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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l19980623:
Baseband problem

I guess that your phone's baseband is not well-optimized for your carrier. I fact I used to experiencing so on my Motorola Defy, and after switching to a proper baseband, everything got OK :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karthickpoy:
no overheating issue on octa-core version

Been using octa version of galaxy s4 for a week now ....read about overheating issues evrywhere I type galaxy s4 ...but MINE is perfect ...din find any overheating issues ...battery backup is awesome.....did a 30 min of music,an hr of video playback ..no overheating nd charge is at 80% from 100...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
Damn it! having the same problems :mad:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khrystyan27:
Keep us posted!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @xDeepS:
You guys.. sigh. Just return it if you dont like it. On the octa version, heats up when playing games or when watching videos but not that hot that i come on some forum and complain about it. And maybe get a case if you dont like direct heat. It is what it is, deal with it. :silly:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambstone:
The amount of wailing in this thread here is almost unbearable.

From what I understand there are two possible reasons why the phone overheats.

1) Mediascanner Service. It seems that heaps of users have corrupt media on their sd card. When they place the card into the S4, S4 tries to scan for media files on the phone. Due to the corrupt file, this scanning process ends up in a loop. The CPU is then continuously running non stop. You might claim that the phone is "idle" but it isn't. Idle doesn't mean that you're not using the phone, it means the phone isn't performing any tasks. The media file scanning process looping is exerting a HUGE load on the CPU which causes it to overheat. I've read all previous 15 pages and most people seem to have the issues resolved with the SD Card removed. This suggests that the corrupt files are on the SD card.

HOWEVER, some people still have the same issue. I believe in your situation the files are in your phone internal memory. Do a full factory reset including the internal memory.

2) Octa processor is rubbish or the software is rubbish causing overheating. This seems to be highly unlikely to me. Any self-respecting MNC would not release half-baked products unless you're happened to be named EA
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kd_bui:
I have the same overheating problem when play modern combat 4. It's hot to the point where I feel uncomfortable to continue playing. It does get warm when I do video recording as well but 3d gaming is the worst. I had chance to play modern combat 4 on my brother iphone 5 and it didnt get hot. It did get a little warm but not noticeable unless I tried to. Something is apparently wrong or Samsung engineer didnt focus on the design that helps cool the device. I hope there will be an easy fix but I seriously doubt it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skivnit:
I bought the iPhone 5 for a business transaction when I tried it as soon as I stated browsing on 3g the thing got hotter than boritto
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 19neon:
Hello All,

Got news from one of the Samsung dealers,

They have released a new firmware update which fixes the heating issue to 50%

well Samsung Galaxy S4 is still feeling hot hot hot !!!

m Still awaiting availability of my replaced device which infact is coming with the firmware update...

... hope all goes well...

Regards,

RK
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p4j1:
Hi, thanks for keeping us updated.

Where can we get the new firmware from?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holygeek:
That's great! Do you know the firmware version? For example : MDE, MDl bla bla..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skivnit:
Wonder what zsuamdk brings. It's the highest changelist so far
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SoKoOLz:
Hey guys,

I was using the latest MDL firmware version and was having problem before. So I decided to go back to the original which was installed on the phone in the beginning (MDE). The result is that S4 has better stability and also less heat and no more lagging I have faced before also the battery life imporves a lot though. So I guess MDL is what caused all these problems for me.

Still I'm still hoping they will release another fix soon. Since the MDE still missing a lot of features which I used in MDL before. (Fixes and features that doesnt turn on by default).

However, I'm still looking forward to see the big changes that Sammy will give Note2 on 4.2.2 update. If it is too similar with S4 I will just sell S4 and keep Note2 instead. I always love the phone with a good battery life.

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191930
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Babychan:
When I am browsing on the phone the phone temp goes up to 35c is that normal?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datura77:
I disabled sdc. Phone is impossible to use. I can hold it by the ear it's way too hot. Other ideas?

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Once I installed the update I lost my ROOT privileges. anyone knows whether I can use the same ROOT approach that was published before or something has changed?

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I just downloaded. seems to be cooler. Any app that loads the phone so I could check?

BTW you loose your ROOT status once you apply the update, but you can root again
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranveer5289:
Which update you are talking about? I purchased my s4(i9500) last week and the only update I installed is a 54mb update.

After installing the update:

Build # - JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDK

Baseband ver - I9500DDUAMDK

My phone still gets heated up while browsing, playing music etc and temperature rises upto 60C.

PS: I am from India, so may be there is another update coming :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datura77:
I just pressed "Software update" in settings > phone. It's a bit better but still hot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rezaluchu:
I think 35degC is still normal. You should be more cautious when it go above 40.

On my LG Optimus. There is even a warning in battery label, that max temp is 40 degC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicholas.K:
I have the same problem as many others. The phone becomes so hot it becomes uncomfortable to hold it to ears. The feeling which lasts during the day is like shaving your face and using aftershave afterwards, burns... I think people who say "go return it" or "it is what it is"! These are the same people who always settle for less.

I also updated the firmware and it didn't help. By the way, my phone is Snapdragon 4 cores
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krige:
I had a Galaxy S4 i9505, quad-core Snapdragon 600, with the latest updates installed (JDQ39.I9505XXUAMDM), from the 8th to the 13th of May 2013, and I also had the overheating issue under normal usage, regardless:

- the brightness level;

- what app I was using (it warmed up even when idling in the pocket);

- whether it was under charge or not;

- whether it was connected to a Wi-Fi or to a mobile network.

I had the problem since the first day I got it, there was no SD card installed. Doing a factory reset didn't help.

The heat came mostly from the back side, nearby the LED flash, to the point holding it in your hands was unsustainable, but also from the front so that you could feel the heat when you were having a phone call and you had to keep it at some distance to not burn you ear. It heavily affected the battery life. Dialing *#0228# showed the battery temperature going up to +54°C (see the attached screenshot).

It was not the first smartphone I owned, I know how warm they can be when they are put under stress. That was not an uncomfortable kind of warmth, it was an unbearable kind of warmth, you could even smell the plastic burning.

Some claimed the problem was due to Mediaserver, or Dropbox, or the SD card. Regardless what the problem was, I hadn't paid premium to get a crippled device.

I was within the first 10 days since I received the phone and since in my country you are entitled for a full reimbursement if you don't like the product that's what I did: sent it to the seller and had my money back.

I was sorry to give it away, it's a beautiful piece of hardware, especially the camera, but this heating problem is unacceptable for a device this expensive. Besides, I wouldn't want to spend weeks or months waiting the custonightmer care to send it back to me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
Hi guys I tried to use my phone without my sd card and it does not heat up like it does with my sd card inserted. I played shadowgun for 1:30hrs it was cooler compared to when sd card is on..and also it cooled down far more quickly what sorcery is this ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 19neon:
Hello Boiz !!

Got my replaced S4 with below update

Build # - JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDK

Base-band ver - I9500DDUAMDK

Changes:-

1) Battery life has improved a lot,

2) Phone doesn't heat up like it use to on idle mode.

3) Browsing, game play, video and etc things which earlier made it to hot to handle,

now at least i can use the phone appropriately...

still a lot change is required, specially with the firmware upgrades... hope SamGalS4 team works prompt and harder to get it out...

Regards

RK.

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hey, need help on Root though... if anyone can suggest ROM's for S4 would be gr8...

Regards

RK
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immolo:
You have a corrupt file on your sd card causing media scanner to constantly run.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
Formatting my sd card will do the trick?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khrystyan27:
Yes, and to do a factory reset also.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noufel:
Noob alert.. hey i'd like to know that how can I backup all my apps+data because I don't know how to. I just started using Android so I know a very little about it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccj2pricey:
s4 over heating solved

Hey im new to XDA, I had my samsung s4 3 days ago. Original not the octa core. I have had problems with my phone over heating when im browsing or sending a text, watching vids ect. Also my phone has randomly reset a good few times, I think because its over heated. I got really frustrated and looked on line for help and found nothing.... soo I figured it out for my self.

Step 1: back up anything u need. Contacts... pictured .. vids ect.

step 2. Do a factory reset and wipe everything

step 3 set up the phone as normal. Sign in to your samsung account then google all from the set up screens.

step 3. When u are all set up and have reached the home screen there will b a message at the top on the pull down notification bar saying samsung push. DO NOT CLICK AND UPDATE THIS. I have found that this is the problem with the phone over heating. If u update this then u will also get incouraged to update samsung apps + samsung hub. ALSO DO NOT CLICK ON SAMSUNG APP OR SAMSUNG HUB.. i reset my phone 4 times to try different things and this worked. I can nkw watch you tube vids. Brows the net play games ect. Yes my phone gets warm but not boiling like it used to and also my phone has not reset by its self no more. so just remember on the pull down notification bar it will say samsung push! Dont click on it, just click clear and ignore it. I have emailed samsung my solution and they said they will look into it. So do this untill they release a new update... who uses samsung push. Samsung app and hub anyway? Not me.. good luck and let me know how you get on.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanavati1:
What base band and kernel are you on. Can you post your screenshot? Maybe that's the solution.

Thanks

Kunal
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
In my own experience, I've had very high Cpu temps whenever I download and install apps from the play store.

I've also had overheating issues during the first hour or so post-kernel flash (I've tried Adam kernels v1.0 + v1.1 and Perseus - they all result in overheating for a little while after flashing).

I've disabled media scanner through Android Tweaker Pro, and I haven't had any intensely hot episodes since then, but the Cpu will still go above 50+ degrees occasionally (but nothing compared to before).

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neograndzon:
this heating issue is caused by mobile data.

now i'm pretty sure of it, exactly when the signal goes low. and you still using it for browsing... or leave it idle while browser running in the background.

the device is going to "hard work" to looking for signal,

if you see battery usage, it will cause android OS will increase above screen percentage.

which is normally below screen percentage.

the problem goes away when u turn off mobile data or exactly change mobile networks mode from GSM & WCDMA (auto connect) to GSM only.

the device will be back to normal temperature.

Device : Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500

android version : 4.2.2

Baseband version : I9500DXUAMDK

Kernel Version : 3.4.5-526212 se.infra@SEI-44#1

Build number JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G-XtremE:
Amazingly, this works. I have disabled samsung push, samsung apps and samsung hub. My RAM is now clear, max load of 1.2 GB, camera is A LOT more responsive. I suggest you give it a try. Uninstall updates and disable those apps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madawcisrich:
How did you uninstall these app? Me too I want to uninstall them. Do you have to root your phone to be able to do that? If not, please let us know how did you do that.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tush1114:
Using this phone for almost 15 days, tried out lots of things to overcome overheating issue, done factory reset, downloaded stock firmware and flashed via odin, but still the problem is there.. so finally i gave up today and submitted the phone to service center... can anyone tell me the process to replace the phone as it gonna be tough here in India?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G-XtremE:
It's not uninstalling, it's disabling. Go to Settings->More->Application Manager->All and search for Samsung Push Service, Samsung Apps and Samsung Hub. Once you've accessed them just tap "uninstall updates" and then tap "disable". Battery is slightly better also. I've always found these Samsung services worthless to be honest.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccj2pricey:
Just back up anything u need. Do a factory reset. Set up the phone as normall. When u actually get to your home screen at the pull down notification bar is will say update samsung push. DO NOT CLICK IT. JUST SWIPE IT AWAY OR PRESD CLEAR. and thats all u do. Oh also in your menu dont click on samsung app or samsung hub applications. Just leave them, nobody uses them anyway
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dixonleong:
Just did this, but samsung hub have no option to disable. ..I just force stopped it...mmwillbit autorun adter device restart?

Am monitoring the temperature. ...did felt less overheat....not sure is physical / mental feel though :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madawcisrich:
What do you mean about overheating? if you use it 4 hours no stop, and run games or movies, it is normal that its temperature increases. I see so many people complaining about overheating issues, but I just don't have this problem. Maybe it depends on your utilization too. Or some people are just overstating things.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mharis05:
Hi,

I recently updated my XP to JB using PCC, everything works fine except my lockscreen, the problem is that the new lockscreen wallpaper does not change according to the theme.

I was previously using a modded JB style lockscreen on ICS and I'm sure that is the cause here.

- My phone is not currently rooted but I will root it in a while

- I do not have a stock ICS firmware available

Any solutions?

Thanks in Advance :)

P.S: Attached is the lockscreen SS, it stays like that always :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] akenobi:
Similar case with mine....

The lock screen works fine.... but there's no words" swipe up or down to unlock" after a while since boot...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] leeweijie99:
The wallpaper does not change with theme, at least that was the case for Xperia z and other xperia jb phone. For the "slide to unlock" message, I think was programmed by Sony to disappear after 3 slides
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ankitsxperiago:
After 3 unlocks the text disappears!

Hit THANKS if u think my post/reply was helpful to you.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mharis05:
That's not correct, it changes with theme. I 're-flashed the official Sony jb firmware after making a tft from pcc and the locksccreen is changing as per the theme. :)

My lockscreen started working correctly all by itself though before I flashed the firmware again, I used the pattern lock for a day and when I switched back to slide it was working great!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] leeweijie99:
Sry, my bad
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bulu_bulu:
hye i got the same problem,

i cant reset back the lockscreen wallpaper even i change the theme colour.

i try to change to other lockscreen like pattern , its change but then i change back to swipe the old lockscreen wallpaper still there.

:(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mharis05:
Do you have a firmware ftf?

What you can do is make a backup of your data using Backup and restore app and then re-flash the stock JB firmware. Though it is not the best solution, it is bound to make all your problems disappear :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bulu_bulu:
my phone already rooted and install some tweaks.

if i flash the firmware and use restore app will it give my root and all the tweaks back? :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] happy3777:
If u want to chamge ls wallpaper go to setting display

Lockscreen wallpaper and change it..

Or if u like original stock jb ls just delete uxplockscreen.apk

U had 2 ways
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mharis05:
Yes you will lose those tweaks :(

You can try the suggestion in above post and share the result with us? :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] mushtash:
Is ROM 4.01.00 ENG Beta can be used.From where ROM 4.01.00ENG can be downloaded in ROM Kitchen its beta.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] LumpiStefan:
There was no official 4.01.00 Version. It's all the time a "beta" Version.....

HTH

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] mushtash:
Yes!! I have cooked ROM 4.01.00 ENG Beta from ROM Kitchen,i think its your site.But why does a message appear after soft reset that

Error "This program only works with Windows Mobile 2003(4.20.1081)

What can i do to slove this issue?

or any better ROM can I cook
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] LumpiStefan:
Try cooking a new one, without:

This should solve the error message...

HTH

Stefan
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DatJoe:
Hey, I have a Problem :confused:

I flashed the .54 ftf again , and then I didn't had the root and the CWM, so I rooted my sola again with the Root with Restorey from B4nary. And then I tried to Install again the CWM, but it won't boot up. So I thouht I didn't install the root correct, and I installed it again. Now My Sola is lagy as **** and I even can't get to the home screen. It is always at the Pin-Screen for the Sim-Card, and it goes crazy, so I can't type it in. After 5-10secs the screen gets off? :confused:

I hope you can help me :crying:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DatJoe:
Push! Please my mom will kil me :crying:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pandyajoe:
Press power button and vol up to power off...

Connect d sola to flashtool nd flast .54ftf ..

Flash Vengeance kernel(cwm s included nd oc to 1.3ghz) nd flash d superuser zip..

Kernel link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2168216

Superuser link: http://download.clockworkmod.com/superuser/superuser.zip
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DatJoe:
I have a locked Bootloader, does it work anyway?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pandyajoe:
I think u need 2 unlock d bootloader..
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gjw00:
Do they actually do anything?

Or is it purely placebo
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Herc08:
They basically tell an app what kind if phone you have. But I am not understanding your question
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] majortaylor:
Yes they do things. No its not placebo.

Sent from my Elemental Venomized S-off HTC One XL
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sropedia:
I think what he means is do build prop tweaks actually do anything? Correct?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gjw00:
correct, have tried tweaking some things, made no difference (well known tweaks relating to battery)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] cr1960:
how do you know whether the tweak is working or not?

my understanding is that build.prop acts a bit like system.ini in older windows versions.

it sets some environmental variables and parameters.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gjw00:
Yeah,, I set some stuff changing the wifi scanning interval, didn't seem to make any difference (to battery)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 18th.abn:
Total placebo, I typically just erase it and reboot
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] DESERT.TECH:
Lol what rom are you on. If viper try and open venum tweaks or hub :p

Its not a placebo , it gives startup order so some people don't have crucial apps but if you have a custom kernal and kernal tuning software you might be asking for trouble
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
18th.abn knows what he's talking about.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Faryaab:
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 Stock Firmware Collection

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All stock firmwares are brought to you byMod Edit link removed

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Model: GT-I9505

Country: Slovakia

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 2082040

Build date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 03:06:54 +0000

Product Code: XSK

PDA: I9505XXUEML9

CSC: I9505OXXEML2

MODEM: I9505XXUEML9

Download: Mod Edit on links.

Instructions For Flashing Firmware:

- Extract (unzip) the firmware file

- Download Odin3 v3.09 Mod Edit on links.or here)

- Extract Odin .ZIP file

- Open Odin3 v3.09

- Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)

- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

- Add I9505XXUEMJ7_I9505ITVEMJ8_I9505XXUEMJ7_HOME.tar.md5 to AP

- Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

- Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.

- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)

- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)

- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)

- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ANDROID 4.3 UPDATE

- OpenGL 3.0 Support

- GALAXY GEAR Support

- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)

- ANT+ Support

- Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)

- Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded

- Improved RAM management

- Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)

- Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)

- New Samsung Keyboard

- New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)

- New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)

- New Camera firmware

- Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)

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