yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Your phone has it's own variant here:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2257

Help thread is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2320430

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Icetron:
Thanks so much!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Helios050:
Charged my phone during the night, I suppose it doesn't take 6 hours to reach 100%. So I assume it had been at 100% for quite some time when I took out the charger.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypochondriac1:
Hi all.

So I have an S4 and I downloaded omega firmware for it ages ago and changed a few things like the modem I think. So anyway it has worked absolutely fine for ages except when I go abroad when it just stops working. Now I'm not an expert here so I can't say for sure what the problem is but I would really appreciate some advice and help to get it to work abroad (I'm in the UK with an unlocked S4). Is it the baseband that needs changing? The modem? I'm confused. Thanks in advance. I have a screenshot but it won't let me post it yet. it says:

Model number: GT-I9505

Android version 4.4.2

Baseband Version I9505XXUFNBE

Kernal Version: 3.4.0-talexop-2.0 root@talexop-linux #3 Fri Feb 28 11:36 12 EET 2014

Build Number Omega V25 -XXUFNBE

SE fr android status permissive

Secure boot status: Type:Samsung
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kushan02:
flash the modem for uk it should work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] THEVAN3D:
what is the latest modem version? i have sprint model running on NAE modem. is it good?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hypochondriac1:
Thanks mate. Do you know if there is a guide for that and which modem I need?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50965837#post50965837

Latest is not always the best.

Try different ones.

The best one is the one that works best for YOU

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanghei:
Well the reason why I asked is because I've used odin and flashed every stock firmware available and doesn't work, freezes on boot at very first screen and can never get into recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
Android lollipop takes too loooong :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
In which case , some more information.

Your signature suggest you have a S3

Please let us know your phone + variant+ firmware currently on the phone+ firmware you actually tried to flash

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanghei:
My signature very old, I actually have an S5 now. I was trying to find the answer to whether a phone can be flashable in odin via download mode but still be hardbricked and I cant seem to find answer anywhere so I asked here.

I made a very detailed post about what I have tried here if interested.

link

One thing I have dont since then is flash the pit file with full stock fw and still same thing
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
One thing | noticed is you have kies

kies and odin do not get along

Go into task manager and close all instances of kies , then flash latest firmware in odin.

Always wipe data and cache to ensure a clean flash

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanghei:
I will make sure kies is not running wheni get home. One thing I could never ever do after any flash is go into recovery though so I can't wipe cache.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
I don't have a S5 , so not sure how to get into recovery.

S4 way ...

Hold volume up+power button

When you see the blue writing , let go 2 buttons , and tap volume down

Worth a try

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanghei:
For s5 it is volume up power and home. The problem fior me is it just sits at recovery booting screen and hangs there
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
That is the same way as S4

The way I showed you might be an alternative for you too.

The other possibility is , that the firmware is not getting flashed properly (because of kies) , so you may not actually have a recovery in which you can boot.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShinySide:
Mine use to do this. I had 3 batteries so was always switching. Let it completely die, there was times it'd stay on 1% for 20-30 minutes for me, and then just plug the phone into the charger and leave it til fully charged
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hitenpatel20:
incorrect firmware?

I recently bought a Galaxy S4 but model and the processor doesnt seem to match. The phone is GT-I9500 however when I turn on the phone, the greeting screen reads Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A. From what I have gathered online so far, this is impossible as the variant is supposed to have the Exonys processor which does not support LTE. So I installed Antutu which told me that I had a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor yet the model number shows as I9500. Im assuming it has the incorrect firmware version, but is there anyone who can clarify and advise me on what to do next?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revzie:
Yeah, that is pretty much what I did, except that I transferred the files to the SD card via MTP instead of taking out the card and putting it into an SD card reader. :)

I've been running the ROM since my previous post, and by now I have to say I am really impressed! One weird thing though (and it may just be normal) but I remember reading somewhere that the stock Samsung stuff left very little space on the phone's internal memory (9 GB out of 16) due to it being filled with bloatware. However, with that 5.0.2 CM12 ROM I've got almost exactly the same amount of space. :eek:

Is there anything I can do to help that number go up? Or does this system also take up that much space?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
I just checked mine, and it says 9.13 GB total

That is not far off the total you will ever get.

It should still be plenty.

Try using your sd card for large amounts of data like pictures, films and music.

Glad to see it installed OK

Did you activate the root?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanghei:
Hi, completely uninstalled kies from my pc, and phone still only boots to very first samsung screen and freezes and wont go into recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emo511:
Modem update after unlock?

Hi all!

I bought an sim/network unlock code from unlockunit.com which worked perfectly. Is it safe to update my modem to a newer version now or would I risk the phone being locked again?

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

Once it's unlocked, it stays , no matter what you do to the phone

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakkkkk:
Im running echoe rom v39. Is there any way of getting s5 sview cover (with changeable background and features) on my rom?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahajanprashant3105:
TWRP download link request

Can i get twrp download link alternative. official one gets stuck at 99%
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Just flash Philz man, it's miles better for CM based roms. Also which phone is yours? I9500? Or i9505?Anyway here is link for i9500 downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyS4/GT-i9500/recovery/TWRP/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-i9500.tar

Hit Thanks PLEASE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahajanprashant3105:
I have i9500 and i have 2.6 installed but latest s 2.8.4.0 i want link for that can you help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Links on POST 2 HERE seem to be working........
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revzie:
Apps seem to get root, since I have SuperSU and everything too and Total Commander asked for root access once, which seemed to work as well.

I do notice some slight bugs such as the camera app freezing sometimes when I sequentially click the shutter.. It unfreezes when I hit the Menu button if that happens so it's not that much of a deal and I'm sure that I could report it with the makers of the ROM.

Many thanks again for your help! ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Its to make the SIM fit just a tiny bit better. But its overkill and not needed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
The camera problem seems to be quite common at the moment

:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahajanprashant3105:
When i download from them it gets stuck at 99%.. anyway someone gave me a link.. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Very strange......Just worked perfectly fine for me :confused:

Attached........REMOVED
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
Hello everybody , i was always wondering about something but didn't get enough confirmation..

Is flashing a lot of roms can hurt the device ? Because i tried over 10 roms in my s4 and flash it more than 50 time :D

Or no problem because it is just software not hardware ?

I hope i will get a good answer :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
10 ROMS and 50 times? Is that all?? :p;):p;):p

Not sure if there is a limit. But if you do things correctly whenever flashing there should never be any issues!

EDIT - Unless of course something genuinely goes wrong with the device......

:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soufiansky:
I do it very correctly , i do full super wipe twice to get a 100% clean install.

I thought 50 flash was a lot :D

Thank you very much , i was scared about my lovely S4 , every time i had a small bug i was saying : see , this the consequences of flashing roms ! ..

Have a nice day !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christinalynn23:
US Cellular... where to find help???

Hello.

I am in desperate need for help. I have US Cellular GS4 4.4.4 and when searching for info for US Cellular GS4... I got nothing... so... here is my post.

I successfully used the CMinstaller. Now I can not make or receive calls or texts. when I try and place a call it rings and then says "welcome to verizon you will be transfered to a outside operator to make a call using a credit card". In google play when I select my device is states: unknown carrier.

Under about phone it labels my carrier but under phone number it is 000-000-1587. mobile data is off.

I took out sim card and put back in. Still nothing.

Any and all help is appreciated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MegaMike604:
Hi,

I am having a strange issue with my SIM card and my S4(9505), I was originally using Vodafone UK but I switched to EE roughly 6 months ago and everything was fine to start with. Then about 3 months ago, the phone would give an error saying SIM card removed and prompt me to restart the device, this would happen about once a day so it wasn't unbearable, however, recently it started giving the same error every 10-20 minutes and now it will not detect my EE SIM at all. The strange thing is, the Vodafone SIM I previously used works perfectly fine. Also, the EE SIM works fine in other devices.

TL;DR:

Phone not detecting EE SIM card but working fine with other networks.

Phone Info

ROM: Omega V40

Android: 4.4.2

Baseband/LTE (Modems): XXUGNG8

Condition: No major drops / damage

What I have tried so far

Replacement SIM from carrier - Same problem

Replacement SIM/SD card reader - Same problem

Taking apart and cleaning whole device with compressed air - No help

Detaching and Reattaching all connectors/ribbon cables on the motherboard - No help

Wipe cache/Dalvik - No help

Wipe data/factory reset - Same issue

Revert to stock ROM - No help

Flash full stock firmwares for EE, Vodafone and unbranded - Same issue with every one, as well as 'android.process.acore has stopped constantly'

Airplane mode trick, as described here(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2698621#post58245416) (multiple times) - No help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xain47:
Any solution for broken proximity sensor on cm11 temasek v162 build on s4 LTE e330s?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pzyfocker:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58261402

For those that are having data or call problems maybe give this a try
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hongthien68:
help

I can not lower firmware of gt-i9500 :eek::eek:5.0.1 lilolpop down 4.4.2 by odin/????
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Unfortunately not no....I am pretty sure this is the same as it is for the i9500 as is with the i9505.........Due to the KNOX boot loader it is impossible to downgrade firmwares via odin!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hongthien68:
odin fail on error "fail"

help, i want to stock galaxy s4 gt-i9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
I take it your phone is not booting to OS? Are you able to get into recovery and factory reset the device?

If not go to sammobile.com and use the firmware checker to find the latest firmware for your region/carrier. Download and flash with odin!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hongthien68:
What should I do now?? help?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
See post above!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hongthien68:
I did but odin error

I did but odin error
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What odin error?

What firmware did you flash?

Odin troubleshooting:

If Odin accidentally gives you "fail" try the following:

- Repeat procedure.

- Make sure that all actions of Kies are disabled from task manager.

- Change usb port.

- Try another usb cable (make sure it is the original).

- Try another Odin version.

- Uninstall and re-install driver.

- Use pit file.

- Try another computer.​

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kushan02:
one technique is blowing air into the phone speaker it worked for me a time ago also there is a app on playstore called s4 proximity fix something like that dont remember the exact name.

Hope it helped.

Hit thanks if it helped.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmed Safeek:
[Help] How to custom text next to right side of the signal bar.

My signal bar position Left
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Could you try and be a little more specific?

Screenshots would be helpful of what you would like to change! ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBuu:
Isnt there still no support to higher wlan speeds than 72Mbs ? What a joke, cause phone is advertised handling wlan abgcn/ac connections :(

I will set my ap to force 300Mbs N connection and lets see what happens :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahajanprashant3105:
Thanks man .. it was really helpful. I have downloaded you can remove now.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrman1:
can i brick my device if i use another baseband beacuse rom contains sbl.bin is this safe to flash via odin ?

and after flashing new baseband do i need to flash modem to work calls ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AhmedCMlover:
I have a cm 12 unofficial rom in my s4 can i somehow change the functionality of the settings tactil button on the left into multitasking ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazmed:
helpGuys i had a custom recovery and rooted but i did triangle away and unrooted and flashed stock recovery*now i got ota back but it downloads correctlyThen when it comes to installation it goes to recovery and installs abt 26 % and stops saying error and showing an android laying down with red triangle out of its belly i did everything and tried 4 times ota*i think its a prob with my stock recovery when i boot into it it saysno command line error and shows me the android with red triangle again*what to do i 2ant to get the ota but not by flashing it thru odin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pompeymark:
custom rom

Hi i have a uk unlocked galaxy s4 with the following

PDA I9505XXUAMDM

CSC I9505OXXAMDB

PDA I9505XXUAMDM

What custom rom can i install on the phone?

MAny Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Sir, you said "unrooted", so how did you unroot your phone? and why you flashed stock recovery?

many choices. see I9505 development forum.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Is that an i9505?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pompeymark:
So its ok to flash a custom rom on this version then? Just not too sure
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazmed:
See i used cf auto root so to unroot u can go to super su settings and choose complete unroot and thats it

then i flashed stock recovery because first time i had the ota i had cwm recovery so it failed so i flashed stock recovery to see if it solves the prob
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pompeymark:
Yes

Yes it is
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

You should follow samersh72 guide to unroot.

Look in the signature or the first post of this thread.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazmed:
Plz read my posts carefully i am already unrooted
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

What level of change are you after?

There are many options in the dev forum.

Look through them,read the first posts,and see what is on offer.

Most do come with specific instructions and requirements for installation.

If you are not sure,then,come back and ask again.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pompeymark:
yes

I just really want to know if i can flash a rom on this version of phone?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

It would seem that you are having problems with the OTA.

I was just suggesting that you go through the unroot process once more,and then, you might be more successful with your attempt to upgrade.

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

Sorry.

Yes ,you can.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pompeymark:
yes

Great many thanks for your help.

So I can go ahead and flash with Omega V7?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazmed:
Am unrooted even root apps dnt work
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
it seems that "go to super su settings and choose complete unroot and thats it" is not enough to FULL UNROOT.

flash your current stock official firmware and wipe cache and data after, and you are good to install OTA

(dont flash stock recovery because it is included in stock firmware)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazmed:
So it is rooting that is causing this because my devuce detects am official stock and downloads ota regulary but if so am on hungarian version( XEH) MDM

do u have links for it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Here you go Hungary (XEH) MDM http://www.hotfile.com/dl/217351676/c0ee364/I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_XEH.zip.html
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Yes.

Read the opening post carefully.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krzych:
Yes, its my variant. Didn't even knew there's other one (you mean "active"?)

Thanks for the really good and proper answers.

Tow questions just to be sure:

Is this ODIN thing so funny that even when I have STOCK UNROOTED phone then I can flash anything I want??? (because I did understand it like this)

Does this ODIN thing "unbrick" phone as long as bootloader is not broken???

If both above are true, I'm quite nicely shocked :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hongthien68:
help

I can not come back 4.4.2 after up to 5.0.1 lillopop official.

csc code: chn...???

not come back code csc VIETNAM

help!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rezagolia:
wifi bluetooth not working

Hello , my name is reza and I'm from Iran. I had purchased a samsung galaxy s4 one year back from uae and the phone was working perfectly. my phone went off and I couldn't turn my phone on, I took the phone to the Samsung service center and they figured out that my power button is not working. After they replaced the power button, my phone's , wifi, bluetooth, not working

Please any suggestions and ideas would help alot.

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Did you try to take it back to samsung , and explain what happened?

It was probably them who broke it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antoniosastre:
hi, help please

Hello, I have a problem when connecting a peripheral (mouse, keyboard, etc) the screen automatically flips and turns black, saying, which it is connected by hdmi too. that's not right.

otherwise it has explain, does not leave me connect the mouse and keyboard, because the s4 assumed that this also connected the hdmi.

tanxs
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Accraze:
Since cm12 is taking way too long for the jfltecan (sgh-1337m) can i flash the jfltexx on mine?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kv007:
Hi everyone,im rather having strange problem after flashing ozcan rom on my galaxy s4 i9500 phone.I am not able to wipe data in TWRP recovery so that i can flash another Rom.whenever data wipe/format data occurs TWRP restarts and when i try to wipe only data same thing happens .my internal memory seems to be messed up coz whenever i try to change my dp in whatsapp and select and image from internal memory,it shows failed to load image bt when i try to load image from sd card it works..........ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED.....:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiruuu.samad:
Try a different recovery mate!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kv007:
Bt according to instructions i need TWRP for ozcan rom...:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xain47:
s4

The app is for i9505 and I tested it....... Gives zero result...... :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] picayune:
It is louder on the rear of the phone, is it meant to be like that?

The front phone speaker on call is quiet.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
Hi all, please, just a stupid question.... don't hate pme please... I have nk4 bootloader, is there something wrong/dangerous to flash a previous modem older than nk4?

Thanx...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
There are No stupid questions in here :) Its not dangerous no......You are OK to Odin flash older modems to test them and see what works best for you ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pincopallowfs:
Thanx a lot... so the problem comes out only to flash an original fw older than already installed bootloader?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Yep with stock firmware....You cannot downgrade.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dequadim:
Some weeks ago I've set a brief sound to notify me about full charged battery, using some strange app or module that I forgot.

Now I'm wondering how to replace this sound with another, without put hands on system files, permissions etc.

The problem is that I forgot the way I followed to set the notify sound.

I'm using Imperium ROM and developer doesn't know how to help me.

Please forgive my poor English.

Mauro
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kushan02:
use another similar app from market and then you can again change the notification tone.

Hope this helps.

Hit thanks if it helped.