Kies OTA - fail to find devices - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

I tried to have this done and the settings it told me to check on my PC matches their instructions. But for some reason my phone does not detect my pc with Kies running. I would like to get connected via wifi but I can't. Any ideas on what is going on?

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[Q] kies update 10/07/2012

Saw there was an update for kies install it and now its not working correctly. It wont tell me my current firmware version like it always has, none of the options are saved. its like it forgets my phone every time i unplug it. anyone else having issues with vs. 2.5.0.12094_27.
Also when i hit firmware upgrade and initialization it says my phone does not support initializing.
vopezy said:
Saw there was an update for kies install it and now its not working correctly. It wont tell me my current firmware version like it always has, none of the options are saved. its like it forgets my phone every time i unplug it. anyone else having issues with vs. 2.5.0.12094_27
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It's fine on my end. Received a replacement phone from T-Mo and updated Kies, then used Kies to update to LH2
I began having problems with Kies after the most recent update. It took me awhile to solve the problem.
Everytime I would connect my phone to the PC via USB, the PC would see it just fine. Kies would also say it was connecting to my "SGH-T999", but after a few seconds of trying to connect, I would get an error of, "Unable to connect to SGH-T999. Failed to retrieve device information." I would then be unable to sync my phone.
Reboots of phone and PC would not fix the problem.
Uninstalled and reinstalled Kies several times, trying all sorts of combinations of uninstalling drivers and deleting temp files. When I did this, I could connect and sync for one time, and one time only, and then would get the same error message.
Finally, I uninstalled Kies, selecting options to uninstall USB drivers and temp files. I then also deleted the Samsung folders in My Documents, as well as in both Program Files and Program Files (x86) (I have Win 7 Ultimate x64 installed).
I reinstalled Kies and allowed it to install USB drivers as well. The phone then connected to Kies and synced fine.
I've noticed after uninstalling and reinstalling that Windows Update says there is an important update for my Samsung MTP device for a May 2012 update. I have decided not to install this due to concerns over driver conflicts, as my current set up is working just fine.
I'm glad I was able to solve this short of a factory wipe.
I had that problem and unistalled usb drivers and and reinstalled older version usb drivers
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
I got that Windows update as well though that was the reason it was not working maybe ill try to uninstall that
My unicorn died, back on the pony.

Phone Not Connecting to Computer Via USB - HELP!!

i got an S3.. and my computer has xp pro. i had to restore my computer recently from a saved image of my system. before i restored my computer, i was able to connect my S3 to it via USB with no problem. but after i restored it, i'm unable to.
i downloaded and installed the MTP driver, which got my computer to recognize my phone before i restore it. but now its not working and i dont see it listed in Device Manager. whats weird is that when i connect my S3 to my computer, the phone doesnt give any notifications that the phone is connected to USB like it used to before. and it also doesnt give me the 2 options of connecting by either MTP or Camera. all it does is charge my phone. how do i fix this?
iranz said:
i got an S3.. and my computer has xp pro. i had to restore my computer recently from a saved image of my system. before i restored my computer, i was able to connect my S3 to it via USB with no problem. but after i restored it, i'm unable to.
i installed the MTP driver. but i dont see it listed in Device Manager. whats weird is that when i connect my S3 to my computer, the phone doesnt give any notifications that the phone is connected to USB like it used to before. and it also doesnt give me the 2 options of connecting by either MTP or Camera. how do i fix this?
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Try a different USB cable. I had a similar problem and using another cable fixed it for me.
bigtom624 said:
Try a different USB cable. I had a similar problem and using another cable fixed it for me.
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hi bigtom.. i tried that and it doesnt work. and like i said before, when i connect my phone to the laptop, all it does is charge the phone.. the phone doenst give me a notification that its being connected via USB. and i think its important to get this notification.
Make sure that USB Debugging is ticked.
Settings>Developer Options> USB Debugging.
USB Tethering
iranz said:
i got an S3.. and my computer has xp pro. i had to restore my computer recently from a saved image of my system. before i restored my computer, i was able to connect my S3 to it via USB with no problem. but after i restored it, i'm unable to.
i downloaded and installed the MTP driver, which got my computer to recognize my phone before i restore it. but now its not working and i dont see it listed in Device Manager. whats weird is that when i connect my S3 to my computer, the phone doesnt give any notifications that the phone is connected to USB like it used to before. and it also doesnt give me the 2 options of connecting by either MTP or Camera. all it does is charge my phone. how do i fix this?
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You also might get the pdanet usb driver and install that in your PC in order to get the usb to recognize an internet access via USB.
You should be able to download the USB driver from PDANet's website.
Just a "maybe" thought. Hope it helps!
You might first want to check this link out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32906335#post32906335
Aloha
bobolinko said:
You also might get the pdanet usb driver and install that in your PC in order to get the usb to recognize an internet access via USB.
You should be able to download the USB driver from PDANet's website.
Just a "maybe" thought. Hope it helps!
You might first want to check this link out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32906335#post32906335
Aloha
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i'll take a look at this and let you know..
but i believe the problem is my Windows Driver Foundation driver.. the service wont start. this driver worked to get my phone recognized by my PC before i restored it. but when i try to start the service, i get this error:
"Error 31: a device attached to the system is not functioning windows driver foundation - user-mode driver framework."
does anyone know how to start this service?
iranz said:
i'll take a look at this and let you know..
but i believe the problem is my Windows Driver Foundation driver.. the service wont start. this driver worked to get my phone recognized by my PC before i restored it. but when i try to start the service, i get this error:
"Error 31: a device attached to the system is not functioning windows driver foundation - user-mode driver framework."
does anyone know how to start this service?
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Install kies if that doesn't do it then reflash the ROM

can't connect phone to computer

even after updating to 4.1.1, i still can't connect this thing to my computer, could it be a usb problem?
it endlessly says 'connecting' on kies, and other times it'll say 'hardware id missing'. then other times the drivers all install correctly and states the the device is ready for use, but on my phone a notice comes up titled 'Attention', stating that there isn't any software on my computer that can recognize the device. sometimes it HAS WORKED on ics, but no luck so far after my recent update.
what's wrong? it's been like this since the moment i've purchased the phone, but the 'Attention' notice was new after I updated to jb.
edit:
the attention notice says:
"Unable to find software on your PC that can recognise this device. Service pack 3, Windows Media Player, version 10 or higher, for Windows XP or Android File Transfer for Mac OS must be installed.
You can download and install PC Kies from (URL) in order to sync data with your device, back up data, and upgrade your device. (Windows and MAc OS are supported)."
im running windows 7. also, i think the hardware ID missing notice is linked to the attention notice.
Search Google for Samsung Galaxy s III drivers (sorry don't have a link) nd try from there.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
Uninstall kies completely and download a fresh install and go from there.
Mtp error fix
I found a solution and you do not need to do a factory reset.
1. Uninstall Kies and Samsung USB Drivers
2. Go to My Computer Properties -- Device Manager -- Look For Any Android or Samsung devices.
3. Right click and select Uninstall.
4. Check "Uninstall drivers..." option.
5. After uninstalling, plug in the phone. It should work now.
Worked for me. Hope it works for you guys as well.

Kies Air Message on PC.

When I opened Kies Air on my phone, it says “When Kies is installed on your PC, you will be able to compose messages and notification on your PC”. Have anybody actually accomplished this? Whenever I opened Kies Air Message on Kies installed on my computer, I get the “Your computer is not currently connected to Wi-Fi or can not find a device”. My note2 is plugged in via USB, please help.
Sure somebody got this to work? yes? no? maybe?
I figured out the problem for those who are searching an answer to this.
1. Make sure your computer and your phone is on the same connection network.
2. Have Kies installed your PC, then go to Start, and type in KiesAirMessage.exe in the search box, this will open the KiesAirMessge standalone.
3. Turn on and start KiesAir on your phone. The PC will send your phone a code, putting this code into KiesAirMessage on your PC will allow the connection, you will only have to do this the first time.
4. Profit.

*HELP* An error has occurred while updating the device software.

So I was trying to get the beyond rom on my device, As I was currently flashing through Odin for the rom. I'm not sure what happened during the process of the update but odin shut off on its own and cut the update off. Now I have a message on my device saying " An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency Recovery Function in the Smart Switch Mode. ".
I downloaded the smart switch software on my laptop and now the program is saying it's failing to connect to the device. I've reinstalled the samsung drivers tried many different cables not a single one has worked on my device and I've tried a different laptop too nothing has worked.
Really need some assistance on this.
Just flash stock rom with odin.
No need to panic, put yourself back to download mode, reflash firmware with odin
If you can't get it back to D/L mode (like it was in my case), maybe this helps. Mine is a S10+, though. YMMV for an S20xx
An error has occurred while updating the device software
Hi! So my phone is stuck with the "an error has occurred while updating the device software" and that screen only shows when i charge my phone with wall brick. If i try to connect my phone with usb to pc nothing happens. Even if i try to enter...
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