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[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ColonelZap:
I have this phone, after a quick firmware flash all the google apps are supported :

Firmware: http://www.needrom.com/download/jiayu-s3/

Review video (without google apps):

[YOUTUBE]8ntpNWZD0mo[/YOUTUBE]

Camera sample pictures: http://colonelzap.blogspot.de/2015/02/jiayu-s3-review-mt6752-64-bit-octa-core.html
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] rdcdt:
i buy it today on spemall.

so i waitting .:fingers-crossed:

i read on a forum for this phone some guy already port miui v6
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Can we hope for a custom recovery ROM?

TWRP is my favourite one.

Without TWRP/CWM recovery, it's very hard to install gapps. I found ADB method, but I never used it before so I didn't understand:

1) Are MT65XX drivers compatible with MT67XX chipset?

2) Once the phone is connected to windows, what do I have to do exactly?

3) Is there any chance to do it by using an Ubuntu server?

I already tried googling before, but I didn't found any simple guide.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ivivdim:
I ordered mine from Pandawill. The phone (3Gb version) will be in stock on 14.02 and

according the description will have Play Store installed .
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
you can install play store manual with root permission. just extract important apps and some of lib and framework using root explorer.

if you don't know to do, i will make tutorial soon if i get this phones.

p/s: i really excited to get this phones and will be my second phones from china company.:D:D
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
I hope this phone attracts many developers so we might get lots of customizations etc... :cool: :cool:
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ivivdim:
I hope that in near future there will be an update to Lollipop - this will help the phone to use the full capacity and functionality of the 64-bit processor.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
About manual procedure to install gapps, I still haven't got the phone than I can't try.

But other users made something similar and they didn't reach the goal.

However somebody told my that once you installed jiayu.es app, you can install custom CWM recovery. He didn't test everything, but it looks like it's working (4 example, touch feature is working).

About Lollipop, Jiayu first officially declared lollypop very soon (march) but now they also declared their focus is on getting actual ROM more stable.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ColonelZap:
You really don't need to fix the play store / Google apps manually, just flash a new firmware that includes all the Gaaps and that's it :)

This is what the new FW looks like, google apps are all working, plus some gaming:

[YOUTUBE]ecJObbGZOpY[/YOUTUBE]
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
Great video, and I did laugh at your gaming.. sorry... :o

I would like to ask, after spending some time with the phone, do you find any bugs/problems/glitches?

May be somethings are not working as they should?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
Congrats mate. I understand the review, no need translation :D

Anyone feel that the charging time is very long? I'm charging it for the second time now. It takes almost 3 hours going from 12% to 90%
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ivivdim:
Thank You for this information. For me this 1GB more RAM is serious plus for an android phone and the fact that AnTuTu is not able to evaluate this advantage talks me much about subjectivity of the test.

Strange, but all the video reviews I have seen in internet are made on 2GB RAM version. I am impatient to receive my phone ;) !
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] xytkhi:
if so ... the charging time will be issue for me cos now i have umi zeru and it charge very fast !
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
Extra RAM would not make much difference in Antutu because Antutu measures the speed of the RAM (read/write speed) instead of the amount of RAM. The main advantages of having more RAM is when you do multitasking a lot, or you like to open multiple tabs on the browser. It's like you have a bigger room to put more things in it. 3 GB doesn't mean it's faster than 2 GB.

My previous phone has only 1 GB RAM and it lags a lot when I open many tabs on chrome. Other than that, it's fine.

Yup it's very annoying. It's almost 4 hours now and it's still at 98%

How's your Umi zero? I cancelled my order because a read there are many people got problematic phones.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] xytkhi:
its very nice phone build excellent high quality screen and fast device. no problems for me.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ivivdim:
There are many "RAM-eating" applications and that's why the phone with more RAM is faster in real life (it is absolutely normal to use simultaneously browser, multimedia, social/communication apps etc.). A good test have to take this into consideration.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
It's a Jiayu choice to preserve battery life.

the charging ratio follows, starting from a completely empty battery:

1.5 hours charging at 1A , the battery reaches 50% of charge

1.0 hours charging at 780 mA, the battery reaches 75%

1.5 hours to fullfill, using a decreasing current from 750 to 200 mA. This is the zone where batteries are more stressed, temperature raises and high temperatures are not a good thing for batteries.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
The slow charging comes from the removeable battery.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
Glad to hear that .. :)

It's just feels faster because more files can be stored and loaded from the RAM which is a lot faster than the storage. Nothing to do with the actual processing power of the phone/CPU.

However, I agree that there should be measurements that measure the lag caused by low RAM

That's an interesting info. I noticed that during the first hour of charging the charger became very hot, but at the last hour it was not hot at all, and took longer time to make 1 percent increment. It's all make sense now.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kratinoska:
flash disk

Enabling USB Mass Storage on 2GB RAM version?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Check "developers" options under settings menu.

Usually android phone is not recognized as a flash drive.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] OmegaBlaze:
Good phone. Good price?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
Dudes, what do you call "low ram"?

I use this phone since a week and am really trying to push the ram to the limit but still got like 500mb left.

That is: chrome with over 20 tabs, youtube hd streaming, whatsapp, facebook running, email syncing and so on. There is nothing more unnecessary than unused ram, cause unlike a hard drive ram is powered on all the time and therefore sucks energy.

Multitasking has never been a problem with this phone, and that is with 2gb.

Dont get fooled by some marketing gags.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] xytkhi:
you right !

maybe peoples wanna send spaceships to the universe with the phone.

for a regular use and above its very good devise.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
its not like a mans special organ, where bigger is better :D
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
If you're referring to my post, please quote it so I know that you're talking to me.

I wasn't saying this phone has low RAM, please read my conversation with ivivdim carefully. I think I've explained my points clearly and I don't need to repeat myself.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
No, I was not talking to you. That was a general statement. That was just to remind people, that performance and fluidity are not a matter of ram. ram can limit the fluidity, but the performance is something which is not directly connected to the size of the ram.

again, it was just a general statement, because "the bigger the better" way of thinking in this matter can lead to more battery drainage cause of unused ram.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] juukeli:
Got mine yesterday. Seems fine otherwise, only poor sound quality when calling is confusing. Sound is thin and a bit distorted I think. My previous phone was Lenovo A820, and it has much better sound quality in voice calls. Maybe something wrong with the phone´s speaker, or is there some setting I can adjust?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
Try the latest firmware S3W0205. there are several bugfixes concerning sound. sound quality is good here. not iphone like but good.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
If it's not enough, you can try to remove dust filter inside, on the back cover
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
I am not sure SDFix is needed for S3 Kitkat ROM. It does not hurt. I once needed SDFix for another device running Kitkat so now I keep on using it. It runs just once. There is no relation with Link2SD because SDFix is for 1st and Link2SD for 2nd partition.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aldrevopa:
Would be really nice to have the last rom with gapps. Thanks
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aussie_Oddball:
Re the value of this phone. I am a newbie to buying a Chinese mobile phone and the risks that may result. I work for a billion + dollar corporation where I have to buy my own hand set. Company pays the bill. My company will sell me a iPhone 6 + for £ 575 pounds so I can do my job on the phone. I bought a Jiayu s3 basic pre release for £120 pounds and with an update to the European ROM I have been good to go. I have used the phone for 8 hours a day literally for 2 months to make calls. Don't really care about camera or GPS although I can't complain at these features they seem okay. I looked at the one plus one but no 4g. Jiayu has it out of the box for the UK at over 150 dollars cheaper why buy a phone that is already out of date. I get 4g data and good games video and Facebook. OTA has already passed an upgrade to my phone no problems. By the time I write this phone off my tax it costs me 70 pounds. The only question I have outstanding still is will I get a year if service out of the phone. Only time will tell. But £120 vs £575 pounds assuming I get a year at 70 pounds I will be back to buy something else from China. It helped to stork this forum before I purchased so when my phone landed I new what to do. 9 out of 10 from me. Best 120 pounds I ever spent. I guess it boils down to what you need the phone for. To me a £120 pounds has bought me a awesome devise. As a newbie you do need to be somewhat technical to buy a Chinese phone. But if I can do it anybody can. It just takes homework. Jiayu S3 basic certainly has my vote.

Ping me in 7 months and see if I feel the same once lollipop is released.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] 1testi:
I´m using Link2sd (pro) and Foldermount for this phone. Never installed SDFix. So its not necessary at all.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
If I was given the choice get an iPhone 6 or this (and I couldn't sell or swap either of them) I would go for this phone. The only point of the iPhone is to make you look rich and be much more likely to get mugged. IOS doesn't have a single advantage over android. It's like with apple you have a prison cell that fits a bed and nothing else. With android you have a mansion with room for anything you want. Apple claims there software is simple. What is so simple about it? You turn it on, go to the App Store/Play Store, download an apple, go to your home screen and open it. It is exactly the same, apart that many apps are on the play store but not allowed to go on the app store because of apple's stupid rules on what can and cannot enter the App Store. You know widgets (the notification centre ones) are not allowed to perform calculations. Multiple calculator widgets got removed for that.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
That's what i've been trying to say ...

People complaining about having older SW, or even Chinese or Internacional SW without GAPPS ...

Depends from where you got them.

That's why i said, its always better to buy yours from an OFFICIAL store...

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kyleshaughnessy:
Been mucking around w/ this for a cpl hrs now & no dice.

It appears as if apps like, KitKat External SD Card Patch only work for those that have upgraded from Jelly Bean to Kit Kat.

I did see this thread: [MOD][SWAP]Swap Internal SD card and External SD card of most of the Android™ device where *some* devices are able to swap their internal & external SD cards.

And, it does specifically mention that:

Although, that's as far as I've got... So, I've got no clue what'll happen w/ our Jiayu's?

(This is day 2 for me, so idk if I'm ready to do something that *could* brick my phone or ruin a perfectly good 64gb msd card in the process.)

Edit: How to Use a Micro SD or SD Card as Internal Storage on Any Android Device link to the App in the Comments. The only catch is it'll reset itself each time we reboot our phones. So, a more permanent solution is needed or hopefully the ‎Lollipop update will just solve this issue for us.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
While on topic, does Foldermount effectively create a unix mount (perhaps 'bind') point for every directory it mounts on extSD card? How many folders would you mount?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] 1testi:
As i understand it, it will create a mount point and jap, for every directory you move. I found nothing about a limitation. Of course it only make sense to move "big" directories, like maps or games.

Foldermount itself doesn´t mount anything. It only fakes the system to use the data from the external card, while the system thinks the data comes from the internal.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
Sorry, I can't share the software I talked about. I created it myself, but diffing the previous two s3s and s3sw roms. Then I applied the diff to s3s and created s3sw rom which should be the same as the official one, if there was any.

Be sure I am going to share more interesting stuff than a stock rom later
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
Thats what i am waiting for, honestly i am waiting for your magic to show up on this S3.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
;)

Awesome things being worked on ....

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dromaczek:
Upgrade

Hi, i have S3W, last upgrade was for march, i dont have from this month via OTA, anybody has it?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] mion1976:
Hi, after install last S3S rom: S3S-20150411-154516 and install gaaps (different) I noticed one annoying issue. I see synchronized contact with google in my adressbook but when someone call me I see only number - not information about name person who is calling. Maybe problem is with country prefix because i see number without it . Anybody know solution?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Sta'ko:
Nope, i'm wayting for it with too. Hope they fix everything! Battery went crazy again just before i wrote this, and for some reason in the battery chart says that it stays awake (as i checked for no reason) and it doesent registering that the screen is on. No reboots 2 days which is good :eek::D. Hope it will be soon and all be good!
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cmullen:
I get the OTA prompt and initiate the download but the update never takes. The phone reboots and everything but sw rev level stays the same.

I have 3SW and installed the gapps from the jiuya-store webstite URL. I also have CWM from the jiuya.es app to do backups.

Any help ?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dromaczek:
You have S3. Soft S3W is diffriend

Reflash via flashtools
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
Jiayu Counterfeit phones

Jiayu Counterfeit phones

Hi all

I just spoted the first Jiayu S3 counterfeit today.

One of my friends bought the device from ebay.co.uk from a new seller (only 9 feedback until this day)

Spoted Changes:

- No Jiayu Logo on battery

- No Jiayu Security stickers on the box and battery

- Imei(s) are FAKE

The device itself looks VERY similar, but instead of being an MT6752 it's an older MT6589 (2012/2013 quad core) with Fake INFO on build.prop to look like MT6752.

What can you do to check if yours is ORIGINAL ?

- Check the Security Stickers

- Check the REAL Hardware by e.g.: CPU-Z (latest release)

- Check if the IMEI(s) Is Valid

--> You can check your IMEI on this site: http://www.nobbi.com/imeicheck.php

If the IMEI is Invalid and the Check Digit is incorrect, then your device is FAKE.

Do the proper legal thing (on ebay you have the buyer protection...) and ask for total refund.

This is why i only buy stuff from Official Stores.

Please take into consideration that there's also FAKE Jiayu web-Stores.

All the Official Stores, are listed here:

http://www.ejiayu.com/en/Store.html

Be Safe

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dromaczek:
W

and safe shop is: http://zenphone.pl/ (i bought one S3W, and my firend one S3AW)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
there is no update for s3w. but there is an update for s3, which is basically same as s3w but without gapps. you can install the s3 version and then install gapps on it through recovery.

---------- Post added at 12:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 PM ----------

use XCOOLDROID from xposed module, it will surely direct some of the locations to sd card.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] El_Che92:
Old firmware

Hey guys! I bought my S3 from Jiayu official store from Spain. My firmware is 20150213 and when i go to check for new updates (everyday), it tells me that i have the latest version...Anyone with the same issue? I only installed TWRP recovery yesterday so i don't think that's the problem. I contacted Jiayu Spain and they told me that if the FOTA says that i have the latest version, that's because I really have the latest official firmware...I don't understand...Who manages the FOTA updates?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cmullen:
My bad I am currently at S3S 20150324-194940 and want to upgrade to S3S 20150411-154516 [2015-04-20] and the phone will not install properly.

Script runs and reboots but OTA never holds and ROM version stays the same.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dromaczek:
Lollipop

I have working LOLLIPOP for S3 2GB, buggy,

if anybody want i will upload system img and some screenshots today..

EDIT:

INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!!!!!

link: https://mega.co.nz/#!hcITDABY!JG4gpK107PBZrDUck20H_AICOzf11btsI_klYJlXdyI
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
More info please: official? Where is it from? How to flash?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dromaczek:
Not official, modyfied by me from beta MTK6752 lollipop vanilla rom for other phone.... very buggy....
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
No problem, I understand.

I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say, we're looking forward to what S3 goodies you're currently working on!

Thanks in advance!
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] M Junaid:
some details and screenshots would be highly appreciated :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
I thought about cooking/upgrading from latest s3s to latest s3sw by only changing updated files as well.

Perhaps I'll do just that indeed.

As for your "more interesting stuff": do you have NDA access to MTK/JY source code to build kernel and rom?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aldrevopa:
Same here and I bought mine from gearbest. Anyway I think that i will wait until the next rom with gapps and not going to try the april one that is without.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Bantryred:
Ignore
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dromaczek:
no via recorvery, it is system image file for flashtools ehm...

i have small probem with my S3,

when my screen is white i see lighter dot in center screen, maybe screen bug? on dark is ok
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
A new rom from TeamForce is now on needrom. This one isn't a ported rom, and looks interesting...

http://www.needrom.com/download/ocean-rom/
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
lol :eek:

This is just another ported rom ....

i.e.: Based on the Dakele 3 5.0" FHD Android Phone 4G LTE Smartphone 64-bit MTK6752 Octa Core 1.7

His stock rom IS THE KeleUI 2.0

Or any of the other phones that came with KeleUI ...

EDIT:

Looks familiar?

(check pics)

http://www.gizmochina.com/2014/12/03/dakele-3-released-mystery-mt6752-phone/

And this is also so funny :

When all they do,is porting stock roms from other devices ....

....

Just like their "AOSP ROM" ..... lol really? AOSP?

I think they don't even know, what AOSP means....

But hey ... what do i know right?

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] genesisalgor:
On the start I was glad to see a lot of custom Roms for the S3, and was really excited about AOSP one (full of bugs...) but these guys are not really working on it.. They port roms of another devices continuously without ensures that first ports are fully working... How take it seriously?

And also they "made" a kernel, when they don't comply with GPL, I can only guess their kernel is not really a builded one, real work, just the original one, which they have acess, with some tweaks.

I'm actually have nothing against ports, guys like me used to MTK devices sometimes have only two options, the ports, or shake the ass on chair and learn to build things. But anyway, they should at least show some real effort, and not porting thousand of roms just because they can.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ivivdim:
My phone is with the same firmware and shows me that it is up to date, but is OK for me, because i have no issues to solve.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] El_Che92:
But why don't we receive the FOTA? Is there somekind of reason for others receive and we don't?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
No this rom isnt even a port, it is same as stock, few ui changes and a custom kernel(which by the way sucks ). Plus their each rom is password protected, (they dont people to see its nothing but ****). And i asked them to make gravity box battery module work, to which they replied exposed is a deep level modification, which we dont recommend plus they provide their own customizations, i think they meant changing the wallpaper and icons. Lol

And to be sure, may be people here dont know you, or your work, but i am pretty fimiliar with your work, and i can say that you know a lot.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] M Junaid:
Would you please share the lollipop screenshots? And also, can you make that lollipop ROM flashable?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] mrsim:
although i am not a TeamForce fanboy,i am currently running their so called 'AOSP' rom/port whatever you guys wanna call it...and for me it is ok...nothing special,(have yet to find anything special made for an mtk device),and their kernel seems to make the device snappier,they have also added their phone boost thingy which is ok...but a lot of hating going on here towards these guys who seem to be going out of their way to make different roms/ports for the jiayu...is anyone else making them...!!!

or even going to the effort of making them...???

so although a few people here seem to have found out that they may well be porting another rom and then posting warnings about other people using their work...which i find very ironic...i still gotta give them credit for taking the time to give us something different and pretty stable for the jiayu...am not gonna hate if i'm using the product

so thanks everyone here for pointing out their faults and also thank you TeamForce for taking the time and effort to give us choices...:cool:
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Pirex69:
LOL that´s why i´m standing by... very quiet... well seated... waiting for real jod from guys like SuperdragonPT and some others :) and then I´ll pay a beer to them :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Good points. I think the main gripe people have with TF is the shroud of secrecy they appear to apply to their work, and also not conforming to GPL guidelines and such. I'm new to the 'porting' concept, but I understand that whilst this process perhaps doesn't take the same level of time/expertise as a full original project, it still takes time to produce, so for that alone they must be applauded IMHO.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Sta'ko:
I have one on the senter down just a bit over the home button(lighter dot) . Just defect i guess it's not that bad.. .. hope stays that small and just one..!
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adridu59:
???

Why would you make a kernel from scratch?