really n00b questions, about bricking, sudden death, freezing, and all EMMC problems. - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

really sorry about this n00b thread, but maybe i will get a galaxy s3 this weekend, and someone(it seems that he sells samsung cellphones) suggested me a korean Galaxy S3 (a.k.a. e210 series) instead of galaxy s3 international. 'cause it seems that Galaxy s3 international has more issues than e210 series, nowadays called EMMC gate on the internet...
i don't think it is so serious that i should even choose a korean s3, 'cause i really like to flash custom roms and kernels to experience some awesome features. and e210 don't have as many roms & kernels & etc as international s3 has.
and "thanks to" my poor english , i am a little confused about some threads in our forum.
so if i get a kernel just like Perseus, and recovery just like PhilZ Touch, and use some custom roms (i prefer android hd series for a start, 'cause mike is so famous when i used htc... and his roms is fit for a start, 'cause they are similiar to stock, is it right?), will i avoid that "emmc gate"?(sudden death & freezing & etc) and is that "emmc gate" really so damn serious that it haven't been fixed by samsung (i think samsung had already given some solutions by update, am i right)??

If you can check before you buy than use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check
It'll check the chip and you know is it "SDS free" straight away.
Fix in latest kernel is not confirmed for sure. Some people reckon that their S3 died anyway.
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djembey said:
If you can check before you buy than use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check
It'll check the chip and you know is it "SDS free" straight away.
Fix in latest kernel is not confirmed for sure. Some people reckon that their S3 died anyway.
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thx, bro.
and that freezing problem is also related to VTU00M 0xf1 (only 16GB version has those issues?)?

-=JohnDoe=- said:
thx, bro.
and that freezing problem is also related to VTU00M 0xf1 (only 16GB version has those issues?)?
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That is how it seems.....best answer, get a 32Gb version, but Samsung are repairing emmc failures without too many questions, so it's not as bad as you may think

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Thinking about getting an S3...but got some concerns.

Hello,
a couple of days ago my Samsung galaxy s2(I9100G variant) was stolen from me.I made a police report and I will wait for 2 months,maybe I can get it back but if I couldn't,I will just get a new phone of course.Thinking about getting the s3 but there are 2 things that are making me a bit hesitated:
1-I'm not sure whether samsung will provide the new android version(key lime pie ?) that comes after jelly bean or not...And I'm not willing to use any AOSP ROMs till samsung stops their official updates because I like the new touchwiz features.
2-I'm not sure if the s3 will gain cyanogenmod(the base of most AOSP ROMs) support or not after samsung stop their updates for the s3...and codeworkx says that exynos is hard to develop on.
Keeping in mind that I'm from the type of users who keep their phone for a long time(I might keep it for up to 4 years)...Some might suggest getting a gnex but I don't like it because of the poor camera(compared to s2/s3) and lack of sd card slot.
I am sure nobody knows the answer to whether SIII will be updated to keylime pie(?), but I think it would as I have heard reports of SII in the list of devices to be updated to JB
If SII can get JB I am sure SIII will see KLP(?)
CM10 is already out for SIII even before samsung has released/leaked anything JB for it. COuld be the same for KLP
Just wait next nexus. 5 company will make phone for google.
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Well there goes my gnex suggestion....lol..(I'm a dev phone person). Tc and have fun
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Afaik Samsung has claimed the s2 not to be powerful enough for Jb.
Cyaaogenmod of course proved them wrong by releasing preview-builds of Cm10 for the S2 and it's predecessor S1.
I guess the same will happen with KLP.
At least I don't see anything that would need more power than the s2 got
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I wouldn't wait the 2 months. The chances are really high that you'll never see your phone again. Police reports do very little in finding stolen electronics. This is at least from my experience.
d4fseeker said:
Afaik Samsung has claimed the s2 not to be powerful enough for Jb.
Cyaaogenmod of course proved them wrong by releasing preview-builds of Cm10 for the S2 and it's predecessor S1.
I guess the same will happen with KLP.
At least I don't see anything that would need more power than the s2 got
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Sigh.. that is upsetting considering the nexus s is getting an official jellybean..
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d4fseeker said:
Afaik Samsung has claimed the s2 not to be powerful enough for Jb.
Cyaaogenmod of course proved them wrong by releasing preview-builds of Cm10 for the S2 and it's predecessor S1.
I guess the same will happen with KLP.
At least I don't see anything that would need more power than the s2 got
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Source? That sounds rather unlikely being as that JB doesn't have any more hardware requirements comparing to ICS.
im very certain s3 will get JB.
and CM9 / CM10 aokp all are already developed for S3.
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Madarox said:
Hello,
a couple of days ago my Samsung galaxy s2(I9100G variant) was stolen from me.I made a police report and I will wait for 2 months,maybe I can get it back but if I couldn't,I will just get a new phone of course.Thinking about getting the s3 but there are 2 things that are making me a bit hesitated:
1-I'm not sure whether samsung will provide the new android version(key lime pie ?) that comes after jelly bean or not...And I'm not willing to use any AOSP ROMs till samsung stops their official updates because I like the new touchwiz features.
2-I'm not sure if the s3 will gain cyanogenmod(the base of most AOSP ROMs) support or not after samsung stop their updates for the s3...and codeworkx says that exynos is hard to develop on.
Keeping in mind that I'm from the type of users who keep their phone for a long time(I might keep it for up to 4 years)...Some might suggest getting a gnex but I don't like it because of the poor camera(compared to s2/s3) and lack of sd card slot.
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If you're going to stick with stock for a while, then be aware that you'll only have 11Gb of space to store apps, regardless of what size SD card you purchase in insert into it: http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/113/Is_Google_blocking_apps_writing_to_SD_cards_/
if you want a new android handset right now, there really is nothing more future proof than the GS3, if you can wait until fall then you can look at what the rumored nexus devices are packing.
the GS3 will most likely get the 5.0 update in the fall, but as to when it might actually get it, you're probably looking at Q2 of 2013 at the earliest.
ok so it seems that there's a very high chance that the s3 will get key lime pie because samsung is already testing JB for S2 users(2nd major update for the s2).Codeworkx was able to release cm10 before samsung releases official JB for S3,tho it's not so stable but it's not even in nightly releases yet.I hope things go the same with android versions after KLP.
shaggydabbydo said:
If you're going to stick with stock for a while, then be aware that you'll only have 11Gb of space to store apps, regardless of what size SD card you purchase in insert into it: http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/113/Is_Google_blocking_apps_writing_to_SD_cards_/
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Hmm that's pretty weird but well I can store media on sd card and apps on internal,easy as that
ascariz said:
Just wait next nexus. 5 company will make phone for google.
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Hmm I thought about that but it depends on the release date,I can't spend too much time with a nokia N81 Lol.
Lurntospel said:
I wouldn't wait the 2 months. The chances are really high that you'll never see your phone again. Police reports do very little in finding stolen electronics. This is at least from my experience.
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Well it does work sometimes and I've read about a person in my country who got his stolen phone back after 2 months,better wait than spend money on another phone for nothing

[Q] Korean Galaxy S3 SHV-E210S ???

HI,
I'm thinking on buying a Korean Samsung Galaxy S3 since it is cheap and it has a 2 gb of ram memory ( a friend of mine is selling).
However, I wanted to ask first if I would be able to install the custom roms that are available for the generic model like i9300 or i9305.
Does it mean that I will only have to wait for some developer to make something special for this model since i dont like the current ones that are listed in a Official Korean SIII thread.
Also are there any hardware changes that i will run into problems?
Thank you for your replies/
You need to have ROMs specifically made for the SHV-E210 (K/L/S).
Take a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III#Model_variants
You'll notice that the SHV-E210 has the same 4-core CPU as the I9300, but different memory config (2Gb) and different radio (it has 4G LTE).
These are proper ROMs for your device:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SHV-E210S
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SHV-E210K
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SHV-E210L
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You might want to take a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749214
Yes unfortunately i saw that thread before posting it and that's what it made me open this question to the xda members.
It seems that there are only a few which are lagging at some point and it seems that it has a different 4G antenna which might bring me problems.
The price for this device is around 480 euros so still don't know what to do?
Recommendations ???
shockyou22 said:
Yes unfortunately i saw that thread before posting it and that's what it made me open this question to the xda members.
It seems that there are only a few which are lagging at some point and it seems that it has a different 4G antenna which might bring me problems.
The price for this device is around 480 euros so still don't know what to do?
Recommendations ???
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If you can affort the 480 euros, and it is a genuine device, get it.
Keep in mind that "lagging" is quite a subjective term: what appears to be snappy to someone might feel laggy to another person.
The Korean devices are up to par with the I9305 devices and one of the best S III hardwares out there. It is more powerful than the regular, international I9300 we usually have.
Besides, after you root and remove some of the crapware that is installed by default on most roms, you get a much better performance out of the stock ROM.
Im sorry of "lagging" might have sound a bit harsh. I'm an Android fan and i totally agree with you that it is one of the most powerful mobile phones out there. I was also referring previous to the available custom roms that are there.
Originally Posted by btemtd
Heyyyy i remember you Your going to get the I9305 ay Good work!! its better then the Korean, because its a little thinner and lighter and does not have useless DMB antenna. And all accessories from I9300 fit perfectly on the I9305 I still have all my covers and cases from my I9300
But I LOVE the Titanium Grey colour and i have an almunium chrome case very sexy together
Looks like this device is becoming popular quick,, good stuff we need more devs buying this device
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This is also one of the comments that i found on "
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941490&highlight=korean&page=2
" which made me think about the accessories two. Why would this version have different accessories?
Personally what would you do in this case ???
I live in Europe by the way
If you're looking to just use the phone in its original state or just rooted, I'm indifferent. If I'm looking to flash custom roms on it, I'd go with I9300 or I9305.
Korean version has a DMB (TV) antenna on it I think. So the case would make a little hole somewhere so you can take the antenna out. Apprently it's a little thicker than I9300 but the case for I9300 should fit as well.
There's also an issue with whether the Korean models work on your network of choice. Better check first.
Is the??
Is the features of korean version & international version the same? Like the factory code tests, screenshot trick ETC? Thanks guys. More power
zappyj said:
Is the features of korean version & international version the same? Like the factory code tests, screenshot trick ETC? Thanks guys. More power
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General S3 features advertised are the same.
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How to install pre rooted rom
I have shv-e210s running on 4.1.2 jellybean from 4.0.1 i updated by just following instructions, still... Not rooted
i was wondering, how to install this pre rooted rom i downloaded e210sksjmb7
any idea? Is it the same just like updating its firmware?
iceaged1 said:
I have shv-e210s running on 4.1.2 jellybean from 4.0.1 i updated by just following instructions, still... Not rooted
i was wondering, how to install this pre rooted rom i downloaded e210sksjmb7
any idea? Is it the same just like updating its firmware?
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Flash using odin. You'll be rooted.
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I just got the SHV-E210 used.... the phone is in great shape, but I'm curious - it only has 4.0.4 on it. Will this phone get an OS upgrade?
I'm either in Israel or the UK (if that matters).
Also, there seems to be a TON of software that I really don't want on it - how can I get rid of this stuff? I'd basically like to turn it into as close to a Nexus as possible.
Sorry for all the noob questions... thanks for your help.
joeblow9104 said:
I just got the SHV-E210 used.... the phone is in great shape, but I'm curious - it only has 4.0.4 on it. Will this phone get an OS upgrade?
I'm either in Israel or the UK (if that matters).
Also, there seems to be a TON of software that I really don't want on it - how can I get rid of this stuff? I'd basically like to turn it into as close to a Nexus as possible.
Sorry for all the noob questions... thanks for your help.
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Yes you can update it to 4.3, I am using SHV-E210S in India and updated it to 4.3.. Also rooted using cf-auto root and removed all unwanted apps.
Download the latest from Sammobile for your model, and flash it using Odin.. Root using cf-auto root and use Titanium Backup to freeze all unwanted apps. Beware,Only freeze the apps which do not affect the normal function of phone.
Srivatsan Deenadayalan said:
Yes you can update it to 4.3, I am using SHV-E210S in India and updated it to 4.3.. Also rooted using cf-auto root and removed all unwanted apps.
Download the latest from Sammobile for your model, and flash it using Odin.. Root using cf-auto root and use Titanium Backup to freeze all unwanted apps. Beware,Only freeze the apps which do not affect the normal function of phone.
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Do you know where I can find protective cases for the SHV E210? Will the i9300 cases fit?
rojov123 said:
Do you know where I can find protective cases for the SHV E210? Will the i9300 cases fit?
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Only soft cases for S3 will fit for SHV E 210 L. U can try it before purchase.
Other hard cases will not, because Korean models are thicker by ~ 0.5 mm, hence the cases not fit.

[Q] Just traded for a SGH-i777 but now confused

I just traded my iPhone 4 for this phone which state in "About Phone" that it's an SGH-i777 running 2.3.6. OK, fine.
Before I traded, I did some checking to see the difference between the SII & the SII Skyrocket. I was under the impression that the SII was the superior phone after seeing the various nicknames for the Skyrocket. I then found out that since I needed the AT&T version, i'd probably have to get the Skyrocket. OK, fine.
Now here's where i'm confused. I went to this site & it showed the differences between the SII & SII Skyrocket. My phone has the camera shape of the SII, but has the writing on the back cover (Galaxy SII) of the Skyrocket. The front of the phone has the touch screen buttons.
What gives?
You were looking at the International version of the SII. What you're holding in your hand is the US (At&t) version. Still superior to the Skyrockets.
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So I do have an SII & not a Skyrocket?
JGKC9AYC said:
So I do have an SII & not a Skyrocket?
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Technically you don't have either of those. They are all SII's by name..but the i777 that you have is the one closest to the original international version of the SII (not the skyrocket). And to confirm, you do have an AT&T model phone.
Your phone - i777
original international S2 - I9100
S2 Skyrocket - i727
OK...thank you.
I went to the accessories thread in this forum & found the case sale @ AT&T.
The problem now is this particular case.
The front of it is showing the one large button instead of the touch screen buttons. I guess it won't work for mine?
JGKC9AYC said:
OK...thank you.
I went to the accessories thread in this forum & found the case sale @ AT&T.
The problem now is this particular case.
The front of it is showing the one large button instead of the touch screen buttons. I guess it won't work for mine?
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The case doesn't cover the front of the phone, only the outside. So it will fit fine.
Thanks for the help, y'all.
Now I just gotta figure out if I made a good trade.
I do know, after reading a thread on rooting, that this phone hasn't been rooted according to the counter. So I guess my next step is rooting this puppy!
Must one go in graduated steps when rooting? I mean, do I have to go to ICS before JB?
Thanks again.
JGKC9AYC said:
I was under the impression that the SII was the superior phone after seeing the various nicknames for the Skyrocket.
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Wrong assumption, you should spend less time looking at fanboy posts. Some kind of inferiority complex in this forum, I guess - didn't see anything similar in SkyRocket forums. Using them both side-by-side you couldn't tell a difference, but once you fire the GPS - you would definitely wish you had SkyRocket. I have both, tinker with both, they're both great phones.
In any case, your confusion is somewhat understandable, given ~11 variants of Galaxy S2. But yes, you have i777 - so enjoy the ROM abundance of the international version with several extra clicks
JGKC9AYC said:
Thanks for the help, y'all.
Now I just gotta figure out if I made a good trade.
I do know, after reading a thread on rooting, that this phone hasn't been rooted according to the counter. So I guess my next step is rooting this puppy!
Must one go in graduated steps when rooting? I mean, do I have to go to ICS before JB?
Thanks again.
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Your first step should be learning the difference in root and rom. They are not synonymous. You don't 'root' to another os or rom. Rooting gives you Admin rights. Nothing more, nothing less. It is not necessary for installing a rom or new firmware
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
JGKC9AYC said:
I do know, after reading a thread on rooting, that this phone hasn't been rooted according to the counter. So I guess my next step is rooting this puppy!
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I'd suggest actually using it "as is" for some time, getting yourself familiar with the system before you rush and change things. It'll also give you a better perspective on what you like and what you don't like and want changed, before you start exploring custom ROMs. It's not something that can be decided in a couple minutes of use.
Pirateghost said:
Your first step should be learning the difference in root and rom. They are not synonymous. You don't 'root' to another os or rom. Rooting gives you Admin rights. Nothing more, nothing less. It is not necessary for installing a rom or new firmware
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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In addition to what Pirate said, I would suggest spending at least 15 hours googling the terms, watching how-to videos, reading the stickies, and perusing the forum before you post any questions about how to root or flash (you flash a ROM, not root a rom) or why your phone is broken after you mistakenly flashed an i9100 ROM (there are special rules for flashing roms intended for the int'l version. Personally, id just avoid flashing them at all).
And to save you any possible embarrassment, NEVER use the word jailbreaking on these forums unless to tell someone else not to use the word, as I have just done. it's a common problem with ex-iPhone users.
Best of luck!
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I went ahead & rooted using Odin3 One-Click Downloader.
I assumed everything went smooth since it stated the root passed.
After reboot, however, i'm unable to connect to a wi-fi network. I go into wi-fi settings & turn on the wi-fi. It searches for network for a few seconds, then the check box beside "Wi-Fi" grays out & it leads back to clicking to turn on.
Ideas?
Thanks.
JGKC9AYC said:
I went ahead & rooted using Odin3 One-Click Downloader.
I assumed everything went smooth since it stated the root passed.
After reboot, however, i'm unable to connect to a wi-fi network. I go into wi-fi settings & turn on the wi-fi. It searches for network for a few seconds, then the check box beside "Wi-Fi" grays out & it leads back to clicking to turn on.
Ideas?
Thanks.
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Broken WiFi? Sounds like someone went to zedomaxs website. If you did, shame on you for using his stuff and expecting help here.
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brandonarev said:
Broken WiFi? Sounds like someone went to zedomaxs website. If you did, shame on you for using his stuff and expecting help here.
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No, "someone" hasn't been to any other sites than this one.
I was reading this thread & since I have "UCKK6", I followed the instructions in 2c. In those instructions there was this link to download the One-Click version of Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Rooted System Package plus stock modem from the development forum.
Seeing's how I got all the information from this website, I was assuming I could count on help here.
If i'm mistaken or downloaded something from this website that I wasn't supposed to, then I apologize.
Flash a new (GB if you were on 2.3.6) kernel. Before you do, READ.
Your next step is outlined in creepy's thread. Keep reading
Clay
Team Pirate
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JGKC9AYC said:
No, "someone" hasn't been to any other sites than this one.
I was reading this thread & since I have "UCKK6", I followed the instructions in 2c. In those instructions there was this link to download the One-Click version of Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Rooted System Package plus stock modem from the development forum.
Seeing's how I got all the information from this website, I was assuming I could count on help here.
If i'm mistaken or downloaded something from this website that I wasn't supposed to, then I apologize.
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Good ideas sticking with xda. As Clay said simply flash another kernel. Or just flash a ROM and that will fix the problem
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OK...I did a wipe of the data/factory reset, cache & Dalvik Cache, rebooted & all is well.
I still have the CWM 5.0.2.8 & my baseband is still UCKH7. Kernel version is 2.6.35.7.
Guess i'd better leave well-enough alone now?
Thanks for the help
Unless you want ICS (meh) or JB goodness!
Clay
Team Pirate
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Well, I was wanting JB, but didn't know if I could jump straight to that from GB.
Yes you can, just download any jb rom now and flash it from your cwm , that's it, please follow instructions word by word from the rom flashing thread, you can try AOKP, AOCP, slimbeans rom for starter. Wipe everything- >cache, data, dalvik cache and format system from mount and storage in cwm

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S2 m250s Camera and Other Hardware

Hi All,
I have been searching the forum for two day but didnt found answer..
(May be its stupid to ask ) But I want to know is there any difference b/w the camera quality of Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 and Galaxy S2 m250s Korean version?
Or any other hardware performance difference b/w both the versions (like processor speed, battery timing e.t.c)
As I know, no.That's why a ms250 can be converted into a I9100.Even ROMs are compatible.And no.They have the same camera
GamingDj said:
As I know, no.That's why a ms250 can be converted into a I9100.Even ROMs are compatible.And no.They have the same camera
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Just need to clarify something here... From what you've said it makes things sound like you can just flash any old i9100 ROM on an M250s. That's not the case, first it must be converted to an i9100 before its compatible. Search up on xda how to do that, there's a few good guides around.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Hopper8 said:
Just need to clarify something here... From what you've said it makes things sound like you can just flash any old i9100 ROM on an M250s. That's not the case, first it must be converted to an i9100 before its compatible. Search up on xda how to do that, there's a few good guides around.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
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Yes Hopper8,that's why I said it can be converted,and ROMs become compatible.
@ GamingDJ
Thanks for the clarification.. So, it means both have same hardware but different firmwares.
@hooper
I have searched the forum and found many threads about converting m250s to i9100, just wondering weather both these models also have same camera, gpu, processing speed etc..

S2 Receiving Official Android 4.4 Kitkat?

So multiple sources are saying again and again that our beloved s2 is receiving the kitkat update?
is this true? if so, what can you say about this?
Nickjg11 said:
So multiple sources are saying again and again that our beloved s2 is receiving the kitkat update?
is this true? if so, what can you say about this?
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Yes, from CM. so what?
...
Samsung will never tell us that development for our loved SII is dead, but what do you expect ?
We got Android 4.0.x and 4.1.2, thats already fantastic for a 2 year old phone, soon 3 years...
Stick with 4.1.2, buy a new phone (i suggest nexus ) or flash a costum rom.
No it wont, never ever
4qu4rius said:
Yes, from CM. so what?
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what i meant was OFFICIAL update. s2 and s2 plus are included in samsung's list of devices to receive the update.. Updated just hours ago.
Nickjg11 said:
what i meant was OFFICIAL update. s2 and s2 plus are included in samsung's list of devices to receive the update.. Updated just hours ago.
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I think I saw the exact opposite, but I may be mistaken. (aside from the fact that it's highly improbable).
Pixelvernichter said:
Samsung will never tell us that development for our loved SII is dead, but what do you expect ?
We got Android 4.0.x and 4.1.2, thats already fantastic for a 2 year old phone, soon 3 years...
Stick with 4.1.2, buy a new phone (i suggest nexus ) or flash a costum rom.
No it wont, never ever
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Hmm. yeah i know we will get them through custom roms.. but im still crossing my fingers for an offiicial update.
4qu4rius said:
I think I saw the exact opposite, but I may be mistaken. (aside from the fact that it's highly improbable).
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http://www.usprocyclingnews.com/tec...e-is-your-phone-on-the-upgrade-list-1095.html
and another site it said the same thing.
We can only hope and see. It would be amazing to see if samsung really does it, cause its been 2 years and the phone is still getting updates!
I'd love to see the S2 get the update......but I doubt it will happen.........
As another poster said.......the model is nearly 3 years old now....it's also 2 generations out of date (S3 &S4)......I'm sure the phone is capable of running the update, but I'm also sure that Samsung isn't going to continually update an older phone and deprive themselves of income generated by purchases of newer phones. The S2 has been updated more times than any other phone (cmiiw).....but now (I read somewhere) that they've ceased production of the phone, it wouldn't surprise me if they ceased support for it too........
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So I presume that means you'd like all the Knox crap/locked down bootloader then ?
No.....if that happens my next phone aint gonna be a Samsung......and from what I've read about knox, it shouldn't affect the S2 anyway as the S2 doesn't have the knox efuse built in to it.......
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The thing I don't understand is why people keep believing those rumours. First 'they' said 4.2.2 would be the final update, then 'they' told us Samsung would skip that version and would jump to 4.3, and now both of these things didn't came out, and suddenly 4.4 would come to our device?
Like said before, the step from GB to JB was already quite big, so don't expect anything more from Samsung.
I don't understand why people get hard whenever a new firmware drops. Let's face it, Samsung's firmwares are complete/utter crap. What people should be getting barred up about is when sources drop. Sources allow developers to make better roms. Samsung releasing new firmware minus sources = so what ?
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http://www.usprocyclingnews.com/tec...e-is-your-phone-on-the-upgrade-list-1095.html
and another site it said the same thing.
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Linked to 'usprocyclingnews'?? Righhhttt. I'm sure they would definitely know what phones will get an update.
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"Us pro cycling news" knows everything.... they have 4.3 leak for s2 they had the exynos source code ,they have 4.4 before google had it and they can make pigs fly
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Lol....yeah.....and create world peace....and end starvation.....and cure the common cold....pmsl
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Who's kitkat?
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I like the size and shape of the s2,and the camera.Considering I only use GB, then it makes no difference to me what OS is coming out next.
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theunderling said:
I like the size and shape of the s2,and the camera.Considering I only use GB, then it makes no difference to me what OS is coming out next.
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Why still GB? There are official Samsung Updates for your S2. The latest one being 4.1.2. So go for it bro!
actually I don't mind if Samsung released 4.4 for this phone, even if they didn't we will always have custom roms .In my opinion, Samsung is a great company it has supported this phone for a long period of time.I think that this phone is better than some phones being released this year and I wouldn't like to get another phone( I dont think its time to upgrade )

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