Help International S3 firmaware update (JB)

[xacto]

Hello everyone... I just updated my S3 to Jelly Bean, while my phone was connected to the USB cable to my PC. It updated fine, no problems, but upon booting, I had this red margins all around the screen, flashing.

When I got to home screen, when I opened up Contacts, same flashing around the screen, then it went out, it disappeared. Same thing when I opened up Messages, or AK Notepad. It only does that first time when I open a folder or application then it goes away.

Anyone encountered such thing before? And phone is not rooted.

Well, I restarted it a few times, and when I get to enter PIN, red flashing around screen, and the same flashing when I get to enter password to unlock screen...


EDIT: After doing another few searches, I found out, it was the Strict Mode enabled in Developer Options... a reboot after disabling it fixed it. I was thinking it was a JB problem since I had that mode enabled on ICS and I never got the red flashing borders...

 

[Niksoni]

Please dont install JB cause have more problems.. restore to "ice cream sandwich 4.0.4" and wait official JB from samsung update software... dont install from root.
However its your tel.

 

[xacto]

It was actually the official update, mate, from Samsung, I just got it OTA; I received that notification in the upper side bar, and then installed it. I never install from root as I have no idea how to do it, and don't really trust it either.

But thanks for the heads up!

 

[SUroot]

My JB phone has been running very smoothly for weeks with Root. Granted, its at the owners risk but for those in the know, root is great (neigh, essential)

 

[xacto]

My JB phone has been running very smoothly for weeks with Root. Granted, its at the owners risk but for those in the know, root is great (neigh, essential)

I am quite new to Android phones, so when it comes to rooting, I couldn't find my way out of the paper bag. If given time, and with proper manual reading, I bet I could do it, but preferred to wait for the official update to see how it runs.

That flashing was quite annoying though... anyways, solved now... was just thinking that JB isn't quite living up to the expectations though

EDIT: Now I am only curious to see if they fixed some of the battery drain...

 

[SUroot]

Yeah sure. I was more directing this at Niksoni tbh

His experience is bad because he flashed something old with known unworking components that was originally from a different phone

 

[xacto]

Yeah, I've read his thread, and I can understand his frustration... that's why I didn't flash yet. But I would have surely read a lot before doing such thing anyways... but unfortunately this can happen to all of us at some point, so I can see where he stands now.

 

[SUroot]

Yeah, I've read his thread, and I can understand his frustration... that's why I didn't flash yet. But I would have surely read a lot before doing such thing anyways... but unfortunately this can happen to all of us at some point, so I can see where he stands now.

Sure. I've had my phone in some bad states before, even after reading as much as I can. I tend to like writing guides / walk throughs for people to help but the staff members here are well on top of this nowadays. Theres loads of documentation out there.

I would suggest though, not to bother unless you actually identify a specific need to do it.