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This should help other noobs out too. Hopefully someone can answer these questions.
I rooted using the Windows debugfs method. Then unlocked bootloader using EZ Unlock. I then made a nandroid, wiped cache and data and flashed a touchwiz ROM (Beans Build 9).
1. If I want to goto same ROM but new build, do I just wipe cache/data/delvik(sp?) Then install new zip in Recovery?
2. If I want to try a new Touchwiz ROM, what steps do I need to take??
3. If I want to try a non Touchwiz ROM, what steps do I need to take??
4. Is it possible to go back to original stock? Like the way it was out of box.
5. What is the difference in all the different recoveries? I used EZ Recovery but there is a CWM, ROM Manager and a different number of initials of Recovery programs. And I guess I'm asking is if I used EZ but want to use ROM Manager from now on, can I? How?
6. When I'm in Recovery and click restore data will that wipe everything and go back to whatever ROM I was using when I backed up?
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I can answer the question about the restore. It does restore your previous rom. I flashed the synergy rom but for the life of me I couldn't get wallet to work even though I reset the account before flashing. After the restore my phone was back to exactly how it was before I flashed it. When you restore it's like it never happened lol
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Also to get it like it was out of the box you would need to flash it using a program on your computer called Odin. There are amazing write ups that will explain everything you need to know about all your questions. I would do a search or just review a couple pages of threads in the general, faq, and developers sections. Don't take it personal if you get flamed for asking before searching but people do put a lot of time into the guides to help eliminate the forum from getting clogged with threads that have already been answered.
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Thanks. And yes I know I will get flamed. And I have searched all these questions but the results I get are like different case scenerios and there's not really a good explanation of the questions I posted. I normally just find tutorials on how to flash/root but not how to change different ROMs and what not. Appreciate it though.
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Hi a week ago from today i got the ATT USA samsung galaxy s3. I rooted it last weekend and yesterday i wanted to be able to use the volume button as a shutter button. I searched this up and found this post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844374 im pretty sure i did it wrong because i didn't read the entire post and couldn't find exactly how to. I'm new to all of the android stuff (i previously has an iphone). So idk about the ROMs and other terminology. Bassically what i did was downloaded the zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844374 to my phone. I then turned it off, held the power button, home and volume up. i hit install from zip and installed the file from that link. Idk if i was supposed to or not. Now i cannot use camera. Everytime i click camera nothing happens and it just pops up with "unfotunatly camera has stopped." It also made it say "android upgrading applications started" everytime it turns on. I need to know what to do next please and make it simple if possible. Thanks in advance.
Was your phone upgraded to jellybean yet or still on ice cream sandwich?
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Was your phone upgraded to jellybean yet or still on ice cream sandwich?
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It says android version 4.0.4
Damn, we'll it looks liked you tried to flash a jellybean camera on ice cream sandwich. Try searching the at&t Samsung galaxy s3 forum for a camera app and try installing that over what you got. I got to wake up for work in 5 hours otherwise I'd try to find it for you.
Worse case scenario go to the forum I said above and find the ariel rom and flash that.
All you would do is download the rom which will be a .zip file. You go into the recovery like you did before.
***Make a backup first by going to backup/restore and clicking backup.*** Once that's done you format data format cache go into mount and click format /system then go to advanced and format dalvik cache and then go to install update and select the ariel. Zip you downloaded. Ariel is a very stable ics rom. I used it for months. It's basically the same thing as the stock att gs3 but without the bullcrap bloat.
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Let me know if you figure it out, otherwise I'll look into it tomorrow after work.
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Terrafirma91 said:
Damn, we'll it looks liked you tried to flash a jellybean camera on ice cream sandwich. Try searching the at&t Samsung galaxy s3 forum for a camera app and try installing that over what you got. I got to wake up for work in 5 hours otherwise I'd try to find it for you.
Worse case scenario go to the forum I said above and find the ariel rom and flash that.
All you would do is download the rom which will be a .zip file. You go into the recovery like you did before.
***Make a backup first by going to backup/restore and clicking backup.*** Once that's done you format data format cache go into mount and click format /system then go to advanced and format dalvik cache and then go to install update and select the ariel. Zip you downloaded. Ariel is a very stable ics rom. I used it for months. It's basically the same thing as the stock att gs3 but without the bullcrap bloat.
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Let me know if you figure it out, otherwise I'll look into it tomorrow after work.
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I searched for the camera and couldn't quiet find it, or know exactly what to look for. Would it be possible for me to just upgrade to jellybean now before i do anything else or what and if so how
I mean... It's a possibility you could do the ota update of jellybean (the normal att update) I personally would be afraid to try since you're rooted and have change system files by flashing that... Idk I wish someone else would jump in and and would confirm or deny that because I'm not 100% sure.
Personally I would just flash a custom rom anyway. I'm running the customized "stock" jb rom someone posted in the forum. It's running great and you can flash stuff like the one you originally tried without issue.
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I mean... It's a possibility you could do the ota update of jellybean (the normal att update) I personally would be afraid to try since you're rooted and have change system files by flashing that... Idk I wish someone else would jump in and and would confirm or deny that because I'm not 100% sure.
Personally I would just flash a custom rom anyway. I'm running the customized "stock" jb rom someone posted in the forum. It's running great and you can flash stuff like the one you originally tried without issue.
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ok so basically i should just flash a custom rom? What ROM should i flash and will i lose any data?
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ok so basically i should just flash a custom rom? What ROM should i flash and will i lose any data?
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I personally would. I'd flash either the ariel rom which is ice cream sandwich. It's very stable with great battery life. Or the new jelly bean rom by enewman17
I've been using that one since last night and it's been running great so far. I was at work all day and I'm at 82% battery life with like 9 hours being on. If you have a microsd card in your phone you should put your data (pictures, music, etc.) on it anyway but you will basically lose all the apps and stuff. So put any data you want to save on your sd and use the instructions I said before to flash properly.
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I personally would. I'd flash either the ariel rom which is ice cream sandwich. It's very stable with great battery life. Or the new jelly bean rom by enewman17
I've been using that one since last night and it's been running great so far. I was at work all day and I'm at 82% battery life with like 9 hours being on. If you have a microsd card in your phone you should put your data (pictures, music, etc.) on it anyway but you will basically lose all the apps and stuff. So put any data you want to save on your sd and use the instructions I said before to flash properly.
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alright well i don't have an external sd-card but ill probably get one soon. I'll save those instructions and do it later so i dont have to worry about losing my apps and having to redownload them. Thanks for all of you help
Don't worry about losing your apps. Your Google account will always save them. And the instructions are the same no matter what rom your flashing. So don't worry. You'll pick it up quick
If you need help just let me know.
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Hello all,
I have a couple questions regarding rooting my phone
i have a fully stock vrz sgs3 and the only thing ive done to it is loaded a different launcher (nova prime). i want to root my phone so that i can backup everything ive downloaded onto it (contacts, pictures, but most importantly EVERY app ive downloaded) and also slap a rom on there for some unique customizations (was thinking CM10).
I suppose my first question would be, in the process of rooting my phone, will it wipe any/all data and leave the phone like it was when i first open the box?
and if it doesn't, will i be able to backup everything with a backup app (and also which one would be highest on people's lists) before i start getting that rom on there and going nuts making my phone my own?
thank you very much for everyones time and help with this!
happy new year!
slainte!
If you use the one click root method(http://droidmodderx.com/galaxys3/?page_id=159) which by the way is way easier and faster than Odin, you won't lose any of your data, afterwards you will download Titanium backup to backup all of your apps, I'm not sure if there's another app out there but trust me this is the one EVERYONE uses and the best one. Then download EZ-recovery(from the app store) and install the custom recovery CWM using the app itself and download EZ-unlock 1.2 (http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/) since 1.4 is buggy, and press unlock to unlock the bootloader and then you can flash all the ROMs you want. You MUST have the bootloader unlock to flash custom ROMs/kernels and remember to always factory reset/wipe cache and dalvik and format system when flashing and don't ever flash a ROM from another carrier because it will brick your device.
Good luck.
I'm guessing you are on JB OTA right?
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If so here is the only method to root it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
You woo not lose your data doing it. Also, as a friendly tip download triangle away because this root method will trip your flash counter. Also, I HIGHLY recommend not downloading or following guides from other sites besides here and root, and maybe a select other few. Seen way to many bricks by following random guides.
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Make sure you follow the root guide according to what software you are running. The ICS method does not work for Jellybean. Rooting will not wipe your data but flashing a ROM will. Just do a Nandroid backup in clock work mod (CWM) thats backs up your data with your ROM as well. You can download Titanium Backup to back up your apps. Sms backup will back up your txts and call logs.
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I'm guessing you are on JB OTA right?
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If so here is the only method to root it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
You woo not lose your data doing it. Also, as a friendly tip download triangle away because this root method will trip your flash counter. Also, I HIGHLY recommend not downloading or following guides from other sites besides here and root, and maybe a select other few. Seen way to many bricks by following random guides.
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Well put couldn't have said it better,
I would not jump right into an ASOP like CM10 for my first flash, you might want to start with a TouchWiz based rom like Clean rom first. AOSP roms in general take a few more steps to install and still have some occasional issues (data drops, getting stuck in roaming, and loosing IMEI (no data) any of which could lead to a day of anxiety and localized baldness (hair pulling)
I hope you know what your getting into.....You will never be satisfied with a stock rom again :laugh:
Wow! What great responses everyone!
Thanks all for the great advise and help!
I'll keep you guys posted... If I still can from my phone
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Look up droidmodderx on YouTube. He has extremely simple walk through for rooting
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AegonTheDragon said:
If you use the one click root method which by the way is way easier and faster than Odin, you won't lose any of your data, afterwards you will download Titanium backup to backup all of your apps, I'm not sure if there's another app out there but trust me this is the one EVERYONE uses and the best one. Then download EZ-recovery(from the app store) and install the custom recovery CWM using the app itself and download EZ-unlock 1.2 since 1.4 is buggy, and press unlock to unlock the bootloader and then you can flash all the ROMs you want. You MUST have the bootloader unlock to flash custom ROMs/kernels and remember to always factory reset/wipe cache and dalvik and format system when flashing and don't ever flash a ROM from another carrier because it will brick your device.
Good luck.
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so i tried to do the root method you mention in the first part of your response, and it asked me if the uid and the gid are set to 0. there were not prompts for me to change the values of these id's so i assumed they were not set to 0 when the cmd asked me.
can you please advise on how to get these set to 0?
thank you!
Just check in the prompt, even if it's right it'll ask you, it'll say they're values in the prompt.
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Just check in the prompt, even if it's right it'll ask you, it'll say they're values in the prompt.
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i saw when it askes about testing the superuser and it should say the values of those two id's and some other lines as well, but in the prompt for me, it says /system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
i have both the usb debugging set and unknown users selected.
not sure what the prob is
thanks
jdowell362 said:
i saw when it askes about testing the superuser and it should say the values of those two id's and some other lines as well, but in the prompt for me, it says /system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
i have both the usb debugging set and unknown users selected.
not sure what the prob is
thanks
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Are you on jb or ics
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kintwofan said:
Are you on jb or ics
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im running jb 4.1.1
jdowell362 said:
im running jb 4.1.1
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Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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ahhhhh roger that!
thanks again P
kintwofan said:
Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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ok i think this might be my last question P
i have gotten as far as flashing the vralec and the cwm md5's onto my phone and gotten into cwm and installed the bootloader and it went perfectly and now i just need to reboot and its asking me "rom may flash stock recovery on boot. fix?
do i select "no" or "yes, disable recovery flash"?
i would prefer not to wipe any data so im guessing i select "yes..."
thanks again
Select yes or you will have to redo everything
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What is the difference between using the EZ-Bootloader or using Goomanager for TWRP?
I am not a fan of using apps just for the sake of it and having 3 of the same on my phone. I have seen people use Goomanager for TWRP, EZ-Bootloader and Rom Manager. All I want is one...so is there an advantage or disadvantage to using TWRP and uninstalling EZ-Boatloader?
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What is the difference between using the EZ-Bootloader or using Goomanager for TWRP?
I am not a fan of using apps just for the sake of it and having 3 of the same on my phone. I have seen people use Goomanager for TWRP, EZ-Bootloader and Rom Manager. All I want is one...so is there an advantage or disadvantage to using TWRP and uninstalling EZ-Boatloader?
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EZ-Recovery has the the old TWRP preloaded last I saw but can load latest on sd card and use the app to install it. Goo Manager downloads the latest TWRP directly and installs. Rom Manager is for CWM.
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Then like I said earlier, those one clicks do not work on jb. You need to follow the guide I posted. That's why it's not working.
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Mr. Robinsons Route 66 K3 version works fine also. Just unlock bootloader before recovery flash.
Thanks
That's what I wass thnking as well. I plan on uninstalling the EZ-Bootloader and press on with TWRP.
Thanks
I've never attempted a dirty flash. Color me fastidious. I've always done a full wipe/clean flash and never had any problems.
I just read, though, that I can dirty flash v6 of the Avatar ROM. Since I'm on V3, I figured I'd give it a go.
Do I just boot into recovery and flash the ROM zip file?
What about Gapps?
Once I do it the dirty way, will I ever go back to my old ways? LOL
Thanks for your thoughts.
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google "dirty flashing" - then click on "images" - I havent tried it but i suspect it may NOT be safe for work
I knew this topic would get edgy. Just didn't realize it would be this quick. 8+)
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howles said:
I've never attempted a dirty flash. Color me fastidious. I've always done a full wipe/clean flash and never had any problems.
I just read, though, that I can dirty flash v6 of the Avatar ROM. Since I'm on V3, I figured I'd give it a go.
Do I just boot into recovery and flash the ROM zip file?
What about Gapps?
Once I do it the dirty way, will I ever go back to my old ways? LOL
Thanks for your thoughts.
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Just flash v6 no gapps
You could of just asked in my thread lol.
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I could have and would have. But I need to have more posts before participating in development threads. I'll get there. Lol
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Hmmm. I did the dirty. Not worth the trouble. Lots of FCs. Had to reflash Gapps because gmail, Play Store, Youtube apps FCed. Kept getting a notice that GCM Notifier has stopped. Phone works as does the XDA app. Not much else though.
Will try v6 again tonight but with full wipe, etc.
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howles said:
Hmmm. I did the dirty. Not worth the trouble. Lots of FCs. Had to reflash Gapps because gmail, Play Store, Youtube apps FCed. Kept getting a notice that GCM Notifier has stopped. Phone works as does the XDA app. Not much else though.
Will try v6 again tonight but with full wipe, etc.
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Weird. Worked fine for me but it's always recommended to clean install. I just said to dirty because I did and it was fine
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Dirty flash typically works if you are upgrading between very similar firmwares with no framework changes, database changes, or other major differences. Sounds like V3 to V6 has some "major differences"
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Dirty flash typically works if you are upgrading between very similar firmwares with no framework changes, database changes, or other major differences. Sounds like V3 to V6 has some "major differences"
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True i dirty flashed 5.5 to 6
I didn't realize you were on v3
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I wash my trenchcoat first. Makes for a clean flash.
Actually, I simply hook my USB up to my Infuse, copy my zip to my external SD, reboot into recovery mode, run the appropriate wipes first, then run the zip. Voila.
What do you mean by "run my zip"? You're not referring to the zip for the ROM, right? A Tibu zip?
Just looking for any shortcuts that work...
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I use the CarbonRom mod, so I run their zips, usually updating my phone 1-2 a month from their nightlies.
I assume you've gone through the steps of rooting, getting CM recovery installed, etc. Once past all that, it's simple to load up any mod (run any zip).
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What do you mean by "run my zip"? You're not referring to the zip for the ROM, right? A Tibu zip?
Just looking for any shortcuts that work...
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He just means the zip that he downloaded. CarbonROM,AvatarROM, etc. Then he moved them to his phone.
I just download ROMs from my phone browser so its easier
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I use the CarbonRom mod, so I run their zips, usually updating my phone 1-2 a month from their nightlies.
I assume you've gone through the steps of rooting, getting CM recovery installed, etc. Once past all that, it's simple to load up any mod (run any zip).
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Thanks for putting up with questions from a self educating non techie guy.
When you do a clean install, once you flash the ROM zip, how do go about restoring all your apps? I've tried a dozen different things but am wondering if there are any easier ways to restore my 100+ apps.
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If you move your apps to your sdcard first, you should be able to restore the data (not guaranteed). If you are doing any cloud backup, that will definitely help.
I copied my music, pictures, etc., to my external sd care (simply via USB). That took care of that. There is also Titanium Backup, but I'm not sure how well it safeguards if you're unrooted. However, it's one killer product, and there are many here who can chime in on how well it does before rooting.
However, wish I could say I did things perfectly there, but when I went from Gingerbread to Jellybean, I lost all my records on my aCar app (and had been keeping all fill-up and service records for almost a year). So I learned the hard way.
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Thanks for putting up with questions from a self educating non techie guy.
When you do a clean install, once you flash the ROM zip, how do go about restoring all your apps? I've tried a dozen different things but am wondering if there are any easier ways to restore my 100+ apps.
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Titanium Backup. When restoring, you can restore apps, games and data. I only restore data for games, not apps. In general, don't restore system data. That can/will cause things to FC, giving a false impression there's bugs. You can also backup call and text logs to avoid losing them. I also have well over 100 apps and games myself, and it takes no more than an hour to recover from a full wipe and clean install of a update or new rom. It's because of that that I always do a clean install. Then you get the best out of your rom. A dirty flash is only good for 2 reasons. To try a new update with the expectation of restoring a nandroid backup, or if you're lazy and don't mind "bugs".
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You can also use carbon for backing up apps, even unrooted. It was made by the guy that made the original CWM, and it will let you choose where to back them up. Even has an option to backup to PC using the carbon PC app. I use both it and titanium personally, can never be too careful if you have several apps
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What's the benefit of Dirty flash ? is it like, if we do dirty flash, we do not require to restore titanium backups and all again, correct?
eZdubzitmk4 said:
True i dirty flashed 5.5 to 6
I didn't realize you were on v3
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What's the benefit of Dirty flash ? is it like, if we do dirty flash, we do not require to restore titanium backups and all again, correct?
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It's just for lazy people who don't want to restore apps or set everything up again lol.
Sometimes it works ok, sometimes it doesn't
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Samsung Infuse 4g, rooted using Odin, running CNA_Aries_3.6.6_Signed_Th3Bill custom ROM. All bloatware was removed from phone, just as I wanted. However, there was no Google Play icon on the phone with the new ROM. Is it possible to get this icon/app back while using this ROM? If so, how? I need to be able to install all the cool root-only apps that I paid for/downloaded. (If someone knows another way to download apps from the internet into this phone, I'm all ears.) I either want the Google Play capability back, or.....
If it is NOT possible, can anyone suggest an easy-to-install-ROM that is UBER-stable, for rooted phones, not teen-or-20something-based, "different" looking, is at least 4.1.1 or above, and has the expected features (Google Play capability, I can use my own sounds/mp3s as notifications/ringtones, I can transfer my contact list via Bluetooth, etc.)? I Really liked the CyanogenMod that I had with my old, rooted Huawei 8652 At&t "go"phone, but the version was 3.6.2.
There are many jellybean 4.2.2 u can try some and find the one u like im personally using beanstalk 4.3 go to the (android and developmen thread) and take a look.
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alexischino said:
There are many jellybean 4.2.2 u can try some and find the one u like im personally using beanstalk 4.3 go to the (android and developmen thread) and take a look.
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Alex, I went to the link you indicated. I'm an old guy. Can you suggest a "primer", or Dummies Guide to understanding some of the terminology that they were using on that thread (board, forum, etc. ?)? I don't want to become an expert, or developer. I just want to be able to follow along with the conversations and do my own thing.
I rooted my first phone less than 50 days ago, and if the procedure hadn't been (and gratefully so) laid out in step-by-step, dang near goof-proof instructions, I'd be the annoyed owner of a nice, quiet paperweight.
After I rooted the first phone, I then downloaded the custom ROM, saved the zip file onto the SD card, booted it in Recovery mode, wiped all the caches the instructions said to, then had the phone install the zip file. Voila'. Done. I've never heard of GAPPS. (I thought someone was misspelling the clothing store for teenagers. Lolol) Is "flashing" the act of having the phone install from SD card? In installing a new ROM, would I flash any necessary GAPPS the same way? I'm not expecting nor asking you to type out the war-and-peace-length primer I need. I'd be tickled to the point of constipation, however, if you could simply point me in its general direction.
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Alex, I went to the link you indicated. I'm an old guy. Can you suggest a "primer", or Dummies Guide to understanding some of the terminology that they were using on that thread (board, forum, etc. ?)? I don't want to become an expert, or developer. I just want to be able to follow along with the conversations and do my own thing.
I rooted my first phone less than 50 days ago, and if the procedure hadn't been (and gratefully so) laid out in step-by-step, dang near goof-proof instructions, I'd be the annoyed owner of a nice, quiet paperweight.
After I rooted the first phone, I then downloaded the custom ROM, saved the zip file onto the SD card, booted it in Recovery mode, wiped all the caches the instructions said to, then had the phone install the zip file. Voila'. Done. I've never heard of GAPPS. (I thought someone was misspelling the clothing store for teenagers. Lolol) Is "flashing" the act of having the phone install from SD card? In installing a new ROM, would I flash any necessary GAPPS the same way? I'm not expecting nor asking you to type out the war-and-peace-length primer I need. I'd be tickled to the point of constipation, however, if you could simply point me in its general direction.
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If you have flash a new rom like jellybean 4.+ yes u need to flash the gapps after you flash the rom this is what you need to do.
Wipe data factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvick cache
Flash the rom
Flash the gapps
Reboot the phone.
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The gapps package is needed because the package has google play store, google play services, gmail etc....
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Here is what you ask for in this thread you will find some good information to help you to understand the terms the people use in this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1700416
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