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

First mistake. Don't try to downgrade an official firmware, due to Knox you can't do it. And as it was already stated, it's very likely you have problems with your modem, so try updating it ;).

Continuing haha, it seems that you have modified your system (root) and didn't get rid of Knox, check some threads in General and Q&A, I believe they have information on what to remove safely.

Hi,

Sometimes you have to attempt more than one modem and bootloader "mix" to try getting it to work. As you can't change bootloader, try changing modem until the problem disappears, if it doesn't, then I'd call it either a carrier problem (which can be checked with another phone) or a hardware problem.

Hi,

Yes, they are exactly the same device internally. Just remember to flash the GPE ROM to i9505 and not to i9505G.

Hi,

The development thread is a great starting point. First thing you should do is install a custom recovery, then you can start playing with ROMs.

Hi,

You can't downgrade official firmware, try getting back to lollipop. If IMEI problem persists, you should search on this thread for some solutions some found to it. And remember, ALWAYS backup your EFI partition.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GabeTronix Development:
My s4 got ran over Wednesday and now I can't get another... it doesn't Even light up... I'm gonna get a Nokia lumia 435 tmo on tuesday until beginning of next month when I can get a Zte zmax til black Friday when I'm gonna aim for a Note 4 or 3 or S5 or 6 or something...

So, just a warning, might not be able to check quotes of my posts for a little while
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
As I'm new to i9505 (came fro i9195) I have no clue which kernels are any good for 5.1.1 asop based ROMs. Any help:confused::confused:

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sameer9092:
How do i get back to stock rom and unroot

I know this question is already answered but my problem is when i bought this phone it was already rooted (checked using root checker) funny thing is it doesn't have super su nor superuser installed. i ran apps that require root and they ran fine i could also explore the root folders like system and cache.

I first thought it was Korean but i checked download mode it had that odin thingy.

http://i.imgur.com/k6J5auL.png

^ thats a photo of my hardware info

please hep me identify what sku s4 i have and help me unroot it and make it stock again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
I used to use alucard in combination with Antares ROM

;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WinterSoldier:
Hello, I have a couple of questions I 'hope' some of you can answer me.

I've worked with Nexus devices only, so all my experience is in there.

BUT... I was working with the S4 (GT-I9500) with Lollipop 5.0.1 and I'm stuck in the Samsung screen bootloop.

Before that, I made root and installed CWM, The problem was when I installed Xposed Official from CWM, I had both ones in the device, the official xposed.zip and the unofficial and I made the awesome mistake of installing the official, so there's that.

So now, to the questions:

1. I'm thinking about installing CM 12 via CWM, It's the same proceedure as the Nexus? And it will remove the bootloop? Do I need to have USB Debugging active?

2. If not, how can I resolved this bootloop, the USB debugging option is disabled.

I know it /can/ be fixed somehow. But I just want to make sure.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intel2564:
Unfortunately, because I am a new user I can not post in "ROM 5.0.2 AURORA S6 PORT 7.0" my story. Please, if possible, give me my questions.

Camera app has a few bugs. In some modes the camera app is closed or not photos. Please solve problems. Thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuenchi108:
How can I play my FIFA offline
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youcefghostdz:
galaxy s4 i9505

I have galaxy S4 9505 LTE

When i lunch and start apps or Listen Music the Screen Was Hot and processor was °39c

i update the phone to lollipop 5.0.1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Angelus:
Sounds like a hardware related issue. What rom out of interest are you using? Does it have any known issues.

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Have you restricted background data?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Cheery Bye

Not been around for a while...........................................Just popping bye to say cheerio....Got myself an S6 now.......Will try and pop back from time to time.

Keep up the good work guys :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonAndress:
Got the same issue. My i9506 with 5.0.1 gets hot after just 5 minutes of normal using but before automatic update from 4.4.1 it was the same. No special power consuming app in the background. I thought it was this model's "feature"...

I've checked the CPU usage with an app and it showed that when I use it the CPU is mosty in 300MHz mode and occasionally switches to 1,7GHz and very rarely to max 2,3GHz. Other stages and marginal. GPU though works mostly on 320MHz stage.

Does that mean I should return it to the service?

I was also thinking of flashing some custom Rom and check temperatures but that would void my guarantee...

TapaTalked from i9506
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hayabusa_XDA:
Change partition table

That's very sad, especially looking at this rediculously large cache partition (also much too large compared to other 16GB devices), resulting in only 9.1GB free for internal SD

Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/cache 2.0G 35.6M 2.0G 4096
/storage/emulated/0 9.1G 2.5G 6.7G 4096

Changing 4.4 Dalvik to new runtime in 5.x ROMS costs a lot of space, so I would gladly reduce cache to 1 GB only. With all this great development going on here noone still has a working solution to safely change partition table?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] younastag:
Help

Hello freinds

My s4 battery life is not enough. Thats why i have replace my battery i want to know that can i replace my battery with note 2 or note 3 battery?? If not then plz tell which battery is compatable with s4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebestiam:
It's normal. S4s are common in overheat.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idebutterpiep:
S4 and camera failed

I have galaxy S4 9505 LTE I9505XXUHOF2_I9505PHNHOF1_PHN software. phone is rooted.

Always was on optimized CM12.1. Since some weeks i am on stock, because I couldn't use my Samsung Watch with my smartphone.

My camera always worked. Last week I discovered my camera failed. It starts and stays black and then shows camera failed.

I am not the only one with this issues, because i googled, but still couldn't find a solution.

Maybe somebody in this forum can help me?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Any good kernels for cm12.1 based

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gino100000:
Locating method turns always from gps only to high accuracy

Hi there. I need some help. When i turn on the location it always goes to high accuracy mode. I change it to gps only mode and if i turn it off and on it goes again to high accuracy. Can you please tell me if there is away to stop it. I am running Kitkat 4.4.2 and my device is S4 LTE (GT-I9505).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonAndress:
Thanks. Weirdly it makes me a bit calmer...

What do you think, changing to CM 12.1 and underclocking CPU and GPU a notch would help with the overheating issue?

I'd like to point out I never play games or use any other power consuming apps.

TapaTalked from i9506
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebestiam:
It will help a slight bit, but you won't notice a difference. You can undervolt and under clock the CPU. Try to disable as many Samsung apps also.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Decided after a few issues I needed to flash back to stock, phone was a locked 3 branded phone but now unlocked so I had downloaded and extracted tar file for HG3, waited for Odin to check and FAIL , happened durning system. So as I had but firmware too I tried that and flashed fine, and no issues with using btu instead of hg3. Md5 was fine according to Odin so any idea why it failed?

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyTeoTeo:
Hello guys,

I'm own a S4 Lte-A (SHV330S), flashed Stable CyanogenMod 12.1 by Arter97 (Arter Kernel 7.0.1), everythings work fine.

After that, I found a new release of Arter Kernel (7.2) and I flash it....

Now my device lost Root although everythings in develop options are ok.

Any help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shiningb:
Hey guys...

Listen (or read...) I have an I9505

And I am "kind" of an experient android user...

What I am facing is... The Air Gestures are not working on LP custom Rom (Imperium), they only work at KK stock firmware, and I'm afraid that the button of the earphone doesn't work because of a related issue??

Perhaps it's because I'm not using Sammy's kernel??

Didn't tried a stock LP rom yet.

If you guys have any info about this matter, please tell me...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xankd:
I need a screenshot regarding running apps in galaxy s4 whoever running on lollipop OS official I want to upgrade from 4.4 to 5.0
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
I would but im now running a Full S6 port rom on my I9505

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sywats:
Hello, can I use kingroot apk to root my device running stock lollipop? And do I have to unlock bootloader to start flashing custom roms? Thnks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyTeoTeo:
Have you tried it yet? I think Samsung devices don't need to unlock bootloader beacause it's unlocked already.

Just install a recovery and flash Rom. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sywats:
No havnt tried it yet wasn't sure if it was safe to use, and once rooted will I still receive updates of there are any more? Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steeluth:
lollipop contact AVATAR

Hi

[not spamming] just I'd like to bring your attention to my post (page 1881) which may not be as critical as other's however an important one to myself

"I run lollipop 5.0.1 stock system (XXUHOD7), rooted, with apex launcher in place but I am having the hardest time to change (directly/indirectly) the default contact avatar which drives me insane because of it's lameness (imo)

img707.imageshack.us/img707/9761/emergencyphotoid01.png

somehow the themes have been excluded from the OS settings for this lollipop release and through the apex launcher the themes do not seem to be covering the area (i.e. contacts) anyway.

I used the latest CM for a time and i think the GUI is outstanding (including the default avatars) but it was simply too unstable for my taste so got back to stock forgetting how much i hated the stock default avatars...

any advise whether its possible and if - how to do it?

Many thanks in advance.

steeluth
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
2 options. Find a picture you want to use, set the picture as the contact picture for each contact

Option 2 if you have root: install 7zip on computer, copy seccontacts.apk from phone to pc, right click apk , open as archive, drag out the res folder to your desktop. Look for the image in the draw able folders, grab the image you want to use, rename it to the same name as the original and paste it in the same folder overwriting the original. Then drag the res folder back into the 7zip window, close it, put it back on phone, copy and paste overwriting the original, and reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyTeoTeo:
Try this stuff

Root: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UQp9Mk05s0

Install custom recovery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVSq9DBQFSs

After root, warranty will be lost, and you can't update via OTA. However, you can update the lastest firmware via odin, http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonAndress:
Hi.

Silly question - how can I remove this red phone icon (emergency call) from the lock screen?

i9506, stock 5.0.1, no root.

TapaTalked from i9506
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alameer:
Hello all

In setting

Then

lock screen

Then

Screen security

There's no option to choose ( non )

I find 4 option

1 - swipe

2- pattern

3- pin

4- password

...

I think must be another option but it doesn't appear here

Cause i need to choose app from google play ( screen locker )

Not work prefect if the original lock screen not selected ( non ) .

any one can help

IM USING Aurora Full-s6 port No 7.0
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steeluth:
I am of course familiar with option 1 but thats out of the window, once i have my display replaced will test option 2 and should it works, will be forever grateful :)

though one question - technically there are 3 different colours to the avatar (depending on the type of contact - green yellow, blue) also when you receive/make phone calls the avatar is much bigger - does your solution cover this?

Thank you for your time and advise

steeluth
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finac94:
I guess there's something wrong with your phone because i have that option. Are you on stock or custom rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sywats:
Thanks, only problem is my laptop broke so can I do it all from phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyTeoTeo:
Probably not. You have to do this on pc or laptop, and remember to install samsung driver on your laptop or pc and make sure that USB debug is turn on.

Samsung USB driver: http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117

How to turn on USB debug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFg0tJ52Hhs

Goodluck.

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Just use Swipe lock screen and the red icon will disappear.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obiwannn:
3g not working on 4.4.2

Can anyone please help me with steps to get 3G working on i9505 on 4.4.2??? Phone is non-rooted and flashing several modems didnt fix issue
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Do the same thing for all of them.

The one on the call screen may be in the secphone.apk so when you do the contacts if it doesn't change just do the same thing for secphone.apk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

You can't replace your battery with a Note 2 or Note 3 battery. Notice that Note devices are bigger and therefore their batteries are also bigger. However you can search for larger battery packs in eBay (like Zerolemon), which gets your phone bulkier, but fits inside it.

Hi,

Yes, it's really sad that Samsung allocated such large space for cache. Unfortunately AFAIK there's no safe way to change the partition table, so you'll have to try to stick with low space.

Also, have you checked Folder Mount app? At least the large app data (obb files for example) can be moved to sdcard with this app.

Hi,

Have you checked if Imperium ROM supports air gestures? Maybe it doesn't, so it won't work.

Nothing to do with kernel. Air gestures are system related, so as long as you have a firmware that supports it, it should work. Note that all AOSP/CM based ROM doesn't have this option working, it's exclusive to TouchWiz.

Hi,

Have you installed any kind of Wifi certificate or such? Some apps or data require you to have a lock screen, so you can't leave it without it.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeblow9104:
S4, Cyanogemod 11 M3, whatsapp and video acting weird.

Hi everyone! I hope this is the right place for this question.

I just upgraded my S3 to a 4 (I know, I'm a little behind!) and I've found a few weird errors. The thing is, I got the phone from swappa, and I want to make sure that the error is the software, or I'll return the phone. Here we go:

Whatsapp:

1. when I try and take a pic from the chat screen itself (by pressing the camera icon on the bottom right) the camera will start... and then hangs for maybe 30 seconds before it starts working.

2. if I make a whatsapp call, after the call I get weird sounds from the speaker - static-y - like an old walkie talkie. I have to restart the phone to stop it.

Video

- sometimes video playback does the same thing - the phone freezes for a while.

- Finally, sometimes if I'm switching quickly between many apps, the phone will freeze for half a minute.

Again, I just want to make sure these are software things. Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks so much.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hayabusa_XDA:
partition table / pit file

Update:

As there is no pit file in stock ROM my questions made no sense

=> removed
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasonz20:
Hey guys which lollipop custom rom would you recommend for heavy gaming?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alameer:
i didnt install any aps or kind of wifi certificate

so what i have to do
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasonz20:
REMOVED
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyTeoTeo:
What is your device's version? I mean i9500, i9505 or i9506?

However, I think Cyanogenmod is the softest rom, not trash apps.

I own a S4 i9506, I have flased a lot of roms base on lollipop stock rom, but nothing as smooth as Cyanogenmod.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corduroysack:
Hi i'm trying to track down the Aurora 3.4.0 kernel to flash my gt-i9505. i changed kernels and found i preferred the original one that came with the s6 port rom by albe95. many thanks :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reasonz20:
i9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mglbecker:
GT-i9505 not able to install CM12 - "unmount of /system failed; no such volume"

Hi guys, I am currently running TWRP v2.8.6.0 and have done factory reset before trying to install the latest cm12

When I try to install the zip from my external SD card I get this message:

"Installing '/external_sd/cm12-20150420-OPTIMIZED-FINAL-jflte.zip"...

Checking for MD5 file...

Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found

unmount of /system failed; no such volume

script succeeded: result was [/system]

Updating partition details...

...done"

I have already tried another factory reset then install zip again but no luck. I am not able to install the zip and am left back in recovery!

Please any suggestions and help are appreciated!! Thanks!

EDIT: FIXED problem myself just happened to work this time!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonAndress:
Thanks but I'd really like to protect my phone with pin code.

Any way to have both, pin code and no red phone icon?

TapaTalked from i9506
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obiwannn:
3g not working on 4.4.2

I have an i9505 s4 which I got from a friend. It is currently at 4.4.2, not rooted, and I cannot access 3G/LTE network with it. I can only use the phone on edge 2G network. I have tried flashing several modems, but issue persists. Would updating the phone to 5.0.1 fix this issue?

Any software help which doesnt have to do with changing the motherboards would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonAndress:
I'd suggest going back to completely stock and test. If it fails then service.

TapaTalked from i9506
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyTeoTeo:
Try this, emergency dial shortcut still there but it's white color like the camera shortcut. :D

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/themes-apps/how-to-make-s6-lockscreen-weather-t3068081
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheKerth:
Phone unusable

Hi everyone, I'm having quite a problem; i own an i9505, and yesterday flashed this ROM 'cause I was tired of stock, and the phone had become a bit sluggish.

The ROM seemed to work wonderfully, but then I noticed that every time I lock the phone it disconnects from the network (mobile, wifi seems to work) and declare no service, showing no bars at the top. When I unlock the phone it will remain disconnected for a few minutes at least, the finally connect again. As long as it's disconnected I can't obviously make calls, but weirdly enough I can receive just fine. The Carrier is 3 (H3G) Italia.

Googling around I found people from around the world having similar problems with CM based ROMS and specific carriers, but I couldn't find any working solutions, does anyone have suggestions? :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kompressorgpl:
Hello! Is there a way to use Sview (original flip cover) with CyanogenMod?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orcam:
I see, I am also on 3 Italia and I have had the same problem. Not so much when the screen is off. My problem is when flashing a new ROM it takes several seconds longer than any other network to connect. What I would recommend is checking that your sim card is in correctly, sometimes that fixed it for me. If that fails perhaps try a different ROM? Wipe everything and go back to stock then flash the most recent Ressurection Remix build? I also found that updating to the most recent lollipop modem helped signal issues with 3 for me. Were you running lollipop stock when you flashed Alucard?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vithlani2:
Where to buy this phone?

Hdcmobile.com

Or

Hdc-mobile.com

Which is real?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delu77:
I know it is already asked....No news for mirrorlink with Lollipop ROM?

TY
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheKerth:
Thanks, I tried removing the the SIM but to no avail. Yes, I was running stock Lollipop before the change. When I go home later I'll try changing modem, though I'm not too hopeful about it solving the issue... Failing that, I'll try to changing ROM, crossing all the fingers I can spare.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scepticanil:
Hello everyone.I flashed albe 95 s6 port rom to my i9505 yesterday and it was working good.Today,after I reboot my phone I realized my touch keys doesn't working and they are not lit up anymore.I did wipe data-cache-dalvik and reflashed the rom again.But still the same problem..

I don't know what to do,should I flash something to solve it? Please help me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orcam:
Yeah I suppose that is true. Look on the modems thread for the most recent lollipop and flash it with the latest TWRP. Let me know if it is still a huge problem if you have tried going back to stock and flashing a new modem and ROM. If it is still a problem I could flash your configuration and try and recreate the bug.

The only other thing I can think of is checking your settings for provider selection. Try toggling between automatic and 3.

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I think your best bet would be to go back to stock, but first, are you sure that this isn't a known bug in the build? search that thread. Failing that I'm pretty sure you need to do a full wipe in order to use that ROM. I would go back to stock, root again with cf root, flash TWRP (latest with TWRP app from the store it will say failed I think, it will reboot into TWRP), put the ROM on SD card, check the MD5 when it is on your SD, then flash the port again. If you still have the problem then surely it would have been mentioned by now on that thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scepticanil:
Thanks a lot for your answer.It is not a bug on rom.Actually i tried couple of different roms and same problem happened.Do you know how to go back stock? Can you give a link?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orcam:
Remember you will have to root again, and you will loose all your data. So back up to external SD.

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