So my sister's phone has been crap the last few months so I wanted to correct that. Turned out there might be a virus jammed in but I couldn't pinpoint it on an app or file (she has way too many things). So I just ended up factory resetting it and eventually decided to put KitKat or maybe even Lollipop on it. Getting KitKat on there isn't too much of a hassle. The only problem is that not finding a proper CWM recovery file. It still thinks the phone doesn't have a KitKat compatible recovery on it. Anyways Lollipop is my real question.
So I inadvertantly tried to install an International version of the Galaxy S2 Lollipop ROM which resulted in a soft bricking. After my mini heart attack I scoured everywhere for a ROM that was compatible with this version of the S2 and I got nada. Why didn't the International version work when it seems like they are practically the same? And if it needs to be I9100 then is there a way to change this phone to that? And finally why is there no word of a potential ROM for SPH-D710?
(Sorry if this was a lot, I'm legitimately curious and frustrated.)
The I9100 is GSM and the D710 is CDMA.
The dev for CM11 on this phone is working on getting CM12 working, but he doesn't like to talk about release dates. Just keep an eye out on the Original Development section.
f they could get a version of lollipop for the S2 international version... That can you not do one for the D710?
That not supposed that they should be very similar or equal?
Would that you can't?
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Hey guys so I decide to get the SGH-147 AT&T S3 off of ebay for MetroPCS which enabled me to get a 2 year squaretrade warranty. After looking back at it now, I feel it might have been a bad idea since Metro has a MIR 349.99 deal for their S3 version which would mean easier android update since it would be on Metro servers if I'm not mistaken. Anyway I can't return the ebay phone now unless there is some software or hardware problems within 30 days
So my problem
I am stuck on 4.1.1 on Kies and when I check for update, because the phone is based on AT&T servers, it won't work since I'm on Metro. I wanted to see if there is anyway for me to update my phone to 4.3 which is the current version. Although, I've heard some people have 4.3 problems?
If that's not advisable, could y'all tell me how I could atleast get to Android 4.1.2? Also is there a 4.4 update in the works?
I just got the phone today and would like to be running on something better than 4.1.1
should I flash the AT&T phone to a MetroPCS ROM lol, if any of those are actually available, or if I were to flash, should I flash it to Tmobile?
First off, if its I747, you MUST flash only those Roms. No others. Now, that's indeed a nice phone with LTE Antenna.
You really heard correct. The 4.3 upgrade from the carrier (ATT for you) /Samsung has a lot of issues. I wouldn't do it for any reason. Particularly on T-Mo network, you will have severe signal issues as reported by others. In addition, it now flashes an EFuse onto your phone along with locked bootloader and other scary stuff.I really would not do it.
Lastly, XDA is organized by devices. So even though you are a T-Mo/Metro PCS customer, you will have to post on AT&T SGS3 forum over there.
Speaking of Rom update, Please visit Root66 Thread for this device. You will find Rooted version of your Current Rom. Dunno why but he does not have 4.2.x for you. Please do your research someone else must have posted it.
Now speaking to 4.3, yes there is a way to get 4.3 on your phone without the issues I mentioned above. But first you will have to flash a Custom recovery such as CWM or TWRP with the help of ODIN on your phone. Again do your research well. Once those are in place, take a look at this thread. It will provide 4.3 experience without ANY concerns or issues. Read it carefully and then read some more. Good Luck.
Perseus71 said:
First off, if its I747, you MUST flash only those Roms. No others. Now, that's indeed a nice phone with LTE Antenna.
You really heard correct. The 4.3 upgrade from the carrier (ATT for you) /Samsung has a lot of issues. I wouldn't do it for any reason. Particularly on T-Mo network, you will have severe signal issues as reported by others. In addition, it now flashes an EFuse onto your phone along with locked bootloader and other scary stuff.I really would not do it.
Lastly, XDA is organized by devices. So even though you are a T-Mo/Metro PCS customer, you will have to post on AT&T SGS3 forum over there.
Speaking of Rom update, Please visit Root66 Thread for this device. You will find Rooted version of your Current Rom. Dunno why but he does not have 4.2.x for you. Please do your research someone else must have posted it.
Now speaking to 4.3, yes there is a way to get 4.3 on your phone without the issues I mentioned above. But first you will have to flash a Custom recovery such as CWM or TWRP with the help of ODIN on your phone. Again do your research well. Once those are in place, take a look at this thread. It will provide 4.3 experience without ANY concerns or issues. Read it carefully and then read some more. Good Luck.
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THANK YOU! Looks like I got a lot of phone work to do over the weekend. SO do you think it was good/should I stick with this AT&T S3 or should I try to sell it for a discount and buy a Metro PCS S3? The ebay buyer won't take my phone back unless there is a hardware or software problem inherent to phone...unless I fake one ?
If it was me, I'd keep the phone. Metro's S3 does not have LTE Antenna. You'd have been stuck at lower speeds.
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If it was me, I'd keep the phone. Metro's S3 does not have LTE Antenna. You'd have been stuck at lower speeds.
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Metro's s3 does have lte
As for the OP you can flash at&t or T-Mobile ROMs it really doesn't matter because they are backwards compatible (I have done it) and you can flash 4.3 ROMs if you don't want to take the official 4.3 update which you can easily do with Odin without the need for kies or ota.. Now, I suggest the first thing you do is flash a custom recovery and then experiment with 4.3 ROMs, if you keep having problems flash 4.1.2 roms.. There are some things you need to do though to get 4.3 up and running so I suggest you read up on it first. Good luck my friend!
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It was my impression he wanted Stock Touchwiz Roms not AOSP.
Thanks for letting me know Metro has T999L
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It was my impression he wanted Stock Touchwiz Roms not AOSP.
Thanks for letting me know Metro has T999L
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I did mean touchwiz ROMs.. And the metro model is t999n which is pretty much a t999l
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So I just got my HTC One M8 last week (my carrier is Verizon). After seeing how terrible HTC Sense is, I decided I want to root and then flash CM. I rooted my last phone, the Samsung Galaxy S3, but this seems a little bit harder. I've looked at a few guides, but I'm afraid that there is a certain piece of software that depends if the root will work or not. On my S3 I just had to see what Android version I was using, but this phone has a few different types of software. Which one do I pay attention to? Android version, HTC sense version, software number, PRI, PRL, ERI... Also, when I rooted my S3 and then wanted to flash a rom onto it, I had to reset the flash counter because I was on Verizon. Does it work that way with this phone too?
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So I just got my HTC One M8 last week (my carrier is Verizon). After seeing how terrible HTC Sense is, I decided I want to root and then flash CM. I rooted my last phone, the Samsung Galaxy S3, but this seems a little bit harder. I've looked at a few guides, but I'm afraid that there is a certain piece of software that depends if the root will work or not. On my S3 I just had to see what Android version I was using, but this phone has a few different types of software. Which one do I pay attention to? Android version, HTC sense version, software number, PRI, PRL, ERI... Also, when I rooted my S3 and then wanted to flash a rom onto it, I had to reset the flash counter because I was on Verizon. Does it work that way with this phone too?
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There is only one way to root verizon htc m8 because verizon doesn't allow htc boot loader unlocking. You have to visit the firewater site and gain temp root, then soff, etc.. You should check the verizon forums. I will go ahead and tell you that ALL aosp roms including cm are very buggy right now and not daily drivers. Sound buggy, wifi messed up, calls make beeping etc.. Maybe try a better sense rom that supports verizon. Here are the verizon forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8
Hi,
I was looking for a KitKat based ROM for my T-mobile S3 non LTE. I found one that looked like it would work, (Hellfire), but when I tried to install it, it told me I have a Sprint phone not T-mobile. Are there any KitKat for my phone or am I stuck with jellybean?
thanks,
Lanna
Look on the sticker under the battery. It should tell you what model it is, just to remove any doubt.
If it is a T999, you may have the wrong recovery installed. (Where exactly does it tell you that its a Sprint device btw?)
Provided it is the T999, you can get the recovery from the link in my sig.
So to start I went from my s3 to the Z2 when it first came out. I am with bell and for some reason they are not supporting updates and my Z2 is ridiculously glitchy, i'm looking to update the firmware and expect to take sometime to do this and i dont like downtime. Due to some legal reasons my old s3 was confiscated... so i picked up an S3 off kijiji. Unknown carrier but still I747M. I rooted, unlocked and ran cm on my old s3 so i figured i would give this one a rip and see what had come out.
Without thinking i found slimkat and rooted and updated to 4.4.4. Great rom, kind of glitchy, but smooth.
And then i through my sim in... didn't work. So i started trying to unlock it. And my quest begins
I have CM11 boot
I tried the easy modem dialer fix. didnt work
I tried the sim generator, couldn't find my nv data bin file
I then tried downgrading to 4.3 and 4.1.1 stock roms and also mod roms didn't work. Got them off of sammobile and also xda as the sammoblie one didn't work.
What are my options? should i just put this s3 back into the realm of kijiji?
Any help would be appreciated
Been wanting to play around with Marshmallow and saw that we can finally get it on the S3. Followed everything to a T in the OP. Using TRWP, [i am now,] running L710VPUDNJ2 Touchwiz on my S3 on it now since I was rocking CM11 on some out of date firmware version (MD4 I think) and yet it just fails. Do you guys have any ideas? Do I need to flash CM12.1 first for some reason?
Here's a link for reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...rom-d2spr-cyanogenmod-13-0-t3248561?nocache=1
I also would be posting these questions on the thread itself but I guess I don't have enough posts to do so.
Edit: I figured out my problem, I ended up having to install CM12.1 and then go to CM13. Which I find strange since I've never had something like that happen before but I wanted to put that note out there.