yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] darknessblade:
cant install ota

after using thiss app --

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.jiayu.jiayuid&hl=nl

--to install a custom-recovery and flash google play on it by the tuturial of someone from need-rom,

i cannot update by ota anymore

the backup i made doesnt work either

is it possible that 1 of you guys make a backup-file for me so i can try to get ota back?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] hariklis:
Did you see any kind of improvement or bugs missing?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
hi any Linux user

I have mainly completed a tutorial on how to use Linux to set up adb for our device. In may need checking and further input.

If you have time pop by and give me your feedback. I don't have a problem with Windows users popping by and making witty comments but its not yet complete eh?

http://xdaforums.com/android/general/linux-jiayu-s3-instructions-setup-adb-t3103948
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Sorry if it had been mentioned, I'm on the phone - new update: direct translation from Google:

版本号：S3S 20150507-083407

版本大小：16.55 MB

发布日期：2015-05-07... More

Version Number : S3S 20150507-083407

Version Size : 16.55 MB

Date: 2015-05-07...

More

Swap to ChineseVersion Number : S3S 20150507-083407

Version Size : 16.55 MB

Date: 2015-05-07

1. Optimized Desktop Launcher fluency.

2. optimization from the lock screen to unlock the desktop desktop weather widget reflect slow.

The optimized version upgrade 3. Window display problems exception shot .

The accuracy of flow optimization status bar is displayed .

5. - to increase the charging indicator " setting display " menu , message alert light control switch.

6. Increase the camera shutter sound control switch.

7. fixes a number of small BUG.

Note : Before upgrading, make sure your phone has already done important data backed up . Of the upgrade process, any user data may be loss, we do not take any responsibility.

Select [ Install Now ] , the device will reboot into upgrade mode, the entire process takes several minutes , during which you do not do anything to avoid upgrade failure.

As an FYI - I can't update via OTA for some reason - if anyone has a link to download let me know :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Could be false impression, but: feels even smoother (as in changelog 'Optimized Desktop Launcher fluency')

---------- Post added at 03:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:09 PM ----------

I have briefly explained previous update, here I briefly explain this update

*not* for the faint of heart: I handle no complaints :)

On linux:

- unpack both roms (old & new)

boot.img and system (and tk.img which I ignore) partitions differ

- unpack both system partitions and compare files one by one (using unix cmp)

+/- 250 files differ (in: etc app bin framework lib priv-app (this time))

- make exact copy of changed files, this will become the update

- set correct bin ownership (0:2000) and permissions (755)

- optional: adjust build.prop (see below diff)

- optional: remove some apk (like the animated wallpaper ones Sky.apk etc...)

- optional: set date of all updated files/directories to 20150507-083407 :)

- maybe something else I forgot

like: previous update (from s3sw to s3s) had some chinese things (like keyboard) I removed

like: compare this update with previous update to convince oneself to

be on the right track

- make tar.gz ball of changed/ajusted files

- copy tarball and boot.img to external sd

- boot custom recovery

- mount sdcard and system somewhere (say /mnt/sdcard /mnt/system)

- install new kernel with dd

- install new system files with tar

- delete dalvik cache

- unmount and reboot

in short: probably nothing you want to try before having 100% backup

$ diff S3S-20150507-083407 my-20150507-083407

16c16

< ro.product.model=JY-S3

---

> ro.product.model=JY-S3S

24,25c24,25

< ro.product.locale.language=zh

< ro.product.locale.region=CN

---

> ro.product.locale.language=en

> ro.product.locale.region=US

33,34c33,34

< ro.build.flavor=mt6752_h560_s3s_jyt_cc_128-24_kk_lte_5m-cs_tphone

< ro.build.characteristics=default

---

> ro.build.flavor=mt6752_h560_s3sw_jyt_cc_128-24_kk_lte_5m-cs_mul_tphone

> oo.build.characteristics=default <<-- OOPS typo! need to fix it on my ROM

176,177c176,177

< ro.fota.device=JY-S3

< ro.fota.version=S3S 20150507-083407

---

> ro.fota.device=JY-S3S

> ro.fota.version=S3SW 20150314-141844
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] abbas:
Not for the faint of heart. Can you give us your file to flash? Thanks in advance.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
why don't you just flash entire ROM?

I can't give my system.img or any zip because my /system contains extra apks I put there (to fill empty room), including one avast put there with potentially personalised key.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] uptowner:
gravity box

i have only ever used gravity box to enable reboot to recovery in shut down menu can anybody tell me what other useful things gravity box does

cheers
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
Lot of thing

Check the gravity box page to know exactly what it can change,but of course some of the functions dont work on this device due to compatibility issues, such as battery icons, notification drawer tweaks and a few more which i cant recall right now,
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cmullen:
U need to load. OEM stock recovery for OTA to take. Details in prior post of mine using Flasify app.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
Look on the website , there is a blue jiayu s3.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ionutz72:
And yellow and red :)

Trimis de pe al meu JY-S3 folosind Tapatalk
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kengoor:
I've installed new update but everytime I reboot my phone ? I have to wait until optimization is done?! I'm using twrp.

Does anyone know what it can be?

I appreciate your help.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] e8hffff:
I get error = "your system was damaged, wireless update is disabled"

So I tried Needrom release but...

I wish these patches weren't so large. 400MB is ridiculous for such small changes. Also was img/iso which I don't want to flash.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] leonil7:
Battery max at 52% after latest wireless update.

after the latest wireless update for Jiayu S3 , May9 2015, the battery maximum charging became 52% and not 100% all of a sudden. it wont charge the battery above 52%. :(

how i wish i could revert back to the previous build and have avoided this latest update. this is WARNING to you all. don't wireless update if your phone is working ok anyway.

I hope they will make a fix.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Say what? The update.zip was that large?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] e8hffff:
Arrr sorry no the OTA isn't 400+ MB. I tried to get the Needrom update after the OTA failed. I'm not going to flash that as they are image/isos. I don't want to loose my settings.

The Mediatek updating and flashing is so sucky.

---------- Post added at 05:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:31 PM ----------

Did anyone log the directory the patch is saved to?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Thats why I don't flash other then recovery-flashable roms. I don't like the stock flashing method either. :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] M Junaid:
I pressed volume down key + power and it took me into Chinese menu and by mistake I think I have dismounted my internal storage...when I wipe system,cache on TWRP it says " E: unable to mount storage"

Need help please how to mount it back

And now pressing volume down key + power does not takes me to Chinese menu

Thanks
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ProTechShark:
Use this command with adb ' adb reboot-bootloader '
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] M Junaid:
Detailed steps would be appreciated

How to connect to adb?

Thanks
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] DerTeufel1980:
Try flashing full rom with flashtool. If wiping in twrp does not work now, this should be the easiest way to recover the device.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] adilrenzu:
TRY TO CHANGE THE FILE SYSTEM WITH TWRP.

IN TWRP GO THE WIPE> ADVANCE WIPE> CHANGE FS OPTION-SELECT SYSTEM> CHANGE FS>CHANGE TO EXT4.

IF THIS WORKS THEN GOOD, IF NOT THEN YOU MIGHT NEED TO FLASH THE ROM WITH FLASH TOOL AS DerTeufel1980 ALREADY MENTIONED.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] harry1987:
Hello guys

I have a problem with sp flash tools, maybe someone has encountered it before. I can't seem to get spflash tool to work on windows 7, 32bit, i installed the drivers as shown in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAxTCvRmlio, even installed PdaNet. Tried using different versions of SpFlashTool: v5.1352.01, v5.1452.00.000 and v3.1316.0.150. After i hit download (tried with format all+download, download only and firmware upgrade) i get brom error: s_ft_da_no_response (4001) DA didn't send response data to flash tool. Battery out, pc doesn't even make a sound, with battery in: i get this error in SP. I have stock rom s3sw 20150213-171816 installed on phone and tried to reflash S3S_3GB-NFC_2015-02-13_(v171816) and 05.07(both from needrom). Even tried with recovery and wireless update>local this rom S3-20150324-crass1968 from needrom, after flashing in recovery, it gives me some sort of error and boots in s3sw20150213, when flashing wireless update>local, it says that flash worked but boots back in stock 0213. Well, the fact that i can;t get sp flash tools working, really gets on my nerves, is it a driver problem?(i think i installed them correctly)

After reinstalling the drivers(just to be sure) i also found and installed the latest SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1516.00. Flashing worked :D
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Pirex69:
Hi guys. Need some help. My S3 basic stopped reading images from sd card. Not shown on gallery.

I tryed xposed media scanner and an app called media scanner. Nothing works.

Any ideas?

Thks
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] stressak:
Jiayu S3 latest update

Hi guys,

I see there are lot of updates on needrom and some others even distributed via OTA. Can someone please tell me why my phone is still on S3SW 20150213-171816 and keep saying i have the latest verison? Thanks in advance ;)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
Because you firmware is S3SW (with Gapps) while the update is about S3S (without gapps).

You can update with latest S3S that contaiains also minimal gapps.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kommando:
The W versions are the last to be released, the W has Gapps but if you had the non W version and have added Gapps yourself you still get the non W updates and the Gapps are retained. Recovery reverts to the Jiayu one but you just use the Jiayu.es app to reapply Twrp recovery.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] stressak:
Ah thanks for the clarification :) I kinda forget that w is with gapps. So if I get it right, I can easily update to latest, but in order to do that I need to install rom from needrom and recovery ? Because nowdays I dont have much time to play with roms and I wanted to wait for OTA, but looks like the W versions are soo slow with updates :(
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] zuzmara:
Well, if I understand former posts correctly, in case U have untouched original W ROM and stock recovery (or perhaps TWRP), then OTA will work while leaving GAPPS and other data untouched.

If i were wrong, some knowledegable forum mate correct me pls.

Cheers,

An
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] antonbj3:
I'm also having problem with flashtools(W7x64) I do it according to instructions w/o battery then insert. Tried leaving the battery out etc.

I manually installed the VCOM-drivers as instructed in the video, and it seems to have worked fine. Flashtool still not downloading.

Where did you get that version of Flashtool? The latest available seems to be V5.13.52.200
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] harry1987:
Sp Flash Tools: http://www.needrom.com/download/sp-flash-tool-v5-1424-00/
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] cmullen:
Yes W with gapps installed

---------- Post added at 06:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:07 PM ----------

Must have stock recovery for OTA to work. See prior post for details.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
[MENTION=637263]bovirus[/MENTION] : to set 'stressak' expectations right

- 20150213 is not latests OTA S3SW

- S3S does not have useable gapps
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] antonbj3:
Thank you. Worked fine with SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1516.00.

I'm a bit sad to see that the hotspot problem remains even after installing the rom released on 30:th of april. Hotspot still not working when LTE4G is activated. Jiayu come on.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] AlexZap:
Anyone know any themes that work with the built in theme manager other then the ones that come stock? The theme manager seems to be based off of the t-mobile one, but none of the themes I tried out of the play store worked.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] M Junaid:
@ ProTechShark, DerTeufel1980 & Adilrenzu

Thanks for you help guys

Flashing the stock rom using SP flash tool resolved the problem
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] francescospina22:
Is there a discussion dedicated to the modding of our phone? In that forum.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] atilapt:
same here!
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] yasasbandara:
I have JYS3 Basic with S3S (without gapps) and managed to install the 2nd OTA File via TWRP. Now I have S3 20150430-131240.

My problem is that I have installed *the Kernel that we should not talk about* and that damn kernel is always messing up with the system so that TWRP update fails (error massage- boot.emmc has unexpected contents .... bla bla). So, I had to restore the previous version (with stock kernel) to make the update.zip flashable. I have tried restoring the boot.emmc file (recovery) ONLY but this does not work (still the same massage). I have tried the flashable zip files of stock kernel but this also does not work (still the same massage).

I like the *the Kernel that we should not talk about* because it has 'hotplug' governor and it's more battery friendly.

Any ideas? :confused:
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] bovirus:
[MENTION=4297235]Nofan Tasi[/MENTION]

Where did I write that 201502113 is the latest? Please check my answer.

Please check the S3S 07.05.2015. It's contains minimal gapps.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] stressak:
Well so I installed : Update ROM 1 - S3S 20150507-083407- mt6752_h560_s3s_jyt_cc_128-24_kk_lte_5m-cs_tphone – KTU84P – Advanced – 3G Ram – no gapps – Multilang. Everything went well, but now I am still getting Google play services stopped working and cannot open Google Play. Anyone knows how to fix this? :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] kommando:
This worked for me and stopped the frequent GPS stopped working messages (but Google play did open for me),

1. Turn on superuser

2. Install titanium backup and backup Google play

3. Uninstall Google play

4. Reinstall from backup apk
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Install one of the GAPPS packages from this page

Stick with any of the 'Official' 4.4.4 PA versions and you'll be fine - 'Micro' fits my needs the best, but any version should work fine.

Flash the zip in recovery. Clear caches and reboot.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
sorry mate for any miscommunication, ...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] stressak:
Well I installed rom via OTA so I do not have any recovery (maybe some stock one?). But when I try to install TWRP via http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59336212&postcount=537 , nothing happens when i connect phone to the PC (tried to install drivers three times). Can you please advise mi with some working option how to install TWRP or some other recovery that lets me install gapps for my rom? :)

Thanks in advance
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Download latest TWRP recovery from here

Extract the archive until you have the 'recovery.img' file.

Copy the recovery.img file to your phone/SD card.

As you currently don't have the Play Store, do a Google search for an app called 'Flashify (for root users)' - the apk file is available without the Play Store and is free (donate), so you'll have to sideload it following download. Here's a guide as to how to flash a recovery image with Flashify. There are of course other methods to flash a recovery image, it's just my personal preference to use Flashify. In fact, you could even use the 'official' Jiayu App, but you'd also have to install that via sideload too, as you currently don't have Play Store access yet.

Follow that guide I linked to and you'll have the latest recovery on your phone in a few minutes. The hardest part for you will be to find the Flashify apk - remember to download it from a reliable source though, as there are some very shady websites out there hosting dodgy apk files.

One of the nice members on here might have the file hosted somewhere for you to download from!

Official Flashify thread here.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] stressak:
Thanks man, looks like flashify did the magic :) So far ROM is running without any problems, except my stupidity with letting SIM in, so no more contacts for me :D
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
But, back in history, isnt mediatek very bad regarding sourcecode release? Also stuff violating GPL, they havet been slow about as far as i can read on google search.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] juukeli:
OK, just got ROM updated with flashtool. Installing driver manually did the trick.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] xytkhi:
good its cool

enjoy your device
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ESmazter:
That's the main problem why I never bought one from them. But this one has really some neat hardware inside.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
What?? Seriously? No reason? You're the one who's asking about the availability of the 3 GB version!

I just pointed you to the place I know has them. The picture that shows their 3 GB version stock is huge, if you missed it, you have a serious eye problem, along with your attitude. Should I post the picture here?

My shop? Really? This kind of attitude is the ultimate reason that prevents people from helping others. I should not have said anything to you.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
Has anyone already played with variety unlock yet (security>unlock settings)?! Its great ;)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
Be quiet guys!!! :)

everybody in China is on holidays, even express couriers. So you can buy whatever you want, but right now you risk no answers.

Some reseller has got Advanced really in stock, some others not. But consider that they cannot update their availability, so maybe you buy ... nothing!

My advice is to wait until 26th.

---------- Post added at 11:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 PM ----------

what does it happen?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ESmazter:
Sorry Elko, You are right.

I wouldn't call it in stock, when they tell me that that batch is reserved for the preorderers and that the new batch would take time because of Jiayu.

So it's just a preorder:

"before you make it pre-ordered at lower price, make sure you could wait a certain time;"

They also tell that the white 3GB Version is in stock according to them:

" S3 white 3gb bundle2, in stock; including screen broken warranty, expired when screen fixed 1 time or 1 year after the date on the warranty manual;"

and some lines after that:

" S3 white 3gb version, Jiayu possibly sell it 1.x months later,

before you make it pre-ordered at lower price, make sure you could wait a long time;"

Thanks for the hint anyway.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ron2010:
The only OTAable rom on Jiayu's Chiina official site is the S3 0204 rom.

All other roms available on the net are not official, to my understanding.

---------- Post added at 05:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:32 AM ----------

There aree several gestures unlock (from sleep) including:

camera c

browser e

file manager w

music m

caller o

A pity it is not programmable like some other phone.

The only one I use all the time is "swipe up" (from sleep) to wake up and unlock. Works all the time and very useful. It makes "double strike to wake up" redundant.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
That's right.

0205 ROM is the same but with gapps, it's not distributed via OTA and maybe it's not from Jiayu, but from a good guy. You just find it in needrom.

But to install 0204 ROM you need to reset everything so it could be useful to install 0205, to have gapps at startup
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] elkosith:
Ok, you're welcome.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
[MENTION=2554135]ron2010[/MENTION]: no, I meant variety unlock. This is screen wake gestures what you are referring to.

Variety unlock = lockscreens

Out of the system it is. Really impressed by the stock rom already.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
First impressions ;)

This is with wifi, 4G, bluetooth and anything you could imagine syncing and running.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ESmazter:
@ Elko:

I can also show you the reply if you want so that others don't waste their money there:

"to be honest, the bundle you ordered were not enough for those who pre-ordered before, if you insist it, I think the waiting time for shipping will be about 1 month... "

So even if you have ordered it waaay before you wouldn't get it now.

It is always the say at alibaba when it comes to new or to be released hardware. They just start collecting the money of the people. They are basically selling stuff that they don't have.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] Metrino:
I'm following that reseller, til more than one month ago.

You should read that page in historical order: older news at bottom, early on top => updates are on top page.

The problem is not availability, Jiayu sold two different stocks of advanced version, than it's possible somebody has got in stock if he was fast to buy those items.

The problem is shipment: every express courier is on holidays. He can just send by normal shipment, one month for delivery, and because of holidays you cannot be sure the package leaves airport.

Second problem is the seller himself is on holidays, than he doesn't answer quickly, and he doesn't update stock availability.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ESmazter:
To quote the seller himself.

"to be honest, the bundle you ordered were not enough for those who pre-ordered before, if you insist it, I think the waiting time for shipping will be about 1 month... "

He is talking about the new shipment to him. Not to me. When I preorder now maybe the preorders before me will get it in one month and I would still get nothing.

The answer is from yesterday ;)

He is just not updating his page so that people still pay. I'm following the chinese market for more than 10 years and this tactic is nothing new.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] ron2010:
That was probably direct chinese tranlation and I think you understood it well.

You probably know chinese and are actually chinese.

I am.
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
Happy new year! (?) :)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] snabben:
Haasgo, your job will be too find sources from mediatek :p
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] haasgo:
I am already in contact witj jiayu concerning lollipop release and source code. ;)
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] 2wired:
Does anybody know about modifying tools for Bluetooth?

I can`t pair my Polar V800 sports watch for months now. My girlfriends sony xperia works like charm ...
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] :
Don't know about modifying tools for Bluetooth, however my Sony Smartwatch 3 outright refuses to pair to a new ROM unless I fully factory reset the watch first. Following the reset, it pairs just fine and I just have to resync the apps via Android Wear.

Maybe try a factory reset with your Polar V800 and see how it goes?

Polar V800 factory reset procedure here
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] 2wired:
Good hint ;)

I did not try that before. Unfortunately it does not work for me.

May the Bluetooth chip is different to other Smartphone chips?

How can I check which Bluetooth module the S3 has got?
[JiaYu S3 Questions & Answers] genesisalgor:
Someone has saw this new kernel?

http://translate.google.com/transla...nel-jiayu-s3-dragondevil_01-02-05-2015-a.html

dragondevil kernel for Jiayu s3.