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I897UCJH3 Firmware (NEW)

Jul 24, 2010
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Another firmware shown on samsung-firmwares.com

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I don't have my data cable with me to try it out.. I'm running JH2 right now for the past week and the only issue I have with that version is when you Uncheck Use GPS Satellites" the phone reboots.. so I just leave it alone!

Anyone want to try it and give us their thoughts on this?
 
Yeah looked on xda and saw that. I flashed it to jh3 and rooted and restoring titanium backup now and will check things out. What all do you want me too look for. I know jh2 broke a few market apps like paypal and fandango hope they fixed it in this.

Going to test gps indoors and out and see if it fixed anything. I know my gps has been locking on much quicker as of late but was on stock firmware.
 
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So far seems to be a lot snappier than the original stock firmware. Seems to correct the overly bright screen issue. Seems to have corrected the battery issue. I will edit the post as I notice anything different.

Edit: can't deal with the market issue, so I'm going back to F6. Didn't see any immediate benefit with GPS anyway.
 
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All the gps apps that I have tested with enable wifi location off my phone locks within 15 secs indoors . When I first got the phone it wouldn't lock at all when I was inside and outside it was very iffy at times. I am getting 10m's with 7/10 sats and its raining.

Now there is still the issue of fandango and paypal not showing up in the market but guess there is a market app fix somewhere for that.

Well not sure about the speed of the media scanner but from when I turned on the phone till it said media scanning complete I counted to 107 in a steady count.
 
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Why do you say you have to be rooted? Odin doesn't require root to flash a new firmware.

Sorry, I didn't make it clear. I didn't mean you needed to be rooted to flash the firmware(obviusly that's dumb because you'd just be unrooted again.)

I meant that the poster might as well get rooted and use titanium backup, since it's so easy to root this phone. Then he can flash whatever rom he wants.
 
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Well initally it locked on real fast now its back to like it was when I first got it. It finds the sats 5-8 but doesn't lock now. Have shut the phone off numerous times and still no go. So I might just flash back to stock again and wait for another. As I write this which took me several minutes it still has not locked though it found 6 sats. Wifi enable is also off.
 
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