Samsung Galaxy S3 - General Questions and Answers

I asked this in 2 other locations and haven't gotten any answers yet as to what I done wrong. But here is the post, any help would be greatly appreciated.
My son has a S III with root and CM on it. He clicked on the accept on a system update yesterday and sent the phone in a bootloop. I done a system reset/factory data reset on it and it boots up now and has service. But there is no Google play icon and it won't let you add a Google account. I've done the reset and wipe 3 times and it never asks you to enter any Google account info when the phone first boots up. What am I missing here. I have a note 3 that's rooted and running biggins rom. I've rooted all my phones which total about a dozen or so and have never seen this happen. Anyone have any ideas how to get the play store back on it and Google account. Thanks in advance.

Flash the stock rom with odin.

donelam304 said:
I asked this in 2 other locations and haven't gotten any answers yet as to what I done wrong. But here is the post, any help would be greatly appreciated.
My son has a S III with root and CM on it. He clicked on the accept on a system update yesterday and sent the phone in a bootloop. I done a system reset/factory data reset on it and it boots up now and has service. But there is no Google play icon and it won't let you add a Google account. I've done the reset and wipe 3 times and it never asks you to enter any Google account info when the phone first boots up. What am I missing here. I have a note 3 that's rooted and running biggins rom. I've rooted all my phones which total about a dozen or so and have never seen this happen. Anyone have any ideas how to get the play store back on it and Google account. Thanks in advance.
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Hey , Flash the rom (stock or custom) again . It's make all the app back again.
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OK. Thanks. Greatly appreciated. I wasn't for sure if flashing a stock rom or the CM rom would work or not. Thanks.

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[Q] JellyBean ROMs Not Working.....Need Help!

Let me first start off by saying that I have been flashing ROM's since the D1 days but haven't posted enough in the past to ask for help in the specific developer forums. I have tried to find answers but can't seem to get any resolution.
Since Thursday, I have been attempting to flash JB on my Verizon Nexus. All of the ROM's I have flashed work, except for one key feature, Google Now. It doesn't matter if I flash Vicious 2/3, JellyBelly, or Vanir, the results are the same.
When I try activating Google Now, an error message will state that "Google Search has stopped". The only way for me to get Google Search to work from this point forward is to either Wipe in Boot or kill the data and force stop Google Search in the Settings Menu.
The first thing I tried was revert back to ICS and then go back to JB.
Next I tried to go into Boot, FR about 4 times, clear the Cache about 4 times, wipe the Davlik, flash Superwipe, and then reflash JB and Gapps.
Next I went as far as creating another Google account from scratch to see if it was a settings issue.
Finally, I made the decision to unroot and relock my device, and then unlock and root.
None of these things fixed the Google Now issue.
If anyone has any direction I would really appreaciate it. Google Now is the only thing that won't seem to work at all.
^_-
I have this issue too.
P1raten said:
I have this issue too.
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This post is pointless and spam, if you want answers describe your problem exactly cause he may have something different, and it is 2 months old. But try reflashing gapps for your device, or a wipe. It usually works for me on my phone.
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[Q] [HELP] 403 Google play error, help!

Hello awesome people at xda forums!
I had my N5 for about 2 weeks now, for the first week i've used stock, but i had to try som new roms/kernels so i installed cataclysm rom with franco kernel. I had no problems everything worked great, and google play worked. On my old phone i had xposed framework, and a few modules. I've downloaded it on my N5 and got "keepchat, bootmanger, greenify and gravitybox. Everything still worked great, i used some of the features with gravitybox and enabled some feature where i had to reboot my phone. Something i about statusbar, not really sure though. I've hot rebooted, and my phone kept crashing "system ui crashed" and i tried normal reboot, still crashing. I've factory reset with twrp and used a stock 4.4.2 backup i had, and i was about to download busybox then i got some errors. I think i got a 920 error at first, I've searched the whole web and found a solution. (Or i thought i did) Then it gave me a 403 error, I've spent my whole day trying to find a solution, but could not find any. Heres what I've tried:
Reboot phone. *same issue*
Wipe cache and data from google play, then reboot. *same issue*
Sign out of google account, then wipe cache and data from google play and google services framework, then reboot and sign in. *same issue*
Make a new google account and use it to download apps. *same issue*
Wipe dalvik cache and cache from twrp. *same issue*
Install a update for google play *same issue*
Check for proxy, had none.
I think my APN is fine, not sure though.
I've mixed some of the options above, but still with the same stupid error "403"
My question is, is my N5 bricked? If not, is there a solution to this problem?
Best regards,
Kristoffer
If your phone turns on in any capacity, it's not bricked. That term is only supposed to be used when your phone is rendered completely useless and turned into a paperweight or wait for it.... a brick.
If I were in your shoes I would just flash the factory image from Google and start over again. That'll get you back on your feet.
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Disregard my previous post. I just read an article that says apparently everyone is having play store issues today and getting the 403 error.
Sent from my Moto X
_MetalHead_ said:
Disregard my previous post. I just read an article that says apparently everyone is having play store issues today and getting the 403 error.
Sent from my Moto X
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Thank you verry much! You sir, just saved my day
Article in question: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-with-error-403-for-some-best-to-wait-it-out/

[Q] rooted device without backing up(can't install anything)

Hello everyone! First post from a noob android fanboy! I have a gnex gsm version. I rooted recently and flashed cm11, but the problem is that I did not backed up my data(don't know why I did that sincerely), but the problem is somewhere else. I couldn't install anything. When I try to download Facebook it says error, try to download play store, won't open. I sign in with my account on play store on the web and it show the status of my previous apps installed, but I can't find them nowhere. This is the best part where I factory reset my phone, loosing all my data, but the situation is the same. I flashed cwm before the custom ROM, but I don't know if I have it anymore. Any idea is welcome guys. Thanks in advance
You cant install google play and start downloading apps right away !!
You have to flash GApps
(Google Apps)
Search for this on google : cm11 gapps
Download it and format system + factory reset from the recovery (cwm)
Then flash the rom again .. And before u boot to system, flash the GApps package
Sent from my GT-i9300 running cm11 using tapatalk.
katallani said:
Hello everyone! First post from a noob android fanboy! I have a gnex gsm version. I rooted recently and flashed cm11, but the problem is that I did not backed up my data(don't know why I did that sincerely), but the problem is somewhere else. I couldn't install anything. When I try to download Facebook it says error, try to download play store, won't open. I sign in with my account on play store on the web and it show the status of my previous apps installed, but I can't find them nowhere. This is the best part where I factory reset my phone, loosing all my data, but the situation is the same. I flashed cwm before the custom ROM, but I don't know if I have it anymore. Any idea is welcome guys. Thanks in advance
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Sent from my GT-i9300 running cm11 using tapatalk.

Google play missing

My son has a S III with root and CM on it. He clicked on the accept on a system update yesterday and sent the phone in a bootloop. I done a system reset/factory data reset on it and it boots up now and has service. But there is no Google play icon and it won't let you add a Google account. I've done the reset and wipe 3 times and it never asks you to enter any Google account info when the phone first boots up. What am I missing here. I have a note 3 that's rooted and running biggins rom. I've rooted all my phones which total about a dozen or so and have never seen this happen. Anyone have any ideas how to get the play store back on it and Google account. Thanks in advance.
Anyone have any ideas.
donelam304 said:
Anyone have any ideas.
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I was trying to think of something, I read this topic a few times. Did the OTA go through? You could attempt to install the play store as a regular apk file
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LG G Stylo Boost rooted. issues after fixed from brick and update to MM.

Posted in the wrong forum earlier.
1. Rooted phone 2 months ago
2. Factory reset because it kept restarting.
3. After factory reset the phone wouldn't go past the lgsetup.
4. Used the wrong img file and bricked phone.
5. Fixed with the right img file. (Always check md5!)
6. After I got everything working I updated to MM.
7. Since MM update I get the following error "Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped." and Mobile ID is stuck on download.
Pretty sure I broke it by updating. Any help is greatly appreciated!
superstimpy said:
Posted in the wrong forum earlier.
1. Rooted phone 2 months ago
2. Factory reset because it kept restarting.
3. After factory reset the phone wouldn't go past the lgsetup.
4. Used the wrong img file and bricked phone.
5. Fixed with the right img file. (Always check md5!)
6. After I got everything working I updated to MM.
7. Since MM update I get the following error "Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped." and Mobile ID is stuck on download.
Pretty sure I broke it by updating. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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That mobileID thing is tiny carrier specific unnecessary app, you just have to disable. The google play store has stopped is either going to have to be factory reset whereas you'll be better off resetting from recovery, OR send it to LG , they'll fix it for free and send you a free postage label, takes like 10 days.
https://www.lg.com/us/support/mylg/product-registration
Are you factory resetting from recovery or from settings?
tube517 said:
Are you factory resetting from recovery or from settings?
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When I messed it up the first time it was from settings.
superstimpy said:
When I messed it up the first time it was from settings.
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That's probably what messed you up.
Never factory reset from settings on a rooted phone.
I don't have the Boost version of the Stylo but there is no custom recovery (TWRP) for that model, is there?
Yeah. No custom yet. I was able to fix the lgsetup issue. Now it's just an issue with Google Play store not working now.
I was thinking about trying to do another reset but am worried I'll break it again. And this time there is no good way to unbrick MM.
superstimpy said:
Yeah. No custom yet. I was able to fix the lgsetup issue. Now it's just an issue with Google Play store not working now.
I was thinking about trying to do another reset but am worried I'll break it again. And this time there is no good way to unbrick MM.
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Reinstall google play services that should fix it.
Thediesel1972 said:
Reinstall google play services that should fix it.
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Where can I find the apk or file to reinstall?
Thediesel1972 said:
Reinstall google play services that should fix it.
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Downloaded apk from apkmirror dot com. Still not working.
Any other suggestions?
Took the chance and factory reset from recovery. Works fine now. Woo!
Thanks for all the help!

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