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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
I still dont know how to report bug, can someone pick my log screenshots and report this? Problem is described on page 525. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Re: How to Report a Bug

I already replied to you about how to report a bug 2 pages back. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Psycho103:
I also have the same problem and I thought it's a common bug so I didn't bother to report. After installing app if you open it and it asks for storage permission and you grant it still it doesn't read storage. What I do to avoid this is after installing the app before opening it, I give it storage permission if it requires it. Or if you open it before granting permission and it doesn't work a reboot is not required. Just force stop the app from app info and re-open it.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Yes, but, again i don't know what to search on that site, what topic, is this only for s3 rom or general for all Lineage builds.. Sorry because I'm stupid :p
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
Unoffical 15.1 runs very well if you keep in mind how old this device is!

The dev provided an extra kernel with the latest build (kernel must be manually flashed) which will give you 937MB avaiable ram instead of 7xxMB.

Believe it or not but this makes a difference!

Overclocked to 1600mhz, zzmove governor and it's useable.

There are some bugs like front camera will cause the camera app to crash but i don't use it anyways.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Psycho103:
January Update is up !
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
New S3 LineageOS 14.1 Build 2019-01-17 Update & Security Bump

Finally after 2 months (2018-11-17) there is a new S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 build 2019-01-17 Update available in > Settings > About phone > Updater or in this page: https://download.lineageos.org/i9300

There are several valuable changes including a security patch (December 5, 2018) as seen in Updater > 3-dots Changelog and this page is not showing any of the changes included @ the present : https://download.lineageos.org/i9300/changes/. This third-party site is also listing the changes: https://www.lineageoslog.com/14.1/i9300

Will update this post with screenshots after updating my S3 - Done. Downloading & applying the update automatically using the build-in LineageOS Updater as seen in the screenshots went smoothly as usual. :)

Normally the S3 i9300 is getting updates every month around the 17th. but in December there was a glitch in the LineageOS firmware builder.

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Edit:

I see that you beat me to it by 10 minutes. :) Moral: always do a Preview before posting.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
How much Ram your phone have?

I have 827mb Ram on my phone, available is 400mb. At startup i have 550mb free, until i start to use it, then available memory drops. But i dont have any problems, even run games. Today phones with 1.5GB have same available space, only 500mb usable Ram. So with S3 this is very good. I cant expect too much. 600mb all time would be awesome, but i think also imposible with that kernel, because how you opens apps memorry drops.. You can get 100-200mb more if you limit how much Ram OS use. Then with tweaks and better kernel you can keep that memory using agresive aproach. So yes, you can get around 100-200mb more.

I tryed 15.1, without kernel, then i look how much ram i have there was nothing better, around 400mb. So same base is used. I suppose, that with that kernel i can get around 600mb , because OS without 250mb cant work.

And, realy when you think what impact on Ram , that is not just kernel, but how much aplications works in background, and how much Ram aplications use. 937mb available doesnt mean that you have more than on other OS, this kernel just use some different aproach. In other OS when your memory drops you will also get 937mb, not before that..

Take a test with browser, use it, and when you leave it, clean recents, you will see that you have more Ram then before when you was idle.

If you want real more Ram, you must use lighter aplications for your Rom, which uses less Ram resources, that is whole truth. Kernel just manage Ram, but not give you more Ram.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 w/ 500 MB of Free RAM

That sounds about right.

What are you using to check the available RAM? I use > Settings > Developer options > Running services.

In these 2 screenshots of my S3 i9300 with SIM, Sync & Location & Play Store auto update disabled you can see 466 MB of free RAM & 500 MB without SIM running the LineageOS 14.1 build 2019-01-17 + Open GApps Pico + Lineage ARM 14.1 super user addon and that's with applying most of the tips described in S3 LineageOS 14.1 Battery Optimization.

The screenshots were made after a fresh reboot & waiting 6~7 minutes for the System to stabilize.

Developer options > Running services > if you add up System + Apps + Free = 827 MB of RAM which is the same as seen in > Settings > Memory.

Free RAM is not the only criteria as having the apps you use frequently in Developer options > Running services > Cached processes will make them open faster when you need them & that will actually save some CPU & battery usage.

So aggressive custom kernel & memory management can have a negative effect on performance & battery life. I think that LineageOS 14.1 for i9300 stock is doing a pretty good job on this subject.

This said no need to have cr@p in there & useless apps running in the background as described in the optimization post linked above.

Everything is relative. ;)

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
The kernel also manages how much ram the gpu (shared memory) can use and usually this is something around 128mb or even more.

So this means more ram for system and less for gpu (hardware reserved).

You can see this on pc´s with Intel HD graphics or integrated graphics on AMD cpu´s.

They use system ram as vram.

By the way, 1gb isn´t enough for modern tasks in my opinion.

Even 2gb is a limiting factor.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kurtn:
Define modern tasks
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Psycho103:
I clean installed 17/01 build and everything is working super fine and stable.

I flashed 17/01 + Open GApps arm 7.1 Pico + Add-on Su.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
QuickPic & NetSpeed Indicator Alternatives

Thanks :good: :cool: for the report.

I see in your first attachment QuickPic & NetSpeed Indicator. Is it QuickPic by Cheetah Mobile?

If so that's a Chinese company known for vacuuming personal info & sending it to China & other bad stuff. Check their Privacy Policy link on that Play Store page.

Also my post: CM Browser, QuickPic, ES File Explorer Privacy with tools to see with whom they are communicating with behind your back.

Article on XDA portal: [Update: Google’s Response] Cheetah Mobile is accused of committing Ad Fraud in several apps

Google search: quickpic Cheetah Mobile privacy

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As an alternative check the free open source Simple Gallery Pro on F-Droid

Why use NetSpeed Indicator when there is the built-in LineageOS Network Traffic Monitor in Settings > Status bar > Network traffic monitor which is using very little resources?

Check in Privacy Guard what both QuickPic & NetSpeed Indicator do.

Also the tips described in S3 LineageOS 14.1 Battery Optimization like:

2- LineageOS awesome built-in tool: Settings > Personal > Privacy > Privacy Guard > 3 dots > Advanced > 3 dots > Show built-in apps or not > then swipe between Location, Personal, Messaging, Media, Device, Background (my favorite), Bootup (love that one too), Root access & Other.

You can optimize the power, RAM & CPU usage for each app (long press) by denying Notification, Vibrate, Keep awake, Run in background & Start at boot according to your needs.

You can create a direct shortcut to that Advanced Privacy Guard panel & much more with the Settings widget (long press on an empty space in Home pages).

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Psycho103:
I know the privacy concerns about Cheetah Mobile apps. So I already enable privacy guard for the app and in addition I disabled all cellular and wi-fi data access to the same. (I've tried the gallery apps you mentioned but I prefer QuickPic.)

I use Net Speed Indicator because I don't like the built-in Network Traffic Monitor.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
"...I disabled all cellular and wi-fi data access to the same" - Good for you. I do the same with ES Explorer Pro.

"...I don't like the built-in Network Traffic Monitor" - Why?

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Psycho103:
It looks odd and is positioned on right side of statusbar.

Net Speed Indicator looks a lot more clean to me.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
LineageOS Network Traffic Monitor

It's nice to have choices. ;)

While I don't use it often I like that the LineageOS Network Traffic Monitor is on the right, grouped with all the other System icons & next to the Wifi & Cell signal which seems logical to me.

My settings in Settings > Status bar > Network traffic monitor are Download only & don't Show units as I know what they are to keep the Status bar clean.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Can i install this kernel on Lineage 14.1?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
Not sure if it is backward compatible to android 7.

Since lots of stuff on the kernel site has been done to get android 8 to run.

You could just try it.

Make a nandroid backup, download boot.img from the thread and flash it via twrp image install.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78619033&postcount=376
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Don't work..
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
mhhm that was what i thought.

Anyways there isn´t really anything you could profit from except the more total ram.

However you could try lineage 15.1 it is already pretty stable.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Byleth:
I'm using Hybrid Kernel for i9300 and Magisk v18, can I safely update my LineageOS to latest version? Or will it delete the custom kernel?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Psycho103:
It'll remove the custom kernel
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
No.

Use Magisk Manager to completely remove Magisk before updating.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Is there some kernel that can improve Ram on Lineage OS 14.1? Would like to do some tests?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Psycho103:
My S3's display died yesterday. Phone is fully functional, but the screen is not turning up. It was water damaged some months ago but was working with some weird green color tint and yesterday when I was surfing Facebook it suddenly started flickering and then went black after some seconds. Some messages arrived after screen going black so that suggest that phone is working. I'm not planning to get it fixed. Just want to thank all the developers who worked on the S3. It's an awesome device.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Logan:
Another legend is down peace to your s3 and goodluck with the incoming phone :angel:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] _followers_:
please can someone recommend an apps for screen shot of this rom or is there anyway i can make screen shot without using power button? my power button was damage and also volume. thanx
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] orgert:
TL;DR

Hello everyone ,

I wanted to share a story with you. Right now im using my 6 years old i9300 as my daily driver. i used it for 2 years when i got it in 2012 , and than switched to other phones, but kept it in drawer. My current phone is MiA1 since one year now, but i won't be talking about it.

So this month i was thinking about getting the pocofone f1 , and even wrote on their q/a thread :

https://xdaforums.com/poco-f1/help/one-t3890692

I saw a lot of reviews and it looked amazing. So i decided to check it on a local store where you can test the phone , and it was really as good as they say , pretty solid phone.

BUT, when i got home, browsing xda on my MiA1 , i thought that i dont rreally need it , MiA1 is ok for what i use it, and so i decided to use my old i9300 for 2 weeks ,to appreciate MiA1 again when i'll go back to using it.

So now that im using i9300 i don't think i will get the pocof1 , and to be honest i don't even really miss MiA1 that much,(slow browsing due to old hardware) only thing i can't do here is play pubg .

l'm runnig latest dec5 build, without gapps or root, just lineage os zip , Installed i have mostly FOSS apps, and all looks good.

I miss some google services , sure , but im discovering new open source alternatives to them. To make an example , im writting this first on Standard Notes : https://standardnotes.org

and than will paste on xda.

and it looks quite good.

So using this phone again doesn't feel bad at all. Now i really appreciate the work done on this rom , its amazing !!

So let's see how it will go until two weeks end.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kurtn:
The S3 is easy to repair. Just find one with a broken screen.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Phone is amazing, and developers also. I am impressed, how this phone works perfectly after 7 years.. Im using Lineage OS without Gapps. ApkPure replaces Play Store for me. I use Youtube Vanced instead of original, my own keyboard which use only 6mb Ram, Desktop Mini Launcher which use only 10mb. Location i dont need, but would be good if there is some standalone app like Maps, that will work without MicroG, i dont want even that.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Willy89:
Good day.

Samsung S3 is still my daily (and only) phone. So i am following this thread with lot of interest.

Will we still receive some updates on the Rom?

Right now i'm pretty happy, but it would be nice to know that after all those glorious years together, the developement is still alive.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kurtn:
Sorry, I see no kernel security patches or work for bringing up official Oreo
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] orgert:
[MENTION=4122877]curiousrom[/MENTION] do you know any way to increase headphone volume , but keeping the stock lineage kernel ?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Hesham Sleem:
Maybe that was a dream....

anyone knows whats happened with fourkbomb ?

i don't see any post even on other devices
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Headphone Volume Boost - forkbomb444 Gone Fishing?

You want to increase headphone volume while doing what exactly? Media or during a call or both?

I just tried the stock LineageOS AudioFX equalizer in S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 Build 2019-01-17 & it works for boosting the sound while using the stock Music app & earbuds.

As seen in the attachment:

Play some music & open AudioFX.

Toggle AudioFX On, press on each bar & drag them up to the maximum & it will create a new profile that you can save if you wish by tapping the + button.

Toggle On/Off AudioFX to test the effect.

You could also try one of the many boost volume apps in Play Store.

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The S3 Maintainer Gone Fishing?

The S3 is receiving monthly updates as described in New S3 LineageOS 14.1 Build 2019-01-17 Update & Security Bump

The S3 LineageOS 14.1 maintainer [MENTION=5405215]forkbomb444[/MENTION] did not post in this thread since a long time. Last post @ the present: 13th April 2018. :confused:

If you look at the links in Bunch of Links: S3 i9300 LineageOS, Developer & Oreo Project there is no activity since October 2018 like in:

GitHub Simon Shields as fourkbomb: https://github.com/fourkbomb and in his blog which is returning a "This site is not secure" (Certificate error) warning @ the present on Microsoft Edge: https://forkwhiletrue.me/

Yes building a kernel from scratch is a huge project with unforeseen roadblocks & problems. Also being a university Computer Science student I guess he is working on more interesting stuff than a kernel for an old device.

And his last post in the LineageOS subreddit was 5 months ago @ the present: https://www.reddit.com/user/forkbomb_

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] orgert:
i want something like boefla sound , but i dont want to flash an other kernel or use magisk.

i asked maybe there is a .zip that can do just that , increse the overall volume like boelfa kernel, or have the sound experience like in the unofficial lineage 15.1 rom
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Volume Boost: Speaker, Earpiece & Headphone - TWRP Falshable

I checked with several kernel managers and the stock LineageOS 14.1 kernel does not have sound tweaking enabled.

I attached to this message the m0 file found in S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 Build 2019-01-17 > /system/etc/sound/m0 and renamed it m0_Stock.txt to make it easy to look at. You cannot use this file to modify the S3! It's just for reference. Open with WordPad or Notepad++ for example to keep the formatting.

The m0 file is titled: "<!-- TinyHAL configuration file for Samsung Galaxy S III --> <tinyhal>" and governs the sound settings & paths on the i9300 LineageOS 14.1.

Using a root enabled file explorer to backup m0 & a root enabled editor like QuickEdit you can edit the m0 file: /system/etc/sound/m0 --> you can change some of the values, Save & reboot each time before testing.

I did that and used ZIPme to create TWRP flashable files attached to this message. No need to unzip them as they are ready to flash. You could unzip to look inside.

m0_Volume_62_curiousrom.zip changes the values to the new ones in red type. Note that on older builds the value was 57 here: ="Speaker Volume" val="62" so if you flash this on older builds it will be changed to 62:

<device name="speaker">

<path name="on">...

...<ctl name="Speaker Volume" val="62"/> 62

<device name="earpiece">

<path name="on">…

...<ctl name="Output Volume" val="57"/> 62

<device name="headphone">

<path name="on">...

...<ctl name="Headphone Volume" val="50"/> 55

Warning: if you change the values manually do it in small steps so not to damage your ears, speaker & headphone. Higher value than 63 or 55 for the Headphone will bring sound distortions. I tested with AudioFX as described in the Headphone Volume Boost post above after flashing the mod & the earbuds were very loud so lower the volume before turning on AudioFX.

I also included m0_Sound_Stock_LOS_14-1_2019-01-17_curiousrom.zip to return to stock m0 obviously.

Note that these m0 file mods do not survive a LineageOS update so you need to reflash after an update or redo your manual edits.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Thanks, sound is better with this.

Do you know is possible to set screen backlight lower than default? When im in dark room, i need lower backlight.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Bojmjma:
sittings > display > livedisplay > color calibration
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Lower Display Brightness & Color Settings

Thanks for the sound feedback & Thanks. :good::cool:

"...possible to set screen backlight lower than default?" - Settings > Display > disable Adaptive brightness. Lower Brightness level in the same panel obviously.

Display > LiveDisplay:

Color profile: try them all. Standard & Natural are probably less saturated so less bright.

Display mode: Automatic so it changes depending on time of sunrise & sunset in your actual time zone.

Color temperature: my settings are Day: 6500K, Night 5200K.

Color calibration: this lowers minimum brightness if you lower all 3: Red, Green & blue up to the point that the screen goes black if you wish.

Reduce power consumption: enable.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] orgert:
This is the greates advice you given for me . I set them at 30% and now low brightness is really low, and doesnt strain my eyes anymore.

As for the sound , it didn't improve much after flashing zip file

Edit: nevermind , audio is now really high , don't know what i did wrong the first time, i tried again and did all you said ,and now its all good.

Thank you so much !! Now this rom is close to perfect :victory:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Yes, color calibration does what i need, but not auto. So i must go to settings and reduce there manually..

Thanks i already done all that. "Color calibration" does what i need, but i cant do that from notification panel. So i must go to settings every time im in dark room to reduce from there.. I hoped there some value in some file like for sound?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kurtn:
Yes there was a method like built.prop tweak or xposed to only reduce lower limit. But I'm sick and old. I can't remember.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mire777:
Yes, shold be in sys/classes/lcd , but i dont want to toch this folder because i think that backup doesnt restore that, or kernel creates that folder again on runtime on every reboot? Dont know for buildprop tweak..

Anyway tweak for sound works..
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] _followers_:
last time i post i about how to make screen shot without using the button cause my button was already damage....and i was searching in the notif drawer if there is a screen shot button but no one is present...is there anyway to have a screen shot button or any apps?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] samirsobh:
My S3 is 16 GB but in ( setting ....storage ) saying that I'm using ( 5GB of 14.68 GB used )...

Is this normal !?

why not saying of 16 GB!?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Screenshot Tile

I already replied to you about how to add a screenshot tile 2 pages back here: S3 Fix Power & Volume Buttons - Screenshot, Screen Mirroring & Dead Screen. :confused:

Edit: - [MENTION=4579975]_followers_[/MENTION] I just added a screenshot of the Screenshot Tile [Root] tile made with Screenshot Tile [Root] itself. ;)

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Mo3az_fathi11:
So what is the difference between the work that forkbomb has abandoned and the work on the unofficial los 15.1 & los 16 which is still in progress??
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] kurtn:
I don't think the unofficial devs do such a good job in stability and security. Especially with the kernel.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Mo3az_fathi11:
So the phone will never get an official oreo from lineage i guess at some point the los 14.1 updates will stop too
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] pascua28:
Just because there are no words from [MENTION=256418]four[/MENTION]kbomb doesn't mean he's abandoned the project