yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brave.np5:
Thank you, i have now successfully installed miui rom and i m really happy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrÃ©_Droid:
Oh yes you do need to unlock your bootloader...if your device is international unlock I believe that you can use custom ROMs.. since it's a I9505 then all S4 custom ROMs are made as variants of that model..so you will have no problem getting custom ROMs.. I'm currently using the JDCTeam AOSP 7.1.1 rom...just search it up.. it's great
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brave.np5:
Thank you ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brave.np5:
Is it possible to install stock kitkat firmware without pc??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrÃ©_Droid:
Not a good idea to downgrade ROM because the modem/baseband may or will not work for the older version ROMs.. you would need Odin for such operations
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brave.np5:
Thank you for suggestion
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohamad550:
i have used another cable but it still wont charge i used an app called ampere and it says that my battery is cold :confused:

temperature -23

thanks for helping me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebestiam:
Switch batteries?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dang !!!:
Whts your phone working status.. If it is on we can try something.. If it is bricked.. :confused:

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Whts the weather conditions in ur area

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Try while its on, suspect hardware problems run diagnostic tool in developer option or by using tool available in pc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohamad550:
i did but it didnt work

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7wsitnmi4AFLWxia3d1bXdJWEE/view?usp=sharing here u can see
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
As I said, if it doesn't work no matter what you try, then your charging port may be broken and needs replacement.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohamad550:
yea i am gonna take it to the store to fix it .

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohamad550:
and suddenly it started working again

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7wsitnmi4AFWEdXNHllNGVYT2M/view?usp=sharing

and before it was saying battery is cold

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7wsitnmi4AFLWxia3d1bXdJWEE/view?usp=sharing

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and suddenly it started working again

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7wsitnmi4AFWEdXNHllNGVYT2M/view?usp=sharing

and before it was saying battery is cold

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7wsitnmi4AFLWxia3d1bXdJWEE/view?usp=sharing

any explanation ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
When I change my stock official ROM to any custom ported touchwiz (now samsung experience) based I lose the Air view, Air gesture, Smart stay and Smart scroll features...

So, how can I enble and use Air view, Air gestures, smart stay and smart scroll in any touchwiz based rom in galaxy S4 (I9500).......

Is any soulution....

Please help me.....:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farhat shabir:
need unbrick image for shv e330s
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankit28:
Connection problem with mac

Hey I need guidance on connecting a samsung android phone with a mac i have tried kies and androidnfile trnsfer but its just doesnt recognize my device...

Pleacr can you help me??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Try after installing proper drivers on you mac.......
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankit28:
I tried to find it but couldnt
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Try after installing this samsung kies:-

http://www.devfiles.co/download/eB2vgvhf/KiesMacSetup.dmg

After installing this kies please reboot your PC then connect your phone to the computer......

I hope it will work for you........
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankit28:
I have already tried samsung kies and smart switch app but the app to isnt detecting any samsung phone ( i tried to connect with other brand phone,they are working perfectly)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Is your phone recognized by other Computer or not??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankit28:
Yeah.. i suppose cuz when i connect my phone to mac , charging starts
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russy23:
Whats the best kernal fot stock 5.0.1 or leave it as stock?? Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
Go to your device's subforum and see what people's opinion there. It's the only thing I could give.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMX_CHETAN:
Samsung Galaxy GT-I9500 Black Edition S4 INS firmware null imei issue REOLVED.

Samsung Galaxy GT-I9500 Black Edition S4 INS firmware null imei issue REOLVED.

I have a Galaxy S4 Black Edition Phone.

It is basically India only SIM version (box says- activation using India sim only. pics attached )

It came up with I9500XXUHOAA build number (9.2.2015)

I've downgraded it to kit kat 4.4.2 from 5.0.1 as it was disgusting experience with lollipop.

Build Number I9500XXUFNG1 (30.1.2015)

Samsung released 5 OTA Updates but it dint do nothing.

Apps hang , auto stopped, phone heats extremely high, basically everything is screwed including Samsung service center. They can't diagnose issue.

But I have managed to found solution 90% problems are solved. Just 3 are bothering like he'll.

● after downgrade to kitkat phone has lost three things

1 Build Number

2 IMEI Number

3 knox warranty void 1

● Once I flash lollipop firmware it regains everything back except for knox warranty void 1 stays same.

● I want to fix issue how can I do that

P.S. The device is still in warranty purchased in April 2016.

Edit: I used the modem.bin file of a different firmware and flashed using odin and I got 75% of what I wanted :cowboy:, IMEI is restored :good:. I can use my phone as phone :D, baseband version is different doesn't bother me :victory: as I don't need any updates of ****ty lollipop :laugh:, Jellybean & kitkats are awesome :o. ,

I am still waiting for trick to reset knox counter and reclaim warranty
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
All your problems will be fine after flashing this stock indian kitkat firmware from sammobile...

Here is link of kitkat firmware of GT-I9500:-

http://dl.sammobile.com/PVFcQ1krLD0...F9CS1tYQEZa/I9500XXUFNI2_I9500ODDFNI1_INS.zip

Flash this via latest Odin....

I hope your problems will solved......

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If given link is not working try this link:-

http://rapidgator.net/file/d5786cc1b41f933b76b51320d17d88f5
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMX_CHETAN:
Thank You bro.

Thank You bro , even I'm hoping same. As of now downloading of I9500XXUFNI2 firmware is in progress if it doesnt solve problem I will look for I9500XXUFNB3 firmware from sammobile as well.

Edit1 : tried I9500XXUFNI2 nothing is changed.

baseband unknown

IMEI null/null

knox warranty void 1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Required files to fix imei null:-

1.Odin 3.07 link given below:-

http://www.downloadodin.info/download-odin-3-07

2.GT-I9500 Fix_imei_null.zip link given below:-

http://www.4shared.com/file/hysM027uba/s4-gt-i9500-fix_imei_null.html

Step1) Open odin 3.07

Step2) extract Fix_imei_null.zip and select PDA in odin choose extracted file.

Step3) Turn on your device to download mode and connect to the computer

Step4) click on start...[flashing will done]

After follow these steps restart your device.......

I hope it will fix your imei null problem......
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMX_CHETAN:
Thank You bro, I have a doubt would it create problem for imei or its just for firmware to fetch imei from motherboard ?

imei fix is 1.64GB file, is it a firmware update ? it will take 5-6 hours to download.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Donamix:
Hey guys,

i'd like to flash a new ROM on my mothers S4 (GT i9505). because shes still on Android 5.1

Basically im looking for a ROM in combination with a Kernel for best battery life, because she doesnt really need anything else. Should be atleast a Marshmallow ROM tho.

Can i just flash ROM + Kernel with TWRP or do i need to consider sth else before? Like flashing another firmware, or a new TWRP version or Radio or modem or sth else. Haven't done it in a while on the S4 so im not sure what things i need.

Hope you can help me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Having TWRP up-to-date is recommended.

Everything else should be fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerryn70:
Plz anyone tell me how to replace kingroot with SuperSU
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Flash SuperSU zip through a custom recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerryn70:
Can you give me the link .

What is your opinion about SuperSU me app ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
It's not a secret or something, just Google SuperSU zip.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Here is superSU me app
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ABSLHM:
I have a problem with vpn

It's gives me connecting...

and after about a minute gives me disconnected

Please help me i need using vpn as possible as

I tasted the server on another device it's work fine

S4 i9500

4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bizbuz:
Hello.

I have a problem with my T-mobile Galaxy S4 [SGH-M919]

Recently my phone ran out of battery and turned itself off and then the next time I tried to turn it on it didn't start.

I tried taking apart the phone and checking the insides like in this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l_6fwzuIwA, but those parts weren't broken so the video wasn't very helpful for me.

The phone simply won't turn on. When I tried charging it nothing happened, like the screen didn't turn on and I didn't feel any vibration to show that the phone is charging.

I don't think that the screen is broken, but I can't say for sure that it is fine.

I tried swapping out the battery with another one and still nothing happens

Does anyone have any advice on what I should do in order to fix my phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farhat shabir:
my mobile shows qualcom hs qd loader mobile shv e330s how can i solve my problem.......plz.

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u have same problem like mee......connect your phone to pc and go to device manager and check what shows your pc
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Your motherboard may be dead. And the only fix for this would be to replace it or get a new phone altogether.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubermorgan:
bloatware

Thanks for the tip but all i keep getting is an error 404 regarding the bloatware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
I had a similar (if not the same) issue with my GS4.

It turned out to be a very common issue that many GS4's have. It's a bad power toggle button.

Fortunately, you do have 3 options, which are as follows:

1) If your familiar with Micro-Soldering, you can purchase a new and inexpensive power switch and replace it.

2) Bring it in to an independent place that repairs Android devices and have them replace the toggle switch. Prices varies by repair shops.

3) Search around (as i did on ebay) and purchase an unlocked GS4 motherboard with a clean ESN and swap it out with the old one.

Though I'm familiar with Micro-Soldering, i only perform it depending on the situation and the need. It's a challenging yet not the most difficult thing to do but, i was not in the mood to do it so I got another motherboard on ebay for less than $50.00 and saved the old one just in case I decided to do it someday.

I wish you luck with the new year and, if you do decide to get another used motherboard, be sure to do your homework as well as research the seller's feedback. Remember "Unlocked with a Clean ESN" or you may end up with one that you can't activate with your carrier.

Sent using the d2vzw Communicator from the Bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise (N.C.C. 1701).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ABSLHM:
Second time asking

I have a problem with vpn

It's gives me connecting...

and after about a minute gives me disconnected

I tasted the same server on another device it's works fine

Thanks

S4 i9500

4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminem4ever:
Hello All!

I'm right now using Galaxy S4 GT-l9500 which came with lollipop out of the box,It's been rooted the day 1 and i have lowered the cpu usage so it doesn't heat and for extracting extra juice,I would really like to know if i should downgrade the firmware to kitkat from lollipop so it doesn't heat and would it help me to get better battery backup?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Downgrading may give you a lot of other problems. You might lose network signal or WiFi functionality.

You could get a bigger battery, that's the best way to improve your uptime. I don't see changing software making a real impact on it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminem4ever:
Yeah,seems logical I don't think zerolemon makes batterys for s4 anymore is there any other reliable batteries for s4 which ships to India?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
There's also Anker. I don't know if they ship to India, but they should though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyancat123:
Hello. I'm very new to rooting and all that. For the past few days I've been looking for a way to root my SGH-M919v 5.0.1 galaxy S4, but have had no luck. I believe I've searched everywhere possible and it seems most guides don't work for me as they are outdated. I wasn't sure where to go and just ended up here. Would appreciate any help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Have a nice day.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMX_CHETAN:
Try Kingroot its very helpful.

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Try Kingroot its very helpful
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ldjcdo:
The best rooting for s4 is chainfire's

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Cf autoroot. https://www.google.com.mx/url?sa=t&...O4x5iAEEnKMB4DKlA&sig2=BCxRrHGleqNg7Vx08636Ow

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I've been rooting my family's samies with it for years... Just look for your specific model and firmware... Everything is explained there on how to do it correctly. Cheers and good luck.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tahierro:
Hi,

I would like to root my Samsung S4 (9505). Last week I did a factory reset, because I had some memory issues and Samsung recommended it because my battery drained too quick compared to when it was new. Even with a new battery, it didn't really get better (in airplane mode at night approximately 10% of battery was lost, while it was only some percent when the phone was new). So I did a factory reset. Now I'd like to root to 1. change android emoji to ios emoji (I would like to have the whatsapp emoji with the several skintones in other apps, like instagram and snapchat) and 2. maybe install a custom rom with better battery performance (suggestions?).

For rooting, I already tried Towelroot and Kingoroot. Towelroot didn't support my device. Kingoroot seemed to work. However, during the installation, I didn't trust it anymore and the screen froze after reboot. So I - probably dangerously - canceled the process by rebooting my phone. And again a factory reset to clear my failed attempt.

Now I took a look in the FAQ. It seems that I need to use chainfires auto-root or saferoot, since these are compatible with my 9505. I'd like to know which one is better for my needs (emoji and maybe custom firmware).

I'd like to hear from you guys!

Edit: I rooted before years ago (htc desire hd and hd2, good old times). But I forgot how I did it...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyancat123:
are you sure that would work with my SGH-M919V? Could anything wrong happen if attempt to root with an incompatible version?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Just flash Twrp recovery via odin and then flash supersu via twrp recovery....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
How would I know if it would work? Samsung released so many versions of this damn phone that each country could have its own unique model.

Therefore, it's pretty impossible to tell if something will work. The only way is to try and if it fails, restore a backup or flash your current ROM again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tahierro:
Do you have a tutorial for me?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Why not....

1.This link will give you complete tutorials for flashing TWRP recovery via odin...... http://zidroid.com/twrp-recovery-for-galaxy-s4-i9505-on-android-lollipop/

After successfully flashing TWRP, follow these steps..

Download the superSU.zip from this link :- https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip?retrieve_file=1

( this SuperSU.zip in external storage)

Goto TWRP Recovery mode by pressing (vol up + home key + power key)

Tap on install

Choose your downloaded SuperSU.zip and install it.

After installation complete reboot your device...

Finally, you are permanent rooted with custom recovery installed in it......

{CAUTION:- FOLLOW THESE STEPS VERY CAREFULLY.....AND IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY LINE FROM THESE TUTORIALS PLEASE ASK ME}

[Hit thanks if I helped you]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skastream:
I have a INTERNATIONAL I9505 LTE S4 from Germany with stock android 5.0.1 version . I first did CF Auto Root and then installed TWRP 3.0.2 . Can I now install custom roms without problems? I read about unlocked bootloader is needed in some Custom rom instructions. Do I have to do this or is my bootloader unlocked already? Im confused. And do I have to bother myself with knox waranty void 0x1 thx4help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AshTechsoft:
Yes you can flash custom rom.....because you have twrp installed in it......

(No need to unlock bootloader etc.....)

I have also GT-I9505 and I had done this.....

Works perfectly....

Send from my GT-I9505 using XDA app
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMX_CHETAN:
I want to build Android kitkat based Custom ROM for My Samsung S4 Exyns Octa Version, but with a Lolipop or Marshmallow look. You may think I'm crazy but believe me Lolipop is ****ty OS for this Phone. I have tried Note 5 V5 mod rom but it drains battery within 2 Hrs, while stock kitkat gives around 8Hrs. I cant find any Custom kitkat rom for S4. I tried to find a Custom official Rom which rooted and nothing else so that I can tweak it and make S4 better , I like the touchwizUI hence I've installed Samsung Custom roms for all my mobiles as soon as they went off warranty. Please give any suggestion so that S4 user's would get a new stable rom.:cowboy:

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ldjcdo:
I had the same issue. Since you are trying to do your own ROM, why don't you try jdc's cm 14.1 based on nougat? The phone's speed has gone waaaay up and the temp is really down; battery is greatly upgraded too. I hated kit Kat and hated lollipop more. For marshmallow I used synergy's cm13 which is great, but jdc's nougat is off the charts.

I think you should give it a whirl... Nandroid or titbackup everything so that nothing is lost, and do give it a try...

Enviado desde mi SGH-I337M usando XDA Forums PRO

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=69116379
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminem4ever:
I'm using RomToolBoxPro to lower the cpu frequencies which got Rid of heating issue,When you run it on max 1600MHZ the phone starts to heat up again,so i run it on between 900-1000MHZ runs perrfectly without any lags,plus thanks for the reply about the kitkat its too much hassles i'd go with RR remix,downloading right now :x
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMX_CHETAN:
Could u plz lemme know the procedure?

I don't wanna mess up with anything else like I messed knox.

Thank You. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMX_CHETAN:
Do I need stock rom or custom rom ? I find stock Android Useful rather than the Custom, i'm running KK 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucius100:
I am using cm 14 official, but I have a problem everytime I update, the play store is gone, and now, I don't know where to get my play store. I install micro 6.0 gapps, but play store not included, I install play store from apkpure, but the playstore can't install any apps. Any Idea where to get working play store for cm 14 i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
How about actually trying to flash gapps for CM14?

You said you tried gapps 6.0... That's for CM13!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucius100:
Sry, wrong info, I have cm 13 with android 6.0.1 . I use the correct gapps, but play store not installed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Then try a different package. Or try clean flashing the ROM. I've never had such problems before, so either you're doing something wrong or using the wrong package.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prohibeat:
Is there any way to install latest modem/bootloader (PK2) using recovery on I9505? I'm on mac and there is no Odin at this time and Heimdall does nothing. It flashes something but after reboot back from download mode my BL/modem version is the same as before.

I would like to flash latest stock rom (PK2) but with my current modem (OJ2) I can't have any cellular connection (a STOP symbol instead of carrier signal). Or am I doing something wrong? I'm fairly new to Samsung (coming from Sony) so please advise me on what to do until I get access to a windows machine with Odin.

Please quote this when responding so I get a notification. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucius100:
Whenever I update the cm, the playstore disappear, After I clear dalvik cache, I can see the boot up preparing google play store there, but the app is not there. strange. I just want to know does there any apk only for the playstore app?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
The play store disappears because when flashing a ROM, the /system partition gets wiped, and the play store is a system partition.

To answer your question, there are play store apk, but simpli installing the apk won't work. That's why there are gapps packages.

Your store may be frozen/disabled. But I do recommend clean flashing the ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G-Red:
Strange thing happening to s4 cant wipe cache,dalvik,system or data i keep getting 'Failed' im on resurrection remix 7.1.1 what should i do?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
There isn't.

After flashing is done, pull the battery, wait a few seconds, put it back in and turn on normally. If that still doesn't do anything, then a PC is your only chance.

Also, stock ROMs always have a modem and bootloader included, and when you flash said ROM, the modem and bootloader change to whatever that stock ROM has.

I.e., if you flash that PK2 ROM, your modem and bootloader should update to PK2 too.

Try another version of recovery. Possibly 2.8xx. If it works, you can return to 3.0.2-0 to see if it's back to normal.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G-Red:
I am on 2.8 was thinking to flash 3.2....will post again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prohibeat:
Should that be the case when installing modified .zip from this site or only when installing Samsung package with Odin? I haven't checked modem version after installing PK2. I will try again, maybe the 'stop' symbol will go away.