yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
Couple of things....

1.) Safestrap is meant for those that have locked bootloaders.

2.) The only (bootable and working) 4.4 TW that exists right now is the OTA update, which WILL lock you down should you choose to accept it!

3.) Custom kernels can only be created/used (flashed) if and when the developers here can figure out a way to make even a stock ROM boot up without upgrading the firmware in its entirety. (Because again, the updated firmware will lock your bootloader, and there is NEVER a guarantee that there will be another workable safestrap method to fall back on)

Personally, I will wait and let my phone die on MF1 if that's what winds up happening.... Although, I have faith that these guys can pull it off! As long as Samsung gets it together and releases the F'n kernel source, then maybe there is hope!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] warrenbert:
I535VRUDNE1 Source

It has finally been posted:

opensource.samsung -dot-com /reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=i535vrudne1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] junksecret:
NICE!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techfreak243:
So does this mean that we are closer to an unlocked boot loader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
Probably not

Sent from the Shark Tank using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techfreak243:
So basically just touchwiz custom roms
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
We're hoping it let's us do custom KK TW, yes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techfreak243:
Hurray (spoken in zoidburgs voice, yes I'm a futurama fan :))
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
I can't post in their development thread, per the rules set forth in the OP, however.....I would still like to take a moment to give a special thanks to all of the wonderful people working very hard to break us off a piece of that KitKat!.:D I'm mentioning some names here so you guys are aware that what you're doing for us is VERY, VERY APPRECIATED! What I'm going to say next may sound "stupid" or even "silly" to some of you XDA folk out there....but hey, what the hell!

[MENTION=426561]scrosler[/MENTION] [MENTION=4674343]zachf714[/MENTION] [MENTION=3313404]open1your1eyes0[/MENTION] [MENTION=4538493]prdog1[/MENTION] [MENTION=3074508]old&slow[/MENTION] [MENTION=4645794]CNexus[/MENTION] [MENTION=4395895]BeansTown106[/MENTION] [MENTION=4939386]Surge1223[/MENTION]

@ ALL THE OTHERS HELPING AS WELL

I want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart for trying to bring this to us. Some of us, like myself, may have the intelligence required to know what you know and do what you do BUT, simply can't for a multitude of reasons! Me, I'm working 60+ hours a week, and barely have any time to spend with my 2 sons, ages 4 and 2. There's no time for me to spend any time with my family (because I'm always working) much less do anything else, so being able to constantly play with my phone and visit XDA on a daily basis are pretty much my hobbies right now! That's why I so strongly feel the need to write this "letter of appreciation"! Thanks guys and GODSPEED!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Anyone know if anyone tried to flash a 4.3 rom on the 4.4 firmware with safestrap?

I want to update the sticky pretty soon with 4.4 information and links when a flashable rom is made, just wondering if I need to segregate the information so people know what they need to stick to. If 4.3 roms flash on the 4.4 OTA firmware, then I can keep the same download list for everything because it would be interchangeable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] capt730:
I agree 100%. With 3 young ones and working 50 hours a week, time is at a premium and these guys help make my phone my own.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryezen:
"It has finally been posted:

opensource.samsung -dot-com /reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=i535v rudne1"

Hopefully that means it's just a short wait longer for custom KK ROMs on unlocked Bootloaders... Anyone heard how it's going in light of this new development?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
I'd say they're trying everything they can right now!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
You can only flash Roms with the same kernal as the stock ROM. Kk can only have kk Roms in safestrap, 4.3 job can only have 4.3 job roms
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Thanks! That's what I thought just wanted to double check.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XNO:
I am not to happy with the battery life on 4.4. Can I ODIN back to 4.3 and not brick the phone or is there no going back?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
There is no going back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] techfreak243:
Is it Just me or is anyone else seeing terrible reception for their cellular network and not getting great converge when they were on NC1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] YevOmega:
Is it better on NE1? I'm on ML1 and it's as good as it has been, I think.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
Nope... you'll brick your phone.

My battery life on 4.4 is better than it was on ML1 or NE1. may want to grab the odin file for 4.4.2 and do a clean flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daimerion:
So is there a brick wall that can't be moved? As far as custom tw 4.4.2 for unlocked bl. Scrosler said no more clean Rom...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
Scrossler isn't doing any development for the S3 anymore. He's working on the S5. There are plenty of others working on the 4.4.2 for the S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daimerion:
Well hopefully custom kk tw will happen
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
Will someone who has taken the update appease my curiosity and check the boot and system partition sizes?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
root@d2vzw:/ # df

Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize

/dev 790.0M 140.0K 789.9M 4.0K

/sys/fs/cgroup 790.0M 12.0K 790.0M 4.0K

/mnt/secure 790.0M 0.0K 790.0M 4.0K

/mnt/secure/asec 29.7G 25.0G 4.7G 32.0K

/mnt/secure/asec 29.7G 25.0G 4.7G 32.0K

/mnt/asec 790.0M 0.0K 790.0M 4.0K

/mnt/asec/com.wiselogic.aquarimate-2 16.0M 14.1M 1.9M 4.0K

/mnt/asec/com.sammobile.app-1 3.0M 1.1M 1.9M 4.0K

/mnt/asec/com.quoord.tapatalkxdapre.activity-2 13.0M 11.8M 1.2M 4.0K

/mnt/asec/com.threed.bowling-1 12.0M 10.8M 1.2M 4.0K

/mnt/asec/com.developstudios.casio-1 26.0M 24.3M 1.7M 4.0K

/mnt/asec/com.progimax.lighter-1 4.0M 2.8M 1.2M 4.0K

/mnt/obb 790.0M 0.0K 790.0M 4.0K

/system 1.5G 1.4G 29.8M 4.0K

/data 12.2G 6.0G 6.3G 4.0K

/cache 826.8M 13.5M 813.3M 4.0K

/persist 7.9M 4.0M 3.8M 4.0K

/efs 13.4M 4.5M 8.9M 4.0K

/firmware 64.0M 41.6M 22.3M 16.0K

/storage/emulated 790.0M 0.0K 790.0M 4.0K

/mnt/shell/knox-emulated 12.2G 6.0G 6.3G 4.0K

/mnt/shell/emulated 12.2G 6.0G 6.2G 4.0K

/mnt/media_rw/extSdCard 29.7G 25.0G 4.7G 32.0K

/storage/extSdCard 29.7G 25.0G 4.7G 32.0K

/storage/emulated/0 12.2G 6.0G 6.2G 4.0K

/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb 12.2G 6.0G 6.2G 4.0K

/storage/emulated/legacy 12.2G 6.0G 6.2G 4.0K

/storage/emulated/legacy/Android/obb 12.2G 6.0G 6.2G 4.0K

root@d2vzw:/ #
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
Thanks for that...can I get a cat /proc/partitions ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sgt Fury:
Help! I have an i535 with Verizon and was using Synergy for the longest time. I was trying to figure out why certain apps would tell me no network available and some how killed my cell connection. I get 4G lte, can send and receive texts. Reflashed r484 to no avail. Went back to stock and and let Verizon updates happen. Now I'm running kit kat 4.4.2 and can't figure what's going on with the phone. When I drag down the window shade it says no service where it use to say Verizon. Under about phone> status everything looks the same as my wife's phone except my network says unknown where hers says verizon. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Sent from my SCH-I535

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
you check network mode in settings? not sure where it is on kk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sgt Fury:
Tried it in LTE/CDMA as well as Global. No dice :confused:

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joekiv:
I am on Rooted 4.1.2 with unlocked boot loader, TWRP Recovery and bloat removed with only 2 months left on my contract. Would like to update to 4.4, but from the many post that I have read, I don't think getting it with an unlocked boot loader is going to happen anytime soon. I'm thinking that I could Oden back to Stock 4.1.2 and then take the OTA, and root it with Towelroot. I know this would leave me with a locked boot loader. What I don't know, is if I can go straight from 4.1.2 to 4.4. and what other steps I might need to do in addition to flashing stock 4.1.2 in order to take the OTA..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JacobManning17:
First of all, as someone who would love an unlocked bootloader, I wouldn't suggest it. But if you're sure you want to do it, I believe if you had stock 4.1.2 you would have to take the ML1, NC1, and NE1 OTA's to finally get 4.4.2. Hope that helps
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
Under about -phone, what does it say for imei?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sgt Fury:
Its exactly what is says under the battery. That was one of the first things I checked because I thought I lost my imei.

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] n3wt:
I got the system size from the df that 5ft24 posted but still wonder about boot...can someone on NE1 do a cat /proc/partitions and let me know the number right in front of mmcblk0p7? or just paste the whole thing. Thanks! :cyclops:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
u0_a232@d2vzw:/ $ su -

root@d2vzw:/ # cat /proc/partitions

major minor #blocks name

7 0 4190 loop0

7 1 13545 loop1

7 2 3150 loop2

7 3 16664 loop3

7 4 12506 loop4

7 5 27059 loop5

179 0 15388672 mmcblk0

179 1 61440 mmcblk0p1

179 2 128 mmcblk0p2

179 3 256 mmcblk0p3

179 4 512 mmcblk0p4

179 5 2048 mmcblk0p5

179 6 512 mmcblk0p6

179 7 10240 mmcblk0p7

179 8 512 mmcblk0p8

179 9 512 mmcblk0p9

179 10 10240 mmcblk0p10

179 11 13952 mmcblk0p11

179 12 3072 mmcblk0p12

179 13 3072 mmcblk0p13

179 14 1536000 mmcblk0p14

179 15 12832768 mmcblk0p15

179 16 8192 mmcblk0p16

179 17 860160 mmcblk0p17

179 18 10240 mmcblk0p18

179 19 10240 mmcblk0p19

179 20 6144 mmcblk0p20

179 21 3072 mmcblk0p21

179 22 8 mmcblk0p22

179 23 5120 mmcblk0p23

179 32 31166976 mmcblk1

179 33 31162004 mmcblk1p1

254 0 4189 dm-0

254 1 13545 dm-1

254 2 3150 dm-2

254 3 16663 dm-3

254 4 12505 dm-4

254 5 27058 dm-5

root@d2vzw:/ #
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XNO:
I ran the 4.4 ODIN for a fresh start and now towl root is saying its not supported for my phone. Anyone else have this issue?

EDIT: Never mind I just download towl root again and it worked fine. :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cryptixh:
i have the official 4.3 version rooted ,but i want to flash the 4.4.2 update via odin .is there any problem if i flash it directly or i should turn back to unrooted 4.3 version??thnx in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
Using Odin, you can flash it direct. Only reason you would need to unroot is to take it as the OTA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roaddog665:
That is what I did. Stock 4.3 rooted (with safestrap installed). Flashed 4.4.2 in Odin, rooted with Towelroot, and installed the updated Safestrap. Only problem I had was getting supersu to update the binary. Took a couple tries and restarts before it would update. No problems since.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XNO:
Is there any roms out for 4.4.2. yet? The OTA seems like it lags. I tried a fresh ODIN restart and still lags.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cryptixh:
yes i did the same today and it works perfectly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-verizon/development
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dvaderx:
anyone know what the status is on getting the KK build to boot on an unlocked bootloader? looks like nobody has commented on it in about a week. any status/progress?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Your on an unlocked bootloader and you'd rather have the OTA version of kk? I'm also on an unlocked bootloader but I've ran a few kk builds and I'm not super impressed. I wouldn't be one to jump on the bandwagon for the version your looking for.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dvaderx:
No I don't want the OTA build, but the dev's can't get it to boot, so that means no cleanROM 8.3 or alliance v24 based on the TW KK build. I have ran several of the CM 10/11 builds but the stripped down TW builds run better. so we are waiting on them to get the KK build working. I just have not heard anything, so i didn't know if anybody knew how it was coming along. if they overcame the problems getting the kernel to extract or not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
There won't be a CleanRom. Scrossler posted in the CleanRom thread that he won't be coming out with another version.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
Don't think we'll get a 4.4 rom for unlocked bootloaders.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dvaderx:
oh that sucks. I think he was leading the charge to getting the KK version working.. I wonder if anyone else is going to make a run at it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
There is a developers only thread and he has been helping in there...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] schwinn8:
In my experience, a modified OTA build is more stable and reliable than any AOSP or other version. Unless this has changed, I, too would like to get a modified OTA KK. As you noted, most KK builds aren't quite there... the hope is that the OTA-modified KK would make up for those issues... which is what I'm waiting for (as is the other poster, I presume).

As you noted, I'll keep an eye on the dev threads... hopefully someone will have a good one. I will miss CleanRom, but hopefully someone can do something similar.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Yea CleanRom is pretty solid, along with MOAR. Neither is on kk and CleanRom is no longer being updated as scott has stopped development for it. I'm on sokp kk and so far so good

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BPHusker:
Whats the latest custom TW rom out there now? Are any still being updated with features or is AOSP the only ones now?

The reason I ask is that I'm on Gummy 4.4.4 and my phone randomly will start chugging, everything will slow down. Hell today it was updating an app and Spotify was brought to its knees with the song skipping or completely stopping as it updated the app. I'm on a month-to-month plan so I can upgrade at anytime, but now I'm to the point where I might as well wait for the 64bit processors this fall.

Anyway, are there any TW roms that you'd recommend or a 4.4.4 AOSP or other rom that has great speed?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Are you on a locked or unlocked bootloader?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BPHusker:
Unlocked
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Ah I haven't seen any 4.4.2 TW roms that really stick out at me. I'm running sokp and love it so far

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryezen:
You might love it, but it's still an AOSP ROM. Which means that you will never have the highest quality reception or the best quality photos, among other shortcomings. I'm not saying AOSP isn't right for you; you stated you love it, but it's not right for the person wanting to take full advantage of their device's key hardware capabilities.

I personally value cell phone reception and photo quality over other "features," so I tend to stick with TW ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
No issues with cell reception here. Pictures I'm not worried about quality, it's a cell phone.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Exactly. I have the same reception as my gf's stock rooted S3 and my photos are just as good if not better than hers. But this thread shouldn't turn into another AOSP vs TW argument. Please god no!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Why can't we just create a TouchWiz vs aosp thread?

You have to admit though, the S3 camera app is better than the open source camera app. The pictures will come out the exact same, no change in hardware, just the interface.

There's stuff you can do in the TouchWiz app that the aosp camera app can't do. Probably pretty miniscule though, but I know the m8 camera app is leaps and bounds better than the aosp camera app.

Generally, the stock app will always do a better job than the aosp version. Maybe not as fast, but will always be more stable and feature rich on a stock rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BPHusker:
I just flashed SOKP last night and I'm loving it so far. It seems to run a lot better than Gummy on my device. I think I will use this until a TW KitKat rom comes out or the Galaxy S Prime comes out this fall/winter.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I need to install the newest 7/7 version myself. I am running the 6/27 version and it's solid overall

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XNO:
Can I run SOKP on the new NE1 update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
No sorry you can't, it's a custom rom and you have to be on an unlocked bootloader to run that specific rom

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XNO:
What are some good roms to flash on 4.4?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
With the new OTA I'm almost certain there are no custom roms aka TW roms available at this time. Of course I could be wrong

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] daimerion:
One for the locked safestrap ppl. Not for us unlocked ppl at least yet :( I'm trying to stay hopeful
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] XNO:
You talking about this one?

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-verizon/development/rom-superliterom-v1-0-i535vrudne1-t2805797
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Yes, that's the one to be used with safestrap if you have locked boot loader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Boss428man:
I have been searching for hours I feel like I am missing something. I have an unlocked Galaxy s3, is there a 4.4.2 OTA stock but deodexed or odex rooted version for an already unlocked S3? Please kindly respond if you have any leads.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
No
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
So....how many people here (who are UNLOCKED ON THE OLDER FIRMWARE) have successfully flashed the NE1 modem? Also, anyone know if there have been any bricks associated with doing so?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jas88:
I am unlocked with older firmware using NE1 with aicp. I have had a couple of random reboots but nothing major.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
Do you mean AOSP? Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jas88:
Aicp is the name of the ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanallaire:
My phone just got replaced since it went swimming, and not long after i got it reactivated i installed the OTA. Not realizing that the update locks the bootloader, luckily i only have 5 months left on my contract. I do have faith in the developers though, I have seen amazing things come from them. Good luck guys!

So the main reason for this post is a few issues i have with the new OTA, battery life is sucking right now. I think it has something to do with google play services, as that's what the issue was with Carbon and a few others. The other thing is, I deleted a few bloatware apps and a little later my phone started to get hot for no reason. I tried rebooting, clearing memory in task manager, force stopping certain apps, to no avail. Also, after it died i plugged it in to charge, it got to 4% and started getting so hot i had to point my little fan on it, but it wouldn't go past 4%. It's like something was running like crazy but i couldn't figure out what it was. And lastly (sorry guys) my data cycle started yesterday so it was at 0, and today it's already at 2.3GB!!! I'm just wondering what the hell is going on, and if anyone else has had similar issues. Thanks everyone for all the input i've gotten on here over the past year and a half :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
I suggest you should download data monitor app from play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm and see which app is eating up your data. Once figure out the issue, then turn off your phone and charge while your phone is off to see if it goes pass 4%.. Report back and I will tell you the next step.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vmancini3:
You can also go to Settings -> Data usage and it will tell how much data each app on your phone is consuming! Worth a shot!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanallaire:
I will check out the data app, i did charge the phone turned off and it charged fine. But i turned it on this morning, and it went down to 67% from 100% in an hour....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RogerSC:
I'd suggest a factory reset at this point. I had to do that after upgrading due to excess battery usage and it really helped. If you're rooted like me, using the regular factory reset under "Settings", had no effect on my root status. I'd be surprised if you still saw excess battery usage after a factory reset. After the reset, you should put your apps back on using Google Play Store, not Titanium Backup.

Of course, it was also helpful to root and freeze or uninstall half the apps that Verizon and Samsung supplies, but the factory reset was definitely helpful. Titanium Backup is a great tool for thinning things out *smile*.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanallaire:
I'll try factory resetting, anythings worth a shot at this point. I am rooted so that's not a problem, i've heard about not using Ti Bkup but i've never had an issue before restoring apps...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I have an app called app monster pro that I picked up from Amazon as a FAOTD and it does need root but it backs up to both external and internal storage depending on where you want to back it up to. I don't use TiBu for restoring apps, I learned long ago it causes more issues that way but I flash on and off different roms and updates so I find that app to be really worth it. Then again I am on a unlocked bootloader so that does help

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thegrim11:
I understand there is a way to root the Kitkat stock ROM but is there a way to flash a custom ROM upon doing so? If so I would really love to root and flash CM11.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
No AOSP is compatible with Safestrap which is the only XDA way to get around the locked bootloaders of 4.3+. Only Touchwiz roms unless you go the paid route of MobileTechVideos' bootloader downgrade service. Idk if they have a workaround for VRUDNE1 OTA but it does not hurt to email and find out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thegrim11:
Well I am on 4.3 though I thought that upgrading would make it easier. I will check out their video. thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
They are a third party service, not a video per se. But good luck if you choose this route. Feel free to post back their response as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Bright09:
I'm still wondering if anyone has done there service yet and still kinda want to do it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ryanallaire:
What does their service provide?

Sent from my d2lte
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
The service provided unbrick, downgrade firmware to JB 4.1.2 so you can unlock boot loader. There is one person reported they downgrade his Note 2 from KitKat to 4.1.2 JB. You should email them and ask for more details info. $50 for S3 and $75 for Note2 to downgrade to 4.1.2.