yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrosseLi:
I know, but on TW camera I could enable this software stabilizer in camera option

I'd like to know if I can enable it on custom roms
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
It's integrated into the camera app, not the rom. So, in conclusion, you have to find a camera app with image stabilization feature.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jb.NY:
Hello guys

I have installed albe95's stock lollipop rom, the only problem I have is that the sound quality is not so much good, I have no bass while playing music

I have Playerpro installed as my music player(which by the way is a great player, I have it since...em... since I remember, about 3 to 4 years now, give it a try if you haven't yet) and in russian stock rom which I downloaded from samsung-updates I have a perfect bass with playerpro's built in equalizer, but in able95's, I sadly don't...

somebody here knows any solution? how hard is deodexing a rom? a newbie can do this? :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Why don't you use Viper4Android?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jb.NY:
I tried that before, but the bass I get with PlayerPro's DSP pack if far more, how do you say.. Pleasant!

And, when I install Viper I cant use PlayerPro's built in equalizer.

Thanks anyway mate.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
You have to tweak viper. Its EQ alone can't do anything. Have you tried the convolver feature? People claim that is where viper really shines.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jb.NY:
Don't get me wrong, Viper is really good, but its bass is not as good as DSP pack of PlayerPro, and as I said I think there should be something wrong with able's rom, because I had great bass and overall quality with either Viper or DSP pack in other Stock or custom roms.

I'm gonna role back to a odexed stock rom to see if the bass gets right again

It would be great if somebody could deodex newest Russian lollipop, but only deodexing it, no further tweaks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I was just saying that with the convolver feature you can add IRS samples to viper. IRS samples are effects that simulate a certain audio technology.

You can simulate HTC BoomSound, Samsung's SoundAlive, Dolby, some BBE stuff and many more.

I'm telling you this because it's easier than deodexing a rom.

There are some deodexing guides and tools/scripts, but they seem to be pre-lollipop. I don't know how well they will work on lollipop roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jb.NY:
Oh so thats what it does... now Im sure i haven't try that feature you said, Iet me give it a try

thanks for your time mate, I really appreciate it :highfive:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrosseLi:
Alright, thanks for your help mate !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Has anyone ever replaced their screen only themselves? If so have you had any issues with touch response afterwards? I changed mine and it worked perfectly before I took screen off and once I took it off now its pants. Any ideas? I really can't afford a new digitizer

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

I've paid for a replacement in a small local store on my Xperia Z1, and now it's sides keeps blinking and touch doesn't respond well. I'd guess it's because of a bad handwork and/or a bad quality screen (there are tons and tons on eBay, there's a reason one costs 15 bucks and other 50 bucks, sad, but true :().

Hi,

I would guess it's a faulty screen. Unfortunately due to my current Internet connection I cannot see the video in YouTube, however, I'd suggest opening the back of the device and checking for any cable that's not properly in place. Second thing I'd try is to check if the phone is actually turning on, that is, is it really working? For that I'd request further information on your software and a logcat if possible.

At least, take it somewhere to replace the screen :(. Could be that it became problematic and needs replacement.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekq:
Yes! Thanks for the reply. I couldn't wait so I decided to go to an authorized repair station anyways :P
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Well after removing my battery for an hour touch response has vastly improved. Still not perfect but overall much better
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berta Paneslowski:
Hi Guys, i have a question about battery charging:

Is it possible to ignore unstable power? The boeffla kernel of the S3 has this funktion. I am using it since zwo years, because my USB port is unstable and loading time is very long. With "ignore unstable power" all works fine, for two years...

Now i have a S4 and the USB port is also unstable and charging time is many hours. (Battery, cable and recharger are new). Is there a way to ignore unstable power with S4?

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

Consider me puzzled... Can you provide me further feedback over the time? Even through PMs would be okay to not spam the thread.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3mel:
of the two methods to backup Wi-Fi settings it's the non XML one that works while XML never does. however with a suitable viewer you should be able to read the file and find all your SSID's and passwords in plain English which you can copy paste into the password prompt when needed...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
Well it seems it might be that the space between screen and digitizer is not right as response is still poor, however a firm push in middle of the screen gets responses back to original for a brief period. I've got another screen on the way so 2nd time lucky hopefully

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksdee905:
I have a SGH-i337M running 5.0.1 I want to start getting into flashing new ROMs.

I have read a few threads and watched alot of how to videos. But before I get started I have a few questions about backing everything up.

#1 is there a way to confirm that my bootloader is unlocked? or do I just assume it is since it is i337M?

#2 I have system and SD card encrypted. If I flash a new recovery like TWRP will I be able to access the file system?

#3 What is the best way to make a backup of the entire phone/SD card (all files and data including SMS logs etc) to restore everything to the way it is Today (before I start mucking everything up)?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
1) SGH-i337M is from Bell Canada. So I guess the bootloader is unlocked. Only AT&T and Verizon lock the bootloaders.

2) I recommend you to decrypt everything, or else you might risk running into some problems. Also beware that on custom roms encryption might not work or bug out.

3) You can backup your rom with TWRP. The SD and internal memories are safe because they aren't affected by wipes or rom changes, unless you specifically select them to be wiped. The only way to backup your SD and/or internal memory is to copy everything to a PC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olalaekan:
TEAM XDA..... Somebody plzz help.. My S4 comes up for a while then goes back off..... I mean the phone only stay up for 3 seconds before going back off... Even when i boot to download mode.. It lasts only 3 seconds........ What am I supposed to do

Your help will be very much appreciated... I have my school project in the internal memory of my phone....its the only copy.. no backups....

PLease HElp ME.......
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jerry98991:
I deleted a file where my phone won't wake up when receiving a phone call plz help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
It's your power button most probably.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamoo.ma3:
Stuck at boot logo and restarts in a while

Hello all concerned,

I have Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

Problem:

Stuck at Boot logo and restarts in a while.

Tried to wipe data/factory reset

Need Solution.

This might help:

In Odin mode it shows

Product Name: SPH-L720T

Client Binary: Samsung Official

System Status: Custom

Knox Kernel Lock: 0x0

Knox warraty void: 0x1

CSB-Config-LSB: 0x30

Write Protection Enable

eMMC Burst Mode Enabled

In Recovery mode

#Manual Mode#

Applying Multi-CSC

Applied CSD-code: CHN

Successfully applied multi-CSC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
its not an i9505, its an L720T. Use odin and flash a firmware for the L720T
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamoo.ma3:
I am not aware of the method can you suggest me a guide?

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Can you tell me how to flash using odin mode or recovery mode because i cannot switch on my phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audianer:
Hey,

i´m searching for a cm12.1 based rom which still got updates. Officiall CM12.1 is EOL and CM13 is to buggy. Important to me is: good gaming performance, good battery life at standby and a clean system. Any ideas?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
There aren't any. The only lollipop based roms that still get updated are the touchwiz custom roms and the lollipop AOSP rom, but the AOSP rom might also reach EOL status soon.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hahagu:
Hello, I am currently trying to port TyaGi ROM v3 from I9500 to E300K.

I have got it to boot, and working.

A few features are not working though.

First, WiFi is not turning on.

Second, the com.android.phone process keeps crashing.

Crash Log: http://pastebin.com/cLqZsaGu

I have already tried deleting the Stk.apk file and also the /data/data/com.android.provider.telephony folder.

What should I do to resolve this issue?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

I see... I wish you good luck with the second screen :)

Hi,

You could try flashing back stock firmware or flash again a custom rom, that way you'd be able to get the system files back.

Hi,

There's a guide in the OP... Here's the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477. If you can't turn on the phone at all (neither Odin mode), then it's probably faulty hardware, not software.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hahagu:
Any help here?

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/help/porting-rom-com-android-phone-crashes-t3355757
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pritish_kul2:
So, gone into a bootloop

Can access recovery though.. If I dirty flash Stock or any custom rom.. will I be able to preserve my data and bring my device back on?

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Will I lose Whatsapp chats also?

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Hey ! I am stuck in the same problem.. If you could let me know how did you correct the problem.. I don't wish to erase my daya :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Maybe you can do that or flash same system to see if it'll help

You can backup your data > flash Rom again and try restore apps with titanium backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pritish_kul2:
But thing is I if backup using recovery, can I access that backup in TiBa?

The backup I do in recovery, is that even useful?

It's not accessible in system, ain't it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
Titanium Backup has a "Extract from Nandroid backup" option.

It's under Menu > Special backup/restore.

I think the backup has to be located on the internal memory for it to work
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksdee905:
Is there any way to confirm whether or not a bootloader is locked?

Is there a command you can run in a terminal? Or do you just try to flash and just see if it fails or not?

Also what is the best way to back up the entire memory internal and SD to a PC?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I already told you that only AT&T and Verizon models have locked bootloaders.

As for the sd, copy paste.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksdee905:
Thanks. I know that is what you had said. I was looking for more indepth answers. I am asking more specifically is there a way to check the status instead of just assuming things based on a model number?

And I get that I can copy the contents of the SD card. However I doubt that I will be able to simply do a 'select all' and 'copy' folders back onto the phone after a factory reset and everything will be back to normal.

Is there a way to clone the

entire filesystem

(internal and external)

so that it can be restored

with all information as it currently was at the time of backup including SMS call Logs installed apps?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
SMS, call logs and apps are not stored on the internal storage.

Actually they are, but not on the user space. It's on the dedicated system space.

That kind of data is located on the /data partition of a rom, which can't be accessed without root.

You can backup your entire rom (this includes the above mentioned data and apps), but it won't backup your internal and external storage. Not only that, but you can't restore the entire data from one rom to another, because of incompatibility issues.

You can, however, restore it app by app with titanium backup.

For stuff, like pictures and music, and so on, copy paste it.

Read me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbomodder:
I dear it was digitizer so phone sidelined until I can afford a replacement, back on the A500FY again [emoji26]

From the giver of stock roms
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stormeon:
I need some help, please?

Well, first off, I may be new here, but I've used this site for the past year. No, I am having some issues, and I require some of yalls expertise. I know you asked about SIG, and I need 7 more posts to add that, but I have screenshots, and I do know what you guts are asking for, I am able to completely respond with what you seek. Moving forward, I'm having a ROM issue now, and I cannot even make back ups with CWM 6.0.4.7. Everything's crashing, seems I'm having a RAM leak, as I'm burning memory quickly now. So, let's call this post of mine quits, and start posting so I can make you all a SIG. :cool:

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I do have Line and Kik, if we need to discuss subjects that aren't "ToS friendly"

Line: Daddy.DaS.Storm

Kik: Lord_Stormeon
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahu.sushmita:
Hi,

I am using S4 I9500 in India which I got from Dubai, UAE. Few months back I rooted my phone as I was facing issue with wifi and bluetooth. Both when turned on used to turn to light green color in notification but never turn on. Rooting and flashing with a custom ROM too didn't had any effect on wifi/bluetooth. I followed the instruction on links to root:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/general/guide-t3018625 and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292615.

Then after few days, I started having battery drainage issue. I use an original 2A charger. In a day I had to charge my phone 3-4 times while using only 3G and basic mobile functions- few calls, whatsapp, facebook. I thought the issue could be with the battery. So, got a new original samsung battery one month back but still had the same draining issue. Now I thought lets try actual samsung firmware and see if the issue persists. So I tried unrooting the device with this link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265477 . But I couldn't find the firmware for UAE in this link. So I downloaded one android 4.4.2 from sammobile: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/34382/I9500XXUGNH2_I9500OJVFNG1_XSG

Now, after the steps to unroot and I was able to unroot but I am facing a number of issues:

1. Phone doesn't show IMEI number. So I can't use my sim.

2. I tried charging through USB, battery drains at a faster rate than it can charge even though there is no sim, so no 3g/4g enabled and wifi doesn't work so that too is off. I checked whats using battery I saw 72% was used by screen but the screen was never turned on!

3. I charged the battery to around 75% and left it as it is. After 2.5hours battery was at around 25-30% and this is an unrooted phone, with no user installed apps, no sim, no 3G or wifi on.

Can somebody help me out with the correct firmware so that I can have the imei back? Also, is it possible that I can flash a firmware available for India on this device? And if so, Will I be able to update the firmware if there are upgrades available in the future in India? Also has anybody got any idea about why battery is draining so fast- Phone was having lollipop when rooted and now it has kitkat 4.4.2 after rooting- but the battery (new/old) drains at same speed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammorrison:
I mistakenly flashed I337(At&t) rom on my I9500 S4. I tried Odin but it won't work. Why can't I return the rom? And How will I do that?

Also, I erased the stock partition using Safestrap. Now I can't even flash the I337 rom (which I waa able to before usibg Safestrap). It gets stuck at

"Get PIT for mapping.."

Then shows,

"Complete(Write) operation failed."

[emoji115]

I tired with Re-partition with PIT file and without Re-partition as well. Both of them didn't work. Before I was able to flash the At&t rom without doing re-partition.

Please help

*Update*

After this it fails...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waheem:
You have to flash repair firmware of your region 4 file firmware ap cp csc bl and pit you will found it on tsar3000 keep search
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammorrison:
I tried flashing the At&t version with Odin v1.8 and it worked. Now the only problem is how do I get back to I9500 rom. I tried flashing with both versions of odin but it didn't work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waheem:
Some time when we flash home.tar.md5 in pda (ap)section it only update phone not to be full flash as I say above you have to download a repair firmware of your phone model and full flash try it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammorrison:
Waheem bro, please check out this thread.. https://tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=...share_tid=3362447&share_fid=3793&share_type=t

Flashed I337 ROM on I9500. It won't return.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knobbs:
Hi All,

I have been contemplating root my i9506 for a while now but it has become a necessary step now that after installing lollipop my phone has come to a grinding halt. It is incredibly slow (compared to kitkat) and the battery was decent with smart manager but now is back to being horrid.

I have done some searching but can't really find something I would trust 100% yet.

I would like to do a clean install of everything on my phone and root it. Would anyone know/have a link to a rooting guide for the i9506, that is on Lollipop?

Thanks for any help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexjones1009:
Please Help..bricked my phone..

So I've only had this phone for about a week now and just tried to install TWRP on my phone with the TWRP app from google play once rebooted 'm now stuck on a screen that says:

SECURE FAIL: KERNEL

Start Up Failed

Your device didn't start up successfully. Use the Verizon Software Repair Assistant on a computer to repair your device.

What do I do?!

Things I've tried to do:

I tried hooking it up to my computer but it doesn't detect it but makes a sound when connected?

Even though I'm on fully stock rom but my device is rooted with kingroot i planned on using ODIN to go back to stock rom just to see if anything would happen but still wouldn't detect my phone, I'm lost and miss my baby, it's the only phone I have right now currently and I need it for work.

My phone is on 5.0.1 btw
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
CF-Auto-Root and Odin.

Get Odin, download the file from the link and follow the instructions there.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] painx:
Hi there, I want to connect my computer to my S4's hotspot and when I'm go on google.com it's look like this. What can I do?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sammorrison:
Try this...

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9506-develop/rom-how-to-flash-root-lollipop-samsung-t3024368

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Download the stock rom for your phone and flash it using Odin. This will bring your phone back to default. Then if you wanna root do it with Odin and flash TWRP with Odin as well. Any questions? Ask.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxLordxX:
Hi,

This seems like a problem with the data to me... Is the mobile data working fine on your phone? Also, did you try connecting another device to your Hotspot?

Hi,

It seems to me that you have a faulty system loaded on your device. Did you flash anything other than the TWRP? AFAIK recovery shouldn't break the system.

Regarding Odin, have you tried another USB port? Or reinstalling the drivers? Remember you have to be on download mode to use Odin. Another thing you can try doing is booting directly to recovery and trying to flash another ROM through there.

If you send the model I can try finding some links to further help :). This isn't the Verizon subforum btw, as your phone asked for a Verizon Software Repair, I'd guess you'd be better assisted at your specific model subforum, just asking to make sure.

Hi,

At first I'd guess the battery itself is the cause of the drain, however you said you already replaced it, so it's out of the options, my idea now would be trying to factory reset the phone and install another stock ROM... If the problem persists, you said that screen is consuming a lot of juice, even though it's turned off, maybe it's some kind of problem with the connection of the screen to the board and its causing the drain.

Now regarding the lost IMEI, I've seen this problem over and over again here in this thread, couldn't find a perfect solution, however most them tried to download and install another ROM till IMEI appeared again and then made an EFS partition backup. If you do have the EFS backup (IIRC TWRP does that for you), then just restore it. If you don't, try searching through this thread to see if you find any of these answers I've mentioned... As soon as you get it back, please do an EFS backup, so that you won't face this issue again.

Other option would take it to a Samsung store or someone with a zBox, and asking them to reflash the IMEI. Unfortunately I'm not sure if they'd do that, specially since it's illegal in some countries, if you take the box and the payment receipt though I think it's worth a try.

All the best,

~Lord
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corduroysack:
What browser is the best for speed, security and downloads? At present in using nochromo (sometimes chrome can mess up downloads I've read) but in the past I've used uc browser (not too sure on security with that) and finally Firefox but this seemed to get sluggish?

Tia ☺
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I use a combination of Tugapower Browser (it's another CAF browser, similar to nochromo I guess) and Download Accelerator Plus.

Download Accelerator Plus is a download manager, which is far better than the one in chrome or any other browser so far. You can pause and resume (something that chrome isn't capable of even to this day) and it increases the download speed. It can double it guaranteed.

I compared it to the download speed of UC Browser, and DAP was faster, reaching 1MB/s+ while UC managed only 500kb/s on the same file.

DAP also has a built-in browser and a video grabber. Unfortunately the video grabber doesn't work on sites that don't specifically allow the download (eg: YouTube).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corduroysack:
Cheers for that I will have a go with them, thanks a lot ☺
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] painx:
It works fine and the hotspot works only with a mobile browser.