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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] euroclie:
Hi Phoenix, hi to everyone else as well!

There will at least be a second French user as well as I'm expecting to receive my I9502 by the end of the week. ;)

There might be some more French users who just read and apply the freshly learned knowledge to their precious phone without posting here...

Let me second that. I had been browsing various boards in search for an efficient solution to my needs (a dual sim phone that has no built-in hardware issues, I'm currently using a Wiko Cinq Peax Androphone but it's plagued by serious GPS issues, and suffers from a ridiculously short battery life with my usage pattern). Only after reading posts in this thread did I feel confident enough to order one (from etotalk, which was mentioned in a couple of posts here).

I'm expecting to follow the same learning curve: read and learn first, apply to my 9502, then share the results to help others achieve similar goals.

Did you try already installing one of the thirs party Android keyboards available from the PlayStore? While waiting for a more durable solution closer to the stock Android style, this would certainly let you type accented characters. Don't know about the T9 part, though, I'm not using that feature.

Best regards from France, and thanks again to all the active contributors to this thread!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goes_like_hell:
[MENTION=5362121]PhoenixA[/MENTION]

Try from playstore "language enabler" or better do SVA 1.9. There are all languages inclueded.

When you have rootet already and CWM on board put first per Odin the regarding Stock-kernel

(i think it was E4, not sure, better u look) and then flash over CWM per "installing zip from external card".

1.9 is perfect ! Thanks SVA

regards

goes like hell
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhoenixA:
Thanks goes_like_hell,

But I already have "Language Enabler", but it doesn't change the keyboard. Or did I miss an option?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asilak:
1.9 is long tested by tens of users, fully fixed. 2.5 based on the new stock is with enhanced features like moving apps to the SD for those who want to keep free Gbs on the phone itself etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goes_like_hell:
Sorry, i read too fast. I thought its just the language. For Keyboard i am using swiftkey but i speak only for "german"

goes like hell
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omid_freesky:
SVA 2.5 is great and everything works just fine. For me the caller ID is not fixed but I'm used to Touchpal dialer and I can live with it for now.

My phone doesn't feel like a cheap Chinese phone any more and that's all thanks to SVA. This rom has more options than lots of famous i9500 roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g_gourlay:
Hi, I am a noob! Could you please tell me what app I need to download to be able to get access to the two files you mention above?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhoenixA:
Hi g_gourlay,

I am a noob too and managed easily to do it (and I confirm it works!) :

1. Download from Play Store ES3 File Explorer (any other kind of application that allow to change "root" files should work)

2. Open ES3, then click on the "/" on the top frame to access the "root" of your phone

3. Search for the two files (look at the topic for the folders path)

4. Click long (i.e put your finger on the icon of the file and wait for it to be selected)

5. On the bottom frame, you will find a "rename" button that will give you the possibility to change the file name

6. Do that for the second file

7. Et voilà! ;)

Regards,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omid_freesky:
you don't need this anymore.

just use SVA rom instead. it solves these problems by itself. removes the Chinese apps and adds google apps instead. and lots of other cool stuff.

the download link is few pages back. looks for "SVA 1.9"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nanuc:
Hi guys!

Just received my I9502 after 2 months waiting.

Came through DHL as I told before.

Updated to the latest firmware using Kies, got it rooted, installed google apps, enabled my language and deleted the bloatware following the instructions on the first 10 pages of this thread.

Did all that in less than an hour.

Don't see a reason to use a custom room if we can get most of the things done by ourselves.

Please _SVA don't get me wrong. You've been doing a great job. It's just my point of view.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dragon86:
Good point of view but I don't agree. To be honest I prefer to have a custom rom has all issue fixed on it. And all the Chinese apps deleted. on other word easier and faster to install.

personal opinion ...best to u all

and thanks for the amazing rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omid_freesky:
agreed with [MENTION=5344394]Dragon86[/MENTION]
[MENTION=4976770]Nanuc[/MENTION] you should consider the Custom rom. you might have done some things but definitely not all. i would give you the link to all the changes made in the SVA rom but i'm not sure if it's allowed here. but i can tell you some like Circle battery, in call record, transparent notification bar, bigger clock, totally removed chinese apps, fully integrated google apps (same as international you will login with the first boot), more icons for sim cards, and lots and lots of more tweaks. you get the latest rom with better functions. right?

BTW: congratulations for your new phone and i hope you enjoy it because it's a great phone and there is no reason not to. good luck
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfribeiro:
Can someone provide a better download link for SVA ROM v1.9 free version?

I only have this link provided by SVA (big thanks to SVA!!!) but it takes to long to donwload it.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahzadsk:
Alphabet Bookmarks for Applications Menu (Similar to Contacts and S3 and S4 int'l)

[MENTION=4868843]_SVA_[/MENTION] how do I get the menu in Applications (when I select View Type - Alphabetical List) to show the "rolodex" sort of bookmarks down the side. The contacts app has the letters down the side, so you can quickly scroll to any person's name - but the applications menu does not have this.

Hope you can help!

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeybonetoo:
Hi, SVA. First off, I'm an Android noob & I apologize for asking noobish questions. I've been using SVA ROM v1.9 for a couple of days. I love everything about it, except the caller ID issue. I've read through all the posts here pertaining to this issue.....and am confused. Hopefully, you can help me out.

I'm living in Vietnam, but travel regionally on business. Which fix should I use? Will stock caller ID work?

Phone numbers in Vietnam are as follows:

Mobile +84 90 000 0000 and also +84 123 000 0000

Fixed line +84 8 0000 0000

Finally, will the installation instructions also work for v1.9?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _SVA_:
I don't know, - very sorry ...

No, this patch for ZNUCMG2 based stock rom, but v1.9 based on ZNUCME4 stock
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmyl19:
fonts

Hi SVA, how do we add new fonts to our i9502 with sva rom? thank you!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _SVA_:
Search in google "how to install new font in android phone"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmyl19:
Before ifont used to work but now its not working anymore, have look at i9500 xda forum but cannot find any that works, any idea? thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmecchi:
Hi All,

First off all I would like to thank everyone in this thread. Great Job!

I'm also from Brazil, as some guys here, got mine S4 Dual from a friend when back from a China Travel. Great Gadget!

The annoying thing are some locks used there, so we should manage to use their version of programs like Waze and not allowed to use some Google apps.

I could manage to make it useful without need of change rom, but for some things are still a problem, like when I need to search a place trough internet (baidu or google) and it returns different replays from local Google would give even if using location service. Also some local apps can not be reached trough appsearch nor samsung apps. For the last one even if I found it most of times it point to Google Play Store which also can't be reached on the phone.

I have read this thread till post #400, get out for business reasons, now come back to see news and it blows up to 600, it is great, but I'm not able to read all it again as fast as I want to, so I'm wondering if I can ask some fast tips, may I?

Fisrt

After a successful root with CWM trought ODIN on my PC as provided here, I have done a stupid thing: I confirmed deactivation (or so) in order not to allow boot on recovery mode anymore. I have done a factory reset and root again, but remains same.

Can anyone teach me how to fix it so I can boot on recovery on power on?

Second

I could not find on the thread, so wouldn't be good if some one can get all improvements achieved, root, clear rom, Caller ID fix and so on and put it in one single post? After 400 post readed plus 200 to read I confess I'm lost.

BTW, did Samsung realsed any clear rom for 9502 recently? And by clear I mean without the chinese telecom adds.

Thanks Guys.

Braulio Mecchi

Recife - PE - Brazil

bmecchi@gmail.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goes_like_hell:
To first:

How did you do that?

You have to tell exactly what you did and where you did! And not say "or so" !!!

To second:

Dont get me wrong but why should others do that for you? If you are interrestet in your new phone you will have no problem reading additional 200 posts!

I am reading here every day and sometimes there are posts which concern me and sometimes not but i am reading here with pleassure. So 200 posts are easy to do....... grap a coffee and cigarettes and go on.

Offtopic:

By the way i got the feeling that we missuse the appearence of SVA in this threat when i read answers from him like "please google for...."

My opinion !!!

Goes like hell
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeybonetoo:
Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated. Is there a caller ID patch for v1.9?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omid_freesky:
come on [MENTION=4408930]goes_like_hell[/MENTION] instead of this comment you could actually help the guy, you already know some answers and you can HELP him out and save him some time. after all we only have each other here.
[MENTION=4868843]_SVA_[/MENTION] is doing a great job and i wish he could open a forum for his work, at least a Topic with it's first comment to be his and he could update it.
[MENTION=2741585]bmecchi[/MENTION] , goes like hell is right, you should explain your problem if you want help. any ways, i suggest before you go further you download an original Rom and flash it and then do the recovery and flash SVA's rom. his rom is all you will need, it fixes everything.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmyl19:
Hi, can somebody please help me get the "RobotoCondensedUniversal.zip "and "stockfont.zip" from 4pda <http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=473744&view=findpost&p=23692679>, because it is now missing from all s4 forum in xda, will try if this can change font and put new font from there. thank you!:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asilak:
Normal practice of each forum: Ask questions only if you find it fully impossible due to available sources and your own abilities to solve the matter by your own. So, no need to ask for easy things in case it is easy to find as it annoys and the amount of such questions could be so huge that we will never see a new ROM in case SVA will start replying.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goes_like_hell:
Yes, you are right too.

But the first of him we need details and the second be done by himself especially he tells what is the goal. Just rooting, CWM, Stock-ROM, SVA-ROM.

For sure i will help.....

Goes like hell
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmyl19:
Hi, when i asked about the font last nite , i was already 4 hrs into it to find a solution, and spend another 3hrs and today already 4hrs, search every s4 forum, some are able to use ifont [before my ifont was working, but now it is not working, maybe because of samsung firmware upgrade?], some cannot and no solution, unfortunately i also was not able to install fonts, but in samsung apps, the free fonts when you install it its working but others from playstore do not work, try to change the font inside the working app but no use. so, if ever someone got to install new fonts to their i9502, will really appreciate it if you could share it. thank you! peace!:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhoenixA:
Keyboard (in Azerty and french)

Hi all,

First thanks (again) to SVA : I just installed the ROM, it's really bringing good features and options inside! (I confirm far more than the idea of upgrading the ROM and follow the several patches proposed at the beginning of this threads)

I still have an issue with the keyboard : I put french as a language for the phone, and "AZERTY" as keyboard options... but it remains in QWERTY! And when I go to see languages available in the option of the keyboard, I only have english (US), korean and chinese, and no possibility to download any other language (that's perhaps why I have only QWERTY?).

Did anybody else have this issue? Or did you install another software as keyboard (as Goes_Like_Hell if I understood well)?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omid_freesky:
As far as I know the keyboard can't download any more languages, my suggestion will be to download a third party keyboard, there are lots of good keyboards (even better than original) In play store. My opinion multiling 0 keyboard which is beta now is the best.

Update: to correct myself you can add more languages to the samsung keyboard after all. but i still like my keyboard.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronnylaborada:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43251260&postcount=4

try this, this worked for me!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _SVA_:
Go to the keyboard settings and download additional languages.

There is support for all languages, including French.

​
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmyl19:
change font

Just got new update for ifont v3.4, now can change fonts again in i9502. FYI:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfribeiro:
What is the best tool or procedure to backup efs in this dual sim device?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmyl19:
flashlight

Hi, if you want to use a flashlight even while screen off, please check this out <http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2318167>, i've tried it and it working on i9502.:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goes_like_hell:
Normally i am using kTool from appstore. But i dont know whether it works on 9502. Why not ?!

Maybe SVA has a meaning belonging that because in installation-process of SVA-Rom there is always the option for backup EFS.

Updaet: kTool goes not for 9502 !!!

goes like hell
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _SVA_:
You can manually make backup /efs and /efs_gsm in terminal emulator with next commands:

1. su

2. busybox tar zcvf /sdcard/efs_Backup/efs.tar.gz /efs

3. busybox tar zcvf /sdcard/efs_Backup/efs_gsm.tar.gz /efs_gsm
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmecchi:
Maybe I wasn't clear

Hi, Goes Like Hell!

Thanks for your reply.

You are doing a great job here and I really thanks for your efforts as well as I also tanks to lot of people here who have being done a hard work.

First:

I did root process through Odin with S4 conected trough USB on my laptop, at the end phone reboot to Samsung TW. I turn it off, made Recovery Boot procedure (for test) and it did boot on recovery! \o/ Then, still in recovery mode, it shows a first screen with an option to disable or deactivate something (I didn't get the exactly words, I'm sorry) and as a good-dummy-user I go for "yes" answer, then it reboot for Samsung TW and I could never get Recovery Boot anymore. Totally my bad :(

Then I tried a factory reset and root procedure again, every time I get OK for root process, but no Recovery Boot.

Second:

Yes, I agree that the way I put things it looks selfish and lazy, but this wasn't my meaning. I apologize for that.

Same as you, I'm also here with pleasure.

I write for a Brazilian technology blog, (have done S4 Dual review for them recently) and read/write at least other 5 or 6 e-mail groups in this area, in all them we are very collaborative, as well as here, so I know it is not good nor polite when someone just ask other guys to make the job he would do.

The meaning was: I have a feeling that every day more and more people outside China will buy the dual version of S4 and so more and more people will arrive on this thread in batches, so as I'm very objective on my things, I believe can be good if we have best procedures/updates/customization all together for fast reference to these new arrival guys and maybe keep it on the first page, so we can keep growing working this point on, no backwards, no need to refer post #25 nor #40.

Also we can update this summary from time to time.

I could read all thread how many times it was need, and get note of all updates you and other guys here have work on to put in one single post for future reference, not a problem for me.

But (as I said "not as fast as I would like to") I can't start doing that before next Wednesday and, as I just prove of "first" item, I don't have the technical knowledge on programming to be sure those are the right ones, so guys like you, who really know it in deep, will need to fix my post, then it will be a double work.

Even so from next wed on I'll be doing it for my reference and - if people here want to - I can post.

Hope I can clear my meaning now.

WBRGDS

Braulio Mecchi

Recife - PE - Brazil

bmecchi@gmail.com

P.S.: Thanks for cigarettes but I quit 15 years ago. Better a super cold beer - and more healthy - ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfribeiro:
In my other galaxy devices I also used ktool but in this case it won't work. I wonder if I can use Philz's recovery to do the trick. Or maybe I should use adb commands as suggested by SVA. Confused for now...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmecchi:
Keyboard

I found this app "Appsearch" which gives me a lot of apps I was looking for and can download them to my S4 Dual.

Not sure if need to authorize unknown repositories, but i did.

In this one I found Swiftkey keyboard, allows about any language and format.

Till now it looks a reliable repository with original products, but a lot in Chinese, so I'm not that sure. Check first.

WBRGDS

Braulio Mecchi

Recife - PE - Brasil

bmecchi@gmail.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmecchi:
goals for "second"

Goes Like Hell and All,

For my "second" item, my goal is:

1.

Get a clean Samsung Rom, which allow me to use all functions we are able to perform on any other S4 around the world and keep dual sim function on, the less bugs the better. (i.e. a regular S4 Rom without Chinese stuffs) If there is any original Samsung Rom available with this skills this is my goal.

Also possible to use a AOSP Rom (or based on), once it allows same functions above and keep dual funcitions

2.

Believe I'm facing a caller id bug (read here about it), on my phone goes like: 1st line get numbers like xxx(region code) + xxxx xxxx(phone number) or - if São Paulo caller xxx(region code) + Xxxxx xxxx(phone number) but 2nd line get numbers like xxxx xxxx (phone number only) and if I configure for 1st pattern 2nd can't identify.

3. If possible the less battery consumption will be very good.

WBRGDS

Braulio Mecchi

Recife - PE - Brasil

bmecchi@gmail.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nanuc:
bmecchi, where did you post the i9502 review? I would like to have a look at that.

3 days with latest stock rom. So far so good. No intention to go custom.

I also recommend to you guys the S-View Flip Cover. It makes our phone look even smarter. LOL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmecchi:
9502 review (in PT-BR)

Hi,

May you tell me if this stock rom you are using is free of Chinese stuff?

How did you load it? (can send me by e-mail if want to)

Here you go:

Published at Showmetech (http://showmetech.band.uol.com.br/)

hands-on: http://showmetech.band.uol.com.br/s4-dual-chip-um-chines-entre-nos/

review: http://showmetech.band.uol.com.br/review-samsung-galaxy-s4-dual-chip-gt-i9502/

Sorry guys I only have it in PT-BR. :(

For cases I found this one great, as soon as possible will buy it:

http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s4-cases/galaxy-s4-leather-wallet-case-snap.html

WBRGDS

Braulio Mecchi

Recife - PE - Brasil

bmecchi@gmail.com
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goes_like_hell:
To all: I have problems to understand what happend to his phone/flashing-process. I dont know a screen in recovery mode where something is to disable or deactivate. Thats hard to find whatyou did.

But phone is running ? Did you try an app where you can boot from homescreen direct to recovery ? Mobileuncle or "ROM Manager" for example.

For your second:

Do SVA but for that you need your recovery.

BTW Day before yesterday i flashed the stockrom (ZNUCMG2) on a 9502 where the SVA based on ZNUCME4 was on. After flashing there was stock recovery back. When you flash stock recovery again you must get the same.

BTW2: I dont have the callerID-Problem so i cant help you.

goes like hell
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] euroclie:
Been there, done that. :(

Yesterday afternoon I received my brand new i9502. :) I was really surprised by the speed of the delivery after ordering from Etotalk (ordered on Friday, received next Tuesday... Wow!)

The Etotalk ROM was quite usable (english, Google Play), but it showed the "optimizing applications" bug during boot, and I got a couple of FC on Google Play, so I decided to try SVA ROM 1.9 for a start.

Somewhere after flashing philz-touch recovery, during a subsequent reboot, I got the same message about enabling/disabling something. Like you, bmecchi, I didn't expect a prompt with user action at that particular moment, so I can't even remember the text or the answer I validated (the power button is quite sensitive, and not at the same place as on my previous phone, so I regularly find myself pressing it when grabbing the phone).

I can't for the life of me remember if this happened before the reboot was initiated or after the reboot. Maybe I was luckier than you, though, because I'm still able to boot to recovery. Note that I have reflashed the stock Samsung (Chinese) ROM since, and then re-installed philz recovery, so there may be hope for you. Did you try performing a wipe and reinstalling the Samsung ROM yet?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goes_like_hell:
You have been too fast. You had just to rename one or two files to stop that. i didnt find the post where it is mentioned.But anyway.....

I flashed three or four times Philz and SVA to my 9502s but i never saw something like that. Didnt you wait till message "PASS!" in green comes on Odin. I am curios to know what this is and where it appears.

Look at this pics http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41590208&postcount=13

Sorry for my question but how you try to enter recovery ? Try Volume_UP+Home+Power to enter CWM recovery

Somebody any idea ?

goes like hell