Little unlocked lock when booting - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Just noticed when I turn the phone on there is a little unlocked lock at the bottom of the screen for about a half a second right before the samsung boot animation. Comes on what is this does anyone . Know ? Btw I am on latest stock verizon ota
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djquestt said:
Just noticed when I turn the phone on there is a little unlocked lock at the bottom of the screen for about a half a second right before the samsung boot animation. Comes on what is this does anyone . Know ? Btw I am on latest stock verizon ota
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Are you rooted?
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I was but then I went back to stock to get the latest OTA
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I was but then I went back to stock to get the latest OTA
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Okay not sure then. I know if you are rooted with a locked boot loader to get the lock with the word custom under it.
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Ok ahat happened was I flashed the backup of the original I had when I first rooted then I downloaded the latest ota but I assusmed everything was locked again after the ota?
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djquestt said:
Ok ahat happened was I flashed the backup of the original I had when I first rooted then I downloaded the latest ota but I assusmed everything was locked again after the ota?
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It should be locked again unless you used a ota root keeper. Kind of strange, but I guess you could always just odin the BLK3 ROM so it is completely stock.
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kintwofan said:
It should be locked again unless you used a ota root keeper. Kind of strange, but I guess you could always just odin the BLK3 ROM so it is completely stock.
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Well I plan on rooting and flashing again I was just curious and I guess its god to know in case I wver have to return it to verizon thanks for the help
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djquestt said:
Well I plan on rooting and flashing again I was just curious and I guess its god to know in case I wver have to return it to verizon thanks for the help
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Yes it strange, but when you Unlock your boot loader again it should go away
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Had the same thing, it would only trip of I had created a nand backup. It will disappear when you unlock bootloader.
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Related

Noob question

I'm new to Samsung and was wondering how to tell if your bootloader is unlocked? Also what do you hold down to get into it? On my HTC rezound all you did was hold power and volume down.
Thanks in advance!
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Galaxy SIII's bootloader is locked until you unlock it. And I don't know what you mean "get into it" The way I understand is that the bootloader is just a script that runs when you turn your phone on.
Yeah I ran the script and just wanted to verify it was successful.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about bootloader mode. But I honestly don't know if our phone has that or not. Anyway. You should download an app from the play store called EZ Unlock. It takes like a nanosecond to unlock your bootloader (literally). Once you do that you should be able to flash non kexec kernels. Like Scotts CleanKernel.
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Ah, perfect! Just what I needed, thank you guys for your fast replys!!
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clclark7 said:
Ah, perfect! Just what I needed, thank you guys for your fast replys!!
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So I'm assuming it worked? Lol
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Yes indeed. Ha
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clclark7 said:
Yes indeed. Ha
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Glad I could help
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Verizon SIII Repair

My friend was flashing his phone and flashed an image for the wrong model.
Does anyone know if the boot loader can be flashed via an SD Card on a verizon phone such as mentioned in the documentation floating around for the I9300?
Thanks,
Kenny
What is it doing and what Rom? Could u b a lil more specific?
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jdub251 said:
What is it doing and what Rom? Could u b a lil more specific?
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It doesn't do anything just sits there with a solid red led when I connect the charger. No display or response to button combinations. So it's bricked as hard as can be lol
Not sure of the rom off hand.
Maybe Odin back to stock?
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WhiteBoy997 said:
Maybe Odin back to stock?
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It won't go into download mode.
kenny782 said:
It won't go into download mode.
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That because he flashed an international ROM. Google JTAG
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kintwofan said:
That because he flashed an international ROM. Google JTAG
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Yup. You need a jtag service. They usually run 50 to 60 bucks. That's pretty much your only option.
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add another one to the jtag tryouts!
Did the same exact thing to my phone. GNAJtag(or play dumb with Verizon)
By the way wrong thread
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
Just my two cents, don't play dumb, own up and pony up the cash to get it fixed.
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Mfi failed

Error in cache/fota/sys update. having a hard time finding a solution. Unfroze vzw apps, temp unroot with ota. All apps utd No luck. Any ideas?
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Be a little clearer please.
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After accepting the update, cwm fails to install it. I see an error. Which I stated in the op. I'm not dying to get the update but more interested in why its not recognized. Stock/rooted/locked bootchain. For now I just froze the update so I don't get the notification every 30sec.
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Ahhh. Its because you have a custom recovery. The MF1 update only seems to work with the stock recovery.
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damnyouwaffles said:
Ahhh. Its because you have a custom recovery. The MF1 update only seems to work with the stock recovery.
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Might also fail if they have a different baseband from their rom base.
Ah ha, thanks for the input. Makes sense.
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JayTunes said:
Ah ha, thanks for the input. Makes sense.
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Were you able to resolve it? If so what was the issue? I think there is an OTA error log somewhere. Maybe /cache or /fota? I'm not sure where exactly, someone mentioned it before.
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Did not solve it, just froze smd for now.
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JayTunes said:
Did not solve it, just froze smd for now.
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Hmm, do you recall modifying your SystemUI, installed Google Wallet, accidentally uninstall a system app, or make any framework changes? Did you find an error log I mentioned earlier?
Edit: Actually it should help if you try damnyouwaffles' suggestion, you can reflash the stock recovery by downloading EZ Recovery. Unfreeze "smd" and see if that helps.
Yes, I now recall I deleted systemUI.odex in system/app. it fixed an issue I was having with a mod I was doing.
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Any way to replace systemUi.odex?
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Verizon to AT&T

So, my buddy got a Verizon Galaxy S3 for free, but he has AT&T. Is their a way to unlock it to be used on AT&T?
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You can try what this person did.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2334732
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UchihaKite said:
So, my buddy got a Verizon Galaxy S3 for free, but he has AT&T. Is their a way to unlock it to be used on AT&T?
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Refer to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJdq7_2A1W4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
There is also a guide here for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
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RBarnett09 said:
Refer to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJdq7_2A1W4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
There is also a guide here for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
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Use this method if you are on the old updates, if you are on the MF1 update. just pop in the micro sim from AT&T and select GSM. You can edit the APN on the latest update. but no 3G
Everything should work
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Use this method if you are on the old updates, if you are on the MF1 update. just pop in the micro sim from AT&T and select GSM. You can edit the APN on the latest update. but no 3G
Everything should work
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Good looking out. :thumbup:
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RBarnett09 said:
Refer to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJdq7_2A1W4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
There is also a guide here for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
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I'm going to give this a shot tomorrow and let you know how that goes. Thanks for the heads up though! I did manage to root the device and get a recovery on it.
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UchihaKite said:
I'm going to give this a shot tomorrow and let you know how that goes. Thanks for the heads up though! I did manage to root the device and get a recovery on it.
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Definitely let me know how it works out for you.
You're welcome.
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RBarnett09 said:
Definitely let me know how it works out for you.
You're welcome.
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Curious though. Couldn't I downgrade my phone and then use the dialer code to get into the secret menu and unlock it that way?
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UchihaKite said:
Curious though. Couldn't I downgrade my phone and then use the dialer code to get into the secret menu and unlock it that way?
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I'm thinking that the menu won't show in older versions. Going by the guide IF you're not on the MF1 update would be the best way.
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RBarnett09 said:
I'm thinking that the menu won't show in older versions. Going by the guide IF you're not on the MF1 update would be the best way.
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You said the trick would work on CM10.1
Does it also work on Paranoid Android? My buddy fell in love with Halo hahaha
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UchihaKite said:
You said the trick would work on CM10.1
Does it also work on Paranoid Android? My buddy fell in love with Halo hahaha
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You can always try. I've never tried anything outside of LiquidSmooth v2.7. I just got my S3 a week ago. Haha. I'm sure it should work on any AOSP or AOKP ROM... maybe. :what:
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You can always try. I've never tried anything outside of LiquidSmooth v2.7. I just got my S3 a week ago. Haha. I'm sure it should work on any AOSP or AOKP ROM... maybe. :what:
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Hahaha well, to make it easy, Carbon for sure works? Just want to make sure my buddy can use it soon. He has had a ****ty phone for far to long lol
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UchihaKite said:
Hahaha well, to make it easy, Carbon for sure works? Just want to make sure my buddy can use it soon. He has had a ****ty phone for far to long lol
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Actually, now that I'm looking back on the guide and in the video... they do it on the stock TouchWiz ROM.
I've seen somewhere, unfortunately I can't recall where, that you can do it on AOSP and AOKP ROMs too. Hmm... maybe ask on the thread of the ROM and someone should be able to tell you.
And make sure your friend knows that if he does get it working that he will have edge data. He may be better off trading his S3 for an AT&T one.
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Possible?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618306
Think this would be possible with Verizon s3?
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cplking said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618306
Think this would be possible with Verizon s3?
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It's possible without touching the bootloader but what is the point if you are stock 4.1.2 or rather stock 4.3?? of course stock 4.3 is better. But again what is the point when your bootloader is locked?? meaning no custom rom/recovery/kernel...
Lol my bad. Wasn't thinking bout the bootloader
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