yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
True, the need for aosp rom is getting low day by day, gone are the days where people switched to aosp for the sake of lag free and clean ui. The current gen hardware are more than enough to handle any Oem based Roms with ease.

It would be really funny to put aosp on a device that has 2gb of ram and keep around 1.7gb free without any use.

The only advantage the aosp roms hold today is that they get the latest version of android faster than any other oems. Though some people are reluctant to accept I think it's time for aosp rom makers to reinvent themselves.

If android 5 brings theming support then it will further bridge the gap between aosp and stock roms

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] vijai2011:
To be precise,sgs was in need of AOSP more because it had the worst software part.On stock rom,you open a app,go have a coffee and it would still be opening.So there was need for AOSP for the benefit of Ext4 over rfs,lighter on ram etc...and on s2,software side was made a little better but still aosp was needed for light os on ram.But now,sftware is flinging like hell and so do the hardware.So AOSP are no more used for except its theme and faster availability if latest andrkud version.

btw Dont quote me for the above post :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] mithun46:
Designed For Vijay. Inspired by OrpheusDroids :P
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
Nexus is just a hype. Practically that phone is only used by people in XDA. And from what I have seen about N4, it wasn't really a good phone. With limited availability and limited stock, the phone was just a pure gimmick. Practically what Nexus sells in a whole year, Samsung probably sells same number of Galaxies in a week. With a pathetic camera, thermal throttling and a bad battery life I don't see how it is regarded as a flagship phone. I find stock AOSP boring and lacking basic features.

Do they have a proper video player yet??
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
Probably it's the magic of SwiftKey :D

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
Sony decided to be awesome and pushed AOSP support for the Xperia Z to GitHub yesterday. That could be a great option, apart from the Nexus 4 of course.

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_releases_aosp_android_42_jelly_bean_for_the_xperia_z-news-5907.php
[Galaxy S 4 General] Nkapoor124:
sweet!
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
You miss the point of the Nexus. The Nexus has never been a mass market device. It only caught everyone's attention this year mainly because of the fabulous pricing. So comparing sales to Samsung is a bit disingenuous -- Google is not really attempting to compete with Samsung et al or make money the hardware here, its just meant to be the annual reference phone for AOSP and is essentially a developer phone. Even the philosophy behind Nexus is a bit different. Google wants to push you towards using its cloud stuff. Its not everyone's cup of tea.

The camera is not that great but gets the job done in most use cases. If you like gimmicks then it even has Photosphere and all. In my experience, the battery life has been great and haven't encountered noticeable issues on account of thermal throttling. I do use a custom kernel and undervolt though.

There is no bundled player if that's what you mean. But this is Android so that's not an issue, is it?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vijai2011:
No...magic of my Ipad :D.Now its clear that Jobs decided even to change android to something else in dictionary....:D
[Galaxy S 4 General] OrrPenn18:
The article screams Phanbuoy!

I don't know what basic features does it miss? Calling? Messaging? People always get 4-5 hours screen on time with 30 hours, I wonder if that's a bad battery stat. Thermal throttling doesn't even interfere in the routine usage.
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
So any news on the S4 launch and availability date for India? 26th still? Haven't seen any ads or anything yet.

Unfortunately am traveling to Dubai for a week, Friday onwards so I am going to miss the launch probably :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] zoot1:
Just read a review of S4 on Engadget.. One thing that caught my attention was.. "Samsung has confirmed to us that it has a locked bootloader"

Any ideas??

This is not good..
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
It's probably locked for us variants, and seandroid was there in the pre release roms. The release version has already been rooted

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] nitinvaid:
Leave it i was thinking that

Why not buy a 1080p device instead of 720p.thats why i am asking for htc one or s4

But for now i am gonna buy s3 again
[Galaxy S 4 General] hisee:
S3 again :eek::eek:
[Galaxy S 4 General] nani67:
i too have sent a mail to them, and got a reply that they will get back to me wthin 3 days.
[Galaxy S 4 General] waroftheworlds:
goto this URL and enter the tracking number that you received in mail

http://www.samsungindiamarketing.com/galaxys4/trackorder.aspx
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Will Samsung Knox be really useful for us!! :what:
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
Did anyone tried Samsung myServices app? Where can I find it? I searched in Play Store and Samsung Apps. Do you know any steps?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
send the sms u recieved in coupon for getting s4 smart cover

btw i submitted details for smart cover on 07/07/2013

By when cud i expect it to reach me??
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
I am confused. Which coupon you talking about? I submitted my request through online and I got a tracking number only. Where can I find this couple and send SMS to where?

BTW, I didn't go through the BOX. The only thing I pick out of the box is the phone. Rest of the things are still in the box.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
i think u hav to send an sms----- "MyOffer" to 56886

(Dont put quotes in sms)
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
Worked!!! The app is downloading... :good:

Thanks dude!
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Guys i keep calling the S-view redemption number but they keep playing the music for 2-3 min and then disconnect . How can i get in touch with them . Sent a mail to : Email ID – support.galaxys4@samsungindiamarketinginfo.com

also but got no reply :(

Is there any mail id apart from this ? Bcoz i got no acknowledgement mail from their side as well :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Silver.Centurion:
Lol! I was joking! Implying to mandeeps remark about how I should not buy a 1000rs ka glass screen protector rather I should buy a 100rs wala and donate the rest of the cash in the needy people.

You guys sure flame at the slightest of touch ha!
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
I tried flashing MEA FW on my S4 , but my device status is still custom . Was on MG1 previously rooted with CF-root .

What to do ?

Also , i flashed the i9500 status mod for getting official status but it also did not work :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] sozofriend1234:
..

Have you tried full Wipe. It is needed in some cases.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sasha007:
Full wipe ? What is it ? Is it factory reset ? I don't see an option of full wipe . :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] tollboy:
With kies it downloads the whole 1.5 gb every time..it sucks

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What free smart cover?

What is the offer can u send me the details?
[Galaxy S 4 General] techfreakgag:
I got the free gift from Samsung today. Even I got the bluetooth headset instead of the S-view cover. This is such stupidity. I signed up for the cover.

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I tried to send an email and it bounced back. This is unacceptable.
[Galaxy S 4 General] snoopdog2006:
S-view cover finally showed up:D:D:D
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
Just to get an idea of time taken for the delivery, when you signed up for the S View cover? Did they updated the tracker in the mean time?
[Galaxy S 4 General] snoopdog2006:
Nope the tracking page still is somehow in progress....when u call as well they would just tell u it would be delivered
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
And when you signed up for the cover?
[Galaxy S 4 General] snoopdog2006:
At that time they give u a number to check the order status....using that number on the website shows in progress that all
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
I am sorry that my question is not clear. I am trying to figure out the time taken for the delivery of cover after registering for the cover. Would you please tell me the date you registered for the cover?
[Galaxy S 4 General] snoopdog2006:
Sorry....mistook ur question

Registered in 24th June and got the package today!!:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] satya0011:
Not yet.... as far as I know...
[Galaxy S 4 General] snoopdog2006:
Here is the link bro...the orange case is on $19………

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CJY92B8/ref=aw_d_var_2nd_wireless_img?vs=1
[Galaxy S 4 General] naren.wagh:
Got Free Offer S View Cover today !

:victory:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
TRY this or this
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
And when you registered for cover?
[Galaxy S 4 General] simpleparab:
Venki boss i suppose they are not sending only on the basis of date.

Date and location both matters.

I registered on 25 and got on 15. Many registered on 25 got b4 me also. I dont know if calling them will help as they always have a pet replh that dispatch is being done from 8th july and i will receive within 2 to 3 days. They dont have way bill number and blah blah...

I m using S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] venki5star:
I am traveling to different country on August. I just wanted to get this before I leave that is all. Did you called them?
[Galaxy S 4 General] simpleparab:
Yes have called them for 3 times. I was vella and ate their head hahahahaha...

[MENTION=261478]balaga[/MENTION]mer i dont know where r u know. U were regular here for helping us.

I m using S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] naren.wagh:
I registered on 24th June and got the package yesterday !
[Galaxy S 4 General] snoopdog2006:
Below is the link, however i have my cover delivered and it still says in progress :p

So i wonder if this link is being updated :eek:

https://www.samsungindiamarketing.com/galaxys4/trackorder.aspx
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
Got my cover today evening

Registered on 7th July and called once too
[Galaxy S 4 General] cskwatra:
I am an enterprise customer and have been hinted about the launch of a refreshed version of SGS4 4G TDD scheduled later this year. Meanwhile, HTC One and Sony Xperia Z are also expected to upgrade to Snapdragon 800 processor later this year. No idea about the upgraded SGS4 processor though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] paarkhi:
I've registered for the offer on 22nd june and still no news, even called once, they said they'll send it :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] simpleparab:
Yes boss samsung promised the same (4g tdd) when launching standard s4. Didnt u watched launch event.

I m using S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] cskwatra:
I missed it. Let's hope that the upgraded SGS4 comes with a Snapdragon 800 for Indian market. Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 General] samir_a:
I got a bluetooth headset today strange guess it was a goof up
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ym23:
Thank you. :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] techfreakgag:
Even I got the useless headset. I called them and complained about it. They said there are a lot of complaints like this. Let's see what they decide to do.
[Galaxy S 4 General] snoopdog2006:
You are welcome Bro... one more thing the Black UAG is now only $15:laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
Is anyone facing the problem of the app being not genuine downloaded from my games. ..

I am facing the issue for gt racing and spirerman...

If you are not facing the issue with these two games, please upload your apks...
[Galaxy S 4 General] tollboy:
**** Man I bought phone on 9th May and I cant avail this offer. Offer available who bough after 11th June or something.

BTW Arjav23,

you were using galaxy 3 before S4 right?
[Galaxy S 4 General] techfreakgag:
I bought on 28th April and still got the gift. Just enter a wrong date man. They aren't verifying the purchase date.
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
Just uninstall the game..u shud already hv the downloaded apk in ur memory..reinstall it and download the data on the first instance of opening the game..once the whole data is downloaded on the first try,u wont hv any prob..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
Did that with other ones... but these two are stubborn ones. ..

No matter how many times I install and uninstall them, still the same error...

Even downloaded there apk's many times but still not working. ..

Are these two working for you?
[Galaxy S 4 General] tollboy:
Thanks Man,

I will try this. My bill is faded completely I will get the duplicate one from the store, then I will apply.
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
Just checked spiderman..u were ryt..not working..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] gdskang:
high battery drainage since past 3-4 days

Guys I'm experiencing high battery drainage since the past few days. Last night I fully charged my phone and when I woke up the battery was at 70%.

I had switched off wifi and have never used mobile data on my phone as in till now. The screen brightness is set at 10%, screen timeout at 15 seconds, only power saving and sync are on. Rest all the features are disabled. Also the main culprit is the "Android Os" which is consuming 70% of the battery.

I am not rooted and using stock rom and kernel.

I was having a pretty good time with this device but all of a sudden this battery problem came up. Please help me out people.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zavenfoizon:
For me power saving mode doesn't save the battery but drains it (in S4).

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] techfreakgag:
Try clearing data and cache in Google services framework and reboot the device. See if that helps. If it doesn't, try clearing the cache from the built in recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bibymon:
While i was using avg i had big battery drains like you.. By using betterbatterystats i found out that avg is the reason for my drain.. Try uninstalling avg and observe for a day.. sync also causes drain.. Then if you don't have good network coverage it will make a lot of wakelocks, which in turn will drain the battery..
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
Use wake lock detector or better battery stats to check the rogue app. Also remove your Google account, clear cache and try adding it back
[Galaxy S 4 General] gdskang:
I did a factory reset right now. Hope this solves the problem and yeah I'll use better battery stats this time.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rgshah3:
Put power saving off
[Galaxy S 4 General] gdskang:
i think the factory reset is working.

i've seen a battery loss of 4% in the past hour with normal facebooking, call and texting.

still other suggestions are welcome as it might start again.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tollboy:
:thumbup:

Good luck. .:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] nani67:
did you update to the latest firmware.

actually am getting good battery life after this MG1 update.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
For zero% battery draining disable stock apps like map, samsung store, hub, reader, google music, google reader, remote, link, trip, etc

These all apps runs all time, disable it for prevent from battery draining..

If any samsung feature you are not using then turn off..

Sorry for my hurry English, actually m driving :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] rgshah3:
if anyone wants to build cyanogenmod for our device: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1946481

change i9300 to i9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] bibymon:
If you have root uninstall unwanted bloatware like samsung hub, reader, google music etc.. Uninstall maps & install from market so that you can use greenify to hibernate it.. Avg will also cause the draining, atleast for me.. Use betterbatterystats to find the reason for the drain.. Use greenify to hibernate apps.. Don't use latitude or location services if you don't need it.. If you are using Chrome turn off the location settings within the app..
[Galaxy S 4 General] saifbukhari:
Buying Samsung Galaxy S4

Hey Guys, So after much re-consideration post HTC One & The LG Optimus G Pro, Im planning to buy the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Only New & Sealed) Would anybody like to shed some advise with regards to :-

Best Possible Deal price Online/Offline?

Which Month/Year stock to buy from?

Any other details to look out for while buying a New Samsung galaxy S4 like I already have a precut Micro sim card as many users reported heating issue's with non pre cut sim cards.

Basically need your able help in taking an informed decision.

With due respect I do go through the thread on a daily basis and the above is in consideration to that only, so if anybody wants to add something constructive then kindly do so, Thanks in advance :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] sid14:
Finally got my sview cover

finally got mine

Registered on 24th june got today afternoon and regeisted with fake date ..

:laugh:

:good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] ahaan7:
Where are you from ?

Sent from my GT-I9500

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Mine is showing in that promo site as DISPATCH DATE 12th july 2013 and DELIVERY STATUS as DISPATCHED. . What does this mean? I still didn't get my cover.

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Got my cover. Hehe.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sozofriend1234:
..

Got a call from DTDC guys. Wasn't home so the courier returned. Will get it by tomorrow evening.

Fingers crossed. Hope it would be S-View cover and not the f****** bluetooth.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gdskang:
I did upgrade yesterday and then also my battery was draining too fast. So I did a reset to completely wipe off any cache files. Right now my battery is at 48% after a usage of 8 hours.

Matter of fact, I update a lot on my facebook page and I think that too can be the reason of fast drainage.

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I too got my S View cover yesterday.

Might have gotten it day before that but was not home so the courier guy returned back.

And I am not facing any problems with picking up the calls.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nani67:
sync will use more battery,

so it can be an issue. keep a track of what is being synced and try to limit the frequency and disable some of them,

also use WiFi whenever possible.it uses less battery than 3g.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gdskang:
I have my wifi on 24x7 and only google+ is syncing and that is using the battery according to wakelock.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
Yeah

i feel the G3 had a way better standby battery though

BTW im too having heavy battery drain

Is power saving Mode the Culprit??
[Galaxy S 4 General] jaideeproy:
ridicule uhichos

Congratulations on your decision to be a part of GS4 team. I got the phone on 23/06 and since then had issues with regard to pink tint on the screen only otherwise the phone is working ok. My suggestion to you would to go for June,2013 import date lot. Please take a good look at the screen very minutely to look for pink tint issues. This is more clearly visible in browser, Smemo and chrome app. have a completely dark surrounding and then look for uneven brightness on the screen.

Best of luck for your purchase.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rgshah3:
Yes.. It's a culprit
[Galaxy S 4 General] karannahar:
Disabling those stock apps which we don't need uninstalled it... If I need them again, any way?

Sent from my love galaxy SIV
[Galaxy S 4 General] saifbukhari:
Many thanks bro your valuable input
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Thats why I don't recommend to uninstall bloatwarw by rooting..

Simple and best way is disable bloatware if we need in future then enable it..
[Galaxy S 4 General] tollboy:
Can a disbale script be created which will disable all the apps we want in one shot. other wise every time you reset your fone you will have to disable them again and again.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zeusumit:
Hi..Spigen launched Nano Slim Glass.T for S4..... its 0.15mm with 9H hardness.

I have checked both Spigen site and the Amazon.com

From Amazon, the cost of ordering 1 Nano Glass.T is 2203+376 and if 2 set is ordered then 4407+438.

Directly from Spigen, the cost for 1 unit will be $45.44 and 2 unit will be $83.43(including shipping)

Was just wondering if anyone is interested in the combined order?:fingers-crossed: I am from Pune

http://www.spigen.com/galaxy-s4-screen-protector-glas-t-nano-slim-premium-tempered-glass.html
[Galaxy S 4 General] bibymon:
Order from mobilefun.com.. Its cheaper
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
Yup..imo mobilefun is the best site fr accessories which hs direct delivery to india...

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] zeusumit:
Nano Slim Glass.T has just been launched and is not available anywhere not even on Amazon as of now.

It will be available on Amazon after 24th July but they are taking purchase orders.
[Galaxy S 4 General] guitarmafia:
WTH r u talking abt dude...mobilefun hs glass.t nano in stock fr a while nw..and they hv been shipping too... Its old news..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] zeusumit:
Great, I wasn't aware that its available on mobilefun.

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for a while...yeah...i searched on amazon and it was written that they still don have it...

on Spigen;s site they mentioned that this was launched in 1st or 2nd week of june so i though it wont be available anywhere....My bad

Will order mine too from mobilefun:victory:
[Galaxy S 4 General] simpleparab:
Oo man u were listening music at 6am in the morning, office jane ko late nahi ho rahe the?? Hahahaha kidding.

I will b ordering mine in a day or 2 along with uag case. Now confused in Aero or Navigator. By the way i have white S4.

I m using S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
Is samsung push service needed? Can I disable it
[Galaxy S 4 General] garvit:
Hahaha.. Actually i forgot to switch off music from yesterday night..

I am not a big fan of case infact i am using crumena s-view leather pouch from Spigen.. Posted image in previous post.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
Yes there is one.

TrulyClean v1.6 - Remove all crappy stuff in no-time!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2307355

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Yes you can disable it if you do not use ChatON, Samsung App Store, Samsung Wallet, etc.

I have removed it from system/apps folder coz I never used these above.
[Galaxy S 4 General] darshanbangre:
This app is sucking the battery
[Galaxy S 4 General] Arjav23:
Which is the proper Rooting cofface cwm version?

Ive got two .tar pkg

1)cofface_I9500_cwm_recovery_en_new.tar (7.37 MB)

2)cofface_S4_recovery_en_V3.0.tar (8.32 MB)
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
You can use these to root your device.

CF-Auto-Root by Chainfire

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292615

Adam Kernel by Wanam

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2264454

And ofcourse cofface method.

But I had issues with cofface & Chainfire. Not major but ssh services were not working. Probably stock kernel issue.

So I am using Adam Kernel by Wanam. On flashing it roots your device also. Everything working great.

I am also using CWM based recovery 6.0.3.2 for i9500 (Enable touch). If you need it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2267820

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Also, if you want to use cofface method then any of these files will root your device but the difference is with recovery.

1)cofface_I9500_cwm_recovery_en_new.tar (7.37 MB)

This will give you CWM custom recovery also.

2)cofface_S4_recovery_en_V3.0.tar (8.32 MB)

It will be stock samsung recovery.