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Samsung Galaxy S III/GT-I9300
From XDA-Developers
This article is about the GSM Galaxy S III. For other models, see Samsung Galaxy S III.
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Introduction
See Samsung Galaxy S III on Wikipedia Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 Full Specs on Specsburner
XDA-Developers Forums for the Phone
- The six sub-forums on XDA Dev
Guides, How-Tos & Tutorials
Entering Recovery & Download Modes
How to get into Recovery Mode
- Unplug the USB cable.
- Shut down the phone.
- Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds to enter Recovery Mode.
How to get into Download Mode (eg: for Odin)
- Unplug the USB cable.
- Shut down the phone.
- Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to enter Download Mode.
- To get out of Download Mode, simply press and hold the power button until the phone restarts.
Walkthrough Guides
- Stock Firmware - Features Hints and Tips
- How to dump, package & CWM flash your current Modem
- How to Odin Flash & Root
- How to Download Free YouTube Videos and Movies to Galaxy SIII
- How to return to Stock from Original CWM Nandroid Backup
- How to Unroot the Galaxy SIII and return to Stock (for stock updates/warranty)
Video Guides
- Galaxy SIII Unboxing
- How to Root Samsung Galaxy S III I9300
- Unroot the Galaxy SIII (for stock updates/warranty)
- How to SIM unlock your Galaxy SIII
- How to Root & Install CWM Recovery & How to Unroot and Get back the Warranty
- How to play games with your PS3 controller on your HDTV via MHL
- Rooting guide
- Guide and overview on the case & screen protector
- How to un-root & flash a stock ROM
- Information about Triangle Away & GT-I9300 Flash Counter
- How to flash ClockworkMod Touch Recovery
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Port
- USB OTG Connector Overview
- Samsung EB-H1G6LLUGSTD - Battery Charger
- Using a USB JIG/JTAG
- Performance in Low-light conditions
- How to flash Omega ROM v5.2
- How to flash Slim v4.1 Based on 4.0.4 ICS
- How to flash WanamLite ROM v1.4
- How to flash AOKP (Android Open Kang Project) - Samsung GT-I9300 - Build 40
Tools
| Link | Description | By |
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| Toolkit | Drivers, Backup, Root, CWM, BusyBox + MORE | mskip |
| CF-Root | SuperSU, CWM & CWMManager | Chainfire |
| ClockWorkMod Recovery | Chainfire | |
| ClockworkMod Touch Recovery | (with ext sdcard support) | mskip |
| Cache Ripper | Unpack cache.img in seconds using one tool! | AdamLange |
| Triangle Away | Chainfire | |
| Simlock Unlocker | AdamLange |
Firmware, ROMs and Kernels
Stock Firmware
- Samsung Galaxy S III Stock Firmware Collection
- Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) Stock Firmware Collection (direct download, torrent, separate packages for modem/kernel)
[Leaked JB Firmware]
- I9300XXDLI1 (4.1.1) 09-03-12 ODIN .tar file
- I9300XXDLH7 (4.1.1) 24-08-12 CWM .zip/Rooted
- I9300XXDLH7 (4.1.1) 24-08-12 ODIN .tar file
- I9300XXDLH7 (4.1.1) OTA 24-08-12
ROMs
Samsung-based ROMS
AOSP ROMS
AOKP ROMS
MIUI ROMS
JELLY BEAN AOSP ROMS
Kernels
Collections
- All in 1 thread: Roms - Kernels - Mods/Fixes - Themes
- Kernel source code repository for the Galaxy S III
Custom Kernels
- SiyahKernel (capable of dual booting) by gokhanmoral
- Ninphetamin3 by netarchy
- Perseus by AndreiLux
- Phenomenal by fenomeno83
- Titanium Kernel by Adi_Pat
- GalaXsih Kernel by harunjo
- Boeffla Kernel
Stock Kernels
Accessories
Cases
| Official Cases |
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| Discussion Thread on XDA for the Samsung Galaxy S3 Official Flip Cover |
| Video Review - XDA Discussion Link |
| TPU Cases |
| Diztronic |
| DBA Ultra |
| Hard Cases |
| Metal Bumper Discussion Thread on XDA |
| Rock case,Samsung Galaxy S3 Cases |
| Case-mate phantom case review on YouTube |
| Gel/Silicon Cases |
| Pleomax Pudding Jelly Case |
Screen Protectors
- XtremeGuard screen protectors, plus full body protection
- XO Skins Carbon Fiber
- XO Skins Screen Protector and Full Body Protector
