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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Yes. I wouldn't suggest updating to a newer rom without wiping the internal storage. You could always backup text messages. Emails automatically save to the Gmail app and the app settings well that can't be recovered but you could always set it the way it was previously

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
so as long as i back up my messages on verizon cloud (which i do) they will be restored once i put cloud on and sign back in??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Correct. You can use third party apps as well. I've been using one for years and it catches call logs also

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Ok, so I've downloaded "Oct-M-R1-6.0.1 for d2vzw", the MD5 checksum, and "open_gapps-arm-6.0-stock-20160806".

I have just installed TWRP 3.0.2 on my device and it appears to be working.

Now what?

Put the files onto my microsd or onto my phone storage?

Install from TWRP and that's it?

I have titanium backup, should I run that first? OR is there a backup option from twrp??

VERY specific directions would be appreciated! Thanks LOL

PS - One last thing, what developer options need to be checked or unchecked if any in my phone settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
In developer options you really only need to enable USB debugging.

As far as installing the rom putting it on your SD card should be efficient or once in TWRP you can mount the internal and move it into there if connected to a pc. As far as installing it's pretty straight forward.

Wipe internal completely but DO NOT wipe your SD card. Install the zip first then gapps and ensure you wipe cache and dalvik. Once done reboot and let the device sit for about 10 minutes without touching it to let the rom settle down, once done just reinstall everything. I do not recommend to install apps via titanium backup (i.e. Data for those apps) anymore questions feel free to ask

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Ok, I started the process. Did my backup from twrp and then installed the zip from my sd and gapp at same time...phone has been in a boot loop for about an hour....every now and then it says "Android Starting - optimizing apps", then starting apps....should i just keep waiting or redo it???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
The rom may of not played well with the device. I installed lollipop on my S3 and it was quite slow. I'd say restore the backup but you can try installing it again but I forewarn you that it may just not work at all

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Maybe I'm doing something wrong? I restored my version, worked fine...then tried again and got boot loop again...back to my 4.1.2 for now until I can figure it out. Second time I went into advanced and wiped the system, too...didn't help.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated....could I have a bad zip file?

I came across this link https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2vzw , which should I download? What's the difference between all of these versions? Nightly vs. Snapshot vs. Stable? Also, what is the "Release" and the "Recovery"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Basically a nightly is a recent release. You take a chance because it's not stable. Snapshot is a known working version and stable is a working and known stable version

For the newest version a nightly would be the best bet. You may want to update the radio/baseband. The last one was NE1. I have the link to it if you can't find it. That should solve the problem as you have the latest recovery

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Well I tried the Oct-M rom as well, stuck in boot loop....both CM13 and Oct-M roms do the same thing after i flash them......start to load, get to Android is Starting....Optimizing 49 apps.......after that's done, it just boot loops.

I will fiddle around with some other versions this week, but is it possible there is another issue with my phone? Such as the wrong boot loader or something??

Here is a snap shot of my phone info if that will help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
You need to update the radio/baseband to the newest and last one of NE1 as I mentioned in the previous post

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Do you have a link?

Will that only upgrade that part of my phone? Everywhere I read after googling I535VRUDNE1 talks about kit kat and locked bootloaders.

Can you please tell me how to install after I download it, and will it lock my phone in any way?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I sure do. PM on the way

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
I flashed the file you provided, it updated me to that baseband....I then tried to flash the cm13 and gapps and got the exact same thing....works up to the point of optimizing apps, then just boot loops.

Is there anything else I can try? Maybe flash just the CM13 first, then the Gapps seperate?

One other question, I noticed on one site that someone said you had to have the latest bootloader and radio firmware? How can I check this...I know I have the correct radio firmware thanks to you Shapesblue....I'm thinking maybe I have an old bootchain/bootloader????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
That's what I gave you. You should be good now. That was the last updated radio. You can surely try CM13 without gapps. What gapps are you trying to flash?

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
open_gapps-arm-6.0-stock-20160806
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Hmmm I've only flashed the Pico gapps myself. Did you try flashing without gapps?

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
just tried flashing without gapps, same thing....no error messages, looks like everything is fine, get all the way to optimizing apps, then just boot loop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
That's weird. I'll try later today to flash the same rom and gapps on my S3 and see where it gets me. I'm stumped at this point. Your recovery and radio/baseband are both updated. There has to be something I'm missing here

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
After updating twrp to the newest version and installing the latest cm nightly I had zero issues installing this rom. Here is a few screenshots

Did you wipe everything? There are two options to wipe in twrp. One is format data and the other is listed under wipe and says advanced wipe. Wipe everything but external storage and USB otg. I did this and had zero issues

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
I will try that and report back, I've only done the swipe at the bottom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
That might be why your having so many issues

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
just tried with full wipe, same thing... tried installing just rom without apps, tried other roms, same thing......its amazing this stuff always happens to me... anything else I can try?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I can't think of anything. I'm stuck at what to recommend

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
When I google it everything gets me to try to flash the boot.img from the rom using adb, but that doesn't work either. Seems to me there is something going on with my bootloader. I also remember seeing somewhere that you needed a specific bootchain vralec6 or something like that, but I can't find that link anymore...any way to tell what bootchain I have?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Hey [MENTION=5181150]BadUsername[/MENTION] anything you can do to help or suggest. I'm out of ideas here man

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Is there a way I can convert the boot.img to a file that is recognized by odin and try to flash it that way, or will that mess things up?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Wouldn't do that.

Let me read up on this and get back to you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Thanks for you help man. I was a little confused as to what to do

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Ok, thought I'd add here is a link to the one article I read about it.

http://thunderztech.com/fix-bootloop-issue-after-flashing-custom-rom-on-your-android-device/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
I'm not sure that would work. Let [MENTION=5181150]BadUsername[/MENTION] help out here. I'll just look on here and there and learn something myself

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Don't do that. ADB doesn't play well with Samsung. They like to be special.

Have you tried formatting SD card before jumping to marshmallow? You're going from jellybean to marshmallow, if you skip that many versions you're going to have issues.

Your bootloader and baseband look good, I bet it's looping from old files you can't clear with a wipe.

You should do a full wipe (factory reset, cache, dalvik) with a SD card format (wipe a few times, sometimes things stay), reinstall ROM, then install Gapps. Boot it up and see if it works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
When you say SD Card, you mean the external or internal? I should have probably said I'm installing from the external SD with other things on it...if I can format the internet sd should I do that in the exact order you stated?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Format internal SD , order doesn't matter.

Usually I format first. It'll erase everything on your internal card but that's what you need to do. Always make a completely clean slate between Android versions.

Just make sure you install the ROM then Gapps after you wipe and format.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Thanks, I will try tonight and report back. I appreciate all the help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Sadly I must report that I had the exact same result after formatting the internal storage. I entered twrp and clicked wipe, then clicked format data, then typed in "yes" and formatted at least 4-5 times. I then did swipe to wipe and factory reset. I then installed the rom, no error messages (other than saying no md5 present - skipped), installed the gapps, rebooted.......after saying android starting..optimizing 49 or 49 apps and going through them all, my phone restarted at least 20 times before I put the old 4.1.2 image back on via twrp.

One thing I did notice is that after formatting the internal storage, when i went in to select the location of the zip file to external sd, the internal showed data present in parenthesis....is that normal? Almost like the internal storage was NOT formatted to be wiped out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Found this on another forum....not sure what it means, but those people were having the same issue I'm having when trying to install cm13....they fixed it with the following.

Below is the quote from the other person who claims this fixed the problem for him.

"I figured it out. It is the bootloader and possibly the modem from PCA aren't compartible with OK4. I used Odin to downgrade everything to OK4, restored my CM13 image and boom, back in business. I guess I didn't expect the bootloader to not be compatible when both are MM, right? Anyway.. it's all sorted out. Thanks everyone."

Here's the link to that forum page. https://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/124946-boot-loop-after-cm13-nightly-20160511/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Also installed an app on my phone called "Samsung Phone Info"...shows I have everything I should have and it shows the bootloader as I535VRALE6.

Does anyone think it would matter if I put the zip files on internal sd rather than external to flash?? I know it shouldn't but is it worth a try?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Don't think it'll make a difference, unless there's a problem with your card.

So I'm a little confused, you successfully loaded cm13 by downgrading your bootloader and unlocking again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
No, sorry if that was confusing...that was a quote from someone else who claimed that is what they did to fix the problem. Mine won't install no matter what I do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Have you tried loading up cm12?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Yes, tried the "snapshot" "latest release" of cm12, same result...boot loop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Just tried moving the files to the internal storage of the phone....same thing..bootloop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Person from this other thread has the EXACT same problem as me and could never figure it out either. This is copied from the other thread that was started on 7/15.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-verizon/general/custom-rom-crashes-setup-wizard-verizon-t3419182

"Yes, I always clean cache, dalvik, system, data and even internal storage.

I have tried with:

(5.0.2)aicp_d2vzw_lp-8.0-RELEASE-20150210

(5.1.1)aicp_d2vzw_lp-9.0-NIGHTLY-20150605

(5.1.1)cm-12.1-20150606-NIGHTLY-d2vzw

(5.1.1)OCT-L-M6-FINAL-5.1.1-20151229-d2vzw

(5.1.1)Slim-d2vzw-5.1.1.beta.0.12-OFFICIAL-20151116-0147

(6.0.1)Broken-v4.6-d2vzw-6.0.1-OFFICIAL-20160503

(6.0.1)Slim-d2vzw-6.0.1.alpha.0.2-WEEKLY-20160628-0745

No luck with any of those, but I restored the backup I did before(Android 4.1.2), and everythings works fine. Funny thing is that it even shows the screen for "Updating apps 1 of 83" and so, but when it "wants" to start it crashes and reboots in a few seconds."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
UPDATE/RECAP:

I have tried to install CM12, CM13, TeamOct-M-R1, AICP 11.0.....ALL do the EXACT same thing...flash without any issues, begin the starting process, optimize the apps.....then go to a boot loop. It's obvious there is something specific to my phone that is causing this. I've tried bootloop fixes, formatting, wiping everything, etc. Nothing works.

If anyone comes up with another idea I'll gladly try it !!! Thanks for everyone's help and effort!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
This is tough, haha, I really think we're out of options for you, all the stock Roms are working?

Try loading a 4.3 TouchWiz ROM. Maybe that'll boot and you'll have most app capabilities
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Yes, stock rom working fine as soon as I restore.

If I load the 4.3 will I still be able to use the hotspot free...I have unlimited data. Right now on 4.1.2 I have a simple "hotspot toggle" and I just tap it and I'm on. If hotspot will work without them charging me, I'll definitely try that. Also, I heard about the bootloader being locked when going to 4.3, I'm assuming that's only for an OTA 4.3 and not the one you mention, am I correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Don't load stock 4.3. You'll lock your bootloader. You need a custom 4.3 ROM. Either cleanROM, alliance, or old and slow mostly stock.

Yes hotspot should still work. I think your issue is hardware related. You probably have a slight difference in your internals causing problems. Super annoying, what recovery are you using?

You could always try using a different recovery and see if it flashes differently. Try cwm or philz, I know it's discontinued but it'll still work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
I had philztouch, but I thought I needed twrp, so I switched to twrp 3.0.2. I was thinking of trying that, maybe a different recovery like cwm. Hmm...I'll try and report back.

UPDATE:

I flashed CWM using Odin, but it wouldn't mount cache, recovery, sd, etc.....so I used Philztouch.....followed directions exactly, went through exact same process, flashed CM13 without issues, began to start and optimized apps, then exact same bootloop. Oh well, it was worth a try.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Ya that was worth a try. Sometimes TWRP and CWM flash differently on different devices.

I'm fairly confident you have an issue with something somewhere that is not erasing with an internal SD card wipe that is preventing as AOSP kernel from operating, maybe wipe more partitions? Philz allows you to easily do this as it wipes preload in the advanced wipe section. I'll check this.

Give me a little time to research this because I think I can probably figure it out.

edit: try to load up Philz, go to advanced wipe (will wipe preload as well) do that. Then go back into the main section, go to storage and mounts, and format /system, go back and install CM13 from the external SD again. Don't flash gaps and boot it up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Do you think this tools would be useful?

http://www.howtogeek.com/235824/how...drive-to-fix-partition-and-capacity-problems/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Theoretically you can do all of that through your recovery. You don't want to change your partitions so it's risky messing with them. You just want to clean everything out and flash again, but formatting your system and wiping preload will hopefully fix this.

Try to do what I posted in the last post.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
I put philztouch back on, same exactly result after following your instructions. Maybe I didn't do everything I should have.

Could you give some type of checklist? Do the advanced wipe (installing new rom), then what else should I be wiping (ie. davlik, etc).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
You need to format system in mounts and storage section.

Advanced wipe ==> wipe dalvik ==> wipe cache ==> format system ==> flash ROM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] duffycoug:
Ok, gave up...bought a new Samsung Galaxy S7, purchased FoxFi......free unlimited data in tack.......wonderful...should have done this a long time ago!

Now I can also REALLY try some crazy stuff with the S3 to try to figure out why it would never take the flashing of the Rom. :)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] sheshuvadrevu:
Hi guys,

Can someone direct me on where can I get a good replacement battery. If possible genuine. Or else any good battery. Gone through the items on eBay flipkart snapdeal amazon. None had good reviews, mostly no reviews. So if anyone ordered one from online, please help.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Tagtag123:
Goto any LG mobile service centre and get a replacement installed. They will give you the old battery and install a new one with 6 month warranty. Charges: 800inr
[Nexus 5 Accessories] sheshuvadrevu:
Thanks you so much. I didn't know that it would only be 800 INR. I will try find a service centre in Hyderabad.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Tagtag123:
Use this link to locate the nearest service center and call them and ask about the availability of the battery.

http://www.lg.com/in/support/repair-warranty/locate-repair-center
[Nexus 5 Accessories] GR0S:
Do they use genuine batteries?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Tagtag123:
Yes of course. Its the proper authorized LG service center, they will provide you with a bill and everything. The battery comes with a 6 month replacement warranty. The replacement cost along with battery for me in Delhi was 797inr 3-5 months back.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] sheshuvadrevu:
I've just called a service center here, they told it would cost Rs.1300. I think this is the only option I'v got.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Tagtag123:
That is a lot!

I am sure I spent a little less than 800 and I got this price in Delhi, Kanpur and Mumbai. You should probably call a few more service centers.

Old post:

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5...fe-nexus-5-t3087545/post66942400#post66942400
[Nexus 5 Accessories] mohitpahwa:
thanks for the info man.. i wanna know if they can change the back cover also?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Sy1ar:
got my battery replaced last year in Hyderabad for Rs. 1230, with 6 months warranty from LG Service Center
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Omya:
Get it from here and it works using from last 3 months.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] seanatsb:
Does the wifi hotspot work on the G930U (US unlocked galaxy S7) when connected to Verizon network if you have verizon's grandfatherd unlimited data plan, and do NOT have a subscription to their tethering plan? On verizon specific phones, the phone checks for the subscription before turning on hotspot, unless the phone is rooted and a work around is added (ie mototether on xposed).

I would assume that it would since there would be no verizon software to check this before activating hotspot on the phone, but I want to see if anyone has actually confirmed that this is the case before I buy the 930U.

thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Bionic_Pags:
I came here looking for the same answer...I know Wifi Calling does NOT work with Verizon so if this doesn't either it would unfortunately be a deal breaker
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Outbreak444:
The hotspot will work just fine since it is built into the phone. Verizon users are flashing on the U firmware to allow their phones to bypass Verizon's hotspot verification.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] nrage23:
I am on Verizon and I bought the 930U. My plan has hotspot so I cannot comment on that but I can confirm it will not do Verizon wifi calling or visual voicemail. I wanted both of those so I flashed Verizon 930V firmware on my 930U with no issues. Nice not having the Verizon logo on the outside of my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] seanatsb:
Thanks for the responses. I went and bought the G930U from best buy. Wifi hotspot is working just fine with no provision checks. I have unlimited data without the tethering subscription.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] AdobeCRT:
Anyway to get the visual voicemail working?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Outbreak444:
Check this out here and read a few threads, I believe someone said that the 935 firmware worked on the 930.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-s7-edge/development
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] nrage23:
Only way I could get Visual Voicemail to work with the 930U was to flash the 930V firmware. So I basically have a Verizon S7 with no Verizon Logos on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] AdobeCRT:
Yeah I was looking for away to not lose the hotspot and visual voicemail / wifi calling. Maybe download the APKs?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mani444u:
Hello best people

I just have a small question, sorry im not so good with root and nonroot,

1. Guys, i have an s6 edge marsmallow latest updated, is there a way to change my boot animations without root

2. And if i root my mobile, will i stop getting the updates i get from samsung and google

Because i really need to change my boot animation Without loosing my updates

Thankyou

Sorry for wasting your precious time
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navneetvasco:
No there isn't. You have to root your fone to be able to change your boot animation. And no, you wont lose your updates as long as you are on the stock rom, you will continue to get updates.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mani444u:
Thank you very much for your reply brother
[Sony Xperia M5] okoflaka:
I've got OTA update to 30.2.A.0.100.

And everything works fine, but... Stamina mode has permanent notification, and I cannot get rid of it.

Is there any way to disable it?

If not I strongly think of downgrade to Android 5.1
[Sony Xperia M5] garynych:
not disable it
[Sony Xperia M5] okoflaka:
New thought. Use app like Automate or Lama or smth, that can turn on Stamina Mode when screen is off, and turn off stamina when screen is on.

So far Lama cannot do this - anyone knows an app that can do this?
[Sony Xperia M5] okoflaka:
Turned out that in 6.0 there is no Stamina Mode at all, and it is just standard Android Doze from Google.

Downgraded to 5.1
[Sony Xperia M5] aidfarh:
Huh? I don't understand. I do see a Stamina Mode option on my M5 running 6.0.
[Sony Xperia M5] ch3mn3y:
But that's not exactly what was on 5.1.1. It's stripped from most things it was. However it's still better than standard Android MM Power Saving Mode.