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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Last time I've tried, some of those games were working on my device running CM12. Maybe you have some background processes running that are slowing down your device, you should clear your memory to be sure it will run nice. Also, check on Play Store for complaints regarding issues like this on i9505. If there isn't anything, then comment on Play Store regarding your issue and make sure you're on the latest version of these apps.

Hi,

If you don't mind deleting everything, you can do a factory reset from the backup&reset tab in Settings app. That will delete everything in your device, except for the external sdcard. Other option would install an file manager like FX File Manager that can check the usage stats.

Hi,

Absolutely NO ONE can answer that question, custom ROMs are quite a personal choice. You have to go through the Development threads and check for the ROMs, read the features, the bug reports and the user comments, then download if you feel like it.

Hi,

Your question was already answered:

Also, remember, if no one answer your question, it means that no one online at that time has the answer. I do not use stock lollipop, but on CM12 I feel like my battery isn't lasting as much as before, may be a ROM problem, I'm not sure though.

Hi,

By app passwords do you mean Google Authenticator app? Try removing the request from your PC - on Google security settings - and then try re-enabling it after a new download on your phone. I'm not sure about your question though, if you could explain your problem better, then maybe I can understand it better and help you.

Hi,

Check this thread :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2303384

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bingley:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en it's this. It allows you to give a one-time password to apps which you can revoke if you loose your device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
My battery is draining very much....using i9500.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
Hi All,

Warning !! Newbie here !! :D

Well, not exactly newbie on XDA and Samsung phones, but a new model is always a bit scaring at beginning.

I've some experience with i9001 and i9100, now I've sold my 9100 and bought a i9505.

I've alredy read a lot of information here, seems similar to i9001 in the structure, but, even so I ask you people some advice, just to be on safe side.

Found this tool "I9505-Quick-Flasher-1.0" that seems great, any comments?

For start I would like to just flash latest twrp and root with supersu ... later I'll try some roms, but not for now.

So, can you point me to latest twrp and how to flash it?

With twrp, just flashing supersu should root device, no? If not, point me to right direction, please.

Appreciate all your help, for sure I can help too in a few weeks.

Thank you ALL :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Check this out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2419762

Also , have a look at the first post of this thread

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsychoCavalo:
Installing Cyanogenmod

Hey there,

First of all, I'm as noob as can be when it comes to rooting/flashing roms, i've followed a guide but now i've hit a wall and needed your help. My device is the i9505

I was following this guide step by step (http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-t2943934) but when I go to install Cyanogenmod's zip file it shows me "Opening Update Package..." and the screen flashes black and returns me to the start of Philz Recovery Tool (I've tried with TWRP and Philz, same outcome)

When I try to install gapps everything works fine, it shows me the progress bar and confirms a successful installation. But with Cyanogenmod it just seems to reset.

I've tried downloading the rom again, thought it was faulty, but after trying 3 times i dont think thats the issue.

Now it doesnt turn on, only shows Samsung's splash screen and lets me go into recovery and download mode.

Anyone knows what i can do to fix this?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Don't suppose you took a backup of your device before trying to install Cyanogen?? If so restore that.

It sounds like the Cyanogen Download may have been corrupted somehow and wont install correctly.

You may well be better off resorting back to stock and starting again.

Verify the Cyanogen downloads md5 before trying to install (plenty of guides/tools on line to do this).

:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsychoCavalo:
I did a factory reset before attempting all this so since I had nothing personal to backup I skipped it.

Anyway, tried downloading CM 11 just to see if I could turn on the device and later update to 12, managed to complete the installation and cleared both cashes.

Thought it finally worked but now it has been stuck on the GT-I9505 splash screen for about 20 mins (I know the first boot takes time but I dont think it should be taking this long)

Am I missing anything? Thanks for the support
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doug613:
When restoring rom to previous state...

If I want to restore my rom from a month ago.....before I added all sorts of new apps (that now don't want), should I only restore the system? or do I also need to restore boot,cache and data?

My question is because I want to keep my current data and settings up to date(as they are).

Thanks in advance for the help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
Thank you for your reply, very useful.

Just to confirm:

I can flash TWRP with odin from the above link?

I've searched for TWRP but can't find the right one for my device, searching for S4 I've this!

HTC One S (S4 processor) (ville)
HTC One S (S4 processor) Special Edition 64GB (ville_u)
LG Nexus 4 (mako)
LG Optimus 4x HD (p880)
Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T (jflteatt)
Samsung Galaxy S4 Canada (jfltecan)
Samsung Galaxy S4 Cricket (jfltecri)
Samsung Galaxy S4 C-Spire (jfltespi)
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition (jgedlte)
Samsung Galaxy S4 International Exynos (i9500)

Witch one should I choose?

Thank you all
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
Hi People, I really need some help.

I've found this file, twrp-2.8.6.0-jfltexx.tar, flashed with odin and went well, no erros ... but

still have stock recovery :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laneyofdeath:
Which s4 version do u have exactly?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
Done it :)

Flashed twrp-2.8.6.0-jfltexx.tar, although it shows 2.8.5.0 (?)

And supersu

for now, I'm done ... just for now.

Thank you all
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
If I remember correctly actual 2.8.5.0 was removed from i9505 due to bugs of some sort (bootloop or other crazy things)

Version you have is indeed 2.8.6.0 - just display bug (dev forgot to update variable or sth)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
SD-Card

Here am I again, now because of SD Card.

Was working OK, then I've formated and now I can't write to it. Es Explorer can, with a warning but works, but, for example Tittanium backup cannot.

What am I doing wrong? This was working

I've i9505 with stock ROM 5.0.1 and twrp as recovery

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raman99311:
Make sure your phone is rooted. After that perform the following steps:

Using a root-enabled file manager (like ES file explorer), navigate to /system/etc/permissions

Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.

Add an additional group definition for this permission: <group gid=”media_rw” />

Save the changes to the file.

Restart the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonAndress:
Hi there.

Soon I will be switching to Galaxy S4 from S2 and on S2 I managed to find a ROM completely stripped of bloatwere and even unnecessary Google apps. It was called "NeatRom".

Could you please recommend some "Slim" ROMs for S4 but with tweaks and maybe some visual adjustments?

Preferably working on PhilZ kernel, because it is stable on S2 and I really like all the multiple choices when booting up the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
:) didn't work.

Also loosed Bluetooth even after restore the file from a backup. Can't get Bluetooth back to work :(

Enviado do meu GT-I9505 através de Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raman99311:
i did it and it worked for me..i was unable to write in sd card, it was only read only...did u tried restarting after editing the file?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
Yes,

Restart, wipe cache, restore file from a backup

Didn't solve the issue with sdcard and now BT doesn't work.:crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanAndrei:
Ai have this error in kies,no mather what version of android ai have flashed on my i9505 when ai start kies it says that ai have the latest android on my phone and ai see (XXX) after the version of the software instaled (see atashed picture).It is any way on removing that triple x??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanif shaikh:
How can I unroot my samsung galaxy s4 i9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
The superuser app should have an option in settings to remove itself.

If you have made any changes to the system though, those changes will stick.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1olddog:
Install I9000 motherboard int I337 S4?

Can this be done?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Sure?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

I wouldn't risk doing it... Why would you want to do that anyway?

Hi,

Have you tried reflashing firmware via Odin? It looks like a firmware issue, then next time, root and download this app to fix sdcard writing:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix

Other way should work as well, but this is simpler ;).

Hi,

Your CSC is now 'non network'. I'd recommend you to check this page for some more info:

http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12587

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
Thank you! Ill try that app.

For now I'm back online :)

A previous backup solved the issue.

Thank you all
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Organaman604:
This thread was so helpful! Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinura kithmal:
My device keeping restarting and some times my front speakers are not working,when my front speakers are not working i cant even listen to a song there is no sound um currently running 5.0.1 stock rom on my Gt-I9505,plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz helppppppppppp
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kongslien:
Recommended ROM

Hello. I'm thinking about upgrading my GFs phone a little (Samsung S4, I9505), by putting Android 5.x on her phone, but i'm unsure which ROM would be best to use.

I'm thinking of 2 possibilities; A ROM that's as stock as possible (speed tweaks and tweaks for battery life is welcome though), and that has Touchwiz.

Second possibility is a ROM that does not include Touchwiz, but uses the stock Android 5 shell (speed and battery tweaks are also welcome here).

I'm used to rooting phones and all my own devices are rooted and tweaked, so that won't be a problem. I just want a little pointer when it comes to Samsung phones.

Links to threads containing the ROMs you suggest is all i ask.

Sorry if this is not the correct thread to ask. And thanks for any help in this matter.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
Goldeneye for TW, Dan's gpe ROM for stock android and sabermod for cm 12.1. I personally use sabermod and enjoy it thoroughly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kongslien:
Thank you. I'll give those a look.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LifeDrainerRO:
I have an i9505 running stock 5.0.1, i am happy with it but i want to try something else since i kinda got bored. I am considering installing 5.0.1 Google Play Edition. Is there anything that needs backup? I dont care about anything personal in the phone but i was considering a backup of the EFS partition in case something bad happens with the IMEI. Anything else? Does anyone have a good and simple tutorial for EFS?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Have you checked the first post of this thread?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undercover:
Ftfy [emoji14]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guptaprins:
Lost IMEI and Baseband (unrooted S4 i9500)

Hello guys.

My brother has S4 i9500 and he recently updated his phone via ota (official samsung update). But the update could not be done successfully and he removed the battery after waiting for 45 mins.

The result, the phone lost its BASEBAND version and IMEI.

1. The phone is not rooted. Therefore no efs Backup.

2. It's out of warranty.

3. The Samsung service centre said the motherboard need to be replaced which will cost $100-120.

4. I did factory reset already. No help. Now the phone is back to the 4.4.2 android.

Pls help me guys. How can I get the IMEI and BASEBAND version back.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeltdownSpectre:
I'm assuming he was trying to update to 5.0.1.

You should've let the 45 mins go, sometimes ART takes a while to boot.

I thought my I9505 was dead but it turns out 5.0 ROMs take a long time to boot, so battery pull wasn't the best idea.

However, try extracting the modem file from the firmware and then flash only the modem, if it works great!

If not, then I guess you'll have to let Samsung replace the motherboard.

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LifeDrainerRO:
I did but a while ago and i forgot it also mentions EFS backup, my bad :).

I have searched for CF Auto Root but on i9505 jftlte it says Android 4.4.2, it isn't updated to root 5.0.1 official ? Or it will still work ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozz200127:
Can anyone tell me if the T-Mobile prepaid galaxy s4 has unlocked bootloader
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guptaprins:
Thanks for the reply. Can you pls tell how to extract the modem? Any thread on xda where i can get help on this? Thanks again.

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And do i need to root it? But then if i root it, the samsung care wont accept it. Correct me if i am wrong.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
NFC

Hi!

How do I test NFC?

I've this phone, a i9505 and a Nexus 7, both have 5.0.1 and NFC.

I've tried several times send a file from one to another but can't make it work. Don't know if I'm doing something wrong or NFC isn't working on one of them.

any idea how to test individually?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
I have no idea how it works either, I've tried numerous time but nothing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandemonic:
Just tested sending eBay link from i9500 (on cm12.1) to nexus 7 (grouper, cm12.1), had no luck until I googled physical location of nfc in the grouper.

It worked when I held battery area of i9500 (lower half of back of phone) to the area near the U letter in nexus which is on back cover of grouper.

Takes a bit of practice but once you've got the positions correct it seems to work ok.

Good luck with it, hope it works for you :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
Yes, not easy, but it works

Enviado do meu GT-I9505 através de Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozz200127:
Is the T-Mobile galaxy s4 a good phone or the s5 or s6
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanAndrei:
No luck on that page :( thx for the lick provided

no one has any solution to write any csc on my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Is S4 a good phone? Yes it is. Is it the best out there? No it is not. You are comparing the S4 with the S5 and S6, it's quite clear that S6 is the best of the bunch.

Hi,

I'd like to add that you can't share most files, also it's worth mentioning that sometimes if you have S-Beam turned on it will conflict with Android Beam and not work. I recommend this app to share files.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lahmidioussama14:
Samsung S4 SD Card problem

Hi, i have a problem in my samsung galaxy s4 (i9505), when i take some photos and save them in sd card (kingston 32gb) memory , they become black or corrupt, beside that i've tested another sd card but the problem still there. I need a solution for this issue, and thanks for help .

P.S : It's under lollipop official touchwiz rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
I use that app and its excellent and very convenient.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] refaat_ibo:
help please !!

i get this eror on my i9500 in the recovery mode " E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument), the is not working, it only stuck on the samsung logo boot animation, help me guys :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aussiewaterdragon:
I9505 unfortunatly phone has stopped

I have A 19505G baseband I9505XXUEMKE Android 5.01 using several kernals currently GoogyMax3-GE5-v1.3.0 build LRX22C, and have flashed a number of ROM's the latest being JFLTE-GPE version 20150419.

After I restore the phone works OK. After restoring apps and system data (Using Titanium backup/restore having created a update zip which I flash after ROM flash) the phone on receiving a call gets the error message "unfortunately, the phone has stopped" I have tried "factory reset", "clearing cache", "clearing Data", same with phone and dialer apps, and using AROMA file MANAGER deleting phone and contacts and sim files. All to no avail.

The phone is still usable if connected to my smart watch by Bluetooth and I can then receive calls and answer them on the watch.

I would really like to use the phone at times without the watch. Any suggestions on what I can do.

Thanks in anticipation of some simple thing that I may have missed.:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
You can only restore apps you downloaded. Not system apps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willblizzard27:
Hi Guys,

Anyone knows how disable recommended apps when the earphone is connected in notification bar or lockscreen?

If i try disable in the apps manager the app don't give me this option

any other way to disable it?

Thanks and sorry for my bad english.. i'm brazilian and rusty :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finac94:
Try disabling samsung link apps...I have them disabled and never got that notification.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
settings > screen > notifications panel > recommended apps on/off switch

my own translation from polish OS - might not be 100% accurate ;]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragonpro723:
Bluetooth problem i9505

I have tried to turn on bluetooth on both Android 4.4.2 and lollipop 5.0.1 (official) as well as custom rom: Wicked Rom v10. I still have the problem. I turn on the bluetooth...and BOOM it turns off after some seconds. It just won't turn on so I can use bluetooth :\...help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webhead92:
GPS not Working

Hi,

my Galaxy S4 (I9505) can't find any Satelite. Of corse I' ve clear sky-view but independend how long i wait, there are no satelites.

I tried the following:

-rebooting device

- changing position

- delete and request A-GPS data (does it work instant or does it take some time?)

What did I do before/modifications:

I rooted my Phone (it was till working after that)

I tried many different roms from ICS to LP eg. Phoenix Rom,CM 10.2 -CM12 nightly

On every Rom I had xposed framework with different modules

On phoenix I activated a feature called faster GPS fix but I didnt try it

On CM I tried to flash a Kernel with double tap to wake but because it didnt work, I went back to previous kernel (stock?)

My device:

GTI 9505

Android 4.4.2 (with root)

Baseband:I9505XXUGNE5

Build: KOT 49H.I9505XXUGNE5

Kernel: 3.4.0-1567293

dpi@SWDD5817 #1

Wed May 14 03:12:10 KST 2014

SE for Android Status:

enforcing

SEPF_GT-I9505_4.4.2_0016

Wed May 14 03:12:07 2014

Secure Boot Status:Samsung

Can I fix it or is it a Hardwareproblem?

Thanks for your help

webhead92
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeremeel2015:
First at all, here is my Phone specs:

Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

ROM: Cyanogenmod 12.0 Optimize build

i'm having a trouble in putting a wallpaper, i don't know what size should i convert my pictures to perfectly fit in my screen, i try using the phone resolution 1080x1920 but the photo will just zoom in & i can't zoom it out because the photo is too big to fit in the screen, can anyone help me here? i want to get an exact screen size of photo to make it fit to screen
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
There's someone with S4 (i9505) and Ndrive (GPS software) working OK?

I've a problem with voices.

Any help appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josh379:
did you find a solution? in my I9505 lte i do not get any other option (in Network lock) either...

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Hi there, i have S4 i9505 4.4.2 KitKat and have the same problem as you. Did you find any solutions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Common problem with this phone once you put a ROM on it.

You need to flash a Samsung factory image that matches your baseband version, and then once you reboot the phone on 100% stock setup, do this:

Go through initial setup, and then put GPS on device only.

Open up Google maps.

Wait for the phone to say "location set with GPS".

Immediately power off the phone while GPS is locked.

Reboot into download mode.

Reflash your custom recovery of choice.

Reflash your ROM of choice.

Reflash your gapps of choice (if necessary).

Reboot and enjoy GPS working on a custom ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
Screen pinning is not working. .using s4 blackedition. .anybodycan help me?? Plzz.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panjgoori:
today i got another Galaxy S4 with 2 different firmwares. It look like its a AT&T device but with a international I9505 PDA firmware. Can anyone suggest me which firmware should i choose for this device ?? thanks for the help. if its AT&T device then im looking at this firmware to download. LINK

Device details in screenshots attached.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
Hi,

It's been a while since I was here last.

Anyway I got a Samsung s4 and wish to root the phone. Which root version I ain't got a clue because I'm not 100% sure which one.

So I've take a screenshot of the settings page and could you guys kindly advise me.

Just that I'm in the UK on an O2 network... of that helps
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spknair:
Help me on selecting firmware for my I9502

Sammobile shows following firmwares for my device.

Which one will I chose?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webhead92:
Thanks for your help. I found another solution, I set the CSC to DBT using Phone Info Samung. It was set prior but I had to set it again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dedq:
Improtant question!

How should I charge my S4? Should I charge it when it isn' totaly empty,or let it turn off and then connect to a charger?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spknair:
As per my knowledge, LiON batteries doesn't have memory effect. So we could recharge at anytime
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] refaat_ibo:
how to restore the my IMEI number ?

I installed CM12.1 on my galaxy s4 GT-I9500 but unfortunatly i lost my EFS folder and IMEI number, and i dont have a backup, i've tried to flash many modems but unfortunately not working, there is a fake IMEI number on my phone (004999010640000 )i've tried to change with many tools but it didn't worked , i tried to install the stock official rom but it is stuck on the boot animation because the EFS is missing, guys help me