Hi
I'm aiming to remove all the branding from my SGS3.
If I follow the guide below, will it remove all the branding and still let me update OTA in future? Also I am already on 4.1.2 so will this cause a problem?
Its a UK Orange branded phone 4.1.2 I9300BVELK1
android.gs/update-galaxy-s3-official-jelly-bean-4-1-2-xxemb5/
Thanks
Chris
ChrisRus13 said:
Hi
I'm aiming to remove all the branding from my SGS3.
If I follow the guide below, will it remove all the branding and still let me update OTA in future? Also I am already on 4.1.2 so will this cause a problem?
Its a UK Orange branded phone 4.1.2 I9300BVELK1
android.gs/update-galaxy-s3-official-jelly-bean-4-1-2-xxemb5/
Thanks
Chris
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just flash an unbranded stock firmware. For a guide go to the general section's stickies.
chrismast said:
just flash an unbranded stock firmware. For a guide go to the general section's stickies.
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Thanks,
Will flashing 4.1.2 over 4.1.2 cause me any problems?
Chris
ChrisRus13 said:
Thanks,
Will flashing 4.1.2 over 4.1.2 cause me any problems?
Chris
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No it should not .
jje
but if it's a different version (the letters), do a factory reset
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Hi Yall!
recentely i upgraded my Sammy to 2.3.4 but since then it says all the time (no update avialiable) try'd with Kies but it say's that i have the latest firmware.
does anyone who bought his SGS2 from Germany and uses stock rom can tell
me if it has more "advanced" firmware ? (2.3.5+)
thanks
am Agree with you
I have the same Problem and don want what to do how to fix it
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
Hi Thanks but why i need to flash it?
GUARDIANBD said:
Hi Thanks but why i need to flash it?
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List will show latest firmware .
Kies will only update if the phone provider has updated for your phone not because other users have later version or their is a later stock rom or you have not followed the upgrade path .
jje
What if the device is not belong to carrier? Its unbranded phone..
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Hi Folks,
I did a little search before posting this thread and could quite find what I was looking for. I apologise now if I've overlooked threads regarding this.
I swapped my uk international Black S II for my other halfs White O2 branded S II.
I proceeded to debranded it by flashing PDA: XWKI4 | PHONE: XXKI1 CSC: XEUKH2 from Intratech via odin then did a factory reset and wipe cache in recovery mode. It was previously running PDA: XWKJ1| Phone: XXKI4 CSC:O2UKJ1
Ok, My Problem...
I Was paranoid about the 3G/HSDPA connection not being as fast as it was on my black uk international version. Ya know what its like when ya convince yourself theres something wrong with your phone. I'm not sure if I needed to also flash a kernal?
I then sent a text to O2 to send through settings for internet.Received the configuration settings, installed and then restarted the phone. After coming back on it had a massive drop in battery life. (See attached image). Could this also be due to the kernal?
What have I done wrong? Would I just be better running the O2 firmware?
Also, the White SII was made in China, and the black one Korea. I kept the battery from the black one and put it in the white one. (Battery also made in Korea) and vise versa.
All the apps i have installed are exactly the same as I had on the black one, and never had any battery draining problems.
Any advice would be greatly welcomed.
Thanks.
Warren
The answer is on the Stock ROM thread:
Used XXKI3 modem in this package as I compared it to XXKI4 and whilst performance was similar on O2 network XXKI3 was more efficient when it came to battery life.
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That might be the cause of your phone's hunger for battery.
If I flash that Kernal won't I lose the ability to update unbranded firmware through kies? Could post the link to that thread please?
Did I debrand the phone incorrectly?
Thanks.
Warren.D said:
If I flash that Kernal won't I lose the ability to update unbranded firmware through kies? Could post the link to that thread please?
Ask the mods to supply you with the XDA search engine it works well .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
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JJEgan said:
Warren.D said:
Ask the mods to supply you with the XDA search engine it works well .
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
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I apologised in my first post. I had already read through some of that thread as I flashed my black SII all the time. Think I may just flash O2 firmware back. This thread helped alot.
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So, ok, I'm a newbie and I am sorry for not finding the answer to this question, but I have tried! I've flashed Samsung's leak of Jelly Bean on my N7000. As the official JB is on its way, I want to go back to stock ICS. I am from Serbia. The question is: can I flash official ICS from other country and get the JB update when that country does or I have to flash Serbia's stock ICS? Thanks!
Partially
If country Created the official rom so you can do this otherwise no chance
A bit confused now...
ankur850 said:
If country Created the official rom so you can do this otherwise no chance
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So, those official firmwares from xda forum for each country won't do the work?
uxxa91 said:
So, ok, I'm a newbie and I am sorry for not finding the answer to this question, but I have tried! I've flashed Samsung's leak of Jelly Bean on my N7000. As the official JB is on its way, I want to go back to stock ICS. I am from Serbia. The question is: can I flash official ICS from other country and get the JB update when that country does or I have to flash Serbia's stock ICS? Thanks!
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Flashing the stock firmware via Odin (Assuming Odin is the flashtool for your device) irrespective of country is perfectly okay. About updating to JB, even if you don't find the update via Kies or similar software, you can flash the firmware in which the sammobile.com will probably publish. So to put it simple, even if you didn't get notified about update, there is another way.
Thanks!
coolsandie said:
Flashing the stock firmware via Odin (Assuming Odin is the flashtool for your device) irrespective of country is perfectly okay. About updating to JB, even if you don't find the update via Kies or similar software, you can flash the firmware in which the sammobile.com will probably publish. So to put it simple, even if you didn't get notified about update, there is another way.
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Everything perfectly clear! Thank you very much, you've been very helpful!
uxxa91 said:
Everything perfectly clear! Thank you very much, you've been very helpful!
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You are welcome. I'm glad that all your doubts have been cleared.
I just did an eMMC check for my 2 weeks old S3 and found out that my chip type is VTU00M and FWRev is 0xF7 .
I know the affected version is VTU00M 0xF1 , but is my chip affected too? what are my options?
I'v never rooted before, just came into Android so I'm waiting till JB 4.1.2 is released to my region officially.
Thanks!
Hi,
I'd say your chip is affected and i'd reccomend rooting + flashing a custom ROM to be safe.
It's quite easy to root at the moment and i'd reccomend using this method (galaxy s3 toolkit):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Just make sure you read and you'll be fine, it basically tells you what you need to do and what order to do it in.
The application does all the hard stuff for you.
you don't have to root or flash a custom ROM.
you can flash the latest stock firmware from sammobile.com
Glebun said:
you don't have to root or flash a custom ROM.
you can flash the latest stock firmware from sammobile.com
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I decided to flash the latest stock firmware, but my country is not there when I checked for new firmware, My country is Qatar BTW, so what should I do now? Saudi Arabia is stated and have the newest version (XXELLB), what will happen if I downloaded it and flash it to my phone? and how should I flash a manually download firmware to my phone? I checked on Kies but 4.1.4 is still not available for me.
Another quick question, I'm currently in Sri Lanka but I brought my phone from Qatar, but still I would get updates from Qatar even-though my region is changed right?
Thanks!
Rikmk90 said:
Hi,
I'd say your chip is affected and i'd reccomend rooting + flashing a custom ROM to be safe.
It's quite easy to root at the moment and i'd reccomend using this method (galaxy s3 toolkit):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
Just make sure you read and you'll be fine, it basically tells you what you need to do and what order to do it in.
The application does all the hard stuff for you.
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I'm sorry if I;m being rude, but how is my phone affected? would you please explain?
is the FWrev 0xF7 is affected too?
rockler said:
I decided to flash the latest stock firmware, but my country is not there when I checked for new firmware, My country is Qatar BTW, so what should I do now? Saudi Arabia is stated and have the newest version (XXELLB), what will happen if I downloaded it and flash it to my phone? and how should I flash a manually download firmware to my phone? I checked on Kies but 4.1.4 is still not available for me.
Another quick question, I'm currently in Sri Lanka but I brought my phone from Qatar, but still I would get updates from Qatar even-though my region is changed right?
Thanks!
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the region doesn't really matter.
The latest one is ZSEMA1
Glebun said:
the region doesn't really matter.
The latest one is ZSEMA1
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cannot find ZSEMA1......is it for International versions of the S3? would you post a link for this latest firmware please?
rockler said:
I'm sorry if I;m being rude, but how is my phone affected? would you please explain?
is the FWrev 0xF7 is affected too?
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There is really no confirmation directly from samsung which EMMC are safe or not. It is said that only 0XF1 are affected by sds. To be honest I am also confused on all this safe or not safe thing. To be safe, let's assume that all EMMC are unsafe and just updated to latest firmware.
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Hi
I have a UK S3 that has been rooted and is currently running liquidsmooth.
How do I restart this phone so I can return it for repair ?
Thanks
start by reading here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27407556#post27407556
albert_htc said:
Hi
I have a UK S3 that has been rooted and is currently running liquidsmooth.
How do I restart this phone so I can return it for repair ?
Thanks
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as you are running liquid smooth, you should probably have a kernel that supports triangle away. open the app and reset the flash counter to 0. then just flash a stock firmware of "your region."
sriram231092 said:
as you are running liquid smooth, you should probably have a kernel that supports triangle away. open the app and reset the flash counter to 0. then just flash a stock firmware of "your region."
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Thanks for the advise..
Which firmware do I need the S3 was bought Sim Free in the UK
On the sammobile site I can see the mobile carrier firmware, but as this is sim free which one is it ?
Thanks
albert_htc said:
Thanks for the advise..
Which firmware do I need the S3 was bought Sim Free in the UK
On the sammobile site I can see the mobile carrier firmware, but as this is sim free which one is it ?
Thanks
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latest firmware for UK is I9300XXEMG4. you can download it from many sites just google it
On samfirmware the uk unbranded firmware is listed as BTU.
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Just reading another thread and they are recommending I9300XXEMB5 over I9300XXEMG4_I9300OXAEMG4
Any advice before I do this ?
Thanks
albert_htc said:
Thanks
Just reading another thread and they are recommending I9300XXEMB5 over I9300XXEMG4_I9300OXAEMG4
Any advice before I do this ?
Thanks
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no problem with MG4! it has good stable performance. you may flash MB5 though no problem that's your wish. but be sure you back up your efs before flashing any firmware released after MG4 including itself!
sriram231092 said:
no problem with MG4! it has good stable performance. you may flash MB5 though no problem that's your wish. but be sure you back up your efs before flashing any firmware released after MG4 including itself!
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Thanks.. how do I do that ?
and what is it ?
albert_htc said:
Thanks.. how do I do that ?
and what is it ?
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you may back it up using an app "HC kTool." you may also back it up from recovery mode(only philz recovery can do that).