yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EndlessDissent:
Well, it was just a figure of speech - one that's commonly used, especially in creative writing. Obviously, an inanimate object like a ROM can't brick the device on its own. It has to be flashed by someone, who would be the only one to blame. As for the wording, it's a matter of semantics and perspective, but it was definitely not meant to be taken that literally.

What happened to the poster with that random brick is definitely a freak occurrence, not necessarily her fault, and I hope she realizes that the idiots I was taking about were the ones specifically flashing international ROMs, not everyone getting bricked phones.

Anyway, I think the main thing to take away from this whole thing is that people who fail to read and educate themselves are the only ones to blame for their actions. We can all agree on that, no?

Putting the ILLA in KILLA since 1985
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] miller710:
Yup

Id say mistakes can happen. Never drink and flash! :)

Sent from my blue galaxy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
Should I bump this everytime I see a brick? Which I just did, as preventive measure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DatDude123:
No, allow me. Lol.

D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] miller710:
There should be a sticky labeled "bricked phone cries go here"

Sent from my blue galaxy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DatDude123:
iconcur.com

D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
This bump is dedicated to another brick.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DatDude123:
Biggity biggity bump didda da bump bump

It's just sad now.....

D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Whiplashh:
Bump. I am just sick of seeing all these bricks.

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Sprint Galaxy S3

Whiplashh Rom

Look it up. :trooper:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
So it looks like carriers might be getting sick of fixing other peoples mistakes that are costing them money. http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/29/att-galaxy-s4-has-a-locked-bootloader/#more-106607
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheSocalGuy79:
One sticky thread, all other threads made about "I bricked my phone" should be deleted by mods. That would be great IMO

Sent from my Freeza MD4 Stock Rooted Galaxy S3

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If this turns out to be true, Samsung my be shooting themselves in the foot.

Sent from my Freeza MD4 Stock Rooted Galaxy S3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
I think its at&t more than Samsung.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Verizon did that with the s3... seems Verizon is locking down all their devices bootloaders lately, att just following suit... people keep bringing their bricked phones into Sprint acting stupid and you can expect the same from them also
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
This, so its nothing new

Plus, the TMobile version was confirmed to have a locked bootloader too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Sprints s4 = locked too.

Booting into download mode shows

Write Protection: Enabled

:(

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Un****inbelievable
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Yup. So far the only ones I've seen shipping with unlocked bootloaders are the sim/carrier unlocked i9500s. All others are locked including carrier branded i9500s, all i9505s, and all US models. I think the US models may have to do with the legality of carrier unlocking phones, since a locked bootloader makes it even harder to carrier unlock a device, but that's just a semi-educated guess. I know part of it has to do with Sammy's KNOX security implementation that didn't fully make it into the s4, I just have this feeling that they left the write protection to cover their ass on the new unlocking laws, here in the US at least.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
If this is gonna be the new standard I think this is my reason to bail on Sammy and get the one. This is such a downer..

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Gotta laugh tho chainfire definitely called this on his triangle away vs Samsung post on his site. He said we'd end up with locked Bootloaders.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
You are aware that HTC has had locked bootloaders since the dawn of time... I still remember the days of unrevoked and trying to get my EVO to finally say s-off. That's actually one of the main reasons people keep coming in here and asking if the "root procedure" works on the newest firmware, because HTC routinely reset s-on whenever they updated their software and blocked the previous method of rooting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
I'm sure he's aware, but if they all have locked bootloaders, may as well get an htc since their build quality is superior to Samsung
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Touche.

For me, at least, the deal breaker is the non-removable battery and no microSD card slot. I really do like how sturdy the One feels, though. And it's pretty easy on the eyes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
I agree, no micro sd is a big problem for me also...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] billard412:
Yes I am aware of htcs being locked forever. Thing is, Samsungs haven't been locked. Ever. Which is why I've given them so much business Over the years. I like my device being dead easy to modify and return to out the box state with no evidence of tampering. If that is changing I see no reason to continue buying their devices. If it's gonna be a locked device regardless I might as well use it as an opportunity to try something else. And altho no sd or removable battery would suck I've always admired htcs build quality. I also happen to be very fond of sense. I like it a lot more than touchwiz. So flastnoles11 pretty much summed it up perfect.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheSocalGuy79:
Guess my upgrade will be with Nexus.

Sent from my Freeza MD4 Stock Rooted Galaxy S3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Only if you're going to a GSM carrier and don't want LTE. Google has currently abandoned CDMA and LTE due to problems maintaining the devices with proprietary driver's needed for the radio technology.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
I came across this saying the Sprint S4 has unlocked bootloaders? http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/04/30/sprint-galaxy-s4-unlocked-bootloader-confirmed/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
IDK how accurate that article is. I've actually had people with device in hand confirm the "Write Protection: Enabled" line in download mode. Maybe they're not supposed to be locked an an update will be pushed to unlock them finally. I'm pulling the SPR/XAS restore tars now so I'll be able to find out soon, 3gb+ on 3g takes a while tho. Each file is 1572.2MB :eek: Sprint's never requested locked bootloaders before so maybe it was locked in the confusion of locking other carriers. Tmo, att, vzw, the i9505 and carrier locked i9500s are all locked so it's not unreasonable to assume the write protection was added on the l720 by accident in a rush to get them ready to ship, I suppose.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
There is a small update that was pushed out that know one really knows what for, and sprint didn't officially put on their website yet. I will check Friday when I see my brother, he has a S4.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
If it unlocks the bootloader that would be sweet. Cuz right now we're trying to get the developer edition tars with unlocked sboot to try and overwrite the locked ones and this would save a lot of device's in the test phase. I was rather pissed when people started confirming write protection on launch day.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TheSocalGuy79:
My buddy has the Galaxy Nexus on Sprint and has LTE. Although once I found out it was only 5 megapixels I'll pass.

Sent from my Freeza MD4 Stock Rooted Galaxy S3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
I was talking about the new nexus'. Nexus 4 is GSM only and no LTE :( and it looks like Google is staying that way. The GNex has been pulled from sprints lineup on sprint.com but I think you can still get it thru other retailers. The 5mp sensor on the GNex is actually pretty good. MP =/= quality only size and 5mp is still a rather large image and can do 720p and 1080p. What really makes a good camera is the sensor quality, shutter speed, and ability to handle heavy lighting changes. There is hope for CDMA based AOSP device's tho with Google's Nexus affiliate program where any manufacturer can sell an un skinned AOSP based device and have their drivers pushed to the AOSP repos so it can be updated alongside other nexus models, it's just a matter of manufacturers doing it. ARCHOS had already launched 3 device's under the program but they are unlocked GSM models.

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
AT&T bootloader unlocked by devs. http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...-wont-get-to-see-how-for-a-while-here-is-why/

Also Steve Kondik already has CM running on his T-Mobile Snapdragon S4. Things are looking up for everyone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Update we have another one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41772825

Transmitted with a portable device using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
The stupidity running rampant on xda seriously doesn't even surprise me anymore :eek::eek::eek:

Sent from my ANTHRAX sniffing GS3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
Just saw this thread pop up. I moved on to the S4 a few weeks ago. One good thing about that phone, not seeing multiple bricks every week or day. I'm not sure I've even seen a brick yet. A few people thought they did but I think they all got it taken care of.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] miller710:
Give it time

Sent from my blue galaxy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
Yes indeed.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Will the S4 have the same issue as the S3? Namely, that the partitions are swapped so writing an international rom will brick the phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
I'm thinking yes. Since the international uses a Exynos chip and the U.S. versions use a Qualcomm chip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
It just depends on how Samsung decided to line up the partitions for this
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
Someone with an S4, flash an Int'l ROM for us an find out :silly::cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
Yep I will get right on that. :rolleyes:

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
This threads been inactive for a while but lately there's been an increase of this again. Seems most people doing this now are using some type of update app and choosing the wrong rom. Seems like the smarter the device, the developer and the apps get the dumber the user gets.

Sent from the future via Tapatalk 4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
This just popped up in my participated in thread. I see people still don't follow instructions or read. On a good note I have yet to see a truly bricked device in the S4 threads. Just people screwing things up, but able to be fixed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
Well time to bring this one back. It seems like people still keep trying to flash international roms on US variant phones. It's ridiculous, they don't read, they go to the WRONG sections to find roms but surely find the right forum to cry about it.

One individual just last night posted a thread stating that it's not his fault cause international roms should be placed somewhere else. :confused::D:confused::eek: he was to blind to see he was in the wrong place.

Have a great day!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
I saw that thread, ridiculous. Made me laugh a little though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bigpappags3:
U kept it to a little...I was rolln man!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IDontKnowMang:
I bricked my phone just flashing a regular old kernel. It could happen anytime but people don't realize its fixable and they don't wanna read. This L710 was a HARD brick and I got it back. Seems people would rather complain and have someone spoon feed them a solution
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] paychex:
I would never tempt fate like that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
More and more everyday, it's hard to watch.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IDontKnowMang:
So did anyone try to brick their s4 XD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
I'm not worried about it, I didn't say it wouldn't never happen, just that I have never bricked a device. I rooted everything from a Viewsonic tablet to HTC phones, both not for the faint of heart(Viewsonic Gtab scared the hell out of me at one point, and it wasn't mine). I guess I just read threads thoroughly and make sure I understand whats going on before attempting any rooting or ROM flashing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
^this!!! Very wise words, wished everyone was like this. I read for more than 2 weeks before I ever attempted to root and flash my first Android device. Exact same reason I wanted to know and understand everything I was doing.

Have a great day!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
Exactly, with this kind of stuff, you have to read, and definitely know how to search.

sent from my GS3
[General Topics] plaver:
Can anybody advise if the NAVMAN 4400 Bluetooth is compatable with XDA II, this info is needed urgently, I've just taken delievey of my nice new XDA II and I've found this NAVMAN for a good price.

Best Regards
[General Topics] lummac:
it is for the full 100%

I have the navman with the MDAII but beware you have to download the paches. I you want i can e-mail you the official patches from navman itself, whicha are towas patches. which you can find on this site

I would say go for it. you will not find a better gps
[General Topics] plaver:
Re: it is for the full 100%

Thanks for the info, I missed offer because the auction has ended, I didn't want to end up with something that wasn't compatiable. If I end with a NAVMAN, I will take you up on your offer of the NAVMAN patch.
[General Topics] plaver:
lummac, Got the navan 4410 etc, trying to bond, I keep get a request for 'pin' number have you ever heard of this, any idea????
[General Topics] lummac:
send the patch

Did you receive the patch?
[General Topics] tomerbn:
http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=5052&highlight=

PM me if it does'nt solve your problem.

Tomer
[General Topics] plaver:
I finally got in to input the 'PIN' and get the NAVMAN to bond with XDA, but not by following the usual instructions as it still wouldn't allow me to exe the Charapin file in the XDA. When I ran the charpin exe file on my pc with the XDA connected via the cradle, I then started to bonding seq and everything worked fine. I've not yet used the NAVMAN in anger 'finding somewhere I don't know until this weekend and for the full test will be next week in Spain where I won't have a clue where I'm going and will only have the NAVMAN to navigate me round Alicantie and Valencia.

:) :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hazedabeast:
Here are two emulators that work prefect on android. Just wanted to share it and I have the bios. And a couple of gba games.

Gba Emulator: link removed

Gba Bios: link removed

PSX EMULATOR: link removed

PSX BIOS: link removed

GBA Games:

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And for thousands of more go to http://http://www.antiwarez.com/.

MOD Edit: Warez are NOT allowed on XDA, read the rules.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Thanks for sharing but it appears that you've broken one of the rules here on XDA.

FPse is not a free app on the Play Store and is considered warez. Please remove the link before a moderator gives you an infraction.

View attachment 1887585

Gameboid should be fine since I don't see it on the Play Store.

It's always good to give credit to the developers of these type of apps as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazy_smokezalot:
WTF!???:eek::rolleyes::o:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hazedabeast:
Oooh sorry guys I forgot didn't mean to and what a infraction?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hazedabeast:
Thanks forum mod for reminding me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Well here is one that is not Warez. A PSP emulator. You need your own games.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ppsspp.ppsspp
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hazedabeast:
Use that Webb site that I put on the top of the thread for games.:thumbup:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Your link was taken down I think. I doubt antiwarez.com is the site you meant lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hazedabeast:
Lol.... Was the website against the rules aswell.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Guess so
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hazedabeast:
I thought it was just the psx emulator
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] NeoS:
Let me explain:

If you have to pay for it or it has copyright, it's not allowed.

I'm sorry, I forgot to close this thread.

Of course, there are "grey area's", like the PSP emu posted later. But still, we don't really want topics about it here, since we don't want to be closed down by big companies like Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo...
[TG01 Windows Phone 7 Development] zit_daniel:
If you have a card that's locked or been used with a WP device/Toshiba Tsunagi .... all you have to do is to flash back mirolg's rom (mirom7, or another version of wp, wich contain storage lock) there you can unlok your card imediatly !

Cheers !

Ps.

If you have any questions ... you may ask ... :)
[TG01 Windows Phone 7 Development] cooltronic:
Yes, you can insert the SD card into the old devices with Symbian.

If you have a 8GB card format works on Nokia C5-00.
[TG01 Windows Phone 7 Development] zit_daniel:
.... it won't work my friend 'cause it's asking you for the password that wp locked the sd card .. ;)

and even if you use a camera (Photo) is the same s**t.

So before posting something, be sure of it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzortst:
Phone connects to my car via bluetooth for calls only as headunit doesn't do audio.

I want to add a bluetooth receiver to the car for audio (belkin bluetooth caraudio connect) while still be able to use my headunit for calls.

Is this possible? Or will the phone only allow one audio device at a time?

I would only be using one audio device at a time, but they would both need to be constantly connected
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threeclaws:
Did you double check that audio is enabled for your car bluetooth? In the N4's settings.

And after trying, I can't get 2 BT devices to connect at the same time.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shimaspa:
I have 2 bluetooth devices currently connected to my N4, jabra wave headset for phone audio and jambox for media audio, works perfectly. Just have to go into the bluetooth profiles for each and disable the audio you don't want (ie phone audio for headunit, and media audio for belkin) Not 100% sure it will work with your devices, but certainly can be done with some.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzortst:
Hey,

Perfect exactly what I want to hear before making the purchase :)

Cheers
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zecoolerking:
I attempted to use the information from this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1437805

This is useful to get internet working, however no combination of APN settings has allowed MMS to work for me. If anyone is using the Z on AT&T's network and has working MMS, please tell me how you got it to work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Paul_Days:
New GT-I9082L Firmware! Region: ZTM, Version: I9082LVJAMC3 (4.1.2), Date: 27.03.2013 : http://t.co/bGhrfzhbkH Enjoy!

From: Samsung-updates.com

PD
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince7:
Hey guys quick dumb question I have a Samsung galaxy s 3 and I want to figure out what model number I have so I can root it properly. How and where do I look to figure out what specific version my Verizon Samsung galaxy s 3 is?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandoncarlson33:
Settings/about phone /scroll down it will sat prob i535 I would assume
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince7:
Thank you man appreciate it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandoncarlson33:
This pic should help where it says model number is your model
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Wrong forum anyway .

Flash no firmware from here its not your phone .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qtwrk:
You can see the battery slot , there shows your model
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djglenn1337:
Hi, I have just flashed to the latest CM10.1 and keep getting an annoying mobile broadcast notification. I found the option in settings and unticked all of the boxes, and it still pops up. I have even factory reset, wipped cache etc. Any advice?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djglenn1337:
Anyone got a suggestion for this? I have gotten one every 2-10 minutes since last night, and its doing my ruddy head in.... :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
bumping more than once every 24 hours is against the rules
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djglenn1337:
Thanks for your reply...

I was not aware of this rule, and in my haste to try and identify my problem, neglected to follow forum rules.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garth88:
I'm also getting 3-4 mobile/cell broadcasts an hour and turning off all the options plus re install does nothing. Might try and go back to nightly dated the 15th and see if that does anything, if I can that is.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garth88:
same problem with the 15th
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megaspel:
Getting the same problem on CM10 nightlies
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJHolderUK:
Me too.. If you leave them in the notification panel the stop popping up.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airestonia:
Has anyone been able to resolve this matter?

Loving the CM nightlies but this notification drives me crazy.

Thank you all for your input in advance!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c0d3r!pp3r:
same problem here, flashed nightly 4th June, SGS2 intl. GT-I9100 bombarded with cell broadcast & also the language is unknown..

thinking to go back the last flashed nightly.. suggestions welcome....
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z0mg.jer1Cho:
Try another Kernel like Temasek, N.E.A.K or yank. Problem will disappear :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
the boeffla kernel isn't having this problem.

sent from my GT-I9300 running CM10.1 RC4.1 by Temasek
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prawnballs:
I have had the same issue since switching the CM nightlies a week or so ago. I delete System/App/cellbroadcastreceiver.apk (after copying backup to SD card). This stops the notfications. I dont know if this causes any other issues, but I have not noticed anything else not working as a result. When you flash the next nightly that file will return again..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Etirel:
Remove Cell Broadcast in Titanium Backup
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appimaness:
i have the problem in liquidsmooth 2.5
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boba Phil:
Thank you for that, I just had the update and was getting these through. I did turn them off in the settings, but still got them. I've done ^^ and it's stopped it. Although, being in the UK, I had to find Mobile Broadcast.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bánh Rán:
hi guy

unistall it in titanium backup. goodluky !

sorry for my talking english very bad :)