yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
In flashtool when flashing the lollipop rom should I select Format all + Download or will Firmware Upgrade work?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
I hope this recovery works well as one from tf lags a lot
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
My homescreen after update lollipop

What about you?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
[MENTION=4196889]DerTeufel1980[/MENTION]

Thanks for your recovery.

Is is TWRP version 2.8.6.0? For KK or LP?

Please add theese important info in your post.

Could be better to attach file az ZIP file (with CRC check) than native .IMG file format.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
Yes, for LP.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
My homescreen on 5.1 lollipop
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
Choose upgrade firmware, make sure to backup ur internal storage
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] apogen:
what about the quality of the main camera? better or worst than kk rom guys?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
It's a small bit better, not much of a difference though. Hopefully that will be changed in the final release.

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How do I flash recovery on lollipop?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
I just had a basic to try. Please report if advanced is also working

It's 2.8.6.0 for lollipop.

Does my recovery "lag"?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
BTW: if someone wants to donate something, please donate to carliv:

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=5186178

He helped me setting up device tree for building twrp recovery in kitkat, and without him, I would not have been able to build the new ones that fast.

Besides that, he really deserves and needs it.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] M Junaid:
Any idea how to remove the 4G and G against network signals on status bar..?without xposed...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Leonhk:
You can do with xposed, without i don't know.

I do.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] hanuma:
I do not work Restore. error mounted read only
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
plus it is kinda laggy. i have found a twrp on 4pda site that says to be just a translate of the original chinese. perhaps we can find that??

btw i can't still get exposed to work as of today. i must have messed up on something i will figure out once i am able to get the boot loop logs
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
Does anyone know how you add back your iemi in 5.1?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
^^ THIS

This is source built recovery ( not ported)

Go and thank Carliv, for all his efforts. He helped out setting the device tree ;)

Prety much, everything mtk based, does have carliv commits...

Ps: Enyone using phone encryption?

Thanks

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
Thats why i said select upgrade firmware

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[MENTION=5210252]hanuma[/MENTION] are you same as hanuma50 from 4pda.ru
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
I did select firmware upgrade, and my IEMI didn't save. I worked out how to get into engineering mode though, and restored it like any mtk phone.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
Update on xposed framework 5.1

So after some bootloops and tries i did manage to get xposed working again. it appears i had to format the sd card for some reason and no bootloops any longer. it was full storage or low on storage so it's not the exposed 5.1 version bug. SELinux had always to be permissive in order for me to work. i did try to let it for like half hour with enforcing mode and it was constantly bootlooping

Anyways i suggest you don't install xposed yet for the lollipop version. it's really buggy and in alpha access. if you are really xposed dependent go back to KK

btw can someone tell me the line i need to add in my build prop in order to get the light to always be open since i am going to remove xposed and gravity box tomorrow ? thanks
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] hanuma:
Yes
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
Hi

If it's an SELinux issue, can you grab some logs and post here as .txt , or pastebin?

It should throw some SELinux warnings...

You should also considered how much is Xposed for LL, it's still very Beta.

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] agdroubi:
Some pictures taken from my Jiayu S3 KK using Google Camera :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
Download app MTK engineering in playstore.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
waiting for TWRP for LP from you, coz on KK i felt your TWRP on S3 Advance was the fastest.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] hanuma:
Firmware 5.1+ TWRP 2.8.6.0 4pda
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] nggies:
Thanks [MENTION=5210252]hanuma[/MENTION], but we can't access it...can you upload with other link?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] hanuma:
TWRP Recovery 2.8.6.0 LP

TWRP Recovery 2.8.6.0 Lollipop Download

[IMG="Image"]http://i69.fastpic.ru/big/2015/0607/09/58d53bb941f91845257ed5e892f66709.png[/IMG]
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
That was what I did. Thanks for suggesting though.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
recovery not booting on advance version
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
[MENTION=4196889]DerTeufel1980[/MENTION]

Did you check error reported by [MENTION=5210252]hanuma[/MENTION]?

Could you compile from sources a TWRP for KK?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
I have written pm to [MENTION=5210252]hanuma[/MENTION], to get a log, but didn't get the answer yet.

Why do you need KK recovery? Aren't there enough available already? [MENTION=3731269]adilrenzu[/MENTION]: my recovery was working for you?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
yes your recovery boots, but i didn't verify the features,
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
[MENTION=4196889]DerTeufel1980[/MENTION]

The last official TWRP working for KK is TWRP 2.8.4.0

I found several tenattives of new TWRP (2.8.5.0/2.8.6.0) but there are many requests/reports of bugs about it.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
You make my day. :D:D
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] apogen:
KK or LP rom?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] sutty86:
Kk it says in the pic's
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
What camera app are you using? My pics aren't even close to that good.

And what kitkat rom are you using?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] agdroubi:
I said that I am using google camera

Rom s3sw 20140213
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
Google camera is still not fully supported by the S3. Photosphere is blurred, focus is slow and videos look grainy. I hope for ne camera HAL in LL to fix these issues, cause the IMX214 module is supposed to be a very good module.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] agdroubi:
That's true, jiayu still have lots of work to do. Videos in google camera can only be recorded in 480p which is not that worse than stock camera. Jiayu drivers or optimizations seem to be faulty. I don't use other Google camera features but I will not be surprised if they didn't work due to the incomplete work from jiayu.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
[MENTION=4106626]haasgo[/MENTION]

[MENTION=3318498]agdroubi[/MENTION]

You are discussing about a very old version of the ROM.

The nwew ROMS (ex. 07.05.2015 for S3A) fixed many bug and imporve foto/video quality.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
they fixed that videos now are supposed to be 1080
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
On lollipop you can record in 1080p with the google camera.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] agdroubi:
I am not saying they are not 1080, thay are but in the quality of a 480p.

If it was fixed, can google camera now record 1080p videos, and did the cartoon look change when zooming in video recording?

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And what about the quality?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
Tried it.. Doesn't seem to be artifacts..
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
Here I zoomed in to 4x

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-XWRyPErsmSY3AtTU1pNnR1TTg/view?usp=sharing
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] agdroubi:
Thank you but usually the cartoon effect is visible when filming outdoor with sunlight.

Filming that near to an object will not prove any point.

Btw, are you using Lenovo Camera because I noticed that the video is in 3gp format which is inferior to the mp4 format.

I will wait till lollipop maybe it brings a fix, thanks anyway.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
I was using the google camera. I will test it outside later.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
If jiayu is not updating for the international users I cant enjoy the improvements. I am on the latest fot the int. Basic version.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] apogen:
i think it's possible next version to be multilanguage. But devs here knows better :)

(if i understand what you mean)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Sta'ko:
I will be grateful for any update on s3bw rom even it's not lollipop. No fixes and improvements for s3bw 3 mounts already...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kommando:
Best download the latest S3B ROM and then apply Gapps, the W has the Gapps already in it but its always the last version to be released and with the effort on 5.1 they have probably forgot.

And 2 versions depending on which install method you use, I went OTA off the SD card in the phone.

http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/S3-20150430-131240-FL.zip

http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/S3-20150430-131240-OTA.zip
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Sta'ko:
Thanks, i know but i'm a nubie in flashing roms(most i have done is rooting my zenfone 5)and i don't want to F my phone. My plan was to start masing around after Lolipop but i am getting frustrated and i might do it. Thanks.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kommando:
Easiest way is to download the OTA version and then unzip the file update.zip and move it to an easily remembered location on your phone SD card, then go to the wireless update and then select local updates and locate the update.zip file, the phone will then reboot and update.

When its rebooted you will have lost Google play or have it constantly restart so you then need to apply GAPPS. So have GAPPS downloaded before you update and ready on the SD card. If you go to the play store and install jiayu.es you can use that to get prepared including a recovery.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
Did anyone notice this?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] staticx1:
does anyone knows a way to revert to KK instead of LP beta? it seems like it changed my internal sd to 1gb instead of 16gb. I really don't know what to do... tried to format+ download KK official but it didn't help... also it seems like imei's are lost...

please help

edit: flashed original ver again + format, then restored from my twrp backup. all ok
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cristianjlagos:
Is that the reason why you cant see the android version animation
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
Nah, this is probably just them using the same quick start guide for every phone.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
Even the specs on the actual packaging are not correct. They state a 720p screen...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] georgebest:
Good morning !! I have just bought this phone and my firmware version is S3SW 20150213-171816. Is there any newer ??? Because it says I have the newer version.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
That's International rom version, there's no ota upgrade for that version. You should flash Chinese rom and install gapps
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
On my package it said 1080p :-/
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
I know, but why bothering with such things when LL is so damn close ;)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
You're right ;)

We just don't know when LL will be enough stable, but we can bet it will be before the end of this month
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] georgebest:
The chinese Rom is any better than the International rom that i have ?? Is it worth of doing the flash ??
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] compo29:
That's what I really want to know as I can't decide wether to flash or not as I have my setup the way I like but would like some fixes is video camera etc.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Last KK chinese rom was made the seventh of may. Main improvements are camera quality (both pictures and videos ) battery indicator is more accurate, wifi signal is more stable as well as bluetooth.

But before you touch anything, I suggest you waiting for a couple of weeks, Lollipop is coming (5.1 version)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] pilau:
And what if you don't want Lollipop?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] tofikos:
Just buy Nokia 3310:)

Wysłane z mojego JY-S3
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] pilau:
Bollox, buddy. I want the latest version of KitKat, with all the latest fixes from Jiayu. That's a stable release.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] yungwizzy:
lollipop doesn't work with fake WiFi connection .. Seems am stuck with Kk for now..
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] sutty86:
Why do you want fake WiFi connection if your dont mind me asking
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
there is a newer one (S3SW-20150314-141844)

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the 2 chinese updates have improved certain things but some people (including myself) no longer see who calls/called (only phone number, no contact)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] dromaczek:
xposed wrong configured geerates no longer to see who calls/called
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] menoff:
How you guys see if LL is faster then KK? I didn't experience any lag or phone stuck in any way. Not playing games though... What way it can be faster? (I am waiting for stable version, so still on KK)

And it's almost a month without restart, just to mention.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Sta'ko:
Sorry is that a way to go from s3bw to newest s3b Chinese rom... ?

One more thing... Anybody knows is the lolipop release will be Chinese rom or international with gaps?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kommando:
Yes it is, but only works for the OTA version.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] zuzmara:
As for the callerID problem: I still believe that it is due to using Xposed Gravity Box without setting the caller photo option to at least "partial"
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
[MENTION=5210252]hanuma[/MENTION]

Did you release a TWRP 2.8.6.0 rev.2 on 4PDA? Is not accessible from 4PDA downlaod (error 404).

Could you host please this recovery on mediafire/zippyshare/mega?

Thanks.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
Check his last post he gave a link to other site
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] davidcgu:
I have the same, What I found is the fact that all numbers stored on your agenda with the country prefix number (example +34 or 0034 for Spain) are not identify when you receive the call.

If you edit the number on the agenda and delete this, you will see phone then identify properly caller ID.

I don't know how to fix it but for the moment at least you can edit your usual numbers on agenda and know who's calling.

Regards
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
[MENTION=3731269]adilrenzu[/MENTION]

Could you help me to identify the post with downlaod link?

I just found 1st rev of TWRP 2.8.6.0. Not rev2.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
http://xdaforums.com/android/general/jiayu-s3-5-5-inch-1080p-hd-4g-lte-t3015809/page305

Post no 3049
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
thanks for mentioning, but I never used xposed
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Me neither. And I get only number when call.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] krist2an:
There's a setting in GravityBox, something like "do not use fullscreen caller ID" or similar, can't remember by heart, that fixed the caller ID issue for me. I don't have GB installed right now, so I can't check it.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] sutty86:
Mines working now, just refreshed Google account

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Out of interest is there a zip file I can flash via twrp on KitKat to run firmware and most up to date version of lollipop.never used flash tools bit sceptical
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
No. Flashtools isn't hard to use, and if this isn't going to be your last mtk phone then you may as well learn how.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
I installed a program called Twitch! and by converting numbers international (merely adding spaces) many contacts reappear in history.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] aszu:
OK, I installed the second 'beta' lollipop ROM and it is nice and so on, but wifi battery drain due to EINT kernel wakelock is still there, the charge drops 3%/hour with wifi ON (even if it is not connected to the network) and even disabling Wifi does not help completely (1 - 1.5%/hour battery drain) because of other wakelocks (md1_cldma_peer).

Also - 'Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep' option still does not do anything, Wifi is always on when set to 'Never' (and location scanning disabled of course). I have to resort to some crude solutions (like 'Screen Off Internet Off' app) to prevent Wifi from draining half of the battery during the day.

At this point I lost hope this will ever be fixed, it must be a design limitation / flaw in MT6752 - it is likely not possible to keep Wifi on with this SoC without keeping the CPU awake at the same time (Qualcomm for instance does not have a problem with this...)

Combined with ridiculously slow charging the battery drain is probably the biggest flaw of this phone, whatever you do (even if you do not touch the phone) the battery will never last more than 1.5 days if you have to rely on wifi connection. And in some cases it takes 5+ hours to charge it again...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] sutty86:
Will agree with you battery charge is a flaw if your a heavy user but can buy spare batterys.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] runny80:
If I come from KK and want to flash Lollipop Beta 2, do I have to select Format all + Download or will a Firmware Upgrade ok ?

How do I apply the TWRP .img file? Via the jiayu update function in the settings?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
Firmware Upgrade, or you'll loose IMEIs (in most cases ...)

cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] davital:
Can someone please provide the link to download this lollipop rom (for advanced version). Thanks.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] howlep:
how did you do that? delete then re-add account or something else?

Sent from my JY-S3
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
http://www.needrom.com/download/s3-lollipop-v5-1/
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] georgebest:
Where can I find the newer International rom ? And why can't update it via OTA ?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
On some phones updates seem to be broken on the rom they come with from the shop. I don't know why, but mine was like that too.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Aussie_Oddball:
Goto the needrom website its all there.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
There are just two International rom, no OTA, no warranty from jiayu about International support. I strongly suggest you waiting a couple of week for LL 5.1, and install this one. The only difference is chinese rom doesn't have gapps, because of chinese laws
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Levered:
Tomorrow or this thursday, next beta rom maybe will be up.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
Thursday and some people say that it is going to be stable and not a beta but I highly doubt it. I guess July or even August we get the stable release.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] howlep:
regarding the entries showing up as numbers rather than names...

found something with this - the entry on mine was listed under "Moblie" rather than mobile. I changed it to mobile and it worked o.k.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Not sure why OTA does not work. Mine did not either.

The latest s3sw is on http://www.needrom.com/download/jiayu-s3/

It is called ROM4

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there are a few other differences such as the /system/build.prop file and probably a few more files in /system/etc
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Sorry, didn't notice those differences. :(

Could you please list them and explain the meaning?

Just to understand the best action:

- ignoring, cause changes are unuseful or didn't improve the device

- trying to port to Chinese ROM, cause changes are useful
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kommando:
I bought my phone direct from the factory and have updated to the latest non W ROM and applied Gapps and the phone has no issues, never reboots and battery last a long time. I do not use the camera or video so these issues could still be there but the battery indicator is fixed.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Sorry I have no complete list archived, nor would I know all meanings.

But, for example, here is one build.prop difference:

--

< ro.product.locale.language=en

< ro.product.locale.region=US

---

> ro.product.locale.language=zh

> ro.product.locale.region=CN

--

If you unpack ROMs and loop mount their system partition, you can find and look at all differences yourself.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cyberdejy:
I didn't get it after all, following this forum for while... Which ROM is the best so far for the advanced version. Since I bought mine I am using S3SW 20150213. Should I change it or wait for LP?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Oh, ok , thanks the same. I haven't got older version, nor so much time to find differences :(

Anyway, differences in build.prop are "cosmetic", it look like it's just default language. On first startup the language changes to the SIM default

My suggestion is to wait a couple of week for LL 5.1. 04 june 2015 version is already enough stable, known bugs are red dominance on front camera, no ringtones installed by default (you can fix it by yourself), loudspeaker to be optimized (you can fix it by yourself), NFC doesn't work
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
And no screen of gestures. Plus slow charging
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] salvarez01:
Lollipop version from Spanish web

http://www.movilesdualsim.com/index.php?threads/104083/

Enviado desde mi JY-S3 mediante Tapatalk
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
looks the same to me with the one saw 1-2 days ago. I am going to wait for the update, thursday
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] apogen:
hope in next version dt2wake to be enabled.. It is very important for me
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
I really enjoyed that swipe up to unlock tbh
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] yungwizzy:
help my playstore has stopped working dunno what's happening ...???
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
Please... He/they installed gapps and su. I would not call this a extra version. Main difference is the name [emoji12]
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] genesisalgor:
Theres A thing too that I really want to see in next Lollipop builds, is the return of Miravision, one of the best features in these new SoCs. A lot of phones updated with a "in-house" lollipop have lost it, only the Ecoo E04 had it on its lollipop update. Hope Jiayu bring us this back too.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
Perhaps we can port it from the ecoo?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] apogen:
I agree 100% with you.. Miravision is an excellent Mediatek technology.. Hope its easy to implement it to next versions (or port it as [MENTION=5415923]lolemenos[/MENTION] said)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] lolemenos:
let's hope it doesn't require anything specific from the phone and it just works on the go. perhaps someone can upload Miravision from an echo rom for android 5.1 and we could give it a try
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] superdragonpt:
Seems The front camera is fixed on 5.1

Lets wait for B3

Cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] sutty86:
Great superdragon thanks

Miravision can't really see the diffidence gimmick I think