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[Sony Tablet S] Zer0K3wL:
Instead of asking random one to unlock it why not flood sony's forum instead asking about it while stating that sony allows this already for sony mobiles.

nothing gonna happen here because people here can't wave their magic wand and unlock the device.
[Sony Tablet S] domy_xda:
Please check this tread it realy works on 4.1.1
[Sony Tablet S] xxliftsupxx:
for better help iss this Threads http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2268646;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liviuv:
I would really love getting the dual SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 as it would allow me to carry one less phone with me. But in the end I'm not sure if the pros outweight the cons.

Pros:

- Able to use two SIMs in the same phone

- Exynos 5 Octa, which will see very limited availability in Europe

Cons:

- China Unicom specific version

- No international warranty outside of China

- UI may not be available in English?

- Will be stuck with the stock Chinese firmware as the ROMs for i9500 / i9505 will not work on this

Is anyone else considering buying an i9502 to be used outside of China?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilkerpekozer:
I would like to have i9502 and I have the same questions and worrying about the warranty outside of China. I'm gonna wait till it is available on eBay. I hope that some companies could give at least 12 months international warranty for this device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulsalem:
I am thinking of buying one for use world wide. I assume no one will be developing a custom ROM for this version.

Is there a way to install the Play Store and Gapps?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leechoonhwee:
As the S4 should be highly popular, we might see more developing for the exynos chipset. Once they come out with the aosp base for it, developing for the variants should be easier.

Since i9502 is China based, we should see a MIUI Rom for it soon :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkava74:
I thought samsung released their official rom for this phone? Doesn't it therefore mean that we can root this without any bugs? I remember the Note 2 dual sim custom rom had bugs on the map and caller id.

Can someone verify that once using the official rom, play store and Google apps will be available?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tishfire:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/204614115/9393a40/I9502ZNUAMDG_I9502CHUAMDG_CHU.zip.html

Looks like there is one out there
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M@tt27:
The only way to install Play Store and Google apps is to root the phone. Unfortunately, there's no available rooting method yet for Galaxy I9502. But I'm hopeful that it will be available in the future. Like the Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7102 Dual Sim variant, a working rooting procedure was eventually made available.

I have ordered my Galaxy I9502 and can't wait to get my hands on it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liviuv:
Where did you order it from?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nniicckkss:
China. ..

:p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liviuv:
I meant to ask from which website you've ordered it. Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M@tt27:
I ordered from taobao.com thru an agent in my country. Just need to choose a trustworthy seller. Or you can order from etotalk.com but the price is a little higher and payment method is not safe.

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Unfortunately that's the only place to get it from right now. But hey, it's legit and dual sim. I'm happy ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkava74:
So you're gonna live with the fact that you don't have Play Store? Or do you have a work around?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M@tt27:
No, I'm optimistic a rooting tool will be available once this phone is released.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asheg:
hey there. would u mind saying, where do u live?! are u sure that china version is gonna work in your country?

I live in europe and really curious if i can use it here...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M@tt27:
Based on offical specs, I'm very sure an unlocked SGS4 I9502 will work in my country and Europe too.

Here's why:

SGS4 I9502 Supported Network Frequency:

WCDMA 850/900/1,900/2100MHz

GSM 850/900/1,800/1900MHz

GSM Coverage:

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 MHz are used in most parts of the world: Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Africa.

Reference: www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

3G Coverage:

In general, the various UMTS bands are deployed as follows:

Band I (W-CDMA 2100) in Europe, India, Africa, Israel (Cellcom, Orange, Pelephone[4]) Asia, Australia (metropolitan Optus and Vodafone), New Zealand (ITU Region 1, 2degrees Vodafone NZ), Thailand (TOT (Thailand)), and Brazil (part of ITU Region 2)

Band II (W-CDMA 1900) in North America and South America (ITU Region 2).

Band IV (W-CDMA 1700 or Advanced Wireless Services) in the United States (T-Mobile USA), Canada (WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, SaskTel, Vidéotron) and Chile (VTR Movil, Nextel Chile)

Band V (W-CDMA 850) in Australia (Telstra NextG, Vodafone), Hong Kong (SmarTone), Thailand (True move and DTAC), New Zealand (XT Mobile Network), Brazil, Canada, the USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic (Claro),Venezuela, other parts of South America, Israel (Pelephone,[4] Cellcom[5]), parts of Asia (ITU Region 2 and ITU Region 3), Poland (Sferia)

Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) in Europe, Asia, Australia (Optus and Vodafone regional/country 3G networks), New Zealand (2degrees, Vodafone NZ), Thailand (Advanced Info Service), Dominican Republic (Orange Dominicana), Venezuela (Digitel GSM), Poland (Play and Aero2 HSPA+ Internet only[6])

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
I bought mine in China and used it with China Mobile and my US T-Mobile SIM cards installed at the same time. When I landed back on US soil, it automatically switched to use my T-Mobile SIM. I haven't had any problems so far.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkava74:
Does that mean you have Google apps and play store?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
The UI is available in Chinese, Korean and English on the i9502.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkava74:
Can I ask if you have Play Store working?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
I'm working on that now. Stock there was go Gapps; you get the Chinese version of their app store 沃商店.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkava74:
Thanks.

I think you mean "no" Gapps, right?

Would love to hear how you plan to overcome this! Cheers!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
err, ya, "no" Gapps >.<
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
accounts tryneme

Hi,Mindbeats

Do you know if we can root this phone? and install German Launguage?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
As far as I know, we don't have root for the i9502 variant yet. I've been searching Chinese forums all day but no luck.

If you're talking German for the operating system, I bet a multilanguage pack will be released once root is established like they have for previous versions.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
i9502

I will get mine on Saturday from a friend from Hongkong, I hope it is in English.I have also one i9505, I think it is similar.

Yours is in English right? what is your sentiment, is it very good phone? is it professional? are you using everyday?

Please let me know if you find any solution for Root.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
The stock comes with 3 language options for the OS: English, Chinese and Korean; you can change as you please. There are a multitude of inherent input languages though, German being one of them.

I haven't had it very long and I'm not as big of a phone enthusiast as many people on here but I like the phone so far. I'm definitely more of a practical user. I got it for his size, weight, battery life and dual SIM ability since I'm on the road a lot. At this point, I'm happy with it and is an upgrade over my previous SGS2.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guims78:
Hello.

i am in the same case.

I want buy a S4 duos but i don't know if there is a risk ! (i'm an european user)

I saw that galaxy S4 duos is Play store compatible, but how to be sure ? (see here :https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1727131?topic=1100168#S)

Any question to owner :

- is the GPS fully functional ?

- where are you from ?

Regards.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
S4 Duos is not Play store compatible out of the box. Need root and Gapps apk.

GPS is functional and I live in China.

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Root is here: http://bbs.25pp.com/thread-129613-1-1.html
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkWader:
One thing to notice.

I have the CATB15 dual sim phone at the moment.

With that phone I cant have dataconnection active on more than one SIM at the time.

So, if you want a scenario that use the workSIM for dataconnection, you cant recieve or send MMS on personalSIM.

Just a pointer for Dual Sim phones.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
Hi Mindbeats,

Did you rooted yours? It works?

Thanks by the way for your help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
Ya, I followed the steps on the webpage I linked and it worked fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
Great,can you write me the steps,I don"t know how to do it? and which download is it what I need? Please help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
This is only if you have an i9502. Other versions require different steps.

1. Download Odin. They used 3.04 but I used 3.07. Same thing

2. Download latest drivers here: Drivers

3. Download root files here: Root Files

(click the box to the left of i9502 then click the box in the top right that says 下載, has a downward pointing arrow)

4. Make sure phone is off and USB attached to computer. Hold volume down button, home button and power button to boot into recovery mode.

5. Once in recovery mode, press the volume up button and open Odin on your computer

6. Put the i9502-cwm-recovery.tar.md5 in the PDA box. Put the i9502-csc-root.tar.md5 in the CSC box.

7. Ensure that auto-reboot and F. Reset Time are both selected.

8. Hit start
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
Great,Thanks, you are the best.

What does it mean latest driver? from Odin? what is it? and is it that one?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
and do you have the last FW ?

I9502ZNUAMDI_I9502CHUAMDI_CHU

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I think I konow what it is! " SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones",

This is only to connecting over USB with my Phone to Odin is that right? I don't need the last one or not?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindbeats:
Drivers = USB drivers. If you already have the latest, then you can skip this step.

Ya, I'm running the latest firmware (ZNUAMDI)

Your picture is correct. The downarrow thing is your download button.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
Do you know if I can install Titanium Backup from Play Store?I ask you many questions, because my phone is coming on Sunday, but I like to prepare me before.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troopervlk:
Can you explain. What i must to do after flash root via Odin ?

I do all as written upper.

Trying to install Language Enabler - its works. but not add language.

I seen new logo SuperSU in settings menu. but i t sad "No SU binary installed ans super SU cant install it"

So i cant do anything ((

also if i correct i need to get root at first.

2) Add language via Language Enabler

3) need to install GAPPS forn here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1997547

P.S. firmware I9502ZNUAMDI_I9502CHUAMDI_CHU. status of mobile - modified
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
Root

The same with my phone , I can't root, I did the extraction, do you have other solution?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
Hi Troopervlk,

Have you found a solution? Please write hier if you have, Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hok:
Dear all please read .... I would suggest to wait ... I don't think this method is usable.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41657561&postcount=18
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomdot:
Mind beats has confirmed root works using his posted method. I suggest everyone first learn how to install Samsung drivers and use Odin. GAPPS (for play store) is readily downloadable after root is achieved.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troopervlk:
Maybe you will try before propose anything ?

I can work with Odin.

And as i say, status of my mobile - modified.

So Odin flashed new ROM

But I not get root.

So i went to market and asked to add GAPPS.

I not know how they did it.

But it fact - they installed GAPPS to my mobile and now all works fine.

But i still without ROOT and status of mobile - modified.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emersonvier:
Mindbeats, is possible give link for buy this ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troopervlk:
you can purchase it in any Samsung shops in China or taobao.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thisworld01:
Quote:

Originally Posted by emersonvier View Post

Mindbeats, is possible give link for buy this ?

From the Chinese version Amazon(amazon.cn) or from JD.com, one of the biggest E-commerce in China,

search I9502.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WorldUser:
One more cons: I9502 doesn't support LTE? Am I right?

What are the main differences between I9500, I9502, I9505, I9508, I95xx?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hok:
Just let you guys know, one sim slot only supports gsm and the main one supports wcdma and gsm. They dont both have dual standards.

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No LTE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zidane:
where can i buy an unlocked version of i9502 where they would also ship internationally?

do they use fedex or dhl or other services for express shipment?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alfaysal:
Here you are "www.etotalk.com", and yes, they use DHL to ship int'l.

I bought mine from them, and they sent the device in reasonable time.

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BTW, they will root it for you, if you want.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horeb7:
Caller ID

I can not find "Caller ID" setting, to "Hide number" for the SIM, Please help.Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zidane:
where is the option to get it rooted?

edit: never mind, found it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asilak:
9502

GPS works

I am from Beijing :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xwain:
I am living in China and have got the phone.

dual sim if perfect, but you don't get gapps google play, gmail. You need to root it. It has got 3 language on its system, Korean, simplified chinese,and English. I have search high and low for custom roms, and they are not available. My friend had HTC one dual sim and there are alot of custom roms to flash. Maybe me so jealous.

Hopefully some developers are working on this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alfaysal:
Now, root is available. So, you can install Gapps, Gmail and Google play store. Moreover, you can remove all Chinese apps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tishfire:
Any1 know if any developer is supporting this set? Especially cm10 and cwm or twrp

Fingered from my Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floatserve:
I am having the same issue. ODIN seemed to work fine but when it reboots I goto the applications and click on SuperSU and get the message

"No SU binary installed and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"

I haven't seen any recent response on how to address this issue. Does any one have any suggestions?

Model - GT-I9502, Android version 4.2.2

Baseband- I9502ZNUAME3

Build: JDQ39.I5920ZNUAME3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanzoy:
S3nd me yur dual to me
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonadt:
After upgrade to the newest stock ROM, you need to root again, then reinstall Super SU and gapps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pennyhit:
Hi Mindbeats

I hv got a i9502, but while i was using several other HK wcdma sim card, its sim1 showed like no SIM card at all.

Could u tell me what the rom version of ur i9502? Mine is ME3. Did u hv any problems with using other wcdma SIM card except chinaunicom? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnonymeLex:
You must sacrify your 4G if you buy your phone in China and bring it in Europe. They don't have the same radio frequency
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floatserve:
newest stock room?

I thought I had the newest stock rom.

According to the site samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9502

Device Name Model Region Version OS Version Build Date Changelist Unlock

Galaxy S 4 DUOS	GT-I9502	CHU	I9502ZNUAME3	4.2.2	22.05.2013	588423	Unlock

Galaxy S 4 DUOS	GT-I9502	CHU	I9502ZNUAMDI	4.2.2	29.04.2013	482199	Unlock

Galaxy S 4 DUOS	GT-I9502	CHU	I9502ZNUAMDH	4.2.2	22.04.2013	482199	Unlock

Galaxy S 4 DUOS	GT-I9502	CHU	I9502ZNUAMDG	4.2.2	17.04.2013	482199	Unlock

I've downloaded the same build I had. Going to to try to reload it with odin and then root again.

--------------UPDATE------------------------

Found the other thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2279563&page=3

The root worked even though SuperSU had issues. The other link has a link to a new version of SuperSU.

Although this is my second android phone, this is the first time I have rooted a phone.

Once you root using the process in this thread or the other... same method....I downloaded the new SuperSU zip file.

Next I moved the zip file into a file on my galaxy S4.

Then I used CWM to install the zip file I moved over. Everything appears to be working.. Now I'm working on loading the google apps (again from the other linked thread) so I can get the google play store.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2'NixorNot2'Nix:
Any users in the UK?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryan_mmx:
Good day

Just want to confirm, both sim slots work as GSM? Or is it one GSM and one WCDMA? I want to know before I get one. Living in the Philippines by the way.

Also, if I get a unit in China Unicom, is it sim-locked to that network? I don't know what's the chinese term for sim-unlocked/locked
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peppo:
One is GSM/WCDMA and the other is only GSM. Mine is not simlocked.

Gesendet von meinem ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T mit Tapatalk 4 Beta
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bryan_mmx:
Thank you very much. With this I'm confident with the decision to make the purchase.

*update: got my unit. gonna root this baby in a while
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfribeiro:
Has someone bought this phone in some store inside de European Union?

The phone is already expensive and the customs taxes want to increase it even more...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dumb4ever:
Buying I9502 in Hong Kong

Where can i purchase I9502 in Hong Kong ? Can they go to Cell Provider Store and purchase it ? and will it be unlocked ? or do they have to go someplace else to buy ?

Thank You
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2kris3:
Galaxy S4 9502 to be use with Two At&t Sim cards

Will I be able to use the Galaxy S4 9502 with two At&t sim cards?

Anyone in the US who has tested and can confirm?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robotix59:
Just curious, how did you pay for it? I prefer payment through Paypal or credit card, but Etotalk doesn't list them in their payment options. Western Union, Moneygram and the likes I don't like due to bad experiences with them.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peppo:
Paypal is possible, you have to ask Eto. They will send you informations about it.

Gesendet von meinem GT-N8010 mit Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robotix59:
Did sent Etotalk an email asking why Paypal wasn't listed in their payment options. Seems it is possible. I followed their directions and ordered the phone this morning. Hope I don't have to wait too long.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Le_Matriciel:
Hi Robotix59, have you received your phone ?

I have ordered mine few days ago and i wait it..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emersonvier:
Dear Sir,

Is possible found this device on NY, I´m from Brazil, I will travel to NY next week.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robotix59:
Yes, I did receive my phone. It took a total of 8 days. Mainly because DHL took their sweet time to bring me the phone.

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9502 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Le_Matriciel:
Great !! can you sent back your feel about it after few days of use ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robotix59:
Hi Le_Matriciel,

I have the phone a little over two months in my possession now and I must say, I'm more then happy.

I do have a small isseu with the Etotalk custom ROM, but it's nothing to worry about. On each reboot android is checking the app's on compatibility. If you google for the problem, you'll find a fix for it.

To get the most out of the dual sim capability, I've installed DW caller and contacts. With this app you can assign a contact to one of your sims. When you call that person the corresponding SIM will be selected.

Battery life is good. If you use the phone moderate the battery last a little over 1,5 days. Which is for me satisfactory.

All in all, I'm glad I decided to buy this phone. All I hope for now, is that the i9502 community will grow rapidly so we will have some custom ROM's in the near future.

Enjoy your phone.

Rob
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Le_Matriciel:
Thank you for this feedback... where are you find Etotalk ROM, i have only find SVA (perhaps it is the same...)

Envoyé de mon STAIRWAY
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robotix59:
No, that is not the same. On ordering the phone you could select the Etotalk ROM under options. Which I did. That way all Google issues were solved.

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9502 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Le_Matriciel:
Ok, i have beed ordered mine few days ago, i will flash SVA ROM when i will receive it and make feedback here ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robotix59:
Yes Please.

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9502 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emersonvier:
Someone bought this device from ebay? possible send the link for good seller... to deliver in USA.

I found good sellers but if someone get information here is better.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Le_Matriciel:
I have buyed mine on "meribobiles.com" and it is sent today via DHL. I will received it normaly next monday.

It'is possible to pay by Paypal, i will make a feedback on the product and the seller in next week ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cc1961:
I have this 'phone. Once rooted etc. all is fine.

However, has anyone located an English manual. I've searched, but no luck.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saulo866:
I got one and it is working fine

I got one Samsung dual sim i9502 in March 2014 and it is working fine, even when I put 2 SIMs. I asked a Chinese engineer friend to root. He did.

He also installed play store, so I was able to retrieve all my past purchases done on previous devices.

However I cannot figure out how to sync the contacts. My contact app show that I am connected to my google account, but none of my contacts is showing up...do you know any solution?

Thank you

Saulo866
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Le_Matriciel:
I think you need install all Google Apps, it's sync backend included that is necessary for sync (contact, calendar, etc...)

Only the Play Store is not enough

You can install a custom ROM like SVA whitch povide all Google features and much more ...