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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstarxx:
<question> any solution for making my left button (s4) function like the one on s5? ( left button makes you see recent apps , then holding it makes you use it as a menu. ) thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
back with another "problem" (still didn't figure the last one out but is till have time)

i installed on another laptop windows 8.1 pro n and i wanted to connect with my i9505 running c-rom but it doesn't want to see it, it installed the drivers, you can hear the sound that the device is connected but that is all (connected as mtp) i tried with a i9100 runing temasek (cm11 based) only the external sd and with the i9000 running stock worked perfect
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Does this efs backup look alright? :)

It sais 1970..lol
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolkoushik07:
It is from defective batch.. The newes s4 phones are with this problem.. Some days ago i have bought s4 from flipkart and replaced 3times and all the 4 phones were with display problem.. Actually it is manufacturing defect of amoled displays and its pretty common.. Now its upto you, if u can live with that or not.. So i returned it to the seller and got my amound refunded..

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Most custom roms let you remap those buttons. If you don't want a custom rom you can root the stock rom and install modules with the xposed framework that will let you do it.

I want to say the Gravity Box xposed module does this but I don't have it installed so I can't verify that for you.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.

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Its probably fine. The date might not have been set properly in tour recovery.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Ty, was wondering how the efs file is supposed to look though, I was under the impression that it has to be a. Zip file. I have a couple of files instead.

By the way, if I ever lose my imei its as easy as flashing efs back? How come that the HTC phones don't have an efs partition?

Edit: was also wondering what the easiest way to update to 4.4.3 was once it comes out? Heard of different methods, flashing stock with odin and then updating, or flashing the 4.4.3 file through custom recovery. Will the second option be available if I have a lot of customizations on my device? I deleted loads of Samsung apps

Thanks for all your kind help and time :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
In theory yes, you should be able to restore your efs backup and fix the phone. Of course if your imei is corrupted due to a larger problem it might not work. But 9 times out of 10...

I have no idea why HTC does it differently.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Thank you :) I'm very keen to know these kind of things!! Can anyone elaborate on updating to 4.4.3 as I mentioned in my post above?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] busbyeie:
How to remove old data before installing custom rom

Hi guys I tried to find the answer to this but I couldn't so if I missed it then I appologise, I have a just recently bought a GT-I9505 that is rooted using saferoot & I installed TWRP on it and have done a full backup of everything in TWRP it is running on android 4.3 & I am using a Virgin Media (UK) Sim.

What I would like to do is install Omega Rom 4.3 but 1st I would like to remove all the old crap out of the phone that it came with as they person I purcased it from left all the apps, emulators & games on the phone for me. I have already tried to do a factory reset but when I checked using ES File Manager I can still see the emulator folders and I am not sure what else there is that he may have put in there but the background is one of his so I can only assume that he has removed the other backgrounds.

Just incase your wondering why I want to do this is so that there is more space on the phone side of the storage when I install Omega.

One last thing I also wanted to try Hyperdrive Rom but I am not sure if I would have to start messing with modem files and such as it was done originally for Verizon & AT&T does anyone know if it would need me to do the modem & any other files to get it to work.

The Baseband I am currently on is I9505XXUEMK9 & I don't have to worry about tripping KNOX as I already did it when I flashed a different custom recovery by mistake :p

Thanks in advance :good::cool:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

If you want to give your phone a really good 'clean' have a good read HERE. Some great wipe scripts:good:

Can't help with the Hyperdrive query though, sorry:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] busbyeie:
Cool thanks so much for the link I will go and read it and hopefully get the phone back to how it should be before loading the new custom rom :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Also, how do I know if I can flash echoe rom? I think it sais some kind if bootloader requirement in the title and I can't quite make up what that means
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jheysl2:
Can anyone put me in the right direction to flash a custom rom etc for a completely stock i9505 on 4.4.2? I've flashed previous phones just never got round to the flashing my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] busbyeie:
This should help you http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2339341 :good:

Or go to page 1 of this thread
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jheysl2:
Thanks friend, was trying to find the guide but it started hurting my eyes trying to look for it :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You will also find alot of great info and links in the OP (first post). Custom recoveries, root etc.......

You can always come back here if you have any more questions or need any help ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astriglota1912:
Noob question

Hello, I'd like to know if there is a way to use the samsung gestures with a custom ROM like CyanogenMod. I mean using Smart rotation, smart scroll, smart pause, air view, Air motion, motion, palm motion and all that. Is there a way?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmcouto:
IR Blaster + Google Edition 4.4.2 + Alucard's Kernel

Hello, I'm using "GOOGLE EDITION 4.4.2 by Danvdh, Kryten2k35 & Ktoonsez" ROM, which is a great Google Edition ROM that gets frequent updates.

I use IR Blaster all the time to control stuff using Smart Remote app, and it works perfectly. But the battery life isn't so great.

So I went to check out alucard kernel, which is famous for great battery life. But when I got to test IR Blaster, the system crashed for a couple of seconds and went to Google booting screen.

On Alucard's thread, some people said it was a ROM issue because it went to google boot screen, instead of going to samsung boot screen. I'm not sure of that, because, as previously stated, KToonsez kernel works great with IR Blaster on this ROM.

I have created a debug file for Alucard kernel just after the crash, as instructed on their thread. But I can't post there until I complete 10 posts.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/awronj8ptel2tm6/alucard_debug

Can anyone help me? I really don't want to give up on alucard kernel, neither on this ROM. :crying: :crying:

Thank you.

ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2557353&highlight=blaster

Alucard's Kernel:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2590246&highlight=blaster
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhonescarneiro:
help please!!

I flashed with odin another modem for phoenix rom and now i can't use the telephone..i can't make calls, etc

i tried flash other modem, but without success

what can i do?? :(((
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] busbyeie:
Try this link and input the fields that you know and it should tell you what is the latest modem for the latest firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhonescarneiro:
rrr

i did this, but doesn't work

i tried to install other rom and maintain the same lag..the apps doesnt work well..and i cant do phone calls
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
if you use philz recovery as your custom recovery, it has a "full wipe to install new rom" option. its great. (it DOES wipe everything except the internal SD card, so make sure your custom rom is already copied to the SD card)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Is there a way to make it the notification bar transparant to prevent it from burning in?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
No.

Those are proprietary features from Samsung, meaning no one can see the code used to make them, which would be needed to port them to AOSP roms. Additionally 99.9% of S4 users have never used those features or care about them from AOSP developers don't dedicate anytime to reverse enginneering them to make them work.

They should work on all TouchWiz based roms, but never AOSP roms.

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Several ways.

What ROM are you using where that isn't a native option?

Do you mean on the launcher or on all apps?

If you want a transparent status bar on the launcher, you should alreayd have it. It's probably an option in the launcher settings. What launcher are you using?

If you wants a transparent status bar on all apps, use this xposed module....

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51986661&postcount=1

That only works in KitKat. You can use it to control just hte launcher if need be.

The problem with a transparent status bar in all apps is that 90% of them don't look right. Notifications and other icons in the status bar obstruct the top of the app.

If you really just want to prevent the burn in, use this exposed module...

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/mod-tinted-status-bar-t2457265

This works in JellyBean or KitKat. It lets you control the color of the status bar. This lets you match the status bar to the color of the app. It looks really cool and it will cause the top of the screen to burn in evenly with the rest of the screen, thus preventing that burn in issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teddexter:
Wifi Problem

Hi everybody.

I hope I'm posting this query in the right place. I've been having wifi trouble with my Galaxy S4 (i9505). The 3G/4G connection works fine; the problem is with connections to wifi routers. My phone connects to the wifi router normally and it will stay connected, but the connection speed invariably drops to about 10% of the normal speed after about 15 minutes. The only way of returning to normal speed is by turning the phone's wifi off and on again. However, the problem always reoccurs.

I've tried routing the phone and various other fixes I've found online, but the problem remains.

Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a hardware or a software issue?

I would appreciate any feedback or advice.

Thank you. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstarxx:
Please state your device if it is modded or not. If modded please give details :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Great Dark Lord:
i9500 WiFi Password Problem with Omega v20 Android 4.4.2

Hello there good people of XDA, :good::laugh:

I recently installed the awesome omega V20 ROM (4.4.2 with stock Kernel) on my I9500. everything works amazing apart from WiFi password. it looks the password database or something similar gets corrupted or passwords doesn't saved at all.

anyway I have to enter every WiFi connection's password everytime, doesn't matter which brand of router, AP or whatever, S4 just keeps forgetting them passwords everytime. since my office's password is really complex and requires lot's of domain details, it became very frustrating for me having to reenter it everyday.

any help or suggestion would be really appreciated.

Quick info:

ROM: [ROM][I9500][XXUFNC1][26Mar]Omega v20●►Android 4.4.2

Kernel: Stock

Baseband: XXUBMG9

Modem Firmware: XXUBMG9

Wanam Xposed Recommended Setting.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevendeb25:
Can I flash modem via mobile Odin? There's thread saying yes and howtos. But I'm sure in this thread I was told not possible.

Mkf modem using kitkat echoe
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It's possible but I would not advise it.

To buggy for my liking, tried it once and it took me a few hours to get my phone back up and running :mad:

I still think that app should come with a very, very, very big warning sign (at least for the S4)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
I still have a couple of questions that are unanswered :p

What is the easiest way to upgrade to 4.4.3 once it comes out? And how can I be sure that I'm able to install echoe rom for instance, since it sais a bootloader version in the title.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Has anybody been able to get the skygo app working on the s4 rooted
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
If you are stock then it will be an OTA update....If custom rom then it will be a ROM update.

Echoe is fine to flash.........I was messing around with it yesterday and in the Aroma install it asks if you are on the old or new bootloader!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It won't work, the app checks of you are rooted and then won't work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Could a "Hide My Root" type app help? Or is the SkyGo app smart enough to bypass that and find root anyway?

I'm in the US and we dont' even have SkyTV here, so I'm just guessing at possible work arounds.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It wasn't working a while ago. could be something changed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
I tried that doesn't work. I remember from my iPhone days, I had the same problem but installing an older version of the app. It seemed to work for me. I wonder would it be the same for android
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Will there also be a flash able zip? I remember from my one x that I could flash the zip to update. If not then I will just flash stock w odin and upgrade
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Could run a duel boot set up. Have 1 custom rom for daily use and 1 stock unrooted ROM that you can boot into for thsoe times when you want to watch TV on the go.

It would take an hour to set it up the first time, then just 1 minute to reboot into the non rooted ROM when you want to use it. And the phone shoudl work fine for all it's other features like texting and calls while you're in the non rooted version.

You could even have the same rom set up the same way in both boot options so you don't have to remember multiple interfaces. Just unroot the custom rom in the SkyGo mode.

The only catch is that call history and text messages that you got while in the TV mode rom won't appear on your regular rooted rom. Also your data usage stats would be all screwed up as the data used in TV mode wouldn't be reported on the rom side for regular mode.

Could also keep a recovery flashable superuser.zip install file on the SD card, and when you want to watch TV, just unroot the phone (Superuser has a button in the app to do just that) and enjoy not having root anymore. When you are ready to go back to a rooted phone, reboot to recovery, flash superuser.zip, and be back to a rooted phone in no time.

This is a lttle bit more involved that switching between roms, but you won't lose any data.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Sounds like a good work around. Only thing is I wouldn't know where to start lol. It took me a while even to root the phone haha
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
I added more while you were replying...

Could also keep a recovery flashable superuser.zip install file on the SD card, and when you want to watch TV, just unroot the phone (Superuser has a button in the app to do just that) and enjoy not having root anymore. When you are ready to go back to a rooted phone, reboot to recovery, flash superuser.zip, and be back to a rooted phone in no time.

This is a lttle bit more involved that switching between roms, but you won't lose any data.

This is easier to do. No setting up the duel boot. And its' very simple steps in the process. As simple and flashing .zip files in recovery. Nothing more.

But it's not a great option if you just want to watch 10 minutes of TV here and there randomly. It's too much work to set up for that. If you have like a long commute on a train everyday and want to unroot to watch TV for that hour then its' probably a viable sollution.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
Thanks Skipjacks, you have given me a few options were I thought I had none. I really appreciate it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
This isn't an iPhone, brother. You are NEVER out of options. :good:

And for you lovers of 1980's movies, these quotes appear very relevant...

"It's never hopeless"- Ferris Bueller

"Goonies never say die!" - Mikey
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You will have to wait and find out I'm afraid. This can only be answered by the dev! But more likely will be a new ROM flash!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Alright thanks everyone! By the way will upgrading the bootloader have influence on what stock firmware to flash?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Yes if its KNOX enabled.....you will only be able to flash Stock pertaining to the same boot loader or higher;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
I think once you go to the 4.4 bootloader you are stuck on 4.4 stock roms.

This is not the case for custom roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
UFNDG is required for echoe, I have UFNB right now, this means I need to update yes?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Nope;) Any 4.4 boot loader will be fine for that version of Echoe,,,,,,,I have NC5 and worked fine. There should be no need to upgrade bootloader:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
Alright thanks!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
Back with another problem... My phone was on the bed for a couple of hours and when I picked it up it said "SD card unexpectedly removed" I thought no problem just a reboot/mount unmout SD or a remove and insert and all is ok but it seems not... Tried a different card and it's working

This is what it shows with the SD card inserted

Sent from my GT-I9505 running (a custom rom, finally) C-Rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11calcal:
Looks like the card has been corrupted somehow ? Same happened to me other week & had to wipe everything individually & format it :crying:

Before you do it try turning it off for 10 mins & restart to see if it picks it up :cowboy:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigeaky:
Already tried... I also connected to pc in mtp mode and it only sees my internal SD... How to format if there is nothing else I can do....?

Sent from my GT-I9505 running (a custom rom, finally) C-Rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SultanRS4:
Hello, I have two minor problems with my S4.

First, I used to be able to bring up S Voice when the phone was locked securely by just long pressing the play/pause button. Now I just can't anymore. Has something changed with Samsung?

Second, I can't set separate home and lock screen wallpapers. If I change one, it won't change anything. If I set it to change both, it will change both. How can I fix this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 22ffff30:
whether gorrila glass corning incendiary fire resistant cigarette?

I wear anti-scratch again. whether to stick it to the screen scratch resistant?

I was so scared my screen gets damaged
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nomiko:
I have an i337 rooted. Running 4.2.2 and I want to update to 4.4 rooted. How do I do that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Are you aware that you have your own forum HERE

Your situation does not sound unreasonable,and it seems that you will eventually get 4G.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxboater:
Thx, but one of the reasons I bought the international unlocked 4S was because I'm not due for an upgrade for another year.

If I thought flashing a AT&T ROM would have taken care of the IMEI I would have.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shindsu:
i9500 UK CSC code

Hello everyone. Recently I've screwed my phone SGS4(GT-I9500), was trying to root the device, succeeded, though I still made some mistakes after which phone is acting weird. It's still working and I've managed to recover original software, but...the csc code is for albania(one of the best suitable I found due to firmware CSC). And the one I need is UK CSC code. I've searched far and wide and can't find ANYWHERE the UK csc code. As far as I know I need XEU region code, I've tried csc changer I found on XDA, I've tried csc changer I found on Google Play. No luck, there are no such codes there. I've been searching for that csc for 3-4 days already. I wish to return my phone to warranty, but I'm afraid I need UK CSC code, otherwise I might be rejected. Could anyone please bring up some light on my problem? Thank you

P.S. Firmware for recovery I took from sammobile
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
sir, there is no UK firmware nor Albanian firmware for I9500 and no product code XEU for S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shindsu:
Oh, sorry I've misspelled. I meant Algeria. So what should I do? Can I send my phone to warranty with Algerian csc?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Algeria product code TMC.

what is your original firmware?

anyway, when you rooted your phone (via odin) the hidden binary counter is triggered, and on I9500 it can not be reset yet.

send it anyway, you may be lucky
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgcyears:
I9500 or I9505

Hey guys, I'd like to check your opinions for what I should buy. Should I get the I9500 version or the I9505? Please give a reason too for the answer you give me. Thanks mates!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shubhs77:
Not receiving June 11 S4 OTA update

Every S4 in India has automatically received the OTA update rolled out by Samsung for S4 GT I9500, however when I am checking for the update it says "Latest updates are already installed on your device" .. I have also tried through Kies but that also dint help. Does anyone else faced this issue?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgcyears:
Hey! Thanks for your answer, but I read that article one day ago and I can't make myself a decision. Any other help please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It might be quite hard for most people to answer your question.

Not many people would be lucky enough to own both phones.

So,would not really be able to give you a satisfactory answer.

My advice is to keep reading such articles,and make your own decision.

After all,you are the one who will have to live with it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
check the product code, connect to kies and see what is the last 3 letters under firmware information. it must be INU or INS in order to receive MEA ota in India
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Please,consider rating the thread​

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgcyears:
Ok, one last question and sorry for wasting your time. Which phone's GPU is better :D? Some benchmarks say i9500's, other's i9505's, I think they might be fake (some of them). Thanks!