yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vctrdnl:
Yep, the Galaxy S phones are always a viable alternative, but I am not a big fan of Samsung. Too much plastic, and the user interface is somewhat dull and boring. Yes, the horsepower behind the back panel is immense but I am not a power user, not really. In fact, it turns out that Sony are the brand with the highest number of upper-mid-level devices at the moment (Xperia S, T; SP and ZR upcoming; not to mention all the derivatives like SL, TX, Ion, V, Acro S, etc., etc.) and I am rather leaning towards buying one such device. I am not too interested in the current flagship devices (Xperia Z, HTC One, Galaxy S4) since cheaper phones provide similar daily performance for some 2/3 of the price. Snapdragon S4 is one really capable platform and its wide availability makes it accessible to anyone.

To sum up, I am rather looking for a phone with a good manufacturer's support and expected updates till Android version 4.3, at least. The 16GB non-expandable storage of Nexus 4 is a deal-breaker for me as well. Maybe I will wait another couple of months, until SP and ZR get released and their prices decline to their true market values.

And guys, please stay on topic here. We are discussing Xperia S and its alternatives here, not Sony's customer policy in general. I know, there are many of you who are angry at the Japanese, I am somewhat dissatisfied myself. Anyway, please stop the rant because I believe this is a sensible topic and I do not want to see this thread closed. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lee480:
edit: nvm
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Curst:
I had similar thoughts too, until i realized that the hardware in my Xperia S is just fine for my needs for now. What is it you want to do with a newer chipset? And on the software side, I have my hopes on that things will improve somewhat once/if Sony releases the new kernel-sources. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] The-Hulk:
This question has been as so many times, only you can decide what is best for you.

Thread Closed
[HTC Sensation] redoano:
I need to access my files on my windows notebook from my sensation. There are a few guides about this on the web iknow, but they are all for ones who have a wifi router and both phone and computer connected to this network. But i want to access my files without a router. Is there a way to do that?
[HTC Sensation] ashkan-khatar:
Well, consider making up a WiFi Hotspot, then connect to it using your notebook; afterwards, install Monect and then you're good to go!

Monect is awesome, simply awesome! But note that it has a desktop server version as well.

Spit out from an HTC Sensation XE, a revived device while was dying due to lack of support, with TeamVenom, and other astonishingly amazing developers' benignity...
[HTC Sensation] Sgt.Incontro:
Have you thought about using cloud storage? Try Dropbox, Copy (see my sig) , and Google Drive are some of the decent ones, and all three have a native Android app.
[HTC Sensation] redoano:
Of course, but it isnt useful for me to stream movies etc.via cloud storage. I also will need a fast and unlimited internet connection then.
[HTC Sensation] redoano:
Thank you very much, trying it right now.
[HTC Sensation] Sgt.Incontro:
You said you didn't want to use a ROUTER in your original post, had I known you mean you just had no INTERNET connection, then I could have easily answered your question! Haha :)
[HTC Sensation] redoano:
I don't mean i don't have internet connection. I don't have a fast internet connection enough to use cloud storage.

Btw monect forces close on the phone when i click search or connect. Vipers 1.6.3 :(
[HTC Sensation] ashkan-khatar:
What??! :eek:

You can be sure that something is wrong.

Did you try to fix permissions?

Spit out from an HTC Sensation XE, a revived device while was dying due to lack of support, with TeamVenom, and other astonishingly amazing developers' benignity...
[HTC Sensation] redoano:
Ok, reinstalling solved that. Monect works very good, but it works via an access point.

BTW, I tried many times the es file explorer method, which I successfully used before, but now it does not find my pc on the network. This will be more useful for me as it seems there's no way to connect without a router. Yes Monect now works, but it downloads videos first in order to watch which I don't like.
[HTC Desire X] mikepot:
I'm looking for an original rom where I can choose NL

can someone help me
[HTC Desire X] ShadowCodeGaming:
JB 4.1.1 update has NL language in it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DroidModderXtreme:
Hi guys ,today i'll show you a ROM built from Cyano's sources which is very fast,stable and slim :cowboy:

FEATURES

1)Based on the latest nightly version of cyanogenmod

2)Android 4.2.2

3)Nova and Trebuchet Launcher

4)Build.prop full tweaked

5)158 mb

DOWNLOADs

1)ROM : HERE

2)GApps JB : QUI

INSTALLATION

1) Reboot in CWM

2) 3 WIPEs

3) Install zip from SDcard > choose zip of ROM/GApps and install them

4)Reboot:laugh:

WARNING

1)Don't upgrade via OTA the ROM ( wait my release )

2)My release will arrive every 2 weeks or before
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Chuckd610:
Screenshots?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gvsukids:
the downloaded file has no extension, shall I add .zip to the end?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
Any more details on this? You can't just say here is a ROM and flash it. Lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Chuckd610:
That pretty much sums up where this project is right now. No screenies, no details.....nothing but a download link.....good luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
Thread needs to be closed.

OP doesn't give rom/kernel source code.

All he says is that its based of Cyanogen.

Download link isn't even in .zip form

And he created two other identical threads to this.

Download host website turns up my AV

And all it says is SlimCM (Isn't there a slim ROM/Dev already?) . No d2att or any clarification of what's being downloaded.

Everything is wrong here.

Mods need to close asap before we get about 15 "Help this ROM bricked my phone" threads.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Chuckd610:
I'm making a mental note of this dev. He and this rom are suspect.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Chuckd610:
Moderator please close this thread. Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Thread moved and retitled as work in progress, let's give the OP the benefit of the doubt and try to help him get the build working correctly.

To the OP, you need to provide kernel source and proper credits and thanks. I highly suggest you read the following link and try to get your thread caught up to standard. Then let us know for proper thread assignment.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1728748
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
I asked in PM and did not get a response. Kernel source must be posted.

Please do so asap

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] virustwin:
Hey lads, so ive been here on this forum for a long time and got a LOT of resources for my note and other phones so thank you ALL for that over the years. Now onto my problem. I started having the reboot problem where it will automatically reboot after a few seconds of booting up. I know there are threads concerning this and the usual suspect is the power button, concerning which I have messed with it, cleaned it, kissed it, caressed it, (ok seriously now) i shaved it down a bit so it wont be making unnecessary contact. I even removed the button completely. The first time i did it it seemed to work for a couple days but then it started again. I saw threads indicating it could be a battery issue as well so i ordered a new oem battery and unfortunately that didnt work either. Im just about ready to toss it (no warranty) but i thought i'd put this out there in case any 'higher level' users here may have any final insight to give me before i do that. I always appreciate advice and help of any sort so I'll go ahead and thank you all in advance

Thanks! :laugh:

looking forward to hearing from u lads.

Edit: oh and it doesn't happen in recovery or download mode. It just stays on no problem. I have flashed new and original roms, kernels, recoveries using odin etc. all to no avail
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Screwbal:
Hey folks. I'm really tempted to get the T-Mobile S4, have it unlocked so I can take it to AT&T but I know at some point I'll be doing custom roms and probably radio upgrades since they come out once in a while. But will doing any of that break the SIM unlock? The one I fear most is probably radio upgrades but I've never moved a phone to another carrier so don't know all of the implications. Roms I doubt will be an issue but anyone know or have previous experience? At worse I have to keep calling T-Mobile to get it unlocked again if radio upgrades mess it up but I'd rather not be calling them all the time and if it is a problem then maybe I need to rethink this a bit more.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tikoracer:
No, when you unlock it, it will be permanently unlocked, even you restore to stock rom, flash any other rom, radios, recovery or anything to OS or software related.

Before you flash a rom, make sure to try it in another provider with the factory/stock version, so you can make sure that the phone is working fine since the beginning,

T-Mobile S4 (SGH-M919) has a lot to offer in connectivity such as LTE Bands 1/2/4/5/7/17; in HSPA+/UMTS: 850/AWS/1900/2100MHz and finally GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz, so it surely will work on the AT&T network.

While the AT&T S4 (SGH-I337) only has LTE: Bands 1/4/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz.

For unlocking your T-Mobile S4, here is the link to the new T-Mobile Unlocking Policies: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588. I bought my new S4 recently and they declined to unlock it before the first 40 days (postpaid) and before the first 60 days (prepaid) and there are certain other requirements to comply.

Lucky for me I found a trick on this forum to unlock it without the subsidy code (since my requests were rejected), it worked flawlessly and even I restore or flash any stock or custom rom, the unlocked state stays permanently because it's based on the NV system, just don't mess up with the NV base system.

If you want a phone with full LTE bands coverage, go for the M919 and it's bootloader unlocked from factory unlike the AT&T version which is bootloader locked. So, you can't go wrong with this model.

In terms of performance, the international version I9500 (without LTE support) is faster than any other S4 with SnapDragon 600 processor, I tested it myself since I have both I9500 and M919, the I9500 is octa-core (4-core of 1.6, and 4-core of 1.2) but only 4-cores work at the same time, in order to have a better power management, but even works in 1.6, it's a little bit faster than the 1.9 from SD600, i noticed on the graphics performance too.

And custom roms and other mods will come thru time for this specific model, just be patience, I have my M919 working with a non-US carrier sim card and installed custom rom Wicked v2 and it's working fast and stable.

I hope this info help you to decide!

Cheers!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MyComputerDoctor:
FactoryROM Android Developers Presents:

Stock Galaxy S4 Firmware Build JDQ39.I545VRUAMDK

This is the Stock Verizon Firmware which comes stock with the Verizon Galaxy S4

except I ripped the heck out of it to lighten the load on our internal storage.

The following ROM Includes:

Rooted with SuperSU

DeOdexed

Build Prop Tweaks (WIFI Scan Interval Changes, etc.)

Removed all Languages Except English & Spanish (no I'm not a racist!)

Removed all Support and Tutorial Videos

Added a Few Custom Ringtones (for fun)

Removed Various Files which were linked to the Bloat and not used by system

Removed Verizon and Samsung Apps (Bloat) including:

Amazon_Appstore.apk

Amazon_Audible.apk

Amazon_IMDB.apk

Amazon_MP3.apk

Amazon_Shopping.apk

Amazon_Widget.apk

Blurb.apk

Books.apk

canid.apk

com.mobitv.client.nfl2010

Com2usPoker_ASGC

Flipboard

Kindle

Magazines

Match3VS

MobilePrintSvc_HP

MyVerizon

PolarisOffice5

SamsungBooks

SamsungGames

SamsungHub

SamsungHubUpdater

SamsungMusic

SamsungVideo

SamsungWatchON

SHealth2

StoryAlbumWidget

TravelService

TravelWidget

TripAdvisor

Viewdini

VisualVoiceMail

VZNavigator

VzTones

YahoonewsPhone2013

YahoostockPhone2013

Original Unmodified ZIP Size: 1870MB (Approximately) :(

After the Bloat Removal: 1224MB (Approximately) :laugh:

Download: Android File Host

MD5 Checksum: 549bfea03bc332774f888a693a625f8f
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Morocotopo0301:
Yes!!!!

Let the competition begin
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfgrrl:
How does this free up internal storage? I thought I internal storage was hard coded into the partition? Does this repartition?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ericerk:
Does this have proper mtp functionality? The S4 stock rom's MTP support was lacking... I.E. my mac didn't mount it. It see's the device.

I'm on PA atm and it also doesn't work there. I'm contemplating giving the device back, I had the same issue on my S3 and this just makes it unbearable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Seems to work ok on my 7 machine. Wish it would default to mtp instead of installer mode, but it works, and it supports usb3 so it's nice and fast. I assume you don't dual boot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joqsan:
I think something is wrong with link it won't load
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Poloasis:
Do you have some of the removed apk uploaded somewhere, I use the Visual VM for work. BTW great work.

Thx.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] fkfmfz:
Thank you sir...

Samson.Note2.ROM.v1.0.6-R3Ds
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BladeRunner:
you could download the deodexed stock ROM from elsewhere in this forum and pull whatever apk's you need from it.

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It took me a few tries but I finally have it downloading. When you click on the link in OP try searching by device, the S4 is on like page 11. There is a list of devs for it there somewhere and mycomputerdoctor is the one at the bottom. Click on the link for his rom and wait, it should come up eventually.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Poloasis:
Got it. Link seems to be dead to get the ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
AFH is down apparently. I tried it from a PC and it errors out. Goo is down too, from what I have heard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mejdam:
google wallet request

downloading now. anyway you can include google wallet?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2282892
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BladeRunner:
I actually got the download to work..once..file size seemed right but MD5sum doesn't match :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Looks like a new upload bases on the date and time on AFH. (It shows May 26, 10:05 AM).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] abarthle:
Coming from an LG Revolution ...

So can this be flashed via goo manager or TWRP?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Yes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrKleen1:
This is exactly what I wanted. Thank you very much!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] okrk:
Installation details

How do you install this?

Can you just flash it with Odin? Or do you need to have LOKI recovery installed?

Also can you got back to original stock after installing?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MyComputerDoctor:
I should have been more clear. What I meant was the zip file on your internal sd card prior to flash is smaller. I dont have and extended Micro SD card yet so my Space once I do a backup is very limited.

This might sound stupid, but I was having issues myself using a USB cable other than the one that they gave new in the box. My only thoughts are, being that its USB 3.0, some of the cheaper knock off USB cables I have, must not be able to send enough power for the device.

Just download another stock and dump the APKs you want into the /system/apps/ directory.

BTW, I don't know what happened after I went to bed but the download links seem to be fine now, sorry for any issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpmcnown:
I've never created a rom install with Aroma, but would it be difficult to set up an installer to permit the selection of certain items some may not consider "bloat"? I can always backup all the system apps, and then restore whatever I want, but it may make things a bit easier. Thanks for this btw, downloading now!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Thats what I do. I use the data widget from Verizon so I leave My Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BladeRunner:
Flash in TWRP or CWM. There is a flashable stock odex rom in another topic if you want to get back to stock.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MyComputerDoctor:
I never thought of using Aroma.. Great idea! I will take care of this today...

Thank you VERY MUCH! Wow! I have been developing for over 4 years and you are the very 1st person who has ever sent me a dollar (which I never expect).. I have to admit I was taken back by your generosity. Thanks so much! Maybe my wife won't give me such a hard time when I come to bed at 5AM :victory:!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shindiggity:
Are gapps included?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MyComputerDoctor:
This is stock other than the Apps removed listed in the OP. All Google apps are included.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joqsan:
If you guys need some of the apps listed on the "removed" list remember this is android :) just download the other ROM with all the apps, use Root Explorer or Root Browser to extract the app you want and place it into system>apps and install the app. And you're good to go!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Don_Don:
Are there any battery improvements worthy of mention? Good already just curious if it gets better. I probably wont be able to flash till weekend is over.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Flip35:
Just in case this helps anybody, I read on the op the app which were removed and before flashing the rom, I went ahead and just made a copy of them so after flashing then u can just place back system/apps
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joqsan:
There's a kernel out by Faux that seems to be doing wonders on my battery. Its under the S4 original development section

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Not that it was that bad in the first place but I'm coming from a galaxy nexus
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Flip35:
Thanx, im gonna check that out. You're right we were already getting good batt life to begin with, I got 16 hrs yesterday but if we get even more...im all for that
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pfidr34:
Removed APKs

Saw a couple mention they wanted some of the removed APKs so I ripped them out for anyone that needs them.

OP, feel free to link this in the first post if desired.

http://d-h.st/mOJ
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] slackwaresupport:
anyone got a fast mirror? this is sooo damn slow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] geoff5093:
Downloading at 3.5MB/s here, about 5 minutes for the whole file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joqsan:
Lucky mine took like 20min

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My phone feels a lot lighter after installing this ROM thanks for getting rid of all those useless apps
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BusyPooping:
I've been waiting for something like this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] okrk:
Installation details

Can someone answer this?

I have come from years of HTC phones to the samsung S4. After having unlocked bootloaders and S-off in all of my HTC phones things were much simpler and i don't want to brick my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ericerk:
Yeah It works with my Win7 machine, but I have a harddrive full of stuff on my mac filled with stuff, its annoying to take the back off pop off the SD card and then start transferring and putting stuff back on every five mins.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joqsan:
How did you guys unlock the bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HolyGrail:
Mine took 50 seconds flat....:cool:.....but then again it only because comcast finally added 80 mb down to my area....before that only had 3 mb down for three years.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] arcanexvi:
Would love to see Google wallet rolled into this. It does work on deodexed roms on the Xposed framework which is a huge win imo

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There's a workaround been posted for a while. Its rom/recovery side. No unlock needed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Paulb787:
After flashing this my 1st boot is fine.. but the very next reboot freezes me with the custom lock.. have to do a battery pull?

anyone else noticing this?

How are we flashing it here?? factory reset, wipe dalivic.. install?

paulb787
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mngdew:
Hasn't happened to mine yet. Reboot mine 3 times.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] vacaloca:
I'm pretty sure none of the S4 variants support USB3. Well... technically the exynos octa version does in theory, but I don't believe it's enabled in the firmware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zeroxia:
Why bother about removing the universal language support if it is there... Can this make a big diff on space occupation?

You are definitely a racist~~~
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dubbsy:
You need a recovery installed. You flash it through recovery. You can get back to stock by either making sure to make a backup or by downloading the stock Odin image.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfgrrl:
So....I want to make sure I have this right......I have Goomanager installed, and ran the openrecovery script. I can choose reboot into recovery from Goomanager, choose this zip file and flash, correct? I'm assuming this doesn't wipe anything?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrKleen1:
I installed this last night and so far everything is great! I also really think the battery life has improved.

As usual I did a stock backup in TWRP. Then wiped dalvik, cache, data wipe, and system then flashed away.

Of course after downloading a movie and the rom and doing a backup I only have about 1.5 gig left. Good thing I've got my 64 gig card on the way.

Thanks for the great debloated rom.... love it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Flip35:
That 64gig sdcard will make a difference, I received mines on friday and now I have so much room to work with.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shindiggity:
Sorry for noob question but how do I move stuff from internet storage to card?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Flip35:
I use rom toolbox and just go to ur sdcard crab whatever u want to move to move n move it to ur ext sdcard, but u might want to get a second opinion because I dont knw if there are certain thing u might not be able to move
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] budwizer:
I'm using FolderMount to move data from larger apps (mostly games) from internal storage to SDcard. Was previously using DirectoryBind however development for it appears to have stopped.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shindiggity:
I currently only have one backup and I'm already down to 2 gigs. Sd card still ha 29 gigs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] brizey:
Backup to the sdcard. You can change the default location in TWRP. The backups are pretty big for touchwiz ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shindiggity:
How do I do this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Coderedpl:
When you press on back up, you have the options to select which partitions to backup, below that you can set the name, refresh sizes and right below that it says Storage: internal storage, press that and pick microsd card
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shindiggity:
Cool thanks man!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hyelton:
Would you like me to mirror your file on my Server? Reason why I am asking is cause its your work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfgrrl:
Could someone please answer this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dubbsy:
It wipes your system only.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] abendx:
Thanks for the ROM.... seems to run smoothly.

Where is the developer options? I can't seem to find them in the settings area.