yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
The apk files are easy to install. Just save them to a folder on your phone and then use a file explorer/browser on your phone to go find the apk file and click on it. There is also a setting in your phone which you can change to allow you to install 3rd party apps that didn't come from the Google Play Store (and I believe one other setting to look at which determines whether Google should scan anything you install before you install it). Good luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Queena:
It doesn't work. There are multiple folders, and I found the hangouts.apk in it, but when I try to install it, it goes through the motion but says file not installed once it's done.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] smalis:
Looking to switch from ATT to T-Mobile, and just want to confirm that T-Mobile S4's still come with unlocked bootloaders?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
You have to flash a custom recovery (I suggest TWRP Recovery) and flash the .zip you have there.

Also make sure to read the thread you are on. Some of the apps require you to install updates and some don't.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Queena:
Thank you. Can you point me to a thread that had instructions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Here you are. Lemme know if you need any help. No root needed.

http://www.android.gs/install-twrp-recovery-t-mobile-galaxy-s4/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdapowerapps:
That will be a great move. The SGH-M919 Galaxy S4 from T-Mobile comes with an unlocked bootloader. Also, you may not be aware, T-Mo will be paying off your ATT ETF (Early Termination Fees) for up to five lines.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hardcore69er:
couple noob questions..

Is MK2 newest firmware?

and are 9505 Roms compatible? I used to flash them but haven't been able to lately
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Queena:
Thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
So if I were to clean flash and reinstall a ROM. Could I restore all my system apps from TB?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] walliester:
has any one have any issues with any regular s-covers,i get a lot of SOD,using them i don't know why but for the mean time ima use a regular cover im using wicked 9.1 and some of [MENTION=4073507]dannyben[/MENTION] mods ,i don't want to go back 4.2 cause i didn't have a problem before......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: titanium backup

If the rom you are going to flash is the same as what you had before then you can restore all system apps,

if the rom is a different one then you should not restore any system apps but you can and should restore all

Apps with Data in Titanium Backup which is what most people do when using Titanium Backup Pro.

The "Data" part of any apps is what contains usernames, passwords, high scores in games and other settings

in a lot of other apps, for example, if you use skype, hangouts and other similar apps you don't need to login

again after selecting "restore apps with data" in Titanium Backup.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrRogers642:
Noob Questions

I want to root my new SGH-M919 on version M919UVUEMK2. However, I am going to want unroot it later on so that I will be able to upgrade to Android 4.4.2. Is there a tutorial to root this version, and then another one to unroot it for when I want to upgrade later?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Hey guys,

I'm quite familiar with rooting and flashing roms, etc. I'm just curious to know which Sammy based ROM for the M919 is considered to be the best at the moment? I see that the main ones appear to be Wicked ROM, Darthstalker and Insanity. My definition of 'best' is the most stable ROM where all the stock Samsung features work (but you still have the ability to remove any of the bloatware on installation of the ROM). And of course, everything needs to be responsive. I have no interest in overclocking or anything and will probably just install a rooted stock kernel.

TIA!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: rom recommendation

I would highly recommend the Wicked v9.1 rom, its the most stable & trouble free rom that I have found.

There is no bloat in it unless you add it selectively during the Aroma flashing procedure.

During flashing you will have a lot of choices as to what exactly you would like to flash along with the

rom itself. The Wicked rom is also very much customizable. There are many options during flashing it.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeWhoGameZ:
Honestly no one can tell you which is the best one. The question is which is the best for you. Read through the OP on the ROM threads and you decide which you like better. But the only TW ROMs I've used is Wicked then I switched to CyanogenMod.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Thanks. So why do you recommend the v5 version, instead of the more recent v9.1 version?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: upgrading to Wicked v9.1

You are right, I forgot which forum I was in.

The Wicked 9.1 is what I meant.

Thanks for correcting me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
If you root the MK2 version there is no current way to return it to stock because it will still have KNOX tripped. It is not clear at all if this will prevent updating via the next OTA because there hav ebeen no OTA's since the KNOX bootloader was introduced.

You can both root it and unroot it easily. But that KNOX flag will stay tripped, indicating that you've rooted previously.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
There are many differences of opinion. A lot of people love Darthstalker (available in both 4.3 or 4.2.2. versions) and I've also heard great things about WarpDrive (also available in both 4.3 or 4.2.2 versions). But there are also several others I haven't found the time to try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] SaintCity86:
Hey guys, when I go into "manage affiliations", and click on one of the apps... When I uncheck the box that turns off notifications for that app, it isn't working. The app is still pushing the notifications at me.

Anyway to get around this?

I'm running wickeds 9.1

Tapatold from my TmoGalaxyS4 running Wicked9.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Hey guys, on most AOSP roms you can enable a toggle in the notifications panel where you can switch between 2G and 2G/3G/4G modes. On the SGS4 you have to go into the menu each time to change that. The reason I ask is because at my home, there's a weakspot of 3G/4G frequencies, whereas 2G frequencies work just fine. This means that I sometimes miss calls at home, so usually when I come home I toggle it to 2G only. This was always very convenient to do on my AOSP based ROM with the SGS2 I had. But now with the SGS4, I want to stick to a Sammy based ROM. Do any of you know of any mod that would install such a toggle? Or any other options you might know of?

TIA!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You can still put AOSP roms on the S4. There are plenty of them. All have the feature you want.

There are also widgets on the Play store that do this. (At least for turn LTE on and off, I'm not 1000% sure about dropping to 2G)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] maximussage1:
Hey Guys, i want to put a S4 T-Mobile Rom in my Google Play Edition S4, can be that possible?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: Tmobile rom

Sure it's possible, but I would recommend that before doing it Odin flash the stock official

Samsung firmware and root your phone again, flash twrp or cwm recovery and then either

flash the Wicked or Darthstalker rom for best results.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] g0c:
hi, i have problem on galaxy s4 gt-i9095 on CM11 nightly ... apparently my music and other apps do not see external sd card

sd card is in normal state, permissions are ok, and all is available through file explorer.

pls help if anyone knows how to resolve this issue. thx
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jstan613:
System modified

Hey Everyone-

I've been searching a lot to try and find an answer to my question. Prior to the 4.3 update I went back to 4.2.2 stock and did the ota update for 4.3 (silly me), and now when I check for updates on 4.3 it says my system is modified. Attached are a couple screenshots, one from download mode and one from about device. I've tried rebooting with no sd card and no luck. Any help is appreciated.

Josh
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] maximussage1:
Thank you for you reply.

I have some questions.

At first, the model number of my S4 google play edition is different than the T MObile s4, is that ok?

When you said "flash the stock official Samsung firmware", do you mean to install the T Mobile stock rom?

Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
You never actually asked anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HTCMDA:
That's probably because 4.3 is the latest (newest) update for the t-mobile galaxy s4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jstan613:
Your right. What I'm doing is just a simple check for an update , although I know there isn't one out there. Before it would say this device is up to date. Now it says that the device is modified and updates aren't available (because my device is "modified")

---------- Post added at 03:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:09 PM ----------

That would probably help...how is my phone modified with the information provided? Or how can I check?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Well, to revert back to version 4.2.2 you first had to "modify" your phone. Without knowing what exact steps you followed it is difficult for us to give you a specific reason such as (for example) you neglected to follow the triangle away instructions properly, etc. If you give us more detail as to what you were running before you reverted to 4.2.2 and what tools/steps you used to do it we'll try to help you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jstan613:
I was just rooted. I flashed the stock 4.2.2 thru odin to remove root. Accepted the ota.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thegendler:
I want to flash a Stock i9505 rom on my M919. What is the proper process for this? I have downloaded the aroma installer from HERE and then flash the kernel from HERE.

Would flashing the aroma installer followed by the kernel work?

I am currently on a stock rooted m919, 4.2.2 with the MDL build.

I also thought of downloading a stock rom from HERE.

Not sure of the best method.

Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: flashing roms

The second link you posted will mess your phone up, it's an Odin flash stock rom.

That means that it will also flash the radio/modem image which will cause you not to be able to make

or receive any calls.

Flashing that rom in your second link will only cause you a lot problem, here is the second link you

posted: https://romhut.com/rom/samsunggalaxysivi9505/stockgt-i9505rom

Any roms which have a TAR extender will over-write your modem/radio image.

Only flash cwm/twrp flashable zip file roms like the rom with the Aroma installer which is in

you first link.

That one should work fine as long as you don't plan on doing much of anything with your phone

besides making phone calls, texting and perhaps play some games.

You will loose all the bells & whistles which makes the M919T Galaxy S4 such an excellent phone.

Be sure to flash a compatible kernel after flashing the rom, the kernel must be specifically designed

for that particular rom's baseband.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] AnanyBoss:
I need Samsung Official ROM

Hi, Please address my query.

1. Can I use / flash official samsung galaxy S4 ROM into this phone (I don't like T mobile variant, It also doesn't allow 3G video call).

2. Where can I get the Official samsung galaxy S4 ROM ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dmitarv:
I am looking for a stable, close to AOSP or Google play edition built for the T-Mobile Galaxy S4 sgh-m919. I have tried a few Google play roms that resulted in connection issues. LTE works great but no 2g/3g and no data when talking on phone. Is there a compatible build for the sgh-m919?

Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Hi guys, I have this weird issue. When I try to setup my voicemail number, the setting is greyed out, meaning I can't select it enter a voicemail number. Anyone else run into this issue and does anyone have any idea how to fix it?

I'm running a custom Sammy based ROM btw, Wicked 9.1 (see my signature).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hwalia:
unroot samsung sgh-m919

hi!!

Actually I am using samsung sgh-m919 T-mobile jellybean 4.3. I have rooted my device. Now I want to unroot my device because I am getting many problems after root regarding its performance.

plz tell me how can I do this safely without pc. I have installed mobile odin in my phone. Thanks in advance. ..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Did you install a custom rom or just root the stock rom?

Also, rooting is not causing performance issues.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hwalia:
I have root the stock rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Hi, rooting is most likely not the source of your performance issues. Something else will be cause these issues. I'm not sure what kind of performance issues you have, but may I suggest that you do some more research as to what exactly is the cause of these performance issues?

Either way, if you want to unroot you just have to do a full wipe and flash a stock ROM using mobile odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hwalia:
I want to unroot it because after root I am not able to update my phone from T-mobile server.i got error that your device has been modified.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Oh well, yes, rooting will do that to you :)

You can always try installing updates manually. But if you really find it important to able to receive over the air updates from T-Mobile, then yes, you will need to go back to full stock. So go to Sammobile.com and find the latest stock ROM for the T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (make sure you get the T-Mobile version(SGH-M919), and not the AT&T version (SGH-i337) or the International version (I9505/I9500)). Download that, put it on your phone, and flash it with Mobile ODIN. I personally have no experience with mobile ODIN, so to be on the safe side, I recommend you actually do it with your PC.

Check out this thread for going to stock: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2545711
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hwalia:
Once I have installed the custom rom kitkatkat 4.4. But I had also made the backup of rooted stock rom. After few days i restore my phone from backup.

And on sammobile.com There is a jellybean 4.2.2 rom is available. Right now im using 4.3 can I downgrade it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
Check my previous post, I edited it and put a link in there that will take you a thread here where you can find the stock 4.3 ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: Official firmware/rom

If your phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 M919 and want to flash the stock official rom just

go to http://SamMobile.com and find the Samsung 4.3 M919 MK2 official firmware/rom,

download it and flash it using Odin.

OR you can download the 4.2.2 M919 official firmware if you are concerned about KNOX

and your baseband is still MDL.

You will need to create a free account at SamMobile to be able to download the rom

but it's easy, takes less than a minute.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hwalia:
Ok one last thing. is there any need to unlock bootloader to flash rom. I had read somewhere that s4 comes with bootloader lock and if bootloader is locked then uyou can't flash the rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sakete:
I'm not sure about that. I think that the M919 doesn't have a locked bootloader, it might just end up tripping your Knox counter. But I would read up a bit more about that on the threads here on XDA to be completely sure. I dug up some information about this as well when I wanted to flash a custom ROM, but now all that information is disorganized in my head and I don't want to give you wrong advice :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] drzprettyboy30:
quick question

i ws looking at that 4.4.2 rom form jamal for the i9505 and he had posted a new modem to make his latest rom stable. I understand that the tmobile varient is very similar to the i9505 correct? so i was wondering would it be possible to flash that new 4.4.2 modem to my tmobile s4?

thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: 4.4.2 roms

Sure, you can flash any 4.4.2 roms found here in this Tmobile M919 forum,

there are many to choose from here.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] drzprettyboy30:
Thanks for the reply bro! But what I meant was can I flash an international i9505 modem to a tmobile variant?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] egren58:
Hello guys please help me I've looked every where and no luck. I'm flashed this rom with I like a lot but I noticed that the lockscreen status bar is not transparent like the stock one. So I'm wondering if there is any mod to change it or how would I go about changing it. Please let help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: modem

The modem does not come with any cwm/twrp zip file custom roms and it's

not needed, you need to keep your modem/radio which you have now or

you may not have signal/data if you flash other modems.

The only time you might need to flash any other modems is if your traveling

to a different country and you cannot get a signal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
NO! NO! NO!

Never flash a modem made for another variant. You will not be happy.

This is a NEVER kind of situation.

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
What ROM?

Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] doteksol:
Newbie Need Help

I'm currently on wicker v8.0 ROM Custom. and my android version is 4.2.2..... I install Wicked V9.1 but keep getting an error. " Unknow Error Wait... Done", Can someone help?

Samsung S4 M919
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: wicked 9.1

Most likely you have not done a full and complete wipe before flashing the Wicked v9.1 rom.

You need to wipe data, cache, system, dalvik cache and last but not least do a factory reset in

cwm/twrp recovery before flashing the rom.

After doing that you should not have any errors of any kind if your phone is a S4 M919 Tmobile.

Remember to make a nandroid backup before you flash anything.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] doteksol:
So I Go into Recovery Mode "Clockworkmod Recovery V6.0.4.4"

Click - Wipe Data/ Factory Reset , Wipe Cache Partition, Wipe Dalvik Cache - 3 Times each to making sure.

Than after Install Zip - Wicker V9.1 And got an error,

than I try V8 there's no problem :(

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fleetknight:
I'm sending my S4 in for a manufacturer warranty repair, but I'm rooted with stock 4.2.2 and Philz Touch Recovery. Is there an up to date guide for returning back to M919 4.2.2 stock with no evidence of root? I am planning to do a Nandroid backup before going back to stock as well, and I'm guessing when I get back the phone I'll be updating to 4.3. Are there any compatibility issues to be concerned about restoring 4.2.2 with root to 4.3 stock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: upgrading

Just go into the app drawer and open supersu, it will have an option to

fully un-root, but only do that after you made your nandroid backup.

Then right before you return the phone go into recovery, it does not matter if it's stock or custom

recovery either way it will have an option to "factory data reset" which removes all traces of your

personal data and apps which you installed from the play store.

Most likely your new phone will come with the 4.2.2 firmware which is what you have now.

If it comes with the 4.3 firmware you will have some choices to make before flashing anything.

There will be no issues or problems after you get your other phone in upgrading from 4.2.2 to the

new 4.3 firmware. The main thing to remember is after you get the other phone don't do any of

the three following things:

1: don't update to the 4.3 firmware using kies.

2: don't allow an OTA 4.3 firmware update

3: don't Odin flash the new 4.3 official firmware.

If you don't do any of the above you will be in good shape.

After you get the new phone you can root it, flash any

custom recovery and flash custom roms if you like.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fleetknight:
Thanks! Just to clarify, when I get the phone back I boot it up right into recovery mode and restore the Nandroid I had done before shipping it off?

Edit: Also, I have Superuser not supersu (I used Philz Touch Recovery). Should I get the latter for unrooting? Not seeing the option in Superuser.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: rooting/nandroid

You will not be able to restore any nandroids until you root your new phone and flash

a custom recovery like Twrp or CWM (twrp is a lot better)

And yes, SuperSU is a lot better and has more options in it, it's made by the same developer who

makes the CF-Autoroot. (Chainfire).

Also I would highly recommend that you don't restore any nandroid backups,

start of fresh with a clean start even if it takes an hour longer that way, doing

that will most likely avoid any other issues you might have had.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fleetknight:
Would using Titanium Backups work instead? Like restoring apps+app data and ignoring system data? I don't mind fiddling with folders, menu options, and reinstalling Xposed framework, but I do have well over 200 apps which would hurt a lot more to track down, download, and re-configure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] doteksol:
Mister junky can you give me some hint how to solve my error :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] williambs:
What version of Google Apps do I need

I am getting ready to root my TMO US Galaxy S4 with [ROM] KOT49H【4.4.2】Danvdh - Google Edition【AOSP Features】and wondering which Google apps I should use?

Thank You
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] SaintCity86:
Hey guys,

I did a benchmark on my s4. It came in at 27148. Is that bad?

If I start over clocking, will that effect the benchmark score?

Tapatold from my tricked out TmoGalaxyS4 running: ♧♢dbombROMv2♤♡
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
It's meaningless. Benchmarks are totally meaningless, ESPECIALLY when trying to compare them to all ROM's genericaly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Check the ROM thread. It either has a link to the GApps you shoudl use, or ther Google edition might come prepackaged with Gapps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] SaintCity86:
What do you mean? Why are they useless? I thought the different rom and kernel you had, and how much you over clock has a lot to do with it.

Are you saying the number it spits out is irrelevant?

Tapatold from my tricked out TmoGalaxyS4 running: ♧♢dbombROMv2♤♡
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
For real life everyday use it's pointless. You can get a high bench mark score by overclocking sure, but what are you going to do with it? Most peoples on here couldn't tell the different of their phones performance when it's overclock/underclock anyway. Just find a settings that's best for your phone, smooth operation and good battery life (no two devices even same model will act the same).

☞ Sent from here☜???