Just got a GS3 today and when booting my Verizon Galaxy S3, I get a big unlocked padlock and word custom. This is the way it came but was curious what it ment.
gshaw1967 said:
Just got a GS3 today and when booting my Verizon Galaxy S3, I get a big unlocked padlock and word custom. This is the way it came but was curious what it ment.
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I have the same thing man strange if you ask me
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Its means either u have a custom rom or a custom recovery. Make every thing stock and its wont show anymore.
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It came that way?
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hoodieNation said:
It came that way?
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Ditto. Refurb? Bought from seller not Verizon?
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Sounds peculiar for sure. Refurbished is highly unlikely. Even at Bestbuy if a brand new phone breaks they don't have refurbishes available for a while.
what to do with my vgs3....
Try a factory reset
Go to recovery
There should be an option there I think
Vol up+home+power
Also should be in q&a
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gtuansdiamm said:
Try a factory reset
Go to recovery
There should be an option there I think
Vol up+home+power
Also should be in q&a
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This should be in Q&A, but I don't blame the OP for not posting it in there. This whole merged forum is a mess. This thread would have just been lost in all of the other questions.
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Questions never, ever belong in Development, no matter what the reason. I understand why it's done, but it will not be allowed to stay there, sorry.
Sorry didn't know not to ask questions there. I bought the phone new at the Verizon on launch day. I thought it ment unlocked bootloader, at least it did with my HTC Sensation. Wasn't sure if anyone else had that or what?
gshaw1967 said:
Sorry didn't know not to ask questions there. I bought the phone new at the Verizon on launch day. I thought it ment unlocked bootloader, at least it did with my HTC Sensation. Wasn't sure if anyone else had that or what?
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Then you need to review the posting rules for Development. If you didn't create it, it doesn't belong there - questions belong in Q&A. Sorry to belabor the point, but there are far, far too many questions being posted in Development, particularly by Verizon customers.
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alright so i had one of my friends who has the vibrant on tmobile help me root and install darkys rom on my phone. since i had no idea i just let him do it since he has it on his phone. we rooted it use the onesuperclick. we took off the bloatwear and then put the rom on the sd card loaded it up in recovery and did the recovery then installed it. my phone hard bricked. nothing comes up or no download mood nothing even when pluged. but no worries i just send it to tmobile. but i wanna know if anyone can give me a guide to do this step by step so it dosent happen again when i get my phone back. thanks
The vibrant roms do not work on the 4g....until they are ported to 4g with the proper mods made to the rom they will cause a brick everytime
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1. no matter how much it looks like it, the s4g isn't a vibrant. there are as of yet no custom roms available.
2. people like you and your friend are the reason carriers and manufacturers are going towards more restrictive ability to root and signed/encrypted bootloaders
theirs no roms for the 4g?
rickyy00 said:
theirs no roms for the 4g?
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Why don't you try and look for crying out loud
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i have tryed but if their saying their isnt i guess there isnt
rickyy00 said:
theirs no roms for the 4g?
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this is what you get if you don't read before flashing! sorry to say.. but you have nice paper weight.
There are 2 roms available but require odin to install
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cufd440 said:
There are 2 roms available but require odin to install
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what are the roms?
Check the dev section
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cufd440 said:
Check the dev section
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dev?device? im new to this ****
Yeah n00b, read before you flash.
Hey guys, we have a soooper n00b
All of us were noobs once...you need to read the guides and stickies and use the search feature
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kevho00 said:
Yeah n00b, read before you flash.
Hey guys, we have a soooper n00b
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Hey dumbass don't down the kid he's trying to learn just help him out get him goin in the right direction.
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Chill out i was the one who flashed it wrong for him.
I'm the n00b, hes my friend LOLOLOL
kevho00 said:
Yeah n00b, read before you flash.
Hey guys, we have a soooper n00b
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Heh glad to hear you are his bud. I was going to flame your flame too.
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shutem down said:
Hey dumbass don't down the kid he's trying to learn just help him out get him goin in the right direction.
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nice post for someone with 4 posts total.... reported.
Really though, when carriers stop insuring phones, this will be the reason why....
i had the same hard brick problem as above but for me it was weird. all i wanted at the time was to get rid of the bloat where and i did after which i unrooted and the phone worked fine. the weird thing is later i went in to download mode by accident and before i could do anything the phone was bricked. tmobile replaced My phone but if this has happened to anyone else please reply
jermrz said:
i had the same hard brick problem as above but for me it was weird. all i wanted at the time was to get rid of the bloat where and i did after which i unrooted and the phone worked fine. the weird thing is later i went in to download mode by accident and before i could do anything the phone was bricked. tmobile replaced My phone but if this has happened to anyone else please reply
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before you could do anything? um...ooookk....
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Will flashing the unlocked bootloader ruin the phone if I try to Odin back to stock ? Maybe a dumb question but as I don't have ten posts yet I can't ask in the regular thread. Sorry:/
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cocoadog said:
Will flashing the unlocked bootloader ruin the phone if I try to Odin back to stock ? Maybe a dumb question but as I don't have ten posts yet I can't ask in the regular thread. Sorry:/
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perhaps you could make some productive posts and make threads in their correct location.
i dont have an answer for you, sorry.
ddurandSGS3 said:
perhaps you could make some productive posts and make threads in their correct location.
i dont have an answer for you, sorry.
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Yes it does belong in Q&A, but I mean themes is better than putting it in development. Don't be an ass/troll to the new guy. If you can't answer his question or at least attempt, you don't have to reply. The mods can handle the misplaced posts (even though they probably tire of it).
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That's my bad I did mean to put it in the q and a. Mods can remove. I think you just need to flash the boot.IMG and the normal stock in Odin. Ha
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cocoadog said:
Will flashing the unlocked bootloader ruin the phone if I try to Odin back to stock ? Maybe a dumb question but as I don't have ten posts yet I can't ask in the regular thread. Sorry:/
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AFAIK using Odin to go back to stock returns everything back to stock including bootloader. Or at least that's what I've read
Vorfidus said:
Yes it does belong in Q&A, but I mean themes is better than putting it in development. Don't be an ass/troll to the new guy. If you can't answer his question or at least attempt, you don't have to reply. The mods can handle the misplaced posts (even though they probably tire of it).
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I wasnt being an ass. I dont remember my new member restrictions. I thought that some forums may be locked to new members until the post count is reached.
I thought that the OP was posting in this section because he was unable to access the appropriate section. Thus, my comment.
I apologize if it came off as a **** comment. I was just encouraging productive posting. I really dotn know the answer, either lol.
ddurandSGS3 said:
I wasnt being an ass. I dont remember my new member restrictions. I thought that some forums may be locked to new members until the post count is reached.
I thought that the OP was posting in this section because he was unable to access the appropriate section. Thus, my comment.
I apologize if it came off as a **** comment. I was just encouraging productive posting. I really dotn know the answer, either lol.
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I didn't mean to be a **** either, I'm just tired of people bashing the new people. People that could, possibly, produce something amazing for the community in the future.
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Vorfidus said:
I didn't mean to be a **** either, I'm just tired of people bashing the new people. People that could, possibly, produce something amazing for the community in the future.
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Yeah i agree. This is the best community ive seen ever since joining xda in the TyTn II days. Lets keep it nice and friendly.
As for the OP im not quite sure about unlocking the bootloader as it is very new. I like to atleast wait a few days after thigs come out to be safe before flashing
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Vorfidus said:
I didn't mean to be a **** either, I'm just tired of people bashing the new people. People that could, possibly, produce something amazing for the community in the future.
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thats all i was trying to encourage. tone is hard to tell on the interwebs.
I am wondering if I still need to get the Developer Edition of the SIII to be able to root/unlock, install custom roms, tether, etc. or can all that be done on the regular version of the SIII just as easily that I can get at the Verizon store?
Thanks!
Any S3 . No need to get the developers phone .
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huedawg said:
Any S3 . No need to get the developers phone .
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Ok, you sure?
flooritnfly said:
Ok, you sure?
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There's no need to get the dev version.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
There's no need to get the dev version.
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Yes its unnessesary to buy the dev edition. Hurts the dev community in the long run when people purchase it. Not to mention your dropping 700 bones on a phone that verizon wont touch or support. And has no warranty
billard412 said:
Yes its unnessesary to buy the dev edition. Hurts the dev community in the long run when people purchase it. Not to mention your dropping 700 bones on a phone that verizon wont touch or support. And has no warranty
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Yeah I have no intention of hurting the dev community, my main concern was that I could root/unlock/modify an SIII bought from the Verizon store just as much and easily as I could with a dev version......
flooritnfly said:
Yeah I have no intention of hurting the dev community, my main concern was that I could root/unlock/modify an SIII bought from the Verizon store just as much and easily as I could with a dev version......
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Here you go, check out section 1 that's how easy it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28530394
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Does the s3 come with an unlocked bootloader? I think I've seen that you can buy it unlocked. Just got my s3 this Christmas and came from the droid x2 that always had a locked bootloader. I've got a lot of learning to do if the bootloader is unlocked.
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One rooted, you can unlock bootloader and install recovery by using playstore apps "Ez-Recovery" and "Ez-unlock"
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Sweet thanks. Also I'm aware that the American version has a dual core processer and 2GB of ram compared to the international version which has a quad core and 1GB of ram. His would this affect performance between these devices?
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iHateApple said:
Does the s3 come with an unlocked bootloader? I think I've seen that you can buy it unlocked. Just got my s3 this Christmas and came from the droid x2 that always had a locked bootloader. I've got a lot of learning to do if the bootloader is unlocked.
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I made the same jump... x2 to the s3. Quite the jump huh?
my tapatalk signature sucks more than yours.
Yes I am absolutely loving the s3. The x2 had so many problems. Was out less than a year and Motorola stopped updating it. And the bootloader was locked. And there was but only 1 trusted Rom for it. Motorola provided absolutely no support. I'm glad I'm with Samsung now.
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Kjennings15 said:
One rooted, you can unlock bootloader and install recovery by using playstore apps "Ez-Recovery" and "Ez-unlock"
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If you are already on JB which you most likely are you need to follow this guide
If you are starting with a new phone with JB pre-installed then the previously posted guide is the way to go.
x714x said:
If you are already on JB which you most likely are you need to follow this guide
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Not on jb... im on ics for now.
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Ok im in a real hurry, I got a phone in a hurry and now I think im in trouble. Its us cellular and im on ATT, I didn't think to check it out and now im worried 1. can it be unlocked to use with att and and 2. is there a way to see if the esn bad...Any help would be great.
Try the ol' "el goog"
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I did. Its alot to sift threw. Trying to.find a recent answer.
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Call US cellular and have them run the IMEI to check it.
Unfortunately, as far as unlocking it and putting it on AT&T, I'm currently not seeing any unlocks for that to make it possible.
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RBarnett09 said:
Call US cellular and have them run the IMEI to check it.
Unfortunately, as far as unlocking it and putting it on AT&T, I'm currently not seeing any unlocks for that to make it possible.
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Ok good idea, ill call them tomorrow about the imei. Is it possible you think any cdma networks will work with it?
Sofwhitewolf said:
Ok good idea, ill call them tomorrow about the imei. Is it possible you think any cdma networks will work with it?
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Honestly, after doing some searching... the people in this thread link below may be of the most help to you. Phone unlocking and flashing isn't my most knowledgeable subject... and according to the thread below, it's somehow possible to unlock this CDMA phone to a GSM network... which would include AT&T. So, I wish you good luck. And maybe someone more knowledgeable on this subject will answer you here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036915
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RBarnett09 said:
Honestly, after doing some searching... the people in this thread link below may be of the most help to you. Phone unlocking and flashing isn't my most knowledgeable subject... and according to the thread below, it's somehow possible to unlock this CDMA phone to a GSM network... which would include AT&T. So, I wish you good luck. And maybe someone more knowledgeable on this subject will answer you here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036915
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Yea I read through this thread, it gives me mixed answers that's why I ended up posting. the linked digit combo to get to the service menu does not work. so im still lost.
Sofwhitewolf said:
Yea I read through this thread, it gives me mixed answers that's why I ended up posting. the linked digit combo to get to the service menu does not work. so im still lost.
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According to the thread, you must be rooted and be on a 4.1.2 AOKP ROM for it to work.
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My suggestion would be sell the us cellular one and get the one you need. You can unlock and flash but you will be limited to 3g data speeds. Your calling and texting should be ok.
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bbqsfire said:
My suggestion would be sell the us cellular one and get the one you need. You can unlock and flash but you will be limited to 3g data speeds. Your calling and texting should be ok.
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And that's most likely what I will do/amd doing already, but in the mean time I would like to be able to use it. So I found and easy root methed and the phone is now rooted. because its cdma does it still need *unlocked* ?
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And that's most likely what I will do/amd doing already, but in the mean time I would like to be able to use it. So I found and easy root methed and the phone is now rooted. because its cdma does it still need *unlocked* ?
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Make a backup of the stock ROM to your internal and external memory if you have an SD card in it. Go to that thread link I provided you earlier and see if it works for you.
You'll have to flash a ROM such as the one the thread talks about to get the menu.
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bbqsfire said:
My suggestion would be sell the us cellular one and get the one you need. You can unlock and flash but you will be limited to 3g data speeds. Your calling and texting should be ok.
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Ok so I did what was stated, I rooted and flashed AOKP 4.1.2 and then attempted the menu access code into dialer. it did nothing as before.
Try what this guy posted in another thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43100105
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Try what this guy posted in another thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43100105
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So I was able to get to the menu by doing this *#22745927, that allowed access to the other menu. but in that menuthe last option that I need to select is not there lol. dead end. I was looking at the other method but Im not sure I want to pay for those aps if they are yet another dead end.