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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tunestwo:
Good Thanks allot for the info!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Welcome mate, don`t f**k up :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tunestwo:
Lets hope :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
Hi. I downloaded an app, not from play store, and I can't install it. I press on install and nothing happens. Any thoughts?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Did you check allow unknow scources in settings/security and is it a valid .apk file?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What file explorer are you using?

Is it set to "Write"?

Have you enabled "Unknown Sources " in settings?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tunestwo:
go to settings =>More =>security => tap Unknown sources.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
I got unknown sources cheked.

Using root explorer as write, and still can't install.

It's an app from Foxhound rom so i think its good.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Is it an apk, zip or tar file?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bannockburn1314:
noob alert bootloader related

Hi All,

First off Great site. I apologize in advance if i offend with my noobness, in my defense I have been reading up and researching for months before i made the leap and bought my very 1st android phone. I have made good use of the search function here and if the answers to my specific questions are here i have yet to find them. Which is why i'm posting here at the only place i trust with the knowledge to give me the correct information. So here's a bit of background to allow you to answer my questions.

I have bought a galaxy s4 i9505 this was a unwanted upgrade on the vodafone UK network. The phone arrived sim unlocked and was able to accept an o2 sim card. The phone did have a few vodafone apps on it so i assumed it was network branded, so i decided to flash a stock BTU firmware. The firmware was the stock BTU firmware from back in april _I9505OXXAMD8_I9505XXUAMDF_HOME.tar. So here's my questions.

1 did my phone come with an unlocked bootloader ?

2 have i locked my bootloader by flashing to the I9505XXUAMDF_I9505OXXAMD8_I9505XXUAMDF_HOME.tar firmware ?

3 will i lock my bootloader if i flash to the latest uk BTU firmware released yesterday I9505XXUBMGA ?

It is my understanding that the international variants of the s4 came with a unlocked bootloader but samsung in there newer firmwares have tried to lock down our bootloaders. I plan to play about with roms at some point in the future and would like to have an unlocked bootloader. Have i screwed up by flashing a stock rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
Its an apk.

Sorry for delayed answers, but as i am new, system doesn't allow me to answer before 5 minutes. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
How do I figure out what processor I have?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

1.Yes

2.No

3.No.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Delete your account then boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik then reboot normal and add your account that should work. That happened to me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmjp93:
My dilemma is :

Which is the international version??

i9500 or i9505??

Which one is better to buy?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I take it you are a former HTC owner, correct me if i`am wrong ;). You don`t have to worry at all about the bootloader with Samsung devices. You don`t have to lock/unlock them. You can flash any official I9505 rom with Odin, it doesn`t even have to match the region/country you live in.

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Sammy made the I9505 the unofficial international version because they couldn`t produce enough exynos cpu`s. They`re both good, only the I9505 supports LTE and they both get blazing hot while gaming :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
Google account?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Correction: i9500 International version doesn't support LTE/4G.

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Yes buddy. Google account.:o
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Oeps, thought it did :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Yeah sorry I should have clarified :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bannockburn1314:
Thats great news if your correct malybru , your a hundred per cent certain im ok to flash to the new firmware and i wont lock my bootloader?. I thought the advice here was NOT to flash stock roms until exploits were found etc?.

So your saying my bootloader is 100% UNLOCKED ? and i cant lock it but updating firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
I was sure, when I purchased it. but after 1 month gotta know that it doesn;t support. :mad:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
I did what you said, but I still can't install. Dammit... :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Sounds like a corrupted apk, try downloading it again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
But what about apps like camera,browser,music and videos these are not heavy apps..when I do gaming screen gets so hot that I can fry an egg on it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v3nturetheworld:
Yeah that's because these apps require the video chip inside. The video chip uses a lot of power, music shouldn't be doing this tho. The processor also gets more use which generates more heat. I really wouldn't be too concerned.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZANGETSU786:
Hi guys, ive rooted my s4 i9505 how do i install roms to change my layout of my s4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There are no ROMS yet.

Just change your launcher.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
I want to know that which version of s4(us or international) has a better gpu ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

US has the international version.

Other than that it is a straight choice between the quad core (international) and octa core.

The jury is still out on that one.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
I asked about the "gpu"

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Does volume plus work without root?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawafbinshams:
Wat is the difference between i9500 and the LTE spec?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darixtorento:
1) i heard then exyos 5 chip does support LTE 4G in korea version, and the exact same chip is installed in i9500 international version so there may be a chance that LTE will be enabled using rooting features or something?

2) do you know a good store or something in Europe (if you have in Italy it would be much better) from where I can buy GALAXY S4 I9500 version with 650$-750$(max). (looking for 16GB version)

3) do you know where can I buy extended battery for S4 (at least 3,000 mah) and I hope it wont be needed special case or something.. im looking for a good battery but not too big.. I dont know if there are already good batteries, or its still early to ask

4) there is NO fm radio in S4?

Galaxy s4 development questions:

2) there will be AOKP based rom or good roms for s4 or its still too early to talk about it?

3) do you think there will be clean- android rom (without samsung stock design) PLUS full customization like s1-3 have ?

4) I wanna buy galaxy s4 soon but im afraid..there are great roms for S1 (like AOKP) .. i hope there will be stable+fast roms with a lot of features.. i wanna enjoy my phone and NOT like s1 (because good roms for s1 came 1 YEAR after i bought it.. hope it wont be the same with S4)

BOOST AND OVERCLOCKING:

5) i never realized that.. why would simple developers make "boost" to the SD CARD, RAM ect.. and not samsung?

my father says never overclock or something because Samsung does its best and if you boost something, it hurts something else.. is that true?

6) do you think there will be good and optimistic Overclocking+ boosting features for S4?

7) I heard a new linux kernel has been released .. will it be used in Android 4.3? do you think it will boost s4 performance?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I r o n M a n:
I am aware of the overheating problem, but that doesn't bother me so much.

I was wondering if the overheating would have a detrimental/negative effect on the processor. Can it possibly cause actual damage to the motherboard or something?

I don't think it should, just checking.

Sent using my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smid90:
Microphone Problems

People can't hear anything I say in calls - my microphone doesn't work. However when I go onto speaker mode they can hear me perfect. I can record voice memos and S Voice works fine. What would be the cause of this problem? I have upgraded firmware and done a hard reset. I've also turned noise reduction and extra volume on and off. Is my phone faulty or is there a simple fix to this? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolraghav:
Guys is this normal ? its happening again n again. my phone goes damm slow, auto-restart etc. only one tab was opened that too of asos.com.

usually always 1.2gb ram is always occupied, most of the apps are disabled. I'm very much irritated with s4 right now!

also moreover, my fone battery was like 4% while i was browsing my phone battery went to 1% and fone just got shutoff. doesn't it switch to A/C power when we charge our phone or anything like that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
My phones model number is GT-I9500 how many cores does my phone have and clocked at what speed?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolraghav:
this is one thread, you'll love to read.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2210169
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jodvova:
Can anyone help me to find a tutorial on how to change a modem in I9500 ? The one I have is from Iraq/Iran/Afganistan and I would like to change that to US one.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v3nturetheworld:
I had the same problem. Calls worked normally then the mic stopped working. I just restarted my phone and everything was back to normal.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SevenD2:
EDIT: Will installing Kies be enough for all the drivers required for Odin?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajreef:
It has worked for me in the past on sgs2 & sgs3. Trying yet to figure things out for my sgs4 (9505). ;)

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I've rooted my SII & SIII in the past, mainly because I wanted to run a leaner ROM than those that came stock on the devices and I could also install .apk files at will once rooted.

Today with my brand new S4 (9505) I still do not see any reason to do so (run another ROM) however I need to run several apps I am accustomed too from previous phones, installing some of my .apk files from memory/sd/dropbox.

The question is : Is rooting my S4 the only way to install .apk files?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SevenD2:
I've been able to install .apk just from a file manager
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kave2:
I'm having issues with Kies. When I connect S4 to my laptop it doesn't show firmware version. Tried using different usb ports, reinstalled Kies and still nothing. Then I found out that when I disconnect laptop from internet it works. Soon as I connect back to internet it doesn't show firmware again. Why is that and any solution for that? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
it is something to do with the downloaded non-play store app. is the extension .apk ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Idk what to tell you but that sucks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bannockburn1314:
If the bootloader is not an issue on the galaxy s4 whats this post all about here /"]http://www.xda-developers.com/android/samsung-galaxy-s-4-bootloader-unlocked/[/URL]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
Yes, it's an apk. I tried with other non play store apk and the result is the same.

I don't know if it helps but I'm using Foxhound rom with ausdim kernel.

The apk installer opens, I can see both cancel and install buttons on bottom, but only cancel button works.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Ah that's more info. Do you use a screen filer or an auto brightness app. That's a known issue, In most of these apps you exclude the installer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
Lol omg THANK YOU. I did it now.

I was using screen adjuster because of the flickering. Disabled it and it works now. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmjp93:
So will I regret if I buy i9500? Will I miss anything of i9505?

And what about probability of cyanogen mod for i9500 ( international version)?

And thx for the previous answer..

www.dadabhagwan.org
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nreigota:
Buy either. They're both good. Lte is the big diference.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Unlike the other versions of the S4, verizon I545 and AT&T I337 s4 versions have to do with security bootloader

you are good to go :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmjp93:
US variant of s3 - not getting android 5

International version - will get

____________________________________

Similarly out of two 9500 and 9505 which probably will have problem like us variant of GS3?

Any one understood what I meant?

At last I want to buy a phone that will get all updates..

www.dadabhagwan.org
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
1,Well i9500 is available with warranty in india and i9505 u get no warranty

2,Soon 4G will work in india , i9500 is 3g only

3,If u are familiar with XDA dont worry more about the updates ;)

4,As per me no one has any idea abt i9500 recieving Cyanogen

5, I used i9500 for 2 months and now got i9505 and i like 9505 variant more

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
hey guys i have a i9500 1.6 ghz quad core version

can i flash all roms related to i9500 version?

can i flash any i9500 rom to my device?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bannockburn1314:
Ok cheers guys, so i've got three sources on here saying bootloader is not an issue on the s4. That's me now rocking the latest BTU stock firmware. If i understand you guys right that means my bootloader is unlocked and always will be ? so i'll have now problems rooting and flashing custom kernels/roms in the future?.

Here is another question is it ok for me to now go in root and uninstall all the samsung bloatware apps like s health etc will this cause me problems if i wanted to flash stock firmwares. I've read that its better to disable as samsung wont allow if updates if apps are removed. i'd rather delete the apps and free up precious storage
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Any Rom which is made for i9500 .. only those can be flashed

Click Here

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2286
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1dtms:
Is there anyway to change the frequency that its operating under?

Certain areas I would like to operate in 1700 / 2100 MHz and sometimes in 1900 MHz

I know the i9500 supports both frequency but it seems to always be stuck in 1900MHz
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There can never be any guarantee that Samsung will not pull a fast one in the future.

But there are some very clever people here who always seem to find a way around these hurdles. :D

Look HERE

A great place to start,with a pre-rooted , de-bloated , slim - line ROM.,, with the latest firmware.

Highly recommended.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bannockburn1314:
Much appreciated MALYBRU and the rest of you guys. I've been in that thread you linked to many times but was afraid to proceed with my bootloader worries. Is there anyway to confirm that my bootloader is fully unlocked ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I can only say that you will be fine.

Like you ,I was apprehensive before my first flash.

But it all went smoothly and I have done dozens since then.

The only way you will know for sure, is if you flash something ,and it succeeds.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidsyouarelookingfor:
mystery sound problem

Hi All,

I have recently flashed Superdroid 4.3 found at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349401

I'm having this strange issue where It randomly plays the same sound and sometimes over and over. I can't see what is causing it as it sounds like a notification but there are none. I tried an app that traces notifications but it showed nothing.

Is anyone else experiancing the same problem? A friend thinks it may be the facial recognition but that is just a guess.

With that being said, 4.3 google edition is awesomely fast and would hate to have to flash a different rom if i can't figure it out :(

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeelanMachine:
So I'm having a bit of a problem with my S4. I have the Verizon I9505 (the one offered by Verizon, with the quad-core. Still not entirely sure if that's the I9505.) and it had the latest OTA update. I saw today that someone posted a working root solution for that, which I carried out successfully. After getting SuperSU updated and everything, I installed TWRP2 through GooManager. It returned an "install successful!" message, and I assumed I was good to go. However, when I was setting things up to install Google Wallet, I restarted and much to my despair it went straight to ODIN mode with red text in the top left saying

along with some other text

I did some research and found both TWRP2 and CWM Recovery .tar files to flash through ODIN, but neither of them want to work. They start to flash, and my phone gives me a progress by under the "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" but ODIN fails almost immediately after it starts and the progress bar won't move. I'm currently downloading the stock image to see if I can flash that (it's a tar.md5, if that helps). Can you guys give me input on where I might go next or what to do or if I'm doomed and should just attempt to do a warranty exchange?

TL;DR boot to ODIN every time, No bootloader, can't flash .tar's with ODIN, fails every time.

Edit: I guess it's technichally the I545. Which would make sense, since it says the product name is SCH-I545

Edit 2: Tried to flash stock, and now I get a "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." but if I connect it to Kies, it does nothing. I can't do emergency recovery in Kies or access it at all. Please help...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
How do I flash a stock firmware using Odin 3.07? Can someone send me to the correct thread?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crauze:
I prefer to use Odin 3.04 but make sure that only Auto Reboot & F. Reset Time is ticked, extract the stock firmware and you will get a MD5 file, load it in Odin as PDA, boot your phone into Download Mode and connect to PC and press Start
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
thank you it worked
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crauze:
Odin will be not responding for atleast 30 seconds or more due to verifying the MD5 file
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmjp93:
Okay I got what u said, thx:thumbup:

BUT whrer to get 9505, I saw only 9500, can u give me the places where we can get that variant?

www.dadabhagwan.org
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
There are few option u can use

Ebay few are selling

Olx.in

Some one who can get from abroad for u
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmjp93:
So it can be bought only from abroad :(

i will fetch someone or else 9500 zindabad
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Download Moto X camera - Post #2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Ya correct

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

Make sure Kies is fully switched off. Kill it in task manager if necessary.

Then, try again.

Try different slots.

Use original cable only.

Keep trying.

Odin can sometimes play up.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramsankar83:
Doubt on bootloader unlock capability

Hi Experts,

I have earlier played around with custom ROM flashing and kernels in Xperia NEO V I am now planning to buy a Samsung Galaxy S4, please let me know whether all models are unlockable i.e. can be flashed with custom ROMs or anything specific i have to look for (BTW I am buying in Singapore). Any help is highly appreciated.

Regards,

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

AFAIK , only some of the US variants are locked.

The rest are all open and unlocked.

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

What is the beat app that can prevent apps from autorun?

Regards
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mduma77:
Try greenify.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pusong mamon:
Ok ill try it.now im using autorun manager pro but I think its not doing its job.

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Another question, is ds battery saver pro a good app for s4?it forces the phone to deep sleep when the screen is off.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iede:
Hey guys!

I just noticed when we play video with stock video player, our screen suddenly chane its tint to greenish tint ? :confused:

This is stock video player flaws or what? Do you have this issue to or maybe just me :silly:

any suggestion with best video player with the same feautre like stock?

Thanks for your help guys :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitastrudl:
its the screen mode that is changing when playing video. the best video player imho is mx player

Sent from my S4 GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No green tint here.

Even with videos that I took on my old phone.

Have you altered your phone?

Root or anything?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iede:
Oh, soo the screen mode automatic changing from let say dynamic to movie ? because for the first time i bought this S4, I always have this greenish tint. :mad:

What ROM do you use mate?

I use wanam and perseus kernel

Root of course ;)

Have been trying, Stock, omega, wanam. Always have this greenish tint

This happen to with XXUAMDK when we pop out the keyboard. Really annoying actually
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I am currently on pre-rooted stock MGA

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riceeeeeeeeee:
Hi everyone I just got my S4 from sprint yesterday!

I have come to a problem though and was asking for your assistance. I am connected to wifi at home on my phone but when I browse the web it shows/says no connection. How do I fix the problem and be able to use wifi at home?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
Try to update your router firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Also,just to let you know that you have your own DEDICATED FORUM

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riceeeeeeeeee:
Firmware is updated.

Thank you for the thread link, I will take my problems there ^^
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeelanMachine:
I noticed some more info when I flashed things. It tells me

SW REV. CHECK FAIL : fused : 3 , Binary : 1

I did some research and it looks like I blew a qfuse, which sounds irreparable. I'm probably going to just ship it back to Samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I am sorry to hear that.

I have never seen this before.

Let us know what they say.

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

Did you see THIS ?

It seems Samsung might have designed this.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Pretty soon we need S-Off for Samsung devices :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I know.

It is getting to be a worry...

:eek: