yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Droid DNA] xvicedice:
No worries i have found a place willing to do it.

If there are any of you that require the same as me FoneFunShop offer a solution for £24.99 to get S-Off

I have placed an order - I spoke to Mick he mentions they should be a couple of days Turnaround and will try it 1 of 2 ways.

1) Factory Reset top get S-Off ?

2) JTAG

Thread closed for now, ill post an update later after i receive the phone back to give you all the low down.

Regards

Jamie
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] techfanatic9:
Here's a step by step guide showing you how to root your Galaxy S3 running on Jelly Bean for both Mac OSX and Linux.

It is currently working for all Jelly Bean versions.​

[YOUTUBE]wVpfN6BCSm8[/YOUTUBE]

Details and Written Step-by-Step Guide: http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/05/how-to-root-galaxy-s3-on-mac.html

Credits to go djrbliss, the creator of Motochopper!​
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] upndwn4par:
Probably should have been posted in the General section as there is no development here. ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] techfanatic9:
I will contact the moderator.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] double_ofour:
Maybe this is silly question but ill try

Do you know any backup.stg editor. that can add edit and delete the content inside the backup.stg.

tnx
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Rudegar:
http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=10885&highlight=stg
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul Blake:
Hi everyone

I want to dual boot pacman rom and a sammy bassed rom that is a nandroid backup . First i install pacman and then i want to restore backed up rom as a secondary. I know the stept but i wanted to know if it should work . I am using latest dorimanx 8.xx kernel that supports 4.1.2 & 4.2.2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Dual booting Sammy JB roms

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2120514

Dual bootable Sammy JB ROMs

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39380838

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techfanatic9:
Here's a step by step guide showing you how to root your Galaxy S3 running on Jelly Bean for both Mac OSX and Linux.

It is currently working for all Jelly Bean versions.​

[YOUTUBE]wVpfN6BCSm8[/YOUTUBE]

Details and Written Step-by-Step Guide: http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/05/how-to-root-galaxy-s3-on-mac.html

Credits to go djrbliss, the creator of Motochopper!​
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Parkourkid93:
First!

Also, thanks for this ;) gonna be very helpful :)

×Rebel Nation×
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Although thus is great, and no offense, but this probably belongs in General
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Spider_Pig27:
FINALLY!!!!!! Yeah!!! This could have not come at a better time. Specially since im going to get my S3 replaced. My charging port burned out.. Damn it!, anyways thanks for this im looking forward to doing so
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Parkourkid93:
How the heck did your charging port burn out? O.o

×Rebel Nation×
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Spider_Pig27:
water leakage. Now the damn thing charges 2% every hour -_-
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Parkourkid93:
Holy crap o.O, that's terrible

×Rebel Nation×
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Spider_Pig27:
tell me about it. Worst is that i took it to a sprint repair center and they said they could not fix it. I was like i thought you guys said warranty covered everything. then hes like it works like your car insurance where your entitled to pay a deductible. then i was i like ah i dont feel like arguing so i guess ill just order one through asurion. but im stuck charging the phone the whole day
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Parkourkid93:
Sprint oh so good service again -.-, that blows tho, you basically can't leave, unless you're leaving your phone home xD, but let's not get off topic tho :p, I'm gonna have to save this thread, might end up on Linux soon :p

×Rebel Nation×
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Spider_Pig27:
im already on mac so this is a big bonus for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] neocarla:
You're Awesome!

I'm rooted again. Thank you very much!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
This is awesome, they actually found an exit and didn't just settle for "use windows and ODIN it" :thumbup:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] coszy:
S3 rooted with your help

I would like to thank you for your awesome help toward this community .

Now I have a rooted s3 phone.

Update:

After 10 minutes, my phone just froze and turn into black screen.

Now, it stuck at samsung logo. I did a back up and installed cwm recovery.

I can't get into recovery mode.

Please help me. This is my only phone and I use it for work.

Thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Download mode accessible?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techfanatic9:
Could you please explain more on what your trying to ask?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
If you hold power+home+volume up it gets you into custom recovery

if you hold power+home+volume down it puts your phone into download mode. Can you get to either of these?

Sent from the future via Tapatalk 4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techfanatic9:
Yes you can still get to those.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] coszy:
yes I can still access those option.

I think I accidentally erased :touchwiz: app from my phone. And some how my phone just froze.

So I did reset factory and erase data.

As of now I just rooted my phone again and try to restore my "backup" before this things happen.

Q: how can I install :touchwiz: to my phone?

Q: How can I keep my custom recovery mode?

Q: Can I make my phone to "S:off" condition?

Q: How should I do inside download mode?

Thank you for all the quick support, I will try to replay ASAP because I have to work with an odd hour schedule.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ragnar:
If you can access custom recovery which is power+hone+up volume your phone should still be rooted and everything is fine. All you need is a ROM to flash. Take your SD card out and using a computer download a TW rom and put it on your SD card. Put the SD card into the phone and boot into the custom recovery and flash the rom.

Use the stock rom on this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=6 you can use either of the first two, I would use the 2nd one DeOdexed sprint stock rom. Good luck.

Sent from the future via Tapatalk 4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] andi1981:
Bus Error

I get an error message saying Bus error when trying to root

...
[*] Rooting phone...
[+] This may take a few minutes.
Bus error
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.

What am I doing wrong?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amm31c:
Hi,

I am using Samsung Galaxy Note GT N-7000 with CM 10.1.

I want to increase my note internal storage. Can anyone guide me with the complete procedure through which i do not loose data and would be able to enhance my internal storage from 1.97 GB to some valuable amount ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mayank Chandwani:
search for how to swap internal storage with external storage..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shyam:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2246909
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cam425:
This is my first post ever on xda and I am in desperate need of help. I have a droid razr M that recently recieved an OTA update to 4.1.2. My wifi would not toggle on after the update. I thought I might have gotten a virus or something so just to be sure I unlocked my boot loader, flashed 4.1.1 stock back onto my phone, wifi worked just fine. OTA update again to 4.1.2 and it immediately quit working. My sister and brother have the same exact phone and this did not happen for them. Please help, my phone has basically become useless to me since I cannot connect to wifi. Thank you to whoever can help me with this problem.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloosecannon:
How much do you care about losing user data? You could wipe user data and see if that would fix it...
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jco23:
Your WiFi settings could have reset after the update. Check the settings to ensure that you have unchecked ignore weak signals.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyles1329:
Also make sure you have Wifi switched to "Always" in advanced settings. Keeps Wifi from turning off when your screen turns off.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikons:
Hi folks,

Just bought my new Black Galaxy S4 (I9505) yesterday and enjoying every bit of it, but camera has been a great disappointment. I'm not sure why but the camera has some really bad lag. So much so, I have started thinking that S4 has some sort of issue with camera. I tried searching on the interent, and could not find any other complaints on S4's camera shutter.

Is there anyone else having the same issue? Let me explain the issue; when I take a picture on Auto mode (or any other mode), there is a lag between pressing the camera button and when the actual picture is taken. That is probably understandable due to auto focus (?), but most of the pictures come out blurry. Also, the frame I see in the view finder is not the same as the actual picture. I mean, the subject in the frame at the time of when I see the picture has been taken, does not come out the same when I look at the picture itself. I'm no camera expert so trying my best to explain it well. I have disabled every sort of fancy features in my camera, as well as the whole phone (air gesture, smart screen, etc) (although I'm sure that has nothing to do with the camera performance) but still the issue is still there.

Any suggestions on how to make it better. I take quite a lot of pictures and have been doing it on my S3 without any major complaints. In fact, I love SGS3 camera, and upgraded to S4 thinking it'll have a better camera, but that's not my experience till now.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] artnada:
Menu, settings, about, software update. See if you have an update. There was one last week and part of it was an upgrade of the camera software I think.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikons:
Thanks for the reply! I did upgrade the software as soon as I connected my phone to wifi. I think that was the only update ever since S4 launched. Any other suggestions? I do believe that this is not a common issue, I read some camera reviews and everyone seems to be praising the shutter speed, so they must be talking about a different camera than what I have :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kriomag:
i have the same issue, i have newest software, just updated by ota. when i press sutter button i have to wait one second for picture is actually taken... so big lag, with s3 it was instant - zero shutter lag.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikons:
That's it! That is what I am experiencing. Not sure how to fix it. If you find anything, do let me know. I'm also looking around and trying different settings. My S3 had a super camera with no lags and pictures come out crisp, that's not what I'm getting with S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vimto25:
+1

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
+1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolraghav:
+1 .....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khy50:
+1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
Is the delay there when you use the voice command?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikons:
At least I am not alone. Thanks to everyone who replied. Can someone disable "auto night detection" in camera settings and see if it makes any difference? I tried changing this setting and do feel some difference but cannot tell for sure. I have seen that when you take a picture in dark and when auto night detection is enabled, shutter speed is a lot faster than usual.

I am hoping we'll find some answer within the existing phone/camera settings and dont have to hack the camera, or in worst case, change the phone.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ixon2001:
When focusing instead of letting the phone do it tap screen let it lock on then take the picture, I've had no problems using the camera on my phone pics have come out sharp.

But i do agree the camera software itself still needs abit of work doing yet, this will more likely get sorted out in future updates.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikons:
I see no difference between manual tapping and auto focus. The problem is still there. Thanks for the reply anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikons:
Yes, I just tried voice control and the problem still exists. Thanks!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregpot2000:
+1 after using my camera for the first real time out with friends yesterday, got some real mixed results, some ok, but a lot blurry, even in good lighting
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikons:
Same here! I took quite a few pictures today outside in sunny weather and was very disappointed to see some blurry shots. Never had any such complaint from S3 camera. This is very disappointing. I hope samsung do something about it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khy50:
Also, your hand has to be VERY still to take pictures that are in focus are not blurry. Rather disappointed as the software is absolutely awesome.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exec99:
Complaining here won't help - you all have to spam Samsung with lots of emails.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poweroutlet:
This is not something that is going to get fixed with a software update, maybe improved but not fixed. Having a 13 MP camera using tiny lens and sensor will inherently cause a situation where it takes longer to gather a sufficient amount of light, hence longer exposure times and slower shutter speeds. This is the price to pay for being able to capture lots of detail out of a tiny camera. The S4's camera should not be used to capture moving targets.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevey500:
I have the latest CM10.1 nightlies on my i747 S3 and my buddy's verizon S4.

Photo taking on the s3 is nearly instant, I can tap on that button rapidly and snap snap snap snap snap no problem.

The S4 is tap........lag.. snap. tap... lag... snap. Which really is a true bummer.

Maybe developments of Focal and obtaining some camera hardware framework the CM team will be able to remedy this!

I do know that the s4 camera IS superior to the s3 as far as clarity, light sensitivity, and "more pixel dense" for cropping/larger prints.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cameracartwright:
It depends on lighting conditions mainly contrast but from my s3 and s4 experience I believe them to be identical speed wise have u tried updating just the camera firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeny2010:
My 2 days old S4 I9505 is having the same problems listed in post 1. Also, after taking a short video clip, I have this occassionally lag when viewing the playback.

Can a third party app solve this problem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipmanwck:
Issue solved here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2399827
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevey500:
How would one go about updating camera firmware? EDIT: I reviewed the link above, overlooked it with browsing with my phone and didn't see it. Looks like it's not for all s4 variants unfortunately, at least not yet.

I now have an S4 SGH I337 stuck on the latest OTA mf3 firmware and yes, photo taking experience is severely destroyed in comparison to the S3's shutter response time. Really bums me out as I did take advantage of the great camera on the s3 with over 6000 photos I took with that phone while I had it. Now it feels like a chore on the s4 having to hit the shutter button before the scene I want to capture. Out doors is fine, but shutter lag still exists. Indoor or even dusk-ish lighting you MUST hold very still and take a few shots and cross your fingers you grabbed your subject clearl with the really low shutter speeds that are apparently required for the s4's sensor.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cameracartwright:
Have u tried installing the Google edition camera/gallery? Works on most androids and dosent require root?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reccaflare:
I have the same issue also..

1. I touch the camera, it appears so slow!!!!!

2. Gallery is Slow as well... the way i fix it is Install " QUICKPICK" !! done
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anuradhakelum:
There is a small problem ...bcoz my s4 is also blur pictures...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnostic:
i had the same lag problem, here is what fixed that for me and i hope it works for some of the users as well;

* goto "Settings" --> "Application Manager"

* swipe left to go to "All" under Application Manager and find Camera

* do "force stop" and then "clear data"

p.s.: btw, i realized some users don't know this but that when you touch the screen to capture picture in camera app, it won't capture until you remove your finger from the screen. so you just have to tap quickly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trison7777:
galaxy s4 19505 flickering when I try to record a television

i have 2 model of s4 gt i9500 & gt i9505. galaxy s4 19505 flickering when I try to record a television. but never flicker i9500 when i shoot tv screen anybody please help me to fix issues of galaxy s4 i9505 cam issues.. also m facing another issue on s4 i9505 Grain and Noise in Low-Light Photography.. i have done all updates but problem still persist. i hope get good answer & waiting for it .
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolo9393:
Different camera module and HW, read this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2327355

and this for glue

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2260881
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trison7777:
thanks for your valuable replay brother... so any fix help solve my issue.....

here me got the result....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolo9393:
No comment!

Are you able to perform the test with your I9500 for comparison?

Just send the history summary page.

about this huge difference I read that some 9505 owners reported they got some improvment with recent firmware upgrade.

up to you follow the track.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trison7777:
As per your information m uploaded my gt i9500 test result....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolo9393:
Thanks for your tests. They are in the same range as mine on my 9500.

Camera is almost perfect considering the module size and the lens performance. i just take care to flush the ram when it is heavily loaded because the camera loading time increase too much and sometime lead to a black windows for some seconds.

rgds
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NightOrchid:
Hi All

Same here as OP (9505). I received an update earlier today.. slightly better, but not fixed. I bought my S4 from a shop with a 48hour no questions exchange policy which ends tomorrow, after discovering this I might grab the HTC One.

Like all of you, my S3 is an amazing camera, yet with this.. I cant even read the titles of the books on my bookshelf which is 10 ft away under normal light without blur and shake.

Come on Samsung..

Ill keep testing
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewhahalee:
Hi,

I'm using a i9505 running on MH6 firmware.

1)

I noticed that images taken from the front camera shots look pretty softened out. On that 1080p display, you can see every bit of pixel in the camera shot that doesn't light up, making images look grainy.

I'm pretty sure it's not my face because I don't have acne.

2)

Using the rear camera to take fast, clear shots in a concert hall setting is also a challenge, as compared to my S3 where it had no problems at all, even without low-light setting. I could sit in a moving vehicle and click clear shots at scenery.

On my S4 however, I point, focus, and snap. - Images come out blurred and tracered (due to moving/flashing lights) - even while standing still. HDR Shots turn out much worse.

Is there a specific mode/setting I should have used to take those shots? Or is there another way to point and shoot decent shots in such a scenario?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IberianPrince:
I too have horrible lag and equally horrible grainy results from my S4, very disappointed.

However I have been able to find a camera app that does take pictures I'm happier with, it's called "Focal" and I found it completely by chance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cameracartwright:
Anyone tried the galaxy note 3 camera apk at all? On the note 3 its very fast just wasn't sure if it's software or the beast behind the note 3?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewhahalee:
I managed to get clearer, more vivid shots on the rear camera using the S4 GE 4.2.2 camera apk.

Front camera on the GE camera apk is slightly better, but still more on the softer, grainy side.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alok_dhawal:
Burst Shot not Playing

Hi Everyone,

I am having a strange issue on my Galaxy S4 i9500. I had clicked many pictures in burst mode and I really like the way it could play the burst shots. However some days back I noticed all my burst shot images are appearing as seperate images in the gallery and I can no longer play them. I tried clicking new burst shot images. They seem to be playing just fine. I am quite confused as what has happened?

Does anyone else has similar issues? Any possible resolutions?

P.S. The burst shots are easily identifiable as they typically are names as Date_Picnumber_1,2,3, etc...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khrystyan27:
Hi guys!

I've just bought a Galaxy S4 (I9500), and I have a problem with the camera... to be more exactly. the flash is very dim. :(

Smartphones like Galaxy S3, Note I and iPhone 4, easely beats the phone at the brightness of the flash.

Even if I take a photo, the light just doesn't get brighter.

I've also tried dedicated apps from Google Play, like Flashlight, and the flash is just that dim.

What can I do? The guy which I bought the phone from, had root and a weird ROM instaled (with a lot of apps missing...) Can this problem be ROM related?

Also the NFC, IR Blaster are not working... :(