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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmann2k10:
Hey! So i root then i flash custom recovery after then make a nandroid of the setup then flash the rom and im good to go? Could you explain or link me to how i make a nandroid of the setup please? Can't find anything.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

A nandroid is basically a snap image of your entire system.

This can be restored at any time .

Whatever you have on your phone now will be restored.(ROM,kernel.data,settings,apps)

When you have installed the custom recovery,go into it,and look for the backup/restore option.

Make a backup(nandroid) ,then,wipe the phone clean(Factory reset,wipe cache and dalvik) and flash the new ROM.

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

Battery usage is totally subjective.

Everyone uses their phone differently.

No matter what system you are using.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmann2k10:
Thankyou. I'ma give this all a go tonight!

*Edit* Oh btw whats this 'Kernel' business. Do i need to concern myself about flashing a Kernel?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.wtf:
it can be measured objectively viewing pure screen on time. i mean charging it to 100% and turning it on to drain to zero... now i know from my current phone (i9001, the s4 should arrive tomorrow) that a stock rom does much better than cm regarding the battery while cm is faster even if you just have only the screen turned on idling around.

now the question is if you can say something similar about the s4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I get 2-3 days out of a full battery charge on stock,pre-rooted ROM.

I have yet to branch out into CM .

When I was on my Sensation,I used CM only,and got no where near as good.(mostly one day)

But they are two COMPLETELY different phones.

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

No need to worry about a kernel.

They are included in the ROM.

At a later stage ,you can flash a custom kernel.

There are plenty to choose from in the DEV section.

Go with stock first,then, experiment with new stuff.

Always make a nandroid BEFORE you make changes to your phone.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanw5489:
Hey I'm kind of a noob and I am using Hyperdrive rom? I have a question! I was wondering if there was a Samsung update that allows to move application to sd card. I was wondering where I could find this and how I could go about installing it now that I have root!

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

Please state the variant of your phone.

Before you get too exited about it,it only lets you move the app,NOT the data.

So,it is virtually useless,and it will not increase the internal space on your phone.

If you have root,consider FOLDERMOUNT

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanw5489:
Ok so there's really no need to update yet?

Vzw Galaxy S4 - Hyperdrive
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If it is just for the sd card thing,then,no.

There are other aspects to the latest firmware:

less smearing

camera firmware update

semi -transparent notification bar

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanw5489:
Well its kinda the only reason now because it's the only hang I heard about the new update. I don't know any other specs. I'm currently using Hyperdrive rs4. Is the somewhere I could read an learn a little more. As how to go about installing if I do?

Vzw Galaxy S4 - Hyperdrive
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Google is your friend.

Ask your Hyperdrive dev if he will be updating your ROM to the latest firmware(MF8)

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanw5489:
Thank you.

Vzw Galaxy S4 - Hyperdrive
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caled:
google android

there is or will have a google pure android rom for the i9500 exynos?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanw5489:
I have another question I would like to ask is it better to put my phone network on lte/cdm or leave it on global now I don't go outside the US so I was just wondering.

Vzw Galaxy S4 - Hyperdrive
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bingley:
I smashed my s4 and the screen doesn't work nor did I have usb debugging enabled. I'm going to sell it for parts. What's the best way to wipe /data ap no accounts/data are recoverable? I have androidlost and Android device manager installed, and can Odin re-flash, but is there a way to securely wipe/write over /data?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevenvde2010:
Hi, i really would like to start rooting my samsung galaxy s4 after the official update to lollipop 5.0.1 because it's not good anymore.... So can Somoene please help me how to root my phone step by step and also how to install a good costum rom and where to find one ? As you can see i m just a beginner who asks help to experts...... Thankx in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
If you can connect with Odin you can flash a stock rom and it will wipe everything.

Now someone who knows what he is doing could still recover the data, but for real life purposes it'll be gone.

First off you probably don't have super ultra really sensitive data on the phone.

Second anyone buying it for parts probably isn't going to go to the trouble of indexing a wiped memory chip to see what file images are still there. They will see the file system shows blank and be happy.

Disclaimer...I am assuming you don't have like top secret nuclear weapons launch codes on there or something. If you d....might wanna just burn the phone rather that count on no one trying to recover deleted data.

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The black is either paint or a decal on the underside of the glass. It is peeling off from behind.

You likely can't fix it. Even though that is easily accessible by taking the phone apart you would never get it to look right and you risk doing more damage to the phone by trying.

You can replace the whole front glass, which will come with the black preapplied. Its not so easy to do that. It can be done...but its not super simple.

Or...just decide to live with it as it should not interfere with the device's function
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K3RN3L H3LP3R:
Hey, try to get in recovery Mode and then wipe data and do a factory reset. After that flash the stock firmware with a new bootloader.

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Rooting is easy for the Samsung Galaxy S4. You can root your phone in several ways.

The easiest is to root with "framaroot". Install the apk and follow the instructions.

You can also root your phone with CF Auto root files. That you can flash with odin.

Another easy way is to root with towelroot. It's a one click root tool and works very well. Just google it. But only use the original one.

Or you use the root tool of XmodGames.

You can easily install custom Roms with the Clockwork Mod Recovery (CWM).

Just boot into recovery and then select install zip. Choose the rom and follow the instructions.

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It's only possible if you hide your root access. Otherwise it's not possible.

Try the xda developer app "Growler" or search hide root in XDA. Or google it.

You can also unroot your phone. Install the firmware update and then install root again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Usually when there are carriers variants of the device they have different CSCs, if you know your device variant, just install the corresponding firmware, do not worry much with CSC, if you end up having signal problem, just install another modem, firmware is almost the same, what matters on CSC is modem. Also, do not forget to backup EFS folder!

Hi,

Unfortunately it seems that indeed your device has a hardware problem, I suggest you asking the seller regarding any issues.

Hi,

Then your device is probably with the RAM and/or processor in excessive use, try checking if your device is with low internal storage, usually it causes some lags.

Hi,

If you have a slow sdcard maybe you'll face some lag in the apps, but other than that no problems.

Hi,

That's weird, can you try Heimdall? Or maybe reinstalling drivers? Sorry, but now I'm unsure about the problem. Maybe someone with more experience with Odin can help you better.

Hi,

This is quite bizarre, I'm sorry to tell you, but if you can't have your IMEI back with that, the only way would recover it with other methods (which I don't know...). Maybe someone with more experience, can help you, but I can't :(.

Hi,

Different builds, if you want to have the latest, I suggest to check for the most recent build ;). I'm not sure if it's B8 or B7 though.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Your variant has a locked bootloader. You can't flash CM. Reflash the stock rom.

If you just want a differnt rom, then you don't need root. You can just flash a custom recovery and start flashing.

It's always good to have more users helping other users. But you give a lot of advice that is either outdated or just not accurate.

- Framaroot never worked for our device. I googled it and it is outdated.

- Same applies for Towelroot, also outdated. He is talking about lollipop. Towelroot never worked on lollipop.

- Xmodgames? Never heard of it to root the i9505.

The only rooting method that works without downgrading is cf auto-root.

Your last advice about hiding root or using Growler doesn't apply here. He says he performed a factory reset and reflashed the rom. Then he doesn't even have root. Even when he would have had root, hiding root won't give him ota back.

I'm sorry that this post might not be so nice. But you post has to many mistakes in it for me to ignore.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarn_Williamson:
My Nandroid backup is huge?

Hey guys,

I tried creating a nandroid backup to my 4gb external sd card but towards the end of it it started to fail, i believe this is because the backup was too big (as i was able to create a successful nandroid backup to my internal sd card).

The thing is, before i rooted and flashed cwm recovery (which was a few days ago) i factory restored my phone and i have like 5 downloaded apps and no media.

Does anybody have an idea as to why i am getting a unexpectedly huge backup?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwoRNLeaDejZ:
^^Agreed

CF AutoRoot is the only root tool that will work on LP. Also worth mentioning here, the only way to get OTA back is to go 100% stock, and even that will probably require the use of Triangle Away to get the Knox counter reset so that you can get the OTAs. On Nexus devices, it checks your recovery only, and won't offer the OTA to anyone with custom recovery. I don't think this is the case on Samsung, and all that matters is the Knox counter.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Kinda wrong, then completely wrong.

You can flash twrp/cwr and flash the super su package. Both trip knox so really doesn't matter which you do.

On triangle away you're completely wrong. Flash stock firmware and you can get otas. Also knox is completely non re-setable. Triangle away resets the flash counter which doesn't even show anymore since knox. So borderline pointless hence why chain fire doesn't even update it anymore
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwarfer66:
I am running Echoe Rom lollipop on my S4 and move a lot of apps to SD card and I don't see any slow down at all. Only at bootup of phone there is a delay of a few seconds while the app icons appear then its ready to go.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
I am using stock, it means it will work fine in also stock??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Yes mate ,use a sd card with good read and write speeds.

Keep calm.Coz IPL 8 belongs to KKR
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
I am using strontium 8gb class6 memory card...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lessismooore:
I tried to think about an idea like when I hear about a minor or fix OTA update from samsung, and I am on a rooted lollipop, so can I unroot my device then recieve the OTA update then root my device again?

I am also using a customer recovery, does it affect receiving the OTA updates? and can I get back to the original recovery anytime with no need to flash a new rom? and how?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Should be fine

Keep calm.Coz IPL 8 belongs to KKR
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
OK I will try it...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
My phone is heating up too much, don't know why ?? ..all the sensors like gestures, smart pause etc are disabled also power saving mode is enabled but still it got heat up...plzzz help me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devinspidy:
Can any one port galaxy camera (s4 zoom) or galaxy k zoom stock camera app to Samsung galaxy s4 gt -i9500 :)

galaxy s4 black edition
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devinspidy:
for sgs4 its a common issue that the phone is over heating.i had the same problem.but now got a solution,

delete the unwanted apps and launchers

if your phone is rooted ,use ram manager pro app to control the over processing.

give root permission for the app and choose which mode you want.

and the baground tasks are commonly making the phone drain fast and over heating.for facebook using use the stock browser,the facebook app and messenger app usually run behind so it will cause more power draining and over heating. :)

galaxy s4 black edition
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devinspidy:
its not possible to get an ota update on phones with rooted or modified firmware.if u want the official ota updates flash the official firmware via odin using your windows pc and keep the rom unrooted and stock.after flashing the stock rom via odin it will replace you custom recovery mode with the stock one .the cyanogen modes have root access and ota update. :)

galaxy s4 black edition

galaxy s4 black edition
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devinspidy:
for sgs4 its a common issue that the phone is over heating.i had the same problem.but now got a solution,

delete the unwanted apps and launchers

if your phone is rooted ,use ram manager pro app to control the over processing.

give root permission for the app and choose which mode you want.

and the baground tasks are commonly making the phone drain fast and over heating.for facebook using use the stock browser,the facebook app and messenger app usually run behind so it will cause more power draining and over heating.

galaxy s4 black edition
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmsalomao2:
Is GT-i9515L supported by CyanogenMOD?

Or is there some very good custom ROM for GT-i9515L ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pauliwhop:
Alright, so I have a Samsung S4 I337 recently flashed to 4.4.2. It was on 4.2.2 if I remember correctly. The reason I flashed to an updated stock was twofold. First, the phone would randomly shut off when I played .FLAC's in PowerAmp. This happened multiple times a day and was driving me mad. Second, the battery would randomly lose power rapidly at about a percent every minute, if not more, even though I had consistently been getting 6-7 hours of use out of it very recently before, almost a week ago. I understand degradation on a Lithium battery, but something was wrong. I figured it might have been some kind of corruption of the ROM due to my messing around with GravityBox, so I flashed to stock 4.4.2. After that, it will randomly shut off still, but now it happens much more often. I'm thinking it might be a battery issue so I ordered another one which will get here tomorrow and I can see if that fixed it, however, if it doesn't help, I would greatly appreciate some help. The only other thing I can think it would be is that some kind of wire was knocked loose, but I don't know enough about the S4's internal wiring to be able to diagnose any problem or fix it. I can't afford another phone, and it's quite an inconvenience to have to use landlines and borrow other people's phones. Please help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
But the thing is my phone is not rooted. ..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Root it man otherwise full of issues with lollipop ot is a 2 year old device and samsung has abandoned it.

Keep calm.Coz IPL 8 belongs to KKR

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Which mode are you using?and also are you getting overhaeting issues while gaming using ram manager pro?waiting[emoji6]

Keep calm.Coz IPL 8 belongs to KKR
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
Can i move fb app to sd without root??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devinspidy:
if your phone is not rooted download the cooler master app from playstore

Take a look at "Cooler Master –Cooling Android" -

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easyx.coolermaster

this works for non rooted phones.try it!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StuartTheFish:
Does anyone know how to disable the home key from waking the device on GPE?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devinspidy:
Using the rooted stock lollipop,with custom recovery and

Removed a bunch of samsung and google apps like hubs,google books,newsStand,yahoo,kidsmode,group play,drive,hangout, play movies and tv,

TripAdvisor,Chat On,S translator.

There is no working issues on my sgs4.[emoji5]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jama2616:
custom recovery/bootloader

i am on 02 UK in contract, samsung galaxy s4 i9505 snapdragon 600, xxufmb9. I would like to know if I can install a custom recovery/ if my bootloader is unlocked. any advice would be much appreciate as im new to this. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevenvde2010:
Hello everyone, i think i have rooted my s4 (as i am just a beginner i m not sure), with cf and also installed supersu.... Now i i m searching for a nice and fast rom from cyanogenmod for example and even installed this app from the playstore and downloaded a zippée file..... But it just won't work and i really dont get it and i m stocked.... So i m asking please if Somoene can help me.... You guys are experts and i m just hoping for a little moment of your time.... Thanks in advance, Steven (i have to say maybe that i really am à beginner and don't get the technical terms very well) thankx for your patience....)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MohammadMug:
A problem after downgrading from Android 5.0.1 to 4.4.2

Hello my friends..

I have a Samsung Galaxy s4 the international version, it's was running Android kitkat 4.4.2, I downloaded the Android 5.0.1 rom and flashed it using Odin, I faced some problems with the rom and I decided to go back to 4.4.2, after I successfully downgraded to 4.4.2, my didn't have cellular signal and the IMEI was gone.

Note that I didn't backup EFS partition!

Can someone help with that?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teo7777:
mine was i9500

i have been trying since three days ....mine was s4 i9500...

i have tried removing battery also and even changing or deleting wpa.conf file...still staying some time and later onn ...staying light green please some one help...and sure it was not hardware problem ...cause its woking some times
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Your bootloader is not locked.

Yes , you can install a custom recovery.

Look HERE and on the first post of this thread for guides.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Have you looked here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/i9505-downgrade-5-0-lollipop-to-4-4-2-t3052472

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jama2616:
Thank you so much for the reply just to mention though my phone is network locked to 02 as said before it's contract e.g has 02 splash screen when booting up but can I still install a custom recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Sim lock is different to bootloader lock

Yes , you are tied to O2 unless you unlock the sim.

But you are not bootloader locked, and you can change the recovery , and install custom ROMS

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fits79:
I just receive the android lolipop 5.0.1 and i want to make you some questions about that new android version based on my mobile phone samsung galaxy s4 i9505.

01. Why the lock screen based on my face now there isn't anywhere?

02. How i can change the lock screen picture? Because i try with the old way and doesn't work.

03. Why it used more memory(1.2gb) than previews android 4.4.2 it use 800-900mb?

A lot of thanks for your answers and your time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jama2616:
Thank you again so much one last thing does it make a difference that I am running kitkat 4.4.2? And any recommend apps to install/flash recovery loke twrp or cwm recovery? And my bootloader definatly unlocked? Sorry im just new at this :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
1. Samsung removed it for whatever reason I believe.

2. Choose an image from the Gallery and Set as from the menu options

3. Do not be concerned with the higher usage.....Ram management has been discussed quite a lot since Lollipop was launched.......Just have a search through this thread!

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Your boot loader is definitely unlocked.........You will need Odin to flash the recovery :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
The short version of why ram usage isnt bad is that linux is supposed to use all available ram. It works better that way. Don't try to stop it or your phone will run worse.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnbjunkie:
Root methode for i9506

Hello guys,

After a few days of searching for root methods, i've found some easy methods, but non of them for i9506 with the last relased lollipop version (I9506XXUDOC5). Can you suggest me one safe method to root my i9506 and put on it a custom ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jama2616:
Thank you really appreciate it I was looking at using twrp manager app or rom manager (cwm) apps would these be suitable? :)

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Thank you for replying I was looking at using twrp manager or rom manager ( cwm ) would these apps work? Thanks:)

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Would twrp manager or rom manager ( cwm ) work to flash recovery? Thank you again :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] istartedajoke:
Dead screen

So my screen is dead, but my phone is still working (responds to charger and hardware buttons)

I have locked the screen with a pattern.

My goal is to use android file transfer so i can get a document with my work hours, so i can get my hard earned money and survive ;) .

I have been trying to use droid@screen and Androidscreencast to see the screen and try to unlock my phone. Im able to see the screen on my computer, but not being able to control it.

Ive also tried numerous adb commands to try to get rid of the lock, without luck...

I have a i9505 lte running TWRP and a custom CM12 ROM

Any help is highly appreciated!

- Sondre
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leot85:
Hi am new to the scence and have been doing reading into rooting my phone. I have tried towelroot with modstrings with no success and am wondering what is the best root for my device? Without tripping knox.View attachment 3266819

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fits79:
Does the issues we have with android 4.4.2 that we can't copy, rename e.t.c. files at external micro sd with other than mobile factory programs does it solved?

I ask that because at the last version of es explorer informs us that:

V3.2.5

*Remote control for Android TV on phone

*

Writing to ext-sdcard on android 5.0 devices problem fixed

*Bugs fixed