yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Here you have hit the nail on the head.

If people did follow instructions,and read carefully,and inform themselves fully before plunging headlong into flashing,modding,theming ,there would very few problems to solve.

As for out-of-the-box state,I just use that as a term like a safety net. Users like to think that they can always return their phones to a pristine condition,just in case.

(You have to bear in mind that sometimes parts of the phone actually break,like screens,volume rockers and micro usb sockets,and therefore do need to be returned.)

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cookiecorn:
Okay. I suspected the frequencies were different because my battery life in US is at 50% at the end of the day, and in Brazil it is at 20%. So, I'm feeling my Galaxy S4 is struggling with the signals, and I'm indeed using 4G LTE in Brazil.

Any ROM recommendations for VIVO carrier in Brazil?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
All carriers in Brazil use almost the same system, the difference is in some apps, so I believe you can try any ROM. I'm still just unsure about your AT&T branded cellphone. Don't forget to make a backup! Also I always recommend to leave 4G off, specially here, because it's still not well developed and the cellphone has to keep searching for antennas and that means a huge battery loss... Just a tip ;).

~Lord

"This Story Ends Where It Began" - Octavarium (Dream Theater)

Sent from my Monster S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cookiecorn:
I forgot to ask about the OTA updates.

Will I see the OTA update on my phone considering I'm in Brazil using VIVO sim card and the phone has AT&T ROM running?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysdavey:
Is there a more suitable thread for these kinds of questions I should ask in?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Texas_T-Bolt:
Hi there I have a question.. I have a Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 what carrier is it? It doesn't say on the box nor the phone I read it can be unlock. Is this phone international? Can I used my verizon service on the GT-I9505? It brand new in box just took the tape off and checked it out that bout it let me know what I can do with this phone if anyone willing to answer.... thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
it might not be a carrier locked one, the 505 is the international 4g model.

it may have some bloat software installed, but its very likely its not network/carrier locked.

verizon questions will need to go to an american.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardom:
Hello I am on Rooted Mega MJ5 ROM. I would like to know if it is still possible to install custom recovery and flash Google Edition ROM with the new bootloader? I am hopung it still is because I want to try Google Edition ROM once android 4.4 is out. Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Texas_T-Bolt:
Thanks... cause I notice the model # and thought I asked... so basically I can used an t-mobile or a AT&T service? Or this phone is basically international carrier only?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
international means it should work with any carriers SIM card.

some american ones use CDMA and no SIM card, which are hardware locked to that network. aussie here, so i really only read that stuff when people complain about it.

i9505 is a really nice phone, i highly suggest you find the echoe illusion ROM and install the v6 slim when you get around to modding the phone - almost doubled my idle battery life.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Texas_T-Bolt:
Where the arrow is it says CDMA and LTE so it could be possible to used verizon service? I thought I might give this method a try.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Is the phone already rooted? If so you can try flashing the recovery with SGS4 Flasher

If that doesn't work give us a step-by-step overview of all the steps you did, perhaps there is something wrong with the way you flashed or checked recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bromi:
Hello!

Would be very nice if you could help me fix my wrongdoings, guys.

I had my phone with Philz recovery, Omega 13.2 firmware and 'old' bootloader.

So i tried to flash new version of TWRP recovery by Odin 3.09 (with renamed items) and instead of pda i accidentally choose bl (bootloader).

Sooo.. now i can get the phone only in download mode. If i try boot normally or to recovery, i get 'firmware upgrade encountered an issue' screen.

I've tried to flash with odin's 3.04, 3.07, 3.09 the 'recovery firmware' (3 files one with pit file) still to no success. Every time i get write operation failed.

Also, i'm not sure if it is relevant, but download screen shows in text:

CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30

Write protection: Enabled

What would you suggest? Thanks for your time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: samsung warranty

Hi to you too,

Screens and other hardware breakage like those you mentioned I doubt are covered by

any Samsung warranty at least none that I seen or heard of.

You are right about broken hardware or screens but I doubt that Samsung would care if

someone sent a phone in to get a new screen installed or other hardware related issues if

the customer is willing to pay for it even if the phone has some custom rom flashed in it.

For warranty or exchange purposes software/firmware related issues the phone would need to

have the stock rom in it if the owner expects to have it repaired or exchanged free of charge.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
The only thing I can think of is Odin flashing a stock Rom and start from scratch.

Use an older stock Rom like XXUBMH1 or you will end up with the new bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysdavey:
Thanks for the reply,

The phone is completely stock at the moment. These are the steps I took:

1. Downloaded ODIN (a bunch of versions, I tried 3,07 and 3,09)

2. Downloaded and installed Samsung USB Drivers

3. Downloaded TWRP 2.6.3.1 (as well as 2.6.3.0) as a ODIN packaged .tar

4. Ran ODIN, device appears just fine. Verified connectivity by using "adb devices" which listed it, as well as "adb reboot" which rebooted the device successfully.

5. Put the TWRP .tar in the PDA section in 3.07 (or AP in 3.09) of ODIN

6. Rebooted the device in download mode by Home+Volume up (or down, can't remember which is which on these fiddly samsung devices ;) )

7. Hit "Start" in ODIN

8. ODIN does it's thing seemingly successful and reports a "Success" in the end

9. The device reboots, but has still got the stock recovery and no yellow triangle when booting

The exact order of the steps might be incorrect here, for example I have restarted ODIN between reboots of the device to verify it's connected properly etc.

Am I missing something obvious here? It kinda seems as if I'm not able to modify the recovery partition, maybe because of a locked bootloader? However I couldn't see anything about that when reading a bit on the internet.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I'm not clear on step 9 of your post. Did you reboot into recovery by holding pwr/vol up during boot until the blue text in the upper left corner appears?

No yellow triangle when booting is OK, you won't see it on the S4.

Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysdavey:
Yes, exactly. Well, I let the device finish a regular boot first to make sure it was still working as intended, but after this I reboot with Home+volup so that the blue (tiny) "entering recovery"-text appears. This sends me to the stock recovery as if ODIN didn't do anything at all (which seems to be the case, even though it reports a success).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can try starting Odin as administrator.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysdavey:
I'll give it a go.

Another question, is 3.07 or .09 suitable to use to flash a I9505? I have read about people using versions as old as 1.85 or somthing, would that be better to try for some reason?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Ne0:
How do I figure out if my S4 (GT-I9500) is Knox-enabled ? That is, if I have downloaded the Knox-security-flag update or not.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I have used 3.04, 3.07 and 3.09 successfully on the S4. I never used 1.85 on the S4.

When I need Odin I use 3.09.

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Look here: Knox Q&A
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasonpasa:
Hi, I just want to ask if the phone is rooted but still on stock firmware would I be able to flash the new Android 4.3 update or do I have to unroot it first before flashing the android 4.3?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Flashing via ODIN will be fine....Root will be lost though.....Be wary of KNOX though!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elibyy:
galaxy s4 mic is very low

there's no MOD or FIX that anyone can suggest?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You could try another kernel that allows for the speaker setting to be tweaked....I am not sure which one though, sorry. Worth having a look for different kernels!

Try starting HERE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ardom:
Anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lou 270:
My wife took the new update to 4.3 and now her battery is crap is anyone else having these problems plus the port where she charges it seems to geek out some also but I'm not sure it that's tied into the battery issue
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brunodu91:
Hi

How to get a better GPS signal on jb4.3.1?

Thx

Envoyé de mon S4, via tapatalk 4 Vip .

Slimbean 4.3.1 build 2.0, Kernel stock , nova launcher.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpanand:
Hi Bro,

Sammy has released a new firmware I9500XXUBMI3 for Kenya. Can i flash this through Odin on the current Russian SER I9500XXUEMJ8 without changes to warranty bit. Thanks for any advice
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
your current firmware is 4.3 XXUE..., and the new Kenya firmware is 4.2.2 XXUB.... and i guess it has the old bootloader, so i think you can not downgrade. if you try, your knox flag may be triggered.

.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
There is an app in play store called Better GPS....have you tried this?

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I don't see why it should not be possible......Just be wary of the KNOX pox if not already;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drup88:
Can someone explain the differences between the following sub-forums

i9505 Android Dev

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop

i9505 Original Android Dev

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop

My question focuses on the word "original" and its significance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tirozz:
Hello!

I just updated to 4.3 and my phone (on 72% battery) got stuck in a sort of boot loop where the buttons flickered and then the phone rebooted. Got to Recovery though so tried to wipe cache, no effect. Then thought it might be battery related, the flickering lights, and hooked it up. 5 minutes later it booted up fine.

Gave a message though at the start screen "Firmware could not be applied/updated" or something like that. Clicked it away to check the firmware version, it is actually 4.3! All the touchwiz design changes etc are there and Software Update didn't find any new updates as well. So...any of you recognize this message? All seems to work fine, just curious :)

Anyway take notice that this update is quite the battery drain!

Edit: Even after charging the phone won't boot up always, it reboots halfway during the Samsung Logo or sometimes at the Sim Unlock screen, even with 52% battery..anybody also has experienced this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I have been a long time user of Faster fix.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strauss0829:
Hey guys question just grabbed a s4 GE from a guy and want to completly reset back to stock and there are too many posts to sift through can someone please explain what to do he has team win recovery on it and rom isnt working right i just wanna flash complete stock
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lettereleven:
MS Exchange setup on VirginROM 4.3

[Apologies if this is in the wrong forum/thread. Please direct me if thats the case]

I recently flashed the VirginROM 4.3 from here on XDA.

The rom is nothing short of perfection... with one slight challenge. I cant seem to setup my MS Exchange account. The VirginROM has stripped the exchange policies (which is great), but i think it has also removed the necessary certificate required to connect. Forgive my ignorance if that is the whole point of blocking the policy. The error message is "Could not finish".

I am 100% confident that I have entered the correct server settings as I have tested it on TouchDown (yuck) and it works fine. Also setup successfully on other roms.

Am I stuck with TouchDown, or is there a way of configuring to setup my Exchange account.

Thanks again for your patience.

Samsung Galaxy S4 (Rogers i337M).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Just to let you both know that you have your own DEDICATED FORUM

Try also asking your questions there.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Blimey.....patience my friend. 4.3 not been out that long......4.4 will be along soon enough and currently only available [at the moment] for Nexus 5 I believe;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undercover:
Nexus 4 has well working 4.4 roms too :)

Official, yup, just N5. Aye [MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION]? :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Still not jelly... :p

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comatose1978:
Has anyone gotten mobeam to work with a GE ROM? Really wanting to leave touchwiz, but I use beepngo regularly. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undercover:
Even looking at my sig?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anizub:
Hi there...

I'm Sorry but i have a little problem...

So to see csc normaly or open dial pad and *#1234# or use csc changer to see but i can't see my csc If i use the application doesn't work (don't show nothing) If i use the dial pad look like this

What i can do to know what is my csc?

I'm Sorry for my bad english :P
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have they given you a removable battery,or a sd card slot???

Hmmmmmmm.

:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undercover:
Lol. Nice bickering with you again :) Miss that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

And good to see you.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NiiSyth:
Need a stable AOSP/ CM ROM

Sorry if this has already been answered or I'm posting this in the wrong place....

I have a Sony Xperia T and had a Samsung galaxy Ace before that and I'm quite fairly acquainted with flashing ROMs,

My Uncle has a Samsung S4 and he's having troubles with the TW interface (Which I myself never liked).

He needs a stable AOSP but he doesn't know how to flash...

And I meet him weekly so I can't install an unstable ROM on his S4.

I tired searching for a google edition stock ROm but was unable to find it...

So, can anyone recommend me a stable AOSP/CM ROM?

Non TW?

Doesn't matter if it's a 4.2, just stable enough to be a daily driver with camera working....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilalwiggles:
copper foil

tough question. what is the copper foil under the glass under the samsung logo ( just below the receiver speaker) do? what is its purpose?

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

It is not as straight forward as it used to be,as Samsung has played dirty with it's new knox bootloaders.

You now have the issue of tripped flags and void warranties.

Do you happen to know what the current firmware on the S4 is?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NiiSyth:
The Device is a I9500, running on 4.3, XXUEMJ8.....

I've been able to root it and get cwm running......:D :D

And yea it was good with the Galaxy Ace.....

I remember being able to run a CM10 4.2.2 stable and smooth......<3 <3

Even with my Xperia in the initial phase I nearly soft bricked it......

Considering after a year of Custom ROMs,

I wasn't able to easily Install a ROM on my Xperia.....

No Wonder most ppl steer clear of installing custom ROMS.....

There ought to be a unified system for this....

Hope the CM guyz get success in their project for it....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I will direct you to THIS FORUM or THIS ONE

I have got the i 9505 version,so I cannot comment on any of the ROMS there.

Read the first posts,and try and get an idea of what works best.

A large subscription,views,and a recent update is a good sign.

The knox aspect is also different for the i9500,so read carefully.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 13wiL6sic6:
screen flickering and unrooting

Hello,

would someone kindly please help me. I have this strange problem after returning to the original stock firmware android 4.2.2 jelly bean. I have this strange problem in standby example when browsing or doing something in mobile it happen lots of time in the screen.:rolleyes: please see the attached screenshot. then I would like to unroot my device for some reason I used the motochopper to root my device is there any easy way to unroot it using ODIN?-. please help me Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
That looks like the S-View screen. I'm guessing there's a problem in the sensor.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 13wiL6sic6:
Sir what will I do?. before I dont have this problem specially before I get back to the original OS. I am using cyanogen 10.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hdhntr23:
Bump...

Anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Easiest way to sort this if you are going back to Stock anyway....is to use TA (triangle away) to reset your binary counter and then flash whichever stock firmware for your region via ODIN.........Flashing stock will unroot your phone :)

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Not sure if this is just a feature in S-Voice Drive Mode - CHECK THIS OUT
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] depecheguevara:
my friend's s4 is randomly beeping, all notift iiciations are closed but it continuies and it sounds like a computer error beep, intermittent.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
TEll him to save his user data, odin back to stock and rest everything up the way he likes it again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v-2cdele:
ROOTING S4 GT-i9505 v4.3

Hi there,

I just recently bought my samsung s4 gt-i9505 and updated to v4.3, is there anyway I can still root this even it is lock to my mobile provider in the Philippines?

Hope for some replies, it will be a big help

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
AKAIK you should be fine to root this...I am carrier locked in the UK and rooted......Please be aware of the KNOX stuff also!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v-2cdele:
Thanks for the reply my friend....so it's fine to use this omega v3 to root my device?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Omega v3?????? You will need to install a custom recovery first in order to flash a custom rom like Omega!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v-2cdele:
what tools do I need to use to root my device and do custom recovery??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
A word of advice.....if this is your first time rooting/custom ROMS etc do alot more reading before doing so.......There is plenty of info in the OP (first page)....I suggest you start there;):fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v-2cdele:
thanks...I'm also checking guides on youtube, just want to make sure I can root this lock phone I have running v4.3... any suggestions what is the best custom rom for v4.3 that helps improve battery life and performance and delete/remove useless apps in the background? :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Questions like What is the Best****** are not alllowed in xda.........You need to find what best works for you and your phone;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androlover:
Kies wont let me update yo 4.3

hi every body,

I guess the whole world is receiving 4.3 update on their S4 , except me:crying:

my s4 model is gt-i9500 and firmware info is PDA: MG9 / PHONE: MG9 / CSC: MG9

But kies says your firmware "Your Device's Current Firmware not supported to update via Kies"

I live in UAE, and here the update has been rolled out :(

To me, its not even available via OTA....what 2 do?????????

P.S: the device is just 6 months old, and has never been rooted or modded!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v-2cdele:
Oh ok...what I mean what would be the custom roms that are compatible with i9505 v4.3??? :o
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
theres a forum dedicated to i9505 roms and kernels. go have a look there - its usually in the title.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Start HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v-2cdele:
THANKS my Friend!!! :eek:

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THANKS my Friend...... :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrQQ:
hi,

so what is considered to be the best kernel for daily use, stability and battery for s4 9505? ktoonz?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

"Best" ROM/kernel posts are not allowed on XDA.

Please test these things for yourself.

This is the only way you will get an unbiased opinion,and then, you can decide for yourself if it meets YOUR needs.

:)

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
In addition to that
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clement5949:
galaxy s4 after upgrade to 4.3 wifi in battery usage showing on even wifi had turned

hi guys I am from Malaysia, i faced a problem! not sure whether u guys face the same thing!

after i update my galaxy s4 which is GT-I9500 to official android 4,3

i realise my battery life are getting worst and even i had off my wifi in setting but when i check the battery usage it show the wifi connection are turned on all the time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fran41:
Hi guys,

I tried to flash a custom recovery on my GT-9505 doing this in terminal (of course my phone was rooted):

su

dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10

The problem is that I flashed the recovery on the wrong partition, as /mmcblk0p10 is for /efs (right?)

I was on stock firmware I9505XXUDMH8.

When I reboot, phone went on factory mode and I couldn't make calls. Wifi was working right.

I flashed CM 10.1.3 and now I can make calls. IMEI and wifi mac are shown ok in status, but serial number is wrong (3403a6f2??)

If I go back to stock the problem will be the same with factory mode and no calls because flashing this won't write on /efs.

I have a backup of efs (efs_19700508_054443.img) (~13MB) done in philz touch recovery, but this was made after I corrupted the /efs.

So the problem is I can't mount /efs in recovery neither in File Manager or terminal but phone is reading a good IMEI.

Any ideas on what can I do to repair it?? Thanks in advance:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Don't you have a nandroid you can restore. Or just restore the efs made with Philz recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fran41:
Yes, but as I said I made it after corrupting /efs. So it won't change anything
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Why won't it change anything. Just try to restore it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velein:
I would love would check this out, and help:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47222077

I am panicking a little, and afraid that my phone might be bricked.. :(

Thanks