New milestone release (20140729) of CM11.0 for S3 Mini is available!

For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).

If you’re updating from older CM10.1/10.2/11.0 version or migrating from Oliver’s CM, you don’t have to perform a wipe!

You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.

Changelog:

• CM sources update
• resolved some minor issues with modules after upgrading kernel
• offline charger bugfixes
• A2DP (bluetooth) stability improvements
• Odin package update

Features

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• CM11 functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no tearing
• tripple buffering
• YouTube HQ
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
• no 1GHz bug
• USB OTG support (WIP)
• also flashable via Odin

Issues

• none

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

If somehow you’ll find a bug, use our bugtracker if you want to report it.

New release (20140728) of Carbon 4.4.4 for S3 Mini is available!

For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).

If you’re updating from older CM10.1/10.2/11.0 version or migrating from Oliver’s CM, you don’t have to perform a wipe!

You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.

Changelog:

• Carbon sources update
• with latest Samsung’s kernel for i8190 which thanks to our community we’ve received in 24 hours!
• new Samsung kernel updated to 3.0.101
• 1GHz bug fixed!
• fixed issues with sensors
• fixed all wifi issues
• huge performance boost
• first part of big hardware patch rework
• Odin package update

Features

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• Carbon functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no tearing
• tripple buffering
• YouTube HQ
• Wifi direct
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• auto EFS backup
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
• no 1GHz bug
• also flashable via Odin

Issues

• none

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.
If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

New milestone release (20140724) of CM11.0 for S3 Mini is available!

For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).

If you’re updating from older CM10.1/10.2/11.0 version or migrating from Oliver’s CM, you don’t have to perform a wipe!

You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.

Changelog:

• CM sources update
• with latest Samsung’s kernel for i8190 which thanks to our community we’ve received in 24 hours!
• new Samsung kernel updated to 3.0.101
• 1GHz bug fixed!
• fixed issues with sensors
• fixed all wifi issues
• huge performance boost
• Odin package update

Features

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• CM11 functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no tearing
• tripple buffering
• YouTube HQ
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
• no 1GHz bug
• USB OTG support (WIP)
• also flashable via Odin

Issues

• none

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

If somehow you’ll find a bug, use our bugtracker if you want to report it.

New release (20140722) of CM11.0 for S3 Mini is available!

For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).

If you’re updating from older CM10.1/10.2/11.0 version or migrating from Oliver’s CM, you don’t have to perform a wipe!

You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.

Changelog:

• CM sources update
• first part of big hardware patch rework
• Odin package update

Features

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• CM11 functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no tearing
• tripple buffering
• YouTube HQ
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
• no 1GHz bug
• USB OTG support (WIP)
• also flashable via Odin

Issues

• none

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

If somehow you’ll find a bug, use our bugtracker if you want to report it.

We’ve got an awesome news for you!

We did it! They will update our kernel!

Now you can stop spamming them

Cheers!

Hi!

We can fix a lot of S3 Mini bugs like poor battery life or low audio quality and much much more, but only with your help.

These bugs are caused by OS kernel which is not up-to-date with stock ROM’s and Samsung is refusing to update it. Our previous requests have been ignored by them, and the point is that Samsung have to update it, they are just forced by law and licensing terms of Linux, however they just don’t want to do this because of some unknown reason.

We think that the only way to get an updated source code is to… Show the power of our community and spam them with request messages. That’s the only way to fix A LOT of S3 Mini bugs still present. Ace 2 community have done this before with a great success, so we can do this too!

It’s a nasty way, but it’s the only thing we can do as a community, because our previous requests had been ignored.

We’d be very pleased if you want to help us. It’s easy, just send them the message provided below:

Contact form: http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=inquiryView

Inquiry type: Request for Source Codes

Sample message:

I’d like to request the most recent Linux kernel source code for Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini i8190. Source code already available on Samsung Opensource is very outdated and not up-to-date with Samsung internal source code, which can be proved.

According to GNU GPL license you are obliged to publish any source code you had changed in Linux kernel, and you are violating law by not publishing it.

Please, stop pretending that current kernel is up-to-date and just update it. Community have had enough waiting for you to even answer to our requests.

Thanks in advance!

New release (20140721) of Carbon 4.4.4 for S3 Mini is available!

For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).

If you’re updating from older CM10.1/10.2/11.0 version or migrating from Oliver’s CM, you don’t have to perform a wipe!

You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.

Changelog:

• Carbon sources update
• fixed camera issues
• fixed torch delay after a boot
• resolved audio issues
• much better f2fs performance on /system partition
• removed unused audio stuff to save memory
• correct displaying in Trebuchet
• fixed SystemUI stability bugs
• another wifi improvements
• toolchains update
• Odin package update

Features

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• Carbon functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no tearing
• tripple buffering
• YouTube HQ
• Wifi direct
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• auto EFS backup
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
• no 1GHz bug
• also flashable via Odin

Issues

• none

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.
If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

New release (20140720) of CM11.0 for S3 Mini is available!

For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).

If you’re updating from older CM10.1/10.2/11.0 version or migrating from Oliver’s CM, you don’t have to perform a wipe!

You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.

Changelog:

• CM sources update
• again trying to get rid of CM’s SystemUI issues
• Odin package update

Features

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• CM11 functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no tearing
• tripple buffering
• YouTube HQ
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
• no 1GHz bug
• USB OTG support (WIP)
• also flashable via Odin

Issues

• none

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

If somehow you’ll find a bug, use our bugtracker if you want to report it.

New release (v2.7.1.1 20140720) of TWRP Recovery for S3 Mini is here!

It’s only one recovery with full KitKat support for S3 Mini!

You can get it from our download page and flash it under any already installed recovery or using Odin.

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

There is no more official TWRP, but don’t worry – we will make it better on S3 Mini ourselves!

Changelog:

• upstream changes in TWRP
• updated kernel
• device updates

Also we have optimized TWRP for S3 Mini a lot. You never had better recovery on our phone

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.

Thanks for job made by TWRP team.

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

New release (20140719) of CM11.0 for S3 Mini is available!

For flashing KitKat, we recommend you to install our TWRP recovery (available on Download page)!

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

Do full backup before installation and wipe data/cache (factory reset) after installation (only from stock ROM).

If you’re updating from older CM10.1/10.2/11.0 version or migrating from Oliver’s CM, you don’t have to perform a wipe!

You can get it on our DOWNLOAD page.

Changelog:

• CM sources update
• much better f2fs performance on /system partition
• removed unused audio stuff to save memory
• Odin package update

Features

• 2D/3D HW Acceleration
• audio (both speakers/headphones/microphone)
• GPS and A-GPS – fast fix getting
• Glonass navigation
• compass
• sensors
• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 with LE support A2DP
• all native tethers (Wifi/BT/USB)
• Google Play
• CM11 functionallity
• CPU sleep mode
• MTP
• ADB
• no tearing
• tripple buffering
• YouTube HQ
• 3.0.101 kernel
• external storage
• full f2fs support – the best filesystem for Android (tutorial here!)
• native 64GB+ sdcard support (exFAT)
• camera
• video playing
• SELinux (temporary disabled)
• BLN (backlight notifications) support
• offline charging
• New BT/GPS/offline charging/sensors drivers – no longer buggy Samsung’s ones!
• built using NovaTP GCC4.9 toolchain
• no 1GHz bug
• USB OTG support (WIP)
• also flashable via Odin

Issues

• none

I’d be glad, if you shared links to our download page, instead of direct links to download.
Also would be great, if you wouldn’t create the mirrors
Thanks.

If you want to say thanks by donating us using PayPal, feel free

If somehow you’ll find a bug, use our bugtracker if you want to report it.