yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noahthedominator:
Yes it will increase the flash counter.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joe0Bloggs:
Try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283485

But I think the easiest way to root at this point is to install a prerooted custom kernel via Odin, like this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41443480&postcount=2

If you just want root and custom kernel you just need to do up to step 2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Noob question. I just rick rollered by girlfriend on Facebook, was this a bad idea?

I did it using my S4 so it's not off topic :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobieUser:
please help, im on Omega rom v14.1 for i9500. And i wanna return back to completely stock,what do i have to flash so that i dont damage my imei.

[ Thank me if i helped :) ]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi.

Yes.

Yes.

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

:good:

If I don't see you here on XDA for a while,I'll know what's happened.

:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoobieUser:
If i am on

PDA = UBUBMH1

CSC=JVBMG9

CSC =XXUBMG9

i can flash any firmware without me losing my imei?

[ Thank me if i helped :) ]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Post on that thread.

I am sure samersh72 will help you out.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] body150165:
lost predictive text learning

Hi guys,

When I had my phone new, I enabled the predictive text in the keyboard settings. I had to agree something with the data transferred to Samsung blablabla. Ok. Everything worked fine.

Just suddenly, I lost all previously learned words without interfering and it is nit adding any new words to the list anymore.

I turned off and on predictive text, hoping to enable it. But I was not successful. Actually, I have no idea why it happened, neither how to enable it again. Can somebody please help me?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dork997:
Originally Posted by dork997 View Post

"I need some help , i am rooted with Arrow rom v8 ....i have noticed that when i connect my phone to computer the folders in "Phone Storage" (storage/emulated/0) stay the same, there are some app left overs like i had uninstalled this app "cleaner" ages ago but its folder still shows up there even after flashing 2/3 different roms...( these folders dont go away even after factory rest , cache and dalvik wipes....) I was just wondering why dont they get removed? when i select them all their size is about 60 mb."

Formatting will remove folders on 0 and not a data wipe.

delete them manually.

Please mention is it safe to remove them? ....system and system files wont be damaged right?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
[MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION] ive created a knox Q&A thread so feel free to link to it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470635
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
You will delete folder on your internal sdcard , not the system.

Those files belong to apps that you uninstalled them. Folders that you see them on your pc are not system folders.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Thanks.

I'll add it to the Q& A section when I get home.

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enfield bullet:
Hey guys i buy samsung galaxy s4 Gt i9505 vodafone...i just wanna know if i update my s4 with latest firmware will i lose my guarantee??? Present device build number is i9505XXUBMG4.

Which is the latest firmware for Gt i9505 australia???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
ok can anyone get me the sboot.bin :confused:

i'm in need to get it in order to resurect my phone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No.

If you do not put anything custom on it, then guarantee stays intact.

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enfield bullet:
Can I upgrade my device with latest Australian firmware
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
Hello all,

When trying to transfer data from my PC to my mobile it keeps saying that the device has stopped responding. Any suggestions?

I am re-installing kies and the drivers as we speak.

error message reads "the delete operation has failed. either the device has stopped responding or been disconnected"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Does it always fail on the same file? It may have become corrupted...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
No it just seems to be image files. I can transfer music then delete no problem

All the images I have tried to put onto my phone open on my pc fine etc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Is there no OTA available?

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Enfield bullet:
I already update the device through OTA...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I even "Stickied" it for you.

Please direct all traffic(questions) to it.

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

So,you did an OTA update and you are on MGA?

Well , in this current climate of KNOX, that is not a bad place to be.

I have been on MGA since it came out,and my phone has not unduly suffered from the lack of any update...

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrWil:
Urgent: Cyanogenmod Update stuck at Samsung logo

I wanted to update to cm-10.1.3 RC2 from a previous nightly

used the cyanogenmod, about phone, menu option

got an error (something 7 )

since then phone stuck on Samsung logo, not booting at all

important data / photos / contacts on the phone that are not backed up and first priority is a way to save those - I didn't back up because I usually updated the nightlies that way every couple of days without problems.

what I already tried to fix it, without sucess:

booted into cwm recovery (version is 6.0.3.2)

wipe cache & dalvik cache

tried to install the cm . zip again

-- Installing: /sdcard/0/cmupdater/cm-10.1.3-RC2-jfltexx.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

>go back

E:Can't open /cache/recovery.log

E:Can't open /cache/recovery.log

E:Can't open /cache/recovery.last_log

E:Can't open /cache/recovery.last_log

still stuck at Samsung logo?

Usually I don't mind taking a full weekend to read for 10 hours and fix my phone but today it's just a nightmare and I don't have that option :(

Any tips appreciated!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hawke84:
Yikes pressure! Thanks mate :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I think there is a way to get your files out through ADB.

Does anyone know the ADB commands for that?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
I have managed to find this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1363163

that is the only similar thing I have discovered so far.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
I am a total n00b and I need help. So I was playing around with Wanam Xposed and I checked a box that made it so my nunber was blocked and then I unchecked it and rebooted it is still blocked.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svd1977:
Hi where can i get this theme?thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451003

Link to the theme is above u can check my all threads there are couple of more themes for S4

And ya u must have Root and Custom recovery in order to apply this
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
As for that specific theme I'm not sure where it's available from you would need to ask 123hiten.

(Please see above lol, hadn't noticed the latest post)

But for custom themes, the method I use (as I'm not sure if there are other ways) is to use a good launcher app

You can find plenty on the app store, each has different options and functions so it's really a matter of finding one you like.

I'm currently using the Nova Launcher, purely because it reminds me so much of Google Play Edition S4.

But there are many such as Go Launcher EX and APEX Launcher.

This blog entry should be really useful >> Best Android Launchers & How to use them

Check out the play store and search for "Launcher" it's worth looking around and the reviews for the apps are actually full of helpful info too. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Themes are a completely different thing than changing a launcher.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
Nova Launcher is personally my fav also. I have tried many different launchers including sslauncher, go launcher, apex launcher and a couple more.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orathorn:
Hi there,just wanna ask something.Im on gti9505 int s4.I just got stuck at starting screen and the omega v12 startup after data wipe and reflash it.seems like im stuck all the way even after clearing the cache and dalvik cache.Should i try to redownload the ROM but I cant seems to connect the phone to usb in recovery mode.Can anyone help me? T_T

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You can ask this in Omega thread mate - we dont bite!:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Make the wipe after flashing.

You can push the rom with adb.

Put the rom in adb folder in pc, open cmd in adb folder, boot your phone in custom recovery mode, connect it to pc and type:

adb devices
adb push name of rom.zip /sdcard/
adb reboot recovery

Flash it, wipe, reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L.iam:
Are "themes" mainly for rooted devices.

And the type of "themes" I described using a launcher for non rooted?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
So with me having a mystery issue of my device not responding when copying to my internal SD.

Can you still flash roms etc from an external SD card?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Yes...should be fine....I tend to always flash from ExtSD! Not for any paticular reason I add;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritchiejoe:
thank you sir!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Again they can do very different things.

The launcher can only change the way the launcher screen an app icons look. Like in the left screenshot. This can be done on both a rooted and non-rooted phone. A theme can change the appearance of almost every part of the rom and make it look different, like in the right screen shot of a themed dialer screen (part of Theme Grey by [MENTION=4616793]123hiten[/MENTION]), this can only be done on a rooted phone and can't be done by a launcher.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akosiJad:
CM 10.1.3 STABLE i9505 - OTG Issue

Hi Guys,

I flashed cm 10.1.3 stable for my i9505. It's been working like a charm with everything except fot the OTG feature. Tried it earlier but it's not working for me. I tried a few apps but my thumb drive is really not being read by my phone. Any ideas? Or is this really a known bugbfir cm 10.1.3 Stable? Your help will very much be appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jioleight:
quick question. do i need to unlock my bootloader to install custom kernel and roms? if unlocking is needed will i lose DRM Keys? i was a sony user, so there its sort of mandatory to unlock BL to flash custom kernels. PLS confirm GE's 4.3 or any custom rom that has no Knox in it is safe to flash right? also, will a locked in carrier still work on custom roms? sorry im really new to samsung and im itching to do some flashing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
What's your s4 variant ?? Most of the s4 have unlocked bootloader

And ya there are some knox free roms kernals etc u can use those u must always have a nandroid backup and efs b4 trying all this for safety keep that at a safe place

---------- Post added at 08:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:48 AM ----------

Not sure if this can be solved here I suggest asking this @ the roms thread my friend
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrWil:
Help: Odin can not see my i9505 when in download mode

Help: Odin can not see my i9505 when in download mode

It can see it only when the phone is booted into cyanogenmod (which is installed right now).

So when I let cyanogen boot, then I start Odin and connect via USB, odin can see it. When I shut down, boot into download mode, connect USB, odin can't see it, so now I cant flash back to stock, please help!

(Kies is installed, drivers were installed, etc.. Win XP) Kies can't see the phone because of cyanogenmod.

(I want to go back to stock because all backup apps can't read my contacts at all and I could not back them up, the contacts app in cyanogen will only backup the first contact as vcf)

What I tried next:

Whenever I booted the phone, it would be stuck on Samsung Logo, except when I booted into CWM recovery first, and selected reboot from the menu, cyanogenmod would boot past the Samsung logo.

From this I came to the conclusion that only the CWM booting works, so I booted into CWM recovery and went to > advanced, then rebooted to the download mode from CWM, and voila, Odin could see the phone.

SO I think that when I went straight to download mode with the 3 key combo, it would not boot properly into download mode in the first place, getting stuck ..

Now I could get Odin to see it, and flashed stock firmware , problem now: it's still not booting, stuck on the Samsung logo even with stock fw ..

I booted into stock recovery and did another wipe/reset and now it boots

Problem now is, Wifi doesnt work on this stock firmware MF8 and I can't get Odin to recognice the phone anymore because stock recovery can't boot into download mode? Now I am stuck again , Kies update not possible (Kies tells me can't with this fw) OTA update not possible cause wifi not working

stuck again

Update: I read in some threads that people fixed the wifi issue by just flashing the same stock fw twice with odin.

I managed to boot into download mode and flash the same stock fw again, then its very important to wipe/factory reset and clear cache again, then it finally booted and then the wifi issue was gone as well.

Solved.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
U should be able to go to download mode in any case try that has to work incase u have plm with the wifi as I had the same LTE_Modem_I9505XXUBMH1 flash this file using odin in download mode using PDA

also use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2419762 for FAQ
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jioleight:
i have i9505. how do i check bootloader state?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
If your phone is carrier free and i9505 and have unlocked bootloader only
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3473:
Which stock firmware should I install to sell my i9500 in the UK?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jake.levinez:
I was trying to flash the pre rooted 4.3 via Odin (my first time flashing a rom) and I got an (auth) error when trying to flash. What can I do to stop this error?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Are you trying to flash your own variant firmware ?

If I m not wrong u have some carrier specific phone pls specify that will try to give u link for that
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jake.levinez:
Yeah I have the Verizon model
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The list of variants is in the first post.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Link here

Use the link above and stay away from other variants u myte brick your device

Take files which is made for you phone variant only
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsin125:
Hey can someone tell me how can i mirror my screen 'Wirelessly' to my LED tv the cheapest n efficient enough way to output HD videos?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jake.levinez:
I have the I545, does the rooted 4.3 exist for that? If it does I can't seem to find it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You need to read through the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Development

There are a number of 4.3 ROMS there.

Read through the first posts to see what they contain,and how to install them.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Off Topic Sorry

Hello

HELP THREAD TEAM,

As always I would like to show you my new Theme for NOTE III ( 1st ) one in that section

Link

Proud Member

HELP THREAD TEAM S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
cool work, RT ttitle is running towards you :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The1nonly1:
Im looking to dual boot my S4 to test out ROMs. What is the best way to do this? I've seen the Dual boot Switcher App and it looks good but is their any other way such as Kernals. I know Siyah could do it on the S3 but i havent seen it for the S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Nice one, makes me want to get a Note 3 :cool:

---------- Post added at 08:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:01 PM ----------

There is no easy solution for this like there was for the S2. Although I hardly ever used it on the S2. I think that making a nandroid of your current ROM, testing a new ROM, restoring the nandroid if you don't like the new ROM is just as easy.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hmm are you able to get Sboot.bin? or does the s4 International variant have this?

i'm not sure since i've haven't seen any information (except flashing in odin maybe)

:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woooson:
Im running the latest Omega rom I'm missing connecting to my all share dongle and I really dont wanna go back to stock to use it any help! Please
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awesomenessy:
Hi there,

I'm a total noob when it comes to Android. I have had my galaxy s4 i9505 for a couple months now. I managed to root it and all, but I was just wondering something. Couldn't really find a direct answer anywhere. Right now I have the csc code XEF which is France, but I live in the Netherlands. I know it's not a big deal, but the PHN region has had several updates now and run a little better from what I can tell from friends phones. I know I can change the csc code, but is it maybe possible to completely change the firmware? It'll probably be a factory reset or something, thats ok I just wanna know if I can.

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

Yes.

Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3473:
Thanks but there isn't a version for the UK, what would you recommend?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can check the latest firmware for your region here
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UchihaKakarot:
Try romswitcher for dualboot , it is really good. I am also using it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdstheking:
wipe cache is not working..error msg appears while wiping
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohail208:
I purchased a new Galaxy S4 i9505 less than 3 weeks ago, it has no physical or water damage, and it has begun to simply shut itself off whenever it feels like it. Yesterday, it shut off 5 times. This monring it has already shut off twice. and its battery also swelling.

This is not an app freezing, it's the entire phone shutting down. It's happened while I was in a few different apps, as well as when it was simply in my pocket.when ever i start to open any application its proper shutdown. after charging with power fone start working. This phone is brand new, so this is quite disappointing. Please advise.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you are still with original firmware,recovery and unrooted,then, take it back.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powerover:
Is there a way to change fast dormancy status on i9500 without root?

if not does anyone know of triangle away for i9500 coming out anytime soon?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orathorn:
Just wanna ask why after i flash the stock firmware the memory shows 9 gb available instead of 23gb? I even haven't installed anything,is there any chance of memory corrupt?

mine is the int gti9505. thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
No your phone is fine, we all have this issue. The rest of the internal 16GB memory is used by the ROM itself.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orathorn:
Well,my phone is 32gb version.....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
did you mean that you have the 32GB I9505??

did you flash pit file for I9505 16GB when flashing stock??

see under storage in settings the total space of your memory

do a data and cache wipe in recovery
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orathorn:
No pit file.should i flash too?I just flash the stock country firmware that was on the flash stock firmware page.after reboot is shows 9.17 gb available from total of 23.29 gb
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
To test it out, try going beyond 10gb. Does that work?

Else, clean your dalvik-cache and cache and reboot.

Or, reflash a stock ROM through Odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
NO... dont flash the pit file available on xda, it is for 16GB. im just asking to be sure you didnt flash it

you meant total space is shown 23.29 and available space 9.17?

make a hard reset
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
There's a dual boot patch made by a great guy. He has added support for many ROMs as well so check it out here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2447534
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orathorn:
Thanks.I did a full data wipe and it now shows availbility of 23.05 gb instead of 9 gb before.I'll try 1st for 1,2 days to check it.thx guyz
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
I have a weird question.

Someone just pointed out a mistake I have been making when going to download mode. I use vol-down + power and that's all. Not the Home button. And vol-up + power for recovery. I searched for the way to actually go into these modes, and everyone mentions that the Home Button must be held. So what's going on with my phone? Or did a kernel or recovery change this behaviour?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Don't worry you don't need the home button. I have never used it to boot into recovery or download mode.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

No mistake.

I use vol-down + power

And vol-up + power for recovery. (Although I also tap vol down when the blue writing comes up)

There is no right or wrong way,as long as you get there.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodoma:
Hey guys

Can someone decipher this for me, please? :p

I downloaded the SDK tool and the drivers, but I don't exactly get what he means by opening a terminal in that folder.

Any help is much appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
Lol sorry about that.

Are you on windows? If so, you can hold shift and press the right mouse button to bring up the context menu. There should be an option saying 'Open Command Prompt Here'. You can do this within the folder itself (shift + right mouse on the white space in the folder) or from outside the platform-tools folder by shift + right clicking on the platform-tools folder. I'm asking this because I assume you dont have adb as an environment variable in the PATH.

Or if that's confusing or doesn't work: winkey + r to bring up Run. Type in 'cmd' without quotes. Then type 'cd C:\path-to-platform-tools-folder' then run those commands in that window.

Mac users have an app called terminal in their App drawer (although I'm sure you're windows because those drivers are for Windows lol).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bodoma:
If I could give you a million thanks, I would. Rooted and ROMming as we speak. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
No problem and good luck. :good: