***The Official Samsung Galaxy S III Thread***

[Azza]

Got my S3 today after it was delivered to my neighbours yesterday and they weren't around yesterday evening. Any essential things I should do?

 

[mrk]

Got my S3 today after it was delivered to my neighbours yesterday and they weren't around yesterday evening. Any essential things I should do?

Root > Wanamlite

But seriously, become fully familiar with it first

 

[JAMAL]

Got my S3 today after it was delivered to my neighbours yesterday and they weren't around yesterday evening. Any essential things I should do?

Spend a week with it standard and reading up on roms/kernels & flashing before you do anything!

 

[Clipsey]

Fellas, about to root my phone later today (done this before on a different phone but ages ago). Should I still follow this guide: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18412021 since the JB update etc?
Also, which is the latest warmalite version (stable) I should download and link?
Cheers

 

[Azza]

Root > Wanamlite

But seriously, become fully familiar with it first

Haha I was tempted to do it right away, but think I may as well get to know TouchWiz, only ever had HTC Android phones.

 

[iMacMart]

Whats everyone on now 4.1.2 WL or 4.1.1?

Thanks

 

[mrk]

I'm on 4.1.1 still until the .2 becomes fully stable.

 

[Cyclone]

Using 4.1.2. I hardly use gps so that bug doesnt affect me, its a bit laggy here and there but nothing major. The final release should be awesome.

 

[iMacMart]

I'm on 4.1.1 still until the .2 becomes fully stable.

Do you have a link please, been on his website but unsure I'm looking at the correct version for my phone


Mart

 

[mrk]

I downloaded it via here http://wanamlite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=18126

 

[Clipsey]

Can anyone recommend me a ROM? I'd like to go with wanamlite but I have a US Sprint S3 and apparently it won't work?
Any ideas on a good one/

 

[Azza]

There's a Sprint S3 sub-forum on XDA - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1707

 

[ChroniC]

Ok! I followed the root guide sucessfully. So what should I do next??

Should I install a custom ROM?
Can I just install a Stock JB ROM

How do I back up everything? For instance things like whatsapp contacts and photos etc.
I have backed up my contacts and photos on KIES, what I don't understand so much effective that is after I install a ROM, i.e can I install a ROM over the existing one, without wiping photos and contacts.

 

[Clipsey]

There's a Sprint S3 sub-forum on XDA - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1707

Yeah I'm just currently wading through it all, how do I tell which one is decent etc?

 

[EniGmA1981]

Just installed a new ROM as a 2nd ROM via Siyah and the speed/stability of it is awesome

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944035

Looks like a new kid on the block, but he's definitely doing it right!

Those of you running Siyah (or not, if you nandroid...) I recommend it - give it a try, you've got nothing to loose except an hour or so testing

 

[benjo]

How do I back up everything? For instance things like whatsapp contacts and photos etc.
I have backed up my contacts and photos on KIES, what I don't understand so much effective that is after I install a ROM, i.e can I install a ROM over the existing one, without wiping photos and contacts.

If you want to back everything up, just reboot into recovery (power on with home button+volume up I think), and do a backup in recovery. This will create an image of the phone in it's current state. Some apps such as Whatsapp backup chat history on the sd card. You don't need to touch the internal/external storage when flashing roms.

As for flashing new roms, contacts are stored in your google account, and photos will be on your sd card. When you do a full wipe and install a new rom, its just the rom and apps that are wiped.

 

[Azza]

Rooted and Wanamlite is downloading.

 

[Terrier_Jimlad]

Rooted and Wanamlite is downloading.

Don't forget JBDomination once Wanam is on

 

[EniGmA1981]

If you're downloading wanamlite v5, you'll have to wait for JB Domination as the current version (1.4) isn't compatible with wanamlite v5, only upto wanamlite v4.3

 

[Azza]

Yeah I flash v4.3 and just done JBDomination now. Didn't bother reading properly though so just rebooting and now I might actually have a notification bar.