yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
It seems the bootloader is locked down from version XXUBMFA and up and there is no hack or workaround atm.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

So , if I am on MGA, I cannot go back to any previous firmwares?

Or is this only in the US?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I don`t know and don`t want to try to be honest, but it seems the bootloader cannot be downgraded. Maybe a firmware downgrade is still possible. For US and non-US devices afaik.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Everytime I leave my house my wifi disconnects like it should but when I get back I have to reset my wifi router. My parents' phones connect just fine. What do I do?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I have read about people changing back to ME2 in order to sim-unlock their phones.

So , firmware may be OK.

How do you change bootloader?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Send [MENTION=1835708]Intratech[/MENTION] a pm, he`s good with bootloaders as i remember. Can`t remember with which Samsung it was though (had so many).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitastrudl:
try turning off wifi optimisation in wifi settings. also are there any strange settings with your router? does this happen on other wifi APs? are you rooted?

Sent from my S4 GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Im not rooted anymore but before I rooted my wifi was still doing this. Im a noob but idk what wifi APs are.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Is there a physical appearance that makes the 1337 and I9500 different. Would cases fit them differently?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
Nope. They're the same.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banboy:
galaxy s4 i9505

Hi guys, I have a question. I just got my galaxy s4 i9505 model and I would like to know if anyone ever got smartphone from singapore and whenever you bring to United States and used it there, are you getting 4g lte network or 4g only or what's the deal ? and also is i9505 is easy to be rooted and turn it ROM into google edition ? is there any official google edition ROM from google for galaxy s4 device or where I can get that from?

and my previous galaxy s4 is this model : M919 . and it's lil bit hard to be changed or turned into google edition so far as I've known so need your advance suggestion. Thank you before .

and also , my important question, if my M919 got bad imei , is that will affect if i use in singapore and rest of Asia region? or it's only blocked in America region only ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svetliol:
Is there a custom ROM, that i can flash through recovery and that changes the modem version?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Not on the i9505, you can only change the modem using Odin.

For the i9500 there are modems available you can flash trough recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svetliol:
Thats too bad, because i have some problem when i flash with odin - i get an error like "auth. fail" and i cant flash new modem.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beneelim:
Can someone tell me where I can find new stock (unmodified) unbranded ROMs for my i9505?

My carrier isn't pushing out any updates so I'll just do it myself. I'm currently running a rooted Build Number JDQ39.I9505XXUAMDM. Not even sure how old that one is.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Here you go http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beneelim:
Cheers...for some reason I've never bothered reading what it says on that website and just assumed they were branded >_<

Another question. I've selected all the necessary stuff like model of my phone etc. and pick TOP 10 LATEST. Now I can see that the

latest one is from Portugal. Will that just change my rom or everything? Because I can see that it says the following things:

PDA: I9505XXUBMF8

CSC: I9505TMNBMF1

MODEM: I9505XXUBMF8

And I'm worried modem won't work well because I'm from a different country.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Where do you live? Choose the rom of your country/region/provider.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beneelim:
I live in Croatia, TELE2 provider. But that's the problem, their updates are older, and they give OTAs veeeeeeery slowly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You don`t have to flash a Croatian rom perse. Choose an unbranded rom from Hungary or Italy or any country near you and that will work just fine. Like Hungary XEH or Poland XEO which are unbranded.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geo2160:
Guys, sorry in advance for this probably noobish question, but I don't own this phone and I want to help someone less tech savvy.

What's the most stable AOSP/CM based ROM for the I9505? I don't need bleeding edge features, just pure stability and functionality.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
Hey guys. I have a E300L with LTE support. I have noticed that when I use mobile data (2G). My battery drains much more quickly. Almost 1% every 2 mins. When I checked the kernel wakelocks in bbs, I see that there is ' fast dormancy' and 'mdm_hsic_pm0' in the top. These two wakelocks only appear when I am using mobile data only. I have read about fast dormamcy and found out that this happens when the phone searches for 3g connection which drains battery. Any way to fix this? How do I disable fast dormancy? And how to fix the other wakelock -mdm hsic pm0?

Need urgent help guys. Battery drains way too quickly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Use this: FastDormancy Toggle

It's advertised for the i9300 but it also works for the i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Hi community,

here is a little update from my issue in the folowing post:

First a BIG thanks to samersh72 and malybru!!

I´ve tried many times different Pc´s, different cable, different Odin Versions installing Kies and driver ...

The hint from samersh72 leads me the right way... The PIT from the memory was not ok so Odin can´t find the system partition.

So i tried to flash the one file Firmware with PIT file and after a hard reset the phone boot again :D

Maybe this report can help someone.

So far so good i hoped but i got new problems with the phone.

I got freezes and lags (around 10s) by unlocking the lockscreen and by using other applications.

Often i have to pull out the batterie.

The device is sometimes rebooting without any reason (for me).

I tried to flash the FW without the pit file several times but there is no improvement.

I think something doesn´t match in the FW i´ve used.

The PC´s are not able to connect to the device until i change the usb mode from CP to AP MTP+ADB (with *#0808#).

Kies and OTA is not working.

With *#1234# it should show me the AP / CP / CSC build number but there is only AP & CP (I9500XXUAMDK) at the other device the CSC is shown. A wipe/factory reset at the recovery mode doesn´t help me. I´m not sure that it works correctly the droid with the red triangel and error message makes me insecure.

The Kernel is from 23.04.2013.

I hope someone can help me with my issue.

Excuse my bad english.

Kind regards

nervous Wreck
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Did you do a data factory reset in settings/accounts/backup and restore after flashing the FW? For the drivers you can uninstall and reinstall Kies for installing the drivers again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Hi Gee,

Yes i do but:

The drivers are not the problem device is shown as Samsung Mobile composite Device and blue at Odin.

I´m not sure that the wipe / factory reset at the recovery mode really works... cause only the AP / CP is shown and the droid with error message doesn´t calm me down.

The freezes and lags at the device are the main issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
What's the best app to use to check the CPU usage of each app is using
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Calm down now, power down the phone and after 30 seconds press the volume up and power button together. You`re in recovery now and wipe data factory reset and clear the cache. After that pull the battery, wait 30 seconds, reinsert the battery and go in downloadmode and flash the FW again and reboot. Scroll through all the settings and do a data factory rest again. The phone should work now without any problems.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Thats what I had to do as well amd it worked for me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Hmmm... no change by the performance freeze at the lockscreen and CSC still missing -.-

OT: Heerlen in the near of Limburg? nice landscape :)

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i´ve read about :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cpuid.cpu_z

maybe that is what you search..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Yup, Southern Limburg, the best part of the Netherlands :D. Mate i would download that stock rom again, it may be corrupted somehow. No way that flash could turn out bad if flashed like that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Thank you ok i try but the download take a while...

Looong Time ago we went to Aachen and Maastricht for party and soccer holy sh** cool partys :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmann2k10:
Hey, j st wondering how you can tell whether a rom is touchwiz or Aosp?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
TW has the Samsung apps and widgets and AOSP doesn`t (like CM).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It will normally state in the title.

Also , check the first post.

The [OP] will always write what is going on in the ROM.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Which soccer team: MVV, Roda JC or Alemania Achen.

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Hey Malybru, does London have a soccer team too :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes,

Arsenal,Tottenham,Chelsea,West Ham, are all in the Premiership.

Plus there are loads of others in the lower leagues.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rambo667:
Galaxy s4 home button

Hi guys I'd like to know if anyone else finds the time it takes to open up the recent apps through home button is painfully long. I loved it on my nexus 4 because you could close apps with ease and speed. Anyone recommend an app that can do this and remove the screenshots in recent app menu? Or a rom that allows a quicker way to open up recent app list? I have s voice disabled etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Just kidding mate ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No worries.

;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
IS nt this like S3 for example when u want open the lock screen and u have pattern , before showing pattern show the effect and then by swiping pattern come ???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Im from Herne. My colours are black and yellow no not Aachen :D i´m sure malybru saw it 64 days ago :D BVB Dortmund

:laugh: I thought ManU and Chelsea are the only Premierhip Clubs ;)

Back to Topic:

I saw a new Firmware: I9500XXUBMG1 does it work with the installed kernel or is the kernel update in the Firmware included?

Cause i saw the Kernel also as standalone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
The kernel is included in the firmware bro :) But sometimes users just need to flash the kernel after returning from a custom kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Ah ook ty :) then i dont need it. My wife is playing around with the device and keeps on fighting with the lags all 15s 2s lags.

I will try it tomorrow, hope the download is then ready. It´s very slow..

bye :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Wow a woman appreciating androids, thought it was more of a guy thing :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
How do I fix this error?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gett:
Sorry for n00b question.

Tomorrow I'm going to have my SGS4. So, is there a way to erase ALL traces of rooting, changing ROM etc, so, in case of need, I can go to service center and claim my warranty?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I presume you have a custom recovery, flash this zip in recovery http://download.chainfire.eu/345/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip?retrieve_file=1 and you should be rooted.

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Yes,

Use Triangle Away to reset the binary flash counter, don`t boot up afterwards but go straight to download mode and flash a stock samsung rom with Odin, after the flash and reboot do a data factory reset and you`re fully official.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
no suggestions ????
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You mean is the feature of a pattern unlock included on the S4? If so yes, go to settings/my device/lockscreen/ and choose Pattern.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
no. i mean using the feature of pattern unlock with the effect together . like that one we have in s3 -.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
No , Pattern unlock disables the special lights unlocking effect (at least on stock roms).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian7up:
hi, im new here (and noob with android) i have an s4i9505, bought from ireland (i9505XXUAMDE) i try to find a Stock Firmware for my phone but i dont know which one

or if i try to install a stock firmware from other country will be a problem with that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virgosep1990:
It is necessary to flash MODEM.zip such as after flashing Arrow Rom 4.0???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
My phone never reconnects to my home wifi. My parents phones do. How do I fix it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PleaseClickHere:
I have currently the super slim version & pre-rooted by djemby on my S4 dated 30 May. I would like to download & update to the latest debloated & pre-rooted firmware from the thread. How do I go about doing it without having to set up my phone from scratch after the update such as reinstalling my apps etc?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pusong mamon:
Hi guys, how can I move my apps obb and data yo external sd card? Im currently using omega roms.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
U can use folder mount app from Google play and do the same

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it must be odin flashable file u can just flash it using Odin and all ur data and apps will be untoched

I personally suggest complete reset of device after flashing for better experience

Hope this helps

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No not req

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U can install any country firmware as long as its for i9505 there wont be any issues

Incase u looking for firmware go to the link my signature has u get all the firmwares there

Link 2

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stiffhardy:
Ok then just to clarify- (sorry first post!) I have flashed a New Zealand firmware that I downloaded off of Sammobile, I have noticed that there are newer versions available but none for my region (New Zealand) if I flash one from another country will this affect my 3g/4g/gps or anything else? I would do it OTA but I have root and CWM installed.

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

Flashing firmware from a different region should be fine.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squiddo:
Blocking spam with default client?

Hello.

I'm currently running my GS4 on the stock 4.2.2 ROM, bought from the Vodafone carrier in Australia.

I'm just wondering if there's any way to block a specific email address from spamming me using the default email client? An obnoxious family member is forwarding me waves and waves of nonsense health-nut quackery every day, and it's driving me nuts.

Apparently there should be an 'add address to spam' option when you hit the menu button whilst reading a spam email, but the option is not available to me.

If this functionality is not available by default, could you please recommend me an email client that -can- block people?

Thanks for your time!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Are you using a Gmail account? If so you need to set the Spam rules in Gmail using web interface.

That way the nail is blocked at server level and will never to downloaded by the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] francisdsa:
Constant call drops even with custom roms and also with stock. Help please. Presently on stock unrooted rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Have you tried flashing another modem, see the 3rd item in my signature for all available modems. You may try the one that comes with your stock rom or try another one if reception is bad.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] francisdsa:
Can you guide me how to choose the best modem for my rom? I am from india. Dont know much on how to flash individual modems. Can u tell me which one should I try

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
What baseband do you have now?

You may try this one http://d-h.st/c9i, its DDUBMEA. Maybe thats better for you. Flash with Odin 3.04. It may also be a connection/provider issue. I would contact the provider if there are any known reception problems where you live.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] francisdsa:
Shows I9500DDUBMF8

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosebat:
Your baseband seems to be the last in date for your device / area : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch0c0lateb0yctg:
hy every1...i want to switch from Note II to s4...so i need some help from u ppl....how can i identify that my phone is original? there is plenty of clone or replica copy available in the market...in few devices i saw " Made in korea by Samsung " and in few others hav " Made by samsung "...which 1 is real?? plz help me out by giving sum suggestion...mind sharing what ur s4 says under da battery??? or any other way that i can confirm my device is original?? plz dnt suggest software as i cant instal(they won't allow me) software when buying from a shop.... thnx in advance....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Just check you get a light brown woody printed box that Say Samsung Galaxy 4 on the top and the specs at the bottom of the box, There should be 2 sealed sides on both sides: one says Do not accept if seals are broken and the other says the IMEI Number, Model name and type, 3 barcodes and made by Samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mintjustin:
Just got my I9505 yesterday and I'm a bit confused by the names of the two development forums. What is "i9505 Original" compared to just "i9505"?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Quote Kennyglass123:

Original means just that...originally built not just themed or apps changed or a few add-ons or tweaks. So there would be the original AOKP release, the official CM releases, original MIUI release, first and only first deodexed stock ROM, and kernels with full source link posted. Anything else is regular developement. The Original Development is to give added recognition to full real developers putting together actual code, not winzipping things together.

Thanks

So original development is build from scource code and development is modified from stock base.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What are you after?

Original is just that.

Someone who has built something like a kernel or original ROM (AOSP,CM) or recovery or MOD

The normal one is for ROMS that are slightly modded or stock.No great changes.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dongvnpt:
I9500 baseban...MG5

cant i update baseban MG5 for I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mintjustin:
Oh so that's what it means. Thanks a bunch guys.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch0c0lateb0yctg:
thnx for the quick reply....any way to find out which country manufactured the phone??? and " Made in korea by samsung " is fake r8??

sorry for the too nooby qsn,,,but i am confused so askin again and again :confused: :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Mine says: Made by Samsung. Fake S4 `s look here http://www.androidauthority.com/beware-fake-samsung-galaxy-s4-239366/ and here http://www.galaxys4forums.net/forum/6-galaxy-s4-general-discussion/1251-videos-fake-galaxy-s4.html.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
This app does not work. Still getting fast dormancy wakelocks. Any other way to remove fast dormancy?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
can u guys plz tell me some special app that are only for s4 !!???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What do you want to do?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Hi guys,

I´ve tested some more possibilities for my issue.

First i have tried to flash the new Firmware I9500XXUBMG1_I9500MBCBME1_I9500XXUBMG1_HOME without pit file no change...

After that with pit file called adonis. No change...

Then i tried to flash the chinese rom that was used on the device by the purchase date I9500ZCUAMDG_I9500CHNAMDG_I9500ZCUAMDG_HOME.

After i execute the hardreset from the recovery mode and the settings menu.

The base settings and all menus are shown still from the multi CSC (means for example german and many other languages).

The AP is shown as I9500ZCUAMDG the CP as I9500ZCUAMDF the CSC is still missing (with *#1234#).

I think the flashing was successfull cause some new apps with chinese sign are shown now...

"Only" the factory reset doesn´t work i think..

Someone has any idea to fix that?

Excuse my bad english.

Kind regards

nervous Wreck
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
hi sir.

in advance i want thank u.

i just want some app that other devices cant support them except s4 !

sir i have some questions. when im charging my mob in some first minutes it becomes so warm and then comes to normal tempreture. whats wrong with it ??

when original android 4.1.3 realesd ?

more ROM changelog does it show superior to the others ROMs???

which one is better costom ROMs or STOCK?

thank u again pal
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I do not know of any app that is exclusive to S4.

It may exist,but I have not seen it.

I get some heat when I charge as well,so , I do not think it is a problem.

When you say 4.1.3 , I am not sure what you mean

The S4 is already on 4.2.2

4.3 is unofficially available,but not 100% ready for our device.

There is no single "Best" ROM.

At the moment I am using stock ROM , because everything works with it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
unknown csc? i read about a tip on S3 mini forum may work with you read this please http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2142077&highlight=csc+unknown
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you try the factory reset from the phone , or recovery?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nervous wreck:
Hi samersh72,

i cant belive..

Odin is working i give it a try :D

Hi malybru

Both doesn´t help.. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vivisec:
Hey guys,

1: I have the Galaxy S 4 Google Edition. Does my device apply to this device sub-forum?

2: If it does not, what sub-forum does it apply to?

3: If it does, how can I get a custom ROM on my device? I tried flashing cyanogenmod for the tmobile s4, and it didn't boot, so I'm glad I didn't brick.

Thanks!