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[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Sorrry for off topic...

Is the call reciever speaker quality sometimes got crack sound..? I mean in high frequencies got little crack sound...not qll times...especially when person speaks loud.. its not bothers me... but spend 40k on phone, it should not like that..

Is that normal Like all phones? Or I am over doubting?...
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
I did test it works fine thought the sound is not very clear but still audible
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
I have the same problem. Have given my phone to the service center. For multiple issues.

I suggest you do the same!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
if i give phone to service centre, then they will open,

incase when i will sell my device in future, buyer can check device is opened or not, because opened device can be detect by sticker on back where screws are...

so, the device value will decrease :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] nani67:
Hi..

Thank You for the suggestion..,

the same card was forking fine earlier when i used it with windows 8,

but now i have started using ubuntu 13.04

so, am thinking if this issue is with the crd itself or with linux OS.

will try with friends windows 7 pc tonight and check.
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
I am sure they re apply that sticker.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
i tried to set adapt setting during call, to clear audio, i think now audio is better but not all time

are you sure that it is hardware problem? or all s4 like that?

if all s4 like that i will be happy :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
Mandeep don't worry it's not hardware issue as 2 phone I have used both has similar clarity some time it myte differ with the connectivity also
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
thanx Bro :')) u make me happy :angel:
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
I have tried 3 different operators on my i9500 .. the problem persisted.

I then tried those 3 sim cards on another i9500 and I did not face any disturbance in the earpiece.

I am real finicky with my gadgets especially the really expensive ones like the i9500.

If there's going to be any problem with it.. I want it replaced.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
:(

My phone is 7 days old.. it can replace?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samir_a:
You can replace within 7 days if Samsung service center accepts it is faulty but on the 8th day it won't happen

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These issues are netwl related as I get the same issue and it is there if I connect hands-free to ans happen when the network is weak should be a baseband issue and sorted out with update
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
Like Samir said. Within 7 days.

Mine is post 7 days. But if they cannot rectify the problem then I suppose they HAVE to replace the phone.

They cannot give a phone back to the customer with the same problem right?!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
:( today is sunday and shops are closed, today last of DOA..

i set call settings-> equilizer to clear sound, now sound is much better...

anyways,

can u tell me how u experience earpiece on ur S4?

i mean u have cracking sound on earpiece?
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
Yes there is a very annoying crackling sound on random calls. Does not go no matter what audio setting I choose.

Damn Samsung better replace my phone!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Paras Lehana:
Oh! I thought we could replace the devices anytime within the warranty period. I mean either they have to fix the problem, replace the relating hardwares or just have to replace the device.

A year back, I even replaced my S II because it was the G variant!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] samir_a:
Yes if they cannot fix the problem but this is not a hardware problem but more of a baseband problem as per my opinion and should be sorted out with an update
[Galaxy S 4 General] Paras Lehana:
Still, a device is not supposed to have this kinda problem officially!! We can claim, I think!
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaidev.s:
New Perseus kernel (09-06) and is out. Now we can uc or oc as we like. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2272602
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
People with problems with their phone out of the box always should claim replacement. The quality of customer service in India is pathetic and made worse by people accepting it. The default position is it's either "not a problem" or is somehow "the customers fault" or "all phones have it"!

But make enough fuss (politely) and you can always get your way. That's not how it should be, but unfortunately it is.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
+1....
[Galaxy S 4 General] tusharkulkarni008:
Link plz

And also any thing about coustem rom
[Galaxy S 4 General] Paras Lehana:
Exactly! The brands and the government both are, directly or indirectly, run by the people!! :cool:

In between the processing period, I had literally made Samsung to escalate the issue and got my device replaced in 9 days only!
[Galaxy S 4 General] nabilsilva:
Any one here using Omega ROM ?

Any comments ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
I m using it since 1 week now and its perfect
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Anyone facing What's app problems?
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
What problem exactly ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Cant send msg with working interent
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
just tested its working just fine i hav sent one PM try sending me
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
Just spoke with the sc manager. They did not find any issues with my phone apparently. I am going to sell off my phone once I get it back from the sc and get the htc one. Fed up with Samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 General] icarus1974:
I used to have this problem. My s4 was dropping signal 20 to 30 times a day on the same network in which my s2 used to work flawlessly. Signal goes off and comes back in a minute or so. Had a lot of dropped calls. Took it to the service center and got the antenna hardware changed and now no dropped calls. Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S 4 General] haxor:
HTC One grabs “Best Device” award at Computex 2013.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-grabs-Best-Device-award-at-Computex-2013_id43880
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
That's sad. But you really should get another phone given your experience with this one. The HTC One is a great choice from what I have heard.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
I was going to dealer...

Ear piece call receiver speaker has very slightly cracking quality sound not much for annoying,

Can someone clears my doubt that its normal as all s4,or is that software issue or

Should I replace my device...
[Galaxy S 4 General] jithendra194:
Look at it! ..lolzzzz.... it's the same god damn ui with different icons.. ROFL. ..

http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/09/what-ios7-looks-like/
[Galaxy S 4 General] nabilsilva:
What's more interesting the cat fight that ensued on twitter between HTC and Samsung :P

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Guys I flashed the 3minit framework and so I want the original battery icon for the notification bar

Can anyone tell where I can find the stock battery image to flash?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Post added ,I went to dealer, "he said it can't replace, ite out of DOA PERIOD, and they checked speaker, they said there ia no problem :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] nabilsilva:
That's sad man

I had the same problem when I had th galaxy s but the service centre fixed it for me (free cause still was covered by warranty)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
That means this issue is often with s4?

Then I will happy...

I dont want to open my phone...

One's upon a time I had note 2 I accedenlty scratched a lil bit on bezel, I sold it then :(

:'(
[Galaxy S 4 General] nabilsilva:
No my speakers fine. I was talking about my old galaxy s

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Even at a service center?

They'll probably replace the speaker if somethings wrong with it
[Galaxy S 4 General] haxor:
HTC One Doing Best In Front Of Samsung S4 its really hard to defeat to No.1 company but HTC prove it self this time with HTC ONE !
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
They are not replacing my phone... :(

:'(

Cracking sound on earpiece annoying me now
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
Show them the problem there by calling yourself or playing music ( what ever you can do to prove it )

if possible , escalate the problem in a dis-satisfied tone and escalate the problem a bit...

If that also doesn't works..

Send a mail at customer service at samsung and demand ( not ask ) for either replacement or a through check up again. ..

The bigger the fuss you create, the better are your chances. ..:p
[Galaxy S 4 General] sebilrulz:
If yours is an airtel number, dial 121 and put it in full volume.. you will hear a bit of cracking sound. Happening in airtel karnataka. I checked with a couple of friends who have the s4 with the same carrier and they have the issue too.. the sound is too loud above half way mark itself.. just ignore it man. Its fine to be honest. I broke my head over it one week after purchase.. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Thanx mate :)

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Anyone have hotsopt issue?

Internet working but tried usb tethered and hotspot, no response.. one exclamations sign on windows at pc
[Galaxy S 4 General] Paras Lehana:
Suggestion Needed

Just searched the Neo Hybrid Cases on ebay.com and am considering the two of them currently:

SGP US PARTNER (Top Rated Plus) - http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPIGEN-SGP-...eo-Hybrid-Cover-Series-SIV-i9500/271210585860

SPIGEN OFFICIAL STORE - http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPIGEN-SGP-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-SIV-i9500-Case-Neo-Hybrid-Series-/251251795923

Actually, the US Partner is providing the product with a shipping cost of only $1.99 (approx. INR 100) whereas the official store is giving it at $12.15 shipping cost. It's my first international order, thus, want to have suggestions from the members here. Should I go with the US PARTNER? Actually, I don't get the point of that much low shipping cost! Do you have any other suggestions?

Thanks. Any recommendation or suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Yaa I bought case for note 2 from us partner at eBay.. He delivered on mine location in just 10 days. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] Paras Lehana:
Cool! B)

How much did you give for the Shipping Cost? How come they offer that much Shipping Cost only!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
I gave him Rs.200 extra

Depends on seller.. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
See my horrible graph.. look like evil teeth lol.. xD :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] vineet.nair:
New FW for our 9500 !!

I js now received a firmware update (FOTA) massive 343 MB !!!

can anyone please tell what all are the new features and changelogs?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rkadve:
There's a update on kiesView attachment 2033398
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
You tell us -- I have not got it :)

PS: Check if the smearing issue has reduced (most noticeable while scrolling settings).

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Well, this looks like the old MDK :-/

Edit: apologies, saw the wrong line. New firmware indeed -- MEA. It's on Samfirmware too. Downloading now.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rkadve:
I am on MDK, the update is MEA. So its the new update
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
343 mb OTA.

Sent from Neptune

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Link for odin flashable from samsung-updates.com

Samsung Updates Latest Firmware - LIVE! - http://live.samsung-updates.com/details/10549/Galaxy_S_4_Exynos_Octa/GT-I9500/INS/I9500XXUBMEA.html

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] vd1900:
Well just updated... Seems like Its more snappy and camera app has less lag
[Galaxy S 4 General] vineet.nair:
Well.. here it is..

Its the MEA firmware (the one recently released for 9505)

Smearing Fixed

Statusbar Coolly transparent (Like this!!)

Fluid(er) UI

New Display Option - Increases legibility - gives more clarity to text(dunno whats this, anyways enabled)

MOVE TO SD CARD (app only) ................. YAY!!

New Icons in Settings and widgets too

New apps Play Books and Play Movies

Box is not there in lockscreen on pressing back button

Smart Pause Toggle
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
I am just glad that Sammy is actually making an effort to address real issues :)

That is, smearing, camera and low storage space.

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I just started getting the OTA too. Going a bit slow though, even on 3G.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hello_dbm:
Hey, i got my Neo hybrid from eBay us, but by the time it reached i bought a S view cover so haven't been using the new one. In case anyone is interested I can offer for 35$ with home delivery. You can pay me online or through eBay as you wish
[Galaxy S 4 General] superutp:
I am getting ' maximum number of rollouts exceeded, try again later'
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
Let it go. It'll pop up on its own in a bit. I got the same msg earlier.

Edit: Finished updating. Looking good. [MENTION=3877923]bala_gamer[/MENTION] Smearing is not noticeable and blacks still look pretty black to me :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
yeppppy!! its MEA indeed. and sammy rolling it first for us in their history :p:p

i heard sammy made the background of the setting to dark black so that it looks like smearing is gone. can you check on some other places? nevertheless its worth upgrading :D

@ all

did your camera firmware updated along the process?

Edit:

just yesterday i told some guy about the updates,one way or the other both are flagships(9500 and 9505) and both will get updates :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
Here's the current camera fw after the update.

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
old is gb14

and new is ge02 ,

looks like the new one is there but the firmware is not yet updated
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolraghav:
Just saw the update downloaded when I woke up and was too excited to download..lol

I hope camera reboot problem goes away... :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
If you are up to digging around in the update, lemme know if you find that. :D

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
sure, am downloading the update , will let u know
[Galaxy S 4 General] bibymon:
You told that to me.. So glad that samsung give an update for Indian costumers this fast (even though its not for me)
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
I am not touching my cam firmware. It's working great as it is :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] bibymon:
AVG antivirus pro, NFS Most Wanted, Itv player is available for free in samsung appstore uk..

So those who are interested make an account with uk as country & download it..

:):)
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Hi Bala,

I rooted my device and when i check for update it says device modified . Can you please provide me the steps to download the update in rooted phone. Thanks in advance.

P.S : i'm a android noob.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
you can download the full firmware zip from sammobiles or samsung-updates.com and flash it via odin :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] sebilrulz:
The update we have been looking for is available in india. I have downloaded it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolraghav:
In my knowledge, I think my sdcard is extSdCard but I find many apps are in sdcard0..

Now when I do move app to sdcard where are they basically located?

I am having a guess that moving to sdcard is just moving to different location in device storage only.

Advise......

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Thanks Bala
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
s4 buyers/users, dont forget to rate this thread, as of now it only has a two star rating.
[Galaxy S 4 General] arunritz:
Samsung Galaxy S4 to be available by April 25...:):):)

http://www.themobileindian.com/news/11581_Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-be-available-by-April-25
[Galaxy S 4 General] kancherlapraneeth:
not a s4 buyer , but still rated 5 star for this thread :P
[Galaxy S 4 General] D™:
5 star given buddy..:o
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
So Bala, decided yet whether to pick up the S4? I am still on the fence -- am getting a bit disillusioned with the Nexus 4 (due to some recent experiences with it) and the HTC One is also quite promising, especially looks-wise.

Edit: Voted!

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If S4 launches below INR 40k as rumored, HTC might have a bit of a problem on their hands. I do want HTC to do well this time around, Samsung needs some serious competition now.

PS: Every time I see it I can't help notice that the HTC One looks so much nicer, Samsung really needs to get their act together in that department.
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
If s4 is priced below 40k then htc has even more trouble coming, even 42k would be too much competitive for htc.

Now latest rumors say that s4 is coming on 26th April .

sent from an Galaxy s3 GT I9300

Running perseus kernel 33.1 , XELLA 4.1.2 leaked build

:D xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1784401

The other side of XDA :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] arunritz:
s4 getting even better...

Monster for Now!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
i think yes, any screen other than amoled is a no go for me. one is tempting, but no sdcard ,smallscreen ,poor button layouts, average camera and less battery life made things easier for me ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] buBleZ:
Typical fanboish reply by denouncing other brand without data to backup
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
Typical fanboyish inability to understand

things.

People are here to express their views, no one is declaring anything superior/inferior here.You are free to express your views or argue with someone politely, but such trolling is not welcome here.(I am talking about the guy above)
[Galaxy S 4 General] arunritz:
compare with htc one in performance s4 will be monster thats what i think..what ever a chinese/korean phone tops the chart we are not going to buy that thing..:p:D
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
Those benchmarks are of s4 only:D(exynos version)

sent from an Galaxy s3 GT I9300

Running perseus kernel 33.1 , XELLA 4.1.2 leaked build

:D xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1784401

The other side of XDA :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] nickporwal:
Its a tough choice for me between s4 and htc one. I know in every benchmark s4 beats htc one hands down but still looks wise htc one beats the crap out of s4. For me looks matter when i am spending so much of money in a phone. Typically there are many chances that people will think that i have again bought s3 unless someone stare at it closely.

Also performance wise htc one is no slouch.

But again i am afraid of htc because of its poor service and manufacturing defects. Its really a touch choice. Samsung really nails it when it comes to quality check and after sales service.
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
Lol that bugs me too sometimes.:D

But when I think that s4 is smaller and lighter than s3 , with huge improvements inside (not outside lol), then it makes me satisfied :cool:

sent from an Galaxy s3 GT I9300

Running perseus kernel 33.1 , XELLA 4.1.2 leaked build

:D xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1784401

The other side of XDA :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
hope they(Samsung) should have fixed 16 GB eMMC brick bug in S4 as 32 GB variants not coming anytime soon
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
Yeah mate , time will tell.

Though I have seen many s2's /s3's haven't seen one suffering from it yet...oh touchwood:p

sent from an Galaxy s3 GT I9300

Running perseus kernel 33.1 , XELLA 4.1.2 leaked build

:D xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1784401

The other side of XDA :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] rkial:
I'm undecided between the S4 and the One too.

Will be moving from an iphone, so dont have any android preference. Again.. because its from a 3.5"/16gb phone without a microSD card slot and non removable battery, there is nothing about the One that I can complain about. It looks great.

I also know the S4 will almost certainly beat the One in most benchmarks and tests... but really, both are going to be powerful enough.

Battery was a major concern, and it looks like the HTC battery comes pretty close to matching the S4 and is certainly not rubbish like some previous HTC phones.

Its doing my head in.. cant decide.

Will probably wait to get a hands on look..
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
Battery life of exynos octa should be much better as it will idle with ultra low power a7 cores.

edit:

quoted from gsmarena,all the mystery about new sensors are now cleared

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] OrrPenn18:
Exactly, point being you haven't seen many. There are nearly 10% of the whole Galaxy community who bricked their devices. I guess even Kachru bricked his.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tabish84:
Can i directly flash over omega 4 via odin?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
Yes, though you might have to wipe from stock recovery once done. Which means it'll wipe storage as well.

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
Yes u can
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
It should work. Flashing through Odin wipes system but not data. However, if you experience weird bugs you may have to factory reset anyways.

A better thing to do is to backup using TB, flash, factory reset, root, restore backup.

PS: One word of caution -- at least on earlier devices, wiping from stock recovery wipes the entire internal SD so make sure you flash a modified recovery as well before wiping.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
u r welcome, dont hesitate to ask if uave any diffculties in flashing ;)

[MENTION=3033638]seltaeb[/MENTION]

thanks for reminding that lol.. backing up some snaps in my internal :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
I think this may be true! I set one of my other apps to night mode (complete black background) and I notice smearing when brightness is zeroed.

But I'll need to check this again tonight in a dark room. That's when the issue is most noticeable.

PS: Can someone who has not yet updated please post a screenshot of their settings screen? (non resized or modified in any way, preferably zip and attach to avoid conversions). A color picker should put this hypothesis to rest immediately.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
mine is mdded with vertumus theme, if im not wrong the bg file should be there in the framework res folder, im about to flash, lets see if i can find the difference

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hmm phone not recognized in odin mode:mad::mad::mad:
[Galaxy S 4 General] arindam_mitra1985:
New Update Available

Everyone check out the new update thats being rolled out..

I got a update this morning though havent downloaded it yet.. bt surely will the bug fixes for smearing issues and move to sd etc etc.. same as the ones rolled out..
[Galaxy S 4 General] samir_a:
I am have problems with downloading the update the speeds are pathetically slow i guess its bec of the number of devices downloading it from Samsung server hope it improves
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
Everyone please do confirm if we still have the deep blacks after this updates. .

If the smearing issue is fixed at the cost of deep blacks then I am not updating..

I mean it was the amoled panel and the deep blacks of this phone the major reason I bought this phone and not any other with a lcd screen..

I still remember the day when I first looked at the s2 of my friend in a dark cinema hall and got a chance to witness the deek Black of amoled display since that day if I was to buy any phone, it was supposed to be like the one I am holding now...:D

So please do comment fast as the new update seems very tempting...;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
the blacks are same, smearing issue is fixed in settings by changing the settings bg, nothing else. Happy witht he black :D

And on the side note.....

survived the last one hour of nightmare which started with mobile not getting detected in ODin, and getting worse to soft brick....... huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[Galaxy S 4 General] nabilsilva:
What did you do then? Why did it happen?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
Also, any new camera firmware discovered by fiddling with the odin file?

Sent from Neptune