yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] shivsharat:
Yes they should work.. The only issue may arise with Internet speed as they have LTE networks and our Indian phones are not equipped for that tech. As such your phone will probably be running slower Internet speeds.

P. S. - am Goin ro US in two weeks. So Goin to take my i9500 there and test if the above is infact true. Am pretty sure though that it will be.
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
I9500 ll work fyn on 3g with a US sim card..if u r taking ur indian sim wid u..b sure to subscribe to some international roaming scheme..or u ll get a rediculous phone bill..speaking abt voda..dont knw abt others..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Guys am planning to root my S4 ..

1. Any way to reset the hidden counter ?

2. Best Custom ROM which is almost like Stock but way faster and better battery ?

3. Which Kernel to flash via odin to root ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Have a weird problem . From morning the person calling me / person I'm calling cannot hear me .

What could be the problem ? :(

PS : Tested and microphones are working fine on viber and voice recorder .

Could it be an issue with the network ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] NaveenKumarXDA:
Good thought. I an thinking same.

:D

Sent by i9000 but Soon Coming from New Device
[Galaxy S 4 General] nitinvaid:
ofcourse better then nexus 4:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
why??

I mean when there is new device gonna available in a week with new development possibilities, why do you want to go with 1 year old device.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
S4 Launch date confirmed by samsung India

S4 will be launched in India on April 26. The launch event is being held in Kindom of Dreams, Gurgaon, according to Samsung India's official website.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
The info on Samsung Official Website Has Changed... the venue is not being displayed now... but ads on FM stations like FEVER 104 and Radiomirchi suggest event at Select City Walk, Saket on April 26. Also Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupati are unveiling the S4 in India.

Here I read the following:

Samsung is all set to unveil the Samsung Galaxy S4 in India as a part of the Galaxy S4 World Tour. We have received confirmation from Samsung of the event in New Delhi, although the location of the event still remains a confusing mystery. Let us explain this bit. Samsung has posted two separate event venues and both of them seem official! While the first venue is sourced directly from the Samsung Mobiles India Facebook Page, displaying the venue as Kingdom of Dreams Gurgaon, the other venue is sourced from extensive advertisement on FM Radio, which gives the venue as Select City Walk, Saket.
[Galaxy S 4 General] arunritz:
OCTA.....:):):)

http://igyaan.in/2013/04/42834/exclusive-samsung-galaxy-s4-india-version-hands-on/
[Galaxy S 4 General] nitinvaid:
well you are right ill wait for few more days.

what sound Chip S4 is using?
[Galaxy S 4 General] SohumD:
I believe for the octa version it is the wolfson WM5102
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
99% chances for Exynos Octa..
[Galaxy S 4 General] superfast:
indian version s4 hands on

http://igyaan.in/2013/04/42834/exclusive-samsung-galaxy-s4-india-version-hands-on/

anandtech says us variant has BCM4335 802.11ac/BT 4.0 LE combo chip... http://www.anandtech.com/show/6914/samsung-galaxy-s-4-review

BCM4335 specs..according specs it has inbuilt FM reciever..

http://www.digchip.com/datasheets/5484263-bcm4335-single-chip-5g-wifi.html
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
and to hold on the breaths, waterproof S 4 might come in few weeks

http://www.techview.me/2013/04/ruggedized-samsung-s4-coming-in-few-weeks/
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
you are right , this is the chip used in 9500 and its a high end codec.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Suraj.Udg:
Any guess on the 'actual' availability from the retailers? :rolleyes:

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I'd have to pay further 12-15k for the S4 while replacing my note 2 :banghead:
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
only if you choose to replace ;)

btw it should be available by month end probably.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jon51092:
plzz be the price of it be less than 40 k.....what may be estimated price for now????
[Galaxy S 4 General] mbharath003:
AMEN to that !!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
Just heard on the FM now that the SGS4 world tour event will be this Saturday at UB city - lavelle road IN bangalore. Genelia Dsouza & some other celeb (can't remember the name) will be there.

I'm going for a glimpse & hands on the NEW galaxy s4
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Same sort of thing I heard on RadioMirchi in Delhi. S4 World Tour Event on 27 April, Saturday at Select City Walk, Saket with Lara Dutta Bhupati and Mahesh Bhupati. The official launch is on April 26 in Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon. But the Gurgaon launch will be a closed event, though Saket event will be an open one..!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
[MENTION=767379]Samsungmobile[/MENTION]IN At 12:00 pm on 26 April, 2013 watch the LIVE Webcast of #S4IndiaLaunch. Block your calendar & bookmark http://t.co/C2WVzUkoeH
[Galaxy S 4 General] Triad007:
Galaxy S4 versions

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post and I had a query on the S4. From what I have read and seen across websites, blogs - it seems there are 3 versions of the S4:

USA - the Quad core 1.9 GHz

India (and maybe some other asian countries): 1.6 GHz octa-core

Korea: 1.8 GHz octa-core

From the above, it looks like Korea has the best specs and this is the version used in many of the benchmarks. Since octa-core uses only 4 cores max at once, I am afraid that the India 1.6Ghz version may be the "slowest" of the three or am I missing something? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Reboot... happen to me couple of times ... your music may also be not working..
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Rebooted still the issue . :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] tollboy:
Oops :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
1. Any way to reset the hidden counter ?

No, there is TriangleAway but it does not support or work on I9500. If you have I9505 then it will work but I9505 was not released in India.

2. Best Custom ROM which is almost like Stock but way faster and better battery ?

WanamLite

3. Which Kernel to flash via odin to root ?

You can use these to root your device.

A. CF-Auto-Root by Chainfire

CF-Auto-Root

B. Adam Kernel by Wanam

Adam Kernel

C. Cofface method.

Cofface
[Galaxy S 4 General] manu44:
Which ROM ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] tollboy:
1.) For now there is no way to reset binary counter for i9500 as they are locking it before the kernel loads. I my self waiting for that. After all we are greedy indians..root bhi karna hai warranty bhi chahiye..:D

2.) Once you rooted your fone, u can go with this guide for insanely long battery life.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357417

3.) There are two main kernels I am listening quite a lot..persues and adam kernel. Both are good in their own way..what u need it upto you..
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
You can always factory reset with official firmware. If you still have this issue, then it's probably mic.

You can get official firmware from sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Stock MG1 :cowboy:

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Mic is fine since i tested it with viber and even used voice recorder ..:silly:
[Galaxy S 4 General] aditya1987:
Dont reboot mate..switch off the device for like 1 minute or so then switch it on..it should b fyn..

Sent from my GT-I9500 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
No Still the issue persists... :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaidev.s:
Make a backup and do a factory reset
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Okay . Will do that ..

BTW since the mic is working fine on voice recorder , phone is fine right ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Hmmm I somehow didn't find the necessity to root..today was playing around with my S2..thought I ll root S4 too... do we really feel 0 lag in custom rom?

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Is Wanamlite really smoother than stock ? Not in terms of benchmark general usage wise...

Sorry lots of questions..I know I should try myself n get my answers..:what:
[Galaxy S 4 General] K14prasad:
Try disabling the auto noise reduction.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Did that as well . Nothing after that ... :mad:
[Galaxy S 4 General] BuT_TeR:
Flashed custom kernel on stock rom ?? If yes then try flashing back to stock kernel..
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
Did you installed stock firmware via odin?
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Confirmed with a friend , its an issue with Airtel in Mumbai .

Many people are facing the same issue ..
[Galaxy S 4 General] kaifkhan97:
Me to facing the same issue...............Switched to Vodafone...........Confirmed With My Note 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Ya , many are facing this issue with Airtel in Mumbai :(

Hope it gets resolved soon .
[Galaxy S 4 General] andymandy:
But rating is good too that's why I recommended.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Posting my issue again since no one has replied. Please I need help with this:

Facing very weird issue... I took out my SD Card to transfer something, when I put it back in, the phone hangs..!! I thought that there must be something in the SD Card data so I formatted it and even then, the problem persists. I even changed the SD Card but the problem still exists..!!! Without the SD Card, the phone is running without any issues... !! Help..!!

ROM: Wanam Lite v8

Card: Transcend 32 GB Class 10 - FAT32

Sandisk 32 GB Class 10 - FAT32
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
Try formatting it in exfat

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Yeah it was the best...:D

Overclocked that to 1400 and had set the governor to performance...:p

Still I never had any battery life problem ftom that phone. ..;)

Btw I used kryllos rom on it..
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaidev.s:
Regarding sview cover, my friend registered on 15th of this month and they dispatched it on 18th, now he's waiting for it!
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
https://www.samsungindiamarketing.com/galaxys4/home.aspx

Yes they are

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Lucky one

In my case i applied on 26th June and they dispached on 18th july still waitng
[Galaxy S 4 General] lmuralidharan:
Got my free s view cover 2 days ago - registered on 25th june
[Galaxy S 4 General] superfast:
any body from bangalore got the sview cover promotional offer ?

my courier status says returned to the orgin :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] BuT_TeR:
anyone from navi mumbai bought the spigen neo hybrid case??
[Galaxy S 4 General] chintz24:
Guys, new addition.

Got the s4 today and have registered to get the free s-view cover.

Also any battery training required?
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Am from Bangalore... dtdc tracking says In Transit - Delhi

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Anybody ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
1)Can someone pls explain how to use the betterbatterystats app

2) If someone has some free time, download a custom Rom for i9500 and also one from i9505 forum, and try to port it using the thread by rishab.raj
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Is there any way to get black mist version from white(current one)

M getting bore with white...

I bought it on 3 june..

So..any best cheaper way.. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
No one here?

Btw I just noticed an app frozen in titanium backup called " Google play magazines "

Its a system app! !
[Galaxy S 4 General] rajaa_sekaran:
Tracking says arrived bangalore. .
[Galaxy S 4 General] Oomahey:
Just for you, mate. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z54-QHEZN6E
[Galaxy S 4 General] StylishMafia:
I am planning to buy a new phone soon and i have decided between s4 htc one and xperia z. I have done a lot of research and this is.what.i have found..

s4 on numerous sites is claimed that there is a large amt of lag due to samsung cramming gimmicky software in it. is this true? i get very peeved with lag :( also i do not wish to root.

i am fine with the smearing and hyperglaze but storage is an imp factor...but i read that despite 9gb only, u can movee to sd card so that isnt a problem right? also will a 32 gb be in india?

is there a large amount of overheating? and camera works fine now?

after the app2sd update was there any major update?

will s4 get klp update? because note 2 isnt getting the 4.2.2 update....

Thanks!!

PS are there any other problems to know about? and will these get fixed in updates?
[Galaxy S 4 General] techfreakgag:
Well, yes. It does lag even after numerous updates. HTC one is much faster and I haven't seen a single stutter in the ui.

yes, the storage is limited. There's app to sd but it doesn't move the obb part of games to sd, which is the major part of the data.

It does not overheat anymore. It's been completely fixed.

Camera quality is pretty awesome. There's a second or two lag sometimes while opening the camera. But it'll be completely fixed in the next update or two, judging by the improvements by updates thus far.

Regarding updates, samsung has always been one of the better OEMs. There shouldn't be a problem most probably.

HTC one has very serious build quality issues, u can check n browse xda threads for that. Almost every user has either some gaps in body, or issues with display, camera lens breaking out of nowhere, the list of hardware issues is endless with HTC one. i'd suggest u to stay away from that if u don't want to run to service centres every day.

With s4, personally I have had no issues thus far regarding build quality and I bought it on the launch day. So even the first batch was perfect.

The camera of s4 is far superior to One. Anybody who says otherwise id lying to u. i've tried to be as unbiased as possible. Choice is yours. Good luck buddy
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
Cheers, mate! First thing that crossed my mind too :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] bibymon:
Read this to get basic information about using betterbatterystats

http://www.howtogeek.com/139592/how-to-find-the-root-cause-of-your-android-battery-problems/
[Galaxy S 4 General] chintz24:
I just got the s4 today...

The battery life isnt great
[Galaxy S 4 General] geekymahesh:
Is it? My s4 is still overheating. I feel now the overheating is little bit reduced after the recent updates. But it definitely get hotter when I start using it. In charging its around 40 C and while gaming its over 50 and the screen as well as the camera area is very hot as before. While using as gps in my car I need to keep in front of ac vent to keep it cool and to prevent fast battery drain. Anyway my s4 is lag free from day one :) and other than heating issues and smart pause is not working after the MG1 update am pretty happy with my s4. and BTW this is my first post in xda:cool:
[Galaxy S 4 General] kannanX10:
i have used both XZ and S4..............i recommend s4 bcos display,Camera(both use sony Exmor RS),performance and battery life r all better in s4 than XZ.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
Does anyone have the META-INF folder for using an update.zip type roms
[Galaxy S 4 General] prakhardeep:
+1.

Also, SZ screen is a dud in front of Sammy's AMOLED. It's contrast is not as good and viewing angles are horrific.

Give it a miss and go for S4.
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
Thats true,

but every tecnology has its own pros n cons.

Amoled display is great in terms of viewing, its pleasant. but it has short life compare to LCDs.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ravishah922:
Short life????!!!! It surely lasts min 3 yrs.... Thts more than enuff to have a handset these days:p
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
Xperia Z has a particularly bad screen even by LCD standards. The iPhone and HTC One screens are very good indeed though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sebilrulz:
Hey.. how many of you have tried the samsung hub->learning.. there are quite a few things in there. And you get 550 bucks of free learning..

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You can get it for 36.5 on hopeshop18. They had a coupon which fave additional charge 3k discount. Not sure if its still there.. search in mysmartprice.com

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Everything comes down to your own personal preference. Do what I did.. go to a shop, hold the xz and s4 in your hand and select what you like.. :) and some people call it gimmicks.. while others call it features. I use a lot of features that comes with the phone.. all the best anyway :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Anybody Is this worth buying?

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Metal-Bumper...-i9500-Metal-Bumper-Frame-White-/300936338351
[Galaxy S 4 General] prakhardeep:
+1.
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
Looks like a copy of draco design to me...must be ok fr looks..but i wont recommend it fr protection...and the original product is made if premium material but its costly..this one shud probably be made of cheap ones..but like i said..it cud give ur handset a different look fr a while...

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Am finding a good case...my S4 looks like **** with white dirty flip cover
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
Go for spigen if u want looks with protection..slim armour and slim armour view are my favs...u cn also go fr U.A.G. fr the best looking heavy duty case...fr more protection at the cost of looks u cn go fr trident Kraken(looks ok) or otterbox cases..i hv owned all of them(except slim armour view...i recieved my uag yesterday..but dint find it better than slim armour so sold it 2day)..and these are the best cases fr s4 tht are available in the market..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Where do I buy slim armor view? Spigen covers give bulky look isn't it
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
Not at all..slim armor looks very awesome..neo hybrid looks a bit bulky but not slim armor..check out mobilefun to buy the cases...best site imo which hs direct delivery to india..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolraghav:
no its like if one in my family changes mostly all do.

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neo hybrid looks bulkier than slim armour? i think you meant viceversa.

Guys, i don't know from where you are purchasing spigen neo hybrid case in India. But I have already got 3 of those from here

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPIGEN-SGP-...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item84c02f96e4

whats the advantage?

fast shipping

ebay / paypal can be used

$2 shipping... and everyone knows how much spigen charges directly

its authentic..checked!
[Galaxy S 4 General] BuT_TeR:
any one from navi mumbai area has bought spigen case???need some help and insight ....

how nuch battery life do you people get with continuous usage ??? like lisn music playinh games surfing net continously ...... how many hours your s4 pull off ????

mediaserver eating 22% of battery ..... is it normal ??

can some one upload omega and /or srrow rom to dropbox ???? having trouble downloading from dev host
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
No..i meant what i said..in the pictures it looks slimmer than slim armor..but in hand slim armor feels and looks way better..

Its ur choice where u buy from..i hv been buying accessories fem mobilefun since it launched...there r so many choices..its important fr me cuz i buy a lot of accessories..and all of their products r genuine..i hv been 100% satisfied wid their services...other sources may b cheaper..i dont knw..i always go fr the store wid more repo..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Noticed that when you restore any of the system data with TB , there is huge lag in contacts . How to make contacts fast again ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] nanoo-eg:
Hi, I am not in India but I am using the Indian MG1 firmware.

It is the best ever about the over heating. I have 0 problems.

I had test MG1 the first day was arrived but I came back at MEA because over heat. Some days later I had a problem at the phone storage card and I did a foul factory wipe from the official recovery so as to delete everything in my internal card.

After that I flashed again the MG1 and I made setup like new.

That's it!!! My S4 be done an other device.

With normal using the battery temperature is exactly the same with my Note2 and I feel it just a little more worm than my Note. Normal because Note is bigger and eliminate more easily the heat.

My S4 works like all my mobiles before at the summer.

I think for best results, a clean new setup is must to do. And if it is possible a format at the internal storage (after backup in PC) will help more to delete the trashes.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] jai112:
drama shot

i been useing my s4 for a while now and i still can't get the drama shot to work can anyone help out on this one
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
I think I ll buy this

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?index=0&sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=281105712116
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
S-View Cover is shipped (They updated the page with courier and consignment details). Its been 4 days and the courier yet to delivery. DTDC is one of the worst courier services which I ever seen. But not I am gonna use the cover. I am not flip cover type guy!
[Galaxy S 4 General] zeusumit:
Anyone from Pune with Spigen case neo hybrid or slim armor....

Wanted to take a look before placing the order.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jithendra194:
What's "audio out_2"?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Just got my s view cover for my second s4 today. Now I have 3 covers. Anyone looking to buy one?
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Noticed a huge lag in contacts on stock MG1 ROM , even after you factory reset , and restore call log / SMS ( with either titanium backup/Kies or any other app ) .

The lag to open up a contact ranges from 5-10 sec . Thats a huge lag .

Is any one facing this issue ?

I need my call log and sms after a factory reset badly , but that introduces lag in contact app . Please help someone .. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] v.anand:
Hi,

I got a similar thing off ebay and the thing adds a little bulk and trends to go out of shape soon too. IMO, not worth buying bumper covers.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
It's media player audio. If you watch videos and listen music.
[Galaxy S 4 General] geekymahesh:
What is the temperature while gaming? Mine is always over 50 C even playing small games over 5 min. I am also stock MG1, did factory reset before and after update.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Akhil:
Hello guys!

There was a mod which swapped internal partition with external sd card in I9500 android development. My mod got removed while updating due to change in kernel.

I searched throughout the I9500 forum and googled too but didn't find anything about it.Where did that mod go? Can someone help me either by providing the link of that mod thread or by uploading the mod.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ym23:
Got my s view cover today! Had registered on 11th july.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rajaa_sekaran:
Finally got my S-View cover 2day and i registered on July 1...
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Mine is still stuck with dtdc courier..
[Galaxy S 4 General] manu44:
Are you talking about Folder Mount ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ahaan7:
Guys I am not able to install kies on my desktop (win7 ultimate) does anyone know the solution?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
Anyone on omega rom v10 and s health not working??
[Galaxy S 4 General] Akhil:
No. I am talking about a mod which was in I9500 android development. But i think no one is aware about it here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] karannahar:
Using this s-view cover, we do not need to use either the home button or the side luck button to unlock or lock the phone.... Am I right?

Sent from my love galaxy SIV