yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

In settings/notification settings,untick "Preview message".

Or get a third party app like GoSMSPro from the market.

You can disable it in the settings.

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nakien:
Well, that did not stop my screen from turning on. And I greatly dislike gosms, I like the stock app... Thanks for the suggestion though. can anyone else confirm this is happening to them? Or have any of you guys been able to change it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] inspectergadget:
questions

I bought a SGH-M919 without a contract from T-Mobile, the phone seems to be a better model than the at&t version, but i'm not sure on that exactly.

I want to buy a net10 unlimited prepaid sim for my phone so I can use AT&T's network in my area because I can't get T-Mobile signal unless i'm in the city;

I have rooted my phone using CF-autoroot, and followed sim unlocking instructions found elsewhere on this forum.

I have been looking for reliable APN settings for at&t/net10 use.

With that information, here are my questions:

What are all the APNs for T-Mobile? I saw someone say they have an epc address, which is different from fast.tmobile and I wanted to try it.

What is the APN information for 4G/LTE AT&T, this APN is separate from the wap.cingular APN.

What exactly do I need to do to make my sgh-m919 work on AT&T networks, based on the information I gave above?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
@ inspectergadget

This may be of some help to you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2284861&page=2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dithicus:
Failed to install custom recovery and lost download mode.

I was following the "Installing a custom recovery on Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile)" instructions on the CyanogenMod site: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_j f l t e t m o (sorry, remove spaces. Too new to post links)

Everything seemed to conform to the instructions up to step 7. However, after the manual reboot instead of getting the ClockworkMod Recovery screen the phone went to the Android system recovery <3e> screen.

The current state of things.

The phone can be booted up normally into the stock os.

The phone's files can be accessed when booted in stock os mode.

The phone can be booted up into the Android system recovery screen by pressing volume up, home, and power button but only with the usb cable attached to the PC.

The phone's files cannot be accessed in Android system recovery.

The phone cannot be booted into download mode with any variation of configurations.

How do I restore the phone to a state where I can make a second attempt at installing a custom recovery tool?

Thanks for any replies in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toleraen:
I'm on Wicked, so I assume it's the same as stock, but going to Messaging -> Settings, I have the option of "Screen On, Turn on screen when notifications received."

---------- Post added at 08:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:31 PM ----------

Instead of using Heimdall (unless you're not on Windows), I'd recommend using this guide to push CWM, at least to get an initial custom recovery through Odin. After that you can follow the 'install CM from recovery' instructions. Once you've got CM installed you can push the official CWM/TWRP through Clockwork Mod/GooManager, respectively.

I haven't used Heimdall, but I had trouble pushing a custom recovery initially unless I pulled the battery after the custom recovery was completely pushed. If you can use Odin, use that. If you do, uncheck the auto-reboot box, wait until it's complete, and battery pull. Try rebooting into recovery after that.

Also, you don't need to use the home button. Just volup+power for recovery.

Edit: One thing the CM guide doesn't mention is installing GAPPS. Grab it from here and flash it immediately after flashing the CM zip, in the same session.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] abimael08:
Would it be possible to completely change the way my T-Mobile s4 looks without changing ROMS?..For instance, I hate the way touchwiz looks and really love AOKP, but want to keep all the features and not have to change from a TW ROM and lose those features. So would it be possible to change the look of the phone to that of AOKP by modifying a framework or somehow but maintaining all the features such as multi window and all the other gestures and everything else..??? I know I can download a different launcher but im talking a whole different theme to make it look AOKP completely...??? Or basically just stock android..??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Toleraen:
Get a de-odexed stock rom here, and find your theme of choice here. I haven't looked for an AOKP theme before, but with AOKP's popularity I'd assume there'd be one floating around.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] abimael08:
Ok so im assuming I can utilize certain things from the i9500, i9505 s4 on tmobiles s4..???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chubbrock:
Can the Tmobile variant be used on the Verizon network?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] coffeboy23:
Not sure but it might be the APN in that rom. For tethering the APN is ecp.tmobile.com that is the old apn for hspa+. The LTE APN is

fast.t-mobile.com you can try to change it to that one or I have read that if you delete the tethering apn completely it goes at lte speeds
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nakien:
So ibe noticed something with stock rom. Sometimes my home screen is really laggy. I have all features turned off no samsung features at all. The only way ive seen to get it to stop lagging is the act of changing the screens wallpaper. Is this happening to anyone else? Using nova launcher.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PixelatedVision:
Can I9500 and I9505 Roms be used on SGH-M919 with a M919 kernel?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
I've gotten that with Apex. But its usually accompanied by the phone being really hot, which happens during charging. When it happens with heat, its a thermal protection built into the phone to keep it from going nuclear.

If you are getting that lag when the phone is cool something else is going on

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Not only can you, but I'm pretty sure you have to.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41834056

There is a full guide on how to do it. The key is to flash a kernel for your carrier after flashing the ROM. So if you are on t mobile you have to flash a t mobile kernel.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] inspectergadget:
not helping

[MENTION=1310396]Biker1[/MENTION]

that information on page two doesn't answer any of my questions. I wish to retain my SGH-M919 and use it on at&t networks.

SGH-M919 has an unlocked bootloader and better frequency spectrum out of the box so its definitely compatiable with at&t's network, I just want to know how to get my phone working on at&t before I slide a new net10 sim into it. I called tmobile and despite buying my phone without a contract they won't give me an unlock code until I've had the phone for 60 days. However following a tutorial found on this forum I unlocked it through the debug menu. Next I need the LTE APN settings for at&t so my sim and phone are using the proper towers.

Thanks for your help though. I guess it helped me decide that the SGH-M919 is better than the at&t's version.

@ everyone

I'd also like to know what the sha256 flag means in the debug menu, turning it off apparently unlocks the phone, but I don't understand how this works or how it affects the phones operation and interaction with at&t or t-mobile.

I also have another noob question:

is there a way to spoof or fake my device's imei and hardware info to the carrier so that for example at&t thinks I'm using say their version of the s4 or perhaps a different phone altogether?

thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lexx Diamond:
Tethering Unlimited

Peace,

I have recently made the transition from Samsung Galaxy S 4G to Samsung Galaxy S4. While I knew how to usurp the tethering restrictions on the old phone I am not sure as how to do it on the new one. Do I have to root the phone to get the rid of the restriction? Is there a particular program or group of programs that I can specifically remove? Any help would be appreciated and please let me know if there is anything I need to make clear regarding my question.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2273401

See my post #84 in the linked thread above ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Nakien:
Its cool when it happens. Not sure where to go from here.i had a verizon gs4 a lil while back. Returned it to switch to tmobile. And that phone also had the same home screen lag, again with all features turned off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] MrCen:
Help with missing storage

There seems to be space missing from my phone. I root the phone using Odin and am running CM 10.2. The different categories doesn't quite add up to the total space. Also, why is there less than 10 gig available on a 16 gig phone? I understand TW was using part of that in stock, but i expected the available space to go up after i flash CM. Is part of TW still taking up room on the phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
The OS uses approx. 5-6 GB.

I don't know how much less CM uses, but 10gb left sounds about right. I have a little over 9gb remaining.

Here's a tip:

Save Nandroids to extSdCard because they can eat up Internal quickly, or at the very least, be aware of this, as many are surprised when Internal is getting used up rapidly, and they forget that it is their Nandroids that are filling it up ;)

Edit:

I looked at your pic again.

I see.

Total space about 9.5

Available space about 2.5

Used files don't add up......

Hmm......

Check to see where you're Nandroids are.

In addition, check to see where TiBu is saving Backups to, as they can eat up several hundred Mb's of space.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
There is a certain amount of space allocated to the OS, right around 6.5GB or so. Doesn't matter whether you're using MIUI, CM, TW, or the GPe ROMs, the same amount is allocated. SlimBean is only slightly over 100MB but there's still only ~9.5GB internal storage free...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
This!

If you use clockworkmod to backup your phone it is storing the backups on the internal sd card but hiding them from view.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Check in system root/data/media/clockwork mod/backup.

:)

Sent telepathically from my S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
I believe Skipjacks meant not being visible in the Device storage settings screen, as that's where the op said the numbers weren't adding up ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] awnry:
Incoming caller id issue

I just switched from a Galaxy S3 to a Galaxy S4 and am having issues with incoming caller id. On the S3, if the number was not in my contacts, it would show up as whatever state the number is assigned to. On my new S4, it shows the number only.

The other difference I notice between the two is the display of the CID. On the S3 it's xxx-xxx-xxxx on the S4 it's xxx xxx-xxxx.

I'm using the same phone provider for both phones. In searching some of the forums, it also looks like you can get name associated to the ICID? If so, does anyone have any idea how so make that work for T-Mobile?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] egren58:
I have a question. I really dislike the toggles in the main pulldown so I was wondering if its possible to completly remove the toggles from main pull down screen and only have acces to them by clicking on the icon on top right im running TW 4.2.2 .

Thank you for any help and willing yo make a donation for any help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
Phone is constantly asking to reformat my ext SD card, it keep getting "damaged" and I lose all my data. I would reformat it and it will work for a week or two, then it would be "damage again". I use the phone to format
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] egren58:
Is it a 64Gb?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
No, 32
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Try using a different recovery. Many people are having problems with certain versions of twrp on the S4. Several have reported switching to PhilZ and CWM works well for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Who is the manufacturer?

Size?

How old is the card?

When did the issue start to occur?

Is is Fat32 or exFAT format?

Have you tried to use the card in a pc, in addition to your cellphone?

The questions above regarding your extSdCard will help to determine your next step.

If it works for awhile then stops, It is most likely that your extSdCard is no good and needs to be replaced.

Edit:

If it's determined that your extSdCard is bad, and it is from SanDisk, you may be able to get it replaced, as there were a bad batch of 32 & 64GB cards produced that SanDisk will replace.

If you do have a SanDisk card, call SanDisk and see if your card is one of the cards which they will replace.

In addition, Manufactures have their own warranty replacement policy.

Also as a note, one has to be careful from where they purchase Micro SDHC cards for their devices.

There are a lot of counterfeits being produced. To reduce your risk of getting counterfeit cards:

- purchase from reputable dealers with many excellent reviews/feedback

- main stream manufacturers are recommended

- eBay is notorious for selling counterfeits although there are many reputable sellers

- Even Amazon has sold some counterfeits. But your chances are greatly reduced if you purchase cardstthat are sold by and shipped by Amazon. I always purchase my cards in blister packs from the manufacturer, not bulk packaging.

I like Amazon because they have a hassle free return policy.

- If the price is too good to be true, it may be.

- even when taking precautions to reduce your risk of counterfeits it's still possible you may receive one, but you can greatly reduce your risks.

To the op, the above may or may not pertain to you, but it may pertain to others reading this ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] finnmacool:
Thanks, installed PhilZ and giving it a whirl!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Philz Touch Recovery has just updated yesterday to 5.15.

Install the zip with your Recovery or install the tar with ODIN.

Have been running Philz for about a month without a single issue.

Prior, I had TWRP 2.5.0.2 which ran without issues for months, until I started flashing ROMs with Aroma.

http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=18376#files
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sgotfrid:
Samsung Galaxy s4 T-Mobile i9505 XXUMDH9

Hi all, really need your help. 2 weeks ago I bought this device, before never used android. 3 days ago by connecting it to a computer, the Kies software has given the message

"that there is a new version", I agreed, and then device as if replaced, it start to work slowly stucking on some screens, such as phone book or phone itself, it gives a strange message, that he had to stop the work of a program. Then I tried to solve the problem, but everything i did not fixed the issue, I even think that made it worse. I did the following things.

I tried to root device, did it as it was written on some site, after a Odin has finished, I found SuperSu program, but SuperSu wrote that the binary ihe s not installed, checking the Root, no root access. 2 Performed Data factory reset twice did not helped, Performed to flash again the latest official firmware, but also did not helped, the problem not solved, Uninstall SuperSu. no longer know how else to help themselves, need professional help.

Please write me what should i do? how can return the previously firmware, or how to root it correctly and install new Rom.

My device is Galaxy S4 i9505 T-Mobile Germany version.

RoM version: I9505XXUDMH9

Kernel: 3.4.0-1220396

se.infra@R0302-16#1

Build Number JDQ39.I9505XXUDMH9
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] shengwang917:
I might of got a Counterfeit, got it off eBay. This problem started the the first time I installed a custome rom, it's been good for the past few rom flashes, it got "damaged" yesterday when I accidentally updated my 3minite app to 3.5. I TB back to 3.4 and it's still asking me to format. It's formated as fat 32.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] drgshah:
Apps 2 sd

Hello friends. I recently moved from ios to android by getting a Tmobile Samsung Galaxy S4 (M919).

Thing look good so far but i cannot move apps 2 my SD card. Seems like tmobile hasnt released the update yet. I got my phone rooted hoping that the option would be available after i root my phone. Couldn't see the app2sd option after root. So i went ahead and installed titanium backup free and couldnt use that to move apps either as the option to move apps dosent show up.

Could someone please guide me in the right direction.

Do i need a custom rom for that?

Thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Welcome :)

You're really gonna enjoy your new S4.

As of now, the only way to have the apps2sd feature is to flash an I9505 based ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] drgshah:
I am already enjoying it !! :D

Could you tell me where i can find i9505 based ROMs? Which is the best one? anything else i need to know?

I am kinda nervous messing around with my device :eek:

Thank you once again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
There are many good I9505 based ROMs available. Which is the best one is very subjective, and only you can determine which one you like the best and fits your needs. With that being said, remember that the I9505 based ROMs do not have calling over WiFi capability right now, although they do have apps2sd capability. The TouchWiz based ROMs don't have apps2sd but do have calling over WiFi capability. You have to decide which feature is more important to you.

I'm running Alpha S4 v9.1 ROM which is really nice and smooth.

There are other ROMs in the Android development thread. I'll post a link to that thread, and you can tell which are I9505 based because it'll say so in the description. The TouchWiz based ROMs will be based on the MDL Firmware, which is the most current Firmware availability. Any questions about a particular ROM can be found in those threads, as the Developers and members are very helpful.

Do you have a Custom Recovery?

If so, which one have you installed?

The op (original post has some good links there that are very helpful.

Here's a link to the Android Development thread which includes the ROMs, both I9505 and TouchWiz based.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2283

In addition, more I9505 based ROMs can be found in their own section.

I' find that and link it for you.

There's also a thread around here that lists the I9505 ROMs available.

When in any doubt, search, and if you cannot find an answer, just ask, and there will be many who will offer you help.

Don't flash or install anything without being certain ;)

I'll post a link in a sec...............
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] drgshah:
Thanks for the reply.

I am not in the US, so WiFi calling is totally useless for me.

I would like a ROM which has the least problems, is noob friendly :P any suggestions? How about those google ROMs that come with google versions of S4.

I dont know what custom recovery is so i guess i dont have one. My phone is rooted, thats as far as i have gone until now. (i hope that makes sense, i am a noob)

I'll take a look at the link and see what i can make of it, will come back here if i have more questions :) THANK YOU!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
What is the exact model of your device?

SGH-M919, M919V, etc.

Can you look in device settings and let me know what is installed by going into:

Settings

More

About device

and let me know what the following is:

Model number

Baseband version

Kernel

Thanks.........

Here is a link to other I9505 ROMs:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2166

Only use I9505 ROMs on your M919, Not I9500 ROMs. This is a very important point.

In addition, you can flash T-Mobile TouchWiz ROMs of course.

Being Rooted makes sense, and you need to flash a Custom ROM.

There are a few listed in the op.

I use and recommend Philz Touch Recovery, which is installed using ODIN.

I suggest before looking into the ROMs, that you decide on a Custom Recovery to install, and learn about ODIN.

You will also need to flash a Nandroid Backup once you install a custom recovery, and prior to installing a custom ROM.

A Nandroid is like a snapshot of All the information on your device, so that you can Restore the Nandroid anytime you want. The Nandroid is very important, as if a Flash goes wrong, you can Restore your Device to a point before the issues occurred, and when the device was operation without issue.

You can also flash a ROM, use it, and then install another ROM you had used previously if you made a Nandroid backup of it.

I'll post a link to the ODIN section.

Edit:

Here ya go.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2258628

It'll show you how to install ODIN, in addition to information how to get back to stock in case things go wrong.

This should be one of the links you save to have as a reference ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] robbyzg:
Hi guys I need help, after all searching that I did didnt find answer!

I dont have option under google settings to activate google now, how to resolve this!?

Did already clearing of the data in google still nothing!

Help please!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LostAnkh:
My lock screen keeps lighting up whenever I receive a text message, does anyone know how to turn off that feature?

Because I really do like the preview of who texted you, but having the screen light up in lock mode, is annoying if the phone is in your pocket and with it moving around.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Stock messaging app, Settings and uncheck the "Screen On" option.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LostAnkh:
I don't see that option at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
That's strange. What ROM are you running?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LostAnkh:
I don't think I installed a rom, but does the stock tar have anything to do with it? Other than that, I haven't done anything with roms/tars since I rooted my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Sorry I'm running Wicked ROM and must be a feature of the ROM. I just checked a friend's GS4 and he does not have the option.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tpdown:
Noob here with some questions!

So far all I've done is root my S4 with CF-Auto-Root following [these instructions]. I wanted to check out CyanogenMod so I am looking at [these instructions] and it says

Is it really possible to install CM without rooting? And if they don't recommend it, does that mean I should unroot before following the instructions?

Also in the "Welcome to your device" thread it says:

And then it says

Doesn't a Nandroid backup make an image of your phone, so you don't need TB to back up apps too?

CyanogenMod's website says to use "ClockworkMod Recovery, and the Heimdall Suite," is ClockworkMod the same as Nandroid backup?

:confused::silly: