how come i cant restore more apps from TB?

thank for informing bro. hope samsung can fix tis asap, it's annoying tat ppl hv to delete msg to avoid the bug. or u can set the text msg limit to higher, i set mine to 999

How's the new firmware 12.0.29.02 ??

This live wallpaper is incredibly smooth yet it didn't consume much battery. Is a bit complex though.

Its nice but quite 'complex' !!!

Not sure... but I already ota twice.

the new OTA XXBLG1 why there is a perpetual Info icon (an "i" icon with a cross over it) on the top left notification bar. it never disappear, and all my left notification icons is not displayed anymore (the right ones are still ok) and worst of all, i dono what is that icon intended for (seems like no meaning it being there). anybody has this issue too?

that mean your notification is off

u have disable the notification.. try to enable it back from the toggles there .. then it'll gone and your notification will be back

hehe thanks. i feel quite stu. never off the notification before that's why

Can someone who can update via KIES share their latest firmware version. On my PC, it keeps saying it does not support upgrading via KIES.

I have rooted previously and unrooted as well as clearing the counters but KIES still say not supported. Downloaded the stock kernel from SamsungUpdate website.

My current firmware version is PDA:LG1/PHONE:LF3/CSC:LF1(GLB). Is this due to a mismatch in my firmware?

download at sammobile, flash through odin

just go to download the latest fw from sammobile and flash it using odin.. as if those who update through kies.. the file s will be 700MB ++.. so it's no different you go and get it from sammobile

ok, so if we root with odin, mean i will lost the root and back to stock, if i stayed with the new flashed update, next time i can receive update over ota? am i correct?

i suppose you mean flash, right? if you flash then you will lost the root unless you use the mobile odin pro which will make your root stay. even if you rooted the update version of fw.. you still can receive the ota..

i had rooted my s3 before the ota and i had no problem to update it through ota.. as long as you are using cf-root 6.3 and above which solve the ota problem

can i suggest to put the procedure of upgrading stock firmware using odin on rooted stock firmwares. coz my issue (and maybe many like me) is i know how to root, but when a new firmware comes, i panic, dono what to do. and the first page is silent on that too,

you flash stock above it, root will be lost
and flash root back above updated stock you got root again

sadly my fren's phone(never flash and root), still not receiving ota, i got it the first day

just update it, that will not brick your phone, only lost is root access, after update, reroot again

Meaning that once I have rooted already, forever it will not support updating via KIES? If that's the case, then my journey of discovery will stop here then.

Time to start playing with custom ROMS. Want to try Wanna 1.7 already.