Upgrade to Android 4.3 - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Should I upgrade to Android 4.3? I just received the update today. I am hesitating as I do not want to make a wrong mistake.
Is it wise to update if I want to install custom ROMs on it? It's now running Android 4.1.2 on I9305xxbmd5 rom.
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entertainer99 said:
Should I upgrade to Android 4.3? I just received the update today. I am hesitating as I do not want to make a wrong mistake.
Is it wise to update if I want to install custom ROMs on it? It's now running Android 4.1.2 on I9305xxbmd5 rom.
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Up to you, it should not make any difference but if you're going to install custom rom then why bother updating?

entertainer99 said:
Should I upgrade to Android 4.3? I just received the update today. I am hesitating as I do not want to make a wrong mistake.
Is it wise to update if I want to install custom ROMs on it? It's now running Android 4.1.2 on I9305xxbmd5 rom.
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Why will you update if you want to use a custom rom later.. anyways, everything upto you..

entertainer99 said:
Should I upgrade to Android 4.3? I just received the update today. I am hesitating as I do not want to make a wrong mistake.
Is it wise to update if I want to install custom ROMs on it? It's now running Android 4.1.2 on I9305xxbmd5 rom.
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If you do not need the 4.3 feature, you'd better do not upgrade it.

entertainer99 said:
Should I upgrade to Android 4.3? I just received the update today. I am hesitating as I do not want to make a wrong mistake.
Is it wise to update if I want to install custom ROMs on it? It's now running Android 4.1.2 on I9305xxbmd5 rom.
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You are in the wrong forum if you have I9305 .

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[Q] s3 need some advice

i have new s3 and note 2 under warranty
can i update both with official 4.2.2 rom
There is no official 4.2.2 Samsung Rom, there is an unofficial 4.2.1 or there are cm/aosp Roms based on 4.2.2
slaphead20 said:
There is no official 4.2.2 Samsung Rom, there is an unofficial 4.2.1 or there are cm/aosp Roms based on 4.2.2
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i have to update my s3 os officially bt when im trying to download it via kies it takes too much time to download is there any other way to update it officially without kise or ota
Why are you asking in this section?
the answer is yea
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Glebun said:
Why are you asking in this section?
the answer is yea
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can u plzz tell me how can i update without kies
Use Odin for both phones. Download stock ROMs and flash.
download S3 stock rom from here
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djembey said:
Use Odin for both phones. Download stock ROMs and flash.
S3 stock from here
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can u plzz send me the link of 4.1.2 rom for s3
R: [Q] s3 need some advice
It's not like u can use the same rom though...so still it's better to update via kies or ota....how many megabytes can it be?
Anyway u could use a download booster program such as internet download manager to download the file first then flash
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anything u can ask said:
can u plzz send me the link of 4.1.2 rom for s3
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seriously???? The blue font is a link..... click on it again or here's more to choose
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it's orange
Not anymore I've changed to sammy, realized he's from India
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Been a while didnt update whats best now???

Hi guys
Its been a while i didnt update my sgs2, here is what i have now:
4.0.4
Baseband I9100XXLQ6
Kernel
3.0.40-siyah-s2-v4.1beta4+
Buils number
IMM76.DXWLPT
Recently it has been a bit buggy and with a few hanga but after a glorious one year i gotta say.
I am presented update via wifi i can download.... But am i going to lose everything or is it gonna keep files? I have rooted already etc.
But if i update is a major update now yeah? I mean is one year i dont update it...
Thanks
Gabrio
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Hi, if you are doing OTA it will be 4.2.2 or 4.2.3 at best, you will loose root, but not files or data.
Some apps may stop working or work differently, nothing to worry about.
Thanks and hows that? Major improvements? Something always weird with this one was the greenish tint when shooting with the flash... Is that fixed?
And there is a new chainfire's root out there i guess....
Thanks
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karolizz said:
Hi, if you are doing OTA it will be 4.2.2 or 4.2.3 at best.
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Just want to say this isn't correct. Don't know if it's mistyped or something else, but it should be 4.1.2 'at best'.
Last official (thus OTA available) update for S2 will be 4.1.2. Sad as it is, for today's standards it is still acceptable.
what do you guys think about the 4.3 like sentinel rom?
Squaredot said:
Last official (thus OTA available) update for S2 will be 4.1.2. Sad as it is, for today's standards it is still acceptable.
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Oh so i missed a lot recently huh???
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Actually can anyone tell me if after one year the white balance with flash mode has been fixed? Thanks
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gabriolinari said:
Oh so i missed a lot recently huh???
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4.1.2 is the latest (and last) official Samsung update. There are 4.2 and 4.3 roms available, but those are custom ones.
Donnie Sins said:
Just want to say this isn't correct. Don't know if it's mistyped or something else, but it should be 4.1.2 'at best'.
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Yes i was wrong, long time didn't have to use stock.
As for ROM selection, try PAC rom, (latest nightly 4.3.1) I am really happy with this rom as my dd.
thanks guys, I am about to upgrade, just a question, can I use the OTA update even if my phone is already rooted and I have Siyah kernel on? is it going to break or get stuck?
Gab
thanks guys, I am about to upgrade, just a question, can I use the OTA update even if my phone is already rooted and I have Siyah kernel on? is it going to break or get stuck?
Gab
The OTA will probably fail.....the OTA package looks for a stock setup, and if you've modified that setup in any way (custom kernel) the OTA won't install.....even if it *didn't* fail, the kernel would be overwritten and you'd lose root.
If it were me, I'd make use of chainfires mobile odin, download a jb firmware from sammobile and update that way......
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keithross39 said:
The OTA will probably fail.....the OTA package looks for a stock setup, and if you've modified that setup in any way (custom kernel) the OTA won't install.....even if it *didn't* fail, the kernel would be overwritten and you'd lose root.
If it were me, I'd make use of chainfires mobile odin, download a jb firmware from sammobile and update that way......
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I just downloaded mobile odin + last firmware like you said, from Samsung Mobile and it's now crunching
thanks
Gabrio
Did you enable the 'ever root' option in mobile Odin?
If not, you'll have to root the phone afterwards (if you want to)
A good place to start is the PhilZ kernel (rooted stock kernel + touch cwm)
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keithross39 said:
Did you enable the 'ever root' option in mobile Odin?
If not, you'll have to root the phone afterwards (if you want to)
A good place to start is the PhilZ kernel (rooted stock kernel + touch cwm)
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cheers, actually no ever root since I used the lite version eh eh... I just rooted with this method w/ Siyah Kernel. worked like a Charm... now I guess I will be busy customizing it.. it seems much faster between home screens I have to say!
thanks again for the help
Gab
Yeah....I guess that's 'project butter' or whatever it's called....it's supposed to give an overall smoother performance........
If you are going to stay with stock, my advice would be to 'de bloat' it.....I used Titanium Backup to freeze the bloat first, then delete it after I'd found out that it wasn't needed/critical for the phone to run.......
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The thing that I hate the most on stock rom is that it drains battery too fast
...still testing it..
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Downgrade Custom ROM 4.4.2 to 4.3

Hi guys
I'm currently runmig Carbon ROM 4.4.2 and I wanted to know if there are any problems if I'd install a 4.3 rom.
No.
Did it last week no problems at all
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Thanks for the replies.

[Q] Downgrade custom rom from 4.4 to 4.3

Hi guys, is it possible for me to flash a 4.3 custom rom if I'm coming from a 4.4.2 kitkat custom rom? I've been reading around, some say its possible, but some say you will stuck in kitkat forever once you flash a kitkat rom.
i tried many times from kitkat to 4.3.... i was successfully flashed...
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nikctsh said:
Hi guys, is it possible for me to flash a 4.3 custom rom if I'm coming from a 4.4.2 kitkat custom rom? I've been reading around, some say its possible, but some say you will stuck in kitkat forever once you flash a kitkat rom.
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Off course I do it all the time just make sure you do a full wipe and you will have no problems.
tallman43 said:
Off course I do it all the time just make sure you do a full wipe and you will have no problems.
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majidshahab091 said:
i tried many times from kitkat to 4.3.... i was successfully flashed...
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Thanks man I'm not sure why some say their phone freeze upon downgrading but I trust you guys

From custom rom to stock firmware

Hello i root and then install a custom rom but im having problems with signal and wifi. My question is is there a way to restore my stock firmware? I wanna go back to normal i used to have android 4.3 and my rom right now is the hyperdrive rt16 and it says its 4.1.2 thank you !
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zephirop said:
Hello i root and then install a custom rom but im having problems with signal and wifi. My question is is there a way to restore my stock firmware? I wanna go back to normal i used to have android 4.3 and my rom right now is the hyperdrive rt16 and it says its 4.1.2 thank you !
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If you want a custom jb ROM working fine in WiFi and signal, install shostock3 v4.0 or if you want come back to stock use Odin and install the last stock firmware I777UCMD8
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zephirop said:
Hello i root and then install a custom rom but im having problems with signal and wifi. My question is is there a way to restore my stock firmware? I wanna go back to normal i used to have android 4.3 and my rom right now is the hyperdrive rt16 and it says its 4.1.2 thank you !
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If you have SGH-I747 as your signature indicates, then you are in the wrong forum. If so, disregard the advice above, and go to the correct forum for your phone.

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