Root [Virgin Mobile] 4.3 coming to GS3

[Ab5traktion]

Read an interesting article today. It said that Samsung is waiting until October/November to upgrade the GS3 to 4.2.2. But since 4.3 is coming out at about that time, GS3 will more than likely skip 4.2.2 and go straight to 4.3. Plus, when 5.0 comes out, GS3 will be upgraded to that also. It's nice to know that the GS3 still has a future even with the GS4 being out and GS5 coming out next year.

 

[rbheromax]

I would've thought Sammy would EOL that phone. Seen it too many times before.

 

[djdrma]

Yes!!!!!

 

[rbheromax]

But then again they the carrier has to roll out the update and we all know how that is

 

[Ab5traktion]

True friggen that. Virgin most likely won't do it officially. But I know the developers won't disappoint.

 

[rbheromax]

The partitions are the same for all S3s across the board and they all are msm8960 SoCs so when the first one comes the rest WILL soon follow!!!

 

[revins95]

But will it work since not all variants work with the same radios. Will data connectivity be affected? Like between hspa+ and CDMA

edit: the ported 4.3 not the OTA update

 

[spacepanda]

Chances are we will have something figured out by then

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[SuperAfnan]

You guys can chill it's coming out. When it does, forget the carrier someone will leak it or figure it out.

 

[BigBossman]

I would've thought Sammy would EOL that phone. Seen it too many times before.

True and what's sad is that the Moto Triumph was EOL less than 3 months from when it came out which made a lot of people (including myself) regret getting it.

Btw if we're rooted will we be able to receive the OTA update to 4.3? The last OTA update I ever heard VM gave was for the Intercept a long time ago and I thought that if you're rooted the OTA update doesn't work or you'd be unrooted.

 

[Rxpert83]

True and what's sad is that the Moto Triumph was EOL less than 3 months from when it came out which made a lot of people (including myself) regret getting it.

Btw if we're rooted will we be able to receive the OTA update to 4.3? The last OTA update I ever heard VM gave was for the Intercept a long time ago and I thought that if you're rooted the OTA update doesn't work or you'd be unrooted.

If your rooted, you don't take the ota. You flash the rooted update from recovery.

Easy peezy

 

[BigBossman]

If your rooted, you don't take the ota. You flash the rooted update from recovery.

Easy peezy

Thank You!

 

[OverByter]

Ota's will always fail on rooted devices because of custom recovery, even if you weren't rooted why take an update before the community has a chance to dissect it to see what it contains, both good and bad. The community usually has a flashable zip available within a day or two for root with all the nasty bits removed.
OB