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

Overheat is a common issue on S4. The best

you can do is trying to reduce it with some simple things like: turning off 4G reception, turning off data (WiFi and 3G), turning off Bluetooth and location, installing Greenify and hibernating apps, that all helped me to stop overheat problem on CM11 while device was sleeping. But when playing games it's impossible for it not become hot.

Hi,

Glad to know you like learning! I use Linux (Ubuntu and Fedora) so I can't use Odin as well. Heimdall is a simple and good tool to use, pretty much self explanatory, but I'll leave here the Heimdall download link and type a quick guide

on how to flash your phone with it.

First, download and install Heimdall frontend. Now, download the phone firmware from the SamMobile website and extract it, you'll have another package (probably, if you already see the .img files, then you're good to go already), just extract it too and you'll find the .img files, like system.img.

Now, turn off your device and boot it in Download mode. Plug it in and start heimdall frontend with root permissions (on Ubuntu I had to type: sudo heimdall-frontend on a terminal). Now you'll see the interface. Just select flash in the upper tabs and download PIT. Now you will click in select file and set the partition to it, when setting the partition, heimdall will ask you to select the respective file to be flashed, there's a tip below, so you can select the right one ;). After all was selected, just press Flash and wait for the work to be done.

Looks quite confusing here, but when you do it by yourself you'll see it's actually pretty simple. Here's Heimdall link:

http://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/

Hi,

Pictures are in the internal memory, so unless you do a full wipe you'll not lose it. If you're using PhilZ recovery, select the option clean ROM Install ;).

Contacts can be synced to Google account, so you'll not have a problem as well.

I backup my messages with SMS Backup & Restore (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore) and apps with TitaniumBackup. Works pretty well for me.

Hi,

There's no way to bypass the lockscreen, however you can flash CWM in download mode just the normal way. It'll trip your Knox though. Just search for some guides on how to flash it. Good luck.

Hi,

The seller has no negative reviews and 14 of this case were already sold, so I think they are original, or at least good. I didn't want a case on my S4 until my Z1 broke because of a stupid fall, so I decided to take a protective thing on it, getting a case or not is up to you ;).

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conanjf:
My power key does not works. And I used rom manager to flash a file, but now the phone boots in recovery mode and I can do nothing. I cannt enter download mode or boot normally. The phone just enters in downloadmode and I can do anything because I havent the power key. How can I reboot my phone again? D:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Could you try adb reboot? Plug it on your computer and check if it identifies your device via adb, if so reboot it using the "adb reboot download" command. If you can't do that, then I'll have to recommend getting a JIG adapter and using it to boot in download.

Good luck,

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conanjf:
I'll try it but I never used adb before

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"Error: device unauthorized. Please check thr confirmation dialog on your device"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTRSkyR34:
Hello.

Can I unlock my S4 (locked on T-Mobile Croatia) and root it WITHOUT touching knox?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xode:
Unlock / lock in this case does not matter (I'm on T-mobile CRO as you ) ... but I think you can not, however, try a little search under "Towelroot"....

Pozdrav i sretno. ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scrioss:
Which AOSP/CM.... ROM would you recommend that has a great battery life and many settings?

Fast charging would also be nice.

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

No one can recommend a ROM for you.

You need to try these things out 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.

Don't forget to make a nandroid before you start.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scrioss:
I know others may have different needs but I posted whats important for me.

So i think there may be someone who can recommend a ROM for this.

I also didn't ask for the best rom i just want a recommendation for a basic need, a good battery life and not to charge the phone for 7 hours.

I don't know how you can afford the time to download, configure and test the massive amount of ROMs.

Or to read the threads to find out what is not working.

For me what is truly missing here is an overview of the ROMs; sorted for base (CM,AOSP;Samsung...), if they are stable or what issues there are and features.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
But the thing is, I can kill a battery 10 faster than you, we don't have the same apps, same running processes, you might us WiFi 80% of the time when my WiFi chip is burnt out, you can use auto brightness I leave it on max, etc etc.

Bunch of features? I don't use them all found in some ROMs so I'm going to call them useless but yet you'd love them, this rom has too many but you might not think that, that rom has just the right amount of features I like you might not like any of them.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

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

There is a reason for this.

All anyone can suggest is to read the first posts of the ROMS that may interest you.

There are generally "What works" and "What does not work" sections , so that you can make an informed decision.

Everyone uses their phone differently , so battery usage will therefore vary with each user.

And if you look , there are threads that give such "Overviews" as you requested.

However , ROMS change so quickly sometimes , that these threads are extremely difficult to maintain , and keep up-to-date.

If you are not prepared to put in the time and read up on making significant changes to your very expensive phone , you are likely to end up with a very expensive paper-weight.

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

So I believe you can't access your device via adb when on stock recovery... So in this case you might need a JIG Adapter, it's pretty cheap, just search on eBay and you might find one for 1 or 2$. Also, can you please tell me if you're sure that your device has been at least recognized by your computer? It sounds it was, but I'm unsure.

Can you, please, give me more details about how you proceeded and what appeared on device and command line?

Hi,

It's against the rules asking for "recommended/best ROMs" on XDA, although in your case you can invest in a powerbank maybe. If you mean "not charge the phone for 7 hours" something along the lines of 7 hours of screen on time and usage, then I have to tell you that you'll never find it. My Nexus 10 can get 5-6 hours of usage with a 9,000mAh battery.

Please, don't insist in asking for the best ROM in battery life aspect. If you can't test yourself, you can at least read the comments on the threads and check what suits better your needs, however I'd like to remind you that nothing can be better than downloading it and testing it by yourself.

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scrioss:
In the most ROMs OP it says no issues but that is still not true so you have to read the last few pages of every ROM thread to find out if there is an issue.

I know that this is hard to maintain but it's also difficult to find a ROM because you never know if there are issues or not.

I am willing to put in time but i am not willing to install 20 different ones to find one that is working.

Therefore it would be great to get some recommendations of ROMs that are stable for normal use.

But nevermind I will try it myself when i have time for it and till then i will go back to stock rom.

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Hello,

I meant charging lasts about 7 hours till it gets full.

This was the second rom where i have this but on stock everything is ok.

Sorry for double post.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Charging time of 7 hours may show a malfunctioning cable. Try another cable or wall adapter and see if the problem persists.

Also, about ROM issues. Usually the developer publishes 2 versions of his ROM, one is the stable version, which takes a long time to be released (for example, CyanogenMOD releases one per month only) and a Nightly version, which is usually released everyday and can have some issues (CM publishes nightlies daily, some are known for bootlooping for example). It's a good thing to check when you install a ROM.

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gurulito:
Need to calibrate my s4 screen colors

Hi guys,

Im looking for a way to adjust my s4 screen colors.

I broke the original display and got it replaced and now I find that the colors are differents

My screen has too much bleu, even the white is blueish :|

I ve tried Samsung colors mode but it doesnt solve my problem..

I saw their is apps like "Synapse" where you can adjust them but it doesnt works with my stock rom and kernel so I got this message

"No UCI support detected"

My device is root and I got Clockwork Recovery installed.

Im ready to change ROM to get my colors fixed but I dont know which one will work with Synapse

I know you can't ask for which ROm to use, but maybe someone has the solution for me..

cheers ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

I'm not sure if there's on S4, but on Z1 we had a kernel that lets you change display color calibration. I'm sure the same kernel is not available here, but I think you should give a look at each kernel's thread and see if they support something similar to it ;).

Good luck in your search,

~Lord

"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)

Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
i'm using alucard's kernel and the recent version has an option to change the screen colour.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gurulito:
ok thanks, noob question comming :)

Can I use custom kernel with stock rom ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Yes, make sure you use the correct (TW) version of the kernel
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gurulito:
TouchWizz ?

depedns of my android sotck rom version right ?

I ve 4.4.2 stock

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will this one work ??

[07SEP14][Kernel] [GT-I9505] AEL Kernel TW v6.1 {FEATURE PACKED} {STWEAKS}{SYNAPSE}
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Yep...Should be fine!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conanjf:
The computer makes sound of recognizing device, odin does not recognize, kies says "recognizing".

My power key was stuck, so I had a boot issue. But when I let the battery off the phonr for about 15 hours the phone boots normally. I have disconected the power key now, but I'm trying again with the battery off.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
probably the file got corrupted during the extraction process. its neat to see odin having md5 verification before flashing, else a corrupted file will brick the mobile easily.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NOORHASHIM:
that mean we must update winrar before extract any rom ,,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
its always advisable to use the latest stable version of 7zip or winrar before starting the process. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
6 months old OTG cannt be workable now.

I had a OTG cable which became dead after 1 hr. so better to check it again.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4

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dnt select / tick over csc. jist tick on pda and select file. then start flashing.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorleReeFer:
Is it possible to change the boot logo/splash screen like u could on the s3?.... also has anyone had any luck in restoring power on and/or power off audio?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Yes both are possible, I restored both my boot and shutdown screen and boot sound back to default on my custom ROM. What Rom are you on and what would you like to set.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DireStraits87:
I wanna take my phone to guarantee but first i must know my phone has been rooted till now or not coz of the guarantee ... how can i understand that ? tnx please help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
do you have any file explorer which goes to /system root?

if yes then go to /data. if it go inside that then u r rooted else if gives u error like u dont have permissions thrn u arent.

or

just install any application from playstore saying know i m root or like that will let u know. Also install mobileuncle from play store when u open that application it will let u know about root or unroot while its first screen.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DireStraits87:
now my phone isn't rooted i wanna know has my phone been rooted before not now ?!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Boot into download mode and see if it says official not custom

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DireStraits87:
gt-i9500

samsung official

official

so it's official not custom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
You can not know if it was rooted. (Since counter is hidden)

Any way, Now it has an official status.

I think you are good to go.

sent from my Galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DireStraits87:
is there any application to reset the counter for i9500 octa version
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
not created yet.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorleReeFer:
I'm on task650s aokp ROM.. n I wanted to do both.. I don't believe that I have a shutdown screen but I wanna set power on sound and power off sound as well as the boot logo
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sswagonman:
Can someone explain how to find out what is the latest firmware out for the 9505. Samsung does not seem to have any reason behind it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
does AOKP has boot sound?:what:

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4

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Go so sammobile.com and search for ur country or top 10 country for ur device.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorleReeFer:
Download kies and go to update/recover firmware.. itll have u put in ur phone model and s/n n will find the correct one for u

Not currently.. I would have to create and install the files myself with the correct names but was told by the dev of task aokp that it was possible but because 'it didn't have to do with the ROM itself' he wldnt offer any help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sswagonman:
Go so sammobile.com and search for ur country or top 10 country for ur device.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4[/QUOTE]

Have done that but I mean like some devs r saying mf4 is the latest then I see mf5 but have been told mf4 is newer. I am not a noob but does not make sense
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Have done that but I mean like some devs r saying mf4 is the latest then I see mf5 but have been told mf4 is newer. I am not a noob but does not make sense[/QUOTE]

what? who said? ask him for the same reason buddy. we can't comments over any RD development and his discussion.

Sent from my Disturbed™ Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Uninstall/disable kies and Odin should work. They hate each other
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XERW:
I'm using Ozcan ROM v5.0

I heard there are color quality differences with the stock and custom kernel for i9500. Did the repacked stock kernel retains its original color quality? (or over saturation - lol)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepreetam:
Sharing failed please try again

Hii,

i am using s4 gt i9500. i flashed it with Philz. then backed my phone completely using philz. Then installed cm11 nightly. After some days due to some bugs i deleted cm11 and restored to my phone back up by Philz. i am still rooted. but after this am unable to share media via whatsapp or any other app. i am still able to download in google play store. but unable to receive or send any midia in whatsapp. please help dev. thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HassanM:
Is your Mobile data/wifi working???? Other tgan that it sounds like the modem problem. ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steff90:
App request not sure where to pst

Hi, I have a few problems with the way my phone works.

Basically I want to lock my phone with a pin. but still be able to use a spy camera in the back round of my phone without having to enter the pin.

I have tried this on many lock screen apps, and camera and spy camera apps.

I can get it to participially work if i use the swipe lock, and a dash cam app... but nothing works perfectly.

Usually the camera app will stop if I close the cover on my phone...which defeats the point.

Also I would like the camera app to work even if I unlock the phone and start using goggle maps for navigation.

It would also be great if i could instantly record with the power button or volume button whilst the phone is still locked and upload the video to my google email account.or something.

So far I can find the apps to make this happen. but I would consider paying someone if they could program it for me.

I have spent countless hours searching through the play store, and I'm running out of luck...can anyone help?

Thanks steff

>Edit, I should mention i'm using an i9509 s4 with Omega Rom v26
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepreetam:
Hii Hasaan,

Yes , mobile data n wifi are working perfectly. Even i can browse page. Chech mail. Chat on whatsapp. Bt can't able to share image audio and video. I am also unable to download in my browser.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HassanM:
Mate it sounds strange.... Anyway is it just happening with Whatsapp or u just cant share your audio/video on any other app??? In the meantime, try deleting the data/cache of whatsapp under settings/application Manager....

Post your feedback
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepreetam:
Buddy. It's happening in all my app. Like whatsapp , wechat, facebook. I have tried clearing cache and data. Even i have reinstalled whatsapp.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HassanM:
Mmmmmmm..... Try deleting the data/cache of "Downloads"... By the way, is your Group Play working???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SapiBoelet:
My phone stucks in Galaxy s4 logo

Hi Guys,

Im new here, usually i just looking around and this is my first post :)

As the title says, my phone stucks at "Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-9500", so the phone will turn on and shows that logo for few seconds then it restarts and it occurs again and again until my battery run out.

Recently i install Hassan Rom and after several weeks using it i wanted to try Ozcan Rom.

When the first time i installed Ozcan Rom, it ran well on my device.

Then i wanted to change some customisations of the ROM, then i did reinstall the Ozcan.

After that i changed my ROM several times into Hassan ROM and vice versa (just because i wanted to find which rom is suitable to me most).

Everything was running smoothly, until around 2 weeks ago my device started to restart by itself.

At first, it just liked a normal restart without i perform any restart.

But around 5 days ago which my phone kept restarting and was getting more frequent and sometime my phone would stuck at Logo.

I pressed recovery or download using 3 buttons to get into one of those mode and chose restart rom in recovery and cancel option in download mode.

It made my phone back on.

Unfortunately, last night my device stuck at the Logo and i could do nothing to "force" the device on.

It refused recovery and download mode as well (nothing happened after i pressed 3 buttons), so here i am stuck at the Logo.

Sorry for bad explanation, hope u guys can understand.

Cheers :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Can you try removing the battery for 5 minutes, put it back and then try booting in download mode?

I guess getting into download is the most important now, so we can reflash your device back to stock or try booting another recovery.

If this doesn't solve, I believe a USB JIG can help you. You can find one in eBay for 1 or 2$, when you plug it on your device while it is turned off, it'll instantly boot into download mode, so you can flash anything normally.

Hope this can help you a bit,

~Lord

"Dream On! Dream Until Your Dreams Come True!" - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SapiBoelet:
I just did pull the battery for several mins, but nothing happened.

I've tried pull out sd card and no effect.

Just done search about USB JIG in eBay, none of them are Australia Stock. Have to wait 3-4 weeks if send it from HK :(

Is it possible to use another phone type USB JIG? Let's say for Galaxy s2 or s3?

Update:

Been able to get into Download mode, but the problem was after 5 seconds the phone restarts.

Cheers :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conanjf:
[MENTION=4169130]XxLordxX[/MENTION] Just for you know. I went to to a store and order them to put on download mode to me. So I reflashed the stock room, authorized fastboot, rooted the phone, and flashed a touch recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adilabdi110:
Hello respected sir MALYBRU,, just wants to know a simple thinks i have gt i9500, so this device or any anroaid how many time i root n unroot (official firmware) and i do, is any limite plzz just bit ? confused plzz help, thnks sir....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
No there is no limit in the number of times you root and unroot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MdAp:
MIUI

Hi

I just flashed miui 4.9.12 on my phone (I9500) and it is awesome but i cant download any other languages for samsung keyboard and i really need them ,so how should i get other languages??

Is there any way that i can replace stock keyboard with s5 keyboard in miui tw-based 4.4.2 ?? i tried some zip files in themes forum and i got bootloop :(

i wanted to ask this question on its forum but as i`m new i dont have the permission to do so,sorry for asking here if its irrelevant :)

and sorry for my bad english :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmedsaber20005:
How to know if my battery life is going fast then normally??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adilabdi110:
Hey man thnks for the reply, now u washed my confusion thnks buddy thnks @ kantjer... ? ? ? ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adilabdi110:
Hey can plzz help me anyone here, my brother phine is gt i9505 32 gb with 4.4.2 with unroot stock rom, afta received uodate firmware via OTA phone reboot agagin n again, plzz help me any one, what is the problem is going on, itd urgent plzzz thnks... Nad im attaching tha pic of firmware,, thnks plzz reply