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S3 custom ROMs are so less.Why？

As a S3 uesr, I am very worried about the numbers of custom ROM.
Yesterday I saw a ROM for S3 which is named BackToBasics.But dropbox is busy.
What is the difference between S3 and S4 ROM? Can we make it by ourselves?
Thanks!

fenxer said:
As a S3 uesr, I am very worried about the numbers of custom ROM.
Yesterday I saw a ROM for S3 which is named BackToBasics.But dropbox is busy.
What is the difference between S3 and S4 ROM? Can we make it by ourselves?
Thanks!
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You have to have development knowledge to make any rom. The S3 One S has a different chipset (duh) than the S4 One S and less users have it. ROMs are not compatible with both.

Just wait a bit s3 one s is being sold more than the s4 version so we should get more support in the future.
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The S3 just got its first custom recovery a week or so ago, ROMs will come. Until HTC releases the Ville C3 with AMD K6-2 CPU in select markets in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas that is.

Please thank this post, if you want TrickDroid for the S3 (just want to see how many people are interested and if it's worth it)

torxx said:
Please thank this post, if you want TrickDroid for the S3 (just want to see how many people are interested and if it's worth it)
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Be sure that whole people in world will thank you for S3 rom if they knew for this post. I am from Serbia, and whole our country have S3 version.
More and more people are getting S3 version, i think that soon S3 will be much more popular than S4.

thecoby said:
Be sure that whole people in world will thank you for S3 rom if they knew for this post. I am from Serbia, and whole our country have S3 version.
More and more people are getting S3 version, i think that soon S3 will be much more popular than S4.
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S4 will always be more popular...
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No it won't all Asia and middleast and most Europe have s3 version, so wont be as big gap in couple months.
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clewis said:
No it won't all Asia and middleast and most Europe have s3 version, so wont be as big gap in couple months.
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But why would you buy a phone with last generation tech in a next generation world? Unless it is a specialty phone--Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note--you'd be better off waiting until the newer model is within your grasp.
I might be wrong, but I thought this was how most people thought when it came to technology? I imagine the anguish of people who bought the S4 model only to find out it had been replaced with an older processor when they were sent back to the factory or the anger of people who see their friends with the original model, love it, and rush out to buy it only to find they've, again, gotten the ''New and Improved'' model.
HTC's S3 model will not become more popular. It will be the reason why people leave the phone or the brand.
EDIT: I should bring up that if you have your S4 model replaced by HTC. You can call them and request that they replace the replacement with the model you originally bought.

Tbf it isn't the stock s3 cpu it has been improve with better battery life and performance so isn't as big gap as u think there is. And I have played with an s4 one s and I have the s3 and from when I played with it there was no difference between the two they did a good job with the s3 version off the phone it is the best and fastest and most smooth phone I have had I'm loving my one s s3.
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clewis said:
it isn't the stock s3 cpu it has been improve with better battery life and performance
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I'm quite confused on that. The reason that the S4 is better isn't due to the clock settings. It's due to it being a newer 28mm platform. Improved battery life over other S3 phones doesn't mean much to me when I get 6+ hours of screen time as the average for the S4. [My latest is 9:20 hours of use]
I know this cuts both ways--I'll say this so you don't have too: ''It's the same for you''--but just because you think the S3 is fine doesn't mean other people will. The Questions section is a large showcase of this. People complaining that they got the S3 or wondering how they could tell if it was the S3. The fact--I say quite poshly--is that you're paying the same amount of money for a worse phone. Doesn't matter how big or small the gap is, you're still paying for less.
Sorry if I come off negatively, but this is something I'm quite passionate about. I believe that everyone should be given the phone that was originally released. A phone other people still get to use. For HTC to shaft my brothers of the globe is--in my eyes--a travesty.

The people who don't know the difference between the two models won't be on xda. Therefore it won't become more popular on xda. People on xda or those who do now he difference will buy the s4.
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torxx said:
Please thank this post, if you want TrickDroid for the S3 (just want to see how many people are interested and if it's worth it)
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There are lots of Licensed one S whose CPU is S3 and most of us have less ROMs. If you can make TrickDroid for the S3, We would appreciate you very much!:good:

xxquicksh0txx said:
The people who don't know the difference between the two models won't be on xda. Therefore it won't become more popular on xda. People on xda or those who do now he difference will buy the s4.
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I only want to said when I bought the one s ,I didn't know it is S3 . HTC hadn't announced the one s after June which sold in China interior is all S3! Although I feel very angry , now I only play this mobile anyway...

fenxer said:
I only want to said when I bought the one s ,I didn't know it is S3 . HTC hadn't announced the one s after June which sold in China interior is all S3! Although I feel very angry , now I only play this mobile anyway...
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Yeah, or people didn't know they were being ripped off.
Still a good device, but not as good as it should be for a "flagship"
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Being that S4 is indeed better, but for HTC.. there will not be a lot of S4 produced because there short on parts thus the S3 will come around more. The S4 is like experimental.. S3 tho will be more wide ranged.. I will still stick w the S4 tho... Better chips.
(S4) HTC 1s

I need two more guys who have some free time and can test a S3 ROM, please write me a pm if you are ready

torxx said:
I need two more guys who have some free time and can test a S3 ROM, please write me a pm if you are ready
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Where is the download address? I want to have a try.

Samsung Galaxy Beam (Projector)

Ladies and Gentleman,
Since there's no section for this amazing device, I'm going to post what I have to say here.
To get straight to the point, YES you can watch a movie with this gadget. At first I was a bit skeptic, projector implemented in a mobile phone...
Same size like a Pico projector but man this is a phone!
If you're interested check out my Galaxy Beam Projector review (its settings, options)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqzbtoMiCm0
Any thoughts?

Is the phone good for gaming?

PointLess
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weeo said:
PointLess
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Why?

Great for the teacher/business man on the go.

OR secretly watching stuff in ur bedroom.....
on the go!

lokenok said:
OR secretly watching stuff in ur bedroom.....
on the go!
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:highfive: You Know it

) imagine P on it )))

Its only one thing i don't like about it.. it too slow..

the best phone! watching youtube, hd movies, justin.tv, viki, wooh. nice sound quality, 80inches and still clear, battery life is good plus the spare one right out of the box. worth buying this phone.
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i want this

Does anybody knows what is the current firmware for Europe? Poland to be more specific.

Sold my One X and bought one of these, Loved the One X but the battery was crap on it and not having a removable battery and sd card just wasnt for me, i really love the beam, i find it pretty smooth most of the time, but the Gingerbread OS is very buggy and im also having problems with the phone thinking its plugged in charging when it isnt im also getting mtp initializing/media scanner running and it wont stop i have to plug the phone in to charge to fix it but it starts up again at random intervals... anyone out there working with this phone? would love just a stock vanilla android ics or jellybean on it, it has hugh potential with the projector and is a pretty sweet phone also.

asidhowz said:
Sold my One X and bought one of these, Loved the One X but the battery was crap on it and not having a removable battery and sd card just wasnt for me, i really love the beam, i find it pretty smooth most of the time, but the Gingerbread OS is very buggy and im also having problems with the phone thinking its plugged in charging when it isnt im also getting mtp initializing/media scanner running and it wont stop i have to plug the phone in to charge to fix it but it starts up again at random intervals... anyone out there working with this phone? would love just a stock vanilla android ics or jellybean on it, it has hugh potential with the projector and is a pretty sweet phone also.
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It seems that it's official :
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-de...feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+slashgear+(SlashGear)
The Galaxy Beam will have Jelly Bean!
I love this phone

That's great news Everyone !

Horicchio said:
It seems that it's official :
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-de...feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+slashgear+(SlashGear)
The Galaxy Beam will have Jelly Bean!
I love this phone
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Delighted!! love this phone!
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Perhaps if anyone receives the update they can post up here, post your location and carrier etc that'd be sweet..

Thinking of getting one of these phones, but to be honest the only thing really putting me off is that there is no XDA specific forum for it.
I know I am gonna want to root it etc and there seems to be people on here working on stuff for it, but having to post in android general just plain sucks.
Apparently it is the same as the Galaxy S Advance or something, and I do not see a forum for that either, can we not make one subforum to cover both phones?

a dedicated forum would definately come in handy... since it's one of a kind device!

Yep sounds good, really needs its own forum
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anyone receive the update to jellybean on the galaxy beam?
I just manually checked for updates just now and my phone had a system update it was only about 8 meg could this be in preparation for Jelly bean?

Goodbye and thank you (Got a Droid Razr Maxx HD)

Hey guys,
Not to turn into a big sappy cliche.. but I just wanted to write and say thank you to all the great devs and community members here for everything you did to helps us out!
I switched to Verizon this morning and picked up a Droid Razr Maxx HD (bootloader locked galore ) and am moving on!
Maybe I'll see you all on the flip side!
All the best to you!

You must really like Motorola.

Enjoy your new phone

Ajfink said:
You must really like Motorola.
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Lmao. Was thinking the same thing. Talk about a fail.
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unsivil_audio said:
Lmao. Was thinking the same thing. Talk about a fail.
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Hey, if he wants a Motorola phone, that's his prerogative. Nothing 'failed' about having a preference...
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Apex_Strider said:
Hey, if he wants a Motorola phone, that's his prerogative. Nothing 'failed' about having a preference...
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+1
Motorola does release some really nice phones...

I had tow bad experiences with android phone (due to bad support),the LG GW620 and this ATRIX2.
but in the LG case,bad official support was case of bad/old hardware components (GW620 was the 1st LG android phone).but in my case now with ATRIX2,the hardware platform can considered one of the top mobiles in 2012 and almost the best in 2011,but Motorola has the stupid strategy follows the crap LG.
i think this is the end (for me) with android (and symbian^3 too),maybe WP will be my next deal.

I do genuinely love Motorola products! lol
Thanks again guys!

sad_but_cool1 said:
I had tow bad experiences with android phone (due to bad support),the LG GW620 and this ATRIX2.
but in the LG case,bad official support was case of bad/old hardware components (GW620 was the 1st LG android phone).but in my case now with ATRIX2,the hardware platform can considered one of the top mobiles in 2012 and almost the best in 2011,but Motorola has the stupid strategy follows the crap LG.
i think this is the end (for me) with android (and symbian^3 too),maybe WP will be my next deal.
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Get a Nexus phone - or at least play with one at a store. You'll probably love it.

big ach said:
I do genuinely love Motorola products! lol
Thanks again guys!
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Me too, I'm about to get an Atrix HD myself soon... razr is expensive for me :laugh:

souljaboy said:
Me too, I'm about to get an Atrix HD myself soon... razr is expensive for me :laugh:
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There is no way to root the atrix HD yet.

jimbridgman said:
There is no way to root the atrix HD yet.
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There is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940594
Sent from that Atrix.

what! another moto phone!
in my eyes, I will never ever buy another moto phone!

mafalio said:
what! another moto phone!
in my eyes, I will never ever buy another moto phone!
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The vicious cycle starts again.
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jimbridgman said:
There is no way to root the atrix HD yet.
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Yeah they got it just two days ago... I was on the fence for a long time as a hardcore Lapdock user... but lapdock on the atrix 2 was never perfect for me, mainly because the bottom bar never got hidden and went fullscreen (not even in gallery app).
This is what the AHD has going for itself now:
RAZR MAXX 3300mah battery mod
Unlike RAZR HD series, non pentile 720p, and ability to set dpi lower now for lapdock.
Possibility of this working, so you can screen off. (Because otherwise its mirror mode.)
I'm panning to disable the onscreen buttons, and using a software like Button saviour, to hide buttons when I dont need them, (mainly in lapdock).
Getting official JB
White color!
Cheap! I have to throw about $70 ontop of what I can sell my atrix 2 for to get it on ebay.

[Q] anyone know if the verizon's razr hd bootloader will be cracked?

hi as the title says i was just wondering if someone is or plans to work on a crack for the verizon version of the razr hd... i plan on getting one tomorrow but it would seem the developer version is only available without a plan and i just started one. if theres any alternative let me know please and thank you

If you can afford it just buy the Dev. You can just switch it over to your current plan.
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yea thats exactly it i can't afford it =( o well thanks though

Other than that then Verizon has no plans to let their normal HD be unlocked. Maybe the devs can come up with something?
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can it be cracked? Definitely, just look at the Galaxy S3. But will enough developers get on the Razr HD to make it happen? That idk. I don't remember the first Razr getting cracked but rather kexec releases which still brings custom roms. I think that is a great possibility

DertyDOH said:
can it be cracked? Definitely, just look at the Galaxy S3. But will enough developers get on the Razr HD to make it happen? That idk. I don't remember the first Razr getting cracked but rather kexec releases which still brings custom roms. I think that is a great possibility
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Samsung bootloaders vs Motorola's big difference... kexec still doesn't fully work on the old RAZR
And they are coming out with more and more snooping software
Its not looking good for a unlocked boot loader on Verizon... sucks cause I'm in that boat...and I hated that with the RAZR
We need some killer devs bottom line
This phone is sick I'm surprised more people are not here yet
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lucidvtec said:
This phone is sick I'm surprised more people are not here yet
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The phone just came to market about a week and a half ago, and isn't cheap. Patience is a virtue I'm sure it will happen, this phone is mad ridiculous. Haven't even rooted it yet and loving everything about it.

I'm sorry if this has been posted somewhere else on this forum, but I couldn't find it anywhere.
djrbliss has supposedly found an exploit to unlock the bootloader on most current Motorola phones, including possibly the XT926 as some people in the thread have claimed. Here's the link to the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32888705#post32888705
Can anyone else back up this information? I'd have thought this would have made a bigger deal here, since the biggest downside of my RAZR MAXX HD, in my opinion, is the locked bootloader.

Does the motofail2go unlock the bootloader, or just root the phone? I was under the impression that the two were completely different beasts...

Yea I was under the impression that is the root exploit. He mentioned unlocked bootloader because you don't need an exploit to root those.
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GoClifGo05 said:
Yea I was under the impression that is the root exploit. He mentioned unlocked bootloader because you don't need an exploit to root those.
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Ah, I see. I saw it linked from another article somewhere saying that it was a bootloader unlock. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the thread itself after i saw the words unlocked bootloader in the OP. Sorry about that.

bootloader unlock
Recently went out and picked up a moto razr maxx hd only to find that moto is no allowing US models to be unlocked through their site. I went through all of the steps to get the device id: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b only to find out I cant unlock because my phone was purchased in the US:
HOW DO I TELL IF MY DEVICE HAS AN UNLOCKABLE/RE-LOCKABLE BOOTLOADER?
This depends on a few factors. First is whether the device ships with a bootloader that is capable of being unlocked or re-locked. Second is whether the wireless carrier that sells the device allows the bootloader to be unlocked, as each of our operator partners has their own policy. As new devices are released, please check the bootloader introduction page. You will be able to check whether your device shipped with an unlockable bootloader. We will be adding devices to this list regularly.
As of August 2012, the only Motorola devices which can be unlocked are:
Photon Q 4G LTE (Sprint)
RAZR Developer Edition (Europe Only)
XOOM
https://motorola-global-portal.cust...ICE_HAS_AN_UNLOCKABLE/RE-LOCKABLE_BOOTLOADER?
Heres to hoping things get sorted, I'll gladly donate to whomever can do it effectively...

[Q] Difference XT925 and XT926

Hey People from planet RAZR HD,
i got one little Question, and i cant figure out the answer by myself.
So i need your help.
Can you tell me the difference between the XT925 and the XT926. There has to be one, but i dont know which. Would be good to know, cause maybe i one day would like to install a custom rom and then i gotta know things about it.
Another thing i would like to know is, is it possible to install stuff, meaned for the xt956 on an xt925?
Well and of course all these other things, related to these Questions would be nice to know
Thanks in advance, Esok

have a look in here
so it looks like there's only diffence in
Secondary Cellular Networks and Secondary Cellular Data Links

Hardware difference (Physical)
Hi I'm new at the forum. A friend is gonna buy a Car Dock or Navigation Dock for my cell at the US, since I live in Colombia.
I Own a Xt925 Motorola Razr HD, and I've found a dock at Ebay, but it says that it works only with the Droid Razr HD (Xt926). Based on what you've said, there are no external or physical differences between both devices.
Can you please tell me if this xt926 dock would work on my xt925?
Thanks for your help, and please excuse my bad english.

Yes it will work just the same.
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