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SGS3 from iOS

I am a longtime android user, own all nexus devices, etc.
My brother is thinking about making the jump from iPhone to an sgs3, should he stay on touchwiz or should I help him get a stable ROM on there? Maybe AOKP jellybean?
Suggestions and opinions/experiences appreciated.

I'd say stock for a bit then later aokp. Let him get a taste of both worlds...
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Agree. Flashing a frequently updated ROM might be a bit much for an iPhone user, and touchwiz is friendly enough!

I'd say stock w/ either Apex/Nova launcher

I say let him run stock, maybe if he wants a luncher on top of it, but if coming from iOS I would let him run TW fully there are some really cool features in TW that he will enjoy so much .

I say run stock for a few months, or until he is throughly annoyed by touch wiz. Then start flashing. Let him get used to how Android works, the menus, eyv before throwing custom stuff at him. If he doesn't know how it's SUPPOSED to work, he won't know when it DOESN'T work on a custom.

Personal opinion but no god awful touchwiz...and with the USSD bug goin around even more reason for me to never ever reccommend anyone use it

You say you have all the Nexus devices, so I'm assuming that means the Galaxy Nexus? How about letting him use your Nexus and you get an S3? That way he can get used to pure Android without having to root.

djkinetic said:
Personal opinion but no god awful touchwiz...and with the USSD bug goin around even more reason for me to never ever reccommend anyone use it
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There is no bug, Samsung fixed it long before it was made public and current versions of the stock firmware don't have it
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That depends whether he uses Wi-Fi or not. If he does then AOSP/AOKP ROM's will not work for him.
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the_boris said:
That depends whether he uses Wi-Fi or not. If he does then AOSP/AOKP ROM's will not work for him.
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Maybe I'm missing something but, are you implying wifi doesn't work on aosp roms?
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the_boris said:
That depends whether he uses Wi-Fi or not. If he does then AOSP/AOKP ROM's will not work for him.
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LOL What? WiFi works fine...
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corythug said:
Maybe I'm missing something but, are you implying wifi doesn't work on aosp roms?
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Not that it completely does not work. It works for awhile. And then disconnects.
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the_boris said:
Not that it completely does not work. It works for awhile. And then disconnects.
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No it doesn't.

crash822 said:
No it doesn't.
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Lucky you.
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the_boris said:
Lucky you.
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Go into advance settings for WiFi on aosp/aokp and uncheck the box for don't use weak signal. Problem solved.
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miztaken1312 said:
Go into advance settings for WiFi on aosp/aokp and uncheck the box for don't use weak signal. Problem solved.
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Also make sure to uncheck the box that turns wifi off when screen is off.

miztaken1312 said:
Go into advance settings for WiFi on aosp/aokp and uncheck the box for don't use weak signal. Problem solved.
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crash822 said:
Also make sure to uncheck the box that turns wifi off when screen is off.
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Tried both settings many times. Never helped. On Ariel 2.7 (and I suspect on the latest OTA as well) WiFi just works and never drops.

Aren't alot of features that come on the GSIII tied into TW? I haven't switched to AOKP on this phone but ran it on my GSII. There are things you have to give up by going AOKP or CM.

axis01 said:
Aren't alot of features that come on the GSIII tied into TW? I haven't switched to AOKP on this phone but ran it on my GSII. There are things you have to give up by going AOKP or CM.
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Like crap battery life, 26 hrs plus on AOKP. Lol. There are TW features that are missing (certain camera features come to mind). But to the point of the OP, if you haven't used TW much, you won't miss them. Yes, AOKP/CM10 are updated frequently, but you don't have to update unless you want to. If the build you are on is stable, battery life is great and you're happy, don't update. I flash every update, my wife is on an early August build. For a person new to the S3, I would stay stock for a month (30 day return policy). If they're happy, leave it alone. If the battery sucks, root it, load Titanium Backup, and kill all the S-crap and carrier bloat. It should be a learning process, done in steps. Android is fun and there are so many options, which (to me) is why it is better than IOS. Too many people rush into custom ROM's without acquiring the basic knowledge of how Android works.
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Rooting with a Mac?

Can anyone advise on how to root with a Mac? I am purchasing this phone tomorrow!
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Ceasare said:
Can anyone advise on how to root with a Mac? I am purchasing this phone tomorrow!
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Can't be done. The is a program if there was a .tar file but there isn't. Bootcamp is your only option. Or use a pc. Download everything on a flash drive walk in a best buy and do it on their computers haha.
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pussyliquor said:
Can't be done. The is a program if there was a .tar file but there isn't. Bootcamp is your only option. Or use a pc. Download everything on a flash drive walk in a best buy and do it on their computers haha.
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Lol, yeah. It takes 5 mins tops to root. I been using vmware fusion for yrs now. Alot easier than bout camp cause it runs like an app.

Isnt this what heimdall is for?

http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
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Anyone figure this out yet ?
Just picked up my SGN2 today but only have my macbook pro traveling with me

Yes You Can
You can absolutely Root with a MAC, I rooted my Note 2 on my macbook the day I got mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0g6FV1g7Vo

cdashb said:
You can absolutely Root with a MAC, I rooted my Note 2 on my macbook the day I got mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0g6FV1g7Vo
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I saw this but never pulled down the " show more" tab it only showed the n7100 lol thanks for the reply im gonna give it a go

Ship It City said:
I saw this but never pulled down the " show more" tab it only showed the n7100 lol thanks for the reply im gonna give it a go
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Yeah, I was so quick to root I didn't even look, I just started follow the instructions. And it was rooted. Quickly. Quicker than I've ever done with Odin. So it absolutely works for the i317. But loading custom ROMs is a different story, considering most are tied to their carrier. I was using a T-Mobile ROM until I went back to stock AT&T Rom. It was horrible.

easy as pie
I can confirm the guide linked above works flawlessly. I just rooted my phone and my fiance's in about 10 minutes, including download and file transfer time. Highly recommend.
P.S. Here is the direct link, instead of the YouTube link.
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-on-mac-osx/

Installing stock Android on a Galaxy Note 8.0

Hi, I've never done anything with Android. I recently received a Galaxy Note 8.0 as a gift and I want to install stock android (i.e. Nexus 7). Can anyone here either explain the steps I will need to go through or point me in the right direction? Is this even possible?
Since I've never done any Android rooting, I don't exactly understand much of the lingo used here. If someone could say "to put stock Android on a Galaxy Note 8.0, you need to use X and X" that would be great. I can probably figure it out from there.
Thanks!

Do you realise that if you did this, then the pen would no longer function? And this is the feature that you have paid the premium price for.
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Steqheu said:
Hi, I've never done anything with Android. I recently received a Galaxy Note 8.0 as a gift and I want to install stock android (i.e. Nexus 7). Can anyone here either explain the steps I will need to go through or point me in the right direction? Is this even possible?
Since I've never done any Android rooting, I don't exactly understand much of the lingo used here. If someone could say "to put stock Android on a Galaxy Note 8.0, you need to use X and X" that would be great. I can probably figure it out from there.
Thanks!
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AMoosa said:
Do you realise that if you did this, then the pen would no longer function? And this is the feature that you have paid the premium price for.
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It's possible but are you sure you are really wanting to do this? It will remove all the pen functionality from the device which is what the device is most noted for. Just out of curiosity, what are you wanting to achieve? A cleaner or leaner ROM?

Android.Ninja said:
It's possible but are you sure you are really wanting to do this? It will remove all the pen functionality from the device which is what the device is most noted for. Just out of curiosity, what are you wanting to achieve? A cleaner or leaner ROM?
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I hadn't thought of that. I don't really need the pen anyway. But how could I get a leaner ROM (get rid of TouchWiz) and still use the pen?

What are you expecting to get out of rooting?
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You might want to just use a different launcher if you hate touchwiz so much... if you are this new to Android, I would strongly suggest you don't try any ROM fiddling.
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But there is S-Pen Add On available for CM/AOKP/AOSP.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.cmspen
So, why not?

farhanito said:
But there is S-Pen Add On available for CM/AOKP/AOSP.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.cmspen
So, why not?
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If there was CM/AOSP/AOKP ROM for Note 8, the pen would probably work - it does on those ROMs for e.g. Note 1.
But all the stock apps don't work there - no S-Notes, S-Calendar etc.
Anyway, if I'm not wrong, no such ROM yet - so far development forum contains two modifications of stock ROM.

There are other options for those apps in the play store, they are fairly good options too. That being said, I'm sure it is quite a task to bring AOSP to this device as we barely have working recoveries at this point.
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Warrior1975 said:
There are other options for those apps in the play store, they are fairly good options too.
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Absolutely yes (e.g. Papyrus), but each thread of non-stock ROMs is filled with questions on "how to have TW apps working here", and the answer is always "can't be done".

ExploreMN said:
You might want to just use a different launcher if you hate touchwiz so much... if you are this new to Android, I would strongly suggest you don't try any ROM fiddling.
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This here is your best bet if you want any solid pen functionality. The reason the apps wont work with aosp is because the s pen relies heavily on tw framework. Its difficult and fairly redundant to port if over to a aosp rom. Im working on an up to date version of the rom i used to maintain on the att gn2 but havent had much time do much but itll bring.a.fair.amount of aosp apps when its complete.
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T-mobile Spying on me?

I recently been getting texts that appear to be from t-mobile saying that I have used 400 of the 500 mb hotspot on my data plan. The problem is I have done zero tethering what so ever. I first started seeing this text after using the android app XBMC on my phone to stream a few movies. It seems as if the phone is seeing this app as another device using the connection but its all on the same device. I am just trying to see if anyone else has experience this. I notice I do not get the texts if I use the vpn the whole time. Any thoughts as to what is going on?

I don't understand the question.
Use the vpn to hide traffic
Tmobile is probably seeing the desktop user agent and is thinking that you are tethering.
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PostMeridianLyf said:
I don't understand the question.
Use the vpn to hide traffic
Tmobile is probably seeing the desktop user agent and is thinking that you are tethering.
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How do I change that then?

driodman98 said:
How do I change that then?
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Just keep using the vpn or switch to a rom that has native tethering activated.
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PostMeridianLyf said:
Just keep using the vpn or switch to a rom that has native tethering activated.
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I been debating that. I was wondering do they have any roms with the apps2sd fix put in yet that are Touchwiz?

driodman98 said:
I been debating that. I was wondering do they have any roms with the apps2sd fix put in yet that are Touchwiz?
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No
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PostMeridianLyf said:
No
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I may be wrong, but don't the i9505 TouchWiz ROMs have apps2sd working?

yes, there are several i9505 TW ROMS with apps2sd and native tethering working just fine; i'm on at&t using a t-mobile port actually.

Slade8525 said:
yes, there are several i9505 TW ROMS with apps2sd and native tethering working just fine; i'm on at&t using a t-mobile port actually.
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When did this happen? I'm going to have to find an i9505 rom now.
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driodman98 said:
I recently been getting texts that appear to be from t-mobile saying that I have used 400 of the 500 mb hotspot on my data plan. The problem is I have done zero tethering what so ever. I first started seeing this text after using the android app XBMC on my phone to stream a few movies. It seems as if the phone is seeing this app as another device using the connection but its all on the same device. I am just trying to see if anyone else has experience this. I notice I do not get the texts if I use the vpn the whole time. Any thoughts as to what is going on?
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I've had 2 similar problems. A week after I got the phone it started using all data as hotspot data. A factory reset fixed it.
A couple of weeks ago my Loader Droid app on my phone started using hotspot data. I cleared data and cache on the app and that fixed that problem.

factory reset will fix it, better hurry, the tmo mobile police will be at your door, as soon as you hit 1gig data. Always when you lay the phone down, make sure it is camera down. And place napkin over it, so they can't see who you are.
be prepared.
Sorry all, I could not resist...how many times have I told you Ax, don't get involved..but..no Ax.

Slade8525 said:
yes, there are several i9505 TW ROMS with apps2sd and native tethering working just fine; i'm on at&t using a t-mobile port actually.
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Name some roms with this so I have a starting point please.

driodman98 said:
Name some roms with this so I have a starting point please.
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Omega and wanam, both have those options. All roms will list their features such as these in the OP of each rom. That needs to be your starting point.
your welcome

Hey guys there is this thing called the search feature. You would get a million more answers if you used it.
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elesbb said:
Hey guys there is this thing called the search feature. You would get a million more answers if you used it.
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+1 there sir.
had a guy in THIS forum say, why search, if you post the question in threads in all forums, he would not have to look for the answer. And he did it to, in 3 forums, same question. He said he was to busy to search. I will remember it. That's for sure.

why dont you just use wifi tether for root users it works perfect

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actually im more worried about the NSA spying than anything else.

TheAxman said:
Omega and wanam, both have those options. All roms will list their features such as these in the OP of each rom. That needs to be your starting point.
your welcome
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He should be careful flashing - zip only no ODIN. I dirty flashed Omega and flashed ktoonsez TW kernel and it booted up and worked fine. However, the AppstoSD function did not really work - it did not actually move them to the SD.

driodman98 said:
I recently been getting texts that appear to be from t-mobile saying that I have used 400 of the 500 mb hotspot on my data plan. The problem is I have done zero tethering what so ever. I first started seeing this text after using the android app XBMC on my phone to stream a few movies. It seems as if the phone is seeing this app as another device using the connection but its all on the same device. I am just trying to see if anyone else has experience this. I notice I do not get the texts if I use the vpn the whole time. Any thoughts as to what is going on?
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Hey were you able to fix this and use the hotspot with a problem? If you did please let me know thanks

How to root 8.4 WiFi with a Mac?

Question in subject line. I have a Maverick OS x computer. I've searched the net and the solutions I find are not for our tablet. I tried some solutions that were for other tablets but that was fruitless :*(
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coolqf said:
Question in subject line. I have a Maverick OS x computer. I've searched the net and the solutions I find are not for our tablet. I tried some solutions that were for other tablets but that was fruitless :*(
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I haven't tried it, but this might work for you: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_mondrianwifi.
I use Bootcamp and Windows 7 on my mac. Not the cheapest way but a lot easier for rooting. Also lots of side benefits to having Windows available as well.
Hope this helps.

I ended up just installing a virtual machine.
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coolqf said:
I ended up just installing a virtual machine.
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Are you able to root using a virtual machine? It's been several years since I tried and had a lot of problems with using them. That's why I went the Bootcamp route.

flymacs said:
Are you able to root using a virtual machine? It's been several years since I tried and had a lot of problems with using them. That's why I went the Bootcamp route.
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Yup. It ran like a normal windows install. I just odined root and TWRP. I ran VMware fusion 6.03 standard with Windows 7 Pro and all the latest updates. The only thing I had to change was, on the virtual machine, configure the USB ports to run in 2.0 mode.
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Thanks for the info.