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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steeluth:
S4 default contact avatar

Hi ya'll

After many, many attempts of trying to find similar thread (not only on XDA) I am inclined to believe there isnt one yet...

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

the themes have been excluded in the settings for the OS release somehow and through the apex the themes do not seem to be covering the area anyway (obviously did not try them all...)

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] AkiseAlexander:
Hi guys. I'm new on forum. I have the S4 Gt-I9505 black edition for some time now, it's very cool: the color, back cover, features, but i also have some problems with it... First it heats very often especially on the back below the camera with low usage, browsing, or using youtube. I'm not sure maybe it's normal, and second the lockscreen clock it's unsynchronized sometimes and it is very annoying. I am curently using stock android 4.2.2 kitkat from box. I thought maybe an update can help. Will lollipop sove the problems?

How it's lollipop? it is has lag or other major bugs? It is worth the upgrade or it will cause more problems?

Thank you. I'm waiting for answers as soon as possible.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sallad08:
That was it, thanks for that. Unfortunately with Apex Launcher it doesn't seem to work on the home screen (hopefully a nightly update will fix this later), but works fine with Trebuchet. So I will just use Trebuchet for now. For anyone wanting to know, it was in: Settings > Displays and Lights > Interface / Expanded desktop. Either have to untick all or Hide navigation bar only if all is still ticked.

EDIT - I was wrong about Apex Launcher, works fine after a reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamy_hallian:
Hi,

Where can I got CWM or ODIN flashable MODEMS for Lollipop Galaxy S4 I9500?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Angelus:
Help Please locking loop

Hello,

I have an i9505 model which I have flashed CWM too, then I tried to flash Omega v42.1 Dirty, Unicorns 5.1.1, Orion LP and the GS6 Port 2.0

I have been wiping the dalvik cache and factory reset delete all user data and the cache partition before each flash.

So the omega roms and also GS6 port will have a display issue where they take up only the top half of the screen when I put a virgin sim card in. After 30 seconds the display will work for a few seconds before the screen reverts.

With DU and Orion LP they install and boot ok but then when I try and even do the initial set up the screen blacks out then I have to unlock it. I am lucky to get a touch before it locks.

Also there is a issue with recovery where I use the boot button sequence to go to recovery but it works one in 10 times where the other 9 the phone will say it boots so i thought ok I will try TWRP 2.8.6.0 and I have the same issue.

I have been using Odin 3.0.9 and 3.10.6 if that helps.

if you have any opinions or have any ideas thank you in advance.

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Hey,

you can find i9500 cwm downloads here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2644009

Please add a thanks if this helps you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Angelus:
Idea

Hello,

What happened just before all this started? at the end of recovery did you say yes to the fix root question? Or have you backed up your phone so you can restore and see if that helps?

Cant say i have had this issue before so please let me know if this helps by giving me a thanks.

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Hi,

I used Sammy Mobile for original roms for the s3 but I haven't tried it yet for the S4. A flash with Odin I believe will let you keep your root and recovery.

Sorry as this is a new account i cant add a link for you yet.

If this helps please hit the thanks button.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AakashKaushal98:
plzzz help

i am new , i recently flashed aurora s6 rom for s4 but I got stuck at logo , i also used different recoveries and done format many times but no success, some people said me to change our bootloader and modem , i also done this but still getting stuck..please help me , my phone is not runing from the last 3 days...:crying::crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AkiseAlexander:
Try to flash stock rom with odin. You can find on sammobile. That is what I did when my s3 broke using custom rom. At least you will have your phone back. It is just an advice.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

Search on Development thread for the ROMs that are compatible with your device. AFAIK you can flash i9505 recovery on your device without problems, and use i9505 ROMs too.

Hi,

Is the bootloader compatible with your modem? You can try updating your friends device to latest bootloader and try again.

Hi,

Android doesn't work this way. You can't move OBB files to sd card and hope it will read the contents for the game. However you can install an app called Folder Mount to do this, given that you are rooted.

Hi,

Seems like a port problem indeed. I suggest you trying to replace the charging port, or trying another charger.

Hi,

Except for the RAM issue, Lollipop is better than Kitkat in every way IMHO. So it's worth updating. Also, the heat can be solved partially by disbanding location, wifi, mobile data and Bluetooth when not using, also by killing background apps.

Hi,

Seems like something went wrong with your rooting process and damaged your system. I suggest you to reflash stock firmware using Odin.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Thor:
Can't install apps when screen is locked

When I select multiple apps from my apps in play store it install some of them when my screen is on but when it's locked it stops installing. (Same issue on Phoenix Rom and Echoe Pop rom S4)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AkiseAlexander:
Thank you for the answer. Does it have any bugs? I heard that is had a bug when you connect headphones, or contact app error,or sim card error, or camera app error, or wifi not working. How is the battery? it drains faster or is the same?

Also heard that with Lollipop can't use smart scroll, it is not big problem but i am curious if it loose any features too. How it's the lockscreen clock it updates fast or you have to unlock the phone to see if it is updated?

Sorry for asking so much and insistently but I have this phone just for 3 months, it's new with warranty. I know there is no going back except using odin and I don't want to break the warranty.

Thank you for assistance. waiting for your answer.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haoyangw:
Anyone having the occasional annoyance of 'Trusted Face is not responding' that usually follows up with a full wakelock until a reboot? Is there a known fix?

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I haven't noticed any bug with headphones, contact app or sim card. Camera *sometimes* errors out with 'Cannot connect to camera', but it's not very severe and a reboot will fix it. Wifi problems is because of Kitkat modem, update to Lollipop modem and wifi problems will be gone. Lollipop has much improved battery life. Well custom ROMs(unless you use Samsung's lollipop) will never have Samsung's features, so you'll miss that but I doubt those features are useful. Lockscreen clock updates fine without unlock. Hope this clarifies your doubts :)

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Here you go, this thread is frequently updated :) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50965837
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salmanbodla:
Nexus Style Navbar buttons on Google Edition rom

Hi there,

Sorry if this has already been covered elsewhere. Basically I would like the Nexus Style "App Drawer" and "Power" buttons on the HOME screen of my Galaxy S4 running a Kitkat 4.4 Google Edition rom. I understand this rom has been ported from Google Nexus anyway. Please see the image attached to what Nav buttons I am talking about.

The thing is, I did have these buttons but I have lost them after resetting my phone. I do not remember how I got them. I wish could remember. But I do remember it was not any third party launcher!! Either it was an Xposed module or something. Just to clarify, I do have Xposed GEL settings but still cannot get these buttons. Through Xposed GEL setting, I can manage to get rid of the actual App Drawer button though.

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks a lot! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intel2564:
My smart phone is Galaxy s4 - i9500 . After I updated to Android 5.0.1, notifications LED lights do not work in silent mode. How do I solve this problem?

Model GT-I9500

Model name GALAXY S4

Country Iran

Version Android 5.0.1

Changelist 5298107

Build date Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:32:11 +0000

Product code THR

PDA I9500XXUHOG1

CSC I9500OJVHOG3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lor99:
On my s4 I use Light Manager app. You could try it.

Inviato dal mio GT-I9506 con Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AkiseAlexander:
Thank you for the answer. You were talking about the official update right?

I forgot to ask do it have ram issues or overheating? All basic apps run well?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intel2564:
Unfortunately, this method does not work

فرستاده شده از GT-I9500ِ من با Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GabeTronix Development:
Hey guys another update on the headphone popping issue... I've noticed it happens when my phone starts getting hot like the middle of screen be hot and the back be a little hot (through the 3 layer otter box case)

And gets worse when it gets hotter... but stops if I turn adapt sound on... I gets the heat screws with the part of the board adapt sound runs on...

But if I plug it into stereo, car etc... any self-powered speakers etc it does not happen (at least not yet)

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Sent from my Galaxy S4 SGH-M919
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Angelus:
Hello

Really nooby question.

I have not modded since the s2 so starting again and I am using the i9505. No matter the ROM I use now just loops with locking as soon as it turns on. I have tried 5 different ROMs like omega, orion lp and dirty unicorns but I changed the kernel to cm 12.1 a,b and ab versions with cyanogen roms. The kernels are from a link I found on XDA now as expected my first original ROM (Factory) won't boot when i try to restore :)

Please help as I have tried new kernels and new roms that are all for the i9505.

i can't think on how to fix this Please can someone help either to get the original kernel or help me boot my phone. Please feel free to ask any questions the device info may be thin as I lost the box to the phone and all i have the model no Modem info anything.

it can't break any more so I will try any help i can get. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iotsugua:
Hey there!

I have some noob questions but I can't find answers on the web.

I'm currently using [JDCTeam][5.1.1][17 August] Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1 and I'm having a few issues:

1) when my phone is asleep, wifi stops working out of nowhere. I have to wake the phone, unlock the screen and start using whatsapp to make it work again, and I use whatsapp web a lot, so it's pretty annoying.

2) can't listen to voice messages on whatsapp because it stops playing when it's 5 seconds left

3) can't listen to spotify while using the phone. it crashes the app.

I did a full wipe and reinstalled everything and I'm still getting the same problems. can someone help me? :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deffecto:
Anyone got problems with proximity sensor on i9500? It turn off the display immediately after i press call button, screen goes black even if its not near my ear, after that stays black till i hit the home button. After hitting home button screen wont go off even if placed on ear or not.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidatar:
Sorry I don't have an answer for you, I have a question for you. Did you perform the wipe in recovery? I'm giving my cherished S4 to son I will be replacing with a note 4 (retired eyes). I'm hoping to root the s4 if I can find the process here on XDAツ

Thanks

ヅ Droidatar

(knows just enuf to brick it)

Rooted S4 MDK I545 stock 4.2.2

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

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are you rooted on your s4 with 5.9.1?

It would be fantastic if I could update my s4 and keep the root prior to giving son the phone.

ヅ Droidatar

(knows just enuf to brick it)

Rooted S4 MDK I545 stock 4.2.2

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cmit8916:
Hi I'm looking to unlock my sprint galaxy s4 SPH-L720 to use on straight talk. Would I need the GSM or CDMA activation kit from straight talk?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] W1sh:
S4 without wifi after update

Hi,

Yesterday I attempted to finally update my phone (Galaxy S4 VE i9515) from 4.4.2 to 5.0.1 but something went wrong and i ended up with not working wifi :P (cannot even start it, the switch can't hold in ON position and always, instantly reverts to OFF)

Till like a 2 weeks ago I had Asian SIM card (NTT Docomo Japan), I was using it for few months and like one month ago my phone started to reset itself occasionally (soft reset? shown brand logo, samsung logo and came back). Recently I came to Europe and changed for European SIM card, resetting persisted. Back in Japan I attempted to root the phone which triggered knox flag (its now 0x1, I know i f....ed, but it was supposed to be avoided cuz the root was "safe"). Nevertheless since then I got all the time the message "Device has been modified..." and couldn't update it.

Yesterday I attempted such actions which result in my issue:

- Original stock rom - I9515XXU1ANI3 (4.4.2)

1. Removed root - SuperSU full unroot - Still get "device has been modified" (Download mode says that rom is custom)

2. Attempted to use Samsung Smart Switch to update phone. Result: SS freezes at 0% or gives message "Update unsuccessful"

3. Downloaded stock rom from XDA topic I9505XXUENA4_I9505YXXENA5_XEO, flashing with Odin results in Odin's msg "FAIL", on phone it's "Secure Check fail: Sbl1"

4. Downloaded and performed CF Auto root for I9515 and Triangle Away 3.26 to reset rom count (TA gave msg that it zero'ed count but did all in normal mode, not in recovery, safe or download mode. After reset download mode swapped for "custom". After few tries it shown in download mode "Official", yet phone itself shown opposite)

5. Another try with Smart Switch Unsuccessful

6. Downloaded from Sammobile rom: I9515XXU1BOC3_I9515OXA1BOC3_XEO, attempted to flash via odin resulted in FAIL

7. Softbrick? Got triangle "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue...". SS shown the need for emergency soft recovery, attempted twice, both failed with "recovery unsuccessful"

8. Taken battery out for few minutes, put back in, phone booted till samsung logo with some kind of fireworks and didnt proceed. Reset phone, once again samsung logo and then "updating applications 1 out of 96". After that I had android 5.0.1. ISSUE appeared: Wifi can't be turned on, switch cannot go to ON position, cant start it by any means (via help window "start wifi", fast connect shows "started bluetooth and wifi" yet only bt starts), shows "no IP" in phone info (yet mac is there)

9. Wiped cache in recovery - no change. Did factory reset - reset to 5.0.1, msg "updating applications 1 from 7", no change

Can someone please provide me with some kind of solution to the issue? x)

Currently i have also downloaded I9515XXU1BOE2_I9515TPL1BOE1_TPL from sammobile but i dont know whether i should flash it.

Regards
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
3. - it was for i9505 - incorrect phone model and that is why wail.

9. - I would say double check modem version in "about phone".

I have i9505 and when I have tried to flash via Odin OB7 -> OE3 (both 5.0.1 - just newer build) i had same story with wifi.

Turned out that my modem was not updated during flash - it took me like 3 or 4 flashes (tried different Odin versions each time) not sure now which Odin actually pushed modem, but when finally modem ver matched base ROM ver wifi started to work again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] W1sh:
You are right. Modem version is I9515XXU1ANI3 (so from 4.4.2 rom) and version number is LRX22C.I9515XXU1BOE3. Now also gives me the message "Unauthorized actions have been detected" :P

On the other hand its strange that it also gave FAIL msg while attempting to flash I9515 rom, with the same message as in I9505 failed flash.

I will try again with I9515XXU1BOE2_I9515TPL1BOE1_TPL rom (sammobile claims its the newest one they have)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Usb debugging is on yes?

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] W1sh:
When I tried to flash roms, it was ON since the beginning. After it updated to 5.0, it was turned OFF by the system. (which i turned on before flashing atm) :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
OK well that's a good start. Which version of Odin are u using?

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] W1sh:
Odin3_v3.10.6
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
That's known for issues. Use this one, I use it all the time on s2, s4 mini, and tabs 3.7.0/4.7.0 with no issues

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2557972

[new odin](3.09.3)

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] td32:
Hi there guys

A friend of mine bought a s4 i9505 from singapore and it came with 4.4.2 and baseband version i9505ZHUFNB3.

The phone has problems with service connection. It works fine after a reboot but after some minutes it has no service at all. When he tries to call the phone it says the client is not connected to the network, and when he tries to call the screen just hangs on dialing.

All this happened with the phone out of the box nothing changed.

He than flashed the cm 12.1 nighlie and update the modem and bootloader to version I9505ZHUHOC3 but its the same situation. Is this a known problem among s4 or is this a hardware issue?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kekebsb:
Hi guys, I registered just to post this, I really need your advice on this:

So, I got my S4 from a friend before he left town, and it's a i9505 model, it's rooted and has Cyanogenmod v.12.1 installed.

I want to restore the phone back to the stock android, get it unrooted, etc. Basically, I want it back to the original factory mode.

The phone is unlocked: it works on any SIM card.

I looked at the guide on how to unroot, but there is one problem, one thing I'm unsure about. The firmware my S4 currently has is I9505XXUHOB8 (Sammobile doesn't have this !!! ) and it's running on 5.1.1.

I'm currently using an operator called TELE2, but my phone is unlocked.

Sammobile has firmware for TELE2, but it's not the one I'm using, it's I9505XXUHOB7 (my phone is currently B8)

To get to the point: I aim to reset my S4 LTE i9505 to factory settings: get it unrooted, no custom ROMS, etc. Does the firmware I download from sammobile have to be the exact same firmware that's on my phone?

Or if anyone has a link to the I9505XXUHOB8 for TELE2, can you point me to it?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
It has to be same model variant. As for modem no it doesn't, just download from sammobile and flashed the latest one u have and once done u may have a stock update to do.

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kekebsb:
So, to clarify, as long as it's for the exact same model variant (i9505), it's OK to download an older PDA?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
:thumbup:

Sent from my GT-I9195
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maron11:
Thank you, so you say it cant be caused by the rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReznorNInchNails:
Can I flash GPE to a black i9505?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amankumar2508007:
where to start

hello

i own a galaxy s4 i9500 exynos

want to mess around with roms...

can anyone tell me where do i start from...?

i have stock updated rom running...non rooted & bootloader most probably locked...

so plzz give me the links from where i could start?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gzxixin:
Stock mail app in S4 Lollipop 5.0.1 stopped syncing with ONLY Gmail accounts

I recently realized that the stock mail app on my S4 is no longer syncing with my gmail accounts. The only way to get emails from my gmail accounts is to open the app and do a manual sync. Oddly enough, the app can get emails from my Hotmail accounts, which are also set to PUSH, with no problems. To check where the problem might be, I then downloaded Gmail app and it can receive emails pushed from both gmail and Hotmail accounts without any issues.

My gmail accounts are all set to PUSH emails. I've checked master sync option, mobile data restriction etc. on my phone and they are all set correctly. I've also cleaned cache of my phone as some people had suggested for similar issues. At this point, I'm clueless what's causing the stock mail app to not sync with ONLY gmail accounts.

I'd appreciate any suggestions on either a) how to restore sync between stock mail app and gmail accounts or b) how to make Gmail app show Unread Email Count overlay like the stock mail app. My phone is Rogers S4 and is running Lollipop 5.0.1. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danbin:
hi

hi guys! i have a question :why stock rom (example: XXV-I9500XXUHOC6-20150508155740) has got only 1 file Md5. flash Odin.

can i wanna have got 4 file for flash Odin :BL / AP /CP /CSC?i think 1 file not perfect as 4 file

i'm stupid,sorry bad English.Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3cr0w:
it is no differnet 1 file or 4 files. With 1 file you put it on AP or PDA (depend on Odin version) and that is it. Less work bedore flash = less chances to screw up and select incorrectly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] isragala:
Baseband and imei unknown

Hello, after trying to downgrade my Galaxy s$ ( I9500 ) from version 5.0.1 to 4.4.2, i dont have any network, i checked and i saw i have basband known and imei unknown; i looked up many guides but icant find something that works:\

please help me

i tried downloading a modem and installing didnt help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonAndress:
Hi guys.

I have i9506 with stock 5.0.1

I use K-9 mail as my main email client.

Now the question is how to stop android from killing K-9 when the screen is off and the app has not been left in the foreground?

I'd like push notifications working all the time.