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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] vegetassj2345:
i have a big problem!!! i rooted with the root but now i cant transfer any files from my pc to any folder! the pc says that the device is not recongized...why?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] chodaboy19:
Thanks!

Worked great on my AT&T version!:good:

PS: Make sure you have USB debugging enabled.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] DvTonder:
Works on Bell Canada SGH-I337M, thank you.

Now on to getting CyanogenMod working...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] t4duzan:
Apppy Geek Shoutout

[MENTION=4229979]djrbliss[/MENTION]You were mentioned for rooting the S4 on Appy Geek. Congratulations.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] texasboylaw:
i must be the only one this hasnt worked for and yes ive read the instructions and very familiar with rooting. the process went thru but for some reason my phone isnt rooting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] SlamMan:
Worked on mine using OSX. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] andyrogers:
has anyone tried this from the UK?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] paleman27:
Worked like a charm from the first try... Btw got that funny lock at boot...I kinda like it though..it reminds me that I threw the garbage out already...

Thanx!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] screaming01l:
worked

Had to download a toggle program for my sprint G4 to enable usb debugging,. but after that it worked 1st try on m(sph-l720) L720vpuamdc
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] bball3350:
I'm having trouble on sprint too. Whats the name of the toggle program? I tried to do the same with a couple apps, but with no success.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] screaming01l:
"usb debug" by tatibana. went to the play store and searched for usb debugging
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] blazeddd:
Got this working on my S4, at least I think so because everything went easy, no errors, got the little lock icon on my boot screen and also Super User is installed.

but I was wondering why I can't put anything into the OBB folder... I thought it was because it wasn't rooted so that's why I tried this out, but I still can't put anything to into that folder. Also the one I'm talking about is Android/obb not just the obb folder in the main screen. I'm trying to get a game on it, asphalt 7 to be specific.

EDIT:

I found out how to do it. Now that it's rooted, I can install Root Explorer which will allow me to move the folder into the obb folder.

So if you want to do this, when you are transferring it from the computer to the phone, transfer it to the Android folder then use the Root Explorer app to move it into the OBB folder.

Also, it didn't work using the standard My Files program, so use Root Explorer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] xchampx13:
You can turn on USB Debugging by going into developer mode which is go to about device, Build Number and click it idk the amount of times, then a Developer Options comes up in settings, and USB Debugging is right there. Worked for me on Sprint.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] chodaboy19:
How do I uninstall superuser? I want to use SuperSU instead.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Baldilocks:
I installed Chainfire's SuperSU. Opened it, updated binaries and then uninstalled the other Superuser app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lmorel12:
Yeah, I'm right there with you on that one. Thanks for starting to "investigate" on what could possibly be next regarding tethering. Anyone else has some input on this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] mr_blanket:
A million thank you's!

Does anyone have a good list of apps we can uninstall without any adverse effects? I want to get all the way down to bare bones stock 4.2.2 or as close as possible. No S apps, no AT&T garbage.

Thanks guys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] theo1998:
Does this method work on ALL Snapdragon 600 variants (i337/i337m/i9505/Canadian models) ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lmorel12:
Rooted it successfully, AT&T service. Tried the tethering app link posted by morbidz (post #107) and it goes beyond the AT&T check. Used WPA2 encryption for wifi and it was spinning forever trying to get an IP from my phone (DHCP). It might not be where it was stuck exactly but my laptop was trying to aquire an IP forever. Rebooted laptop, tried again, same issue. Ended up switching to WPA instead of WPA2 and this time it took a while but finally succeeded getting an IP. Laptop is now successfully connected to the web.

Hey, it's probably posted in other places already but found out from an AT&T employee that if you have the unlimited plan and go past 5GB within your billing cycle, you get throttled (I think we all knew that) down to EDGE speed (fancy dialup). Ouch.

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Hey, can you please elaborate when you use the term "Unlocked" after debloating the AT&T crap? Are you using the word "Unlocked" as in "SIM card Unlocked"? I am traveling to Europe soon and I would love to get my AT&T Galaxy S4 unlocked. Any tips very much appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] ZPaul2Fresh8:
No its just a visual indicator when the phone boots up it will have an icon of a lock that's unlocked and it also says Custom underneath the Samsung logo. Nothing related to sim cards.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] desiboi94:
Unrooting

Would unrooting be as simple as booting to recovery and factory reset?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] gnustomp:
Someone doesn't read.

There are no custom recoveries yet for this model. Factory reset only wipes your data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] creepyncrawly:
No. Use a root file explorer to delete /system/app/superuser.apk and the su binary from /system/bin/su and/or /system/xbin/su and/or /system/sbin/su.

As a matter of fact, it would be interesting to see if removing root on a fully stock phone will eliminate the lock boot screen. If you try this, let us know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] alacrify:
Searching or at least reviewing a couple of pages will answer a lot of questions. In this case, I think you would see reports from AT&T, Sprint, Canada, and i9505. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] NoirSoldats:
Used the OPs method to root my phone and everything appeared to be going fine.. Restored my contacts using Super Backup: SMS & Contacts, again everything went fine for a while.. I then used Titanium Backup to Restore Lookout, Onovo Count, Blue Link, Box, Dropbox, and AdAway... Again, for a few hours everything worked just fine... Now it will reboot after being running anywhere between 30 seconds and a few minutes.. I'm trying to look at the output of adb logcat and see if I can see anything out of place.. The only thing I see a lot of is "Waiting for service TvoutService_C".. One thing I did do is uninstall most of the AT&T bloatware.. Is that where I might have gone wrong? Can someone offer some advice?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Skizzy034:
Can someone be so kind as to list what apps can be removed safely?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] bmw594:
Help

I basically just need someone to reassure me that I'm screwed. I rooted today because I'm an idiot who has always had an iPhone and it seemed like you can do so much more when the device is rooted. After getting in too deep I decided I wanted to turn around and walk back towards the light. I basically did a factory reset thinking this would remove everything and I could just start over. Unfortunately, after the device boots, I jump through the setup screens but when I hit "Finish" it says "Unfortunately, Settings has failed to load." I read through all the posts and from what I gather, I am screwed until someone releases the stock firmware. Been all over the web looking for info but this seems to be the only spot worth looking for help. Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] judicious:
CWM

How do you install CWM after the root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] StolenVW:
You sit and read and wait till a custom recovery is made to work with it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] scott14719:
You don't.

Not yet anyway. Hopefully someone will figure out a way to bypass the write protection so Odin can be used. Or maybe another method for installing a custom recovery will surface. Either way, in time the Devs will start to figure things out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] mohan_kr:
If you are rooted, you don't need ODIN to flash a recovery. you can just flash the to the recovery partition from a rooted adb shell. But you need the recovery..but not for everyone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Aou:
The problem is that the framework is calling out to the tethering provisioning app - if it's missing, it just errors out.

90% confident that this is the exact method to enable native tethering on the S4 (see STEP1):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2057344

However, it involves decompiling framework-res.apk, editing it, and recompiling it. I'm not terribly comfortable doing this without a recovery, without nandroid, and without a stock image to flash. I've heard waaay to many cases of causing bootloops by messing with the framework-res.

If any devs that have experience in this area would like to help, that would be GREATLY appreciated. I'm not sure if it needs to be signed and all that business, but I'm certain that we'll need explicit instructions on how to copy the modified file back into place and setting the permissions correctly...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] lowspeed:
So what does locked bootloader mean if you can just flash a recovery within the os?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] weltwon:
CWM for Galaxy S4 ... coming soon

The "go to" man for a Samsung CWM is Agat63. Not sure if he'll be working on anything for S4 series but I'll send him a message. Worst case, when I get my SG4 from T-mobile (hopefully within a week) I'll do some tinkering to see if I can get us a CWM unless someone else does it first.

Until then, PEOPLE: take a deep breath and remind yourself that this device has been available to the public on a limited basis for 3 DAYS.

In the meantime, if you have rooted and want to tinker, play with WiFi Tethering. Go to Google Play Store and get the free Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot which a few have tested & claim that it works.

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.

Glenn ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Thermalwolf:
What I would do is reinstall the bloat and see if that fixes the issue. I can't say much about ADB but either way if reinstalling the bloat doesn't work then you might be patient zero until the bootloader is unlocked :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] Anon9mouz:
Why do u think this phones going to have Recovery's in kernels? This is like s3 dedicated recovery. S2 was the only one like that and from what I know s4 is still like s3. That would be dumb to roll back to s2 epic fails.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] scott14719:
I'm glad to see you here. Will you be working on the S4? If so, things just got better. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] wtd966:
I have the same issue. Can't seem to find a way to bypass the setup, it fails after the screen to create the phones name. Because of the factory reset, adb debugging is now off, and there is no way into the phone that I can tell. Perhaps when the stock image is uploaded, settings can be reinstalled through sideloading, but this would require an original signed package. If I can figure out a way to get my phone up, I will help you get yours up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] antde201:
You may have gone wrong by restoring your apps and some system data from a different device. TvoutService_C is proprietary to samsung devices, if it can't be found, it may mean that it is missing from your system bin. If your phone isn't in a complete boot loop try a factory reset or grab the stock rom from the S4 android development forum. I may be completely wrong as I am not a developer but that is my best guess.

EDIT Seems like I jumped the gun a bit there. Doesn't seem to be a stock rom dump available just yet. There are some files available on the development forum to aid those attempting to create roms so you might be able to find what you need by sifting through that. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] bmw594:
Thank you

Oh thank god I'm not the only one. Thank you so much. Message me whenever you find something out. I've been worried all night...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] antde201:
I don't want to pour rain on you guys who are currently carrying bricks, but due to the fact that the bootloader is still locked, you may not be able to dig yourselves out of this mess until someone unlocks it and dumps it here. This actually is a warning for everyone who has rooted an S4, the bootloader is still locked, so if anything happens to your phone you will be SOL until an unlock is found. Factory resets will brick your device. Just sit tight until a solution is found. I wouldn't run to make an insurance claim just yet unless you have no other device to use daily.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] criscan:
It works perfectly on Rom ZTA (Claro - from Brazil). S4 Rooted!!!

Thank you very much for this.

A friend of mine reported that is not working on Rom I9505XXUAMDM (German). Could someone confirm it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] burningembers:
Worked on my new AT&T SGS4. Just had to remember to turn on USB Debugging so my computer adb could see the device.

Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] xebozone:
Yeah, awesome!

Got my Telstra i9505 yesterday, but I didn't want to try the chainfire root.

This worked perfectly!

THANK YOU!

Now I can restore my Titanium Backup :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] vegetassj2345:
anyone can tell me why after the root i cant send files from my pc to phone?

When i want to put a file in a folder of my phone I see the message that device stop responding or is disconnected.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Developme] slider2828:
Also just in case people are wondering as well, the old samsung cables from other phones don't work for USB debugging. You have to use the cables supplied to you in the box that came with the S4.....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eclap78:
Hey guys, got my S4 this morning and love it of course, what a great device. I have a few questions about the stock s4 browser though. I do browse quite a lot on daily basis and when I realized ICS browser (+) don't work, I tried the stock browser. Things I don't like on the stock browser:

1. no text reflow

2. no way of syncing bookmarks from my pc (ICS browser + did this, it automatically synced all my bookmarks from my desktop PC's chrome)

I don't think I can live comfortably with this browser. I've tried chrome (randomly changes font size, eww), ics browser and ics browser + (neither of these work on the s4) so far. Basically, I want a browser that does text reflow and syncs bookmarks. Any ideas? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topcat07:
Would also like to know this..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
1- i think Dolphin have text reflow option

2- Stock browser will sync bookmarks with desktop Chrome :)

edit : i think there is extension for Chrome desktop to Sync Bookmarks with Dolphins account
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eclap78:
it isn't syncing for me. how do I get it to sync?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
sign in with the same account u use for Chrome
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d0ppler302:
Couldn't you accomplish all those features you want with Mozilla Firefox?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eclap78:
there's no sign in that I can see for the browser :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChronoReverse:
Try Dolphin or Opera Mobile.

ICS+ unfortunately only works in ICS (which is a shame because it was my favorite with the thumb controls).

For the sync, goto Settings=>Google (profile)

Tap your Google account (that's synced with Chrome) and make sure Browser is ticked ON.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eclap78:
There's no browser sync option under the google account, only chrome and that is ticked. The stock s4 browser still won't sync the chrome bookmarks. they do work in chrome, but not the "internet" stock browser. Chrome is ok on the s4, I guess, but some websites display some fonts with different sizes on the same page making it all look bad, plus there's no text reflow in mobile chrome.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChronoReverse:
Must be because of Samsung then. They probably want you to use some weird Samsung sync instead. Figures.

Chrome Mobile is pretty much the worst browser for Android at the moment. It doesn't reflow right all the time, randomly changes text sizes (especially in forums), isn't the smoothest, has input lag and can't use Flash in any iteration. The stock browser is so much better than I don't know why Google's Chrome team can't get it right.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eclap78:
yeah, the stock browser is pretty good actually, much better than chrome. but chrome syncs. which is a big plus. other than that, chrome sucks. ics browser worked on my s2 (jellybean) and it's a shame it doesn't work on the s4. let's hope there'll be a new browser soon that does sync, reflow and has a bookmark button next to the address bar. that's all I'm asking from a browser.

A little bit off topic, but any news on people working on some roms for the s4? :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChronoReverse:
Thing is, stock browser also syncs with Chrome. But that's the Android stock browser apparently and not the Samsung stock browser for whatever reason.

Dolphin is pretty good and I think there's a Chrome extension to sync it to Dolphin.

Firefox Mobile syncs with Firefox and Opera Mobile syncs with Opera.

My most preferred browser is probably Opera just because it has been consistently smooth and quick while doing things like reflow properly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eclap78:
when I say stock browser on the s4, I mean the stock samsung galaxy s4 browser. and that one unfortunately doesn't sync with chrome. shame. I've never used dolphin, that's about the only browser I've never tried.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kelddaug:
It must be a bug, it has always synced the Chrome destop bookmark.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2green514:
how often do your bookmarks change? just make shortcuts on one of your home screens imo.

i havent gotten my s4 yet, but on my droid 3 i just use adw launcher & create all the icons i want with the websites i use most, and/or the apps i use, with the icon i like for it. this way i dont have the ugly bookmark icons on the shortcut.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dacbeth:
Not to hijack this thread, but how in the world do you go to the home page one has set for the stock Samsung browser? Cannot find a Home button anywhere. Also, cannot get desktop view to stick, has to be rechecked after anytime browser is closed. Anyone know how to make it permanent, other than using a different browser?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @rbiter:
Naked browser ftw. Or nb pro the paid version.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pack21:
Neither do i. Sam sets the text reflow, please.:crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiG123:
someone needs to port the 4.2.2 AOSP browser to s4 touchwiz stat, had been doable for all previous galaxies and touchwiz versions so shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

otherwise both chrome and the sammy stock browser are literally unusable in this day and age...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaoloWeckl:
where did it go the 'open behind this' option on link longpress?? aaaaahhhhhhhh
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] saturn:
hi

is the XDAII have a start up menu like XDA I

in XDA I its soft reset + power button

???
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Rudegar:
if you mean the bootloader then

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/HimalayaFAQ

How do I enter the Bootloader?

Now it gets tricky - do a hard reset at the same time as holding the 5-way rocker switch (sometimes called the 'action button') down. Harder than the Vulcan Nerve Pinch!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] saturn:
how do i use the bootloader?

when i go into it i sea Serial and the Version v1.06

is there some kind of menu there ?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Rudegar:
a bootloader is most often used for updating ones rom using a rom on a sdcard what is it you wanted to use your bootloader for ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] YoBob:
Saw this project and was curious if anyone tried it and worked for them.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cities516:
It should work on all phones. Make backup and try it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Zmol:
Now the S4 has been released (some places) can someone somewhere please make a batterylife comparison between the 9500 and the 9505. There are soo many threads and news about the differences in performance, but can it really be true that no one has yet made comparable battery tests with the two different versions???

I'm signed up to receive the i9500 at some point, but it does not support LTE/4g (in Denmark) does it? If it does not I need a significant battery life improvement to choose it over the 9505, because with performance that high 10-15% performance either way does not really sway me. Batter and LTE does.

If I somehow missed a test or a page that sheds light on all of this, please point me in the right direction :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] cbutters:
I am also interested in this topic. Haven't seen anything concrete come out yet.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahulits:
Same here...want to see some real life battery tests!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jooosty:
Kind of dissatisfied with the 9505 batt life. ..Although I am comparing it to the Note 2... so maybe thats why
[Galaxy S 4 General] will6316:
I hope the battery life is better than the s3
[Galaxy S 4 General] Byonik:
That's the beauty of the Galaxies - a removable battery. Just buy a few spare batteries and a battery charger. That whole setup only cost me $25 for my S3. I have three batteries in rotation, so I never have charge my phone or try to conserve power. Just pop a charged spare in your pocket when you leave the house. Best $25 I ever spent.

FWIW I have had a perfect experience with Anker batteries. Even sent one through the washer and it still works perfectly. Runtime is almost the same as w/ stock.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ap3604:
That's the main reason why I am buying the S4. Once you buy a spare you simply keep it in your pocket and don't have to worry about a meager 4 - 5 hour screen on time ever again :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hunt3r.j2:
Even better, the GS4 gets around 6-7 hour screen on time.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ap3604:
Still not enough for me in the slightest ;)

I'm in a medical program and can be out of the house for 16 hours a day (on my feet for most of that time) and constantly using my phone to look up disease processes, patient meds, treatment options, make notes, and record post conference lecture so I need to have 10+ hours of screen on time MINIMUM, hence my need for a spare battery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hunt3r.j2:
....I'd highly recommend carrying more than just a few batteries then. Maybe even 1-2 extended batteries.
[Galaxy S 4 General] barondebxl:
I'll recommend you carrying a couple of phones with spare batteries then.
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
Hahaha. 10+ screen hours nothing is gonna give you that unless it's plugged in all the time