Galaxy S3: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

[mikizvi]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Worked for me: power down, remove SD card, power up, insert SD card.

 

[funkylogik]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

.....and breathe.

Sorry man i was in a stroppy mood and ur right, i took it a bit off topic. I actualy did report myself.
Lets just say it was a very bad day for me.
sorry again :beer:

MERRY XMAS!!!X
Unbranded international s3 with Official 4.1.2 JB. Paisley, Slotland, Western Europe :beer:

 

[q8wonderz]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Guys , I just tried to update and I am getting the same issue as well, my phone
Has a stock room and never used a rooting on this device SGS3
. It seems like the problem is with Samsung thwm selves!!

 

[q8wonderz]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Guys , I just tried to update and I am getting the same issue as well, my phone
Has a stock room and never used a rooting on this device SGS3
. It seems like the problem is with Samsung them selves!!


But guess what , I don't have an SD card and all I did is restarting my phone and it is working fine now

 

[funkylogik]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Guys , I just tried to update and I am getting the same issue as well, my phone
Has a stock room and never used a rooting on this device SGS3
. It seems like the problem is with Samsung them selves!!


But guess what , I don't have an SD card and all I did is restarting my phone and it is working fine now

Cool. U noticed the modem and cpu boost of 4.1.2 mate?

MERRY XMAS!!!X
Unbranded international s3 with Official 4.1.2 JB. Paisley, Slotland, Western Europe :beer:

 

[Sincs]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Sorry man i was in a stroppy mood and ur right, i took it a bit off topic. I actualy did report myself.
Lets just say it was a very bad day for me.
sorry again :beer:

MERRY XMAS!!!X
Unbranded international s3 with Official 4.1.2 JB. Paisley, Slotland, Western Europe :beer:

No worries geezer, I was mostly joking when I said it.
It's all love

 

[patrick A]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

I just noticed this on my International Galaxy Note II with the stock rom after I updated my old Galaxy Vibrant 959 with a custom Jellybean 4.2.1 Rom from NIGHTLY.
The reason I believe that my Note II could have been affected is because once Jellybean 4.2.1 was installed on my Vibrant, I configured it with my Google information.

I suspect that Google may be confusing my stock rom on my Note II with the newly installed custom rom on my Vibrant.
Any thoughts anyone?

 

[patrick A]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

RESOLVED... Never mind my last post, it was just a suspicion.
I resolved this by removing my Sandisk 64gb SD card after powering down and removing the battery.
I rechecked for Software updates and I got "The latest updates have already been installed"
I later reinstalled my 64gb SD card and the software check was again successful.

 

[jfs101]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

This did it for me. Thanks for the tip, was very pissed getting this on an unrooted device.

 

[Tarius Coleman]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Thanks guys... I been on the phone with T-mobile ALL day was instructed to factory reset my phone 2 different times. Nothing worked. Then I shut it down, pulled the memory card, restarted it and it worked perfectly. Thanks all...

 

[nosboy666]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

I did this and worked for me too...... so glad i didn't reset my phone

 

[Mahmoud Esmat]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

my device has been rooted what can i do to update it?? i got the same message (Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...)

 

[Antonio Vico]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

You can download app backup & restore, then you unistall samsung push service and samsung apps. It will unistall the updates from samsung apps and samsung push service. Then, you can check your device status, it will become normal again. If this don't work, you try to unistall them again 'till the device status bak to normal. After that, you can do the sofware update again. ANTONIO VICO. Contact me in +6289692826756(indonesia). I'm using Whats app and line and skype to. SORRY IF MY ENGLISH IS NOT PERFECT. And its work in my samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1. This is for the people who doesn't root their devices

 

[Elvis Dias]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Changed device status to normal by uninstalling andoid tasker. Device now shows normal. My Samsung Note 2 is on Android 4.1.2. Battery drain is an issue still. Any suggestions ?

 

[cybnuke]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Check this out:
GS III: Display "Device status: Normal" rather than "Modified" | VillainROM & FreeYourAndroid

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Changed device status to normal by uninstalling andoid tasker. Device now shows normal. My Samsung Note 2 is on Android 4.1.2. Battery drain is an issue still. Any suggestions ?

There are lots of threads on battery concerns. If you want us to help you, though, you'll need to provide us some more details than just it's "an issue."

 

[GSDer]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

my device has been rooted what can i do to update it?? i got the same message (Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...)

Mahmoud,
If you're still looking for an answer - the general answer is that once you've rooted your phone and installed a custom recovery, it's no longer possible (or desirable for that matter) for regular OTAs to update your phone. The OTA process may actually start, but it certainly won't complete correctly. If you need further assistance, please post your question in your carrier-specific forum (preferably in the root sub-forum).

Sent from my rooted, debloated, deodexed Sinclair ZX-80 running CM -0.001 using Tapatalk 2

 

[Victor Note 2]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Hi, I've had that same problem, the only remedy is to remember all the apps that has been installed on the device prior to having the "device modified" and uninstall them or:
Power down your device,
Power it back on with the volume key pressed down,
your device will boot in safe mode,
check the update and it will show the status as normal,
reboot the device again and the status will be back to modified.
Well at least you wouldn't have to uninstall the apps or even hard reset the device.

That's what I did, and it does the job for now.
Cheers

 

[Fik_of_Borg]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Sent from my rooted, debloated, deodexed Sinclair ZX-80 running CM -0.001 using Tapatalk 2

Almost fell from my chair with the Sinclair ZX-80 running CM -0.001 reference!

 

[Eusers]

Re: Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available...

Try this if ur device has a SD card.

1. Go to Settings
2. Storage
3. Unmount SD card
4. Restart your Device
5. After restart go to Check Updates
..may solve the issue..