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

I have a Samsung i9505 and just moved to Resurrection Remix 5.6.2 ROM using marshmallow and am having issues with writing to the SD card with 3rd party apps.

I have used the ES Explorer fix and mount R/W and enabled root explorer however my 3rd party app still shows as read only. The app is doggcatcher.

I am tempted as the phone as 16GB internal memory, whether I should backup my files and choose the options where I can turn my external SD card as part of my internal memory as I never take out my SD card so that option might work for me.

I have used programs like FolderMount and recently purchase Link2SD to move files to the SD card but my internal memory still fills up. Currently foldermount isnt compatible with MM, link2SD is but I am having a few issues with it crashing and dont find it as easily to use as foldermount.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m7med10:
Hi

I need to back my s4 Verizon to his old rom 4.4.2 from custom rom 5.0.1

but my Bootloader is locked

how can back to my old rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chashmaa:
Brothers one confusion now my 9505 have 5.01 custom rom with modem and bl both are lollipop. My previous stock rom kk base UGNG8.my kk rom nandro backup file awailable yet.now tell me can I back to my stock kk rom through restore with recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdp.peter:
All the noob

Hey everyone. I am new to this. I have a GS4 I9505 (build LRX22C.I9505XXUHOJ2) currently at 5.0.1 stock.

Let me preface this by saying I am a noob lord at doing this type of stuff.

My phone is going to the ****ter. It freezes and apps crash all the time. I decided it was time to factory reset.

I got all my data backed up and then I started the restoration process.

>Hold V+, Home and Power.

>sees the typical samsung model screen with recovery booting on top

>good so far.

>phone restarts and doesn't go into recovery mode.

>I go online, read some on this. I am not running some mf3 build or anything. I get confused.

>haven't ever tried to root or anything before, so idk why this is happening.

>proceeds to xda for help.

Anyone willing to help a master noob getting his phone back in an orderly shape?

Heck, after reading about it, I might go to Cyanogenmod if I can, once I restore my phone

I currently have Kies 3 installed and all drivers are up to date. Also installed Odin in case I need it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try this:

1. Go HERE , and download the firmware for your phone ( I9505XXUHOJ2 )

2. Get rid of Kies from your PC ( remove it completely )

3. Flash the firmware via odin using THIS GUIDE

Don't forget to go into recovery after flashing and do a factory reset.

Good luck!

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdp.peter:
Hey, Thank you so much! I got it back to its original state (now clean 5.0.1).

I tried going further and installing Cyanogenmod but to no avail.

I figured my phone to be jfltexx and downloaded the current nightly recovery and build.

I put the zip into the SD card (As well as some google apps) and flashed the recovery into the phone.

I loaded the CM recovery boot, tried applying update but it always fail.

Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafsi:
Use twrp recovery 3.0 made by AntaresOne. Flash that one not CM recovery
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1nnos:
Thanks for the reply, but that doesn't help very much. Where do I start? Many of the dozens of versions seem to be for the LTE enabled i9505, and I think it might be very bad if I would flash that. :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I have an I9505 so I can't give you any specific links.

The only option you might have is looking through the modem thread or flashing a stock rom, which also updates your modem and bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amir Aziz:
Menu and back key/button not working

Device:- Galaxy S4 i9500, Lollipop stock rom (sammobile), rooted

Problem:- Menu and back key not working/functioning (Home button works)

Description:-

Before this, I flash a variant of galaxy s6 rom from the "Galaxy s4 i9500 android development". After reboot, and on the first time setting screen, it appear popup of system error (if im not mistaken), so I assume the rom were not usable. Then I reboot to twrp to flash resurrection remix lollipop, then after reboot, both button/key were not working (only home button works), so I had to use soft key button all the time. I tried to flash stock lollipop rom (dload fr sammobile), but nothing happened. I suspect the problem is related to voltaque kernel which I think is not suitable to my device, but that is just my thought. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafsi:
Info about Firmware version

Latest 9505 firmware is: I9505XXUHPA1

Q: where can I read what changes are exactly in this firmware? All I can find is that improves stability and this is vague...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duck4Cover:
Hi, I hope someone can help having some issues with my sdcard after installing marshmallow. Now in both marshmallow and lollipop if I copy something onto my sdcard and then later it has gone. I delete things on my sdcard and then later they are still there. It shows that the files have deleted but if I then reboot they reappear again. I can't format it with the phone nor with the laptop. The card is a 32g SanDisk HC . Can anybody help please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Your sdcard might have reached the end of its life.

Sdcards have a limited number of read/writes. Once that number has been reached I think you can't modify files on it anymore.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
That is correct, the card in my mothers note 3 was doing the same thing and I couldn't format via the PC either. You need a new card.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] X-Lucky-Messi-X:
So I installed xposed framework on my GT-I9505 running CM 13. Then I installed around 10 modules and they worked perectly fine after rebooting just as CM 13 with no bugs. After that, I installed about 25 more modules, but when I rebooted the phone, it wouldn' t boot even after an hour. Could it be that some of the modules don' t work for CM 13, so that' s why it won' t boot or could it be that there are just too many of the modules to start in one boot? Should I start like 5 modules at a time?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Might be a module. Use the xposed uninstall zip and it should reboot. If it does then reflash xposed and activate one module at a time until you find the cause
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
That's a lot of modules. Isn't there anything that combines them in one package?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] X-Lucky-Messi-X:
I do have a module that has a lot of tweaks, but then I find some other modules that offer interesting stuff so I download them and try them out and that happens to be a lot of them.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Ha ha I'm the same but one is a priority for me. I only need 5 but that's just me. Just try 1 at a time and see which causes the issue

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pedro030993:
Hi friends, i have a Galaxy S4 (Sph-L720) i update to android 6 with the rom of cyanogenmod13, all things work perfect its very fast, buuut the one problem are the audios in whatsapp are very slow, anyone fix that? Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J0hNDR3W:
Hello guys, just bought an S4 GT-I9505. I got some issue on wifi always asking for password. I'm on Stock rom lollipop 5.0.1, i rooted it via kingroot and installed CWM v6.0.4.7 recovery via Rashr flash tool.(since odin always fails me)

I just want to ask if, can i flash CM12 thru CWM v6.0.4.7?

PhoneInfo

Phone Model: GT-I9505

Device type: jflte

Product name: jfltexx

Bootloader: I9505XXUHOH2

PDA: I9505XXUHOH2

Baseband: I9505XXUHOH2

Build number: LRX22C.I9505XXUHOH2

kernel: 3.4.0

Rooted: Yes

Android version: 5.0.1

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Kingroot may cause you issues in the future.

So does CWM. I recommend flashing TWRP.

Either use TWRP manager, Flashify or Rashr. You can also use Odin to flash TWRP. It's up to you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J0hNDR3W:
So, if i replace cwm with twrp, i can flash cyanogenmod12?

Is it okey if i use Rashr to install TWRP? With my existing cwm recovery?

Everytime i use odin, it always says "fail" i already install usb drivers.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Yes but i prefer flashify. Works a charm ever time.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J0hNDR3W:
Okey, thank you so much sir
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J0hNDR3W:
Hi, guys.

Is it okey to flash [JDC]cyanogenmod 12.1 in my s4 gt-i9505 lollipop 5.0.1?

My device is

Phone Model: GT-I9505

Device type: jflte

Product name: jfltexx

Bootloader: I9505XXUHOH2

PDA: I9505XXUHOH2

Baseband: I9505XXUHOH2

Build number: LRX22C.I9505XXUHOH2

kernel: 3.4.0

Rooted: Yes

Android version: 5.0.1

I already installed the recommended TWRP.

Is it okey to flash it in my device?.

Just want a word of advice from the masters here :) thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
The answer to both is yes, if your rooted already then download flashify from play store and flash twrp via that, once done do a backup of current setup ( just in case something go's wrong with cm12) and then wipe, factory wipe will do. Then flash cm12.1 and gapps 5.1.1. Once flashed and all OK. Reboot. Note it will take longer to boot up as its a new setup. 5-9minutes

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jag4:
Samsung S4 doesn't reach Samsung animation on boot

Hello everyone !

I am stuck in a very peculiar situation with my GT i9505. After about 3 years of usage, my phone suddenly turned itself off. This was happening on a regular basis since the past week and every time I decided to do a battery pull and it would work fine.

Now this one final time, the battery pull has stopped working and the phone doesn't get past the Samsung Galaxy S4 logo not even to the boot animation. The logo shows up for 5 seconds after which the phone dies, I get vibrations in about 15 seconds or so after the logo screen disappears.

I tried getting it into Download or recovery mode but the phone turns itself off withing every 10-15 seconds after booting up.

The phone was fully charged during these attempts(while charging the phone was turned off and it showed the battery charging animation normally on the screen)

After several attempts to restart the phone I managed to reach the lock screen twice after which the phone would turn off.

I also got the power button replaced but to no avail.

The folks at the Samsung Service center here want $120 for replacing the motherboard or suggest flashing but the phone dies every 15 seconds and in my very limited knowledge I dont know if it can still be flashed.

The phone is totally stock, never tried installing anything else.

Any help is appreciated. TIA.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlmrperson:
No LTE for T-Mobile

I was given an I9505 and currently using it in the US on t-mobile network. However, I am unable to pick up LTE. I believe the I9505 is does not have the LTE bands for t-mobile. Would flashing the modem change this? My Current Baseband version is I9505ZHUFNB3.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemagoku:
hi, i want to install my first custom rom, and apparently i need to install cwm and to install that i need to root, so while searching i found cf-auto-root and watched a couple of tuts, but it seems that my build number is different from the one on the website, and one of the tutorials said that they should match. not sure what to do here.

my build number is LRX22C.I95000XXUHOL1 , i am on android 5.0.1, and going to try to install http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9500-develop/rom-5-0-2-samsung-s4-i9500-tyagi-rom-v1-t3286094
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walttheboss:
Yes you can use cf auto root. Just follow instructions. After rooting you need to install flashify and then twrp recovery. Cwm is good but twrp is more up to date.

Then install your ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemagoku:
ty for the quick reply. so using the cf auto root for LRX22C.I9500XXUHOAA on LRX22C.I95000XXUHOL1 is ok? i will look into flashify and twrp now
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walttheboss:
As long as you upgraded stock to 5.0.1 then you have the right bootloader for mm and lp ROMs. The other numbers are your modem and baseband.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annunneo:
Your button is stuck/sticking, thats why it keep powering off after a battery pull. Place the phone on a flat surface on the button side amd give it a few bumps, prefably on like a phone book or something similar. Same thing happened to me and still does sometimes. Ieven had to go as far as to take apart the phone and squeeze the power button module with a pliers.

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemagoku:
oh i see, thanks :), i just tried it but odin didn't detect my phone though O.o i even installed the latest kies and the phone and sd card appear normally when i plug it in so i think the drivers are fine. but odin just doesn't seem to find it when in it's in the download mode (power, home, vol-) (for installing cf auto root)

edit: FIXED, re-installed and uninstalled kies multiple times, then found a samsung standalone driver exe which worked. apparently kies had old drivers or something. anyway it's working now, and am onto the next step :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walttheboss:
Well done. Kies will take ownership of the phone and then Odin can't "see" If you turn Kies all the way off then the xrivers still work and Odin works. BUT well done keeping after it. That is how we all learned. Never give up that ship!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemagoku:
ok guys i am kinda in trouble now, and need help.. i made backup of contacts on gmail and i am 100% sure that the phone said that it synced, but apparently it didn't.. i also made a phone backup using samsung smartswitch on windows, and it turned out that after flashing custom roms that application and kies no longer work, and i can't use my backups. is there any way to get that backup to work? or at least just the Contacts.spb backup.

what i found and tried:

try opening the file in kies and smartswitch. didn't work

rename the extension to .vcf and try to open in kies and smartswitch. didn't work

tried to import the original file and the renamed extension file on google contacts. didn't work

tried to import the original file from the sd card using the contacts application (copied the file from the backup). didn't work

copied the whole smartswitch backup folder to sd card and tried to restore using the smart switch app, but it didn't see the backup. (the app is supposed to use backup made by itself but on another device not the pc app so i guess it makes sense, but i still had to try)

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thanks ^^. i have been up all night on this it's morning already xD, but i managed to install the new rom and everything except my backup xD. i got to sleep now, but please check the top part of this post.

Edit: backup problem fixed by going back to official rom, restoring the backup, backing up in 2 other methods (just in case), redoing root, recovery, new rom, restoring backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Why do people overcomplicate so much?

There is a simple way to backup your contacts from within the contacts app since the ICS or JB days. Success and compatibility guaranteed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinktheater:
Ok, i need to see if someone here has the magic trick.

I've tried like i don't know how many things to SIM unlock an I9500 with no success. I upgraded the phone to stock ROM 5.0.1 and the SIM locked. Ever since i've been trying absolutely all I can find. I cannot install any ROM prior to 4.4.2 because it fails.

I tried installing 4.4.2 and take the modem out of a 4.2.2, nothing. I tried installing an old custom ROM and then try an official stock ROM, it fails.

The dialing thing doesn't work either.

Any other ideas? I took the phone to the vendor but they will charge like $200 to fix it, and I know there must be something i can do on my own.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nabajit.white:
I'm currently using SGH-i337M (BELL) & now staying in India. I'm on JDCTeam's AOSP rom. VODAFONE & AIRTEL have recently been started offering 4G in my location. Will I be able to use 4G in my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

The problem with your phone is that it's SIM Locked? First things first, since you have a KNOX Bootloader you cannot downgrade, apparently there are some guides on how to downgrade from Lollipop to KitKat, however I did not see any guide regarding downgrading further than that (and that's the reason why your device failed to install 4.2.2).

Have you tried the methods described on this post? I know you've mentioned "the dialing thing doesn't work either", but you need to be more specific regarding what you've tried, the thing is, usually these codes are guaranteed to work on stock ROM, so if you're using any custom ROM, please change it and try again :).

Good luck!

Hi,

The custom ROM wouldn't change anything regarding the LTE signal. So what's left to know is if your device support the bands for 4G that your carrier is distributing. A quick Google search would return this information for you, worst case just contact your carrier.

Hi,

AFAIK i9505 is the international variant of the S4, as I've answered above you better asking your carrier or Googling for the LTE bands that your phone supports and that T-Mobile uses. I don't think flashing baseband would change anything though.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinktheater:
Yes sorry. My problem is SIM locked. I tried the methods on that link, and unfortunately the Service Menu options never show up for me so i can't do that process i get "Menu not exist" error.

The custom ROM was a test to see if it would allow me to then install a stock 4.2 ROM but it failed. Right now I'm running 4.4.2 stock with a 4.2 modem (still doesn't work). I honestly don't know what else to try.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] John-in-Colwyn:
Do not disturb problem

Anyone know how to stop 'Do not disturb' from turning my headphone sound off? I listen to music with plugged-in headphones when I go to bed, and I turn DND off first but it always turns back on and shuts off the sound after a short while. I have tried setting an automatic rule to turn DND on and then off after 15 minutes, but that doesn't make any difference.

Anything else I can try? Is it possible to completely disable DND?

-Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505

-Marshmallow 6.0.1

-AOSP 6.0.1 ROM
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nabntan:
Suddenly USB OTG has stopped working on my s4 i9505. Also in settings>storage there is no option of Mount USB storage. Please help kindly
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyb0rgz:
Anyone please help me on this please.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finac94:
Try downloading "USB OTG Helper" and open it and select "mount". I believe you need to have root...but there might be some similar non-root app.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ian619420:
Does the i9500 perform well while gaming
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nabntan:
Unfortunately it does not help. In android api tab it says no device detected
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] John-in-Colwyn:
I use Nexus Media Importer with my i9505. This does not need root, and in addition to handling media includes a file manager allowing read/write access to and from USB OTG.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Monk1986:
Hello guys i have a question.

I got myself a Verizon Galaxy S4 the only problem i had was i couldent find the Caller ID option, later i found out the Verizon rom does not have that option.

Today i rooted the phone using this guide: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/samsung-s4-i545-verizon-of1-root-t3254434

My question is what rom can i flash to the device?

Its Model Number is SCH-I545 and the android version is 5.0.1

I would realy love a stock rom that does not have a ton of bloatware.

Thank you very much.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elttar:
Hello out there….

my first post here so nice to meet you all and nice to have a place like that. I recently experienced some problems with my S4 i9505. This seems to be a problem some of you experienced but I cant find a way to solve it. I recently upgraded from cm 11 to cm 12.1 official (cm-12.1-20151117-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO1JN-jfltexx.zip)

Everything worked fine at the beginning but then recently i got the No-Sim Card error. So sometimes when i start my phone it won’t ask for my pin cause it does not recognize the sim card at all. Sometimes, when I restart I have full signal and everything works fine for some hours. Then first thing that happens is that it loses the signal “No service” and after a while cm reboots and I have the no sim car error again. Also I am expecting some lagging in cm when I run apps or just the OS. Like a RAM error on a computer….So anyway…I tried some things. First I upgraded CM to cm13 – same error. Then downgrade to cm 11 (which I used before) – same Error. Then I installed new modem and switched to XXUHPA1 -same error (for Europe/Germany. Hope that’s the correct driver). So I thought it might be the sim card slot – replaced it myself but also same error. So I went for a new battery – also same error. Also updated my bootloader and twrp….even it may not make any sense. Thing is…it might be a hardware thing and then I might be the mainboard. But sometimes it works fine and then my phone gets laggy and the card stops working. So maybe it’s some software issue but then I shouldn’t experience it when downgrading shouldn’t i? Or could this be a radio driver thing…because this must be something deeper than the OS…

Ah…and phone is not rooted. It was on cm 11 but after upgrade i lost root and did not root again. Maybe you guys now about how to search the logs and find an error….

Before throing my phone away…maybe you have some ideas. Cause I liked that phone a lot!

thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Have you tried to clean sim slot?

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elttar:
Yeah...even bought and installed a new one. But same problem...