yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
We don't have to prove anything. The OP is the one that has to prove that he didn't do anything that caused the damage to the LCD. Look at it from the perspective of the service tech. Here you have a guy bringing in a phone with an obviously damaged LCD, and claiming that he didn't do anything to it, and that it "just happened." Would you buy it? I am telling you right now that I don't. It's one thing if he said that he left his phone to charge and when he woke up, this is what he saw. But of course, that would be even less believable, but at least he could make the case that he didn't touch it and it's a defect. But he is claiming that his phone was in his pocket, he didn't do anything to it, and now the LCD is broken. I mean needless to say, he did something to it. I just got out of my car, pulled my phone out of my pocket, and the LCD is fine. These things aren't breaking on their own, and there is no manufacturer defect causing broken LCDs. The only thing causing broken LCDs is excessive force on the screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] troyboytn:
Purely your own speculation in play here. Just because you don't believe it doesn't mean it's not true and thankfully, if there is a defect in play here, no one has to prove it to you. Inconsistencies in manufacturing (causing defects, even at random) do happen in any and all products....even the Iphone where workers work 100 hour or more weeks (no brainer random defects will happen in this scenario) and yes it's gonna happen on a Samsung device as well.

This thankfully hasn't happened to me, but I'm not gonna set on my throne and indirectly call someone a liar just because it hasn't happened to my S4....neither should you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
I don't think you can find any instance where I called the OP a liar, or even implied it. But I did question his claim that he didn't do anything to damage his phone, simply because it realistically and logically can't be true. He may not have noticed it, but glass does not break on it's own. And furthermore, he doesn't have anything to prove to me, nor do I care. He has to prove his case to the guy at Sprint or Samsung. I am not sitting on any throne here, I am just outlining a realistic scenario that the OP is going to face if he wants Sprint or Samsung to replace his phone free of charge. My personal opinion is that it's simply not going to happen, for all of the reasons I already outlined. For the OP's sake, I do hope that I am wrong, but I would be very surprised if that happens.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eskomo:
I honestly hope its not a manufacture defect. I hope it was just a random incident that happens to 1 out of 100,000 or more devices. I hope the op and anyone else that has a broken LCD gets them fixed.

But I just asked a repair guy at the Verizon store today and he said they haven't heard of this. He also said no way it could of just poped on its own. I asked if he would warranty the repair and he said nope. Not unless he heard that it was a issue.

Idk what that means for the op obviously but I do wish him luck. Let us know how it turns out.

Sent from my SGS4. Go Blue!! Buck the Fuc keyes!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 00mred00:
This thread is a good example of why techs are trained to use categories...not accusations.

I.e. water damage, charging ports, cracked screens are all considered to be in the physical damage category and are covered by the insurance side.

People still get defensive though
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RedXXII:
This would be an insurance claim. Most stores don't have the screens because they are around 300 cost wise. And Sprint won't reimburse the owners for that kind of money. The only way they'd be able to do it would be fraud or making it look like USPS did it which is mail fraud.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
That must be a typo, because the screens are like $50 not $300. I'm sure Sprint probably would only pay $30.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eskomo:
Qft.

Sent from my SGS4. Go Blue!! Buck the Fuc keyes!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 00mred00:
I have a feeling he is refering to the digitizer/lcd screen combo ..which carries a cost of around $150ish and retails for near $300

Replacing the outer screen only on a newer samsung phone is a major pita for those that haven't tried.

Not to mention OP cracked the inner...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RedXXII:
Correct. It'd be a PITA to separate em. And these screens cost way more than people realize. I may have overestimated. But the repairs at my store cost $250 at least parts and labor for a digital combo. And no Sprint store should be replacing them. It's a big hit on the owners pocket because Sprint only reimburses up to $50 dollars for aftermarket parts and doesn't carry the screens in their inventory.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
You forget that this is the internet. A place where people who have no idea of the true value of whatever it is they are complaining about, nor have they ever taken apart a pencil sharpener, much less a smartphone tend to congregate and vent. But they know that a 1080p Super AMOLED display is $50 wholesale, and Sprint must be making an obscene profit off the poor guy who broke his screen. And they also believe that sprint or samsung has to replace the screens that they broke for free, because there is simply no way that they are responsible, and that glass apparently shatters itself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 00mred00:
Sprint corporate stores do not repair broken screens fwiw

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iivisionii:
I really want to buy the GS4 in a month when I'm due for an upgrade, but this cracking thing is getting ridiculous. It makes me really nervous. Looking around on the forums, here's another post where there's a count of 50 people with the same complaint!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42998569#post42998569

That's only 50 that we know about. How many countless others who aren't on the forums have had the same problem. From what I see even TEP that you would think would cover it requires a 150 dollar deductible if something like this happens. I hope something happens about this issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FanOfSkynyrd:
If it worries you that much then don't but the phone. Get another or save your upgrade for a future phone.

Fwiw, of the phones that have experienced this issue...how many have not. My guess is probably more than 99.5% phones don't suffer from this defect. Think of the millions of S4s that have already been sold. Yup I'll take those odds
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eskomo:
For some reason people think that a few complaints mean it is a defect. The picture provided above is a drop. Obviously the person isn't saying it was just broken on its own. Granted most GS4 owners don't visit this site. Members here don't make up even 1/100 of a percent. Still yet its not a defect. What is a defect is how the owners abuse the phones.

Sent from my SGS4. Go Blue!! Buck the Fuc keyes!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iivisionii:
Thanks for the insight. I understand that stuff happens. If Samsung for example would just be owning up to those "few" people who have had these things happen and replace their screens, it would make me much more comfortable buying the phone. My guess is that they know what's going on or are looking into it and will probably quietly try to make a fix in the future supply to pr event it from happening to more. I have until august, so I'll just wait and see how things go through that point.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] neonsector:
same thing happened to a kid I know, two cracks under the glass, one long one across the screen one smaller on on bottom. glass look perfect.

sprint told him he is pretty much ***ed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jcan82:
**** s4 LCD

I bought 2 s4 on the same day one for me and one for the wife. Her lcd fried out in 17 days of having it replaced under 30 day no problem. Today my s4 the lcd cracked while in my pocket. Not sure how this but it did, I have had many iPhones, blackberrys, htc and never had one do this. When it comes to my phones I am super careful do to I dont want to pay a billion dollars for a new one. Call ATT they told me pound sand and call samsung so I did. after answering 9 million questions and 10 mins on hold talk to one person told me not a defect in the phone after he told me that the phone will flex and this could happen. So it is not a defect just made to brake. So this will be my last samsung device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lafester:
Mine broke last week after falling asleep and probably rolling over it a few times.

Stumped me because I could not see any damage to the screen at all so I figured it was a loose connection or something.

Took it apart and in the process the crack widened and I was able to see it clearly.

Bought a digitizer assembly off ebay for $150 and now it works perfectly again plus I got and extra battery and back cover now.

For those without insurance this is definitely an easy fix (just a few screws and the connections all snap on and off).

Don't be afraid to do it yourself rather then paying monthly plus deductible. In time I'm sure the prices will come way down as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 64Daniel:
Crash LCD S4

Samsung S4 the new bomber Year 2013

My phone also broke in my front pocket.

I quite agree with you that for samsung S4 is ridiculous after verification after sales service orange israel they confirm that I have broken the lcd in the pocket of my jeans and m have to pay a sum of $ 150 to repair it will have to advertise against samsung in order to stop this arnarque for people who desire future a buy S4.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Eris _2.1_2010:
I was playing with my dog the other day and had my S4 in my back pocket when I fell on my arse and thought I'd destroyed my screen. Pulled my phone out and nothing had happened. Think my Mime Feather glass and my Spigen Neo Hybrid helped absorb the impact.

Sent From My Galaxy S4 Running BeanStalk Android 4.3 And KT's Kernel with Killjoy Tweaks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
I dropped my phone yesterday, screen flat to the ground on concrete from about 3 feet. Only some of the chrome came off around the edges. I was thankful.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] smizak:
Watching the football game last week, my brother took his S4 out of his pocket and the LCD was eggshell cracked under the glass. Best Buy told him to go to hell. A very generous Sprint employee put a new screen on for no charge. He told him it was isolated to older models, first run.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] n19bmw:
Agree 100%
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] theHoleK:
Sorry to hear about your bad luck. SquareTrade warranty is the way to go...the downside is you are on your own for a spare while the repair is being done.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GramKrackr:
Breaking an S4 sucks, I work for a Smartphone Repair company and what the guys previously were saying about the LCD/Dig/Glass combination cost being close to $200.00 just for the part is correct. Just for the glass it can be obtained for as little as $30.00. I suggest against going on eBay and purchasing the cheapest glass on there as its 99% a remake and is not the same specs as the original. With the Samsung S4 being LOCA (Liquid Optically Clear Adhesive) together if you remove it and put a piece of new glass on it the phone will never respond the same way, it also will crack much easier and take the LCD with it. There are legit repair facilities than can replace just the glass, and bond the original LCD to Glass than cure under UV light for an OEM finish and feel. The best thing to have is to obtain insurance through your carrier or Squaretrade to insure you get an original part or replacement unit.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LotoTutu:
Mine broke too. I have to replace a new one by myself because it save a lot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cowdude1:
Loose shorts

My son had his G S4 in the pocket of his basketball shorts, the lcd cracked with no damage to glass or any other part of the phone. His phone was in a case with a rubber liner. Top third of the lcd is spider webbed.

Bb shorts are not skinny.

No insurance, so I'll probably sell this on ebay and take the loss. No more S4s for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] skitzo2000:
$150 to fix

This happened to my wife's phone as well, but we didn't have insurance. I've found the insurance to be a total waste as the deductible plus the cost to carry it usually isn't worth it at all. At least in the times I've had to deal with them.

Instead I called Samsung, and they fixed it for $150.00. Of course I had to ship her phone out to the repair center, but that didn't really cost very much. And to boot I'm positive her screen was replaced with the correct parts. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] i7vSa7vi7y:
This happened to me. I was go cart racing with my girlfriend, my dad, and my little brother. My phone was in my pocket and against my thigh and seat. Didn't know it was there at the time was too into drifting the corners. Anyways I pulled out my phone after and the LCD was cracked but not the gorilla glass. I guess it flexed and snapped the actual LCD. Just recently I paid $60 on ebay for a S4 LCD and digitizer. Watched a youtube video to repair it and now I have a perfect working S4. Before that I asked a phone repair shop how much it would be and they said $200. So if this happens to anyone else repair it yourself it is not that hard at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] harosxcomp170:
Hey guys this is my first ported ROM that I posted in this forum. A couple days ago this ROM was posted in the sprint forum and now the dev said its open to whoever so we get sense 5 working on the Galaxy S3. All the credit goes to him! I just ported it so us d2vzw guys can have a playground with it. Hopefully we can get data working!

What works?

-It boots (takes a lil bit on the first boot).

-It shuts down and restarts, and also restarts into recovery OK.

-The Interface (browser&keyboard) work too. On the keyboard input make sure you turn off physical keyboard!

- I also think WiFi is working too!

Remember this is NOT my ROM! I just ported it so hopefully some of our great devs can work their magic!

****Also flash this after your done flashing the ROM! This is the boot image that was forgotten to be added in the build so it will boot!

http://db.tt/dwlv0huV ----boot.img

Download:

http://db.tt/QR90w163
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dmeadows013:
Nice! Exited to see where this goes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Lol, what did you change anyway? You could literally have flashed without so much as touching a file and it would have booted ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] krazie1:
Awesome hopefully development continues on this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bsbabcock:
This would be huuuuge.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ajbk4life1:
would really love to see Sense 5 on the S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
You can follow latest development updates on the Sprint thread. Any changes made to that can be flashed on the d2vzw without issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2321867
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andrewk7750:
So does that mean we can just flash the sprint version?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jd07bos:
Already got a massive pants tent for this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thelangosta:
Do we also need to flash a vzw kernel so that rotation is right side up?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No, it uses the CM kernel which is the same for all the d2 variants
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thelangosta:
Thanks, better to be safe than sorry even if the fix is easy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dincdoes.me:
This is awesome I hipe htc wont shut this diwn like on the nexus last year...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faehsemc:
......Sense..... FTW!!!!!!

---------- Post added at 10:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 PM ----------

Dan pasana (invisiblek, no idea how to really spell his name), masta, SJ, and Aeroevan need to jump on this. These guys equal genius...hell all S3 devs are. I am stupid excited right now. I feel like I just got an N64 for Christmas!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WeThePeople13:
Omg Omg fml sense would be sikkkkkkkkkk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
No problem.

But flashing another kernel wouldn't let it boot either way, because I modified the CM boot.img for Sense.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Thanks for this! Really looking forward to seeing where our great devs can take this. If we can get this stable I would def donate. I kinda miss sense.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Follow my thread on the Sprint forums for the most recent updates :thumbup:

You can also follow me on twitter for the most recent user interviews (<---- kidding haha)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] midnight assassin:
Really hoping you're able to get this up and functional. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] IrvinPinto:
Hi all

Using a ST26i

Rooted and unlocked bootloader, stock firmware ver 11.2.A.0.21 n stock kernal

every time i try to flash a custom ROM via CWM like so

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2145146

the phone goes into bootloops..:(

tried it with paranoidAndroid..same result..

fed up of restoring again and again..so can someone out here tell me where im going wrong so the next time i flash my phone i dont end up with a softbricked device that needs to be flashed with stock firmware again and again

Its a pain u kno

Did that twice today

Ended up with a softbricked phone 4 times this week:D
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] gamer649:
Firstly make sure that you are flashing the correct ROM for your device. Your device is the Xperia J which means its code name is JLo.

If it is a CyanogenMod based ROM you will HAVE to flash the CM kernel for it to work.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Mufrad:
your kernel is not compatible with the rom you tried to flash, with AOKP ROM you will have to use the kernel provided with the ROM or flash one of the mentioned kernels by the dev, please read instructions by the devs carefully before you start flashing custom roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsonlyme999:
I dont know about the rest of you, but is this just the Galaxy S4 phones feature that whenever I reboot the phone, at the top of the SIM PIN enter prompt window, it says: 3 ATTEMPTS LEFT. Or, is it my Service provider which is T-Mobile?

Is this normal?

I NEVER EVER had even ONE failed SIM PIN code failure before as I know the PIN in my head.

This is NOT my Screen Lock PIN code, I am refering to the SIM PIN code once the phone is rebooted.

Is this just T-Mobile to have 3 SIM PIN code fail attempts or is it the Samsung Galaxy's S4 feature?

And, just in case I type in 3 failed SIM PIN codes, then would a "Factory Reset" reset the number of tries to 3 attempts again?

Or, would I have to contact T-Mobile?

Thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xphome:
That has been standard on all my SIMs and phones I've used (Telia and Tele2 in Sweden). If you fail 3 times you need to use your PUK code.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsonlyme999:
How do i do that???

Just so you know, its a unlocked phone.

So is 3 failed attempts the standard policy?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xphome:
You just enter it. But you only need to if you fail the PIN code 3 times in a row.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsonlyme999:
Ok, but do I obtain the PUK number from my Mobile Provider by phone or it can be somewhere else on a website?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xphome:
Mine is written on the big card that my SIM was attached to when I got it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellRoot:
It should stand in the papers that came with your SIM or on the internet if you have an account you can log in to with your provider :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsonlyme999:
Its stashed somewhere and need to find it. In the meantime, I have it written down and stored in a locked place.

But my question was, that since I never typed in an incorrect SIM PIN before, is it normal to show at the SIM PIN logon screen that I have 3 Attempts to try?

Or, was it more than this?

So in other words, is 3 the normal failed attempts for most phones?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xphome:
Yes, 3 has been the limit on all of my SIMs and phones. My S4 also shows that "warning".
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsonlyme999:
OK, I wrote my SIM PIN code down and stored it in a secured place.

But, I managed to find the part of my SIM card with several 4-digit numbers and one of them is a 3-digit number (the last one at the way bottom).

But in case I do loose my SIM PIN (the one that I created or changed myself when setting up the phone), should I use one of these numbers as a backup SIM PIN to unlock my phone after a reboot?

Please see "PARTIAL" image of the numbers (for security reasons) of the portion of the SIM card.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellRoot:
Yes.. It is normal and 3 attempts is normal. Mine does it also... It is probably just to avoid problems with people today that don't understand anything.. Like don't eat batteries, it can cause severe internal damage... It is logic for most of us :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xphome:
My PUK code is 8 numbers (see attached image). The card also says that I can see the code if I login to my providers website so you probably can too.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samnada:
I'm in the same boat. Problem is once the SIM is blocked the only place you can go is to the phone dial pad to call an emergency number. There's no place to enter the PUK code. If I enter the PUK in the dial screen and press "call" it says it's not a valid emergency number. Restart just takes it back to the screen that says the SIM is blocked, and the options to call emergency or SOS #. No PUK entry.

Anyone?

Edit: Found the answer on a T-Mobile support site:

When the device displays 'SIM card is PUK-Locked. Please contact Customer Care’, tap Emergency Call.

Enter the following: **05*PUK*NEWPIN*NEWPIN#

Message is displayed that it's reset. Tap OK.

This works.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZaInT_:
No, not that card or those numbers. The BIG card, the credit card-sized one. It should clearly state "PUK" and 8 digits.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] endoson:
I recently installed tom tom nav 3 on my mda3 and it was working fine for the first couple of days. Then I opened the application one day and the pda froze. The only way I could get it back on was to pull the battery off then plug it back in. The problem was when it did come back on It was as if I had done a hard reset(all installed programs had been wiped). It has done it twice since and iv no idea why can anyone help. Thanks
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] sparkyxda:
I have tomtom 3 installed on my MDA III all working fine for 2 months now.

Have you installed all the latest updates from the tomtom site? There is onefor tomtom and another for GPS.

www.tomtom.com
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] PelPix:
I just got my GSIV today and rooted it using the stickied root method. I have installed setcpu. The rom crashes the second I set the governor to MSM-DCVS. Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Thiago Fialho:
My S4 GT-i9505 crash too...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blakeslee14:
Same here.... i searched and really have not found an answer.