yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Did you make a Clockwork backup of your KitKat rom before installing LP?

If so I'd bet heavily that your missing space is occupied by your nandroid backup.

And you won't see it in a file explorer. So it looks like missing space.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
I mean to say lollipop occupies 1.3 gb of ram always , only 400 mb of ram is available to me??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Komorias:
Restore rom...

Hello..noob question..

I restored a back up rom with cwm,but it stuck at logo screen.

what went wrong?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mp3elv:
Could someone answer me this?

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Could someone knowledgable help me with this? :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laneyofdeath:
I got the lollipop update through ee UK about a week ago it's been fine since it was installed but now whenever the lock screen is on (I have password so the keypad appears) the keypad just has squares where the numbers and letters appear. Can't take pic have no other camera and it won't allow ss. Anyone else heard of this at all? Oh yeah sorry I-9505 :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bingley:
Anyone else find that Facebook messenger doesn't pick up a change of notification profile, you have to enter the app, go to settings, then notifications, toggle vibrate, then exit just to make it vibrate-it won't do like every single other app does and respect the device's current notification setting ie vibrate, sound, silent. Then to turn off vibrate you can't just choose the sound profile on phone, you have to open messenger as before and go through the menus to turn it off. It's crazy, I change profile a lot and this is maddening
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
1) Knox will be tripped when u root it,EFS is only corrupted if u change modem or ROM

2) if u flash Russian one u will get be in new bootloader with 0*1

3)You don't have to care about Knox of u don't care of warranty.if u r flashing Samsung official firmware , there is no risk of tripping Knox or efs corruption[emoji2]

Hit thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mp3elv:
So if I flash the Sam mobile file thru Odin I won't change modem even if change csc?

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500 mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Yes It will change everything.But there is no risk of tripping Knox or corrupting EFS .As odin is Samsung's official way of updating their phones[emoji2]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mp3elv:
Wouldn't u be contradicting urself? Cos u previously stated that changing the modem would corrupt the EFS and now u say that using the Russian lollipop rom from sammobile would change everything (I assume that it also includes a modem) then by logic and by ur own words shouldn't that corrupt the EFS or there is something I'm missing please bear with my questions I'm trying to understand thanks in advance

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500 mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
It's most likely not going to flash. It's going to fail in odin. Dont use firmware not meant for your device. If it does pass, which I doubt it, you'll have service issues.

One thing you can do, is down load the firmware, and use something like ArchiKitchen to extract the system and make a twrp/cwr flashable rom. May still have service / wifi issues tho.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mp3elv:
ShinySide, i'm going from an i9500 kitkat 4.4.2 stockrom with multicsc TTT (trinidad and tobago) and i want to flash lollipop 5.0.1 SER (russian version) ROM for i9500, so you say thats not possible? as far as i know the difference is only software base not hardware it isnt as if i was trying to flash a i9505 rom into i9500, could u reaffirm or deny ur previous post?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Nothing to do with hardware. Samsung added a "check point" so you can't flash firmware not meant for your device. For instance, I can't flash i9505 firmware on my m919 which is literally the same device. Flash the firmware, you'll be safe and won't trip knox or anything. But ill guarantee it'll start, then say fail. Flashing official firmware (even if not for your exact variant or region) won't trip anything. Only thing that trips knox and crap is non 100% stock kernels and custom recoveries.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mp3elv:
I see, but still u dont answer directly, i'm trying to flash a ROM for an i9500 downloaded from SAMMOBILE to another i9500, which i think it's different from what u were trying to do, flashing an i9505 ROM onto a m919, as far as i know it should be possible, could u provide evidence of that? i have read around the web, about different people with i9500 with other CSCs who have flashed the i9500 SER lollipop ROM, but now u say its not doable, all of them lie? i dont discard what u say, but i would like to know if u have more solid ground to say that, do u own an i9500?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Just flash it bro. Won't trip knox. Won't void warranty. Most likely fail tho.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Don't worry about it. Free RAM is not a big deal in a Linux based OS. It's SUPPOSED to be using as much ram as possible.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
Asking a noob question , what is Knox and how it is related to warranty??? , plzzz help me ( new user of s4)..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bv90andy:
Knox is a mechanism of keeping your phone secure. it is used mostly for companies not so important for private use however some say their phones were refused warranty because it was tripped you should consider your phone warranty void if you mod your phone with custom ROMs or root.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nasserz:
Clear cache partition

Hello Guys.

Yesterday I did (Clear(or wipe) Cache Partition) through the my S4 i9500 stock system recovery

after that the gallery thumbnails turned grey and when I click on one of the photos it says (Unable to load photo) also for the videos but when I click the play button it works perfectly, However I tried to clear the gallery cache but there is no respond when I click and nothing happens also for all other apps caches.

*Snapchat keep telling me (tab to load ) I tried both 3g and wifi same problem

* Instagram crashing when I try to open it (Unfortunately Instagram has stopped)

* I can't share or receive any pictures to any other app such as Whatsapp

** I can copy my pictures to the computer with problem and I can access them.

Thank You Bros.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
Thanks...:):)

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But in kk , it doesn't occupy high ram but in lolliflop , ram usage is very very high , will ram management be improved in the future???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
If you are using more ram on LP, that IS the improved memory management.

You WANT to use as much ram as possible. Unused ram makes the system slower and less efficient.

Linux keeps things in ram so they are ready to go immediately when needed again. If your device needs more ram for an active task it will push something out f of ram to make room.

Its working fine. Don' overthink it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
Now I'm feeling quite good , thanks for your support...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Go to the application manager.

Find Galley.

Clear Data.

That will reclear the cache and clear the thumbnails.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nasserz:
I mentioned that I have tried it (When I click clear data or cache) nothing happens

I think something from the system has relation with media stuff (Snapchat, Gallery, Instagram, .. etc) is working properly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lexx Diamond:
Thanks for the info.

From a Galaxy far far away...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbaier:
how can I see if my bootloader is unlocked :confused: I have rooted phone , twrp installed .that mean bootloader is unlocked ? rom is du jftexx 5.0.2 42v9-2 and I want o unlock my s4 , so I gues I must install old modem or what ? Any help is welcome...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you are rooted and have a custom recovery , then , your bootloader is unlocked.

If you are talking about sim unlocked , that is a different matter.

Look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2282683

At the bottom of the first post , look for the mod edit

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbaier:
thank's . so ..bootloader unlock :) and yes I want to unlock SIM BTW downgrading modem ? All I need to do is flashing 4.2.2 and that's it ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebestiam:
Battery drain problem pls help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
In theory, yes.

Downgrade the modem, unlock the phone, upgrade the modem.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.n0b0dy:
USB Problems

A year ago I've erased everything from my phone via the usb and the recovery...erased every folder in my phone via the USB - and since that day my computer won't recognize my phone...it tries to install the driver every time but it fails...and when I install the drivers from kies or samsung itself - the phone just charges when I connect the USB into the computer.

Please help me! I can't install a new rom/recovery/kernal because of it!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leeharvey1984:
kies problem

Hi

Hope this is the right place to post this, I'm having trouble installing the upgrade to android 5.0 using Kies3. It keeps giving me the error message "model does not support initialising when i click on tools>firmware upgrade and initialising. i know the update is there becausei tried to install in ota but it failed. I've googled to no avail, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Lee
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bingley:
Anyone else finding the latest Facebook messenger force closes when you send photos?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 012512:
ayt thanks but I found the culprit.

The problem is on the kernel and not the rom. I can sucessfuly flash the stock rom but with the stock kernel, my wifi isn't working. With a custom kernel, it works well.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GabeTronix Development:
I need the stock settings apk file.

Anybody have it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awyeahh1:
junkware apps starting with facebook

. Not on my phone. [emoji1]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
Anyone know when official 5.1 update will come out , will s4 got this update ????,,plzzz reply me..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmed Safeek:
Touchwiz grid

Im using touchwiz lollipop s5 can u guide me how change the homescreen grid as 5x5 app, drawer 5x6, 6 icon hotseat

and reduce th gap from dock margin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

I'm not sure if S4 will get 5.1 update, I was talking with some other S4 users and they don't believe that Samsung will release it (due to a 2 years cycle).

Hi,

AFAIK Samsung Launcher does not support that much customization, I'd suggest you installing a more customizable launcher if you want that much options, I suggest NOVA Launcher (my current one).

Hi,

It may be more app related, make sure to send a report to Facebook when it force closes. Or send us a logcat, someone may understand if something is going wrong. But a better first hand solution would be deleting the app data and cache.

Hi,

Try installing via Odin. Search on SamMobile the firmware and then install via Odin, there's a plethora of guides regarding how to do that ;).

Hi,

May I ask why you want it? You can try downloading a custom ROM based on debloated Touchwiz, it's very likely it'll be the stock settings app.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thiagotwm:
2g/3g problem

Hi, i was using I9505VJUGNE2 (4.4.2) stock on GT-i9505, then the 3g stopped work, only 2g. Tried to restore apns, change the sim, another provider. My phone is the problem. So i updated to I9505VJUHOC1 (5.0.1) now i'm fu!@#, 3g and 2g don't work. flashed cm-12-20150326-NIGHTLY-jfltexx/gapps-lp-20150222-signed, same problem. Upgrade modem and bootloader XXUGNI2, XXUHOA7, VJUHOC1, ZHUHOC3, XXUHOB8 none work. Lost my hope.

TL;DR: Only calls and sms on GSM(mobile data only in my dreams). WCDA not even show the provider list. My sim works fine in another smartphone. Sorry for my bad English.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thiagotwm:
:(

Flashed I9505VJUHOC1 (5.0.1) stock using odin and the 2g is back, 3g same problem. Is possible to only the wcdma module be ruined?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
Plzzz dpnt say like that, sam will release 5.1 definately to s4 user , my phone is black edition which released last year , acc. To flagship black e. Will get updates for atleast 2 years????
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leizem:
How to update bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Uk update is due on 7/7/13

Moving apps option is not that great, because it is only apps that get moved.

NOT DATA.

If you are not keen on rooting, then, there is no other way of moving apps.

Scandisk are probably the best sd cards you can get.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
ok, that's not so bad. a couple of weeks then i can get the update ota or via kies then?

i've heard that some sd cards (particularly sandisk) have problems with the s4 though? which is weird as i have always considered sandisk to be the leaders in the memory card department?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starogreen:
music from my mac??

Hi there,

I have searched for this question and couldn't find any threads or posts, so please forgive this cute little noob! How do I transfer my music from itunes to my Galaxy S4? This is driving me crazy!!

Thanks a bunch,

starogreen
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Look no further, watch this
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starogreen:
:)

OMG!!! I love you!!:highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rehan1113:
after up grade internal memory more less

Yesterday i upgrade newfirm for s4.BASED VERSION I9500 XXUBMEA.BUILD NUMBER JDQ39.I9500XXUBMES.KERNAL VERSION 3.45768420.after upgrade my internal memory is show only 7.8Gb.before upgrade it shows 8.9gb.so guide me where is 1gb.no apps instal no game...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
i9505 & all others. For more information, just check at Gsmarena.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pingaa:
lockscreen favorite apps option missing

Hi, I just updated to XXUBMF8 and noticed that the lockscreen option to show your favorite apps is missing / can not be enabled. So, basically, i am not able to set up multiple lockscreens. Does anyone have an idea how to manually enable this option?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onmike:
Which version to get in US with AT&T?

I'm undecided on i9505 and upcoming not yet shipped google version mainly.

3 things:

- i9505 from what I searched doesn't support US AT&T LTE bands

- google version is not really direct updates from google and only comes in white

- at&t version does support LTE and comes in black, but as far as flashing and such typically has less support

modding is more important than LTE so I say go for i9505 and although I liked stock android, I do like touchwiz camera apps and such.

I'm mainly iOS person but did have unlocked S3 last year for a brief period and enjoyed putting cyanogenmod, sammobile firmware, etc.. In month or so I had S3 I probably changed firmware at least 5 times a week. I like customizing.

I'm not due for an upgrade for another year when contract would expire which I don't wish to renew so it's full price either way I go.

Other than commute I have wifi at work and home so LTE doesn't really matter. Even on the go I don't run anything data intensive.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netban:
Is the smearing issue back with MF8? I seem to have a large amount of it.

Running Foxhound.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alearn:
Hi guys,

I am a new android user

1) When do I need to input my name into the phone? (I assume name is only needed when I am creating a google account?)

2) When I am calling my contact list, does the other party see my name as what I entered in my phone?

3) When will my name that I entered in my phone appear to others? whatsapp? other apps? google account?...

4) When I am accessing my contact list does it mean that I must be logged into google account first? Does the contact list people in google account see my google account name?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
1) thats ur phone name

2)no they can't

3)no u need to give name to applications

4)no you can skip it but for sync purpose it may b asked.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenn7:
i'm wondering if anyone can tell me how to stop the speaker notification from popping up?

what i mean is when u increase the volume of ur device when playing music while headset is attached, there will be a notification aboout some hearing problems.

can you deactivate it?

thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krzych:
Am I right that mount --bind solves the case of moving data to SD when having root even without custom rom? By the way, I installed FolderMount, and it tried to do something (didn't have occasion to check whether it was right, but the mount command showed possibly correctly mounted dir), but after reboot my phone got freezed every time after minute or so. I didn't knew what was wrong, but as I remembered two apps installed just before, I frozen both. After freezeing FolderMount, all was back fine. I suppose that boot service is written badly.

This is just a warning. My rom is stock, so it may be connected, but even if it is, still app is written wrong - it should never happen.

[edit]

Is there any human way to move data between SD and PC? I hate those two veeeeery slow interfaces in stock rom. Is there any method to just use USB cable as normal?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samuel.status:
Which the best app to save battery together with greenify ?

Battery saver stock is very bad for me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
First have a look at the "Battery Saving Tips" section on post #1

If you still think you have a high battery drain you need to find out what's causing it and try to solve that if even posible. There are a lot of apps claiming to improve your battery life, some work and some don't, it all depends on how you use your phone. There is no magic app doubling your battery life, except shutting down your phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
If you aren't in love with google apps, take a look at this thread. If you use google now and gtalk, this is not for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43020582
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

Or you can buy a sd card reader.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samuel.status:
I always uninstall google now, hangouts and maps after flash a new rom but my problem is battery life,

yesterday my battery untill 2% lasted14 hours of usage (wifi+ data+ games)

today i tested my cellphone without use data, only wifi whole day an about 01 hour of game (candy crush) so far make 9 hours and have till 30%

few users told his battery life lasted 15 17 hours in the same cfg of mine

how ??

I Checked and have no apps drain battery and drop 1% in 5-10 min
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krzych:
What about mounting /data/media/* to /storage/extSdCard/* by mount -o bind? Does it work?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NandishV:
So I've rooted my GT-I9505 and I've seen the recent lollipop update, I want to try it but there a few questions:

1) How can I update it without losing root privileges? If not, how can I easily root?

2) Can I do a nand back up and if I dislike lollipop just restore that back up? What's the process of restoring as I've seen that you need gapps or something?

3) Unrelated question, how do I know what roms are compatible for my phone?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thiagotwm:
hi, see if one of this treads help you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192025&page=503

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50965837&postcount=2627

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1: Most of the times i lose the root, but is easy to root again:

http://download.chainfire.eu/316/CF-Root1/CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.zip?retrieve_file=1

power up in download mode (Turn you phone off, volume down + home + power)

Then extract, open odin in admin, put (CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5) in pda, start. (don't click anything else). wait for the magic.

2: Download: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2548999&d=1391100717 or http://dl.twrp.me/jfltexx/twrp-2.8.4.0-jfltexx.tar

then the latest odin: http://odindownload.com/downloads/Odin-V3.10.6.exe

Enter download mod, put the (recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-jfltexx.img or twrp-2.8.4.0-jfltexx.tar) in AP, start.

To do nand power up in recovery(volume up + home + power) find backup(sorry i cant remember) you can make to sdcard(sd1?) or internal(sd?) caution with the size!

3: almost all the rooms in the area "9505" is compatible, but majority don't work 100%, you heave to read a lot.

Bye, :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thiagotwm:
3g don't work

So.... i give up. Maybe is the fu!@#ing module/radio. The funny thing is that the gsm(2g/E) data is connecting on I9505VJUHOC1(5.0.1) the wcdma(3g/H+) dont even find "tower", but on the cm-12-20150328 is the same problem with wcdma(3g/H+) on top of it, my data works on 2g for 10sec and the exclamation thing take place and don't go away. Making calls is ok.

Anyone know if this is the GSM/WCDA module? (attached)

i borrow from someone to test, this is my last attempt. If nothing works, SM-G900 here i go. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
Does anyone know how to disable the home button from waking the phone on GPE lollipop?

I've tried editing the gpio_keys.kl file in system/usr/keylayout as usual, but doing that no longer does it. All I can do in that file now is disable the home button COMPLETELY. I can't use wanam to do it either since I'm not using a horrid touchwiz rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daljit Kalsi:
installing xposed framework

Hey guys

I am trying to install xposed on gti 9500 running 5.0.1 . I have tried using TWRP recovery to install it but i salways tuck at samsung logo screen.

Today i tried flashing the zip with flashify and rebooted my phone. Opened the xposed apk but found nothing been installed.

Plz help...

Thank you..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
I don't think xposed works with Lollipop yet
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yesh8352:
Here Xposed for lolipop

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

Read the thread, its clearly said that it doesn't work on Samsung Roms. Try CM based ROMs and enjoy Xposed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thiagotwm:
3g have won

That part is just the loud speaker+antenna. The controller is attach to the PBC. So... new phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
It doesn't work for touchwiz, but does work on GPE roms. Hence how my s4 has it and gravitybox running fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Well look at that. Learn something new everyday.