yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Well if I see and examine it during a call

The 4 dots (ill refer them as that)

Dot 1 : One extreme right (the power button side) is the front camera.

Dot 2 : Next to the front camera is the PROXIMITY sensor.

Dot 3 : Next is the motion sensor.

Dot 4 : The extreme left (towards the Volume button) are the RGB light sensors.

And also the Proximity sensor and Motion sensor are attached to the speaker flex module.

And the speaker module has the IR blaster module too.

And youre right, the light us on of the motion sensor part at times and during the call the other one :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
No no proximity sensor is to the left of the speaker. Between the speaker and notification light. Which proximity sensor is also the sensor for auto brightness.

The one right next to the camera is the ambient sensor.

I use to have a break down diagram of the s4 that labeled all the parts/components. I don't remember what I did with it tho.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
http://www.androidguys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/samsung-s4-sensors.jpg

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Ah that's right. I just tested it with a lighter haha

Now I wanna find the pdf I had.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
:D

Ive PMed you bdw. Help me please :P

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 012512:
Experts, how can I change the DPI to 420?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Use xposed framework, and app settings module. Open app settings select contacts change dpi back to 480. There's no other way to have it fit properly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ehabb1:
Hello!

I've recently rooted my Galaxy S4 I9505 XXUGNH6 using towelroot. I'm looking at installing CWM to do a NANDroid back up. I sort of got the idea that i need to do so through the ROM manager (which is an easier method).

However, ROM manger doesn't support my device as i can't see my device on the list. All i can see is "jflte". I don't even know what that means lol.

Please help me install CWM and a step by step guide would be mostly appreciated.

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Installing CWM will trip the knox counter.

Are you ready for that? :P

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Jflte is the universal s4 recovery. That's the one you want.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selrahc017:
shinyside and deepankars

Guys I'm referring to this one(attached picture), upon seeing that sensor chart provided by deepankars, if im not mistaken it is a gesture sensor. It really bodered me that's why I asked this here. it is always active(light is on) even I don't have any gestures apps/features activated in my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selrahc017:
Hi, I'm sorry I don't speak italian. I have already turned off all the functions in gestures but still the gesture sensor is still on. See screenshot. By the way you cannot see the light with your eyes, you can just see it using other camera and turning on your screen.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maltinbay:
Hi,

I wanna install custom recovery, but i can't. I have tried install twrp manager from play store and tried install with it. It gives me error saying: "seems we can't get information for your device....." how can i install twrp recovery?

I use gt-i9500 with stock Rom 4.4.2 with root.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
-Download latest TWRP.

-Download Odin v.3.07/.09

-Flash via odin by selecting the *.md5 file in PDA/AP

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maltinbay:
I cant find twrp thread for gt-i9500, and i am scared to flash a not compatible version and brick my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
[MENTION=5506296]maltinbay[/MENTION]

Ohh sorry..those links are for the i9505.

For i9500 wait..

Link updated. This is for i9500

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/i9500

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maltinbay:
Thank you bro, is there any critical point to flash it? Can i flash it via "flashify" and app for flashing, without a computer?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Well it requires root and you can. Plus you can also flash via rom manager.

Ill recommend the odin method only for the first time.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ehabb1:
Thank you for your reply. If this way trips knox, what would be the next best way to do a full back up of my device?

Just like how Samsung Kies used to be the answer before rooting the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Refer my guide in the first post on how to backup you phone :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56631653

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tlailaxu:
Alright,i need to bug you guys one more time i guess.

My Galaxy S4 has a weird problem with its Screen Turning off/not beeing able to wake it up after it beeing asleep.I can turn on the screen but it doesn`t react,then the screen goes out and can not be re-activated (have to restart phone).This is driving me nuts! I have it on every ROM so far so i doubt it is ROM Related (had that problem with the freeze on stock when i got it,too.This seem to be a known problem and most people suggest changing Battery,i did that and the problem is still there. Anyone know a fix for that?

To be clear,i already use the Xposed Framework module to fix Samsung related crashes & the plugin to disable proxyimity sensors but it still goes bonkers :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
I hate to tell you this, but I think its time for either a repair shop or a new phone.

If this persists across all roms, especially with an odin flash back to full stock...its broke.

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Knox isnt the disaster its made out to be.

Is your phone still under the 1 year warranty? If not, then tripping knox doesnt really hurt you except for the message you will see during boot. That is it. Everything will work like normal.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conanjf:
When I flash any kernel, I just cant use my phone as a wifi spot. It turns on but none device finds the phone. Anyone knows how to fix it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tlailaxu:
I will try a full stock reflash with Odin.I can wake it up about 5 times then it locks itself up..drives me mad
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loselvis777:
telephone answering machine

is there an app that works as a answering mascine? and lets you upload an mp3 file for the greating?:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Şafak Yılmaz:
problem

s4 ultra hot :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pathos1:
AT&T updated to 4.4.2--towelroot no longer supports my device

Hi all,

I was able to root AT&T Galaxy S4 before the update, but since the update to 4.4.2, I'm unable to root it using towelroot. I updated it very recently. Is there any word on latest root for Galaxy S4?

Cheers,

Pathos
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Stop putting it in the microwave then :p

A little more info if possible please!?!

S4 varient?

Is it just permanantly hot or gets hot when performing certain tasks ??

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Ohh that is why Im in a serious relationship with it and its stable :P

Haha

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krzych:
Hi, back from the grave, and in need...

Anyone can point me against quick and featureful rom for SGS4? I mean, I need all my hardware being properly driven (I'm not interested in roms with buggy/quirky drivers), but as quick as possible. And best with better camera app than Samsung offers (focus in camera is very errorneous in original rom).

I know, everyone has it's taste, but maybe you can point me somewhere :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Angelcho:
Hello guys... I am thinking of buying an S4 from a guy. He says it's a phone for the American market, however, I'm from Macedonia, Europe. From my experience with mobile networks (studied telecommunications), the bands that this phone works with are different with the ones available in my country. I don't know if it'll work here.

Can anyone tell me something more about this phone, is it original, can it work with EU GSM and WCDMA networks, and if there is a way to make it work with our bands, at least for calls. Any help is welcome.

BTW I asked him to take a picture of the back panel to check if the phone was a Chinese/Korean copy, this is what he sent me:

These are the bands our carriers work with:

http://www.gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=MACEDONIA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
I love the imperium rom+ultrapack + imperium kernel, take a look... very fast and very stable, i think the best tw rom.

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krzych:
Yep, already viewed the thread, seems nice. But it's based on 4.4.2, isn't it a little flaw? Is it being care enough?

PS. CarHD is based on 4.4.4 and seems nice too...?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
I tried different roms, and i haven't found any more stable than the imperium, it s really hard to find an error or a flaw, slim80 is always at work to update and improve, it s on 4.4.2 cause he doesn't want to build all the rom on a porting, here sammy stopped fw update to 4.4.2, when lollipop will come out he will give us a 5 based... u can try, it has really many features...

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krzych:
Ok, thanks :) I will.

Ah - one more question - I am on pre-knox rom (stock) and I want to prexerve 0x0 - can I then flash Imperiom simply from TWRP or should I follow this: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/guide-how-to-install-custom-roms-t2852310 (I have no Odin Mobile and similar, so I would prefer to save knox flashing from PC or with recovery)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

CarHd is a decent ROM...I am currently using it!

However, You will not get a true idea of these things unless you try them for yourself and can then make your own informed idea of what works well for you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahman021:
Is there a way to force factory reset?

I have had my AT&T Galaxy S4 rooted for over 4 months, and I have had many problems occurring because of this. Most notably my inability to update or return my phone to factory specs. I jumped into unlocking my phone without fully understanding the processes or pros and cons, so I take the blame for my situation. I have tried as many routes to unroot my phone through xda as well as other sites and each was unsuccessful. I am now to the point where I am wondering if there is possibly a way to force my phone back to factory default so I can get along with my phone again. Any advice is helpful and thanks for any help you have.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tlailaxu:
After flashing latest Stock-Rom,the PHone stopped acting weird for now (needs further testing).Let`s say it stays that way,did i make a mistake with flashing customs or what could be the issue?

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Download the latest Stock-Firmware for your Phone and flash it with Odin after placing the Phone in Download mode.Look under "Device Information" what baseband-version you need to download

After you did that,the Phone will be like out-of-the-shop
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Would updating ur modem make ur network signal stronger
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
It may. :)

Depends upon factors and the rom that you are using.

Plus if you have weak signals, it maybe because of a faulty network cable :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
The reason I'm asking is that my wife can pickup 4G on her s4 not rooted were as I can't on mind which is. Same network provider
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
-Rom that you are using?

-Network type that you've selected?

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Carhd rom

Lte/wcdma/GSM

o2-uk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
You can post it in the related thread about the same. Plus can also flash the latest modem for your phone/area whichever is available. :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ehabb1:
[MENTION=3634463]deepanker[/MENTION]S,

As always, you're mighty helpful! The back up guide you posted answered my questions.

However, I came to conclude that Samsung Kies only backs up apps and their data (just like TiB) and doesn't do a ROM backup like what NANDroid back up is capable of doing? Please correct if I'm wrong lol

My other question is:

- Does Samsung Kies still work for my rooted phone if I wish to use it?

- Since NANDroid back up trips knox, what's the next option to do a full ROM back up (just like NANDroid) without tripping Knox if possible?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
See nandroid needs a working custom recovery and a custom recovery will trip knox.

And knox gets tripped only once so. If you'vr flashed anything custom on your i9500, your knox is 1 automatically.

You cannot have a nand like backup without the recovery. Not that i know of as of now.

Kies. Lol i havent used it since ages :P and IMHO it doesnt work with rooted phones (not sure). But the last time I used it (a year ago with my note 2) it wasnt working :P

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ehabb1:
Oh I see.

I'm going to go ahead and flash CWM and do a NANDroid recovery. However if i was to buy a new phone (maybe note 4 lol) that's surly not rooted, how do I transfer all my data from my rooted phone to the new not rooted one!??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 012512:
I see. So in CM it fits properly whatever DPI I may like. Only here in crapwiz cannot change the dpi of stock apps properly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Then follow the nonnrooted method of backing up from the guide. :D

Or kies ...:D

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
Hi, I just flashed my first rom. Slimkat for my gt-i9505. When trying to install titanium backup if appears I've lost root access. Is this normal, and can i just re root it using the same chainfire mod I did with the stock rom? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Well isnt towelroot working?

Or maybe install the supersu binaries from chainfires thread. Then install the superuserapp..

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_man_on_the_moon:
Recently flashed gold fingers 6.0 ROM on gt I 9505, I'm getting considerable battery drain and I think it has something to do with the kernel, which is talexop 3.4, which came with the ROM.

What is a more battery friendly kernel, and is using the stock kernel going to mess up my device/campatable with ROM
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
I always prefer the stock repacked kernels with inut.d support. They're the best. (I9500 bdw)

Heard alucard kernel for the i9505 is quite awesome too. :)

But still, i prefer stock repacked kernels. :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tlailaxu:
Okay,my Problem just came back.Even on non-rooted Stock-Rom,i can not wake the phone up once it goes to deep sleep.It takes longer for the problem to appear as when im on a custom rom but it is still there.Motherboard fried?I mean,this isn`t a Software Issue anymore i guess
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
I was trying to update my modem and got an error on odin and now my phone says firmware upgrade encountered an issue. would it be possible for me to upgrade to the latest firmware from there with sammobile. I have an gt i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Yes, tells you kies but odin works fine
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Bad mobo. IMHO.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
THANKS is it only sammobile that does the firmwares. it is soo slow
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Yeah. It is pathetic at times :P

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

Did you check here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

Also , modems are here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50965837&postcount=2627

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Oops you have a typo. Let me correct that for you.

There we go. You're welcome. :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Thanks :P

To err is human..:D

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Ohh yeah and my issue.!

My XDA app is playing weird. It does not load in a jiffy like it used to and failed error are so common as of now. It takes 20minutes or minimum 4-5 tries for making it work.

Tapatalk gives the same thing for xda. At times i think I got banned for my stupidity. :P

Any solutions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
XDA has been

REALLY

slow over the week-end.

Even on my 120MB connection

:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
120? :eek:

Its like 30 times of what I have here :P

And I think that I got banned for my idiocity and flaming at times :P

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
thanks, I finally got it downloaded and now its stuck at the Samsung screen, any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
that's was it. its been a while since I had any problems I will need to do a refreshers course on how to root again lol. thankyou
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
I hate you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladx66x:
Gt i9515 battery life

Hi...I have a samsung galaxy s4 gt-i9515....And my battery last so short....I remove the charger...and it immediately goes from 100% to 99% and so on...How could i calibrate my battery...PS: I don t have root...Thank you !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Erm...just give it full charging cycles and disable the apps that you dont want. :)

The only way to stop android from using battery :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] next2cj:
Hello, i have samsung galaxy s4, and been using it for like 2 years now. Just recently, when I open MUSIC to play some songs, it will play few songs then later it won't. Sometimes it says the audio file is not the right firmat for player, even though it is the right format. It freezes until its unaccessible to the point that i need to pull out the battery to restart it. Sometimes while playing songs, the audio's gone but the song is still on play but no sound.

Somtimes, high pitched sound can be heard randomly, like a screeching or missile launching sound. It is so annoying.

The major problem is that, most of the time, all sounds or audio, may it alerts, alarms, voice from someone Im talking to in the other line is lost. This is frustrating, since I dont know if someone is calling since there is no alert, or if the timing is right, and i see someones calling, when i pick it up, i cant hear the person on the other line. :(

When you restart, sometimes the sim is not recognized and it shows a blocked sign on the supposed network signal icon.

Please, someone help me.

Its been a month already and this is making me soooooo frustrated. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
[MENTION=6170328]next2cj[/MENTION] tried a data wipe?

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] igrikmc:
I saw a lot of times something like "jflte" and other names for the galaxy s4. I tried to find the whole list of those specifications or any info, but I failed. So can anyone explain what's these names are all about and show me where I can find the list of them?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
I9505, Qualcomm based, are under a unified CM developement form that is known as jflte

I9500 are under jag3.

:)

It is something like a universal model number that CM has comeup with for a unified developement. :)

For more refer this

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jflte_Info

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melltuga:
First of all, to be quite honest, I just gave my question a quick search, since I'm sure someone must have asked this before, but I couldn't find anything ...

But since this is a noob-thread I hope you'll still answer me :p

So my manufacturer-guarantee only has a couple of days left, and I'm beginning to ask myself if theres any advantages to installing the new bootloader (so far I'm knox free)?

Just by scrolling through ROM-threads I feel like the new bootloader might be the better choice, but I never actually got into the whole topic ...

Thanks :)!

*mT
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Advantages?

Well, the bootloaders have advantages of giving the latest custom rom/firmwares a support. No such "advantage" of updating a bootloader IMHO.

As it is your warranty is expiring, just update your full firmware and then start using a custom rom. And I bet custom roms function better than the official stock roms. :)

Plus the new firmwares have KNOX. It is a good feature for some but here it is considered a taboo :P hahaha

So IMHO, update the firmware. Use a custom rom.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] next2cj:
Yes, tried data wipe, reset to factory default setting, factory wipe or whatever you call it, tried emptying or wiping cache too. It works for awhile but then, few minutes after, it goes back to its problem. This is such a mess. :(

Thanks for your response. Hope you could help me. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Tried flashing the latest stock rom?

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domac5:
why there are no subforums for my S4 GT-I9515 value edition? can I flash roms made for GT-I9505, I don't see any difference betwen that and my model?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There are no sub-fora for the i9515 as it is the same as the i9505 under the hood.

Use any i9505 ROMS /kernels/recoveries for your device

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brun3llo:
No. You CAN'T use 9505 ROMS on the 9515.

They've got different drivers for touch screen and radio.

So if you flash a 9505 rom you'll have touch and wifi and GSM no working.

There's a tread about rom for the 9515
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topcat07:
Hi

When are we likely to start seeing lollipop builds?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-cyanogenmod-12-t2943934

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topcat07:
Thank you very much!

May I reword my question?

When will see stable such as touchwiz, Google play edition? :)

Appolgies if I am asking how long a piece of string is I am unsure if we get to know an idea