yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] andoceo:
Indeed but this is how it is. Keep in mind that I've flashed UAE twice, same battery drain. Now with TUR everything is back to normal

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I've used Chrome Beta till the latest update which made it crash very often and also tons of blank pages. I came back to Chrome stable and I enjoy it.

Regarding keyboard, I use SwiftKey which is one of the best. Sometimes when I'm getting bored with SwiftKey I change it with the default Samsung keyboard which I like more, but due the missing of : -, ;) at the first press, I wouldn't use it on long term
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
I use stock browser. It's really stable,fast,fitting sites normally on screen and has a good font. And it's not eating that much battery or RAM as Chrome or others do.

As for keyboard,I use Google keyboard. I don't like swiftkey and others. Too cartoonish,don't like how everything is aligned.

Stock Samsung keyboard is pretty nice too,though I noticed some slowdowns compared to Google keyboard and I use Russian keyboard,which is a little hard to write with on Samsung keyboard as the are more letters.
[Galaxy S III General] andoceo:
Never mind, I've found that isn't available in my country. I'll search directly the apk

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Google keyboard is the same used in CyanogenMod roms, that stock nexus keyboard.

In romanian there are many words with - in it, so is very hard to press 2 keys to be able to write - . Back to SwiftKey
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
It's a personal choice for everyone,because of their own reasons.
[Galaxy S III General] TheCyberShocker:
Woo.

Thanks for the link mate, very fast download, just what i needed. :D
[Galaxy S III General] LeighR:
I flashed cm11 and got horrible battery drain. Switched to temasek's ROM and it's early days but it seems much better. I will try the Yank kernel if this isn't any better
[Galaxy S III General] manojpy:
Have used Temasek rom for a long time. You will definitely get better battery than other CM11 ones.

Zephyr NA7 240dpi, with Boeffla™ Kernel - Galaxy Redefined!
[Galaxy S III General] asukaj:
Word! I was disappointed when i saw the performance of my s3, it is performing like it is old 10 years,i am recertong back to older not so great looking rom like 4.3 but atleast i can hangup the phone. Amd samsung i am not buying new phone u wont make me do it by this backstab rom update!
[Galaxy S III General] johan81:
Let me start with this: I am not saying you are not experiencing the things you are saying. That said, these reactions surprise me, 90% of the people (including myself) are very happy with this new release and only see improvements. Are you sure you tried the basic stuff to get it faster(clear cache, Dalvik cache, factory wipe)?

Since the 4.3 update I am really, really satisfied with my phone and it feels like a phone that is released today. When using the stock launcher I did notice some minor lags, so I decided to install Nova Launcher and that made my phone better than or as good as any other phone I have seen.
[Galaxy S III General] asukaj:
Hmm i seem to see it the kther way since 90% of my friends that also have s3 that is stock and they accepted 4.3 OTA update are also not satisfied. So i tried this new 4.3 with arhd v40 thinking that since it is cleaned it will be faster than stock but unfortunately it wasnt the case.

Yea did everything that needs to be done clean cache dalvik,and i got it to work wkth boeffla kernel so now it is fairly ok.

I am satisfied with all the goodies that u get with 4.3,i am just saying that imho it seems that those goodies overwhelmed s3:(.
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
4.3 was badly done. I'm not experiencing issues with this firmware,but I cant also say that I'm as satisfied as I was with 4.1.2,so I know that feel,bro.
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
Yeah, 4.1.2 had some difference, but dont know how to say that.
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
Lol,yeah. I'm sure that's the feeling which nearly EVERYONE got :d
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I dont have that feeling. I find 4.3 better in every way. Now I cant use 4.1 for even one day, that lacked a lot of features.

And performance wise I dont miss 4.1 at all.

Thanks samsung for 4.3.
[Galaxy S III General] Geekboy26:
I appreciate the new 4.3 update but since the update, I have an issue with a "no network" message, I'm keeping an eye on it to see if it isn't just my service provider.
[Galaxy S III General] Sensamic:
A leak will appear on Monday......

Anyway, 4.3 has slowed down the phone. Not sure if I should buy the SGS5 to have this happen again to it in two years when an update will slow it down despite having super hardware...
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
I remember my phone being faster. With 4.3 is more like "relaxed",just slowed down.

Yes,I agree about features. I'm also not going back because of them,but in overall,I liked the speeds of 4.1.2 more.
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I'm thinking to try 4.1.2 to compare between the two.

Can you tell me how to downgrade safely without losing IMEI.

Or link to recovery flashable 4.1 stock rom.
[Galaxy S III General] danierakes:
LOL!!!!
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
I don't really know,but I downgraded once and had no problems with IMEI,lol

Maybe I got lucky :D

Btw,it would be good.
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
Do you remember which 4.1.2 rom you downgraded to. Region or build number.
[Galaxy S III General] mihaitosca:
I9300XXEMG4 ; I9300XXEMG6 ; I9300XXEMH1 or I9300XXEMJ2

All are EFS 2
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
So can I flash INU MH4 with MG2 modem safely.

Also which 4.1.2 is latest.
[Galaxy S III General] mihaitosca:
only from MG4 modem up
[Galaxy S III General] Soryuu:
Hold on... where's your source?
[Galaxy S III General] andoceo:
Hey, obviously on a Monday this year...
[Galaxy S III General] Moster2:
That was rather a joke :P
[Galaxy S III General] Robin2:
Is it even possible to announce a "leak"? :P

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9300 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] Soryuu:
Who knows. :P
[Galaxy S III General] johan81:
Well, since it seems to be possible to ask for an announcement to a leak, who knows! :angel::D:cowboy::highfive::silly:
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
Hope faryaab know more.
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
Have you tried downgrading from 4.3 to 4.12?

I also want to downgrade as my OTA updated 4.3 cant reset binary counter .

Planing to dwngrade to 4.1.2 but just worried will screw up my phone .
[Galaxy S III General] danierakes:
dude just use latest boeffla kernel 5.2 beta4 on your 4.3 rom then reset your binary counter using latest triangle away..after that flash stock rom 4.3 again..your binary counter will b zero n u rom will b official
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
I have tried using Boeffla kernel 5.1 but didnt work will try using 5.2 as yr idea but i dont think there is much diff between 5.1 & 5.2

Some use say if update using OTA from 4.1.2 to 4.3 like me cannot reset binary counter .(not sure if its true but in my case it looks true as i already try more then 10 time using diff version of triangle away /kernel ) result all become official except the counter number .

Tks anyway
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I successfully downgraded to 4.1.2.

Just flash any MG4 rom with MG4 modem.

I flashed Switzerland MG4.
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
attached pic
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
how you update yr 4.3? using OTA or odin ?
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I use only odin.
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
So lets wait and see which one is faster in live performance except of gaming.

Also,how's wake up? I don't really remember how fast it was in 4.1.2.
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I have to admit its faster than 4.3. No wake up lag at all. Everything is just faster and smoother.

But i think I have to return to 4.3 as this one not supporting 240 dpi. I mean a lot of stock apps are not working properly.

I hope that 4.4 is as good as 4.1.
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
Guess thats y u dont hv problem .Mine was OTA .

Anyone who updated 4.1.2--》4.3 using OTA hv suceeded to reset binary counter or downgrade to 4.1.2 using OTA pls let me know.TQ
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I also updated from 4.1 to 4.3 via OTA and successfully reset the counter before.
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
Yeah,I hope so,too.

I'm thinking about installing temasek's ROM for last time and get used to it until official KitKat won't come. Really want that 600MB RAM free,smoothness. Just hate that it has no LED notifications for messages,battery drain above normal and choppy sound while gaming. And sometimes a slow charge,too.

I would at least go with it,but no LED kinda bugs me and I couldn't find a solution. If anyone knows one,feel free to PM me.
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I'm thinking of installing archidroid with boeffla and if it satisfies me I will stay with it or else temasek is the way to go.
[Galaxy S III General] alexferdean:
1. Install a 4.3 rom via Odin.

2. Install you carrier 4.3 rom that you received OTA, only this time through Odin (check sammobile for your specific firmware).

3. Try to reset your counter now

Sent from my S3
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
Meaning u updated 4.1.2 to 4.3 ota then u manage to reset counter while on 4.3 or u downgraded to 4.1.2 then omly reset counter?

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Install carrier rom means ?as i already install the same rom which updated ota using odin .
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I had reset the counter when on 4.3.
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
can verify my method?

install triangle(3.26) away n reset -dwnload mode -flash same stock rom(ML3)

-my result all become official except my number never change to zero .
[Galaxy S III General] Moster2:
Start triangle away, reset the flash counter. It will restart and you will see the "menu" etc. There you choose to reset. Then it should ask to restart or download mode I think. Choose restart and when the screen turns black, remove the battery. Put it back in and start directly into download mode. It should show 0 and official. Now flash stock with odin. Afterwards you shoulf maybe format /data with the stock recovery.
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
If you are able to set it to 0 on 4.1 then it might be related to bootloader of 4.3 rom you are flashing. Just flash some other 4.3 rom to see if its working.

Try flashing 4.3 NA5 switzerland.
[Galaxy S III General] nainaabd:
no i never tried on 4.1 as i updated to 4.3 using ota the day i bought it which was 1 week ago .will try other 4.3 roms first as worry to downgrade
[Galaxy S III General] alexferdean:
Yes, don't downgrade. Try other 4.3 roms instead.

Sent from my S3
[Galaxy S III General] johan81:
And for god's sake, dump the touchwiz launcher and get either Nova or Apex. Very good improvement on speed without the need of flashing a custom Samsung based ROM. Very easy to do, I know that Nova has an import function that gets most of the stuff from your original launcher over to smooth out the transition.
[Galaxy S III General] cloudx720:
Touchwiz is fine.
[Galaxy S III General] johan81:
Then Nova or Apex are insanely great! Yes Touchwiz works, but those launchers are just so much better in experience than Touchwiz. I have installed it for a lot of people and every single one of them is a lot happier with it.
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
I also like touchwiz,but it's size sucks. I mean grid size. That' the reason why I use nova.
[Galaxy S III General] bmt25:
Am I having a battery drain? Powersave mode always on.
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
Your battery is fine.
[Galaxy S III General] bmt25:
Thanks man.
[Galaxy S III General] Soryuu:
Vodafone NZ is finally getting it! OTA downloading now, will report back with my usage :D
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
i9300xxugna2:)
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
S4 have a new leak
[Galaxy S III General] Geekboy26:
I use TouchWiz
[Galaxy S III General] cloudx720:
Touchwiz is awesome with a custom kernel with cpu and gpu overclock :D
[Galaxy S III General] manojpy:
Guys I am uploading v2 of Zephyr Lite which will be debloated further (651mb) based on Samsung stock NA7 and will be 240dpi. Any takers? If yes hit thanks.

Zephyr Lite v2, NA7, 240dpi, with Yank™ Kernel - Galaxy Redefined!
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
Lol, make a thread...can give you mine, 320MB, smooth debloated and customized
[Galaxy S III General] manojpy:
[MENTION=4900664]dkionline[/MENTION] I am sure you could come out with a 200mb rom even, as you have reached the pinnacle of development though I have been ignorant of your work for the last one year. I am just starting off and am pleased with my work and thought I'd share. Fyi Thread is in place too. Good luck with your masterpieces.

Zephyr Lite v2, NA7, 240dpi, with Yank™ Kernel - Galaxy Redefined!
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
Give a link in PN. You can test mine also if u want
[Galaxy S III General] joevik:
Any one from South Africa who has already received the update (4.3 update)? I am carrier free. Vodacom users?
[Galaxy S III General] suffocater:
Can someone link me to an "official" guide for rooting my S3 running v4.3 of android?

Also,its XXUGMK6,if it matters.(i think it does,doesnt it?)

thx in advance
[Galaxy S III General] rome786:
Just install odin on your computer and Google CF auto root file and download it put your phone in download mode and connect it to your computer. Open odin iy will detect your phone if its drives are properly installed than put your file in pda tab and click on start button. ..for any help ask again....have fun
[Galaxy S III General] blazevxi:
4.3 announced for S3/4 to arrive in October
[Galaxy S III General] tonyt3rry:
Link please ?
[Galaxy S III General] UrbanDrawer:
I'm pretty sure it was revealed in Unpacked, there's none yet.
[Galaxy S III General] tonyt3rry:
I just found one off Engadget then
[Galaxy S III General] sachs:
Yes...2014/Oct
[Galaxy S III General] t3chg33k:
In the Unpacked event, it was said that software update for compatibility with Gear is in the works for S3, Note 2 and will be available in October. Since releasing an app alone wouldn't have taken much effort, it can be assumed that the compatibility has more to do with Bluetooth 4.0 LE and its associated features which can be made full use of with 4.3.
[Galaxy S III General] Millenium3:
Yes it will be updated in October. Plus, adding functionality to connect to Galaxy Gear.

LINK: http://tinyurl.com/knobo99
[Galaxy S III General] t3chg33k:
I watched the Unpacked event in parts, but I think that SIII was only mentioned in relation to compatibility with Gear. Unless I missed it, I don't think there was an explicit announcement and Engadget is basically coming to the same conclusion that I have mentioned earlier i.e. making use of the integration of Bluetooth 4.0LE within Android 4.3. I don't think it would be worth it for Samsung to continue with their implementation of BT4 within Android 4.1 to attain full compatibility with Gear.
[Galaxy S III General] nicklashidegard:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/09/04...tober-no-word-on-note-2/#.UieF601OnGc.twitter
[Galaxy S III General] Millenium3:
A preview of TouchWiz 4.3 .... Maybe the new MultiWindow function, drag-and-drop, and the magazines will be included in the update for our GSIII too?

[YOUTUBE]fLeSJd5-Xqw[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
new MultiWindow function, drag-and-drop,is really cool...
[Galaxy S III General] mandarkcn0:
nice updates on 4.3, also I like the new note, might get me one :)
[Galaxy S III General] chrcol:
why do these reviewers just sit there swiping screens from side to side to show of a phone, whats so special about swiping screens? I seen it in 100s of android videos they just goto launcher swipe pages, go back to home screen and then repeat.
[Galaxy S III General] UrbanDrawer:
Because that's pretty much all you can do when reviewing a phone.
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Its a preview of touchwiz which is in this context, a ui and launcher. What else could they do? It's not like they can drop it out of a window and check that the icons don't get re-arranged.
[Galaxy S III General] mr.crypto13:
Great comment, mate! Made my day :D

Gesendet von meinem S3 mit dem boeffla-monster :D
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
no wonder its looks good its got 3 gig of ram.. I bet there's no redraw on dialler and messages
[Galaxy S III General] d1rekt0r:
Redraw , Snappy 800 and cutting edge hardware take care of redraw , id say it "draws" stuff in like 1 ms.....
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
the memory takes care of the redraw ...it looks like every body on here got it wrong because every body said its wasted ram if one gig is enough why has it got three gig
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
what is this???
[Galaxy S III General] youssefhf:
To everyone who wants to turn back to 4.1.2, I am telling you that I had MJ9 Old FW so i downgraded then the IMEI/EFS was gone and Factory mode was enabled afterwards then I had no phone for 3 weeks till it got fixed and after it was fixed I lost my warranty and now I really enjoy customized 4.3 MK4 , so please do not even try to downgrade and save your phone for god sake .
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
I have successfully downgraded without any problems.

Just make sure the 4.1.2 rom you are flashing has a modem MG4 or later. Otherwise you will lose IMEI.
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
Model: GT-I9300

Model name: Galaxy S III

Country: Montenegro

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 2429075

Build date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:53:58 +0000

Product Code: TMT

PDA: I9300XXUGNA5

CSC: I9300TMTGML1

MODEM: I9300XXUGNA8
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
Someone test NA8 Firmware?

Country: Uzbekistan

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 2372379

Build date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:59:51 +0000

Product Code: CAC

PDA: I9300XXUGNA8

CSC: I9300OXEGNA1

MODEM: I9300XXUGMK6
[Galaxy S III General] renierx:
Strange, I9300XXUGNA8 has lower changelist than I9300XXUGNA7.
[Galaxy S III General] Regash:
pls somebody upload the xxugna8 modem flashable

Powered by S3
[Galaxy S III General] rodlane:
Did you get your phone through Vodacom? Vodacom's csc is XFV which, from what I see, has MA2 as the last update. I'm rooted so I don't have ota on my phone. I use a custom rom and change my csc to XFV.
[Galaxy S III General] onesolo:
Any mega or torr from the NA8 firmware??
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
5h difference between na7 and na8.
[Galaxy S III General] belabed5:
Please. . Is na8 better? Can you upload the kernel if it is enough to upgrade because I don't want to flash all over again and wipe etc..
[Galaxy S III General] joevik:
Nope mine is a carrier free phone purchased through a samsung retailer. I haven't received the 4.3 update yet so was wondering, as some countries received theirs in december.
[Galaxy S III General] LubbeSGS:
Hey.. if your CSC is XFA, you may download from the following links:

Terafile: http://terafile.co/348475b43021

Rapdgator: http://rapidgator.net/file/1ab02d4092860c691e8ce7c289f9149f

Links are from http://live.samsung-updates.com/

Hope it helps!
[Galaxy S III General] ashraf sharif:
na8 has carrier apps /bloat .

Other than that it does not seem very different.

Still debloatng will see later if benchmarks and battery are improved or not
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
No more galaxy s3 for me I've now got a nexus 5 bye
[Galaxy S III General] ashraf sharif:
After deleting the carrier apps battery seems better. Performance seems to be the same. GOOGLE NOW AND LOCATION SERVICES TURNED OFF. USING GREENIFY EXPOSED . BOEFFLA KERNEL BETA 5.2.4 I9300XXUGNA8
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
Sammobile have been told no KitKat for the galaxy s3 I'm glad I've just switched to a nexus 5 http://www.sammobile.com/2014/02/20...multiple-devices-confirmed-by-samsung-poland/
[Galaxy S III General] Iqbal Ansari:
Why are posting this everywhere.

I cant buy the nexus 5 so getting jealous. Need to save money now. :(
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
Lol, with nexus 5 you have 14 monts until the update time ends.
[Galaxy S III General] Moster2:
If this list is real, Im sure the S3 will also be getting the update. Its easy to update the S3 when you update the Note 2
[Galaxy S III General] Squall-Leonhart:
who cares what POLAND isn't getting.
[Galaxy S III General] alexferdean:
Samsung said that all S4 features that are not related to hardware will make it to S3 as well. I didn't see them even though it's been 10 months.

Sent from my S3

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And if S3 is abandoned, why are they still selling it? This is so low!

Sent from my S3
[Galaxy S III General] Simonna:
Samsung is keeping trolling their owners..I'm glad I'm sold Galaxy S3,now waiting for Nexus 5. :D

But anyway you,Galaxy S3 owners have got a lot of custom roms ^^
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
Yeah. Pretty happy with temaseks kk.

But if I'd have a money,no doubt I'd bought the Nexus 5.
[Galaxy S III General] Kolos28:
Android 4.3 is very good and fast. I have stock without brand.

Free RAM is 370-420MB and after rebooting is even 460MB.

Everything works perfect, fast and without any lags etc. :)

SGS 3 & TT 4 Pro
[Galaxy S III General] Marcovanbasten:
Why do you believe more free ram is better?

Envoyé de mon Nexus 7 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] Squall-Leonhart:
oh god... not this stupid crap again.

If you have to ask this, you don't know crap about how Android manages memory and memory pressure events.

I'd much rather android and the apps it runs use LESS memory, than have it close an app that was suspended.
[Galaxy S III General] d1rekt0r:
Well for instance

You open Youtube , Facebook and Internet

Use Facebook for 5 minutes

Switch back to youtube > youtube has to restart bcs android had to kill it due to low ram , after 10 mins of youtube

Switch back to Facebook , but facebook too has to reload because due to low ram android had to kill it

Now you switch to Internet and you have to Reload every page you had open because android killed it due to low ram.

In extreme situations ( very often ) when you have alot apps installed , you cant even brwose internet normaly :

you open 3 webpages in 3 tabs ,and when you try to switch from one tab to another it has to reload even that.

I hope you can understand what im trying to say.

With 2 GBs of ram all these issues are mostly gone, they are gone on 1GB AOSP Roms too, but even if not , apps load 2x faster .
[Galaxy S III General] Simonna:
Yes,it's very annoying,or for example when you're trying to open an webpage with a lot of images (like tumblr,the verge..) it's just crashes after a while due to low RAM,but it's weird that never had that issue on AOSP rom, only on the stock one. :D
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
On stock ROM bloat eats the RAM,that's why. AOSP ROMs are clean and RAM is always free enough.

Samsung..
[Galaxy S III General] yurypaleev:
ff

fff
[Galaxy S III General] SanRusTmb68:
Scrolling lag

Hello. Does anyone have scrolling lags in browsers and some apps? How can I fix it? Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] arghness:
The Note 2 has 2GB RAM, as do the US versions of the S3. That's the issue.
[Galaxy S III General] crisagatie:
No, that's not the reason. There are 1GB devices in the list. Plus, kit Kat is supposed to have less memory requirements than jelly bean. So that's a lie.
[Galaxy S III General] onesolo:
there is on device on that list that has 1GB !!!!

There is no big differences between 4.3 and 4.4. KK is for 512ram devices!!! Also the TWcrap is not getting anything bigger!!!

If we don't get 4.4 is cause they don't wanna give it to us. simple as that!!!
[Galaxy S III General] bmt25:
Thread Delete.
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Why are you spamming the board with multiple posts of this question in the wrong threads .
[Galaxy S III General] bmt25:
delete

deleted it sir. sorry
[Galaxy S III General] dkionline:
That devices are newer than the S3. They have less than 18 months.