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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] internetpilot:
Thanks for this -- you solved my problem...at least mostly.

I tried to root a new Sprint SG3 by ODIN'ing CWM and then flashing a root.zip file. That epic failed just like your situation where nothing would mount in recovery whether I used CWM or TWRP. I am assuming that something must've changed on the Sprint S3's and that root method must not work anymore (for whatever reason). So I decided to go back to stock recovery and just wait and see if anything further is discovered about this here (I'm not a dev, so I have to wait for other more talented people to solve my problems). However, the stock recovery image that I downloaded from the same "Easy Root" tutorial here didn't work and I still couldn't mount anything.

Saw your post where you stated that the Toolkit stock recovery image worked, so I just tried that and score! However...my poor little recovery android is on his back with a red triangle and a "!". Everything mounts, I can wipe cache, browse around for an update, etc., but I'm a little concerned that my little Android is sick. Should I be? Is that because I have a flash count of 5 so it thinks I have a custom ROM?

Sorry to hijack your thread a little, but my problems seems to be related.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] swiggs98:
I just got a brand new GS3 today and am having the exact same problem you describe. I have rooted several GS3s before... normally is child's play. I am a bit embarrassed to get stuck here. CWM nor TWRP mount anything... major bummer. TWRP prompts me for a password as if it thinks it is an encrypted /data partition... strange.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cbarth3:
Same boat. Rooted probably 6 S3 before now and my wife's new S3 I am seeing same thing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ebaysnyper:
I'm having the same issue. I finally downloaded an image that allowed me to flash it but I still cannot mount anything in recovery? Any help would be nice
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n3td3v:
Thanks guys, it is comforting to know I'm not the only poor soul stuck in this rut! I'm pretty sure I have exhausted all flashing resources out there at this point, but I'm eager to try whatever new that has potential of working that anyone cares to conjure up.

One strange thing I have also noticed on the problematic phone is that the signal is significantly weaker than my phone, even when both were at stock. It is always dropping calls and/or going into roaming, etc. I haven't been able to produce a log of any sort as they won't write since recovery cannot mount ANYTHING! Lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] milky1112:
Folks, A quick search would have led ya here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2183910&page=4 This is a known issue with both TWRP and CWM recoveries on newer S3's. Devs are working on it to find a solution. Just a matter of being patient and waiting. IF you just want root access, you can odin a pre-rooted rom to the phone with no issues. You'll atleast have root at that point. Just unable to change rom/kernels on the fly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] n3td3v:
I achieved root with virtually no issues but thank you for the link!
[General Questions and Answers] hhp_211:
Does anyone know if you have ~~ Auto receive mms ~~ turned off ~~ how do you prompt the system to sync / receive again / manually?...

Unless I'm really overlooking it...

I only see turning this check back on to refresh it...

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[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] david beckham:
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=17164

anyone tried this?? it claimed to work
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] seal:
There is no need to buy this program just put any MP3 files in your "rings" folder in the windows folder on your PPC Phone and then they will come up in the ring tone list when you pick ringtones. It's then free. We all love FREE.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] david beckham:
in case you dont know, MP3 format cannot be supported as incoming ringtones for the XDA II, XDA IIs
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] tde:
I have an XDAII and was able to use MP3 as ring tones without any issues, either with 1.72 or 2.20 ROM.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] evilc:
no, the IIs does NOT support MP3 in the phone ringer app. The device can play MP3s via media player etc, but they are not supported as ring tones.

WMA is supported as ring tones.

No major biggie for me as I don't wanna use the full bitrate MP3 as a ring anyway - just conver to a Mono 22Khz 48bps WMA instead and only convert the 30 secs - 1 min that the phone would actually ring for.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] david beckham:
can i know how you managed to do it?? :D :D

thanks a million

wished my XDA IIs can play MP3 ringtones too
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sanwijay:
How come? Please assist me ... thx
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] evilc:
guys... just use a free prog (I use audacity) to convert to wma.

You generally don't want all of a stereo mp3 as a ring anyway.

I just take the bit of the mp3 I want as a clip in audacity, and convert it to mono mp3 with a low bitrate. I generally turn the db up as high as it will go (without clipping) as well as you want a ring loud. Audacity will also loop a clip and let you trim it to get it to loop just right.

Then just pop the wma in the rings folder and viola !
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Riceburner:
How do you get Audacity to convert to .wma??? it only does .wav, .ogg, and .mp3 - as far as I can see..... :?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] TheLastOne:
Mamaich's new WMP10 rom (found in the Blue Angel upgrading forum) gives the XDAIII mp3 ringtone support.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wilesd:
On MS website (Windows Media downloads section) there is a free down load that will convert MP3 to WMA, will even do Bulk folders if you want
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] hung_ng:
Pls tell me how to set MP3 file as ringtone, I successfully upgraded that rom. Thanks a lot.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] ardy45:
Yes you can upgrade your rom to 1.33.51 for mp3 ringtones and wmp 10.

i had upgrade two days ago, and worked it in my IIs

:D :D :D :D
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] hung_ng:
Yes, I did, and WMP10 run smoothly on my PPC, but how to set MP3 file as ringtone?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] ardy45:
mp3 ringtones

copy your mp3 ringtones to directory windows/rings in your device.

and setting your notification phone call with them.

or you can install patch englishmp3ringtone.cab (find this file in ftp xda developer)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] DJaYKaY:
HKCR\wavefile\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\

copy the key "{E88B4A18-6F77-Abb6-8E0D-DCD4B1F8F1DA}"

under the key (create)

HKCR\mp3file\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\

Thank's to http://www.newsmobile.it

Italian do it better :lol:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] hung_ng:
Thanks, but I can set one MP3 ringtone only, and cannot select other MP3 files in \Windows\Rings from Sound & Notifications settings. In addition, my MTUX ringtoneX 2.0 does not work with MP3 ringtone. Any suggestion? Thanks in advance.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] cyphol:
Hi, I'm from Malaysia. I've already upgraded my XDA IIs rom to version 1.33.51 also. But my device also cooked with IA Caller ID version 1.20.

I can assign any ringtone to any contact including mp3 format using the program (Caller ID 1.20). Try it. Thanks.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] david beckham:
care to explain more?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Hemant:
David,

Use PHM registory or Resco registry for accessing the registry on your device.

HKCR\wavefile\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ (Where HKCR is the HK Current User)

copy the key "{E88B4A18-6F77-Abb6-8E0D-DCD4B1F8F1DA}"

Then go to HKCR\mp3file\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\

and create a key by pasting the above.

Voila there is your mp3 ringtone. Check and let us knowl.

Hemant.

Then go to this folder
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] wstahlhut:
well, I tried it, and it did not work for me on my SX66. anyone else try it?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] hung_ng:
Yes, now I can assign MP3 ringtone with IA caller ID 1.20 for each contact, but can not assign for group, any solution? Thanks.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Fox-UK:
I had to copy the key manually on my XDA2s. In doing so I noticed a typo in the above key name. It's not Abb6, it's 4bb6.

And I still can't get it to work. :(
[General Questions and Answers] 4tunecookie:
Hi all, I'm new here and i have a malfunctioned phone so thought I'd give this a shot and learn some stuff from you guys..

I have a bricked galaxy s3 which cant get into download mode. Computer detects it as Qualcomm HS-USB QDloader 9008 in device manager and QPST software sees it in download mode via the same COM port.

Now I want to know... is there any luck is this phone completely dead? and what if i send it back for repair (i took it for JTAG and i was told the chip that boots the phone is burnt out when flashing a corrupted rom)

If you have any info or experience regarding this your help is much needed and appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] Trozzul:
It is hard bricked my friend :( a lot of us have suffered this also, JTAG or maybe warranty is your only option.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damagecase13:
Hey guys, I've been trying to find the best IR remote app lately and I'm not finding what I'm looking for. I usually just use the stock TV app which works okay, and just recently I got the Smart IR Remote for HTC One and it's nice looking, has some good features. Mainly, I'm looking for an app that works like a harmony remote does. So I press "Watch TV" and it turns every thing on that is needed and changes the inputs to what they need to be on.

Does anyone know of an app like this? It would be great! I could totally eliminate my Harmony Remote for good!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Win_Wizard:
Not sure if it works with it but Logitech released a harmony app. Search harmony in the play store
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damagecase13:
Yeah I saw those, they only work with their Harmony Connect hardware or Harmony Link hardware.

Thanks though*
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajua:
Do you recommend Smart IR Remote for HTC One? I like the stock one but I don't want any of the channel or guides as I don't any of those services where I live.

Can you make Smart IR Remote for HTC One to learn commands from other remotes? I want to use the One for controlling my AC units in the house as well :cool:

Thanks!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathrania:
Icontrol is free in of the thread in xda... It works well.. Even with my pedestal fan.... :thumbup:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danton47:
I don't think it's possible hardware-wise. HTC One doesn't have an infrared receiver. It's only got a transmitter. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BableMan:
You're wrong, it's the S4 that can't learn codes. The stock and Smart IR can both learn codes, and from what I've heard Smart IR does have amazing support.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danton47:
Wow, I wasn't aware of that!

I stand corrected.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajua:
The stock TV app does learn codes. I'll give Smart IR a try.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
The iControl app can be downloaded from here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317635&highlight=icontrol

John.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Hardcore73:
Just got the phone today and have not had a chance to calibrate the battery but the battery life so far is horrible compared to the original S4.

Anyone else experiencing bad battery life on this phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] tmease1:
I'm the opposite. I had the S4 for a week and a half and traded it for the Active a couple of days ago. My battery life has been better than the original. I've got this phone set up the same as I did the s4 too. It probably just varies on what apps you have installed.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] cardinalryan:
I am experiencing the exact opposite. The battery life on my S4 Active absolutely smokes anything I ever got on the original S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] robertopod1968:
My active is better on battery than my S4 also. Set up exactly the same
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] gedster314:
I traded my Active for the regular S4, the aqua looked good on the website but disgusting in real live. I'm getting much better life with the S4 running the 9505 firmware and some of the Samsung features turned off.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] joshuadjohnson22:
These are just a few shots of my battery life. This is standard and sometimes it is a lot better:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX:
I get the same battery life as joshuadjohnson22. Usually about 3.5 hours screen on and if im lucky I can survive 16 hours on a charge.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] _MetalHead_:
The battery life on my Active is far better than any other phone I've owned. I got 5 1/2 hours screen time yesterday with over 16 hours uptime. Still had 15% left when I replaced the battery this morning. Never seen anything like that before.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] dajabec:
I had the S4 for a few days and I was worried because my battery would be drained in less than 8 hours. Coming from an S2 that I had to baby to get through the day I was worried. Ever since I exchanged the S4 for the Active I don't really worry about playing games, even for a couple hours, because it easily gets me through the day.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] shackwrrr:
Disable the only big battery drain I had was maps constantly updating my location. I disabled that and run on power saver. I woke up at 6am this morning and its 7:30 now, I still have 59% left. I used to average 22 hours on my old captivate so I guess I'm not doing too bad. I realize that having a phone that out performs most PC's is going to munch some milliamps.

I'm rooted, debloated, and try to avoid constantly updating apps. I use better battery stats to "tune" my usage too.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] roperband:
I had the phone for a week, and after a few days my battery was draining like crazy (lost 90% overnight with everything off).

I went to the store and got a new battery...so far it's been amazing. I think my back cover may not have been 100% locked in to be honest, not sure if that would affect it or not.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Hardcore73:
I used to get between 4-5 hours on screen time. Stand by time doesn't mean much. I have noticed that the display is brighter so that could do it.

I also tried the battery from my S4 and same results.

My original battery is on charger. I am going to charge to full and completely drain it and check on screen time and report it.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Hardcore73:
After I recalibrated the battery it is looking great now. 1 hour on screen time only used 10% battery.

I will keep you posted.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] colts187:
The battery on my active is much better than on my regular s4. The standby time is actually good. My regular s4 always loses about 15% an hour in standby with nothing running.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Hardcore73:
I never lost hardly any battery at all in stand by with my regular S4.

I also set my GSM battery app to disable apps I don't want to turn on either (ATT Locker, ATT Wifi, etc..)
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sc0tty8:
I am at 13hrs with 30% remaining. I have 2 email accounts, weather, and a network monitor that sync actively. So far, I like this, coming from a note.

I just declocked the cpu today and intend to do some more dabbling.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] TwoStroker37:
Lasts from waking up til bedtime for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Hardcore73:
Do any of you use the CPU part of the power saver mode? Is your phone slower and do you see more battery life using it?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] cardinalryan:
I just use my phone without worrying about what is on or off...the battery has been that good for me. I don't have any clue why, but I have never gotten battery life this good out of any previous smartphone.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] geoff5093:
Loving the battery life of my S4 Active, better than my Note 2 on Verizon with Beans.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajinkya4793:
Hello guys, I have just bought a Nexus 4 and I'd really apreciate your help as I want to become a more advanced Android user.

I've installed 'PA' as my first 'custom ROM', which many Nexus 4 users recommended me. And I quite like it. Though I don't really see much use of Hybrid properties! I mean I quite like the ROM/UI as it is by default. The other feature being 'Pie controls' which I really don't find handy enough and don't you think it slows down the reaction time I mean it's gesture based! (long clicking then gesturing the finger towards desired key takes more time :P). The one feature I liked the most is 'Halo'. It's sheer beauty of Android UI and multitasking.

I've installed Franco's kernel. My previous android phone had locked bootloader so I'm not really familiar with the kernel thing. Still I am quite surprised that it doesn't have much governors and I/O schedulers which I was familiar with because of XDA.

I've flashed the animation mod. Though PA comes with Awsome Beats I flashed NexusLouder soundmod but I don't really see any difference. (Please tell me what I'm doing wrong)

So can you guys tell me your fav Custom ROM + Custom Kernel formation with your average screen on time?

Any specific mods I should try out?

Any Nexus related tips and tricks?

Should I underclock and/or undervolt?

Any not so popular but very interesting apps?

Thank You in advance! :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsmforlife92:
Illusion it really fast and its the best ROM to me hands down. I can get 4-5 hours screen time with matrix kernel
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Freacky24:
Hey :) congratulations for your nexus haha

There's already a "which rom is everyone using" thread under "nexus 4 general"

There are not many "tips" you will figure out the most by yourself and there is even a pretty good FAQ on the paranoid android g+ page, they link to their page in their thread :)

I prefer faux kernel never had any problems but that's a matter of taste :) if you know what underclocking over clocking and undervolting is you will figure out yourself what you need as a daily driver and what isn't for you.

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4 mit Tapatalk 4 Beta
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwc realtor:
If you don't want or need Hybrid mode then I would also look into CyanogenMod. For me it's just the right amount of customizations and a large Dev community creating kernels and other mods for it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajinkya4793:
I would love if you guys suggest me mods, I'd love to experiment! ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpartusTana:
For someone who has never owned a Nexus device, I say this. Give it some time to soak in. Enjoy the 100% stock experience on amazing hardware.

Personally I find it strange that android users simply default to installing a custom ROM on a brand new device. Stock has come a long way. Give it a go before taking the leap into your capable device :)

(Maybe it's just me though)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattoaida:
Cm10.1 stable Franco kernel 4-5 hours SOT
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex_Dreyk:
I would advice you to try SentinelRom with its stock kernel. I heard it provides most longlife battery.

Then try to use it with Semaphore kernel:)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajinkya4793:
Yeah I understand what you're saying and agree with you. I used stock for almost 2 weeks, but I was very used to with quick settings panel that I had to switch to other ROM, on the top of that I found Halo very amusing so made the switch with no regrets! :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajinkya4793:
Never heard of the ROM and kernel you mentioned. Well no surprise there as I am new to Nexus 4! :D Thanks I will surely try those.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpartusTana:
Ah then I apologize. I've seen quite a few people who just ignore stock out of the box and go straight to flashing a custom ROM. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Infekxion:
I prefer AOKP (official) because, toggle setup and navbar height; Faux kernel for some mild undervolting, sound enhancements, and color adjustments. I keep everything else as close to stock as possible.

Sent from a neXus device
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajinkya4793:
Well I have used Franco's kernel and I liked the way it changed my screen quality and I used to get 5 hours of screen on time which was sufficient. Haven't tried Faux's kernel yet but I have been told that Faux and Franco share some kind of rivalry. How is Faux's kernel different from Franco's? Is there any other kernel which takes good things from both the kernels?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajinkya4793:
shadte his

Can you guys tell me which stable ROM has the best customizations? I tried Carbon and it was pretty good, but there are some bugs. Can you guys suggest me some other ROM, should be stable and rich in features. i have heard good things about Xylon ROM!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Infekxion:
There is sort of a rivalry and Franco kernel is great but I personally have had better luck with Faux, that and it runs smooth on all my devices.

Sent from a Galaxy device
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisbo4:
I like the Faux/AK hybrid kernel. It has a good combination of performance and battery. As for Mods, check the themes & apps section. There are mods to change your halo, lockscreen lock, softkeys.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Im a troll:
Hello Everyone,

I am making the switch from an evo3d to a new S4 and I can not figure out how to import my SMS export file from the evo3d.

Is there not a way to do this without installing apps? If I need to install something what works best? I have tried to figure it out and have searched xda with no luck ( I have just found iphone specific stuff).

Thanks!:cowboy:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dh350nwo:
SMS Backup+ works really well for me. It backs up your texts to gmail and will allow transfer from gmail to a new device. I transitioned from my Evo3D to my S4 without any difficulty.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gharlane00:
I use an app called "super backup". Backs up SMS and call logs as well as bookmarks and calendars.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gtuansdiamm:
I use go backup.

It lets me have the backup on drop box or Google drive
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oohaylima:
Titanium Backup Pro. It will be the best investment you've come across for our phones. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Im a troll:
Thank you Everyone!

I just used Super Backup that gharlane00 recommended. The fact that it was made by an XDA member was pretty cool. It was quick and easy to migrate SMS, Call logs, Calendar, and Contacts. I am not sure the best way to do app data now...for example my GF has a good draw something run going and I dont want her to lose her stuff...nor my Plants versus Zombies standing , lol...:D

Again thank you to everyone for there help!:highfive:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
This https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore worked so well I bought it. Just adust the settings so it saves to external SD card and import on the new phone and you're good to go. Don't forget to change settings in the new phone's SMS program to not auto delete texts and it will keep a long history of texts. Backs up to XML. Sometimes there are duplicate messages but that's not a big deal. I periodically back up my texts to card then delete them to free up resources. Highly rated app.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Vedenc:
wonitys and

Have you tried the smart switch?