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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] calexchelse:
I'm working as a call center rep for dish, I'm certified tech. When I picked the field (was a machinist, but injured on the job a few years ago), the IT field was skies the limit in Oklahoma. By the time I got certified, the bottom had fell out and all the ground floor jobs are being taken by 5-6 year experience techs, or, since I'm 40, the younger certs.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Ah I see. There's kind of like how it is here. I'm 20, almost legal drinking age, I will be next month anyways. I'm also a certified technician. Got my A+.

Sent from my Nexus 5 on Lollipop 5.0
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yahanna:
How much does you get paid as a tech? For which conpany?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] langdawg:
F'n T-Mobile. They G2x'd me again!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PunishedSnake:
A+ is the easy one. Go for ms certs like server and windows 7. Cisco etc
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PunishedSnake:
nothing for the lte version either
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nataku199:
Apparently T-Mobile is rolling out the s3 updates but I can't get OTA updates cause my phone had been"modified". Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
[MENTION=5331453]nataku199[/MENTION] my mother still has the S3 and I'm in charge of the technical stuff. Anyway the change log came through and it was only a 33MB file. (it's not Kitkat or anything) Truth be told the update didn't do much of anything at all.

But if you want Ota updates you're going to need to go back to stock or wait for the custom ROM you're using to be updated by the maintainer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nataku199:
I'm running the leaked version of the stock that I got from this site. My gf is running the official version that we got here as well. But instead of her getting the modified message, her phone just gets stuck on checking for updates.

EDIT: I just remembered to reset my flash counter so the "modified" message is gone but now it gets stuck on the "connecting to server" just like my gf's phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cc546:
The mass don't even know what Android is, they only know Samsung and that it's a smartphone. I still have a hard time explaining to my mum that her Moto G, my dad's LG G2 and my GS3 are running on the same OS so we can run the same app.

How would they even know how to install ROMs?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
That's sadly true. Samsung and Apple users bash each other when a good amount of the users of both products don't know what they're talking about.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bradley129:
Not to mention when official kitkat cones out custom roms will become more stable.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
^^^^^ +1

Honestly I am bit sceptical. With 4.3, we have Knox, Carrier IQ, SELINUX and Locked Bootloader with Efuse. I wonder what Kitkat Brings on.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kusakhan:
User not downgrade in future....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nataku199:
I updated using Kies and I lost root. RRRRR.:rolleyes:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omaral:
Is KitKat even worth all this fuss?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Based on my Current Experience with SlimKat, hell yeah. Based on experience of Samsung's 4.3 update ? Hell No!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omaral:
Whats the difference between the 2?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
I guess it depends on what you consider "fuss". If you want to try KitKat all you need to do is backup whatever you have now and pick your custom rom of choice. I would be willing to bet money most of the available KitKat roms are good enough for daily use. For a week or so I was using touchwiz and didn't notice any difference in battery but definitely noticed a hit in performance.

A quick answer to your question is aosp/cm KitKat is faster than any tw rom. You lose a few things like wifi calling and mhl playback on an hdtv.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
[MENTION=5721376]omaral[/MENTION]. I believe [MENTION=3630560]kingston73[/MENTION] 's answer sufficiently describes the difference.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Sadly, I think Samsung will not only be updating their version of Android, but also their Knox and eFuse as well, trying to make it harder to crack. When the official build comes down, I think it's going to be a while before a rooted version is posted here as it's going to take the devs here a while to figure out what the heck Samsung has done.

It's really a shame - I really like my S3, but I think this will be my last Samsung device.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] keko jones:
Is the phone still worth getting?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bradley129:
Samsung didn't do anything but make it impossible to downgrade. Knox isn't a locked boot loader your still free to flash ROMs and root. Our current root methods should work just fine.

Considereding I just got the phone 2 months ago yes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KoubaK:
To be honest, NO! The Samsung Galaxy S3 is a great phone, but if you are going to be getting a new phone... you are better off getting a newer device (if you don't have the money, save up and get it!). I own a S3 and I too think it will be my last Samsung phone. I'm waiting on my friend to get his hands on the S5 to test it out, but I am also mainly waiting to see what Motorola or Google will launch next.

Just consider your options (there are plenty) and don't go looking for a S3 just yet. Unless you plan to use it for dev/hack/backup purposes, then do as the heart pleases. :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] keko jones:
Thanks for the info guys. I'm actually looking to get it for my mother in law. I don't think she will be a super user, but want to get her something inexpensive but that works and will last her.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
You guys are bashing Samsung too much.. I have an s4 with official kitkat and I can still flash recoveries and customs ROMs and downgrade just like we can with 4.3.. Instead of getting ahead of yourselves just wait till the dang thing drops and then you can make up your mind if you want to keep bashing Samsung, I for one don't think its that bad as you guys make it seem :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bradley129:
Agreed Knox doesn't even restrict your ability to root ect. Knox doesn't hurt devloment not one bit. Plus the sgs3 is still a great phone and I will be sticking with it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
This I agree. It indeed is a great hardware platform. However, CarrierIQ and EFuse in particular have made me leery of Samsung updates. I am perfectly happy with Slimbean supplied Kitkat for the last 3-4 months. IMHO that allows me perfect usage of the underlying hardware. Ex. I get 3 days worth of life out of Stock battery. Something Stock Touchwiz can never do with the same usage pattern.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omaral:
Is there a feature in Slimbean to disable the on-screen buttons at the bottom? Pkease say yes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
If you are referring to the Nav Bar at the bottom, then yes its possible. Settings > Interface > Nav
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Yoddel_Hickory:
Anybody knows when it would be available? trying to know if i'd better wait or flash a 4.4 rom...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omaral:
I'm talking about those 3 annoying on-screen buttons at the bottom. So I hope we're talking about the same thing.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Yes that's NAV Bar.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omaral:
ok cool.. thank god they can be removed entirely from view.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Significa:
Hmm, so it it worth it to install that minor update by T-Mobile (pushed out a few days ago) ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
That's probably my misunderstanding, then. I was left with the impression that Knox and eFuse prevented rooting/flashing/etc.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
I'd wait on it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Late but I'd agree on this.

If another update comes out that's not Kitkat someone will dump the new radio in hours and anything worth it from the update. I'd recommend just waiting until official Kitkat is released before updating. And of course when it's available I'd be careful and wait on even that because Samsung is known to close some holes in the rooting process from time to time on their devices.

And as always make sure you have a day 1 nandroid for stock. It'll save you plenty of time.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Update : The Venerable Doc and Mr Robinson have respectively posted Modem and Root66.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
My point. ;) glad to see Doc back and working on the S3.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Well, it appears it may be happening sooner than I thought! The Sprint GS3 just got updated to 4.4.2! Unbelievably, before the I9300/I9305 even!

Unfortunately there is no firmware available for download yet and its only going out via ota for now. Im trying to see if I cant get a dump from someone, and if I do ill try to see if I cant get it ported over for us.

Dont get your hopes up too much yet though. Ive ported sprint before, but its possible that without our own 4.4 kernel and modem that it wont work. Ill keep you posted if anything changes.

Either way though, ours cant be too far behind!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Nice! Play it safe man if you decide to port it over. This friendly competition between Google and Samsung is nice.

The Nexus 5 advocate (Team Inferno)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
+1 all the way..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] zul8er:
OTA has been captured

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php...l|utmcct=/mobileapp&__utmv=-&__utmk=131229836
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] srnoth:
It is fairly easy to install this on the D2ATT/D2TMO variants. Wifi is not working though (need our own kernel?).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I've got it part done for the T999. Will try to finish tonight when I get home. Surprised to hear the 4.3 modem works on 4.4.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] srnoth:
Sweet... looking forward to that.

The modem "works" but it seems to crash every 20 seconds or so. Data will work for ~20 seconds and then show no signal, and then get back signal a few seconds later.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Strange but not surprising. If on a 4.3 rom, only a 4.3 modem will work.

---------- Post added at 07:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:39 PM ----------

There may be even more that doesn't work btw. Appears to be a lot for changes to the kernel.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] srnoth:
So far I've noticed that horizontal rotation is back-to-front. Camera appears to work fine. Not sure if these are related to the modem and/or kernel though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Rotation is most likely a kernel issue. Seen it before.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry guys, probably gonna be tomorrow night for this. Just got home and I'm beat! Gonna be gone all day tomorrow so that's the soonest ill be able to resume work on it.

But hey, they've already got it booting on AT&T side, so you can prob flash that one if you don't want to wait. I wouldn't be surprised if someone else releases it over here before I do anyway!

Just remember, don't expect data or WiFi to work. I expect we will need our own 4.4 modem and firmware for full functionality. We got lucky due to the leaks on 4.3 (AT&T MJ2 kernel) last time and I doubt we can expect the same luck twice.

Another thing to pay attention to is battery charge. I noticed in the 4.4.2 kernels ramdisk that the files related to charging were gone. I don't know what this means yet but if its like wifi it may have issues without the full firmware. Pure speculation and is likely NOT the case, but thought it was worth mentioning nonetheless.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SovPanda:
i hope tmo does release 4.4 soon, so many awesome ported 4.4 apps recently has made me want them but can't lose my wifi calling to keep 4.4 roms long enough >_<
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
It could be debatable, but some users have reported slightly better signal with AOSP roms. Perhaps that negates missing wifi calling.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] afaneh92:
Are you unlocked bootloader?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] srnoth:
Not sure I understand... aren't all our bootloaders unlocked? I'm on the 4.3 bootloader (with KNOX) but that didn't prevent me from installing.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] afaneh92:
Iam on verizon s3 we cant flash twrp just safe strap .

Used safe strap to flash boot.img didnt take it.

Flashed by odin as tar its fail.

system.img.ext4 flashed succsessfully by odin.

did you know how to fastboot its tell me that wait for devices!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] srnoth:
AFAIK these devices don't have/use fastboot. Just ODIN & ADB. You can't install TWRP via ODIN and then go from there?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] afaneh92:
Flashed boot.img from terminal.

No luck my device is locked boot loader. We cant flash any custom rom, recovery or kernel.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
I don't think that is a case. One of Buddy's got the same device with CM 11 and CWM.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] afaneh92:
I bought my s3 and was updated to 4.3 (locked bootloader) people with bootloader bsfore 4.3 can flash cm11 and any custom rom and recovery.

Iam stucked at stock 4.3 and waiting for official kitkat ota or some one with magic stick can unlock bootloader.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
I am missing something. Are you wanting Stock Kitkat update or want a custom Rom with Kitkat ? If its the latter then you can flash a custom Recovery with Odin and then flash the Rom. It does trip your Warranty Bit.

P. S. - You do know you are on the wrong device forum right ? This T-Mobile not Verizon.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] afaneh92:
I want both but I cant flash any thing by odin its fail just stock 4.3.

I know its not my device forum but both almost the same.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
True they are very similar devices, but you'd be best served by addressing the bootloader and getting a recovery flashed in Verizon's forums. There's just not a lot of people here who have ever had to deal with those issues so we've never learned much about them....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
My friend is on 4.1.1 with twrp installed on his Verizon S3. He hasn't moved over to a newer version because he's scared to update without me doing it. Did the 4.3 update render you unable to flash a recovery IMG?

The Nexus 5 advocate (Team Inferno)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] afaneh92:
Yes bootloader will be locked forever. Will be unable to flash any custom recovery nor downgrade to 4.1.

he can flash any knox free tw 4.3 roms.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
I'd update the friend's phone to 4.2 with that bootloader & Modem. After that Flash TWRP back and then flash latest 4.3 Modem only. Choose whatever Rom he wants to flash via TWRP.

Bootloader update is necessary as newer AOSP KK roms fail to flash otherwise.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Well, I have not had much luck with that Sprint KitKat port. I have been keeping up with their threads for reports on it though and have some stuff to update you guys on. I have no idea why, but as of right now the consensus is that to run a 4.4.2 TW rom, you MUST first update to the 4.4.2 full firmware. People are reporting bricks by doing otherwise, however, I have flashed the sprint rom to my device, and while it will not boot into the Android OS, it has been far from a brick and is a simple flash of another rom to get back up and running. I have also noted that other devices such as the Note 3 are able to run KK on 4.3 firmware. What does this all mean for us? I am not sure yet. Too much conflicting info tbh. Either way though, I have not been able to get my attempt at porting it to boot.....

Another issue they are having in the Sprint forums are that if they flash the stock firmware via odin, everything works fine, but as soon as they flash a deodexed or odexed, stock, unmodified rom, many are losing data and wifi capability. Some report it works fine for them, so I suspect it may have something to do with how the firmware was dumped, or something else pretty simple that is getting by everyone.

It may be that we run into similar issues here when ours is released, but I am remaining optimistic that it wont be the case. Pure speculation though....

IMPORTANT!!!!!! READ THIS ARTICLE BEFORE ACCEPTING THE 4.4.2 KITKAT UPDATE WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE!!!!!

http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes

Many of you may already know about this, but for those who do not, please take the time to read the linked article!

As for getting Sprints KK ported over, I am about to have to put it down for a while. I suspect either the kernel, or it may be due to simialr issues the Sprint guys are having. Ill try again, but Im about wiped out on it for now! Ill be watching for the official firmware release at SamMobile, and once available, I will try again.

Now, a little news on KK for us. I have been told from what I believe to be a reliable source that the T999 and T999L are scheduled to get the update between approx May 28 - June 5. If testing goes really well it could be sooner though, but it looks like we are still at least a couple weeks away for now. Also, this will most likely be EOL as far as official updates go. Meaning this will be the last S3 official update.

An interesting thing I have read is that Samsung has no plans to update the I9300. It is suspected that this is because it only has 1GB of RAM and simply put, just doesn't have the hardware to run it. The I9305 (LTE) will get the update, but it has 2GB of RAM like we do.

If I find or hear any other information I will definitely share it with everyone!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] srnoth:
Did you try flashing just the system and boot partitions? I don't see how that could brick the phone... I think the danger is with folks flashing the new sprint bootloader without realizing it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Of course! It wasnt me that bricked though. The reports are that several veteran users and devs bricked by flashing the rom without updating the full firmware. I suspect either I missed, or misread, something somewhere over there. Waiting to find out for sure on that.

Afaik, theres not any real danger with flashing the bootloader to other models, if thats what you were getting at. I dont believe there is any package to update via recovery, and Odin should refuse to flash if the firmware doesn't match the device. Youd have to have more than just basic knowledge, and deliberately try to update the bootloader manually to accomplish that, so its probably unlikely anyone's flashed it without realizing it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Thank you Doc for working through this and dedicating a lot of your time and Energy. You are right, if the Sprint guys are having such a painful experience, then there's no point in us T-Mo GSM guys giving it a try. These are growing & Discovery pains we all need to go through. For the benefit of those who don't know or forgot, last time Doc worked on the 4.3 Stock rom, he ended up bricking his phone. I would respect his knowledge and recommendation. If he feels we need to wait on this, then so be it.

Either way its just a matter of few weeks till we will get our update anyway right ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Intercepter:
I am happy to wait for the official update myself. When it is released as a root 66, that's when I will do it. Thanks Doc for all the hard work!

:good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Ive got a blacklisted T999, but the screen is broken, so if I have the time when 4.4.2 is released I will swap the motherboard and do as much testing as I can to see how things act for us. Im sure if you want to take the ota or flash the firmware you will be just fine, but if you want to root and flash other roms beyond that you might want to wait for a report from me or the others that im sure will jump in head first!

For those who plan to wait, Ill do my best to get info out quickly, but ill have to let you guys know when the time comes if ive got the time to do all this right away.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Doc, we all know that you are giving up your spare time for this great work. We all appreciate it. Do what you can, when you can. We can wait on it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Update: The Sprint guys finally got their rom working today! Props to all those who put in so much time and effort to get it sorted out over there!

I will take another stab at porting it over now that they have it working over there! Dont get your hopes up too much yet, but im not giving up so wish me luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] srnoth:
*Luck Wished*!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
WooHoo!!!

Great news guys! Looks like I've got a nearly fully working port to share! Gotta get it uploaded and an OP typed up, but I think its as ready as I can possibly make it. Had major issues with mobile data cutting in and out constantly, but it appears I finally got that working. (Ill be posting in the Development section now that it is.) Wifi, unfortunately is another matter, and as expected, I cannot get it to work without the full kk firmware.

Aside from wifi, though, I think it could be used as a DD. Will need to hear from others to be sure about that though.

Anyway, huge thanks to [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] and everyone in the Sprint forums for all of their hard work and help! Ill do my best to credit them properly in the rom thread to come.

Stand By!

:cowboy:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Thanks a lot Doc. I am sure we all are appreciative of your efforts.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joseyamil7:
Thanks doc for all the hard work you do. Will try it when ready. You the man.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omaral:
Whats Doc working on exactly when he mentions something about a rom? Is it a Kitkat rom for the tmobile S3 T999?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joseyamil7:
Sprint is the only carrier with the kitkat tw update. Devs from sprint made a rom based on the official version and Doc port it to the T999 from that rom.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yup, it a port of Sprints official KitKat release. And it is up and ready for everyone!

Exactly. It was a good bit of work to get it running correctly over on the Sprint side. Those guys deserve a lot of credit and thanks for their work on it. My work on getting over here happened to help them out a bit too. Imo it was one of those collaborative efforts that really exhibits how great XDA and its members are!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omaral:
Hey Doc.. Can you post the link to that rom for the T999? Hopefully everything works on it as good as the official release.

BTW, any word or rumors as to when the official Kitkat for tnobile T999 will be released?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Doc had previously stated that he will be posting the Rom in Android Development Sub Forum. The thread is among Top 10.

As to Kitkat Release date for T999, Doc also did post the Rumored date earlier in this thread. You may want to go back a page.