yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
looking at CM 10.1 for 9505 and most of the stuffs working there seems hopes for our 9500

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271595

hopefully CM comes to our phones soon...

sammy seems to living still in froyo/gingerbread age with all heavy apps .. even dialer messaging apps are from that era....why no swiping between dieler, cal log etc, look at CM dialer app its soo smooth and looks simple yet elegant..they should learn to make light weight apps now ... take a look at dialer pro ... messaging app should be like google keep..and so on

there is absolutely no need of old touchwiz in 2013...s4 hardware is amazing with great screen but stock s/w is killing it

got nova launcher with some UCCW light weight widgets it seems OK for now but need CM sooon :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] sidthegreatest:
Not going to happen
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Phone Rooted

Just now rooted my phone :)

Followed this tutorial and it worked like a charm

[YOUTUBE]YE7Z1vlYHKE[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaidev.s:
Congrats dude. Hope you've installed custom recovery also. Now make efs backup and nandroid backup asap.
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
well...it can be delayed but its not impossible reading through stuffs...there are hopes...even steve from CM mentioned in his G+ that they gonna bring it to 9500 as well...waiting for devices to arrive

even europe getting octa core version I guess so there will be more chances
[Galaxy S 4 General] sidthegreatest:
It might well come to the i9500, but it would at the same level at the i9300. That means no 'Stable' builds, plenty of issues, etc. The devs that have the most experience with Exynos devices are not getting this model, so whoever steps up now will have a learning curve and I doubt they can be at the same level as TeamHacksung from the get-go.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vatumb:
Finally Rooted my S 4 and installed CWM recovery Successfully

Here is the guide:- http://www.tothemobile.com/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
if I am not mistaken even i9300 had exynos and it attracted lot many devs with CM officially suported

look at here :

https://plus.google.com/u/0/100275307499530023476/posts

Steve Kondik4 May 2013+7

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+Alexey Kuznetsov Definitely not, thats the Exynos Octa version. We will have builds for I9505 soon which is the intl Snapdragon model. I'm working on getting my hands on an I9500- no promises but we'll see what can be done.﻿

if its done from CM officiall source then it should be stable daily driver
[Galaxy S 4 General] sidthegreatest:
The i9300 had official CM support, but most devs have refused to even support future version of CM. So, the i9300 might not get CM10.2.

Without Exynos sources, you can rest assured that the i9500 wouldn't get many top developers for CM.

Like many people have said, don't buy the i9500 with the hope of running CM. Buy it for what it is. Because even if Steve Kondik got the i9500, there is not much he can do without the sources.
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
Hmm that's not good then ... I've started to like s4 h/w and screen with perfect size and Don't wanna exchange it to htc one

Let's wait and see which one gets next version of android through cm
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Hey jaidev,

just now completed a nandroid backup using clockworkmod,,,, what is efs backup by the way ??
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaidev.s:
It means the backup of efs partition of your phone . Before flashing custom Roms you should make efs backup

For making efs backup first download Terminal emulator from play store and then run this script in the emulator

su

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/efs.bin

Or visit this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2255943
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vatumb:
Complete The nandorid backup successfully via CWM. But can't locate the folder in PC :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaidev.s:
To which drive did you save the backup? Ext sd card or to phone memory ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vatumb:
No Idea, I just hit the Backup option from CWM.

But in CWM restore Option it show the Backup folder location /sdcard/clockwormod/backup 2013-05-12.09.45.11

But all the clockwormod folder are empty :( checked them via Astro file manager.
[Galaxy S 4 General] amg009:
May be they are hidden files...

Starts with "." From setting enable hidden files...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vatumb:
Still Can't find. Now the phone has only 2 GB free space.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaidev.s:
Then go to recovery again and make backup to external Sd card:thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] razer1224:
My Kenel GitHub

https://github.com/KiranSurath/RazerLTS-S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
When i first took a nandroid backup it failed because the location was set to phone memory and my phone memory was very low.

Even with the failed backup i found that my 1.8 G of my phone memory is missing and the device is alerting about the insufficient phone memory. Also i was unable to locate the folder in the phone. so what i did is i deleted the backup file through clock work mod and finally got my 1.8 G back.

Then i took a backup on external sd card and it worked like a charm.

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Folder mount app gives me error when mounting it says Folder mount could not fix the external sd card permission and ownership.

Unable to move files to the external SD card through folder mount. i believe its a permission issue in the external sd card.

please suggest some solutions to fix this permission issue.

Folder Mount : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192122
[Galaxy S 4 General] :
Here you go:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60507461/vold.fstab
[Galaxy S 4 General] shivsharat:
Can any of your guys make the travel wallpaper work for home screen too?

Can you let me know anyway I can make that work.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mithun46:
won't work

i tried it.

Major credits to [MENTION=228377]Bala-Gamer[/MENTION] for testing
[Galaxy S 4 General] kishorsidu:
try it here....

root>mnt>shell>emulated/legacy>clockwork mod>backup

i once found it there in my galaxy tab.....

i think its worth a try....pls post a feed back
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
For all the people comparing the S4 with the HTC One and S4 Octa with the S600:

Here is the comparison of benchmarks, updated and redone with all three devices, by GSMArena:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p6.php
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
Is S600 variant of the S4 available for sale in India anywhere? Planning to pick up a 32GB one once it's available ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Folder mount app gives me error when mounting it says Folder mount could not fix the external sd card permission and ownership.

Unable to move files to the external SD card through folder mount. i believe its a permission issue in the external sd card.

please suggest some solutions to fix this permission issue.

Folder Mount : http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2192122
[Galaxy S 4 General] Harsha Raj:
How about directory bind? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20668905
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
i heard it no longer works with 4.2.2
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
if anyone is keen to buy the spigen case in india here is the link i bought one today :)

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ssPageName=ADME:B:PPOPN:IN:1123#ht_500wt_1156
[Galaxy S 4 General] :
Is it a problem with the file?
[Galaxy S 4 General] mithun46:
Nope but S4 works in a different way of mounting partitions. Preferably the SD cards
[Galaxy S 4 General] jammyjamil:
U can order s600 s4 from handtec.co.uk, but its available only in 16gb
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
Online import is obvious but was just checking if it's sold officially by Samsung through retail stores coz Galaxy S2 was sold in both Exynos & OMAP variant by Samsung
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
anyone tried this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2232887&nocache=1
[Galaxy S 4 General] tarun.nair:
I ordered the Neo Hybrid one (Metal Slate) from spigen.com directly http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s4-cases/galaxy-s4-case-neo-hybrid.html . It hasn't been shipped yet. Waiting for it eagerly. EDIT: It has now been shipped. Just got the confirmation :)

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‘Blue Arctic’ Samsung Galaxy S4 spotted in Japan

http://androidos.in/2013/05/blue-arctic-samsung-galaxy-s4-spotted-in-japan/
[Galaxy S 4 General] suman_pal78:
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[Galaxy S 4 General] vd1900:
I just got mine today via eBay
[Galaxy S 4 General] xp3rto:
After using galaxy s, tab, s2, note and s3. I was not happy with s4 reviews and decided to stay with s3 until something better like s4 active or dual sim comes out. I heard about s4 active just few days after s4's official launch in India. So that kept my horses tied to s3. Now that there are words about s4 active can someone enlighten me on the doubt that I've . Before curiosity kills the cat. Do you think Samsung will fidget with the hardware like the board or anything else that will not let me flash custom rom of i9500 on it?

Edit: link for latest s4 active news

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/05/13...ve-appears-in-bluetooth-certification-uaprof/

Sent from a handheld galaxy!
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
Ther have been rumors of a ruggedized version of the S4 for some time now. Possibly this will be a more secure version as well (software wise). From what I have read Samsung wants to make inroads into US government / defence sectors which primarily use Blackberry and iPhone, for security reasons. The latter especially is quite difficult to break into.

That being said i don't think Samsung will make any serious attempt to prevent custom firmware running on the regular 'civilian' phones. They have however stepped up security a notch with kernel level anti-root protection.
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
Mod can u pls delete this post asap coz those cases turned out to b FAKE and the seller has ended this listing .thnxxx

Sent from my Galaxy S4 .
[Galaxy S 4 General] mnshzz:
Root is not required by Tasker....
[Galaxy S 4 General] wasimk9900:
hi,

i tried rooting my s4 with odin after following instructions from a website, but after i flash cwm frm odin and try to switch to recovery mode it says command error. can somebody help me with dis. i am on build number I 9500 XXUAMDK.
[Galaxy S 4 General] wasimk9900:
Hi,

can u pls share d info on how to root my samsung galaxy s4 I9500XXUAMDK
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vatumb:
See this :- http://www.tothemobile.com/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] funtoosh:
Even i'm using Chrome on my S4, ipad, iphone and MBP not having any issues, my S4 is running fine, i've not rooted or installed any custom kernel, i'm just running the stock OS, try to factory reset and also try to clear the cache in chrome, sometimes if cache is too high it causes problem
[Galaxy S 4 General] vinandy:
Does anybody knows why ChainFire isn't providing ROOT for i9500???

Been waiting for his Root Method, Cofface is new and I'm bit skeptical about his rooting methods...

Anyone tried his method?? any performance improvement from Cofface Kernels? Or the OctaCore is still untapped???

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Total Damages???
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
Because chainfire is a human just like you & me ;)

He's currently on vacation and once he's back expect a lot of development from him for apps such as triangle away, root, mobile odin etc for the Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] vinandy:
I knew he was on leave, thought that ended with April gone by :P

Anyways... thanks for updating ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2276803&highlight=rooting
[Galaxy S 4 General] spocky12:
Hi guys,

I'm wondering if any of you with rooted exynos s4 could send me their efs folder backup so that I can update GalaxSim Unlock if needed ? Please pm me if you wanna help (of course I won't share your data with somebody else). (I've ordered a sgs4 but it will be i9505, so I need data to test exynos devices as well).

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
if anyone interested buying the NILLKIN CASE one of my personal favourites and the best one has to use it to believe it thou !!!

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380641729364#ht_5751wt_1139
[Galaxy S 4 General] tarun.nair:
$29.99 + $13.45 Shipping.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Thats why I stopped trusting eBay a long tym ago... Now I rely on Flipkart.. It has never let me down..!!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] hisee:
Guys BBM is going to arrive on android this summer :) :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] funtoosh:
any official link for it ?

Though if it's true, it's a great news and a nice move by RIM
[Galaxy S 4 General] hisee:
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2013/05/bbm-ios-android/
[Galaxy S 4 General] funtoosh:
thanks, this news is making me regret to sell my Z10 just after using it for 4-5 days
[Galaxy S 4 General] jithendra194:
Where can I find an s4 charger alomg with its usb?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Samsung E-Store..!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] jithendra194:
Not available in e-store.. :l
[Galaxy S 4 General] mchampeli:
i've got a strange issue in my S4..

when i connect it to my PC, it states connected as a media device & then gets disconnects again in half a second.. this loop keeps on happening till i remove my cable.

i am unable to transfer anything via the cable because of this. i tried in my friend's laptop, it's working fine over there. anybody with the same issue or has some solution to this thing?

cuz as of now, am all relied on KIES Air for my transfers, but i'll prefer this method more.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Try Airdroid... The best damn app I have ever seen..!! I have never used my cable for a long tym.. except for Flashing and Stuff..
[Galaxy S 4 General] mbharath003:
http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_messenger_or_bbm_coming_to_ios_and_android-news-6036.php

here is the source for BBM coming to andoid as well as ios unfortunetly =)
[Galaxy S 4 General] aamitabh28:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_i9500

Check this out!!

It seems we will get Cyanogenmod afterall :D

will wait until the device becomes supported and then i will buy the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vinandy:
Too costly. I got it for $29 direct from US, my friend got it for me.
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolraghav:
Yeah just saw news about it.. it's gonna be in ios too.

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Can someone help me on how to root my phone in Mac? Provide a tutorial link perhaps. Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] mchampeli:
thanks. :)

i already have that app too. Any app for syncing my itunes library to my S4. i know a couple but they're pro ones and not free
[Galaxy S 4 General] Harsha Raj:
Might be driver in your laptop giving you issues as it's working fine in your friend's laptop. Might as well uninstall kies completely and reinstall it again.

Mean time, you can try an alternative method of accessing the windows files directly from your S4 via my signature. Much better than Kies air because with that method, you need to sit in front of your system all time.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mchampeli:
drivers aren't an issue bro. cuz my other devices, GS3, Note2 & GS2 are getting connected perfectly fine on my pc
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolraghav:
Spaceeeeeee wanted!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Harsha Raj:
All right then. Did you try usb storage mode? Don't know of that mode is available in S4 like in S2, S3. You van find it normally here: settings>wireless and networks>more settings>USB utilities.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mchampeli:
yea i know about that mode. But sadly it's not there in S3 & S4 these only have the MTP & Camera mode. It doesn't work in both of them either.
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
What's app & imessage works great here:laugh:, most of the time using imessage,,don't think will need bbm
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
iMessage is non-interoperable cr*p. WhatsApp is fine -- but if BBM is any good on Android / iPhone I can see people switching.

Probably too little and too late for BlackBerry though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] thekoRngear:
They keep updated except for I9500 Audio Quality Test. I have asked questions in here and people responded quite well. And if they are pleased then that matters most. However, I am just curious to see how it turns out with Stereo Crosstalk through Headphones with I9500 which is a quite amazing in S600 Variant.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
There is a newer firmware available... Later version than the MDK.. Has anyone tried it...!! If yes then please post the changes.. Thank you in advance..!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
just finished flashing ME1 firmware... looks same as mdk.. snappy overall as always.
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
Bala is the camera issue solved ? Coz Most of time time wen I use the camera the cel reboots automatically .thnxx

Sent from my Galaxy S4 .
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Please post the changes you find. I have heard it heats up quite less and laggyness in extreme graphics condition has been resolved. Do comment on the Screen Smearing.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
Does the Indonesian rom have different apps compared to the Indian one? Also, the camera reboot issue as was mentioned above, any occurrence so far?

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
apps are same. no fc on camera. infact the camera comes with new firmware but I avoided flashing it since the new kernel source is not released yet

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btw guys tapatalk 4 beta is aweosme
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
Where can I find Tapatalk 4 beta ? It's not on play
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
I have been following this fourm from a long time trying to know all there is to know about s4 I am finally buying it asap:)

Its out of stock in the local markets so ill have to wait till monday till I can lay my hands over it but I did got to play with a demo piece in the store.

Now I have a few question ( I know no one likes questions but it wil really help me :D:D:p )

Please do help me

1) I noticed some sutters when surfing through home panes so was it normal or only the case of demo piece with probably old firmware.

It wasnt a big deal for me but since ill gradually be showing it off to my friends espically a hard core iphone fan friend, id like to destroy his pride of his puny little iphone5:D:cool:

2) can these shutters be removed with custom kernel/rom

3) only for those who bought it on emi

Is there any extra bank charges for using the credit card:confused:

I thought there were no hidden charges but the shop keeper told me that the bank will charge 2% amount for using the credit card so can anyone explain me the procedure explaning how the whole emi thing takes place??

It will be very helpful if you can help me:thumbdown::)
[Galaxy S 4 General] mohanindia:
I paid 39.5k plus 1.4% as the bank charges...

I have rooted the device and have the custom rom... No lags seen so far
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
Interesting

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/galaxy-s4-google-edition-rumored/
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
Can you tell how are the bank charges determined...

At one shop I was told 2% while other said 1.5%

Now you got to pay even less at 1.4%

Btw I have hdfc bank credit card if anything matters with respect to bank

Also does the total amount have to be present in the bank or we can just deposit the required amount in the account every month...

That would be my last question...?
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
which custom rom you installed ? can you give a link
[Galaxy S 4 General] mithun46:
Google I/O

https://developers.google.com/events/io/
[Galaxy S 4 General] Harsha Raj:
And for the scribble live widget where android police is updating live minute by minute http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v5.aspx?Id=105089&ThemeId=8983
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
S4 with stock Android will be one killer device
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
Next Nexus

Or Google unveils Samung Galaxy S 4 running stock Android Jelly Bean :laugh:

My God..all crapwiz/crapware removed, this is the phone of the year
[Galaxy S 4 General] Harsha Raj:
It's announced

Galaxy S4 Google Edition, buy from Google Play, updates by Google, bootloader unlocked, LTE, 16GB, AT&T/T-Mo, SD card. June 26, $649.
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
Yes watching it live it's amazing
[Galaxy S 4 General] Harsha Raj:
Hmm huge price for the GE S4, but I guess CM will have good time developing for S4 now.
[Galaxy S 4 General] geekiest:
Bought it today

I bought it today :)

38095 + 5% Vat (1904.76)

40,000 total.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
Since GE S4 has LTE I'm assuming it's snapdragon variant and not Exynos one?

Okay, I need 32GB S4 GE or non GE one badly :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] Triad007:
Hi All,

Does anyone know where I can get an internationally unlocked i9505 from within the USA (online order will also do as long as the website is genuine)? Need this information quickly as I have a friend coming from the US to India in a week and is not able to find one of these in the stores? Thanks!!:D
[Galaxy S 4 General] OrrPenn18:
Yup, it has to be the Snapdragon variant. Samsung giving away Exynos S4 as Nexuses would be joke of the year. :p

Exactly, I'm thinking to sell my N4, S4 with AOSP support! What more ya need!
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
Can any one count how many S4 variants are now available including google one??

waterproof variant is also on the way..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Silver.Centurion:
Just my opinion

Actually, it is your credit card, so it is credit based, the emi will be deducted from the card at the given time, (every month or so depending on your plan), if you don't have the balace you will be credited, like buying from credit card, I recommend to keep the balance ready in your account every month, and plus, the initial amount is deducted right

away on the puchase.

Hope this helps.

Btw guys, I m new here, just made an acc, will be mostly getting a s4 in couple of days! *fingers crossed*

And what do you do with your s4 when you get it, I m a bit skeptical on the charging, should I charge with the phone off till max or I can start playing right away? :D

Plus what apps you recommend? I m a noob at this, it will be my first android! ;p.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mchampeli:
see if you're buying on EMI from the card, then at the time of swiping, the total amount should be present in the card.

Assume it's 40k, so 40k of your limit will be blocked & as you go on paying the EMI's, your limit will go on releasing.

If you're getting the rate of 40k, i suggest you buy from the estore, it offers at 40k with 12month EMI without any extra 2% or 1.5% charge
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
Google hangouts is out in play store grab it guys
[Galaxy S 4 General] shivsharat:
Nope it's not.. The current one is fake.. Read the reviews for app... Original is not yet out
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC50YWxrIl0.

is this really fake??