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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] txkorm:
Just got The new update. Fingers crossed.

Currently not being productive on my S3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Apparently there's a new MF1 update which is supposed to address the bad signal problems in the MD3 update so hope that fixes the problems. :)

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Ahh yes ota update is live now :good:

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/1...hopefully-this-addresses-connectivity-issues/

You should update the thread David :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Edited the title just now. :)

Thread updated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mirrin:
Now if only I could get an aio while I wait for the roms to drop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PeterDLai:
My speeds with the VRBMF1 radio seem to be a bit better than VRBMB1 but so far not as stable. Perhaps it's just Verizon's network because of the mass updating though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] :
On stock rooted, I flashed the MD1 modem for a better signal.

anyone else getting Fails after installing this update on CWR?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] speedingcheetah:
Premium suite....wtf is that? More bloat?

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i am pretty sure that they just reverted to the mb1 modem baseband and re-released the same update...labled as a new build...of cource
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] quick6black:
Updated this morning, 4g data speeds went from 4-6 megs to 20 megs consistently. It did jump to 41 megs, I wasn't having 4g connection issues but really slow speeds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ajm2387:
Anyone have a flashable zip file yet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
Premium suite was supposed to bring several features that the Verizon users have been clamoring for that the international S3 and Note 2 users have had for months .... multi-windows and more. ...other features like Paper Artist and Best Shot were also part of the update, not as you say bloat..

On that topic, while not a fan of Verizon's overt marketing practices, The few "bloatware" apps they include in there phones are mostly harmless. If you root and then freeze them it may make you feel better but likely won't vastly import performance since if you don;t use them, they sit harmlessly in the background. A lot more goes into making a ROM work well than removing a couple of unused apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
So far, the signal seems to be better on the new OTA. Hopefully it stays that way.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] macdroid01:
just curious does the new MF1 (mofo 1 eh?) include that dumb caller ID thing?

I was about to jump on the last OTA but thought I'd wait out all the signal junk.

So is the verdict that this new update has better signal and perhaps doesn't require mucking around (i.e. killing caller ID) to get good data speed?

I'll jump on this... temp unroot with voodoo, see if it holds. Anyone else here stock but rooted/unlocked with voodoo, and get it to work with temp unroot then reroot, after MF1 OTA?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hallstevenson:
You're rooted. Why do you care what add'l apps Verizon includes ? Get rid of them if you don't want them ! That's my primary reason for rooting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] speedingcheetah:
there are more bloat apps in the background...all the vzw sync crap...and a bunch of system services that i can do with out....and other stuff that Samsung throws in there i dont want...

all i have to say is that i went from pure stock to Synergy rom and their is a world of difference....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lexluthor:
Beanstown106 is working on it

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42768191&postcount=4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cybertec69:
Don't have, I got the GS4, had it for 13 days, took it back and am more than happy with my S3, yes the camera is better and it is slightly faster, screen is not much of a difference, yes the S4 screen is a bit brighter and tad sharper, but not worth the $ to go from the S3 to the S4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ajm2387:
http://invisiblek.org/sch-i535/firmware/

looks like it's already available
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
There is a new changelog up on Droid-Life if you guys are curious.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/2...rt-docs-for-verizons-vrbmf1-galaxy-s3-update/

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Evil Genius Jr.:
Yipee!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ajm2387:
quick note it broke my camera again :( running Liquid 2.6.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Has anyone else tried using the camera yet?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Evil Genius Jr.:
Mine works using beans rom, and the kt47 kernel. Did not work without the kernel and I haven't tried any other rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Yeah, I saw the case that one of KT's kernels (the new one borks the camera too) fixes the camera issue. Weird.

This is in AOSP anyways. My camera works fine without KT's kernel.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Try using a different kernel like Leankernel with Liquid. For some reason, AOSP doesn't seem to like the new update that much.

Haven't had an issue with TW though. That's a good thing. :)

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lynneddington:
Moar v13, stock kernel...camera works.

Moar v10, stock kernel...camera fc

Goodness 10.04, stock kernel...camera fc
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
It's because it's based off md3 and it's the same as mf1 just mf1 has a few more tweaks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hmoobguy:
flashed back with VRBMB1

Delete - fixed it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Have any of you rooted/unlocked VRBMF1?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Yeah it works can confirm that prdog did as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Appreciate that bruh! Signal treating you any better since you took the OTA?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Yeah actually has increased my speeds by about 5mb and signal may have helped me a but but I'm also in a low signal area just improved by maybe 8 db .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] larry0987:
Manual update ready to download
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daimerion:
The update is there. I wonder how long it will take devs to incorporate it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Anyone taking the VRBMD3 OTA, are yall going to unlock/root?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] djteotancolis:
Does this update allow to edit the APN?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Afro Samurai:
That's what I'm waiting on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Irisht:
Slim, I can confirm that the ota is out. My wifes S3 just got the update. She is stock and unrooted "won't let me touch her phone" lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cmonsta:
I'm on stock and rooted plus have a custom recovery. I got the message to download but I don't wanna lose root. do i use rootkeeper to unroot, then download, and re-root? I think the last update I forgot to unroot and went to custom recovery to update if i recall. just don't want to make any mistakes this time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CisternaChyli:
How do i install the OTA? I am rooted and running CWM recovery....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Haha that's great bruh, I just did a nandroid and I'm currently backing up 6 GBs of internal storage to my sd card then I'll test out this OTA and try unlocking the bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] fastfreddy7:
Yeah, same here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Irisht:
Nice! Now we just need to get Beans to work on build 16... lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suchavibrantthang:
can someone who's done the OTA post a screenshot of the listed apps in multiwindow? the S4 doesn't even have a huge working list. wondering if it's the same.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenixus:
I recently bought a GS3, but I haven't unlocked the bootloader yet (going to stay on stock awhile before moving to CM rom).

Should I hold off on installing the update until someone confirms the bootloader can still be unlocked?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kilxler:
Hope this helps. Also there isn't many programs in the list. I wonder if you can add more or if it has to be enabled on the developer side.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daubman:
Wondering the same thing!

I was just wondering the same thing... it's not clear if CWM will cleanly apply the update after warning about it being unsigned. Also not clear if OTA RootKeeper would help here :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
For the past OTA's, recovery will give you the warning but still successfully install the OTA. You'll notice your About Phone details will be updated. Voodoo should work too I guess. I always Odin back, pull OTA, then re-root/unlock just to update my partitions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tarpit_Carnivore:
Sorry for the giant images but this is what I have: http://imgur.com/a/WnkSp#0
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Can anyone pull the OTA once rooted?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Nice, I could definitely use that increase. My average dbm at home is -115 so I'd gladly take an improvement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Quacker:
I am still running rooted MD3 because I flashed the old MB1 baseband to fix the data issues. I assume accepting this OTA will just cause problems in my case and remove root.

If I freeze "FWUpgrade" with Titanium, can I be sure that OTA won't install? I delayed for 24 hours; I was surprised to even see the popup since I installed CWM recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] legalkill:
I installed from same situation as well. CWR let me choose to restore root automatically. I did have to try several times to get the update to install in CWR though after i flashed the mf1 firmware from the mb1. Not sure if that actually did anything but now build and baseband both mf1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] batmans a scientist:
Perhaps a stupid question, with this file can I just go into CWM and flash the firmware without changing the ROM (Currently in Cyangemod 10.1) or doing anything else?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Correct, no wipe needed either.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] audiv8:
Just to update from my experience. Just installed mf1 and had 3 dropped calls in a row with the error "no signal". I'm stock with no mods to my phone. I was have 4g connectivity issues with the last update but at least I could make reliable phone calls. Looks like Verizon fixed the data but borked voice.... I guess you can't ask for too much.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Hmm, that's unfortunate. Pull the sim for about twenty seconds then replace it and boot up. This initiates an update for your PRL. See if this helps any with calls.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Anon the Felon:
Hey folks, I've tried reading over this thread... But, blood started to come out of my nose and ears, I started to get a headache, and I blacked out for a minute. So I figured I should register and just ask the question:

I used this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1974114

When rooting my phone. Today I got an update notification from Verizon. I don't particularly care about the update right now, but might in the future. I'm curious about two things:

Can I just ignore it? Will my phone eventually explode and stop working if I don't do the update?

If I have to do the update (or it's recommended), what do I do? I'd appreciate clear terms, I don't understand half the jargon said in this thread, and just throwing links at me and saying "do this" isn't going to help. I have all the tools in the above guide, and can use them. I haven't installed anything that isn't listed there. I've rooted several devices, but I'm not a developer, and don't really know all the obscure tools and processes you guys use on a daily basis.

Thanks, a head of time, for any help. I'm worried about two things: Bricking my phone, and it not working. I don't care about random features I don't use, and I certainly don't want anymore bloatware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Wow.. Talk about major paranoia.

Anyways, you don't need to accept the update at all (I find the MK1 (came way before MB1 and before the MK3 update) leak from a long while ago to be the most reliable as far as signal and data comes along). Nothing will happen to your phone at all if you don't accept an update.

If you did accept the update, then just try to find the ROM that's right for you. That's pretty much how it's been and always will be like (since everyone's phone is built differently).

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Anon the Felon:
I was just joking around, I know my phone isn't going to explode, I think that's fairly obvious. I was asking a question and using humor to keep it light and fun. No one here is paranoid about anything.

There's still a bit of obfuscation here. "If I did accept the update" As in pressed the "download" button? Or should I not be accepting via the notification and going through a reflash process on an updated ROM?

This is what I'm talking about, it's not exactly clear if I should/or even could accept the update directly over the air without mucking everything up. At least, it's not clear to me. I'm confused about what will happen if I just press "ok" when the update pops back up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dweezle:
You have grabbed my interest. I am on Stock, rooted and unlocked,Baseband I535VRBMB1, Build JZO54K.I535VRBMB1, with TWRP 2.5.0.0. From day one I have either had to use an app to lock into CDMA (prl auto) or I had to watch as my phone calls broke up, or dropped while trying to land an LTE tower. I live in a "marginal" area. In the space of 3-4 minutes my phone can switch from LTE, to EVDO_A, eHRPD. 1xRTT. I bought a network extender for my house and I am good for calls there at EVDO_A. All of this tower seeking, happens in places that my Droid X worked without any issues. I never thought that an older configuration might be better. I was holding out for some NEW update from Verizon that would handle this. I am okay if given a cookbook method, but truthfully, I don't often understand what I am changing. I've got a current nandroid on TWRP. can I go back to MK1 to check out if it helps me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rsswga:
wheezel...are you asking if you can swap modems to an older one instead of the new?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pepperdax:
accepting an update

Newer software or firmware is not always the best thing for your already working device, Any time an OTA comes out you need to get on your favorite android form and read read read, it is amazing what what you can find out before accepting an OTA that may break your device, as thousands have already done it and I guarantee started crying about with in minutes of the first reboot..

I have also found out when you do not accept the update, the device is very persuasive in getting you to accept it by bugging you every hour or even by sending you to a Verizon site claiming to be the best smoothest cleanest yet, I say B|S to that.

Also when using the built in scheduler to delay the update, be careful, once the first schedule has completed the first delay and you let the device sit to long when the scheduler is asking to delay the firmware update again the device will automatically push the update on you.

When it happened to me the first time I was very mad as I had signal loss, and I accused my son for hitting the update button, but after flashing back several times and doing the same thing I was able to pin point it to the fact it was designed to push the newer software or firmware on you, take my firmware and like it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] usmaak:
Are you using the MK1 radio and RPM, or just the radio? I've read here that MK1 is the best radio, and I flashed it. But I left the RPM as MB1 (the version that I came from when going back to MK1). I'm wondering if there's any benefit to flashing the RPM as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
You don't have to flash the RPM since battery life doesn't get any different, but yes, I am using the MK1 radio and RPM. I tried MF1 radio and RPM (not the AIO), but AOSP doesn't seem to like it so I flashed back to MK1 and all became well.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dweezle:
Yes.

Also, if I can, where can I find the MK1 modem and RPM? Would they come as .zip files that I can flash in recovery, or .tar for Odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
They come as zip files that you can flash in recovery. They should be at Rootzwiki.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rsswga:
good luck with your phone

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whoops..good luck with your phone..kinda simple really
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Okay? Loo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Umm.... DA FAQ!? Lol

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dweezle:
I looked around Rootzwiki, but wasn't able to find it. I usually can dig out what I'm looking for, but not this time. Any additional help would be much appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dweezle:
Maybe I'm not understanding something. I saw all of invisiblek's firmware links, but I was looking for the older MK1 radio. The firmwares on invisiblek's are the three most recent ones for my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andybones:
woops I'm embarrassed. Sorry, I over-read that part of your post.

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390214368362233982
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Come on Andy! You can't be trippin can you? :p

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dweezle:
And that's the worst thing you've ever done? Not to worry, I appreciate you trying to help me out.

dweez...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] audiv8:
This seemed to have helped my problem. Thanks for the info.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] StlrFan:
Hey guys, I usually do a bunch of research before asking questions on here, but I'm super short on free time. I took the software update. After update, I lost 4g. Is there anything I can do to get go back a step and hopefully get my 4g speeds back?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yosterwp:
Have you tried going to Settings > More Settings > Mobile Networks and changing Network Mode to LTE/CDMA?

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And while on the topic of 4G, has anyone experienced entering a 3G area, making the phone use 3G, but not switching back to 4G when it is available again? I've noticed this after updating to stock (unrooted) MF1 from stock MD3 (unrooted)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Or you can try switch the SIM card type from RUIM/SIM to NV to try and get 4G back?

I've always had that issue whenever I left a fringe area where my 3G doesn't go back to 4G for a while until I actually enter a stronger area. I fix that by entering airplane mode and then turning it odd.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yosterwp:
Thanks for the reply, where can I find the option to change the SIM type?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
You can find it over at the mobile network section over at the settings.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] StlrFan:
Thanks for the help, That worked. Was set to "Global". I don't remember changing it before, so I didn't think to check. Thanks again! With school work and the family, my hobby has gone out the window, and it's amazing how fast you end up outside the loop!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] leandrae400:
So after I took Verizon new update, whenever I try to boot to recovery, it gives me that "turn off phone and head to nearest Verizon store" message... can no longer get into recovery to flash stuff..any help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dweezle:
This might be off topic, but I have never owned a phone that has such an erratic connection to the wireless network. I just follow along with what you guys say and do, and try to set up to give the best possible voice comm performance. Since day 1, my S3 has not been able to make up it's mind what signal,on which tower, to connect to. Even when I'd not moving, it just keeps hopping tower to tower. Is it possible that there is some sort of basic problem with the all-in-one Qualcomm S4, processor that Samsung spec'd for this phone? How many other phones use that processor? Any history of problems with them?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
I've had Verizon phones (bought by my company ) for 8 years now, and they all do this. I had Nokia, Moto, HTC and now Samsung and the signal where I live at home is never stable. Where I work its rock solid. So I think this is just a matter of Verizon's network. My wife's Sprint S3 never behaves like that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] david_hume:
Was your bootloader locked when you tried to flash? That's the only reason why that message usually pops up.

You can fix this by unrooting the phone and then rerooting it. :)

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] leandrae400:
Thanks.I already fixed it, I re flashed my recovery and all is well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hask12:
Can't install update

Don't like bothering you guys and I'll be the first to admit that I'm not real knowledgeable about this but I can't figure out what to do. My phone is rooted and until yesterday I would have said it was the stock ROM, but now I don't think so, as far as the ROM goes. Also installed in my phone is Voodoo Rootkeeper 2.0.3, EZ Recovery and ROM Manager 5.5.2.8. I have tried every which way I can think of to install this update and it constantly fails. When the phone tries to reboot after installing the update it gets about a third of the way and my Android character falls over with an exclamation point on his back and at the bottom of the screen it says;

Clockwormod recovery 5.8.4.5

E Invalid command argument

Finding update package

opening update package

E failed to verify whole file signature

E signature verification failed

Installation aborted

So I hit reboot system now, and the phone reboots but without the update which says failed. I also now notice when I go into Rom manager it says under Check for Rom updates it says Your Rom is not set to receive OTA updates. Please contact the Rom developer. Which convinces me I have no idea what ROM i'm using. Suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] phatreno:
are you trying to flash a rom in stock recovery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hask12:
All I'm really trying to do is to get this update to take. Those apps I mentioned that I have installed were different ways to try and get this thing onto the phone. But no matter how I try I always get the same response which is that it couldn't verify the signature, which I don't really understand what it means. I mention the notice on ROM manager assuming that that is why the signature can't be verified but I'm just guessing. So the question is do i need to install a different ROM to get the OTA to take, and if so what ROM would be compatible. I'm lost here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jay Evans:
Uhhh, CWM recovery should be 6.0.3.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mitchs11:
Had you used Odin to root? I did and can't update using Voodoo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n07y0ur5:
TWRP Removal

My camera died shortly after i finally got caught up with everything here. It's not because of anything other than hardware flaw. That being said, They sent me my replacement phone {Thank god I got the insurance} and I have TWRP recovery on my broken one. I already ran triangle away and zeroed out my counter FTW, then I formatted the phone to wipe all sys/data but here's the thing, It still has TWRP recovery. How can i remove it? and if i remove it will my counter get tripped?

Thanks to you all!