Comments on: Update I535VRALHD for Verizon’s Galaxy S3 Available for Download

By: JayCity

JayCity — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:12:00 +0000

If u copy n paste a lot, clipstore might be a good app for u

By: JayCity

JayCity — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:09:00 +0000

I guess he meant punctuation contest…lol… ¯_(ツ)_/¯

By: justaddh3o

justaddh3o — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:17:00 +0000

I’d recommend reading up a bit on rooting and custom ROMs on xdaforums and other android forums. Here’s info on the Galaxy S3 http://androidforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/ Depending on what you install, your device could be less stable, but I wouldn’t say less secure. In some cases you can end up with a device that is more secure, stable, and has better battery life. Read up on specific ROMs and see what users are saying. This doesn’t even get into the plethora of customization options that you gain with custom ROMs.

By: Mark G

Mark G — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:07:00 +0000

Pardon my newbie ignorance, but aren’t rooted phones less secure than stock devices even if one obtains all of their apps from Google Play only?

By: justaddh3o

justaddh3o — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:56:00 +0000

Like others are suggesting, I’d say go ahead and enjoy your rooted phone. I’m waiting for stock JB from Verizon but there are many stable ROMs out there.

By: Windows_Jane

Windows_Jane — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:18:00 +0000

Does anyone know the version number that should be in use TODAY? I have the USA Verizon version of the Samsung S3. I need the official download, NOT the “leaked version.”

My “check for update” button says “none available.”

By: djjaeger82

djjaeger82 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:36:00 +0000

Well so much for VRALHD fixing my no sim error. Worked great yesterday, must have sent close to 200-300 text msgs with only 3 errors. Today for 20 min straight getting nothing but the error. Not fixed, GRR!

By: Caleb

Caleb — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:39:00 +0000

Hmm, thats interesting. I’ve had this for a week or so, and I still get the No Sim error constantly. Now, I’m rooted and running some roms. Wonder if it would make a difference running a rom built with it….

By: tommy123

tommy123 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:38:00 +0000

Does this fix the no sim error? Verizon tech support has done nothing but lie to their customers from the start on this issue. I expect them to continue to do so.

By: Aardvark99

Aardvark99 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:48:00 +0000

1. No. The *stock* recovery software on the phone is what installs the OTA updates. You replaced stock it with CWM. Updates will still download and try to install but will always fail since CWM isn’t compatible.

There are “stock” ROMs which are slightly modified versions of the Samsung official ROMs. You can flash them with CWM. They are not exactly like being really stock – it’s just a custom ROM that happens to be nearly the same as stock (I never see the point of these ROMS. Just be stock and freeze/disable the bloat, but maybe I’m missing something).

You can restore the stock recovery. Here’s how I did it (post by yours truly): http://androidforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/617630-verizon-forced-update-i535vrlg7.html#post5012574 (spoiler, you’ll need Odin)

2. Sure, back up if you want! If you restore the stock recovery the backups are kinda useless (far as I know, can you use a CWM backup with Odin? I don’t think so). But I guess if you ran into a problem you could (depending on what went wrong) reload CWM and restore.

By: Itchy_Robot

Itchy_Robot — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:35:00 +0000

Damn, I thought is was just me doing something wrong. My copy/paste is borked too =(
Sorry, I don’ know a fix, but it is driving me crazy too. I really need to root this thing and get it over with.

By: Alan Chavez

Alan Chavez — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:14:00 +0000

Sorry I messed up, Its still early here and I’m dislexic. I was talking about the previous update that dumbs down search.

By: Alan Chavez

Alan Chavez — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:12:00 +0000

I received this update a while back and right after I started having GPS issues. My GPS takes about 3 minutes to lock on. I feel like I am back on the thunderbolt. Is anybody experiencing the same issues?

By: Mr E

Mr E — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:58:00 +0000

I think you can get this over-the-air, no?
Edit: sorry, I guess this is still just a leak. However, eventually it should be available OTA straight from VZW’s updater.

By: Kane

Kane — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:14:00 +0000

You can basically already change to stock touchwiz JB. There are ROMs that look and operate the same but with more features such as a different kernel or changing the colors with themes and switch radios.