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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hollovoid:
Im pretty happy with my S4, I sold the Droid Razr Maxx HD and picked this up, and the performance difference is pretty extreme. Not to mention the camera is leaps and bounds ahead. Battery obviously is not great (although good overall) but coming from the maxx HD its not gonna seem good, lol.

Just hope some unlocking happens soon, samsung cartoonified the crap out of the stock rom, I have it under control, but im sure this phone would be amazing with some custom rom goodness.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaeKay:
Honestly, it's not even just Hyperdrive, which I found to be a tad bit unstable. All custom ROMs are super fast and great. If i may, i recommend beans and Bonestock
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cwbcpa:
I have not had any stability issues with Hyperdrive but I will definitely try both of those ROMs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] _Gir_:
I agree with the nod for Bonestock over hyperdrive for the same reason.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bizack:
95% of all issues with phones happen between the phone and the chair... :eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 1454:
How how much better could the N2 battery life actually be? I mean I get between 3-3.5 hours of battery life on the S4, so I don't know how much better I would need my battery life. That's just me though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] toby1064:
3 to 3.5 hours of screen on time I assume?

The Note Two has better battery life, by at least a quarter. On the right ROM it was insane.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 1454:
Sorry, correct. Screen on time was what I was referring to.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joeyx2:
Yes, With the right rom I got insane battery life. I could go 2 days easy on avg use. Over 24 hours on medium to Heavy use. Low to avg use on my s4 is at best 17 hours.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] resurektz:
Ive gotten a day an a half with just texting and phone calls. But that was mostly on wifi because I usually work all day 11-9pm

Sent from my Bonestock S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bajasur:
The development for this device is pretty pathetic to be honest. Most developers don't even take this device seriously. Is incredibly frustrating and I'm not sure which phone to purchase next
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pego99:
Get a iPhone 5s
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
Sad but true. The only way I can have a somewhat decent experience is by staying on aosp since new touchwiz development is basically nonexistent. Only time I go to touchwiz is when I know I'll be using the camera a lot. I'm considering going to the moto x but I'll wait a bit more before I decide.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mlin:
Why would he do that? if you read the post you quoted you would've realized he's now happy with the device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bajasur:
Thank God for guys like hashcode... He has saved the day for many S4 users and I really hope he will be around for the note 3! One can only pray
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joeyx2:
You should be banned for that type of language! :D I don't just hate that phone I hate all apple products.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
You and me both.

Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] alhadee12:
I have used several android phones since coming from the iPhone, what I don't understand is rooting the device. I want to believe I can get a great experience out the box, so far I have with the Moto X. I bought a rooted device before and that wasn't a great experience. Can anyone explain the need for rooting?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
Plain and simple. Rooting let's you get rid of boat that can take up some data and drain more battery without you using the app. More optimized roms and ofc the ability to customize your ui exactly the way you want it. Also some apps you may like and that you may find useful may only work with root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
You can do a lot of great stuff with root. As mentioned, the main reason to root is to debloat the stock builds. Every device I have rooted has provided a better experience since it provides more choices when it comes to apps and customizations. It's somewhat the same reason why people jailbreak the iPhone. They get bored of the stock feel and want to try something different.

Those claims about optimization and speed tweaks are really a bunch of nonsense nowadays. Back in the gingerbread days and before GB, they had some merit. However, now android has progressed so much that there's really not much to be gained anymore. Odexed builds (what comes out of the box) are a lot better than the deodexed ones currently out in the development section. From comparison, my dad's unrooted S4 performs just as fast and gets the same amount of battery life, if not more, than my S4 when I run touchwiz roms. I tend to stick with aosp just for the stock android feel.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
Well I disagree that the optimizations are nonsense since I can see better smoothness and longer battery life then on just a debloated stock ROM. I also have found that ROMs like cleanrom or bonestock (Tw ROMs) is get better battery life then CM and Slim roms. Atleast for my phone anyway
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Pr1meSuspect:
The modded touchwiz roms do tend to increase benchmark scores. Benchmark scores are pointless though. From day to day usage, I tend to agree with SupaSwag. People obviously use their devices differently but stock touchwiz is just as good as the custom tw roms. The one touchwiz rom that provides a truly unique experience is nitro's build made to look like aosp. Dude has some skill.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
Yeah I don't use benchmarks at all. I am talking real life use. When I get idle battery drain of .25 to .5% per hour on these roms compared to 1% on debloated stock rom. Also, 3 to 3.5 hours of screen time on stock isn't bad but 6 to 7 hours on the customized ROMs is what i call real life use. And the little bit of lag in a stock rom is gone in these custom TW ROMs as well.

So like I said I disagree. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
6-7 hrs of screen time on these roms? I'd like to see that. Max i have gotten is 4.5. You sure your aren't using a custom kernel and tweaking the settings?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
Just put phone in airplane mode, leave the screen on (with lowest brightness) with ZERO processes going on. See what your battery life is like :P
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
Nice comment :D:thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
This was with clean rom 1.0 and I keep my brightness at 30% unless I need it higher like YouTube or movies.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
This was a couple weeks ago on BoneStock 1.1.4 some asked how my battery was in it and I took a screen shot then. Note I've gotten to 7:23 on this rom before bit didn't ss it. Next time I will but this with still show what this rom is like.

Again these are all with about 30% screen brightness except the one I showed with 6 hours and 39%. That one I was watching 4 straight Game Of Thrones eps. With brightness well over 50%. So this is what I get with my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SupaSwag:
Bonestock is my go to tw rom when I need tw so I know what it can do. Carbon rom gets some great idle time. No device wakes whatsoever. If all you do is watch videos then yeah the screen time will be higher. However, if you're talking on the phone, browsing, syncing data, and other stuff that requires a network connection then you're lucky if you can squeeze out 4hrs of screen time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eric214:
No my browser usually dominates my apps list as the top battery consumer at 40%+

I just said I only bring the screen brightness up over 40% when watching vids. The reason for that obviously is to protect against burn in. I have zero burn in currently. I also have my email syncing each hour (3 accounts). But what I do do with syncing is all apps I don't need syncing is turn off the background data under data usage. Not all but the few apps i don't need running background data. And I do freeze maps until I need them.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gab!:
Recently i was planning on buying Beats Tour by dr.dre.

I wanted to know if they worked properly on android and if the control talk edition works in Galaxy s2, since the normal edition is more cheaper than the controltalk edition.

Anyone has tested them? Thanks you in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Don't buy them. They're garbage (like everything Beats make). Remember Beat's corporate motto:- Beats -'Sono surdus enim stolidi, fatui a sono surdus' (for tone deaf idiots, by tone deaf idiots').
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmysia.ms:
Before i use custom ROM, i need to use high volume to make the sound better.. If i use low volume, it sounds like damaged..

Send from my cute phone GT-i9100

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I would suggest you buy another earphone but Beats.. A lot of my friends regret after they use Beats..

Send from my cute phone GT-i9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gab!:
Thanks you, do u suggest me a model/brand?. I want some earphones with good bass and good sound quality (:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reccatyo:
Well there are many well known brands like ATH, senheisser, hippo, dbe, sony, etc. You should check out those brands and audition the earphones/iem that match your taste.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmysia.ms:
Currently I'm using Jays..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GamingDj:
Don't use Beats...it does nothing...Maybe the AC!D sound mod.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nldxda:
I use android assistant to clean the cache, but it regains megabytes in seconds.. Is there a cache explorer / internal memory explorer?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamareebjamal:
link2sd is just the thing for both.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anas-angel5:
I've downloaded a new flash device and after the download has become a black screen and does not work

After you have downloaded the flash device, which concerns mtk6575 of the following topic:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2060885

Became final device does not work and does not ship a final :(:(

Please help ....... What should I do :confused::confused:

Sorry if there are errors in writing because I am not good at English well[/SIZE]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anas-angel5:
Is there no solution :(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Brava27:
I've tried 3 different kernels and they've bootlooped me! Anyone rogers, telus or bell using kernel that works for their stock Rom?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thatsupnow:
The faux kernel works great I was just using it, now I'm running kt kernel from tmo section
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Brava27:
Tried the KT kernel and I get bootlooping. Any ideas why?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] thatsupnow:
you tried the t-mobile kernel?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Blue1k:
Did you wipe dalvik and cache?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kylecore:
The kt kernel is auto loki'd so it doesn't work with Canadian variants. I'm on Rogers and am using faux 003. It should work just make sure you download the right one from the thread as there's like 8 versions for all the different variants. Also for the Canadian variants there's 2 003 kernels, one is m and the other is u. I'm using the m one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Brava27:
done! Using faux kernel. Works good.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manufactured consent:
I am using ktoonsez i9505 AOSP kernel, running tasks att rom as well, and smooth as butter, getting 4G np as well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manufactured consent:
Did you find the faux kernel on a website or in the att thread on xda?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kylecore:
Its in the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Development section.

The link is : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2273442 which ultimately links to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2273437 and with in that thread the kernel is there.

instead of looking through the post for the right one though just click here as its the link to the kernel i use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Manufactured consent:
I noticed these are all TW kernels, anyone using any AOSP jfltecan kernels, is there even any? I am disappointed by the development of Canadian roms and kernels... I better start learning myself I guess..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kylecore:
If you look at the CM 10.1 thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2275545 It has a specific Canadian variant build which will include a CM capable kernel to run that will not be loki'd and will not result in a bootloop.

Then we have slim bean : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2273359 Which is specifically developed for Canadian variants as well, again this will flash a AOSP/AOKP capable kernel with the rom that is not loki'd and will work

However the following rom : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2293162 is pre-loki'd so installing this will get you in to a boot loop.

Hopefully this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] goothu99:
do u have any issue with using the dual shot mode. im running omega v9 and using the faux kernel that u are using and everytime i go to dual shot, the camera is unresponsive and lags like crazy
[LG Optimus G Pro] witeboy07:
I have received my wireless charging LG flip cover, its very durable from the back to the front. Covers up the whole screen, Video review down below. Thanks for watching guys!

http://youtu.be/24c9AawvTmA :D
[LG Optimus G Pro] 3_D:
Also had to cut the one clip that was off center. It also doesn't have the smart cover ability.
[LG Optimus G Pro] ReggieSmith:
Did you enable the quick cover settings?
[LG Optimus G Pro] 3_D:
Yes, I also have the original LG Quick Cover. It states in description that it doesn't support it.
[LG Optimus G Pro] ReggieSmith:
Wonder if its for the the F-240 (I think thats 's the Korean model number for the OG Pro)

Anyway, the free black one they sent me for pre-ordering mine is supposed to support it. Guess I'll try it out sometime though I'll never use it. (Just don't like the flip covers, but that's just me.) :D
[LG Optimus G Pro] 3_D:
Yes, that one you got supports it fine. I have that one also. The other one Is probably for the F-240. The one with the antennae.
[LG Optimus G Pro] witeboy07:
Unfortunately thus one doesn't support that quick cover ring.
[LG Optimus G Pro] stevefxp:
For those of you with AT&T our flip cover does support wireless charging. I bought the LG WCP-300 charging disc and it works perfectly with my flip case.
[LG Optimus G Pro] jwiskowski:
Original back casing and the AT&T Flip Case both support wireless charging. Also using the LG WCP-300. On my N4 it made noises when starting and finishing charges. No beeps when charging the LG OGP.
[LG Optimus G Pro] nthknd:
I have to admit that this is a great feature to have, I cant believe the s4 and HTC one doesn't have this out the box but to be fair there is a kit for the s4
[LG Optimus G Pro] mountainbound:
I put the Flip Cover on this weekend. It makes the phone a little thicker, but very nice to hold. Wireless charging also works good. Since it turns the screen on/off automatically it will help keep the power button from wearing out, as well. :good:
[LG Optimus G Pro] outguerra:
Can you please provide the link to where you purchased it please thanks
[LG Optimus G Pro] donalgodon:
I have this case as well, and it even works with CM 10.2!

Is there any way to protect the back cover? I'd rather have a TPU or some sort of actual protection, but for all the beauty of this case, the back cover doesn't increase protection from drops or scratches.

Anyone used a skin with it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vegas_Sirk:
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Hey guys got my GS4 last week and noticed it synced everyone and their mother to my contacts that I have ever sent an email through on my gmail account. Any way I was updating the contacts and Im running into all kind of problems.

1) Im getting force closes all the time when trying to link duplicate contacts in the system.

2) at times its only showing me the phone numbers of people under text messages and not show the peoples names

3) just clicking on the contacts icon under the apps try takes forever to load.

4) When navigating through contacts getting a lot of blank screens.

So here is my question ... any ideas?

Im using Nova Launcher Prime ...

I have disabled the following programs:

-Yahoo News

-Yahoo Finance

-VZ Navigator

-Viewdini

-Verizon Tones

-Verizion Mobile Sec

-Verizion Login

-Story Album Widget

-Story Album

-Samsung WatchON

-Samsung Music

-Samsung Books

-Samsung account

-S Voice

-S Translator

-S Note Provider

-S Memo

-S Heath

-NFL Mobile

-My Verizon Mobile

-Match3VS

-Help

-Flipboard

-Com2uSPoker

-Caller Name ID

-BlurbCheckout

-Amazon App Store

-Amazon MP3

-Amazon Shopping

-Amazon

Anyone have any thoughts????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vegas_Sirk:
No ideas .... I guess Im the only one having this issue???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfgrrl:
I'm not having the issue. Have you tried:

Removing Sync and allowing it to resync your contacts

Factory Reset?

Are you stock, rooted, or.........? I'm thinking you're stock rooted?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vegas_Sirk:
Still stock, non-rooted. ..... this is one of the reasons I didnt want to do a factory reset.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfgrrl:
I must be confused......."what" is one of the reasons that you don't want to do a factory reset? This won't change your stock status.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vegas_Sirk:
My bad .. .should have been more clear on this ...

I cant do a back up since I dont have root so then I have to re-download everything and reset up my launcher, ect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wolfgrrl:
That is true........but I think that would be less time than the time spent trying to fix the issue..........
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SonicJoe:
Try restoring Samsung Account. Samsung backs up contacts, and whether you are using that or not, it is probably hooked into the Contacts app.

Edit: You may want to enable Verizon Logon too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlillico:
I have the same problem but have not found a solution yet

I am experiencing the same problem, along with a couple other related ones. I have looked in different forums and found a couple people reporting similar problems but no solutions yet. Here is what I have tried so far:

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4

SCH-I545

Android 4.2.2

Baseband version I545VRUAME7

Never rooted

I have had a Samsung Galaxy S4, through Verizon, since it first came out. The device was never rooted. It worked fine until a few weeks ago, when it developed a strange cluster of intermittent problems:

1. The contacts, which are synced from a personal Gmail account and a work Exchange account, just vanish on the phone. When the problem occurs, if I run the Contacts app, it displays no contacts at all. If I choose the "Contacts to display" option from the menu, sometimes it displays a blank screen, sometimes it displays "Initializing SIM card," and sometimes it displays "Updating contacts." All the contacts are still intact on the respective servers, as well as on my Nexus 7 tablet. The email and calendar items from these two accounts work normally. Only contacts are affected. Just as suddenly as they disappear, they will spontaneously reappear on the phone.

2. Text messages usually cannot be sent or received when the problem is occurring. I can sometimes send a text by entering the phone number manually, but names cannot be used, since the contacts are not available.

3. I often cannot dial outgoing calls. I can receive incoming calls, but cannot dial out. This seems to be because the Phone app is trying to access the contacts, which are not available.

4. The problem usually is not resolved by power cycling the phone, but often when I try to power cycle it, it hangs on the Verizon splash screen during boot, forcing a battery pull. This often happens 3 or 4 times in a row.

I spent hours on the phone with Samsung tech support. They thought it might be a SIM card issue. They suggested a new SIM card. Verizon gave me a new one. It was fine til the next morning, when the problem recurred.

The next suggestion was that the SIM card reader may be bad. Verizon provided a replacement phone, which worked fine for a few days, then started doing the same thing. The original phone, with no SIM or SD cards installed, also continued to have the problem.

The next suggestion was another factory reset after disabling the automatic app and setting re-installation. I only reinstalled the apps I use most frequently. Again, it was fine for a couple days, then started again. I have tried uninstalling various apps, but inevitably the problem comes back.

At the time the problem began, I had not made any recent configuration or app changes, so nothing jumps out at me as a potential cause.

Except for the problems listed above, all the other apps and functions are fine. However, when this occurs, it really cripples the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Have you tried removing the account/s from the phone? (Google & exchange). Clear contacts storage and re-adding the accounts?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlillico:
Thank you for your response. Yes, I did remove the accounts and resend then. Sorry, I should have included that in the original post. Also, the problem recurred on a replacement device and again after factory reset on that replacement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
Wow, weird issue to be sure. Almost sounds like your accounts are might be what is corrupt. For kicks and giggles I'd try creating another Google account. Enter some of your main contacts manually then see if it stays stable after you add that account. Just keep the other one off the phone til you see. Or just add your Google account and leave out the exchange and see if it stays stable. I bet one or the other is jacked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thebeen:
hey Vegas,

so I noticed I was having some issues with my contacts -- basically i would get phone freezes .. mainly with stock text app and contacts app. it became super annoying -- this was about 2 months after owning the phone. was stock, but rooted .. never upgraded to me7.

i tried everything ... clearing data for contacts, letting resync, etc. Honestly, the only thing that worked for me was finally slapping on a ROM. i went with a me7 ROM and haven't had the issue anymore ... granted i've been running on it only 3 days... however this issue was something that was happening daily, if not more frequently.

my suggestion -- bite the bullet and either factory reset your phone (if you are stock and don't have a recovery) or put on a ROM if you are rooted and have a recovery

enjoy
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rlillico:
Thanks. I don't believe the accounts are the problem. Both accounts work perfectly on my Nexus 7 tablet, even when the problem is occurring on the phone. They are also fine when accessing the servers directly over the web or at work on the network PC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 3volution:
I'm having the same basic problem only,my problem seems to be when switching from wi-fi to 4g or vise versa.I lose contacts if I do one or the other.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Galaxys4bean:
When I was on my droid x2 it did this when I froze yahoo contacts or something similar. Had something to do with yahoo.