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

Either try to re-flash ROM,as was suggested.

Or look HERE

Try to get back to complete stock,and then, start again.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Try removing your battery for a few minutes and try again.

happened to me once I was stuck in recovery, removing the battery solved it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
recently I update my I9500 to 4.3 ....

when I connect it to my wifi after connecting a notification come " sign in to wifi network" with question mark wifi icon. when I tap on it a google page open and I sign in to my google account but after 2 minutes wifi drops .. plz help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fran41:
I've done it several times and now once more... recovery restores it succesfully (no message error). It just flash *****.img to /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 (/efs) Succesfully. Still can't mount /efs...

>> Restoring /efs...

Restoring efs_197005508_071321.img to /efs

Finalizing, please wait...

Restore /storage/sdcard1/clockwordmod/backup/efs_backup/efs_197005508_071321.img to /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 (/efs)

Success!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kvlq:
today was released 4.3 for ORO(Orange Romania). Now i have echoe v6 custom rom+custom kernel+custom recovery. If i update now to that official 4.3 from ORO, are there any risks to void the guarantee(0x1 knox or something else)? Can i flash after other custom ROMs without changing the KNOX? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you have unofficial firmware,and no knox,then, use custom ROM/kernels,and recovery.

This way you will keep a knox-free phone.

If you go to official firmware,then, you can still have custom ROMS,but it will trigger the knox warranty.

There is still a lot of debate as to whether this actually voids your phone warranty,but time will tell.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pumå:
I'm looking for a way to make Apps automatically install on SD, with Root! All the guides I have found yet are only for non-rooted devices, never for rooted devices...but I want to get a guide where root is required, for better outcome. All cache, odex etc files should also get installed to SD and not to internal storage, this is very important! This must be possible with root and I can swear that I have read something like that somewhere but I just can't find anything related now.

Please provide me with this information, I would be thankful
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ace_of_spades021:
I think you are looking for this

****************************************************************

recently I update my I9500 to 4.3 ....

when I connect it to my wifi after connecting a notification come " sign in to wifi network" with question mark wifi icon. when I tap on it a google page open and I sign in to my google account but after 2 minutes wifi drops .. plz help

no solution?!!!!

it shows after disconecting...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velein:
When i boot my phone i get this error:

"firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again"

What to do?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
Does the third one improve game graphics?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
I believe it's only about the reports and logs, you can try if you want, but I guess it will be rather useless. Also the graphics improvement may be slightly noticeable. I guess it doesn't hurt trying hehe, but don't hold high expectations.

~Lord

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

Sent from my Monster S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Look HERE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starogreen:
transferring pictures

I have been searching for awhile .. . can somebody help me with transferring all of my photos from my samsung Galaxy S4 to my Macbook Pro? Is there an App? I plug it in and downloaded the software but I am still not able to pull the photos up from the phone. I do have an SD card. TIA. :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
There's a software called Android File Transfer, I believe you can use it. I never used MacOS, so I'm unsure. Also, the best would be using the sdcard though, I believe it's easier ;). Hope this helps,

~Lord

PS.: You can always use adb too! Just install it, go to the folder where it is and type: ./adb pull "(type the folder complete path here, probably it is /sdcard/DCIM/Camera)". Hope this helps.

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

Sent from my Monster S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velein:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2517145

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

You need to state the variant of your phone when seeking help...

Did you try to go back to complete stock?

Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velein:
My phone is from Denmark and is GT-I9505.

I downloaded this stock:

Nordic countries NEE (November 2013)

PDA: I9505XXUEMJ7

CSC: I9505OXXEMJ8

MODEM: I9505XXUEMJ7

Version 4.3

And the PIT for GT-I9505, and now i get this error:

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

<ID:0/003> Added!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waktasz:
I got my hands on an almost new S4 today, for free. It's smashed though so I'll have to replace the glass, but that's ok.

I currently have an HTC OneX and I'm running CM 10.2

I think I might leave the stock Rom on the s4 so I don't have to constantly update it and deal with issues that arrive from that but I NEED to have wifi hotspot enabled.

What is my best option for doing that? Does just rooting it give me that option?

Thanks!

-s4 newb
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] velein:
WOW - I was already using that guide, you linked me, and thought "What the hell, i'll give a nother USB-port a try" IT WORKED. I am currently setting up my stock OS.

Weird - I have no idea why the USB port means something. Anyways i am up and running.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Are you refering to the Portable wifi hotspot under Menu>Settings>More Networks>Tethering and portable hotspot>Portable wifi hotspot....????

Should you not be able to just enable this.........You should not require root!:)

Apologies if I have mis-understood you!:cyclops:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waktasz:
Yes, that's what I'm referring to. I don't think that works unless you pay extra for the AT&T tethering plan.

It works on my OneX with CM10 and with the tweaked rooted stock rom, but not stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You might want to check the first post.

There are links to the AT&T phone variant.

You might get your answer there.

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Godders1987:
No Wifi, black screens when using phone app

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the correct thread to post this on so please let me know if not.

I am very juvenile in the rooting world and recently rooted my galaxy s4 i9505 using Chainfires CF Auto Root and flashed CM 10.1.3 and the gapps package. Everything was great until i tried to update to a new CM nightly. It didn't go very well so i tried to revert my phone to its previous state with no luck. I tried to reboot the recovery that i saved and that didn't work either. This now left me with a phone that turned on but got stuck on the Samsung logo screen.

I managed to find a version of the stock firmware for the i9505 and flashed this using odin and the phone started working again, almost. I am now unable to toggle the wifi on, and when making or receiving a call i am shown a black screen. Also i dont think and of my media/speakers are working. I have managed to root the phone again and get CM 10.1.3 back on but still facing the same issue.

Does anyone know what this might be or know if there is anything i am missing or can add to the phone to make this work????? all suggestions are greatly appreciated
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PurppleMonkey:
Hi,

i have the Xperia z but i would like to change my phone.

but no idea, i want a phone with a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge battery life :p, and a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge developer community (in order to flash a lot of custom rom).

So samsung or no ?

but S4, Note 2 or Note 3 ?

Thanks for your help ^^
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hi i'm from Sony forums, I'm planning on getting this device and yet i still want to know some basic stuffs first.

First of all, I want to flash a stock ( with everything clean ) so i've to flash pit right ?

Secondly, This model come with Bootloader unlock right ?

Thirdly, flash normal zip or pit ? which one is recommend ?

Finally, Suggest me ROMs and Kernels i want stock features

PS- I know stock kernel is rock stable so i just want to know what ROM you guys stick with ? Having said like this , is completely different from asking for the best rom where i also a fellow developer in a sony forum, i respect all devs

Thank

Edit : I can't decide between S4 and Note III
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

1.Pit is normally flashed if there is a problem with partitions.

Otherwise,not.

2.Yes.

There are 2 models...i9500,and i9505.

Google...Make sure you pick the one that is right for you.

3.You can ask any which way you like...but a "Best" ROM question is a "Best ROM question,and you are not going to get an answer for that here,sorry.

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

You seemed to have taken all the correct steps.

Look HERE

You may just need to find the correct stock firmware to reset everything.

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

Yesterday i got my Galaxy Gear, and i'm ready to make it shine. I have a Stock Non-rooted i9500 Galaxy S4 on 4.2.2 and need to update to 4.3 to use the Gear Manager. The only thing i got is Nova Launcher and a bunch of apps.

OTA has not arrived, so i suppose i should update via Kies? How can i do this? Which Baseband version is the newest and safe to use in 4.3. I have I9500UBUBMG9 on 4.2.2.

I primarily use a Mac but can use a Windows PC. Do i lose my info if i update via Kies? Please any guide, tutorial etc. Don't want to damage my S4. I will search the forums, but your help would be greatly appreciated!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fcesario2:
comadose v3.0.2

I have the ComaDose_V2.1_Cossbreeder_7.2.13 in my samsung S4 i9505, i would like to know what i need to do to put the ComaDose_V3.0.2_S4.zip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manhchinh261:
I have problem with Root my Device. I've updated to 4.3 Stock Rom. But i can't root with CF-Auto-Root or another tools, when i click SuperSU to update, This message line appears : "....If you just upgraded to android 4.3, you need to manually re-root"

Somebody help me! Any ways to root? I've no problems with root in another Rom, but I want to use stock Rom with Root.

Sorry about my english :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Whats ur requirements?

Its for S4 not for N5.

♠♥Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4♥♠
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abraarukuk:
help

Please check the post by me and respond guys, post is on Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
For camera and screen go for S4 and for smoothness and newest update go for N5.

♠♥Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4♥♠
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Hmmmmm

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fran41:
Be carefull when flashing in 4.3. If you have updated via OTA por Kies now you have knox bootloader. Read more before flashing anything or you will trip knox flag 0x1

---------- Post added at 05:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 PM ----------

Anyone can help on this? I will really appreciate some help... Posted it some time ago... Thanks a lot!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2499251
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernandson:
original 4.3. killed my wifi ? Not rooted phone.

Good evening, everybody.

I have an international i9505 and just updated the system to Android 4.3. through KIES.

My phone is not rooted and I do not intend to do so.

Yesterday I was using the phone at home, with the wifi turned on, like I always do, when some messages about unstable internet connection started to pop up, followed by a notification about that new function that automatically turns the connection from wifi to mobile in case of bad signal.

After closing everything, my wifi just died. It does not turn on anymore. When clicked, the toogle button becomes light green and then turns off again; at settings/connections, the button remains turned off all the time, never green.

I've already rebooted, removed the battery, restored factory settings and downloaded the update again and nothing had worked so far.

I've also downloaded some "wifi fixer" apps at Play Store, but also with no luck. Most of the apps just crashes when asked to turn on the wifi.

I've read lots of threads about bad wifi function after update, but I dont think my case is similar to any of them, because I didnt flash a custom rom, neither the problem is related to the connection with the router; but turning on the wifi adapter.

All the other stuff (mobile data, gps, bluetooth, gestures, etc.) are working fine.

I really have no idea what to do anymore.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Godders1987:
Great i will give it a go. Think i did flash the wrong one so fingers crossed one this is downloaded all will be good. i will keep you posted

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
History about my case:::

Now Can some one help me understand this .

When i "factory-reset" my phone, Its status becomes "Official". Than i restore my contacts and messages from Google account.

It remains "Official" until i insert my sim card. Immediately after restarting my phone with sim and SD card, its status become "Custom".

I need to visit Service center because of Overheating issue.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manhchinh261:
I've Knox flag 0x1. :crying: i'm waiting member XDA made a tool like triangle away to reset Knox counter. Can y show me the another way how to root my stock Rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
hi guys

i am new in galaxy s4 9505(i bought it 2 weeks ago) , i have echo rom mj5 in 4.3 base

i am also new in android os too( my last phone was i8910 omnia HD in symbian series 60 v5)

i have some question about android and my phone

1- i downloaded the data of GTA III by computer now want to transfer my data into obb folder but i can not do this , not with es explorer or my files or by pc. how can i do that? the data name is com.rockstar.gta3 in a folder by this name but i can not move this folder into obb folder in sd card

2- is there any way or any site to download the data of the games by pc? some data are common for our device and some are only for my 9505 , now how can i download all of these kind of datas by pc?

3- i really need to transfer the data of games into external memory(i have 16gig external memory card).my friends told me to use foldermount.app

but it does not work.when i transfer data to external card and pin it the game does not open and when return back to the sdcard it worked.why?

4- how to know that for example what is the best action game in google play our best call recorder app?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darksimo:
problem with gs4 i9505

hi, thank you for help. there is my problem i have gs4 I9505 4.2.2 UDMH6, i try to root but impossible ,non way, knox bloks superu and i have message with the security rules , i already have knox:0x1 but i dont care of guarantee, is there any solution please? sorry for my bad english.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TKR94:
Regarding s4 i9500

Recently when i upgraded to the 4.3 update on my phone it was working smoothly for few days and to my horror one fine day my phone just switched off. When i tried switching it on it just goes to the Samsung galaxy i9500 screen and blacks out . I Could go into the download mode as well in the download mode i can see following things :

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME : GT- I9500

Current Binary : Samsung Official

System Status : Official

Warannty bit : 0

Could you please help me out in one way or the other so as to bring my S4 back to life.. Really disappointed with the new update issue . i,ve read almost many blogs but couldn't repair it with odin it gets stuck at either pit file issues once i put the pit file it gets stuck at set partition . Please help me out peeps!!! :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
What have u installed before that?

Or have u done factory reset?

If not theb perform it. Beware: it will washout ur all data.

♠♥Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4♥♠
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TKR94:
Factory reset is not working either nor the recovery mode , all i did was upgrading from 4.2.2 to 4.3 :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
U can also try flashing a complete firmware using odin in download mode get the firmware from my signature link or u can also get it from below link

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
so whenever i do a factory reset and install a new ROM, some of my carrier specific apps make a sneaky comeback on first boot.

how do i remove those?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abraarukuk:
Hello help me .how to boot it.download mode not coming.help me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] triqla:
Noob question:

Can someone point me to the most easy, noob friendly guide to root my phone?

i have a GT-I9505 android 4.2.2 baseband version I9505XXUDMI1.

Im getting lost seeing all the guides for different models and brands etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
30th Feb.

♠♥Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4♥♠
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abraarukuk:
Disturbed I am old user.why can't I wait for every post?

---------- Post added at 09:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:56 PM ----------

Nope it won't work
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Didn't understand what r u asking?

♠♥Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4♥♠
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vixx1120:
Cant Install Full version of ROM

Hi Again. It's been 5times of gruesome flashing. But Still, I cant Flash a Full Version ROM. on the other hand, flashing its Slim version works.

I dont know how to tackle this issue. Tried Searching the forums, got some answers, but still same results. Wanna post directly to the thread, however, still cant due to account restrictions.

Please Help. Going Bananas over her :P

TIA.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arknailed7754:
-

Hi moving from htc phones after three years to the s4. Flashing the htc was simple, unlock bootloader,root,flash..(or with the x flash the boot img seperate etc) is it pretty much the same, i cant seem to find the root guide for this. either that or i need glasses. By the way with regards to touchwiz is there a way to remove the bloat from her,

looking forward to it,bit apprehensive though as touchwiz vs sense,sense wins lol. The htc one though was underwhelming so giving samsung a shot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
HERE

Go to the link above
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

There is a FAQ sticky next to this thread in Q&A.

This will show you root threads.

Also, third post of this thread there is ROM Cleaner.

Great for bloat.

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Please mention which S4 variant you have will be easy for us to gide you with the root option link
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vixx1120:
A Noob Question

custom roms available for download here are in .zip format. How can i get the .tar.md5 version of it? do i download it or convert or something?

Wil try flashing custom roms using odin since trying numerous times flashing recovery fails me.

TIA.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can't flash custom ROM's through Odin. So covering is useless.

---------- Post added at 06:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:56 PM ----------

Try formatting system and data partitions. It looks like something is corrupted.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vixx1120:
Thank You For the Reply. So will try again flashing with recovery. Im using Philz by the way.

Already tried wiping cache in partition, factory reset then install new rom in Philz. After that, install zip. Then it says installation complete.

reboot system then BAM! Stuck in Boot Logo. Do I need to do something else?

And another thing that i noticed, the custom rom size that i'm installing is 1.4++ gb. But the installation completes in just seconds.

TIA again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sotos_2002:
Hello i just installed official 4.3 jelly bean, on my galaxy s4 gt-i9505.

My version is xxuemj7.

Is there anyway that i can root my phone?

Only root not flash custom rom...

Thank you in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I have seen similar behaviour on an older version of Philz recovery and a ROM using aroma installer. Make sure you use a recent version of Philz of try TWRP recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sjsharksfan420:
I have a question that I never really was clear about. I have 2 32g extSD cards, started with one, and had to get a second to keep as a disaster recovery storage, every few days, I will pop it in, update my current nandroid to that card along with any new TB backups made, texts/call log etc.

Then I would pop my other one back in to use as a daily "work horse"

The main reason I had to get a second one was due to corruption. So, my question is this, what format is better for our S4s? FAT32 or exFAT? (I'm pretty sure we don't use NTSF on our androids)

sj

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

Firstly,may I say how very sensible your system of backing up is. :good:

I hope you also make a copy of your backup sd card onto your PC for triple safety.

As for which format is best,out of FAT32 or exFAT they both work well and I have heard nothing bad about either.

So,if it works,use it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sjsharksfan420:
Thanks for the post, yes, not as often, but I do copy to PC as well. One other level I do is I have a dropbox account with 125gigs of storage. I use dropsync to auto-sync my TB directory to my cloud.. ;) don't even have to touch, dropsync syncs automatically after I run TB ;)

I've been flashing for about 3 years now. My name is sj and I'm a flashaholic. ;). Been an FA (Flashaholics Anonymous) member the whole time ;)

sj

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

I just want to make sure I haven't missed anything lately. For the I9500, 4.3 gives us the updated KNOX bootloader (yay!) and the only way to get 4.3 without that is to flash a custom ROM (since custom ROMs won't upgrade the bootloader).

Now, are there any pure stock 4.3 ROMs? Frankly, I don't want anything new in it. I'm fine with it being pre-rooted, but I'm not interested in everything else - I can root and install Xposed myself with the modules I want. I'd just like to know if something like that exists, just in case I overlooked a thread, otherwise I guess I'll have to modify the zip before flashing.

Thanks :)