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[Galaxy S III General] steve75dhd:
I installed ota update last night and as with nearly everybody else here it's full of issues.... So, i would like to go back to 4.1.2

This might be a silly question, but, do i need to have a custom recovery to flash back to the old official rom? I am rooted but i have not installed any custom recovery, can i just flash I9300OXAEMG4_BTU in odin and i'm done? or do i need cwm first? (things seemed much more straight forward when it came to root/custom roms on my dhd)

Cheers

Confused
[Galaxy S III General] plymptonpilgreen:
Well, after a real struggle and a sharp learning curve (my first attempt at flashing samsungs, only ever flashed sonys before) I managed to flash my unbranded uk i9300 s3 back to jellybean 4.1.2Its so nice to have no lag and I can't believe how much nicer 4.1.2 looks and reacts compared to the 4.3 that was pushed to my phone a few days ago.*Even managed to de activate the update notifications so I can choose when to install the fw when they've fixed it.Problems I encountered whilst on 4.3 ;10 second wake up lag. (Overnight wake up needed a battery pull in the morning and alarm clock didn't work because of this.The whole ui just seemed really bloated and ugly.Internet browser was really slow and laggy (reminded me of when I upgraded my xperia arc up to ics 4.0.4) really shabby looking.No smart scroll or smart stay as promised by Samsung.*So much missing from this firmware where as 4.1.2 has all the same with better functionality and better fluid looks.Battery drain........I used to get home from work with 60% remaining, today I had 21% left!!The reason for this? Checked the battery consumption and the android os was using 41% and the screen was using 30%!?!I've never seen this with any phone. Unprecedented if you ask me.A shoddy job and jo mistake.I'll reinstall when I hear of a newer version of 4.3 in the future.I love 4.1.2* :)
[Galaxy S III General] gunner786:
how did u do it?
[Galaxy S III General] popoyaya:
Lots of people are saying lag and battery drain are gone with custom kernel like googymax.
[Galaxy S III General] Blenky:
You can use Odin to flash back to I9300OXAEMG4_BTU. I've just done that as 4.3 was a complete **** on my phone. Its up to you if you want to root and then add CWM.

I did a factory reset first,re rooted after installing 4.1.2 and restored apps\data from a previous Titanium backup.
[Galaxy S III General] crisagatie:
A simple restart will do. That was the case with my phone.
[Galaxy S III General] NightSky256:
Tried any combination for aa week... even with modded kernels... it's a total mess... switching again to cm (11 by temasek) until they fix the problems on nexus 5 then you will find my latest (forever) samsung device on ebay...

Sent from my DEC PDP-11/75
[Galaxy S III General] Hanzo.Hasashi:
Some light in the tunnel

Sent from beneath my cloak of magic
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
no light, it's always dark
[Galaxy S III General] tahasmarty:
Hahaha yeah S3 updates are like all DARK no lights :D
[Galaxy S III General] danierakes:
Yep its dark and full of evil inside
[Galaxy S III General] .NetRolller 3D:
There is some new 4.3 FW out for the Korean variants M440S and E210S/K/T. It seems the missing features are almost all there.

There are videos on the Internet of these devices running I9300 and I9305 firmware, respectively. The baseband needs to be swapped for the Korean one, and of course, the extra TV receiver doesn't work on an International ROM.

I wonder if the reverse is also possible...
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelchampion:
Which missing features? Can you post the link to the video?
[Galaxy S III General] Zevin64:
Flashed BTU and Chinese Kernel. Running good so far.

Did they change the fonts? Video player is updated, but I think I prefer the transparent look of the on screen controls on the old version. Also, no screenshot function?
[Galaxy S III General] leandrocaf:
Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S III causing major issues, might have been put on hold

Well, it looks like Samsung may have skipped properly testing the Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S III in a bid to get it out there as soon as possible. The update, which started rolling out to unlocked international variants of the S III today and to Vodafone-branded handsets a few days ago, is causing all sorts of issues for users, and as a result Samsung might have pulled the plug and paused its rollout.

The issues the Android 4.3 update has introduced are pretty major, including reduced battery life, app crashes, inconsistent Wi-Fi connections, laggy performance, and even complete lockups of the device on the lockscreen that can only be solved by pulling out and reinserting of the battery. The folks over at Phones Review report that the update was initially available on their UK handset, but after ignoring it and attempting to update the next day, their S III simply said the latest updates were installed, which is a pretty good indication that the update might have been pulled by Samsung, and the Note II update might be put on hold as well, considering how similar it is to the S III in both software and hardware.

From the comments on both our site and our Facebook feed, it seems these issues are affecting more than a few users out there, in which case we hope Samsung is working on fixing things as soon as humanly possible. The wait for Android 4.3 has already been quite a long one, and a few more weeks won’t be too bad if it means users can get a stable experience. In the meantime, do try to refrain from updating your S III at this point, at least not before we can get some more info on the matter.

Via SAM MOBILE
[Galaxy S III General] s14sh3r:
Running ArchiDroid 1.7.1 with Yank555.lu-v4.0a kernel currently. Disabled Zram. Great battery life, smooth, no lags. If I enable Zram, I get a slight wake up lag.
[Galaxy S III General] jgmccabe:
I noticed that on 4.3 too - it looks like a step back, especially when you look at the S4 running 4.2.2 and see transparency in the camera that we didn't have on the S3.
[Galaxy S III General] Zevin64:
Yeah, I don't get these design changes at all.

Hmm, the MusicFX equalizer doesn't seem to be working. Overall volume is noticeable lower when it's enabled.
[Galaxy S III General] spadge007:
Last night I updated my wife's unmodified S3 (UK BTU) from 4.1.2 to 4.3 via OTA. She has called me saying that the phone is locking up.

She is annoyed and I would like to get the phone stable again. Is it possible to flash I9300OXAEMG4I via ODIN or will this screw up the phones ability to connect to the mobile network. I do not have a backup of the phone's EFS folder.

Thanks for any help you can provide
[Galaxy S III General] RohanAJoshi:
if you don't have backup then you need flash latest modem again..

and this will increase your flash count.
[Galaxy S III General] Moster2:
Actually mg4 also uses the new efs structure. So flashing this rom will be fine
[Galaxy S III General] spadge007:
So I would have to flash I9300OXAEMG4I first via ODIN and then flash a modem file via ODIN afterwards.

---------- Post added at 05:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:04 PM ----------

Sorry to be thick but is mg4 a custom rom?
[Galaxy S III General] ag4751:
It is still there, under Settings > My Devices > Motion and check tick box Palm Swipe to capture
[Galaxy S III General] steve75dhd:
Gosh dammit..... i'm stuck in a boot loop! Tried to flash back to 4.1.2 with odin and now stuck in a bootloop http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527016

Any help there appreciated!

Steve
[Galaxy S III General] pepo930:
Flash a recovery, wipe data, flash rom, flash mg4 modem, enjoy.
[Galaxy S III General] saulee.:
What modem do u have? When I have a problem I flash XXEMG4 that is the last available in Spain. But let's wait for someone expert to help you.
[Galaxy S III General] plymptonpilgreen:
Don't panick. I had boot loop after I flashed back yesterday.

Hold vol up~menu and power button.

Select factory wipe reset and it'll work
[Galaxy S III General] steve75dhd:
Thanks guys, yes i forgot about the vol up, menu, power button thing.... all working now.
[Galaxy S III General] saulee.:
So its seem we have to wait for the 4.3 version. I dont know if the developers can do something with the UK release.

Anyways we should be patient or buy a nexus 5 XD
[Galaxy S III General] plymptonpilgreen:
thinking of going back to sony when my contracts up.

On a side note of anyone has any ideas...

After flashing from 4.3 to 4.1.2 yesterday, ,ive gained and extra /01 on the end of my imei number?

Anyone know why this is?

I9300 s3 unbranded uk version
[Galaxy S III General] Zevin64:
ritybox computation

Oh, I meant the screenshot function in the stock video player.
[Galaxy S III General] Moster2:
mg4 is the stock rom that you were refering to :P
[Galaxy S III General] ag4751:
open stock player, play any video, tap the menu then settings and turn capture On, it is set to Off by default
[Galaxy S III General] spadge007:
Thanks, downgrade was successful. Thanks everyone.
[Galaxy S III General] - Of Evil ~:
I flashed the UK version and the Chinese kernel and now everything is working flawless, it also seems a bit smoother than the 4.2.2 leak.
[Galaxy S III General] ezekionokia:
The gallery seems a bit unstable, it crashes a lot.
[Galaxy S III General] v1ks:
can you post a link to the kernel? im running stock 4.3 BTU and would like to flash the kernel, however im not rooted is that going to be a issue?
[Galaxy S III General] Falster:
http://live.samsung-updates.com/det..._International/GT-I9300/CHN/I9300ZCUBMK2.html
[Galaxy S III General] jadajada:
I have a Norwegian S3, unlocked. It has NEE firmware. 4.3 is not yet released for this. Can I flash the UK firmware on Sammobile without any issues? Is it possible to change csc back to NEE afterwards, or perhaps it isn't necessary to do that?
[Galaxy S III General] jgmccabe:
As far as the technicalities are concerned, I don't know the answer however I would not recommend installing the UK firmware at the moment unless you're happy to replace the kernel.
[Galaxy S III General] macstevejb:
You dont need to be rooted, simply flash kernel using odin. Please note however that, even though you're using a stock rom and installing a stock kernel, doing this will increase your binary counter to 1 and status to custom.

Having said that, my BTU stock 4.3 firmware plus chinese kernel now works a treat without the wake-up lag and other bugs or battery-drain previously reported.

:laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] v1ks:
Just flashed the kernel will see how it goes.

I guess i can use triangle away to reset the binary.
[Galaxy S III General] 20545ZR16:
Dear All,

yesterday i have flashed the BTU with CHN kernel after i have been using the 4.2.2 from first day leak.

at first, the phone was useless and pretty much with all other issues reported by users in addition to when i got a phone call the handset did not ring or anything but the screen stays off.

next i have factory reset the phone, flashed custom recovery then root

never restored any of my applications from titanium backup,

and now it is running awesome and fast so far, battery drain from fully charged to 95% in 7 hours with normal GSM calls.

need more time testing but so far 4.3 is a keeper for me :)

FYI: Triangle away is keeping the counter to 1 and status is modified, custom and unofficial.

Elie.
[Galaxy S III General] v1ks:
Had my first random reboot whilst typing a message on whatsapp.

the kernel i have is:

3.0.31-1969761

se.infra@R0302-07 #1

Mon Nov 4 20:02:47 KST 2013
[Galaxy S III General] drmjp93:
Till we have stock kernel and recovery, and then full stock rom flash over it, we can't reset binary to 0, at least it doesn't occur with me! I always have 1 count

ParanoidAndroid | i9300

Google-max

www.dadabhagwan.org
[Galaxy S III General] macstevejb:
You can always flash back to most recent 4.1.2 stock rom; then delete data/factory reset; then root with cf auto root; then triangle away to reset binary count to 0.

;)
[Galaxy S III General] bornlivedie:
and when you install another custom recovery counter goes back to 1

lol
[Galaxy S III General] TheBashier:
Yank Kernel is indeed very good! But boeffla Kernel performs well too.
[Galaxy S III General] samkent6:
Its complete ****ing trash, ota update in the uk and its absolute rubbish. How can Samsung get away with releasing this rubbish? Back to 4.1.2 until they finally release an update without all these bugs. Next phone will definitely be a nexus fed uo of Samsung delaying and pulling updates
[Galaxy S III General] Hanzo.Hasashi:
For me it's still a miracle how people are continuing to flash the update, although they know it's full of issues and even after Samsung has called it back, they are still filling the threads winning about how to get back to 4.1.2.. Greedy and impatient people we are i say!
[Galaxy S III General] Millenium3:
Oh gosh, can we stop crying over a bad update from Samsung? I know it didn't meet our expectations at all but they are working on it.

Surfing from Tapatalk in I9300.
[Galaxy S III General] bornlivedie:
google would be a good place to start
[Galaxy S III General] vinrex:
http://techthirsty.com/2013/11/15/s...t-expected-next-year-after-galaxy-s5-release/
[Galaxy S III General] erwinhayamz:
Hi bashier, so what's great with yank's? I'm currently on boeffla, trying some different kernel for great battery life with minor lag, thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] hwjrmrm:
these bugs can be fixed with a kernel,I hope Samsung could add more S4 features on S3!
[Galaxy S III General] connta:
I still have no idea why 4.3 is so demonized, did a clean install, rooted, swaped kernel and the system is flawless if we donr count the light unlock animation, only bug I encountered...

battery does very decent, 5h+ screen on time in a days worth, but thats without gpu tweaking I used to do on 4.1.2 kernels...

all in all hardly the worst update we had...

not to mention new featurea and overall system and slightly better gpu performance I say this one is a keeper
[Galaxy S III General] Soryuu:
Partly because people are facing those problems, and also because people are railing for S4 features like there's no tomorrow.

That being said, it was confirmed that the S3 would get at least some - if not as many as possible - S4 features as possible.
[Galaxy S III General] Milerpa:
Don't take this the wrong way but if people are so desperate for S4 features perhaps they should go buy one? Just sayin :D
[Galaxy S III General] Fuctifino:
I've been thinking the same for a few days but decided not to post because of potential flaming :D
[Galaxy S III General] .NetRolller 3D:
Samsung made a promise days after the S4 release (or maybe right in the S4 release announcement) that they will port all non-HW-dependent features and UI changes to the S3 in the 4.2.2 update. In other words, a promise not to pull off another S1 (which was expected to get ICS, but was downgraded to a "value pack" with some feature ports) or S2 (which got a crippled 4.1 update with even the updated lock screen removed). Perhaps most importantly, that would have meant S Translator and Smart Pause/Scroll, and of course, the new camera UI. Then, 4.3 came along, and seemingly, all forgotten.

Making us wait and hold off on the S4 with such a promise (many of us investing time and money in our S3s in the process), then apparently backing down and trying to get us switch to the S4 now is highly unethical.

Compare what Apple did with Siri - they said it straight away that it's NOT coming to the earlier iPhones. If Samsung's people were in charge then, I guess they would have ended the Siri announcement with "And if you have the iPhone 3GS or 4, don't worry, we haven't forgotten you - Siri is coming to your phones in an update due this month", then announce a delay, then another and another, and finally release an update lacking Siri.
[Galaxy S III General] Fuctifino:
Did Samsung actually use the word promise in their announcements?
[Galaxy S III General] Millenium3:
Hey c'mon, we all know that everybody is disappointed by the poor update, let's just stop complaining about Samsung. No more please, enough complain is enough.

Surfing from Tapatalk in I9300.
[Galaxy S III General] got-petrol:
Wheres and when did samsucks say they where adding some of s4 features
[Galaxy S III General] darkbouba57:
Hello to all,

I'm here for a while, but not posting to much because my english is not very very good.

I just want to relate my experience with the new release of android 4.3.

So I'm developper, and interest me to the build of custom roms. So I downloaded android kitchen (thanks for this great tool), deodexed the rom, zipaligned, putted the googy max 2 kernel over it, removed some apks and installed the su deamon from chainfire and no wipe (only dalvik cache).

And I must say, the rom is running like a charm. No changes about the UI, no real changes like in the custom roms. Pure samsung "light" wihtout dropbox, samsung apks, weather, ...

And I found that the rom is very good. Great job ...

So I understand that some people is unhappy to didn't see this or this in the rom, but globally I'm very happy with the new rom.

I personnaly used the UK rom, where the CSC is mutli-CSC. So no problem for my XEF origin :D

Did some one do the same experience like me ?

CU,

DarkBouba
[Galaxy S III General] featherknox:
Annoying 3.4

Guys I am kinda pissed off by my hasty decision to install the leaked Ireland(4.3) version and now I can't even go back to my oldie 4.1.2 which was awfully stable and fast. The problem is that when I flash the Custom 4.1.2 I get disconnected from my network and the phone's IMIE number is changed to a fake one... So any of you guys have any solution?

It would be a great help.

Thanks in Advance..
[Galaxy S III General] darkbouba57:
I had the same problem with a rom. This was with my actual phone. There was Paranoid installed, and I want to go back to stock.

When I tried this, nothing to do, network didn't work.

So I downloaded the official firmware from samsung update, flashed it with ODIN. I solved the problem on this way. I think there are some other solutions, but this was the easiest for me, and worked without any problem.

Be carefull, and make backups ;)

After this you could reinstall custom recovery and what you want.

DarkBouba
[Galaxy S III General] malachow:
Psst.. a few more updates in →my post about 4.3 kernels← with some good & bad news !

Cheers to all flashoholics,

Custom-kernel guy :cool:
[Galaxy S III General] tahasmarty:
Installed MG4 modem simply.... or flash 4.1.2 which have MG4 modems included like BTU 4.1.2 ...
[Galaxy S III General] erwinhayamz:
Always made a nandroid backup from cwm
[Galaxy S III General] Chocklety Boyee:
hey guys I installed officialfirmware 4.3 ireland vodafone on my samsung galaxy s3...but wifi keeps disconnecting saying poor connection..any solution for it...anyone facing the same issue??help me guys...
[Galaxy S III General] garryboy:
Had this too on uk btu. But since installing yanks kernal its hasnt reappeared.
[Galaxy S III General] darkbouba57:
Hi,

See my post on page just before. People has the same problem.

DarkBouba
[Galaxy S III General] clouds5:
When you buy an Android phone make sure that you like the software that is on the phone the moment you buy it. Because any upgrades beyond that is a sweet bonus (except nexus of course). It's pretty cool that 4.3 is coming to our S3 imho. It's obviously not finished yet and the versions we got seem more like a public beta test... So patience.

If you always want the newest android you either buy a nexus (which isnt an option for me because of lack of storage), or you go CustomRom. Me personally I'm still very happy with 4.1.2 on my SGS3. 4.3 will come eventually until then i'm fine with 4.1.2, i mean everything works just as expected. What more can you ask :)
[Galaxy S III General] mertzi:
Not even the nexus line is a guarantee anymore. When my S3 dies or if I lose it I most likely will get the moto g or a successor to it. I no longer see any reason for getting expensive flagship devices with no guarantee for updates. Maybe for the camera, but I rarely take photos with my phone. I only want a working 4.3 on my S3 because of app ops.
[Galaxy S III General] featherknox:
Flashed MG4 Modem... It fixed my problem. Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] :
I flashed android revolution hd 40.0 and imperium 20.0 android4.3.

Everytime i have a deepsleep drain of 3% a hour

I can life with this

I tried a couple of kernels

Litegx, googy, devil, bufflo, agni and adam kernel.

Underclocked to min 200/max 500, 2 cpu's active or 1 cpu.

Underclocking with 100mhz

tried a couple of governors

But still get a maximum of 2hours active

And 4deepsleep

Who can give me a good kernel with settings, for maximal battery and tweaks/mods

I only need more as 8hours battery life
[Galaxy S III General] Bazilli:
Try Yanks 4.0a kernel. You have to register to get it: http://yank555-lu.net/index.php
[Galaxy S III General] :
Sorry, didn't mentioned, i already tried that

how many hours did you get out of it and what are your settings?
[Galaxy S III General] altharic:
I had the lag issue but installed an app on the market to boost sd card access strange as it seems its gone now.

Not sure if its a coincidence or not.
[Galaxy S III General] Bazilli:
Hi. Haven't tried newest ARHD or Imperium yet, but in NeatRom 5.4 it gives very good battery backup Yanks stock settings. Deep sleeps works like a charm. :good:
[Galaxy S III General] :
stats please, how many %hour in normal use

which governor etc.
[Galaxy S III General] Bazilli:
I used zmoove and Yanks battery if I remember right. I get easy 24h+ battery life. And I use screen 2-3hours a day.

Cant post screenshots because I'm in other kernel right now.
[Galaxy S III General] :
without underclocking/undervolting etc?
[Galaxy S III General] Bazilli:
Nope. Just Yanks stock settings.
[Galaxy S III General] ApresVu:
Yes im using yank's kernel too, great battery life... even batter than 4.1.2...thank you yank :)

Rom- wanamlite

Kernel settings- stock + 1.6oc

Lag-none

Yes guy...im using this rom+kernel for about a week and I got no lag....yank impressed me
[Galaxy S III General] Millenium3:
Just a quick tip, disabling zram on yank kernel reduces wake lag.

Surfing from Tapatalk in I9300.
[Galaxy S III General] komjin:
Yank is really good for 4.3 (NeatROM 5.4)

PegasusQ

touchboost 300 Mhz

disabled zram

rest stock defaults...

...great experience :)
[Galaxy S III General] eozen81:
I have tried several 4.3 ROMS like NeatROM 5.4, FoxHound, S4 Revolution v9.1 etc... but I had different problems on all of them which I came to this solution: 4.1.2 still rules now :good: :p
[Galaxy S III General] increatu:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/18...garding-galaxy-s3s-android-4-3-update-issues/
[Galaxy S III General] m7md_k9:
when 4.3 update will appear (the fixed one) ?
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Tuesday the 34th
[Galaxy S III General] cottino:
MJ9 UK firmware is still present on server kies

source: samsung kies
[Galaxy S III General] darkbouba57:
But in this article, the discussion is about the MG9, and MJ9. So what is true?

How I already said, with the BTU - MJ9 the I9300 is stable. Some little bugs, but nothing really critical.

I will continue running this rom ...

DarkBouba

edit: I verified, and there is no MG9. So MJ9 is the concerned rom.
[Galaxy S III General] bornlivedie:
It was a typo. There's no MG9.
[Galaxy S III General] ciprigeorgiu:
delete
[Galaxy S III General] Milerpa:
Can anybody confirm Adapt Sound is working or not I can't hear any deference :what:
[Galaxy S III General] zabhi:
Today Samsung UK officially responded to requests for an official statement saying the following:

"As we are currently investigating the reported issues with Galaxy S3 4.3 Jelly Bean update, the upgrading service has been temporarily suspended. We are committed to providing customers with the best possible mobile experience, and will ensure to resume the upgrading service at the earliest possibility."

??
[Galaxy S III General] mxbomba:
Another six months of waiting... I know everybody is a human, but they've enough time to test it before release ;/:rolleyes: