{
  "id": "samsung/galaxy-s-iii",
  "vendor": "Samsung",
  "model": "Galaxy S III",
  "aliases": [
    "Galaxy S III (AT&T)",
    "d2att",
    "Galaxy S III (Sprint)",
    "d2spr",
    "Galaxy S III (T-Mobile)",
    "d2tmo",
    "Galaxy S III (Verizon)",
    "d2vzw",
    "Galaxy S III (International)",
    "i9300",
    "Galaxy S III (LTE / International)",
    "i9305",
    "samsung-m0",
    "Samsung Galaxy S III LTE",
    "samsung-m3",
    "Samsung Galaxy S III (Verizon)",
    "samsung-d2vzw",
    "Samsung Galaxy SIII (USA)",
    "samsung-i747m",
    "samsung-m0-downstream"
  ],
  "category": "phone",
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 14.1 (d2att)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2att/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 14.1 (d2spr)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2spr/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 14.1 (d2tmo)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2tmo/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 14.1 (d2vzw)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2vzw/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 14.1 (i9300)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/i9300/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 14.1 (i9305)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/i9305/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (community, samsung-m0)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/community/device-samsung-m0",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS wiki: Samsung Galaxy S III (samsung-m0)",
      "url": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_(samsung-m0)",
      "kind": "other",
      "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (testing, samsung-m3)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/testing/device-samsung-m3",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS wiki: Samsung Galaxy S III LTE (samsung-m3)",
      "url": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_LTE_(samsung-m3)",
      "kind": "other",
      "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (archived: unmaintained, may not boot, samsung-d2vzw)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/archived/device-samsung-d2vzw",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (archived: unmaintained, may not boot, samsung-i747m)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/archived/device-samsung-i747m",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (archived: unmaintained, may not boot, samsung-m0-downstream)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/archived/device-samsung-m0-downstream",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "lineageos",
      "postmarketos"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17",
  "identifiers": {
    "sku": [
      "SGH-I747",
      "SGH-I747M",
      "SPH-L710",
      "SGH-T999",
      "SCH-I535",
      "GT-I9300",
      "GT-I9300T",
      "GT-I9305",
      "GT-I9305T",
      "GT-I9305N"
    ],
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus",
      "Samsung Exynos 4412",
      "Exynos4412"
    ]
  },
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2att/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and samloader-rs",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. Uses Samsung's Download mode; OEM unlock must be enabled in Developer options where the device has it. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2spr/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and samloader-rs",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. Uses Samsung's Download mode; OEM unlock must be enabled in Developer options where the device has it. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2tmo/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and samloader-rs",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. Uses Samsung's Download mode; OEM unlock must be enabled in Developer options where the device has it. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/d2vzw/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and samloader-rs",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. Uses Samsung's Download mode; OEM unlock must be enabled in Developer options where the device has it. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/i9300/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and samloader-rs",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. Uses Samsung's Download mode; OEM unlock must be enabled in Developer options where the device has it. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/i9305/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and samloader-rs",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. Uses Samsung's Download mode; OEM unlock must be enabled in Developer options where the device has it. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    },
    {
      "project": "Nura/postmarketOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_(samsung-m0)",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with pmbootstrap and Heimdall",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "notes": "Uses Samsung's Download mode. Installing replaces the stock system: back up your data first."
    },
    {
      "project": "Nura/postmarketOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.nura.eco/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_LTE_(samsung-m3)",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with pmbootstrap and Heimdall",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "notes": "Uses Samsung's Download mode. Installing replaces the stock system: back up your data first. This is a testing port: what works varies, check the device page."
    }
  ],
  "interfaces": [],
  "claims": [],
  "verification": []
}