yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdarshan10:
Smart stay, air view, air gesture

I am having Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 model running on Android 4.4.2. I am having strange problem since over one month. Whenever I turned on features like Smart Stay, Air gesture , Air view icons for the same are not appearing in notification bar near battery and network symbol like it was showing before.

I would like to know whether it is a kitkat bug? Is anyone else facing same issue?

Note :- I have installed latest updates available already. And have formatted phone three times already with no improvement.

Any guidance will be appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SnowDot:
Soft Bricked GS4 (ATT)

Device: SGH-I337 (AT&T) Samsung Galaxy s4

Issue: Soft Brick

Hey, XDA, I recently soft bricked my GS4, and have tried so many forms of fixing it that every time I boot it, the same message appears, "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." I am locked out of recovery mode, and don't have the S/N for my phone because it's a replacement. Basically, is this the end for my phone, and is there any way to flash a stock rom onto this phone under it's current condition and how. Sorry for asking for so much but much thanks to anyone who does help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MVKA:
Hello

Here is AT&T thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42478710

I think there is people who can help you with that I337 variant

-MVKA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karetus:
Can the Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 be unlocked to work with USA AT&T?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emieltes:
how to disable both shutter sound and music mute/fade out on shutter

I wonder how I am able to disable the music fade out/ mute on the camera shutter so that I can keep listening to my music when taking pictures.

Even after deleting the shutter sounds from the system it still has this annoying fade out/mute for the media audio.

My S4(i9505) is running 4.4.2 with KT kernel and is rooted.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

THIS used to work for me.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reebokbl:
It looks like its the SOFTWARE PROBLEM :)))

Peel responded to my issue and they have sent me a link to upgrade the version from playstore but it says YOU DEVICE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THIS VERSION

Any solutions ? How can I change my kernel to stock or something because someone said it watchon requires stock kernel ? Thx in forward !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
Is this app still working for you [MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION] :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I haven't been using it for quite some time now. I'm using a Tasker profile I made myself. I don't see any reason why the app wouldn't work, just give it a try.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Works just fine here...(Using pro version though) :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What ROM do you currently have on your phone?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reebokbl:
Stock unrooted....if you want Ill sens you a pic of About phone and *#1234# menu....

Just in case here it is....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
If you are stock unrooted then you already have the stock kernel. You cannot change the kernel unlesss you install a custom recovery. Has WatchOn worked previously?? Have you updated firmware recently?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reebokbl:
Thanks for the questions !!!

After the first root (I passionately wanted the f***in' 4.3 system) WatchON stopped working....I have no idea why...during the first root only CWM and root where put, last time I included the PhilZ and that is it :D

Right after the first root WatchON stopped working....at the Samsung centre they said that the speaker and IC are connected and LED is separated on the left part, so it doesn't really and neccesarily mean that LED flashing makes the IC work....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jalero196:
Best kernel for S4 i9505?

Hi im looking for a good kernel to boost the s4 battery life and with lots of customization options too.

my rom is the google play edition i flashed today

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
THIS link is in the OP also.....Have a look round and see what suits your needs! :good:;)

What is the Best?? questions are not permitted....Its what works best for YOU by testing them yourself!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuzzyNL:
I've been running a prerooted (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824) rom since july last year but I wasn't receiving OTA updates so my Galaxy S4 I9505 was still stuck at Android 4.2.2.

I tried to unroot and remove with the SuperSU app but I still didn't get any updates through OTA or Kies.

Then I tried to reflash it with the same rom I installed last year which failed. So I decided to grab latest 4.4.2 rom from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=27642 and flash it with Odin which also failed.

Right now my phone is off and its not turning on anymore, how bad did I screw it up? Is there any way to get it working again?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AtrixBomb:
Root KitKat i9505G Google edition s4

I migrated from a saferoot limited ATT s4 to the google play edition (GPE) galaxy s4 to find a smoother cleaner google experience. Two requests:

1. - I can't find how to Root the GPE i9505G KitKat edition phone. The thread is valid for 4.3 and 4.2.2, but there's no mention of 4.4.2 ROMs. Can someone please advise the steps, or the location of steps to root KitKat i9505G GPE s4?

I need to root in order to migrate my touchdown email client over with titanium back up... I am unable to find a way around this since it is blocked in Helium.

2. - now that I have this smooth as butter ROM, I'm at a loss as to how I should get back a few of the features that were useful from ATT.. specifically the drop down menu toogles. More generally, I'm wondering if anyone can offer their recommendation to how they customize their GPE s4 to be a lean mean computational web browsing email sending machine :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
1. Have you looked HERE for rooting?

2. ? Sorry:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jazom:
Hi guys, I have a question, can root access cause ramdom freezes on my phone? I've just installed CF-Autoroot on my I9505 (Stock ROM - Android 4.4.2) and now he just keeps rebooting from time to time (everyday).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AklBlue:
MD5 HASH Omega Rom 28 Download Torrent

Hi. I'm downloading the Omega ROM via a bittorrent client (link from official site), and the filename MD5 is different to the Hash reported by my client.

Filename is:

Hash reported by bittorrent client:

Does this mean file is incomplete, or fake? Or its ok?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Recoveries not detecting my extsdcard..Dunno why. Tried with philz, twrp and cwm not one worked... Why is this?

Russian Tw 4.4.2, running maxfour v11, with wanam xposed..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
how is the SD card formatted?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
The file should be fine.....Check it with an MD5 tool online or you can use Android File Verifier (AFV) from Play (I have attached a screen shot of the file on my device). I downloaded the torrent when it was released and it was fine ;)

If in doubt mate re-download!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stephen88:
Hi guys I search a great kernel for my sammy rom 4.4.2 in particular that have a great battery life, now I have talexop 2.5 but I think drain too battery any suggestions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there

Check THIS post....only a couple pages back. I know you have not asked for the best kernel but these things need to be tested by yourself to see what suits you. Testing kernels is part of the fun (roms also) and need to keep a kernel for a few days before making any real decisions as to whether it is for you or not.

Sorry cannot be much more help, but what is good for one may be totally useless for someone else. I have the [MENTION=245596]talexop[/MENTION] kernel and it is proving to be a great kernel for MY usage!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] function1991:
Sandisk Memory zone unfortunately has stopped

Hi ,

I have Samsung Galaxy S4 ( GT-I9500 ) android 4.4.2 ,which is rooted .

I Installed some application but unfortunately it shows me a message says that : Your application has stopped .

Refer to this following toppic :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2684188&page=1

I have fixed writing issue on my sd card but still no luck .

The thing is I can transfer differend files to my sd card, which I was not able to do before fixing the writing issue and

I thought if I root and fix the writing issue I can run up this applications but I can't .

Can someone please tell me what am I doing wrong or missing ?

Is there anyway that I can make it work ?

One of this application that I am talking about is called Sandisk Memory zone and I got more apps like this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindunw:
help me to install International fimware on shv-e300k

plz help me sir
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emieltes:
I followed the guide and added the rule to the features.xml,but it had no effect even after reboot.:( There is no option to disable the shutter sound in the camera app. Also a Xposed framework module had no effect.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
you cant flash other variant firmware.

stock 4.4.2 SHV-E300K link http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=27635

flash it with odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Dunno really, flashed aicp and it ****ed up the phone...

It was OK until that. I have to use flashify in order to flash anything. Weird...What format is recommended?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
FAT32 would be the most commonly supported.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
It was all ok...until the aicp crap attacked

Really weird stuff going on.

TWRP 2.7= extsd working, sdcard (internal) not

CWM 6.0.4.7= sdcard (internal) working, extsd not

Philz= sdcard (internal) working, extsd not

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Also, isn't there a way to keep the google keyboard emojis? The ones from touchwiz really suck
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindunw:
flashed already why I can't convert it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
every variant has his own partition table and firmware. if you flash wrong firmware for your device, you may brick it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KiaTheKing:
Hi everyone.... Can someone tell me what i need to know before buying this phone.Is there bootloader and can someone tell me more . Also i never had an samsung device always sony or lg and dont know anything.And when i go in bootloop how to flash original firmware with odin etc.. or can someone give me some guides..Can i unlock bootloader on every phone and if no, how to check that? Is there any code like *#1234# where i can check is phone original and something like on sony to see is bootloader unlock allowed ? And is there any way to check is phone original exept ckecking imei and this code (saw that code on youtube , dont sure about it) Thanks to everyone who help me....I know a lot about roms kernels etc.. but never had samsung so dont know a lot about it...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Dealing with Samsung phones is a bit different from dealing with Sony or LG phones.

Please read stickies in general and Q&A sections and take a look @ links in the OP of this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
Delete please
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intuitive2011:
I'm looking for a rom that would allow me to use any sim in the S4. Could anybody recommend one for me? Note, I'm entirely new to flashing and the like. :D

Also, I am in the UK and the sim I want to use is from O2.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

You won't find a rom that will do this for you (afaik) as it is the phone that is Sim locked. You need to try to unlock it. There are various methods around and not guaranteed to work. HERE is one method. Try at you own risk:angel:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] function1991:
Unfortunately , [Name of the application] has stopped .

Hi ,

I have Samsung Galaxy S4 ( GT-I9500 ) android 4.4.2 ,which is rooted .

I Installed some application but unfortunately it shows me a message says that : Your application has stopped .

Refer to this following toppic :

http://xdaforums.com/show...2684188&page=1

I have fixed writing issue on my sd card but still no luck .

The thing is I can transfer different files to my sd card, which I was not able to do before fixing the writing issue and

I thought if I root and fix the writing issue I can run up this applications but I can't

Can someone please tell me what am I doing wrong or missing ?

Is there anyway that I can make it work ?

One of this application that I am talking about is called Sandisk Memory zone and I got more apps like this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I cant open the link unfortunately....But have you tried clearing the cache and app data under the App Manager?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajat339:
I would like to know if there is any known way at the moment to get a rooted kitkat 4.4.2 firmware without tripping knox...............

Galaxy S5 I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
from what i've read in this thread until now, no.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajat339:
Need to wait then until we get a rooting option which doeesnt affects Knox counter..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
ubs driver problem

Hi, i have a proble with my i9505 and usb connection.

i was using kies for back-up my stuff, and some how the s4 strat to have trouble to connect.

i uninstall the kies and usb drivers. restart pc. after that i install samsung kies, and when i try to install usb drivers i get this message:

The mobile phone is in use. To install normally, you need to remove the device and restart the computer. Please run the samsung usb driver for mobile phones installer again after restarting.

I do this, and same message appear.

some one could help me?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] function1991:
Unfortunately , [Name of the application] has stopped .

I am sorry , I have given the wrong link !

Here is the correct one :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2684188

I have just tried to clear the cache and app data under the App Manager now and I still do have the same problem .
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
reboot your device also
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
also did that.

but the driver i try to install it is not on android device, in on pc.

ty
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
did tell the same with another samsung phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
yes and it makes the usb sound that tell you the device will not conect. i think everybody know's it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaelani14:
please help me

when i was install Omega rom from CWM i found

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

E:can't open /sdcard/mega_v20.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted.

I have read tons. tried tons. got NOWHERE PLEASE HELP!!!

Thank You All in Advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Sounds like a corrupt zip file, try downloading again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
uninstall all drivers and kies. install kies 3 reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaelani14:
i already download again and flashing with cwm still no luck
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
can you open the zip in your pc or it give error?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaelani14:
i can open the zip by winrar ,no error

what should i do?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Try flashing from external sd or use an other recovery.

Not much else you can do.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
i try it also, with restarts.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Uninstall the device including drivers from device manager (right mouse click), reboot and install again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
i try this to, and no changes, and when i hit update driver button i get this
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
are you on window 8 / 8.1 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Flash philz, philz settings re root system, reboot. Done

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Can't write on extsd..

Android 4.4.2 rooted nb3 maxfour kernel

Also i get "android.process.acore has stopped" when deleting a contact..

Also blocking by itself, even while texting
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
w7 ultimate. x64
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
i manage to intall usb samsung drivers.

remove kies

remove usb driver

uninstall driver composite

restart

install kies

install usb driver

and now in device manager on usb controllers i get yellow mark on samsung mobile usb composite device and when i go properties, at device status bingo!!!!

Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)

:mad::mad::mad: my hair is leaving me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
anyway to fix this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobieUser:
Can I backup my stock official ROM using stock recovery without root?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Does power+home button not work?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uae_1990:
Thnx for your post I have the same APN setting same as my friends phone I9505

He have 3g working and I dont

Btw 4g is working
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I trust you are both using the same operator ;)

Compare your baseband version with your friends phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
No

Delete APN settings, reboot your phone, create new APN, enter settings, save, reboot.

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Icoris:
My camera keeps saying "unable to zoom in or out in this mode", I've tried every mode include auto, clearing the cache and data, still won't zoom! Anyone know how to make it zoom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uncle Scrooge:
Hello :)

Is there any way to remove those annoying popup confirmation messages showing up, i.e., when switching the phone into offline mode, or when selecting a default application for actions?

I'd like not to have to read infinite times the explanation of what I'm about to do, and to click the "ok" button for extra confirmation.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wbexpress:
Yes, I do. However, except maybe for the first question, all the rest are solely related to international ROMs so I thought they would be best answered here. I will re-post in T Mo's, but am I correct re: the others?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Call recording over bluetooth is probably kernel related.

You may get a better answer on the Faux thread.

Sorry,I do not use Foxhound.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nung25649:
What does MEA, ME1, ME2, MDM in some mods mean? I just want to know that I can install the correct one.

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] echenze:
No radio on Galaxy S4

No, the Galaxy S4 just has no FM radio support
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

These are the last 3 digits of the firmware.

E.G. mine are XXUAME2

MEA is the latest.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
I did a speaker test on *#0*# and it crackles on both speaker test..I did not experience it on my previous s4

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I'd like to know if I can flash the software update(indian version or any other country's) to my phone(I am in pakistan)manually.

Will it void my warranty if I do so?

How can I flash it without harming my phone ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarzSyndrome:
Hello everyone!

Recently joined the Android world with my acquisition of a Galaxy S4 and a Nexus 7 and am getting to grips with all the fancy technology at hand! I felt this seems like a random place to make my introduction post but I couldn't find any obvious "introduce yourself" thread across the whole board, so this will have to do. :)

I have yet to root either of my devices and have been considering it over and over. I am not sure whether I want to flash a custom ROM yet, but should I do so, what's the most commonly applauded/recommended one for S4 (and N7)? I'm hoping at least one of them will provide the older Bluetooth driver so I can use a Wiimote, amongst other things.

Also, I'm on a contract with Three atm, and would like to reflash the H3G-branded stock firmware should I decide to go back to stock. There are no catches to this, right? I can just get the default H3G system setup back and my contract/SIM should still work and Three will be none the wiser?

Thank you!

P.S. Since I can't have a signature yet by the looks of things, I'll just point out that I'm using a GT-i9505 and a N7 32GB 3G (tilapia/nakasig).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ska11eR:
Hi all. I have I9505. and i cant put modded system apps like systemui or framework-res into phone through ADB cause System is Read-only file system. One guy told me that i must unpack boot.img and change ro.secure=1 to 0 in ramdisk/build.prop. Please help me, how can i do it?

Sorry for my English.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

And welcome.

The best thing you could do ,is to install a custom recovery,and make a Nandroid of your current "3" system.

You could then root your phone,and install any custom ROM.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skazzy3:
Anyone have the boot sound (Poweron.ogg) for the i9500? The Octa core one. Cuz it is epic.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
you want it actually..??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
I'd like to know if I can flash the new firmware update (indian version or any other country's) to my phone(I am in pakistan)manually.

Will it void my warranty if I do so?

How can I flash it without harming my phone ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Update it using OTA if not, then choose the PDA (zip) from www.sammobile.com & download. Flash it using ODIN V3.07( attached in 4th post of OP).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Your solution will not work on this case, as flashing a custom recovery week trip Knox ;).

Now for your issues! First regarding sdcard, you can only write on external sdcard with system apps due to a change on Android OS.

For the other issues I'm not really able to help as I didn't use KitKat on S4, maybe [MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] or [MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION] may be able to help further ;).

Hi,

Can you please translate what's there? I don't understand your language ;).

~Lord

"All I ever needed was a little piece of hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)

Sent from my Xperia Z1