[Galaxy S III General] Kapiljhajhria:
Q&A (Updated - 29 July 14)

Q&A​

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updated on 11-May-2014​

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before posting any question please make sure you have searched the thread, so that we can avoid unnecessary posts.

HAVE A LOOK AT THE PIC IN THE END. IT WILL HELP a lot about why this new thread, what happened after version 50 and some other questions.

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Temasek's v91 video​

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READ THIS (MOST IMPORTANT)

Steps For upgrading:

1. Download the updated version

2. While its downloading go through temasek twitter profile for info about new build. he regularly mentions if there is any major changelog, addition or removal of certain feature or bug

3. visit this forum and read 10-20 posts after the new update.

4. Now flash the updated version

Steps for posting

1. use "search thread" function to search for you problem. there is 99% chance that it has already been answered.

2. visist temasek on twitter www.twitter.com/temasek71 he periodically informs user about bugs and solutions. but don't demand him to do anything. there is a big difference between demanding and requesting. learn the difference.

Developer Option

Q: Missing Developer options?

A: Settings - About phone - Build Number (click build number 7 times)

Kernel

Q: What type of kernel is supported?

A: Any kernel that is good for OMNI rom is good for temasek's ROM. Ex- boeffla-omni-kernel,

yank omni kernel

With recent versions there has been some chnages from now on boeffla suggested to use CM branch of his kernel. So according to boeffla we should use Boeffla CM kernel. Although some user have reported positive feedback with OMNI version. OMNI version will not harm your ROM in anyway. so its upto you for now. for other kernel please read their threads as its clearly mentioned which kernel is suited for which ROM.

Have a look at these two posts to clear some of the doubts that might still be present in your mind post 1 and post 2

Changelogs

Q: Changelogs?

A: This is not an official thread. Official thread is closed until further notice. Temasek is no longer keeping an active thread on XDA for i9300. So don't ask for chnagelog. Make a backup and falsh the new ROM and discover it yourself. if there will be any major change like addition of new feature or some major bug fix, temasek will tweet about it or make a post here. his

twitter account link www.twitter.com/temasek71

Also if there will be any new feature i will make a video and post it here or you can follow my channel on youtube.

will post the link soon as i am currently organizing my youtube and creating some new channels.

Gapps

Q:Compatible gapps?

A: Banks Gapps

PA Gapps

Slim Gapps

Camera Problems

Q:Cannot connect to camera?

A:1. Googy kernel & Lord Boeffla kernel now comes with camera fixes. (As on 11-May-14)

2.Normally you can make this error go by restarting your phone. but you can avoid that as well by using this app by temasek. restart camera

Q: for those people who upgraded to V63 and even the "restart camera" app or rebooting is not able to result in a working camera

A: visit this thread and flash the file. please read and follow the instructions mentioned in the thread. its not only for V63 but other versions as well if you want to try something with the camera. good luck

NO MORE CAMERA PROBLEM ON V64. SO UPGRADE TO V64.

Q:My proximity sensor light is most of the times on and it is causing battery drain. OR red

lights switches ON when screen is OFF. why is that?

A: settings - lock screen - lockscreen notifications - pocket mode (disable pocket mode, uncheck it)

Charging Problem

Q:My phone is charging very slowly. takes hours to charge my phone.

it could be because of any of the 4 reasons.

1. faulty usb cable -replace the cable and check

2. faulty charger - try it with genuine charger with correct output.

3. Kernel settings- if your kernel support Fast Charging then chnage the values to enbale fast charge.

some of the kernels like boeffla kernel have their own app to do that whereas kernel like yank you have to do that while falshing it.

4. it could be your mobiles faulty charging port. so ge it checked from a local shop

or samsung service centre. before that you can do a clean install of the ROM and make

sure it has nothing to do with anything else.

During all these process you can use this app to know the charging current value.

normally for USB port its around 500mA and for wall charger its 750-1000mA. I use charger of 1A output so for me its 1000mA. but most of the charger are of 0.75A. and some people also use charger of 1.2A or higher capacity for faster charging. Don't experiment too much with these values as it can result in heating up of your phone if you set the values too high or use an incompatible charger. Other risks like impact on battery life etc should also be taken into consideration. So be careful and once again don't make the values too high.

Playstore Problems

Q:Not able to install any particular app from playstore or using apk?

Sometimes an app can leave behind some folder or file and that can prevent that app from being installed again. so use a root explorer and go to /data/data/ and look for that app folder/file and delete it. try installing your app now.

All Playstore related problems solution can be found here

Push Notification Problems

Q: whatsapp or any other app only receives messages or notification only when you open that app.

A: make sure that app is not greenified, if not. Then visit this thread.

Whatsapp Problems

Q: Whatsapp crashes when you try to send, record or edit video through it.

A: Try lowering the resolution from 1080p to 720p. it has helped some user prevent this crash.

Battery Draining Issue

Q: something is draining your phone's battery?

use BBS to find cause of your battery drain. short video on that here

threads that can further help you with BBS, wakelocks and battery drain issue

How to prevent & handle wakelocks & save battery life[GUIDE]

COMPLETE GUIDE for BATTERY SAVING on AOKP,AOSP,CM, SAMMY ROMs

Video on How to prevent wakelock using privacy guard (app ops) and prevent battery drain by a particular app.

Another video with better quality on using app ops or privacy guard

visit this thread which i created to know more

Q:Slow 3G? or any other network problem or battery drain?

A: Usually network related problem is because of modem. try changing MODEM of your phone.

perfect MODEM for you will be as per your location. so one modem which may be good for someone

else does not means that it will give good result for you too.

you can find different modem from this thread

us google if you are not able to find any particular modem.

Ringtone Problem

Q: No rigtone or alarmtone showing in the settinngs?

Try to refresh ur media by running media scanner service

OR

Wiping "Media Storage" data and reboot. This will force rebuilding of all related files. In most cases this works. (temasek advice)

Also check in settings-temasek spare parts- general- media scan at boot. if you have disabled it then this might be causing problem.

enable it and force media scan and reboot

Note: Remember its based on CM so it will have CM bugs. Recently (somewhere around v70 don't remember exactly but around mid April 2014 to now - 1 may 14 CM has/had a bug which is till now not resolved. check CM thread for more info. Now it v75 and some people still face this bug. so wait for CM to resolve it. also since CM introduced new themes there have been FC or problems anything surrounding Themes it will take some time till THEMES at playstore or app that uses CM themes updates to the CM's new theme. Relax and don't use that theme or theme related app till it gets sorted out or go back to the previous build which worked for you

Other Issues

Q: How do i change lockscreen wallpapers?

A: Go to SETTINGS > THEMES > LOCK SCREEN WALLPAPERS

Q:facing music stuttering?

A: if you are using zzmove governor then chnage the governor or change the min frequency from 200Mhz to 300Mhz. OR do both.

Q: Speaker dont work When call and Answer?

Play some sound after every reboot or just enable lockscreen sound (personally i never faced such issue)

Q: Does it have halo?

A: No and no news as when it will be implemented. No plans for adding it, till now. also check the image in the end

Q: your problem was not in this Q&A?

A: search the thread. if you still did't find anything then post your problem. if possible please PM me as well even if you found the solution or not so that i can update this post and help others.

i am going through whole thread on daily basis to make this Q&A. so it might take few days till it has enough information.

PM me for suggestion or addition of any particular question.

image created on 8th april. so tweets are from before that.