yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
I would suggest installing Ampere from the Play Store. It measures, in mAh, the incoming charge from your charger, and when unplugged, the current charge at which the battery is draining. On the S4, you should see an input charging value of 1200 mAh. If it is lower than 1200, it is your charger, or the outlet you are plugged into. If the value is 1200 mAh when plugged in, then it is probably just a situation where Lollipop is using battery faster thus charging slower.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charara:
Thanks for the reply , by scammed i mean that i bought that phone over the internet and it seemed ok when i had a look at it , but after purchasing it i got this problem , actualy i took the phone to a repair man and he confirmed that there is nothing wrong with it's hardware and he tried to flash it several times but same problem .. can you give me a link of it's latest stock firmware or how can i find it !thank you very much kind sir.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnycab13:
Three (UK) firmware update questions

Since I moved from EE to 3 (Three) network in the UK - I stopped receiving firmware updates. My phone is un-rooted and has the firmware: I9505XXUFNB9 on 4.4.2. I would like to update the phone to the latest firmware as per the link in hotsamfisher's post above. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/d.../GT-I9505/H3G/ so it hopefully benefits from signal strength and also receive further updates/upgrades etc.

I realise that I would need to backup the EFS partition, which requires root?. I have searched and read a lot of posts and generally keep getting confused, so please bear with me while I ask a few questions; you can even point me to relevant threads or terms to search for - I will appreciate any help!

1. If I root - then what is the most current and up-to-date method to do so?

2. Once I root and backup the EFS partition and then apply the new firmware - will I need to root again?

3. Although I am not worried about it but I assume it will not affect the Knox counter?

4. I also assume that I will not be able to go to a lower version after applying the most current version?

5. I orginally bought the phone from O2 and then moved to EE and now on Three. The animated splash screen still shows O2 on power-up, will this disappear when I apply the latest firmware update from Three?

Thank You!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
hi bro

i dont think thats the reason

because in youtube there are videos of galaxy i9500 running mc5 without any problems

im the only one having them i guess
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
If I move my apps to sd card , will it make my phone slow.or glitchy? ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The assasin:
What kernel will you recoment to dsable dvfs in i9505 TW rom? I looked the kernel threads buts i cant find in the logs disable DVFS. I never tried yet any kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
I've always ran my own. Pretty sure almost everyone disables it. I know for a fact KT does
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.n0b0dy:
Yes I tried with another odin version, just the same...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ru5k:
Are there any 5.0> ROMs that support cifs for mounting nfs shares?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adnkhq:
Hey Guys,

I flashed my phone which is 9505 with the latest lollipop firmware, it went well but it has a bit of lag, should I reflash it with same firmware or should I look for another one to flash with? And kids mode doesnt work on this lollipop version, it lets me setup a pin code and then takes me to enter the name and then asks for DOB, when i click on DOB it shows me the error that parental control has stopped working and the screen turns white.

Any ideas for these two issues please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmed Safeek:
S4 echoe v43

Anyone here using Echoe V43 lollipop rom ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
Loads of people are.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Flash GPE ROM. No kids mode included with the ROM, but the ROM itself is amazingly stable.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmed Safeek:
Can you do me a favour ? Pm
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
I'm not personally using it since I can't stand touchwiz, I'm using his GPE rom instead. I was simply answering your question. :)

What's the favour?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
Hi All, in need of some expert help here from you guys:

Seems like I screwed something up and now cant revert to the beginning:

What I have done:

Followed a youtube guide to root my SGH-i337 AT&T branded Galaxy S4.

it called for Kingo Root program, but because I am on Kitkat 4.4.4 i had to install a kernel file named "I337_NC1_Stock_Kernel_.tar.md5" - Once i have completed the kernel update via Odin, the root went fine...

Rebooted to check root access before loading CyogenMod firmware and noticed that I lost Wifi and computer doesnt recognize the phone anymore as the phone, while I cant access the phone contents or memory card via the USB cable.

When the phone starts up initially, the splash screen lights up Samsung and below it, says unlocked now.

Ok, so I checked the root and it seems that the phone is rooted now. Popped the sim in and downloaded Rom Manager to install custom recovery and just overwrite the whole operating system with CM-12... Sounds simple enough, I installed ClockworksMod (via Rom Manager) and hit reboot into recovery... phone rebooted and popped up a message over the "green android guy" saying "no command" - so I realized that its in download mode (or the stock recovery). So, no matter how many times I reinstall Clockworks, I get the same result - boots into stock recovery. I wanted to revert to starting over, but cant flash anything as it fails the signature verification in stock recovery. In ODIN if I try to flash another Kernel is gets stuck in "setupcommand" (seems like Odin doesnt want to recognize the phone) and since the WiFi is off, I cant download the official AT&T upgrade and overwrite everything that I messed up. Samsung Kies refuses to see the phone now in order to perform the upgrade either.

a little information about the phone:

Model #: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337

Android Version: 4.4.4

Baseband Version: I337UCUFNJ4

Kernel Version: 3.4.0-1125940 dpi@SWDD5916 #1

Build #: KTU84P.I337UCUFNJ4

thank you very much for any assistance

Best regards,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JasoX:
Hi guys, i would need help locating a stock rom for GT-i9505. Now i know there is a post here, but i cannot locate 4.2.2. My phone is locked to Three, and yes i could contact three but id rather do it this way. So if anyone has the stock 4.2.2 rom and could share it with me or point me to the right direction for a download link, it would be appreciated. And before someone starts, yes i have tried Google, and i have found a few links, but all points to a dead file host.

Cheers in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TFutoMaki:
Did you try http://www.sammobile.com/ ? :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black_Eyes:
Hello everyone..

i have a galaxy s4 i9505 EVR, i've rooted it once and then i get back to official firmware I9505XXUGNI2 and have factory reset everything but when i try to check for Update, it says "Your System has been modified" :(

What should i do to Have OTA again?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JasoX:
I did, the download was so bloody slow... 15kb/sec .

Got it downloaded and flashed now! Cheers bud!

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Did you use KIES to restore your phone or did you do it with Odin? If you have done it with Odin, try to restore it with KIES. The other option might be that KNOX detected it and flagged it. Im not sure, but i believe there is a thread about how to reset the KNOX flag.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaidansari42:
S4 I9500 Black Edition

Thanks for replying, I don't have a backup of ROM and i dont know anything about EFS backup. ! I just did a simple backup on Kies (e.g. : contacts, music, videos,etc. ) . and i think i have already downgraded to android 4.2.2 from lollipop 5.0 , I have switched from Stock Lollipop 5.0-> Ozcan ROM (4.2.2)-> Stock Android 4.2.2 I just want to get my IMIE number back. I lost my IMIE number when I installed Ozcan Rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
I bet it is KNOX tripped - impossible to reset.

You can reset system status and custom binary counter (use triangle away), but it is impossible to restore KNOX flag if it was tripped.

If root procedure was CF-Auto-Root via Odin (or any other that was not clearly stating as not tripping KNOX) KNOX is toasted and there is no way to get official updates.

try Phone Info *samsung * app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo

if it says Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 it is done (clear official will say 0x0)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
The moral of this story is: never install just some random kernel that you probably don't need.

That kernel you installed was probably from some baseband other than what's installed on your phone. I would start by going into download mode, plugging the phone into the computer, and checking in device manager to make sure the phone is being detected as an Android Bootloader Interface or as Android ADB Device at least.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarn_Williamson:
Flashing CWM recovery GTi9505 4.4.2

Hey guys,

I want to flash cwm recovery on my GTi9505 4.4.2 (Kitkat)

I have downloaded Rom Manager and it detects my device as 'gflte'. Is this the same as i9505?

Also, all of the latest comments on Rom Manager have been negative saying it does not work well anymore. Is it still safe to flash cwm through it on 4.4.2?

If not, should i download the file from the CWM website and flash through Odin? (would this work on 4.4.2)

I have also frozen and deleted some apps using TB, will this have an effect on flashing a custom recover?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Dont know about rom manager.It should work via odin fine[emoji9] Or else just use flashify had no issues with it.Freezing apps have no issue on recovery.

Keep calm.Coz IPL 8 belongs to KKR
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siarp:
Random reboots CM11&12

Hi guys, my fairly new (3 months old) i9505 is randomly rebooting.

The phone hangs, screen temporarily has black and white horizontal strips before rebooting its self. Sometime it can restart every 10-30 mins, but I've had last 20 hrs before it occurs.

I use TWRP 2.8.4.0 and the problem start around the CM11 nightly 20150406. I have tried updating TWRP 2.8.0.6 and using the latest nightlies but the problem still exists. I then performed a factory reset and installed latest CM12 nightly and the rebooting was much more frequent, so unusable I reverted back to a CM11 nandroid backup. On both CM11 and CM12 I tried the latest applicable Googy-Max3 kernel with no change in behaviour.

Any ideas what might be causing this? Some things I have consider but not yet tried:

Reformat miniSD card

Format internal storage partition

Any other suggestions would be appreciated? I can attach logs if these will help. Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarn_Williamson:
Thank you, flashify worked fine.

However, after rebooting from Cwm recovery, it mentions that root access may have been lost. I click yes to fix it and everything is fine. But this happens every time after rebooting from the recovery. How can I fix this? When I opened supersu it asked to disable knox. I let it disable it but I still get asked to fix root access
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
In Stock recovery, the computer doesnt recognize the phone... if I boot up normally, it will recognize is as SAMSUNG Mobile USB Modem... Odin sees it as 0:[COM3] - so there is some life, but cant really flash anything to it... Hope this helps you. Yeah, I get it, I was in a hurry and didnt think twice about what I was doing so hence I am in this predicament.

Thanks for any help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Use the Thanks button .its not a problem just ignore its a pesky annoying thing dont know whats causing it.it doesnot cause any issue[emoji9]

Keep calm.Coz IPL 8 belongs to KKR
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Honestly, if you can't get the device connected in download mode, and you don't have recovery installed, you may be SOL. One thing: do you have root access? If you do, get Flashify onto your device, and a recovery image (I would recommend TWRP) or just get the TWRP manager app, and flash recovery that way. Once you successfully get recovery onto your device, put a custom rom (I recommend GPE) onto your internal or external storage, go into recovery, wipe system, data, and cache, and flash the new ROM. Flashing any ROM will overwrite the kernel you've already flashed.

If you don't have root access, you aren't going to be able to really do anything. You might be able to manually update drivers on windows and get the phone to respond when connected to the PC though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darmer Aldevaran:
Hi guys

It's posible install a rom for i9505 on a i337m ? :confused:

The i337m and i9505 have the same specifications (Snapdragon 600 1.89GHz,2GB RAM,Quad-Core etc.)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
The phone says I have root access, all my troubles would be over if i could boot into CLockworks recovery... I dont have a ROM backup to copy over... If I had a backup image, I would certainly try that, but overwriting with a something like CM 12 nightly requires me to boot into a custom recovery, like TWRP or CM, which I cant seem to be able to do.

Is it possible to flash using ROM manager, with the phone booted normally or am I misunderstanding the process a little bit? I was under the impression that Wipe / Reinstall custom ROM, would require me to boot into a custom recovery.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squarepusher80:
ROM flashing question

Hi! I have a Galaxy S4 LTE (I9506) and i'm on stock rom (4.4.2, I9506XXUCNF3). I successfully installed a TWRP recovery via ODIN. Root done and it works. Now i want to flash the PAC lollipop ROM. Do i need something else to do before flashing? Thank you in forward!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Dude I just told you what to do!

Find an apk file for Flashify and the latest TWRP image (Original Development forum has a thread) and put both of them on the phone. Install Flashify and run it. Grant it root access. Inside Flashify, select flash recovery, and then from file. Select the TWRP image you copied to your phone before. Hit the flash now button, and it will replace the stock recovery with TWRP. Once you do that, you should be able to boot into TWRP to flash whatever rom you want. Again, I recommend GPE.

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Flashify apk: http://www.apk4fun.com/apps/com.cgollner.flashify/

TWRP image: http://teamw.in/Devices/

On the TWRP page, type in jflte and then select the one based on your carrier.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
Thank you very much for your time and patience. Your method worked and I am now back to a fully functioning phone. Will read some more before I do something stupid again.

Have a great day!!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Glad I could help!! Remember to know your options. If you have root, you have plenty of them. Flashify is considered by many to be a noob tool for flashing and whatnot, but it can really help in a pinch regardless of your skill level or knowledge.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
that seemed to do the trick when RomManager failed to write ClockworksMod or TWRP on its own - thanks again...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mentu12:
Question about rom versions

Hello.

I got a simple question, what is the difference between I9505XXUHOB8 and B7 version of official stock rom. I'v noticed in most of countries S4 get B7 versions. So is it better than B8??

Right now i got B8 in my phone, but im thinking about installing rom from my country which is B7.

Thank you for answer!!

Peace!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martisa06:
What will happen if i hawe an wrong csc(glb) and go to stock from cm12?

I9505,original csc (vip)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
So the saga continues, slightly but improved... With your help I was able to enter Download, rather than TWRP... So I flashed a stock 4.4.2 rom via ODIN... all the custom roms seem to be flashed via a custom recovery. So after flashing the stock ROM, I went ahead and rerooted via towel root (which was super easy)... downloaded Rom Manger, instaled CWM recovery and clicked reboot into Recovery... Phone restarted and started to boot into custom recovery, then errored out and defaulted to stock recovery - so it seems that my Kernel (or whatnot, has never reflashed to stock after the stock rom that I applied - full i337 tar md5 file - just a single file and nothing else)...

should I be looking for a stock Kernel to reflash and start over, in order to get this going again? Odin doesnt flash GPE / CM 12 as its a ZIP structured file...

just trying to get to get a simple, clean OS on for my wife's S4, so she can be happy... thanks for the help bud...

Best regards,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Dude, follow this method, and this method ONLY. Avoid towel root. It's garbage.

-Do what you have to to get back to 4.4.2 stock like you did before.

-Root with Odin using CF Auto Root

-Use Odin to flash TWRP (don't use ROM toolbox)

-Reboot to recovery and install whatever ROM you want

-Prosper
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
-Use Odin to flash TWRP (don't use ROM toolbox) - this comes as an Image file, that Odin does not recognize.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
If you look closely on the TWRP website, each version has an IMG file and a tar file for Odin. What's your carrier so I can link you to the most current available in Odin format?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
i337 AT&T Galaxy S4 4.4.2 - thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Hmm there's no Odin versions for ATT. Does this device have a locked boot loader? You sure you can do all of this? I know that there are ATT versions that come with locked boot loaders that you can't use anything but TouchWiz based ROMs on.

EDIT: READ THIS: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2785166

That's what I'm referring to.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
it seems like the optionality of root services out there make it seem that this option is available on this device, otherwise why bother creating a root for it? to be honest i just assumed that ALL devices can be rooted - that is how it used to be in the past, figured not much has changed - prob an assumption i should not have made.

not sure how i check if i have proper OS / kernels
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
Read my edit above. Root is fine, it's custom kernels and whatnot that won't work. You need to install a safe strap recovery, and can only use TW ROMs. You can't install normal recovery, and only if you are on an older unlocked boot loader can you install cm or aosp based Roms.

It's a miracle you haven't bricked yet to be honest..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
Ok, flashed the original software again and for giggles tried to go into download and it errors out and goes into stock recovery (errors "no command") - thinking the original kernel that i applied is still lingering somewhere, so your assumption is prob right. i am wondering if I can at least revert to the last bootloader (NJ4) - but then again the device is working properly, so far, and I am unsure I should bother... maybe keep it stock (my wife's anyhow) and she only wanted just a simple OS.

so all these "roots" that i have been doing are not really roots, as they cant install custom recoveries... it is just coming back "rooted" based on the kernel that i load, while in reality the whole thing is locked up...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
No the root should work and should stick just fine. Root only give you elevated access, like an admin account on Windows. There is nothing about any phone really that will block root (certainly not the boot loader). The boot loader runs first, as soon as the phone is powered on, and does a couple of checks before it passes the phone off to the kernel. If the boot loader checks, and the kernel, boot loader, and baseband don't all match, the phone is left in a bricked state.

Safe strap will allow you to apply customized TW builds, based on stock, but anything that installs a custom kernel is off the table.

This is a really stupid thing added to the phone by AT&T that Verizon does as well. It's hard to believe, but Samsung ships the phone without a locked boot loader, and a lot of the smaller carriers leave it the way it is (like my Sprint S4). Apparently AT&T and Verizon feel like you shouldn't be able to do exactly what you want with your $700 phone. They ruled about this in a court a while back in regards to iPods and iPhones being jail broken. Court ruled that it's up to the end user to determine exactly what they want installed, and not the carrier.

I recommend getting a Nexus phone the next time you have an upgrade available. See what's out there for customizing. It's a big, big world.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smkstang1:
That makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the explanation. Will def look into it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
If I move my apps to sd card, will it slow down the performance of s4 using 5.0.1..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjan:
HELP Weird bezel damage after drop

So, I dropped my phone on it's top right corner. It's got a tempered glass screen protector installed, and I was using a thin hard plastic case. To my dismay, it slipped and dropped, basically flying across the room and landing on the corner. Now, the screen protector is in perfect condition, and the glass on the screen seems fine too. But underneath, the color (Black Mist) seems to be damaged??? I'm not sure what to really make of it, but can any one help me identify what's going on? After 376 days of being scratch less, it's now damaged :|

Here's a picture attached :
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
I think there is dirt inside the protector after dropping it , u should buy new protector,..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjan:
No, it's not dirt, and it isn't the protector. It's under the glass of the screen, and it's more like a sticker was peeled off. It's very clear.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Read the thread i linked. There is a lot more than just uninstalling gtalk and gnow.

And how much screen on time are you getting per charge? That is WAY more telling than how much total time you get
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmann2k10:
Hopefully end result i'll have Omega v7

Hey, totally new to this rooting installing roms world. I'm looking to install the latest version of the omega rom on my i9500. Phones brand new. Just need someone to confirm the general steps for me. From what ive read, do i first root the phone, then basicaly download the rom put it on my sd card and flash it? Then all done?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You need a custom recovery after the rooting.

Then,make a nandroid of your current setup.

Then,flash the ROM.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.wtf:
is it possible to make a statement on the question if cm or stock based roms are more battery friendly?

i especially ask regarding the i9505