yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
You are flashing an older stock firmware. You can not downgrade, flash new one

Sent from my Xperia L
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sepia66:
Google Now Launcher

I would like to share my experience of installing Google Now Launcher on my stock (Touchwiz) i9505. I am talking about the one obtained from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2667225

After installing and choosing as main launcher, added widgets and icons, I always ended up loosing icons after startup. Finally I seem to have got around this by switching to Touchwiz before switching off and then upon re-starting when I want to use GNL, I chose it again from the application defaults menu. Somehow it's working.

Any ideas as to how I could avoid this procedure and not end up loosing icons if I do not do it?

This is as I would like to use GNL as my default launcher with the OK Google always available.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
To install some ROM with PhilZ, if you face error 007, you just need to disable the option "don't allow old update-binaries"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iffy82:
is there a way where I can make my stock rom look similar to MIUI ? status bar and theme, maybe font ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlfasMP:
Surely you can . There is some suggestions

1 . Just replace systemUI.apk with MIUI (I am not sure about how it works ) .

2 . Edit systemui.apk , replace images inside the file with the images of MIUI .

3 . Copy the launcher from MIUI system folder and simply install it .

4 . I don't know about the font (because I am not interested in it ) .
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunal998:
What is the point of a Noob Friendly Q&A thread when you can't get a reply to a query even after asking it twice ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
sir, use search button.

here is the thread of the kernel and it is closed. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2272602
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Noob friendly isn't the same as lazy friendly :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunal998:
[MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] thank you sir...i did try to find it but wasn't able to , so finally decided to post here.

[MENTION=3306843]kantjer[/MENTION] with due respect everyone can't find everything. Please control you words. Thanks anyways
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDMBrooksy:
Dead SDCard

Hello there,

My Sd Card Recently unmounted unsafely through boot.

I was using the rom Omega v25, SD was damaged.

Is there any solution to fixing it?

I had tried formatting it but there is no media to format.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I have managed to save damaged SD card with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition a couple of times.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Don't know if it will help, but I already formatted a sdcard via recovery and worked fine, don't know if in your case it will work though... If your device can see it, maybe it will work... I just don't remember what the circumstances were, I remember it was broken too.

~Lord

"All I Ever Needed Was A Little Piece of Hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)

Sent from my monstrous Xperia Z1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDMBrooksy:
I can not see it in recovery totally invisible :), Ive tried mounting it through Phone settings and it will not mount.

Can not mount it through recovery either.

Ayye, Not showing up in Partition Wizard :) ive used it for years to sort out partitions. But seems not to help me with this problem
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alib90:
help sd card

hi everyone i need some help i have galaxy s4 i am having issues with my sd card it dont let me transfer anything from my computer to the sd card or out from sd card i had same issue before but then i had to reformat the memory card to make it work. is there any fix for it i know you cant move app data with the new update but i am not able to transfer any music or pictures as well
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuffluck:
I had to reformat from fat32 to exfat to solve this problem.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avashk:
forget the pin

Hi i forget my pin

plese help me

i have samsung galaxy i9505

how can i open the lock

my phone is root and my rom MKF 3.4

and I have cwm recovery

how can I unlock my phone without delelting any thing
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can't, that's the whole idea behind security.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
See one of these tricks http://en.miui.com/thread-5684-1-1.html

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
I'm highly recommending

[ROM]><I9505 XXUFNC9 4.4.2><06/04/14><Pre-Rooted STOCK ROM's><Odin/CWM><Odex/DeOdex>

For Galaxy S4.

Fast, stable, clean version of the official ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kn!ght L!fe:
Hi guys any idea about when will the S4 GT-I9505 Black Edition will get the 4.4.2 OTA update. Or will ever get it or not. And do i need root to flash stock rom? Also will rooting makes the knox bit to 0x1?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

Not sure about when and if there will be an update!

No root is not required to flash stock rom via Odin.

And I am pretty sure you will trip KNOX when rooting....I do not think there is a safe way to root 4.4.2 without tripping it.......?????
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kn!ght L!fe:
Thanks man.. Hmmmm wish they would put out a update for the BE, and soon also. coz its bit unfair by Samsung since it came out new :( the phone looks great, hope i wont be stuck with 4.3. else will have to do a flash. which i have no experience with the S4 :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
I9505 PHN 4.4.2 black edition official stock http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51788296&postcount=1910

you can flash it with odin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rossm1873:
I'm looking to root my galaxy s4 with 4.4.2 XXUFNB8 and I've found various tutorials on how to root. Problem is every guide I've seen so far says that my phone must be factory unlocked. My phone is acutally locked to vodafone, could anyone give me a guide to root a vodafone locked galaxy s4? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You should be OK with CF Auto Root.......You will trip knox flag though!!

My i9505 is locked to 3 UK and have no problems;):p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rossm1873:
Thanks for your reply. I'll give auto root a try and hopefully it works. does tripping knox cause any problems other than losing warranty? Also I need to use Jodin3 for mac osx will cf auto root work fine with this version of odin yeah? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
The only thing tripping knox is not being able to use the secure locker/knox app!! In terms of warranty it depends on where you live. I believe most EU countries are not adversely affected by this!

As for the mac question.....I have no idea, sorry!:cyclops:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rossm1873:
thankyou mate, im from the uk, hopefully warranty isnt effected. im still going to jump in and root anyway lol. thanks for all your help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanethrapp:
Galaxy S4 SCH I9545 will not load after installing new ROM

SCH-I545 Verizon Galaxy S4

I rooted my phone, and tried to install a new ROM, I used the correct version for my Verizon phone. When I try to load the ROMS, TWRP came up as successful, but when it boots up, it boots up into a blue and pink screen. I have tried to take it back to stock, but I can not get Odin or Kies to recognize my phone on my computer.

I have tried multiple versions of Odin, I have done all of the troubleshooting from the Odin website. Uninstalled, reinstalled, Kies, Odin, etc.

I can ADB sideload whatever I want onto the phone, and I can flash it, but it doesn't go past the samsung loading screen, but for some reason neither Odin nor Kies can see my phone, but I can move stuff on and off my Mac to my phone through ADB.

I tried the PhilzTouch Recovery's that were posted above my original quesiton: Now I can't even boot into recovery. On my Odin Screen on my phone it says this in the top left corner:

Could not do normal boot.

ODIN MODE

Product Name: SCH-I545

Current Binary: Samsung Official

System Status: Custom

Knox Kernal Lock: OXO

Knox Warranty Void: OXO

CSB-CONGIF-LSB: OX30

WRITE PROTECTION: ENALLBE

EMMC BURST MODE: enabled

What is going on? Why will it not boot up, is there any solutions for me to do? Or is my phone only so much scrap now?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymou$:
Hey guys I downloaded a samsung update of 4.4 for s4 but did not install it. Then I did a little research and I got to know that 4.4 makes s4 slow hence I want to delete the update cause its irritating me.

But I don't know how to delete it.

Please help me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zukri90:
I hope I'm not the only one here whose sdcard spoils after a few months usage in the gs4. This is my 2nd sdcard. I'm using a Sandisk Ultra.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I'm using a Samsung 64GB class 10 SD for about a year now, no problems at all.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooljay5:
Optimus G to S4

Dear All,

I currently own an Lg optimus G, International version, I'm from India. I'm planning to change over to S4, since I love the Amoled display more than LG's full HD display, not only display, but also many other features including updates... so, is it worth changing it over? I own an S3 also..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
I'm having a little issue with my SGS4: I9505 XXUFNC9 4.4.2

The home button is sometimes slow, and I need multiple press to wakeup the screen.

Any idea ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
It sounds like you have already made your decision to get the S4 due to the features and screen you prefer the S4 has that the LG does not. But this can only be decided by you. :p;):cool:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolkoushik07:
Try to disable home screen behaviour on s voice app..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
Thanks, but I don't have S-Voice.

It has been freezed with Titanium backup.

I'll had I'm using Nova laucher and Wanam than can change the home button behaviour.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
Hi guys

When we download a language from "input language" in keyboard settings.hiw can we backup it for using in later?for example we flash another rom and do not want to download this language again.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Did anyone tried to flash black edition rom? i'm looking forward to it. Does it work or not?? http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=27457
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhaspody:
try using titanium backup and enable backup app data in backup settings
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevae:
hey guys. just a few questions here. first, i dl the folder mount ap from play store, and eventhough i have not used it to move any folders, now my computer will not recognize my phone when i plug it into the usb port. how can i make it a mass storage device again?

second, there was a guy on here, who made an apk called: "extsd2internalsd" for the s3, that would completely fool the phone into switching the internal and external sd cards. and it worked perfectly. so i then had a 64gig internal card, and a 16 gig ext card. is there anyone who has made this for the s4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhaspody:
check in root/sys/firmware
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
Hello,

After an update of my Galaxy S4 from 4.2 to 4.4 (XXUFNC9), using Wanam, I don't have the shortcurts visible on the lockscreen.

Any idea to get them back ?

---------- Post added at 10:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:07 AM ----------

Hello,

After an update of my Galaxy S4 from 4.2 to 4.4 (XXUFNB8), the haptic feedback is not working.

Any idea to get it work ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reberz:
helppp

I have soft bricked my GT-I9505 after trying to flash CMW through odin (got half way and failed)

It goes into download mode but recovery mode says firmware corrupt and to connect to Kies...

Connecting my phone to kies in recovery mode does not get detected (so i cant follow samsungs steps), but my computer does detect when in download mode.

I downloaded firmware to suit my phone from this thread (GT-I9505 Australian) hoping to flash back to stock, but no luck, whenever I attempt to flash the file it just says

"<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> There is no PIT partition.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/006> Removed!!"

I read somewhere that it could be a PIT issue and I should flash a partition with it, and I tried adding the PIT and I get this;

<ID:0/007> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9505XXUEMK9_I9505XSAEMK3_I9505XXUEMK9_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/007> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/007> Removed!!

<ID:0/007> Added!!

I am running windows 7 64bit and my phone had a stock ROM already on it.

Please please please help me as I use my phone for work purposes and now I'm panicking as it is bricked.

I have tried different USB cables and different ports with no luck.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
Which app?i do not think that language save in a special app
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
Hello,

I've fixed my haptic feedback issue after upgrade, but I'm still facing the following

After an update of my Galaxy S4 from 4.2 to 4.4 (XXUFNC9), using Wanam, I don't have the shortcurts visible on the lockscreen.

Any idea to get them displayed on the lockscreen ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pika456:
my i9505 auto installs apps after factory reset

so there is some folders/partitions that do not "reset"

anyone knows there they are?

the problematic application is islamona
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
During a factory reset all data user apps are wiped. The system folder remain untouched.

All system apps will still be there after a reset.

If you want to remove system apps you will need to have root access.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevae:
hey guys. i just a few questions for those in the know, here.

first, i dl the "folder mount ap" from play store, and even though i have not used it to move any folders, now my computer will not recognize my phone when i plug it into the usb port. how can i make it a recognizable storage device again?

second, there was a guy on here, who made an apk called: "extsd2internalsd" for the s3, that would completely fool the phone into switching the internal and external sd cards, and it worked perfectly. so i then had a 64gig internal card, and a 16 gig ext card. is there anyone who has made this for the s4, or anything like it, as i am running out of space?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emieltes:
SD storage corrupted(I think)

I have rooted my S4 (I9505 4.4.2) with chainfire auto root today, and now i have problems with the storage.

After installing this app called 'lidroid file explorer' and a plugin for it called 'Super Mount (Folder Mount)'.

I thought that super mount would be something like the app foldermount, which i used before.

Now the problems started when I used that super mount thing, it said it needed to prepare my device to use super mount. so i clicked 'ok' then it asked me to reboot the device.

After rebooting I got a lot of apps force closing all the time and i didn't know why. When I looked in the storage settings it said my 64gb sd card was 0 bytes. So i knew something was wrong. Then i tried opening things from the phones usb storage and nothing happened. So I connected my phone to my PC and I could backup the data from my external SD, but it showed my phone's usb storage as 128MB of which 127MB was available.:(

Then I tried hard resetting the phone and formatting data and cache, but after that it still had the same problem.

Now I hope that someone can help me fix this.

Do I have to flash a rom again or maybe flash with re-partition enabled?

So it seems re flashing the rom fixed everything:) described above.

I Do not recommend using any kind of folder mount on 4.4.2. roms

---------- Post added at 09:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 PM ----------

Yes I flashed on my I9505, It works just as good as I9505 ROMS but it gives you diferent backgrounds (black themed backgrounds)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Thx for the info.

You should try reflashing tw with the pit file and don't use cf root, try rooting via philz, that worked fine for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Is there any pics
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Conito11:
I have fc in some apps, so i want to take a logcat with syslog app but i can't take it. Anyone can help me please?

Enviado desde mi GT-I9505 mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zephiroth:
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 Original

Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 Original

I am having the problem of not seeing the option in Network menu to enable 4G/LTE. I am running 4.3 right now. Our service provider Ooredoo in this country (Maldives) has released 4G and several others with the same model phone as mine can switch to 4G. I was wondering if there is any fix for this. I did hear about rooting the phone and deleting a file to fix this problem. I can't find out which file. and I have already downloaded a 4.3 firmware that said would fix the problem and flashed it. But there is no change.

And I am looking for the 4.4 Official Firmware for Galaxy S4 I9505 which can be used in my country.. Maldives.

And also is it possible to Downgrade the phone back to 4.3 after I flash 4.4??

I will post more information about the phone soon. Don't have it atm.

Thanks for any help you guys can provide.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
Hi,

Finally, I'm still facing the issue with my I9505 XXUFNC9 4.4.2.

Sometimes, I need a double press on home button to wake up the screen.

Simple press stays dark.

Any idea ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
theres a /preload folder

took me ages to find that one too, using philz recovery "full wipe to clean install new rom" worked for me, although you have to flash another rom afterwards.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronak.chawla30:
i am unable to use flipfont packs on my I9500.

when i go to settings--->display--->font style, it says "unsupported font. contact font provider"

please help !

i m running kitkat FNC1 firmware
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike8906:
Re-odex Omega v28

Hi there. Someone told me that re-odexing a rom could improve speed and performance. I am running an Omega rom v28 on my gt-i9505.

Anybody knows if its possible to re-odex that rom? Anybody did that before?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
read this.

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/odex-your-rom-directly-from-the-device/

But is you are going down that path make sure you have a backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reebokbl:
Excuse me but....could this be of any help ?

Is it a problem that AP and CP do not match from the photo ?

P.S. my phone is SIM-free.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No, it is not important that they match.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
hey guys my mothers s4 has a big problem

it always keeps restarting and doesnt work

i tried to factory reset still same prob

full wipe and instal rom again and still same prob

plz any help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndikaTedja:
How to deodex kk stock?

How to deodex stock kitkat s4

I tried pull system/app and system/framework, deodex using dsixda kitchen, push it again and stuck on bootloop

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

Have you taken your battery out and seen if it is swollen?

Put it on a flat surface...does it spin?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kazimali786:
I have files in my SD Card but it's telling me that my SD Card is blank or has unsupported file system.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabecoool:
Modifying a ROM to run on your phone

Hi,

Since AOKP did not support my device (I9505, jfltexx, but that is no longer true), I was looking for a port for my phone. At the time, it was still JB based, and I really loved it on my wife's I9300.

So I went to this thread, but they had already moved to KK ports, which have much less customization, and the JB based files were already gone...

When reading a little further, I found this (on page 6):

and then this answer:

I would be willing to try that with my phone and see if I can get it to boot, but I need some help with understanding what they mean.

So my questions are:

- What is that LIB file and where do I find it for my phone? And how do I flash it? It is a .zip file that I can flash with a custom recovery?

- What are the updater-script device assert lines in the answer? Where do I find these lines, are they in a file in the flashable .zip? If yes, which one and what are they?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Cheers, and happy Easter, for those who celebrate it...

Fa
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
Ty so much bro

I actually looked at my s4 batterry and the other one

And yeah it is swollen xd

And I knew the prob before u answer me and expected this answer

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asabi Geliştirici:
I have question. can i flash black edition india firmware to i9500? will it brick?

GT-I9500 cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevae:
hello,

if i have a htc evo, that is not rooted, can i still change the modem? i am getting terrible connections, and can never use it in my home, always getting cut off. any advise is appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You know this is a Samsung S4 thread?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
he's just lost.

i'll go get the duct tape, we still have that old mineshaft to hide the body, yes?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevae:
sorry, too many opened tabs.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asabi Geliştirici:
I bored. Finish me off

GT-I9500 cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I believe the black edition firmware is for the i9505!? So I would not advise flashing on an incompatible device!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alexoutrageous:
hello!, i have a i9500 running stock rooted on 4.3, I can't recieve OTA updates so i'm looking to update to 4.4.2 myself with the pacman(probably spelt wrong) rom. Can I just wipe cache, dalvik, factory reset and flash the rom at this point? I'm a little confused with the actual order to do this.

Also will I be able to restore all my apps and stuff from a titanium backup immediately with the new rom, or will I have to root again? I believe if i just did i'd be okay but i just wanna make sure i'm not doing anything stupid/ forgetting anything. (a quick guide going over all steps would be super cool)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
yes you can

make sure you have a latest custom recovery.

make a efs backup before flashing just in case.

rom is pre-rooted, no need to root again

backup and restore with TB

better to take a quick review on posts in PAC-man thread before flashing.