yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subcool215:
cant recover video

Hi any help would be great thanks....

I took a video with my stock camera app on my galaxy s3. But i didnt hit the red "stop" or "save" button. Instead i flipped over to picture mode and snapped a pic. well the video dissapeared from the camera app, and didnt save to gallery. I did find the Temp_Video file that it created. But the file is unreadable. I need to retrieve this video.!! I tried opening it with VLC player..nothing. I tried changing the format with freemake video converter. Freemake wont even let me add it to the list. The file format just says :File. Anybody have an idea what I could do??? Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riesi:
Hi Jeevan,

did you get Good to work? I just switched from stock rom to CM11 and everything works, except of Good always stopping ("Good has stopped working").

I already tried a factory reset, cache and davlik cache clean - no success.

There is nothing installed/updated except of the system apps and good.

Edit: Reply went wrong, somehow. Was meant for #883
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gobedh:
Please, I need your help :(

I flashed stock 4.3 ROM in my S3. Odin show PASS code , and my S3 started to reboot. But my S3 stuck at samsung's logo. So I decided to wipe data and cache, but when I entering recovery mode, suddenly my S3 started to bootloop. I can not wipe data/cache from recovery mode.

I flashed stock 4.3 ROM via odin once again, and same things happened.

Now, my S3 just stuck on samsung's logo

Please help me :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stevica Smederevac:
Just wipe cache. After clean install via Odin and entering bootloop,power+menu+volume up and wipe only cache.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gobedh:
That's the problem mate :(

As described above, I can not take action in recovery menu, because my phone always reboot and bootloop when I entering recovery mode. So I can not wipe data/cache using recovery menu :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stevica Smederevac:
We dont understand each other or you are not doing somthing you should. First go indo download mode to use Odin,flash stock firmware and then when the phone gets stuck on Samsung logo,press 3 buttons to enter recovery and wipe cache.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
If it keeps rebooting/bootlooping even when you have reached recovery mode it is most likely a stuck power button. Many have reported that here before.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gobedh:
My phone always loop and loop, both in recovery mode and download mode.

When I want to go to download mode, I need 5-10 try. Why? Because in the first try when I press (volume down)+(home)+(menu) button, I can enter download menu, but I have no time to press (volume up) button to enter to download mode because after 1 second my phone suddenly get bootloop. Same thing happend in recovery mode, I have no time to choose menu or take action, because 1 second after I entered recovery mode, my phone will loop

Once time, I'm "lucky enough" to enter to download mode and then flash stock firmware via odin, and finally odin shows PASS notification and my phone start to reboot. But after that, my phone stuck in samsung's logo. Sometimes my phone vibrating and menu+back button blinking, while screen shows samsung's logo.

After that, I try to clear cache and data, because I hear on many cases clearing cache can solve bootloop or stuck problem (and you suggest it too). But I can't do that, because my phone always bootloop in recovery mode, I have no time to select clear cache/data menu

That's my phone condition, hope you can understand what I mean. So sorry for my bad english :p

Can you give suggestions, what should I do to solve this problem?

Hahaha so sorry, I'm new here, I didn't search previous page because I was very panic :D

So, I have to bring it to samsung service center.. Hope the cost for fixing the power button isn't expensive

thank you so much mate :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stevica Smederevac:
Before service center,try to smash it few times around power buton but gently:D

Take out battery and try pressing power button or volume up/down buttons,maybe you can unstuck it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gobedh:
Physically outside, there's nothing wrong with my power button, feels tactile, but yeah it looks a bit "loose". Maybe there's something wrong in it's internal parts.. I was trying to smash it gently, but my phone still bootlooping. I'm afraid will make it worse, so I take out the battery and put my S3 in it's retail box, will bring it to samsung tomorrow.

Tonight I will use my legendary nokia 3315, play snake and space impact :p

Thank you so much for your suggestion
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zahovay:
Hello guys. I still own the original ROM on my S3(i9300) But i find it slow. Do you guys know any kind of ROM that only has main features no apps added or only a few and can make my phone work faster? When I open chrome while chatting on facebook I often get freeze. I lack of RAM... Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Search for deodoxed roms. There are few stock roms that were made light in "original android development."

GT-I9300 on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klopp-o-mat:
How can i get to my stock Keyboard bcz note 4 keyboard suddenly not working :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Install Google keyboard from gplay and select it in settings - keyboard.

GT-I9300 on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klopp-o-mat:
Thx but i prefer the stock keyboard... i dont like the other :/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jotapdiez:
Hi all.

I have a i9300 with cm 12.1. My problem is with baseband/ril.

Now I have unknown ril and I9300UBUGNK1 baseband. If I flash any RIL with GetRil app, after phone reboot I lost my baseband (with IMEI and others). After restore backup of GetRil app, I get again unknown ril but recover baseband and Imei.

Without RIL i get almost NO signal.

1.- How can I flash RIL without lose the baseband and imei?

2.- Where I can get working links to download modem/ril for Argentina? In this forum a lot of threads has no links or broken links.

If somebody can help me I will really apreciate that.

Thanks in advance

Regards Juan Pablo

EDIT: After read this I figured out that getRil is useless. How can I check the ril/baseband on cm 12.1? I can check Baseban on status phone under options, but RIL?

EDIT2: I have installed XXUGNA8 from this thread (German languaje). Where I can get the code of modems for i9300 on Argentina? I don't know if XXUGNA8 is the right one.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Go to sammobile.com and download the stock rom. Extract the .tar.md5 file and flash via odin. This will restore your baseband
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kumarm93:
Hai guyz I am on 4.1.2 I hav a problem that is screenshot doesnot work for me rom which I am using is custom rom cooked by me removed max bloatware so may be I hav deleted screenshot app so can tell me which app is that...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jotapdiez:
Thanks for the answer.

I don't want to restore baseband.

I just want to know why I don't get signal? I have the correct IMEI and I tried a lot of modems EFSv2 with OpenRIL.

And, how can I know if I have an OpenRIL or really an unknown RIL?

Thanks in advance

Regards Juan Pablo
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curiousone8:
Easter Egg

Hi guys! I just want to ask on how to change the Easter egg on any ROM? For example, I want to change the Easter egg from Kitkat to Lollipop.

Thanks for reading this and hopefully give me some answers! :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingdom02:
Hi, i have this strange issue with my S3, my colors and saturation went strangely bright , sometimes it comes back to normal, but the thing is when i start the camera on the phone the lcd works great , same goes with playing videos.

Suggestions?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ermacwins:
Which modem is recommended for Lollipop roms? Most likely for EE network

What is last version of Android released by Samsung for the S3?

And is there anyway to unlock it to all networks without paying?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzimund:
i have a problem which is described in a topic here:

http://xdaforums.com/general/xda-assist/rom-flash-failure-rendered-phone-t3137707#post61450388

i got to have a working GS3 stock rom, but i cant stand touchwiz and i want to flash to paranoid. the problem is that with any recovery (either CWM or TWRP), it installs the paranoid rom, and after restart it loops back to recovery over and over.. and forces me to flash it to stock rom again to make it work.

one thing that is different in TWRP than CWM is that after the installation TWRP notifies me that my phone is not rooted.. so maybe thats the problem.. but the thing is my phone is rooted when i do the rom flash.

i dont know what to do... tried everything.. :/

thanks for the help guys.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stevica Smederevac:
Of course you're not rooted if you flash stock rom with Odin. After that you need to root your phone and install custom recovery. You do all that with Odin and then it will work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzimund:
i did all of that. flashed to stock rom w/odin > rooted phone w/odin CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 > installed TWRP > installed custom rom from sd card.

and after all that it still says your phone is not rooted..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
What rom did you install? Maybe you need to flash supersu again.

GT-I9300 on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzimund:
latest paranoid rom for GS3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EternalRain:
CF-file

So i have Samsung galaxy s3 LTE (4G) Running with stock and official stuff and such.

Model: GT-I9305

Android: 4.4.4

BuildID: I9305XXUFOA1

I have no experience about rooting whatsoever and decided to give it a go now.

So my question about the CF-file is: Does it matter if the file description shows different "build ID" than my phone does (my phone: I9305XXUFOA1 the file: KTU84P.I9305XXUFNL1)?

Everything else checks out fine (the android version and model)

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Try flashing supersu from recovery and check again.

GT-I9300 on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ali_jiwa:
Hi guys really need some help,

I flashed CM unofficial 5.1. onto my s3 with gapps the usual way through TWRP and when I put the sim card in, it does not allow me to make calls? The weird thing is mobile data works perfectly fine. I just cannot make/receive calls or texts!

Have tried flashing down to CM 11 (4.4.4) official nightlies and it still has the same issue!!

How can it be that mobile data works (3G) but calls and texts do not??

Have tried manual/automatic network selection and when I do manual and register onto correct network it says "cannot connect to network"

Does this mean phone is barred or something? If yes, how comes mobile data works?? Also I can see the name of my service provider on lock screen but still cannot make calls or texts!! It says "mobile network unavailable".

Have checked for outages with service provider but network service is fine in my area...

Please help!!!!!!

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaksAnkit:
I ahave a question regarding which is so far the best LOLLIPOP based ROm for samsung s3 , i have been using slim rom to . 12.S ROM but not satisfied.. PLEASE if anyone can suggest me a good and Stable ROM. i would be grateful .. because last night i flashed stock ROM in my phone just to Flash a new rom i can really use your advice.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhenzkie23:
Recently I've bought a 2nd hand Samsung s3. And it has an "not registered on network" issue. I'm here in Philippines and it has a 0049 imei and 0000 sn. How can I fix it. Help me guys please.

Version

AP: I9300XXELKC

CP: I9300DXELK1

CSC: I9300OXXELK4
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
All ROMs have their own bells and whistles. The ONLY way you can get the best ROM for you is by trying them out yourself. I would suggest latest ArchiDroid experimental though. More stable than other "stable" ROMs anyway.

But always remember the limitations of our "old" device.

Check the last post in my signature.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaksAnkit:
[MENTION=5880102]Hawaiihemd[/MENTION] - True true , i have been trying new Rom`s and few old ones in search of that perfect smooth working , i just downloaded new [Stable] Unofficial CyanogenMod 12.1S/OS12.1 for i9300 Galaxy S3 , i hope it works good , it has some features by [MENTION=5161352]JustArchi[/MENTION] , [MENTION=663773]arter[/MENTION]7 , ought to be good , if not i`ll try archi`s build .

#thanks for the suggestion , much appreciated
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benholder90:
I have a friends s3 and want to install custom rom, however he does not have a sd card, so my question is to flash twrp and to root etc do I need external sd ? Or can it be done without? I have my own sd card that I could use but afterwards I would need it back. Any help appreciated. Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeTuRr74:
You can done without it,you have an internal memory ?, but always backup your ROM on an external sd card to have a backup in case of wrong flash'
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benholder90:
Yes this is what I thought, thanks for the quick reply, very helpful. I can use my sd card to backup stock rom for now.

---------- Post added at 12:01 ---------- Previous post was at 11:36 ----------

Where do I store the files anywhere specific? Will it not get wiped when doing factory reset?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozz89:
Hi, I would like a advice, which do you think is the best rom Samsung based as stability and low power consumption (kitkat) ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benholder90:
Can someone tell me some good roms that are not based on cm please
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Go to original android development on s3 forum and pick one.

GT-I9300 on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GaloneG:
I can still go to Download mode.

I AM NEW HERE

I have Samsung S3 GT-I9300

It was working fine but suddenly, I turned it on and it is stuck on the Samsung LOGO forever. It doesn't go to recovery mode when pressing HOME+VOL UP+POWER. But I can still go to Download mode. Tried flashing a stock Firmware through odin, but I get an error "no PIT partition

I have looked all over the net for two days now and found some people with same problem but they have not fixed it yet.

Just to doublecheck in download mode i have the following info;

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME:

CUSTOM BINARY DONWLOAD: No

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: Custom

Any ideas please help???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Sounds like Four Partition layout has been wiped by an EMMC fault.

I would try reflashing stock rom with pit file. Should work if the error is not permanent.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envy-X:
Hey guys, you can reply here or pm me. I asked here because i dont want to spam the qanda section with a dumb question.

Basically my friend has an s3, and he wants me to root it for him. I dont know how to. I have a lg g2. Rooting on that is different.

His device is GT-19300 on android 4.3

baseband version is i9300XXUGMK6

build number is i9300XXUGMK6 also.

In the UK if that matters at all.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Check the first thread in my signature. You'll find everything you need there.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GaloneG:
Can you give me a download link ,pit file
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TharakaKS:
I have a big problem. Its happening to me over a week..

WiFi saved, secured.. But not connecting..

Please help guys.

I9305

N4 Elite lite Rom 4.4.4
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KYH_:
Custom-Rom flashed, Screen turns black, when a call is made

Hey,

so the day before yesterday I rooted & flashed my brother's S3. First, I installed Nameless 2.1, as he wanted to try out Lollipop. Everything did work apart from one thing: If he tries to call someone his screen will turn black, a long home press will bring up the recent apps menu, so you can switch to other apps, but the dialer seems to have crashed. This sometimes also happens when he gets a call. Changing the dialer app does not work. So I changed the rom to CM resurrection, since I did read a post about Nameless having this issue at the moment. However, this did not solve the issue, everything's fine, bar the calling problem.

Next, I went back to 4.4, as my brother felt that Lollipop is a bit sluggish. So I flashed slim 4.4, together with the most recent ArchiKernel and a different modem (modem_CWM_I9300UBUGNK1), but this also did not work.

Can somebody give me a heads-up?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gwainnn:
Guys, I have an issue with Whatsapp Web.

I can't scan the QR code from the page.

I tried everything (different ROM, different browser, different computer, etc) but nothing. I thing is a Camera Issue. But I can scan QR codes normally (airdroid, qr scanner app).

What should I do? I need this feature, is very usefull.

Can I upgrade camera firmware? My rom actually is a nightly cm11 20150614.

Thx!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damonbarnum:
Verizon Galaxy S III. Is there a way to network unlock this phone (to move to straight talk) myself without having to take it to Verizon?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Try searching on YouTube, I don't know with what is that verizon version locked

Galaxy S III on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squashdude:
Hi Guys, I need some help. I've flashed the resurrection remix 5.1.1 5.4.5 rom for my phone but I can't seem to flash gapps. I have tried many different gapps but nothing works. Any suggestions? I did a full wipe and a clean install but nothing works.

I don't know if this might help:

# Begin PA GApps Install Log

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ROM Android Version | 5.1.1

ROM ID | cm_i9300-userdebug 5.1.1 LMY48B d71775745a test-keys

ROM Version | d71775745a

Device Recovery | TWRP 2.3.3.0

Device Name | m0

Device Model | GT-I9300

Device Type | phone

Device CPU | armeabi-v7a,armeabi

getprop Density |

default.prop Density |

build.prop Density | 320

Display Density Used | 320ppi

Install Type | Clean[Data Wiped]

Google Camera Installed¹ | Clean

Google Keyboard Installed¹ | Clean

FaceUnlock Compatible | true

Google Camera Compatible | true

Current GApps Version | NON PA GApps Currently Installed (FAILURE)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

¹ Previously installed with PA GApps

# End PA GApps Install Log

INSTALLATION FAILURE: PA GApps can only be installed on top of an existing

PA GApps installation. Since you are currently using another GApps package, you

will need to wipe (format) your system partition before installing PA GApps.

# Begin User's gapps-config

*** NOT USED ***

# End User's gapps-config

Any help will be appreciated.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stevica Smederevac:
System /addon.d and erase everything there then flash gapps of your choice.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahzeb420:
Hello Guys,

Need help urgent.

My friends s3 i9300 have null/null imei and unknown baseband so I try to fix it myself. Then problem didn't solved but got new problem.

Check attached screens hot.

I don't know what it is and what to do so please help me

Thanks in advance.

Sorry for bad English.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperBommel:
Looks like factory mode. Perhaps that one helps:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289

See section "I'm stuck in factorymode, is this related?"

Good luck!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cooldato:
Could you tell us what did your frand do? What caused this mess.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JackDCalloway:
Hey guys, owning the S3 i9300 since 2 years, flashed a load of ROMs, also had Lollipop running on it.

Flashed with cwm, with philz touch advanced cwm and also twrp.

But one thing happened always: There were forced closes of apps, display freezers (especially with lollipop) and bootloops.

Bootloops caused that, I don't know, the cache got wiped and apps were like fresh installed, without any user datas and stuff like chat histories.

How can I find out what's wrong with my device?

Like logging events and understanding the logs?

I'm not a dev but I'm willing to learn.

Please, at least point me in the right direction
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
Try flashing sammy stock rom and see if everything runs ok. Always a good starting point if things get weird.

On the data loss: I had that once. Exactly how you described. The reboots were caused by a faulty battery. That was pretty obvious because it was bulging already.

Maybe you can borrow another battery to try that possibility.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soupape50:
Hi guys :)

I wanna switch from CWM to TWRP, any advice ? Should I just install TWRP over CWM ? I dont want it to be "dirty" ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawaiihemd:
That won't be a problem. Did so myself. You don't need to flash stock recovery beforehand. Just grab the latest TWRP on their website (linked in my sig) and flash away!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soupape50:
Thank you very much :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keolac:
[Install *.apk error]

I use Galaxy S3 i9300 and install CM 12.1 on it.

Today, I can't reinstall "Xperia Home 8.1.A.0.4.apk" by File Manager. A notice appears " App not install". Although I tried many ways, but nothing changes:

- Go to Setting > Security > Unknown sources > On.

- Go to Seting > Apps > Preferred install location > Internal device storage.

Yesterday, I installed it successfully.

Please help me! Thanks you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salsabreak:
Hi,

which custom rom and kernel should I use if I want long battery life and stability? Performance doesnt matter that much and the android version doesnt need to be 5.x.

thx in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
ArchiDroid with Archi kernel or some debloated 4.3 jelly bean.

Galaxy S III on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FatzkeFTW:
Hey,

I created a backup using Samsung Smart Switch for my Galaxy S3, which went perfectly fine. Then I went ahead and installed CM 12.1S on said phone. Everything is still fine. However, when trying to reconnect my phone with the Smart Switch on my PC in order to restore the backup, the program says something like:

"Non-compatible device

The connected device is not supported by Smart Switch"

Now my questions would be:

a) Is there a trick I can use to make Smart Switch connect to my phone again?

b)Is there a different program I can use that is able to restore the backup that Smart Switch created?

Thank you for any suggestions.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zlatan13:
Nah, you don't have Samsung anymore. So that program doesn't recognize it anymore.

Galaxy S III on MIUI V6
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farrrukhh:
My Samsung Galaxy S3 not updating

brothers i have a samsung galaxy S3 I9300 base band version is (i9300XXUGNA8) with android version 4.3. it came from UK with country lock. i unlocked it from a shop. now im facing a problem that its not updating to new android version. when i m trying to update it through software update in mobile. it showing error... your device has been modified. softwares updates are not available... device status showing custom. i think its rooted with kingo root & i want to upate it to new android version 4.4 kitkat. what should i do? is there any solution to update it.. thanks.