i think that he was answering my question about dkp or xposed being used and then answered in same line with cm12.1 build date. but u r correct, the 7/29 is latest dkp build and what im using. i had bad luck recently 2x when i tried another kernel out of curiosity. dkp is still best kernel in my opinion for gs3.
The dkp is what's on his media fire 8/23 is the date of my cm nightlybuild
nice! im glad u r trying new things! this is a fun stage of learning for u! im still learning lots too! This thread is ur home and any of my other threads is ur home too! u r good guy and thanks for sharing info with us! u can always private message me too! good luck with ur new phone!
thank u for providing that info! this saves a lot of time and questions. just a question or two from me first and we can get u all set up properly.
Thanks for the prompt reply, ZipAddict!
ok well regarding micro sd card, i just looked on amazon and u can get a 16gb for about $7 or a 32gb for about $11. they also have an 8gb for about $4. i bought mine there as its cheaper than stores usually. im surprised fp did rooting for u. u r on same baseband as i am, which is good. first i would download supersu app from playstore, not superuser. when u open it it will ask to update binary, just choose normal and then reboot option. then when phone reboots u will have more security and when program needs root a popup will ask if u want to grant root access from now on. then download flashify app and u will b able to change recovery from cwm to twrp 2.8.7.0. this is because its 2 years more updated and cwm has bugs still from no new updates on our device like problems restoring backups. flashify will be easy to understand how to flash new recovery and only take a minute, but if u have questions just ask me. then boot to twrp recovery and make a backup which we will now start calling a nandroid backup. then u need to copy nandroid backup to sd card (recommended) or u can copy to your computer for safekeeping. this is so if any mistakes are made or something not work right u can restore the nandroid and ur phone will be exactly the same as the minute u made nandroid and no harm is done. nandroids allow u to try new things without having to start all over again or worrying about losing any data, etc. let me know when these things are done and we will go from there. if anything is unclear or u r unsure about anything please ask me.
All right, thanks! I'll grab supersu & flashify (good to know about that one... running an app sounds easy enough). I think at that point I can do the same flashing from recovery stuff that I've done before. Thanks for the help. I'll try to check back in whether or not I'm successful.
thanks for update. twrp 2.8.7.0 is actually newest but it shouldnt really matter for now that u r just one build behind. u did right thing by downloading newest cm build. when we talked about 7/29 build we were talking about something else (kernel) anyways. when u say it wants to use freedompop still i think u mean it says that but really if u r signed up with ting the charges will accrue on ting not freedompop. if u want to change all freedompop labels to ting i have a file that does that simply by placing it in a specific place (takes 1 second and cant mess it up). we can do that later. dkp kernel will allow u to save battery and speed up phone more so it feels like new. LSpeed will also add more speed, performance, multitasking capabilities, battery saving, ram expansion, etc. xposed will allow customization of almost anything on ur phone and battery saving apps and so much more. all these things u can research later just flash cm and gapps and ting apn for start and u can add kernel, mod, and framework later. once u get all settings set up on cm and get comfy with it u will understand more about these other things and we can talk more about them here anytime and i will give u more examples of how they work with links and screenshots etc. thanks again for update, and let me know after u have cm how happy u r
yes this is common issue. it has to do with the apns. tell me what carrier u have please?
thanks for the update! regarding root, yes u need to go to android settings-about phone-and tap "build number" 7 times. this unlocks developer options. u activate root there under "root access" option. then u will prob have to update binary for supersu app(will give step by step instructions in supersu app). u r still rooted just cm turns it off by default although its silly.
thank you so much for sharing this! this is great u r helping others!
first try googling "ringplus now apn" or something like that, and then try calling ring plus to ask them for ur apn settings. let me know if u find some info or not
