yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] projektorboy:
You never install an alternate ROM to take the OTA. OTA's have always, and will always be designed to install on top of a completely unmodified, unrooted, stock device. OTA's also expect specific components to be present, and if they aren't then the OTA will not install.

If you're trying to install an official OTA in Stock Recovery and it fails with "couldn't verify signature" it's because the ZIP file you downloaded is corrupted and needs to be obtained again.

If you have custom recovery installed, a decent way to sidestep everything to manually update to VRBMF1 would be to grab two things:

(1) VRBMF1 Baseband Package from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1788313

(2) Here's the stock rooted VRBMF1 that's otherwise untouched: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2332840
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cadarndjg:
helpful

Very easily installed both of these with clockwork mod. Then disabled SDM 1.0 to ignore the scheduled official update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ricecake2000:
I find it funny everyone hates on big red for their update speeds (yea they are slow) but both of my friends and their at&t s3's are still on 4.1.1 and probably wont see another update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
Coming from a Droid X2 this phone's support is phenomenal. We also have Samsung to thank though since they just keep churning out updates which is great so when my Iphone friends laugh at my "outdated" phone I can just say at least I still get updates. Sure it takes forever with Verizon but like I said its better than how Motorola treated the X2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] projektorboy:
The DX2 was doomed from the start. It was released as a 3G-only device after LTE devices started rolling out. It also only had 512MB of RAM. Why was it 3G only? Because it was a Tegra2 device, and after a certain point Nvidia just basically gave up maintaining source code for the chipset which left a lot of people with Tegra2 devices on old and/or broken Android builds. Just ask any LG G2X owner how much they enjoy their phone. It's really maybe only 25% Moto's fault. They did what they could with the turd they were given.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rushless:
I had the DX2 for a few weeks. It was a hot running, low memory, laggy, static audio clicking, random rebooting mess. It sucked pretty bad. Added: I had two and same awful result.

As far as updates, I have no problem with adding features and improving the device. Let us not kid ourselves though about this update. It was a Trojan horse to both add more revenue baiting apps and pimp S4 features for Samsung. People are kidding themselves if they think an update for a year old device was from the kindness of their hearts. Updates cost a lot of money and are nuts for a device in retirement phase. This update is bait.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suchavibrantthang:
delete
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] robcop19:
info service menu

does anyone know how i can open up the device info menu with slimbeans?

its supposed to be *#*#4636#*#* i thought but i can get it to open up for the life of me even though i have the hidden menus enabled
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
Actually it was quite a nice update for the millions of Verizon customers who do not root and customize. They have been waiting for months for multi-window and a few other features that the international and root users have had a long time. The vast majority of Verizon and Samsung customers could care less about root and custom. Samsung won't be retiring the S3 and its 40 million customers anytime soon, that would be suicide and Samsung knows how to market so the S3 will be seeing 4.3 and 5.0.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fastfreddy7:
It goes into CWM recovery, prompts for permission to install unverified, and when you give permission it fails for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suchavibrantthang:
thank you. seems like a lot more than i thought would function on MW. i tried to add more on my friends stock GS4 which was just the basic apps, but no success. gotta be rooted to do anything i guess.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Christopher3712:
Does anyone have this file uploaded on a server yet? I want to flash it onto my (now inactive) Verizon S3 before I sell it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] csmitty:
Used Voodoo rootkeeper to save, and unroot. Successfully pulled the OTA update and re-rooted with no trouble.

I'm on stock, unrooted.

One thing I noticed right away it that screens, keyboard, etc, are A LOT faster.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suchavibrantthang:
hoping the modem is better too. how is your data xfer? bma2 and bmb1 kinda watered down from lk3 for me, same with batt life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daubman:
OTA with CWM worked for me - here's how

I just tried to take the OTA with CWM and it worked for me - here's what I did:

(not sure if this step was really necessary) Install project voodo's OTA Root Keeper, backup root, remove root

Accept the OTA when promoted, phone reboots into CWM recovery, select Yes to install unverified update

Let CWM apply the update, takes ~5minutes or so, it finishes with no errors, select 'Reboot Phone'

CWM prompts that the rom update may install default recovery and prompts to disable, select 'Yes' to keep CWM

Phone reboots, 'Upgrading Android, updating app M of N..." appears after boot for a few minutes

About Phone shows new MD3 baseband version and build number

I did just get an error about the update being unsuccessful, but everything appears as though it were successful

Press/hold back key to get multi-window tray works fine, etc...

Launch OTA Root Keeper and restore root...

HTH :D,

Aaron
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] geneing:
Voodoo restored root without any problems. Didn't even have to unroot to install OTA.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] csmitty:
no idea as I've never measured it before. for me, battery life much better with previous update. I do hope GPS locks on quicker... very slow before.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nohbdyshero:
I'm actually considering giving up root and unlock for this...I don't do much customizing anyway
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenixus:
Anyone figure out if we can still unlock/root after taking the OTA (especially if we haven't done so yet)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jrstorm1007:
Pretty much the same for me as daubman. I initially failed on the updated, rebooted and tried again, then everything went well. OTA root keeper worked for me. Even looks like my Google Wallet mod is back after backing up my build.prop.

Now to start checking out the new bells and whistles.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
Ummm, not sure about unlock but shouldn't be a problem. These replies were posted literally withing 10 minutes before your post. So there's your answer for being able to root after taking the OTA:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ls3c6:
mine wouldn't work with kt747 / rooted mb1, downloaded OTA and booted into CWM... then prompted nothing, couldn't find where the update was stored either
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
/cache I believe
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenixus:
Right, i thought those were referring to Voodoo restoring their previous root. I was wondering if a phone that's never been rooted could root on this new update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
Ah, sorry. Reading comprehension not working for me today. Didn't realize you were referring to newly rooting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ls3c6:
I tried to flash manually from /cache/fota and it failed immediately so I just rebooted, guess i'll wait for someone to package it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ricecake2000:
I tried with cwm and I hit yes for the install then it fails. When I had twrp it just brought up the main menu... I'm stumped
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lexluthor:
Figured I'd give this a shot, but in CWM,almost immediately, I'm getting an error that says error in /cache/fota/update.zip and then the install aborts.

Any ideas?

Sounds like what I'm seeing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alope441:
i think i might of bricked my phone... i am rooted and stock, was able to download the update but when phone went to reboot, comes up with yellow triangle and mess "system software not authorized by verizon wireless has been found on your phone. please turn off and go to nearest store." anyone know what i can do?????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ricecake2000:
Odin back to another stock firmware. That's your only option unfortunately
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alope441:
that just great, but thank you for the infor...would you be able to direct me to the link where i can get that....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Vegasden:
I'm on Beans..but don't see where I would go to trigger the update. I have Voodoo installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
pull a stock SecSettings.apk from the OTA ROM, as bean removed the OTA option in the Settings.apk on his ROM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ricecake2000:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762204

I believe that's the one i used. While it's downloading you should be able to find a million videos on YouTube. It should take your phone all the way back to ics I believe.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alope441:
once i download and odin, will i still have root?

EDIT: nvm answered my own question in reading the post... thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Just posting back like I promised, I have root and unlocked bootloader on VRBMD3. I odin flashed VRBLK3 then took two OTA's for VRBMB1 then VRBMD3. I then rooted and unlocked following Invisiblek's guide on Rootz (personal preference, I know Open1your1eyes guide works the same). Well, my bootloader should be unlocked lol I'm not about to flash anything just yet. TWRP is installed, Root Checker says I'm installed, and my phone is undoubtedly very bloated. I'm in the process of reinstalling apps with Titanium.

Everyone can root on VRBMD3 and I'll flash something later today unless someone beats me to it to prove the bootloader is officially unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenixus:
Thanks Slim. I'll stick with my plan of staying on stock for awhile then and go ahead and update! I won't unlock/root until a later day
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] maxi_v3000gv:
tanx for review
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
No problem friend! Root checker pic attached btw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Thank Me Later:
Does this OTA include the new S4 lockscreen? Like that light effect and customizing the text on it. T-Mobile's last GS3 OTA got that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pj1980:
Has anyone pulled the ota from their phone so it can be downloaded?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hallstevenson:
Sounds like the "remove root" step isn't necessary, yes ?

I'll hold off and see how it goes for a few others before I take the plunge.... or at least I'll try to !!! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Nah, not seeing that in Lock Screen. It's the standard ripple effect lock screen. Although there is a "Face Unlock and Voice" lockscreen option. Is this new? lol it works terribly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
Would love to see some thoughts on the update since this only the 2nd BIG update for our version of our phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hallstevenson:
Face Unlock and Voice isn't new. I have it and have NOT applied this update (yet).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
Nope been around since day 1 lol. I myself am so glad that "none" is an option. Hate lockscreens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Ahh, well it works terribly nonetheless. I always use pin code and swipe to unlock.

Also, I may be the wrong person to ask but honestly the biggest addition to this update is MultiWindow. No question. It sucks cuz you're still limited to certain apps but have no idea until you've downloaded them. It's cool that if you install an app that is compatible with MW it gets added to your list however it sucks that not enough apps are supported natively. QuickPic, Chrome, and PowerAmp added to this list but Chrome Beta, ES File Explorer, Light Flow, and ScoreCenter didn't. Kind of a crap shoot.

Stock apps compatible with MW:

-Kindle

-Email

-Gallery

-Gmail

-Internet

-Maps

-Messaging

-Talk

-Video Player

-Youtube

The update is cool but I am by far not a fan of stock TW. If you're on stock VRBMB1 then you'll feel right at home on VRBMD3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
Not sure what your expectations were, but this is going to be pretty much like the international S3 versions that were released months ago. Things that most of our custom ROMs have had for some time, only not as refined. I'm sure the developers will be able to cherry pick a few new things that add stability or minor features, but its pretty much a real snoozefest.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Elite49:
Yep but some of us would rather have a stable ROM then the Frankenstein monster ones that are out. While they are great, I've never used one that didn't have something wrong with it because of all the random pieces added.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Christopher3712:
Does anyone mind posting the OTA file somewhere? It's not large and shouldn't take any time to upload.

Thanks,

Chris
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nbdysreal:
MB1 to MD3 update pulled from my cache folder. Someone feel free to host it else where.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12075678/update.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Yea, I know haha I just like OTA's. Plus I wanted to verify we could still root/unlock. I wasn't much of a fan for stock TW so I've been on roms since September. I'll probably run with this for the day as its been forever since I used stock then revert back to my Beans backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Christopher3712:
You sir, are the man. Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
So do we just flash this like any other zip?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BeansTown106:
thank you good sir will have a odex and deodex build up in about 45 :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
so all we have to do is flash in CWM recovery and we are good to go?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
Allelujah!!!!

iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple VZW GSIII
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nbdysreal:
I'd just wait the 45 mins for Beans to make her nice and pretty :highfive::highfive:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Evil Genius Jr.:
Ohhhhhhh :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cammykool:
another source for the update zip pulled from cache/fota

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39195570/update.zip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] squito:
is anyone able to pull the radio and modem from this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
you are the man
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zmedhaug:
Post a link good sir when you are done please
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
There will most likely be a thread for it, thanks everyone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zmedhaug:
Alright toss up a link to that when it's ready
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dweezle:
Getting anything from Verizon runs a risk of getting some hidden surprise cooked in with a bunch of so-called improvements. I am going to hold off for a few days until any potential Verizon-nastys come to the surface.

By the same token, I would love to see if Verizon did anything to untangle their CDMA/LTE/EVDO dance. My S3 is not able to make a clear call in any areas where LTE isn't 100% completely solid yet. The Note II doesn't seem to have that issue, so maybe it is fixable with software in the S3. :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
Thanks Krazie! What will be the procedure for using it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cybertec69:
I am also unlocked, do I have to lock the bootloader to accept the OTA.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nbdysreal:
Beans said he's doing a ODEX and DeODEX versions. He wouldn't be doing both for himself, so it's understood he will be creating a thread in the developer section of this phone with the stock/rooted update for you to flash in either TWRP or CWM Recoveries. Should be the same as installing any custom rom now. It won't have radios in it though. There will have to be a second custom recovery installable radio zip from Beans or some other nice person on the forums. Hope this helps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
alright cool :). I'll wait for Beans to put it up then. My bootloader isnt unlocked though, do i need to unlock that first before flashing this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zmedhaug:
Yeah use ezunlock v1.2 if you need it reply and I'll put up a link
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
yeah im gonna need it, thanks! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zmedhaug:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/94097942/CleanRom%20add-ons/Dont%20Delete/ez%20unlock%20v1.2.apk this should unlock your bootloader.

---------- Post added at 05:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:10 PM ----------

so im literally sitting at my computer to get a this downloaded. anyone see a download yet? because if not this is the most suspenseful event like ever.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
i installed ezunlock, ran the program...but on launch it says my device status is unknown. Is that okay? I figured i would ask here before i clicked unlock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid316:
Your fine.

™Sent From My VZW 4G Galaxy S3 Powered By 7000 JigaWatts Of LemonJuice™
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
Does this have new baseband/radios?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
Dam I hope so
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
alright well im unlocked now, and im just waiting for Beans just like you guys :).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
OTA's always bring a new kernel and baseband. Gotta wait for the zips to be posted in the respective places.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zmedhaug:
Beans is better than bacon, just saying
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
over on the root/unlock guide, the person who created it and maintains it says that we can accept the update right even if we are rooted and unlocked, but we just would have to use the process in the guide all over again. Is it better to just flash the new ROM instead?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
Is there a time table when certain areas will get ota ? I have three S3s on my plan and none have ota available
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] emtownsend:
Except maybe beans AND bacon!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tu3218:
F5F5F5F5...can't wait for bean's release :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
I have been designing software since 1976 and I have never seen a complex piece of software that had zero bugs in it. No such thing. As a program manager, I used to answer the question of when will it be finished with "when we shoot the developers" .

You won;t find a Verizon release that is bug free , trust me.

There are quite a few good custom ROMs here on the S3 site that outperform Verizons releases in both features and stability. yes, they are mostly based on the stock release, because last time I looked, XDA didn't have a team of 20 paid developers to build new stuff, but these guys put their free time, blood sweat and tears into this , and don;t ask a dime from you, unlike Verison who steals you blind on a monthly basis.

It's not a rant at you, because I know you intend no insult.... just saying
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tiezane:
I was rooted, stock, locked bootloader, and pulled the OTA. I noticed 2 things after the update:

1) on Wi-Fi, I still have a 3g/4g indicator showing up

2) when I rebooted, the first screen that comes up shows a Samsung logo, says "Custom" in big letters, and has a picture of an open lock, before going on to boot normally.

Anyone else seen that?

Sent from my Sega Master System via Carrier Pigeon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tm80401:
Noob-ish question

O.K. still waiting for the OTA, but I have a noobish question.

I've had Motorola's since the Droid 1, but this is my first Samsung

I am currently running a rooted stock rom Version VRBMA2.

Do I need to do anything to make my phone visible to get the OTA?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ricecake2000:
It added all the bloat on the s4! Lol like we really need a caller Id app lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hallstevenson:
The update is failing for me with the following messages:

Verifying current system...

assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/KiesAir.apk", ***)

E: Error in /cache/fota/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

*** = two very long strings of random letters and numbers

I removed KiesAir.apk as part of my de-bloating. It is backed up though so I can restore it. Is the lack of that my problem ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] khkane:
no LTE

i upgraded OTA, and now i have NO LTE/data connection

any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] angryshuna:
most likely yes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cybertec69:
Try turning phone OFF, remove the SIM card and re-install it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techspecs:
Do you use this from stock, locked, unrooted in lieu of the other guides or is this something else? I already hard bricked an s iii this week so I'm not anxious to try that again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zmedhaug:
It's after your rooted. It's how I unlocked my boot loader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daimerion:
I have wifi and 4g showing at the same time as well but that's it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hallstevenson:
Hmmm, restored the Kies app and there's still no KiesAir.apk in /system/app. There is a Kies.apk and kieswifi.apk.

Does anyone have "KiesAir.apk" in their /system/app folder ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BeansTown106:
no hidden suprises i ended up having a problem doing it the way i always do and i said f*** it so i went pure stock and took the ota, then rooted and unlocked. all the current methods still work to unlock/root

thanks bud

ya will be 4 zips 1. odex 2. deodex 3. radio 4. rpm and prob 5. kernel with bootanim support

yes

lol :)

i noticed this as well lol they must be getting paid to add even more bloat to the phone

like i said i had a little problem and i surpassed it shouldnt be long now sorry for the wait :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
No problem Beans, thanks for all your work! :).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zmedhaug:
Beans is it possible to toss up a .tar file? I'll get a guide posted to install it and keep it rooted and unlocked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ImgBurn:
Just A FYI

Quote from vz update site:

(Device is now recognized by the
computer when connected via
USB cable)

Never had a problem connecting/

These apps are included on update

curious

:confused:

Bootstrap-Helper.exe 217kb /v1.0.0.1

Samsung_Mobile_USB_Driver.exe 23mb /v1.5.9.0

VZW_Software_upgrade_assistant_installer.exe 638kb /v1.0.1.0

I guess they load on windows when phone is connected.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] grandmastem:
Hey,

So it appears that CWM (based on people in this thread) will ask you to install an unsigned update after restarting. I currently have TWRP recovery and when restarting, it does not ask me to install anything like CWM. Is there a way to apply this update with TWRP?

-Grand
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ls3c6:
Will deodex be linked here when ready?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
Drivers already loaded from phone just most didn't know how. Connect to USB and then boot to download mode and it will refresh drivers from phone. Did multiple times when it wouldn't recognize on Win 8. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] caifan:
I gave up and installed CWM. After everything was done I went back to TWRP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joshua_helm:
Just got it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fawkiPhone:
wifi toggle

Got the update :) but where the hell did my wifi toggle go??

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hallstevenson:
I've had my S3 for about a week and one things that I noticed was the lack of that toggle. They really make it add'l steps to turn WiFi off. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it will turn WiFi ON by itself when it is in range of a known wireless network.