yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Recoveries don't back up SD cards anyways.

What recovery are you using, if using CWM Change the back up format. My guess it's on dup
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
Im using cwm 6.0.4.7
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
Hi. My songs always make popping sounds. Ive tried using different music players but still get the popping. Anyone managed to solve this issue?

Btw im on touchwiz 4.4 stock rom with stock kernel

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
It seems to be the data section that is taking too long to back up as its backing up so many small files and the progression bar is moving very slowly. Question is what data is this and where is it located in my system?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dibartolodroid:
Please guys is the somebody who uploaded the last stock firmware I9500XXUGNJ1 on mega link or dev-host because i can't dl it on samsung links or sammobile. Thank you guys.

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9500 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
I can't install the new Gmail 5.0. Ok, uninstalled previous and tried again - shows up the same message. Now I can't even install back the old 4.9 version from the Play Store. Any solutions?

I have 5.12GB left.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try clearing cache and data.

Or uninstall your account, reboot, then re-install the account.

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

Please try backing up only data partition in that case. I don't know what kind of data it can be, try deleting some apps you consider useless just in case, and maybe you should try another recovery as well, like TWRP.

Good luck.

Hi,

You can also try opening a terminal emulator and issuing the following:

su
cd /system/app
rm Gmail2.odex

Last time I had an issue like this it was caused by the .odex file. After deleting it I got it working again. If you can't find the file there, search a bit on /system/app and /data/app, you may end up finding it ;).

Good luck,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NHagney:
Rooting Galaxy S4 I9500 ATT

I have tried to Google simple S4 rooting and followed guides/YouTube videos with no luck. I get stuck at the ODIN Download screen and a blue bar at like 5%. I'm look looking for the most up to date rooting guide for my S4 I9500 4.4.2 KitKat AT&T CDMA. And i will troubleshoot from there with you guys on this thread from there.

Thanks again MuZiK
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
Emulator didn't find such file neither did I looking in system/app and data/app.

What to do? Help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conanjf:
I always used wifi tethering to connect my pc on internet, but now it doesnt appears anymore neither on my pc nor another device. How can I fix that?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aayushkhajuria2842:
i was using cyanogenmod 11 then i flashed back to stock 4.4.2 nd want to hav ota updates but now device status is custom nd cant use otas or kies... triangle away is not supported so is there any otber way

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Flash stock firmware via Odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aayushkhajuria2842:
device status cant b changed from custom to status?

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Did you try [MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION] suggestion too? If it doesn't work, I'm sorry but I'm out of ideas. Maybe you can try Inbox by Gmail, if you have an invite of course. In case you don't have, PM me your email, and as soon as I get one more to spare I send to you.

If you don't want to use the other email app I suggested, then I'll have to think a bit more about your issue.

Hi,

What root method are you trying? It would help if you said so :).

Hi,

Check this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2255190

Good luck,

~Lord

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

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
Yes, I tried but nothing worked.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Flashing stock firmware will return it to official. Its root and such thats causing it to not be official.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkerTimes:
It can. With root and Wanam xposed. But I don't know whether it will solve your problem with OTA updates
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
I dont think it will solve the ota updates issue. Those xposed mods are cosmetic only I believe. They just make the wprds say "official" on the screen. They dont change the actual value of that status.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
there s no better way than sammobile and odin, u flash what u want when u want.

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
As I told him here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56429559

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
Sorry ? when i open tapatalk the shown post is always in late, when i post an answer i always reconize that many people has answered before me?

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Ohh buddy dont even type sorry.

That was a total different THREAD ALTOGETHER.

Just showing that whatever you guys wrote, Ive already told him. Still.

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
U re right sir emperor [emoji1]

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepe93:
No signal / no service problem

Hi, this is the first time I post here on XDA.

My question is: Is there any solution for the "no signal-no service" problem?

In my case, the mobile phone has a Movistar version (a carrier from Spain) and I'm using a sim from Orange (another carrier from Spain) on it. The phone is unlocked. Some months ago I didn't have this problem but now I have it all the time.

I've seen on Internet that people are able to fix this problem by changing the modem of the phone with a software called Odin. Is that true? In case this is true, which modem do you suggest me to install?

Maybe do I have to install another rom?

My mobile phone is this one:

GT-I9505 - Galaxy S4 LTE

Spain (Movistar) - XEC

PDA: I9505XXUGNG8

CSC: I9505XECGNG1

MODEM: I9505XXUGNG8

Version: Android 4.4.2

Added: 2014-09-16

Thanks in advance for your help :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revolted5:
Hi, I'm kind of new to Android and since the online store where I bought my phone just vanished in thin air leaving a lot of people with less money in they're pockets (thankfully not me), I want some advice on how to root and install a custom rom, mainly because there is stuff I want to do that require root access, so now that the warranty is gone there is no reason not to do it.

My device is:

Model: GT-I9506 (ks01ltexx)

Android 4.3

Baseband Version: I9506XXUBML2

Build number: JSS15J.I9506XXUBNA2

CSC: I9506DTMBNA1

First: What do I need to root?

Second: Since its my first time doing this, any recommendations? Stuff I should read or do are welcome.

Third: What rom is compatible with my phone and what rom do you guys recommend? The more stable the better for me, I don't intend to use my phone for business purposes, a clean without all the pre installed Samsung / Carrier apps (unless its needed by the phone) is also welcome, I do also like to play games.

Any help is appreciated, I just don't want to brick my phone :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Everything you could possibly need is in the first post of this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revolted5:
I'm afraid to ask but, aren't those mainly for the i9505 and i9500 variants? I'm afraid to even try it on my phone since its i9506, maybe I'm missing something? Maybe I'm asking in the wrong thread?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NandishV:
Backups

Basically, I'm going to root my phone and I'm not asking how to, I've got enough tabs open for them but here's a question to which I can't find an answer to, I've seen that you can do a full backup via adb and that includes everything and that you can also back up your ext. sdcard which backs up everything once again although here's my question, is there any possible way that I can choose what to back up e.g, my contacts are already synced with Google hence I don't need to back them up and waste time, SMS I don't care about, my WhatsApp is already backed up along with any photos I have, the only thing I care about is the data in my apps, or should I say the game apps since I've spent a while playing them (I know, it's a bit sad haha).

So can I back up just the app data or just the apk and the data or could I choose which apps to back up along with the app data?

Thanks, Nandish
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Use Helium from the playstore to back up the game data. :)

ApkExtract for backing up the apks. :)

Just in case for the contacts, press menu button in the contacts app and then press import/export..then export to sd card. Will save time in restoring :)

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

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Use towelroot to root your phone :)

Simple and fast.

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revolted5:
Thanks, worked perfectly ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NandishV:
Okay, does that mean that let's say I get soft-bricked and I need to restore, what shall I do then? That's what I meant like if I back up and when I need to restore, is there any way I choose what I back up and then restore?

Thanks!

Also another question that concerns me, is there anyway I can save the format of my apps on my homescreen and any folders that I made as it was a pain in the ass to set up and I would definitely not want to do that every time as I am quite OCD about it all because I need that neat!

Where are all of the app shortcuts and locations on the phone kept, I'm thinking on a settings.ini file if it was a pc but what's the Android equiv?

Thanks once again!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Softbrick restore:

Take a nandroid backup i.e. backup via recovery.

In your CUSTOM recovery, just oress backup and do a full (system+data) backup.

So when you're soft bricked you can just use to restore it.

Game Data:

Use helium (root+unroot works on both) to backup your game data. A helium backup can be used on any other phone too if you shift.

Same can be achieved by Titanium Backup but you need root for that. :)

I don't know about the folder thing to be frank. But you can use APUS launcher for that. It does the same. Makes folders for everything and no stray app. Not a folder fan so never tried it :)

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

---------- Post added at 12:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:46 AM ----------

Anytime. Just install SuperSU now and get going ;)

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NandishV:
That's the thing I'm trying to avoid, a NANDROID back up backs up EVERYTHING right? So do you suggest that I do a full NAND back up so that when I soft brick I can restore and then casual back ups I just to my important app and app data? Does that sound good? :)

Also I'm trying to back up before I root as I updated my fw via Samsung Update and it's unrooted again so how do you suggest me to back up as I've obviously not got a cfw.

Also what cfw do you recommend for S4?

Thanks a lot and I appreciate the answers.

I'm about to sleep now so I'll reply in the morning,

Thanks - Nandish
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Yes. Nand backup for the system restore and helium/tib backup for app and app data.

There can be selective backups and full backups.

I generally keep a full clean backup if I ever get In a never ending bootloop. Lightest and fastest to restore.

Plus for apps, helium and TiB are enough for me. (Always in my extsdcard with the extracted apks and easy installer to install them all at once)

If you dont want to do a nandroid backup, you can always flash the stock firmware to end that bootloop :)

I dont think there is a way to backup except a nandroid.

Nandroid or flash stockfw.

You can try towelroot to root your phone and then download an app (Online nandroid backup from the playstore) to backup without flashing the recovery. :)

The only ways I know to backup a system, unfortunately. :)

CFW for i9505/i9500?

Depends on what do you want from your phone. Refer the Android Developement and Original Android Developement threads for your model :)

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rk_xda:
my screen doesn't work anymore . can someone help me solving this issue . rooted 4.4.2 hassan rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
What issue? No touch response? Tried a reboot? Tried a data wipe? Tried flashing the stock firmware?

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
You gotta supply more info then that..... Kinda hard to help/ diagnose with just "it's broken"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SexyUnicorn:
I have two questions:

1. Which version of Odin is the latest/recommended version?

2. Will this (Can't link but its the CWM version on galaxys4root com) method work to root my gt-19505 with build number KOTH49H.19505XXUGNH6 and if not is there another way because I have already tried towelroot and moto cracker, both of which failed

thank you for any advice
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
For rooting v1.85

For flashing firmware and others v3.07/3.09

If towel root failed follow this thread.

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
Hi, what's the latest version of twrp recovery supported with i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
2.8.1.0
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kareem.shouman:
Question

I need a solution for ram usage issue in S4 I9500 . latest update but the ram usage is 70% however no app opened . also the heat problem . I need a custom rom but looks like the stock one!

any help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Use Prism BareBone by [MENTION=4648515]AL_IRAQI[/MENTION]. :)

Ome of the best and slimmest stock looking custom rom for i9500 :)

And before flashing that PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the OP carefully. :)

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kareem.shouman:
reply

does it look likes the stock rom ? cause I love the touch wiz :P :P I found Omega but I didnt like it . maybe I will search for that barebone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Yeah.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47713841

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
I made a twrp back up twice now but when i reboot my phone and check in my sd card and extsd the back ups not there and theres no twrp folder at all. Whats wrong?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
Check out TWRP's thread and look in the last pages. There's an issue with exfat SD cards.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3zaza3:
Pls guys I'd like to know if it's possible to get 4g on the Samsung S4 i9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepe93:
Anyone? :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
I9505 is the lte model, i9500 doesn't support 4g/lte
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rk_xda:
sorry was a typo . screen rotation has stopped working .

---------- Post added at 07:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:42 PM ----------

sorry it was a typo . my screen rotation isn't working.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
Can anybody confirm if the full 16gb phone storage memory is available in AOSP roms?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
It is not. Aosp ROMs do not change the disk partitions so you will still have the exact same amount of storage available.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsimsfour:
Stock tw camera

i want to use samsung slow motion camera from tw but i am currently on a google play edition rom. is there somewhere i can download the apk.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Have you by any chance disabled Samsung Hub? :/

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctange:
SDcard/SIMcard holder for the i9506?

On ebay there are many SDcard/SIMcard holders for the i9500 and i9505,

but none for the i9506.

Will a SDcard/SIMcard holder for i9605 be ussable in an i9506?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NandishV:
Do you mean selective back ups as in manually or the system automatically restoring certain sections?:)

Yep, I'll take you on your app selection and use them, also I'm confused, is a full clean back up (to me which would take the full file size as it inc. EVERYTHING) really the lightest and fastest to restore? :eek:

Also okay, for security purposes I'll keep a nandroid backup, and ah I can just flash sfw, if I do flash sfw, will it be basically out of the box and Samsung won't know anything? That was a concern, let's say I mess up, I can flash sfw and go to them like a baby and pretend to be clueless, would they be any wiser?

I did do towelroot and it worked but I much prefer to learn it so I can get myself out of anything that I get into.

EDIT: You said in another post that for rooting there is a different version of Odin than for flashing? I thought that if you use Odin, you root through a custom firmware but I guess I'm wrong, could you explain? :)

ALSO Idk if you answered whether I can save my folder layout and app layout in Samsung, can I?

Thank you so much!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Selective backups as in just the data or just the system and not the whole system.

And I keep a clean Nand because it has no additional game/utility apps. I keep their helium and apk backups.

With the additional apps it takes my phone to restore in 39 minutes exact. Without it takes 14-17 and its worth the time saved.

It just has my settings and contacts. So it is equivalent to flashing the zip file all over again, but with my settings. :)

Yeah you can flash sfw and pretend to be a baby if you don't have those custom counts and don't have anything custom written. The Knox flag i dont think is an issue anymore which voids the warranty. Majority people here have tripped flags yet get their warranty claims. :)

Just remember the KNOX trigger is one thing that can potentially lead us into a mess (in few areas, not all countries).

A one time, non reprogrammable efuse, that trips once and cannot get back to 0x0 and does not get any further than 0x1.

The odin part.

It is not something specific to follow that. But somethings, like Philz came with v1.85 so i used that. And rest odin v3.09.

To be frank I have little knowledge about that, but most guides recommend odin v1.85 for rooting. Idk why. They all work the same.

But yeah latest version of firmwares (4.2.x above) are kind of only supported by Odin v3.x.x so maybe that is the reason.

Folder layouts. I have no idea. Not a folder person :D :P

Yeah but nova launcher imports the folders from a TW launcher. Maybe there is something that is copies.:confused::rolleyes:

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChiefFluffykins:
samsung Gs4 / how do i get this rooted?

So i have been wanting to root my s4 i got from metro pcs (carrier) for a while. i don't use the phone for making calls so I don't have it currently activated (use only with wifi).

I tried a while back to root it but for some reason i couldn't gain access with superuser. Found out recently that after i opened what seemed to be root access, there is still a kernel block (also Knox has something to do with this) with these phones. I'm not exactly tech savvy with the back end stuff, and after multiple hours in the forums quickly found out that changing the kernel to gain root access (without initially having root access,) was above my brains pay grade, and i might need a laymans term to get me through this.

Tried to change the kernel to an older one to bypass the samsung security issue, but the threads i landed on ended up speaking code language i admittedly feel are above my understanding. Is there a more simplified way to do this?

This is the first time i've had issues rooting a phone just by following simple instructions. I can take constructive criticism, but bare in mind i have looked around and tried multiple outlets but it seems i'm not that good at choosing the best route.

SO, my question is simple. what is needed to be done so i can shake the shackles of samsung off my phone?

PHONE INFO

model number:SGH-M919N

Android version: 4.3

Baseband version: M919NUVUEMK5

Kernel version: 3.4.0-2098141

se.infra@R0303-15#1

Fri Nov 15 16:33:19 KST 2013

Build Number: JSS15J.M919NUVUEMK5

SE for android status: Enforcing

SEPF_SGH-M919N_4.3_0024

Secure boot status: Type :Samsung

Also, from the status screen,

Network: MetroPCS

IMEI:Mod Edit

IMEISV:03

Device Status:Custom

Thank you for your support! You guys have never failed me and i sincerely appreciate all that you do.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Well what exactly do you want?

A custom rom i.e. customize your phone?

Or do you want to carrier unlock it?

Ohh got it now. Read it for the third time. You need to root your phone. Did you try towelroot from towelroot.com?

And please remove your imei number. ?

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Your question might be better suited in this forum:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2279

:)

EDIT:

I have just seen that you were directed here from XDA Assist.

Try asking in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2324421

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raxitron:
Hello, trying this again as making a thread didn't have any results and still unsure what to do or research to fix this...

I am using a Sprint Galaxy S4 on stock 4.4.2. I recently set out to enable native tethering so I can have 4g on my tablet. After looking around a little I found the odex and jar for my device/version (NAE) and used TowelRoot to get root access. After copying over the services.jar and services.odex files I found that any time I install a new app it will crash when I try to open it. My root access has also been removed (TowelRoot will not give me root anymore) and some programs can't write to the phone or SD Card such as Box. Since root access has somehow been revoked I can't put the old services.jar and .odex back in place.

I installed the jar and odex by simply copying them to the system/framework folder per a QBKing77 guide. Another guide had suggested installing using goomanager but I quickly found that it was discontinued. I considered using Flashify but ended up just using QBKing's method since it was quicker and required no extra app.

Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm happy to provide additional information (such as a stack trace of a crash) if it's helpful in any way.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conanjf:
Any device cant find my wifi tethering, anyone know how to fix it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SexyUnicorn:
Thank you for your help so far, just one other question, from there can I install a custom recovery and if so how?

Just as a reminder my phone is GT-i9505