yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrebholz:
Kies was not running on the PC at the time Odin was loaded, no. I take it because the phone was in download mode when connected, it can't be running on the phone itself?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msquare:
Thanks so much. I tried this too but it didn't work :(

Do I need to wipe cache/dalvik or something for it to work? M assuming just having the apk and running via the installer should have worked.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try installing SuperSU from the market.

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

Are you rooted ?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msquare:
Yup I am.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Maybe THIS will help.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hisname:
Hi guys, I am in deep sh!t.I am flashed my stock firmware using odin but during the process,odin crashed.i can only go into download mode now but no green android guy.there is a message

Firmware upgrade encountered an issue,Please select recovery mode in kies and try again.

.so i went to try that,but kies does not detect my device.even though odin does detect my device,but it gets stuck at <OSM>Please Wait..then odin would not respond anymore.any suggestions?

.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msquare:
Tried this too. I really appreciate ur patience in helping me out. No matter what I do, when I go to look for the weather widget it says something like com.sec.android.widgetapp.ap.hero.accuweather needs to be updated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Maybe [MENTION=4655143]Disturbed™[/MENTION] can help you out.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
your only solution is to retry and retry with odin.

you can flash pit file with the firmawre

"Odin flashing is like taking a lottery ticket! U never know when u hit the jackpot!"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnjuss:
walpapers

Can somebody tell me how to set up a wallpaper as a background, but without having to "cut" and select an area.

I have downloaded a few, but every time I try to choose one as a background, I can't have the whole thing as a background,

instead I am prompted to select an area within the wallpaper itself, and when I do that, as a result only a fraction of tha wallpaper is

shown, and then the background is blurry, although the wallpaper file is full HD portrait optimised.

Also, I can't find the option to scroll the background wallpaper together with the homescreens.

I have had it on the S3, but now the background stays in place all the time, instead of moving a little to the left and right,

when you scroll through homescreens.

Thanks for the help!:silly:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrebholz:
That did the trick - thank you! Perhaps the FW update is supposed to include SU but doesn't?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No.

It is there.

But sometimes it just needs to be kicked into action. :p

:)

Please,consider rating the thread

:)ENJOY:)​
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
I remember on the S3, before I install a new custom ROM, I flash Super Wipe which wipes everything and then I install the custom ROM, is there something like Super Wipe for the S4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

On PhilZ recovery there is an option to "Clean before installing a new ROM"

This wipes user data + format /system and /preload. SD card content is not affected

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.wtf:
what happened to the foxhound thread for i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netban:
Removed by the looks of it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
How do I update the camera firmware to the latest?

Also some custom ROMs based on stock ROM with some minor tweaks, but how come that the WiFi doesn't work and needs KT Kernel to get it working?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
When you update to the latest firmware it automatically updates the camera firmware for you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aerobotix:
NSA's SEAndroid app: Grey triangle notification message: Detect Information?

Hi all.

I looked into a 'system app' i had on android 4.2.2 (SGS4) called 'SEAndroid' made by the NSA. I then uninstalled it. I have avast and rooted i9505 s4 etc..now, when I sms, after sending, the pointer remains in the 'waiting/standby/hold' state, ie. blue waving ring. What does this mean, it apparently doesn't send sms ?

Why would I need this app from NSA ? With it installed and rooted, the phone comes up with a notification all the time: a grey colored exclamation triangle in the notification bar, and under pull-down menu it says this:

'Detect Information. The device has detected an application attempting unpermitted actions. To Protect your device, it is recommended you reboot."

There is NO information on what app the warning concerns. Sometimes the whole notification message is not visible under the pull-down menu, and clicking them does not do anything but clear the message from the menu. Anyone know about this app from NSA, and how or why it is needed ? Or what can replace it ? Or a way to get rid of the notification message/warning ? Initially I'd like to get thing working fine without any app from the NSA.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

Take your pick.

It seems the NSA need to be involved in the sending of your SMS's

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
I get the feeling I'm supposed to laugh but I'm not sure.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
How do I check that I've the latest camera firmware?

Also some custom ROMs based on stock ROM with some minor tweaks, but how come that the WiFi doesn't work and needs KT Kernel to get it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasvi:
MMS always used data.......
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuaburnsjr:
ON my Note 1 & 2 I can turn the wifi off, mobile data off, even go airplane mode and send pic messages all day long.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvind.katariya:
You tube videos - HELP

You tube videos are not playing on my S4. I can browse through them...network connectivity is there, but videos just dont play...:crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolraghav:
guys, not many apps running on my mobile. neither i'm a big gamer. i usually do chrome and when i'm done i close tab. but i find s4 using lot of memory around 1.4gb even when whatsapp/facebook/tango running in background. my nexus used still never used to cross 1gb ram.

I have to use s4 ram maanger and click "clear memory" then it comes around to 0.94 gb but i have to do this a lot. is there some memory leak or what ?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramon.nmgn:
Kinda feeling embarrassed for asking this.

Im new too android and galaxy phones and the S4 is my first device. Its GT-i9505 (europe) and its still completely *STOCK*.

How can i root this baby?

Or should i wait untill there is an awesome CUSTOM ROM available?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WinSP:
U r welcome...

In this section you will find all the answers... http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2167
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godmakarand:
bluetooth problem

I have bought s4 and have connected the same to car bluetooth. voice quality of all incoming calls is good and there is no issue. but when i make a call using car bluetooth, voice always cracks. any suggestions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bradden1:
I'm new to the S4.. I loved my HTC but had to move on.

2 questions:

1, Has anyone got 2 way call recording to work yet?

2, How do I emty the recyle bin in the stock email app? I'm used to K9 but can't see the option on stock.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
Didn't know that you can get the i9500 directly from UK, but however, it have 1 year warranty, which means it's US imported. About unrooting , yes, that's what you have to do.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kave2:
When I connect my S4 to pc, Kies doesn't show firmware version at all, just blank. Same on official Vodafone IE rom and now I flashed UK BTU and still nothing. Why is that and any solution for it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnbhoy89:
When I start to turn the volume up I get a message saying something about high volume could damage my hearing. Is there any way to disable this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razar00:
Hi guys,

I just got my S4, its the GT-I9505, I'm just wondering if theres any way to do either of the following things.

1)When i hold the power button down to bring up the device options menu, is there anyway to stop it playing the notification sound without turning off all notifications?

and

2) on the S3 when you got a new message it would display the message text in the notifcation bar but the S4 only displays the text "new message receieved" is there any way to change this?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NessLookAlike:
Bump? No one wants to address this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scientificharmony:
1.How do I tell if my s4 is 4 or 8 core? I am in UK (unlocked handset)

2. How do I root my device? (Baseband I9505XXUAMDD)

Thanks

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

1.

i9505 = 4 core

i9500 = 8 core

2. Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jgjd691995:
Umm Hi

If this was asked before im sorry im on my phone laptop gpu died and needs to be repaired, anyway,

I wanted to know something about the gpus on the 2 variants of the galaxy s4, the GT-I9500 and the GT-I9505.

The I9500 has the powervr sgx544 its a 3 core gpu clocked at 533Mhz, I have a galaxy s2 that has a mali-400mp 4-core gpu clocked at 520 Mhz so is my gpu faster than the galaxy s4 in terms of rendering power ?? And the I9505 has a quad core gpu clocked at 500 Mhz so is that worse than mine aswell?? Because it would be a better idea then to upgrade to the note 3 rumoured to have the mali-450mp. Anyway thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noahthedominator:
US cellular GS4

Is the Samsung Galaxy S4 for us cellular going to get its own forum section or no?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
S4 have the gpu clocked at 450, not 500. You should do a benchmark, but no, I doubt your gpu is faster than the one on s4. Don't forget the drivers, firmware, architecture etc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cninoue:
turning off notification sounds

I never figured out how to stop notification sounds from interrupting media playback on other android phones. I would like to keep stock ROM on this s4. I very much dislike email and text notifications beeping in while playing music or movies. I mostly use Pandora, Amazon MP3 player, Google Music, and the stock music player for music (just d/l Poweramp but havent seen setting for anything other than phone calls in it either). Mostly use MX Player for videos.

any and all help is appreciated! Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KSauce86:
Hi Everyone,

I had a question with the Stock Samsung weather widget. I have it set to auto refresh every hour but lately I've noticed it does't seem to do that. For example earlier today I hit refresh on my phone at around 5:00 PM its now 8:00 and it still shows the weather for 5 PM. (Sorry if this question has been asked before)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aerobotix:
hey, im just saying I read for hours and days and nights, and I sure dont need a google search link like that okay ? I can tell you one thing, it was hours of wasted readings. I dunno looking for info on internet...its not exactly like fishing in an empty sea...its like fishing in a sea full of rotten fish, and all the good fish are at the bottom..

but yeah they're surely involved in the smsing, see my other post made a minute ago lol. Now I cant sms, but hey, lol, i dont give a *, id like to not text anymore. Does that seem plausible ? But there might be other apps that are malfunctioning like the texting app. Whether these apps would fail or not, let alone to come up with an error message, let alone any usable information regarding the error..I doubt it.

There are some apps out there that can tell which apps have which permissions, like which have access to GPS when on, or which have access to wifi when its put to on. These apps dont ask permission each time, they just access it. But what about the apps that would have acces to actually turn on GPS or Wifi ? If a single app could do that, then a hundred other apps, valid or not, subtle or not, system-app or not, could immediately gain the access as well.

I dont think that seandroid is a security app..it seems quite the opposite, like spyware or survelillance. Someone must be able to mimic a seandroid receiver server and see whats good about it. someone oughtta reverse-engineer it and check it out. Maybe Mr. Snowden has an idea..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Please check PM

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hisname:
ok...how do I flash pit file?i only see the tar but no pit file
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1dtms:
Okay, so I was trying to install a newer stock firmware following this guide found on the 3rd post of this topic (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477&highlight=do+not+turn+off+target&page=51)

However, when I go into download mode (volume down + home button) and than pressing volume up to continue, my phone says Downloading... Do not turn off target !!

I didnt even do anything yet, so I plug in my USB cord and open up odin, i didnt do anything cause odin never detected any ID:COM, except now my phone is just stuck on this screen.

What should I do??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tha TechnoCrat:
[MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION]

Check out this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2363002

"Thanks button is just to avoid "THANKS" posts in threads. Nothing more than that. Don't ask in signature or post for it and defeat the purpose why it was introduced"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Pull the battery,and try again.

Make sure you are using a genuine Samsung cable.

Make sure no Kies is on.

Try different USB slots ,front and back.

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

Thanks

Added to your corner on the first post.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1dtms:
Thanks, I was thinking of pulling the battery but just wanted to be sure. Tried a different USB port and now odin reads it. I am now on MF8 :)

So next step is for me to root and install CWM, which method should I use? On the initial post there are 4 different ways. I've heard of some messing up the partition depending on the method, and I'm trying to avoid that. Which method is the most successful?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You should wait for one of the i9500 owners to answer that.

I am not 100% sure which are the best recoveries for your phone.

Having said that, I believe Chainfire to root is pretty safe, and I am using PhilZ 's recovery with no ill effects.

You do realize that there is no way back to full stock status on the i9500 for the purpose of warranty?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliendna99:
Pale display

Hello

Even with dynamic mode and full brightness I feel the display is a bit pale and colors aren't that vibrant comparing with my sgs2.

Is there any way to increase contrast and vibrance?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnjuss:
wallpapers

Can somebody tell me how to set up a wallpaper as a background, but without having to "cut" and select an area.

I have downloaded a few, but every time I try to choose one as a background, I can't have the whole thing as a background,

instead I am prompted to select an area within the wallpaper itself, and when I do that, as a result only a fraction of tha wallpaper is

shown, and then the background is blurry, although the wallpaper file is full HD portrait optimised.

Also, I can't find the option to scroll the background wallpaper together with the homescreens.

I have had it on the S3, but now the background stays in place all the time, instead of moving a little to the left and right,

when you scroll through homescreens.

Thanks for the help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
How do I check that I've the latest camera firmware?

Also some custom ROMs based on stock ROM with some minor tweaks, but how come that the WiFi doesn't work and needs KT Kernel to get it working?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popposoft:
Odin fails at modem.bin

Hello, I'm trying to flash my stock firmware, but I get this error

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> system.img.ext4 <<----- loooong process of course

<ID:0/004> modem.bin

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

I checked twice if it was the right firmware for me (I have the XXUBMEA version with the ITVBMF1 Italy CSC

My phone is the i9505 lte version

I'm using odin 3 v 3.07 with the stock (and new 1 day old) usb cable

I'm able to boot anyway after the fail message by flashing the autoroot method

restoring the cwm recovery allows me to flash any custom rom I want in the custom recovery menu, but I want to go back and flash a stock rom to restore the stock status "Original" on my phone.

Anyone can help me with this strange odin error please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You could try ODIN 3.04

Make sure Kies is not on.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popposoft:
Same thing with 3.04 version of ODIN

Kies is unistalled, Samsung USB drivers are installed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

From what I understand,ODIN can be temperamental sometimes.

Keep trying.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
I'm currently on I9505XXUAMDM stock version, where can I find the latest I9505XXUBMF8 stock version?

I'm in the UK with Vodafone network

Also what's the difference between stock version and custom ROMs which states Deodexed, Zipaligned and Busybox?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msquare:
Hi, can someone tell me how to check the CSC on my I-9500? I flashed the most recent firmware (India version). The phone is now rooted, with SU and titanium backup. When i try *#1234#, it only gives me AP and CP, but doesnt display CSC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I tried *#1234# on my i9505,and had to press "back" to see it.

But mine showed AP,CP,and CSC

Not sure why yours is not showing that.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
Can someone help me please, I want to flash a ROM today to use on my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
go to setting-> application manager-> all -> gallery. here u can check the version of gallery(contain camera Firmware.

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™

---------- Post added at 07:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:31 PM ----------

go to sammobile.com and check for ur mobile. latest version can b found there.

also, stock rom is original rom provided by mobile manufacturing company and Custom rom is designed by any user or dev for experimental cases and uses.

check the reply above.

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
I've checked on Sammobile, I9505XXUBMEA is the latest version in the UK, but I9505XXUBMF8 is the latest but not in the UK,

If I install I9505XXUBMF8 and I9505XXUBMF8 modem, will my phone and network work in the UK without any signal or other problems?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dublinz:
i was in N. Ireland few days ago with MF8 rom and i didnt encounter any issue with Vodafone UK, nor three Uk,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxing:
Anyone got realracing 3 working on i9500?

Tried it but hangs as soon as any race is started. I am on latest mg1 firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonofthesand:
Hi,

I recently got my I9505 phone and rooted it to restore/backup my data. This is what I have done so far.

1) Rooted with CFroot using Odin

2) Restore my data using Titanium

3) Reset the binary counter using Triangle

At this point there was an OTA update but I couldn't download it since it is still Custom in settings

4) Downloaded updated stock

5) Installed it using Odin

At this point, I didn't do a factory reset because I didn't want to reinstall my apps and redo my settings again on my phone

6) Rooted again with CFroot

So far the phone is working fine.

Just seeking your advice that

1) Was it ok for me NOT to do a factory reset after step 5?

2) If there is another OTA update, can I repeat the same steps (4-6) ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

1.I think you only need a factory reset for modem changes to take effect.

2.It should be fine.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popposoft:
Well then...

Tried to flash my original stock with odin 3.07 in windows 7 (fresh install)... and it worked at the first try

After all the mess I made with Odin in windows xp, with all the failed tries, all the recoveries flashed... after just one re-flash of the stock I'M "ORIGINAL" and not custom...

great... thanks for your help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
you can not compare it with S2 screen. the display of S2 is Super Amoled

Plus

see my signature for flashing with pit file

ypu can connect it to kies and see information about firmware.

you can flash any firmware for your variant, and if you faced problem in signal, you can flash a modem separately
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4xxam:
after flashing any custom MF8 rom to my i9505 wifi and sd card doesnt work?

i heard there s a problem with modem? whats that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you flash DjeMBeY's pre-rooted ROM , he provides a wifi fix if you flash the ROM via recovery.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suvasishngn:
csc change

hi......i bought a s4 19505. csc- TGY. i wanna change it to DBT. please explain detail. where the link of the guide.thanks n advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliendna99:
Okaay.. So the sgs4 has worse display than sgs2? Wierd.

Anyway is there a way to increase contrast and vibrance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
rooting and flashing custom kernel that support color multiplier and contrast, gamma settings.......
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doktor-Prase:
I9195 - Galaxy S4 mini

Hi,

as there is no separate forum for the I9195 - Galaxy S4 mini yet, I am asking here - does it (i9195) support external USB DAC?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidAficionado:
My bad, it's a GT-I9505 ;)

Thanks Malybru, looks great, I didn't know about that feature to display the battery percentage in stock.

Tried to 'thank' you but I don't seem to have this option anymore, so thankyou, appreciate it ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navcty850:
Is odin better?

I want to root my samsung galaxy s4 but I'm not sure how to root it, and I wanted to know if ODIN is better and safer. I also would like to use rom manager, but if I use ODIN, is rom manager and clockwork mod recovery necessary?