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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fishawy:
Before & after. I tried all the tricks I have learned in my 4 years here in XDA, and none worked.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xrsl:
Good Afternoon Guys :D

I would like to make a question

I have a Galaxy s4 gt-i0505 its on 4.3 but i had for some reason knox flag 0x1 but i never did anything wrong but ok doesn't matter i would like to root the phone i would like what is the best way to root it without losing the official status or ota updates?

thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
did you tried to flash adonis.pit alone (without the firmware)?

try one of pre-rooted stock firmwares
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xrsl:
isn't there any-other way to do it ? without flashing a whole rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuningchettri:
any reason for not building rom for s4 i9506

hello there

is there any reason for not building a rom for i9506 version????even some theme or mod would be cool.:crying::crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I am not sure that there are many devs with that phone,yet.

Look HERE

They are talking about a joint effort to build one.

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

Have you checked in your download mode?

Does it say status "Official" or "Custom" ?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fishawy:
Yes, no good either.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuningchettri:
Thankyou

I have been waiting long but didnt see any on i9506 thread.just registered to see if any dev would answer as ""we are soon getting one"". Sorry I am a noob and if I am expecting a lot from a dev

:thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alliktaavo:
NO root - device status changing from official to custom and vice versa

Has anyone seen this before - it started with 4.2.2, the phone wouldn't let me even check for updates through OTA, because the device was "custom", after some time and a lot of hassle with samsung Estonia, I even went to their official service centre, but by that time it had magically turned official over night. At some point I got the 4.3 update, everything was just fine and then I heard about an update. I discovered that my status was custom again, but luckily it updates just fine through kies.

I have seen it turn back to official at least 4 times and at the moment it is once again custom.

Any ideas why? Or what to do? Or any thoughts?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreenXSI:
Took it to Samsung Care and got it after 5 days with repair description : Changed PBA.

I wonder how much damage does a faulty OS does to hardware :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

That seems to be the standard form of repair these days.

Does it all work properly ,now?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GODSPD:
signal loss

Hi,

I have just upgraded my old bobcat rom to something newer but I am having the same issue,

I tried 3 different roms today, bobcat, echoe, and carHD,

I keep loosing my signal, reception is dropping in and out, and every time phone locks I loose signal completely...

I am guessing it must me something to do with the old baseband I am running, I9505XXUDMH8 ?

Which modem should I flash now? and can you please provide me a link?

If the problem is something else please let me know how to fix this?

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

GSM_Modem_XXUEMJ5_and_LTE_Modem_XXUEMJ5.tar DID THE TRICK :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xrsl:
Its official
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You could try THIS

I am not sure if you will stay "Official" if you root your device.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Yup. A user was rooted and got OTA by Samsung now he is having Official Status after rooting.:eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magawa:
Hello ,

I want some sort of advice about my brand new galaxy s4

firstly I would say that am dealing with android roms , kernels , kitchens for a long time ....

it seems that galaxy s4 is a little different than s2 and s3 I had before ...

firstly ... my phone info "if you want to answer me read it carefully :P"

Model : GT-I9505

Android 4.2.2

BaseBand : I9505XXUBMGA

Build Number : JDQ39.I9505XXUBMGA

SElinux : Permissive

Secure boot : Samsung

My Phone Keeps popup System Update thing and I don't want to update my phone due to ***in knox ...

so all I want is to get rid of that update popup

Or ::::

I want to install recovery and I didn't find suitable thread that can help me from zero ...

cause my phone is brand new "about a week :P"

EDIT : ALL Done .,, same as old phones just avoided knox things
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreenXSI:
Yes .. the problem I faced after upgrading to 4.3 was the mic not working at all and speaker not working during calls. Those work fine now.

They told me they could've given me a new phone but since my phone had 4.3 when I brought it for repair they couldn't give a new one since new ones had 4.2.2.

And funny that I met a colleague who was at Samsung Care when I went to pick my phone and he got an S4 as well but his only problem after upgrading to 4.3 was .. not receiving incoming sms.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
1 - i saw a thread that has transparent accuweather widget for android 4.3(50% , 70% and etc) base on mkf , mke and etc but now i can not find it . can some one help me?

2 - if i download a mode and flash the zip file in recovery how can i uninstall or remove that?

3 - i used paragon and stickmount but non of them could read the ntfs flash memory , both of them recognize the memory but did not show it in my folder or ez file explorer.why?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mariusgi:
Bluetooth problem

Hey, looking for some professional help to solve a problem. Here goes.

I have stock S4 (I9505) with 4.3 android, phone is unrooted with warranty.

Baseband I9505xxuemk8

So the problem is that my cars (BMW E46 2003make) factory OEM bluetooth set connects to S4 and keeps droping and reconnecting every 20sec or so... What should I do? Downgrade? Root and have some app to fix it? or any other suggestion is appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You are wise to want to stay away from knox.

Look HERE]

You have all the methods to root and install custom recovery.

Then,check the first post of this thread for lists and guides and all sorts of useful information.

Ask here any further questions you may have.

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

1.I suggest you look HERE

2.Check the first post always for information on installation,and sometimes there is a way to restore it to it's original.

Otherwise , you could restore a nandroid backup, or re-install the ROM with no wipe.

3.I do not know these.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
For 1st question , there was very very threas so i went here
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
1 - Is there any mode or app like LG G2 that we double tap on screen and the screen turns on?

2 - i need the 4 file flashable of stock rom of mkf or mke( i mean include of phone , pda , modem and csc)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hentyanto:
custom rom problem (need help)

can somebody tells me what is happening with my new i9500?

recently i bought a galaxy s4 with preloaded 4.3 jelly bean.

i have root it and using philz cwm.

i tried to flash a custom rom in it.

tried arrow and phoenix.

all installed and working as usual.

the problem is coming when the screen is off like trying to sleep it or the screen time out by itself.

the screen wont turn up again, left only the menu and back light on. the screen goes black and can not do anything.

if i pull the battery out and restart it again. it went back normal.

but when i press power button or let the screen time out again, the screen wont turn up.

i wondering what happen and how to overcome it?

cuz before i bought this new s4 i already owned an s4 that preloaded with 4.2.2 jelly bean, i have run all the custom rom on this s4 without any problem at all..

only this new s4 that i have problem with.

can anybody explain what happen and solution please.

thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giodeluigi:
Hi to all! Question: Uninstall Nova from root.

Hi guys, I'm glad to be a part of this! ;)

I'd like to use the latest Dandroid build for Galaxy S4 but I'm not able to uninstall Nova Launcher from root.

I have root privileges.

The sys tells me that I can't install another Nova version over the previous one due to different signature.

Any help much appreciated! ;)

Thank you!

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

I am not sure what you are saying here.

Have you installed the Dandroid ROM?

Nova cannot be un-installed.

But you can install a different launcher.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdhamAli:
i9500

i need help i have Crash rom v13 the battery icon didn`t appear after flashing the rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.ekiz:
after service center

Does anyone have any idea how to test the phone back from service (replaced motherboard) Are there any tests that can be done

Someone who has a phone with new motherboard to your opinion (for example) if he had any problems with the phone or not after changing
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giodeluigi:
Thanks for your reply!

In other words, the latest Dandroid build has a "built-in" version of Nova which I can't upgrade to the "Prima-Full" version neither uninstall it to replace with a "full" one.

I'd like to use Nova but not this version.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warrador:
ringtone problem mute

sometimes when my phone rings i cant hear the ringtones only vibration i check this and the call volume is high i try to move the ringtone from sd to storage and the same problem.

i have noticed that my phone does that when it is turned over but i have disable the option from motions - turn over - mute,pause.

what can i do? please help me i have the phone 2 weeks and i update to 4.3 thnx u
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Is there another launcher in the ROM?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giodeluigi:
Nope, in previous builds there was GEL available but now it's been removed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You could try using something like Winrar and open up the ROM.

Do not unzip it.

Delete the Nova launcher in system/app

Add your Prima Full Nova launcher .

Install.

Make a nandroid first.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fishawy:
I'm sorry to re-quote that again, but I'm still unable to find out what exactly the problem is. I'm thankful for the above users who tried to assist, but I wonder if anyone else can help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kidamnesiac93:
Hi,

I saw a guide somewhere on this forum, on how to root 4.3 with the Kingo program ...

Please, do not stop reading here and say this program is not supported on this forum, as my question does not have much to do with it!

... so, if you are still reading :

1. I successfully rooted my -MKE with the Kingo program (ran it in Sandboxie, just in case);

2. Using the newly gained root, I reflashed my currently running official firmware (I9505XXUEMKE_DBT) with Mobile Odin PRO;

- I chose to inject EverRoot, SuperSU and Mobile Odin into the soon-to-be-flashed firmware;

- I also chose to clear all data and cache before flashing, effectively doing a clean install.

Despite the numerous warnings of tripping the KNOX warranty flag, after these steps, it is still 0x0, though System status is now "Custom". Effectively, I have now ended up with a clean, rooted official -MKE firmware, and eliminated the risk of Kingo installing anything strange on the phone while rooting it.

But, the new root does not work as it should. SuperSU runs just fine and granting permissions works as it should, but sometimes, certain root actions get blocked anyway with the message:

"An application attempted to access system on your device without authorization. This attempt has been blocked."

So far, this has happened to me when I was trying to uninstall a preinstalled app (Flipboard, Tripadvisor) using Clean Master. Superuser access appears to be granted, but is then blocked by KNOX or the SELinux kernel apparently, so uninstall fails and the message shows.

Otherwise, root seems to be working okay for basic stuff, but I still wonder, how to disable these messages and gain full root which won't be blocked every once in a while ... I tried su + pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid, but this doesn't appear to help at all.

Thanks for your replies and any advice! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
- Download in Playstore this app: "Root Explorer" or other explorer with root access and Open it

- Delete this apps:

KNOX in System/App folder:

ContainerAgent.apk

KNOXAgent.apk

ContainerEventsRelayManager.apk

KLMSAgent.apk

KnoxAttestationAgent.apk

KNOXStore.apk

KNOXStub.apk

SPDClient.apk

KNOX in DATA/DATA folder:

com.sec.knox.containeragent

com.sec.knox.eventsmanager

com.sec.enterprise.knox.attestation

com.sec.knox.app.container

com.sec.knox.seandroid

com.sec.knox.store

com.samsung.klmsagent

More KNOX remains:

Folder = Data/clipboard/knox

Folder = system/containers

Folder = system/etc/secure_storage/com.sec.knox.store

Lib = libknoxdrawglfunction.so

File = system/tima_measurement_info ---- TIMA is a Trust-Zone of KNOX

EDIT: FULL ROOT without anoying messages and without Knox. Press THANKS button if I helped ya :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qamarmand:
head phone issue

hello there, my new galaxy s4 unable to play sounds with hand fre,, even after attatching handfree, sounds are in back speaker,,, does any one can help me

thnaks :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muiacir:
Any answer?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rocky Gidz:
Is dat the same Samsung earphones???

Did u tried with other couple of earphones?

If not pls try once.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
1. For the S4 I don't think there is such a mod.....did a quick search using the search function and could not see anything...:p

2. Are these not bundled togethar within the .HOME.tar.md5 firmware file??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mariusgi:
UP
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi,

Need to ask but have you confirmed that it is the phone's bluetooth at fault? Are you able to test with another car's bluetooth to see if the disconnects continue in another vehicle (if you are able to!):angel:

EDIT - There are also a couple of apps in Play if you want to try called Bluetooth Keepalive and Bluetooth Keep Active
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you removed all these knox parts yourself?

Has this had any adverse affect on your phone?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
1. Yes I removed in my own phone too

2. Im using my phone for more of 3 months... No random reboots, no lag, MORE RAM, Knox free, I can root all my apps without problems... My phone go perfect :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zangetxu:
i've installed and its on advance mode, yet i cant see anything that is significantly impacting.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

That is good to hear.

May I link your post in in the first post of this thread?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzffu:
Broken Screen International Warranty

Hi i hav a i9505 wich is originally from sweden but i bought it from a frnd n use it in india

Today the fone got dropped n d screen smashed n cracked completly but everythin works..

Does samsung provide international warranty ??

Dey had a offer in india regarding the one time replacement screen would cost 500 rupees but fr non warranty fones it is 7000 !!

Plzz help me to fix the fone in nyway possible
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magawa:
got 4.3 rom - rooted with custom recovery ... knox free :D ... All official in download mode ( no 2 knox lines :) ) ... and am happy with it more than before got everything in one thread :P

working perfectly

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

Glad to hear it.

:)

Transmitted telepathically from my S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonbigwave:
noob question fro s4 GT-I9505 (unlocked international)

bit confused (even with my "useless" aerodynamics post-grad engineering degree education)...I am getting different info from different URls here...so may i ask : am i supposed to wipe data/cache/factory reset "before" OR "after" flash ROM?

and

if I use TWRP (to boot into recovery and then wipe data cache dalvik cache and then flash ROM zip and GAPPS and then factory reset) on my s4 GT-i9505 is that all I need? seems goo.manager and rom manager are just "pre-menus" that link to use TWRP to do the flash and wipe etc?

and

If I use TWRP does that mean I should make sure I "don't" have clockworkmod also installed? ie use one or other "only"?

Appreciate any clarification, advice or point me in right direction pls.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You can only have 1 recovery installed.

It seems you have TWRP.

First,wipe dalvik ,cache,data,factory reset,and format system.

Then,install ROM + Gapps.

Reboot,and enjoy.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mariusgi:
Arghhh you are right my friend, tried my phone on my dads volvo s60 oem bluetooth kit, works fine. Thaht means my BMW's BT module is too old for S4, because sonyericsson j20 worked fine in BMW.. I should probably get some app that can replicate older version of bluetooh if that is possible. Do you know any of apps like that? Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Other than the apps I mentioned from play in previous post I am not sure to be honest:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mariusgi:
Will try it and post any results. Thank you again :)

Edit: Tried both of those apps. None worked.. I am sad..Maybe I should wait for kitkat
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Or get a Volvo S60..... LOL...:laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigbabyjesus:
Hi all, does anybody know how to change the splash screen image? Is it something as easy as: su dd if=path/to/image of=mmcblk*.*?

If that was the case I'm assuming there would be a tool or flashable zip to do it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giodeluigi:
Hi malybru and thanks for your help!

I followed your advices (removed the included Nova version and installed mine) but I get Nova crash.

Now I'm trying this:

Removed Nova in sys, install GEL.

Crossed fingers! ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fAiLOfax:
Thank you for mention me! ;)​
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samer menla:
Hey guys I have kk on my s4 (i9500)

And there is a video on YouTube show screen recorder by using terminal emulator

I typed

Su( for sure permission)

Screen record /sdcard/file.mp4(as in video shown)

But it says error or smth else

I just want it to work

Its very fast!!!!

Any help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterjunky:
error post
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TellaReese:
You could sell it for $600 easy.

---------- Post added at 06:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:20 AM ----------

See which app/browser needs updating

---------- Post added at 06:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:22 AM ----------

I think chain fire is only for gingerbread 2.0-3.0

---------- Post added at 06:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:26 AM ----------

There is a specific code that you enter in your call dialer. It differs between carriers so you might wanna do some research on it.

---------- Post added at 06:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:27 AM ----------

It may be something wrong with your WiFi connection. If there is a lot of internet traffic in your area then its bound to happen. If that's not the case then you will need to flash a WiFi driver specifically for your kernel.

---------- Post added at 06:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 AM ----------

Yes you are gonna need to unlock your boot loader to pretty much get anything done on your device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abo3mood:
my sister records her session & keeps it as reference when she needs them. However, she was listening to some of them last night > went to bed but when she woke up to day in order to continue the recording it was all gone for no reason over 12 recordings each over 2hrs was just wiped out and could be found anymore on the device storage and shes really crying right now as her exams are on the way. Running stock 4.3 ROM not rooted or anything . Yet shes getting a lot of that crashes of Google search , etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

If you have a completely stock phone,then , I have no idea why this would happen.

You might want to try some "Undelete" apps from the market,although I would think that they need a rooted device to work.

Failing that,take it back to the shop.

Was it recently updated?

If so, then, blame the update.

You would not be the first with a clean device to have problems after some the latest updates.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megapleb:
Confused by modem and bootloader

I'm considering flashing a custom ROM (Omega v17) for my i9505, but I'm a little lost Things seem more complicated than they were for my old i9100.

I'm in the UK, and my device came unlocked. Device info is:

AP: I9505XXUDMH8

CP: I9505XXUDMH8

CSC: I9505OXXDMHA

When I look on SAM Mobile, it doesn't seem to list anything that matches this. I was looking for that information to determine what stock ROM I should grab, as I want to be able to revert to it if I fail to get the Omega ROM to work properly. For my i9100, modem / baseband could be updated, or not, separately to the modem, usually without any issues. For Omega however, it seems to want me top update the modem first, before flashing the ROM. I'm not overly keen to do this, as I've had no problems with reception / wi-fi so far.

The next problem, is that even if I decided I did want to update the modem, it gives me two different versions depending on what bootloader I have. I can't find anything that tells me how I find out which boot loader I have.

So far, I've run CF-auto-root, which has tripped the KNOX counter, but given me root. I also installed Philz Touch recovery.

If someone could help me out with the modem, boot loader, and what stock image I should download, I'd appreciate it :) I imagine I'd also need to revert to stock modem?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Hi mate,

Stop overthinking:D

Do not worry about the modems.....if you have a tripped KNOX flag then you are on the new boot loader. You should be OK to flash Omega 17 with a full wipe in Aroma.....If your current modems are fine for you then no need to change them. I have Omega 17 with the MJ7 modems installed and all is fine. Check the back to stock link in my sig for further help with firmware:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giodeluigi:
It worked!

Thanks malybru for your kind help! ;)

Glad to be part of this forum!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Glad it worked.

Thanks for letting us know.

:good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
to know your product code, connect to kies and see firmware info (last 3 letters)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megapleb:
Thanks, you were right, mostly!

My phone signal keeps dropping out, I can't get my compass to calibrate correctly, and there's some weird corruption stuff with the battery / signal in status bar. I should have left it alone!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Sorry to here that you have issues!

Please elaborate........Calibration issues & Battery/Signal corruption:confused: