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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
What model number is your phone(look behind battery, not in system settings). If you are using a ROM that requires a SIM then you need a SIM because the ROM itself needs it, not because the device needs it. The device does what its software tells it. Not the other way around. For instance, my straight talk S3 uses the d2vzw(Verizon) ROMs, my device requires a SIM because the ROM is for Verizon and the Verizon phone is 4G which requires a 4G SIM thus forcing my phone to need a SIM because the software requires it. I'm actually the guy that discovered the SIM dependency and that the SIM is required. If the gummy ROM you are using is a d2vzw ROM then you need a SIM regardless of what device you have or how well it worked before getting the ROM, no matter what you THINK. A GSM SIM won't work, you need a CDMA SIM, for d2vzw ROMs on straight talk S3 the Verizon 4G SIM works best because only it can get the stock MMS working correctly, any CDMA works to receive data but only VZW SIM fixes MMS. The SIM actually solves MMS issues on the stock 4.1.2 also. Some users have had MMS and text issues on stock 4.1.2 and using a SIM fixes them also(strange but true) even though the device is on stock and isn't "supposed" to need it. As for your extsd card not being seeable. That's a Kit Kat issue, you can try the SD card fix that a lot of users are using to solve that issue or you can get a specifically Samsung micro SD and you won't have to worry with that issue any more.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mellie815:
The phone is Straight Talk SCH-S968C Galaxy S3, CDMA Verizon model with the older H1 build number. I am also having constant 'unfortunately, Google play services has stopped working' errors, though I installed the GAPPS that came with the Gummy Rom. At this point, I'd rather just go back to 4.1.2. Is there a way to downgrade the firmware from 4.4.4? I've read conflicting information about that; that you can't go below 4.3 from 4.4. Is that true?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
There are some really good lollipop (5.0, 5.1 and 5.1.1) ROMs that are more stable than all of the kit kat ROMs, but they all require the SIM, there are kit kat ROMs that are very good that don't require SIM but do require a third party app for pic messages. Would you like me to give you a link to one? Its a pretty cool 4.4.4 liquidsmooth ROM with LOTS of cool features and also a liquidsmooth themed Gapps with Deathly kernel built in the ROM or even liquids own kernel that you can flash with it. Also, you can get a SIM for $2-5 on eBay, then you could use the lollipop ROMs with no issues, it requires a couple of small edits to get everything working. I can help you with anything you need for this phone. The stuff you're reading about downgrading and the 4.3/4.4 stuff is for the Verizon device. You can go back and forth to whatever you want.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mellie815:
First of all, let me thank you for you help! I know this model via straight talk isn't as popular now and it can be frustrating to hear back when stuff goes wonky. I did upgrade my Note 8 tablet to Lollipop and didn't care for some of the things I seem to be missing in 4.4.4 as well. I used to be able to scroll through my homescreen pages; can't do that anymore. I have to go 'back'. Does that make sense? I tried to find an app that would let me do it but didn't see one. I also emailed the Gummy rom guys as there is no setting in the rom to allow you to do it. I also preferred the older notification/status pull down options. I liked to be able to toggle screen rotation, mobile data, and a few others that I didn't see as options on Lollipop. The Note 8 is the WiFi only model so even though I have a 4.4.4 Rom on there, I'm not having the data issue.

I think I'd like to go back to 4.1.2 but I am kinda concerned about bricking the phone. I've upgraded roms many times but never tried to downgrade before. Any advice, oh wise and beer-endowed friend? :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
The lollipop for this phone has the toggles you're looking for and the home screens, I think what you're not liking is just something with your note 8 ROMs.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mellie815:
Well, I'm all for trying something new! :P Do I still need the Sim for that Lollipop rom? Do you have a link, please?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Yep, still requires SIM, I can link you to the good 4.4.4 liquid smooth you want, I'm at work and don't have time to hunt it for you but I can when I get off. If you're up to getting a SIM for the lollipop ROMs you can get one on eBay real cheap, you're looking for a Verizon LTE 4G SIM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mellie815:
Even though my phone is CDMA 3G max?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
Yes, it has NOTHING to do with your device, it has EVERYTHING to do with the ROM, I explained that already, stop trying to understand it or dispute it, IT REQUIRES A SIM because the SOFTWARE tells it that it does, it has to follow its programming.

The liquid ROM that doesn't need the SIM is in this link

http://liquidsmooth.net/downloads/all.html

On the same site you'll find the liquid themed Gapps, just search through the sites links starting from its home page to find their Gapps if you want.

The SIM is only needed for the other ROMs to receive data, it has no other function on this device, you can't manually enter the APNs so it gets them from the SIM because it has VZW APNs stored on it, you're using Verizon ROMs and Verizon S3 is 4G and requires SIM, this makes us HAVE to have one also. Me and some guys are already getting to work on stuff that doesn't need SIM for this device. We've already gotten this device fully supported in the OctOS d2vzw ROMs and recoveries, I've been working with this device since November of last year, when I discovered the SIM dependency, take my word for it, there is no other way without the SIM whether you understand or like it or not. If you don't want to go that route then use the liquid ROM I linked and you won't have any issues, just get a third party app for pic messages or use hangouts for pic message. Stop trying to be hard headed and listen to someone that knows what they are talking about, I've been working on this for almost a year, you arent going to think your way around it. I've been working with major devs on this and even they are having a hard time with it, more than a few have already given up on finding an answer to the issue. Get a SIM or use a non SIM requiring ROM, you have no other choice, but that will soon change when me and my guys get this going.

If it weren't for me discovering that we need SIM then no one would be using any of the ROMs at all. I know what I'm talking about, stop doubting that. You will still only get 3G data instead of 4G, this only works because the straight talk S3 runs on Verizon's network, in fact, the motherboard in this phone has sch-i535 stamped on it, this is the exact same motherboard as the Verizon S3(sch-i535). If you'll look in your system settings about phone or in your build.prop file you'll see that the straight talk s3 is d2tfnvzw and the Verizon is d2vzw, do you see that they share the "vzw" part? That is why we can use the Verizon ROMs.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mellie815:
Sorry if you feel I am just being ornery. I DO appreciate your help, but I have also had folks tell me what would work in the past and ended up with a mess. I reset the phone to factory then installed the LiquidSmooth rom you mentioned. The latest build. I also got google apps from their site, the correct version; 4.4.4. Since then, I've been stuck in a useless loop of 'unfortunately, google play service has stopped....' and even airplane mode won't stop the messages. They pop up every second and I can't get to anything between having to hit 'ok' before it pops up again. I then tried safe mode. That didn't work. Then I tried a reset to factory again, wiped davlik cache, reinstalled LS rom. Once on the homescreen, now I get 'unfortunately, LiquidScreen launcher has stopped.....' so I'm still stuck in a loop. I plan on buying a SIM after work and guess I will have to go to yet another ROM, as the Gummy rom also had the constant GAPPS error.

I really, really, really just want to know how to go back to stock 4.1.2 firmware. I can easily root it and remove what I don't want and I'll just leave it there. Could you tell me what I need to do that? The phone is completely useless at this point.

:(
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
It sounds to me like its something that you did to the phone before you installed Gummy or liquid, its definitely not the liquid ROM being your issue. Which Gapps did you get, if you got the PA Gapps then that's probably your issue, I've never had luck with PA Gapps. Try going to recovery and choosing the advanced options and select the format system partition and format data partition, I think a clean install of everything with everything fully wiped from before will work for you. I ran that ROM and Gapps for months and still go back to it sometimes. Don't format any other partitions, only system and data, make sure you have what you want to keep on extsd, including the ROM and Gapps. When you format system you won't have any OS installed, then go straight from the format when done and flash your ROM and Gapps. Your issue is a user error somewhere, not the files you are using, its something that you changed somewhere along the line that you aren't aware of, making changes can change things in places that flashing a ROM doesn't overwrite, you've got something from before hanging around somewhere. Something that the normal wipes aren't getting rid of, the advanced format options will clear whatever it is. If it doesn't work then try another 4.4.4 Gapps, doesn't matter where you get it as long as it's 4.4.4 Gapps.

What all have you edited, flashed, changed or modded since you first rooted? What method did you use to root? What recovery are you using and what method did you use to flash it?

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You didn't install custom recovery and make a nandroid backup of your stock ROM? If you did then just restore it. If you didn't take the time to learn to make a stock nandroid backup in recovery before you flashed a custom ROM then its probably best that you don't fool with a rooted device, even if you go back to full stock with root, you still need custom recovery and a stock nandroid backup of your stock ROM, if you want to go back to stock you can go to Sammobile.com and get the sch-s968c firmware and flash it through Odin. I suggest you go back to stock and not even root it again, you're obviously messing with stuff you have no clue about. Do some extensive research before you go messing with a device next time, you obviously didn't do it this time. You need to understand EXACTLY everything you do with a device before you do it. You're learning why you should do that with your present situation because you've obviously done something without being aware of what you did. You could also be getting bad downloads for your Gapps, you've had that issue on two different ROMs and two different sets of Gapps, that tells me that its not the ROMs or the Gapps that are giving issues, its user error somewhere along the line whether you know you did it or not, I've helped dozens of users that wanted a good ROM without SIM, that ROM and Gapps hasn't failed me or any of them, so what does that tell you?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mellie815:
Well, thank you, very much for your insults and assumptions. Now who isn't reading what was already posted? I already told you that the SD card is visible but not reading. It can be written to but afterward will not read. Where do you think that backup might be? Of course I did a NANDROID backup, but, that's not really the point, is it? The card is a straight 64MB Samsung card and works flawlessly in two other upgraded devices with 4.4.4; a Note 8 and a Galaxy Ace Style so the card is not the issue.

When people ask for help and you have to turn to insults because you can't understand the issue, it isn't helpful to anyone. If you don't want to help me, that's fine. I've only asked twice for direct advice on returning to 4.1.2 and you have ignored that.

So what does that tell me? A lot about you. Thanks for your time.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
I gave no insults. I gave you options, and you are the one that didn't read. I stated that many other users with this device had your issues and how they fixed it(SD card fix or Samsung card), I ALSO gave you the way to get back to 4.1.2. Read it again and maybe it'll jump out at you this time. Sammobile.com/stock firmware/flash through Odin. See it this time?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
By the way, you never answered my question about what recovery you were using and how you installed it, what method or tool did you flash recovery with? It may have been your issue, if you had answered my questions about some details I would have had a chance to give you a better answer to why you were having issues, try another recovery and see what happens
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
delete
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Droidriven:
What was this? Did you change your mind bro?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
lol.wrong thread. using phone , couldnt delete completely. my bad.

"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
[General Topics] Klaus:
Hi all, I've problem to connect my GPS Bt receiver to the Pda.

I've an MDA pro and when I try to set port com on Bt settings only port 0 and 8 are available, but GPS software (1.50) in TT5.21 see only com7.

What I've I do to connect it?

Thank a lot..
[General Topics] Klaus:
:cry: Nobody?
[General Topics] Gajet:
Hmmm wasn't exactly buried in the search results

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=28386&highlight=gps
[General Topics] Klaus:
Hi thanks a lot for the link but I try to change com port 7 in 8 by an hex editor but when I run TT5 the port number come back in 7 and don't find any GPS receiver.

I don't know to do more..
[General Topics] Klaus:
Resolved..thankx a lot...

TT5.21 goes!!!..This morning I'm using it but after half an hour the program hang up..

May be the batery level too low?
[General Topics] Klaus:
Hi all, nothing to do, TT5.21 sometimes hang up.

I'll try to use MDA PRO with external power.

Anyone has similar issues?

Bye..
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhonyong:
Look for odin and some related rom of your phone. Flash again. Normally problem would be fixed.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zereoue:
Probably non-useful information

I know nothing about the Showcase, so please accept this information for instructional purposes only.

I had zero experience with anything Android related until September. I successfully used old flip style or otherwise non-smart phones, so never had any experience with any version of Android (or any iOS either for that matter). My brother-in-law had given my parents a Fascinate that he replaced with a Note. It sat around their house until I picked it up and decided to see what I could do with it. I found this guide to be exceptionally helpful:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1238070

Whereas I don't know if any of this information is relevant to your Showcase, the operational theory may relate. The phone that I was given was already rooted so I used the instructions in the guide to use Odin to return the phone to stock, then update to a Jellybean ROM. I learned a great deal working through the process a couple times, and have since been given a first gen Kindle Fire, an LG Ally, and a Droid Charge that I had enough confidence to work with, and successfully rooted and flashed each.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] vinodr5371@xdaroms.co.in:
How to remove the double tap sound on cm11
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sharingan:
go to sounds option and change settings

i think it will work
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SafinWasi:
Hi.

I have a Kindle Fire HD 7"(tate) and I'm running unofficial CM11.0 by Hashcode. Is there any way to customize the navigation bar shortcuts like we could on CM 10.1?

EDIT-Solution found. Please delete thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] hardik190:
Does anyone checked out that the triangle away is working on our mega devices ..
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Silesh.Nair:
Counter reset to 0, system is official but binary remains as custom after reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Mobile-King:
Triangle Away is now Working with Galaxy Mega i9200

Hi..

Happy News for galaxy mega users.. Triangle away is working now with Galaxy Mega i9200.. Today I tried Triangle Away V.3.25 with my galaxy mega 6.3 i9200. Current Binary and System Status both changed to Official.

Procedure:

1. Install Triangle Away 3.25 and grand SU permission

2. Open Triangle Away and select reset flash counter(It will give a warning ignore it and press ok) mobile will not reboot

3. One again open Triangle Away and once again select reset flash counter(Mobile will not reboot)

4. Go to download mode by pressing Volume down + Home Button + Power on Button

5. Open Odin and flash the Official Stock firmware

6. After installing the stock firmware when the mobile reboots Press Volume Up + Home Button + Power on Button and directly go to recovery mode and do a factory reset and Reboot the mobile.

Now you have resected Current Binary and System Status both changed to Official.... Enjoy....

Tanish
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gohel.vishal:
yes it can be done....we can port cm to s duos

here is some device that have sam hardware belong to galaxy s duos (not dual sim)

galaxy ace plus have same

Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon processor and it has unofficial cm...

other lg p700 have same

Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon processor

also it has official cm....

other xblade III have same

Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon processor

also it has official cm.....

and this all phone have 1Ghz cpu and Adreno 200

we can port cm to our galaxy s duos

can any dev can done this ???i dont need second sim slot ....

press thanks if i helped
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepurepunjabi:
not just processor ppi or screen resolution must be same if its up to processor and screen resolution

then lumia 610 /510 have same processor same screen resolution and ppi then wp7.8 could be ported too ?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] sndtubes:
Just got my watch today. Paired fine. Worked fine all day. Until now. It's stuck into a reboot loop and will not pair to my phone. Any ideas besides returning it?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] almulder1092:
Have you tried doing any mods to it? Could always put it into recovery mode and try recovery. That should put it back to stock settings. If that Fais to work re flash the firmware to it.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] TellaReese:
If you havnt done anything like rooting or such to your device then you can still return it to get a new one.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] sndtubes:
No custom anything. Haven't even looked into how to flash or put into recovery. I can't even shut the stupid thing off.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] danyvw:
Same day you bought it, no mods, bootloop? RETURN IT!!!!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x2h:
Received my moto g US version by surprise today. What a smooth phone. And then I found a couple dead pixels near the center. Still not sure whether to return it or replace it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ravinxx:
I've been using mine all day today and I love it. It sucks that you got one with a defective screen. I'd just get it replaced under warranty if you don't mind going a bit longer without one.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CADude:
Did you pay for a phone with 2 dead pixels or did you pay for a phone with no dead pixels? Just replace it. I don't know why you guys wait so long or feel any guilt about asking for a replacement.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ankush menat:
are you sure its dead pixel or stuck pixel?

read my this post :) http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/mobiles-tablets/179491-stuck-pixels-tablet-screen.html#post2034055
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x2h:
It's white pixels on black background. I tried several apps to fix it but no luck.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x2h:
Chatted online with cs and they gave me the phone number to call for a return tomorrow.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubag:
curious to see a pic of what it looked like...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x2h:
You will see a white dot in the middle of a black screen.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theoneofgod:
My second Moto G had a stuck green pixel right up top on the status bar. I used a dead/stuck pixel app on the market for a few minutes, it went away!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pisherthefisher:
I just checked and sadly I do have ONE white dead pixel on the top right of my screen. WIll moto replace it for having only one dead pixel? Because i heard some hardware companies have a minimum amount of dead pixels your screen can have for them to be able to give you a replacement.

Also, does white means its dead or stuck?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x2h:
They didn't ask my how many are there so I assume it doesn't matter.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcly001:
Dead should be black, stuck should be green, red, white

Enviado desde mi XT1032 mediante Tapatalk
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pisherthefisher:
Thanks for the answers guys, I don't think this issue is worth the hassle of sending the moto g back, it's only one dead/stuck pixel and the very corner of the screen where the status bar is. (I consider myself lucky, it could be much worse)

But good luck to you guys, I hope your replacement phone has a flawless screen. :good:
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorsbk:
I have around 8 pixels stuck on my Nexus S, spred around the screen. I used all kind of apps to fix them but with no results. The only time i can see them is at boot, in rest i never see them around, i even forgot about them.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinomovil11:
what app do u use?? i have a stuck green pixel
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theoneofgod:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.chris.blackspotdetect&hl=en_GB
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rioachim:
On my first 8Gb Moto G, I had no stuck pixels. On my second 16Gb Moto G, I also had none, but the earpeaker was buzzing. On my third 16Gb I had 5x stuck pixels (green component) but at least the rest was fine. Waiting for my fourth.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knizmi:
That´s why there are so few Moto Gs in stock :D
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lobotomiser:
Found a single stuck white pixel last night and had my phone swapped today (got it from phones4u). The new handset has much more sturdy power/volume buttons also, bonus!

Sent from my Moto G
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okayokayokay:
I know I'm reviving an old thread - but I found a single white pixel on my new Moto G LTE and Motorola is sending me a new phone. When I get it I can transfer all the data, sim card, etc., and send the old one back to them with a FedEx return label.

I tried one of the apps that revive stuck pixels and it did nothing except flash colors on the screen for 30 minutes.

So far that sounds like good customer service.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piimoestoc:
I have the same problem