Updated rooted T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH- T999 using Sammobile firmware with Odin Pro mobile and lost all my phone contacts some apps and had to sign to Google just to get to home page. Is there a way to recover my data. Also I thought I was updating to Jellybean 4.1.2 but I still have 4.1.1. HELP!!!
If you have all your contacts stored in Google Account you have to login to this account and wait for synchronization ... If you don`t have make backup before you can`t restore your information now.
On holiday in the USA I was given an new Verizon Galaxy S3 SCH i535 by a friend, and was very pleased until I tried to used it back home in the UK. I realised that the only way to to use it effectively in the UK was to unlock it and root it. I had some previous experience of rooting a T-Mobile Dream so searched and came across the "Casual" method. The phone was stuck on Android 4.0.4 and I was unable to update to 4.1.1 so I decided to go ahead with the 'Casual' one click process. It worked and my phone was rooted, and now I am using a UK sim, but I have no mobile data. After doing more reading I realised Android 4.0.4 was a bad release to be stuck on with a Verizon phone. So my questions are:
1. Is there anyway I can use the phone in the UK and get data without using WiFi?
2. Should I un-root the phone and try to upgrade to 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 before doing anything else?
Regards
slowtrain said:
On holiday in the USA I was given an new Verizon Galaxy S3 SCH i535 by a friend, and was very pleased until I tried to used it back home in the UK. I realised that the only way to to use it effectively in the UK was to unlock it and root it. I had some previous experience of rooting a T-Mobile Dream so searched and came across the "Casual" method. The phone was stuck on Android 4.0.4 and I was unable to update to 4.1.1 so I decided to go ahead with the 'Casual' one click process. It worked and my phone was rooted, and now I am using a UK sim, but I have no mobile data. After doing more reading I realised Android 4.0.4 was a bad release to be stuck on with a Verizon phone. So my questions are:
1. Is there anyway I can use the phone in the UK and get data without using WiFi?
2. Should I un-root the phone and try to upgrade to 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 before doing anything else?
Regards
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Basically you need an option to edit your APN. Your phone needs to be rooted, Titanium backup and an APN app (APN Manger Pro or Phone Info by [email protected]). Use Titanium backup to install your APN app as System app. Then open the app and config your phone as Global mode and here you could load your APN for UK.
EDIT: By the way, if you don't mind the locked bootloader with 4.3 stock rom. The Global mode and APN feature are build in.
Take it back. S3 is garbage
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buhohitr said:
Basically you need an option to edit your APN. Your phone needs to be rooted, Titanium backup and an APN app (APN Manger Pro or Phone Info by [email protected]). Use Titanium backup to install your APN app as System app. Then open the app and config your phone as Global mode and here you could load your APN for UK.
EDIT: By the way, if you don't mind the locked bootloader with 4.3 stock rom. The Global mode and APN feature are build in.
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Thanks for the advice. I have installed both APN Manager Pro and Titanium Backup Pro and made APN manager pro a system app as you suggested. Initial results show low signal strength and no data. When I try to make a call I get the com.android.phone has stopped error. I will continue to try in a better reception area, also I will try a sim from a different phone company.
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I had to factory reset my phone to get out of the com.android.phone error. Reinstalled Titanium Backup pro, Phone Info and APN Manager pro. Inserted my Orange/EE sim card and then edited the APN settings using APN Manager Pro. I still have not gained any data signal even though the reception is improved. My only thoughts now are unrooting the phone and upgrading the software from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2. Thinking that Verizon 4.0.4 is the main problem. Anyone have any ideas?
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slowtrain said:
I had to factory reset my phone to get out of the com.android.phone error. Reinstalled Titanium Backup pro, Phone Info and APN Manager pro. Inserted my Orange/EE sim card and then edited the APN settings using APN Manager Pro. I still have not gained any data signal even though the reception is improved. My only thoughts now are unrooting the phone and upgrading the software from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2. Thinking that Verizon 4.0.4 is the main problem. Anyone have any ideas?
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I would start all over again. find the stock I535VRBMF1 (4.1.2) firmware or I535VRBLK3 (4.1.1), flash via odin, then follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
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I would start all over again. find the stock I535VRBMF1 (4.1.2) firmware or I535VRBLK3 (4.1.1), flash via odin, then follow this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
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Thanks for the advice, sorry it took me awhile to reply, finding a downloadable version of I535VRBMF1 took a little time. I am now upgraded to 4.1.2, unrooted and unlocked and will follow the link you provided. Many thanks
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Just read the link you posted in more detail and realised it states 'your Verizon Galaxy S III device if you just received the official Jelly Bean OTA (without having to flash a factory image).
so it may not be appropriate for me, as I used Odin to flash VRBMF1. What do you think?
slowtrain said:
Thanks for the advice, sorry it took me awhile to reply, finding a downloadable version of I535VRBMF1 took a little time. I am now upgraded to 4.1.2, unrooted and unlocked and will follow the link you provided. Many thanks
Edit:
Just read the link you posted in more detail and realised it states 'your Verizon Galaxy S III device if you just received the official Jelly Bean OTA (without having to flash a factory image).
so it may not be appropriate for me, as I used Odin to flash VRBMF1. What do you think?
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if you have stock 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 that link should work. but if you've received the 4.3 ota then it's not going to work for you. When I first got my phone (verizon as well) it had 4.1.1 installed. followed the directions on that page and have never looked back. I've flashed around 15 different roms and have never had a problem other than a buggy rom. currently running gummy kitkat rom.
I have a rooted verizon galaxy S3 SCH-1535 no service wifi only. running 404 firmware. I want to update the firmware to 4.1.1. I I have Rom Pro premium already on the phone. Do I need to download CWM to my computer and than send it to my phone SD card or to phone memory. my purposes is to hopefully
be able to use my T-mobile sim card. Thanks
Hi.... I have Samsung galaxy core 2...
2 days back i installed original firmware from sammobiles.com ...
Whenever i try to flash a new rom or kernel, my phone never detects sim card and the baseband version shows unknown...
Thnx to my nandroid backup coz its the only way to acces sim card.....
Do anyone has fix???
Hi.... I have Samsung galaxy core 2...
2 days back i installed original firmware from sammobiles.com ...
Whenever i try to flash a new rom or kernel, my phone never detects sim card and the baseband version shows unknown...
Thnx to my nandroid backup coz its the only way to acces sim card.....
Do anyone has fix???