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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ra3or:
hi, I have a working s4 i9505 with broken/dead display, firmware I9505XXUEMJ7 - I want to install Mobiler.apk or have usb debugging enabled on it so I can remote it from my windows computer(like I do on my S3) with MyMobiler

I've 'blindly' installed CWM recovery via odin, in hopes to have adb, when I issue 'adb devices' I see ????(id) sideload and I cant do anything in adb, every command gives error

somebody mentioned to flash a custom kernel(with usb debugging enabled) - what kernel can I flash via odin for firmware I9505XXUEMJ7 that has usb debugging enabled?

any other idea(s) appreciated

edit: when I plug the usb cable, I can see the files on the phone(no lock), also I have usb otg cable and tried/failed to enable wifi/bluetooth

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

You can try THIS

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ra3or:
yeah, sweet. first I need to figure out how to enable usb debug with a broken display
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Not being that technically minded :eek:...but is THIS any good to you?

EDIT - I always thought debugging was enabled by default? May be not? If you want to try a different kernel try THIS one. Kernel I currently have....................... My usb debugging is on....And I didn't turn it on!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindunw:
already installed

I want to convert
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Please explain! Convert to what exactly?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindunw:
I want to convert the all softwear into I9500 or I9505

download mode languages and many more

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install the international firmware
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Its already been said that you cannot install other firmware that is not for you device!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindunw:
why is it

can I have custom rom and change download mode language to English and ultra power saving mode on s5

please sir
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
No.....not unless the custom ROM or MOD has been specifically designed for your device
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
here is the thread of your variant http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2284543
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tharindunw:
thank you all

I am alone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikyeye:
Dear all

I know some about flash counter, my questions are

How to know exact value of flash counter in i9500? in download mode, there are none of this, but from this thread, it still there

Does flashing custom ROM via recovery (CWM) increase the flash counter? aside from ODIN one of course
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

1.There is currently no Triangle Away for the i9500.

2.Yes ,flashing in recovery does increase the counter.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
is it recommended to flash a stock rom thru mobile odin?

I would use my laptop but it needs charging and the charger is broken
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpsgrayfox:
Just a couple of simple questions, on 4.4.2 does the phone still charge while off? or does it automatically turn on? because this happens on 4.4.2 but I dont remember it happening on jellybean, thanks, and is there any truth to the supposed "benefits" of charging the phone while off? do manufacturers enforce or promote it in any way?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Yes it charges

Quoted:

-You do not have to turn off your phone to charge it. Most battery chargers deliver more than enough current to power your phone and charge it at the same time. Doing so will not lengthen the charge time, and leaving a phone on allows the user to be aware of its fuel gauge, so that you can remove it when the battery is full​

Sent from my N91
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M414:
I tried to change Settings App to S5 from topic below and got a nice bootloop. :crying:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2663131

I think the cause was I didnt delete SecSettings odex file.

I tried to flash I9505VJUFNB2 using stock recovery and still no lucky, wiped cache and data and bootloop still persists,

I looked for a tar file to flash the rom using Odin but cant find none.

For the moment, I dont want to flash another kernel cause of Knox.

I would apreciate any help. ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Stock roms are flashed with odin.

Custom roms are flashed with custom recovery.

Flash stock with odin

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolkoushik07:
In my s4 I am getting an odd problem. In catlog app I am getting a lots of unregisteredbIRListener called() which is flooding the logcat screen. What is it? And is it normal?

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
I have a weird problem with the I9505 it kinda destroys photos... It greys them out after a while

Sent from my stock 4.3 saferooted GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obliviane:
S4 i9505 GPE rom 4.4.2

I currently have a i9505 running 4.3 GPE rom and would like to upgrade to GPE 4.4.2 rom. The thing is, my phone device name is shown as i9505G but it actually is a i9505. The change took place when I converted my i9505 touchwiz to GPE.

1. Should I use CF auto root for i9505 or i9505G?

2. As for 4.4.2 roms, should I use one for i9505 or i9505G?

Thanks for the your help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbas001@gmail.com:
Flashing firmaware

Hi

I have quick question. My friend and I have both Samsung S4 I9505 Globe Locked. Then we both install custom ROM(Arrow). I didnt check the baseband version of our phones before flashing the Arrow ROM.

I noticed after we successfully installed the rom, our baseband version are not the same, his has the XXUEMJ5, mine has the XXUEMKE.

Is this normal? Or can I flash the XXUEMJ5 4.3 while running in custom ROM?

Search the some forums and I found out that the stock firmware for Globe locked s4 i9505 is the J5.

Is it possible for me to flash that firmware/baseband?

Hope for your advise.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
The baseband isn't changed by flashing a custom ROM. You both still have the same baseband version you had before flashing Arrow ROM.

If you are both happy with the mobile signal quality there is no reason to change the baseband version.

If youy want to update your baseband to XXUEMJ5 download it here and flash using Odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11calcal:
1-If your using a custom 4.3 gpe ROM it will already be rooted for you to use a custom ROM so you don't need to auto root again

2-if it was originally a i9505 then that's the type you should flash ? It only changed the model number in your build prop :cowboy:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
? Does the S4 come with Google drive pre installed or do you have to get from the market.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fahadsul3man:
What's the real life usage of s4 be like ? How many hours can you use it just for browsing the internet on 2g with WiFi ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Thats depending on so many factors, like screen brightness, ROM, kernel and other settings it impossible to answer.

I have seen post varying from 2~3 hours to over 6 hours screen on time.

I'm getting nearly 6 hours in the evening with a dimmed screen.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoXo8:
Hi there! So i recently updated my phone to KitKat and i must say i'm very disapointed... But there's one thing that's been bugging me, since i updated i cant export files from Dropbox to my external SD and i can't get uTorrent to download to the same external SD card. Does anyone know what's going on?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
i think thats a generic kitkat problem solved by having root or updated apps, but i'm not 100% sure on that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
Please... I need help urgently. Phone keeps giving me "sim card removed" error every 20min.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I would not recommend using Mobile Odin. It messed up my phone big time when I used it.

Get yourself a new laptop charger and play it safe.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
OK thanks. Should I use Odin 3.09 or 1.85? Idk why but Odin 3.09 fails more often than 1.85 but is it safer?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The best odin is the one that works.

There are no particular benefits to any of them.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M414:
YEP, tks. :good:

I found a Stock 4.4.2 tar and flashed with odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
Some one with an answer?

Ty
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Your Windows registry is damaged, that's not an issue for a mobile device forum but more for a Windows support forum.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladxxx:
I do not know what was that error. But now I know I will search on w7 forum.

Thanks up mate.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Meh, nevermind, i updated root explorer to 3.17 and it works, thx anyway
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbh017:
Hi everyone!

I just bought a new S4 (I come from a HTC One X+), and I have a little question to the users of S4 (since months) :

Do you know if the plastic of the rear camera is sensible to scratches? (like when the phone is on a desk,...).

(I ask this question because that was a big problem with my previous One X+ : the plastic of rear camera became scratched... and photos were blurred...)

Thanks!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
mine have never scratched, but due to the easy repair nature of the S4, you can replace the camera glass for about $5, or the whole camera for about $30 with nothing but a standard screwdriver, in less than 5 minutes.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.n0b0dy:
Rooting Samsung Galaxy s4 i9505

Hey there, so I'm not that new to all the rooting, changing roms and so on, but suddently I'm hopeless!

I updated my Samsung Galaxy s4 i9505 to the 4.2.2 official with Knox, and today I tried to install Root from ChainFire (Cf-Auto-root)

it says its done, Restarts me to some strange recovery of Chainfire, and then installs some things on my Phone - and logs me in.

But after all of this no matter what I do I don't have any root access.

No the app and no the rights, any help please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
KNOX might be blocking your root. you may have to use an alternate root method. personally, i just went straight to pre-rooted roms flashed via recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbh017:
Thank you for your answer!

So no need to worry about it more than that... :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silrosriv:
Bootloop problem

I have an sgh-i337. I rooted a few weeks ago and now when I plug it in to my surface pro it gets stuck in a bootloop. I've tried re-installing the drivers, I even tried Kies. Nothing works. Help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrQQ:
is there a thread with new fw announcements and download links/changelogs?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolkoushik07:
Hi I am having an weird issue.. the screen randomly flash with s-view mode clock screen though I am not using any cover.. its really anoying.. hope soneone can help me.. thanks..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinjo2312:
kitkat video player

wee question and hopefully someone can help

i recently installed the omega v28 rom and now have kitkat on my s4, but iv lost the nice little stock video player app i had on JB, is there anyway i can install this to the new rom, i tried restoring it from the saved titanium back up file and the app itself but wont instal,,,can anyone help??

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mufrad:
Go to sammobile website, search for firmware for your device, all available firmwares are there with download links.

Find prerooted and Knox free stock ROM on the development thread, much easier to just install one of those. There are other methods of rooting even with pure stock, use the search option.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Where is the brightness slider? :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Settings>My Device>Display>Notification Panel>Brightness Adjustment (Make sure its checked) ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertostorm:
Already checked :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mufrad:
Installed any mods lately? New ROM? Since when? Details help.

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Go to play store, download nextapp sdfix, it will fix your problem.

Hope I helped.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AxlxA:
Hi everyone.

Here's a really bad noob question for everyone. I think XDA is fantastic but there is way too many posts/search results there for me to read entirely though.

I just want to know what I should do with my AT&T GS4 rooted with motochopper for jb 4.2.2.

1) Should I update to 4.4.2 kitkat? if so, how? because I tried OTA once and it failed.

2) If I should update, how do I root it again because I'd like to be able to tether wifi/internet

3) How do I try other roms? I've played with safestrap on a Note3 but basically watched youtube videos on how it was done.

Thanks everyone,

This place is too smart for my simple brain.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

Not sure if you know but you have a dedicated AT&T Help Thread HERE...May get more useful help there ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timonoj:
Hi guys,

Do you know of any GE-based or maybe an AOSP themed ROM that supports properly the SD card? By that I mean:

-Take pictures/videos directly to the SD

-Move apps to the SD

-Store Google Music on SD

As of now I'm running Danvdh's rom, but the support for the SD is a bit flaky. In my case, it just won't work on apps.

I really, REALLY want to get the XCOM game. But that's 3GB. I have a 64GB SD which would be perfect...if I could use it. AS of now it will only work as movies/mp3 storage, and the backups.

THank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeiBoL_GT:
Gallery app 4.3

My s4 is rooted with stock OS. While uninstalling all the bloatware I didn´t think I would need the original gallery but since I deleted it I cant send pictures via SMS because the gallery doesn´t appear and I cant change lock screen wallpaper. I need to reinstalled it, how can I? Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
if you download any 4.3 touchwiz (samsung) rom, you can extract the files yourself and copy them to where they belonged to fix that. i'd help but unfortunately i only have 4.4 roms and devices on hand.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you tried FOLDERMOUNT

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timonoj:
Sure...the support with foldermount is flaky. The support without foldermount is nonexistent :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ngk:
is there any way to root , use a custom kernel and get ota updates

noob question
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hatan88:
rooting and installing costum ROM i9500

I want to root and install hassan rom on my i9500 device.

I just want to know if there will be way to reclaim my warranty back after doing it?

Does triangle away support i9500? How can I reset binary counter?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You might be able to root , but anything custom will prevent OTA updates

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

I am using SlimKat , and I can get the pictures to save to the sd card.

If foldermount does not work , there is nothing else I know about.

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

Triangle Away does not support i9500

Once you have committed to anything custom , there is currently no way back.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dilly29:
TBP

hey guys, when i run the market update helper from tb , it takes me to the play store and when i hit update all it just updates market update helper app and nothing else(there are outstanding updates, i checked). yes i did market auto updates and market doctor and still to no avail. what could be the problem? thanks in advanced:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeiBoL_GT:
What´s taking up all internal space?

I flashed the |★GOLDENEYE★| |►XXUFNC9◄ | |4.4.2|KK| |4.3|JB| |I9505| which is like 1.3gb but my phone says I only have 1.64gb of internal memory left! What is taking up the space? I search all my folders but don´t find large file. Thanks.

I cant post a picture yet, storage reads as follows: Total Space 9.27gb - Applications 790mb - Pictures,videos 9.41mb - Audio 128kb - Downloads 568kb - Cached data 53.66mb - Miscellaneous files 78.76mb - Available Space 1.64gb

EDIT--- Nevermind, I used ROM Manager to see that I had 3 backups from when I first got it, so in case that happens to anyone check to make sure you dont have an excesive amount of backups!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SniperDW:
I think the market update helper is obsolete with the newer Google play updates, also side loaded apps (i.e. not downloaded from the play store) cannot be updated in the play store.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewinhdorff:
safe to flash root and cwm

hey i have been using samsung galaxy s4 i9505 intl with 4.2.2 android on it. i had it rooted and cwm installed. and my brother had updated his to 4.4.2 (not rooted) so i was thinking of updating mine to, so now i am running 4.4.2 unrooted no cwm. 100% stock.

then i realized that i can't copy files to my sdcard so i googled and i read that i have to root it and install sd fix to make it work again. so now i am thinking i might root it again and install cwm (not installing a new rom though) but i like to have cwm.

the firmware that i am on right now is XXUFNC5. is that firmware having a locked bootloader? my phone is locked to sweden three network/simcard) but i dont know if sweden locks their bootloaders.

i am just scared i would destroy anything in my phone if i root it with knox please tell me everything you know that i should be concerned of !

thnx!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] breakingstorm:
hi

I also want to root my i9506 with android 4.3, but KNOX is standing in my way. If you root your device, or flash anything via odin, for example custom recovery, the knox warranty flag will be activated, that is like a counter, unrooted devices have the flag of 0x0, if you root it it is 0x1. When you want to use your warranty now, you are lost, because it is gone and you cannot reset the flag until now.

I hope i can help you. ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewinhdorff:
yeah i know that root sets knox thing to 0x1 but i don't care about that :) since i never return my phones cus they never break xd and i want to be able to use my sd card and have a better eq than samsung stock sh*tty eq xd and wanam xposed. so please anyone is it safe to root my i9505 4.4.2 XXUFNC5 firmware device?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] breakingstorm:
ok

if you really dont care about that, you can root your device as you did before, i think. what else could happen except of this KNOX thing? :) i think nothing. your phone wont explode (i hope so) :laugh::good:

just look here http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop for a custom rom, you want to install :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you are not bothered by the knox flag being triggered , then , you are safe to use Chainfire Auto-Root

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewinhdorff:
oh Thanx finally a straight answer :D ! and then i guess it is safe to install CWM aswell ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meejay:
My i9505 battery drains faster than my wifes does

Hi there,

My wife and I each own a i9505. My firmware is XXUFNB9 and my wifes firmware is XXUFNB8. Whatever I do my battery drains faster than hers. I have been using "Greenify" and monitoring the consumptions via "better battery stats". Even I have changed the batteries to see if that was the reason but failed. My wife does not use such special applications. I might be using phone a little more than her but her battery lasts 2 days without greenify and mine lasts only a day with Greenify. I don't want to use my wifes white phone instead of my black one as a solution since I love my black one :)

Does anybody have a solution and/or recommendations for this issue?

Regards.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewinhdorff:
thnx :)

i just plugged my phone into my computer and flashed cf autoroot everything passed just as it should. but then i open the super su app. and it says no binary is installed this is a problem if u upgraded to 4.3 you need to manually re-root. what do i do :eek: ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try getting it from the Play Store.

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

Have you read some of the battery saving tips in the first post?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewinhdorff:
cf autoroot was 1.93 and playstore it is 1.94 i updated and then i rebooted my phone and now i guess it worked :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meejay:
Hi t
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghent31:
Hello,

I'm having a new issue with Wanam Xposed: Long back to kill App is not working anymore.

I'm on I9505 XXUFNC9 4.4.2 Djembey SuperSlim.

Any known issue ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clownscar:
i9500 China 4.4.2 custom ROMs?

Looking for anyone with experience flashing custom ROMs on the i9500 build KOT49H.I9500ZCUHND1.

Not having much luck finding any information about what will work. The Chinese forums are, well, in chinese. Something gets lost in translation. I see the "brushed" all the time. Not sure what that refers to.

Anyway, any guidance about which custom ROMs I have a chance getting up and running on this thing would be appreciated. I hate the all the chinese on this phone. Need to remove it. The SIM toolkit, the download mode screen, etc. Tried the sboot.bin flash but no luck. Here is the stats on my phone:

Model:

GT-I9500 4.4.2 Kitkat ja3g

ROM KOT49H.I9500ZCUHND1

Kernel

LINUX

3.4.5-913788

CPU

ARMv7 rev2

Busybox v1.22.1-stericson

Philz 5.05.0 recovery

Rooted w/ 3 i9500_4.4_root.zip (Tried Cofface and bricked it)

EFS backed up with GalaxSim Unlock. Copied to eternal SD and PC

Thanks for any guidance. Living here in Beijing behind the Great Fire Wall is no picnic. Nothing works right. Hope I can customize soon. Later.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewinhdorff:
how does lpa work?

hey i have been using viper4android for some time.

resently when i updated the app it wanted to change lpa settings in my build.prop

i do not know what it does. but i have read that it can drain battery. and i am also wondering if it affects google music play all acces since google play is streaming and not mp3 files. and if i would sync my playlists on google play music whould lpa have an affect on battery drain if i play the synced files as they will appear as mp3 files.

i would like to get things clear about lpa since i don't really understand it and how it works :)

thnx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolkoushik07:
U may ask for help in v4a official thread

Sent from my GT-I8552
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meejay:
Yes

I have read most and all I am telling is that my wife and I have the same phone but she knockes me on battery life. We both close all applications (screen rotation i.e.) that drain battery and I use "Greenify" and she does not but her battery last 2 times longer than mine:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milupiti:
I'm on 4.4 stock rom and my gps don't work .....searching and searching and I'm going crazy. If anyone knows a fix please help me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What is your battery like if you do not use greenify?

:)