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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Had similar experience with Lifeproof on S4. After warranty replacement, second was worse so I purchased Otterbox Defender series and have been satisfied.

Sent from my SGH-M919
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
Thanks for the link [MENTION=5580710]ShinySide[/MENTION]. I tried what was suggested, but all it did was make it look like I had toilet paper stuffed in the case; it didn't help the outgoing voice volume one bit. Neither did blowing on the microphone space on the case itself. But again, thanks for the suggestion.

The very first LifeProof case I bought worked very nice. My friend said I actually sounded better using the case than I did with the Otterbox Defender. I thought that was weird, but hey.. whatever. Anyway, I'm now on my 3rd LifeProof case (defective battery door, warranty replacement for no charge) and the person I call just cannot hear me whatsoever. I would switch back to the Otterbox Defender, but I much prefer the water-proof case. Not that I've had any accidents with this phone where I've been glad to have had the LifeProof, but I know my track record with previous phones...

Anyway, little tricks aside, is there any other ideas as to why my headset plays volume at such a muted level? I know it's not the headset because as I said in my first post; music, videos, YouTube.. literally everything BUT voice calls play as they're supposed to. Sometimes, like when someone hangs up the phone before I do, right at the moment they hang up the sound comes in just as it's supposed to. Viper4Android will make the sound louder, but it's still extremely quiet compared to what it's supposed to be.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bruce96:
I m a Galaxy S4 SGH M919 T-Mobile, USA user. I was rooting my cell but after restarting i got this error saying " Kernel is not seandroid enforcing..."

I read at lot of places that flashing a stock rom via odin is the solution. But samfirmware.com is really crap for me. So give me good 100% pure untouched link to stock firmware. Also my phone was completely updated

before all the error so i want the latest firmware. Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2816508
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bruce96:
Nk3 firmware download link ?

Bruce Wayne
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
The latest firmware for SGH-M919 (T Mobile Galaxy S4 USA) is NK2 and the link for that it just above your post.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Yourfavoritenoob:
Unhappy Are there any ways to stop/skip "installing system update"?

It is so damn easy to get into system update these days. Any idea how to get out of it? Have anyone actually considered doing it by so far?

After the device turned off... and of course on. When it turned on there was blue text written: "Recovery booting" on the top left. And after that it was written "installing system update". Are there any possibilities to avoid this installing system update?

Didn't get these questions answered well enough, one of them a103. The phone is not rooted and there is no button to choose between yes or no. Every time I turn it on and off it returns to the same situation.

Anyone who has any suggestions? I really want to avoid getting into the system update. :crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boinks:
Best AT&T network compatible ROM?

Long time android users since the G1 days, I've always been on T-Mobile and used custom roms with no problems. I recently switched to AT&T in the past week because our new home does not have Tmo reception and that simply won't do. I've experienced a huge decrease in speeds while on AT&T most of the time I seem to be on H+ network and occasionally it will latch onto LTE and I speedtest in somewhere around 1.5-2 Mbp/s. This for the most part isn't a problematic as most users experience considering I got LTE working. But the speeds are barely worth calling better then 3G speeds. I know this phone is capable for so much better speeds but I'm not sure what Rom, Baseband and Modem versions are delivering the speeds I expect. I am on the NK2 modem which I had to flash to get LTE working to begin with and running Danvdh's 5.01 GPE Rom. I am ready and willing to wipe this phone down to stock and rebuild everything from the beginning to ensure I have optimal data speeds I just don't know what's working and what's not. ( I hear that 5.0 killed ATT's LTE speeds?) My only real "want" is a Non-TW ROM and a baseband+modem that works best on AT&T. Any suggestions or links to read? I've searched through a lot but it seems that anyone who has experienced this hasn't updated with any "process" they used to fix the problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Frankenscript:
I'm using Slimkat 8.16 with my M919 on ATT, and get speeds that are "fine" meaning consistent with the service in my area. Typically in the 8-20 Mbp/s range. Same as the work iPhone gets in this area. My bootloader is MDL and my baseband/GSM modem is NB4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] boinks:
I'll give it a go and see if I can climb over this 2Mbp/s hump I'm stuck on
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Yourfavoritenoob:
As said

I am unable to choose between yes or no, I have no idea how to root the phone in this situation. Any suggestions?:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Search for CF auto root, it has all the files you need to root with inductions. Take less than a minute to do it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] miaamor:
galaxy won't turn on

i've had issues with my phone for a while, but now it just won't turn on.

My charger port thingy usually never works, sometimes i'll get lucky and it will charge through usb for about 10% and then stop.

I bought a battery charger and 2 extra batteries to fix this issue, and it has been going great! ...until the past couple days when it would randomly turn off on me, and i'd have to turn it back on (it wasn't completely alarming, but it did raise a red flag for me) ... then yesterday, it turned off on me, so i tried to turn it on again and there was no response. i took out the battery, waited for a minute or two, then put it back in. for some weird reason, as soon as I put the battery in, the phone vibrated and the screen lit up with the samsung galaxy s4 logo, but just for a couple of seconds before turning off. usually when I put the battery in, it doesn't respond until i press the on button. but no matter how many times I have pressed it, it won't respond unless I do i pull the battery and put it back in... but it will only begin to power on for 5 seconds. what is wrong with my phone? ( also, it probably isn't the battery, since i've tried all 3 of mine which all had the same affect. i let my phone rest without the battery overnight, and it's still in the same condition) PLEASE HELP :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Unfortunately there is probably physical damage to the internal components. Something is causing a bad electrical connection. Those are really hard to diagnose without having the device in front of you.

You are probably in need of a repair shop at this point.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
My T-Mobile Galaxy S4 suddenly turned itself off and I've only been able to get it to come back on a couple of times since then. If I remove the battery and reinsert it the phone automatically tries to start booting up without me pressing the power button and it gets to the first Samsung logo before shutting itself off again. I disassembled the phone to confirm that the power button is intact and the switch looked and felt normal as I actuated it probably 30 times. I put the phone back together and it booted up and worked normally for a half hour or so and then started doing the same thing. There have been no recent changes to software or settings which could explain this behavior. Can anyone think of any possible cause other than the power button sticking or is that pretty much it? Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Doesn't look like a software issue. Could be a hardware failure mate.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] howareyou?:
Accidently deleted OS, now odin is having troubles. help please

hey guy's so my galaxy s4 m919 doesnt boot into recovery or os or anything for that matter besides odin mode

Here's what my phone says while in odin mode

"Could not do a normal boot"

ODIN MODE

Product name: SGH: m919

Current Binary: Custom

System status: Custom

Knox kernal lock : 0x0

knox warrienty void: 0x1

csb-config-lsb: 0x30

Write protection enabled

emc burst mode enabled.""

ive included a photo of what odin says when i try to flash a custom recovery :( also ive typed it up just incase you're not able to see the photo attached (i have drivers installed already)

"<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> There is no PIT partition.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

<ID:0/003> Added!!"

<ID:0/003> Removed!!

Update

ive got it to start downloading then it just gave up and failed

on my phone it says

"start [224,1440]

SV rev. cecK fail : FUSED : 5 , BINARY : 1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You have no pit partition information. That is bad. Even if you got recovery on there it wont work.

What you need to do is flash a full stock rom in odin. Get the right one from sammobile.com.

That will contain the partition information.

After you flash the stock rom, then you can flash a custom recovery and go nuts with custom roms and mods again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mystique:
Question about CSC..

Trying to figure out what they are and what they do and what are they used for..

I recently flashed bhp (tw rom looks to be for the M919).

It asked what csc I wanted.. Having never been asked that before on a rom install I picked what seemed to be the only logical choice t-mobile.

I am using this device on AT&T.

I am not sure if it's touchwiz or what but my signal seems to be great, where as with gpe 4 and 5 it was not as good.

Yesterday I was somewhere with no coverage for over an hour that I know I have coverage normally.. (my son could not get a hold of me neither could my wife and I was not able to text or call..) wifi was fine.

So I am wondering what good it would do if I were to find the AT&T CSC (whatever that may be) or of there would be nothing to gain by doing so.

Thank you in advance for any assistance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] OriginalGabriel:
Here's a writeup on various CSC codes: http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-en...s-on-samsung-galaxy-devices-with-root-access/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mystique:
[MENTION=5408466]Yourfavoritenoob[/MENTION]

Why not just flash twrp in Odin then auto root from recovery?

---------- Post added at 07:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 PM ----------

@originalgabriel

So CSC's have nothing to do with radio or mobile anything?

Simply software features?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ed92:
wifi still isn't turning on I don't know what to do
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
If you are using a custom ROM /kernel I would suggest to flash stock firmware.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ed92:
yea i've done that but it didn't fix it. currently stock. i have read everywhere online and followed a few steps and it would turn on for about 10 minutes then just cut off. i really don't wanna have to get a new phone(no warranty on s4) because it's still pretty new and works perfectly except for the wifi
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
Sometimes you have to flash a couple of times for it to "stick" for WIFI/Modem. I've read recently this may be because people tend to enter recovery mode by choosing "reboot - recovery" and not shutting the phone off completely. It may be that by doing it this way the modem isn't in a state that will allow the flash to work correctly. So 2 options:

1) Try to flash a couple of times

2) Try to shut down completely, then boot into recovery and flash

Just some ideas to try....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mystique:
Question regarding unlocking..

So if I get a device from someone that no longer has T-Mobile and owns the device but did not unlock it before they closed their service..

Can I get the device unlocked?

As the new owner without T-Mobile service.

And if so, how would I go about that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] panchox:
In case anyone wants to help me, bug related to sound, posted a new thread.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/help/sound-dies-waking-t3011914
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
As long as the device was paid off in full, T Mobile should give the unlock code to your friend.

If that doesn't work, you can unlock it manually. There is a guide around here somewhere. Any search for UNLOCK should bring it up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShamRocks.Fairy:
Which Stock ROM am I running?

Hey all. I've been a reader of this forum for a while, but just registered today. I haven't rooted a device in several years, so I don't remember much of anything and have a few questions. I purchased a used S4 4.3 [Baseband: M919UVUEMK2, Kernel: 3.4.0-2015522 se.infra@R0210-7 #1, Build: JSS15J.M919UVUEMK2, SE Linux Status: Enforcing SEPF_SGH-M919_4.3_0010] and had planned to root the phone I was buying so I could work around the tether block, but upon inspection I noticed SuperSU was installed, but there were no other root indications. I checked with Simple Root Checker, and it is rooted. I'm assuming it's Stock ROM, but I would like to know how to find out which one. Also, Busy Box, ES File Explorer weren't installed so I added those. It looks like there was no Custom Recovery at all so I installed TWRP. I am about to flash the Recovery Version [openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-jfltetmo.img], but it's asking if partition /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 is correct. How do I know which partition to use? How could someone root the device without a recovery?Am I going about all of this correctly? How do I find out for sure which ROM I am running on? What changes can I make to access unrestricted tethering? THANKS!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lalec:
Welcome to the forum:

1) Yes, it is possible to have a stock recovery after rooting (in fact, Chainfire's tool CF-Auto-Root restores the stock recovery after rooting your phone).

2) It looks like you have a rooted stock ROM. M919UVUEMK2 is the Android 4.3 version of the stock ROM. There is an app called "Device Monitor" on the play store; if you check the 'software & firmware" results from that app it will tell you the bootloader version in addition to what you posted above. If the bootloader is anything later than MDL (i.e., M919UVUAMDL), you have Knox which won't stop you from flashing but means that you won't be able to hide the fact you did. If you still have MDL bootloader it also means there are some things you'll need to watch out for such as making sure you know how to update radio versions while retaining compatibility with the old bootloader.

3)Simplest way to install TWRP is to use the Flashify app from the play store. I've only used TWRP a couple of times so I'm unable to answer for whether the partition warning is normal behavior. Hopefully someone else more familiar with TWRP will answer that question.

4) If you don't want to install a custom ROM which already has unrestricted tethering search for jovy23's threads on the matter where he walks you through how to do it on a stock ROM (it involves using compiler and xml editor tools).

Good luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Lovetoflyguy:
No data & mms with avatar ROM

Hello,

Ever since I installed Avatar ROM on my wife's M919, mobile data & mms hasn't worked. Wifi, sms & calls work just fine. I have the exact same setup on mine and it works fine for me, so how do I get her data & mms going? I've tried re-flashing Avatar after doing a factory wipe, but that didn't work. Any ideas?

T-Mo sgh-m919

ROM: avatar-5.0.6-NIGHTLY-20140204-jfltetmo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] howareyou?:
you should try setting up a new apn. go to Settings>More Networks>Mobile networks>Access Point Names and add t-mobile apn settings

http://www.4gtricks.com/2013/04/t-mobile-4g-apn-t-mobile-4g-apn-settings.html read the comments as well they might be of use to you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ShamRocks.Fairy:
Thanks for the reply Lalec! The bootloader version is MK2 as well. I was able to successfully flash the recovery with TWRP, no problems thus far :). From what I can see from Jovy's Unrestricted Tethering MOD [http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2057344], it might be something too advanced for me to jump into at the moment (Perhaps it just sounds more difficult than it actually is). Can anyone recommend a solid ROM with Unrestricted Tethering that is streamlined for performance? Thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
Recommending a ROM is bit "dangerous" since it really relates to what people "like" ... very subjective. I personally am using this one which is 4.4.4 based: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-bhp-rom-v6-supercharged-t2833146 and offers via Wanam Xposed to increase the number of user to be tethered to 10. You'll have to do some searching for other ROMs ... kind of part of the fun.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thy.flesh.consumed:
Hi all,

So I got a manufacturer refurbished M919 S4 from ebay. I had a number of requirements for my next phone, namely not too big, removable battery, sd card storage, sim unlockable, amoled screen, hardware buttons, hard home button, and cyanogenmod compatible because I like my android nice and clean. The T-Mobile S4 was the only phone to fit all of my requirements including having unlocked bootloader.

I got my phone a few days ago and it's on 4.4.4 NH7 firmware. I've been reading the forum for a while and my plan was to:

1. ODIN flash TWRP custom recovery

2. Backup the phone just in case

3. Downgrade to MDL modem so that I can SIM unlock it by going to service menu

4. SIM Unlock

5. Flash back the NH7 modem

6. Flash Cyanogenmod and GAPPS

7. Put it on H2O and live happily ever after

However, I'm failing right at the first step. I downloaded ODIN 3.09 and 3.10.6, I downloaded and installed samsung drivers on my Windows 8 machine. I downloaded latest TWRP in tar format to be flashed with ODIN. I did everything according to the manuals and it just doesn't work. I put my S4 in ODIN download mode, I launch ODIN on my PC, I connect my phone to my laptop, ODIN recognizes the phone, I flash TWRP, but it just doesn't stick. After I flash the TWRP with ODIN, my phone reboots, after a while ODIN says "PASSED", I disconnect my phone, power it down, but when I try to enter recovery by pressing VOLUP+Home+POWER I get stock recovery and not TWRP.

So my questions are:

1. Did I get a phone with locked bootloader? Is TMobile 4.4.4 finally bootloader locked?

2. If not then why is TWRP flash not sticking? Should I do a "double back to back flash" by disabling auto-reboot in ODIN?

3. Is there anything wrong with my 1-7 plan I outlined above?

I've been out of phone modding scene for a while so I'm having difficult time getting back into it again. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
1. You cannot downgrade to MDL. It's on 4.4.4. You can only upgrade.

2. Tmobile doesn't lock bootloader

3. TWRP isn't sticking because you may be trying to flash the wrong one.

Go into settings about device to see what it tells you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thy.flesh.consumed:
Thanks for reply.

1. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to downgrade to MDL firmware, I'm just trying to flash MDL modem. I was under impression that I can downgrade to MDL modem. See this thread: SIM Unlock M919 4.4.2 -- Without Tripping KNOX

Or is it no longer possible to downgrade modem only if the phone is on 4.4.4?

2. I sure hope so!

3. I'm using openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-jfltetmo.tar from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/jfltetmo I'm pretty sure that's the right one and it doesn't want to stick. I've tried ODIN 3.09 and 3.10.6, both will report success, but the TWRP won't stick.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
1. You don't want to mismatch your modem/bootloader it will cause data issues.

2. Try a earlier version of TWRP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mswal2846:
You get into Recovery by: Press Volume Up and Power (no home key), once you get the vibration, release the Power then the Volume Up. That should get you into TWRP if installed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
Twrp, cwm, stock...whatever. that key combo will get you to recovery. Even if no recovery is installed you should see the blue words in the upper left hand corner saying Booting Recovery to let you know its trying.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] howareyou?:
so can anybody help me out? no wifi working on galaxy s4 m919 :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thy.flesh.consumed:
Thanks everyone for replies, I finally solved my TWRP problem yesterday evening. It really was not sticking after just one flash. I tried doing VOLUP+HOME+POWER and I also tried VOLUP+POWER, and it just did not work, it would just get me into stock recovery. The knox counter also said 0x0 which was another indication that TWRP flash was not successful.

In the end I really did have to do double flash for TWRP to stick. These are the steps I had to take just in case anyone else has the same problem:

- Put phone in ODIN mode, launch ODIN on my PC, connect phone to my PC

- Flash TWRP tar image with ODIN, but untick the "auto reboot" checkmark so the phone does not reboot

- Wait until ODIN reports "pass", disconnect the USB cable and pull the battery from the phone to shut it down

- Put the battery in and boot the phone in ODIN mode right away

- Flash TWRP tar image with ODIN again, this time I think I left the "auto-reboot" checkbox marked

After all of this the TWRP sticks, I can get to it with no problems by pressing VOLUP+POWER. KNOX security counter is also tripped, but I expected that. Sigh, stupid samsung.

I did flash MDL modem to try to sim unlock it by going to service menu, but it did not work. However, RegionLock Away did work. I had problems with my phone reporting as not in service with MDL modem, so I flashed NH7 modem back and now I'm good. The phone is still sim unlocked and my phone has no problems recognizing H2O sim.

Next step Cyanogenmod later this evening. Woot!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HachuneMix:
Flashing CM 12 (or any other ROM) on a MDL Bootloader

I'm on the stock 4.2.2 firmware with the MDL bootloader and I haven't flashed anything on my phone yet (other than a CWM). I didn't want to accidentally install the KNOX bootloader or somehow trip KNOX, so I've spent the past 6 hours trying to research the safest and best way to flash the latest nightly.

HOWEVER, it seems to me that that those 6 hours have yielded no results. Everywhere I look, people are asking different questions or it's on a different model (mainly Sprint).

So, what is the best way to get from the MDL bootloader without KNOX to a 4.4.x custom firmware without tripping KNOX? I've seen threads on the Sprint version where people have flashed only the NAE+ firmware and modems without affecting the bootloader, but is there something similar to that on the T-Mobile model?

I've backed up everything through Titanium Backup and nandroid so I'm fine with reformatting the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Search for the latest NK2 modem and flash that using Odin. You need to only flash modem and NOT the full NK2 firmware. Flashing modem won't trip Knox, however few users reported data drops with mdl bootloader and latest modem combination on 4.4.4

Hope this helps. You can search for modern in T-Mobile threads. I'll post a link if I find one here.

Go here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2973408

Please read the instructions carefully and do your own research before flashing. Goes without saying that you'll be responsible for what you flash on your phone ?. Just saying for the records. All the best.