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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanhav:
Paid app?

I try to find another solution first.

All these launchers have the option to stay in memory.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamikaze702k:
Ram manager u can also try, it's free

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikmichael:
Is there an app available that will light up the s view screen when receiving a notification for example: whatsapp??

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamikaze702k:
i found something for you on youtube, i have not done this, but you can at our own risk, here the link to the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EusP7Z5XVKA

hope it helps
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there.....your best bet is to ask in that thread:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aphinxwu:
Hallo anyone can help? please? what should i do with this situation?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamrulhasanazad:
is it safe to flash CWM on FNA5???

I flashed last leaked stock rom (FNA5), but now i was thinking to go back to cyanogenmod. but I'm fearing to flash CWM on FNA5 as I don't know much about this latest laeked rom.

Is it safe to flash CWM on FNA5???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deviil-Boy:
Anyone for my Google Now problem ? I noticed that when I was on 4.2.2 it worked perfectly, since I'm on 4.3, nothing works !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MkcorB:
Sounds are playing out of the wrong speaker

Galaxy S4 - i9505 (Telstra/Australia) / Stock ROM / Android 4.3

I'm having issues with my wife's phone. When it rings, or alarm goes off, or for notification tones, the sounds are coming out of the handset ear speaker, not the rear "Loud" Speaker. sometimes a restart can resolve the issue but it quite quickly happens again and is quite frustrating because I can never hear my phone.

I've already done a factory reset of the phone, however I did do a backup and restore of data and such, but still having the issues.

Ideas? help!

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamikaze702k:
There's an app in the play store that helps with this issue, I've forgotten what it's called, I'll get back to you once I've found it

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Just make sure you flash the correct CWM for your phone type and you're good to go.

Recovery is flashed on it's own partition and is independent of the ROM itself.

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SoundAbout ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamikaze702k:
Yes! That's it!

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miiiix:
Hello,

I just did Cyanogenmod 11.0 on my S4, but I dont like it as the battery is **** compared to original ROM and several apps tend to disappear from the home screen, camera disappears after lock/unlock and some others just stay there for a few hours.

So what I think I'm asking is: How do I go back to stock? I want everything(as far as possible) back to stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Read the first page of this thread, there are links to tutorials on how to do that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I assume that you have a custom recovery.

Why not look HERE

Choose a CWM flashable stock pre rooted ROM?

You will need to remove root from your phone ,first.

:)

P.S.

Please mind your language.

Thank you

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miiiix:
Thanks, will check it out.

Sorry for my bad language, I'm just frustrated after all the "good stuff" I'v read about CM11 :\

I probably have a custom recovery, I dont know. I dont want my phone rooted as I don't need it and I don't think my carrier insurance likes it. Is root easily removable? if it is, I can just remove it if I dont feel like having it.

CWM=ClockWork Mod? If so I do have it when booting into recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

In which case google the firmware that you are on and download the stock firmware.

This is installed with odin, and it is all detailed HERE

It will give you a stock ROM,recovery , and no root.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teach42:
Hold off for Kit Kat?

Just got an S4 (AT&T) and getting set up. Coming over from iPhone for a few generations, so getting my feet wet now.

Here's my question: Since I'm just getting rolling, before I get too far down the customization path... Would you recommend I start looking into custom roms or hold off for the official Kit Kat, which seems to be getting close to release? I know that's a crazy general question, but I guess what I'm trying to find out is whether I'm setting myself up for a bigger hassle if I decide to go custom later, in terms of setup, installing of apps/data and so on. Am I better off making that decision now, since I"m starting from scratch?

Hope that makes sense. Any feedback would be appreciated!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
If you move to a custom ROM you will need to set it up from scratch again. Since this is your first Android experience, just play safe and start leaning Android with the stock ROM and decide later what you want. There are so many custom ROM, just picking one now at random will probably result in wanting an other one in a few weeks anyhow (that the process I went trough when starting with Android), and then you will have to set it up from scratch again.

The good news is after a few ROM's you will get very experienced and quick in setting up new ROM's :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

As well as what kantjer said ,please be aware that :

1.You have your own DEDICATED FORUM

2.You can flash International variant ROMS , but you must include your carrier's kernel, and do not install a modem from another variant.

There is some guidance HERE

Good luck

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nestlew:
Hi, so here is my question. I bought a broadband phone, ( .evii.pt/smartphones_evii.html) and I am looking to see if there is any rom s4 or note 3 look alike for it. I am new here so I'm sorry if off topic. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chizimaru:
I had an i9508 s4 with the 4.3 update and I tried to install this custom rom http://wanamlite.com/2014/01/17/wana...-4-4-2-xposed/

When I got to the bootloader and modem flashing part, It failed on ODIN, but I had to install the rom anyway because it was basically looping from the wipe. The wifi doesn't work and I can't register unto my sim's network. Please help, this is my first android phone and I have been googling for weeks to still have no idea what I'm doing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] komkommerr:
Back to Touchwiz

Hello,

I recently installed a google play edition firmware on my s4 but now i want back. I've installed Philz touch 6 recovery.

Anyone who can help me?

I searched the forums but couldn't find a problem same as mine.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yoojinpalmer:
After installing safestrap, how would one go about removing it, especially to maximize space again? No Rom was installed, but it isn't yet a certainty that storage wasn't partitioned away accidentally only to be wasted. Also is it possible to move everything from an sd card back to the storage internally to allow an upgrade of sd cards without losing data?

Thank you,

Yoojin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joery1983:
If you've made a nandroid backup with Philz-touch flash that again. If you don't have one download a Custom rom based on touchwiz and flash that trough philz's. If you want to go back to original head over to Sammobile.com and download the official firmware for your region wich I suspect is Holland seeing your name and flash that trough odin.

Whatever you decide to do, before doing it wipe your cache, wipe your dalvik cache and factory reset. Just to be safe repeat this step after flashing before rebooting (except with nandroid backup ofcourse, than only before flashing :))

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

Perhaps you should ask in your own DEDICATED FORUM

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unlinkedhorizon:
Galaxy S4 I9505 Poor Wifi

I just installed the Stock 4.4.2 Kit Kat rom on my I9505 running a Faux Kernal and I'm getting Poor Wifi reception from the Phone. The Wifi router is suffice but I'm wondering would it be something to do with the Kernal or the firmware that's causing the Wifi issues.

Baseband version XXUEMK8

Kernal Version 3.4.0-faux123-KK44-GE-Custom

Build Number: KOT49H.S001.1.131204
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It could be a kernel issue. It can also be overlapping WiFi channels, a phone is more sensitive to that compared to for example a laptop.

First try changing WiFi channel, if that doesn't solve it try another kernel.

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1. I have no idea what that pull up function is.

2. Possible yes, advisable no. If you are ever going to try this be very very careful. In a full nandroid also the EFS partition is included, you do not want to copy that from one phone to the other. Best advice here is: "Don't try this at home"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unlinkedhorizon:
Using the same Kernel as you and adjusted the channels but still no luck, The router is a Sky Home Hub and you can normally get a good signal from across the street so it might be something to do with the phone's antenna. Cheers anyway.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I'm not using Faux kernel :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unlinkedhorizon:
I flashed the Kernal you currently have to see if it was a fault with faux but it doesn't appear to be the problem.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

I'd like to know if your device is Galaxy S4 LTE normal or Google Play Edition, if you flashed Stock KitKat Touchwiz, then your baseband and kernel are bad and you need to update. While if you have the Google Play Edition, then the kernel should not be problem, maybe your baseband can be an issue. Please tell clearer details about your phone, then we can probably help you further.

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unlinkedhorizon:
It's a normal UK I9505 running the stock I95050G kitkat 4.4.2 rom with a 3.4.77--KT-SGS4-KK4.4-TWGE-INTL-23/01/2014 Kernal and CW recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qpidtheloveman:
hello guys, i just got a galaxy s4 i9500, i wanted to flash cyanogenmod 11 but the official cyanogenmod seems to point to the fact that the rom is for i9505. are these phones compatible and capable of sharing roms and can i flash the cyanogenmod rom on myi9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
No you can't mix ROM's
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qpidtheloveman:
thanks man. thats all so confusing because it only says galaxy s4 international on the cyanogenmod page doesnt mention the model number until you actually dig deeper. So does that mean there is no official cyanogenmod for the i9500:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
AFAIK there is no official cyanogen support for the i9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bartando:
My sgs 4 (I9505) is bricked

Hey everyone, its my first post and its about my phone being bricked. I tried so many ROMs and when i tried last one the wifi didnt wanna come up and the SD card either. So I thought it might've been because I have used many ROMs. So I downloaded stock FW and flashed it in with Odin 3.09. The problem is that my phone shows only Samsung logo and doesnt wanna boot up :/. I dialed *#1234# before i did the flash, to know what is my modem or so. It said i9505xxuamdm ... But i cant find it anywhere. And i also dont know if i can or cannot use other stock FWs.

Yes i also forgot to mention that i flashed in this FW I9505XXUEMKF_I9505BTUEMK5_I9505XXUEMKF
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you wipe data and cache in recovery?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jrowe820:
SPH-L720 stock 4.3 - trying to flash 4.4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bartando:
Thank you so much, I didnt think of that when i booted it up. Well it helped and i feel dumb, but I still thank you. And also thanks for the fast reply, Im glad i can use my phone tomorrow :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I keep seeing your posts.

Try looking here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-sprint/development

or here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-sprint/orig-development

And you have your own Help Thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2374543

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

So your issue is bad WiFi range with a Stock GE KitKat ROM. Okay, got it. I don't believe the problem here would be the kernel and the recovery. However I believe you should try changing your baseband, when I had GE KitKat on mine I was using a MJ9 baseband. Which I found in the Omega ROM thread (Baseband + NONHLOS) if I'm not wrong, the thing is, I was having cellphone signal issues back then, but I believe it will work for your case too ;).

Good luck,

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matitorres07:
Hi there totally noob here, this is my first samsung divice. I want to root my phone, flash a custom recovery and then flash a custom rom, im a little bit confused , ive been reading something about odin but i need a noobfriendly guide or someone who can give me a hand to orientate me,ah almost forgot ...ive i9500! Thanks for everything and sorry for my poor english!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unlinkedhorizon:
Best Kernal ?

What Kernal Would you guys best recommend for the 4.4.2 KK GE rom ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MVKA:
Hello

We can't answer what is best questions.

You have to try different kernels and keep that what is best for you.

-MVKA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muddi900:
Ok, so I get this S4(GT-I9505) from my brother. I want to root it, but my brother already tried and failed. I have SuperSU in my apps drawer and Samsung security regularly reminds me that it is trying to access root. I am concerned that if I try to root over it it would explode into a million pieces.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joery1983:
Download root check from the playstore and see if you're rooted. If so and you want to unroot you'll have to flash stock firmware.

If you're not rooted you can use this: http://download.chainfire.eu/316/CF-Root to root your device. Before flashing enable USB debugging in developer options. You gain access to developer options by pressing buildnumber seven or more times.

Note that this method will trigger your knox counter so your warranty could be voided after this.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jrowe820:
Now I'm rooted. 4.3 SPH-L720 / still trying to flash kk?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

A good starting place is HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unlinkedhorizon:
It's a normal i9505 locked to U.K. Carrier O2, It was running 4.3 TW and I rooted then installed CWM and installed the stock 4.4.2 rom which had a custom faux kernel. I now have the KT kernel flashed. Baseband : I9505XXUEMK8, The model number is coming up as I9505G due to the rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It might be worth trying the new 4.4.2 baseband :

XXUFNA1 - 4.4.2 - Download: <<< Dev-Host >>>

which you can find HERE

Or , in fact , any of the later versions than the one you have.

The best radio is the one that works for you.

So, you may have to try a few and test them out.

If you have problems getting the new baseband to stick , use THIS METHOD

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HaDoMax:
ps3 conection

Hello all, this a really noob q'... there any way to connect my s4 whit the ps3?, i used to do it whit an s3 mini, but now i use the blueport droid and nothign... any suggestions?..

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

Is THIS any good to you?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBeast:
I9505 lag in all games

My i9505 lags in all games, literally all. Even lighter ones like subway surfers, vector, mini motor racing. It drops a couple of frames randomly every few seconds, its 60 but then drops to 57 or 53 and then immediately goes back up.

Heavier games like Vice City, San Andreas, NFS Most Wanted, Iron Man 3, Dead Trigger, Dead Trigger 2, Shadowgun Dead Zone lag and stutter like hell. Very annoying.

NFS MW gets from 25 to 35 fps, GTA VC goes over 30 but often even drops slightly below 20. GTA SA gets 30 max with it stuttering and dropping to around 20. Dead Trigger 2 and Shadowgun DZ get 30 fps but every couple of seconds it suddenly drops to like 28/25/23 and then quickly goes up.

Not only that it gets lower fps compared to other devices, but also randomly stutters and reduces it even more.

Anyone else with this problem? Or it's just me?

I'm on 4.3, phone came with this version.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HaDoMax:
ill give it a try, thx for the response :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbriacuni:
Flashlight toggle

Can I apply this mod on my Galaxy S4 (i9505) whitout using a recovery in on original android 4.3 rooted?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

There must be something there that will work for you.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unlinkedhorizon:
My current baseband is the XXUEMK8 variant and I flashed the XXUEMK8 baseband from that post, Does the modem/baseband have to matchup with the baseband version in order to work properly or can I install another one from that list, for example can I use an MK9 on an MK8 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gonesuper:
Dipping back in.

Hi I've been a user on here for years and flashed countless phones but I'm now about to flash my rooted stock i9505 S4. I want the new kitkat features and root but the info surrounding Knox bootloader and the Odin leak flash wifi problems are confusing me.

My phone seems to have the odd issue which I think may end up needing a warranty service (overheats at night and flattens battery, it's already ruined the 1st battery) so any mods I do I'd like to reverse. I have my current flash count down with triangle away but before I move from 4.2.2 JDQ39.I9505XXUAMDM I want to know what the current best practise is for flashing non stock.

I don't need a guide or anything just some info about what I can flash without triggering Knox to use now incase I have to go back to stock for warranty. And if that's even possible. I intend to dual boot with ubuntu at some point when the rom matures but if going upto 4.4.2 means triggering Knox then I might just stay stock till I get the phone to a service centre.

Thanks in advance for any info going. I've been wading through the Knox q&a but still unsure if flashing a custom 4.4.2 requires me to update the bootloader.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joery1983:
If you want to flash a custom 4.4.2 over the new leaked firmware it will trigger your knox count because you'll have to flash the new Bootloader.

I'm on the new leaked firmware and I haven't had any problems with wifi. I think that if someone has those issues something probably went wrong with flashing. Baseband or bootloader not flashed correct or so.

If you want to flash a Google edition 4.4.2 you don't need the latest Bootloader but I never flashed google edition so I'm not sure if you do need 4.3 bootloader if so it will also trigger knox since 4.3 and 4.4 bootloaders both come with knox.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gonesuper:
Thanks for the info

The google edition would suit my needs. I've saw a few GE roms in the development section that look great. Does anyone know if there is an upgrade path to those from 4.2.2 that doesn't upgrade my bootloader to Knox? And can I revert to stock if I have to go in for warranty?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Baseband=modem=radio.

It does not have to match anything.

Like I said , the best one is the one that works best for you.

You may have to test a few to find out which gives you the best phone/wifi signal combination.

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

As long as you upgrade using a custom recovery,you will not get the knox bootloader , as this is removed by the developer.

Getting back to stock is then just a matter of flash stock firmware and Triangle away for the flash counter.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swizzy88:
I would like some advice on wakelocks, been trying to research but it's kind of hard to find real info other than speculation.

I'm running SlimKat 4.4.2 RC1 with KTkernel and trying to squeeze the maximum battery out of this phone as possible and I'm getting there.

I've been trying to keep it to normal usage. So far I'm on 1day and ~20 minutes with one charge, 33% battery left and just over 3.5 hours screen on time. This is with WIFI constantly on (turned off automatically with deepsleep) and a small 3-4hour session with 3g.

Now I'm just trying to 'plug the last few holes' so to speak and get rid of small things that might drain the battery.

Can anyone see anything abnormal with these wakelocks? One that stood out to me in the third picture is the wakelock caused by Android under the name PKT_CNT_SAMPLE_INTERVAL_ELAPSED with 110 counts and still rising.

I did a clean install from a previous installation with the same rom, wanted to start fresh, and the MSM_HSIC_HOST started showing up and I'm positive that I've not seen this one in months, especially not with 30m+ of wakelocks.

Also is there a way to force android into deepsleep mode faster?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gonesuper:
Thanks, now running 4.4.2 Google edition on a non Knox boot loader and everything seems to be running great

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodtakular:
del
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanw5489:
Probably gone to be a weird question but I am on Hyperdrive 12 and I was looking at my files and on my extSdCard there is a folder named system and it looks exactly like the on at this location - - >/system.

Is there suppose to be another folder there. Just wanted to check before I delete it. Trying to make more room on sdcard. Didn't notice it before
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamikaze702k:
Is stock 4.2.2 without Knox better than stock 4.3 with Knox?

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

I am no expert in wakelocks, but if it's caused by Android system, then I think you should try turning off syncing, maybe it is trying to check for emails or something like this, or notify you something. Try doing this, hope it helps ;).

Hi,

As it is on your external sdcard, I believe you can try putting it on a PC and checking if this folder is really what you think it is, also, you can try renaming it to system1 and keeping for some days, if there's no problem, then I think you can delete it ;).

Hi,

"Better than" questions are not recommended, the best way would you try. I will just give you an overview of what I think. If you want to root, install recovery/ROMs then knox will be quite annoying. So you can keep Stock 4.2.2 and installing a TW ROM close to stock in 4.3. But if you don't mind it, then you can update with no worries! 4.3 being an update bring more features and stability ;).

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10