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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piero88:
So I did some modding lately on my GS4, I mounted a custom recovery, tryied Cyanogenmod, then when 4.3 came out, I flashed original DBT Germany Firmware...

My original firmware anyways was Italian, so now I am in need of the warranty cause my sd connector is not working anymore.

I have some questions that I couldn't come across in the forums.

I know that to reset the device counter you can use Triangle Away.

Now after I updated it to 4.3 I haven't modded it, or rooted or nothing at all.. So my Knox counter is still 0.

I was wondering if I flashed an old 4.2.2 firmware, would this remove Knox or not affect it completely so that I can do the rooting again, triangle away and flash again the old original firmware?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
triangle away is not working on "knoxed" firmwares.

you can not downgrade to an older version, if you try it, it will not remove the knox and it will be 0x1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piero88:
Thanks thought... OMG that sucks massively
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LIM4417:
Error

Hi,

Hope all is well. Just joined this site today in hope of some information and clarification regarding my S4 GT-I9505.

I am currently running 4.2.2 on it at the moment. But it is a carrier branded device on O2 UK.

How can I go about flashing stock unbranded Samsung firmware on it AND keep the ability to be unrooted on stock recovery. And also to recieve further firmware updates on the unbranded firmware I'll flash is possible?

So all in all, I wish to turn my device into an unbranded stock Samsung device without carrier boot logo and bloatware. And retain the ability to get further firmware updates direct from Samsung rather than waiting for my carrier to release it.

It is already factory unlocked.

If more details are needed, just ask.

Regards
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carloss2013:
all info needed here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LIM4417:
Wow, that's a lot of firmwares...

Will anyone help me on how to go about doing this with relation to what specific firmware, csc, etc I need... We can do this through PM's..

I know that link is already a guide, but it is a bit uncomprehensible even for a guy with a degree in medical sciences IMO... :o
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsl95:
Hi this may (or may not be) a nooby question . But I was rooted and today unrooted and flashed the stock EE firmware to my I9505. However my phone still has a custom status and will not allow updates . Is there any fix for this
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kvlq:
can someone help me with a disturbing problem? i dont know why my status bar hide in apps. It appears only when i swipe it down. How can i make it visible all the time? I have echoe rom v6(android 4.3), faux kernel and philz touch recovery. On stock ROM i never had this 'issue'. thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chimic:
GT-I9508

Hi.

I have a samsung s4 i9508, and i try to change the chinese rom in i9505 rom and now the phone is broken :((

When i start the phone apears on display : "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."

And i try in kies to recover the phone but no way...

Can someone help me Please ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
flash I9508 stock firmware with odin http://www.hotfile.com/dl/236685925/c79e78b/I9508ZMUAMG1_I9508CHMAMG1_CHM.zip.html
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chimic:
hi

i will try.

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

Try asking HERE

The updates are available now,but if you upgrade to 4.3 , you will not be able to return to 4.2.2.

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

Same answer as my previous post.

You will need Triangle Away to clear the counter,and returning it to complete stock.

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

With something that specific,you should ask in the ROM thread.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newbie.:
Bug with the show notifications option after updating to 4.3

Hello, I've been having this problem with my phone after updating it to android 4.3. Ever since the update, apps which I chose to hide its notifications would still appear in the status bar after rebooting the phone, resulting in me going back to the app info and to untick the "show notifications" option, but its already unchecked. It goes back to normal after tapping the check box and saying ok to the popup, but rebooting it causes it to happen again. Anyway of fixing this?

On a side note, there's been this notification (from Knox I assume,) saying "An application attempted to access system on your device without authorization. This attempt has been blocked. Deleting applications obtained from unauthorized sources may improve security." with an option to view apps (app manager,) and cancel. Is there a way of knowing what application that has triggered the above notification? Thank you all in advance for helping out! :):good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
has anyone put on infinite guard screen protector on their S4?? does it really work as it says?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Hi have you tried a complete reset after a update which deletes full internal memory and data that should solve your all issues

Settings / accounts/ backup and reset
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T0ughCookie:
Can I flash an older firmware and if I want to reclaim my warranty do i need to flash it back to stock firmware from my country? :o
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMB97:
Hi, I've flashed the latest omega 13.2 and everything is good except battery life, just wondering which modem to flash, since i live in Australia and with stock XXUEMJ5 modem battery life is very poor. Do I flash the Australian modem and if yes which one?

Many Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can check the latest modem per country/provider here
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramordep:
my s4 is rooted, am going to have a successful OTA update? do i need to do anything like factory reset, unfreeze apps, etc?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Whats your phone varient mate......

4.3/4.2

Your phone needs to be un-rooted to recieve OTA updates.....akaik
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramordep:
I9505 Intl and still at 4.2.2, so what's the better option.. unroot my phone or just do manual update?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wildo6882:
Does anyone else have this issue? Sometimes when I click a notification (ones I've noticed for sure are Facebook and Weatherbug) it doesn't unlock the phone. I have to unlock the screen and then the app will already be open and up and running. I don't have anything but swipe to unlock. No pattern or PIN or anything.

I have just noticed this since updating to 4.3 on my Verizon S4. Does anyone else notice this? And/or know how to fix it? It's really quite annoying. I used to be able to just click the notification for Weatherbug and now I have to click and swipe. But some notifications work fine.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: lose root

If you upgrade to a custom 4.3 rom cwm/twrp zip file rom you will not lose root.

BUT if you update to 4.3 using ODIN flash or if you allow the phone to get

the official OTA 4.3 firmware update then you will lose root.

Does NOT matter which country's or which carrier firmware you flash it will lose root.

By the way never update or flash firmware which is not specifically designed to work

with whatever carrier you have.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
This choice is entirlely yours my friend......You can unroot using SuperSu or flash Official update via Odin and then re-root if root required! Be careful of KNOX enabled bootloaders if you are not already aware;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: warranty

If you upgrade to the official OTA 4.3 firmware which your carrier offers you will not lose your warranty.

If you go back to official 4.2 ODIN FLASH firmware which can be found at SamMobile.com

you will not lose warranty either.

The only way you lose warranty is by flashing any of the custom roms found here in XDA forums.

Good luck!

Remember it's a lot faster to click the "THANKS" button than typing "thank you" (unless you type real fast).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vixx1120:
Quick Question!

Hi Guys. Newbie Here. By the Way, Huge Fan of this site. And kudos to all XDA'ers as I call em. Anyways. Just wanna ask if I can flash my 19505 custom rom back to stock? SO that I can flash new custom roms. Reason is My phone doesnt wanna accept any other custom rom except for the one i'm using now. tried to flash 3 different roms, but just keep getting stuck at the "samsung galaxy s4" logo.

Sorry if this question is already answered. Again TIA. Keep Modding...Head Up High!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Have a look HERE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vixx1120:
Thanks for the quick Reply. This will be a very big help.

Last question. Regarding the issue that my phone wont boot up when I flash other custom roms but the one i'm currently using. Is there something wrong already with the hardware? or something is corrupted or anything. By the way, I'm using Philz.

TIA again. Very Big Help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
When you are trying to install another ROM are you performing a Clean for New Rom option in Philz recovery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vixx1120:
Yes. Wipe Cache, Clean Install New Rom. I managed to flash The echoe rom V5. Then went on and flashed their V6. Then experienced several random reboots and crashes. So I decided to tryout their slim version. Succeeded in flashing it and managed to enjoy using it for days. then tried flashing the full version again...But got stuck on the s4 logo. Tried out different roms but still same result. Tried out the slim and it works. Tried the same process 3 times now, but still end up using the slim version.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _bottle_:
I'm not sure if I imagined seeing this but does anyone remember a widget with 4 buttons that allowed toggle of smart features ? I can't seem to be able to find it among available widgets now
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erikthekippa:
exfat

Hi ! I bought a 64 gb micro sdhc class 10 card . (noname) if i fomat it to exfat (default) the phone just cant see it , if ntfs it says the card is have no data need to format. After i choose format the card is dismounted and cant remount. I take it to my notebook format it to fat32 . Its working but after a day the file system is damaged the files are missing and have new files with names like the greek letters . I try the card in the notebook in exfat is working perfectly . I write files on it and read it. It is possible the s4 is not compatible with exfat? If not in the future will be a kernel is support it? Thanks and sorry because my very very bad english.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cinco5:
It seems these toggles, along with the power toggles, have been removed since the toggles can be accessed from the pull-down menu. Not sure yet how I feel about it, but I bet someone will bring them back eventually.

---------- Post added at 03:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:29 PM ----------

In my experience with other android phones, the only reliable way to format an SD card is in the device itself. Insert the card, then go Settings < More < storage < Format SD card
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yamaha750:
MMS not working during phone calls

I cannot send or receive picture texts while on a phone call. AT&T tried unsuccessfully to resolve this for me. I went into a store and their display S4 will not do it either. Has anyone else noticed this or have a way to resolve it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It is the fault of your carrier.

Some do not allow simultaneous transmissions of different signals.

Some carriers do allow this,but both channels are not always open at the same time.

You probably cannot use the internet while you are on the phone as well.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b1012:
Safe Remove

The safe remove icon is not being shown while connecting my galaxy s4 i9500 to a windows 7 pc, nor there is an option to safe remove in the galaxy itself. is it safe to just plug it out? thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Yes its safe to remove :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welldonebacon:
Stuck on recovery

Hi

This is my first time posting and rooting. I have rooted my phone using CF-Atuo Root method its a s4 Gt i9505 international. The root worked fine but if i turn my phone off it goes to recoverey. So now everytime I restart/turn it off I have to wipe to factory settings and re install everything. Can anyone help me with this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobaki:
What is your firmware version? I am thinking of rooting mine too..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandan_00000:
hoping some one can help i'm currently using pyrana v1 mdn for some reason i'm currenlty unable to get alot of apps from playstore its saysthey not compatible.. What can i do to get this working?

Would i be right thinking this CSC related...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Root it ,and keep it "Official".

Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobaki:
Thank you very much. This is my first android phone. I am so excited and I am worried about the consequences tho. What if I ran into alot of issues?

My baseband is XXUAMDE8 and

Build number is XXUAMDE. Do I need to know anything else?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

My suggestion to you is to read .

Then, read some more.

All is well explained in the first post,including the installation instructions.

You can also talk to him if you use his thread in the General section.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobaki:
Will do sir. I have read so mucbhh but need more
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yamaha750:
Not the case here

All my other Galaxy phones worked just fine with my carrier. I used it in this fashion with my current job. My son and wife both have the Note 2 and theirs send pics and surf the internet fine while on phone calls.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aturbs:
question

I'm wondering if the S-Case with the cutout to see the screen will still work if I flash CM10.1. I'm wondering because I don't own the phone yet, but plan on buying the case alongside it for protection. I'm not just talking about it waking the device upon opening the case up but also the little small display that happens in the window of the case.

Does it work because of some Samsung Touchwiz software or will it work with all ROMs?

tldr; will S-Case work with CM 10.1?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
I really doubt on cm10... it will work on samsung based roms only
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirsh77:
Hi all,

Is there any link to download the Deodex I9500 XXUAME1?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj03:
The animate gif feature of the s4...surely there must be a way of getting them off the phone? Would like to make a thread

For other s4 users to show off their gifs
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I just made a .gif, and sent it to my dropbox.

Long press the .gif,and it gives you the option to "share".

Pick whatever method you like.

Good idea about the thread.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Strange...Philz is generally a good enough clean....You could always try THIS also. But going back to stock will also give you a clean base to try custom again!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vixx1120:
Will read all the links that you provided. And will also try to revert to stock. Then go Custom again.

Thanks a Terabyte for the info! :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Ok so i'm just wondering

did anyone got Knox 0x1 while switching from different CSC :confused:

I've come from NEE 4.2.2 to BTU 4.3.3 (Mj5)

later i saw MJ7 NEE which i was :silly: flash :silly: done

and still i'm able to use Knox and i assume my Knox is 0x0 so it leaves out that if you flash full firmwares and as long as its an update it won't trigger your Knox,

and my CSC is changed to NEE :victory:

ODIN MODE

Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0

Knox Warranty Void 0x0

yet i'm not sure :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Techtyke:
Genuine S4?

Hi, I've been a frequent visitor of XDA Developers, though I've only made an account now. :p

Hope this won't bother anyone, but my friend just got a brand new S4 from his dad overseas. When I borrowed it, it really looked like an S4, until I checked the internals. I confirmed to myself that the S4 was fake, but I want to ask for some expert opinions from others. :)

Here's some of the things I've noticed:

- Checked IMEI online, returned as genuine

- Has LCD test (*#0*#), everything seems fine but TSP Hovering doesn't work

- Sports the latest Touchwiz and Samsung apps like S Health, ChatON, etc.

- Camera doesn't produce quality shots, lacks all of S4's camera features, different camera interface, and flash is not too effective in dark areas

- Comic Sans font on lock screen message

- Font style not changeable, only font size

- Display battery percentage is under Battery, not Display

- Toggles on notification bar are on all caps

- No Samsung Account under Accounts

- RAM usage bar not giving correct reading, i.e. 600+ MB used, 1.4 GB free, but the blue portion of the bar is like, more than half

- Screen resolution is 1280x720, not 1920x1080 (used Screen Resolution & Density, search it on Play Store)

- Chinese apps like WeChat, TenCent News, USIM

- CPU-Z (downloaded from Play Store) returns Exynos 5410 as the phone's CPU

- Antutu Benchmark (version 2.9, hidden from S4's menu, accessible through Apps menu in Settings) shows fake results, score of 28,000+. Antutu won't update from Play Store either, it returns an error

- Downloaded Genuine Galaxy S4 from Play Store, app says the S4 is not genuine, and tried the benchmark, returned a score of 12,000+

Any thoughts? :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
All I can say is It looks like your friends dad has been had:eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I wonder if you have actually seen this,or done this.

In all that I have read,I have not seen anyone with the new knox bootloader (4.3) flash back to 4.2.2 and have a fully working phone.

This process also trips the knox warranty flag,and it changes from 0x0 to 0x1.

Whether this actually nullifies the phone warranty is subject to much debate .

The other aspect of your quote is also not entirely true.

If you flash a custom ROM while still on the old non-knox bootloader (4.2.2),it is possible to use Triangle away and flash stock firmware,and thus end up with an out-of-the-box phone.

The overall thing to be mindful of is the new knox bootloader.

Samsung have now made it very difficult(if not impossible) to return the phone to an out-of-the-box state.

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

The question to which no one has really got an answer is what happens if you just flash the CSC on it's own.

Some people have their knox warranty triggered,and some do not.

And we still do not know if that is changing to a newer version,or does it get triggered when you only flash an older CSC?

Glad that yours was OK. :good:

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

It sounds like you have one of the clones.

They look the same,but under the hood,they are very different.

IIRC ,you cannot flash normal S4 software/firmware on it either

:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elibyy:
galaxy s4 mic is very low

i've flashed the pac-rom on my gt-i9500 and my microphone is very low
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi....

Have you searched the ROM's thread for a similar issue/fix?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elibyy:
galaxy s4 mic is very low

yes, no one else reported this error, and i also tried google and mods on this site
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did the mic work OK on a stock ROM?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elibyy:
galaxy s4 mic is very low

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

So, it is not hardware.

Try re-flashing the ROM.

Or trying a different ROM.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysdavey:
I am trying to install a custom recovery in a SGS4 (I9505) without luck. Is there any obvious reason for this, such as a locked bootloader?

When trying with ODIN (3.07, 3.09) it will report a successful flash of TWRP (2.6.0.0 as well as the latest version), but it still has the stock recovery partition. I have tried this multiple times, as well as CWM, but every time ODIN reports everything as successful and the device reboots, but still the original recovery.

Any obvious steps I'm missing? Any hints to threads etc. about this subject are appreciated.

It's not my device so I haven't got all the facts, but it's currently running stock 4.2.2.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
But its seems like if your upgrading firmware you're able to use diff countries without triggering Knox :)

[True Friendship doesn't exist]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chimic:
Hi

hI

I tryed to change the original rom at my gt-i9508 with a custom rom gt-i9505 and it was big fail !

now i try to put the chinesse rom back in my phone but i need a pit file.

when i try to flash the phone odin tells me: no pit files.

can someone give me a link or a pit file pls ?

thank you !!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: out-of-the-box

In less than two months the warranty will run out on the S4 I purchased

so I really don't care too much it can be "returned" or "exchanged".

If we carefully follow all the instructions of the devs here in xda as to how to flash roms,

mods, themes and addons it would be a very rare thing to have any major problems which

could only be resolved by a return or an exchange.

I never had any major problems with any of the Samsung android phones I had.

But speaking about the "out-of-the-box" state, why would anyone want

to return or exchange a phone which is in "out-of-the-box" state?

If the phone is in an out-of-the-box state it means that the phone is working

properly just like the day it was purchased right?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cookiecorn:
Using Stock AT&T ROM in Brazil?

I'm moving to Brazil and I have a question about using my Samsung Galaxy S4 (AT&T) in Brazil.

I already got an unlock code and I'm able to use the SIM card from VIVO in Brazil.

My question is as far as signal, reception, performance, is there any problems using the AT&T ROM from US in with VIVO in Brazil?

Should I flash the ROM and if yes, which one would be recommended?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

First of all: "Seja Bem Vindo!!" (Welcome!!). As far as I know there was no way to use some US bandwidth frequencies here in BR, but if you managed to get an unlock code I think it's not a problem. For now keep your ROM, and if you see it's not working, then I believe it's what I told earlier: BR frequencies ≠ US frequencies. I'm not sure about GSM, but I'm sure about LTE.

Hope this gives you some short info, any further need please tag me in the post ;),

~Lord

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

Sent from my Monster S4