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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theluke79:
i9505 Jamal 4.3 GE Rom Faux123 Kernel: no RW on ExtSd

:crying:

Hello Folks!

It seems that I cannot avoid asking for help here...

I am running the above mentioned system, with the annoying issue of having RW access to the extSD with these apps:

ES File Explorer

T Backup Root Pro

... who knows the others?

On the other hand, these work fine:

FolderMount

Root Explorer

Now...what the heck could be the reason?

Needelss to say, I already tried the <group gid="media_rw" /> solution....it does not work... as my XML file already has the line in it...

What can I do??

Thank u
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunal998:
I tried with both, stock rom and arrow rom as the 1st rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volamtruyenky:
help, I have 3 questions, everybody can help me ?

I updated to OTA Samsung S4 i9505G Stock android kikat 4.4 , but i did't type *#0*# , android stock 4.22, 4.3 type sucessful. my device don't root, unlcock bootloader. I try to factory reset but this problem is not solved.

I install mx player ver 1.17.20 support 4.4 but it exit when i open 1 file video.

Plugin flash player adoble 11.1.115.68 don't support on my device, i can't see video while browsing Google Chrome on Stock Kikat 4.4

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Hey guys. So i loaded Philz Touch cwm today on my stock 4.3 MJ8 i9505. All went well and even triggered that annoying knox. LOL. Anyway, my question is.. if i ever think of removing Philz Touch cwm (No offense to him) just want it back to stock recovery, how do i do that? Thanks again guys. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Flash stock recovery or stock Rom through Odin.

You can find stock recoveries here
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Thanks for the quick reply kantier :) But can i just flash a stock firmware in the near future?

edit - last question. Now that i have Philz cwm, can i root away? Or do i root then reinstall Philz cwm?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
yes to both questions, You can root with Philz recovery flashed., no need to flash recovery again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Sweeeet :) thanks so much man. The only reason i loaded Philz cwm is to try a theme. LOL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vishak315:
Sound broken

Hey guys. I flashed Omega Rom v 15 (4.3 TW based) on my i9505 today using CWM, along with the XXUEMJ5 modems via Odin. Since then my signal strength has been fine, but I have no sound during calls - except occasionally. However skype and viber calls work fine. I have the XXUDMH6 bootloader.

Could someone please help me out? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You probably flashed the wrong modems for your bootloader.

There are different modems recommended for the old and new bootloader.

Just follow the Omega installation instructions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 视线之外:
I am wondering if anyone know if it supports UHS-1 speeds?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
It would be helpful if we knew what "it" is ;)

But here is a hint
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi Guys,

This was from personal experience.......If using CF Autoroot and Philz recovery I would advise Rooting first and then recovery. I did it the other way round once (coz I was not concentrating:eek:) and ended up having Stock recovery restored after root.

Just my 2 pennith worth;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Thanks, I only used stock recovery for about 15 minutes when unpacking my S4 and booting it to see if everything worked and flashed a custom recovery immediately after that. So you have clearly more experience than me with stock recovery :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theluke79:
I confirm... some apps are fine.. others are not :( Tbackup is one of them
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vishak315:
Hey man thanks for the quick reply. As far as I'm aware I did follow the instructions...I flashed GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUEMJ5.tar since I have the new XXUDMH6 bootloader. Maybe I'm missing something?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilkil:
Cant get WIFI to work anymore

hi, i have a S4 international, i flashed lots of roms on it and used the XXUBMGA smallband, in Holland we finally got support for 4g, which didnt work on that smallband so i changed it to XXUEMJ7, after applying all the wifi/lte fixes, it still didnt work but this time it messed up my WiFi, i tried everything but it keeps timing out.. I flashed it back to the ubmga one, but i still have the same issue even after applying the WiFi fix! Im on the MIUI rom atm, please someone, help me out..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Silly question:

Do you have a lte/4G capable sim card ,or are you still using your old one?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilkil:
Hey, yes it is capable :)

The problem fixed itself after about a couple of minutes idle time. So thanks for trying to help me anyway! I fail to get a 4G connection though, people with stock S4's do get it with the same carrier (Tmobile).

Thats a modem thing right? I'm afraid if i change, wifi will fail to work again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You could try THIS

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
I trust you tried the instructions on the MUI thread before posting here.

But just in case :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Hey CarlM34, thanks for sharing you experience man. :) The reason i used Philz cwm is to use a cool theme. Pretty much that's why i did it. So in my case what is the best thing to do? And also which is better CWM or Philz?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
This is just a personal recommendation as what works fine for me may not for others:p

I always root with CF Autoroot (Chainfire) and use Phils latest recovery (never failed me yet!).

Root is not always necessary as it depends if you are installing apps etc that require root and so on.

Recovery most of the time is enough, especially if you are intalling a new rom as most roms root device in the installation.

As I said, this is what I find works for ME. At the end of the day, whatever works for YOU would be considered the best!

I think I have answered this without any xda infringements:eek:

;):D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GermainZ:
Out of curiosity... Is there a reason why the task switcher (recent apps screen) uses different animations? It sometimes uses the fade in/out animation, and other times it zooms the current app out/zooms the selection in. Is it completely random?

And more importantly, is it a known glitch that the thumbnail preview doesn't update? That is, when the current application zooms out when entering the task switcher, the first generated preview (whatever app I was in when I first launched the task switcher after rebooting) is used instead of it being refreshed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
You have a very good point there. ;) Hmmm.. mind if i try your advice? Thinking of starting from scratch.. I'm just downloading this new GT-I9505 Greece 4.3 I9505XXUEMK9, I9505OXXEMK3 (I'm Using Open Austria 4.3 MJ8 with Philz) firmware then doing what you just mentioned. (
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Entirely your decision my friend:);)

LOL - Usual disclaimer applies :cool:

Good luck:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
LOL :laugh: By the way, on my i9505.. international S4's can flash any firmware right? Up to now i still can't get that down.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
If you already had 4.3 loaded you cannot downgrade to a previous 4.3 firmware (I think:cyclops:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
That's what i've read and understand. Oh well.. good luck to me and like you said "Keep my fingers crossed" LOL. Thanks so much for your time again Carl. :)

edit- Once a new firmware is loaded i lose Philz cwm right? So after flashing and i have to do a hard reset the Philz cwm won't be there?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
You are welcome!:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schutzstaffel13:
hi guys

i have samsung galaxy s4 with stock rom and adam kernel 3.5, rooted

but when i connect otg cable, my device can not recognize it

can anyone help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
my friends non of you don not use call recorder or have this problem?

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I need an app that when we connect phone by usb to pc the client can see the drivers and files but can not copy them into his system or copy a sistem file into phone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Yeh...once stock firmware has been flashed you will only have stock recovery. Philz will need flashing again!:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
Guys, I've posted here for more than 2 times for the same reason and didn't get an answer yet.Plz help.

After updating to 4.3, I'm facing wifi disconnections and reduced battery life.Is there any way to sort it out?

Can I go back to 4.2, anyhow?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

If no-one has an answer that is going to help you greatly then there is no point in postin 'Sorry, cant help you' You are not being ignored.....it's just that whoever can help has not seen or read the post yet!

In answer to your 4.3 to 4.2 query......If you have installed or OTA stock 4.3 then there is no possible downgrade to 4.2 afaik!:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
And I guess I'm not the only one who is facing these issues.

So, the only solution is to root ur mobile and install custom rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndresSanMar:
Galaxy S4 Play Edition

Hi, maybe this question has been asked before but I couldn't find the answer. Is there a way to turn my Galaxy S4 i9500 to Play Edition. I have found that it is possible to do it with the i9505, but I'm not sure about the i9500.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Not entirely sure its a solution to be honest. Have you read THIS? You may also have a genuine battery issue! Is it 'swollen'---HERE

Sorry, but I am unable to help much more:(;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
no google edition rom for I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamacozzi:
You can always root and install a stock unrooted 4.2 rom. While I love playing with and installing various custom roms, so haven't had much experience with the site, I believe you can find a stock rom for the I9500 at samfirmware.com.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Have you tried a different cable? Unistalled and re-installed device drivers etc? Tried different USB ports? :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
Any way of rooting and flashing i9505 safely without getting warranty voided (knox 0x1) and then unroot and come back to stock again?

Plz lead me to the thread if there any.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndresSanMar:
Thanks

Too bad, still, thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Nothing that is 100% guaranteed safe I'm affraid!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostwantedht:
What are the other ways available?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
Can anyone guide me on how to use synapse because it want to undervolt my phone but I dont kno how
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martan1981:
Hello

When I open kies, it says there is new firmware for my SGS4 (MK8), my current is MJ7. I dont know why, but if I want to update OTA, it says I have the latest FW. My question is, if I update via kies, will it hardreset my phone?

Thanks for answer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eirik_smo:
I have now installed kitkat 4.4 GE on my international SS4 i9505 thanks to Jamal's rom (xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2544474), and it's working very well, except for the known bugs.

But in general, how do I sync my Facebook contacts in these roms? Google say (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync),

is this the best way to go?

New user, sorry for the messed up links.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lou 270:
Is there a prerooted version of 4.3 out yet I was going to flash it to my SCH-I545
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ench18:
Cool. ;) Thanks again Carl :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bugdown:
Hi. Im new here in GS4, i just want to ask if I root my phone is there possible to some apps will not work properly? Sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Yes. There are some video streaming type apps that will detect root and not work as a result. This is to protect digital rights management. However there are other apps that can temporarily hide your root access so you cdan still use those kinds of apps.

Other than video streaming apps though, everything should work fine. And not all video streaming apps has the root detection included. Some will work great no matter what.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: kies update

If you update via Kies it will NOT hard reset your phone and all your apps

and personal data, contacts and mms will not be wiped or deleted.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sm007hCriminal:
Same issue for me too. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you try a different browser?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sm007hCriminal:
Yes, On my laptop....Firefox and IE10
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] physics2007:
Connection to internet through USB cable

Hello all,

I want to connect my phone (I9500) to the internet through USB cable.

That is my PC have internet access through Ethernet cable and here is no ability to use any wireless connections including 3G.

And I want my phone to connect to the internet through data-cable, which would be connected to PC with internet access.

Is such option exist in samsung original software?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chickentuna:
Hey guys, anyone know any sammobile alternatives or mirrors of stock roms? Hotfile is so damn slow and is downloading 30kbps on my 4g connection.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ncovey:
Newbie: Backing Up?

How do I make a "backup"? I would like to try rooting, but I would like to make a backup first. Do I need to use ADB and have it download the recovery image? And how would I do this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McFex:
I found the solution while watching a tut on the interwebz:

If you installed the CWM-based Recovery v6.0.3.2 and you run into the same problem as my buddy LukosTheWolf and I,

don't worry ;).

The correct way to go into CWM-based Recovery v6.0.3.2 from your turned off

S4 GT-i9505

is:

push VOLUME_UP + HOME + POWER all at once, then,

when the Samsung logo appears

,

let go

of the POWER button

immediately

, while still holding VOLUME_UP + HOME.

Done!

There you have it: No flash that didn't stick or went wrong, a simple question of pushing the right buttons at the right time :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psycovirus:
A proper Nandroid backup is only available on Custom recoveries like CMW and TWRP Recoveries, which is only after installing one using Odin. This will automatically root the phone, i think.

There are other ways to backup your apps and data...

Install Titanium Backup for backing up Apps..

Use Samsung Kies for backing up Contacts/Media...

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There is no such option in Samsung original software...

There are two ways to share PC's internet to the phone.

One requires using wireless, setting PC wireless to be a hotspot...

The other requires USB cable, adb and rooting. Its called Reverse Tethering : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1371345
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pennywisdom:
Ok I just got my S4 from AT&T and it's not 9500 or 9505 it's 1337 which is obviously cool but what is the proper utility for rooting and unlocking the bootloader? TIA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exsing:
Actually, you just need to press Power and Volume Up buttons. There is no need to press the Home button. When you see the blue writing in the top left corner, let go and it'll bit into CWM Recovery. Works for me anyway.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noahthedominator:
This works too

You could also use an app like rom toolbox or rom manager to get into recovery. I think its easier than using the buttons.:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exsing:
Yep! Or there's also an app called Holo Reboot that can also take you straight to recovery of you have issues through the manual way. :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McFex:
Works for me, too. :laugh::laugh::cowboy:

I feel so stupid right now...

On the other hand, how could I know, right?

If you are in a bootloop, it's kinda hard using an app that actually needs your phone up and running ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exsing:
Glad I could help and no need to feel stupid. You learn something new everyday! :)

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] physics2007:
Thanks a lot for url. I can't choose proper keyword in google to find this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lewis0214:
Hy.

Please somebody unswear my these 2 questions:

1. I just found this software. Unlockroot

Is it can be enough to root my new Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) with 4.2.2 android software?

2. How can I use my Lookout Premium version forever? I saw in the account page, that this free trial of Premium version will expire on June 15th. After I can use the free version of the Lookout, so no privacy security, no browser security and other things. I like this program, but I would like to use the full version of it. How can I make it to work forever?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Your answer to number 2 is to buy it .

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lewis0214:
Nope. Because they offer month or year account.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hdtrinidad:
help

Hi, I have a S4 i9505 with XXUAMDM baseband and I have tried to install DarthStalker Custom Rom V2 and in flashing the rom in recovery, it wil just restart ans be stuck in samsung logo, no installation successful notification by the way, just a sudden reboot.

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

Try wiping cache and dalvik,and re-installing the ROM.

Did you do a full wipe before installing the ROM?

:)

EDIT:

Where did you get that ROM?

I cannot find it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schutzstaffel13:
No. I mean otg cable, on the go cable

Cable that make you can connect usb flash disk to your Samsung Galaxy.

My samsung galaxy can't recognize otg cable.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
If you want ways to root then my prefered method is CF Root (but will trip KNOX flag). There is also a link in the OP regarding rooting.

But, whilst I was reading through some of my prefered threads I came accross this by another user. Again, worked for him but not guaranteed.

HERE

There are also pre-rooted Stock Roms HERE but again....flag tripped!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilkil:
thanks guys, really helps me out! i still have to test the 4g connection, but im happy for now! thanks again for the help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
my problem is when i choose slow motion in camera setting and beggin to capture video the phone will restart.

I do not have this problem with fast motion or with stock rom.

I have phoenix rom v5 base on mj7 android 4.3and my phone is s4 9505 and my kernel is ktoonsze
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Sounds like it could be a ROM issue if all was ok with stock. Have you tried a No wipe install of the ROM again and also checked/asked in the ROM thread for similar issues??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamJamz:
Mighty Question!!!!

Okay, so here's my question. The whole reason I went over to iPhone is because of all the tweaks. With a jailbroken iPhone you can download a tweak for Pandora for unlimited skips... and no ads... With a jailbroken iPhone you can download a tweak to push one button and kill all running programs.... Witha jailbroken iPhone you can download tweaks for Snapchat....Candy crush and TONS others!!! Its all right there for you in Cydia. So my question is..... If I get the Galaxy S4.... and I root it.... are there tweaks available for it like this?? And if so... where do I get them?

This is the mighty question!!!!!

Thanks

( I swear if I come back to android I'll start creating boot animations again )
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Not sure there was a need to post in multiple threads?? (Knox Q&A also)

5. Create a thread or post a message only once.

As a large forum, we don't need unnecessary clutter. You're free to edit your message as you like, so if you do not receive an answer, revisit your message and see if you can describe your problem better. Not everyone is online at the same time so it might take a while before you receive an answer. (Also refer to Rule 16)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxb:
S4 cant root after screen replacement new rom installed

Hi

My S4 9505 had a broken screen, after sending it tou to repair the service center has been so "kind" to delete all my software.

Root gone custom rom gone they installed new rom damnit.

When i got the phone back i immediatly used cf-autoroot to get root back.

After doing so i got a Knox security message blah blah SU has been blocked etc etc.(knox already on 0x1 now really dont give a flying #$%^)

I really want root back because i want to get rid of the bloatware i never use.,and want to flash custom rom.

Currently on 4.2.2 JDQ39 XXUDMHB. Details see attachment.

I have searched the forum but cant seem to find a solution for my problem.

Pleas pointers on how to proceed.

Thanx in advance

Oscar

NEVER MIND PROBLEM SOLVED
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamJamz:
My apologies.... The last time I was in these these threads no one ever responded. So can you answer the question for me? Or just point out that I've posted in multiple threads?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
I don't know about the pandora question but you cam do a kill all button that will stop all open applications.

However, with Android you do not need it regularly. Its nice if something goes wrong and won't shut down properly. But for normal use you are doing more harm than good with kill all type apps.

With Android its SUPPOSED to keep an app running in the background to make it faster to load the next time you use it. If something else needs the extra memory first the OS will kill the app automatically to free up resources. Doing that manually causes extra cpu processing which ties up resources and uses additional battery power.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.

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All true points, and normally I'm with you. But this thread (and only this thread) are set up to be super noob friendly so minor things like you said can be overlooked here while newer users get acclimated to the xda culture.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamJamz:
First let me say thanks for responding.... So would you say that the answer to my question is NO? There is no place to download different tweaks to modify different apps? (Like on iPhone)