yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Not sure exactly how to remove the shortcuts in Notification Panel! I think it would involve messing around with an .xml file in the SystemUI.apk. Decompiling/recompiling etc. Not sure if there are any themers' around to maybe comment?

Yes, installing mods is pretty much always done via recovery just by flashing a .zip file or using frameworks and apps such as wanam/gravitybox. You could always have a look round the Themes and Apps Section to see if there is anything there you fancy:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Hi all,

can I ask a question. The mod from Omega ROM to disable exchange security, does that mean that all the security enforcements like "can wipe SD card" etc set by the server wont actually take place so i can ignore all the warnings?

just want to be sure!

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivpiper95:
Ya can use Titanium backup to delete bloat ware mate
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_man_on_the_moon:
help! samsung s4 cyanogen modd 11 QQQ

i have a rooted samsung s4 gt i9505 and i am currently on stock android 4.3 firmware,

i am looking around to try and change to the cyanogen mod 11.

i was looking at the cyanogen page but there are currently no stable versions for cm11 only cm10.2, 10.3.1 etc.

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jfltexx&type= [here]

i was directed to a xda thread before via youtube where i was looking for help--

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2521384 [here]

but the download has been since been blocked. any help would be appreciated, i am new to xda so sorry for any errors

thanks :):laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
S4 Problem after flash

Hey Guys, im very desperated

Yesterday, I wanted to flash my S4

1.Did a Factory Reset

2. Flash via ODIN v.3.07 ((CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar)

3.Flashed CWM (CWM_6.0.4.7_Touch_GT-I9505.tar)

Now I wanted to access my Recovery but it said:

Recovery is not seandroid enforcing

Set warranty: recovery

Then i was able to Access my new Recovery over the APP: ROM-Manager, and installed SlimKat 5.4

After Reboot the following Message pop up:

Kernel is not seandroid enforcing

Set warranty bit: kernel

But the Phone was able to Boot the new System...

But at this Point i could not Access the Recovery anymore

After some research i was able to access the Recovery (turn on phone,wait until vibration,then hold volume up), but it was only the Stock Recovery, so i didn´t know what to do...

There is also no-Root on my Phone anymore ?!?!? Absurd !

Have i done something wrong ? :(

I think there is a little chance for me...

(Sorry for my bad english)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I use TWRP recovery and never had an issue with SlimKat. Give it a try. Link is in my signature.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
But my Phone is not even rooted anymore...

Edit1: Re-Installed SuperSu.... i will give TWRP a try
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You don't need to be rooted to Odin flash a recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
I was able to install TWRP and get access.

Thank you so much.

But why the Messages about the kernel and recovery still pop up ?!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I really don't know, I have never had them.

Could be knox related. I'm still knox free on the old bootloader.

Perhaps one of our more seasoned knox specialists can help you here ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
I´ve alread red something, that maybe KNOX has to do with it.

Should i just wait for an answer in this Thread or is there a special one ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Knox Q&A
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lossadax:
Hello , this is probably posted somewhere but i couldnt find it.

I got a new S4 , its on 4.2.2 and the update to 4.3 poped up , notifying it would add kNOX to the device.

Now my question is , should i let it update then update to a 4.4 rom with knox, or i should stop the update and manually update from 4.2.2 to 4.3 or 4.4 so i avoid having knox problems?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimi!:
guys,is there a root explorer for windows to manage a rooted device?I found android commander but i dont like it:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

"Kernel is not seandroid enforcing" is just knox's way of telling you it is a custom kernel , and knox does not like it.

No harm, and nothing much you can do about it.

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

Updating OTA or via odin , will give you the knox-pox.

If you are not bothered about knox , go ahead.

Otherwise , install a custom recovery , and then install custom 4.3 or 4.4 ROMS that do not contain the knox bootloader .

That way you remain knox-free ( like me :) )

Always read the first post of any ROM you choose.

Make sure it is knox-free , and make sure it does not require the new knox bootloader to work.

Good luck

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
Sboot.bin to sboot.tar

Hi guys,

I'm having issues connecting to downloading mode I did Cw auto root and it went well. I've read that need to dwnl sboot.tar zip file did that but when extract it gives me sboot.bin. And via odin I not able to si this sboot.bin to select it to flash it into phone

Where do I get this or how is it possible to flash the sboot.bin to phone I'm doing this to a i9500.

Charles
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lossadax:
I see, thanks for the quick response , another newb question.

Should i update right away to 4.4 or get 4.3 update+baseband first? ( This is all without knox)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
from where did you get the sboot.tar? why you want to flash it? are you on 4.2.2?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
If you are going to install a custom recovery to try 4.3 or 4.4 custom roms then its really up to you which you try first. ;) You can easily go back to the one you preferred easy enough.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimi!:
carl, I downloaded droidexplorer along with the android sdk. Installed tools/platform tools and 1 sdk (per instructions), set the sdk path but when i connect my phone,it doesnt show up.Debugging mode is enabled though
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
Deinstalling system apps from GPE by Danvdh

Hi,

I'm new to this forum and I cannot post in the appropriate dev thread, so I'll give it a try here in the hope of receiving a qualified answer. :cool:

On my Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE (i9505), I've installed the newest Google Play Edition by Danvdh. Everything runs smoothly, but on the All apps list I see some system applications that came with the ROM that I'm never going to use that just take up unnecessary space, namely:

- Calculator (I use Shake Calc)

- Google Camera (I use Snap Camera HDR)

- CM File Manager (I use File Manager Pro)

- Movie Studio (I have no use for that app)

- News & Weather (I don't need news and use Fancy Widgets for weather)

These are all system apps, so I can't uninstall them, only disable them.

Question: To free up memory, is it possible to make those apps non-systems apps by using something like "/system/app mover" and then simply deinstall them? Or will I run into any problems after doing that, for example due to breaking some dependencies?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdo jouma:
Guys is there a ported ultra power saving mode or anything loke that for the s4.

Plz I need it :(

أرسلت عن طريق تابتالك من galaxy s4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
sboot.bin/sboot.tar

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477 <got it from here it's what you guys shared. I'm trying to unlock the phone via chimera unlock tool and I got this error saying unable to connect in download mode and I've read the thread you guys shared that If you Have chines version

of OS cause FIrst booth everything was in HK had to choose language (english) and from there I could start up the the phone in english.

I've send screen shot of my i9500 info.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Just to add to what Carl said, custom Roms do not give you basebands.

They are flashed separately.

Check the first post for the modem thread.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
unlocking what??? you mean your phone is locked to a special carrier?

I9500 comes with an unlocked bootloader.

any way, since you are on 4.2.2, you can, if you want, flash the sboot.tar (without unzipping) with odin.

no idea about the mentioned tool.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
OK have to flash it with odin by PDA ? or bootloader ? and which version of odin or doesn't matter?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Check the first post for failofax's debloater

Then Check the third post for ROM cleaner.

That should clear up a load for you.

System files tend to depend on each other, so removing them is always a risk.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
PDA, doesnt matter what odin version.

I see that you have a generic IMEI, are you trying to repair it with that tool??

but i dont see a reason to flash sboot.tar

any way tell us the result.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
Yes I've noticed also It got it since I've done the CW auto root.

I've put phone in downloading to do the flash for sboot.tar but it failed don't know why maybe doing something wrong. attached screenshot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
forgot to put screenshot of odin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
Isn't the sboot.tar for when you have isseus connecting in downloading mode ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
nothing to do with connecting.

see odin troubleshooting in my thread.

any way i have made sboot.bin as tar.md5 file,

unzip and flash file inside
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TudorBlue:
I couldnt be bothered waiting 7-8 hrs for the download so I've upgraded my SamMobile account so I can download quicker. Before I go ahead and flash my phone with the fw recommended by samersh72, theres no way my knox flag will be triggered??? Just making sure mate. Thanks :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
Which Kernel ?

So i´ve flashed my S4 with SlimKat5.6...

Are there any compatible good working Kernels wich optimize the System?

BTW: Is it dangerous to flash the Kernel (any problems with KNOX)

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

Stock firmware flashed via Odin will not trigger the Knox flag.

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

No one can choose for you, but kt and alucard are definitely worth trying.

No problem with Knox

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
Managed to unlock phone but now I'm getting this now at the signal bars(attached picture)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
Does this signal problem has something to do with the modems?

---------- Post added at 05:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:57 PM ----------

Cause I've tried the provider simcard itself and that sign stayed
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TudorBlue:
Thanks, downloaded a I9505XXUFNC4 FW and have flashed my gs 4. Is I9505XXUFNC4 the only version I should go for?? Also when I was looking on sammobile, the kies logo was blanked out on a few, is this because kies does not support them??? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
Stock Camera

Is there any possbility to get the stock Camera app for a custom Rom (SlimKat 5.6 if this is relevant)

Wasn´t able to find something on my own

This would be great
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Sorry,but no.

Stock camera only works on Touchwiz.

One of the unfortunate downsides of AOSP ROMS.

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

Does that firmware work?

Did it get rid of your bloat?

No idea about kies...never used it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astriglota1912:
SD CARD

Hi. Since I have my GT-i9505 I have had troubles with three external sd cards. The first time was while using OmniRom: I'm not completely sure of how it happened, I just remember that one day, for no reason at all, I got a notification saying that the external SD Card was damaged and I had to format it. I didn't want to lose all my data so I just turned off the mobile and extracted the card. Months later I lost another external SD Card using samsung's stock ROM (I didn't buy my phone from Samsung though. Orange sold it to me). I just turned off my SD Card like I do everyday and when I turned it on the SD card was unable to be used. Today it jus happened something similar with the same stock ROM: I haven't lost the external SD Card but all the files on it were corrupt. Only photos and music. Only some pictures can be seen on my laptop and all the music can be played on my laptop. But I can't see any photo and only a very very few songs can be played on my phone. Some photos can be played on my computer without problems, others can't be played at all and others show a poto divided into two rectangles: one of them is just one color and the other one is a fragment of the original photo. So I've lost two SD Cards of 16 and 4 gb and a third one which I don't know if I've lost it or not. Btw I sent the 4 gb card to a place where they could get the info back but the data of the 16 gb one couldn't be recovered. I tried many softwares to repair or get my data back but it didn't work. So I wonder if any of the experienced people around this forum could tell me why this happens. I'm afraid of losing my data and my cards. They are not so expensive but I don't want to buy a new card every week.

PS: I forgot to say that I use the sd cards to move files between my computer and my mobile phone. But I always close all the windows before removing the card properly.

Please someone help me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
That because you had a generic imei

Try to fix it with the tool you mentioned.

Sent from my N91
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
Ok going to try it but don't know if it repairs IMEI. Is their another recommended tool ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Yes, it means firmware is not supported by kies.

But it still an official firmware and can take ota

Sent from my N91
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TudorBlue:
Thanks mate. Very much appreciated
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
As i red that this tool can repair imei.

Or you need a special toot (box) that can be found at service center.

If you dial *#06# do you have a fake imei? (0049-----)

You can try also to flash a 4.2.2 modem.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
YEs when I type *#06# i get this 0049......... imei.

Chimera tool does but only for i9505.

Where can I find a modem specific for 4.2.2?

Regards,

Charles
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Flash xxuamdk modem for i9500 twice in odin as "phone" (first flash untick "auto-reboot" http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chachito:
This procedure is also not extracting it ?

---------- Post added at 12:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 AM ----------

Phone has also be in downloading mode ? sorry forgot to ask.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Yes extract it

flashing with odin, it means that you must boot into download mide

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
Battery

Yesterday Night i shut downed my Phone.

But it wasn´t loading the Battery.

The was only this Screen,which didn´t change or moved...

Sorry for the big picture.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Hi all. Does anyone know a way to change the colours for different accounts in samsung calendar and email app?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick123ablxx32:
it's normal it's usually a minor issue with the bootloader I have it too ..... just disregard and charge until you can pull your battery out then boot up
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
just wondering if there is a recovery flashable zip file for the CF-autoroot package.

basically, i have my phone set up pretty much stock ROM, but i have a few customizations (s5 boot animations, allbacksblack etc) and I've used root explorer to remove bloatware, and fix SD permissions etc. I've now unrooted and phone still works exactly as i like it, great battery life and all apps that require non-rooted device work perfectly. however, there are some times when i'll want to use root explorer to edit things.

most users prefer rooted phone, with occasional unroot for some apps, but i'm the opposite. 90% of the time i prefer unrooted phone, but just occasionally i need root permissions, so what i'm looking for is something that i can flash via recovery, root the phone, do what i need to do then full unroot using super su menu option.

does such a zip file exist so that you can root on the fly, or must it only be done with Odin?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alxx1:
So does this mean i just have to ignore it, because it´s charging anyways ?!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronnie498:
Odin version only
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
ok, in which case, i've just seen an option in philz recovery to "restore root (super su)", but it doesn't seem to have any effect?

is there any other way to root/full unroot just from the phone itself?/SHOULD this option give the device back it's root status? and if so, how do you get it to work? or is it JUST to install super su app (same as downloading it form play store?

::EDIT::

found the solution:-

1 - boot into recovery and select "PhilZ Settings", ""Re-root System (SuperSU)", and "Yes - Apply SuperSU"

2 - reboot system, and install SuperSU app from play store

3 - perform whichever tasks you require with root permissions, e.g. root browser to delete bloat or edit permissions etc.

4 - open SuperSU app and choose "Full Unroot" option.

5 - reboot phone and enjoy apps like SkyGo, 4od etc.

only caveat i can think of is that you obviously can not use this to set up thigns which ALWAYS require root, like cpu managing programs etc......but for 'one off' jobs like debloating and editing system files, it's eprfect for me :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TudorBlue:
Wallpaper and lock screen wallpapers

Might seem like a daft question this but is there any way of setting your homescreen and lock screen image so it fits the image in to fit the actual screen rather than the screen and lock screen image looking too big for the screen and missing portions of the image out??? For instance, I want to use an image of a bottle of beef but when I go to set it as my homescreen image, the image is too big. Had the same trouble on every samsung android Ive had and Im on my 5th now devoice now. Thanks in advance guys, any help with this will be very much appreciated :confused: :good::good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] churchey360:
Does anyone know if this is a unified build or only for Verizon? http://www.evervolv.com/devices/jflte
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Battlehero:
Can I flash stock firmware of S4 black edition on my regular i9505?

---------- Post added at 05:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:22 AM ----------

Unified 'jflte' is for all LTE enabled S4s
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
Hi all dears.

Ive a que and thats it.

Is it worth a upgarde my 4.2.2 ver ? Which frimware do u prefrer if u r agree ? And if u r nt i would be thankful if u say ur experince why !?

Thank u all
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

As you are on the 4.2.2 firmware then I assume you are KNOX free!?!

If that is the case then (and it's up to you) you are free to do what you want with a custom recovery and test the 4.3 and 4.4 custom ROMS and decide for yourself what YOU prefer! The beauty of being on your current 4.2.2 firmware is that you can easily go back (downgrade) to a 4.2.2 Stock firmware without the worry of KNOX being an 4R$3:D:angel:

If you chose to upgrade via OTA to the latest firmware and decide its not for you then you are stuck on that firmware!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
Yes im KNOX free.

So by ur idea is it worth upgarde it to upper frimware ??? Or if nth special cahnged i remain on my own frimware !

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

There are many changes between 4.2.2 ,4.3 and 4.4

No one can tell you what to do.You have to try these things for yourself.

If you want to upgrade , as Carl says , install a custom recovery , and then , install custom 4.3 or 4.4 ROMS.

This way you will stay knox-free.

If you do not like them , you can easily revert back to 4.2.2

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raporeyiz:
Hi everybody.

I have galaxy s4 mini.

I tried of all backtracks and reaver apks on my device but they dont worked on.

bbcom is giving error.

So any idea just about reaver apk for hack wifi password using wps pin ?

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

You should probably ask your question in your own DEDICATED FORUM

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cipacipacipa:
Yes, you can. I know for sure since before flashing a custom ROM I did it myself and it works 100% - there are no hardware differences between the regular i9505 model and the black edition. The only difference is the leather-like back cover, the darker top and bottom screen stripes and some different sounds and wallpapers (e.g. chess) in the black edition firmware. Other than that, both phone models are exactly identical.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick123ablxx32:
yeah it's basically nothing ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimi!:
is there a "manager" to change the permissions of some apps?Im on omega rom v30 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You can use root explorer to change permissions:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimi!:
you can change/disable permissions PER app using root explorer?how?!?I only know that you can change permissions (using root explorer) of files/folders etc!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick123ablxx32:
format internal storage from TWRP?

is it safe? sorry might seem really stupid .......... :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leijonasisu:
I just bought 2 new batteries. (Both OEM) One from Ebay, and one from a Samsung store. Ever since using either of them (along with going back from GE Edition ROM to Stock) I've been getting random reboots. I did used to own one of those dreaded faulty BD- SN# batteries, but I got it replaced. The 2 new batteries start with 'AA' and 'LC'. Could they both be faulty too? It seems almost impossible but the only other battery I have is an unofficial one that has swollen and I don't want to use it just to see if it reboots on that one too, because putting it in my phone does make the screen come out a bit.

What could be the issue that my phone keeps rebooting? My original thread is here, and i am really desperate for an answer... Sorry to harass.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2766758