yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] dannysmith43:
Still no sign in the UK?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hally79:
Just download the Germany-DBT XXUBMEA firmware from sammobile and flash it using Odin ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Abu-khulzat:
Works fine on UAE version
[Galaxy S 4 General] dannysmith43:
Thanks. ..I assume no root is required? I guess it wipes the phone also.
[Galaxy S 4 General] robogo1982:
Flashing with Odin does not require root nor does it wipe your phone :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] chryun1:
CF Auto Roots works with this rom?
[Galaxy S 4 General] sebarkh:
1. you can clear only cache in Stock recovery. Flashing recovery will increase flash counter and set your phone status to modified.

I don't care about OTAs so can't tell for sure if custom recovery will prevent it.

2. you answered your questions. :)

BUT I have never experienced any downside by having other country csc.

3.try yourself and confirm. :) in my opinion and experience ROOT =NO OTA.

4. I prefer to do it myself, as it's fun. Anyway you choose to root the result is the same. Rooting it manually ensures me it's done properly. :) By flashing prerooted, I give my trust to someone. It's a matter of personal preference.

Sent with Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT I9505)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tozenator:
Guys, there's a new "Increase legibility (screen)" feature that's been mentioned a few times in the thread but no post says what it actually does. So... what does it do? Is it an activated feature? Can someone post pictures?
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
How do i check my camera firmware version and wht it shld be after this latest update. Thnx

Sent fromw my Galaxy S4 .
[Galaxy S 4 General] marcindpol:
Hi guys. I check sammobile regularly because i want that new firmware to be finally released for my unlocked BTU (UK) phone. Looks like this firmware is getting rolled out for unlocked galaxy in Italy atm. Here's hoping the rest of Europe will get it very soon.
[Galaxy S 4 General] carlosm15:
i saw this minutes ago

Product Code: SER

PDA: I9500XXUBMF3

CSC: I9500SERBMF3

as far i know this firmware are new than XXUBMEA
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hally79:
No you don't need root.if you are on stock rom and your gonna flash this ROM you don't need to wipe:) if you are rooted with a custom ROM its recommended you wipe! Just so you have a clean install.
[Galaxy S 4 General] r.dammann:
Please take care: this firmware is for a i9500 (and not i9505)!
[Galaxy S 4 General] navmanyeah:
Is this update fixing the smearing issues like it said it would? It hasn't for me, and I can't find HDR video either.
[Galaxy S 4 General] fyre31:
Hey guys. I'm on rooted MDM firmware with Philz Recovery but I want to update to MEA officially (not using Odin). I have tried using Triangle Away to reset my phone into official status, but still won't allow me to update my phone via OTA. Device status in Settings still says "Custom". My guess is it's because of the custom recovery. How do I revert back to the stock one?
[Galaxy S 4 General] nielsvg:
Is there any risk on flashing with odin?

Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] elgatodemadrid:
everything you do about modding a device can potentially be risky.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Daagen:
First stock rom and stock recovery. Then root and reset the counter and flash stock rom again and you are official :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] fyre31:
I mean, updating directly. I don't want to download the firmware from sammobile's hotfile. Takes 6 hours for it to download. I have crappy speed on hotfile.
[Galaxy S 4 General] calum96:
Since its a German CSC will it work in the uk?

If so how do I flash it properly?
[Galaxy S 4 General] renosj:
Can anybody please comment photo quality with this new FW? For example, better noise algorithm - in the blue sky were artifacts..Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 General] okawunga:
From my experience, I try to always flash the stock based on my csc, modem

csc changer on that new version isnt working good ..

You cna just flash and make sure all works (change csc or modem if needed) and then only and only flash your custom one
[Galaxy S 4 General] gigiviertola:
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] superutp:
ok this is weird...am on MEA completely stockk...I changed lock screen wallapaper and it wudnt change, and since then its on a reboot loop. What the heck??? What should I do??
[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
go to recovery and do factory reset
[Galaxy S 4 General] superutp:
Turns out the sd card was causing the reboots, removed the sd card and everything is fine. Question is how can the sd card suddenly cause reboots?
[Galaxy S 4 General] keithokane:
News sites report that this is out for the UK now anyone get it ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] oxfordmark:
Link?
[Galaxy S 4 General] mancuk29:
Still nothing on btu unlocked I know three have pushed it out but not unlocked unfortunately
[Galaxy S 4 General] renosj:
Please, can anybody comment photo quality with this new FW and post some samples in full-res? One shot with sky during the day will be enough. Maybe Iam pretty girl and I will reward you personally :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] tigerphil:
I've got the s4 on the three network but change the sim everyday as I use giffgaff for work and three for personal. Will that effect me getting the update OTA?
[Galaxy S 4 General] xpc21:
Hey guys! Im having and issue that always after a reboot phone asks wich launcher i wolud complete the operation. The thing is that my rom is stock and didnt install any other. So keeps asking if a use touch wiz or touch wiz simple. Anyone with this? Any help? Already flashed 3 times, did full wipe and always that.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Stavut:
The touch wiz simple and touch wiz are both there by default. Just choose regular touch wiz (not simple) if you want to use the regular one and check to "always use this one" or something of that kind. No need for reflashing/wiping, it's pretty normal for both of them to be there. (At least as far as I know)
[Galaxy S 4 General] xpc21:
Thanks Stavut! but ive done that all time after a reboot and like i said, always ask me that instead of remembering my option.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Stavut:
I'm sorry I should have read it more thoroughly! You do indeed mention that it keeps recurring without remembering your choice, I haven't experienced that I hope someone who knows how to make it remember your choice shares his/her wisdom. (Sorry for the hasty reply)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
Do a wipe (clear cache and factory reset) from recovery and should be ok.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dagnammit:
I use action launcher and have the same issue, I thought it was just an android thing where it doesn't remember my settings.
[Galaxy S 4 General] roan67:
Hi. MF2 is out, no ?

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9505 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] xpc21:
Thank you,like a said, it doent change,done that already times and always after a reboot them same conclude action using pop up appears.

dunno more what to do.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Frankness:
Wich country's has the new opdate atm?

Still waiting in denmark :) and dont have access to my computer atm so i can't use odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] damador:
Mf2 is older

Sent from stolen Iphone 27,3 using mind control boomstick
[Galaxy S 4 General] roan67:
ME2=>MEA=>MF2 it's not order of letter ?

OK sorry :)

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
MF2 has exactly same changelist like MEA. So its same. Its just build on june.
[Galaxy S 4 General] btemtd:
I wonder if samsung will ever be able to fix that purple smear without changing the settings background from a deep black to a lighter black . If I go to sygic then goto sygic settings you can really see the smearing. ... dammm u samsung!!!! Trying to cover ur

errors up with a ****ty band aid
[Galaxy S 4 General] tigerphil:
How differnet is the new firmware compared to XXUAMDM?
[Galaxy S 4 General] zujko:
Hi, one question, i do not have an SD card in phone, but...

System manager/app manager/ on sd card (i have installed a few app) but i dont have sd card..

Why displayed on sd card under app manager, when I do not have in cell phone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] zujko:
I have same situation...grrr...

Only help, factory reset, clear cache and wipe..

EDIT: better to download a different version of firmware...

If anyone knows why this error occurs?

Other ver.firmware is ok, except this version..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Moz007:
I'm looking for the stock I9505XXUBMEA systemui.apk, someone can sand me this please ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] gregpot2000:
After upgrading, I am now having problems with dolphin, the notification bar does not disappear when looking through open tabs. So most of the tab information is cut off the screen. It was fine before updating. Does anyone else have this?
[Galaxy S 4 General] skeamznz:
Sorry i am a bit lost in all the information, i want to install the latest firmware with odin but i has not been released yet for my region. Will it effect my device to install one from a different CSC?
[Galaxy S 4 General] benni_1994:
The mea firmware contains lots of bug fixes and seems faster imo. If you want the latest firmware, flash it. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] tigerphil:
I'm still waiting for the OTA update, told myself "no rooting, flashing etc for atleast 2-3 months as the phone was a present". Keep checking if the updates available yet but not checked via kies, not sure if its delayed where the phone was supplied by 3 but unlocked so I've put giffgaff into it, not checked what networks have had it yet.
[Galaxy S 4 General] daibaron:
I'm having an issue with my bluetooth head set and the lockscreen.

everytime I want to make a call thru S-Voice the lock screen requires PIN.

before upgrading I was on MDN firmware and was able to make calls via s-voice with lockscreen and no PIN required.

my call settings are properly set up to call someone with lockscreen enabled

Am I the only one ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] azwina:
i also waiting for new update(hong kong version) coming
[Galaxy S 4 General] Beefheart:
Great to see the move of data to the SD is now supported again.

I think I'll wait for Indie or Wanam to bring out an update to their roms with this though, there is so much bloat I won't use which they will remove.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
i really appreciate the efforts made by samsung to bring it out again, if im not wrong the support was dropped due the changes made by google in the past.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dong2007:
What i can see, so can you only move the game, NOT the data....

I´ve GTA III on, the game has 15,95MB and Data 1.23GB
[Galaxy S 4 General] 1337RYoN:
Can I flash this with odin if my phone status is custom? Also I'm using Vertumus's dominator theme, will it affect the update in any way?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bariz143:
Yes you can

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Beefheart:
Move the game with the new option then move the data with Foldermount. Tada! No game code whatsoever on the internal SD Card.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Aerys:
Is there any way to change custom to official in settings/status?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Beefheart:
As things stand not unless you don't want to be rooted, install a custom recovery or make use of a custom kernel. Even if you reset the counter with Triangle Away it will still say Custom in settings/status with any of these things installed to my knowledge. The only way it doesn't is if you install and keep a wholly unchanged stock build using Odin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Croocodillul:
First bug:

Black bar in yt, same thing was on Note 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] Beefheart:
Has there been an improvement with camera speed? Probably not given that it's mainly down to camera firmware so, unless this comes with a new firmware, it's probably the same.
[Galaxy S 4 General] paddylaz:
Any performance/ui-smoothness improvements?

Placebo-Posters need not apply!
[Galaxy S 4 General] loungecat:
firmware

Im using this -I9505XXUAME2 with root

Can i flash this XXUBMEA over the top?? of what i have
[Galaxy S 4 General] Aerys:
Yes it feels more fluid

Yes you can.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ausdim:
I dont think is a bug...

Whatever app i open i get a black bar.

Thank's
[Galaxy S 4 General] Croocodillul:
I'm not talking about the notification bar. It's under the notification and appears after coming to portrait mode again in youtube. Same story on Note 2 and I don't think is fixed.

On ME 2 everything was good with YT.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dong2007:
I think it is black background, and not a bug ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Croocodillul:
Before entering landscape and after.

Don't tell me I'm crazy:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
And does that affect your phone performance or something?

Its not a big deal and i don't think that should bother anyone something like this. :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] Croocodillul:
I've said something about the performance?

I've just said that the bug that was on Note 2 with YT is also present in this FW. That was all.
[Galaxy S 4 General] madd0g:
Welcome to 2010 Froyo days.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Sunsenista:
When it's coming for the Hong Kong version do you know?
[Galaxy S 4 General] dannysmith43:
Hmmm...still waiting here in UK! If I download the German version and flash it using Odin (urooted) will this wipe my phone and void my warranty?

Sorry, complete Sammy newb....i assume there is a guide..? :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] OsloSwede:
They finally pushed the OTA update to my norwegian i9505! :victory: I hope this update fixes the lag.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rikken:
I got the XXUBMF5 this morning :good: so far so good.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Aerys:
Changelist number?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Frankness:
Got XXUBMF5 today in Denmark :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] palsoft:
Anyone also having trouble turning on the Google Now function? Mine was working great till the update to UBMEA and after that it says "Google Now is not available in your country". I've used to turn it on by changing the phone language to English (US), but this time it doesn't work this way :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] stierney:
Any BTU updates in UK yet? Nothing has hit mine yet. Surprising really seeing they got slammed by watchdog a good few weeks ago over here ;).

Looking forward to being able to move apps to SD cos I use Google music and I'm down to under 500mb now which sucks ass.
[Galaxy S 4 General] TeeeJaay:
just received an OTA Update XXUBMF8 for my I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] stierney:
Uk unbranded?
[Galaxy S 4 General] jim1h:
Got mine a few days ago on Vodafone uk here, nearly 600mb
[Galaxy S 4 General] JoeyLe:
Nothing in the Netherlands so far. It's been almost a month since the update was released, I think that they can learn something from Apple here.. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] vampyren:
Got my update about 2 weeks back i9505XXUBMF5. Bought my S4 from the operator Telia in Sweden without any subscription.

The update is really nice, everything feels just a bit more snappy and the problem with the blurry menu bar when you scroll up and down is not noticeable to me anymore (didnt bother me before either but now i dont even see it).
[Galaxy S 4 General] samsungftw:
Hello,

does this work with any region/country?

I am currently unable to unlock my phone using the service menu, will this make any difference?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bighleo114312:
I just saw in telcel this model and i could see that it takes some way better pictures than my i337m. Why is that?? I f i install that rom in my cell could it make it that good too. Whats the differnce the guy in telcel told me that the i337m was the 4g version. Is it true.??

Enviado desde mi SGH-I337M usando Tapatalk 2

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Can i install n odin this rom on my i337m telcel???

Enviado desde mi SGH-I337M usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
I meant that its not a big deal, most users will not even notice that.

;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] vassalle:
Happened to me on me2 if I force gpu rendering for 2d in developer options. If you have it on, try switching it off. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] calum96:
Will this update come out OTA soon?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mithrandir007:
Actually, from those 2 pictures, it looks like the same video is smaller after the black bar appears: the title bar (the one with "Youtube" written + sharing options) below the black bar seems to be over the top portion of the video).
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jaax:
Hi there,

does this firmware include the Auto Unlock Zone feature ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] reservin:
Who are the most users? Since it is a bug, it needs to be fixed?

I found that bug pretty annoying?
[Galaxy S 4 General] hoseth0711:
Thanks for the answer. I can see that we both are from Denmark so did you change CSC afterwards to NEE or is it OK to have German CSC in Denmark?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Aerys:
Its just fine.:cyclops:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Simmo3D:
Hopefully this means we can move the smaller apps and games over to SD. That alone is good enough for me if possible
[Galaxy S 4 General] MaKTaiL:
Can someone check if the problem below is fixed?

[youtube]n1kIgeF8CMY[/youtube]
[Galaxy S 4 General] loungecat:
Before i ruin my phone,from being in a hurry to flash this,can i do it on my australian handset ??

Appreciate your help:victory:
[Galaxy S 4 General] beaver2233:
if the model number is i9505 yes... all Australian stock is ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] rinxas:
Yeah I got it too on ME2. It's really annoying

Enviado do meu GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] Aerys:
Hello friend! Yes you can do it:laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] loungecat:
Thankyou for your quick reply

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Cheers will give it a go
[Galaxy S 4 General] Beefheart:
Same here. I'm more likely to have 20-30 games with no separate data than games with 300mb of data. This allows all of them to be moved.

Sent from my Qualcomm Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] gregman26:
sammobile:

Improvements and fixes in the new Software Update:

-New Camera firmware

-Smearing issue has been fixed (Purple effect while scrolling)

-Smart Pause Toggle

-Move Apps to SD Card

-HDR Video (Can record HDR video)

-Semi-transparent status bar

-New Icons in Settings

-Secure boot status (About Phone)

-Increase legibility (Display) (New feature)
[Galaxy S 4 General] _JKay_:
This is a nice release! Thank you Samsung!

How about updating OP with all your findings.

My exp:

1) Replaced the cache.img and hidden.img files in the tar with my NEE files from XXUAME2 (to make it a nordic version! Keep all my installed apps ie.. no full wipe etc..)

2) Flashed it using Odin (found in latest CF-Auto-Root)

3) Rebooted and waited until all apps were upgraded.

4) Rebooted into Download mode and flashed latest CF-Auto-Root

5) Rebooted again to see the app upgraded.

6) Started Titanium Backup and backed up the 3 knox apps (just search for knox) before I uninstalled them (all my frozen apps are still frozen!)

7) Rebooted into Download mode and flashed i9505-cwm-recovery-6.0.3.2-5.tar

Now I'm happy :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] r4ge85:
That's not the firmwares fault. Its to do with the latest YouTube update. Happens to me on MDM.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Zenith87:
got anyone a Mega.co.nz link?
[Galaxy S 4 General] hoseth0711:
How do you use the new option to record video in HDR mode?

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[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
Latest root from chainfire workes perfect. Mine rooted now.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bugrilhos:
Wich recovery are you using with this firmware? Does the CWM Philz Touch works with it?

thanx in advance
[Galaxy S 4 General] bariz143:
Does philz work good for you
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonlad1:
My camera had a firmware upgrade on first open after installing this rom. Not noticed any difference in speed of taking photos. Still laggy. Photos seem to less noisy though? I could be imaging that.

Can anyone confirm they can put app shortcuts on their lockscreens? I still don't have the option for shortcuts on the lockscreen. No idea why Samsung disabled this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bugrilhos:
Thanx a lot!
[Galaxy S 4 General] fabrilas:
can you post it please?

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChronoReverse:
For the smearing issue, anyone confirm it's really gone? And are the blacks still perfectly black or did Samsung just set it to a slight glow like the older AMOLEDs? It was kinda nice that the GS4 had true black even though it smeared.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
Same i want to know. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] bengali548:
can the canadian i9505 1337m galaxy s4 flash this?

can i use TWRP or do i have to flash through odin?

do i need to do a factory reset?
[Galaxy S 4 General] mrmad23:
I've uploaded the firmware to our server. Should be faster than hot file (at least if you are not a premium member). Please let me know in case it is broken:

Galaxy S4 Firmware I9505XXUBMEA
[Galaxy S 4 General] Floow1337:
Anyone having problems to download the update via OTA?

I got problems saying "to many rollout-updates" were downloadet and the update-service is not avaiable.

Greets.
[Galaxy S 4 General] code72:
Is it a wipe rom?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
I want to know this aswell. Can someone check please?
[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
No wipe but do a wipe because it's a new firmware. My Wi-Fi was broken without wipe. After wipe it's ok.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Beefheart:
Damn. This being fixed was my biggest hope for this new firmware. Perhaps the simple truth is the lag is as a result of the hardware and can't be rectified, which will annoy me no end given that it's currently significantly slower than the model this phone replaced.
[Galaxy S 4 General] fabrilas:
Did you flash this? 2013.05.20 --- CF-Auto-Root ?

Is it work good on BMEA?

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 General] dule2303:
fast fast fast
[Galaxy S 4 General] Aerys:
yes you can flash it with Odin my friend.

No wipe needed.
[Galaxy S 4 General] luisalhosilva:
Can anyone please post a small how to flash this with ODIN ?

o im in UK and guessind that it would do NO arm to flash the german version correct ?

thankyou
[Galaxy S 4 General] italia0101:
what about the random lag ? is that fixed? that was the most annyoing for me
[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
This update is big so get it or not. Lag or not, you can't stay behind because this update is big.
[Galaxy S 4 General] fabrilas:
boterkaaseneieren tell me, just one thing:

Did you flash this for root: 2013.05.20 --- CF-Auto-Root ?

Is it work good on BMEA?

Thank you very very much
[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
yes
[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
Antutu score dramatically dropped 10000 points!!!!:crying:
[Galaxy S 4 General] rockstarar:
If I'm on T-Mobile America, do I need to change cache.IMG or hidden.IMG or anything...new to Samsung thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] fabrilas:
thank you ;) :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] bengali548:
so i just put my phone in download mode and just load the rom into this? what about my root status? would i need to re-root? what if i had a custom kernel on my device currently? wouldnt this update through odin replace my kernel?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Brava27:
I'm assuming this won't be twrp flashable anytime soon. Correct?

Sent from my Motorola StarTAC 130
[Galaxy S 4 General] boterkaaseneieren:
I said dropped
[Galaxy S 4 General] Stevemeister:
Purple smearing isnt fixed btw. Maybe it's reduced but def. not fixed. It's still very much there within Titanium backup for instance....
[Galaxy S 4 General] robertogl:
Mega Mirror

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[Galaxy S 4 General] calum96:
Does anyone know when it will come out officially in the uk?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
Should be out within next few days.
[Galaxy S 4 General] androidizen:
Your my Hero!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Stevemeister:
Says who? Nobody else but employees at Samsung know which country will get the update on what date. Could be this week, could be next week or even next month.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Dean-xXx:
The BTU updates are most of the time within first ones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] oliver005:
If it bothers you that much, you better sell your S4 and be happy.