yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Re: Apps Not Able to Access Storage - TWRP Wipe vs. Format

Try Settings > Privacy > Privacy Guard > problematic app > make sure it is Allowed to Read & write to external storage.

Settings > Apps > problematic app > Permissions > Storage toggle on. Also 3-dots in that same panel > All permissions > Storage > make sure that modify or delete the contents & read the contents are both allowed.

Try the app, if it still fails > Settings > Apps > problematic app > Storage > Clear Data.

If it still fails > Settings > Apps > problematic app > Storage > Clear Data > back & Uninstall. Clear Data is the best way to remove garbage that may carry problems to the next install of that app.

Download & install the app again.

Are these problematic apps from a legit source or cracked/patched/modified?

"...not able to access the storage, in perticular the SD card..."- How old is that sdcard? When was the last time it was formatted?

You could try: turn off phone, remove & re-insert the micro sdcard a couple of times to clean the contacts from possible corrosion.

Or backup the external sdcard's data to computer then use the built-in Files app > navigate to external sdcard > 3-dots > Storage settings > Format. NOT the other Format as internal option if you want to use MTP.

If possible, I always try to format memory cards using the device itself in which it will be used, especially for my Nikon cameras after taking & moving thousands of photos. To avoid any compatibility problems.

Please report back if you fix your problem or not. :cool:

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Wipe vs. Format

But you wrote format in your other post & now wipe. These are not the same thing as explained in the clean install post linked in the post above:

From this TWRP FAQ page:

Anyway I agree & prefer Format Data + Advanced wipe of Cache, Dalvik / Art Cache & System instead of Factory Reset when doing a clean install.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mont99:
1:- Yes, apps do have access to the storage.

2:-Are apps from the app store.

3:- Did a fresh install of lineage, completely wiping the internal memory in the process.

4:-Have reformatted the sd-card using the phone

5:-See no reason why the sd-card should be an issue, since i just started using the S3

Thanks for the reply :)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] himmon:
[MENTION=4122877]curiousrom[/MENTION]

But you wrote format in your other post & now wipe. These are not the same thing as explained in the clean install post linked in the post above:

From this TWRP FAQ page:

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Apologies for not being clearer. I'm sure the guy with the actual problem could have worked it out or asked again for reconfirmation (My mistake Format/ should be Wipe (System Partition) in TWRP Advanced wipe).

I was just helping the guy out with his error " installed this rom but no gapps works: error code 64 unmomting / system" As I said, I had the EXACT same problem and error code 64 unmounting / system

The error was an odd issue with /system not incorrect gapps architectecture as you surmised.

Gapps always tell's you verbosely whether you have the incorrect architectecture version of gapps. In our case the only error displayed is what he and myself posted error code 64 unmomting / system.

Anyway, lets move on.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Shahid_nw99:
After updating with the latest build my rear camera and flash doesn't seem to work.Iv tried flashing the camera fix as mentioned.It was working prior to installing the new build.Is there an alternative to fix this other than the one mentioned .Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Bojmjma:
No need for all of this, just force close the app.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] mont99:
Doesn't really work, but thanks!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] the-spea76:
Hi... This time I have the version of 27/09 and I already downloaded the update of 04/10 but when I want install with TWRP, this time there is no Error message but TWRP is closing during the update and then the version of Lineage continues the same.

Can be a problem with TWRP version? (Is the same as I installed this great rom)
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Need TWRP log & info: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77690218&postcount=5043

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
2 weeks without any new updates!

i can't use Facebook App it is OK, but when i use Instagram to watch videos it is crash the video player of the system .. even YouTube App videos playing with black screen , working fine after rebooting the phone.

battery drain "no comment"

KineMaster not working from the first time to yet.

many other things :(

i thought all these problems well fix past but now i am sure it will not. waiting since 1 year & 10 months.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Polis4:
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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] joam280:
does spirit fm work? Any link give app spirit fm?

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] itachi uchia:
Yes it does, download it from F-Droid Store.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Spirit2 Real FM Radio Download - Instagram, Youtube & Facebook Lite

I installed a while ago on rooted (required) S3 LineageOS 14.1 the most recent Spirit2 Real FM Radio app I could find which is version 2015-12-22 & attached the .apk to this post because the developer Mike Reid is deceased :( & the app was removed from Play Store.

You can see an archived snapshot of Spirit2's Play page here: http://web.archive.org/web/20161206233105/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.a2d.s2

Spirit2 works in stereo with plugged headphones as antenna but the Speaker mode switch does not work on my S3 i9300 running LineageOS 14.1 stock, the red button for recording works & files are saved in fm... .wav format to internal sdcard/Music/fm. Swipe left for some settings or Menu > Set for a nicer UI. (screenshot)

A workaround to get Speaker mode in mono: make sure Spirit2 is killed including in Recent and/or check Settings > Developers Options > Running services and check both Running & Cached Processes > get the free Audio Router > Audio Policy > Audio Policy for media(music) > Loud Speaker > toggle Always On & hit apply. In Privacy Guard > Audio Router > you can disable Start at boot but Run in background must be enabled. You can just start the app when you need audio re-routing & to disable the tweak: Audio Policy for media(music) set back to the default None & Apply.

A neat trick: cut some cheap or broken earbuds off, plug in the cable as antenna and you can listen to the radio on the speaker with Audio Router. :) Depending on your reception you can rol the cable on a piece of plastic or carton to make it convenient & it still works for me. Check also DIY FM Antenna With 3.5mm Audio Jack and this search on Fleabay is interesting but get one with 4 contacts: FM Radio Antenna cell phone

Thanks :good: for the pointer. I also installed the slightly older SpiritF on F-Droid (2015-04-14) and it works but the red button for recording does not. The Spirit2 as a nicer icon maybe as seen in the screenshot.

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Instagram playing Video, Youtube & Facebook Lite

I don't know are you are doing wrong :eek: but playing videos in Instagram and YouTube even when using the LineageOS built-in video Recorder to capture it works for me as seen in the attachments. Facebook Lite works fine too.

Did you try YouTube Go? I don't like it & disabled it because it calls too often to the mothership & it's like opening YouTube in a browser. Did you try Instagram.com in the stock browser & play videos?

That's on 100% stock Official Lineage 14.1 on S3 i9300 (currently 2018-09-27) + Open Gapps ARM Pico + Lineage ARM su add-on for root and TWRP 3.2.3-0. No custom kernel, Magisk, Substratum or system modifications of any kind.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Bojmjma:
Spirit2 2015-12-22 Speaker mode working fine for me.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Re: Spirit2 2015-12-22 Speaker mode

Thanks :good: for the feedback but could you edit your post & add device, OS & custom kernel if any please?

Just curious to try to find out why it works for you & not for me without Audio Router. :eek:

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Edit: So [MENTION=3152703]joam280[/MENTION] does it work for you or not? Feedback or thanks would be appreciated. :cool:

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Bojmjma:
we are on LineageOS 14.1 for i9300 Thread wright ;)

i use original LOS no custom kernel or xposed or other mods
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] rocciacoraggiosa45:
any news about Oreo? S2 have a new Pie rom
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Bye-bye Oreo for S3

If you can't see anything new in the links here then I would say the chances are about nil: Bunch of Links: S3 i9300 LineageOS, Developer & Oreo Project and especially here https://github.com/fourkbomb

Simon Shields is a university student in Computer Science so naturally some of his projects are more interesting that simply porting Oreo on the S3. And for what benefit really?

It does not matter if an other device got Oreo or Pie. It depends only on if a developer wants to spend the time to do it for a given device.

Only a fraction of devices supported by LineageOS got Oreo. Compare the numbers on the left column between these 2 pages:

https://www.lineageoslog.com/14.1

https://www.lineageoslog.com/15.1

And note that in 15.1 it says 14 Samsung devices @ the present but in reality it's only 4 with some minor model variations: S5 klte family, S5 Plus, S9 & S9+ and Tab S2 Wi-Fi.

"S2 have a new Pie rom..." - That's not an official LineageOS because @ the present it's only 14.1. Galaxy S2 (Intl) Download.

The LineageOS Device Support Requirements Charter is pretty strict and a bunch of stuff must work before a firmware is accepted in the LineageOS roster.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] imperiuspt:
Hello

I have Spirit2 and LineageOS stock and Speaker mode never worked for me.

The speaker works but without the headphones to work has antenna i have no radio signal - i only get noise out of it. Has soon i plug in the headphones the speaker shuts down and get radio sound out on the headphones.

o/
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Re: Spirit2 Real FM Radio & Speaker Mode

Thanks :good: for the feedback. :cool:

Yes it's normal to get only noise using the Spirit2 radio app w/o a headphones cable plugged-in because the S3 does not have a FM antenna built-in.

Did you try the Audio Router workaround to get the Speaker mode as described in the Spirit2 Real FM Radio Download post?

Is your Spirit2 radio app's build version more recent or older than the one attached in that post which shows as 2015_12_22 in Settings > Apps > Spirit2 or briefly on starting-up of the app?

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] dana.marivani:
Hi,Guys

Finally, after a few weeks, the bug fix began

https://www.cmxlog.com/14.1/i9300

Hope the latest update is 14.1
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Polis4:
Somebody knows why my our s3 front camera is not working for any rom? Is it maybe hardware issue? Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
I´m currently running CyanogenMod because it runs much smoother than LineageOS 14.1 (Android 4.4 vs 7.1) but the camera is working fine and worked in the past on LineageOS aswell so it might be a faulty device.

Do you get an error message while opening the camera or is there just a black screen or the like?

Maybe looking into a logcat could give you a answer aswell even if you haven´t much knowledge about stuff.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat&hl=de

With this app you can look into your logcat without pc and you can even record it and share it.

Just make sure you have a menu button configured since this app is kind of old and designed for devices with a menu buttun (the menu button on galaxy s3 is now used as multitasking button but you can configure for example press and hold home button for opening the in app menu).

The app needs root so make sure you have installed the su addon and enabled it in dev settings.

Otherwise you need to debug via usb with a computer.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Polis4:
Thank you very much, l will try it and leave you a feedback

Front camera gives me the known error not black screen
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
That sounds like a faulty camera hardware since you have this issue in different roms.

But you can still take a look at the logcat since it reports some backround information about running processes and other stuff.

I don´t know much but I think replacing the front camera isnt that easy, it seems like it is attached to the screen but maybe it isn´t, don´t know.

You could watch a teardown video and get a new galaxy s3 with a broken screen or other defects and replace it cheap and at yourself.

Opening the device is quite easy.

Good luck
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Polis4:
I have allready replaced lcd screen since 1 month... Yes I'll replace camera. Maybe that's it!
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Polis4:
Message error: "FAILED TO OPEN CAMERA. CAMERA MAY BE IN USE BY ANOTHER APPLICATION?"
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Failed to Open Camera

Check #2 in LineageOS S3 i9300 Known Issues Workarounds - Bugs

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Nobby1960:
Again only the frontcam or on both cameras?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Polis4:
This happens only for front camera

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Re: Front Camera Problem - LineageOS Update 2018-10-25

A quick workaround: flip the phone to make that selfie & don't use the front camera. :D

The S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 is not very good at releasing the cameraserver when switching from one camera app to an other hence the "FAILED TO OPEN CAMERA. CAMERA MAY BE IN USE BY ANOTHER APPLICATION?" error.

After observing in the Logcat using MatLog what those 2 apps were doing, I added this to the point #2 of the LineageOS S3 i9300 Known Issues Workarounds - Bugs post:

Camera Restarter kills /system/bin/cameraserver as well as /system/bin/mediaserver so your camera can restart them again.

An alternative is the app Kill Camera (root) which kills only /system/bin/cameraserver so if the problem is related to viewing the photo you just made it will not fix it.

Now you said that you replaced the screen and as you can see in step 17 of this ifixit Samsung Galaxy S III Front Panel Assembly Replacement it requires disconnecting/reconnecting the front camera's ribbon & if not seated properly it will not work.

There is a specific ifixit guide about Samsung Galaxy S III Front-Facing Camera Replacement.

Why did you replace the screen? Was it cracked near the front camera? A replacement galaxy i9300 front camera on ebay is cheap.

Your screenshot is of the Open Camera app. If you are troubleshooting S3 i9300 LineageOS 14.1 then use the stock LineageOS Camera app & hard reboot before doing the test.

If it's a problem with a third-party app then it's a different story.

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LineageOS Update 2018-10-25

After 3 weeks in a row of builds without any changes (2018-10-04, 2018-10-11 and 2018-10-18) the LineageOS for i9300 Update 2018-10-25 is out but it has no significant changes: 2 small things related to time zones & a "Adding WiFi MAC address for new S7 devices" which does not concern the S3 so I will be skipping that update too.

Changelog here: https://download.lineageos.org/i9300/changes/.

See Why Make LineageOS Builds With Zero Changes? for details & some responses by 2 LineageOS team members.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
i like your joke by uploading Mr.bean pic :laugh:

You can try Retrica app for taking selfie like a new phones :cool: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.venticake.retrica :D
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Nobby1960:
[MENTION=5866854]Polis4[/MENTION]

First you must go sure if this issue really is a hardware failure of your frontcam. Best way to check this is to flash the latest stock ROM for the S3. I use the Snap camera app to make selfies, you can try my attachment. I hope it works with plain vanilla LOS 14.1. My phone is on RR 5.8.5.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Polis4:
i forgot to connect the front camera! I'm sorry for the inconvenience. thank you to all for your advices.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Re: Front Camera Fixed!

:D:D:D

Thanks for reporting back. :cool: That reminded me of the classic British sitcom The IT Crowd:

[YOUTUBE]rksCTVFtjM4[/YOUTUBE]

Note his RTFM t-shirt. :)

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
i like the latest update so much :laugh:

the RAM is more stable even using facebook + Messenger app , and the good news is Facebook live videos and watch features fixed and working well :good:

hope the next update will fix the battery drain issue.

Thank You Lineage Developers :highfive:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
Woooooow wait!!!

I´m currently watching this on netflix :o
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] multiwirth:
About camera

By the way,

I have 0 issues with the camera but a question about the stock camera app:

Why is it the AOSP one instead of snap?

When installing the apk from another phone, it works just fine and offers all it´s features so why does this build not include it?
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Re: LineageOS Stock Camera2 vs. Snap

Because Snap was buggy at the time of first build as the i9300 LineageOS 14.1 dev Simon Shields a.k.a. forkbomb444 submitted a patch here that was merged. SMDK4412 is the motherboard of i9300: https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_device_samsung_smdk4412-common/+/46424

Currently on LOS 14.1 for i9300:

Camera

version 2.0.002

com.android.camera2

From what I understand some 14.1 devices are using Snap & others Camera2:

project:LineageOS/android_packages_apps_Snap branch:cm-14.1

https://github.com/LineageOS/android_packages_apps_Snap/tree/cm-14.1

project:LineageOS/android_packages_apps_Camera2 branch:cm-14.1

https://github.com/LineageOS/android_packages_apps_Camera2

https://github.com/LineageOS/android_device_samsung_i9300

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Snap apk?

"When installing the apk from another phone, it works just fine..." - I'm confused as you posted here recently: "I´m currently running CyanogenMod because it runs much smoother than LineageOS 14.1 (Android 4.4 vs 7.1...)". Are you now running i9300 LineageOS 14.1?

The photo you posted above says:

Camera

Version 2.0.002 (0f4ea3af73-30)

org.cyanogenmod.snap

Could you post a link to where you found the apk or attach it to a reply please?

[MENTION=7513127]Nobby1960[/MENTION] posted a Snap.apk here:

I don't know how it's working on RR 5.8.5. that he is running @ the present but on S3 9300 LineageOS 14.1 it cannot save to external sdcard & when trying to use Panorama the app crash & when trying to restart it crash again & after a reboot crash again without opening & only after clearing the app's data in Settings > Apps could I use it again. I did not test it any further. His version is:

Camera

Version 2.0.002 (e61dd6c12c-30)

org.cyanogenmod.snap

He did not say in his post where he got it from but in a PM he told me: "...this Snap camera app is out from the official plain vanilla Lineage OS 14.1 for the Samsung Galaxy S2, it's the standard LOS camera app for this device...".

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Personally I use 90% of the time the stock LineageOS Camera because it's the one that opens the fastest & when I want more sophisticated controls I use Open Camera. Check this post w/ screenshot & details about focus mode: Camera App Lineage Focus Area vs. Open Camera & Crash Fix.

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Screenshot vs. Photo?

Just curious why did you take some photos of your phone instead of Volume down + Power button or via Power menu enabled via > Settings > Buttons > Power menu > Screenshot?

I like to use the tiny & button saver Screenshot Tile [Root]. That app includes a customizable timer & can make some screenshots that other methods cannot do as they close some popup windows or the status bar curtain and it is using only 2~3.5 MB in cached processes.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Shami_srt:
Lineage os 14.1 bug report

My phone : S3 gt-i9300

After few days of using this rom it won't play videos

on any app , so i have to restart my phone to play videos , but after 5 min or less the problem come back.

My rom update : 2018/10/25
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Nobby1960:
Yes, my posted Snap.apk I have taken out of a final Lineage ROM 14.1 for the Samsung Galaxy GT-I9100. There are two different versions of this camera app here to download. I advise against to take the lastest build, which is unstable and the new QR code reader feature from this build is buggy. Unfortunately, the panorama feature doesn't work on any version if you want to use it on the I9300 (it crashes), whoever values it must use a different app.

If the Snap app crashes, it's best to install the Camera Restorer. So you don't have to do a reboot to use the camera again.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Ashraf Iraqian:
Hi guys

anybody checked Calendar app issue?

We are in 1969 Oops! :confused:
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Nobby1960:
This issue seems to be overarching in the latest LOS 14.1 release, here someone reported the same error with the I9100 (S2).
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] abelenki:
Google Calendar (6.0.4_217141505) doesn't even run here on latest LineageOS (14.1-20181025-nightly-i9300-signed).
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Nobby1960:
Deleted - double posting
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Nobby1960:
I have here an older Android LOS 14.1 calendar app (Sep. 2018), perhaps it helps to install this? Just an idea.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] abelenki:
Nobby1960, i tried older 5.* versions of Calendar. they don't work, too.
[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] curiousrom:
Calendar w/ Wrong Date & Time Zone Commits

My calendar works fine as you can see in the attachment. ;)

That's on 100% stock Official Lineage 14.1 on S3 i9300 (currently 2018-09-27) + Open Gapps ARM Pico + Lineage ARM su add-on for root and TWRP 3.2.3-0. No custom kernel, Magisk, Substratum or system modifications of any kind.

As I mentioned in a previous post: ...the LineageOS for i9300 Update 2018-10-25 is out but it has no significant changes: 2 small things related to time zones & a "Adding WiFi MAC address for new S7 devices" which does not concern the S3 so I will be skipping that update too.

So it seems that these 2 commits like zoneinfo: Update tzdata to 2018f messed up the date.

You can see under Changes to be included in next build of the Changelog https://download.lineageos.org/i9300/changes/ 2 new tzdata commits as well as valuable Update webviews to Chromium 69.0.3497.109 so your problem will probably be fixed with the upcoming build 2018-11-01.

I don't think there is anything to be done meanwhile except maybe change the dates of your upcoming events to fit the messed up calendar or use the clock alarm.

Or flashing a build older than 2018-10-25 after making a backup may work but I would wait for the next update instead if in that situation.

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[Galaxy S III Original Android Development] Nobby1960:
About Oreo - just take a look here on StatCounter GlobalStats. The most used Android version on mobile phones, period of time from June 2018/Oct 2018 worldwide is currently Marshmallow 6.0, followed by Nougat 7.0. Oreo 8.0 is only in fourth place, after the old Lollipop 5.1. Pie is not even on the scale, it probably runs under Other. I know, that's just a clue. I think StatCounter is fairly reliable.