yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tozenator:
I recently updated my firmware to XXME2. After this I found my battery life reduced about 50%. My battery page shows my Android System as 70% battery drainer, and my screen at 25%, it should be the other way around. Very odd. BetterBatteryStats doesn't show anything, but I downloaded Battery Stats Plus, and there seems to be a Camera Test application running and draining a lot of battery, using my camera sensor for 2 hours out of 5. I and another XDA user think this could be the reason Android System is showing up so high.

Before I updated I had absolutely no issues with battery life. Is there a way to remove the update, i.e flash a stock ROM with a out-of-the-box version, with no updates installed? Does anyone else have this problem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mittaa:
Does anybody know if Rom Manager will work with i9505 LTE (CF-Root)?

And if ... will it inject a working CWM?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vanallen:
I can't flash anything in my 9505

Is there anyone who can help me to understand why I can't succeed in flashing anything in my S 4 GT-9505 with XXUAMDM?

I tried with ODIN, CF-Autoroot, Custom recovery, Modem, even whole custom ROM, it said always to me that doesn't exists "PIT". I tried to flash PIT file, without success...

I tried ADB... it always said to me "device offline".

Of course developers mode is ON, USB debug is ON, Windows drivers are correct.

On the Odin Download mode screen appears the silly "Write Protection: Enable" (note the lack of the final "d":confused:).

I've read tons of threads (well, several...;)) without finding anything useful.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djcyph:
dood helium worked great!!!...thanks again!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
When you connect with the pc through usb and you have usb debugging enabled in settings/developer options you should see a little window appearing asking for your permission to connect. That should help you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Here you go

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
thanking you muchly

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hmmm.... that apk did not seem to be the correct one. the original shortcut still gives an 'app not installed' error, and im not seeing that app as usable even after it was installed.

heres a screenshot of the stock music icon, if it helps:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can't install it as a regular app, you need to copy the apk to /system/app and reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
hmmm... just tried that and still no dice. the original shortcut is still all 'app isn't installed' and i cant seem to use the one you gave me.

perhaps its a different version of the app?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juventusmvp:
i want to upgrade os 4.3 via odin

but if i upgrade with odin all aplication is deleted? can i back up aplication and data without root
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Normally a Odin upgrade should not delete your apps and data. But just to be sure you can make a backup using Helium, it does not require root access.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangedeal:
I'm sorry for the post in a wrong thread. So will post here.

Android 4.2.2

When I type first letter (symbol) on a keyboard, first sound will be always quieter. Every following touch will sound normal. But if I'll wait for a few seconds, the first sound will be again quieter.

It's not a unique case and I even did a full reset of my phone.

I think you can find it too, e.g. open Wi-Fi networks and try to connect to a secured network and then try to enter a key. First touch will sound much quieter

It there any solution? Maybe Android 4.3?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
I can reproduce the issue on my Stock 4.2.2 with SwiftKey.

Even I do not know the solution, perfect workaround is to mute all keyboard sounds. The silence is perfectly the same on all clicks ;) (sorry for joking...)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ningeal:
Thanks for calming words. AS I finally got out of panicmode I searched around and found all the files for the solution you suggested. Now Im running stock 4.3 rom and kernel. WhatsApp doesnt Seen to work /cannot be verified though...which i havent found a solution for just yet.

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zukri90:
Any help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Try this

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Try the ROM's thread. If it's a ROM issue there might be more people suffering from this and hopefully someone found a solution.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You cannot use the original shortcut,because that is the shortcut for the original app ( which no longer exists)

Delete that one and make a new shortcut to the app you just installed.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
its copied into the right folder (/system/apps) but its not giving me any app to start, even after a reboot.

a confusing issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Do you have root enabled in your explorer?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Is it possible to downgrade from 4.3 to 4.22 locked?

Hi,

I understand that there are late releases of 4.2.2 which also have a locked bootloader. I'm not so concerned with the locked bootloader so much as that I'm missing features from 4.2.2 that I had before I upgraded to 4.3, namely the 4X3 T9 keypad (with continuous input). The same thing isn't available on any other phone, or on the Play Store. I'm aware there are lots of QWERTY options available i.e. Swiftkey/Swype etc, but 4X3 T9 with swipe was only available on Samsung (up to 4.3 that is). I know I can't downgrade to an unlocked bootloader version of the firmware, but could I downgrade to a locked bootloader version of 4.2.2?

Would anybody know if this is possible, and how? My Knox warrantly is already blown (0x1 flag). All I want is to get the 4.2.2 firmware back on my phone. I've tried using Kies Firmware initialisation but that doesn't seem to be available for the GT-i9505 version of the Galaxy S4.

Any help would be really appreciated with this.

Thanks

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

You cannot go back to 4.2.2 once the knox pox is installed. :(

It will install,but the phone will not boot.

Look HERE

I think that is what you are looking for.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GodOfNooby:
4.3 update and flash miui rom on 4.2.2

Hello, i wonder if it's possible to install the miui rom on my galaxy s4 after having flash Echoe rom v5 because miui is on 4.2.2 and echoe rom is on 4.3.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Does Echoe ROM contain the Knox bootloader?

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

Check HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhaffar:
Emergency Calls Only

I purchased a new AT&T Galaxy S4 and had it setup and working just fine with my Straight Talk AT&T sim card. I then decided I didn't want to keep it and would like to sell it so I did a factory reset and then removed my sim card from the phone. I transferred my phone service from the sim card back to my iphone which is CDMA. I put the non-activated sim card back in the Galaxy S4 to see what would happen and the phone says Emergency Calls Only - usually one can still call their carrier's customer service using their three digit number like 611 or *611 but the Galaxy S4 won't let me because it says Emergency Calls Only. I tried an unactivated T-Mobile sim card and got the same Emergency Calls Only and wasn't able to dial out to customer service using their 611. Now, I want to sell this phone but am worried it won't work for someone else because of this. Did I break it or is this normal? Will the phone work when someone puts in their working provisioned AT&T sim card in it? I don't remember having this issue with my old Galaxy S3. I'm kind of freaking out now because I spent about $550 on this phone and want out. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

AT&T forum is HERE

Try also asking your question there.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ningeal:
Seems like I got an issue with connections in general. Cant activate whatsapp, line and cannot post via tapatalk.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
yes, made sure of that. the file shows up in file explorer, but not anywhere else.

Since the icons different i can only assume its a different version of the music app - i've got the international I9505

edit: got some advice in another thread (regarding the cleaning tool that removed the media player in the first place)

"MusicPlayerWT.apk" seems to be what im missing in combination with samsungmusic.apk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
So I was messing with Wanam Xposed and something went wrong. My phone number is now unknown for everyone I call. Idk how to fix this. Please help. I have looked everywhere!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mm865:
Randomly my 64 GB SD card will declare that it is damaged, and that I need to reformat it.

The first time that did not work and I had to use Windows to fix it, but the second time reformatting did fix it.

Is this an issue with my card or my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hardcore69er:
I want to flash an International ROM like I have been many times but the one I want to download is the new 4.3 TW with new bootloaders. Will it even boot? I have TMO US.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
Try to flash the exposed disabler.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangedeal:
Thanks for your reply :victory:

So there is a problem and there is no any solution? :eek:

What about 4.3? Please help. I wonder why there is no any information about this :confused: I think it's a Samsung's problem, the same thing about stuuupid increasing ringtone but it can be disabled even without root.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: sdcard

Download this windows fat32 formatter utility and remove sdcard from phone

then plug sdcard into computer and copy contents of your sdcard to your computer as a backup.

After that use the fat32 formatter and format your sdcard and replace it in your phone.

Here is a direct link for downloading the fat32 formatter: http://dc584.4shared.com/download/BJsTlhnd/FAT32_Format.exe

Unless your sdcard is defective it will work just fine after the formatting .

.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minchir:
Someone?:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Region doesn't matter, I only would avoid the Chinese firmware's

Can't help you there, I'm not a gamer.

Rooting itself does nothing for performance. Only once you are rooted its's possible to tweak your firmware and make it lighter and faster by removing stuff you don't use.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minchir:
Great! Thank you for your answers!:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you are on latest firmware,are you rooted?

It says in the description:

"* Support for Android 2.3 - 4.3."

So it seems that it would be OK.

I do not personally use it,so, I cannot say for sure.

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

Here you go.

I think I saw you on the Rom Cleaner thread.

The trick with that great piece of work ,is to have a nandroid backup,just in case you overdo the cleaning. ;)

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I think every serious Rom flasher need to backup on a regular basis. You never know when you need it.

And with the correct tools you can do automatic scheduled backups including backup management.

I use OBackup, it makes a nandroid every night, without having to boot into recovery, and keep the last 3 backup's. And all of that without me having thing to think about anything.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] germansember:
imei 0049...and factory screen

Hi,

Bought an S4 10 days ago. Rooted the device, flash the modem H1 and then installed the Omega 14.1. everything worked fine but I thought that the original modem (MG1 in Argentina) worked better so i thought installing it again. it has been a nightmare since.

After installing the older modem, i got generic imei 0049. I read in a post about touching the EFS file (deleting some files), did that. Didn´t work and factory screen. I do not have an EFS backup (so stupid not to do it). I then reinstalled the stock ROM, no luck. I cleaned the mess (no reset counter though) went into warranty and they told me that it was void.

Should I use my phone as an expensive remote control? if that´s the case I will buy a galaxy s3.....

thanks for your help,

German
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
Look at this post. Hope it can help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Is it possible to load a pre-rooted version of 4.2.2 on 4.3 official stock rom?

Hi,

I have an official DBT 4.3 on my Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 with the Knox flag tripped as invalid, so all bets are off now and I don't mind doing whatever is necessary to "downgrade", but I understand that an official downgrade via Odin isn't possible due to the new bootloader. Can you let me know if any of the below are possible now =>

1) Root with CWM Phil's Touch?

1) Root with CWM Phil's Touch/ROM Manager and install official 4.2.2 rom?

2) Root with CWM Phil's Touch/ROM Manager and install prerooted official 4.2.2 rom?

3) Root with CWM Phil's Touch/ROM Manager and install custom 4.2.2 rom (and if so, what's the closest to official 4.2.2?)

Sorry for all the questions - hope you can help.

Thanks

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
yes

no, official Rom's can only be flashed through Odin

yes

yes, no advise about Rom's in any shape or form is given here. We don't know them all and we definitely don't want to start a discussion here which Rom is best, or in this case is closed to stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Thanks!

Excellent - thanks kantjer - so at least there's a few options open to me now. I thought I was just stuck with 4.3.

Thanks for your help on this.

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
i was overly enthusiastic, and made incorrect assumptions about how that tools backup functions worked.

YESSSS that was the one :) thanking you very much
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
I am sorry! But I dont remember how to. Do you have to go into recovery cuz I have mf3 so I cant go into recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

My understanding of # 3 & 4 , is that you will not be able to boot the phone with that downgrade.

Please ,let us know how you get on.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Maybe I misinterpreted the question. But if you install any pre rooted Rom through a custom recovery it should work. At least that's what I thought.

But I'm still using the old bootloader so what do I know :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I have the old bootloader , too . :D

And I would love to be proved wrong.

So, that is why I ask for a report on how [MENTION=5493133]philip2000[/MENTION] gets on.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Thanks guys,

I'm a noob, so the chances are you're right and I'm wrong, but I'll give it a go anyway. I've nothing to lose (except the phone!)...next to hopping the thing off the ground in annoyance, I'll try anything! So if you are correct and I can't do this, is there any point in me being able to install Phil's touch CWM and ROM Manager? Are you saying I'd have problems loading any roms with the new bootloader, or just official pre-rooted? If I wanted to try a Goldeneye rom, would that be possible? I'm guessing I'm snookered at every turn now? I know there's an option of messing with PIT files and that, which may be an option, but I'm not familiar enough to start messing around with things like that.

I'll be trying this later tonight - I'll let you know what happens.

Thanks

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
I would certainly not mess with pit files.

Did you try THIS ?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Hi,

Yes, I'm not going to mess with PIT files. I don't understand how this whole thing works - that's why I'm just tipping my toe in the water. I have tried that alright, but it's not what I'm after at all. It's not an input method, if I understand correctly? It's just a T9 dialler method of find applications? Not to say that it doesn't do that very well of course! It's just not what I'm after personally.

Thanks

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

I thought it said this:

Key Features:

★ Local app searching by app name or vendor name

★ A Ranking System that lists “most-used” apps in descending order

★ An easy-to-use T9 keyboard

★ Lightning-fast searching

★ A “quick launch” panel in the notifications area (Pro version only)

★ Options to uninstall apps, pin icons to the Home screen or get app info (Pro version only). [/SIZE]

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Yes, as I said, it has lots of features, but it still isn't an input method for SMS/Text. It's something completely different? This is your app I take it? :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

LOL. Not clever enough for that.

Just found it while searching for T9 keyboards.

I am sure I saw something about it,but it may have been on AOSP ROM.

[MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION]

The keyboard on the Slim ROM we are using,is that T9?

I have the same slide keyboard on my 4.3.1 tablet.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Sorry for accusing you in the wrong so mate! What I'm after is any ROM that has the Samsung T9 continuous input option. Once I have that I'll be happy....for a while anyway! I think the one I mentioned earlier would have it as it looks pretty stock Samsung without the bloat, but includes Touchwiz.

I have to say, I'm a little confused about user's main gripes. Is it that the Knox warranty flag has knocked them out of warranty while attempting to root? Or is it that they're restricted from downgrading to Official roms? Or is it that they can't root or add custom roms without losing WiFi and sound??

I do hope it's not the last one - that'd be horrible. I can live with the Knox warranty being blown.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
T9 keyboard is name for an input method using numeric keypad together with text prediction based on characters assigned to numbers. Then you need only 9 keys for complete alphabet.

It doesn't matter whether you use this input method for searching contacts on dialer or searching apps on launcher...

I hope I do not explain something obvious...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Thanks kubics - that's correct - having said that, it doesn't mean I don't appreciate the time spent in trying to help me. Thanks again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frexxl:
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9502 Replace Parts

Regards,

I use a s4 I9502 Galaxy because it is dual sim. Unfortunately I dropped and I broke the screen. After the screen repair remained some trace of the blow and I want to replace the housing.

I have not found anywhere on the internet parts for Samsung galaxy S4 I9502.

Do you know if it is identical to SCH-I959?

Any advice is welcome.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Thanks for that.

I think I had the wrong end of the stick.

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

No problem.

As I said to kubics , I was thinking about the nice black slide keyboard that comes with my AOSP ROM.

I guess that is not the T9 you were talking about.Sorry.

People's gripe with the knox pox is the lack of warning that anyone got from samsung.

They just gave it to us,and no one realized it until too late.

A lot of people are now disenchanted with them.

There is also a lot of confusion about knox,which does not help.

And as I understand it,with the latest update,they have moved the goalposts again.

Once you have it , though, there is no going back.

And this is what annoys people the most.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I see the issue is cleared, but I don't want to look rude by not replying :silly:

I have to admit I never used the SlimRom keyboard. I'm a SwiftKey addict. I think it was the first app I bought when I started to use Android a few years ago. I had a short fling with Swype but after SwiftKey also introduced swiping I returned.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I have always used SlideIt.

Ditto,one of the first apps I ever bought.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
I am now changing my job, so I will have chance to change the phone. I was sure to take S4 again. Now I am thinking of not taking Samsung anymore :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Isn't that a bit radical, to change job just to get a new phone because your screen is cracked :)

Congratulations with the new job.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undercover:
Told ya to go full Nexus :p

Sent from N4 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

LOL.

Nothing worse than a know-it-all :p

Yo,long time ,no see.

I was literally just looking at the Nexus 5.

Still no spare battery.

Still no sd card slot.

Still a no-no. :(

Anyway,no knox pox here.

Running AOSP 4.3.1 and very happy with it.

:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogg:
That is more than normal lol even on i9500. But are you stating on Battery temperatures because 39-40c on asphalt seems odd too low.

---------- Post added at 07:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 PM ----------

Kind of off topic but how do you see on AOSP rom if you are knox 0x0? Im on Liquidsmooth ROM 4.3 jfltexx.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Hi

Hi,

Hope anyone can help, I basically bought a UK i9505 unlocked or unbranded from phones 4 u, I have since rooted and installed a few custom roms\kernels.

I'm basically looking to put everything back to stock, I am currently downloading firmware I9505XXUDMH8_I9505OXXDMHA_BTU, can you tell me if this is the latest and correct firmware?, also I don't really understand what the CSC is?, would I need to modify this and when flashing the firmware will the kernel change to an official stock or do I need to flash that as well.

Finally at present my system is modified, how do I get this back to official and 0?, I do have the triangle away app.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I want to double check everything as I'm not that confident with the process and mainly the order of the steps in the process.

Thanks

Mav

Update I did post in general but no one answered, so i went ahead and used odin to flash with the rom above, after flashing the rom is a mix between samsung stock and the foxhound rom I had installed?, also the binary is custom and modified.

Any help please guys
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
Best you can do is to download Samsung Stock ROM for your country and carrier from sammobile.com. I would recommend not to download the newest one, but maybe newest-1 because of knox...

For complete unrooting and resetting read this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Go into Download Mode: Hold Volume down, home, and power until you see the green dude.

Small writing,I know.

But if you see knox warranty,you have it.Either 0x0 or 0x1

Otherwise ,you don't.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogg:
Soo... All I could see is

ODIN

ETC ETC..

....

CSB-0x30-LSB.

Nothing about 0x0 or 0x1. Strange.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No knox = no knox.

You should be pleased

:)