yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finac94:
Just disable google and samsung apps you don't use and it won't overheat. Here maps and Google maps caused overheating for me so i disabled google maps since I don't use them anyway and greenified Here maps. You just got to find tge culprit of your overheating.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Hi ,

I got a problem with lollipop on my s4 ,

Everytime i watch a video it crashes but the sound is moving on.

By the way my device is rooted and Ive got CWM Recovery on it.

But before i rooted it,I had the same problem so its not the root.

---------- Post added 4th June 2015 at 12:03 AM ---------- Previous post was 3rd June 2015 at 11:55 PM ----------

I want to do the same , is it dangerous if i flash another country version?

Big thnx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killerz298:
There is STILL no wifi calling enabled on the Sprint s4. Does anyone know if there is any TECHNICAL reason why that is or does Sprint just not give a ****? Is there something about the hardware itself which makes it not able to work on the original S4 like it does on the triband model? All different types of wifi calling apps work perfectly fine on the original s4. There was a thread about it on the official Sprint forums and of course there was no answer.Is there any way we can enable this ourselves?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MZO:
What about a best ROM for i9505? I have bought this device because of abundance of ROMs but am not able to find any :( wish I went with GN5 darn :/ ... Any suggestions?

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davy4475:
There is lots of roms for your device but no one will tell you what's best because what works best for them may not suit your needs. Google for the roms. You will find them
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marlonsamuels:
Thanks for your answer AntaresOne, but i'm not able to find pressurized air anywhere near my home or market, In Pakistan.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Monkey D.Luffy007:
I just rooted my galaxy s4 I9500 and don't know what to do. I need to know what all things can I do except installing custom roms. And I heard about xposed framework. Is it available for my device? Can anyone tell how to install these? I am currently on lollipop 5.0.1 official.

Thank You!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Well first off u need a custom recovery ( cwm or twrp tar.md5, flash vua odin on pc) for your model so u can make nanodroid backups, then u need superuser installed as it replaces Samsung binary, then u need busybox from playstore and install that. Then I'd recommend doing the backup. After that u can Google xposesd for your version (5.0.1) lollipop, download, install and reboot. Then get wanham app from playstore as it gives you some options to customize your phone.

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sliver50000:
recovery mode

Why does my galaxy s4 go into bootloop every time i go to the recovery mode? Even if I don't apply anything to the instalation, it goes to bootloop saying "application x was stopped" and constantly doing it until I do factory reset? Can any1 help me to fix the problem? I wanted to install xposed framework on my phone and I've just realised that is the reason why I can't do it, not because of bugged framework...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
What Android version are you on? If you are on Lollipop then it makes sence because Xposed isnt ready for Lollipop as far as i know.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sliver50000:
the problem is that if I dont do ANY change, just go into recovery mode and then restart my phone, it goes into bootloop with constant messages "application x was stopped"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Boot to download mode and flash stock ROM via Odin then flash your custom recovery and root again

Sent from outer space on I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sliver50000:
Should I just go google 'stock ROM for galaxy s4' and fallow your steps? Would it solve the problem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Go to sammobile and get your stock ROM. Also u need the specific model number not just s4, yours might be i9500 or something else? And then follow the steps I gave

Sent from outer space on I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
I thought that I'd rooted my phone using rubbaband method.

---------- Post added at 10:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:47 PM ----------

Whoops... I got trigger happy.

As I was saying I thought that my phone was rooted.... tried Titanium Backup and that failed. Then I tried busy box and again that failed.

My phone is i9505 and fro..the UK. Do u know what method I should use..???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Yes use Odin and then use the CF-autoroot file from Chainfire.

I did it this way and it was a succes for me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hunter777:
Hello .. after i instal an official lollipop using odin i notice that my battery mah drop from oroginal 2600mah to 2100mah i using many programs like aida64 and battery monitor widget and every program told me my battery is only 2100mah and i think the mah is reading from android kernel , i downgrade the phone back to kitkat 4.4.2 and the battery mah reading was correct and back again to 2600 so i think it was a mistake during the install of lollipop so i download the newer firmware available -I9515XXU1BOE3- and upgrade my firmware again but the problem come back again with wrong battery reading only 2100mah, i try to wipe the battery state and make calibration but nothing solved i downgrade the phone and upgrade it again and the problem appear every time ... could any one please help me how to solve this problem ... thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gildoniel:
Hello again!

As I could not fix my last issue with the "no more space" (without a fresh installation), I decided to switch from CM milestones to CM nightlies - so I got CM 12 and I'm basically impressed!

My only question at the moment is: How can I set the energy saving mode permanently? I don't see any options to add a new threshold for auto activation of the energy saving mode (so I can set that to 100%). I basically like this mode and would like to avoid having to set it manually every time I recharge the phone (as the system removes the mode automatically when it is fully charged).

Any ideas? I've been looking around google and also the forums, but to no avail so far.

Thanks in advance for any ideas/hints!

Best Regards,

Gildoniel
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hi, I'm planning to upgrade my N7000 to a i9500 (stock KitKat) and have a few questions about rooting and installing roms. I wanna be thorough with this to avoid the same bumbling up I did with my N7000.

1. I'm not under warranty anymore so I think I can ignore the knox count?

2. With the N7000, I had to flash a compatible kernel version before I can flash a rom, like 4.4 raw kernel before 4.4 Carbon rom. For the i9500 I just need to flash cwm in odin then the custom rom installation will be ready to go, am I correct?

So basically to install a custom rom from stock:

1. Odin flash CF.Autoroot

2. Odin flash CWM

3. Recovery flash rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Yes you are right no such trouble in i9500.

From my s4 Powered by

Prism barebone v15

VoLTaqe Kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Correct only you don't need to root. Flash recovery and you are good to go.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
Does the i9505 and i9500 use the same housing? I want to change mine but I'm not sure if they are. Many thanks for everyone's help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izmaelzx:
hi, i am working on a sound mod for i9500 tw lollipop but i have an i9505 and both has different audio chips and config

the purpose of this mod is make both speakers play multimedia some like stereo

can anybody send me the original touchwiz lollipop i9500 "/system/etc/mixer_paths.xml" file?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yadhu:
storage issue

when i connect my s4 to pc, the internal storage shows 3.92Gb free of 8Gb.

But when i select all the folders and files they amount to only 1.4Gb. so i should have around 6GB OF FREE SPACE.

Pls suggest how to solve this?

i am on aurora s6/n4 v8.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aarushgupta865:
I tried to root s4 i9500 by the philz recovery method. When I was updating su binary, it failed and called for a reboot. After rebooting, tha phone is stuck on the Samsung logo. Removed the battery and all, still no progress. Please help. It is running on lollipop.

Sent from my Yu Yureka (AO5510), from the XDA Android App.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mankvl:
Want to as smth about batterystats.bin file at system. I want to know if TWRP backup saves this file? Or it's not backed up? :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
I had the same problem , you need to reflash your firmware and root it with a newer CF-AUTOROOT. That should solve your problem
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bihslk:
Hi all

Im trying to install STOCK Lollipop after i had custom rom but i need PIT file to flash the stock again. I never need it before. I found a pit file for 9505 but still failing. What do i do wrong?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Why do you need a pit file? I flashed stock lollipop about 3 times without a pit file maybe it was because i was on stock already?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alonmore28:
download mirror for a firmware

hey is there a mirror for this rom?

http://samsung-updates.com/details/44386/Galaxy_S_4_Exynos_Octa/GT-I9500/ILO/I9500XXUHOC5.html

the links in this site are really bad. i need the firmware for galaxy s4 israel (ILO) version 5.0.1

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

Have you checked SamMobile website? For me they weren't the fastest mirrors out there, but they were always reliable and worked.

Hi,

AFAIK you don't need a PIT file to flash stock firmware. Please try downloading again the firmware, maybe it's a corrupted download. Or try another Odin version.

Hi,

This extra occupied space is very likely taken by the apps and its data.

All the best,

~Lord

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

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alonmore28:
tried it... its not stable unfortunately.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Try installing stock kitkat again and then upgrade once u boot it up via the official ota updater.

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bihslk:
Thanks for your answers guys. I fixed it by change USB port. Wierd i used same port to flash other things with ODIN. But its ok now. Thanks again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] portaleus:
Yes, there is no love between some usb ports and ODIN. It is usually better to use ports on the back of you PC.

Once, I had to install a Windows virtual machine on a Macbook in order to flash my phone (no a single USB ports was working on my laptop)!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ralegend:
Hi.

I downgraded to 4.3 because of delayed push notifications on wifi, downgrading solved the wifi problem, however I got another problem:

Phone randomly reboots.

What is the solution?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stsbutch:
what to do

I have 3 I337 PHONES. I want to be able to do a nandroid backup of two of them that I can flash to the third. But with the locked bootloader that seems difficult. I did manage to trip knox (0x1) on the backup phone. Would a jtag box do what I want? If so which one? I was leaning hard to a riff box until I downloaded their software and found a trojan in it. No more AT&T phones for me.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Try to wipe cache in the recovery mode ,

And on what version were you before downgrading?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ralegend:
From stock lollipop to stock 4.4.2 then flashing Custom Omega ROM. I tried another custom ROM (Arrow), problem persist.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Im planning to downgrade too because lollipop sucks , but maybe a complete wipe will help you?

If you do that you will lose everything but i think you are aware of that
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
I've tried two methods (rubbabands and chainfire methods) and both times I believe that my phone has been rooted. Well root checker tells me.it is.

But I can't seem to get titanium backup or busy box to work..

I've repeated both processes to the top and still they fail.

Can someone shed some light on this?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okidokiss:
What's the errors with busybox and titanium backup?

Maybe there's nothing related to root.

To root my phone I just flashed twrp and with twrp flashed SuperSu.

Enviado do meu GT-I9505 através de Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
I did same with my I9195 n no problems

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
I have a s4 19505, I'm very green and it has 4.4.2 ge custom installed and cwm v6.blah.... I wanna install the 5.0.1 and it seems my first stepping stone is changing my custom recovery thingy to a different one, recommended in the 5.0.1 ge custom section in this forum. I just can't find the section telling me how to do this please point me in the right direction
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
Errrr.... Its getting quite bad here.

I repeated the process as described by http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219803 and now I'm getting an error message each time.. "Unfotunately SYSTEM UI has stopped". Along with no background and my home button don't respond to anything. Each time I open something the only way back is the keep on pressing back.

So PLEASE help...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
DONT!

Lollipop is full of bugs and other stuff i dont like it at all , I want to downgrade mine to 4.4.2

So dont update it!!!

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:55 PM ----------

Reflash stock and you will be fine , i had te same problem but when i flashed back to stock it was all good.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
I wish I could but it dont go to recovery.. tried getting it up on odin but I cant seem to connect.

Then I tried adb.. but my computer sees no devices attached to it...!!

So what next??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alonmore28:
hey i need a recommendation for a good kernel to flash to my device (i9500)

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Try it with a different computer or laptop , or try some other USB cables.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macdadi112:
I've tried but to no avail.... [emoji15]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Did you install kies? If you install kies the Samsung drivers will be installed
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
KIES and Odin don't play well together. Disable/Uninstall KIES if you have it installed
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
I have odin and kies on my computer and i have no problems .
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alonmore28:
xposed on lollipop

hey i just updated my gt-i9500 to lollipop. 5.0.1

i was wondering if i can install xposed framework (and wanam xposed) on it...

i read somewhere that it causes problems but i couldn't get a clear picture as to what i should do...

thank

alon
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Yes it can cause problems because it isnt stable yet on lollipop , it is possible that your phone is ending up in a bootloop ,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alonmore28:
so what can i do for customization?

for example, the increasing ringtone and other features that wanam xposed gave me...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bihslk:
Hi guys

I have a question. I want to install MIUI on my S4 i9505 but lat time i did it mine wifi and signal doesnt work. Is it because i upgraded the bootloader to the newest one Lollipop?

What should i do to make it work?

Wich MIUI version is the latest? Do i need some special kernel to get it work?

THanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grasuandrei:
Hello. This morning I decided to install a custom ROM on my S4 i9505. I installed Clockwork Recovery, installed CM12.1, but few hours after, I decided to go back to stock ROM, which I backed up entirely through Clockwork. After everything was restored, I booted up and my phone was stuck at SAMSUNG glowing screen. I managed to go back to recovery and tried to reinstall CM12.1 from backup but that didn't helped me eighter.......CM12.1 gets stuck ever earlier......at Samsung GT-i9505 screen and shows on top of the screen "kernel is not seandroid enforcing". What should I do now? Is this a "pretty" common problem or I'm fked? In this situation can I flash back stock ROM through ODIN?

Solved bootloop, but now there is no Wi-fi .....

I've solved 1 stupid I did, I need to solve another one. I've told you guys that this morning I've installed Clockwork recovery. Now my Wi-Fi is not working and I think I changed the kernel this morning. Anyone can help me?

Thanks in advice,

Andrei
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woldtom:
Just download the stock ROM from Sammobile and then you should be fine :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samOm:
Rooting my Galaxy S4

Hi folks,

So I have A galaxy s4 ATT and I was looking at this post about how to root my phone. However, I am not very familiar with rooting although I rooted my phone using Odin. So now I wanna root it again but this one seems more complicated and I'm really overwhelmed. Can anyone help me to root my galaxy s4?

I am basically a beginner so bear with me!​
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grasuandrei:
I solved the problem..... i've downloaded a UK firmware....on German one all features are working.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It may be a better idea to post this in your own dedicated forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2320430

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HassanM:
Well said mate..... ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Radder124:
i9506 - downgrade with nandroid backup

Hi everyone, I've got a i9506 and I was wondering one thing about downgrade : I've read everywhere that it's impossible to downgrade from lolipop to kitkat with this i9506 version because of the bootloader. But what if I make a nandroid backup (with a CWM recovery) of a kitkat firmware, then update to lolipop and then restore the nandroid backup? Would it be ok?

Thanks in advance !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tech 4 9:
Hello all. I'm looking for a apk (preferably) to customize (color/size) the mouse cursor on my vzw s4 sch-i545 (locked bl).

I've searched Google and xda to no avail. There WAS bigmouse but it doesn't work on lolli.

Thanks to all.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] portaleus:
A nandroid backup replaces everything so you should be fine. Only problem with nand downgrade was to get back to pre-knox bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

To change a recovery just install the new one like you did when you installed the old one using Odin. Usually, they recommend a recovery, however it's not really necessary, I suggest you giving a look on the comments on that ROM thread to decide either if you will change or not your recovery.

Hi,

There are plenty on the Development and Original Development threads. I suggest you opening some threads, reading the OP and then give a look in the replies to see users comments and give you an overall idea.

Hi,

Xposed is currently in testing mode, you can download the app in the thread and then giving a try at installing it like said in thread instructions.

Hi,

The Wifi and signal problems are highly related to the modem, so if you have issues it's usually a good idea try changing the modem file.

I don't know which is the latest version, but it's probably not hard to find in Development section. And no, you need no special kernel, if the ROM requires it, it'll be on the flashable zip.

Hi,

As I said in my other reply, usually Wifi and signal problems are related to modem, have you tried upgrading yours?

All the best,

~Lord

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

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlLLFRENZY:
Thanks for the reply I should've said more than im very green. What I meant was I'd never worked on an android before and this was that state I'd received it in. Anyway I had found some really good help in another thread on this forum. The thread is called annoying s4 help and if any other noobs wanna change their custom recovery its worth a look if you have an international 19505. Don't ask how I know mine is international I just gave my details and the guy advising pointed me in that direction
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emman0502:
I9505 flashing in odin fails

I9505 flashing in odin fails, here's a screen cap:

http:\\imgur.com\fMGfGPw (Replace \ with / because I'm a new user and cannot post outside links)

It keeps saying device is removed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
Try a different cable.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
Hi mate, welcome on XDA :)

Why did you cover PIT/PDA in that pic? It's useful to show us what firmware you're flashing...

Try to switch the USB port, either try to uninstall/reinstall USB drivers or another cable
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lentia:
del
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TasEsmuEs:
Extracted firmware with sgs2toext4, mounted image with Linux Reader and saved all to folder "system". Launched JoelDroid Batch Deodexer v2.5 and deodexed my ROM. (Java is OK). Everything deodexed well with SUCCESS messages. Then I made up ROOT installer, updater-script and all these files. Put that in zip and pushed to phone. Did a clean install and my ROM booted up. Everything works, except I cant even set up my phone because Google Apps crashes all the time (multiple times per second). Tried many times on different computers and operating system with different bases and different update-binary files.

Whats the problem, what i am missing and how to fix google apps crashing after deodexing?

I really wanna make my own sROM. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivar1000:
Hi I got a problem when i'm installing custom roms the screen goes black when I call or getting a call. Is there any fix?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Its not a rom problem. Your proximity sensor is dirty. There is a link in my signature line to how to clean it. In that thread is a link to another thread that tells you how to reprogram the sensitivity of the sensor. So there are 2 ways to solve this. Both are relatively easy.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MICHAEL SASEE:
Hi everyone, new here, had a question about an error regarding google play

The error says "Application cannot be installed in the default install location"

Prerequisites-

-This error message ONLY applies to apps made by Google (ex. Maps, Drive, etc) all my other apps update just fine.

-I am on rooted Galaxy S4

-I've researched this topic already, but couldn't find any solutions. The closest I got was the suggestion to, under settings>storage>preferred install location, untick "SD" and change to "let device decide," but the s4 doesn't have any preferred install location settings. Additionally, I tried to unmount the SD card and try updating apps, but as soon as my SD card is unmounted, my phone reboots itself. I can't start the phone without my SD card for some reason.

I've tried clearing caches here and there, and I definitely have enough space, I've even deleted some other apps. And yes, I have rebooted, many times.

Help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

P.S. if you could reply directly to the post so I can get an email notification, that'd be swell ;)