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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cp.:
A little help please.

Hi there i am new to all these flashing of rom things and i have two questions,

i have a galaxy s4 i9505 now and i recently flashed a rom (S4 Google Edition) so i was wondering if next time i was to flash another rom would i be looking at Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 Original Android Development or Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505G Android Development ? and

if i was to flash another rom next time do i just reset to factory default and continue to flash the new rom ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkerTimes:
Hi,

You have to look for development of your phone model and that is i9505.

The procedure to switch between different roms is, to

-boot into recovery

-wipe cache and dalvik cache

-wipe data/factory reset

-flash chosen rom

-wipe data/factory reset (not really necessary, but I do it, so it's your choice)

-reboot

Bit you still have to look for installing instruction on the relating rom thread sometimes there are differences. What I gave you is just the basic ;)

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

I take it that you have a custom recovery.

Use the nandroid/ backup feature before changing to any new ROM.

This way you always have a working system at hand.

Yes, wipe data and cache/factory reset , or "clean phone before installing new ROM" feature.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lkkeyan89:
I have big trouble in my s4 i9505 model. During call every 1 hr it will disconnected. How to change the limit of call duration
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raidenbeats:
So I got the S4 working! Flashed a compatible ROM to it and all is well
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deffecto:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/help/3g-signal-t2910828 - any help with that would be appreciated much. In addition, i want to say with another sim is also the same problem. Any ideas? non-rooted 4.4.2 stock atm.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
Hi. I get no sound when making a call. It rings but doesn't make any sound whatsoever. I'm on PA 3.99 RC2 ROM GT-I9505 stock kernel

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LOWCOUNTRYDAVE:
I'm having same issue, is driving me nuts. I just want to go back to stock from cm11 latest nightly., but Odin fails every time....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Most common reasons for failure are kies ( make sure ALL instances of kies are switched off) , and drivers.(get new ones if necessary)

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

Is it the same for any ROM?

Did you restore one of your backups , where it did work properly?

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

Maybe reading this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50965837

or posting there for extra help.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
I have dual boot. My other ROM is stock 4.4 touchwiz with ktoonsez kernel and calls work perfectly on that

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Well,it is not hardware , so try changing the ROM...

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
Thanks, will do. My other problem is the very annoying "sim removed" error. It comes and goes. It happens with every ROM . it first appeared after rooting.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Netuser:
I have a i9505 (infact M919V but it is same as I am running international ROMs), I am currently on GF 4.4.2 TW ROM.

Here is my issue, If i switch to LTE/WCDMA/GSM from settings, it do work and I get LTE but after reboot it switch back to WCDMA/GSM thus loosing LTE and i have to manually again switch it to LTE. What is the issue how can I fix it ? I read somewhere that doing with USSD it can be fixed but I dont know the code.

Thanks for your help :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Is your sim loose in its slot?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kifel Jatt:
No. Its firmly in place. I think it might be software related somehow as it sometimes shows full signal but still makes me reboot

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kn!ght L!fe:
Finaly :thumbup: if u wont u could just flash original stock rom with Odin in case if issues with the custom roms, coz it been ur GF phone hahaha

Sent with my i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vohukain:
Softkeys issue

Hi! I faced very strange problem with softkeys. I'm on android 4.2.2 and rooted. First I installed Nova Launcer and softkeys started to disappear always when I press POWER BUTTON in HOME SCREEN. Only way I can get them back is open some app (etc browser) and press power button again. Now softkeys stay there as long as go home screen and press power button. Normally soft keys should go off in home screen automatic but noow they just hang on there unless I press power button. I tried to fix this by intalling "enable softkeys" from Play Store but there wasn't any help. Then I uninstalled "enabe softkeys" and I lost softkeys for good. Then I installed app back and the situation is the same. If I turn back to TouchWiz everything is working good. I have tried also different launcher but I haven't find any help for this. I hate TouchWiz so I need to get this working on Nova
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raidenbeats:
so I restored basic funcionality to her phone when i flashed that ROM on there but she cant send messages and she doesnt get data, i downloaded the stock rom for her phone in a zip format, can i just load it onto an SD card and flash it using CWM?

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edit: tried flashing stock rom onto my phone using odin and using CWM but it doesnt work, the phone says write protection is enabled when its in download mode, is this my problem? how do i turn this off? i really need to get this phone up and running ASAP this is my GF's phone and she needs it for work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kn!ght L!fe:
Read Here, will help moust of your problems, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

Get the new firmware from here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/ for your region

become you cannot downrange to old firmware in stock.

unzip the file and flash :good:

Edit: If your device is GT-I9505 or select your right device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raidenbeats:
Thank you ill update tomorrow with the results
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
noob problem

Hi everyone, I'm currently trying to unroot my galaxy s4 and reset the flash counter so as to take it in for a warranty issue. I bought the phone second hand a year ago and until yesterday had no idea it was rooted so I'm just learning all about this kind of thing now. Just one question about it. I've read you shouldn't use the triangle away program to reset the counter if you aren't running a stock kernel because it can brick the phone. The problem I'm having is finding out what kernel I'm running. This is the version it says:

3.4.0-1029328

se.infra@SEP-117 #1

Thu Jul 4 22:12:38 KST 2013

Is this stock? I have searched using all my interweb powers but have only found indirect confirmation. I'm hesitant to go ahead until I have something more concrete. Thanks in advance for any help.

Here's some more phone specs:

Galaxy s4 gt-i9505

android version 4.2.2

build number: JDQ39.I9505XXUBMG4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigjafar:
Yes it's stock kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
Thanks

Thanks mate! Now to continue the learning process :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robygt:
Hi guys! Noob question : what is Ramdisk? I Googled/searched a little but I don't get it. What's anykernel? Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
help!

So I was in the process of unrooting my phone (galaxy s4 gt-i9505) with odin, when somehow the phone lost connection (bad cable?). The download failed and won't restart. The blue (progress?) bar on the phone screen is about a quarter the way. Can someone please advise me on the best way to proceed from here. Battery out for a while then restart in recovery mode? So far my knowledge is limited to the basics of un rooting, not damage control. I'm slowly sifting through all the threads on this site, but there's a lot to get through and I feel like I need to take action soon. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ode_:
Include Antivirus programs to that most common failures list ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
Is it possible to change CSC in cyanogenmod rom? Im on Slimsaberkat, today i intend to use GoogleMaps where i found it cant fix any single satellite, in GPS Status, its doesnt see any available satellite which is impossible.

I assume it was a CSC problem, i checked my CSC in which it stated Singapore meanwhile im in Malaysia. Do i need to flash official Malaysia firmware from scratch or is there any possible way to change my CSC back to XME without reverting to stock?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
I remember it s an easy trick right from dialer, just google for it, u ll find the solution for sure...

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
Lol that will only work on stock based rom. Not on CM. Nevermind thanks for that, ive solved my problem.

I revert back to stock by Odin, change my CSC, get a GPS lock, play with gps for a bout 15mins with Gps Status, then restore to my current CM and gps back to work. Almost 2 hours of frustrating work, the worst part is that i need to get back to TW rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
Yes sure, first u must come back to a fw which let u do that trick[emoji16]

Imagine that i tried cm for two hours in my life then when i see cm ge aosp and similar i quit the 3d [emoji1][emoji1][emoji1]

Good old modded tw is the best way to enjoy android i think [emoji12][emoji12][emoji12]

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
Lol that is subjective, your liking is not the same as others and you cant beat that. As to me i am too bored with those TW's, while im looking for Speed, Customization, Lightweight. CM is my answer. For people who already used to TW add-ons function, they will refure CM for sure
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
I think google or cm based are too sad, too grey and too slim... tw has more colors and manymany nice useless things as sammy junk, but it s too beautiful for the eyes [emoji1][emoji1][emoji1][emoji1][emoji1][emoji1][emoji1][emoji1]

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
You never explore CM and you dont know they have Theme Engine? You can even change the whole device to look like LG G3/Android L..

Check links below, take a look at the screenshot. Thats what will appear when you apply it with Theme engine in Settings in AOSP rom.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tung91.lconcept&hl=en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vikas.lg3&hl=en

Ive been playing around with Theme Engine since the beginning and i can say its easily surpass TW, when you have tried it then i can assure you will be surprised. I was same like you in the beginning, keep wondering why CM is just pale looking rom, until Theme Engine was introduced since then i never touched TW's anymore. My tips, TRY IT FIRST. You never see that Theme Engine settings dont you? Shame man
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Okay, you two. Please stop.

This is why XDA used to have rules about discussing "best ROM". One of you loves touchwiz, one of you loves aosp. Guess what? Neither of you is wrong.

The best ROM is the one YOU like the best. Period.

So please stop arguing over which is better because there is no right answer and doing so just hurries questions in this thread form people who need help with other matters.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
Dont get me wrong. I just enlighten another user on what he have been missed. But yeah this is not the right thread for that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Netuser:
Anyone can help please ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
Can try the Service Menu *#0011#

I think ive tried another one but cant figure out the number.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ritvars:
Why can't my phone open *#0*#? Nothing happens.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raidenbeats:
that sammobile site doesnt list united states as one of the valid countries.....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroideUser:
Hey Guys,

iam searching for the CarbonROM for the S4 (i9505) - on the devolpers-site stand the I9505 as compatible device. But on the download-site was only I9500. I tried to flash it, but CWM-Recovery tells me, that this ROM is not compatible with my phone.

After long searching in google, I found a ROM (CARBON-KK-UNFFICIAL-20140131-1050) - a old version. This ROM works, but I have not Pie and I cant install all apps (at some apps, its said only "cant install"). Carbon Update says, that my ROM is up-to-date. (Build

Has somebody a tip for me, where I get a new version?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Is this the one you are looking for?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2632835

You want the jflte version.

Do not flash i9500 ROMS to your phone :eek:

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superhq:
Hey guys, another question, maybe someone can help me.

I know it is "normal" to show

KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING

Set Warranty Bit: kernel

but i was wandering if there is anyway to get rid of this? It drives me nuts every time i start my phone and see the colourful text.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Normal and one way to get rid of it, stock kernel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Netuser:
I can get in this but what should i do after i am in service menu, I dont know what to do to switch it to LTE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raidenbeats:
ive been looking everywhere for the stock samsung galaxy s4 sprint rom and i CAN NOT find it. i have been to sammobile but everytime i look for the ROM the united states version isnt listed.

the stock roms on androidroots are the old ones and i cnat flash those to my phone since they are a downgrade or whatever. i really just want hte damn phone to work and this is mega pissing me off. i LITERALLY JUST want a rom that works. i need her phone to have texting, data and hotspot. thats really all i need. ive tried the CM rom and i have even used the CM installer and i have used odin to try and flash CM to her phone and none of that worked.

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at this point im willing to give 20 bucks to whoever takes some time out of their day to fix my phone with me. skype call me and run me through the procedure, ive done custom rom flashing before and whatnot so im not a total noob, but trying to fix this phone is going to give me a god damn aneurism.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you try asking/looking here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-sprint

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raidenbeats:
wow i am the literal biggest moron of life right now -_- i thought the sprint samsung s4 was the i9505 model. im sorry to everyone whose time i wasted. im going to go commit seppuku in shame now. lol
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Hopefully this doesn't confuse you more but just some info I've come across that might be handy in the future or if you sell the device ever and increase its value a little more and give freedom if you ever leave sprint.

Its an i9505 but isn't. Normally it'd be no since sprint is cdma, BUT your s4 isn't straight cdma. You actually have GSM AND can unlock your phone from sprint and use it on att, tmo, straight talk, and other GSM carriers.

When comes to firmwares, you can not use other devices firmwares. Samsung put the security check in (thank god) because people thinking their phone is branded an i9505 or i9500 just because it's an s4, when it's actually an sprint, tmo, att etc variant BUT you can run i9505 roms. Normally it's apn related stuff and using a modem that's semi the same version of the i9505 rom to make it work issue free.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
No can do to remove it if you go custom. And nothing to worry about. It doesnt bother us from flashing custom roms.

I cant be soo sure but thats the menu used last time to toggle LTE useable, explore it first. And actually there is another service menu but i forgot the number combination. Sigh
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigjafar:
Have you tried to restart your PC before you doing the process. And you should try to reboot in download mode again and try to re-flashing again. If there's still problem maybe the problems are:

1. Your cable.

2. Your files. You should try to re-download the file.

3. Or maybe your USB Driver

Just my 25 cents based on my experience
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
All Good

Thanks. I just rebooted in download mode and did the whole process again but using a different usb cable. Everything worked fine this time :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbar1:
Stuck call buttons in notification panel

Hi all, I'm using a i9500 running latest stock firmware (XXUFNI2). Is rooted, with Xposed [including Wanam]. My problem is, after I make or receive a call, the buttons in the notification panel remain [see attachment]. Tapping any of them doesn't work. They just remain there, unless I reboot. I originally suspected the call recording feature may be the problem, but this is happening even with it disabled. Help would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balakor:
I was rotating the exact same way, and no change in the numbers.

Here is a video about the problem. The compass needle is not steady, constantly moves, and it points to a slightly incorrect north.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
Sometimes i ve very similar problem on i9505, when call end it freeze and stay open till reboot, open call window on homescreen and translucent bar as when a call is on...

I was thinkin it s related to a very bad or missing signal situation, but if u find a way to manage the problem i d be very happy...

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kn!ght L!fe:
Lol man hope you got ur device up and running again. Try not to mess with it much, if u wanna do make sure u read read again read and then do.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pauliusm:
My phone is sim locked I tried using the *#0011# method but when i select Network lock i only see PERSO SHA256 INFO nothing more and also it seem my phone doesnt detect the wron sim card, its just says insert a sim card.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefan0vic:
I just flashed a pure nexus build and when I lock my screen I lose signal after a few minutes... I have no idea where to go from here as I'm on the newest firmware... Any help please?

Edit: My baseband is UGN8 and my PDA is UFN3... I dont know if that helps
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superhq:
Another question for you guys, right now I have 32GB micro SD in my phone. I want to purchase 64GB instead. My question is can i just copy everything from my 32GB to 64GB (i have obb and much more on it), or is it not going to work? And I have to re-do everything (move apps to 64GB SD etc.)?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebestiam:
I would say that it will work. I have tried it from my 8gb SanDisk to a 16gb one and no problems were faced. I would try it. Hope it works!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PieSniper:
Following this up with more information. It's likely that the reason it doesn't work like it should is that the Wi-Fi it sends out needs to be "Infrastructure" rather than "Ad-hoc," which is what I believe it probably is on its own. How can I change it to make it Infrastructure? Holy cow, I just want reliable Smash! :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
Bricked?

Hi everyone, I'm having a few issues with the old phone (galaxy s4 gt-i9505).

After installing the PAC ROM I couldn't get my carrier recognised so I went into custom recovery (cwm 6.0.3.2) and did a restore from the original rom I had backed up. Everthing looked good but when booting up got stuck in a loop. From there I tried wiping the cache and a hard reset but still the same problem. A couple more restores later still the same. I then tried to unroot/unbrick using the odin and latest firmware (I had successfully done this the day before) except it failed almost right away. Now after restarting it from download mode I'm stuck on the firmware upgrade encountered screen and unable to get top recovery mode. I tried Odin once more but no luck. Does this mean the end?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
As long as you can see it boots up and bootscreen, there is always faith.

My tips, use original Data Cable for Odin usage. It does gives error when using non-original data cable. And make sure you got the right firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ode_:
When did you last time take your battery out from phone? Have you tried to take it out, keeping out for one minute and then putting back and rebooting.

Your problem is really odd, try that battery thing and tell what are results after it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TEENAGERS:
Hello

Can we flash I9505's Roms on the I9515 ?? (Both official and custom Rom)

Please Reply.

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balakor:
Tried but no change. The phone reboot in safe mode, but the compass is still inaccurate. Should i try warranty service?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
Thank you. Good to know there's still hope. I'll try using another original cable and double check I'm using the right firmware. The one I tried was the one for Australian gt-i9505 in the unroot thread here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

Can anyone recommend a different one if needed or is that it really?

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajahebat:
Open http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ look for latest i9505 firmware for your respective country.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TEENAGERS:
Please reply my question ...

Thanks

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
I really don't know, but i d bet u can't. I wouldn't try, so many things must interface between the rom and phone model. .. and the rom usually is specifically made for that specific model, so even if i m not sure 100% i guess u cannot.

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

Do you still have a custom recovery?

If so , try installing another custom ROM

If not , what stock firmware have you been trying to flash?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjf_base:
No I can't access recovery anymore. I've tried flashing two stock firmwares. The first being the australian one linked in the how to unroot thread: I9505XXUEMK9_I9505XSAEMK3_I9505XXUEMK9_HOME.tar.md5

The next being the latest australian one from sammobile.com: I9505XXUEND1_I9505TELENC1_I9505XXUEND1_HOME.tar.md5

Same problem still happens with both. Haven't tried a different cable yet, though the one I'm using has worked fine with odin thus far.