yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
Flash latest firmware via Odin.

Tapped from my furious dogo ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FatzkeFTW:
I agree that it probably wasn't the best option to use Smart Switch.

Yet there should be ways (hopefully) to still restore that backup.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farrrukhh:
ok bro plz do confirm me. after flashing to latest firmware. will it effect on country unlocking of my cell that i unlocked before. or not?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v7:
I'm not familiar with Carrier/Country locks but I think flashing an unbranded FW will bypass the carrier lock.

Tapped from my furious dogo ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRRjayyy:
Hi all.

I've encountered a number of problems with my device.

I have no imei. Cant seem to fix that no matter what i do so i've given up.

However I am using cyanogenmod 10 and my computer will no longer recognise my device since the last time i flashed it

any ideas?

Also what file format is a nandroid backup? .tar or what?

cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Try searching for unbricking S3. You really messed it up. You didn't make backup of your EFS or rom?

Galaxy S III on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obeca:
Hi guys, I have a problem with my s3 about wifi connection. It always says saved and secured in like 4 different routers and connections. I already tried flashing custom roms, factory reset, flash stock rom via odin but still the same. Can some one help me??? Please. Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExTrEmEe:
Uninstall it first, then install again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JackDCalloway:
Ok, my battery isn't bulging, at least it wasn't the last time I saw it. I can switch to a faked Samsung battery pack (other assembly location, no NFC antenna despite NFC on the label), will try that.

I think it freezes/bootloops often while charging in my car, maybe something caused by that cheap charger.

I don't want to, but I will switch back to a Sammy based ROM, hope Omega will be close enough?

Is there something I can find out with ummmm Logcat?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
You do not have to keep crappy stock rom! Just flash it (I would not use omega for this test) and use it for a day or so, to see if everything works there. If all is OK, you can then flash whatever ROM you want. That way, you will have eliminated the possibility of a hardware issue as the cause of your problems.

Logcat could help but that stuff is WAY beyond my current knowledge. Good luck.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JackDCalloway:
Yeah, I know I don't have to keep it, but I just don't want to install it... That's all, but I'll give it a try.

Same here, I just know that there's a logging app called LogCat, end of my knowledge. So, best location to get a stock Samsung Rom?

edit: European/german Rom preferred
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Jep, you're right there. I would use the latest non branded, German version if I were you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zedrix53:
please help me.. im from the philippines

my friend bought a samsung galaxy s3 korean variant and he cant use it very well because of the network

sorry if i dont have the exact os version or any details of the phone but for sure it was korean variant

just want to help my friend.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlojoseph99:
Guys please help, after factory reset my S3 just randomly booting to twrp. i can still access download mode.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
:confused:

What do you mean by "randomly". To me that would mean it sometimes boots the rom normally, and sometimes boots TWRP. That would be strange.

If it always boots to TWRP after showing bootloader(!) screen try wiping cache/dalvik again via TWRP and check if that works. If not I'd simply flash stock via ODIN and then go ahead.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooldato:
What do u mean can't use it very well? Losing network signal? or?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zedrix53:
weak signal and sometime no signal and it has no setting of signal like if you want to use wcdma only or gsm only or auto
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeeshanmughal:
Galaxy S3 E210S Soft bricked how to restore stock ROM?

My S3 Korean varient SHV-E210 S got bricked while i tried to update it from 4.3 to 4.4.4. Now it stuck at start showing something in korean which i dont understand. the only word i can understand is "Kies". Someone Plz help me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dansoy92:
Hi Guys .my phone is dead for about 2/days and I've downloaded the Old firmware..I would like to revert it to stock XXUGNA8 but sammobile's download link for this is dead..so any help..I hope anyone can give mirror links..Thanks all
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
I don't understand korean either...:D I'd fetch KK stock from sammobile and flash via odin.

According to sammobile there is no XXUGNA8 for the phillipines. Revision 5 is available though (XXUGNA5). Just use that one.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tr0y-x:
can't update by odin

Hi,

I'm trying to update my Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300

can't update by kies so i tried odin method

never updated the phone before and downloaded ROM and 2 recovries

and always odin show fail

i have the drivers from kies and uninstalled it

i tried exactly this way in this thread http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/recovery-clockworkmod-touch-6-0-3-2-gt-t1719744

with these files

I9300XXUGNA7_I9300OJVGNA1_I9300XXUGMK6_HOME.tar.md5
philz_touch_5.00.5-i9300.tar.md5
recovery-cwmtouch-6.0.3.2-GTI9300.tar

and tried different versions of odin always get fail and here is the log

<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> philz_touch_5.00.5-i9300.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

and this screenshot from device info

please help me if i'm missing something

and please answer in easy language and noob technical expressions

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilperro:
Here it's suggested that you can enter recovery mode from download mode.

Step 5 is however not working for me - nothing happens. In the thread its' a Verizon S3. Can someone with a i9300 try this out and let me know what the result is? Can these things differ between different versions of the S3, or is my volume down key broken?

edit: volume down switch (not the plastic bit, the hardware connectors) was a bit flimsy so I had it replaced. Still not working though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr M Cross:
Phone issue

Hello,

My friends son received a S3 i9300 from his family who live in Spain. He lives in the UK and he took the phone to a shop where I'm thinking they installed a custom rom in order to get it working on UK networks or perhaps change the language. Not sure. Hes had the phone for a year now and hes had no problems but now his phone seems to now crash after 15 seconds being on.

I was thinking to try and get the pictures off and reset it to see if that would work. If not what is the latest Custom rom that would work for uk networks that is compatible with this phone?

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamiew1977:
Try any of these roms. It's all about user preference. http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3#romList
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
It would be nice if we could get screenshot of "device information" so we could see what he has now.

Galaxy S III on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamiew1977:
Definitely agree with you Zlatan13, hopefully his phone stays on long enough to get one. [emoji6]
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sneakdovi:
Is it normal that when I i press home or power button to wake my phone up, I have to wait 2/3 second?

How can I reduce this lag?! PLEASE !!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Factory reset your phone, but backup all your data. Or change to another ROM . that is low ram issue and 2 much background processes.

Galaxy S III on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sneakdovi:
I made thousand of factory reset. I don't want to leave RR rom but I wanna know what processes are in backgruoundd..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
In developer options there are geeky stats that show you all processes currently running. My advice is to change to another rom. Lots of slim roms that are fast and reliable to choose from.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sneakdovi:
Could u suggest any of them with lollipop?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
New archi droid 3.1 stable
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JackDCalloway:
Here we go again. I'm on Sammy Stock Rom since last Friday.

I don't lie it. It has that touchWiz thing, it's 'just' JB, not battery optimized, not running blazing fast

but

it's solid rock stable.

So the Hardware should be fine.

Maybe my personal i9300 is just not able to play nice with everything above JB 4.3?

Rooted on Sunday, thinking bout flashing Omega - or are there other Roms like Omega? Latest Sammy stuff, optimized to the best S3 experience?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Have you tried back-to-n00t Rom? Working fine for me for months now and that is 4.4.4.

Otherwise if above 4.3 is not an option, I'd say omega is fine. Was on that before switching to n00t.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikhilkothari:
Can Someone Help !!! Please

My GT-I9300 international galaxy S3 gone brick itself, all of a sudden its stuck at the boot screen (white samsung ... text). I was using Cyanogen Rom 12 Unofficial Lollipop 5.1 for around 3 weeks (Everything Works Fine with few Lags and Reboots rarely in a day). I used various method's from noob to expert solution but didn't find success

Tried to reboot into recovery but no go, when i hold the buttons it just continues to reboot and reboot, only showing the white text.

Tried to reboot into download mode and that worked, i though fhew, i got a breath and not all is lost(Phone itself).

In Download mode,

It says :

Product name = (Blank)

Custom Binary Download = No

Current binary = Samsung Official

System Status = Custom​

Tried to recover with kies, but it complains that it cannot install new firmware (after i downloaded the firmware, extraction, and all instruction followed).

Tried with odin (several original roms with my region and the one from kies) but with no luck, odin complains "There is no PIT partition.".

Tried to repartition with GT-I9300_mx_20120329.pit but then it does SET pit and hangs on "Get PIT for Mapping".

Tried One Click Method but failure is what resulted.

Didn't Tried JIG Method (will buy if nothing works).

Is there any chance to save my phone ? I'm getting really desperate here.

:fingers-crossed:A Beer is sure to one that gets my problem solved :good:

---Waiting for Good---​
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prataap:
Hello guys,

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, which is running slimkat on Boeffla Kernel. I had rooted my phone and flashed this ROM and kernel about 8 months ago. Since I did that, my battery life reduced drastically. The SoT was previously about 3 hrs or more. But after rooting it lasts only for a max of 1 hr 30min. So I decided to change the battery to a new one. But, even after changing the battery, it doesn't give a screen on time of even 2hrs or 2hr 15min.

The first reason for me to root was the fact that slimkat was light and less battery consuming. But it has actually reduced my battery life to half of stock condition.

I have all the root apps such as greenify etc to manage running apps etc. I use boeffla app to underclock cpu n gpu frequency from time to time as well.

Can someone tell me what the problem is and how to make the battery last longer?

Is this a problem associated with slimkat?

Also how is the performance and stability of SlimLP?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
I doubt that it's a general Slimkat problem. The only way to troubleshoot sth. like that is to use BetterBatteryStats and/or wakelock detector to check what hogs the battery.

IMHO it is a bit tricky to get reproducable conditions. If you have a spare device, I suggest using that for a few days while troubleshooting yours.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sir Galaxie:
Root Help

Greetings,

I have the Samsung S3 and I want to root this. I don't Have PC. So i can't Try the Pc Method.

I used the Apps Like Kingroot, Towelroot and Framaroot too. They Didn't Work On my Device.

I have only Stock rom and Stock Recovery. I wish you guys can help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonyxx:
Hello guys! Please, does anyone know whether the motherboard for the European S3 can be fitted into the Korean SHV-E210S?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Have you tried a modstring with Towelroot? See: http://droidguru.org/how-to-fix-towelroot-phone-isnt-supported-issue/

If none of those work, I believe you're out of options without a pc/odin.

Maybe you have a friend or so with access to a pc you could ask for help. Proven cf_autoroot method takes about 5 minutes including driver install.

-------[EDIT]------------

I searched a bit further and it was suggested here that you could flash PhilZ recovery in stock recovery... which would then allow you to flash SuperSU.zip by chainfire i suppose...

Would be interesting to get your feedback!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sir Galaxie:
Thank You For Helping. Im Trying it now :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prataap:
Hey hawaiihemd, thanks for the response.

I have tried betterbatterystats as well as wakelock detector, but none of my apps hog any battery, as I have used xposed modules to keep my device at deep sleep while in standby mode. It lasts for many days while I keep it in stand by with a total SoT of 2hrs.

But even if I use it continously, it drains in 2hr 15min approx.

My concern is, whether it's a problem with slimkat not installed properly? But I have already tried reflashing the Rom n kernel a few times. Since I also replaced with a new battery, it still has this problem. Is there a way to check the battery??

Have you experienced any other ROM for s3 which gives a decent battery backup??

Thank you :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alkhadhil:
i have a problem when trying insatalling new rom through cwm, its telling me installation.. i try so many ways through cwm stll its telling me the same stuff. But when i use odin to install official firmware its just goes on without any problem but the problem its that i have never find a rom that its in the form of .tar.md5 how do i over this so i could taste the roms
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Without you providing any error messages it's hard to spot your problem. If Odin runs through, your partitions should be in order.

I'm willing to bet you won't have a problem when using latest TWRP.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alkhadhil:
its telling me installation aborted status 7
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Yep. Your current recovery is too old. As I said you won't have that problem with latest TWRP.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rasmus213:
Hi

I was going to root the phone for my bigger sister. I had rooted my own samsung glasxy s 3 and I had magaed it, but not this time

her s3 was an gt I9305 and I flashed a root for a gt I9300 without knowing

Now I can't turn on the mombile. it is always at the downloading screen

I have tried to flash a gt I9305 root afterwards and take out and in the battery nothing works

pls help as fast as possible
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Try flashing stock via Odin.

If you are not familiar with this stuff, read though the excellent threads in my signature.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxpikaachuuxX:
Heya guys i just got a simole question:

Will a Normal S3 Motherboard fit in a Sprint Housing? If yes will the digitizer and other things also fit, or do they have ither connections? If someone knows plz quote me so i get notified, youll help a lot
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demon_edge:
Hi there . Any suggestions for the best kernel I can flash for a custom rom?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Which rom? Boeffla and Archi are the best. In that order ...

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demon_edge:
It is blekota S5 rom 4.4.2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Then try boeffla and boeffla app for tuning.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukecz81:
Quick question:

Should Serial number in my S3 (Settings ->About device->Status->Serial number) match S/N number on sticker under the battery?

If no, should this S/N (from sticker) number match any other number in my phone (like IMEI from sticker should match *#o6#)?

If yes - could this be a reason that I have message "Emergency calls only" even if my IMEI is correct (see my todays thread for more info)?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bednim:
Hi, it should match serial on sticker under battery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FurFur_:
Hello Xda Community ^_^ ~

I had a Galaxy SII (I9100G) and.. 2 weeks ago it died with no reason :/

So I got a new phone , the Galaxy SIII Neo (GT-I9301I) The phone was cheap aand it has KitKat :)

But I wanted to ask in which forum should I look if I want to flash a rom? I'm a bit confused ..

Thanks in advance ^_^ FurFur_
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukecz81:
Go there:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-neo

Galaxy S3 Neo Android Development

[MENTION=4707594]bednim[/MENTION]

Thx

So, if serial numbers (sticker and phone) do not match - may this be a reason of "Emergency calls only" message? (here's my thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help/problems-efs-emergency-calls-efs-backup-t3176882)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ammar_Ahmey:
Not Registered on Network Problem

Hi Guys..

How's everyone...

Actually I'm having a problem with my galaxy s3 thats why I've joind XDA.. Last day I was traveling somewhere and my S3 was working fine with no problem and sudenly I lost mobile signals. After 20 to 30 minuts got signals back.. the internet connection is working fine my 3g connection is working normaly as it was earlier but when I tried to call or msg someone it says NOT REGISTERED ON NETWORK.

I googled for the solution and found some.

I applied solutions but none of them can solve my problem..

On xda some user named soluman Have created some patches for kernel and modem.. and many of the users paid thanks to them because it solved their probelm.. I also used that. Everything go's normal and I've applied both of the patches successfully but the problem is still their..

Now the condition of my S3 is

The IMEI is normal

Internet connection is working fine

But cant make calls or msgs

I'm running 4.3 on Gt-I9300

I've read somewhere that the CSC should be there... and my CSC is also there normaly..

Anyone can help me with this problem ? Kindly suggest an easy solution because I'm not an IT expert.

Sorry for my bad English :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZennerLT:
Hi, i would like to find out which rom is the best if i want to get battery last longer ? I have now CM Lolipop, it can1t last all day with full charge, of course its i think because of my died battery, i ordered new one, but anyway which rom is the best for lasting long ? maybe stock samsung from sammobile ? Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Any slim rom with micro gapps on kit kat.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baltics:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2603155

[ROM][Sep 25][4.4.4] I9300 AOSP NeatROM v8.0st
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZennerLT:
Thank you, and about mobile data signal, there is any rom whch is brings better signal ? I am working in uk Diss city whre i get veyr slow internet connection and low signal, or its impossible to improve it with rom ? btw, any app like "signal booster" really work ? because i`ve downloaded one, its pushing, reconnecting etc all the time and after that i lost internet connection for couple of hours at all..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
You can try with UK modems, google for modems that were used in UK for s3 if you already don't have one.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZennerLT:
Thats a good idea, but i can't find modems for s3 cm 12 lollipop 5.1, am i blind and should try harder or there is really only for 4.3 and i should get back with cm 11 and then try flash modem ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harshanaleela:
Your english is fine. Use another sim card and try.

---------- Post added at 03:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 AM ----------

My shv e210s is not recieving delivery reports. I never recieve them. There is no option in message setting. Please help me for this. Soory for my english
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alaa apk:
I'm using the original Samsung 3.4 and I have this problem

I'm using Samsung tts .. and I have root access ... but everything was work fine but everything disappeare .... and back to robotic sound ...and it only appear korean hd voice
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soupape50:
Hi guys

I've got a huge problem : Whenever I want to navigate into my S3 files from Windows, everything is laggy, I cannot copy and paste any files properly and stuff like that... Plus my S3 has to be unlocked all the time otherwise it disconnects from my computer.

It works perfectly with my SD card.

Any idea ? Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FakerS3:
Network Lock

Can somewone help me network unlocking with root? pls:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wojwem19:
I've been runing for past month S6 INSPIRATION ROM and now I wanted to boot into recovery ( TWRP ) to check the version of it so I chose from a home screen reboot> recovery. And now I am stuck in bootloop. I see samsung i9305 logo. darkness. samsung logo. darkness. Tried pulling out battery but as soon as i put it back it comes to logo. darkness. logo. darkness. I must admit that I am not a samsung fan or a big owner ( nexus family ) so I need your help here :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
After pulling the battery, can you boot into recovery using 3-button-combo (Hold Power+VolUp+Home for about 4sec)?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Search Archi's thread and in q&a. Somebody had same case as you do.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmad Tawfik:
Please anyone can make cm12.1 for gt-i9300i that have full working dual sim
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Wrong thread buddy, just to let you know. The S3 neo is a totally different phone. I doubt anyone here will develop for it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeTuRr74:
Go to your appropriate thread. [MENTION=4947931]Rox[/MENTION] is your dev for CM ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperMarty:
Stuck - CWM recovery / loading screen vice versa

Hello, I got this unusual problem with my Galaxy S3. I installed Android Revolution HD rom using Clockwork rom manager (Yes my phone is rooted ) afterwards i found some sound mod ,downloaded it ,went to CWM rom manager , pressed on boot to recovery and my phone is now stuck. Shows the screen when u just start ur phone (says Samsung Galaxy S3) and is like trying to go to cwm recovery but keeps switching between those two . I can only open in Download mod.... pls help asap