yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] massivenuts:
Just changed to 18.1-20210901 2 clean installs, does not run well at all on my t820. freezing, crashing and very slow overall.

Do you have a link to 18.1-20210813-UNOFFICIAL-gts3lwifi. This version was nearly perfect for my device
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] KeepingItCuttingEdge:
Have you fully formated data with TWRP and gone in ADVANCED WIPE and checked everything except SD Card?

I have a T820 and working flawlessly.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] massivenuts:
Yep, just did it again for fun.... only way to get into twrp is to go download mode and flash it from odin. Button combo brings up recovery booting, set warranty bit:recovery then black screen stops responding. Can then access download mode and flash ap again.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] n2f:
the rom is all good ....we just waiting for charging fix update
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Awesometic:
Hello all.

I uploaded the new version, including fixing the power-off mode charging.

I'm using the LPM binary that is from Samsung for the power-off mode charging. When you plug in the charging cable while the tablet turns off, you can see the original charging screen you might see in the stock firmware. :)

And I tried to fix the Bluetooth inputs and the OTG drives issues but I couldn't. I can reproduce these problems but I cannot find how to fix them for now. But I can confirm that the wired input devices are working such as a keyboard and a Playstation 4 controller.

Please check out the first post of this thread. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] pooyab:
Great news! and thank you for keep working on the issues 🙏🏻
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] am2013:
@Awesometic: Will you be able to fix the issues I've described concerning secondary non main/admin users?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
Just trying it out.

Thx very much for your work and time.

Powered off charging info and start are working.

User info: contrary to the version before only a clean (incl "Fornat Data") made it possible to install on my T825.

Data restore made all as it was before.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Dwightsch:
hey man, you're an absolute legend. thank you for donating your time and talent to this. it might be worth way more than you'd guess for some people, i know it is for me. I wish you everlasting health and happiness. since wishes don't mean much please keep your username and online identifiers consistent so those of us that can't reciprocate properly right now, be able to do so in the future.

anyways the new release is great, as usual, slight problem tho i can't get it to boot with magisk. everything seems okay besides that.

thank you again

cheers
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Andy_Vie:
For my T820 it worked fine without "Format Data". Charging works now exactly as it used to be with stock rom. September-Patch is included :)

@Awesometic : Thanks again for your great effort! For me everything is finally perfect, I am so happy with my tablet now :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Awesometic:
I have a plan to fix them too but not for now, sorry. I didn't try to fix that issue yet. 😅

After fixing the more commonly faced issues like OTG drives don't show anything, I will try to fix that.

Thank you for saying encouraging words 😀

I'm using Magisk with my LOS. Any clues why it can't boot?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
Can't confirm that. Flashed it right after Bitgapps. No problem booting.

Still sometimes freezing when exiting flight mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Awesometic:
Yeah, thanks for the report again. Another issue I almost forgot :unsure:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Andy_Vie:
Having latest rom now for 2 days, lockscreen-freezing now occurs very often on my T820 (with prevous rom it was very rare). Just flashed rom and gapps. Anything what I can do about that? I know there were previous posts with freezing errors related to GMS application. I now have to force reboot with power+volume down really often.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] w595shubham:
First of all, I would like to appreciate Awesometic for the amazing work that he do on this ROM. Your professionalism and enthusiasm reflects in the countless hours that you put into the project to ensure it see the light of day. Your self-motivation, dedication and diligence are an inspiration.

I've installed this ROM today and it is running very nicely. I thought, this tablet won't see any ROM development and will be forgotten but you Awesometic is GOD sent to us all tab s3 owners. I wish you all the very best.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Willimodder01:
Hey Awesometic, really thanks a lot for the ROM!! It works flawlessly for me on my galaxy tab S3 LTE 😁 the battery is good, the performance of the tablet is A LOT better than the stock ROM and also it's awesome to not have all the bloatware installed!

The only thing that "ruins" a bit the experience and makes me want to go back to the stock is sound, the quad speakers work, but the sound is not really the best, it sounds like it's a phone speaker compared to the stock Samsung UI. I tuned it a bit through audioFx presets, but it lacks all the surround sound that you had with Dolby Atmos, the highs are tingly, there's no bass at all and the overall sound is not equalised well.

Would you be able to extract Dolby Atmos or its settings? That would make this ROM the BEST CHOICE, and better in every aspect. Anyway, other than that, this is already a way better experience than the stock. Congrats and thanks again!!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] mi_guel:
It's already the best choice, you can install Atmos with magisk
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Willimodder01:
Oh yeah right, thanks! It's been a couple of years since I last installed a custom ROM, so I almost forgot about those things existing lol
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] am2013:
@Awesometic: Have to report another issue related to non main/admin users. Basically installing the latest build did reset/delete all settings/data of the secondary user except the google account itself. So the user account is still available but all apps are gone and have to be reinstalled. Also amaze file manager will just crash for the secondary user. Would be cool if you could fix this.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] TheLBall:
It appears that this update has turned the orientation of the arrow keys roughly -90° on the official Keyboard Cover for me. Nice rom btw!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] KeepingItCuttingEdge:
I actually installed the ROM and GApps a second time without wiping anything and it booted.

Initially just wiped system and both caches.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
I thought I could bypass the freezing by letting Wi-Fi always on but encountered a black screen after a 20h pause.

Only possible things to see were lighted buttons when using any button and attached photo when using pwr button.

That menu is different to normal pwr button menu in 2nd pic and I only get it in frozen state.

I chose report but couldn't find where it was saved to.

Had to restart it anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] yanmirc:
Awesome job! Thanks for the rom updates, this is a great device that should last years if not for the manufacturer forced early obsolescence.

I managed to install on 2nd time without issue (not sure why the first time the twrp did not flash right and I was stuck on samsung recovery, not managing to copy any files or to restart it. Had to install oem rom again and redo it). Did try to make it work with nikgapps without success (NikGapps-am271-reloaded-arm64-10-20211002-signed.zip), it ended up crashing on that initial configuration.

I then went with opengapps, but now it seems to be rebooting automatically or something, it gets stuck on the lineage animation and I have to manually force a reboot as nothing but power button works.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] ker0zene:
Have you installed the version of TWRP listed on the first page? If you've already done that, try booting into TWRP, wipe everything (data, system, cache, etc.) and then flash the ROM, and then immediately flash opengapps (for 11.0), afterwards boot into the OS. Hope this works, I've flashed a few versions of this amazing ROM and haven't had any issues using this procedure.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] yanmirc:
Yes, that's what I did! Perhaps it's another app having conflicts, not sure. I'm gonna test it out a bit more and later make a clean install to see how it goes. It could also be the gapps version as I'm having some issues with chrome as well (I used open_gapps-arm64-11.0-pico-20210925.zip btw)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] alisonjalel:
I thank you very much for your effort and time, everything is great, but there are some notes, regarding the high processor temperature during charging and use and even without charging as well, and it reaches a rate ranging between 85 to 94 Celsius and this is very large, and I think that you need to modify the code and reduce the voltage in the cpu So that the temperature does not rise in such a large way, especially in games, and suffocation occurs, the neck of the bottle, so the voltage must be reduced so that the mobile can be used normally,
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
Which device do you refer to?

Can't confirm that on my T825 but I admit that I lowered the max CPU frequency one step with "kernel adiutor".

Which Gapps did you flash?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] alisonjalel:
Thanks for your quick reply..

My device…SM-T825

lineage-18.1-20210922-UNOFFICIAL-gts3llte

open_gapps-arm64-11.0-pico-20210925

And yes, I have tried a lot with kernel, adiutor and other applications a lot without finding any solution,

Actually, I understand and know how these pieces work in detail, that's my job,

But I am not IT, and I know perfectly well that the imbalance in the voltage is higher than it should be in the frequencies, and I did intensive tests and the same result was obtained.

Volt consumption should be reduced, not lowered frequencies.

I would like to lower the voltage, but I don't know how, actually?

And thank you again for such a great IT job.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] am2013:
@Awesometic: Did check logcat and I think that this is related to the issue for the secondary user when I try to install new apps:

10-09 20:57:14.556 17409 17449 I Finsky : [19268] nty.a(16): Installer::DLP: Downloading compressed for com.microsoft.office.officelens

10-09 20:57:14.561 17409 17449 I Finsky : [19268] kwe.e(1): enqueue()

10-09 20:57:14.565 17409 21872 I Finsky : [19534] exq.run(5): Wrote row to frosting DB: 1321

10-09 20:57:14.579 17409 17449 I Finsky : [19268] nwy.a(17): Installer:🇮🇹 Already sent resource request for com.microsoft.office.officelens, adid: com.microsoft.office.officelens,

10-09 20:57:14.581 17409 17409 W Finsky : [2] nxt.x(1): Installer:🇮🇹 Cleanup running installation of com.microsoft.office.officelens (com.microsoft.office.officelens)

10-09 20:57:14.587 579 611 E vold : Failed to find mounted volume for /storage/emulated/10/Android/data/com.android.vending/files/

10-09 20:57:14.588 17409 21872 I Finsky : [19534] exq.run(5): Wrote row to frosting DB: 1322

10-09 20:57:14.590 17409 17409 W ContextImpl: Failed to ensure /storage/emulated/10/Android/data/com.android.vending/files: android.os.ServiceSpecificException: (code -22)

10-09 20:57:14.591 17409 17409 E Finsky : [2] aeye.a(2): EFD: external files dir not available

10-09 20:57:14.592 17409 17409 I Finsky : [2] nwe.U(1): Installer: stopping tracking of task: com.microsoft.office.officelens

10-09 20:57:14.595 17409 17530 I Finsky : [19313] tnr.B(4): PackageInstaller: Abandoned the session for com.microsoft.office.officelens, sessionId: 1115209189

10-09 20:57:14.596 17409 17409 I Finsky : [2] nwe.U(1): Installer: stopping tracking of task: com.microsoft.office.officelens

10-09 20:57:14.598 17409 17409 I Finsky : [2] nwe.N(18): Installer: Notifying status update. package=com.microsoft.office.officelens, status=DOWNLOAD_ERROR

10-09 20:57:14.604 17409 21872 I Finsky : [19534] exq.run(5): Wrote row to frosting DB: 1323

10-09 20:57:14.615 17409 21872 I Finsky : [19534] exq.run(5): Wrote row to frosting DB: 1324

10-09 20:57:14.619 17409 17409 I Finsky : [2] sin.a(19): Showing notification: [ID=com.microsoft.office.officelens, Tag=null, Title=Nicht genügend Speicherplatz, Message=Gib Speicherplatz frei, indem du nicht benötigte Apps und Inhalte entfernst, channelId=setup, targetType=1, returnCode=-1, uiElementType=933]

10-09 20:57:14.625 17409 17409 I Finsky : [2] nwe.M(7): Installer: found apps to install. isMultiUserMode=true, apps=[]

It looks like it cannot mount a volume. Maybe thgis helps. I still get the messge that there is not enough space availble.

BTW, in the latest version I was able to install chrome for the secondary user. So this seems to be fixed somehow.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] LedgendaryEpics:
chrome is literal spyware dont download.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Hoerli:
Hello Forum,

wanted to leave my feedback here.

I have the T820 - so only WLAN - and the device currently runs well.

- No GApps installed, only F-Droid and Aurora-Store.

- All hardware buttons work

- Camera works, just no 2160p video possible > I have the same problem with my Galaxy Note 8 as well

- WLAN, Bluetooth and GPS work

- Battery lasts several days

- Brightness sensor, gyro sensors work fine

- All speakers work

- All LineageOS standard apps work without problems

- SD card (32GB) is recognized without problems, speed is only very slow for data transfers

- UI is a bit sluggish from time to time, after closing all apps it's ok again

Up to here already respect for the work :)

Hope there are also diligent updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
I'd add microsoft to that statement as well
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] didier_w:
Hello,

I tried to format sdcard as adoptable, on the SM-T820, but at best the card finish in corrupt state, and at worst the rom is broken and the tablet needs to be reinstalled. I've even got to reflash twrp, cause the tablet wouldn't enter in recovery mode anymore nor go on.

Also tried to format the card from twrp, no better success in having the OS recognize it or want to work with it.

Looking on gitlab about official LOS 18.1 shows that this problem occurs also on other hardware phones. I'll try to format the card as external and check if it's more stable doing so.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] didier_w:
I tested different cards, differents size, and eventually some cards are able to complete formating and be used, and some not. So I guess it's more a speed/quality problem than something else.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Awesometic:
Hello all.

Thank you all for all the feedback and review. :)

I was so busy for cleaning up my ordinary jobs first so I couldn't reply to your comments. Sorry.

But I read all of the comments and now I can collect the major issues that can be found so far and now I started to think that the kernel should be upgraded.

I'm not sure but the LineageOS guys can port the Samsung codes to the upstream Snapdragon kernels, so it should be not impossible for us.

As always, I'm not sure I can but currently I'm trying to port them to the LineageOS kernel. This can be abandoned so please don't expect too much. ;)

And, before that, I'm suffering from the "not waking up after fingerprint recognition" problem. It is so annoying... :cautious:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] mx82:
Hi,

has anybody tried this ROM with microG instead of GAPPS?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] MachineMasher:
Do Bluetooth Keyboards still not work? I'd really like to try this out, but my bluetooth keyboard is a must. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
can tell you in 18h if nobody else is faster.

Edit: it connects to my logitech keyboard but doesn't accept any input. Quoted as a bug in #1 anyhow.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] Siddhartha Valmont:
Thank you very much Awesomatic for putting together this ROM and helping keep our S3s relevant and safe :)

I ran into a weird problem reinstalling (or trying to) Catan Universe: the download of 247MB progress fine and when it is time to move to the install phase it resets to uninstall and sends a notification of a problem (no tech details). I know this app works on 11 as I was able to install it on my Galaxy S5 without problem (using opengapps pico on both).

Any idea of where the Playstore app stores its tech logs? Or if there is a way to trigger an install that would provide more information about the error (as there is plenty of space left and all the other apps reinstalled without problem)?

Thanks !
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] realIK1724:
Can I install it on my SM-T827V? I know it says 820/825, but what will hapen if I install it on 827V?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] eddie-77:
Hello everyone!

First of all, many thanks to Awesomatic for the wonderful firmware, my old tablet just came back to life! I installed the recovery recommended by the author and flashed only the Lineage 18.1 file itself. I didn't flash anything else. The tablet works fast as a bullet. I just don't understand where I should put the cache from downloaded applications now? The "obb" folder is now missing in the "Android" folder. Am I the only one with this problem?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
Afaik you don't have to worry as apps care for that by themselves.

My T825 doesn't have that folder either but every app works as it's supposed to.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
Acc to this site the hardware is the same.

I suspect that its bootloader is not unlockable as it's a Verizon device so did you check if it has that option in dev settings?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] eddie-77:
This is reasonable for an application that does not have a cache. And then what should I do with installing an application that has a cache? I don't have gapps installed. I downloaded the .apk and the cache attached to it. Where should I move its cache?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] bmwdroid:
I use apps from f-droid as well which do have a cache but these were one file apks and they manage their cache themselves.

Gotta admit I've never had an app which consists of an apk and an additional cache file which has to be installad/saved separatly.

Which apk do you mean btw.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] eddie-77:
Games. For example: Syberia, Machinarium and any other large-size games.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] F1Fanatic27:
Is this still regarding obb files? Presumably you can just create the necessary folders yourself if they don't exist already. First the 'obb' folder obviously, then inside that folder, another folder named after the package name of the app (normally com.something.something), then the obb file goes in there.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] eddie-77:
Thank you for your answer. I'm sorry, I probably don't understand some simple things. Before android 11, I could install a game with a cache. I downloaded the apk itself and separately downloaded the cache to this file in the zip archive. After unpacking the zip, I just put the cache folder on the path internal memory/android/obb. On android 11, Google has closed access to this obb folder. Now, following the path internal memory/android, I see only the folder "data" and "media". Access to the "data" folder can be obtained only in a third-party file manager and only for viewing the contents. There is no application cache. I still don't understand how to properly install a game that has a cache as a separate file. I'm sorry if I'm asking stupid questions.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] F1Fanatic27:
Ah I was not actually aware of the Android 11 changes until now.

I've looked into it though and I got a solution. Go to the root of the system, then the path /data/media/0/Android, then you should be able to see the obb folder and modify things inside as necessary.

You'll need a file manager with root permissions for this to work. I tried MiXplorer and Total Commander and they both seemed to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] eddie-77:
Thank you for your desire to help! My obb folder is visible only on the sd card. It is not in the internal memory. If I want to create it, the file manager writes that there is already such a folder. If I want to write something to the obb folder on the sd card, then I see a message that recording is prohibited. I've tried installing recommended gapps and I can't install large apps from the play market. I just get an error that the application is not installed. This applies to applications with a cache. Small apps are being installed. It feels like I'm doing something wrong. Can you try installing a Pubg game from the play market, for example? I'm wondering if you can do it. I don't have this game installed. I tried the installation using different file managers: solid, mixplorer, total commander, x-plore, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] F1Fanatic27:
Well, I did try to transfer a few random files and folders and they worked fine.

Just to be clear, you want to access the obb folder through the root path that I specified above (/data/media/0/Android), not the standard internal storage location. Then the obb folder will be visible.

So for example. in MiXplorer, open the sidebar on the left (will be visible by default if you're using the tablet in landscape), press 'Root', grant root permissions if it asks, then go the path above.

Or in Total Commander, on the homepage press 'File system root', then go to the path.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] eddie-77:
I devoted last night to experiments))). You're right, I was able to access some folders, including the obb folder. This did not solve my problem with installing games with a cache, but this is already a problem for android 11. Google has changed the destination folders for application files and so far I do not really understand which files should be put in which folders. I'm trying to at least install games from playmarket right now. Applications larger than 100mb are not installed. That is, even the play market itself cannot install applications from itself))).