yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] marsian0:
Try switching on/off adaptative brightness, apparently that helps, one way or another.

Or get rid of miravision :p
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Snielsss:
I understand, but isn't there another phone with 95% / 99% the same hardware and the same chipset?

These companies all shop at the usual suspects for their parts right? I thought there are already some roms based on LP from different phones. Maybe we need to look for a phone that is a closer match, and is up to date?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] M Junaid:
did you try? does it works? and can you please upload to mega or drive as downloading from that link is very slow and always fails.

thanks
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] apogen:
i flashed it and it works ok. sometimes (not often) my screen flashes (like reducing and increasing brightness). i dont know if its miravision's bug or roms bug. sorry but im on vacations and i cant upload it now.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
Here you go.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5elsnps66qixaq1/S3_MiraVision5.zip?dl=0
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] genesisalgor:
Elephone made his promise and shared the P8000 source's code:

https://github.com/elephone-dev/P8000-Kernel

It really give benefits for the devs? They can really build something upon there or need more? specific MTK code. Btw would be a dream if some companies follow the same steps
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
So, apparently, Mediatek does allow kernel source to be published for some devices. Let's hope same may happen for jiayu s3. fwiw, I could build the 64bit p8000 kernel using aarch64 Linaro 4.9.2 just fine (few includes needed fix). There is a defconfig but it is for 3.10.61 (and code is 3.10.65) so I accepted defaults for new CONFIG options.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] uptowner:
. fwiw, I could build the 64bit p8000 kernel using aarch64 Linaro 4.9.2 just fine (few includes needed fix). There is a defconfig but it is for 3.10.61 (and code is 3.10.65) so I accepted defaults for new CONFIG options.

english only please :laugh:
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
What's the size of resulting image file? Does it create zImage?

Compiled kernel on s3 for lollipop is about 16mb, and there's no zImage...

This doesn't fit our boot partition size [emoji20]
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Interesting indeed ... : no zImage built

* arch/arm64/boot/Image is ~15MB

* vmlinux is ~140MB

in arch/arm64/boot are also Image.gz and Image.gz-dtb about 7MB but none are filed as linux kernel as usual:

--

# file arch/arm64/boot/Image*

arch/arm64/boot/Image: data

arch/arm64/boot/Image.gz: gzip compressed data, max compression, from Unix

arch/arm64/boot/Image.gz-dtb: gzip compressed data, max compression, from Unix

--

((b)zImage would mention: Linux kernel ... boot executable ... or something similar)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Agreed

If Sony manages to get C4 as open as any Zx in terms of kernel/firmware, I guess I'll buy a spare S3 and use Sony flashtool to install their software on it :cowboy:. Agreed it seems a bold statement, but, if it fails, I can always use Jiayu (MTK) flashtool to recover and donate the 'spare' S3 to an unfortunate friend who does not have 200eu to buy a decent phone.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
But why you want to install their software?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] genesisalgor:
I was using [MENTION=4196889]DerTeufel1980[/MENTION] builded TWRP recovery for 5.1, but whenever I try to restore a backup it doesn't even start gives a error like "System is read mode only" tried everything on the recovery in the mount options, disableb MTP but nothing makes it work
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] CRULLEX:
here is where to get their sources... for sony xperia devices...

http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/xperia-open-source-archives/
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
I bet Sony will not release mediatek sources kernel like Xperia C.

If you want to try sony software, now i do some works to port for our phones.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
C4 is not on the freexperia project list indeed. It might never get included. I am not interested in Sony stock firmware. I would be interested in freexperia C4 firmware provided it (1) would exist and it (2) would run on the S3. Hereby assuming hardware is sufficiently similar, something which may or may not be the case.

And yes: let's be realistic and focus/hope on S3 development (hopefully one day open source too)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dblock1:
Jiayu S3 3GB Ram

I'm interested in buying this mobile...Can someone give me more details about the battery? And is it worth to buy?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
The phone is definitely worth it, and the battery is great, I think someone tested it and confirmed it was or very close to the 3100mah claimed. Also the camera is boy the best, but you can get some decent pictures. I will attach some samples of what I took.

Here that are: https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B-XWRyPErsmSVzYyT2M4aF9aMEE/edit

They don't seen to have uploaded yet...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bibibuba:
[MENTION=6466339]ProTechShark[/MENTION] - which app are u using for camera ?

And does anybody else have an issue of phone somtimes restarting during a call ? Im on latest KK S3S
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
ulephone be touch 2

Don't get me wrong reading title : I love my jiayu s3 advanced ... :D.

Both phones have comparable specs (note: jiayu has NFC and ulephone has fingerprint).

But, theoretically: if one would use 'ulephone be touch 2' MT6752_Android_scatter.txt and 'upgrade' flash 'ulephone be touch 2' LP 5.1 needrom stock firmware, would that guarantie brick the 'jiayu s3 advanced' or would it successfully turn it into an 'ulephone be touch 2' ? And if somewhere in between, could one (I guess so) still 'upgrade' flash 'jiayu s3 advanced' stock firmware again to recover? I do not have a spare s3 to try ... maybe jiayu.de or jiayu.es has a spare s3 laying around to try? I ask because: -if- jiayu s3 lags a bit behind in upgrades and/or open source, but, if similar devices do have upgrades and/or open source, then one could consider mixing best of both world firmware/software to run on our beloved s3.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
IF i had been home, i would have tested :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Pirex69:
Hi guys. Need some help. I got a bug on my camera. No it's not software bug but a real one

Look at the attached. It's a amplified photo at the place where it stands.

So I open the phone toke of the camera to clean it. But some how it is inside the camera module.

Can any of our "inside" jiayu friends tell me where to buy this module sony IMX214 Exmor RS?

Please ?

Thks
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
Please dont try.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
These were taken with official lollipop v2 with the stock camera app, and v3 takes slightly better pictures. I accidentally flashed v2 right before I went on holiday and I don't have a computer here :mad:

Also I haven't had a call restarting problem.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kyltraq:
My brother complained about this. I also had it a few times but only at the end of the call, when I moved the phone away from my ear. We are both on last s3sw rom with no modifications.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] justnewsp:
I get 3-5 days of battery. NO mobile Internet at all, wireless for 30 minutes every day, 15-20 minute of calling every day, no games, no other apps, no facebook/whatsapp....

The phone is great, I had absolutely no problems at all. But others have problems: restart, low call quality....

I recommend you to read all (yes, 400) pages of this thread.

Also, I do NOT recommend update to Android 5.1 Lollipop, it is still beta.

The pictures are all resized, shrunk, scaled down. They look great now.

But take some full scale pictures, they are not so great.

You need lots of light and a steady hand for some good pictures.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
Some of those were full pictures, all I did with the others was crop them a bit.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] justnewsp:
Right, got it.

Google Drive is terrible at displaying pictures, they are all resized.

Now I downloaded them and they are original size.

Still, the low light pics are pretty bad.

The ones in full sunlight are OK.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Pirex69:
Any one?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
Aren't those available on eBay?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
I am not from Jiayu, but have a look here: http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32339048964.html?tracelog=storedetail2mobilesitedetail

And here: http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32339368537.html
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] genesisalgor:
Elephone got Cm12.1 published, still some issues but so far looks amazing. And make the boring P7000 looks nice, and updated to 5.1.1. I wonder how Cm12.1 will fit great in our phone when it got available ;)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Pirex69:
Many thanks. I did look at aliexpress but no luck. Again many thanks.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] CRULLEX:
Hmmmm very thing seems to have come to a stop for our jiayu s3...

So sad and so soon....

Cm12.1 is like a drm may Neva come true.....

Even our lollipop Is still in beta and all seem lost already.. Just sad........

Hope things can Be better like wen we started out........
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
How would you know that. We should still give it some time
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] guido21:
Not sure if this has come up already but I've been using the MGv2 rom (from needrom) and it's been pretty solid so far. It's built on KitKat and is a cross between aosp and the factory rom. I tried the aosp rom for a few days and liked the look and feel but had some stability issues. If you're looking for a decent KitKat rom while waiting for an official lollipop build it's worth a look.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
your advice makes sense and is very much appreciated!
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
Please keep calm man, CM12.1 will come soon and development will continue after Jiayu finish reconstructed company.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Odorian:
Hm

In tehnology is all about time.Be first is recept for sucess.And while them "recostructing" they losing users and market.For example who will say to his friend:Hey buy this phone?If we don't know if this phone will ever get support or company will continue to work...With android M around corner,we have beta LL.So i don't think that they "reconstructing", cos they will do some moves to show to users that they are alive,just not to lose them.Or they are just dumb to lose market place and start from 0, then it is not strange that they bankrupt at first place.So as time passes i starting to think that my seller was right when he said that they are dead.Hope not but with this kind of marketing and moves,they just digging grave.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] uptowner:
that right there is the problem I was bragging about this phone when I got it and I still really like the phone but I cannot be telling friends to buy it ,if they come back with a bang maybe but not in this state of limbo
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] slewis111:
Just chill. I'm sure the marketing department of Jiayu will forgive you if you stop persuading people to buy their phone for a couple of weeks. Maybe your friends will also be grateful if you give it a rest about your "amazing" phone (which by the way will no longer be amazing when they have newer phones than you). There's plenty more products to brag about in your hopefully long and happy future life.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] uptowner:
whut??? you get personal very quickly are you a kid or a girl
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] slewis111:
Sorry that you took my suggestion badly - no offense intended. :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Paradelle:
And you get needlessly sexist very quickly. We all have our issues yeah?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bombilakus:
Is there an english guide for 5.1 update. Dont wanna brick my phone because my poor knowledge of spanish haha

Edit: Found it
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] uptowner:
my deepest and sincerest apologies to all the girls i seem to have insulted
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
Where is the link to download?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Read your pm Derteufel =)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] genesisalgor:
Here:

http://www.needrom.com/download/elephone-p7000-cyanogenmod-12-1/
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] sirdickens:
Good video - JY s3

Hello guys, I've just seen this video of s3 video recording example.

I can see it only in 480p but it looks so nice!!

Some Armagedon rom used.

https://youtu.be/-KNvwq7Ffd4
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
Well, comments say, sim cards don't work... If that's true, I would be ashamed to release things like that.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] guido21:
It's been mentioned several times that low light photos are quite grainy/blocky which I have also found with my device. Trying to get a decent photo of the kids playing in the living room after sunset is tough(photos in bright settings are generally very good).

Tweaking the default camera app ISO settings among others didn't seem to help so I tried the free Google camera app and it seems to give much better results.

If you're also struggling with low light photos it might be worth a try?...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Indeed, truly shameful. You'd think getting the SIM functionality working 100% would be the most critical and first priority... you know... seeing as it's a PHONE and all! Crazy release :)

In all seriousness, I'd really love to see CM on the S3 one-day - I know if it was ever released in a somewhat stable form, I for one would probably never install another ROM on the phone! I think the lightweight CM software coupled with the powerful S3 hardware would be an absolutely amazing combination.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Well, i remembered I was glad some1 released the ubuntu for my old t0lte at least. Even if the SIM wasn't working. I was glad to test something else. I would gladly test them all out.

I would prefer omni though rather then cm.

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[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
We got a new ROM today that is supposed to repair the Bluetooth bug you guys suffering from.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
Yup, jiayu has back. But i dont like New Ui Rom.:(
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Can't the ui be changed with launcher

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[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
Has anyone tried the new ROM? Cause I am at vacation and I really don't know if I will manage to check out what's new
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] guido21:
Sorry for the stupid question but is it on needrom or Jiayu's website?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cyberdejy:
I can't find it in needrom

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Sent from my JY-S3S

Unlimited hosting http://mishka-hosting.co.uk
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
Jiayu bbs
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Quite hard to understand on there:)

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[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] maddogcz:
This should be the last ROM:

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1o6EFcLk
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Use that link in jdownloader to get the file. If you don't have it, take care, their website seems to be infected by some malware, executable is safe but use antimalware sw
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] maddogcz:
Yea, it sucks altogether... I'll try to download it (gonna take few hours) and re-upload it somwhere reasonable (if someone won't do it before me :) ).
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Here you are

https://mega.nz/#!c4JwnKJY!WdnJeCi_icbcgYk9zB4zBOHT3WSqSRvJGNjcEnCzpjM
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
Yes, but at the time I built it, there was no gsm available in Ubuntu
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aussie_Oddball:
hi Can anyone advise me about getting a 3uk Sim to work in the S3 basic with vodafone for data. I bought a 3 Sim to use in the USA, and would like to be able use 3 uk for calls. I have set the phone up let me pick which sim to use for calls but the Sim doesn't actually come online. It will if I put it in by itself. When vodafone is in slot 1 and three in slot 2 I just get the network bars with a red x above it. Is there are MKT engineering setting I need to turn on or check. If I can't get it to work I will use in the US and throw the Sim in the bin. But I was thinking that maybe I would use Three for personal calls and the vodafone for business. It would of been nice to use both for voice calls

thanks Aussies
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Metrino, that filedate is 0714. ?

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[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adridu59:
Is latest 5.1 ROM fine for daily usage?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Yes, filedate is correct. It's exactly the rom Mr wade released today (I don't know why so late )

It has got new Jiayu UI, so it's not pure AOSP but it's very close.

It would fix Bluetooth bug and NFC instability

Not enough feedback from users right now to decide it's good for daily usage, some users reported call drops and unstable thetering in previous versions (many other users didn't got those issues, so I suggest you to try if you feel confident )
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
In the phone type *#06#

Do you see a number or invalid
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cyberdejy:
testing at the moment, but I don't like the UI anyway
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] R2D20208:
Where can i found that ? For 2 GB S3 too ? Do u have download link for me ? Thx
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adridu59:
Flashed the ROM, there’s only Chinese and English and even English shows some untranslated Chinese elements…

EDIT: well it’s ok once you go past chinese apps and stuff themselves. I can’t find the app drawer though.

EDIT: less chinese stuff after reboot.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kyltraq:
I've read that the call drops were random with the previous versions of LP but can you give feedback on those?

Also - is Miravision present? Any functionality loss compared to KK?

Thank you in advance.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] maddogcz:
Flyme ROM appeared on Needrom... it's a good day today
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cyberdejy:
there is no system app drawer
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] zed-78:
Yah, but how to install? There is no scatter.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adridu59:
I have only called voicemail so far and no problem. No Miravision, I didn’t find it to be improving the image quality on Kitkat anyway.

So you have to access them in Settings > Applications all the time? ugh.

Also, is there built-in root or not? I flashed TWRP, how to reboot into recovery? It seems Jiayu apk needs root to enable reboot into recovery.

EDIT: ah, root is in "Privacy" settings, not Security.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aussie_Oddball:
Hi I see two IMEI Number

866383xxxxxxxxx

866383xxxxxxxxx

ok
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Odorian:
Crap

Camera is still crap back on kk.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
The newUI rom was built some time ago , only released today due to wade's "vacations" . aka, Changes on the HQ, of NewJiayu.

Regular LP, should folllow up, now that things are normal again.

....

I dont like newUi, im more Aosp,pure android style.

( i think we all Europe/ NA/SA , users, like more the Aosp type builds ) ?

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adridu59:
Anyone has working gapps? I tried to flash Fermion gapps but it says "this package is only for 5.1.x"
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
superdragon, we sure do!

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[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
OK. I am assuming the Xs aren't there, you put them there to hide your iemi. You are using it in the US right? Some bands in the US aren't supported by this chipset. Also what ROM are you on? I had both my talktalk and tesco some in for a couple of days and it worked fine, and talktalk uses vodaphone's servers. Also in the sim settings make sure you select a sim for the other settings.

Also your original post is slightly confusing, are you trying to use both three sims or one three sim and a vodaphone's sim. If you try to use both three sims their servers will detect your iemis are the same. The way to fix that is to use an iemi from another phone.

---------- Post added at 02:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 PM ----------

As said in the comments of the ROM

"this is a TWRP Backup

copy into SD-Card/TWRP/Backup/h560

then boot into recovery and make a restore"

You have to be on the lollipop partition layout.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
New UI

Battery Temperature Reporting Error doesn't seem to be fixed
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aussie_Oddball:
Hi ProTechShark,

When i enter *#06* I get two numbers appearing for the IMEI. The x's were to hide my IMEI. The two numbers are however identical. I am in the UK. Up until now I have been using my s3 happily with 1 Sim running Vodafone. Bought a Three Sim to use primarily in the US (cheap roaming). Not there yet though. In the meantime it would be nice to use the 3 Sim for calls and use Vodafone for business calls and data. When I boot the phone with Three in Sim 1 and Vodafone in Sim 2. Vodafone works for calls and data. Three will not attached to the network for calls unless I switch to Three for Data and stop using Vodafone data. Three works in the phone for calls stand alone and with data turned off (i.e take Vodafone out).

Its not a biggy if it doesn't work I am just trying to get my monies worth but it would be nice to use three for personal and vodafone for business. Any ideas greatfully recieved
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adridu59:
Also it seems auto-brightness is stuck at lowest level for me.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Bantryred:
i hope I read you correctly. You can only have one Data working, so Vodafone for talk only and Three for Data and talk or vice versa, but Ive noticed with my own phone that I had to do things backward. Put talk only sim into slot 2 and make sure Data option is switched off, take it out reboot, then insert data and talk sim into slot 1 , turn on data then reboot with both sims in and see what happens....
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aussie_Oddball:
Hi I want to use Vodafone for voice and data (currently business in slot 2) and Three for voice only in the UK (currently personal in slot 1). I will try that combination. Three is only in slot 1 because Three support told be thats where it needed to be.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Bantryred:
before you turn off- (if you have both sims in) switch off data on slot 2 and try changing sims
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
As anyone tried the 'Stock moded system' off NeedRom http://www.needrom.com/download/jy-s3-stock-moded-system/ , and can I install the s3w rom on the jiayu s3 advanced, will NFC not work?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
Since you went to needrom already, the answer for your questions can be found there.

For the 3 GB version you need the S3S ROM. The S3W is for the 2 GB version.

The custom ROM that you mentioned is based on the S3W update. The maker said it can be flashed to the 3 GB version but NFC won't work. It's all in the comments...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
I started a thread called : Where did you buy your Jiayu S3

So people who have bought the phone from legit seller could share where they bought it, and people who want to buy can choose from the stores posted there and do not need to worry about being scammed.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
LewaOS: the rom force closes on my basic model. No use so far (could be advanced model only)

FlymeOS: does work for the basic model, but is still work in progress. The onscreen buttons appear and google now does not work properly. Autobrightness is work in progress aswell. AND IT DOES OVERWRITE YOUR RECOVERY. After flashing it I had to reflash twrp img file to be able to recover my backup. BE WARNED.

till now only original rom works perfectly.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
Thanks for the info.