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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Antalor:
Quiet Mic

Hello There, hope u can help me, it seems my mic got an error/bug. When im calling, the other one cant heare me?

What could it be? Its a T-Mobile GT-I9505 using infamous S4 ROM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
This may be the issue:

Display the Phone keypad

Press Menu button

Press Call Settings

Scroll to Noise reduction and untick box.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] markat14:
have orpledg

need help guys..

i have this sgh m919 t mobile galaxy s4,. i already unlock it..

can i flash my phone with XXUMBF8? if not,. is there any other way?

thanks.. ^^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
What is that? Is it a radio file?

Here is the quick easy version....if you can flash it in Odin it BETTER be made for the 919 variant of the S4. If not you will almost certainly kill your phone.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
I think he's talking about MF8 firmware which is for the international S4. And as you said this should NOT be flashed to the M919 or Kaboom :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Yeah if that is what the file is......do not do it. No no no. Flashing that equals dead S4.

You can get ROMs for the 9505, but do not flash them in Odin because those packages include the radio, which is not compatible. You just have to flash them in recovery then flash a 919 kernel.

Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Biker1:
Yes. I was running WanamLite ROM, with M919 kernel and modem. Nice & smooth. Flashed the ROM zip via TWRP with the kernel zip right after. Modem didn't change of course. I know you know this, but just mentioning it for clarification to others ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WhiteRice:
Is it possible to root your GS4 to remove bloatware and what not while simply keeping it as stock TW?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Sure. And if you're not big into phone modding and don't want to make it super flashy, that's a really good option for you. It gives you all of the control with none of the downsides.

Simply use CF Auto Root to install Super User into your system. And you're done. It's a 30 second proceedure. You don't need to do anything else. This will allow you to use any Root applications and to uninstall any system applications that you consider bloatware.

That's all you NEED to do.

However, I would highly recomend that you take 1 extra step and install a recovery (Clockwork Mod or TWRP are the two easiest to install because you can use an app to do it right from the phone). Then make a nandroid backup of your stock rom just in case you mess it up beyond repair by uninstalling the wrong thing. That way you can also restore it and can't even really break your phone.

If you don't make a back up, there are sitll ways to fix it if you screw it up. So never ever panic. XDA has your back!

Just be advised that if you want to get future OTA updates after doing this yuo will have to return to stock in order to do it. It's not hard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WhiteRice:
Awesome, thank you for replying! And that was going to be my next question; can you not receive OTA updates if you have a rooted device that is still using stock TW?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Anything "custom" on your phone will prevent OTA updates.

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WhiteRice:
So in order to receive an OTA update, what do you have to do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Once you have rooted,you will need to flash Stock Samsung firmware in order to receive OTA.

Look HERE

As I understand it , though, not all OTA's are worth having...

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] WhiteRice:
Okay thank you! Do you know of any easy step-by-step guides for rooting and then doing things like flashing that Stock firmware over?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] malybru:
Hi,

Take a look at the second post of this thread.

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Vivisec:
HELP NEEDED

Hey, thanks for looking at this.

I just got a

Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition

and I'm using T-Mobile as my carrier.

My question is this: To install a aftermarket firmware distribution, such as Cyanogenmod, do I follow the instructions for the Stock T-Mobile Galaxy S4? The kernel should be the same (which is why Samsung is sending me the Android OS updates), so I don't suspect anything to be different, but I want to take precaution against bricking my day-old $700 phone.

Thanks! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] markat14:
thank you so much guys!! ^_^

maybe i will try to root my SG4,. to remove the bloatware.. ^^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] seaninc:
I think I may have screwed up my GS4. I've been fooling around with the ROM from the Google edition and then also a Touchwiz-based CleanROM from Scott's ROMs. CleanROM was for AT&T but I figured if it didn't work, I could set my phone back to stock with Odin. With CleanROM I couldn't get the wifi to work so I reflashed to stock using Odin, but the wifi still doesn't work. Is there a radio file I can use to get this working? When I press the wifi slider button or the one in the notification bar, nothing happens. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Get the .tar file form Sammobile.com and flash it in Odin. It will take 10 minutes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Thanks. Even though I have Knox tripped I should be able to flash the. tar from Sammobile.com in Odin? Sorry for asking and thing again. Just want to be sure before I do anything stupid with my phone. Trying to be cautious [emoji12]

Sent from my "Personalized Galaxy S4"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
So I've used GravityBox KK to enable the navbar in all of the TouchWiz 4.4.2 ROMs I've been using here lately. It works like a charm as long as I don't use certain things such as the OG Battery Mod and various other Systemui mods... those will cause constant systemui FC's. The only negative thing I've noticed is that some apps are cut off by the navbar being there. They probably all are in reality, it's just a few apps where that effect is most apparent. The Calculator and Camera apps are the most apparent I can think of right off the top of my head.

What I'm wondering, where would be a good place to start in attempting to fix these scaling issues? Would there be a setting somewhere I could modify; perhaps an xposed module that could do what I need? I know in GravityBox I can reduce the height of the navbar and that helps, but aside from the fact that the navbar starts getting uselessly tiny, the bottom-most parts of the apps are still obstructed by the tiny navbar.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMALD:
NEED HELP . i think my phone is bricked . it boots up to where it says t mobile lte logo with no sound. then it gets stuck there doesnt go past that. i had a custom rom on it i flashed the m919_uvufnb4 stock firmware. b4 that i flashed the 4.3 stock version and it didnt work so i flashed the 4.4 firmware . when i go to download mode it says samsung offical . knox kernel lock says zero. knox warranty void says 0x1 . but i have that yellow triangle at the bottom on the screen prior to the one im on. i do not have any backups. plz help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Your phone isn't bricked.

What is the baseband and bootloader?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMALD:
im sorry i dont really understand all that and really i shouldnt b messing with what i did until i learn so plz b patient with me homeboy. i am looking at the screen in factory recovery and it says KOT49H.M919UVUFNB4. ive actually tried to flash the mdl firmware, mk2, and the latest nb4. at the bottom of this screen it says csc code TMB. i cant get past the logo to see anything else
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
First, put it into the factory recovery. Do a factory reset, then reboot. Lets try that first.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMALD:
Did that already. Still the same.

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i got to take the battery out to turn off cause it starts to get hot if i leave it in
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Your on a LG?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMALD:
no i got 2 phones samsung m919 s4 is the one with the problem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
OK. What was your phone 4.2.2 or 4.3 or 4.4.2?

We need to know this so you can flash the correct firmware
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] darklime:
Does Modem change for every ROM?

Quick nub question:

I've been testing out a few galaxy S5 ROMs on my S4 and on Imperium ROM one of the options you have is to choose which Modem.

Does the modem change your internet speed depending on which you choose (battery saving will have slower speeds?)

So I guess my real question is how modems work on a phone (head gooey was a popular one but don't know how it works).

And my other real question is when you flash a ROM, does it change the modem as well or is that information saved within the backup of each ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] likemyg2:
Is there a way to move my band rid backup to my ad card and remove it from my internal storage every time I try to move it with e's file explorer it fails I have moved it to my laptop but it won't let me delete it and it is takeing almost 5 gigs of my internal storage

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My nandroid backup to my sd card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
I think you are referring to Kernel because Googy is kernel not a modem. Yes if you flash a ROM, the kernel within the ROM will be flashed. You can always flash a different kernel if you wish to however you'll need to make sure that the kernel is compatible with your device and ROM you're running.

Sent from my "Personalized Galaxy S4"

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You can try copying it to ext drive. Or best way is to do a nandroid back up on external drive only. Which recovery you are using? It should have an option to use the ext SD card for nandroid back up.

Sent from my "Personalized Galaxy S4"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] likemyg2:
I'm useing twrp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OriginalGabriel:
I've never heard of a ROM including a modem and, seeing as how (as far as I know) you can't flash a modem with the same style script as a ROM, they're most likely asking you which modem you're using, not which modem you want to flash (though I could be wrong on that).

That being said, you really don't want to flash modems/radios unless you have an issue, and you should only be flashing modems/radios supplied by the manufacturer/carrier.

As far as how they work; generally speaking, the most recent will have both a better signal (and thus better speed) as well as better battery life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
There is an option to have the backup on ext SD card in TWRP.

Sent from my "Personalized Galaxy S4"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] likemyg2:
Okay also when I have tried to delete the backup it says it's not allowed any other ideas of a way to delete it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] A Murder of Crows:
Did a very n00b, silly, stupid thing tonight - HALP! (4.3 to 4.2)

hey all

So, the screen on my girlfriend's S4 died a few weeks ago and T-Mo sent a replacement phone.

I swapped my phone's screen into her phone so we could get all the pictures and such off it.

i did a nandroid backup as well as 2 other backup types, then started the new phone up and attempted to get it to be like my girlfriend's current phone, starting with a nandroid recovery.

Good morning, Knox!

So here i am, in the same position as i was this morning, only now i know i can't recover the nandroid backup i made. System says it is on 4.2.2. While i'd love to swap the new screen for the old and send this Knox riddled piece of garbage back to T-Mo, that simply isn't okay/moral.

What is the best way to get this to a more normal state? should i download a stock 4.3 rom and odin it? Am i forever stuck seeing those lines during the Samsung boot screen? Is it always going to be this slow to boot?

thanks all
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mkast:
Hi. I have one problem which I suddenly realized. When my Wi fi is on and connected , my incoming calls are blocked? And when is off everything is ok?

Do you have any idea?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] likemyg2:
Have a question hopefully someone can help so I rooted my s4 stock 4.4.2 was useing cwm recovery switched to twrp made my nandroid finally was able to get it on my ext sd card now every time I try to delete the file or just the backup on my internal storage I get a message saying it can't be deleted my problem is the backup is 4.9 gigs and I have no internal storage anyone have any ideas I could try I have tried useing e's file explorer and file manger I also hooked it up to my laptop and that wouldn't delete it any help would be appreciated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hyperenigma:
Help with Odin

Hi everyone,

I need help with my S4 m919. I tried rooting my phone yesterday but I think I soft-bricked it so had to do a fresh install of 4.2.2. Ended up installing the MDB stock from this thread:

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

However, I can't install the MDL stock as odin always gives the failed message. Tried flashing anything else on ODIN and it doesn't work except for the MDB stock and I have no wifi signals and data keeps disconnecting. Read the whole thread and tried doing evreything but odin is not working for the MDl just the MDB stock. Any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMALD:
It has Knox on it so I'm assuming it was 4.3 correct? I've been told that 4.2 doesn't have knox

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It has 4.4 stock was on it last though its been updated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Then you need to Odin the Official 4.4.2 Firmware
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] A Murder of Crows:
I'm not sure if that was for me or not. I've tried to install official 4.3 and am getting denied.

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> sbl2.mbn

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> sbl3.mbn

<ID:0/006> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/006> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/006> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMALD:
i tried that already i dont know if i got the right file mine is m919uvufnb4_m919tmbfnb4_m919uvufnb4.md5.tar but it still does the same thing . i wilol donate homeboy cause also there is a lil more to the story . can u p.m. me . i got u on the donate

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it says the md5 hash value is invalid
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Where did you get the download? Sammobile?

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PM sent
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] A Murder of Crows:
ah, okay not for me.

Can anyone help me out?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wawolucca:
Did you ever get an answer to your question? I am in the same situation wanting to return to stock.

Android 4.3 with Knox tripped.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
You need to download the Official Stock Firmware from Sammobile.com.

Did your phone come with 4.3? Or did you OTA from 4.2.2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wawolucca:
I OTA not realizing the consequences

:(

I presume that's all that can be done as I don't see any Knox correction as of yet.

Thanks for your help!

Always appreciate it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Then you need 4.3 firmware.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wawolucca:
I have chainfire SU so do I do a full un-root and then load 4.3?

Thanks for your time...

Always appreciated.

I have a 20/20 mind..

20 steps or 20 minutes then it's gone!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] A Murder of Crows:
4.3 didn't fix my issue. Ended up having to go to 4.4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] candysht:
>.>

soo.....not one person answers me. Not even telling me where the freaking right section is if i'm in the wrong one. Thanks, this site obviously isn't as prestigious as i thought it was.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] darklime:
Camera FCs After Switching To External Sd Card For Save Location (CM11 M9)

Version: CM11 Snapshot M9 (Monthly) June, July and August (newest version) 2014.

Android 4.4.4

Device: Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 (T-Mobile Variant)

Almost everything works smoothly, but when I change my save location for my pictures on the stock camera from "Internal Storage" to "SD card." I get an error message (unfortunately, camera has stopped).

The phone recognizes there is an SD card inserted and I've safely removed it and reinserted, rebooted, reflashed to no avail. I even restored my older June 2014 ROM Snapshot when it was working and the problem still persists!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OriginalGabriel:
Did my possible fix to your other post, in the other thread, work?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] darklime:
Didn't work. I wrote: I was making a backup just in case something went wrong. No, it didn't work. Thanks for the reply. I'm just looking for a temporary change because I think I'm going to sell my GS4 and get a Nexus 6. Too many little problems. Again, I appreciate the help. Let me know if you have other suggestions please. It was strange this wasn't happening before.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
I would suggest using advanced search here at xda while you are waiting. Google is not your friend when you are searching for something here. I don't have the same model you have and have never needed to region unlock my phone do I can't help you in any more detail. There probably is someone here who can help though, and hopefully they will log in soon and chime in. Since there isn't a dedicated SGH-M919V forum this is as good a place as any although I did see a thread for your device that you should read if you haven't already (link below). Another thing you can try doing is go back and review the first thread below and state exactly where your results differ:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2282683

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2303384

Good luck.

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Did you try a different microSD card just to rule that out? It sounds like a card problem or a CM problem to me.

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What makes you think they are blocked?

Can you be a bit more specific and clarify your problem? Internal storage and external SD are two different things. Are you saying that you now use twrp and are looking for a way to delete an old cwm backup? If you are still rooted rom manager should make that task super easy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mujtaba32:
Hi, I am on 4.2.2 and rooted. My OTA does not work i want to upgrade it to 4.4.2 i have downloaded 4.3 and 4.4.2 official rom from sammobile. Is there any risk to flash 4.3 while my phone is rooted. Should i flash it by odin or kies which one is better?? Please help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
If you have a custom recovery installed the OTA will not work. Go here and get the 4.2.2 tar and Odin flash it. Then take OTA to 4.4.2. You should be ok to flash the 4.4 2 firmware directly through Odin but I myself have never done it on top of 4.2.2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
No risk at all. Flash away.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mujtaba32:
Thanks for the reply i did it by odin :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 10cheesecakes:
Im on a custom rooted 4.2.2 rom. I keep getting a notification for upgrading to 4.3. Where can I turn this off and where is the file (its 150 mgs already downloaded -_-) so I can delete it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
It's a CSC edit. Google it. I don't know the link offhand
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
There is a risk that you won't like the newer version as much but it should work. I tried 4.4.2 on my old phone and didn't like it enough to take Knox on my MDL phone that I use every day. You could always try Fenny's stock ROM if you want to see 4.4.2 but still be able to go back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShinySide:
Just out of curiosity why you like MDL over NB4? I hated MDL. I thought it was way sluggish over mk2 and nb4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Anduy261:
Hi,

I flashed DARTHSTALKER S4 ROM.

Now every few minutes my signal symbol turns to a red forbidden sign and when I try to make a phone call the message "Mobile network not available" pops up. I can still receive phone calls without problems. It would last for about one minute.

I followed someone's instructions on here and pressed *#2263# on my numpad and chose "LTE/GSM mode only". The problem is gone but then I got E speed instead of 4G for my mobile data connection. When I switched back to "Automatic" the problem is back.

The exact same thing happened when I flashed WICKED ROM but not CyanogenMod's.

I am not in the US, have a unlocked Galaxy S4 and use another carrier rather than T-mobile.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Adam Osman:
Does anyone have a 4.3 downgrade for sgh-m919

Does anyone have a 4.3 downgrade for sgh-m919. Its currently at 4.4. I want to downgrade back to 4.3,if not possible then post a link of any custom rom for this sgh-m919 galaxy s4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Can't downgrade. Can't run a 4.3 or 4.2.2 rom if you took the OTA to 4.4.2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Well, I haven't had any problems with sluggishness and to me the new stuff keeps getting more bloated and more invasive. I do have the NB4 GSM radio though. My phone is tweaked for battery life and privacy and is heavily debloated. I test the newer builds on my old phone and until the new stuff impresses me enough to make me think I will like it better I will keep what I have on my daily phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TerryInLeesburg:
KitKat SD Card write problems

Some of my programs that write to the SD card (like picture hiding) will not work since KitKat came out.

I have the T-Mobile S4.

Is there a work around? Right now it will only store to the internal phone storage, so I cannot store much - run out of room.

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Try using Folder Mount
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TerryInLeesburg:
Figured it out

OK, with a little help, I got it working.

This is what I found:

Google has changed the permissions for write access to the SD card. I did the following to fix it.

1) Root the device. Search for how to do it. I used towelroot.com, but verify that it will work for you. Use the "ROOTCHECKER" app to verify root.

2) Use an app to fix the write issue. I used "KitKat External SD Card Patch" to fix it.

3) Reboot.

4) You should now be able to use the app like before.

Thanks for the help everyone

:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] darklime:
I did not. I'll let you know if it works. Thanks.

EDIT: I deleted a video that wasn't being able to be played back and it started working. That, plus my camera can focus close much better (most of the time). Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] saagar_mistry:
Hey guys, a little help here.

I recently updated to 4.4.2 firmware nb4.

I have odin the firmware 3 times but in setting under baseband version it still shows mk2. It does say ANDROID VERSION 4.4.2 but baseband version doesn't change to nb4.

Also, wifi doesn't work in this. I downloaded firmware from 2 different places but still the same result.

Can anyone help with this? I wanted to root it after but since it shows mk2 i can't root it with towelroot method.