The Samsung Galaxy S3 is undoubtedly the best phone Samsung has ever created. Even though today it doesn’t have the best specifications on the market since it is 2 years old, it was one of the fastest smartphones back in 2012.
With a quad-core 1.4 GHz Exynos processor, Mali 400 GPU, 1 GB RAM, HD 4.8″ Super AMOLED screen and 2100 mAh battery, it was one of the best smartphones you could ever buy.
Also Read: Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP ROM (Download & Install)
Even today, it is Samsung’s most sold smartphone ever, selling millions of devices in a single month. Because of this, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a huge fan base with millions of people still using the phone.
There are a lot of developers creating ROMs, kernels and mods for the phone. Some of these developers are JustArchi and Arter97. These two developers have done a lot of amazing things in the past, and now they come with another creation.
A few days ago, we saw a beta build of Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3. Today, another ROM has been created for the phone and it is the CyanogenMod 12.
CyanogenMod is one of the most popular ROMs for Android devices. It is stable, fast and gets updated often. JustArchi has been able to port the CyanogenMod 12 ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3.
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Of course, as with the other ROM, CM12 is not stable. It has a lot of bugs and it is designed for testing purposes only. But if you want, you can install it on your phone right now. The installation process is simple.
How to install CyanogenMod 12 ROM 5.0 Lollipop on Galaxy S3:
- Install custom Recovery on your Samsung Galaxy S3.
- Download CyanogenMod 12 ROM and Arter kernel and put them on your phone.
- Turn you phone off. Press the Power + Home + Volume Up buttons for a few seconds. Your phone will boot into Recovery mode.
- Make a NANDROID backup (optional)
- Wipe data and cache.
- Go to “Install Zip from SD Card”, select the CM12 ROM and install it. Do the same thing with the kernel.
- Reboot your phone.
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The first boot will take around 4-5 minutes because it is a new version of Android. Once it boots up, you can enjoy some of the features of 5.0 Lollipop.
the battery is 2100mAh, not 2800mAh
Typo fixed.
gr8 😀
Is there risk in this rum because there is no copy of the Crown Bob in the official sites for Sinaugen ?? The signal Alsinaugen launches version of Bob Lee at the end of this !!
is it for us verson or international versen
how much ram using
Android 5.0 – CM 12 link not working please post new link
The link is working without any problems.
Does 3g/wifi/cell/camera works ? :O
looks good and i cannot wait to get Android 5.0 on my i9300.
WiFi has been finally fixed. 3G and Mobile Data will get fixed in the following days.
do you update the link after every fix?
Yes. Developers are working hard to fix all the bugs. The link will be updated every time the developer releases another build.
Is it possible for you to have a changelog for the rom on this page to update on changes and also list what works and what doesn’t?
Just downloaded the CM12 ROM for Android 5.0 and the look and feel of it is amazing…need to check the initial functionality and build stability..
the link for cm12 does not work !!!
Tested here and it works. What seems to be the problem?
why mobile data does not work ? 🙂
same here, mobile Data doesnt work!
…everything else is working just fine, including WIFI!
Is there anything we can do about it (in the configuration)? …or its something that has to be changed on the ROM? Thanks a lot!
There is a fix from the developer on the download link.
Data Connection or 3G fixed ?
it works on s3 gti9305
I just updated, but my WiFi is not working. Need help!
Will this work on SGH T999L?
can anyone tell me what at are the features working lilke , wifi, gps , camera, phone etc etc..
Everything mentioned is working.
did you fix data connection and 3G?
did you fix wifi and 3G?
They are all fixed now.
PHONE IS WORKING? oh and can i install google apps? and if i already have cyanongenmod can i just update without wipe data?
http://naldotech.com/namelessrom-android-5-0-lollipop-for-samsung-galaxy-s3-download-install/
I tried installing the Arter kernel but it gave me an error
I just downloaded and installed, but the wifi didn’t work.
Has the developer releases new CM12 ROM to fix it yet?
Hi, try NamelessROM
http://naldotech.com/namelessrom-android-5-0-lollipop-for-samsung-galaxy-s3-download-install/
what about gapps? :3
http://naldotech.com/download-and-install-gapps-for-android-5-0-lollipop/
Is there a danger in this is because there is no copy of the Crown in the Official Bob sites cyanogenmod ?? cyanogenmod signal has launched version of Bob Lee at the end of this month !!
im just installed it,not getting mobile network
im getting bootloops please help!
Did you wipe data?
I wont install until all the reviews are great. Many people says that WiFi &3g are not working in addition to bootloops!!
just installed it, looks nice , but phone and wifi not working. The link is supposed to be to the latest update,, right? any help please?
3g connection -.-
on the main [WIP] [Alpha4] Cyanogenmod 12 thread,there’s a link to 2G/3G fixes,that works for me. Hope I was of some help
Working great!! Thank you so much bro C:
Why my SD card isn’t visible? HELP PLS
what about s3 sch-r530u? please
Why my SD card isn’t visible? ._.
Wil this work on s3 neo+ ?
GT-I9300 only.
i just installed android 5 on my s3 but there is no notification bar
Make a factory reset and install the ROM again. Make sure you download the latest version of the ROM.
Is it flashable with flashify?
why i didnt see my sd card is doesnt working
Everything is fine but why is my sd card not able to mount?
fix please.
ROM is nicely build but i have issues with the camera app. App always “Camera error : Can’t connect to the camera”
Need a fix please.
Ładny interfejs, natomiast nie ma ani sklepu play, ani konta nie mozna dodać więc problem z kontaktami. Gdyby nie to że potrzebuję kontaktów to bym go zatrzymał nawet bez sklepu play. Swietny.. Oby był jak najszybciej 🙂
Help my status bar is missing i have wipe the data and cache then install rom and kernal then after boot there is no status bar
Does this work on the AT&T S3 (LTE), or just the i9300? Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-att/orig-development/cyanogenmod-12-t2944071
Everything runs smoothly so far and camera for stills and video work fine, only issue so far is I can’t mount the SD Card
how to mount sd card help plz????
CAMERA FIX? 🙁