JellyBean Premium Suite for Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300

Good news, the S3 will be even smarter, if that's even possible :) Check out this cool video describing the new features that will be available in future Jellybean updates, can't wait to test it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aM7kQ7sCRE

Official Jelly Bean Update for Galaxy S3 is here!

Base Firmware: I9300XXDLIB (4.1.1)
Region: Europe
Country: Poland
Carrier: Unbranded
Build Date: 21 September 2012
Modem: XXDLIB
CSC: OXFDLI1

Download link


Flash guide:


1. Download and unzip the file
2. Start Odin 3.07 (get it here - mirror)
3. Power off the phone
4. Reboot in Download Mode by holding “Home + power + vol down” buttons
5. Connect the phone and wait until you get a yellow sign in Odin
6. Add the extracted file to PDA section and make sure re-partition is NOT checked
7. Hit the Start button and wait until your phone reboots into JellyBean
8. Disconnect your phone and enjoy your new rom!


Update:
New firmware available

Base Firmware:  I9300XXDLJ4
Region: Europe
Country: UK
Carrier: Unbranded
Build Date: 20 October 2012
Modem:  I9300XXDLID
CSC:  I9300OXADLJ4

Download link

iGO Primo 2.2 (v9.6.7.235654) Apk for Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 / GT-i9305 - 1280 x 720 HD + Maps* + All Android Devices*

Update 2013:

iGO Primo for Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 / GT-i9505 available HERE

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UPDATE 16.11.2015

!!! THIS POST IS OBSOLETE !!!

I simply don't have the time anymore to keep refreshing the missing links and mirrors, also i lost all my gear and access to the gps stuff. This post has some useful info about file types, apk versions, map contents and file locations, this is why i'll leave it be.

We had a good run together, thanks for all your help and donations! See you out there!

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*Release Notes
iGO primo®, the flagship OEM product in the iGO Navigation range combines simplicity of use with the most recent technological advances in features and functionality.

This app is only compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S3 resolution, 1280 x 720.
There are no contents provided, map, poi, etc... you can get those from various sources online.
Copy the contents of the folder to your internal sdcard, also don't forget to download your region's demographic file, after that install the provided apk and enjoy!



S3 iGO apk + folder, download link: here - mirror





*Demographic files (used to show landscapes, like mountains and changes in terrain):
(Path: iGO\Content\Dem)


*Europe Demographic file: part1 / mirror1 - part2 / mirror2

*United States Demographic file:  part1 / mirror1 - part2 / mirror2

*Canada Demographic file:  part1 / mirror1 - part2 / mirror2

*Brazil Demographic file:  here - mirror

*Middle East Demographic file: here - mirror

*Israel Demographic file: here - mirror

*Argentina Demographic file: here - mirror

(all links are interchangeable)


i have removed the mediafire links because they keep blocking my accounts :( please leave me a comment if any of the links are down or you need new mirrors


*Maps

Europe Maps + Pois Navteq 2013 Q1 (EU_NQ_2013_Q1)

A-B (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Bulgaria): link - mirror
C-D (Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark): link - mirror
E-F (Estonia, Finland, FYRoMacedonia): link - mirror
France: link - mirror
Germany: link - mirror
G-I (Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland): link - mirror
Italy: link - mirror
L-N (Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway): link - mirror
P-R (Poland, Portugal, Romania): link - mirror
Russia: part1 / mirror1 - part2 / mirror2
S (San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland): link - mirror
Spain: link - mirror
Ukraine: link - mirror
United Kingdom: link - mirror
Vatican: link - mirror


North America Maps + Pois Navteq 2012 Q4 (NA_NQ_2012_Q4)

A (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas): link - mirror
C (California, Colorado, Connecticut): link - mirror
Canada: link - mirror
D-H (Delaware, Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii): link - mirror
I-L (Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana): link - mirror
M (Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana): link - mirror
N (Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota): link - mirror
O-P (Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico): link - mirror
R-T (Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas): link - mirror
U-W (Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming): link - mirror



Israel Pack GM_2013.05 (Building, Dem file, Map, Poi, Speedcam, TMC): link - mirror


Brazil Pack TT_2013.03 (Building, Map, Poi): link - mirror

Argentina Pack NQ_2012.Q2 (Building, Dem file, Map, Poi) : link - mirror

New Zeeland Pack NQ_2013.Q1  (Building, Dem file, Map, Phoneme, Poi, Speedcam): link - mirror




here are the Content file types:

SPC - Speedcam location - \Content\Speedcam

PH - Speak street names - \Content\Phoneme

3DL / 3DC - Buildings Info - \Content\Building

DEM - demographic file - \Content\DEM

FBL - map files - \Content\MAP

POI - points of interest - \Content\POI

FSP - speed profile for a given road for smart routes - \content\histspeed

HSP - histspeed (maximum car per given road ratio) - \content\histspeed

FTR - Truck Info - \Content\MAP

FPA - Proximity Alerts - \Content\MAP

FDA - Driver Alerts - \Content\MAP

HNR - Defined Routes - \ Content\ MAP

TMC - Traffic Message Channel - Content\TMC



*GPS Test
Use this app to test your GPS signal strength, it can also help to get more satellites connections quicker in hard to reach places. Just open it at let it do its thing, no need to set up anything or interfere with the ui.
Get it here: GPS Test Plus v1.2.1.apk




*B O N U S:

iGO Primo 2.0 v9.6.7.235654 for All Android Devices - Final Edition 2012 (All Languages, Resolutions & Voices )


Default resolutions: 800x480, 854x480, 960x540, 1024x600, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x800


Also available single and multi resolutions sys.txt files inside the package, you can select the exact resolution for your phone and make it compatible with the iGO apk, even if your resolution its not supported by default, basically this pack makes iGO available for all Android devices.


* multires sys.txt --> 1280_800:864x555/600x800,1280_720:864x555/600x800,1024_600:864x555/

600x800,960_540:960x499/540x888,854_480:854x442/480x816,800_480:800x442/

480x762,480_320:480x295/320x455,400_240:400x225/240x385,320_240:320x221/240x301


* single sys.txt --> 320x240, 455x320, 480x320, 854x480, 960x540, 1024x600

Download links: part1 - mirror1 / part2 - mirror2 (links are interchangeable)

i have removed the mediafire links because they keep blocking my accounts :( please leave me a comment if any of the links are down or you need new mirrors




*Request section
Here i will post all the requests received from different people, maybe someone else will also need them:


Serbian Pack (Lang, Voice, Map, Poi) NQ_Q1_2013: link - mirror

Poll results - Your Android OS

1.5 Cupcake - 2 (0%)

1.6 Donut - 1 (0%)

2.1 Eclair - 7 (2%)

2.2 Froyo - 21 (7%)

2.3 Gingerbread - 143 (52%)

3.0 Honeycomb - 11 (4%)

4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich - 118 (43%)

Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 personal review

Finally, after a long wait my shinny new S3 is here, white colored of course, couldn't wait another 2-3 weeks for the blue pebble version. The phone looks amazing, it feels very good in your hand, can easily be operated with just one, it doesn't strikes you as a big ass phone, as i said about the S2 at its time, it's the perfect size.

First thing that i have noticed its the HD screen, simply flawless, the colors are very bright and perfectly balanced, the luminosity is just as it should in every single second, no more "too dark" issues when set to automatic.

I'll leave you with some screens for now, but i'll be back with much more details and a new S3 banner / sigpic :)

Enjoy :-)

SkyDrive free space drops to 7GB - keep your 25 fast!

If you're a long time user of SkyDrive, you'll be able to keep the original free space, that's 25GB. All you need to do is go to the SkyDrive storage page and choose Upgrade my storage, but this is a limited time offer, be sure to do it asap!

Google Drive launches today on Play Store

The long awaited moment is here, Google Drive is live on Google Play Store. Get 5GB space for free and buy more if u need it, now let's see how it goes.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs

The PC version can be found here: https://drive.google.com/

How to use USB JIG to reset counter and remove yellow triangle from Galaxy S1 / S2

***If you use an ICS based rom, you can also do this just by using a small app, no need for the physical Jig, take a look here. 

So, you just got your cool USB Jig and don't know exactly how to use it, here are all the stept you need to take to make sure you do it properly:

1. Turn off your phone (wait to vibrate) and remove the battery for 10-15 seconds.

2. Put the battery back on, close the cover, but don't turn it on.

3. Now insert the USB Jig properly and just wait a few second. Your phone will boot in Odin mode and the screen will display some info and a message "Erasing Download Information Succeeded" and the line with "Custom Binary Download" should display "No".

4. That's it! Keep the power button pressed until the phone reboots / shuts down, some phones do not reboot automatically, you need to turn it on manually.

5. Yellow triangle should also be gone now, that means the USB Jig did its job, congrats!


***If you plug in your USB Jig and the screen doesn't display the information aforementioned, it means that your phone has the new Samsung bootloader that blocks the USB Jig method to reset the counter / triangle.

But fear not, i haz the solution for you also:

1. Download the OLD Bootloader from here - mirror

2. Download ODIN3 v1.85 from here - mirror

3. Turn off your phone (wait to vibrate).

4. Boot your phone in Download Mode (Odin Mode) by pressing the Volume Down + Home + Power in the same time.

5. A message to confirm you action will popup, just press the volume button in the way indicated to continue.

6. Connect your phone to PC using the USB cable.

7. Open Odin on your PC, press on the PDA button and select the GT-I9100_OLD_BOOTLOADER.tar file.

8. Press the Start button and wait a few seconds.

9. In the first section of Odin a message will be displayed: PASS, after you see this message you can unplug your phone.

10. That's it, now your Bootloader is reverted to the old version and you can safely use the USB Jig method described above.

11. If you really want, you can flash back the new Bootloader (mirror) after you finish reseting your counter / triangle, but its not necessary, it brings nothing new except the blocking of the USB Jig.


mirror for all files from this post: here
*This method is tested by me, if you follow the steps exactly, it will sure work for you too.

Download Official Final Release Android ICS 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S 2 GT-i9100 - March 2012

Finally, the latest official releases for Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 started to roll out today for Samsung Galaxy S II users, via Kies or FOTA (Firmware Over The Air). Be sure to use Wifi connection if you have the option to update your firmware over the air, if not just use Samsung Kies.

These are the regions that got the update, if you don't want to wait anymore, just download the firmware and use ODIN to flash it:

PDA: I9100XXLPQ - CSC: I9100OXXLPD  based on 4.0.3, date 2012 March - Nordic Countries

PDA: I9100XXLPQ - CSC: I9100OXXLPD based on 4.0.3, date 2012 March - Baltic

PDA: I9100XXLPQ - CSC: I9100OXALPQ based on 4.0.3, date 2012 March - Poland

PDA: I9100XXLPQ - CSC: I9100OXXLPD based on 4.0.3, date 2012 March - Hungary


Update:

New releases from other regions:

PDA: I9100ZSLPE - Android 4.0.3 - 2012 March - CSC: I9100OZSLPE - Hong Kong / Taiwan = Link


PDA: I9100XWLP2 - Android 4.0.3 - 2012 March - CSC: I9100OXELP4 - Russia, = Link

PDA: I9100XXLPQ - Android 4.0.3 - 2012 March - CSC: I9100H3GLP2 - United Kingdom (H3G) = Link

PDA: I9100XXLPQ - Android 4.0.3 - 2012 March - CSC: I9100HTSLP3 - Sweden (Tre) = Link

PDA: I9100XXLPQ - Android 4.0.3 - 2012 March - CSC: I91003IELP2 - Ireland (Three) = Link

links courtesy of sammobile.com

Android Market = Google Play Store

The old Android Market has been finally updated, new name is Google Play, a digital entertainment destination where you can find, enjoy and share your favorite music, movies, books and apps on the web and on your Android phone or tablet.

Google Play is cloud based, so all your goodies are stored online and are always available anywhere you need them, also you can be sure that they will never get lost or deleted.

With Google Play you can:

• Store up to 20,000 songs for free and buy millions of new tracks
• Download more than 450,000 Android apps and games
• Browse the world’s largest selection of eBooks
• Rent thousands of your favorite movies, including new releases and HD titles

Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBookstore will become part of Google Play. On your Android phone or tablet, we’ll be upgrading the Android Market app to the Google Play Store app over the coming days. Your videos, books and music apps (in countries where they are available) will also be upgraded to Google Play Movies, Google Play Books and Google Play Music apps. The music, movies, books and apps you’ve purchased will continue to be available to you through Google Play—simply log in with your Google account like always.

There's also a new version available of the mobile app, called Google Play Store v3.4.7 - mirror

F.U.C.K. A.C.T.A. - Another tracker closed, fileporn.org

Although it hasn't been officially voted, ACTA strikes in hard the p2p sharing community, not directly, but helped by lawsuits.
After the closing of megaupload and filesonic, now the trackers start to go down one by one.

First to go is a good old quality porn tracker, http://www.fileporn.org:

"Hello fellow FilePorners

Unfortunately we have to terminate our tracker services due to a "copyright infringements" lawsuit. There isn't much we can do but comply to their terms.
It was a great privilege running this community all this time. I wanted to thank our Moderators, Uploaders (old or new) and YOU forum.

A great THANKS to all VIP members and supporters of this tracker. Your generosity was vital for this tracker to stay alive, the lack of funds has always been an issue for us.

There will be no comeback from the original FilePorn admins/mods team.

Thanks for your support, dedication and your time.

 FilePorn Admin, 9/2/2012."


UPDATE:

I didn't even finished to write this post and i just saw that another porn tracker is closed, this time is http://cheggit.net

As i just said, this shit is bad...

UPDATE 2:

And another one, http://btjunkie.org, gone for good...

MiUi - The best AOSP based experience!

     I heard a lot and i've seen a lot of infos / videos of Miui, but i never took the time to install it on my phone and test it, until a few days ago when i finally decided to try it. Oh boy :) what a great decision i've made

     Miui is incredible, a combination of Android and iOS with a very clean and neat user  interface, only issue that bothered me at the beginning was the lack of an App Drawer, but i have found a solution for that right away, there's a mod called Extended Settings Menu, you can change a bunch of stuff, like the color of the Status Bar / Clock / Carrier, you can also swap the Battery / Signal position from right to left, center the clock, etc..., very useful, it also add an option to activate the App Drawer :) All you need to do is flash in CWM a small zip and install a apk for controlling the Mod.

     The Rom was installed with a rooted kernel and CWM v5.0.2.7 blue, but there's no back button support in cwm and no BLN support, but the bright side is that there's no need for any root changes / apps, you can overclock it to 1600Mhz and change the voltage, I/O scheduler. If u want a more advanced kernel, Siyah is also compatible with Miui, this is the next thing on my to-do list because i really miss the BLN feature, but right now there's no need, the battery last almost two days on normal use and drains in less that one day on heavy use, just like a custom Android rom, no big differences on battery life / performance.

     And finally, maybe the most important aspect of Miui its the high level of customization and the huge community that creates some amazing themes. You can change almost every aspect of the Rom, from the status bar look to the lockscreen style, no need for 3rd party apps, Miui comes with its own Theme app that can handle .mtz files. You have also the option to browse online for themes straight from the app, an excellent features, you'll never get bored with this Rom
Here are a few great themes for Miui: Suave HD Redone, Zorsha Design, Soda HD and the new SkyDark ICS.

     There are a lot of Miui version out there, be careful what you choose, not all of them are translated very good from Chinese, i recommend the Miui-Android v2.1.13 version, available for SGS2 and a few other phones.
There's also Galnet Miui, i heard a lot of good feedback for this also, but i haven't tested it yet, right now i'm using v2.1.13 from Miui-Android Team :)

     That's all for now, go and flash your Miui asap, you'll be amazed by the new look of your phone, the real HD experience!

     I'll leave you with some inside scoops, enjoy!

Official Android ICS for Galaxy S 2 - Beta + Stable

Samsung has finally started making official ROMs for the Galaxy S II based on Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.

sammobile.com released a couple of days ago 2 new official Beta roms based on ICS for Galaxy S2:

I9100XXKP4 - Beta, based on Android 4.0.1, Build date: Dec 20 2011, download link
I9100XXKP8 - Beta, based on Android 4.0.3, Build date: Dec 30 2011, download link
courtesy of sammobile.com, archive pass: samfirmware.com

Flash guide:
1. Open ODIN.
2. Select. PIT – PDA (CODE) – PHONE (MODEM) and CSC.
3. Reboot into download mode and start flashing.
4. Wait until your phone reboots.


I'm not the releaser of those builds, i just help to spread the word.

Original sammobile.com link: click me

Enjoy!


UPDATE: 

New stable build available, release date: January 2012 Open Europe

I9100XXKPA, based on 4.0.3 - download link


UPDATE 2:
New builds available for ICS, release date: January 2012 Open Europe

I9100XXLP1, based on 4.0.3 - download link

I9100XXLP2, based on 4.0.3 - download link

I9100XXLP6, based on 4.0.3 - download link

I9100XXLPB, based on 4.0.3 - download link
courtesy of sammobile.com, archive pass: samfirmware.com




UPDATE 3:

New build available, this one seems to be even more closer to the final release, date: February 2012 Open Europe

I9100XXLPH , based on 4.0.3 - download link  

courtesy of sammobile.com, archive pass: samfirmware.com