yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polygonwindow:
Hmmmmm....man, these cryptic replies are very frustrating for a noob like me.

If anyone can PM me more info or send me in the right direction or tell me to F-off you got bad clone phone kiss your $100 goodbye and enjoy your brick, buy a real Samsung next time it would be appreciated.

Quick review: S4 Clone/Copy phones purchased in Thailand. 1 good. 1 with problems like:

Can't "Add Account" via Settings -- press it, nothing happens

Google Play services not installed

GPS appears to not be working

S cover doesn't send phone to time/calls view finder.

All seems like software issues to me (maybe not the GPS) but WTF do I know, I'm just a noob!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Im sure the vast majority of users here have "lost" a lot more than $100 by purchasing proper s4's, so you shouldnt worry.

They would have paid £600 when new, and they are only worth around £300 now.

Maybe wait another few months and pick up one cheap.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry.

I did not mean to be cryptic.

Yes , you have bought a dud.

There is nothing on XDA that will be able to help you with your problem.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Hi all. Just upgraded to kitkat, full wipe, and now my gallery is going super slow to load any ideas of fix?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you try all the usual clear cache and data tricks?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Yeah tried all that. Just did it again and it's still really sluggish. Might try wipe and fresh install see if it does it before I restore other apps.... can't do fix permissions in philz?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dodahday:
I read here that knox can be disabled and it tells you how

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-disable-samsung-knox-rooted-samsung-devices-guide-1438333

If knox is disabled, will it still be tripped when installing a custom rom or kernal? Or am I way off the mark by thinking so? I am on stock KK4.3

baseband I9505XXUEML1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You can disable the app, but the bootloader is on 3 levels , and you cannot bypass all of those without tripping something.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluenim:
There is any aosp rom for the i9500 with the in call sound working great?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
hi, getting really stuck. upgraded to kitkat but kept old bootloader and used KT kernel, wifi works fine but gallery was loading slow so tried a reflash, now camera wont start, says 'Camera Failed'

generally the phone is really really sluggish, unlocking it take a good 2 mins. any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Which ROM did you install?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
hi mate, omega 24

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

Perhaps [MENTION=5038461]CarlM34[/MENTION] can suggest something.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
fixed it, went back to omega v19 then dirty flash to v24 kk and all is well. very very strange, never seen a fresh flash cause so many problems!

thanks mate :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Would have been the same suggestion....Flash 4.3 omega rom then dirty flash KK with KT or Jeboo Kernel......As you say....very strange for a clean flash. Sometimes the kernel and editing the build.prop (if wifi not working) is enough for the old bootloader....but not always....don't ask me why though:eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Thanks for the help actually dug into it more. It was the modem. Can't have a new modem on old bootloader. Lags the phone to hell and kills the camera. Just in case anyone else has same issue :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockz1991:
Hey guys, i had borrowed a c pen from my friend and found it quite nice. I decided to buy my own.

I stay in india and would like to purchase the stylus from flipkart. As i was browsing i came upon two of them.

Check out this MobileStyli on Flipkart! - http://www.flipkart.com/item/STSDRRFSESWAHD4F

Check out this MobileAccessoryCombo on Flipkart! - http://www.flipkart.com/item/MACDTYVFB4FMSHEP

The firsr one is only the stylus for rs.300 and the second one is a package for s4 which includes the stylus, case and the aux cable for rs.480

I dont know if the second one, although its reduced from rs.1100 to rs.480 and getting a good package is made of good quality.

Which one do you suggest?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtayabkk:
Need help !!!:(

My s4 microphone is not working voice is not transfering ..if I speak loud and speak near to mic its work but normally its not working

Also when I record video sound is so noicy when I play video

Does any one suggest me what to do now ???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What ROM are you on?

You may need to test it by flashing back to stock and see if it is still not working.

If you go back to stock , and there is still a problem , then , you are looking at a hardware problem.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DKKEwil:
Titles...

Just a little question about S Health on the i9505. I've tried to download many versions off of aptoide and ofcourse the XDA forums, but none of them seemed to work, the only thing that happens when i try to start S Health is a little notifications telling the how unfortunate it is that S Health have stopped.

Ever since i found Slimroms, SlimKat. And i first got around installing it, i fell in love with the rom, it just is the perfect rom for me. I just seem to be unable to use any version S Health, which is the only thing i miss from my stock SGS4, could it be something to do with; KT kernel, Me running KitKat or maybe S Health only works on samsungs stock rom? Is there a workaround that could fixing the issue or any other app that puts the SGS4's countless of sensors to good use (preferably with a nice GUI) :confused:

Bonus information; I'm running SlimKat 4.4.2 beta, 2.3 Weekly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
so i just bought an s4 and i want to install some apps i have on my sd card but it just doesn't want to install some of them one being this one and if i'm here i would like to know if there is a way to root without triggering knox, anyway i'm not to concerned about warranty but i think of the risks of flashing roms/recovery with this knox thing... i'll need some time to read mor i know

ok here are some details about my phone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I believe that the S health and all the other sensor apps are TouchWiz only options.

If you want it , Slim is not possible.

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

If you are not bothered about your warranty , then , Chainfire's auto-root is your best and safest option.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtayabkk:
THANKS for ur reply :) am on stock 4.3 rom i never use custom rom before :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you are on stock , then , all I can suggest is to check to see if there is maybe some fluff or lint blocking the mic hole.

If not , take it back to the shop.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtayabkk:
when i use voice recorder its work fine only problem using viber.skype or call :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
ok that's sorted but what about installing apps? any ideas
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarrew:
107 28846683

Hey guys,

i just flashed the Liquid Smooth v3 Rom and its pretty nice.

Super fast and many options.

It says it supports Halo feature ( should be named as "bubble" in the options), but i just cant find it.

Can someone tell me where to activate?

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

My root explorer of choice is FX File Explorer.

Use it to navigate to root/system/app

Unlock the padlock at the top of the screen, and copy/paste the apk's to the folder.

Lock the padlock and reboot.

It should be done.

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

Every ROM is slightly different .

Have a look in settings/navigation to see if Halo is there.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarrew:
Hey,

i feel like i checked everything in the menu.

The Rom Thread definetly says that Halo("bubble") is implemented.

But no matter where i look for i cant find. My navigation menu doesnt show me asell.

Thanks for ur help already.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have a look in settings/advanced/bubble options...

I also looked HERE at 0.09 seconds

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarrew:
Thanks. Weird that this option doesnt exist in my Rom. Even tho i installed the newest version.

Maybe have to try and older version even tho i cant imagine that its implemented in an older version and not in the newest one
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cacuri70:
oritato claims

Hi.

I have a S4 i9506 with Android 4.3.3 updated via OTA. I tried to install recovery by the way that's explained here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2529064

but when i try to load recovery, the i get an error and messages like "bitmap lost..."

Do you have any solution?

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

That thread is in the General section.

You could ask your question in there.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devgee:
I have tried to flash foxhound and wanam ,but both of them failed , themes like domination theme also fails
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
What recovery are you using?

And do you flash from internal or external sd.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BudgyN1:
For the past week or so whenever I open my Camera App, my Galaxy S4 restarts for some reason? Does anyone have any idea?

(I have searched the thread and many other threads but it was not coming up, so please excuse my question if it has been answered or asked already)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Have you tried clearing the camera data?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BudgyN1:
Yes, I have, I have tried to use a different Camera App (Camera360) and the problem still persists
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enter The Void:
too late! already did it and it fixed my phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! finally man, i dont know how it worked but it did, i have NO imei number now and it still works somehow, i dont care how. after 2 weeks with no service it works,:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanka93:
If you flash Jkay Deluxe (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2315593) and select the Jellybean lockscreen you can have security and lockscreen widgets.

Does anyone know how to enable fullscreen widgets on the lockscreen by default? I don't like havnig to swipe down and make the pin pad disappear to see Dashclock maximised?

I'm on the pre-rooted official XXUBMEA rom.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therourke:
twitter / facebook share

I have a non bug/ROM, possibly non-hacky, question.

I am running Omega with Nova Launcher on my Samsung Galaxy S4. I have just moved from iPhone, and am so far loving the change. Lots of get used to. One thing I really miss is something I thought would be easy to replicate on Android, but so far I can't find a solution I like.

On iPhone I could swipe down the notification center from anywhere, and there were two nice buttons for Twitter and Facebook sharing. Clicking on them made a text entry box pop up and then I could instantly send a tweet.

I can't find a simple way to do this in Android. Yes, there are a zillion widgets, but I'd like them to be swipeable from everywhere, anytime. Yes, I found some solutions that kind of do the job, like notiShare app, but it has to remain as an 'Ongoing' process in the bar the whole time, taking up valuable space and looking ugly.

Ideally I would add a toggle to the notification toggles, or devise a simple shortcut that produced a popup, but i can't find a way to do these things. Why so difficult? Just two simple buttons, two simple popups. Simple.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Can you not use the multi-window bar?

Add the apps you want and just pull it out when you want it.

Look on the first post for the "Features" section.

There must be something there you can find .

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therourke:
I don't want an app though, just a text box to enter status into. Then you click send and it's gone. No messing around waiting for apps to load etc. I can make a shortcut in Nova that opens the twitter apps directly into the status page, but it's not really the same. Can't figure out how to do this with Facebook app.

Surely there's a way to replicate the IOS notification share buttons and popups in the android notification drop down?

I can't post links yet, so can't be more specific :( but if you search google image for "ios facebook twitter notification center" you'll get the gist
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thiago Fialho:
Can i root if "Write Protection: Enabled" is displayed?

Can i root if "Write Protection: Enabled" is displayed?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
You are lucky man!!

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edie:
no from application manager, there is a button disable as you see it on the screenshot i posted
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill1clinton:
Hi Guys, I am confused. Can someone confirm whether the LTE on i9505 will work in Canada? If so, which network? Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Yes its there i dont think its posible to disable app like touchwiz launcher its already greyed there u cannot disable from there

---------- Post added at 10:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 AM ----------

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

As per the link above u should be able to use with BELL canada they have 2600 band
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoingLoings:
i'm having trouble mounting my AT&T S4 to my PC.

I enabled "USB Debugging" and installed the Samsung USB drivers, but the computer doesn't pick up the phone as a storage.

When I disable USB debugging, Windows makes the sound when you unplug a USB device. If I were to turn USB Debugging off, Windows make the sound where you plug a USB device.

WIndows does its installing driver thing, when I have the USB Debug off, when it's done installing.. nothing pops up (not being able to explore the phone).

I also don't get any notification on my phone screen.

My S4 mounted to my PC before when I put a ROM into the root. After I rooted it, I guess it stopped mounting.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
U try differen USB or a cable some time it happns coz of loose USB etc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoingLoings:
Thanks for your reply. My brother just realized when he change my AWS band to T-Mobile, he forgot to turn a certain setting back on.. now it works.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acidburn89:
I just received an OTA update for my unlocked i9500. It's XXUBMEA. I looked online and most posts are pointing towards an update for the Qualcomm version (i9505) with the same Baseband version. Anyone else with an unlocked i9500 get this update? And also this update supposedly moves app data to SD card but... It's not actually moving anything. The data is still on the onboard memory. :eek: So.. Wtf? Anyone else tried the new 'move to SD card' button in the app manager?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Many of us are getting the same update in india i m just downloading it and ya it has app to sd option but it moves only the app not the app data will let u know more details in while once i update and how is the new firmwareis it better then old one
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DKKEwil:
Thx for the quick answer^^
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Everybody I found the 4.3 Samsung Galaxy S4 ATT SGH-I337 stock flash file. http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407566574 It should be right there.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sifoulkes:
Massive help needed

I am away on holiday with no access to a PC. I have been running Google Edition on my i9505. It's Jamal version off here and I haven't tweeked much. Phone crashed and now it sits in a boot loop on the Google screen.

Is there anything I can do without access to a PC .?

Many thanks in advance.

Desperately need to get back on
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockz1991:
Goto recovery mode and clear dalvik cache. See if that works.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mandeep148:
The bad news.

U will break ur head with wall.

News is s4 price down by 10k INR. I think Samsung times near to dead. Cause look at S5. And look at s4. And Samsung was known as market value. See the device price down by 10k which is 161 $ is Samsung want to kill them self ? Or owners brain is not well.

Samsung need hospitality.

I list 20k in 1 month of s4. See the market value.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
the S5 costs less to make than the S4, since it reuses some parts that are now cheaper to make.

samsung want to win the 'value for money' war, not the 'most expensive phone' war.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sifoulkes:
Tried that. Unfortunately still not booting.

Any other ideas ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
If you don't have a nandroid backup make one, if you have one restore it.

Try deleting your data, wipe cache and dalvik. and see if it want's to boot then.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkerBean:
Help (MIUI ROM V5 (4.2.28))

Hi. Is there anyone who can help me? I recently upgraded to Galaxy S4 (i9505). I flashed MIUI Rom v5 (4.2.28). TW-Based (4.2.2-I9505ZHUBMF4).

I am having problem with my wifi. i can't turn it on. I need to change my baseband to ZHUBMF4. My current baseband is XXUFNB8 which is (4.4.2 kitkat). I don't want to use a custom kernel as much as possible. Is there any way on how can I downgrade my baseband? I have tried flashing ZHUBMF4 MODEM but it does not change my baseband. it is stil XXUFNB8.

One more thing. the keyboard in the rom is Samsung stock keyboard but there is settings on top of it and when i switch to symbols, it's not in qwerty format. I want the samsung stock keyboard in 4.4.2 XXUFNB8. How can i have it? Can someone give me the apk file or thread for it and also how can I flash or install it? Any help would be great. Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sifoulkes:
Cheers will give that a whirl !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Describe the steps (in detail) you took to flash the other modem (baseband)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sifoulkes:
Sorry for being such a noob, but you have to start somewhere.

That has worked mate. Thanks a million.

Do I now restore or am I best using the phone as it is for now ?

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkerBean:
here is the history.

First is, i flashed official i9505 4.4.2 kitkat firmware. (i9505XXUFNB8)

I rooted it.

Then I install TWRP.

I install the MIUI ROM V5 (4.2.28) This rom is based on i9505ZHUBMF4 (4.2.2)

After flashing the rom, I can't enable my wifi. I tried flashing ZHUBMF4 modem using odin but it's not working.

Using custom kernel like chronickernel,abyss,etc. is the stated fix for this problem but i don't want to use those custom kernels as much as possible. I just want to downgrade my baseband to ZHUBMF4 to make my wifi working.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Good hear your phone is working again.

Restoring depends on what backups you have.

I would be careful restoring the nandroid data. Most likely because of the crash some data got corrupted and that corruption is included in any nandroid you made after the crash.

If you have a Titanium backup or similar you can restore the user apps and data from that.

The safest route, but also the most time consuming is setting up everything from scratch.

And for next time, make sure you have a nandroid of a working situation.

The question is not if you're phone is ever going to crash, it will, you only don't know when.

---------- Post added at 10:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 AM ----------

How did you flash the modem, to start with DO NOT USE THE REBOOT IN DOWNLOAD MODE function in the power menu.

Always power down and use pwr/vol down
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkerBean:
Okay i will try to power off first. one question. where will i place the modem zip file in odin? PDA or Phone? Which odin is recommended? odin v1.88 or odin v3.09
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RS966:
IMEI

Hi,

flashing over and over new custom ROM's i believe i should take a IMEI Backup.

For the GT-I9505, whats the best way to do this ?

I've read the linked thread in the opener but thats for different devices.

And i read about that for the GT-I9505 with the qualcom there is another recommended way ....

So how to proceed now to not get a expensive MP3-Player ?

Thanks in advance

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

Look HERE

Follow [MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] tutorial

AFAIK efs and imei get backed up.

Please correct me if I am wrong

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I prefer 3.09, flash as CP, or PHONE if you are using an older Odin version.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockz1991:
Does anyone else have the "missing album art in lockscreen issue" in 4.4 or is it only me?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FA11EEM:
Screen mirroring via us to pc

Hi i have a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505

Recently dropped the phone and now have a black screen.

Is there a way that i can connect my phone via USB to my laptop and see what should be shown on the screen.

If this is possible then the next step would be to use the trackpad / mouse to act as my finger and change settings.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
you can use droid@screen if you have "android debug" enabled http://droid-at-screen.ribomation.com/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hapse:
I already made a new thread with these questions but i guess i might as well ask here as well :)

Hello there S4 people

I am thinking of upgrading my i9100 (galaxy s2) to a s4 but i got a few questions i'm wondering about:

1st question:

How big of a difference can you feel when it comes to the i9505 and the i19506? Is it worth buying the i19506 when the price for the i19505 is 593$ and the i19506 is 740$ (thats the price in Denmark).

2nd question:

How big of a price drop do you think the s4 will see when the s5 launch? I know you don't know the answer here but it would be nice to hear some guesses.

3rd question:

Can roms made for i19505 be used on a i19506? cause if not then there's no question about which one i would buy :) (the i19505 ofc, loads of yummy roms <3)

Thanks

-Hapse
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
1- I9506 has better chipset, cpu and gpu.

2- not predictable

3- No

bootloader?? :confused:

it might be a rom issue
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ajax.by:
Hi, I'm installing Goldeneye i9505 XXUFNB9 4.4.2 KITKAT, it's a very good rom, but I have some trouble:

View attachment 2610870

Bootloader is old.

Swipe to unlock is doesn't work. Why? Can anybody help me?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkerBean:
wifi problem in miui rom v5 (4.2.28)

I am running MIUI V5 (4.2.28) ROM. (based on i9505ZHUBMF4 (4.2.2))

My problem is my wifi connectivity.

I cannot enable my wifi.

I already flashed ZHUBMF4 MODEM and it is currently my baseband. I reflashed MIUI ROM (using TWRP) again but still can't enable my wifi.

I tried flashing different custom kernel (Adam Kernel 1.6)

First is i rooted my MIUI ROM by flashing UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip (using TWRP). My phone gets rooted.

Problem is that after flashing Adam Kernel (using TWRP), my phone hangs to "Starting Apps".

Can someone help me with these things? Is there anyone running MIUI ROM V5 (4.2.28) with working wifi / successfully flashed Adam Kernel?