yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
1 - Sure if that's what you want to do then that's the order you'd follow.

2 - Not sure I understand the question but just think of it like installing. :p

3 - Don't think you need one. The root process is the hardest to mess up. It's pretty simple and straightforward.

4 - Any i9500 ROM will work with any i9500. Any i9505 ROM will work with any i9505. Except Chinese. :p

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I'm assuming that means he has a Verizon S4? If so then this question would be better suited for the Verizon S4 forums.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2314
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunzaa:
[MENTION=3150645]runedrune[/MENTION]: thanks for such a prompt answer. As for question #1, how do people generally carry out rooting/flashing? ^^

I don't have my computer near me so I'll probably do this at home. Any recommendations on ROMs or are they personal preference?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alienngp:
Be says it's a s4 active but isn't at&t the only carrier with that phone

Sent From The NGP Rom 4.1.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
what are you trying to flash? and what is your current/original firmware?

flash stock with odin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Have a browse through the OP mate (first post) lots of stuff for you to get you teeth into;):p:cyclops:;):D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunzaa:
Thanks

Also I have a Verizon so mine isn't either i9505 or i9000? Haha, thanks I'll stop now and get back to more reading. Glad to be a part of this wonderful community! Switching over from the iPhone was the best thing I did (mobile - wise) :)

<3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
Yeah yours would be the SCH-I545 then.

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Yeah you're right. You should check before you mess around with it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YL_GS4:
I was trying to flash the 4.3 SER I9500XXUEMJ5 because everytime I tried flashing I9500XXUBMF8 Odin mode had a red line saying it was the unsupported version.

I have no idea what my current firmware is because as I said, it did a self update a few days back to 4.3 and I'm not sure which 4.3 it updated to. I think that is what caused the problem. Prior to the update it was the I9500 April Russian Firmware (can't seem to find the PDA for it right now)

Flashing TWRP and CWM works in odin... but when I boot I get a boot loop error.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertogro:
S4 I337M rootable?

Hello, I just bought an S4 and I was wondering if it´s rootable.

running JB 4.2.2

Baseband: I337MUAMB2

Kernel 3.4.0-1019686 se.infra@S0210-08 #1

Build: JDQ39.I337MUMUAMG1

I tried the method described on this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219803, but once I got ES File Explorer running and trying to delete bloatware vía Root Explorer, I was unable to do so. File system was still "read only".

I got SuperSU installed, and ES File Explorer has granted acces, but it seems to be the rooting process did not work.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
once its void, its void. cant change it back.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
download Root Checker from Google play to check if the rooting was successful.

ES File Explorer is a bit of a difficult program to get root access to your system files. Root explorer IMO is much easier and better
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertogro:
Worked!

Hey, thanks!

I never had problems before with ES File Explorer, but is seems that was the problem.

Downloaded Root Explorer and I was able to access the R/W to file system.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
ES is actually simple for root - hit the menu/settings (whatever its called) button on your phone to open up ES' settings, and tick the boxes under root explorer. by default its read only to system folders so you cant break anything.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertogro:
Hey Mussels, I tried that, but it didn´t work. For some reason it just didn't. Downloading Root Explorer did it for me.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
re: app drawer fonts

You might be interested in this free app from the playstore, it replaces the stock app

drawer but it looks like a stock app drawer so you can still use any launchers you like.

(this is not a launcher)

With this app you can not only change font size, but you can change the font itself.

This app even has option to change the color of text in app drawer and a lot of other

options which you might like.

Here is the Playstore link for this free app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=JakedUp.AppDrawer&hl=en

Good luck with it!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] (•.•):
Is anyone here, that has the knowlegde to find a solution for this problem?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2502442

if it works like a charm, a donation possible ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susmitpatil:
A very basic and noob question. Please help me out.

Will i get the OTA updates if i root my device?

Say i am rooted, but haven't installed any custom rom, using the stock/omega rom. Can i avail the OTA updates?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
DELETED, (Duplicate post)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
Weird things are happening with me.

First, I rooted my device by CF's Autoroot. but after enjoying root privileges i thought to Upgrade my device to 4.3.

So i flashed my 4.2.2 Stock Rom and than Upgraded to 4.3 via OTA. now after all is done i checked if there are anymore Software-Updates available. But got this error.

I checked by 'Root-Checker' my device is not rooted.

Please help, what did i do wrong . And what can i do to resolve this.:confused::confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
its detected it WAS rooted/modified.

IIRC i saw someone talking about rebooting into safe mode, and quickly starting the update process.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
sorry man, u need to explain a little but more.

Wat do u mean
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
the OTA update. i'm going by something i read disinterestedly, so i dont have specifics. you'll have to search around using what i said as a guide to help you find it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harshsaini:
:( Ok. In mean time is there any one else who can shed some light on this. :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Just reset the device from your phone "backup and reset" option which will delete all internal memory data

once that's done u should have all things official

Make sure to take backup b4 reset

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If you are rooted u wont be able to avail OTA

but u can download the same firmware from sammobile.com and flash it using Odin and Voila....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susmitpatil:
Ok. And to apply the downloaded firmware, i need to be on stock rom only, right?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
If you flash using Odin, you can be on any ROM. Doesn't have to be stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Is your original firmware from China? If yes, you must use pit file with other firmwares. Where did odin failed, in system or aboot.bin?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ningeal:
Can anyone tell me the modem of a stock 4.2.2 non-branded Swiss i9505? Because ever since I flashed anything, my reception is terrible.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdt:
morning... how do you find out if you are running a custom pit on your phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
If you have been using TWRP or CWM recovery to flash any of the custom zip file

roms found here on xda then that means you have NOT flashed any MODEMS at all.

None of these zip file custom roms found here in these xda forums or

threads here in xda include a modem as part of the rom for good reason.

(which is a good thing)

You should not flash any modems, and if you did flash a modem it most

likely would not work and it would possibly soft brick your phone.

If you are experiencing reception issues or low signal bars you might look into

finding a custom kernel which was designed for your exact S4's model number.

That can help with getting more signal bars and better reception.

Good luck,

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If I were you I would forget all about PIT files... Custom, Stock or Modified all equal big trouble.

That's why NONE of the custom zipfile roms found here in XDA contain any PIT files.

(which is very good thing)

The pit file is used for the partitioning and mapping of the phone's internal memory.

The PIT file which came with your new phone should not be changed, modified or tampered

with unless you are a developer and work for Samsung and have a $250,000 yearly salary, :)

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
The latest unbranded modem for Switzerland is I9505XXUDMHB
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdt:
thanks for the reply. only reason i am asking is i see with the custom 4.3 roms etc they all reference pit files etc when flashing the rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cendolizer:
Bumping and clarifying my previous question.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
1. which firmware package do you intend to flash?

2. yes as long as you still have Philz recovery, recovey will be overwritten if you flash a Rom using Odin.

3. yes
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cendolizer:
The 4.3 EMJ5 one. According to this thread, I need to flash the bootloader, CSC, etc along with the ROM itself.. Is that correct?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Just follow the installation instructions on that thread.

I can't see if stock recovery is flashed as part of the Rom, so check the tread.

Without a custom recovery you won't be able to restore a nandroid if needed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volkmadi:
Hi,

concerning the third "yes" I would be really careful!!

I have a 9505 and since two month now a almost complete ruined mobile because Titanium states the last version is incompatible with the S4.

See:

http://www.titaniumtrack.com/latest-news/attention-samsung-s4-users.html

Not sure if this is different for your 9500?!

Dirk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Thanks for the warning, I did not know that.

I'm not using a Samsung FW so I never had to deal with this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Alright I've looked around on here and figured maybe I'd just ask one of you pro's..

I'm on ME7 and am running Hyperdrive currently.

Iffff I decided to do the 4.3 OTA and that's a big If, id have to first unroot? I try searching for all my questions on here and maybe just cuz there's so many threads on here I don't find it..

If that's true could someone point me in the right direction?

I'm new here on xda so thanks for your help!

Verizon Galaxy S4

SafeStrapped & Hyperdrived
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Since you are running a custom Rom it's highly unlikely you will be able to upgrade to 4.3 using OTA.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Well can I Odin back to stock ME7 then do it? I've read in here that's maybe possible and I have that file already on my laptop.

Just wondering what steps I'd need to take that's all just in case, I love Hyperdrive right now but considered getting 4.3 rooting (whenever that's made possible) and maybe just removing the bloat and using xposed. So that's why I'm wondering.

Verizon Galaxy S4

SafeStrapped & Hyperdrived
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Going back to stock and then OTA to 4.3 will probably work.

But why not wait for Hyperdrive or any other Samsung based 4.3 Rom. They won't be far behind the official releases.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
No your right and I probably should do that. Another reason I would maybe go to 4.3 is to get back all my storage space. I didn't flash Hyperdrive over the stock slot like some poeple have.

I don't know just yet which direction ill go just yet. I'm by no means a pro at all this. I taught myself on my last phone a Razr Maxx and had Cyanogen and Paranoid Android 4.3 on that so I don't know.

Thanks though!!

Verizon Galaxy S4

SafeStrapped & Hyperdrived
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
I am searching for a simple text percentage battery mod (no icons),any one can help me?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thegandyman:
So theres no way to extract the dialer and mms apps from one rom and insert them to another?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Hello Team help Thread

after a while once again here with a more polished theme for S4

Proud Member S4 Help Thread Team
​
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Any custom rom on MJ5 new bootloader Galaxy S4?

Hi there,

This might be a stupid question, but can I install any custom rom on my rooted Galaxy S4 with the latest 4.3 DBT, new bootloader, or am I restricted to MJ5 roms only? I suppose what I'm asking is, when I see MJ5, or MH8 in the heading of a custom rom, is this just stating what the rom is based off, or restricting what type of phone it will run on?

If it's the case that I can only load an MJ5 type custom rom, is there such an animal existence of an MJ5 custom rom based off 4.2.2 Touchwiz?

Thanks

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
You can flash any Rom you want, the MJ5 for example in the header of a custom Rom just means it is based on MJ5.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxb:
Well i have a paid livedrive account he can use if he wants dont know what the policy is but download speed is good.

Even willing to mirror his files locally but thats only a 100mbit fiber line.

I bought a 3 day premium for hotfile now i am downloading and it will take 5 days to download instead of 4 hours,.

PERFECt....NOT!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

OMG!

I decided to download it as well.

I have 2 and a half hours left,then, I will up it to dropbox or dev-host for you.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
Hi my s4's loudspeaker crackles does anyone has this problem??. is it because of the software or hardware?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxb:
That wouldt be great!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vanallen:
Thanks for the answer.

It isn't my case. Actually, I solved. For the ADB was the timeout of backlight of the screen that avoid me to see the correct message :o

For ODIN was the USB Hub... I connected the USB cable directly to the PC, et voilà, all pass with green flag! :p

I apologize with all for my noobiness :o
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3AstLyBLitZ:
My S4 has many problems! Firstly and most importantly alot of the times when I'm talking on the phone, the phone will just reboot itself and it is very frustrating as I have to wait for the phone to turn back on before I call back the person. Secondly I have a problem with the phone connected to the wifi but not sending/receiving data and disconnecting by itself. Another problem I have just seen is that twice now the phone has come up with "SD Card Unexpectedly Removed" and my sd card is fit in place properly. There are other issues such as screen smearing at low brightness however that seems like a common issue. Also the battery life on the phone is very poor and not what I expected a 2600mah battery would be like, however the charging speed is extremely fast. Anyway I am worried and want to know if the problems above are software or hardware issues, and or how it could be fixed. Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exsing:
Hi all,

I am a newbie admittedly. I just wanted to know where would be the best place to find out when Rom Manager will support CWM for the S4 I9505?

Or if someone here can answer the question, even better.

Thanks and sorry if I have posted it in the wrong thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avadis99:
Sixaxis and SG S4

I will truely appreciate if I can be informed for sure whether SG S4 supports the sixaxis controller with PS3, I got so many controversial postings on it, I use it with my SG S3 but now want to change it, and being a game freak, I do not want to repent on this decision as I bought PS3 only for my phone to use with.

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

Got it on dropbox.

Look HERE

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3AstLyBLitZ:
Sorry to bump this, but i need urgent help so I know if it's hardware or software related.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you modified the phone in any way?

If not,I would consider sending it back.

The phone should not be doing any of the things you quoted.

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

Is it possible to restore a backup that I did through CWM on my S3 to my current rooted S4 via CWM?

This will ensure that I can have a smooth transition from my old S3 to the new S4 (e.g. not lose any of my GO SMS messages etc) . Or will it not work?

Thanks in advance.

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

No.

Different hardware/software.

You may be able to do and advanced restore,which I believe is just data.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

Otherwise ,Titanium Backup.

Again ,you cannot transfer system data.You will bork your new phone.

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

Thanks for your quick reply.

So with Titanium backup, do you suggest I do this:

Back up all my apps and the data and make an update.zip file from my S3. Then flash the update.zip file through CWM on my S4? Will this then restore all my messages from Go SMS to the S4?

Thanks again mate!

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

Have a look in the GO SMS settings.

I am sure there is a backup system.

The TB backup needs to be placed on the internal storage.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sivaprasaad:
about rooting

hi all. a newbie to the droid.

i have tried to root my s4 gt-i9500zkaxsg.

but i coudn't update the binaries of the super su.

is there any option to solve this please?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodigyX:
So I was wondering...

Are the naming conventions in the firmwares of i9500 and i9505 closely related enough for us to assume that the i9505 is currently one up from the i9500 (from a "latest firmware" point of view)?

i.e. Is ME1 < ME2 ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
It would be better to compare the changelist I think.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rambo667:
Galaxy s4 i9505 Australia

Hi guys I really need some advice please,

I'm running the stock i9505 version of Android here in Australia and am sick of waiting for the performance patch that has been released in other countries. Also I hate how our Australian firmware cannot change the dock icons, is there any fix or is it possible and safe to download another countries firmware, if so could you please refer me to one that would work on my phone? Base band: I9505DVUAMD8 Build Number:JPQ39.I9505XXUAMDE sorry if I haven't provided enough information.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Try posting in djembey's general thread

It looks like you should be able to flash his ROM,but worth checking with him,anyway.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Excellent, thanks kantjer! So the new bootloader in MJ5/Knox won't stop me doing this?

Thanks again

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steven.svde:
Hi, i have a big problem with the battery of my Samsung galaxy s4. First off all my battery charges fast : one hour and a half. The biggest problem is that it doesn't take long to discharge Before you know in a few minutes of surfing on the net or Facebook or whatever wich application that connects with internet battery live is on 85 procent, what is really annoying is that when i open internet on 30 procent it gives a warning on than immidietly the phone turnes off, unable to restart unless you put the charger n turn the phone on, than it s recharging from 0 procent! I bought the phone in june, only four months ago.... I already tried to put power saving on and installed battery doctor, without results, it keep getting worse... My question to all you experts ( because i m not :)), is this a software problem because i thought i read something like that or is my battery just dead ? I would really be happy if someone could help me with this ? Should i wait for a software update or buy a new battery ? Or do something else ?

Please all help is welcome, Thx in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chemarko:
GT 19505

Hi guys,

I am new to forum and noob in all this. Need help.

My phone is Samsung Galaxy S4 GT 19505. OS 4.2.2, build JDQ39 XXUDMHB

It is rooted with CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505

I have two question:

1. Which 4.3 rom I can download for this model (if any please link to it)

2. Is it enough to backup with Kies and after install new rom just restore form it or I need some other tool

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omizzz:
I heard that samsung released some 4.3 based kerenel or something for the 9500. What would this mean ? Does this mean that the CM roms should be without bugs of camera and so on ? ... sorry to ask, never focused into understanding this. What im reffering to is this :- http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=XXUEMJ5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Here's my test result for the Sandisk 16gb class10 I bought.

Tested connected to the S4

Is this a faulty card?

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

CrystalDiskMark 3.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo

Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 25.856 MB/s

Sequential Write : 6.128 MB/s

Random Read 512KB : 26.123 MB/s

Random Write 512KB : 10.151 MB/s

Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 7.638 MB/s [ 1864.8 IOPS]

Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 2.811 MB/s [ 686.3 IOPS]

Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 7.715 MB/s [ 1883.5 IOPS]

Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 2.716 MB/s [ 663.1 IOPS]

Test : 100 MB [I: 0.0% (0.0/14.8 GB)] (x5)

Date : 2013/10/29 21:50:49

OS : Windows 8 [6.2 Build 9200] (x64)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian7up:
hi guys, i want to make a change to my phone (s4 i9505) which rom is the most stable/ fully customization.. themes etc : Omega or google edition or any other recommendation ?

a download link for the rom + installation guide will be very helpful. ty
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

"Best" ROM/kernel posts are not allowed on XDA.

Please test these things for yourself.

This is the only way you will get an unbiased opinion,and then, you can decide for yourself if it meets YOUR needs.

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi there,

Questions like this are not really permitted! Its like asking a "What is the BEST" **************........I would advise you to look at the various ROMs etc out there and then decide for youself. Its what going to work best for YOU...and only you can make that decision.

@malybru - I need to type faster!:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian7up:
ok,.. i decided to try omega 13.2 but i don't understand these

For the old bootloader:

Flash GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUBMH1.tar file with odin by selecting phone

For the new bootloader:

Flash GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUEMJ5.tar file with odin by selecting phone

Go to Settings and make sure that modems flashed ok

how do i know which one i have...?