The Verizon Prepaid GS3 is the newest S3 out in the market right now. It can really use some dev love. I was thinking, can we build the new Safestrap (v3.75) for this GS3? We can surely root it, just not on KitKat build NF5. We'll have to revert to 4.3 through ODIN. With root, we can install Safestrap (the old version, it won't matter then). We'll also have to edit the build.prop and make it like the regular SCH-I535. We can change the model (from SCH-I535PP to SCH-I535) and the board (d2ppvzw to just d2vzw). Then it'll be like the regular S3 I535 on JB 4.3. The bootloader will still be locked (that's when the new Safestrap kicks in). We can problably port Safestrap v3.75 to this S3 and install CM right? It supports AOSP.
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Have rooted different phones many times, but keeping up with all the different builds is getting hard and what is possible. Recently on my Galaxy S4 went from the original MK2 build and rooted it and went to the sneaked NC2 build, Was going to go to the NC5 build and or put hyper drive on it, but the question that I have is, once a phone has rooted and NC2 installed, Does all future roms relate to the latest update . For instance if I install hyperdrive on my galaxy s4. Do I consider it a Nc2 build or the original mk2 build? I ask this because it seams everything reverts back to the original locked boot loader from when the phone came new from the factory, I get confused when you follow the instructions to install a different rom and its stated that this rom is for the mk2 when in fact my phone is now a nc2. I ultimately want to get the hyperdrive installed on my phone that is a nc2 that was upgraded from mk2
Have rooted different phones many times, but keeping up with all the different builds is getting hard and what is possible. Recently on my Galaxy S4 went from the original MK2 build and rooted it and went to the sneaked NC2 build, Was going to go to the NC5 build and or put hyper drive on it, but the question that I have is, once a phone has rooted and NC2 installed, Does all future roms relate to the latest update . For instance if I install hyperdrive on my galaxy s4. Do I consider it a Nc2 build or the original mk2 build? I ask this because it seams everything reverts back to the original locked boot loader from when the phone came new from the factory, I get confused when you follow the instructions to install a different rom and its stated that this rom is for the mk2 when in fact my phone is now a nc2. I ultimately want to get the hyperdrive installed on my phone that is a nc2 that was upgraded from mk2
I just got a Verizon Galaxy S3 and I want to install Cyanogenmod 11 on it. I am familiar with installing it however I am not familiar with how to install a custom recovery on this device. It has the 4.3 update. I have tried all of the ways depicted on TWRP's website to no avail. I am willing to use any recovery necessary to install Cyanogenmod. Please help me! I can't stand TouchWiz!
southpaw5271 said:
I just got a Verizon Galaxy S3 and I want to install Cyanogenmod 11 on it. I am familiar with installing it however I am not familiar with how to install a custom recovery on this device. It has the 4.3 update. I have tried all of the ways depicted on TWRP's website to no avail. I am willing to use any recovery necessary to install Cyanogenmod. Please help me! I can't stand TouchWiz!
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Im sorry but Verizon locked down the bootloaders on 4.3-4.4. Most recent unlockable bootloader is on 4.1.2. You can use a downgrading service at mobile tech videos to go back to 4.1.2 and unlock your bootloader for fifty bucks. But for now, you're stuck with safestrap and TW based roms. Sorry dude.
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I bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) Verizon on Ebay. My service has been with T-Mobile for about 10 years so I don't want to switch carriers. I have unlocked the phone and am running a T-Mobile SIM card. I have text, talk, and limited data (Edge). Still have the stock ROM and stock recovery. The phone is rooted and running 4.4.2 Kit Kat. The bootloader is still locked and I have installed and ran quite a number of apps trying to unlock it. I read where Safestrap 3.71 would work but when I install it and boot to recovery, I still have stock Verizon recovery. It is loaded with bloatware and I would really like to install a custom ROM that is written specifically for T-Mobile.
Is there any way to downgrade this phone to Jelly Bean and get it completely unlocked with a custom recovery and rom? Preferably using a form of d2tmo?
bcook0407 said:
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) Verizon on Ebay. My service has been with T-Mobile for about 10 years so I don't want to switch carriers. I have unlocked the phone and am running a T-Mobile SIM card. I have text, talk, and limited data (Edge). Still have the stock ROM and stock recovery. The phone is rooted and running 4.4.2 Kit Kat. The bootloader is still locked and I have installed and ran quite a number of apps trying to unlock it. I read where Safestrap 3.71 would work but when I install it and boot to recovery, I still have stock Verizon recovery. It is loaded with bloatware and I would really like to install a custom ROM that is written specifically for T-Mobile.
Is there any way to downgrade this phone to Jelly Bean and get it completely unlocked with a custom recovery and rom? Preferably using a form of d2tmo?
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Since you have a d2vzw you cannot run a d2tmo rom on a verizon phone. You can however run a d2lte rom on any S3 LTE variant. If you want to hard brick your phone you can run a tmo rom however I wouldn't ever recommend that
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Also, you cannot downgrade to jelly bean and you cannot unlock the bootloader.
landshark68 said:
Also, you cannot downgrade to jelly bean and you cannot unlock the bootloader.
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I'm normally pretty good about remembering the bootloader thing. Must of been daydreaming that time, thanks man
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Since Verizon forced us to update to 4.3 Jellybean back in 2013, Galaxy S3 users using the carrier have been locked out of their bootlader, and, to my knowledge, no one has found a way around this.
Well, I'm kind of tired of the stock ROM my GS3 (running 4.4.2 Kitkat), and it's Touchwiz interface. While I do like it, I would prefer something like Cyanogenmod, however, because of the locked bootloader, I can't install a custom recovery that's not Safestrap, and I already screwed my phone up BADLY using that to the point where the recovery actually deleted my OS and didn't recognize the CM file I tried flashing on it.
I was hoping someone on here would know if there is a way to unlock the bootloader of my GS3, or if there is another recovery I can stick on my phone to use to flash my CM file so I can upgrade to CM12, since it's not terribly likely that Samsung will release a Lollipop update for the device.
ANY help would be appreciated.
DaJesuZ said:
Since Verizon forced us to update to 4.3 Jellybean back in 2013, Galaxy S3 users using the carrier have been locked out of their bootlader, and, to my knowledge, no one has found a way around this.
Well, I'm kind of tired of the stock ROM my GS3 (running 4.4.2 Kitkat), and it's Touchwiz interface. While I do like it, I would prefer something like Cyanogenmod, however, because of the locked bootloader, I can't install a custom recovery that's not Safestrap, and I already screwed my phone up BADLY using that to the point where the recovery actually deleted my OS and didn't recognize the CM file I tried flashing on it.
I was hoping someone on here would know if there is a way to unlock the bootloader of my GS3, or if there is another recovery I can stick on my phone to use to flash my CM file so I can upgrade to CM12, since it's not terribly likely that Samsung will release a Lollipop update for the device.
ANY help would be appreciated.
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No, you cannot unlock the bootloader or flash a custom recovery other than safestrap. Which means you cannot flash CM on your phone. Many, many people have been working at finding a way to unlock these Samsung bootloaders, and no one has found a way yet. So I doubt anyone will ever find a way to unlock the bootloader.
Does this apply to the T-Mobile version?
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