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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wally3614:
Just some fyi I too was an avid iphonist but the s2 changed me...on my current s4, I own a landscape company and I have sat down with the phone in my back pocket while mowing, keep it in my pocket working all day while it bounced around and not so much as a micro scratch and I answer the phone literally sandy almost every time all day. The S4 for me is the most solid phone yet. My s3 was submerged under water lost for maybe 1 minute solid...6hrs later and a bowl of rice not even the speaker stopped working. Samsung is badassss.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] its.mahmud:
Lol I dropped my s3 broke the screen. Didn't complain anyone. It was my fault right!?? So we need to accept it.I Agree with you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SATAN999:
Just seen this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271880
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colombak:
im on my second galaxy s4, 1st had horrible battery draining issues and not to mention a lot of micro stutters, 2nd just has micro stutters, id like to make it a lot smoother if there is any tips?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] brekec88:
OK....and why are you still in this forum then?? Seriously though leave no one here wants to listen you complain. Again, please go away, we don't care. Don't care what type of phone you had, have or want. AT ALL. Do you think a) you were to rough with your phone and it broke or b) the device was made poor and everyone is having problems with breaking the phone just by putting it in there pocket. Seriously think about it, then next time be more careful with you're phone. Its that simple.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] artvandalay22222:
Seriously people can't read....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Orion575:
Stop trolling man !
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigmann77:
brutal story.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LadyDiana0265:
***** my daughter was pretty much in the same position as you when her phone fell out of her pocket, onto it's back with a protective case on it. The amoled cracked in the top left corner. there are about 6 lines from top left of screen in a 'semi circular' motion. I do believe that SOME of these phones are flawed ******
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fastblack:
I really suggest you get square trade insurance on your next phone. You can pay month to month or a flat fee for 2 years.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kipliq:
Post pictures or it never happened o.O
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyjeff:
If Samsung agrees to replace it definitely get an otterbox. Even if the phone gets thicker. At least you'll know if you drop it again you'll more than likely not be breaking it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dodgebizkit:
Dude you can't go wrong with a nexus 4 :) cheaper and faster (in real world use) than the s4, may be made of glass but like the iPhone 4 it is tough

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] geoff5093:
Everyone is getting defensive here, they can't admit that Samsung's build quality has really gone down hill.

I don't have an S4, but I have the Note 2 and it's every bit as fragile. The display (not the glass) dropped from one fall from around 5', but that's to be expected as it landed on a tile floor. The second time however, it fell from about 3', down my pant leg, onto my shoe, and then flipped over onto the pavement. I thought at the very worst it would be scratched up, but the screen was completely shattered! I had previous smartphones that I dropped accidentally from head height onto hardwood floors, pavement, cement, etc. and it never cracked the screen, just dinged and scratched the phone. The slightest drop, even from a few inches onto a hard surface seems to cause these things to crack.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dxwilliams40:
My Samsung devices have been durable. That's why I stand by them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] noahthedominator:
I have dropped my s4 face down on gravel from about 4 feet and it didn't crack or scratch. And not trying to sound like a a-hole but u probably should have gotten insurance after the first incident u had. Who knows maybe I just had good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] WoodburyMan:
Say what you want.Call me a iSheep. I'm happy with my S4 for the most part. The 1080p 5" display is what won me over, however I've owned iPhone 3G, 4, and 4S. Although I have never broken or even scratched my iPhones or the S4 (Yet! Hopefully never!), I could tell from the day that I got it my S4 needed more delicate care than my iPhones did. Something about the way it feels just gives me that impression and that the build quality isn't what it should be for a $600 phone and won't handle the same abuse my iPhones went through. Yes this is based on "feels" no hard evidence or any real facts, take it as you will.

That being said i have Spidgen Glass cover on it in a Ballastic case. I felt comfortable with my 2 year old nephew playing with my iphone in its ballastic case, no so much the S4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ddix585:
I'm new to posting on here so I apologize if its in the wrong spot. Anyway, I bought the s4 outright. After about 2 weeks I parked my car in my lawn and did the typical set phone on my lap and got out of my car forgetting my phone was in my lap. I have a very low car (96 3000gt vr4 lowered) so I'd say it dropped maybe a foot maybe 2 from my lap to the grass. When it fell I didn't think anything of it cause it didnt fall hard and it fell in soft grass. I got inside and I notice a hair-line crack from top left corner to bottom right corner. I called Samsung not even Att cause Att didn't build the phone. I was talking to the guy and told him exactly what happened without even stretching the truth. I thought Sammy should know . now mind you I'm a district mgr for a big company where I look for customer service so I am always extremely polite when I speak with Samsung or Att . after I told the guy what happened he actually called me and I quote "retard" . I didn't even bug out I asked for his rep id witch he refused to give me so I was then transfered to a supervisor and asked him nicely to listen to the call with the guy I was preciously speaking with he listened to it and terminated the guy on the phone with me. I kinda felt bad didn't wanna get him fired but god forbid you have some common curtsey . to get to the point they were not going to replace it as "it was my fault" witch i agree but 1 foot to grass come on. Because of the name calling though they sent me a new one with $100 in accessories and $150 off the galaxy tab 3 8" when released. I did read on here somewhere that the plastic frame is too weak for the screen and many people are experiencing the same problems. So to "my horrible s4 experience " I believe you 100% . and I didn't come from apple I have had Samsung forever and had all the galaxy series with Tmobile and Att and the note series as well. Sorry for the essay
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] imitenotbecrazy:
Wut?

You felt more comfortable with what most believe to be the most fragile smartphone ever made? Selling phones for best buy for the past two and a half years I'll tell you that the iPhone is offensively fragile. Maybe you have good luck or handle your phones very carefully but I've seen some dumb broken phones from almost a negligible drop. In comparison I've had to out effort into breaking some of my android phones. Did a face down 4ft high drop test with my s4 at the bar two weeks ago. Dropped 5 or so times and there was zero damage. No case or screen protector

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pyrophilus:
I totally agree with you. I have always kept my phone with screen towards my body. Even when I used to use a belt pouch, I kept the screen towards the belt side. I see half the people on the NYC subways when they put their phones back in their pocket, they place it with screen to outside. I teach high school and most of the smartphones that students carry have cracked screens and in 100% of the cases, they claim they didn't do anything but kept it in their pocket, but I see them putting it in their front or back pockets with the screen facing to the outside. Really???

Myself, my wife, my relatives and friends, we own six GS4's and the wives throw them in their handbags, and the guys seem to just put them in their pockets, but none of us have suffered a broken screen (knock on wood). So for the OP, I am bit dubious when I am told that "I wasn't doing anything and then it just broke in my pocket"

Also as one of the other posters have said, I am thinking why didn't the OP get insurance? I have owned twelve PDA/Smartphones in the last 12 years (starting from Palm m505 to my S4) and I have never broken a single screen, BUT if I were to break the screen on my S4 and had to get a replacement phone, I think I'd seriously think about getting insurance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] alphadog00:
I just want to chime in.

I don't think there is some inherent defect in the GS4, but there could be a manufacturing issue. It is possible that these things are getting stressed during assembly. One idiot on the line pushing to hard could make some phones more easily predisposed to crack. Quoting drop experiences is worthless. One phone can fall 5 feet to carpet and be fine while another phone falls 1 foot to a wood floor and breaks - or the opposite. No one is filming the drops in slo-mo from 3 angles so this information really means little.

But I have had things spontaneously break so I do sympathize. I had a PDA that I went to bed with on the nightstand and woke up and it had a crack. No one else at home and it never fell. I had a brand new truck that I parked in the garage one evening and came out the next morning and wind shield was cracked all the way across. In both cases I got 100% warranty replacements without much effort.

Things do break on their own. Document all you can, but it doesn't mean all of the product line is bad.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kayone73:
Same opinion here, I was an iphone 3, 3G and 4S owner for a cumulative 4 years, dropped a few times, always had a good case on, never cracked the glass, I dropped my GS3 on hard pavement and cracked the screen that time, completely my fault and I own up to it.

Anyone who says their screen just 'cracked' spontaneously within the confines of the pocket is leaving out some sort of detail (sitting on it, leaning on that pocket against hard surface, having keys in the same pocket, etc) but physical damage just simply happen because of 'faulty build quality' against soft cloth.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nizmoz:
I don't believe this story. Sorry someone doesn't get terminated on the spot in a corporate world. There is a lot of paperwork that has to be done and write ups to protect the company. So it didn't just happen while you were on the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] imitenotbecrazy:
Yeah and for a district manager of some large company you'd think spelling, grammar and punctuation would just come natural. Also I don't believe Samsung would give him anything for being an idiot and leaving his phone on his lap. Fragile or not (it is a GLASS phone) that was a dumb move.

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hapticxchaos:
If it was an offense such as calling a customer a "retard" over the phone, and it was verifiable (like being recorded) then yes, someone can get fired on the spot no hesitation. I've seen it happen a dozen times. Paper work can be dealt with the next day when it comes to serious misconduct like that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nizmoz:
Being someone who has worked in the corporate field for many years (25), I have NEVER seen this happen on the spot. You can't make a call like that suddenly any more. Corporations can get sued. They must have backing and build that backing first before attempting to let someone go.

It doesn't happen, not any more.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyjeff:
No one would call someone a retard if their calls are being monitored. Creative made up story though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zelendel:
Feel sorry for the op but this thread has run it's course.

Thread closed

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[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vocyber:
I have try two roms, both 4.2.2, the have same problem which keep rebooting every time.

this problem not happen in 4.1.2

might know why? or should i refer to the developer?

thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5099998:
When do you get reboots?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananagranola:
Did you do a full wipe?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apolon005:
change radio

and full wipe again

flash rom
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] serzenus:
Also check for your battery, if it is too old, like the stock one, maybe it is time to get a new one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
Well, it seems I may have stepped in some deep doo doo, and would greatly appreciate any help. I walked into a movie theater, my SG2 was running Calkulin's final ICS ROM. Other than the yellow triangle on the initial Samsung logo screen (early launch days rooting method), the phone was working fine with plenty of juice. I checked messages, silenced it, and put it back in my pocket. Once during the film, the phone buzzed in my pocket. When I took it out after the flick, it had powered down. I don't know why. I took it home and plugged it in, but it still had plenty of juice (the power off charging screen with the animated battery works fine). Since then, powering up hangs at the initial start-up screen (Samsung logo/triangle), it never progresses to the boot animation. The only I know of to shut it back down is a battery pull.

I cannot boot into recovery (power + volume up), but I can get into Download/Odin mode (volume down). I tried to Odin One Click back to EL29. Odin found the phone and a COM Port, and I clicked Start. Odin set up the connection, got the PIT, initialized, got through "<ID:0/012>Firmware update start..", then froze at "<ID0/012> recovery.bin", and has been stuck there ever since, at least half an hour. I don't want to disconnect in the middle of an Odin session for fear of permanently bricking the phone, though at this point it may already be a done deal.

Can anyone please offer any suggestions, help, or [insert trumpet fanfare here] even a solution? Hopeful thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
I've been there and done that. Now I'm not saying that you should, but I've just unplugged and started over. So far I've been lucky, but its entirely your choice. Also, download the one click again as it may have been corrupted.

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
I concur with stryke. I have done the same thing he has several times. Try a different cable, that was what my issue turned out to be. The original cable took a poopy. Also redownload as suggested. Maybe try a different one click, like a newer version... GB27 seems to be pretty popular these days
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
Thanks, tried it, same deal.

Thank you also, redownloaded, swapped cables, reinstalled drivers, even switched to a laptop, same deal. Good suggestions, just maybe not meant to be. Rooting's always gone well for me, all those catastrophic horror stories always happened to someone else. Stuff happens, my turn this time. Just curious, has anyone else ever had or observed a phone go brick on them while it was asleep?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
I've heard of it happening, or when it reached full charge. They aren't common issues but occasionally there's a glitch and it bricks.:(

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
I have heard of this as well, you said you were on calks last release... I can't recall ATM, but that was still when the ICS bug was around right? Anyway, I haven't done this myself, but I do remember sfhub recommending to use check box "repartition" and seeing if that worked. This is of course you feel it is worth the risk, seeing as it already seems dead... Take out any external sd cards first.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
Manually with Odin, correct?

Sent from my SG4 with xda app
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
Manually? Not sure what you mean on that one, but yes, use the check box provided in Odin for repartition. Good luck.

OK, so I found the link with the pit file for re-partition. It is located here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1265023

Next head to Rwilcos site and get the EG30.tar.md5 here: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...t) (SPH-D710)/Stock ROMs/GB/EG30/Original TAR

Open Odin, check the re-partition, unzip and select the pit file by using the correct button. Select pda button and select the .tar.md5, then flash away. Hopefully this will re-write your partitions and get your phone to boot.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hellot1M:
I'm in the same boat sorta. Phone froze then said it something about keis and recovery and ****. Well went into download mode with Odin one click and it gets stuck at cache.img and doesn't progress. Tried hiemdell and it crashes at the cache part as well... What's wrong?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
Well, I just tested out the pit and re-partition using the eg30.tar.md5 from the links above and it worked flawlessly. Shows the re-mapping in the side window. Phone booted up just fine. Hope all goes well for you guys. I only say use the EG30 because that is how far back the pit file dated to. Don't want to give you bad info and have you just plain bork your phone if it may be semi-recoverable. I couldn't find any other pit files, and I don't know if Samsung ever changed the mapping of any of the partitions, so I wouldn't use it with an ICS or JB build. So.... head on over to those two links, get your files, and hopefully get your phone back. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hellot1M:
it gets stuck at the NAND part.. this is really frustrating.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
I got the big ugly red FAIL! flag and the following log:

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> SPH-D710.EG30_CL435803_REV05_user.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/013> Odin v.3 engine (ID:13)..

<ID:0/013> File analysis..

<ID:0/013> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/013> Initialzation..

<ID:0/013> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/013> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/013> Re-Partition operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Man, I really thought you had it, and I thank you for all the time spent in brainstorming the idea, researching the files, posting the links and screenshot, even testing it out on your own phone. That was very cool.

The xda site won't even allow me to click you a thanks, says I already hit it too many times (Really? Too many thanks??). I don't know what's going on in there, but it must be something, because the phone is hot, and it's not just the battery. I'm no expert, but I suspect some crucial or critical part of the nand or other internal memory may have become corrupted and the phone may be unrecoverable.

In another thread, someone else pretty knowledgeable like yourself suggested an emergency firmware reload via Kies. I don't have high hopes, but nothing to lose, so why not. Thanks again, I really appreciate it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
Is no big deal. I am sorry for your loss, but it does sound like you have some form of the old emmc bug that bricked a tin of phones back when ICS s being tested... I am afraid the kites probably won't help you at this point either, but as said before, its Worth a shot at this point. Sorry gentlemen, I am out of ideas at this point...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
Won't respond to Kies, I can't even get it into Odin/download mode. The blue LED lights and stays on, that's it. Won't even recharge the battery anymore.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
Was this during the kies operation or before? Kies has never worked for me personally. And the blue light is the solid brick of all time. :( the old emmc bug did this exact thing. I can't say this is what you have had happen, but the shore is slipping on quite well. What precise build were you running when your phone sh*t itself? This will at least help is narrow it down.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
Actually, I think the failed repartition attempt may have been the last nail. I suspect I had a bad sector or nand (or whatever you call it in an SSD) in the internal memory. Maybe that's why I couldn't boot into system or recovery but I could get it into download mode, and a partial but failed repartition sent the whole thing straight to hell. Not saying that's absolutely the case, just guessing really, but I think that may be what happened. I think it was already in its death throes anyway. In any case, I sure do appreciate all the help and good will everyone sent my way.

Sent from my SG4 with xda app
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
Damn. Was hoping we had success. I was going to say this was the last hope anyway, it did seem that we weren't going to get much further... But one can always hope.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
I'd been running Calkulin's E4GT 2 v1.4 for over a year. No problems until this past Sunday (5/12) when it died in my pocket.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
I an pretty sure you did step in a big pile of poopy right when you tried to Odin back to el29. I know they had what was a "safe" kernel, but there were still issues with the emmc bug until ff18 came around and the source built kernels were released. The correct thing would have been to Odin the el26 cwm recovery, then you could get into recovery, wipe your partitions, and continue to Odin the el29. The emmc from back in the day didn't like the partition and overwrote something in the emmc, locking it up and not allowing the write of new info, then providing you the wonderful blue light special, as you can now see. Sorry my friend, you now have a paper weight on your hands. I hope its time for an upgrade...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
I was 2 months shy, called Sprint and explained that my phone died in my pocket. Sprint was pretty cool about it. They didn't exactly waive the ETF, instead they credited me in advance the $40 I'll get hit with next month, so that's a wash. Picked up an S4 the same day, and they didn't even charge me for activation.

Nice phone, but they really need (or I suppose more accurately, I need them) to sell 32gb and/or 64gb versions. 16 only gets you 9ish~ after overhead, there's no stock apps2SD, I'm an app junkie, and there's some RAM hungry apps out there these days. Force 1.0 doesn't offer it either, and even with the bloat removed I'm down to 1.78 available internal. I have a 32gb card for data and media, but that doesn't get me anymore room for apps (yet). Here's hoping the devs can find a workaround, or does CM already do it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
I'm not aware of any issues - if there are let me know so I can investigate.

BTW, gotta ask about the name - Okinawa?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] noobtoob:
Not so sure. I haven't checked out anything for the s4. My upgrade is up in 2 months from now. I am going to hold out and see what is released after the August/November timeframe, probably get a Christmas sale phone. Thought about going HTC one, but holding out hope the note 3 or whatever they want to call it comes out. I am not really an app junkie like yourself, an 8 GB phone, as long as it had an ext SD slot does me just fine... lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] uminchu:
Yep :good: When were you there?

CM already implements apps2SD? Any idea why Sammy/Sprint crippled it?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
I'll talk to you a little more about Oki via PM.

And guess I misread. Think CM will support the 64GB card without partitioning, but not Apps2SD.

I remember seeing in other models a solution of just flipping the mounts and doing it that way.

But that's something I'm honestly going to skip on.