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[Xperia Z General] karahasan:
I'd have to agree with the people saying Real Racing 3 slows down bad on the Xperia Z. Most people who say that it runs fine probably just tried out the first three races. The first real test to see if the phone runs the games properly is by playing the first endurance race; if you manage to go through that race without slowdowns at the end, then, let's say I'd like to know how you set your phone.

That said, all is not lost for Xperia Z users for that game. I did what most people would consider stupid and google'd how I could configure graphic settings of an app. I eventually found an app in Google Play that allows you to configure graphics settings for Real Racing 3; after setting it to medium, the game runs real well now. Turns out reflections are probably the resource hog that causes slowdowns.

So far, games I've tried that slow down in the Xperia Z:

- Real Racing 3 (unless you tweaked the graphics)

- Dungeon Defenders (when you're dealing with huge waves)
[Xperia Z General] G1_enthusiast:
man I cant even download King's empire...can anyone confirm?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Dees_Troy:
Reserved!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] stevehkim:
Patiently awaiting the day I can see TWRP on my screen!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] goobieracing:
Recovery before a unlocked bootloader... awesome!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scoot05redss:
Awesome, I can't wait to be able to install. Now here comes the "I just loaded through goo manager and now I can't boot!" posts!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] theo1998:
Can this work on the Canadian (i337M) version?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] sd_N:
Links not uploaded??

The links go to download site however no recovery is shown..... are they uploaded yet? Thank you so much for this..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PeterGuru:
It installed perfectly on my Rogers SGH-I337M, although, it definitely has some bugs.

When setting the backup name, the keyboard is ultra-sensitive; you often get multiple entries even with the slightest touch.

The time it's completely off. Mine is about 1h45m fast and, yes, I have the settings set properly with Eastern Time Zone Selected, and the Daylight Saving Time option checked.

Also, the backup file is huge; almost 4GB, and while the backup was in progress, it stated that it had to break up the file into multiple archives.

Otherwise, great work so far.

PETER

Addendum: I installed TWRP through Goo Manager. Also, touching the screen did not work to get the device out of sleep mode while in TWRP. I had to use the Home button.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] David Dee:
I've got to say Peter, you've got serious kahunas flashing this. Thanks man, appreciate it! The question I have: Is the I337M bootloader unlocked, or is your test indicative of what would happen on all 337 variants when flashing TWRP?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PeterGuru:
Please don't talk about my kahunas without first getting permission from my wife. :)

What I'm about to say is not gospel but, according to MobileSyrup, all Canadian variants have an unlocked bootloader. It appears to be true, that is, with the Rogers variant, as I have been able to boot into TWRP effortlessly, and maintain root, not to mention having done all that AFTER performing a system update.

Peter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] David Dee:
On M-syrup, Dan Badder really knows his stuff, I doubt he would say it was unlocked without being damn sure. I just did a search and found his comment (good to know one of us has the attention span to read the full review). For others, here is his comment:

"It appears that Samsung has left the device’s bootloader alone on the Canadian builds which, unlike on the AT&T model, means there shouldn’t be an issue loading new software on it. The problem is that because the Canadian model shares the same underlying architecture as the aforementioned U.S. variant, initial availability of custom ROMs and kernels will be limited due to a shortage of developers with access to the phone’s bootloader. This is an unfortunate situation alleviated somewhat by the fact that the device runs Android 4.2.2, the latest version of the Android software."

I just got the device today, rooted before the ota to be safe, and now the update won't work because my device is "Modified". Did the update make any difference whatsoever? Would be good to know if it is worth installing via odin when the firmware becomes available.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] PeterGuru:
I was having serious lag prior to the update, much of it now solved following the update, although, some lag still exists. There's simply too much bloat on the device. After all, the TWRP backup file was 4GB.

By the way, you can unroot your device and reverse everything back to stock it you want to install the update. There's another thread somewhere that explains how to do it, which is what I did.

Peter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] David Dee:
Thanks Peter! Found the thread, unrooted (didn't even factory reset) and the ota loaded like a charm. It is good to see a lot of the quality people from the GS3 gang here. This year really flew by!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] creepyncrawly:
I find it interesting how many people here think nothing of announcing publicly that they are willing to commit fraud against the various carriers, or recommend that others do so. I realize that there are two camps on this issue. Many apparently would do this, but many of us feel it is just plain morally wrong. It is not unlikely that behavior such as this has been a factor in the decision to lock the phones down. For now, the Canadian carriers evidently haven't done so, but this kind of behavior won't encourage them to stay open.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] thuglifesk:
Successfully installed on bell i337m.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
No thank you, I'll make up my own mind about what I think is moral or immoral.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] lessthanzach:
I'm finding it interesting that your signature includes information about flashing kernels without increasing your flash counter and how to prepare your phone to send to warranty for replacement. Kind of ironic I suppose. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mike:
Getting your device unrooted and ready for standard hardware repair is much different then bricking the device out of personal negligence and committing fraud to get a new one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] lessthanzach:
And I quote "Prepare your phone to return to the store or for warranty replacement"

Maybe you should look at the person's signature I mentioned prior to attempting to correct me, thanks.

Also, for what other reason would you need to inhibit a flash counter besides warranty fraud? Please enlighten me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] evilive27:
Just tried on my Rogers i337m. Works like a charm. Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Khalsa4G:
Just worked for me via Goo Manager!

Am I supposed to backup the system, applications, or something else after I install? If anyone minds just PMing me and helping me that would be awesome. Thanks again for all your hard work!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] titaneds73:
thanks for your help and your time that was painless and easy now to freeze that software updater!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Rotary Parts:
let me know where it is so i can too!! please and thank you:highfive:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] knights665:
worked perfect on my verizon s4 thanks making a backup of stock right now! thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] titaneds73:
cool if you dl titanium backup from play store and open it , give it root permissions,then go to backup/ restore,scroll down to the one that says

AT&T Software update,if you click on that it will give you a choice of uninstalling ,freezing and backin up but i think the freeze button only works with the paid version of titanium backup though.:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] RiNo808:
I really don't know what I'm doing wrong but per goomanager, there is no recoveries found for my device. I'm rooted on att. I have uninsralled and reinstalled goo, cleated cache and data. Help please
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mike:
It said successful in goo, but then I rebooted into stock recovery not twrp. Can I simply repeat the steps and hope for a different result

Edit: repeated goo process and all is good now. Rocking TWRP!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] neincraft:
I have TWRP, and a backup.

Do I have to use the loki mod on my backup image if I want to use that to restore my phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Rotary Parts:
no you don't
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] titaneds73:
you used the menu key on the phone and pressed install open recovery correct ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] brojoe11:
For all you guys having trouble flashing with GooManager. I had tried it twice and failed. This is what I did and it worked. After trying twice, I simply went into GooManager and tapped reboot recovery. It asked me if I wanted one and if I didn't have it would I like to install. Yes. Then I rebooted in GooManager and presto. TWRP...Hope this helps.:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mike:
Stupid question, but what should we have checked off when making a backup? Any beyond the 3 prechecked boxes?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] brojoe11:
I check them all just so as to have a backup of everything. There have been times I needed my efs backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] RiNo808:
Yeah. ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] titaneds73:
hmm thats strange did the exact same procedure and it installed have you tried booting to recovery from goo?there seems to be a fix 3 posts above mine
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Bigtjmc:
Ok I seen some where someone asked this but after 2 hrs on scrolling this thread im gonna ask it again . And yes I used the search.

Did the twrp via goo and as I clicked reboot it said root was lost ? Is that a problem? Got back in and everything is still rooted .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
Installed via GooManager and everything went fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mike:
Thanks

Anyone else have an input on what to check off for a backup. I will probably check them all for my first backup, but probably not each time
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] hamzer11:
On MDB and installed fine via Goo manager. Booted recovery and made a backup. All seems well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
From the man himself...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41755068&postcount=30

"You'll definitely be able to flash a Nandroid backup for everything except for the recovery and boot partitions. As for recovery and boot, I suspect that would work fine (assuming the aboot hasn't changed), but I don't know for sure, so I don't encourage you to try it unless you really know what you're doing."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] ralliart2k4:
Flashed twrp through goomanager to my att i337 with no issues. Booting to recovery and normal system boot worked flawlessly!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Mike:
I just want to know what to check off in the backup boxes....nothing more nothing less. This, although a good response from djrbliss on a related topic of the nandroids, isn't exactly what I'm looking for
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Phoneguy589:
Awesome work. .. Running smooth and backing up perfectly. Now we need the ability to flash any s4 rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] alacrify:
Ok. Go with what's default. The standard three boxes, nothing more, nothing less. Every nandroid I've ever had to restore, has put my system right back to functional after I borked it.

Don't overthink it ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Relys:
Installed on two devices with ease.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
Thanks to the OP for this. I was wondering something.

If someone wanted to switch over to the loki version of CWM after installing TWRP (via GooManager), should they just flash the other (CWM) files over this, or does the TWRP recovery need to be deleted from the system recovery partition first? And the other way around? Are there other steps that need to be taken when switching between the two recoveries? This isn't about which recovery is better, both are very fine custom recoveries, but some people might want to try them both out and decide which they like better on the AT&T S4. The CWM thread is currently locked so I can't ask in there. Thanks for any info.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] brojoe11:
I just flashed the cwm zip straight over the TWRP. No problems. Works great for me. Just make sure you flash the loki one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Relys:
What are the pros/cons between the two custom recovery's?

If I wanted to backup straight to my PC's HDD how would I go about doing it? What does USB-OTG mean?

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] RiNo808:
I did this and it rebooted into the stock recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] brojoe11:
Both are good. That's my opinion as much as it's worth. TWRP's time is off. But, it has large buttons. Not as easy to push the wrong thing. It's really up to you and what you like better. As far as backing up to your HDD on computer. I do a nandroid first and then drag and drop from my sdcard on phone to a file on my computer. That way you have a complete backup in case the one on your phone ever got erased.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
Did you just flash the First CWM file from the CWM thread (the one that says must already have recovery for this one) and not any of the other files through TWRP to install it? I don't mean to keep bothering you, but I want to make sure everyone knows what they do or don't need to flash from that thread. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] brojoe11:
Yeah, it did for me twice before it worked. I just know the third time I tried it, it did work correctly. That's what worked for me. :fingers-crossed:

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Your not bothering me. Yes, the first one. It says you must already have recovery installed. It is a flashable zip. I just used TWRP to flash it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Relys:
Thanks I'll look into that. Is there a way to transfer files directly from my PC to TWRP? I would think it would be Mount->Mount USB Storage, but that doesn't work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
Thank you (thanks button hit) I'm guessing GooManager can be used to reinstall TWRP if you wanted to go back to it. Again, thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] bigblue95z:
Flash from Goo? It's that easy?!! Donations coming on the 30th! For a few people!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] axlaing:
Whe I istall TWRP with GooManager and go to recovery mode, it says that I lose root acces, and the only way to get back its flashing stock firmware via odin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Rotary Parts:
no you will not just fix the root permissions like it says and reboot and your good!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] axlaing:
ok, i'll try right now... let's see.:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] bigblue95z:
Flashed in goo but when I rebooted to recovery, it was what appeared to be stock recovery...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Rotary Parts:
in goo manager tell it to reboot recovery and try it that way if it asks if you want to install one you says yes! and see if it works! :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] greenzone560:
That happened to me the first time...make sure you have Goo 2.1.2 and dont be in a hurry to press reboot. Make a backup and reflash. If that doesnt work go to stock via odin, root, and flash the recovery again < that one worked for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] axlaing:
YOU ARE THE MAN!! works like a charm! thnk u so much! just one ? every time I need to say no to the fix the root permission advice?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] elementlaxer:
Got TWRP installed with Goo :D super easy! Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] gheck911:
Quick and Easy!! Would Flash again...A++++

Now for some SlimBean goodness!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] wally3614:
A+!!!!!

deviantlife
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Neoistheone2000:
I just got home from being out all day and visiting the AT&T store, I had a Note 2 and decided I didn't like how big the screen was anymore, seen they had the 32GB S4s in stock, pulled my phone out and checked XDA and seen this thread, 4 hours later I get home, Rooted with motochopper, installed GooManager, installed 2.5.0.2 of TWRP and it unlocked my bootloader, about 10 minuets of work, more reading than anything else, TYVM, cant wait to see PAC-Man running on this, may try Slim Bean tonight/tomorrow but for now,

Thank You So Much!!!!:)

PS anyway to get the unlock icon off the initial boot up screen, I would assume Triangle Away would do it but dont think its been updated to work with this yet, I'll look into it later.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2257058

or maybe...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2289181

There's a few mentions of "Triangle away" out there, but you'll have to search the forum for it...I can't remember what they said. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] RiNo808:
I'm really getting irritated... goomanager keeos telling me that there is no recovery found for my device...wtf all we have to do is root and dl goo from the play store and dl the recovery right? Am I missing a step?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Neoistheone2000:
I think goomanager pulls from your build.prop, make sure yours is correct, might need to do a factory reset (or use oden and restore the sock image)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] RiNo808:
That was the problem. I changed my build.prop when I changed the carrier label and the 4g indicator. Thanks for your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
Does it seem that this version of TWRP has trouble dealing with the "root" aspect of this phone. I've seen several post that TWRP repeatedly tells people to fix root permissions. Mine does too, but it doesn't seem to be a big deal, I just press the "don't fix" option and the phone reboots fine (with root). Lately, I've started seeing posts where TWRP is telling people they don't have root at all and tried to DL root for them...it fails. I'm not sure if it is all "user error", or if this is something that is screwing peoples phones up or not, But it seems like TWRP shouldn't be having a conflict in any way as long as the phone was properly rooted? Just throwing it out there to see if there is an official fix or response to any of this or if it all can be ignored. Thanks.

Also, has anybody done a successful restore from backup yet? I haven't seen anyone post about it yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Rotary Parts:
give dees-troy a few days to iron out the details. it was released so we could flash a recovery ,roms and kernels. updates will come patience :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
I know, he does amazing work. I just want to figure out if what I posted about was an actual potential "issue" or if it was just a harmless anomaly. If it turns out to be an issue, Dees_Troy can be notified about it via the contact links in the OP, but if it isn't an issue, I didn't see a need to contact him. Plus, if it is a problem, identifying it as such now might save a lot of people from having to go the ODIN route until it is fixed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] evodon84:
Well since off moved away from TouchWiz that message has gone away so maybe it's related to Knox.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jawonder:
Have anyone restored a backup of there stock rom just to test the recovery, if so did you have to do anything special like patching or it's just like normal restore ?.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Bigtjmc:
I dont know if it helps but when I did it I was in goo manger and hit the menu and hit install openrecover script and it down loaded and installed and then once I went in recovery it was twrp.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] skinnyp19:
I'm running Canadian s4 with fido rooted via motochopper. I followed all steps to install twrp recovery via goomanager but it freezes when I boot into recovery on the team win boot page. Any ideas on what I did wrong?

Sent from my SGH-I337M
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Will822:
I'm new to Android and flashing ROMs being an iPhone user all this time but I am loving the move to Android. I just have a bit of a noob question. I would love to flash Slim Bean. I have TWRP recovery installed and if I understand correctly, I just boot into recovery and hit install to flash the ROM and add-ons. My question if I wanted to revert back to the stock ROM how would I do that? Do I just run a backup in TWRP and restore from this backup or would I need a stock ROM image and go thru the same process as if flashing Slim Bean?

Sorry for the noob questions. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jawonder:
The first thing you'll want to do when you boot into TWRP recovery is make a backup of the rom you are on now so that if anything goes wrong while flashing a new rom you can restore that backup . Then you have wipe Data, Cache and Dalvik , TWRP does all of this for you so all you have to do after making a backup is press wipe then swipe to confirm . You would the press install and search for the Rom and the GApps you download before booting into recovery, click on the rom then click on add zip and then click on the GApps you should now see 2 items to be installed, swipe to confirm then if everything goes well you should see "Successful" in green, then press reboot system and you should boot up in your new rom, the first boot might take a few minutes . What i was asking is if anyone restored their stock backup to test if restore is working well as the recovery was just released yesterday ?.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] Will822:
Thanks jawonder. One last question, after flashing to a custom ROM, can I restore apps thru Titanium Backup or would I need to re-download everything?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] scott14719:
I asked the same thing and have not seen a response yet. Eventually, someone is going to try and restore and hopefully they will post back here the details of "if" and "how" it went.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] jawonder:
I've had issues before on other phones where backups gave errors when trying to restore on an early release of TWRP recovery so that's why i'm been cautious .

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Yes you can, make sure you only backup apps downloaded from the PlayStore that's your user apps . Don't backup your system apps .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Android Development] hyghonryce:
Im not used to this but. is backing up the first 3 things sufficient enough with this "loki solution"? id suspect you have to keep the loki file in the back up as well. and i guess as long as you back up the system folder, it should have loki in the back up ?

and did you guys compress the file ?