yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Yes. They slightly blur the image.

Better quality protector = less bluring.

Only you can decide if it's acceptable or not. But with screen protectors going for like 10 for $1, take the plunge and try it out.

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Clear cache for both apps. See if that helps.

Do a factory reset if that fails.

For further advice, seek help in the Verizon S4 forum. It might be a known problem for that variant that other users of that variant will immediately know how to fix.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vsdgniuz:
Thanks for quick reply. I will be using PhilZ as you suggested.

Another question-

I want to have a rooted Kitkat. Should I update my phone to 4.4.2 OTA and then CF-auto-root or flash a rooted rom?

I didn't update after 4.2.2 because I heard something about knox in new roms and decided at stay at 4.2.2.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RowanDDR:
Hmm I just read that that i9505 has a worse sounding DAC than the i9500 (Wolfson DAC). :( Bit of a concern as I listen to music a lot on my S1, which of course has a Wolfson DAC. Hmm, not so sure about ordering a i9505 now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
vsdgniuz:

If you want to flash a custom ROM, as you suggested in your first post, then you don't need to root, because custom ROMs are already rooted, so no need to do the same thing twice. You only need to:

1. Save the custom ROM to an external microSD card

2. Flash a custom Recovery via Odin (e.g. Philz) in Download mode

3. Insert the external SD card with the custom ROM and start the phone in Recovery mode

3. Make a copy of your EFS partition (in PhilZ: Backup and Restore -> Custom Backup to /storage/sdcard1 -> select Backup efs [.tar] -> Uncheck everything else -> Start Custom Backup Job)

4. If you wanna be able to quickly restore the former image in case anything goes wrong, go ahead and make a complete backup in addition to the EFS backup, but the EFS backup is the most important one

5. Wipe Data/Factory Reset (Wipe Data/Factory Reset -> Clean to Install a New ROM)

6. Install the custom ROM (Install Zip -> Choose zip from /storage/sdcard1)

7. Reboot

If you still have the old bootloader without Knox, the hardware Knox e-fuse should not be triggered - check in download mode before and after flashing, but with Knox, unfortunately there are no 100% warranties... It won't affect anything, even if you trigger Knox, you'll probably "just" lose your warranty, depending on the country you're in and the given Samsung service representative...

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RowanDDR:

Read this, page 5 might be of particular interest to you. :)

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_i9500_vs_i9505-review-930.php
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trainfire:
2618

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RowanDDR:
Excellent thanks. Ordering now. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 012512:
Hello guys, I have a question regarding EFS file. I have an international variant i9505. Do I need to back up efs? I was wondering since the phone is factory unlocked. ?

sent from Nokia 3310
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] churchey360:
Its always good to have it backed up. Go into philz recovery and there is an option to backup or restore EFS and just choose the backup option
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Necrohippie:
That's the exact modem that i have I337MUMUENC1, i tried to do what you said with the older version of 4.3 for Telcel, the one named I337MUMUEMK6_I337MTCEEMK6_TCE to get a different Modem, but i didn't knew what to do to "tar the folder" i mean i was able to get the modem and the non-hlos files, but how do i make them a tar file? using winrar to make a .rar file and the change the extension to .tar? Also i don't get disconnected from WiFi when it's on it works great but when i reboot the phone sometimes i can't turn the WiFi on.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 012512:
Okay. 17mb is the standard recording video bitrate from the stock camera. Is there anyway to reduce the bitrate? Lower bitrate = lower encoding size.

Another question is why does my phone lagging on games such as Dead Effect and Oblivion (edge of tomorrow)?

sent from Nokia 3310
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astreb06:
Help: Calling all professionals

Disclaimer: I have scoured these forums as well as online exploring options to solve my problem. I have unlocked a few phones in the past successfully too, but this one has stumped me. I know others have had success accomplishing what I want. For some reason the phone will not connect to Straight Talk's service. I have seen a lot of posts about using an ATT sim card but nothing much about straight talk's sim card.

Background Information that may help towards a solution: This phone was given to me by a family member who broke contract early and separated from T-Mobile on bad terms. Could the Phone be Black listed? can it be lifted if it is? Anyways, I have purchased Straight talks BYOP sims kit and unlocked the phone by means of rooting it. I have confirmed with the straight talk that they do receive a signal that the sim was registered with the SamGalaxy phone. Straight Talk insists the phone may not of been unlocked or the phone is incompatible in my area. For some reason though it is not making a solid connection. It is more a partial connection. I cannot make phones call or anything.

For the life of me I am unable to get this phone to work. I have rooted the phone, tried different ROMS, reverted back to stock ROM to unlock the phone via passcodes provided by XDA forums and tried a variation of APNs settings. Nothing has worked thus far. Any suggestions? Has anyone had similar issue. Again I know some people have been unable to send and receive pictures, but still can make phone calls.

Samsung Galaxy S4 M919

OS is 4.4.2

Version is M919UVUFNB4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
To make a TAR file in Windows, you can use 7-zip, peazip or Tar for Windows. Or, as I already wrote, flash the entire official ROM, which will update the modem as well.

Don't use an even older modem, that is counter-productive. If NC1 doesn't work, MK6 won't either. Try NE1, that should take care of the inability to turn WiFi on after reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
AFAIK it's not possible on the standard camera, but on Snap Camera HDR, after setting the Other -> Show advanced settings option to ON, you can set the bitrate from 192 Kbps to 48 Mbps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhiteWind-Digital:
What can I do with this? It appeared after reboot on Sammy Deluxe Rom..

Maybe I need to change SystemUI.apk to rom's original one?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
Rooting your phone and flashing ROMs does not remove any SIM lock you might have, since the SIM lock data is stored in the EFS partition that won't be touched by a different ROM. If you want to remove a SIM lock, try following the instructions given in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2282683

If that fails, the only option is to go to a GSM service point and have it removed for a fee or to buy an unlock code on an Internet website.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
It's Russian. Before you flash anything, simply try to change the system language (Menu -> last option on the bottom -> option marked with an "A" directly after an option marked with a padlock -> First option) - see attachments.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vsdgniuz:
Thanks. I wanted to retain warranty as long as possible. So I will be using a custom rom.

Now I am stumped upon another problem ie to choose a rom for GT-i9500. My primary concerns are battery life and working camera(including video recording). I would like to have few suggestions before I proceed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
vsdgniuz:

Try the latest CyanogenMod 11 Nightly for the i9500, that should be sufficiently stable. The stability of the camera on CyanogenMod (and a lot of other AOSP ROMS, for that matter) is pretty terrible, however. Personally, I recommend Snap Camera HD from the Play Store, it's very cheap, works like a charm and has a lot of useful options (like 16:9 format) that the original camera doesn't support. You can also test it before buying by turning Flight mode on.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 012512:
I'm impressed. Thanks.

Added info

Hey man, does your snap camera showing some low framerates during recording in some cases?

I will upload a video if you need more info.

sent from Nokia 3310
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GhostiNv:
Hello, i'm having problems with roms. All roms that i flash end up getting stuck on samsung logo, doesn't matter what recovery i use (philz touch 6, twrp). Only one rom works and that's Echoe 4.4.2 v2.2 (and older versions of this rom). I tried flashing a stock recovery and wiping from that but no change. What i noticed was it takes ~5 sec to flash a zip which is way too fast and it looks like it isn't really flashing the zip. Does anyone have any ideas ?

Note: My phone is a GT I9505, i'm on the old 4.2.2 bootloader, the latest one without KNOX.

le: The only thing that maybe has something to do with my problem is that after i installed first 4.4 rom i had to update the baseband to not loose reception and well it failed in odin and it softbricked my phone (not even recovery mode was working, only download mode and w/e i tried to flash it would say there is no PIT partition). I managed to unbrick it by flashing the pit file alone and then flashed recovery and then flashed other modem.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] APrice083:
Phone not booting

I just tried switching from Cyanogenmod to TriForce, did all of the appropriate steps, the new ROM installed, but, when the phone rebooted the message at the top reads KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING and goes no further. Am I going to have to use ODIN and go back to a stock ROM? Any help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
The easiest solution is to restore a backup. I trust you made one before stating your flash adventure. If not flash the SM ROM back.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] APrice083:
I got back to Cyanogen, but I am assuming I did something wrong since I lost all of my contacts, even basic apps like Play Store.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you flash Gapps as well?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] APrice083:
I did not. I'm new at this so how do I go about flashing that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There should be a link in the download section of the ROM.

Flash in recovery like a ROM.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] APrice083:
Thank you very much friend, that seemed to do the trick. Another question : If I want to go back to the stock ROM do I just download the appropriate ROM and use ODIN to flash?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 189cutter:
google edtion rom i9505

Hi i have a question regarding the google edition rom 4.4.3 gt i9505.

I got an ota but it didnt install and i cant find it in /cache as instructed in thread. Anyway i jus wanna ask the people using the 4.4.3 rom if its stable enough like the 4.4.2 rom as im using atm which is flawless. Also is the new 4.4.3 rom equiped with dsp manager and latest cm file manager as i had to manualy install them my self which gave me a few problems and i really dont want to install it then have problems with sound and old base file manager.

Excellent rom though best one ive used in my experience :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Isaqueee:
problem in unlock screen

Hello, sorry for the English, I'm Brazilian, my s4 is the I9505 model and any custom rom that I use when I activate the screen it takes about 2 seconds, which can be? The problem only occurs in custom roms, even in the most poopular which is the cyanogen.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astreb06:
Help: Calling all Professionals!

Thanks for your help. So you think it is a SIM lock? I have previously tried the method you linked to and I couldn't get passed the first step. It did not want to work for my model of phone. What internet service would you suggest to buy an unlock code and what guarantee is there that the code would work?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Firmware is flashed through Odin.

Roms are flashed through recovery.

Going back to stock very much depends on your bootloader.

Do you have the Knox bootloader?

Perhaps you could post more detail, and it is then easier to give the correct information.

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

For that unlock method to work , you need modem ME2 or earlier.

May I suggest that you contact your carrier for an unlock code.

Surely , you can trust them , and if it does not work , call them.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astreb06:
Giving the current circumstances, T-mobile wont provide a code since i am not a current customer. I don't think Straight talk has any to give out. So if a Sim lock is the issue, can you provide a link to down the proper modem? What online service would you recommend?

**UPDATE**

I called T-Mobile and I asked them if the phone was locked our not. They confirmed that they locked it. Would a 3rd party agency unlock code fix this issue? I also noticed when I flashed this phone with other ROMS and such, that damn voice mail message continued to show up. Does this mean the phone is not truly unlocked if that was not wiped completely? Or is the voicemail message embedded deeper into the phone's programming?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Perhaps , you may get a better answer if you post in the T-MOBILE FORUM

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cscrryan:
US Cellular flash to Verizon for GSM access

Can I flash a rom from another carrier such as Verizon and gain access to the GSM antenna this way for my sim card? I have a US Cellular Galaxy S4 and under settings there is > more networks > mobile networks > network mode (LTE/CDMA or CDMA), I'd like to flash another rom such as Verizon so I would have the following displayed instead,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivpiper95:
Go for APKs man
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cscrryan:
Go for APKs, was this directed towards my question? If so, could you please elaborate?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulopanucci:
when you flash a new rom, do you full wipe your device?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivpiper95:
Nope. Apps excluding the stock ones are retained
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zheen:
Overheating on GT-I9505

I have a GT-I9505 and it started to overheat a few weeks ago. I know this is not a hardware problem because it wasn't there when I bought it last September. The phone is almost always hot around 40°C except when it is idle and not charging in which case it is around 34°C. This overheating happens regardless of what I'm doing, whether it is watching videos, calling, charging the phone, or surfing the web, although it is more intense when I'm downloading content over wifi (I never use mobile data for anything, I always use wifi). It happens gradually. For example, I pickup the phone it is at 34 Celsius. After 15 minutes of usage it gradually becomes 39 Celsius. If I continue using it for a little bit longer it gets to 43 Celsius and that is too hot! Then I have to power it off and let it cool(it doesn't cool down well if I don't turn it off) , and the cycle starts again. And another big problem is that it impacts the battery life strongly, sometimes discharging at a rate of 1 percent per minute! Is this because of a fault in the battery? Since I use this phone A LOT! Or is it because of software? I am on TouchWiz and have updated to KitKat immediately after samsung released it. I don't have experience in these stuff but I am suspecting that if the battery is not the problem, it could be the numerous Xposed modules that I am using because... Look at the attached screenshot you can see the Android OS has used a large percentage of the battery and it wasn't this way before this overheating problem started. Any help will be appreciated. I have searched a lot and still haven't found any solution.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Isaqueee:
yes I always format the system, the more the problem always remains, in any custom rom takes 2 seconds to activate the screen.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spectacular:
Hey guys

I'm have the GPe of the S4 running stock ROM. I updated to 4.4.3 from the update Google pushed out, but since then, my phone overheats, the battery drains when I have data turned on. If I turn data off, it's ok again. I've checked battery and there aren't any weird apps running that would cause a battery drain- just the usual Google Services, Exchange, etc.

I've tried tweeting Google, but no response. :(

Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SICKNOSIS:
Cyanogenmod (cm11) 11 s4 i9505 memory swap or ext2internalsd

I currently have a galaxy s4 i9505 running this rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2763735 (the rom is a cm11 stable version)

I am running philz touch kernel. I have been googling this for some time now and cannot find a way to get this to work on cm11 on my s4. I want to swap my internal memory with my external sd card. Currently I have a 64gb external sd card, it is only being used for music and videos at the moment. And my internal memory is almost full because of apps. Is there any way to get memory swap or ext2internalsd on cm11 on s4?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymondchiu:
Hey guys,

I'm using a Hong Kong GT-I9500 and my baseband doesn't support Wind Mobile. Do you guys know how I can change it to get it to work? I am a noob so I need detailed instructions. Please and thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Flash any other county's firmware. all details wgich u required is in OP.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitahawk:
GS4 - Google Play closes

Hello Friends,

New GS4 - activated 3 days ago.

Google Play crashes

have tried Soft reset

have tried clearing the cache

have tried clearing the data

Trying to save an image from online

error "google has stopped working"

What do you think I can do to fix this?

[any and all help appreciated -Teena]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greg1964:
Im trying to use my tmobile Gs4 as a hot spot for my wii.I get it to connect to my Gs4 but when I try to connect to the t.v. Internet connection it will not connect.Im running wicked rom v3.Do you have any ideas or suggestions to what might be the problem. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
clear the data of play store and play store services. reboot.

and if problem persist again then delete data of play store and uninstall it.

again install it. it may work.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
report here http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2281
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymondchiu:
Thank you for your reply! So just to double check, I just need to flash my firmware to any other countrys and my phone should be able to pick up 1700mhz bands? I don't need to change the modem or anything right? Thank you once again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitahawk:
unfortunately, the process com.googleprocesses.gapps has stopped

I don't think It will let me uninstall the app....the action isn't available. :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
disable sync (or just sync internet) and clear the data and cache for the browser in applications.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsl95:
How do I debrand my i9505 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

Great ROMS.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
flash any unbranded firmware, and if you are sim locked it will stay sim locked

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsl95:
Hey I have sim unlocked my phone using the *#1100# thing so now do I still have to flash the EE CSC stuff or can I just flash the UK BTU firmware?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dublinz:
Hi there, is there a way to extract stock rom from phone ? It might be handy in case of f*** up :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

djembey has a series of stock ROMS,in case of mistakes.

You could also put on a custom recovery,and make a nandroid.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marionite:
Hi. Is there a new firmware? Is XXUBMF2 newer than XXUBMEA? What's the difference between the two? Thanks :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes MF2 is newer the MEA.

I have not tried it yet,but not much difference,from what I understand.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marionite:
Oh. When I see the changelog it is just the same. I'll try to search for more info. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oblivion186:
just wanna ask something

-is battery calibration necessary after flashing rom to rom? does it really work?

- does 3rd party power saving apps(like battery doctor,etc) work? or should we stick to stock power saving? cause i dont think stock power saving really saves a lot of battery
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There are some battery saving tips in the first post.

The best thing you can do to a battery is to "Train" it.

What I mean is to fully charge , then , fully discharge.

Do this for 5-6 "Cycles" and you will get the best life out of your battery.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
And you will also be surprised how much apps stop working if you do that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verny94:
Also with Full wipe. :D

I did it succesfully and find about 3 GB free. (After restore) ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astreb06:
Help: Calling all Professionals!

Update:

So I called Tmo and they told me they locked the phone when a relative of mine discontinued service with them.

Good News:

I bought an unlock code and unlocked it.

However the sim card from the problem phone works in the good phone.

I have a limited connection with the problem phone.

Bad News

When I attempt to make a call i get "Not registered on network".

I switched Sim cards from a good active phone to the problem phone, which get the same results on the problem phone.

I was also able to successfully complete the steps below. However I still have the same "Not Registered on Network" message when I attempt to make a call.

My question is could Tmo blocked or black listed the IMEI number of the phone and can this be fixed?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Hi guys,

My wife got her s4 GT-I9505 a few months backs and is looking for me to update it because she is havin a few issues like lag and battery. It can't be OTA because it's rooted. It's currently on 4.2.2. What would be the best way to update this for her?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] churchey360:
Odin the kitkat .tar file with a computer but you will lose root tho and if you wanna root your phone again then just flash philz recovery and choose the reroot option its the fastest and easiest way to get your phone rooted.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You said that T-Mob locked the phone.

Did you ask them if they would unlock it?

Because if they have blocked the imei , there is not much you can do.

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

Does it have the knox bootloader?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
It's currently on 4.2.2. I thought knox was only from 4.3