original Android Development Forum]

The Devs have already updated the ROM. I'm already using it on my phone. Only the topic itself is not updated. :)

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My grand grandfather was an astronaut!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] HassanM:
Re: [03/04] INDEX of ROMs [Original Android Development Forum]

Mate ure missing Roms like OMEGA, ULTIMA, FOXHOUND, ANDROID REVOLUTION etc. They're all JB and pretty popular as well...
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] DSA:
"mate" you are missing the thread title

this is for roms in the ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT SECTION :rolleyes:

do people actually still read anymore....?!?!?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] HassanM:
Re: [03/04] INDEX of ROMs [Original Android Development Forum]

Oops.... Didn't see it....
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] exynoss:
here you go

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2220154
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] shelnes:
Lock and delete this thread
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] mkim055:
*cough complete advertisement

"You'll never get enough free storage!"
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] shelnes:
Lock and delete
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] t0kgrumps:
Reported this to the mods. Next time click the triangle button to report a thread
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Woody:
Per OP, this thread is closed
[General Questions and Answers] elmonster213:
I live in the countryside where Internet service providers charge quite a bit for even a 6Mbit connection so I use my android for everything. I have a local network around the house for sharing files and media. Every time I need to transfer files I must turn on wifi on my android to connect to my home network, share the file, then disconnect again in order to browse the Internet on my phone. Is there any way to stay connected to my home network and still browse the Internet on my phone?
[General Questions and Answers] flaco123:
You could use an app in the market called Tasker. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...askerm&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd

You can set up a profile to turn on WIFI when you open the app that you are moving files with. When the app is closed Tasker will shut WIFI off.
[General Questions and Answers] crayz9000:
Apparently there's an app called Super Download that enables multiplexing over both 3G and Wifi connections. I'm not sure if it will work in your situation, but I suppose it's worth a shot.

+https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.opbyte.superdownload_lite

+http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26408590&postcount=2
[General Questions and Answers] elmonster213:
I will try both of these recommendations and hopefully one will work. Thank you
[HTC Sensation] ImHuge07:
I'm sending my phone to T-Mobile and getting a new one via handset warranty. The volume buttons broke off and I can't handle the reboots anymore so T-Mobile said I can get a new one. They told me that I have to return it to completely stock though or else I will be charge $98.

I'm currently running HyperSensation. How do I go about returning it completely to stock so I don't get stuck with this charge?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Run a RUU.

Look HERE

:)
[HTC Sensation] ImHuge07:
Thanks!

I did super cid when I rooted. Will I need to change that back to its normal value before sending it in? How do I find which value to change it to?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

They said they want it completely stock,which is what a RUU will do.

It says nothing about removing supercid,or returning to s-on.

If you wanted to remove supercid,then,follow this:

To get your CID back to stock, do the following:

Connect to ADB, run "adb reboot-bootloader"

Then enter the command "fastboot oem writecid 11111111", except put your carriers CID in place of the 11111111. If you do not know your CID, refer to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1195475

Then run "fastboot reboot-bootloader" and then "fastboot getvar cid" to verify it successfully changed.

Yours is likely to be

T_MOB010

:)
[HTC Sensation] ImHuge07:
Ah thank you. I have no idea if I need to get S-ON or supercid back to normal or not. I have the handset protection plan so they sent me a new one and I'm sending mine in and the rep at the store said make sure there is no trace of rooting or they will charge me $100. I don't know if that just means the RUU or if they will check for S-ON or supercid. Does anyone know?
[HTC Sensation] ImHuge07:
Another question. If I can't figure out how to get it back to stock then should I just brick it and send it back? Will they be able to tell that it bricked due to rooting?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

What the rep said ,means you have to remove supercid and return to s-on.

This has all been explained in the threads I gave you.

:)

Hi,

If during the process of returning it to stock,the phone gets bricked,then,they could not tell what has happened.

:)
[HTC Sensation] ImHuge07:
Perfect.

Do I have to change the radio at all do you think? Or is it included in the RUU? And what about the kernel? I assume that's in the RUU as well?
[HTC Sensation] ImHuge07:
Last question, and thank you very much for the help so far.

Right now I have supercid so should I change back to T_MOBO10 first before doing all the steps on the RUU up there or can I do it after?

And also how do I tell if my boot loader is locked or not? Following the instructions on the RUU I'm S-OFF but I'm not sure if the bootloader is locked or not. I don't see unlocked anywhere so should I assume its locked?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Radio and kernel are included in the RUU

:)

Hi,

I would change the cid,run the RUU,and then s-on.

:)
[Ubuntu Touch General] ojdon:
Why did we need to know this?
[Ubuntu Touch General] blmvxer:
Dicks like you... Just annoying.

If you really wanna try the mock up, dev preview, then port it yourself.

Else wait for for developers to finish their hours of tedious work.

:)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] sasnak:
Hi i am from germany and i have my xda upgraded with an english rom!!!

But i wont my german version back!!!

so i wont upgrading to the german version but there comes the notic "can not find rom version"

PLEASE HELP ME

sasnak
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Zak:
the advice

Dear Sasnak,

I have the question concerning your upgrade, hoping that you could spare a minute answering.

I also have the german version

ROM

3.13.12 ger

of 09/16/02

RADIO

t310

prot

32s54

I am not so much german speaking, and would like to upgrade to a better version, but do not know which is the lates and in the same time most reliable.

just the same i would prefere exactly what you are trying to get ridd off i.e. to have the English version.

Following the fact that i owe the mashine for a short time, I am looking for as much as tipps help as possible.

Which ROM and radio have you had before upgrading and do you experience any problems since upgrading.

Exept from those you have mentioned in the Q.

thank you veru much !

Zak
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] LumpiStefan:
Just download the German ROM file from O2 and the XDATools.

Extract the German ROM includeed in the "programm_a.exe".

Write the file to an SD Card.

Insert SD-Card into your XDA.

Enter Bootloader.

Pess Action Key to write the ROM to your XDA.

Thats it....

Same Procedure can be done with a english Rom...

HTH

Stefan
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rk2612:
Edited: Rooted successfully. Not sure what was going wrong earlier but the following post and download links in it are comprehensive and worked for me.

Refer: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2220275

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I have tried all the methods posted here on this site and others but am aunable to root my Lenovo p770.

I can confirm that:

1. I have preloader and USB drivers installed and the device shows up in the device manager.

2. Using SP Flash Tools, I can "read back" partitions on the device and have made backups of the boot, recovery and android.img of the stock ROM.

3. I have tried flashing recovery.img from various sources that were confirmed successful and have also geenrated my own TDRP using Varun Chitre's script but am unable to flash any of them to the device.

4. I am running all programs as administrator.

I suspect that something is preventing me from writing to the device whereas read is fine (as "read back" works). I have used multiple USB cables and running the process on 2 computers and on Win7 and WinXP ... just to be sure that there is no hardware or operating system issue. Also, while using the Bin4ry method, I get the error "permission denied (are you root)", which has been mentioned elsewhere but not resolved properly.

Is it something to do with the sec_ro partition which is preventing flashing of the device?

Please help. Other information from MTK Phone Tools which might be helpful in resolving this problem is below:

Hardware: MT6577

Model: Lenovo P770

Build number: Lenovo P770_ROW_S110_130204

Build date UTC: 20130204-071849

Android v: 4.1.1

Baseband v: P770.W12.22.SP.V15.P14. 2013/01/08 13:44

Kernel v: 3.4.0 (buildslave@lenovo-s11) (gcc version 4.6x-google 20120106 (prerelease) (GCC) #1 SMP Mon Feb 4 15:17:37 CST 2013

Thanks in advance for your help.

RK
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s_hri:
dear

seems you have upgraded official rom initially.try back to the previous rom then try using super one click root soft. if it helps or not.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] manshum:
you can try this method

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/lenovo-p770-6/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vietchecz:
i have exactly the same ROM Lenovo P770_ROW_S110_130204 and i got it rooted using flashtools. Clockworkmod recovery and root by javum.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] leo5354:
I can't even get MTK Phone Tools to read my Lenovo P770i phone
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vietchecz:
with adb drivers installed this should be no problem
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] leo5354:
ADB is installed fine though, detected as ADB Interface di Device Manager
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rk2612:
How do go back to the previous rom?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rk2612:
Can you please help me with detailed instructions / upload the files which helped you do this?

Thanks,

RK
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rk2612:
This works!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2220275
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dfyxda:
Are you able to get it connected through ADB?

I installed the Lenovo USB driver and it is showing up us a ADB interface in the Device manager.

But when run the ADB ,the device is not getting listed -

In the phone side I emaned the USB debugging - Not P2P or Camera TP(Not connected as the
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thirdzcee:
Hello,, can i have a copy of your boot.img please,, shouldve backed up mine before messing around
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] homdai:
I use framaroot, easier than other : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nizarnoor:
I notice Xperia Z uses its own font but it looks like the phone is still using Roboto in several other apps (e.g. Chrome, Facebook, etc.)

Is there a way to make the font used in the device consistent across all apps?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
With root you can replace Sony's font with Roboto I suppose, but I think it doesn't look as good.

Sony's own apps or apps that use the DeviceDefault theme instead of Holo will use Sony's font, Holo apps will use Roboto.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nizarnoor:
Thanks! So I'm guessing it can work the other way around (replacing Roboto with Sony font)?

Does anyone have the Sony font files?
[Surround General] shiva0386:
Hi all, can somebody please post the L3 and L4 schematic diagram for HTC surround please :(?

Thx in advance...
[Android Themes] shelnes:
I've put together a recovery-flashable zip of the classic haters gonna hate gif. I've personally tested this on my Galaxy S III and it works perfect. If everything blows up on your phone, don't blame it on me. You know the risks you're taking by flashing stuff.

Instructions:

1. Download to your phone's SD card

2. Flash in recovery

3. Reboot from recovery.

4. Enjoy the Haters gonna hate bootanimation on your Galaxy S III

For those of you who wish to know, the bootanimation is flashed to /data/local rather than /system/media.

To install manually with Root Explorer, etc. :

1. Download and extract the CWM flashable boot animation file below

2. In the extracted file, navigate to /data/local and copy the bootanimation.zip file

3. Navigate to the root of your SD card

4. Go to /data/local and paste the file there OR alternatively /system/media, overwriting any old boot animation (please backup your old boot animation if you wish to revert soon). Please note that /data/local is the first place that the OS looks for a boot animation. Any boot animation placed in /data/local will override a boot animation placed in /system/media.

5. Reboot and enjoy

This SHOULD work on any device with a 720x1280 resolution. If you flash this on phone other than a Galaxy S III, you do so at your own risk.

Please note: Image in OP is not actual size due to resizing issues. The actual boot animation will fit perfectly in the screen. Enjoy!

Get the file here!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] konsolidated:
Every release and or theme I come across seems to be dark, always. Every time I toggle negative mode I want my UI to stay that way with out the rest of the display being a negative. Is it not possible to develop this look easily hence why I have never seen it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eXPilce:
Negative mode is ROM setting to invert everything. Themes and inverted apps need to be internally reconfigured; time consuming. Black themes and apps don't drain battery as much as bright colors.

From GalS3xy-i535 via Tapatalk²
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ddurandSGS3:
theres a really interesting thread about why using dark colored thremes and wallpapers dramatically helps battery life.

try and dig it up.

i ran a miui theme that looked like that. might wanna check that
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lvgdgts:
I was also going to suggest MIUI ROM. It is very light and pleasant to look at with many interesting theme options.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
How do I disable google now .

While in google now the menu button menu wont stay open it pops up then back down real fast so I cant click the settings.

I really dont want my wife to see the hotel I googled pop up in now saying 15 min to sun suits navigate now

Help
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RayTrue04:
You can either clear data from app settings or open goggle now and type a few letters on the search bar then hit menu and the menu should pop up and stay
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
I think you should keep that sort of personal information off XDA. Nobody cares about what you want to hide from your wife.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] djjosh:
No you got it all wrong . Thats not personal at all I changed the location and the extra info was to share the fact that places you google can pop up without warning in goole now . So I think I may have helped someone avoid trouble .
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Did you know you can swipe the cards off the screen in Google Now? The navigation cards are the same way.. I have about ten on my screen that I just removed..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
Mcleary's?

Pp.:)

Sent from a bean shooting Epic Touch ......in your eye ....phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyyeobo14:
Hey guys im new to Samsung galaxy S3.

I have a question... can i root my S3 I9300 without using Odin ? And SuperOneclick....i mean is can i use recovery mode and update.zip like the other device ... please help me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidPlant:
May I know why you are not able to use Odin?

That is a very simple way to root.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garreth88:
It depends on your current firmware/kernel. I was able to flash and never used Odin:) I've rooted the phone using exynos abuse as I had really vulnerable kernel, then I installed Recovery by rom manager and flashed stuff from the open recovery. But make sure that exynos abuse works for your firmware before using it and make sure you know what you are doing and don't touch anything else then root option in this program:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyyeobo14:
I install samsung kies. But still when i connect my S3 to my PC nothing happen. Sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyyeobo14:
Can i have the link of samsungkies did u use?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyyeobo14:
This S3 is brand new... yesterday i got this phone and i have now stock firmware and stock kernel
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garreth88:
The date of purchase means nothing. I know that you have stock firmware, but there are many stock firmware versions (even if all are 4.1.2) and they have different vulnerabilities. I was at XXELL4 kernel at stock, which is old and vulnerable, but you may be on one of the newest kernel which can't be abused without ODIN. Please take more time to read guides and get more familiar with the phone, as your next post might start by "I've bricked my phone, please help" :) You will survive few days at stock rom and it seems that you don't know the basics:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
KIES & Odin do not play well together, hence you should deinstall KIES in case you want to use Odin, will save you a lot of time solving connection issues.

Otherwise as mentioned.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidPlant:
Do not use Kies!

All you need to do is install the drivers of your phone and once that is

done and Kies is opened infront of you open, go to

Task Manager > Processes > Remove All Kies Related Applications

and then use Odin to root your phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flexdog:
1. Provide us with kernel version.

2. Are you on ICS/JB?

3. Are you on OS X? If you are use Heimdall; Mac alternative to Odin. Otherwise there is no reason why you should use anything other than Odin/Heimdall, just flash CF Root.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
what do you need root for? if you don't know the difference between Kies and Odin, don't root it, you'll brick it