yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
Is it means ur phone camera is like me ???? dnt u think the resolution is terrible ? ??? Its 13 MP. Strange .

Can I know ur Rom that u r running in ur mobile ???

thank u bro
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coelhooliveirar:
PopUp Browser for S4 i9505

Hi! I was previously a Galaxy S3 owner and I was used to the PopUp Browser from Omega Rom.

Now I have a Galaxy S4 with Omega Rom v9 and I miss the PopUp Browser.

Is there an specific package to get it working on Omega ROM for Galaxy S4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Did you try taking a foto in the Night stand? Is much better than Auto with flash in darker conditions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvlansour:
do u know what the problem is !!!??? i take the photo in mid darkness not complete dark situation -. night stand as we see from its name is for night ,when the envirument is totally dark .

its camera surprised me by all the means. in our country ( Iran ) just 9500 available but i took 9505 and now in our own language froum theres a bad quarel and struggle between the camera of both model :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arminale:
What Will Happen to My Data After Rooting?

Hi everyone.

I got my gt-i9500 a few weeks ago, and I'm thinking about rooting it but I have one big question, what will happen to my data ( contacts, texts, pic,etc ) after rooting by CF-Auto-Root?:confused:

P.S. Is there anything that I need to do after following the guide?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Nothing wil happen to your data if you root your phone. It will all be there afterwards.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arminale:
How to install CWM?

After following this guide, how can I install CWM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I9500 recovery Philz Touch http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2280457. Flash with Odin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ciretos:
After flashing some ROM, I am having trouble because the phone is stuck in Samsung Galaxy IV logo.

First couple times I was able to boot to twrp and do a format, wipe, flash, then davik wipe. The problem is that I was able to restart and set up and update etc but if i restart the phone, it would stuck at boot logo.

So I flashed it again and installed GooManager and installed logon script, tried to restart and it would just stuck at Samsung boot logo, I can't even get into recovery mode.

I tried using Odin and flash cwm but it would not boot into recovery mode.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I'll try to flash it with stock ROM with ODIN going into download mode, but somehow I don't think that will work.

I'm using Canadian Rogers Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M

Please let me know if there is anything I can do.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Have you seen a notice of "We aren't responsible for any problem persist after flashing ^ ^ custom MOD".?:p

You need to actually wipe full wipe first, while installing any custom ROM.

You messed up a lot with your mobile. I would suggest you to flash latest Recovery from your Device thread & ask help there. Coz any step from us, may brick your phone permanently.;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] croach246:
Hi guys, I'm wondering if it is possible to install custom roms/kernels on a S4 SGH-I337M model. It's my girlfriends and she's on rogers in Canada...? Any suggestions or are the i9500&i9505 the only ones being developed?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ciretos:
Well, I assumed that some solutions apply to other models, sorry.

I decided to give Odin flash a try and downloaded Rogers I337m ROM, flashed in download mode. Rebooted but it froze again :(, but i did see android mascot thing right after reboot so I thought it was promising so I went into recovery mode (i think it's default, it doesn't look like twrp or cwm), did factory reset the phone booted and rebooted fine so far...so finger crossed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erickrealz:
Custom ROM advantages?

Hello guys, I'm debating within myself if I should flash my I9505 with a custom ROM. What are the pro's, and con's? Any custom ROM you guys would recommend? :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
If you don`t have a specific reason to root or flash a custom then i wouldn`t do it if i we`re you. If you want to run apps that require root or if you want to theme or install mods then you`re good to go. Don`t just root because someone says so.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
Hey guys.. I am looking for the latest firmware for E300L. as per this link > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2285861 the latest firmware says MG2 but in thid link > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2284543 it days the latest is ME7. Which one is the latest?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanrioz:
And wise say, your firmware is old... :(

:laugh: did u set your brightness at 6~8 ?

meh.... low contrast w my S4 LTE never did it so poorly :)

so i recommend, u try to far snaps your picture w 3x. Zoom and see

Send MY GT-I9505/GT-N7100 & GT-S5360 to XDA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
That doesn't say anything. If I take a jpeg with my professional Nikon (over $4000 body/lens combination) of a dark object in extreme low light and blow the picture up far enough I will most likely see similar results.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erickrealz:
I've heard that the lag and the bloatware goes away...and that the battery also lasts longer. Is it still worth it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
If you want to debloat the rom and that way prolong batterylife it is worth to root. There are some good roms out there like TW based roms or AOSP that have no Samsung bloatware or features at all. You have to try them out for yourself. Most roms have a Aroma installer from which you can choose features to be installed or not.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanrioz:
ohoho...

Answer is yes :P

and is worth it

Sent MY GT-I9505/GT-N7100 & GT-S5360 to XDA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erickrealz:
Thanks! Can you recommend to me any leads as to where I can become well-versed in custom ROM's?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Best is to try a few and keep the one you like most, Omega v11, Android Revolution and Wanam Lite are some good TW based roms that you can try to get familiar with flashing.

First you have to root the phone:

- Download Philz Touch http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=16685#files and flash with Odin 3.04.

- Go in recovery and flash this SU zip http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=16685#files and reboot.

- You are rooted. Make a nandroid backup in recovery and start flashing away.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
What phone are you using 9500 or 9505?

The Original Android Development threads off either of these types would be a good place to start reading and see what the various ROM's have to offer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanrioz:
Cynogen Mod 10.1 for LTE :P
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
Anyone???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I only saw the Korean SHV-300K and S firmware on sammobile. The 300L firmware is not listed. If the hardware is the same as a normal I9500 you could flash a different rom like from India or any other country you want.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
Are u sure?? Cause I have read that u cannot flash i9500 firmwares in the korean s4 E300 series.. there are some differences which doesnot allow it and may brick the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Thats why i asked you wether the hardware is the same as the I9500? Search on Google if there are differences.

Here is thread for your phone http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2284543. Check it out and maybe you`ll see something usefull ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
Yes. We cannot flash the i9500 rom. I follow the link you have given me. Here its says the latest firmware is ME7.. and on the other link for the official firmware of E300L, it says the latest one is MG2. Thats confused me.. still cant figure out wats the latest
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Post your question on the link i`ve given you. Maybe they can give you a downloadlink for the MG2 rom :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
i have already.. but the thread you have directed me says that the latest firmware is ME7. thats what is confusing cause i am on MG2. have posted there.. no reply :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Maybe you can google for the differences between the L and K/S devices and see if you can flash these roms, there is a MG2 rom available for the K and S variants on sammobile..

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[MENTION=329570]malybru[/MENTION] mabe you could list this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2241947 for the SHV-E300 K/S/L Korean models in the OP under other variants.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coelhooliveirar:
Hey, anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Added

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Dont flash any other Rom except ur device it will brick ur phone permanently.

Search for ur device firmware or wait for OTA.

Dont suggest him further. He may brick his phone. ;)

Thanks,

Disturbed™

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Wait for my time, U gonna pay for what U have done. - Disturbed™

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u must ask the same in General thread of Omega rom. they can provide u the mod, if any.

Thanks,

Disturbed™

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Wait for my time, U gonna pay for what U have done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coelhooliveirar:
Hey Disturbed, I can't post in that forum because I don't have more than 8 posts... :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You can use the thread search button in the right corner or look here if you have the I9505 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2347471&highlight=pop+up+browser :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coelhooliveirar:
I already did it... I'm not that numb (as it seems)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You mean blind ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coelhooliveirar:
Whatever...

At least I can reach 8 posts to write in the Omega topic...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eastkap:
Since i updated to the last MEA uptade and rooted my S4 , the smart scroll does not work. How could i make it work again? And is there a way to make it work with Chrome?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
i think its for stock applications only.

Thanks,

Disturbed™

______________________________________________________

Wait for my time, U gonna pay for what U have done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howfunny22:
1. If i downloaded a new stock rom and i want to flash it - should i do wipe data through recovery Before or After (or even both) i install the rom. I don't care to lose the data because i backup it and i just want to make sure anything will go smooth and i don't want to have some conflicts because old data files.

2. What is a Full wipe and when do we do it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
1) Its not necessary to wipe but as u said u have backup then wipe it before flashing the Rom.

2) full wipe means clear data, cache and dalvik cache. it must b done before any flashing.

Thanks,

Disturbed™

______________________________________________________

Wait for my time, U gonna pay for what U have done. - Disturbed™
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howfunny22:
so just to make things clarify, i must do a wipe data \ factory reset (=fullwipe?) everytime i flash rom that is not officially?

and i read in someplace that you also need to format system inorder to have full wipe?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Yes, formatting system is what i do for every flash too and don`t forget to wipe the caches also.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howfunny22:
how do i format the system?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
In CWM or Philz Touch go to mounts and storage and choose format system.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hdhntr23:
Hello all...

First and foremost a huge thanks goes out to the OP and the other contributors to this thread to answer noob's questions... like myself with the following:

I spose I should say what Im running before I ask my questions eh?

Im on a Verizon i9505 thats rooted with the Synergy ROM and themed with the Cobalt theme.

1) Ive seen it discussed before but Im curious if there truly is an FM radio chip in this phone? If so, how can it get unlocked and does it require certain apps to run it? What about AM radio?

2) When I plug my phone in on a charger no matter if its off of a PC or from AC, it dims. Is there anyway I can keep the screen at full brightness while on charge? (yes it did this before the root/ROM as well)

3) Is it possible to have a fingerprint unlock and is it native to this phone, or is it a 3rd party app? Also, what are the thoughts on these types of security apps?

4) When I read some of the details on other ROMS, things like deodexed, zipaligned, and bashed come up. What does bashed mean? Also can someone explain in layman's terms what deodexed, odexed, zipalinged mean? Maybe some of some other terms that get thrown around that I didnt think to ask about or mention?

Thanks!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coelhooliveirar:
As far as I know it has no FM radio chip.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubymunna:
hi

sir please help me

my i9500 gone imei and baseband

imei null/null

baseband unknown

please help me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LyuboA:
Does anyone know fix for this Google Play Services not supported by your device

GT-I9505 using XDA Premium
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I would do a data factory reset and try again, if that doesn`t help reflash the rom you have with odin 3.04.

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If you made a backup of your EFS folder you can try to restore it, look here http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f777/guide-samsung-android-repair-efs-imei-without-box-1348192/. I f you haven`t backed it up you`re EFS folder you need a new motherboard.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LyuboA:
I Already did that didnt work and the thing is I have this problem on two I9505 phones one using stock rooted MF8 second one Android Revolution 2.0 MF8

I try removing google play services reinstalling nothing works dont know what to do

GT-I9505 using XDA Premium
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Try removing your Google account and the Google Play data, reboot and sign in to your Google account.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
Hey guys, does anybody else get weird uptime for processes like me?

Just curious...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Running on my phone (stock rom) too. Nothing to worry about afaik.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dyoga:
Hello i have an big problem with my i9505

Stock preerootet Firmware XXUBMGA

Custom Rom Omega 9

Clockworkrecovery 6.0.3.3

Every time i flash something in cwm my phone boots normaly and after 1 or 2 minutes it get very hot and freeze. Cant do anything. After reboot the problem is still there.

I have do data wipe / cache wipe / format system and wiped dalvik cache.

But when i flash stock firmware / root phone and install omega 9. The same issue turns again (freeze/stuck cant use phone) the only way to get it normal is to restore boot and restore system but again i install something through cwm or twrp it stuck/ freeze again :(

Please help me and sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Flash Philz Touch recovery with Odin http://d-h.st/wSF. Much more stable then CWM imo.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
Yep, I know. I was just worried because I have a friend which doesn't have such bug with the last version. (phone from other country)

Thanks for confirming !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Welcome bro ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LyuboA:
Its not working even if I uninstall and then reinstall

GT-I9505 using XDA Premium
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
If you have an adblocker installed (adfree or similar) revert back to the original hosts and reboot, it should work now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dyoga:
I've tried Philz recovery too and its stucks anyway :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Check wit Root Checker if you are fully rooted and Busybox is installed.

-Edit- do a full wipe in Philz recovery and also format system and reflash Omega. This should solve the problem, don`t flash a stock rom first!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LyuboA:
No I dont have :(

GT-I9505 using XDA Premium
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I would do a full wipe and reflash the rom again and make sure you don`t check an option to install an adblocker.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LyuboA:
This is just crazy I got it working but the moment I add one of my google accounts I get google play services not supported

EDIT: its working with one of my google acc. but not with the others strange I didnt had this problem with ME2, MEA or MF4

Ok I got it working first login with the account that works clear data from google services and framework then restart and add my others google accounts

GT-I9505 using XDA Premium
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingbasescu:
I posted a thread and I don't seem to be getting much attention.

I heard the i9500 may have an hardware limitation where the a15 cores can't work with the a7 ones(up to a maximum of 4 cores simultaneously).Is this really true or it will be fixed with a new kernel?If it is true,then newer i9500 models shouldn't have this problem supposing it has been fixed by Samsung,right?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
hey guys

isnt there any android 4.3 rom for i9500?

ty
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanrioz:
the answer is yes [Maybe]

if Samsung has intent to reconstruct the kernels..

the A15 + A7 ARM cortexes actual run this way

A15=for gaming, some cores at A7 will shut off

A7= just for standby on your phones and A15 will off.. :)

wisely say, if u can, yes, try Custom Kernel, Persus/Cofface :P

Send MY GT-I9505/GT-N7100 & GT-S5360 to XDA

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the moment that i would say, Answer Yes

cause Cynogen Mod was started to dev. the roms for Octa Cores users :)

Send MY GT-I9505/GT-N7100 & GT-S5360 to XDA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
so is there any 4.3 rom for i9500?

ty
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howfunny22:
im with i9505 stock rom. when i move apps to sd their icon disapper and turn into grey android sd icon. how can i keep the original icon?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dyoga:
Hey i found the issue its the supersu app. I have downgraded from 1.51 to 1.41 and now cwm and phone works fine :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runedrune:
Nope.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohaimed:
i want to know which firmware is better for E300L, MG2 or MF4... anybody who have used both???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanrioz:
haha... i using one-click root and chainfire auto root at mine S4 LTE :P
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Its better to switch to Philz Touch bro, CWM is unstable and buggy atm.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
All the reviews about the S4 said the screen is less usable under direct sunlight than htc One,but if we forget the comparison,how good or bad is the S4 screen under sunlight??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
If the brightness is set to auto or 100% its oke, on 50 % its bad.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iXem:
Bootloop after reboot

Hi,

I've got a 3 days old Galaxy S4 International LTE Edition, and i rooted it via CF-Auto Root and flashed TWRP 2.6.0.0 on it.

Now after I install any Rom it works, but as soon as i reboot the device it's stuck in bootloop. Did anyone else experience this?

Any suggestions / help u guys could provide? :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tha TechnoCrat:
Buddy did you wipe data before flashing?? Or after?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I would flash Philz Touch recovery from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2281367. Comes in .tar and zip file.This will probably solve your problem.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GhostiNv:
Hello, a strange thing happened. My S4 is rooted with CF Auto root, counter reset, was at 0 but status was still custom. I didn't mind that it was custom and didn't want to do factory reset, so i let it like that. This morning when I woke up, I noticed that the phone restarted itself since it was asking for sim pin and after it said that an update is available. Normally i would have a notify about the update but it would disappear very fast since my device was custom. So I checked the status now and it says Official event though I didn't do anything. The phone is on same firmware XXUBMF4 and still rooted. Now how did this happen ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tha TechnoCrat:
Buddy it is a strange problem maybe [MENTION=1239179]disturbed[/MENTION]^TM BUDDY can help you

"Thanks button is just to avoid "THANKS" posts in threads. Nothing more than that. Don't ask in signature or post for it and defeat the purpose why it was introduced"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzffu:
Phone take Ages to Charge !!

Hi I Have a i9505

it is just about 2 month old for the first month it used to take 1 hour 40 mins to charge from 10% to 100%.

But now it take close to 4 hrs to Charge ??

I have seen ppl having d same issue ??

Is there any possible solution to get rid of this ?

I have tried Charging my fone with different chargers as well thinking that it can be a issue with my Stock Charger

My fone is Stock 4.2.2 JB version !

Please help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ww2916269:
Hi Disturbed,

Could you help to check my problem for one sight please?

Link is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2390510

It's a problem about I9502 but I think the updater-script should be totally the same as I9500

Thank you very much!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanrioz:
bro, mind u tell me your firmware?

how come your phone can take 4 hrs to charge done and did u tried any USB chargers..??:eek:

mine tried maximum 3hrs full done charging :)

Send My GT-I9505/GT-N7100 & GT-S5360 to XDA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piero88:
Hi,

does anyone know how to put Halo launcher (with texts, dialer ecc) without having to install a GE edition ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look in the dev sections.

There are a few ROMS with Halo.

Look in the titles.

It is normally listed.

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

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That's it.

No more posts for me

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9999 posts

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What have I been doing with my life? :eek:

:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You`re a prince among thieves :angel: :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnyguitar:
How to convert a "normal" S4 to a "Google Edition" S4

Is there an easy way to convert my standard off-the-shelf UK Samsung S4 to a Google Edition??

I've read so much about different ROMs where some things work and some doesn't. also half the time I'm unsure if they will work on UK networks?

Also will the ROM update OTA or will I need to reflash every time there's a new version of Android?

Ultimately I just want to convert my S4 to a Google Edition with no bells and whistles or complications... Any help would be very much appreciated.