Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Install ClockWorkMod Recovery

If you are a person who wants to do more with the Samsung Galaxy S3, then you may need to install ClockWorkMod or CWM recovery on your phone. Why do you need it? Yes, because by installing it you will be able to download and install new custom ROMs on your phone. You can also flashing new ROMs if you have installed it. As a note after you install it you have to root your phone so you can use CWM recovery in full.

See also: How to root Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to the benefits mentioned above, with the CWM recovery you can also use it to backup your entire ROMs on your phone. However, the results of your backup may be very large, at least 1GB to backup entire ROMs on the Samsung Galaxy with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Image Credit: android.gs

When you flash the new firmware you also have to keep CWM Recovery. Since the stock recovery include into original firmware so if you use Odin this recovery will be overwritten, whereas if you use Mobile Odin then you have to open the firmware file first by selecting "Open File ..." option and select the Recovery entry and press the "Clear" button. This means that by using Mobile Odin, then it will prevent the recovery from overwritten.

And one more thing, to be able to install CWM recovery image on your phone, your phone has to be installed with USB driver. If not, that means you have to install it first and then you can install CWM Recovery.


How to Install CWM Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S3?
As written on android.gs.com, all you need to do is following the steps below:

1. Connect your phone to your computer using the Samsung Galaxy S3 micro USB cable.
2. Download the Odin3 v1.85 on your computer. This application will be used to flash the CWM Recovery.
3. Download CWM Recovery file to your computer.
4. Extract both .zip file. Odin will extract the files into its own folder, while unzipped CWM Recovery going to be .tar file And do not extract it.
5. Disconnect your phone from your computer.
6. launch Odin3 executable.
7. In Odin click PDA button then select the 'CF-SGS3-CWM-vX.X-vY.Y.tar' file from your computer files.
8. Turn off your phone.
9. Boot your phone into download mode by holding Power button, Home button and volume down button simultaneously. After that download mode logo will appear and then you will be prompted to press any other button, so press it.
10. Reconnect your phone to the computer.
11. Go to Odin and make sure "repartition" option is unchecked.
12. Click Start.
13. Wait for the installation process is complete.
14. Your phone will restart when the installation is complete.
15. Done. You have successfully installed CWM Recovery on your phone.

Now you can use CWM Recovery to use a lot of features from there. And to get the full functionality you have to root your phone after you were installed it. To enter CWM Recovery hold Power button, Home button and Volume up button simultaneously or you can do this by launch it from your ROM Manager app or CWM icon. So, have you tried to install CWM Recovery on your phone? If so, you can share them through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Find Its IMEI Number

Previuosly I was wrote the article that is quite heavy in my opinion about how to root Samsung Galaxy SIII, this time I will write a short article about the IMEI.


What is IMEI?
For those of you who do not know about the IMEI, IMEI acronym for International Mobile Station Equipment Identity. IMEI is usually a series of numbers printed on the backside of your phone's battery.

Image Credit: samsung.com

So, why do we need to know our phone's IMEI? Yes, we need it because the IMEI number can be used to deactive the phone when it is lost or stolen. Of course this is a simple thing that you should know as a precaution when you experience unwanted situation on your Samsung Galaxy SIII.


How to get the IMEI number on the Samsung Galaxy S3?
You can follow the easy steps below to get to know your phone's IMEI, as written on ilaks.com:

1. Tap Phone icon on your Home screen. Or you can go to Apps through Home screen then tap on Phone.
2. Tap on Keypad tab.
3. Enter *#06# then press the call icon.
4. Your IMEI number will be displayed on your phone screen.

Very easy, right? When the phone has been blocked, then IMEI would be "blacklisted". Hopefully these simple tips can be useful for you. So, let me know your feedback through the comments below :)

Update on May, 24 2013 : Thanks Matty.K for remain me :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Root, Backup and Restore It

Until now, Samsung Galaxy S3 is still being a flagship smartphone from Samsung, though in the near future its newest generation named Samsung Galaxy SIV will be released. In spite of that Samsung Galaxy S3 is a great smartphone that allows us to do many things, even things that unthought before. Thanks to a bunch of its features and capabilities that allow all these things happen.

By default, this smartphone reportedly worked quite satisfactorily. But it'll be differnt case if you are someone who wants more performance out of this phone, then one way you can do is by rooting your device. Rooted phone will be able to push performance to be better and in some cases, roting can solve some of the problems that occur in this phone.

See also: Common Problem with Samsung Galaxy S3 and How to Fix It Part I and Part II

Even so, rooting also carries a risk for you, as with all things in life. When you root your phone, it may will void your phone's warranty. And if you have to return your device to factory, be sure to restore stock software first.


How to backup Samsung Galaxy S3?
Before you perform rooting on Samsung Galaxy SIII, then you will need to do a backup on your device. This will help when you do restore later. As written on gizmodo.co.uk, below the steps to backup you should do:

1. Download Install Carbon Backup app via Google Play Store to your Samsung Galaxy SIII.
2. Download Install the desktop cliend app here.
3. Connect your phone to your computer to enable you use Carbon Backup app.
4. Select all the apps and create a backup using Carbon Backup.
5. You can backup your phone to the cloud, but you have to pay for Premium Carbon if you want to restore.
6. Or you can choose to backup your phone to SD card, PC or any other external storage.
7. Wait until the backup process is complete.
8. Done. You have successfully backup your phone using Carbon Backup app.

How to root Samsung Galaxy S3?
After you do a backup on your phone. Now it's time to root your phone. From the same source, below are the steps you need to do:

1. Download Galaxy S3 Root Toolkit here.
2. Install Root Toolkit in your PC following to the instructions.
3. Run this program, you will be required to check for an update.
4. Select your models by go to Settings-> About Device-> Model number. Here you can also find what your Android version.
5. Root Toolkit will download the necessary files. When you see a screen like the picture below, unplug your phone and then select number one and one again when you are asked to confirm.
   
   
   
   Image Credi: gizmodo.co.uk
6. Driver will be installed. In this step all you need to do is click a few pages as in normal Windows installer.
7. Plug your device when you get the message said "Connect your device via the usb cable ... etc" .
8. Back to main menu. Select option 2 to root and option 3 for ALLINONE. Then option 1 to flash/CWRecovery and then option 2 for superuser.
9. If you've got USB debugging enabled then type yes to start rooting.
10. In this step you see something called "Odin". Follow the instructions given by Root Toolkit which will load recovery image. When you reboot your phone you can close Odin.
11. Root Toolkit will do some other things as needed.
12. Done. Now your phone has been successful rooted.

How to Flash CM and Rid the TouchWiz?
To do so, follow the steps below:

1. Download ROM Manager through Google Play Store into your phone.
2. Open it and grant for root access then Choose Recovery setup.
3. Follow the instructions to flash ClockworkMod recovery.
4. Download CyanogenMod version that you want here.
5. Copy .zip into your device.
6. Go to ROM Manager then select "Install ROM from SD Card".
7.  Select CM 10.1 that you copied over your device.
8. Check the option Backup Existing ROM and Wipe Data and Cache.
9. Press Reboot and install.
10. CyanogenMod boot screen will Appear as a sign that you have successfully completed this stage.

How to restore a backup?
At this stage you are going to restore the data that you have previously backup. As gizmodo said, below are the steps you should do:

1. Download Custom ROMs here.
2. Enable USB debugging again by go to Settings-> About-> Built number. Then tap on it about ten times or until you receive a message that said "you're now a developer". After that back to Settings-> developer Mode-> Turn on USB debugging.
3. When the download process #1 is complete, copy. Zip to your device.
4. Turn off your device.
5. Boot your device into the bootloader by hold down Power button, home button and volume up button simultaneously. Select "Recovery" then install .zip file from SD card.
6. Navigate to the Google apps zip file you copied earlier and press go.
7. Do a reboot after installation is complete.
8. Download Carbon Backup through Google Play Store again after you past the initial setup, and then set it up again to do a restore from your backup.

Now your phone has been rooted and you can custom it as your wish by using the advantages that you get from the root. Yeah, to root your phone and restore it may requires more time and download some files. But all these things will pay off when you find your phone work better and you get more options to make your phone as better device as you wish. So, try and share your experience when doing root on your phone through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Backup Using Samsung's Kies Software

Having a great smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy SIII is an enjoyable experience that allows us to do many cool things with it with ease. Bunch of its features and capabilities makes us like being able to do all these things with it. One of the fairly impressive about this phone is that it comes with syncing and backup software.

Image Credit: androidfact.com

There are several reasons that make people need to do a backup of the data on their phone, one of them when they were going to do factory reset, as we've discussed before.

See also: How to Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy S3

Thanks to Samsung who has provide us with Samsung's Kies software that makes the backup process in the Galaxy SIII to be very easy. Samsung's Kies software itself is proprietary software user that can be used by users to backup contacts, call logs, SMS, MMS and media files.


How to backup Samsung Galaxy S3 using Kies?
As written on thefullsignal.com, to backup the data on your phone is very easy, just follow the simple steps below:

1. Download Samsung's Kies software here.
2. Install it to your Windows PC or Mac.
3. On your PC click on Kies icon to open this application.
4. Plug the end of the micro USB cable to your Samsung Galaxy SIII and the other into USB port on your computer.
5. Wait until the Samsung Kies recognize your computer.
6. Select the Backup / Restore tab.
7. Scroll down until you find the Backup button then click on it. By default Kies will select all to be backed up.
8. Click finish when Kies finished the backup.
9. Done. Now you have managed to do a backup your Samsung Galaxy SIII use Samsung's Kies software.

Very easy, right? Now you can do the task of backing up your phone's data with a few simple steps. So, have you tried Kies software to backup your Galaxy SIII? If so, share your experience using this software through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Enable and Use S Voice

As is endless to talk about the features and capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Many things you can do easily with it. After previously we have learned about how to use the quick command on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 which also can be applied on Galaxy SIII, now we will discuss about the voice command embedded in this phone named S Voice.

See also: How to Use Quick Command on Samsung Galaxy Note 2

The difference between both command is a quick command executed using the gesture while S Voice uses your voice. If you are a person who does not like to use a PIN, password or pattern to unlock your phone, then it will help you. If you often forget what the previous pattern or your password, then by using the S Voice you just say your voice command to do all that thing.

See also: How to Customize Lock Screen on Samsung Galaxy S3

In addition to unlock your phone, S Voice also allow you to check the missed call, check missed messages, open camera, play music, check the schedule and record voice.

Image Credit: gizbot.com

How to enable S Voice?
Before you can use this command on the Galaxy SIII, you must enable it first. Taken from cnet.com, here are the steps you should do:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Security and lock screen.
3. Tap on Lock screen option.
4. Scroll down until you find "Set wake-up command". Then tap on it.
5. Here you can set S Voice on seven options available.
6. For example, we set up S Voice to unlock command. So, tap on Wake-up function 1 and select the function you want, for example to unlock.
7. It will ask you to provide a word or phrase you'll use for voice command.
8. You will be asked to repeat the voice command four times to make sure the phone is properly calibrate the words you say.
9. Tap on Done button as a sign that the phone have received your voice command.
10. You can also set up voice command for 6 other functions in the same way.
11. Done. Now you have been able to use the S Voice on your phone.

How to use S Voice?

Just like everything else we do with this phone, we can also use S Voice with ease. Simply by tap on Power button and say one of the voice commands that you specify before. Then magically this words will command your phone to do the thing you want. That's it. Very easy, right? So, thanks to its operating system, which has allowed us to use S Voice on this phone very easily.

You can also use S Voice on another Samsung's products that run with the operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or above. So, try and share your experience of using this cool voice command on your Samsung Galaxy SIII :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Factory Reset and Things to Do Before It

By using the Samsung Galaxy SIII we can do many cool things with ease. Thanks to its operating system and set of powerful components inside it that allows it to happen. As with other things, we can also do factory reset or also known as a hard reset on the phone with ease. There are several reasons that make the user do factory reset on their Galaxy SIII, such as device malfunction occurs where the factory reset might solve it, when we want to sell the phone by fisrt wipe our personal data or when we want returning the phone to manufacturer or retailer with an empty state.

See also: Common Problem with Samsung Galaxy SIII and How to Fix It Part I and Part II

It is very easy to do. However, from many articles that discuss about it, almost all agree that do not do factory reset if it is not necessary because when you do a factory reset on your phone means that all data in your phone will be deleted, including the Google account, custom settings, system and application data and downloaded applications. This process will wipe all your data in the internal storage -or even on external storage if you want it- and restore your device to factory default settings, or it could be said after this process your phone will be in the condition as you turn it on the first time. After all you need to re-install all your data and applications you need into your device.

Image Credit: onbile.com

What are the things should do before factory reset?
Since this process will erase all data and applications on your phone, then before doing factory reset you should do a few things below:

1. Backup your important data to computer or another external storage.
2. Sync your contacts with your Gmail account.
3. List any applications that will need to re-install. This list will help you.

How to factory reset the Samsung Galaxy S3?
If you really have a good enough reason to do this and you do all the things you should do before factory reset, then below are the simple steps to factory reset on your Galaxy SIII, as taken from the site droidlessons.com:

1. Tap on Menu button on the bottom left on your main Home screen.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Scroll until you find "Backup and reset" option. Then tap on it.
4. Tap on "Factory Data reset".
5. After you finish read warning carefully tap on "Reset device".
6. To finalize your factory reset tap on "Delete all" button.
7. Wait until the process is complete.
8. Done. Now you have completed the factory reset and the phone will return to the factory settings, reboot and it will give you a fresh start on your device.

Some of the issues raised on the Samsung Galaxy SIII is reported to be dealt with factory reset. However, you still have to remember that only do this if it is necessary, and you have good enough reason to do it. So, have you ever do factory reset on your Galaxy SIII? If so, let me know by write them through the comments below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Download and Install Apps Through Google Play Store Easily

When you have a new phone then downloading and installing the application is an important thing. This needs to be done to make you able to use your phone's capabilities with full. As happen with the Samsung Galaxy S3 which is a great high-end smartphone with a lot of amazing ability, then the right and useful application will support your activities with maximal through this phone.

Image Credit: technipages.com

There are many app available, both free and paid. The most popular source for Android phones is Google Play Store that provide thousands of apps for your choice. You can choose the applications that match your needs.

Before you can install and use the applications you want on your Samsung Galaxy SIII, first you have to download the apps to your phone. Taken from the site thefullsignal.com, below are the simple steps you need to do:

1. Go to Google Play Store app from the Home screen.
2. Select Apps panel in its main page, this is usually located on the left side of page.
3. Here you can see many different applications that you can access and download. Use the magnifying glass icon to browse or conducts search for app you want, it is usually located at the top right of the screen. Or Swipe between Menus, such as Categories, Featured, Top Paid and Top Free, located at the top of the screen.
4. Find, select the app you want then press the blue button located in the upper-right corner of the screen. If the application you downloaded are paid apps, then it will be displayed on the button. And if this is a free app, it will display the Install button. If it's your first experience of making a purchase through Google Play Store, then you will be prompted to enter your personal billing information.
5. Your app will be downloaded as soon as you tap Accept & Download. Press Back if you want to cancel the download.
6. Wait until the download is complete.
7. Once the download is complete then you should see your downloaded apps as an option when you tap Apps from the Home screen of your phone.

After that you can add apps from the Apps on your Home screen using the steps that we have previously learned.

See also: How to Add and Delete Applications or Widgets on Samsung Galaxy S3 Home Screen

Well, it's easy, right? Now you can download and install the applications you want and can meet your needs into your phone with ease, then you can use it to support your activities. So, try and let me know your experiences by writing them through the comments below :)