yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasselol:
Thanks, it worked great!

I have one more Question.

Can you flash CWM recovery through Stock recovery?

I used to do this on my SII to flash zip files without increasing counter or altering official status, since the CWM zip was only temporarely flashed till next reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marionite:
Does anyone know where I can download S4 MF8 stock system apps? Please help. I installed Battery King ROM and I want the stock S4 apps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasselol:
i9505 MF8 Apps in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824 Don't know if it's all of them but a whole bunch of them atleast.

Direct Link: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23017610006233538

PS. They are Deodexed
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marionite:
Thank you. One more request. Can you upload the stock browser from S4? And as I find missing apps can you upload some as well? I use 9505 MF8. Is it okay? It would be great help man.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Why don't you just download the whole XXUBMF8 pre-rooted Rom from the link given and just extract the apps you need from that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No.

You have to flash it with Odin.

And this will then show as custom.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marionite:
Uhm, okay. Just the stock browser then? Can someone upload? Just this one file. It would be much great help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lankrocks:
New user to S4...wanna play hig end games

Dear All,

I do not know how to install games like Real Racing 3 (1.2GB)...i.e. downloading from the desktop and transferring to my S4. i have an SD card of 16GB. Also appreciate if any could give me a link for the games.

Thanks:crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
Your phone should have a Google account connected to Google play and to a wifi connection.

You can simply install from Google play app or from Google play website just hit install to your device.

The game will be installed on your internal Sd. To move the data to your external Sd card you can use some special app, perhaps foldermount.

But I would keep it on internal memory.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasselol:
You're welcome

I don't have the stock browser APK, sorry. Search around the Forum and maybe you will find it, or do as kantjer suggested :)

Okay, are there any other way to flash zip files without breaking the Official status?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
How can it be 3,93K when you got at least 2 files that's 2mb each and is called nv_data.bin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Thats they funny thing, there are no nv_ files in my /efs folder :confused:

And yes everything is working.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpdasher:
Google edition

Is cwm for the i9505 compatible with the google edition? Are there any guides for the google edition or can I use the guides for the i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
there is no difference so just a i9505 guide
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krinyo75:
recovery problem

Hi

After my old S2 I bought today S4 i9505 but when I want flash recovery.img with Odin, it stops and tells, "there is no PIT partition" and I can't install recovery but I can't any custom kernel, too. What is the problem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Zip can only go in via recovery, which has to be custom.

So, that breaks the official status

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Your phone isn't connected to Odin (the ID:COM field is empty)

Make sure Kies isn't running in the background, or check your drivers.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
u must b worried. coz without those files u willnt b able to recover ur imei.

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
hey guys i just bought s4

should i charge it for 4-5 hours or wait till it finished to 100%

now its 100%

i keep it for 4 hours or release the charger?

thankyou
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
If it's 100% it can't go any further. You can disconnect and start playing.

---------- Post added at 05:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:36 PM ----------

Not much I can do about it. Even in the very first efs backup made 2 hours after I unpacked the phone those files are missing.

But in about phone/status all information like IMEI is available. Also in my /efs folder there is a sub folder called emei.

On my s2 I also never lost my imei so I can only hope it also won't happen on the s4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
well if its like that then we must pray. coz now a days,users are losing their imei. so, hope u will take safety for ur s4. good luck.

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasselol:
Oh well, hope it will work sometime in the future, since it works perfectly on SII

But thanks alot for the answers, now i know ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanstapler:
So I gave this a shot, and got a FAIL! message in Odin. Below is a screenshot of ODIN, along with the exact text from ODIN:

http://i.imgur.com/g4TYtj7.png

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> I9505XXUBMF8_I9505OXABMF8_I9505XXUBMF8_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> sbl2.mbn
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL! (Auth)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Added!!

And here is exactly what my phone read during the process:

ODIN Mode
Product Name: GT-I9505G
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
Start [224,1440]
SECURE CHECK FAIL: sbl2

I was able to boot up my phone and use it like normal afterwards. What could be the issue? All I wanted was the P.A.C. ROM for the PA phablet options, but it doesn't seem worth it after all of this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ratchick:
Quick Settings: can you remove an icon?

I have an sim free/non locked UK i9505 running stock rom.

I wanted to remove some of the icons I never use from the quick settings bar in notifications and although the text on the settings says to drag and drop to remove or reorder them, I can't seem to remove any. Reorder works fine. Is there something I'm missing or is it not actually possible to remove icons?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnjuss:
I just got a case for the S4 that has a magnetic clip close to the screen. Can anyone tell me whether a magnetic clip can damage the screen?

I don't want to wake up a month from now to see a blob of dead pixels or something...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andymihail:
Just take care the magnetic clip doesn't hit and break the display, otherwise you should be safe. I had magnetic clips on my devices with no problems.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel_in:
No WiFi connection on Cyanogenmod 10.1

My Router is Asus RT-N56U.

I got Galaxy S4 i9505 (32Gb) tonight and wanted to install Cyanogenmod 10.1 (nightly from the 9.7.13) I installed the Custom Recovery (PhilZ), wiped everything and installed CM with Google Apps. After Boot i could Use Cyanogenmod, but there was absolutely no connection with the router (i could see it).

How can i fix this problem? I am very disappointed, i dont like Samsung Stock Rom at all and was using Cyanogen on my SGS2 since over one Year.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

That is exactly like mine.

No possibility to remove them.

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

look HERE

In post number 2 are his CWM installation ROMS,and most of them have a wifi fix required.

So,either you can use his ROMS,or talk to your DEV about a fix.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Well that can be so

Nope actually I've read it's commo in qualcomm that there's no nv data, don't know but it was somewhere think it was on a tool that restores your ImeI
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryuyehun95:
hi real noob here.

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

Just to let you know,that you have your own forum.

Check the first post,near the top, and it lists your own place.

Btw ,I do not know what he meant by "Beans" , but faux is a kernel.

I presume it means root and recovery,because that is what you need to flash a kernel and/or flash a ROM.

But check your section,because all those things are there for your phone.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ratchick:
Thanks for the reply. Stuck with them for now then. :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryuyehun95:
thank you will do :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
U can try couple of things

Use diffrnt usb port

Use duffrnt cable

Make sure kies is not running in the background open kies from there uncheck option which open kies once device connected restart and try again

.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junoone:
Hello I'm in need of help. I have a galaxy s4 SCH.R970 (us cellular) there is no sub forum for my phone so I hope this is somewhata rather Ok place to post

ITs a qualcomm sg4 I need to root which I found tutorials but im scared to flash a rom whats a good modt stable *milestone* tom that's for my specific device? Hopefully something with good performance and Battery and somethingi can put themes on. Please give mea link to a Simons guide tutorial so it's easy to understand

Flashed from us celkular to criket cdma flash. will putting a room destroy my flash? Please help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almghoool:
Samsung galaxy s4 i9500 stuck samsung logo

Hi

I bought my S4 from USA and it is international version i9500

4 days after having fun with it. I just turned it off for while and booted it up but it stucked on samsung logo.

1ST attachement

Then I booted up in recovery mode wiped the cache only and restarted it still the same nothing change.

After that I wiped the data/cache (factory reset) booted fine and worked for about week.

Next turned it off for while and booted it up and it stucked again on samsung logo.

1ST attachement

Then I booted it up in recovery mode wiped the cache only and restarted it still the same nothing change.

I flashed it with the last version and wiped it then rooted it and flashed CMW recovery mode for future cases.

And it works fine for couple days and one day the battery went empty (my mistake) , charged it and booted it up but it stucked on samsung logo.

Booted it up in recovery mode wiped both cache and Dalvik cache and restarted it showed me this message: " Android is upgrading....Staring apps" and stucked on it,

2ED attachement

I wiped the data and then it just worked fine for while then it come back again to same situations.

By the way some times the safe mode showed up and i can use my phone but without my apps.

Also, If I delete the all the apps from the safe mode then the phone runs fine even all the apps are downloaded from the play store.

Please my friends I NEEEEEED YOUR HELPPPPPP

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/forum/358-galaxy-s4-development/

Look at the forum link i gave above this forum has roms kernal and all that for ur variant

Hope this helps

---------- Post added at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 AM ----------

Since u have this issue i have a trial and error work for u

Flash the stock firmware

Then from the device back up and restore u reset the device which will delete all the data / system old system files foldeers etc u have

Hope fully this will solve all ur problem after that u go and start fresly with all ur rooting , Roms flashing etc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
can you provide the link so that I can start conversation with them. Coz without IMEI stored file, IMEI can't be updated. :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidAficionado:
Flashing to retain root

Hi, I've searched around a few different threads and have struggled to find a categoric answer about the best flashing methods. I recently bought a GS4 and rooted using Chainfire's root method and am reasonably happy with Touchwiz etc. However, I've read that Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper doesn't work on Samsung phones, so I'm looking to install CWM so that I can retain Root when 4.3 arrives. One thing that I really miss on the GS4 is the 4.2 multiple widgets. Does anyone know of an official ROM supports the multiple widgets? I'd also love a numeric battery meter, not sure why this isn't supported in more stock ROMs.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Always state which phone you are using.

I'm on stock ROM.

Go to settings, my device, display, more settings.

Tick display battery numbers.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'll see if I find that I info again. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Made a backup with EFS Pro and that backup is 2.4 MB.

Also read on the EFS Pro thread that on the S4 the NV_DATA is stored in the m9kefs partitions and those are included in the EFS Pro backup.

I'm starting to feel a bit safer now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
I've got the Samsung S4 i9505 on contract with Vodafone today, can someone link me to a guide on how to root the phone and install a recovery so I can flash custom ROMs please
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piero88:
Hello,

I've seen that you can make a full dump of the bootloader and the recovery of GE of HTC ONE, is it possible to do so with the Galaxy S4 too? If yes is it possible then to flash the GE firmware and get OTA updates?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almghoool:
Hi.

123hiten

Thanks for you help

What do you mean by back up and restore?

Is it in samsung recovery mode or in CWM ?

I tried 3 different stock firmwares and one of them that came with 4 files and .pit .All of the at the beginning worked perfect but just when the phone is switched off the turned on it will stuck on samsung logo.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChicTek:
Flash it again... Took three times for me. Uninstall su first. Since you aren't rooted, you should be able to.

•Sent from my Sprint GS4 using Tapatalk •

•• Formerly "Evo_girl"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
Can someone help me please
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
First post of this thread: "useful links and threads"

I'm sure all the info you are looking for is most likely in the very first link ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
I mean flash any stock firmware u have or u want

After that let it reboot then go to device setting / accounts / backup and reset there u reset it will delete everything in the phone and then all ur plm should be solved

.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fc_Kuro:
what have i done?

Hi guys

I rooted my i9505 earlier today and everything went well but I went to flash philz recovery via Odin and I received a fail on completion.

I've restarted my phone and I keep getting "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."

I'm currently downloading the official stock firmware for my phone. When that downloads I'll flash via Odin. Am I suppose to be doing something else?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theundecided:
Camera from Google Experience Rom to CM10.1

the camera (app)on cm10.1 only goes up to 8mp. the camera (app) on the GE rom for S4 goes up to the 12.8mp that my S4 supports.

is there a reason taking the gallery app from GE rom and place it (in the right place) on CM10 wouldn't work?

and do I need more than just the googlegalery.apk

if I need to get a bit dirtier to make this happen im ok as long as I have a little guidance.

I miss photosphere (and the full rez camera) from Google experience rom (but I like the settings of CM a LOT better)

im NAND backed up and everything...

CM: 10.1-20130709-NIGHTLY-jflteatt

if you need anything more let me know...(im new to Android dev. but I know my way around unix....at least with the help of the googs)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
While flashing make sure kies not running on background close completely and flash

.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theundecided:
Guess I solved my own question. (dont know if it is proper to post my own answer...so if it needs to be removed thats fine. )

So. I used MariusOX's File as a template.

I pulled the same(not identical obviously) files out of THIS version of THIS rom

ziped it up. and flashed it with TWRP.

dont know WHY/ How it worked...but it did.... Should I post this somewhere else? because now I have a working 13mp camera with photosphere where I didn't before?

please let me know what I should do (on the forums) if this is not enough =)

...oh and here it is if anyone wants it

EDIT:

only thing that doen't work. is the Edit button....not the end of the world....but this would be nice to fix
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
I've rooted and installed PhilZ Touch recovery on my i9505, I've few questions that I want to ask,

1. I don't want to keep pressing my home and power button, is there a way I can switch off my screen without using the power button? And is there a way I can go back to the home screen or use the task manager without pressing the home button?

2. I've a Play Store account which I bought some apps but the account is used on relative S3, can I also use it on my S4 or do I need to create a new account and purchase the apps again?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

1.Use the search button in the market.

I am sure you will find something that you can use.

2. A Google account can used used on multiple phones and tablets.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
hey guys

iv been really enjoying this phone in these days

anyway

i have a problem

my s4 i9500 heats too much around the camera

i play hard games

modern combat 4,minion rush, etc..

but on s3 they dont make the phone heat

baseband version:

I9500XXUAMDK

please help

thankyou:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Normal to heat around camera lens when you play hard games :thumbup:

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Screen off and lock.

Its a great app.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] showdiablo:
My galaxy s4 is an international unlocked phone. When I get it, the rom is JDQ39.I9500UBUAMDK which means it comes from Russian. I want to know if I can use offical roms from other areas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Yes you can

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msquare:
I used the truly clean script to remove all the bloatwareon my I9500, but I want the weather widget on my home screen.. I downloaded the AccuweatherPhone2013.apk and WeatherWidgetDaemon.apk, but the installation failed for both of them. Any reason why this could be? I am on the latest firmware, and rooted.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Always remember, system application can't be installed manually. u need to push it in /system ot /data/app.

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
And check the permissions. :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
+1

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AgentElephant:
What would a rough timeline be before we start seeing more stable ROM's? Im not being impatient, Im new to this and want to understand more.

Im using a custom Rom now but the variety of releases and many complaints being seen im not sure if I should play more or just wait it out.

thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Using Omega and it's stable as rock. The issues I see in the thread are almost all caused by user errors. Mainly users flashing every mod they find without knowing what they do and not making a backup first and then blaming the ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mel:
ANYONE ?

any thoughts towards this ? is it just me in this boat or everyone ? knowing that nobody knows would help for now.. thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Generally speaking,if you do not get an answer, people probably do not know how to help you.

Reposting,like this, may catch someone's eye.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] STEMBOB:
Im thinking of trying Odin ? My phone is NOT rooted and i dont want to root.

My phone GT-I9505 was bought from Carphone warehouse in UK and im on the O2 network.

Current Firmware Version: PDA:MDM / PHONE:MDM / CSC:MDB (BTU)

I know this has probably been asked many times any help to point me in the right direction i would be grateful.

1. i Want German (DBT) or 02 firmware ?

2. Ive got Odin V3.07

3 Now what lol

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

Check the first post of this thread.

Under "Getting Started" there are posts by samersh72 and Intratech

Read them carefully and you should be fine.

Try using ODIN 3.04 first,and make sure you select the correct firmware for your phone (i9505)

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msquare:
Thank you! Can you please guide me on how to do this? I have the original apk files for both the apps. When I go into the system folder, I cant see a data folder, only an app folder. The data folder is separate (at the same level as the system folder). Do I paste these files into both the data folder and the app folder?

---------- Post added at 01:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:32 PM ----------

So sorry for being a super noob, but how do I do that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Perhaps, THIS may help.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrebholz:
Root S4 XXUAMDM I9505 keeps failing

Hi there, this is a great resource and my thanks to all contributors. I have a new S4 and want to root it. I've tried many howtos explaining the process but none I tried have worked so far. I have a I9505 (UK) factory unlocked with XXUAMDM Android 4.2.2

I have recently tried (URL not allowed to be posted in this forum!) this url to root. The PC connects via ODIN and sends the CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar file to the phone ok with a 'success' report and it reboots. Then I get an image of a red droid with eyepatch and it says amongst other things 'rooting' at the white-text on black console and it reboots again.

Only when started up I use rootchecker basic and my phone is not rooted. In fact root checker just hangs saying 'system is running slow' and never completes. Titanium Backup Pro does not ask for root permissions so it seems the root did not take place.

Can anyone shed any light on this please?

Many thanks

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

Try flashing it with ODIN 3.04

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrebholz:
Thanks, downloaded 3.04 and re-ran with the same FW. As before, Odin reports PASS/SUCCESS then I get the red Android with the eyepatch etc.

When the phone started this time I got 'Android is being upgraded...' briefly, but root checker still does not show a result, and Titanium Backup still fails to get permissions. Any other ideas? It's like some file is not being written/saved ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Make sure your Kies is not on.

:)