Download and install - Update Verizon Wireless Galaxy S3 with ULE based Clean ROM Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware

 

Procedure to Update VZW Galaxy S3 with Jellybean 4.1.1 Clean ROM Firmware:

• Download the VZW Galaxy S3 with Jellybean 4.1.1 Clean ROM Firmware Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and place the zip file in the external sd card.

• Disconnect the device and turn off the device so that it can be entered in the recovery mode. Recovery mode in Galaxy S2 GT I9100 can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button). While holding these both buttons, turn ON your device. In recovery mode, select “Wipe data/factory reset” & “Wipe Cache partition”. If the device starts normally, then you will need to re try the process of entering the device in the recovery mode.

• Alternatively, you can also enter the device into recovery mode with the help of ROM Manager app. Now, in recovery mode select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from internal sd card” and then choose the Android revolution custom ROM firmware Package

Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.

To check on whether the firmware has been successfully applied or not, all you need to do is to just head over to the path “Settings > About Phone” where in you can check the same on the firmware has been updated or not. Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.

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Download and install - update CyanogenMod 10 for Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3

 

 

How to Install CyanogenMod 10 (CM10) Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ROM on the Verizon Galaxy S3 

CM10 (JellyBean) is working with k-exec enable recoveries on the SCH-I535.
This thread is for discussion/instructions on cm10 with k-exec. Please provide any issues or success stories.

I'm not responsible if u mess up your phone.

Root Required
K-exec Recovery
Kexec CWM Recovery
Roms
Invisiblek's CM10 Nightlies / Mirror / ChangeLog
Dhacker's CM10 Roms
PureMotive's Paranoid Android
Gapps
Gapps 7/26


Temp Soulution For MMS Fix
Needs to be done every reboot for now.

Thanks cyanogen, invisiblek, dhacker, cvpcs, puremotive and anyone else i may have forgotton.



How To install CM10 (JellyBean) with a kexec compatible recovery

1. Copy the d2vzw_recovery.img, cm10 rom, and gapps to the root of the internal sd card (not the ext-sd card)

2. download terminal emulator from google play and run it

3. (This will install the k-exec compatible cwm recovery)
(Skip if Recovery is already installed)
type the following commands
su
dd if=/sdcard/d2vzw_recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 bs=256k
sync
reboot recovery

4. Once in the new recovery, make a backup of current stock rom just in case something goes wrong or you dont like it.

5. Wipe data, cache, dalvic cache and install cm10 and gapps reboot.

6. You are now running Jelly Bean

by xda 

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Download and install - update Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 with Milestone 6 ICS Android 4.0 firmware

How to Update Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 with Milestone 6 ICS Android 4.0 firmware

Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-i535 with AOKP Milestone 6 Firmware:

• Download the Milestone 6 Firmware package from here to your computer along with the Google Apps Package. Place these both files in your phone by connecting the device to the computer along with the USB cable. Ensure that you are not placing the files deep into the computer.

• Turn Off the device so that SGS3 can be entered in the recovery mode. Galaxy S3 can be entered in the recovery mode by pressing the Volume Up Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button.

• Select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” with the help of Volume rocker keys and press the power button to select the “Milestone 6 AOKP Firmware package” and “Google Apps Package” then the Google Apps Package which you have placed in your device. It will take around 4 – 5 minutes for applying this update.

• Once the firmware is applied successfully, the device will be landing up in the recovery mode screen. In recovery mode, select “go back” and select “reboot system now” for rebooting the device in the normal mode.

Note: Just in a rare case if the device is not updated and it gets into the boot loop mode, you need to again clear the cache from the recovery mode and retry the whole process from the start.

Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues and we will try out level best to sort out the same. Congratulations you have now successfully applied the update of latest AOKP release Milestone 6 ICS based firmware and the same can be checked from the path “Settings > About Phone”.

Features of Milestone 6 ICS Android 4.0 firmware:

• Android 4.0.3 — ITL41F
• Unsecure boot.img (stock AOSP kernel)
• Superuser & Busybox preinstalled
• Deodexed
• 180 Degree rotation
• Built in performance/init.d configuration (Thanks Kejar & company)
• CM Launcher/ Power Menu
• CM Brightness slider
• Custom color for anything in RC
• Clock Color/Location: Right, Center, Disable
• Battery Icon/ Color Picker: CircleMod, Bar, Text Only, Icon Only, Icon+Text or None
• Battery Bar in Status Bar or Nav Bar, Bar Thickness, Charging animation
• Nav Bar Transparency
• Nav Bar Button Reorder: Back-Home-Search-Menu
• Nav Bar Color Picker
• Nav Bar Button Glow Duration: Off, Fast, Slow
• Nav Bar: Long press to Search button
• Nav Bar Hide on Lockscreen
• Toggles in Pull Down Menu: Auto rotate, Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, Aiplane mode, Vibrate, Silent, Sync, Data, 4G, Tethering, Torch, Brightness
• LCD Density (Careful with this)
• Menu Button location: Right, Left, both, Remove
• Menu Button Visability: Always show, Always show Invisible Icons
• Lockscreen Style: Quad, Octo, Stock
• Lockscreen SMS customizable shortcut
• Lockscreen Horizontal Option
• Performance Menu: (Use With Caution) Max/ Min CPU, Scaling Governor
• Unlock Sceen with Legacy Menu Icon
• Volume Key to Wake Screen
• Volume Key to Skip Tracks
• Long-press back button to kill process
• Disable CRT off animation
• LED pulse settings (time on/off)
• ICS ringtones/notification sounds
• Customize carrier text to whatever.
• Power Menu options: Boot to recovery/ Boot loader, Reboot, Screenshot
• Facebook contact sync integration (must wipe to get this)
• Disable Boot animation
• Keyboard: Volume keys act as a cursor while typing — disable in keyboard options
• Long press home for recent apps (thanks brucekey)

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