yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Battery usage is very subjective,in that everybody uses their phone differently.

This is something that you would have to try yourself.

Make a nandroid,and flash away.

After all ,part of the fun is trying out new stuff. :)

Give it a few days of trial to make a proper judgement.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Any ROM can have better battery life if you can live without talk and Google now.

See this post...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42949610

Its been more than 4 days since I unplugged my phone. I have 34% battery remaining right now.

Read that entire thread as well. It gets into some great discussion about the Greenify app.

With these VERY simple mods you can effectively end all wake locks and battery drain when idle on this or any other Android device.

These mods won't improve battery life during use. Screen on time will still drain the battery just as fast as it did before. But battery drain with the screen off will be pretty much over. No more losing 10% battery during dinner with the phone in your pocket nonsense.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EnricoIT:
I'm already using Greenify, but for the system tuner the problem is that I will loose the Gmail push and eventually the contact sync....otherwise I would have tried it in a heartbeat! :crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rymngh:
malybru,

hello.. I flashed Philippines XTE (June 2013) i9505 via Odin. but it still hangs on the samsung logo. First logo (Samsung Galaxy S4 Gt-19505). It managed to get pass the first logo boot, but during the animation of the 2nd logo the phone restarts and now it hangs on the first logo.

i've been removing the battery, and booting it again. but it doesn't work..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you wipe data,system,cache and dalvik?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanstapler:
I just received my I9505G S4 Google Edition today, and I am very interested in putting the P.A.C. ROM on it. So far, I haven't found any definitive guides on rooting the Google variant, and I don't want to brick my phone. I was considering using this guide to root: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/4...agon600-root-android422-xxubmea-jellybean.htm

Can anyone confirm that I can use that rooting technique, or if I should wait? And I will be able to use this ROM, right? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2295673

I appreciate the help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rymngh:
hello sir,

finally it worked. i can reboot and start it again.

thank you very much for helping me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Glad it worked.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
In that case I really hope you have a backup of your EFS folder.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
I posted something similar a few hours ago. But this is a much more organized version of my help for improving battery life when idle.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357417

I cannot stress this enough about the modifications to the google services framework......it breaks many of hte google services. It's only a good option for you if you don't use the google services much. IF you love those services, that particular fix is not for you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Thanks.

I'll add it to the first post.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devilpriest:
Unfortunately I don't, as k-tool doesn't work for s4, and it didn't cross my mind to backup efs with recovery or efs pro. The thing is I didn't flash any custom ROMs, only cwm recovery and cf-auto-root.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

[MENTION=4294516]rymngh[/MENTION]

Thank you kindly.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Actually I've only have the efs folder baked up with nv_data.bin and all other files also .nv_data.bin

Also what block are the efs partition on? Maybe that's the main problem

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cache /cache ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,discard,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,noauto_da_alloc,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/apnhlos /firmware vfat ro,context=u:object_r:firmware:s0,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0337,dmask=0227,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=lower,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/mdm /firmware-mdm vfat ro,context=u:object_r:firmware:s0,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0337,dmask=0227,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=lower,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/efs /efs ext4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanstapler:
So if I have a Google Edition S4, i9505G, I can flash any i9505 ROM with odin, right? Do I need to root my phone or do anything special before I flash a custom ROM, or can I use odin out of the box? It's been a while since I've had to do this, and I don't want to mess it up. I want to install the P.A.C. ROM, it seems really useful.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
As I said, if u had taken backup of ur /efs folder but if somehow nv_data.bin isn't exist there then their is no use of it. Also, p3 block is confirmed for i9500.

I have seen many people to work on and get tired coz of nv_data.bin doesn't exist in efs folder. When we do something wrong while wiping anything from cwm then somwhow, nv_data.bin file get currupted & hence no tool works for us.

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Gor installing pac rom u just need to flash cwm and root ur mobile. Stock rom doesn't relate to pac rom. Its base is AOSP/CM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanstapler:
Well I went ahead and tried to root my I9505G, but I'm afraid I may have done it incorrectly. First I installed PhilZ Touch CWM recovery found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2281367

I then flashed the GT-I9505G GOOGLE SE v3 (4.3) ROM found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824

It wasn't rooted after I flashed that prerooted ROM, so I then followed the directions for the CF-AutoRooter found in the second post here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219803

Still, though, my phone isn't rooted. SuperSU says "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it" before closing. Titanium Backup says my phone is unrooted, too. Also, my recovery is back to default android recovery instead of PhilZ CWM.

Any ideas why it's not rooting? I'm frustrated, and worried that by flashing that ROM I may have inadvertently caused some problems. Apex Launcher and Google Wallet now force close, although that may be because it's a 4.3 ROM. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
1st u root using CF root then install philz recovery and then go ahead with all the flashing etc

Edit try thr above method if all goes well no issues incase of problem start fresh

flash stock sammy firmware

reset the device from phone itself (for error free experience)

use Cf root for rooting

flash Philz recovery

and flash roms u want
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tollboy:
Hello,

I am on stock rom 19500. I am facing following problem in my S4

1.) Whenever I am on data connection, it is not working smotthly, you send message using whatspp it stays in queue for quite a long time then sends it. Does not receive the message same time somebody sent it. sometimes Its look like periodic syncing of msgs. It is very annoying sometime. You are chatting with some one. And ur msg stuck waiting..then I have to reboot fone to send and get pending messages.

When you do web browsing on data connection experience is horrible.

2.) RECOVERY:

I am not able to clear cache from recovery. Every time I am booting to recovery it throws error, with error light icon on the android bear., but i get into recovery. Then when I am trying to clear cache it errors again.

3.) FACTORY/RESET: It is not a problem, may be I am doing something wrong here. I flashed stock ROM using odin. But my all data/setting was as it is, nothing changed, not even the wallpaper. From the kies i did a reinitialize of device, then also same nothing changed. I am not getting this.

Some thing I am doing wrong.

May be questions are so noobish, but they are not letting me live in peace. Please suggest/clear my doubts.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Flashing firmware using odin just overwrites the firmware and does no changes to the data etc

I suggest u completly reset the device from backup & reset option from ur phone which will clear all ur issues
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tollboy:
Problem with recovery still there.

Dataconnection problem still to test.

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Any other suggestions please.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasselol:
I have the GT-I9505 version (Qualcomm).

On my previous phone (GT-I9100 Galaxy SII) i allways rooted my phone booting into original recovery and then flashed an temporary CWM using a zip file (The CWM recovery got removed on reboot), when in CWM i simply flashed a zip containing SuperUser and Busybox.

This was a very easy method since all i needed was 2 files on my phone and nothing else, also it did not increase the counter or change the "Official" status in any way.

Now my question is, is there any similar just as easy and sage method for the GT-I9505 model?

Or is there atleast a method for rooting without increasing the counter or in any way changing the "Official" status.

I noticed that there a 2 more flags that may be related to identifying tampered kernel/rom, in the About Phone section there are "SELinux-status; Permissive" and "Secure boot status; Type: Samsung", what do they indicate?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
For Rooting use below link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219803

It will increase the counter but however later on incase u wanna come back to stock for warantty purpose etc u have triangle away app that can do the thing for u to reset the counter to 0

Dont worry abt the other things u mentiond like permissve its same even after root its something to do with apps security etc

Anything custom u flash using Odin will increase the counter

Just use TA get to 0 and flash a stock firmware to make it out of the box device
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

This flashes a pre-rooted stock ROM without affecting your counter,and keeping you "Official"

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moxdown:
Hey you guys will it be possible to get the apk if this particular app? :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357287

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.socialpoint.DragonCity
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsl95:
If I flash 3's firmware to my EE locked phone will it void my warranty?

Is the only file i need to put into ODIN PDA the home.tar.md5 file?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I've got a nv_data.bin also .nv_data.bin.bak in my efs backup it was made with root explorer

But it wont restore it. I've made backup when u first got root since I know efs folder is important mate
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Please state which variant you have.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsl95:
Hey sorry forgot to say I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
actually efs pro should work as we've got Qualcom based devices and theres option for writing IMEI etc, however i can't fix the necessary stuffs to write it back, also i've found the culprit, my EFS backup is partially ok, i've got everything from S4

but however i found a small problem, looking into nv_data.bin it says N7100XXALSJ which is really considering something ,

if someone can post a picture of what files are inside the efs folder i can see if i got a backup of it, however it seems like my nv_data.bin is somehow messy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
here are the screen shots.

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Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

This will give you the latest firmware,and it is very easy to get back to warranty state.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thé folders too thanks :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
here it is.

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chape199:
Louder and bass if its possible

Enviado desde mi GT-I9505

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Did you try Unlock root? Works with almost all devices

Enviado desde mi GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thats strange all folder and files seems equal but if I look at nv_data.bin it read N7100Xxalsj can you look in hex what your file says that's really strange

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But looking with Ida pro it isn't y

The same construction ?

I compared both and n7100 ended earlier idk

Ok this is probably a dumb question but can you send your backed up partition in a pm so I can see if I can fix it that way I'm sure that it won't help but maybe we can give it a go
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
lolzzzz. can u believe what just happened when i was taling backup of my efs backup?

my 5gb internal memory became full coz when i start coping the folder, its just making full my storage. Does anybody have this problem too?

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanstapler:
Well I flashed the CF AutoRoot again, and it appears to work until I actually turn on the phone. When it reboots nothing is different. I tried downloading SuperSU, but when I run it I get an error saying, "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!" before it closes.

So I guess that leaves me to flash the stock firmware, only problem is I'm not sure where to find it. Regrettably, I didn't bak anything up before I started this process so I don't have a stock ROM to go off of. Is there a resource I haven't been able to find? Thanks for all the help so far.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9505

Use the above link for Stock Sammy roms for ur variant

Else u can also try getting Prerooted and flash it

from below link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanstapler:
Well, I don't see my variant listed in that link. I'm currently on baseband I9505GUEUAMFD which I don't see. And I actually had already tried flashing that prerooted ROM in that thread, the GT-I9505G GOOGLE SE v3 (4.3), but it didn't work. I'm gonna give it another shot and see if that does the trick, though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
The link i gave is for i9505 model which u have dont try to flash Ge edition i m saying to flash samsung based rom which u already have it

http://hotfile.com/dl/230460132/0fd11da/DBT-I9505XXUBMF8-20130621153442.zip.html

This link is for i9505 variant latest one flash this using Odin then go for Rooting etc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanstapler:
Gotcha, I'm gonna give this a try then. Thanks for bearing with me while I try and sort this out, I very much appreciate it. Once this is done downloading I'm gonna flash it and go from there.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Why not zip it first that should work

Or copy and paste efs from / to / it will create a second efs folder you can move or zip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
i m trying but while zipping it, the zipper is saying "cant perform this action".

_________________________________________________

Wait for my Time, U gonna pay for what have U done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Bot even the efs copy folder?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
yesbuddy, coz /efs folder is in root. may b thats why..?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinigamipratik:
why is my about device icon coloured yellow

why is my about device icon coloured yellow....and how can i solve it.....also while playing games ....it automatically exits.........i have already updated my galaxy s4 firmware and installed all the latest updates!!!!!!!!! plsss help????
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
I've few questions to ask about the S4,

1. I'm thinking of going on contract for the Samsung S4 and I live in the UK, I'll get the i9505 version?

2. I live in UK, North East, what is the best mobile network provider?

3. How do I root and install custom ROMs ont he Samsung S4?

4. Any codes or apps I should use to check the phone? Such as the screen colour or other things?

5. Also if I flash a custom ROM, will all bloatwares be removed? So I've more internal memory space?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
thats strange, i remember having it working, or maybe i was rooted :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Few I donno

3, U have root option available for almost all the model s4 has so once u get let us know the number here will tell u which link etc

Once rooted u need to flash recovery available and then u good to go with flashing roms

5, once u have root without flashing rom itself u can use app like titanium backup etc to remove bloatware or use a script which is already available

With Custom Rom u can choose most are bloatware free

Internal space will be around 9.2gb :rolleyes:

.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.Engineer:
Any updates on fonts for S4 ?

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mel:
extSdCard mounted as a folder in storage/emulated/0 ?

I've searched a little but not come across a method that works in 4.2.2 for having your external storage show up within the external_SD folder of our internal memory. a few apps, most notably opera mini and mobile can't download to external storage now. is there any method for getting things remounted that'll work like MOUNT -0 BIND /MNT/EXTSDCARD /MNT/SDCARD/EXTERNAL_SD used to work in script manager?

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not entirely sure what you're asking but, if you're rooted

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.font.installer

this app will apply fonts system wide for downloaded or locally stored ttf's. and it works on custom roms that have the option to change fonts removed from the settings menu.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmann2k10:
Recommendations

Can anyone recommend a good rom for the i9505 please :).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Even in a noob thread, no.

'Good' is a relative term. What is good for me might be awful to you. Only you can decide what a good ROM is. The best suggestion I can offer is to rad about a lot of them, pick a couple, and try them out. See which one best suits your needs.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmann2k10:
How do i set the default storage to external sd card. like when i download apps, music etc. I've searched to no avail.I'm rooted btw.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
if you are using Stock Browser then you can.

Just go to browser-> Setting-> Storage -> External.:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weeeee123:
I am currently using S4 Google Edition v13 - Feel the Experience of Nexus by jamal2367.

One thing I noticed is I can't customize ringtones and alarm sounds to music or other sound files than the stock ones with the rom. Is there a way to download an app or mod for this?

Another thing is I was able to use swype or a similar feature on the samsung keyboard but it is not as smooth with the google keyboard when using multiple languages. For example, using both korean (default) and english inputs sacrifices the ability to use swype but using english (default) I'm not able to switch to korean.

Much help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You will need a 3th party keyboard to do that.

Bot SwiftKey and Swype can do that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Metera:
Help

Hey,

I'd like to root my 9505 + cwm + customrom because touchwiz is lagging.

my last 'flash' was about a year ago with 9100g and i want to make sure i do everything right..

That what i was about to do:

i'm having the 9505 with t-mobile branding and contract

1. flash stock rom (any firmware from sammobile) with odin via PDA

2. CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar with Odin via PDA

3. i9505-cwm-recovery-6.0.3.2(0611) with Odin via PDA

4. Nandroid Backup

5. Full Wipe / Delete Dalvik Cache

6. FoxHound_GearEngine_0.9_By_Snakes_GT-I9505 via CWM Zip install

..

Is that right ?

Does LTE work ?

thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DuckMcQUack:
As an alternative, once rooted you can download ROM manager and flash the latest official version of CWM through it. Once in the device page you have to press the menu button and select "show all devices" to be able to see S4 i9505.

That's what i did with mine and it all worked perfectly.

Remember to backup your efs folder and to do a nandroid before starting to mess with your mobile. Good luck, have a nice day!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Anyway thanks for your help, I'll go to service center to fix the phone :( oh snap must fix a new warranty paper, the one that came with was burned by my ex ........
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

A better choice would be a pre-rooted ROM.

Look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1dtms:
Alright, I think I may have messed up...

So I connected my i9500 through USB to try and get access to SDcard to transfer/make folders. Turns out it only connects in MTP mode, and I cant find the option to turn on UMS and disable MTP.

Is there a way to get USB mass storage mode when I connect via USB cable without having to root or install a custom rom?

Also I transferred 1 file in MTP mode and now when I go to that folder with ES file explorer, the whole foldert doesn't exist anymore. Is there anyway I can get it back and not mess up my create dates of the file?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
I m sorry buddy, i could help you. But still 2 question is in my mind.

1)why I can't zip the file

2) 5GB of data created of /EFS folder is something out of my mind.?:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
Can someone help me out on the questions please
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Your questions have been partly answered by [MENTION=4616793]123hiten[/MENTION] on the previous page but I will try to add my thoughts.

1) AFAIK only the i9505 is available in the UK

2) Only somebody from that area can answer that. Or better select your preferred operator and ask them how their coverage in the for you important areas is. Every decent operator should be able to supply you with a coverage map.

3) That really depends on the ROM, but basicly its flashing a custom recovery using Odin and then flash the ROM from the custom recovery. All together a 10-15 minute job.

4) I really have no idea what you mean here.

5) Again this depends off the ROM, some have no others by default have them all. But you can always easily remove them during flash or later with one of the available scripts.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I don't know what root browser you use but any root explorer that grants su should work else use efs pro windows tool to gain backup.

Efs folder takes Only 9mb butik i Think ive got thé following issue aw well.

When I tried to back it up
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Mine is only 3.93K

Copied the entire unzipped /efs folder to dropbox in 50 seconds using Root Explorer