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What's the best way to return to complete stock? Odin?
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joho5 said:
What's the best way to return to complete stock? Odin?
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yes and no. to STAY on stock? yes. if you're just flashing stock so you can catapult to another ROM smoother? there are flashable stock zips
let me know what you need

xBeerdroiDx said:
yes and no. to STAY on stock? yes. if you're just flashing stock so you can catapult to another ROM smoother? there are flashable stock zips
let me know what you need
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Either, just getting started with the gs3. I've had a one x and a nexus 4. I understand flashing to stock to wipe the sale prior to flashing new stuff, but if I wanted to go to complete stock from the manufacture.... If i were grabbing an ota or selling the phone.
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joho5 said:
Either, just getting started with the gs3. I've had a one x and a nexus 4. I understand flashing to stock to wipe the sale prior to flashing new stuff, but if I wanted to go to complete stock from the manufacture.... If i were grabbing an ota or selling the phone.
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if you're wanting to return to stock for warranty purposes or to sell, odin is a great way to do this. you have the links?

xBeerdroiDx said:
if you're wanting to return to stock for warranty purposes or to sell, odin is a great way to do this. you have the links?
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No but to be honest I haven't looked...are they stickied or in the development section?
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joho5 said:
No but to be honest I haven't looked...are they stickied or in the development section?
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yes.
firmwares: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
odin: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390275921635705049
if you go this route, after flashing the firmware, boot into stock recovery, wipe data and cache then reboot.

going to jump in here... do you know where I can find a flashable CWM stock ROM? One that is rooted? I am having a really hard time finding a non-ODIN based release. I'd like to stick with CWM

I just downloaded and flashed rooted stock firmware.
Search for upndwn4pr's thread on stock rooted roms in the Android development section.
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hedpe said:
going to jump in here... do you know where I can find a flashable CWM stock ROM? One that is rooted? I am having a really hard time finding a non-ODIN based release. I'd like to stick with CWM
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161667

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Recovery Qusestions

I keep reading about everyone using CWM EL26 recovery so my question is, can I odin that recovery over my current agat one? If not how will I go about it? Also my nandroid of my stock rom will still be available when switching recoveries or do I need to go back to stock, switch recoveries then do another nandroid? I am fairly new to samsung so I want to be safe.....thanks.
If anyone can help I would highly appreciate it. Thank you.
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bigblue4life said:
I keep reading about everyone using CWM EL26 recovery so my question is, can I odin that recovery over my current agat one? If not how will I go about it? Also my nandroid of my stock rom will still be available when switching recoveries or do I need to go back to stock, switch recoveries then do another nandroid? I am fairly new to samsung so I want to be safe.....thanks.
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What is your end goal?
I'm totally new to Samsung too. I use HTC. But I got my mom a gnex and rooted it with a custom recovery to maintain it properly for her. Maintaining Sammy is different from maintaining HTC.
How do I get the stock recovery back so I can take the firmware ota? I dont see a firmware ota I can just fastboot or recovery flash and the gnex forums are a total mess.
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Read all of this completely then if you have questions I will answer them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761666
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scottspa74 said:
I'm totally new to Samsung too. I use HTC. But I got my mom a gnex and rooted it with a custom recovery to maintain it properly for her. Maintaining Sammy is different from maintaining HTC.
How do I get the stock recovery back so I can take the firmware ota? I dont see a firmware ota I can just fastboot or recovery flash and the gnex forums are a total mess.
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This is not the galaxy nexus forum.
BluesRulez said:
This is not the galaxy nexus forum.
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Agreed - please be careful where you post as each device has its own builds.
I understand it's not, and wouldn't use any files for another device. Just saw this post on front page of xda app, and since my question was similar, I figured I'd throw mine in, too. Thanks though.
Edit: and my god, the gnex forums are a MESS because the diff carriers and unbranded etc.
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What is your end goal?
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My end goal is being able to install roms safely, I currently used the eg4tauto lite to install agat recovery and just want to be sure this recovery is safe enough. Thanks.
bigblue4life said:
My end goal is being able to install roms safely, I currently used the eg4tauto lite to install agat recovery and just want to be sure this recovery is safe enough. Thanks.
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Yes its safe. Used it couple times. But I just use el26 cwm. Its always on my external sd with mobile odin.
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BluesRulez said:
Yes its safe. Used it couple times. But I just use el26 cwm. Its always on my external sd with mobile odin.
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Thanks alot for your help and mobile odin I may get and throw it on my external. Again thank you.

Q: When to Root?

I just bought my SGS3 yesterday and still going under battery calibration, first cycle. Question is should I wait to complete the battery calibration before rooting or go ahead and root?
I'm coming from a Vibrant, so I know about rooting, just don't know if its a better idea to get the calibration done right first before rooting.
I would just go ahead and root it. I rooted mine on like the 2nd or 3rd day
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falcons2 said:
I would just go ahead and root it. I rooted mine on like the 2nd or 3rd day
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I would assume that I would have to re-calibrate either way, correct?
krntehknik303 said:
I would assume that I would have to re-calibrate either way, correct?
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I honestly think all that batt calibrating is bogus. The new batt will get better thru every cycle. Just my 2cents
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Great to know! Thanks fellas!
krntehknik303 said:
I would assume that I would have to re-calibrate either way, correct?
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I never calibrate my battery anymore because its been said it doesn't do anything and I didn't notice any difference when I used to
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I just rooted my phone anyways! Ah, I guess I have been misinformed and been trapped in my old ways, Vibrant ways. lol. Had another question, will removing any of the T-Mobile crapware mess with the full functionality of the stock rom? I remember for the vibrant, removing certain apps caused the phone to force close repeatedly and crashed the phone.
Flash a debloated rom and you should be fine.
sswb27 said:
Flash a debloated rom and you should be fine.
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I wanted to keep it stock rom because those debloated roms look like they are the previous OS versions? I bought my phone with the OTA update that everyone seems to be talking about now and how some kernels don't work well with the new OS update
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I wanted to keep it stock rom because those debloated roms look like they are the previous OS versions? I bought my phone with the OTA update that everyone seems to be talking about now and how some kernels don't work well with the new OS update
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726842
Apps safe to remove and follow into the thread, a couple of good spots to remove .apk with no harm to the system in other threads.
I nandroid my stock and did a android of a stock debloated. Always keep them on my sd, then flash away so I can come back.
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mrbmg said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726842
Apps safe to remove and follow into the thread, a couple of good spots to remove .apk with no harm to the system in other threads.
I nandroid my stock and did a android of a stock debloated. Always keep them on my sd, then flash away so I can come back.
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Is it safe to remove with Titanium Backup or would Root Explorer be best?
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Nvm, I think Titanium will be more user friendly I'll use Root Explorer for other stuff.
I've used both...
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Follow up, but kind of on point, is there a way to obtain root without wiping everything?
Like, I set up the phone, go for a week, then decide I want root.
Minker17 said:
Follow up, but kind of on point, is there a way to obtain root without wiping everything?
Like, I set up the phone, go for a week, then decide I want root.
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You don't need to wipe anything before rooting. You just need to make sure you back up your stuff in case the worst of the worst happens.
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What if you're doing it through Odin?
** EDIT ** Meaning, flashing a stock rom with root injected in Odin.
Minker17 said:
What if you're doing it through Odin?
** EDIT ** Meaning, flashing a stock rom with root injected in Odin.
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Follow the guide in the dev section and nothing gets wiped and it doesn't trip the counter
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falcons2 said:
Follow the guide in the dev section and nothing gets wiped and it doesn't trip the counter
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This will sound very n00b however could you link me please. The only guide I found was the youtube video and I am not 100% sure its good to go with the latest OTA
Any suggestions on a stable room?
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good rom
YourAntic said:
This will sound very n00b however could you link me please. The only guide I found was the youtube video and I am not 100% sure its good to go with the latest OTA
Any suggestions on a stable room?
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Wildchild made a good rom v 32 stable and stock based off of new update

quickest way to go back to stock

My friend is currently running cm10 on her phone and has asked me to make it stock again. She wants root gone completely as well as cwm. What would be the easiest way to unroot this device. If anyone has a thread that can point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated. I knew how to do it when it was gb but i haven't messed with this device since then and she is on jb now and I am not sure what I need to do or where the gs2 is actually at with stock kernels. SO much going on i cant keep up anymore haha.
Just Odin back to a stock rom. There is a sticky thread with everything you need in development.
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Just Odin back to a stock rom. There is a sticky thread with everything you need in development.
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Yup and here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Put phone in download mode and flash the unrooted one click.
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BluesRulez said:
Yup and here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Put phone in download mode and flash the unrooted one click.
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I'm getting ready to revert my phone to stock, but I haven't used Odin for a while. The one click file has a .7z extension. Will it need to be unzipped with 7zip before using Odin?
Yes unzip it and open the odin package included within.
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If you want an .EXE instead, here's the one click for current version (FI27).
Quick question...need answer asap. Helping out cousin who has to go back to sprint store b4 8pm.
He has to go back to stock unrooted for sprint to replace his phone. My question is, will flashing the stock odin tar for FI27 replace the recovery also? If not, is it any way to get back the stock recovery?
bds120 said:
Quick question...need answer asap. Helping out cousin who has to go back to sprint store b4 8pm.
He has to go back to stock unrooted for sprint to replace his phone. My question is, will flashing the stock odin tar for FI27 replace the recovery also? If not, is it any way to get back the stock recovery?
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it flashes stock recovery..
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Flashing Rom question

I am currently on aopk right now and I am planning on flashing something else. The question is.. Do I have to put my phone back to stock to flash a new rom? What's the easiest way to flash a new rom while currently running a custom Rom?
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MUFC17JW said:
I am currently on aopk right now and I am planning on flashing something else. The question is.. Do I have to put my phone back to stock to flash a new rom? What's the easiest way to flash a new rom while currently running a custom Rom?
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The new rom you want to flash will have instructions in the original post. Check there
MUFC17JW said:
I am currently on aopk right now and I am planning on flashing something else. The question is.. Do I have to put my phone back to stock to flash a new rom? What's the easiest way to flash a new rom while currently running a custom Rom?
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Compete a full wipe and install the same way you did your current custom ROM. No need to return to stock.
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Unless your going from an AOSP or AOKP or CM10 rom to a stock based rom such as Ultimatum that are on different versions of JB (4.2 to 4.1.1). You would most likely soft brick if you did not go back to stock first.
Other than that it is not necessary.
Source: First hand experience
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Actually it won't, you just have to do a factory reset to wipe data, then flash away. No need to flash back to stock.
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Cannot software update after rooting

Rooted my phone, now server tells me updated aren't supported because the phone is modified. I know there probably aren't any updates yet, but still want to know how to get around this just in case there is, thanks!
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You need to odin back to stock.. download the .tar in development section and follow directions. Its easy. You will need this if you ever want to go back to stock or un root for warranty etc
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pezlomd said:
You need to odin back to stock.. download the .tar in development section and follow directions. Its easy. You will need this if you ever want to go back to stock or un root for warranty etc
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Yea that's what I was afraid of, lol. Honest opinion though, is it worth going back to stock this early? I'm sure no updates have been implemented yet right?
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negerhab said:
Yea that's what I was afraid of, lol. Honest opinion though, is it worth going back to stock this early? I'm sure no updates have been implemented yet right?
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Entirely up to you, honestly it isn't that hard to make a backup of all your apps with 'Helium' and restore onto the stock rom, etc. It's the challenge everyone faces when flashing ROMs. I would wait until there's an update and see what changes it brings before reverting. But you will want to download the stock .tar for instances you need to go back to stock.
Is there a way to root the device again and still maintain having all blotware removed? Or will it add back all carrier and third party apps?
T.i.a
criticalchild said:
Is there a way to root the device again and still maintain having all blotware removed? Or will it add back all carrier and third party apps?
T.i.a
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If you did a nand backup, it will install the bloat again and also with the .tar file unless stated bloat has been removed.
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criticalchild said:
Is there a way to root the device again and still maintain having all blotware removed? Or will it add back all carrier and third party apps?
T.i.a
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All official updates are complete with bloat, the only way is to install the update and remove the bloat afterwards or wait for someone to release a debloated rooted build.
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negerhab said:
Rooted my phone, now server tells me updated aren't supported because the phone is modified. I know there probably aren't any updates yet, but still want to know how to get around this just in case there is, thanks!
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Just wait. When an official update is released a debloated version usually appears on the forums that is prerooted and ready for CWM/TWRP.
I'm also getting the same message. Is it because super user is installed or because of my custom recovery? Or both? If I remove super user will it work? Or would I also need to flash the stock recovery?
I'm still on the stock rom
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jmoak said:
I'm also getting the same message. Is it because super user is installed or because of my custom recovery? Or both? If I remove super user will it work? Or would I also need to flash the stock recovery?
I'm still on the stock rom
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It's because we rooted, but uninstalling it won't reset it because of the ticker, anything installed after the factory condition will show it as custom.
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There is no official stock (yet) so your stuck like that
But if your rooted in the first place why does it matter you can install any firmware/software updates yourself
Official stock is out. Check the general forum.
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It's because we rooted, but uninstalling it won't reset it because of the ticker, anything installed after the factory condition will show it as custom.
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Will the app "[root] Triangle Away" will solve this problem?

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